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IS THE OMAHA DAILY KEK; SUNDAY, Al'KlL 15, 100. Tim Omaha Sunday Deb, k. uoatrwATUrt, umtor. PUUMHHKU KVKP.Y MOltNINQ. TEHM8 OK HUnSCHtPTlQN. rllv Ttn (ulfhnlit Huml.tVl. OtlC Year. 16.00 fatly Hce nnd Hunday, One Year H.W MlmtrAted Dee, One Year 2 00 i uunaay nee, ones year .w Raturday Hce, One Year 1" Weekly Dec, One Year OPTICUS. Omaha; Tho Dec Dulldlnif. , South Omaha; City Hall llulldlng, Twon-ly-flfth anil N streets. Council Muffs. 10 Pearl Street. Chicago: 1610 Unity llulldlng. New York. Temple Court. Washington. Ml Fourteenth Street. Bloux Cltj'i 611 Park Btrect. CO Itll KBPO N D BNC B. Communlcatlonii relating to news and cdl Inrlal matter should be addressed: Omaha lice, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LKTTKtlH. Business letters and remittances should bo addressed; The lleo Publishing Com pany, Omaha. REMITTANCES. IUmlt by draft, express or postnl order, Bayltolo to Tho lice Publishing Company. Only 2-co nt stamps accepted in payment of rnall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or Eastern exchanges, not accepted. THE HEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. flTATUMKNT OI' CIHCUliATIO.V. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.t George U. Tischuck, secretary of Tho Hce Publishing Company, being duly sworn, ay that the actual number of full and compute copies of Tho Dally, Morning, Evenlnc and Sunday Hce. printed during mo mjnui oi .Miircn, isw, was as louotvs; .147. .mo 17. . .U7.U6U 2 27,(100 3,. ...7,I7 :i7,dhb 6 27,1)00 6 28,470 7 2M.00O 8... 27.1(10 0 27,2(10 10 27,:i!l() 11 27, 2115 12 27.200 13 27,110 U 27,070 15 27.200 18.. 19.. 20.. 21.. 22,. '-47,0117 ar.nr.t) 117,800 a7,ao 117,070 1T7.7BO 23. 24 U7.fl70 ...US.-IUO 2 27 23 29 SO 31 27.H10 2S.20O 20,1 HO 2H, 170 28.100 2S,r20 11. , 20,070 Total SU0.147 tss unsold and returned copies... 10,:MIH Net total sales HnH.77i Net dally nverago 27,702 OEoitan n. tzschuck. Subscribed and sworn beforo mo this 2d day of April, A. D. 1900. M. B. HUNOATE. Notary Public. Easter greetings to you all. Knster flowers blossom In this latitude only on Knster bonnets. Tho American horgo and mule have tiecotno tho most desirable circulating medium In South Africa. The gates of KamaU have nt last been found In Kgypt, but not until after the open door was found In China. The banana trust 1ms become so op pressive In Its exactions on the Jobbers that the latter nre said to be organ izing to hand them a bunch. Neighboring sovereigns should be more considerate than to Hock In on Em peror William beforo the good frau has completed her spring housccleanlng. If Thomas Jefferson were able to read tho newspapers today ho would discover a greut many achievements to be cred ited to him that he never suspected him iself of while nllve. Senator Clark announces that ho will not glvo up his light for a seatln the senate until compelled to do so. He has too much invested to yield posses sion without a struggle. Senator Clark ought to bo In favor of the election of senators by direct vote of the people. It could not possibly bo as expensive for him ns the other -way ns practiced In Montana. English Easter eggs are decorated with tho portrait of General Hoberts Tho decorators are hoping they will hatch out somo scheme to speedily wind up the war in South Africa. It is reported that diamonds havo been discovered In British Guiana, If tho diamond Holds extend to other parts of Guiana It will not bo long till Britain tries to make nil of it British. Tho new minister from Slam has nrrlved at Washington, bringing with Bilm tho euphonious name of IMila I'rnslddhl. How fortunate ho Is not a new example of the famous Siamese twins. An Ohio congressional convention has ndjourned for a month nfter having cast 1,3B2 fruitless ballots. The proud record mado by the republicans of tho Ninth Iowli district last year lias been dls tuueed. Tho only way In which the popocratlc etato ticket can bo supplied with can dldatcs who do not ride on passes Is to select men whoso prominence hns not heretofore been suillclent to eiinble them to work the railroads. Tho Now Mexican delegation to the Uomocratlo national convention Is for Hrynu. Admiral Dewey's remark about Pennsylvania, however, docs not even apply to Now Mexico, as New Mexico has no votes In tho electoral college Perhaps tho reason that Treasurer Meservo has not thrown any rocks nt his popocratlc fellow olllceholders of Into Is because he Is busy Uguring up where tho state school money Is de jionItod lu order to satisfy the deiunud of the people. Nebraska republicans havo legislated for tho restriction and suppression of trusts and they havo repeatedly declared opposition to trusts In their plat forms. 'Will they stultify themselves this year aud Jeopardize success In tho impending canipulgn by resolving against trusts nnd belying their profes elons? Now that tho Paris exposition has been formally opened some progress will probably bo made toward putting It In rcadlucss for tho luectlon of visitors, In the matter of putting off the instullu tlou of exhibits the foreigners appea to bo worse thnn tho Americans and nono of tho recent expositions in this country wero anywhere near ready on the opening Uuy, A (iOVtllXMKJIT CAULK. Tho lnlted Stilt i somite lins nt last decided to connect Han Francisco with Honolulu by a cable laltl by the United .StuteH navy and owned and operated by the government. This action on the part of the senate will doubtlesn be ratified by the house In re.xponso to the popular protest against subsidizing private cable companies. This will not be an untried experiment for this country. During the civil war the United .States laid cables along the tlantlc coast to connect with It system of military telegraph lines and operated by the army telegraphers. No valid reason exists why the gov ernment should not lay and opera to the cable between Han Francisco and Hono lulu. Tho government can borrow money cheaper than nny private cor poration, It can buy its cables as cheaply as any private corporation nnd It can ay the cable for less money by utilizing the navy. No cable company would undertake the enterprise without being assured of fair Interest on the capital nvested, n bonus to the promoters and dividends for the stockholders. Higher alarlcs paid government operators would bo more than offset by the saving n rent through occupancy of public buildings for cable olllces. If tho Hawaiian cable has become a military necessity no much more Is the urgency for government ownership. This was evidently tho reason why tho various bills proposing subsidies to I'aclUc cable companies havo been rejected by tho senate nnd should be rejected by the house. The assertion thnt government tele graphs have proved a failure In Great Krltaln and other Kuropeau countries has leen exploded so often that it will no longer servo as a .bogle to frighten congress. THE NEW CHANCELLOR. In electing Prof. H. Bcnjnmln An drews chancellor of the Nebraska State university by a strict party vote the Board of Itegents has Inserted tho en tering wedge of partisanship into one of tho foremost educational institutions of the west. Without disparaging the ability of Prof. Andrews or reflecting upon his character The Bee docs not hesitate to express doubt ns to the wisdom of his selection. Prof. Andrews is a born lighter. He hns a good war rcconl atid has shown high qunlltlcs as an aggressive, forceful combatant In the educational arena. These very qualities, however, might become a source of persoual anil po litical contention within and without the university that would seriously impair Its usefulness. Wherever Prof. Andrews has been heretofore he has been the revolving point for agitation nnd dissen sion. It was doubtless the fear of In viting undesirable controversies rather than nny objection to his political creed that prompted tho two republican mem bers of tho Board of Hegents to with hold their votes from him. While his supporters lay great stress upon his national reputation, Prof. An drews has made himself famous by his periodic clashes with authority rather than by his upbuilding of nny great educational Institution. Brown univer sity, of which he was president, does not rank with great centers of learning like Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell nnd Princeton, nor will It compare oven with Nebraska university, either In at tendance or the vnriety of subjects studied. While wo sincerely hope tho new chancellor will come up fully to the expectations of his admirers, we regurd tho course of the minority members of tho Board of Kcgents ns Justified by tho conditions and eminently in accord with sound business principles. runt FOOL) LEGISLATION. The Investigation made last summer by a commllteo of tho United States sen ato into food adulteration resulted In Interesting developments. It was showu that adulteration Is carried on to a very largo extent aud while much of It Is harmless it Is nono tho less a fraud upon the public. Proposed legislation to remedy this hns been under consideration by con gresslonal committees, but there appears to be no promise of early action. pure food bill Is uow In tho hands of tho house committee on interstate and foreign commerce nnd may bo reported at this session, rather for the purpose of Inviting public discussion of tho sub ject than for securing actlou. Tho prlnclplo of this measure Is the samo ns that of previous puro food bills. It contemplates nn intelligent experiment In federal regulation beforo going too far nnd deals only with articles which are tho subject of Interstate commerce, It Is distinctly provided that the net shall not be construed to Interfere with commcrco wholly internal In any stute, nor with tho exercise of their pollco powers by the several states. It Is said to be tho belief of tho ad vocates of this proposed legislation that if a high standard Is set for articles en tering Into commerce between the stntes, tho demand will soon be mado by tho public that nothing shall be offered ex cept articles bearing the interstate traltic stamp. Thus, while commerce within the state will not bo interfered with by law, tho federal standards would soon become tho standards of purity throughout the country. The bill docs not prohibit the circulation of ndul toruted food products when they are properly marked us such. It simply provides ngulnst Injurious nnd poisonous adulterations, but does not prevent tho weakening of urtlcles of food where tho weakened product Is desired for con sumption aud Is plainly marked and tagged under regulations established by tho secretary of agriculture, who is au thorlzed to Ux standards of food products nnd to detcrmuu the whole someuesrt or uuwholesonieiiess of pre servatlves or other substances which may be added to foods. Tho opposition to the proposed leglsla tlou Is chiefly on the ground that con gross has no constitutional power to Interfere lu this way with private bus Iness and this view will undoubtedly havo tho Influential support of all tho producers of adulterated foods, Tho subject bus been discussed for years and It must be confessed that so far as the public Is concerned It has not shown a very deep Interest lu It. SUXDAT AT. THE I'ARIH EXPOSITION. At the Instance of President McKlnley the representatives of our government at the Paris exjwsltlon havo been In structed by the Department of State to keep the American section closed on Sundays. This order Is by no means a new de parture. Similar Instructions were given the American representatives nt the Parls.exposltlons of 1S7S, 1881 nnd 18811, at which the American exhibits were kept under cover on Sundays, By this action the Americans were subjected to much Unfriendly and unfavorable com nient on tho part of visitors from other countries where Sunday Is regarded as a day of recreation rather than a day of rest. The dissatisfaction with American Sundny observance was specially pro nounced witli the wage-workers of Paris, who were thus prevented from Inspect ing American machinery 1 full opera tion In which they wero most inter ested. This class of visitors to the ex position are employed during the week nnd could therefore avail themselves of tho opportunity only on Sundays. Iu this respect the working people of Paris will not bo dlsnpiwlnted nt tho present exposition, because the managers of the exposition decline to permit the Sunday closing order to prevail In the machinery and live exhibits sections. The Sunday closing order covers only the American pavilion, which contains onlv the ex hibits of the government departments nt W nsiungton. It Is an open question whether Sunday clos sing ns enforced at the Paris exno- sltlon under tho American commission 's will promote tho object which Is expected to bo attained by It. Sunday Paris Is a day devoted particularly public amusement and enter tainment nnd more neonle natron- Izo tho oxiKisltion Sundays thnn on nny other day of tho week. Tho closing tuo American section, or part of it, III not keep cither foreigners or Ameri cans from the exposition grounds. On tuo other hand, the country will lose the oenents to bo derived from advertising s resources and extendlntr the educa- tlqnnl intluences of its exhibits upon tho peoplo of other nationalities. CONGRESSMAN OVRKET ENDORSED The rcnomluatlou of Congressman Burket by tho republicans of the First Nebraska district is a merited compli ment to a rising young man. It is, more over, nn endorsement of the record ho has mado In the lower house of con gress during tho present session, In which he has had to take position on many now and vltnl Issues. It Is not expected that a congressman In his llrst term would project himself too far to the front In the national forum, but Congressman Burket, while following tho usual custom, has been heard several times on the lloor and acquitted himself creditably. In other respects he has endeavored to keep In touch with the national party leaders as well us bis own constituents, who will show their appreciation by re-electing blm by .nn Increased majority and return him to Washington for a second term when the scope of his usefulness is sure to bo materially extended. UR DER It A 27 A' O THE I'liESIDEMUW There are many people, unquestion ably, whose estimate of the olllce of president of the United States agrees with that of Admiral Dewey, -who said that since studying the subject lie was convinced that the oillco "is not such a very dltllcult one to till, its duties being mainly to execute the laws of congress." Perhaps at least 25 per cent of tho American people hold this view, that the president is merely tho Instrument for carrylug out the will of congress, with no authority or power beyond this. Such persons mny havo a good apprecia tion of tho honor nnd dignity of tho position, but they do not see that there ore any dltllcultles or labor connected with It that nny man of fair intelligence nnd nblllty could not successfully grapple with, even though without ex perience In public affairs. That this view does to somo extent obtain is at tested In tho fact that every four years elements of the peoplo put forward as cnndldutes for the presidency men whoso qualifications would not recommend them to nny first-class business estab lishment for a position of largo respon sibility or to nny railroad compnny for nn executive olllce. A lluent talker and persistent ngltntor will commend him self to some people as a suitable man for president of tho United States, al though ho mny never have been nble to earn a good living In his profession or trade. Mr. Cleveland lectured during the past week at Princeton university on "The Independence of the Executive" nnd he pointed out that tho presidency Is not tho mere executive ollico that somo of our peoplo regard It ns being, The pros! dency, he said, Is pre-eminently the peo pie's olllce. Tho laws passed by con gress nre Inert nnd vain without execu the Impulse and under the coustltu tlonnl mandate that the president "shall take caro that the laws be faithfully executed" every citizen is constantly within tho protection nnd restraint of the executive power. To tlio wisdom of tho men who composed the constitu tional convention, said Mr. Cleveland, "wo nre Indebted for tho creation of nn executive department limited ngalnst any possible danger of usurpation or tyranny, but, at tho same time, strong and Independent within Its limitations." These are not confined to nn execution of the laws of congress, ns nil students of tho constitution know. The fact Is that tho president of tho United States has greater power than tho head of any other government on earth, with the exception of the czar of Russia. To quote a contemporary, the presidency "Involves the headship of n parly, as well us tho chief magistracy of a republic; opinions nnd suggestions upon tho thousands of measures pro posed for laws lu congress us well as the execution of such of them ns may bo passed; tho recommendation of fiscal, economic, domestic, diplomatic, j consular, commercial, ludluu, rullroud, postnl, military, naval, legal, agricultural nnd oilier great national policies to tho congress and to tho people; the deter mination of the attitude of our nation toward the world, lu short, the presi dent of this republic hns the control of more questions nnd must be the fountain of more suggestions, of more appoint ments nnd of more powers than any other head of nny other stnte on the earth." It Is his constitutional duty to recommend to congress legislation which ho deems to be wise nnd necessary nnd In tho exercise of tho veto power he may defeat legislation which docs not com mend Itself to his judgment. The presidency of the United States Is a most exacting otllce, requiring of lis Incumbent an enormous amount of work, to say nothing of the demands upon his time by olllceseekers nnd others who desire executive favor. It calls for a high order of statesmanship, patriotism and devotion to the public Interests. When tills Is more fully understood nnd appreciated than It seems to be nt pres ent the aspirations of demagogues and agitators to become presidential candi dates will got little countenance. THE SOUTIl'S t'llOHLESl. E Jnrly next month a conference of ren- rcseutntlvcs from tho slates of the south HI be held at Montirnmorv. Ala., for the discussion of tho race problem. The rogrnm announced embraces a variety '. topics relating to the colored race, hlch will bo treated by prominent southern men. The Intention is to offer a perfectly free arena for the full or- presslon of every phase of sentiment men outains In the south, based nnon the primary ground of the advancement tlio Interests of thnt section, ns n hole, nnd of the entire country us n sequence. A Montcomei v minor nnrisHna ftviHH. cation that "at the local heart of our southern country there Is to bo nn nn mini conference of southern men for tho discussion of the south's own problems not n convention for tho kilo nmnosn of scolding the north, or for the need- ss purpose of npolotrlzlns for the south. but a sincere conference, a serious con- feronce, a conference that, In the qual ity of Its personnel nnd In tho dignity of Its spirit, should restore our old ntnl honored traditions of debate nnd com- mund tho attention aud confidence of tho nation." This Is iu tho riaht snlrlt and a conference of renrosoutntlv southern men so actuated ought to ac complish much good. This movement Is significant evidence f nn nwakenlnc In the south to the re- nllzntlon of the fnet that the race prob lem has a distinct relation to the prog ress, prosperity and civilization of that section aud with a clear understanding of this there Is reason to expect an earnest nnd persistent effort to And a wise aud Just solution of the trouble somo problem. Tho negro Is a perma nent element of the southern popula tion. He cannot be got rid of. He is also a useful and necessary element. Ho must be treated fairly and Justly nnd given opportunity to Improve. If tho conference shall promote this it will perform a great service. Washington newspaper reporters nre very facetious. When the announcement was made thnt Thomas B. Heed was about to retire from the speakership they projected n dozen congressmen Into tho arena ns his probable successors. If wo remember correctly, our own Dnvo was one. But Mr. Mercer was never seriously concerned over tho high honor that the reportors were trying to thrust upon him. The latest streak of his newspaper admirers is presented iu tho launching of a boom for him for vice president. We doubt, however, whether Dave's head will be turned by the com pliment. He knows enough to know thnt nobody from Nebraska will be dis cussed in earnest ns a running mate for President McKlnley, no matter how much the president would like to see Nebraska In tho republican column next fall. Mr. Mercer knows enough to know also thnt whoever Is named for tho posi tion of vice president must have tho executive ability, gotten by experience, that would lit him to servo as chief executive of the nation In the event of the death or disability of tho president. Tho pressure of public business on tho executive oillco has broken down one of his private secretaries, but Pres ident McKlnley himself remains equal physically and mentally to the great tasks devolving on tho position. The nveruge citizen has vague comprehen sion of the exnctlng nnd onerous char acter of tho duties performed by tho occupants of tho White House, which Is too upt to find expression In terms sim ilar to those lined by Admiral Dewey when ho voiced the opinion flint the presidency was easy to till. Tho man honored with election to tho highest ex ecutive olllce within the gift of tho American people must be able to endure tho hardest kind of hnrd labor. The democratic national committee nn- Lnounces thnt the party will formally adopt the admiral provided he will promise to bo good and help It to secure ollico without asking anything in return. For puro disinterestedness tho demo cratic managers have always held high rank, but lu this instance their self-sac-rlllco has fairly outrun Itself. If tho visiting locomotive engineers think this Is a great country passing through nt this time of tho year they should take a day off and look nt It Just before tho frost settles on tho pumpkin vino and tho fodder is put lu the shock. They will know then when nil tho torn comes from which lllls the trains of eastern roads. India hns hnd u famine almost every other year during the last century. Ne braska Is willing and able to help out tho distressed of the world onco In a while, but wheii It becomes chronic would suggest that It might be a good plan for the population to move fo some country which could bo depended upon to support it. Statistics of the lusuranco business In Nebraska for tho last fiscal year show that the old line fire Insurance companies received premiums iu excess of lyases to the amount of $711,081. It would not nppenr from this that the valued policy law had ruined the Insurance companies. Less thnn half the money collected In premiums by these com panies was paid back lu losses. The "moral hazard" lu Nebraska does not seem to be nn extensive element In the Insurance problem. In the Intercollegiate oratorical contest Kansas easily defeated Missouri. Tho Mlssourlans should hlive known better than to enter a contest with Kunsns men after the brewery feat In the Phil ippines, but true to their characteristics they had to be shown. The focallo 1 silver rcpubllcani) of town c going through the motion of hold g a pretended mass convention nt Des olnes Mn.v II to numo delegates to the liver republican sideshow of tho demo- title national convention at Kansas lly. What a farce! Slinkp Auulii. Boston Trunscrlpt. It seems to bo "horso and horse" Just now In South Africa, with tho English de cidedly short of horses. IVliMt of the Cottnittntlf Philadelphia Times. While tho Btory of tho egg hns an old Knster relation, tho rabbit has no talo to speak of In this connection. 1'rrlln of l'rerlpltnncy. Washington Post. Tho forward young man who Impersonated Captain Clark at Now Orleans and married a foolish young woman after two days' ac quaintance, has been sentenced to threo years' Imprisonment. This ought to clva him nmplo tlmo to reflect upon tho folly of being too precipitant. KlKhtliiK Spirit of 1'rermen. San Francisco Call. Tho wlro that carried tho now of th landing of Cronjo nt St. Helena also car ried tho news of his fellow-soldlcra fighting at Rlandslaagto against Duller, at Wcpcncr against llrabant and at Mafcklng against IJaden-Powcll. Tho capture of Cronle and the deaths of Joubcrt and of VIHcbols Marcull havo evidently not daunted the spirit of tho brave, unyielding Doers. The lliimio Trcntr Unfitted. Philadelphia ledccr. It is only becauso congress acts so much rnoro slowly than public opinion that our government Is accused of being painfully dilatory In matters whero Its courso appears to bo plain, Thcro has been much criticism bccauBO tho United States government has been so slow to ratify Tho Ilaguo conven tions. The Dutch government itself ratified them only a few days ago, and our govern ment Is tho second. Postal SuvltiKs llnnki, Chtcaso News. Postal savings banks are now In success ful operation lu Austria, Delglum, Canada, Franco, England, Hungary, Italy, tho Neth erlands, Australia and New Zealand. In Hawaii, also, tho system has been in suc cessful operation, but sinco it has cast Us lot with tho United States, the most unpro grcrlvo of tho advanced nations of tho world in this respect, Its postal savings banks will bo abolished by the action of the Hawaiian bill poeticd tho other day. War Ships "Without OHIcers. Kansas Cltj- Star. According to tho secretary of tho navy tho United States will soon have four now and powerful war shlpB tho Kearsarge which, In fact, hat already been put in commission; tho Kentucky, the Alabama and tho Wisconsin, but tho government lacks officers and men to equip theso ves sels. "We havo gained nothing for tho naval detenso of tho country," says the secretary, "unless wo liave tho nicaim to man and fight thorn." This want should bo relieved at once, although it is doubted if tho people havo been awaro of it. With tho two great military and naval acad- amies turning out graduates every year a famlno of officers has hoen supposed Im possible. Hr. Ainlrrnn, the Klrct. Minneapolis Times. Dr. E, Benjamin Androws, once president of Drown university and more recently superintendent of public schools In Chicago, has been eloctcd chancellor of the Uni versity of Nebraska. In view of his un pleasant experience with the trustees of Drown university by reason of his advocacy of tho frea coinago of silver during tho cam paign of 1S96. Dr. Andrews' appointment ns chief educator In Mr, Bryan'" stato seems peculiarly appropriate. Dr. Andrews' career as superintendent of tho Chicago schools has been a stormy one. He has not been In harmony with the Doard of Educa tion at all times, and now and then rela tions 'between tho board and the superin tendent havo ibecn severely strained. He wan not always In tho wrong, to bo sure, but being rather too autocratic in his mothods ho Incurred tho enmity of those who should have been his coadjutors. It is to bo hoped ho will find a plcasanter berth In Nebraska. VAI.UI3 OK A OOOIJ .NA.Mi;. Some PorlliK-nt Itt-imirkn on Men of tin- Old School. Now- York Mall and Express. Tho "good name" that is "rather to be chosen than great riches" Is one of lifo's prlzeB still. Several men have recently been discovered In this metropolis who Illustrated tho priceless valuo of a clean record men of rlpo years, representing the old school, If you will, when boys wore taught in tho somewhat severe and Puri tanic ethics, and when precepts wero laid on with perhaps no gentle hand. The road to success was not a different thing from tho success Itself. The means wero to be honorablo and tho end honor, All days wero to count, from tho first hour of np pienticeshlp to tho first proud day of an admtttanco Into tho llrm. The youth was taught to have a horror of even one false step and to dread so much as the breath of suspicion. There wos a typo of American llfo that regarded the unbrokon esteem of acquaint ances as an nbsoluto necessity. Nothing whatsoever could compensate for its loss. As added months extended one's circle of as sociates each new frlond was to bo won ns a trusting and respecting fellow-toller. If enemies wero mado It was n misfortune nnd only to bo Justified by tho tnoct rigor ous relf-exomlnatlnn. Years of competition and yet not n mean act chargeable; of ri valry, yet not ono foul blow. A lifetime of Increasing trust and changeless manli ness. Fifty years In the markot, and yet all men speak well of you. Three score and ten In ono noisy, selfish town and tho no bility of tho town gather with silent awe aLout tho nshca when requiem Is sung. Thero nro a hundred such whlto heads seen In this town, tholr crown being their unspotted good name. Many aro mon who havo mado it their chief watch and ward to glvo no man reason to aAporso them. No profession, no lino of trade, Is without Its splendid oxamplo of a puro life, tho pride of all tho Ilk, tho adornment of tho clan. Homo nro rich, some not m rich, some huvo public olllce, somo havo never accepted It, but they aro tho names to conjure by. Thoy aro tho happiest of mortals In tho unstinted regard of tholr world. Your young men aro ambitious; it Is to their crodlt; but to carry a vigorous career In ono hand nnd a gnnd name In tho other Is a wonderful life work. SIH'l l.in SHOTS AT Till I'MiPIT. IndlinRpolts Journal: Tho minister uho withdraws from a church nnd admits nt the same time that tho church Is nil right Is certainly making some serious personal re flections en himself. Philadelphia Press; It Is not surprising that Plymouth church support Dr. Hlllls In his attack upon tho Cnlvnnlstlc creed. Plymouth church has always been noted for Its brilliant but inoro or less erratic and Irregular ministers. Indeed, In tho wny of belief, almost "Anything goes" In Plymouth church. Cleveland Leader: Another army chap lain has had something to say about the saloon evil In Manila, nnd this one, Kov. Charles 0. Pierce, says tho American troop In tho Philippines havo been slandered, their morals not being nearly so bad ns repre sented. When chaplains dlsagrc who shall decide? Chicago Post: Tho Iloston minister who has arraigned tho administration for its course In tho matter of the army canteens evidently believes In upholding the law when it rends the way ho would have It, nnd Ig noring It when It docs not. Ho would be guided not by what tho law Is, but by what ho thinks It ought to be. Clovcland Plnln Denier: Another man who doesn't know exactly whero ho Is at is Mr. Hlllls, pastor of Drooklyn's Plymouth church. Dy withdrawing from Presbyterian ism ho is no longer an accredited minister, aud from being a "reverend doctor" Is now only a plain "mister." Dut this doesn't worry Mr. Hlllls In the least, nnd If it doesn't worry his church, why, of course, the out sldo public has no reason for concerning Itself about it. Chicago Chronicle: The American rabbis who propose a. testimonial to the Into Habbl Wlso In tho form of a $300,000 endowment fund for tho Hebrew Union college dlsplny a fitting sense of tho permanent valuo of tho Institution which Dr. Wise founded nnd devoted his llfo in maintaining. And there could bo no more stately memorial reared to the learned rnbbl who gave such nn Im petus to intellectual Judaism In this coun try. It la suggested that with tho increased endowment tho Hebrew Union college should bo removed to this city as. a rnoro fitting national center. Tho location Is of less im portance than that tho funds should bo raised. Iet Dr. Wlso's admirers, Jdw and Gentile alike, Join in aiding tho most dis tinctively modern Jewish educational insti tution In America It not tho world. PURSO.VAL, AND OTHERWISE. lAdmlral Dewey has moved Into tho coun try without enthusing tho tarmcr vote. The duke ot Tcck differs from Aguinaldo. Ho was easily located after a hot run from tho firing line. The new Doer commandtrs do not wear sonorous hyphenated names, but they get thero just the same. Judgo Caldwell inclines to the belief that n federal Job in tho band is worth two In the bush. Ho will not tail tho Bryan kite. General Dobs should hasten his parado to Pretoria. Winter is not n good tlmo to plant cemeteries In a mountnlnoua country. Mr. Cleveland's heart-to-heart talks on tho presidency haven't evoked a slnglo ref erence to the "stuffed prophet" of former years. Marcus Daly is threatened with a $100,000 libel suit, but it doesn't disturb his Jubila tions. Mr. Daly is -whistling ragtlmo over Senator Clark's political remains. Banana belt friends of pilgrims tn tho Klondiko will rejoice to know that the weather up there did not go lower than 65 below. That was tho limit of the weather gauge. The Tammany delegation to Kansas City anticipate good results from tho trip. The tlgerltes aro shy on novel grafts and arc coming west to enlargo their stock ot ex perience. To show his contempt for the Leather trust a Michigan man pulled a new pair ot rubbers over a pair of shoes ho had worn thirteen years, pild the price and strutted forth with the dignity ot a drum major on parade. A Dollar's a Dollar. And presumably it is worth as much to you as to the next man. Why not save a dollar or two, then. by getting your clothes where you're sure of getting them just as you want them, and of not paying more than you ought for them. The extremes of dress are here for those who want them. Our conserva tism in the matter of style does not pre vent our meeting the desire of young men who like to be in the ore-front of the dressy ones. Atid what's more, you should go to a clothing store ior clothing. Not to a depot for "Yankee notions." The making and selling of fine cloth ing is our business. The fact that we did not have sales men enough Saturdayto serveour patrons, annoyed us more than it could have in convenienced those who came to buy and could not be waited upon, and only goes to prove that there is a demand (or hon est, trustworthy merchandise, and that there is no better place to get it than at Omalm's Ouly Inclusive Tim mioTii or a ii'v. Philadelphia Times! Proposing to name the hew York Infant Patrlrk Is also n wy of patting Ireland on tho buck. Minneapolis Journal: Prihce Patrick of York Is tho new royal by. Wouldn't ,a king Patrick of England Jt solidify Ire land, though' New York Tribune! TUt naming of th duko of York's son Patrick suggests the question If Ireland would fliirt a Urltlsh king under another name any sweater. Doston Olobo: Though 1. fs true thnt the original Patrick was not nn irishman, Pat rick ot York sounds Just is well, and he may llvo to sec great changes In Ireland beforo ho dies. Brooklyn Eagle: Queen Victoria has given tho name of Patrick to her newest great grandchild. That Is to plise Ireland. Sho wants to be friendly with the United States, therefore wo have tho right to expect that the next of the royal candidates will bear tho namo ot Samuel. DOMESTIC IM,KASANTItin. Philadelphia Press: Wife-Will, there's a burglnr In the house. Husband I'm too sleepy to dress for company now, dear. Atchison Olobo: Seven doctors have been unablo to llnd out whnt nils n certain Atchi son man, but they suspect his wife's apple dumplings, Chicago Itceord: "What Is n delusion, pa?" "Well, n delusion Is your mother's Idea that when sho has gono shopping for all the articles she needs sho will stop." Detroit Journal: "You're nil the world to me!" he erled. "You think that becuuso you have seen Ilttlo of tho world!" she expostulated. Certainly It was not because he had nren much of hor. l'or they had met but yes terday. Moieover, sho had never yet worn her golfing costume In his presence." Chicago Post: "I thought you were going to marry Miss Smlthklns." "Well, 1 would If It were not for one thine." "Whnt Is that?" "Sho won't havo me." Puck: "Why. sir. tho growth of Ken tucky is remarkable!" "Yes, I know, colonel. Its population In creases In splto of its politics." (Philadelphia North American: "t peeped Into tho parlor ns 1 came ulonir the hall," remnrked Mr. Knmllman, "and I saw quite a strange freak of nature." "Krnlly?" exclaimed Mrs. Knmllman. "Edith Is there with her youne man." "Yes, I saw two heads on one pulr of shoulders." Chicago Nows: Komi Mother You say Mr Wllllnc- ..l.lrw.t. ,r no.i.irn l It, parlor when ho cnlls? M.,i-UI-. V.. - filUJilllll lt'3, 1 11,1 1 1 111 II. Konrt Mother I wonder why? tln...l,l. T .1....'. I, ....... is,. u ii iti i ill null: i null 1. IIIU , II nil p It Is becauso ho loves me for myself alone. Collier's Weekly: Wife-Did you mnll that letter I gave you this morning? Husband Of course I did. Wife How provoking! I wanted to ndd a postscript. Husband (producing tho letter) Well, nore it is. wny, uiun't you ton me that In the first place? Chlcacn Tribune: "You think." seorn- fully exclaimed the girl, "I have refused you because you uro comparatively poor. I wouldn't mnrrv vou If rou were made of gold!" "No!" he thundered. "I told you my weight once and you know thnt If I were made of gold I should be worth Jimt JM.2M. You have set your heart, proud, ambltloiji vniltil- U'fthlnti. ri mnrrvlliff a rvwi t-lt KASTKIl IIHL.1,9. Madeline S, Bridges. Afar and nenr us, the sound of bells! The air is throbbing, from sen to sea. With the oasslonntc thrill of n song that trim The clorv that wn-4. nml tlinl l in !,. Echoing sweet, over wilds nnd dells, rrom tower ana steeple, from street nnd 1 1 MY I J From lonely vllluges nestled down At the foot of the mountains, rough and bare. Alii tho wilderness blossoms today anew Tho heart's bleak desert Is glad again; And roses bloom where the brambles grew The earth has forgotten her grief nnd pain 'A'." benediction of heavenly calm! Hark! floating out on the listening air The myriad cadences of prayer; 'Prnlse nnd ritual, chant nnd psalm, Swelling tho world-wide Easter song That dies, In a dream, tho clouds among' Clothlem for 3UU nud Uo.