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PARTIES I,i:.VVI.(i I'Oll MILMMER.
PnrtU'N Icnvliiu tln !! for
Hip Ntiiiiini-r imiy biive Tin Ilri
sent In tlifiii rcKtilnrly hy
imtlfyliiK The lire lliislncsa
oilier, In piTNim air by mull.
Tin- mlilrPNM lll lie rliiuiKed
ns often us ilenlrril.
Xo KniKH Iiiih lieon growing under the
feet of d'ciiornl CliiifTee ulna; lie arrived
In the Orient.
The tweiitlHlinfentunnsTiot starting
off In a milliner very encouraging to
the head that wears tho crown.
The pistol used hy the assassin of
King Humbert Is described as a
superior weapon. It nlso bears the Im
print of American manufacture.
Another Imaginative correspondent Is
nliroad in the state trying to Hud evi
dence that prosperity Is a sham and a
fraud. Interviews with nameless fann
ers promise to be his stock In trade
Colonel Hryan Is not giving out his
precise Itinerary to Indianapolis. He
wants to Invest It with as much secrecy
ns possible, apparently with the Idea
that mystery will draw bigger crowds
than publicity.
The election In Culm to choose mem
bers of the constitutional convention Is
to be held on tho third Saturduy lu Sep
tember. This Is another departure from
tho traditional Tuesday election day, for
which an explanation may be de
manded. The withdrawal of candidates on the
fusion ticket of Lancaster county does
not ludlcate any contldence In the boast
that fusion will triumph lu Hryan's
home district. Candidates do not as a
rule pull off when there is even a fair
clinnco of success.
CJcneral Chaffee is entitled to several
credit murks for reporting to the gov
ernment at Washington early, often and
in detail. He has undoubtedly the mnk
Ing of a llrst-elass war correspondent
In addition to the qualifications of an
energetic military commander.
Mr. Hryan should hasten to re-employ
the man with the multiplication table
eyes who acconnmnled him durimr hi
last campaign and who can. conjure up
greater crowds with one tureen of
lead pencil than all the oratory of
silver-tongued presidential candidate.
Not being able to attack tho record
of President MeKlnley the opposition
press Is trying to make faces at Senator
Hanna. Anyone would Imagluo from
rending the popocratlc organs that
Senator Ilanua was u cundldatc for
crery olllce within the gift of the people.
The supreme court will take up the
ease which involves the validity of the
law creating the State Board of Trans
portatlon at a special sitting the llrst
of September. In the meanwhile tho
do-nothing railway commissioners w
continue to draw their salaries and work
politics.
Just how tho fusion state olllelals w
HI
manage It to exclude the populist ticket
nominated at Grand Island from the
official ballot anil ilnd a place for th
free sliver repubjlcans Is a pu.zl
;lei
hen It comes to turning a sharp c
nor In politics, howerer, tho members
cor
of
the stato house crowd are adepts.
It is really too bad that the chairman
of the democratic stato ooinmltteo Is
not nble to devote all his time to politics
Instead of checking banks. Chairman
Hall Is entirely too thin skinned lu do
siring to keep tip the appearance of
earning his money. He should take a
Ipssoii from the secretaries of tho Statt
Hoard of Transportation.
City Treasurer Hennlngs hns won n
victory In another personal tax ease In
which ho had issued a distress warrant
to compel tho collection of delinquent
taxes. A few more olllelals like Mr
Hennlngs lu city aud county otllces
which have to do with the collection of
taxes would work a vast Improvement
la the administration ofpubllc affairs,
THK l'KKIX EXl'HftlTlOX
I'ho announcement In tho House of
Commons that the commander of the
British forces in China contemplated an
unnedlute advance on 1'ekln, together
with the dispatch from (leneral Chaffee
noting a report that the allied forces
had decided to move at once, give
strong assurance that there Is to be no
further delay of the expedition lor the
ellef of the foreigners In the Chinese
capital. There Is still doubt, however,
as to all the allied forces co-operating,
as shown In the dispatch of the lSrltlsh
commander. He was not certain of co
operation. It may lie, therefore, that
the American ami British forces will
act together, leaving the others to carry
on Independent operations If they
think best to do so. Such a course
would very likely prove to be unfortu
nnte, but better any sort of demonstra
tion than keeping the forces at Tien
'1'nln and prolonging anxiety In regard
to the ministers and others in Uekiu.
f it Is Impossible to agree upon a coin-
mander-in-chlef for the. allied forces it
may be practicable to arrange a plan
of campaign In which the force of each
power would take a clearly dellned
in it and while actually Independent
would practically co-operate with the
others.
So far as the United States force Is
concerned, It appears that General
Chaffee has been Instructed to proceed
as he shall deem best after acquaint
ing himself with the situation. If he
shall think proper to act Independ
ently he Is at liberty to do so, but with
his relatively small force it is hardly
likely that lie will decide on that course,
so that ii union of American and Brit
ish forces, In tho event of failure to ef
fect general co-operation, Is probable.
The advance on I'eklti, under whatever
circumstances made, will be watched
with Intense interest, for it Is every
where realized that It must hare con
sequences of great Import to the world.
Tin: xuxt cunsx auxnuxs.
The next elections in Cuba will be
for delegates to u convention which will
frame u constitution for an Independent
government, Those will be held In the
latter part of September and the con
vention will meet early In November.
It Is presumed that the same suffrage
quallllcatlons will apply to the coming
lections as lu those for municipal olll-
cers that were held last June. In order
to bo qualllled to vote a man must be
a native Cuban or a sou of a native
male Cuban, born while his parents
were temporarily living abrond; or a
Spaniard living in Cuba nt the time of
the treaty of I'arls, who has not made
declaration of his decision to preserve
his allegiance to the crown of Spain.
lie must be '-'1 years old or upwards
on the day preceding the election, lie
must possess, In addition to the fore
going, one or more of the following
luallllcatlons-nblllty to read aud write,
ownership of real or personal property
to the value of $250, American gold,
service In the Cubau army prior to July
18, 3808, and honorable discharge there
from, whether u native Cuban or not.
dispatch from Havana a few days
ago stated that the decree calling the
constitutional convention met with al
most universal approval and was es
pecially pleasing to those who wont
independence. Some of the people are
apprehensive of trouble and dilllculty
resulting from placing large responsl-
duties In Inexperienced hands, but the
Cuban must learn self-government and
It Is not to be expected that lu doing
this they will escape dlillcultles. They
have their party divisions and their self
ish and unscrupulous politicians, but
there ai'o capable and worthy men
among them whose efforts will bo di
rected to giving the Island good govern
ment aud placing It politically on a
stable basis. So far as the United
States Is concerned It will have done
Its duty and If the Cuban people shall
show themselves unlltted for Independ
ence It will not be because of uny neg
lect or dereliction on the part of this
gorerumeut.
WHAT DOES IT MKAXt
There Is diversity of opinion ns to
the truo Intent aud meaning of the plan!
lu the Kansas City platform relating to
the Philippines. By gome "anti-lm
perlallsts" It Is held to mean the sur
render of the archipelago, while others
contend that such Is not, necessarily Its
meanlug. The Now York Evening Post
tukes the latter view, as does the At
lantn Constitution, the latter declaring
that the platform "affords a foothold
for both Mr. Ilryau and Senator Mor
gan" the Georgia senator being one of
tho most ardent of expansionists and
uncompromisingly opposed to granting
Independence to the Philippines.
Tho Atlanta Constitution says: "It
will be observed that the declaration Is
very conservative lu Its nature and per
fectly clear In Its terms. Every possl
bio duty and responsibility Is recognized
and provided for. A stable form of
government Is to be given tho Plllplnos,
not by their own agencies, but by the
agency of this republic. Then Is not li
lug haphazard In tho business. This
country Is not only to give the Filipinos
n stable form of government, but It Is
to bo the Judge of Its stability. Who
can say how long a time will be re
quired to trltln the Islanders In the ways
aud methods of republican government V
The whole scheme Is In tho nature of
an experiment nnd yet It Is an expert
nient which providence has forced upon
us," Upon which the New York Even
lug Post remarks that If the I'MllpIuo
government must be not only stable, but
also republican, "this requirement will
Increase the dlillcultles of deciding when
we shall evacuate the Islands on tin
democratic plau and will postpone that
event.!
Senator Jones, chairman of t lie demo
era tic national committee, presents a
different view from that of the Atlanta
Constitution. Ho says If the demo
ciats are successful lu this campaign the
policy of the United States government
lu dealing with the Philippines will
be the same us it was announced our
policy would bo toward Cuba to glvi
the natives their freedom and permit
them to establish their Own government
Asked If the Americuu troops should be
withdrawn from the archipelago Mr.
Jones replied: "Well, we sent the troops
there In ships. 1 guess we euu bring
them nway lu ships. We had no moral
Ight to go there lu tho llrst place. We
had no more right to send soldiers there
than we liare to send them to tight
against any government in Europe.
The war with Spain has been over for
some time and American troops have no
right now lu the Philippines. The
'lllpliios are a free and Independent peo
ple, or at least they ought to be." It is
asy enough to understand from this
low the chairman of the democratic mi-
ioiial committee Interprets the Philip-
ilue plank of the Kansas City platform.
le regards It as meaning that the
United States should Immediately
withdraw Its troops from the Islands
aud it should be borne In mind that
Senator Jones probably understands
Mr. Bryan's position on the subject as
well ns any man in the country.
But we shall soon have from Mr.
Bryan himself an authoritative detlnl-
ton of the true Intent and meaning of
that plank of the platform. One week
hence he will be formally untitled
of his nomination ami It Is prom
ised that he will devote most of his
speech on that occasion to "Imperial-
hid," It Is quite possible that what he
will say will not please all who are
anxiously awaiting his statement of his
position.
WlWnE MIAMI STOOD FOVll YUAllS AGO.
Congressman Champ Clark Is to be
admired for the courage of his convic
tions. In u speech delivered at tho
Texas-Colorado Chautauqua held in
Denver last week he made the follow
ing declaration:
Vo stand today on tho money question
precisely where wo stood four ycarB ago.
Truth docs not change to falsehood In four
short ycurs. Consequently, at Kansus City
wo rcadoptcd, not merely realllrmed, but ro-
ndopted the financial plank of the Chicago
platform, in all Its Integrity ami all Its
force, In uplto of nil Its cajollngs, nil thrent
enlngB and all tcraptntlons to do otherwise.
rom tho bottom of my heart I rejoice that
wo did so, for If we wero right then wc are
right now.
Champ Clark forcibly cxemplllles the
adage that the Bourbons never forget
anything and never lenrn anything. The
doughty Mlssourlan stands today just
where he stood four years ngo nnd he
would Just as readily sUmd where
Buchanan stood forty years ago. Eor
him and the Bourbons who make up
tho Bryanlte party the world does not
move and experience counts for noth
ing. When lie nsserts that truth does not
linage to falsehood In four short years.
Chnmp Clark Is eminently correct. The
trouble with him Is that ho does not re
alize, or want to realize, that the theo
ries on the money question adranced In
support of Bl to 1 free coinage have
been exploded and east to the winds by
the practical demonstration of their fal
lacy.
Pour yenrs ago Coin Harvey nnd his
disciples from Bryan to Clark declared
that the attempt to maintain the gold
standard was a conspiracy on the part
of the money power to make money
dearer and the products of the farm and
factory cheaper. Pour yenrs ngo these
false prophetb predicted freely that the
election of MeKlnley and tho continu
ance of his llnanclal policy would cause
a greater prostration of commerce and
the general Impoverishment and en
slavement of the producers.
Pour years of general prosperity have
thoroughly dissipated these delusions.
Money Is more plentiful and Interest
rates lower, while wages and the prices
of all products are higher.
It may be brave for Champ Clark to
stand up against the stubborn facts that
have knocked his fluaucial fallacies into
smithereens, but the people cannot be
fooled by them more than once. Even
the people of Colorado aro-uo longer to
be duped. Champ Clark may continue
to stand on the llnanclal plank of the
democratic platform where he stood four
years ago, but the decayed old plank
will not bear his weight nnd he should
not be surprised If he drops with a thud
beforo the campaign is half over.
Kour years ngo wo were told that If Ne
braska went "for Bryan and populism"
capital would bo driven from the state.
Nebrnsku went for Bryan, and has bad a
full set of fusion officers over since, Now
listen whllo the g. o. p. organs talk about
tho wonderful prosperity of Nebraska.
World-Herald.
True, Nebraska gave Bryan Its elei
toral vote four years ago, but Bryan was
not elected president. Hnd Bryan car
ried the country in 181)0 there would
have been a llnanclal smash-up more
disastrous than that of 1S!3 aud It
would have taken years of time for the
people to adjust themselves to Bryan's
free coinage policy. Nebraska of course
would have been In the same boat with
the other states, Just as Nebraska has
been sharing with Its sister si ales the
general prosperity that followed t lit
election of MeKlnley and tho restoration
of eontideuee. Nevertheless, it Is true
that the fact thnt Bryan carried Ne
liraska four years ago has to u consid
erable extent discredited the state with
the Investors of the east and caused the
withdrawal of some Institutions and
concerns that would otherwise have
continued to do business lu Nebraska.
This Is notably true of life Insurance
companies that had helped to develop
this city and state In making building
loans on reasonable terms.
The news Item about the scarcity of
farm labor in the great northwest,
which has forced tho owners of tho Da
kotu wheat Holds to appeal to the rail
road companies for help lu obtaining
men to harvest the crop, Is another blow
at the calamity candidates who liavi
been preaching that present prosperity
was purely fictitious, Pour years ago
when the threat of free coinage was
paralyzing the Industries, the farmers
had no dlflletilty lu securing all the
hands they needed.
The welcome news comes from China
that the Americans and English propose
to push on at ouco for Peklu to relieve
tho Imprisoned ministers, whether they
hare the co-operation of the other
powers or not.' There Is reason to be
Here that the Chinese are not united
and thut lu uddltlou the lighting ut
Tien Tslu has somewhat disheartened
them, If that Is the case an energetic
dash for the capital might be successful.
Our amiable popocratlc contemporary
Intimates that the Chicago Hecord will
have to enlarge Its dally Issues if it
undertakes to print all. the communica
tions correcting misstatements of Wil
liam E, Curtis in his letters bearing on
the political aud industrial situation In
Nebraska. We presume this refers
particularly to the bouquets Mr. Curtis
threw at the publisher of the hyphenated
sheet lu his aspirations for U. S. S.
Protest has been tiled with the sec
retary of state against placing the words
'silver republican" on the ticket opposite
the names of fusion candidates. The
reasons alleged are Identical with those
which are Included In the popo.cratlc
protest against tho certificate of the
mid-road populists. It ought not to be
hard, however, for the state house
machine to discover a distinction with
out a difference.
l'he Iowa bank deposits lu 181)d were
fW.OOO.OOO. At the last reports In 11)00
they were fOl.OOO.UOO. These figures
are for the banks operating upder state
charters only aud the national banks
show u similar Increase, With this
sum to their credit for four years of re
publican administration Iowa people
may be relied on to rote for four years
more of the same kind.
Mr. Towne will not attend the In
dianapolis liotltlcatlon meeting. . It
would not look well to have both talis
to the Bryan kite exposed to the public
view at one and the same time and
place.
Advice for Doit Dnjs.
Boston Globe.
Advlco for dog days: Don't whine!
I'rrprtunl Revolution,
New York Tribune.
Boxers may como and "Bobs" may go,
but tho Colombian revolution goes on for
ever.
I'mllrMN Chain 1'i-iiec Proposal".
Baltimore American.
Tho emperor of China evidently intended
starting an endless chain system of pcaco
proposals.
Title for it Xrw llooU.
St. l'nul Dispatch.
Mr. Bryan may ns well begin, making
arrangements with his publishers for "The
Second 'Defeat," or "How It Happened to
Happen Again."
Ill Cmiulit lli'tvrcen llnses,
Washington Post.
LI Hung Chang will not ucsltnto to re
sort to nil of the subterfuges of tho ball
player who Is caught between bases.
Tr.it for I ml I ii n .Stump Sponker.
Troy (N. Y.) Republican.
An Indian has been engaged to mako
stump speeches for Bryan. Probably he
will bo expected to cnlargo upon the dan
gers involved In government without the
consent of the governed.
A Query for llrymi.
New York Tribune.
Will Mr. Brvnn nlenne toll nn hnw hn la
going to lot tbp.KJIJplnos establish their
own government' under n protectorate, If
the constitution, as ho says, extends to all
territory of the United States?
Xo Time for 1'olltlca.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Tho farmers of Iowa, Nebraska and Knn-
sas nro so busy thoy are making It known
to democratic canvassers that It will bo
Impossible for thorn to give any more time
to politics this fall than may be required
for their attendance nt republican rallies
nnd at tho polls, where they Intend to vote
tbo republican ticket.
Value of Krce Rural Deliver-.
Boston Transcript.
It Is estimated that free rural mall de
livery Is Increasing the vnluo of land In
Colorado, where It Is In operation, 5 nn
ncro. The poatofftco haa long been looked
to ns an Instrumentality of social advance
second to none, only It has uot begun to
bo utlll7cd ns yet In this country up to plnln
possibilities, ns shown In other countries.
Tin: l'Kiirr von tub iiousi:.
IleiMililleniis Should lleeil the AVnrn.
Iiik of Cliiilrniuii Ilulieouk.
Snn Frunclsco Cull.
Chairman Babcock of tho republican con
gresslonal campaign committee has once
raoro given warnlug to tho party of tho
danger that the various elements of opposi
tion to tho ndmlnlstratlon may carry so
many congressional districts as to give them
control of the house of representatives
Such success on tho pnrt of the malcoii'
tcnts'would prevent tho enactment of many
Important measures that are expected of
tho next congress, nnd thereby seriously In
terfcro with the progressive welfare of tho
country.
In describing tho situation Mr. Babcock,
after pointing out that in the southern
states tho Bryanltes havo 120 congressmen
sure, nnd that almost every state that gives
its electoral vote for Bryan will send n
solid Bryan delegation to tho house, went
on to eay; "For our part, tho states
which will c've their electoral votes to thu
republicans will at tbo samo time havo JO
per cent of their congressional delegations
doniocrntic. Just look at tho dcmocrntlo
representation In this congress from New
York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and other
btrongholda of republicanism on national
issues. Tho election of republican electors
from tho state of New York Is not going
to pull through tho republican reprosentu
tlves from Now York City districts. West
of tho Missouri river wc will havo to light
to hold what wo already have. In tho
northwest there nro somo districts which
aro too close In their pluraltles to be com
fortable. That will push us Into Now
York, Pennsylvania and Massachusetts to
mako gains to offset almost certain Iocs
In some middle west districts. Tbo light
will come to a point where every voto will
count."
Theso statements must not be looked
upon as n moro campaign exaggeration do
signed to rouse political ardor. They are
fully Justified by tho facts. The Cull tins
onco or twlco had occasion to direct atton
tlon to a movement among gold democratic
papers In tho east to support democratic
candidates for congress while opposing
Bryan. It Is therefore certain that lu many
congressional districts tbo voto for the
Brynnlte candldnto for representative will
bo larger than the voto for Bryan himself.
The old dyed-ln-the-wool free trailers have
accepted tho presidency of MeKlnley solely
because they had no other recourse agalnsi
Bryaulsm, but they will be very willing to
handicap his uumlnlstratlon by tbo election
of a democratic house, und doubtless a good
ninny of them will seek to do so, lu uc
cordnnco with tho counsel of their eastern
organs.
In the faco of Biich nn emergency a gravn
responsibility rests upon tho republicans of
every stuto whore Ihcro Is n single con
gresslonal district In doubt. The margin
of republican control In tho present con
grcss Is so small that tbo Bryanltes will
have to gain vory fow seats to overthrow It
There Is thorcforo not a district In which
the party can afford to tuko chances,
WAR IX SOLTII Al'RIt'A.
"Since my last meeting with Mr. Kruger
two years ago he has become more venerable
fn appearance nnd seems to have lost In
physical vigor," says Allen Sangreo In Alns-
lee's, "HH hair Is now snow wblto nnd
sparse; his complexion ashy pale and his
massive features, as a good burgher put It
to me. remind one of a hlppopotnmus, His
eyeti give him trouble nnd over them he
wears at nil times smoke-colored specta
cles, with gauze sldcsi Two little gold rings
In his cars, that wero put In when he was
n youngster, show plainly against the white
hair. Ho siuokrH lesi than formerly, drinks
more coffeo and whllo talking spits In n
nervous, Jerky manner.
"Tho wnr has proved a terrible strain on
tho old Transvaal patriot's nervous vitality
For the llrst time In his llfo he has been
compelled to forego the habits of n lifetime
and I'rctorlans tell with wonderment how
they hnvo seen him working nt 1 or 2 o'clock
in the morning with hln secretaries.
'So exhausted has ho been on several oc
casions that ho mounted with great diffi
culty Into tho ancient Dutch bod which came
out from Holland with the first Jacob
Kruger. This bed Is live feet from the floor
nnd Is reached by a stairway. It is n pon
derous affair, shaped like n pyramid, broad
below nnd narrow nt tho top. A wide strip
on ono hIJo prevents his honor from fulling
overboard. It has been Mr. Krugcr's cus
tom to retire to this couch at 7 In the even
ing and nrlso at I. But with the arrival
of telegrams aud couriers from tho front, his
rest Is constantly Interrupted,
"Not so with his working regime. Though
haggard lu countenance, he Is never one
eccoud late In arriving nt tho Rnad House
at 9 u. m. So punctual Is bo that when the
clock shows exactly sixty minutes past 11
ho breaks off abruptly, sometimes In the
middle of a word, aud stalks from tho room.
No porilblo contingency, apparently, would
keep him after that moment. At 2 o'clock
he ii again nt his pool nnd remains there
until 1."
'Speaking of tho conduct of the war, I
nsked Mr. Kruger If ho was discouraged.
" 'Discouraged!' he answered, 'No. Wo
have a vory difficult Job on hand, but Prov
Idenco has been with us from the start and
thereforo wo have prevailed. Our numbers
am always less and the casualties ten to
one In our favor.'
" 'How many have you lost thus far?'
" 'There havo been 120 burghers killed In
battlo and about 4,000 either wounded or
captured.'
' 'How many do you think tho English
havo lost?'
" 'Sixty thousand.'
" 'They clulm n much smaller loss,' I re
marked.
' 'But you cannot bcllovo them,' the presi
dent unswered. 'At Splon kop they put
the number of killed nt 200. We counted
000.'
' 'How many burghers havo you In the
Held?'
" 'Thirty or forty thousand from both
stntes In tho most wc have ever had actually
under arms. Now the number Is less. 1
mako It n rulo to havo 10 per cent of the
army always on leave of absence, becnuao
our people aro only few, and I must take
care of them. At tho Tugela river they lost
because they were so sleepy from constant
watching that thoy tumbled from their
horses. This weakens tho commandos. Then
besides I must keep a good many burghers
to guard tho railroads, the magazines, the
prlfioncrs and watch the natives.'
" 'Do you consldc,- tho English soldier a
bravo man?' I Inquired.
" 'Yes,' was tho reply; 'but he is only an
nnimnl. He doea not know what be is fight
ing for. It Is n shame to send these poor
fellows out to be killed and I pity thorn.
They do what their offlccra tell them and
that Is why they get killed. Very few of
them can shoot straight. They usually aim
over our heads. The English soldier does
not know how to take care of his horse,
cither, nnd without n horso In this country
the soldier l nothing.'
"If Kruger Insists on any one thing In
this campaign It Is careful handling of
horses. It Is certainly an unusual thing to
hear tho president of tho stato exhorting his
troopfl about such small details as to caution
them against allowing the saddle to rub the
horse's back. But this seemed to be tho
principal themo of an address which I heard
Kruger deliver to some raw recruits start
ing off to the front.
" 'Watch tho burghers,' ho said, 'how they
hobblo their ponies nnd then do likewise.
You must nil remember never to give the
horso a feed of mealies and then water him
afterwnrd, for ho will surely die. No more
rldo him to water nnd then gallop nwny.
Rive him a blanket at night, too, nnd at nil
times treat him as you would yourself, for If
wo win It must be with tho aid of this
animal.'
"The greatest lmportanco la attached to
this feature of Boer equipment, nnd the
burghers do not believe England can ever
procure horses that will stand the climate.
The South African pony Is tho result of one
hundred years' experimenting. Ho originated
In Bnsutoland, where tho best quality Is now
procured. At first a pony would not llvo
thoro, nnd It has been only by persistent
Interbreeding nnd Inuring to the conditions
that a serviceable horso has at last been
produced. The Boer pony Is about the slzo
of un Indian mustang and so tough and wiry
thut ho will travel all day if handled care,
fully.
" 'How long will this war Inst?' I inquired
of President Kruger, after he hnd nsked me
to affirm In his namo that ho had never coii.
templatcd blowing up tho mlues, nor would
such action be taken even In the last ex
tremity. " 'I have no Iden us to the duration,' was
his reply. 'So long ns I and ray followers
llvo.' "
"1 wish to correct tho Impression that
generally prevails as to the presenco hero
of foreign experts. No greater mistake
Is current than this. Tho TrnnsvnnI artil
lery, which Is supposed to bo managed by
Russian nnd German gunnars, Is really in
tho hands of young Boers nnd tho engineer
ing feats thnt hnvo been accomplished
must, bo credited to the TrniiBvaal farmer.
Ho It Is who builds pontoons out of railroad
ties, hauls a iwelvn-ton cannon up n moun
tain und executes damage with artillery.
To belong to tho latter ono must bo n
burgher nnd ncurly every gun today In tho
Boor fon:es Is sighted by lads between 17
nnd 21 years old. Tho foreign nttnehes will
nil testify to this, nnd, furthermore, bear
mo out lu saying that better marksmanship
with big guns Is not to bo seen thnu behind
tho Boer parapets.
"In bidding good-by to Mr. Kruger I
nsked him If ho und his people would ac
cept nn asylum In America, to which he ro-
plied thut It was Impossible 'wo nro a
pecullnr people,' ho Buld, 'and If Ood wills
that wo lose our Independence than It
Is better that wo should nil puss away.
Wherever a Boor would llvo ho must ovor
brood over his thoughts. Tho women will
never foigot that their husbands died at
tho English hands; the children will grow
up to hnte the conqueror and wherever Ii
such bitterness thoro could no happiness
be. No. It Is better that wo dlo, for tlnn
eueh burgher ran say to himself, "I have
fought thn good fight, I havo finished tho
course. 1 havo kopt tho faith. Henceforth
thero Is laid up for mo n crown of right
eousness. Summer (ilrl'H Troubled,
Baltlmoro American.
The summer girl Is having a hard time
theso days keeping ut tho top notch o
public attention und tho government la
Mill further increasing her troubles by or
deriug eligible young men scarce enough
In tho most halcyon times of pcaco ou for
elgn duty.
KA.VSAS IIKAItl) I'llllll ONti: .MORI1.
Stiiinourr Slnlr t'lnmurlnn; for l'f
to .Mote II Crop,
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Kansas never docs things by halves. It
either has too much or too little of every
thing. As n result It is always asking the
rest of the country to help It out. When
the drouths como nlong nnd spoil Its har
vest It cheerfully or sorrowfully, ns tho
case may be, borrows nil tho money thnt It
enn find and blanheta Its farms with mort
gages at all kinds of Interest. Then It howls
calnmtty and organizes the farmers' alli
ance. Then come good crops nnd good
prices, there Is plenty of water nnd no cy
clones. In a few months It raises nil Its
mortgages nnd blossoms out ns tho finest
kind of a prosperity state.
At tho present Kansas wants cars to
move Its crop. It is such n buster thnt tho
provisions made by the railroads fall far
short of tho actual need aud so tho word
goes forth east and west nnd north nnd
south: "Kansas wants cars." Cars it must
hnvo nnd It will Kct them If It hns to breok
Into tho other stntes nnd stenl them. And
when It gets through with sending Its wheat
to tho market It will onco moro raise tho
cry for cars to move Its corn crop, which
promises to be the Inrgcst In many years.
Well, let It havo tho cars nnd stop Its
bawling. This much nt least' wo have to
bo thankful for. Kansas pcoplo are too
busy getting in their crops to cry calamity
nnd thcro nro few alllanco men left In the
stntc.
l l.ASIUvS ()!' WIT,
Tndlnnapom Journal ; "The great Knnsns
wheat crop this year will pny off many
mortgages on Kansas farms,"
"H m: we've heard an awful lot nbout
thoso Kansns mortgages. There must hnvo
been about a thousand mortgages to every
farm In Kunsus."
Clevelund Plain Dealer: "The bear broke
the trap, you say? Was It n big bear?"
"Not so very big. But It was mad clenr
through,"
"What angered It?"
"Why, It had been shot at twlco nnd then
that little sawed off BlllliiKsby oamo up
with his camera nnd planted It nnd took
aim at tho beur, and well, the bear Just
couldn t stand ttl He gave n snort nnd n
roar and broke tho trap-unit KUcss BUI
Ingsby Is running yet!"
Philadelphia PreRs: "Oh. well!" e.
claimed Adam philosophically after the
eviction, "If wo have to wear clothes wc
have to, aud that's ull thcro Is about it
"No; that Isn't all," snapped Kvo
dis
No Clothing
Fits Like Ours.
THE BEST SALE OF ALL
THE BEST CLOTHING OF ALL
Bears the name of Browning, King & Co.,
good clothing can be had at a number of
stores, but the kind that "fits" and wears, and',
keeps its shape and color, and doesn't rip and
that you cannot tell from the high priced cus
tom tailors, is made in OUR FACTORY
and retailed by our own stores.
OTHER STORES CANNOT BUY
it. nor can they copy it, try as they will, every
stitch is warranted; it is absolutely perfect.
Our store rooms are packed full of this kind
of clothing for the fall and winter use, and it
is arriving every day. Never before have we
realized the vastness of our business nor been
so cramped for the necessary space to trans
act it. We must have the room; therefore
commencing Thursday, August 2d, we place
our entire stock of men's, boys' and children's
suits (except black clays) on sale at
25 PER CENT
DISCOUNT
This sale includes all -kinds of suits, light
weight, medium weight and heavy weight
understand all of our winter goods that were
left over go in this sale. This applies to our
entire stock of suits,
4
None Reserved
from the cheapest to the highest, this special
discount goes. We lay the chance before
you. Will you accept it?
NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS
ANOTHER SPECIAL ALSO
Any of oui' $l.r() Nc;li,Mo SIiIHh will bo sold for $1.00 each.
The host bniiuls nro roprcsonl od Star, .Manhattan, ac.
Sonif with collars ami cuffs to match, Homo with cuffs attached
and detached see window.
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omnhn'g Oaly Exclusive Clothier (or .Men nud ttaya
contentedly, "there's the mending nnd th
Inylnit nwny lu camphor balls for me to
attend to."
Denver News: "Isnbel, I swenr to love
you to my Inst breath."
"Well, Charles', the kind of liquor you vn
had tonight Is strong enough to make your
breath last iiIwhs. That,, menus that 1
luuo un eternal love clnch.
Harper's B.ixari Farmer Hornbenk
What V vour city nephew's business?
Farmer dupp Why, he plays golf most of
thn time. , .... , . , ,.
Farmer Hornbeak-IIuh! That aln t a
business It's n disease.
Indianapolis Journal: Denioerat-t would
like Bryan's picture on n rural background
of some kind. , , ,,,
Bepubllcati-Yes; sny, a windmill.
Washington Post: "If I had It to do over
ngaln," remarked the tired looking woninn
In the grocery store, "I think I d mnrry a
chef." ,
"Aro you so grent un epicure?
"No, tint It would be n comfort to do the
complaining myself nbout the marketing
nnd tho management of the kitchen.
Til 13 DUIIUTAXTB,
Wllllnm Hnmllton Hayne, Leslie's Monthly.
Who has nn nrch und mirthful nlr,
Yet when her chnperone Is near
Seems llko un ungel unnwnre?
The debutante.
Who loves to bo extolled and fanned,
Yet blushes when you hold Iter hand
As If sho didn't understand?
The debutante.
Who hns n partner In advance
For every gerinnn, piny and danee,
And slHys u benrt with overy Blunc7
Tho debutante.
Who leaves n ball nnd gcrman late,
And loves an nleoved tete-n-tote,
And sees no serious side to Knte?
Tho debutante.
Who nt tho tnblo takes her seat
In nemo grand banquet ball complete,
Yet Is too delicate to eat?
Tho debutante.
Who welcomes with n rippling laugh
The many flattering tonstn you quaff.
And llnds In them more wheat than chaff?
Tho debutante.
Who listens with n coy content
To words of love from wnrm hearts sent,
Yet tells you they were nover meant?
Tho debutante.
Who Is It makes tho veteran sage.
Lagging "superil'jntis on tho stngo"
Of social life, forget his age?
Tho debutante,
Who Is It has unbounded fun
And ulreps not till tho rising sun.
With nil of Cunld's work well done?
The debutante.
No Clothing
Fits Like Ours.
