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13 27,BfiO 20 27.11 It)
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IS 27,:i2(l
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PAIITIHS I.UAVI.0VoitSIJ.M3II3Il.
Purlieu leavliitf tln ,-lty fllr
the mi in in er mii- have Tin- lire
ent (o t lie in regularly hy
notlfjliiw Tin- It,,. 1IiiIiii-nn
olllrc, In pri-Miui or hy mull.
The iiililreMN wiil he chunked,
an often nn di-Mlt-t-il.
Hcennso the Olilnntnnn'B eyes nre
oblique Is no sure sign, that lie wages
war on tlie bins.
'J'he "foot work'" of tho Chinese Hox
era Ih said by tho.se wlio have observed
It to be Htipi-rb.
The attorney general Is too busy
lighting Hies and mosquitoes to smash
any trusts these holidays.
Since the attempt upon his life in
I'nrln tho shah of Persia Is entitled to
think that ho Is something of a poten
tate himself.
Unless some word comes soon a new
esploring expedition will have to he or
ganized to locate Alfred Austin and his
verso factory.
With the passing of the old link and
pin coupler the switchman becomes ob
solete and will have to take to golf
links with the rest.
Prosperity will be the keyllne for
the republican campaign text book.
Prosperity works overtime and all the
time for republican success.
Dollar dinners will lie too expensive
for democratic campaign workers, un
less they secure a larger percentage of
that Nebraska campaign fund.
It Is fortunate for the Chinese gov
ernment that It has an Inland capital
well out of range of naval guns, else
another battle of Manila might do the
work.
Major Amies got away with small
dllllculty when he pulled the nose of
General Reaver, but ho found himself
up against the real thing wheu he got a
woman scorned after him.
The novelists are already seizing
upon tho Incidents of the Hoxor upris
ing In China for a new output, .lust
wait, however, until the up-to-date yel
low melodrama gets on the boards.
Democratic riddle How can the Fil
ipinos bo already capable of self-government
when the negroes of tho south
are not even to be trusted with the bal
lot after thirty years of political tute
lage? ltepubllcan prosperity is bard on the
farmer. In South Dakota dltllculty Is
being experienced securing hands to
harvest the small grain crop. Nothing
of the kind occurred during the late
democratic administration.
American manufacturers are to fur
nlsh most of tho equipment to London's
underground electric railway. The
country that wants the best and most
modern mechanical devices must make
requisition on tho Uulted States.
Tho annual production of gold for the
year 1800, as estimated by tho best
authorities, is ti:t,H07,Sl0, or $100,000,
000 more than It was four years ago.
Tho conspiracy of the money power to
make gold scarce has not been attended
with much success.
LI Hung ('hang has pushed a big pile
of Chinese chips Into the game In re
fusing to send communications to the
foreign ministers. The foreign com
manders, however, are entitled to a
ihowdown and will soon know whether
It Is done on a pair of deuces or a royal
Hush.
In making an order that further mes
pages to our diplomatic representatives
bo transmitted only In plain Hngllsh, In
stoad of cipher, tho Chinese- government
lias stopped tit tho half-way station. It
mlglit as well have gone on and In
elsted that all the communications bo
written In good Chinese, bo us to buvc
TM'0 1U.M k i nuws.
The crow Is reputed to be n bird of
111 omen. His habitual croaking has
been Interpreted as foreboding bad luck
or foreshadowing disaster. But the
cawing of the crow does not always
prove a reliable storm gauge. The po
litical crow, for example, often In
dulges In predictions of dire calamity
when there Is really no ground for
alarm.
It Is amusing If not Instructive to
note that two presidential candi
dates, who are at swords' points polit
ically, agree on seeing it black cloud
on (lie horizon that threatens tills
country with Irreparable calamity.
On one side William Jennings Ilrynn
professes to see In the record of com
mercial failures for July an infallible
sign that the I'nlted States Is on the
eve of the greatest panic It has ex
perienced within tho century. The
disastrous consequences of the gold
stnndnrd nro beginning to manifest
themselves, In Mr. Bryan's mind's eye,
by the temporary closing of several fac
tories and a few building strikes.
On the other side, Wharton Barker,
in the last number of his paper, the
Philadelphia American, proves conclu
sively to his own satisfaction that the
fall In prices of certain commodities
during the last three months must pre
cipitate business disaster and panic at
no distant day. Mr. Barker sounds a
warning of danger that we are on the
verge of entering, through the accus
tomed gates of panic, an area of Indus
trial collapse and suspended productive
activity that will break before election
day on next November.
The American people owe a debt of
gratitude to Messrs. llrynu and Barker
for sounding the alarm Just In time for
them to climb Into the Noah's ark
with all the animals and take a forty
day deluge voyage straight for
Ararat. It Is not for us to Insult the
soothsayers by asking them for better
proof than that presented by the com
mercial failure record or the tabulated
Index of the movement of prices. Suf
fice It to say that the coming catnclasm
Is In the air and needs only Ceorge
Francis Train's horoscope to make It
perceptible to the vision of a blind man.
A TIIREA 7'KA7A O ATTITUDE.
The attitude of LI Hung Chang, who
Is representing the Chinese government,
Is distinctly threatening. Ills announce
ment that no messages will bo delivered
to tho ministers becnuso the allies are
advancing on Pekln, very plainly In
dicates the purpose of tho Imperial au
thorities. They ore manifestly deter
mined not to comply with the condi
tions submitted by this government re
garding communication with the min
isters in Pekln, unless the expedition
ngalnst the Chinese capital is aban
doned and that, there Is every reason
to believe, will not bo done. The move
ment has boguu and will be continued,
there is no doubt, at every hazard.
The latest developments appear to
fully coullrm the statements made by
Dr. Morrison, the Pekln correspondent
of tho London Times, as to China's
double dealing. Ho stated that at the
outset of the disturbance tho Imperial
authorities were In sympathy with the
autl-forelgu element, but after the vic
tory of the allies at Tien Tsln the dis
position of the authorities changed, at
least to tho extent of not openly sym
pathizing with the outbreak. Had the
allies been defeated there is not a doubt
tiiat the ministers in Pekln would have
been nbandoned to their fute by tho
Imperial authorities. Now they are
being held as hostages and not per
mitted to communicate with their gov
ernments, with the avowed object of
stopping efforts on the part of the
powers for their relief, the intimation
being given out that their lives would
be sacrillced by an onward march to
Pekln. Is It unjust to characterize ns
barbarian a government capable of
such conduct?
The advance on Pekln has begun and
It Is safe to say that It will go on, un
less the Chinese government shall com
ply with tho fair demands that have
been made upon It. If, on the other
hand, that government shall carry out
the Implied threat to take the lives of
the ministers it must expect a terrible
retribution perhaps a penalty no less
than the destruction of the empire.
ANOTllUIl CAXAL VUO.WCT.
The time limit for the construction of
an Interoceanle canal, under the con
cession given by Nicaragua to the Mari
time Canal company, expired August 1,
and on that date the Nlcaraguau gov
ernment took possession of tin prop
erty of the company. By the terms of
the concession the Maritime Canal com
pany was allowed a period of ten years,
after the completion of the preliminary
surveys, In which to complete the con
struction of the canal. That period ex
pired nearly two years ago. The com
pany had done considerable,1 work and
was expecting to effect an arrangement
for the transfer of its properties and
privileges to the government of the
United States, but the government of
Nicaragua, foreseeing the failure- of the
company to comply with its contract,
made another concession to what Is
known as the Cragln-Kyre syndicate,
organized uuder the laws of New Jer
sey. This latter concession was proclaimed
by the president of Nicaragua three
days ago and already a member of the
syndicate has announced that It would
proceed to carry out the terms of Its
contract without delay, tho needed cap
ital having been secured. The esti
mated cost of the undertaking Is $i:i(),
000,000, although It Is stated the com
pany has not selected the route. Un
der Its concession It has the privilege of
selecting any route within the domain of
Nicaragua. The member of the synill
cute who gave out these facts nlo
stated that it was not tho deslro of tho
company to embarrass the government
and It would defer to tho government's
conception of policy. It was further
stated by him that the company would
certainly give preference to tho route
preferred by the government.
Thus wo have another Isthmian caual
project, started under a perpetual con
cession from Nicaragua, and It remains
I to be seen what the effect will be upon
the proposition for the construction of a
canal by the United States,' A Wash
lngtoti dispatch of a few days ago said
It was believed there that the action
taken by the Nlcaraguau government
was In pursuance of a speculative un
derstanding with the Cragln-Kyre syn
dicate, which has for Its object the sale
of the concession to the United States
government for $1!,000,000. Intimations
of this appeared 'n the canal discus
sions In committee and elsewhere dur
ing tho last session of congress. There
Is very likely good reason for this view
and notwithstanding tho statement of
a syndicate member that there Is no de
sire to embarrass the government, It
will be very surprising If when the
Nlcaraguau canal bill comes up for con
sideration at the next session of con
gress It is not found that the Crngln
Kyre concession Is an obstacle which
can be removed only by a liberal pay
ment for tho privileges It carries, It
Is doubtful If this syndicate was organ
ized with any other Idea than mulcting
the government.
-i siaxii'iCAXT KXiiunr.
The compilation of the reports of the
condition of the national banks of Ne
braska, exclusive of Omaha and Lin
coln, made In response to the comptrol
ler's call for June lit), affords n gratify
ing exhibit of Nebraska's prosperity.
The striking feature of the complin
tlon Is to be found In the llgures for the
Individual deposits In tho custody of
these bank's, which have Increased from
StS.'-'OS.lO, as shown In the preceding
statement for April, to $li,:H8,;tlil.
This means that the money credited to
the Individual depositors Is greater by
more than $1,000,000 than it was three
months ago.
To the same purport nre the llgures
representing the holdings of gold coin,
which aggregate $7:2S,OS."i, a gain of
nearly .flOO.OOO since April, while the
average reserve held has also Increased
about t! per cent, being now -I''.l!2 per
cent.
'J'he slgnlllcanco of this showing
arises from the fact that the national
banks of Nebraska, outside of Omaha
and Lincoln, are almost entirely located
In small cities and towns which nre the
centers of farming communities. When
the deposits of these banks show an in
crcaso of more than a million dollars
In three months It Is an Indication that
the farmers auM small tradesmen In the
country towns, whose savings and
profits nro given over to the safe keep
ing of the local banks, are moving on
the upward tide of prosperity.
What more conclusive proof could be
naked that the benefits of prevnlllug
prosperity nre not confined to any one
place or to any one class, but are dis
tributed throughout the entire popula
tion. TUB GIIUU'TH OF CITIES.
The llgures given out by the census
bureau so far for several cities whose
enumeration has been completed dis
close In ench Instance a shortage on
what was expected by the people of
tho particular communities. If tho
same ratio Is maintained with reference
to the urban population throughout the
country the percentage of Increase Is
sure to bo considerably less for the
decade than It was for the ten years
preceding the census of 1800.
When we come to review the figures
of relative city and country growth
since we began making regular census
enumerations we will lind that this
falling off really conforms to the sta
tistical average, because tho llgures
produced by tho 1800 census were ab
normal and out of proportion.
In 1700, immediately after the adop
tion of the present constitution, but !!..'!."
per cent of the total population of the
United States lived In cities having
8,000 or more inhabitants; only one city,
Philadelphia, had over 40,000 Inhab
lutnnts, and the entire city population
of the country aggregated only 131,472.
In 1800 the cities hnd risen to 59.12 pet
cent of the entire enumerated popula
tion. Where In 1700 only six cities
were assigned sufllclent population to
entitle' them to be called urban, In 1800
ll.'I were placed In that classification.
The proportion of city residents had
Increased during the ceutury from one
thlrtleth to nearly one-third of the totnl
population.
Up to 18S0 the Increase was quite
regular, but In the ten yeurs from 1880
to 1800 It made a leap from 22.57 per
cent to 20.12 per cent, and tho Increase
in the number of cities had never been
greater In any one census period. It
Is already manifest, however, that In
tho llgures relating to the growth of
cities tho new census Is sure to be a
disappointment, as compared with that
of ten years ago, aud It would not be
surprising If the percentage of Increase
of rural population growth should ex
ceed that of the urban population
growth. If so, wo will have this phe
nomena for the lirst time In our his
tory. A number of commentators are at
tempting to explain this slower lucreuse
of city population during the decade
Just closed on tho theory of the ten
dency toward the distribution of city
population In suburban villages pro
moted by tho extension of electric trol
ley lines. While this, no doubt, ac
counts to a certain extent for tho dis
crepancy, it is not a complete answer.
Just previous to the 181)0 census
almost all the large cities, more par
ticularly those In the west, undertook
Hystematlc expansion by the annexation
of outlying districts. This artificial
growth could not be repeated this year
without oularglng the city1 boundaries
beyond all reason.
Still another factor that should bo
reckoned with Is the Interruption in our
foreign immigration, which, during the
'80s, reached enormous proportions, and
the bulk of the Imported population
concentrated in the cities. The addi
tion from this source since 1800 has been
much smaller, while tho luceutlve for
tho foreign born Inhabitants to leave
tho city for the country has been
greater, particularly during the yenrs
of Industrial depression.
While all these elements must be con
sidered, wo must not imagine that wo
have reached the limit of urban growth
The forces at work toward the conceu
trillion of population are unceasing in
their activity, although they constantly
encounter limitations Imposed by our
Industrial system. But the rate of In
crease for the cities of the entire coun
try from now on Is apt to be much
slower than during the mushroom period
between 1880 and 1800.
Mil. HIU'AX 1XVBBI UMTKf.
Mr. Uryuu Is llounderlug In deep
water. The virtue of moral courage
and Independence that was awarded to
him for bis stout refusal to surrender
the holy ratio of 1(1 to 1 at the Kansas
City convention ngalnst a round two
thirds majority of his subjugated fol
lowing who favored it was an Injustice
to this man of many sides and many
parties.
There was no courage about It. It
was n straight gamble, a cold calcula
tion. If he yielded to tho demands of
his party to subordinate silver by omit
ting all mention of the ratio In the plat
form, ho know, better than many an
other, that he would lose his own state,
a possible seat In the senate aud all pre
tense to future political leadership In
both the state and country. In making
that fatal decision he took the desperate
chances of defeat for the presidency that
he might provide himself with it safe
Hue of retreat from political annihila
tion. But this kind of water Is shallow coin
pared to the depths which await him on
ground of his own choosing on the
Issue which he makes "paramount" In
the contest. The essence of It concerns
the war with Spain, the ttcquls.ltlou of
the Philippines as an Incident, and
what lie calls "militarism," "Imperial
ism," as it consequence of that war.
Upon this question he will find tho
water very deep, for It was Mr. AVIlllam
Jennings llryau who favored the war
with Spain which led up to the result
ing war in the Philippines and It was
Mr. William Jennings Bryan who also
Influenced tlfb ratification of the treaty
of Paris by the senate which made the
purchase of the Islands for $20,000,000
from Spain and the war with the Fil
ipinos possible.
Champ Clark, on the floor of the house,
said: "We (the democrats) took you
(the republicans) by the scruff of the
neck" and forced you to declare war
against Spain. Mr. Bryan was behind
that action and had previously been
upon the floor of the house in person to
force democrats to take It. Nobody de
nies It, nobody doubts It, just as he
went to the senate chamber at a Inter
day to carry the ratification of the
treaty of Paris, which had been lost
but for his active efforts for Its ratifica
tion. Mr. Ilrynn may be ns cunning as u fox
and as quick as a panther In seeing and
seizing points of vantage In the crooked
navigation of political waters, but he
Is plainly floundering beyond his proper
depths this time and the gurgle of de
feat is already In his throat.
TUB VVTVUK'OV ITALY.
The new king of Italy, Victor Em
manuel, assumes sovereignty under
conditions which Impose upon him a
great task. He Is a young mnn of line
acquirements and excellent character,
but his studies have not been directed,
to any considerable oxtcur to the af
fairs of state. Politics and statecraft,
It Is said, have had J'ttle attraction for
him. lie Is therefore not well prepared
for the work of statesmanship to which
he must now give his almost constant
uttentlon u work, too, that Is certain
to be quite as dllllcuit and possibly
more dltllcult than that which his
father had to perform. Not only In
respect of the cluinestio affairs of Italy
Is tho new king confronted by problems
of the gravest nature, but there are in
ternational questions of great moment
to be met.
The appeal of Victor Eminnuuel to
tho loyalty and patriotism of the people
will undoubtedly not be In vain. His
desire to perpetuate the unity of the
country will doubtless Hud general ac
quiescence. The assurances he gives of
devotion to the policy of his predeces
sor nnd of a purpose to consecrate him
self to the guardianship of liberty will
be accepted as sincere. But unless
something be done to relieve the people
of the burdens that oppress them the
reign of Victor Emmanuel may not be
entirely peaceful. Italians now enjoy
the unenviable distinction, writes a
former secretary of legation at Uoine,
of being the most heavily taxed nutlet
In Europe. Italy has a public debt the
Interest on which eats up half the rev
enues of the kingdom. Tills and tho
demands for the large army and navy
and the other expenses of the govern
ment necessitates the Imposition of
heavy taxes, which bear with especial
severity upon the poorer classes, who
are burdened with 50 per cent of the
national tribute. While In the majority
of Instances luxuries escape, or are but
lightly touched, the very essentials of
life, such as corn, salt, petroleum, etc.,
are exorbitantly taxed. Indeed, the
entire system of taxation In Italy ap
pears to be devised to oppress the com
mon people. Such a system very
naturally conduces to the creation of a
revolutionary spirit among the people.
"The operative forces of the Italian
struggle for national Independence aud
constitutional liberty were essentially
democratic," says a writer, "and the
national sentiment and Institutions are
nominally so today. Yet we find not
only successive governments, but even
tho local administrations of communes
and provinces, following In practice a
diametrically opposite course. For In
stance, in the south t lie saddle-horse
and the four-ln-hand of tho rich pay no
tax, because, It Is argued, such luxuries
cost money, but bring in no pecuniary
return. On the other hand, the donkey
or the mule of the peasant, which car
ries his produce to market, or draws
his plow, being considered an imple
ment of labor, aud consequently a
source of gain, must pay the tax." No
wonder there Is widespread dissatis
faction among the people.
Tho writer nbovo quoted says that
what Is imperatively demanded In Italy
Is social, llniiuclal, economical and ad
ministrative reform. There are great
dimcultleu iu the way of efXcctiui; uuch
reform, but certainly tho new king
could In no way more surely commend
himself to the loyal confidence and sup
port of the people than by exerting him
self to brluc about the needed reform.
If he shall fall to du this-lf he shall
show himself Indifferent to the burdens
that oppress the people popular dl
content win increase and Italy s futu
re
will be tilled with trouble.
Of course Attorney Cetieral Smyth
conies to the rescue with an ofhVlal
opinion advising that the salary claims
of tho do-nothing state railway com
missioners are perfectly valid without
reference to the ruling of the federal
court that the, board has no legal exist
ence. It would be altogether too great
a hardship to compel the ?tl.000-a-yenr
fusion favorites to await an authorita
tive decision of the supreme court be
fore calling on the state treasurer. It
Is surprising, however, that the attor
ney general should think It worth while
to turn aside from ills valorous pursuit
of the trusts long enough to take up the
defense of tho railway commission tax-
eaters.
The acknowledgment by the new
king of Itnh of tho messnge of con
dolence transmitted by President Me-
Klnley on the occasion of the assassina
tion of his father Is not only an appro
priate testimonial of appreciation, but
also extends the hand, figuratively
speaking, for n continuance and
strengthening of close friendly relations
between the two nations. While tho
United Stutes and Italy arc not now
threatened with conflict of Interest In
any Held It is always better for nations,
as well as Individuals, to have the good
will nnd co-operation of their associates
rather than their Ill-will and obstruc
tion. The reports of the various railroad
systems, particularly those traversing
the western states, continue to note a
gratifying increase of business In their
comparative llgures with last year.
Progressive prosperity is tho only way
to designate the continuous forward
march made by the agricultural Inter
ests In the transmlsslsslppl country
since Mcl.'inley entered the White
House.
Word conies from one of tho com
panies of the Nebraska National Guard
that It Is drilling dully in the hope and
expectation of bolug called out for
service in China. This does not look
us If the experience of the First Ne
braska In the Philippines were exerting
any very depressing effect upon the
present members of the state militia.
Mr. Bryan's speech of acceptance, It
Is announced, will contain about 8,000
words. Even with this he Is unable to
explain just why ho Is running for
president, but will later write a formal
letter. It will take many times 8,000
words to set forth any legitimate reusou
why he should be elected.
The number of republican clubs be
ing formed over the state and tho en
thusiasm displayed this early lu the
campaign have given tho popocrats a
violent attack of that tired feeling.
Clftar I'umlne Averted.
Baltlmoro Americun.
Tho tobacco crop la Cuba Is the greatost
known In years, and the cnbbago crop in
tho west Is also said to bo splendid, so
there will bo no cigar famine this season.
I'liuiiliiioiiH Opinion,
Indianapolis Journal.
A Washington dispatch says it is unani
mously bolleved In diplomatic circles thero
that Sheng, Chinese director of telegraphs
at Shanghai, Is a liar. Tho American pub
lic reached that conclusion unanimously
some time ago.
, Ciiusr' for Alnrm.
Chicago Ttmes-Herald.
It Is estimated that the golf balls used
annually In this country cost J5.000.000.
Owing, however, to tho fact that the people
who use them can afford to pay the money
thero Is no preaont cause for alarm or a
platform plank on tho subject.
No AnnloKlen Necessary.
Iowa Btato Register.
Tho republicans of Iowa have no apolo
gies to make for their state and nntlnnnl
administrations, nor for the candidates
who iiavo been nominated for the continu
ance of thoso administrations. Each
marks the greatest excellence In state and
national governments.
lluve Not roi-Kottrn Artlni'a Ax.
Buffalo Express.
It develops that some of the Nebraska
populists who onco were republican post
masters felt thO forCO Of Mr. fitnvmann'n
a when tho candidate for tho vice preBl-
tioncv waj in tho rostofllce department.
Tho withdrawal of Towno In fnvnr nt stnv.
enson is pretty eertaln to drive theso and
many otner populism to the support of the
mludlo-of-thc-road branch.
The AiiiireliUt.
Chicago Journal,
"He was not strong," says the American
wife of tho murderor of King Humbort.
"Ho was afraid of a mouse. He wouldn't
have had tho courage to commit such an
act." The anarchist all over tlrald, cow
ardly, weak. Afraid of a mouso, but not
afraid to slay a king! In ninety-nine cases
out of ono hundred the anarchist Is an
Insane criminal. What Is to bo done with
him and his kind? Hanging one doesn't
deter tho others from murder, although It
may Inspire with wholesome fear the rel
atively sane persons whoso reckless ut
terances oxclto their fury. Thoy exist
In every city In tho world a powder mag
azine which the torch of an Incondlary
odltor or u spark from the speech of a
reckless orator may stir to a fearful
activity!
Kvltleiicr of .lllNnloniiry Sill-emu.
Chicago Record.
The Inaccuracy of the claim that the
Christian missionaries in China win no
convorlB is shown In the dispatches which
tell of tho massacro of hundreds of native
Christians, Indeed, tho brief reportn from
Pekln said that native Christians were
fighting sldo by side with the legation
guards, and tholr casualties woro reported
In tho same way ns thoso of tho marlno
contingents. China Is a hard field for pros
elyting. It Is trim. The proportion of
converts to tho population Is very small,
but It Is a mistake to say that the efforts
of tho missionaries have met with no re
sponse It Is their success, such ns It
Is, which has aroused tho murderous antl-
foreign sentiment of China. Vet thoro are
persons who contlnuo to assert that there
ure no Chlneso converts to Chrlstlunlty
worthy of tho name. When men and
women dlo for their faith as theso hun
dreds, perhaps thousands, of Chinese havo
done rather than "renounce Christianity,
the cauie must be making headway,
.1I3W ICI.M1 OF ITAI.V.
The now king of Ilnly, Victor Emanuel
I'rlnco of Naples, his been subjected to
much facetious criticism. The kaiser onco
dubbed hint "a man who read encyclopedias
nnd alo garlic." Victor Is known alt over
Kuropo for his taste for gurllc. Ulght
ypHrs ago the Kuropcnn papers commented
on the breaking of the supposed botrothal
between the prlnco nnd Princess Kllzabeth
of Havarla, It was said that the princess
disliked the smell of garlic. An attempt
was mndo to prove this assertion by tho
publication of a private letter which the
princess was alleged to have written an
nounclng to a confident the breaking of tho
engagement. In this letter the princess
was reported to have said: "Victor is u
sweet nnd silken youth with a flno taste
for Shakcspearo, music and garlic."
At nnother tlmo the kalBer called Vlctot
'tho wandering royal encyclopedia."
Tho new king's attainments In literature
art and music are tho result of boyhool
studlousncss, duo largely to his Ill-health
Quoen Marghorlta Is reported once to have
complained that the king was bringing uti
tho prince on "broth and books." Prior to
tho prince's 10th birthday he spent most
of his tlmo In n garret of the palace. Later
tho king Insisted that his growth should bo
stimulated by exercise. Ho was made tn
rlso at daybreak and then given prolonged
exorclso on horseback. In spite of the fact
that ho Is but flvo feet tall, the prlnco In
later years showed much of the spirit of
adventure of his father. On his 20th birth
day anniversary, ten years ago, ho made
a tour through Africa and Asia.
Scuttorcd through tho magazines of Ku
ropo nnd tho United States are stories
told of Humbert's predilection for ad
venture. His courago Influenced his deeds
snd preferences nnd his faults. Ho sought
danger, but not without some purpose
Anecdotes told of him recount his tend'
ency to selzo from the most trivial occur
rence some dramatic situation.
riinso.v.vi, roi.viims.
President Loubot of France, according to
Parisian rumor, Is to pay a visit to St
Petersburg early In tho fall.
Tho pope has written a Latin hymn In
memory of nil the martyrs who have died
In advancing tho civilization of the world.
General Cronje, on hearing of tho cap
ture of Pretoria, is reported to havo re
marked; "It had to end so. I saw It from
tho first nnd I think wo nil did."
Dr. Carl K. Swenson, president of Beth
any college, Llndsborg, Kan., has declined
tho presidency of Augustana college, Hock
Island, 111., to which he was recently
elected.
A bust of Sir John Thompson, formerly
minister of Justice In Novla Scotia, was un
veiled the- other day In Halifax. It Is tho
work of a Canadian uculptor, Philippe Ho-
bcrt, living In Paris.
Dr, M. 11. Reynolds, who made a national
reputation ns state veterinarian of Mlnne
sota, has been appointed dean of the veter
Inary department of tho new Iowa State
Agricultural college.
Secretary of War Ullhu Hoot Is an expert
chose player and he- generally amuses him
self during his unoccupied evenings either
by a game with a friend or In solving some
particularly dllllcuit problem.
Dr. Mary Walker went bathing at Man
hattan beach, Long Islang, a day or two ago
and surprised everybody by her skill as a
swimmer and diver. The doctor can do
all kinds of trlcka In the water.
James S. Barker of Missouri is the sole
survivor of tho expedition of 1S47 for the
relief of General Zachary Taylor In the City
of Mexico. He rode on horseback from
Missouri to Austin, Tex., to enllct In Colonel
Hayes' Tcglmcnt.
Colonel Samuel B. Sumner, Sixth United
States cavalry, has been relieved, at his own
request, from duty In London ns military
attache, In order that he may Join his regi
ment, which Is now on the Pacific en route
to Tien Tsln, China.
Tho guest of honor at tho Old Home celo
bratton In Uuckfleld, Me., on August 11, will
be Secretary Long, or "Johnnie Long." as
"tho citizens affectionately call blm. He was
born thero and even today knows many
of ltd cltizena personally.
Oovernor Roosevelt, in stopping over be
tween trains In Chicago the other day,
found tlmo to slip out to a book store and
buy a largo package of books. He always
takcp several with him when traveling
and reads constantly while on the train.
Charles Aaron S. Daggett, who Is In com
mand of tho Fourteenth Infantry now on Ite
way from Manila to China, hae the reputa
tion of being one of tho .most pious men In
the army. He docs not smoke, nor drink,
nor flwear, nor gamble. He Is 03 years old
and Is a natlvo of Malno.
CIIAllACTEHISTICS OF IOWA.
Hopelessly Sunt, Moral, InteltlRent,
Iniluxtrloim mid I,ohI.
Chicago Tribune.
Citizens of the sovereign state of Iowa will
find their charming commonwealth dis
sected and described in delightful literary
stylo In the August Atlantic. Rollln Lyndo
Hartt performs tho task with a rare com
bination of humor und admiring raillery.
After lightly sketching tho uneventful his
tory of tho stato nnd chronicling the early
agricultural mistakes of tho settlers, ho
tells how they finally obeyed tho injunc
tion to "go to grass," und hnvo prospered
amazingly ever since. They took to grass,
raised cows to eat it and began making but
ter for tho nations. "From prnlrlo grasB to
wheat, from wheat to clover, f I am clover to
corn such are the short nnd simple annals
of tho Iowans."
Mr, Hartt thinks tho motto of Iowa should
bo "Cornucopia plenty of corn." Ho even
attempts to put nil Iowa Into threo nouns
corn, cow and hog but repents nnd admits
that there are many other good thlugB Id
Iowa. For Instance thuro Is the retired
farmer, who flourishes numerously nnd
dwells prosperously in Iowa's Innumerable
small towns. In New England retirement
means defeat! In Iowa It means triumph. In
Now Hngland tho drift toward the cities la
a struggle for self-preservation; In Iowa It
is a movement toward luxury and reposeful
ease. Tho heavens above, and tho earth be
neath, and tho minerals under tho earth
have all been kind to tho Iowans.
But Mr. Hartt has ono fault to find with
' " I tho cyclones. It Is the
monotonous goodness of tho citizens. He
complains that the peoplo ure so uulformly
icfpectoblo that they will nttempt nothing
quixotic or piratical. They refuse to bo
pleturesque. They nro so prosily conven
tional that if by chance they do anything
unusual they undo It next day. If Dcs
Mclnes passes an ordlnanco to put Itself to
bed by curfew at 11, tho mayor annuls It.
If tho Btato abolishes capital punishment. It
Blralghtway repents. If It adopts prohibi
tion, It Is soon found coming at least half
way back. Think of a state that will build
a J3.000.000 capltol and not steal a penny1
Fancy an Amorlcnn commonwealth without
a state debt!
In this strain does Mr. Hnrtt lament, pro
nouncing tho stato "gravely commonplace,
distressingly normal, hopelessly sane. You
havo a high level, but a dead level," he says.
Even tho Qunkers of Pnnn college conform
to convention In playing foot ball and la
asldo their creed of nonrcsistance, not even
pausing In a center rush to ask. "Does theo
mind If I slug thou?" Iowa Is hopelessly
sauo. moral, Intelligent, Industrious and
loyal the despair of the novelist or the
seekor after the amazing. "Happily this
stato of Iowa, so typical of the broad, fertile,
populous valley of tho upper Mississippi,
standi representative of tho bulk of our doo-PU."
TIIH FA It SIKH'S CIA IN.
Condition it f Aurlenlliiriil Inlerrsla
Shown llvlitrni'i- of l'riiirrlt-.
Now York .Mall and Hxpress.
While the ro.ival of prosperity whleh be
gan simultaneously with the restoration of
republican control Is manifest In ovcry
brnncli of trade and Industry, Its most re
markable results nro to bo found In the con
dition of agricultural Interests. The (armor
was almost tho hut to experience the gen
eral Improvement In business. He had
passed through three or four years of bard
times, low prices ntid unprofitable work, mid
when tho boom began It found him lu severe
distress.
It Is Interesting, thoreforc, to compare tho
condition of tho farmor today with what It
was flvo years ago. The statistics of tho
Increase In the vol no of farm products dur
ing tho period from 1S95 to 1900 nro posi
tively bewildering. The corn crop has ad
vanced In value from JDH, 983,634 to $t29,
210,110, or lt per cent; wheat from $237,938,
SS to $319,CJS,269, or 34 per cent; oats from
$103,656,068 to $198,167,975, or 16 per cent;
cotton from J260.338.096 to J332.000.000, or 27
per cent; tobacco from 135,674,220 to $ 15.
000,000, or 30 per cent, and flax from $12,
000,000 to $24,000,000, or 100 per cont. Dur
ing this period tho vnltio of tho llvo stock
tn tho country has increased by $633,000,
000. In the value of tho staples named above
tho farmer aro worth $1,000,000,000 moro
than they were flvo years ago. It to this
sum wcro added tho amounts paid in the
cancellation of debt, tho Improvement of
property and tho money deposited lu
bauks we should find that tho prosperity
boom which camo In when Cloveland'a fren
trado tollcy went out has Increased the agri
cultural wealth of tho country by more than
$2,000,000,000. These figures nro the farm
er's reply to tho calamity cry that tho gold
standard means ruin, and they are bound to
do somo very convincing arguing during
the approaching campaign.
a uu.vcii of MtmitY i,ai;;iis.
Philadelphia PreHHi Mrs. Jones This
paper speaks of n "lobbyist" as if It was a
term of reproach.
.Mrs. Plagore-Of course. A lobbyist, I
tako It, lu ono of these deceitful mon who
sneak out between tho nets for a drink,
riaimlng they nro mcroly going into tho
lobby.
ltnltlmoro Amorlcnn: rtnlihn 1 vniir.
stop watch?
uobbs Nearly nil tho time.
Italtlmnm Amnrlnn,,. fi- U.it.nnl..l, Tfn...
do you think the shlrtwnlsted men look?
Miss Sharp-All right, oxeopt when they
aro short-walstcd.
Phtlni1.ilnMft T,rnuu . ttr ,.11 .....
f V n 1 :i I tn n. 1 , V, ..,.. .,!. U...1 i. - ........
nbout for a dozen years or so, "the rate at
f Hi fill nlln lUo.. I ... 1-
iii,u juu r ucun uuiiuuiK now cniirCMCS
Horo while t wah Mono simply beats me."
tnlnly bruin the devil."
Wnshlneton Slur: "nnii'f vmi Lnnm u.o,
you will have morn money to spend If 311
succeed In establishing the social system I
advocntu?"
IJOII t Want no more mnnnv In ui.Aml
answered Farmer Corntossel. coolly. "I've
paid off the mortgages an' kin raise all
"am, lorai, wiui i i in gathorln' In now is
Chicago Times-Herald: "Some peoplo
! Yt 1i!i.rce,n.,0,,hnve ""' lltu f the fitness
of things at nil.
w nat h gone wrong?
. A ; v ... " i..ni;, tun inner
i.'i'lr.l' p'odwllllo didn't furnish a thing
but deviled ham sandwiches."
Pittsburg .Chronicle-Telegraph: "Does
.,.U.L1iMetlu, llrejise rci, Iro a war rovenuu
stamp? asked the poet'H waggish friend.
ago smmi1 " 0,0 po"t' "nd,y! "only post-
out on ono of the rcsprvntloim nn liavlne a
Kreen corn clnncc.'
"Thlit dniMiti't liiiiM-n.i i...tf .... i.
- - hiimuoj iinj nun ut muuii
mi ihBrco,V "I'P.lo. dnnco that our Johnnlo
Chlcauo Record: " Wtlfl t 11 Cn itlit ulna I
omission?" '""
"ThO SlnH We don't cot tlmn tn rnmmlt 1
euppose."
r'hlnniTrt TI.M...TfA.,.i.i. .
... A " """o-iinuiui mrs. iicnnccK I
China "r" hiiil-u over in
fri1'..1'1 w,lhnvo " chance to wear the
h" "!.? ,"ut.J';- .h.. I'orch. knowing
...... ,.uu u ouiu uwinK to me near
ness of some of the neighbors.
Chlmim 'PH In m.. l,.,i..i.. i... .
ailed yo.ir eyes?" k j
rai.''M""'ly""(' F"hl U w'11' ns,lK
Blderly Aunt Hlgbeo Chlsholm? I
thnnphf an T, ,ir. .u- ....Tir'"V ... '
r.." --w. ..... . iiiu iiiiino or mo
?.2U.1R man ?ho. c.om,e" her nd keeps you
up till 11 or 12 o'clock every night?
TUB OUI WOODEX HOCKI.V CHAIIt.
Denver Post.
Queer ol'-fashloned thing, nn' ain't
Hnndsomo as It was; the paint
Hubbed an; scarred from years of use.
Coupled with the rough abuse
from us kids that used to play
In an' round It every day;
Shows a lot of wear an' tear,
That old wooden rockln' chair.
Twas a household treasure long
Time before my infant song
Si w !,,Q ,nLK.htl' "l"ness deep.
S?.bV n NflRhbors of their sleep.
Oft I've closed my baby eyes
Neath tho spell of lullaby
Mother crooned while settln there
In that wooden rockln' chair.
Kven yet I sno that face
Illpo with soft maternal grace.
I-ramed In silken hair so white.
In the eyes a tender light.
Mending o'er me with u hand
On my head so tousled, and
I-Ist nln to my nightly prnyer
In that wooden rockln' chair.
Then thero came a call from heaven.
And our hearts with pain were riven
When her spirit took Its night.
And she laid so still and white.
V?.li- feelJ1P'i1 "'range for many a day
Arter she hnd gone nwny,
l.eavln' but her memory there
In that wooden rockln" chair.
lwn!';1,Kro,v0 1 manhood that
Pr old household treasure sat
In Its old accustomed place.
Hut a younger, fresher face
v.?h?H ,n'.'".t ,n.n klM 0( love
l rom the lips that bent above;
I enthroned another there
In that wooden rockln' chnlr.
Yet more, highly do I prlzo
?V.Ht "J." treasure now. My eve.-'
Often light with Joy when thev
Hert upon It every day.
Hest with daddy prldo on that
Nevcr-yot-boen-enunled, fat
Chubby fellow klckln' there
In that wooden rockln' chair.
Amateur
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CASH Pim.KS.
To encourage amatours we will offer
CASH PHIZKS for tho threo best pic
tures in each of the following classes:
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$5,00 for tho first, $3.00 for the sec
ond and $2.00 for tho third best,
ivnmioits
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ond and $2.00 for tho third best.
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August 17, 1000. Accompany photo
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address.
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