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I'.YIITIKS LI3.VVI.Vo foil SUM. M nil.'
I'nrllc IouvIiik dm city (or
IIip summer nmy Imve The lire
in In (hem renulnrly hy
iotlf Ink Tlie Iter Iltisluris
oilier, In person or ly mnll.
The iiililre will lio clmuKcil
an iiltcn n ileslrcil.
Oom I'nul serves notice cjn the Ilrltldli
tlmt he Mill not Rive up nnd the Hritish
retort that he hns notliliur to rIvo up.
Tom Wntson hns loeatcil himself nt
hist. He siiys he will swallow Hrynn.
Towno Is nNo assureil of his sympathy.
Tho Chicago police hnvo found n mys
tery. "Seek mid you will lltul," snys
the scripture. Tho police always revel
in mysteries.
Open mills or open mints steady
work at ood wages payable In 100-cent
dollars or enforced Idleness and soup
houses? "Which?
The 1'arls exposition, Ilko tho Omaha
exposition, hns to pluy against some
strong counter attractions in the shape
of war demonstrations.
New York must bo a queer city. With
a killing temperature up In the DCs, an
audience of ninny thousands was drawn
to witness n brutal prize tight.
The Jeakius care with which each of
the powers watches the moves of others
In the Orient Indicates that the heathen
Chinee Is not the only one who has pe
culiar ways.
The publications of the census bureau
may not have a large subscription list,
but they score a 1-eat in every Issue
that gives the otlIW.il population figures
of some expectant and anxious city.
The century year 4 said to bo produc
ing more books than any of Its prede
cessors. Tity the student of a hundred
years lienco who wants to make a
thorough study of tweuticth-century
literature.
KtiRlnuil Js said to be considering the
plan of reserving a tract of land in
South Africa In which war maneuvers
are to bo conducted each year. Up to
the present tho English army has had
all the maneuvering It wanted In South
Afrbn without reservation.
"Where war kills Its hundreds the
gold standard kills Its thousands" was
a favorite expression used by tho 10 to 1
candidate for tho presidency four
.years ago. Tho corpses killed by tho
gold standard, however, are not drawing
heavily for funeral expenses.
Tho populist bosses are making a pre
tense of lettlug the full committee set
tle the question of u vice presidential
candldnte In place of Towne. While
they announce they have no nuthorlty
to net It is noted that they speak with
tho utmost contideuco regarding what
will be done.
Omnha Is losing another great op
portunity. Couut Waldersee, tho new
commander of the allied forces In
China, has changed his mind nnd, In
Btend of traveling to Hong Kong by
way of Omaha and Sau Francisco, he
proposes to go by way of Geuoa and
the Suez cnnnl.
Kugene Debs hns also accepted n
presidential nomination, but be didn't
travel back to Indianapolis, whence he
halls, but enclosed his letter of accept
inco In an euvelopo directed to William
Hutseher at Sprlnglleld, Mass. Debs
dinners of election aro no less promis
ing than those of the Nebrnska rainbow
chasers
Chicago threatens to precipitate, a dis
pute between Its census takers because
the returns to Washington nro said to
show only l.SOO.000 people, while com
putatlons bused on tho school enumera
tion foot up over 2,000,000. Hut Uncle
Sam will insist on sticking to his own
figures rather than accept school censuf
guesswork. Chicago might as well re
vive and reorgnnlro that Two Million
club at oncu for uuother active cam
i.KXDtxo to Kxar.Axn.
The placing of half tho Uritlsh war
loan of ?r.(),000.(KM) in the United States
Is not favorably regarded In Uugland,
If press expressions accurately represent
public feeling. The chancellor of the
exchequer, Sir Michael Hlcks-Ileach, has
been subjected to some pretty sharp
criticism for what seems to be regarded
as. an unnecessary transaction, although
It Is admitted that the effect on the Kng
llsh money market will be good. There
Is no doubt, of course, that the amount
could easily have been subscribed In
l-'ugland, but It might have produced
unfavorable tlnanclal conditions, which
will be avoided by obtaining the money
here.
The announcement made In the House
of Commons a few days ngo In regard
to the loan by the chancellor of the ex
chequer was not only without prece
dent, but It also showed that the Hrltlsh
government, before It made public Its
purpose to make a new loan, had
through Its llnanclal representatives
been In consultation with certain llnan
clal Interests In the United Stntes. In
other words, the Hrltlsh government
knew before It nnnouneed Its offer of a
loan that the United States was ready
to take the whole Issue of $."0,000,000
and had, In fact, made an agreement
with the American llnanelers with
whom the Hrltlsh government wan In
consultation' thnt they should have one
half of this loan. For the Hrltlsh min
ister of 11 nance, from his place In the
House of Commons, to nnnouuee that
he had accepted an offer made to him
by American llnanelers to finance the
whole or any part of tho war loan Great
Hrltaln was about to make was n most
slgulllcnnt tribute to the tlnanclal pres
tige of the United States. And It Is a fact
not to be lost sight of thnt this prestige
has been attained within the last two or
three years. This country has been
rapidly moving toward tlnanclal Inde
pendence nnd It will continue to go for
ward la this direction If the policies
that have brought this condition about
arc maintained.
Kastern llnanclal circles nro discuss
ing the question of tho possible effect
on the American money market of tak
ing S'-Ti.OOO.OOO of tho Hrltlsh loan here,
l'erhnps all of that amount will not go
out of .the country. Probably a portion
of It will be paid by drafts on tho Kng
llsh banks which owe money In Now
York. Hut If the entire amount should
be shipped to Kngland there would be
no unfavorable effect here, so nbundnut
Is the supply of money. The surplus
reserves of the banks In the New York
clearing house nre said to amount to
fUP.OOO.OOO, so that they are In excel
lent position to supply the money for
the Hrltlsh bonds.
The fact of tho Hrltlsh government
floating a loan on this side of the ocean
Is certainly Interesting and significant.
It Is a departure which promises, as
some of the lluaucial organs of Kngland
recognize, to place New York at the
head of the world's money markets.
AMTO.VS hlllKUAh VHXSIOX POUCY.
Most people have no adequate con
ception of the liberality with which the
United States government has treated
the union soldiers. The pensiou llg
ures that will appear In the forthcom
ing report of the commissioner of pen
sionsan advance statement of which
The Hee litis 'received are eloquent tes
timony to the nation's gratitude to its
defenders. They also effectually dis
pose of the charges In regard to the dis
crimination of the pension oftlce under
the present administration against the
old soldiers.
It appears that on July 1, 1000. the
number of pensioners on the rolls was
to:i,.VA), an Increase for the year end
ing at that date of 2,010. There were
dropped during the yenr -13,33-1, of which
number IiTi.SOO were caused by death.
The number of peuslon certificates Is
sued during the yenr uuder the head of
orlglual was 40,013 and uuder restora
tions 4,000, making a total of -15,34 1
Of tho original pensions granted, 1,311
were for services In the war with Spain
and 10,778 were to widows. Including
the Increases, reratlugs, etc., the total
number of certificates Issued was 103,-
591, against S0.634 for ttie preceding
fiscal year. The number of cases of all
kinds pending on July 1, 1000, was 437,
101. This Is a less number than for
several preceding years, showing the
groundlessness of tne allegation that
Commissioner Kvnns has not been push
lug tho work of his otllce with the same
expedition as marked its administration
lu previous years.
The Increase In the pension list Is
shown by a comparison of the amount
now annually disbursed with that dis
bursed during the administrations of
Grant and Hayes. In tho first four
years of the former's administration the
aggregate peuslon payments nmouutcd
to $110,130,275 and they were nearly
$2,000,000 less In his second admlnlstra
turn. During the four years of Presi
dent Hayes the peiiblon disbursements
aggregated 145,322. ISO. Tho annual
nverago from 1S00 to 1SS1 was $31,321.
170. For the three years ending .lune
510, 11KK), the total disbursements were.
In round numbers, $121,400,000, which
exceeds the entire payments made dur
ing the twelve years preceding 1SSI by
$ 10,000,000. The amount paid out an
nually during the three years of the
McKlnley ndmlulstratlon was as fol
lows: 1S0S, $144,051,S70.80; 1S00, $138,
355,052.05; 1000. $13S,402,172.54. The
pension account for the last fiscal year
was 24 per cent of the total revenue re
ceipts for the year. Tho high water
mark for pensions was reached In the
last year of the Harrison administra
tion, when there was paid out $150,S00.
537.01. In June, 1S03, under the
Cleveland administration, a board of re-
, vision was created, tho action of the
previous administration was reviewed
antl thousands of cases were reduced
and dropped, so that for the year 1W1,
tho first year of that administration,
there was paid for pensions $130,OSO,
020.17, or a reduction of $10,810,01 1.S7.
The total amount paid for pensions
since 1S00 reached the enormous sum of
$2,528,373,117 nnd these figures do not
Include expenses for medlcnl examina
tion and ndmlulstratlon of the peuslon
bureau and Its several agencies, for
which thero wus paid during the laut
thirty-five years about $S3,00O.0(K). In
addition to the more than two and a
half billion dollars paid out for pen
sions and incidental expenses of dis
bursements between 1S05 and 1000,
there was also expended, In round num.
bers, $IS.000.000 for tho establishment
and maintenance of national homes for
disabled volunteer soldiers. Tho aggre
gate appropriated for these homes tor
tho current year Is nearly $1,000,000.
Certainly these statistics must Impress
everybody with the boundless liberality
of the government to the union soldiers
and must be accepted by all fair-minded
persons as a complete answer to the
charges that tho veterans are not being
properly provided for and Justly treated.
CUMMAXDtUl OF Tim AU.IES.
Most of tho powers are said to hnvo
signified their willingness to accept
Count Wnldorsoc, one of the most dis
tinguished of German soldiers, as the
commander of the International forces
lu China, and a Washington dispatch
says that the United States will accept
him If the necessity exists at tho time
of his arrival lu China for an Inter
national army to begin a campilgu.
No better selection could be made.
Waldcrsee's military rank Is that of
field marshal and he has a splendid
record. He did brilliant service lu the
war between Prussia and Austria and
added to his fame as n soldier In the
Franco-Prussian war. Ho was a fa
vorite with tho great Von Moltko and
succeeded that famous man as chief
of staff of tho German army. Un
doubtedly there Is not a more thorough
military mnn In Kurope than Walder
see. Whether or not a campaign of the In
ternational forces will be necessary
must bo soon determined. The situa
tion appears to have somewhat Im
proved and it Is reported that Secretary
Hoot takes nn optimistic view of It, both
from n military and diplomatic stand
point, but the state of affairs is still
grave notwithstanding the fact that
tho Chinese government has shown
that It Is not utterly powerless. Per
haps the most reassuring report Is that
un edict has been Issued authorizing
1.1 Hung Cuuug to negotiate with the
powers for peace. Meanwhile the min
isters nre safe in Pekln and are not
disposed to take the risk of leaving
there under a Chlucse escort.
EDVCA TlXO t'lUPlXOS.
Mr. Hrynn professes to bellevo thnt
American rule In the Philippine Islands
will not result In the better education
of the Filipinos. He said In his noti
fication address that "If we expect to
maintain a colonial policy we shall not
find It to our advantngo to educate the
people," "lest they learn to rend tho
Deelnrntion of Independence nnd the
constitution of the United States and
mock us for our inconsistency." it Is
difficult to properly characterize a dec
laration of this kind coming from a man
who is seeking tho presidency, but if it
be not very cheap demagogy we do
not know how It should be described.
Mr. Bryan certululy knows that tho
Filipinos are now being educated, that
schools have been established wherever
In Luton American rule prevails and
that the natives are manifesting the ut
most eagerness to learn. General Otis
reported that the demand for school
books had been so great that the sup
ply was exhausted and he nlso stated
that tho schools established under
American rule were crowded with pu
pils. One of the duties of the Taft
commission Is to promote education in
the Islands and there can bo no doubt
that this duty will be faithfully per
formed. Schools are being opened in
Porto Rico, wliilo In Cuba educational
work Is being carefully carried on un
der American supervision. This admin
istration has shown a most earnest
desire to promote education In the new
possessions and there Is not a repub
lican In the United States who would
not give the Filipinos all possible op
portunity to study, the Declaration of
Independence nnd the constitution. Is
It possible that Mr. Bryan Is sincere
In professing to bellevo otherwise?
SWIFT PUX1S1IMKXT.
Tho profession of train robbing has
never been a profitable one In the west,
neither Is It conducive to longevity. The
short but decisive battle between olll
cers of the law and the outlaws on the
Kansas-Colorado border proves the
holdup business to be nn excellent
means of committing suicide. One
train robber shot to death whilo at
tempting to escape, the other cremated
In his refuge, briefly recounts the fate
of tho desperadoes who ndded murder
to robbery In their raid on a Kansas
Pacific train a week ago.
The relentless pursuit nnd udequate
punishment meted out to these robbers
nre chnracterlstlc of the Union Pacific.
In the four notable iustnnees lu which
Its trensure has been attacked and the
lives of Its passengers imperiled, the
company hns shown tireless energy In
pursuing and punishing its nssnllants.
It did not stop to count the cost nor
stint its limitless resources to bring
the marauders to justice. And In every
Instance succeeded eo well that In a
fow cases only were the courts called
upon to go through the formality of a
trial.
The policy of pursuit to tho (lenth
wus innugurnted by the company
twenty-three years ago, when six bold
desperadoes looted a treasure car at
Hlg Springs. Neb. Within ten days
four of the six were sleeping under the
hillsides of Kansas and the other two
settled down In like manner further
south, Klghteen years later an express
car was dynamited near Brady Island
and within ten days the loue robber,
falling to show fight, was In the state
penitentiary. The raiders of a train
on the Wyoming division a year ago
were not as expeditiously disposed of.
Hut the tireless energies nnd vigilance
of the company's officers and assistants
could not be overcome or avoided In
tho fastnesses of the Hlg Horn moun
tains. Three of thnt gaug were put
to sleep In tho sombre vales of Jack
son's Hole and the fourth Is doing time
In the penitentiary. Four days served
to dispose of the raiders run to dentil
near the Knnsns boundary.
This reevrd in Ulsposliii; of "tentlo-
men of the road" commends It to other
rallwuy companies similarly annoyed.
It hns the merit of disposing of these
gentry lu the most effective manner
and for all time and deprives them not
only of tho enjoyment of' the loot, but
the notoriety of a trial.
FiaiiTixu run: mm vim:.
The embattled fnrmers of Kansas are
about to enter upon a novel "auipalgn
in their own Interests. They ptoposo
to organize a corporation with $20,000,
000 cnpltnl, divided Into $10 shares, for
the purpose of establishing warehouses
In various large eastern cities through
which their farm products can be bun
dled nnd sold In competition with the
grain elevator trusts.
The wheat crop of Kansas this year
will, It Is estimated, aggregate 78,000,
000 bushels, or 00,000,000 bushels more
than Is needed for home consumption.
Tho proposed fnrmers' combine Is said
to bo Justified by tho chief promoter
of this agricultural trust on these
grounds: "Tho light of the fnrmeiM
against tho trusts has proved a failure
nnd It Is now time for them to change
their tactics. They should form u com
bination leaving out the evil features
In n plain business way, adopting busi
ness methods that will benefit the toll
ing masses."
lu other words, the farmers of Kan
sas have decided to light fire with lire.
This Is by no means a new Idea. The
farmers' alliance of the 80s pro
posed to eliminate the "middleman" by
dealing directly with the consumer.
Grange stores nnd alliance warehouses
wore erected and operated for u time,
but tho experiment was only a partial
success. A similar scheme has suc
ceeded better with dlilrymen nml with
fruit growers In 'California, and lu some
other sections of the country, but It yet
remains to be seen whether any co
operative combination thnt has thou
sands of members to consult can bo suc
cessfully maintained for any consid
erable length of time.
At $10 per share It would take 2.000,
000 shareholders, but If every share
holder were to subscribe for ten shares
it would still require 200,000 share
holders to make up the $20,000,000 of
capital. That surely would be a very
unwieldy concern. Tho success of the
Industrial trusts has been chiefly duo to
tho fact that the ownership and will
power were consolidated. Usually the
owners of competing manufacturing In
terests have pooled and consolidated
uuder one management and operated
their plants under one "general" of In
dustry. All vital questions of expan
sion and contraction are determined by
a board of a half dozen directors, who
rarely diverge sufficiently L create a
break In tho general policy.
Tho farmers' trust, with 1,000,000 or
even 100,000 shareholders operating at
long range between the prairies of Kan
sas and seaboard cities, would find It
difficult to compete successfully with
elevator trusts buttressed by railroad
managers and In closo touch with
transatlantic stenmshlp lines that thrive
on rebates and milk the farmers
through long-distance pipes that lead
through the stock exchange to the
grain exchange nnd from the grain ex
change Into the bank vaults.
Chartering a steamer to lay the new
military cable to connect St. Michaels,
Unnltikllk and Nome, a distance of 200
miles nloug the Alaskan coast, Is the
prelude to another example of govern
ment ownership and operation of tele
graphs lu this country which should
pavo tho way for the acquisition of a
complete postal telegraph system. If
the government can successfully oper
ato a military cable lu Alaska It can
certainly do tho same with cables
nearer home and available for com
mercial as well as official business. Ca
bles to our distant possessions arc no
more military necessities than tele
graphs between the capital and Impor
tant points throughout the country, nor
Is It more or less dlflicult to operate
them directly bythe government. The
postal telegraph Is only a mntter of
time.
An Austrian government railway of
ficial has Just been sentenced to four
years at hard labor for having fur
nished French nud Husslan agents with
official Information as to the mobiliza
tion of Austrian troops. No Imitation,
however, of tho deportation penalty
France undertook to iutllct upon Drey
fus on n similar' charge. It Is also
worthy of note that among the pur
chasers of the Austrian secrets is the
sumo French government thnt made
such a fuss over the alleged betrayal
of Its secrets to German representa
tives.
People passing comment on Bryan's
S.OOO-word ncccptuuee speech at In
dianapolis seem to have forgotten that
his acceptance speech at Madlsou
Square Garden In 1800 was still more
prolix. If he runs for the presidency
a few more times he mny be able to
say "I accept with thanks" and stop
there. The chance to break into print
without limit on space, however, Is too
great a temptation for even so wonder
ful n statesman as Bryan to resist.
Since It has been definitely settled
that the ministers In Pekln are alive
LI Hung Chang Is the subject of con
flicting dispatches dully. One has hun
committing suicide, another in fear of
being beheaded, another sick in bed
and still another possessed with a com
mission to negotlato peace with the
powers. If LI knows "where he Is at"
he will confer a favor by Informing
the public.
"The .constitution and the flag one
and Inseparable." were not considered
Inseparable by the democrats who tried
to take the secedlug states out from the
constitution and put them under n
different Hag. The republican party
has proved Itself to be by far the most
faithful defender of the constitution
and the flag that they ever had since
tip? birth of the republic.
The treasury Is a muiv of never
ending democratic solicitude. In demo
cratlc tlmVs It Is a deficit which worries
tUcin uud lu republican tliucs a surplus.
The only thing the democrats nre cor
tain of Is that If they hud control of the
surplus It would soon disappear and the
people of the country nre prepared to
believe them on this point.
The Kansas method of disposing of
train robbers has the merit of being
both sp-edy and effective. It Is not
necessary to preserve their portraits lu
the rogues' gallery after the Kansans
get through with them.
The It mid to l'nnir.
Daltlmore American.
All that a man need to do now who thirsts
for fame Is to so Into a stylish restaurant
or nn elevator In n shirt waist. The stibse
quont publicity will do the rcat.
1tr iiiilsiii In llocrlnnd.
New York Mall and Express.
Uncle Paul Kruger Is accuaod of trying
to Uryanlre tho lloers by tollliiK them that
tho Hat paper currency of tho .Transvaal
government Is as Rood as Hank of England
notes. Tho crafty old leader evidently
favors the free and unlimited coinage of
wood pulp.
Atiift-lciiH Moiipy Alirnnd.
Sprlnzlteld Republican.
American eagerness to subscribe for the
new Uritlsh war loan Is explained by tho
rucl that these securities nro offered nt
run three years and draw 3; -per cent
which Is nn attractive Investment as
things nro now going. Wo hnvo become nn
old country nnd above 3 per cent Interost
attracts our accumulations of cnpltnl. That
these hnvo become very large Is apparent.
Culls on Our Surplim.
New York Tribune.
Hussla and Germany both want to bor
row money nnd nro reaching out Inviting
hands toward our surplus, which is quite
likely to be found equal to their accommo
dation, in present conditions the financial
strain upon them is pretty severe ami
promises continuance, but their credit Is
good. Wo hnvo tho monoy nnd they will
probably get somo of It, a line of business
which our financiers are likely to find of
Increasing magnitude as tlmo goes on.
Hot Weiitlior (inli'ty.
Uoston Transcript.
This summer's enlivening topic In the way
of small talk is undoubtedly the shirt waist
for men. There were nt first hazardlngs
as to whether they should or could bo worn
then a few hot days seemed to say they
not only could but must be. So they np
peared sporadically and not much In the
way of Interest came of it till the thing
came to an Issue between the wearers of
them nnd head waiters In first class restau
rants. The wearers wore put on the de
fensive the Instant they attempted to enter
such restaurants, but so far nil accounts
received of these encounters record them
as being able to maintain their position
with th head waiter backing down.
Rood Hule for Mtrrct Cam.
Provldonco Journal.
One of the street car companies In New
Haven has adopted a rule forbidding pas
sengers to stand on tho running boards of
cars between tho scats. If a car Is so
full that It contains no empty seats the
newcomer must wait till another comes
nlong or else crowd In at the rear of the
enr, where the place Is too small to ac
commodate mora than halt n dozen per
sons. The rule Is excellent, provided tho
company will run enough cars to carry
all who wish to ride. Nobody enjoys
standing on a running board when a car
Is In motion or crowding in between scats
in front of a row of obviously annoyed
passengers, but even this Is better than
being subjected to a long delay on a street
corner.
Vnrlullons of Shnnlinl I.lnra.
Philadelphia. Record.
The Shanshal liars are at tbelr old game.
Tho demand for talcs of horror and carnage
from Pekln having fallen to zero, these
Munchausens of the Orient have been
obliged to open other avenues of misinforma
tion. The papers of the "viceroy" of Tien
Tsln, which that ottlclnl hud kindly left be
hind him In his flight, teem to have proved
a veritable mine of falsehood. Among the
documents found, It Is alleged, was a re
ceipt for 100 taels paid to a Tloxer as tho
price of tho head of Major Wnller of the
United States Marino corps. So far an Is
known Major Waller still bears a very level
head upon his shoulders; moreover, there Is
no "viceroy" of Tien Tsln. Yung Lu, late
viceroy of Pe-chl-ll. hns been In Pekln since
tho present troubles began, nnd his suc
cessor, 1.1 Hung Chang, Is In Shanghai.
Liars need good memories.
I.nrKe Stock ot AVords.
Cincinnati Commerclul-Trlbunc (rpp )
Mr. Hryan talked of "Imperialism" nt
length. Ills party platform had declared
that tho paramount Issue, nnd In sub
servient loyalty he has set out, as tho
party leader, to mako It paramount. Sine
It hns nothing to do with the case, Mr.
Hryan's task Is ono of difficulties. lib
meets those difficulties bravely with tho
only weapon nt his command words, nut
words nre Mr. Bryan's long suit. Ho fired
some thousands of them at his bugbeat
yestorday. Ho has others In reserve In his
locker, lots of them. He will fire con.
tlnuous volleys at this spector of his own
disordered dreams, let us hope, to Un com
plete annihilation.
Meantime, it Ib hardly to the credit o
Mr. Bryan's boasted honesty and cour
age that he should so wantonly cvado the
real paramount issue, without which
Iirynn is as nothing and nts ideas a mere
wnste spot in n wilderness of meaningless
words.
csonn jokh on smokbus,
Court Heeord tin nil li- True In
Mnrilues of Clrnir Spots.
New York Herald.
Many smokers in taking a cigar from a
box will select ono with spots on the wrap
per, it being an old tradition that nature
put these marks on tho growing leaves of
none but good tobacco.
Experts, however, know that there Is
nothing in this theory, although the spots
caused by dew or the bites of Insects on the
growing leaf arc often found on tobacco
raised in a soil which Insures fine quality.
So many smokers, however, look for this
spotted tobacco as to give It a higher value
In tho market.
Here Is where the Joke comes In. Demand
always creates supply. An ingenious grower
found that he could proiuco the spots by
sprinkling the growing plants with potash
He then got a patent on the procewi and
brought suit against another for Infringe
ment. The United States circuit court at
Hartford decided against the patentee and
the circuit court of appeals sustains the de
cision, Judge- Wallace declaring that to
warrant a patent an Invention must be ca
pable of tomo beneftlal use as distinguished
from a pernicious use.
Tho suit, moreover, hss brought out the
fact that no end of other fellows have been
agisting nature to put spots on her toba.-co
leaves. An Idea of tho number of persons
Interested In knowing thte may be gleaned
from the statistics of the tobacco industry
fnr the necal year Just ended. The tax paid
output, not including little cigars, was 5.316,-
000.000 cigars, equal to 3.m. cigars ror
everyone of the 14,000,000 voters who par
ticipated In the last presidential election
Commenting on the fact that the govern
nenfs Income from tobacco and Its manu
factures for the year was t70.O00.OOO the
United States Tobaco Journal of this city
p-lnts out hat ths not only d's'an es the
revenue derived from the -rnmodlty by
firm Mr a'n hi' s a srea'er um han U
yielded by any government monopoly of to
baixo in the world.
iioxuai.f.i.
Sniiiiiles of Anirrlrnn Development III
llic eest Territory.
"Tho Eden of tho Pacific" is absorbing
nnd spreading American wnjs at a lively
pace. Recent number of the Honolulu
Republican furnish Instructive details of
the manner In which the baby territory Is
catching on. There wat, a warm republi
can rally nnd reception there on July 26.
tho date of the return of the delegation to
tho Philadelphia convention. It had all the
frills of n home-brew n rally bands played,
clubs marched, orators were cheered and
burning words of party loyalty thrilled a
multltudo of new-pledged sovereigns. The
enthusiasm shown on this occasion con
vinced unbiased Judges of public sentiment,
who permitted themselves to bo interviewed,
that Hawaii was solid for the republican
ticket. Even that relic of frayed royalty.
Prlnca David Kumarumtng, who cast the
winning veto for the sacred ratio at Kan
sas City, preserves a discreet silence In tho
face of tho positive claims of the opposition.
As Is customary In such cases, political
enthusiasm requires an occasional stimulant
and la that respect the Hawaiian! do not
differ much from the hurrah boys on the
mainland. Tho manner In which the stim
ulants nre served provokes criticism. The
Republican complains that the high sheriff
permits somo Joints to run wide open with
out u llcenso wbllo other dispensaries aro
unduly harassed, Intimating that nn official
"pull" Is a handy thing to have In stock
there as elsewhere. "In all kindness." the
Republican demurely remarks, "we suggest
to the high sheriff that he will nnd It mighty
good policy to stop this winking at open
violations of the law." If the sheriff can
resist that touching appeal his official hend
should bo tho penalty.
A genial promoter from the henneries of
Iowa promises to rellovo the stringency In
the Honolulu egg market, which has here
tofore menaced tho peace and comfort of the
community. With great solemnity he an
nouncos that ho will raleo and fatten chick
ens on liquid air and by regulating the
pressure at feeding time increase or dimin
ish the lay product nnd thus automatically
regulate the supply to the demand. In this
way ho disposes of tho cold storage prob
lem. Contract laborers on hn latnn.u ,.
giving their masters n lively run tor their
money. Several hundred Japs, who were
brought In to work tho plantations after
tho territorial law went Into .fToi
Jcct to having the passage money ad
vanced by tho contractors deducted from
ineir montniy wage. Suits have been In.
stltuted to recover the monoy thus de
ducted. Over $-100,000 Is Involved and the
nttorncys anticipate a season of great
prosperity.
The American drummer has invaAeA th
islands and given hotel keener rH.
shock by demanding snrapleroom accom
modations, no gor what he called for.
too, for his majesty tolerates no trifling
with his plans. The first nn. hniia
Omaha, sold soap and lathered the town
in snori oracr.
United States Is tho official lnnnmr.
of the islands. Every facility Is to be
nfforded the native to shed his lingo and
If he falls to catoh on to the curves ot
the language the fault Is his own. Judge
Humphrey has Issued the edict from hla
court and what tho Judge says goes.
I'RHSO.I, AND OT1IBIOVINU.
Chicago's summery canyons arc pretty
effective cemetery promoters.
Don't kick about the temperature. It
will be cool enough next winter.
Reports from Shanghai lend peculiar
significance to the common Chinese pat
ronymic LI.
Men who wear celluloid collars during
hot spells should not complain If they "get
It In the neck."
Coal brings 1150 a ton at Cape Nome.
Tho price la calculated to produce a cool
ness between the dealers and consumors.
Ruffalo's exposition, employing and at
tracting extra thousands, proved very suc
cessful In swelling the census of the town.
What the country needs Just now is
some means of conning the surplus heat
for winter consumption. Thero nre "mil
lions In It."
President Harper of Chicago university
thinks ho can live for a week on 15 cents a
day. No doubt of It. Hut he will look like
13 cents when tho week is up.
The success of the public baths at St.
Paul materially brightens the halo of the
old town without increasing tho treasury
deficit. The natives take kindly to water
for external use.
An eastern university Is wasting time
and good money In sending an expedition
to Alnska In search of fossils. The home
supply Is abundant. For Instance, the tail
of the fusion presidential ticket.
Up In Minnesota the other day a frisky
cyclono eloped with a woman half a mile.
Her accordion skirt worked on the nam.
chute plan and landed her gently In a frog-
pond. Her marvelous escape silenced the
croakers.
A California widow succeeded In pulline
her husband's estate through courts without
discovering nn extra widow or two, or se
riously diminishing the assets. Evidently
the legal profession on the coast is los
ing Its cunning.
Joy's cup Is overflowing In at. LouU
and fame is perched on tho bridge. Docu-
mcntary proof has arrived showing that a
St. Isolds man In the ranks captured Mrs.
Agulnaldo's wardrobe. A public acknowl
edgment of tho town's penchant for old
clothes increases the gaiety of the season.
demure Item comes from London to
the effect that a town judge created a
great scandal by permitting the barristers
to doff their wigs, thereby exposing to a
rude multitude a large assortment of bald
heads. Why the exposure should be classed
as a scandal is a mystery Hairless domes
arc shining signs of long practice In the
science of hair splitting..
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Ilnltlmore American: The trouble Is now
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Minneapolis Times A preacher In Hack
ensack, N. J., complained In his sermon yes
torday because many women had taken to
coming to church bareheaded. He thounht
the women should eover their heads, for
St. Paul snld In one of the epistles to tho
Corinthians: "Every woman that prayeth
or prophcsleth with her head uncovered
dlshonorcth her head." Still It seems a
trifle, absurd In this day and age to de
cl.irr that fashions or customs in clothes
can make any difference In the worship of
aod.
Indianapolis Journal: At n "mothers'
congress" held In Chicago last week Mrs
Llda Hardy told the assembled matrons
"how Christ would have brought U( chil
dren." Mrs. Hardy hnlltt from TopckJ
where sho hns been pulpit assistant io the
Rev. Charles M, Sheldon, of "how.tjrlst
would-edlt-a-ncwspapcr" .fame. It Is nboui
time the pretense that direct telephone
communication with heaven Is to be had
behind that pulpit would come to an end
It was never anything but offensive and be
comes Increasingly so,
Rev. Cyrus Townsend In the Ladies' Home
Journal: -Western dioceses are b!shop
klllcrs nt best. No, that Is unjust; It Is
the church horself which kills the bishops
Sho puts them lu positions whore their
faculties are taxed to the utmost. Naturally
she given them rank, position, a bare living
and then loads upon their shoulders It thsy
be men, as they always arc, who see the
opportunities, accept the responsibilities
and endeavor to fulfill the obligations of
their positions, burdens too heavy for any
mortal man to bear. She provides them with
little money, a mere pittance Indeed In com
paring with their needs, gives them a few
men. not always theso that nro best suited
to effectually advance tho work and expects
them to go forward. If thesa western blsh
ora are not walking in apostollo footsteps
I know of no men who do so walk. It is
tho most exhausting, wearying, heartbreak
ing lot that can full to any mortal man to
bo a western ml4lonnry bishop and most
of item fight It out until they die. Tho
people aro helpful, gruteful and apprecia
tive; thoy do what they can. Let none
blamo them,
noMiisTic I'l.iiASAvnuiis.
Puck: "Destiny," rnld tlx' noimlNo
faction!" C,W1 CHrVC 11 to ,,H ul,,lre B,i"s
cnfEoi R,?r,.1.: 'V people next door
rv long." y 1,uvc,, t boe married
"'i?w 'lo J0U know?"
, ay,H ""I UHt h'Ves to ret UP t 6
o clock and get his brcukfast."
Indlniinpolls JouTnalT "Amelia. It Is a
sUuom.r"US nU"rr" before
not a.' Edgar; if we have a right
good quarrel now we won't Irnvo a thlnir to
do but enjoy ourselves after wc get ontn"
Philadelphia Record":"" "My parents mat
co.'"e us." she faltered!
rnu.i i, L?,. he ';.F,a'mt(, hotly, "thrv
Tt m Vte,Te.Uui,,mH" And he pressed her
still closer to his manly breHM.
Detroit I'ree Press; "I can nln-av. toil
rrSvuTu.'T ,naytA 'm"elf In an ex!
' !i.URttnt luncheon down town."
i.ljow do you tell?"
lie nlwnys comes borne and wants to
treat me to n trolley ride." "nis 10
Philadelphia PresT! "Did Air Slomun
really Propose to you last night?"' h'm"n
cs, replied the other. "He told me I
wP.th!J0,"P F'r.' !e Imd ever lovid." ' 1
"TnM i,. .w,at d,t1 'ou ' o him?"
rnnrfl '"m l K0 BCt n rePUttlOll, o
f
toC!,Jr'hrmNLe.',:. '8h" ,a,f?ct him Just
bachelor"?' n0W Sl,C WUf"1 1 afr"ld uf o'
"Yes?" '
ihnAni,d,. ,H,K,tl to her just to lot her know
"Wefi'" "'raid of widows."
"Oh. they're married now."
Cleveland Plain "DeuTer: "In the latest
PKch"loKlcal novel the hero marries th
LI " -"nviuion mi it was ner i i
tor he should hve wedded "
"Nn. hn Hldn-ff tr,,. I... r...
, .v.. mil, you see. sne
could earn 1.0 a month "
C'lllennn Pnut f n,. . - ,
speak .well of his wife." she' said. '
me0APar,e y19
rin'in0" th PowlbllUy of any man'! ret.
ting In n word of a. controversial nature'
SAXCTIMIIV.
Edgar Fawcett In Leslie's Monthlv
' and'axV1'' ,h "glU Jfl 1'ly
XVhiil ,VmU.hH of, 'v,,1"'ng red glooms.
dalsj- P ,sk of fach iMictr
JlH8 VC1 ,,ot rm pastures It plumes
Come, hear the large boughs of' tl svea
.....mores q liver
iV JL.riCI.e ,hat. 1,18 "nset has brought,
And watch how the reeds by the rims of
To luminous ripples nre wrought.
Great Nature, girt us with spell, like
u?i ani"! ,h.Mt "''"re and enwreath.
Her brooks In their flowing, her winds In
their fleeting.
VPi!r?,wn llke ,h' breaths that w
breathe.
She sighs, and we saddon; she laughs, aed
we brighten;
Her gay moods or somber we share;
Our hope to the reach of her rainbow can
heighten.
Or turn, with her tears, to despair.
She charms. et she chides us: denies, vet
endows us; '
vAt .VPWiS f?r US b""r sweet;
Jet nejer by tawdry pretension oerhrows
l?TJ'ne? " b' "tenllhy deceit.
panders"0 ,US" or i,r'ferm'nt he
Dlvln her democracy stays;
In sequences klnne.1 with magnificent can-
We search all her deeds nnd her das.
At ,a"trhd,,ln changed for these pageants
7hiP,.,Von,1 ihal ftom flity flows.
tht-JVi ba,r,erl the loud land,
the projd land.
Come, love while the Mpht yet laxy and
7 - ft, MlflNhin. . 1. . . -1. . . . . .
rAU, "ic r,c" l'"'e nas cleft;
Come, learn from great Nature how lofi
She looms or the life we have left'
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