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All ronds lend to Omnlui this wool;.
Mnko way for his royal highness,
ICIiik Ak-Sar-llon VI.
Oniulm Iiiih tlono nobly by (Jalvcston.
Now lot Toxiih lo nobly by ll.s own
lioople.
Kln.fr Ak-Snr-llon Ih tho only Imporlal
1st before whom the sown-lnns of .No
brnskn bow In revoroneo.
The weather man Is respectfully re
quested to turn off tho water for a week
mil give the earnlval a chance.
While Hryan Is expanding his lnnjjs
nnd waKRlnK his jawbone McKlnloy
keeps at work without saying a word.
Colonel Hryan cannot hope to win In
the battle of 11)00 unless (ionoral Dis
tress takes command of his reform
nrmy.
Train robberies are becoming entirely
too common and 11 persistent effort
should bo made to hunt tho guilty ones
down and punish them.
The conl men evidently believe there
Is still something left In the Omaha
pocketbook now that the Iceman Is about
through for the season.
The proper course for the I'enusyl
vanla coal mine operators to pursue Is
to submit the differences between them
selves and the coal miners to arbitra
tion.
An epidemic of mob rule and lynch
law has broken out lu Louisiana, with
out the aid or consent of the governed
and lu spite, of the Declaration of lu
dependence and the constitution.
Nebraska prairies may not look quite
so entertaining to eastern visitors, now
that the frost Is on the pumpkin vine,
but seekers for new homes on the farms
can see for themselves the result of
stirring the fertile soil during the sum
mcr months.
General Howard has fought many
campaigns for the honor of his country
and even when advancing years com
polled him to quit the service, whore he
lost an arm, he Is still found lighting for
the credit and honor of his country in
tho political Held.
The accidental governor of Utah hu
made n spectacle of himself In taking
snap Judgment on the real governor dur
lug his absence from the state for 1
duy nud appointing a United States
senator to till a vacancy that must be
tilled by the next legislature.
Tho Burlington has masticated its
Iowa aud Missouri branches long
enough to enable Its digestive apparatus
to swallow them without seriously on
dangcrlng Its anatomy, lu duo time
tho swallowing process will extend to
tho 11. & M. and Its tributaries west of
tho Missouri.
Tho World-Herald has been edited for
otno mouths past by Lysle 1. Abbott
fakir extraordinary and fabricator plen
lpotentlury of campaign canards. Mr
Abbott Is located conveniently to the
long distance telephone aud postolltcc
chute with a view to supplying all pop
ocratlc organs with the same song on
tho snino day.
Tho reply of tho United States to the
German proposal regardlug China Is
based upon correct Hues. The position
thnt no nation can be asked or expected
to deliver Its citizens for trial before
tribunal of nnother country for crimes
committed lu their own laud is nbso
lutcly unassailable. While n departure
from It might bo useful In the present
emergency, It would be setting a proce
dent which might provu troublesome In
the future. Various Instances of this
kind have arisen lu our own history
notably tho killing of tho Itnllnus at
How. Orleans.
vorcnn rr.t:t rn.v or sj v itomn
In his letter of acceptance Mr. Hryan
lays xpeclal stress 011 tho declaration
contained In the Knnns city platform
lu favor of the election of I'nlted Stales
senators by direct popular vote.
That there Is n growing and wide
spread demand for such a change In our
method of selecting senators as to
give the people an opportunity to make
their will effective by direct choice Is
manifest to all. Hut the championship
of this reform by lirynn and his
democratic supporters loses its force
when reviewed In connection with the
practice and policy of their party.
.Mr. Hryan served four years as a
member of congress, yet nowhere in his
cord can be found a single effort to
spond to the demand for the popular
lection of senators. When did he In-
'odtice a constitutional amendment
sting the choice of senators In the
people or lift his voice on the tloor of
ongress against the present system of
uatorlal elect Ions V
Kvery one knows that tho groat ob
stacle In the way of the submission of a
(institutional amendment for the elec
tion of senators by direct vote Is found
among those members or tile senate who
now that they would not be their own
successors If the wishes of the people
ere the determining factor. While It Is
true that some republican senators may
found among this class, the principal
opposition to tlie popular-election plan
omes from democratic senators from
the southern states.
Hie democracy of the south has
always been averse to recognizing the
dice of the people, expressed lu the bal-
it box, In the selection of public olll-
lals. South Carolina, lor example,
tearful of trusting the people, chose
presidential electors through Its legls-
iture clear up to the election of 1SU0.
It Is safe to say that If the work of ne
gro disfranchisement had not been car
ried so far representatives of the south
ern states at Kansas City would never
have acipilesccd even lu a platform
declaration In favor of the direct elec
tion of senators, and thnt If the amend
ment were submitted for ratlllcation by
the various states the solid south, which
is the bulwark of democracy, would be
recorded almost unanimously against
the proposed change.
On tho other baud, tho only states
which have made any progress townrd
realization of popular senatorial elec
tions are Nebraska and one or two
other republican states that have since
oplod from It, which permit can
didates for the senate to submit their
names to the people for an expression
of preference for the guidance ot the
lslatures. The constitution ot Ne
braska was framed by a republican body
and the proposition reJatlug to the
holec of United States senators, sep
arately submitted, was ralilled at a time
when the state was overwhelmingly re
publican. The legislation to carry It
Into effect was enacted by n republican
legislature and signed by a republican
governor long before Bryan ever thought
of the question at all.
If tho demand for the election of sen
ators by direct vote Is to be met It will
not be through Hryan anil his backers,
but through the republican party, whose
policies and traditions have always fa
vored the execution of the popular Will
THK C 1.71.4 .V SITUATION.
The election (n Cuba a week ago for
delegates to the constitutional conven
tion which will meet on the llrst Mon
day in November resulted In tho choice
of a majority of members of the na
tlonallst party, composed mostly of those
who were Identlllod with tho Insurrec
tion against Spain. The three principal
political parties In Cuba are the nation
tllsts, the republicans and the union
democrats, besides which are several
1 actions. The most numerous party,
the nationalists, which will control the
(institutional convention, Is strongly in
favor of forming a government nbso
lutolv independent of any outside In
II notice. One of the delegates of this
warty says: "The convention will not
allow Itself to be lnlluenced by any rep
rosentatlves of the United States. It
will adopt nud follow an Independent
pollcv throughout. In my opinion, n
fusing to decide as to the relations which
shall hereafter exist between Cuba and
the United States." Radicalism Is the
characteristic trait of the republican
party. Its chief object has been the
consolidation of the Cuban people
against American Ideas and In this It
lias had considerable success. Its rep
rosentatlves will undoubtedly exert
much Inftuoiiije upon the framing of a
constitution and the formation ol an In
dependent government. The democratic
union party comprises the conservative
elemont-llie business men and property
owners, most of whom are apprehensive
of Independence. They constitute
small minority of the people and have
little tntlueiuo.
Tho Indications are that the const I
tutlon will roth-el the views and desires
of tho aggressive and exclusive element
-tin mo 111011 who feel that Cuba must
be permuted to shape Its form of gov
eminent, according to the views and
wishes of a majority of Its own peo
pie. uninfluenced ly external opinion
nr iiotdiv. As to the future relations
between Cuba and the United States
tho prevalent sentiment seems to b
that this Is not a matter for the deter
inlnatloii of the constitutional couven
tlou, but should be left to the consider
ntlon of a special commission.
Americans generally will be disposed
to admit the right of the Cubans to
frame their own constitution free from
outside pressure, but It will bo unfor
tuuate If they shall pursue a course that
Is not absolutely fair aud Just to nil
the people of tho Islaud, as It is lo be
apprehended will be the case. If there
Is a constitution that discriminates
against a part of the people, that seeks
to puulsh those who did not participate
In or sympathize with the Insurrection
by a denial of equal rights aud prlvl
leges under the government, the future
prao of Cuba cannot be assured Such
government could not be stable and
N a seriotH question whether the
iilled Slates should penult the estnb-
shment of a government of that char-
actor. A ( ubaii republic worthy of tho
recognition and the protection of the
'nlted States must give equal rights to
the whole Cuban people.
I'lir.KlwSt nr TKArlilNii.
In his Inaugural address the new
hancellor of Nebraska's State uni
versity, Prof. K, Itenjaiiiln Andrews.
dwells at length on the question of
greater freedom among tho teaching-
tuff of our colleges and universities.
Having In mind, evidently, the con
troversy over his own position, some
three years ago, when at the head of
Hrown university, he makes a strong
plea for absolute non-lntoi forenco on the
part of the governing authorities with
tlie scope and contents of the Instruc
tion courses carried on by the teaching
stan'.
riiere Is much force in what Chancel
lor Andrews says with reference to the
harmlosness of error when tested by
the light of practical experience and
tho liberty to launch new Ideas aud
novel theories being nmonc the llrst
prerequisites to scientific progress. It
seems to us, however. Unit President
ndrews' discourse tends to convey an
Impression, that even ho would not
hold, that no matter what false doc
trines or vicious teachings are dissem
inated In our educational Institutions no
permanent harm can come from them.
While It Is trite that state universities,
is compared with those supported by
private endowment, are expected to be
more liberal and broader lu scope, yet
Irresponsible Instructors can always
work Irreparable Injury not only upon
the students, but upon the Institution It
self. If the professor of ethics, for ex-
mple, should undertake to Inculcate
atheism we feel sure that Chancellor
Andrews would not hesitate to exercise
censorship over his lectures. If his
professor of astronomy became pos
sessed of the Idea that It wus his duty
to repudiate tlie accepted theory of tho
solar system and Instruct his pupils that
the sun revolves about the earth, his
nforccd exit from the faculty might be
considered Justifiable.
So with reference to subjects of cur
rent research, so fnr as they are con
troversial and both sides nre properly
sot without bias before U10 class, that
form of teaching should be respected.
Each case, however, should be consid
ered on Its merits In connection with all
the circumstances, rather than Judged
on preconceived hard and fast lines, be
yond which neither teacher nor govern
ing body should go.
l'he freedom of teaching, like the free
dom of speech and the freedom of the
press, must be safeguarded and pro
tected. It Is one of the moving factors in
the perpetuation of free institutions.
But the limitations usually Imposed ure
merely the necessary safeguarding of
and abuse of privilege.
Tin: sexatk as a uaiuueh.
It Is a curious phase of the present
campaign that men who four years ago
vigorously denounced the Chicago plat
form as a menace to the welfare, the
Integrity and the honor of the nation,
and who are now supporting Bryan and
Stevenson, seek to Justify themselves on
the ground that If those candidates are
elected thoy cannot carry out the do
mestic policies they stand for because
a republican United States somite will
not permit them to do so.
These men admit that the doctrines of
tho Chicago platform, reatllrined at
Kansas City, are wrong and dangerous.
l'hey are as strongly opposed now as
they were In 1S!)(1 to the free coluage of
sliver. They have no sympathy with
the attitude of the Bryanlte party to
ward the courts and lu regard to the
merit system In the civil service.
Thev disapprove Us reactionary ami
revolutionary tendencies. They do
not deny that Mr. Bryan. If
elected, wo'Jld do everything possible to
overthrow the gold standard aud put
the country on a silver basis. But
they profess to feel secure against all
this by reason of the fact that the sen
ate Is a republican body nnd can tie
the hands of a Bryan administration.
The question that naturally suggests it
self Is, Why elect an administration
against which a barrier must be main
tained? It Is true there Is security In a re
publican senate. It Is n barrier against
the repeal of the gold standard law and
the enactment of a law for the free and
unlimited coinage of silver. It would be
a bulwark against any attempt on the
part of a Bryan administration to pack
the supremo court. It would prevent
such an administration from putting
Into effect the n volutlouary and social
Istlc projects proposed by the Bryanlte
party. But there Is one thing against
which the republican senate would not
be a barrier. In the event of Bryan's
election. That Is financial distrust and
Industrial and commercial depression
Some of the so-called Independents who
are supporting Bryan on the score of
Imperialism" admit that Ids election
would cause panic ami of this there Is
not a reasonable doubt. As soon as It
became known that Bryan was to be
president thero would bo a monetary
convulsion, business operations would
he curtailed, enternrlse chocked ami
prosperity halted. The fact of the sou
ate being republican would not nvert
this, because In the presence of the
danger of a Bryan administration pay
ing government obligations in silver as
far as It could tho Unanclal and business
Interests of the couutry would take no
chaiices on tho possibility of further
legislation to mnke more secure the gold
standard. Thoy would consider the
uncertainty of such legislation at the
short session, lu view of the fact that
the free silver element in the senate
could probably defeat It by dilatory
tactics, and would prepare for tho worst,
It Is needlesn to point out wh.it this
would moan.
Itelylug upon the republican senate
as a safeguard against tho dangers of
Hrynlilsiu Is it tribute to tlie wisdom,
the Integrity and tho patriotism of the
party lu control of that body, but the
power of the senate to avert these dan
gers has, as we have pointed out.
Its limitations. It cannot prevent the
convulsion which it Is certain would
follow Immediately the elect Ion of
Bryan nnd which would have disastrous
consequences before there could be any
action by congress.
TAKtXfi TASOIHM) SHAM.
One of the long-felt wants of Omaha
Is a public hall that will safely accom
modate largo popular gatherings of not
loss than In.uoo people nnd afford an
Incentive for musical festivals, great
political conventions and social enter
tainments planned on a large scale.
I'or more than ten years The Bee has
urged public-spirited citizens to make
an organized effort to raise the funds
deemed necessary for such an enter
prise. Up to this time, however, the
project 1ms received no substantial on
couragetnent.
The time has come when Omaha ur
gently ueuds such a building con
structed ou modern lines, centrally lo
cated nnd accessible from all parts of
the city. Tlie first tangible and practi
cable plan lo tills end Is about to ma
terialize through the efforts of the man
agers of the musical festival now In
progress In this city. The unparal
leled success attained by them In their
undertaking will, we are assured, en
able them to devote from $8,000 to $10.
000 surplus as a nucleus for tho erec
tion of the proposed auditorium bulhV
lug. With tho assurance of a liberal
backing by the members of the Com
mercial club and the general business
community the men placing themselves
at the helm of this enterprise ate beyond
doubt on the highway of success.
When It Is borne lu mind that tho
projectors of the Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position ventured upon that colossal un
dertaking with but $H.noo of stock sub
scribed of which only 10 per cent hud
been paid In there certainly Is no in
surmountable obstacle lu tho way of the
successful accomplishment of the pro
ject contemplated by the managers of
tho proposed auditorium scheme.
This is a public-spirited community
that never yet has failed to respond lib
erally to any appeal lu behalf of an
enterprise that promised to stimulate
the growth and prosperity of Omaha
or to contribute to Its metropolitan pre
tensions. TllK AMtZltlCAN ATTITI'DE.
Enough has been disclosed as to the
American attitude regarding the latest
conditions proposed In connection with
the Chinese problem to show that our
government Is n,ot prepared to support
tho extraordinary demand of Germany,
whatever the other powers may bo dis
posed to do. This is unquestionably
the correct position. The proposal of
Germany Is utterly Inadmissible. No
natlou would submit to It, because to
do so would be a practical surrender
of Its sovereignty. It asks that China
shall deliver up to the allies, to be pun
ished by them, those responslblu for the
outrages at Pekln. It is only necessary
to apply this to any of the powers to
understand how preposterous such a de
mand Is. Suppose a mob In this coun
try were to kill Chinamen, as has hap
pened, and the Chinese government
were to demand that the united htutes
should deliver up those responsible for
the outrages to be tried and punished
by that government. Can there be any
doubt what the answer would be?
Unquestionably the Chinese govern
ment will be found willing to give all
fair and Just reparation that may bo
asked by tlie powers, but It should not
be required to do that which no other
power on earth, able to contend for Its
sovereign rights, would submit to, and It
Is gratifying to know that the Uulteu
States will not be a party to the Ger
man proposal to visit upon the Chi
nese government an Indignity of the
gravest character.
In Nebraska the popocratlc parties
prosper on poor crops and poor markets
In tho nation the only ray of hope which
conies to them Is tho strike lu the au-
thraclte coal regions, and the greater
the length of time that It continues and
the more bloodshed and rioting grow
out of It the more campaign material
thoy will have. Calamity Is their cry
and calamity Is their staple diet. It
matters not whether those affected owe
their distress to political causes or not,
thoy seize upon the wail of distress as a
call for their services and offer democ
racy as a remedy. The laborer has
about as much chance to beneilt by
democratic ascendancy as the victim
does of beating the three-card inont
man's alluring game.
The governor of Texas declines to call
an extra session ( the Texas legislature
to provide relief for the destitute people
of that state because the constitution
of Texas does not authorize such ox
pemllture. If this be true the governor
of Texas should call the legislature to
gcther for the purpose of aiueudlug the
constitution of Texas. A rich state
that cannot relieve the distress of Its
own people because It caunot levy taxes
or bojiow money for such a purpose
had better amend Its constitution and
make it conform to the wants of hu
inanity.
Tho gang which Is following tlie com
mlsslouor of public lands and buildings
over tho state and extorting money
from settlors who desire to lease school
lands might need a llttlo looking after
nnd, Incidentally, Commissioner Wolfe
might clear his skirts of any connec
tion with thorn. The administration of
this olllco under popocratlc rule has not
been above suspicion and clerks in the
atoto house have been Involved In sev
ral shady deals In times past. The
schools are entitled to tho income on tho
highest legitimate bid which any one.
It her resident or non-resident. Is will
lug to give, but settlors are entitled to
protection from sharks and holdups and
this the commissioner has power to give,
If he desires. '
What the fusion papers of Nebraska
say about Edgar Howard, the fusion
andldate for congress lu this district,
fills nearly a whole page lu 1 lie double-
nder, but what the fusion state house
machine said about Edgar Howard a
few months ago, when he was forcibly
sidetracked as a candidate for auditor,
remains unwritten aud uuprliitod.
Ti'iilnliiK for (lie I'll tn re.
Huston Transeilpt.
The world Instead of turning to drink, as
the total abstainers four, seems turning to
staoko instead.
Couldn't Hold Wilier.
Indianapolis Journal.
The hide nnd leather trust has eensd to
exist. It earned nt the rate of $120,000 a
year, while J'JOO.OOO wan necessary to pay
tlie dividends on Its preferred stock.
Will (Irriiinn.v lteelin oentr f
Baltimore Amcrkmi.
Now that (Icrm.iny has borrowed $20,000,-
000 of thtH country, It should feel ery
kindly disposed toward tlie United Stutcs
and should wipe, out all Its laws directed
against the Introduction of American food
stuffs.
"l.nckliiK the Mnlile."
SprliiKlleld Hepuliltcan.
The latest reports from Pekln have It
that the nlllod genernls havo agreed that
the looting should cease." This Is a mag-
nltlceut determination especially lu view
of the fact that llttlo can he left lu the city
by tills time to loot.
Sli-iiel. tlie lllulit Trull.
New York TrlbJlie.
Despite all tlie Insincere clamor that was
raised some time ago over the Porto Rico
tariff, that snug little island seems to bo
llndluga pretty good market for Its produce
and to bo on tho high road to prosperity
greater than U lias ever known before.
Itooiii fur n Fen- .More.
Brooklyn Bugle.
A native of Ountn hns applied for natu
ralization papers. Let them come. We
have naturalized Turks, Italians. Slavs,
Huns, Czechs, Zulus, Japs and Tennessce-
nns, and why not a well, now that you'vo
not him, what uro you going to call him?
t'ni'lc Sum In 11 Ximv Itulr,
Philadelphia Times.
Another Indication of the change which
has come about In tho financial rotations
of the United States and Uurope within the
last few years Is tho placing of a German
loan of $0,000,000 marks In New York. This
la the more slRnltlcant as It follows closely
upon a considerable allotment to this coun
try of a recent British loan. It Is not very
long since tho United States borrowed from
-ondon and Berlin. Now the conditions are
reversed nnd London and flerlln borrow
from New York.
I'rrsnliiK Isnitr of l-'lnnnclnl linearity.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho opposition to Imperialism nnd to
trusts, both which are unrepubllcan and uu-
Amerlcau, has, no doubt, alienated the votes
ot some loyal republicans, but serious as
tupse evils nro they have not tho serious
ness ot tho evil ot freo and unlimited
silver coinage, of debased, dishonest money,
of a dollar worth less Intrinsically than
half Its ostensible value. Besides, tho ovlls
of Imperialism and trusts can wait their
day of purgation. Hut, as Mr. Hryan has
declared that If he should be elected ho
will do nil that ho can do to remove or
destroy tho single gold standard and sub
stitute for It the silver standard, the
financial issuo Is tho paramount Issue. It
Is, in fact, so much moro urgent, so much
more Important, as to not only demand and
hold tho first place, but to demand that
thero shall be uono second to It. It Is the
ono vital. Immediate Issuo of the campaign,
and every democrat nnd every republican
who voted ngnlnst Hryan and Hryanlsm In
1890 should, In good conscience, wisdom and
patriotism, voto against them in 1000.
SOUTH OMAHA'S (JUOWTII.
IlimtlliiK Nil tin rli the 'Wonder of tlm
(VnnllN Collection.
Chicago Times-Herald.
In all seriousness wo ask William Jennings
Hryan to transfer his contemplation of "the
appalling growth of combinations In re
straint of trade" ond fix his binoculars on
tho census returns from South Omaha. They
can bo condensed Into one agato lino:
. Population. Increase..
1000. 1M0. per cent.
South Omaha, Nob..2C,oni k,otf2 222.81
Hut behlrfd these cold figures stalks tho
statement that this enormous gain Is due
largely to the expansion of the packlug In
dustry nnd to tho opening of the great
Armour plant, which began with a force of
1,200 men. Kvery other big packing house
has doubled Its capacity In the last ten
years, and the stockyards business has
grown In proportion. Other enterprises,
notably tho railroads, aro employing more
men. Tho live stock business has grown to
enormous proportions throughout Nebraska
in four yenrs and high prices have attracted
moro buyers nnd moro commission houses
Uptown btnlness houses havo multiplied.
.Moreover, wo nro told that tho "appalling
growth" of South Omaha by reason of tho
location thero of "combinations in restraint
of trade" is substantial and legitimate.
Wo Invito Mr. Hryan to visit South Omaha
before tho "Industrial despotism" he tnlks
so much about "completes Its deadly work
OUTLOOK IV M3im.ICA.
Candidate Dietrich' Prediction i"
in the Outcome of I be f iiiupnlKii.
Chlcano TinieM-lIenild.
C. II. Dietrich, tho republican candidate
for governor of Nebraska, who character
izes tho sunnorters of Bryan as "false
prophets and fornlnstors," was in Chicago
vesteniAv nnd brought most cheering news
of tho progress of his cumpalgn. Be say
that if the election were ncld touay iue
renubllcans would surely win on tho state
and IcKlslativo tlcketa,- and, though the
state Is still doubtful on tho national ticket.
tho chances fr.vor McKlnley and Roosevelt
Onlv tho fact that Nebraska is Mr.
Hrvan'a home state prevents a perfect land
slide from tho fusion ticket. Mr. Dietrich
says that every whero he has spoken, nnd
ho has canvassed tho stato moro thor
mioiilv (linn it 'nn ever canvassed beforo.
tho disposition of tho voters Is to rcscuo
tho stato from tho bad company in which
11 j fnuml In tho Inst electoral college.
Tho peoplo In Nebraska havo no Intention
to bo again couuted with tho solid south,
tho arid states nnd tho silver mines against
iim L-rrai industrial, nrocresslvo. prosper
ous, hopeful communities that constitute
tho backbone of the republic and gavo Mc-
K'lnlov lils mnlnrltv In lS'lO.
Mr. Dietrich savs that tho people of Ne
braska Iinvo weighed tho predictions of
disaster mado by hrm lirynn wtta tno actual
conditions under McKlnloy and can no
innner bo lined winked by any of the
prophecies of ovll tho former may conjure
up to aid lu his personal advancement.
Wo share In Mr. Dietrich's faith in the
common sense and common sympathies of
the people of Nebraska. Thero Is no reason
why tho misfortune of Bryan's residence
in that statu hould bind Its voters to his
financial vagaries and antagonism to every
national Interest,
III, AST I'ltOM HAM'S HOIIV
Lova only can lighten labor's load.
A long prayer may rise from little piety.
The worst things are alwnys corruptions
of tho best.
The better days will come only as you do
your best toduy.
Tho value of a painful piety depends on
who lind the pain.
The church without n prayer meeting is
a body without a heart.
Tho more Intensive your faith the more
extensive your influence.
Too many preachers nre thinking more
of salary than of service.
Ho who groans most In prayer frequently
loans tho Lord least In charity.
Tapering off 11 bad habit Is but spinning
out a ropo to hold you till the next siege
ot tho temptation.
Tho spirit of the meeting Is not greatly
helped by the people who say: "I will be
with you In spirit."
The raven who failed to return to tho
Rrk is a picture of many Christiana who,
being saved, never look back to say so.
SIK't'LAIt SHOTS AT Till: PULPIT.
Buffalo l'xpress: A preacher who had his 1
feet In tlie window of n train on the New
York Central the otlter day had one of
them struck by lightning. The rebuke was
a just one.
Washington PoM: It is said by those who
profess to bo well informed lu tho premises
that thero nre too mnny preachers, more
than enough to supply the demand. If tbul
be true, thero is a serious fault somewhere,
for tho theological schools, under denomina
tional control, should not havo been per
mitted to launch young men Into n profes
sion where they wero not wanted and
where starvation would face them.
Louisville Courier-Journal: An Associated
Press dispatch, describing tlie looting of
Pekln, says that "tho missionaries complain
because tho Sacred City has not been looted.
They urge that tho royal family and other
highly-placed Chlnco personages, who were
behind nil the trouble, should bo mado to
suffer more than those who blindly followed
them." Kvldcntly our next shipment ol
missionaries to China should be to work on
tho missionaries already there.
Leslie's Weekly: A federation of churchef
In Pittsburg nnd vicinity hns taken up the
subject of funeral reform nnd makes n num
ber of valuable recommendations to thn
nd. Among other things tho federation ad
vises that display of all kinds should be
avoided, and that floral offerings, if used n'
nil, should be simple and inexpensive. Per
sonal references to the deceased at thr
funeral should be omitted. Services nt tie
grave are doclared to bo unnecessary, nnd
In no ense should tho persons who nltem'
them be expected to stand with uncovered
hendF. Tho admission of curious people to
view tho dead beforo the funeral Is spe:lally
deprecated. Finally, n discontinuance of the
custom of wearing mourning Is stronglj
recommended as being "scarcely In harmony
with tho hope of tho gospel." Theso sug
gestcd reforms aro clearly In tho Interest
of good sense and refined feeling.
Portland Oreeonlau: The trusting believer.
If ho thinks ns well ns trusts, looks nt tho
Galveston horror and wonders how It hap
pens, If there Is a Just Ood, thnt he permits
such undeserved losses nnd suffering to fall
upon his children. Wo may suppose that
ovll mou recelvod in this cntastrophc no
moro punishment than would requite their
deeds; but tho blow foil equally on me
saintly nnd the depraved, tho hardened sin
ner nnd tho Innocent babe, on the aban
doned In their hour of carousal and on the
self-sncrltlclng nt their posts of duty. Lov
ing families were brokon tip. faithful wives
snatched from tho husban. rt side, dutiful
parents removed from tho children to whom
they were necessary, and (loil-fearing men
and devout women were called to pass
through torture of mind and body such that
tho humane arc fain to turn from it In very
wesrlness of sympathy and grief. How
ran Ood, If he loves his children, suffer
these things to bc7 What purpose of Justice
or benevolence can be advanced through
such strokes of misery and desolation upon
those whoso lives nro exemplary nnd whose
hearts are right?
PlIHSONAL AMI OTHKH WISH.
The Chinese puzzle contluues to live up to
Its name.
Somo stories from Texas should be salted
before taken. Residents of tho cotton belt
are expert yarn spinners.
A man named Shoure has settled down at
Rayne, Neb. That combination, stirring
Nebraska soil, points the way to fortune
New York Is not ns stingy ns It has boon
painted. Over $200,000 has been raised mere,
for tho Gnlvrston sufferers nnd tho good
work continues.
It Is admitted on all sides thnt August
was n hot month so hot, In fact, thnt It
burned about $10,000,000 of tho surplus ot
Are Insurance companies.
Tho nssortlon that tho coal strike Is con
fined to Pennsylvania Is erroneous. It strikes
every householder In tho winter belt for nn
extra E0 cents or moro a ton.
The outcome of tho campaign In China
Is as certain as tho result of tho campaign
In tho United States. Civilization and
progress nro bound to win.
An eastern clergyman Is delivering a
series of learned discourses on "Hell and
Bell Klrcs," doubtless with a view to pre
paring his henrers for their futuro state.
Tho ruling of a Washington court that a
quiet gamo of poker In a prlvute residence
U a violation of law Is calculated to Im
peril tho pleasures and prerogatives of con
gressmen. Lucky Baldwin, the noted San Fran
clscnn, thinks there Is no place like homo.
Bo Is recouping his fortune by squatting
on abandoned claims nnd dishing up forked
lightning to tho thirsty between Jumps.
This week, and if you want to be doing
something for Omaha, and yourself besides, give
your personal appearance extra attention. Th
town will be decorated to kill follow suit. You
can suit yourself here, or overcoat yourself for that
matter, at very little cost $10 to $25 for the very
latest styles and fabrics.
And No Clothing Fits Like Ours.
And the Shirts, Underwear, Hosiery, Gloves
Neckwear and all articles, including Hats, that
pertain to men's and boys' wear, arc here in
profusion.
The proper things arc found always at
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omnhn'a Only Exclunive Clothier for Mcu and lloy.
IMIIIIIS I M PI. DAS M'iiu:s.
Chicago Record. "He worships her!"
"Ah"
"Yin. I've seen him got up nnd Rive her
hl seat In n street cHr"'
1'hlliidelplim nullelln: "They have bfen
engaged fur eltht years nud nre still In
love.
"How vlr of them not to end It all by
getting muiried."
Oetrelt l'ree Press: Jlggs It's rnlhr
odd nboiit my wife.
DIrrs- How do you tnenn?
Jlggs Wliv. slie kujh she Is bound 1(5
have tlie Inst word, nnd yet she nlw'ni'i
gives It to me.
Philadelphia Press: Tess Yen. she re
fused lil 111. but It almost broke her heart.
Jess Really?
Tchs-Ycx. when she discovered that It
linitu't broke his.
Chicago News: "linen your sweetheart
call you pot names, Hilly?"
"Yes; plie culls me pnl.' "
Brooklyn Life: Clark t wonder how n
man fee's when ho llnds himself hope
lessly bankrupt
Clerk Say, didn't vour wife ever insist
a pon having the drcsstnnker In to make
her fall clothes right after potting home
from the senshoro?
Indianapolis Journal: "Hndn't we better
burn all our love letters, MthelV"
"Oh, no, Herbert; maybe nfter we've
been married awhile we'll get dull some
I'Venlns and want something funny to
read."
Detroit Journal: After they had eloped a
mile or two, tlie heroine faltered.
"Irresolution nrrcsts thy footsteps!"
cried the hero, iircusingly.
"No, my shoe pinches tny corns!" pro
tested the distraught maiden.
Cleveland Plnln Dealer: "1 understand
that the steak fell In love with the potato
mnxfier."
"Well, he certainly was hard hit."
Chicago Kecord: "I hope you help mn nil
oll cull about the house," P.lld ,Mny.
"Yes, when she's busy,' answered Nan
"I keep out of her wnv.
Chicago Post: "1 think thnt I'll bo mar
ried on tnv birthday." said Miss Tommey
"What"' exclaimed Miss Frocks, holding
up her hands In consternation, "nnd lose
one entire set of presents!"
Cleveland Plain neater: "It seem to
me, Jnne. that the baby lin an unusually
Inrgo head. Oood denl like mine. Isn't It? '
"Yes. but thero Is nothing In thnt."
Tin: old .mkktim; iiousi:,
N A. Sherman In .Springfield BepubllcAn
Through memory's magic 1 behold
The mooting house. 11 structure old,
Well strciilicil with weather stains and mold
DoHidte Its guard of Mrs:
While Just beyond the rustle mill
Htrotehed wide 11 ragged, briery hilt.
Alive with warble, song nnd thrill
Of rival worshipers.
Though varied pastimes lured the boy
A weapon, each to pall and cloy,
It was a more abiding Joy
When dawned the morning fair
Thnt ushered In a day of rest
To don his suit of .Sunday best
And drive with eager, youthful r.est
I'nto the house of prayer.
Thero country folk In ginupv and bands
I'rom hillside farms nnd valley Inndn
Stood 'round and joined In slinking hnnds,
Anil common nlniH reviewed;
There neighbor greeted neighbor fulrj
The humblest brother had 11 share.
None wounded him with haughty stnre
Or salutation rude.
lire Invocation down they tile
Through vestibule nnd nnrrow aisle.
Their garments mirroring every style
Hren there for many 11 year;
The sexes part, each take their way
Alone; the unconverted snv
That sheep und goats on Hubbnth day
Aro separated here.
Then music! bass and tonnr bent
The time with heavy thumping feet
To strains Hint sounded wondrous sweet
When set to solemn rhymc;
Again I hear the v1o'"h chord:
Again, Forever with the Lord;
And lloytstou that 1 so abhorred
King out like belfry chime.
Thn sermon follows, more of good
And doctrine than we understood,
Vet strangely fancied mental food
Was potter served too strong
For our digestion: with a zest
We listened, pondered, nor confessed
That simple homilies were best.
And liked them rather long.
Thero men with eager Interest heard
The wise persuasion, threatening word,
Of lofty faith and creed absurd,
With broad or narrow scope;
Tho Wesleyairs exhortation wild,
Stern Calvinism undented.
And Murray's theologies mild
Of universal hope.
Around tlie spot what memories throng
Of earnest prayer and discourse long
And soul uplifting snoird song;
Ah' many a dream In sooth,
And cherished hope would I forego
To hear once more their accents flow.
And feel tlie spirit's fervent glow
With buoyant y ot youth.
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