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The lloers still contlntio to bo a live
tc:! In the Ilrlllah cnpltal.
Sow look out for n wltulfnll of poems
dedicated to tho dying century.
Now that ThniikflKlvlnR Ih over there
Is to be no more "rupture with Turkey."
When tho American warship Ken
tucky steamed Into .Smyrna the crew
found no dllllculty In setting dates
UHliore.
Tho newspapers still keep talking
nliout llrynn, but who has heard of
Coin Harvey uud his school of llnancu
of late?
Is there gold enough In this country
to do the business? Inquire of the
keener of Uncle Sam's strong box at
Washington.
Another actress has lost a $10,000
necklace and gained $25,000 worth of
free advertising. This time the distress
ing event occurred at London.
Ono thing Americans should be
thankful for, after Thanksgiving, Is
that the foot ball season is closed and
the slaughter of tho Innocents has
ceased.
New York servant girls nro holding
commiseration sessions to sharo one an
other's woes. Tho mistresses of tho
household will meet later to exchange
their sad experience.
Kngllsh papers are beginning to com
plain of tho great cost of carrying on the
war In South Africa. Tho Hoers are
perfectly willing tho English should
quit any time they get ready.
Outgoing fusion otllcinls at Lincoln
give It out they have had all the ofllec
holding they desire. Tho voters of
Nebraska will see to It that no further
Bacrltlces bo required of t hem.
A Kronen engineer has conceived a
plan for a double tunnel under Gibral
tar without the aid or consent of the
Urlllsh. It is apprehended that for
some time to come the plan will remain
on paper.
A Lake Oeneva preacher has given it
ns his opinion that a busy man Is Justi
fied In Hulling on Sunday. If he can
only Insure the auglers that the Ush will
bite, next season will witness a great
rush to that resort
A treaty with Nicaragua has been
signed which does away with tho in
ternational dltllcultles in constructing
thp big cunal. The matter of a hundred
million or so of ready cash Is all that
prevents tho digging of the ditch.
Turkey has decided It will not run the
risk of having Its wings clipped nnd a
few tall feathers pulled out and has
therefore promised again to pay the lit
tle bill which has been placed in tho
hands of Undo Sam for collection.
Tho assessors are making life a bur
don for Hlehard t'roker dining his stay
In England. To ono who has fattened
off the public It Is a new revelation to
Oroker to pay taxes, Ills "pull" evi
dently failed when hu crossed the water.
Enterprising Wisconsin and Michigan
capitalists have projected tho erection
of six new paper mills In the neighbor
hood of Appleton, Wis., but will the
price of paper bo reduced to publishers
or will we have another paper mill
trust?
A Chicago man and woman who met
for the llrst tlmo on a lightning express
train fell In lovo before their Journey
was completed and were married on
reaching their destination, all In less
than eight hours. Now will New York
bo good I
Tho Minnesota legislature will also
havo tho prlvllego of electing two
United States senators this winter, but
ns tho republicans have n majority of
ninety on Jolut ballot, tho rntlo of
prizes in tho federal patronage grab
bag will be very much smaller.
1XTEIIXA TIOXA I, AMITY.
The observance of Thanksgiving day
by Americans In London and Hcrlln was
marked by the usual expressions of
International amity nnd good will, At
the London dinner the speaker of the
House of Commons, in proposing the
toast to President McKlnley, expressed
the hope "that the two countries may
ho bound together forever," and tho
response of Ambassador Ornate was In
a like spirit. At the lierlln banquet
Ambussndor White proposed three
cheers for President MeKlnley nnd Em
peror William, which the dispatches
state were heartily given, in his ad
dress the American ambassador
characterized ns excellent thu relations
between the United States and Ger
many, saying that during the whole
series of operations In China tho most
kindly feelings have prevailed between
the two countries nnd still prevail. "In
all the discussions," said Mr. White,
"which have taken place between the
two powers regarding the best method
of restoring that peace which shall bo
the beginning of n great era for China
and the world, each of these two powers
has shown itself not only anxious to
do whut is really the best thing to be
done, but also perfectly friendly and
conciliatory."
It Is to bo supposed that all fair
minded and unprejudiced Americans
will be pleased with these expressions
and assurances of International friend
ship and will desire tho maintenance of
tho relations they denote. If there aro
people here who object to our diplomatic
representative at Loudon courteously
acknowledging a sentiment of good will
from n llrltlsh otllciul, or who think
that Americans should not cheer the
emperor of Germany, wo are quite sure
they aro not In accord with true Ameri
can feeling. We believe that a very
large majority of our people Uud
grntlllcatlon In the fact that the United
States Is on good terms with all other
nations and wish it to cultivate such
relations. Wo have ud alliances ami
want none, but our Interests dictate that
wo pursue toward all nations un amica
ble, fair and honorable course, showing
no discrimination or partiality In our
relations with any of them.
In the presidential campaign there
was a persistent effort made to create
feeling agnlust tho administration by
charging that It had a secret alliance
with England. Tho reprehensible appeal
to prejudice failed to produce the de
sired effect It was rejected by tho
common sense of tho country. Such
will be the ease wltli all attempts that
may bo made to create hero an un
warranted sentlmeut of hostility to
foreign nations. The Unueu States, as
one of tho great poweis or fTio world,
exercising a more commnudlng influence
than ever before nnd reuchlug out for
u larger share In the world's trade, has
stronger reasons than at any other tlmo
In its history for maintaining the most
friendly relations und cultivating the
most cordial Intercourse with the rest'
of tho world.
A DEl'AltTMEXT OF CUMMEHCE.
There Is a bill in congress for the
creutlon of a department of commerce
nnd Industry, with a secretary who
shall bo a member of tho cabinet Tho
manufacturing Interests of tho country
huvo for several yenrs, through their
national associations, urged that such
a department be established and tho
proposition has earnest supporters in
congress. The advocates of u now de
partment contend that It Is required to
give proper attention to our vast com
mercial und Industrial interests. They
also say that It Is needed to relieve
ono or two of tho existing depart
ments, particularly the treasury. There
aro several bureaus in tho latter de
partment It Is pointed out, which do
not In any way relate to tho lluances
of the government nnn could much bet
ter como under tho head of a depart
ment of commerce. Tho same Is true
of the Department of tho Interior. It
Is contemplated to place tho consular
service under tho control of tho new
department should It tie organized.
When the bill was Introduced wo ex
pressed the opinion that Inasmuch as
all Interests wero being well cared for
by tho existing departments there
seemed to be no necessity for creating
another and thereby adding to tho ex
penses of the government. We still
think that there Is no urgent require
incut for a department of commerce
and Industry, but wo are disposed to
give very respectful consideration to
tho Judgment of the practical men en
gaged In manufacturing ami commerce
who believe that the proposed depart
ment would bo highly valuable in pro
moting tho great interests they repre
sent. If such a department would, us
they aftlrm, materially aid in the ex
tension of American trade, It should be
established. Tho bill will doubtless bo
taken up at tho coming session uud fa
vorable action upon It lb regarded us
probable.
FOHEST I'HESEltVATlOX.
Not the least Interesting feature of
the nnnunl report of the secretary of
agriculture Is that which relates to the
growth of forestry work. This, tho re
port says, continues to be thoroughly
practical and direct. The relations of
tho forestry division of the department
with practical lumbermen nnd tree
planters huvo become closer nnd more
useful during the past year than ever
before nud Secretary Wilson notes a
great Increase in tho demand, both pub
lic and private, for the services of the
division lu all parts of the United
States. These demands have not been
fully met through lack of resources,
thus hindering the progress of practical
forestry lu the country.
Tho secretary says: "Public Interest
In forest matters is Just now not only
keener nnd wider than nt any time here
tofore, but It is growlug with a rapidity
altogether without precedent To fall
to use this unequaled opportunity for
the protection nnd preservation of our
forests would, I believe, bo of tho na
ture of a real misfortune." The expe
diency of promoting this public Interest
in forestry Is so obvious as not to re
quire any argument and liberal pro
vision should be made by congress for
doing this. The question of protecting
nud preserving tho forests hns been
agitated for years, with tho result of
llnally arousing a general recognition of
Its grent Importance. This should not
be permitted to decline, but rather
nhotild be further stimulated and what
ever additional resources the forestry
dlvMoti of the Agricultural department
may require In order to foster this In
terest It should be given. The secre
tary makes no specific recommenda
tions lu his report, but will doubtless
lu duo time submit to congress the
needs of the division.
The government can afford to be as
liberal In this matter as aro foreign
governments that provide for tho pro
tection and preservation of forests anil
every dollar Judiciously expended In
this way will be many Unles repaid.
The west Is peculiarly Interested in tills
subject and the representatives In con
gress of tills section should glvo It their
earnest uttentlon.
SUIISTAXTlAI, EDUCATION.
The announcement of tho retirement
of President D. C. Gllmnn of Johns Hop
kins university Is awakening general ex
pressions of regret nt the close of a ca
reer that has contributed so much to tho
educational development of tho United
States. Dr. GUnian's presidency of the
Institution dates from its Inception, more
than n quarter of a century back, and
his management has made the unme of
Johns Hopkins synonymous everywhere
for thorough scholarship and liberal
Ideas.
Tho Influence of the work of Johns
Hopkins university, under the direction
of President Oilman, Is felt In nil our
Institutions of higher learning, and will
he u potent factor for years to como lu
their growth nud development Adapt
ing from European universities those
methods nnd plans of organization that
seemed suitable to our conditions, Johns
Hopkins university has combined them
with American progresslveness, produc
ing a system stamped with truly Ameri
can character.
While making use of every legitimate
means of bringing tho university to the
attention of the public, President Gllmnn
nindo It his prnctlco to avoid educational
novelties, too frequently taken up us ex
periments for tho sake of tho advertising
In It nnd to confine himself to building
from the ground up. It was not mere
numbers or colossal classes that ho
sought, but rather earnest, conscientious
and ambitious students, who could bo
relied upon to ninko the most of tho ad
vantages nt their disposal und who
would Inter carry tho light of learning
forth to others nud spread Its rays broad
cast throughout the Innd. Kor a long
tlmo It was the boast of Johns Hopkins
thut Its grnduates contributed more
members to tho teaching stuff of Ameri
can colleges and universities than any
three other American Institutions, al
though most of the larger universities
woro older nud better endowed.
Tho misfortune of Johns Hopkins hns
been that for more than ten years it has
labored under financial dltllcultles which
only the ndmlnlstrntlvo ability of Presi
dent Gllmnn hns enabled It to weather,
yet preventing him from devoting his
uttentlon, us ho would have liked, to tho
sclentlllc side of tho work nud pursuing
a policy of educntlonnl expansion which
would havo kept tho Institution fur In
tho forefront of tho university world.
Tho retirement of President Gllmnn by
no means Indicates that tho lesson of
ilohns Hopkins Is lost or Its Influence
Impaired, because it will continue to go
forward under his successor, whoever
ho may be, standing forth ns un example
for tho lesser colleges of what can bo
accomplished not by noisy self-lauda-tlon,
but by careful, ceuseless work.
01ISTACLE TO VAX Ah UlLh.
The Nicaragua canal bill Is tho spe
cial order In tho senate for December
10 nnd It Is the understanding that
its supporters will Insist upon having
It continued as the unfinished business
until disposed of. The obstacle lu the
way of the prompt passage of tho meas
ure Is the Hay-Pauncefoto treaty. If
that were out of the wuy there Is no
doubt thut the canal bill, favored us It
Is by both putties, would bo promptly
passed.
Senutor Morgan, chnirman of tho
committee which favorubly reported
the Nlcaraguu canal bill, bus expressed
tho opinion thut tho question of fortify
ing the cumtl Is ouo or tho least Im
portant In connection with tho entire
subject Ho said tho Iluy-Pnuncefoto
treaty docs not prohibit the fortification
of the canal, neither does the Hepburn
bill, now on tho senate culeudur. Tho
lntter provides that fortltlcutlous might,
If necessary, be placed upon Uio line
of the canal. Ho doubted tho useful
ness of fortifications, however, and did
not think they would bo built "Tho
question of fortifications along the
eunul," said tho Alubama senator, "Is
one which has more Interest for the
countries of Nicaragua nnd Costa Klen
than for the United States. Those
countries own tho ground and ought
to have n right to suy Just what they
want In that direction."
It Is understood to bo tho view of
tho administration that the question of
fortltlcutlous Is of prime Importance uud
the Huy-Pauucefoto treaty lu effect
prohibits them by providing for tho ab
solute neutralization of tho proposed
canal In pence nnd In war. It is also
the understanding thut tho administra
tion will urge the ratification of the
treaty as a necessary preliminary to
eunul legislation. If tills Is the posi
tion of the administration It is not
probable that republican senators
will antagonize it, but they have not the
two-thirds majority required for tho
ratification of a treaty and It Is ques
tlouublo whether enough democratic
votes tan bo secured to. ratify tho
Ilay-PauiK-efoto convention, ut least In
Its present form. If amended It Is to
bo doubted whether the Itiitish gov
ernment would Rgrc-o to the modifica
tion. The treaty is therefore nn obstacle
to tho passago of tho Nicaragua canal
bill which may prevent action on the
measure at tho coming- session, leaving
It for the next congress, when the
republicans will have the required ma
jority for ratifying the treaty.
TVI1KEY VOXC1UA TOIIY.
The latest advices from Constantino
ple state that there was no foundation
for the previous report that it rupture
of diplomatic relations with the United
States had taken place. On tho contrary,
It Is said thut the diplomatic representa
tive of the United States is on tho very
best of terms with the sultan and thnt
tho visit of tho battleship Kentucky to
Smyrna has had no effect upon the re
lations of tho two countries. It has
simply caused the Turkish government
to take a llttlo livelier Interest In the
American claim for Indemnity, but this
will perhaps subside now that the bat
tleshl; bus been ordered to Morocco to
support tho United States consul In de
manding un Indemnity from that coun
try. Tho porte, however, still declines
to grunt nn exequatur to Consul Nor
ton nt Harpoot.
There appears to be no probability
thnt anything more serious than u
more or less prolonged diplomatic con
troversy will grow out of tho Issues
with Turkey. The latter will provide
for the Indemnity in some roundabout
way and tho consular question will bo
amicably settled. TurKlsh diplomatic
methods, however, are very irritating.
SEX IX 1XSUHAXCE.
A writer upon Insurance calls atten
tion to tho fact that tho old extra
on female lives Is now quite largely
abolished, although not yet by all com
panies. He meutlons a list of twelve of
the principal old-lino life Insurance com
panies which make no distinction of sex
In Issuing policies, either ns to extra
charge or physical condition. Other
companies accept risks on women, with
a limit on the sum for which tho policy
will bo written, and exclude them from
certain plans of cheap Insurance, tho
disposition being to compel them to take
out what Is known as whole life or en
dowment contracts. Where the extra
puyment plan is retained the amount
varies from J?i!.G0 to $5 per $1,000, while
ono company Inserts n proviso that In
apportioning the surplus "regard may
bo had to any excess of mortality loss
ou femule lives over tho rate experienced
on mule lives lu tho sumo clnss," und
several keep separate account of femule
members lu order to form tho ground
work for mortality tables specially ap
plleublo to women.
The change that has of recent yenrs
come about In the treatment of women
by Insurance companies Is explained In
many ways. Some insist that It Is sim
ply tho result of tho so-called emancipa
tion, of wouuin nnd her entrance Into the
various walks of life. Others assert thut
tho scientific dnta Is only recently at
hand by which accurato statistics can
bo compiled essentlnl to sound Insurnnce
financiering. The growth of women's
lodges and fraternal societies nnd the
establishment of frateruals for tho ex
clusive benefit of women havo also
doubtless hud much to do with opening
the doors of tho old-line companies to
women.
What has probably been more potent
In this direction has been tho tremen
dous enlargement of tho scope of Insur
ance by which the risk Is spread over
an Immensely larger field. When tho
number of policies was comparatively
small tho risk of insuring women had to
bo distributed among n smaller number,
whereas now the proportion of women,
ulthough constantly Increasing, is still
extremely low. The tendency of tho
time Is cleurly In tho direction of placing
women ou the same Insurance plane us
men, tnklng Into account physical con
ditions, and It will uot bo surprising If
eventually tho distinction of sex disap
pears entirely from Insurance.
Tho United States treasury now con
tains $17-1,10S,3IU1 of gold. Tho hold
lugs havo steadily Increased during the
year und are now larger than at any
time In the history of tho country. The
amount of gold coin lu the country has
Increased over 9-100,000,000 during tho
past four yenrs and In spite of the Im
mense Increase in business tho repub
lican policy has produced sufllcleut
money to carry on that business and
protect the credit of the country with
out borrowing or resorting to tho popo
crutlc remedy of free coinage of silver.
The many heavy bank defalcations
which have come to light recently em
phaslzo the fact that thu best tiling
which can happen to any man having
the custody of funds belonging to other
Individuals or the public is a strict sys
tem of checks which render stealing
practically impossible. Mauy a man
has been ruined by tho temptations
which the Implicit confidence of others
place In his way.
Tho German agrarians appear to bo
agitated by tho novelty of a German
loan negotiated lu America, uud tho ex
planation that the money was borrowed
where It was most cheap nud plentiful
does not seem to allay the dlssutlsfuc
tlon. Tho mention of America to a
German agrarian operates like a red
rag exhibited to a bull.
Tho Chicago building Inspection de
partment Is endeavoring to stop tho
overcrowding of theaters In thut city.
A moro rigid enforcement of tho or
dinance on that subject In Omaha
might prevent a disastrous catustrophe
sure to follow the stampeding of uu
audience hemmed In with blocked aisles.
Emperor William does not uppear to
be so anxious to embrace Oom Paul us
was President I.oubet. Tho German
emperor Is lu sympathy with tho South
African Hon, but his ardor has been
chilled by tho enthusiastic domonstru
Hons und effusive ovations tendered by
his traditional enemies the Kronen.
AgoncIIlo, tho Klllplno representative
who has been In Krunco ever Blnco tills
government refused to recelvo him, an
nounces thnt tho Klllplnos will keep up
tho fight and thnt they still havo plenty
of money. When tho money on which
this patriot has been living In luxury
gives out he will probably be willing to
quit nud will lose interest III the fate
of tho deluded Insurrectionists In their
hopeless struggle.
Iown republicans profess to think It
strunge that their Nebraska brothers aro
still celebrating the recent victory
They should remember republican inn
Jorlties linvo not been so common In
Nebraska of Into years as they have
been on the cast bank of the Missouri,
but they should bo from now on.
Phillips, the young mnn who showed
all tho old-timers In Chicago a few
tricks on the manipulation of the corn
market, cleaned tip $;100,000 on the deal
and now announces hu will take a vn
cation. Tho victims will probably
keep nn eyo out for his return.
Lord Itobcrts has turned over the
llrltlsh command In South Africa to
General Kitchener, but tho latter can
not take from Itobcrts tho credit of
having rescued tho HrltlHh military
reputation when It was lu grave dan
2er from the Hoer.
"Itussla is backing tho sultan," Is the
construction put by European observers
ou tho Turkish attitude. if Itussla
would back htm to the point of llquldat
Ing his debts the United States might
reap substantial benefit from the al
liance.
Unlit That Way
Loulsvlllo Journal.
Some peoplo pray ovcry morning: "Give
us this day our dally bread," and then
gruniblo all day long becauBo It Isn't cake.
I'roKrrsslvn llrKrnnraoy--
Washington Post.
When an American girl begins to admire
English bull pupa, it Is an easy matter
for hor to in alto up her mind to marry a
bankrupt title.
Dipundliiu Illii-Poekrt Persniuilou.
Now York Tribune,
That civilization sometimes uses a pow
der cart as a vehlclo of progression has
long been proverbial. It may also bo ob
served that peaceful diplomatic processes
aro Bomotlmes mightily facilitated by the
opportuao appearance of a first-class war
ship.
Clvllliutlon In AliiMka.
Philadelphia Record.
According to Governor llrndy of Alaska
tho advent of tho white ,nian with tho arts
of civilization accomplishments of Sodom
and Oomorrnh, the governor calls them
already threatens to destroy tho natlvo ele
ment. Tho Esquimaux perishes under the
ordeal of Initiation Into tho vices of a
higher social order.
Wine- Thing to Do.
Philadelphia Press.
Tho man who has a fortuno to bcaueath
and who distributes It before his death Is
wlso beyond his day and generation. At
IcaBt thla Is tho conviction that will be
forced upon thousands who read tho har
rowing detnlla of domestic wretchedness
and mental decay that are dally being
dragged out of wltnossca In disputed will
cases before our courts.
Lamentation of a Crook.
Chicago Chronicle.
Tho "ret-rlch-aulck" New VnrV .tnoV
broker who has landed In Jail protests with
grievous walls that his troubles are due to
his enemies. As his arrest was caused by
a client who wanted her tnnnev harlr it
follows that tho broker regards aa unkind
and hostile any effort to secure money
that has been Intrusted to his care. The
attitude Is not exactly novel among swind
lers, dui it is soiaom stated so clearly.
Three Rules of Life,
Boston Olobo.
Dr. Halo's rules of llfo aro well worth re
membering. Hero they are:
1. Llvo as much as possible In the open
air.
2. Touch elbows with tho rank and fllo.
3. Talk every day with a man who la
your superior.
It Is well for a man to talk every day,
too, with a woman who Is his superior
and ho can generally find ono without look
ing vory long.
WANTED SOMES I'AItENTS.
Short Sermon on the Proper Training
or uitiiuren,
Minneapolis Tunes.
Some paronts, remember! Not all par
ents. Various recent occurrences so shock
ing as to arouse- universal repulsion and
horror, seem to Indicate that there Is a
tcrew looso somewhere else than In the
lawB of the country or In tho moral con
stitution of eocloty. Such things don't
happen all at once. They come from grad
ual causes and from an Increasing care
lessness In the ordinary safeguards to de
cent living.
If morality Is the product of evolution.
au the scientists say, we seem yet to be
a long way from tho perfect product. Pes-
fclbly, if we were to try the evolutionary
theory of extinction of the unfit, we wight
find a considerable weeding out of parents
to bo a help in the solution. The Clreeks
had their convenient way of disposing of
ubbIobb people, but the droek way seems
to us like tho worst sort of savagery, It
had nn clement of modern force, however.
How would it do to try state management
for the families of the parents who cannot
mm-a go to keep their children at home
nights or, keeping them there, cannot
manage to make them happy there? How
about the parents who don't even try and
who have no more Idea of systematic train
ing in morality than they have of the
world-wide economic valuo of the "ounce
of prevention?"
Tho modern method of bringing up call-
dten is getting to ho Increasingly on the
theory that "knowledge la power;" that the
moro children can gather of the llfo of the
streets and tho life of the world the better.
In fact, the belief In knowledge alone Is
the bane of tho day. Wo have manual
training and physical training and nthletlo
training, but the finest training of ail tho
training of tho home Is slighted.
To give boys and girls sound, whole-
Bomo bodies Is u flno thing; perhaps It Is
ocn finer than to glvo them well-trained
lining, but finest of all Is It to make them
of puro heart and clean speech. To Im
plant In a child that Instlnctlvo dislike of
crarseness and grossncss which shall bo
lllto tho spear of Ithurlel to detect the
weakness and falsity of evil suggestions,
even though masked under the hood of
truth this Is a function which belongs
first of all to tho parent. Xo other human
being can do it,
Tho school can glvo us many things.
It can glvo us boys and girls of Intelli
gence and physical soundness. It can In
struct our children In their duties as citi
zens. It can cvon glvo them tho surface
sccmlngs of ethical Instruction, hut the
parent and the home alone glvo them char
acter. Tho flncet department of ethics
tr.at a boy can graduate from Is that which
opons when his own door Is reached. If
he doesn't find ethics there and find them
In his early days ho Is pretty apt nover to
get the genulno thing. And some fine
morning his parents wake up to eoo their
son's name figuring in some such tragodles
ns have come to shock public knawledgo
lately and will keep on coming, doubtless,
until the world realizes more forcibly
what a tremendous need there is of fathers
and mothers nowadays,
si:cui,.in shots at this pdmmt.
Minneapolis Times ! A Lcndon pastor en
tices peoplo to church by giving thorn tho
inonstorpbono nud tho stcrroptlcon on tho
side. Onco thero was a conflict botweon
sclenco and religion, but now they g hand
In hnnd.
San l-'ranelsco Call: Ono of the leading
American missionary societies has made n
i"o3t material reduction in Its provision for
foreign missionary work. It begins to look
ns If o Intended to spend our useless money
at homo for tho conversion nnd Improve
ment of out- own pngnns.
Hrooklyn Kagle: A Methodist minister
who Joined a gang of tramps at New York
n order to study tho tramp problem nt
first hand, found himself lu tho Cortland
Jail on Thursday. Tho Judgo discharged
hlra, whereupon as a farewell remem
branco he gavo tho Judgo a tract. Probably
this minister will not bo much nearer the
eolutlon of his problem when he gets
through, but it Is sate to say that ho should
be a better preacher for his experience.
Indianapolis Journal: In addressing a
Methodist nssomblago In lloston Illshop
Cranston gavo his program for tho settle
ment of the ChlncBo question as follows:
"Ilotlro the guns, reform diplomacy, let
every guilty leader bo punished; let the
nations giro back what they have stolen i
stop the opium trade and restore and pro
tect tho omporor." Tho bishop evidently
thinks that with these things accomplished
efforts to christlanlto China could bo con
tinued safely.
Indianapolis Pross: The near approach
of tho Papal consistory at Home revives
tho rumor that somo American prelates may
recelvo cardlnalates, and among thoao men-tlone-t
Is Archbishop Ireland. Illshop Ire
land Is ono of tho leaders of tho Iloman
church In this country, and his ability as
an orator, his liberality of mind and his
ardent patriotism bavo mndo him especially
popular with the American people, Loth In
nnd out of tho Itoman communion. Prob
ably moro peoplo would rojolco in his eleva
tion to tho olllco of cardinal than In the
samo action of tho Pope toward any other
American prelate, and that any honor con
ferred upon Archbishop Irelnnd would bo
worthily bestowed goes without saying.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE?.
Whon tho weather clerk is good no's
awrui good.
Tho policy of tho open door is an ac
tuallty In China just now. Not only tho
door but the hinges are gono.
Corn King Phillips cleaned up $300,000
by his recent pcrformanco In tho bears' den.
Mr, Phillips established his reputation as
a squeezer.
Tho hoots and yells of the Minnesota
rubbers at Lincoln had ono benoflclal effect.
They overwhelmed the walls of the lost
on Salt river.
As long ns Now York fosters families
yielding four sets of twins In succession
Its tltlo of Empire stnto Is beyond tho
reach of rivals.
Tho name of Miss Peachy Grubb fre
quently graces the society columns of tho
Wellsvlllo (V. Va.) papers. Cream must
bo scarco in that locality.
Tho newly discovered goldf.elds In In
diana gives color to the suspicion that con
siderable political usufruct remained ua-
expended when the polls closed.
It is now proposed to rcproduco the Dewey
nrob In terra cotta, but the genorous pa
triots of Gotham object to tho cost of the
whitewash needed to glvo the marble effect.
As an example of aubllmo faith or nerve
the contemplated contest of a Philadelphia
democrat for a aeat In the next house of
representative! deserves tha honor of a
passing paragraph.
When a lawyer as referee cuts a profes
sional brother's bill from $17,000 to a
meanly $300, such as happened In New
York recently, ft Is evident tho principles
of fraternal regard aro an unstudied art In
legal circles.
Tho ability of Buffalo to stnnd the strain
of tho Pan-American multitude may be
questioned when tho keeper of a gaming
house squealB because bo lost $2,400 at
one BesBlon. An Infusion of red sporting
blood Is necdod there betoro tho gates
open.
A Kansas City Judgo ts drafting an ordi
nance providing for a whlpplng-post for
wlfo-beators. Prcqucnt poultices of the
cat or a stout club on calloused hides have
a tendency of reviving fond recollections
of youth, besides giving tho victim an
Impresslvo dose of his own medlclno.
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Lease Is schedulod
for a pcrformanco in the divorce courts.
Charley Lease docs not objoct. The trouble
goes away bnck. Mr. Lease operated a
drug store In Kansas and Mrs. Lease en
tertained somo strong notions on the nub-
Ject of temperance. The result Is set forth
In the bill for divorce.
A great ntrcak of luck has befallen a
variety troupo traveling In Michigan. The
advance posters were of what la called tho
warm" vaxlety and when put on tho bill
boards In Grand Hap Ids aroused the moral
lndlgnktton of a Baptist preacher. Next
Sunday he preached a sermon attacking the
posters, which next day wero covered up by
order of the mayor. Public curiosity was of
courso aroused and when the show arrived
It "turned 'em away," as they have It In
professional circles.
ROOM AT TUB TOP.
Cincinnati Tribune: Senator Davis almost
reached tho top and bo started at the foot
of a steop, hard ladder to climb. In his
life, as In tho Uvea of tens of thousands
of other distinguished Americans, there la
encouragement for ambitious boys.
Baltimore Sun: The senator's career Il
lustrates the large possibilities ot Ameri
can life. Bndowed with industry, energy
and public spirit, tho senator arose from
an obscure position to a post of the great
est responsibility and honor, setting an
example of character and success which
the youth of the country may emulate.
Minneapolis Times: The careor of Cush-
man K. Davis affords a striking Illustra
tion of the fact that America Is a land of
opportunities, when the Individual has the
Inclination and the ability to discover them
and Improvo them. While afforded the
advantages ot college and university train
ing, Senator Davis began life In very mod
erate financial circumstances, nnd without
tho aid of position or Influence. He pos
sessed that, howover, which was bolter
than either or both a brilliant mind, a
high ambition and unflagging energy and
Industry.
MORE FIIH YOIR MONEY
It iH the quality of our clothing for men and boyu that makea
it cheap.
It is better in materials and 'workmanship than you'll find
at most stores, but it is cut to fit, and it doesn't cost more than
the kinds that are cheap only in name.
Every wool suit is honestly all wool.
Every seam is sewed with silk.
$10 00 to S30.00
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omaha's Oaly Excliulv CUthiors for Ma mui
BLASTS I'HO.M HAM'S 1IOIIN.
Don't make meal of your seed-corn,
Bigotry places opinion beforo truth.
Itellglon Is n reality, not a rhapsody,
Splrltunllty Is not a matter of spasms.
Tho fruit that ripens earliest rots Urst.
No man Is great whose aims aro small.
Tho skeptic stands on his head and says:
"Sco mo hold 'up the world."
Innocence may bo but Ignorance, but
vlrtuo wins victory nfter strife,
Somo methods of raising money for
churches nro successful only In raising
mammon.
When a man blushos for hard drinking
tho effort concentrates Itself lu the middle
of his faco.
No man has tho right to say: "I have
got to live;" ho must llvo to say: "I havo
got to do right."
WELL-POSTEDAND COMPETENT
Juniata Herald.
Whntever may bo said of H.
Hosewatcr, tho fact remains that
ho is an intelligent, well-posted
and competent mnn, and If ho
should bo fortunate enough to
carry off the senntorlnl plum No
braska would certainly not take it
bnck seat In tho deliberations of
the sonntc.
DOMESTIC I'l.lC ASANTH1ER.
Chicago Tlmes-Harnld: "My dear, why
don t you hit the nail on the head some
times?1' "I do. Look nt my thumb."
IndlanapollK Journal: Dolly You used to
;ay you wanted to marry a man who cout-1
form your mind, Polly.
Polly-res, but. honestly, Dolly, the only
men who over tried to form my mind wero
so awfully homely.
Chicago Kecord: "My wife nscerta that
oho oaves my llfo at least once every year."
"How'b that?"
"Sho won't let me go hunting."
Philadelphia Press: Tct.s-.So tho engage
ment Is oft?
Jess Yen. ho declares sho woe simply In
supportable. Tesa-i Hhould think It was rather a strain
on his knees. She's no sylph, curtalnly.
, Hrooklyn Life: Kathertna-I detest that
Mr. Tlfflngton.
Mnrgnrnt Why. Kathcrlno?
'Oh, ho's the kind of man who ntwayn
calls when you nro expecting somebody elso
who doesn't come."
PlttHburg Chronicle: "Mr. Homewood
proposed to mo last night." eiild Mlsii
Northsldo to her doarcat girl friend, Miss
Mn&rhester.
"Ho Inst an election bet, I suppose," waa
tho latter's comment.
Detroit Frco Press: Ho And so she's
married I Ah, well I I used to havo a eoft
spot In my heart for her myself.
She Indeed! Everybody else always sup
posed It was In your head.
Puck: Mrs. Ncwlywed Tho cook refuses
to leave without a recommend.
Mr. Nowlywed (savugely)-Oh, well, I'll
give her one.
Mr. Nowlywed But that would be un
truthful. Mr. Nowlywed Well, yes; but I'd sooner
become a liar than a murderer.
Chicago Trlhimo: "1 wish I could think
of omo new and unusual Christmas present
to surprise mamma with this year." aatd
MIbs le Mulr, wrinkling her fair brow In
deep perplexity.
"How do you think she'd llko a-son-in-law?"
hoarsely whispered young Snoona
moro, falling readily Into the only lino of
thought that seemed to suggest Itself.
THE COHINM MAN.
Ella Wheeler Wlleor.
Ch, not for the great departed
Who framed our country's laws.
And not for the bravest-hearted
Who died In freedom's cause.
And not for some living hero
j o wnom au oenu tne Knee,
My muse would raise her song ot praise
But for tho man to be.
for out of tho strife which woman
Is pus nt n if throueh toilav
A mnn that Is more than human
Shall yet be born. 1 sav.
A man In whose puro spirit
No d roan of Belt will lurk;
A man who Is strong to copo with wrong,
a inun who is prou 10 wotk.
A man with hope undaunted,
a mt wim uoa-UKo power,
Shall cume when the most wanted,
Shall come at tho needed hour,
llo shall Hllenco the din und clamor
Of clan dlRDUtlnK with clan.
And toll's long Unfit with purse-proud might
onuu iriumpu iiirougn ine man.
I know he Is coming, coming,
To help, to nulde. to save.
Though I hear no martini drumming
Ana nee no nagB tnai wave.
But the great Roul-travnll of woman.
And the bold free thoURht unfurled.
Are heralds that nay he Is on the way
ino coming man or mo worm.
Mourn not for vanished ages,
With their great heroic men,
Who dwell lu history's pages,
And live In the poet's pen.
For the grandest timed aro bafore us,
And thu world Is yet to eee
The nobluEt worth of this old earth
in tho men (and women) that are to be.
Protect
Your Eyes.
They need proteotlon, per
haps, when you walk In the
sunlight.
If unprotected the heat ant
glare of tha sun makes them
mart and burn often brlaga
on aevere headaches.
Correct glasses gtv the
protection the eyea need re
lievo tho eyestrain. We make
them to precisely suit the
need ot your particular case.
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Consulting Opticians,
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