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If the wind Is nny Indication, the lee
man's tiny to Jubilate Ih not fur off.
Hills for tlm punishment of kidnapers
should Imvo attached to them plans and
oppclllcatlotiH for catching tho guilty
pnrtloH. Tho duke of Cornwall merely lias the
(ierninn measles, while all the rest of
Knglund Is mirroring from an attack of
German mania.
A Massachusetts cow has been butch
ered which had a clock In her stomach.
She had lone been noted for being oh
time to her meals.
The tin can manufacturers have
formed a combine and It will probably
cost more to decorate your neighbor's
dog than heretofore.
In Itoston a saloon-smashing female
merely landed In the house of correc
tion. They still do some things better
In ISoston than In Topeka.
From the number of senatorial pipe
dreams sent out from Lincoln It Is evi
dent that the Chinaman Is not the only
slave to the suluctlvo poppy.
If .Mrs. Nation could gather all her
imitators together In Kansas she would
havo an army indeed. Hut her follow
ers arc happily well scattered at present.
Women are falling Into the strenuous
life Idea rapidly these days. The latest
outbreak Is in Michigan. If the infec
tion spreads much more the men will
bo forced to be good.
When fuslonists fall to and pummel
each other over the distribution of the
ppoils, citizens who pay the tuxes are
opt to question tho sanity of dolug
things for Hryan's sake.
It Is very hard to pry a popocrat loose
from a public place. Witness the te
nacity with which one Olmsted hung
on to the place for-which Jio had long
since demonstrated his unfitness.
It Is sincerely to be hoped that no
more of the English royal family will
dio before I'oet Laureate Austin has
passed to the great beyond or retired.
One allllctlou at a time Is enough.
.Toplln has temporarily abandoned the
making of millionaires out of zinc to
Join In tho Crowe hunt. The mining
industry of the Missouri town may bu
less attractive, but Is certainly more
profitable than chasing the elusive Tat.
Queen Victoria furnished many n
spectacular procession through 'Loudon,
but none It seems will equal the last
parade in honor of the dead queen.
There Is an unsounded depth of pathos
In the coldly commercial llgures that
are quoted as prices for wntH along thu
route to the tomb.
The Chinese are reported to bo quietly
nrmlng. When tho work has been ac
complished the powers will probably
tiwoop down on them and conllscate
the arms, if tho Chineso desire to
have any guns left when the foreigners
leave the country they would better
keep them in hiding.
With the gathering of so many royal
nnd senil-royal personages In London
to nttend tho funeral of tho lato Queen
Victoria, It Is terrible to contemplate
what the consequences would bo If
some of them should not be accorded
exactly the proper place In tlio proces
sion which their rank entitles them to.
Ono member of tho Commercial club
directory makes a good point in calling
attention to the fact that the gentleman
who has made the most noise about the
tax levy Is not the real mouthpiece of
the organization. Ills wild desire to
vicariously defy the courts through the
city council Is not supported by the
Commercial club.
Watson, tho English yacht designer,
thinks he has discovered the reason
America has always beaten that country
In tho cup races. The new challenger
has the bulk of the hull much further
forward th.m any of Its predecessor
Heretofore the bulk of tho English
hulls have always been about thre
miles too far In the rear.
T1IK CUIUS COZSTtTVTlOS.
The Cuban constitutional convention
has done well In providing for universal
suffrage. There was some apprehen
sion that the Spanish element In the
island would be discriminated against
and that those who participated in the
revolution would be specially favored.
This was urged by a portion of the poli
ticians, but a majority of tile convention
are dominated by the true republican
principle, so far at least as the suffrage
Is concerned. The only discrimination
In favor of the revolutionists Is In the
Interest of General Gomez, whose great
services to Cuba certainly entitle him
to such consideration.
Tho quallllcatlons for president nre
citizenship by birth or naturalization
and If obtnlned by the latter, service
In the Cuban army In the wars for In
dependence for at least ten years. This
will make Gomez, who Is a native of
San Domingo, eligible lor the presi
dency and It Is generally thought that
he will be the tlrst chief executive of
the new republic. The president of
Cuba will havo greater power than
tlio president of the United States, the
government provided for being more
centralized. However, the power of tho
president to suspend the laws and the
departmental and municipal govern
ments Is strictly limited, while the con
gress Is given ample means of checking
any usurpation of power by the execu
tive. In regard to the debts to bo assumed
by the now government, It Is provided
that they shall be only such as were
Incurred In aid of the revolution from
February, 181)5. Whether or not It Is
Intended to include the obligations in
curred In behalf of the Island by the
United States military government does
not appear, but thu constitution fram
ers havo given fair warning to all the
holders of Spanish securities Issued In
prosecuting war in Cuba that they can
expect nothing from the new republic.
They must look to Spain for tho pay
ment of these obligations, which It Is
hardly necessary to say means that the
money paid for the hecurltles Is lost.
The constitution contains no refer
ence to the relations hereafter to exist
between the Cuban republic nnd the
United States, notwithstanding the fnct
that In tho order from Washington for
the election nnd organization of the
constitutional convention It was spe
clllcally stated that the convention
should provide In the constitution for
the relations to exist between the gov
ernment of the United States and the
government of Cubn. The proposition
to do this met with little support In
tho convention, the majority holding
that tho question of the relations to
exist between Cuba nnd this country
was not a proper matter to be embraced
In the constitution, but should bo left
for determination until the new govern
ment was organized. It remains to be
seen what view our government will
take of this when the Cuban constitu
tion Is submitted to it.
There is favorablo promise that the
Cuban constitution will be ready for
submission to the president nnd con
gress before the close of the session.
In that event tho projected republic
may very soon take n place among the
Independent states.
JUVEX1LE CHIME AXP EDUCATION.
One case In police court recently sug
gests an opening for reform nlong cer
tain lines of educational work. It was
developed In the trial that boys who
were under nrrest for steallug brass and
copper from railroads and other places
were encotirnged iu their pilfering by
nn Itinerant dealer In junk, who for
some reason Is not yet apprehended. It
Is not so much with tho fact that the
boys are guilty of theft as with the con
ditions under which they are allowed
to become the tools of men who lend
them Into crime thnt the public Is In
terested. Compulsory education docs not seem
to meet the question. It Is given as the
result of experience by Omnha teachers
that a large per cent of children attend
ing the public schools apparently reach
the limit of their cnpaclty for absorbing
mere text book Information at about
the sixth grade, and that many of them
drop out of school either at thnt point
or soon after. What they suggest as a
remedy Is that some plan be devised
whereby these children, whoso faculties
seem to be limited In one direction, be
Interested in another, to the end thnt
they may be given an education that
will be useful. The plan toward which
this thought most readily tends Is that
of manual training It Is argued Unit
if the physical faculties of the boy or
girl can be engaged when the mental
fncultles seem to have become satiated,
that the real nature of the child will bo
aroused and the foundation for useful
ness In society will be laid. These chil
dren seldom reach tho high school;
therefore manual trnlnlng or education
along similar lines must begin lower
down In the grade list to bo of any
benellt to them. Two at least of
Omaha's grade schools were designed
to have such departments to meet these
cases, but so far no attempt has been
made to put them Into operation.
Omaha Is no worse off than any other
large city In this respect, but that Is no
renson why an effort should not be made
to stop crime by cutting off the supply
of young criminals.
SPANISH WAH CLAIMS.
Hy the seventh article of the treaty
of peace between the United States
and Spain this government agreed to
adjudicate and settle all claims of citi
zens of the United States against Spain.
From n statement made In the house
a few day sago by Hepresentatlve Hau
gen of lown, who Is a member of the
war claims committee, It appears that
already ,TJO claims have been filed In
the State department, amounting In tho
aggregoto to .f;iS,iKKi.fKH). Mr. Haugen
snld he was advised that a single firm
In the city of Washington holds claims
aggregating upward of $50,000,000. It
thus appears probable that when all
the claims are tiled they will amount
to at lenst $100,000,000.
How many of these claims are just
can only be determined by a careful
Investigation. Ileprcsentattvo Uuder
wood of Alabama expressed the opinion
that hundreds of them are fraudulent
and he was very likely correct. At
all events congress should make pro
vision for having them most thoroughly
Investigated ami how this can best bo
done Is the question. At the last ses
sion of congress n bill was reported
to the house providing for tho appoint
ment by the president of n commission
to receive, examine and adjudicate all
claims of citizens of the United States
against Spain, lu accordance with the
seventh article of the treaty of peace.
This measure was not favorably re
garded and was sent back to the com
mittee on war claims, with Instructions
to report n bill providing thnt the court
of claims shall have Jurisdiction.
This the committee lias done, but the
difficulty Is that the court of claims
now has before It enough work to oc
cupy its most diligent attention for
several years. Mr. Haugen said: "On
December 1, IS!)!), there were 010 trial
cases and II 10 law cases on the calendar
of the court, and for December 1 of
last year the number was 1,111 trial
cases and 3!U law vases. The business
of that court, according to tho calendar,
hus Increased nearly 50 per cent." In
view of this Mr. Haugen thought that
to refer these new claims to tho court
of claims would be nothing less than
repudiation. On the other hand there
is the objection to a commission that
It would be expensive, but if It Is neces
sary lu order that American citizens
having just claims may have them
adjudicated within n reasonable time
the question of expense should not be
seriously considered. The government
has not a very creditable record in the
matter of settling claims and it should
not make the record worse than it is.
Unquestionably the court of claims
Is tho proper tribunal to adjudicate
these Spanish war claims. Hut lu any
event the peoplp want these claims
subjected to the most thorough Investi
gation, so that the government shall
be called upon to pay only such of them
as are meritorious and Just.
The framers of the new Cuban con
stitution have adopted the provision for
universal suffrage and so hedged about
the provision for thu suspension of the
writ of habeas corpus that the rights
of all appear to be well protected so
far as the organic law of the land Is
concerned. If the government Is tlnnlly
inaugurated iu the Island on the lines
laid down nnd good government Is not
the result will simply bo because
the Cuban people are Incupablo of gov
erning themselves. The United States
has guaranteed the people a fair start
nnd they are rapidly approaching the
point where they must work out their
own destluy.
West Point Isn't tho only place. A
student In nn Illinois college had an eye
knocked out by a Jovial fellow classman
who thought the victim too at
tentive to his studies, whllo down lu
Ohio two enthusiasts who happened to
differ on some point of college adminis
tration proceeded to pummel each other
during the chapel hour, while their par
tisans cheered them on, to the great
scandal and discomfiture of the chap
lain. Cannot Mr. Driggs for a moment
pause and turn his torrential stream of
adjectives toward these offenders?
Young soldiers are not so much worse
than young civilians.
English society people are nlready
beginning to speculate upon the effect
of the ascension of a new ruler. They
aro fondly hoping that the daylight
receptions, which the age of the lato
queen made necessary, will be discon
tinued and the more brilliant evening
functions substituted. The new king
may make some chauges in the social
realm, but the smnrt set is likely to
discover that just at present the offi
cial head of the country has many more
weighty things to occupy his uttcntlou.
Utah Is still paying the peualty for
being hendquarters of tho Mormon
church. It easily serves ns a target for
members of congress who may seek to
gain a little publicity for themselves by
tiring at the Mormon church. If the
Edmunds law has not been effective iu
stamping out polygamy it is not likely
that cutting off the appropriation for an
agricultural college will do much good.
Tho Mormons as a rule learn agricul
ture on the farm. ,
Indiana courts have set an example
In dealing with men who sell their
votes which other states might do well
to follow. A Inrgo number of men
have been nrrested on that charge and
those convicted have been dlsfraii'
chlsed for terms ranging from ten to
twenty years. If the work Is kept up
the crop of purchasable votes Is likely
to be decidedly small In a few years.
A Distinct AilvmituRC
Washington Post.
Pat Crowo has ono great advantage over
Crazy Snake. Tho former Is being pursued
by detectives.
l.iiNt lint Not l.ent.
Chicago Record.
In splto of all that hag been snld, Sena
tor Townc'fl last act very llkoly was to
draw his pay.
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IliiKKtHK the Mourner.
Detroit Journal.
Another proof of tho generosity of the
llocrs Is furnished by their not having cap
tared anybody but Dublin Fusiliers alnco
tho death of tho British queen.
Wiirm Welcome Homo.
Chicago Chronicle.
Wo learn with plcasuro that Mr. Patrick
Crowe, latu of Omaha. Is unobtrusively
quartered In a secluded section of our busy
little city waiting for the cloudR to roll
by. Wo welcome Mr. Crowo as a distin
guished visitor.
Klndnc Better Tllllll Shot.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Tho nows that thousands of people have
died, whllo thousands moro aro on tho
brink of death, hy rtarvatlon In a single
provlnro of China does not seem to stir
tho sympathy of tho nations as similar
nows from India did not long ago. Even
tho nations represented In tlio political
complications there, whllo very properly
Insisting that tho government shall make
no discrimination between Christians and
antl-Chrlstlans li Its distribution of re
lief, aro not reported as making any effort
to furnish relief themselves. Yet horo Is
a splendid opportunity for th'j so-called
Christian nations to practice Christianity.
A few tons of rice distributed where they
will savo many people from starvation
would do a great deal more to Instill re
spect for Christian principles than many
tons of shot and shell, especially when dis
tributed by such agents as havo been de
livering them during the recent disturbances.
The Broomstick nn n Hinder.
Cincinnati Tribune.
All theso years cowed man has been
dodging from sticks wielded by wives, and
now comes Mrs. Carrie Nation laughing
at a belaboring with that herotoforo for
midable weapon In the hands of a fellow
woman, and exclaiming: "What does a
broomstick amount to?" It would appear
that maa ha all this time been but tho
craven victim of a domestic bluff.
The nation Overlooked.
Buffalo Express.
Ono of tho overlooked clauses of tho new
army law gives tho president authority to
chango the established ration without the
consent of congress. If congress granted
this power by inadvertence, It was a most
fortunato oversight. What could bo moro
silly than a system which requires a spe
cial act of congress to decide whether sol
diers shall bo allowod to cat beans or rlco?
Working n Cnhnn Grnft.
Philadelphia Ledger.
The people who aro scheming to havo
congress enforce payment of the Cuban
war bonds Issued by Spain set a low esti
mate on congressional Integrity. For con
gross to do anything toward coercing Cuba
Into payment for those bonds would bo an
act of tho grossest injustlco; but tho pro
moters of tho project probably arguo that
money will do a groat deal In a skillful
lobby, and $450,000,000 Is a prlzo worth
striving for.
TnlkliiK llnck nt the Ilnrbcr.
Portland Oregonlan,
Barbers dlsllko working 365 days 1 the
year. Nobody blames them. They dlsllko
working twelve hours a day. Nobody blames
them. Hut cannot their union onforco
equity for Its members without statute?
If not, nil barbers are not a unit on Sun
day closing, tt has not been demonstrated
that they who like being overworked should
not be allowed to enjoy the pleasure, or
that they who cannot enduro the vocation
cannot do something else.
Election Content Threatened.
Minneapolis Times.
Ills Imperial majesty Edward VII Is not
secure In his title. Advices from Boston
are to the effect that the "Order of tho
White Roso" and tho "Legitimist Jncoblte
Leaguo of Great Britain aud Ireland" do
not recognize his succession, claiming that
the rightful heir to the throno Is Princess
Mary of Bavaria, who should be conse
crated and crowned as Mary IV of Great
Britain and Ireland. Tho uews wo fear
wns cabled to Edward. It should havo been
broken moro gently, possibly in a neat
letter from the queen of the Holland Dames
yclept Lavlnla and resident for tho nonce
In Now York,
IVntlVB OP THE CHINESE.
Intimation (lint the Allien of Ctvlllin
tlnn Are IlurKlnrn.
Philadelphia Times.
The Chinese have had tho impudence to
suggest that tho treasure which tho forces
of civilization have looted at Pckln shall bo
reckoned In abatement of tho indemnity
demanded. The foreign ministers reject
this proposition with contumely. Tho pow
ers, they say, havo been at tho cost of send
ing their burglars a long dlstanco and they
must havo their expenses paid, without
regard to tho profits of tho burglary. Other
wise they will take anything there may be
left and keep possession of the houso as
further security.
Tho mistake of tho Chinese has been all
nlong In supposing that they had any rights
In China. The grcnt powers aro not even
agreed that tho Chineso havo a right to live,
though they all agree that they have no
right to keep anything that tho foreigners
want. Thoso of them who havo attempted
to defend their homes, and were not killed
In tho attempt, must be put to death or
otherwlso punished now, and the rest must
give up their property and crawl In the
dust at tho feet of tho Europeans, i On
thoso conditions tho beneficent powers will
allow tho Chinese emperor to return to his
capital, of which, however, they will retain
the military control.
Having nlready agreed to do all that the
powers demand, tho Chineso envoys havo
politely asked to be Informed when tho
powers aro going to leave off killing and
looting. Tho German minister, we aro told,
"disapproves of the tone and contents of tho
Chineso note." Thoy have no business to
ask questions; they aro to obey orders.
The only chance for them is In tho fact
that tho ministers are afraid of ono another,
and as thoy cannot agree upon tho division
of the spollR they may bo compelled even
tually to leave something in China to the
Chinese. It will be only what thoy cannot
get away with.
RECOGNITION OF THE MUM?.
Popularity nml Achievement of the
(rent American Crocker Jock.
Baltimore Nows.
Tint the American mule has succeeded In
kicking his wny Into International recogni
tion through his valuo as an Integral part
of war equipment Is not surprising to those
who havo held nny acquaintance nt all with
his remarkable, powers of aggression and bis
Indomitable ability to havo his own way,
but the progress which this recognition
has mado since tho breaking out of the
Boer war has gono a little farther than
oven tho most ardent advocate of tho utility
of tho mule has dared to expect. It has
gono so far as to call for official recogni
tion at Washington, where a bulletin has
been issued covering tho statistics of the
mule population of tho United States nnd
showing how rapid has been tho growth of
tho value of nnd demand for this animal In
tho last ftw years. Memphis, which was
at ono tlmo the great mule city of the
United States, has been compelled to sur
render that honor to Louisville. The city
of Philadelphia makes a bottor showing
for mules than cither New York or Chi
cago, but New Orleans comes very nenr to
getting Into tho Loulsvlllo and Memphis
class by returning a raulo census of 3,400.
Baltimore has a total raulo population of
1,000 cxcluslvo of the democratic ring poli
ticians, who are stubborn enough to persist
In their effort to blind tho people to tho
true reason of their movement for tho
calling of an extra session of the legisla
ture. The total value of American mules ex
ported to foreign countries In 1889 was
$51fi,000, whllo tho figures for 1900 show a
total valuation of $3,019,000 an Increase
duo to tho growing demand for the mule
for use by tho field forces of tho British
army In the Transvaal campaign nnd else
where In tho service of foreign troops. Ho
is trusted by foreign military experts for
his hardihood, relied upon for his steadiness
of habit aud exalted for his patienco and
endurance. It is quite plain to be seen
from tho tenor of tho reports about him that
ho has been much hotter trcnted abroad
than at home. Thero has been no occasion
to discard hlra becnuse of the unwonted
activity of his hocls, nor has his voice,
rnlsed In plaintive monotones at tho break
of dawn and tho shutting down of eve, bo
trayed tho position of his army to the
enemy nnd made the rest of weary soldiers
a troubled session nnd a nightmare thing.
This growing respect for the mule abroad
must naturally Inspire Increasing respect
for him at home. Ho Is worth more any
day than the average horse, and thoso who
seek hereafter to decry him will mako
themselves vulnerable to the charge of
lack of education,
HOW HISTORY REPEATS ITSEIil.
I, nut of I'orrrr nml Olmtlnncy the Peril
of llrltnln.
Leslie's Weekly.
Has England learned anything from ad
versity? This query will arise as a conse
quence of Premier Salisbury's ostentatious
refusal to offer the Boers anything better
than an Immediate, and unconditional sur
render. Tho touo of the head of the Brit
ish ministry of 1900 will recall that of his
predecessor of 1776. Lord Salisbury's
words to tho struggling Dutch In South
Africa have a striking rescmblanco In tone
nnd tenor to those of Lord North a century
nnd a quarter ago. Will the ultimate out
come be tho same now as It was then?
This tatter question finds a point and a
significance in tho recent victories which
tho Boers havo been gaining over the Brit
ish, notwithstanding the fact that the Brit
ish, too, have won somo fights.
Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry nnd n
coterlo In Boston, Williamsburg (thou tho
capital of Virginia) nnd a few other places
wanted sepaiatlon from Great Britain from
tho days of tho stamp act, back In 17S3.
Washington, Franklin, Otis, John Adams
and most of tho other colonists, however,
were against soprratlon, oven when Lexing
ton put the patriots In nrms. All that
Washington nnd tho majority of his com
patriots sought at tho outset wns tho tra
ditional rights of Englishmen to furnish no
taxation except that voted by bodies In
which they wero represented that Is, in
tho Americans' case, by their own colonial
legislatures. It was fifteen months nfter
the battlo of Lexington, nnd thirteen after
Bunker Hill, that tho continental congress
declared for the independence of tho col
onies. The autocratic conduct of George HI
and his prime minister forced tho colonlBts
to cut looso from Great Britain and set
uq a government for themselves. The lan
guage of Queen Victoria's first minister of
today recalls tho temper which governed
England's rulers In that ngc of madness
and stupidity In the first half of her grand
father's reign. Probably the Boors will bo
subjugated In tho end, but tho war which
somo of the British generals predicted
would close lu throo months has now been
undor wny fifteen months, nnd the termina
tion is not In sight. An expenditure of
$50,000,000, then deemed ample, was pro
vided for by the British Parliament at tho
beginning of tho wnr. Tho present outlook
la that tho expenditure will reach $000,000,
000. Meanwhllo tho British havo recently
sufforcd sovcral defeats moro sweeping nnd
disastrous than thoy have met slnco Mont
cnlra annihilated Aborcromblo at Tlcon
dcroga in 1758, or slnco Washington nnd
Hochambcau overwhelmed Cornwallls nt
Yorktown In 1781.
Perhaps separation and Independence by
the Americans would havo corao ultimately,
even if thero had been nn Alfred nnd n
Gladstone In tho places of Gcorgo HI and
Lord North, for tho Interests and aspira
tions of tho Americans would necessarily
diverge farther and farther from thoso of
tho British ns tlmo passed. It Is signifi
cant, howovor, that British writers nnd
statesmen of today ascribe tho separation
to tho blindness and obstinacy of the king
nnd his primo minister. Tho London Times,
on tho day after tho centennial celebration
of tho battlo of Lexington, In 1875, declared
that If tho British cmplro of 1775 had re
mained Intact until then Its capital would
bo In New York or some other point In
America, and tho Times on that account
rejoiced In tbo separation. Ex-Premier
Itosobery, a few weeks ago, who regrets
the separation, drew a glowing picture, of
tho transfer of tho British cmpiro's capltnl
to this side of tho Atlantic, which would
havo taken place long beforo this time If
the disruption had not como.
In that case England and IU American
subjocts would havo such a preponderance
In population, resources and power that
they would bo tho arbiter of tho world's
destinies. Lot England's statesmen of to
day boware lest In tholr blindness nnd
nrroganco thoy ultimately create a United
States of Africa.
lEII.SOAI, .NOTES.
Emperor William has officially confirmed
tho honorary doctorate recently conferred
upon United States Ambassador Whlto by
tho Berlin Academy of Science.
Tho fight botweon Kentucky moonshiners
and United States revenue ofllcers was
nbout aa disastrous to the Invading force
ns tho nverago South African battle.
Peoplo who own corner lots in the town
of Parsons, Pa., nro not In n "booming"
mood Just now. Parsons stnnds ovor a
coal mino nnd tho coal mlno shows signs
of caving in.
William Smith, who died at North Attlo
boro, Mass., thu other dny, was quarter
master of tho Kenrsarge In tho wnr of tho
rebellion and had chargo of tho pivot gun
that sealed tho fate of tho Alabama.
Tho "goatee," or dlmlnutlvo chin whisker,
shows sign of coming into favor among
Englishmen, especially In London, owing to
tho popularity of Lord Roberts, who has
for many years worn this hirsute decora
tion. A llttlo moro than $16,000 has nlready
been contributed for tho proposed memorial
In Boston of tho Into Governor Ilogcr
Wolcott. Many of tho contributions aro
In small amounts and children seem to be
eager to aid,
Vice Admiral Barrcra, marltlrao profect
of Brest, has reached tho ago limit and ro
tlrcd from tho French navy. Ho is ono of
the few Frenchmen knighted by nn Eng
lish monarch. Victoria knighted him for
his services at tho wreck of tho Drummond
Castle.
Probably the most conservative institu
tion outside of China Is tho British mu
seum. Although It Is seventy yenrs slnco
the mill! pen yielded to the ago of steel, the
rending room authorities persist In supply
ing quills, which nro Invariably broken
when thero Is occasion for using them.
John D. Rockefeller goes through tho
snmo routino every day at noon In regard
to his lunch. Ho enters tho llttlo restau
rant absent-mindedly, wakes with u start
when tho waiter approaches him, hesitates
over his order and then always calls for a
bam sandwich and a glass of milk.
Political gocslps In Washington aro al
ready beginning to consider republican
presidential possibilities for 1901. .Senator
Fairbanks of Indiana ond Vlco President
elect Hoosevclt aro tho two men most fre
quently mentioned, tho Indiana man having
a slight lend. Four yearn from now Mr.
Fairbanks will bo In his 53d year.
Tho Peabody Instltuto of Peabody, Mass.,
has a plcturo of the lato Queen Victoria
which the queen gave to George Peabody Id
recognition of his great philanthropy. It
In a half-length miniature, framed la gold,
is valued at $50,000 nnd Is Inscribed: "Pre
sented by the queen to Gcorgo Peabody,
boncfactor of the poor of London."
Much has lately been written of Edward
VII's connection with certain lending Jew
ish famlllos of London. In 1881 ho was tho
first member of an English royal family
to attend n Jewish wedding. This was nt
tho Central synagogue, when Leopold do
Hothschild married Mile. Mario Porugla.
He also witnessed tho marriage contract
together with Baron Alphonso do Koth
eehlld. Major Genoral O'Grady Haly of London,
who went to Canada a few months ago to
assume command of tho Canadian militia,
has como to loggerheads with n portion
of the people of tho Dominion. Tho gen
eral wns asked to lend a military band for
a rcllttcal meeting In Quebec, but declined
on tho ground that the meeting was of a
partisan character. In consequonco the
pref.s of tho party he offended has mado
a vigorous attack upon him.
ivrriiiMiM or Washington i.irc.
Sronr nnd Incident Arimuil Hie llnli
of Nntlotinl Politic.
The swan song of thirty-day Senator
Towae of Minnesota, delivered last Mon
day, contained 20.000 words, and cost the
United States $1,000. A computation made
by a correspondent of the New York Herald
shows that Towne's salary ns senator
amounted to $S12. His mileage from Duluth
to Washington nnd return amounted to
$2SS. ho he will draw about $1,000 for filling
Cushman K. Davis" scat for fifty-six days.
His speech today contained 20.000 words.
Thus Tow no hns been paid by the United
Slnles Just 5 cents a word for his speech.
Towne had prepared another speech, but
did not deliver It, so It will not count In
the calculation. Tho suppressed speech
attneked the entire policy of the repub
lican party, trusts, ship subsidy, finances
nnd Imperialism, but tho party leaders in
duced Towne to devoto his speech entirely
to the Philippines.
Events In the life of Scnntor Towne of
Minnesota havo within tho last year or so
crowded thick ami fast upon each other's
heels, says the Washington Times. His
nomluntlon by the populist party for vlco
president during tho recent campaign was
an exceedingly high honor for so young n
man, and there was "a llttlo twinkle in
his eye" n day or so ago when ho mounted
tho steps aud took up tho vice presiden
tial gavel, which was handed over to him
temporarily by Senator Frye.
Senator Mason took In tho situation with
keen delight. Senator Allen was speak
ing, manifestly to All up time. At tho
earliest opportunity Senator Mason sent
to Towno n llttlo note, saying: "Your sins
are many. The punsbmcnt fits tho
crime."
Senator Towne replied with the follow
ing note: "I don't know about the punish
ment nor tho crime, but I think I am
breaking n record. Ono terra In tho house,
one month In tho senate, and ono hour in
tho vice presidential chair."
Tho Washington Star suggests that It
is a good thing thnt tho river and har
bor bill comes up during tho rainy season,
when the water courses for whoso Improve
ment appropriations havo been mado can
bo clearly traced. This recalls the reply
of General Grant, when a southern con
gressman came to him aud Inquired tf ho
would approve a bill for tho Improvement
of a certain river In his state.
"Let me see," eald Grant, didn't I cross
that stream In the campaign of ?"
Tho congressman, who had served tho
confederacy, remembered very well that
ho did, and said so.
"Well, then," snld the president. "I
will approvo that bill on one condition."
"What is It?" asked tho congressman,
anxiously.
"It is," answered Grant, "that you will
amend the bill so as to provide that the
stream bo macadamized."
"Ever slnco 1859," writes a correspondent
of tho Chicago Tribune, "Captain A. D.
Loefllor has opened tho door for every
public man and for every applicant for
office who has called on tho president at
tho White House. All these years ho has
stood guard at tho llttlo door which opens
into tho president's room, and he is said
to know by sight moro prominent peoplo
of tho last thlrty-flvo years than nny otner
living man. Captain LoefTter nut-red dur
ing tho civil wnr In tho cavalry branch of
tho service, and has always been on the
payroll of tho War department. Tho other
day ho was placed on tho rotlrcd list of
tho array, but ho will still hold his place
at thu door. Ho opened tho door for Gar
field. Hayes and McKlnley, when each of
tho throo wns In turn a congressman from
Ohio. He opened tho door later when each
of them was president and othors came to
pay calls."
Wouldn't It bo remarkable If Mrs. Car
rio Nation camo to Washington on Feb
ruary 22 to smash tho saloons in tho capitol?
"I heard a very Interesting conversation
as I camo down town to the Btreet car
this morning," nnld Representative Stark
of Nobraska, to a Washington Post reporter.
"I sat behind two women who woro tho
badgo of the Woman's Christian Tcmpernnco
union. They wero discussing tho feasibility
of raising a subscription for tho purposo
of bringing Mrs. Nation to Washington, and
having her attnek tho restaurants In tho
capitol. Thoy unid that thoy did not know
whether sho would como hero or not, but
thought thnt the effort ought to bo mado,
as it would focus national attention upon
tho selling of liquors in tho capitol. They
mentioned Washington's birthday aa the ap
propriate date for the saloon smashing
event. I nm going to nwalt further de
velopments with great Interest."
It is seldom that anyone who Is not en
titled to tho privilege of tho floor of tho
senate manages to slip by tho keen-eyed
doorkeepers who guard tho entrances, re
ports tho Washington Times. Their watch
fulness is untiring, yet last week they hnd
to admit themselves outwitted, and by a
book agent at that. Tho feat was accom
plished through a combination of unlimited
assuronuo nnd prosperous appearance.
About half an hour beforo the opening of
tho day's session a middle-aged man. with
a few books under his arm, walked rapidly
through the sennto rccoptlon room, and. as
though ho had been accustomed to do It
a dozen times a day, turned Into tho lobby.
Ho mado his entroLco with such an nlr of
authority that no ono stopped to question
him. Entering tho chamber, he sought out
Senator Dolllvor, sat down beside him, and
engaged him in conversation. In n few mo
ments the gentleman opened up In prnlso
of tho books ho carried, and exhibited tho
specimens, dilating upon tho rare excel
lence of tho bindings, tho paper and tho
print. Senator Dolllver was naturally
taken by Mirprlso to find hlmsolf besieged
right in his senatorial chair by a book
agent, but recovered himself to nsk: "How
did you get hero?"
"Oh, I Just walked in," replied tho can
vasser. "Just walked In?" echoed tho scnntor.
"Well, then." ho concluded, "the sqrgeant-at-arms
of tho senato will assist you to
'Just walk out,' " and tho commercial
gentleman was oaiclally shown to tho door.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon often crowds n
numbor of his forclblo thoughts Into ono
short paragraph, does It picturesquely and
adds to tho entertainment of tho house.
In ton printed lines tho other day, relates
the Washington Post, ho explained his at
tltudo regarding u memorial bridge, ex
pressed his opposition to appropriations
for expositions and then provoked a roar
of loughter by dropping Into verse. Thorn
had been a hot clash between him and Mr.
Dayton.
"I am not for a memorial bridge at n
cost of flvo or six or seven millions," snld
Mr. Cannon. "Wo will meet that when
wo como to It. When my friend speaks of
tho St. Louis exposition at a cost of $5,000.
000, wo follow suit with Omaha, and then
Buffalo followed suit, and then Atlanta, nnd
then Nashville, and moro and moro until
It looks as though tho various stato and
county fnlm wero trooping along, nnd we
will meet them when we come to them "
Straightening himself up and swinging
hlH eloquent right hand, tho Illlnolsan
turned from substantial and earnest argu
ment to a dash of humor, ns ho continued.
Thou cans' t not snv. I did It; never nhuke,
Thy gory locks at me.
A Solnr I'Iciii lllniv.
Now York Trlhune.
It is a hard lesson which tho supremo
court teaches Chicago In deciding that that
city has no natural right to Inflict iu
sewage on the rest of the country.
Ill DUETS OP IMG N TIONS.
r.tl'iniilou lu Hxprtullturr of the
l.rnilliiR Government.
New York World.
It Is Interesting to speculate on what the
nnnunl expenditures of the leading civilized
nations will bo at tho end or even nt tho
middle of the present century If they keep
on increasing nt the pace set by the nine
teenth. Great Britain's imperial government Is
now spending money, not Including Boer
war expenses, nt tho rate of over $300,000 -000
a year. That Is nn Increase of tOO per
cent for the last century and of SI per cent
slnco 1S71.
Franco under the great Napoleon nnd
when ho wan carrying on his stupendous
wars was spending a totnl of $22.".000.000 n
yesr. For 1900 Its expenditures, la a tlmo
of peace, wero almost four times ns great.
Its population has Increased less than 30
per cent slnco 1815. while its nnnual budget
has Increased 400 per cent.
The German empire, created only thirty
one yenrs ago, has nearly trebled tho totnl
of Its annual expenditures In thnt short
time. In 1900 they footed up nearly $100,
000.000. Russia's ordinary expenditures have risen
from n llttlo over $200,000,000 In 1S77 to
$700,000,000 In 1900. and this tnkes no nr
count of the $1,000,000,000 ndded to Its vast
railroad debt within the last four years.
Nor Is tho United States behind In tho
matter of expanding expenditures. For
many yenrs past the federal treasury has
been paying out for pensions alone twice
as much as the total annuat expenditures
of tho government down to I860. Slnco
Prcsldcnl Buchanan's time our yearly na
tional expenditures havo Increased from less
than $70,000,000 to over $.100,000,000. That
Is to say, they havo been multiplied seven
times, while our population has been
multiplied two and n half times.
If this enormous Increase in tho yenrly
disbursements of nil tho leading govern
ments of tho world represented only or
chiefly monev spent to build railroads, dig
canals. Improve harbors, maintain public
schools and promoto tho arts and sclencos,
the growing burden of taxation which It
Implies might be homo with pntlence. But
It mostly represents lu European budgets,
and very largely In our own, money spent
In war and In preparations for war. And
all wnr Is waste.
POLISHED TO A POINT.
Philadelphia Press: Miss Wnnterby I
hnd some photos taken today.
MIhh Asklt-Full length?
MIhh Waiiterby-Oh, no. Just the head
and or burst.
Detroit Journal: Wife-And only last
d'lerl 'U l8lC(l yourself a Christian sol
Husband-Well, I suppose I'm entitled to
a furlough now and then I
Detroit Free Press: .Mrs. One-How- do
you manage to keep your cook so long?
Mrs. 1 other-Easy enough. 1 dlschnrgo
her every mornlntr, and sho .refusci to
loavo.
Detroit Journal: Our secret was out at
last.
"The neighbors will shun us!" I groaned.
"And servants won't hnvo a thins on
earth to stay fori" faltered my wife.
Through the gathering gloom I could seo
that an ashen pallor had Invested her
lineaments.
Chicago Trlbuno: "I suppose ono thing
that alls all of us," meditated Undo Allen
Sparks, 'is that when Duty calls, us It
often does, wo aro generally away some
whero with Pleasure."
Chicago Post: "He In a remarkably
steady man," commented tho old gentle
man. "Huh!" broko In tho smnll boy, "I guess
you wouldn't say that if you'd been with
mo this afternoon."
"Where did you seo him?"
"At the park, learning to skate."
Philadelphia Tress: "Your MuJestv." suld
tho prime minister, "this Is the page who
has been misbehaving himself. I would
recommend that you dismiss him from
your service."
"Ah! your Majesty," exclaimed the cul
prit, "you'll never do that. Since you aro
such a lover of books 1 need not remind
you how barbarous U Is to turn down u
page."
Chicago Tribune: "Dearest." -wrote tho
charming young widow, nfter the manner
of an English woman preparing her lovo
letters for publication, "why should tho
discovery of tho fact that my first husband
was a drunkard causo your )ovo for mo to
grow cold?"
"Because," ho wrote in reply, "I havo
been seized with a suspicion that you may
havo driven him to drink."
DUIVI.Vti ON THE OVEII1.A.ND.
James Barton Adams In Denver Post.
Long rails of steel In the sunlight glisten.
The winding trains through tho valley
roll,
The hardy settlers no longer llston
For Indian yells with a fear of soul!
The Concord kings of the olden highway
Now lb' nnd rot In tho storm ond sun
In the old corral or the alley byway.
But battered relies of work oneo done.
And gono Is the fearless. Intrepid baud,
Tho boys who drove on tho Overland.
All dead aro tho echoes of long whips
snapjilng.
Hold (Irmly In drivers' bucksklnned hands,
Iho great wheels over the bou'.ders rapping
Or biting their way through tho drlftlnir
sands.
No longer Is savago foemnn lurking
Behind a. rock like u crouching rut.
His facial muscles with hatred lerklng,
Near tho (pilot shores of tho shallow
Platte,
His strong bow held In a deadly polso
For u shot at one of the Overland boys.
Ah! thoso wero tho days that tried men's
metal.
That tried tho bottom of nervy steed.
When tho mustangs nil wero In silken
fettle,
The wiieolcrs, swings and the dancing
leads.
A savage yell and a flight of arrows,
A driver upon the high box (lead!
The team, with tho speed of frightened
sparrows.
Ungulded Into (he station sped
To tell tho tain to tho relay band
Of ono boy less on tho Overland!
O'er the lines of steel now tho Iron horso
dashes.
His hot breath blacking tho hills and
vales;
As eye of giant tho headlight flashes
rails1 11 'l0"B "10 Kll,nmorlK
The homes of tlm settlers In peaceful quint
Now dot the vnlloy In close array,
And tho painted redmun no moro runs riot
As back In tho blood-stained early (lav
Sweet peaco wields tho scepter on uv'erv
hand
And where nro tho boys of tbo Overland?
Some ho neaMi tho sodot tho old Platto
In deathly slumber that knows no dreams.
Neartho trail where thoy oft at an Indian
Threweuttlng silk to their frightened
Some, hent with ago and with hair all
whitened
lly hand of time, In tho cities dream
Of the perilous days when tholr strong
hands tightened h
The Hues o'er tho backs of a flying team
bon tbo redi. were waiting on every hand
For tho boys who drovo on tho Overland'
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