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STATEMENT OK CIItCUIiATlON.
Stato of Nebraska. Douglas County. s.:
t.J.mI'T? TMchuck. secretary of Thn Hee
Fmpnny. being duly sworn,
njs that the actual number of full and
v.r1'" r?Pl"si of The Dally, Morning,
K.n,.Hl Sunday Hee printed during the
month of January, 1501, was as follows:
1 iM.no.i K uu.210
2 2II.N20 JR ao.mm
8 a,a:io 19 ud.uao
SM.iJHI 20 20,720
6 2,'IIO 21 2i,oro
6 tt.l.H.KI 22 20,410
7 20,1 lo 3 20.M20
8 2,:tNO 2( 20,180
20,240 -J 20,410
10 20,-MO 26 20,120
H 20,210 27 20,810
12 ...20,120 28 20.180
13 20,700 29 42,770
1 20.BHO SO 28,840
15 20.ICJ0 31 20,100
Jo 20,!I20
Total ullinun
Xrfss unsold and returned copies.... 1MI7
Net total sales , ...8.10,008
Net dally average 20,770
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Subscribed In my presence nnd sworn to
before mo this 31st day of January. A. D.
11. M. 11. IHJ.NOATE,
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Throe trials for murder In progress nt
once In NVbrnskn only tuques Hint In
this Hlnle the rotir.se of Justice. Is certain
nnd swift.
Tho electonil votes of the vnrlnns
Mutes Imve nil been delivered In Wash
ington nnd the republlenn votes found
to lie full count.
Adding now Jobbing houses menns to
rdd nioro men to tlio nrniy of drummers
luivlng lieiultiiiurtl-rs In Omnlm. These
men lire mlsslonnrlcs of prosperity.
Senator ' l'ettlgrew bus Just sixteen
days more In which to secure Informa
tion nt the expense of the govrrnment
nnd obstruct the business of congress.
I'rom the noise which the Spanish
populnce Is milking nt present one might
inuiglne that the concert of tho powers
wis giving n performance In that coun
try. , If you have tiny pumpkin vine rail
roads lying around loose 'now Is tho
time to sell them. In theso days of
consolidation there Is nothing likely to
escape.
Moves In the rnllrond game are still
going steadily forward. As The Bee has
nlways Insisted, tho consolidations now
being effected all menu more business
for Omnlm.
Kansas Is demonstrating that It Is
still entitled to be called "Bleeding Kan
sas." The population of that, state could
no more remain (pilot than prnlrlo sand
In a wind storm.
Omniums packing bouse figures have
recovered from the apparent slump and
show a handsome Increase again. The
position of third In the pork packing
table Is not in danger.
tieorgln's efforts to make the packing
lioilses of the north and west support
the state government may succeed, but
the (ieorglans may rest assured that
they will pay the tax. If they buy any
meat.
Theodoru Kqpsevelt is coming out of
the mountains' Saturday and tho corre
spondents who have been telling such
wonderful stories about him better take
to the brush, even If the snow is deep.
Another Jobbing linn has been added
to the list of Omaha's wholesale tlrms.
The growth of the city's Interests In this
respect since the llrst of the century has
certainly been encouraging. There Is
. still room for others, however.
A Chicago woman was presented by
her husband it,li 11 HOO-pound safe In
which to deposit her Jewels. And thnt
evening while sho was at dinner thieves
broke In and stole the safe. Chicago Is
trying to live up to Its reputation.
Cuban legislators proposo to put In
full time. The new constitution pro
vldes for two sessions each year. There
Is no necessity for encouraging that
kind of amusement, for when the
Cubans get control they cau resume
tho bull lights and former pastimes.
' Washington cabinet makers are In n
stew Just now. Them Is but one place
to till In the president's olllclal house
bod and thn correspondents are having
the time of their lives In trying to pick
an attorney to tit In Attorney d'eneral
lirlggs' shoes. This is very annoying.
Tho Cincinnati courts have decided
that contests In which' men ore expected
to knock each other out cannot be
classed ns boxing exhibitions, but that
they me prize tights pure and simple.
It appears strange that Intelligent peo
ple would contend otherwise, but
they do.
It Is really too bad that a busy rail
road president cannot push nslilc; the
business thnt has accumulated during
ft fortnight's absence while he discusses
various rumors with tho yellow Journal
reporters. Hut It seems there are presi
dents of railroads who me thoughtless
enough to prefer attending to the affulrs
of their position Instead of glvlug out
Interviews.
OVEMXQ OF i'ATlTjtAMEXT.
The British Parliament was opened
yesterday by King Edward In person,
the evont being marked by clnbornte
ceremonies, According-to 1 lie dispatches
London has witnessed no equal display
since the late queen opened Pnrllnmont
In 1801 and' It may be doubted whether
that event was quite equal to the ono
of yesterday. Great Britain's sovereign
Is showing that he has nn ndequnte np
precintlon of nil thnt belongs to him in
the way of pomp and show nnd cere
rnony nnd doubtless this will be even
more fully manifested in the future.
The king's speech, In the preparation
of which he possibly had some hand, Is
on tho usual order, though a somewhat
more extended statement of the affairs
of the country than Is ordinarily made
In tho nddrcss from the throne. Tho
matter of chief Interest In It, of course,
relates to the South African war nnd
this gives assurance o'jfHho continnhtlco
or tno policy or suDjugatlon. There is
no hope held out to the Uoers of any
purpose on the part of the British gov
ernment to modify Its policy or to ac
cept anything short of their uncon
ditional surrender.
Tho present session of Parliament
promises to lie busy and Interesting.
The government will bo called upon
to nnswer n grent ninny troublesome
questions regarding the conduct of the
South African war. It Is expected that
Lord Wolseley, formerly commnnder-ln-chief,
will make some rovelntlons ns to
military administration that will not
serve to strengthen the ministry In the
confidence of tho country. It Is said
that the revelations Wolsoley is In n
position to make bear wholly upon tho
question ns to whether the people should
be trusted with tho recommendations
to ministers made by military and naval
experts.
Ministerial changes nro predicted ns
likely to take place soon. It is thought
to be probable that Lord Salisbury will
retire at an early day. He Is not upon
tho best of terms with the king, but
that may not have much Influence and
undoubtedly It rests entirely with Salis
bury whether he shall remain In office
or hand over the arduous duties of the
premiership to another. It hns been
reported for some time that he was
anxious to retire, but has been per
suaded to remain until the African war
should be brought to an end. Certain
it is that no other British statesman
has tho confidence of the nation in
equal degree with Salisbury nnd his re
tirement at this time would probnbly
have a very bad effect upon tho coun
try. There Is n strong government ma
jority In Parliament, so that there Is no
danger to the ministry from adverse
action by that body.
Parliament will have to vote more
money for military and naval require
ments and under existing economic con
ditions in the United Kingdom this Is'
11 pretty serious matter. The burden
of taxation Is already well nigh unbear
able aud with Industries languishing
and commerce declining the limit must
soon bo reached If tho heavy war ex
penditures continue, an they seem likely
to for nn Indefinite time.
TO RECLAIM ARID LAXDS.
Omaha's Commcrclnl club has taken
an advanced position on tho matter of
Irrigation, being among the foremost In
advocating tho proposition Hint the gen
eral government assist In tho work of
reclaiming tho arid regions. Fully a
year ago tho Commercial club an
nounced Its position on this matter and
hns slnco consistently worked along the
lines then laid down. Its present effort
to secure tho adoption of a memorial to
congress by tho legislature Is but an
other step In the dlrectlou of tho general
move.
Thero Is no questioning the logic of
the Commercial club's position. The
general work of reclaiming the arid
lands of the wrst has proceeded to al
most tho limit of private resource or
stato Interest. This Is not because the
ventures in tho way of Irrigation have
been found unprofitable, for wherever
land has been put under ditch and a
water supply has been found nvallable,
the return In crops has been amply re
munerative. But certain questions have
arisen concerning the use of interstate
waters which cannot be determined by
state legislation, and these must be
taken cognizance of by the general gov
ernment. The conservation of tho water
supply Is the real key to thn situation.
Nearly all of the unreclaimed arid re
gion Is still public domain, owned by
tho people of tho United ' states. As
such tho Interest of the people lies di
rectly in tho course of action proposed
by the Commercial club.
Efforts nt scouring tho reclamation of
this arid land through legislation de
signed to encourage nnd stimulate state
aud Individual action, such as the Carey
desert land law, have been only partly
successful. Much land has been taken
up under that act and similar legisla
tion, but Its development has been ham
pered for lack of means sufllclent to
control the conditions surrounding the
watur supply. Experts who have studied
the question deeply are agreed that tho
desert can only bo redeemed through a
general and comprehensive plan for tho
coutrol of the water. As to details
there Is some dispute, which can only
be determined after a thorough Investi
gation. One thing Is certain. Only the general
government can provide tho means and
exercise the authority needed for the
successful establishment and mainte
nance of the general system that will
bo necessary for the conservation of tho
water needed to carry on the Irrigation
of tho vast area now lying Idle. It Is to
securo this government action that tho
Commercial club is now working. Its
efforts should have the hearty support
not only of tho legislature, but of all
who have the real welfare of the west
at heart.
Omaha people will get much personal
satisfaction from reading the list of con
firmations of army appointments made
by tho president. General Lee Is now
In command of tho Department of tho
Missouri; General Bates marched away
from Omaha nt the head of tho gallant
Second Infantry, which was so popular
THE OMAHA DAILT BEE: FRIDAY, 1TEBKTJATIY 15, 1001.
here, nnd Genernls Wlienton, Sumner
nnd Schwnn nil served In the depart
ment hero nnd have many personal
friends In the city. The pestiferous
Pettlgrew opposed the confirmation of
General Bates, because he negotiated
tho treaty with the sultan of Sulu, but
the opposition of tho South Dakota Im
placable was of no avail. Uencrnl Bates'
record as a soldier will shine long after
Prttlgrew Is forgotten.
A MOHE PAVOltADhH OVTJ.UUK.
There Is a more favorable outlook, ne-
cording to Havana ndvlces, for nn
nmlcnble understanding between Cuba
and the United States respecting their
future relations. The constitutional con
ventlon has appointed a committee to
draw up a proposition defining the re
lations to exist between the now rcpub
lie nnd this country nnd It Is stated that
a meeting will probnbly bo nrrnnged be
tween Governor Gcnornl Wood nnd tho
committee to consider some proposal
that will be acceptable to this govern
ment.
This Indicates a gratifying change In
thcsltuntlon. There are radicals, like
General Ulvern, who still Insist thnt
no special concessions should bo mndc
to the United States In the constitution
nnd that tho question of future relations
should be loft for determination after
tho constitution Is adopted. These radl
cais take tho view that there will bo
no Independence left If Cuba allows tho
United States naval stations and per
mits this government to have n volco In
tho treaty relations between Cuba nnd
other countries. But It seems that con
servative opinion Is in the ascendnnt,
doubtless Influenced by tho considera
tion thnt unless Cuba shall mnke somo
rensonnble concessions to the United
Stntcs It cnnnot expect to establish with
this country tho close commercial rela
tions without which tho Industrial nnd
commercial development of the Island
must bo very sl6w.
There Is evidence In this of tho Influ
ence upon the delegates to tho consti
tutional convention of the financial and
business elements, who understand how
essential It Is to the future welfare and
prosperity of Cuba thnt the now govern
ment shnll be established on n basis to
Insure stability, that It shall offer ample
security to llfo nnd property, aud that It
shall maintain toward tho United
States Intimate political and commercial
relations. Only in this way can Cuba
attract capital and develop and prosper.
It would seem, therefore, that all Cu
bans would see the expediency, from
tho point of view of self-interest, of
effecting such an alliance or understand
ing with the United States as will create
universal confidence lu the new repub
lic, draw capital to It nnd cnnble It to
attain that material prosperity which
Its resources make jiosslble.
There need be nnd thero would be
no sacrltlco of Independence in doing
this. Cuba would not be less free be-
cause closely united with and volun
tarily taking counsel ns to Its foreign
relations from the United States. But
tho Island republic would be more se
cure therefor, would more certainly
command the respect of other countries
and would be better assured of attain
ing prosperity.
It Is a common thing among a certain
class to assert that tho great Influx of
foreigners Into this country Is respon
sible for a largo part, of the crime which
comes to the attention of the courts.
Those who believe this might find some
food for reflection In Platte county.
There Is probably no county In the
stato having u larger proportion of
foreign-born citizens. It Is also one of
tho oldest and most thickly settled
counties In the state, but Is Just now
hnvlng its first murder trial. That is a
pretty good record for any county.
Going Into voluntary liquidation be
cause the business Is no longer re
munerative Is tho way ono of Ne
braska's oldest and most conservative
lonn companies answers the charge that
the money power has Its grip on the
farmer. Tho low rate of Interest
charged for money nowadays rendered
Its business unprofitable. There Is not
much comfort for the calamltyltes In
this situation.
Mnny peoplo arc wondering what
Andrew Carnttglo ran possibly do with
all his money when he receives pay
ment for his big steel plant and other
properties. Past experience should
teach people that the world Is full of
men who could get rid of all Carnegie's
vast fortune In much less time than It
took Carnegie to accumulate It.
neports from tho Philippines Indicate
that exceptional progress Is being made
In tho pacification of the Islands nnd
tho substitution of civil for military
government. If Spanish habits will per
mit tho people to remain quiet long
enough to give the now rule n trial the
Infection will probably spread.
The Michlgnn supreme court has lust
ruled that a franchise, when associated
kith tangible property, possesses real
alue nnd its assessment for purposes of
taxation Is valid. This doctrine of law
may mean something to tho county com
missioners aud aid them lu deciding on
that electric road proposition.
A Forceful Iteninrk.
Washington Star.
Thero must bo some regrets at sc.elng
W. J, Bryan waste his talents on economic
generalities whea tho Nebraska legislature
appears to be needing advice so much.
Illicit Sum nn 11 lliiiuiirr.
Philadelphia North American.
The worst famine In tho history of China
Is reported from tho provinces of Shan SI
and Shen SI, nnd the government Is ao crip
pled by the destruction of Its resources In
I'oliln and the loss of trensuro stolen by tho
allies that it Is unnblo to relievo tho dis
tress of tho people. To InsUt upon extrava
gant Indemnity from a starving peoplo la
sheer brutality, nnd It Is to be hoped that
the United StateH will resist to the utmost
tho demands of tho predatory powers that
are plotting tho disruption of China.
Tlir Npoouer Anii-nilment,
Chicago inter-Ocean.
The Impending passage of the Spooner
amendment Is rauso for rejoicing. Tho
measure has ampin precedent In the first
Ixnilslana art, and enables the president
to extcad homo rule In the Philippines
s fast as the natives are fit for It. It
trcngthens the armr hv offering thn sol
st
diers a deflnlto field of activity. It
strengthens tho authority of tho govern
ment In tho Islands by assuring the natives
that tho United States will keep Its prom
ises nnd gratify their legttlmato nsplra
tlons toward self-government under tho
siars anil Binpcs.
lleciillliiK n .v,T Things.
Chicago lntcr-Occnn.
The Cubans represented In the Havana
convention seemed lo assume that the
United States was In duty bound to mako
this expenditure of iino.ooo.OOn. to nv ih
salaries of Cubans who fought against
pain, to reed tho starving peoplo of the
several provinces, and to ask absolutely
nothing tn return. To tho minds of these
professional revolutionists tho United
States is simply n great eleemosynary In
stitution which they aro free to levy on
wnen mey aro In trouble and free to as
sail when they nre out.
Cnn ThU U- Trnet
Chicago Times-Herald.
Judge Watermnn Is of the opinion that
women aro usually unrellahlo ns witnesses
in trials Involving business matters. It
is highly probablo that tho Judge being n
discreet man would havo kept this opinion
to himself If it had not been for tho fact
that ho was compelled to set aside, a
verdict which seemed to rest upon the
testimony of two women and which was
directly contrary to much written ovldcnco
that was adduced on tho other side. As tho
matter on trial was eight years old Judeo
Waterman hart every reason to bcllcvo that
tno written evidence was mora reliable
than the oral testimony.
(Joirrnnr ,nh Kndnrseil.
Philadelphia Itccord.
Governor Nash of Ohio desorves tho
hearty thanks of nil order-lovlng peoplo
for nts refusal to permit a prlzo fight be
tween tho pugilists Jeffries nnd Iluhlln to
tnko placo in Cincinnati. Tho real charac
tor of tho nffalr was to bo disguised by
cnlllng it n boxing match and n half-
charltablc, balf-enterprlsing atmosphcro
wna to bo lent to it by tho proposition to
uso tho profits to wipe out tho debt In
curred in entertaining tho Sacngerfest ns
soclatlon in thnt city. Somo may have
been misled by these representations, but
Governor Nash was not. As soon ns the
real character of tho affnlr became clear
to him ho determined to stop It.
Trnnnplnntlnir Hrpnbtlrnnlam.
Indianapolis Journal.
Itcprcsontntlvo Drown of Ohio grew very
eloquent in his denunciation of "a colonial
policy," Tho phraso involves a fallacy.
A. policy contemplates a steady nnd per
manent lino of action, but there Is nothing
of tnnt Kind In our acquisition of tho Phllln-
pines. Tho United Stntcs has not entered
on n policy of colonial expansion. It In
simply trying to do the best It cnn with
territory it hns acquired through tho for
tuno of war and without premeditation. Tho
McKlnley plnn of holding theso now nos-
eesslona nnd planting thero tho seeds of
republican government is far better than
tho Drown plan of abandonment. Thero
Is nothing In a colonial policy of coward
ice to command admiration.
The Qnrrn AVuo .Not Ilrllllnnt.
Chicago Tribune.
Whllo tho Into nuccn was not In nnv senn
a woman of genius, her tastes wore schol
arly and her encouragement of everything
pertaining to Iltcraturo and nrt -wns cnn.
slant and discriminating. Tho London
Ainenacum says of her: "Never waB the
qcoen moro sensible, more gracious, more
human than in her lntercaursn with tho
great men of her tlroo marked out by In
tellect." Sho was tho flrBt English mon
arch since James I to write books, her
"Leaves from tho Journal of Our Llfo In tho
Highlands" having appeared in 1868, and
"Moro Leaves" in 1884. The two volumes
nro pleasant reading! but In ono sense dis
appointing, ns they do not redact thn
queen's own opinions or predilections. This
illustrates one of tho disadvantages of being
a queen. Sho may hnvo opinions on outside
matters, but she must keep them to herself.
Ilelinkcd the olny Ilnnquetera.
Chicago Uccord.
Tho Japaneso minister to tho United
States, visiting Now York us n guest nt
tho banquet of the Silk Association of
America, did what many another person
has felt llko doing on other occasions.
Whllo reading his written speech tho other
guests began to laugh and talk, whereupon
Mr. Kogora Taknhlra flung his manuscript
on tho floor and refused to proceed. Mr.
Takahlra had for his subject "Japan and
Its Estimate of America," which ought to
havo been exceedingly interesting nnd
profitable. It Is likely, however, that tho
next time that subject is assigned to hlni
his expressions will ho still moro Inter
esting, expanded as his estimates will be
by the cxpcrlenco In question. What ho
thinks about our national politeness, as
ono feature of affairs, should bo highly
edifying.
It is unfortunate that on such nn oc
casion tho hosts of tho evening could not
adopt even temporarily tho formal courtesy
tnnt mnrns social events, great and small,
in tno orient.
The Lobby of n l'ulille Knemy.
St. Louis Qlobo-Democrnt.
It is n fact admitted hv fnlr-mlmlnrl MM.
ens of Missouri, regardless of party, that
legislation In this stato has long been con
trolled by a lobby. This lobby Is a power
ful organization with tentacles reaching
into every section of tho state. Its term
never oxplres. It begins with a new legis
lature Just where It left off with thn nld
one, and puts out its feelers around new
siaio oinecrs to nscertnln tho extent to
which they can he used for lnhhv nnrnnira
What the lobby seeks is legislation for prl-
vaio gain, im sencmes aro contrived for
tho profit of tho few nt tho cxpenso of tho
mnny. It sounds llko a platltudo to assort
that tho proper object of a legislature Is
to promoto tho welfare of all tho people of
tho state. In Missouri, however, tho state
ment Is nn abstraction or a myth rathor
than a practical truism. The lobby in Mis
souri has been tho supremo governing
nower for mnnv venrs. 11. Rh.inett (h Inn's
that touch or ndd to Its financial Inter
ests, ah citizens aro Its prey, the com
monwealth Is its qunrry. All honest men
hold It In nbhorrenco nnd would rcjnlco to
seo it driven out and destroyed forever.
Let Mr. Illnlr Name (lie Man,
Army nnd Nnvy Register.
We havo come Into possession of n re-
markablo document, tho preface of which
bears tho slgnnturo of Mr. Frank I'. Dlalr
of Chicago, ono of tho attorneys who rep
resented O, M. Carter durlngs tho latter's
trial by court-martial nt Savannah, for nl
lpged conspiracy ngnlnst tho government
whllo n captain of engineers of the army.
There Is ono sentence, tha.t concluding
Mr. Illalr says, "Tho truth In this case will
finally como out no staff department In
the army Is powerful enough to keep It hid
much longer, nnd when P. does Its light
will smite more than one person with blind
ness." We should say that the tlmo for
turning on thn blinding light will never
he more opportune than now. If Mr. nialr
possesses any definite Information which
will sustain his Insinuations that nny staff
department of tho army Is hiding tho truth
in the Ccrter case, It Is high time that he
impart theso Important facts to thoso who
aro anxious to nliare with him the "Inildo
history" of tho prosecution. Wo Imagine
that such officers ns General John M. Wil
son nnd Judge Advocnto General Llcber will
be quite ready to meet anything which Mr.
Dlalr may have to offer. If that gentlo-
man Intends to smlto anyone, now Is the
tlmo for him to do It.
AMi:mr. wa(h:s.
Cnnillllnn iif WiirUliiRiiirn linn Itn
proveil Dnrliiu I'lfly Yen.
Chicago Tribune.
Cnrroll D. Wright, commissioner of Inbor,
delivered nn address the other evening be
foro tho American Statistical association
In which he tiled figures to show thnt the
condition of tho worklngmiin lu tho t'nlted
States has greatly Improved during tho Inst
half century, lie proved liy foir different
sots of statistics that the real vnlue of
wages nt present Is greater tlmn thnt of
the wnges of fifty ynrs ago. The money
received for a day's labor will now buy
more In tho way of food, clothing nnd
shelter than nt nny previous time. Hut tho
wage-earner hns at the same time advanced
his stnndnrd of living. Ho wnnts moro
things tlmn did tho mechanic or fnrmer of
fifty years ngo. Ho achieves more lu a
day's work Omit his grandfather did, nnd
ho needs better food nnd clothing to lit
him for this more productive work.
Mr. Wright says if tho laborer did not
ndvnnco In his standard of living his mar
gin for n rainy day would bo constantly
enlarged, With enro nnd frugality his
surplus would bo much greater than in
tho past. At this point Mr. Wright hardly
gives tho wnge-enrners enough ciedlt fo
wnnt they nre saving. Ho says they do not
spend quite tho grdss amount of thel
wages, but tho present enormous holdings
of tho savings banks would seem to do
mnnd n stronger statement than this. A
largo shnro of tho money now. In sjch lu
ntltutlons represents tlm savings of wage
earners. Tho totnls In tho reports of such
banks alono would Indicate that tho em
ploycs on fnrms, in factories, on rnllroads
nnd In Industries of nil kinds hnvo never
before had so much money laid by for n
rainy day.
nut nro thn wage-earners of tho nrescnt
4dny nsj contented as thoso of fifty years
ngo7 it may ho ndmltted thnt their real
wnges nxo higher than ever lu tho past, and
that thoy nro saving moro than before, but
tills Is no Indication of their stnto of mind
As their wnges have- Increased nnd their
Hours hnvo decreased they have developed
desires for moro of tho comforts nnd luxur
ies of life. Nobody would expect them to
live ns did tho worklngmen of half n cen
tury ago. Ah knowledgo of and desire for
tho good things of earth Increnso discontent
Is apt to grow. This discontent spans tho
dlstnnco between what a man hns and what
ho wants. Is this gap wider or narrower
now than It wan fifty years ngo? Still an
other question: Is nnybody sure It would
Do best for them or for tho nation If thev
could ho nmdo contented In tho senso of
having no unfulfilled desires?
STATUS OP MIIS. .VA.TIOX.
Cnrrle Xnllnn' lluslmnil nerlnrrn Ihc
'1 rip Knnt In He n MUtnkc.
Chicago Inter Occnn.
Although ho is n comparatively inconse
quential person nt this time. It is nt lenst
interesting to learn what tho husband of
.Mrs. Nation is thinking about her JuBt
now.
"Sho should remain In Kansas, where sho
can do Borne good." ho says In nn Interview
"I do not npprovo her going all over tho
enst nnd mnklng n show of herself, ns some
people out thero only wnnt to mako fun of
nor. I think she Is showing to tho world
mat sno is losing her nerve.
if sho starts to ralso any row in Chi
cngo or other towns I hope they will put
ncr in jan nnu mako her Buffer for It. I
took her part and spent several hundred
hard-earned dollars whllo sho was fighting
saloons in Wlchitn, but when sho goes out
oi ner spnero I will havo nothing moro to
do with her should she got Into trouble."
it is not often that tho husband of a
woman llko Mrs. Nation exhibits Buch dar
ing. Without any desire to reflect unon
him, It is difficult to refrain from suggest
ing thnt ho might havo hesitated to express
himself thus freely and boldly had ho not
been awnro nt the tlmo that Mrs. Nntlon,
accompanied by her press agent, was al
ready over tho Kansas border nnd speeding
lowara an expectant cast.
Removed from her influence. Mr. Nation.
It will bo seen, was rather Inclined to regret
ins separation from tho sovernl hundred
dollars which Mrs. Nation's cnmpalgn in
Wichita had cost him. it is unlikely that,
unuor tne spell of her presence, ho would
navo thought of referring to such n trifle,
It was only when ho found that sho was
abandoning her sphere nnd her hatchet and
making for tho scoffing cast thnt ho began
to regard tho wlculta Investment ns n dead
loss.
Yet wo doubt very much that in tho
event of Mrs. Nntlon finding troublo hero
or elsewhere Mr. Nation will hnrden his
heart against her. It Is not reasonablo to
suppose that ho will. Tho husbands of such
women nro necessarily long suffering, for
giving nnd forgetful. Tho enso of Mr. Lcosc,
nusDana or .Mary Kiizabetu Lease, Is suffi
cient to establish tho fact that tho worm
will not turn whllo thore la a shred of hope
left.
Mr. Nation may bo Inclined to bo n Httlo
bumptious Just now, but in Justlco let us
suspend Judgment on tho entlro Blncerlty
or nis aecinration until Mrs. Nation finds it
necessary to telegrnph or visit him.
I'KHSOVAI, AXIJ OKXKnAL.
It Is said that tho staff of Governor Yates
Is the most gorgeously appareled aggrega-
lon of feather bed warriors ever seen within
tho borders of Illinois. Tho staff consists
of thirty-two colonels, most of them young
men of his own years, and their uniforms
cost $273 each.
Young Norton D. Plant, who expresses
himself ns being satisfied with $30,000 a
year when ho might havo $17,000,000, is a
good deal moro of a philosopher than rich
men s sons nro likely to be. One hundred
dollars a day, not counting Sundays nnd
holidays, wouldn t bo clgarctto monoy for
some fellows In his position.
Thero Is a movement on foot In Wash
ington for tho erection of n memorial to
General Albert Ordway, tho organizer and
flr3t brigadier general of tho District Na
tional guard. Captain C. Kred Cook, finan
cial secrclary of tho Memorial association,
will recelvo subscriptions until March 1 and
If sufficient funds shall bo raised tho monu
ment will bo dedicated on May 30 next-
Mrs, Mary Palmer Danks, widow of Gen-
oral N. V. Danks, who died n few days ago,
worked In a cotton factory for fifteen years,
beginning at tno ngo of 12, and Genoral
Danks first mot her there. As tho wlfo of
General Danks of Massachusetts she danced
with the prince of Wales, now Edward VII,
In 18G1. Upon thn death of her husband.
n 1S!M, congress bestowed upon Mrs. Danks
n pension of $1,200 n year.
Senator Jones of Arkansas Is a member
of a humane society. He is also on oc
casion the roverso of a dnndy In his cos
tume. Tho other day he stopped on his way
to the capltol nnd began Inspecting n team
of horses stnndlng near tho curb, "What
you feeling about thnt horse's nork for?"
demanded tho driver. "I wnnt to seo If tho
collar fits this horse," said tho senator
mildly. "Woll." said tho driver, "If it
dont fit no bettor'n that collar (Its you It's
n darn bad fit. Git op,"
Tho Dartenders' association of Now York
has adopted resolutions npprovlng of Mrs.
Carrlo Nation. They say: "Wo believe
our nctlon will show Mrs. Nation In the
right light. Sho is a misunderstood wo
man. Anybody vho haB over seen n Kansas
saloon will not bo surprised thnt any right-
minded person would want to smash it.
After drinking tome of tho stuff they sell
n them ono would want to smash every
thing." Tho bartenders have Invented three
new drinks In tho smasher's honor, ono of
which they havo named "The Carrie Na
tion Cocktail."
lyrCIIIMJS OP AVASIII.OTO.V I.IFFJ.
Scene nnd Iiirliletila A rim nil the lln
of .Nntlimnl Politic.
When Senator Kearns of Utah took hi
seat In tho senato It seemed that there
wnj to bo a trio of senators who part their
hnlr In tho middle, even nfler Senato
Wolcolt left, says the Washington Times
Tho senators In this congress arranging
their hair In this way nre Senators Ken
ney, Kenn nnd Wolcott. Senator Wolcott
has failed to bo returned by his state, nnd
It seemed nt first as If tho trio was to be
reduced to n duct. Dut Senator Kcarn
nprenred on tho scene. When ho entered
the Hcnato chamber to tnko the oath, It
was evident in n mlnuto that he was to
tnko Senator Wolcott's placo In tho brother
noon, ins slightly rotund form was
clad in a scrupulously well-fitting cut
away coat, In tho lapel of which bios
somed n red carnation, nnd, best of nil
ho had tho rule-strnlght parting of his
dark chestnut hnlr. The division wa
mathematically over the brldso of his nos
nnd tho curling ends of tho bang were
urusneu back toward the ears.
Unfortunately, somebody made mention
of tho fact that Mr. Kearns whs one of
tho very few senators who part their hair
in tho middle. Perhaps It was thn bar
nor, nna rumor says it was. Whoever
happened to mnke tho observation do
stroyed nil tho lltttn edifice of hope that
tnoso interested in preserving to tho sen
nto n trio of members parting their hal
In tho middle had built up. Tho next day
Senator Kearns appeared with his hal
parted over the left eyebrow.
General Pellx Agnus of Haltlmore
stopped In Washington on his ,way to
Cuba, whero ho hns bought nn Immense
tract of laud. Ho met a party of friend
in tho senato restaurant nnd they began
telling war stories, says tho Washington
correspondent of tho Mllwnuken Wisconsin
"in u chnrgo during the Sovcn Days
Klght," Bald General Agnus, "I wns shot
through the chest nnd tumbled down on
tho field. When I came to my senses
found that n young confederate, nlso badly
wounded, was lying across ray legs. Wi
got nil Jumbled up in that charge.
looked down at him nnd Bnw ho was tn a
bad way. Dlood wbb pouring from my
wounds nnd from his. Ho was very weak
nnd kept calling for water. 'Water!' he
said, over nnd over again. 'Water! Water!
I had a canteen on my belt full of black
coffee. I managed to rnlso myself up
pnough to get to tho canteen. I pulled tho
cork with my teeth and handed htm tho can
teen. I could henr the coffco gurglo down
his parched thront. When he had slaked
his thirst ho pulled himself together and
handed tho canteen back, saying: 'Yank
here's your canteen. Thnnk you, d n you
"icars nfterwnrd," continued the general
I met thnt man in Haltlmore. He was n
brilliant chap and was working on the old
Dalttmoro Gazotto. I took him over to
my paper, tho American, and ho worked
thero until he died."
Out of tho thousands of words In Senator
Town's speech four of them Becm to havo
fastened themselves upon tho senate,
"Whlstlo down tho wind" is tho popular
phraso.
Tho day after Senator Towne used H
Senntor Hoar embodied It in a speech. A
day or two later Senator Morgan used it,
nnd still moro recently Senator Teller
said thnt tho deportation of the Manila
editor wbb not n matter to be whistled
down tho wind. Tho phrase ts old enough,
heaven knows, but It seems to have struck
tho senators as something new and quite
expressive.
Senators aro talking of a very witty re
ply by Charles A. Townn of Minnesota
to Senntor Chauncey M. Depew of New-
York.
At tho conclusion of Mr. Towne's speech
tho other day he received congratulations
from mnny of his associates, including
Mr. Depew, who had been an Interested
Itstcncr throughout.
"Mr. Towne," Bald Senntor Depew,
congratulate you. Your delivery was tine.
your diction elegant, your peroration su
perb nnd your argument damnable."
"Mr. Dcponr," replied Senator Towne,
Instantly, "I am delighted to know you
approve of tho only features of it you could
comprehend.
senator uopew laugned ns heartily ns
others who heard it at Mr. Towne's re
tort.
Much of tho excellence of Allen's stories
nro lost when they aro paraded In cold
print. Thoy loso his unctuous humor, his
graphic style, his facial expression, his
droll tone. Ho is especially clever in ne
gro dialect stories, one of which he told
tho other night when ho had assembled
his friends for tho hog nnd hominy feast
It was a conversation between two dar
kles on his plantation, says the Post.
'Moso, said one of tho negroes to the
other, ''do you know them niggers down on
Catfish Pint?"
Cattish Tolnt, Mr. Allen explains, is a
bend in tho river.
"Sure," says Mose.
''Do you remember the gal I was paying
my civilities to?"
"Sut'nly."
"Dey hns been tellln' dat gal that I am
tho sneaklngcst nigger dat ever wsb."
"Dey did tell dat gal that you was dat
kind cf a nigger? asked Most.
"Dey sut'nly did."
"Woll." said Mose, "dey has got you lo
cated sho' cnuff."
If there wns ono thing characteristic of
the late Senator Gear of Iowa, it was his
frnnkness. Senator Dolllvr recently re
cnlled nn instnnce In which tho exhibi
tion of this trnlt worked to Mr. Gear's
advantage.
Gear was a candidate for congress. The
prohibition sentiment was running high
In his district and the temperance people
concluded to put the candidate through an
examination. They held n meeting, to which
thoy Invited Mr. Gear. Ho accepted. The
chairman of the meeting wns a Quaker.
"Wo learn," said tho Quaker to Mr. Gear,
"that thco dost not belong to nny temper
nnco society, nnd that thee dost tako a
drink when It pleases thee?"
"Th.lt Is true," replied Mr. Gear with
out any hesitation.
"Thee nrt very frank," said the Quaker,
"und thy frankness Is moro to bo com
mended than thy hnblts, We do not think
theo ought to drink, but If thou hadit lied
to us we would not have supported thee.
Theo will now recelvo our votes."
And Mr. Gear did get their votes. He
never forgot' tho Incident and its moral.
Thoso who havo closely observed the
conduct of Senator William B. Chandler
during the last few weeks nre wondering
what chnngo has como over tho spirit of
his dream, says tho Times, Por years he
has been n thorn In the sides of the re
publican mumbors of .the senate, a, free
nnco who was liable to tilt full speed
against thoso whom party affiliation markod
out ns his friends. Of late, howevor, or
moro strictly speaking, since something
happened up in Now Hampshire, ho has
not been tho Bamo Chandler. True, his yo
still flashes the samo old fire, but the rep-
per sauro seems to have largely disap
peared from his tongue. Tho bursts of
vitriolic eloquence, that used tn make ad
ministration members writhe In tholr seats
aro now reserved for tho minority. His
open ndvocacy of tho ship Biibsldy hill Is
tho cause of commont, especially as his
position was not clearly defined until a
few days ngo. There ts an appearance of
serenity on thn republican sldo of thti
chamber when he gots up to speak that
was altogether wanting In the old days,
a nKi.icATi; si'iunrr.
Mnkea o IHfTerence AVhelher
the
llrldr lie Old iir Yon hit.
Chlcngo Tlmes-lternld.
Mr. Andrew Cnrnegle, In his new cnpnclty
of nll-nround ndvtscr to mankind, declares
that more men should mnrry women who
nre older thnn themselves, If a woman is
SO or SO yenrs older than her husbnnd Mr,
Carnegte thinks their union Is likely to bn
n good thing for nil concerned.
Wo confess that It Is rather difficult to
follow the drift of Mr. Carnegie's nrgJ
ment. It Is true that we havo some nntnblo
examples of conjugal happiness wherein
thn oaks nro much younger thnn tho vines
thnt cling to them.
Thero Is tho celebrated llaroness lturdctt
Coutts nnd tho young man who Is her lord
nnd master (by courtesy), for example.
Wo hnvo never henrd It even hinted that
tho hnroness nnd her husbnnd were not as
happy ns two doves on n tin roof. Yet tho
hnroness is, if all reports nro true, nlmost
old enough to be her husband's grand
mother. Dut theirs Is nn exceptional case and must
not bo set up ns a precedent for thn world
at large. It lirts been rumored that Oi
baroness' young mnn woji not nnlmated by
lovo alono when ho rnllert her "baby" the
llrst time, but wo havo no right to draw
conclusions from stories that havo their
origin In mem circumstantial combination.
Another caso mi Mr. Carnegie's sldo of tho
argument is furnished by Mr. and Mis
(leorgn Cornw.illls-Wcst. Mrs. West, who
wns formerly Ijidy Randolph Churchill,
might havo sent her son's outgrown twiby
clothes to her future husband when h
was learning to say "Ah-Goo" If tho Wests
had needed help. Wo have every reason to
believe that Mr. nnd Mrs. West nro Just ns
happy today as they wero the llrst tlmo ho
took her In his nrnis nnd snld:
"Tell tno again, sweetie, thnt you never
really loved nnybody till yon eaw me."
Coming a lltttn nearer home, wo mny con ;
elder tho case of Sir. Cornelius Vnnderbllt.
who Is, wo believe, nine or ten yenrs
younger thnn his pretty wifo. Although ,
sho cost him $10,000,000, his Hrdor does not
seem to havo cooled lu thn least slnen
Uielr mnrrlnge. if nppenrnnecs count for
anything he ts still n-i 'ond of tho lmly 1
nn ho was tho very first time sho ever
lnld her check up next to his Adam'"
npplo nnd murmured: "Ps oor lttlo dlrl "
So wo see that in at least three notahln
Instnnces seniority on tho part of 'thn wlfo
has not been a bar to happiness, mill, it
must not bo forgotten thnt ngnlnst thesn
ndmlrablo cases thero nro many of a. di
rectly oppo8lto naturo to bo taken into
account. It would bo Idlo to contend that
unhapplncsB must necessnrlly follow whero
Uio wlfo chance to bo one, two or even fivo
years older thnn her husband. There Is no H
rcaon why tho woman should nlways bn "
condemned on nrcount of her years. In
theso strenuous days men froaucntlv suc
cumb moro readily than women to thn
ravnges of tlmo and now that tho Indies
nro playing golf nnd Indulging In nearly
nil tho other ratlonnl outdoor sports thero
ib no reason why tho years should not set
nn lightly on them na on their brothers
generally. Why, then, should it bo neces
sary to InsUt that cither tho wlfo or tho
husband must bo twenty or thirty yearn i
older thnn tho other?
Mr. Carnegio Is evidently hnrklnir back tn
tho days when ho was a schoolboy for his
logtc. Thero Is n tlmo In every man's llfo
when it seems to him that ho could ho trulv
happy with n woman say fifteen or twenty
years om mnn himself, hut ho generally
gets over that feeling before it becomes
possible for him to obtain a marrlago
license.
WITH TUB JKSTUII.
- "itiiiiuiuiiKe-joncs society
n iadfl sc?m,, t0. bo '""do "P of such
aJ.ot 0(jPlo wo don't know.
. . - " ium.-Mwiirr. vi (inn I Pill 1L
n.ly ie".ri 8.n.y ?'?: that society
peoplo who don't know us.
Gregory Mil. the nstronomers nnd wloo
mnTWTO nt wrk reforming tho oalendnr
i,n,1Ja,nJn,0,.hfH? "f computing tho years
liaVInir lien rlitp nrjul ..lT. ,
Of dat" -.... . uLnfttojju-it unci out
"Wliflf In Mm ,.& .1- . .. .
...., up,-, ui-iuiiniiPd a wa King
delegate who dropped In whllo they wero
making their calculations, "of worklne
over time? Yon iran'i o-t nn,hi..
fOr it "rf l,ll UAIIA
ClevMiinrl TMnlti linn I... rm. . .
Ing at their first baby: v n ,OOK
' With such a manslvo head tut that." said
mnni" ier, - no win im a stntcs-
"With Blinh ma,l. u ....
practical father, "ho Is pretty suro to he n
you sometimes get tired. Mr. Klchbatch. of
iTiiiK iui uiuno in mat great house of
yotiM7
Ho .(elderly, but woll prese.rved)-Indeed
I do. Ml Itiintnr. Tim la x
mini- In nnlf rrtv Inrn .lrl r. , . ,. . .
spend the rest of their days with me.
Youth's Comnanlon: Dn vnr nt.i
Tom. in his first trousers, was walking with
his tiny overcoat turned back to Its utmost
limit,
,'..rJon?." .."aId tno fn'l'er, meeting tho
child, "button your cont."
jiui mo ooy demurred.
"Look n.t mine." lulrlerl lilu fntli-r
"Yes," said Tom, ruefully, und bbeylnsr
under protest, "but everybody knows that
uu wear trousers!
Cleveland Plnln T)nnlr? "t),-.
kings now title is Edwnrd VII. Isn't It?"
inquired tho pntron who was waiting to
havo her new waist tried on.
"Yes." replied tho dressmaker, her mouth
full of pins. "His tltlo Is cut V-shaped,
with two whalebones set in nt the side."
Chleaco Tribune: The near-slirhtert eltlzru
looked helplessly nt the piles of drifted
snow that lay on tho sidewalk lu front of
his house.
"What would you tnko to clean this
walk?" ho snld, addressing tho first mnn
who came nlong.
"A shovel, sir,' repue.1 Mr. Ttuffnn
.'ratts. walking delegate of Jewolers' union
No. 247, passing on,
Kansas City Journal: IlarherRhnv.
hnlr cut, shampoo, bath or moustachn
trimmed?
Hotel Patron (absently) Hnlr cut mnkn
it rare.
Tndlannnnlls Press: "Ynu nv b niv
was cntlroly without n villain?"
"Yes that is. If vou i-linnm tn nmli h
author."
Chicago Tribune: "When hnJI It h. mv
pwn?" whispered tho enraptured lover
finrno ino any.
"It enn't bo hefore next Werlnesrlnv." snlil
the bcnutlful nctress. fnlterlnclv. "f don't
get my divorce, you know, until Tucsdny.''
Dotrolt Journal: Oolfer Wbnt n Ann
Scotch dialect you have. Did you not find
niiucuii in acquire.'
Other Golfer Oh! not so very. You see,
was naturally nneertnln mt tn thn ill.
tlnctlon between shall nnd will, nnd thnt
gavo me a good start.
Ill Fnml Delusion.
Chicago Itccord.
The singer owned, when nuked to sing,
Ho sametlmeu did to nleasn hi friend.
Thoy snld! "Then glvo us anything;
An anxious uuiiieuro iiucuris.
Ho warbled with n brassy lung,
And. when tlio song wn ilone. thn sluhs.
Kotlguoful. proved sho should hnvo sung
jiui 10 nnuoy uih enemies,
A WAY Ml HI-. COXVi:nS)ATIOX.
Josn Wink, In Baltimore American,
Fame nnd Death, unon a day.
Met and chatted on tho way,
"Greeting friend." In klndost tones,
Murmured Death, with hnppy smile,
"Let us rest besldn the wny.
iseea wo nurry nn tno while?"
"I must hurry," answered Fame.
"Further down thn way T hule
One nbldesi there whom I must
inu my sweetest fruits to taste."
"Rest ynu, rest you, brother mine,'
Death Insisted, graciously,
"Hut an hour ago that unn
Aiinwcrcu io a can irom me."
Kami and Death, upon a day,
Met and chatted on the way.
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