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It wns 'hardly necessnry for Editor
Vim Metro to own up. Most people
know It nil the time.
The tight at Santiago "as only a skir
mish compared with tho conflict In the
senate over the naval nominations.
Mrs. Notion Is breathing the old fa
miliar atmoHphero of Kansas once more,
nnd Topoka Buffers for what she saw
In Chicago.
Why not nppolnt Mrs. Nation nn agent
of the revenue department nnd start
her In after tho Kentucky and Carolina
moonshiners?
Nebraska people coming to Omaha aro
agreed on one point at leaBt. Never
was tho state In moro prosperous con
illtlon than at present.
The passage of Sunday marks a lull
in tho consolidation of western rail
ronds. It. Is thought, however, that the
work will bo resumed nt once.
Can it be that the Kearsarge Is a hoo
doo? At any rate tho Texas nnd nuffnlo
nre In danger of losing their prestige ns
tho hard luck vessels of tho navy.
It looks very much as though the
prize lighters would bo forced to go to
work before long. This would bo the
saddest sight of tho bright new century
An Increase of more than four mil
lions In tho business of tho Nebraska
state nnd prlvnto banks Is another nn
awer to the calamity cry of the fusion-
lsts.
A Frenchman haH Invented "a slot ma
chlno which will lick . postage stamps.
Tho next thing out will probably be one
which will perform the same service for
thu small boy.
A loyal follower of Bryan finds It
necessary to do up his unshorn locks In
curl papers. If he sticks to his vow ho
may yet. exhibit himself as an adver
tisement for a hair Invlgorntor.
Tho special correspondents should
chip In nnd nsslst Mrs. Nation In her do
fense. Not since tho days when
county sent wars raged have the corre
fipondents had such a chance as now.
An Omaha traveling man complains
that the hotels along his routo nre so
crowded with drummers that it Is hard
to get a bed. And yet tho calamltyltes
would have us believe that the coin
merclal traveler Is becomln,; extinct.
An enterprising Iowa newspaper man
Interviewed a man convicted of murder
and ascertained that ho wns opposed to
capital punishment. A real bright
guessor might have nrrlved at the same
result without taking tho trouble to In
tervlew tho convict.
There must bo something peculiar In
tho Kansas nlr. Whllo on her trip
through Iowa nnd Illinois Mrs. Nntlon
showed no symptoms of anything more
violent than an oratorical outbreak, but
no sooner does she breathe tho ozono of
Kansas than tho splinters begin to fly.
Since the governor of Ohio shut down
on light oven tho huso ball magnates
havo become good. Ran Johnson an
nounces there will be no light between
his league and the National. If tho
onlcials will follow up this good reso
lution by shutting off the blustering talk
tho game will bo tho winner.
uno or uovernor uietrlclrs now mi
perlntendents found n remarkable state
of affairs existing at the Institution
over which ho is to preside for the nex
two years. Although It had been under
fusion contcol for six years, there were
nono but republicans employed thore,
At least that Is what tho employes said
Delay duo to fusion filibustering Is to
bo compensated for in an extra session
of congress, Tho president Is deter
mined that the Cuban question shnll be
settled, and. although It meanu a flood
ot tlamboynnt oratory from tho opposl
tlon, the people will bo glad to her
If tho president's wishes ure only ten
Izcd In tho cud. ,
TOO JL1IVT COMMISSlONKmi.
The bill passed by the state senate for
a supremo court commission calls for
nlno commissioners, cncli receiving an
nual salaries of $2,500 nnd nn extra al
lowance of $1,000 for stenographic aa
slslancc. This means an appropriation
for the btennlum of $03,000 to be paid
by the taxpayers of Nebraska.
Tho Beo has been advocating the cre
ation of a supremo court commission by
summoning to tho aid of tho court such
Judges of tho district court whoso tlino
Is not fully occupied by their .Judicial
business. This would giro a body not
only equipped for tho work by experi
ence on the bench, but without entailing
additional outlay upon the state beyond
incidental expenses, because the district
Judges are already on tho pay roll nnd
their entire services at tho disposal of
the public.
But oven If the plan for calling In tho
Idle district Judges is discarded, there
Is no need of nine commissioners to re
lievo the supreme court. Tho former
suprnmo court commission comprised
only three members and the court thus
augmented mnnnjjed ip keep up fairly
well. If tho court Is to sit en banc each
division should have at least one of the
regular supreme court Judges upon It,
as all the decisions must linvo the en
dorsement of the court and be rendered
as coming from it. With only thrco su
premo court Judges, three, divisions, each
consisting of ono Judgo and two com
missioners, would be all that would bo
practical for the transaction of busi
ness, -while nine commissioners would
elthor leave one division without any
Judge In its membership or mako each
division consist of four members who
might often bo equally divided upon
questions beforu them.
Whatever tho composition of the
commission, therefore, sir commission
ers nt a tlmo Is all that should
bo provided for. It should bo re
membered by -the legislature that
while tho commission Is designed for
tho relief of litigants, and Incldentnlly
for tho relief of tho lawyerH, the relief
of tho taxpayers 1 not to bo over
looked.
A MOVE FOR D18FRAXCH18EMEXT.
The call of the governor of Maryland
for nn 'extra session of tho legislature
of that state, while ostensibly Intended
to remedy certain constitutional de
fects alleged to exist, Is really designed
to limit suffrage by excluding the negro
ote. Tho Washington Stnr says thnt
the object of tho extra session Is to
secure a change In the election laws
eliminating tho colored vote. "The
hope," says that paper, "Is through
such menus to make dcmocrntlc success
In future a certainty In the state under
a leadership which bus under existing
conditions been twice repudiated nt tho
polls. It Is hardly nee
essary to point out that the colored
vote In Maryland ,has never been a
menace to good .government, local or
national. Negro domination has never
been possible, never been attempted
Tho republican leadership has always
been native nnd of unquestioned char
acter and ability. The colored vote In
Maryland lias always been well nnd
worthily led and Its clnlm to considera
tion is based upon the fact that through
Its assistance tho Ilosiu gang was
driven from power nnd Maryland has
twice recorded herself for sound money
and protection to Amerlcnn Industries."
In splto of this tho democrats of
Maryland are determined, If possible,
to disfranchise the colored vote of tho
state and will Introduce a bill for that
purpose nt the extra session of tho
legislature called to meet on March (1.
It Is truo that tho governor, In his
proclamation calling the legislature In
special session, does not speclllcnlly nn
nounco the purpose to bo for the dls
franchlsemcnt of tho colored vote, but
thcro Ik no difficulty In Inferring this
from tho language of his proclamation
It Is an object lesson in tho efforts
nnd alms of tho southern democracy
which ought to command the very se
rious attention of tho people of tho
north. However reluctant tho latter
may bo to renew sectional differences
they ennnot bo Indifferent to such evi
deuce by the southern democracy to
nullify tho federal constitution.
PROVOKING THE CHINESE TO WAR.
Tho latest news from Pel; In Is of n
disquieting nature. It foreshadows
conflict between tho nlltes nnd tho Chi
ncso of tho most serious character. The
announcement Is thnt Count von Wnldor
see, tho commander of tho allied forces
1ms ordered a movement thnt there Is
every reason to npprohend will result
In arousing the Chlneso to a resistance
which will extend throughout tho cm
plre and mean a prolonged, bitter and
costly war, tho end of which no ono
can foresee.
There seems to be no doubt of tho
purpose of the German commander, If
he Is sustained by the other powurs, to
begin a thoroughly aggressive war
ngalnst tho Chinese. Ills excuse for
this Is the unsatisfactory nnturc of the
negotiations for pence. Tho Chlneso
plenipotentiaries, under Instructions
from the Imperial authorities, havo not
manifested the most completo willing
ness to comply with tho demands of tho
powers that was expected. On tli
contrary they have shown a dtsposl
tlon to Unlly nnd delay, which has been
construed to mean that they wero gain
lug time In which to prepare for resist
ing tho demands of tho powers If these
should be luslstcd upon. Whether
Justly or not, It has been charged that
tho Chinese government, necessarily
with tho knowledge of Its pleulpoten
tlorles, was seeking to gain time in
which to prepare for a refusal of any
extravagant demands on tho part of the
powers and thnt Its objections to tho
terras proposed meant that It was tak
Ins every ndvantnge that delay would
permit In order to bo ready for nn
emergency which It saw to be possible
Perhaps there Is some grouud for
this view, but a fair Judgment of th
situation seems to warrant tho opinion
that if the Chinese are preparing for
resistance they have good reason there
for in the exactions proposed by tho
powers. Certainly no civilized nation
would tolernto for a moment tho ox
trnordlnary demands that aro being
made upon China, not only in tho mat
ter of indemnity but for tho punish
ment of men who are members of tho
royal family and are of the highest In
fluence in tho cmp)rc.
What relation Is tho United States to
occupy In connection with this newest
development pf Uio disposition of tho
powers, as disclosed In tho action of
Count, von Waldersee? A Tekln dis
patch says It Is not thought likely that
General Chaffeo will agree to tho re
sumption of military operations, as pro
posed by th6 German corntnander-ln-chief,
without Instructions from Wash
ington. It is not conceivable that our
government will npprovo the plan of
tho German commander. The policy
of tho United States from tho begin
ning has been In tho Interest of peaco
In China and undoubtedly that Is tho
present attitude of this government.
We shall do nothing, It mny confldently
be predicted, to provoke the Chinese to
war.
THE ST. 1.0VIS EXI'OSITIOX.
The bill appropriating $5,000,000 by
the government to the exposition, or
world's fair, to bo held nt St Louis in
1003 In commemoration of the Louisiana
purchase, won passed by tho house of
representatives yesterday, the voto be
ing 101 to 41. Tho principal opposi
tion to, the appropriation, strango to say,
as from tho south, the section in which
it would nnturally bo supposed tho
most memorublo and lmportnnt achieve
ment of tho ndmlulstrntlon of Thomns
Jefferson would bo most honored. The
purchase from Franco of that territory
was tho greutest act of expansion In
the history of tho republic nnd It would
seem thnt no admirer of Jefferson at
this time could refuse to voto for nn
ipproprlntlon to celebrate tho acquisi
tion of thut territory which haH con
tributed so lurgely to tho wealth of the
nation and which Is today tho bulwnrk
of the republican power and prosperity.
The nctlon of tho house of representa
tives undoubtedly assures tho appropri
ation from congress desired by tho pro
moters of the St. Louis exposition and
as they have raised tho amount of
money they agreed to do there Is no
question that tho fair will bo on tho
grand scale contemplated. If tho plans
an contemplated aro carried out there
Is every reason to expect thnt tho ex
position commemorntlvo of tho Louisi
ana purchase will bo equal if not su
perior to the Columbian exposition,
which Is still unparalleled.
HAW TO THE URONCHOl
At last the broncho has received oftt-
clnl recognition. Tho United States
army has decided that ho Is needed m
the business of conducting tho warfare
in the Philippines.
From the days of Job the chnrger has
been n familiar figure In all pictures of
war. Ho has nnld ha ha ainoug tho enp
tains of all nations nnd his nostrils have
detected tho odor of carnage on the
zephyrs of all climates. No knight' or
wnrrlor bold wns ever lit to light with
out his barbed steed, and from Buceph
nlus to Hozlnnnte we have in history,
Action nnd legend a list of names of gal
lant horses thnt Is as Interesting as It Is
nppalllng In length. Richard called for
n horse on tho Held whero ho sought
tho last of the trio of RIchmonds. Never
wns doughty deed wrought In which
the noble steed did not share tils mas
tor's fate. Glory was his and poesy bus
twined many nn aromatic wrcatli
around his noble head. The Six Hun
dred nt Balaklavn had been helpless
without their horses, and ho would Na
poleon at Wngram or Wellington at
Waterloo. "Light Horso Hurry" Leo is
a romantic llguro of our own history,
nd many a living veternu's mind will
hark bock through thlrty-llvo or moro
venrs of tlmo nt tho mention of Sheri
dnn. Custer. Unrly or Forrest
In tho west hero we havo had much
to do with the army and wo havo at
ways held a warm spot in our hearts for
tho mud-nulling doughboy, but it wns to
tho yellow-striped man of tho "critter"
eL'luient that our sympathies went out.
But even ho did not ride tho bronclio
Now we know tho beast; piebald, pinto
or clnybauk, ho Is n creature of our
Glorious west. Cross between nil that
Is bad and much that Is good, ho Is a
product of tho weht. What Is cursed
by tenderfoot and Immortalized by
sculntor nnd paluter as his natlvo cus
Hndness Is but his Inborn sense of free
dom, his natural heritage from on nn
estrv. dating back at least to tho maro
that came over with tho conqulstnuoros
Flftv years of civilization liavo not
served to stamp out tho natural tendon
lea that come down from moro than
threo centuries of unrestricted liberty,
nnd tho broncho Is still tho wild child
of untrninmeled nnture. His vicious
ness Is a protest ngalnst restraint nnd
his norslstoncy is born of tho persover
ance that 1ms led his human If not
humane master to couquer tho desert
nnd subdue tho wilderness.
And now the United States army Is
going to glvo the broncho u place on tno
roll of honor with the mule, it is nor.
too soon, nor will the honor ever bo
unworthily borne. As a provocative of
profanity tho broncho enn easily hold
his own with any animal unit wears
hair, hybrid or not, whllo In tho per
fonnanco of duty ho has long since
proven beyond doubt or cavil his merit.
Renorts from Indon are to tho ef
effect that Dewet and his men are in a
norrv Dllcht nnd nro practically ex
imiiMted. It may bo true, for ho has
certainly been contending ngalnst great
imUU. but beforo tnklng the report ror
granted tho publlo will do well to wait
for his next move. Ho has certainly
Hhown himself ono of tho most re
finurreful men of recent years and until
he and his command nro annihilated tho
Kugllsh forces In South Africa nre likely
to havo plenty to do.
The majesty of tho law has had few
moro striking vindications than In tho
murder trial Just completed, In Dodgo
county. The condemned man was guilty
of an ntroclous crime, and nt tho tlmo
of Its commission tho countryside was
nroused to a pitch whero lynching
soeiued imminent. Prompt acou by
cool officers was effoctlvo in forestalling
mob law, nnd tho result of the spocdy
trial shows better than over thnt tho
courts can bo trusted to deal with crime.
Tho troublo over tho asphalt conces
sions in Venezuela hnB been referred to
the courts of thnt country for settle
ment at the earnest solicitation of tho
United States minister. In taking this
course, lnstend of coercing n weaker
power tho United States hne sot n good
example. If tho people of that country
nppreclnto tho tolerance shown them
they will decide tho caso on Just lines
nnd avoid embarrassments in tho future
Colonel Roosevelt has emerged from
the wilderness nnd tells us that his
great slaughter of gamo was duo solely
to tho Imagination of the Colorado cor
espondents, nono of whom got within
fort- miles of whero ho was hunting.
It's too bad to spoil that bear story, but
tho coming vice president felt that his
string of mountain Hons would havo to
utitilce.
General Count von Waldcrsce's an
nouncement that a military expedition,
which would bo out eighty days, would
start in two weeks Indicates that hopes
of a settlement of tho Chlnn troubles
uro not the strongest If there wero
prospecta of a peaceful settlement such
nn expedition would bo extremely un
wise. i
Nuae Souls.
Chicago Times-Herald.
A Chicago author has written a story
entitled "Nude Souls." This looks like a
dellbetate schomo to get barred out of tbo
publlo libraries.
Simply Nlantlerona.
Chlcugo Times-Herald.
Some peoplo aro unkind enough to say
that If Mrs. Nation wero younger and pret
tier sho would not havo such a grudgo
against tbo mirrors.
Advsnee nt I.Heratnre.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
Mark Twain having "worsted" a cabman
and a cabman having "worsted" Fltzslra
mons, It is about time for pugilism to yield
tho palm to literature.
It I Loaded.
ChtcoKO Inter Ocean.
There is a bill beforo tho legislature ot
North Carolina ,to prevent negroes from
practicing law In tho state, but Mr. Dry an
is writing no editorials on that subject for
tho' esteemed Commoner.
Another Slnp nt Woman.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Statlstlclaus havo discovered that a -col-
lego woman can throw a base ball only 45
per cent as far as a college man, but can
Jump 62 per cent as far. Tho latter ex
periment was determined by letting looso a
mouso In the room.
I.aTrlcasnrsN Ilncnta Lawlessness.
Fhllndelphta'Press.
Tho situation In Kansas grows worse
Instead of better. The' saloon keepers
embittered by the destruction of their
property havo turned on' the. churches nnd
begun to defaco these edifices. Threats
aro made that for every liquor saloon
wrecked a church will So ruined and that
blood will flow If Mrs. Nation's plan of
stopping the sale of Intoxicants is persisted
In. Lawlessness has begotten lawlessness,
violence has bred violence, nnd In that con
dition of things thostroTujer must prevail.
Slate- Departmrntn or Forestry.
Baltimore News.
The people of Pennsylvania have- good
reason to feel grateful to tho house of
representatives at tho present session of
tho legislature In Harrlsburg for Its pas
Bago of a bill creating a department ot
forestry, whoso purpose Is to havo su
porvlslon ot the preservation of the for
ests ot the ntato and tho carrying Into
effect of measures for tholr protection
from wanton destruction. The bill has
yet to run tho gauntlet' of tho senate, but
Its general popularity nnd tho fact that
the only specific opposition to It comes
from lumbermen and other self-Interested
parties seem to be sufficient assurance
that it will eventually becomo a law.
Prrslnta.
Philadelphia Publlo Ledger.
President McKlnley has had several warn
logs that southern poHtofflces aro sacred
to tho white race, and that colored post
masters will not bo tolerated in them;
nevertheless, ho persists In appointing ono
of the proscribed race every now nnd then
and tho result Is trouble. The latest In
stance reported Is at Live Oak, Fla., where
Thomas S. Harris, a negro, was raado poet-
master recently. Postmaster Harris has
already received two warnings, In writ
ing, to resign, or take the consequonces,
and has declined to comply with them. In
tho natural course ot events south, the
next news from that quartor wilt prob
ably bo that Judge Lynch has Issued a
writ of eviction and promptly exocuted It,
Xcw I. end for Sirs. N'ntlnn.
Philadelphia North American.
At a masked bnll given nt tho New York
home of Senator Clark last Thursday night
soctoty of tbo glided type manifested Its
exqulslto sonso ot humor In a notablo man
ner. Among the evidences of culture and
refinement seen nt this-gathering of the
select was a bar set up In the ballroom.
It was Just such a bar as can bo found
In any saloon and It wns well storked with
drinkables. Tho guests patronized tho bar
liberally nil thu ovenlng, Just as the guests
ot an East Side mixed ale party do, and
when tho time came to wind up this re
chorche affair fifteen of the bright spirits
mndo up as Kansas Joint-smashers and led
by a burlesque Mrs. Nation, attacked the
bar with hatchets nnd demolished it amid
great hilarity. This performance was about
as funny as tho mock trial of the Doss
chlcter case by Ynlo students, but not quite
so nauseating. It would havo been ap
predated as a "skit" In n variety theater
of tho lower class and doubtless will be
imitated In places of that sort for the en
tcrtalnment of drunken sailors and tho pro
motion of tho rnuso of temperance. As a
temperance object lesson It dons very well
as It stands.
, Cupid tinder n Cloud,
Hnltlmoro Sun.
The Spanish princess, who was marrlei'
yesterday to a son of the Bourbon pre
tender to the throne ot Naples, has made
an alliance which may result In revolution
In Spain. A few days ago the queen of
Holland wedded a German prince and her
subjects celebrated the event with a Joyous
ness und heartiness which aro In sharp
contrnst to the resentment of the Spanish
populace at the marriage of the princess
of Asturlas to Don Carlos of Bourbon
There were no decorations In Madrid and
tho streets were patrolled by soldiers. In
other parts of the Kingdom there have been
outbreaks, notably at Valencia, while dls
pntchea state that unusual excitement pre
vails In Barcelona, There Is a strong re
publican element In Spain, which seems t
be almost on the point of revolt agalns
the monarchy nnd mlsgovernmcnt. It I
quite possible, therefore, that the marriage
of tho princess ot Asturlas to the son of a
notorious Carllst may lead to an upheaval,
The conditions are ripe for revolution, as
Sagasta, ono of the shrewdest of Spanish
statesmen, recently asserted. If tho army
should prove disloyal the present mon
archy might soon be overthrown, so bitter
Is thu feeling In Spain.
this cciiax rnoni.KJi.
(Aspects of a. 0,netlon Which CniiBrras
In Jlxtrn. Session Must Consider,
Courler-Journnl.
Tho necessity and propriety of carrying
out the purposes expressed In tho Teller
resolution admit ot no dobate, but thcro
are differing opinions ns to how this should
be done. Viewed from one extreme, the
United States had no business to retnln
control of tho Island after tbo Spaulards
had been driven out. This Is the point ot
view held by n majority of the Cuban poli
ticians, who lookod upon It ns a great
outrage that they were not left to organize
a government at once and who resent that
tboy aro still kept under restraint. Tho
island was In a stato ot nnnrchy at tho con
clusion of tho war, but tho revolutionists
desired to assume control nt onco nnd per
haps It the Teller resolution had been ob
served In full tho Cubans would have been
loft to their own dovlces. Tho United
States, howovor, had undertaken tho war
for tho purpose of putting an end to the
mlsgovernment which was i.uch a thorn In
this country's sldo nnd, having driven nut
Spain, wero not disposed to let nn equally
bnd Btato ot affnlrs succeed. To withdraw
from the island was ho plainly to Invito
civil war that the military occupation was
ontlnued, with tho result that brigandago
has been suppressed, law and order enforced
nd tho rights of persons and property pro
tected. In tho treaty of Paris wo promised
not only Bpnln, but the nations of tho
world to see that n Htablo govornment was
established and this has Involved a con
tinuance of tho occupation until now, little
s It has been rollshed by the revolution
ists.
Suppose now that tbo United States per
mit tho constitution promulgated by a rep
resentative body of CubnnB and whoso basis
Is absotuto Independence of this country to
be adopted nnd tho government established
according to Its provisions. Suppose, fur
thermore, thnt tho natlvo government
should turn out what so ninny of tho South
American republics have become; that thcro
Mould be civil war; that the blacks should
try to obtain control; that tho property nf
Spaniards and foreigners generally should
oo sequestrated? Would tho United States
ubmlt to such a stato of nffulrs under na
tive rule any moro than under Spanish?
With Cuba absolutely Independent It would
havo a right to seek a European protec
torate and to make treaties which would
discriminate agalnat us, but such action
would certainly bo followed by Interference.
After all, tho chlof feature of tho Cuban
r.roblom is that, whether bond or free, tho
fnto of tho Island Is lndlssolubly linked with
the falo of tho United States. It is allied
to us by its geographical situation, which
gives it command of tho Gulf of Mexico,
even moro than for tho preponderance of
American interests which compelled tho
annexation ot Hawaii. No wonder there,
is so much anxiety over the establishment
of the government In tho Island, the more
ro as tho policy ot the United States has
been so hesitating nnd equivocal.
Chicago TImcs-IIernld.
In discussing the proposals ot tho Cuban
paper, La Naclon, concerning tho future
relations between Cuba nnd tho United
States It is first esscntlnl to distinguish
between a voluntnry concession and a com
pulsory surrender. If tho paper nctually
represents the sentiment of tho Cuban peo
plo and their official representatives should
follow out its suggestions and formulate a
statement In their constitution which
should recognize certain continuing obliga
tions to this country It would not bo our
duty to object, nut neither Is It our right
to dictate conditions. By our own declara
tions wo have estopped ourselves from as
serting a claim to any of tho authority, to
any ot tho concessions which It ls'proposed
should bo granted.
Neither has It nny right to occupy the
forts of tho country for years or to Insist
absolutely on the minor concession of coal
ing stations. The United States has been
too loud, not to say boisterous, In Its pro
fessions ot humanltarlantsm and In Its
pledge to tho completo Independence of
Cuba to permit of tho slightest hint of self
ishness and acquisitiveness now. Wo must
fulfill our foolish word unless tho Cubans
themselves approach us with a prnyer for
guidance, and then wp might reasonably
have somothlng to say about tho terms.
Philadelphia. Times.
While It Is conceivable that the best In
terests of Cuba will bo conserved by an
nexation to the United Stntes, that Is n
matter for the peoplo of Cuba to determine
for themselves. They ennnot determine ,lt
until they have a government of their own
through which their choBen representa
tives can speak. Our solo business now lu
to let thorn establish a Cuban government,
encourage them to do so and help them oo
far as may bo necessary. When they havo
a government of their own they can and
should dccldo for thcmselveo whether they
prefer annexation or a protectorate to a
permanent Independent republic. For tho
present they should be left untrninmeled
to establish their own form of government
nnd It. Is our duty to nssumo thnt this gov
ernment will bu permanent.
I'KIISONAI, AM) (ilJXnriAT,.
August Ilrnss&rt, tho silversmith, who
made tho plate on which Daguerre made
the first successful photograph, Is living
In St. Louis, at the age of 81.
Wu Ting Fang, tho Chinese minister, In
t petted a regiment of inllltla in Brooklyn
the other day, being tho first foreign dlplo
mat to be accorded such nn honor.
It Mrs. Condlt-Stnlth Hooker's diary con
tains anything more horrible than has al
ready been told about the war In China
the government wns Justified In suppress
ing It.
William Dean Howells Is to spend tho
Into spring In Europe. A portion of tho
tjlmo he will spend in London, where, It is
understood, ho will bo the guest of Henry
James.
Moses Clapp, the new senator from Minne
sota, does not approve of whisky and qui
nine as n remedy for grip. He says It
spoils the whisky and does not help the
quinine.
King Leopold of Belgium has ordered nn
automobile traveling van containing a par
lor, bedroom and servants' quarters, and to
travel forty-five miles an hour. Tho ma
chine will cost $30,000.
The family of General W. T. Sherman
have presented to tho national museum at
Washington tho general's watch, nil hln
commissions, Including his diploma, nnd
all ot his swords and uniforms.
If Senator Krancls Marlon Cockrell of
Missouri lives to completo his fifth term
In the sennto ho will have equaled Ben
ton in length of service, His present term
will end In 1905, making a continuous sena
torial service of thirty years,
Prof. J, Playfalr MeMurrlch of the medi
cal department of the University of Mich
igan has been asked by tho government
of The Netherlands to take charge of and
report upon a collection of nctlnlans se
cured from the Malay archipelago.
They are saying that Senator Chandler's
absent-mindedness led him to make an odd
"bull" the other day. "Are you not the
brother of Mr. Blank?" he said to a man
he met on the street. "I am Mr. Blank,"
was the answer. "Oh," said Mr. Chandler,
,"that recounts for tho resemblance."
The younger son of Hear Admiral Thomas
O. Solfrldge has been appointed by Presi
dent McKlnley to tho only at-large vacancy
at Annapolis Naval academy. Threo gen
erations ot Selfrldges are therefore. In the
navy now. The young man's father was
retired for age threo years ago and his
grandfather, alto a re-r admiral, now nearly
100 years old, was retired from active serv
ice In 18C6.
Tnxnnn. Anvicn to wooiiM-Ton.
Edgar Post: Tho market hunters and the
cold storage people are fighting the pro
posed gamo Inw. If any further evidence
wire needed to show that tho bill bofore
tho legislature is a good ono this supplies
It. Every farmer and every sportsman in
the stato should urge tho passage ct the
bill.
Alliance. Times: If the present legislature
ndjourns without enacting a revenue law
by which property may bo properly valued
nnd ossessod for taxation, It ought to be
massacred. A morn stupid conglomeration
ot statutes than those which comprise the
revenue law of this state exists nowhere
on tho face of tho earth.
Hastings Tribune! CJovernor Dietrich
takes tho right vlow of state institutions.
Ho insists thnt tho incurable insane should
bo confined In ono Institution and thus
save tho salary ot ono set of officers and
mako ono olectrlo light plant, one cold
storago plant, ono heating plant, one water
works plant, etc., take tho place ot two.
Governor Dietrich Is strictly a business
man.
York Itepubllcnn: Tho bill repealing the
law creating tho barber's board passed the
senate Thcro nro a number of useless
boards In tbo state that are nothing but
slnbs when you turn them over. Laws
enacted for thu solo purpoto of furnishing
places for political hangers-on ought never
to bo enacted. As well require a man to
got n license, to farm, or edit, or carry a
hod, as to license him to shavo and
shampoo. ..
Tekaraah Journal: Tho indications are that
there will bo no revenue legislation at the
present session of the Nebraska legislature
and the taxpayors will contlnuo to Insist
upon a chango In tbo method ot levying
taxes. A commtttco has been appolntod by
the legislature to draw up a ravenuo law to
bo submitted nt this session, but after a
short investigation tho committee found It
would be tlmo uselessly spont to draft a
bill morely to have It rejeotod. It Is now
proposed to nppolnt a commlttoo which will
draft such a bill during tho next two yearn,
the Bnmo to bo submitted to the legislature
of 1D03. Tho Journal proposes that tho
provisions ot such n bill be public and
the peoplo elect their members of tho next
legislature, with an object of either passing
or rejecting tho measure.
Beatrice. Express: The proposition to
Increase tho number of normal schools in
Nebraska bobs up regularly, and generally
has enthusiastic supporters; It also has
cnthuslostio opponents, who buvo bo far
hold tholr own. Thero Is a good state
normal nt Peru; If it Isn't as largo or oh
eflloleat nn It should bo, it will bo easier
nnd cheaper to Improve it than to estab
lish now ones. Thero nro sovernl normal
schools under private control in tho state,
nnd they nro doing good work, and tuition
In them does not cost as much as at the
stnto normal. To establish a new school of
that character would requlro a largo sum
of money at tho start and would be a con
stant rxpenso thereafter. If there were
any pressing need for it, that would be
all right; but the "consensus of opinion" Is
that Nebraska Is not suffering for moro
normal schools. It Is a hotter plan to look
around for ways to practlco economy than
to bo looking nround for ways to spend
money.
Grand Island Independent: Governor
Dietrich Is correct in his theory that there
Is no necessity for two soldiers' homes In
Nebraska, though his plan to change the
Mtlford Institution Into a home large enough
for all tho soldiers now in both homes and
to mnko a normal school out of tho Grand
Island homo looks thoroughly Impractica
ble. It Is certain, however, that ono well
cared for Institution of the kind Is all that
1b necessary, and tho only reason that tbo
stato has two Is that a certain ring of
boodlers wns allowed to work tho state for
tho unloading upon It ot a piece of prop
erty that had failed to reallzo for tho own
ers tho money they had expected to make
out of It in a venture of a different kind.
Tho lnfluenco of this clique ot self-interested
"caps" was used at all times to dis
credit tho Grand Island home and they have
succeeded In delaying the progress of nec
essary Improvements to the buildings and
grounds, so that today It Is In need of the
thlnss that should have been dono In tho
start for placing it in the condition It de
serves. It has been the victim of systematic
neglect, and ought nt this late day recelvo
tho care and Interest that every other stato
In tho union bestows upon soldiers' homes.
Tho taxpayers of tho stato havo willingly
contributed tho means for making tho
Grand Island homo a model Institution and
Governor Dietrich can well afford to en
couragn tho legislature to do its duty In
tho matter of liberal appropriations for
that purpose.
Hartlngton Herald: The legislature Is
grappling with the question ot amending
the stnto constitution. Some members are
In favor of simply proposing amendments
In tho ordinary way to bo voted on at tho
next general election, while others nro in
favor of holding, a constitutional conven
tion for tho purpose, of ndopting a new
constitution. Wo bellovo with Senator
Crounso nnd other members that with tho
exception of n few needed changes, the
constitution itself Is as good ns any that
could be gotten up by a constitutional con
ventlon. The great exponse and tho great
length ot tlmo that muBt elapse before a
new constitution would becomo operative
aro urged against the latter method ot
procedure. It Is nlso contended that It is
almost of no uso to submit amendments be
cause ho much indifference Is shown by the
average voter toward amendments sub
mlttcd that they fall to receive a majority
ot all tbo votes raBt at tho election. It
seems to us that tho only fair way Is to
count only the votes cast for nnd against
the proposition., Under the present Bystom
of counting nil those who do not express
their preference, hut who vote nt the eleo
tlon, aro counted ngalnst the proposition.
Thoso who nro so Indifferent aa to fall to
avail themselves ot tbelr right ot suffrage
on a particular proposition deserve to be
dlafranchlsed so far as that particular
preposition Is concerned. No one ever
thluks ot counting out a candidate having
a majority of votes for a particular office
becauso he did not receive a majority ot all
votes cast at tbo same election, What Is
fair In the election ot a publlo officer should
also be fair In tho adoption of any other
proposition depondent upon popular
suffrage.
C1IAXCH KOll THE YOUNG MAN.
Opportunitlm fur Advancement 'Are
nn Mnny Xnw nn Ever.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
In tho recent news nnd gossip concerning
great Industrial combinations In this coun
try It Ins been noteworthy that many of
the men mentioned as powerful factors are
comparatively unknown to the reading pub
lic, In some cases this Is duo to the ob
scurity which the persons In question have
clioson as their lot. In a majority of the
cases, however, It Is due to the youth of the
men.
True, the dominant personalities In these
great movements are often elderly men with
familiar names,jr the descendants of men
who for a generation or two havo been
Identified with largo Industrial undertak
ings. Yet it must bo noticed by the casual
reader as rather a remarkable fact that
every group of well known capitalists now
forming new alliances and combinations In
trade comprises numerous persons who may
bo classified as "unknown," These repre
sent tho young or tho fresh blood that must
of necessity be granted recognition In a
country where the chances nf all men ot
like ability nre equal.
Tho dominant figures In the financial and
Industrial world today must of necosslty
vanish In the near future. Those who shall
take their places are either at this time
very obscure or very youn. or, to be more
exact, obscure young men who are now
mounting tho middle rounds of the ladder.
There Is no royal road to success In La
Salle street or In Walt street. Neither
family, fortune, nor Influence, nor the want
ot thorn, counts long for or against tho
personal merits ot the individual. The
Urge brain, tho clear head and tho trained
Intellect, accompanied by sterling character,
supported by physical energy and supple
mented with tho courago that tho business
life of today demands, constitute an equip
ment whloh tho financial and Industrial
world does not and cannot afford to Ignore.
We soem to havo passed tho period of
adventure in commerce. Mcro impudoncn
will not carry a young 'man through as It
might have done fifty or twcnty-Qvo years
ago. Thore must bo something moro than
dash and daring or the gambling Instinct in
the young man ot today who would go to
the top. Ho must be college trained, or
self-trained, but trained thoroughly.
No superficial knowledge, such as
passed muster . n generation ago,
will do now. Business In Its
larger sense has been reduced to a sclencn
and commercial and financial scientists are
required to deal with It.
Tho poor hoy whoso chances ot school
education aro limited Is not necessarily
excluded from tho contest, though ho may
bo handicapped at tho outset. It rests with
him to determine whether he shall employ
to tho best ndvantngo the faculties and
endowments which nature has given htm.
If he dotermtne this, and detormlno it right,
his chances are bettor than those ot the
college bred young man who trusts to his
college education to carry him through.
Itespeotable mediocrity may lead a re
spectable lite In these times, but great
suocoss Is not within its reach. The de
mand la for men of invention, tnlllatlvo and
skill. Tho young man who really has
within htm tho qualities which entitle him
to the business world's recognition nned
not be afraid of tho future. The Morgans,
the Vanderbllts, the Goulds, tho Klolds, the
Armours and tho Swifts, tho nockofellers,
the Whltncys aud the Hills are all looking
for him, all striving to secure him, all
holding rewards for htm.
The young man's chance in this country
today is better than evor before in tho
history of tho world. Thero are, in fact,
more opportunities now than thero nro
young men fit to Belze them, though fit
young mon are by no mennB scarce. There
Is absolutely no excuse for the pessimists
who declare that tho young man is, by (ho
new commercial conditions, dented a place
In tho world's work, nnd absolutely no
exouso for the young man who fe'ars to
enter upon the struggle.
It is not the new conditions that must
be blamed If failure overtakes tho young
American of the twentieth oenturv. hut
the young man himself. He is a young man of
tne right stamp who recognizes this fact
and assumes responsibility for it.
Tim nu.MonisT.
I. . oi. j.ouis millionaire,
JrhJSS1 -? .umurrj' hs ethnographer.
..V . i wiiiiiiiii who win soon
quit being dictated to.
Phllacfelnbtn Amnrlonn, ttr . ....
?m?. eiV? v,0.tln'. "tht ;u ohnrso ni
..Vr "un v;ul jo cents;
"Tint vnn HnmA.' .-,-.
., , T. .. i. iiiai-vmnn imir, re
plied the barber.
fttvorablyf" ",u mr,KO "Br
J- i1.0"'1 kno,n'i b,lt he begnn by throw.
,Bt ..Haes a,ld now he's got to henvhur
signs.
to... V j i " man onus nnii
.'.Hum ru uno h, narrow uiieywny. ueroro
them were several policemen; behind them
u "i.i giUH 1IIUM.
tvnat way snail wo go?" Inquired hiih.
"It pretty hard 'to decide." replied' the
ither. "I,ot'n toes a copper."
nther. 1 T nt' a ,n.u n Mnnn-n
Accordingly they tossed one nnd
ahead, tho others turning tall.
Yonkers fltatesmnn: Church You sa?
shea an enthusiastic Christian ftalnntlM?
Gotham Well, t should nny so! Why.
she can eat a plate of Btcwod trlpo and
think It s Ice cream.
Harper's Bazar: A lady friend hnd nn
Irish girl In her employ. She, was an ex
cellent servant, bift could not bo Indue-!
to keep herself c-lenn. The mistress had In
vain spoken plainly und at last trlod str-it-egr.
"Hrldget," nnld nlie, c-onlldentlnlly. ono
day, "do you know that If you wiish your
faco dally in hot soupy water It will mako
you beautlfull"
Whereupon shn was met with tho unex
pected reply: "Sure, nn1 t'n a wonder o
nlver thrled It yerself, mum."
Yonkers Statesman: Church You siy
your boy ut college writes for tho mnirn
zlucs? Gotham Yes; he'n written several arti
cles for them.
Church I don't suppose lie's a profes
sional writer?
Qothnm What lo you inenn?
Church Why, ho doesn't write for money.
Gotham Doesn't he? You ought 10 seo
sorno of the letters tin writes to mcl
IndlannpnllH PreHs: "What! You In fnrco
comedy!" said the shoeked admirer.
"My boy," said tho tragedian, solemnly,
"I had to take olther tho horseplay or thq
horselaugh. Hvon ho."
Ieslle's Weekly: Sclioolma'am (encour
agingly) Come, now, Harold, spell chick
ens. Harold Ploase, ma'am, I'm not old
enough to spell chickens, but you cap. try
mo on eggs.
Washington Stnr: "Do you think any of
these so-called comic valentines uro rcnlly
funny?" asked Wllllo Washington.
"No." answered MIsm Cayenne; "nt nil
events not nearly ns funny u moat of tho
serious compositions In thut line."
Harper's Haznr: "You mny recall m,
sir, as tho man who eloped with your
daughter about a year hk."
"Well, sir, what can I do for you?"
"I muy bo a llttlo bit tardy, but I hnvo
come to offer you my congratulations.
THE TWAVUI.IjnS.
Times-Herald.
Two travelers fared on Ufa's rough road,
Ono hurried day after day.
With always tho wish to be getting ahead,
Never throwing a moment away.
The other stopped often to turn afield
And -nather sweet flowers there.
And often he halted to hear the song
Of a bird on a bough somewhore. .
And often lm lingered to lend a hand
Or help with u word of cheer.
And uften whon pitiful talus were told
Ho patiently stayed to henr.
And often ho stroked a little one's curls.
And often ho stopped to gaze
At a lover cntrunced and the maiden he
loved,
As they loitered In Love's fjlad ways,
Ono traveler came to the end of tho rpnd
Fulfilled his nmbltlon-to fall
At the goal disappointed regretting the
prlco
Ho had paid for It, lifter all.
Tho other had gladness nlons the way,
And ever, as encli clay sped,
Kept Journeying on, but novor to reach
The goal that wus far ahead.
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