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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MPS DAY, JV2sE 10, 1901.
The omaha Daily Bee.
ii. rosewatihl editor.
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M. V. HUNGATI5.
Notary Public.
.lust wait for Nebraska's 1001 coru
crop. Testis' oil output will not be a
nntruer.
Where Ih our conscientious county at
torney while nil these protected prize
lights arc being pulled off In South
Oinuhn?
Governor Savage wants It distinctly
understood thnt ho has no leniency for
real hull lighting und no patience with
Mtiimi bull lighting.
The people of South Carolina may
never realize what n change they passed
up to acquire a doublo deadlock on two
I'nlted States scnutorslilps.
Itornhnrdt promlsel to visit America
again. Several of our American actors
and actresses would bo glnd to visit
Paris as n guaranty of equal profits.
A New York Jury has returned a ver
diet of acquittal on qlmrges of playing
golf on Sunday. .Members of the local
Country club may now breathe easier,
Senator Dietrich will jmy his own
way on his forthcoming trip to tho
Philippines. Thu question Is, Will Con
grosHindn Mcreor pay Ills oSvri way any
where?
Hotter pay up all your debts before
the cud of the month rolls arouud and
avoid having a surplus of stamped check
blanks left over after the stamp tax
comes off.
Towns all around us arc preparing
to celebrate the Fourth of July Just
as If the Declaration of Independence
were still unimpaired. Here Is work
for our Uryaulto friends.
Now that the Nebraska waves In the
federal pit counter are beglnulng to
mow, Interest In the gamu will be re
uewed both by the lus and tho outs,
There are always more outs, however,
than Ins.
Tho new oil company of which Towne
Bryan's late associate, is to be head
boss Is to be capitalized at $2,000,000,
Think of Towno getting mixed up with
tho money power to this alarming, ex
tent. How can lie hope to extricate
himself?
That uo fight Is ever won until It Is
over Is being again Illustrated by (he
contest waging In Iowa for tho- re
publican gubernatorial nomluatlon.. A
lively canvass may be looked for from
now on right up to the time of the con
volition meetlug.
There is really no great hurry about
granting franchises nnd rights of way
for suburban railways before the pro
posed power cannl has materialized, tin
less Indeed the applicants furnish n
guaranty bond to have tho road
operation within tho next two years,
lu
The grent railway consolidation does
not seem to have decreased tho domnud
for railway presidents, while the supply
appears to bo getting shorter. Hallway
promotions Just now nro faster than
tinny promotions, with all the stimulus
of the late wars nnd subsequent reor
gttnlzatlon.
It must not be forsotten that the bad
condition of down towu pavements
arises In part at least from the repeated
reloylng of street railway tracks. If tho
cost of paving repairs Is to be assessed
on benelltod property owners, tho street
railway company should be presented
with h bill for Its share.
Postmasters' salaries continue to go
up almost Invariably on rc-ratlngs based
on tho business transacted at tho vin
ous otllces throughout Nebraska ond
Iowa, and tho wholo country for that
matter.. Tho re-rat I ng was usually I
the; other direction beforo tho repub
Ucaii administration took charge.
Notice, is reltorateil by seinl-ottl'clul
authority that uo man need consider
himself eligible to a fusion reform nonil
nation for state olllce this year who ha
faljed to dig up to help pay the ex
pnnse of tho iHst Ncbruskn fusion cam
pnlgn. This precaution Is simply to pre
vent aspirants' front, pleading Ignorant'
when asked to produce the receipts for
tho cash.
Jilt: MACHINISTS' STH1KE.
When the machinists' strike was In
augurated three weeks ago today there
was reason to believe tliitt It would not
bo protracted. Many employers through
out the country had, In advance of the
date fixed for the strike, conceded the
demand of the International Association
of Moehlnlsts for n nine-hour work day
without any reduction lu wngesi Other,
employers agreed to tho demand as soon
as the strike was entered upon. Thus
there seemed to be most favorable,
promise of an early general' settlement
the Issue without ntly serious dis
turbance to the Industries affected.
Now tho situation Is changed mud a
rolouged contest Is threatened, In
eed appears to be Inevitable'. . Involv
ing, not only the machinists, but allied
workers In the metal trades. The man-
lacunars of the Metal Trades' associa
tion have declared war on the Associa
tion of .Machinists and the latter bus
etlantly accepted tho challenge. At
meeting of the administrative eotin-
11 of the manufacturers' association a
resolution was adopted declaring null
nd void every agreement existing be
tween the assoclatlou and the mtiohln-
ts and a convention of members of
he association will ihoc't tomorrow lu
Now York to take1 further action. The
manufacturers charge that the niuohln-
sts have violut'uU the agreement en
ded Into betuej'.u their organization
ml that of the machinists, a year ago,
n regard to arbitrating all disputes
letweon employers nnd employes; this
iivcmenr, as stated by the manufac
turers, being that pendlug arbitration
there should be no strikes and lock
outs. The manufacturers now declare
their puriHise to do'tbrmluo the eondl-
Ions under which their work shall be
lone and that while uo discrimination
will bo nuttle ogultist union men, they
will have nothing mora to do with the
International Association of Machinists.
The reply of the latter organization
s no less decided and uncompromising.
it declares that lis demundn will not
e modified nnd that labor will not
be resumed until a shorter work day
Is au accomplished fact. It Is asserted
by the president of the association that
It did all It could to get a satisfactory
adjustment by pacific measures, offering
to accept any decision reached by arbi
tration that would cover tho question
nationally, but that every effort at con
ciliation was refused by the employers.
Thus the Issue Is clearly dellued and
a prolonged contest, which may Involve
hundreds of thousands of men em
ployed In tho metal Industries, appears
unavoidable. To what extent sympa
thetic strikes may be inaugurated it is
Impossible to foresee, but It Is by no
meaus ltuprobablo that there will be
many such. A dispatch from Hrldge
port, Conn., states that a sympathetic
strike, which will probably have tho
effect of tying up all the factories lu
that city employing uulou meu and
putting 15,ouo operatives out of em
ploymont, Is likely to beglu today. It
is quite possible that such muult'c.stu
tlous of sympathy with tho machinists
will become general ..uud that the eon
fllct will ultimately, become the most
formidable this country bus ever ex
perleuced.
It Is a most unfortunate situation,
that may prove to be pregnant with
dauger to tho business and prosperity
of the country. Tho metal Industries
have for several years been highly pros
perous. The export of their products
has been steadily growing. , A pro
traded strike of thu, workers lu these
Industries must Inevitably injure the
export trade ami if other industries bo
come involved the consequences to
general business will be serious. The
situation warrants the gravest appre
hension.
IIW.S 'HU IX OMAHA.
The controversy over Kite Chief
Hedell seems to have created u crout
deal of confusion lu the minds of ordl-
uarlly well Informed people concerning
tho government of Omaha and tho func
tions devolving upon the various de
partments. Uuder tho charter, which defines tho
powers and duties of ail our municipal
ofiicers, the government ot the city of
Omaha devolves upon, the mayor and
city council and five elective officers
the treasurer, comptroller, police" Judge,
city clerk nud tax commissioner. Tho
mayor Is the chief executive officer and
couservator of thu , peace aud is directly
responsible for the enforcement of law
aud order. Thu charter imipowcrs the
mayor uud council to create such
offices ns they deem necessary for the
cUieieut management of tho affairs of
tho city, but tho charter expressly
exempts from this provision the lire aud
police departments of the city, whoso
government Is Tested in a board of lire
and police commissioners, of which tho
muyor is tho head. In other words, tho
responsibility for the goverumeut of the
tire uud police departments Is exclu
sively vested In .thu mayor aud police
commission. The relations of the city
council to this board aro practically tbe
same us those tho council bears to the
library board aud tho park commission.
Tiu couucll levies taxes for the support
of tho fire und police departments, Just
as It levies taxes fur tho muluteuuuee
of the public library or tho public parks.
Tho mere fact that members of the
library board aud members of the park
board are. subject to confirmation by
tho council beforo they can exerclso
their official functions does uot give
tho council supervisory powers over
tho employes of tho park commission or
of the public library board. The coun
cil hns no more power to appoint, pro
mote, discipline or dismiss tho city
librarian than It has to exercise that
authority over the londscape artist and
other employes appointed by the park
board aud paid out of the funds raised
by tho couucll. Tor the same reason
tho couucll has uo right to interfere
lu' tho government or discipline of the
firo and police depurtmetus, notwlth
standing tho fact that tho money ex
ponded under the dlrectlou of the police
commission Is raised y tho couucll.
The misconception ns to the powers
of the city council to Interfere lu tho
government of tho tiro aud police do
purtments doubtless arises out of the
coufuslou created by former contests
as to whether the governor wos vested
with the power to appoint the police
commission or whether that power was
lodged In the mayor and council. Since
the supremo court declared In favor of
home rule nil contention as regards the
title of the present commission Is
puerile. So long ns the present charter
remains unchanged the police and tire
departments will remain subject to the
supervision of tho mayor and police
commission.
11VSSIA ItAISVS DVTIES.
The KuxmIou government has again
hit American exports to that country.
It has Increased the duty on bicycles
manufactured In this country !10 per
cent, which would seem to be Intended
to exclude them from the Hussion mar
ket, and It has put up the duties on
some other articles Imported from the
United States. Doubtless It will be
claimed that this Is done for the pro
tection of home Interests, as was done
when duties were Increased on some
American products after the decision of
the secretary of the treasury that Kits
mImii sugar Imported Into the 1'ultcd
States must, pay the countervailing duty
which our tariff Imposes on sugar upon
which an export bounty Is paid. We
do not know to what extent the mituu-
f net tiro of bicycles Is carried on In Hits-
sla. Perhaps the Industry needs to lie
encouraged by greater protection thau
It has received. If so Increasing the
duty on bicycles Is legitimate. Hut It
appears from the St. Petersburg tils
patch that the Increase applies only to
the American article. This lu dlserlm
Illation and may properly be objected
to. It Is au unfriendly act to American
trade of which we may Justly complain
and of which we ought to complain It'
wo would not encourage other govern
meiits to adopt a like policy toward us
Perhaps our government will not feel
called upon to give this renewed evl
deuce of Husslau commercial unfriend
llness any attention. Perhaps It will
take the view that It Is a matter en
tirely within the rights of that govern
ment and therefore not to be called lu
question, Hut at a time when tho sub
ject of checking American competition
by tariff discrimination Is being very
earnestly agitated In Kurope the ex
pediency of tuklug notice of Hursla's
action may well be seriously considered.
If wo have nothing to say lu regard to
discrimination on tho part, of that gov
eminent we shall be barred from com
plaining In the event of other countries
following Its example.
Hcv. John Williams has an Imaginary
grievance against The Hee for the
nllegetl suppression of his communion
tlon assuring tho public that the pro
posed South Omaha bull light would
not conflict with tho alms and objects
of thu Humuue society, of which ho Is
an officer. The only tangible excuse
for his last outbreak In tho World
Herald Is that the letter In question
was Inserted on one of the Inside pages
of Tho Heo Instead of the outside page
Tho trouble with Ke.v. WUUninK, us well
ah with a great many others fond of
tilts with the press, Is thnt he takes
every subject discussed as personal be
tween himself aud tbe editor. With
them, when Tho Heo discusses any pub
He Issue, It does so as voicing purely
personal Ideas or whims lustead of as
the exponent of public sentiment re
fleeted through tho medium of the
editorial pen. It Is singular that Rev
Williams and thu other people who
dissent from Tho Hee direct their shafts
at Hosewnter. Why don't they address
them to Hitchcock or to the unknown
aud unknownblo editor of the other
yellow Journal?
Can It be thnt the courso of Prof,
Herron In tho abandonment of wife
and children appeals socially to popu
lists for sympathy nnd support? Hero
we have tho Independent, the reeog
nixed organ of tho populists lu this state,
publicly Indorsing Prof. Herron when
nearly every sober-minded observer has
nothing but condemnation for him.
tells us that Prof. Herron has arrived
at the logical result of tho theories o
socialism because, accepting the prom
Ises of socialism as true, no other con
elusion could bo arrived at. "Prof,
Herron haviug accepted tho premises
of socialism as true has tho courage to
practlcu them," It says with uucou
cenlvd admiration, "wherein he rises
above tho average socialist and in so
far ho Is to be commended. Prof,
Herron Is tho most brilliant, scholarly
und logical socialist that bus ever up
lieared in the United States." Wo do
uot bellevo the American people sub
scribe to such leadership whether they
follow the populist political vagaries or
uot.
Krom all Indications Mr. Hryau I
preparing to ask tho people of Nebraska
to select their supremo Judge this fall
on the Issue of the correctness of th
decision of the I'nlted States supreme
court lu tho Insular cases. A Judge of
tho state supreme court has about as
much to do with the rulings of th
United States supreme court as a mem
her of a city council has with the ac
tion of congress, but then that will
make no. difference.
Visiting Americans lu London seem
to think they have been specially com
pllmentetl because King lid ward re
celved them just as ho would any com
pauy of friends. That's perfectly
proper. If King Kdward will ouly come
over to this couutry for a HUIe pleasure
tour we will go him one better by try
lug to show him n little more attention
thau Is usually devoted to ordinary
guests.
T. Sterling Morton of A'rbor Lodge
will soon be thrown Into the shade
Kmperor William proposes to go Into
the tree planting huslucs on an I in
perlnl scale. His latest fail Is the em
belllshment of tho famous Avenue
Victory by planting a double row
statues of monarch, generals and
statesmen on this monumental thor
oughfare.
suolhliiK Strap for AlarmUO.
Kansas City Star,
The outcry among a certain class of
Britons about belne Americanized ought to
exert soothing Influence on these alarm
Mi In the t nltcd States who used to howl
bout the Absorption of this country by
English capitalists.
I'linslnk I'rospei-H ,
Indianapolis News.
Kx-Senator. I'ettlsrew is InvestlnR heav
ily In Wyoming oil ttclds. On the whole,
tbe ex-senator Is disposed to tske a ry
chcrful view of thlnss at present.
H ill The;- lliniiliili- Huston f
Hoston Transcript.
These Arnpahoe Indians, who are said
to be arming, may be simply preparlns to
celebrate the Fourth. The most peaceable
ltlzen Is apt, about this time, to go loaded
to the tnuzzle.
Iteiliiclnu the StilM'l) l'rner.
Washington Post.
Klnq Edward Is striving to make a record
for economy and has reduced his pcrronal
xpeuacs b dispensing with the services
f twenty-four chaplains. This will lenvo
him with n force of one dozen and the poor
man will not have to do his own pruylng.
Silence Most lleeoiiilii.
Chicago Chronicle.
Senator Tllluiau docs not know exactly
how to cxtrlcuto himself from tho situation
n which he Is placed and he Is looking up
precedents. He will find that there ato
practically unbroken records for a thousand
years back to the effect that when a man
makes a fool of himself th" best thing to
do Is to stibsldo, In the hope that other peo
ple will forget about It.
Ntnyliiic on llir I'nrin.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Tho raanufaetttrlnc Industry of the United
States has been growing at an unpreee-
enteu rutc. hut the crowth of tho farmlnc
Industry has subatnutlally kept pace with
llio census of 1690 showed l.Grtt.filil
farms under cultivation and that of 1900
shows ,7OO,0C0. An Increase ot moro than
100,000 farms In ten years Is doing pretty
ell. (Oiulderlnc tha current eomnlalnt of
tho tendency of young men to Ic.ive the
farm and flock to the cities.
l'hllniitiroili- mill l.nlior.
Philadelphia Press.
The strike In the Dayton Cash Hcglster
company, like tho Pullman strike snven
years ago, has abiuptly destroyed tho value
of a large amount of literature, written
by college professors and others, Intending
to snow how works could he mannged In
ordor to avoid alt friction and conflict with
labor. In tho cash register works, as every
one knows, every posslhlu arrangement was
mado for tho comfort of tho men, the high
est wages were paid and every effort was
made to link the projperlty of the works
with tho wages of tbo men. These works
havo JuRt been closed, nftor a series of
potty conflicts, which began In the demand
that the towels supplied In tha shops free
of charge should bo wash'd at a unlcn laun
dry; next, an Issue as to a chango of whbcs
whon wood was substituted for a metal
base, and, lastly, a long dispute over wages
In the foundry, where some of the men had
been earning from $5 to $S a day. and where
tho union Insisted on tho rule that no men
employed should earn more than St. SO a
day. A dispute finally aroso as to tho em
ploymcnt of three men. which the com
pany offered to submit to arbitration.
whereupon th men cave a three hours
ultimatum ond loft their benches. The
works are clostd and are likely to be clos;d
for some tuna to coine.
PII.I.AItS OK Ol'U I'llOSPKHITY.
Too rirmly I'lnrril to Mr UIMnrltrit
by Kuropr.
New York World.
The UBelcssr.cji6 pf Europe's carping at
American prosperity ana imagining how by
some commercing or political league of all
Kuropo It can be checked. Is apparent by a
reference to ,lho jpfl'TS by which that pros
perity is supported.
Tho united States has 7 ner cent of tho
world s area and 5 per cent of its populn
tlon, and Its population is Increasing
faster than any .other country s.
Its total wealth far exceeds that of any
other nation is at least fifteen billions
greater than Oreat Drltaln's and It Is ills
trlbuted per capita more ovenly than any
other nation's.
Its monoy Investment In colleges and
schools of all grades and the number of
pupils attending thorn aro equal, to those of
any other two nations combined.
It has 41 per cent of tho world's total
railroad mileage, and 12,000 moro miles
than the trackage of all Kuropen countries
put together.
It produces more gold than any other
part of the world save Africa, more silver
than any other country save Mexico, and
eoln annually about one-fifth of all the
world's metnlllo money.
It manufactures every year a greater
total product than England, France nnd
Germany combined.
It produces 80 per cent of all tha
world's cotton, cottonseed nnd corn, 40 par
cent of all Its steel and othor mineral
products, 33 per cent of all Its coal, 30 per
cont of nil its iron and all Its grain, and
26 per cent of all Its wheat.
Thcso are tho pillars of our Temple of
Prosperity. Europe could not even shake,
them.
nuMKMnnn KiiAO day.
Up Wltli the Htnrry niuuier nnil l.rt It
Flnttnr In the llreese.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Tbe American Flag association, an or
caulzatlon which Includes among Its oftl
clals such distinguished soldiers, sailors
and statesmen as General Miles, General O
O. Howard, Hear Admiral Schley, Rear Ad
mlral Gherardl, Vice President Roosevelt
and others, has Issued nn urgent appeal for
a general ctlcbratton of the first Flag day
of tho twentieth century. The association
was formed In 1897 from veteran, military,
patriotic and historical societies In the
United States "to promote reverence for an1
prevent the desecration of tha flag of ou
country," and the object of Its present ap
peal Is to secure "the widest possible rec
ognltlon of the day, and n general and pa
trlotlc celebration. "
Flag, day Is the 14th of June, a week from
next Friday. That date has come to be con
sldercd Flag day, because' on that day In
1777 congress enacted: "That the flag of
tho thirteen United States be thlrtee
stripes, alternate red and white; that tho
union be thirteen stars, white In a bin
field, representing a now constellation.
The number of stripes having been In
creased by the admission of new states
and other admissions being probable, th
original thirteen stripes were unchangeably
restored on April 4. 1S18, when It was
enacted by congress; "That from and aftc
the fourth day of July next, the flag of th
United States be thirteen horizontal stripes
ultnrnate red and white, that the union be
twenty stars, white In n blue field, and tha
on the admission of a new state into the
union one star be added to the union of th
flag; and that such addition take effect on
the fourth day of July next succeeding uue
admission." Since that change In 1S1
twenty-five stars or sovereign states hav
been added to the union, making forty-fiv
in all.
FUs day Is observed In most of the nubll
schools, tolng uo required by law In soma
states, and appropriate exercises take nlace,
The association urged that the celebration
be mado general and that alt citizens "join
in making the celebration of Flag day a
event In this first year of the new century
and ee to It that the stars and stripes with
all they mean shall on June 14, 1901, greet
the riling and salute the setting sun. from
evtry church edifice, school and public
building, ana also from every prhate dwell
Ing, however humble, throughout the entire
Und." ,
Future of
Sail FriMK -
Mr
r. James J. Hill of the Great Northern
b.is
rnrrtlllv ti'liln nn fvnl.inuMnn nf (he
purposes of himself and his colleagues In
en
iter
ring upon mo struggle lor lae .orm-
er
n
rnclllc that resulted Jn such n tro
ilous excitement In Wall street. He
me
rice!
arei! pmnhatlenllv . "tl I nnt n flrlit
bet
neen one sertlnn nr rltv nr rnnt! An.i
another. It is a big rpicstlon of traffic dc-
vol
pruent; It U a question of the commcr
and Industrial development of the
cla
rou
ntrv nt Inrcp. Our rnmnnltlnr 1a nnt
In
New York nor In Pan Francisco; she Is
the hloh fuiiia. Dttr nrnMm lu In ot.1
on
hold of the commerce of the Pacific nnd
bring It across the Pacific, nnd across the
V
men stales insteau ol allowing 11 to be
crttd around thn globe via the Sue.
illv
ca
nal or Cane Horn."
Ily wnv of maklne his vlnw nf the situa
tion more clearly understood he went on
10 say our population is doubling every
thirty years; that from tho landing of tho
lyuower uown to the close or the civil
r Wo had itrnwn In .1S.000 000 unit alnrn
hat time have Increased by 41,000,000 ami
that
it it is probable within thirty years
re wp shall have in tho neighborhood
150,000,000. Of that vast number of pen-
mor
of
pie
ho estimates thnt mil mnrn than SO .
000,000 can find support from manufactur
ing or commerce, because machinery has
increased powor in such Industries that
ere Is llOt room for thn emnlnvnmnt nf
more than one-third of the population.
Thuu the remaining 100,000.000 people must
find support from the soli In one way or
inoiner.
Having laid down those propositions and
mpported them by an elaborate array of
itatlatlcs, Mr. Hill went on to say of tho
ncrcanlng number of cultivators of the
toll; "Where will they go? Not to Now
Snsland, with Its rocky and unnroduetlve
hills. Now England, to use a term In
physics. Is filled to the saturation point.
sor win tne south tnko much of the In
reaso, with tho exception of the Latin
nil tlx from southern Uuropo. No, the
ire.1t IncrCUSC Will bo In thn vnllnva nf
tho Ohio, Mlshlsslppl, Missouri and west-
vara, tne ferine prairies of the great cen
ral west and beyond, whoravor Irrigation
a posnlhle. Now. then, wlut will thrn
100,000,000 on tho land of the west produce?
l. THK hTATK POLITICO I, I'llJI.I).
Table Rock Argus (rep.). S. P. Davidson
of Tccumsch would make good timber out of
which to construct a republican candidate
for Judgo of the suprome court. Able.
clean, energetic, ho has a host of friends
In all parts of the state who would like to
sco him thus honored.
Wayne Herald (rep.): Governor Savage
seems to be making Just the kind of a gov
ernor tho fuslonlsts do not like. Now, really,
lliat'B too bad, but Mr. Savage Is oue of
the sturdy husbandmen of Nebraska and
ths pops will be obliged to accept of a good
thing whether they like It or not.
Wakeflold Republican: Senators Dietrich
and Millard have divided tho federal pat-
ronago or this state between them, so fir
as does not conflict with the rights of con
gressmen, on the line of tho Platto river.
It Is announced that officers now serving
will bo permitted to serve out their terms,
and on the expiration of their terms It Is
tho Intention to uppolnt new men. Whether
this will be dono or not remains to be seen,
but rotation in ofllco is a good general prin
ciple to follow and usually satisfactory to
the public, If not to tho Individual who hap
pens to be holding tho office when the ttmo
to rotate out of It comes along.
Iloldrcpe Citizen (rep.): Governor Sav
age has given out In positive language that
"soft enups" must go and that people who
aro filling them must get out of them and
do some work for a living. This is as It
suould be, for there Is no moro reason for
tho state having positions for people for
whom It has no work than for private In
dividuals to employ more men than they
need. It Is too common In ofllclal life to
provide position for some favorite who has
dono, some work for the party or demands
somo recognition for somo reason. This
seems to have been prevalent under tbo
late administration In this state and It Is
to bo hoped that tho present governor will
stick to his announcement and clean nut
the ureless hungers-on on the pay roll In
our state Institutions.
COMMKXCI3MENT SUASO.V.
Oiilliourliiu Tlirouuli the Open Door
nf SelionlN nnd Colleges.
Philadelphia Ledger.
During tbe present month many thou
sands of young men and women will leave
our universities, colleges and schools to
enter upon thu careers for which they
have long been preparing. Good prepara
tion for the serlotia business ot earning
a living and making one's wuy in the
world, the task set before the great ma
jority of graduates, Is moro desirable now
than It has ever been, for the reason that
we are educating moro people in propor
tion to the general population than for
merly. The federal commissioner of edu
cation, in his report for 1898-04, presents
a statement giving the numher of students
in higher education to each 1,000,000 por
sons In the United Statos, from 1872 to
1899. It shows a very substantial In
crease for each class of students repre
sented. The commissioner saysi
"As would naturally be expected, by far
the greatest Increase is shown In the col
umn devoted to graduate students, the
rntlo having Increased from five students
In 1872 to soventy-four In 1809.''
The table presented Included all under
graduate, collegiate and technical students
In universities and colleges tor men and
for both se,xes, In colleges for women of
the highest grade, and In schools of tech
nology. The ratio as to law students vobb
during this period from 49 to 163; medical,
14.' to 327; theology, 83 to 114. Such would
bo the natural result of tho Incroauo In
the number of the universities, colleges,
professional and technical Institutions,
their fnoreasing endowments and the grow
ing wealth and prosperity of the country,
without reference to the normal schools,
academies and public schools. Intelligent
competition Is not as fierce, however, as
these statements seem to Indicate. The
opportunities, tho demand for educated men
and women, are vastly In oxccbs of those
of former years; but the ratio of In
crease of educated persons to Increase ot
opportunities cannot be glen. Now fields
are opening. Tha recent territorial ac
cessions we have made arc presenting op
portunltlcs In what would In Europe be
called tho colonial service,
There Is not only room In "the upper
stories ' of the gainful and other callings,
but at other landing places In the house
of success. Ono does not fall If one docs
not arrive at the top floor. The old
fashioned Injunction to young students to
emulate Georgo Washington was rather
discoursing than otherwise, so far as It
was an Injunction to become famous. Fired
by such appeals, young men have gone to
college to lesrn how to become railroad
presidents and to perform other Impossi
ble achievements. These Illustrations are
soon dispelled by the rough, disciplinary
and exceedingly useful tuition of after life.
During the next few weeks from 160,000
to 160,000 young men and women will pnsn
from our higher Institutions of learning
Into the professions and business life. A
far greater multitude- will depart from
the Institutions of lower grade. The com
mencement season Is of transcendent im
portance to them all, -
the West
lsi - o t'ni!
Food, will they not? They will produce the
three great staples of traflle. food, fuel aud
shelter, but food In the the tiuln."
From the employment of so large a num
ber of people in the production of food
stuffs from a fertile soli under a tem
perate sky there will result an enormous
production, much more than Is needed for
American use, and conscoucntly an enor
mous market wilt have to be found tor the
surplus. That market, Mr. Hill says, will
be found lu Asia, for the Asiatics will soon
do most of the comparatively small amount
of manufacturing they rcqulro and will
never be rich enough to demand much In
the way of luxuries. Tholr great demand
will be for food and as a consequence there
will be nn Immense traflle bctweeu the
great west and tho Orient. Tho only ques
tion In the problem, he added, Is whether
that traflle shall first be curried to the
eastern ports ot tho United States and
thence shipped to tho Orleut by way of the
Suez canal or by way of Capo Horn, or
whether It shall be taken direct to Pacific
coast ports and shipped thence to Asia.
As to the part which he und othor railway
magnates ore playing In the evolution of
commerce Mr, 11111 said: "After all Is said
wo railway managers are largely automa
tons In the shuttle. Wo must move as na
ture and commerce dictate. We succeed
only as wo obey tho great natural laws
and the public Interests. As between roads
and magnate it Is a case of survival nf
tho fittest. Who Is the fittest -which roal,
what route? That which geography, grnvl
tatlnn, climate, production, population,
commerce nnd progress select, control and
support. The others must pass from view."
While there may be differences of opinion
concerning somo of the statements of Mr.
Hill, It will hardly be denied tliBt In tho
mntn his forocost Is as accurate as can
bo drawn from present conditions. It is
ceitnlnly a wonderful prediction that the
woat will fill up within thirty years, and
yet it may not be far wrong. All the signs
of tho time point to tho conclusion that
this country Is to be marked by extraor
dinary developments all round the Pacific
ocean, and In tho course of them the Pacific
ocean states of tho union must receive an
enormous stimulus In every department of
Industry and commerce.
lilFU IV THE IMIILIPPI.MCS.
KIcIiIiikh of People iiikI Kvenls In (lie
TIioiimiiiiiI InlcH.
A Kentucky young man who Is nn officer
In tho Philippines writes of the lossons In
English which the American soldier Is
giving tho scnorltas:
"The wife of tho commanding officer of
the Island of Pnnny was up at a llttlo place
called Ibajay, which Is ono of the coolest
places In the Islands, spending the hot
term. The Joking spirit of tho American
Boiuicr was very much In evidence at thU
place, where tho Rnldlnr.x U'nrn frlvlnc ISm
Spanish senorltas lessons in English. The
nicer s wire was one morning strolling
long tho Street when nhr ml a vmtnir
woman whom she know quite well and said,
uoon morning, senorlta,' to which the
young woman ropllod, 'Good morning, you
aro n d n fool.' Tho Amerlcnn
WHB, of COUrpe. surnrlfleri nnH 14 n Und thn
other noman whrrp h hnH I pnrnnl itmt
and was Informed that ono of tho soldiers
had told her that It was ono of the finest
compliments that could bo paid in the
English language. Another time tho of
ficer's wife met another young woman nnd
said. 'It Is oultn lint lun't I, .,nn,n.
and the answer came back. 'Yes, hotter
man ni. Another soldier bad hecomo
a teacher and another woman a student of
the English language."
Americans enjoy tho etrut and ornate
regulla ot potentates lu comic opera and
regard them as burlesquts on the real thing.
Yet tho comic opera article can scarcely
equal In dignity, strut nnd apparel of tho
aunt boss coddled by Uncle Sam. Fred
crick W. Eddy, correspondent of tho Now
York Times, who accompaniod the Taft
commission on a tour of the Islands last
April, thus sketches tho sultan as ho ap
peared in royal state:
"The sultan led tho way up the ship lad
der. There was no mistaking him. Layers
of gold lace covered the shoulders and
breast of his black frock coat. 'His famous
$10,000 pearl shoue over his heart In a set
ting of gold with diamond points. The gold
facing on his black fez flashed with dia
monds. Ho came ungloved, that the sun
might play with Its rival In miniature that
dazzled from bis hand. White duck trous
era of modern crease, tan shoos fresh from
the maker, and gold-bowed spectacles com'
pleted the outward adornment of Sulu's
ruler.
"Stripped of these trappings nothing ap
peared to distinguish the sultan fom his
retinue. He would not win a prize on his
face, figure, or bearing. Of medium stature,
pitted skin, his heavy upper lip drawn fre
quently bock to display a sot of uneven
teeth blackened by betel; dull, uncertain
eyes of tho kind Incapable of firm gaze, and
tho stoop and plodding step of a man grown
old without tho help of years, present both
tha first and the Abiding Impression of him
His grand attire wat nn object of beauty
compared with that of tho following he
brousht aboard. His advisers and council
had decked themselves out In costumes
similar tu tho gaudy display on tho early
morning flotilla, hut contact dispelled Illu
sions so thoroughly that It seemed a pity
that they bad not staid far enough off to
prevent Inspection In detail. As for the
hodyguard, the possession of a ragged tin
dershirt and tight drawers, whoso appeals
for tbo laundry bad never been heeded, de
noted perhaps oopio measure of prosperity
drnled to those who came in the buff from
the waist upward and tho loins downward
but It was Ices attractive, for the naked
showed ut least well-knit frames anil sin-
own fit for any task.
"Two articles of attire furnished the n
tne nib cniet concorn, a turban and a
sash belt. No, one lacked In this respet,
eon the dignitaries In completo modern
suits girding themselves with thn latter,
and tho most scantily clad of the body
, guard of cutthroats crowning tholr murder
ous faces with the colls of cotton prints
which the Mohummcdans wear as their ills
tlnctlvn badge. Everyone In tho body
guard bad thrust within the folds of his
sash a borons or bolo, with wooden scab
bard and sinuous hilt, on which ho ohwiys
kept his eye and often his hand, as If
half oxpectlng a command to prepare for
action, and rqllshlng by anticipation the
choice treasure of heads tint might fall
to his lot If ohsnce should oficr o scrim
mage." Tho New American of April uttors a pro
longed howl about the delays In mall terv
Ice to nnu from the mainland. No mall
was sent out from Manila between March
p7 and April 20. causing greut Inconven
lence to all classes. Says the American:
"Manila and tho Philippines are no
longer military camps- Peace has been
conquered by force nf arms and strategy.
It must now ha maintained hy trade and
by encouraging agricultural and Industrial
development. This is potslble only by the
fostering cure of tho government and that
care doesn't mean mall once a month nut
of .Manila. Even If business reasons did
not demand a moro frcquont mall tho
American citizens here are entitled to
greater consideration thun thoy receive
from the Postofllco department.
"InstcRl of ammunition and arms let u
, have moro frequent nulls. Tbe Govern
mcnt ought to give the people on th
Asiatic frontier at least the same consid
eration they gave the tranetulssourl region
In Its earlier das."
A Detroit boy doing the soldier act In
tho Philippines resorts to the wayward
muse to tell the boys at home his thoughts
and hopes and fond anticipations. Hear
his song:
This place ain't tho t'.imuus Martins.
And It ain't no sunny Uelte Isle.
And the fever ami dagos nnd climate
And cverythlnc else Is vile;
Hut It's mighty good trululti' for me, Pill,
And some of us cocky recruits.
For we're learnln' to have some manners
An well ns to shoot some shoots.
Hut I think moro often thnn's healthy
or the busy old town by the river.
Mid I get an nll-gono feelln'
That tbe doc nuts down to my liver.
Uut It nln t, mil. you enn gamble;
I'm lonnlii' to hinr from Hess.
W ot's happened the little loldy?
uot tttiulncr steady, I uuess.
And 'steen kind of pangs and emotions1
(let worry-In' round Inside,
And last night -wouldn't this Jar you?
i mm on my Knapsack nnd rrlcui
Whs 1 homeslok7 Not for u minute.
Hit I certnltilv noted oncer.
And nil that was ehewln' my bosom
Was Clnncey s big simpers of beer.
Kin 1 ever forglt 'cm' Well, hardly.
it you eouni suvvy uie ooozr
Von get In this cursed eountry
Yon d sooner no sober than use.
So. when I sigh for a Chinee
Four of 'em made n neck 1
And every one with n collar
au men nun n nuir roumi uie nccs.
How 1 long for cold slnw or a pretzel,
Or n toothful of ciivlnre,
How I long for n welner, an olive
.Mid that black old Assassin cigars
renl old gnrbnge yard stinker
I don't like Manila cheroots
Something to tastn suits me better.
Homctliliig mat burns iiko oio doois.
Oood-bye. Hill, old socks. I fool better.
I vn reached the end of mv riSKn.
Clet n move on and write me u letter
What s the latest koiik that the rageT
There's h 1ihso profundo with colic
Slnnln' "Two Little Olrls In nine."
lie might ring me In, If he know It.
! or Hint's now- a geezer reels, too.
I'F.ItSON.U. SOTKS.
The Pennsylvania sennte has voted to sp
proprlate $10,000 for tho erection of n mon
ument to Andrew I. Curtln, "the war gov
ernor." Colonel M. T. Horrlck and James Parme
lco, two millionaires of Cleveland. O., havo
given Mrs, Rooth-Tuckor a largo tract ot
ground for the Salvation army farm near
that city.
Charles J. Devlin of Topeka carries moro
life Insurance than any other man In Kan
sas. The amount Is $714,000. He has poli
cies In all the loading companies. Tho
premiums aggregate 130,000 a year.
William 11. Newman, who has Just been
elected president of thn New York Central
Railroad company, began his railroad
career as a switchman, won his way up In
tho servlco of various companies and now,
at the ago of 54, has reached tho top ot
thn ladder.
Ulsniarck Is growing to be the Paris ol
America. Tho wives of the farmers in
North Dakota havo cut-glass flngerbowlt
on their dining tables and no ono but an
occasional guest from the east makes the
mistake of drinking from these glittering
receptacles.
Alfred ' Davles, an English member ot
Parliament, now on a visit to this coun
try, constantly reminds, people of Dickens'
Immortal Pickwick. Ho is short nnd stout,
C5 years old, with a round face and most
benignant smile, Put him In tights and
garters and he would be Pickwick to tlu
life.
President McKlnloy has Informed Senator
Lodge that ho would not bo able to keep
his nppolntmont to visit Now England thli
summer, except porhapa for a few dayj
In Boston and Cambridge during tbo tlra
of tho Howard comrncuceuiont. Mrs. ,Mc
Kinloy's poor health Is tho cause for this
change of plans,
Rev. Dr. John Watson ("Ian Maclaren")
nnd others, according to the Congrogatlon
allst, recently dined with W. S. Calne,
member of Parliament. Mr. Calne offered
to give S0 to a hospital fund through
tbo man who would make tho best pun oa
his name within flvn minutes. Brains
cogitated for awhile and then, Just as the
time was about to expire nnd Mr. Calno
thought ho was to escape, John Watson
said: "Don't be In such a hurry, Caine,"
TAUT TIIIKLK!.
noston Transcript: Hertha-Fred Hart Is
. , ... .. . t.. n 1 I r, 1, t
Kdlth-You don't mean It! For mercy s
sake, what could he linve seen in her?
Hertha That's what I say. Do you know.
I suspect he must hnve courted her over
the telephone.
Detroit Free Pres: Piirko-After twenty
years of married life, how do you manugo
as well ns ever? . . , ,
Lune-Yes, nbout lis well. I understand
my wife nlmont as well as the first three
weeks wo were encaged.
Philadelphia Press: "Who
wnm,,,1' iiUm,1 fill, tMlltor.
that
"Th president of the Woman's I'
nights
ninh r.,H,.,i nix liKMlKtnitt. "She was
making n kick because we referred to her
as a strong-minded person.
"All right. He careful to call her a
wenk-mlnded person' In the future.
Chicago PoHt: "Fnther." said tho small
bov, 'what Is polygamy?", . , .
The old gentleman made sure that his
wife was llstunlntr before ho answered.
Polygamy, he said. "Is the name given to
a method of acquiring trouble by whole,
sale."
Puck: First Rural Visitor -A man can
pick up a lot of Information boro
'Second Horn! Visitor-Yes Indeed Tli
fust thing I learned was the moanin or
Pan-American.
Pllllade p ibl Press lie-i kou i ""i
dear. You see, I was detained ii coup e of
dear You see. I was ueimm-u
hourH by an old friend who lust got back
ad to
in imvri filler ll iuiik .it.nnv .,
toll blm all I. knew
M ",m." ',:Vl ,! .or whv that
should have kept Q" " "nB-
flovehuid Plain Do-ileri "Why. noorgo.
you didn't fall en papa, as you positively
''de.rriTnm'BolnB to notify him a
little i.iter
"ll-'y-v win-Ions telegraph!"
Washington Stnr: "Every woman ought
to know something about cooking." said
the wine girl. , ,
"I don't know about that,' answered Ml
Cayenne. "In c'ise nf IneompntlhllU It
gives the hufband a chance to blame her
fir his dyspepsia. "
CMbolIr Slaiidurd: "Mary." t-sld the girl's
mother, rather sternly, "what time dla
your young mini leave last night.''
"It mast V been exactly 1 o'clock, ma,
volunteered her younger brother
"Mow enn you ssy such a thing? ex
claimed Mary Indignantly.
"Well. ma. said the boy, "when ho ws
Icuvln' he nsked Mnr' some quostlon. ana
she tald: 'Just or.e! Only one!' "
m;vi:h mixd thi: scori'mi.
HIU Whrclar Wilcox.
Whatever your work and whateer Iti
worth, , ,
No mutter how strong and i lever,
Humeope will sneer If vmi p mse to hear,
And scoff Ht your best endeavor.
For the target art bus n broad oxpane,
And wherever you chance to nil ' .
Though close bo your aim to the bull s-ey
fame, ,
Thtr.. ,ire tho.e wlm will never "dmll 11
Though the homo applaud while tho artlsl
'days ... , ,
And a smlllmr world adores blm,
Homebody h there with nil entiu led air
To nay that the iicllng boron him.
For the tower of art has h lof y spire,
With m.in.v a Miilr and land ug,
And those who rllmb seem small ofttlms
To oue il the b'll"m Unndlnv
Ho work along In your cliot-en nlehe
With a stead" purpose to nerve you:
Let nothing mn ay who psts your war
Relax yoer enrage or swerve you
Tim Idle will flock by the Temple of Art
For lust tho pleasure nf gazing,
run rllmb to 'he top and do not stop.
Though they may not be all praising.
Judge! Vlsltor-Don't you think It hard
on your daughter to run that grain drill
out on tho prnlrlo every day?
Western Farmer-Why. I didn't think It
was anything unusual for n lrl to do plain
sowing.