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Clod's will not otir's.
When doctors disagree who shrill do
cldo? Xot only tho untlou, hut the civilized
world, shares the sorrow.
Xehrnska. may bo proud that It h dec
torn I vote was east at least onee for
William McKlnley.
President Itoosuvelt's llrst proclama
tion Is fittingly devoted to the virtues
of his predecessor.
Humanity has a community of Inter
est that recognizes no Imaginary gco'
graphical lines as Its bounds.
And the populists hold nothing but it
Hack full of promises made by men who
liavo repeatedly broken their promises
on former occasions.
President McKtnley will be Interred
September IS, a dny short 6f twenty
years after the death of President tlar
lleld, which juccurrcd September 11),
Douglas county democrats have led
off with their county ticket. It de
volves upon tho republicans to pro
mulgate it ticket that Is superior in
every respect and better entitled td
public conlldeucc and support.
The Jncksouhius did not have to con
sider the matter twice to seize upon
the occasion to declare their picnic off
and avoid tho necessity of reading an
elongated list of regrets over the signa
tures of distinguished Invited guests.
Should tho duko of Cornwall and
York attend the president's ftiuerul as
the representative of his royal father,
King Edward, wo will have another
striking evldenco of the community of
feeling between tho two foremost civi
lized nations.
Through tho glasses of a South Omaha
democrat tho county commlssionershlp
Is this year the biggest place on the
ticket. Whether It will outrank tho as
sessorshlp for tho packing house pre
cinct, however, In the coming election
remains to be seen.
Tho fusion etato conventions arc
scheduled for this week. They will havo
to get up early In thn morning and
search high and low within their camps
to Hud meu as well qualified for the
nominations as those who have been
named by the republicans.
The weekly clearing house report ac
cords a creditable place to Omaha In
tho comparative exhibit of clearings.
Omaha's clearings nro within $100,000
of those of ItulTalo, where a great ex
position has been In full blast. Tho
clearings are a good Index to sound busi
ness conditions.
Some of our populist friends seem
to bo disturbed with tho Idea that tho
republican platform was penned for po
litical effect. We wonder what populist
platforms nro written for. If they Hro
Intended simply us contributions to tho
literature of tho day, why not write
them In poetry and sot them to music?
Tho popocrutlc papers that wore loud
est In deuouuclng 4!overnor Savage for
the Hartley parolo nre now besldo them
selves because tho governor listened to
tho advice of the republican stuto con
vention and rescinded tho parole. It
Is plain us the noso on n man's face
that no matter what ttoveruor Savage
may do In tho conscientious discharge
of his duty, ho ennuot expect to satisfy
his carping critics of thu popocratlc
faith.
Tho populists and democrats nro fall
lng to fuse In several Nebraska counties
owing to their Inability to get together
on a satisfactory division of tho spoils.
As tho campaign progresses all the In
11 uenco rind pressure of the organization'
will bo brought to bear to weld the dls
cord nut elements together. Republicans
should not count, with any degreo of
conlldence, on a continuance of these
rifts between tho fusion elements over
the election.
SO CHAXOE IX P0MCIE8.
On tnklug the oath of olHce President
Hoosevelt stated that It would be his
nlm "to continue absolutely unbroken
the policy of President MoKlnley for
tho pence and prosxrlty nnd honor of
our IHovetl country." It was n timely
and Judicious statement, which will
have n most reassuring effect. It will
dispel whatever apprehension mny have
been felt regarding possible departures
from thn well-defined policies of tlm
lute president nnd will create n general'
feeling of confidence In the new admin
istration. Thu country meaning a large major
ity of the people la entirely sntlslled
with the policies of tho lato president.
This wns conclusively shown In last
year's election and wo think there Is
no doubt that those policies have n
stiongcr support now than then. Very
few of our people now seriously think
that there should bo nny change In the
policy regarding tins Philippines. Little
Is heard of "Imperialism," the course, of
tho government having demonstrated
tin; utter falsity of that charge. Pad
Mention In the Islands Is making steady
progress, educational work there Is be
lug extended, tho natives arc becoming
moro contented with American rule and
there Is good reason to believe that In
tho near future complete peace and
order will prevail In tho Philippines.
Tho policy of tho Into president In re
gard to China hod reference to secur
ing for tho United States cqunl com
mercial privileges tu all parts of that
empire, which Is so manifestly Import
ant to our Interests In the Orient that
no one concerned for the future com
mercial welfare of this country would
venture to propose an abandonment of
elTort In this direction. Our govern
ment must, continue to insist upon tho
open door In Chlnu. The policy In re
gard to Cuba has been determined by
congress and can only be changed by
that body. It provides for Cuban Inde
pendence under the conditions Imposed
by tho American emigres. What shall
be done respecting commercial relations
between the Island nnd this country Is
a matter also for the determination of
congress and as to this the position of
President McKlnley had not been do
lined. A question of commanding Importance
is that of the expansion of our trade
and commerce. Tills, said tin; late
president lit his address at JtitlTulo, Is
the pressing problem. He urged the
policy of reciprocity "sensible trade ar
rangements which will not Interrupt our
home production ami extend tho outlets
for our Increasing surplus." This pol
icy Is approved by it large part of the
business Interests of the country. It Is
for congress to say whether or not
It shall be carried out, but the admin
istration can do much to promote It.
President Hoosevelt has done well In
assuring the country that there will be
no change In policies that the well
dellned course laid out by his predeces
sor will be followed. It Is a promise of
harmony between tho executive and
congress aud It means for the country
uninterrupted prosperity and progress.
MEMOllIAI, FUSDS.
The untimely death of President Mc
Klnley as a victim to the hand of the
assassin will doubtless furnish occa
sion for Instituting a number of me
morial funds.
... en President Garfield succumbed
to a like fate nppeals were Issued for
contributions to two prlnclpnl funds
one to provide a competence for tho be
reaved widow aud her family and the
other to erect n suitable monument at
his last resting plnee. The death of
President tlarlleld left his widow and
children In comparative poverty and u
grateful people responded quickly not
only to relievo their wants but to place
them In comfortable circumstances for
tho remainder of their lives.
In the case of Mrs. McKlnley It seems
that no such condition exists. Tho
president's life, according to the best
Information, was Incurred for her lieno
IU lu n substantial amount and so far
as her physical welfare Is concerned no
fears need be entertained.
In nil probability n call will be Issued
lu due time for contributions to u
monumeut fund, which wilt receive
cordial response. Tho nation for whom
his life has been sacrltlced will honor
Itself by making the monument to
McKlnley an emblem of popular love
aud grief.
Hfforts mny bo made to ralso still
other funds for memorials lu different
forms. One such fund has already been
stnrted on the Pncltlc coast for a na
tional McKlnley hospital proposed as a
thanksgiving offering nt the time It
was thought the president's life had
been spared. Whether this project will
bo pursued further has not yet been
decided.
Tho memory of McKlnley will not bo
allowed to fndn from tho hearts of the
American people and their trlbuto will
assuino tangible shape when the
proper moment arrives.
WHAT TO JtU mm WtCl.UXOTOX.
Senator Wellington of Marylnud hns
earned the contempt nnd derlslou of all
decent and right-minded people. This
political reuegude hns been nt war with
the national administration for two
years, alleging that ho had not received
proper consideration from President
McKlnley, whom ho bitterly nssnllod lu
thu senate and also In the campaign of
last year. When Informed of tho assas
sluatlon of tho Into president, Welling
ton declared that ho was "totally Indlf
f oivn t lu tho matter" nnd Indicated that
he would feel no regret If tho shooting
should result fatally. Kor this expres
slon tho Union l.enguo club of Mary-
land unanimously expelled him from
membership, declining that Wellington
had shown his "unfitness to associate
with loyal citizens nnd right-minded
men." This most proper action has
been widely approved.
It Is suggested that Wellington should
bo expelled from the United Slates sen
ate aud If this should bo doue there
Is no doubt that a very great major
Ity of tho people would applaud the
action. But as It takes two-thirds of
the senate to expel a member perhaps
that number could not bo Induced to
rote for expulsion, for the rcuson that
Wellington's remark was made outsUU
of the sennto. There. Is one thing, how
ever, that all self-respecting senators
can nnd should do and that Is 10 re
fuse to have any personal association
or Intercourse with the Maryland rene
gade. He should be completely Ig
nored aud 'ostracized and made to un
derstand that his presence In the sen
ate was felt to be a disgrace to that
body. Such a course might lend him lo
resign, but if It should not have that
result It would at any rate vindicate
the dignity nnd self-respect of the senate.
Tilt: DEMOVIIATIC L'OVXTV TICKtlT.
We must say that the ticket put lu
nomination by the democrats of Douglas
county Is thoroughly characteristic of
tho local democracy that It represents.
It has strength and weakness It In
cludes candidates good, bad and Indif
ferent. A discussion of their Individual
qtmlillcntlous ami disqualifications for
thu different ollhes to which they aspire
will come lu due course of time.
In nominating by acclamation the
outgoing sheriff and toiinty treasurer
and also thu present chairman of the
Hoard of County Commissioners tin;
democratic convention has shouldered
for the party full responsibility for tho
extravagances and abuses that have
uiarked the management of county af
fairs, so for as they have been under
democratic control. The convention
has Invited it campaign on tho discredit
able record made In the county court
house und placed the party where It
nust expluln aud defend before the
taxpayers Its lamentublo failure to live
ui to former promises of an economical
and businesslike county administration.
The pertlnacy of the democrats In
making a ticket to Include a commis
sioner for the Second district lu disre
gard of the election proclamation desig
nating tho First district as the one to
elect, Is confession that the democrats
have no hope of keeping the disputed
commisslonershlp unless they cuu pre
vail upon their friends on thu su
preme bench to come to their relief and
revive by court order the scheme to
perpetuate their grip through munlpulu-
tlon of the recent redisricting gerry
mander. Douglas county Is n republican
county aud nothing but trickery In the
makeup of the commissioner districts
and Juggelry of the rotation of the
elections can give the democrats perma
nent domination lu the county board.
The chicanery to which they are re
sorting only Indicates the state of des
peration In which they Hud themselves.
The refusal of tho democrats to nc-
cord the populists representation on the
ticket the llrst time lu the six years
that fusion has beei rampant Is nothing
moro than was expected. The populist
strength in tills county has gradually
waned until the democrats now feel safe
In Iguorlug their demands, although
they will doubtless uvnll themselves
later of tho privilege of labeling their
nominees with the populist trademark
ill the hope of catching the few gulll
bles that remain. The new departure,
however, doubtless menus that' unless
local political conditions' change mater
ially the mongrel ticket Is u thing of
the past.
The Hee begs to acknowledge receipt
of a communication from Chaiicellor
Andrews endorsing Its sentiments with
respect to the supremney of Inw and
subscribed "Yotir's against anarchy."
It has given the chancellor's letter n
place In Its columns lu full to correct the
Impression that appears to have been
gathered by some hasty minds that
the chancellor Is tho next thing to an
anarchist. It would Indeed be a de
plorable thing to have the head of a
great educational Institution established
aud supported by the state Inculcating
doctrines subversive of all government.
The bridges across tho Missouri are
today exactly whero they havo beeu
tdnco their erection. Kor years they
have been Included as subjects for city
taxation, but now, If the railroads have
their way, they are to be removed from
the city tax list to the state tax list.
Tho grand assessment for city nnd
county has not kept pace with the value
of new construction and additional Im
provements. Tho persistent evnslon of
local taxes by the great corporations,
constantly on tho nlert for loopholes In
the law, affords tho chief explanation.
It seems that the schools of Omaha
have been opened from one to two weeks
lu advance of the opening of the schools
In other cities. Whether there Is nny
advnutage In this will depend upon the
manner In which time may be made up
in the schools which have opened up
later. Thn opening of tho schools at the
earlier date In Omnha means the piling
of extra expenso Into the llnances of tho
llrst half of tho year and makes It moro
dltllcult to make comparisons with previ
ous yenrs.
The death of the president Is likely to
Interfere seriously with the completion
of the negotiations that havo been lu
progress so many months for the lluanc
Ing of tho proposed po wer canal from
which so much was expected for Omaha.
Cnpltal Is always timid nnd especially
so when tho position of tho national gov
ernment Is at all unsettled. Tho canal
pronutters will probably have to possess
themselves In patience for n while yet.
Frank Hansom will pose ns u democrat
at the coming fusion state conventions.
Hansom changes his polities as easily ns
he changes his coat,
Make It irimnlinnua.
Philadelphia Ledger,
The Ohio democrats may as well make It
unanimous. Their state will havo no use
for a minority party this year.
Tlx Pain of CniiKhlnic Up,
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The sultan evidently la willing to do
everything he possibly can to soften French
rescntmeut, except pay the bill.
Line at Niicrranlnu.
New York Tribune,
It Is curious to note how many newspa
pers fall to get the members or tho cabinet
in their right order of eligibility lu the auc
ceialon to the presidency. Many think the
attorney general and postmaster general
come after all the secretaries. Aa a matter
of fact they como fourth and fifth, after
the secretaries of state, tho treasury and
war, and before the secretary of the navy
and the secretary of the Interior.
(ivt Wlint They -Heck.
AVnshliiKtoii Star.
Tho man who U continually howling for
no government at all is the one who Is most
likely to provoke an overdoso of It.
A Limit to I'ntlcncp.
Philadelphia Press.
.Senator Wcllineton Is fast learning that
there are times when tho brays of an ass
pans unnoticed, nnd then there are times
when they do not. The people nre not al-
ways patient lu the presenco of fully.
Unit for (luumliup Hill.
Minneapolis Times.
Senator Vest Is well again and is making
motions that bode III to the plans of states
men who havo set their stakes to succeed
him. tie Is 71 years old and will be 73
hcn his present term expires, but when a
Mlssourlan feels coltish, why bother aboiit
a little matter of years?
Slnuulitered Wy the TyiicMrrltrr.
Chicago. Post.
If reports from the seat of that South
American revolution, that 25,000 men have
been killed slnco tho rebellion broke out.
aro true, thero soon will be no ono left to
fight. Hut wo nro Inclined to put these
figures In the pigeonhole with tlrltlsh esti
mates of the slzo of the Iloer army.
The llPMt Advertisement.
Oakland Independent.
I.nst Sunday's Illustrated Deo Is de
voted almost entirely to tho Ak-Sar-Den
festivities, to be held these days. It Is
finely Illustrated with pictures of the lead,
lng promoters, tho curious costumes and
equipments of tho society, etc., and will
provo a good advertisement for the enter
prise. .Some. Anierlrnn Hrnponnlblp.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Pennsylvania Is one of the states to
which Immigrants flock In largo numbers,
being attracted by the largo amount of work
ottered In Its mines and Industrial estab
lishment; but, though tho census found hero
nearly n million (985,250) forclgn-born In
hnbltnnts, these were, after all. but 15.6 of
tho total population of the state. When
things go wrong, politically or otherwise.
In this state it will not do to put tho wholo
blnmo on the "foreigners;" tho American
majority Is responsible
Itnnnt for the YpIIotti.
Hrooklyn Eagle.
Wo nre glnd wo never wrote a yellow ed
itorial to tho effect that Inw Is a bloodv
shamo, that a man who works with his
hands should rightly be killed by a man
who works with his mouth, that sweat of
Jaw Is better than sweat of brow, that tho
president Is a monster and Agulnaldo a sec
ond Washington, and that tho rich aro ras
cals and all tho poor nre saints. Those who
have written thnt sort of stuff should feel
gagged by the recollection of It. Tho wholo
trlbo should bo sentenced to tbo society uf
one nnothcr exclusively for tho rest of their
unnatural lives.
America' .Superior School.
Ijondon Chronicle.
In splto of excesslyu decentralization and
tho lack of n rcgulatlvo central authority,
America has, by making education a local
concorn, by confiding to each district tho
organization and control of Its nchools, by
Insisting on free public schools in tho truo
sonso of these much-abused words, created
a system which, In' splto of Us crudeneas
and obvious imperfections, may yet oxcllo
our envy, both as It brings education, sec
ondary ns well ait primary, within tho reach
of all. and as It fa capablA of Infinite self
development and progress, unshackled by
.the dead hand of cccloslastlcism and de
partmental routine.
IliKlirxt Tjlip of IlcrolKm.
Philadelphia Record,
A writer who has delved among
the
archives of tho Iloyal Humane, society of
Great nritnin has found heroism of the
highest typo In the most unexpected places
as when the negro cook of a tramp sailing
vessel offered his life twice In succession
to save men who were of no Importance to
him personally. Quito ns unexpected was
tho heroism of a New York cabman, who,
whon his runaway" horso threatened to run
down pedestrians, deliberately guided the
frantic animal ngnlnst,a steel pillar of the
elevated railway With tho certainty of being
seriously hurt If not killed. The man lies
In a hospital badly Injured and with a
doubt as to tils recovery.
Prone I'nrt In Itnptnre Slnaca.
Baltimore News.
Fortunate and happy aro tho people who
linger in thn country during these exquisite
September days. If they will but stay, they
will witness such pictures, morning and
Ui.iULoii, us no gallery In town can offer.
They will brcatho air that will "medicine
them to sleep" better than poppy, man
dragora or all the drowsy syrups of the
world. This is really tho time of tho year
to tako a holiday and rest, for now n.ituro
hersolf acenu to Bit down and relax her In
dustry. These, aro the thoughtful and med
itative days, when, away from busy cities,
tho outlook over field and hillside Is of In
flnnto peace. Color and fragrance aro In the
country now and .strange, lights and shad
ows, and soft airs that steal over pastures
whero there grow the autumn herbs and
flowers; and with this loveliness every
where goes tho iocxpllcablo pathos that Is
tho undercurrent of tho season's quletudo
and rapture.
EllA OF TIUIW HIVAI.nY.
flrnrrliiK NtniKKlr tar Control of
the World' Mnrkct.
Chicago News.
That trade rivalry rathor than torrltoral
aggrandizement or military conquest Is to
occupy tho attention of tho nations chlofly
during tho next quarter of a century has
been growing steadily moro apparent.
When President McKlnley In hl Huffalo
speech declared commercial expansion to bo
tho most Important policy before tbo na
tion ho defined the lino of activity along
which the leading nations must now ad
vanco if they would advance at nil. In
tho decado following 1890 Orcnt Ilrltnln
awoke for tho first time to the fact that
Herman enterprise In manufactures and In
methods of pushing trndo were endanger
ing Its own supremacy In the markets.
Moro recently It has become apparent that,
whllo Germany Is crowding tho rtrltleh
merchant close, tho Unltod States Is In
a condition to outdistance both the rlvaU.
At tho present moment German Industrial
methods and the aggressive measures pur
sued by German producers are promising
to glvo Germany a etlll larger lead upon Its
Iirltlsh rival. It is true that very recently
there havo been signs that "tho German
manufacturers have overreached themselves
and are suffering the effects of overproduc
tion. Many enterprises begun on borrowed
capital havo suffered nnd are deeply In debt
to the bankors nnd capitalists, while one of
the largest banks In the empire recently
succumbed under this strain. It is against
tunh a condition that mercantile and manu
facturing Interests in the United States will
huve to guard themselves, although for ob
vious reasons this country Is In less danger
from overproduction than any other. If Its
merchants and manufacturers act on the
aggressive, but with proper prudence, they
should ho able to advance steadily Into
tbelr expanded field,
Till'. NATIOVS 11I1AI).
St. Louis (llobe Democrat! "(tod's will,
not ours, bo done," were, tho last worde
of tho president, addressed to his wife. Tho
American people can only reverently baro
their heads nnd bow to tho decrees of Provi
dence In the spirit of their departed leader.
Kanias City Star; Tho life of President Mc
Klnley was one of singular success. It was
successful In Its high achievements; In tho
great nnd overflowing popular affection
which It inspired, nnd, moro than all, In
the worthy satisfaction which It brought
to himself.
St. Paul Olobe: Tho nation mourns tho
president; tho people mourn the man. In
this feeling polltlcnl bins has nn part. No
matter how men differed from the polltlcnl
views of tho president, nor how bitterly
they opposed his various national pollrlcs,
they admired and respected, aye, loved Mc
Klnley, the man.
Chicago Tribune: Tho legacy of President
McKlnley to his successor Is a united coun
try nnd a united party, an expanded nnd n
prosperous republic, and governtnentnl poli
cies on which tho people have set tho senl
of their approval. This Is n legacy which
President, Hoosevelt surely will uso with
discretion nnd wisdom.
Chlcngo Post: The Ametlcnn people have
had a sincere pcruonnl affection for Presi
dent McKlnley. Ills mm qualities ns n
mnn commanded tho frank admiration of
thoso who rould not altogether approve
his political philosophy. In the words of
nn Intimate friend, "Tho Lord has never
breathed the breath of life Into a moro
gracious nnd nmlablo personality."
Minneapolis Tribune: Never wan thero n
president more universally respected and bo
loved. Combined with firmness nnd cour
ngo ho possefsed nn amiability that dis
armed tho ndverse criticism even of the
disappointed. He was n grent mnn nnd n
grcnt president. Ho will bo mourned ns
sincerely ns were the martyrs occupants
of tho presidential office who preceded him.
Indianapolis Journal: Not a state In the
south gavo Mr. McKlnley nn electoral vote,
nevertheless, thero Is every rensou to be
lieve thnt In no section of tho country wns
tho crlmo agnlnst tho llfo of the president
more generally deplored or sorrow more
genuine, or universal, Tho south hns taught
us In this Incident thnt when elected tho
president Is the president of the wholo
pcoplo nnd not of a party or n section.
Ilocky Mountnln Nows: Tho wntchers by
tho bcdsldo heard the president striving
to repent tho words of that hymn of nspl
rntlon, "Nearer, My God, to Thee," which
has soothed nnd comforted unnumbered
millions. As his poor wife, herself lately
called back from the very verge of tho
grave, clasped his hand In mute grief, n
benign smllo lighted his face and he whls
pcred, "Not our will, but God's, bo dono."
Literature nnd art have preserved the
record of no nobler scene.
Detroit Free Press: It wns his prlvllego
to llvo until tho bitterness that marked his.
first election had softened almost Into for
gctfulnesn. It wns his good fortune to
complete during his administration tho
work that Lincoln had begun. The first,
of tho martyred presidents left a country
still divided ngnlnst itself. Tho Inst left
It united In nntlonnl sentiment as It had
never been before slncu tho adoption of the
Declaration of Independence. Surely no
Insignificant monument for nny man to
leave to his memory, had ho dono nothing
else In tho world.
miffnlo Kxprcss: HIr career was typic
ally Amclicun. Ho had tho usual hard
wrought youth; he made his own way In
the world; ho prepared himself for a pro
fession; he hecamo a volunteer soldier; ho
took to politics lnHtlnctlvcly; he loved
one party nnd served It; he rose from ono
grado of the public service to another.
Ho met his fellowmen on many grounds,
ho studied them, ho believed In them. Ho
placed his mark high nnd took no low
means to win his goal. He was a man, n
(.talesman and a philosopher. Ho had
borne success and defeat with equanimity.
Ho went Into political retirement for the
tnko of a political doctrine In which ho
believed. Ho beggared himself to pay n
debt of honor. Never on extremist, he
never compromised with his ronvlctlons
for the sako of Immediate profit. He be
lieved In himself and In his rountry.
SECTIONAL l,l!7.l,13S.
Snr Thnt Ilo Xot I'roIoiiR Itelonir
In the I'Kinit Clnaalftcntlon.
Baltimore Hun.
A contention has arisen as to whether
Missouri should be classed as a southern
or a westorn state. The Atlanta Consti
tution calls It a southern state Tho St.
Louis Globe-Democrat declares that It is
not a southern state, but should be classed
with tho west. The Globe-Democrat is a
republican paper and does not llko the
south. But who Is to decide to which sec
tion this great state belongs? Geograph
ically It may bo considered anything. It
stretches from tho latitude of .the north
ern boundary of North Carolina and Tcn
nesseo tfi tho latitude of New York City.
It extends farther north than Kansas;
farther south than Virginia, and about as
far west as Iowa nnd Minnesota. It renches
up to tho middle of tho northern state of
Illinois. But, tho aiobo-Dcmocrat contends,
the division of states Is 'not bo much geo
graphical as It Is political. Missouri did
not secede; It sent C10.000 soldiers into the
northern army, and whllo It was a slave
state, "slavery was a small concern among
the aggregate of Mlssourt'a Interests."
Finally, It says, as an nddttlonal nrgument
that It Is not a southern state, that Mis
sourl does not ralso cotton. Neither docs
Virginia. In point of fact there seems to
be no certain rule for classifying states,
Rach geographer haB hln own Ideas.
Maryland Is variously classified as n
southern, a middle and a Central Atlantic
utate. But tho great majority of Mary
landers consider it n southern state. It
did not secede. It does 'not raise cotton
and Its location Is far to tho north of tho
cotton states. Nevertheless, Mason and
Dixon's lino was always considered tho dl
vldlng lino between north and south. Mary
land was n slave state, nnd Its sympathies
aro with tno south and Its trado Is largely
In the earao direction. It Is truo that In
politics this stato as well as Missouri has
becomo doubtful, but North Carolina did
not cease to bo a southern state when It
elected a republican governor. The states
of tho union aro classified In groups, and
not one of these groups in definitely Bottled
except tho Now Knyland states. Thero Is
no doubt about tho states which compose
that group. But no ono can toll which aro
tho middle states. Snmo Include Maryland
In that group and others do not.
And whero does West Virginia belong?
Morley In his geography calls It a western
stato, because It drains for the most part
into the Ohio river. But it does not. seem
right to call a state n western state whojo
eastern boundary U within 200 miles of tho
Atlantic and whoso western boundary Is
over 2,000 miles from tho Pacific. It was
n part of Virginia when Virginia seceded
nnd nlavory prevailed in it until tho war.
Nevertheless, as at present constituted It
Is much less identified with tho south than
Maryland Is and Is far more removed from
It In sympathy and business Interest. To
what group of states, therefore, doos West
Virginia belong? Thero Is contention about
the place of Missouri, and if Missouri is
doubtful, Kentucky Is also doubtful for the
same reasons. The states of the upper Mis
sissippi valley wero called the western
states when they were bo In fart. Most of
them nro far nearer the Atlantic than thu
Pacific and there Is no real reason why they
should be called western state.
AMi:ntCA.v t.ivixn i.o.Vg.
Arc AVc
Drallnril to Become
Cen-
tcnnrlitna f
Chicago Hecord-Hernld.
Is the tlmo coming when man mny reason
ably expect to live 100 years? Some i( the
scientists nre Inclined to believe thnt It Is.
Whether wo may look forward to such
longevity or not, It is certain that science
Is tnnktng substantial ndvnnces In this
country ng.ilnst disease and thereby pro
longing life. This Is shown by the report
of the vital stntlJtlcs depnrtment of tho
census bureau, which contains figures that
are highly encouraging.
It Is found that the general death rate In
tho United States hns declined l.S per 1,000
of the population during tho last ten yenrs.
and In 511 cities of S.OOO InhabltnnlB and
upward the gain for longevity hns been
much more pronounced. These cities show
n reduced denth rate of 2.4 per 1,000 Inhabi
tants, as compared with the figures of 1S0O.
In Connecticut nnd Vermont reoplc seem
to havo the best chance for living. There
the death rate was 17 per 1,000 of popula
tion In 1300. In the cities of St. Joseph.
Mo., nnd St. Paul, Minn., tho Inhabitants aro
most nearly immuno from death nt the
present time. There the rnte per 1,000 In
habitants Is 0.1 nnd 0,7 respectively. Among
the largo titles Chlrngn appenrs ns a very
healthful place, the death rate hero Is given
nt 10.2 (In fact It was only 14.68 per 1,000)
against a rate of 21.2 In Philadelphia, 21 In
Bntllmore. 20.4 In Now York nnd 20 In Pitts,
burg. Shreveport, La., Is the most dangerous
city to llvts in, tho death rate there having
been 45.5 In 1000.
Through this decrease In the general
denth rnte tho spnn of llfo hns been length
ened. In 1S00 tho average nge nt which
Amerlcnns died wan 31.1 years. In 1900 tho
average ngn had Increased to 35.2moro
than four years In a deende. Undoubtedly
this promulgation of human llfo hns been
duo to better sanltnry regulations, to Im
proved methods of fighting epidemics nnd to
general advancement In various branches of
science. There nre good rensnns for be
lieving that the Improvements will continue
Indeed, It Is hardly too much to say that
they havo only begun.
New methods for preventing diseases or
checking them before) they start upon dev
astating courses are being put Into prac
tice almost dnlly, nnd as the peoplo bocomo
Impressed with the Importance of proper
drainage nnd snnltntton tho difficulties of
securing those things nre lessened, Thoso
Improvements, with Increasing care and
wntchfulncsn In tho management of hns
pltnls, tho rigorous enforcement of lnws pro
viding for the Isolation of contagious dis
eases, the prohibition of adulteration nt
food and the nbolltlnn of public dangers,
such ns grade crossings of railways and
buildings rendered unsafe either through the
probability of fire or collapso, must os tho
years pajs result In still further lengthen
ing the average of human life.
About tho only particular In which there
has been a lack of progress Is to be found
In the Inattention of peoplo to the appeal
to cease hurrying and worrying themselves
to death.
TWO MISTAKES OF THU THUST.1.
Supporting Wfnk Mcmhcra I'roflta by
Hcnrrlctlnir Ontpnt.
Portland Orcgonlan.
The trusts aro little concerned about
popular npproval of their methods, If they
only enn nchlevo business success. But In
two very Important particulars their
methods are In direct antagonism to those
approved of experience. Tho first of those
errors Is In the support given to weak mem
bers of their constituent parts.
Under the old competitive system, the
outworn or outdated plant went to the
wall. The trust buys It up at high valua
tion, nnd on thnt high valuation undertakes
to cam Interest. The two salmon trusts
that havo been formed on the Pacific coast
amply Illustrate thin process. Many a man
hns received for bis gear nnd canneries a
fair price In cash nnd Block besldo on which
he expects dividends. This Is a familiar
phenomenon, nnd tho trust then confront
tho alternative of defaulting on dividends
or taking them out of the trensury. Not
a few of these concerns are paying dlvl
uends out of money that Is received from
tho salo of tho' capital stock an operation
as nefarious in morals as It Is dangerous
In finance. A prominent Iron nnd steel com
pany which Is capitalized at many millions
and which was unablo to pay preferred
lock dividends out of ltn earnings InM
year is cutting into Its ensh surplus. It
was a collection of obsolete plnnts to begin
with. They wore gathered Into a company
oy promoters and capitalized at a dozet
times as much ns they would be worth If
the furnaces and works wero. Itemized
Blngly nnd sold privately In the regular
courso of trade.
Tho second error to bo noted Is the policy
of assuring profits by restricting outpiiu
The fnllacy of this seductive device has
been often demonstrated In tho cotton, hop
and coal Industries. It U reflected in the
present belligerent program outlined In
Germany. It may bo seen in tho readiness
with which the new trusts close down plants
In almost every department of productive
Industry. Now, tho way to succosb lies not
through restricted output, but through
chenpened procossos.j Quick sales and small
profllB. Not how high a profit enn be made
on a few articles, but how widely we can
disseminate our product at living prices,
but at prices low enough to put tho product
within the reach of all. This Is tho history
of successful modern Industries, This is
how Iron has supplanted wood In so many
ways. This Is why the urban world Is a
blaze of radiance at night nowadays Instead
of being shrouded In dangerous dnrkness.
The certnln disaster of these overcnpl
tallzed and unbusinesslike, arrangements
lies In tho fact that the trusts can never
wholly disentangle themselves from compe
tition In some form or other. There are
few moro perfect trusts than tho Stnndard
Oil and from Its methods those new-fangled
enterprises might gain a useful lesson.
Tho Standard Oil has been continuously
subjected to competitive pressure, not so
much, though something, from Independent
refineries and oil fields as from gas nnd
electricity. In order to sell oil it has beon
necessary to perfect quality and reduce
price. This necessity of economics extends
to every field of Industrial undertaking.
Structural Iron and ateel are In competi
tion with stone quarries and timber lands.
Coal Is In competition with wood, gas, pe
troleum and electricity. Wool is In com
petition with flax, cotton and linen. Kverv
form of clothes we wear and food we ent
la constantly face to fnco with some substi
tute trying to drag It down.
Theso Imperfrctlons of the trust pro
gram do not affect the socinlnglc evil of
their monopolistic ambition or abate thn
necessity of civic watchfulness nnd zcnl.
But they should give panne to the ownors
of monoy that pourn Into every financial
center In response to the hypnotic cnll of
tho trust promoter.
An Old Complnlnt.
Philadelphia Bulletin,
Thn supply of new s"hool hoiifei does not
yet keep pace with tho constantly and
rapidly growing school population, much n
tho board of educntlnn has done tn avert
tho 'evil. This Is n matter In which no de
lay on tho part of tbo hoard or cheese
paring economy on the pnrt of councils will
bo tolerated by the people, There should
bo a sent and desk for every youngster who
In entered upon the roll of pupils, nnd tho
only way In which thoy ran be thin pro
vided for Is to plan promptly and liberally
for thos? who are now debarred, and to con
tinue so planning for the Inevitable growth
of tbelr number year after year.
ait-
Sevcrnl days havo elnped since General
Urlbe Urllio wns 1:1st heard from.
Manila merchants nre now consuming;
midnight oil In studying the rc -cully re
ceived copies of the new tariff
King lMwnrd of I'nglnttd wenrs n number
even hnt, whllo the Gentian emperor Is
fitted with n nix nnd scvcn-elghths nnd tho
duke of Sornwall n six and five-eighths,
There nro S.000 more fcmnlcs than male.
In Hhode Island, but up to latest ndvlces
nobody had suggested that n remedy might
be found In apportioning two or moro wives
to rnch man.
Albert L. Kelly, who died In Fulton, N.
Y., thn other day, was tho last direct
descendant of tho famous Thomas Kellv.
who wan driven from Irclnnd during the
religious persecution of t632.
Cecil Hhode is figuring In the courts nt
Capn Town Just now. protesting against n
valuation of hi Orange estate there. Tho
nfsessors put tho jlue nt $140,000 nnd Mr.
Hhodes thinks this Is far tno high.
It has been determined that the me
morial to the late Senator Stephen M. Whlto
of California nhnll Ijo in the form of n
life-sized statue, which wltl be located tn
tho courthouse grounds at Los Angeles.
Minneapolis expresse gratification over
the fnct thnt 22.1,000 people patronized tho
St. Paul public baths during thn summer
senson. It does not nppcnr (hat tho
Mlnnenpolltnns did ns much for the health
of tho neighborhood.
(Vlectlne Sulllvnn, n nowspnpor man of
Atchison, Knn., has been appointed by tho
Catholic university nt Washington to pro
moto Catholic education In the Philippines.
Mr. Sullivan will stny there threo yenrs,
establishing Cnthollc. schools similar to
those In tho United States.
The story telegraphed broadcast a week
ngo of n bet of $150,000 British money ngnlnst
J250.000, Amerlcnn money, on tho result of
tho coming yncht race, Is pronounced a, fnko
by n New York correspondent. It ts said
the Pittsburg synillento did not tnko tho
big end of the deal becnuso tho Britishers
did not flnsh tho coin when the bluff wns
called.
Count Henry' He I Vntilx hns given out
somn particulars of his plans for hl forth
coming balloon trip ncross tho Medlter
rnnrnn. His proposed routo Is from Toulon
to Algiers, n distance of 4!6 mllos. This Is
less than half that covered by him last year
when he-went from Purls to Kleff In thlrtv
slx hours without n brenk. His chief object
this tlmo Is to try norlnl combined with
Bea navlgnllon, In tho senso thnt his balloon
with be furnished with steering apparatus
floating on or submerged In tho wntor.
HAID IX KUX.
Washington Star: "Is your daughter
learning to play by note?"
"Certainly not," answered Mrs. Cumrox,
a little Indlgnnntly. "Wo pay caeh for
every lesson. The Ideal"
Chicago Post: "You wero mistaken when
you snld he was a populist."
"How dn you know?"
"I o,skeil him how ho wnn getting along
nnd ho said, 'I enn't cnmplnln.' "
Brooklyn Llfo: "I'apii has forbidden you
to come to tho house. Ho says you nro n
dangerous man."
"Dangerous? What can ho mean?"
"He says you nro that kind of man who
will hang around a girl nil her life nnd
never marry her."
Yonkcrs Statesman: Mrs, Gotham Don't
you think those raised In the suburbs nro
apt to bo moro tender than those raised In
the city?
Mr. Gotham Oh. I don't know; thnt
chicken we had for dinner wns raised In
the suburbs, dear.
Philadelphia Press: "All those stories thn
papers are printing about you nro lies,"
said the politician's friend. "Why don't
you make them stop It?"
"I would," replied tho politician, "but. I'm
nfrnld they'd begin liftntlnsr the truth,
then."
Chlcngo Tribune: "Joslnh." nsked Mrs.
Chugwntcr. looking up from n paper sho
was reading, "why does n medlcnl student
have to 'go before a board?" "
"So ho run hang out a shingle, I sup
pose' replied Mr, Chugwntcr. "What do
you want to bother me nbnut a thing llko
that for?"
Baltimore American: .Mamie I think Mr.
Crustolgli Is Just too mean for anything.
Funnye But hn married your ninnima.
Mamlo I know he did. I Jilted him for
Harold, then ho married mnmma, nnd Jiow
he won't let mo marry Hnrold.
Phllndelphla Press: Tom Oh, she'll never
have mo, I know.
Cousin Nell I'm Mire sho likes you. Vhy
don't you usk her? ,
Tom I was going to last night, lint fho
called mo a lobster, and
Cousin Nell- You're n goose, that's what
you are. Don't you know she's passionately
fond of lobsters. She meant to say you
were nice enough to eat.
M'KIXLEY'S FAVOHITE HYMNS.
"Xenrer, My tiol, tn Thee."'
By Sarah F. Adams.
Nearer, my Gnd, to Thee,
Nearer to Tlico!
K'cn thought It bo a cross
Thut ralsoth me;
Still all my snug shall hn
Nearer, my God. to Thee,
Nearer to Thee!
There let my way appenr
Steps unto hc.ivunr
All that Thou Bcndest mo,
In mercy kIvcu;
Angels to beckon mo
Nearer, my God, to Theo,
Nearer to Theo!
Or, If on Joyful wing,
Cleaving tho sky,
Sun, moon nnd stars forgot,
Upward 1 fly.
Still all my song shall bo
Nearer, my God. tn Thee,
Nearer to Theo!
"Lead, Kindly MkM." "S I '
By Cardinal Newman.
Lead, Kindly Light, nmld the encircling;
gloom,
Lead Thou me on:
The night Is dark, and I am far frpm homo,
Lead Thou mo on.
Keep Thou my font; I do not nBk to seo
Tho distant scene; one step enough for me.
I wns not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou
Shouldst lead inn oni
I loved to chooso and seo my path; but
now
Lend Thou mo on.
I loved thn garish day; nnd. splto of fears,
Pride ruled my will; remember not pust
years.
do long Thy power has blest me, ejrn It
HUH
Will lend mo nn
O'er moor nnd fen, o'er crag nnd torrent,
till
Thn night Is gone,
And with the morn those angel fnces smllo,
Which I huve loved long since, and lost
awhile,
M) ( opinio, My Cnptnln."
Walt Whitman on tho Denth of Lincoln.
O cnptnln! my captain! our tenrful trip 1
Tho sli'lp' has weathered every rnck, tho
prize wo MOUHht Is woni
The port Is near, tho bells ) hear, tho peo
ple nil exulting.
While follow eyes the steady keel, tho ves
sel grim ami dnrtug;
But O heartl heart ' Imartl
Oh, thn bleedings drops of red,
Where on tho deck my captain lies
Fallen cold and dead.
O captalnl my captain! rlsn up and hear
the bells;
Blsn upfor you thn ring I flung-for you
the bugle trills;
For you bouquets and ribboned wreaths
for you the shores -crowding.
For you they call, the swaying muss, their
eager faces turning. ,
Hear, cnptuln! dear father!
This arm beneath your head,
It Is some dronm that on thn deck
You're fallen, cold and dcud.
My cnptaln dons not answer, his lips aro
pale and still. . , , .
My father does not feel my arm, he has no
pulse nor will. .
Tim ship Is anchored snfo nnd sound, its
voyage rloHed nnd done.
From fearful trip the victor ship comes tn
with object won;
Exult. O RhorcH, and ring. O Iwlls,
But I. with mournful trcid,
Walk thn deck my captain llc
Fallen cold und dead.
I'i:HtOAli MH'ES.
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