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OEOIiaE D. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presenco and Bwom to
bforo ma this 31st day of August, A. D.
1901. M. H. IIUNGATE.
Notary Public.
Tim nrilvlty of the now Nlirnskn
pimp wnrdciiK fun l ox pin I nod on tin
theory tlmt new brooms usually Bweep
clonn.
Clilnit Is nt'KotlntliiK thohnl of fcv
ernl whips out of Its navy. It might not
ho hail policy to soil tlioin before It gets
Into nnotlier llRht and loses tlioin.
.Mr. Hryan tolls Mr. Iloosevclt that
ho should not unpin; to n presidential
nomination or election. Mr. Roosevelt
might say to .Mr. llrynn: "Thu snmu
to you."
Tho Justices of the peace constitute
the poor man's courts. As much care
should be exercised In Meeting Justices
of the pence as In selecting Judges of
the district bench.
There may bo need for irrigation In
some portions of the Philippines, but the
soldiers who marched through mud and
water from knee to waist deep must
lmvu missed the arid region.
With Senator Dietrich once more safe
at home ,oti Nebraska soil, expectant
nppllcants for federnl appointments can
heave a sigh of relief that the dnngcrs
of shipwreck havo been successfully
cleared. .
Uulgarlan brigands who carried off an
American missionary demand 25,000
Turkish pounds as a rausom. The
nmottnt might lead to the suspicion that
tho chief of tho brigands may bo Iden
tified as Pat Crowe.
Captain Sycamore complains that
Shamrock was crowded at tho. start of
tho first yacht race. The captain has
tho consolation that no one can accuse
him of crowding nuybody nftcr tho
first flvo minutes ,of the race.
If nil the enterprises built for Omahn
on paper materialized, the city would
long ago havo rivalled Chicago In popu
lation and wealth. It Is the new Insti
tutions that take tangible form In brick
and mortnr or machinery that count
for the city's progress.
Iowa collego nt Orlnnell llnds Itself
In need of a greater endowment be
cause during tho present good times
Interest rates have declined. It Is to
bo regretted the collego is short of
money, but tho fact Illustrates that It Is
not; cnpltnl which derives all tho benetlt
from prosperity.
South Omaha Is calling In outstand
ing Interest-bearing city warrants.
That Is a good deal better than ex
panding its floating debt. Yet It Is the
net Increase or decrease that counts.
If warrants are Issued faster than they
are redefined tho drain for Interest be
comes steadily greater.
If Douglas county republicans will get
together on a ticket nindo up of candi
dates .'of unquestioned fitness for the
respective olllcos they hook and five
from tho taint of disloyalty in tho cam
paign for tho redemption of Nebraska,,
their right to republican suprtunacy In
tho county will bo handsomely endorsed
at tho election.
Tho government Is again called upon
to send a relief expedition to the Arctic
to rescuo tho stranded gold seekers nt
Nome. It seems strange that men will
rush Into such n country with no provi
sion for tho future, but from the bo
ginning of recorded history mon Infected
with tho gold foyer havo taken just
such chances.
Tho story about railroads being
troubled with tramps will bo taken with
a grain of allowance. Since tho restora
tlon of prosperity tho tramp has almost
disappeared from the country. It Is
safe ,to say that tho railroads are
troubled less by tramps right now than
they havo been at tho same season for
mauy years past.
THE PAX-AMhtUt A COA fill CSS.
Next Tuesday the United States dele
gates to the congress of nil tho Ameri
can republics, which will meet In tho
City of Mexico In tho lntter part of
October, will call upon tho president
and receive their Instructions. A num
ber of 'the South American delegate!..
will go to Mexico from Washington nut
It Is proposed that they shall bo con
veyed on a special train. It has been
decided not to niako public tho Instruc
tions to our delegates until tho meeting
of tho congress.
This conference of representatives of
tho American republics was Invited by
our government and tlio State depart
ment has lalwred assiduously to secure
representation In It from every country
In South and Central America and to
Impress upon tho governments of those
countries the Importance and tho possi
ble lienollts of such a conference. These
efforts havo been successful. There
were some troublesome obstncles in thu
way, but these weru overcome and then
Is now reason to think that tho con
gress will be harmonious and havo
practical results. Tho only thing which
may Interfere with this, so far as now
appears, relates to applying the prin
ciple of arbitration, which will be one
of tho lending questions considered by
tho congress. Tho statement Is madu
on the authority of tho Chjllan minister
In Paris that Chili will withdraw from
the congress if arbitration Is to apply
to questions now outstanding between
any of Uio stntes participating In the
congress, that republic "objecting to
giving a rctroactlvo effect to tho prin
ciple. This seems to bo a reasonable
position Mild It moro than likely will be
approved by tho congress.
There Is n wldo tango of subjects Hint
will be presented for the consideration
of the congress, in all of which the
United States has more or less Interest.
Especially are wo Interested In those
matters which contemplate the bringing
about of more Intimate commercial re
lations between this country and the
southern republics. We should havo u
larger shure of tho markets of tho Spanish-American
countries and we ought to
obtain through this congress valuable
Information as to how we may secure u
greater share of their business. Some
thing was learned from the Pan-Ameri
can congress of lfeSU, but more knowl
edge Is mnnlfestly required and some
contribution to It may be expected from
the coming congress. We should be
ablo to Impress upon tho representa
tives of tho southern republics that
since it Is manifestly to their advantage
to maintain friendly political relations
with the United States, so they will llud
It to their Interest to cultivate closer
commercial Intercourse. Thu congress
will afford an opportunity, also, to
reassure the people of tho southern
countries of our earnest friendship and
desire for their progress and prosperity,
as well as of our llrm purpose to up
hold thu principle which protects them
ngnlnst foreign nggresslon. There Is a
more or less prevalent feeling of dis
trust of tho United SUites that our
representatives should spare no effort to
correct.
suuni Ay it tc ax situ at wx.
Tho report that Lord Kitchener has
tendered his resignation as cotninander-ln-chlef
in South Africa may not be
true, but It Is not incredible. The
statement Is that he has had a dis
agreement with tho war secretary and
also that he desires to be transfurred
to Iudln, but at all events It is not
dlfllcult to understand tlmt ho should
want to get away from a Held of) no
tion In which ho has added nothing to
his military fame and where the pros
pects are not promising for his win
ning any glory. The fact Is that
Kitchener has not shown himself to
bo by any means a military genius,
and ho perhaps realizes tlmt nothing ho
may henceforth do In South Africa can
restoro the prestige ho has lost there.
Of course his task has been a dltllcult
one, but ho has had most abundant
means at his command and has failed
to make tho most of them. That he
should bo tired of It and ready .to
adopt any sort of oxcuso for .quitting Is
quite conceivable.
Meantime there Is no abatement in
Hoer activity and no prospect of on
early ending of the struggle. It Is
estimated that there are now 11,000
fighting burghers In tho Held and If
such Is tho fact It shows beyond ques
tion that they havo been getting re
cruits from Capo Colony, where tholr
sympathizers nru still numerous, and
perhaps also from Natal. Kor opera
tions against tho Iloers Kitchener Is
said to have about 70,000 men avail
able, tho remainder of his big army
being distributed over Jl.OOO miles of
railroad, which must bo protected at
all hazards, and In garrisoning strategic
towns nnd positions. Although most of
tho tlmo Inactive, these garrisoned
troops must be ever on tho alert to
resist u mobile enemy who may at
tack them suddenly nt any point. .More
over, tho tactics of tho burghers have
divided tho Hrltlsh available Held force
Into smnll and comparatively Ineffective
detachments, whoso weakness is
evinced by tho frequent disasters which
aro befalling them.
Tho proclamation outlawing tho bur
ghers who should continue In arms
after Septuiuber 15 Is now generally
regarded In Kngland as a tactical blun
der, since It was Inoperative as a men
ace and offered the Hoer leaders leisure
for refitting their columns after a pe
riod of rest aud making plaus for a
series of unexpected nttacks, A Lou
don dispatch says that tho government
Is criticised for lack of resolution and
strenuousuess In the conduct of the
war, but tho truth Is also discerned
that tho Hrltlsh nrmy has become worn
out nnd stale by thu prolongation of
tho conUlct aud that the ottlcers and
men are as readily drawn Into trups
and duped by Iloers dressed In Uhnkl
as they were during tho earliest stage
of tho war. Such a statement seems
llko a serious reflection upon thu Hrlt
lsh, nfter two yenrs of campaigning
In South Africa, yet it Is not alto
gether surprising.
Tho burghers have long since settled
down to the conviction that there Is uo
chance of receiving outside help. They
are not asking or oven hoping for It.
They know they must carry on the
struggle unaided and they are firmly
determined to prosecute It whllo they
have n commando left nnd arms and
ammunition with which to fight.
itEonaAxm: rut: committed.
No matter who may havo control of
tomorrow's convention, the republican
county committee should be reorganized
to make Its membership basis the vot
ing district lustend of the wnrd, ns at
present. The committee constitutes the
party's working organization and to be
most effective must be brought ns close
to tho voter as possible without becom
ing too cumbersome.
In every other county In Nebraska tho
republicans are organized on the basis
of tho voting district nnd In some down
to even smaller subdivisions. 1'or sev
eral years the state committee has been
exerting Itself to perfect the pnrty or
ganization along these lines nnd It has
recently passed n resolution expressly
leqtiestlug Douglas county republicans
to conform In the make-up of their com
mittee to the plan adopted for tho whole
state.
As The Hee has emphasized before,
what counts In political battles Is thor
ough organization aud discipline. The
party must have one man at least In
every vo.tlng district responsible for its
Interests there. It Is manifestly Impos
sible for three wnrd committeemen to
look nfter thu affairs In from eight to
eleven voting districts efllclently and
satisfactorily. All this Is Independent
of thu proposition that membership by
voting districts would give a more
eqtiltablu representation of tho voting
strength In tho party councils and cen
ter the active Interest of energetic party
workers exactly where It Is needed.
As we have said, a reorganization of
the committee Is demnnded In the Inter
est of tho whole party and should be
effected at the coming convention with
out regard to factional differences.
A strong suspicion Is abroad that (ien
ernl Kitchener desires to resign his job
In South Africa. This would bo noth
ing strange. Thu campaign in that part
of tho world has added nothing to his
laurels, nor Is It likely to Increase the
reputation of his successor. Tho home
government has furnished him a large
number of men, but It has long been
evident they nru either lacking In the
qualities or in thu equipment to sup
press thu extremely mobllo Hours. That
he has dismally failed is evident, but
It Is open to question whether anyone
else could do better with tho same re
sources. The force which moves at
twenty miles a day will Ihj a long time
catching one which moves at forty.
Tho Virginia constitutional couveu
tlon has nt last reached the real busi
ness for which It was called the elimi
nation of thu colored vote. When de
mocracy has succeeded In accomplish
ing this task lu the south it is barely
possible thu undisputed democratic su
premacy lu thoAsouth .will bo endedi
This one bogey of "negro domination"
has kept the whites of the south In lino
for free trade, free silver and other
democratic fallacies. Tho progressive
element of the south favors thu repub
lican llnanclnl policy aud bourbon
democracy Is roosting on the wrong end
of the limb to saw It off with safety.
If the Heal Estato exchange will pur
sue thu subject of tax reform on all
occasions without let up It will ac
complish something. Hut It will havo
to bu forcibly lu evidence when asses
sors are selected, when equalizing
boards sit and when the tax levy Is
made by council, school board aud
county commissioners. Merely passing
resolutions nnd then subsiding will not
produce results. The only way Is to
keep everlastlugly nt It.
Consumer Vay tltm Freight.
Baltimore American.
Tho stoel strike coat $25,000,000. In
creased prices show who Is going to pay
that sum. -
Some niaiiatuues Omitted.
Indlnnnpolla News.
Tho second battlo of Santiago, now on at
Washington, seems dull Indeed without dis
patches from Mole St. Nicholas telling of
heavy firing toward Windward passage.
Pnrtlsnn Assertions Proved False.
Chicago Itecord-IIcrald.
McKlnley left little money aside from
hid life Insurance. How does this fact
match with tho declarations of reckless
politicians and tholr organs that ho was
tho tool of trusts and profited at the ex
pense of the nation?
Art In the Ccrtlllcate.
, Chicago Inter Ocean.
The company that has been organized to
build a transalaskan railroad, to Bering
strait Intends to start with a capital of
160,000,000. Tho engravings It will Issuo
to ratso this capital will bo embellished
with views of arctic landscapes and will
bear the polar Bcal.
Tin" nent Memorlnl.
New York Tribune.
Talk of McKlnley memorials Is wide
spread. That Is well. Monuments and
other structures should be erected In many
places to bear his name. But the best
memorial of him will be for tho people
of this nation to live up to the lofty senti
ments which have been evoked by his
martyrdom.
I.nokliiK n lilt Furvtnrtl.
Now York Sun.
With a great advantago In tho stato he
balls from and with tho prestigo of tho
presidential ofllce behind Ttoosevelt, tho
outsldo competitor against him In the re
publican national convention of 1004 will
havo to be of phenomenal strength to beat
him. There being now no sign of such n
statesman, tho conclusion for the day must
bo that only Itoosovelt can defeat himself.
Home I.lfe In (In; White House.
Chicago Chronicle.
Mrs. Roosevelt nnd her children enter
upon occupancy of the White Houbo with
thu cordial good wishes of nil tho American
people who are sane, For tho domestic
standard of the highest home In the land
tho nation has never had reason to apolo
glto, In dignity and virtue It has set an
examplo to tho world surpassing that of
far more pretentious governmental cen
ters. Seclualve and respected, Its mistress
has never Invaded the official domain of
tho president and Its conduct under a long
line of national chiefs has been modest,
simple and worthy. Mrs. Itoosovelt Is bril
liant and accomplished and will adorn and
enliven tho soeloty of tho capital after the
period of mourning shall close nnd social
duties must needs be resumed In the presi
dent's name.
Hojnlt)' Tniirlnu Cnniuln.
St. Louis aiobe-Drmoerut.
Edward VII s heir Is finding Canada to
bo a country of magnificent distances. Ho
Is making long runs on tho cars In differ
ent directions In tho dominion. Canada Is
larger than the contiguous part of tho
United States, but Its population Is less
than that of New York or Pennsylvania.
At tho present rate of growth, In fact,
Illinois will overtake Canada In popula
tion by 1920. The slowness of tho rate of
'Increase on the other sldo of the Interna
tional boundary as compared with that In
this country Is one of the things which
must be discouraging to the Canadians.
Nevertheless tho duke of York will find
many things to Interest 'him In tho United
States' northern neighbor.
Count IntC the Cost.
Washington Times.
It Is estimated by experts that in the
great eteel strike the loss to the strikers
In wnges amounted to $10,000,000, while tho
earnings of tho trust were cut down 15,
000,000. This statement, however, creates a
somewhat erroneous Impression, ns It con
veys tho Idea that the trust lost moro than
tho men did. As a matter of fact, It Is not
certain that tho trust lost anything. In
tho main Its earnings woro only postponed
and the strike may easily havo tho effect
of strengthening the Iron nnd steel market.
Hut tho lost wages are gone forever, and
what Is moro Important tho men could not
afford tho loss, whllo tho trust could, If It
sustained any.
I'UIIMCITY FOIl TUB SYMMCATKN.
Investor In Setrrnt Illw Concern
Find Out n Vrw Thln.
IjOuIbvUIo Courler-Journnl.
Tho rocent experience had with tho In
dustrial stqeks Is likely to Intensify tho
demand for tho publication of regular ro
porta of tholr condition similar to those
Issued weekly nnd monthly by tho rail
roads. The fact that In a year of pros
perity In the iron and Btcel trado the lie
publlo Iron and Steel company failed to
ctrn Its preferred dividend, clearing 13,
300,000 less thnn the year before, Is calcu
lated to arouse apprehensions ns to others.
Two other conspicuous Industrial syndicates,
the American Linseed Oil company nnd tho
Standard Ilopo nnd Twine, havo mado
equally bad annunl stntcmcnts. Tho Ameri
can Linseed lost $1,402,000 dcsplto n $932,000
Itrollt on manufacture, nnd tho Stnndard
Itopo nnd Twine, which has been In hard
lines many years, lost $500,000. The
Amalgamated Copper company has mado niv
reports at all, but Its action in lopping oft
part of the quarterly dividend, amounting
to $775,000, is significant. What makes it
worso Is that In tho caso of tho Copper and
Hcpifblfc Steel companies especially thoro
has been a determined circulation of bullish
reports, apparently with n view of enabling
tho Insiders to unload their shares upon tho
public. Tho break In prices may bo a
colossal speculative scoop, or It may bo
becauso conditions In tho copper trado are
much worso than Is generally known.
On tho faco of It thcro nre good reasons
why manufacturers should Insist on keeping
tho details of their business to themselves,
nnd In ordinary corporations no objection
to this can bo made. Tho stockholders In
such are supposed to bo nblo to got nny
necessary Information. With tho great
syndicates which roly upon general own
ership of tholr Bhares It Is entirely differ
ent. Few of ,them mnko moro than an nn
nual stntcmcnond theso give tho barest
details. Tho American Sugar Refining com
pany Is a casfliTlri point. Only by compari
son with prejfjfisj reports ciin the pcrusnl
of such statements throw any light upon
the company'snffalrs, and then It Is usually
too lato to bo of value. Conditions may
change radically In a few months, but tho
stockholders or tho prospective buyer or
seller has no opportunity to know this.
Tho result has been tremondous losses
through tho opportunities thus given to
speculative managements to unload tholr
shares upon Innocent purchasers when con
ditions nre bad and toa buy them back
cheaply when good.
Tho samo sort of supervision that Is given
to railroads and Insuranco companies would
be a great safeguard In this connection. Of
course. It would bo Inadmtsslblo for small
corporations, but tho giant trusts might be
compelled to disclose their business to n
certain extent. If they do not, they should
bo excluded from the stock exchanges so
that the opportunities for trndlng In their
shares would be reduced.
AF.RIJ OF A I'ACIFIO CAni.H.
Vrnreney of Menu nt CnmiiimilfHtlnn
Under Antcrlrnii Control,
New York Trlbuno.
That Is welcome news which General
Chaffco has sent by cable from Manila to
the War department nt Wnshlngton, that
tho Intcrlnsular system of tolcgraphlc
cables in the Phlllpplno archipelago Iihb
been completed and that It Is now posslblo
to conduct Intercourse among all tho
Islands, from the southern end of Dongas
to the northern end of Luzon, over our own
American wires, without having to maka
uso of nny foreign lines under tho straits
or on tho Innd. Tlmt Is precisely ns It
Bhould be. The Philippines are all Ameri
can possessions nnd commynlcntlon nmong
them Bhould bo entirely under American
control nnd under tho Atoorlcan flag.
Thoro Is, however, a large fly In the pot
of precious ointment. General Chaffee 1ms
sent this news by telegraphic cable. Dut
what cablo? A British cable. This Amer
ican officer, sending news to America from
an American possession, had to send It
two-thirds wny around tho world over ca
blo lines owned and controlled by another
power and under Its flag. That Is hot a
crcdltnblo Btnto of affairs. It docs not mat
ter that tho other power In question la
our closest kin nnd moat cordial friend.
There aro some Intimacies to which not
even such should be admitted, nnd ono of
them Is communication between different
parts of our owrt domain. Indeed, that very
power has set tho examplo to that effect.
Tho slno qua non of the transpacific ca
ble which the Hrltlsh empire Is now con
structing was and Is that It shall at every
point touch upon flrltlsh soil, under tho
Hrltlsh flag, and be entirely and perpet
ually under Hrltlsh control. That cablo
could havo been laid moro directly, more
easily and more, cheaply by letting It touch
at ono or two points upon tho friendly
soli of tho United States possessions, Hut
the Hrltlsh wisely cIiobo to go tho longer
wny, nt greater expense nnd labor, In order
to havo tho cable nil, Hrltlsh.
The propriety and necessity In the case
of tho United Stntes nre no less, Tho
United States needs an nll-Amerlcnn trans
pacific cable, connecting tho United States
with tho Philippines, so that all the
Islands of that archipelago shall be In Im
mediate touch not only nmong themselves
under our flng, but nlso with Washington
through tho ngency of a cable nt overy
point under United States eontrol. It was
onco hoped United States enterprise would
be first to span the raelflc with an electric
wire. That hopo must now bo abnndoned
and we muBt be content to follow in the
wake of our more enterprising Hrltlsh
brethren. But nt least wn should follow
closely. American messages to aud from
the Philippines should go over an Amer
ican cabin nnd American malls, patsengers
and goods should go In American vessel
under the American flag. Such was. the
achievement urged by President McKlnley
In his last public utterance. Such Is the
achievement which It behooves tho nation
speedily to consummate.
OTIIIlll I,.M)S THAN Ol"Hf.
One of tho most singular changes In In
ternational politics nnd trade Is the sub
stitution of German for English Influence In
Turkey. Forty or fifty years ago It was
Ungland that wns maintaining tho Ottoman
empire as a "buffer state," earlier than
that It was England, supported by France,
which protected tho Sultan Mnhmoud
ngnlnst the Insurrection of Mehcmet All
and his son Ibrahim. Now, the question Is
asked whether Germany yllb protect the
"Integrity of the Ottoman empire" against
supposed Slavonic machlnntlons; It was to
Germany that the sultan turned, nnd turned
In vain, for support In his present contro
versy with France. It seems to be gener
ally understood that England would not
fight another Crlmenn war. One reason al
leged for this Is that tho power of tho peo
le Is much greater than It used to be. and
that tho people nre opposed to wnr, or 'do
not understand International politics. The
fact of tho South African wnr throws some
doubt upon the eincncy ot this theory. It
Is nlso suggested that Turkey Is no longer
on the road to India, that that lies through
Egypt, nnd England has Egypt. Hut with
Ktlssla In Constantinople nnd n Russian
fleet In tho Mediterranean sea the Suez
route would not bo beyond danger. For n
generation n Euphrates valley railroad was
an English dream; It never became an Eng
llsh reality, nnd now tho concession for It
Is In German hands.
Lord Curzon, the viceroy of India, deliv
ered nn Impromptu speech the other day
upon the educational system of tho country.
Ho said thnt mistakes might have been
mndc, but ho firmly believed that tho work
of tho last twenty years had raised tho
moral nnd Intellectual standard of tho com
munity, which could be raised still higher
One original mistake hnd beon a too slavish
Imitation of English models. Ho strongly
condemned a system which mado examina
tions tho solo test of education. This had
bad effects, ho thought, on teachers nnd
pupils alike. It was n furrow out of which
Indian education must bo lifted. He urged
a reform In the constitution nnd composi
tion of university senates nnd syndlcntcs,
which wero too lnrge, nnd declared his con
viction thnt the government had not ful
filled Its duty In tho matter of primary ed
ucation. Ho advocated tho extension of
technical education by tho creation of ordl
nnry mlddlc-clnss technical schools. As to
religious Instruction ho held that It was not
tho part of tho government to teach n
foreign religion In their schools.
In tho Holland legislature, which met
Inst week, tho clericals, ns has beon nl
reaily announced, havo n good working ma
jority In both houses. Their victory nt the
polls was duo to tho divisions nmong tho
liberals, lnrgoly on tho question of tho
frnnchlse. In tho lower houso the right
numbers fifty-eight to tho forty-two mem
bers of the opposition. Ono of tho most
notable features of tho election was tho do
feat of tho socialist member, M. Troelstrn,
whoso controlling Infiucnco with his party
had been undisputed, H'o Is replaced by M.
Van Kol, whoso nptltudo ns a lender has
yot to bo put to tho test. Tho Dutch cab
inet Is presided over by Dr. Kuypor, whoso
personal Infiucnco Is exceedingly strong.
Thrco scats havo been nsslgned to Roman
Cntholtcs, as a number bearing n fair pro
portion to tho strength of tho party, but
this arrangement hns been accepted by them
only ns a temporary compromise. Tho
financial budget nnd nrmy reform nro among
tho most urgent mnttcrs beforo tho gov
ernment. Additional revenue Is badly
needed nnd It Is said that Dr. Kuyper In
tends to havo rccourso to a protoctlvo tariff.
Tho now army bill Is modelled upon tho
German system and raises the annunl con
tingent from 10,000 to 17,000 men. Somo
reformers ndvocato tho ndoptlon of a system
of personal servlco by nil males, except
those exempt, over tho ago of 19. Another
proposal la the establishment of a Land
wchr, after the German fashion.
Another famlno Is impending In India,
this tlmo In tho province ot Gujerat. The
Immediate can so of it Is a plague of rats,
which havo practically destroyed tho young
crops of maize, wheat and rice. Tho gov
ernment tried to meet tho evil by offer
ing rewards for a certain number of rnta'
tails, but llfo Is a sacred thing In the eyes
of th'o natives and rather than kill tho
vermin they allowed them to grow fat nt
their expense. Hut, according to a letter
In a London weekly, neither scarcity of
rain nor plagues of rats, locusts or other
pests can account for tho clironlc recur
rence of fnmlno In Indln. Tho real re
sponsibility, says tho writer, lies nt tho
door of the Vnnya, or IJanla, who have been
called the Jews of Iudla. They nro tho
grain merchants and nro nearly all rich,
many very rich. A poor farmer whoso
crop has failed comes to one of these men.
Ho Is starving, bis family Is starving and
tho Vnnya Is most willing to relieve his
wants, but on his own conditions, namely!
the whole of next year's crops must be
handed over to htm, the Vanya only un
dertaking to supply n Uttlo food In re
turn nnd perhaps seed for the following
year's crop, which will also belong to him.
The rich man boards his grain year nfter
year nnd in the year ot famine sells It out
at nn exorbltnnt rate, while tho poor man
and his family die. The people are kopt
In perpetual poverty and In a year of
famlno death Is inevitable unless govern
ment relief comes. Famines will be of reg
ular occurrence, concludes the writer, un
less some moans are found to curb tho ra
pacity of theso remorseless speculators,
For some tlmo tho Austrian newspapers
havo been full of reports of Russian In
trigues In tho nalkans, and a few days ago
tho Pester Lloyd of Vienna, In 'an article
which had nil the outward signs of official
Inspiration, rntlmntcd pietty plainly that
tho government of tho czar wns not acting
In good faith. This Iiub, provoke! a reply
from tho Vledomnstl of St. Petersburg,
which doclares that all charges of Russian
Intrlguo nro baseless. The tone of this ar
tlclo also suggests that It derived Its In
spiration from olficlal sources. The Vie
domoatl does not deny that a certain
amount of activity may have been .mani
fested by known Russian ageutH, but ns
serts that theso gentry nctcd upon their
own responsibility, without nny directions
or approval from central authority. If Is
remembered that an explanation very sim
ilar to this was volunteered beforo the out
break of the last Husso-Turkish war, whan
tho. 'activity of Russian agents excited sus
picion. Rcrorts from Vlennn snv that thoro
is n general feeling thero that Russia Is
acting upon tho conviction thnt Austria Is
eo weakened by national nnd religious dis
tensions that she would not venture, single
handed, to enter Into open conflict with
Russia, even In defense of her Balkan Inter
ests, whlle.lt Is most Itnprobablo that, In
BUeh nn emergency, she could count upon
much practical assistance from her asso
ciates In the triple alliance,
How Truile Miiy He Kxpiinded.
indlnnnpolla News,
Tho fortunes of war have compelled! ua
to a political expansion. This fact brings
In Its train nn nddltlonal Impulse of com
mercial expansion, We cannot force our
goods on Europe, nut we can effectually
open Europe to our goods by regulating
properly our tarlfff We enn make conces
sions. We can offer opportunities In ox
change for opportunities. And once wo do
that, European governments cannot pre
vail against us; powerful ns they nre, they
nro not moro powerful than all the people
whom thoy govern. There Is no sentiment
In business, and an accommodating tariff
on our part would tend to draw from Eu
rope Its trade nnd compel European gov
ernments to ubato hostile action toward ua.
ceipt that calls for bak
ing powder use " Royal."
It will make the food
of finer flavor, more di
. gestible and wholesome.
roi.iTHWi, nniF-r.
The recent rovolutlon In nntlonal affairs
leaves Governor Odcll's presidential boom
stranded on the rocks.
Notwithstanding the heal of tho local
campaign, Now York papers neglect to nfk
tho lord high mogul of Wantage: "Where
did you get It?"
Tho tax Now York counties aro sched
uled to pay Into the state treasury for
1001 foots up $6,824,306. Last year the
amount wns $10,704,153.
Tom Johnson of Cleveland has ndded nn
expert stntlstlclnn to his political machine.
Coin Hnrvey's school seems to be without
n friend to do It honor.
Former Governor Jim Clnrko of Arkan
sas nsptres to succeed Senator Jim Jones,
the quadrennial prophet, but Jones assures
hit friends that ho Is In the senatorial
business for life.
George O. Vest of Missouri becamo n
United States senator from that stato In
March, 1879, and at tho exptratlon of his
present term In 1903 he will havo served
twenty-four years consecutively.
Tho North Amerlcnn devotes half n col
umn to nn editorial rhnracter sketch of
Philadelphia's mayor and sums up Its con
elusion In this picturesque sentence: "His
honor, the mayor, Is nn ass."
Tho total assessment of Cook county, In
cluding the city of Chicago, Is $363,070,934.
Of this sum $340,000,000 is city property,
To tho two amounts tho State Board of
Equalization will add tho valuation of rail
road property. Including franchises.
Paterson, N. J., tho breeding place of
anarchy, has a bunch of nldermen who nre
quick to grab a good thing. On tho occa
sion of President McKlnley's death thoy
drnped tho city hall nt an expense of twice
what n contractor offered to do tho Job.
Whllo tho democrats of Massachusetts are
considering, or rather discussing, the po
litical claims ot Jostah Qulncy and
Gamaliel Bradford for tho nomination for
governor this year, the prohibitionists of
Massachusetts havo put In tho field a com
plcto Btato ticket.
Tho governor of North Carolina notifies
"whom It may concern" that petitions for
pnrdons must bo printed in lending news
papers In tho locality whero tho offender
lived or whero tho crime was committed.
Tho usual practlco Is to publish such no
tices In an obscure corner of an obscure
shcot.
Tho Texas legislature has disregarded the
proposal that tho govornor shall submit
nt another session tho demands embraces
tn tho last democratic state platform and
not passed upon nt the regular session.
Tho bill apportioning Texas Into sixteen
congressional districts, Instead of thlrtoen
as at present, passed the legislature. Four
of tho districts may bo republican, not in
cluding tho Beaumont district, which is
rapidly filling up with Pennsylvania and
Ohio oil men.
DRCMXK OF IMIIVinUAMTT.
Vlnlhle KfTecln of lie Urn of Concen
tration,
O. B. Marden In Success.
One of the worst features of tho concen
trated life of modern times Is the loss of
Individuality and personal characteristics.
Wo do not find In our national life, at the
present day, tho striking, strong individual
ity of enrly history. Tho hewing, polishing
processes ot modern civilization seem to
grind nway all of tho sharp corners of In
dividuality, and everything tends to uasumo
a conventlonnl form. People seem to bo
run In the nana mold,
A strong, striking character Is a rare
thing In theso days, The Individual Is lost
In tho mass. Cities grind away and eraso
Independence. Unfortunately, there is
many a man who seems tq bo content to be
ono of tho crowd, and not a leader of tho
crowd.
With somo notablo exceptions, newspapers
lack Individuality. Their opinions aro Im
personal, and the editors aro lost. Few
people know who writes the editorials or
the leading articles. Tho days of Dana and
Greeley nnd Bowles seem to have gone
forever. Nobody tn particular Is responsi
ble for any opinion or policy. Everything
Is referred to the stockholders. Not only do
the editors lose their individuality, but so
also does everyone who Is connected with
each paper.
Concentration In large cities In largely
In designing our clothing for gentlemen we .
mnko such garments as 'gentlemen mny wenr
nvoirting the freak fads of fashion.
Our new stock of Kail Suits just from our
New York factory invite the attention of those
who want GOOD CLOTHES properly made.
Our prices will be found to be as satisfac
tory as the garments.
Jfovimnf-l-5-(2
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
In every re
responslhlo for this. The dlttcmln' n of
knowledge through newspapers and 'h
multiplication of books, magazine and
brarlcs has ndded very materially to this
unfortunate loss, Tho strength of ni
tlon lies In the stalwart Individuality of lit
citizen. When thM Is lot, elvlliatlon b
cornea Insipid nnd powerless.
l.INCS TO A I.Al'OII.
Chlcngo Tribune: Horua (strugcllnf
auttior) Nnggus, I'm under many obliga
tions to you tor calling my Inst book "'hot
It's netting splendidly.
Nnggus (literary editor) Great Jupiter
Was It printed "hot?" I wrote It "rot."
Phllndelphln Tress: Dr. Dosem Troubled
with sleeplcKsness, eh? Is your troublo of
long Ntnmllng?
l'ntlent Yes. and of long walking. Th
baby's hnd colic every ulgnt for the past
three months.
Catholic Stnr.dnrd: "He's a. homeopath,
Un't he?"
"Not nltogether."
"Hut he always prescribed homeopathic
dopes,"
"Yes, but hla fees nre nllopnthlc."
Judge: "How's your new book coming
along?"
"Oh, 1 haven't begun It yot."
Wlmt's tho mntter?"
"I am busy supplying publishers with
press notices explaining how 1 camn to
think of Its title."
Wnshlngton Stnr: "One of them miners
brousht in a iiUKiret nn hlir ns nniatn."
exclnlmed Rronco Hot).
"cf. slri" chimed In Three-Finger Snm;
"nn nlmost ns vnlunhle."
...nt.M.ft v iiiuiiiuiL-. , tic law im nufll?
thtmr of a ccntiprrl" nnld Pitt to Venn,
urn uo juu mean f
'Vp1I. Itmha n f Ihn low nr nr miimx.
ous."
Hrooklvn Encle: Menilnwhrnntr fat thu
thenter)-I should think Mrs. Kinks would
object to her husband looking nt the ac
tresses so much through his opera glnss.
Hempstead Oh, but he la foxy enough
when ho puts the glass on one of them to
alwnys cxclnlm, "The homely thing."
Chicago Tribune: "In this countrv. I
supposo, tho Idenl condition tn politics Is
inm ine omen anouiu aeon tne man.
"I don't know about thnt. utrnnrrnr v
havo offices thnt go begging, but we don't
iinnK mucu or em.
Baltimore American: "Whnt did vnu OnH
on thnt vessel which washed ashore thin
morning?" asked tho Cannibal King of his
chief.
Only a ahlnwrecked. shoemaker nnil &
case of sherry, aire." .
.-Tin ..! .1.,.. ,rl.. . ,
..t -en. mute. maivo mo a pnrry
cobbler for dinner. I have often heard of
such n delicacy."
They're After II Ira.
Cleveland IMaln Dealer.
They're nfter Schley,
1 don't know why,
Thoy Bcem to think they'll do him:
They've got It In
For poor old Win.
They roast, and boll, anil atew him.
Whcno'er they can '
They stnb the man,
And somehow don t get weary.
To mako It torse
They nro much worse
A foo than old Ccrvery!
LINKS TO A CHILD.
Itobert Hums Wilson In Century.
Dear little fnce,
With nlncld brow nnd clear. UDllftnd eves.
And prattling UpH thnt speak no evil thing,
Ana uimpiing nmuea, irec or mir-necming
Ilea.
Unschooled to npe the drenry world's pre
tense! Sweet Imnger of cloudless Innoccnc!
Tho tenderegt nowcr or nature's fashion
ing. A dewy roso nmldst the wilderness.
Amiust tnn desert a cienr welling spring
So Is thy undlssembllng loveliness,
uear nine nicei
Dear little hand'
ffntL, au'iinf It In .t fmil ncnlnaf vtv mwm
The touch of this soft palm, which never
Tho taint ot soul-destroying gold hath
Here nuturo's seali of truBtfulneas Is
pressed.
Even ns her loving touch the Illy blessed
( i , i, H,ninin.a . . -i . - ........ na .
,(, niumii-cn ,,u(lljvt rii urn ni.J
The golden llnmo upon the daffodil,
tmi ncaven cienr urin upon ins violet,
Mny her best gifts be for thy clasping still,
ueur Jllliu iinuui
Dcnr little hoart,
That never harbored nnv 111 Intnnt.
That knows no bitterness, nor doubt, nor
enre, ,
But only young life's nestling wonder
ment, And strnngc, now Joys, nmldst thy Incom-
pioie,
Unfledged'emotlons and affections sweet!
vciiea, oy mo unuvca years, thy field,
but there
The sowing for thy harvest hath begun,
"i"n nmn ,T-i,. mil, U1HV mO
despair
Rico from that ground betwixt thee and th
' Dear little heart!
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