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18 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: STJyDAT, OCTOBER 27, 1001. The Omaiia Sunday Bej e. noaEWATKn, editor. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNINO. TEIIMB OF SUIISUIUI'TION: Daily Bee (without Sunday), One Year..J6.C0 Liutiy Bee und Sunday, One Vear 8.W illustrated lice, otic icnr 2,00 buinJuy Bee, One Year 2. 00 bdturday Bee, One Yeur 1.50 Twentieth Century Fanner, One Year., l.oo DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Dally Dec, without Sunday, per cuiy,... 2c JJ. uy Ute without Sunday per wcck Uc iJaliy lice, Including Sunday, per week..l,c uunuay Uco, per copy ................ oc A!iilrig Uee, without Sunday, per wcek..l0o evening lice, Includ ng Sunday, per week. ISO Complaints' ot Irregularities In delivery houlu bo uddrcssed to City Circulation De partment. OFFICES. Omaha! The Uco Building. South Omaha: City Hull iJulldlng, Twenty-tilth and M Streets. Council UluiTs: 10 Pearl Street. ChicHgo: lw Unity iiullmnif. New York: Templo Court. Washington. 601 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communications relutlng to news and edi torial matter should bo addressed: Omaha Dec, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances fchutild lie addressed: '1 ho Beo i'UDlistmm company, umaha. ItEMlTTANCES. Bemlt by draft, express or postal urdrr, payablo to The Beu Publishing Coiupany. only 2-cent stamps accepted Ir payment of mall accounts. Personal checks, except on umaha or pastern exchanges, nui accepted, THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Statu of Nehraskn, Douglas County, us.: George It. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, ays that tho actual number oi full and complete copies of Tho Dally. Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during tho month of September, lol, was as fol lows: 1 2l,045 2 27,-IUO 3 27,270 4 27, 1 no C 27,110 6 41,100 7 47,710 8 .'14,7711 9 flM.MIO 10 28,1.10 11 2M.1HO 13 27,8110 13 40,210 U 43,7:10 15 .'I2.1U0 16 28,7110 17 2D.0U0 18 2,:i80 19 2S,0U 20 2,2SU 21 27.07O 22 2S,HO 23 28,770 24 2S.080 23 2S.BSO 26 2S.B10 27 2S,0 10 28 2M.700 srj 2S,:so 20 :..2M,870 Total ..0:11,710 Less unsold and returned copies.... 12,:17 Net total sales nm.iMin Net dally nvcragc ao.tMU OKO. B. TZSCHUCK, Subscribed In my presenre nnd sworn to before mo this 30lh day of September. A. D. 1901, M. B. IIUNOATE, Notary I'ublle. Twonly-six; InvltntloiiH have been Is sued to the CzoIkohz electrical necktie party. That Is twice thirteen nnd will be twice unlucky for CzoIkosz. A Chicago mini Iiuh been arrested In tlii net of stealing money out of tlio jhh ; box In n ehtireh. St. Louis never produced a personage that menu. It's lucky our great universities do not celebrate 200th. anniversaries every day or honorary degrees would become bo common as to lose all the honor. Perhaps Pat Crowe wuh Implicated In that postnge stamp delivery of tho Chi cago postotiice. Put has been using lots of postage stamps lu his letter writing business of late. Sioux City is now sending its manu fncturlng plants over to South Sioux City, on the Nebraska side of tho river, Nebraska can stand that kind of an eruption with good grace. Athletic managers who have been (lis cussing the revision of foot ball rules for several years might investigate tho Texas plan. There Is no necessity for tackling low where clubs are used. Nebraska university has Invited ex President Cleveland to deliver tho .an nual address at Lincoln next spring. If he should accept, measures to restritlu tho late defeated will probably bo neces vary. These double suicides uuder modem conditions seem to be becoming extra hazardous. One party never seems to know for certain whether tho other is playing the game in earnest or simply working u bluff. Lawrence university students have dc cldcd to punish reporters who send out reports of tho doings at the school ills tasteful to the student body. If the pro posed plan Is carried out It will be 11 case of "tar nnd tartar." If hazing has really been stopped at West Point military education will lose half its charm for tho sophomores of that Institution. What pleasure can there be for au upper class with tho privilege of tormenting the freshmen cut out? British naval authorities are watch lug with iuterest tho, experiment in this country ot consolidating the line nnd engineer branches of the service. It will not bo the llrst time Ill-other Jona than has taught John Hull a lesson in uaval mutters. The delegates to the Pan-Americau congress evidently did not leave the! tempers nt home. Ordinarily a gavel Is sufficient to preserve order in asseni Wages of this character, but In this case It may be necessary to provide the chair mux with u bottle of chloroform. With an Increase of in per cent lu the bauk clearlugs over the corresponding week last year Omaha does not appear to be suffering from the effects of a hort corn crop. Omaha Is but a fair Index of the trade of the state and terr tory surrounding it. Nebraska aud til west are all right. The London Spectator suggests that tho race tiuestlou In tills country bo set tied as It Is lu India, by the whites and blacks resolving themselves Into caste This method, under another name, has prevailed largely In the south, but the question is further from a satlsfactor settlement now than It ever was. Information comes by wireless tele graph that "Our Dave" has been billed to address, tho Chinese iiiiu ter of Mono lulu tho night before election in the In terest of the candidates on the repub llcau state and county tickets. It Is ssld, also, that as au extra Inducement he has promised to kiss all the yellow babies whose mothers will attend. importance or tiw judiciary. The Importance of maintaining our Ju diciary at the highest possible standard is not to be underrated by thoughtful citizens. The Judiciary Is tho arbiter to hkh every person must look for the dmlnlstratloii of Justice as between man and man, for the enforcement of the penalties of the law upon Its vio lators, for the protection of public and irlvato rights against unlawful en croachments. In a republic what applies to the Ju- llclary lu general applies more par- eularly to the supreme court, which 1 the ultimate tribunal and court r liWt resort. Mistakes of lower oiirts may be corrected on appeal, lit there Is no appeal for the or dinary litigant from the derisions of our supreme court. How Imperative, then, Is It for the perpetuation of free Instltn- Ions that the supreme rourt bo made up f Justices who are not merely well-In- nt loned, but who possess the adviin- age of sound legal training, the Judicial luallllcatious of mature Judgment ami .perleiice. the moral stamina to do ight, the ability to divest themselves f all favoritism and prejudice. A court subject to partisan bias Is as linoxious as one swayed by personal or orporate Influence. It. is a court that III mete out eveii-liaudeil Justice that Is cmanded, one that will Interpret I he nv as the lawmakers intended ami not rbltrarlly for the purpose of nullifying their benellcent objects. In this connection It Is well to rcmcm- ter that the supremo court of Nebraska s at present constituted Is mado up of three Justices, eaeli chosen to serve a" rm of six years, one retiring every two ears. The personnel of the court can not be completely changed oftcner than very sixth year, while the personnel of majority of tho three Judges can bo hanged no sooner tlmn four years. Tho otirt now comprises two fusion judges ml one republican Judge, and it is the utgoliig republican who Is to bo re- ilaced with a successor chosen at tho omlng election. Should the fusion can didate be successful the supreme court fter .lanunry next will be n solid fusion tody. If tho republican candidate Is ucccssful Its political composition will emalu the same as it now is. Aside, hen, from the relative capacity of the opposing candidates for the position, every consideration of an unbiased ju diciary would favor tho election of Fudge Sedgwick, the republican nominee. Itut the equality of tpial Ideation Is not o be conceded, .lodge Sedgwick is by ducntlon, legal training and Judicial ex perience In every way superior to his competitors on other tickets. As a mem ber of tho present supreme court com mission, to which he wns called by the unanimous endorsement of all three su preme court Judges, Including the two fuslonlsts, ho has been demonstrating his peculiar lltness for the exacting work of a court of review. Ills elevation to the supremo bench will Involve no ex perlment. He is entitled to the support of every citizen who appreciates and de sires a strong judiciary, and his election should be assured by n large majority, TO AVERT RETALIATION. We havo already noted the declara tions made at a recent meeting of the German Industrial league in favor of a European customs union against the United States. A few 'days ago there was held at Vienna a meeting of repre seutatlvcs of Austrian agricultural and manufacturing Interests to discuss measures for coping -with transoceanic competition. Resolutions were adopted in favor of, better protection to industry aud agriculture and urging that the countries of central Europe should unite for a common defense against trans oceanic that is, American competition. These expressions show with what pro found earnestness this matter Is being considered abroad and suggest the tpies tlon ns to what this country shall do to avert tho threatened policy of Europe This question was discussed Thursday before the Illinois Manufacturers' asso elation by Hon. John A. Knsson, reel proclty commissioner, who urged the policy recommended In the Buffalo ad dress of the late President McKlnley Heferrlng to the pending reciprocity treaties, Mr. Knsson said they are not to be confused with any proposals for tariff revision. They simply execute the provisions of the Dingley tariff as It now stands. They are unquestionably within the lines of protection. Mr. Kassou de clared that the appeals of both agrarians and manufacturers abroad for new measures against the "American Invn slon" are specifically aimed at our agrl cultural Interests. Hitherto our defense has been In existing commercial treaties among European powers which will ex pire In 1003. The McKlnley ndmlulstra tlon had sought to obviate, or at least diminish, the menacing conditions lu reciprocity treaties for five years which might tide over the crisis. The non action of the senate Interfered with the signature of several such treaties for wlrtch negotiations were pending. "The present situation," said Mr. Kas son, "now again presents the alternative described by Mr. Jefferson a hundred years ago, that Is, reciprocity or retalla tlon. We must choose. We are already prepared for reciprocity by the provl slons of tho Dingley tariff law. We havo a little congressional legislation, at ready, preparatory to retaliation, but It Is by no nieaus sutllelent for coming emergencies. Either reciprocity treaties must bo approved or congress must enact new and far-reaching measures for retaliation." He declared that we hov come to the parting of the ways and must go the road of excluslveness and industrial stagnation In our home mar ket anil for our Insular possessions, or take the highway of reciprocity nnd lu dnstrlal expansion. It is an Indication of tlio prevailing sentiment among the manufacturers of the country that tho Illinois association adopted resolutions approving the principle of reclproelt aud calling upon the president and cou gress to uphold and enact Into practical law that policy. Mr. MeMnley-sald that reciprocity Is In harmony with the times, retaliation I not. It Is for congress to determln which course the United States shall adopt and lu view of the very stroug sentiment that has developed within the past year in ravor or reciprocity as a means of preserving the foreign trade we have and Increasing It, it seems hardly possible that congress will aban don that policy and thereby invite com mercial reprisals. M'KINLEY MEMORIAL. Steps arc being taken to organize in Omaha a branch of the National Me- Klnley Memorial association, the head quarters of which are In Cleveland, O. 'his, is in pursuance of tho plan of tho national organization to hnvo auxiliary associations throughout tho country, so that the memorial to the ninrtyf presl- cut shall be In tho fullest sense an ex pression of the popular esteem nnd af fection for William McKlnley. The Im mediate purpose of the national asso ciation is the erection nt Canton of a ultablc monument, but If the contri butions exceed the cost of this memorial the excess will be npplled to the pro posed memorial at the national capital, which It Is also Intended to make a pop ular tribute to the late president The national association has already ceelved contributions to a considerable amount and the Interest that Is being widely manifested warrants the ex pectation that within a short time n utlicleiit. sum will havo been sub scribed to enable the association to bo gin the erection of the memorial at Cnnton. Every citizen who honors tho memory of William -McKlnley should take an Interest in this movement nnd ontrlbuto to its success. It should bo regarded by all as a patriotic duty to do this. No people had n higher esteem for William McKlnley than the people of Nebraska aud wo are confident that they will generously respond to the call for subscriptions to his memorial. SAFEGUARD AMERICAN INTERESTS. The indications are, nccordlng to trustworthy reports from Washington, that the republicans lu both tho senate ml house will align themselves solidly against the proposition to give Cuban ugnr and tobacco free admission to tho American market Wo havo never had any doubt that this would bo tho case, feeling confident that the republicans, wlillo willing to be liberal toward Cuba, would not go so far as to sacrifico im portant homo industries employing a large amount of capital and labor. Somo of the democrats will Insist upon frco trade for Cuban products, but tho repre sentatives of the sugar and tobacco in tcrests in tho south will oppose this, so that the democrats will be divided and cnu accomplish nothing. Senator Piatt of Connecticut, who is tho leader lu nil legislation as to Cuba, Is said to favor u limited degree of reciprocity, which will tnke tho form of liberal concessions to Cuba, but ho will strenuously oppose any free trade prop osition. As reported ho believes that this government should mnke by special arrangement certain tariff concessions to Cuba that would strengthen the gen cral industrial energies of tho island witiiout going so far us to admit to the ports of the United States free of duty Cuban products that would destroy any home Industries. That appears to be the attitude of republican congressmen generally and Is doubtless also tho posi tion of the administration. All realize tho necessity of doing something to pro mote the development and prosperity of tho Island which Is practically under the guardianship of this republic, but there aro few If any who think we should go to the extent of Imperiling the existence of our own Industries, It may not be altogether easy to dc ternilne Just how far we can go with' out doing harm to domestic interests which it Is unquestionably the duty of the government to snfeguard, but It Is not to be doubted that congress will keep ou the safe side. As to the talk of annexation, which It Is said the democrats will urge, that is wholly out of the question nt this time. So far as appears there aro no repub llcuns in congress favorable to annexa tlon, or at any rnto nono of the leaders favor it, the sentiment among them being that by solemn obligations the United States Is pledged to give Cuba nn Independent government, holding the closest political relations with the United States, but living under Its own constitution nnd laws. This Is the feeling of the great majority of the American people, who want to see the Cubans given u full and fair opportunity at self-government And this oppor tunity they will have. The plain duty of congress Is to safe guard our domestic industries subject to Cuban competition. Let us be as gen erous toward tlio neighboring republic, so greatly dependent upou tills country. ns it is possible to be with a proper re gard for the Interests which employ American capital aud labor at home, More than this cannot be reasonably asked or justly given. home nuiLDixa ASSOCIATIONS. Hy far the most favorable showing made by the building and loan nssocla Hons of Nebraska since their fotiuda tlon Is presented in tho report of the State liankiug board for the fiscal year ended June ao last. With scarcely au exception every feature of the business of these co-operatlvo Institutions shows gratifying progress and furnishes un mistakable evidence of their vnlue In promoting home ownership. A comparison of the report with thoso of former years Illustrates not only the steady growth of the associations In business and membership, but Also tho extent to which waguworkers have shared In tho prosperity of tho state, For tho first time lu their history tliel combined assets exceed tho ft.000,000 mark, tho exact figures for the year being $4,:il4,774. This Is an increase o !f517,0SS over the preceding year and ovettops the hlgli-water mark of lS'.l when tho total was $3,020,778. Prac tlcally all of the year's Increase went Into mortgage loans, which means that about 700 members have begun pay incuts on homes of their own. In ISO' tlio associations held the largest real estate account, amounting to $200,08: This disturbing account, a relic of hard times, has been reduced to $110,200, while the reserve fund, created by law to meet possible losses, now amounts to r.7,881. The tendency toward concentration Is pparently ns marked In building and loan associations ns lu commercial and Industrial lines. Eight years ago there were eighty-six associations doing busi ness In the stnte. The number now re porting Is fifty-six. Many disappeared through consolidation, some existed in name only and others, organized in sparse settlements, were swept nway by the tidal wave of liquidation. Yet the reduced number of associations rep- esent a far larger constituency than the eighty-six associations of 1801; their combined nssets Is greater by half a million and their membership is nlmost double. That tho Income of the asso- latlons Is actively employed is shown In the cash balance of only $102,250, while in 1801 It stood nt $220,418. More significant than any other fea ture of tho report is tho marked gain in membership. In 1898 the number was 12,145; INTO, 12,752; 1000, 17,(104, and lu 1001, approximately 20,000. Tills progressive Increase demonstrates the steadily widening influence of the as sociations and tho practical effect of the habits of savlug they encourage nnd perpetuate. CLOSE OF THE IWWALV EXPOSITION. The present week will witness the close of the Pan-American exposition. Starting out under most favorable nus pices and enjoying matchless advan tage by its central location thnt brought It within tho reach of 40,000,000 people In n radius of 300 miles, the Buffalo ex position seemed destined to be one of tho most successful expositions, If not tho most successful, of any held ou the American continent. Tho promoters of the Bulfnlo enter prise certainly left nothing undone to fulfill tho expectations of the public lu regard to tho magnitude and architec tural beauty of the grounds and build ings or tho variety ot exhibits. They exerted whatever lullucuce could be brought to bear upou tho various na tions of Central and South America to muko the exposition pan-American In fact as well ns In name. In these efforts they were measur ably successful. They also succeeded In securing extensive participation by tho Dominion government The exhibit made by tho United States government excelled In every respect every former effort made by our government With tho great Niagara power at their door, the Buffalo exposition mauagers were lu position to Insure the most magnificent of electrical displays and most dazzltug Illumination effects. With nil these superb attractions tho rnn-American exposition goes down into history ns a financial failure. The chief source of the disaster has been the In difference shown not only by tho popu lations of tho adjacent states, but of the citizens of Buffalo Itself, who seemed to lack tho local patriotism that made possible tho success of the Transmls elsslppl exposition nt Omaha. From tho very outset the Buffalo ex position seemed to be hoodooed by vnrlous mishaps, of which tho assas sination of President McKlnley was the climax. Adverso climatic conditions kept visitors away during the early months of the season. Bank failures lu tho midst of general prosperity seri ously affected the standing of the ex position and diminished the patronage that would othcrwlso have been ac corded by tho people of Buffalo and Im mediate vicinity. All theso losses of tho first months could have been re couped during the closing weeks but for the national. calamity which threw a pall over the Italnbow City from which It wns unable to recover. The financial failure of tlio Buffalo exposition teaches n lesson that should bo heeded by tho managers of future expositions. Tho disaster could havo been at least partly averted by more perfect organization aud less wasteful- ness and reckless extravagance. While no one at this distance can make ac curate estimates, it is safe to say that hundreds of thousands of dollars could havo been saved If the Buffalo exposi tion had been conducted ou approved business principles that governed the exposition management nt Omaha, which up to date stands In bold relief as the only American exposition that ever earned enough to pay off all claims aud return to the stockholders 02 pet- cent of the amount subscribed One London paper at least is sensible on the Isthmian eaual question and ex nresses the onlnlou that the world should be pleased to have the United States dig. the canal and guarantee Its neutrality. It admits that in case of war in which tills country is Involved the canal would be closed to its enemy and treaty stipulations to thnt effect would not change the fact. England would do the same with Sue, and humau nature Is no different In all parts of the world. President Roosevelt Is said to have decided to eliminate cabinet otllclals re ports from his annual message to con gress and make tho message entirely his own production. President Roosevelt is nothing if uot original, and It is alto gether likely that this Is the case and also that the document will be forceful and not a mere perfunctory statement of well kiiown facts and the recltatiou of equally well known history. The purchase of laud on the Snn Francisco water front by tho Morgan Hill syndicate would Indicate that that combination Is preparing for au lu vaslon of tlio opposing syndicate's ter ritory. Instead of stopping the build lug of competing lines, as the "coin- nnuilty-of-interest" Idea originally con templated, It threatens to result lu a building contest between tne giants. An eastern paper comments upon tho number of morally clean plays that are being brought out by theatrical man agers this year us an encouragement for the hope thnt tho drama may be kept a legitimate form of art for the whole some Interpretation of life. There Is no question but whnt the stage reflects In large degree the prevailing taste of n certain portion of the public and the elevation of the play means nn eleva tion of the moral tone of the play-goers. This amusement world has come- to con tribute an Important part to the social life of the community, and whatever makes for Its Improvement should be hulled with universal approval. If public utility corporations in Illi nois can be made to pay taxes on their franchises at the valuation of the stocks and bonds they have tloated in excess of their tangible property they can be made to pay taxes on the same basis of valuation elsewhere. With all the fa vors they enjoy they ought to be willing to bear their full quota of taxes with out a murmur. I'lnt-hliiK (lie Oriiiiiiieii tnl. Louisville Courier-Journal. A New Jersey court has decided that a bank whoso oashler stole n large purl of Its funds must make good the shortage. Such a rule would greatly reduce I he num ber ot directors who give nothlnx but tholr names to their banks. An.ttliliiK In rimse Hit- Family. Washington Post, A New Jersey man, who was worried be cause he felt that ho could not provide, properly for hla wife nnd live children, l.wt ... .nlvA hMklnm 1... nilllllin hla J,. ti JtmZC any extremes to make things pleasant for the family. Another Thrrntcncil Invnnlon, Washington Stnr. It is asserted that Borne of the Chlneo nobility have hinted at matrimonial alli ances with wealthy American families. It s to bo feared that John has been taking certain jocose traditions too seriously. And oven if tho Idea were to bo considered Europo would assuredly resent the compe tition. I'roprr Control of Parents. Baltimore American. The tables wore turned tho other day by a young woman In Indiana, who pursued her eloping father nnd compelled him to return home minus his expected bride. Tho proper control of parents, especially when tho latter have reached tho romantic second period, Is not one which has beau ncglcctod by tho twentieth century child. Mlanlntr (he Hosier of I.lfe. Minneapolis Times. That wo live too fast in this country has long been conceded. Fundamentally tho causa of It la the old mistake of consider ing the means as the end. We pursue busi ness and attainment of whatever sort as If the pursuit wero tho thing and not the results ot tho pursuit and therefore as It tho fiercer we pursue It the moro it Is to bo desired. Tho result Is that wo wear ourselves out without getting the finest fruit or flavor of anything. Freaks and Fads ot the Itlch. Chicago Tost. Tho rich man seldom develops much originality in spending his money. First his house. Next, stable, conservatory and 'art gallery" extensions of the same. A year's enjoyment of thlf new sr'endor, then fidgets, then travel in his own car or his own yacht, possibly, either being a mete extension of his stable. Later on be dis covers that ho "owes something" to the town whero ho has "made his money." Then follow endowments of colleges and hospitals. And that's all. "Our Duve" a a Booster. Western Laborer, Tho Bee prints In each Sunday edition tho dates and places whero Iowa congress men and senators make political speeches for the state and county tickets in an off year when congressmen and senators are not to be elected. These men are boosting to elect the men who boosted to elect them. But how different here In Omaha! Where Is "Our Dave" when the stato and county tickets need all kinds of boosting? Ho Is where he has boen In overy off year when ho was not trading glad palms for votes. He will be back In Omaha Just after election and tell "tho boys" at home what "the boys" are doing ovor In tho Philippines. UHITISII VIEW OF HOOSKVKI.T. An Appreciation that Can lie ICndornett hy Americans. Chicago Tribune. It Is not generally known thnt Theodore Roosevelt Is one of the authors ot ho "History of the Royal Navy," a note worthy British work In six large volumes, covering tho naval history of England from Its inception to the present time. The chapters which he has contributed deal with the naval events ot the war ot 1813 and they will appear In the sixth volume, which Is to bo Issued In a few weeks. That thia dcllcato subject should havo bosn in trusted to an American Is In Itself a high compliment to Mr. Roosevelt. That he should be the president of tho United States at the time of Its publication makes It en tirely unique In the annals of International literature. William Laird Clowes, tho editor and chief author of thU monumental hlstorv. first hnd his attention directed to Mr. Roosevelt by tho excellent history of the war of 1812 written by tho latter at tho ase of 24. Since then he has been a steadfast admirer and correspondent of this stren uous American. Mr. Clowes recites these facts In the courso of the leading article In the' Nineteenth Century, In which he Elves .his fellow-countrymen an excellent chnrncter sketch of the new president. Ho says there Is no danger of Mr. Roosevelt's proving either a weakling or a swashbuckler. He assures his readers that the president Is in no soiiBe a poseur, adding: "He Is as enorgetlc, as Initiative, as well Informed. h determined nnd ns devoted to what h; be lieves to be hla duty as the German em peror, and probably be has a better con fctltullon and enjoys better health than William II. In the breadth and variety of his Interests and In his aptltudo for quickly grasping the essential features of an unfamiliar subject he Is like the em- eeror." Mr. Clowes says "Roosevolt In an Amer lean from crown to sole," and will bo un flinching In conserving the Interesjs of the United States, but be loves peace more thin war and "will not play needlessly with powder." He has many personal friends in England and, "other things betng equal, he would rather work with Great Britain than against her." That Mr. Clowes be lleves absolutely In Mr. Roosevelt's fair mlndednesB is amply attested by tho book episode. "There Is absolutely no nonsenie or pretense about him," says this llrltlab admirer. "It Is certain that he, will lead rather than be led. I bolteve that he will lead well and wisely.'' In tho opinion ot this writer Mr. Roose velt has aspired to the presidency since boyhood and has been fitting blmsolf so tbnt when the day of test came he should not bo found wanting. He believes the president's absolute fearlctsneis and his Innate love of Justice, coupled with bs fortunate freedom from all party pledges, will make bis administration memorable for its wise statesmanship. The best fea ture ot this generous appreciation Is the fact that It Is based on no misconceptions and can be Indorsed fully by Americans. KNJOYINO TIIISG9. AtivniMimm of n Sunny Soul In ttrat I it it (lip Scnrn of Trouble. Success. Nothing contributes moro to tho highest success than the formation of a habit of onjoylng things. Whatever your calling In life may bo, whatever misfortunes or hard ships may come to you, make up your mind resolutely that, como what may, you will get the nlost possible real enjoyment out of 'every day; that you will incrcaso your capacity for enjoying life, by trying to And the sunny side of every experience of the day. lleaolutely determine that you will sec the humorous side of things. No mat ter how hard or unyielding your environ ment nmy scorn to be, thero Is a sunny side If you cnu only seo It. Tho mlrth-provok-Ins faculty, even under trying circum stances, Is worth more to a young man or woman, starting out In life than a fortune without It. Make up your mind that you will be nn optimist, that there shall bo nothing of the pessimist about you, that yell will enrry your own sunshine wherever yen (jo. Thor.e is longevity In the sunny soul that ensen our Jolti end makes our sides shake with laughter. Tlure I a wonderful medicinal effect In good cheer, flood nows and glad tidings have a magic effect even upon Invalids. Wo often see n wholn store or factory or home transformed by one sunny soul. On ) oilier hand, we lnve seen them blighted and made dark hy a gloomy, morose, fault llndlng person. niHAi.ft of Tim nrsiNus woni.n. .Sit Ice Completely Lost In the Mud flash for tlnln. Krncst II. Crosby In Success. Tho Ideals of our business world come cry near belnj; proper ideals. Tho Ideal, for Instance, of exerting wide Influence of wielding power, 1 n noblo Ideal whore tho power Is one of character nnd servlco and not one of mere brute force. Our business In tho world is to express ourselves, to nuke ourselves felt, to leave our mark on human affairs ns fnr us we can. Insofar as a crtptaln of Industry la doing Uiat he Is doing well. Tho Ideal of supplying the peoplo with any of tho necessaries of life, such as oil, sugar or cora, Is also a high Ideal. It Is one of the best forms of use fulness and the man who docs it has a right to claim a placo beside tho poet and the teacher; and. Indeed, In somo rpspocts, his function Is more fundamental and Im portant than theirs. This field of useful ness in material things Is one In which the highest qualities ot humanity can well how themselves in which we may look for tho devotion of saints and heroes and the self-sacrifice of martyrs. Why do we not And these traits In tho business world? It Is because tho Ideal of tho business man Is not service, but gain. The aoldlor, the clergymai, tho professor or tho edi tor thinks little of his salary. It is a mero Incident. The business man thinks of llttlo olso and tho higher ho gets into the world of flnanco the moro his success Is measured by the money ho makes. Thero is no reason In nature why a man's success in furaUhlng keroseno to the world should be measured In money any more than another's success In providing It with poetry or sermons. Milton got 5 for his "Paradise Lost," nnd yet we think none the loss of him. We measure his value by what he did and not by what he got for It. It ought to bo a proud thing for a man, other things being equal, to supply mil lions with sugar, but It Is a matter of com paratively little Importance how much he gets for It. The business world has become so one sided In its preoccupation with mere ques tions of gain that its highest Ideal today Is to get something for nothing. The man who can "make" a million or two "on the street" In a day, without rendering any service to mankind, Is considered pre eminently a "successful man." As no man can get something without earning It, un less someone else earns it without getting it, tho result Is that the main occupation of the business world now Is to got away other people's earnings from them. This Is dqne In a thousand ways by watering stock so that dividends are paid on noth ing, by speculation of all kind (which Is, of course, gambling, and nothing else), by protective tar.lffs, by municipal franchises, by patent rights, nnd by land monopoly In the growing cities, In railways and terminal facilities, In mining lands, and other similar things. Upon such privileges all tho trusts and combines are built. They effect enor mous savings In advertising, In plants, and In tho number of employes, and then go on charging tho' prices fixed under the old ex pensive competitive conditions, or else actually raise them. The Ideal of service is! thus completely lost In the ideal of an nexing tho earnings of others, and that which might be a noble, unselfish devotion to the Interests of the human race becomes an Inordinate desire to squeeze all that can be got out of It. PKnSOXAI, AND OTII Kit WISE. The Pan-American sees Its finish. So dr. the. stockholders Unfortunately the idiot who yelled "Flro" lu the Louisville theater escaped the subse quent crush. If Carrie Nation could be sent abroad as minister plenipotentiary to Bulgaria the rort would soon enter tho soul of the brigands. ,So far this season flvo persons mistakes for deer have been killed by deer hunters In the. Maine woods, notwithstanding the fact that Maine is a prohibition state. Sir Thomas Llpton calmly and deliber ately pronounces his doom. He will not think ot marriago until he "lifts the cup." Five o'clock teas in his honor are useless. Those naval heroes who clamored for an Investigation of the Santiago campaign now find themselves In as uncomfortable a po sition as the man who caught the bear by the tall. The upe and downs of fortune are pro verbial. Tho man who drew the first prize In the government land lottery at Lawton. Ok!., last August, died of typhoid fever tho other day Just after coming into full and undisturbed possession of his $50,000 quarter seotlon. The New York milk commissioner de clares that "milk from a cow that Is milked by a smooth-faced man Is purer than milk from a cow milked by a man with whisk ers," Thia is expert testimony of great value. It tends to prove that bearded pulls have definite sanitary limitations. Somo surprise Is expressed because the late Lorenzo Snow, Mormon npostlc, left a fortune of only iiz.ueo. rersons wno ihibk so possess a very vague Idea ot the cost of maintaining a dozen fatilllet. Talk about the strenuous life! The old Halt Lako apostles present the most sublime exam ple In modern times. The New York Herald predicts and pic tures a cataclysm of ice from the north pple which will blockade New York bav and tots cubes of ice Into the top windows of skyacraperb. The date is not fixed. Meanwhile the festive Iceman' will put a few more rivets In his pipe and continue business at the old stand. Bostou Judges are putting out a varied assortment of rulings on what constitutes a drunk. A great many precedents, lay and legal, are quoted, Impressing the reader with the profound innocence of the Jurists so far as personal experience Is concerned, One of the true symptoms of culture is ability to acquire and enjoy a load, and forget all about It ItAIIIT OF BLAST FROM HAM'S 1I0RK. Many a hard chain Is made up of soft snaps, Singing In sorrow Is tho sign of God's saints. The world is never cold to the warm hearted. Time loft in mending nets Is savod In catching fish. Our real profits In life depend on our voluntary losses. There can he no music In llfo where there aro no silences. The brightest truths aro often dug out of the darkest doubts. Often the bust vlpw of heaven Is that obtained from tho knees. The family altnr Is tho heart of tho home and determines its health. Tho shadow ot troublo is nearly always darker than its substance. Truth is In danger of becoming false when it become fossilized. Thero :s no man so poor as to be without tho Influence- ot his example. The decay of faith I always marked hy the development of credulity. It Is always better to thtnk without say ing than to say without thinking. The feet of tho kicking church member are not shod with tho gospel ot peace. A man who Is willing to begin hi work in A small way shall be led into a largo one. Some people do not heller In offices In tbo church because they are never nominated. SKCIIItAR shots at tub pulpit. Boston Transcript: The Reformed Pres byterian church seems to need reformist, when It bars out men becauso thoy are Rood citizens of tho United States. Minneapolis Journal: A new religious sect In Now York has discovered that tho nngels have taken to typewriting tholr com munications. What a lot of labor this knowledge would havo saved Prophet Smith. Chicago Chronlclo: Tho national Congre gational council has forbidden Its ministers to remarry the guilty party to a divorce 6uit, but allows remnrriage of tho Innocent party when tho causo of dlvorco wns serin turol. Enforcement of this rule will oper ate against nbuso ot the divorce laws. Detroit l'reo Press: Nlnely-slx years ago tho battlo of Trafalgar was fought and tho Church of the Heavenly Heat In Now York City bold a memorial service. Just why a church of heavonly rest should caro to remember a battlo fought by an other nation ninety-six years ago is, In deed a mystery. Minneapolis Journal: Tho Reformed Presbyterian church of Boston, which ex pelled a roan for being naturalized nnd swoarlng allegiance to the constitution of the United States should sot itself to da vising, a scheme to dcprlvo those ot Its mem bers who wero born In the United States ot tho citizenship which canio to them bv birth and compol thorn to movo to Canada or Arkansas. Brooklyn Eagle: If tbo church shall preach for tho next thrco yonrs the dutv of common honesty In business and political llfo end shall hold up tho high standard ot life to which It Is committed thero ought to como a change over the spirit ot tho times. The curse of tho present is tho ad miration for ' smartness." Wo tnlk moro about the cleverness of a scoundrel than hit crookedness and young men are growing up who believe that success excuses every thing. DOMESTIC PLBASANTIIIES. Detroit Free Press: "Blanche's pnpn. Said a round million for lier "count," said las Flypp. "She always said she wouldn't marry a cheap man," added Miss Ktttlsh, Brooklyn Life: "Do you miss your hus band as much as when ho first went away?'.' "No, I am becoming reconciled. You see, he sent me a power of nttorncy." Smart Sot: Ho It was hard work to keep from kissing you last night. flh. Wntl vnn 1 1 1 u f tin nnmftt nnt t rt overexert yourself, Jnck. Philadelphia Tress: "Ho Is dvlnir verv calmly," observed tho physician, ns he felt tho pulse of tho HUffcror. "So llko John," softly spoke tho pros pective widow. "He always wnu un cusy golng man." ("Ill l. .tivuiiu, . . III JL.4 llilLTIlk. ore of tho futuro: Wlld-Kyed Man I want to arrnnno for a dlvorcol Polite ShoneTrl Two nlsleM ilnurn. Th' Is the (iounter whero we marry people. Washington 8tar: "How do you llko vour now cook?" "Very mucli. Indeed." nnswnreil tlm youthful housewife, "I must say sho doesn't look very stronK." "That's why wo llko her. She enn't do so much damngo If she gets angry." Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I notion thnt n Connecticut Judge ouys thnt a woman Is not a proper person to pass upon tho char acter of u case of masculine Intoxication." -uooa ror tne mumeg judge r bet he's a married man and carries n latch key." Chlcaso Tribune: "I wonder whv ttm young men are so shy about ending on Miss tiunn-LomDP. is it necausa sue is such a singular kind of girl?" "Not at all. It's becauso her vannerr brothers Aro so formidably plural." Detroit Froe Press: Percy I nronnsad tn Isabel on a lovely moonlight night. Guy Well Percy She said to bring tho matter un again some cloudy night; that sho didn't want matters to stanu so i could bin mo the moon If we made n bad match. Chicago Post: "Did you ever kiss a man?" asked tho Chicago girl. The Boston girl blushed. "Itonlly, that Is so vulgar, you know," she said. "Maybe It is; but did you?" persisted tho Chicago girl. "I should hate to think It wns a kiss," roplled tho Hoaton girl, "but since I have becomo engaged 1 huve tried osculation." CIIANGRS. Owen Meredith. When first we love, you know, we soldom wed. Tlmn rules us all. And Life, Indeed. Is not The thing we planned It out ere hope was dean; And then we women cannot choose our lot. Much must be borne which Is hnrd to bear, Much gtvon nway which It wero 'sweet to keep. Ood help us all, who need, Indeed, His care, And yet I know the Shepherd loves His sheep. My llttlo boy bekins to Imbhlo now Upon my knee his earliest Infant prayer. Ho has his father's' eat;cr eyes 1 know, And, they say, too, his mother's sunny hair.. But when he sleeps and smiles upon my knee, And I can feel'hls light breath como and go, I think of ono (Heaven help and pity me) I Who, loved me, and whom 1 loved, long ago. , Who might have been ah, what I doro not think! We aru all changed. Ood Judges for us bfcst. Ood help us to do'our duty and not think, And trust In heaven humbly for tho rest. But blamo un women not If some appear Too cold at times, at some too gay and light. Borne grief ennws deep. Some woes are hard to bear. Who knows the past and who can Judgo uh rlsht? Ah, were we Judged by what wo might have been. And not by what wo are, too apt to fall. My little child he sleeps and smiles be tween i These thoughts and me. In heaven we shall know ail.