THE OMAHA DAILY BEEi 8ATTJHDAY, JULY 4, 1003.
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This Is the day we celebrate.
July 4 Is usually the fireman's busy
day.
Keep the lint and arnica within easy
reach.
i One the finest celebrations will be
given, by Old Sol when he makes the
corn shoot still higher. 1
Russia admits that it has given cause
tor protest against the Jewish atrocities,
tint it does not want to . be reminded
of it.
Wouldn't the Declaration signers open
their eyes if they could aee wtiat results
have flown rrom lueir pronuuemmento
of July 4, 1770. . I
For fear that we might forget that its
cool in Colorado the dispatches Keep on
telling us about July snow atona in
tbo Colorado district
The students who tried to cheat thoir
way into Vrinceton : will have to try
tome other university and take more
care to avoid being caught. , . '
The -erection of wireless telegraphy
stations' in Alaska suggests that before
long the figures on the totem poles may
by enabled to speak to one another.
That pneumatic tube service in Thila-
delphla must be fast Indeed if It gives
time to thieves to examine the letters
In transit and abstract those containing
money.
TLe payment of a doctor's bill of
00.1 out of the Magoa. estate ouvUt to
go a long way toward establlsnln tiie
piactice of medicine among Urn lin-ia-
tlvo professions.
People down east need huve no appre
hension over the great tide of European
lminigrntlor.. Nebraska' and its neigh
boring stat?8 have room still to tako
tare of all of them.
The only thing that seems to be the
matter with our republican friends over
lu Iowa is that there are statesmen
eiuituu among them to serve as party
leaders for every stato in tho tnloii
and then have some left over.
It Is really too bad that the Iowa re-
publicans could twt have managed In
some way to formulate a plutform more
10 uie naiug. or tne ucmocrnuc opposi-
. tlon, which , seems to be particularly
distressed, over the declarations actually
made. - '
I " ' ' '
lam.E. Curtis accuses Congress-
man Bob Cousins of being lazy and say
were It not for tLU fauit no one knows
Muni uH8m, Ul.us loumus OUiu per-
-.-.. . I V 4 .1 1 . -... 11
form. The other vougnnaiuen evidently
nave not oc.cn vare m uat iuck tney
have been playing.
Judge Porker's .address before tho
Georgia State Bar association on "Due
Process of Law" is doubtless a learned
a fid erudite dlKcussiou of the legal prin
ciples involved, but whether it will bring
the eminent Jurist any neuter to the
goal of a democratic iiomluctlon for the
presidency umy well bj tiucstioued by
those wb6 are watching the trend of
current political veuta,
i
iXDLPKXDKXCK DAT.
The ono liuiutwl and twenty-seventh
n.iir.ivernnry of tin1 Leclnrtitlon of Inde
pendence, that masterful plea for !!b
nf.' n lid hninitn rights whose Influence
hns been potent with civilized mankind
through ull the years since It tvns ro-t-Iitlined
and will continue to bo fU
with liwroml tin- tnrt'a In tlm vnur( til
"
CXMlie, fll)(l the people of this (Tl'OJt e-
of the Krcnt moil who gave oat that
,fM.i,.tlfiii .till tniA to th f mulnmcli-
ei larntlol), Mill true TO tne iuiiiinuit n
tal Pnd eternallysound principles w.?cli
.
It enundnteH. The republic that W At
iiomidod to the world July 4. itm. 1.
nl'trr more than a century of trial 118
ftrons In the affection of Its people and
nx flrti) uinm Its foundations a nt any
tin e In Its existence. The struirle it
I'll experienced hare served to Ktimu-
lute patriotism. The progress attained
to n position of commantllnif influeii-e
In the ulTairs of the world is a mohtiM of
pride? to every citizen capable of ii;prd
tatmn' what thut Influence nip.-un. The
nduncc In financial and commercial
.l0WP, j without pnrallel In the history
or nations mm gives assurance 01 u ku
,n. th.t n ntl.r mntrv lull .r
J nitu iuiv ea viuvt v. v v i. j . -
had
Tlie. recurrence of thlB anniversary
nntui.i It ti li o not Uf am onn liirnltv ftf
pltlzen of the rentiblle whether
- "1 J ciuzen or me repuuiit, iutiur
nntiro or foreign uom. TO an mere IS
,
UKUlUfU BH1UU IlUiO Ullilt'l ' "Ul
iaw, the same privileges an 1 bopor.
tunlties for advancement. It Is trje
that In a section of the republic there Is
n doniul' of rights to a portion of the
rrPp. but It U In violation oi! the or
Kiinic law and cannot be perpetuated
sooner or later justice will be done to
nm1 ,vpIy citizen of the republic will
M ,
be made secure In his rights. Not to
l.0l. - ,1,1,. Iu in tl,a ot..K;ilttr r,f
"'it,c ,a " ' "
ol,r repuiuicitn insmuiions.
The celebration of Independence Day
'wlf! be as gcnoral this year us.ial,
though possibly with somewhat less of
the noisy demonstration that has com
monly characterized It. In many cities
measures have been taken to curtail
those excessive manifestations' of popu
lar enthusiasm which In the past have
beeii prollllc of serious conseijuences,
but, there Is still abundant opportunity .
for an expression of popular patriotism
and undoubtedly this will be ful'.y util
ized. The Fourth of July Is one of our
holidays that is dedicated , to national
ejultation nnd America, both youn: and
61i5, has an undoubted right that (lay to
have Its fling, under Judicious regula
tion. There should bo no restraint upon
popular patriotism that Is not absolutely
necessary to the general welfare,
QUCSTOX Of CURRWACY LKGISLATWy.
It Is generally understood that no
more important subject will come be-
forp tne 11PXt congress than that of cur
rency legislation. The United States
senate at Its last session authorized the
al)Ointm0nt bv Its committee on finance
of A Bub-commIttee to frame, a measure
nrovldlnfr for a more elastic currency
and it is expected that a bill will be in
troduced early in the session of the
Fiftv-eichth congress making provision
for th)g The sub-committee has already
had the matter under consideration and
will moot nevntn tn consult 1n rncrnnl to
Lt Thpre hag bcen no dcflnlt tate.
ment m regfld t0 what ,s .jtp,
bcyond tfae fact tbnt th(J member8 of tUe
eommlttee are agreed that there should
ha legislation which will enable the
. ' lnerMM tLelr note Pirnllhltlon
. . ,,.,.,. fnr lt .n(1
duce Bucn circuiatlon when the demand
foP lt hna nhBtfd.
The Question is one of vital interest
aa importance to the financial and
business interests of the country and to
none more than to the great producing
interests of the west. There la promise
of great' crops this year. If all present
I signs do not fall we shall have a yield
of agricultural products probably un-
I surpassed in our history. There must
bo money to move the crops jmd.fn the
opinion of sagacious financiers there is
Hkely to be a scarcity. Possibly this Is
n mistaken view, as a matter or ract
tne west nas at present wnat seems to
b n ample supply of money for mov
Ing Its crops. The facta appear to show
that there will be no necessity for draw-
,n largely upon the east for the mar-
Mating of western crops this year. This
" R vpry gmtirjing situation. Such ln-
ucpenuence on me pan or tne west is
pleasing and renssurlng. But what of
the future? Will the west, rapidly de
veloping its resources as it Is, always be
able to provide for its monetary needs
if there Is no change from present mone
tary conditions?
That is a question which It would
seem need to be seriously considered.
It is stated that Mr. Cannon, whose
election as speaker of the next house of
representatives is assured, is opposed to
legislation looking to an enlargement
and greater elasticity of national bank
currency. According to report Mr. Can
non thinks such legislation to be en
tirely unnecessary, that there Is already
nn abundance of money to carry on the
regular and legitimate business of the
country, nnd that to Increase the supply
of bank note circulation, as has been pro-
posed, would simply result in promoting
speculation, without any benefit to the
general welfare. If this correctly states
the position of Mr. Cannon he can, as
M)PtlUer nf the house of renresentntlve,.
rto at deal to prevent currency leg-
islatlon, but we venture to think that
... ., not evert his nower If he shsll
wnl(h ,t ,8 nit0pether probable he
wl flul tllBt a majority of tll rel,u0.
j h ... the upst kllM. of rpr)PBPI1,
tlves are favornblo to legislation for a
larger and more elastic bank note cir
culation. So far as Mr. Cannon's oppo
sition to an "asset currency" is con
cerind lie will undoubtedly have popn
lar Mil -port, but this Is not essential to
an enlarged and more elastic currency.
The Iniimrtani-e of this question W un
derstood by all who are aware o our
rapid material progress and the nece
slty of an ample supply of sound cur
rency for the maintenance of prosperity.
Wr are not willing to believe that so
wise and experienced a statesman ns
Mr. Cannon Is opposed to legislation
that would give the country nou.id
currency equal to the demands of IokUI
inate business.
FRIMAHY ELtCTlO Kf FORM.
Primary election reform, which re
ceived its initial stimulus in the west,
and especially in Michigan, Minnesota
and Wisconsin, is now making good
headway in New England. The Massa
chusetts legislature has enacted a direct
primary election bill which last week
received the approval of the governor
and will be put into practical effect in
Boston this fall, though in other Massa
chusetts cities and towns its acceptance
is subject to a referendum vote at the
coming state election.
The Massachusetts direct nomination
law is modeled after the Minnesota pri
mary election law. The caucuses, or
rather primary elections, of all parties
are to be held at the same time and
place. In Massachusetts, as in . Ne
braska, the laws governing the conduct
of general elections will apply also to
the conduct of primary elections. Paid
election officers in which the two lead
ing parties have equal representation
will supervise, the primary elections and
certify to the result.
The voter who desires to take part In
the primary election must declare his
party affiliation and voters of one party
cannot within a year take part in the
nomination of candidates of another
party. In other words, the voter who
affiliates himself with one party at the
first primary he attends must continue
to act with that party In the primaries
at least for one year and until he notifies
the election commissioners In writing
that he has decided to change his party
affiliations, and even then he must wait
ninety days before the change takes
effect.
Under the Massachusetts law the name
of no candidate will be inserted on the
official primary ballot unless a petition
signed by a number of voters equivalent
to at least five for each ward or pre
cinct 6hall be filed with the election com
missioners. This provision is very lib
eral and offers a very wide latitude for
candidates.
Whether the new departure In Mnssa
chusetts .will meet the expectations , of
the advocates 'of direct primary nomina
tions and the friends of primary election
reform in general depends very much
upon the strict enforcement of the law
and the integrity of the election officers.
Simultaneous party nominations through
direct primaries conducted at the same
time and in the ame voting places will
doubtless do away with some of the
worst abuses of the old system, wlilch
enabled members of one party to make
nominations for the opposite . party, or,
worse still, enabled men to take part in
primary contests 6f both parties. But
no primary election plan yet devised has
effectively blocked repeaters 1 and mer
cenary voters from the election booth
or made lt impossible for combines to
foist upon the voters candidates favored
by factional leaders.
The Lincoln Star reinforces what The
Bee has contended for. for many years,
that our state nominating conventions
are too large and unwieldy and could be
made much more effective if the num
ber of delegates were reduced by chang
ing the ratio of apportionment. Big
delegations play into the hands of the
railroads or of the candidates who ctand
in with the railroads, because they
alone can be depended on to provide the
transportation that will Insure the pres
ence of all the friendly Injuns. The
low prohibiting the issue of free railway
passes to convention delegates is almost
as dead in Nebraska as the no-treat law
If it were enforced the conventions
would be quickly reduced Jn numbers.
In this matter the populists and demo
crats are even worse offenders than the
republicans, for they hold two conven
tlons of full size to represent fewer
voters than the republicans In their one
convention.
The Nebraska Independent, speaking
as the mouthpiece for the populists, de
tiuros that the official call for their rtato
convention should state the purpose to
be to repudiate the two fusion university
regents whose terms are about to expire
and gives the impression that if both or
on i of these fusion officials should be
renominated It would bolt the ticket.
There it no danger of that, however, n
derplte its protestations of politic-tl pur
ity lt has always fallen in line for a.
the yellow dog democrats foisted on
populist conventions by fusion confer
ence committees, to say nothing of
supporting for second terms all sorts of
popocratlc mongrels with malodorous
records of corporation subserviency. The
populist preachers always address
themselves to the reform of republicans,
disregarding the fact that true reform,
like true charity, begins at home.
If it turns out that the Shipbuilding
trust can be run better by the govern
r.ient acting through a court-appointed
receiver, than under the original man
Cement, the owners of the concern will
be In no haste to have the receivership
euded. It is dividends on their 'nvest
ment that they are after.
Treason's Mocking- Hint,
Washington Post.
In brief, the Iowa democrats have In
formed Mr. Bryan that If they have done
anything he Is sorry for they are glad of
lt.
Mistaken on the Right Side.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Secretary Shaw's estimate of the treas
ury surplus for the fiscal year was $9,
000,000 below the actual figures. Uncle
Fam accepts the amendment tn a cheerful
spirit.
Baltimore American.
There It goes again. Not three weeks
agi the 'western country, and particularly
he Upper Mississippi Valley, was flooded
until the people were living In boats and
tents. Now comes the cheermii In
formation from, St. Taul that "the long
drouth has finally been broken."
A Seasonable Esperlmeat.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Parents generally will watch with great
Interest, and for obvious reasons, the out
come of the effort of Omaha surgeons to
grow a new set of fingers on the hand of
a subject In that city.
A Rival In Blcht.
nttsburg lpatch.
A rival of the Beef trust Is reported getting
ready to establish a 11.000,000 stockyard.
In due time there may be an opportunity
for a practical test of whether the railroads
and the trust are complying with that In
junction. The government could not compel
the trust to reduce prices, but If It assures
competition of equal treatment lt will have
gone a lpng way to attaining that result, .
Outlaw the Toy Pistol.
New York Tribune.
Cases of that appalling disease lockjaw
are frequent every year about Fourth of
July time, and a horrifying percentage of
such attacks Is due to' that Instrument of
trouble the toy pistol. This deadly In
vention has slain many children since It
was first put on the marset. Its manu
facture and sale ought to be forbidden
everywhere by law.
Let the Perspiration Ooae.
St. Louis Republic
Now that hot, weather has come there
should be peace and plenty. Farmers need
few days of hot sunshine to dry the
ground and give the newly planted corn
chance to "catch up." Wheat nelds will
be more easily cut. Baseball can start Into
its old gait and the bleacher gods be In
their pristine glory. The rest of us have
the privilege of doing soma good, old
fashioned sweating.
Great Event of the Fourth.
Minneapolis Times.
In the matter ot hlstoiio anniversaries
the first week In July-Is notable for some
thing besides the promulgation of the De
claration. It was on July l-, 1863, that the
great battle of Gettysburg was fought and on
uly 4, 1KU3. the Confederate army that hnd
held Vlcksburg so. stubbornly and brRVely
stacked arms and surrendered, and Orant's
forces occupied the little city that had
come to be known., as the southern
Gibraltar. . .
A Hopeless Case.
New Orleans Picayune (dem.).
As to a third term of the presidential
nice for Mr. Cleveland, tnat is impossible.
There never can be another democratic
president until the party shall come back
to democratic prlnolples and be thoroughly
united. Of this there la no hope now. It
therefore makes little, difference whom the
national democratic convention may nomi
nate. The next president will be either a
demagogue and a crank, or he will be a
special representative of the trusts and of
capital. Between Mr. Roosevelt and Sena
tor Hanna the choice. will have to be made,
and probably there Is but little reason to
choose between them...
Rival to American Exporters,
New York Tribune.
In the first quarter of tne present year
Argentine sent to Oreat Britain more than
J320.O00 worth of llvef cattle for food. That
was a small amount compared with our
16,000,000 or more In the same period. But
it was a- good beginning, Argentine having
sent none at all In 190S and 1901, while our
own exports in ' these' three years have
been steadily and-elorlslderablv declining
The same may bef sa'W of exports of live
Bheep ot which.. Argentine In" the first
quarter of this year sent more than tlOO.OOO
worth, against our $370,000 -worth, the latter
a much smaller amcoint than In either of
the two preceding 'years.
WISE SENATOR PETTrS.
Tho Alabama Patriarch Tells Party
Friends a Few Troths. .
Philadelphia Inquirer.
United States Senator Pettus of Alpha.
is a wise democrat. There are so verv few
wise democrats that when one Is found the
discovery Is worthy of mention. Mr. Pettus
says he has no candidate for president at
the present time, and remarks that 'If the
democrats of the United States keep up the
war among memsslves there Is no use in
nominating one."
He might have gone even further and said
mat in any event the outlook for demo
eratlc success Is dubious. Bcyond the fact
tnat there Is a wide feeling of disgust -between
the Bryan and the Cleveland forces.
or ithe free silver and the honest money
contingents, mere is the recognized pros
peruy ot tne nation to deal with. When
the country Is prosperous and men are at
work there Is no time to devote to the
neresies ana theories of aaitators who
would overthrow everything. The peonle
are loath to give up known conditions that
are satisfactory for the unknown. Free all
ver Is a lost cause, while the "tariff re-
form" proposition has been tried with dire
results.
The democrats give us nothing new. They
are falling back upon the disastrous
theories that nearly ruined the country In
the second administration of President
Cleveland, and they have nothing better to
offer than that.
Nominate a democratic candidate for the
presidency? What's the use?
TEST OF FOOD PRESERVATIVES.
Ressjlt ot Government Experiments
with Borax.
Chicago Chronicle.
Dr. Wiley of the Agricultural department
has made a report on the subject of his
experiments with borax as a preservative
of meat for food purposes. His experi
ments nave a humorous feature. Several
department olerks accepted a voluntary de
tail to be boarded at government expense
for six months and eit during that period
meats preserved by the borax process.
The probationary period has expired and
the young gentlemen who, offered them
selves as possible victims on the altar of
science have returned In unimpaired health
and with Improved appetites to the regu
lar Washington boarding house diet. It Is
demonstrated that the amount of borax
and boraclc acid used in curing meat for
commercial purposes Is not Injurious to
the digestive organs. '
It was worth while to make this ex
periment and other experiments of the
kind will be made. Young men In the de
partments will continue to volunteer and
take the Chances of finding deleterious
products In their food. They obtain free
board at government expense and are
rewarded tn that way for the rink which
they encounter.
This demonstration will be of great value
to the packing Industry of the country
It will give canned foods a virtual govern
ment certificate that the products are not
Impregnated with any substance lnjurlou
to the health of consumers. It should
broaden and Impjrove the markets for
American stock yard products.
When Dr. Wiley's report Is prepared It
should embody a statement regarding the
amount of borax and Its acid which can .be
safely used with other food preservatives
in packing and canning meats and vegeta
bles. A scientific formula should be Uvued
and all inspectors of meat and other food
products should require Its strict applica
tlon In the establishments under their su
pervlsion.
Ql'AIST FEATIRES OF LIFE.
John B. Kerr and Jnmes I!lle, two
wealthy oilmen of Bradford, Ta., sat In the
lobby of a hotel In Lima, O., the other
evening when a Salvation Army girl came
In and passed ir tambourine. - "I'll chip
In 15, Jim," said John. "(Jo you. Jack,"
said James. They began tossing fi bills
into the tambourine In turn, then wmte
checks for the same amount until the tam
bourine .held foCO. "Guess that's enough.
Jack; let's stop," said James. "(Jo you,
Jim," .said John, and they adjourned.
A north Missouri editor received a note
the other day telling him that one of hH
Subscribers was dead and asking that his
paper be discontinued. A few days later
the editor met the "deceased" subscriber
on the street and told him about the note.
"I wrote that note myself," returned the
subscriber. "What fort" asked the editor.
"Well, I wanted to stop yer paper," said
the subscriber candidly, "an' knowln" how
bad you need the money I didn't have the
heart to come right out an' do lt. So I JeV
wrote you the note about beln' dead. You
wouldn't, send a paper to a corpse, would
you 7"
There la a story going the rounds of the
western papers about twin brothers, one
of whom was demented and was ordered by
the court to be committed to an asylum.
The other brother accompanied him to tho
Institution. Boon after the twin brothers
had arrived at the asylum the sheriff re
ceived a telegram from the superintendent
saying: "Two men who look just alike
here from your county, one for commit
ment. One is talking of building a railroad
to the moon and the other says that the
republican party Is opposed to trusts.
Which Is the crasy man?"
The Hiawatha (Kan.) World is pleased
to note that "the hugging feature has been
eliminated from the dance," and the editor
of the Concordia Kansan comments thus
feelingly: "The old man of this shack Is
nigh on to B0 years old, and our dancing
days are over, but there is a sweet n:e.n
ory of the days gone by flitting In our
mind that prompts us to remark that the
dance Is a dead one If such is the case.
Why, we'd Just as lief dance around a
wooden Indian cigar sign as to dance in a
set where we couldn't get nigh the girls.
There's no Improvement about that sort of
business not even for an oldish man. We
are agin the new dance."
After traveling more than 10,000 miles to
meet her fiance Miss Miranda Croucher, a
missionary to China, was married in Med
ford, Mass., to Dr. George Henry Packard,
a prominent physician of that city. Mrs.
Miranda Packard is a graduate of Boston
university of the class of 1893. After re
ceiving her degrees she went to China In
the Interests of the Women's Foreign Mis
sionary society of the Methodist Episcopal
church! She was stationed at Tsunhua, 100
miles east of Peking, for about five years.
At the outbreak of the Boxer troubles she
was In Peking attending a conference and
escaped from the city In time with several
other missionaries. They made their way
to Tientsin, where She suffered hardships
ntll relieved by the allied army.
Twice within the last week the big clock
In the steeple of the Presbyterian church at
Southampton, Long Island, has been
topped by birds building their nests. Quick
work was done hy the tiny architects.
While the minute-band was making Its
hourly round the other day the birds built
a nest on the south side of the dial, and
when the hand reached the obstruction it
came to a stop. The nest was somewhat
disturbed, but after recovering from , their
alarm the birds immediately repaired the
damage. Then they were dislodged by the
sexton, nd the Clock was started again. A
new attack waa made cn the dial later,
another . nest -was built, and again the
clock was stopped. Daily Inspections are
now made of the open dial to prevent the
Intruders from working further mischief.
Louisiana mosquitoes have forced a gov
ernment surveying party to abandon their
work and flee, for their lives. A short time
ago Prof. J. B. Baylor of the United States
coast and geodelo survey came to Louisi
ana to survey the oyster reefs on the const.
The state oyster committee turned over to
Prof. Baylor the committee's schooner,
Majestic. After spending several davs on
the coast Prof. Baylor found It was impos
sible to continue In the face of the mos
quitoes. He announced that the lives of
the members of his party were at stake
and abandoned the survey. The partv will
return to Washington, where they will re
main until winter, when they will resume
the survey.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE,
Don't draw if you Intend to shoot
People who live In glass houses should
not touch off the dynamite cracker.
Current history accounts this the most
strenuous day of all the year for the man
of splints and bandages.
The farther one gets away from a noise
producer the more patriotic the sound feels.
Nearness simply Jars you.
Senator Henry Cabot Lodga. of
Massachusetts, will shortly sail for Europe,
wnere he will spend the summer.
A great many people would be happier
today If the Boston Indians had thrown
firecrackers overboard Instead of tea.
St. Louis complains of the robustness
of Its policemen. Their waist measure
ment Is such as to bar their use as cannon
crackers. -
Now the small boy and the old boy go
forth loaded with punk and things, and
In the evening, mayhap, they cometh home
In a stretcher.
One of the get pieces of local patriotism
at Oyster Bay Is "Winged Victory," with
the figures "1904" on the base. It will be
plainly visible at Sagamore Hill.
Our honored ex-presldent, Grover Cleve
land, does not Intend to diaturb a single
feather on the Brooklyn Eagle today. He
loves that bird too well to do more than
perorate on Its beauty and drop a few
pinches of salt on Its beautiful tall.
Among the events which give the day a
hallowed aspect among the smiling para
graphers (a the fact that It marks the
tossing of a sovereign across the Atlantic
It also reminds the blowhards of later days
that the country had a few athletic giants
In years gone by.
There Is much In ths day to revere. Think
of what might have been had the British
redcoats captured John Hancock at Con
cord, as they expected. His famous auto
graph on the Immortal declaration would
have been'lost to posterity and penmen of
succeeding years would have been deprived
of the proud exclamation, "Gaze upon my
John Hancock."
Paderewsk! Is at his castle In Morges,
Swltserland, suffering from severe Inflam
mation of the muscles of the right arm.
A specialist In Paris consulted with his
regular physician and they ordered him
not to touch the piano for at least three
months, so his recital in Paris this month
and his engagements In London have all
been abandoned.
One of the peculiar and Inexplicable symp.
toms of the times Is the persistent effort
of elders to restrict or abolinh noUe aa the
outward exhibit of patriotic Joy. Hut when
the elders were youngsters how different
It was. Now, bonnet, elders, were wj not
just like the young tribe of today, seeking
all the noisy fun In sight, happy In our
frolics and utterly, Indifferent as to what
the morrow would bring forth. 'Sh, mem
ory, he stUl!
OTHER I.AKDS THAX OlR.
Referring to a ps-ragraph In Mils column
last week relative to the German elections
a correspomleat says:
"The enclosed Is an error. In the elec
tions of the German empire every roan
mho has reached the list year can vote
and has equal privileges. No distinctions
of any kind are made. It la different In
the elections of the Prussian kingdom.
In that state there are three different
classes of electors. Rank haa nothing to
do with this classification; the division Is
made with reference no the amount of
taes raid. Under this Prussian system
the big taxpayers enjoy more electoral
privileges than the small taxpayers or peo
ple who pay no taxes at all. Noble birth,
rank or title confer no extra privileges
only taxation. The author ot the enclosed
article haa evidently mixed up the German
and the Prussian systems of elections."
i
The 100-years' lease under which WIs
mar and the surrounding territory are held
by Germany expired last week, but this
portion of the German empire will not re
vert to Sweden on that account. Negotia
tions are under way for the permanent
cession of the district. The case bears a
general application which Is of Interest, as
showing that when a country leases terri
tory from another country for a long term
of years It practically parts with that
territory forever. On June 26, 1803, Sweden
borrowed 6,000,000 marks from the grand
duchy of Mecklenburg-Schwerln, and, as
security for the loan, gave to the duchy
a lease of Wlsmar for 100 years. Sweden,
however, retained the right to redeem the
port this year on payment of the loan,
with compound Interest at I per cent.
According to the contract, Wlsmar might
now go back under Swedish control, but
one look at the map of modern Germany
shows conclusively why lt will not go
back. The Swedish government saga
ciously accepts the situation and Is ready
to make arrangements whereby this Baltic
port (shall become irrevocably a part of the
German empire.
The reappearance of M. Waldeck-Ros-seau
in the political arena of France on
Saturday last naturally excited Interest,
nor wns this Interest diminished by the
fact that he locked horns with Premier
Combes and secured the defeat by the sen
ate of the latter's proposal to whip through
the remaining antl-clerlcal measures en
bloc. M. Waldeck-Rouseau was the author
of the law ot associations, under cover of
which Premier Combes has .made war on
the religious orders. The accusation, com
ing from such a source, that the premier
had strained the law to accomplish results
not contemplated thereby cannot fall to
strongly affect the fortunea of the present
French ministry. M. Waldeck-Rosseau Is
not the man who would create a sensation
for Its own sake; his demand for a more
temperate enforcement of tho law and his
protest against the enlargement of Its
bcope by ministerial decrees may be regard
ed as according with the better judgment
of the nation. Unless all signs shall fall,
the days of the Combes ministry are num
bered. Although many degrees removed from
civil war as lt was described In the French
national press the recent fatal riot at
Nantes was-a sufficiently serious affair. It
grew out of the sudden enforcement by the
government of a long disregarded law for
bidding religious processions In the streets.
The clergy maintained that the law was
practically a dead letter, and declared that
they v.'ould march In spite of lt, as many
oi them did, without any evil consequences.
In Paris there was no serious trouble, be
cause the authorities had used every pre
caution to prevent it. At Nantes, as else
where, the priests intended to parade, In
spite of antl-clerlcal and socialist threats,
but at the last moment decided to obey the
law and profit by the warnings of the pre
fect. But the sheep of the flock were less
docile, and. In spite of all appeals, under
took to march through the streets In a
body, singing hymns. Naturally, a socialist
mob lay in wait for them, but the police
at first prevented a collision. Then It was
that some strategist In the congregation of
worshipers led a number of his associates
through certain Lack streets and fell upon
the socialists from the rear. The latter,
caught between a body of police on one
side and a force of religious enthusiasts
on the other, fared exceedingly badly, until
the cavalry came up and harried both mobs
impartially.
Plans for the construction of a ship canal
from the Firth of Forth, on the east coast
of Scotland, to the River Clyde have been
definitely arranged. The cost of the work,
which will have a channel throughout Its
length deep and broad enough for vessels
of any else, is estimated at $60,000,000. The
canal will give to Glasgow a direct outlet
to the North sea. No great emporium was
ever built on a more unpromising location
than the city of Glasgow. The Clyde
originally was nothing more than a shallow
ditch, obstructed by mud banks, yet this
seemingly Inhospitable site has been made
into one of the busiest porta of commerce
and has become the home of the greatest
shipbuilding plants In the world. Glasgow
is an example of what can he accomplished
under the most unfavorable circumstances
by pluck and untiring industry.
An article In the Deutsche Wlrthschafts
polltik, a monthly magaslne of political
economy, states that In Germany there are
36,000,000 Incomes below the yearly sum of
$225 and five persons are reckoned to an
Income. Meat under such conditions Is an
Impossibility; all they can obtain is smoked
or salt fish and oil, while with regard to
cereals lt Is clear that the agrarians have
hoped to limit their Importation in order
that German agriculture shall flourish. Cut
off since last April from his cheap sausage
and looking forward to attacks on the prices
for other cheap foods, it Is no wonder that
Germans Join the socialists or debate the
question of emigration. The surprise Is
that they have not revenged themselves
long ago on the privileged classes by throw
ing themselves headlong into the arms of
the socialists.
KEARNS MAKES A ' DENIAL
I'tah Senator Says He Did Rot Con
verse with Payne Abont
Heath.
NEW YORK, July S. Poetmaster Gen
eral Payne, who Is In this city, was vis
ited today by Senator Kearns of Utah, con
cerning his call on Mr. Payne last evening.
Mr. Kearns said:
'I saw Mr. Payne for a few minutes only
last night, but our conversation waa gen
eral and no reference was made to the
postofilce soandal nor was the name of
Perry S. Heath mentioned."
Mr. Kearns stated he did not own the
Salt Lake paper with which Mr. Heath waa
connected, but he was a stockholder.
Besides Senator Kearns, Mr. Payne saw
among the earliest of his visitors today,
Richard C. Kerens of St. Louis, and David
Keith of the Salt Ike Tribune.
Harrlman to Build Road.
SALMON CITY. Idaho, July . There Is
no longer any doubt that the new railway
bwlng surveyed from Iilllon, Mont., west In
this Hfttton of Idaho, Is to go to Thundnr
Mountain, lt Is also known tnat K. H
Ui.rrlman la to build thH road. 1 he ter
minus at Thunder Mountain will be given
a free outlet from thut great mining die
irlit to the (irium Hhort Line-at Dillon
and thence to the smelters at Butte and
Anaconda.
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GREAT AMERICA V PROSI'EHl 1 V .
Sltalfleant Readings of the Barom
eters of Trade.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The reports from the money and business
centers, the government treasury aarplus,
the local trs .sections In real estate, the
condition of the western crops the read
ings of the thermometer of trade In gen
eralare such Just now as to create the
Impression that we hnve reaohed the
beglrnlng rather than the close of an active
season.
The assurance la given us that If the
west should need money for crop-moving
purposes the east is ready and willing to
furnish It. In the next place, the stato
of the crops, as reported by the weather
bureau at Washington. Is such as to leave
little doubt that the moving of them will
demand all the ready money the banks
east and west can conveniently supply.
The government's financial ttatement
reveals a healthy condition of Internal
and external commerce. The real estate
transactions In Chicago last month were
greater than for any ether month during
tho last five years and Involved a total
of 10.5:;,90S. the Holes for the first six
months of 1908 aggregating Jrt7.S3G.71!.
Best of all the prospects which lie be
fore the business man who Is about to
enter upon his summer vacation la the fct
that while rumblings of the vanishing
storm are etlll henrd here and there the
Industrial sky Is rapidly clearing and the
outlook for a long period of bright weather
Is excellent.
Within the last three weeks new life
and energy have been Infused Into trade.
There was a time In the spring and early
summer when the good times appeared
to be In the balance. Public confidence
halted. But all that Is over now.
And our great American prosperity aoea
rolling on.
PATRIOTIC SMILES.
"Some folks." said Tlnrl VThan "I- -
'frald o" doin' somefin' trlflln' dat'dny Jet'
sits aroun' an' doesn' do nufllu' 'tal." '
oiiiugiun our.
Mrs. Gallop My husband h
no taste In clothes. Sometimes he looks
almost rftliculous.
Mrs. Spelts-yes. I saw him yesterday
and he looked quite ridiculous ,
Mrs. GallopIndeed? What did he
have on?
Mrs. Spelti A jag. Philadelphia Ledger.
Thus the two passengers:
"These river flnnria h... K.A
, . . . well II1IK1I L V
bad for business."
mine?'' 1 don ' know' Th,J,'v hUJ
"They've knocked mine out"
That's too bad. Whit1, nn. u-.v..
r.l'iJ11 r1-??ent for...an- Tatlon com
pany. What s yours?" 1
.i m a map maker." Chicago Tribune.
"Young man." said the cltln whn .i
specialty of good advice, "go weai and
grow up with the country." a
"I'm going to do that very thing as soon
as
Jg c1ulre 'he necessary accompllah-
men
"Can't you ride horse back?"
"Yes. but I haven't learnod tn ..im
Washington Star. 7
Cinderella was weeping bitterly.
"Never mind." said the fnlrv with ...
of her hand "I will make you a twentieth
century cook.
Hereupon her sisters hastily returned
from the ball and besaed her to tnk ni.ht
nights out every week. Harper's Baxar.
"Blgglesworth Isn't addicted tn A-nfa. i.
he?" "
"Addicted? Oh. no. Of course he takes
a glass now and then."
"I see I must modify my question. Doesn't
Blgglesworth let his 'now' blend 'with' his
men a nine too frequently I" Cleveland
AMERICA.
William Cullen Bryant
Oh mother ot a mighty raoe,
Yot lovely In thy youthful grace!
The elder dames, thy haughty peers.
AuiiiuQ miiu lime iny uiuuiuiflg years.
With words of shame
And taunts of scorn they Join thy name.
For on thy cheeks the glow Is spread
That tinta thy morning hills with red!
Thy stop the wild deer's rustling feet
Within thy woods are not more Beet;
Thy hopeful eye
is bright as thine own summer sky.
Ay. let them rail those haughty ones.
While aafa thou (5-.-llest with thy sons;
They do not know how loved thou art,
1 1 u ii in u j m iimiu hdv loariesa nearx
Would rise to throw
Its life between thee and the foe.
They know not In their hate and pride
What virtues with thy children bide;
How true, how good, thy graoeful maids
muk6 Dngnt, uue nowers, tne valley shades:
What generous men
Spring, like thine oaks, by hill and flea;
What cordial welcomes greet the guest
Hy thy lone rivers of the West;
How faith Is kept and truth revered.'
And man la loved, and God Is feared
In woodland homes;
And where the ocean border foams.
There's freedom at thy gates and rest
r or eartn s oowruroanon ana opprest,
A shelter for the hunted head,
For the starved laborer toll and bread.
Power at thy bounds,
Stops and calls back its baffled hounds.
Oh, fair young mother, on thy brow
Shall stt a nobler grace than now.
Ieep In the brightness of the skies
The thronging years In glory rise.
And ss they fleet
Drop strength and riches at thy feet.
Thine eye, with every coming hour.
Shall brighten, and thy frown shall tower;
And when thy sisters, elder bom.
Would brand thy name with words of soorn.
Before thine eye
Upon their Hps the taunt shall die.
SUMMER HEAT
and the Incidental discomforts are
unnoticed by users of
Uorsford's
Acid Phosphate
A refreshing, cooling and whole
some tonic. Indispensable in re
lieving lassitude and debility.
A teaspoon in a glass of water
satisfies thirst and invigorates and
strengthens the entire system.
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