THE OMAHA DAILY REE: SUNDAY. JANUARY 3, 1904.
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E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
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GEORGE B. TZSCHUCK.
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1. M. B. HUNQATE,
(Seal.) Notary Public.
The fact that stocks flutter may in
dicate war, but does not assure it
Russia and Japan will have the fight
.well advertised whether it is ever pulled
off or not 1
"Opened for business 1904" will look
blcely on the letter head of the new
Omaha Grain exchange.
With weather like this a man may
tiave done January 1 what he said he
ould and still have a red nose.
Avltb every theater now closed by
brdec of the mayor, Chicago's church at
tendance should grow perceptibly.
Deacon Rockefeller would no doubt
be pleased to pour a little oil on the
troubled waters at so much per pour.
Secretary Cortelyou has discovered
that the Bailors' horn Is much more
reliable than the - British embassy's
charges against It .
That new Taciflc cable will have an
Opportunity to demonatrate Its useful-
ness In the event a Japanese-Russian
.war is really pulled off.
ii is aaia mat ope nus is opposed
to fasting even on church holidays. Ills
nounesa ougnt to acmeve . popularity
,wiu ine iooq purveyors ai one Dounu.
It Is noticeable that Mr. Hearst is
. oiuittlDg nothing to keep his wires into
Bryan's state In good repair without
regard to the size of the telegraph tolls
on 'Ms messages.
Just to play no favorites, the principal
role in the hamohlzlng of the loyal and
disloyal Jacksonlans was assigned to a
convert who came over to democracy in
quest of office by the silver route.
After all (he Japanese may only be
laying In a good supply of anti-trust coal
In anticipation of the fulfillment of the
prophesy of the goose-bone man, that
the winter of 1904 will run Into May.
Csar Nicholas II., founder of The
Ilague International Court of Arbltra
tlon, la willing to submit all the dis
putes between other nations to peaceful
'arbitration, providing Russia Is allowed
to settle its own differences by the ar-
bltrameOC or tne SWOra.
jNext In the dramatic firmament may
be expected a dramatization of some in
cident growing out of the Chicago
theater fire. The dramatists who de
pend upon spectaculaiism for success
will find It difficult to resist such a well-
advertised subject matter.
Indiana has a postofflce scandal of its
own. Two Indiana postmasters have
been arrested on the charge of con-
piracy and fraud ln connection with a
syndicate of land speculators, who with-
out owulng or controlling an acre of
land anywhere sold 238,000 acres sup-
posed to be located ln Tennessee and
other states at 20 cents an acre.
The Lincoln paper founded by an 1m-
peached governor with money stolen
from the state rushes to the rescue of
United States District Attorney Kuiu-
mera and calls for more specifications lu
support of the charges brought against
hi in with the departments at Washing-
ton. If Mr. Bummers' fool friends really
Insist upon it they may shortly be ac -
com mod ted. '
sts t a Treasurer Mortensen com-
caenced housekeeping on New Year's
day with only $197,000 of cash in bank
and dn hand. That figure is way below
the average of state treasury balances,
but it is enough for currying on bui-
netta at the old stand. There Is no good
reason why the state should not redeem
ita outstanding iutervst-bearlng war-
rants as rapidly as It can be done under
the Law .with safety.
VUKFlDtXTIAL riL$.
A new departure is promised by Sec
retory Cortelyou of the Department of
Labor nutl Commerce Uiat will commend
itself to ull Mho desire to see the pufoile
service purged of corruption and Tenul
itr. We are assured by Secretary Cor-
telyou ill Ms first report to the president
... . . . . nrM,Mtl An
-
anj. coiifidentlal flies, which he
believes freonently have been the resort
'
tj,e MncknialltT and the refuge of
the crooked official. Under Secretary
Cortelyou' - order every, official docu-
tuent in me uepnrtmeni or jomnierce
except, sucn as law or puuuu jkmh-j u
tnand should be kept secret, will be open
to authorlr.ed inspection.
This is a step in the right direction.
Confidential flies have covered a multi
tude of luscals nnd frauds in the several
departments. It is to be hoped that the
policy inaugurated by Secretary Cortel
you in this respect-will be speedily fol
lowed in all other branches of the ser-
- lrA titVint Inf. nnaalhlv In tha lltnlntrlfl t if
, I. I r-..,.,.l.j . 1 . buu .....
. - ., Bt , nnBHmont Tl.la
bureau of the State department, llils
nope . ot nnpred by sentimental re-
1 . . . ....
rorm notions, dui ny practical oubltvu-
tions nnd experiences.
It Is a matter of notoriety at Washing-
ton thnt the most flagrant abuses on the
Part of Moral officials are frequently
whitewashed by impressionable crooks
who hold positions as special Inspectors,
trim nrwill havA 1fifm1 fr. tstntirkt ia nP
exculpate dishonest officials charged
Wth lawless transactions if their le-
Prt" 'rr? subject to public scrutiny,
The confldentlal files of the Indian bu-
rean. for examDle. contain reDorts that
would, if made public, have compelled
the Indian commissioner to dismiss In
Minn ogertu and traders who have been
agent or tne umana anu vinneoago
agency, who was found to be in colla
slon with speculators banded together to
fleece and defrand the Indians. Pub
licity of the reports carefully preserved
in cold storage in the Treasury depart
ment would have made the retention in
office of disreputable or dishonest cus
toms nnd revenue agents impossible for
any length of time. Tubllclty of the
confldentlal files of the land office would
have preserved vast areas of the oublio
domain from land grabbers, who have
been protected in their depredations by
renal inspectors and dishonest prosecu
ting officials.'
It is only in rare instances that the
suppression of publicity of reports made
by secret service agents or inspectors
is for tho good of the service and .for
the promotion of good government. In
all such cases the members of bureaus
and departments might be allowed to
exercise their discretion, but must as
sume the responsibility for withholding
the Information from the public. Now
no docuinenti are public unless the bu
reau officials choose to make them wo.
The rule should be reversed so that ull
official reports are public documents un
less, there is good and special reason
why they should not be.
A COMPARISON OF KATIES.
In the event of war between Russia
and Japan, which according to the latest
dispatches la imminent, the greatest In-
terest will be in regard to the compara-
tlve strength of the navies of the two
powers. Of course if war should occur
it will be largely a naval conflict This
is clearly Indicated bv the fact that
bol Dowerg are a88embline their war
shIn. ln the the
woulJ fougnt and are tuH8 preparlng
for a of navf., 8trpnc.th. th out
come of which would determine the su
periority of either power. This is not
to Bay. of course, that the military
forces of Japan and Russia would have
nothing to do ln the contest On the
contrary there Is no doubt that they
would meet, either in Manchuria or
Corea, but the Inevitable fact Is that
tbo most Important and conclusive fight
ing would be on the water and that
whichever power was successful there
would be pretty certain to win ln the
I conflict.
I According to what appears to be an
authoritative statement Japan Is at
I this time stronger In a naval way than
RusBia. It is stated that she has more
warships in the waters to be defended
tuau her opponent has and that those
ships are in all respects superior to
those of Russia. Moreover, it Is a fact
that the Russians are not by any means
first class as naval men, while the Jup
ane8e are. hardly excelled by those of
nv othei conntrv. In fmt it 1 .ttnl
thnt tho men In the Japanese navy are
as cflicient in every respect as are the
men lu any other navy of the world.
while those of Russia are comparatively
incompetent being neither well disci
pllned nor good marksmen. It is there
fore commonly believed that the Jap
anese navy would not have any great
difficulty ln disposing of the Russian
fleet even though the latter Is stronger
10 tonnage and In the number of ves
I solB'
A" to the armies of the two countries,
"us8! of course able to put a great
many more men Into the Held than can
JaPRn. but she could use only a small
I portion of her military power ln the
far east The Russians are good sol
diers, but no better fighting men than
are the Japanese, and while the former
fight machines, actuated solely by a
vairue sense of duty, the Japanese are
Influenced by a keen feeling of patriot-
lsln. which makes them not only in
trepld but almost Irresistible. In this
re.peot they are not unlike the Amerl-
1 can soldiers, whose prowess the world
I recognlKes as unexcelled.
The latest advices say that war be
tween Russia and Japan Is Imminent
The situation is certainly very strained,
but there Is still reason to hope that a
conflict will be averted. If it should
come' It will be bitter, prolonged and
disastrous, for every resource and power
of the contending nations will bo
brought Into play; Whether or not such
a conflict would draw In other powers
is a question, but it. is more than likely
that suck, would be the rvsult At any
rate a war between Russia and Japan
couia naruij 111. i vuuu.., u, v.,.- i
llsea wona.
LATin m MmniLAN uriniun.
It is an Interesting fact and one which
foes far to Justify the course of our
i t.n.m.
Krt-iuuivui i iw .... 1
uii-ie i ...uu,..v..w
from the countries or soutn America
hostile to the position of the United
States in regard to the new republic,
Tho ! hnin anmo ndvorao finwu. I
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Inn V.nt If wii tint nf rhnrnrtrr In I
t.wu, vm . " ' - ,w .
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commanu serious aueuuuu, une vu
the other hand much has been said of a
highly influential character in hearty
endorsement Of the action Of the iJOlted
Mtof
recognized the Panama republic and
some of the most prominent newspapers
in that part of the world, a few of them
Kpeaktng with official authority, have
in Unqualified terms approved of what
the United States has done and said
that the secession of Panama was fully
Justified by the circumstances.
Cer-
talnly our government could need no
better assurance of the wisdom and Jus-
4 InA m 44-m nna aV tknM faa at Ar.-ta-t Ait Vkw
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these endorsements, coming from a
source that it has been alleged regarded
with distrust And annrehension the
course of the United States We need
have no doubt that the best intelligence
and Judgment of the people of South
America has entire confidence In our I
friendship and good will.
TNC TKACHtRS' TUCRlfAUKST.
Now that the annual tournament of
the State Teachers' association has
been concluded a few reflections from
the unprofessional point of view may
not bo out of order.
First ami foremost the Intellectual
; ' - I
wrestling match of the teachers Is cal-
culated to impress the general public
profoundly witii the conviction that our
modern system of education Is too siren-
uous ana topneavy. instead, or resting
on a solid foundation our educational
atnictnro U becoming weak at the base I
and heavy at the top. Its architects are
devoting all their talents to the con-
atruction of the roof at the expense of
the foundation.
Our kindergartens are performing the
work formerly devolving upon the old rule can be permanently set aside them Bhow alht a BtTong tendency to De
graded schools; our graded schools have and every year made to carry the prlvl- come (with all respect) a kind of trade pa
been converted into grammar schools leges for the women while the men are Per- Their dissemination of church news
and the grammar schools Into high forced to be content with the crumbs -TSn:
schools, while the high schools have be- of comfort left to them every fourth for the existence of many of them. As a
come veritable colleges and universities, year. class they have less general influence on
The curriculum of the ologies and fads
should have no part In our public school
education. To put it into plain English.
we are trying to teach altogether too should also come out for compulsory monthlies that are not church publications
much, so that our common schools are teacblngs. If they are having trouble to give the whole religious public a far bet
... ., ' m ,... , ., A find teachers to Instruct the children ai- ter and mor various religious literature
of professors, but1 a lamentable lack of
teachers hence our common schools are
in danger of retrograding In elementary
Instruction, which is the basis on which
th entire fabric of our educational
... ............. .
Anotuer raci aeveiopeu inrougu tue
debates berore tne State leacuers' asso-
elation is that we have altogether too
many- colleges and academies public
nriv.r.iiiaflV r.tif lonni
nride and sectarian zeal. These numerous
colleges, academies and institutes have
about the same relation to the state uul-
versity that suckers have to a growing
fruit tree. One great strong educational
institution like the state university is
worth all the weakling colleges that
have ever been founded in the state.
The only benefit these colleges confer
'.s that they employ a good many profes
sors who otherwise might be relegated
to teaching ln the grades of the common
schools or, at the very best, ln the va
rious high schools.
In a nutshell, our modern educational
system is tending to scatter too much
and to soar too high.
TUB PROSPCRUUH XORTBWMSS.
The nast rear was one of extraordl-
- nnrht .rM
ar. v-f .
an conditions promise mat uie present.
year will witness a great addition to the
wealth of this region. A correspondent
of a Chicago paper who has traveled
recently ln a number of western states
writes that he has found everything
favorable to an undiminished continu
ance of the high tide of-prosperity.- lie
states that there has been, broadly
speaking, no falling off ln the volume of
business, that the farmers have more
money than ever before, that the em
ployed people are all at work for good
wages, that railroad earnings through-
out the west average higher than a year
(hi. flm tmm K tr. IO nar
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swinr that tha a ninn uta rf mnliAv urnlnn
..cm, ...a. . ".v. j " - -
the people Of the west have on hand
representing their surplus, their savings,
their accumulations through these re-
cent years of unexampled prosperity, ere
simply amazing. This correspondent
states that in purely agricultural coun
ties the bankers told him that they did
not know what to do with the money
that is offered them ' for deposit. "la
many Instances," he writes, "they have
hoan com nulled to refusa further de -
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the money profitably. It la surprising
to be told that In an average western
county of perhaps 25,000 population,
embracing probably 2,600 farms, the ag
gregate sums on deposit In the local
banks reach as high as 2,000,000 or
$3,000,000, or an average of approxt
mately $1,000 per farm. As no one In
dividual has very large deposits. It fol
lows that the accumulations are well
distributed."
This correspondent further says that
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What is true of the agricultural Counties
is true also of the cities and towns in
which there are manufacturing and com-
ni.MnUn.t TI. found n ahnndent
supply of money everywhere and the
west lending to the east a reversal of
the conditions which prevailed only a
few years ago, when the west waa ab
solutely dependent financially upon the
east. And this change from the old
order of things wUl probably be periua-
nent There appears to be every reason
ur.ipvo lam in m J"' i ,...0
uie west win not oniy re auie 10 i I
care of Its own financial requirements,
fout wjj continue to bo a lender to the
.nst Western development is still going
on and the resources of this section are
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n r irwiu ueuiy exiinunieri. a iiu oinic I
nuHrasuB, ior example, viiuuiu 111
next twenty-live years produce almost
double what it is now producing nnd
this is probable of a number of other
i..i ..r.ii tri. I
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t0 tne productiveness or several states,
while other agencies Will operate to the
game end. There Is, in short, a splendid
outlook for the wt and the enersretlc
. . , , . ... .,i
pended upon to take full advantage of
the conditions that make for progress
and prosperity.
LBAP TMAB FHIT11.K0ES,
The year 1904 is the first of the twen
tieth century to fall within the category
popularly designated as leap year. Ac-
cording to immemorial custom leap
year is supitosed to confer certain spe-
fit II I v tat rr 1 1 v airwxn itmi -. - vr'fx IV! nn f t
..ix... J
n - .arrlageoble age, reversing the rule by
which tho suitor is expected to make
the initial advances In courtship. In-
stead, therefore, of sitting back nnd
waiting lor the man to come forward
and pop the question, the leap year fclii
Iwb the undented and undeniable right
to be the monarch of all she surveys
and to pick for herself the man whom
she prefers for a life companion. Of
course no real gallant - who discovers
some fair one to be enamored of him
would be so rode as to run to cover to
avoid the approaching climax leup year
W not onnfnr imnn tho lnnolv mnn the
wmnnn'a nrlvlleire of evfldinsr the issue
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by those polite subterfuges that have
gained circulation in society. If the
ranks of bachelordom are not serried be-
fore the year 1904 makes its exit it will
sureiy De ror iuck or me neeaiui cour-
age on the part of the weaker sex. Not
havinsr enioved the Drivlleeea of a lean I
year for eight long years-twlce the L
number that must ordinarily elapse the
charge of the leap year girl should be
ail the more fast and furious. If the
re.ults prove satisfactory perhaps the
While resolutlng for compulsory educa-
n the school teachers' conventions
encounter more trouble if the number of
PPlla Is largely increased, necessitating
8til "Jore teacheis. Compulsory educa-
"i"- lo lur i'ury nurmtu
training ana compulsory employment In
the schools of those equipped with the
rpmilrwl training
Chicago inter Ocean
I A fit 11 1 . 4.1 a
11 WI" 1118 IJ,ay ol tuOBe PPse
lue nomination or rresident uooseveltto
I noiu ok uQ various siuLe conventions as
I 1 ' 11.1,. J it.. 1 11 -A-
UB mat some
lu,n nly lurn P IO ,enu encourage
nient for a movement ln behalf of some
one elHe- I1,e staunch Roosevelt states
wll 8elect tuplr dlepations for Chicago
early and label them at once, so that no
one need remain in doubt as to where
their votes will go when the roll Is
called.
If all the notables, crowned and un
crowned, advertised to honor the St.
Lonta exposition with their presence
pass through the gates at regular price
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v. .....v,.., BUtol
will be strictly limited. There Is a faint
suspicion abroad, however, that some of
these dlstlnctilRhed nersonnirpfl have.
, ... . , .. , .
K,ven e se 01 lu,'lr names siinpiy ror
Publicity purposes to ueip a goou cause
along. - '
If between RuhhIb and Janan
breakg looge Corea elther Ru).
gIaulzed of Japanned. In elther cage the
Coreana wl better off than tney
now
are, when it takes an able-bodied mule
to carry five dollars worth of Corean
quare standard coin of the realm.
glleaee After the Squall.
Detroit Free Press.
Oen. MacArthur refuses to discuss his
alleged statement that war with der
ma nv waa nrohable. It Is a wIm nfTtnae
wno know, wnen he has already talked too
much.
I Helplngf Good
Deeds Aloaar.
I ,1 Hlllll.VU A v.,
I . .
1 v would feel mora enthusiast a over
John D. Rockefellera action In paying
mortgages on the farms of old friends If
we ala not ,hat w" were contributing
our snare 01 11, ill iu mcrcaveu price ui
oil. and allowing him to get away with
all the credit for the good deeds.
Comlnar Out of Cold Storage.
Indianapolis News.
Bugar and tobacco Imports from Cuba
are now rapidly emerging from bonded
warehouses, where they have been biding
1 for aome time from the old Dlngley tariff
I . .. ... . k. ..b I. .,
.. ,.,..... 1, resumed that th.
tru.ts involved have made adequate ar-
rangements to meet the changed condl-
tions.
A Waralav from Wfunlaf,
Bill Barlow's Budget.
Just a friendly hunch to Wyoming rail
roads: You are breeding a ecab on your
nose. boys. For ten years or more there
has been a disposition on the part of some
people to take a legislative ax and hew
hole In your freight and passenger tar-
Ufa. Our legislatures are largely made up
" aheepmen and cattlemen-c.n be con-
I ..nll. ,h,ilnt v V. v tham If thav iinlfa
on th vrvpommotu you ,re hedging our
atockmen about with restrictions and de-
prlvlng them of transportation and other
privileges they have had since they drove
tne inatans out oz ma cuumif. iiiejr are pure
and every time they make a shipment they
will hurt worse. They aren't saying much
but It does look as though there'd soon be
something doing. And If the ball ever
opena ln earnest, you will spend enough
money to double-traca your unee on a
lobby who won't get arythlng except
gol domed good licking.
PF.HSOS At, A!n OTHK.nWlSF..
,i.nn. en Ice. Then
(), will surely keen.
Flrerroof buiidin are enrallv fireproof
before they are ailed with combustible ma
t"1"
Th rropoed aquarium for Washington
intended to accommodate several fish
stories
Brethren, hare vnu observed how well
the furnace fire burns on warm days when
the heat la not needed T
Saloon reformers might profitably turn
their attention to the thermometer. It
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v wu
p-..IJ fn , L . n. . , I . . w
ll.li V. Ul "
n,g )ven camerists a severe shock by r
fusing to pose more than three time a day.
8t. Ixuis is getting Its hand in for "jhe
ooa 01d untmer time. Forty-seven hold
ups is the record for one week In Dccem-
Kentucky terrain from taking sides in the
Oriental rumpus until the orders for mules
come in.
This Is the season of the year when un
solicited paving material Is dumped on
the streets of a tropical region famed in
holy writ.
raneuu Hall is not to be used for a
poultry show. Not much. The cradle ef
liberty will not be rocked by roosters of
the Plymouth Rock variety or any other
kind of crow that Is not bottled.
Mr. rv.h - v.,1, mn with
money, objects to paying the whisky bills
of her husband, amounting to $.ooo for last
year- Mr f ysh has some respect for the
drinking taste of the fish tribe, but draws
the line on a continuous aquarium.
CHANNELS ur REI.IUIOIS READ1SG.
Sectarian Variety "Becoming Leas stmd
Le-ss Influential."
World's Work.
An Investigation Into the number and the
circulation of religious newspapers In the
United States has been made by the editor
of the New World, a Roman Catholic pa
per published In Chicago, and It presanti
some
interesting (and presumably au-
mantle) tacts. The Catholics have the
" ...u". " vrm'
esc combined: circulation na turn u v fipr a n n
they have also the largest membership.
Next come the Methodists, then the Bap
ttots- then the Presbyterians, then the
MeTho7iTch7rch paP."to
every K.ooo Methodists; one to every 38,600
Catholics, one to every 31,000 Baptists and
ona to very 8,100 Jews.
je8S than ,t formerly was. Their average
circulation Is a little more than 4,ooo copies
eacn- The number of church papers shows
'1,
tne whole community than they had a gen-
"on ago. But. on the other hand the
r,,
u 8 becoming broader and better-but what
may be called sectarian literature becomes
'ess ies, influential.
the lodge ako vTUB chirch.
ormer o"is Energies Hitherto
uevotea to the Latter
i Rev. E. V. Blanchard of Tollman, N. T.,
I
contends that the secret society or "lodge
works injury to the church. Unlike some
other clergymen he does not call upon the
church to wage war upon the lodge. On
the contrary, he urges the church to 1ml
tate what he regards as the superior
methods of the lodge. The leading fea
tures In which he finds suck superiority
may be briefly summarized
1. The Initiation The lodge tries to make
tnts impressive axd illustrative, often ln
vivid dramatic, form, of its moral doctrines
and rules of conduct. Furthermore, knowl
edge of these ceremonies is confined to
members and is their peculiar possession
nd distinction from the world at large.
The formula of entrance Into most
churches Mr. Blanchard declares to be un
impressive, mystical rather than practical,
"d containing little or nothing illustrative
I v a" iiicuimii v. viuiDitail icnuweniQ.
Furthermore, it Is public. The atheist and
infidel know as much about It as the Chria
I tian
Hence Mr. Blanchard argues that the
I form of entrance Into the church ought to
h. .nrloh.rt nrt th.t ,nm. nart , :,,,,
be for the members and the candidate alone.
I i-racucai nroinernooa ana Benevolence
Itiation la fostered by the frequent meetings
of lodge members by themselves. And this
f v1nBtr,"1bMr "f8'-
Clares, men have been led by experience to
turn to their lodge rather than to their
church. By the lodge relief is given not as
alma, but aa a right of the receiver and as
a duty of his brethren. There la an ex
press or clearly Implied contract of mutual
assistance, under which aid la given with
out Impairing self-respect.
"But the church," says Mr. Blanchard,
"with few exceptions, has only one method;
what is given la labeled 'charity.' To the
ordinary sensitive person In a civilised land
such assistance is humiliating. It cannot
be wondered at that the laboring man con
alders the lodge, with its mutual insurance,
more needful than the church."
Hence Mr. Blanchard advocates that
church members meet often In private and
for their own Interests, thus developing the
fraternal spirit. lie also urges that ways
be found to dispense relief without putting
it on the plane of alma to a beggar. He
cites the fact that the early Christian
churches took care of their distressed mem
bars, and were In many respects such mu
tual aid societies as the lodges are now.
t. Equality Between Members In the
lodge the millionaire and his coachman
may and do sit side by aide. All meet upon
a common level of manhood. In the oft
I uk.BMA Plll.nl .nllalllw I . n.nku.l..
Each member contributes eoually to the
support of the institution, if the rich man
gives more than the poor his gifts acquire
for him no greater power in its affairs.
"No such feeling of equality," declares
Mr. Blanchard, "exists In the church. It Is
easy for a man of wealth to tyrannise In
church affaire not ao In the lodge. It ta
often difficult and sometimes wellntgh im
possible for a church to discipline such a
member not so In the lodge. The church
la made a respecter of persona.
Therefore Mr. Blanchard advocates thst
"the ordinary work of the church be sup
ported by aaaeaamanu 1 on some equitable
I nlan ahnwlna the leaat one ran An mnA ra.
main In good standing; let a portion of the
Income be reserved for the benefit fund; let
extra expenses be met by freewill offer-
Ings.
It may be objected to Mr. Blanc-hard's
suggestions that the reasons of existence
of the lodge and the church are different,
and that, therefore, one cannot profitably
Imitate the other. Nevertheless his sugges
tions may be deemed worth attention by
I ministers wno reei mai me looge aDSorbs
a I en Miry that ought to be devoted to the
I church.
SEC t LAR SHOTS AT Tit V. PI I.PIT.
Brooklyn Eagle: The Itev. Mr. Jeffries
aye that his distinguished son, the prlse-
flghter, la champion because he never loees
Ms temper, but takes all knocks with a
smiling countenance. There are more dis
tinguished clergymen who have preached
sermons of less practical value.
Indianapolis Journal: A Catholic prleot.
formerly of Fort Wayne, has deserted the
pulpit and married a Connecticut school
girl. The news value ef this incident Is
Important because of the extreme Infre-
quency with which such a thing occurs.
It Is only once ln a lifetime that the world
hears of a Cathollo priest breaking the
vows of celibacy.
Indianapolis News: A Montreal church
choir struck because the pantor criticised
Its members for eating candy during ser
vices. The choir should not be too hasty.
1'robably the good man forgot that It was
Christmas times, when even the most
serious-minded of us find it dlfllcult to
avoid eating candy. No doubt, a little con
ciliation on both Bides will result Irf an ar
rangement that will be satisfactory to all.
Louisville Courier-Journal: Archbishop
Qulgley seems to have a queer Idea of the
constitution when he Insists that its se
curity Is dependent upon the establish
ment and maintenance by the state of Ho
rn an Cathollo schools. This could not be
done without the abandonment of the con
stitution, and if done for one church every
other church would have a right to demand
similar subsidy from the state. It waa
hardly to be expected that M this day any
American churchman would seriously ad
vocate such a proposition.
Springfield Republican: Rov. Dr. Minot
J. Savage contradicts a 'singular statoment
ascribed to him In a paragraph which has
been going the rounds of the newspapers,
namely, that there Is no such thing as a
standard of ethics, that ethics "Is a mat
ter of whim, a matter of tradition." Dr.
Savage avers that on the contrary he "did
assert, with such vigor as I was capable
of. precisely the contrary." But we fancy
he must have said another thing charged
to him in tho paragraph ln question, that
"the world is civilized only ln spots." For
that Is so true. In fact, comparatively few
men and women are civilized clear through,
Bt. Louis Globe-Democrat: Mrs. Mary
Baker KUdy, if she were a woman whose
fancy led her to the employment of sar
casm, might find material for a keen and
bitter pen In the Instance recorded In In
dlana of a rusty forceps five inches long
being found In the abdominal cavity of a
patient who had been operated on two years
before, which finally caused his death. Mrs.
Eddy's science of therapeutics contains no
forceps, nor do Mrs. Eddy's patients. Sins I
of omission In her practice have been made !
to appear many, but the omlnslun of re
moving a forceps seems not to be one of
them. But, though there may be jters from
the now numerous adherents of Mrs. Eddy,
they are scarcely Justified against all her
adversaries by this single error. Neverthe
less, in the controversial conflict that rages
unceasingly between the sects of the old
and the new thought, we fear that this
forceps will be. Introduced with more fre
quency than Ita value as a wtapon of war
fare entitles it.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican: The
agreement of 350 clergymen in Rhode
Island to exercise greater care ln the fu
ture In marrying divorced persons deserves
to be Imitated In other states. Their agree
ment Is very simple. Of tho total number
133 clergymen have pledged that they will
not marry strangers unless properly Intro
duced and Identified, or accompanied by
trustworthy witnesses; 115 clergymen have
promised to marry only the Innocent party
of a divorce granted on account of adul
tery; 63 have agreed to marry no person of
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remarry under the rules of that dener
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remarry any divorced person unirrr any
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nnd they can do much to minimise scan
dalous proceedings.
DOMESTIC rLBASAXTlUK".
'Our new minister always speaks ex
tomixire. lie never prepttres a sermon In
advance."
'1 : he doesn t practice what he
preaches." Philadelphia Tress.
Mrs. Crocker Ton don't like your soup?
Well, I must say, you are the hardest man
to satisfy there ever was.
Mr. Crocker Feoulo who know you are
my wlfn have quite a different opinion, my
dear. Boston iTanscrlpt.
"Didn't t hear ypur wife refer to you as
the human mince pie?" aald the curious
person.
"Yes," answered Mr. Plrlua Barker.
"Is that a compllmentT"
"Not exactly. She means that I Barer
agree with anybody." Washington Star.
Mrs. Gramercy Has she gone south thl
winter for bunlness or pleasure?
Mrs. Park 1 really couldn't say. You
, I don't know whether her two mar
rlaKeable daughters are with her. Town
Topics.
"We're going to mlsa getting a room full
of presents. Oeorge," said the dear girl,
as she eloped with the youth of her choice.
"Yes," he cheerfully replied, "and we're
going to bear the loss with a good deal of
philosophy when we remember that we
don't have to give a room full ln return."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Cranky Husband (at a reception) I wish
you were as lively as that woman over
ther.
Wife Humph! No wonder she's jolly;
she's a rich widow. New York Times.
"This Is a new shaving soap I'm using,"
snld the barber, "how do you like It?"
"Externally," spluttered the victim, sa
the brush slipped into his mouth. Chicago
Tribune.
"What
do you consider a really bad
wreck?'' asked the sarcastic reporter, who
had been vainly trying to get some Infor
mtitlon. "That depends," replied the honest rail
road official, "on whether It takes place on
our line or on some other." Chicago Post.
He Do you believe ln thought transfer
ence. Miss Frivolous?
She Not at all. I have been trying for
weeks to convey the Idea to your mind
hut vnu nuo-ht to tironoMe. Detroit Free
Press.
v
"Franklv, mndam." ssJd the honest sanSe
man, "1 wouldn't advise you to toWvoat
gown."
"Why not?" asked the woman.
"It doesn't mutch your complexion," ha
evnlnlnall.
tin, wen, sne repnea, careiessiy.
'I can
change the complexion.
'Chicago Post.
'M ANDY.
Bide Dudley.
There, now, 'Mandy, quit yer grlcvln',
Vou're a'pinln' yes, you air;
I kin see it: seeln's b'llevln';
Where's that smile you ust to wear?
Yoti air tryln' hard to bear It,
An' be brave; that's plain to see,
Better let your daddy share It,
You're the world an' all to me.
'Taint for me to mean to scold you,
That ain't what I want to do,
True, he hadn't ought a'told you,
All that 'bout a love fer you,
But perhaps it's really better
That he wed the girl frum town,
Borne day you'll be glad he met her.
An' then tuok an' turned you down.
Y'es. I know yer heart's a'breskin',
Hot yer grlnvln', 'Mandy, dear.
Gives my own a double ac'.l.t'.
Worst I've had In twenty year.
Let old men-Try scenes go fllttln',
Don't be pinln' 'way fer him,
There, now, 'Mandy, try fergittln",
Tlme'll bring another Jim.
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