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before me this lbt day of March, A. D.
1804. M. B. HUNQATE,
(Seal) Notary Public.
Heurwt will bo allowed to spend his
money without let or hindrance.
ItuCTtilo Hill really docs not. need that
kind of advertising to keep him lu the
Hnii'llKht of publicity.
Nebraska In approaching its fiftieth
birthday nnulvprxary without even the
thotiRht that It is time for It to take
out life liiNiiraiice.
The "mad" Mullah must be a mono
maniac on the subject of war with Eng
land from the wuy in which he pursues
that bobby to the end.
William of Germany would never hnve
gone on bis trip to the Mediterranean if
he thought the war god was as close to
his door as the Bnlknns.
After all is said, the truth remains
Indisputable that the Nebraska National
Guard is much more in need of privates
than it Is of brigadier generals.
Congressmen who did business with
Mr. Reavers by word ol mouth in 'place
of writing letters are probably congrat
ulating themselves on their wisdom.
' It Is safe to say that the Congressional
Record no longer furnishes the favorite
reading for General. Itrlstow not while
It indulges in offensive personalities.
French papers that profoBa to see a
tendency toward monarchy in the United
States must bo provided with those pe
culiar optics which see ihlngs which do
not exist
It is greatly to be feared that neither
our Russian nor our Japanese friends
would recognize themselves in most of
the war pictures in circulation without
a formal introduction.
From the way in which Turkey la be
ginning to strut, the ofllclals at Salonlca
must have captured more ammunition
Intended for the Insurgents than has
ver been made public.
Patriotic Americans will feel sorry to
hear that the rule of Lord Curzon In
India is not considered entirely success
ful. They had higher hopes of the effi
ciency of the American wife.
From the testimony given before the
senate committee engaged in Investi
gating the Dietrich charges it appears
that they have factions within the re
publican party at Hastings, too.
Southerners can never forget that
Cleveland was the only leader who had
the power to place the brigadiers in the
addle, and it is not unnatural that they
remember him with pleasurable regrets.
Those Cuming county farmers who
own 75-an-acre land are in a position
to rcallae the value of the advice given
by Horace Greeley for the young men
to go west and grow up with the coun
try.
Gregorian chants are no doubt beau
tiful, but there is room for apprehension
In the minds of the priests that with the
banishing of women from the choirs, the
choirs may become too attenuated for
use.
"The Cossack of the Sea." as Admiral
Makaroff is called iu Russia, may have
to learn that warships are not as easily
provided as Cossacks of the Don; neither
do they forage upou the country so
easily.
SL 1
The committee appointed to investigate
the charges in the Rristow report re
fleeting uihhi members of congress v ill
tart to work Immediately. A complete
three-ringed circus will occupy the
boards at Washington.
First-termers lu congress escape all
mention in the odious Rristow report,
They appear not to have been Invested
long enough with an official pull to have
gotten In their work with the late Tost
ffloa department crooks.
VBStRVIXU fiKUTHALITY.
President Itoosevelt has very properly
admonished those in the civil, military
and naval service of the government
not to give expression to anything which
might cause Irritation to either Russia
or .la pun during the continuance of the
war between them. Tills admonition
may very well apply to members of con
trcss, who are apt to make statements
not altogether consistent with the spirit
of neutrality. An example of this was
funiMied during the debute in the sen
ate on the im.vnl appropriation bill.
Senator Nelson of Minnesota made t
statement that the Interests of the
I'nlted States, Kiigland and Japan, in
the far east, are in the nature of the
case one, that they are all In favor of
maintaining the "open door" as against
Russia and whatever power may be
associated with her. While there Is no
alliance, except that of mutual inter
ests, said Mr. Nelson, "We have Inter
ests in common," those of England and
Japan being identical with ours, "and
their Interests are, in the very nature
of the case, hostile to the disineu)leruicnt
of the Chinese empire or the absorpticn
of Manchuria by Russia."
Senator Hale took the Minnesota sen
ator to taHk for this statement, saying
that he did not agree that there Is any
such common interest as the senator
asserted and declaring that "when it is
said that we have today a common In
terest with Japan and with England
with reference to Manchuria, that is(a
statement that the government of the
flitted States and its interests and Its
tendencies are against Russia and in
favor of Japan." The Maine senator
added: "I am not in favor of any
policy that Involves us at last in the
Immense expenditures, the stupendous
losses and the unspeakable wickedness
of the American people and tho United
States being involved in a war upon
any Issue that arises in those seas, 7,MK)
miles nway from us. So I want neu
trality, and I want nothing said any
where that Mill 1m quoted by either of
those powers to Inflame the other
power."
We think no one will question the
propriety of Senator Hale's reproof or
the soundness of Ills position. Tho
iews of the newspapers and of private
individuals In regard to the nations at
war, while they may canse some irrita
tion to one or tho other power, cast no
reflection upon the sincerity of the gov
ernment's declaration of neutrality, but
it is different when utterances favorable
to one or the other of the belligerents
are made on the floor of congress.
These are very sure to receive a con
struction Inimical to us. It Is mani
festly quite as desirable that members
of congress should avoid saying any
thing that might cause irritation to one
of the combatants as that those in the
civil, military and naval service of the
United States should do so. Indeed
greater harm may come from Indiscreet
utterances by the former than the
latter.
TO PH9MUTE FUHtlUX THADK.
Every practicable plan looking to the
promotion of the foreign trade of tho
United States should receive encourage
ment. Our continued industrial develop
ment, the interests of our agricultural
producers and the welfare of labor, all
require that we shall secure Increased
markets abroad for our products, alike
of the mill, tho factory and the farm.
It is therefore noted with satisfaction
that a movement has been set on foot
in New York to form a foreign trade
association, made up of those who have
practical interest in export and im
port trade, for the purpose of tho better
development and extension of the
foreign trade of the country, the gather
ing of data and Information looking to
this end and dissemination of the same
to its members, and other things which
are deemed to be necessary to the car
rying out of the object of the movement.
It is not to be doubted that an asso
ciation of this kind, which should be
extended to all the Industrial and com
mercial centers of the country, could be
made of great service in extending our
foreign trade. It is pointed out that
this trade has grown up in a haphazard
manner, largely as the - result of pro
ducing a surplus of food and raw ma
terials to be disposed of in other than
the domestic market, in recent years
there has also boon a surplus to send
abroad In some lines of manufacturing.
The range of our exports. Is Increasing
and is destined to go on increasing. We
are feeling more and more from year to
year the need of extending and divers!
fjing our markets a broad and removing
obstacles out of the way of reaching
them. As an eastern imper remarks, we
need to give them a more intelligent
and systematic study, to find wit where
they are available, what their demands
are and what methods are best adapted
for securing advantage of them. Thus
far this bus been left mainly to the
consular lepresentatlves of the govern
ment, many of whom have been poorly
qualified for the work, but It Is time
now for those engaged In foreign trade
to take this matter up for themselves.
They can do It tetter through associa
tion and co-operation than by Individual
action, though every exporter and im
porter is bound to seek business by In
telligent and enterprising methods, em
ploying competent agents to study the
requirements of the various markets
ami the means best adapted to profiting
by them.
The association formed iu New York,
and which probably will be extended to
other commercial centers, may lie able
to do a most valuable service In Improv
ing our trade relations with the coun
tries south of us. There is certainly a
field which ought to receive greater at
tention from the manufacturers of the
United States than has yet been given
it. We have permitted Great Britain,
Germany and France to gather In nearly
all of this valuable trade and today
those countries are steadily gaining In
that quarter while the United States is
losing ground. This is a condition which
certainly docs not reflect favorably upon
tho energy and e-nterprlse of American
manufacturers. Ihmbtless there are ob
stacles which cannot easily be over
come, Imt .surely they are not insur
mountable and we should no longer be
content to sit down mid allow the manu
facturers of Europe to take trade which
there Is every reason to lsileve Ameri
can manufacturers could secure by
proper effort. The organization of an
issodatlnn to promote our foreign trade
is eminently Judicious and If properly
directed can hardly fall to have bene-
tlcliil results. It is the beginning of a
movement that should become general.
GtlVCRXiyfi TUB r.iflAL ZONt.
The proposition to create n board for
the government of the canal zone In
Panama, somewhat similar In character
to that of the Philippine commission, is
encountering some opposition. Admiral
Walker and General Davis, members of
the Panama commission, hove stated
to the senate committee on lnteroceanlc
canals that they do not think well of
the proposition, while Secretary Taft
has expressed the opinion that if such
a board ns is provided for In the Klt
tredge bill should be appointed the In
evitable result would be a clash between
It and the canal commission which
might seriously Interfere with the ad
ministration of affairs ' in connection
with the construction of the canal.
So far as the members of the com
mission are concerned, it Is perhaps
natural that they should regard with
disfavor the proposal to create another
supervisory liody, clothed with the
powers contemplated in the bill now be
fore the senirte committee on lnter
oceanlc canals. In their view the gov
ernmental machinery employed on the
canal strip should be as simple as pos
sible nnd that therefore one commis
sion Is quite sufficient to do all the work.
Therefore they regard the Klttredge
proposition as superfluous. The force of
the objection from this source is ma
terially strengthened by the objection
of the secretary of war, whose experi
ence as the head of the Philippine com
mission gives great weight to his opin
ion in a matter of this character. Con
sequently when Secretary laft says
that the creation of the proposed board
of governors for the isthmian canal
zone would prolmbly result In causing
trouble there in tho administration of
affairs It will be well to give serious con
sideration to bis advice hi the matter
and undoubtedly this will be done.
When the Klttredge bill was Intro
duced it was very generally regarded
as a Judicious measure, making provi
sion for what seemed to be a necessity
for the proper government of the ter
ritory in Panama that will be under
the control of the United States. It ap
peared to be absolutely essential that
such a lxmrd as the bill provides for
should be created, in order that affairs
In th,o canal zone might be properly
conducted. The view expressed by Sec
retary Taft will be very likely to effect
a change of opinion In this regard and
possibly lead to clothing the canal com
mission with larger administrative pow
ers than have been given It. Of course
no one will advocate two commissions
if there is danger of a conflict arising
between them.
PROORgSS OF THE WAR.
The correspondents in the far east
appear to be getting into closer touch
with military operations and there is
reason to expect hereafter more Inter
esting news from the seat of war than
has been coming for the past week or
two, or at any rate information that will
give a better idea of the possible plans
of the combatants. The report regard
ing the Japanese movements, assuming
It to be correct, shows great activity
and suggests a welj-consldered plan
which Is being carefully followed. Very
little is reported in regard to Russian
movements and In all probability not
much Is being done beyond preparing
for flefense. There has-been nothing
thus far to Indicate that the Russians
Intend to assume the aggressive, but
there may be a change when General
Kouropatkln arrives In the far east and
fully acquaints himself with conditions
there. It Is believed, however, to be the
Russian policy to act for the most part
on the defensive, expecting to thereby
wear out the .Japanese. The apparent
policy of the latter is to push hostilities
as soon as they are ready to strike, but
it Is not to be apprehended that they
will do this recklessly. Up to this time
they appear to have proceeded with
notable Judgment and skill, but of course
tl- ability of their generals and the
prowess of their soldiers are yet to be
tested in the dash of battle.
The war seems to lag, but when the
difficult circumstances are properly con
sidered it will appear that really remark
able progress has been made, so far at
least as Japan Is concerned. A compari
son with our war with Spain will show
that we did not make as rapid progress
as Japan has made. Diplomatic rela
tions between the United States and
Spain were severed on April 110. Eleven
days later occurred the battle of Ma
nlla bay and on May .23 the Spanish
squadron was liottled up at Santiago,
Our troops were not lauded in Cuba until
June 10 and the real invasion of that
Island by General Shafter did not begin
until June 22. The first land battle was
on July 1 and Cervera s fleet came out
and was destroyed on July 3. In the
little more than a month since Japan
and Russia broke off relations the Japa
nese have disabled a part of the Rus
sian fleet at Port Arthur, destroyed two
Russian warships at Chemulpo nnd
landed a large army lu Corea. This is
certuinly a very creditable record.
A special Investigation Into the In
dustrial history of the United States is
alout to le Instituted by the University
of Wisconsin under the direction of Prof.
Richard T. Ely, who has been enabled
to associate with himself for the pur
pose Dr. John R. Commons through the
aid of a fund of J.'IO.OUO subscribed by
several eastern men of wealth. The
significance of this undertaking is three
foldthat It gives the University of
Wisconsin in Dr. Commons another
professor of sociology and economics
who ranks near the top In this im
portant Held that It promises to ac
complish a work much needed to per
fect our knowledge of the real forces
underlying our national progress that it
devolves this task upon a state uni
versity rather than one dependent en
tirely upon private endowment. As n
mntter of fact the character of the In
vestigation Is determined not so much
by the name or locution of the univer
sity, except to enhance its prestige, as
by the ability anil qualifications of those
In charge and for a study of the labor
problem In all its bearings none could
be found bettor equipped than Trof.
Ely and Dr. Commons, loth of whom
are already wefl versed In the subject
and hove also been actively identified
with various phases of the labor movement.
DOFFISlt TUB STRIPES.
Convicts at the Nebraska penltentlnry
nro to be permitted to lay aside the striped
uniform now In use nt the Institution. War
den Beemer has arranged a credit system
whereby prisoners whose conduct Is good
will be uniformed in gray and will be quar
tered in the new cell house. Those of un
ruly disposition will be confined In the old
cell house and will continue to wear tho
customary garb. The present black striped
uniform Is the pet aversion of the uveruge
convict, as It adds neither to beauty of
face or figure. In the large penitentiaries
of the eastern states the system to be
adopted by Warden Beemer has eeti in
vogue for a number of years and Is alleged
to be conducive to good behavior of the
prisoners. The female prisoners nt the
penitentiary have worn tho gray uniforms
for a number of years. Lincoln Star.
Anything that will conduce toward
more humanitarian treatment of our
penitentiary convicts and help them to
regain the path of honest livelihood after
they shall have emerged from the prison
walls will surely have the cordial sup
port of all classes of our citizens. It is
enld by those In position to know, that
the donning of the stripes is the worst
humiliation the convict has to undergo
and that Its destruction of self-respect Is
one of the greatest bars to reform after
expiation. The difficulty that confronts
the prison administration is to moke In
carceration sufficiently punitive without
at the same time violating the dictates
of humanity or eradicating the spark of
manhood from which must be rekindled
the energy and ambition for later self-
support. If the doffing of the stripes
can be made an incentive to good be
havior well and good. Their only real
purpose In origin was to make the con
vict peculiarly distinguishable in the
event of escape. An attempt to escape
or an exhibition of Insubordination
therefore must necessarily subject the
irlsoner to rehablliment in the despised
garb. The suggestion may be ventured
that the movement for the doffing of the
stripes be carried still further and thnt
this prison garment be reserved for those
Incarcerated for second and third of
fenses and be Imposed on first-time of
fenders only as punishment for breach
of discipline. In this way the first-
termer who Is promising of reform
would not need to bo branded with the
stripes at all, although the lesson of tho
stripes worn for the hardened criminals
about him would not be lost.
We have made immense strides In the
last few decades In the direction of hu
manitarian prison administration nnd
the fear so frequently indulged that
crime would thereby be stimulated and
Increased has not materialized. There
Is still room for Improvement and prog
ress and Nebraska will do well to keep
up with the most progressive.
Chicago Is in the throes of an nnti
expectorntlon campaign, waged chiefly
under the direction of the Progress
Health club, composed exclusively of
women, and quite a number of lndls
creet men have been assessed for costs
In Justice courts to remind them of the
bad habit with which they are afflicted,
The ultimatum against spitting in pub
lie places Is explained by the president
of the club, Dr. Mary A. Seymour, as
follows:
The women are in earnest in this cru
sade, and we are confident good results
will come If tho proper co-operation Is
given ub. As with all habits. It Is difficult
to bring about a reform In a day or two
and we have set out to prosecute a de-
termlned campaign The women who are
Interested believe fhat publicity Is the es
sentlal reature, and It will be our aim to
remind violators of the law In as many
ways as practicable. Every woman should
be Interested In this matter, for she knows
what havoc the habit of spitting on tho
public streets and In other public places
has brought to dresses, not to mention the
unsanitary aspect of the habit.
With this double Incentive the enforce
ment of Banltary regulations and the
rescue of their dress skirts from ruin
the justification of the movement is
complete, and the men, who suffer
equally with the women from unaanl
tary conditions and are also called on to
foot the dressmakers' bills, ought to be
glad to co-operate in any way required,
The only (Vt-mocratlc congressman from
Nebraska Is Just now using his congres
slonal frank freely to disseminate among
his constituents copies of his speech op
posing the planting of public money in
battleships thut can never come within
1JMNI miles of Nebraska. He is also
distributing at government expense his
quota of flower seeds and garden sass.
but it is difficult to say which will make
the most votes for him when he asks
re-election.
The senatorial committee that Is con
ducting the Smuot inquiry has gotten
hold of some testimony thut Is said to
be "unprintable" which means that it
will be reserved for private circulation
among the senutors and their intimate.
In cloak room and lobby.
The fact that the principal feature
of the program for the organization of
a new Southern society among the mem
bers of the community who hall from
south of Mason and Dixon's line Is an
excursion next year to the Ma nil Gras
at New Orleans gives Just a faint sem
blance of a suspicion that some railroad
man may possibly be the origlnntor of
the laudable Idea.
President Smith decided that there lad
een too much talk of Mormonlsni al
ready before he arrived at Omaha. He
will have to bring Roberts Into line, as
that statesman out of a Job announced
thst the public hearing was tho way the
Ixtrtl had taken to get the truths of the
Mormon religion before the world.
One of the, Milwaukee newspapers
describes our Superintendent I'earse as
'an Apollo in national educational cir
cles." They ought to have sten him
lad ns a Roman centurion posing on
an Ak-Sar-Kcn float. Apollo himself
would not be In the same class.
A Misleading Imitrrsslon,
Philadelphia Press.
Cleveland Isn't hunting Bryan. The e-
presldent Is a great hunter, but he hunts
only live things.
Master of Orient Seas.
New York Tribune.
Who could forebode that Japan would
develop so much naval ability in a genera
tion? It Is hardly longer than that since
she dropped her junk system, obsolescent
through countless ages, old as the Pan
dects of Mann or Noah's Ark. Now on
Neptune's fields she copes with the proud
est and lays them low. But on land she
may find the tables turned.
Good Excuse for Defeat.
Town Topics.
Gorman soldiers are to wear spectacles In
future maneuvers and wars. This will ena
ble the kaiser to fecrult his army from the
hundreds of thousands of Germans who
claim to be professors and have hitherto
been exempt from military service on ac
count of poor eyesight. It will furnish also
a good excuse for a defeated general: "I
have the honor to report that I lost my
spectacles this morning and consequently
lost the battle."
Incentive to Uwlfainiaii,
Minneapolis Times.
There Is a lesson In this to every citizen
who la called upon to serve on a petit Jury
In criminal cases; to every Judge; to every
Justice of the supreme court. If we are to
have respect for law In this country, those
who represent the law must command re
spect. They must do it by dismissing
maudlin sympathy and Immaterial techni
calities when the duty of passing upon the
guilt or Innocence of a criminal confronts
them. BherlfTs must be brave enough to
forget that a mob can vote; brave enouft-h
to be oath-observing men at any cost. If
fewer criminals were permitted to slip
through the meshes of the law there would
be fewer lynchlngs.
TUB UlALITV OK MERCY.
Should It Be Strained In Accordance
with Modern Xotlonat
Brooklyn IJfe.
The quality of mercy Is not strained.
As a matter of fact, this Is In accordance
with the strict tenets of science, for strain
ing would do no good, anyway.
Mercy, to be effective, should be either
sterilized. Pasteurized or Morgantzed.
Strictly, speaking, however, mercy is no
longer de rlgeur In the best circles that
Is, In circles where money is predomi
nant.
We need have no mercy on those people
olblged to pay twice as much for the nec
essaries of life, Just because we have
formed a trust to keep up the prices and
promote the standard of the most exalted
education.
Mercy Is weakness, and peculiarly septie.
thereby running contrary to the course of
the very strong. Being mightier all the
time, we must not foolishly allow It to
stand In the way.
Whatever quality mercy has, therefore.
must necessarily he poor and unfit for the
use of the best financial Interests. How
can there be mercy In a railroad combina
tion or a corner In wheat? We tremble
with righteous indignation at the Idea.
PKHSOXAL AMD OTHKKWISE.
"Togo or not Togo" that's the question
at Port Arthur and Vladivostok.
Admiral Togo emulates the late Admiral
Sampson In shelling out frequently, to keep
the fleet In practice.
The story of an Indiana teacher flogging
thirty-two boys at one sitting carries its
own reputation. The teacher is alive.
Lest we forget ourselves In the confusion
of war news, let it be noted once more that
General Ma is the father of the Chines
army.
Tho young prince of the Imperial house of
Japan bears the name Micchl. He belongs
to the fighting race. Hurroo for Micchl and
his tribe!
I.ate pictures of Admiral Makaroff pro-
sent as magnificent a crop of whiskers as
ever coddled the bosom of a populist.
That's what makes him look "quite kill
ing." A California rock sharp has arrived at
the conclusion that the Sierra Nevada
mountains are 8.000,000 years old. Such
marvelous skill at guessing would be more
profitably employed In editing war news.
The Methodists of Milwaukee have filed a
claim on St. Patrick and will Indulge in a
celebration next Thursday. With St. Pat
rick and Carroll Pearse formally annexed
Milwaukee ought to be happy, as well as
famous.
A man In a poorhouse Is not regarded as
an asset. There are exceptions. Old Noah
Baby, the Jerseyman who died at the age
of 132, Is sincerely mourned by the Ancient
Guild rf Space Killers, who made many a
good dollar by dishing up his record.
Because of his daring In taking the big
battleship Massachusetts successfully
through Hell Gate nearly three years ago.
Captain Henry H. Manney will receive this
month a much coveted position, thut ot
chief of the bureau of equipment, succeed
ing Rear Admiral George A. Converse.
The Importance of keeping one's mouth
closed during sleeping hours Is a favorite
theme with hyglenlsts. Unfortunately the
advice Is not generally heeded, and the
heedlezs pay the penalty. A Sioux City
woman had a beautiful set of false teeth
stolen while sleeping with her mouth wide
open.
People are getting wiser as the years
roll on. Propositions to vote bonds to pro
jected electric lines have been turned down
vigorously by communities In Indiana and
Illinois. The Idea la taking root In rural
minds that a good thing Is worth paying
for. Whereat promoter bewail the pas
sing of the days of wholesale bunco.
The agitation and irritation said to pre
vail in the chancelleries of Europe are of
minor concern for people struggling for
"three squares." Of far more consequence
are the disturbing reports of a threatened
famine In the sauerkraut market. Ths
cabbage crop Is shy several thousand tons
and sauerkraut is rising In price to an al
titude which millionaires alone may reach.
In a year the revered dish of sages and
poets and other common people has soared
from 14 to the dlzsy height of rti a ton.
Fortunately, pig's feet and pig's tails re
fuse to fly with the partner of their Joy,
and the blow I not as cruel as It might be.
SKC IX.tn SHOTS AT THH IM I.PIT.
St. Louts Globe-Democrat: It Isn't polyg
amy that makes the country hold Its nose
so much as It Is calling It "religion."
Chicago Ilecord-Hcruld: If mwlo took
his money over to Australia It is safe to
predict that he will bring back with him
ns much of it ns possible.
Philadelphia ledger: A minister h:is
made the statement thnt S.ono.otn of the It.
Ohj.iho young men of tho country are out
side of the church. Observers of the mod
ern young man will be ready to say that
he has not overstated the matter.
New York Sun: Roman Catholic priests
here arc greatly Interested In an order re
cently received from the pope nsklng fur a
report from every diocese In the I'nlted
States of the salary paid to each priest.
The pope's order Is said to Indicate clearly
that no priest must receive a salary higher
than ll.CNO a year, "and found."
Chicago Chronicle: Rev. Dr. Hoyd, pastor
of the First Presbyterian church In Kvnns.
ton, secures attendance on his services nnd
attention to his discourses by giving prizes
for the best reports of his sermons made
by members of his congregation. It Is to
be hoped that the plan will work well, but
It will remind some people of the story
about an English curate who gave a beg
gar woman a shilling. The old woman
dropped a low curtesy nnd said: f'Thnnk
you, your honor. I will give you a Sunday
afternoon's hearing some tlmo for this."
Indianapolis Journal: There Is one Illshop
Brown In the Kplscopal church, who de
fends lynching and says that tho negro Is
"hopelessly degraded." It will be a disap
pointment to the great body of tho church
If this bishop Is not severely disciplined.
The Episcopal church, like tho Cathollo
church, recognizes no color line. To tho
Catholic, no raco under the buh Is "hope
lessly degraded," and It Is from that church
that many another might learn a whole
some lesson. Should a Cathollo bishop
make such a statement as has Mishap
Brown, he would soon hear from ltnme in
an exceedingly disagreeable manner. The
Kplscopal bishop has no Rome to whom he
must answer; but there are doubtless edi
tors, ministers and dignitaries who will
administer the castlgatlon he deserves.
DOMESTIC PI.EASAXTRIES.
"You don't mean to say you girls have
started a Becret society?"
"Yes, It's a society w hose members pledge
themselves to tell all the secrets they
know." Philadelphia Ledger.
Ballv Gay Next to a man, what do you
like most?
Uollv Swift Myself, If he Is a fellow of
the right sort. Town Topics.
"Made any proposals yet, Jane?"
"No. I almost made one last evening, but
ma Insisted oo staying In the room."
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Ethel Just ss Mr. Stuyvesant met me on
the street yesterday and was taking oft his
hat to me, he tripped and fell.
Kate Well, you know what It Is. then, to
have had a man at your feet for once.
Somervllle Journal.
"Little boy," Inquired the minister, who
had called to see the man of the house, "Is
your father a Christian?"
"Yes." replied the boy, "I think he is, but
I don't believe he is working at it -these
days." Llpplncott's.
"You may turn up your nose at me, Mar
tha Ann Bllllwlnk, but I want you to re
member It's leap year, and Kit Garllng-
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horn Is Irving to get me sway from you."
'Well. I'll Just show the freckle-faced
thing she ran t do that George, dear!"
I 'lil.Miun TrlhllTIA
"
"I've got something Important to do,"
snld the practlral young man, "and I don't
Just know how to go about It. I'd like you
to help me."
"Yes?" replied Miss IVchls. "What is It
you jwopose to do?"
"That's not the question. It's what is It
vnu do to propose?" Philadelphia Catholic
Standard.
"With your daughter as my wife, sir, I
can conquer the world."
"Hut that Isn't the question. Can yon
make enouKh moncv to keep yourself in
clothes? " Brooklyn Life.
it a i to tiii: noor.
Colonel Contes Kinney.
When the humid shadows hover
Over all the starry spheres,
Anil the melancholy darkness
Gently weeps In rainy tears.
What a Joy to press the pillow
eif a cottage- chamber bed
And to listen to the patter
Of the soft rain overhead!
Every tinkle on the shingles
Has nn echo In the heart;
Ami a thousand dreamy fancies
Into busy being start:
And a thousand recollections
Weave their bright hues Into WOaf,
As 1 listen to the patter
Of the rain upon the roof.
Now In fancy, comes my mother
As she used to. years ngone.
To survey her darling dreamers,
Kre she left them till the dawn;
Oh! I see her lx-ndlng o'er me.
As I list to this refrain.
Which Is played upon the shingles
By tho patter of the rain.
Then my llttlo seraph sister.
With her wings and waving hslr,
And her bright-eyed, cherub brother
A serene, angelic pair!
Glide around my wakeful pillow,
With their praise or mild reproof.
As T listen to the murmur
Of the soft rain on the roof.
And another comes to thrill me
With her eyes' delicious blue;
And forget I, garlng on her.
That her heart was nil untrue;
I remember but to love her
With n rapture kin to pain,
And my heart's quick pulses vibrate
To the patter or the rain.
There Is naught In Art's ' braruras
Thnt enn work with such a spell
T, lhA et.lrlf'- nnpd .laen fntlntftlnS.
Whence the holy passions well,
A
,s that melortv or Nature,
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l -U l . . V. i . ,1 . I Iha
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Chlch Is plaved upon the shingles
By the patter of the rain.
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