THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1904.
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N. B. HUNGATE. Notary Public.
The democrats have now annexed the
Declaration of Independence as a cam
paign document
Ak-SnrBen's recruiting office has but
a limited time yet to be open. Those
who have not already enlisted must put
It off no longer.
Terhnps General TJnevltch's expecta
tion of an attack upon Vladivostok: may
account for the rapidity of Viceroy
Alexieff 's removal from that place.
Terlpatetlc Americans In reduced
financial condition will sympathize with
General Kouropatkln. Tbe dispatches
say that Kduronatkln has at last reached
TleTass.
The lack of harmony within' the pop
ocratlc organization In Nebraska is only
Indicative of tbe greater lack of har
mony within tbo national democratic
organization.
General Kouropatkln has evidently
changed his mind about eating Christ
mas dinner In Toklo. lie apparently is
not pleased with the temperature of bis
first reception.
That Georgia cracker, Tom Watson,
appears to have shot a good many holes
Into Tarker's chances In New York
state, to judge by tbe amount of atten
tion be Is receiving at tbe bands of dem
ocratic journals. '
The national ' democratic party may
jet be sorry it did not take advantage
of former Senator Allen's prediction and
nominate Grover Cleveland. There
would at least have been no doubt as
to bis policy.
Dispatches from Copenhagen say that
the 'czar 'is in the habit of consulting
clairvoyants and fortune tellers. lie
should exchange them all for a medium
who can materialize a Russian army in
the far east
As Manitoba looks out over, the great
wheat crop, now almost completely tar
vested and safe, one hears a murmur
from Winnipeg: "American money looks
good to us, and this crop looks like a
bfg wad of it"
With the officers of a wrecked finan
cial institution indicted and a clew to
the perpetrators of the Victor outrage,
Colorado should in a short time be able
to hold up its head again before its
sister states.
Russians say that the Japanese have
planned a general assault upon Port
ArtUur to take place Tuesday night If
they have really received such a report
they should double their sentinel after
dark Sunday and Monday, .
-
Spain is planning to raise cotton In
competition with tbe United States.
Here is a form of rivalry much better
than that at which Spain last tried con
clusions with Uncle Sam because it also
promises more for the Spanish people.
colonel xoungbusband has told
Thibetans that; since Great Britain
has completed its trade treaty, it has
no political designs on the countey, but
astute Thibetans will keep one eye npon
the union Jack while following their
usual pursuits.
Nebraska has been enjoying some of
thut typical corn weather during the
.past week on which it depends for the
maturing crop. Corn bins won't be able
to bold all the yellow ears this fall if
the .weather man keeps smiling on the
Nebraska farmer.
A Russian newspaper declares that
ono of the first demands made upon tbe
new secretary of the interior will be for
freedom of speech and liberty of thel
press in Rumtts. If the new miutster
wants to pose as the creator of a new
and nioje glorious Russia the demand
will have favorable consideration
nannsa the battle ofir.
Th military maneuvers now pro
gressing on the historic battlefield of
Manassas bave evoked desultory discus
sion concerning the causes which led to
the disaster which befell the union srroy
under General Pope in the last days of
August, 1802., Major Watrous, a retired
officer of the regular army, who partici
pated at the engagement as a volunteer,
has ventured to ascribe the signal defeat
of the union armies to the lack of har
mony among the generals commaudlnir
the various army corps and divisions,
and especially to the tardiness of Gen
erals McClellan and Franklin in march
ing their forces promptly from Alex
andria to the battlefield as soon as they
heard tbe echo of the guns In the fierce
conflict To controvert this reflection
upon the patriotism and loyalty of Gen
eral McClellan, the World-Herald be
clouds the truth of history, making the
assertion that when Pope's army, com
posed of the forces under Fremont,
Banks and McDowell, encountered
Stonewall Jackson and the confederates
detached frem Richmond by General
Lee, McClellan, who bad previously been
relieved of tbe command of the Army of
the Potomac, sent Generals Franklin
and Porter and every available soldier
to reinforce Pope while he himself was
detained at Alexandria, under orders.
With all due deference to Major Wat
rous and the military historian of the
World-Herald, The Bee ventures to in
terpose a few corrections. Having been
attached to the staff of General Pope
during the memorable "on to Richmond"
campaign, Including the three days'
fighting at and around Manassas, the
editor of The Bee has a distinct recol
lection of the incidents that preceded
the battle and occurred during and after
the battle.
Major Watrous Is eminently correct
In his declaration that "the federals
were most unfortunate in their chief
commander, who was not equal to the
emergency and did ' not inspire confi
dence In the subordinate commanders
that were under his direction." It was
not possible, however for Major Wat
rous, who was then a private in the
anks of a '.Wisconsin volunteer regi
ment, to form any. correct estimate of
the strategic blunders pr the inexcusa
ble shortcomings of the various brigade,
division and corps commanders that
were operating in the vicinity of Manas
sas, any more than a private In a Rus
sian regiment retreating from Llao Yang
can form a correct estimate of the gen
eralship of General Kouropatkln or his
subordinate commanders of divisions
and brigades.
On the other hand, the military critlo,
of the World-Herald shows a lamenta
ble lack of historical exactness in pla
cing Generals Fremont and Banks
among the general 'officers under Gen
eral fope at .the battle of Manassas.
Fremont and Banks had both been de
feated in the Shenandoah valley by
Stonewall Jackson in June, 1862, in sep
arate engagements and neither of these
officers were in command of any of the
troops that took part in the second bat
tle of Bull Run.
' It Is the consensus of eminent mili
tary critics, as well as officers who were
ey witnesses on the battle ground, that
the disaster that overtook the union
army at Manassas in 1862 was due to
the incapacity of General Pope to handle
so large an army. In other words, Gen
eral Pope was not only outflanked, but
overmatched and outgeneraled by Stone
wall Jackson. On the second day of the
battle General Pope boastfully tele
graphed to President Lincoln and Sec
retary Stanton that be had won a glori
ous victory and confidently expected to
bag Stonewall Jackson and bis army,
when as a matter of fact the union
army at that very moment was shat
tered and on the point of retreat It
was only on the last day of the battle
that reinforcements were ordered from
the army camps near Washington. Gen
eral Franklin marched with his division
from Alexandria to the relief of Pope
as promptly as it was possible for hlj
to do, but he could not have .retrieved
the disaster even had he reached the
battlefield on the last day of the battle.
There is absolutely no ground for tm
assertion that General McClellan waa
sulking at Alexandria while Tope was
being whipped by the confederates. Mc
Clellan had Been relieved of the com
mand of tbe Army of the Potomac and
the bulk of his army had been trans
ferred from tne peninsula and had Joined
the main army under Pope. Before
they had reached Tope, however, Stone
wall Jackson had maneuvered so as to
strike the Alexandria railroad at Manas
sas, leaving Tope cut off from communi
cation with Washington and compelling
him to face about with confederates in
the front, confederates on both flank
and confederates on the rear. Under
such conditions the disaster at Manassas
was a foregone conclusion.
VLADIVOSTOK NEXT.
It is announced that the Japanese are
making preparations for another grand
assault on Port Arthur, probably within
a few days. Not much fighting has
taken place there since the last general
assault but tbe Japanese have not been
idle and very likely have received rein
forcements. There is reason to expect
that the assault for which preparation
is being made will be a desperate one
and it is by ho means Improbable will
result in tlwK capture of the stronghold.
In that evenli it is the accepted belief
among experts that the siege of Port
Arthur will be duplicated at Vladivo
stok. This is evidently the txpectatiop
also of the Russians, ss indicated in
the report that General Kouropatkln.
cannot have reinforcements from Vladi
vostok. The American naval attache,
Lieutenant McCulIy, who recently came.
out of Port Arthur, notified the Navy
department from Mukden that he was
leaving there for Vladivostok. As he
la in the far east to see audVarn it is
naturally inferred that his Suing to
Vladivostok is because be belleVs Im
portant events are likely to L
there in the near future. When de
pends upon conditions at Fort Arthni
and it is the universal Judgment that
the Russians cannot much longer hold
the place, though It is not doubted that
they will fight to the last man to do so.
Vladivostok Is not so strongly fort!
fled as Port Arthur and consequently
would not present so great a task to the
Japanese, but It Is needless to say that
it will be valoroiisly defended and that
its capture wfll cost many lives a con
sideration, however, which does not
deter tbe Japanese.
I COnK A JAPAN'S WA RD.
Japan has taken Corea under ber
guardianship and in future will exercise
a large control In the affairs of the
Hermit Kingdom. By an agreement
Jast concluded between the two govern
ments Corea will bave as a financial
adviser a Japanese subject also a diplo
matic adviser who shall be a foreigner
recommended by the Japanese govern
ment which has already selected for
this position an American, Mr. Durham
White Stevens, who has been for fifteen
years tbe counselor of the Japanese
legation at Washington The agreement
further provides that the Corean govern-
ment shall previously consult the Japa
nese government in concluding treaties
and conventions with foreign powers
and in dealing with other Important
diplomatic affairs, such as the granting
of concessions to or tbe making of con
tracts with foreigners.
This places a limitation upon the in
dependence of Corea, practically similar
to that Imposed by the United States
upon Cuba. It Is the logical sequel of
the events following the outbreak of
the war with Russia and is imperatively
necessary to the security and future
welfare of both Japan and Corea. As
stated by the Japanese government' the
financial embarrassment of tbe Corean
government,, which has long been a
chronic condition, has been a constant
cause of internal trouble and the chief
hindrance to the development of foreign
commerce. Japan will be able to reg
ulate the financial affairs of the country
so as to put them on a sound basis, to
the advantage of both. So in regard to
foreign affairs the Corean government
has shown Itself to be at once incom
petent and corrupt and Japan has so
great an Interest in that country that
It could not afford to allow it to have a
free hand in concluding --treaties and
conventions with foreign powers. For
years Russian Influence was paramount
at the Corean capital and was able to
secure valuable concessions. Japan very
properly determined to put an end to
this and took steps to do so very soon
after the breaking out of hostilities.
If Japan is finally successful in the
war a new era wtlopen for Corea, un
der Japanese protection and guidance.
Left to itself the country would make
no progress, but tinder the direction of
the enlightened," liberal and progressive
Japanese the. resources of Corea will be
developed and the kingdom may be
brought to play its full part In the world
system of production and" eonsumntion.
Japan gives, the assurance that In exer
cising supervision over the diplomatic
affairs of Corea there Is no Intention to
place an impediment on the legitimate
enterprise of foreigners In the sphere of
commerce and Industry and the nation
will accept the statement with confi
dence.. , (
A PARLIAMENT OF PEACE.,
Among the congresses which will meet
in St. Louis in connection with the ex
position perhaps none will command
more general Interest than that of the
Interparliamentary Union for the Pro
motion of Arbitration and Peace, which
will hold a three days' session, begin
ning tomorrow. This will be the
twelfth meeting of the union, aptly
called by the secretary of the American
reace society tne most important un
official body of public men in the world.
The organization was formed sixteen
year ago in Paris and is composed of
present and former members of the par
liamentary bodies of all the nations of
western Europe that have constitutional
governments and of the United States,
the branch in this country having been
formed last January.
Tbo union is of recognized high stand
ing in Europe and exerts a- considerable
influence. It has' to do always with
practical questions which are pending,
as well as with questions which reach
further into the future, but which are
equally practical. At the' St. Louis
meeting there will be discussed, among
other topics, the extension of arbitra
tion treaties which shall be obligatory
upon the contracting parties, making
them submit their differences to arbitra
tion rather than resort to war. An
other practical question is the reduction
of armaments and It is expected that
some conclusion can be reached in favor
of a gradual reduction, which the for
eign members of the onion can work and
vote for on their return home. An
other matter to be discussed will be the
freedom from capture of the property of
eutrals when it is not designed for
military purposes, 8 subject which is
just now being most earnestly consid
ered by all the nations. Still another
topic to be discussed which is of, present
commanding interest will be the rights
and dnties of neutrals.
These are matters which are receiving
the careful attention of the governments
of all the civilized powers and the de
liberations respecting them of the con
ference at St. Louis is reasonably ex
pected to bave an Influence upon their
final determination. It is announced
that tbe Interparliamentary union willj
ask President Roosevelt to call a second
peace conference similar to that held st
Tbe Hague, the member) of which shall
be empowered by their several govern
ments to negotiate arbitration treaties
wlthall nations represented at the con
ference. In reference to this one of the
American members of the union said
that this does not mean disarmament,
but it does mean great step toward
universal peace. "We are not dreamers,
!nt practical statesmen, assembled to
advance the arts of pence and further
the commercial well-being of our sev
eral - nations." A British member e.x
pressed the opinion that should the presl
dent call a second Hague conference his
request be regarded as mandatory by
the legislative bodies of all Countries
and by the heads of all foreign nations,
He thought that such a inference, fol
lowing the Russo-Japanese war, would
be highly successful In advancing the
principle of arbitration. A similar
opinion was expressed by other foreign
representatives. Undoubtedly the presi
dent would favorably consider a request
for such a conference.
The Interparliamentary union has al
ready exerted a good influence, especially
in securing the adoption of the arbitra
tion treaties which have been concluded
between different nations. It may not
be a'ble to bring about all tltat it alms
to accomplish, but its efforts for the
promotion of International peace merit
the heartiest commendation and encour
agement REQCLAT1NQ FRATERNAL INSURANCE.
Public attention is being directed
more and more to the enormous growth
in number and membership of fraternal
insurance societies. New organizations
are constantly springing up and the
older societies have extended their oper
ations to every state in the union and
many to foreign countries. These fra
ternal organizations, while involved in
much mysticism and secret signs and
Insignia of different kinds, are really
huge insurance enterprises, and the
amount of money they take from the
people as dues and assessments makes
a startling total. If tne order is wen
managed by honest and conservative
men, who are not mere self seekers, it
Is a boon to the man of small means
who cannot sefe his way to insuring with
the more expensive old line companies.
If on the other band the financial man
agement is in the hands of men who
seek only their own aggrandizement at
the expense of those who entrust money
to them, a smash and a rude awaken
ing are bound to come to the thousands
who have contributed to tbe funds of the
society.
It Is here that we are confronted by
the startling fact that notwithstanding
the Immense membership and the im
mense amount of money handled by
these fraternities, they are the only in
surance companies not subject to strin
gent supervision by public officials.
Herein .lies a vast field for fraud and
graft. It is within 'the power of any
one so inclined and possessing the neces
sary business ability to organize one of
these societies,, and by mismanagement,
If not dishonest management, to swindle
the poor dupes who were persuaded to
contribute of their hard-earned wages.
A number of these societies can easily
be recalled which were nothing less
than huge grafting enterprises that col
lapsed in total wreck, because they were
not begun on a sound financial basis or
because of mismanagement or down
right thievery on the part of the offi
cials and organizers. , ,
If we require, ns we do, banks and
regular Insurance companies to be sub
ject to state or national supervision and
inspection as a necessary safeguard to
the interests of the public in these days
of grafting and fraud, every possible
protection should be afforded to the
provident wage earners of the nation
who unite for mutual insurance in these
fraternal insurance organizations.
Under existing conditions the only
feasible method 'Would be to have the
supervision or Inspection on the same
plan as the state supervision of insur
ance companies. Regular publication of
exhibits of the financial affairs of these
fraternities, such as those exacted from
other insurance companies operating
within the state, should be required at
intervals and everything possible done
to enforce sound business principles and
to weed out all "wildcat" schemes whose
sole purpose is to defraud- the public.
Such supervision would be not' only a
boon' to the working men, merchants
and professional men who make up the
bulk of the membership of these organ
izations, but also a positive benefit to
those fraternal societies which are
safely and honestly managed. Those
that then had tbe sanction of the state
and .were on a sound financial basis
could appeal with confidence to the sup
port of the public. On tbe other band,
such fraternal insurance" organizations
as were not on a firm financial basis
and whose method were unsound or
speculative, might be excluded from
operating and tiie public more effectually
protected from loss.
We would commend this subject to the
coming legislature for the enactment of
a law that will provide a tangible way
of safeguarding the interests of the fra
ternal insurance" societies and their
members. 1
Since his return from Europe E. TL
Harrlman has voluntarily taken tbe
public into bis confidence. Looking
backward and forward, Mr. Harrlman
has sketched a rather reassuring bird's
eye view of the situation. "At pres
ent," declare Mr. Harrlman,) "we are
recovering in this country from a period
of excess, during which period we went
too fast and too far in extension, pro
duction and building of plants and other
facilities to serve the public needs. The
demand of the public for these things
was itself excessive, and capitalists re
plying to this carried things up too rap
Idly. The entire business fabric top
pled of its own weight It has not
been destroyed, but it will take some
little time to restore everything to a
uornial condition. During that time we
shall see a demand for all, staples and
we shall see no boom la either the steel
business or any other of the great sta
ple industries."
Eight years ago the west was on fire
with politics and the east wa prac
tically conceded to the republicans with
out a struggle. This year the conditions
are reversed and the Vester business
man and working man pursue the even
tenor of their way, while the only po
litical excitement they observe comes In
press dispatches from disputed territory
east of the Allegbenles.
Since the dinner of the democratic
editors in New York the New York
Evening Post is so busy trying to coun
teract the effect of Henry Watterson's
speech that it has found no space to
devote to the Interests of the democratic
candidate for the presidency. And the
rost was one of the papers which hailed
Judge Parker as the Moses of the
democracy.
was Tennyson who sang of a
"parliament of the world," but it may
be America which will see the first prac
tical steps taken In that direction. If
St. Louis can mark its centennial with
the inauguration of such a movement it
Is possible a grateful people will again
gather in the Monument city to celebrate
a nobler centennial In 2004.
Omaha has gotten back to the Increase
side of the comparative weekly clearing
house statement notwithstanding the
depressing effects of the meat packing
strike. Now that the strike has been
declared off and the packing bouses may
be expected shortly to get under full
head again, the clearing bouao figures
ought to show up still better.
The New York Herald announce the
declaration of a phrenologist to the
effect that Grandfather Davis is, struc
turally, a combination of Abraham Lin
coln and Russell Sage. Tom Taggart
has doubtless discovered that he is cor
rect with respect to the Sage character
istics, but those of Lincoln are not so
apparent
Having failed to annex the Sixteenth
street viaduct the Chicago Great West
ern Is now annexing the approaches to
the viaduct by gradual approaches.
Civilisation on New Footln.
Chicago Tribune.
Western civilization Is Dermeatlns China,
Tn njinther generation It will not be con
sidered a disgrace for a Chinese woman of
hlah rank to stand on a broad footing.
Fnnnjr Political Stnntj
Kansas City Star.
Was there ever anything- in the wholo
record of American politics quite so funny
as to see the democrats who voted for
Bryan In 1896 and In 1900 shying at Roose
velt' on the plea that he is neither safe
nor sane?
A General Grievance.
Philadelphia Record.
One of the Inconveniences for which the
advent of the automobile Is responsible Is
the Increased demand created for rubber.
Rubber is of such universal use that any
added consumption of sufficient volume to
send up prices constitutes a general griev
ance, y
r
Knocking: His Old Associates.
Baltimore American.
Tom Watson keeps hammering- away at
the proposition that the democratic- leaders
of the south and west have dropped their
old doctrine, not because they do not still
believe in It, but In the hope that they may
win by repudiation. And then, with hands
raised, he exclaims: "What an attitude for
the leaders of a great national party!"
A Royal Family Affair.
. Springfield Republican.
Prussian kines have had an excellent
habit of taking wives from among their
own peopleand this custom Is now fal
lowed In the betrothal of the crown prince
to the Duchess Cecllie of Mecklenburg
Bchwerln. The range of choice is wider at
home, for the various states that now form
the German empire maintain a dozen or
more little courts left over from the feudal
system, and each little court can boast of
a royal or princely family. The choice of
the Duchess Cecllie, however, must have
caused deep disappointment in sundry cap
itals outside of Mecklenburg-Schwerin.
THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER.
An Emotional Critlo Geta What Was
Cousins; to Hint,
Philadelphia Record (dera.).
A correspondent of the Record, who is
nothing if not extravagant writes as fol
lows: Editor of the Record: '
The Btar SoanRled Banner la the emblem
of freedom. When, however. It casts its
shadow over the graves of 300,000 murdered
Filipinos men, women and children, who
never did us any harm freedom's flag be
comes a living He. W. H. C.
Before ever freedom's flag had cast a
shadow over a Filipino grave It had for
eighty years been flung to the breeze over
a land where millions of negroes were held
In bondage, and had been hailed as the
standard of equal and Inalienable rights
bestowed upon man by the Creator. .
The unasslmllable Indians, Africans and,
Asiatics have not yet shown themselves
capable, either In area of the republic or
its acquired territories, of . such self-government
a has been established under the
federal flag. They have not been endowed
by the Creator with all the needful ca
pacity for maintaining life, liberty and the
pursuit of happiness after our well estab
lished and auccessful methods. The flag
beckons them on t the effort and pro
tects them during the experiment.
Whether or not the experiment of racial '
enfranchisement, carried forward upon the
colossal plan of pur present undertakings,
la economically prudent or morally Justi
fiable or politically expedient Is another
matter. -
But the flag Is all right. . It stands for
all attainable liberty compatible with nuT
man well being.
SERMONS BOILED DOWN.
Happiness is health of heart.
Little sins never stay small.
Short prayers bring quick returns.
The shallow head coon gets sore.
A wrong Is always worth forgetting.
Time knows nothing of a reverse lever.
Heavenly mlndednes Is not earthly blind
ness. The money must be measured by th
man.
A creed makes a good chart, but a poor
track.
No amount of polish can make a pearl
out of a, pebble.
If the fool would follow up his folly
he would soon forsake It.
The wind does not whistle through the
barn that Is full of wheat.
A man cannot have his Interest 13 sin
and keep his principle clean.
The lights of this world are not doing
their shlntng before mirrors.
Prsyer is only a pillow at night when
it has been an endeavor all day.
The man who standa on hla head always
thinks ha la holding up the world.
Sanctiflcatlon Is a good deal mora than
feeling sor on th rest of creation.
It Is always easier to fight the dead
sins of yesterday than to face the living
ones of today.
If you are doing no good to others you
are doing much harm to yourself. Chi
cago Tribune, '
STATEMENT OF
The Omaha National Bank
At the Close of Business Sept. 6th, 1904.
RESOVRCES.
Loan and Discount ...J4.783.4W I3
Overdrafts 4.CT 81
V. S. Bonds for Circulation. SW.onooo
Stocks and Bonds 430.S6I.84
Bunking- House and Safety
Deposit Vaults '.... ' 200.000.00
V. S. Bonds for
D?oslts $428,000,00
Due trom Approv
ed Reserve Asetrtsl,377,SS4 99
(' Due from Other
1 Banks 6.MR .59
Cash on Hand 1.251.736.76
Due from U. 8.
Treasurer 26,500.00 S,739,S70.34
"" t9, 796,91142
Safety Deposit Vaults In connection
with Bank.
OFFICERS:
J. H. MILLARD, Pres. WM. WALLACE, VIce-Pres
C. F. McOREW, VIce-Pres.
CHA5. E. WAITE, Cashier. FRANK BOYD, Asst-Cash
' DIRECTORS:
C. F. Millard, Qay C. Barton, C. If Brown. N. W. Wells,
B. F. McGrew,
A. J.
I. W. Carpenter,
SECULAR SHOTS AT THE Pl'LPIT.
Chicago Inter-Ocean: One Chicago pas
tor who has Just returned from his sum
mer vacation has been presented with $1,-
000 by his appreciative parishioners. This
ought to 'nettle the question whether or
not a vacation pays.
Brooklyn Eagle: We have nearly 140,000
Sunday schools with a membership of
nearly 11,600,000 pupils. There are not so
many "Sunday schools in all the rest of
the world. Again, we must be the most
moral people on. earth. Don't look at the
news columns. Have faith.
Philadelphia Press: The average min
ister In this country, with a salary of very
much less than a thousand dollars a year,
will look with Interest upon the Archbishop
of Canterbury when he comes here, for a
clergyman with a salary of $76,000 a year,
and a palace thrown In, eyen if he Is an
archbishop, Is a rare sight.
St. Paul Pioneer Press: A curious in
stance of "hedging" was presented by
Father John of Cronstadt, who, after pre
dicting that seven daughters would be
born to the czarina before a man child
would arrive, prayed long and earnestly
that his prediction might prove false He
won on the second "hunch."
Boston Herald: "The dim religious rays"
wht-.h the poet speaks of as stealing
through the stat.iod glass windows of the
great church are not in It with the big,
distinct religious "raise" of $46,214 which
Rev. Dr. Simpson, the famous Christian
Missionary Alliance exhorter of New York,
secured by his vigorous denunciation of
selfishness at the Old Orchard camp ground
last Sunday. .' '
New York Sun: There Is one place on
this continent where the shovel hat, silk
apron, gaiters and buckled shoes of the
archbishop of Canterbury will caura no
sensation. .In our state capital the Right
Rev. . Dr. Doane goes about in Just such
togs. Tho doctor also affects the Anglican
signature, and his name as it appears on
hotel registers is "William of Albany." It
was under this Inscription that a Metho
dist person wrote on one occasion "John
of Schenectady."
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE. -
Surely the cxar's army Is getting a run
tor Its money.
The pernicious activity of the Japs In
dicates a determination to grant no stop
over privileges at Mukden.
Che Foo and Shanghai are not utilizing
all the opportunities coming their way.
Where, oh where is Gnneral Pflug?
Let Chicago cheer Bp and get busy. It
Is . not the only live town touched by a
mark-down in census calculations. For
get It.
The latest decoration for fall millinery
Is a lobster. The style commends irael? to
matrons who take delight in pleasing their
husbands
Hard-hearted Judges in New York steadily
refuse to impose cut-rate fines on drunks
from the model saloon. . The tendency is
to raise the limit.
New York's new hotel is eighteen stories
high. You can get in under the roof for
$7 a day, but it takes three figures to strut
around on the ground floor.
If the' Japs have issued return tickets
to their friends, the enemy, it is not likely
they will be presented to the conductor in
time to swell the fall passenger business.
Much Is made in the news ' of the fact
that a rich American girl married a Ger
man baron. It will be real news when it
la announced that a rich foreigner has
married a poor American girl.
General Kouropatkln is reported as
"cheerful and wholly satisfied with the
situation." Tom Taggart expressed a like
sentiment when he heard from Vermont.
Great minds oft work in parallel grooves.
To klas a Connecticut girl without her
permission has been marked up to $17.60
by a New Haven police court. This is the
regular local rate. Special terms will be
made for visitors during "old home" week.
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THE CONDITION
of
LIABILITIES.
Capital
Surplus Fund
Undivided Profits
Circulation
Deposits
...$1,000,000.00
,. ..IM.00000
... 21.324.43
... 000,00009
... S.026.S93 99
I
$9,796.9111 42
Boxes to rent for storing Papers and
Valuables.
Simpson,
Win. Wallace,
W. At. Burgess.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
Nell She was complaining- to me about
loss of lia'.r attain. It worries her so.
Belle For goodness' sake! Why doesn't
she keep It under lock and key 7 Philadel
phia Ledger. ,
She I waa a fool to marry you.
He I suppose so, but I'm not willing that
you should bear all the blame. I asked
you to. Town Topics.
"Pardon me," said the masher, but you
look like a young lady I know."
"Pardon me," interrupted Miss Bright,
"but you look like a man I don't know."
Chicago Tribune.
He I believe congratulations are In or
der. Pray accept mine.
She What forT
He I heard you were engaged.
She You're late. I've been married for
two months to Mr. Roller.
He Oh, I beg pardon. How stupid! I'm
so sorry. Detroit Free Press.
"My dear," said the learned man, "I think
that I shall write a dictionary."
"What forT" asked hla wife.
"Then I can at least get a word In hers
and there." Cleveland Leader.
Jiggs What's the difference between a
hecilo flush and a bobtail flush?
Jaggs A hectic flush makes someone red
snd a bobtail flush makes someone blue.
Philadelphia Bulletin. . .
Henpeck My wife is getting real good
with me these days. She lets me open all
the mail that comes to the house.
Meeker Including all the letters ad
dressed to herT
Henpeck Gracious! No! The letters ad
dressed to me. Philadelphia Ledger.
Fred What do you think of Miss HyattT
Joe-Oh. she's a nice-looking girl, but
her actions are a trifle unwomanly.
Fred Unwomanly-?'
Joe Yes; she actually insists upon putting
on her gloves before going out Into th
street. Chicago News.
"Gracious!" exclaims m husband. "Is
that the new gown Madame Sklnnem mad
for you? I thought she said it was to ba
very high." - .
"O, you foolish man!" explalrts the wife.
"She meant the price. ' I thought at the
time you didn't understand her." Chicago;
Tribune. , , ,
y The Officer Before tne' Board,
(Delayed In Transmission.)
Hadn't you been drinking? .
Now I have Just been thinking
The chairman with his vivid imagination
la liable to Join the ranks
Of the noted Carrie Nation.
Then think of the "subway " tavern,"
If he and Carrie ahould see fit
They wouldn't do a thing to It.
Perhaps this chairman's ire
Was kindled by a visit to his clue. I
Of a little "burbon fire," I
Whatever his opinion of Bishop Pottef
He evidently thinks that the
Police ought to drink water, .
As It has been clearly shown
iney nave -xiuos enougn oi inoir own
. KATHHRINE V. STIL.WBLU
REST.
Father Abram J. Ryan. .
My feet are wearied, and my hands art
tired,
My soul oppressed
Ard I desire, what I have long desired
Rest only rest.
'Tis hard to toll, when toll is almost vain.
In barren ways;
T!s hard to sow, and never garner grain,
In harvest days.
The burden of my days is hard to bear,
But God knows best;
And I have prayed but vain has-been my
prayer
For rest sweet rest.
Tis hard to plant In spring, and nsver
reap , . .
The siittimn vleld:
Tis hard to till, snd 'tis tilled to ween,
O'er fruitless nem..
And so I cry a wenk and human cryj
So heart-oppressed;
And so I sigh a weak and human sign.
For rest lor rest.
My wav has wound across the desert years,
And cares Infest
My path, and through the flowing of hot
tears.
I pine for rest.
'Twas always so; when but a child I laid
On mother's breast
My wearied little head; e'en then I prayed
AS nowriur reu
And I am restless still; 'twill soon be o'erf
For down thti west sV
Life's sun is setting, and I lea the shore
Where I shall rest.
on Fremlole. Established UN.