THE OMAHA DAILY REE: PrXDAV, JANUARY 1. 1005.
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(Seal.) M. P. II UNGATE.
Notary Public.
All ball, l!Hi.-,!
Turn over a new lenf.
No leap yWir this time.
Senator Icjcw inny jet pose a nu
.expert In tlip science of political Jiu-jitsu.
1 . 1
Russian sailors should In- careful, since
Admiral Togo nays lie 1ms no time to
take part In reception.
Dr. Chadwlek threatens to write a
book. By the time hp hns hennl nil the
evidence be may change his mind.
Borne annoyance can be avoided If
writers will atop to think for a few days
, before placing the date on letters.
While we are creating and Improvis
ing new stute offices without number,
why not have n state ornithologist?
The cry of 'Independent roland"
would sound better If it were not ac
compunled by the waving of red flags.
Since an absolutely "new" .fossil hns
been discovered In California, there A
still hope for a "reorganized" democratic
Irty.
Dr. Chndwlck was nervous when ho
reached New York which would indi
cate that his wife hnd a corner ou the
nerve of the family.
In discussing water works appraisal
considerable light might follow the ex
planation of the difference between
'going value" and "franchise."
To the departing school teachers: If
Omaha has treated your state conven
tion right, please to come again and
enjoy our hospitality another time.
Australian statesmen seem to take
k!ndly to the Chuiuberlnin preferential
policy, but. In the language of the buck
woods, others are "smelling the trap."
Dispatches from fork Indicate that
boyi-ottlng has lost none of Its power
in the land of its origin, despite the
transplanting of the system to the United
States.
Not all the insurance companies which
oppose the president's suggestion of na
tional supervision of Insurance are wild
cat concerns, but all the wild-cat con
cerns are opposed to such supervision.
A second demand has been made on
'Turkey for the punishment of brigands
who robbed an American firm. The sul
tan must hnve imagined that the season
for troubling turkey ended with Christ
mas. In discussing the advantages of an
alien exclusion act British statesmen
who favor the plan fall to point to the
condition of China, which has had such
a system in effect probably longer thnn
any other country.
That letter alleged to have been writ
ten by a Russian on board the cruiser
Sevastopol and fouud by Japanese would
have sounded but little different had it
been written by a Japanese correspond
ent for circulation ut home.
1 , . ...
The Omaha Water Works board, which
hns been more ornamental than useful
since Its creation, euters upon the new
year with a fair prospect that Its mem
ws will be able to earn their salaries
easily as they have the lust year.
u. J
fowa politicians are probably begin
ning to wouder why Mr. Conger desires
Mexican exerlence before entering the
contest for governor, nnd some are 110
doubt hoping he will not secure Dim'
recipe for holding office indefinitely.
Tou Watson's new venture in the
shape of a populist magazine, fashioned
after Brysn's "Commoner," Is to appear
in New York City within a few days.
While the name hns not yet beeu di
vulged, we surmise It will be nicknamed
"The Coroner."
WIIEX QAHRIEL BLOWS Jtlfi HORX-
It takes a man saturated from the soles
of his feet to the crown of his bead
with optimism to view the future of the
deniocrntic party with any degree of
hopefulness. With the exception, possi
bly, of William Jennings Hryan, no rec
ognized leader of democracy, or any
wing or any faction of democracy, would
stake his reputation on a forecast of
democratic supremacy in national affairs
In the next decade or even within half a
generation. Mr. Bryan alone of all the
star gazers that are constantly exploring
the political firmament has ventured to
ninke a forecast of democratic rejuvena
tion nnd rehabilitation in power. Ac
cording to Mr. Bryan, "the democratic
party Is now In a position to consider
the moral Issues presented by pending
problems and In the presentation of the
moral phases of the public questions is
the strength of the democratic position
today."
I'nfortnnntely for the democratic party
it Is not now In position to grapple with
pending problems of government nnd Is
not likely to be for years to come. An
army outgeneraled end routed in the
open field must first find a rallying point
for Its shattered, decimated nnd demoral
ized battalions before it can take the
offensive or even before It can hold its
own ground in the fnce of n triumphant
and compact army actuated by a single
purpose nnd moving forward with Ir
resistible force. This paramount condi
tion precedent to democratic regenera
tion Is Ignored by Mr. Brynn, although
he must surely know tluit the cleavage
between the democrats who share his
views on taxation, government owner
ship of railroads, municipal ownership
of public utilities, M-iuetallisni and pro
tective tariff, the labor Issue, the trust
Issue and Imperialism, and the ilemo- 1
crats who share the views of Cleveland,
Parker. Cormnn. Hill nnd their followers
Is as great as Is the cleavage lietween
Bryan uud the rank and lile of the re
publican party.
With complacent self-satisfaction Mr.
Bryan views the debris of the recent
democratic smnshup nnd reaches the
conclusion thnt all is for the best. "The
time Is ripe," exclaims Mr. Bryan, "for
nn nppeal to the moral kciisp of the nn
Hon, and the time Is ripe, for the ar
raignment of the plutocratic tendencies
of the republican party before the bnr
of public conscience nnd the democratic
party was never In letter position than
it Is now to make this appeal."
Mr. Bryan's optimistic vision of tri
umphant democracy, like the vision of
the new Jerusalem with its pearly gates
nnd streets paved with gold. Is alto
gether too millennial to bo taken seri
ously. Ills political prophesy will nin-terlallae-
about the time thnt Onbrlel
blows Ida horn. i
RAILWAY OFFICIALS TO CM.YFfiR.
It is announced that there will be a
conference of railway officials in Wash
ington this week, for the purpose of con
sidering the proposed legislation for en
larging the powers of the Interstate
Commerce commission so as to enable
It to regulate rates. According to report
shippers will be admitted to the confer
eui"e, so that the two Interests can dis
cuss the subject of rate regulation nnd
if possible come to nn understanding or
agreement as to what should lie done
by congress. It Is said that an effort
Is to be made to reach a compromise, but
that the only basis of compromise now
under consideration Is the oimj suggested
by Secretary Morton, which is govern
mentul power to make rates on the one
hand and legalize pooling on the other.
A dispatch to the Philadelphia Press
says It is believed that most of, the Im
portant railway Interest, are prepared
to concede government rate-making, 110
compauled hy some such safeguards ns
those suggi'stiil by Mr. Morton, pro
vided they enn get legalized pooling Jn
return. It Is further said that there is
good reason for believing the shippers
will accept pooling if they can get gov
ernment power to fix rates. It Is stnted llp 1,ll''s ''" 1,0 stopped only by resort
that if the railway interests and the j ' ' means the general public
shippers enn get together ou a measure j would prefer to let the birds be slaugh-
satisfnetorv to both nn effort Is to be I
made to Induce congress to take nction
nt this session.
The fact thnt a conference Is to be held
evidences the profound interest which
the railway magnates nre taking in the
subject of rate regulation by the govern
ment, but It cannot be confidently pre
dicted thnt it will have any practical
result. While there are some railroad
men who admit that something must be
done to correct existing evils nnd who
see the necessity for a more compre
hensive federal control and supervision
of rates and regulations, these nt present
are In the mluorlty. As one of the lend
ing flnuucinl papers. In close touch with
the railway Interests, remarks, probably
the numerical majority of rallrosd presi
dents would oppose the suggestions con
tained in the president's uiessnge, "nl
though It may well be doubted whether
the weight and Influence of the minority
In numbers would not be sufficient to
throw the scnle the other way." It ex
presses the opinion that however thnt
may be, nothing but good can result
from the calling of railroad men In coun
cil so thnt principles may be formulated
and means devised for applying those
principle. It is further urged that
"especially in this matter Is it desirable
that the government should be able to
draw upon the accumulated experience
of the men who hnve been largely re
sponsible for building up our magnificent
railroad system, and that It should be
guided In the maze of detail by the best
experts thHt th ciuntry hold."
It is understood thnt President Roose
velt dculres to obtain the views of rail
road men on all proposed railroad legis
lation nnd thnt Secretary Morton Is now
engaged In securing these view. Un
doubtedly senators and representatives
lu congress are also getting the opinions
of railway presidents in regard to the
recominuiMlatloiis of Mr. Koosevelt. Such
n conference ns It I announced will t?
held would, however, put the public In
possession of the views of the railroad
men and this Is essential to Intelligent
discussion. The rnilroad presidents
should confer ami let It be clearly and
unmistakably known Just what their po
sition Is.
A CHAXCE TO MAKE GOOD
At tli,? hearing lefore the Board of
Fire ami Police Commissioners lu a esse
involving the validity of the publication
of a notice of application for a license
to sell liquor In the city of Omaha. !. M.
lIitchi"ock. acting on tiehalf of the
Otiinha World Herald, declared that the
Omaha Kveuing World-Hern Id has a
liona fide circulation In Douglas county
exceeding M.iiiio daily.
Vnder the decision of the supreme
court of Nebraska, the Isma tide circula
tion of a newspaper consists of actunl
paying subscribers, served either by enr
ri"r delivery or by mail. Now, in order
that Mr. Hitchcock's sincerity may be
put to a test, we herewith offer to pay
to any benevolent or charitable Institu
tion he may name $." for every Vina fide
paying subscriber in excess of lo.fmn
per day served by carrier delivery and
by mall in Douglns county with copies
of the Omaha Kveuing World-Herald
nnd the Ouinha Morning World-Herald
combined during the month of Decem
ber, mm.
And we hereby offer ?r for every pay
ing subscriber served by carrier and
mall for Isith the Omaha Kvening World
Herald and the Omaha Morning World
Hern Id combined In excess of the bona
fide paid circulation of The Omnha Even
ing Bee delivered by carrier nnd served
by mnil within Douglas county during
the month of December. 104.
Comparison of the subscription lists
of the respective newspapers above
named to be innde by William Hayden.
F.mil Brnndefs, J. K. Bnuin, Thomas Kil
pntrlck and C. M. Wllh.?lm. or any three
of the above named business men. verl
lient'oii of the lists to be first made by
nccredlted representatives of the two
papers.
TIIK BEE PT BT.1SHIXO COMPANY,
Per E. noSEWATEU, President.
A DESriCAHLE DEVICE.
A great many people who have been
thoroughly In sympathy with a move
ment of the Audulsju society to per
suade feminine. Immunity to relinquish
Its plumed headgear because of the In
centive the fashion offers to the dp
at ruction of feathered birds will cer
tainly be disposed to draw the line
against the .latest device for furthering
that end. Wearing bird-bedecked Ikiii
nets mny Indicate a lack of humane feel
ing for the creatures robbed of their
covering, or even a relic of savagery
when the uborlglues ornamented them
selves with such finery, but it does not
yet operate to ostracize the wearer from
polite society!
We hnve now, however, a proclama
tion not officially signed, but evidently
emanating from an overzeulous enthu
siastannouncing that the aldermen of
New York have under consideration a
measure for registering women of the
town nnd compelling them to wear
stuffed birds or feathered millinery n
a bndge of their cnlllng, nnd appealing
for the exercise of Influence to secure
the pnssnge of this ordinance and to
extend to other cities the practice of
causing the fallen women to declare
their profession by wearing dead birds,
wings or feathers In their lints.
Of course, were It. understood that
social outcasts were ordered to display
feathered millinery no respectable
woman would consent to wenr any gar
ment ornamented with bird plumage, nor
would the nbnndoni-d women so label
themselves If there were any way of
avoiding It. -The scheme, however,
would operate so ns to brand every
woiunn who, In Ignorance, should nppear
In public with fentherod trimmings in
their huts nnd thus to nflllct the Inno
cent, while the guilty would be wise
enough to don the garb of respectability.
The whole proposition is despicable In
Its plan nnd scope. If the slaughter of
tercel,
XEED OF SVIiSIlJlAItr COIX
The II111 currency bill, which hns been
favorably reported by the house commit
tee on banking and currency, makes pro
vision for the recolnlng of silver dollars
Into such authorized denominations of
subsidiary silver coin as tho secretary
of the treasury may deem necessary to
meet public requirements. The super
intendent of the mint at Philadelphia
stated a few days ago that nearly all
the silver bullion had been coined nnd
said that "dangerous as the Imprudent
policy of purchasing more silver bullion
Is, It will have to be resorted to unless
the secretary of the treasury is given
authority to coin some of the sliver
dollars In the vaults of the mint, for
which there Is no demand, into sub
sidiary silver." He stated thnt there nre
about 100 cnrlonds of these dollars of
about fourteen tons per car. in the mint
now. ngnlnst most of which silver cer
tificates nre Issued. Thcs? would of
course be canceled If the sliver dollars
back of them were recolned.
It nrpenrs that for tho first time in
nmuy decudes we cannot supply tho do
maud for fractional coins. The old sur
plus has Imvh used up and the seignior
age coined, so that there is nothing
at present to turn Into small coin, for
wliich the demand steadily increases. It
is manifestly Important that some pro
vision should be made for Increasing
the volume of subsidiary coin, which Is
now absolutely fixed. In limi) the limit
was put at hh),00(i,k) and such addi
tion as might be made fmtn the pur
chased s'lvcr then In the treasury. That
is now exhnustnd nnd the outstanding
volume is something under $1 lO.OOO.Oial.
There is no reason for putting a fixed
limit iiKin It, remark the New York
Journal of Commerce, and the' issue
should be determin"d olely hy the de
mand for use. "There Is no diiugcr of
accumulating Jhls clas of silver coin,
but there is now an accumulation of
abont r8.Mss),(H)U silver dollars, most of
which do not circulate except by means
of certificates. The best way of provid
ing fractional coin is by recolnlng some
of these superfluous, dollars. In which
process there would be a profit of nlnnit
7 cents on the dollar to the treasury."
There Is no doubt as to the expediency
of doing this nnd congress should with
out delay give the secretary of the treas
ury the necessary authority.
COSClLtATloX AXP AftmTRATlOX.
When so able nnd earnest a worker
In li'lmlf of Industrial pence as Presi
dent Eliot of Harvard declares opposi
tion to arbitration in labor disputes, it
is certain to command serious attention.
President Eliot is a member of the Civic
Federation nqd It Is the policy of that
body to refuse to arbitrate any question
between two parties. In a statement
published a few days ago he snld thnt
conciliation that Is, direct discussion be
tweeu two parties to n controversy
often docs grent good, but on the otlier
hnnd arbitration seldom results In any
thing but a compromise unsatisfying to
both part'es. He urged that one great
evil of arbitration is thnt both pnrtles
to the controversy generally Increase
their demands in a ratio proportlonnte
to what they believe will be stricken off,
He declared that so far as his personal
observation went he hnd yet to see when
arbitration hns successfully accom
plished its purpose.
This Is not in accord with the common
belief, which Is that nrbitrntion is the
proper nnd surest, method for the settle
ment of labor controversies, nnd we nre
quite confident that numerous Instances
c,i,i , cited in which arbitration has
successfully accomplished Its purpose.
That It often results in compromise may
be admitted, but that Is true of nearly
all the nfl'alrs of life which become In
volved In controversy and cannot reason
ably be regarded ns militating ngnlnst
the principle of arbitration. There Is no
doubt as to the value of conciliation. It
Is the first and most Important element
In dealing with difficulties ls'twecu em
ployer nnd employe, but where it falls,
as Is too often the case, voluntary arbi
tration is the most effectual nnd satis
factory resort which has yet been found.
If It hns not In all cases been successful,
tills was not been use of nny fault In
the principle, but whs due to some error
or mistake In Its npplicntlon. The use
fulness of nrbitrntion will increase as
men gain experience In its employment
and perfect Its details.
While the views expressed by the dis
tinguished president of Hnrvnrd merit
consideration, we do not lel!.pvp thnt
they will effect nny grent change In
public opinion regarding the soundness
nnd the usefulness of arbitration In lnbor
disputes.
The candidacy of John N. Westberg
for the chief clerkship of the house of
representatives, or nny other position
within the gift of the incoming repub
lican legislature, Is a piece of imperti
nence almost without a parallel In the
annals of the state. In the national cam
paign of l'.KM) Westberg, while holding
a lucrative office nt the hands of the re
publican party, that hnd honored nnd
favored him way beyond his deserts,
wiih an active member of the knifing
brigade thnt supported the whole fusion
legislative ticket in Douglns county nnd
oncompnssed the defeat of four repub
lican members. Had they succeeded !n
bent lug two more republican candidate
for the house the fusionlsts would hnve
organized the legislature nnd two dvmo
pops would hnve been elected to repre
sent Nebraska in the senate. During
the late cnmpnlgn Westberg nnd the
gang thnt trains with liim sought to de
feat two-thirds of the republican cnndl'
dates for the legislature, but this time
their bush-whacking proved n dismal
failure. To place a man like AYcstls-rg
on the legislative payroll would be
simply placing a premium on political
degeneracy.
The statistics of railroad casualties
show that the ratio of passengers to em
ployes Injured is only about one to six
but that does not prove that Jhe expert
enccd traveler Is more liable to be hurt
thun the Inexperienced. Each railroad
man Is exposed almost all the time lie
Is on duty, while the passenger spends
only a few days or'a few weeks nt the
most on the trains. If we could get
nt the figures it would be snfe to say
thnt they would show the number of
victims of railway accident contributing
to their own mishaps by negligence or
recklessness to be proportionately far
greater nmong the pnssengers than
among the employe.
The disclosures of frenzied finance sug'
gest that In legislating for the regulation
of corporations the line must be drawn
between investors and speculators. The
investor is 1. Hiking for sound business
enterprises, and the speculator Is hunt
ing for a get -r!ch-qu!ck scheme, nnd
usually does not care whether or not
his gain is made nt another's loss. The
investor Is entitled to protection. The
speculator enn look out for himself.
Although the veterans Of the civil war
are passing over to the majority very
rapidly ami thousands are dropping from
the pension roll every month, there .was
an Increase of M,0ii0,(K) last year In the
expenditure for pensions from the na
tional treasury, which goes(to show that
the old soldiers die, but the widows
hardly ever.
1 1 1 j
An advertisement Issued by a western
railroad calls attention to the fact thnt
not a passenger was killed or Injured on
Its line during the year just closed. Now
thnt this phase of travel has attracted
the attention of the advertising depart
ment some determined effort may le
made toward fewer uecldeuts.
The selection by Tresldent Hooevelt
of J. Hampton Moore to head the bureau
of manufacture under the Department
of l abor and Commerce cnrrles out the
president's policy of manning the strat
egic point In hi administration with
young men who have the reputation fur
doing things. The new commissioner
has 1m?pu city treasurer of Philadelphia,
where he Is nuususlly popular as a
lender of the younger republicans, and
hns otherwise had cxicrlcnce to tit him
for the place which be will shortly fill
with credit
The battle is ou at Lincoln and the
fiercest scramble will be between the
aspirants for the cbnplafiishlps of the
two house. Three dollars for a ten
minute prayer is a sugar plum almost
as tempting as $"." a month for a clerical
visit to the penitentiary on fifty-two
Sundays In the year.
Ynlne of ( Inch.
Minneapolis Tribune.
When they knocked a little piece off his
stock. Mr. Rockefeller slipped the price
of gasolene up a lialf-ent with a nilrth
leea smile. He has It fixed so nobody ran
get him.
Foraret It..
Baltimore American.
Conareaa Is aaked to undertake a. vagt
work In compiling exact statistics showing
J the entire cost of wars. Including pensions.
since Idea. Why not let the ded past bury
Its dead and everybody agree to avoid fur
ther killing-?
Corapetltloa a l.nat Art.
Washington Tost.
President Hughltt of the Northwestern
System says that President Roosevelt's
plan of railway regulation would stop all
competition among roads. It Is an old
shipper who can remember the time when
there was any real competition among the
transportation agencies.
Like Cures 1,1 be.
New York Tribune.
Washington Is said to be looking favor
ably upon the propositions to set up a
whipping post for wlfebeaters, In harmdny
with the president's suggestion In his mes
sage. The treatment would not be homeo
pathic, but It would at least furnish n
striking example of the efficacy of a vener
able maxim similla slmillhus curantur.
Keeping; the Ruat Off.
San Francisco Chronicle.
When Judge Swayne was asked by the
congressional Investigating committee to
explain how It was he tnivtled' uround
without expenso In a special car belonging
to a railroad company In the hands of a re
reiver appointed by himself, the commit
tee's report to the house of representative
shown that he replied that he and the re
ceiver hnd agreed "that a car was In better
condition running thun In standing on a
siding." No wonder the reading of It
creuted a guffaw.
Disobedience if Train Orders.
Philadelphia Record.
The Southern Pacific railroad undertook
recently to ascertain precisely what per
centage of orders was obeyed, and lis offi
cers were astonlfhed to find on one division
that It did not amount to two-thirds. In
nearly thirty-six Pases out of every 100 an
engine man would run past a danger signal
or commit some other violation of tho rules.
When the employee found they were being
watched and their advancement depended
on their discipline, they paid more attention
to orders. On the entire system the per
centage of obedience was ralfd to SW.6 111
June and In October.
CAXADA FOISTS TIIK WAY.
How the I.ody of the Snow Deals
with Offendlnir Corporation.
Chicago News.
The following clipping from the Toronto
Star of December 21 convey a lesson of
peculiar Interest and Blgnlrlcunce to resi
dents of American cities:
The grand Jury at the court of session
this morning brought In a true bill of crim
inal Indictment agulnst the Toronto Rail
way company on account of the fatal acci
dent in Queen street east, finding that the
company unlawfully neglected und omitted
to take reasonable precautions nnd uee
reasonable care to avoid danger to htiniun
life in the operation of cars on Queen
street east and other streets In the city
by having In its charge and under Its con
trol nnd by maintaining nnd operating cars
that were not of the most approved design
for service and comfort, and by neglecting
and omitting to provide proper and suffi
cient fenders, guards, brakes or appliances
to avoid danger to human life, whereby
on November 17, 114. the death of Russell
Stephens was caused."
It Is sofe to say that street railway ac
cident In Toronto are somewhat rare and
thnt they will be still rarer in the future.
Tho Toronto method or culling negligent
traction companies to account nnd impress
lug them with u sense of their responsi
bilities Is worthy of the careful attention
of those American municipalities where
street car casualties are common and
effort to punish the persons responsible
for them are almost unknown.
C ITY AM) t'Ol .VI'HY BOYS.
One
t'lideratnnd Nature, the Other
Know Human Nature,
Chicago Chronicle.
The country boy has been extolled n
tha boy par excellence. He I said to have I
tha rugged frame, the steady habits and
tha earnestness and gravity essential to
the making of the mun who will tske a
position in tho world. Cases Innumerable
have been given of the statesman, the
capitalist, tha successful business mun
who owed. hi attainment to tha character
and habit he formed a a country boy.
The city boy ha been almost Ignored In
tracing greatness to Its source.
Now comes Prof. FInley of the City col
lege of New York, who believes tha city boy
Is better off morally, phyalcally and Intel
lectually than the country boy. "Just
think." ay Prof. FInley, "what a boy
has in the city which he calls his home.
He ha the whole history of hummlty and
the best men In the country within ear- I
hot." He further added that so far a
health was concerned most of the prairl
boys he usid to know are now under the
sod. There Is reason for believing Prof.
FInley to be right, In spite of the fact that
many of our great men were country boys.
Recent statistic go to show that people
In large towns live three and a half year
longer than people In the country and the
health of Chicago could hardly be matched
by ar.y rural retrtat, however promising
tha location.
A to moral health the city boy having
good home and accustomed to the glare
of footlights and knowing somewhat the
meaning of daszllng scenes has an ad
vantage over the rustic youth, who I lured
to temptation by his very innocencs and
curiosity. He Is more liable to step In
anywhere and fur more liable to be "taken
In" when ho I led astray.
Tha country boy may know more of na
ture, but tha city boy understands human
nature, which I more important and mora
Interesting. Hi Intellect Is constantly
whetted by the friction with other minds
and ha I not allowed to get rusty.
Perhaps tha best situation for a boy la
where he can have tha advantages of city
und country combined. Kmersou delighted
In Concord, but thanked God It was locate I
so nt-ur Boston, uud the youth who has
all the privilege afford' d by the lurge
city and yet ha his home In tha qult re
treat of the country may count himself
the most favored of tho land. The time
tny come when easy transportation will
grant this favor to the large majority.
Th promise I already In sight.
khmos nott.Rn now V
Happlnejs la the harvest of helpfulness.
Worry never made anything but wrin
kle. Making n life Is greater than making a
living.
Place on earth waits for the peace from
heaven.
The man who suspects even body is surely
a suspicious character.
Banning In old ruts may be more rlky
than blazing new trails.
You cannot touch men on long as you
think of them masso.
The man who sows nothing always reaps
something a good deal worse.
You can't ctpect a nickel's worth of r
llglon to laat you over Monday.
The flowers on tho streets of heaven ar
the transplanted sorrow of earth.
They who rtally pray for, the poor find
themselves saying HrSen at their door.
It Is ftifiy to preach on the benefit of
walking when you are In the band wag m.
There's something wrong about a man's
piety when It provokes others to profan
ity. When a man thinks he has a rlnch on
Wn he Is apt to find that tne halter Is on
'llnrl
i ou never Know now much religion you
have until some one trend on your best
corn. Chicago Tribune.
PKBSOSAL An OTIIKIIW lK,
Happy New Year!
Good resolutions should hold water.
Get onto the water wagon and saw wood
tloodby. old year. May we see many of
your kind again.
Of course, If you Insist, this day won't
count. The watar wagon will wuit.
Count this day lost to good Intent whose
passing hours show the same old bent.
In tho cool gray dawn of th marnlni
after many a good resolution sobs foi
broniu-seltser. IMtto the resolution.
lon't permit your zeul to cause the de
struction of your pipe and left-over cigars,
t'eslre mounted on a tomorrow in a poor
tespectcr of resolve.
That uncertain tropical locality said to
be paved with good Intentions will get
busy today, provided there Is a satisfac
tory agreement on paving upecllicatlons.
Some good oft springs from failure. A
defeated office seeker from Michigan Is go
ing about lecturing to woman's clubs, advis
ing the members not to many until Uiey
are able to support husbands. New Year's
day la fixed upon us the time for the un
married to resolve, and stick to It. In this
Incident may be seen how the hnnd of
Providence turns would-be politicians Into a
wise lecturer. '
Herbert Gladstone, son of the famous
English statesman and himself a man of
note In public life. Is about five feet seven
Inches tu 11. und with his extremely boyish
face might well be taken for a man of less
powerful physique than he really Is. As a
matter of fact, he Is u very powerful and
a very m'uscular man, and is able to do
great feats In athletics when he likes. Ho
inherits his rtrrngth from both hi parents.
A wise old preacher, who had accumulated
the wisdom of years nd varied experi
ence, used to preach on New Year's day
from the text, "Don't do us I do; do as I
tell you." The elders of today will doubt
less honor the text of the bygone pulpiteer
and tell the youngsters what they should
do. Put will tho elder et th example?
Ah, there' the rub. Meanwhile the young
sters put on dutiful look and wink the
other eye.
A FEW POIXTEII THOIUHTS.
Hare Yon Hated Yourself Daring the
Fast Yesrf
O. S. Marden In Success.
i
How have you hated yourself during the
last year for doing the mean, contemptible,
questionable thing! Yet you have tried to
console yourself with the great good you
could do with the money you made by It. It
Is astonishing how men will play with the
poison of dishonesty, which is so insidious
at tirst, which Intoxicate und stimulates
oiie, but paralyses and kills later. If every
youth were only taught thnt to be suc
cessful n man must be greater than his oc
cupation; that his character must not be
for sale at any price; that he will always
bo rich so long as he retain It, and Jurtt In
proportion to Its strength and Integrity, and
weak and unhappy and a failure no matter
how much money he may have, just In
proportion to the weakness of hi charac
ter: If he only started out with the convlw
tion that only one real failure 1 possible,
and that Is tho loss of self-respect, the bar
ter of one's character, either for pleasure o
for money; If the youth were only taught
that he cannot afford to deceive even a
little bit In the quality of goods he Is Bell
ing, nr In the quality of the service he Is
giving, whut n revolution would coma to
our civilization!
ealth
H
Happiness
May 100 of each be yours for 1905
RESOL VED: That for the .
coining year I will do my trading
with Browning, King cr Co.
Commence Tuesday Morning.
Store Closed All Day Monday.
NO CLOTHING FITS LIKE OURS.
owning -
R. a WILCOX, Mgr.
' SFttXAH SHOTS AT THK PVI.FIT.
Chicago Record Herald: Those Mormon
apostle have their business flown tr such
a c!ent!fic. point that they can get all their
revelations during regular buslnfss hours
and In strict accordance with legal require
ments. It I a beautiful system.
Chicago Tribune: It Is best not in
gloat too much over moralists wh,
turn out to be Immoral. The cause
of wonder nhould be that there are so
many persons who aim high In moral and
o few comparatively who totally mlf
their mark. Give the church the credit
It deserves. It keep thousands of men.
who are Just men, up to a standard which
It Is not usual In men to observe.
Chicago Chronicle: The disgraceful scan
dal In the Episcopal church over "Rev.
Lr " Ingram N. W. trvine has gone far
enough to Illustrate one of the weaknesses
of the clergy and that Is the passion for
writing letter. How foolish ny man
looks when his letter are printed! Then
why does he write letters? Martin Van
Puren said he would rather walk forty
miles to talk with a man than write him
a letter. Probably Bishop Talbot hereafter
will prefer to go to the north polo t,
talk about one of hi priests than to writ
a letter to him.
New York Globe: Despite the clatter
about outworn creeds and the anxious look
on the face of amateur diagnostician
as they sit up with the church and feel It
pulse, the statistic are still on the shin
of the church. They show it vital, not mor
ibund. The figure for practically every
denomination h5w a percentage of growth
during llM larger than the Increase In
population. There Is not such a drift awar
from traditional theology as ninny would
have the world believe. The average per
son Is not as determined to break away
from tho faith of the fathers as Is cur
rently represented. The truth Is the pul
pit always haa taken far more Int. rest 111
iheuloglcal puzzles thun the pews, an I.
there can be a mighty churning of tho
doctrinal waters without the church rank
and tile becoming disturbed.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
Mr. GunbustR Thero are 10U females to
every 103 male In thin country; how happy
the men ought to be.
liutibusta Huh! Only two out of every
bunch! New York Sun.
"Jack, do you think I look like mamma ?"
"O, yes, Matlu as your mums' wwe.t
face must have looked when she wa Just
your age." Chicago Tribune.
Knte Polly told me the other day that
She had been engagtd eleven times.
Mildred How ri cKiess young men are!
Bomervllle Journal.
"80 he's going to marry that beautiful,
stunning girl, Is he? Why. the poor old
fellow ha umi loot In the grave."
"Vis. That's why he suing to marry
her." Chicago Record-Herald.
"Going out, eh?" she sneered, after their
quarrel. ... ,
"es," replied her husband, "I m going ti
eongrutuhito Ned I'ilklnton."
"You're slow. The engagement was an
nounced six weeks ago.
"Ye, but It was only broken off yester
day." Philadelphia, ledger.
"Kdlth!" the old gentleman bawled from
the head of tho f airs, "vou Just ak your
young mun If he don t think it s near bed
time. "Verv well, pa," replied the dear girl in
the 1 arlor; then, after a pause, ".lack says
yea, If yourr sleepy, go to bid, by all
means." Philadelphia. Press.
"Pa," ald Mis Strong, "I wish you would
May In thl evening. Mr. Tardoy will want,
to speak to you."
"Ho ho has really proposed at last, eh?
"No," replied the daughter, with nn air
of determination, "but ha will tonight."
Philadelphia 11es.
"Ye." slghod the grocer, an he looked
over hi books, and put black murks against
the names of ht worthless aomors, 1
f:ucs there's no doubt about the trust In
uring the small dealer." Cleveland Leader.
Mix Bklnnatibowen Would you believa
It, dear, I liung up my stocking on Christ
ina! Mies Partingshott And what did Bantu
Clans put In it, dear?
Miss Sklnnanljowen The loveliest silk
umbrella.
Miss Pnrtlnhott How grand filled It
clear full, didn't he? Why, what' th mat
ter, dear? Cleveland Leader.
A TIMELY TOAST.
Frances Benson In Iesllo's Weekly.
Come have an hour with me. my dear.
And another hour, with right good cheer.
And another yeur, with right good cheer,
For the year we've Just begun.
Kor song and Jest.
For work and rest,
For trial and laurel won.
We'll catch the momr-nt of gold, my dear,
As they pllp through their silvern srreen;
Then we'll turn the glass without a fear,
And with youthful hope, serene.
For no ono'a old,
Till zeul grown cold.
And kindllnee turn to epleen.
Come, let us be young together, my dear.
With the hour that ever I new;
We'll drop the istat and start right bare
With the winds that trickle through
May day's delights
And slumbrous nights
lie on their way to you!
rosperity
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