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tSeal il. h. H UNGATE,
Notary Public.
It seems that President Smith of the
Mormon church fulled to make due al
lowance for the recoil when lie fired the
Cannon.
The railroad lobby 1ms on rued Its sal
ary nnd iM'rcjuIitlU'K. It luny now lie
riven vacation until the meeting of the
State Board of AHWKMiient.
New England flflieruien who can no
longer buy bait in Newfoundland may
have a different Ideu of reciprocity .laws
by the time the next congress meet.
, Chancellor Andrews Is thoroughly con
vinced the yellow peril Ih u reiil uiciuicc
to the United tftnten. It Is ti trifle enrly,
however, to take to the cyclone cellar.
.liipan bt anld to be trying to extend
lift Influence over China, but this should
occasion no aurprlHe, an there niunt be
orne reward' for winning no tunny battles.
In pardoning a man who bet lodge
funds on Bryan's election Governor
Folk evidently believed the presumption
pf Insanity was not overcome at the
trial.
i Another Infracted mandate of the Ne
braska constitution the provlslou re
quiring the taking of a Htate ceuxus
0very midyear between national cen
uses. t; ,
Had Mrs. Chadwlck succeeded In do
ing Mr. Newton of Massachusetts up two
or three times in the same way, he might
perhaps have qunllried for the million
aire class. ,
. Governor McDonald lias not yet re
signed ns chief executive of Colorado,
but there's no telling but what he may
be strongly tempted to do so before his
term is up.
Late advices from Antwerp would In
dicate that Church Howe will make him
self solid with the Belgians despite the
congressional vacancy In the First Ne
brasku district.
Perhaps the Cody divorce suit wus
only a shrewd free advertising scheme
after till. The next net In the Cody
melodrama' will bo reconciliation aud
then the curtain.
scphemact i.r thk rAcirrr.
Is the lnlted states to become the su
preme iower In the Pacific, or will that
IMtsltlon fall to Japan In the event of her
final triumph over Russia In eastern
Asia? Before the war between Ilussia
and Japan, when it was thought that the
former power would certainly maintain
Its hold upon Manchnrla. It was believed
that Russia would dominate the Asiatic
coast of the Pacific Just ns we dominate
the American coast, and It was common
to see the apprehension expressed that
sooner or later this country would be
brought Into conflict with Russia for su
premacy In the Pacific
Now that Russia has been driven from
most of her strongholds In Manchuria
and there Is n good prospect of her being
expelled entirely from Chinese territory,
there are expressions of apprehension
that Japan may. In the event of final vic
tory, seek to liecome supreme In the Pa
cific and thus challenge American power
In that direction. A writer in a current
magazine endeavors to show that Japan
aspires to supremacy In the Pacific and
a commentator on this remarks that the
dangerous conceit of Japan will be some
thing for all nations to reckon with as
time goes along and the yellow peril
may prove to be more a fact than fancy.
At any rate, he remarks, the orient and
national conditions are fast changing
and we need to keep our house In order,
"seeing that the little Jap is looking for
ward to the supremacy of the Pacific." A
similar view was expressed by Chan
cellor Andrews In bis lecture here Fri
day evening. He spoke of the "yellow
peril" as something real and therefore to
be feared and urged the necessity for
preparation to meet It. He thought that
whichever of the powers Is successful in
the far eastern war there will be danger
to American Interests In the Puclflc nnd
that the United States should innVe
every necessary provision for protecting
Its Pacific const line.
Undoubtedly such provision will not
be neglected, yet we are Inclined to think
that there Is little reason for npprehend
Ing danger to American Interests in the
Pacific, so far as Japan is concerned.. It
seems to us probable that that country
will direct all Its energies, after the res
toration of peace, to the building up of
Its Interests In Asia and this will give It
full employment for at least a genera
tion. That Jnpan will enter into vigor
ous competition with other countries for
Asiatic trade Is of course to be expected,
but she will do this In an entirely legiti
mate way. because any other course
would Inevitably result to her injury. If
by supremacy of the Pacific Is meant
that she may ultimately acquire a larger,
share of trade In that ocean than the
United States there Is presented simply
a question of commercial rivalry and If
we nllow ourselves to be outdone we
shall have no cause of complaint, against
Japan. If It Is meant, however, that
Japan may attempt to assume suprem
acy by extending her naval power over
the Pacific we venture the oplniou that
no such danger is likely to arise.
Those who are apprehensive that It
Mill, seem not to consider that Japan
victorious will have Imposed upon her n
burden of responsibility In eastern Asia
that will call for all the energy and re
sources of the country and preclude her
from any adventures or schemes for ex
tending her power elsewhere. If finally
successful In the war she will need to
use nil her remaining resources for re
placing what has been lost and strength
ening herself for a possible future emer
gency. In the meantime the United
Rtates can make nil needed provision for
the protection of Its Pacific coast line
nnd for the security of Its Interests In
that ocean. .
It Is not believed thnt any amount of
talk of peace at Kt. Petersburg will
cause General Oyama to be saving with
his anunuultlon should lio overtake the
retreating Russian.
President Morales must have a high
opinion of American financial methods,
as it seems that he will not be satisfied
until an Auieiicun operates Hid cash reg
ister for his republic
The. regeut of Norway and Hweden and
the emperor of Austria-Hungary might
offer reward for liccmwfiil Instruction In
riding-two horses going In different di
rect ions at the same time.
When United States senators hear of
that nuw agreement between Santo Do
mingo und Minister Dnwson they may
lie sorry they decided to leave: Washing
ton while thnt resourceful diplomat was
ftlll on the Island.
Kuss'an authors can now print their
books before submitting theui to the
press censor, but so long as that ofticlul
can confiscate them It will be the part
of v lrdoiu to let the books lie read be
fore Incurring printer's bills.
Kvldcuce In the Chadwlck bankruptcy
case indicates that as u rule the men
with whom she transacted business were
more Interested In the sixe of the coin
misiou than in the nature of the securi
ties something with which Nebruskaus
were fsuilllur In I lie "boom" days.
U...1 1 11 -i ?
Having beeu ' assured by Colonel
Bryan that the outlook for the demo
cratic party is more hoeful than ever,
those democratic editors may wonder
after they reach home how they ever
managed In tic past to conjure up
euousu hope to reach the present polut.
IX THE ISTKREST OF AQRICULTCRK
An American citizen who baa shown
great Interest In agricultural develop
ment and has attained notoriety In con
nection with proposed plans looking to
the promotion of the welfare of the
farming Interest Is now engaged in an
effort to have established an Interna
tional chamber of agriculture, whose ob
ject shall be to put the producers of all
agricultural countries In possession of all
the Information necessary to enable
them to make the best possible disposi
tion of their crops and to do so at the
earliest possible time In each year, whllo
the crops arc still in tlio possession of
the producer. It Is pointed out that this
would enable buyers to learn, without
expense, lu what part of the world crops
are most abundant and cheapest, as well
as Inform producers where demand Is
greatest and prices highest. It is fur
ther urged that the result of the success
ful operation of such a chamber would
be the equalisation of prices of agricul
tural products and the elimination of
s)HM'ulatlou lu them. It is the under
stnndlug that this Is the mulu object of
the proposed chamber, which, however,
would endeavor to be useful in nil mat
ters pertaining to agriculture capable of
being dealt with on nn international
basis. The Idea s that It should em
brace all subjects which are germane to
the work of state or uotlonal depart
ments of agriculture.
It appears that the Italian government
bus become Interested In the proposition
and has Invited tlu c-ouslderatlnn nf tlin
J project by other governments. There
was recently held at Vienna a confer
ence under the auspices of the Austrlau
Agricultural department at which there
were representatives of the agricultural
interests of Germany. Austria-Hungary,
Spain and Italy.
It is thus shown that the proposition' Is
receiving serious attention abroad and it
remains to be seeu whether It will have
equally earneit consideration from the
agricultural producers of the United
Stales, whose pjltlon in regard to It is
ull -Important. It Is pointed out that the
project is entirely practicable If the nec
essary funds are provided, at least In so
fur as the official representatives are
concerned, but the suggestion Is made
that the farmers of this country are not
organised in any such woy ns would en
able them with profit to theinsnlvce to
participate In the selection of delegstes.
This, however, Is not an Insurmountable
obfade to the carrying out of the pro
ject, for If it can Is demonstrated to the
Intelligent agricultural producers of the
Uulted States that the proposed interna
tional chamber would be conducive to
their welfare very little difficulty would
be found In effecting an organization
among them to support an. International
chamber of agriculture. The promoter
of this project has thus far directed his
efforts chiefly to interesting in it Euro
pean agricultural producers and In this
he has met with good success. Perhaps
It apjeals more strongly to the farmers
of Europe than It will to those of this
country, but there Is no reason to think
that It will tiot be favorably regarded
here. It Is a proposition that certainly
serins worthy of consideration by the
great community of agricultural pro
MERGER OF STEAM AXD TROLLE1"
Twenty-five years ago Illinois, Iowa
aud Indiana were gridiroued with narrow
Kauge railroads projected and built to
facilitate traffic for the farmers of those
states and give them the advantages of
the best msrket at the smallest cost. In
due time the narrow gauge lines were
absorbed by the trunk lines, converted
Into standard track railroads and merged
with the dominant systems In their oper
ation as well as in their capitalization.
The disappearance of the narrow,
gauge rood has beeu followed within the
last decade by the electric tramway,
which Is rapidly supplementing the
traffic facilities of the steam railway.
Thnt the trolley, like its predecessor, the
narrow gauge road, Is destined to be
come the auxiliary of the trunk line rail
roads Is almost a foregone conclusion,
with only this difference, that while the
ownership of these lines Mill eventually
be the same the motive poM-er Mill re
main electric, wifh the further prospect
thnt the trunk lines Mill also be com
pelled to substitute electric engines for
steuui engines.
The Arst big merger betMeen steam
and electric lines has Just been consum
mated by the acquisition of 427 out of
the 700 miles of electric rond In Connecti
cut by the NeM' York, Ncm- Haven &
Hartford Railway company. The same
railway company Is also negotiating for
the trnniM-ay between Hartford and
Springfield. Mass., and it Is predicted
by those In touch with the situution that
Mithln a short time all the trolley lines
between New York nnd Boston that
reach the Nimv Haven railroad Mill be in
Its possession. If It cares to have them.
In this May. we are told, the Ncm- Haven
rallrond M-ould control local short dis
tance competition and prevent the devel
opment of long distance competition,
making profitable use of the trolley line
as feeders for Its steam service.
.4.Y OBJECT LESSVX-
At Its Impending municipal election
the city of St. I.ouls, under the stimulus
of the public spirit generated by the late
World's fair, proposes to authorize on
issue of $1M)00,000 of bonds for public
buildings, pnrks and parkways, seMers
and other Improvements deemed essen
tial for' placing Missouri's metropolis In
line Mith cities of Its rank and popula
tion. In urging the popular endorsement
of the bond issue the St. Louis Republic
gives utterance to this self-evident truth:
Tho condition of public buildings, of
streets, of alleys, of sewers, of parks and
of publlo property In general reflect tho
character of a community. Appearances
and conveniences are assets which invite
trade and) swell the population. Public Im
provements are among the very best ad
vantages. They afford Innumerable ac
commodations which multiply the pleas
ure of metropolitan existence, and, In ex
emplifying tho spirit of progress, they at
test to a city's resources and energy.
The sppearance and the aanitary condi
tions of a city are accessories to growth
and prosperity Buslneas may thrive after
a fashion in a slovenly city, but It will not
Increase as rapidly as it should. New
residents may come to a city In order to
better themselves In a material way, but
If the city Is unkempt and unprogresaive,
or does not offer the best conveniences of
living their hearts are elsewhere and they
are ready to depart.
Compressed Into plain English, a
man's home Is where he Is Milling to bo
burled and people Mill toot make their
permanent home In a place in which
they are not Milling to die.
AMEglCAX MORALS.
In the midst of the curtnlu lectures
our 0M-n self-constituted reformers ar.s
constantly reading us on the dogeneracy
of American morals and their dire fore
bodings based on the tendency of our
times, it Is pleasing to find an eminent
world critic who frankly avows that he
sees uothlug lu existing conditions to
warrant disparagement of our moral
standards. In the first of tM-o papers
contributed to "The Outlook" by Hon.
James Bryce, embodying his impressions
of America on his recent visit as com
pared with impressions formed during
former visits made In 1870 and 1&S.1, the
distinguished British author and public
ist, after adverting to the current agita
tion on the divorce evil, says:
The general moral standard of the United
States still appeara to me, as It did twenty
years ago, to be, on the whole, higher
thsn that of western Europe, (The dif
ferences between France, Germany and
England are not so great as Is commonly
supposed.) Even In the wealthlext class,
where luxury weakena the sense of duty
and lays men and women most open to
temptation, there are apparently fewer
scandals than the same class shows else
where. Nor is the morality of any country
to be measured by the number of divorcee.
Its condition may be really worse if people
cynically abstain from obtaining divorcee
where there are grounds for obtaining
them. Although there Is more wealth in
America thar In England, luxury la leaa
diffused and that Idle and self-indulgent
i lata which aela a bad example to other
clasree Is relatively smaller.
The verdict of Mr. Bryce, therefore. Is
(hut not only have mc not gone buck
ward morally In America In the last
third of a ceutury, but thut we are now
as far ahead of Europe on the moral
scale as m a Mere at the beginning. Such
an opinion from such a source must be
highly gratifying to all of us. While
this verdict should not be taken as Mar
ranting thnt degree of self-satlhfactlon
that Mould lead us to cease to try to do
better. It snrely justifies a refusal to be
stampeded by the cries of alarmists Into
abject fear of the future.
BOW AVOW HALF-BAKED LEGISLATWX
Chief Justice Holcomb has returned to
the state senate a resolution of Inquiry
asking the opinion of the Judges ns to
the constitutionality of a proposed law
Mith the reply that It Is not the policy of
the court or Its members to pass upon
the validity of legislation until the points
at Issue are presented In a regularly In
stituted suit at law proeiiy before the
court for decision. While the history of
Nebraska contains Instances in which
the supreme judges have rcsjionded to
such requests the rule against giving ad
vance opinions Is the right one. Other
wlse, the court would be completely
without moorings In a sea of litigation.
Off-hand opinions might 'not conform to
carefully considered decisions reached
Inter after a thorough argument nnd
comprehensive consultation of estab
lished precedents.
The Idea that the legislature or either
house of It has a right to call upon the
judges of the supreme court for advice
on constitutional Ium1 doubtless arises in
a misconception of a disregarded section
of the constitution m hich requires the
judges of the supreme court to report
biennially to the governor any defects
In the constitution or the laws brought
to their attention in the course of litiga
tion aud Imposing the duty on the gov
ernor to transmit this report to the leg
islature along Mith tie reports of tther
state officers. The same section. Iiom--ever,1
empowers the legislature to call
upon '"the officers of the executive de
partments and all officers and innnngers
of state institutions upon any subject re
lating to the condition, management and
expenses of their respective offices," but
this authority Is not extended over the
judicial officers of the state. The legis
lature, therefore, might properly call
upon the attorney general for an opinion
as to the validity of any proposed meas
ure nnd the attorney general would later
have to Maintain his position before the
court if It should be favorable to such
legislation and lie M-ould not suffer even
If he M-ere compelled to defend a Iom
which he had previously pronounced
questionable.
It has been proposed in some states to
accomplish the same object by appoint
ing a committee to pass on the form nnd
legality of bills Introduced nnd weed out
the half-digested and flagrantly uncon
stitutional measures. In Wisconsin a
legislative Ilbrariun has been vested with
duties of n similar kind, namely, to com
pile Information on all subjects of leg
islation for the benefit of the law-makers
and to nsslst In the formulation and re
vision of proposed bills.
The fact that so largo a proportion of
our perennial grist of new laws falls by
the wayside OMing to internal defects
would admonish 'us that the inexperi
enced legislative member and some of
the experienced members, too, for that
matter, are In need of constant advice
and assistance. With reasonable care In
framing bills and a more foreslghted se
lection of bills worthy of enactment Into
Ium-, the ensuing litigation over obscured
or disputed points could be avoided in
large part and the statute book mortality
rate be greatly reduced.
Omaha has for years enjoyed an en
viable reputation as a good sIiom- town
nnd now It seems to have won a place
as M'ell on the grand opera map. It Is
not every city of Omaha's size, either,
that enn be found on thnt tunp. The sig
nificance of it ull is that instead of hav
ing to take au expensive trip to Chicago
or New York to we grand opera, our
music lovers will have the big grand
opera coming here to them and the musi
cal pilgrimages from tills section will all
be headed toward Omaha instead of
away from it. That la something worth
noting.
Among the legislative freaks embodied
in the appropriation bills is a raise in
the salaries of the chief clerk and stenog
rapher of the deputy labor commissioner,
when there Is absolutely no need of a
chief clerk for the deputy labor commis
sioner or of a stenographer for the dep
uty labor commissioner, or for the dep
uty labor commissioner himself. One of
the clerks In the secretary of state's
office could collect all the statistics and
do all the business of the labor bureau
without overtaxing his gray mutter and.
without exceeding, the elght-hour-a-duy
limit.
to reduce the price of live stock on the
hoof and raise the price of meat prod
ucts lu the pot. It w oi Id be against
human nature and destructive of high
salaried discipline.
The explanations filed by the members
of the house who went on record against
commodity rate reduction, nnd the cx
phinutloiiM that will be made verbally by
members of the legislature who skulked
and dodged the Issue arc of the same
brand as the explanations made by the
memlH-rs of the senate Miio went on rec
ord against the abolition of railroad
passes to public officials.
Settllna; an Old Score.
Kansas City Times.
If the ghost of Napoleon has accesa to
the war news It muft realise that by virtue
of the dispatches from Mukden the retreat
from Moscow Is more than avenged.
ERMOS9 ffOILFn DOWN.
The Safest Thin a to riant.
Washington Post.
"What to Plant for a Family of Six'' U
the subject of a magazine article. The
safest thing to plant Is your salary, pinch
ing out Just a little, for care fare, tobacco
and an occasional hair cut.
Sore Thins.
New York Tribune.
The secretary of war declares that the
United States will direct tho affairs of the
Philippine Islands for many a year to
come, it la certain thnt the methods so
far pursued have been sound nnd wise.
Peril of Wealth.
Chicago inter Ocean.
So many wealthy young men ure com
mitting suicide these days the impression
is likely to gain ground that wealth Is
something young men should avoid having
anything to do with if they want to be
happy.
'If tfe II nd Hern n Woman."
Boston Transcript.
A well dressed young man who tried to
pass a check for $2,8w,00O has been arrested
In New York and must stand trlul as to his
sanity. If ho had been a woman no doubt
some diHtingulshed financier would have
advanced him tho money without hesitation.
Russian Optimism. ,
San Francisco Chronicle.
The atmosphere of the St. Petersburg
court must be highly conducive to op
timism to produce men who can speculate
on the probability of Rojestvensky's fleet
meeting that of Togo and winning a vic
tory. There Is about as much chance of
such a result as there Is of a canul boat
beating the record of an ocean express
steamer.
The Mnn and the Dollar.
Nashville American.
We are living and have been living in a
period of wealth-developing, of money
mnklng, of industrialism and commercial
ism In which have grown up colossal for
tunes through the development of the
enormous natural advantages of this won
derful country, in such a period of In
dustrialism sucefss Is apt to be measured
by Individual wealth or earning capacity.
I3ut we shall come more nnd more to
understand and appreciate the true stand
ard, to estimate men, not In dollars and
cents, but according to their real worth.
The' world's greatest benefactors have been
men who lived and died poor in material
n-ealth. The scholar, the putrlot, the
statesman, the artist, the scientist, the
teacher, the moral exemplar, these In the
greatness of their work make tho marc
money grubber seem meanly small. There
Is too much worship of wealth, but it Is not
universal.
DIVOntK 1 JiKW TURK.
Although not germane to the subject
matter of the anti-pas bill It la to be
very much regretted that Senator Mpck
ett's amendment prohibiting railroads
from exchanging transportation for
newspaper advertising should have been
rejected by the state senate. Legitimate
newspapers, conducted on business prin
ciples, Mould prefer by far to pay for
their transportation in cash Instead of
exchanging it for advertising space pro
viding the railroads would also pay cash
for their advertising.
The Harper's Weekly man got off a
little ahead of the signal for starting the
game when he declared that It wus "un
likely that the republican members of
the Missouri legislature Mould agree
upon a candidate tit to succeed Senator
Cockrell." The new republican senator
from Missouri Is quite up to tho best
senatorial standard. By the way, what
did Senator Cockrell ever do to distin
guish himself as a law maker?
A third prominent death Is now re
corded charged up against exposure to
the elements during the Inaugural exer
cisesthis time the Mexican umlwssudor
to our government. The lustullutlun of
our strenuous president must have been
altogether too strenuous for most of the
other participants.
It Is not to be expected that the man
agers df South Omaha packing houses
w ho have been cited to appear before the
United Stutes grand jury at Chicago will
divulge all they know about the alleged
combination of American meat packers
Closing; the Doors to Nonresident
Applicants.
New York Tribune,
Governor Higgina gives preference to
national morals over legal convenience in
his veto of the new divorce bill. For thus
maintaining the high position taken by
New York state In support of the per
manence of family life he wilt have the
thanks of Christian people, not merely
here, but all over the country, for to the
wholo nation New York stands an example
In its regard for the sacredncss of the
marrlagA tie.
The measure In question did not actually
Increase the causes for divorce In this
state. It merely affected procedure, giving
citizens of other states the right to sue
citizens of this state here for divorce on
grounds which have hitherto been a valid
cause for divorce. Many lawyers, Includ
ing tho governor's own counsel, believed
the bill a proper one, and, If practice Jn
the courts was alone to be considered.
doubtless It was. Perhaps a few Individuals
will suffer hardship through the failure.
A few divorces will not be granted which
might properly be granted. But there la,
as the governor says, another side to the
question. In thia day . of low standards
anything which makes divorce easier any
where in a nation In which, on the whole,
it is altogether too easy Is harmful, not
merely to the particular state, but to the
whole country. If New York opened the
door wider, no matter with how good roa-
aon, encouragement to atlll greater lati
tude than they now allow would be given
to other states. The moral Instinct of the
governor was right. In spite nf the good
arguments with which the bill was de
fended. New York should not begin lo
send to people In other states Invitations
to Us divorce courts.
PROPOSED DITY ON (OKKED.
"No Apparent Need for Such a Duty
Present."
Philadelphia Press (rep.).
Senator Teller and some other promi
nent men are advocating a duty on coffee,
but there Is little prospect of the success
of such a movement. Some persons who
do not favor the reduction of tho duties
on Philippine sugar and tobacco seem lo
think that If a duty were Imposed on cof
fee and that article admitted free from
the Philippine islands, It would lessen the
pressure in behalf of Philippine augar. But
that la a mistake.
I.lttle coffee la produced In tho Philip
pine islands, and a great part pf the land
is not adapted to coffee. Of the grand
total of over 1,000,OUO,000 pounds of coffee
imported In 1KH only about 4.000,000 pounds
came from the Insulur possessions of the
United States. Brasll furnlahea the greater
part of the coffee consumed In the United
States. At one time there waa a duty on
coffee, and when that duty was removed
firaitl imposed an export duty, ao that
consumers In the United States did not
get their coffee at a lower price, while the
government loat a large sum In revenue.
That demonstrated that a duty on coffee
does not necessarily mean an Increase' In
the price.
Hut there la no apparent need of such n
duty unless It be Imposed with authority
to remove it when Brasll makea a aatla
factory return for such action, I.ast year
the United States Imported 9l,U0O,00O In
value of produeta from Brasll and exported
to that country $10,000,000 worth. The Im
ports were In value $:3,000,0UO greater than
In 1902, while the exports were nearly
$1,000,000 lea In value. A duty on coffee
t'j be Imposed to bring about a fulrer dis
position of trade between tho two rouu
irlca might be considered, but is not apt
to be entertained for any other purpose.
Faith cannot feed on fireworks.
Pig clocks do not keep the best time.
Arplratlon proves itself by perspiration.
Some sermons glisten because they are
froten.
Faith In Cod will at least show fairness
to men.
Consecration and kill-Joy are not even on
tweaking terms.
A man doea not grow himself by grunting
at everyone else.
It takes sunshine in the soul to ripen the
fruits of the splilt. '
One of the first fruits of the clean heart .
will be cleanhands. I
The Christian life Is more than curiosity ;
about the next life.
The hypocrite Is the only one who la de
ceived by his antics.
Where the bible does not get worn the
heart soon gets weary.
The devil snores Tight through peal after
penl of stolen thunder.
The devil usually applauds the man who
roars at him In prayer meeting.
It's a poor religion that will not stand the
trip from the church to the street.
When you have an affection for the golden
rule you will not need to advertise the fet.
When a man really knows God he always
rejoices at the prospect of a chance to give.
No amount of proficiency In the quotation
cf scripture can stone for deflclency In the
practice of It. Chicago Tribune.
SKCll..4n SHOTS AT THK Tt I.PIT.
Chicago Tribune: The Washington
preacher, who says Americans are the
most rrofane people on earth should en
large his horlxon by becoming acquainted
with other portions of the country.
Baltimore. American: Church members
In New Jersey are protesting sgalnst the
appointment of a pastor of thirty-five on
the ground that he Is "too old." The
OHcr theory will he responsible for dread
ful demoralization of the public If it Is
going to -usher in another infant pheno
menon period.
Portland Oregonian: An lows minister
has been unfrocked for sharp practice In
horsetrading. and a Delaware member of
the cloth has been auspanded for a year
for speculating In stocks. If the lines of
religion are drawn much tighter, the church
raffle will be about the only game of
chance that Is left for the ministers.
Springfield Republican: A dancing clues
has been formed to share In the pleasure
hall of the Woverly Congregational church
In Jersey City, with the assent of the
pastor. Rev. Howard Brlggs. He has to
a degree placated the opposition by allow
ing only square dances. The. cake-walk,
particularly, is forbidden. Mr. Brtggs is
Judicious.
Philadelphia Press: Joseph Cordova Is
a strange mortal. He has not the least
regret over his desertion of his wife and
children, whom he left without means of
support, but ho weeps for an hour over
his sentence of four years' Imprisonment
because It will separate him for that time
from the young woman with whom he
eloped in defiance of law. That such a man
should ever have officiated ns n clergyman
was nn ffront to decency.
Chicago Chronele: Th First Methodist
church cf Bloomlngton, wllh l.NflO members,
being unable to get more than 100 of thcrn
to attend the weekly prayer meeting;
provided a free lunch Just before the hour
of prayer, aud In that way now secures
an attendance of 200 members, or one
ninth of the entire membership. If the
motive In going to . prayer meeting t
altogether Immaterial there srems to be
no limit to the attendance that could be
secured.
PKRSOXAI. AXD OTHKIt WISE.
The Japs are getting quite a run for
their Indemnity.
In this merry springtime thoughts of
women turn longingly to millinery open
ings. Wur dispatches now come from Oumshu.
Opposing nrmles must be rubbering In
that vicinity.
"The wild man of Borneo" has joined
his forbears on the blooming hillside near
Schenectady, N. Y.
The original nuddensick is dead, but his
spirit la marching on in New York und
rcnrlnj: ruins betimes.
Maud Oonne refuses to compromise her
suit for damages. Maud is notoriously
fernlnst compromises when liberty Is at
stake.
Six thousand sinners were converted dur
ing tho Louisville revlvul. The sanctified,
however, refrained from trampling the
mint beds.
Pittsburg Is preparing to absorb several
adjacent town, Including their debts and
Indictments, and offering In exchange the
gentle, virtuous Influence of the whole.
Nearly fifty-four Inches of snow fell In
New York City during the winter, and yet
that unequaled winter resort hopes to ac
cumulate a population of 8,900,000 by 1920.
The reading public might view with equa
nimity the military sprinting match in
Manchuria did not such jawtwistora as
Chenchlawatsu disturb our peaceful medi
tations. Bill Flannagln's' historic poem, "Off
agin, on agin, gone agin," la no longei
a figment of Imagination. Down In Oeorgla
a train Jumped the track, but, finding
the ties too rough for its sensibilities,
Jumped back on the rails and continued
on Its way rejoicing.
Chicago dressmakers, in convention as
sembled, declare they will not bo bound
by the tyranny of Paris styles. "The yoke
of Paris has been on our necks too long,"
suld one of the knocker. It doesn't mat
ter whence the yoke conies so long aa the
Chicago neck doea not take a nude de
parture. Some measly highwayman robbed a stage
In California the other day and got away
with $10,00 of standard Oil money. Coining
on tho heels of the Kansas war and tho
political defeat of Rockefeller at home,
aurely the oil-consuming world will pause
a moment nd shed a sob or two for the
afflicted. .
That waa a thrilling picture of the
ateamahlp Cedric cutting alxty-foot waves
on tho wild Atlantic recently, particularly
the picturesque statement that the boat
safely landed Jabes White, who la to fight
Jimmy Brltt In Sun Francisco. The coun
try let go a gob of rel.lef when the wires
brought the cheering news.
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OCHESTIC n-KASAXTHlEW.
"Suppose." said he, feeling his way. "your
father should ak me what my expi-etntlou
urn in cr this direction. What shall I
rav?"
'Speak the truth." replied the sweet girl.
"Tell him you don't know." Philadelphia
I.edner.
Mrs. MeQuccry I understand your minis
ter preached a pretty strong sermon lat
Sunday against "ilerollete rowiin."
Mrs. locutti Yes. and It Was positively
vulgar. He said Kiich shockingly immodest
things. Chicago Tribune.
"Ta," linked' little Willie, "Is a 'family'
Jar' one o' them kind that's used for pre
tervin'7"
"Scarcely, my sou." replied Pa: "at least,
not for preserving the peace."- Philadelphia,
Ledger. x
The chump: He knotted her shoestring ,
so it never came untied again during the
whole afternoon: New Orleans Time.
"My goodness!" exclaimed the pretty girl,
xurprlscd at tho young man's sudden
avowal. "Do you mean '
"Yen," he broke In. "Your goodness at
tracts me, as well your beauty!"
Could ahe hold out after that? Well!
Chicago Tribune.
CALI.il OP THE WILD.
Irene P. Shield's In Four Track-Newe.
Oh! hear them tn the morning when the
day begins to break,
And the long, gray lines of sedges 11 Ilk
fluiilows un the lake:
And my heart responds with rapture and
my pulHcs thrill with Joy,
For kind Nature's gentle magic makea
mc once ugain a boy.
Now again I hear the robin softly calling to
his mate,
And the lonly loon lamenting that her
lover comet h late;
And the wavelets on the shingle, aud the
ripple In the reedw.
And the crackling of dry branches where
the hy deer-mother feeds.
HeW the diurnal froff a-coaklng with
derisive miuht aud main,
At the somber crow whose cawing long
has promised needed rain:
And the plashing In the water of a flashing
silver tin.
When the first red rays of sunrise bid the
i-horiMtera begin.
And then again at evening well I know the
solemn cry,
Of the bittern In the marshes and the
wild fowl winging by. ,
And the washing In the wedges where the
wavelets kins the shore,
And the whip-poor-will's ad plainting for
the love wno come
a no more.
And the rustling of the branches and the
whispering of the trees.
And the moaning In the pine-tops and the
whlBtllug of the breeao.
And the nlglitjar'a sullen booming, on hla
ceauelesa, tireless quest,
! T.Ike a sln-alek soul that vainly seek for
blessed peace and rest.
Oh! I hear them In the morning, at tha
noon and quint night.
And I close my eyes and listen while my
heart thrnba with delight.
And I bless these myriad voices that would
call the soul apart.
Here to rest with Nature's children, near
her tender, healing heart.
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