The Frontier.
rUBUSUKl) UVK11Y THURSDAY 1!Y
TUB FRONTIER VRINT1NU COMPANY.
W. Uk Math KWH. Editor.
THE PLATFORM.
Wo reaffirm the American dootrlno of pro
tvctid. Wo call utt out ion lo Its growth
abroad. Wo maintain llmt tho prospermia
roodlMon of our country 1* largely duo to
tho wise revenue legislation of tho republi
can oomrress.
Wo believe that all articles which cannot
bo prbdueod In tho United States, except
luxuries, should bo admitted freo of duty,
and that on all imports combi# Into conipe
tltlon with tho products of American labor
there should bo lovlod duties equal to the
difference between wages abroad and at
homo. Wo assort that tho prices of manu
factured articles T>f general consumption
have boon reduced under tho operations of
the tariff aoj of 18 •.
‘ Wodonounoo the efforts of t he democratic
majority of tho house of representatives to
destroy our tariff laws by piece meal, as
manifested by their attacks upon wool, lead
und load ores, the chief products of a num
ber of states, and we Hsk the people for
their judgment thereon.
* Wo point to tlio success of the republican
, policy of reciprocity, under which our ex
port trade has vastly increased, and new
and enlarged markets have been opened for
the products of our farms and workshops.
We remind the people of the bitter oppo
sition of the democratic party to t his prac
tical business measure, and claim Mint, ex
ecuted by a republican administration, our
present laws will eventually give us control
of the trade of the world.
Tho American people, front tradit ion and
interest, favor bl-metallism. and the repub
lican party demands the use of both gold
and silver as standard money, with such re- j
■trlctioits and under such provisions, to be
determImsl by legislation, as will secure the ,
maintenance of the parity of values of the I
two metals so that the purchasing and debt :
paying power of the dollar, whether of silver
gold or paper, shall he at all times equal.
The Interests of the producers of the coun
try, Its farmers ami lls workingmen-, de
mand that every dollar, paper or coin. Issued
by the government, shall be as good us any
other.
Wo commend the wise and patriotic steps
already taken by our government to secure
an International conference, to adopt, sueh
measures as will Insure a parity of value
between gold and silver for use as money
throughout the world.
We demand that, every citizen of the
United States shall he allowed to cast, one
free and unrestricted bpllot in all public
elections and t hat such ballot shall be coun
ted and returned as east; that such laws
shall bo enacted and enforced as will secure
to every citizen, be he rich or poor, native or
foreign born, wtilte or black, this sovereign
. right, guaranteed by the constitution. The
free and honest popular ballot, the Just ami
equal representation of nil the pcoplt* as
well as their Just, and equal protection under
tho laws, are the foundation of our republi
can institutions and the party will uevei;
relax Its efforts until the Integrity of the
ballot, und the purity of elections shall bo
fully guaranteed and protected in every
state.
We denounce the continued inhuman ou<
ragt's perpetrated upon American citizens
for political reasons In certain southern
status of the Union.
We favor the extension of our foreign
commerce, the restoration of our mercant ile
murine by home-built ships, and the crea
tion of a navy for the protection of our na
tional interests ami tho honor of ourtluv;
the maintenance of the most friendly jtda
,f tions with all foreign cowers; entangling ul
llanoes with none; and the protection of the
rights of our Ushermen. i
Wo reatltrm our approval of the Monroe
doctrine and believe in tho achievement of
the manifest destiny of the republic In its
broadest sense.
We favor the enactment of more stringent
laws and* regulations for the restriction ol
orlmiuul. pauper and contract Immigration.
We favor efficient legislation by congress
to protect the life and limb of employes of
transportat ion companies engaged In carry
ing on Inter-state commerce, in mining and
manufaoturlng.
Tho republican party has always been the
, champion of the oppressed and recognizes
the dignity of manhood Irrespective of fait li,
v "color or nationality; It sympatlz.es with I
the cause of home rule la Ireland, and pro- j
, , tests against the persecution of the .lews In
Russia.
The ultimate reliance of free popular gov-1
erumont is the intelligence of the people,
and the maintenance of freedom among
men. We therefore declare anew our devo
tion to liberty of thought, and conscience, of
speech and press, and approve all agencies
and instrumentalities which contribute to
the education of the children of the lund,
but while insisting upon the fullest measure
of religious liberty, we are opposed to any
union of church and state..
We reaffirm our opposition, declared in the
republican platform of 1888, to all combina
tions ol’ capital organized in trusts or other
wise, to control arbitrarily the condition or
trade among our citizens.
We heartily Indorse tho action already
taken upon this subject., and ask for such
further leglslatson us may be required to
remedy any defects In existing laws, and to
render their enforcement more complete and
effective.
. > We approve tho policy of extending to
towns, villages and rural',communities the
' free delivery service, now enjoyed by the
larger cities of the country, and reaffirm the
declaration contained in the republican
platform of 1888, pledging the red notion of
letter postage to 1 cent at the earliest possi
ble moment consistent with the maintenance
Of the postoftloe department and tho highest 1
class or postal service. ,
We commend the spirit and evidence of
reform in the civil servloe, ami the wise ami
consistent enforcement by the republican
' party of the laws regulating to same.
• The construction of the Nloarauga canal Is
• of the highest importance to the American
N. people, both as a measure of national de
fense and to build up and maintain Ameri
can, commerce, aud it should be controlled
, , by the United States government.
We favor the admission of the remaining
territories at tho earliest practicable date
<V having due regard to tho interests of the
people of tho territories and of the United
States. All the federal officers appointed foi
the territories should be selected from the
; bona lido residents thereof, and the right of
self government should bo accorded as far
as practicable.
We favor the cession, subject to the liome
stead laws, of the arid public lands, to the
Htates and territories in which they lie, un
* der such congressional restrictions ns to dis
position. reclamation and occupancy bv set
tlers its will secure the maximum beneuts to
tho people.
The World’s Columbian Exposition Is a,
great national undertaking, and congress
V should promptly enact sueli reasonable leg
islation in aid thereof as will insure a dis
charge of the expenses and obligations inci
. • dent thereto, and the attainment of results
commensurate with the dignity and progress
of the nation.
l:'t- We sympathize with all wise and legiti
mate efforts to lessen and prevent the evils
of intemperance and promote morality.
Ever mindful of the services and sacri
fices of tho mer. who saved the life of the
nation, we pledge anew to the veteran sol
diers of the republic a watchful care and
recognition of their just claims upon a
grateful people.
We commend the able, patriotic and thor
oughly American administration of Pres
ident Harrison. Under it the country has
enjoyed remarkable prosperity aud the'hon
or and dignity of the nation, at home and
abroad, have been faithfully maintained,
and we offer the record of the pledges kept
as a guarantee of faithful performance in
the future.
{CLEVELAND THE MAN.
The Stuffed Prophet was chosen this
morning by the votes of 006 delegates
to land the forlorn hope in this cam
paign. There were some 800 votes cast,
of which Cleveland received 606, Hill
112, the balance scattering.
Up to the time of going to press. 1 r.
M., no word has been received concern
ing the vice-president but lightning will
probably strike Gray.
Old soldiers will no doubt receive the
man of destiny with open arms.
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The Omaha World-Herald is bitterly
opposed to fusion. The O’Neill Bun
favors fusion.
Mickkijoiin npuenrs to<ie in the lead
in the republican congressional contest
in the Third district.
Tins is apparently the editors' year in
polities, and the writer is much encour
aged in nursing his little boom.
The democracy now'has to face a
party which hns its blood up and has
already caught its second wind.
Politics in this congressional district
are decidedly quiet just now, but we
presume there will be music before long.
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The Independent Is insulted because
it has been confounded with the Trib
une. In other words the sun is ashamed
of his father.
What right has the Independent to
call the Saviour to its aid? Perhaps
the trinity on that sheet imagine them
selves holy enough for that.
Genehai. Pa it i, Vandervoot, with
a record that smells to heaven, is men
tioned in connection with the independ
ent nomination for president. What
next in the way of reform?
It is amusing to hear the democrat now
tell how weak is Harrison, when it was
but a few days ago that he considered
him the best man the republicans could
nominate and the one most apt to win.
Mu. Fassettacquitted himself splen
didly.' The true keynote this year is
not in a new issue, but in an appeal for
harmony and united republican action
in defense of principles that can never
die.
Emmons Bi.aine, son of Bex-ecretary
Blaine, died in Chicago last Saturday.
This is a severe blow to Mr. Blaine and
family, and they have the sympathy of
the entire country in the great bereave
ment that has overtaken them.
Van Wvck in all probability will be
the candidate of the independents for
governor, and tjie republicans will
necessarily have to be Careful in select
ing a candidate to beat him. The man
who can surely doit is Judge Crounse.
In his speech at Mecklenburg, N. C„
Dave Hill gave in his adhesion to the
claim that the declaration of independ
ence originated in that town. This
makes Jefferson a plagiarist, or copyist,
at least, and it disposes also of Dave
Hill as a true Jeffersonian Democrat.
It is amusipg to hear . some of the
smithy rats up in this country talk
about Ileid in connection with the
printer’s union. They are not members',
have probably been black-listed for in
competency, and have no idea what the
international union can or cannot do.
There is a nobler future even than
bringing prosperity to a country before
the republican party. And that future
is to give every citizen of the United
States liberty of thought and action.
Wealth and prosperity arc noble but hu
man liberty is magnificent.—T. B.
IIkkii.
John Tiiuhston was a red-hot Blaine
worker at Minneapolis, but he does not
sulk—he is not built on the sulky pat
tern. He says: “I am ready now and
nt all times, with voice, and brain and
heart, and soul, to speak and work and
vote for the platform and the nominees
of the republcian party.”
Tub Butte Gazette is the latest news
paper venture in the prosperous infant
county of Boyd, and the initial number
is a dandy all ’round, barring politics,
which are abominably bourbonish. Tom
Armstrong is the Ed. and prop., and no
doubt will take care of the ‘‘long felt
want” in good shape. The greatest
success is our wish.
Ik “Governor” Powers is a fair
sample of the leaders of the independent
party, if his speeches are intended to
make votes, it is sincerely to be hoped
the leaders will be numerous and will
be kept busy during the camprign. Mr.
Powers'personally appears to be a nice
old geBtleman, but his talk on the
rostrum is so thin and devoid of argu
ment or point that we do not believe he
will work injury to any party but his
own.
Not only do Mr. Blaine and Mr. Mc
Kinley give President Harrison their
hearty endorsement for re-election, and
urge the party to unite in his support,
but the leaders of the movement in favor
of both the defeated candidates are
doing likewise. It is a simple matter of
fact that no party was ever more closely
united in favor ot a national candidate
so soon after a convention than are the
republicans to day in favor of Benjamin
Harrison.
The report having been circulated
that genial Dick Thompson had climbed
the golden stairs, calls forth a protest
from that gentleman, who says in the
St. Joseph Gazette: “My business in
St. Joseph is to visit with relatives and
friends. I am enjoying the very best
of health and I go from here to Chicago
to participate in a convention that will
nominate the next president of the
United States.” Dick is a humorous
cuss, as is evidenced from his talk about
the certainty of nominating a winner at
I Chicago.
Our honbr is pledged to continue the
contest for & free and honest ballot un
til this question is settled in the right.
It is not the negro alone who is dis
franchised, it is every American.—PAS
SET .
Wihtki.aw Reid, the nominee for
vice president, has always been the
staunchest upholdei of Mr. Blaine. As
the successor of Horace Greeley in the
New York Tribune he has wielded a
a great influence in directing public
thought. His brilliant success while
minister to France fh winning over that
government to opening the French
market to our pork products will not be
forgotten by the American people. It
was extremely fitting that Mr. Reid
should be chosen for second place on
the ticket.1
The present democratic program is
not to reduce duties, but to abolish them
-those on wool, binding twine, cotton
tics, etc. There are conditions under
which a reduction of duties, by increas
ing imports, may increase the revenues.
But the abolishing a duty cannot, con
ceivably, have any other effect than to
reduce the revenue, And yet the demo
crats are groaning that the government
is bankrupt, without enough revenues
to pay its obligations. This is a flue
example of the consistency of demo
cratic policy.
This talk about the printer's union is
suing a bull against Whitelaw Reid on
account of the difficulty he has had with
the union is the silliest kind of non
sense. The union cannot do any thing
of the kind. It is contrary to its con-*
stitution and by-laws and the interna
tional will not consider it for a moment.
When a question is adjusted satisfact
orily to the printers that settles the
mattpr and the only way that Reid can
possibly be boy-cotted is for the interna
tional to order the Tribune men out, but
it is safe to say that having spent long
years in getting control of the office,
they will do nothing of the kind.
—---•
It was anticipated that the . silver
question would be a point of much
difficulty iu the republican national
convention. It was Anally settled with
entire harmony. The republican plat
form takes issue with the democriuic
congress on the admission of Mexicdn'i
lead ores, protecting opr silver mining j
industry from this sort of loss, and
gives its support to the endeavor to find
a common basis for free coinage on
which all nations can unite. The silver
leaders baye on several occasions broken
from their party, but experience has
shown that the republicans are the only
friends who can do them real service.
Lkt all the republicans remember that
if tlio democrats wiw this fall they will
undoubtedly get control of every de
partment of the government and have
full swing. The four years Cleveland
spent in the white house, handicapped
by a republican senate, will be as “in
nocuous desuetude” itself compared to
the exploits of the democracy when in
full power and free to let themselves
loose. Owning to tUe peculiar situation,
the democrats if they win this fall,
will probably carry everything be
fore them. They have not had
such a chance since the war and they
are getting ready for such a fight as is
not often seen. If there ever will be a
time for republicans to sulk or lose or
throw awnv their votes it is not this
year. Personal jealousies should be
shelved. Every republican should work
for the ticket as though its success de
pended upon him alone. A fight on this
line enthusiastically conducted will show
grand results this fall.
A London correspondent of the mug
wump New York Times has discovered
a nest chock full of little horses just
hatched. He has found that Lord Salis
bury has uttered his plaintive’wail for
protection in collusion with President
Harrison and that the president will, in
return, remove the duties on Sheffield
cutlery, Manchester fabrics and other
Euglish goods, under the authority
given him "in the reciprocity clause of
the McKinley bill.” This benighted
mugwump and many other addlepated
chatterers are continually crying out
that reciprocity is, in reality, a step
towards free-trade. They are evidently
ignorant of the fact that the reciprocity
| clause gives the president no authority
to take off the tariffs on Sheffield cutlery
and Manchester fabrics nor, in fact, to
take off any tariffs. It giyes him power
to reimpose duties on a very few articles,
off which congress has taken the duties,
if the countries from which these arti
cles are imported decline to take duties
off American exports to those countries.
This is reciprocity. Tt is a very simple,
easily-comprehended arrangement, yet
it lias wrought such results as to wring
this cry of distress from the prime min
ister of the loading commercial nation
! of the world. •
BRIEFLY TOLD.
The New York Press epitomizes the
republican platform in this wise:
We believe in the American doctrine
of protection.
We believe that articles, except luxur
ies, which cannot be produced in the
United States should be admited free of
diitv.
We demand that on all imports com
peting with the products of American
in bor duties should be levied equal to
the difference detween wages at home
and abroad.
i We ask the people to pronounce a
| verdict upon the cowardly course of the
| democrats in attacking the tariff piece
> meal.
[ We believe in reciprocity, which has
! opened new markets for the products of
the workshop and the farm.
We believe iir the use of both gold
and silver money.
We demand that every dollar, whether
of gold, silver or paper, shall be equal to
every other dollar.
We believe in an international confer
ence to secure parity of gold and silver
throughout the world.
We demant} that every citizen, rich or
poor, native or foreign born,>white or
black, shall be permited to cast one bal
lot and have it counted as he cast it.
We propose to keep on fighting till we
have honest elections in every state.
We favor the revival of our foreign
commerce in American ships.
We demand a navy to protect our in
terests and maintain the honor of our
flag.
We demand that arbitrary combina
tions of capital to control trade condi
tions shall be rigidly regulated.
We believe in wise andYmnsistent civil
service reform.
We believe in admitting all territories
to the Union as soon as they are quali
fied for entrance.
We reaffirm the Monroe doctrine.
We demand the restriction of crim
inal, pauper and contract immigration.
We demand that the employes of rail
roads, mines and factories shall be pro
tected against all needless danger.
We sympathize with the oppressed in
every land.
We demand freedom of speech and of
the press.
We believe in popular edpeation.
We favor the construction and con
trol of the Nicaragua canal by Ameri
cans.
We believe in self-government fer
territories. %
_ We believe that the Columbian expo
sition should be made a success worthy
of the dignity and progress of the na
tion, and that the government should
aid in this if necessary.
We sympathize with all legitimate ef
forts to promote temperance and mor
nlity.
We pledge to the loyal veterans of
the. war for the Union the recognition
that is theirs by right.
We are proud of President Harrison’s
magnificent administration.
And we propose to give the country
another administration just as good for
the next four years. »
POLITICAL POINTERS.
They Go Together.
All of the signs and conditions indi
cate that there will be a bountiful crop
of corn and republican votes next au
tumn.—Stuart Ledger.
• Badly. Cut.
■ Wonder what Tiie Frontier has got
against Harrison and Blaine? From the
"pictures" given oT these gentlemen in
last week’s issue of that paper, we infer
there must be something wrong.—Butte
Banner.
Good Medicine for a Republican.
Barrett Scott, of O’Neill, is a terror
at a convention and his clarion voice
could always be heard. Although an
anti-Harrison man he swallowed the
dose with good grace and shouted just
the same.—Dixon Index.
Will He?
W. 1>. Mathews, editor of the O’Neill
Frontier, will be a candidate for a
seat in the senate this fall and will
doubtless secure what he wants. As a
result of the progress of the higher ed
ucation campaign, editors are strictl y in
it this year.—Fremont Tribune.
"If!”
W. D. Mathews, or O’Neill, appears
to be the favorite candidate for senator
for this district, in ‘,he republican party.
Well, if it has got to be a republican we
know of no man whom we would rather
see get the honors than “Doc.” He is
not only a first class newspaper man,
but a gentlemen, eminently qualified to
reflect credit on the district.—Butte
Gazette. _
Home Endorsement.
We are pleased to see the name of W.
D. Mathews favorably mentioned as a
probable candidate for senator for the
18th district. Doc’s republican princi
ples are of the genuine stripe. He has
been closely identified with Nebraska’s
interests and especially of Holt county
and he is eminently qualified for the
position. We should be glad to see him
nominated and elected to the office._
Chambers Bugle.
Brave, Boss Blaine.
Boston, June 10. 1893.
To the Republicans op the Country:
The resolution,energy and persistence
which marked the proceedings of the
convention at Minneapolis, will if turn
ed hgainst the common toe. win the
election in November.
All minor differences should be
merged in the duty of every republican
to do all in his power to elect the ticket
today nominated by the national re
publican convention.
James G. Bi.aink.
Jos is in It.
The Chronicle is gratified to note the
unanimity witl) Which the candidacy
of Joseph Bartley, of Atkinson, for the
republican nomination for state treas
urer is being supported by the party
press of north Nebraska. . If the Re
publicans of this part of the state will
not divide their strength among a num
ber of favorities for several places on
the state ticket, they certainly will se
cure the recognition to which they' are
justly entitled by getting one of the best
offices for a north Nebraska man. Mr.
Bartley was a leading candidate for
state treasurer four years ago, and de
veloped strength that certaiulv entitles
him to the solid support of the* party in
the north Platte country this year He
is recognized as the man for the place
and his pathway thus far seems to be
clear to the coveted goal.—Wisner
Chronicle. ■
I ;
Each generation has Its -own
problems; Its own achievements, its
own sorrows and joys. If It is wi9a
it learns something from the past/
but having its own life to live it is
never profoundly and continuously
impressed by antecedents.
It is rocognizod by all that the
world has entered upon an epoch
in which the victories of peace shall
overcome those of war. The greatest
statesman of the age wears as his
laurel the glory of having changed
his country’s policy and made the
work of arbitration take the place of
war.
In this free country no social odium
should attach to honest work of any
kind, and the mistress who views her
housemaid as other than a worker
for wages, whose obligations end with
tho rendering of so much toil for so
much money, is as great a snob as the
shopgirl who cuts the acquaintance of
an associate for choosing the kitchen
to the factory. There is a duty laid
upon parents and the public schools
in this regard.
* ‘Charity, 11 as Richard Whiteing
aptly says, is “but an ointment for a
cancer.” If charity opens cheap
lodgings and restaurants for working
girls, these benefactions enable them
to live for less, and In the end they
will get just that much less for their
work. The operation of the iron law
of wages, pressing the toiler down
to the point of bare subsistence, is
not to be permanently interfered with
by the emollients of the humane,
however well meant.
The age is eminently a practical and
i gain-seeeking one. Our education
follows the tendency of the ago.
Literature no longer directs public
movements but follows them, and
poetry, which has no more intrinsic
pecuniary value than music or beauty,
suffers. A poem cannot be used as
an asset or serve for profitable specu
lation. like a work of art—it can ,not
even be utilized for revenue like a
play or a song. And accordingly
poetry is neglected.
Humanity is becoming too strong
and sensitive, too responsive to relig
ion and civilization to permit the old
fashioned duels between nations to
settle disputes, and civilization has
encouraged development of genius
until it has made the weapons of war
so terribly destructive that nations
hesitate to feed their people to death.
Civilization is doing its work; it is
refining the world; humanizing it and
leading it to find satisfaction that is
greater than hatred, revenge and
savagery can suggest
The mission of civilization as rep
resented in the European partition of
Africa bears a curious resemblance to
savagery. So far as it is made .effect
ive it drives the natives from their
lands and supplants them with the
while race. Where only a •pro
tectorate” is undertaken and an at
tempt is made to put it into effect, it«
is found to consist in selling to the
natives by force of arms clothes which
they do not need, and rum which they
ought not to have, and shooting such
of the natives as object to the white
man’s control. In contrast with civ
ilization the barbarism that minds its
own business has some moral ad
vantages
The • servant girl" matter must be
settled by the abolition of the .word
•servant.” Saiid a Turkish states
man: .••The first step towards the
settlement of the Albanian question is
the extermination of the Albanians, ”
and the first step towards the settle
ment of the ‘servant” question in this
country is thB abolition of the words
•servant” “service” and ‘servant
girL" Try spme other name if a
designation is necessary. In New
England, in simpler duys when all
the members of the family worked,
the young woman who came in to
work with the family was called the
••help,” and' she fully deserved the
title. ••HeVp” might fit the present
emergency, but certainly not • ser
vant”
Fok from three to six months in the
year the country districts are barred
from the outside world, except for
foot travelers or an occasional daring
horseman. During all this time the
products of the farm are unmarket
able the necessaries which it requires
cannot be supplied, the desolation of
loneliness and stagnation settles down
up its intellectual and social lif^
farm animals and vehicles are useless
and have to be maintained at a dead
l°sa and even the work of education
is interrupted by the impossibility of
sending children to schooL This is
the country road at its worst estate,
But there are other months when,
though, it may be traveled, it requires
two horses to pull the load of one.
consuming even then double time,
and there is tsit a comparatively short
period when the ordinary highway
performs the office for which it was
destined. The ensuing lose direct
and Indirect^ is simply incalculable
No uoomwuBu part of sati*
factory discussion of dinner a u
prompt and unobtrusive service. This
can bo purchased of oourse. The
waiter generally knows his customer
and governs his movements by what
he considers a just expectation of re.
ward. but the customer of a
restaurant is fairly entitled to prompt
service equally with clean napery and
wholesome food.
Blessed the boy who has a father
or mother who insists on his master
Inga rich, varied or vital command
of language, who sends his letters
back to him corrected, and with
sarcastic queries whether the term
•bully” or •-tiptop” covers the whole
realm of charm in such varied
characters and incidents as a pretty
little girl playmate, an ascent of
Pike’s Peak or a sail on Lake Cham
plain.
••The civilization of Africa" is a
mission that Kurope has taken vigor
ously in hand in the last few years.
The lirst step has been worthy of the
kind of civilization that is represented
in the 3.000,000 men who are kept
under arms to maintain the peace of
Europe. The Christian nations have
calmly proceeded to divide up the
territory of the heathen and the sav
age among themselves, without even
the highwayman's formality of sug
gesting to the viotim to throw up his
hands.
No sort of factory or other abso
lutely indoor labor compares in ease,
healthfulness or pay with household
labor. The great prizes go to the
cooks. The groat cooks of the world
receive salaries equal to the greatest
artists. They are the Pattis of the
kitchen. The head cooks of the lead
ing hotels and restaurants receive sal
aries equaled by no other employees.
A good oook in a well-living family
can command pay absolutely princely
compared with that earned by women
in most of the occupations they enter
upon. This is going on the reasona
ble supposition that a woman can
make as good a cook as a man.
Tiie trouble with our present im
migration ' laws is that they place toe
much stress,on the .external circum
stances of the immigrant and too
little on the real quality. The defect
could be remedied by the undoubtedly
timely suggestion, that an educational
restriction bo placed on immigration.
Education need not be the solo
criterion of an immigrant’s fitness.
Respectable and law-abiding character
should accompany it. If these qual
ities were insisted upon in the case of
every immigrant, there is no doubt
there would be a va-t improvement in
the quality of our accessions to popu
lation. at the same time that there
was a decrease in the quantity.
Nine-tenths of the dullness and
monotony of human intercourse grows
out of lack of training of eye, ear and
speech to the appreciation of fine
distinctions. All the vast world of
difference between a violin and a
hurdygurdy lies in the infinite variety
of shades of expression the violin is
capable of. Just so with the dif
ference between the attractiveness of
one man or woman and another! No
matter, then, how much it costs in
the way of persistent effort all hope
must be forfeited of ever becoming
agreeable in talk, attractive in man
ners, a discriminating judge of human
character, of literature#or art except
on the condition of growing ever
more and more sensitive, to minute
distinctions.
•One funeral makes many,” has
been a proverb especially in the re
gions where incloment weather is fre
quent, The death of a prominent
man in midwinter is sometimes fol
lowed by the death of several of his
friends, especially if well along in
life. While the coffin is being carried
from tho homo or the lodgeroom to
the hearse, and while the ceremonies
it the grave are in progress tho
mourners are oxpected to Btand with
uncovered heads whether tho ,day is
raw or damp or a fierce sun is beat
ing down. From a quarter to half an
hour is often consumed. In winter
the mourners are chilled and colds,
grip and pneumonia bring other
deaths in the train of the first.
The question of infection is one
which must continue to bo seriously
thought of by scientists, un\il somo
relief from tho scourge of such dis
ease is found. The strides of science
have not yet carried us out of the
reach of sudden and apparently unac
countable visitations, which we were
content once to attribute to Provi
dence. but which to-day we resent
with propriety. It has been clearly
proved that the air we Breathe and
the water we drink, pure though they
seem, are in truth but ambushes of
death. In the meantime ono \pov/n
defense we have, and that is tbs main
taining of a healthful condition of the
body. In good digestion and sound
sleep are the strongholds which
certainly potent tgainst the germ.
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