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Dec. 3 i8q6 THE NBBRASKA INDEPENDENT. 4 iorX. the J i i ECONOMY THAT SAVES. It W, HsrdyGive Pew Tip to lbs i Lgiltur. f To the Editor Jndeprndkmt: We have ' ad the Nebraska State Journal for the ast twenty-flve years and i-ever tills ow .ia it urged economy in state matters, nor has it censored prodigality to any stent; but aow that the republican party is out, high and dry, of course economy is a grand thing and prodigal ity hateful. The Journal commences to find fault with the first populist legiula-, tare of 1891. Had itcommenond with 1887 or 1889 when the republicans were in the aenith of their glory there would have been some justice in appearance. The expense of running the legislature in 1883 was $28,000; in '85, f 79,000; in '87, 1157,000; in '89, $190,000; in '91. $175,000; in '93, $140,00$; in '95, $125,000. Think of it! Thirty-three re publican senators having 124 waiters and clerks. Lvery senator had a boot blacker, a tooth-picker and a nose-wiper and then there were twenty-flve left to do the writing. "The virtue of the new men" withstood the pleadings for places better than the virtue of the old repub licans. The "hangers-on" were not in creased by the populists. Twenty or twenty-flve clerka and waiters in each house are aplenty. Two or three panes, four engrossing and en rolling clerks, four committee clerks, two eargeants-at-arms and one door-keeper for each house are plenty till toward the close of the session, when a few more might be necdH. The pay for 133 mem bers for sisyi days will be less than $40,000 and all other expenses, clerks, waiters, printing and supplies should not exceed as much more. Then the per petual hangers-on around the state bouse should be reduced one-half and nruuinar in every state institution will undoubtedly be a health-giving opera tion. Above all, we want to see Walt Seeley's "ile room" banished with other republican n as tineas. This reform can reach down to county and cV jr. Salaries all the way down are too extravagant and officers- too num erous. Two county and two city attor neys are one too many in each case, es pecially when extra ones are hired, for each side when criminals are to be tried or any important claim is to be con tested. Eighteen hundred dollars a year "for farmers to run the business of the county as commissioners is six hundred too much. The state university must get along with a little less money the coming two years. The last year of the preparatory department is to be dropped, which will relieve several teachers, - then a little having down on some other corners will not hurt. We were told four years ago thai "hard times came in anticipation of the bad things Cleveland was going to do; now why don't good times come in an ticipation of the good things that Mc Kinlny is going to do? Banks continue -to fail and factories stop and I guess it must be because Bryan was defeated. H. W. HARDY. TOU CAN BE WELL when your blood is rich, pure ana nourishing. Hood s Sarsaparilla makes the blood rich and yre and cures ail blood diseases, restor- Auce ueaitu uuu vitcur. bc HOOD'S PILLS are easy to take, easy . . j 3: . i j i to operate, iure luuigeeciuu, ueuuucue. 25C REFUSED TO PUBLISH IT. Too Much Truth to Find Space in the Column ot the "Enterprise." John HoUenbeck who is a staunch bi metallism had a warm debate on the money question with his son-in-law C. E Byers, editor of the Enterprise who fin ally agreed to publish anything Hollen beck might write for publication ovei hla ownename. The following is what he wrote: ''t "To the Editor of the Enterprise: You may discontinue the Enterprise and send your bill. It advocates a policy that doubled every debt I owe and divided the value of all I possess by 2. It has done the same for every other poor man. It has taken the side of the trusts and mo nopoliee; oapital against labor; the strong against the weak, but I am with the under dog. You will be rewarded no doubt with a few crumbs from the mas ters table. It may be fun for you but it , is death, to frogs. John Hollenbeck. (The Enterpise did not publish it.) SECEEDER3 SCHEMES. Plans on Foot to Disorganize the Peoples .- !t Party. ". ''A Tim Hosmer, Esq., the plucky populist '-editor of Poplar Bluff, Mo., has issued a call for a mass meeting of the peoples party and press of the United States to be held at St. Louis, February 22, for I the purpose of reorganizing the peoples : party.- If uaie and place are not satis factory, he requests that he be informed of the fact. Mr. Hosmer's call appears in anotner column. J. S. Coxey, esq , has also issued a call for a conference of all those in favor of -certain principles, his object being the formation of a new party, and an aban donment of the peoples party organiza tion. ' We are in favor of a peoples party con ference to consider the general welfare of the party and desire to be held at a time and place agreeable to as many as pos sible, tor our part we would prefer May as the time Missouri World. Part of the grandiloquent proclama tion of the aforesaid editor reads as fol lows: , Whereas, We are without leaders or officers of any kind in our party and are without a party organization. We call on the peoples party of these United States, to meet in mass conven tion at St. Louis, on Monday, February 22d, 1897, for the purpose of reorganiz ing the peoples party and press and of electing national and state officers for the same. This beats the three tailors of Tooley street two to one. There were three of them and only one of this fellow. "The ' peoples party of the United States" will all be there without a doubt. Marion Butler and Edgerton will be ousted. 'Dixon of the Missouri World and Hos mer of Poplar Bluff will take their places I to elf ct a president and congress and re organize the laws of the United States. This is the greatest scheme on earth. Horry up and get in the band wagon. Common Sense Cure. PYRAMID PILE CURE CURES PILES PERMANmLY BYCURIKQ THE CAUSE. Remarkable Remedy Which Is Bringing Comfort to Thousands of 8nflerers. Probably half the people who see this article suffer from piles. It is one of the commonest diseases and one of the most obstinate. People have it for years and just because it is not immediately fatal they neglect it. Carelessness causes no end of suffering. Carelessness about so simple a thing as piles has often caused death. Hemorrhages occur from no ap parent cause and loss of blood causes death. Hemorrhages occur during sur gical treatment, often causing death. , Piles are simple in the beginning and easily cured. They can be enred even in the worst stages, without pain or loss of blood, quickly, surely and completely. There is only one remedy that will do it Pyramid Pile Cure. ' It allays the inflamation Immediately, heals the irritated surface and with con tinued treatment reduces the swelling and puts the membranes into good, sound healthy condition. The care is thorough and permanent. Here wre some voluntary and unso licited testimonials we have lately re ceived: Mrs. M. C. Hinkley, 601 Mississippi St. Indianapolis. Ind.. says: Have been a sufferer from the pain and annoyance of Piles for fifteen years, the ryramia Pile Cure and Pyramid Pills gave me im mediate relief and in a short time a com plete cure. Major Dean of Columbus, Ohio, says: I wish to add to the number ofcertiu cates as to the benefits derived from the Pyramid Pile Cure. I suffered from piles for forty years and from itching piles for twenty years and two boxes of tne r yra mid Pile Cure has effectually cured me. Most druggists sell Pyramid Pile Cure or will set it for you if you ask them to, It is one dollar per package and is put up only by the Pyramid Drug to., Al bion, Mich. Say Statute U Confutations 1. The brief for the state in the case of George Washington Davis was filed by County Attorney Woodward yesterday, the attorney general having coincided with the defense that the statute under which defendant was convicted is uncon stitutional, and Mr. Woodward having been granted leave by the court to file a counter brief. He claims that the stat ute is valid and constitutional in every wav. He says on" this point: "Both counsel for the accused and the honor able attorney general have fallen into a fatal error at the very threshold of their discussion as to the non-constitutional-itv of the statute in question. Both argue that t,hi being a penal statute, it must receive a strict construction, and not such construction as the courts may resort to where the question at issue is other than penal or criminal in its na ture. That this is true of common law, and in most of the states of the American union, I will not dispute or deny, but in the framing of our criminal code by our legislature, and its interpretation by our courts, the common law rule of strict construction of penal and criminal laws has been torn up, root and branch, and such statutes must receive the same lib eral construction as statutes on other subjects." As to the claim that the section under which Davis Was convicted id invalid be cause it fixes no penalty, the county at torney states that if the reasoning of defendant's counsel is good, it will apply to the sections forbidding embezzlement, larceny as bailee and various other crimes, and further says: "The part of the statute to which objection is urged is that part which declares that if any per son violates the first clause of the sec tion, and from such violation, death en sues, the party so violating commits the crime of murder in the first or second degree, or manslaughter, according to the nature of the offense, and on con viction shall be punished as in other cases. "If we construe the several sections as to homicide together, there is noth ing uncertain or ambiguous, no 'room for construction or interpretation. :' In other words, the legislature has said that if any person shall maliciously tear up a railroad, or obstruct it, he is guilty of a felony, and if, in the commission of such crime, he causes the death of a human being, then he is guilty of murder or manslaughter, according to the nature of the offense, and, having previously defined murder and manslaughter, it would seem that the. legislative intent and . purpose- is clear and explicit." ; ' "Some of the sections of the criminal code Only provide t penalty to one, two or three sections preceding it, the preceding sections not providing any penalty whatever or fixing any punish ment, simply declaring what is unlawful, and the latter section' fixing the pen alty." The brief discusses the instructions of the court and holds them to have been proper, whereas the defense and the at torney general find fault with them. The document holds also ihat the verdict was not inconsistent ami closes by stat ing that the defendant hnda fair and impartial trial and should have been hanged as a warning to others. ' WHERE ARE WE T7 Ex-Mayor Hardy Wonde s Why Mc Kinleyism Don't Protrude Ahead. Editor Post: Who can explain how it is that the people of Nebraska und Kan sas have gone back on the republican party? For many years a nomination was equal to an election. The people did not wince even at swallowing a "yal ler dog." It can't be that it was lack of ;, Cato n 's Tansy Pills. A tried, (rue, and bafb RELIEF Alwn.ve reliable. Avoid FOR WOMEN, imitation.. Get Caton's, aud save re gret. At druggists, or sent sealed, $1. Our booklet 4 cents. CATON SPEC. CO., BOSTON, MASS. intelligence. Neither can the fault be found in the masses. Yet trusts and cor porations have the same confidence in the party they ever had. Eastern peo ple generally swear by the republican party just toe same. Now, why do not western people like the party as they once did? The only explanation to be given is, the western republicans have sold out the western farmers and are trying to deliver the goods, and the peo ple know it. It is universally admitted that cor- rorations have run this state govern ment for the last twenty years ten times more than the farmers have. - The demo crats in Missonri have stuck to the peo ple and the people have stuck by them. The democrats in some ot the southern states are having the same trouble with the people the western republicans are having. Any party that does not stana up for the interests of its own state and section deeerves to be kicked into the middle of next week. The east will stick by the republican party because their only concern is to bleed the west and south. They all mutually enjoy the blood. - , Still the meanness of the men who wore the McKinley badges in order to hold their jobs, and voted for Bryan, is under discussion. I once read of a Qua ker, who, while riding oh horse back through a wild mountainous country, was halted by a robber, pistol in hand, and ordered to dismount and give up bis money and his horse. .The Quaker deliberately obeyed, all the time meas uring up the robber's sice and build. After taking out his purse vthe thought struck bim that a little evidence might corroborate his story. He asked the robber to shoot a hole through bis hat. No quicker said than done. The robber fired. Tbey bad no revolvers in those day. Now, said the Quaker, "the best man will have the horse and mouey." He seized the robber, choked him a lit tle, bound him with his halter and led him to the nearest prison. How mean it was for that Quaker to deceive the robber. He must have been a Bryan man. How is it that not a republican advo cates the cutting down of government expenses? The assessment must be raised, so the people can be taxed more. An extra session of congress must be called and more tariff levied. All the trouble seems to arise for want of more taxation. The Journal' poet ridicules the idea of cutting the page down to fifty three cents per day, but the man who works for fifty cents per day and with his wife's wash money supports a family is all' right. More taxes and higher prices for his Massachusetts made clothing, will be no detriment to him. There are fifty boys in the city of Lin coln who would be more than glad to work as pages for twenty-five cent per day. McKinley's prosperous times have notcome. s Still it is a mystery that McKinleyism does not stick out ahead ns far as Cleve- landism did. There is is no change for the better. Factories are starting and closing. Wheat has advanced a little, still it is below low water mark compared with the prices of the 80's, 40 's and 50's. No one wants to put any, money into property because he thinks he can buy more property by waiting. One would think that fifteen cent corn would be a safe investment, but money men do not think so. And what is the profit in run ning the factories as long as the goods cannot be sold. We 'still think that to open the floodgates to free silver would help things, rue up tne money ana mate the money men waut to invest. H. W. Habdy " for Sale. Wm. Larrabees book on "The Rail road Question. If you want to be posted On this all important subject send 25 cents and get this book. It contain 480 page and usually sells for 50 cents. OOB pbice xo cents. Nebraska Independent, tf Lincoln, Neb. LEGISLATION FOR KANSAS. gome of the Notable Measure likely i to Be Introduced. Topeka, Kan., Nov. 30. A letter ad dressed by the Topeka Mail to the more notable members of the legislature-elect asking as to what would be 'the probable character of legislation that would be attempted brought many replies. Summed up briefly the replies insure the introduction of bills for the following purposes: First A maximum freight bill, fa vored by every influential member of the Populist side. The Republicans are non-committal on the subject, but will probably favor a conservative measure along the same line. Second Australian ballot law amendments. Uoth Populists and Re publicans agree that it is now compli cated and cumbersome. Third For a constitutional conven tion. The great majority of Populist members favor it, and six Republicans have placed themselves on record for Fourth A law prohibiting the issu ance of passes to public officials. ; A half dozen bills to th.t . effect are already prepared for introduction. Fifth State banking law amend ments in accordance with the sugges tion of Bank Commissioner Breiden hal, for . the purpose of affording greater security to depositors. Sixth For a uniform school book bill. Several members have already championed the scheme, and unless the school book trust can defeat it, some thing will be done along that line. Seventh To abolish useless boards. Eighth For a trust deed law, simi lar to that of Missouri. Both Repub licans and Populists favor it, but not enough to put it through. Ninth To reduce fees and salaries When I say I ear I do not mean inertly to stop them for time end then have them return egein. I mean -radical cure. I have made the diseaee of KITS. EPILEPSY or FALLING SICKNESS a life long ttadr. I warrant bij remedy to enre the worst eases. Because others have failed is no reason for not now reeeiTinc a care. Send at once for a treatise and a Free Bottle of my infallible remedy. Hive Ex press and Postoffice add rets. 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CO.; BOSTON, MASS. No New Cases To Be Called. The supreme court will convene for a regular ' sitting tomorrow morning. There will be no assignment of case to be called during December, as the court is sufficiently occupied with important case that have already been submitted. Among the more important case npon which opinion are expected at the sit ting are the beet sugar bounty general fund warrant case and the George Wash ington Davis case. In the former the attorney general ha attacked the con stitutionality of the beet sugar bounty law to avoid the necessity of drawing warrant in payment thereof upon the general fund of the atate, the legislature that created the bounty having tailed to provide an appropriation for the payment of the bounty. The claim upon which the auit is founded ia for about $800 alleged to be due on sugar manufactured in the closing day of last year, w hen tne claim was presented tne state auditor declined to issue a warrant therefore, although he had already issued warrants to the extent of some $52,000 for similar claims. The Norfolk sugar factory authorities, who presented the claim, thereupon applied for a writ of mandamus to compel bim to issue the warrant. Should the court order the auditor to issue this warrant it will validate the other $52,000 of warrants already issued against the general fund, an well a those which must follow for the year's output of sugar, On the other hand, i! the court holds to the view or the attorney general that the bounty law ia bad, it will in validate the warrants issued and pre vent the issue of others for . the 1896 crop of BUgar. The question of the rightfulness of is suing warrants for ' these bounty claims against the general fund ,of the state does not appear to have been raised, and many seem to consider tout u snouid have been a a relief to the state in case thec'ourt is not inclined to hold the law unconstitutional. The allegation of the unconstitutionality of the law is based upon the claim that the expenditures directed by the legislature largely exceed the revenues of the state. The Georsre Washington Davis case is Pthecaseofv.ff negro convicted in this county fdr the wrecking of the Hock Isl and passenger train near this city, in which eleven people lost their lives. The attorney-general has recommended that the finding of the Lancaster county court be reversed, admitting the defendant allegation of defect in the law nnder which be was convicted. It ia claimed that a reversal on the ground alleged will amount to a dismissal of the charge. Davis has been con fled in the peniten tiary ever since bis conviction and has been in custody ever since the wreck oc curred. There was strong circumstan tial evidence of his guilt, but there has always been a suspicion quite generally current that the Rock Island railway may Cave persecuted this negro in order to escape liability in numerous suits for heavy damages arising out of the wreck. This suspicion has won friends and sym pathy lor the accused, and be has en joyed auch assistance as could be given him by counsel for those who have suits pending against the company for dam ages growing out of the wreck. Vote on Regent and Justice. The state canvassing board rpet yes terday afternoon in the office of Secre tary Piper to canvass the vote cast in the recent election on constitutional amendments, contingent justices of the supreme court aud regent of the univer sity. -After the members of the board had discussed the preulexiug differences of opinions as to the duties of the board for over two hours, the following was adopted; "We do find that the wholo number of votes cast at the general election held in Nebraska on November 8, 1896, was 230,692, as shown by returns made to this ecara. ssd iaai tnere were cast for, the proposed constitutional amendment to increase the number of judges of the supreme court 84,579 votes, against said amendment 87.896 votes." Ihe vote on each proposition is set forth in the findings and the whole ends with this sentence: "We therefore declare the amendments lost if said amendments require the af firmative vote of all those voting at said election." The figures tabulated in the office of the secretary of state gave the following footings: On the amendment increasing the num ber of supreme justices from three to five, 84,579 yeas aud 37,896 nays. On the amendment empowering the legislatnre to fix the salaries of supreme court justices, 61,119 yeas and 54,833 nays. On the amendment relating to com pensation of executive state officers, 59,496 ayes and 47,611 nays. On the amendment relating to judicial power, 60,094 ayes and 45,377 nays. On the amendment empowering the legislature to increase or diminish the number of supreme justites, 59,343 ayes and 46,576 nays. ; On the amendment providing that fifth-sixths of a jury s may render a ver dict in certain civil cases, 73,573 ayes and 89,006 nays. V - On amendment providing for the elec tion of railroad commissioners, 67,045 ayeo and 40,597 nays. On the amendment providing for the investmentof the permanent school fund, 78,447 ayes and 36,619 nays. On the amendment for merging metro politan city and county governments, 56,960 ayes and 47,634 nays. On the amendment prescribing the manner in which votes shall be cast, 62,303 ayes and 44,370 nay. On the amendment to authorise the voting of municipal donation to certain enterprises, 60,479 aye and 45,669 nay. For Regent ot the State University- Jens C. Jacobsen, Omaha, socialist la bor, 736: Theodore Johnson, Fairfield, national, 866; Charles R. Lawson, San tee Agency, prohibition, 2,891; J, I. Leas, Oiiadron, democrat, 4,781; Thom as Rawlins, Wakefield, democrat and people's independent, 106.007; William G. Whitmore, Valley, republican, 98,- 651. : For Judge, Four Year Ada M. Bit tenbender, Lincoln, prohibition and na tional, 2,938; Andrew Estergard, Oma ha, socialist labor, 682: Frank Irvine, Omaha, democrat, 5,579; William Ne ville, North Platte, democrat and peo ple's indepentent, 108,469; Robert Ry an Lincoln, republican, 94,288. For Judge, Two Year Moses P. Kin kaid, O'Neill, republican, 95,632; John S. Kirkpatrick, Lincoln, democrat and people' independent, 109,045; W. H. Platte, Grand Island, democrat, 4,987; George L. Whitman, Norfolk, prohibi tion, 2,865; F. P. Wigton. Norfolk, na tional, 809; John L. Zerby, South Oma ha, socialist labor, 756, In the discussion that followed the an nouncement of the figures, Attorney Gen eral Churchill contended that it was the duty of the board to declare the amend ment lost, a the constitution provides that an amendment mast receive ma jority of all vote oast at the election. Governor Holcorab directed atten tion to the holding of the supreme court through Judge Maxwell that an amend ment to be adopted must receive an affirmative vote equal to a majority of the number of vote cast tor senators and representatives. Under that deci sion the board could not declare the re sult on the amendment unless It bad before it the vote of senators and repre sentative, which it did not have. . Thomas Darual! appeared before the board in behalf of J. 8. Kirkpatrick, one of the fusion candidate for supreme court justice. He asked that ths board make no findings on the amendments ex cept the number of vote east for and against eaeb. He believed that the board ought to do nothing further as long as it did not have before it the vote on member of the legislature, and any declaration it might make could not pre vent the legislature from declaring the amendments carried. Neither could any action taken by the board biud the gov ernor and prevent him from issuing a proclamation declaring the amendments carried it it should be determined by the legislatnre that they were carried. He believed the legislature could determine the question, as it had heretofore on one or two occasions. Attorney General Churchill contended that it was the duty ot the board to as certain the result, and the governor could only proclaim upon such ascer tainment as was made by the board. Attorney General Churchill submitted a resolution declaring the amendments defeated, but it received no second and was subsequently changed to the form sriven above, bveu then no vote was taken, the resolution being seemingly adopted by silent consent. Mrs. Gosper is selling more cheap and medium priced bats than any other firm in Lincoln. She keep also the higher grade and will make price during the next thirty day. CONFISCATED BY A STATE. Che University of Alabama Makes a Claim for Over S,OV0,OO0. Mohtoombbt, Ala., Nov. 30. James H. Fittaf the treasurer of the univers ity ot Alabama for thirty years, has demanded of the general assembly a showing to the institute of the money due to it by the state. He declare that the state has confiscated within the past half century 82.080.000 accru ing from the sale of government grants to the institute. The state was the trustee of the funds and used them in paying its own obligations. It pays the university Interest annually on $3,000,000, but has declined to make any snowing for the balance. Mr. Fitts, who is a banker at Tuakaloosa, is backed np in his demands by a strong lobby of the alumni. The , unversity is willing to offer the state a liberal compromise.:; 'l his Paper from now until tbe ad journment of the Nebraska fjfglsla tur for 30 cent. Subscribe now anl get au nontat report of the pn ceedings of the 'populist ii glslaturo. NO WORLD'S STRIKE. British Trades Union -Delegates Dis credit the Dock Laborers' Movement. New York, Nov. 30. Samuel Woods and John Maiinson. delegates of the British trades unions to the conven tion of the American Federation of Labor to be held in Cincinnati in the middle of December, arrived to-day and were met by Contract Labor In spector Watchorn, an old friend and associate, formerly secretary of the Miners' union of 1ne United States. Delegate Woods said: 'I have not beard about the strike of the Hamburg and Kiel dock laborers, but I do not bolieve that there will be an interna tional strike of dock laborers in sym pathy with them. They might as well strike the moon. We do not believe in strikes, nor do we believe in arbi tration. We prefer conciliation. We know no political party in our labor moTcmen in England. Our constitu tion forbids it. We are for labor only. I do not know what would be best for the American workingman, but 1 may be able to offer some suggestions after I have studied the local character of things here." DR. JAMISON VERY LOW. The Leader of the Transvaal Bald Crit ically Sick In Prison. Loudon, Nov. 30. Dr. Jamison, leader of the Transvaal raids, under going a sentence of fifteen months'. im prisonment in nolloway jail, whose sickness has previously been noted, is now announced to be in a critical con See onr special offer for semi-weekly during; the legislative session described on the editorial pace. It ls your opportunity OUR OOOD-BY. W saw tba sunset redden In the WCi We mw the whirring swallows seek the e t We felt on earth descending pos tai r We whispered to eaoh other, "It U t-V We held each other's hands one tBOs't'i space, Each took one last look at the other's teao? We said, "May God be with you In CU cr: And from your heart our common ps.:a c .face. We said good-by, and then then at tie I. W knew It eonld not be. W tarz; J, c V fast Clasped in eaoh other's arms, oar doatt ri east :-v,''-:"!. Par from us, by one heart-cry overpassed. Lewis W. gmlth. In Oolller' Weekly. HUXC3 C? TBE DAT. On aooonnt of the hard time eotti are wora longer than usual. Text Sifter. Tim ia money, we ra told, yet most money i thrown away to kill time. Fliegenda Blaetter. "Why don't yoa merry that tfrlf h isa real pearl." "An, ye; t :t I don't like the mother of pearl. Scottish Night. "Otto, yon have a bad report. Vlii doe that mean?" "Tea, papa; teacher must have something against yon l" Fliegeade Blaetter. Athwart these melancholy day It easts gleam of ehear To Had you've halt a ton of coal Lett over from last year. Chicago Tribone, Etikker-"I dreamed last niSU tl i you gave me ten dollars." Etrykir "Good I that make a qaarev I owi J yoa a tenner, yoa know."-15oitoa Transcript. "Don't 1-ne exclaimed, fearfaliy "yoa need it irorse than I." lie-i-J Drooler Van Lake warm had threat ened to give her a pieoe of hi miaX Chioago News. . Lowlot "How often do yoa prais your vine r" Oityman (who has jast moved to the suburbs) "Never ; w bay all our prune at the grocer's.", Boxbary Oaeette. "That hair reitorer I bought of yoa I found very eOoaoious." remarked Oawker to hi barber. "So T" repliei the knight of th razor. "I must try . it myself." Jadge. Gorree sondeht "I thonld Hi t write for your paper. Yoa wast tla- manuscript sheet blaux on out i v don't your" Managing Editor "C i both aide, if you please." Tlizz'--- Blaetter. Point of View: "Bilker, yoa or;M to be ashamed to wear such g'izl olothe when yon owe me so nm;1 money." "No ; yoa ought to be pros! to lend money to a man wno, wes such good olothe." Chicago Eeoori Doctor "Jut plane thislberraor: ter ander your tongue, Mr. Fe-is, and keep your lip closed tightly." Mr. Henry Peque (after a few miaai-i of peeohlea delight) "What wL'i yoa take for that initrument, Doef ' Pack. . Aa elderly gentleman ia tit a ti tread oa apieoe of orange peel ail oome heavily down on the small ct Vi back. To him, polite stranger, raia inghishat; "Exoae me, rir; woa" woald yoa mind doing that a-nUf My friend didn't eee it." Ten Sifter. ."Happened to see your wife on a wheel yesterday. If I remember, I heard yoa deolajre yoa would never a low hrfr to fide," "Ye. I know. Bat she had a chance to trade off her pug dog for a wheel, and I thought I would nhnnu tliA Iflsjtt viL " IndiansDoH Journal i 'FTfillfi." aaid tha amnVinff nar a the damaged trolley rolled into to depot. "What trnokyoa?" "Oh, replied the trolley, "I thought I woald have a little fan by running down a o&aa on the street, ami hftnf! if h weren't all football player I" Phila delphia North American. I'Did yoa attend the big meeting at Old City Kali last night?" asked one Pittsburger of another, "No.'V Why not ?" 'Well, my name was not on the list of Vice-Presidents, and I knew that if all those men were there, I woald not be able to get into the halL" Pittsburg Chronicle-Telov graph. , - ... : Edison' Failure. Edison has accomplished so much ia the line of invention that it is popu larly believed he has made no failures in that direction, but the troth is that he has been at work for years npon several hard problems whioh seem to be no nearer a solution to-day than they were when he began. For the last seven years be has been trying to derive electrieity directly from coal without going through the usual pro cess of heat, steam power and dy namo.' " "There's enough latent 'electrical energy in a pound of ooal to carry it aoross tbe Atlantio," he said the other day, "yet we have never been able to utilize more than a very small fraction of it. I know how to get electricity from coal direct, but I don't know yet how to get enough of it" New York Journal. Gold in the Ocean. Professor Liversidge, of the Sydney (Australia) University, 1 has . made chemical experiments whioh, he say, show that there ara over 100,000,000 ton of gold dissolved ia the ocean water of the world, if the rate of one grain per ton, which he foacd on the Australian coast, hold everywhere. Social Calls In Persia. In Persia, among the aristocracy, a asitor sends notico an hoar or two )ef ore calling, and give a day' notico t the visit ia one ot great importance, le is met by aervants before he reaches ha house, and other considerations ,re shown him, aooordiag to relative ank. '