-f' ,v',-i The Commoner. .- ii i? r BRAND NEW STEEL ROOFIHG nought at Receivers' Sale. 8hccta either flat, corxu Rated or "V" crimped. No tools except a hatchet or hammer la needed to lav the roofing. Wo furnish frco with each order enouffh tmlnt to I "It ovorand nails to lay. Price Per square, Iilv A square means 100 square ft. write for Frre CatalofM Ho. 83 J on General HerefcaadlM. Chicago Heoftfl Wrecking Co We at 36th andlroaets., chle&e,xli. The Humane Society. Mr. R. J. O'Houlon of Milwaukee, in discussing tho work of the Humane Society, jmid: .. 0 "This work for4 humane reform is a movement for the great cause of hu manity. Whether we view it from the limited and biased standpoint of hu man interest in human-kind or from the more noble and unselfish position that all sentient beings belong to a common creation and share in "the common blessings, enjoy the com mon rights of life, liberty and pursuit of happiness accorded to its nature, it matters not to us except in the de gree of refining influence which the cultivation of habits of kindness, iner cy and sympathy and love for those creatures of the lower creation has upon ourselves as human beings. "The general duty of man to the low er orders of Jife is a great one. We all agree that man is the master -of all creation and all animal life is subject unto him as servant. "This is because man is possessed of intelligence higher in degree than all other created things. In man's ex ercise he must recognize the responsi bility of protection of these servants which accompanies this .authority. The relation between man and beast is not "wholly for the welfare or the former. It is readily conceded that man is the so.vcreiga and the. lpwer creations the subjects. Then it must also be con ceded that as sovereign man Is ap pointed to benefit his. subjects In the use of his sovereign power, to help, not to retard; to lift up, not to ewst down; to heal wounds, not to inflict them, to lighten burdens, not to make them more heavy; to assuage suffering, not to aggravate it; to set at liberty, not to imprison; to increase happiness, not bring misery, "Humane societies, in the name of humanity, have protested against cruelty everywhere. They maintain that if the necessities of men demand the services of the lower order, these services shall be exacted in the spirit of justice, of kindness and of mercy, without oppression, without suffering and without cruelty; that consumed as food by men, the way to, and the envir onments of the sacrificial altar shall be divested of all unnecessary suffer ing and of every needless terror. Men are coming to realize that the obliga tion is upon them to treat with con siderate, kindness, justice and mercy, sentient life wherever it is found. "Not less than 100,000 humane so cieties, including branches, exist on earth today. They are arresting the spirit of cruelty, breathing the spirit of justice into law, and teaching human ity to the coming generations. The consciences of men,.to whom are given dominion over the fish of the sea, the fowl of the air, the cattle and every living thing that raoveth upon tho earth, are waking to the fact that in man's dominion over the lower ani mals mean government of justice, mercy and truth. "Humane societies wherever estab lished and maintained, hare not only discovered great necessity for their existence, but ar,e slowly constructing foundations ior future isefulness. Where societies are lea by men And women interested in the wcrkr and not overshadowed by timid, inert, fossil ized, charitable ornaments, the work has made commendable progress. - "Cruelty abounds everywhere, and mot one-third of our land Is under the influence of humano societies, In Many sections of our country there are no laws preventing cruelty to ani mals and in many communities where good laws appear on the statute books they are not enforced. What is need ed in each and every community, np matter how select and cultured it may be, is an organization, composed of virtuous, intelligent, courageous men and women to secure and enforce laws that will insure justice and mercy to eyery living creature. Were tho teach ings of this society Incorporated into the lives of our children the next gen eration would put an end forever to tho bloody wars between civilized na tions. 1 sincerely hope we may or ganize tit least a dozen societies in thia state within the next e'x weeks, to the credit of each community and tho wel fare of the state." "No' "Did you vote for the torles?" , "No, I ain't got a vote!" London Sparo Moments. Easily Earned. An election petition was being tried, and a witness was called to provo "bribery." '. "One of the gentlemen says to me, 'Hodge, you must vote for the tories,' " said the witness. "And what did you answer to that?" asked the counsel. "Well, says I, 'How much?' " . "And w)iat did the agent say"?" "He didn't, say n.othin'. The. other gentleman comes to me, and says, 'You .mu8t vpto for the lllSerahs, Hodge.'" 'And what. i(" you answer?" 'X said, 'llow much?' So heafst me what t'other gentleman, offered, and I told him 5 shillings." "And what did the liberal agent do?" "He gave me 10." Counsel sits down triumphant, and up starts the other side. "Did you vote for the liberals?" What la "Nothing." An old Scottish farmer, being elected a member of the local school boariT, visited the school, and tested tho in telligence of the class by his question. Tho first inquiry was: "Noo, boys, can ony o you tell mo w,hat naeUiing is?" After a momont's silence a small boy In a back seat arose and replied: "It's what ye gie me t'other day for haudin' yer horse!" 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In that work was traced the adventures of tho Phoenicians, Romans, .Spaniards; Cujifornians and Australians those Argonauts who variously from the dawn of historytq the present time, have led the search for tho precious metals. Decide discoyory, tho author showed that those metals had been largely obtained through conquest and slavery, Tho Persian-, Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Spanish, and British conquests of mining countries, and the Bofeaa and Spanish systems of mine slavery, were -next delineated, and finally the conditions of free mining wore examined. Upon a goneral review of be entire subject, the author ' found ample reason to agree with the celebrated dictum of Montesqiiiea. that upon the whole, gold and sliver, when obtained by free mining and paid laboiir. had cost to the world a far greater prico than they represented in tho exchanges. Montesquieu arrived at this conclusion by instinct; Mr. Del Mar reached it through historical research. Sacramento Record-Union. 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