TAKES HIS STAND
J. H.Mickey Tells What He Wil
Do if Elected
PRESENTS STATE ISSUES
illk Frimhly on litiunre nnil Tuiiitlon
Condemn) Tnx'fSilrkrrit, uud Tell
How FiiKlonUU Handled School
l'urnls In Their C'uro
At Humboldt, rccrntly, Hon. J. IT.
Mickoy, republican candidate for gov
ernor, niado tho following address:
Tho principles of polltlcnl pirtlrs on
national questions furnish the reason
why votera oluBsIfy themselves into
various parties. The only Rood reason
any man can glvo for affiliation with
elljher republican, democrat or any
other political party, I that he thinks
iw iMiuuitui-a uavocuieu oy ills party
are best calculated to ndvunce the In
terests of his country. f any other
reason In given Inconsistent with this,
Jt Immediately stamps the man as not
n. patriot. Ills motive would thin
necessarily be selfish and porsonul and
not for the common good.
1 have voted the republican ticket
continuously since 1SC4. and by my bal
Jot and other loyal ways, advocated
tho principles of tho republican party
because It yeemed to me perfectly clear
that the Ideas of tho republican pirty
nre tho best for the nation. History
as proven that the legislation enacted
by It on all matters pcitulnlnfir to the
Vinnclal, Industrial ami moral ques
tions, wan the very thing needed to
build and make the great nation that
we uro today.
Intornt cif I.ubnr.
The republican party at Its com
mencement Indicated a devotion to H13
!ntere3ta of tho laboring man. It has
ntways been devoted to his Interest.
(The legislation which It has enacted
3iaa always takon caro of tho wuge
Jearner'on tho principle that If good
(wages can be paid, the homes of the
country can be eomfortuble, and its
aroplo havo leisure and means for de
veloping themselves In every way. Th
republican party passed the homestead
bill which dotted th state of Nebraska
'all over with happy and prosperous
Jiomes. The republican patty has al
ways believed thiu anything that will
advance the Interests of tin home,
that will increase Its luxuries, that will
imake possible the use of a larger op
portunity of enjoyment and will fur
nish the means for a high!- standard
of education, In a word, that will make
IposhJblo tho development of the cltlron
Jin the broadest sense, Is the proper
(thing to do.
We rejoice In the fact tbat the npc-s-F.irlcs
of this country are the luxuries
of othtr lands. Legislating In the In
terest of the wage worker, the re
publican party has nlwaya been In fa
vor of a piotectivc tariff. It has be
lieved in producing things at home,
and In supplying the home market by
"homo productions, republican tariff
(legislation has been such a magnif
icent success that It Is only here and
there In exceptional Instances that men
uro spending very much time In com
bating the idea. Of course, democracy
has been opposed to the tariff, but tho
fact Ib democracy has been opposed to
,pretty nearly everything, and as tho
years go by and the experience of the
nation passes Into history, the demo
cratic party Is obliged, If it does not
give up a good many of Its Ideus. nt
least not to Bay very much about
.them.
yr CSreut Name In Illntor)-.
At the present time our opponents
take delight In glorifying tho name ot
iAbrahain Lincoln. We rejoice that
rthoy have reached that conclusion.
(There Is no name In history more
pworthy of It. Abraham Lincoln stands
'at the head of the noted names of tho
United States, and yet I do not want
you to forget the fact that when Abra
ham Lincoln WdB discharging the duties
which devolved upon him In that crisis
In our history, there was no time but
that ho was the leader of the republi
can party, believed thoroughly In its
Ideas and principles, and was subjected
to the 8evere.it onslaughts of bis op
gioncnts simply because of that lead
ership. The principles of the repub
lican party today are the same that
they were then, and when our friends,
the enemy, take occnMon to compliment
und speak well of Abraham Lincoln,
they are simply ratifying our courss
which they so severely condemned at
the time. The same might be said of
many other noble and good leaders
ol tho republican party.
AleKlnler "" Martr.
The shot which killed William Mc
Klnley wao a shock to the civilized
world, and although the event was not
officially noted In the fusion state plat
forms of this year, unquestionably the
4tme will soon come when hu also will
.be eulogised by our opponents, and men
will call themcplves McKlnley republi
cans as they call themselves Lincoln
republicans at the present time, and
with as little reason.
William McKlnley was a wonderful
man. His character was so well
rounded, so lovable and at the same
time so determined, no patient and yet
unvarying; courteous to all and yet
ulways devoted to tho principles which
ho believed; criticised because he
seemed to be slow In taking up the
question of tho Cuban war; keenly
suffering from tho criticism, saying
nothing, and yet knowing full well that
.was necessary to make haste slowl).
in tho light of subsequent events, ev
eryone knows that he wus pursuing
just the right policy.
It seems almost providential that,
contrary to his Inclination, Theodore
Iloonevelt was nominated for vice
president. Even with the knowledge
which the country hnd ot the splendid
qualities of the man, there was a feel
ing of unrest, doubt and uncertainty,
when tho news was flashed over the
wires that our beloved president was
assassinated. We believed In rtoose
vclt, and yet It seemed that the coun
try could riot spare McKlnley. It waa
s To Cleanse Decanters.
To cleanso decanters and bottles
that havo becorao dlscolorod All three
quarters full with cold water and add
egg sholls crushed Into small pieces
and shako thoroughly. It this meth
od doos not restore the crystal to Its
jirlatlno clearness try a small quanti
ty of spirits oiVaalt diluted with thrco
times its welglit of water,
Add Motor-Car Plant.
' Vlckers, Sons & Maxim, tho British
shipbuilders, have decided to orect a
motor car manufactory.
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a terrible blow, but th vice president'
assurance that the policies of Presi
dent McKlnley would bo cnnled out,
and the self-contained way In which be
entered upon his duties as president,
restored conlidence. He has brought to
the discharge of his great duties a par
feet honesty, untiring energy, nbpo
luto fearlessness and devotion to the
Interests of the people, which mark him
as a woitby successor of William Mc
Klnley. He bits gained In a wonder
ful degree the respect of foreign na
tions, and the United States maintains
Its position as the leader of thought,
of enterprise, of statesmanship, to
which It had attained.
lmtiirn I'lmt mill Present.
Our position as a world power was
only reached aa the result of sovera
conflict with the Ideas advanced by
our opponent. In 1SB0 tho Issues of tha
campulgu were shurply made. The
democrats Insisted that If tho gold
standard wore maintained, the result
would be dire disaster, that gold
would be wonderfully appreciated In
value, that its scarcity would curtail
buslners, throw laborers out ot em
ployment, result In the foreclosure of
mortgages, and all the various finan
cial Ills which the mind of tnnti could
conceive would ho fastened upon tho
roor people of this country. The re
publicans, on the contrary, took a de
cided stand In opposition, predicting
that tho result of conforming- to tho
flnanclal standard of the commercial
nations of tho world, would glvo tho
United State. an opportunity to uso
Its splendid possibilities, to extend Ita
commerce, Increase Its exports, and
assl.U In making the Unltod State a
credit nation Instead of a debtor.
Urynn's 1'rt-dlctlon.
Our distinguished fellow citizen,
William J. Bryan, was unfortunate In
that, at tho close of that campaign, ho
published a book called "The First
Unttlo." Within Its pages, his dire
predictions were preserved. They havo
become a matter of Indisputable rec
ord, and In the light of events which
have transpired since then must prove
to him extremely embarrassing. How
he now succeeds with comfort to him
self in posing as a statesman, Is a
matter of wonder to those who are
familiar with the contents of that
book.
History adways ratified the wisdom
of the act of republicans. Accustomed
from the Infancy of the party to grap
ple with moincntour. questions, It him
been our proud satisfaction that when
wo have settled these questions and
they havo passed into history, exper
ience lias shown that we had settled
them right.
Our form of government Is complex,
unique, tho states within their several
boundaries and on a good many ques
tions, bslng supreme, and yet we aro
controlled In tho large policies of the
nation by a central government. In
Ulssolubly bound together ua wo arc.
It Is Impossible to beparnto state and
national pontics from each other. Wo
are republicans on account of national
policies. To help and strengthen the
national policies of our country, It Is
necessary that those policies should
be considered In a stnte campaign, and
yet our friends are making a strenu
ous endeavor to confine the Issues of
this campaign to state questions alone.
We would have no objection to do that
If It were the proper thing to do, as
fortunately In tho matter of adminis
tering the affairs of the state, the re
publican party has no reason to fear
comparison ot Its record with those of
ita opponents.
State Finances.
Every tax payor and citizen Is in
totested In tho disbursement of state
moneys. The legislature for the last
several yearsjias appropriated in tho
neighborhood of $2,000,000 for each bi
cnnlum, the greater part of which la
required to maintain the several state
Institutions. This enormous sum of
money Is raised by taxation. It Is Im
perative that it be expended econom
ically and honestly. No contract for
supplies for nny state Institution
should be lot except to tho lowest bid
der who should be compelled to ex
ecute a bond to tho state to faith
fully observe tho terms of the con
tract. Such Is the policy of good faith
and business honor; and I am glad to
say that such has been the strict pol
icy and practice of the present repub
lican ndmlnlctratlon. I do not believe
that money should be taken out of tho
state treasury unless the state gets
full consideration for every dollar tak
en. Our state Institutions are main
tained for the benefit of tho inmates,
wards of the Btate, and not for the
benefit and support of political favor
ites or relatives of tho several super
intendents and their subordinates,
business principles alone should gov
ern the management of these institu
tions. .NebriMkn Itcvenne Urn,
That our state revenues are In bad
ahape. no one disputes, not from the
fact that our present law does not pro
vide for an adequate revenue, but
rather in the fact that we are all, or
nearly all, a lot of tax shirkers and
havo allowed by common consent a.
system, of assessment of property to be
put Into practice that has foe years
put us down to such a low valuation,
that In many school districts, towns
cllle3, counties and even In tho Btate'
it bos been difficult to provide revenue
sufficient to properly meet the needed
expenses. When the levy Is limited by
statute and tho assessment Is ouo-tenth
to one-twentieth of tho real valuo an
indebtedness is sure to accumulate
Our constitution provides that tbo In
debtedness of the state shall not exceed
J100.000. and yet tho fact stares us in
Jno face that wo have allowed our 11a
, inlSS to ,BO"ctto at the rate of about
100,000 per year for many years, and
today we face an Indebtedness of
about $2,000,000. This wo have bor
rowed from tho school funu and owo it
today. There is a very grave doubt
In the minds of many about tho legality
of this course, and It Is evident that
this mutter must be given attention
and the fund replaced. The question
arises, how shall wo do It? Our assess
ment roll reveals tho fact that In 1890
our total valuation of all property as
sessed waa $184,770,304,64. This year,
1S02, the assessed valuation was $179,
876.597.31, being $4,798,739.73 less than
In 18ft). The mere quoting of these fig
ures shows that something Is wrong
either in our revenue lawa or In their
application, or both, probably both.
Umt After Tax Shirkers.
Everyone knows our property has In
creased In value in the last twelvo
years, and yet a large decrease Is
shown, when lnreal facttheyaluatlon
An Appropriate Name.
In Bristol, England, a child has
been baptized Corona, as a fitting cli
max to tbo coincidences connected
with its birth. Tho child was born In
Queen's Road, its father's name la
Albert Rox, and Its mother's maiden
nanio wao England.
Hlfjheat Postoffrce In Europe.
At Oornograt, on tho Zermatt moun
tain railway, stands tho highest post
office in Europe, It Is over 9,000
foot above sea level.
!ma lit least doubled. Tho conse"
quencea growing out of this state of
affairs are serious and some temedy
must be provided, What shall It buT
Tax shirking Is un evil of groat mag
nitude nud 1;, to a great extent, re
sponsible for this state of affairs.
Stringent and searching legislation
should be enacted, making It Impostd
ble for the man whoso propel ty is
largely Invested In stocks und bonds,
notes and mortgages, to conceal from
the ussesor his holdings. A fair valu
ation should be placed upon our prop
erty of every description, us provided
by tho constitution. Tho coming legis
lature will undoubtedly take up this
'question, which has come to be one of
tthe most Important subjects for legis
lation on account of the facts to
'which 1 have called your attention.
Itnllrond Assessment.
In the assessment of property, tho
property of railroads and other corpor
ations, should be assessed nt such
Tales as will Insure their bearing their
full share of the burdens of the state.
Moro than thla we havo no light to
'ask; less than this would bo uufalr
and unjust to all other classes of
property. The republican state conven
tion used tbo following language in this
question:
"Tho franchises, as well as the tangi
ble property of all corporations should
bo assessed so as to bear their Just ami
due shurcs of the cost of government,
state, county and municipal, the samo
as other taxable property aa contem
plated by tho constitution."
That Is the position of tho republican
party upon tho question. I accept it
and stand upon it. It secerns to mo
that tho true basis for the assessment
of property Is what it Is actually worth
in tho market and not simply what
It would cost to teplaco at the present
time, nor whr.t It originally cost when
built. It seems easy for some to set
tle this and other kindred subjects on
the spur of the moment, but decisions
which affect seriously tho Interests of
the people should be reached only af
ter the most careful and palnntaklng
Investigation of ull phases of tho ques
tions Involved, so that equal and exact
Justice ahull be done to nil.
Just to AIL
Having been nominated for gover
nor upon the republican ticket without
having given any pledges to any in
terests In order to secure tho nomina
tion, and having kept m.VM'lf in that
condition, entirely untrannnelcd, I am
in a position to nay that If elcctcS, to
tho extent of my ability, in denllng
with these questions. I shall be gov
erned only by what I think to be fair
and Just to all. No man can afford to
assume these grave responsibilities and
bo dishonest with hlH own conscience
nor with the best Interests and wcl
faro of tho commonwealth, and shou'd
be" fearless in right doing. The fact Is.
It is a financial saulfltc for a business
man to assume such responsibilities,
but men should tint live to mnke
money alone. The nation, state, church
and all other agencies have a right to
ask of any cltlr.cn 'hat he should give
them his best service, and the citizen
so choKvn should feel honored that he
is called upon to uct In such capacity.
l'eriiinnvnt School I'nnda.
The question of bow the permanent
school fundn of the state may be safe
ly Invested Is one of tho most perplex
ing ones with which executive officers
havo to deal. It Is of vital Importance
to the school interests and also would
bo a groat lcllef to the state treasurer
if It were possible to keep thlB fund
Invested In such a way as to leave but
a small balance In bis hands at any
time. Under the limitations of our
present constitution, thla Is extremely
difficult to do. Tho treasurer Is only
allowed to Invest this fund In United
Stutes or state Keeurltles. or reglalcrea
county bonds of this state. If the
constitution weio so amended that the
treasurer was allowed to Invest In
school district bonds, munlclpnl bond3
of our own state, and the state bonds
of other states, and so that a law
might be passed allowing the balance.
If any, remaining In tho hands of tho
trensurcr to be deposited In depository
banks, the situation would bo vastly
Improved.
Administrations Compared.
Under tbo present conditions, with
both treasurers hampered alike by tho
restrictions of the constitution, the
following co-iparative statements of
the resultn oi the handling of the per
manent school fund by a former state
treasurer, Mr. Meserve, nnd the pres
ent treasurer, Mr. Ptuefer, will be of
interest:
Total collections from all
sources bv Mcs.-rvo $1,739,091.83
Total collections from all
sources by Stuofcr 6,900,357.41
Collections of Stuefcr exceed
Meserva $1,16,3G2.U
Total dlsbursc'nts (all sources)
Meservs $4,U,S90.I5
Total dlsburso'nts (ull sources)
Btuefer B,C92,91C.iO
Disbursements of Btuefer ex-
ceod Muserve $1,007,024.95
Total Interest collected by
Meservo $ 11,534.92
Total interest collected by
Btuefer 15.C22.07
IntTCfit collected by Btuefer
exceeds Mtsurvo $ 4,027.15
Avoraga monthly receipts Me-
. servo ,.J 219,473.41
Avurago monthly receipts Stue-
fer .-. 310.SCO.91
Average, monthly receipts of
Btuefer exceeds Meaorve ... $ C1,JS7.&)
Avoraee monthly diabursoaieiits
Mftatrvo J 241.SSS.97
Average monthly disbursements
Btuefer 299.C27.ia
Averago monthly dhburse-
rnents of Btuefer exceed
Meserve s 67,73.13
Average monthly balance Me-
rv j e32,570.C3
Average monthly balance Stue
for cm,ri7.32
Averago monthly balano.o of
Btuofer lew thun Mesorvc.J 31.0C0.31
Average monthly Interest col
lected by Mesarvo $ C44.10
Average monthly Interest col
lected by Btuofer 8C7.S0
Average monthly Interest col
lector by Btuefer xceMu Mo-
servo j 223,73
Total collections of Investment
funds by Meservo $1,239,231.29
TOUJ corlectJons of investment
funds by Btuefer 2,402,032.91
Collections of Btuefer exceed '
Meaerve $1,162,851.63
Totui Invested Investment funds
, Mpsorve $1,307,275 83
Total Invested Investment loads
Btusfs 2,227,573.67
Investments of Btuefer exceed
k AU'JJirvQ ..,Um.l.vwlu $1,020,297.83
If They Don't Vanish.
If Mont Pcleo doesn't lot up pretty
Boon tho French West Indies will
havo to bo taken off tho International
bargain counter and thrown Into tho
Junk pile. And Denmark's island
possessions aro also likely to suffer
with other porlshablo commodities.
Long-Lived People.
Statistics show that tho longest
lived pooplo havo generally boon thoso
who tnado breakfast the principal meal
of ma day.
Averago monthly receipts In
vestment funds Mi-ufwo $ t5.2J2.7T
Average monthly receipts in
Mvstmciu funds Btuefer 1N.42J41
Average monthly receipts of
Btuefer exceed Mtr $ 61,302.71
Avcrngct monthly Invested In-
vtwUiient fluid, Mrsurvrt . .. .$ C3.5io.S3
Averuge monthly Invested In-
vcstuuut funds, Hturfer 117,240.73
Average monthly Investments
ot Hlllefer rxcuul Mtftirve. $ D3.C99.S9
Acrago monthly biilauce In
vestment minis, Mwu-rvo $ 515,0J2.n
Average mi'iulil) b.vlnncc In
vestment IiiiuIh, Bttii'fcr '01,775.i0
Average monthly balance of
Hinder bs thun Mrservu.. ..$ 113.312.S3
Average l'tr cum Invested In
vestment fiiiuls, MmcrvH 16. 4
Average per ciiu lint-sted In
NCKluu'iii funds, Btuefer 41.5
Averago 'or cent Invested by
Hluiilir excfcilH Mencrvn .... 25. 1
Average i r ont uiilnvtstrd by
Meservo 83.0
Average per ctut unltutstod by
Btuutcr r.y.5
Averago per cent uninvested
by Btucttr lens than Meemo 2S.1
These figures need no comment. They
speak for themselves. There must bo
some action taken In regard to the In
vestment of this fund, or Its accumula
tions will must seriously embarrass fu
ture treamiiers, and result In largo loss
to thu GChool Interests of tho state,
Trnat luolon.
Since the business nnd productions of
the country have grown so enormously
nnd our foreign expoits have reached
a figure that astonlshcH the world,
Ameilca has come to bo n credit na
tion, reckoned with by nil other na
tions who want to negotiate loans, and
large aggreftatlouu of capital have be
come necessary.
Individuals are unnble to carry on
such Dtupenduous enterprises, and
Inrge corporations have been formed,
some of which arc known as trusts.
Selfishness Is predominant In hu
man nature, and great power Is always
liable to be nbuscd. Consequently a
comparatively new problem Is forced
upon the attention of btatesmen and
demands yolutlon at their hands. Tho
republican purty Is accustomed to meet
large problems and lu the Infancy of
this danger passed legbiatlon for the
purpose of controlling It.
The Sherman law wan passed by con
gress, and In our state a law was
passed Intended to mitigate the evil.
Experience, however, has shown that
tho general government Is hampered
by the divided responsibility which un
der our present constitution It must
share with tho states. Under our form
of government each state can pass
such a law as It chooses, and unifor
mity Is not secured. ,
New Jersey, with a neltlsb purpose,
on account of the foe for llllng which
hIio charge-). Incorporates ull kinds of
trustu nnd turns them loore upon her
ulster stated who are obliged to glvo
her act:) full faith and eiedlt.
Each is'nto la also confined to the
biislnesn done lu Ita own borders no
that experience has shown that larger
powers tnuht bo given the general gov
ernment If this great question la to bo
successfully hundl'.'d.
Fortunately at tho head of our par
ty la that man whom we ull believe
to bo honest ard devoted to the bent
Interest of tho whole people. We know
him to bo fearless and an untiring
worker, and ho Is bringing all the pow
crn of his acutn mind to this problem.
He ban concluded that It will be nec
essa'ry to enlarge the powers of gov
ernment, and, If It shall be found nec
efrary, by amendment of the consti
tution. In a speech delivered at New
port. It. I., August 23 of thiu year, he
says:
"The Immediate need In dealing with
trusts Is to place them under the real,
not nominal, control of some wovcrelgn
to which, as Its creatures, tho trustu
shall owo alleglnnce, nnd in whose
courts tho sovereign's order may with
certainty bo enforced. This Is not tho
case with tho ordinary so-called
'trusts' today for the trust Is a largo
state corporation, doing business In
other states also, and often with the
tendency to monopoly."
Also at Ellsworth, Me., August 27, he
says:
"On tho ono hand let imn of grcnt
wealth realln that In sei:lng for this
remedy wo are both unalterably bent
upon finding It nnd nro doing It In no
spirit of hostility to them, but In a
spirit to find out what Is best for thrm
and for ull of ua ullke. That la what
they must realize. And on tbo other
hand, let those who feel that there Is
something wrong and they do not qulto
know what, avoid above all thlng-a be
ing led to net In a spl it of ignorant
envy, or rancor, general or sectional."
Fellow citizens, with the utterances
of the trusted lender of our party whoso
character la established for honesty
nnd thoroughneiis, who never promises
what ho does not mean to perform, and
the history of the success of the re
publican party In grappling with nnd
settling satisfactorily the largo prob
lems which have come to us In the
past, I think we may safely leave this
question, certnln thnt wise measures
will be decided on, and that our Inter
ests will bo taken care of.
Patriotic Ideas.
The republican party has always been
patriotic. It rejoices, und has a right
to rejoice, that in all the trying times
In the nntlon'a history since Its organ
ization, it has been loyal to the coun
try, and believed In tho Justness of Ita
cauee. It has left the work of criti
cism, doubt, pesslmlrm nnd "viewing
with alarm" to others. When glorious
results havo been achieved It han nl
ways been able to bo glad without hav
ing to apologize. The Hag of our coun
try Is Its chosen emblem. Wierever It
Is seen, republicans hall It with do
light. It believes that where It floats
with authority the peoples under ltfl
folds nre assured of larger opportuni
ties greati-r freedom Justice, educntton,
and all the political privileges which
they are fitted to enjoy. It believes
thoroughly In America.
It does not doubt that the Ideas
crystalllied in our government are tho
best In tho world. It fondly hopes that
the influence of these Idcaa will grow
and npread until the whole world shall
bo pormeated with them, and that thus
tho nations of the earth will enjoy
greater liberties, and be raised to a
higher piano of civilization, Chrlstlan-i
ity and Intelligence.
A AVord to Soldiers.
The republican party cherishes tn
Its heart tho memory of the gallant
soldiers and sailors who havo won Im
pcrlahablo renown In battle on land
Should Have Made Use of It.
The latest southern desperado shot
by n sherlffa posse was distinguished
for always carrying a niblo as well aa
a rlflo. If ho had been moro faithful
In his reading ot the sacred v obi mo ho
night havo boon leas Indofatlgablo In
bis use of, tho rifle.
Russia Buys Persian Land.
Fbctenslvo purc'hasora of land on
Bahrein Island, in tho Persian gulf,
aro reported to havo been made by
tho Russian consul at Uiulilre.
W HOT WHm ItW.'-jr. w
fifid sen, under the ntnrs" and rtrlpH
fighting for their country. Its appreci
ation has been proven by Its acts, ami
not alone by Its profession, and today,
tho button worn by our boys, old anit
young, Is a budge of honor the highestj
wo possess, '
We do not forget that tho deeds of)
the First Nvhrnnkn on the tiring linn
In tho Philippines made the name oil
Nebraska known throughout the civil
ized world, and we decline to conduct
a campaign and nut talk about micl'
things.
We nro proud of the gtnrlottq
achievements of our country along nil
tho Hives of tho wonderful growth'
which It ban made since the republican
party has had control of Its affairs,
and do not hesitate to ray that never,
In Uio history of the world, has a po
litical party beun nble to appear be
fore a people and nsk for their sufJ
fragea with Its bunds no full ot inng-
nlllcent results, ns wc are able to brine
und lay at tholr feet. '
Education, 'Intrll. genre, high ideals;
pernonal liberty, ood wages, correct
Ilnanclnl Ideas, ti splendid banking sys
tem, froc homes, protection to Ameri
can Industry, successfully diplo-1
mncy, Increased commerce, world;
markets, and a wonderful development;
of natural resources that han brought!
n material prosperity that han nstonn
Inbcd tho world these urr noma of tho
xrults of republican policies. 7
Fellow citizens, shall Nebranka con
tinue in tho republican column 7 Shall
wc kevp ourselves in the iKisltlnn where-'
we call show that wo appreciate these,
things, and where wo can help to bring;
about still larger results In the future,,
or shall we Join the column whoso
hablta of thought arc represented byj
pessimism, doubt nnd despair? Uresis
with tho voters of thla ntato to annwon
the question. Permit me to say that I
think the answer will not bn uncettoluj
and will be light.
FRENCH PROVERDS.
To rude words denf oars.
An onomy doc3 not Hleop.
Light .Ib bad for Boro oyos.
Dread tho angor of tho dove.
Much kindred, much trouble.
A tnblo friend lu chnngeablo.
What a woman wllla God wills.
Things promised nro things duo.
A fat ltltchen ruakca n lean will.
A good lawyer la a bnd neighbor.
Not every ono that dancoa Is glnd.
Money borrowed Ib Hoon sorrowed.
l.ovo does much, nionoy everything.
Reality uud foily aro often compan
ions. Nothing g Impoaslblo lo a willing
niliul.
Tho devil often lurlis behind tho
crosH.
A good swordsman la never quarrol
some. Slnndor! Slander! Some of It always
sticks.
Every ono fccla hla own burden
heavy.
For ii wob berjun God aonda a
thread.
A woman and a melon nro hard to
choosu.
Ho ulcepa sccuroly who has nothing
to lose.
A good swimmer 13 not safo analnst
drowning.
Nothing falls Into tho mouth of a
sleeping ox.
Tho oncoyed aro Icings In tho land
of the blind.
It Is not enough to run; ono must
start In time.
What Is learned In the cradle lasts
till tho grave.
Every ono knows best where tho
shoo pinches him.
Tlsj n silly shocp that makes tho
volf her confessor.
Ho does a good day's work who
lids hhiiHtlf of a fool.
A man Is valued according to his
own estimate of himself.
It Is not thu greatest beauties that
luBpiro the grcatost passion.
WIT, WISDOM AND PHILOSOPHY.
Ho sorry In time, It may savo many
a sorrow-in' time.
You can't sorvo Love on half-shell;
It must bo a full courRe.
Lovo Is often Beared to denth by
tho flkeletons In tho closet.
lJcauty may bo only okln deep, but
It Is vory satisfying to tho eye.
A woman novor knows tho mcnnlng
of trouble until sho falls In love.
Debts aro lllto dead elephants, an
awful bunch of trouble to dlsposo of.
A wife's hysterics never kept a man
from u horso race or a gumo of foot
ball. A sporty woman Is good sport
when she's aftor tho othor fellow's
wife.
A f 10 bill will do n fellow in hard
luck moro good than an "I told you
bo" Bonnon.
. Providence will novor bother to tako
euro of deadheads who can't tako caro
ot themselves.
Lovo In a cottugo Is real pretty,
but man's inner consciousness needs
othor interior decorations.
Novor indorse a note for any one
yon lovo, and bo suro not to do so
for any ono whom you do not lovo.
Novor trust unothcr woman with
your husband. Ho may not bo as por
foot a cold-storago battery us you sup
pose. Never trust n husband with youf
diamonds. Ho mny lose them or tho
pawn tickets. Kate ThyBon Marr.
Freight ears on the Orient reaching
Anthony nro a. llumlng scarlet.
True Scotch Thrift.
A Scottish farmer when going to
market, it wus ousorvod, always took
a hon with him in his trap. Every
place tho farmor stopped ho put tho
nosnbng on his horse, and then tho
hen was so trained that what dropped
from tho horse's bag tho hen would
pick up, bo there was nothing wasted.
Dreamless Sleep a Myth.
In a recent numbor of tbo Scottish
Modlcal and Surgical Journal, Sir Ar
thur Mltcholl holds that droamlcai
sleep Is a myth.
Mrtt
JOKERS OF WEST POINT.
Queer Ammunition With Which tho
Reveille Gun wna Chartjed.
At West Point, among bo ninny
young men full of honlth and animal
spirits, It lit lnovltnblo Hint thnro
should bo plenty of Jokes afoot, ovon
to tho extent of pranks consuming
broach of discipline. A fnvorlto form
ot mischief conslBts In tampering with
tho gun. Once ut least, according to
II. Irving Hancock, thu rovolllo gun
was loaded with a peculiar kind of
ammunition.
When tho sontry comes In from
guard duly at night ho finds colTco
und Biuidwlchcs In tho tont which
serves as cadet guardhouse. As It
Is not easy lo giuigu his nppctlto
thoro In generally n liberal supply of
tho sandwiches.
An ofllccr nnd n member of tho
board of vlslto. wcro walking ono
morning beforo rovolllo. Tho olllccr
wns dilating upon tho wonderful air
ut West Point. Suddenly tho rovolllo
gun wns ilred uud both gentlemen bo
gun to on Iff.
"Marvelous nlr," snld tho visitor. "I
should call It peculiar."
"It does scutti strnngo," admitted
tho olllccr.
"It smells like like fried hnml"
"Precisely. Hut who Is cooltlng it?"
It was loo early for brenkfnst In
nny of iho houses nt tho oillcors'
quarters, nnd besides tho odor soomod
to cotno from tho plain.
"This must bo looked Into!" mut
tered tho olllcor. "Supposo wo tnko
a walk ovor tho plain."
A fragment of acorchod hnm was
found In tho grass, then ti ploco of
badly nmdo toast, then moro hnm and
moro tonst.
A trail of fried hnm nnd toast ex
tniulrd for nn eighth of a inllo. Somo
cadet had londcd tho gun with sand
wiches, rammed them down under
newspaper wadding nnd awaited tho
ovont. No ono over discovered who
that frollcsomo cmlot was.
Irritation and Pain.
A filuirp dollnltlon must bo drawn
between Irritation and pnln. Irritation
Is not pnln, but only n frequent cnuso
of It. Thus, a crumb lodged In tho
larynx near tho vocnl cords produced
violent Irritation nnd prolonged cough
ing, which often results in actual
pain. So, too, a lly or a Bpcck of dust
In tho cyo sets up violent irritation
and Inflammation, followed by acuto
pain.
Of tho Biirfaco of tho body, tho fin
ger lips nnd tho end of tho tonguo aro
most sensitive; for Instnnco, a burn
on tho linger Is much moro pnlnful
than ono on tho bnck would bo, whllo
ono on tho tonguo would bo moo
painitu still.
ueop wounds nro not painful, n;l a
rule, Bavo ns regards tho surface! In
jury. Of pains not caused by exter
nal injuries, neuralgia of tho fifth
nerve, tho ono wltlch supplies tho
nkin of tho head and faco. Is tho most
Intense. It has frequently driven pco
plo mad for tho tlmo bolng, and suf
ferers havo been known to cut and
oven burn tho flesh In de3pera(o at
tempts to relievo it.
Tho rupturo of tho branches of tho
dental norvo in tooth-drawing also
causes agony bo Intense that it hna
been stated that no human being
could enduro it for moro than two
seconds at a tlmo.
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Found by Visualization. vt'
"No, I am not a bollover in tho
supernatural!" "Nelthor am I," ro
plied tho moat hard-headed woman in
London tho othor day. Novcrtholesa
sho went on to tell how onco In South
Africa sho had como across a nntivo
servant who declared that if you lost
anything it is no good luck to look
nbout for It, but to vlsuallzo It. Tho
lady lost n valtmblo hatpin. Sho
searched high nnd low for It In vain.
Then all of a sudden sho remembored
tho words of tho native And sho sat
down and closed her eyes tightly and
thought of nothing but her loss. A
fow moments passed by, and upon a
disc of darkness thcro appeared tho
bright otitllno of a hatpin seen
through tho folds of n blanket. Im
mediately afterward tho lady was
startled by her mald'a volco: "I havo
found tho pin, ma'am! It was lying
in tho folds of a blanket on your bed!"
Made Two Discoveries.
"Hero, Mnrln, Is your last month's
bill from Smith's. What's all this
ditto you've been gettln' every other
day?"
"Ditto? I never heard o' such n
thing haven't even bought tho tnlng
once, much less half a dozen times!'
sml.l Marin, Indignantly.
"Well, well; nil right, (lion. I'll
jus' go down nnd nsk tho follow what
he menus by charging you up with a
lot o' things you never got."
On bis return Mnrlu grectod hex
husband at tho front door with an
anxious faco.
"Well," sho begnn, "what did you
find out about It?"
Her bigger half looked nt her a
moment and n smllo ot supremo dis
gust settled on his face.
"I found out," he said elowly, "that
I am a fool and you aro a ditto.'
New York Times.
Disappointing.
"I went with my wlfo to visit her
rotations this summer, and It was
tho llr&t tlmo most ot them had soon
me."
"What was tho verdict?"
"They weio to.) pollto to toll mc.
All except Undo Jothro. Jothro look
ed mo up nnd down whon ho heard "
wan the feller who bad mnrrlod Llddy
Arn. Then ho slowly turned away.
"Db'n't he say eomothlng?"
'Yes. Ho summed mo all up In ons
word."
"And that was?"
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