The Conservative.
worse than dead. Ho had moaned and
bogged at the foot of his cousin , bnt ho ,
too , had passed relentlessly on , paying
no attention to a dead man's speech.
And so , at last , they had all gone
among the crowd Sing Low's own clerks
and employees and the dead crouched ,
alone and deserted of all , in the dark
ness of night.
In the early dawn Sing Low stumbled
drunkenly homeward not to the house
in which ho lived with his Mexican
wife , but to Chinatown , for at the last ,
whether in joy , sorrow , death , or dis
grace , the heart of oven an Oriental
turns to his own people , such as they
may bo. And Sing Low had no thought
for Felipa , much as ho had loved her , or
oven for his restaurant , with its Ameri
can sign , that had brought him so much
money. The Americans or the Mexi
cans would take him in surely , for had
ho not money ? His own people had
cast him out , yet to them ho turned.
Posted up in front of the opium don
owned by him was a large bill , setting
forth his execution. Ho road it. Two
other men , waiters in his restaurant ,
wore reading it ivt the same time. Hi *
stained and torn silken garment brushed
against one of them , and the men
moved back as if some dead beast wore
there. To these two men Sing Low
spoke , but they seemed to see only
empty air where ho stood. Ho went
into the opium-dou , begging for the
"black smoke , " but no one hoard him
or saw him. All the men seated and
lying about the room were discussing
the execution of the once respected
Sing Low. Unable to endure it , the
poor brute slunk out , and wandered
distractedly about the streets. He was
unnoticed , and even when in the early
morning he begged for bread , not n
crust was given htm , not a drop of
water. He was dead to his people , and
his dead voice was unheeded.
For two days the torture of Sing Low
endured. At midnight of the second
day he crept into his own restaurant
and stole a pistol that was lying in
vitingly on his desk. The clerk saw it ,
but said nothing , and did not attempt
to prevent the theft. And , with the
pistol , Sing Low made his way back to
Chinatown , where ho read over again
his death-notices and standing
one of own - ,
ing under it , placed the pistol to his
temple and blew out what remained of
his poor , addled brains. Hewitt Dnrrell
in the Argonaut.
San Francisco , Nov. (5 ( , 1899.
The lesson off
° ° "s
f istr
favorite topic with
political writers of nil shades of opinion
just at this time.
THIS CONSERVATIVE is pleased with the
cheerful views of Bryauarchy. This
school sees in the elections of Now York ,
Maryland , New Jersey , Ohio , South
Dakota and Pennsylvania the certain
triumph of 10 to 1 in 1000. The philos
ophers and economists who yelled them
selves honrso in 1890 declaring that pros
perity had llod from the United States
to remain forever absent if the gold
standard was not abolished that year , are
now renewing their madness for 1900.
They see every where a ravenous appe
tite for the free coinage of silver at the
ratio of 10 to 1 developing among the
voters of the states named. Thus they
conclude that Col. Bryan is the must bo-
logical candidate next year. In this con
clusion there is the unanimous concur
rence of every McKinley journal in the
United States. It is agreed that no
other man can bo , 'or should bo , nomina
ted to run against "criminal aggression"
or antagonize "benevolent assimilation. "
There are sixteen to one in favor of
the nomination of Colonel Bryan on the
Chicago free-silver platform of 1890.
And if that nomination is made and the
aforesaid platform adopted the bets will
be sixteen-to-ono against its election.
No man who favors the debasement
of the standard of value for the Ameri
can people will over be president of the
United States.
enevor the
DKAD LAWS. .
statute books of a
state are cumbered with dead laws
laws never enforced , never respected
the people become regardless of law in
general.
Nebraska is peculiarly afflicted with
moribund laws.
The statute making it a penal offence
to utter oaths is never invoked , except
to satisfy malice when a personal enemy
has been heard to take the name of the
Almighty in vain , and is to all utility as
dead as the Blue laws of Connecticut.
It was evolved and instituted by zealotry
and fanaticism. It is a constant in
centive by its obsoleteness and acknowl
edged deadness to cause the violation of
other laws.
The illegality of asking a friend to
take a drink is never punished except in
behalf of personal enmity , as in the
recent case of a Methodist preacher in
Butler county , who had been either the
iuviter or invitee , where corporeal irri
gation with beer , whiskey or wine was
proposed and instituted.
And the main and strong provisions
of the Slocuui law are tvs dead as either
of the above potty bits of legislation.
Nebraska needs either the repeal of such
laws or their forceful and efficient
administration. THE CONSERVATIVE
asks the more radical temperance people
of Nebraska to study the Slocuui law ,
to observe how easily , under its pro
visions , pure liquors , pure beer aud pure
wine , or no liquors , no beer and no wine
can be secured for Nebraska.
If the law is good let it be enforced.
If it is bad let it be repealed. Dead laws
ought to be buried. Live laws ought to
be vigorously enforced.
ALCOHOL. A generalization
of a great mass of
statistics shows that in the United States ,
Canada , Norway and Sweden , the con
sumption of alcoholic liquors has fallen
off one-half to three-quarters in fifty
years , while it has increased in the same
period in Great Britain , France and
Germany. Thus , while the doctors
continue to disagree as to the effect of
these fluids upon the human system ,
figures confirm the prevalent belief that
men drink less than they used to do. It
may bo doubted whether" moral or senti
mental considerations have had as much
to do in bringing about this change as
cold , hard business. The fact is that a
man who drinks much is likely not to
bo sober all the time , and that other
men by preference seek the services of
those who can bo depended upon to be
sober whenever they are wanted.
NKAVSrAPJEK WAIFS.
Master "Name some of the most im
portant things existing today which
were unknown one hundred years ago. "
Tommy "You and me. " Tit-Bits.
A Difference in Terms "There was a
time when he talked of his art , but now
he calls it his trade. " "Yes ; ho has
begun to make a living at it. " Puck.
"Cecil Rhodes must be a very proud
man since the Boors offered $25,000 for
his head. " "Yes , I suppose he's careful
to see that it's on straight every time he
walks out. " Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Lecturer "And what man is most
apt to roach that elevation whence the
earth may be viewed 'as one vast
plain ? ' " Voice ( in the audience )
"The one that works in a powder mill. "
Life.
Helpful Advice "I sent a dollar to a
woman for a recipe to make me look
young. " " "What did you get ? " "A
card saying 'Always associate with
women twenty years older than your
self. ' " Chicago Record.
Fixing the Blanie He "That Miss
Siuikins is awfully shy , isn't she ? " She
"Yes , I wonder if she gets it from her
mother ! " He "No ; from her father ,
I imagine. I understand he used to be
a great poker player. " Chicago News.
His Own Error "Did you ever make
a serious mistake in a prescription ? "
"Never but once , " answered the drug
clerk , as a gloomy look passed over his
face. "I charged a man thirty cents for
a prescription instead of thirty-five. "
Washington Star.
Carried It Too Far "The officer says
you got drunk , upset a fruit-stand ,
knocked down the proprietor , and kicked
and bit and scratched the policeman
who arrested you. " "It's all true , your
honor. I was trying to lead 'the
strenuous life , ' and I reckon I piled it
on a little too thick. " Chicago Tribune.