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thorn by a. sleight of hand. The people
will still have to pronounce the final
verdict , and I trust they will do so after
a conscientious consideration , not of the
more question of profit , but , what is
infinitely more important , of the moral
merits of the case. It is , therefore , not
only the right , but the duty of every
good citizen to form an honest opinion
on this momentous subject , and to speak
out without fear or favor. "
Ed gar Howard
INSURED : .
has at last been
denounced by the do-pulpitized exhorter
who runs the central organ of fusion
and vagaries at Lincoln as a very bad
man. If Edgar cannot be made auditor
of state after enmity has been thus
vehemently developed towards his candi
dature by the ex-reverend afore-
designated then indeed is Edgar without
force , character , vigor or virtue. Gener
ally that opposition is an insurance of
the personal and political purity of the
party assailed.
I
ANTI-BOSS.
was secretary of
state and also attorney general in the
administration of President Tyler. In
the writings of Legare on page 320 of
volume 1 , may be found the following
sensible protest against Bryanarchy and
bossism in general. It portrays the self-
constituted protectors of "the laboring
classes" and expresses the sentiment of
thinking people who work for a living :
"I have heard an expression of senti
ment from ouo of our mechanics , which
struck me as noble beyond all praise.
He said he wondered what could be
| be meant by addressing to the industri
ous classes particularlyall inflammatory
appeals against the institutions of the
country ; as if they were not a part of
the community , as much interested in
its order aud peace as any other ; as if
they had no ties of sympathy or connec
tion with their fellow citizens ; above
all , as if they had not intelligence and
knowledge enough to take care of their
own interests , but were reduced to a
state of perpetual pupilage and infancy ,
and needed the officious protection of
self-constituted guardians ! "
The editor of the
STANDARD OIL.
Papillion Times
has begun auditing complaints against
the Standard Oil Company and its op
pressions in Nebraska. But his valua
ble journal of fallacies furnished the
public with no specimen wails from the
plain people who have been robbed by
extortions at ton to twenty cents a gal
Ion.
Ion.Who
Who asked Smyth of Blarney to begin
gin an action to push Standard Oil folk
out of business in Nebraska ? Who ha
stated any grievances to the "attorney
general and petitioned that the Stand
ard Oil Company be driven out of the
tate of Nebraska ?
But Smyth has been informed , time
and again , that the Silver Bullion and
Smelter Trust , doing business in Omaha ,
was formed avowedly to raise the price
of silver. And yet , that sweetly affeo-
iouate friend of "the plain people"
.oes nothing to molest the plutocratic
ombine which would.it says , artifio-
ally raise the price of silver. The dol-
ar-made Senator Clark of Montana ,
and all the other financial backers and
political supporters of Bryanarchy favor
he making of silver higher. The free
ilver party was organized by a trust , for
a trust and is a trust. Why will Smyth
defer action as to this conspiracy to raise
he price of silver and persist in punishing
he Standard Oil Company , which has
reduced the price of oil everywhere ?
Smyth belongs to a gang of econo
mists who declare that silver in coins is
always worth twice as much as silver in
mllion. And having failed to get it all
coined they are now trying to corner
silver bullion in one common concentra-
; ed concern.
When will Smyth open his batteries
of blarney on the silver combine ?
NOT YET TREASON TO THINK.
"They are either not very thoughtful
or not very honest who are crying , 'Sh !
you mustn't think in time of war ! ' "
"Every sober man knows that in the
intended sense this is no 'time of war. '
The argument rests on such war as
menaces the country , and then , indeed ,
a patriot may have to fight first and
; hink afterwards. Bnt to pretend that
: his nation is in such danger from the
Filipinos that we must put our reason
under martial law is a little too absurd.
* * * The only danger this country
Ls in , or ever will be in , it from the
citizens who think self-government is a
sort of blind-man's buff , and that all
they have to do is to shut their eyes and
minds and grope in the wake of the
gentleman who is 'It. ' " Chas. F. Lurn-
mis , editorial in the Land of Sunshine.
GOOD TALK.
1900 , at the Me
morial Hall of the Grand Army of the
Republic , Mrs. Winona Sawyer of Lin
coln addressed an intelligent and select
audience upon "The Home of the
Future. "
The arguments , illustrations and
teachings of this most excellent and
well-arranged discourse were strong ,
attractive and wholesome. If every
husband and wife in America could hear
Mrs. Sawyer and would heed her good
talk as to home manners , home manage
ment , home teachings and the embel
lishment and amenities of home life
there would be a reform of the whole
people. Pure homes make pure politics.
Pure politics place probity , ability and
economy in charge of public affairs.
TESTED WORTH.
So oft 'tis true that thoughtlcHH heartH ,
The ImpotuouH hearts of the young ,
Are charmed by a musical How of words
That fall from a gifted tongue , *
Affection thus gained by a HOUIU ! of words
Soon dies in the world's rude jar ,
The frienclH wo prl/.o through the years wo
learn
To value for what they aro.
Young oyoHinay bo caught and hold entranced
By the glitter of Hplondor and wealth ,
And homngo to rank and the worship of fame
Creep into the heart by Htealth.
Attraction that's won by a da//.llng Hhow ,
So fair when its viewed from afar ,
Must fade , while wo cling to the friends wo
love ' ,
(
And value for what they are.
The old , old friends with their simple ways
Whoso lives are a record fair ,
The friends with human caprices and faults ,
The friends made grave hv care ,
The tenting of years has their value proved.
Beneath fleeting beauty or scar *
The characters lie with their solid worlh ,
And wo love them for what they aro.
MARY FRENCH MORTON.
fMhI ° n
INSTRUCTION . ROCOIlfc1 ;
OF JJIKDH. having decreed
that women shall
wear almost every kind of feu thorn , and
in great numbers , the societies for the
protection of birds have been forced to
increased activity. In a recent issue of
Bird Lore the statement is mode that
the demand for gulls' plumage has far
exceeded the supply , and that BO great
has been the slaughter within a year or
two among the terns , or sea-swallows ,
that it was feared we should have to
record the passing away of this beautiful
creature , which has been a most inter
esting and characteristic feature of our
coast scenery. Even though utterly
useless for food , this bird has been shot
in some localities to the extent of 1,400
in a single day and upon a single island.
What wonder that societies are form
ing all over the country to enlist the
sympathy of women and to bind them to
the rejection for millinery of all feathers
but those of the ostrich on the one hand ,
which does not mean the destruction of
these fowl , and , on the other hand , the
cocks' plumes , hen , turkey , and tame-
duck quills which are secured after the
creatures have been killed for food ? It
is essential to take the pledge somewhat
definitely , for the reason that one can
not trust the word of salesmen in regard
to these matters. They are utterly
ignorant of the birds whose plumage
they offer for sale , and proclaim it quite
innocently to be that of domestic fowl ,
when it is really breast , wings , and
quills of eagle , owl , pelican , or vulture.
Boston Herald.
Contrary to the general custom that
has heretofore prevailed among nations ,
Great Britain announced during the
week her intention of applying the cen
sorship to the official as well as private
cablegrams sent to international repre
sentatives at Pretoria.