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JIM KYNI It's bonnilut has collapsed
wliilo it wns l > oin < * mir-cd by .Too Red
man. 'Twtis ' ever tlius.
AMP.itlf'A ilofundb lior titlu to tlio in-
torniitional yachting oup in n wny of
which no Aiiiorloiiii need feel
Foil n mini who bntl been counted ns
bolontriiij"1 to tlio duuil nnd buried past ,
George 1' . Hem is exhibits surprisinfj
vitality.
Tun vii'torloui rauo of the Vigilant
against tlie Valkyrie is ulTordinj : the
nllitorativo headline writer ono of tlio
opportunities of his life.
INTKUIST in the yachting contest has
for the time supplanted iutore-it in the
pugilistic world. Tn the iiieiuiwhilo as
saults upon the In va iigninst prl/e fight
ing are only temporarily ab.itcd.
LAND ollleo consolidutlon mulur the
present dumocratic administration is
purely a question of politics , without
consideration of the wishes of the people
ple , or the neccssitlcb of tin eflicicnl land
oflico borvicu.
CHICAGO is making big preparations
for the celebration of Chicago day to
morrow. And when the crowd is
counted up the west will bo found to
liavo contributed its share for the occa'
hion. Tlio contribution of the west to
tlio success of the great exposition deserves
serves recognition.
from the meicantilo agen
cies of decreased busiii"iS ) activity and
less confidence in the future ought to bo
given their true weight by our dilatory
Bcnato. Tlio commercial interests of
the country arc lagging behind on ac
count of the ountinuod uncertainty re
garding the prospects of the repeal bill.
Tiiniti : is nothing to prevent a state
legislature from ma-rounding state
banking institutions with every desira
ble protection to depositors and note
holders. But the people cannot rely
upon the legislature to do so. This , in a
word , is the chief argument against the
repeal of the 10 per cent tax on s tate
bank issues.
Mil. CAM * , the bonator from Florida ,
protests against anything that resem
bles rushing the repeal bill through the
senate. If wasting weeks in dilatory
discussion is to bo called rushing legis
lation , deliberate action on any measure
would probably require years , in Sena
tor C'all'A opinion , to icach the Until
actiui of that body.
MANY of the railroads are being com
pelled to ngieo that cheap rates to the
World's fair are a paying lesourco. In
creased trnlllu has resulted from do-
crcancd fates to such an extent as to
more than counterbalance the cut in
rates. A fe\v \ more experiments of this
kind will no doubt convince the railroad
managers that tlioy can make a bolter
financial showing by adopting a schedule
of 1 jw pu.ssongor rates and trusting to a
greitly incteased patronage to swell the
t tal of receipts
tcii : presidents make no eon-
10 the stringency of the times.
Their annual addresses on the opening
of their institutions always wind up with
thf > Htorootyped plea for generous gifts
and an inm'ca cd endowment. It .vill bo
a hud da\ when the average American
college < lnih itself bereft of Us oppor
tunities to blow away the income from a
few additii mil millions. If wo are to
credit } hu t-incority of all these appeals
now Is the proper time to endow your
favorite university.
| v Tin : apostrophe to the strength of
public opinion in the United States
which Jnmes Uryi-o int > urted in his work
on the American commonwealth hub
boon rudely shaken by the events of the
last two months. A popular demand for
the ro ] > cal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman si Ivor law was indeed
strong1 enough to secure from the presi
dent the summoning of congress in extra
session for that very purjxwo , but despite
" * the fact that it has become if anything
more intense since then , It has not been
able to remove the obstacle * to the
passage of the bill in the senate. The
government of the United States evi
dently alTouls the means by which the
doiiitiiids of publlo opinion may be ro-
tibtcd by tibiuull minority.
rn CIUJIITY.
The approach of winter and the probat
hlllty Hint the number o ( people who
will have to subsist by charity will bo
considoinbly larger than usual nucge * t3
that in 01 dor lo secure the host losiilts
from charitable giving those who ( 'celt
Assistance should bo loft to the care of
the organised societies for providing
relief. A number of thc o societies In
Now York City have ls ucd an appeal to
the public In which they earnestly
doprccnlo nil indiscriminate relief ,
whether in the shape of money , food ,
coal or other gifts. They pay that such
alms , however well and kindly meant ,
inevitably lend to pauperise the leoip-
ionts , and they recommend the charit
ably disposed not lo give money or
other gifts without knowledge or In
vestigation. Midi relief only tending to
eneouingc beggary and IIICIUUFO pauper
ism The.v will nccomplfeh far more
real good , sajs the appeal , and also en-
capo frcquont imposture by cent ng
their gifts to Ihe regular elmrlty tuid
benevolent societies , whoio each eae
will bo intelligently investigated and
i i-gularl.v and promptly cured for.
ThN advit-e Is applicable to ovtry city
whore there Is organi/od charity. There
is u tlttty growing out of our common
humanity to help our dcstituto fellow
cteutuics who are worthy of it , but It Is
aluo ti duty whieh every one owes It )
souloly not to do anything to encourage
the indnlnnl and the unthrifty. The
hope of such is in indiscriminate almsgiving
givingIn every eoiisldoiablo commu
nity there tire people of this class \v ho
depend upon the good nature tind the
generosity of those who me able to give ,
andthooulj way by which bitch people
may bo cured u > to turn them over to un
orgnni/ation that will ascertain whether
they me worthy of.assistance. As the
persbn to whom application is mtulo for
help cannot know whether the appli
cant Is worthy or unworthy , and so the
latter class , from much practice "or
innate viciousness , generally makes the
most urgent and plausible appeal , the
only Kifo rule is to treat all ulike anil
leave them to iho care of the organised
charities. It is a mistaken idea , at
any nito in communities whoio the
moans of relief uro sulliciunt for those
who deserve relief , that rather
than send away empty-handed ono
worthy person it were bettor that
a number of impostors bliould
succeed. In so fur as indiscriminate giving
ing- encourages beggary , and there can
be no question that it does tilth , it works
an injury to tlio' deserving indigent.
Many charitably-inclined people satisfy
their sense of duty when they give to
the beggar , though knowing1 nothing of
the merits of the case , and in .seven
cases out of ton being imposed ? on , w bile
if they weio to contribute to orguni/ed
charity what they feel they could spare
the worthy poor would be much bettor
cared for and the resources of these
societies would rarely be exhausted.
From every point of view , indiscriminate
charity in to be discouraged.
It is pertinent in this connection to
suggest to those who contemplate con
tributing to the orgnni7el charities of
Omaha that it is not too early to carry
their purpose intoollect. The present de
mand on these charities is not cxtraor-
dinarly heavy , but nobody can sa
how long the pleasant weather will con
tinue , and with the first blasts of winter
the calls for charitable assistance will
bo largely increased. I'reparation
should bu made for this demand , and on
BO libeuil u bcalo as to insure prompt re
lief to all worthy applicants. Omaha
has not fared so badly as many other
cities in the number of people who have
been unable to got hiitlleient employment
during the spring and Miinmer to allow
them to lay by something for the winter ,
but there is reason to apprehend that
the number of indigent who must be pro
vided for between now and next spring
will bo much larger than usual. Gener
ous giving by those who are able to give
will therefore bo necessary , and , as
already suggested , it is none too early
to begin currying out this humanitarian
duty.
/ , . ! ir/ifcSsA'BSS 7A TIlH SOri'// .
There have been two significant de
liverances recently by prominent south
ern mon In reganl to the lawlessness in
the south evidenced by the increasing
number of lynchings. Ono of these
was by the chief justice of the state of
Georgia , who , In an addru.ss before the
bar association , protested very strongly
against tlio practice of lynching. Tlio
other deliverance was by Governor
Tillnmn of South Carolina , who said
that the ( itiestlon of Ijnch law is getting
to bo a very serious one , and while ho
thought "thoro are some cases In which
it is proper , " ho was of the opinion that
"at least homo case will como whore the
evidence will bo so insutllcient that pub-
lie sentiment will demand so severe a
punishment for the lyncliot-h that lynoh-
ings will have to bo stopped. " It is
hardly necessary to say that there
have beun many such eases in the
south , and having occurred only a
short time ago in one of the
C'lirolimis , yet so far as known no
serious attempt has been made to apprehend -
hend nnd punish any of thn lynehors.
Hut at any rate these utterances by
southern men who speak with some
authority are inturosting as showing
that there is an intelligent sentiment in
that bisotinn which condemns this foi m
of crime , from which It is possible to
derive the assurance that In coin-so of
time publio sentiment there will put an
end Id it.
Few people have any correct idea as
to the extent to which the crime of
lynching is practiced In the south. For
bovernl years a record of lynchings has
been kept by the Chicago 'J'libitne , and u
chort time ago that paper stated that
there woio 2Mi peroons lynched last
jear , of whom 200 wore lynched in the
southern Mates , and of the latter num
ber KiO were ncgioos. This year there
have been 142 parsons lynched , of whom
T2U were lynched in the south , HO of
them negroes. This in certainly a ter
rible record , well worthy the attention
of the hotter element of the southern
people with a view to checking Iho
growth ol this form of crime , nor doo.s
the more Mntomont of the statistics
of lynching convoy fully to the mind the
horrible character of this practice. As
wus said not long since by u southern
paper I , the mere taking of the life of
their victim has ceased to satisfy the' '
mon who go with n multitude to commit
murder. i : That has become a ttund pro
ceeding. The man , or the boy , in their
hands 1 must writhe nnd bleed and choke
in 1 agony now before the avengers will
consent to his death and begin the work
of inutllnlion. Some of Iho more recent
lynchingH 1 in the south have been of the
most brutal , barbarous and cruel nature
a reproach to the country and to civ
il i/tition. Nothing else could bo ex
pected from the toleration of this form
of criino and the immu
nity enjoyed by those who commit them.
The natural tendency is to brutali/.e the
People. As the record shows , 1 > neb-
ings have not been cot.lined to the south
and they are to be equally condemned
wherever they recur but the barbarism
of these crimes In tlio south is without
parallel.
It is an unfortunate fact that there
are apologists for this form of crime in
the south , some of whom are intelligent
muii , but the ovldeiiee that the men who
are in power are beginning to realize
the guivity of this loign of lynch law is
reassuring. It may be no easy task to
bring public opinion up to n certain
sttindaid in this mailer , but it Is ono
that should bo undertaken and presis-
tonlly prosecuted.
ilKuuttt , I : llr.MI * .
The renomination of lion. George I1.
Hemls for a second term for the olliee of
mayor is a merited compliment ton faith
ful , vigilant and Incorrupiihluexecutive.
When Mr. liemiswas placed at the head
of the intricate municipal machine two
years ago ho wascomparalivoly a novice
in Iho management and supervision
of city affairs. He had never
been in public life and had to
grapple with many dillleiilt problems
of administration. Hut he entared
upon Iho discharge of his duties
and responsibilities with a firm purpose
to constantly keep in view the interests
of the taxpayers and material develop
ment of Omaha. He has devoted his
entire time to the tlulies of his ofllce anil
has made a study of the wants of the
city in every branch of municipal gov
ernment. IIo is infinitely boiler filled
for the cmcicnt discharge of the func
tions of his olllce now than ho wa * at the
beginning of his term , and will there
fore be much better equipped for the
task imposed upon the chief executive
of Uiis metropolis.
While Mayor Bemis has made some
mistakes during his present term , ho
has been a safe , vigilant and trusted
general manager of the affairs of the
municipnlvcorpoiations. lie has never
he-iitated to interpose his 70to tthoro ho
bolie\cd it to be a barrier to a steal era
a job , or where an atletnpt has been
made * by contractors or francbised
corporations to overreach the city.
The fact that ho has secured
a renomination on tlio first ballot with
out making an active canvass afford-
proof of his popularity and the conll-
denco reposed in him by taxpaying
cili/cns.
The republican party has shown great
wisdom in endorsing Mr. BomU for a
second term. No other candidate would
have been as easy to elect.
Tin : ri.n.i run uo i > no.in * .
Advocates of good roads cem to have
abandoned the field of sentiment and to
have brought Iho project to rest on the
more solid foundation of individual pe
cuniary benefit. They no longer ask
people to invest moiuy in improved
roadways because they afford a more
tuficcubld thoroughfare for driving.
The aesthetic plea that good ro.ids
make a botlor appearance than bad ones
lias been relegated to the rear. The
charitable act of giving remunerative
employment to men who are buffering
from enforced idioms-1.- , may bo involved ,
but it is not the argument upon which
reliance is placed. Good roads are do-
sir.iblo because they are profitable. Had
roads are dear at any price , while good
ones give returns upon the outlay at a
high rate of interest.
This insistence upon tiio financial ad
vantages of good roads is by no means anew
now tiling. That feature has been prom
inently presented over since tlio agita
tion begun. Hut it is now to become
tlio keynote of the plea , and it was made
the solo and exclusive argument in the
recent speeoli which Governor Flower
delivered upon the subject of good
roads before tlio farmers of Orleans
county , New York. The governor
spared no pains to nuiko his position
emphatic. "I vent HIM to say , " said ho ,
"there is not a county in this state
which , if it would bond itself for 81,000-
000 and invest the money in tl'o scien
tific construction of highways , would
not in five years have increased the val
uation of its real estate twice the
amount of the investment. Hut that
would bo only a small part of the gam.
The greater part would bo in the waving
of wagon transportation a saving in ve
hicles , a saving in horses , a saving in
time , u saving in lahir , u Baving in
a saving in murkotri. "
Good ro.ids are like every other in-
\0itmont in Improved facilities for
transportation. They are to bo viewed
from the standpoint of financial re
turns. If they have proven to bo
profitable in other cnuntrioi and in Ibis
country wherever introduced , as has
boon demonstrated time and time again ,
the farmer should be among Iho first to
advocat.i their more extended applit a <
lion. And if , as Governor Flower in
timates , the next great slop in mechan
ical progress is to bo tlio "perfection of
automatic vehicles , which will < "io away
with beasts of burden altogether , " but
which will require as their forerunner
Ihe general prevalence of smooth hard
roads , it will soon become apparent that
good roadways , like sleum railways , are
to be a necessity of the ago which can
not be dispensed with ,
Tin : celebration of the twenty-fifth an
niversary of the opening of Cornell mil
vorslty Is significant of the comparative
youth of many of our leading educa
tional institutions. While tlioro are
numerous colleges that have a longer
past behind them tlntn Cornell those
Unit have made as rapid striuca toward
] Kpulur iavor and enlarged Holds of
work are few indeed , and lliouo which
have u belter prospect fur the future
still fewer. Higher education In the
United Slates , RS.I it is now understood ,
is n creation of leu than a quarter of a
century. It is ri flint creation of the pri
vately ondnwcfljunlvorsltk'3 of the cat
and the slate' endowed universities of
the west , and 'fj ' , ig probably duo to a
souse of rivalry , between these twoclasscs
of Institution * and ootwccn the individ
uals of each clnssithat iho progress has
boon so marked , " Cornell represents an
institution begun by private enterprise ,
but with inUmafc 'relations ' to the state
Government of New York. It is a typo
by llbolf. Its success in the brief quar
ter century of its existence points to
some of the advantages of that system
of management. Starting out upon its
second quarter conturv with increased
resources and under Its new president ,
Dr. Schurnmn. It promises a long con
tinued career of educational usefulness.
T.I.YJiVJ L'Mllin X1A1K * t.HGAl'lKS.
The old question of Iho extent of state
sovereignty under our folloral system is
arising unco more in the eastern courts ,
this time in connection with Ihe adminis
tration of an inheritance lax law. General -
oral Cullmn , whoso will was pro
bated in the Htato of New
York , left , among his other bequests -
quests , the sum of ilTiO.OOO to Iho gov
ernment of the United States for a me
morial hall to bo built at West Point.
The bequeit , after having been reduced
to $175,030 by the discovery that the
estate wns not as largo as originally tin-
tiuipatcil , was assessed for $ S"f > r > under
Iho Now York stale lnv Imposing a tax
upon transfers of property by will. The
United States , of course , resisted the
payment of this tax on the giound that
the assessors had exceeded their au
thority in attempting to tax property of
the federal government. Hut the aurro-
gato's court did not appreciate the con
tention of the counsel for Iho flitted
Stales and saw nj objection to the col
lection of the tax. In so deciding it
holds the sovereignty of the stale of
Now York higher than that of the fcd-
rul government and it makes the latter
subject to the fet mcr in matters of ta.x-
nlion.
11 is doubtful that the decision will bo
ustained upon appeal. It was long ago
hold by Chiol Justice Marshall in the
famous case of McCulloch against Mary
land that the instrumcnlalitios' of the
federal government are not subject testate
state taxation. The power to tax is the
power to destroy , and if the stale can
lake $8,755 of Iho legacy left to the
United Sthtes it may legally take it all.
The absurdity of giving a stale
authority to lovj a tax upon the prop
erly of the federal government becomes
more apparent when wo try to imagine
the proceedings that would ensue should
the United Stales refuse to liquidate
the claim. The state of Now York
would bo absolutely uowcrless to collect
the tax. The United Stales is non-
suublo without its own consent and it
would be foolishfto consent to a diminu
tion of its own legacy. Should a state
court persist in giving judgment to the
slale there would still bo no way of en-
foicing the decree. If an exception is
to be made to the rule of exemption
from taxation of United Stales -property
in the case of the Inheritance tax , there
is no reason for the further maintenance
of the rule in respect to other modes of
taxation. It is simply a revival of the
old s.atc sovereignly controversy and
all the precedents and practice arc op
posed to the assumption by a state of
any such power of tavntion over the
federal government.
HU.MK
TIIK UIK : was the pioneer in counsel
ing Nebiaskaus to palronuo homo in
dustries anu It heartily welcomes every
evidence of the value , of this ail vice to
the manufacturing interests of the state.
Perhaps the most important result from
the agitation of this policy is the bottoi
opportunity which our homo manufac
turers will hereafter bo given to furnish
the supplies for Iho publio institutions
of the stato. Unlil now these have been
almost wholly furnished by outside man
ufacturers , and it goes without baying
that the state lias not always received
the value of its money. It is undoubt
edly a fact that the manufacturers elsewhere
whore who have secured contracts have
rarely carried them out in good faith.
Devices well known to the trade have
enabled them In many cases to foist on
the state articles of an inferior quality ,
for which they of course received the
price of hotter goods.
The homo mamifucturei'lms hitherto
had little ehanuo in Ihe competition foi
this business. This will not be the case
hereafter. The manufacturers of Nebraska
braska now have an organ i/ation that is
vigilantly guarding tlioir interests and
is sedulously laboring to promote the
principle of patronizing homo indus
tries. The Manufaolurors and Consumers
sumors association has done no bolter
work than in bringing to the attention
of Ihe Stale Hoard of Purchase and Sup-
lilies iho fact that the supplies for the
state Institutions could bo obtained fron
Nebraska manufacturers alas low prices
and of as good quality as Ihoso to be had
from outside manufacturers. No illill-
eulty was found In satisfying the board
thai such is the case , and as the mem
bor.s of Iho board roeogni/o iho wlbdon
of palroni/.ing home industries , all
things being equal , there is assurance
that in future the bids of Nebraska man
ufacturers will receive more considera
tion Ihan heretofore The rosull of Ibis
will be that the Inrgu amount of money
which bus unmmlly'R'cn ' sent out of the
state will bo paid toiour own people and 1
will play a considerable part in building
up homo Industrie' ' * ! ' ) It is icsults of this
kind that vindicatottuo wisdom of organ
isation. '
It will not bo out of plaeo in this con
nection to again urge upon the people
of Nebraska the duty and expediency , as
u matter of common interest , of patron-
i/.ing home industries. Whatever is
produced by the capital and labor uf our
own people ought to bo given prefer
ence , the conditions of pricu and quality
being satisfactory. This is a sound
principle from ever point of view , and
if gutiorull.v regarded by our people
would prove a wonderful stimulus to
the industrial progioss and prosperity
of the state. This is made manifest in
the good that has been accomplished
from u partial observance of this prin
ciple. Let it be once un established fuut
that all Nobraskiins rccognl/o this prin
ciple in tholr tindlng and there will bo
no dlHlcullj in Inducing capital to como
hero nnd embark in manufacturing.
SCHOOL t.X.l.MIXA3'/O.V .
Ono of the prospective changes in pub
lie school methods throughout the coun
try relates to stated examination : * , the
value of which In school work has be
come n debatable question In educational
circles. Examinations were dropped in
the Utica schools last year and tlio sys
tem has also beun abolished in Cleveland -
land , where the pupil's title to promotion
will rest upon the quality of the daily
recitations throughout the term. A
movement has been inaugurated in
Philadelphia looking to the abolishi
inent of stated examinations , nnd has
Iho support of the press of that city , as
well as of many parents. It is urged
against the system that the mechanical
drudgery of the examinations , in many
instances conducted under conditions
that savor much of cruelty , never did
and never can give an accurate knowl
edge of iho worth of the pupil. Tlio pe
culiar constitution of the child , says ono
advocate of abandoning fie system , has
much to do with success on examination
cannot bo expected lo make a good dls-
plnv of learning on such a crucial oeca-
caslon. No allowance is made for Ibis
personal factor. Moreover , the burden
of the old-fashioned system is great for
teachers to carry. It is the most irk
some function they perform.
The advocates of doing away with
stated examinations insist that the daily
recitation work and Iho tcim average
are Iho only proper lests of the pupil's
acquirements , because ho is then work
ing under more normal conditions than
on examination day , "whose importance i
has been dinned in his -ours and whoco
terrors have become magnified by weeks
of trembling preparation. " "Tho perni
cious system of crowding study for ex
amination , ' ' says ono of the opponents of
that plan , "rendered all the moio ob
noxious when the child has lost many
school sessions by reason of illness , or
absence enforced by other causes , is the
dubious road to advancement forced
upon the little victim. Momorivod les
sons for the occasion are forgotten al
most as soon as learned. The mind as
well as the bdy is dwarfed and stunted
by the oid-fogy method. " This is put-
ling the case strongly , but probably few
who are familiar with the Hvstom of
btaled oMiminations will question its
general accuracy.
Of course there is something to bo
said on the other side , but tlio weight
of argument seems to bo decidedly with
the advocates of abolishing the old-
fashioned method. At any rate there
can be no doubt that if the question i
were submitted for decision to the par-
onls of Ihe pupils they would bo found
everywhere practically unanimous in
favor of doing away with stated exami
nations.
iNTitODUCiNG a fifteenth pending
amendment to the repeal bill is a novel
way of hastening a vote on the original
proposition.
Huciiixtt l.lfi' U Worth Living.
M. ficnif * llrjiuhltc.
And why cannot a strong cm-rent of dom-
ocr.illc air ba forced ilnoiigh tlio inurklness
I and im.isina of Washington ? I
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Tlin Kcrurl ol Humor ,
City Times.
While just as pooil ab folil ; , anil much more
valuable than some other securities , it is
quite piopur to suiinUe Unit "Tho Wbitd"
uus inciolv Interview in ? Ills hat when ho
proposed tlio wliuat dollar.
I'roo SlIn-r'H .Mnusuro.
.V/iincrtjiiiIte / Trllituir.
The preat silver monometallic "onvontion
at St. lxiiis is plav IPR to a beggarly array of
pmnty benches The attendance aceut.itely
lonroseats tlio fron silver sentiment in this
country lor the "dumousu-.uton" has been
most liberally advertised la every possible
A OllRllRfl llf lltIK * .
Tribune.
The ilcmociiits of Ohio and Towa are not
"shiKiiiff tl'o old songs" this campaign
Thoj atu not rhyming "Hrovor" with
"olovor , " nor are thov carrying transpar
ent ies promising $1 'J5 a bushel for uhc.it
It is a condition , not .1 theory , that now con
fronts llioni.
\\hltlinr Arc Uf Drlftln ; ?
ll ( II NCI I ) ) IINOllnilll. / .
If the majority can't rule , what is the use
of having a majority ? The in v story is how
the senate in Iho past h.is ever been able to
pass anything. It certainly never will be
able to again Against a vicious minority ,
HUe tlinHilvciites. the senate couldn't even
pass a contribution box.
KHimitlnlN Out of Date.
tt'iitlilnjtaii .Sfnr.
If memory serves aright it was a certain
( irceU orator , by naino Domosthones , who
uasonco asked the three essentials of suc
cessful oratory 'Klist. action , " siid the
Athenian ; "second , action ; third , action. "
All of which goes to prove that Dmnoslhc-
nes' stvlo is out of date according to the
ideas of silver oraton m the senate ,
A Knmm I'rnrmlpiit.
.Sjir/Hfllrtil / ( .IMss. ) Itrimbltcan.
Thov have an eifjht-honr law for employes
of uitlos and louns in ICansas , and Jud o
Hood of one of tlio higher courts has pro-
iioiini-uil It a violation of both thostato and
fedor.il conslitutions It icstniins iho Indi
' lllmi I'of ho
vidual's aolion , holds. This
objection would in.iko as snout.'H' apainsl a
ton-hour law. If sound , M.iss iclmsulls Isiu
woful contempt of iho < ( institution ,
Aiuiuxiitloii mid ! Smi htutt'ii.
( iliibt-lieiiincnit.
The compromise that is being proposed on
the torritorid admission question U en
titled to some consideration This proposi
tion Is to annex Utah to Novnda and tounito
Ari/oni to Now Mexico , and to admit them
as one state Under this arraniromont Ne
vada would liavi ) about "r.O.OOU instead of
10,000 as now , and the Now Mexico-Arizona
combination would have iiiO.OUO. If those
territories uro to bo admitted to statehood In
the next ton . \onrs they will have lo come In
'
under some s'uuh conditions us tneso.
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1II..IHIS f'JHIV It IJI'A
Don't think a causa is not good because
somebody ridicules It.
The wicked nun hates vluo In over > body
but himself
Good looks , to bo permanent , must begin
on the inside.
The older wo become the inoro the wheels
of time seem to have been oiled.
The man who sets out to bo n reformer
will noyor get to rent a nilauto.
The man who expects to outrun a lie had
better not start with lame feet
The man who lives to help other people
will MOON hdvo other people living to help
him
An nruhatiKpl would break down under
wh it some people expect uf a pastor's wife.
M'heie taoflen as much venom in the ixjlnt
of a pen us there is In the big nnd uf u club.
Drive the dovil's /ilonJu all out of the
church and some preachers would huvo a
sllui support.
.Nl..V.IIU/t .If I.VI KK.M V.S / ' / , I.V.
Senotor Charles lMnmloi on recently
Addressed the following Inltur to the editor
of the Now York I'I-OM :
W\'III.NOTOS , Del 'J. Youdosiro my views
of the chawcs for bioaktii lliu deadlock in
the senate , and of the chances for utid
, nature ) of a compromise ? llrlotly the facts
aio those :
r.u-t 1 There Is no ohtinco for the pass.ijto
of a rloluro ruin ( n the senato. Tlio condi
tion that has obtained slnco IbOil III con
tinue , and the senate of the United Kl.Uoj
will continue to ho a dullbor.-vttvu body ,
where the rights of a minority will be
guarded , and safeguards against hnsty legis
lation inatutalno !
l-'notil With the virile , vigorous opiwst-
lion to tlio unconditional topeal of Ihe pur
chasing clause of the act of 1M > 0 by the
senators who arc in fnvnrof the free coinage
ofsllu'r a vote upon house bill No I cannot
I ' bo ( ) had by consent , or forced bi any process
known i > to the rules or nici-odents of the
1 s Miuto IVrsonally I would not vote for atij
dilatory motion or do anything to pro-vent a
vote that should show the w Ish of a major
ity of the senate upon this important
question. There tuo many others in the
senate who would not loud themselves to
anything that approaches "llllbusteriiiK , "
but there Is an active minority , earnest
and honest , who believe that dreadful
disaster \votild result from unconditional
lopeal a dis'iHter not only deeply affoolUig
their own section , but ruinous to the coun
try at largo. Thcso gentlemen aio ready to
go to any extreme of personal discomfort or
abuse to do what the > consider their full
ilnU to tholr constituents nnd the country.
Thov can and will prevent , a vote , fooling
assured thin a vote would snow a majority
in favor of repeal.
Uclleving , as 1 do , that thera should bo
use of both gold and silver as the basis of
our cunoncy , I have hoped that n compro
mise of this question intent bu reached. I
am rcadj to vote for the repeal of the pur
chasing clause of the Shot-man
net , but ne-
fore doing so desire to vote for a sale lit-
motalllc proposition It is evident that the
only chance for a result at tills extraordi
nary session Is bv uav of a compromise The
game of give and lake must bo plajod , and
theioisno te.ison uh\ , upon a llntittcial
question like this , tlieio should not bu an
adjustment of views
A compromise involving the fcllowinjr
principles would , 1 bohovo , commend itself
to the majorll } of congress , and giving as it
does , thu use of sliver with a limit of both
lime and amount , and the fortifying of our
silver with an increased gold reserve , would
1)0 safe while bimetallism attains the growth
it is bound lo i each in foieign lands , espe
cially in nngland Tim substantial elements
of this compromise aio
Knst The repeal of the purchasing clause
of the act af July , Iblltl.
Second The puichase by tlio government ,
at iu market value , for three joars , of'J-
OOU.OIX ) or 2fil)0ijOO ) of silver each month , and
thu coinagu of such silver and its issue as
coinThird
Third Tlio coinage of the soigniorai't-
In the treasury , amounting to about. > ! , -
OX.OOl ( ) ) , as subsidiary coin.
Fourth I'ho relit ement of all notes under
$5 l amount. *
Fittli The discretionary power In ilia
secretary of the tioasury to issue bonds to
maintain the eqinllly of all dollais lo lliu
AU
Life , in a recent editorial , defends Iho
memory of the hlo Frederick Ames
against ncwspipor criticism , grow ing out of
thu fact that Mr. Ames left no provision In
his will for public bequests :
A good deal of fault is found by some of
the t Boslon imperswith the late Frederick
I. . . Ames , because ho loft no public bequests.
The Hoston Herald llndj eauso for dee | > regret -
grot in the fact that a man so rich , so able
and so much respected as Mr Ames ,
"should show so lltllo interest in the com
munity that had helped him to become what
ho was , as not to give it the least consider
ation when he camu to dispose of his
fortune. "
It seems fairly doubtful whether the Hor-
ald'b leirret is uot laigely misplaced. Tlieio
was very little criticism of tbe use that Mr.
Ames made ( .f his money vt hilc ho lived. He
was accounted ono of the most fiocly and
wisely liberal men of his day. It has oven
boon said that bo was the most generous
giver in proportion to his means in Noiv
Knglund. It is true that ho handed down
his fottuno to his ohildien , but ho handed
down * ins own senti'iients and his own ex
ample along with it Mr. Ames' income in
bis 1 own hands did a vast deal of good Atu
bis critics mopated to say that in his oliil-
drens' hands its bcnellcent uses will not con
tinue' Unless ihoio aio grounds for such a
suggestion , it scorns something of an im-
pcitinunco lo make it.
It is a tiling of tlio commonest occurrcncu
when gicat fortunes clmnpo bands to con
sider all that is not left to public uses a pub
lic loss and to forget that the same opportu
nities for bcnevoleiiLO and usefulness that
the testators had aio open to their liens.
Money does not co.iso to earn interest , when
it passes fiom the father to son , neither
does the intcicst necessarily cease lo bo
wisely used Anj ono v\ho lias watched tlio
comso of gieat foilunes , split up by will ,
must know that in vi-ry man.v cases a larger
proportion ot the total inuimo is spent for
benevolent uses after the distilbulion than
bofoie.
I.ifu has no disiiosition to discourage rich
men from making largo public bequests
CJieat good is constantly being done by
wealth , so bestowed Mr Ames might very
possibly have left public bequests if ho had
died lessime.\poctedl.\ it is far more just
to Judge u man by what ho duos with inoac\
whllo ho has It , than by the disposition thnl
hodinvU to be nmda of it , nflnr ho shnll
have hail to let It go. If Mr Ames had
loft all his fortune to children whoxa
tialnlng has undo th"in lit to ad *
minister it , ho has shown much more
consideration fur Iho community than
If , as rich men have done In-fore htm , ho had
loft millions lo publli uses , and the rest
togothnr wllh a bud example , ton neglected
family \unthloss sons.
sinj > IIIK I'Ut.riT.
Kansas CUy Journal'Iho congress of
religions scouted the Idea that a man can bo
a Christian with a dozen or more wives
Many member * knew by personal otpoilonru
how hard It is to bo n Christian with only
ono w ife.
Minneapolis Tiltmno The trouble with
the people at the world's pmiiampnt of
religions Is that thov t ike Alexander
Kussell Mohnmnicdebb too seriously
Ills methods show him to be a seeker afier
notoriety for the sake of tliu business it maj
bring him Ho should be shown the door
or treated wllh good na tilled IndifTcronco
and not pet milted to disturb the serenity of
so respectable .1 galliot ing.
Washington Star- Key Mr Talmago has
ofToied a icward of flllJ to an ) inlldcl whc
bus read the bible ihinuxh twice , and so far ,
notwithstanding iho Hnanciat sitlngune.v ,
thine has been no Indication of a rush lo secure
cure the cash Mr ' 1 iliniigu imUius a condl
lion that ho must have the testimony ol
some one who has seen lh < Inlldel read the
bible all through twlco. He ( lees not expect
to have any one claim the reward , foi ho
says ho docs not bollovo lliero is an inlldcl
now alive who has read thu bible Ihroitgh
oven once.
Minneapolis Times- The preacher who
joked a while gill to a negro the other day
gives as his ovruse lh.it ho It new that if ho
did not marry the. eouplo some ono ulsu
would Mair.Ung was his business , so ho
protected his fco by perfuiming the eoie
inony The morality of his excuse is about
on a liar with Die morallly of the excuse of
the gambler who ploaus that ho boat n fool
out of his money boc.uiso ho could eo that
ho was a fool , and If ho didn't get the money
someliod.v ulso would ( ! amhltng being his
business ho protocled his fee just as the
prcm.hor.
< iuioniit II.I/.K.
C ! tlvuston News ll.tul
: . gently imlos > i you
\ \ hli to bio ik up the cuim
( ilen I'lills Hopabllc.in : Tlio bnld-hended
man can tell us all about , "purls" nnUnovui
Vonkors Hlatesmnii : liven tlio nmnwhols
considered "n trump" N sometime * 'tinned
doun. "
Iliinin Toanml : "Did you OVIM RO lo Illns ,
Hie tnllor ? " "Yes i.'nl t\\o suits fiom him
One diossstill. " One law suit. Very ovpensjvu
man.
Cleveland Plain Do.ilor. Mis I'riinnr linvt )
\ou got nciimlntcd | In the church yet.Mis. .
I'rlinVs , Indeed ! I ulicady belong to one of
Mie oldest factions In II ,
lloston I'onrlnr- lltllo llovbnry girl s-ivs
she's not going to he in old maid , for , hiiys slid
"When a nice little irrovnnp \ boy comes to auk
me ID got nmn led III lie * i > liuppy 1 won't \\iill
ID rim down stairs to him , I'll just slhlu down
the Imnlstnis. "
VA'ashlnclnii fatnr"Idleness , " sild tlnclo
r.ben , "in ikes 01 nmn tilkitho Seems lull *
It'snnnoiHlhlu fin or man turdo nulllii' and say
nnllin' slimilttiously. "
Chicago liocoid. Thu Tailor Hnioly , you
don't mean th'itjoiiuint ihlsceit nitiditilth
a uii' il lininp of wiiddlnir In tbu back ? \Vliy ,
you'll looK like n hunch ! ) iek !
The Customer- Hush ! I'm a member nf tlio
Young .Man's Illcvi ! < ; society nnd I'm a candi
date foi the piosldoncy of It.
JOII.VXV AMI HIS JACKUT.
Out In the uoodshod sire and sou
Communed \\lth woo when thu day was done
"I'll tmioh yon"--'twas the sire who spoUo
"That you aru still lee j oimg to smol.o.
"I'll warm jour Jacket till yon ( .00
A cuusu why Midi things must not bo. "
"lint , " erlod the lad , "this uariiilh , I fear ,
llrlnus dlro combust Ion \ erinuai. .
SinoosinoKliiR Is fm bid , I vow
I need no smoking J u-ket now. "
A I1J.M'J'itOM f.tltlS.
European Ktlttfim.'Vcwmhlleialit. .
A I'AII , HAT.
Flat of anemone velvet , with while ostrich
feather above the diapery on the i ight hand
Hiiiu , nariuvv strings of velvet.
* " " sea
J.iirjust. M inuffvutiirori ml Uitilljri
of Olohni0'In ( ha Worl.l.
What are they ?
That's what a good many people have wanted
to know lately ,
judging-by the num
ber ol1 ladies and
boys who have boon
up In our children's
J J department this
week. "What are they ? " they ask. "What kind
of a reefer suit can you sell for $2.50 ? " They are
all right and como in all the leading styles. Of
course we have others that will cost you more , but
our usual { rood , substantial quality is apparent in
every suit we sell. We have a magnificent line of
reefer overcoats that it will do your heart good to
see. You can also get leather or cloth leggings to
match any suit. Boys' caps and hats , collars , neck
ties , waists , probably the greatest assortment in
this western country , will always bo found in this
department If the gentlemen will visit our men's
hat department they will not only find as good a
line as in town , but we cart save them dollars.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
| & fl , { JOf , 1511 dfll Djljlll StS.