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TP THE democrats could only Impose n
Rrndmilctl tax on majorities Governor
McKtnluy would bo a hopeless bank
rupt. ,
IT uons not require the morcnntilo
ngonulcs to inform business men that
"improvement is slow. " They know it
without being told.
TllK German editor of our hyphenated
contemporary might peruse his gram-
mor to ndvnntapo before writing about
"Dor Wucht urn Rhcin. "
BiSM.uicit anticipates complete recov
ery of his former health by winter. The
iron chancellor promised to keep .up his
hopeful expectations until the very end.
Tin : now south seems to bo cutting
quite a figure in tlio discussion ever the
proposed tariff bill. Frco trade no-
longer has its strongest opponent in the
solid south.
PncsinoT CLUVKnAND Booms to have
a penchant for cabinet officials with a Q
in their names. During his first term it
was L. Q. C. Laraar. Now it is Walter
Q. Grcsham and Richard "Q. " Olncy.
RUSSELL SAGI : wins as defendant in a
suit for breach of promise , but must
submit to trial the case brought for
damages by the man who claims that he
was used as a shield to protect the mil
lionaire from the explosive force of a
bomb. This ovens up the fortunes of
Sage as a litigant.
MEMIIEUSHIP in the receivership of
the Union Pacific is said on good au
thority to bo worth about $20,000 per year
to each pf the fortunate quintette who
participates in it. Foi cing the court to
[ ncroasn the number of receivers savors
very much of creating places to reward
the favorite followers of the democratic
administration.
IT IS encouraging to observe the hope
ful view of business affairs which is
taken by these Colorado newspapers
which wore loudest in their predictions
of untold distress in case the repeal bill
passed. Not only have their fears been
disappointed , but they claim to see a
bright outlook ahead. This is good evidence -
donco of the persistence of the true
western spirit.
SUPERINTENDENT BYUNES of the Now
York police is of the opinion that
pocketbook snatchers continue to ply
their vocation only because of the in
sane fashion which requires women to
carry their purses in their hands. This
is an open invitation to men with weak
morals. By having pockets put in their
dresses and keeping their purses in
their pockets when on the streets women
could do much to assist the police to pre
vent thievery of this kind. Purses lost
in this way are for the most part volun
tary offerings to the idol of fashion.
Tin : difllculties encountered , by the
United States officials who have been
engaged in securing the extradition of
embezzlers who have lied to the Central
American states ought to impress upon
the State department the importance of
concluding treaties of ox tradition with
tliObO powers as soon as passible. It is a
matter for congratulation that inter
national comity has prevented the re
fusal of any request for the surrender
of fugitives that has been made to the
governments south of us , but a treaty
would enable us to demand what wo now
can only request.
A MAGAZINE writer , who claims to
speak from personal experience , assorts
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that the altrautio'iiB offered by Nebraska
to the members of the tramp army are
in no way comparable with the hospi
tality of other states east and west. Wo
can scarcely expect tramps to purchase
and read the magazine in question , but
wo hope the good worn will bo passed
along the lino. Nobrabka has enough
to do to take care of the tramps who
are unavoidably thrust upon her. She
willingly leaves to other states the honor
of most generously providing for the
tramp element.4
Tim Municipal league of Philadel
phia ia already commencing activity iu
relation to the municipal election winch
is to occur in that city in February next.
The league , which is organized in the
interest of good city government , lays
dowri the following as one plank in its
platform : "A close'adherence to the
principle that neither the use of our
strootH or btroot railways nor any other
municipal privilege should over bo
parted with except to the highest and
best bidders , and for a limited period ,
and upon such terms and restrictions as
will promote the coin fort and conveni
ence of the people and enrich the public
treasury. " The pertinency of this to
local affairs in Omaha ia most apparent
* t tlu > prosout moment
In n contribution lo the current num
ber of the J'onim , Dr. John S. Billings
endeavors to explain the relations trace
able between tlio mortality statistics for
Now York city and Brooklyn and > the
sanitary arrangements of tbjoso cities.
Variations in death rates are , of course ,
not necessarily duo to differences in the
sanitary conditions of the locality. They
arise from more differences of race ,
which account for BOIUO of the
variations In figures relating to
negroes and to whites. Among the
whites they nriso from differences
of nationality , of occupation , of density
of population. While , therefore , the
causes of varying mortality tables can
not bo ascribed to sanitation ulonc , yet
tlmt sanitation has much to do with the
variations can and has boon readily
shown by comparing the statistics .for
the stuno race and nationality located in
city and country and in different parts
of the bamc city.
According to Dr. Billings , the in-
lltienccs of the ancient topography of
thcso two cities , long siuco modi
fied by artificial moans , are still
plainly discernible. Old marshes
and streams , the very existence
of which has for years been forgotten by
those who pass dally ever tholr former
sites , still indicate tholr effects upon the
hcalthfulncss of the people who dwell In
tholr neighborhood. More thorough
drainage and reconstruction of such
lllloil-iti streams could not but react
favorably upon the death rates of the
residents.
In other directions the sanitary work
of the municipal government is positive-
and constantly repeated , although as
yet far from that perfection which it
should by this time liavo attained.
The water supply is ono of the
most Important branches. In this
purity is the first rcquisl'.o and
abundance the sccon : ! . Our large cities
are almost all sewered cities , but the
complaint is made in regard to New York
sewers that they arc in many places of
faulty construction , are too level , or are
leaky and pollute tlio soil. Hospital ac
commodations for contagious diseases
arc fair and the health departments are
well equipped with disinfecting appara
tus , which they attempt to put to sys-
lomaUo Use. They also employ a largo
number of sanitary inspectors who arc
chielly employed in examining the
dwellings of the tenement house dis
trict. Yet many , many forms of
uncleanlinoss defy their most strenuous ,
efforts at repression. A final fiqld of
sanitary activity of the municipality
consists in cleanimr the streets. How
far neglect or defective work in this re- '
gurd has an influence upon the mortality
rate is not ascertainable from the statis
tics at hand. That accumulations of de
caying organic matter to bo blown
hither and thither by the winds tend to
increase the death rate is most certain
even if it has not been proven.
When wo read that the annual death
rate in Now York city is about 26 per
1,000 we are wont to accept it as an iin-
mutable law that ubsut
twenty-six per
sons in each 1,000 of the inhabitants must
die each year. But there is no law that
any particular twenty-six shall die nor is
that law so immutable that the average
may not bo reduced by man's exertions.
It is the duty of each person to see , so
far as ho is able , that ho is not ono of
the twenty-six , and it becomes the duty
of "tho city government to endeavor to
reduce the number below twenty six. As
a matter of fact the death rate in Now
York has. decreased from 1880 to 1890
from twenty-seven to twenty-six , and it
is fair to assume that improved sanita
tion has had some influence in bringing
about that result. May wo not expect
the sanitary science of the near future
to make residence in the city on the
whole no less healthy than residence in
the country ?
SOUTIltiUf , ' tt'Alt CLAIMS.
While the southern representatives in
congress are very willing to reduce the
expenses of the government by cutting
down pensions they are not averse to
adding millions to the obligations of the
government in the form of war claims.
It is authoritatively stated that ho con
gress has been so Hooded with bills for
the relief of southerners as the present
ono. These bills represent claims of all
characters , but principally losses saiu
to have boon sustained during the war.
Hundreds of thcso claims came in
under the provisions of. the captured'
and abandoned property act , but
us the act required proof ot loy
alty many claimants -did not take
advantage of it. That provision
of the law can bo gotten ever more
easily now and there is a proposition to
revive and extern ! the provisions of the
act for ono year , making it apply to all
cases of sob.uro either before or after
Juno ISO , 1803 , without' regard to any
statute of limitation and without refer
ence to the loyalty of the claimants. If
this should bo done it would open the
court of claims to a deluge of alleged
claims from southerners who muko no
pretension to having boon loyal citizens
of the United Stales during the war.
Ono of the bills in this line that has
been introduced proposes to extend the
bonoflt of the act to these claimants
whoso claims have boon adversely
determined by the court on
the ground of disloyalty. Many
other measures have been introduced or
ere ready for Introduction at the regu
lar session which propose to divert
money from the national treasury to the
pockets of people in the soUth for all
sorts of claims , and there is little reason
to doubt that most of these bills , and
perhaps all of them , will pass. The de
mands of the south in this congress are
pretty certain to bo honored , if they
have any sort of substantial or plausible
support. Doubtless some o ! the claims
uro meritorious , but it is not question
able that a great many of them have no
merit whatever , whllo of these that have
a substantial basis many cull for much
inoro than is just. Grout numbers of
war claims have boon passed Upon
by the court of claims and in a majority
of nasos they have been scaled down
from CO to " 5 per cent. A strictly hon
est claim has been found to bo rare , and
while in some instances , doubtless , the
claimants did not intend to bo dishon
est , very generally they have unques
tionably bcoa lulluencod by the idea that
they were warranted in making their
demand upon the government as largo
as they dared to. These who can show
that they are entitled to relief for losses
sustained during the war , they being
loyal citizens of the United States ,
should of course receive It , but claim
ants who were disloyal should not bo
recognized. It would bo-n manifest In
justice to the loyal people of the coun
try to allow those who gave aid and
comfort to the rebellion to recover for
the losses they sustained in a war which
they helped to make and maintain. It
is qulto possible that legislation for this
purpose may pass congress , but it is at
least questionable whether it would re-
colvo the approval of Mr. Cleveland ,
oven though the south should de
mand it.
HL'HAI. 1'HKUnKItlVMiy.
The villages and small towns of The
west which for two years past have been
enjoying the advantage of a free mall
delivery are likely to bo deprived of this
service in the near future. Among the
economies to bo instituted by the pres
ent administration this will bo ono. In
the annual report of the postmaster
general for the fiscal year ending June
30. 181)2 ) , llio country wits informed that
the oxpe'rimont of village frco delivery
had been both popular and profitable.
The report said : -"The experiments
have mainly related to villages ,
to bo sure , hue it has been a
daily service and -it has cleared a
profit. It is easy enough , therefore , to
say that the frco delivery can bo inex
pensively-extended further and further ,
and it aught to be done , whether it pays
a profit to the department or not. " The
then postmaster general also said : "I
hardly sec how the service can justly be
discontinued. On the contrary ifwould
bo wise , tb increase the. number of coun
try free delivery offices by at least 1,000
each year for the next ton years. With
the added privilege would come a now
impetus , and all of tho.cilics , which.uro
all bo much dependent upon the country
neighborhoods , as well as the towns and
the farming districts , would be supplied
the sooner with a simple , business-like ,
almost necessary postal facility- " The
present administration of the Postoffico
department does not concur in this view.
That portion of the aifiuidrrcpbrl of the
first assistant postmaster general which
refers to the experiment of free delivery
in toxvns and villages . says , in effect ,
that it has been a failure and advises
that it bo suspended at the cjoso of the
current year. It is admitted that at
first the service "not only seemed to
prove of real benefit to the patrons of
the local postofilccs , but resulted in an
apparent increase in the postal receipts , "
but it is said that as , soon as the novelty
were oil "tho resident of the village
again found it more convenient to call
at the village postoffico to 'got his mail.
The intelligent reader of the report will
bo very llkolv to pause at this point and
ask himself whether it is probable that
a person receiving mail would find it
more convenient to travel to the post-
olllco in all kinds of weather , with the
chonce of not getting anything when ho
called , than to have his mail delivered ,
at his homo by a carrier. Is not such a
statement a self-evident absurdity' ? ft
will certainly bo so regarded by city
people who have been long used to
free delivery. The report urges that
village free delivery should not bo ex
tended "merely because the free delivery -
livery in cities is maintained at the ex
pense of the general public1 to which
the advocates of village free de
livery will reply with reason
that the urbat' populations have
no bettor right to the best con
veniences and advantages of the postal
service than have the rural populations ,
the design of that eervico being to give
all the people , as nearly as practicable ,
equal benefits. The complaint has been
raado for yours that in the improvement
of postal facilities the cities secured
pretty much all the advantages , and tie
complaint has been "wellfounded. . Tie
last administration undertook to 'remedy
"this , not by reducing the facilities in
the cities , but by improving and extend
ing these in the oouhCry. The -present
administration proposes to abandon this
reform and return to the old condition
of'things , .and it is not to bo doubted
that this will bo done. Of course rural
delivery will bo out of the question.
There are only forty-six towns an
villages , ranging in population from 800
to'4,000 ' , , in which the free delivery ox-
porimcnt has been tried , so that depriv
ing them of this soi'vido will not bo 71
hardship to a great number of people ,
but the abandonment ot this movement
for extending bettor- postal facilities to
the country populations will postpone
indefinitely the improvement in this di
rection which hundreds of small com
munities have boon looking for , and in
this respect would bo unfortunate. If
the government cannot prudently at this
time make any further advance in this
matter it should at any rate maintain
what progress has been mado.
Tlio care of dependent children has
become of such importance in the larger
cltlo.-j and more thickly settled regions of
the cast that it has boon made the exclu
sive subject of a charities conference hold
in Now York last week. Particularly In
Now York City has this problem attained
an ovor-ineroasing Importance , and it Is
estimated that in the metropolis alone
the dependent children supported by
kpubllo or private charity number 18,000 ,
or ono in every 100 of the population.
This has resulted in bringing out inoro
shut-ply the evils attendant upon so
great a public burden as la hero in
volved , us also the imperfections and do-
foots ot the system by whiuh the de
pendent children uro supported.
The great number of these children
are committed to the care of institutions
administered by private persons , but
deriving the principal portion of tholr
revenues from appropriations out of the
public treasury. This method , ii is
claimed , lias many advantages in its
favor , but it also utters temptations to
ubuso that huvo not always been resisted.
The aim of every system for the care of
dependent children must bo to avoid , on
Uio ono hand , any extravagant cost to
society , an'd on the other to repress any
tendencyto parental neglect , while at
the same time giving the children euoh
care and tralnlnani will fit tholn to be
come good and tisVul citizens at the
earliest possible p < jrlocl o/ / their lives.
That many of thoflinstitutions fall to
come up to the doslNcd standard is ono
the complaints of these who took part
in the recent charities conference.
The Incentive lo extravagance Is In
creased in Now YoMt by the fact that
the publlo aid Is distributed among the
charitable institutions in the ratio of
the number dt } dependents within
their walls. This operates to re
lax the 8trlctnossPtrlViat should prevail
in receiving children applying for ad
mission , because each child , as it wore ,
brings with him the moans of his own
support. Italsoplvos the management
an interest in keeping thoao committed
to its chnrgo longer than is absolutely
necessary or advisable , because his sup
port does not trench upon the revenue
from Its private endowment. This will
ingness to receive applicants encourages
part-ills to throw their children upon
charity , when perhaps a llttlo extra
effort would enable them to support
them themselves. They are assured oi
the good treatment of tholr children ,
and the fact that the Institutions
tire nominally private avoids the stigma
of pauperism which would otherwise
attacli to such proceedings.
Tlio remedy for these defects iu not to
bo pointed out in a word , but must be
gathered trom careful investigation and
experience. They exist at the same
time Iu purely private and purely public
institutions as well as in thee which
partake of the characteristics ot both.
The best system will bo that which gives
to dependent children care nt least as
good as that they would receive at the
hands of dutiful parents in institutions
economically managed at the smallest
oxnonso to the state.
A
Senator Chandler of Now Hampshire ,
in a letter to the editor of the Now York
Tribune , presents his view of the "true
continental policy'of thu United States , "
Which ho says will be the policy of the
progressive republican party. It will
contemplate , says the senator , the
eventual adhesion to the American
union of the whole North American con
tinent , the Sandwich islands and a rea
sonable and sufficient , number of the
West Indies. It will not be a policy of
aggression and may require decades
and perhaps a century for its full
fruition. It docs not propose , says Mr.
Chandler , to furge ufHrmativo
movements for ( the. acquisition of
Canada or Mexico , or the
other ccnt.-al states ! or Hawaii or any
islands on our ca tdrn coast. It will
await , the movement of public opinion
in the countries which are viewed us
possible future auditions to the United
States , being n policy "merely of attention - '
tion and willingnes. for voluntary an
nexation when o h.qi" peoples within
reasonable distance desire to share our
protection , our prosperity and our free
dom. " In the me'uawhilo we shall con
tinue to assort the Monroe , doctrhio in
reference to the whblo of South .Amcr-
icu" , and still s'eok'tacultivate th'o closest
"and most friendlyrolations-with all the
South American nations.
.
Senator Chandler is not alone in his
views regarding the "manifest destiny"
of the United States , though ho is far
more moderate in defining the conti
nental policy of this country than most
of these who believe that in time the
entire continent will bo under ono gov
ernment , acknowledging the flag of the
union as its emblem and having as its
outposts the islands of the Atlantic and
the Pacific that may bo deemed neces
sary lo its interests and welfare. Many ,
perhaps the majority , of these who hold
this faith uro not disposed to await the
movement of public opinion in the coun
tries which arc viewed as possible fu
ture additions tie our own , but would
make their policy of territorial aggran
dizement aggressive to at least tlio ex
tent of fostering and encouraging the
public opinion in other countries favor
able to incorporation in the American
union. > The advocates of Canadian
annexation have been pursuing this
course lor years and'thoso who believe
that the United States should possess
Cuba have from time to time for de
cades sought to further that object by
fostering among the Cuban people hos
tility to tlio authority of Spain. Be
lievers in the dcbtiny of the United
States to absorb the continent are not
all disposed to be as patient us Mr.
Chandler and allow decades that may
run into a century to pass before the
full fruition of their hopes can bo
attained. An eminent 'senator said on
the floor of the national senate not very
long ago that within ton years Canada ,
or the greater part of it , ought to bo
under the American flag , and it is
hardly likely that ho thought this pos
sible as the result of a natural move
ment of public opinion in that
oni&try. As a matter of fact ho believed
that there should be an aggressive
effort on our part to > stimulate or force
Canadian public dpji'jton In that direc
tion , and pretty nearly all the advocates
of further territorial acquisition are
similarly actuated , , , " They want the
"truo continental pulley" pushed with
all the vigor that bah properly or de
cently bo applied tt ij-
That there is plausibility in the Idea
of an American union extending ever
the whole North 'ivmorioan continent
must bo admittediutid it must bo con
fessed , also , that there , is much in the
idea that is < attraqtivb. It appeals to
patriotic pride aird asplration. It in
spires thoughts of jboundloss wealth
and unlimited power. .The fathers of the
republic had no conception of the nation
that was to bo erected upon .the narrow
foundation Ihoy laid. Wo of today maybe
bo equally unable to conceive of the pos
sibilities of a continental American re
public , with an enlightened , progressive
and united people under ono government
and ono flag. Surely such a nation would
dominate the world and become the ar
biter whoso judgment all ether nations
would respect. But there is another
view. It cost hundreds of thousands oi
lives and thousands of millions of treas
ure to preserve the union wo have. Ills
secure , ovpry loyal and patriotic citizen
believes , within its present boundaries ,
There nro no elements of its popula
tion that now threaten its perpe
tuity and it ia in no danger from exter
nal enemies. What assurance Is there
that these happy conditions would pre
vail if the continental policy were to bo
realized ? Who can say that sectional
antagonisms would not arise to disturb
the peace ard menace the existence of
the union , or thai foreign foes would
not cotnbino to destroy the republic or
to weaken its growing power ? Docs
not history teach that the beginning of
the downfall of republics has boon
coeval with the development of the desire
sire for territorial aggrandizement ?
The domain of the United Stales Is
capable of supporting several hundred
millions of people. Wo are nt this moment
the greatest commercial nation of the
world. Our Influence upon the politics
and the civilization of the world is
creator than that of any other nation.
These considerations ought to amply
satisfy the prldo and patriotism of the
present generation. Wo can wisely and
safely leave the question of a conti
nental policy to bo passed upon by our
posterity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tun termination of the coal miners1
strike in England , the most formidable
and damaging ever known in that coun
try , will speedily bring about , It Is to bo
expected , a much needed improvement
in general business. Tens of thousands
of minors were Involved in the strike ,
which was maintained for many weeks ,
and as the short supply of coal compelled
many manufacturing Industries to shut
down or curtail operations the labor
employed in these industries Buffered.
In fact all interests were morovor less
injuriously utTeotcd by this great strike ,
and it is estimated that nearly
2,000,000 , people have been deprived
of their usual support in consequence
of it. In the communities mainly do-
pcndont on mining there is much desti
tution and great hardship , and it is easy
to understand the great rejoicing in
these places which greeted the an
nouncement that the long contest was
ended and the men w.ould return to work
at the old wages. The settlement of
this destructive struggle was brought
about by the Intervention of Mr. Glad
stone , who proposed a conference of otn-
ploycrs and employes , which was
promptly acceded to by both parties.
Dignity was given to the conference by
the fact that it was presided ever by Lord
Rosobory. a member of the government ,
and through his judicious influence little
difficulty was found in reaching an
amicable settlement , under conditions
which promise that there will not bo a
recurrence of trouble between the
minors and the mine owners for years to
borne. An excellent spirit was shown on
both sides and the example of the con
ference will undoubtedly bo followed in
future misunderstandings between em
ployers and employes. The result can
not fail to greatly strengthen Mr. Glad
stone's hold upon the hearts ot the work
ing classes of England.
THE editor of the n'orW-JferaM re
gales his readers with an account of the
Municipal league of Philadelphia and
of its good work. But ho fails to mention -
tion its prime. object' , which is to prevent
the frco grant of valuable franchise
rights to private corporations. The JV1
.H. views with silent approval every
attempt to enrich the f ranch iscd cor
porations at the expense of the tax
payers. _
is the center of n de
termined crusade against expectoration
on the floors of the street cars. When
the object is accomplished in Phila
delphia the crusaders can find a free
field for tholr operations in any city of
the west in which they may choose to
work.
AI the J''lr t Table.
Jtoeltu Mountain Xcics.
Verily the trusts and corporations are
represented in high places these daya , while
the pcoplp plead in vain for relief from in
sufferable industrial conditions.
Too .Much ( iovorliniont.
Cincinnati Commercial.
If thcro could bo no session of congress inside -
side of two or three years the business of
the country would revive fast enough. This
is an evidence that tlio people are governed
too much.
o
Will Clcncliiml lid Called In ?
Atlanta Constllutlnn.
The first thing to bo doue when congress
moots is for democrats to got together in
caucus , settle their differences and outline
tholr whole Icgi&lativo policy , so that it
may bo carried tlirousli without a breaker
or jar.
In rriiliililttuii it AVIiinnr ?
SiirlnofltM ( Mast ) HeiiuJillean.
Although the Iowa republicans conducted
their state campaign on an anti-prohibition
platform , a majority of the members of the
republican legislature elected appear to bo
liledpcd to prohibition. It is now a question
with the party loaders which of the two
pledges is to count. But the Icgislativo
members are not liltoly to desert their colors ,
and so it is possible that prohibition has not
been beaten in tlio state aficr all.
Chinese Juucltiiry.
San Fianctsco Clirunlcle.
Tlmt old fraud , the Chinese Mcdlcino
company , has emerged Iu Chicago. About
four years ago it wan thoroughly broken up
in St. Ijouia , after causing several deaths by
arrant cjuacltory. Now largo advertise
ments appear iu the Chicago papers cele
brating the remarkable cures of Gee Wo
Chan. The curious thing Is that sensible
people will give their money to Chinese
quacltp , when it Is notorious that the Mon
golians are as deficient In medical knowledge
as the eavages of the Congo.
hquululilni ; a ! > wliullc.
Anitflctin Investments ,
Good for Postmaster General HIssoll.
Ho has taken hold of the infamous Guar
anty Investment company of Nevada , Mo , ,
and Chicago , 111. , and pro [ > oscv to shako the
stuffing clean out of it. Ho decides that It
Is a lottery udiomo , pure and simple , and
that its deceptive literature shall not pass
through the mails , The federal grand jury
has also tiald , its respects to the swln'Jllng
concern. When the Institution Is closed up ,
what will the bondholders holding untnu-
lured bomin 1mvo lo show for tholr foolish
investment ? Nothing whatever.
I'ractleiil unit Orunmrntul Education.
Xtw Yorli Keenlit'j Sun.
The community is under no obligation to
prepare boys and girls for college freu of ex
pense to themselves and Iholr parents. The
solo justliicallou for compulsory education is
that the community wishes to preserve tbu
continuity of the raceIn Intelligence and do.
votlon lo the principles upon which our
rci > ubllo Is founded , included in this is the
principle of true equality , as far as a fair
primary education can aiaUo the children of
the poor and the rich , the .strong children
and the weak children , equally able to fight
the battle of life when circumstances compel
their removal from the pubtto schools nt the
age of , say , 14. * * * The suhoolniasier
who teaches a boy to road , wrlto and cipher
gives him n sot of tools with which ho can
pick the lock of ovorysafo contalnlngkuowl-
edge. The man wo cannot call him a true
schoolmaster who endeavors lo stuff a boy's
memory with useless smatterings leaves him
worao off than before , and degrades him In
manhood to the eomtDonpiaco luvel of u per
son wno lias vain aspirations without th
uiuani or abilities to rcalizo them.
The silence of Glaus Sprockols Is signifi
cant and golden ,
What's the matter with the Hawaiian Mly
ns the national flower }
The restoration of Don M. Dickinson
to n SOIH near the throne is painfully pro
longed.
Down In Missouri friends of the adminis
tration nro taking ofllce , The othori are
taking cold.
A few more cold waves and an advance of
BO cents per ton nro reasonable certainties
before the year vanishes.
The professional train robber car.not hotio
to endear himself to the traveling public
\vhllo ho Ignores the existence of the porter.
A traveler asserts that to the Gorman people
ple Emperor William's three dearest thlnps
In the world seem to bo his wife , 'war and
waltzing.
It l presumed that as soon ns the fracas
Is over , QUC.OH Ul will gtvo the royal salute
and sweetly whlspor to drover : "Hawaii
ons with mo. "
If the administration Is committed to the
restoration of thrown , prdbably some at
tention will lie given to the democratic party
erelong. The late knockout seriously af
fected the party's extremities.
San Francisco grow tired ot feeding the
"unemployed1' grails and Inaugurated the
policy of "No worif. no grub. " Employment
was tendered the hungry anil oul of 4M ) onlv
eighteen worn willing to work. In fact , thu
army of "Unemployed" melted away with
the free lunuh ,
The oldest living representative of the
aristocratic creole recline In Louisiana Is
.IndgoGayarro of Now Orleans. Ho will bo
S ! ) years old next January , but there are no
traces of seiiuetltudo , mental or physical , lu
ll Im. Ho Is nroct and sprightly , and Ills
memory is very clear.
Utchard Hat-dint ; Davis wants to murder a
crltio , having challenged him lo mortal com
bat. Mr. D.ivls recently returned from
abroad and it Is feared the ocean voyage
seriously disturbed his liver. K his hunger
for goru continues he should bo taken to an
abbatnlr and given n u\th : In the hot Huld.
I'licro Is a new trick In foot ball. It is to
pr.ib nn opposing player , throw him down
and fasten you tcoth in the back of his nock.
'I his trick was tried on Butterivorth of
Ynlo by ono of the Pennsylvania aril Is said
to have boon very ofToottvo. It Is called the
Hying tcoth as opposed to the flying wedge.
Mrs. John G. Carlisle has joined the circle
of women who Jiavo stopped In the middle of
busy and famous lines to set the seal of au
thority on kitchen chemistry. Mrs. Carlisle
will soon publish a cook book , as Mrs. ox-
Senator Henderson , "Marian Harland" and
Mrs. Uayard Taylor have dona before her.
Miss Ella Knowles , who was defeated for
the attorney generalship ot Montana by a
small majority and ihen was appointed as
sistant by her successful competitor , re
cently secured , in favor of her slate , before
llio Iniorior department in Washington , a
decision involving about S OO.OOO worth
of school lands in Montana.
An appeal has been Issued by the Me-
Clcllan Memorial association of Philadelphia
for contributions for tiic equestrian statue
of General George K. McClellan , which is lo
bo placed on the north plaza of the city hall.
The state of Pennsylvania appropriated
$5,000 to erect the pedestal , which has been
complcled and is in place. The bronze
equestrian statue is now completed and
could bo placed in position in ton days. The
amount necessary to make all payments on
itisr,000.
2tt < isjs nu.tt HAM'
Proachingalmed at clio head seldom strikes
the heart.
A Goliath in brains is sometimes not over
knee high iu grace.
When the dovll goes to church ho does not
always sit on a back seat.
If you are praying for growth in grace
don't keep your hands in your pockets.
Faith without love is omnipotence without
a heart. It is the power of Jove with the
blindness of a bat.
Some men have an idea they will some day
walk in the streets of glory because Ihoy
now and ihon give away an old coal.
Putting sand in sugar is no worse than
claiming on Sunday to love llio Lord and
doing nothing through the week to show it.
When some .folUs pray "Thy kingdom
come , " they do it with a mental proviso that
somebody else has got to stand all the ex
pense.
O' '
It's 1'cnrful , ICItlior AVny.
Herman R'cwt.
Didlo Hanson has been lying verv low for
the past few days with inllammatio'n of iho
bowels. Wo understand the doctors have
pronounced his condition as being very crit
ical and fears are entertained us to whether
or not ho will recover.
How the Wo-Do.Mko.Entorprlsu Kdllor
( iets Other People to Itoom Him.
I'lattunnutli Xcwi.
The News , iu common with the dally press
generally , received a letter from the editor
of a metropolitan newspaper n few days ago ,
saying if certain improvements In the paper
were noted to kindly send a clipping of tlio
same to him. That night the Journal slob
bered all over Iho editor , ana about Sunday
next will got its reward by seeing its name
in print.
HKVVKAH SHUTS AT 71/B 1'Vf.l'XT.
Indianapolis Journal : That the world owei
ft man n living Is a pernicious ho rosy to pro *
claim , and It Is equally pernicious when an.
lounccd from n pulpit as when given by a
thief ns an excuse for pocrfot picking.
Somerville Journal : Tnoro arj n good
many hundred different religious beliefs In
this world , but the old question , "What U
religion I" hnnn't
econ answered to every
body's satisfaction yet. "
Minneapolis Trlbuno ; "Kscapo for Th.T
ijlfo"vas text of a Chicago proaohor , and
before ho had finished his dUcoursc a llro of
\ dlfTtrcnt kind from the ono from which ho
was advising his congregation to Ilco broke
out In iho church. The minister was cool
and succeeded In so dismissing iho congrcea *
lion that every ono of his hearers escaped
without oven n scratch or n scorch , 'llio
benediction mid the collection wcro omitted.
St. 1'aul Globe : Chicago Indulges in. fudfc
In preachers , aiitdocs In everything ulso. A
fpw years ago Prof. Swing and Dr. Thomas ,
the famous heretics , wcro all the rago.
Now these are discarded , and seldom hoard
of through the ojlumns of the press , whtlo
Mnugasarlnn. Gunsaulus anil Jr-nkln Uoyil
Jones are riding on the crest of Iho pojuilnr
wave. Thaso will have a brief notoriety ,
which they should Improve to the utmost ,
for ore n year passes they , too , will follow
tholr predecessors Into the realm of oblivion.
Pulpit popularity Iu the Windy Cltv is of n
mushroom growth , aiU fades as docs llio
bloom of iho poppy.
Chicago Hrrahi : Hiving bounrod Or.
Hrlgga out of fellowship at d communion the
Presbyterians have another row on tholr
hands , and as a ivomnn is mixed up In iMs
ono the light Is likely to bo umisunUv bitter
and prolonged. Sadlo Means is a telephone *
operator a hello girl In the exchange at
Charleston , S , C. She was required to woric
on Sunday , it ml for so doing was expelled
from membership In the Second Presby
terian rhurdi. Slio appealed to the Charleston -
ton presbytery , which sustained the icx-
pulsion , but the South Carolina svnod ro-
vcrsod the decree and restored Sadlo to
membership. lowtlio mutter Is to bo taken
to the gotioral assembly , and all the D.Us ,
and theological lawyers are rolling up their
sleeves In anticipation or the fray. Mean-
itmo Sadlo continues to chow gum and In
quire , "Whatnumplcasol" conscious of the
rccltiiuilo of her Intentions and her good
standing under the ruling of the svnod.
jtititinr AS Tinr ji.itfn 'KM.
Oulyoslon Ni'tt-s : If a nmn will kerp on
grinding ho will maku hit point In the urn ) .
Koolii'stor Domner.it ! The coal dealer Is nn
export In making a llttlo go : t grunt \\olghs.
Cleveland Plain Dottier : Tlio limit , p'athcMo
colliv.'o Isthivlof the
cry youth whoso remit
tance fullocl to arrive.
DetroitTrllnmo : lln ley-l so ? tlmt your
frlondTrotturui : > , lmilly Hiionud umlor in tlio
oloi-llnii. llnwilouH IKI tuku Ids defeat ! \Vac-
ley With sulticr mi tlio Mile.
Atchtson Glebe ; When a man lias a plain
sickness thorn Is solilon , any ( Linger of futnl
losiill-s , but wlion what Ihn doctors rail "ooin-
plications" sot In , then Is the time to pray.
Indianapolis Journal : "Ami m think , " suld
thu visitor at. the Jail , "that such 1111 Intelli
gent looking man should llml liliusult liero for
law breaking ! "
"Yls , imliMHl , " replied Iho guard , "un1 fur
liousouruakln' as well , " .
Boston Transcript ; Maud And , pa , hat
did Prof. Orotcliot say or my piano plnying ?
1'a llowas < | Ullo uxirnvugunt In Ills prulic.
Ho said you iiusscssud an originality In UAOCU-
tlon tlmt was truly remarkable. Ho said lie
liuil hoard .sumu of your ploccs performed by
the greatest masters , and not QUO of thorn per
formed them ii3 you did.
I'uck : Parlto Itowo What d'yo think of tlio
suit ? Klcctlon bet , you know !
HolTmau llowo * That's too bad ! How long
do you have to wear it ?
Detroit I-'reo Press : Mrs , Mettle Next
month , tlio 10th , no will havu been marflod
twonty-H vo years. Shall we cclcbrnlo our sil
ver wedding.
Mr. M. CJrcatScott , love ! After what wo
Iiavu sulTorod for throu months from tuv
United States sonatoV
OPTIONAL.
ir < /ifnolon / Snr. (
Oh , street car patrons why lift up.
Your volco In doleful wall
O'i-r these oppressions tlmt befall
The traveler by rail.
Do you not know that If you'll rlso
At si v Instead of eltlit ,
You trill not find the crowded can
Which scum to agltuto ?
And oven If a crowd you find ,
There's no excusn to talk ;
For , If you ( lo nnl llku tlio place
Just btop Iho cur and \\aik.
lllKltB IS .VO XL3112.
A'ew Oilcan * Time * .
There Is no time micli fault to find ,
No time for envy vain ;
There Is no time for word ; unkind ,
Nor giving needlobs pain.
Thoru Is no time on coining years
To speculate and plot ;
No time for burning , blinding tears
O'er thlngi wo value not.
Tlicro Is no time to fret nnd scold ,
To Illng the taiintlni ; Jest ;
No time to bo BO harsh nnd cold
With thosu you love tlio boat.
There Is no time to crltlcl.so
Tlio uuU of others so ;
No time your work thus to rovlso :
As written , It must go.
Tlioro Is no time on dnulit to waste.
No time for putty strife ;
To do the bust you can make haste ,
For short , so short. Is life.
& ca
L I/argost Mamit.ioturarin > l Hitillifi .
uf Oloiklnt Iu tun World.
Pay to get in
And , as a usual thing , you won't have to pay
'to get out. Wo won't charge
you a cent to get in our store ,
though it may cost you some
thing , but not very much , to got
out. We won't bleed you we
don't do that Rind of business ;
The best suits made , for $10.
Tailors don't make any bettor
clothes than our $20 to $25 suits
or overcoats. They certainly
don't make them fit any better , and everybody
says they don't wear any longer. Saves from $15
to $25. What a whole lot of circuses you could go
to , or better still , what a lot of underwear you can
buy our $1 kind is 75o now , for a few days. Save
enoug-h on underwear to get a pretty good hat of
us. "We're the best hatters in town.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
ftf , 16U tel DOu'IlS Stl