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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 17, 1894)
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Senator Stewart's speech on free wool accidentally shifted on to free silver before the first sentence was completed. Dut free wool and free silver are all the same to Stewart. . . People -worrying over the selection iof this year's summer resort are quite gener ally wishing that there was a perpetual World's fair for their Instruction and amusement. It Is almost time to hear from the school census for this year. The returns of the enumerators will again furnish data for BOmo Interesting computations upon the pop ulation question. When Senator McPherson reads the testi mony of all his fellow senators , each deny ing that ho had participated In the slightest degree In the alleged speculation In Sugar certificates , how he will wKJi that he had not given his precocious servant away. Even the staid and conservative Phila delphia Ledger has finally been compelled to surrender to the demand for a coupon de partment. It presents Its readers gratis with a coupon , which , accompanied by 5 cents , will bo accepted fora.jcldo on any street car that rumbles through the sleepy city. Commencement flowers are out of place In the graduation exercises of the public schools. In few large cities In this country are they still tolerated. Omaha should fall In line with the general practice by rele gating such floral offerings to the homes of their recipients. The commencement au dience should no longer bo afflicted with them. The honorary degrees conferred upon Cap tain Mahan of the Chicago by the English universities are Intended , of course , as a compliment to the United States , as well as a recognition of the commander of its great war vessel. This episode In the entertain ment of our naval officers Is one nf the , best evidences of the friendly relations between the two countries. Omaha Is one of the three large cities "which were able to send In reports of Im proved business conditions to the mercantile agencies last week. This must bo gratify ing to the merchants of this city. It shows that Omaha Is keeping a trifle ahead of most of Its competitors. With , timely rains and brightening crop prospects the Improvement ought to continue steadily , for some time to come. The hope of hearing Congressman Bland , so carefully cultivated for the benefit of the free silver demo crats who are to assemble In conference in Omaha this week , has bean rutlilojsly blasted by the announcement that Mr. Jllar.d will bo unable to attend. Hut Hryan will be there. What need , then , of othsr stars i -when ho combines In himself the sun , nlcon nnd entire firmament of tho-frce silver democ racy ? Even If Bland could como he would be able to play but second llddle "to Kryan. Irtt the delegates worship at an undivided * shrine. A bill has been Introduced Into the house by Representative Stone of Pennsylvania to establish the units of electrical measurements in pursuance of the constitutional fuv.'er of congress to fix the standard o - weights end measures. The proposed units nrs the same that have been adopted by elect ! Ic.'ars the world over und that arc In common use throughout the country. They will therefore entail no Inconvenlenca by nccusilta'.tug changes In the system employed. Several of the units have been named after famous electricians , one of them , the tlanry , after Prof. Henry , former head of the Umllhsonlan Institution , having been agreed upon as the unit of Induction at the electrical congress held at Chicago last year. As there is no opposition to the establishment of these units , the bill may bo expected to become a law afor the. lapse of a sufficient length of t.'mc. Male opponents of woman suffrage , the great moral Issue , In Kansas , must run the risk pf personal indignity and bodily violence as witness the treatment accorded the Wich ita editor , who was seized on his return from the populist convention , forced to don * sunbonnet and mother-hubbard and com pelled to march through the streets In front of a brass baud. This Is the way the woman suffragists want to contribute toward the better maintenance of law and order. A sim ilar outrage perpetrated upon one of their number would be heralded broadcast as In disputable proof of the necesilty of placing the ballot In the hands of women In order to prevent IU recurrence. The woman suf- fragUU will doubtless disavow the act , but the occurrence * will not tend to Impress the people with the peculiar adaptlblllty of Vfotnca lor tap suffrage. 3 JlH J-A WVRttH AMJ TlttiW'TOW. / . There Is no calling th.it tleppml * more upon confidence than that of a phyalclan When wo employ a doctor wo plncu life limb nnd health Into his ( keeping. An there Is no law regulating the value of ntnllrn Rorvlccs every doctor Is nl liberty to fix his schedule of tee * according to his own conception of what his prescriptions , call * and surclcal nklll may bo worth , nut In Hplto nf medical ntlilcs there are ( lector * wlin tnkn undue advantage of their p.itroim by ntiarlns thn profits of tholr prescriptions with thn ( IrugglHt. They not only forcn the druggist to mnko excessive charges for his pills and potions , but they often even pro scribe double doses when they nro not ncedci and thus compel their victims to follow Shakespeare's Injunction : "Throw physic to the 'logs. ' . " The sharp practice on the part of doctors In getting rebates from druggists Is , however - over , not a eliiuimstance ns compared with the rank Impositions practiced by lawyers upon clients in connection with legal pub lications. It Is presumed that when n law- > cr gala n retainer and fcc.s from a client that ho will protect him and honestly nc- count for all IIP has collfcted nnd render n true bill lor all he has nxpcndod In connec tion with his case. Thn practice In these parta with most lawyers , In fact with some of the most eminent lawyers , has degen erated Into a system of legalized robbery. Whenever the law requires a publication of a foreclosure , divorce , partition of prop erty or anv other notice to defendants the statute- not only designates the number ol publications , but also prescribes the charge for such publication. The object of fixing the rate by law Is to obtain the widest pub licity. The lawyers evade the spirit , If not the letter , of the law by using for their publications the medium that can afford to glvo them the largest rakeoff. In other words , the paper that has the least circula tion nnd can afford to offer the heaviest bonus. Now if the lawyers would glvo their clients the benefit of the rebate which they get from readnrless sheets they might justify them selves by the plea that they have endeav ored to save money for their clients. As a matter of fact they have the bills for pub lication made out at the full legal rate and pocket the rebate. This flagrant Imposture - posture upon clients has been tolerated by the courts , when the courts nro presumed to maintain the Integrity of the bar nnd stop all fraudulent practices that affect the In terests nnd rights of litigants. The demoralizing Influence of this petit larceny upon clients can hardly bo censured too severely. It Is not only practiced by eminent lawyers but by county officials who would scorn a bribe , but are witling to pocket a few dollars every week for rebates when by so doing they deprive the widows and orphans and the owners of mortgaged homes and chattels ol the benefit of the publicity which should be given to every announcement affecting estates In probate and properties to be sold under the hammer by the sheriff or master commissioner. Such malpractice Is certainly as discreditable to the profession of law as Is the double dose and "whack up" of doctors. Integrity should bo the cardinal principle to govern professional ethics , and every spe cies of dishonesty , whether It is sugarcoated - coated or concealed in legal quibble , must lower the standard of morals of the whole profession. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1'IWDUCTIOK OF 1'KKCIOUS MKTALS. The annual report of the director of the mint for 1S93 will not be reassuring to the advocates of he 'free and unlimited coinage of silver. According to this report the ap proximate gold yield of the mines of this country for 1893 was In round numbers $36- 000,000 , or about $3,000,000 more than for the previous year. This shows that the United States still holds the first place in the list of gold-producing countries. The output of the silver mines of this country in 1S93 Is stated to have been 60,000,000 ounces , of the coining value of a little over $77,000,000. This , according to the estimates of the pres ent director of the mint , Is somewhat less than the output of 1892 , though In this re spect It disagrees slightly with the figures of his predecessor. The report shows that the output of. gold In 1S93 was the largest In the world's history , amounting to 1C per cent more than the annual average of the period of the greatest productiveness of the Callfornlan and Australian gold mines , and that the value of the gold product of the world In 1893 was only 9 per cent less than that of the average aggregate gold and sli ver production of the world In 1851-65. The report of the mint director also states the Interesting fact that the value of the gold alone available , in.JS93 , for monetary pur poses , was greater than the total value of both gold and sliver available for monetary purposes In the years just preceding the be ginning of the depreciation of sliver. It will bo observed that the production of silver In this country last year was a little more than double the production of gold and this has been the case for a number of years. The statistics show that In the ten years preceding the opening up of the gold depos its In California the weight of sliver pro duced In the world was 1-1.23 times the weight of gold. The California production of gold made the total production of silver only four and one-half times the weight of gold from' 1851 to 1860. Disregarding small fractions , the weight of silver was six times that of gold produced from 1861 to 1865 , seven tlmss that between 186G * and 1870 , eleven times that between 1871 and 1875. fourteen times that between 1876 and 1880 , nineteen times that betwpcn 1880 and 1885. In 1890 the weight of sliver was nearly twenty-two times that of gold. In 1832 a large increase In the production of gold reduced the ratio of weights to s little more than twenty-one. The silver produced In 1890 was about three times as much as was produced annually from I860 to 1870 ; the silver produced in 1893 was nearly double the average annual production from 1876 to 18SO , nnd was more" than 05 per cent greater than the annual average from 1SS1 to 1885. Commenting upon these facts , the New York Commercial Bulletin says that nothing would bo more to bo expected In view of such an enormous disproportion ) n the pro duction of silver than that Its value should fall , and "this mtst bo apparent to anybody who will study the statistics In a practical way. Applying the law of supply and de mand to thp problem H would seem that no ono of ordinary Intelligence could fall to ar rive at the conclusion that the present relative tive- value of silver Is wholly due to the fact that for many yoara Us production has been tar In excess of the production of gold , and that this fact nlono has been all-powerful In determining Its value , H ought to bo equally apparent to the Intelligent student of this subject tbM it Is utterly Impossible for the United States alone to restore silver to Its tornier value relatively to gold and that If this can ba done at all it will bo accom plished only by an International agreement. 3o long as the production of Mlvor continues to b < j a * greatly In excess of the production of gold as It has been for many years It will be very dim it to secure an agreement among the great commercial nations for the rehabilitation of the white metal , jATK/f.v.ir/o.v.i/ / The completion of arrangements for tend ing a team of college athletes from Ynl university abroad to compete In field con test with n similar team from Oxford , the great English university , proclaims the era of International college athletics. Xo longer content to excel In gomcii participated In by hl fellow students only , nor to take honors In trials of strength between the representa tives of his own college nnd those of rival colleges , the college athlete of today yearn ; * for International troplilcs , and neither the broad expanse of the Atlnntlo nor the tx- pcnses of an ocean voyage to Kuropo can restrain him from attempting to bring them home. In favor of this ne\v departure It Is urged that all competition Is rapidly becoming International in Its scope. The college to which all rivals In the United States nr * com. polled to yield supremacy , like Alexander , yearns for other worlds to conquer. It Is perhaps n patriotic desire to extend the fame of alma mater beyond the confines of hot own country , to show that the American athlete Is the equal of any the world can produce. Increase the honor and wo may possibly Increase the Incitement to the prac tice of athletic exercises , aud by dcllnlng the line of promotion to the icproscntalivo American team stimulate wider partlpatlon in even the class contests with the Idea that the work of the victor may lead eventually to an International championship. On the other side , however. It Is con tended that the establishment of Inter national athletic games must servo to Inten. Blfy the strain that Is already too heavy on our college athletes. The tendency toward professionalism can only be accelerated by the new movement and with It comes the danger from overtraining , which In only the last few months has resulted fatally to sev eral men well known In the world of col lege athletics. If It Is desirable , as President Eliot Intimated In his last report to the Harvard overseers , that intercollegiate games bo for this reason prohibited and that con tests be. confined to the students of the same college , then the widening of the athletic Held must be condemned for the same reason. The athletic sldo of college life Is made al together too prominent , to the detriment of Its moro studious side. It is simply a ques tion whether our colleges are Intended to turn out fast sprinters and high Jumpers o to graduate men who have a good ground work for the serious affairs of their after careers. Those who Incline to the latter view of the function of our colleges must look upon the advent of International college athletics In educa. ns a questionable Innovation our tlonul Institutions. SU31MKH SUaGKS'flUNS. Over a large part of the country the tem perature has been exceptionally high for this time of the year. The people In the cities of the Atlantic seaboard have already had an experience In suffering from the heat which does not usually come to them until a month later , the temperature during most of the past week having gone beyond the record for a number ol-'years. In the lake region , also , the heat has been Intense for the season , and the record of prostrations and death Is already started. Very warm weather has prevailed In this latitude , but It has not been so oppressive as in localities where there is mom humidlty. Altogether the season has been remarkable as to _ cli matic , conditions , and If this Is due , ' as sortie astronomers say , to extraordinary conditions in the sun , where a violent storm has pre vailed over an area several times larger than the earth , there Is reason to expect further remarkable meteorological develop ments. At any rate It is entirely 'safe to say that the high temperature already ex perienced will be exceeded as the summer advances , and It Is timely to consider how Us ill effects may bo avoided or modified by those who cannot escape -from it by going to the mountains or the seashore. The Injunction to "keep cool" has a broader significance than Is usually given to it. It applies as well to the mind as to the body. An Important requisite to summer comfort Is mental self-control. Persons who worry over the unavoidable ills of life and who constantly complain about the weather are pretty BUTO to suffer more from the heat than these who maintain an equable and calm state of mind. The matter of diet Is all important. Heavy meats and rich dishes should be discarded and fruits , vegetables and fish given the preference. The best physicians recommend drinking freely in order that the natural method of cooling the skin and relieving the system of surplus heat by perspiration may have free play ; but there Is substantial unanimity among the highest authorities in advising abstinence from alcoholic beverages of all sorts during the heated term. Light clothing , preferably of wool , In order to obvlato the danger of sudden chills , should bo donned. Houses and apartments should have the most thorough ventilation , especially In the morning and evening , when the air Is coolest. With ordinary precautions and absti nence from exposure to the direct action of the sun when the temperature is above 00 degrees In the shade , the great majority of II our people wilt , bo able to weather the tropical season at homo with almost as much safety and comfort as those who migrate to the mountains and ecu slioro. r//r niK IIKAVKKS WEPT , Dispatches from various- parts of the stats and surrounding territory ; announce that the farmers have been blessed with a copi ous fall of much needed rain , which had jrokcn the spell of drouth and promised to go a long way toward restoring hopes of a plentiful crop. For this bounteous gift of Providence people everywhere are said to ) o rejoicing. The fact of. the rain then Is undisputed , ilut why did It arrive at this opportune mo ment ? The rain makers who have been employed by ono of the railroads running through Nebraska and whose operation ] mvo been described will without hesitation claim that the downpour Is the direct result of their experiments. Ilaln makers' stock ought to go up with such convincing evi dence of their success. But what will they say to the announcement from Wisconsin that the Wln-iobago Indians , fearing a fall- ire of the blueberry crop , have begun a lireo days' rain dance and are confident that ruin will como It they but keep up. the lance long enough. Wo are net Informed whether the Indians on the- Nebraska reser vation have been executing rain dunces of ate , but they must have been contemplat- ng BomethttiR of that kind. Who can tell nit that the rain In question does not at test the efficacy of thn Indian rain dance , or at any rate came to save the Indiana from the necessity of resorting to this pruc- tlcet Still another dispatch from a llttlq town In the western part of the state tells tow forty good people of the place as sembled at the Congregational chruch on Wednesday afior.ijoon to prny fur rain , nnd ngaln on Thnr ny afternoon at 3 o'clock and how n heavy rain yet In at 0 o'clock and continued ifajil midnight. No cleare statement of U' ' / l canto nnd effect conli possibly bo denlred. On the other hand \vo-rc.nl that tli * local bate ball cranks have been hoping tlmt Jhe dry wrnther might b prolonged and /thijt / the local tennis tutiriia inont has been - unnecessarily protr.ictci because of the1 Ufiilcslrabld Interference o the wet weall/eh'the / concluding series n games being Bch'edulpd subject to the con tlngcncy of a yarablo condition of th grounds. The ! tcnnla fiends , have been wishing devoutly for dry weather even I they have not gone BO far as to assemble In the Congregational church and offer up formal prayers for that purpose. If rain has como upon them It must be as punish ment for their neglect to do this. Any one who cannot find n satlsfactor } explanation of the recent rains In these different accounts Is at perfect liberty to frame one for hlimclf. It it In net because of the rain makers' bombardment of the heavens with explosives , nor of the gooi people's bombardment of the heavens will prayers , nor of the neglect of the tcnnU players to pray for dry weather , nor of the rain dance of the Indians , It must bo n freak of nature to bo accepted with profuse thanks without Inquiry Into Its source or investigation of Us cause. CIHUTAVQL'A T11K H'/'ST. Within n few Necks the season of summer Chautauqua assemblies will again be In ful blast in botb the cast and the west. The western Chautauqua assembly , althougl taking Its inspiration as well as Us name from the original Institution In New Yorl Rtate , has never up to this time consistently kept In view the objects for \yhlch that movement-was organized. While'tho orlgl ual Chnutauqua may In general have ser'vci them nil as a model they have departed so far from Us methods nnd system as to con stitute almost a new species. To Us founders Chautauqua stands for popular education Education Is to be brought homo to the people ple by a systematic course of reading nm Investigation under the guidance of compe tent instructors who outline the work am verify or criticise the results. The summer assembly was commenced In order to supple ment the homo reading of these who are un able to have the benefits of a 'college course with a few weeks of popular lecture courses and class room exercises that would impart to them the groundwork of scientific methods In one or more branches , upon which they could themselves build further The object of the assembly is then education It Is systematic education. Recreation anc amusement is altogether Incidental. The criticism directed against Chautauqua In the west has been and still Is that It has made systematic QdiicaUon Incidental. There has been too much catering to schemes that are calculated to make the meeting a finan cial success by attracting great crowds of people to the assembly grounds merely for the admission fee and without , reference to their desire .to Benefit'-'from the Chtfutauqua movement. So tlui e have been everywhere * a "O. A. R. daya "W. C.T. U. day , " a "Podunk day ; " rf'nfl this day n'nd that day with programs that are. , expected to appeal to the members of some particular society or the reslentfc ujf some particular city. The real work of spreading popular education has , in many instances , been almost lost to view. As the natural consequence of this the-Chautauqua of the west has been prostl- , tuted to political purposes on-one s'l'dojand transformed Into political rallies summoned to greet some prominent leader of one o1 the great political parties , and on the othei' it has been seized by city preachers as an opportunity for a cheap vacation , during which they may deliver disconnected , worn- out -sermons , perhaps perfectly appropriate to their city churches , but without the slight est bearing upon systmatlc education In any subject. j These have been pointed out as the chief detects of the wostenvChautauqua assemblies and they still exist to a limited extent. They have , moreover , done Incalculable harm to the progress of the Chautauqua Idea in the west. There Is , however , a marked Improve ment Visible of late , the programs of a num ber of assemblies showing less concession to'crowd-draw'lng'attractions and more in ducements for students who want to work. It Is not , to bo contended that Chautauqua should not' offer something In the way of entertainment and amusement , but those features should appeal to people who will take , advantage of the educational aspect of the movement. Progress Is already being made In the direction of improvements and 1n a few years moro bids fair to obliterate those parts of the program to which the most serious objections have been raised. A cao of train seizure of the most atro cious variety Is reported front Now Jersey In which the perpetrators have thus far es caped without the punishment which their misdeeds merit. A Long Branch train crowded * with passengers was Intercepted by a swarm of seventeen-year loqusts , which In vaded the "cars through the windows , fright ening the occupants and driving many of them toward the doors. According to the pub lished account women screamed and leaped i pen the seats as It the place had been overrun with mice. For several moments the locusts practically had possession of the train , and It was only by the aid of a favor able wind that the trainmen were finally able to drive them out and regain control of the company's property. Should such on slaughts become frequent It Is clear that serious measures will be necessary. Whether it la the duty of the sheriffs of the several counties to keep oft the locusts or whether the courts should'hc'nppfalod to for nn In junction restraining them from trespassing upon the company's property la a grave prob lem that has not yet been decided. Un fortunately the road In question Is not In the hands of receivers or else the federal courts might bo J3krd to order the United States marshals to cite the Intruders to ap pear before them /etj contempt. The novel situation calls for inn'el 'remedies , but It Is a species of lawlessness that must be sup pressed at all hazards. sir The Springfield Republican calls attention to the fact thatf'municipal bond Issues marketed in the raopth of May amounted to $14,319,410 the largest amount reported In any month since the record of such Issues has been kept. For/May , 1893 , the sales aggregated only about $4,000,000 and for May , 1892 , $7,856,000. These facts are In teresting and suggestive , but they do not In themselves wa'rrant the conclusion of the Republican that cheap money is having ' the effect of stimulating municipal work at t io expense of the future tax list. Wo fiu t first know the pur poses for which thjjso * bonds have been Is sued. It may bo. that a Urge part of them represent refunding bonds put out In order to call In other bonds that are drawing Inter est at higher rates. In that case cheap money would bo operating to rcduco future tut llJta. It U quite probable that both these factors nro at work. Oormany Is conquering the world with her beer more effectually than Homo con quered It with her legions nnd law. The Now York Trlhuno notes tint according to the report of "an Itinerary malt worm minion of Jolly old King Onmbrlnus , " who lias Just made a Journey nrunnd the world to see how the beer trade Is advancing , beer has penetrated almost everywhere except Into Interior India nnd China. German peer has Invaded Paris nnd Is gradually getting the best of Franco In splto of her resistance. Deer Is at home In America , and Is manufactured In Japan und Australia. Ueer has become not only a national bev- crngc , but also an International bbvcrngc , nnd Is fast becoming the universal bever age , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Senator Kyle was right In stating that tlio populist senators did not hold the balance of powe * nt least In the vote on the wool schedule. The populist voles , however , have been and will bo needed to help the democrats pass the bill. And when needed the prospects nro that they will be nt hand. CiillrrtlMK a .liint Drill. Ijnilnvlllo Comlur-Journnl. There scums no doubt Hint the flS.OOO.OOO clulmeil uro Justly due to the government fiom the Stanford estate. Whether the govrrmuoilt will get the money or not H another question , but certainly no effort should be spared to thnt end. ir Hill-mini's 1'ninc. Clilcaco Tlceonl. The spectacle of Charles A. Dann co- nue-ttlliK with lilll Holmnn , tlio bearded Indy of the conKTessloiml museum. Is liunlly more refreshing thnii the spectacle of Dnve Hill purring around that stately old obelisk from Uloomlngton , Adlal Ste\- cnsoii. _ Iho I'mvcr of Arbitration , Cincinnati inquirer. All hall the power of arbitration ! The miners' war , that for HO many weeks bns kept the country exclteil , bids fair to bo at nn end. Arbitration did It. How much better Is this than killing , rnulnilng and general deviltry. Peace Is a white-winged blessing , nnd may she ever hover over our heads In this goodly land. The liullnii 1'roliloni , St. 1'aul Globe. The Indian problem presents Innumera ble dllllcultles. If we sequester tlic-m upon reservations they retain all their old heathenish customs. If we permit them to mingle freely with tlio whites they be come petty thieves and Incorrigible vaga bonds. One condition seems to be as bad ns the other. It will take a wise man to devise a plan by which their future nmy be Improved , nndwhen such a plan In dis covered the country will cheerfully canon ize the Inventor , Drift Against Prohibition. New York KvrnlnR Post. The platform adopted by the Kansas re publican stntc convention lost week shows the drift of the tide against piohlbltlon. The prohibitory amendment to the consti tution was adopted in 1SSO by republican votes , ahd the party has always hitherto endorsed the policy nnd demanded Its en forcement. There was the more reason for a positive deliverance this year , because there Is n , movement which aecms to be gaining ; strength for a resubmlsslon of the question to the voters , with the view of getting the amendment out of the con stitution. The republicans were Importuned to stand their ground , but the managers concluded that there were more votes to be sained by Ignoring the subject , and for the first time a platform wag adopted which says not a word on the liquor ques tion. Iowa has virtually substituted a local option system for the prohibitory law In that state , anil U begins to look as though piohlbltlon might be abolished In Kansas also the only other state In the west where it has been adopted. Lost Caue Nonsouso. Louisville Courier-Journal. There Is not a right enjoyed by Massachu setts thnt Is not enjoyed by Mississippi. There Is not a star In the firmament'of Jicavcn .which- does not shine equally upon Vermont and Texas ; nor , for the matter of thnt , a star upon the flag of the union that does not do the same thing. What cause , therefore , has been lost that wo ought to maintain and that time will re store us ? African slavery ? Nonsense. No sane man would recall It If he could. The right of secession ? Let Colorado try it and see how quick the south will vote with the north men and money to whip her back. Surely , as Individuals , we could not be better oft If the confederacy had succeeded , and there are those who think much worse , because the success of the confederacy meant the revival in America of all the problems which hun. dreds of years of broil and battle have left unsettled In Europe , whilst the restoration of the union enables us to take up the old ! sweet tale of Bunker Hill and Yorktown - town and pursue It under God's blessing to the end of time. Ono on Jtryan , Chicago Record. "I heard a good one on the brilliant Mr. Bryan of Nebraska this afternoon. An old warhorse who has led the democratic dra goons In every campaign for forty years , and has always been admitted to the coun cils of the sanhedrin of his party , was sit ting In the gallery of the house of repre sentatives listening to the debates , nnd a friend was pointing out to him the notable figures on the Hour. " 'There , ' said he , 'Is Bryan of Nebraska. He has declined to accept a renomlnatlon , and Is expecting to be the populist candi date for the United States senate next winter. ' * \ " 'I'm glad to see Bryan , ' responded the veteran. 'I have heard a good deal about him and have read several of his speeches. ' " 'He's a bright fellow , ' said the other , 'and very young : one of the youngest men In the house. He wasn't born when the war broke out. " " 'Yes , he Is young for n congressman , " was the reply , 'and you can tell that by his speeches.I have seen lots of such fel lows : theyounger they are the more they know I have seen freshmen In college who knew more- than all the members of the faculty combined. ' " Unheeded Warning ! . Chicago Record. Some time ago several physicians of eminence were consulted on the subject and reported that kissing was a habit likely to spread microbes and Impair public health. Later , n number of savants In formed the -world that money , whether silver , gold or paper , fairly swarmed with bacteria nnd was hardly lit to be handled with tojigs. Now there comes a New York scientist who has been examining the transmitters of telephones and finds them covered with all sorts of disagreeable anlmalculau nnd other things , any one of which must be almost certain to doom a person who uses a transmitter to a com- pllcatlonsof diseases , beginning with con sumption and winding up with toothache. In fact. It would seem thnt the appurten ances of modern civilization and the peoples ples thereof are besieged by unseen dan gers. Taking Into account nil the liabilities of disasters which have been pointed out , It seems rather surprising that the people thus warned have not all died off. They hang on somehow , however , nnd the mi crobe does not seem to worry them. Kn- gaged couples retain the osculntory prac tice ns of yore , people accept money with out visible reluctance , nnd people will probably continue to use telephones. No doubt they think that If nil of life must bo passed In observing und avoiding the things that arc bud for life , living Isn't worth while. Scntt Ilonnl nf In Mnntnnn. llutto Miner. When Judge Scott of Omaha threw Kd- Itor Ilosewnter of The Bee Into jail the Miner predicted that In the long run the judge would get the woist of It , We did not believe that The Dee was weak enough to be HuiwcxHcd or to ro- fraln from expressing Us honest opin ion of n court by which tyrannical and wholly unwarranted conduct hod Invited the publication of such opinion. That we were not mistaken Is evidenced by the fol lowing paragraph In u recent issue of The Bee : "The decision of Judge Bcott on the anil- lottery law only emphasizes the fact once more that a man with a null can get oil very easily In his court. In this Instance the man with the pull was the publisher era a newspaper , who lias cringed the prcgntuit hinges of the knee before the honorable judge that thrift may follow fawning. " That Is pretty plain talk. What Is Judge Scott going to do about H7 Will he again have the editor arrested for contempt ? What has ho gained thus far In his catch- UH-catch-can with the prens ? Kuluru itventa will answer and the answer will ho Inter esting , not alone to the press of the coun try , but to the courts. Nothing would ha moro satisfying than to know how fat the courts can go In suppressing the honest truth ubout themselves , or how much of the truth must ho suppressed In order thnt editors may enjoy free ulr. It la to be hoped that the Omaha case will be fought to the bitter end on both aides. jit..tHT.i rwi.ir ittM'.i it < nt.\ , If totnbstonoa were rellnblo the devil would soon be wearing mounting. A man soon finds out huw tittle ho knows when a child begins to ask him qurstlotis. It you go to cluircli ulthotit praying for the preacher the devil will bo very apt to walk homo with you , The only condition upon which omo ptcplo uro willing to work Is that they may do It in the front window. Kvory preacher ought to remember that the only thing tint can bo used to hit uln square In the head Is tnitli. There Is the samp relationship between fnllh and works that there Is between the fiult of a tree und Us root. ! ilitri.llt HUUTfi A T Tlllt 1'Vr.l'Ir. Courier Journal : When David Swing of Chicago lovoltod ngalnat orthodoxy years ngo ho found plenty of material for building a church of his own. A similar refuge for Prof. Smith nnd Dr. Hrlggs U now promised by the friends of those gcntlemun. Tlius does the lopping off of lierc.i ) provide room for more heretics. St. Paul Glebe ; One church , nt least , has struck Its proper gall. Grace church , New York , la now erecting n lot of buildings adJoining - Joining the church edifice which combine the fi'Alun-s of homes for aged and Infirm nnd training rchoolH for the young , nnd con. templates u vigorous wotk along those llnea. This Is practical Christianity , nnd will be found to work more good than tons of di dactical sermons. St. Paul Glebe : A large number of the Chicago cage clergy , asked to give the reason why people do not go to church , lay the blame upon the Sunday newspapers. There is nt > doubt Bomo truth in thli contention. People prefer to be entertained rather than admonished ished to bo Instructed rather than repri manded nnd therefore they seek the foun tain of entertainment and Instruction the Sunday newspaper. Springfield Republican : Two churches nt Cleveland , O. , have split In two over the tcm. perance question. From one of the Preaby. tcrlan and one of the Methodist churches the prohibition party has seceded. The Method ist scccders have organized the "First Pro hibition church of Cleveland , " and the Pres byterians have made of themselves ,1 Congre gational church on total abstinence and pro hibition foundations. This Is. we believe , the first movement of the kind precipitated by the rum question. Chicago Times : On the heels of the nc\v. > of the adoption of Individual communion cups by an ultra-fashionable Ilochestei- church comes the announcement that nn Alpena ( S. D. ) parson of the Presbyterian faith has Invented a gelatin capsule , made In the form of a grape and containing a portion of sacramental wine , which he proposes to use at the communion. Shades of Ilrlggs and Preserved Smith , what n heresy Is this ! That Inventive South Dakota preacher will surely be made the central figure of an nutc , do fe the like of which hasn't beeni seen since the reformation , unless the old-tlmo virtue and spirit has utterly departed and gone out from Calvinism. POLITICAL VOTl'OVllllI. Call : When Tom Cooke gets his oration committed Jo memory the political com mencement season will be formally opened. Call : Many complimentary things are said of Brad Slaughter these days , and ho deserves them. If ho would only wear a necktie . Beatrice Express : The Lincoln Journal is sued a picture of Governor Crcunso as a supplement yesterday. It Is not known what the governor will do to get even. Beatrice Express : The republicans are greatly refreshed and enthused over the big meeting at Lincoln , but they should not forget the fact that It Is their duty this year to make the best possible nominations and take no chances of winning with weak candi dates. Nebraska Press : The honest , thinking voters hold the balance of power In Ne braska , and they see plainly enough now that their duty Is to relegate to private life Bryan , Allen , McKelghan and Kcm for their willingness to sacrifice a piomising young Industry that ot sugar b et raising to the demands of the egotistic south. Kearney Journal : The race for the repub lican congressional nomination In this dis trict Is becoming Interesting In the ex treme. Mallalleu , Daugherty and Klnkald are all strong candidates , and peradventure that a deadlock might result , Judge Wall of Loup City Is very quietly keeping his weather eye on the situation. As a "dark horse" under such circumstances he Is bo- llevod to have racing powers excelled by none. Kearney Hub : The confession of Brother Edgar Howard of the Papplo Times that ho has been doped and surfeited with the Cleve land brand of democracy is pathetic in the extreme , because Brother Howard has been as meek and humble and trusting a follower of the poor old democracy as over shed a tear for the memory of the democratic souls In paradise. But now he assumes the atti tude of the worm too often trod upon , and It Is plain to bo seen that ho Is prepared for any act of bravery. Ho has not yet said that ho Intends to cast his lot with the new brand of Bryanlzed democracy , but Indications point that way. _ UrcatnoM Thrust Upon Him. Globe-Democrat. Lord Wolseley is now a field marshal , the sixty-seventh of the line , and as clever a courtier as ever let some other maj set a squadron In the field. England Is in Brcat luck to have had no serious war dur ing the last twenty years. 1'iwt'i.n A sit in nuts , The Investigation Into the nuklnK of bogui armor platen threaten * to blow hole * In tin fortune of Onrnofilp. Mr. Lpwtll.ia evidently provoked by n perspiring roast when ho wrote , "What U eo rnrc as n day In Juno ? " Thp inni'iulno po l who speaks of "tha amber Hooded west , " evidently mistook Mil * w.uikco for tlio .Missouri. H Is now possible for an Inoffensive poet to live In Colorado after apostrophizing "th golden glow of the west. " Mr. Croker U an ardent believer In tlio liomtopathlc principle. He proposes samplltifl the mud baths at Carlsbad. Lives of great Jerseymon remind us that we can lessen the cares of life by leaving behind - hind n telegram and a judicious valet. Kx-Speakcr ( Irow , flip oldest member of the house , of representatives. l as frisky ns n western member on n wedding tour. A sou of Hon. 1)111 ) Springer , recently or dained for thp ministry , Is taking preliminary lessons In piety as clerk ot a committee of the house. The I.etow Investigators lost a great op portunity In falling to pursue Undo UlcU Croker. The1 ocean > oyuge Is nn Invalu able aid In drawing him out. Allowing only thirty chews per minute , ten hours a day , a Kentucky statistician calculates thnt the nvurngo gum chowot mo\es his or her Jaw 103 mllei n year. In vlow of the fact thnt the Insidious elec tric power will paralyze n cast lion pipe , It Is not surprising to a.HI . municipal blowholes fuse in response to the Insinuating current. Mr. Cleveland Is urged to tnko n Hhort outing as n remedy for summer complaint. As the time \\lll bo occupied In fishing , it la expected the dlieasc will yield to the uplrlt of the occasion. Dl.xon county , Nebraska , boasts of a cen tenarian In thu person of Mr . O'Neill ol Kmcrson tonnshlp. She was born In Ire land In 17SU. nnd remembers the exciting times of the rebellion of 1798. In former years the ominous "W" on locust wings presaged war. Similar sliua ; appear now , but they have lost their ter rors. A liberal Interpretation of their mean , lug la furnlnxhcd by thu tariff debate. 1'Olt J.O.\O SKItJIOSS. Galvcston News : A dead bird never talks until It .fettles down on n line bonnet. Yale neeord : First There is one sign that should bo placed on every letter bcx In the city. Second What Is thnt ? First-Post no bills. Tcxns Sittings : So ninny people Imag ine they have douo their duty by their friends In trouble by promising to help them when they get rich. Yoiikers Statesman : Croker Is on the briny deep. Doesn't this look as though ho were about to give up ? Plain Dealer : When tlio Judge spoke In broken sentences of rourse the culprit re garded It as the crack of doom. Buffalo Courier : "lillfTklns seema thoroughly imbued with party spirit to. day. " "Humph ! Don't see , why he shouldn't. I Introduced him to live different candi dates and every one of 'cm bought the drinks. " Judge : Lover , sinking ( ? ) Come where my love lies dro-a-m-liiR , etc. Old Man If you're addressing my darter Hannah you'll 11ml her d ream In' down to the dance with SI Perkins. Come round 'bout half-past 1. She and SI ought to get back about that time. Washington Star : "My wife and I had a lively discussion last nlsht , " said the mild-mannered man. "But I got the last word. " "You don't say so ! " "Yes. She acknowledged It herself this morning. " "How did you munnge It ? " "Talked In my sleep. " Chicago Tribune : Banks Rivers , would you mind giving me one of your clgnrsT Hlvers 1 shall be delighted , old fellow. Such a request , coming from a man a3 fastidious as you are. Is a compliment. Banks One will do. Thanks. I want to smoke it when the assessor calls on " " * mo. KNEW THE OLD MAN. New York Journal. "Oh , here's a check from father , sec ! " Exultnntly exclaimed the bride ; The bridegroom seized It eagerly "It has a string to It , " he sighed. "Why , pet , what do you mean , " cried she. " 1 mean , " hu moaned , " 'tulti't certified.1 GOOD XldllT , Mnrtha McC. Williams In Godey'3. Palo In the amber-flooded west , A horned moon dips low ; And soft through silver silences The rose winds faintly blow. Yet still the horned moon shall lend A lance of lingering light , To cross the wind , to cross the dusk , And give my love good night. The long lake , rippling through Us reeds , Hnth lilies all ablow ; At fall of dew each sleepy flower Folds up her leaves of snow. Yet one fair Illy bud shnll wake , To smile all virgin white , > \ Across the dark , across the dew , , And glvo my love good night. The light may fall , the Illy fade. The lightning's lurid glow Flame In the sky , the rose winds rlso To storms that rudely blow. Yet constant still , as rose to June , This heart shall take delight. Across the daik , across the worlC , To give my love good night. Broken Size ® at Half Price Men's Suits , in size 33 to 44 sometimes one siz ° of a kind , sometimes more. We must get rid of them before inventory take your size at half price. 42 Suits , boon selling nt $10.00 , now 04 gulls , been soiling at $12.BO , now G Suits , been selling nt f 13.50 , now 70 Hulls , boon soiling nt $15.00 , now 84 Suit ! ) , been selling nt $18.00 , now 23 BulK boon Milling at $20.00 , now 3 Suits , been gelling nt $22.00 , now 11 Suits , been Helling at $23,00 , now 4 Hulls , boon selllnji at $28.00 , now 346 Suits at exactly half price continued Monday- and Tuesday on account of the rain. See them in the window and on front tables in the store. Browning , King & Co. , S. W. Corner 15th and Douglas.