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12 THE OHAItA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , ItfOVEMBER 18 , 1891. Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE * E. nOSEWATEK , Editor. UVDHY UOnNINO. TEHMd OK EUUSCIUPTIONi Dollr Hoc ( without Sunday ) , One Year II 00 D lly M o nnJ Sunday. One Year 10 W fill Munlhn W Three Month ! > W Sunday ! > . On Year ' W Bntiinfny lleo , One Vr.ir 1 Weekly Ic , Out Year M OFFICD3 ! Omaha , The Hea Itullitlnff. Couth Onmlia , Corner N and Twenty-fourth SU. Council Ilium , i : 1'i-nrt Ktrcet. C'lilcnito Ottlif , 317 Cliambcr of Commerce. New York , lloonu 11. II nnd 15 , Trlbuna Waihlnclon. MOT F Street , N , W. COUItnai'ONHKN'CE. All communications relntlnr to newi and edi torial matter nhouli ] be nddrrused : To the Editor. DUBININS LKTTUnS. All tmalncm letters and remlllancc should b iulilreime < t t.i The lite I'ubllalilnff company , Omaha. Drnttn , chocks and poMofllce orders tel l e made pnynlile to the order of the company. TUT : HUB PUHUHIIINQ COMl'ANY. BTATKMENT OF CIKCU1.ATION. Oeorce II. Tzschuck. secretary of The IJee Tub- llshlnjr company , belnc duly nworn , " nys that the actual number uf full and complete copies of The Dally Morning. KvrnlnK and Sunday Bee printed during- the month of October. 1834 , was as follows : 1 20.9M J6 J1.12I / . , . . , 21,271 17 . 3 3 , , 21.203 H 21,231 4 21.141 U 21,112 5 21.041 20 21.2S4 6 21,603 21 22.710 7 22.075 22 21.053 21,071 23 21.0J7 9 ZI.1M 2 ( 20.800 10 21.016 2'i 20.8C1 11 21.121 21) ) 20,86 12 : , | | 27 21.032 13 21.MS 23 Z2tlM 14 22,849 23 20.718 IS 2J.131 30 20.813 Total 641.407 Less deductions for unsold ami returned copies 10.037 Total 3ld 634.370 Dally average net clrrtiHtlon 21.146 onortdi : 11. T/.SCIIUCIC. Bworn to liefore me and nulijcrlhed In my pres ence this 3d day of Nnvcml.fr. 1891 ( Seal. ) N. P Fitl. , Notary Public. "True love iiovcr rims smooth. " For tlie latest vcrlllcutlon apply to CrtHsliis Miirccllus Clay. Tlic Rix-at American turkey la bravely preparing to o the way of the Into dem ocratic candidates. It Is to tic noted that Majors Is not worrying himself with the preparation of any Inaugural address. After all that practice at letter writing Inut minimcr the president's new annual message to congress ought to bu a model of literary skill. What If the new steamship St. Louis Hhould make the record for ocean speed ! The world wouldn't bo largo enough to hold Chicago's grief. New York critics appear to agree thai the horse show In progress In that cltj would be Just as successful as It now It were the horses left out. Nothing but a sense of modesty pre vents President Cleveland from telling the people exactly who Is responsible foi the great republican landslide. Tor n man who has lost all recognltloi : as a member of the Knights of Labor Mr. I'owderly looms up pretty big at tin annual'meeting at New Orleans. The base ball mnngates might hav ( waited until we had emerged from UK foot ball season before precipitating an other cruel war upon an Innocent public The Chinese general who was be headed for cowardice during the en gagcnicnt at i'lng Yang seems to linvc had the remarkable experience of twlci losing Ids head. The medical service of the late HUB slan czar during his fatal Illness is salt to haye cost 000,000 rubles. A poor mm In America can be sick and get wel cheaper than that. The strike commission ought to ninki a. test of the abltratlou theories by In fcrvenlng to settle the strike of tin cloak makers pending now for sonn weeks In New York. Mr. Ilnssell oilght to have the mos profound thanks of Mr. Majors. It I only owing to his self-sacrillcc that tli latter had company near the tall of th ticket when It came to casting up th total vote received. Senator Hrlce says that Vice Preslden { Stevenson Is now the strongest demo cratlc candidate for the presldcncj This Is no reflection , however , on th strength of any of the democrats wh have presidential aspirations. President Cleveland Is bound to kee Secretary Carlisle In his cabinet nntl the end of his administration If It 1 only to splto the newspaper correspond ouU who have been Insisting that th secretary was soon to be supplanted. A feature of the real estate mnrlcc the past few months has been a growln demand for residence property. We ar getting more home builders. Cities hat Ing the greatest number of home owner arc best governed and most prosperous A physician's ccrtillcatc accompanlu the announcement to the Chicago publl of the Inability of a circus rider to nj pear In a performance as advertlset The manager Is evidently well Informe as to the usual reception given b amusement , seekers to the excuse con monly known as "the sick dodge. " I3ugo.no Debs professes to' read tli report of the United States Strike con mission on the great Pullman strike 11 a vindication of himself nnJ the A me lean Hallway union In their partlclpi tlou lu the struggle. Wo feel conllden however , that Mr. Deln would apprec iate much more highly a vindication 1 the form of an acquittal by the feden court from the charges hanging on htm under grand Jury Indictments. The most astonishing thing about tl defeat of the Princeton foot ball tcai . by the University of Pennsylvania teai this year Is that the vanquished a knowledge that they were beaten li Uio superiority of the victors alone. : Las been seldom , If ever , that tiny < the larger colleges have been defeate nt foot ball without trying to Invent c : cuses. Fraud or mistaken Judgment o the part of the referee , or adverse ei Tlroumcnt , or accidents of one kind < another , have always been pointed i after the battle In explanation of wli the result was not different This tin Princeton comes out squarely and saj that Uio other team was the better tcai Surely the foot ball world does wove ] FOrt TUB ntlOUTH SVrFKIlKHS. Headers of The Dec are not Ignorant of the deplorable conditions which exist In the western part of Nebraska. They have been fully Informed of the distress that prevails among the Inhabitants of a large region of the state , where , owing to the prolonged drouth of the summer months , the crops have been a complete and Irretrievable failure. When the re ports of probable Buffering llrst made their appearance The lice took pains to have them verified , and , satisfied that they were but little exaggerated , made repeated calls for the Inauguration of some plan of systematic relief. The Nebraska State Uellef commis sion , which has been organized under Kcmt-olllclal auspices and In which have been enlisted the services of several of the men and women who were active In distributing the supplies contributed for the drouth sufferers four years ago , has begun the work of collecting funds , food and clothing from the charitably .in clined and of seeing that the supplies secured are employed to the best possi ble advantage. Hut the work of the commission must depend upon the dis position of the public to assist. The people of Nebraska who are able to share with their unfortunate fellow clt- l/.ens a small portion of their abundance have never failed to respond to a mer itorious appeal for help , and we are confident that they will not flow be ap pealed to In vain. It should be a matter of state pride for Nebraska to provide , so far as Is possible under the circum stances , for those within her boundaries who are threatened with netunl suffer ing from lack of the bare necessities of life. life.We We know that every community has Its own poor to attend to , ami that the burden of poor relief during the coming winter promises to bo heavier than we would wish and than it ought to be. But there Is not a community In the state outside of the drouth-rlddeu re gion that cannot by a small extra ex ertion do Its duty by Its own poor and also make some contribution , however small , toward tiding over the cold sea son those communities whose members have , almost without exception , been rendered absolutely destitute through no fault of their own. This Is parth1- ulaily true of Omiiha. As the metropo lis of the .state Omaha is looked to to set a laudable example in movements of this kind. The prosperity of Omaha Is part and parcel with the prosperity of the agricultural portions of the state. In co-operating with the relief commis sion to re.store state-wide prosperity at the earliest possible moment she will in a large part be consulting her own interests. Headquarters have been es tablished under President Nason in the Brown block In this city. Contributions to the drouth sufferers should be Im mediately forthcoming. JIIK win.tx Every little while some one makcfl Hie wonderful discovery tliat the rein- oily for all the evils of society la to be founil In depopulating our cities anil sending the surplus population out upon the laud to dig their living from the soil. This advice to the unemployed has been more than common ( lining the past year , when so many Idle men have congregated In the principal urban centers , and It Is once more laid down as the one thing necessary to pros perity In the address upon "Condition * I'lecedent lo the Itovlrtil of llnslno * * In Cities , " delivered last week by Presi dent A. U. Stlcknoy of the Chicagt Great Western railway before the Com * mercial exchange at Dos Molnes. Mr , Stickuoy , who has some standing as an aulhorlly on the railroad question , as serled that the present hard times an traceable to but one source , the over population of cities. lie- main tained that the great panics of 1S57 am' 187 , ' ! were caused by the same urbai overpopulation. Ho urged all unein ployed worklngmen In cities to go U the country and get farms , and statoi' that he did not expect ft revival ol business until after this shall have boot done. ' The trouble with Mr. Stlckney , at with the numerous others who hold tlu same views , Is that he falls to distln gutsh between the individual and tlu mass. Particular worklngmen who flni themselves unable to get work in tlu p ' 'Ities might , perhaps , better their con 0 dltlon by migrating to rural coinmuni ties and applying themselves to agricul turn I pursuits. Itut if all the urbai unemployed were to attempt such i course of action simultaneously the re suit would be more disastrous than tin worst panic we have ever experienced The vast capital that is Invested In tlu plant of each of our large cities woult , j. be In a large part practically destroyed _ while the new recruits In the Held o agriculture would bo forced down t < 1J , _ a plane of civilization from which the : , H emerged decades ago. Our surphi j igrlcnltural products , already great would show an Increase at a bound fo s which there would be no. present of c foctlve demand. The farmers of tin ) country are already supplying moro pro 1. duce than the people of the Uiittoi d States can consume , and their outpu y will be readily enlarged at an eiiia | ipace with any growth of the consuni Ing capacity of' the population. O similar Importance Is the fact that th 10 great body of thu urban unemployei ' " have neither the knowledge nor th IH capital necessary to the successful put r" suit of agriculture under modern condl | " lions , and If furnished with the capita . ' would be as likely to meet with fallur as success. . The facts of history nro also agalnu this fallacious philosophy , and If the , > l Indicate anything It Is that wo may a well give up all expectation of seeing ; 10 greater proportion of the world's populr .n tlon devoting Its energies to agrlcultur : n than now. The growth of cities 1m c- been a regular feature of the Industrhi iy era. Hefore 1800 their growth was mi It without temporary retrogressions , bu > f during the present century it has boo id HtontlHy progressive. In 1790 only a. sper cent of the population of the Unite > n States was classed as urban. Sine ; ithen each succeeding census has dlt > r closed an over Increasing perccntagi to and the eleventh census makes the ui iy bun population S9.2 per cent of the tota to In other words , the rural populatio fa has been decreasing relatively althoug n. Increasing absolutely. The name phi mmieuon Is visible lu greater or lessu degree In every other civilized country , and If the statistics arc capable of sup- orllng any general deductions the teu- ency for city to gain nt the expense of Hintry will be maintained for some me to come. Nor Is this process Jiny- itng to be deplored. It means that ninkliul can be kept alive with the lore necessities of existence at the cost f the labor of an ever decreasing per- entage of Its members. It means that n Increasing percentage Is left free to rovlde the comforts , conveniences and ixurles for all. It means a differentia- oil of labor and Increased production- ess real misery for the unfortunate few ud more real enjoyment for the great iody of the people. A viaonoifn The youngest of the territories , Okla- oma , has made the most remarkable regress of any of them. The annual eport of the governor shows that not- vlthstandlng the bard times the tor- llory has advanced during the past oar and that the conditions are highly avorablo for future progress. It has one far ahead of Arizona In popula- lon , has overtaken New Mexico , and f not up to I'tah Is but little behind. Vyomlng and Idaho arc exceeded In lopulatlon and solid wealth by this oung territory , as well as In other con- iltlons that make for the greatness of a ommonwealth. According to the report of the gov- rnor of Oklahoma the population as eturned by the county clerks last Fob- nary was In round figures IMti.OOO , but he governor says It Is not now less linn 250,000. There are 7-J81 : ! persons f school age , showing that it is a place ) f homes. The assessed valuation of H'operty In the territory Is nearly $ -0- )00,000 ) , an average of almost $500 for inch family , the real value of property icing of course much higher. The errltory Is essentially agricultural and mist depend chletly upon the products if Its fertile soil for its future growth , ntt there are encouraging signs of coal , ; as and oil among Its resources. It Is in excellent farming country , with soil i ml climate favorable to great diver sity of agricultural products , and there s every reason to expect , in view of vhat has been accomplished in a period > f less than live years , that Oklahoma vlll contain at the tlmo of the next fed- 'nil census not far from half n million K'ople , possessing all the conditions hat belong to an enlightened and pros- lorous commonwealth , for long before hat time the territory will have become i state. Oklahoma wont'ropubllean at the late lection , as did all the other territories , mil it Is a question aa to what effect this will have upon her present appllca- catlon for admission to statehood. A Jill providing for giving the territory statehood was Introduced at the last session of congress , with favorable ; m > m- so of Its being passed whenever It should be reached , but it Is at least pos sible that the party In power may con clude that It Is not expedient , from a political standpoint , to confer statehood upon Oklahoma , Arizona and Now Mexico ice for a while yet. If these territories were to come into the union as state ? within the next year or two Ihoy would bo pretty certain to send to congress republican senators and representatives , mil for this reason it Is highly probable that there will be strong democratic op position to the bills already introducetl | ) roviding for their admission. If nnj danger of tills kind entered the minds of the voters In the territories It i. greatly to their honor and credit thai they did not permit it to influence theh political Judgment. In any event , Ok hihoma'K claims to statehood arc no\\ as well established as that of any ol the territories , and she will stand al least an equal chance with tlie others for admission. EOHS Jlt.Kl'THUUUriOX KILLt There Is a dlfTorcncc of opinion amonj eminent authorities "on this question Kdlson answers It unqualifiedly In the affirmative , and the verdict of a boart of medical and scientific experts wlu investigated the infliction of the deatl penalty by electricity In New York If In accord with that opinion. On tin other hand , so great an electrician ai Nicola Tesla declares his belief that elee trocution does not produce install death , and that a man taken Immedi ntt'ly from the electric chair can be re suscltated. The French scientist , 31 D'Arsenval , Is said to hold the sanu view , as do oilier electricians , amoiif them Mr. George Westlnghonse , jr. I0m liient medical men have expressed tin opinion that the electrical .shock simply suspends animation and that life ma ; be recalled by means of artificial res lil rat ion. Some have made the startling assertion that the men electrocuted li New York really died not from tin electric bhock , but from the operation ! of the autopsy that it was not the mys tcrious lethal current which killed , bu the knife of the surgeon. An experiment Is to be tried this weel that may perhaps determine which on of these divergent opinions Is to be ae cepted. A physician of Syracuse , win has Invented an apparatus with wide ! he claims ho can resuscitate electro euted persons , Is to make a test on th body of Charles Wilson , who will suffe the death penalty at Auburn prison In ; few days. The experlmeut Is awaltei with a great deal of Interest by elec trlelans and medical men , as well a by that portion of the general publl which can feel an Intelligent conceri In such a matter. If the test shall prov successful of course that will be th end of the death penalty bo elcctrleltj and the Umpire state will return t hanging , unless there should be ( level oped a popular sentiment against cui ital punishment strong enough to abe Ish it. As to the probability of the siu cess of the experiment lay judgmcn can bo of little value , yet wo do no hesitate to express the opinion that th Syracuse physician will fall to dcmoi : strntc that his apparatus can a coon pllsli what he claims for it. While It I true that the first trial of electrocutlo was so bungling that It failed to prc dnco death at once and the victim mm have suffered unnttcrablo agony , ther Is not a reasonable doubt that instan death resulted from the mihscqucn trials , and that , therefore , the subject suffered no such agony as Tesla Bay conies from an electrical shock. Bu when scientists whoso opinions ar worthy ofrcftpbctful consideration un qualifiedly jitllrin that electrocution does not kill and 1)tnt ) the victim Is actually murdered In coid-bloodcd fashion by the succeeding autopsy they should be given all proper Opportunity to show whether or not tlioVo.lu . anything In their as sertion. The public in 1 nil should bo re lieved of t'Ven the slightest suspicion that In the ; Infliction of this mode of punishment there are any such barbar ous and horrible conditions as It Is claimed accompany It. There Is a very considerable sentiment In this country In oppostlon to capital punishment. Many peualoglsts oppose the Infliction of the death penalty In any form. Klec- troeiitlon was advocated and adopted as a more humane and certain means of producing death with the least possible physical suffering than hanging , which not Infrequently Is a process of strangu lation. If this should be shown to bo a mistake the discovery will add largely to the opponents of capital punishment. T1IK I'HKK PJSS fiVlt , . One of the new provisions of the con stitution of the state of New York that Is to take effect January 1 forbids mem bers of the legislature and all public ofllcers from accepting free passes from railroad companies. The provision Is very stringent and so explicit In Its terms that It will be dllllcult If not Im possible to evade It. That the constitu tional convention should have deemed It necessary for the cure of the free pass evil to thus provide against it in the organic law of the state Is the best pos sible evidence of the dangerous propor- lens it had reached. The avdocates of Ids constitutional provision In the con- entlon were fortified by such testimony is to tlie extent of the free pas.i sys- em that there could be but one con- 'luslon as to its effect. Consequently hey encountered no serious opposition o the provision , and Its ratification by ho people attests that popular sentl- itent was with them. It could not be jtherwlso when the people were made acquainted with the facts , when they came to know that the law makers , the neumbeiits of state and local olllces , mil even judges on the bench , had be come accustomed not only to accept such passes , but to ask for them. This evil Is not peculiar to New York. Indeed , it is national in scope. Needy - > ody misunderstands Its purpose and ) tTcct. It Is a form of bribery. No rail- oad company gives free passes to men who make , Interpret and administer the aws except that It expects to gain by tt and when such men accept passes they place themselves under an obllga- lou to the corporation which they are sure to be , sooner or later , called upon to meet , nm\ \ any man who Is willing o enter Into such an obligation Is pretty sine to make-Kome return to the corp ra tion when called upon. It Is a position which every self-respecting , conscien tious man will avoid , yet thousands of men who would fttoutly resent "any Im- mtatlon upoy their integrity readily fall into It. The ex'amplo of New York ought to have a wholesome , influence in leading otheii statVs to legislate against tills evil. It. can bo suppressed am' every coiiMldbratJbn relating to honesi govornmLentlVndeven to'the welfare ot our political institutions demands that It shall be. run A What can be done to Improve the con dltlon of tlie agricultural interest Is a question that Is commanding very ear nest attention in nearly every civilized country. In the United States the com plaints of the farming class grow li volume and intensity. The low price. of wheat and other cereals make thr pursuit of agriculture for the large ma Jorlty of those engaged In It unprot1 liable , and the depreciation of farn values naturally follows. An easteri contemporary says that In New England there are hundreds of deserted farms with the bnlldliigs In decay , the flowci beds grown wild and weedy , and general oral desolation pervading what were formerly scenes of plenty and comfort In New York , New Jersey and the In teror ! of Pennsylvania , says this Journ il It Is a. common expression that he win owns a farm is the owner of n debt Census statistics show that In the Nov\ England and middle states more furm * are sold on foreclosures of mortgages- than In any other way. Tlie conditions- are less unfavorable in the west , bu they are far from satisfactory. Tlu western farmers as a class have fount it very dllllcult for the last few years t ( nlake ends moot , and a great many o them have not been able to do so. Tin struggle Is still a ham one and Uu outlook not by any means promising The wheat producers of the Unltei States must hereafter encounter i sharper-competition in the world's mar kets , while as to other products of tlu farm they must meet a larger competi tion in the home markets from Canada If attention be turned to Europe I will bo found that the situation of tin farmers there Is even worse than It I here. In Germany , Itussla and othe countries of Eunme there Is wldcsprcai distress among-thojigrlcnltural popula tlons. Tlie wh at producers of Uussli arc subject toj tlje same competltloi from India , the Argi > ntlni > Hepublle am other countries producing a surplus o that grain tm , ' ( ( re , 'the ' farmers of th United States , vln .Wermany the agrlcul tural class bitterlycomplains ; of the sit nation and Is ur'ntly demanding o the governmentifrOJfie sort of relief. Th impoverishment < t > P 'this ' element of th population In usfl'la-IIungary Is general oral , and whllei France Is somewhat bel ter off thai1 ' "the other contl nental coiintrle.i , ; much complain Is heard there ojalso. The farm ers of Great0" Bfltain have neve been in worse 'cm.vfltlon than they ar reported to bo at present. In all then countries the governments are serlousl considering plans for ameliorating th situation. In Germany the agrarians In slst that the government shall help thei by putting high duties on foreign bread stuffs , provisions and cattle. In HUBS ! the government Is asked to come to th aid of the great land owners by pin chasing the forests that arc held by th banks under mortgage for advances o money. Other plans arc proposed li oilier countries , and everywhere In Bu rope the clamor of the agricultural clas for relief Is loud. Intense and urgent It la not very dlflleult to point on causes for this unfortunate condition o grlculturo the world over. It Is easy say , especially with reference to Vmerlcnn agriculture , that It Is not mif- clently diversified , that too much at- entlon Is given to certain products and ot enough to others , and that the nv- ragc American farmer does not use Is land to the best advantage or em- loy the most serviceable methods In its business. All this may be true , but : does not suggest a complete remedy , oincthliig more than change In these espocts Is manifestly needed , and what hat something Is presents a problem vorthy of the profoundest attention of ta.tc.smen. So far as our own country s concerned , the first requirement In ho Interest of the farmers Is to retainer or them and Increase the home market. Subjecting their products to thu com- ictttlon of foreign producers , as Is done iy the present tariff law , Is a policy that annot be justified. In order to increase he home market manufacturing Indus- rles must bo fostered by a reasonable legreo of protection , so that the labor of he country may be well employed at inch remuneration as will not compel he masses of the people , to curtail con- iiimptlon , as a very large proportion has ) eeu forced to do during the past two oars. If the progress of the United States In population and Industrial dc- elopment continues during .the next Hlrty years at the rate of the past .lilrty the farmers of this country will lot have to look abroad for a market 'or their wheat or corn. They will have a home market for all they produce nt n-olltablo prices. Among the recommendations con- allied In the report of the strike com- ulsslon Is that of a federal law requlr- ng national trades unions and labor organizations to provide In their ar- Icles of Incorporation that a member shall cease to be such and forfeit ail Ights and privileges of membership by mrtlclpatlng in or by instigating force > r violence against persons or properly luring strikes or boycotts , or seeking to irevent others from working through violence , threats or Intimidation. The ulvlsablllty of such legislation seems to > e open to serious question. It would nake the penalty for a crime much .nons severe when committed by a mem- > cr of a labor organization than when committed by tlie ordinary man. Again , should a national trades union ever suc ceed In Its purpose of Including all workers In the trade It would prac tically deprive a man who violates tills provision of all opportunity to gain a livelihood in the future. That there should bo some discipline few will ileny. But the penalty suggested by the strike commission seems to bo drastic In the extreme. It Is certainly to be hoped that there Is nothing In the talk about giving Chairman Wilson , whoso constituents refused to return him to congress , a place upon the federal bench. When Mr. Wilson was mentioned as a possible successor to Attorney General Olney in the cabinet the announcement , was- met with the statement that Mr. Wilson was not a lawyer. This Is not strictly true. Ho has studied law and has been admitted to the bar , but he never had a law practice worthy the name. Mr , Wilson's activity , outside of public life , lias been almost exclusively restricted to collegiate work , as teacher and col lege president. Ills work'has not been such as to lit him for n judicial po sition. If the president wants to pro vide for him he ought to do so without making use of the federal courts foi that purpose. Cunslilcrril Authentic. Chicago Tribune. Nobr.iEka rermbllcaiiH will be more cnrefu In nomlnnllnR a cuiHllilile for Kovernor nexi time. ThlH Is not olliclal , but may be con authentic. - o 'Ihu St. Paul Globe. If that lone democrat who was elected it the MIchlKi'n legislature Is granted th < usual courtesy of minority representation or the committees , he will accumulate .wheel ! at such a rapid rate that lie/ will have tc spend moat of his time In the machine shop A Vust , N llKI'lMS lllI8lll8g. Qlobc-Democrnt. The whole number of building association ! in this country li 5,8,13 , with nearly 2,000,0X ( shareholders. This vast business Is con ducted without noise or friction , nnd In t whole year does not attract general alien tlon as much as one stiike of u few himdrei men. Tlio Knotty nt l.lKlitllllli ; . Qlobc-Dcmocral. It Is estlmp.led that the energy of tin average liglitnliiK stroke Is equal to tho' generated by a 100-horfe power engine Ir ten hours of constant work. This loolci formidable , but the number of lightning rod : to be run uo for 18UB will be found to keel pace with the growth of. the countiy. Tlio llulwnrk ( if Neiv Hampshire. New York Sun. Hon. William Katon Chandler Is nov the sole hope ami bulwark of New Ilainji shire against the waves of lilulr. lilnlr r trying' to break Into tlie senate again , ant every crank this side of Hedlam waves o : howlB encouragement. Mr. Chandler Is thi lightning rod of muilcy , and the uncraze < part of mankind looks to him for detenu * ojxl shelter. _ Kcc < nilrloHI f Nugir C.inr. Kansas City Star. It Is one of the eccentricities of the elec tlon that I/oulRlana , where the republican ! were most confident of victory , should re turn a solid democratic delegation. It mus be remembered , however , that the system o counllng In Louisiana Is the most perfec In the country. The motto on the state sen la , "Union , Justice , Confidence. " Tlie unloi and the justice have been occasionally a 1)1 Impaired , but the confidence comes out brll llantly on the top bar of the voting ma chlne- Tlio Ittifnrni < iodilcat x Loulxrllle Courier-Journal. The republican state central committee o Maryland , after resolving to contest Hi election of the three democrats returned ti concress from tint state , ie-resolved to Ie them have their fonts. "Whereas , " the1 declare , "we have whipped the life out o our opponents , It would be both cruel am usclisu lo kick the party when It lies Iln on Its back. " Oh go ahead anil kick. A dem ocrnt who wains to take u stint In th Fifty-fourth hriie deserve * to be klckei out , anyway. _ \ TliiioK for G'licknoi , Albany Journal. The year 1831 will pass Into history as i bad year for cuckoos. Never before In th history ot the country has the slaughter o these feathered friends been < o great. The season began with the brightest proa pccts. The air waa mild and balmy am the tender green sprouts on Ihn free trad tree were sliootlnR vigorously. The cuckoo baakcd In the warm rays which radiate from the white house and their voices wer heard In the land. Their piping was loud and continuous U filled the ears of men. Each thought hi own song was best and some of them almos strained their voices trying to sineloude than the others , so that the people llstenln might say , "Hehold , that Is the boss cucko of the lot , " Never was such singing hean before , Hut the people , who hail been charmc with the cuckoos' song two years before grew weary and took counsel among ; them selves. Btlll the cuckoos piped on. In th early days of November the balmy al grew cold and the wind blew from th north. The cuckoos left their perches li the lofty branches und ceased their Hlnglnw They sought shelter In the low herbage am lone Krasa , close to the ground. And one day came a great snowfall am covered , them up. 1.V Till } 11OT.K 01' MKIHA1UR. Chicago Herald U Japan shall send to the federal government of the I'nltcil Stales a curt or even cauitlc iffuul to permit American meddling In her Affairs Uio pcopla of the United States will \vs to no sympathy on tlie State department that has departed frcm cur national traditions In e klng to In- terfcrv In foreign affairs that do not concern u * . Nwr York World : In ny acttUincnt to sitli from the mcdlntloii of this country apan's rights , the rights ot the victorious ombatants , will no doubt bo carefully Warded. The Japanese have won the right o dictate terms and ought not to be deprived f the fruits o ( their victory. A settlement if this character cannot bo secured except jy the mediation of the t'liltprt States , and t Is the duty of the United States govern ment , therefore , so far ns moral Influence can ) reduce such a result , to compel the accept ance of Mr. ( ircsham's proposal by nil the- lowers concerned , European ns well as Asiatic. Chicago Hccord : The policy of this country n avoiding nil International entanglements , lowevor , forbids anything Ilko voluntary In- erventlon either on behalf of one or the ither of the oriental antagonists or to en- orcc a peace. What It may do and what It low Bcems likely to do Is to accept the role f arbitrator In settling the terms of In demnity , China Is evidently decidedly sick of her war and would be moro than willing o ask for a settlement. If Japan , on rccelx- ng notification ot this remiest , should join vlth her In asking the United States to name he terms , there Is nothing In the past or iresent policy of this nation to prevent a compliance. The United States can arbitrate , although It \\lll not Intervene. Philadelphia Lodger : China having re quested the United States to join with other orelgn powers In bringing about a settlement if the war between 'China and Japan. Presi dent Cleveland , It Is reported , has declined o Interfere , holding that during the progress of hostilities the United States having no icrsonal grievance ought not to make any recommendations or suggestions unless In vited by both the belligerents. While lu a general way U U the policy of this govern- nent , and should bo that of all governments , o advocate peace among the nations , It can be readily seen that Intervention by this republic at the present time might be re garded as Impertinent and even coercive by Japan , which has had , to date , all the loners In the contest with the huge but unwieldy Goliath of the Celestial empire. Political legs are resuming their normal ength. New York has Its faded Flower , California a Dudd about to bloom. The rush line ot a football game Is a modification ot n bargain sale. High art Is on the decline In Chicago. The gorgeous bill boards overdid the job. The letter that never came to Dave Hill will be presented In the senate Within twenty days. The whereabouts of Adlal Stevenson Is as solemn a mystery as tliu democratic "What did It ? " Czar Nicholas has claims on popular sup port. His poetic temperament shows no symptoms of eruption. A great many Thanksgiving proclamations from democratic executives were written before - fore the returns came In. The Seabury-Johnson company ot New York celebrated the republican victory by restoring the wages reduced a year ago. The usual hospitable remarks between the governors of North and South Carolina are now conducted by long distance telephone. One woo doth tread upon another's head Although Kansas burled woman suffrage , it Is announced the campaign for another test will begin Immediately. James Dlgheart , the now chief of the Osage nation , Is'the first occupant of the ofllco able to talk United States. His predecessors stuck to the native tongue. Governor Pennoyer of Oregon Is criticised because he condensed Ills Thanksgiving proclamation Into twenty-six words. What has the governor to be thankful for ? Mayor-elect Strong of New York puts his campaign expenses at $3,359. $ This Is one of the rare casoj In which the salary of the ofllco was not squandered to get there. Cecil Rhodes , who rules over the destinies of South Africa. Is not only a bachelor but Insist ; upon selecting his staff from men who have no matrimonial Incumbrances. Philadelphia Is crowding IJaltlmore as the monument city. Having honored General McCIellan's memory In bronze. It now pro poses to erect a statue of Admiral John A. Dahlgren , a brave ton of the Quaker city. The uncounted hordes of China whom Lord Wolseley predicted would conquer the eastern world , are running thu wrong way to accomplish the task. Still It is much safer to show than to ctve the cue to the Invaders. The Vermont Historical Society has placpd a life-size portrait of Senator Morrlll In Representatives' hall , Montpeller. It was presented to the society by T. W. Wood , the artist who painted It. When It was un veiled the other day the venerable senator made a happy speech. Tom Hood was not classed as a political seer , yet some of his lines show remarkable power of penetration. For Instance : "No warmth , no cheerfulness , no healthful case. No comfortable feel In any member No shade , no shine , no butterflies , no bees , No fruits , no flowers , no leaves , no birds , November. " l > KVI(3Ullitl. Minneapolis JournalHe waa a "fighter from Waybsek , " but this lad affair Indicate * that ho la KtUliiK n little weak in the upper works , Knnsan City Journal. The laws ot Ken tucky , It iceini , do not forbid the marring * ot children. Gassing M. Clay's bride is only ir years of age , and Casslus Is more than 80 , One Is In her llrst childhood and the other la lu his. second. Minneapolis Times : The proposed warrlngo of. General Casslus M. Clay of Kentucky , ag > .vj 85. to n young girl of 15 , Is one ot Ihoio social atrocities that ought to be prohibited by law. The Idea In Itself Is monstrous , and one only has to reverse the sexes , and picture a boy ot 1C marrying a woman of 85 to get an accen tuation ot the unu.UuraliiL'ss and monstrosity ot the act. Chicago Test : Here's a health to Cassiui Marcellns nnd his Ifi-yoar-iold bridal A cup ot ulno ot thy natol ' 10 to tlicc , old buck. Herd's to love miyhouhlio or gilt , rose or saffron , love In n chariot or love on crutches. It causes roses to string along the starkest telegraph poles , the heavens to run with pur ple. It even brings aymp.ithy among mushy people for every old dodder who thinks ot marriage when he ought to be dickering for a monument. Droolilyii Kngle : No one can find fault with tin- general for admiring the pretty young girl whom he has selecteJ for the honor of becoming Mrs. Clay. The admiration ol beauty Is one of the u.urks of a civilized be ing. We have no proof that bnbboons select their wives because of the beauty of their faces nor do we know that dogs ndmlro hand some men and women On the other hand wo are sure that a graceful and Intelligent animal , whether It be human or a beast , arouses the sentiment of admiration In our minds , So we must admit that General Clay la civilized , for there Is no ether creature lu the whole universe tlmt Is worthy of so much admiration as a beautiful young woman. It * Is young women who have provoked such sayIngs - Ings as this from the pccts She was n I'hantcm of delight When llrst she Ktfamcd upon my sight. s.u.n : run i.tu > tiKit Harlem IJfe : 1'u"Onion Do you supposes that 1 could get 11 bigger pi Ice for my poem If 1 hail II set to music ? Julllum No. You'd have to i-ell It for a song , then. \\u-hliiKinii Mm. The turkey imw Is Illled with doubt , And llkcuUf Illled with fal , But when Tlmnksjjlvlng'a past he will Not wonder whsrv he's at. Indianapolis Journal : "Keller In 27 has let hlssflf down dc line escape nil * sklppeu , " biikl Ihu clerk ot the "Happy Homo" lodg ing house. "Another case of blink-owe , " sighed the proprietor. Yonkers Uladc. Sibyl When Steve pin- posed to me ho acted likea Huh out ut water. Tlrple Why shouldn't he ? He knew ho was caught. Ml. Vcrnon Keluics : Dr. Hnish I wonder why Bargnet iiKui > 8 bpiaks of his wile as it dream ? Mrs. llriu-ih-l mippoBu because lie always goes b > lonlrarles. Oalveston News : The trouble with the bulldug Is that he HometlmoH chews moro than he can bite off. liufl'alo Courier : This much Is to be said In favor of the tattooed man. While a great many men havt- designs upon others his arc all upon himself. 1'uck : I'ower.s I nuxde a bet on the elec tion with Short. Hewers Did you give him odds ? Powers Same thing. It's an even bet ; but the chances uie two to one tlmt he won't pay If he loses. Knto K eld's WnBhlugtLn ' He I'm prcpos- lnp a retuimcd theater , wherein the men will sit In u body together at the front , with thu ladles In. tln > roar. She Art excellenl Idea , but you'll have to have the cafe In thu orchestra pit. THOUGHTS 01- ' COMING EVENTS. Indianapolis Journal. It Is oh , for an Me In the Soulhorn Sea , Where the \vi-iit lu > r Is always pleasant ; Where the pocki-tbook from strain Is free , And a palm leaf fan woith pennies three Is all that a man wctlclng on a .salary need bethinking thinking of saving up his mercy to biiy for ' her" Aa a. suitable Christmas present. ir/uv .1 nor. Il'lsi-no ' Field , Up In the attic where I slept SVhen 1 wa * .1 boy. u little boy , In through the lattice the muonltght crept , DrlngliiK a ttdiof ilroinns th.it swept Over thu low , led trundle lied , Kathlng the tangled cuily head , While moonbeam * jiltij ed at hldu and seek With thu dlmpli'M on each sun browned cheek When 1 was u bu > , a llttlu boy ! And oh , tindreamti the tlicums I dreamed When IMIH u loy , u little boy ! l'"or Ihu grace that through the lattice stieauutl Over my folded eyelids seemed To havu the ulfl ol prophecy , And to hi Ing the glimp.ies of times to bo Whore mtnhood'n : datum seemed to call Ah ! that wiu > the Mvmtest ilieani of all When Ivaa a boy , u little boyt I'd like to le2t > where I used to sleep When 1 was a boy , a little hey ! For In nt tho'liiUico the moon would peep , Urlntilng- her tide uf dreams lo sweep The crosses and griefs of the years awa > From the heait that Is weary and faint today ; And thobu d i CM ins should give mo back again The PL-ace I have never known since then When 1 was a boy , a llttlu boyl 'tt worth or inonoj' Doesn't Cost e Gent More to dress in the vary latest style than to dress in old style duds , ( or toggery that is unbecoming to you. s I There are several styles of new hats select the one most becoming | ( ' ing to you. A splendid fur hat like the one shown for $2.50 good as 1 lots of $5 hats a real good hat for a $ i , stiff or Fedora. Erect , square-shouldered men always look well in the square-cut , double-breasted sack here shown good black cheviot , $10. Belter grades at $12.50 , $15 and $20. Overcoats and suits at all prices every late style , $7.50. $8.50 , $10 , and some at $25 worth it , too. Browning , King & Co , , Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. lotliumd
