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ence this 3d day of November , 1811.
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The living pIuturcH nro
Just to tjliow the crusailurs tliut tln > y sin
alive.
It inny yet come lo n rowlverrtlilp foi
the rccelviTH of the dufunct fnler ) ol
the Iron Hull.
Congress [ s compelled liy tlu > coiintltn
tlon to meet tomorrow. It wouldn't II
It could help It.
It Is to be hoped Unit the fr.ee sllvoi
deputes to the Triuismlsslsslppl con
Kress.at St. Louis feel better now.
It Is quite possible that Home people
inny read nil of the reports of the dlf
crent'executive departments of the gov
eminent.
Why not abolish rules against brutal
Ity In foot ball Raines ? Dead lettei
rules do not seem to have any very ma
tcrlal effect on the play.
Tom Heed Is not the man to shlrl
the responsibilities which victory brings
lie will cheerfully accept all the victor
les within reach on those terms.
That up.'to-dafo favce , "Off the Fna
of the Karth , " Is being enacted wltl
wonderful .solemnity In that section o
Tacomii which Is disappearing into tin
water on the Installment plan.
The Sugar trust seems to have com
to the conclusion that It Is cheaper t
close down temporarily than to put ii ]
for another campaign In so hlgh-prlcei
n flcld as the United States senate.
Kind , Isn't It , In the various member
of the cabinet to give the public the !
annual reports In advance of the n
opening of congress In order that th
president may have n clear Held for hi
own little essay.
Tom Ueed will bo on baud tvlthou
fall to remind Speaker Crisp of th
exquisite pleasure In store for him n
soon ns the man from Maine and th
man from Georgia shall once more hnv
exchanged places.
Senator Hill willow on hand at th
reconvening of congress , and he won
be worried over deciding the questlo
whether It Is necessary for him to hoi
the two otllces of senator and govern * ]
at the smile time.
Chicago will have her municipal clei
tlon In the spring , when the Irrepress
bio Frank I.awler will be expected t
reappear In quest of some new otllce t
which he has not yet aspired either b
petition or at the polls.
There are a few eminent Nebrnsli
republicans who don't have to annouiu
their candidacy for the United Statt
senatorshlp to bo tilled at tli-i comln
session of the legislature. Actions oftc
speak louder than words.
The people of Washington will bo n
most alone In welcoming the reappea
mice of congress. A congressional se
Hlon menus life In Washington sociel
and money In Washington business. I >
wonder all Washington Is glad when
comes.
New York City has no represeiitatit
of her own In the United States senat
Why , then , should Chicago have
United States senator ? Is It not jn
as well to let other places furnish tl
senators and then capture them aft
they have been elected ?
( lovernor Flower has quite natural
refused to honor requisition papers fro
Texas for the arrest of the olllcers
the Standard Oil company. If tl
Texas authorities expected any ill ( TV
cut action they must have been. In den
Ignorance as to the iissochitlons of Jl
Flower.
The best citizenship of Omaha mil
give the Pouglas county legislative de !
gallon to understand Just what
wanted and not wanted' In the way
charter amendments. Our represent
lives will be pulled and hauled by Inti
ested parties and led Into error If th
arc not Instructed by the people w
elected them to otllce.
There are lawyers In this judlcl
district who receive rebates on all let ;
notices published on behalf of tin
clients. These , rebates are offered
publishers of readcrloss papers who c
get business In no other way. Such i
bates nro reprehensible and should
prohibited , but If paid should go to II
auta and not to lawyers
nittxt ) inn 8KTrrinsIKAT. .
The conference of representatives
of the various commercial bodies of
Texas and of the olllclals of railroads
having connections In that state , re
cently held In St. Louts , lo devise meas
ures by which Immigrants could In
drawn toward Texas during the coming
year , Is a forcible reminder that Ne
braska cannot afford to remain passive
toward the people who will be seeking
new homes during the year 1805. The
plan of the Texas conference Is to or
ganize a strong Immigration bureau and
to work with the co-operation of the
railroads for the purpose of Increasing
the state's population and upbuilding its
Industries In every possible material
way. Texas may stand In need of such
a movement , but Nebraska votild belie- ,
lit In no lesser degree from the success
of a similar policy.
There are two lines along which the
people of Nebraska can operate. H Is
notorious that we have lost during the
autumn months several thousand set
tlers from the drouth-ridden regions.
The estimate of the most careful ob
server * Is that fill.OOO people , Including
the men , women and children , have left
thi'Ir homes to live through the whiter
In more prosperous communities. Not
all of these are outside the slate , nor
do all of those outside the state Intend
to remain away permanently. There
are , however , doubtless many who are
undecided whether they should go backer
or should seek new homes In places that
offer the most flattering prospects. Now
It Is Improbable that we are ( o have
successive diouths annually In the same
region. Much of ( he abandoned land Is
better than that open to settlers In any
other nlnte , and If the proper effort Is
made will be again taken up by the
owners next spring. In addition to per
suading the emigrant drouth sufferers
to return much can IIP accomplished
with new Immigration. In this latter
Held the railroad , If favorably dis
posed , can be of no Inconsiderable serv
ice.
Some organized effort to attract uieii
and money to Nebraska next year IH
most urgent , and now Is none too earl.v
for our business men and commercial
bodies to consider the question seri
'
ously. .
y MAHKKT ! } .1X1) r.l
In his annual report the secretary ol
agriculture very properly gives llrsl
consideration to the foreign pwrke
Tor American farm products , his treat
ment of the subject showing that he lias-
given to It careful and thoughtful alien-
lion. 'As he says , there 1.4 nothing ol
greater or more vital Importance to tin
farmers of the United States than the
( vldenlng of the markets for their pro
duets. Our principal foreign market
for beef Is Great Krituiii , and It is tin
opinion of the secretary that there is in
danger of this market being reslrlctec
by legislation. A great deal of Ameri
can beef is sold there as home raised
bringing Ihe same prices as the besl
English and Scotch meats , and it Is be
lleved that any law which might bt
enacted would fall to repress the sfil <
of American meat in-English markets
Legislation might curtail the profits o
butchers , but selling Imported beef a
a lower price than the home rnlsoi
would tend to Increase the consnmptioi
of Iheformer , and thus to make mort
demand for the American product
Great Hrltain Is also a most linportan
market for our hog products , largi
quantities of which are sent from then
to the continent. Our exports of dair ;
products to that country also constiluli
a considerable Item in our forelgi
trade.
Hut It is In regard to the foreign mar
kets for breadstuffs that the farmers o
the United States are most concerned
for It Is In this direction they are en
countering a compelltlon that promise
to steadily grow , and which , having al
ready depressed prices , is likely to Ktll
further do so If American farmers kee ;
production up to the average prior t
the development of the competition. I
appears from the report of the seen
tary of agriculture that durin
the llrst nine months of th
current year the United 'State
did not maintain Its position as a when
seller In Kngland , owing to the fact tlui
thijro was jmported Into the Unite
Kingdom from other countries than till
In that period 9,000,000 bushels mor
wheat than for the corresponding tim
In the previous year. Kus.-tln , the Ai
gentlne Hepubllc and Australasia wer
the countries that supplied the li
creiised shipments Into Kngland , an
these are the countries , more especial !
the last'lwo , from which our wheat pr <
dueers have to fear the most damagln
competition In the future. The develoi
mi'iit of wheat production In Argentln
within the past few years has been ver
marked , and as the cost of lands and
farming In that country Is considerabl
less than here the wheat growers c
Argonllim can profitably sell their pr <
duct at a less price than America
farmers. The same Is true of Austra
asla and of Hussla , the secretary (
agriculture remarking as to the lattt
country that Its capabilities as a brent
producer are beyond computation. II
sides , these countries have an nilvmitttfj
In the transportation of their whet
from the llelds of production to the sei
board.
The obvious fact Is that competlthi
In wheat In the European and all utlit
foreign markets Is constantly Increa
Ing and Intensifying , and this suggeS
the question to the farmers of Amerii
as to what course they shall pursue r
gardlng this cereal. In the last repo
of the late Secretary Husk he urg <
upon our farmers that the only way I
which they could make wheat growli
prolltable was to .curtail productlo
The present secretary evident
Inclines to the same view. I
says that wheat will not hereaft
bi > our staple cereal product , and th
corn Is constantly advancing In Impc
ttuiee because of an ever-growing d
inand for that cereal which Is ovolvt
from the various new uses to which
Is being constantly appropriated. I
also suggests that there are many su
sldltiry crops to which the Amerlci
farmer may profitably turn his atte
tlon.
tlon.These
These facts and suggestions shou
claim the most catx'ful consideration
the intelligent agriculturists of t
United States , Subjected to a compo
tl.im in foreign markets for their star
cereal which mnkes Its production tin-
prolltable , there are but two
remedies , a curtailment of pro
duction nnd the building up of
tlie home market. Tlfe latter Is n
matter of years , while the other remedy
can be applied at once. Experience has
shown , however , that It Is an almost
hopeless task to conv-lnce the American
wheat grower that his only proper
course , to quote the late Secretary
Uusk , "lies In a reduction of acreage
and production to meet the demand of
domestic consumption and a normal re
quirement for exportation , " that his
hope of remunerative prices "depends
upon hlsf uiiging his areas In cultiva
tion more closely to the normal demand ,
and not vicing In competition with the
peasant and serf labor of the entire
world. " and that "something else fa
wanted besides wheat and corn , or cot
ton and tobacco. " Having long followed
a' certain policy and gotten Jute n nit.
the farmers of the United States , but
little less conservative than those of
other countries , are extremely reluctant
to change from their established course ,
A K.S-COV nut itAXKuns.
One remarkable fact about the heavy
losses which several banks have re
ported having suffered from defalcation
or embezzlement of trusted employe ?
during the past two 'weeks , and out
which cannot but invite criticism at-
well as attract notice. Is that in several
Instances the bank olllclals have with
held from the public as longas tlii'j
could with safety all knowledge of tin
wrong-doing. In the case of the Chenii
cal National bank of Xew York the ills-
closure was delayed several months , bill
In the case of the Shoe anil Leathei
bank of the same city a statement win
given to the public only after the wholi
question had been carefully considers
for about two weeks by the board ol
directors. In the last case just referred
to the public was perhaps made cog
nlzant of the condition of the bank m
irly as It was reasonably safe to do so
ut how many banks have sufferet
) ssi > s of moderate amount from tlmi
> time that have intentionally ami de
berately kept their depositors and cred
ors In Ignorance of It ? It is Induct'
ife to say that banks almost wlthou
xcoptlon take every precaution to covei
p all minor acts of either dishonest }
r neglect among their employes ant
ften prefer to suffer financially rathe :
tan to let the public have the falntes
uspiclou that there has been anything
miss.
Credit , we all know , is a very ilelicati
nil unsubstantial matter. Many bank
rs will doubtless maintain that if the !
eposltors and creditors were told every
very mishap and loss that occurret
vlthin si bank's counters they wouh
11 their ignorance. of financial method ,
ie kept in a state of constant fear , 1
iot on the verge of panic. Huns hnvi
Tien been precipitated by false rihuor
f till.character. . What , then , would b >
xpected if similar stories were regu
trly circulated from bunk headquarter
hemselvesV The success of a banklni
nstltutlon may at times He as much Ii
h" sense of security prevailing amoni
leposltors ffs hvthe size of the reserve ?
) n the other hand , we know that mud
if the greater confidence reposed in till
oiintry In national banks Is due to th
niblicity that Is required of them ii
lerioillcnl statements of their tlnanchi
ondltion. We have , too , thr exampl
if the Shoe and Leather baidt , whlcl
ilthough boldly announcing that It ha
icen defrauded of $ ; t51K)0 ( ) and that th
stockholders would make good th
unount , bus gone the even tenor of It
vay. Wo are firmly of the opinion tha
.ln > course which the officers of tha
> ank have pursued has in reality adde
o the confidence In which Us creditor
told It nnd that Its reputation as a saf
mil sound Institution Is actually th
gainer.
The lesson , should not go altogethc
inheeded by bankers'throughout th
country. There Is really nothing to host
est by sound banks through publicity
Concealing the real condition of si ban
s running a double risk so soon as th
leceptlon Is .found out. In other word
lionesty with bank creditors Is tlie be ;
policy.
CA rr/OA .
It appears that the hist discovero
mnk defalcation In New York City Ini
itul the effect to arouse bank oflicla
to the expediency of adopting great *
precautions for the protection of the
Institutions against such damagln
losses. A leading financial journal i
that city stales that there has been
general shifting of clerks In the lurj
lianks , anil reports interviews with
number of prominent bank olllcjnls wl
agreed on the proposition that frequci
and unexpected shifting of clerks I
conncellon with thorough and Indepen
cut examinations IH the best safeguai
that can bo obtained. It seems th :
this has been the system always wli
some of the banks , and such Instltutloi
have never had any trouble , which
all the evidence needed that the plan
a good one anil therefore ought to 1
geneinlly adopted. Obviously , the fa
that the employes of a bank know Hi
they may at any time be shifted wit
out notice operates as a check upon dl
honest schemes and also as an Incentl'
to do their work In a thoroughly el
clent and acceptable way.
One bank ollicer interviewed came
the defense of the examiners and placi
the whole responsibility for defalcntlo
upon the bank ofllclals. The bunk v
nmlncrs , he said , and not detectives , ai
It would bo Impossible for them to
over all the transactions of a bank f
a length of time , and If a dufalcatl
can be concealed from the officers in
directors for a series of years It ci
hardly bo expected that a bank oxai
Iner In the course of an examlnatl
made once or twice a year will linear
It. "The ofllcers and directors of a bin
are responsible If anything goes wrom
said this olllclal , "and the blame mi :
rest upon them. " If the view express
regarding bunk examiners Is correct
Is pertinent to Inquire of what use th
are. The common Impression Is , ai
It l.i founded upon the obvious Intent
the law , that the object of bank exa :
( pntlons Is to see that the business
ijie banks Is being properly and In
ostly conducted , that the law Is bol
compiled with , and that the Interct
lf ] depositors are not being jeopurdlz
t may not be necessary to the full pi
formnnce SrJSu'lr duty that examiners
should gojjitj } every little detail of tin
business , but to.jnnke their services oi
any vnlueltij the public , In whose In
tercst thej--nre appointed , the& shouli
icquulnt themselves BO thoroughly wltl
the huslncssrpf a bank that It would bt
next to IniiioSslblo for any wrong trans
let Ion o l-oH.scquonco to escape theli
detection. jNf ( fault Is to be found wltl
the view t ijjthi ! bank olllclals are to bi
lield responsible , but this does not re
lleve the examiner , whose duty It Is t <
know thoritno ofllclals themselves , tu
well as Um-jOinploycs , are conductliu
theJiuslnesiV'properly and honestly. I
they fall to do this or cannot do It the }
are useless "luid bank examinations an
worse than worthless , since they crcnti
n feeling of confidence In the publli
having dealings with the banks Unit ti
misleading.
Hills were Introduced n't the last ses
slim of congress providing for amend
incuts to the national banking law In
tended to reform some of the practice !
now quite general and to hold bank will
dais to a more rigid responsibility tun
accountability the management o
the Institutions under their control
Very likely tBe matter will be consid
cred at the coming session ami some uc
tlon taken. There should also be some
thing done to Improve the system o
bank examinations. In the meantimi
the plan of shifting clerks adopted bj
the banks of New York may be fount
worthy of consideration by Dank otll
clals In other cities where such n phu
can be made practicable.
7UK CO
An item Is to bo observed In varlou
journals which devote some attentloi
to educational matters to' the effect tha
I'rof. Ira Heinsen of the Johns Hopkln
university faculty and one of the lead
Ing spirits In'the educational congres
at the World's fair has come out for i
lowering of the standard of qualiflca
tlon for admission to colleges and tha
President Oilman of the same instltu
tlon heartily agrees with him In thi
view. The complaint of I'rof. Itenuei
Is that the age of admission to loading
American colleges Is now too high , i
student should , according to his Ideii
enter at K > years and be graduated a
i0 ! , whereas at present the average ag
for matriculates Is 18 and the averag
of those who receive their bachelor'
degree Is '
There Is nothing" so very novel in till
position ettlier nM to the remedy sn
gested or. ' tlii "facts upon which It" i
based. It-is-not ilijcessary to bring ou
the figures for particular colleges t
establish uieviollege age to be betweei
18 nd J , iJorausc nearly every one ha
access to rthu 'statistics ' prepared annr
ally by tlli > , jgraduating classes of som
such Institution.
A glance at these statistics , howevei
will show' jlijit while these are the lln
Its for tle-yreat body of college stv
dents thcjX.jiirj ! by no means invariabl
for all. Every graduating class has
small iiuijifier of members who confori
as regards age to the schedule whle
we are told Isjsv desirable. The studen
entering , colege ] * at 1(5 ( and gradual
Ing iit'JlKStfl ls by no mean
exceptional.i lie Is not referred to alon
with the Infant prodigies , but Is mere !
regarded as , haying made the best us
f ordinary brightness and Intelligence
Vsk one of them how it comes that he I
ounger than the average of his fellow
and he will disclaim any natural siipi
lorlty and Insist that the others mlgl
iavo done as well had they applie
hemselves to their studies as faithful ! :
On the other hand , there Is usually
mall number in each class whose tin
s far above the average , principal !
mcause their college education Is a
tfterlhought , something to which the
iavo turned after an interval t
nterruptiou or after meager sir
cess In some vocation.
These stragglers who bring the avernp
age up could not be affected by an
change In the requirements for admi
slou and must continue to raise the ir
'rage unless they are excluded alti
other.
What Is really 'wanted then to reai
ust the college age Is a plan that wl
nake the student who now'enters at 1
ind graduates at lift typical. Will th
be best secured by lowering the stain
ml of admission to American college.
The tendency with us has from thevei
irst been to raise that standard , and i
much Is now required for entrain
to the better colleges as was former
required for graduation from tl
smaller ones. If this standard shou
now bo linyered It would simply opt
the way for the well-prepared studei
to enter at. 15 or 11 , lint would not mi
row the distance between him and tl
average. It. would also mark a detei
oration of the college education. F
tills the American public Is hardly pi
pared.
No backward step will be tolerutu
But anything that will force the ct
lego student to apply himself more ear
3
C -stly - to his work will bo enthusiast !
ally welcomed. There Is but one wi
to acqulrOglJU'etlucatlon before reachli
a .prescrlbi/d age , and that Is to frltt
away noiVfi M the valuable and limit
time at y $ $ ' llsposiil.
Every nmins designed to eiicoura
and foste hfiiue building deserves poi [
lar suppoytir ! Home ownership typlll
thrift anrt' ' Independence , pormanen
and e'outcnljI.JjHe It cottngc or castle ,
erystnllzeHnll'lU'Iotism ' and Inspires :
active , zMiMis ( Interest In all that cc
cerns the8Wfrare of the community.
Home jiiAfjdJng and home owners !
are the L'hlelUiims of building and lo
assoclntlrfjjf'j. ' AH In nearly all Industr
and economic movements of the dt
associations ! In the several states ha
organized state leagues , not for the pi
pose of monopolizing the business
financial co-operation , but rather to i
cure better enforcement of the laws ,
check the tendency to speculation n
bring about reforms calculated
strengthen the movement In public ct
11 tin nee. Nebraska lias followed the lo
of tlie older states and organized t
State League of Hulldlng and Loan ;
Delations , which will hold Us third r
nual convention in Lincoln on tlie 11
IllHt.
IllHt.The Nebraska league , since It oi'gi
1/utlcm two years ago , has done a v ;
iunpunt of good with very little uul
I'rlor to Its Inception state association !
were almost overwhelmed by unscrupu
tons drummers from abroad. Laws de
signed to encourage co-operation wen
unenforced and the state was overrui
with speculative concerns , whose reck
less operations ami false pretenses Im
l > n I red the usefulness of honest am'
legitimate co-operative associations. Tin
league attacked Uie pseiido concern !
by demanding the enforcement of tin
slate law. It waged an aggressive cam
palgn In favor of olllclal regulation am
Inspection , realfzlng that therein win
the sole hope of restoring public conll
deuce In mutual associations. It con
tended that associations organized li
other states seeking business In Ne
braska should conform with the lav
and be. subject to the restrictions 1m
posed on local associations. The de
mauds of'the league were so reasonnbli
and Just rtlmt success was * prompt inn
emphatic. The State Hanking Honrt
secoiiilbd its efforts ami gave vitality ti
a law hitherto a dead letter. The re
suit of these efforts Is seen In a clcnrlni
out , of the speculative concerns whlcl
refused to comply with the law am
the fostering supervision exercised ovei
the operations of state associations.
Tilt1 Nebraska league does not seel
to restrict the growth or number o
mutual associations. On the contrary
It encourages their development , bellev
Ing the larger ( he number the greatei
the benefits. In Insisting on olllela
regulation and examination It conserve ;
the general good. Eighty per cent of tin
membership Is composed of wage earners
ors , hence the necessity for safeguard
lug the savings of those who could 11
afford the loss of a dollar. There an
not less than 10,000 shareholders In tin
eighty-four Nebraska associations , am
their combined assets exceeded $ . ' { , r > 00 ,
000 at the close of 1SH. ! ) Although th' '
movement In this State Is scarcel ;
twelve years of age It has been Instru
ii'ental In .securing for Its members u ]
to and Including 181)2 ) 2,800 homes -am
111)12 ) buildings not classified as homes' '
The record for ten years is certalnl ;
tlatterlng. It Illustrates with linpres
slve force the possibilities of a move
nient based on sound co-operative prln
clples and honestly and economical ! ;
managed.
Chicago capitalists have organize !
two elevated railroad corporation
which will In due time become part o
the Chicago street railway octopus. On
of these corporations Is capitalized n
$ : t.onn.noo. the other at ? r > , oooooo. it I
safe to predict that the actual Invent
nient will not reach one-fourth of $8 ,
OOO.UOO , and It Is also safe to predlc
that the "Chicago Elevated Loup , " a
this new venture Is called , will b
bonded for at least $10,000,000' ' mort
After the construction company com
posed of the friends of the promoters- '
bus reimbursed them for ever ;
dollar they 'have advanced am
left them a snug surplus fo
procuring their franchises am
right of way , the company will b
reorganized , and the line will be opei
ated on the well established method
whereby the earnings are adjusted s
as .to pay the Interest on the bonde
debt and a reasonable dividend on th
capital Invested. In this , as In near ! ,
every similar enterprise , the boud.4 rei
resent double or trlble the actual oulla ;
and the stock is double distilled watei
which in due time becomes a source o
extortion and Imposition , and llnall ,
terminates In liquidation or a smash-ui
One of the announcements for th
convention culluil to organize u N (
braska state federation of woman'
clubs next week Is a two-minute repot
which each club will lx called upon t
present. This number of the prosrai
will , we Imagine , furnish one of tb
best tests that could be desired to sho\
what has been accomplished by the var
ous woman's organizations. We are stir
that few women who tlo not belong t
clubs would bo able to make a twi
minute report We are not certain thn
club women have been educated up t
the point where they can restrict then
selves to two minutes in saying whu
they wish to say , but the length of tim
that they overstep the limit will be
fair indication of Iiow much progm
they have still to make in this dlrei
tlon.
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We have It now that the Duke f
Veragua felt that he was snubbed h
the Inattention of the president an
other dignitaries In high olllcial 111
when he was visiting this country !
the invited guest of the United Stati
government. He did not , however , fe
Insulted when It was proposed to rah
n fund of American money to help hli
tide ovev his financial embarrassment
Far from resenting the proposition , 1
went as far as he could to enconrat
it We are Inclined to believe that tl
duke would 'think twice before refu
Ing another similar invitation to vln
the United States should he be so fo
lunate as to secure one.
Aye. Ayr , MB Blonl
St. Lou'a Hepubllc.
Tour Uncle Joseph Mcdlll has sound
the boots and spurs call on his bug-
'T ay on , Mncdufr. " your Uncle Josei
erica , "nnd Eblla blast the recreant ula
who Hies. "
What Might Huvo Hecn.
Chicago Inter Ocenn.
If the Chinese had hired half a doz
regiments cf the boys In blue , or the bo
In erav , and posted them around the gu
at 1'o'rt Arthur , the Japs might ha
pounded away all winter nnd not got Ir
Worse Thin i the 'Mchtliortc.
Courier-Journal ,
The appalling ; thins about this nnnoum
ment that Emperor William has InKen
writing comic operas Is the possibility th
he may choose lo exercise his "divine rig
of kings" by compelling his subjects
hear his operas performed.
No Chance for tlui People.
New York WorlJ.
While Secretary Carlisle may have be
bound to Klve preference to the Htowi
syndicate as the lowest nnd best bldd
the fact that such a syndicate Is able
monopolize the entire Issue of bonds she
how hopeless It is for small capital to i
tempt to compete with comblnatloi
While all untaxed bonds drawing Inter
from the taxpayer * arc detrimental , 1
bond which gets Into the hands of 1
small capitalist stays there until It
called In ,
Progres * In the Holy und.
New York Tribune.
So preut has been the success of the rn
rood line opened about two years ago 1
tween Jaffa nnd Jerusalem that the co
pfcny has been encouraged to propose
the Ottoman authorities to build nt Its o'
expense an. entire system of quays In I
iwt of Jaffa , besides a now custom lieu
That such an offer should bo made , a
that them should exist u railroad co
pany In I'alestlno capable of currying
out , are favorable evidences of the pi
zres.i of railroad enterprise lu the H <
URXKItAK
Chicago Hecord' It his taken a lifetime
General Booth to complete the cycle
rom contempt and ridicule to recognition ,
nd to demonstrate that the work his orRnnU
atlon has accomplished not to bo Uono
iy conventional methods. General UootV saw
ie way to reach the "mibmcrRcd tenth. "
'ercclvlng the value of the military form
f organization , the shout and the tambourine
securing Influence with this class , he freely
imlo use of them. The grotcsqticticss of
erlaln features of the Salvation army yet
cmalns to appeal to the Indifferent by their
cry oddity ; hut the days of persistent perso-
tttlon arc over. General Ilooth , llko Or.
'arkhurst , stands out ns n man to whom
loner Is due for accomplishing what he at-
empted , despite nil discouraging opposition
nd hlnderanccs.
Minneapolis Times : General Booth , who Is
ow honoring this city with n visit , Is unqucs-
cnably ono of the greatest characters of the
mes. Ho has won his position by the prac-
cal features of the Christianity which he
xpounds , more than by the wording of his
: reed or the system of his theology , and this
las given -lilin his hold on the masses. He
mows that the great Teucher first fed the
uiltltiulo with loaves and flshes before he bean -
; an his lessons , and that mankind cares little
or the beauties of heaven when lie Is too
alnfully conscious of the discomforts ol
irth. Practical Christianity as expounded by
10 general Is what the massei of the people
ant more than they do dogma or creed or
heory , and It Is his sincere and conscientious
ovotlon to this that has given him his pecu-
ar hold and his unusual position.
Chicago Tribune : H Is but n few years ago
liat the Salvation army was a term of re-
> roach nnd Its members were the victims
f the rabble's Insults , mud-throwing and
ersecutlon. Uut times have changed. Its
oldlers have borne their persecutions
> atlently and herolcly and have never
iwcrvcd from their purpose. They have nt
ast forced the recognition of the world anil
ommandcd Its respect. Men and women
vho devote their lives to work In the slums ,
vho go where no one else dares to venture ,
vho care for the sick , makes themselves
rlonds with the drunkard , pass their time In
llthy tenements , plead with criminals , feed
ho hungry , scrub the floors , clean up filthy
laces , nnd seek to bring vice nnd crime nmJ
11 manner of moral disorder under the In-
uenco of salvation , must Inevitably com-
nand the world's respect , and they have done
riot'i.ic
Will the coming woman speak to the pass-
HE man ?
Let us be merry while we can , for no om
knbweth what congress may bring.
Mrs. J. Edward Addlcks Is opposed tc
oworlng the moral tone of the Amerlcar
enate.
Governor Lowelllng of Kansas proposes t (
ettlo In Texas and grow up with lit !
party.
The overflowing break of Joy rarely escape :
a dash of sorrow. Thanksgiving last Thurs.
day ; congress tomorrow.
Mr. William C. Whitney will winter It
Surope. The sad experience of Mr. Wllll <
Vllson has no terrors for him.
*
Notwithstanding a troublesome sore throat
) r. ' Pnrkhurst's voice dins the ears of Ton :
Matt llko a high pressure calliope.
The news that Mr. Cleveland puts his fool
lown on the visionary propositions of hi :
ablnet does not gibe with the reports ol
gout.
gout.Mr.
Mr. Carnegie Is not hastily distributing hi :
nllllons in order to dto poor , but honored
There Is a largo blow hole between precep !
and pi act Ice.
Mrs. Lease la about to precipitate a boot
on the public. "O that mine enemy should
vrlte a book , " she Interprets ns an Injunctior
o pose ns a dlvlno writer.
Paderowskl'-s father , who died a couple ol
veeks ago , was 64 years old , hut looked 80
lo was made prematurely , old by a sever
years' Imprisonment In Siberia.
The men .who fought "mlt Slgel" will b (
gratified to learn that the distinguished
veteran Is/halo and hearty , though lie hai
> assed the allotted age of three score am
en.
According to the Internal revenue statistics
t takes ono barrel and three-quarters o
beer to satisfy the annual demands of ever ]
orson living In Chicago. The annual averagi
n New York Is a few schooners over twc
barrels a head , exclusive of collars.
NKUULAlt SUVAT T11K 1'ULl'IT.
Globe-Democrat : The archbishop ol
Tammany Hall seems to have djpped Intc
politics a llttto too frcoly In the recent cam.
lalgn.
Mlnneapclts Times : At least one churct
n Chicago has adopted the Individual com.
munton cup , and the whole community non
e3ls that Itu reputation for culture and re
finement Is established.
Denver News : A New Jersey priest has
compelled his flock to give up a projected
church fair because the grand Jury has cn-
demned lotteries on such occasions. It 1 :
o be hoped that many clergymen of all de
nominations will follow his lead In this mat
te.- .
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Tha Buffalo mln
ster who went to New York to buy coun
tcrfclt mcney and got back homo with tin
old familiar satchel full of sawdust 1111131
iavo been confining his rending to the news
> apers cf his village to the exclusion of thi
> ! blo and metropolitan Journals. An ordl
nary gold brick swindler might reap a for
.une In Buffalo.
} tr..HiTH FHO31 HAM'S
Faith always has n shilling face.
If you would feel right , believe right and
do right.
When the devil ROM out to deceive , lie puU
on his bent coat.
U Iscll to hope for success , but much
bettor to deserve It.
Hnvo nothing to do with the thing that bail
men nro In favor of ,
Tlio tiling most llnngerous Is tlie ono that
docs most to make ut scfflnli.
The worldly prosperity of n wicked man ,
U a chariot In which ho rlilcs to ruin all thd
faster.
It Is hard to convince the man who wllli *
steal chickens that there Is any sctifco In
theology.
The people most In danger of going to liell
are those who expect lo start for heaven
tomorrow' ,
N.ii.rn ron J.OMI Ntit.iio.\8.
in .
nichmond Dispatch : When a mnn lf -t
charged with arson Is It to be wondered nt A
If he ( Ires up ? JU
Philadelphia Record : Mrs. Prlcer Will Ml
thcxc colors run ? . . . . I ]
Clerk t nm not sure , madam , It's China r
silk , you know. ,
Harper's Bazar : "I understand that Wlly
loughby was half sens over at the Sneer- "
well dinner. "
"Oh , no. He wns sailing Into the port
when I left. "
Good News : Teacher What Is nn ag
nostic ?
Observing Hey It's a mnn wet believes
In 'most everything except religion.
Buffalo Courier : "There Is trouble In
store for Longwcd. "
"Trouble In store ? "
"Yes , or In several of them. His wife
gave him a sample of dress goods to match
today. "
Hoston Bulletin : Mr. A. Just look nt
that dolt of n man. What n charming
wife he haul How true It Is Hint the lilfiHl
gost fools always innrry the prettiest glrlb.
Mrs. A. Oh , you Ilatterer.
Buffalo Commercial : Jlllson says he has
learniMl by careful research that llio Ameri
can Indian was the original tuft luintei.
Indianapolis Journal : "Great rcformn
are seldom accomplished without bloodshed"
was the consoling thought of .the man who
decided to do his own shaving ,
Detroit Free Press : He She la a woman
of strong mentality.
She In what respect , pray ?
He She thinks before she speaks.
Hoston Transcript : Flgg lint do you.
really think that fruit Is healthful ? i ,
Fogg Of course It Is. Look nL the pollc * '
officers who have fruit peddlers' stands 01
their bents. Aien't they as healthy
looking a set of men ns you'll find any
where ? _
Washington Star : "AV thol's a chrys-
nnthermum , " said Mr. Dolan , deeply Inter
ested.
"It Is , " replied his wife , who hnd been
Indulging In some lloral purchase. ii\ \
"Well , a wondhcrful [ lower It Is. If the * | i
t'lng cu'd only bark It 'ml be ns folne a
skye terrier cz ye'd want to see. "
HAPLKSS LI HUNG CHANG.
Ah , 1,1 Hung Chang ! Oh , 1,1 Hung Changl
You protoUpe of merry "Wnng , " " *
Bereft of buttons , Jacket , rank ,
You only have yourself to thank.
We thought at Jlrst you did your best
To try to save , at least your vest ;
Uut now It seems you worked your go !
For greater things , In dark cabal.
And for a somewhat lengthy season
Have been Immersed In Inky treason.
"Your former losses count for naught
Ucslde the loss the future's got ,
For now you're rattled , so 'tli said ,
Whtch Is to say , "You've lost your head. "
J1B.V JtOLT. ' ty
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Thomas Dunn English.
Oh ! don't you remember sweet Alice , Ben
Holt ,
Sweet- Alice 'Whose hair was so brown ,
Who wept with delight when you gave her
a smile
And trembled with fear nt your frown ?
In the old church yard In the valley , Ben
Bolt ,
, In a corner obscure and alone , '
They have lilted a slab of the granite so
gray
And sweet Alice lies under the stone.
t
Under the hickory tree , Ben Bolt ,
Which stood nt the foot of the hill ,
Together we've lain In the noonday shndo
And listened to Appleton's mill.
The mill wheel has fallen to pieces. Ben
Bolt.
The rafters have tumbled In ,
And a inilet that crawls round the walla
as you gaze
Has followed the olden din.
And don't you remember the school , Ben
Bolt ,
Wllh the master so cruel nnd grim.
And the shaded nook In the running brook.
Where the children went to swim ?
Grass grows on the master's grave , Ben
Bolt :
The spring of the brook Is dry.
And of all the boys who were schoolmates
then
There are only you and I.
There Is change In the things I loved , Ben
Bolt ;
They have changed from the old to the
new.
But I feel In the depths of my spirit the
truth-
There never was change In you.
Twelve months , twenty , have passed , Ben
. Bolt ,
Since first we were friends yet I hall ,
Thy presence a blessing , thy presence * < = ' , '
truth , -
Ben Bolt of the salt sea gale.
"Money's Worth or Money Baols. "
Two of
Either of 'om will be a luoky strike for you it
it happens to be what
you need. We meal'i
the two special things
we offer Monday No.
1 is a fine $20 Cheviot
overcoat , oxford mixed
color , silk piped fac < , .
ing , with embroidered relief work down insida effacing
facing- , heavy silk lined all through. It's an extra
heavy lining , and this , combined with the tight
weave of the cloth , gives a very warm garment
with light weight It has fly front , five buttons on
each sleeve It's not long [ only 41 inches ] In fact
it's a very stylish all around garment for fall , wintar
D r and spring wear. We always sold it for $18 and $20.
r i
, v t There are 41 left and you get pick for $12.50 nearly
itIS all sizes in the lot.
ISB : i
llI llh A neat brov/n Cheviot , flannel lined , well
I made Sold Saturday for $7,50 Balanoa of tha lot ,
only 27 left , Monday for $5 each.
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Tli' i'll Browning , King & Co. . ,
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1n 1(9 ! < Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th nnd Uoifglus.
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