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    THE OMAHA DAILY BJEEi MONDAY , APRIL 20 , 1895.
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nnlmal.
It Is the Department of Stnte that If
the iHiny branch of the mlmlnlstrntloi
nt Washington JiiHt at this time.
The man that complain : * of Aprl
weal her lu Omaha would complain oi
the wiMitlier In the Gimlun of Kilcu.
Grant's birthday may not bi
n national holiday , but It Is iiovcrtholcsi
romomhorcd with fitting celebrations It
nil parts of the United States.
Up to the hour of going to press tin
Lincoln Insane asylum seemed to hiivi
n little the belter of the WlnnebaRi
ageney In the race to reach trouble lirst
The antl-oleo law does not go lnl <
effect until August 1. Boarding hotisi
keepers have therefore ample thno tc
Intiro their patrons to the use of but
ter by slo\v anil gradual degrees.
Steward Itowlck will have full oppoc
tunitles to make himself perfectly
familiar with the conduct of the Llncoli
Insane asylum. And he may bo rcllot
upon to make use of his opportunities.
Ex-Speaker Crisp has again declared
himself for free silver coinage. Mr
Crisp has never been anything else , s (
that his repeated accessions to the sllvei
ranks cannot give them the com for
which they profess to feel over his sue
cesslve announcements.
Kx-Speakor Crisp brushes aside tin
Insinuation that he might bo a pros I
dentlal possibility with the remark tha
the south cannot yet supply a man foi
the white house. As Crisp himself wn >
born In Kngland and Is thus Inellglbh
his solf-.sacriflec Is to bo admired.
In re-electing principals of the publli
schools for the coinlni ; year the bean
should remember the delicit In It !
nuances. A fair readjustment of th <
schedule of principals' salaries wouh
not deprive the schools of the service !
of any of their experienced employes.
George Jacob Sdiweinfurth , the pretended
tended Messiah , of Uoekford , has beei
Indicted for a serious offense agalns
law and decency. It Is ama/.lng tha
this monumental fraud has been tolei
ated by the people of Illinois as long abe
bo has. He ought to be effectual ) ;
turned down.
The coterie of court bailiffs Is jus
now the most powerful public body lo
cate < l In the county court house. It 1 :
making and unmaking every olllclal t (
bo voted on at the election next fall
No candidate for otliee will dare presen
himself without the endorsement o
the bailiffs' combine.
According to advices from Turkey tin
government there prefers to pay an In
denmlty of some J182 to every news
paper correspondent who applies for poi
mission to enter Armenia rather than ti
grant the request. Impecunious news
paper correspondents everywhere ar
Invited to Hock to the Armenian bordei
The courts In various cities are belli
asked to Issue restraining orders to prc
vent the production of the dramatize
Trilby on the ground of attempted vie
latlon of the publishers' copyright. I
the restraining orders were demaudei
on the gi-onnd of public policy the re
null would doubtless be equally ftivoru
ble to the petitioners.
Mayor Swift of Chicago says that 1
1m were not a civil service reforme
before he went Into that olllce he wouli
be forced by the spoils hunters to become
como one before ho had been Installei
for 11 weelf. Ho has been besieged ilall ;
by from 700 to IHX ) placeseekors , am
the outlook Is good for the siege to con
tlnuo so long as there Is a posslbl
Iilaco left. Everybody In Chicago Is li
favor of civil service reform except thos
who want to be provided for with pnbli
otllco for themselves , their relatives , o
their friends.
Two Hems In the last general appro
prlatlon ordinance show the contras
In the methods In vogue In two clo.sel ;
allied departments of the city govern
ment. The gas bill for Maivh In th
city Jail was $78.1X ) , while the bill fo
gas consumed In all the tire engln
, houses In the city for the same perloi
was only $ (11.50. ( The city jail therefor
uses a third more gas than the entlr
lire department. The time was whei
the relative position of the two bill
was reversed. The lire department ha
been economizing. The tenants of th
city jail might perhaps economize o ;
as , too.
A. rKTKltAff STATBSMAtra r/BTPS.
Kx-Senator Edmunds of Vermont wns
interviewed recently on the silver rjucH-
tlon and expressed some views on the
subject which arc Interesting. Asked
ymllilK the sentiment which liillu-
encod congress to pn s the law of 187II ,
ho being In the senate at that time , Mr.
Edmunds said the sentiment was very
plain then. Silver had been for many
years practically unknown In this coun
try except as a subsidiary currency. The
coinage of silver dollars up to that
time had amounted to only about 8,000-
000 and these were not In general cir
culation. After careful consideration
congress concluded that the true pollcj'
was lo stop the coinage of the silver
dollar , and , said Mr. Edmunds , "all the
people who are now raising such n row
over the law and who were In congress
at the time , Senator Stewart nnd the
rest , were In favor of It. " There Is no
doubt that such wasj the case , the his
tory of the legislation of 187.1 regarding
silver showing that It met with little
opposition. And the reason for this Is
clear and conclusive. The silver dollars
were worth more uncoined than coined
and of course the owners of silver could
not afford to have It coined , neither
could the government afford to buy the
bullion and coin standard silver dollars.
Hence dropping them from the coinage
at that time had no practical Interest
to any one. The silver states were
using the gold standard and selling
their silver at a premium.
Mr. Edmunds said that ho Is not op
posed to bimetallism per BO , but ho Is
pronounced In his hostility to the free
and unlimited coinage of sliver by the
United States. "If the logic of the ad
vocates of the unlimited free coinage of
silver be carried out , " said the veteran
statesman , "wo shall be face to face
with flat money pure and simple , for If
by the legislative will sixteen ounces of
silver ea.il be made the equivalent of
one ounce of gold and endowed with
legal tender qualities , why shall not ten
ounces , or one ounce , have the same
value given it ? " Mr. Edmunds said
that the whole trouble lies In the fact
which has always existed and always
will exist , that people ore In debt.
"If there were no debts to pay there
would never be a word said about the
character of the currency of the conn-
try. Until human nature shall have
been reconstructed there will always be
the struggle to discharge financial obli
gations at the least cost , " Mr. Ed
munds urges a vigorous campaign o
education in behalf of a sound cur
rency , declaring that "the duty of the
patriot , especially the young patriot , Is
to engage in this campaign. " lie has no
fear of the result If the ordinary men of
average intelligence and honest become
thoroughly Informed upon the subject.
It Is In the lack of knowledge that dan
ger lies.
AN KDVGATIOKA.L CENTER.
Iii the mad rush for commercial su
premacy the builders of Omaha have
not been unmindful of the advantages
and Importance of a comprehensive edu
cational system. Each successive year
witnesses the advancement and .substan
tial growth of our colleges and schools ,
The public schools of Omaha have foi
a decade enjoyed the reputation of pos
sessing the highest degree of etllclency
and In all respects are second lo none
In cities of equal population. Our de
nominational colleges take front rank
with like institutions throughout the
west Their faculties have been
strengthened and the number of gradu
ates has Increased from year to year.
Omaha colleges of medicine are worthy
of particular mention. Founded by a
few of the older physicians of this city ,
unheralded in the world of letters , they
have risen to the importance of thor
ough educational Institutions In which
the medical profession and the people ot
Omaha have Justifiable pride. Gradu
ates of the two colleges have taken thelt
degrees and will assume places In the
ranks of full-fledged practicing physi
cians. Our medical colleges have pros
pered practically without the aid ol
endowments. Success is due to the gen
erosity and courage of the founders ,
the abilities and fidelity of the faculties ,
The high character of Crelghton col
lege , llrowuell Hall and the Presby
terian Theological seminary as scats ot
learning has long been recognized by
the people of this city and state. Thelt
Intluence upon the Intellectual life ol
this community cannot be overesti
mated. They occupy a broad field ol
usefulness and their advancement must
over keep pace with the progress ol
Omaha.
The Bee recognizes In the educational
Institutions of Omaha a prime factoi
In her future greatness. It Is the hope
of every citizen that our colleges and
schools shall continue to expand and
be strengthened with the years.
EXPERIMENT NEARhl' ENDED ,
The time seems to be fast approaching
when Indian soldiers will have disap
peared from the United States army ,
Orders for the dlsbamlment of troop L
Eighth cavalry , wore Issued about ten
days ago , leaving at present In the serv
ice only two Indian companies , namely
I , Twelfth Infantry , and L , Third cav
airy. The latter Is expecting discharge
before the end of May , after which tht
sole remaining company cannot be loiif ;
retained. The experiment , therefore
commenced four years ago with an
order for the enrollment of eight troop ?
of Indian cavalry and nineteen'compa
nies of Infantry Is nearly ended.
The enlistment of Indian soldiers \\ni
undertaken as an experiment and the
discontinuance of the Indian companies
must be accepted as Indicating at leasl
unsatisfactory results. Upon this ques
tion , however , the opinion of army olll
cers Is divided and i-ontllctlng. Genera
Schofleld In his last report remarks that
the experiment "has satisfactorily ac
compllshed the main purpose had In
view In Its adoption , namely , to demon
strate the present and prospective value
for military purposes of the several In
Ulan tribes , as well as in the minor ob
jects had to some extent In view. " On
the other hand General Uuggles report ;
that "tho result obtained after prolonged
trial has not been encouraging. Lncfc
of knowledge of the English language
restlessness and discontent under new
conditions of life and habits , marriage
demoralization when stationed near In
Ulan reservations , arc among the causes
which have Interfered to prevent the In
dian from becoming n valuable Ameri
can soldier. "
It is qnlto possible that the experi
ment might have proven more favorable
to the Indian troops had nil of them
been under as sympathetic and pains
taking olllcers as were the best. Some
of the olllcers In charge of their disci
pline were for a while almost enthu
siastic over their possibilities and were
eager to demonstrate to what state of
elllclcncy they could bo brought. Hut
In no case was It thought that they
would bo superior or even equal to the
white soldiers , and for this reason , prob
ably , the higher authorities have decided
to expend no further effort In this tllre-c-
lion. Enlistment In the United States
army Is not to bo the solution of the
Indian problem.
ttAXK
Discoveries of defalcations by bank
ofllclals have been rather numerous re
cently and In most of the cases It was
found that ( lie stealing had been going
on for years , of course without the
slightest suspicion on the part of the di
rectors of these Institutions that any
thing was going wrong. Necessarily
this Is always so In such cases , but what
people who are not especially familiar
with the banking business llml hard to
understand Is why bank directors , who
are presumed to be shrewd anil careful
business men , are apparently so Indiffer
ent to details as to enable dishonest
subordinate olllclals to rob the bank and
carry on their peculations for years.
"It seems clear , " says the Baltimore
Sun , "that there must be something
radically defective In business methods
under which It Is possible to use the
funds of a bank year after year without
detection. There must be some blunder
ing , some carelessness or some gross
failure of duty where a single bank of
ficer or two or three olllcers combined
can coolly help themselves to Its money
for so long a time without discover ) ' .
If everybody had done his full duty , In
vestigation would generally show that
these crimes would have been Impossi
ble. " This retlects the general popular
view.
If the directors of a bank do not keep
such a vigilant watch upon Us affairs
as to render the stealing of Us funds
next to Impossible there Is no other
means of preventing defalcations , for
It has been most amply demonstrated
that bank examiners are useless for this
purpose. It has sometimes happened
that an examiner discovered a steal or
found reason for suspecting that some
thing was wrong , but as a rule these
olllclals perform their duty In so per
functory a way that It Is a very sim
ple matter for a shrewd rogue to deceive
or mislead them. Besides It is really
no part of a bank examiner's duty to
make such an Investigation Into details
as would be necessary to discover defal
cation. It la not to be doubted , how
ever , that many of these olllclals are
less careful and thoiwigh than they
ought to be.
The question of providing better
checks and safeguards for the protec
tion of bank funds has been discussed
for years and propositions with this In
view have been submitted to congress ,
but nothing has been done that has
proved to be effective. Perhaps no leg
islation would make careless bank direc
tors careful and vigilant , while those
who have these qualities do not need
to bo required by act of congress to ex
ercise them. And where such men are
In charge of financial institutions there
Is no stealing. It Is of course necessary
to repose some confidence lu bank em
ployes and very generally they merit
it , but that it is not wise to place no
limit upon confidence , In the case of
those lu a position of great tempta
tion , every bank defalcation pointedly
demonstrates.
The statement of Mr. Sweet man , the
Irish member of Parliament who has
Just given up his seat because ho does
not want to support the Itosebery ad
ministration , again calls attention to
the fact that there is no way provided
by the British constitution by which a
member of the House of Commons can
voluntarily retire. Mr. Sweetman says
that ho has applied to the chancellor of
the exchequer for the Chlltern Hun
dreds , and that his constituents will
now have an opportunity to vote for a
member In his place. Many Americans
will fall to sec the connection. They
must know that no one can resign from
Parliament , but. that appointment to
certain olllces disqualifies the Incum
bents from continuing to sit unless re-
elected. The Chlltern Hundreds is one
of the few nominal olllces at the dis
posal of the chancellor of the exchequer
given as a matter of course to members
who want to retire. The appointee al
ways resigns his new office forthwith
nnd leaves It vacant for others who
wish to use It for the same purpose.
It Is the clumsy loophole through whlcl
members of Parliament 'ire ' enabled to
escape from their olllclal duties.
Assemblyman McCarthy of the Illi
nois legislature Is said to bo a hand
some young bachelor. He views with
alarm the growing tendency of Ameri
can heiresses to marry European noble
men , and In order to check the fad he
Introduced a resolution to the effect that
the Thirty-ninth general assembly of
the state of Illinois request the daugh
ters of Illinois not to accept the hand In
marriage of any person who Is not a cit
izen of the United States by right of
birth or naturalization. What the as
sembly did with this resolution does not
appear , but it Is notable only as Indicat
ing the sentiment of Americans on the
subject. American girls who have more
money than brains will continue to ex
change their ducats for titles and high
social rank , despite the action of any
state assembly or the opinions of the
great majority of American citizens.
The effect of the suburban trolley
lines that arc becoming so common In
the east upon the steam railroads that
cater to local passenger tralllc Is un
mistakably to reduce the faro on the
steam railroads. The New Haven com
pany last week put Into operation on
the Derby division fares reduced to 2
cents a mile , the same rate prevailing
on the New York division. Of course
there are no new conditions of traffic
to precipitate changes In fare at this
particular time. Th6 only explanation
Is that the Di'Fby division comprises
that portion d ( ) i'e road which Is threat
ened with n iwrallel trolley line. Wo
must not b ' 'surprised , therefore , to
hear of roduced.passenger fares in other
parts of tho.jt jhtry as the suburban
trolley Idea seourcs a wider acceptation.
The suit bi'djight by the Mute of Ne
braska ngulust , ? x-Trcasuror Hill and
his bondsmen to recover the $ 'JUO,000 of
public monoy1 lilltged to have been lost
In the Cnpllu\NitIonal ; ) bank failure Is
set for hearing Jii the supreme court
today. In oildi'r'to ' take cognizance of
the case umU-r lls original jurisdiction
the court has for the first time In its
history made provision for the empan
eling of a jury drawn by specially ap
pointed' jury commissioners from the
state at large. The case will excite the
Interest of the whole people of Nebraska ,
not alone because the slate Is party to
the suit , but also because of the prece
dent In procedure which It promises to
set.
Government by Injunction Is certainly
making tremendous strides. Here we
have a man appointed by the governor
and confirmed by the senate to bo super
intendent of one of the state Institu
tions commanded by a temporary re
straining order to refrain not only from
all attempts to exercise the duties of
his otllce , but also from even assorting
that he Is legally the superintendent of
such Institution. The Injunction seeks
to set limits to his freedom of speech.
It will bo Interesting to know upon
what showing of facts the court will be
asked to make such an extraordinary
writ permanent.
Emphasis is being laid In one or two
quarters on the fact that Chief Justice
Fuller , the highest Judicial olllcer in
the land , and a democrat , disapproves
the income tax , and so relieves the dem
ocratic party of the responsibility for
its imposition. This Is strange logic.
Most people are under the Impression
that the only thing Mr. Fuller consid
ered wns whether or not the law was
in confilct with the constitution.
Some people still have money. That
fact is Illustrated by the record of
building permits Issued by the city In
spector. If mechanics and laborers
should make a compact with contrac
tors that last year's union scale of
wages would bo acceptable under all
contracts made this season It would
serve as a standing Invitation to In
vestors to put their money Into new
buildings. n.
If Franco and Germany arc to be
parties to the Chinese-Japanese treaty ,
that document.ought to be amended seas
as to Include ! a ' paragraph explaining
the attitude of tlio signatory powers to
the Alsace-Lorraine territory.
lliu Ditty lif Krpuimeiiii * .
OloUtf-Ocmocrat.
It Is the duti' ' of every republican to do all
he can toward keeping the silver agitation
Inside of the demofcratlc party , where It la
likely to do moat ftood.
Itciiilliic < i for \Viir Injure * 1'cncc.
Chicago Tribune.
As a consistent lover of pence It behoove ?
Uncle Sam tohaye ; his ships of war In
readiness for business at a ipoment's notice
and to build a few more of them rlg-ht
away.
On tlm Dvinl.
New York Sun.
Docs the earth wabble as It revolves ?
Why , certainly. Hoke Smith Is not always
at the same place on the earth's surface ,
but moves from place to place. Of course
It wabbles.
lEcpuilliitlug 1'uit rrofoislniu.
St. lyjuls Republic.
To resume the colnape of silver without
regard to the commercial or exchange value
would be to give the lie to every blmetnlllst
profession made prior to 1893 , and would bo
to adopt a unit of value totally different
from that which existed before 1873.
llioVoilRO 111 Chlnu.
Phladelphla Ledger.
The attempt to unite the European powers
In opposition to Japan having failed , that
Independent country condescends to explain
that the commercial privileges she has se
cured from China are for the general good
of all countries , not for her exclusive use
and advantage.
Strnnca Hod Fellows.
Ktuisn.i City Star.
So-called free silver democrats of Iowa
propose to hold a convention at Des Mninea
In June. The fact that the organizers ol
the movement have decided to Invite only
Wolcott and Teller , republicans , and Jones
and Stewart of Nevada , republicans , to
speak would seem to Indicate that the move
ment Is not essentially democratic.
Safety In thn AVonda.
rhlladolpliia Heconl.
Recent experiments have shown that the
so-called tree marks on the bodies of per
sons struck by lightning are not really
photographs of trees , but merely ramltlca-
tlona of the electric discharge. Statesmen
In dread of presidential lightning may there
fore take to the woods with the conscious
ness that they are sate against b lng branded
with Images of their umbrageous retreats.
SlgnlllcMnt Men iif ConUcJonce.
Buffalo Uxpress.
The most encouraging sign since the panic
of 1893 Is the presentation during the last
week of gold at the United States treasury
In exchange for paper money. The amount
of gold received In this way has not been
large , but It exceeds the amount paid out
for the redemption of paper notes. This
shows a return of confidence. It also demon
strates a fact which should never bo losl
sight of In framing financial legislation ,
that business dejnandu for actual use a
paper and not a metallic medium.
Politic * Artlllcially Kxhllaratoil.
lltDoklyn Uacle.
Being accused of gross Intemperance In
the use of ardent beverages a Kansas state
olllcinl proposes to show , by way of de
fense , that iwlltlclans are In the habit ol
becoming Intoxicated and that aa he was
no exception to the rule , he should not be
discriminated ilgulnst. If It can bo demon
strated that oilr. "practical politicians" are
given to artificial exhilaration nnd that the
ability to drlnki great deal of whisky 1st a
necessary ( nullification for public olllce some
of the mysteries of government here and
elsewhere will be more capable of explana
tion. .
Ovrrloiijieil for Six Yearn ,
New ji'ork World.
For twelve ypars prior to 1S73 neither the
silver dollar not1 the gold dollar had been
In common usii. I'np r money waa the rec
ognized currency , tand In three years' dis
cussion of the coinage act. from Its Intro
duction In April , ,1S0 , to Its passage on
February 12 , 1873 , no notice was taken of the
omission of the' silver dollar.
Senator Allison might have added that
thlsi omission vnn. not looked on by the
psople ns nn Important feature for nearly
six years after .the , passage of the act. dur
ing which period rhe country continued on
a paper basis. If'the ' senator were to ex
tend his reminiscences to cover that period
he would oubtlrss give evidence that some
of those who nrs now prominent In favor
of the free coinage ot silver were then
known ns "greenbackers. "
P TUB STATK 1 > 1ASM ,
Crete Vldctto : The more time dcvoud by
a political party In seeking to punish a fac
tion of that organization the less tlmn they
have to fight the common enemy , nnd the
more they Increase their own chances ot
utter annihilation. Let us work for repub
licanism , and not for the vindication or
damnation ot any one man or set ot men
\vltlilu that party.
Fremont Herald ! There are some who bo-
llovo the construction ot an electric line
from Fremont to Omaha would prove to be
a disadvantage to this city , but It might
be well to look at the question from all sides
before coming lo an adverse conclusion. In
the event the line should be built there Is
no doubt that every nice Sunday would bring
hundreds of people from Omaha to spend
the day In Fremont , together with an equal
number from various villages along the line.
There are many people doing business In
Omaha who really do not like the idea , of
living In that city nnd If convenient means
were provided for them to get to and from
their otnccs quite n number would undoubt
edly build "suburban" residences In Fre
mont , and bring their families here to live.
Wlsner Chronicle : Tim Bedgwlck , clerk of
the last state senate , at the close of Ills
observations of the work of certain men
who have failed In their personal aspirations
and now have no ambition left In Ufa butte
to get even with some one , sagely remarks
In his York Times : "Tho candidate who
cannot take defeat gracefully , either at a
convention or at the polls , has no business
to bs In politics. There has unfortunately
been a good deal of malicious work by de
feated candidates In Nebraska lately. " This
Is true ; still HIchards used his Intluence to
nominate Majors to vindicate himself and
spite Itosey. Now Majors has a similar
grlevancs of his own and everything elto
must bo subordinated to the Idea ot vindi
cating this pair of defeated candidates. The
word vindication In the sense of rcvcngo Is
said by Webster to be obsolete , and It Is
about thno It should be expunged from the
vocabulary ot Nebraska republicans.
Lincoln News : Several years ago Charley
Moshcr , who was trying to make the public
nnd the stockholders believe that the Capital
National bank was making money , when , In
fact , it had lost about everything It owned
In the form ot money , took nearly $300,000
of the money left with the bank by depositors
and gave U to the stockholders to make
them b.Mleve that they were making money
on their Investment. Uy a series ot such
startling Napoleonic deals he succeeded In
keeping the head of the Institution above
water for several years , and thus the fact
that ho had given away the money that be
longed to the depositors of the bank was. not
found out until the bank collapsed. Had the
depositors who placed their funds In the
bank only been able to at once IInil out that
Mosher was giving them away to the stock
holders of the bank , they could at once have
taken steps to recover them , but they never
found out this Important fact until long after
the bank had closed Its doors , and when
they flnally did find It out and suit was
brought to recover the money from the par
lies to whom It had been given without war
rant , the discovery was made that they did
not find It out soon enough , for the limit ot
tlmo In which the law allowed them to bring
action for the recovery of their money had
expired. This Is the substance of the de
cision of the federal court In the case.
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Globe-Democrat : Secretary Morton Is the
small boy of the administration who blurts
out things that should not be told.
St. Louis Republic : Our belief that Secre
tary Merion In his * recent Interview on the
money question spoke only for himself and
not for the president Is now verified by Mr.
Cleveland himself. The president sees
clearly , much to the credit of his sagacity ,
that it the campaign for "sound money" Is
to bo successful there must bo a place In it
for bimetallisms who shrink from free coin
age without International co-operation.
Boston Advertiser : In addition , it maybe
bo said that Secretary Morton's loose talk
Is to be regretted , because there Is no reason
to expect that this' nation will ba invited to
send delegates to an international monetary
conference In the comparatively near' future.
Congress has already authorized prompt action
upon such an Invitation ; and It Is rather
discourteous , to use no other terms , for Sec
retary Morton as one of the olllclal advisers
of President Cleveland to voice an opinion
of contempt for the motive which must servo
as a basis for the call for the proposed con
vention.
Philadelphia Inquirer : The rebuke admin
istered to Secretary Morton by President
Cleveland for his publication of an Interview
In which It was announced that International
bimetallism was Impossible calls to mind the
fact that nearly every member of this admin
istration has been "called down" In one
way or another. Uut severe as the
rebukes were in these Instances , they were
mild compared with the calling down , by the
American people of the president himself for
his destructive tariff policy. That rebuke
heads all the others administered to this
called-dowii administration.
mixes.
The democratic demand In Chicago has
precipitated a largo Influx of organ grinders.
A marked falling off In war scares Is no
ticeable in Washington. Correspondents are
tooting in a minor key.
The author of the prediction that iilno-
tenths of the political sons rising now will
decline from necessity within a year , is a
safe prophet to tie to.
The early ambition of William Black , the
novelist , was to become a portrait painter.
That he succeeded : admirably Is due to a
skilful handling of the pencil.
In the opinion of the Atlanta Constitution
any democrat opposing the free and unlim
ited coinage of silver is a traitor to the
party and does not stand a ghost of a show
of salvation.
Assuming that the pictures of Durrani ,
printed by the San Francisco papers , arc cor
rect drawings from life , there is no great
necessity for Introducing other evidence than
his face. That Is a give-away.
Congressman Dland , who lives on a farm
near Lebanon , Mo. , has an orchard of 5,000
lien Davis apple tree : . As these apples sell
for 40 cents a bushel , and as the yield of
each tree averages five bushels , the congress
man Is pretty well fixed , no matter what
hapeus to silver.
The Washington Post reports the Mexican
minister aa denying the correctness ot a
statement , published In Nebraska , to the ef
fect that a Mr. Carpenter was authorized by
the Mexican government to sell 600,000 acres
of Mexican land In the United States. No
authority has been granted to any one to
sell Mexican land In the United States or In
any otber country.
C.lllK llA.VlHllKltii.
Indianapolis Journal : "Oh , no , she ain't
got a bit of brass , " said Miss Uollle Koot-
lltes , speaking of a rival soubrette. "Why.
she could do the bronze statue without any
paint. "
New York Tribune : "I don't like hash , "
remarked ths musical boarder nt breakfast.
"It Is not rythmlcal. " "Maybe not , " replied
the landlady , as her eyes emitted a baleful
lire , "but you will always llnd one word to
rhyme with It , and that word Is cash. "
Washington Star : "Professor , " said the
ambitious student , "I am determined to
gain recognition from the world ns a deep
thinker. Could you give me any adviceon
how to proceed ? " "None , " replied the old
gentleman , thoughtfully , "unless you write
lu a BUbcellar. "
Philadelphia. Ilecord : Dauber I heard a
fine compliment paid to my painting of
"Mephlslopheies" today. Critique What was
that ? Dauber A fellow looked at It for a
while and said : "Well , that looks like the
devil. "
IIIGH FLYKRS.
New York World.
She said that she would marry him upon a
certain day.
But when the happy day arrived , alas !
she'd Mown away ;
Not that she waa an angel no , she did
not lly alone ;
'Twas with another man , you know , whose
manners were hlgh-llown.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't ' Report
T11U STATIt PA III.
Falrburr Enterprise : Omaha Is nuking
preparations for the biggest state fair ever
held In Nebraska. They are going Into the
work with a vim that wilt end In a grand
success.
Fremont Tribune : A livelier Interest and
a more vigorous nnd concerted effort In behalf
of the state fair was novcr made In Nc-
braski than the Omaha mnnsgern are now
putting forth. U will be a hummer this
year , or all signs wilt fall.
Valley enterprise : That the stntc fair at
Omaha this fall will be out of sight and
strictly up-to-date Is becoming more apparent
every day. Those who have the. matter In
charge are hustlers , and should conditions
favor Nebraska with a bounteous crop the
fair will surpass anything ot the kind ever
seen In the west.
Wayne Herald ; Omaha Is making prepa
rations for the grandest fair ever held In
the state. The festival to bo given by the
merchants ot Omnlta during the state fair
week will bo called the "Knights of Ak Sar
lien , " and as negotiations have been mailo
for the purchase ol the Mardl Gras floats this
will be an especial feature.
Grand Island Independent : Omaha , through
her Commercial club , makes great prepara
tions for festivities during their fair week In
September , Intending to show that they are
far ahead ot Lincoln and to draw also great
crowds from Nebraska and Iowa. The sum
of $20,000 will bo spent for thU purpose.
The floats used In the Mardl Oras of New
Orleans have already been purchased. There
will bo a parade every night.
Nebraska City News : One of our Lincoln
exchanges Is still fretting because the Capi
tal city lost the state fair and wants the
pcoplo of that town to carry on a systematic
campaign for the next two years , so that the
next legislature will bo favorable to a bill
permanently locating the fair at Lincoln.
Such talk Is childish. The fair was taken
away from Lincoln because Omaha made a
better otter , and the people of the state felt
kindly to the latter town. Lincoln had the
fair for five years , and all who attended re
member the treatment they received. The
residents ot Lincoln were too greedy.
Uurknn M AVI III n' , Provided.
Clnrlnnntl Commercial.
Some of the democratic papers are assur
ing the public that Senator Hrlce Is actually
not a candidate for re-election ; that , In
fact , he desires to retire from , public life.
The senator may not be nn active candi
date , but. ns Sir. Clnrkson says of Harrison ,
he Is a receptive candidate. If the repub
licans control the next legislature , ns they
will , then Mr. Hrlce will smile and say ho
has long desired to lay down the cares and
burdens of olllce , but should the democrats ,
by any possible combination of circum
stances , control , as they will not , then he
would be found to be very active , without
any desires for private life.
TitK tUO.IKAOVA 8QVKR7.R.
St Louis Republic ; It England attempts
to grab Corn Island she wilt learn that the
Monroe doctrine Is more than a doctrlnn.
That doctrine , summarized , means ! Keep oft
tha grass , nnd look out ( or the dog.
Cincinnati Commercial ; Wo shall soon sco
whether the president's view of the Monroe
doctrlno Is moro or less misty tlmn his view *
of a "sound currency. " The country knows
\\hnt It thinks. It reduces the whole to
these words : "America for Americans , " nml
It believes In thli doctrine. It wants no at
tacks on nny small republic or elate. Give
Kngland nn ell and she will take a yard.
Indianapolis News : There Is reason to bo-
llevo th.it Nicaragua would greatly prefer
ceding territory to making this cash pay.
ment. It this were done It would of course
ralso the Monroe doctrine as an Issue , nnd
In the resulting trouble the small Item ot
the Indemnity would quickly bo lost sight
of. It Is well , however , for our southern
neighbors to understand that wo will not
tight their battles for them. If wo did \vo
should be able to do precious little besides.
In bath Central and South America great
store Is set by the Monroe doctrlno. Ilo-
ccntly statues of Monroe have been erected
In South American cities. Hut this country's
adherence to the Monroe doctrine does not
Imply that It will undertake to defend our
neighbors from attacks which they brliyf
upon themselves.
is .sm ; TIII : 31 AX on if
Tcxn *
There's been n mighty change of late
In my dear little wife ,
And since the change has come about
I've led a dreadful life ;
She ain't the lumb she used to be
And nil or home's delights
Have turned to troubles since dear Sue
Has heard of woman's rights.
SheM rend somewhere that women follu
Will rule things by nnd by ,
And now I'd give thu world to know
If Sue's the man , or II
If I n button choose to lose
Or get my trousers torn
And ask my wife to right the wrong
1 only get her scorn I
And when I'm forced to sit me down ,
The damage to repair.
She brings her frocks for mo to mend
And vows It's only fair !
And If I dare to make complaint
Ixird , how her tongue docs lly !
And ere she stop * I'm all In doubt
If Sue's the man , or I.
I used to like nn ov'nlng'n fun
Down at the club or lodge ,
But when I now would venture out
I have a club to dodge !
"Your lodge be blowed ! my wife dcclaresi
"I'll make you ride the goat !
You can't come Unit game on me now
Since woman's got n vote ! "
And when I sit me down , suppressed ,
To wonder nnd to sigh ,
She talks and talks till I can't tell
If Sue's the man , or I !
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