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mth. . . 1 day oflnr , . , .
1'rcnIiliMit milkers appi'iir just now lo
bo even ninro iniiuorous than presiden
tial aspirants.
The Trilby worshipers nre still
for thu proof that the author
of Trilby didn't write Trilby.
A lawyer who npplii'S for the posi
tion of school census fiinmerator must
himn very absorbing nntl lucrative
Jaw practice.
l''or a presidential nominee px-Con-
pvssmiui .Too Slbley has been remark
ably taciturn ever since he made his
debut In Denver.
There out'ht not to be much fear
that the two penitentiary appraisers
selected by Dorian and Churchill will
disagreeon any material point.
No man can make a good Kuropoau
correspondent unless he Is able to make
n prediction that Is bound to come true
no matter what turn affairs may take.
from representative of Douglas
county In the state legislature to school
census enumerator Is a big jump. No
liody but the lion. Jim Allan could
possibly have made It.
lloyd county may now Issue the
bonds which were recently voted.
the rlfc'ht to Issue does not Insure pur
chasers. The more Important question
Is , Can the bonds bo sold to advantage ?
The business men who have been
Rcoutlng the Idea that the Churchill
Itusscll police commission bill aimed
among other things at the dismissal of
Fire Chief Iledell are beginning to have
their eyes opened.
Any close observer of the live stock
receipts at this market can see at n
glance why the price of meat has ad
vanced. In the face of such conditions
the twaddle about imaginary meat
product trusts Is the height of folly.
The new New York police commis
sion has two members who received
n military training at West I'olnt.
The metropolitan police may therefore
be expected soon to be at least tinged
with military methods and army dls
vipllne.
Kansas City has been scandalized by
the appointment of a wooden-legged
policeman to the police force , lint a
wooden-legged man could not possibly
bo worse than some of the woodenheaded -
headed men who pose as detectives on
the Omaha police force.
Only 'I.OOO Chicago democrats partici
pated In the primaries that elected del
onales for the .lime free silver demo
cratlc convention. That doesn't look
as If the democrats of the World's fall
city were very frantic to join In a dec
laratlon for the free anil unllmlter
coinage of silver at II ! to 1.
Judge Ambrose has very properly
nsked Judge Dullle and Judge Keysor
to sit with him In the hearing of the
limuil mandamus petition. The ques
tlons Involved are of extraordinary
public Importance and the declsloi
tUiould have all the weight which opln
Ions of the several Judges can give It.
What about the leaks that gave tht
last Income tax decision to an enter
Arising newspaper three days befon
It was promulgated In the supreme
court ? Will the second decision In the
Uivoino tax cases reach the public h
the same way ? Or will one accident o
that kind bo quite sutllclent for tin
present" term of court ?
This week Omaha's militia companies
take up the march ( or Pullman coaches
for the Interstate drill at Memphis
That they will come back covered will
glory and medals marking their nuc
CCSH may be reasonably expected. Oil
of such timber may some day be hewi
the nation's great warriors. Wo maj
soon expect to hear of the uncondl
tlonnl surrender of Memphis maidens
George M. Pullman has conllde <
to an Interested public his slowly forme
conviction that he was much happle
when ho was u poor boy earning hi
living by his dally labor than now \vlie
he Is worried with his millions and bin u
dened with the weight of vast Interest
nnd business cares. Wealth , ho says
does not bring happiness. Mr. Pullma
Is evidently getting ready to buy happl
iiess for the rest of his days by uu
loading his surplus and wlthdrawlu
from the Millionaire club.
HAlTnOMS IK
The pernicious Interference of rail-
ends with lawmaklng bodies and
ourts of justice Is becoming more tla-
rant anil .aggravating every year ,
'he systematic corruption of the foun-
itlnhcads of Justice and good govern-
lent Is by no means cuiillned to the
tales west of the Missouri. It Is as
renounced and unscrupulous In New
"ork this year as It formerly was In
eiinsylvaiila during the days of
'homas A. Scott , anil It Is as bold anil
ecklcss In Illinois as It has been in
C.Mlisas and Nebraska.
The Chicago Record of Tuesday
olnts out the pernicious activity of the
allroad lobby in the following fashion :
Present Indications are that the nrbltra-
lon bill will not become a law at tills tcsalon
f the legislature. The railroad lobby has
eclareil ) .iR.iltist It , nml such ( senators as
Crawford , Kvans ami Humphrey , who have
icon prominent In crowding forward meas-
ires In the Interest of certain corporations ,
ave said that they did not want to ace the-
ill ! ] > a 3cl ( , at least net without amendments
vlilch would tle-troy Its clllcacy.
he arbitration bill Is a carefully drawn
measure and welt calculated to lessen the
erceness and number of Industrial conflicts.
Such a measure la demanded by tliR people ,
an the republican party of Illinois afford to
ake the responsibility for Us defeat ? *
There Is nu dissatisfaction with It on
he part of the great mass cf employers ,
'he ' only opposition conies from a few cor
porations , Inlluentlal at Springfield , that are
he recipients of fa arable legislation , but
vant no Inquiry whatever Into their business
aethoilfi and their relations with their em-
loycs. There are reasons for believing ,
lowevcr , that the railroad lobby. In Its
greed , has overreached Itself this time. The
governor Is much Intere-ted In the arbltra-
lon bill and wants to sec It passed. He cvl-
lontly realizes that the ptospcct Is now dis
couraging , and has expressed Indignation
hat no measure could get through that haslet
lot the approval of the railroad lobby. Those
close to him say tbat because of the treat-
nent accorded the arbitration bill In the
nenate the governor Is much more likely to
veto the Crawford bills relating to street
and elevated railways and the now famous
louse bill No. CIS , wlilcli ia In the Interest
of the gas trust.
Does It require any further cxplana-
lon why socialism Is rampant In the
ast and populism In the west ? What
Iso could bo expected .when the tolling
M'oduecrs are deprived of the opportun-
ly for redress of grievances and
thuscs by legall/.cd arbitration between
hemselves and their employers ?
TI7B SUCCKSSOn < > ! ' Wf. DUltYKA ,
The Hoard of ICdueatlon has chosen
leorge P. Lower to 1111 the vacancy
aused by the resignation of Dr. Dm1-
yea. The question asked by nearly
'verybody ' who has lived In Omaha for
twenty years , more or less , is who Is
Jeorge'P. Lower ? We are assured Mr.
Lower Is n. man In some way connected
with the local press , and for aught we
{ now ho Is well qualltled for a place on
the school board. At least , nobody so
far knows anything to the contrary.
It would seem , however , that the selec
tion of u man who Is known but to
very few people and whose Illness or
unlHuess Is an unknowable quantity
is hardly justifiable , In view of the
capacity and standing of his prede
cessor. Dr. Duryca was a man of
high culture and great breadth of In
formation. He was really without a
_ ieer In the school board. He had not
only a local , but a national reputation ,
iml while the board could not have
filled his place whh a man of equal
ability and forcefnlness it should at
least have endeavored to Hud a man
who had occupied some Important posi
tion In public life or was identified In
some way with the growth of the city
and development of her educational
institutions. It may bo humiliating
to say so , but it is true , that the llrst
Uoard of Education Omaha ever had ,
when the population of this city was
less than iiO.OOO , was Incomparably
superior to the present board in culture ,
character and business standing. The
board of High school regents which preceded -
ceded ( hat board had among its mem
bership Alvln Saunders , George It. Lake ,
ICleazer Wakeley , Augustus Kountz'o ,
George W. Frost and others of equal
standing In the front rank of our best
citizenship.
It would certainly seem that a city
of live or six times the population of
the Omaha of 1870 should aim to be as
well represented In her school manage
ment.
A MISIKAIlXn ASSRHTlOtf ,
One of the assertions of the free sll
verltes Is that as long as the mints of
the world remained open to the free
coinage of both metals silver and gold
maintained a substantial parity. What
Is Implied in this Is that under the con
ditions stated the two metals circulated
side by side , an Implication that Is
wholly misleading. As a matter of
fact , the history pf the coinage In dif
ferent countries proves that In no
country whatever did gold and silvei
ever circulate together at a llxed legal
ratio , but they alternately drove each
other out of circulation , as one or the
other was overrated or underrated by
the llxed legal ratio.
This has been the experience of the
United States , as of all other countries
We undervalued gold when we openei1
the mint In 1702 , and we had practl
cally a silver currency until 1S.4 ! , when
wo chanced our ratio of 15 of silver ti
1 of uold ami made 1 ounce of gold
worth Hi of silver. This change under'
valued silver and drove It out , and WL
had an actual gold currency for manj
years thereafter , Indeed , practical ! }
down to 1S7II. In 1851 , up to whlcl (
time we permitted universal coinage
for the account of Individual owners
of bullion , It was provided that ( hi
amount of pure silver In the subsidlar }
coin thereafter minted should be re Is
duced , and Its coinage was restricted
This was necessary to keep the silvei
at home and In circulation , and was
the llrst Instance of demonetization am
coinage limitation In our history
Notwithstanding the fact that the
small silver of the country was.
full legal tender up to this time
1851 , It went out of the country nearl }
as fast as It Issued from the mints
Gold having been made the cheapei
money , at the ratio of 1(1 ( to 1 , the sll
vor was exported for prollt , anil It was
this that constrained congress to tie
monetize the silver coin we had Ii
common use by debasing Its weight
and limiting Its legal tender function ,
lleforo this legislation silver had so
entirely disappeared from circulation
that It was very dllllctilt to make small
change , even by the use of foreign
coins. Hays a writer of unquestionable
authority : "In lS.T-1 we found that we
were using merchants' tokens , omnibus
tickets and postage stamps for change ,
the small premium on silver , compared
with gold , causing all small coins to
be melted down and sold. "
These Indisputable facts In our cur
rency history are studiously Ignored by
the advocates of the free and unlimited
conlage of silver , because they are
fatal to their scheme. They prove the
operation of an Immutable law under
which two moneys of different market
bin having ( lie same legal tender value
cannot circulate unlimited in quanti
ties : side by side , but thu cheaper will
always drive ( lie dearer out. Thus If
we had the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at a It ! to 1 ratio , when the
market price of silver Is but little more
than HO cents In gold , nothing Is more
certain than that the effect would be
to drive out of circulation every dollar
In gold , contracting the currency to
hut extent and bringing about , as a
eccssary and inevitable consequence ,
imndal panic and business disaster
lore destructive than this nation has
ver experienced. In such a calamity
he debtor class , for whom the free
ilverites profess so great a solicitude ,
vould suffer equally with the creditor
lass , and perhaps even more severely ,
ilncp for the most part they are less
ihle to bear the damaging effects of
ucli a , crlsts.
j LAW IX TIMK OF PKACE.
The 1 decision of tlu > supreme court In
hi Sayro case Is a iiotlllcallon lo all
orsons who enter the military or naval
J crvlcc of thu United States in any ca-
taclty ! that liy going Into such service
ll1hi
hey relinquish tht'ir right to those con
stitutional guarantees of civil liberty
vliicli the ordinary citizen Is entitled to
lalin. Under the early amendments to
ho constitution tlio federal government
s prohibited from denying any person
iccused ' of crime a fail1 and impar-
lal trial by jury with the assistance of
'oitnsol and the compulsory attendance
> f witnesses. No person can be deprived
if liberty or property except by due
mieoss of law after the forms that
vere introduced into tills country with
tlio system of Knglish jurisprudence.
Those guarantees , however , wore
lever read as applying to those In tlio
nilitnry and naval forces of the country ,
i'lio same constitution which contains
hem makes the president coninuiiulor-
n-chlef of the army and navy of the
United States and of the militia of the
several stales when called into actual
service of the United States , and in
their discipline lie la subject only to
the power of congress to make rules
'or the government and regulation of
Hie land and naval forces. Krom time
mmemorial soldiers and sailors have
been subject to summary trial and
punishment for offenses against the
military code without Intervention of
thi > civil courts. Tlio courts have al
ways recognized trial by cotirt-marllal
: ) f all directly subject to military or-
ilers , both in time of war and in time
: > f peace. They have ventured to inter
fere so far as to deline the conditions
when martial law may be applied to
persons not enrolled in the army and
navy. In the case Just adjudicated the
judge of the lower court had held that
a clerk to a paymaster In the Norfolk
navy yard charged with misappropri
ating money was beyond the Jurisdic
tion of the court-marllal. In reversing
this ruling the supreme court strength
ens the hands of the military and naval
authorities and empowers them to pro
ceed by court-martial against all
o ( Tenders whatsoever who are subject to
the army and navy regulations.
iiirnuvKn FOKKICIS CIIKDIT.
Throe months ago the foreign credit
of this country had reached the lowest
point in many years. Nearly all Amer
ican securities were held In distrust
and the general disposition among for
eign Investors was to unload them.
There Is no exact dntu ns to the value
of such securities that were relumed
to this country during the two years
of IS ! ) ! ! and 1804 , when distrust of
them abroad was greatest , but It Is
estimated at from .fLT.O.OOO.OOO to i00- ; ! ,
000,000. Whatever the amount the re If
alization upon these Investments caused
a heavy drain upon our gold resources ,
the net export of that metal In three
years amounting to ? 2-17,000,000 , not
withstanding the fact that during this
period the balance of trade was In our
favor to a much larger amount. Undei
these conditions It was Impossible that
the government credit could escape
some Impairment , as was shown when
it negotiated tlio loan of last Febru
ary and was compelled to pay n hlghei
rate of Interest than for the loans of
the preceding year. Hut once or twiceer
before lit our History wns the country
confronted with so serious a flimm'ia
situation as lliat which had beei
reached when the last sale of bonds
was made.
The action of the administration Ir It
that transaction was vigorously con
demned , but there are probably few
now who will not concede that It ha
been justlllod by results. Ilowovet
hard for the government the bargain
appeared to be at the time It was
made , It is now apparent that the belie In
Us derived from It in the support It
gave to the credit of the country am'
the en'ect It had upon the restoration of
confidence greatly overbalance the
gains of those who took the bonds. It
unnecessary now to consider what
might have taken place had the treas
ury boon left without the protection a to
which this loan afforded , but surely no
one with any practical idea of llnancla
atTalrs will question that the results
manifestly due to It art ) highly satis
factory. The confidence- created Is
still maintained and although the rev
enue of the government still runs be
low expenditures and the deficit stead
lly grows there Is In no quarter an }
feeling of apprehension or distrust.
The Improvement In our forelgi
credit Is shown by the Increased do
maud for our securities. It Is statei
it within , tha last nine weeks Amer-
can wcurllj jjo the value of $ < ) ( SdoO-
XXI have been placed upon the London
ml eontlncMtnrMiinrkcls. besides which
he loan syiidlcutp hold here about $11.-
JOO.OW ( if tlii- new -I per cent bonds
ivallable tti ? smpment should the for-
Ign exchangcsrso require. This Is most
loteworthy ijjrtJenco | of the change of
ecllnj : toward us on the part of for-
Ign Investors "and It promises a greater
low of KufifpMin ' capital to. this conn-
ry In the Imt'riodlate future , If public
entlment fiVKv.shall be found favor-
ihle lo the 'maintenance of a sound
mil stable moiiPtary system.
Ilusy men and women must have re-
pile and diversion from business and
lomcstic cares. What can be more
tleasniable ami refreshing than the po-
nsal of a short story written by such
n author as the Duchess , whose high
lass ( letIon Is read by tens of tiiou-
ands of American readers. "Storm
Driven , " now current In The HOP , as
vlll be readily discerned , was written
> y a master hand. It Is the best that
uimey can buy and Its appreciation by
ntelllgent readers cannot be ques-
loncd. The Hoc has gone to consider-
iblo expense In providing a short story
for every edition. Thursday , the Dili ,
vlll be presented the opening chapter
of a capital prize detective story by
U'thur Morrison , "Tho Case of Laker ,
Vbsconded. " This story Is full of dra-
natlc incident and Is of thrilling Inter
est , giving the reader a clear Insight
nto the methods of Scotland Yard de-
ectlves in their pursuit of criminals.
It will form a distinctive feature of
The Dally Hoe.
The assurance should go out to every
indent and trustworthy policeman and
Ircman that ns long ns he attends
strictly to his business , steers clear of
corrupt practices , sectarian contention
mil machine politics he will bo pro
tected by competent authority. The
lest sentiment of this city will support
his proposition and any man or set of
lien who disregard it must sooner or
ater come to grief. Good order , life
and property must bo preserved and
olllcers whoso duty it Is to protect these
vital interests must bo given the po.sl-
live assurance that they can hold their
positions only by strict attention to
uisliiess , ! > e they Catholics , Protestants
or disbelievers in any creed.
There are two Presbyterian colleges
In Nebraska ! The church authorities
ire now considering a proposition to I
consolidate them and locate the greater
Institution In Omaha. The wisdom of
such action must be manifest to the
majority of members of that great do-
nomination. The mere fact of location
In the metropolis of the state would at
tract students , wlille the success thus
attained would lead to a stronger fac
ulty and more substantial support ot
the church and of philanthropists who
may see lit to endow a growing educa
tional Institution.
The bonilsmo.ii'.wC Taylor , i the de
camped ex-treasurer of South Dakota ,
arc greatly interested In seeing hos
tile bondsmen of ex-Treasurer Hill of
Nebraska fare at the hands of the su-
promo court. They will be going
through a similar experience as soon
as the proceedings to recover Indem
nity for public Hindu embezzled by Tayc
lo1 come to a head.
The passenger rate war on business
between > the Missouri river and Denver
is n trlllo premature to suit the pur
poses of mountain resort keepers who
have thin air and pure water to sell ,
Thirty days hence a 57 rate to the
mountains would mean an immense in
crease of revenues to these fortunate
caterers to wandering tourists.
Jlrltltlt lirnliu.
Cilulx'-Democrnt.
still ImH n genius for blundering
m dealing with American affairs.
llilncx < iniiliic Our WHJ- .
Detroit Pico Press.
The Monroe doctrine still exists , Inbor Is
Is being better paid , the farmers nre san-
KUlne of n good ITOJI year , calamity howlers
ar losing their voices , confidence Is
strengthened , capital Is coming out of re
tirement and the future Is inviting ; yet
the hot-house financier Insists upon meas
uring values with his six-foot yardstick.
Mcliincholy New * for .linguist ) ,
Kansas City Star.
Senator Morgan and other JIngolsta will
be excessively pained by the Intelligence
thnt the llrltlsh have evacuated Corlnto.
Indeed , It would not surprise the senator
the entire Hrltlsh lleet were suddenly
to appear In Mobile buy and throw shcll.i
Into Alabama. These Hrltons nre not to be
trusted In their mail desire for conquest.
Improvml irrulatlon.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The circulation of money In the United
States Increased more than J13.CWO.OOO during
the month of April. This money was
brought out of Its hiding places by the
growth of confidence. It does not require
free sliver coinage to Increase the volume
of money In circulation. It requires simply
the conllilcnce Inspired by honest standards
and honest methods.
Cnrlntu Incident Closed.
fit. Paul I'loneer-Prosi.
The British tleet has llftod Its blockade
of Corlnto and the thunder cloud that hov
ered over Nicaragua has passed harmlessly
away. It Is said tbnt the ready acceptance
by Great Drltaln of the proffered guarantee
of San Salvador Iras 'promoted by the good
oltlci's of our government. It Is quite likely
that the Indignant tUrlctures of the Amer
ican press upon .thB aggressive and domi
neering attitude of England In the affair
may have quite as much to do with it. Thu
Incident Is elo.sei ! , ' hnt It has left behind
a new conception In the public mind of
America of Its duties toward Its sister re
publics. .
1'oor I.rt'4 SjSrliiR IVvcr.
rHlcrJfiO I'ost
nut In the sprlAc" the Indian's fancy
lightly turns to thoughts of looting agency
stores and pumping' lead Into the white
population. The .ft-vored red man stuffs
himself with VKWOUS ( solution of tacks
sulphuric acid and goes out with an ear
nest ilealre to mtke * Jilmself persona non
grata to his neighbors. The papers this
morning wore foil 'of the tuyety of the
noble red man In-various corners of thu
west. It would pa } ' 'the ' government once a
year to load th ? lyvwrvatlon with sarsaparilla -
parilla and Iron. At present the aboriginal
spring fever Is allowed to run Its course
until drastic measures arc required , serl
then It Is abated by allopathic doses of
lead , hypodermic-ally ndmlnlsiured. This Is
sure cure for the fever , hut It Is ruinlous
the constitution of the patient.
- .i.ivj.tr iu.it.
Ilebran Journal : The woman' * edition of
The Omaha Ilee Is a creditable Issue.
Wayn ? Democrat : The ladles of Omaha
edited The Use \Wlneiday. . and a rattling
gcod paper they made of It , too.
Unite Gazette : The vromnn' * ullllon of The
Omaha lice Wednesday last was a hummer ,
and reflected great credit upon the ladloi who
got it out.
Campbell Priss : The ladles of 'Omaha pub
lished The Ilee on May d.iy. It wjs nn extra
large edition and auier \ \ that the women of
Omaha should justly feel proud of.
Tllihn Citizen : The May day edition of
The Onnha Dally Dee. edited by the women
of Hint city , Is a credit to the s x and makes
the woman hater's heart quaUo with fear at
the advance she has made In literature as
well ns other callings.
Arlington Times : The edlllon of The
Omnlia Iee ) on May 1 was edited by the ladles
In the Interest cf the I'r , sytcrian hospital of
that city. It was a twenty-elght-iuge | > ni > er
and is one of the best editions gotten out this
year. All honor to the ladles of Omaha.
Loup City Times : The May Day Hee was
n hummer of twenty-eight pages nnd was
nbly edited by the women folk of Omaha
and Nebraska. The Income from the publi
cation , which was rurnethliiK like $2,000. go's
to support the I'rcsbytcrltin hospital o (
Omahn.
Table Ilcck Arsus : The May 1 Issue of
The Omaha Dee was gotUn out by the ladles
of the city and state , to whom It vas a
credit. H was composed of twenty-eight
pages of Interesting matter. The profits of i i
the Issue , about $2,000 , go to the Presbyterian I
hospital.
Nebraska City Press : The May day edl-
tlon of The Omaha Ileo was a work of literary
art seldom accomplished except nfter years
of study and hard labor. The work was n
credit tu the editorial staff of ladles who had
the work In charg ? nnd was a credit to
Omaha and to The Dec.
Uroken Dow Chief : The May day Issue of
The Omaha Dally Dee was strictly a woman's
edition , being gotten out by the women of
Omaha , nnd was nbly edited. It contained
twenty-eight pages nnd was well filled with
choice matter nnd communications from all
over the universe. It Is a credit to the
women who had the work In charge.
Kullcrton Journal : The May day number
of The Omaha Hee was a great Issue be
cause It was edited wholly by the ladles.
We notlcFd an able article In the medical de
partment from Fullerton's lady M. I ) . , Miss
Dora Judklns. Wo noticed also that the
literary department was under the able man
agement of Mrs. Judge Keysor ot Omaha and
was par excellence.
Wlsner Chronicle : The woman's May day
edition of The Omaha Dee was as pretty as a
new spring bonnet nnd as full of good things
as the pies our mothers used to mnke. It
could not be otherwise when the brightest
and best of Omaha's cultured and vivacious
\\Miicn united their genius and energy with
the exccllc-nt facilities afforded by The Dee
for special journalistic enterprises.
Edgar I'ost : The woman's edition of The
Omaha Ilee , a twenty-eight page paper , was
Issued Wednesday. Krom first page to last
It wus exclusively the work of women , and
the work is probably as well done as If it
had been performed by men , but still It
Is different. For Instance , no man would
have written the scare head "Two Persons
Kntally Shot , " for a criminal sensation , but
still It tells the story. Women are women ,
even though they nre new women. After
glancing ever the various departments , In
which almost every conceivable subject Is
treated , we are more than ever of the opinion
that the poet was right when he sang :
More human , more divine than we ,
In truth hnlf human , half divine ,
Is woman when thu good star * agree
To temper with their beams benign
The hour of her nativity.
Omaha Commercial Exhibit : The May Day
Dee , exclusively the product of the pns and
brains ot Nebraska women , was Issued last
Wednesday. The paper contained twenty-
eight pages and in matter of news In all the
different departments was par excellence.
The excellent commercial and financial re
ports particularly claim tre attention of the
commercial world. The well known facilities
of The Dee In securing this class of news
enabled the- ladles to Issue a p.iper that would
be a credit to any metropolitan dully. The
proceeds I realized from the enterprise prom
ise I to bo veil over $2,000 when all the collections -
lections 1 are In and will be donated to the
Presbyterian hospital of this city. Mr. Rosewater -
water Is to be commended for his generosity
and his confidence in the ability of Nebraska
women to maintain the standard of his great
dally newspaper.
v.j , IA'Titrxas. .
Monday's fal ! In Ice will not reduce the bill
on the 1st
Prom a surgical view point the hall storm
was a panelcss operation.
Just how much of the Income tax will sur
vive the present surgical operation hinges on
the nerve of Jackson.
Experts calculate- that It costs $443 to save
a soul In Chicago. New York and St. Louis
express the belief that the Irult Is not worth
the price.
Ho who entertains a doubt on the question
of silver as sound money should remove the
cotton from his cars nnJ list to the ore-
wrought breathings here and there.
Senator Morgan of Alabama Is described by
a contemporary ns a military "chief whoso
accurate and deadly discharge of tobacco juice
filled the Paris tribunal with dismay. "
Hereafter hall stories , no matter from what
quarter , will receive respectful consideration.
There Is no further necessity for bringing In
oral evidence In support of their truthfulness.
Tlio figure of Justice on the court house got
several hard hall raps In the back of the
neck , but they did not rattle the scales. That
sedate galvanized gal survive ! harder knocks
from bolow.
The grave of Lincoln has passed Into the
control of the state of Illinois. The change
It Is hoped will put an end to the scandals
and neglect which have shocked every patri
otic American.
Two Chicago clergymen , Ilcv. Herman P.
Hegncr and Hev. U. S. Kennedy , have been
appointed garbage box Inspectors In that city.
They have taken their appointment seriously
and are putting a great deal of ethical Im
pulse Into their work.
The Lord tompereth the wind to the shorn
lamb. A hailstone weighing an ounce Is said
to have hit Judge Cooley's cheek yestcrJny
and the contact flattened It to the proportions
of a ho ? cake. It loll to the pavement crushed
Into a th oil. ? and fragments.
The assistant secretary of the Interior has
decided that the word " "
"elbow" tn the pen
sion act of August I , 1S8C , was meant In a
conventional rather than a technical sense.
He has probably noticed that "a full hand" Is
frequently the signal for "three fingers. "
Pennsylvania mos.'backs dislike the growing
popularity of the bicycle and have procured
the passage of a law requiring riders to pay
tolls at toll gates. The current claim that
Pcnnsylvanft Is a progressive state lacks the
essential elements of truth. Missouri can dis
tance It , afoot or awheel.
The New York legislature evinces a dispo
sition to encourage reform , provided It boars
a party branj. Hut tbo mugwump article of
fends the nostrils of legislative reformers.
Last week a bUl was Introduced In the us.-em-
bly and almost unanimously agreed to prohib
iting the employment by any civil bervlee
commissioner of a former employe or a blooj
relation. The bill Is aimed at Hon. Lawrence
Godkln , who recently transferred his sporting
reporter to a city job at $10 a day.
Chauncey M. Depew wears his three score
year. ) and one as lightly as "the flutter of an
angel's wing , " and cn the occasion of
birthday all his countrymen and country
women. In spirit And Intent , gather round
him , bounding melodious reeds of congratula
tion. As thu most popular of brilliant men
and the most brilliant of popular men , as u
consistent professor of optimum and bon
homie , and the inn.it apt anil felicitous after-
dinner speaker authentically known , ho is
well entillcd to these felicitations.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
A l'HK.S.1 fO.1l.WK.Vr.
Sioux City Tribune : On HIP whole , the
signs of the times are nboiit all th.it could
lie desired , nnJ nil that Is nroloJ to put the
country In a whirl of btisliioj tactivlty Is for
each one lo put tils shoulder to tlio wheel
with confidence In hlnwclf , and with confi
dence In the strength of the business situa
tion.
tion.Des
Des Moinej Leader : There icciii * some
confusion as to the recent decision nf Judge
House at Clinton that a mortgage took prece
dence of tl.o mulct as lien upon premises
where liquor Is sold. Some have applied It to
all mortgages on the property. This does not
nppoar to bd the true reading. The priority
Is only as to such mortgages as wore of i coord
before the lien ot the mulct attached. Hut
even under thli reading the decision practi
cally repudiates the doctrine that the mulct
In a tax , not n license , for If a tax It would
take precedence of the mortgage no matter
when the latter were llled.
Sioux City Journal : The commission sent
from Iowa to locale a position of the Iowa
troopa engaged In that battle In Tennessee
found It impossible to perform thu task In
the two days nlottcd them , and recommends.
the appointment of nnollitr conuiilvlnn to do
It. Certainly It Is Important that the work
should In ) well done since It Is
to be done but once , and as the commis
sion says , It can be bolter done after the
preliminary work of Improving the Shlloh
national pirk has bsen commenced. Iowa has
great Interest In Shlloh nnd Iowa soldiers
should unite In demanding lhat tlio state be
pro ; erly represented In the proposed park.
Iowa State Capital : The ruling of Judge
Shlras to the effect that the letters concern-
f"
} Ing . . ' the condition of the- Union Savings and
Dulldlng 1 association , for the mailing of which
Hlchmond and the others were Indicted , were
not nomiiallnble , cannot be much of a sur
prise to people who have paid attention to
the matter. Indeed , there was considerable
surprise that they were suppose ! to warrant a
pioseciitlon for ik lng the malls for the pur
pose of fraud. One might almost think that
Richmond had had himself Indicted In the
federal ' court because of the moral effect that
| his ' : acquittal there would , have on his trial
here. Hut the offense for which he Is hold in
this . county l. of quite n different character.
Ho Is charged hero with embezzlement , an
offense of which the federal court could take
no cognizance ; and the ruling ut Council
Dluffs In no manner affects the prosecution
here.
Philadelphia Record :
Hobson-What < lo
yon Mime < ien dog's
pants are tnnilo of ?
K " ° f II sort ° f vcry Ilsht
Iloslon Transcript : There Is many an
amiable young gentleman who Hatters him
self that he Is n devil of a follow simply
because lie goes about with a cloven breath.
Scrlbner's : "In my business , lady. It's
Impossible ' to got ' n day's work. " "You
don't say ! What's your business ? " "I'm u
night watchman. "
Washington Star : "Have you had that
printing done in which we refer to the sil
ver tones of the tenor ? " ooked the man
ager of the opera company.
' 'Npt yet , " replied the tigi-nt.
"Well , have them put that llnp in the
biggest type they can gat. We nlay D2n-
ver week after next. "
Washington Star : "Money talks , " said
the
conlldent man.
"YfH , " replied the melancholy citizen.
' '
'Hut when It's
conversing with n poor rela
tion It usually talks In n , whisper.1'
Indianapolis Journal : "You say that the
desperadoes " came In nnd cleaned out the
town ?
"Yes ; nnd now the town people nre out
scouring the country. "
New York Herald : Mason Why does
Jnson prefer taking a walk on Fifth avenue
on .Sunday morning1 to going to church ?
I'ayson Ho says he likes to rend sermons
In clones rather than to listen to sermons
from sticks.
Yonker's Statesman : Editor Well , did
you Interview Mis. Twaddle of the Woman's
HlghN club ? Picporler I . aw her. and she
had nothing to sny. Editor Well , squeeze
It down Into a column ; we're crowded to
day.
Somrrvllle Journal : Mrs. Wiggles That
little Watkyns boy was over here playing
with the children today , nnd he had four
different kinds of buttons on his coat.
Mr. Wiggles Yes ; bis father takes up the
contribution at the church.
THAT r > I3AU OLD COAT. | .
Cleveland 1'l.iln Dealer.
Ho thought him to economize.
As days wen- getting longer ,
And nurtured by the soft blue skies ,
The sun was getting stronger ;
So with a good Intent he took
With manner staid nnd sober-
That old seersucker from the hook
That held It since October.
"I'll put It on. " he muttfred , rash.
" '
'Twill save at least two dollars ;
Then I will spend the added cash
For linen cuffs nnd collars ;
That | coat climbed up his shoulders , high
lint ftlll h did not s-corn It-
Till "See Hill" rang tlio newsboy's cry ,
"Da wings upon dat hornet ! "
31.11' .
Ladle * ' Home Journal ,
"Now , who art thou. my dainty maid ? "
" '
"I'm April's sister , sir , " she paid ;
Then smiled so heavenly sweet.
And making me a courtesy fine ,
She dropped nn armful of sunshine
1 tight down about my feet.
Her blush was like the apple-blow :
Her eyes like violets thnt grow
Hesldtf the meadow stream.
O , buttercups alone would dare
To match the bright gold of her hair ,
And all the air did seem
nidi freighted with her fragrant breath.
Now , surely , happy nature salth :
"
"Thrice welcome , maiden May. "
.n * / ; ; > n/cronus ,
Philadelphia Press ; Secretary Morton l.i
perpetually Hushing and fl.mhlng on the
country some Email reforms In his depart
ment , but the Important work In his handi ,
the collection of crop sUtlstlcs , ho cither
cannot or will not Improve. The work Ii
worse don ? with every half year , and the re
ports on crops were never so discredited as
In the past twelve months In which Secretary
Morton has been blowing- his tin trumpet re
forms.
Itecord : The fact lhat Secre
tary of Agriculture J. Sterling Morton Is not
"going to sped" In hU determination to re
form the lax customs ot his department Is
demonstrated in his continual refusal to waste
the public moneys on jeed for rail-fixing
congressmen. Armed with nn eplnlon from
Attorney rifiioral olnoy , Secretary Morton
will retuso to squander over $100.000 In need
less seeds. This stand ngalnst extravagant
mil unsystematic federal paternalism I * ns
praiseworthy as his sliind on the propo.vd
federal extirpation of thistles and bugs la
various localities of thunion. . Secretary Mor
ton Is not. In Its perverted seiuo , either a
"
hayseed" or a humbug.
( Irovrr'A ( K'I ! Mliuiililcr.
ChlcnKU Hecord.
of Apparently Mr. W. J. Dryan has no Idea
continuing his pause for n reply nny
Opening Chapter Thursday.
"ChfoolclesofMaftioHewilt !
TlieCaMLaWtaoded,11 ,
CAPITAL PRIZE DETECTIVE STORK ,
Thursday The Boo
will present the in
itial chapter of this
short serial story by
Arthur Morrison.
Laker was the
collection clerk of a
great London bank.
In the course of a
busy day he had on
his rounds collected
/15,000and suddenly
disappeared. Detec
tives were at once
put upon the case.
The story is a graphic"
account of the suc
cessive steps taken
by the trained sleuths
looking to the detec
tion of the crime , in
which they were em
inently successful.
It is full of dramatic
incident and gives
the reader a clear
insight into the
methods of Scotland
Yard detectives in
their pursuit of
criminals.
A Story of Thrilling interest ,
Begins Thursday , Jllay 9.
Cutting Prices on
SUSPENDERS
During a recent trip to Chicago we purchased from
Wilson Bros. , the world renowned man
ufacturers , about fifty dozen suspenders
at a price , to close out the lot , tint en
ables us to sell them at an average of
SOG a pair , We won't sell any till
Thursday. They'll be displayed in our
15th street window all day Wednesday
and sold Thursday , or as long as they
last , at 500 a pair. There isn't a suspen
der in the whole fifty dozen but that we
could sell for 75c and most of them are
worth $1.50. There are French Kid ends , Cantab ends ,
Elastic Web ends , patent buckles , some suspenders em
broidered , others plain ; striped , figured and all colors.
There never was a better suspender made than these
Wilson Bros , standard goods , worth up to $1.50 , to go 'M
on sale Thursday at SOG a pair. We announce this in
plenty of time so that you can be on hand to get first
choice at the $1.50 suspenders fet
Sta.'M
Reliable Clotlilcrd , S.\V. Cur. lath and Doughis Sta.