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( Srnl. ) N. I * . Kllll. . . Nalarr Public.
Tim uppermost citiostlim In Knroponn
tlllilonmtlc circles In , Docs Uusslii love
Germany loss or tlous It lintc England
more ?
Tnllv nliout n "popular" lonn to defray
tile pxppnsos of poVL-rnniunt In time of
profound praro Is to lc ) listened to nu
soninthliiK In the nature of u burk > sinc. (
The scnnto rules Imvn just been de
nounced for perpotnadiiK "nnelent fic
tions. " Those , however , are the only
fictions that Koine of the iinuleut BCIUI-
tora can npnrcclntc.
It Is the next tiling to nilracnlous
how some people who pride thcnitiolvcs
upon lining able to reineinber almost
from the day they wore born suddenly
lose their memories when they find
themselves on a witness stand.
Now , just because there was a dearth
of aspirants for the vice presidential
nomination a little while ago Is no
reason why every politician with jv
rpiasl-uatlonnl reputation should Im
agine the place is hunting for him.
According to recent census returns
there arc said to be only 1,154 women
in New 1'ork City who arc Ignorant of
their ages. How many there are who
know how old they arc but won't tell
the census man neglected to specify.
The latest theatrical advertising dodge
Is to have the leading lady hypnotized
by some dread Svengall in the audience.
The trick has worked so well the lirst
time that amateur Svcngalls must be
expected to spring up soon In the front
of every theater in the country.
Ex-Congressman Bryan wjould have
the democrats In congress vote for n.
protective tariff In order to promote the
cause of free sliver. Well ! AVelU Well !
What has become of "Tariff reform and
free silver not one , but both ? " Has
this famous Bryan motto been lost In
the shuttle ?
The principle "of the docking system
Introduced Into the house two years
ago was all right , but Its evasion by
pleas of pretended sickness was all
wrong. If the docking system can't
be , introduced without an epidemic of
congressional sickness , perhaps it is
better to do without It altogether.
Oklahoma Insists that It is to be the
forty-sixth state. There are not many
territories left to come In now and
those that remain are apt to be Impa-
"tleut for admission to the union. So
long as there Is a territory Jeft con
gress will not be able to evade consider
ation of successive statehood bills.
Whether the rumor that Great Brit
ain has made arrangements to purchase -
chase Delagoa bay from Portugal Is
true or not , It Is significant as Indicat
ing the general belief that the British
government lias come to recognize the
acquisition of territory by purcluipo as
preferable to acquisition by force or by
bulldozing tactics.
If Ilov. Mr. Talmago had gone to
'Armenia Instead of accepting that call
to hlH Washington pastorate what a
lot of fun he would be missing. De
fending the Armenians against the on
slaughts of the Turk would be tame
business hcsldo struggling for the con
cession of an additional sermon a week
from bis congregation.
Re'nator Kyle has'Introduced a bill
into congress requiring the local ga
company to supply the Inhabitants of
Washington with gas at not more than
75 cents a thousand cubic feet. Gas
has been sold In towns and cities not
far from Washington at that price and
110 doubt could be manufactured and
distributed them at a profit * at that
price. But It won't be If it has to wait
on i-ongrchslonnl legislation before It Is
done.
Thtt amount of state school money
apportioned to the different bdiool dis
tricts soeiiH to bo growing less year by
year , both In the aggregate and In the
per capita apportionment. This must
Indicate nu Impairment of the re
sources from which these funds arc
drawn. Jf the constantly increasing
permanent school fund were kept In
vested in paying securities and the
rent on leased school lands collected up
promptly there would bo no falling off
la the school apportionment. A com
plete and detailed statement of the con
dition of the permanent school fund Is
what the people of Nebraska would
llko to have and what tliuy are entitled
to liav * .
/ osr.ir , SAVtxas HANKS.
The proposed establishment of limited
postal cnvlngK hank * , which The Bee
ha * advocated as the best means of
lloalliig a popular loan , bus , wo are
gratified to note , met with favor at the
j hands of prominent members of con-
I gross. Loiters expressing th"r ! views
on this subject have been received by
The Bee from distinguished members of
both houses of the national IcglMatiir. ' ,
Including Senators Sherman , Allison
and Chandler , Speaker Heed , 1'opre
sonlatlve Walker , chalunan of the
house bunking iind cniruucy committee ,
and Representative Henderson , chair
man of the house judiciary committee
and second on the appropriations com
mittee. .
The letters received by Hie editor of
The Bee from senators ami rr > prosonti- :
lives generally endorse ( ho pilnclplo
outlined In our editorial , but there is
diversify of views as to methods. This ,
however. Is not a serious obstacle , for
if congress can be brought vo see the
expediency of a postal savings system
there will bo no very great dllllculty la
devising a practicable method of estab
lishing It. Postal savings banks have
long been In successful operation In
Great Britain and Krnnec and the plans
of operation In those countries would
furnish a basis for an American s ; a-
torn.
torn.Since
Since the beginning of tlio year : i
number of bills contemplating the es
tablishment of limited postal savings
banks have been Introduced. Two of
those have been prosenlod In the sen
ate. The first Is a bill Introduced by
.Senator Quay , designed especially for
the dopoMts of the small savings of
wage workers. Under Us provisions
every money order postotllco Is made
a postal savings bank , authorized to re
ceive and Issue Intorest-bearlng cer
tificates for any amount from 10 cents
to $10.
Last Tuesday .Senator ilhandlcr in
troduced a post.il savings l-ank l 'll '
which has n .more extended scope. Mr.
Chandler has indicated that he pro
poses to press his inoasuiv , which I.KS !
not provide for establishing postal sav
ings banks , as the bll : of Mr. Quay
does , but for receiving deposits at po. t-
oillcos and Isstilug Interest-lmarlng
nolos or certlfioatos against t'lom , such
certificates to bo la negotiable lorm.
It Is urged by the author of tl'h bill
that the plan is much simpler than that
for a postal savings bank , that It would
require far l ss machinery and could
be put Into oporat'oii at one ? , and that
the security would be as perfect as In
the case of a yostal savings bunk.
It wilt thus be seen that the Idea of
a postal savings system , by which the
government would Lave at its connr.and
at all _ tlmcs several hundred ir.lhlons
of the money of the people , at a lo-.v
rate of Interest , Is receiving attention in
congress , from wh'c/'i ' It may reasonably
be hoped there will bt ; some practical
result.
TIIK mUGIlT SIDE.
Every cloud has a silver lining. There
was a bright as well * as a dark side to
803. It has been a year of extreme
Depression in business. Wo go Into
1800 under the stress of three very hard
years , commercially considered. Every
branch of trade has'been affected and
almost every Individual , from newsboy
to millionaire , has suffered from the
prolonged drain upon our resources.
We have reached the point in our busi
ness history when hope hangs upon the
conviction that Inasmuch as conditions
cannot be worse they must necessarily
become bettor. But 1803 has demon
strated the staying qualities of our
business community. The year has
witnessed the suspension or withdrawal
.of a number of jobbing firms , but no
line of trade has been entirely aban
doned. The business of the concerns
which went elsewhere Is taken up by
the houses remaining. Our great Indus
tries like the stock yards , the Omaha
and Grant reduction works , the lead
works , 'the packinghouses and the rail
way shops are running about as many
men , and in some cases more , and are
turning out as large a product as in
1804.
Liquidation lias gone forward with
awful strides. Foreclosures have been
numerous and real estate values have
been reduced , -but the land and the
buildings are still here and wo shall
merely readjust ourselves" look to
now landlords who can afford to rent
their property at lower annual rentals
to the advantage of the business men
who will hereafter use It. The city
lives and the natural advantages which
are to make this n metropolis cannot
bo destroyed by crop failure , monetary
stringency or bankers' panics.
Omaha goes Into 1800 stripped of a
dead weight of private debt under
which her business men bravely
struggled for years. Her capital Is re
duced , but the capacity for business
only awaits the opportunity to recover
what has been lost. Our people have
lost neither courage nor ambition. They
have breasted the storm and cleared
away the wreckage and are ready to as
sume former activities , equipped for
business.
The now year Is full of promise. The
coming presidential campaign will do
the trade of the country no damage.
There is no uncertainty as to the com
ing policy of the national government.
Demand must increase because the
supply of products of factories Is below
normal. Capital must seek employ
ment because It has already boon too
long unprofltably Idle. Investments will
make wages. Wages and consumption
have a relation which Is obvious. Wo
can afford to take courage for 1800.
CHKKSll ,
The Bee Is In receipt of a copy of a
bill Introduced into the house of repre
sentatives by Congressman Cook of Wis
consin "defining cheese and also impos
ing a tax upon and regulating the imum-
faeture.salo , Importation and exportation
of filled cheese" that In its way Is a gem
lit for the crematory. The good old
definition of cheese found In the school
books and dictionaries Is no longer
adapted to the use of the end-of-the-cen-
tury man. When wo all think wo
know what choose looks llko and what
cheese smells ( Ikeye are laboring uiujcr
deceitful delusions , N6thlng but n
definition laid down by congress in n
duly oiinefcd law of the land can en
lighten us on this subject. The pro
posed bill makes the word ohdoso ap
plicable only to "the food product known
as 'cheeso * and made from cream with
out adulterating matter. " Should this
bill become law , unless you know that
the stuff that looks like cheese and
smells like choose and tastes like
choose Is made from cream and noth
ing oHo. you must not venture to call
It choose.
But that Is not all. The man , woman
or child who does not know cheese
when he sees It or smells It or tastes
It intNt bo proteclod by the federal
government from the folly of Ids Ig
norance. There Is only one way to do
this , and that Is to require all so-called
cheese that Is not cheese within the
definition of the law to bo correctly
and plainly labeled. The proposed bill
of Mr. Cook therefore Imposes a special
tax on every one who handles or con
sumes the proscribed Imitation of the
true cheese. The tax on manufactur
ers Is to be $400 a year , on wholesale
dealers ? 250 a year , on retail dealers
$40 a year , on consumers U cents a
pound , the latter to bo collected by
means of revenue stumps ntllxcd to each
package of the spurious choose. Still
further to protect the Ignorant cheese
purchaser , an import duty of 1" cents a
pound Is to be laid on all the importa
tions of alleged cheese that do not
come up to the definition Imposed by
the federal law.
There Is just one step more In the
logical sequence which Mr. Cook's bill
does not take , but which wo have no
doubt can easily be engrafted upon It.
Every restaurant and every lunch
counter where anything but the legally
defined cheese is supplied to patrons
should be required to give notice
to that effect by large signs In
plain letters reading "Imitation
cheese used here , " and be compelled to
pay a tax of 5 cents or more on every
so-called cheese sandwich which It sells
that merely looks like cheese and smells
llko clleoso and tastes like cheese , but
is not cheese according to the congres
sional standard.
Cheese It !
OVKliSlIOT T11K MAttK.
Vrom time Immemorial the Anglo-
Saxon race has firmly upheld the rights
of person and property.
When Magna Charta was wrested
from King .Tolm the right of all free
men to be exempt from arrest and their
right to hold their property from seizure
and search without warrant was guar
anteed by solemn pledges. Among the
reserved rights engrafted upon the fed
eral constitution was the express pro
vision that "the right of the people to
bo secure in their persons , houses ,
papers ami effects against unreasonable
searches and seizures shall not be violated
lated and no warrant shall issue except
on probable cause supported bj * oath
or afllrmatlon and particularly describ
ing the place to be searched and the
persons or things to be seized. " Tills
declaration was reiterated word for
word In the bill of rights that consti
tutes article I of the constitution of the
state of Nebraska.
Eternal vigilance Is the price of lib
erty. American citizens cannot exercise
too great vigilance In resisting every
attempt to subvert their constitutional
privileges and immunities. For this
reason The Bee feels Impelled to cuter
protest against the display of sectarian
zeal by members of the Omaha police
force in their efforts to recapture an
escaped convict : Reference is made to
the action of Sergeants Cox and Cory
In entering without a search warrant
St Phllomcna cathedral , the pastor's
residence and the parish school on the
mere suspicion conjured up In their own
minds that the fugitive , who happened
to bo of the Roman Catholic faith , was
being harbored by the priests. Nobody
will find fault with the activity dis
played by the police In trying to re
capture the fugitive. But their efforts
should have been kept strictly within
the bounds of the law and authority.
UcvCrsc the conditions in tills case
and assume that a Catholic police olli-
cer or constable should venture upon
a search of a Protestant church edifice
or should Invade the domicile of a
Protestant clergyman without a search
warrant and he would be pilloried as
an outlaw by a justly Indignant com
munity.
The rights of one are the rights of nil.
Where shall the line be drawn ? These
officers had no more right to invade
the church premises without a warrant
than they had the bed chamber of a
private household. If police officers
can with impunity bolt into a church
and ransack pulpit and altar every time
that a criminal of a particular creed Is
In hiding the fabric of our vaunted free
government and its most cherished In
stitutions will be torn to shreds and
the republic will cease to maintain the
principles of the Declaration of Inde
pendence. How could a govorni'iont
endure that would tolerate such disre
gard of its fundamental law ?
JKTKllNA T1QNAL AllUlTItATJOK.
The United States Is fully committed
to the policy of submitting to arbitra
tion all International controversies
which will admit of settlement In this
way and the expressions obtained from
members of the senate committee on
foreign relations , favorable to interna
tional arbitration , voiced a sentiment
general among the American people.
Whllo there has never been any formal
enunciation of the policy on the part
of this government Its practice for
more than eighty years has- been favor
able to the policy , It is noted that
three distinct arbitrations to settle
boundary disputes and the ownership
of certain Islands were provided for in
the treaty following the war of 1812.
An arbitration of questions arising out
of the fisheries disputes was held In
1853-51 and the treaty of Washington ,
negotiated in 1871 , provided for four
arbitrations , one relating to the Ala
bama claims. The Bering sea arbitra
tion was the latest , as it was also one
of the most important. These and a few
others of less consequence wore with
Great Britain , besides which the United
States has lint ! cases of arbitration with
Spain , Mej { { < ji , Ilnytl , Venezuela and
some of tnl oilier South American
states , In rilt Corly-sovon , which Is cer
tainly sufllclcnt to determine the fact
that our KtV&rmncnt Is favorable to
this iuothoiK-br ! settling International
controversies.
Several ft/fyrts / have boon made In
congress to secure a formal enuncia
tion In favor "of arbitrating Interna
tional dlsu'fllcs ! In 18SU a joint reso
lution was frtiortod from the senate
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foreign toh.ijjjms committee requesting
the president to Invite negotiations with
countries ITrtVIng diplomatic relations
with the United States to the end that
any differences or disputes arising
which could not bo adjusted by diplo
matic agency might be referred to arbi
tration and be peaceably adjusted by
such moans. A resolution In favor of
general arbitration was passed by the
house of representatives In 1874. It
will be scon flint so far as this coun
try Is concerned Great Britain has uni
formly shown a disposition to foster
the principle of arbitration , so recently
as 180't the House of Commons having
unanimously adopted n resolution In
favor of an agreement between Eng
land niul the United States for a per
manent tribunal of arbitration to settle
disputes between the two countries.
Undoubtedly th"re Is a pretty general
sentiment In England now favorable to
this , although the fooling seems to be
strongly against arbitration In the
Venezuelan case , notwithstanding the
fact that the United States has become
involved In that controversy.
It is highly probable that within n
few years some sort of an agreement
will be effected for referring to arbitra
tion all disputes between England and
the United States capable of settlement
by that moans and possibly the plan of
an International court may be adopted.
Such an agreement would seem to be
an inevitable result of the very strong
feeling in both countries that the great
English-speaking nations should do
everything possible to maintain and per
petuate their peaceful relations , in the
Interest alike of civilization and the
progress , prosperity and happiness of
their own people.
AMRHICAX UOXaitATULATIONS.
There can be no question that the
American people are In most hearty
sympathy with the South African re
public , and earnestly hope that It will
bo able to not only maintain Its inde
pendence , but to free Itself entirely from
all British authority , a consummation
which the able and courageous presi
dent of tho1republic appeared deter
mined to brlngjabout ! It would , per
haps , be proper for the United States
to express Its sympathy In the form
presented ill , vthe resolution of Senator
Morgan , Introduced _ In the senate on
Friday last antl'i'eferrcd'-to the commit
tee on forojgn iJ-elations , but the ques
tion suggcstSiltself whether the passage
of the resolution at this Juncture would
be opportune. Might It not be con
strued ns n gratuitous attempt to influ
ence the public sentiment of the world
against Great Britain when that gov
ernment has disclaimed any Intention
to interfere Wjth the Independence of
the Transvaal republic. If Itwere _ en
tirely certain that such an expression
of Am'erican feeling would be of any
moral advantage to the people In whoso
behalf it was made and would In no
wise prejudice our own International re
lations , there should be no hesitation In
making It But In the absence of such
certainty prudence suggests that a
declaration which might have 111 rather
than good effects were bettor withheld ,
at least until the period has passed
when any seeming Interposition on the
part of this government could compli
cate the situation. .
There does not appear to be any im
mediate danger to the South African
republic. The British government must
understand that the sentiment of the
civilized world Is practically unanimous
In opposition to any attempt on its prtrt
to coerce the little republic or to assume
any right or prerogative in dealing with
It not clearly warranted by treaty.
The course of Emperor AVIlllum was
notice to Great Britain that further
aggressions on the part of that power In
South Africa would meat with resist
ance , and there is no reason to doubt
that most of the European powers are
prepared to acquiesce. While , there
fore , England Is pushing foiward war
like preparations with unwonted vigor ,
there Is no Intimation .of any purpose
to do more than be ready to protoot the
British possessions In South Africa.
How far England may be disposed to
go In insisting upon the maintenance
of suzerainty over the Transvaal ro-
publlc , the' abandonment of which It
appears to be the Intention of the gov
ernment of the republic to demand , it
is impossible to say. It is not n matter -
tor of such Importance as would war
rant Great Britain in attempting to
maintain It by force at the risk of war
with several European nations.
But It is ob > ; lous that much will depend -
pond upon the good sense and prudence
of President iCruger and his associates ,
who hayo so far } shown that they have
both , together with abundant courage
for any exigency.
Meanwhile there appears to be no
valid reason' why the United States
should bo in''a ' Iiurry to Identify Itself
In any respoct/ / with the Transvaal
trouble. The sentiment of our people
toward the Sou.h | African republic Is
well understood ! and a congressional
enunciation of'It ' would not In the least
Increase Its InJlijence for good.
It is asswtaed In souio quarters that
the death of Major J , W. Poarman , the
squatter governor , means an end to the
periodic convening of that influcntiol
legislative assembly known as the third
house before which the squatter gov
ernor was wont to deliver his biennial
mossago. This assumption arises from
the idea that there is no heir apparent
to the squatter governon > hlp and that
this is a position which no cilice sockcrs
will want This is likely to prove a
mistake. It will not bo long before
candidates for the squatter governor
ship of Nebraska will announce them-
selves. Let it bo recorded that lion.
Patrick 0. Ilawos stilt lives. The ex
contingent congressman from Nebraska
has never abdicated his claims to th
Peannan succession ,
With the honor of statehood go
numerous corresponding burdens o
which the people of Utah will soon bt
made aware. But ns no body of people
who have been admitted Into the unloi
has ever voluntarily given up stntehoot
In order to relapse Into territorial gov
eminent , It Is pretty safe to say tha
the experience of the forty.four states
that have gone before Is unanlmouslj
to the effect that the benefits accrutiif ,
from the transition are worth nil they
cost.
Ten thousand children of school ago
have disappeared from the school cen
sus when a comparison Is made of the
returns for ISO. and for 18)4. ! ) Yet the
falling off In the total vote polled In
1805. from that of IS ! ) I , taking Into con
sideration the fact that the former was
an off year , .by no moans corresponds.
There must be something wrong In the
figures either of the school census or
of the votes polled.
Nebraska farmers who have boon ex
perimenting with popcorn find that
they have succeeded In raising a really
remunerative crop. Of course popcorn
growing would hardly pay If the whole
state were planted with It , but ns a
means of diversifying agricultural pro
ducts It deserves serious consideration.
The fanners who diversify their Indus
try are the farmers who make their
occupation pay.
Wo now have an authentic case where
an Illinois court has declined to grant
an application for the appointment , of
a receiver on the ground that sufficient
facts were not presented to demand a
receivership. Just think of it ! A court
refusing to avail Itself of the opportunity
for patronage offered by a promising
receivership. No self-respecting court
In these parts would neglect such an
opportunity.
Congress Is asked to establish a now
cabinet position to be known as the
head of the department of commerce.
Congress will do well to stimulate for
eign and domestic commerce before It
Jumps at the conclusion as to which
remedy is fit to be used first.
A Sootliliiur RCH .
New York Mall and Express.
Ambassador Bayard's discreet and 1m-
prcsslvo silence encourages tlio liopo that ho
has at last enticed himself Into a rest cure.
National IleKreN.
Chlcngo Tribune.
While the honorable senate of the United
States Is debating a free coinage bill that Is
fated to die a bornln' the taxpayers are re
flecting bitterly upon the fact that every
senator draws J5.000 a year from the treas
ury. _ _ _
A SliccclilcMN Reflection.
Somcrvlllo Journal.
When n man tolls you that ho haa kept for
ten years a personal expense account , ' ac
curate to a single cent , don't say a word ,
but remember that you are privileged to look
upon one. of the biggest liars that the world
has ever seen.
Fnr-Fctclieil CoinpuiiloiiHlilli.
Kansa.i City Star.
The ( destruction , l > y fireof the Jewish tem
ple In Peorla has caused six Christian con
gregations to tender the use of their churches
to the rabbi and his flock. Thus tbo dis
tillation of religious tolerance and of alcoholic
beverages go band In hand in the second city
of Illinois.
The Cnoi > e < ) rUi > Campos.
Globe-Democrat.
Campos has been claiming an army over
100,000 strong , but ft ts doubtful It the In
surgents will find half this number should
they capture Havana. Grant at Vlcksburg
was the only general who ever captured an
army by sleg9 and found It larger by many
thousands than had been supposed.
The. Doelor nml llio Home.
St. Louis Republic.
Unless ft ts the ministry , no profession
exerts such an Influence on the manners and
tastes of the people as that of medicine.
The family physician not infrequently knows
nioro about the home llfo of his clients than
do the men who pay the bills ho presents for
his services. In the country the physician
"drops around" more frequently than the
pastor , and even If wo did not have to run
the danger of taking the wrong prescription
prldo In their profession would demand that
the physicians Insist upon Improving the
standard of matriculation examinations In
the colleges which are turning out profes
sional Ignoramuses as full-fledged doctors.
1II.AHT9 KIIOM RAM'S IIOUJV' .
Tha pious whlno vras Invented In the i > lt ,
Living thoughts produce Me In othir IIIMI.
The real iirnyer comcs > ftoin ttio itfo ; r.it
the lips.
Wo nre mnde richer by whatever makes in
more grateful.
Th ? dcAfcit pjople ro lhaso who tuvo tors
and will not henr.
Those who would brrow trouble never havn
to go far to find It.
An old truth slated in a now nay will hit
and Mick \\hcrc It IKV.I often missed.
I'aundhiK the bible In church IB nut the
right way to thresh out Its golden grain.
To keep the people from going to sleep In
church the preacher must keep hlmrclt wide
anake.
Ono reason why the people often look bored
In church Is because the preacher didn't bore
deep enough b.'fon ? ho. went Into the pulpit.
OUT OK TIIK Oltlll.VAItV.
No one knows when Zoroaster was born.
The dates clvca vary between 200 and 0,000
years U. 0. '
There are several "giant bells" In Morcow ,
the largeit , "the Kins of Hells , " weighing
432,000 pounds. ,
It I ? c'tlmatcd that It lakes two jear * for
the water of the dulf of Mexico to travel
from Florida to the coast of Norway.
U U considered that Jnpincec men arc
among the best nocdleworkera In the \\nrld ,
their only equals being the women of HussJ .
A St. Bernard was fold for $2,350 nt the
Birmingham ( England ) dog show. This Is
Mid to be the highest prlco ever paid for a
St. Bernard at auction.
There are said to bo 1,500 different species
of rnakcs In the world , ami gentlemen who
know whereof they speak say that they have
seen the entire menagerie all | at once.
David Jonca of Anderson. Ind. , has not
slept for nearly a month. Two years ago ho
'mil ' a slceplci3 spell of ninety-three dayn , and
last year Uo remained continuously awake for
131 days.
"Hoblnson Crusoe's musket" Is for sate In
Rdlnbnrg. Tlilp should bo almost as great a
surloMty as the sword which Balaam longed
for when his ars Insisted upon having the
last word.
The aristocratic dog cemetery at the north
end of Hyd ? Park , London , has been closed ,
as it Is completely filled with tenants , and ,
jf course , no aristocratic tlog would tmumlt
to being burled In the same grave with an
other.
Literary students In Parts now wear
"muzzles" when pursuing the old books in
.be National library "not because there Is
'ear they will bite the old volumes , but to
irevcnt tbo Inhalation of the book microbes
nto the lungs. "
Thomas Parr , who was born In England In
1483 and died there In 1035 In the 152d year
of his age , was first married at the ago of SS
and again at the ngo of 120. Ho died from
overeating at n banquet given him by the
ting of England.
The thirty-second Baron Klngsale , who died
recently , had the privilege of keeping his hat
on his head I "ntho presence of the sovereign.
Jo other nobleman In England had this prlvl-
ego , which came to his ancestor , John de
Courey , 700 years ago.
U was the barking of her faithful pet dog
hat attracted the attcntlcn of neighbors to
he rooms of Mrs. Kelly , the Portland woman
ound the other day frozen In her chair. The
log remained by her side during the long
loure , whining and crying for help.
The fox's reputation for smartness was well
ustalned by a member of the tribe near Palr-
nouth , Mo. , tbo other day. A couple of
icunds and a hunter wcr ? after It , and the
ox led the hounds to a frozen pond , and out
n the Ice so thin that It just supported the
ox , which , escaped , while the hounds went
brough and were drowned.
1'EHSOXAI , AND OTHERWISE.
Colorado produced more gold than silver
ast year. Still the crop of silver talk was
6 to 1 of gold.
Boston , the hub of American benevolence ,
lie proud and the ( generous , is only S95.2S.S1
hort of the $100,000 It desires to seed to
Armenia.
If the Armenians displayed some of the
plrlt conspicuous fn the Boers , there would
) o little'call for Harmless01 ultimatums from
10 iiowcrs.
Missouri Is experimenting with the culti
vation of figs , now that Its crop of "western
candidates for the presidency" is a pro
nounced failure.
Governor Morrlll Is being roundly abused
because ho told the truth about prohibition
In Kansas. It Is the nature of hypocrisy to
squeal when unmasked.
The emperor of Japan Is satd to be an all-
'round sportsman and . .mighty handy with
n shooting Iron. The Impression prevails In
China that a great many Japs are similarly
gifted.
Although llttlo Is now said about the con
suming desire of the sultan for reform , It Is
suspected ho cordially approves the maga
zine Injections of reform recently pumped
Into mcddllns aliens In South Africa.
The gallant fusiliers of Saddle Creek reso
lutely decllno to take sides In the Trans
vaal difficulty. "Wo have troubles of our
own , " says Captain Gllbscbln , "besides a
saal brown thirst that refuses to be com
forted. What another round ? I'll go you. "
Old Monop takes another squeeze out of
California trade. Heretofore shippers dis
posed of an average of 400 tons of flour n
month In Ecuador at a fair profit. Suddenly
the Pacific Mall Steamship company raised
the rate $2 a ton and practically destroyed
the trade.
, AH RIIOT.1 AT Tim
f-'omervlllo Journal i There it ustiillr on
woman In the congregation who doesn't ro-
Kard the minister AS n saint on earth. Vci ,
slm Is his wife , of course ,
ItoMon Globe : A Lynn i > i\slor Is In tro-.iVo
because ten years ago , or so , ho. It U al
iened , attended n theater nd appiKudei * . ths
nrllMs. The heinous tinturo of this crlmn
does not seem to bj mitigated by the hi > ; o
of a whole decode. But It seems very
strange that au offense of such an awful na
ture could have been concealed so long.
Kansas City Times : A popular Now York
preacher has won In a coif tournament. Ha
Is Dr. llnlnsfonl , thn pnstor of St. Georgo's ,
who created such n sensation several years
ngo by declaring that ho believed thut the
churches should regulate the liquor trafflo
by going Into the saloon business. Whatever
ho may have done In golf , lie hasn't started
a snloon yet.
Brooklyn nflglo : The western mind Is
moro fertile of resource than that of llio
cfloto and drowty rait. Here we have be-on
lamenting : the decllno of church going and
wondering wlmt Is going to happen tn us
It the \\oftknov3 In faith keeps Increasing.
In Missouri thty have fixed ft by simply
putting good looking girls to work as ushcra
tn the churches. The Immediate effect tins
been to call out the old sinners In largo
numbers. And It coffee and rolls nre addml
the churches will not be able to hold the
congregations.
Now York Tribune : A Topeka clergyman
has thrown away his sermons and now roads '
selected fiction tohis congregation ovorr
Sunday from the pulpit , on thu ground , n *
duubt , that U Is more generally InterotUn *
and likely to call together a larger numbBr
of hearers , It Is a. now departure In church
services not calling for general Imitation
and not likely to inspire It , though It may
possibly operate as a icllef In the tabcrnaclo
where It IK applied. However , a divine with
so llttlo confidence tn the drawing power ot
his own discount would not be likely to
make the mo't judicious selections from the
field of romantic literature , and might bore
his congregation more excruciatingly than
over , besides sowing In tholr minds the
seed of wrong principles , showing up before
them Incorrect Imngcs of Itfo. U would be
a pious act to go back to his wrmons ,
whether they draw or not , leaving his flock
to their own preferences In the matter of
current fiction , much of which flows along
lower levels ot dullness and Improbability
than any doctrinal discourse which the ec
clesiastical records ot Kansas have yet to
show. _ _
DOMESTIC IDY1.S.
Cincinnati Knqulrer : Mist Pnssoy Kvcn
Adam was not contented without n wife.
Ololmteh Certainly not. Thai wns be
fore he knew anything- good or evil.
Now Yoik Herald : She ( cazlng nt the
dying embers ) That tire reminds me of a
man In love. It burns brightly nt nrst ,
then Kiaduully subsides nml nothing remains -
mains but .
He And yet It will be nil right If you
feed It icsulnrly.
Chicago Record : Sileswoman Isn't the
cashier nn nwful fool ?
Floor Walker Why ?
Saleswoman Why , she gets J100 a month
and Is going to get married.
Detroit Krce Press : "You say you love
me better than , life Itself. Isn't that i-atlicr
n.worke * ! over Iden ? "
"No , dearest , but It may , bo an over
worked one. "
Town Topics : Bobby Why do people call
nn unmarried woman a spinster , paw ?
Paw Uecnuso sheIs spinning a web for
nn unmarried man , Bobby.
Puck : Hooking Him Lord Totterlngham
( over the album of views ) Don't you er
love nn nnelent ruin , Miss Goldrox ?
Miss Goldrox ( Ilutterlnglv-I ) I this la
so sudden ; but you may ask pnpal
Chicago Tribune : "Did the preacher
marry them. In the plgn language ? "
"In the sign language ? No. They're not
mutes. Why should lie ? "
"Because It was merely a marriage ot
dollar marks. " .
Illustrated Monthly : "Maria , " said Bog
gles to his wife , with an idea of instruct
ing her In political economy , "do you
know what civil service Is ? "
"Jasper , " said Mrs. Boggles , with mem
ory of recent contact with the cook , "theroj
Isn't any. "
Philadelphia Record : Jack So you'ro en-i
Raped. I tlldn't think you had thQ.coura&o
to propose. t ,
Jim I didn't need any courage. I stayed
a minute over midnight nt Miss Peachy'a
and she took advantage of the new year.
Yonkers Statesman : Maude YoungHug -
EinB1 engagement was a very short one.
Mabel Is It broken already ?
"It was broken the very night ho pro
"
posed.
"You don't say. "
"Yes ; you see Hugglns stutters fright
fully , and it took him nearly twenty min
utes to propose , and after he got through
the girl spoiled everything by exclaiming ,
'This Is go sudden. ' Hugeins thought she
was guying him. "
ARCAUV.
Chlcatro Ileconl.
Don't talk of Watteau powns , my dew ,
You give mo quite a chill ;
Just play you are a shepherdess ,
And let that fill the bill. ,
Whbn once I knelt before you , so.
You touched mo with your crook :
But that Is all a romance writ
In summer's golden book.
Those Holds of bloom are far away
The hills are cold and bare ;
And only flowers of feathery snow |
Are flying In the nlr.
So banish all that time of dream ;
Commove a trifle nlgher ;
'TJs Arcady for man and vvlfo
Together by the fire.
Raymond's Jewelry Stock at
AUCTION I
As announced in this paper the entire
stockfof Watches , Diamonds , Jewelry , Silver
ware , Cut Glass , Art Goods , etc , , is now on
sale at auction , in order to raise money in the
shortest possible time.
If is a $185,000 Stock ;
Nothing reserved Visitors may select.
any article desired and it will be placed oh
sale The sale is strictly for cash.
Auction starts at 2 p , m , and 7:30 : p , m.
every day till further notice ,
An opportunity like this will not occur
again perhaps in your life time ,
C. S. RAYMOND.
P. J. BURROUGHS , Auctioneer.
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