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12 THE OMAHA DAILY J5ft : SUNDAY , ITKBRtfARY 2 , 18)0i ! \Tiffi \ OMAIIA SUNDAY K , noar\VATKii , iMitor. 1'WiMsnnD nvKiiv MOUNINO. TinMB : ov sunseiui'TioN : THIly llcoVlllirttil ( SunJfij ) . Or 8 Year . MOT Dully HOP and Sunday , One Year . W J Hlx Mjnthn . . . < > Third Months . < . . . . . . > < > . J | * HuniMy life , One Ycnr . . . . . * J Sntunlay Hoc , One Yrnr . . . . . . . . . . . . . i w Weekly life , One Year . . . . . . . . . OVVKKSl Otmtin , Tlie II" ( > IIulMlnR. _ Boulh linulin , Singer II k , Corner nml 21th Sis Council IIIuHs , II I'cnil Ftroct. ChlcftRO Oinrc , 417 ChnintxT of Commnrro. New York. Hoonn 1J , 14 and IS. Trllune HullJInK Wellington , HOT K Btroet , N. Vf. , All communl < 'ntl"nn r-Inline to news nnd edi torial mutter should bo ni1drc ed ! To the IMitor. ) lt'HlNI * H IjlJTTjJlS ! A11 tjusltiMii IMlrrs nnd romltlnncM should lo nddre e < J lo The line I'lilillnlilnR Ujinpany , Omnlm. Drnriii. checks nnd nmluinre oi-dem to bo made nimble lo the order or the compiny. TUB linn I'UIIMSIItNO COMl'ANV. STATIJIINT : oi' CIIICLII.ATIO.V. OcorRi- . Tz pliuck. eorplnry of Tlic Her Till'- HshlnK comimny. hcInK duly sworn , M > S tliil Ihc nctunl numlwr of full nnd complete copies f Hie Daily Mornlnff , n\enlni ? nnd Sumlny tin ptlnteu diirlnB the Inonlli of Decemlitr , 1SS5 , ttn n * follows - lows : r . 20,010 17 18 19.00 ip.034 19 21.44 20 21.4i r. lo.ovo 21 21,02 6 , , 19,074 12 i 21,02 7 19,123 23 21.51 8..1 20.13S 21 21.50 II 19.119 r..i in * U IP,1ST 20 21,41 11 19,111) 27 21 43 12 19.11 } 2S. . . 21.31 n 19,010 23 19,80 II I1.MS 30 21,04 15 ; , , , jn.OFO 31 20.91 16 19,09 : Totnl CI8,5 < ; 9 IiMi deductions for unsaid nnd returned papers 7,743 Net snlcs ; | ) . ) Dnlly nv ; rnKi > 1J.7H3 OIX111OI3 11. TXSCIIfCK. Bworn lo before me nnd nult rrll > ed In my pres ence Ihla Id dny of Jnnunry , 115. ( Henl. ) N. I * , rnil , , Niitnry Public. The Rrotnul Iioj ; will linvo to sliy at Ills shallow today If wraru to linvc uny wlnlor worth spoakln nliotit. Ohio nnd Michigan nre quarreling over a boundary dlBt > iiU > . Here Is an opportunity for the now Vunex.uclan Boundary commission to try Its hand on a small scale. The- best way for a. public olllccr , na tional , state or local , to secure the sup port of his constituents for a reelection tion or promotion Is to attend strictly to the public business and to work solely for the general Rood , New York physicians are said to be discussing the case of a jiirl who has been sleeping for n year past. Although the Identity of the girl Is not disclosed , It Is safe to predict that she will not sleep through this year. This year Is leap year. Japan Is loath to give up Corea , once having gotten It within its control. In this as In so many other things the Japanese government Is rapidly follow ing hi the footsteps of the nations whose 'civilization It has been recently borrowing. Old maps of Venezuela are springing up in different parts of the country ' -with such alarming frequency and regu larity that the suspicion that Jhe old map manufacturer -getting"In his work can no longer be brushed aside as preposterous. The man who has already boon elected to the republican national con vention and has hls credentials as a delegate tucked away In his Inside poflcct can change his mind a dozen times as to his presidential preferences between now and next June. Cigar makers are encouraged with the impetus given to the demand for their products by the use of the red patronlze-home-lndustry label. Smokers can give evidence of their patriotism and good taste by Insisting on cigars out of boxes that bear the red label. If the men who are experimenting In photography through opaque bodies run short of available material their wants can easily be supplied by speci mens-from the Omaha x-lty hall and court house. Should it come to the worst u few thick skulls can readily bo thrown into the bargain. Ex-Congressman Champ Clark of Missouri says that Senator Julius Caesar Uurrows of Michigan has live presidential ambitions and predicts for him their satisfaction In the not distant future. Champ Clark may be a.good mind reader , but as a political fortune teller his reputation Is yet to be made. It looks just now as If ex-Gov ernor Campbell of Ohio were not goIng - Ing to have the democratic nomination for the presidency thrust upon him in reward for the sacrifice made when he ran for governor of Ohio last fall. Ac cording to the present program the ex- governor Is not to be given another run for his money. People out on the Pacific coast profess to be very much surprised over the re ported discovery In Java of a nest of expert Chinese forgers , who are said to havu prosecuted their work with wonderful - derful success. As If there was any thing strange In the Chinese being ex pert 'criminals ! When If comes to crime and criminals no country has an exclusive monopoly. Senator Ilansbrough of South Dakota wants congress to make It unlawful to use the national Hag or coat of arms In connection with any advertisement. It is to be hoped his bill will not receive the endorsement of his associates. Think what a hardship it would create for thobo Jingo editors who hoist the flag on every possible provocation to adver tise their alleged patriotism. Recent examples of Nebraska farmers repaying the money that -was advanced to them during the drouths of two years ugo , in some Instances where the con- trllfutors did not expect repay men ) , are doing n great deal to advertise favor ably the wonderful resources of this state. The crops must be bountiful where n single harvest i > nabh > s the In dustrious farmer not only to regain his feet , but also to secure a release from his Uurdon of debt. A state of this character ought to hold out irresistible inducements to new settlers. Tin : iiKxrii AMI Tin ; Within the last two yci\rs \ there has been morn clashing between the bench and the pros * In Nebraska over their respective lights and relations to one another than there wns In all the foity- two years since the territory of Xt - braska was organized. It was quite natural , therefore , that one of the chief topics discussed nt the iveeiit mooting of the State Kdilorlal association should be the relations of the bench and the I press. The focal point of the debate , was whether the bench Is exempt fron that publicity and criticism of Us con duct In the discharge of Its functions to which all other branches of popular gov eminent ale subject * Divested of nidi. Issues the question presented .was whether the nil sea fringe of justice brought nhnut through judicial usurpa Mon or lawless misuse of court process and pterogatlve Is not Included In MIL catalogue of olllclal ouVnxo * which every honest and fcailcss newspaper Is not only privileged , but in duty bound to expose nnd denounce. The machinery placcll at the disposal of the bench for maintaining its dignity Is ample. Hut no Judge exorcising puwei conferred upon him by tin ; people Is on that account covered with u legal pan oply. "The king can do no wrong" is not applicable to tin- American bench. A judge who violates the law Is as much a lawbreaker as the criminal who Is arraigned before him. A man charged with crime cannot justify his act by pleading Ignorance of the law. A judge cannot plead ignorance of the law even as nn extenuation nt , his law-dellance. Jtidge who viciously administers the law contrary to its letter and spfrlt Is as dangerous to the public safety and the permanence' free institutions ns the man who corruptly tampers with lawmakers and seeks to pollute the sources of law. These are truisms which will not be disputed even by the most pronounced defender of judicial prerogative. The duty of the press to denounce iniquity on the bench and to criticise judicial partiality or oppression will be conceded by all upright men nnd must be upheld at all hazards. In thc.dlschargc of this duty the press is properly subject to restraints and limitations Imposed by law for the unhampered administration of justice. In this respect the press Is no more privileged than the Individual citizen , who Is prohibited under penal ties from impeding Justice. There are , however , broad lines of demarcation between an attempt to In- lluence the verdicts of juries or the de cisions of judges and giving publicity to the facts with such comment as re gards the action of judge or jury as the'occasion ' may warrant. While or dinarily any comment reflecting upon the Integrity of a jury or the impartiality of the judge should be withheld during the pendency of the case , there are oc casions when an honest press would be derelict In Its duty If It did not speak nit. Suppose , for example , that a man charged with the commission of felony iilcnds guilty and the judge arbitrarily refuses to pronounce sentence as re quired by law , nnd furthermore usurps the pardoning power 'of the executive > y setting such n. confessed felon free , mist the press forever maintain silence ) ocause , according to the records of the court , the case Is still pending ? Such aw defiance has been exhibited on the HMieh of this district nnd the powers < if the court have been exerted to punish eporters and editors who dared to give niblleity to this lawless conduct. It is not the disposition of the presn o dominate the courts , to overawe udges or to intimidate juries in the lonest performance of duty. On the contrary the press is often reluctant to intagonlze or offend judicial otllccrs be cause of a desire to preserve the dignity of the courts and to maintain public re spect for them. With very rare excep- ions judges have had no occasion to esort to the machinery of their courts o uphold their own prerogatives or to H'event undue Interference with the ad- ulnlslratlon of justice. The tendency if recent decisions by courts of last re sort Is to give the most liberal Inter- irctntion to the freedom of the press In t.s dlsousslon of Judicial action and to ) lncc judicial officers upon the same > hine as executive and legislative olll- era whose acts are public property. AUSTltATJAN MKAT CGMI'IlTITinif. The cattle growers of the United States will probably have to encounter In he not remote future a vigorous coinpe- itloir In the European markets from Australia. That land of vast areas of heap grazing lands Is capable of pro- luclng an enormous supply of meat mil the quantity Is Increasing from ear to year. It already far exceeds he limited home demand nnd the Atis- rallan cattle growers are actively seek- ng an outlet for It According to a statement of the United'States consul it Sydney , New South Wales , the greater part of Queensland Is available for grazing and- land can be leased for eng terms at half a cent per acre. As heit ) are no winters cattle can bo alsi'd very cheaply and nt small risk of loss. They fatten readily on { lie vide ranges of grass land nnd are of good grade and quality. Shipments of Ivo cattle from Australia to Europe mvo not been very successful , but It is aid that chilled beef has been sent rom Sydney to Liverpool In such good ondltl'on as to sell in the markets at he prices obtained for beef shipped rom Chicago. While the Australian cattle growers mvo Koine advantages , there are also dvantages on the side of the American uttle growers , not the least of which 8 the fact that tie ) distance from this wintry to England Is small compared vlth the distance from Australia , Cat- It ) and' dressed meats shipped from .merk'an ports , observes the New York ournal o'f Commerce , , do not have to road the equator and the full width of lie tropical zone , and they do not have o make the trip of the. Hod sea. The est of transportation , of feeding or efrlgeratlng and the percentage of loss s very much smaller for the American linn for the Australian exporter. "With hose long odds In his favor , " says the onrnal of Commerce , "and with vast reua of cheap pasturage In Texas , Okla homa , Kansas , Nebraska , Wyoming nud .Montana , the American cattle falser ought to be nblo to meet Australian competition In England for n long time without much suffering. The advan tages of the United States In latitude and distance arc o great that wo may oxiicut , with proper efforts , to retnln our ' place as a source of nulmnl food sup- , ply. " Still that paper admits that [ Australia Is a serious competitor of'this country In Mho business of exporting meat and tlueatons to become more so. PASSIM ) Till ! KKNATN. The bill for the free coinage of silver , which the senate ( limner committee sub stituted for the house bond bill , passed the senate yesterday by n vote of10 to , ' 14. This result was expected nud the t'lToct of such action lias boon dls- counted. The measure provides for the opening of the mints to the coinage of standard silver dollars , as provided by the act of 1SJ7 , upon the same term : ? as apply to the coinage of gold. It also piovldos for the coinage of the seign iorage on the silver purchased under the act of 18 ! ) ( ) . this to bo used In payment of the current expenses of the govern ment , anil in older to make It Immedi ately available for use as money the secretary of the Iroamiry Is authorized to Issue silver certificates' against It as if It was already coined and In thu treasury. Other provisions require the redemption of greenbacks nnd treasury notes In silver or gold coin , nt the option of the government , and tho'retirement of national bank notes below the de nomination of ten dollars , none to bo hereafter issued of n loss denomination than that. The measure will now go to the house , where , If It Is ever allowed to bo voted on. it will bo killod. The senate advocates of the measure fully understand what Its fate will be , yet they have wasted weeks In its discus sion , with what profit or advantage to the free silver cause It is Impossible to see. Now that they have shown their ability to pass such n bill It Is to bu presumed the revenue measure will be taken up and disposed of. The treasury deficit continues to grow , the January addition to it being about ? . ' { ,5t)0,0K ) ( ) , which ought to exert an influence favor able to the prompt passage of the emer gency bill for increasing the receipts of the treasury. ri'IXtlKIl'8 CONFIRMATIOK The confirmation by the United Stateu senate of Colonel J. J. Copplngor to bo brigadier general of the regular army will afford gratification not only to Gen eral Coppinger and his army friends , but also'to the large body of citizens of Omaha and the whole United States who believe him to have fully earned the promotion now assured him. The attempt to discredit Oencral Cop pinger as an army officer and td pre vent the senate from concurring in his nomination because of his nativity and creed is perhaps without a precedent In thf > army history of this country. Gen eral Copplngor has served the United States for thirty-four years. He secured his first commission from. Abraham Lincoln and participated in ninny p'f the most desperately contested battles of the war of the rebellion. With an un broken record for courage , ability and fidelity in the military service , his repu tation for loyalty was assailed under cover by unknown enemies who singled him out of all others for the stigma of rejection. It Is to the credit of the senate that It uis declined to lend itself tosuch un patriotic purposes. Its nctlon cannot 'all to elicit the general approval of the great mass of American people who want to see courage and merit re warded and the army kept free from mrtisan and sectarian bias. OX KKOLAND'S POSITION. The latest utterance of England's > rlme minister regarding the Intorna- lonal questions which are of paramount mportancc in both the old and the new vorlds Is of extraordinary significance. It Is not easy to determine whether the eference made by the intiriiuls of Snlls- niry to the Monroe doctrine was In- ended to be conciliatory or not. He , explicitly declared that the British gov ernment is not antagonistic to the doc- rlne as a rule of policy , It being no part of International law , but this wns qualified by the statement that "We moan the Monroe doctrine as President Monroe understood It , " In other words the British interpretation of it as dis closed In Salisbury's dispatch to Secre tary Olnoy. This interpretation , it hardly need be said , Is much narrower and more restricted than that given by our government to the policy enunciated by President Monroe. The British con tention Is that the Monroe doctrine does not apply in the remotest degree to the Venezuelan wiso.'Lord Salisbury declar ing it to be "a controversy with which the United States have no apparent practical concern. " In his first dispatch to Secretary Olnoy the British prime' minister said : "The dangers which were apprehended , by President Monroe liavo no relation to the state of things In which we live nt the present day. There Is no danger of any holy alliance Imposing its system upon any portion of the American continent and there Is no danger of any European state treating any part of the American continent ns a fit object for European colonization. " Herein Is Indicated the lltnltatlfu which the British government would place upon the Monroe doctrine , the effect of which , If It wore admitted by the United States , would bo to render that doctrine practically worthless. Of course our government will not assent to such n construction and if the British govern ment adheres to It , as It probably will , It Is easy to see that there may yet be much difficulty in reaching an amicable adjustment of the issue created by the Venezuelan case. What Salisbury snid regarding the Armenian question is not surprising In view of ills course , hut It certainly places the British government * ! ! ! a most Unenviable position before the world. It Is Justly characterized by one London paper us nn ignominious confession of failure and by another as un encourage- mout to the sultan to continue the butch , cry of his Christian subjects. England's prime mlnlsWr hhs In effect said to the Turks that Kn.iUcr * how much greater they make their ofTenics against human- lly nud clvlllzafWn , no matter Jiow much more brutal jjflfj ( | barbarous their treat ment of the ljjjlstlnn people within their domains.- ( hey will have complete Immunity so Mj ls ( Sreat Britain Is con- corned. That . qyoriiinent holds out no hope of protection or relief lo the de fenseless nnd' fiij'lpless people who are the victims of rtrinklsh hatred nnd fanat icism. WlthiM Id-blooded apology for Inaction It lo\\yo \ these people to their fate , conscious that however much Chilstlan bloftd may bi * shod the British holders of I'lirijlsh securities nro safe. Salisbury Is correct In Raying that the Berlin treaty linposcs no obligation to go to war , but It does Imply n duty on the part of the signatory powers to com pel the Turkish government to comply with Its requirements , otherwise It would bo utterly meaningless. And the greatest responsibility In this re spect rests upon Great Brit ain , which power Is principally respon sible for the abrogation of the treaty of San Stofnno , following the war of 1877 between Turkey and Hussla , which , If Its tends had boon carried out as Russia Intended , would have given that power and not Turkey control of the Armenians , The Berlin treaty , In committing the powers to watch over the application of promised reforms and the maintenance of religious liberty In every part of the Ottoman empire- , surely mount something more than merely pas sive surveillance on the part of the powers. Lord Salisbury's latest utter ance does not contribute to the honor or glory of his country. OKOIl'T/l ' KAST AXI ) H'/JST. Thu results of censuses of population taken last summer. In the two eastern states of Massachusetts nnd New Jersey mid In the two western stales of Iowa nnd Kansas appear to show that the east has boon growing more rapidly than the west during the last five years The gain In population during tha period In Massachusetts was , In rount numbers , U02 , < N)0 ) , or at the rate of 11.7 per cent , and In Now Jersey the in crease In the population was 228,000 , 01 nt the rate of15.7 per cent. For thi two western states the showing Is nose so favorable. Iowa gained 1-1(5,000 ( In habitants In tho-lnst five years , the raft of Increase being 7.0 per cent , while the Kansas ccnsus liows a decrease In tin , population since , 31800 of over 02,000 that state having lost- population at thi rate of more , tfnu } , 18,000 a year. Com menting upon < tliesc facts an eastern contemporary"11 J-cnitirks that such sta tistics show il at.j the point Indicating the center Ofivpopulation iii'the-Unitejl Suites will ilihkc the sinnllest" ' "wost- wuiil movemcuiluilng $ tli.o present dec ade that has { ( alien place in any de cennial perldfl * since the first" federal , irv - census. _ , | The movement ofi population westward during the last'liew years has * boon very slow , ; , duo tot several cause's. Jn the firsfr'iplnce thc-nuniber of : Immigrants ( bnfT 'po lie countryhns ftjl-n cqlil- paratively light , and. especially < so of the classes Who would naturally come lo the west as hoinoboekcrs. AccordIng - Ing to nn Investigation recently made as to the destination of 1,000 Immi grants who arrived nt Ellis island , It was 'found that 00 per cent of thorn in tended to remain on the Atlantic .sea board , while only 10 per cent wont west of Pennsylvania anil but . ' { per cent of this 10 crossed the Mississippi. The more intelligent Immigrants came west , but these constituted a very small mi nority , while the illiterates , who came to the country seeking common labor , remained In the large cities of tha Atlantic states. Tlls ; has been the case for several years. The people who want to take up farms and pursue the business of agriculture have not been coming to the. United States In large numbers for the last three or four yon is. Another thing Is that the low prices of agricultural products have deterred em igration , from the cast to the west , the farmers of the former section seeing no chance to bettor their lot , and with many of them it Is a hard lot , by re moval. Still another thing operating to the disadvantage of the west has boon the disparaging misrepresenta tions that have gone out during the last few years , conveying the Impression that the people of the west are subjected to greater hardships and ( o u severer struggle for existence than the people of any other section of the country. But these drawbacks to western prog ress will not be permanent. When the country shall again have a. policy that will stimulate the growth of American Industries , create a bettor homo market for ; the products of the farm and In- vlto to our shores a bettor class of Im migrants , a now * Impetus will be given to western advancement , and this sec tion , capable of supporting several times It present'jHirVnlatlon , will again achieve u notjtblvil progress. In the meanwhile the 'enot is welcome to Its more rapid infcjo so of population from the accession ; nofjttho least desirable classes of imiiHgiimts. Probably ( hen best thing the State Press iissoclaijjjn 'over did was ( he adoption of r/'ifgiutlons ' pledging sup port ( o ( lie prbpoiicd Transmlsslsslppl exposition at | 3TmiJfa. | The newspapers of Nebraska ty'tWj'do a great deal to make the onteijirlfio a success. Con gress is i'xpecft-uf"lo appropriate money In aid of ( he project , and the Nebraska legislature neX 1 'winter ' will bo called upon by the Doigu8 | delegation to tip- proprluto a sumiof money for thu ex position. Other states cannot be ex pected to vote money for the project until Nebraska has shown willingness to do so. Hence ( ho power of ( lie state press must bo exerted upon legislative candidates. , If the Nebraska Grand Army of the Republic wants to take the load In adopting advanced Ideas It will nt Its mooting next month glvo serious con sideration to the question of abolishing the camp n the feature of Its reunions. The members may as well admit now that Uioy are not in condition to undergo the hardships which they long regarded solely as recreation. Forcing gray haired veterans to tout It out , ex posed lo all kinds of weather , Is hardly worthy of our present stngo of clrlllza lion. Judging from their prayers ns re ported In the press dispatches , the chap Inlns of the national house nnd senate scorn to have recently become Imburi with the Idea that It Is their fuuctloi to advise divine Providence nnd in struct congress ns to pending measures of public Importance nnd to stimulate the listening congressmen to action In the direction which they point out Tin , Imprecation uttered In the senate the other day calling for n union of the powers of Christendom to force tin , Turkish sultan to respect the rights of his Armenian subjects Is nn illustra tlon right in lino. Although such ac tion would no doubt bo desirable , It Is questionable whether , the chaplain should take ndvnntngc of the oppor tunity" ntTordod by his public prayer to urge it upon the senators. If he Is to be permit ted to , champion this cause , lie can with almost the same propriety put in a plea for any 1 > I11 In congress. There ought to bo some way of dis tinguishing the limits of legitimate prayer. The avowed candidates for govcruoi will fool very much relieved by the au thorized announcement of Congressman Ilniiior that he has no Idea of entering the giibt'rnatorlnl ' nice , but proposes to stand for re-election to the Fifty-fifth congress. There was really nothing dis creditable or Improper for Mr. llalner to bo catalogued among the candidates for the Nebraska governorship. The of- flco is a very honorable one and ono to which every public man has a right to aspire. Congressman Cook of Wisconsin has actually piovallod upon the Now York Mercantile association to endorse his mttation choose bill , which alms to tax > ut of the market all alleged cheese not made of pure cream. The success of the dairymen with prohibitive oleo margarine legislation In several states has encouraged them to seek new legis lative advantage over competitors. Pretty .soon they will want to'be pro tected against imitation buttermilk. The urgent deficiency bill reported in the senate Included nn appropriation of a half million dollars to complete the new congressional library building. If it takes as long to complete the now library as It did' ' to complete the cnpitol , congress will be called upon to make urgently deficient appropriations for this purpose regularly every year from now until the middle of the twentieth century. The lIuimlniT ( > tnr , Plcnxc. Denver News. Thera Is a rumor that Turkey Is to be carved. We.hopo that no dispute over the division of the dark and light meat will prevent this desirable conclusion , of the whole matter. Clvlllrliinr I-'oriunHii. , Philadelphia Keconl. -/rTho Janapeso have given a new proof of their advancing civilization. One of the first steps taken by them In establishing themselves In the permanent occupation of the Island of Formosa has been the opsnlng of free schools , wherein the natives are Instructed tn rudimentary knowledge and taught the Japanese language. The Iloe Evoryviliore Uncuiinllvil. Mr. P. A. Kennedy , delegate of the Omaha Central Labor union to the recent national convention of the American Federation of Labor In New York City , writes as follows In this week's Issue of the Western Laborer : "There are newspapers and newspapers In New York , but there Is not an evening paper in that city that is as good an all- round newspaper ns Is The Evening Bee. People may backcap Hosewater till they get black In the face , but I would not give The Dee building for any1 newspaper building in New York City bar none. And I don't want to borrow a cent. " United for Iiiilcnenilcnce. New York Sun. The Spanish prisons at Havana , Matanzas anil other places arc crowded with men who nro accused of sympathizing with the Cuban cot'ce. The truth Is that nearly the < whole of the native population of Cuba could be liought ) under that accusation. There nr In history out few examples of any people being more , thoroughly united than are the Cuboni. It Is their hfArt'n desire to not rid of old SpMn. _ nidi n llrflclt , Itiillnnnpolls Journnl. A nation that Is strangled by Its law makers so that It cannot even pay Its own expenses , ami which has n cumulative deficit of more than J6.000.000 a month. Is not In a good position to bo flouting other nations. As long us the senate refuses to do anything td relieve the financial necessi ties of the- government It should stop Its bluster. piioni.nM OK TIII : POOH. IninTfoc | Iilriin of Clmrlty mill Dpfeu * tire Mrthniln of DNIHIiutlnii. Chicago Tlmes-lIcrnUI , A Rood msny finely spun theories with reference to the "problem of the poor" arc constantly promulgated by students of so ciological questions. While It Is n fact that thousands of dollars are > carly frittered a ay In schemes of hulUcrlmlnato fllmiglv'iiK that are utterly \\ltliotit system or plan , this fact should not bo nllowcd to act ns n deterrent Influence against yielding to the Impulses of benevolence. The submerged tenth presents a condition nnd Hot a theory. The problem that confronts the charity agencies of Chi oJgo at the beginning of every winter Is ho\ to ralso the means necessary to feed th hungry nnd alleviate the sufferings of th untortumte. As long as the Jiumnn mine Is Imperfect and the luim.in understanding Is not always equal to the generous Impulse of the heart our fiiaclilnory tor the disburse ment of alms will bo more or lew defectlv and much money will bo diverted from prope channels. While the Imperfect character of our ma chlnery for supplying the physical nccees ! ties of the poor relieves no ono from a cer tain mcnsuro of responsibility for the condl ton ! of the unfortunate , the observations o Dr. Ayrcs In his address before the Society for nthlcal Culture are worthy of s-tudlou attention In that they show how almsgiving may bo made to confer additional nnd more permanent benefits upon the objects of charl table endeavor. To niako the gift of material charity o real permanent value to the recipient there must go along with It the gift of persona Interest and the devlopment of kindly rela tionships. The social adjustment that Is necessary to Improve the condition of the poor depends upon good will and friendly co-operation. A system of benevolence thai does not Include education and hoalthfu social amusement nnd recreation Is Incomplete and Imperfect. The disbursement of things to gratify material wants accompanied by no efforts to Improve the mental and mora condition of the beneficiaries and no evi dences of friendly Inquliy Into the causes of their poverty Is a charity scheme that begets pauperism. The benevolent machinery that satisfies tsclf with the mere distribution of physical necessities Is cold and unfeeling and v.11 never eradicate the causes cf pauperism. SECULAR SHOTS AT Till ! I'UMMT. Minneapolis Times : There has been moro or less lamentation In most parts of the country over the decline of church-going and vonderlng what Is going to become of us If ho weakness In faith keeps Increasing. In rllssourl they have fixed it by simply putting good looking girls to work as ushers In the htirchcs. The Immediate effect has been to all out the old "sinners In large numbers. t Is suggested that If coffee and rolls were dded , the churches would not bo able to lold the congregations. New York Sun : Hev. Dr. T. Do Witt Talmago has conquered , as usual , In Wash- ngton , and Uev. Adolos Allen , the man vlthout guile , has been asked to resign , lenceforth Dr. Talmage will preach to the i'lrst Presbyterian church twice every Sun- ay , and the anxious crowds which his ventng Sunday sermon has collected can bo Ivlded and handled. The trouble Is likely o be that the doctor's audiences , enthralled > y his lovely language or following to the nib of the empyrean his high-flying and lame-tailed sentences , have not come down o earth when ho Is through , and BO they oo often go away without contributing argess , and collections are reported poor. Springfield Republican : It Is not certain tiat the abrogation , of the concordat and the sveranco of the alliance between church nd state In France would relieve the former rom the restrictions of which ft complains , hero has been more behind the legislation of which the hierarchy complains than a protest against the requirements of the concordant ; there has been radical and socialistic hatred of the Roman Catholic church itself. This prejudice will remain nnd will appear In legislation analogous to that requiring the U3ual military service from students for the priesthood but In spite of this danger It Is certain that the republic , and equally certain that the church of Rome , would be great gainers by an act of divorce between them. New York Tribune : If the chaplains of legislative bodies continue to mix foreign and domestic politics with their Invocations , after the fashion set of late at Washing ton and Albany , It may not bo amiss to have a form of prayer proscribed for them which will not give offense to distant nations or needlessly embarrass the home adminis tration. A good many people think' that the chaplain's office might with advantage ! bo abolished altogether , a theory which gains support every tlmo one of them makes a fool of himself. That has occurred with considerable frequency of late , as some of them have been admonished on good secular authority. Whether It will modify the form and scopa of their future supplications re mains to bo seen , but If not , some statutory limitation of their privileges In this par ticular may not be out of order. 1M.ASTS TIIOM HAM'S 1IOII.V. A policeman Mopi lining nn optimist when ho puti on his blue coat , Whoever would learn how to talk well , must flrnt learn how to kcap still. How much public praying there Is done to which no answer Is expected. Some of the hungrlcH people In the world are those who lia\e the most wealth. Suppose there are hypocrites In the church ; docs that mike your sinning nny safer ? A colil church will soon begin to warm up when God's lire Is burning In the preacher's he.ut. Isn't there a strong touch of hypocrisy In thanking and for ( he breaJ and finding ( milt with the cook ? There Is something wrong with the piety of the man whose religion Is never heard of outslilo of church. It doeo not require greit ability to do great things , The poor \\ldow with two miles gave more than the rich. TIC invi.s. Atchlson Olobo : Uvcry mnrrled man real izes Hint ho talked too much iluilng his en gagement , Hnrpei's linziu : KIIU- Jack , papa said we must not we cncb other nny more. Jnck-lnilced ! Bimll 1 turn thu BUB out ? Detroit Frep Pros' * : "So you're going ( o marry the \\liiow , after nil ? " "No , Indeed ; the widow Is going to mnrry Yonkcra Statesman : Hncon-So your fr end is engaged lo that Hoston girl , nftor KKbcrt Yes. "I low. did lie melt her ? " "Ho didn't ; ho simply froze lo her. " Indlnnnpolls Journal : "Tlmt young nmn AlnlKl It engnited to is Just nn everyday sort of n clmp , Isn't lie ? " "Wot so tliiui thM. " wild Mnud's sister. "Tho Idiot calls twice n day. " TiUiunc : Ml.MnudNVImt nn nrtless girl .MNi Shykes l l Bliss li cue Yes , iltnr Minnie lias dntibcd her imlnt on very carelessly this owning- . New York World : Ml"s KMorly I nm sorry to aiy no. I should think you could rcail my lofnsnl In my face. Ilic Uejeetcd I nm not very expert nt ' ' 1 rending1 between the lines. 1'lilcnKo Ilecordr "How did ( hat criminal cvnilu the detective so long ? " ,1'Why. h * rented a. room In the same lint With " him. Detroit " Tilbuno : ' 'Why didn't you marry her ? "Opposition In her fnmlly. " "Her lather ? " "Hem-ir. " Atchlson Globe : Many a boy passe- ? through life without hearing n kind wonl xintll some woman stutts out to capture him for a husband. Hniper's Hazar : "How old Is your daugh ter. Mr. DlnkcNplol ? " "Forty , Mr. Harking , but to you I'll quote niooklyn Llfo : Old Quiverful And so you want to inko our daughter from us ; you want to take her from us suddenly without a , word of warning ? Young Goslow Not nt all , sir. If there Is anything about her you want to warn mo against , I'm willing to listen. Boston Transcript : Mrs. Matchmaker I wonder you do not make un to Miss Single ton. She s a splendid girl , a bargain for any man who gets her. Tom Alley Did you ever notice that & bargain Is almost always disappointing when you get It home ? Washington Star : "What nonsense , " enld she , "all this talk Is about girls being al lowed to encourage bashful young men , one year out of every four. " "Yes , " replied Wllllo Washington , "Just ns If they didn't whenever they felt like It , leap year or no leap year. " LEAP YE All PROPOSAL. ClilcaKO llocord. In n world of somebodies , Wearisome to nee. Dull the lot of nobodies Such as you nnd me. But , since there are two of us " lllots upon the sun- Let us wisely wed , nnd then ' > We shall count as one , A SOXO FOR CHILDHOOD. By CnpttUn Jack Crnwfonl , Tlu I'oot Scout. Wittton for T.ic lice. I would rather write a Btorj- That a child could understand Than be crowned , wlth fame and glory Hy the cultured of our land ; For my heart will feel more rapture. And my soul have wider sway , If my simple sonps will capture Little children right away. Just a song'for childhood , Just n simple lay. Kchoes from the wlldwood. Where the children play ; Rippling rills of laughter , Merry shouts of ( fieo : Lot them raise the rafter. The girls and boys for mo. I will sing- for Ho and Kitty ; I will slngi for little May , For the children make n ditty. When they gather 'round to play. My heart Is filled with gladaess. And my faoul Is filled with glee , For the children banish sadness. When they clamber on my knee. Slnp a song or tell a story , That will please a little child , And when oM , Infirm , and hoary , Some earth angeC , undefllcd , Will be near to smooth your pillow And to whisper hope nnd cheer. Ai you launch on Death's dark billow Leaving nil you hold so dear. Last week of 15th Douglas. and nd's Auction You can make your selections after 11 a. m , , and' your choice will be put , up at auction during"auction hours , at any time after 2 and 7:3O : p. m. BID WHAT ? YOU LIKE ! THEl QOODS ARE ! YOURS Never again after this week will you get such a chance to secure the finest jewels in the world at ab solutely your own price , To be auctioned Monday " " fffSSaS8 C. S. RAYMOND , JEWELER , Last week of the auction. 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