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unonnn H. TT.Tmicif.
Rn-orn to lirfore mp iuil ( mitwcrtliod In my
prraonr * tills M ilay nf l-Vlininiy. 1818.
( Real. ) N. P. rCIU Notary Pulille.
If ( his tlilnu keeps ( illvo slmll noon
bo nlile to plinlocrnph tlirottfili the In
terior of llio 4 > nrtli nnil tcjll what thu
lu-oplo ura ilolnt : lu China at nuy time
of the dny or nl ht. '
CouUrr is out oil n .f.l..OOO ball bond-
nnd Holln Is out ou n .fA"K)0 ( ) ball bonil.
Ono IH chaiwd with hcliilnc to ombre-
file from iji.K)0 : , ( ) tolS.O)0. ( ) the other
with embwzIhiK' ever $100,000.
Tlinrp nro KCVUHI ! iilanks loose In the.
nelKliborhood of the T'lilverslly of Miss
ouri. Thirty HtmU'iits of that Institu
tion are mt.MH'iitli'tl on the charge of
hnvin stolen a sidewalk. Moml tlio
wooden shlowitlk must o.
Tlic Whisky trimt may try to rojuve-
nalo Itself , but It will never do nny-
thliiK < o rejiivenalo the whisky it keeps
In jilo < ; Ir. The whisky prows more val
uable with PRO and thus differs materially
terially- from tihe Whisky trust.
Look for another big impetus to the
Rood roads movement as soon as spring
olKMis. The , addition of hundreds of
thousands to the n\imbor \ of
, wliOolmMi in the country will be
ini\nife \ ted In the Increased activity to
"
Bfcuro better roads. ,
v -
to Cliloa o ml Scos , an
nouncement. has been , made at 1'ullman
Fnlnc'o ( Jar company hoatbiuarters that
the company would Vigorously Unlit all
attempts at reduction by national lejjis-
tloirof tfiOsprices' > Tirr/sloopiiiK car berths.
What else 'could b < > "expected ; *
flfii' ' 'jflL-lj- '
. ' Up to date only people with a bene
volent turn of mind , like Ilnntinfjton ,
Coombs mid bondholders' and .stock
jobbers' attorneys have appeared before
fore- the Pacillc railroad committees
to Inform congress what the people
ofsthe United States demand In the
settlement of the Pacific railroad debt.
The men who know all about Prof.
TloentKcn's new photographic nroooh *
long before Its Inventor ever thought of
it are now springing up In every quar
ter like mushrooms qfter a storm. IJut
still Prof. Uoenlgon deserves nil the
credit for making , his predecessors
realize that they had discovered some
thing really new. <
The commercial agencies report that
the volnnloof business In Omaha tlds
year to date HIOWH ! a 20 per cent In
crease ever flint of the first forty-five
days of 1S ! ) " . The Increase hits been
gradual and gives proml.so of per
manency. When ( he price of grain shall
begin to rise business In .Nebraska will
receive a decided Impetus.
Wo have dlMWorod the aboriginal
Nobraskan. According to tt voracious
Lincoln journal , Hon. Charles J.
Oroeni ! was born and raised In Ne
braska. As Mr. Greene was old enough
to shoulder n musket before the war
closed , he must have n protly goixl
claim to rank among the oldest living
pioneers of the state.
The willingness of many of the suc
cessful bond bidders to soil their bond
contracts for the margin between whin
they bid and thu market quotations IK
one of the surest possible signs that
these bidders wore animated less by a
patriotic desireto help out the govern
ment than by what they thought was a
chance to turn n few thousand dollars
without risking anything of their own.
That there will bu a great deal of
activity in thu promotion of irrigation
enterprises' soon as spring opens
thow can be no doubt. The large num
ber of Irrigation companies orgaul/.ed
and the largo number of Irrigation
claims filed Indicate that the construc
tion of thu proposed ditches will be
BOOH under way _ ln earnest. With an
a HSU rod water supply there will be
Bcaively n corner of Nebraska that will
not Least of as fertile a soli as Is to bu
found in the best agricultural regions
of the United fttatcs.
Dispatches from Mexico are to the
effect flitif A'merlcaiiH nro making largo
InvcHtmcnid In Mexican btigar lands.
Wliy ( however , should American wipl-
taliwts go to Mexico to put their money
in sugar lands ? There Is no better
Bitgnr land to be had anywhere than
right here in .Nebraska , where sugar
beotu have been raised and sugar manu
factured out of them MI many seasons
that the experimental stage has long
been pnnaed. 1'ioin the financial point
of view , tile Nebraska migar land * have
almost Invariably proved a wonderful
success , American Investors looking
for Htiirur lands uliould come straight
way to Nebraska.
f w.vvi.vi/ro.vs ; msrf ; /
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1'olllM I' . Ilunllni'loit , head of < hp
| 8oiithoin Pacific octoimc , has once more
appeared before fhe Pacific railroad
committee to assure congress and Uio
people of the l-nlled Stale * ( lint h3 !
Intenllons are honorable. Incidentally
ho warns congress and the country
against any sclictne of debt-funding or
reorganisation that contemplates the
operation of tin' Villon and Central I'a-j |
clllc railroads as ono untnd trunk line. ;
In support of Ids position Mr. limiting' ,
ton t.tkes It upon himself to correct
the truth of history by awrllilng purely
benevolent motives to the members of
the Central Pacific ooiisluivtlon ilns- .
wJioso assets , ho assorts , were not sulll-
clout to moot the obligations of that
road by several millions at the time
the Union and Central Pacific made
their junction tit Promontory Point.
He furthermore points with pride back
in the fact that while the road hud
benefited many It had Injured none.
Ij. may possibly be iruo that the Cen
tral Pacillc was In debt several mil
lions when It passed out of the hands
of the construction company ami Into
thu control of. the Stanford-Hopkins-
Ilunllngton-arockor iiunrtcl. lint these
great benefactors had eacli individually
become multl-mlllionairo.s out of the Job
and within a few years wonby their
peculiar thrift enabled to build the
Southern Pacific as : i rival to the Cen
tral Pacillc. It goes without saying
that had they boon content with the
colossal fortunes which they had made
out of the building of the Central Pa
cillc and confined themselves to the
legitimate monopoly of Pacific const
tralllc which they enjoyed , the Central
Pacific would have paid otr Jtrt debt
tw Uie government and Miw Union Pa
cillc would not bo In the hands of re
ceivers today. The construction of the
Central Pacific doubtless did benefit
many and may have injured none.
Jlut If the mow who wore chiefly bene
fited had been satisfied with fair In
comes on honest Investment there would
have been little ground for complaint.
The injury Inflicted and Injustice
wrought by this Ilunllngton syndicate
has boon effected by the process of
spoliation , extortion and discrimination
that has proved Millions to both the
r'cntrnl Pacific and Its patrons.
Hunlington's remonstrance nuainst
every proposition that lias In view the
consolidation of the Central and Union
Pacific railroads or their operation as
one continuous transcontinental route
is not inspired in the Interest of the
public or of the government. It Is a
purely selfish desire to continue and
perpetuate the present system by which
tratllc Is artificially diverted from the
Central and Union Pacillc to the South
ern Pacillc. Ills pretended fears that
by carrying out the design of the origi
nal Pacific railroad charters , congress
will stimulate , if not compel , the con
struction of parallel- rival lines from
( ) gdc'it west to San Francisco should
carry no weight. No railroad will reck
lessly venture upon tmcli n costly ex
tension. through a country contribut
ing -pnictlcally. iQ , local business when
'
itMras thd''l'lgITtI'"tTi:6xhct : fair trallle
amngemont.s' > wtthrjheOontral Pacific.
Tlicnv is no call for another Pacific
railroad and there will be none for
years to come.
What Is demanded , ls relief from
the embargo which Iluntlngton has
established and maintained. That re
lief can never bo had until the water
is wrung out of ihc * Union and Cen
tral Pacillcroads by "foreclosure so
that the people can have the advantage
o'f rates based on their actual value.
a ! nd the whole line between the Mis-
jourl and the coast Is economically
operated under one. general manage-
HWdltMINO 'I'lIK I'AIKXT L
At the last annual meeting of , the
American Har association the patent
laws were one of the subjects that re
ceived consideration , nnd a number of
changes were suggested. A bill em
bodying these changes has been Intro
duced by the chairman of the house
committee on patents , and Is in the
hands of that committee , from which
it is likely soon to be reported. Some
of the changes proposed by this meas
ure tend to restrict the privileges en
joyed by patentees under existing law ,
wiillo others tend to confirm those
privileges , it is said that the majority
of the house committee on patents ap
pear to bo friendly to the system as a
whole , with the long monopoly which
It now confers. There is opposition ,
however , to the long term now given
to patents , the United States being
more generous In tills respect than any
other country , but some of the con
servative friends of the patent system
doubt the wisdom of raising this Issue ,
the present term of seventeen years
having been adopted as a compromise
between thu old term of fourteen years
ami the extension of a second term of
seven years which was formally al
lowed. It is probable , however , flint
when the bill comes before the house-
It will be proposed to reduce the term
of a patent to le.s-s than seventeen years.
and undoubtedly such a proposition
would have stiong support. In tlif
Judgment of many of those who have
given the subject attention thu present
term gives too long a monopoly of n
patent.
While it must bo admitted tl'nt the
patent system of thu United States ban
worked well in stimulating the Inven
tive genius of our people , and at the
same time has been a source of revenue
to the government , ntlll there is no
doubt that it can be improved , though
the changes necos-sary to bu made maybe
bo few. It Is to bu desired , of course ,
that our patent laws shall be reasonably
liberal , so as to encourage the Inventive
genius of our people. No one will bo
disposed lo 'deny to the inventor of
something of value to mankind the op
portunity to obtain a generous return.
Jlut It would boom that Justice in this
matter does not demand so long a term
for the monopoly of an Invention as is
now allowed , which , as already re
marked , Is longer limn Is allowed by
any oilier Important country. The ad
ministration of our patent system has
not been absolutely free from abuses ,
hut these have been few and rare.
Some changes lu procedure lu the
' patent olllcc Imve been inailo under the
administration , effecting a con
Hlderablc economy of time nnd labor
( The secretary of the Interior In his
annual report characterized as an evil
thu privilege rlijoyed by tin applicant
for n patent of keeping his case lu'iid-
Ing In the olllcc for an Indefinite time
without forfeiting his rights against tile
public , finally taking out n patent for
[ an invention which has boon in public
use perhaps for years , and urged that
the period of permissible Inaction on
the part of an applicant should be
shortened lo six months. The secre
tary recommended congressional action
for securing expedition In prosecuting
cases.
The patent ofllco received -11,000 ap
plications In the last fiscal year , which
was nearly 2.000 In excess Of the previ
ous year , though n decline from the
four years from 1SK ! ) to 1SW , Inclu
sive. Itecolpls exceeded expenditures
by over ? ir , ( )00. ) n Is n most Impor
tant branch -of the public service and
It has generally received less consid
eration from congress than It merits.
lIVMTt IS HXfKKSlVH IMH.f
The motto of the state of Nebraska
Is "Kiiuallty Heforo the Law. " How
to adhere strictly to that principle In
( ho prosecution of criminals and at
the same time give effect to the consti
tutional provision that guarnntou them
against the exacting of excessive ball
must always be one of the most dllllcult
problems dealt with bythe judge of a
criminal court. Particularly perplexing
does It become when'the prisoner Is ac
cused of the theft of public funds com
bined as It must be with the betrayal
of public trust and where he has ac
cessories and nhhottors of high and
low degree. In view of events fresh
in the public mind , the symposium
which- The llee presents to its readers
today , contributed by judges and ex-
Judges of our local courts on the ques
tion , what constitutes excessive ball , Is
particularly Inteiestlng and timely.
In determining the amount and sulll-
cleney of n ball bond , all authorities
agree that no fixed Inflexible rule can
bo followed. The precise penal sum
must rest within the sound discretion
of tlie judge , taking Into consideration
all of tlm circumstances affecting the
individual case In hand. As stated
by one of the judges , who prefers to
have ills name withheld , the object of
laws providing for the release on ball
of persons accused of crime , Is to make
provisions for their liberty while waitIng -
Ing for trial and yet insure their pres
ence in court on the day of trial. At
tention is also called to the fact that
considerable light has been thrown upon
Ohls subject by our supreme court in
the llnrrett Scott case , reported In the
thirty-eighth Nebraska reports at page
f 02. The third paragraph of the syllabi
in that case is as follows :
In flxlnii the amount ot ball the court
or Judge may take Into consideration the na
ture of the offense , the penalty which the
law authorised to be inflicted should there be
a conviction , the prcbjb'llty of the accused
appearing to answer the charge agalnet him
It released j on bill- his pecuniary condition ,
nnd the circumstances Gurroumlinc hejC a !
In this eise ; Scott , the defaulting treas
urer of Holt county , was charged with em-
bezzllng $70,000 of county funds , and his
ball bond was fixed by the district court at
$70,000. The supreme court held that such'
a bond , in view of all the circumstances , was
not unreasonable , and not within the pro
vision of our state constitution , prohibiting
the requirement of excessive ball.
One point , and a point of supreme
Importance , is not emphasized In our
symposium as it should be. It is that
In giving consideration to the various
circumstances urged in favor of a light
ball bond or of a heavy bail bond , no
discrimination should bo made In cases
of substantially similar nature. The
man who steals or commits other felony
should suffer the penalty of his mis
deeds whether he is rich or poor , sur
rounded by friends or utterly friend
less. A reasonable bond Is a bond
that is reasonable compired with bunds
exacted under similar clriMiusrinccs of
persons accused of similar c-lmes. No
man who lays himself amenable to
punishment for infraction oC the crimi
nal code , can be granted special favors
either before or after conviction by n
court that prides Itself on the adminis
tration of evenhanded justice.
TIIK Jl/tlTltill F.lltXIlllK.
In the speech from the throne at the
opening of Parliament the condition of
British agriculture was referred to as
being disastrous beyond recent experi
ence and it was announced that the
government proposed to do .something
for the" relief of this Interest. For sev
eral years the farmers of England ,
who.su situation has been growing
steadily worse , Imve been appealing to
the government for some legislation to
help them out of their dlltlcultles and
within the past year , or slnco the ad
vent of the present ministry , the ap
peals from this interest have been
stronger and more persistent than ever
before. The last liberal government
gave some consideration to the condi
tion of agriculture , but found no way
to relieve It. The present government
Is not likely to be more successful , be
cause it Is firmly committed against the
policies which the farmers believe lo be
essential to the improvement of their
situation. They want some measure of
protection against , the disastrous competition -
petition to which they are subjected ,
but while Lord Salisbury lias admitted
that they would probably bu bi'iioflted
if they were given the protection they
desirii he has said that It cannot bu ac
corded. What thu government can do
other than this for the relief of the
British farmers It Is not easy to see.
They might be given bounties out of
fhe public treasury , but Mich a policy
would encounter such formidable op
position from oilier classes that it could
not stand. To make any discrimina
tion in favor of the agricultural class
in the matter of taxation would doubt
less also be extremely unpopular. There
seems to bu nothing for the British
farmers but to go on as they have been
going and such tin outlook Is as diurnal
and hopeless as It well could be.
IB there not a lesson In this experi
ence of IJriflsh agriculture from which
\vo In tills country may learn some
thing ? The farmers of thu United
States are in no such distrosslui ; coud- }
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j Unit as are tiros" of llugland , but the
'statistic ' * aH r to show that during
the past .V'gTillIjlio agricultural Interest
of this roumrvMviK loss prosperous by
$2 f .00MKM ( Hnii | In 18)2 ! ) , when all the
Industries iif"w { country were nctlVo
and all th 'Wbor ' of the country was
employed nt good remuneration. The
obvious siigsifctlon Is that what the
United StntfHiuiMt do Is to build up a
homo maikuh-for Its own producers.
A a. t i.vs T nrt.s > .r/MTf.v / tut : FI.A a.
There lias 'won reported from the
Judiciary cohilhlttoo of the United States
ponnlo a bllftir \ prevent the desecration
of the national Hag. It provides that
the Hag or the coat of arms of the
United Statox'or any Imitation or rep
resentation thereof , shall not be at
tached to or' ' lirtprintod or represented
upon any goods , wares or merchandise ,
or any advertisement of the same ; and
no goods , wares or merchandise
or any advertisement of the same
shall lie attached to ( lie national
flag or the coat .of arms of the United
States and no such advertisement wluill
bu Imprinted thereon. It Is suggested
that If the bill becomes law It Is
doubtful if showmen or politicians
could employ an imitation of the flag
f.or use on their posters , showbills or
tickets , though the language of the bill
does not specify these. Any violation
of the proposed act is made punish-
ablii by a fine of ? . " > ( ) for each offense.
The bill will 'be- called up for action
as soon as opportunity offers and prob
ably will not encounter any opposition , ,
slnco nobody will be disposed to an
tagonize a pioposltlon the purpose of
which is to Increase popular respect for
the flag. It-would be dllllcult to show
that the "desecration" of "old glory"
by putting it to , the service Inhibited in
the proposed bljl has In the least de
tracted from 'lts.character ( or Inlluence
as the emblem1 , of national authority
and popular patriotism. Unquestion
ably , the ling ; is reverenced ns much
today by the American people as at
any time In , oiirs history. But there
can he no reasonable objection to giv
ing It greater saeredness In popular
estimation , nnd action by congress , with
tills In view , will undoubtedly be gen
erally approved.
AX TO It.lKKlWPTCY
Willie it , Is undoustood that there Is a
majority In both branches of congress
in favor of th'e enactment of n national
bankruptcy law * , the prospects for legis
lation In thi.3 Direction are said not to
1)0 ) very briglifl owiug to the great
difference of ppb on as to thu kind of a
law which ojjtfhj ; 'to ' be , passed. A num
ber of blllsi hnve been 'introduced ' in
both houses 'tyuV ore In the hands of
'
the respective' jiyllclnry committees for
consideration. The house committee
has before kettle bill introduced by
Judge P.owejfs' $ : Veljmpn't , ' prov.ldiiig' '
for voluntary'au'd involuntary r bank
ruptcy and ( ti'tiwn largely on''tho lines *
o'f the TOITO.VI bfllj and also , th < 'measure
Introduced bj-j jir. ) Bailey pt.Texas ,
whlclrrfprorldestJfor purely -voluntary-
bankruptcy , { hisijtieasii o hnVlri'g r > assed
.tUcuJHUWft in"th.Oj'j'jast ' congress. , In the
* cnuh ! : > isillie lUnKotaSenntor'-Cienrgo "ttf
Mississippi , whlcli provillest.for voluntary -
, tary bankruptcy , but U nouuch more
comprehensive measure than the Bailey
bill.
bill.The
The real Issue Is between "voluntary"
and "Involuntary" bankruptcy , and
as appears the general tendency
is for the noriiheni members
to support the latter and the southern
members the former , the opponents of
an involuntary bankruptcy law taking
the position that it would be Injurious
to the debtor classes and the small
tradesmen of the south and west The
advocates of the different plans might ,
it would seem , compromise on a'
measure embodying botli voluntary and
Involuntary features , as the bill of Mr.
Powers does , but the prejudice of the
opponents of involuntary bankruptcy is
probably too strong to permit them to
accept any measure recognizing that
principle. It is possible that the house
will pass a bill on the lines of the Tor-
rey measure , but < he chances of getting
such n bill through the senate are not
regarded as any too good. So far ns the
Bailey bill Is concerned It lins no chance
whatever , there being nothing about It
to commend it to favorable considera
tion.
tion.That
That a uniform bankruptcy law Is
dc lrablu and necessary there are very
few who will question. All who have
given this subject intelligent considera
tion admit that tiin various and contra
dictory bankruptcy laws enacted by the
different states are objectionable , not
only from their want of uniformity ,
but In their general failure to preserve
the equities between different creditors
and to secure to the debtor such ex
emptions , and after the assignment of
Ids property to his creditors such com
mand of lilu future earnings , free fiom
the attachments of creditors , as .will
enable him to 'save from his misfor
tune or accumulate from his earnings
such working ' ftllJJtnl | as will allow him
to make the 'unost of his earning ca
pacity and p\ { \ t his command the
means with which lie may discharge
his old Indebtedness. Moreover , the
present | ( ( * of the law for the
collection of ilMit * Is so cumbersome ,
costly , unoerlifti ) ' 4 d wasteful that its
use Is abhorrent Jt.il all btislnebs men of
enlightenment 'and with a sense of
honesty and Ju Uu/ss , thu results being
disastrous to ithu' ' debtor and unsatis
factory to the/AVliltor. In most of the
states the utto i'jjjd ' collection of debts
through the medium of the law practi
cally cuts the.'jljftj\ip ' \ of the property of
the debtor in J/jftfj / wlilIe Increasing the
sum of the chiimsngalnst his assets.
Tlie practically unanimous sentiment
of the business Interests of all sections
of the country Is In favor of a uniform
bankruptcy law , and it is tlie duty of
congress to give heed to this sontlment.
Susan B. Anthony , thu foremost and
ablest champion of woman sutlrnge ,
celebrated her seventy-sixth birthday
anniversary on Saturday. Of all the
women who have'labored for the polltl-
cal education and advancement of their
sex none have been so steadfast In
their purposu and so thoroughly din-
Interested , and none have been de
servedly held In " "eh universal esteem
Uvuu those who differ most radically
from Uio views for which Suan It.
Anthony stands ns the recognized
upokosmrui , have always conceded to
her sincerity of motive and unswerv
ing devotion to the cause to which her
life's work has been devoted.
Were anything needed lo attest the
high regard In which the people of
Nebraska hold nil their educational
Institutions , the splendid audience
gnfiltered at Lincoln VYIday to parti
cipate in the exercises formally In
augurating the now chancellor of Ihc
Slate uiilvorslly. would bo con
clusive that the work performed In
that great educational boohlvo Is
both felt and appreciated lu all
parts of the state and by all
classes of the people. The eongratu-
lately addresses betokened at once
the warmest greeting to the newly In
stalled head of the university , am
the well founded expectation that tht
university will continue to progress tip
ward rather than remain stationary 01
iccedo. In nearly all the remarks , stress
was laid upon the fact that the mil
Vorslty Is a part of thu public school
system supported by the contributions
of tlie whole people of thu state. With
a policy In touch with thu demand fern
n general and popular education , Ulian
collor Mucl.cnn cannot but realize ( lit
success so freeljrt predicted for bin
by his ninny life-long associates iiui
new found friends.
In view of the largo number of legislative
lative reapportlonmetit laws that linvt
In recent years been declared uncoil
stiliillonal by the supreme courts of
different states , It will behoove the
Iowa legislature to exercise the utinosl
care In performing the duly imposot'
upon it of rudlstrlctlng ( ho state into
senatorial n'nd representiUlve districts
based upon the new census. The troubli
Id tlnlt there Is always a temptation
to stretch a point to gain some smal
partisan advantage lu the make-up ol
doubtful districts. The apportionment
ought tct-lie made with such strict adherence
heronco to the provisions of the con
stltutlon nnd with such regard to fair
ness that there will be not even a
thought of contesting It In the courts
through long nnd costly litigation.
Word comes from Philadelphia that
there are over 12.000 tons of . Kgyptlnn
grown sugar on tlie way to that port
from Alexandria , imported to take tin
phieUjjOf sugar usually obtained from
Cuba , but unobtainable this year on
account of poor crops in Cuba. Kvery
pound of this sugar ought to have boon
raised In this country and would be if
the beet sugar industry had been prop
erly' encouraged. There Is no reason
wliv the United States should not pro
duce the bulk of the sugar consumed
by Its people. The way to put an end
'to. the importation of lOgyptian . ' .sugar
Is to- raise sugar beets tit homo and
convert them into home-manufactured
sugar. . _ _ _ _ . . _ _ .
Unfortunately tlie number of men nnd
women who will go through life waiting
for a fortune to ba. left to. them is as
grout now as evvr. .OiPno other tho'ory
can wo explain the fact that tlie num
ber of American claimants to British
estates Is increasing rather than de
creasing ? _
li'il Ji-pHt-y Truth.
Detroit Free 1'iess.
Senator Smith ot New Jersey Is entirely
right. . The United States senate would best
tfive'the country by at once closing up
necessary business and adjournlHE-
; Si-iia torlnl ICtlilcv.
Washington Star ,
Senator Smith's rcmailc that the most
popular thing congress could douuld be
to puss the necessary appropriation bills and
go homo will sound to some people like an
other breach ot senatorial courtesy.
Cnmlitlnnnl Sfc-cMxIon.
Ixml.sUlIe CnurliT-Jcurnol.
If Talhcrt of South Carolina still Insists *
upon the right of secession , and If South
Carolina will give bond to take Tfllbert , Till-
man and all that crowd out of the union
and out of sight , perhaps South Carolina's
right to secede will be cheerfully granted.
lUillcMilnux Tiling * on MoiiiimeiilH.
Cleveland 1'laln Dealer.
The Iowa soldiers have a right to kick
upon the erection by the state of an alleged
soldiers' monument which upon its face
y3ms to commumorato a number of Iowa
officers. There have ben many ridiculous
things wrought up as soldiers' monuments
In this country.
Men \Vli < > Until Hi iSack. .
Denver Jlriiul'llcnn. '
The experience of the Northern Pacific
stockholders should open their eyes to the
fact that mining ID not the only Luslnos ] In
connection with which an Investor liiciirt'
some rhlc. It la piobablc thnt the Interests
ot the stockholders in that company will be
ulppd out entirely , and that all to bo realised
tram the sale of tho. road nftcr paying cost *
of proceeding * will go to the bondholders.
A Military IltiaiorlMt.
, I'hlliiileliihla Prrss.
Marln , the Spinlah general. Is really a
humorlft. He says the wliolo trouble with
tlio failure ot the Spanish forces lu Cuba le
that the Cubans \\lll not fight , but avoid en
counters and think It no "dishonor" to do so.
In other words , Maria finds that the Cuban
guerrilla tact'ca are too much for the Span-
lard a , whose Ideas of honorable warfare are
thn murdering of women and who cannot
fight unle ? . * the battle Is arranged according
to barrack tactics.
Tlnip Hlit * fur Action ,
Kannns City Hli\r.
It 19 estimated that the United States has
already 1,300,000 miles of common roads , a
total mileage greater than that of any other
single country , but a majority of these roada
are In poor condition. The general movement
for tlie Improvement of these roads begun
about ten yearn ago. Allowing tea years , a
l.beral eutlmatc , for preliminary discussion ,
talk and the collection of Information , the
serious work of building good roads for the
country should begin soon , and once bgua
It will never ceai < o till the reproach of our
country Is removed.
-
Intellllf flifc' Kant n ml Wi-xt.
niclje-Di-morrat ,
There was a time when New England led
oil the rest of the country In the general av
erage of popular intelligence , but this is no
longer true. It U now In tha west , and not
In the cast , that the best showing li made as
to the education of the masse * . Nebraska
stands at the bead of the utate'ln point of
literacy , only 3.1 per cent of Its population
being unable to read and write. No slate
\\est of the Mississippi river , with the ex
ception of the four southern uUtts , ranks
as low ai Matsachupetta In the number of II'
literates In iU population ,
\VnnU-il
Duliuque
While much American lympathy was ex
pended upon Wallur and eloquent protests
were mads against what was assumed to be
the Injustice of his treatment by the French
authorities , the facts aa fully and anally de
veloped uiow that he vrai the author of his
own in In fortune ! . Tbey alia suggest that the
American who Imaglnta that whatever he
may do under u foreign flag Ida country will
protect and defend him , U thu victim of a
delusion. If he does wrong hla country can't
protect htm. It Is only when lie behaves
Ulmaelf that be cau rely up n Its support.
THU rii
WnMilnBton I'oit ! Now that the No *
York detanatlcn hi taken formal action. It
will bo perffdly safe to siumi' that the
Merion boom li nt home In tin propoml de
partment.
CMcngo Post : Mr. Morrlton nlll bring Ids
bonm to ClilcxRO next week for Inspection
by the party leader * , just ni AH assurance
tint it Is n genuine affair thi't can I" ! seen
without a microscope.
Chicago News : A cursory slnncc * t Mr.
MeKlnlcy'fi speech Rive * ono the Impression
tmt ! Abraham Lincoln s the father ot
the bill that pllr < l ( lip snow to deep over the
grivci uf n number of rcpubllcanc lift nml-
dentlnl election.
hi'llnnapolls ' Journal : It l < miihorilatlrely
Announced that Pcnns > lvnnl will profpnt
thu nnme of Senator Quay to tht > rcp'jhllca
nallMMl convention for irrt ldnnt. Of courje
Mr. Qu y docs not expect f > b ? no.ultiate.
lint by bcftiK n cumfldalo he can krvp non
committal as to other ctmllilntrs am
m r hold the Pennsylvania delegation tc
ge'her until It ran be- thrown solidly for th
* 'irce8ful ' candldatp. Mr. ( } u y Is not hi
tonotl-.cr a tyio In politics.
nnston Olebo : It Is said tli.U the IVnnsyl
vanla republicans have- decided to supper
Quay as their presidential candidate at th
next national republican convention. O
cctirse Quay knows Hint he cnnnot be nomi
nntocl. or. If nominated , he could nnt b
elpctwl for a vast majority of his follow
countrymen , regardless of party , would vet
ncnlnst him. He simply wishes to Ret th
solid Pennsylvania tlnlcgotlon behind him
nnd then dispose of It to the most ndvan
tnReous bidder. Quay ran never be great
but nobody disputes that ho Is mighty ctito
I'KIISONAI. A\l >
Knr an Idling noncombatnnt the poison Iv
of Texas scored a hit that shuts Pole Mailer'
peepers to a world of trouble.
A Kentucky grocer found a $70 diamond I
a barrel of sugar last week , and now h
would like to know where that sugar wa
KI titled.
It Is MigKcstod that the $2,000 n year al
lowed President Krupcr as "roffpe money
furnlvhcx ample grounds for the recent ral
on Docrland.
The Kaiisna congressman whose Ipglslatlv
characteristic Is the making of motions t
concur In ronato amendments , may be platsei
as an Ideal concurring hero.
Keports from Kl Paso Indicate that th
managers of the pugs succeeded In pulling
off n lew columns of the r Jaws. The manl ;
art hai. degenerated Into seal brown "blows. '
i Phlladcliihlans are hurling warm expletive
< tKaln t the city council and the water of th
SclmykUl and a disposition Is manifested In
ninny quarters to boll both a ? a sanitary pro
caution.
General Wsylcr's round of receptions In
Cuba cannot be regarded as complete untl
Gomez nnd Macco get a crack nt him. They
are competent to dispense a rcasnnabl
amount of tropical warmth. .
Mr. Rrastusi Wlman , the noted wrftor on
economic question ? , has flpnll cnicrgeif from
tlm clotuis ot prosecution , a free man. Th
Indictments under which lie was convicted
hnvo been dlsmlsued in accordance with the
judgment of the appeal court.
A traction company has applied to the clt >
council of Denver for a franchise , ngreelni
to pay Into tha c'ty treasury 2 per cent o
Uio gross receipts for five years and 5 pe
cent thereafter. This la the first Instance It
the history of the city of a franchise belnt ,
considered a thing of value before it \\as
granted.
1 SENATOR HAAVLKY .IIAHKKI ) .
Him Iiiciirrril the Deep IlH | > U'H nirtof
tlio I'rimcrintlroN.
J'hllndelpliln Itrronl.
It appears that Senator Joseph R. Hawley
of Connecticut has fallen under the deep dis
pleasure of the A. P. A.'s. The offense of
the distinguished senator consists in having
voted for the confirmation of Colonel Cop-
plnger , son-in-law of James G. Blalne , for a
brigadier generalship In the United States
army. There is no pretense that Colonel
Copplnger Is not qualified for this position
In the army , or that Ills , services do not
entitle him to promotion ; but Colonel Co-p-
plnget- a * Catholic , "and the A' . P. "A.'a of
Connecticut are resolve , ! to punlfh General
Hawley for the crime of having1 voted , with
a large majority of the United States senate ,
for his confirmation.
Thin threat of the A. P. A.'s deserves
earnest consideration , not merely on account
of the distinguished tenator who Is Its in
tended victim , but because of its beailiiK
on the country's \\clf.ire. DurlnK the civil
war , when tens of thousands of Catholics of
native , Irish or German birth rushed with
patriotic enthusiasm to the country's stand
ard , no organization such ns the A. P. A.
would have opposed , on religious grounds ,
the confirmation of any Catholic citizen as an
officer of the army. . .Such an organization
could not exist in a period of war. Any at
tempt to appeal to Bectarian prejudices In a
tlmo like that would have been an act of
incivism , and all engaged In It would have
deserved the deepest condemnation. They
would have been held guilty of discouraging
enlistments. Not long ago there were in
many minds very serious appiehenslons that
this country might become Involved in a
terrible foreign war that would tax Its ut
most military resources , and these apprehcn-
slonD Jiavo not yet been wholly dissipated.
Should such a war break out the A. P. A.
would be obliged. In the very necessity of
things , to disband. Wo beg tiio reflecting
and patriotic members of the A. P. A. to
consider , then , whether an organization that
could not survive In a period of war , which
may come any day , has any reason -for ex
istence in this country In time of peace.
General Joseph R , Hawley , who has been
marked out for the vengeance of this scml-
demI-D2ctarlan and partitun association , has
rendered his countty eminent services In the
flelil nml in the senate. His nrcsent term In
the senate will not expire until 1899 , and
this will give film com.ldor.iblo time to prepare -
pare for the knife which his enemies of the
A , P. A. are whetting for him , Meanwhile ,
the republicans of Connecticut , who Ju tl >
esteem General Haw Icy , will have something
to fay about this warfare upon him. The
democrats of that state can take no part In
the encouragement of nil organisation to ro-
mgnnnt to one of their dearest principles ,
Much as the democrat ! ) t > J Connecticut may
lifter from General Hawley on pome ques
tions of public policy , they recognize in him
an honest , patriotic and fair-minded man ;
and the recognize , too , that ho would nerve
the state far better in the senate than would
any probable product of the A. P. A. con
spiracy. _
FAMU'S PAl'OIUin SO.V.
A Dor < nr Who DCHITVPH to Itnnk
AUIOHK Ilt-iiffiii'torN uf lluliiimU- .
IlufTnlo lliprcsi.
Now and then the m < lloil prof-wlon cvohog
a theory the good EJIIHI of which appeals
even to the untutored Instincts of tlif In ) man.
Such a theory , calling eclence and popular
crr/rancu to link hands and dance together
on the gravfr of exploded error , Is published
by Dr. Relden H. Talcott of the state hospital
for the Insane at Mlddletown.
One of the herszles of our grandmother ? ,
jelonglng In order of time to the age. that
iroduced tlie belief In witchcraft. Is to be
ound in the old saying : "Jt It the early
) Ird that catches the worm , " It did no
good to ths small boy , hauled shivering from
iU bed at breaU ot day , to point out the fact
that he wai not a bird. It did no good In
( how that , however It fared with the bird ,
he worm was a Icrrlblt ) example of the
dangers of early rltlng. No , up he had to
get , jiut as If hunting worms were the chief
end of a human being's existence.
Now , along comru Dr. Talcott with t'.ie
comfortablei theory that thli Is all wrong.
le has been Investigating the rcaton of the
requency with which farmers and their
amlltes become insane. Hitherto the ciuio
of thl * frequency have been thought to bo
ha Isolation of farmcr'a llvev , the hard work
tliey hav to do , and , perhapi , ( lie oxccsjlvo
use of pie and potatoes. It will surprise the
general public to learn that pie the rural
variety of pi ; was supposed to b capable
of unshipping the Intellect ; but Dr. Talcott
llrcardi the wliolo explanation as Insufficient.
lo believes that Inranlty among the bucolic
class of the population Is mostly due to the
nhuman hours at which farmers ara In the
lablt of getting up.
Enlightened people who have all along been
contending that early rising li an evldenci
f Insanity will { mil with joy lhl expert
opinion that It fa more than an evidence , tt
i a causeDr. . Talcolt'u theory ranks him
niong the benefactors of humanity. When
a , monument fi put up to the man who In
vented sleep , one panel should bo reserved
or a complimentary fuscrfpt'ou ' to thin 11IJ-
Ittown alienist. i
irt : I.Alt SHOTS AT TIIK PULPIT.
Chlenr-a Po l : The XM.ra.ki * . mlnlitcr
who niiiiiiici-il thnt there was io hade and
thfn rwlKiied his p Mnrate evidently ban the
courugo of hi * convlcllaat it ml In willing to
tul'ti ch.ineos.
Imltan/ipolU Journal : If the Unitarian
brpthroii In IloMon boycott the three hotels
jhlch rcfuwil lo give fowl and shelter to the
djcMitly dressed colored Methodist blhO | ) .
hotel keepers will not bo likely to repeal their
blunder.
Minneapolis Tribune : Two pious Ken-
ticklan.1 encaged In a rellRoin ! tllicmslon
the other day , and becaune one good brother
would not accept the dogmas of the other
thp Intter beat Ills brain * out with n club.
Here Is a new text for Itigtrsoll ,
P'llladelphla Uteord : "Is It sinful to Tide
a bloclron Sunday ? This question ha * b n
raised by n ixinjc Ittand parson , who tttltl :
A man who would ride a bicycle on the Sabbath -
bath w-onld do most any thins. " K'.ldcnlly
the bko ! will have to fight Its way Into
plou recognition , s , iavc , te ) wilway c.ir ,
the strcrt c.ir nml other benens.'nt possibili
ties. To roll to church on four whwU Is
not esteemed sinful , If propelled by a horje.
Is It nny worse to RD * clt-propeliM ! , or. two ) [
wheels ?
London Tld IM < : Itcv. C. P. AkoO. tha
well known Unntlst mlnls-or of Liverpool.
had some Interesting experiences with Ameri
can reporters during n. roesntIslt to the V"
United State * . One morning before seT'co ' ,
n reporter called and nuked him for his text.
The text was duly glvni , .ind the next ques
1
tion was : "What arc yon elm ; lo pre.-ich
about ? " To this the minister replied Ui.il
he did not know , but ho advlsJ the . ( porter
to stop nnd listen If he wlsh.'d . to plvo an
account of the sermon. The newspaper
man * rejoinder was thnX a he h.id the text
he could Imnglno the reit. for ho tint ) n bin
murder to look after. Next morning a big
report appeared ot a tllscourje that was ntvcr
preached 1
Chicago Record : Some ministers of the
gospel who linger about legislative ( mils
t.ftm to bo carried away by the war spirit
that Is prevalent wherever Jingo politicians
conKiegnto. Not long ago , H will be re
membered , n chaplain of congress prnycil
that the nation might bo "quick to resent
Insult. " A few days later o chaplain In the
New York lep'slarure prayed "that the
United States might supply with arms. If
necessary , those In Cuba who nrc struggling
for liberty. " He also prayed that the United
States "might Insist upon upholding the
Monroe doctrine , " brand not specified. The
authors of these prayers breathing the spirit
of belligerency nro dubbed by mi eastern
newspaper "blasphemous legislative chap
lains. " The tentlnients expressed may have
certain things to commend thorn , but never
theless there chaplains nro praying for tha
violation of International agreements.
III.ASTH KltOM HAM'S HORN.
Every llo U the nssnssln of pomobody's
hnpplnora.
No amount of cultivation can make a bad
tree bear good fruit.
Visiting a hospital , prison or Insane asylum
is good medicine for backsliding.
The road to blcaalng often winds through
a narrow , dark and winding lane.
Live to make somebody happy , or you will
never know what the true meaning of life Is.
First get a man's heart , nnd you will not
have to draw a revolver on him to get his
purse.
A stereotyped prnycr may be better than
none , but It never brings down nny fire from
heaven.
The preacher who would have the common
people hear him gladly must make himself
understood.
Is there anythlnc more fnnllcli tlmn fnr n
man to think ho can serve the devil all his
life and get away from him on his deathbed.
SEHDV STATK.SMAXHIIIP.
Chicago Tribune : Secretary Morton will
make Senator Vest wish for a lodge In some
vart wilderness .where reeds are unknown be
fore this controvcray In over.
Chicago Times-Herald : Senator Vest has
scored first blood In his fight for Deed. The
senator evidently knows where a few bags of
rare and choice seed will do good this year.
New York Trlbuner Sc'riat&r Ve t Has ut
tered a loud call for twede. and has raid tome
things that are not exactly pollto about the
serretary of agriculture.'c have no Inten
tion of Interfering fn what seems to bu
Family quarrel , but If a few seeds will pacify
ho Irate senator from Missouri , why does not
Mr. Sterling Morton furnish him with a
package or two ?
110MISSTIO IDYLS.
.Somervllle Journal : The- honeymoon nlmo't
Invariably wnnes when the bridegroom IIIIH
leached his last quarter.
Detroit Kroe Press : "What mnles roll so
uiihuppy , Maud ? "
' " 1 proposed lo Hurry Duane , nnd lie re-
'iised me ! "
"Did lie Blvt * any reaton ? "
"Yes ; he said ft wnsn't sudden enough. "
New York World : Ho My dear. I nin
very haul up. You will Hlmply have to
lower your dresmnker's bills.
She My love , you must speak to her. I
don't mnkc out the bills.
Harper's Uazar : Kthel T think you have
one ot the prettiest names I have ever bennl
of.
of.Mnwl
Mnwl Wltherbee Do you ?
Kthel You don't seem very enthusiastic.
Don't you like It ?
Maud Wltherboe I Ihlnk I have proved
that by not changing It.
Chlcnpro Tribune : Jowlcr You wish
From George to J iuni * onirr.ived on the
i side of the rltiR ? A'l right. Sluill I or
cut tin'Laura' the same depth ns the
O corse' ?
The YoungMnn ( hiring nt him ) YP * . Hlr.
can nffonl to buy new ring * when I neiM
hem , sir.
Indlannpolls Journal : Shr What < ! o you
rr.c.in , Hlr , by klsln me ? What do you
Hr Kr nothing.
"Then don't you ( Jo ft n/'Ulii. / I ilon't
\oril any man hlHsliifi : me unices ho me-ina
jiitilmR8. " J
Detroit Pice Prey. ? : Mlufpr Oh , doiirf I
vlt-li I could pet hold of porno good blbctlltB
Ike mother used lo innlco for me !
Mlrsui An 1 I wlfh I could get some good
clothes like father urod to buy for jne.
Chicago Record : "Wlmt ever drove you
o mnrrylni ; fourteen wives ? " nt-ked the
Judge , regarding the prisoner with more
bun culinary IntereHt.
"Thirteen wns BUCM an unlucky number
o stop nt. your Honor ! " answered the
> i > nllcnt prlt-oner , wiping his eycH with hla
coot sleeve ,
Harper's nazar : WlRgln ? Did you ever
< > ( ! four. Cnptnln , when entering Into an
Unptiiln Armps Why , my dear follow , I
MIIH nit alrcmblo when I proposed to my
Wife !
_
ChlcriKO Tribune : "How much do you
ovft mo thin ovtmliif ? , Oracle ? " ntke.l intna ,
nwny IIH ! cm ie and tulilni ; off hit )
nml ovcrcant ,
Thnt 'pcuclH on how irmcli candy you've
irouKht inn. p'jpa , " rfplleil Oracle , rutnae-
nir hit * jiockotH.
How flko von. dear , " rejoined papa ,
b entinindcdly , "your mother was ten year *
iol"
iol"A
A HHLATKII
Willlcn for The Humlsy Hoe.
nnyly prnttlliu ; here anil there ,
CnstliiK welcoiiiCH evcrywltore ,
llilglit with cunrhlne from above ,
\V his pc rings of hriwn'H love ;
Not to know thee. o'er would be ,
The KrrntPHt punishment , Dorothy.
Voice as fragrant as the morn ,
On my memory uliull bo borne ;
SpnrklliiK ( 'yen that evi-r tell
HoiindloM thouKhlH that In-thco dwel ,
TliouahtH of clmmben-d myjstory ,
Could we know them ! Dorothy.
Ivcr ! may thy childhood be
1 ' 'II led with imturu'H melody ,
AH the golden moments tly ,
l.lka n bird ncroxs the sky.
Muvilljo coming joyn to I lice
Ji'iid thee upward , Danlthv.
W. IIAItNICS LOWISF
Omaha , February H , 1833.
JUST roil row.
Chicago Jltcard. ,
Vhen you arl e at dawn of day
'u labor on the Hume old way ,
) on't count the battlu half begun
rill you have smiled once Just for fun
f you nit down when work la o'er
To count tlie knock * whli'h make > ou tor *
u t crown the day u jifrfti I one
vecp right on umlllnf-Just for fun.
Thus In your roul , from hour to hour
tore up u fount of peace and puwi-ri
'lioUKh cureB and trouble * weli/h u tel
Keep rluht on amllltiK just lor fun.
