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P. rnib , Notary Piil.Ilc. < M The roptihlli'im ] iirty ; luis iiroshlt'iitliil tlinlior iMioiiKli lo ninko up tin ; slulcf of nil tliii ilinvtvnt jmrtlt'Hnml use nothing hut lirnt-t'hisM intitcrlul , then. Collls r. IluiitluKlnn 1ms a most con venient nii'innry. The facility with wliloh | u > forgets illsiiKrocublc Int'ldoiits In his career Is equalled only liy his iiblllty to reinuinlier points thai can lie bo turned In his favor. The closing of the teacher's training Hchool has left the city with several hl h-prlccd teachers on its pay roll too many. The school board must reduce Its top-heavy teachers * salary list to something like natural proportions. Mississippi has established nn educa tional ( inalltlcatlou for the suffrage In that state , but judging from the free Hllver resolutions Just enacted by the senate die change has had no percepti ble efl'ect niton Mississippi democrats. After adjusting prices for the coming season , members of , the plate glass trust agreed that the outlook through their product was much brighter u statement which under the circum stances must be quite transparent to .everybody. Ex-Consul Waller Is once more' ' n free man. The United States has been given an example of the diplomatic ' icourtesy of the b'rench , and Mr. Waller lias learned by bitter t'xp'erlcnco that It lsi dangerous to frfllo with the authori ties of Madagascar. Chauncey Depe\v has declined an In vitation to speak before the law stu dents of the Kansas State .university. There must be a shortage In the Kan sas crop of law students or Chauucey would never have declined an opportu nity to spread the gospel of Depow. The Omaha platform Is being en dorsed somewhere almost dally now adays. Tlie next populist national plat- forifil however , will be known as the St. Louis platform , and Omaha , after the convention , will lose the small measure of 'advertising ' It has been semiring in this connection. Householders and consumers of ice generally will disapprove of the action of leading dealers In forming a trust for the purpose of maintaining lilgli prices. He It. said to the credit of a fe\y dealers that they refused to Join the pool. The people will llnd them out nml their reward will Should The government subsidize a raellle cable company on condition merely that charges on private tele grams should not exceed : ! 5 cents a word to Hawaii , and .fl.li. a word to China and Japan , no household could nfford to be without direct connection by special wire with Honolulu , Toklo , Hong-Kong and Tlen-T in. Onmhans will note with pen till cat Ion the fact that , the retail merchants of Council IHuirs nnd the Northern Jowa 1'resHassociation have - warmly en dorsed the projected TransnilsslsslppI exposition. The fact Is that the people of Iowa hiive been quick to grasp the Importance of the enterprise , while the press of Nebraska , generally speaking , lias not yet become Imbued with an lileiij of the magnitude of the under taking and what It menus to the slate. One of the Vanderbllts oucc achieved n lasting reputation by applying a vig orous epithet lo the public from whleh Ids fortune was tlerlved. Now Mr. Iluntlngton , In reply to the question whether he Is ImlllVerent to public opinion , asserts that he Is sallslied If one man thinks well of him and that one man Is C. I' . Ilnntlngton. If that Is all that Is required to satisfy him , Iluntlngton ought to he the most com placent man In the world. Hut some how , or other his actions sadly belle hl.s words. Iowa veterans are very sensibly opposed - posed to the proposed appropriation of stale money for the erection of monuments ments to Iowa regiments on southern battle fields , if they want to pay for 111011- umentH there nro plenty of appropriate ulte.t for them without going outside of their own state. The great monument ment In course of construction at DCS Molnes is Just as much If not more of a testimonial to the bravery of Iowa's fallen heroes than If It had been erected' nt Atlanta or Vlcksburg or other distant city. .us rn ntKi ; The question of establishing free porls In the Tufted States , as proposed In n bill some time ago Introduced Into con- grew * , will probably receive considera tion at "the pre.-oiu t > ' > sson. ! Tin- advo cates of the policy nn very eainesl In their belief that It would be found i highly benetlflal and will continue to urge It until decisive action by con gress can be 'iad. It appears that the plan of Mr. Austin Orbln. who Is the nni l. active champion of the free port idea , of establishing such a port at Kort Pond Hay , I.oug Island , Is meeting with strong opposition from manufacturers In Hrooklyn and other parls of Long Island. The main purpose of Mr. Cor- bin's proposed free port Is the accom modation of mnnnftti'.lliters who desire lo manufacture in bond for export , with the privilege of selling their products In the Tiilted States upon payment of duties , so that they will have the op tion of both markets. It Is an exten sion of the existing bonded warehouse system already applied to certain man ufacturers , hut under restrictions that are a greater expense and Inconven ience limn those that would Ite ex perienced In u free port. It Is slated that it is speclllcally on tills question of accommodating manufacturers for export that objection Is made to the free port , some Long Island manu facturers not wishing to move to J-'ort Pond Hay , or lo have their competitors enjoy better facilities there. Tills op position , however , should not count for much If It can be demonstrated that a free port would have results generally benellcial. Those who would acquaint themselves with the nature and operation of the free port system will Hud the desired information In the volume of consular reports for February , just Issued. This contains reports from American con suls at the free ports of Hamburg. Hremen and Copenhagen , that of the consul at. Hamburg being a very thor ough statement of the conditions there. In regard to the benefits to the com merce of Hamburg from Its 'free port , the consul says that from the begin ning of Its existence up to 1888 its trade and population steadily Increased and It had grown to be one of the most Im portant of the world's ports. "That the value ami Importance of Its trade. " says the report , "is largely due to Its original free port advantages and at tractions tihere Is scarcely a doubt. The very fact that It was one of a limited number of free ports In the world gained for It a special notoriety as such , and , besides attracting im ports for consumption. It attracted those for storage. The tide of trade may be said to have turned naturally in this direction from the very llrst by reason of the absence of artlllcial hindrances. " The report further says that Hamburg has become the great door through which the German export Is finding Its way to the world's markets. There Is no Important manufacturer of Oer- ' many who has not a representative In Hamburg , and the same may be said of Uohemta and other Industrial provinces of Austria and to somo' extunt'-of Hits- sla. The report from Bremen shows no less satisfactory results , while the free port of Copenhagen , opened less than two years ago , promises well. Of course the conditions here , apart from the constitutional question as to whether free ports can be established In the United Slat's , are In some im portant respects different from those abroad , but with the constitutional ob jection out of the way It does not ap pear that there would be any serious obstacle to the establishment of one or more American free ports , and we have no doubt that sudi a policy would be justified by the results. VUlt .1 IUTi. ' f A" TKA , Representatives of the Importers of tea have been before the committee on ways and means urging the restoration of tlie old duties on tea , which , they irgue , would at once give the treasury i considerable revenue and tend to Im prove the quality of tlie tea imported into this country , much of which they say Is very inferior. According to one statement made to the committee tlie policy of the past twenty-live years lias tended to till tlie country witli teas that cannot be shipped elsewhere , because thu tea planters will send the Inferior grades to the country that does not charge a duty. Tlie explanation of this is that the planters can afford to sell their goods here for less than tlie amount of duty whleh they would have to pay to get them into other countries. Tills may appear somewhat incredible to those not familiar with , the trade , but all the Importers agree that it Is this case. What , they ask is a specific duty of 10 to 25 cents a pound , which they say would have the effect to revive the tea business and also to Improve the quality of that article coming into the country , It being now dlllicult for them to get good tea at any price. A specllle duty of 10 to LT > cents a pound on tea the importers say that an ad valorem duty would create , If possible , a worse state of affairs than exists at present would yield a revenue of about $15,000,000 per annum , and It Is urged that , mich a duty would not be appreciably felt by consumers. Hut It Is absolutely certain that a proposition to restore lea to thu dutiable list would encounter a very vigorous opposition from the consumeH ! of that article and tlie party responsible for Imposing the duly would be very sure to suffer In popularity. It Is not at all probable , therefore , that the ways and means committee has In contemplation placing a duly on tea , and It Is entirely safe to say that If It should submit a proposi tion 'of this kind to the house It would be very promptly and decisively re jected. There Is no necessity for going lo the breakfast table for objects from which to raise revenue , at least at pres ent. The emergency bill passed by the house would , If enacted , supply all the revenue Immediately required by the government , while It would at the same time have the effect to Improve the con dition of American Industries. If that measure cannot become law the repub licans of the house may very properly and yer'y wisely let the question of more revenue remain for future determina tion. They have done their duty and are not called upon to consider any new e.\pedlents and certainly not to make any departure which might cause the parly loss of popularity. Ki iMt tr. KYI- : . American humor In.-U one of Its bright est and most entertaining exponents In . the death of ICdgar W. ( "Hill" ) Nye. nnd there will be a universal feeling of re gret that this ( pialnt humorist , who made more people laugh than any of his contemporaries , will contribute no more to the pleasure of mankind. Pur- Ing the ten or twelve years In which Hill Nye lias been known to the public he enjoyed a popularity almost , if not unite , as great as that of the foremost of his predecessors In the realm of hu mor , Artemus Ward ( Charles F. Hrowne. ) Ills contributions to tlie newspapers constituted a feature that was sought by hosts of people , and their peculiar style nnd quaint conceits gave Immeasurable delight to all classes. This is not the place for an analysis of Nye's humor , but It may be said of It that it was always genial , sunny and Inoffensive tlie reflection of a bright ai'd ' kindly nature. Nye found ills In spiration in tlie west , as did nearly all of the best American humorists , and perhaps lie never did anything better than the contributions to the Boomer- ang. whleh llrst brought him Into public notice. In his later work lie refined his humor , but what lie wrote hs editor of the paper at I.uramle will perhaps be longest preserved. If the man who causes people to laugh Is n benefactor , then Kdgar W. Nye deserves to be so regarded. Certainly he must be given a prominent place among those who contributed liberally to human happi ness. KK TllK KXl'UaiTlON t'HOMlAM The board of directors of the Trans- mississlppl ICxposition association Is en titled to commendation for the progress It has made toward securing tlie co operation of our congressional delega tlo'n and the endorsement of the exposi tion by the legislature of Iowa. There seems to be Imminent danger , however , that the members of the hoard may fail to give full scope to the great en terprlse which they are seeking to pro mote. It should be constantly borne In mind that the proposed exposition is to be not an Omaha exposition nor a Ne braska fair , but an exposition represent ing the whole transmlssissippl region , covering the greater half of the con tinent. Omaha Is not holding an exposi tion for the twenty-four states and ter- ritovles tills side of the Mississippi , but the people of those .states through , their representatives have selected Omaha as the most available location for an ex hibition of their vast and varied re sources and products. The general su pervision of such an exposition should not be monopolized by a purely local board. To enlist the active interest and full participation of the people of tlie transmissis lppt states , the pro- ram must be broadened. In our judgment 'this can be best ac complished by a board of commissioners appointed by the president of the I'lilted States or by the governors of tlio respective states and territories. Such a commission would occupy very much tlie same relation to the exposi tion company that the State Hoard of Agriculture occupies to the Omaha Speed and Fair association. While In the very nature of things the brunt of the work of financiering and supervis ing would devolve upon the managers of tile Omaha corporation , the'board of state commissioners would render In valuable service In helping to formu late the general plans and features of the exposition and In arranging for the special wants of the different states and cities. A board of state commissioners would , moreover , exert n far-reaching inllu- enco In promoting appropriations for state buildings and state exhibits. In tills respect the vice presidents ap pointed for each state by the Omaha corporation would , we fear , prove Inad equate. These vice presidents can and should co-opcrntc with the commission ers , but having no recognlxed author ity to represent anybody's wishes ex cept the corporation which named them , they could not expect to have the same standing at iiome tnat men duly com missioned by the national or state ex ecutive would have. Another advantage to be derived from a board of state commissioners lies In the Interest which from the out set will be manifested In every trans- mlsslssippl state and territory In Its personnel nnd the consequent general discussion of the project by the press In general , and more particularly In tlie localities where the appointees re side. side.From From the strictly local standpoint whatever will contribute to the success of thu exposition , whatever agencies will Increase the number and variety of exhibits and add to the attendance , In fact , whatever divests It of . ( ho char acter of a purely Omaha or Nebraska af fair and goes toward making It of In terstate and International magnitude will redound to the advantage of this city and state and Incidentally enhance the reputation of Its projectors and local managers. KX-nixaiiKss.MAX HAHTKII'S suirwn. lh * suicide of ex-Congressman M , D. Ilnrter will cause surprise and regret to all who have any knowledge of him and from Ohio to the Atlantic coast few men are better known to business mil political circles. Mr. Hiirter was a representative In the Fifty-second and Fifty-third congresses from the Four teenth district of Ohio , and gained a national reputation as an advocate of fre ? trade and a sound currency. The fact that he was a successful manufac turer gave especial significance to his advocacy of free trade , and no man on the democratic side was more freely quoted than he by the anti-protection organs. His speeches showed thorough familiarity with the subject , and he was regarded by the democrats as an authority , enjoying the confidence , among others , of Mr. Cleveland. As an I - - -r-rr i advocate of sound currency In opposi tion to the Jfree coinage of silver ho also acquired prominence , and his con trlhutlons to Ur ? currency debates -In congress were among the ablest , that were made. ALlhe end of his term In the last congflUs he removed from Ohio to PhllndelphlnrxTontlnulng his manufac turing bushuj. < sji | that city. He was a man of far nior < ! than ordinary ability and his death by his own hand was n most sad einlfuj' of a useful life. TIU : A favorable' report .ias been made by the house committee on railways and canals on the bill directing the secre tary of war to cause accurate surveys , examinations ami final estimates of cost to be made for a ship canal from the great hikes to the Atlantic , wholly within .the territory of the I'lillcd Stales. It Is very probable that the measure will pass tlie house at the pres ent session and possibly the senate also , In which event the survey can be com menced during the current year. It will be some years , perhaps a gen eration , before the construction of a ship canal from the lakes to the sea board is undertaken , but that there will be such a waterway In time , If It lie found feasible to construct It. there can be no doubt. The development of the country will demand it. nnd-'when the demand becomes imperative the energy ai'd enterprise of the American people will respond to It. The international waterways convention last year ap pointed n joint commission of Inquiry composed of representatives of the United States and Canada , with a view to co-operation by the two governments in carrying out. tlie proposed enterprise. The hill in congress , however , contem plates making the project wholly Ameri can. There Is a feeling that the utiliza tion of Canadian territory must not lie seriously thought of , that what is wanted Is a waterway connecting the lakes and tlie Atlantic entirely within our own territory. The house commit tee Is manifestly in sympathy with this view and the fact that the contemplated surveys Is entrusted to tlie direction of lite War department Is assurance that a waterway of sulllclcnt. capacity to transport the tonnage of tlie lakes to the sea will naturally constitute the great est possible bulwark for the defense of our northern border. The Dominion government seems favorable to a ship canal within Ijs. territory from the in land waters to The'seaboard , because of its availability fof the transportation of war ships to the Interior In case of need , and such a hrojcct it is believed tray be undertaken In the not remote future. If so it. would emphasize the desirability of an 'American ' waterway between the lakes and the Atlantic. But the most persuasive lU'gmiient ' ' for such a wn'tiyjw'ay is In the commer cial benefits thut would be derived from It. It is thvhleh' ' appeals most strongly to the'prqrtncers of the north west.- who arc-'bellovcd to be practically unanimous infifavor of the project. It is .urged in advocacy of a . .ship canal such as eontem'phvltMl tbiit' ft" wiiuld effect a most , material saving in tin- cost of transportation- affording our producers a decided advantage in the foreign markets , The .Importance of this cannot well be overestimated , es pecially hi view of tlie growing compe tition of countries that have cheaper land nnd labor than'we have. Then1 appears to be little doubt as to tlie feasi bility of constructing a ship canal , but it would be a very costly enterprise , es timates varying from JJU00,000,000 , to three times that amount. Tlie cost , however , will not defeat tlie project whenever the American peoplu are con vinced of its necessity. Associated press dlspatcJies from Washington make the announcement ' ' that the statue 'of Father Marquette , contributed by the state of Wisconsin to the collection of monuments in Statuary hall , adjoining the rotunda , in the capital building , was received last Wednesday and will soon be In place ready for unveiling. Father Marquette is represented in the garb of ( lie Jesuits standing with a map of Wisconsin in ids left hand , while his right hand Is grasping his priestly robe. The placing of this statue by the side of those of lOtlian Allen , Thomas Jefferson , Na thaniel ( irccnc and other revolutionary heroes , and men who In more recent years have achieved national renown , would seem to Indicate that In spite of fanatical contention of sectarian agita tors by 'iielt'her ' creed nor station , Is a man who has rendered distinguished services to America barred out from the Wallhallu of American heroes. When' tho. Douglas street bridge was being constructed The Bee pointed out the mutual advantages that must neces sarily follow Us completion , not only to Omaha , but to Council Bluffs as well. These benefits have long been felt. Now the public-spirited men of the Bluffs are movingCor a paved bicycle path on Broadtyiry' ' from the bridge leading up IntoVthe clty. It Is argued that such Improvement will attract thousands of wlftWincn from Omaha during the seaspn' , | iml be of direct pecuniary advantageto the shopkeepers of Council Bluffs.'No ' ' one can gainsay the fact. Simply /lftann Investment the proposed Improvemi'tit would pay well. A Chicago pokier * , ! descants on the wastefulness of Jltluiitlon and suggests that It would lie an Immense saving all around if the hi i'jv'ere so amended as to take away tlK'i lUight of appeal In petty cases nmUiuakfng the decision of thu trial court In Mich cases final. The fact seems to he overlooked that most of our legislation Is made by lawyers and that lawyers are the ones who profit by protracted litigation. So long as thu majority of our legislative solons belong to the legal profession the chances will be small that they will do anything to set limits upon their own fees. When the secretary o'f the State Hoard of Irrigation was appointed to the position of city engineer of Omaha he announced that he would relinquish llui less remunerative olllcu as soon us lie was able to clear up the work that had accumulated on the hands of thu Irrigation board. Up to date there bus been no sign of any resignation. The sccrotnry evidently labors under the Impression that his successor will not be us competent as he to pass upon Ir- tlgatlon claims or to flraw two salaries at one time. The semi-centennial celebration of Iowa's statehood at Burlington , for which preparations nre In progress , will no doubt be appropriate lr > the occasion and creditable to the great state which has evolved out of such small begin nings fifty years ago. As the neighbor of Iowa and a sharer-ln Its prosperity Nebraska will extend its most sincere congratulations , Iowa has just grounds lo feel proud of Its record as n state. Whatever congress decides to do with the Pacific railroad debt , no settlement should be made or permitted that does not Insure tlie operation of Hie Union and Central Pacific roads under n single management. The extortionate charges maintained for the purpose of diverting trallie from this direct route to the Southern Pacific for the benelll of the Iluntlngton syndicate slfnuld be forever abolished. Nebraska Is capable of raising enough sugar beets lo keep more than 100 beet sug'ir factories In operation. The two factories that we already have have ppver experienced any dllliculty In llnd- lug a lucrative market for their pro- duet. The Invitation to capitalists to invest In the Nebraska beet sugar in dustry could not lie made much more templing or promising of sure returns. The bible tells us of people trying , to make bricks without straw , but now people are making bricks without clay. The new bricks hail from Kansas. Th y are said to be made of straw and wood pulp and to be specially adapted for use us street pavements. A paper city may some day consist of a city paved with paper nnd built of paper. "The St. I.onls convention will be a highly Interesting gathering. " remarks one of our contemporaries with refer ence lo the republican national con vention. Of course It will. It will place in nomination the next president of the United States , and any gathering that does that Is always mighty Interesting. One DlMtlliKTiilnhi IKl'rnnro. . AtcliiKm ninliu. Tlio only ( IKTerence wo have been able to find -between lllerary people anil tlioso who arc not Is that the literary people nre easier victims for book Tlii-rc Arc OMirrx oil Font. Chicago Tribune. The accident Insurance company which Is offering special Inducements to bicyclists is making a great mistake. It 'should devote Its attention to people who have to walk. IFuJiiNt Dl perl nil mi 41 oil. lndlar.-iiulls | Journal. The Increase of rates , on accident Insur ance policies Issued to bicycle- riders may be all right , but what the riders would like to know Is the cause of this discrimination against them. Aru not the pedestrians they encounter stibjert to Just as great risks from 'the wheel ? ' " Grt-al IN \orMOllllin. . New York World. \ If the north pole was not to be found by nn American , It Is a matter of satisfaction that the discoverer should be a Norwegian. Next to the Phoenicians the Norse have been the world's greatest seafaring race , and It is not absolutely certain that they did not dis cover America. 1'iilladclphln Pi ess. The Spanish newspaper that goes off Into hysterics over lynchlngs In the United States should remember that congress and the pres ident don't authorl/.e them , while the Cortes and the government of Spain were directly responsible for ( lit Inhumanities of the last Cuban war , and apparently expect \Voyler to carry on u war of extermination at present. A .Spi-t'lc of Trouble. Mliim-a | * > lls Journal. The -sending of 20,000 additional troops Into South Afijcn by the Drltlsh government , taken In connection with the threat of that government to consolidate all South Africa , will enable outsider's to see If Emperor Wil liam's declared purpose to protect German Interest ! ) In Africa amounts to anything. The German government yet stands firm In Itfi Insistence upon the Independence of the Tranavaal republic. CutlioiltHuyx oil .SIioilil- . Indlanapjllft Journal. Among the Itemized heads In the tariff bill hi ono which reads , "Shoddy , waste , rage , nolle , " etc. There terms represent low grades of wool which nro used to adulterate higher grade.In the manufacture of cheap and shoddy goods. During the lapt year of the McKlnley lawwo imported of tliesa articles 210,401 pounds ; during the first year of the present tariff wo Imported of the same ar ticles n.CGG.DCS paunds. I'lrrnriiof HiillilliiKN. ( llolip-Domocrnt , Philadelphia had a costly flro the other day among buildings constructed of Irnn and stone , but their contents were com bustible and the structures were entirely destroyed In a very short time. The archi tects day that a real fireproof building Is provided with shutters cased In Iron. Itt > beanm arc of Iron or steel cased in noncombustible - combustible materials , the floors are of tlio and the partitions treated so as to burn but slowly , I'llcvntor shafts are lined with brick and have automatic caps and doors , and ky- llghts are protected from offering a sudden and powerful draft. The buildings destroyed In Philadelphia fell far short of these rc- quirementB , and while fireproof In name , were not so In reality. TIltMiloitll'Jll Till- mill Fen till * I'M. New york Time * . ' A "divinehealer" out In Nebraska has Just received a coat of tar and feathers from the ungrateful farmers among whom ho was -working a series of "mlraclea1 which seem to have consisted chiefly In breaking up families hitherto united , and In teaching foolish woman that religion and hysteria are the fcainithing. . Without going so far as to commend the Impulsive. 'Ncbraskans for re sorting , In a theolpglcal controversy , to argu- ir.enlK so dlHtlnctly ad homlncm as tar and feathers , t'tlll ono can restrain his Indigna tion without much dllliculty , and It will be decidedly Interesting to see whether the "scientist" can effect the ovanlshment of his new suit by denying Its existence , UcjmlillciiiiH for .Sound Mont- . Cllabe-Democrat. "The republican party would as soon think of luwerliiK the flag of the country au to con template with patience or without proteut and opposition any attempt to degrade or cor rupt the medium of exchange * among the people. It can bo relied upon In the future a In the pant to supply the country with the best money ever known , gold , silver and paper , good the world ovor. " This IB an ex tract , frcm the speech made by ex-Governor McKlnley at the Lincoln birthday meeting In Chicago. U ohows that the Obloan la dis tinctively and emphatically on the sound money Elde , The 125 majority the other day In the houaa , "the Heed congreBi , " uiialnut frco t'll/er phowa whore another conspicuous republican stands. Undoubtedly every repubi Mean who has been mentioned In connection with the nomination U on the right eldo of the financial Issue. MIlitTAIIV THAlM.Vd l.V .SCHOOLS. j Why Suoti DUcliillnr U of lloiu-at ( o Until I'nplln nml ( Itr.Vntldii. . The following correspondence explains itself : MANSFIKU ) , 0. , t-'cb. 14. Mr. B. llose- waler , 1-Mllor of The lice : Dear Sir- One or the ciicloxpd U-nftMs In n copy of the Car ter bill , now pending In congress , which nlms tn > ccurc military training In the public schools. To enact such n law will be the educational blunder ot the century , from ttlilch no cannot oiHIy free ourselves when cnoc the step la taken. Will you join us In nil effort to prevent sticii legislation ? Your privilege through the prcj * enables you to reach many renders. Your name appended to thcec three peti tions , tending one tn racli o ( ynur United Stairs senators nnd the other to your rep resentative nl Washington , cannot fall to mlil force to the protest which Is going lo conRtc. ! " } from all parts ot the , country. Miiy we > depend upon your co-onerntlon In this Important matter ? Ucxprrl fully , niANCUS W. LKlTBIt , Snpsrintrsidcnt National Woman's Christian Temperance Union , Physical Culture De partment. Kcl ) . 22. Mrs. Frances I.ellcr , MnnKilcliI , 0. : Dear Madam Your letter en- clo'lng copy of Senator Carter's bill has been en my desk for several days , but 1 bad no time to give It consideration until this tuorn- inj. inj.It strikes mo that the bill Is altogether too sweeping , but nt the samp time 1 must say I have been personally In favor of military drill In thn higher grades of the public schools. In my Judgment It would tend to Improve the physical condition of the boys nnd teach thorn the prc-rcqulsltes to success In life , namely , discipline nnd obcdlonce. Military drill has been a voluntary branch of instruction In our State university nnd In other btale universities where army of- llcers detailed .by the War department have acted as Instructors and It has , so far ns I niir learn , boon banplclal. ! The Idea that martial training will Infuse Into the coming generation a clcslro for war Is erroneous. While 1 am n believer In In ternational arbitration and the peaceful ad justment of nil differences thnt might pro voke war , 1 do not believe It possible to avoid periodic bloody riots , revolutions and re bellions that will have to be put down by force. force.With all our boasted civilization , we nro still not remote from the savage state. Korco still governs the world and it always will , unless human nature Is changed. It takes force to compel obedience to law nnd to maintain order. The nation whose citizens' are ever ready lo suppress domestic Insur rection and resist foreign aggression by marshalling n patriotic volunteer army com manded by trained olllccrs Is surest to en joy the uninterrupted blessings of peace. I realize that these views may not beIn accord with those entertained by youreglf and the majority of the Woman's Christian Temperance union , but I trust that such differences of opinion will" not deprive mo ol your esteem. Yours very truly , 15. UOSRWATKH. THE \I3illO l.V AMHIIICAX MUSIC. A .Spi-flnl Scliool for ( Drvrloimiont of I'rof. DvornK'N liliMiN. I'hllndelphla lleconl. The New York Age Is authority for the statement that Mrs. Jeannette M. Thurbor. the founder of the- American Conservatory of Muplc. has been so Impressed with Dr. Dvorak's Ideas concerning the developmental value of the negro "spirituals' " as founda lions for true American music that she will found a special school for the encourage ment and study of negro music. The Age further declares that the proposed school will be conducted by , us well as for , negroes , and will have a large permanent chorus under the direction of K. H. Kluney , a pupil of Dr. Dvorak. This projecti Is the most Important result yet noted .as following the great Bo hemian composer's recent sojourn In America. Dr. Antonln Dvorak came to .this country as the confessed champion of a new school of American music. Soon after his arrival he composed his now well known American symphony In E minor , "Jfrom the New World. " This , syipphoy ; ) Is.the crystallization tionof / 'Dvorak's' Impressions of wiat he considers Hie native element In American music , and so far It remains as the sole exemplification of his theory that there Is ai sufficient basis In the Indigenous music of America to serve as a foundation for a new and distinctly national school. His method was not to treat famil iar folk tuneo thematlcally , but to reflect the unique spirit of the music of the new world. Thus he chose the synco pated note , so prominent in such songs as the "Old Folks at Hr-mc , " and also the penta- tonlc phrasing. Objections have been urged against this procedure on the ground that the "Old Folks at Home" and many ot the most popular so-called negro melodies were not written by ne-sroes at all , but by Stephen .1. Foster , the I'cnnsylvanlan song writer. Then , too. It Is claimed that the phrasing Is as much Scotch as American. A tender portion tion of the symphony describes Hiawatha's wooing and Dr. Dvorak has promised us an Indian opera on Longfellow's theme. In a recent articleon "Music in America" in Harper's Magazine , Dvorak thus com mented on his own theory : "A while ago I suggested that Inspiration for truly national music might be derived from the negro melodies or Indian chants. I wao led to take this view partly by the fact that the so-called plantation songs are Indeed the most striking and appealing melo dies that have yet been found on this sldo nf Mm wnter. but larcelv by the observation that this seenia to be recognized , though often uncoiibclously , by most Americans. * * * The most potent as well as itlie most beautiful among them , according to my estl- niaticn , are certain of the co-called planta tion melodies and slave songs , all of which nro distinguished by unusual and subtle har monies , the like of which I have found In no other songs but those of old Scotland and Ireland. " Whatever criticism may bo madeIn oppo sltlon of Dvorak's rhythmical and flgural the ories , there can be little doubt that Ameri can music has much to gain In the develop ment of the Kthioplan spirit In song and symphony , _ 1'UH.SOVAI , AMI OTIIHIIW1HI3. Enthuslarm for "favorite ions" cannot bo regarded as genuine unless the- name Is blown In the bottle. Mr. James II. Brown of Idaho Is the pos sessor of a mustache nine feet from tip to tip. Strange to fay , Mr. Brown resolutely rcfut'23 to adorn congress. Chicago affects astonishment over a shower of mud In that vicinity , and well It might. It makes the task of uncovering the pave ments all tliB-moru dlfllcult. Mr. Collls P. HimtliiKton exhibits In Wash ington eo much anxiety to tcttlo tbo debt of the Central 1'aclflc railroad that It Is feared he will break Into the treasury with the wherewith. The St. Louis Hcpubllc demands a "western man cr bust. " What's the matter with two ; For president , George 0. Vcat of Missouri ; for vice president , Kdward O , Wolcott of Colorado. I'lutform : Free seed , free silver. Governor MorUn and Senator Quay , favorIte - Ito sons of New York and Pennsylvania , wore sons of Pret'byterlan ' preichers. This fact ( Unproved iho general belief that pious environment handicaps one's uuefulnwu. Kveu Bub Ingursoll survived Its Inlluenco , A Denver paper Issued , a few daya ago , a memorial number commemorative of the "Twenty-third anniversary of the crime of ' 73. " The Newcautlo crlmo of ' 00 appeared In tlio simo columns and excited far more Interest. Congress has patucd a bill appropriating $100,000 for preliminary work on tbo $5,009- 000 memorial brldgo which Is to span tlio Potomao river from Georgetown to Arlington cemetery heights. The structure will bo adorned with statues of eminent union sol diers. Prof. Oily Gllbschln of Saddle Creek liau returned to his hacienda Irom a periodical visit to Omaha , feeling much the worse for wear. During his tour of the metropolis the eminent sago made an oxU-rmlve and ex hausting analysis of the merits and mys teries of beer and checbo sandwiches , And when Morpheus led him gently from Mu labor he plunged him Into the Icy water * of a limpid stream. Then with Irrcalfatlblt ! magic Morpheus opened the door ' of his cham ber to admit a peaceful 'cow. The pro- fujor was duly shocked , but before Ills ter ror found vent In a startling yell the animal waved adieu with It a fan and vanished , U may be utatcd In confidence that the pro- tcaior'a views of boor and cheeio sandwiches are too eloquent and tropical for publication , ; SP.lTI.Alt SHOTS AT THE I'UI.PIT. Chicago TribuneIt la understood that the Nebraska clergyman who said there * Is no hell hfla changed liU views since his congf- giilnn got to work on him. * Chicago Tlmc9-Herald : A Tcus : man lias been sent to Iho penitentiary for llfo for killIng - Ing preacher. Tlum does the Te.tiB mode tf criticising the pulpit receive a parlous tct- back. Sioux City Journal : An Iowa evangelist BO wrought upon the feelings of a man In Cedar Falls tlmt lie confessed to a murder. An evangelist making a specialty of this sort of conversion could do a nice buylness In Oklahoma nnd along the border towns. Buffalo Kxpresy.- The priests whc > have been fighting Bishop nocjnum of the illoccso of Lincoln , Nrb. . have won their fight , the civil courts and Cardinal Satolll tmstalnlng them. The A. P. . A. doubtless will be- sur prised to leatn that there Is > -o much Imle- pentlenre In the Homan Catholic church. Philadelphia City and State : To ypenk with gravest fcrlousnem , we urge that the housn amend Its clinplaln or get rid ot liltn , and If the cjiiRresoIonal tone- and spirit will pet Into the prayers wo suggest that It nhollsh the chaplaincy. The grott'.sciiie vul garity of a "devotional service" of this sort , to nay nothing of Its Indecency and blas phemy. Is. beyond expression , painful to genuine hearts everywhere , nnd Is a disgrace to the nation n gratuitous or uncalled for tlmt It ought to be eislly cured. New York Sun : Doubtless Hev. Mary Elizabeth Lenso will display as much unc- tlcn. force nnd authority as > Hon. M-try Kllza- belli Leave has displayed on the stump. The pulpit gains what tateswcmanxhlp loses. It In hoped that the lady's new vocation will not entirely close her springs of poetry. Kansas has many preachers and counties. * political orators , nnd too many populists. She needs moro of the POI thing Influence of poetry , and Mrs. Lease's poetry Is as sooth ing na sleep and ns sweet as molasses sug.u. lll.ASTS KHOM HAM'S HOlt.V. The man who quarrels with his lot makes It harder. Conduct will never be right while convic tions are wrong , Things around us will look better If wo flrst look overhead. The first good man furnished the devil a pattern for Ills flrst hypocrite. Time's chisel deepens the mark every tlmo there Is a frown upon the face. Wonder If Solomon was ever made to feel -small by having a child ask him questions ? Many n man who'llkos to stand up and talk nice In church never gives up his neat In a crowded street car. We can Insure against fire and guard against thieves , but there Is no protection against the tongue of n gossip. no.iiKSTic invi.ns. Now York Herald : Klsle My husband la very hard to ple.ire. Louise Ho must have changed consider ably since he married you. Philadelphia lleconl : Hoax What's a good book for a man about to net married ? JO-J.K A bnnk book. Detroit Free Press : "My wife Is a woman who Is very bard to please. " "She has never given nny evidence of It. " Cincinnati Enquirer : Laura List summer I bad no less than six men at my feet. Flora Well , there ought to be room for them all at once. Chlcapu Hecoril : Husband How many people are tlieie In the next house- back of us ? Wife I don't know ; they have their washIng - Ing done nt a laundry. Indianapolis Journal : Mr ? , Peck What la the crime of 187:1. : dear ? N , IVck Don't you remember ? That ! the year you roped me Into marrying you. AtcblFon Globe : Every woman regards the confession tit a. young man that he Is striving to be u better man ns cqulvalenl tea a proposal. Texae Slfllngs : Said Sam Spooney to the object ot his affections : "Miss PaimJe. I have time and .ngatn tried , to tell' you what my fecllngH were toward j-oii. but you In- vurlnbly told me to stop. I now take ad vantage of ycur having such a sore throat tbut you can't ' talk to tell you tlmt I love you. " Puck : "I wonder bow he ever persuaded her to marry him ? " "He told her Mr llrst wife mnrrled him to reform him ana fnllecl. " HoHlon Transcript : Visitor ( hearing the piano In the next room ) Is that your daughter ? She appears to be playing with only one hand. Ciontlemnn of the house Yc : her fellow IK probably playing with the other. Jic'lnlr Democrat : Agitated Young Urlde- Rroom ( Immediately . after ceremony ) Serena. Khali-shall I shall we shall wo kins ? Self-Popsesfcd Hrlde ( It being her third , tvciwrlonce ) It Is my usual custom , William. Philadelphia Tlef-ord "What do you take mo for ? " Indignantly demanded the up-to- Uuto girl. " * "V "For bolter or woree , " ho roillcd. ; And the cards are now out. Cincinnati Knnulror : "Have you fastened the wlndowH , dear ? " she naked us they wern about to retire for the night. " "No ; whut'H the use ? I gave you the last dollar I bad to buy that hat , and we needn't fear burglars. " . "Hut they might sil down on my hat , y.ii ) know. " I.OVK IS A SHADOW. Love Is a shadow , fleeing over From those who seek bis face ; Love Is a dreamer waking never From Love's ctherlal place. Mortals sleep und bending o'er them This shadow bills them come ; Let but Love go on baforc ; Ilium They follow blind and dumb. Slmdows come In sunny weather ; Love Is of tlie day ; Grief and darldies.s are together When Love Is far nway. Love Is a river ( lowlriK ever Out toward the restless sea ; Love Is u Mimlow htaylnrr never To rest on you und me. BHLLIS WILLUY OUI3. OHOSSIXfJ Til 1C DKLAWAKH. OPOPBC V , Mulinrt In tlio New Yoik Horalrt. I. And so , you'd have me tell the tale 'My ' father oft told mo ! A story of the days when pale HOIKS lied , and Misery Stood Hturlc nnd grim before that band Of men beyond compare The tale ot Washington the Orand , Who crossed the Doleware ! II. Ono Christmas night long- years ago , t * When HlulKy cold winds blew. * } ] And through llic darkened air the HIIOW ' ft On fiozen pinions ( lew , IT A little hand of patriot KOUH ! 4 Stood brave and fearless whcro % In Iclni-HS and anger rolls Thu fretful Delaware. 1" . Nor Ice , nor storm , -nor cruel blast ( 'an hold Ilicpo heroes back ; They buve resolved ; the dlo IH cast For Freedom's rau o | A track Of blood upon tbo nnow they've left From KhoelcHH feet and bare ; Of all llfo'H comfort * the'ro bcrcflt , * Bei-lde tlio Deluwnre , IV. But "On ward I Onward I" Is the word TJn-lr bravo commander fpt-iikH. When thro' the storm Ills voice Is hear ; ! Much Son of Freedom t-ei-ks To do hlH bidding ; put aside IH evt-ry woo and earn ThoioVs victory o'er the Icy tide , Acrous the Delaware , V , On through the iloomy. ; stormy night With hardships dire tney cope "For fled , and Native Land , and I Their watchword and their hope ; Until at lust , nl' cold und ilank , They greet tbo morning's glare Sufe thro * tlio tldu they've reached the hunV Across tbo Delaware , VI. And then , nine inllet * beyond they t'O , \Vllh Mi'mly , Dolomn trend , To where the bated HuHCluii fee Hlccp In their drunlu-n lied. Armiycil from dlHFlputlon'tf doze In wild xnprlHu they stare , And. conquered , give their Hwords to Ihos ? Who t-roHsed the Delaware. VII. This , children , la the story true Of noble , fearless men ; ' And may ll lotson l > o to you A guide and tfoluco when HtormH hover near , my brnvu K And you , granddaughter fair- Press onward , till vlct'ry'a wou Acroxs Life a Ucluwure. M
