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Houth Qtiih. tngr filk. . Cor. nnd 2uth sti.
Cunel ! muffi. 1 N rth Mntn iftrt.
Chiengo omee. 17 Chnmlr qjf C.mmree.
New tork. ltoorn.i , 13. 14 inJ u , TrIlUfl , fl1.
\Vaihtngton , 1l)7 ) r Itreet , N. W.
COflflTrO > DC1 :
All eonmunir'itI , n rctntlng to nw N1.1 till.
tonal matter should lo nclilri1 : To the Ealtor.
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All butnq ) .tteri nuilnt1tnnct5 ! tntil1 be
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Ofllnbn. flritte. chCctu anti poitiifT1C. orilrrn to
bo matlo ptwnbl. t tln r.tdi'r n tlii' cinipinY. :
! flm I11I PttfltllNU COMPANY.
BTATr.MrNT OPCJflCt'f.ATION.
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Lee ileauctlons for unol. nfld rettttnei1
coplos . C,21
Zet tiniq .
Net daily nrnge : : .
m : oncrn it. , .icmrcic.
Sworn to letore tnt nfl.l CubcCrJloi In my
Prcipnrri thI. 2i1 ilt ot Aunt , 1t.
( Senl. N. P. PEtr. . Nohity pblte.
Two ba1Ioont 1ive 1ieei nrdtvcd for
the Hiltislu nruu , p'Ps'luu'nlly ' ' ' ) to el1fl1)1t ) )
It , to look ( IOWII OH Its rIvtI. :
Tue woy to 1)refC'lYe ) tItD ( lltIully aIIII
power of our laws I ; to tee that tlio
1)OIIflltIt'H ) for thtIr viola HULl are thu.
form nhuti not evadilule.
ouuator Tlllinnui Is saki to have lund a
grint ( leCtiutIuli In Ktl1sah. : 'L'lllinaui
ought to move to the Sutuflosvet state.
lie vouh1 find congtjiulal company there ,
1V1ull Nebraska Is luelug 1)lesse(1 ( with
these euicouurugIug , ruhuis , the abtundauut
rnoistui : e I rrlga t Ion en terprhes will
have to go slow , lint they should not be
ftbnudoued.
The people or Nebraska may as well
atinult that they buuieoed wiucul
the legislature vote1 an appropriatlout
to lease the Milford suultariuiu : for a
ecouut1 soldiers' luottue.
All western roads have agrecti to
nuake sleCltlI rates for passenger ti'ans-
portatlon to the great nomlutathiug coi !
VCfltIOIIS atiti the mice of tie.1)a84eS ) will
fturthuerinore rdniahit unaltered as al.
\VtlyC. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
The popUlist convention to llttCe a.
- . state ticket lit utotutluatloui vhhl not be
helti Uuitil August. The republican caut-
(1ilfltes will then be lit the field anti
SUIlIY the ulecessary luolaters for the
1)OlUhISt slate Inhi : er.
rt Ihuuiug Chtniug iuy rctuuruu to China
IL'Ohti St. Peterslhturg by way of America.
Thie representative of the Chuutese cuuu-
lcror should not let the reluresentative
of the Jaitahtese eunporor get ahead of
him in the United States.
The Pacific railroad fuuuiding bill has
becit reported ( rota committee to the t'o
houses of congress. Front now on the
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railroad lobby \Vashuluigtoui will 1)0 )
thicker nini more persistent thou flies
about a uiuo1asse jug Iii SUUIIflCI.
Ex-King Milan might not find every.
thing to his satisfaction If lie visits the
united States. lie utiust reutuenuber
that thw stock Lu trade of ex-puluhle
Olhiclills Is both uuiuincrotis and of uuut-
attractive ( ltmhlty. Stntesnueii out of a
Job are drugs on the American mar-
hot.
Nebraska pOpthll8tS are to have a rep.
resentation of fifty-seven delegates in
their national couventlouu. In the polni-
list lthltY councils Nebruskut Is a uuulghity
tluuIOrtahtt factor , lint only In ioIuit of
lululuulerS ) lii the futithu , but tulso In the
stailding autti ability of Its rccognlzcti
leaders.
"In this day uiiutl gelioratlon cii.
highutened public ohuinlon iractlcahly
rules the world , " exclaims a u10VSlflIet )
philosopher. Of course It does. 'l'huo
wliolo civilized world hits for nearly a
year leWi ) protesting nguluist. the bar-
lntrous treattuieiit of the Ariuuenlaits 1)3 )
the ¶ I'uirks nuid tluo elitI of rL IlL.kIshi
lttrohtltS lit Arnienlu. Is no more ns
titired tluttut at first.
Thut'y are just iliscoverhiug dowii In
LIuicohu that the lti' retiuilrt" drug.
gists vhuo sell liquors for ineuhfclutal hnlr-
1)0805 O go through the tniuio lfoelturi' ) (
to bbetiie lCI'uuhitt4 ) 115 111011 vhio ( llitlulI5o
llujtiors ( flj. soeluul lUvposes to uieL'llrn
hleiis No one hiving Iii I41hiCht ) or ,
In Oniahia vhuo Is not halt hilt .1 . 'an
help kiiotvlug that ( hue saloon drug store
exts' : tuud (11)05 ) a uiishuluig btiiui In
alcoholic nuetileliucs.
Stru'et rlu1lvnys lit Gernuan cities are
lOlIIg successfully OiwratetI by storage
batteries niuti uiiulergrntuuid tileeti.Jcal
coudultt. Ituut Iiu flue United States the
overhead I rohltty teuuuuu Ins stiniuu
utiinuhy becittise It Is cheaper. 1very.
thing pertaining to suibstiuntlal coustruc-
tlout nuud 1)111)110 ) coiiveuuleiuce Is Iii ( his
conuitry made si'eouithutry to qulclc returns -
turns auth big profits out the liuflated
cahiltuil of tiuc great frnuuehulsed coipo.
rations.
Now It Is Chili and Argcntiuia that
810 going to arbitrate a bouuuilary dis.
lnlt.Z 'ii'hio suttheuiteiut of huitei-natlouiah
controversies by urlitrntlon ) thus con-
( mites to gain nuonieuituun l' uuiore
vItlesjrettt1 ) adoptioli. 'i'huo thutto whueii
peoplttt gQ to 'zui vithiout iuiaking all
reasonable effOVts to adjust thieir ilItYer-
enees by leaC'thhl ) methods vhhl soon be
atltogtither of ( lie lutist. 4tvbltration is
bouuud to IH ) 8. ' great fuuctor In the
( orelgu relations of every couutry.
V
'rii ; 7lPnrJtL'r A1t1IIINT.
r1'110 l'aclflc railroad conunultteo of the
luotis buits accepted an ninendutient ph o
imsed hiy Congrcssuiinn 1pburn ! , of Iowa
to the Pacific ralhroad ( lclt fititdluig
lull , vhilchi rends n follows :
And thutt ahh ( l'alflc rnllroad ) companhe
huereinbefore mantloned , their succczsorS ,
loseet nnl an3lgns , shall co.opcrato In
thaking track ccnnectiou9 with ahi raihway
of other conuiinle.i now of hereafter built
to p01019 Of JunctIon with their onthi and
shall eharo ecpiahly with companies owning
euth roaths in thuo cost thereof ; nnat points
where two or nuoro railroads shall connect
with their roadi , or either of thorn , they
antI theIr uccutor ; 1oscc an1 assigna
ahnlh afford to all iuchu connecting rouds
equal turin , rates and facilities for ( hue interchange -
terchango of tramc , both hasscuugor anti
freight1 between such conuiectiug roatls and
( heir rcspectlvo reada and every vart there.
of , And any contract , arrangement or device -
vice by 'aIe , lea , conuohldatinn , through
car service or otlierwirte , intendctl for or
resulting lii any Preference or ativantigo
whatsoever to any such railroad , o connecting -
necting at any ouchi common point , or which
oliah ) subject any such railroad so connect.
lag at any counnuon point , to any prejudice
or disadvantage whatsoever , lit hereby do-
clareil to ho ttni.twfuh.
Tluis aunenulinojut is swPcpIiug nll(1 ( far-
rcnchulng. Oui the footi i appr'art ucns-
01101)10 ) and cquuitutlle. On closer investi-
gntion , however , it sihI be founil to be
uuuirensonithihu and inequitable. It Is
right anti proper ( lint nil railvays that
cnhuiicct with thin tjiuioii Pacific shuithh
cuijoy equal facilities for the trauisfer of
1)LSSI'hIger : and freight traffic. It is ,
right and li'OlCI ) ( hut the rates chuuirgetl
all coiuuitictliig 1-011(15 for hike service
shall be thin sante. It is 1iiito another
thing , hioyever , to require the Union
L'nciihe rallroatl to grant a ituileage prorate -
rate to roads ( hint intersect It at any
poiitt on its iuinlit line or nay of Its
bra itches.
Tim LIChbtirlt anientluticiut is an attempt -
tempt to : tplhy ) to ( lie Pacific railroads
the mihenio pro.rute buy which was do-
nuauled fathue ( liuL-hhiigton and Iuuuisas
Pucille rtnuds In 1S7l.rj. 'l'he desigut of
the oritdiuitl l'ncIlic railroad charters
% it4 thait all the roads nuaking a June-
thou vithi the maui stenu of the Union
Pacifle at oi hear the one hiuiuulreltht
uuiei idiati should elujoy equal tralile
1)rivilges. ) In defiance of charter
lfl'OViSiOulS the Union Pacithe exacted
the same rates front Kearney and
( jhieyeiiiio to thie coast as front its east-
pm terniinus at Oninhia. In that itow
historic contention for pro-rata at Rear-
no ) . , Tue Be suuphorte(1 the Burlington
t'Ofll. aitd opposed the Uuuiout Pacific
policy , ltrhieviit It to be detrImental to
the Public interest nail a perversion of
charter rights. To thuis view It still
adheres. 'l'hie delilah of traflic exchange
privileges at Kearney forced he liar-
hhuigtout to extenti Its hue to Doutvcr
When. otto road to that city could have
cared for all the busitiess.
But the hepburn auiendnuent (1005 not
merely coutcuipla to mileage pro-rate
privileges at Junction at or itonr the
one hituuitiredth iuerhdiati , but inoloses
to extent ! thitpn to every point where
another railroad connects with or intersects -
sects the tittion Pacific and Central
Pacific road8. Iii oilier words , It Ls
l)101)050t1 that the 1inioiu Pacific shah
charge through mileage rates front any
point on its hue to its caster ! : or west-
era tei-nuiuutts for all lmssengcrs nuuti
freight received frniuu nun tIter rut ilrmui.
For extuuuuhile , if tue throught ) assuIger
rne front Ontahia to Ogden Is $20. ( lie
I Talon Pacihic , tunuler the Ilepinurn
tlIlt'ItdltCflt ) , could charge outly for an
Omaha jasseiiger turiteul over to it by
aitothuer road at a lnuut 100 miles east
of Ogulen , although It would under or
thinary usage be entItled to local rates
flt iiot less tItan 3 cents a utile. lit tiils
case the advantage would be with the
competIng line , whIch would tithe the
ct.t.nhui of the business and heuwe [ hue
Union Pacific the shut : iuuhlk.
' \Vhuy shioulti the 'tiiuioii or Central Pa-
cub be rcquihreul to (10 for irnralleh and
coinpelliug hues what these competitors
ult.e uiudei no obhigntioti to tie for it and
tvould never tb voluntarhly ? If mileage
lro-rattt privileges are to lie given to
all lutes connociiig [ w-ithi or intersecting -
ing these roads the Union Pacific should
certiuiiily himtve the right to pro-ratit over
their hues.
All privileges granted should be ye.
ciltiocal. If the comutiitinns are such
( limit couuuplete rOChlrOeitY is Iuupossihle )
uuutul the ieIieflts ) all on one side muuiti the
1)Urheii ( on thin other , It becouiie a
serioits ( hhiOsthoU whether cnuugLss would
be justified in exmtctiiig utny cotuditiout
tiumit voiuld impair the obligations vhuiehu
tiuc reftumiding 1)111 Iuiuposes upon the
luiebfie roads. If the ronis : ate to pn'
lWihiClhn1 ) nmul huiterest in luistahhmncuits
OIL a capitalization of $1)OOOO a utile ,
where are they to secure thue revenue
it theIr tratihe Is to le ) diverted ? It
might not be a luurdshuhp on ( lie ( ieiutrnl
Pacific to be fotced to pro-rate withu
conuteeting hues , because there mire prac-
tlcahhv mie such hues. 'I'hie liephiurn
a itiemiditicuit many , tluerefnre , be h)0t1'eetl ) '
satisfactory to : Ir , Iluuutingtouu , but it
will , if euumucted , seriously luaiuiper ( lie
Umulon PacifW. It Is a question whuethuer
( hue road would muot hiavo to be ngaiut
iii the hiamitis of receivers in ( hue next
tIiears. . Thue flCOlh0 ) of Nebraska auud
the Pittiouls of the Piwllhe roads gout-
orally (1(1 ( hot fuvor [ any schutuuuo that
will lwrhetuuilte ) ( hue l'nciflc rnllrond ( b lt ) ,
They vnuut a foreclosure that \vihl ye-
duce It to an nctumil value capitalize-
tioiu. Iltit if thut'y must luas-e it ( tuuul-
Iuug 1)111 ) , tIn' ) ' itefei one thuat vIhl leave
hue rout ! In position to uiteet oblige-
tiouts
it CONPLIOT OI' JXI'IflTS.
There Is a ihifl'erenee of opinion bet -
t t't'n the euugiuueer of the Nicaragua
( 'miiuuuh COuiiiuuiy utuuti the engineers svhuo
investigated the caumnh by authority of
( 'Outgri'ss iS'liielu will hint-c nut Imtujoijiiut
Influence illOlI the future of thuutt pro'
Ject , as to w-hiichi the hiotuso eouiunulee ( (
on interstate auutl foreign coutuuuierco Is
hieariuug exhort ( lpIUitui. There is agree-
uuieuit uniong ( hue emugineers regardluig thut ,
feasibility of the t'uuteriirlse , but ( lucre
Is a very wide ciIft'eremteo of opiniom as
(0 ( whiuit It will cost , the goveruumuicuit
COuuhufliSsioii estiuuiathig the cost at fully
jo,000oo ) iflOVt } thuumt the COmuhlmiuhy ( 'Ii-
gluteer. 'l'hils Is the really hmnportauut
volut ot disagreeitieut , tb coufhiet of
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opinion as to souiuo of the details bohuug
or no great coutseqtuciuce.
It is hinrdly uiecessnry to say that so
far as the hiibhIC is conccrmucd thu in-
chluintion will be to nccept ( hue vievs
of ( lie coumiunissiouu souL to investigate
tluc enuini nit Ieluaif of the goveruluutent ,
for mint only was It. couuiposed of uncut
seheccil ( for tlueir superior ability , but
they could have uuo reason or uiioIve ( for
iuiakiuig other tlmut nut IIiihlaLIuil ( report
lit nccortlauicc vIthu tiucir host Juuigunemit.
'l'luese couuipeteuitm emugiuteers were uiuuiuul-
1110115 lit the oplulouu ! ( lint the cauinl caui-
mitit be coiiaruietcd ( , cveui itt vtirstuniuce
of the plaits of ( lie couuupany , w'itluout a.
uutiucli greater expenditure ( unit thue
numuouiult esIuumited ( by ( hue couuipauuy , amid
( lucy also ngreed ( lint material ehuutuiges
would have to be uuunule in ( hue coun
lilthtY's 1)10115 iii order to CIiStVhiCt tue
cauual an It sluotuld be. It is sluowut by
thue couuuiuiissiout tlumit tlue euigluieorimug
huolheutu ) is mnuchu uiuore dhlhicult ( hum
lied hiecut geuiernhiy HtuIlOSod ) auid while
It is iuot said ( hunt flui3 of the dilliculties
ut1Lt Iuisuruumouuttuible , it would iiot be
foiuuid mm easy iuuatter to overcoune thieun ,
It. would scout flint ( hue counpmuiiy hits utot
hiecut uitulte frniuh vIthm ( hue inuluhic lit
( lute respect , the iuiupressloii COulvCYel
being thuutt the engineering work IWC'
seiutcd no seu'ious diihlcuhties.
It Is utllmtteult 1htimt thud report of ( hue
goveriiuiioitt couiuttulssioii huuts nffcctctl
lUhhic ) seuttlumient iiiufmtvorably to the
lrovosal ) tiunt [ lie Uuuietl ( States shah
itssiuuumo fluummuucitil respouusblhity for time
couustrtuciomt ( of ( lie canmil , while Iii ad-
tlltltuii to this tiuc questlomi whether ( lie
eiiterjuiIse if COutiletCd [ ) , voiild hot 1113
ml. hoshiug huivesuumeutt ( , is beluig carefully
couislderetl , It beitig the judguuuent of
souiue trustworthi3 stmttistichuttis thuitt the
cmmiimil couuupnuu"s estiituiites of the coitt.
uuleL.cc thumit would vtss : tiurotughu the
waterway are vildly extrnvmigauit. It
is possilile thupt ( lucre Is ii. uuuijority In
both huomises of comigress favorable to
ghvimug the fiuuancimil sulport of the gov-
ornament to the Nicmtrngun canal , but
It is safe to y that ( lucre will be no
action on the subject at the jwcseuit
session. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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4IRhjolt DVt1.
Next Wedmiesday wihi be Arbor day
In. Nebraska amud It is presuimieti that
( hue usual attention will be glvcuu b )
the people to time irformuufmiuce of thit
plensiuig anti useful obligation whuici ,
the day imiuposes , The eustonu , now
very general , of muumutuah tree niantimig
as a Public dttt7 httviiig origluniteti iuu
this state , there Is a peculiar deuiuaud
that all our 1)001)10 ) should iuiterest thienu-
selves iii Its observauice , as far as prac-
tlcalile , witihe ( lucre is nbundauut In-
ceiitise to do this in tIm incalculable
beuieilt that huave caune ft-omit ( lie insti-
tutlon of ( lie custom. It would be a
great tIming If tiucre could lie pituiteti
iii Nebraska mioxt 1tVediisdfly ii. trite fii :
OvelY hiuhiabitant of the state , but if [ lint
be Impossible ever ) ' hetsoll who owns
a Piece of ground inuty plants tree nuud
110110 should neglect to do s , . I'htu
growth of ( lila custonu huts been ronunilc-
tililo , mutest of tlue states muow hittviiix
Its Arbor day ahil sonic of tlueiui giving
tw-o days Iii the year to tree plant luig.
It is iteetihess to say that ivhierover tiu'3
custouit hins heoui adopted It has cmihistci
tIll ) luenrty hitterest of ( lie people. for It
alpemils both to the semitiuumentnl 811(1 (
( lie practical. V
Ithli he hertlument iii this eOItii'CIiOfl
to refer to saute facts as to tim forestry
resources of tlue country pic53iiCtl in
a receuit linhietium of thutt 1uvisout of
forestry lii the Dopartmnclit of Aricul-
tare. The forest area of time hjuuit2'l
States covers 500,000,000 : tcres , seven-
tenths of vhIciu are on tIm Atlauttic
side of the comutlueumt , ouc-teumiht on ( lie
I'aciflc coast , one-tenth out the ilochy
unotuiutaiuis tiflI ( time rest distrilutteti
thuroughiotut the western states. lii the
Nev Enginuid amid ( lie southern states
O or edit of : tue ai'oa is still iututle'r
cover. 'l'iie lurairie states , vithu an area
of 400,000 squnre miles , Iiut limirtily
'I : 1)O1 ) edit of forest gro ( ii , amid the
tlril 0L seiutI-ari(1 ( regiouu iuns lwacticalhY
ito forest grosvthi. It Is e thuuumttetl tluui t
tiucre are 2,100,000,000.000 feet of ( liii-
ler ) stauidiutg tiuroughiout the couumtry
VCitIY ( to lie emit' dovn , 811(1 that ( hue total
niuitiiiii Wood coult4uiuiihtIOu of ( lie 1Juuititl
States is 2ZOOOOOOOO { ) cuLuic feet. New
industries are coutstaumthy huicreasiig : the
tleuiumtiitl a itti those vluicli ilepeittl on
forest itrodmlcts. ( hunt Is iuoiiuhhu. every
forum of wood. mnanuifmtcttiro , stand ccc-
ouitl iii value to agriculture only niud
largely exceed the value of' 1)rolucts of
time muuiuiiuig lutluttry. Thue iuuportaiuce
of the iwescrvlitiomt of flue forest re
sotirces of ( lie c'oimntry lItmus becoiuies
obvlouH. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
J3flITISIt 1'IlOSI'L'IUTY
'I'hie Amuiericuimi h)001)ho , with the fact
before theumu that Iuudtistriuml nuud ittisi-
uutiss deprossiout still exists in flue Putiteii
States nuid ( hunt thue roveuuuioc of flue gov-
t'ruimiieuit couttiutlutm to be less tlumuum the
oxpeiuditiires , shuomulti fluid footi for re-
fiectioit hut ( hue stateuiieumt Just made i ) )
thut flriishu ( chuauicehlor ot ( lie exehillueI' ( ,
which shuosvs flint luughamu1 Is huavlmug nil
uxtumuortlimuuti'y timeuteliro of proslerItY , It
npleats froun thmisVstateulicuit tituit the
siirphuis hit flue liritleht tretusiiry is ( ho
largest thutit luums evem. been huiowui , itot-
'Ihustandiuug ( ( hue futel ( lint the expeuudl-
tures of' ( lie lust lhseal yemir weie thue
greatest for mnmmny years. 'I'Iue credit of
( hue nmitloum is at its luighuost lniumt. Its
trmudo mis 1)0011 V immaterially huiereased
duriuug the year covered by flue state-
uuleiit , ( home is in tile Bimith of Eumglamutl
an citormuous gold mini and a rememve
lit lrOl)0i'ti0it to hiiibiiities ( lie luighuest
oil u'ecoud , 'I'Iuo fact thunt ( hue couiiition (
of tIme workiuig classes hiss ituiproveul is
eyidt'iieed by time muunterimul iuicrense hi
thue VcoujsulumhiOui ( of articles of general
lice , ! i'hto ciututcehlor of that exchequer
deelmiretl ( hint "ahtogcthter flue last year
humid been a vomudem'fnh oue"
Yitiit gave hue Impetus to British
trade and coumtrlbutotl. to flue improve.
mont of the coudit'.omm ' of time British :
vorkhuig classes ? Thmo stateinciut of flue
cluutiicehhor of flue exchieqtier does not
( lurosy Lilt ) ' light tuitoum this , but It ( hint
oitleiuth huad l ) ( > imtted out ( hue sources of
lrighutiud's luicreaseti lirosperity hue cci'-
tuiluly would have cited our iucs-
eat tarift law as the most 1w-
Pot'taiit ahuuiu flieuul. Before flint
law veuit .4np ( etteet ( lie svoohoiu
nuid cotton tigttrles of am-eat Britain
Were greatly jkiprosscd nuid ( lie outtlook
for tliemut calus4'l ( grave coiiCet'ih. lut the
districts vhIettt fluese ititltisriem ( ; nte
chuielly earriuftj Oju there was auu army of
ithie labor. 'Them was a woittierfuul
chuiuitgo In : sittuntioum inuunedhuttely
after the t1ciuioc'atlc tariff huh lwcauuio
luiw. 'I'lie t'1o4.l umuihis ' , vere ltit ) lii
opernfiouu , fhm'rc vuus it deinnitti for labor
lit eXCeSS ofhhio siuliIY ) ) tuuuul thue vork
of iiroduuctio 'tns hept up uilgiut umiuul
day to supply nyders for ( lie Auiuericuuiu
tiuuit'ket. Neiet before luati ( lucre hieeii
suchu net Ivhttit these districts niuti ( lie
extu-aoi'lluini'3-- luituiltus vliichi f lie
democratic tariff gave to ( lie uituiiiitfnc-
tare of wooleum nuid cottouu goods lum
Euuglatmd was felt by nhutuost evemy ium.
( crest nhul Wfl3 by fur ( lie greatest fec-
tor lii proluciiug flue iuiiprOved eouudl-
tion to whuiclu flue chancellor of ( Ito cx-
eiuequui'r referred withu suclu evidemut stiths.
fmtcttotm nuni gratiilentiouu. Accom'tliiig to
the report of the Uuiited States lJturcnui
of statistics , ( lue luuiportniouus ( of wool
mimud its iuinuiufnctuures lit ISU5 vcre
uuenrly 3iOOQOOO in excess of the pro-
cediuug 'cai , whuihe of cotton nuutl Its
11111 umutfmuctmuics the excess of Ittuimrfit-
tiouis ium 1SU over 1801 WaS more tumult
$12O,000 ( ) ( Most of tlmls iuuercase Iii
the iouleut numd cotton Iuuipnmtnfiuuis of
hunit year , nuuuouutuluug' ( to nenrhy $50,000-
000 , ethnic ( maui Enghmmitd 1111(1 ( it coimtl-
ttitt'tl a. V0m ) coutsiulerable prornm'thoum of
tluc iuicrcmtsiI tm'mttle of ( lint eotuuitry.
'l'iuls iitmtter : shuomihd couuiimmiimid hue 50
rious atfentloim of the Aimueiicaui peoile.
The ( cstlumtouuy of ( hue British citnuicellor
of ( hue excltcluer 'ihh mmot be qmuesthouiod ,
nor ccii there be a. rcasouinbhe doubt
that the gm'oatcst couuttibuitioui to ( lie ox-
l11luiSiolm of British trale ( uutd to time liii-
ltOvCuulelut ) of : tile couthitioui of the vork-
lug classes of Buugimmuiti muntle by
the deuuuocrtitic party whieim IL' pill hitto
effect time preseiufnti lmtw , amid to ( luc
exteumt timat Emighnimd 1)rollteI ( by tiunt
lttv Aniericaim iimthustrles end Amntricalu
labor 'ei'e I uujiuicti. Brit 1dm voolcuu
mills are still jim full operatiomi oil ordeis
for tue Auuuericaui market , while not
less thuan one-third of our own mills are
closed down or woi'kiuig on short tiumie.
'Vhuat jutore forceful argutiieimt could be
iurcseiiteI for ( Ito nbnimdonlfletit of the
deiuuocrntic tmirift uolicy ?
As omme of ( hO two or tluree UnIted
States senators born abroad and
cotuuuicti flhtioimg time Immimutigrnimt Ailueri-
caums Seutator Neisoii would be cx-
itecteti to tuike the broad view of the
hinimuigration ,1itietiofl amid to proceed
111)011 ) ( lie theory ( lint iitliiiissloim for hioul-
est toilers ifrid tlme oppressed of all
muntioums v1mo ieek'miii asyhuini in time haimd
of time free itmml ( 'luomne 01' the brave
sitouihtl lie mmumlTh nk easy as possible con-
sommnlit with trthi fullest protection of
the peoPle h'lreiily ' lucre. Tue presemut
laws are s111i1toed to cover every
uhume of urft'mnuduleuit or tietrl-
uutemifmml ImuutnFrtf1omm , mind if strictly
eiif tcctlotihti : achieve tlie ye-
stilts tlesircd : " 'l'he ( hub may be near
of imitmimigratiomu into
for a ,
11 , few statescinit"tlte stnte of Nebraska
is muot only l4 . a posiliomi [ nit also
mmuxinits to secure all the iimdustrioiis
. If coligreSs should
settlers itnsslhlC. .
tlit'cct its eluergy to a reviioil of the
nnturaiiztitioui laws amid raisimug time
stniulnrtl of AmuicrieltIl citizOuisiuil ) iii-
stend of trying to choke off luuuunlgrotioum
by iunprnctlcttble megmulatiouls , it would
cOiuiiliSh mumorc for ( lie lerlOtiitttlOit of
American iimstitutloits.
It Is notie8blC that in every state
to wimiclm emnissailes of the miationuil
cnuumhttee of ( lie A. P. A. have been
seimt tile ) ' do muot put hut an appenralice
until coitvttiit lomi delegates have beelt
selected amid are upon the eve of takimug
sea [ 5 1mm comivemitioui. Then a pka Is
ulilitit ) ( luat de1egmteS must iisroglrl : (
iuistmmiciolts ( of thielr constituemuts and
vote for CItY caumdhiate dive McKluuiey.
\Vere thiey himcere in their elevcumtit-
lunuir luostihity to ( lie Ohio mnamm , vIty
thu tile- hot voice a protest prior to
(1w ( tittie whicut delegates were sehected ?
'I'ito ) ' coiiteuit tlteuulSelVt'S siiuuihy' I ) ) ' hiro-
elimimitlmtg Ihucir oiiocItiOmt ) tc' ilCliitle3'
and the furthuer stmttcmuueimt ( hint till
oiuer ( pmpsideuitiii calidilatos hunve
S(1uu111.'d ( I iteniselvi's 'Itlm the order.
'i'iuestt otiic'r cautulhtliteH : will not. w'e
mmppmPiul'uil. mihmiireciui Ii' such fniumt lt'aise.
To a uuuiuui Ui ) . tree It vouhui seemuu flunt
tluc A. l ' . iomudem's mmre ltohiuug ) tiuclr
iiiutI.\cKiuuleY cmtisade will have a
boommuerniug el1ect.
The fourth umatloutnh conl'ercnca for
good city govermtimteumt vIhi be lucid iii
Bmmtthuuuoro , slny 0 , 7 amid 8 , 1800 , flu
coiijtuutcfion vithi auni iuiutier tiuc nuspi-
ccc of tlue second nuiuuual imiecting of the
Natioutal Muiticipmmi leumgtie. Siuuco ( hue first
umieotiuig of tluis orgmtuihzntioui comishler-
able )1ogos ) huas hecim iituutie iii tluo ( ii-
roctiomm of mnuniciltal reforun iuu several
of ( hue eastern cities , nud maclu ox-
porietico huns beemm loud iii ( lie practical
wnu'ic of teforuuu. At those cottfercuuet's
tluo tiisciisslolt5 mlme necessarily lmmrgeiy
tiueoreticmmt anti' ' tile mcmii chubs tlutt are
iuuauumhers of f l 4c4uuritl ( orgautizttioum ( ii to
heft to apply thiti colucltusiont3 to locumi
coiuditiouis. ' ; Iit , coutfereutces give a
utoticotuhilti stt.puIll1S to thue vorh iii
diffcreimt chtles'utmid ' iuicrease tluo imuterest
lit lnuinIeipn ) rctormim muuovcimueimtui.
Tlucco i'esults.iur ecrtmminly worth gaIn-
Iimg , q , (
Evidently ( it 'ciiraska 1'CjUhliCt1iu
nrc qitito viihhumg flint uutisgmuided demo-
crttts and popuuhitits shmnhl retalum a uiuo-
1101)01) ' iim ( hue , , ti ; o coitiuge issue , For
jive s-ears tlmtu'peopio of Nebraska hmvo
llsteuuctl to nIitl tLJIseuussel the sils-er
qiuesIout ( amid ibe republican lltmtY humis
miii these yeuurs deehimied to adopt the
false doctrimut. Amid yet ( hue party hills
been piliutg Ui ) votes uimtll the plural- !
ties of fhuls yemur ituuust approximiumito ( lie
pahmumY dtuys of rChUbhicauulsutt ) lum tluis
state , Obviotusly there Is tie moomit ; foi'
sliver flatisnilum tue party.
Iii couiumectloii with ( Ito third ternu
talk it is it. cOunuuuoum thing to speak of
the hioimor wiiiclm W'aslulngton rejected
uiuitl wiuicht sums refiused to Ornuit , But it
is by umo nienmis certain ( hunt President
Waslulmigtoii rejected a third tortum us
chief 'xecmuIve. ( " , Vnsluiuigtoli merely
dechimucti to pruiilt his nanue to ho
, tiseul 1)7 ) htls friemmds as a. cnntlklato for
flit , prcshleuuc' . had lie ( oed for
nuuother re-electiomu It Is quite probnlilo
( butt lie wotulil have beeuu smuccessfuui lim
( he coumtest , mit he woulul not hin'ro
teeum ) wRhuoutt serlouus oppositloul. Ic-
cUtting to be a caumdlilntcaitd mejcctlutg
( hue iresidemmc , arc umot itect'iiY thue
simuime thuhuug.
Secti I'Iii e ii ud 1iuvenf.
pmtuuadeipuItt * Tlmctt.
Viillo this state wa otting out all kluul
of trees time other day. a lou. of Americans
were gatiiom'Iuig laurels lit Greece.
I-
iin-c Mevty Ott I'eietrInn , , ,
Citleng' , ChronIcle ,
All that is necessary to cause universal
gc.otl feehinut over thin prosperity of the
hicyclo luidmistry is that ( lie people oim
iviueohs shail respect tiuo street rights ot pto-
itho on foot.
lCet , Still nit the ilnek Sents.
Clilengi , Chronicle.
It Mr. Horace fobs cotild give assurance
that Iowa , tunder an ) ' possible circumstances.
wotuhil vote for the deunocratic candidate for
president hula demands In regard to the Pint-
fomuuu might. ho entitled to consideration. fulL
ho could hot carry Iowa , iuinuseht , if a candi-
dnt on a sliver phntforuuu , nor on any other
platform , ruot into 70,000 majority or nioro.
A little more qiulot on ( Ito back seats is ( hue
stmprcuuuo demnauuth at this crisis.
% VflhLeIt lit I uti 11 ututoilust Confirence.
iOtneas CIty Star.
InougIi returns are utow In to luidlcato
that the question of admitting wontemm ms
delegates to thio uiext gouueral conferomico
of tint Metimolist. riiIscopai church line
been settles In their favor. This decislomi
lii In line with jmmstico and goo.I uohlcy.
it the women of ( Ito Methodist clturch
simruld decide to ivaik out and organize
a boycott. ( ho days of that infiueuitlal do-
nomninatlout would be speedily numbered.
'i'lie ' stinhiuMuL AL-IIIgtIII % ,
Now York Sun ,
We doubt whether ( lieu-c would be iou invincible -
vincible armada In Cuban-Amnorlcai waters ,
evomi if the Sparulsim naval ships utov there
lycro reinforced front the squadron under
waiting orders near ( ho mtortiiweatern coaster
or Spain. SpaIn has somno good trar aIitps ,
which are it ohi turniod and wehi mnann.ed ,
but we cannot tell what might happen to
thorn In a baLtic at sea. Spain lost her fauna
as a sea power when the flmt armada was
destroyed.
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Menn ientii to entoerne- .
V
i'miuuudelpiila Inruursr. !
The moment that ( lie democratic party do-
dares for free silver it is dead. Disiutegra-
tlomm Is already ettiuig Ia , There. will be no
future for It , It viIl becomlto only a lildootw
memory of ( hue past , 1mm such a fight the republican -
publican party viIi sweep tile country with
euch a majority of the electoral college as to
settle for years to conic any doubt In the
fltlfllS of time foreign investors amid domestic
camlitalists. Tlueii we shall moo on iut an
era of prosperity such as the country has
never seen.
Sp.tiiitg iinhlioit,1 Uelntes ,
Mlnnenpohis Times.
The Interstate Commerce commission ,
energized by the supreme court decision in
the Drown. case , Is going for the roads run-
ntng east Ii'omn Chicago to spot rebate3 amid
cut rates. This Is ( Ito f1rt decisIon vhmich
gives the commission any effective tracer
to the 3uisdolngs of ( ho roads. Nobody can
refuse to testify , for the law exempts lilun
from prosecution it lie incriminates himself
when giving essential evidence. It will ho
InterestIng to see If the roads can evade
the commission in itti new rohe.
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] 'nHstii ) of the Ui.ilpreiun lint.
Chicago TrIbune.
It Is ratlfylng to learn from theatrIcal
managers In Cincinnati that the now law
against the high hat causes no trouble. It
enorcos itself , \Vomon who wear towering
headdresses to the theater take them off
, withcut protest , but the majority of theum
-leave their high hiat at honme. It seemius to
.havo been a mistake to auiilu ( list 'the
Ohio woman tas it reckless , law-def3'ing
creature who 'ouhil take picasmuro In fI3lmlg
In thio faee , or iublie sentlniemtt nail the concrete -
crete legislative wisdom of the Ohio man.
Cuban SmiceesM lne1tnJie.
New York TImes.
Gmneral Goinez sums up In a rimiglo phrase
the situation of aftnirs in Cuba by saying
of time patriot army that 'y light 'ivhiemm
convemmlent to pt againet an onucumy tired
out nid without faith. " In other words ,
tim rebels now. as from time war's beginning -
ginning , caut avoid encounters In yhuich vie-
tory would be doubtfiml or imnponibIe , and
can concentrate their energies at eoints
zucceis is probable or sure , As to the wear-
ifletn of the Spaimfarda ( hero can ho no
quection , aed it is almost equally sure that
want or confldenco in their ability to put
down the reballiomi is widespread , if not
univeroai among thorn. Of course. the itrugglo
can be dragged out to a length almost infinite -
finite , but what reason there is for doing so it
(5 lmimposslblo to see , calera thmo object is to
i'avo Spanish vride from a cruel humniliatiomm
nil lcimg as possible.
' , Vitt're Itt'fo-ni iiviii.
Cuitragn Netvs.
The town of Gaylord , Kan , , has recently
elected a city government composed entirely
of women. The mayor is a woman , the
marshal iii a woman and time council is coma-
posed of wounon , The platform omt wiutch the
town put itself under crinoliume governmommt
was nct 4-cent soda nor free chewing gunu ,
1)Ut a pledge to rid tIme ely or dives and
gamblers and thus give time luusbthiils a
chaitcu to spend their evenings at home auid
their inane ) ' at the drug store. The amen ,
feelIng tlueir inabIity ! to cope with sucim
niattera , threw themselves oui ( lie laps of
ther wives amid sisters nail tlio nebo
women have gallantly taken up ( hue problenu
of protecting tue luelpless , inmuocont men
frommi the imorrii toughs and gamblers. It
Is lirodicted that witluiui a toy. ' months the
womnemm of Gaylord will have so reformed the
VtOVfl that it will be perfectly Eafo for a maui
to be omm ( lie streets after s'undowu without
an escort.
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lO'V4t'S CODDlISS.
Riiaient to l'rott'etilt'r tgnImts ( tite
mtigors of ii , uuc ucue Ciimtuile ,
Chicago News.
Iowa , having launched her cruiser and
tllsiioed of the water versus wino debate
that itroceded tIme event , has now turned
its attoqilon to the all-absorbing problem
of how , UI clothming shall luamig about the
classic form of ( lie sculptured goddess that
is to represent the etato.
Somnethin more thman three years ago timIB
tatuo was decided upon , but unfortunately
( lie artist iviio made the sketch belonged to
the schopl of art wluich believes in beauty
unadorned and failed to supply his figure
with a very extensive trousseau. At first
time good people of ( ito state were of the
opinlomi tlmat. seeing how goidosses have
never been very great plunDers , their god-
desi ts'ouhd bo able to get alomm with ( luc
meager wardrobe supplied by' the artist.
After a year's cool deliberation , however ,
this decision was called in.bout that tiuno
the boll s.klrb was beginning to como In amid
sleeves were daily expanding ; so It was but
miatural that the prevailIng uteatimoumt of the
tbnios bouid decree more ciothe for the
goddess. For two years the matter sitiun-
bored , while time Iloics boom and time christen.
lag of the Iowa occupied the cuitor of tha
stage. But itow that both arc faluit memories
of other days the goddess has boon svbeoled
out. Yesterday time mciiunment commumnittee On-
cree4 ( lint the goddess would have to got
alomug with vlmat few dude eime inherited from
the artist.
The debate was long and bitter , A judge
arid a senator pleaded alumuost tearfully ( era
a few nuore clotiie8 ; ovemu a haiL yeer'a
siiirtwaist wouiih have beemm accepted as a
compromIse. hut time opiositIout , led by' ( ho
"lady member" of ( lie coiutmmuise'iomi , was hot
to be mnoved , mud wouldn't concede evoui a
necktie. It uumay be , however , ( lust this op.
rarent depravity on the Part of hue "co
more clothes" faction can be acoouuitod for
by time fact that during time day the mor.
cury In Ios Moines , where time commimu-
sioum ives sitting. uestied among the 7Os , and
It caim be safely iredicted that with time
advent of ( lie first blizzard tue Iowa godds's
will get not. only a basque and a ( en-yard
uiIlrt , but a feather boa and a paIr oi ear-
muffs.
uti.AS'i'S PIIOM It .M'8 iIOutN ,
No man stands alone whcu ho is tight.
A temptation resisted , is a too overcome ,
A ftitrsli word to a child Inny destroy an
angel ,
Nothing m'peaks with a louder voice than
a godly life.
If you womuld be a happy man , learn to be
a contended one.
If you are praying for a revival , douu't
let somebody else do all this work ,
The wound uniule by a knife uumay heal , biut
tlmat made by an uunkind word will not.
It would spell nine mcmi out of tout to hot
thorn have thuoir owut 'way for a month.
It big sermons could rtve the world , ( hue
devil would have been uied up long ago.
There are tVO ninny people whuo arc only
pleasant whmiho they calu have their oaum
way.
If souno men's prayers were always answered -
swerod the heavens would always be rain-
imig fire.
Time world still needs utica who have ttuc
courage to do u-ight'when they have to nut-
for for it.
l'itlNCid Ob' ld'AiutTCATOutS.
Minneapolis Tiniest Murderer Ilnhnios is
a servile imitator-a base Plagiarist-and It
would be easy to jwovo It if harry hayward
vero olive.
Indianapolis Journal : Ilolinemi seems to be
cmi obliging mitami , antI will douubthcss go on
u'emnonibering other murders and writing sup-
phomnentary contentions no long no iemmsatIonaI
newspapers will pay lmini for lm % work.
Chmicago Tribuuuo : hntcrviows with lnany
of the people whom hlolunes confes"es lie
killed show they are annoyed by the publics-
( Ion , There is no entice for this. Allow.
auico mummiet be ummade for the limitations of
hummman nature. A professIonal swiutdier
wilt aiWa)9 find dupes , and Ilolnmes could not
resist a final oxhibltiouu of his art.
Springfield ltepublicamt : The "eoiufessiemt"
of the lilurderor , hiohunes , vhiich was syndi-
cato. ! anmong the Sunday papers as a star
feature , amid which is said to have profited
ilolmiucs $5,000 , was doubtlos quito as much
a mnonummteimt to that creature's umuondacity as
to lmI appetite for tilooil. flut time great
editors didn't care Imow luteny lies It con-
tamed ; it was a "good story. "
hJu'ooklyn laglo : It is a Immatter of small
cOut000tiemmco what. holmes "confesses" at
this stage of proceedings. lie is known to
have mimiurdorod a number of persons and to
bo an unconscionable rascal in a variety of
nuiiom va'a. That Ito is a liar Is a matter
of coturso , amid equally of course ho Is not
likely to say anything worthy of eredemmce.
In comicoctiag lila tab lie has evidently proceeded -
ceeded on the theory tlmat inasnuuclm as ho
can be hanged but once ho umiigimt as well
tell a big story while lie is about It.
m'idltsoNAh AXIS ' '
O'l'liiitVISE.
Timings have reached a sad and eolenin
stage whtorm uohiticians aeck immpiration at
a tomb.
Owing to absorbing political engagements
nature was permitted. unrebukeil , to pull
an ommmorald mantle over the fields.
1mm view of ( hue fact that congress deems
bogus ehteess worthuy of its attemmtlon , a
cor.grcssional act against the traditional
composition of ( lie moon is in order.
Now that Hon. J. Sterling Morton has
contracted a seedy stilt for damages , it is
hoped Senator Vest will pick tip time bleed-
lug form of Liberty and poultice her vottnds.
Clmicago people are hookIng up-not because
"greater New York" has fizzled. A painter
shiummuimig a flag pale aim a skyscraper induces
time multitude to forgot time soot and look
skyward.
It ( Ito metallic factions of democracy would
observe Arbor ilay. by starting a nurmery of
olive branches , the sight would tickle the
gods and send time torcbbcarers rejoicing on
their way. .
Diii I3recknrldge ! , time ealacious ox-states-
mail of lccimtimchcy , is anxious for a vindica.
( bit. Time hide of tIme feilow is no linperylous
to public contciimpt a ho property is ox-
ecuticem proof ,
A colored burglar drew a razor on ( ho
woman occupying the room lie entered 1mm a
Jersey town. Tlicu fellow is now in a local
lmospltal. umursimg a ftmrrdw' in hits forchead
mimade by a revolver bullet.
A feiloual court in Icnmmsas holds that while
tluo imiblo is a good book there are chapters
of it ( lint offend good tastim and morals
whmomt sent timroughm the mails on a postal
card. The sender of time postal card was
find $50.
One of ( lie new hotels in New York City
laid In a Sunday supply , consisting of ten
kegs of beers and two score of sammdwlchmes.
The sauidwlcimer proved strong cmmoiuglm to
survive the Sabbath day , but time kegs vcro
comnjmictely exhausted.
Mavroyeni fey , Tmmrhclshm minister at W'ash-
ington , is much pleased beeaur'a he imas not
berim recalled. lie is voy popular lit Wash-
iuugton c1ety. Ho goes by ( lie mmicknamno of
'timo Dear. " lie is very fond of ritliug a
bicycle , and has beomi iiaummtetl by ( lie ( car
that imo could not use his wheel In life na-
( iwo land.
Tluo greatest American musical gemiuus ,
Stephion C. Foster. is to have a ntoruunmemit
at Pittsburg , his native city. Subscriptions
now exceed $5,000. atmd will be augnmemued ( at
tiio national eaeimgerfest to be iiId in Pitta-
burg imt June , at whmicim a chorus , umnaccommu-
panied by creimoetra , will aing "The Old
Foilce at Home. "
If time 110mm. Nick Fritz of Timurston county
succeeds in goiumg to Cluicago as a delegate -
gate Nebraska 'will have auliled a favored
muanmo to time Now York Suum'um roll of cmninemit
ci tizens. Tiiurston's honored son iroumid
shine hike arm arc iighmt ammmong sucii mean-
descents astlo Siupsky , hioke Sntitlm , Ilinky
1)ink. Poke Iimmuuko , Tom Tomiguo and Jack
Moon.
Having iiscovcyed that the author of
Ohiio'u anti-theater high lint lair parts lila
hair iii time center. members of a woumman's
climb iuavc petitioned the legislature to vans
a lar prohmibit4ng inca from Infringing on
time hirsute rights of voman. Petitions arc
a waste of ink amid vaper. Actiumm ai mio
couimIS Let the wonien muss his hair for a
chmrago.
Despite all reports to the contrary , there
are eammme distasteful dregs in Ohio's overflowing -
flowing measure. Iii Cimmcinimati time discovery
hew been made thia the metal of beer iiuumps
corrodes and infects ttmo amber flulti viitim
germs of io'on. ! Prontpt actiomm by ( lie luealtim
authiom'itiee pronuises to sidetrack a threatened
calammmlty without dimniuuielming time iimward
title. Ciuuciunati mmwt have its beer , even
if the barrel heads are cracked.
SliUUTjtli. ShOTS AP Plil PVf.PIT ,
Sioux City Jomurnahh'renideuut Cleveland's
brother has been dimissatl frcni his charge.
flut vreeidonts are not as easily got rid of
as imreachers.
L'iuffalo ixprens : It was a Christian and . .
a graceful act for the l'rotestsmtt ministers
engaged in the great revival meeting to pass
appreciative resolutions on the life-wont of
( hue into Catholic bishop of this diocese.
Minneapolis Tinucs : The rector of ( Ito
Clurehu of time Itcavcnly htc'mt In Now
York City who was caught in ( Ito act of
tmsmmg soimmo other ltreaclmer's sorunon for his
own cmi lester Sumuday t'xctuseil imlmnnolf on
the ground that ho tlmougimt Ito was entitled
to FOmnC earthly rest , and it was Just as good
a serunon aS ho could prcmmciu , anyhmov.
Mimuuieapolts Jourimal : Time devil paused a
mcmcnt at the gates , wetting his flmmgor
to test the himigos to see if they were still
sizhiumg hot : ( lion with it. look of perplexity
le ccuatclued his ear with thio tip of imis tail
Its if uncertaimm what to do , an the sotund of
hmynmum amid prayer arose , followed a iutoimicnt
later by ( lie voice of Colonel Ingersoll exhorting -
horting Chicago simmers to occupy tbo
Imuoturners' beuuchmcs.
llrooklyn Iagha : Tiuo fact that the imtimt-
ister whose set'mmmon Pr , Morgan Preached in
New York out Taster Suutday wan a
tJmiitariaui while Dr. Morgaut hmimitselt is an
lpiscopaIian , liii ! called out as much cant-
ment an the borrowing of time sormuton itscht.
it ehuotuhti remiminul us that the chief diffcrommcet
between tIm various demtouniuuatiomis are
foumnd imi ( heir cholstic theology rather
thamm in time vractical Cluristiaumity which they
teach ,
lCansns City Star : There Is time preacher
whose congregation is invariably disappoint-
lag to hiumi. lie iumuagines the whole world
ought to hiavo its ear to tImO grotund listening
to ( ho pearls of thought tlmat are ccii-
stantly droppimug front tluo tip of his silver
tonguto. Hut tIme pervorno public doesn't
agree with hiumi , alid for obvious reasons.
lie is , as a rule , mimistakeim in Imitu estinuato
of his talcuits , and tile Iumohiigont public
lmroves its keen Oiscrimmiinatiumg power by
going to another Itinco of worship. If , instead -
stead of iaunotmtlmug his nmmtnll congregations ,
lie would strive to iumtprove his sermmioims. Ito
dotmbt ho would stuccoed. Time preacher , like
time actor , draws listemtera accordimmg to the
immerits of his labor. There never was an
emmipty ciiurclm or tiieator when time preacher
or actor deserved a full omuo tuumiess 50mb _
special catiso inervemmed ( to proveimt tb ,
public froimu appearing.
DOMiOs'i'it lDYm.S. -
! rowim Topics : "What makes YOU SO sure
that 'our lmusbautd loves you as ummuch na
over ? '
"Because I never feel called upoum to ask
iminm. '
Irarper's Daztmr : 'I wislm there was a
club fom- wonton , ' ' said time nulvnuiced wonmnn.
' So tb 1 , " growled her hmusbnutd : "a club
or a nnumdbag-I domm't care which. "
Cleveland I'lnin Dealer : The Coroner-We
fouuul notlming 1mm ( lie unan's lOCkets. ma'anm
eXCClt three tiuttommul , one imaumuikerchief and
a receipteil bill.
Tue Sobbummg inqtmirer-A receipted bill ?
Theum ' ( uiitt m ) Itusbammd.
Clcvciaimd Pnin Dealer : Time hostess-I
suppose there is no use of asking you to
siii' to Otmimmer.
Time Caller-Not in that way.
Detroit Free Press : Mint Jane-Itt amy
young days , Evelyn , girls tmimtusoJ themselves
with a elnumlmmg wheel.
Evelyn-But , nuumty , dear , you ought to
ace my wheel epiumi
Yonkem'a Statesman : Sho-Wo'vo been
mnrried four momitims , dear , ammO I haven't
given you IL chance to try ummy cookiumg yet.
lie-Why love , you'ro hot getting tIred of
ale already , are you ?
Toxns Sifter : Miss Ancientmaid ( to Rue.
tlcboy-Yes ) , dear I return to the city tomorrow - ,
morrow , Alase ! must indeed part ! But
why do you weep ?
ltnstiebo--1'n sympathiiziimg with time city
fchovs. !
Somerville Journal : It line been observed
that the man rlto likes to entertain his
wife with reminiscences of his earuy love
affairs seldom likes to Imave lmts wife re-
clprocate.
Phulmulelpimla Record : Mrs. Ilreezy lde ( to
Mrs. Lakeside , who Is a widow of twemity-
four hours' stnnuiing-l'oor ) dear , I have
crone to con&loi vltit YOU Ofl your great
loss. N ra. Lakehdo ( absemmt-mindedly-Yes ;
but It was ruuly covered by Insutnnce.
Indianapolis Journal : "I coumnot see , " said
( he sentimental immaiden "why a young mnan
In love should always o deemed a subject
for laughter. "
"Nor m , " said ( lie utoureil bachelor , "Tlmero
is nothing more cruel thait making sport of
a mental hmtitrniity. ' ' S
-
Truth : Algy-Now-itow , Miss Giddy , sup.
lode I slmouulu try-try to kiss yotu ? ?
Miss ( Juddy-Don't tlminic of it , Mr. Goslimig'
you're so ngItced that I'm sure you woutd
screaml
Texas Sifter : Speaking about ornlihioiogy ,
did YOU know that larks were bred from
swallows ?
V
Printer's Ink : Sue was a smart and pretty
ilirl. Site wrote thmo advertising for a large
( ir3p goods concern hI town. 11cr mind used
to ruin so much upon her busummess tlmat one
day whemm sime wuote to her lover to meet
item' thmtLt. umigimt at home she unconsciously
11(1(150 as a umomutacript : 'Come cu.riy ani
avoid the rualmi"
ONIO A'i' A ' 1'lMi.
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St. LouIs Globe-Democrat.
One step nt a tune , and that well placed ,
We reached tii grandest height ;
One stroke at 'a ( line , eartim's hIdden stores
Will slowly come to lIght ;
One seed cit a time , anti tue forest grows ,
0mm drop itt a timne , anti tIme river lioiv
luito thu boundics sea.
Ono worth at a time , and the greatest book
Iii written amid Iii mcmi ;
Otto stone at ii time , and ( Ito paiaco rears
Aiott it stately luendt ;
One blow at a tinme , ( Ito tree's cleft through
.Ammd a city wihi stammd where time forcsL
grow
A few mihmort years before.
Otto too at a tiumme , nnd lie subdued ,
And a commilict twilL be won ;
Oumo grain at a time , and ( hue natiOn of life
\viii slowly all be rout ;
One minute , another , the hours fly by
Ono day at a ( lame , our lives emsied. by
Into eternity.
One grain of knowledge , aumd ( lint well
stored ,
Another , mmd enoro on ( item'
.Anil us timito uoli on , your nilnth will numb
With umuammy a garnered gem ,
Of thought amid wisdom , And ( limo svlil 'J
tell
"One thing at a time , and that. well
done , "
Is wisdom's golden rule.
o-o-o-o-o-.o-o-.o-o-oo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o. ;
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Good Opaauo SluiOes-spriumg lixture , , 300
But there's as much difference in shades as most ally.
thing-what we like to do is to nhalce up to fit your
windows-Scotch 1-Jollands-only complete line in
town-handsome opaqucs-double faced opaques-
different color on each side-matches the color to the
house and room-and saves two shades.
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