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HIS ( TMAIFA DAILY SUNDAY , JANfcTAllY 17 , 1897. Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY llOUKWATKn , IMItor. UVMIIYion.NiNa. . THUMB OK ' * OVIttioul Sumlny ) . Cite Vrur . M W Dully life unil Hiiinlny , One Year . S 00 Hlx Month * . 404 Three Month * . 2 > Humlny Her , One Year . ; J RiUunlny ll , > e , One Year . . > ' Weekly Utp , Una Year . > Ol'KICKS : Omaliii : The Dec lliillillng. Houth Onmliu : MliiRrr lllk. . Ccr. X anil ! ( lh St Council Illulf * : III IVnrl ntmt. ail.-nco oii ; t' . 31 ? Chamlx-r of Commerce. New York ! Ilooin * IS , II nnd 13 , Tflliuno JlldR Wellington : Ml Mill Mitct , . . . . , All communication ! ! rclHlltiK I" news ami cill torlnl manor uliuulil b niMrw ! > o < l ! To the Hdltor nrm.NiM i.KTTi-ms. . , , . All Imilnws leltrrn anil remlllnnctx nhoulil t mlilrcMml to The lli-o I'ublUlilnR Conipan ) Omiihii. Dnifw. rlieckn. exprrM nnil pfielolllc muney onlcru to lie nmile tutyubli * to the on < ' of tha comiwny. _ T1II3 11KK IMJIlI.ISIIINa COMPANY. 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Notary Public. ii public inonoy for prlvuU' pi In mast slot ) . iiltlinntuin Is nmv said to bo Inilppi'iidonct' or nothing , llntwcen tliu two It enjoys war. The postal saving bank will conn nearer to solving the currency problem than any single measure proposed. The state of Nebraska needs two state liiHtitntious conducted as old soldiers' homes about a.s much as It needs two State universities. The battleship Texas is to be in Onl- vcston luubor by I-Ybrtmry Ifi. Southern railroads are already coinpetin for the contract for hauling her Ihit'ior. ' Prompt service often doubles Itrf value. The logisbitiirc should bear tills In mind In connect Ion with consideration of thu TransmlssissippI Kxposltlon bill. AVIth the Neltraslca legislature on rec ord In favor of the causu of the Cuban Insurgents , Spain ought to wake up to the sl/.e of the Job It has on Its hands. Signs are not wanting that the price of Ice will lie maintained at the usual high figure during the .summer. A 16ng cold snap late In the season cuts no ice In the metaphorical sense , whatever It may do literally. In view of ivcont iittcramv. * by 1'iesl- dnnt-elect McKmley and his prospective secretary of state , Senator Sherman , the Jingo element throughout the country need expect little encouragement from the Incoming administration. It will hereafter cost a Chicago woman $ : t to wear a high hat to the theater. This privilege opens a wide Held for free advertising for women ambitious for notoriety , .lust watch them crowd ahead of one another to get a chance to bo llrst to pay the $ : t penalty , Hawaii does not seem to be a very safe place for American diplomats If the experience of Stevens , Klomit : and Willis is the basis of Judgment , lint President MeKinley will not have trouble In llndlng applicants for appointment to represent the United States at Hone lulu. The Iltiuor establishment that , sought to gain favor by providing all but three or four of the members of the Indiana legislature with sample bottles of choice whisky made one fatal mistake. It should not have overlooked any one , even at the risk of doubling up the gift in n few Instances. Nebraska survived the year 1S)0 ! ) with out contributing a single example to the year's lynching record. This is a decided Improvement over the preceding twelve months. It goes without snyln that the credit of the state demands that the Nebraska , column bo kept clear during the year 181)7. ) If the otllce of public defender Is es tabllshed by law it will be one of the most dlgnllled and Important of posi tions and should not be bandied about for u few months at a time among brief less attorneys who will use It as a means to an otherwise dubious liveli hood. This Is the very condition of tilings which the creation of the olllee was primarily designed to prevent. The bill introduced Into the Nebraska senate to prevent blindness in Infants should not bo taken by the uninformed to bo n patent medicine advertisement. It Is an effort at reform intended to forestall the work of the state Institute for the blind. No one should be sur prised to see It followed up by bills to lirevent deafness , Idiocy , croup , measles and all the other Ills that Infant llesh Is heir to. Senator Teller must be credited at least wltii playing his own cards uhrewdly. lie- will have a re-election to the senate practically without an oppos ing vote In the Colorado legislature. Had he refused to bolt his party for thc > frco silver cause no one believes ho would have hail the ghost of u show to have been his own successor , no matter how much he might have rismi In the estimation of the people of the United States at largo or how much he would have been HtreujjUieui-d uiuoiii ; repub lican luailern. DHA hixa Ji mi vRin'itKxixn t > iinnrMS Nearly ovei'y legislature now In ses sion Is wrestling with the perplexing problem Involved In the- control , regu lation or restriction of corporate com binations of every conceivable form. KxpprliMico In dealing with snob com- | hhmtloiis bus up to this time been far from encouraging. The great majority of all combines to rostrlcl and destroy competition are 'beyond the reach of stain legislation by reason of the fact that they nro eng.-iged In Interstate Kiisl ness and tlnd means to evade antl combine laws through appeals to federal courts' . In this , ns in ( lie regulation and con trol of railways , state lawmakers are ( milled by the states rights doctrine that enables the combines nnd trusts to piny shuttlecock' and battledore across state lines. That will apply to Insurance combines ns much ns It will to the coal trust , the cracker trust , the sugar trust and every giant combination that monopolizes distribution anil throttles competition in the necessaries of life. One state may prohibit , under severe penalties , the Using of Insurance rates for all companies by a single under writers' board , but when the ( maid doen the rate-tlxing from another state the offender * are out of reach of the prosecuting olllcers of the state where the rates are exacted. The perplexing problem is how to bring combines doing an interstate busi ness under the operation of state laws that can be effectually enforced. So far no law has been framed that takes into account existing conditions. Mani festly no effective regulation and - control trol of corporate combinations or corporate extortion can be had without concert of action. There must be both congressional and state legislation framed on lines that will prevent evasion under any pretense. * The llrst step In restraint of the worst coiporate abuse should be taken by the states In the general supervision of all concerns incorporated under state law. All states now regulate and supervise corporations engaged In banking and Insurance within their Jurisdiction. "Why should they not also exercise reasona ble control over corporations engaged In other lines of business ? Such interfer ence by the state should not be designed for their suppression or oppression , but for the protection of the public and their own protection. The cancer that has been eating the vitals of the American industrial system is the fraudulent capitalization of corpo rations of every description. The money markets have been Hooded-with billions of lictillous stocks and the credit of America has been well-nigh ruined by the Issue of bonds and mortgages that are based on grossly overvalued prop erties and worthless securities. This systematic Imposition upon investors has had more to do with the llnancial de pression and commercial distress from which this country has been suffering than all other causes taken together. It has shaken the confidence of the world's financiers in the integrity of American promoters and the stability of American Institutions. The remedy lies In the prevention of further fraudulent and fictitious stock and bond issues. Tills abuse can and should be abolished by stale and na tional legislation that would subject all corporations to publicity of resources ind liabilities. Hy prohibiting th. issue of stocks and bond ; : which do not represent a cor responding amount of capital and by establishing bureaus of supervision that would enforce these provisions by frequent Inspection the worst abuses o corporate combinations would be done iway with. The registration of corpo rate stocks jinil bonds by national am state boards would result in the rejec tion by investors of all securities tha failed to pass muster. Honestly con lucted corporations would be materially strengthened by this system Just as are lie honestly conducted hanks by the iatic.mil and state bank examinations Dishonest and fraudulent concerns vould be weeded out or made hannles , 'or evil. Here Is the place for Nebraska to , set he example. Let the legislature pas ; in act requiring every corporation dong - ng business In the state to Incorporate n Nebraska and submit to the leasona ) lo requirement of recording Its stock mil bonded capital. With such a re- onn inaugurated , oilier states would ooner or later Join with us in trying to olve th" perplexing problem of corpo ate regulation. A 1'HUl'Klt Secretary Oluey has recently revised the diplomatic regulations nnd among the changes made Is the Insertion of a provision prohibiting speeches upon IK > - lltical matters by diplomatic representa tives of the United States. It Is said that the secretary of state was moved to this action by the course of Ambas sador Itayard and U is readily assumed that the new regulation was intended as a rebuke to the American representa live at the court of St. James. The statement Is made that Secretary Oluey has always deplored Mr. Hayard's man ner of so freely discussing political mat ters and that if lie had been given authority he would have Instructed the ambassador not to speak In public in regard to politics. In view of the fact that Mr. U'.iyard Is the only member of tlie diplomatic corps who has of fended In tills way It would seem that the new regulation was Intended as a robuke. Hut however tills may bo It Is a very proper regulation. Tho.diplomatic rep resentatives of the United States abroad , while It Is well understood to which political iwrty they belong , are presumed - sumed to leave politics behind them when they go to foreign lands. In their diplomatic capacity they represent not a party , but the government , which means the whole people. When It is necessary for them to inaku public addresses they should/ leave politics en tirely out of consideration and frame their utterances with reference to the fact tlmt they are representing thu na tion and not a political party. If the now regulation shall servo to reduce suoeclunukluj ; by our diplomatic renre- Konlatlvpx , particularly In England , It will do n desirable thing. The llrltlsh ambassador to the United SMtea does not go about making addresses at all sortM of occasions and there is no goot reason why our representative at tli Itritlsli court should do so. Reform i this matter would be altogether con mendable. SVATKMKNT. The statement by Senator Sherman o his views regarding the position of tli United Slates government toward tli Cuban Insurrection is highly reassuring It will be accepted as undoubtedly re fleeting the opinion of the president elect and It will have the effect to dts pel whatever apprehension lins exlstei that the next administration wouli adopt an extreme course in relation t < Cuba. Senator Sherman said In uuqual Illcd terms that this government slioiih not Interfere , cither to aid In the set tli incut of the conflict "or do anything which would make a peaceful govern ment of the Island a charge on tills country. " He evidently has faith b the promise of the Spanish governmen to Institute needed reforms in Cubi and to give the Cubans practical an tonomy and while there is reason to fear that Spain may fail , as she has done In the past , to fully redeem this promise , still our government Is bourn to assume that the Spanish govern ment Is sincere and that it will faith fully perform what It has promised In the circumstances , therefore , thu duty of the government of the Unite * States is perfectly plain. It should con tlnue to maintain an attitude of ubso lute neutrality , requiring of Spain onl.\ that the rights and Interests of Amer lean citizens In Cuba shall be properl.\ protected. The assurance given by Senator Slier man as to what will be the attitude of tlie next administration may be some what discouraging to ( lie Cuban cause lint If so that will not be a valid ob Jection to It. Whatever moral supper the American yeople can give that canst will continue to be given , but the gov eminent has an obligation and n re . ' ponsibillty which must not be affected by sentiment. It must respect Its In ternatlonal duties. That the views of Senator Sherman will be warmly tie noi'iiced by the jingoes Is to be ex pected , but these are less numerous and a great deal less Influential than tliej were a short time ago. The speech in tlie senate a few days ago of one of tht most bellicose among them has receivot little attention and no commendation from sources entitled to consideration. The American people want to get down to business. Capital desires safe Investment , labor needs a revival of Industries , producers wish to see the pnrclMsing power of tlie people in creased. These conditions cannot be re alized so long as there are disturbing and disquieting issues before the coun try. It will be tlie purpose of the next administration to restore sound busi ness conditions to mak-e opportunity for enterprise and to give the country * pros perity. This the p.irty coining into power is pledged to do and Its future depends upon making that pledge good. In order to do this the next administra will have to ttavotc Its attention chiefly to domestic interests. It cannot Involve the country in foreign compllca- t'ons ' without Impairing its ability to promote tlie material progrcs.-t and prospeilty of the nation. .The authori tative assurance Is that It will not do this , but on ( lie contrary will maintain friendly and peaceful relations with the world and strictly observe every international duty and obligation. Such assurance ought to have n most whole some ell'ect. win UK'nun iiAXKtxa FACILITIKS. The house of ivpresoiltntlves lias passed the bill reported from the com- m'ttee ' on banking and currency to au- tl'orlze the organization of national banks in towns of1,00. . ) inhabitants , to begin business with a capital of Jjil'O.UOO. The minimum capital stock required as the law now stands Is . r.fMWO. This action Is very Important to tlie west anil south. In repotting the bill the committee said that In some sections of the coun try there has been a growing need for bank issues as well us for other bnnkiii ; : accommodations In small towns in whUOi the amount of JS. iO.000 cannot readily be r.iised for hanUin : ; purposes. "Tlie In equality In ill. ' distribution of national banks , " the report says , "is one of tiu > matked features of our national banking system. Iiv Hut eastern and middle slates banks aie abundant nnd. this al teration In the law would not lu availed of to any considerable extent. Hut in the western and southern states there is a dearth of banks in many sections , due no doubt to the hick of capital In those sec tions. " A statement of the distribution of national banks shows a marked dis crepancy In tiie bank circulation and ac commodations In tlie different seciiuns of the country and this Inequality it Is the purpose of tlie proposed legislation to uimedy. It Is not to b ? doubted that tlie lack of adrqmitc circulation and bank accom modations In portions of the country is In no small degree responsible for the dissatisfaction in such quarters with the currency system and for the demand for any sort of change which holds out tlie piomlse. of supplying more money to tlios'j sections. Unquestionably there would be fewer advocates of free silver and of government Issues of Irredeem able paper currency In the south and west If there "was less Inequality than exists In the distribution of bank circula tion and accommodations. Where bn.sl- ness- men are unable to borrow as their credit warrants , at reasonable rates of Interest , because of a lack of bank ac commodations , wlille elsewhere there Is abundance of money at low rates , dis satisfaction among such people f.s Inevi table. They easily persuade themselves that there Is something radically wrong , that they are not receiving just consider ation , and they readily become support ers of anything that appears to promise relief and a correction of the Inequality. The measure passed by thu house pro vides a remedy for tills condition so far as It can bo remedied by legislation. It IH to bo presumed that Uieru uru not a l great many towns ofI.DOO Inhabitants j where a capltujl of .fl'O.OH ( ) cannot ba raised to cst/jnUh a national bank and ' It Is safe tfi".suiuc that towns of that size which cannot supply that amount of capital for a bank do not require any. Under tlurtimdlan } system , which is regarded asjiiJ'Jof the best In existence , banking faculties me secured to every village of thejilJlnulnlon by allowing tlie banks to esfnbllsh branches without re striction. Tills gives rise to active com petition for imtromtge and consequently there Is nlwaVs au abundant supply o money at low rates of interest every where. There Is also elasticity , the note Issue expanding and contracting accord Ing to tlie demands of business. Tin , adoption of tills system here has beei urged , but It Is not likely to bo adopted Small Independent national banks , or ganlzed In the communities where es tabllshed , would undoubtedly bo more satisfactory. It Is to be hoped the houst bill will promptly pass the senate. rt'Ki.'AIUK \ or cnitx. While It. Is to be deplored that corn Is so low and the market so restricted that farmers In certain parts of Nebraska and surrounding states prefer to use corn as fuel rather than dispose of It at the price offered , yet if he Is really the gainer lie cannot be blamed for pur suing that course. Kach farmer must necessarily decide for himself whethci for his purposes corn or coal Is tin cheaper fuel. At the same time the pos sibilities of corn as fuel can be deter mined only by exact experiments mulct conditions that permit of accurate ob- sprvations. In tills connection the data supplied by a bulletin just Issued from the University of Nebraska Experiment Station giving tlie comparative re sults of carefully made tests are interest ing and pertinent. Kor one test , a good grade of this year's yellow dent corn on the car and not thoroughly dry was burned under a boiler and the amount of water evaporated recorded ; for tlie other the same boiler was heated with screened Wyoming coal and a similar record kept. One pound of coal evapor ated 1.1) ) times as much water as one iiound of corn. In other words , 1.0 times as much heat was liberated in burning one pound of coal as In burning one pound of corn. The coal used cost * iUi. ) per ton. With coal selling at this price nnd worth l.t ) llme.s its much for fuel as an equal weight of corn ( lie fuel value of the latter would be ? : ! .50 per toiv. or 12.12. cents per bushel. The following table shows how much coal is worth per ton when Its beat ing power Is the same as tlmt used In tlie experiment and when corn Is selling at a certain price per bushel : ' Corn per bu. Coal tier toil. 9 cents . t . * ' -s" 10 cents -41 11 cents . 6-9" 12 cents . . i . B.49 ' v 13 cents 11 cents 15 cents . A..t . . * . S.11 It will tlius bij seen thutslf'tlils qual tyMof coal vrt'Vo splliiig . 'at Iess-than ? 0.jO ! and corn were brlngjng 1'J cents t "would not "pay to burn" corn , while coal must sell as low asH : per ton to be as cheap fuel as corn at 10 cents per bushel. The economical farmer will not burn corn as fuel when he can secure the same heat cheaper by buying coal and selling corn. Nor will the economical farmer decline to Imrn corn so long as lie price is so low that he can save noney by so doing. . The United States Is said to have pro- luccd -f,0,1S7.sr.r. ! ) ! ) . cigars during the ear IS'.Ki. Computing the Importations mil exportatlons as counterbalancing one another tills means fifty-eight cigars for each man , woman and child of our " 0.000,000 population. If the adult male Hipulatlon were one-fourth of tlie total his would bu ! ! . - ! . > cigars for each man innually , or an average of over four si vcek. Counting out one-half the men as mm who do not smoke at all or Indulge n cigarettes or pipes , and the average or each smoker would be eight cigars iiT week , or one daily and two each Sunday. All this is , of coursu , purely ypothetical , but it Indicates roughly to vhat extent the smoke habit is cultU atcd in tills country. It icmalns to be ueen whether the ourts will counteiianje the claim on vlilch one of the Northern Pacific attor- eys Is suing tlu > receivership for a fee f over $11.000 for services in .securing tliu passage of a bill Iry the North Da kota legislature. If lobbying expenses are legitimate claims against a receivership - ship It can make no difference In prin ciple when the lobbying wits performed before or after the declaration of In. solvency. If the courts of thu United States are going Into tlie business of legislative lobbying the people who eventually have to pay the bills would like to know It. Populist ' .Nii loiuil Commit teeman Washburn .says lithe campaign for free silver was onb/'n preliminary to thu campaign foi ; jjat paper pure and simple. Prior to tiiC'i election few free sll- verites coiildibii'/n'f.suadeil to admit thin. Those who vfyrij deluded into tlie sup port of silver , / < ; mididatcs on the plea that they stood for thu rectification of a great wrong'\ti \ , were real advocates of honest monuy i\\ll ; | pre.iently have their eyes opened toflA ) facts. Mr. Washlmrn is merely a 'Jili'/ / more outspoken than his iiKsocIntitf atthe , ! head of the silver movement , f j Senator Hill and William .7. ISryan ought to get together. They both say they are democrats of thu genuine brand , but one sees nothing but defeat before the party , while the olher can sue noth ing but certain democratic"victory. . Kor political sagacity born of experience no one will hesitate as to which one Is thu more reliable. A complete collection of all thu gov ernors' messages delivered this month would afford a most coinprchen.slve view of political and Industrial conditions throughout Ilio whole country. While n wveriiorVi messagu Ih supposed to be of Interest to tliu people of Ids own state only , It conveys to nu outsider much In i structlve and ( mtggestlvo Information. Tlie governor's 'message Is a peculiarly American documcutv and It holds a unique place In the realm of literary productions. And now complaint Is made In Mas- anehusetts that the bar association of that state Is a close corporation organ ized for the purpose of assisting mem bers to exact extortionate lawyers' fees from helpless clients , an Illegal business in which it Is regularly sustained ami protected by tlie courts. In a word , the bar associations are held up as nothing but trusts to enhance the price of legal service and obstruct justice to all who can not or will not- pay arbitrary fees. Is there u lawyers' trust ? That is the question. 4 Washington merchants nnd hotel ceepers are looking forward to the Inau guration of MeKinley with great expec tations of making up for what they missed when Cleveland was Inaugu rated. The crowds tlmt attend republican festivities have money to pay their ex penses and spend It. Had the popoeratiu ticket won in the election tlie local mer chants at the national capital would have long ago made up their minds that there was nothing in the Innugura'l cele bration for them. Seventy thousand sheep are being cared for this winter In one county in Nebraska and 1)0,000 ) sheep 111 another county. The Nebraska sheep industry is only waiting a favorable opportunity to expand Into one of the most profitable and important businesses in the state. Let tliu now tariff be adjusted for thu encouragement of wool growing and Nebraska will In a few years take rank among the leading wool states of the country. The National Educational associa tion brings to the city where It con venes from in.OOO to 0,000 people dur ing its annual session. These people come from among the most Intellectual and highly cultivated classes of Ameri can men and women. A united effort should be pu't forth to secure this meet- lug for Omaha during the exposition in The democrats who are so freely pre dicting factional lights among republi cans so soon as the republicans lake control of the national administration may rest assured of one tiling even if worse comes to worst the republicans could not equal the record of tlie demo crats for factionalism since President Cleveland resumed the executive ollico four years ago. One of the appeals made to tlie ways and means committee is for a duty of ? U a ton on coal tar. Tar Is a by-product of gas and the fall In the price of gas lias been due largely to the butter utiliza tion of the by-products. If the price of tar is stiffened by a protective duty will the price of gas go down still further ? Just ask any gas manufacturer. Too Hot to Hold. riillailclphla Timer. This stlrtder. dropping of tlio Cuban qucs- : lon In the senate leads to the suspicion that sii'iio of the flrc-catcrs burned their fin gers with It. IllnlH of a Kciitlicr. Washington Star. Itvns a touching union of the far cant with the far west when Croker JolneO lilj efforts to tboso of Hunthmton to secure the passage of the funding bill. Quaint XolloiiH Aliout U Chicago Tlmes-lIiTuM. Several Gesture boys broke up a bogus 'spirit materialization seance" recently and xposod the fraud , capturing all the "spook" inrnphcrnalia. Tlio boys who exposed this swindle , however , have been fined $50 apiece n police court for "disturbing a religious ncotlng. " Dcatou must delight In being lumbugged. _ Hixtory of lli < > Ilcb.-Illoil. Olobc-Dcmoernt. The report of the Hoard of Publication of the Olllclal Hecords o : the Rebellion shows that 101 volumes have beu hsued , u < ith nlno moro to follow for the completion of the story of the active operations of the war , and that. 1,4 < ! 7C89 copies of the books have \ > scn distributed and sold. Theao rec ords embrace everything of Importance on both the union nnd confederate sides ; and one of these days the right man will corro along and condense them Into a reliable and satisfactory history of one of the most mo mentous of modern conflicts. I'HHSOXAI , AMI OTIIEHWISR. Tlio question of a century celebration of the death of Edmund Durko Is being mooted In Ireland. If the figures could be obtained , It would probably be found that , ovpiy Insurgent Killed In Cuba ccsts Spain his weight In gold. gold.King King Oscar of Sweden , our umpire under the Venezuela treaty , has moro medals of honor than a champion bicycle rider , but he only wears them on extraordinary occasions or state and when having hU picture taUon. Perhaps as fine an autograph album ca cxlslu la the visitors' book at Hawarden , wherein the 'namc.3 of Gladstone' gucato are recorded. It contains cntrlea as far back as 1800. The most recent or consequence quence Is that of LI Hung Chang. A Paris lawyer ran after and overtook a thief who had snatched a watchchaln from the lawyer's companion , a young actre-ss , and was amazed to discover that the culprit was a client whc < io acnulttal ho had uccurnl Tor a similar offense commuted a feu- months before. General Gourko , the noted Russian sol dier , formerly governor general of Warnaw , U seriously 111. About two years ngo ho suffered from a stroke of apoplexy , which compelled film to rcalgn ha ! pc-it at War- saw. For a year ho haw been staying at \Vlcsbadcn. but with little benefit. Hu In j G9 years old and holds the rank of Held mar- ' ahal. ahal.Tho The prlco of kisses continues to fluctuate out of all proportion to the ordinary eluva- tloiis and dcprrttalona of the market. Here Li a Philadelphia woman deinandln. ? 15,000 apiece for bcr.1 , while a New York i-bubrctte will compromise on $10. Last * week In Canada they wore $3.00 , and ahortly before that the Now Jersey brand was knocked oft at $2.50. The state of Massachusetts gives official employment to a photographer who devotes - votes his tlmo to securing enticing views of the sporting regions of the state and distributing them broadcast throughout the rout of the union as advertisements , Hut so well advertised Is the "sport" that Maine will soon have neither game nor fish unless a check Is placed on the destruction. Department stores are receiving the at tention of legislators , as well aa small dealers. A bill was Introduced In the Missouri legislature proposing a tax on each department , but as thu tax would also strike country stores , thu measure has been abandoned. In Sioux City the alder men threaten to multiply the llccnsn fees. A better method of reaching the end sought lira been adapted In Shuboygan , Vi'Li. Thirty retail merchants formed a pool for the pur pose of buying gootta In large < juiintltlt.i thus securing terms much better than If their orders were placed singly. They now propose- erecting a warehouse where they can do InislncBs on the co-crjicrattvo plan , leaving tliu Jobbers out la thu cold , ' m.A.sTs I.'IMIM HAM'S u < m\ . The fAiiH-nndrr Is color blind to virtue. Kvery man Is a Riant In the oyw of ome boy. Adamant U llke > wax In oompnrlflon with a inlfcr'a heart. What does It profit a man to bovl c , If ho marries like n fool ? A wooden bread plato will be remembered longer than n souvenir tcnn > oon. If you would know what It menus to Jjo rich , nnil out that It Is blessed to give. Tito nun most In need of merry , U the otto who will have no mercy on himself. In thi'lr wrinon prepar.Ulon , too many preachers never prepare a stopping place. Whim the heart strings are rightly touched , divine music will be the sure re sult. If your Httmtlon Is bad , you can better It by helping some one less fortunate than yourself. Too many people are singing , "Scatter Sunshine , " nnd walling fur somebody else to do It. The poorest people are not those who have to get much out of little , but those who get little- out of much. The devil has a hnlter around the neck of every man who Is trying to gel money In any easier way than by honestly earning SKCfl.AIl SHOTS AT TI1IJ IM'I.IMT. ' Now York Tribune : The Homan Catholic priests ot ParlH have been forbidden to go to theaters. In the present state of the stage In that city , they will not miss much. Indianapolis Journal : It IB folly for the Salvation army to burn the devil In clllgy. Ho has n reputation of centuries' standing of being an adept In'tho burning business. Chicago Times-Herald : An Abilene ( Kan. ) clergyman Is preaching a scries of sermons on the general subject , "Making It Hot for the Devil. " This would strike the unproju- itlccd layman as unnecessary trouble. Globe-Democrat : Hcv. Sam Jones Is stir ring up Boston , and said In n recent sermon that ho never saw a place where wickedness Is so respectable as In that city. Then , to prevent the acceptance of this remark ns a compliment , he added : "Don't go to boring any artesian wells around hero ; If you do you will strike fire. " Brooklyn Kaglo : Canada In n queer coun try. Since the archbishop ordered the faith ful to stop reading the paper known ns L'I31ectcur , for declaring that the church ought to let the state alone , thcro has been no end of trouble. In ono village In Charlo- volx county the local priest went to the post- olTIco and ordered the postmaster to give tip all copies ot that paper addressed to tlio I > eoplo In the place , nnd burned them. The postmaster did not llko to obey , but ho felt under the circumstances he must , so be al- owed the malls to bo rilled without a strug gle. and the property was destroyed. Im agine 'any citizen entering a postolllcc In our country , helping himself to Its contents and lubllcly burning them ! Hut Canada has two centuries to live yet before shu catches up to the United States. Til III FT V IMIKMIU.1I 3IKX. Kiioi-nioiis XrolllN ! < : nlluTcil l'i > Iiy Iii- MUi-aiu-i- ( ' < ( iiiiniil | . C.ilcauo Chronicle. According to the reports of the flro Insur ance companies for 1SUG , ns compiled for pub lication , the Insurance business Is ono of the most productive In the country. Last year was one of great prosperity with the men who wrote fire risks on all kinds of property. The total tire losses last year were $130- 000,000 , which was less than for any other year since 1S90. The total amount paid by the Insurance companies on lire losses was also the smallest In six years. In many cities the proportion of Insurance loss to the total flro loss Is smaller than the average , according to Insurance xtatlstlcs. There was no great nro In any city In 1SDC Involving millions In a single loss. The losses were widely distributed among all cities from the fourth or Ilfth class to thu llrst class. Thcro was no case where a busi ness district In any great city or a largu part of a'ny Inferior city or town wca wiped out by fire. The following table shows the total flro losses and tha Insurance losses for seven years , from 1S90 to 1S9G Inclusive : Insurance Totnl lofsef. lo scc. 1SOO 108OCOKK ( ) J 70.000,000 Ml 141.0UO.OOO M.OOO.CVO 151.tWD,0 93.&OU.OW 3 1C7.COI.OOO 10j.GOO.WO liSl IU',000,000 W.M'J.OW 1S95 H2CO' ' > .COO Sl.50fl.000 lti IIW.MV.UX ) TS.CtJO.OCO Total tDS3,00),000 JCOO.SOO.OOO Hard times years nro usually most pro ductive of Ilres. Incendiarism prevails tea a greater extent when trade Is depressed and Insolvency threatens many classes than It docs in prosperous years. In years of business activity there is more prollt In keeping property for sale than there Is In burning It up for the Insurance. No ono will deny that the hardest of hard times prevailed In 189G. The fire and Insurance losses were greater last year In Chicago than In any other city. The Chicago flro losses were $2,810,000 , on which the insurance was $2,730,000. This shows that the Inspirations of Chicago thrift cause property to bo Insured pretty well up to the limit of Us value. In New York the losses were $2,500,000 , ivlth $2,000,000 insurance on the property ilcstroycd. In Philadelphia the loss was i2.100,000 , with ? 1C50,000 Insurance. In loston the fosses were $ t.22u,000. with J1.H5.009 Insurance , also pretty well up to ho limit. Other cities are St. Louis , with $1,1-15,000 loss and $920,000 Insurance ; Louls- , -llle , $1,010.000 loss and $84.000 Insurance ; Ireoklyn. $1,400,000 loss and $965,000 Insur ance. ; Indianapolis , $525,000 loss and $410,000 Insurance , and Milwaukee , with $215,000 loss and $195,000 insurance another case of nearly full insurance. It la added that the Insurance companies will divide $4,000,000 profits In excess of their average dividends. This Is a largo sum to harvest from the calamities of the people of the country. It would bo Inter esting to know what Is the amount of pre miums collected In various cities as com pared with losses which the companies pay to the assured. AMKHICAMTIS. A XVir YorJfnini' f ir tlio II Commonly KIKMVII UN lluxde. Minneapolis Tlmen. A German physician has discovered a new dlsen.ie. Ho calls ft Aincrlcanltld. Upon coming to this country , ho was puzzled by finding among his patients all manner of nervoUH disorder : ! which seemed to haveno organic caim . Ho has mailo a study of the different varieties that como under his no tice , and has named thci mysterious malady Amerlcanitta. In hla opinion , the trouble arhw In the hurry , excitement ami Intense application of life In this country. It Is true that as a nation. Americans lack repose. Yankee zeal in well-doing Is an un deniable fact of history. It Is proverbial among foreign chroniclers who have written ua up and especially down. Thrce-fourtho of the population Is af flicted with nervousness , which varies In In tensity from trivial habits and mannerism * to actual disease. Wo drum with the fingers. Wo pull flotvers to bits. Wo twist and un twist crapa of paper. Wo tap the floor with our feet. Wo gesture violently , and sway back and forth In rocking chalra. Finally , we , collectively and Individually , chew gum. All thla occura In ordinary conversation and parses for vivacity. It ls regarded as not only perfectly Innocent and natural , but aa i a ncccosary form of working off miperfluouu energy. i As a matter of fact , ItIs a most unnatural mode of expression and an unjusllllablo waste ot vltnl energy. U Is a serious Indication of a wrong attitude of mind and an unwholu- bomo made ot life. U Is not work , but lack of ropoxo , that \n \ Iho canso of thu nervous prostration and breaking down , characteristic of modern o- clety. We llvo too Intensely. Wo throw our whole being Into every trivial net. Wo talk with our Imnda and our nycs and our ahoul- ile.ru an well as our voice.Vo push with our feet on the carriage floor as though to hurry the too slowly moving wheels. Wo listen with tc-iiBs musclM ( o an animated speaker and 'wonder at the closu of the day why wo are exhausted In mind and body , Naturu never Intended that tha whole body should work all the time. In accordance with thu universal prlntlpl or rhythm she de signed the different members to alternately work and rest , sparing each other , When we dliohay thla law of repose- there Is a constant friction ( Bat must la tlmo wear out Ilio machine. The result l > i chronic fatigue , not frwin overwork , mt from imnecofiimry work. When wo learn to IMO nnly those niiisclos which nro noedcil for a particular art , wn will cxprml but n mnnll fraction of Hi * vital energy we now lavish on our work , anil we will have n reserve force that will BAVO us from t < romaturo breakdown ami i tide us over illsenso. Ji Students of physical culture nro making ft ' study of the laws ot repose. They may ono day evolve n science of rent which will provo tlio euro for that degeneracy which wo mourn In modern society. noMKSTiu invi.s. Somcrvlllo Jourunl ; Old maids retire. Other people HO to lied. Chlongo Ttoronl : "They pay curly rlslnn Is very unhoitUhy. " "Of course ; ninny n woivmn IMS broken , down her constitution Retting her husband f up In tlmo for brenkfnnt , " Detroit Journnl : "Hns your hii b.uul the button polli'cllnu fad ? " Inquired the eutltr. " \\V1I. " replied young Sirs. Torkln * . doubtfully , lho ! usually helps tnke up the contribution In our church. " Dublin Krcemnn : Ho ( niiRrlly ) Wna llioro nny fool sweet on you before 1 mar ried you ? She Yes ; one. "I'm sorry you rejected him. " "Hut I didn't reject him ; I married him. " Detroit Krce Press : "How did you Imp- pen to discharge that lust girl , Mrs , Mokly ? "I just bnd lo.Slio only nlowed mo two nftornoons a week. " Indtannpnlls Journnl : "And yet you said tlmt you were dead In love with me. " "I really thought so ut the time , but It appears to have bcvn only n trnneo. " Puck : "She tnunts me. " ho hissed , "with not being us well born as slu'TIs true , me- thlnks , her father sot up Huvmm thrro- for'n nnd inlno only I'lttaburg Htoglcs ; but u mini's n man for n' that. " Town Topics : "I know lou will like Wed , pa ; hi > doesn't drink , and " "My daughter , 1 uiu disappointed In you ; I did think you wniild marry a man who would occasionally ask your poor old father out to have something. " Cincinnati Kmiulror : She Why do you appear so pleasantly surprised ? In ! llerauso you appear HO surprisingly pleasant. Old fiontlomnn And now I appear , un surprised , but not unpleasant. Ilrcnk away and take your corners. HoRton Transcript : FondorHou Hello , Fogg ! HOW'H your wife ? I understand shu Is conllnod to tlio house. Kogg1 She was for a few davs ; but Mrs. Unss cnmc In yesterday and told her HOIIU-- llilng about Wlgscr and bis wife , and mndo her swcur she wouldn't toll a soul. Ilulf an hour Inter Mrs. Kogg bad her tilings on and WHS out , and she has been out ever since. Till ? riltST SXOAV. Sweet mother ! pvor wrapped so warm From chilling- wind and cold. Above Kiy lowly bed this morn A blanket soft enfolds ; 'TIs soft and thick , 'tis llcecy white , Hut. O , It Is so cold ! Why should she lie so damp and chill. Who > wna so warm and fair. Whoso cheolc wns like a soft rpd rose 1'pneath la-r smooth , dnrlc hair ? The o dewy lips , I feel them still , Llko touch of purer air ! She whose one Joy. whoso -hearth dnitjjlit Wns Just to see us Kind , Hpr children dear , by day and night , Her fondpst welcome had. Her face beside tlio oppu door , / Her smile so molbcr-jiliid ! ' Now If WP smile or If we slih , Sweet mother , do you know , Or do you over closp beslilp UMSOPII and watchful go ? ( If God would spnrp you ror a wbllo You would bo happier so ) . Thp dear old farm , Iho little house , Where all was busy bright , W'hpro ' with a cheerful , hopeful heart You tolled from morn to night , And , singing , led thy chllarcn on In what \vns kind and right. . . It , too , 1:1 : lonely , mother dear , It , too , Is dark nnd sad , Or will thy mission call thpo there To once more make It glad ? If homes can feel , It IOVPS tliee still , No other light It had ! No other light , sweat ijiothcr mine , Can make It homo to me , Thcro Is no smile llko that or thlno On dreary land or sea ; Though other friends may throng- Its walls , 'Tls empty without thco. Avoca , In. K. T. C. GOO BLE55 OR Hon.E. EVEIIY MAN KNEW Oil OUGHT TO KNOW HOW MUCH HIS WELFARE DE PENDS ON HIS APPEARANCE. LET US HELP YOU TO SEE THAT YOUIl "GET UP" JS ALL RIGHT. IT JS AN ACCEPTED FACT THAT ONE WOULD BETTER BE OUT OF THE AVORLD THAN OUT OF FASHION. WH WILL SEE THAT YOU ARE IN THE FASHION IF YOU WILL COME HEHQ FOIl YOUR CLOTHES. Vr t7AT IS WORE WE WILL SAVE YOU MONEY BESIDES. AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR THERE ARE MANY SUITS- OVERCOATS ULSTERS EXTRA PANTS AND ARTICLES OF WEAR THAT ARE LEFT ONE OR TWO OF A KIND IT'S TOO LATE IN THE SEASON TO REPLACE THEM AND RATHER THAN CARRY THEM OVER HOPE TO CUT THE PRICE ABOUT % . i I . ' YOU ARE NOW ABLE TO PURCHASE OUR OWN HIGH GRADE SUITS AT $8.00 , $ lo'.00 , $12.00 AND $15.00 THAT WERE $12.GO , $15.00 , $20.00 AND $22.50. OVERCOATS AT THE SAME SAVING. FINE I1LACIC CLAY WORSTED TROU SERS THAT WERE $0,00-CAN BE HAD FOR $3.7D ALSO MANY VERY DESIRABLE - ABLE PATTERNS IN CHEVIOT , CASSI- MERES AND WORSTED AT THE SAMIS LOW FIGURES. S. W. Cor. 1 Bthuuil Douglas Sts.