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I.VSIST OX 1IAVINO TIIK HKB.
Ami tile lonj * distance telephone stood
thp test of tlic fltfht without n break.
That "sick man's" physician oiifjht to
be required to niako a periodical report.
Waiting for four years to roll around
appears twice its IOIIK to tliu aspiring
oflleeseeker ns It does to the retiring
ofllceholder.
A Swiss chemist says he lias discov
ered the art of diamond-making. The
playing-card manufacturer discovered
tills long ago.
The state depository law has never
been honestly and conscientiously oii'-
forced. It In entitled to a fair trial be
fore it Is to bo repealed.
Honest men have no Incentive to
nccept public olllce so long as dishonest
mnn arcs allowed ' Joj remain nt large un
punished after 'openly betraying public
trust.
With color photography perfected a
man ought to be able to indulge himself
in carmine paint once and keep a vivid
reminder of the excursion for the. re
mainder of his natural life.
China Is about to Introduce an Im
proved postal service to take the place
of the antiquated system of private
couriers. China Is to be credited with
good intentions , at any rate.
A mining company has boon Incorpo
rated in Nebraska with a capital stocR
of $2oOO,000. It will take a whole
army of prospectors to find the gulllbles
to take all this paper at a fraction of
the dollar.
Nebraska has cause to feel compli
mented over the selection of , T. M. ISnt-
lt > r of Lincoln as president of the na
tional organization of United States rail
way mall service employes for the en
suing year.
The action of ( he Century club of New
York In excluding from its premises cer
tain sensational newspapers Is a move
incut toward the encouragement of do
cent Journalism which Is likely to be
.Widely Imitated.
The house of representatives , will hold
evening sessions to enable nil members
who are anxious to deliver speeches on
tbo tariff to be accommodated. Leave
to print ought to be equally effective
und less expensive.
The London council Is endeavoring to
Btrlko at the cigarette evil by Imposing
a heavy license fee upon all venders of
the noxious article. Can itbe that tills
reform has extended from the United
States clear across the Atlantic ?
Dr. Nnnson has been discussing the
possibilities of using aerial contrivances
to surmount the Ice peaks that surround
the north pole. Why noti also use such
arrangement to climb to thu top of the
polo after It has once been reached ?
Thu proposed charter of Greater New
York makes a big volume of printed
mutter , but It Is comprehensive and com
plete in all Its details. If thu right to
vote under It were restricted to those
\vlrn bail read it thu cry of disfranchise-
meiit would ring loud In the land.
According to the latest olllelal census
of Hawaii , out of a total population of
lOU.dlK ) only : iOSU , are Americans , while
nearly nine-tenths of the wliolo are
native llawalliins , Japanese. Chinese or
Portuguese. Is this the kind of popula
tion the United .States waul. ? to annex ?
Senator Sluvrnmn Is quoted as saying :
"If Spain would give mo n quit-claim
deed to tliu Island of Cuba I would not
accept It. " Kvon this , however , Is not
as strong as the assertion of Oarlleld
that ho would not have thu United
States annex Cuba or Hawaii though
u lunnlllceut uotih bonus were thrown in
ivlUi them.
M'lTII TIIK TIWSTS.
The suppression of trusts and com
binations In restraint of trade has be
come one of the problems with which
national and * lnle legislatures have to
deal. The Initial steps toward breaking
up combination ! ) that prevent competi
tion were taken by congress In the en
actment of the Sherman anti-trust law.
Hxperlenee has shown that law to be
defective In many essential particulars.
These defects I he present congress will
doubtless endeavor to remedy. Whether
congresa can be Induced to strike at the
most vulnerable parts of trusts engaged
In Interstate commerce K however ,
problematic. The trulls always have
had and probable always will have
powerful backing In the national legis
lature , nnd It Is only through a thor
oughly aroused public sentiment 'hat '
their Inllucncu can be overcome.
One of the vulnerable points at which
congriNs should aim l ( he patent right
monopoly. A majority of Ihe trusts con
trol valuable patents which enable them
to establish and maintain monopolies
Hint absolutely prevent competition.
Tills applies particularly to trusts and
combines that own and control the mod
ern labor saving Inventions and appli
ances In general use , such as the Ie. ! se-
mer steel process , electrical devices of.
every description nnd machinery for thu
manufacture of all sorls of articles. If
congress were to enact a law that would
cancel every patent right owned or con
trolled by a trust upon proper proof
that its use was in restraint of trade n
majority of the trusts now In operation
would b dissolved. Suppose , for ex
ample , that proofs were produced to a
court of competent jurisdiction that the
sugar trust had absolute control of pat
ented machinery , devices or processes
lu Its rcllnerles , would not the cancella
tion of these patents prove fatal to the
continuance of the trust ? The same
would be true of any trust that derives
Its greatest profit from copyrights. Sup
pose the school book trust were deprived
of Its exclusive copyright of text books ,
would not that alone open the field to
successful competition by depriving , the
trust of Its greatest advantage over com
petitors ?
After nil , however , laws cannot be
made self-enforcing. The responsibility
for the failure of anti-trust legislation
Is due not so much to defects In the law
as It Is to the Indisposition of the law
officers charged with prosecuting the
trusts to discharge their duties fear
lessly. Kveu the Sherman law would
If properly enforced make it almost Im
possible for trusts to survive. What is
wanted more than any thing else to make
anti-trust laws effective Is prosecuting
attorneys who will prosecute , court ofll-
cors who will not permit Juries to be
packed , ami courts that will so Interpret
the law as to block the evasion of its
penalties on technicalities. Without
such law otllcers all the legislation con
gress can enact must remain a. dead
letter.
What Is true of national anti-trust
laws applies with equal force to state
anti-trust laws. Many of the states al
ready have stringent statutes to prohibit
trusts aim"combinations. . Few if any of
the states , however , can boast law offi
cers and law courts that can be de
pended on to prosecute offenders and
enforce the laws already enacted. And
thin partiality to lawless corporate com
bines will continue until the people
themselves see to It that no law oftlcer
who shirks his duty Is retained In oflice.
QUKSTION Or COXNUljAlt HKFOUM.
The present administration has a very
Important work lo do In reforming the
consular service and there Is reason to
believe that it fully realises Its duty In
this respect. It Is very generally ad
mitted , by those who know anything
about the sen-lee , that It Is not now
what It should be. There are a great
many excellent' ' men in consular pasl-
tlons , but a great many more who are
Ineltlclent. This Is not surprising In
view of tbe clean sweep made In the
early part of the last administration ,
when consular olllces were given out as
political rewards. The men thus ap
pointed , or mast of them , were not
greatly concerned about how they per
formed their duties , beyond the most
perfunctory requirements. They did not
go abroad with any high sense of the
demand upon them to faithfully and
zealously do what they might to pro
mote tbe interests of their country.
They felt that they were simply being
paid for ( he political service they had
rendered the party lu power and that
It was their right to enjoy the reward
with as little expenditure of labor as
possible.
With men of this kind occupying con
sular positions It is no wonder that the
service is unsatisfactory and Unit as a
whole it Is neither creditable nor very
serviceable to the country. It Is said
that American travelers abroad receive
moro courtesy and Information at. . the
consulates of European governments
than at those of their own country nnd
allowing for some exaggeration as to
this It Is to be said that there should
bo no opportunity for a statement ! of
the kind from any respectable Ameri
can citlxeu traveling abroad. I5ut this
Li n less serious matter than the neglect
of or the superficial attention given to
those things nbonl which full nnd ac
curate Information would be valuable to
our people Industrially and commer
cially. It Is true thud there Is a good
deal more of such Information conveyed
now through consular reports than In
former years , but much of It lacks thor
oughness. The consular service Is es
sentially one of business and through It
the American people should be con
stantly and adequately Informed regardIng -
Ing what Is transpiring In an Industrial ,
commercial anil business way In every
country where the United States has
consular representatives.
The present administration has to deal
\vlili the ( act that a number of consular
positions , where the salary Is not over
Jf'J.fiOO per annum , have been placed
under the merit system and require ex
amination by a board before appoint
ment Is made. Under the order of the
last administration applicants for such
positions must be granted the privilege
of an examination by thu president and
after that must pass a fixed examina
tion. This arrangement , however , ib nut
Irrevocable nnd it Is quite possible that
President McKlulo.y will revoke It ns
necessary to n reorganization and reformation
mation of the consular service , If upon
Investigation he shall find that service
to be as greatly In need of reform as Is
generally believed. It Is understood that
the president takes n very great In tin cat
In the matter , regarding the service us
of the highest Importance. If that Is the
case chnntres will certainly be made
where they are ( teemed essential to the
Improvement of the service.
r'S7' ASSISTANT rusTMASTEtt
NttAL inA TII.
The nomination by the president nnd
prompt confirmation by the senate of
Perry .S. Heath to be first assistant post
master general places that most Inv-
portant position In the hands of a man
most eminently qualified to discharge
Its rcsponslbfc duties. The appointment
at once reflects credit upon the discrim
inating Judgment of President McKIuIej
nnd honors the newspaper men of the
country In the recognition bestowed upoi
one of their deserving members.
To the readers of The Uce the name
of Perry S. Heath Is familiar as that o
Its efficient Washington correspouden
for u period of nearly ton years. In tha
capacity Mr. Heath became thoroughly
conversant with the political men ant
the political situation lu Nebraska ant
neighboring western slates , and he mnj
bo relied upon to turn this experience
to advantage In the administration o
postal affairs devolving upon him n.
chief assistant to the postmaster gen
oral. More than this , Mr. Heath's con
nectlou with other newspapers , espe
cially with the Cincinnati Commercial
Gazette , to assume the management o
which he severed his relations with The
IJee , and his successful conduct of tin.
press bureau for the republican naltona
committee during the recent presldentln
campaign , have prepared him ns conlt
nothing else for the Important worl
which ho has been called1 upon to enter
Western republicans may rest assuret
that in Assistant Postmaster General
Heath they have a public otllcer who
understands their needs and will endeavor
doavor to attend to them satlsfactorilj
and the whole people have reason to fee
gratified over his appointment.
OLADSTUXK IIS TIIK CONCERT.
The views of Mr. Gladstone in regart
to the concert of European powers is
pretty sure to make a strong impression
particularly In Germany and Hussku
His obvious reference to the rulers o
those countries In terms anything bu
complimentary cannot fall to Incite in
them a feeling of resentment , for al
though Mr. Gladstone speaks withou
any official responsibility hesreprescnts
li very large clement of the British pee
pie and William and Nicholas must fee
keenly the assurance coming from sucl
a source of the poor opinion lu wliicl
they are held1 by a large body of Uio
people of England. How far It may be
effective in creating or intenslfyliif ,
popular sentiment In Russia and Ger
many hostile to England ib is ImpossI
bio to say. Much will depend upon the
extent to which Mr. Gladstone's conn
tryinen endorse him. But there is no' '
much friendliness In the two coutlncntn
nations toward England and this nr
ralgnment of their rulers before the
world as Incompetents will not improve
public sentiment In those countries to
ward Great Britain. Yet there is mucl
of truth in what Mr. Gladstone says
The erratic course of the kaiser ha ?
led to reports of his having exhibited
symptoms of actual derangement , while
as to the czar it is well understood thai
ho Is little more than a figurehead.
Mr. Gladstone Is distinctly opposed to
the European concert nnd would have
England withdraw from it. He declares
that It lias made the situation worse
Instead of better and there Is no doubt
that such is the fact. But none Uie less
the concert , from nil present indica
tions , will bo maintained. The British
ministry evidently have no other
thought regarding Ito and propose to
carry out fully the plan of coercion to
ward Greece that has been agreed upon
and which was plainly stated a few
days ago by the French premier. Crete
Is to remain Turkish territory , with
some form of government that will be
less oppressive than the rule of the
Turk , but still not satisfactory to its
people. The declaration of Mr. Glad
stone in behalf of the Cretan cause Is
most commendable , but It will not ef
fect the desired result.
DIVERSIFICATION OF CHOPS.
The farmers of the United States can
not fall to bo greatly Interested In the
now methods which It Is proposed to in
troduce In the administration of the DC
partment of Agriculture. They evidence
the fact that a thoroughly practical man
l at the head of the department one
who Intends to concern himself wholly
with the duties of his ollico and who
earnestly and confidently believes that
the department can be made useful to
the agricultural Interest of the nation.
It Is certainly a fact that similar departments
partments in European countries are
found to bo serviceable to the farmers
of those countries and why should It
not be made HO here ? Perhaps the pres
ent administration of the Agricultural
department will demonstrate that it can
be.
be.Wo
Wo have already noted the fact that
Secretary Wilson proposes to continue ;
thu distribution of seeds , but under a
different system. lie contemplates Im
pressing upon the farmers of the conn-
t-y , If possible , the wisdom and expedi
ency of a greater diversification of crops.
The view entertained Is thus stated by
thu assistant secretary of agriculture ,
\\lio Is himself a practical man of long
experience In agricultural affaire :
"There Is too much overproduction of
corn and other products. If the farmers
enter on their policy of diversification
they will reduce these unprofitable big
areas and products and so avoid a sur
plus to bear down the market , anil then
they will get more for their cereals , etc. ,
than they get now. " Probably no one
who has given much consideration to
thu agricultural conditions In this coun
try will be disposed to question the
soundness of this. It Is In line wild
what tin- late Si-cretary Uusk some year *
ago In one of his reports told the wheat
growers of tliq wuntry and subseqiien
experience has justified his counsel
There can be no doubt ns to the deslrn
blllty of n grcrf/e / ? diversification of ag
rlcultural products and If the farmers
of the country generally could be
brought to miSefsland this , as the farm
ers of Germairy , France and other Euro
pean countries do , It would undoubtedlj
bu very much to their advantage.
But the task \vhlch the secretary o
agriculture h s teet himself Is no easj
one. Ho mas ifjilnt out In the strong
est possible way the feasibility of dl
versification and the advantages to be
derived from It , but It Is another matter
to Induce the farmers to adopt tha
policy. The American farmer , perhaps
more than any other In the clvlllzet
world , Is wedded to habit and having
gotten Into a rut Is disposed to remali
there. Abundant Illustration of this
might bo given. But none the less the
new policy of the'Agricultural depart
incut should be given a thorough trial
for It ) Is hardly possible that It can fal
to accomplish some good.
THE JVKII * HAWAIIAN ISSUE.
It appears that there Is some danger o
the Japanese making trouble In Hawaii
The customs authorities there having re
fused to permit laborers from Japan to
land nnd placed the local agents of tin ,
Japanese colony under arrest on tin.
charge of violating the Immlgratloi
laws , the latest advices from Honoluli
report a threatened revolt by Hit
Japanese population. If that shoult
take place It might bo n serious matter
since there are over 21,000 Japanese litho
the Islands , or not far from one-fourtl
of the Inhabitants. They are the mos
numerous element next to the natives
nnd If they should effect n union will
the other foreign elements they woult
probably have little difficulty In seem
ing control of the government. Hefcr
ring to the matter the ex-minister o
Hawaii , now In Washington for the
purpose of promoting annexation sentl
meiit , says there Is a systematic offer
to .swell the Japanese population h
Hawaii and ho suggests that unless
something Is done to stop the influx the
Japanese will accomplish by peaceful In
vnsion more than they could hope to do
by force. Undoubtedly Mr. Thurston be
Hoves that the government of Japan is
not blind to what is going on , though 1
may not be actively encouraging It.
The situation Is not without Interest to
the American people , since It will un
dotibtcdly be made the most of by the
nunexatlonlsts here and In Hawaii to
advance their cause. This is plainly In
dlcated in Mr. Thurston's Interview. I
will be urged that unless the United
States very promptly secures those is
lands there wr | > Ju a short time be no
chance of gctjliujj them and we maj
have to see thdui pnss u'ndcr the contro
of Japan. IK is quite 'possible that h
this way some people may be persuaded
to favor annexation , but there Is really
as little danger of Japan seeking to
absorb the Hawaiian islands as that
England or Germany will endeavor to do
so. The Independence of those islands
Is perfectly secure so long ns the United
States wiljs jthat. they shall bu iudjj
pendent and-itris vcry "safe to say that
this country Will"uot permit any other
nation to establish a government there ,
This fact is nowhere better understood
than by the government of Japan and
that government Is the very last one
from which any attempt to contravene
the well known wish and policy of this
country , so far as the Hawaiian island
are concerned , is to be apprehended.
Undoubtedly if the United States de
sired to annex Hawaii no country would
more readily assent to the arrangement
than Japan.
It Is possible that at some future time
the .Tnpanase In Hawaii will obtain con
trol of the government , but whatever
political changes may take place there
these islands must remain Independent
of any foreign power , Asiatic or Euro
pean.
Is not this thing of printing paid-for
confessions of murderers who are Just
on the point of mounting the gallows
for a launch into eternity getting worn
a trifle threadbare ? A real confession
of a convicted criminal might be not
only of Interest as a lesson to the public
but also furnish clews for the apprehcn
slon of other parlies implicated in the
crime. But whqu these stories are con
cocted simply to secure cash prizes that
have been hung up by sensational news
papers to catch the mo.st plausible yarn ,
they certainly lose much of their claim
for credibility with the public. There
is no legitimate demand for literary pro
ductions from the pens of people who
have forfeited their rights In society.
As The Bee has sc\vral times re
marked , there Is no more call for the
dormitory system nt the state normal
school than there is for thu dormitory
system at the state university. The
normal wchool has apparently succeeded
In getting along comfortably without the
dormitory during the winter just clos
Ing and it could doubtless get along
permanently without It Just as well.
There Is a .groat deal of political
dynamite In Edrojie's atmosphere nt
thin moment , i'emjirks the St. Louis
Globe-Doinocnih Too true. But there
are also a greiit many precautionary
devices to prevent an explosion and the
so-called - F walk around
- powersF Europe
as If they were'wnlkliiR on fragile glass.
Wet gunpowder wm't go off.
Under our form-of government there
Is no such thing ns one man bequeath-
ng a public olllp fr another. The post-
uaster of Chicago undertook to resign
n the Interesf' ' of,1 , his deputy , but the
effort seems to have miscarried , and his
successor promises to bo an altogether
lin'crent person thani his preferred resl-
luary legatee.
Ex-President Cleveland nmy ro-piiter
the practice of law , but it can be put
down as certain that when It coine.s to
the record of tu-tnal court work px-PreHl-
Jent Harrison will b * bond and BhonlderH
nboro bis jiri'di'cessor and ills successor
lu thu inviildi-nllal olllcu.
close juoxlinlty of tlie lalwr or-
to trusts lii theory and opera-
tion Is only realized when the attempt Is
made to frame an anti-trust law In gen
eral terms that will apply lonll the com
binations of capital without applying
to the combinations of worktngmeu.
The people who were unable to afford
the expense of n trip to Nevada to wit
ness the Into bruisers' contest are to
have the fight brought to them In the
shape of klueto coplc photographs. The
picture fights , however , have one great
advantage over the originals tn that the
punishment dealt out Is borne exclu
sively by the audience and the principals
escape all the unpleasant after-results of
being pummeled by one another.
In throwing the white house grounds
open ngaln to the public President Me-
Klnley exhibits true * democratic feeling.
Having consecrated the coming four
years to the public service he see * no
reason why he should deny the public
access to the residence and grounds
which the people have provided for his
occup'incy.
We were evidently mistaken when we
assumed thafthe public letter writing
habit went out of fashion at the state
house when the members of the late
state appointing board went out of of
fice. The epistolary ago appears to be
still on us.
A I'reMerlpdoii fur VIxloiiH.
Chicago Tribune.
These Omaha people who thought they
saw nil airship float over the city would fliul
some vigorous outdoor cxorclso good for that
eort ot ttlng. _
IltislneMM Itevlvill.
aiobe-Ucinocrut.
The rcoponlug of ( he national bank In
Sioux City , In. , which closed last Noveiube
lo a significant business "pointer. " He
sumption In all sorts of financial , commer
clal nnd Industrial Institutions will undoubt
edly exceed suspensions flvo or too to on
hereafter.
i i
TlmCft ( he. QiieNtlon.
I.oulsvlllo Courlcr-Journnl.
A woman writing lu one ot the magazine
says : "To flirt with a husband after mar
rlago Is the sacred duty ot every wife " Ilu
with whoso husband ? A lack of Jtidtclou
discrimination on this rolnt has had a ten
dency to ndd to the number of widows rathe
than to the felicity of matrimony.
Coiieinp ( ( of Court.
KnnsnU City Journal.
A dozen expert doctors testified that nn
Bmporla woman had been BO Injured In a
railroad accident that maternity must bo to
her n thing unknown. She got damages on
this testimony , and the railroad appealed
to the supreme court where
, , nfter years o
waiting , the decision of the lower court las
Just been affirmed. In the meantime the
Emporla woman has given birth to three-
children.
rroffrewNlve line lire mill Clinrolicn.
Philadelphia Lcdcer.
Progressive euchre on a mammoth scale
for prizes has .well nigh displaced the old
tlmo church fair as a method of reaching the
charitable. lu Brooklyn the craze has been
raging for some time In almost every parish
A check has como there as far as Catholics
are concerned. U Is understood that Ulshop
McDonnell has Intimated to his pastors tha
ho does not consider such gatherings In
consonance with the spirit of the Lenten
season , and that until the penitential tlmo
is over they must cease to be held under
church auspices.
TemperoilVeylcrlsni. .
New York Sun.
It would seem from recent occurrences In
Cuba that President McKlnley has moro In
fluenco with , the Spanish govcrnraunt than
his predecessor had. If he shall justify
the- reputation lib has won In Spain , and
shall abide by the promlso ho made In his
Inaugural , ho will relieve his country fron
such annoyarces In regard to the Spanish
Cuban question as It had previously suffered
There can bo no safety for us or for Spaii
In a disregard of the rights or the ! honor o
tha United States , or In permitting the
American Hag to fall into disrepute.
*
A. Jolt for OIlIeeNeekerN.
Kunsas City Star.
Postmaster General Gary gave some of the
spoilsmen of his own party a severe shock
the other day In a manner that indicates
that ho has courage as well as convictions
A lot of Impatient ofllcceckera wcro urging
greater expedition In the matter of cutting
off ofllclal heads In the 1'cstolllcc department ,
when Mr. Gary reminded them that "tho
great majority for President McKlnley In
the recent election was duo to the votes ol
sound money democrats , and on this ground
Is not to bo regarded as a party victory to be
used merely for party advantage. "
CO.VX U 11 1 .VMTI RS.
When a boy Is old enough to bo trusted
with a night key his Its old enough to need a
wlfo to look after him.
At Baton , Ind. , on Tuesday occurred the
marriage of Charles G. Gunckle , aged 42 ,
and Martha E. Hedge , she is but a little pasl
15.
An American girl has broken through \Vey-
lor's trocha and captured the affections of a
Spanish general. The great American girl
la simply Irresistible ,
Oscar Ilandall of Chllllcothe , who married
nertlo do Vnul there , Is the POII of his bride's
stepmother by her first husband , so that
his mother becomes his mother-in-law ami
his brldo's father becomes his father-in-law.
When Uottlo Quick , who was receiving the
attentions of Fred Uokamb and Henry Per
kins In Knott county , Kentucky , appeared
to favor Perkins , Uokamb got a polecat and
threw it Into her lap , and trouble began.
Perkins In It. " "
was "Reports are meager"
at Mlddlcsboro , but Ilokamb was mortally
wounded.
Governor Atkinson of Georgia was called
3Ut of church last Sunday and Informed that
Ills 17-year-old son was about to elope with
Miss Ada Dyrd , granddaughter of the south
ern authoress , Mrs. Mary 13 , Dryan , Ho nt
inco Intercepted the young man and put
111 in under lock and key , while the girl's
father did the name thing for her.
Some weeks ago Thomas I ) , Gullodgo was
injured by a train and was taken to < the
; 'lno niuff , Ark. , Infirmary. Miss Lena Wil
liams , a trained nurse , pretty and accom-
ilUhcd , mimed the nick man , and ho was
'ully lestoroil to health. Cupid got the bet
ter of them both during the gentleman's ill-
loss , and on Tuesday a largo number of
'rlcnds witnessed their marriage.
Senator Vandlvcr of the Missouri Icgls-
aturo has Introduced a hill to fine widows
md maidens for rejecting widowers and
lachelora. The measure provides for puu-
slnnent of such "offences" by the Infliction
ot a line of not less than $100 nor moro than
1500 , and , furthermore * , that the party con
victed filiall darn the socks of the rejected
and sow on his buttons for six months there
after.
Edward Ulrica ot Clayton , Mich. , a groom-
elect , visited the county seat , secured a mar-
rlago license and hustled to the drpot again ,
as the marrlago was to take place at noon.
io look the fast mull , which docs not etop
at Clayton. I lines sought the conductor In
aln. Finally nines remembered a heavy
grade near Clayton where the train slacked
ip , A wedding with only the brldo In It
vould never do , so Hlnes decided to jump.
Io did , and after ohaklng the saad out of
lit ; eyes appeared before ills fiancee , and In
ess than nn hour ho was a groom.
The marrlago of Prof. Henry A. Ward of
Yard's museum , IlocheBter , and Mrs. Lydla
Avcry Coonley of Chicago , will soon take
ilaco. Prof. Ward , who has become well
mown as a geologist , was at college when
ho great geologist , Agasslz , delivered a Icc-
uro In a town twonty-clght miles distant.
Io missed the coaches on which the other
tudcnts rode to the lecture and , rather than
lot hear It , walked the entire distance.
Vhen Aga&slz heard about the wonderful
icrformaiico of tlio student ho sent for the
roung man and offered him a place as his
sslstant , a tender which was at once ac <
epted by the collegian , Ho accompanied
Agaisalz to Kuropo and worked with him
ntll the death of the famous Investigator.
w & ?
As a chiid has an
abiding faith in its
parentsso do we aim
to gain the confi
dence of our patrons
& Be it a neat wine color lace shoe for the little girl or a
fine maroon Russia calf for the man < the wear is there
so is the style & price is considered last & it's cut very low
-MUUI It.VJir.H 1IOU.V.
The icllfrlon thnt has no Joy In It has no
power In It.
If the gossip would think moro her tongue
would gut moro rest.
\Vhon the devil xoos tu church ho doesn't
alwiiya talco a back seat.
The way to bo happy toJay la to trust God
to take care ot tomorrow.
The shiftless man la always away from
homo when .1 good opportunity knocks.
The man who can pay Ma debts und won't
stands lecorded as a thief ou the books kept
above.
Character Is measured by the distance
traveled from the starting point , aad every
thing depends upon whether the progress has
bcun up stream or down. '
SHCUI.AU SHOTS AT T1IIO I'UMMT.
Cleveland Leader : The Ohio pieacher who
says that Danlo was drlvon to write the
"Inferno" by a scolding wlfp , does not , we
hope , mean to heap discredit upon the
woman. She ought to have a monument.
Chicago Times-Herald : A Kansas City
clergyman In a recent sermon took the
position , that ' "there arc noreal nverlastlng
flres in hell. " This almost Justified the
suspicion that the coal trust has got In lt
work there also.
Springfield Republican : A Methodist
minister of Lansing , Mich , , IE preaching a
series of sermons on "The Devil in Lansing. "
in which ho has attacked the theater , danc
ing and various other amusements In the
most violent and sensational language. Isn't
It about time that somebody attacked this
manner of preaching ? A sermon on "The
Devil In the Pulpit" might not bo out of
order.
Indianapolis Journal : The notion set forth
by a Methodist minister of Richmond , that
departed spirits , saints and slnnri's alike , are
corralled In somu sort ot Incloeruro awaiting
the judgment day and are not nt liberty to
go roaming about the earth calling In
"mediums , " may be correct , but Is it good ,
sound Methodist orthodoxy ? Isn't a
Methodist purgatory something1 of an In
novation ?
1M3IISO.VAL AMI OTHERWISE.
A vehicle of Boston cult shamelessly re
marks , "Bock beer is In our midst again. "
Massachusetts has a grand army of 1,302-
479 persons with bunk accounts ot their own.
Loyalty to Spain was pledged at a recent
meeting of residents ot Havana. This Is
a piece of news that may be accepted as
fuels. _
Now York Is not yet wholly English. The
proposition to change the name of the Bowery
to Piccadilly is meeting with much opposi
tion there. <
lUchard Olnoy , ex-Eecretary of state , Is at
his desk In his Boston law oflice attending to
business. He Is in good health and spirits.
Mr. Olncy evades the reporters.
The state capltol at Albany , N. Y. , Is the
greatest mint in the world for contractors.
It represents an outlay of $22,000,000 , and
costs $300,000 a year for maintenance.
President McKlnley has decided that the
v.'liito house be closed for ofllclal business at
4 p. in. This change Is necessary In order
to keep up his acquaintance with his family.
One of the many Juicy snaps of New York
City is enjoyed by seventy-four plain , every
day fish. They are housed In a building
which cost $200,000 , and costs $40,000 a year
to maintain.
There was characteristic fcmlnlnci Intuition
In the remark of Mrs. Pltzslmmons to her
husband during the fight : "Keep at him in
the ribs ; leave his Jaw alouo ; you can't never
hurt his Jaw. "
An Immense beet sugar factory of 3,000
tons of beets capacity dally , Is under con
struction at Saline , Cal. It will bo finished
by the spring of 1S9S , and the product of
40,000 acres will be required to feed It.
The extent of the robbery of the taxpayers
of Plttsburg , Pa. , waa not discovered until
the chief crook was convicted and jailed.
Then it was discovered that ho had looted
the treasury to the extent of $535,574 , Ho
was only city attorney , and his name is
Moroland.
Profiting by the experience of other states.
Governor Hastings of Pennsylvania has
served notice on the legislature that ho will '
not sanction the erection of a capltol of "Im-1
posing dimensions. " Ho thinks a building !
costing $500,000 Is ample for the needs of the '
state. The governor's Ideas are regarded as
treasonable In interested quarters.
Sam Jones , the vitriol evangelist , is lash
ing sinners In his own neighborhood. Speak
ing at Atlanta. Ga. , on divorce , ho remarked ,
"Woman , If you marry a scoundrel , keep
iilm to yourself. Don't let him loose to
ruin the llfo of Homo other woman. A man
may make a mistake In marrying a woman ,
; > ut It Is his mistake. There are 40,000,000 In
.ho United States , and If you make a mistake
out ot that number , keep her to yourself ,
you dirty dog , "
SI'AHU THIS TUI3I3S.
A I'roent ( AKIIIIH | ( ( lie Pruning ICiilfo
mill Snvr.
Philadelphia Kecnnl.
Moro surgery 'Is as fatal to the trees as igi
norant surgery has always been to the human
race. The body's surgeon must have a di-
iloma anil some experience/ before wo tiust
ilm with our lives ; but no certificates of fit
ness are presented by the men who begin to
Ing our door bells about this time and ask
t wo will have our trees trimmed. And
such Is the universal desire to help the un
employed to a bit of work that the homo-
cooper , who has herself .not been taught to
mow the right of the trees , consents with
hanks and lots them , "just because they
lave asked to doit , " proceed to mutilate
icr trees. Yet a drlvo or a trolley rldo out
nto the country would show her that the
rocs In the field continue to grow without
any trimming or clipping at all , There they
tand , splendid object lessons and specimens
f the good of being let alone. Take a wild
horry tree , for Instance , or a chestnut tree ,
an oak or a sugar maple In these parts , and
oo hovv symmetrical and broadly shading It
grows out 1 the field or by the road side !
The main duty of a city tree Is to broaden
nd to glvo the greatest possible amount of
ihado for Us years , When the tree trimmer
ops off Its lateral branched , which would
make good spreading boughs In tlmo , ho
ompletcly thwarts the purpose for which
ho tree was originally planted , People
hould lot their trees grow up after the
ashlon which even the city treea know more
bout than do the owners. See that the
lavement Is so t-rl that the trees have a
hanco to get plenty of surface water , which
vlll not reach them through the asphalt ,
( llvo them extra water In a dry tlmo and
ftor dark. If they show any symptoms of
mnlness ocnd for a real tree doctor a
mrseryinan rather than for a cardenor ,
lut never quarrel with the trees for grow-
ng broadly and luxuriantly , Let them grow
u their own way , >
IHMIISTIC : invi.s.
Cincinnati Knqtilrcr : Slio Ivns awfully
Mirprlscil wlu-n you proposed.
lie You wore not moro mirprlsod limn I
was when you neceptod me ,
Detroit Frco Prosa : "A li.H'holor girl , "
remarked the olweiver of men ami things ,
"In an old nmtil who hai tjooii gHoii uway
by something1 besides her looli. "
Life ; "Do you think he renlly loves
her ? "
" 1 nm sure ot It. Ho p-vrhniiKed his
wheel for the kind she rides. "
Soniervllle Joimml. The man who snlil
ropenlcilly when ho wan young that ho
would never nmrry wlahf.i occasionally ,
when ho Is o'd ' , that ho had kept his word.
Tribune : "That word 'rom-
inunlHt , ' my ilcnr , " observed the young l.us-
brvml. correcting- her , " "ha.s the non-nt ou
the ilrst syllable. "
"How do you know ? "
"Tho dictionary says HO. "
" 1 never saw n man ns prejudiced In favor
of ( Ui'tlonaHoH as you me1' ! exclaimed the
young wife. "I wish you hnd married 9 ,
dictionary ! "
A PAIU "KXCHANQK. .
New York Sun. i
Ono evening , ns I walked with Flo
Along the lane where HlloH grow ,
She ci led In fear : "What win this mcnnT
I'vo lost my heart. Oh. nave you seen
It lying anywhere about ?
I only just now found It out
I'vo lost It ! lnce you citmc , I know ,
You've stolen It. Your eyes miy ; io ! ' '
I said : "Now don't bo crowi , my dear.
Though I've your heart , yet nuver fear ;
For Blnce I have no need ot two ,
I'll clvo you mine. Will not that do ? "
A smllo .shono In her tearful eyes.
A rainbow over stormy aides.
She answered : "Since I must confess"
The rest I cannot tell you. Gucssl
A GAIIK13.ST.
Jim Corbott , late a puglll.it hold.
Has Just been taken into fold <
Uy one lanky and llcry polled ,
A la. Fltzslmmons.
Hut Jim , famed of fist and tongue.
Vows until the final lung
Hovlll , have KHz licked or hunjr , t
A la Corbott.
So the trouble at Carson City
And Isn't It a pity-
Was but 'the ' prelude to a longer ditty.
A la FItz and Corbott.
WILLIE O'MALLT.
A Loud Suit
13ECOMES A LOUD JIAN-'J'IIK IJEST
DUESSBD MAN AVOIDS EFFECTS
THAT AIJE TOO STRIKING.
WE PHEFEIt , IN CHOOSING
CLOTHES , TO CONSIDER TIII3
StOIlE CONSERVATIVE TASTES.
HUT IF YOU THINK THAT YOU
WANT SOMETHING STRIKING ,
THAT IS ONLY ANOTHER REASON
WHY YOU SHOULD COME TO US.
WE HAVE EVERYTHING WE
MAKE IT A POINT TO HE PREPARED
< '
PARED FOR WHATEVER CALL' '
MAY BE MADE UPON US-HUT WE
WANT TO MAKE SPECIAL MEN
TION OF OUR $15.00 SUITS AHOUT
TWENTY STYLES-TIIAT TAKE IN
ALL THE CHOICE PATTERNS FOR
SPUING WEAR. THEY ARE MADE
OF CHEVIOTS , WORSTEDS AND
OASSIMERES AND ARE IN STRIPES ,
CHECKS , HROKEN PLAIDS AND
PLAIN COLORS-IN FACT , YOU
CAN'T HELP HUT FIND .H'ST
WHAT YOU WANT IN THIS SUPERB
SELECTION. WE ASK YOU TO
COME AND LOOK AT TIIEM-
WHETHER YOU WAN' ! ' TO HUY OU
NOT. SHOULD YOU WANT SOME
THING HETTER WE HAVE IT-
SHOULD YOU WANT SOMETHING
NOT SO GOOD WE HAVE IT OR ,
IF YOU DON'T WANT A SUIT , PERHAPS -
HAPS OUR LIGHT MEDIUM
WEIGHT TOP COATS MIGHT INTEREST -
TEREST YOU.
Economy will lead your footsteps
hither if you are ready for a
spring hat.
8. W , Cor.
15th nnd
Douglu * 8t