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INSIST ON IIAVIM : THIS UK is.
It seems to hnvo develonwl Into u
grand fri-e-for-nl ! In tlu army.
Florida has flnnlly cloctt'tl a United
Status senator , and llu > south is once
more solid in the upper house of con-
gross.
.lurry Simpson has strange vagaries on
floino subjects , but Ills head is level on
the location of western depots for Indian
supplies.
When Senator Vest gets those A. P.
A. resolutions proposing his impeach
ment watch for another outburst of
vitriolic oratory oil the floor of the sen
ate.
St. Louis has been enjoying a cat and
dog show during the past week. Some
towns are more fortunate In that they
enjoy cat and dog shows all the year
round.
A congressman Is the right man In the
right place when he RON the things he
goes after. Dave Mercer has a nearly
unbroken record of successes in this
respect.
The time for the closing of school
terms Is at hand and the problems
which vex the nation will soon be au
thoritatively solved from the commence
ment stage.
Mrs. Langtry has dually secured a
divorce , and the world Is wilting anx
iously to learn what she wlJ ! do now
that the oppressive restraint ot matri
mony Is relieved.
The fact that we are again In the
paper railroad building stage gives
some hiisls for the premonition that a
new era of raUroad extension and con
struction Is not very far off.
The architectural beauty of the main
buildings of the TrainmississlppI Ex
position will teach a priceless lesson In
appreciation of true art to the thousands
who will see them In their completed
grandeur.
A committee of the United States sen
ate Is to Inquire into the causes of the
1 recent Mississippi river Hoods. It It Is
I not Impertinent It inl lit not be out of
order Unit "too much water" might
prove the solution of the problem.
The proposition has been broached be
fore tlm Chicago Woman's club to admit
tlu > husbands of members us associate
members. With the Innovation started ,
would it not be hard to draw the line on
the brothers and the other women's
brothers ?
At the risk of being held up before a i
waiting world as "Impudent" Omaha Is
going nfter that Chicago fast mall
monopoly with a llrm reliance In the
righteousness of Its cause and an un
alterable determination to secure and
protect ltd rights.
Once more the anxious public Is In
formed that the United States has
another of the fastest vessels allout. It
should be borne. In mind , however , that
curtain craft about which similar boasts
have been made havu proved to be fast
est when aground.
Archbishop Ireland's plea for more
conscience In polities Is ttound nnd to
the point. What we want Is Intelligent t
and honest voting on election days. Wi1
can not have this unless prompted by
conscience , The more conscience In the
voter tliu better thu result.
It Is gratifying to note what progress
the language of tlm place hunter Is mak
ing In thu direction of refinement.
Olllceseekers no longer get Jobs or se
cure appointments. They are merely
accorded recognition. Kecognltlon Is
one of these elastic terms with which the
Kngllsli dictionary U fairly well sup
plied , that cover all kinds of political 1
favor anil at the same time- implies in a
tsort of vagm > way that the recipient Is
entitled to what he gets. Itecofultlou Is
the word that has the calL
MU.IT uitAiviK rrmi suu.tn r/irsT ,
It Is an open secret at the national
capital that the sugar Kchodtilc In the
revised ningloy tariff bill wns dictated
by the Sugnr trust. Congressman (5ros-
venor , who ns a member of the ways and
means committee helped to formulate
the tariff bill , has boldly asserted that
the sugar schedule recommended by the
senate committee Is word for word
Identical with the schedule submitted
to the house committee on bi'lmlf of the
rentiers that constitute the Sugar trust.
Tin ) marked rise In the limitations of
Sugnr trust stocks Immediately followIng -
Ing the formal recommendation of Hie
revised Dlngloy bill to the senate goes
far to confirm the prevailing Impression
that the changes made by the senate
committee In the sugar duties were ex
tremely partial to the trust. Whether
the senate can afford to Ignore the grave
charges affecting the integrity of Its
members which have been made by cer
tain newspapers and reiterated on this
lloor of the senate chamber wis shall not
at this time venture to discuss. What
concerns the people of the Hulled States ,
and especially the people of the states
engaged In sugar cnue and beet culture ,
Is whether they will permit the sugar
refiners' combine to thwart the main ob
ject of tariff revision the protection of
American Industry.
The people of the United States are
paying ? 1X,000X ( ) ( ) ( ) to .fl O.OOO.OOO u
year to foreign sugar growers. With
rea.M > iiabli > protection every pound of
simar consumed In this country can bo
produced from American sugar catio
and American sugar beets.Vltli a
tariff framed with a view to stimulating
the American sugar Industry southern
sugar planters will bo able to qundiuplc
their product and sugar beet culture
will receive an Impetus that will do as
much ( is any other agency toward the
restoration of prosperity. The sugar
hcheiltile In the Plngley tariff bill wan
framed with this cud In view with In
cidental protection to American sugar
refiners to enable them to compete suc
cessfully with the refiners of Cjermany ,
Krance and Great IJrltaln.
Hut I he Sugar trust managers do not
seem to he satisfied with specific duties
adjusted for reasonable protection of
American producers and manufacturers ,
jl'hcy derive greater profit from juggling
the stock market and hammering down
foreign exporters of raw sugar. There
s undoubtedly a greater margin of
n'oflt for the trust in puichaslng from
'orelgn sugar raisers and dealers than
here would be in buying from American
cane and beet growers and American
sugar factories. The trust has therefore
exerted Its Intlui-nce upon the senate to
force an ad valorem duty , which gives
free scope for speculation and under
valuation. Having flourished and grown
stronger under the sugar schedule of
the Wilson bill , the trust now persists
In perpetuating Its monopoly through
the tariff bill which the republicans are
framing.
It is to be hoped that congress will
not stultify itself by capitulating to the
trust. The sugar schedule as drawn by
Mr. Dlngley and passetl by the house
should be restored. The American people
ple will cheerfully submit to increased
taxation for the building up of the beet
sugar Industry and the encouragement
of cane growing. They will cheerfully
submit lo being taxed for the protection
of the American sugar manufacturers.
Hut they will not submit patiently to
burdens Imposed upon them for the ben
efit of the sugar refining monopoly
which seeks to throttle American pro
ducers by entrenching itself behind In
geniously ( k'vlsyil barriers erected
through tariff legislation. In other
words , the p'uople of the United States
are willing to tax themselves for a few
years In order that America may supply
Its own market with Its own sugar , but
they will not and should not submit to
being taxed upon Imported sugar merely
to put millions Into the coffers of the
Sugar trust.
TIIH I'lturuSllh TKA DUTY.
The proposed duty of 10 cents per
pound on tea lias encountered the ex
pected opposition on the ground that It
would work a hardship to the consum
ers of that bevernire. It Is urged that
Increasing the price of tea to the extent
of the tax would be a serious matter tea
a -great many people and would cer
tainly cause widespread complaint. If
the proposed duty should be adopted
doubtless it would be made use of by a
class of politicians to create sentiment
against the party responsible for Its
adoption , but such an effort might not
be very largely successful when the pco
pit ) thoroughly understood the matter.
It Is undoubtedly true that some people
ple would regard the duty as n hard'
ship , but In view of the fact that the
annual consumption of tea in the
United States amounts to only about
one and one-half pounds per capita
It Is obvious that a very largv- -
majoilty of the people would not
feel to any appreciable extent flu1
advance In the price of tea which would
result from the duty. Another point to
bo considered Is that consumers would
probably get n better article If tea wen1
made dutiable. This Is the contention
of most of those engaged In the tea
trade. Xew York imjwters express thi1
opinion that the duty of 10 cents a
pomul on tea will keep out the Inferior
gradoa that are Imported into the
United States , borne of which are until
for consumption even In China. It is
stated that the quality of tens that have
been Imported Into this country In re
cent years bus bt'en so low that the
average prk'o Is now 11& ! cents pei
pound. Some teas , however , sell at
wholesale prleen at from ) ( ) to 50 cents.
As u very small proportion sells at these
rates the balance must ln at a very low
prlco to bring thu average down to ii'/ ; '
centH per pound. The duly of JO cents
per pound will add about KM ) per cent
and moro to the lower grades. The duty
being speclllc , th < > same amount will be
paid for the highest as well as the low-
cut grades. The proportion of advance-
ment In10cent teas will consequently
bo but li5 per cent. The consumers will
naturally get better value on hlgh-prlcer
teas than on thosu of a lower prlco am
the advance ) will bo Insignificant in coui
parlsonMtli that on lower grades. The
presumption is Hint consumers paying
more for leas will try and get the best
they can for the money and the tendency
will be to make tin. ' strong , rich teas of
India and Ceylon tnoie sought after.
There was n duly on ten until 1872
.mil It Is asM > rted that the American
people got a better average quality of
that article during the time It was dull-
ilile than since the duty was alum-
doned. lf , such Is the fact It ap-
[ tears reasonable to assume that a
relmposltion of duty would give
consumers better grades of tea ,
which Is certainly to be desired.
It has been the policy of the republican
party to Rive the people n "free break
fast table. " It made tea , coffee and
sugar free when there appeared to be
no longer necessity for getting revenue
from these articles. Hut there Is now
in exigency which seems to demand a
departure from that policy and If the
icpresentatlves of the party In congress
shall so conclude they will have the
courage to make the departure. A duty
on tea would be purely it revenue duly
inul U Is proposed that It should re
main In force only until January 1 , 1000.
Thus It Is Intended to be a temporary
source of revenue , from which It Is es
timated the government would derive
ram ! ? 10OUO,000 to $111,000,000 nnnii-
illy.
TltK HKK AS .1 A'KWS ( > ATHKlliit.
"So far as I know there Is nothing in
tills radius of sixty miles that exceeds
The Hoc in Its facilities for gathering
news. "
This tribute to The Hoc as a news
gatherer was paid from the bench by
Tudge Keysor In rendering his decision
last Thursday In the Associated Press
case. It is a tribute In which The Hee
rejoices , because it conies entirely tin-
solicited and because , conscious of Its
efforts to give its readers the best , most
complete and most reliable news that Is
to be had , It is glad that Its good work
is appreciated and the value of Its serv
ice recognized by men In position to
render unbiased judgment.
As the news gatherer par excellence
in Its own territory The Hee challenges
comparison with alleged rival news
papers. The Hee has always made It Its
policy to print all the news promptly
and without undue coloring , to have It
presented In attractive form and to
make It as accurate and reliable as pos
sible under the circumstances of its col
lection. It has spared no expense to
give the people of Omaha , Nebraska
and surrounding states a newspaper of
the first magnitude and the patronage
and standing it has attained attests the
success of its efforts. Whether or not
Its readers agree with its political views
or approve Its editorial comments on
current events , ( hey continue to look to
it regularly for the dally record of the
news of the world.
The people must have the news , and
to get the news they most have The
Hee.
PRIiMAKKKT CI1NSUS
A bill has been introduced in congress
to provide for taking the twelfth census
and among its provisions Is one for a
permanent census bureau. In his lasl
annual report the secretary of the in
terior said : "There should be some sys
tem adopted by which the results of
future censuses can be brought out with
greater promptness than has heretofore
been possible. The leading statisticians
and economists of the country are
greatly Interested In the formulation and
adoption of some such plan. " The force
of this suggestion will appeal ; when it
Is stated that the work of the eleventh
census Is only just completed.
The question of establishing a per
manent census bureau has been dis
cussed for a considerable time and the
last congress instructed the commis
sioner of labor , in charge of the eleventh
census , to formulate u plan for a per
manent census service. The proposition
has the earnest support of all statis
ticians and the expediency and desira
bility of having such a bureau would
.seem to be unquestionable. Referring
to the subject the Philadelphia Ledger
says : "A permanent census bureau , hav
ing its agents at work all the time and
keeping its tabulations constantly up to
date , would be of immense service to
the business Interests of the country and
would enable the decennial census to go
back to Its old foim of a census of popu
lation only , thus accomplishing good re
sults iu both directions. " With a per
manent bureau , having a corps of
skilled statisticians , the census work
would be done more accurately as well
as more expedltlously and the cost to
tlio government would be very little If
any more than under the present system.
Every practical reason Is in favor of a
permanent census service.
IIIIKKNIIACKS.
Chairman Dlngloy has contradicted the
statement , nrst put Into circulation by
an eastern free silver organ , that lie had
said the purpose of republicans In fram
ing the new tariff bill was to obtain a
surplus of revenue , so that the secre
tary of the treasury would bo enabled
lo retire or store away the greenbacks.
What Mr. Dingley did nay was that If
llu > government should be provided with
sulllclent revenue to leave a small sur
plus there would be no trouble from
thu so-called "endless chain , " because
thu treasury would not bo compelled to
reissue all the legal tender notes It re-
tvlvcd to pay the ikMimnds upon It. It
could retain a part , at least , of thiMe
notes presented for redemption.
This Is simply what happened during
the time when the revenues of the gov
ernment exceeded the expenditures.
I'Tom the date of the resumption of
speclo payments down to 18IM the freas-
ury was always In a position to keep
u considerable amount of greenbacks on
hand and a part of tint time did so.
Thu same thing would probably occur
again with a .surplus of revenue , as Mr.
Dlngley suiwsts , although such a con
dition would avert the danger to the
gold reserve that has existed for the last
four years , due mainly to the inado-
quiiey of revenue.
So far as known Mr. DiiiKley has no
sympathy with thu demand for the per
manent retirement of the greenbacks ,
which Is a vrrjTlirferent thing from re
taining In the treasury such of these
notes us h.ivV "Men redeemed In gold ,
subject to rrl-Utle as the necessities of
the Kovcrumrur fe1ioul < l requireIf ex
perience is ifffny value , nil that Is
needed to eoVr'Wl the "endless chain"
dlfllculty. wlitWIa the chief dependence
of the em-rellci"1 reformers , Is to give
the govenini6melcnt revenue to pay
expenses nnd/caYc ( a small surplus and
this Is what -republicans hope to ac
complish by .thijlr proposed tariff legis
lation. The 'iirei'nbacks. ' however , will
continue a ilih'fl'of the circulation so
long as the republican party Is In power.
There need Ite no apprehension that
President McKl'nley will adopt a course
In regard to Cubn iiiut will depart from
the policy that wns declared and main.
tallied by the administration of Presi
dent ( irnut and has since been observed.
Tin' present administration could have
no safer guide 1n this matter than the
position taken by our government re
specting the last Cuban Insurrection ,
when the pressure upon It to accord
belligerent rights and to recognise Cu
ban Independence was as strong and
persistent us it has been during the pres
ent revolt. The conditions then wore
In till essential respects similar to what
they are now. The Cubans had control
of portions of the Island , they piofessed
to have u government , the Spanish au
thority was exercised with great severity
and there was the same sort of experi
ence as to the devastation of the Island
and the suffering of the people. Yet
President Grant could tlntl In this situa
tion nothing to justify him in taking any
.ither position than that of absolute non-
Interf'-rence , observing the strictest re
gard for our obligations of neutrality.
We confidently believe that President
McKlnley will be found In the same at
titude. It Is reported that he is endeav
oring to obtain -all possible information
in regard to the situation In Cuba and
that he is contemplating sending a mes
sage to congress on the subject. It Is
manifestly his duty to Inform himself
fully respecting the state of affairs there.
but we venture to say that whoever as
sumes that he is doing this with a view
to possible aggressive action will bi > dis
appointed. There Is not the least reason
to believe that the president thinks the
Cubans entitled to belligerent rights , or
that he has any other purpose in regard
to the conflict , there than to keep the
United States , fre e from any complication
in connection .with it. That he sym
pathizes with , tiie Cuban cause , as Pres
ident Grant did , there can bo no doubt ,
but In his otllclal capacity he must view
the question from the standpoint of law
and internallofialj'obllgatlons and It Is
safe to say that he will do so.
As to relieving ' the distress among
American residents In Cuba , everybody
will agree that' Ifc should be done if
practicable , but there is doubt as to the
practicability of doing anything , . The ,
attempt- relieves the suffering' Amerl-
caps , however , should-be made , regard
less Qf the objectionurgctlUint it would
simply lib helping Spifln feed her hungry
people. That is not a sufficient reason
for withholding relief if It can be given ,
for tills government can afford to feed
a hundred who are not Americans if that
be necessary to save one American from
starvation.
There are Indications of a disposition
on the part of some senators to force the
hand of the president in this matter.
Any such attempt will , we have no
doubt , fail. Mr. McKlnley knows the
rights and prerogatives of the chief ex
ecutive and he will assert and maintain
them.
The power of the press has been well
Illustrated in this year's legislatures.
The defeat of the notorious Humphrey
street railway bills by the Illinois legis
lature Is ascribuhle largely to the outcry
raised against them in Chicago news
papers. The Hee's exposures of the
boodle gambling bill that passed the
Nebraska state senate are to bp credited
with the killing of that corrupt measure.
Similar good work has been done by
newspuperH In several other states.
AVere It not for the power of the press
few legislatures would show any regard
for popular rights.
The sod house exhibited at the Nash
ville exposition as typical of primitive
pioneer life on the Nebraska border will
be significant chiefly as showing what
great advances the original settlers of
this state have made. The sod house
was at one time so common as to oc
casion no remark. Today it Is so ex
ceptional that thousands of Nebraskans
would not know It if they saw it with
out an explanation. No one should -be
allowed to gain the impression that this
state Is a community of people living in
sod houses.
The poor of London are to lip sup
plied with a free Jubilee feast on the
day of the gieat commemoration parade.
It Is good tlisUit.vharlty have a place
amidst all tiuPpoinp and glory of the
celebration. fy 'gVeat ' care should be
taken to provfant nythlng like a repeti
tion of the terrible calamity that at
tended the eoVjhijiUon feast tendered tjie
lliirislan pensjijitlH.J > y tlio ewir about a
year ago.
The KrenciPtextlle trade organization
In sending ! a pi iti t to congress against
proposed chtjj/g ' In the American
tariff on textile fabrics. The communi
cation shouldf ; Cj5 > o"tl'b' received and
given thut ejjh4jjll'"l" ( ( " > 't ' de.scrv is.
Congress , InnjHiwri may bo depended on
to remembei' Hint It Is legislating for the
IH'oplo of the 1'nited States rather than
for the people of France ,
A mill tlio controversy excited by con
flicting interests In the settlement of
other branches of tint timber question
patriotic sentiment in the United States
is happily united as to the tender care
which ought to be bestowed upon the
Mayflower log.
A contemporary prints ti lengthy edi
torial disquisition under the caption
"Hay on Hayard , " Now there have been
n great nmry unkind things said about
the ex-ambiE.sidpr : : to England , but this
Is tlie first Intimation that n four years'
sojourn In Hip metropolis of the world
In the highest court circles will bring
a man home with hayseed in bis hair.
We don't believe It.
Peru has Issued an order prohibiting
the Importation of sliver coin Into tlio
country. Peru ought to make a ills-
tlnctlon between silver coin like
Mexico's RO-ccnt dollars nnd silver coin
like that of the United States , which Is
kept at par nnd exchangeable for 100-
cent dollars. Importing United States
silver coin Is equivalent to Importing
gold coin.
It Is announced that the annual re
ports to the supreme council of the
American Protective association show
that over ! K)0 ) new lo'dges have been ra
tablished during the year. It Is not an
nounced. however , how many lodges
have been dissolved or abandoned dur
ing the year. Information on the latter
point Is the more Important of the two.
The chief requirement for modern
warfare Is money , or credit that will
bring money. Spain and Greece and
Turkey have all learned this by bitter
experience. War is really a luxury in
which few second-class nations can
afford to Indulge.
Nebraska Is pre-eminently a corn state ,
and , while It Is rapidly diversifying its
agricultural Industry , corn must be Its
staple for years to come. With good
crop conditions Nebraska's corn yield
for 1S)7 ! ) will raise its record as the corn-
producing state.
MKltlllr.liiK the Militia.
Philadelphia I'lc.o.
Nfliraskn wants the National Ktmnl ot the
Untied Slates moblllrecl at Omalia next year
JinliiR the Transmlsslsslppt Exposition , A
capital Idea ! Uut who'll pay the bills ?
A I.onK-Velt Want.
WuBlilnKton Post.
Those persons who are suggesting the
creation of new cabinet places all niako tlio
mistake ot forgettliiR the vast newspaper
Inteirsts of the country. Let us have a de-
pal tnient of Journalism , presided over by
some competent farmer.
AtiMtralliin nnil Aincrli-nn
Ixjulsvlllc Journnl.
The champion shearer o ! Australia , for the
pist season , has broken the record by sheir-
IIIK 33,823 sheep , his earnings being 33S.
That may he n Rood record for the antipodes.
but a Wall street broker wlio couldn't make
more than that In fleecing 33S25 lambs would
hang crape on his door and consult an under
taker.
1'iior ( iovcrmm-iil of
IxHiHvllle Post.
It Is probably not fair to say that during
the past generation we have made no progress
whatever In ttie government of cities. In
certain features wo have made marked prog
ress. But our financial management has
been regardless of nil rules of buslne ;
public works have coat much more than
work conducted by corporations or Individuals
would have cost. The systems of assessment
have been travesties of Justice. Tax rates
have been endured simply bscause of the
rapid progress of our great cities.
Mliiui-iiiiollH Alilvrnifii In tlie Market.
Minneapolis Journal.
The readiness with which justice can be
rnndo a larco In the prosecution of charges
against municipal officers Iu this city has
received frequent demonstration , but per
haps the most Interesting development of
that klml Is the question before the court
no\v as to whether an alderman can be
convicted of boodllng when ho .doesn't get
any boodle ; that Is , whether , though he may
go iij ) and down the street offering to neil
hia vote at the best price he can obtain , he
Is really guilty of any crime until ho closes
the contract and gets the cash.
riiNliliiur ( li > SiiKar IK-fl.
Knnxas-Clt } ' Star.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson believes
that beet sugJr Is to be a great success in
this country. The Department of Agri
culture has put forth great efforts in the
way of the distribution of seed and in other
directions , and the secretary la confident of
good results. After Secretary Wilson wins
tmt on beet sugar he should taks up the mat
ter of American-raised tea. His predecessor ,
Commissioner Le Due , was abundantly ridi
culed for his efforts In that direction , yet
there is no more doubt tint the tea plant
growa well In South Carolina than , that cot
ton does.
New York Press.
The companies running open cars In this
city should adopt u new .set of regulations.
Some of the cars bear the legend , "Last
three seats for smoking ! " cithers allow four.
Dut women , regardless of ouch hints , crowd
Into auch places , especially when there Is
plenty of space on the- benches or settees
nhead. Meat of these cars have eight /settees ,
not counting the rear one facing "the wake"
cf the trolley , as the Irishman calls ft.
though tlie front h really the buslneus end
of the merry monster that generally causes
"a wake. " NO.V , If the companies would tag
the last three or four seats , "For men only , "
or "For nmokcra only , " and give their con
ductors ordera to put the ladles In the front
ranks where they alway.3 ought to be , of
course there would be far less veiled and
smothered imprecatlono.
ciri/rtutio IN Kiruoi'13.
of I'roiliirllon a nil IC.\iortN
Huvr < lii- li > mity AVorkH.
Minm-Hiiollx Times ,
The beet sugar crop in Germany In J88G
was 1G89,000 tona , against l,812,3Ci > tona in
the previous year. Tlio export was 1.05GC27
tons , a decrease from 1895. This dccreaoe
was duo to the new sugar law , which raised
the homo consumption tax to 2.2 cents per
pound , and this caused larger withdrawals
from tlio bonded warehouses Just prior to
the law taking effect. Tlio apparent Increase
In consumption from twenty-three to twenty-
eight pounds per head U to bo thus accounted
toe ,
Owing to the Cuban troubles , the prlco
was Increased from 2.27 cents per pound to
3,15 cents per pound , making the crop in
1SDO worth ? SCe,4S3,200. against : M83,70 ! > ,000
In 1895. There were 930749 acres In sugar
beotu and the gross profit per acre was
' 229,68 , or wore than the preceding year.
The net profit per acre , not Including Inter-
cat on capital and sinking fund , was $38.
The crop of beets was 11,488,385 tons , or less
by 19.G per cent than in 1895 , but there was
more sugar in the beets , and but 7.58 pounds
oC the beets wera required to iqako a pound
of sugar , against 8,2 pounds the year before.
Deducting bounties paid , the Internal tar. on
sugar netted the government $24C80,838 , a
largo Increase over 18D5.
The total raw sugar production of Europe
In 1S'J6 was 1,393,537 tons , Germany produc
ing 1.615,111 tons , Austria-Hungary 791,405
tona. Franco CC7.853 tons , llussla 783,489
tons. Ilvlglum 2G0050 Icnn , Holland 10b,829
tona , Denmark , Sweden , etc. , 168,800 tons.
Now that Germany and France tiavo In
creased their bounty upon sugar , the pro
duction will doubtleas bo greatly swollen ,
with thu result of reducing the price below
any figure lilthorto known , Aa the bounties
are paid only on cx rtcd sugar , their real
effect la that the United Steles and England
get cheaper sugar at the expense of conti
nental taxpayers.
The consumption of sugar Is vastly larger
In tlrj United States and In England than on
the continent , owing to thu higher prices
to be paid for sugar In the countries where
U U grown , Thn theory U that the whole pop
ulation of Gcrireny , for example , pay the
tay , BO that government and the agricultur
ist get Increesed revenues. Meet culture U
therefore pro-emlncntly favored by a bounty
for the protection of the farming interest
just as steel makers and other manufactur
ers are hero favored liy a hIt'll tariff.
j 1
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,
Generally speaking
n chonp shoo la n dear shoo If you
know your dealer , paying the most
inny mean paying the least for your
shoo * Quality must usually bo
sacrificed lo cheapness It Is safe to
say a $5,00 shoe Is not sold for $2.60
When n shoo Is olTorod you for
loss than cost of making It's a good
ill on olthor to "know the slioo" or
"know the doalor"
; Cartwright
encl
Douglas
III.A.ST.S KIIOM HAM'S IIOIIN.
Fear of offending enslaves us to others'
evils.
They who wait to do great things never
do anything.
A crust with an appetite Is better than a
feast without.
A man with two faces never needs but
ono pair of feat.
They who clamor for their rights mul
tiply their wrongs.
TliB wasted mental force would do till the
work of the world.
Ono truth In the llfu Is better than u
hundred in tlui memory.
Success , llko a luttR'tcstltifc machine , Is
valuable only as 'It ' measures strength.
The man who tries to be famous and re
ligious will not be able to succeed at both.
Man should be a lltcfo lower than the
aiiReli , and not a good deal lower than the
beasts ,
A better thing than "hitching your wagon
to a star" Is to put your baud iu the hand
that moves the star.
SKCUl.All SHOTS AT TIIE I'UMMT.
Sioux City Tribune : There are 3.090
ministers in New York out of a job. The
farmers in the west will need help before
long , nnd if It Is well for the farmer to
diversify crops , It may bu for the preach
ers to diversity labor.
Minneapolis Journal : A Philadelphia min
ister smoked a clgaictte while riding a
blcyclu nnd his congregation , getting odor
of the fact , asked his resignation. They did
it on the ground that the odor of cigarettes
nnd the- odor of sanctity did not go together
Kansas City World : Rev. Thomas Dlxoi ,
Jr. , of New York , said last Sunday. "If there
Is an Intellectual runt in the family who Is
of no earthly use for anything else , the
narents make a preacher of him. " Uev.
Thomas Is yet In the prime of life , and it Is
not too late for him to change his vocation if
ha thinks Ills parents made a mistakein his
case.
case.Chicago
Chicago Chronicle : While the clergymen
of the largo cities are deploring the alleged
fact that the bicycle craze accounts for their
half-empty pews Sunday morning , a Grand
Rapids church has gone sensibly at work to
encourage Its "biking" communicants lo
wheel to church Sunday morning. It has
provided accommodations for storing the
wheels during service and furnished a boy
to take cbargo of them. Some churches In
larger cities might follow this example.
Boston Transcript : It Is not an alluring
outlook for young ; nm , who desire to pntr
the clerical profession. Yet we fancy that ,
after all the facts have been admitted , no
earnest , resolute man who , with a fair equip
ment , yearns to serve mankind through
spiritual ministrations , moral leadership and
practical philanthropy , will be turned aalJe.
If in tola profession are sought social station
and pulpit prominence to gratify ambition ,
the average candidate will suffer the bitter
est of disappointment ; but there is plenty of
room at the bottom if a man be contented
to do his woik there. And wet mean by the
bottom , the poor people , the slums ot the
great cities , the vast horde of unchurched
who cannot be reached by clergymen so unfortunate -
fortunate as to preach In elegant edifices and
minister chiefly to the rich and prosperous.
The profession Is not overcrowded where there
In the most need of Its devoted , self-sacrlflc-
Ing labors. There Is always room at the
bottom and in this bottom the bottom Is
the top.
I'lSIlSO.YAI , AM ) OTIII3UWISIS.
The governor of Mississippi does not ap
prove of haste In public matters. He has
Just vetoed a bill passed by the legislature
a year ago.
The brewers flay the Increased beer- tax
will fall on the consumer , but the consumer
will not bo slow to take notice which saloon
nils the biggest glasses.
Arkansas Is diligently watching for alr-
shlpa. Other sources ) of taxation being ex
hausted , airships arc anxiously looked for as
a new source of revenue. The state of Jones
may be backward In some things , but In the
matter of tnx gathering It Is wideawake.
Mark Twain la living In'London , stronger
and in better spirits than for many month
since the death of bin daughter and the
luln of his business as publisher. He is al
most ready wllh his new book , which will
record his Asiatic and his African travels.
Times change , and the Hclloncd likewise.
When SImonldes sang :
"In dark Thermopylae they lie.
Oh , death of glory thus to die ! "
Ho did not apprehend the development , of a
racn of sprinters In abridged skirts. Hence ,
modern Greece bcga the Moslem victor for
mercy.
If the old BOldier pensioner of Indiana , who
became so delighted on receiving his pension
voucher on May 7 that ho went oft at once
and married an old sweetheart , could liave
anticipated his happy union by ono week
ho might not only have left his name to the
woman after he shall "shuttle oft this mortal
cell , " but fiho would have been comforted
by the- right to ft widow's pension. The bill
Introduced In congrcos by Senator Carter
acts against this cauo , for It provides that
"no widow shall hereafter bo entitled to a
pension on account of the services of her
husband in the army or navy , unless It U
shown that the marriage on which her claim
U based was contracted prior to the first
day of May , 1897. "
The Philadelphia Record noted the fact that
President McKlnley and Vice Presldeut Ho-
hart travel by different roads when going
lo a public ceremony. It Is ono of the pre
cautionary measures that hedge about the
lives of the two foremost men in the national
government , the idea being that If an acci
dent upon the tall should cause the death
of ono of the Illustrious men the other would
still beapared to the country. It was for thl *
reason that ex-President Cleveland Invaria
bly rode upon the Pennsylvania railroad
when ho Journeyed from the capital to Phlla.
diMphla or New York , and Vice President
Stevenson traveled on the ilaltlmoro & Ohio.
President McKlnley and Vlco President Ho-
bart. when they attended the recent Grant
colouration In New' York , followed the same
plan ,
DOMICSTIO 1DVI.S.
Judge : Ilobson So you were married on
the diy ! of the election , were you ? You
didn't vote- , then ?
Yiibslc-y No ; I wnH paired ,
Philadelphia Iteconl : Nell Tlwt HJones
girl IH very Hhy , lun't sheV
IH-lle J Hhoulil H y HO. Why Hhc. would
ilrown rather than nlutch ut n. buoy.
Puck : Ilcnlmm Well , If you want to know
It , I married you for your money.
Mr.i. itfiiliuin I wish 1 could tell you aH
easily u'liat 1 married you for.
Cincinnati Enquirer : Wcdwell Why don't
you gut inurrleilV
Blngull Aliisl I um too poor.
Wedwell Huh ! When I WUB your ago I
WUH HO ppor 1 hud to marry.
Brooklyn Ufe ; "Why ao you look BO
serious , Harold ? Was pnpa nngry when you
linked him ? "
"No. nol On the contrary , lip seemed vury
tmiuh pleased. "
Chicago Record : "Wlmt n silly young
mini that pretty Miss CnmhiKton nmirled. "
"Yen ; how illd it happen T"
"It wnsn't her fault ; lie was one of her
mother's Imrgalrs. "
Cincinnati Tribune : Slip ( angrily ) I be
lieve yon think nmro of Hint nnsty old i > lpo
than you ilo of me , your wife.
He ( mlldly-Well ) , my dear , I can keep my
pipe- from going out.
Chicago Post : "Is ho n good church
man ? "
"T1int depends on how you look at It. "
"How "
10 ?
"Well , be doesn't prav so loml in HOIIIO of
them , but he p.iys bis pew rent u good tle.xl
more promptly than most ot them. "
Detroit Free Press : "Jor > got the ln ldo
truck of hla wife this year. "
"What dlil bo do ? "
"Hu renil her u whole lot of news-puper
HtortcR of men who hnil dropped dead bent-
Ing caipets. "
Cincinnati Knqiilror : .lames Do you nl-
wnys wrlti ? a letter In such large script as
you ale using now ? I could not help notic
ing It.
Henry No. Hut this Is to n girl. You
know that they always slzo n fellow's re
gard for them by the number of pages he
( Ills.
THE FIN DE SHCChlO nurlLB.
Truth.
If you are seeking Cupid's Inlr ,
Look in the cells of her waywnrd hair.
If you would llml earth's p.mullse ,
Look In tlio depths of her dark blno eyes.
IT you yearn for languorous ease and rest ,
I-ay your head on her heaving breast.
Hut remember this nnd remember It well
Don't marry this fin lie sleclu belle. /i
THISVO.MA \ .
Wordsworth.
Sbo wns a , phantom of delight
When llrst she gleamed upon my sight ;
A lovely a | > paritlon , aunt
To be a moment's ornament.
Her eyes as stars of twilight fair :
1-lku twilight's , too. her du.sliv hair ,
Hut all things else about her drawn ,
A ilanclng shape , an Imago gay ,
To haunt , to startle , and waylay.
I saw her upon nearer view ,
A spirit , yet a woman , too !
Her household motions light and free , i
Anil steps of virgin liberty :
A countenance In which did moot
Sweet records , promises as sweet :
A creature not too bright 'or good ,
For human nature's dally food ;
For transient sorrows , simple wiles ,
Praise , blame love , kisses , tears nnd smlle
And nowI see with eye serene ,
The very pulse of the machine. ;
A being breathing thoughtful breath.I . I
Thu reason llrm , the temperate will ,
Kndurance , foresight , strength nnd skill ;
A perfect woman , nobly planned ,
To warn , comfort nnil command.
And yet a spiilt still , ami bright
AVltli something of fin angel light.
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Shirt
Sale
Commences Monday morning.
Did you attend our big sale
and get one of those unlaundered -
dered shirts , that we sold last
month for 550 ? If not you
missed something. If you
did you want more ,
We bavehad so many calls
for them since then that we
had another 100 dozen made
up for us and Monday you
have another chance to buy a
a fine shirt white shirts with
colored madras bosoms and
cuffs to match and all percale
shirts with cuffs Regular
$ i.ooand $1,25 qualities our
price will be just the same as
before 550 each Be sure
and get one no limit as
many as you want RS long as
they last
Wo sold all wo hail last tlma in two
( layH und bud wcuthor Should Monday
be pleasant they won't lust tlio day out.
So qome early Shirts are
on display in the isth street
windows all sizes , 14 to 17 ,
BROWNING ,
KING & CO.
8. W. Cor.
IRtb mid
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