Nebraska Newspapers

    TJ1.KJ OMAHA DAITAr BEKs Tl KSDAY , JUNE 1 , 1807 ,
Tim OMAHA DAILY
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Nolnry Public.
nS M3AVING FOH , THU SUMMF.ll
1'nrllpn InivliiKT Iho city for
tlio KiiniiiKT din linvc The
Hoe Hoiit to tin-in
1 > y notlfylnK The Ileo
iicnn otllce In IMM-HOH nr l > y
mull. The nililiVMM will lie
cliiuiKol UN often UN ilc lr il.
ravin- : prices have been solus ilown.
Now lot tlii > imvlnj ; KO down.
Ono ofllce for ono man tit on time.
Tills rnln holds as w ll ntti'p election as
before election.
It secniH that Ireland counts
outside of the Urltlsh empire , at least
'for jubilee purposes.
Now , all together ! And pull Omaha to
iho top of the list of western cities that
arc forging to the front.
Watch for another onslaught against
.tho desecration of Memorial day with
amateur and professional sports of cvey ) ;
description.
The continued strike of the tailors In
New York Is furnishing -Mnany an In-
I djgent wearer of last year's clothes
with u legitimate excuse for his actions.
In addition to the dwindling agri
cultural" resources of- ' Vermont the
MlOtidly folding bed Is Mnakiug serlon
Inroads npoir the population of that
efotc.
1 That Fair will case long ago reached
the age when It ought to take a place
on the shelf. The late millionaire Fait
obght to be beyond the Inlltience of fret
advertising by this time.
Millionaire Astor has been honored
with the privilege of buying the most
expensive parade stand in London
i How his American friends must appre
ciate the compliment bestowed on him
People who repine at the continue1 !
low temperature hi this vicinity should
bo thankful that their lot Is not cast In
northern Wisconsin , where the exercises
of Decoration day wore conducted in a
snow storm.
The second defilement of the statue
of John Harvard at Cambridge , al
though It lacks the charm of novelty ,
at least goes to show that the old uni
versity town Is still the resort of
well-red men.
Emperor William's Implacable hatred
of Great Hritaln is shown in his sudden
access of affectionate regard for the
unspeakable Turk , who Is looked on
as u most potent ally In the scheme of
German colonial dominion.
The prohibition party has put In nom
luatlon to bevoted on for judgeof tin.
supreme court at next fall's election It
this state u man named Strong. The
candidate will bo strong In party devo
tion , even though weak In votes.
The movement for a second state
Homo for the Friendless In Nebraskt
suggests that some lately defeated can
. dldates for ofllce , than whom no class
Is more entirely without friends , are
trying to cover the ball for a safety.
If International differences betweei
the United States and Great Hrltaii
should bti engendered by the congres
Bloiwl-parllameutary chess contest , tin
proposed game of fan-tan with Chlm
nay have to bo Incontinently aban
doued.
An Indian chief with the sonorous
name of Almighty Voice Is reported to
bo ravaging the northwest territory
The United States Is not without exper
rltmco of orators and statesmen will
almighty voices and very little else to
recommend them.
On reliectlon , republicans who voted
ilio popocrutlo ticket last fall , consoling
themselves with the fiction that the re
publican party had left them , arn tils
covering that they left the republlcat
party and that the
road back IB no
longer than the road traveled when they
went away.
Among the great conventions which
It Is hoped may 1m secured to Omaha
for the exposition year none will b
moro worth having than that of th
American Union of Swedish Singers , ant
it Is wirni'stly hoped that the efforts o
local representatives now on their way
to the New York lucctlug may Iw suc
cessful
Karly In April congress passed a Joint
resolution authorizing the srcrrtnry of
the navy to charter and employ under
the authority of the United States , u.
sullable American steamship or vrscl
to transport contributions for Hit ; relief
of the famishing poor of India. No
ship of the nav.v being adapted to such
u purpose , the secretary of the navy
vainly endeavored m find a suitable
American vessel and In a communication
to the senate committee on naval affairs
Bald : "Tho department has made every
effort to charter a suitable American
vessel , but with little success. Indeed ,
It appears , unfortunately , to be n fact
thai at the prost'ift ' time few American
vessels of sulllclent sl/c are available
for the purposes named In the resolu
tion. " Hut the department had received
proposals to transport these contribu
tions from the owners of vessels sail
ing under n foreign flag , conditioned
upon such vessels being admitted to
American registry. A resolution was In-
reduced In the senate to meet this con-
lltlon-tlint is. providing that two
orclgn built steamships which had been
iffered for this service should bo given
an American registry. To this n sub-
tltute was presented and adopted all-
liorlxlut ; the secretary of 'the navy to
harter the most suitable steamships or
cssels of any nationality.
It Is desirable that public attention bo
lirected to this as furnishing a most
ntereslliig object lesson respecting the
aiiu-ntiiblo situation of our merchant
uarlne. A vessel of 4,000 tons was re-
Itdred to transport these contributions
food to India , but no ship Hying the
Vmerican flag could be found for the
service and It became necessary to au-
horl/.o the Navy department to charter
steamships or vessels of any nationality.
It was most desirable that those sup-
dies should be forwarded In American
ships under our own ( lag , but In order to
lo this It would bo necessary to grant
American registry to foreign-built Miipo.
That would bn hardly less humiliating
than sending tlu contributions under a
foreign Hag.
As was said by a senator during the
debate on this matter , "our commercial
marine has actually dwindled to such
in extent that it Is humiliating to think
ibout It. " And such Is the case. It Is
needless to say that no other 'great
commercial nation Is in this unfortunate
condition. There Is no other country
at all comparable with the United
Slates as a commercial power that
could not obtain at an hour's notice
scores of ships to perform t > ueh a serv
ice as that for which our Navy depart
ment was unable to find an available
American vessel.
The question that naturally suggests
Itself Is , how long Is this great country
to remain In this condition'/ How
many more years will It continue to be
without a merchant marine com
mensurate with Its needs as a coinmer-
cltl nation ? How much longer must
American protlncOrs .anil manufacturers
be dependent upon foreign ship owners ?
There are hardly any questions of public
concern more Important than these.
ThereIs hardly any demand more
urgent than that for American ships
to carry American products to the mar
kets of the world. The circumstance
to which reference Is made ought to be
impressed upon public attention. It is
significant and instructive as an illus
tration of our dependence in a direction
where w should be absolutely Inde
pendent and it ought to strengthen
public * sentiment In favor of btiildln
up the merchant marine the most es
sential thing to our commercial progress.
A YKAJl FltOM
According to the resolution of the
Transinlsbissippl congress which fixed
the location at Omaha , the Trausmlssis-
slppl Exposition is scheduled to be open
from Iiini ! to November , 3SS. ! ) .Tune ,
1808 , Is just one year off. In that year It
will be necessary to complete all the
remaining work preliminary to the
launching of the enterprise on the sea
of public patronage. Twelve months ,
*
however , while wonders have been
worked In less period. Is none too long
to accomplish all that has been planned
out. Not a minute must be wasted. To
open the gates at the appointed time will
require not only unremitting effort on
the part of the exposition managers and
directors , but also undivided support
and hearty encouragement and co
operation on the part of the whole com
munity. A project which promises so
much for Omaha , Nebraska and the
west and every Individual Identified in
Interest with them , could not have pro
gressed so rapidly as far as It has with
out the popular backing it has had , and
the substantial basis on which the expo
sition Is founded must be taken as the
assurance of continuance of that sup
port. Where there la a will there is n
way. Having undertaken to prepare an
unexampled display of the great west's
resources and development for 1SOS , no
pains niii-st 1m spared to make the ex
position a credit to the people of the
great , region known as the transmlssta-
ulppl country.
T7/K O.IHH . o/-1 j/f. nuiz ,
It is stated that Consul General Leo
and Commissioner Calhoun agree In
the opinion that Dr. Itulx , the American
who died In a Cuban prison , came to
his death by violence that Is , that he
died from coiu'iiKslon of the brain due
to violence. It is highly probable- that
such was the case , but it seems appar
ent that it Is going to be very dllllcnlt ,
If not Impossible , to establish the fact
with such certainty as to jti8tly ? making
any demand upon the Spanish govern
ment for reparation. The reported
position of General Lee , that Spain is
responsible bi'canso Ilulz was in prison ,
would hardly be snlliclent reason for a
case against the. Spanish government
in the absence of plain proof that violence
lence- was used upon Hula tuul It docs
not seem likely that such pi ut can bo
obtained , though tlui clrt'iiinsuuiUal evi
dence may be strong.
There Is no doubt of onu thing and
that is that no consideration was given
to the treaty rights of Hulz and perhaps
this fact may give our government Just
ground for making a demand upon
Spain for * reparation. In connection
with this tic. ( juc.stloii arises whether
Kul.5 juado proper and adequate effort
to obtain recognition of his treaty
rights and also , lit the even ! ' of his hav
ing done so , the representatives of tide
government did their full duty In the
matter. Any dereliction on the part of
either would be damaging lo u claim
against Spain. Everybody will hope
that u way will bo found to obtain some
thing from tin1 Spanish government for
the widow and chlldien of the un
fortunate Unix , but obviously there Is
no encouraging promise of this.
There Is only one explanation of the
Worhl-lierald's recent gyrations on the
question of Impending good times and
that Is that the calamity editor and the
prosperity editor are working In alter
nate shifts.
In onu Issue of the contortionist sheol
wo are toltl that "already Urn wheels of
prosperous development have been set In
motion" and In Hie next Issue we are
asked why promised prosperity lias not
shown up. In one day's-edition we are
given this gratifying Information grati
fying because truthful : "Within twelve
months a change has come over this
city that Is little short of commercial
revolution. Things that were as If dead
have sprung Into life. Uuslncss that
was declining has begun to experience
a revival. Houses that were empty have
been filled. Uulltllups that were dilapi
dated have been put in repair. Streets
that were quiet hnvo become filled with
life. Trade that was dull has been
aroused to activity. Citizens that were
depressed have become hopeful. The
future that was gloomy has become
bright. " And the very next day we gut
tut ) lamentation that all that is left for
us is "to think .that prosperity has come"
and the popocratic remedy of n BO-cent
dollar Is again proposed as the only
euro for industrial depression.
The World-Herald Is evidently finding
It a most difficult Job to ride two such
horses tandem , Might it not bo easier
If it would return tr. Its old slippery
trick of straddling and fun a calamity
column and a prosperity column side by
side in each number ?
POLITICK IN UttKATKll A'KIP I'ORIv.
The most Interesting , if not Indeed the
most Important political event of the
present year , will be the election of a
mayor of Greater New York. This
Will not take place until November , but
already the political managers are ac
tive and interest In the coming contest
is growing. The democrats are divided
on the question whether to endorse or
not to endorse the Chicago platform
and at present this issue threatens a
bitter factional fight. It Is not to be
doubted that a majority of the demo
crats are In favor of endorsing the
platform. The vote polled In New York
City last November for the popocratic
candidates was 133,000 and the chair
man of the state committee is of the
opinion that thos'e voters think the same
way MMv'thcyr-dld''then ' and tllerefore
their Influence will be exerted in favor
of endorsing the national platform of
last year. The gold democrats desire
to make the fight on local issued , as the
only way to secure party harmony , and
there are some free silver men who are
agreeable to this , but there seems at
present little probability of the succesi
of the proposition. Ex-Senator Hill is
understood to be working against the
endorsement of the Chicago platform ,
but he has less , influence thanformerly. _
There is the usual factional conflict in
the republican party , but there seems to
be a better chance of harmonizing that
party than there is of bringing together
the democratic factions. There is no
little bitterness , however , among the re
publicans and It Is quite possible that
the factional antagonism will grow In
intensity as the maneuvering prelimi
nary to the campaign progresses.
It is really a great stake that Is to bo
fought for. The mayor oC Greater New
York will have at his command enor
mous patronage and the party which
elects that ofllclal should , If it properly
administered the government of thai
city , have a long lease of control and
dominate the politics of the entire state
Hence the contest will be fought with
tremendous earnestness. In the event
of the democrats endorsing the Chicago
platform the republicans , If united am
harmonious , should win. ftut it Is too
soon to indulge predictions. It will
be time enough for that when principle *
are declared and candidates nominated
It Is certain , however , that the campaigi
will le of general Interest and the re
suit highly significant and Important
Our amiable contemporary Insinuates
that Omaha Is onu of two cities whose
republican organs are always backward
about denouncing lynchings In tin
south. The slur Is so groundless that It Is
almost beneath contempt. So far as
The Ile-o Is concerned , it has always de
nounced lynehlngs and mob" violence , no
only In the south , but also In the north
whether thu hiimniirvlctlm Is blank , yel
low or while. Nowhere Is a more con
slstent newspaper upholder of law am
order lo be found than Is The Bee.
There are few schedules In the tariff
bill In which the west has not an Inter
est , although there are several whlc )
affect western Industries peculiarly
The fuel that the far western represent
atives In congress are largely of the
minority party would ordinarily mill
tutu against western inlluencea making
Uicmuelves duly felt In tariff legislation
Hut the republicans may be relied 01
to frame a tariff , for the whole country
without Intfiillniial dlscrJmlnatloi
against any section.
It turns out that there has boon m
otllclal objection entered to the
Ing of President Angcll to represen
tlio United States at Constantinople , bit
that ti feeling of uneasiness has bi'i'i
engendered at the Turkish court lest ( In
new Ainerlean minister t-hould be tot
closely Identified with the foreign mis
gion movement and provoke troubl
anew over the Armenian question , I
1'rcdhlent Angcll , however , Las had wide I
llplomatlc experience ami knows that
he policy ( fr'tlfjj' ' ' HuHed States has been
o avoid entjju ilng alliances by mind-
ng Us owmnmtlrs. There Is no good
reason why1 llu ? sultan should not put
tslde his feiiM/abotit the new American
iilulster HOP wily the latter should not
get along ' $ ltli | entire satisfaction to
loth Turkeynml the United States.
And now ftlje tyissenger olliclals of the
lllnols railroads nro threatening lo ex
ert theniseiye. * * netlvely to secure the
enforcement.oftho state law against
Icket scalping. "The railroads have had
t In their power to abolish scalping
is a business without the aid of the law ,
ml up lo recently have manifested Jio
Imposition to do so. It will be n poor
Ivlng the scalper makes without collu
sion , directly or Indirectly , wllh some
me on the Inside of the passenger tie-
lartini-iils.
With tidings of growing prosperity
crowding its news columns nnd Avails
of approaching disaster continually
trlslng from Its editorial page , the
lyphonnted local organ of calamity
sadly reveals the need of getting to
gether.
The term "popocratic" Is not neces
sarily u term of derision , but It Is the
mly expressive name that includes all
he conglomerate aggregation that was
enrolled last year under the triangular
presidential ticket.
If local churches continue to claim the
ittentlon of the burgling Industry apart
of every ecclesiastical equipment will
iooncr or later bu a burglar alarm and
i battery of rapid-firing gnus.
Should the man who is riding n donkey
from Chicago to Lincoln in fulllllmuiit
of an election but run out of transpor
tation ho could play the part himself
with considerable success.
More A'lin'Kiir , J.I-MM
WatlilnKton Star.
Senator Morgan lias bccii characterized as
a pepper ami vinegary sort of man. It would
jo a good thing If there were more vinegary
neu In the senate nnd fewer men of sugar.
Tlio AVorlil'N Orniinrj- .
SptltiKllclcl Itcpulillcan.
Wo arc now feeding both Cuba , and India.
Smith Center , Kan. , has Just shipped
another car of corn to the latter country , and
Ihe banner on the car says : "Carload ol
corn for starving India Molmmnicdan of
atheist we can. feed the world. " Yet here
we nro blue nud , ugly over hard times.
The Arin ; > r IMalc Hulilll ] ) .
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rh'flafolphla Iloconl.
The manufacturers any that they won'l
supply armonplatn to tlic federal government
for less than ( $425j a ton. What the govern
ment will say Js. as yet uncertain , but there
should be nq prolonged uncertainty In the
matter. Tlio answer of Secretary Loni ,
ought to be : "Jlljllona for defense , but nol
ono cent fo"
A Ilfiit' to lr r. AVIlnnn.
? New York Sun.
Instead oflwrlt'lng ' letters to newspapers
trying to plcr flaw's In the tariff blfl now un
der consideration fn the senate , Prof. Wilson
should be hiding Ills head fn shame at the
originator of fa ta'flff bill which has brought
ruln bn 'thetf5cty that Jionbred .h'fni'by'gfvlng
"
him nn opportunity "to serve u. . which he
used to brlng'lt'tc ' ? dishonor and 'the verge ol
dcartueilohV " ' - - . - i
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i The Kldrht i On\
, . Minneapolis Join-rial !
Evidently the' Belt Telephone company Is
going to have the fight of Its life and for
Its life. " It has' ' millions for defense of Its
monopoly , of courjje , but there Is a screw
loose In the Berliner patent and the public
generally will side with the Independent
companies , very naturally. There le evi
dence that the Dprllner patent really had nc
standing when the letters were issued for It
SnlvnUoii from Siinar llovtx.
1'hllnilclphla HecorJ.
Claus Spreckels will turn over C,000 acre1
ot land to the Salvation army , on which lie
proposes that colonies of the unemployei
shall raise sugar beets , for which he agrees
to pay ? 4l a ton. This Is the most business
llko scheme of testing the commercial pcasl
bllltlcs of beet sugar yet heard of In this
country ; and asldo from Its value in socia
and Industrial ways , It 'Is much more likely
to yield definite results ( ban are the export
ments which have been undertaken under
government or state auspices.
One of Spnln'K Many
New Vprk Times.
Sir. Canovas oays proudly that "Spain I
not a nation of merchants , capable of eellln ,
Its honor , " namely , Cuba. However It ma-
be about the honor , there 'la no doubt abou
Spain's lack of business knowledge. Every
ono of her foreign ventures has turned out
disastrously Just because BUG always violated
the fundamental principles whoso observance
makes material prosperity possible. Nations
of merchants know that slaves are poor cus
tomers , and that robbery gives rich profits
at first , but none at all after a tlmo lament
ably short.
IllHonlcrH In l.t'KlHlutive
C3lolc-l > omocint.
The riotous proceedings among Spanish ,
Italian and Austrian statesmen recently
show the absurdity of the charge often made
that there Is moro disorder In the congress
of the United States than Is known In the
law-making body of any great European na
tion. In fact , the opposite Is the truth , na
everybody who reads the papers carefully
knows. In comparison with most of the
European parliaments the United States coti-
Krera Is a nioJel of good behavior and dig
nity. There Is moro brutal rowdyism In the
Urltlsh House of Commons on occasions of
exciting party conflicts than has been seen
In congress since the war days.
\Vorrluil Ori'f Amcrlcnu Competition.
I'lillnilelphla Press.
The anxiety ot the British Iron manufac
turer ao to the competition of this country
In the markets of the world Is basud on
what may bo expected to happen rather
than what ha | acfiilly ] ! happened , John Bull
has hod everything his own way so long that
ho is apt to got unduly excited when his
neighbors shp - stepa of ( totting Into busi
ness. Last ytfilfOifc was lamentably worried
over German Incursions Into what ho fondly
believed wa hWiown territory , and now
at British Iron trade meetings they talk
of panic over American competition. Last
year nil exportatlons of Iron and steel from
the United KTiiKdorn made handsome in
creases oxcej5F Tn plates , which fell off
heavily. Tlnniya nt production of pig Iron
In England is at the rate of 8,750.000 tons
per annum , slightly below that of this coun
try , and the oonmimptlon Is rather moro
than equal lojtUp supply.
dig 1t
Unllibleo.
Chronjde ,
The proncnessof attorneys to quibble over
matters of amal .lraporlauco when they can
da ao to tJio advantage of their clients was
amusingly Illustrated the other day when a
lawyer was pleadtui ; for the pardon of u
coiuli.-rmieil murderer before the governor of
California. Ho nought to Impugn the relia
bility of a witness for the nroiccutlon be-
CHUsa ho could not remem&er how many
steps there were before his own door. The
governor said that that need not necessarily
'
Indicate unreliability on the witness' part'
pg ho blmt-olf llil nut K.IIOW the name of o
ccrtali-ilreet one block above his rcaldenca ,
and which ho l.ad pasied almost every day
for tiventy-flvo yenru. Ho then aHkoJ the
cttoruoy U ho know how many steps there
were before his own , houae , The lawyer
njcntloueJ u number , but Investigation
provml that he a far from right. All of
which proves that } vhen one undertakes a
bluff In a sarlpUD n matter ho should ) ia
certain not only of his opponent's band , but
cf hs ! own.
TIII2 SUOAIl JIAUXATU'S ACQIIITTA.U' '
Philadelphia Times : Mr. Havemeyfr'a ac
quittal of the charge of contempt ot the
itrnnto need not be construed RS A drnlol
lint the senate Is nn object ot contempt.
Sprlngflpld lUpubllcan : Mr. Hnvonicyer's
ncqulltal wnscry snllsfnrtory to him , find
ilso , In his judgment , "to every decent man
n the country. " If the slandatd of di-cetiny
s ability to corrupt the United States
cnatc , he Is undoubtedly right.
Philadelphia llccord ! The ruling of the
court dismissing the contempt proceedings
against Mr. Henry O. Havcmoyer , whllo It
rmnnrnrlly tolli-vod the sugar magnate , was
n fact nn IndlHmenl of the senatorial crm-
utttco for Rtupld questioning , The commit-
pcmcn did nol get thu Information because
hey did nol Inslsl upon Hotting It.
Chicago llcronli In the clrcumstanscs the
only thing lo do Is to congratulate Mr. Him ;
meycr on the shortness of his memory Mid
: ho hllRht ovcrslghl In lu-glcctlng lo bring
ils bonlvs with him. If hn had had n Kond
ncmory ho might , etrangrly enough , have
uiown how much sugar money \\nnt lo the
> o1lllcal parties. Had IIP had the hooka he
would have brcn compelled lo refresh big
memory , with possible ombarrnssmotil to
"ilmself and to certain senators xvhn may
linvo felt din Ing the campnlgn the benign
Influence of campaign funds emanating from
p.ome . mysterious source. Mr. Havcmeyer
should set II down us n plensanl coincidence
int both books and memory were missing.
Indianapolis Journal ! Judge- Bradley of
ho Ulslrlcl of Columbia secmp to he tie-
\old of awful reverence for Hie senate. Dur-
ng thu Havemeyer Ulnl. on Wednesday , In
t discussion concerning the admission of nn
Jlllclal son.ilo report ns evidence , ono of
ilu counsel laid stress on Its weighty char-
outer. In ruling on Ihe point the court re-
ferted to the sanctity wllh which counsel
li.id clothed the proceedings of the senate ,
nnd said that In the apostolic days clothes
taken from the bodies of apostles were stip-
poied to have honllng virtues , and even the
rags lhal subsequently came In contact
with thi'in. "Those days -are past. " ndded
the Judge. "The court sustains the objec
tion. " Thus the claim of sanctity for a
sonata record wao Irreverently brushed
aside.
Chicago Chronlcln : Vulpnr persons would
say thai fienalorl.il dignity , RO far from
being vindicated , had got It In the neck.
There was a bravo show of punishing the
men who defied the scnale committee In Its
attempl to make them testify before It , but
thin has pitifully ended In the Incarceration
of ono of the recalcitrants In a cell which
has moro luxurlousncss than a room In a
first-clans hotel. Of the others , ono has
just been acquitted and another Is llltely to
be. Meanwhile the guilty senators , who
used their oltlclal knowledge to speeulalo
In sugar stocks on Wall street , have gotio
unpunished. There Is good reason to bc-
llovo that so far from repenting nf iholr
octs they have repealed their offenses and
have been followed by other of their col
leagues In this. It Is no wonder that sena
torial dignity Is so easily appeased , when a
Ihorough Investigation would show that that
body , or , nl least , some very prominent
members of it , have been speculating shame
lessly hi stocks affected by the larlft.
mituspoNSimi.rrv OK I'Aii
Thu Principal Online of Crime AtnonK
ChlltlriMi.
Philadelphia Press.
As a chronicler ot Ihe accidents of life
the newspaper Is called upon to perform few
more distressing tasks than when It reports
the suicide of children , boys or girls. If
however , those who read the newspaper !
will but heed the lessons 11 will ho seen
thai , far from being objecllonablc , Ihcso re
ports are not only necessary but salutary
The latest suicide of n boy , a victim ot the
cigarette habit , differs In no respect fro
others thai occur here , Ihero and" every
where , but 11 serves to nccenluatc once
moro Ihe falal Irresponsibility of parenls.
It Is nil very well to explain away cad.
case by means of special pleading , but the
essential fact remains thai n boy cannel
become habitually given up to small or
great vices save through parental neglect
This neglect may hide Itself under com
placent forms of apparent concern for th
boy's welfare. The parenls themselves may
bo churchgoers , . Ihe boy , at least super
tlolally , imajObO' 'equally- under church in
nuances. Both parents and children maj
rely , therefore , on surface reforms , whlft
all the time there Is deterioration of char-
.acler and physical growth. It is so easy
to go to Sunday school aud so hard to be
manly. It Is so easy for the parent to si
In a pew and so hard to control nnd develoi
character. *
All cases of this kind do not nccessarllj
lead lo suicide. There was Ihe Washing
ton boy , a Don Juan al 18 , swindling rlgh.
nnd left In Now York , whose home influences
had , ns Ihe phrase goes , been excellent. Bu
It Is unnecessary lo multiply cas.es. Thej
are too common and they nre all larrei
with the same stick , a curious Irrcsponslbll
Ity of parenls , and n fotully lhal prove-ill
Ihe application of obvious discipline , am
rests complacently in methods througl
which reform will not"come. . It Is this ir
responsibility of parents thai forces exlra
work on Ihe schools and Is Ihe cause o
Ihe absurd curfew law movements whereli
Ihe slalo Is asked lo do the work of the
family. It Is tlmo. a reaction set In , am
Instead of blaming the young , the blam
was put where It belongs on the pnrenls.
THIS PIIOSPI3IIITV OK LAIIOU.
. - . - Coiulllloit Sliuwii 1 > > - Of
llflal SlatlNtlfH.
Kansas City Stnr.
A writer with a genius for ntatletlc.3 , In
discussing the conditions of the workingmen
of this country , wake ? the gratifying state
ment that they are the meal prosperous
body of tellers In the world , and proves the
pioposltlon by facts and figures , rieginnlnj ,
with the farmers , he Allows by the records
of the Agrlcultuial department that they arc
not only enjoying comparative prosperity
but have been able on the whole to accumu
late a considerable fund as the fruit of their
labor. For example , the total value of lha
fauns of the country , not on wild estimates
but upon the bnsU of tlio tax levies of las
year , ivntj $1:1,000,000,000 : , which la equal to
an equity of $1,900 to each owner over and
above the value of his personal property
which Includes stock , crops. Implements ant
Investments. Less than one-third of the
farm lands are mortgaged , so that the farm
ers own In realty , clear of Incumbrances
nearly $0,000.000,000 worth of property , lull
of which haa been created nlnco the war
and practically out of nothing. That Is to say
the vast majority of the men who'own uiu
operuto farms today are those who net
tied en now lands since 1865 , with little
more than enough money to reach their des
tination , and have since , by Intelligent In
dustry , not only developed the lands , but
created property of the vist valuoatated.
So fur as the acquisition of property 1
concerned , It Is noL so cany to estimate Hi
condition ot mechantcH it nil other wage
earners , though close observation of the )
methods of life will to some extent assist li
the work , There are certain Indications
which will be helpful and Inquiry In an >
prosperous city or town will reveal a vas
number of houses owned by sucl
citizens. Hut an Infallible barometer of thi
financial condition of wage-earners la fount
In Iho records of the savings banks , hulldlnr
and loan associations and fraternal societies
There may bu some capitalists conuecte
with such Institutions , and It Is posslbl
that hero and there a siipculnlor Invades
that field of Investment , but It la afo to
say that the prosperity of savlngH bank ;
building associations and fraternal socletiaf
js measured by the uniount and regularlt >
'fit the wage account of Ihe community it
which they uro located , With a irconl o
0,005,491 depositors In savings hanks , 0,071 ,
414 muntirrs of fraternal societies nrr
lir : > 9,3CG shareholders In building assorla
lions' In thU country there can bu no < | ues
tlon of the condition of the wuKe-eurnera.
Irut ho real measure of the piosperlty
of tbo working people Is revealed not no
much In the amount of tholr accumulations
In lands , shares and deposit * as lu their
progress In education and In their i-nlargji
enjoyment of tbo comforts of life. What
Industrious mechanic of this day lives In
squalor or brines up his family In Igno
rance ? Not one , In thu homes of such
citizens there are hooks , musical Instru
iiuntu , carpets , curtains nnd ull the essenlla
elements of refinement. These are the most
convincing evidences of prosperity , Tht
home of the millionaire' may be moro clab
orately furnished , but It Is hardly neater
or more comfortable than that of his fore *
man or any of lilt ) employes who make the
bunt uses of thu money they earn. It waan *
always BO lu this country , but It la sn now
and for the reason that the working people
are prosperous , and Hint prosporlty brlnga
with It a better civilization , higher Ideals
and loftier aspiration * .
Not how cheap
but how good can
a shoe be made
after it's made we
can fix the price
low enough , o * Our
ladies' 20th Cen
tury shoe is the
most desirable shoe
made in browner
or red Russia calf
or tanned kid
fashionable toes < P
$4.00.
PASSIM ! OKA II.V.MCVllKCKUIt ,
Indianapolis News : A llsl of bank presl-
lcils and bank cashiers lhal are In exile
or In pcnlteuUnrloR might well bo posted
In Institutions that are conducted by
Napoleons ot finance as n solemn w.unlng.
Clilengo Tliiies-IIcrnUl : Johnnie Johnson ,
hu Logansport bank wrecker who stole. $ ! > 00-
)00 ) , has been sentenced to thu penitentiary
for ten years , which means about seven
years of nrliml Imprisonment. Seven ycais
ot enforced Idleness , with board , clothing
and lodging nnd $70,000 a year , doesn't np-
> ear to be a severe punishment. II Is
mighly lucky for Johnson thai ho didn't
rob n hen roost.
Indianapolis Journal : The icmarliuhlc
nerve which Banker Johnson has displayed
from the first did not desert him In Judge
Baker's court. Ills dcmennor wns that of u
man who had failed in a grcal enterprise
nnd not that of ono responsible for n great
crime. He even desired Hint the courl nud
the public should understand that he had
not been a pickle speculator , but hud con
fined himself to the grain market. Ho has
losl all the money In mm gins , if ho tells the
truth. His sentence of ten years did i-ot
appall the man. In fact he showed a Milf-
control which -would have been admirable
except In a criminal.
Chicago 1'osl : In Urn speedy trial , con
viction nnd sentence of John V. Johnson , the
Logansport bank wrccltur , wo luvo n v.'ol-
come proof that justice can overtake a
wealthy and powerful orlmlnnt in Indiana
as rapidly nnd surely as In New Jersey.
Ten days ago Banker Johnsnli was nn
honored citizen ot Logansport , of great sup
posed wealth ; today he Is n convicted ff'cn ,
condemned to seno ten years In the Ohio
penitentiary. The federal judge , In passing
sentence on Johnson , dcolared that his cu'lt '
in Inking property Intrusted to his Iceeplng
wns worse than taking it by violence , nnd
the world agrees with Judge Baker.
PEIISOXAL AM OTUKHWISn.
The strike of convicts In a California
prison for better rations should not bo
classed us a walkout.
Perhaps the sultan desires a little more
tlmo to wash out the Armenian spots before
receiving an Angell visit.
American mixed drinks nro making great
headway in Japan. That's characteristic.
They Invariably go to the head , also to the
feet.
feet.When
When Whistler was told by a flatlerlng
friend lhal there x ere two portrait painters ,
hlmcelf nnd Vt'lasque ' ? ; 1m .wearily 'observed :
"Why drag In Velasquez'/ "
Senator Tlllman's recent assault on Ihe
sufar bar'l is generally u-garded as con-
fUmlng his right fo the title. Pitchfork Sena
tor His remarks were pointed.
The celebrated bacchante which has caused
Boston such anguish of mind for six months
has been withdrawn from the public library
by the donor , who will take It elsewhere.
Baron Krupp , the great Ironmaster of Ger
many , carries evidences of his trade with him
when ho goes calling. His cards are made
of Iron , rolled so thin Uiat tlicy arc said
lo be a great success for social use.
All the eonfederalo oillcers who reached
Ihe full rank of general nre dead. The num
ber , including Lee , was eight. There were
nineteen lieutenant generals In the confed
erate army , of whom six survive Lotigstrcet ,
fluckner , Gordon , Hampton , S. D. Leo nnd
Wheeler.
The great Ycrkca telsscopo of the Chicago
university , located at Geneva , Wls. , Is re
garded by Chicago papers ns out of place.
They consider Springfield a more miltabln lo
cation. No valid reason -is given. Heports
from Springfield agree In declaring thai
Yerkes can be "eecn" without a telescope.
ImpartiaJ justice Is a sonorous fiction. In
Indianapolis the other day n man wns sent
up for a year oiid a day for passing five
counlcrfelt dimes. Another who swindled
the public out of $500,000 , of which $200,000
was secured by forgery , received n sentence
of ten years. A weary Willie remarked to
hto partner when they hit Ihe pantry , "When
you're a-glllln' , gll a-plcnty. "
imiairr AMI IIUBH/.V.
Detroit Free Precs ; Hobo Hnvo you some
work , madam , that I could do In exchange
for a menl
I-ndy of the House Plenty of It.
Hobo I'll bid you good day , madam.
Indlnnapolli Journal : "Ity the way , "
asked the Bhoe clerk boarder , "who Is the
patron pnlnt of the space writers ? "
"St. Flllup , of course , " nimvered the
Chceiful Idlol.
Puck : Flrnt Dptccllvc I think I mndo n
bU hit In t-iiiiturlUK that Boston crook. He
thought his fllSBiilso wns impenetrable.
Sfciiontl Detective AVhnt was hlx disguise ?
FlMt Detective Bad grammar , and a pre
tended dislike for bukcd bcana
Chicago Uecoul : "I called last evening- ,
Ml a Jo.s plilne , bul thought I would better
nol como In. "
"Why. Mr. Detrop ? "
"Your little brother ) told mo you were up-
Htulrx , In u duik room , developing nega
tives. "
Detroit Journal ; "It makes a woman feel
better to cry , " remarked the observer of
men nnd thlnir * . "She guts lovely prlsmutlc
pffectH by looking /it III I UK * through her
tcais. "
Brooklyn Life : Klrnt Chappie I wonder ,
now , Chollle , how the donkey over came to
bn lined aa the er. emblem of Ntupldlty.
Benond Chupplo ( with n yawn ) Don't
luiuw , I'm nure , tleaii boy ; must liuvo been
before our day.
Chicago Post : "I haven't seen you for
some time , " she no.ld.
"No , " he answered , "I've been down fn In
diana looking for n KUSwell. . "
"He's over there , " tlto responded promptly ,
Koyal makes the food pure ,
wboleiomo and delicious.
Absolutely Pure
OVAL EAKIHO POWOtB CO. , NW YORK.
tmlli'atlnir the UUtntlve young nrnii who hml
Just left her.
'Wafhlngton Stnr : "Thcro' one thine to be
inld about Hem-nil Wuylur , " said a Madrid
business nun. "and Unit l Unit ho tcallxc.t
thu power of printer's InU. "
"Yp.x , " was the rep'y. "Hut wlint'a Ilio
use of his ndvortl.xliii ; nacUlrnllona If be
cnn't produce the goods ? "
IT WAS KI-'FISCTUA-T. , .
JuilKC.
She look oft her lint Juxt the wingto repair
Of a little fluffed bltd ;
Then the man lHblnJ her murmured ,
"What benutlful hnlrl"
Whleh the gill overheard.
Whcm a little adjustment repaired the mis-
imp
She wan artlessly guy.
Dlil he put the hnt on ? No ; lei It lay lo
her nip
To the end of the play.
OL'H l.AIJV OK THIS 1IKAU.Y.
Cleveland I.omlor.
A irinldcn spuke to n unman
In no uncoitaln touu ;
Daughter am I In my mother's house ,
But I've not n uholon of my own.
You've yliiKlcd out n fellow
With Kulil and a liomnn noe.
Hut I'm Kolui ; to so ml him Kiting ,
Said our , Imly of ( lie beaux.
Neither wllh threalH nor wet-plnif
Can you hope to have your way ;
AiiRiistu * and I have llxc-1 tilings up <
And thcio'H nothing more lo say ;
Not for your wild clamor ,
Nor fnthev's threat of blows
Bow I Ihe lnetto Hani ,
Said our InOy of the beaux.
My jipeeeh Is elear , I fancy ;
I wouldn't marry that thing
Any more tlmn I'd think of wedding1
Wllh a wild-eyed cannibal kln !
He's got fiend icinds of money ,
As everybody knows ,
Hut I havu chosen another ,
S.ilil our Jndy of the beaux.
I love my sw < > i't AugimtUM
With his j > even bundled n ynr.
And lu > hn browsed on my ruby lips
And r lmv'e nibbled his ear ;
This Is my final answer.
And what I am murmuring Rof-,3.
I don't c.iti1 n cent for money
S.ild our lady of the beaux.
Carry the word to.my ulsters ,
Pome ono of them , mayhap , '
Will let you do her choosing
And marry this wealthy chap ;
They are meek and submissive , /
Hut do not tread on my toos.
If you don't want to rulsij a rumpus ,
CJald our lady of the beaux.
The maid that "palce. to-her'mdUier '
In such att uncertain lono"
Klopod with her sweet Augustus ,
And now lias a girl of her own.
And she's had n divorce fronVAugitstust-
Where hu IH , heaven knows
And she lives by washing- and scrubblng > -
Does our lady of the beaux.
We would like to
say that old men and
young are equally sure
to be well suited in
this store. Boys and
children have the same
advantages. The man
of moderate means is
just as sure of fine
treatment and honest
values as the man of
wealth ,
In short we make
clothing as well as it
can be made , we use
none but trustworthy
cloths and materials , /
and if any alteration is
necessary in a suit we
make it , just as tliG
tailor would do if his
custom-made
didn't fit on the first
trial.
But we save you a lot of money
when you consider the qual
ity of our suits. Our prices
start rt ? 8 and end at $20.
BROWNING ,
KING & GO.
8. W. Cor.
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