Nebraska Newspapers

    So 1 * * THE OMAHA DAILY SUNDAY , 13 , 1807.
Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY
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OITICKS :
Omnha : Tin fl ; HullJIng.
Suiitli Omalin : Hlncfr Ulk. , for. N end Hth St .
Council lllurM : 10 I'tnrl Street.
C'hlujgo Olllve : S17 ClminUr of Commerce.
New Vork ! lloorm 11 , 1 * nJ 15. Tribune UUfc
WnnhlnRtcn : in Fourteenth Street.
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Omnlin. Drifts , checks. express mid postolllee
money onlei * to he mad * payable to this order
of the comi'nny.
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Oi-orue 11. Txnciiuck. Bccrctnry of The llec Puu-
Uahlng company , being tluly nworti , nays that the
nctiial numlier of full ntnl cmnpletc copies of Thu
Dally Morning. KrenliiR an < l Kumlay llea printed
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turned topics 9.331
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Notary Public.
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to acounmmilnlr ovrry | ini-
m-njii-v rjlio wiintN < o rt'iiil n
iiiMVKtiii | > ir. liinlnt iiinii Itnv-
IIIK The Her. If y i iMiiinut
Kd n lice oil > i ( ruin from Iliu
iicivN IIK < * II < < iilniiu" report
tin- fuel , Minting Hie ( ruin anil
rnllrotiil , to ( lie Clrciiliilluii
Ieiiir | < iiient of Tliu life. The
llec IN for mile nil all trnlim ,
I\SIST ON HAVING Till ! III5K.
1MUTII2S LIS.WIM : KOH TIIK SUIOUJU
l'arlli > N li'iivlnit tlie elly for
tin1 hiiniiner < * aii have Thv
llee Henl lo Uieni reKiilnrly
hy notifying The llee Initl-
iiemi olllre In person or ! > ]
mull. The nililrenH ivlll lie
IIM often ax ilenlreil.
Who want to bo senators from tin1
proposed ntv stiito of Hawaii ? On at
a time , Ki'MtK'iiu'ii Kiiiiiikiis ,
A fawllons book rovluwor prints ! n crit
icism of Xanson's account of bis i'oliir
oxpi'illtion under tliL > lii-adiu , "Siiiiimer
Wi'.vler Is said to luivo rc-
I5ut. then ln > lK..sail ( to hsivo done
NO many things \vhk-h ho has not really
done at all.
The state ought to find out pretty soon
whether or not the bonds given by MOIIIO
of the failed state depositories really
guaraulee anything.
Tilt Me Crete will not oven get the con
solation of sharing In the victor's jubila
tion. Hut it escapes being held responsi
ble for the payment of the war in
demnity.
jMnrmlsis who endeavored to concoct
n war scare out of a mere harmless ex
cursion of the cruiser Xew York to New
port News will have to wall for other
"seali'd orders. "
Great liritaln has another infinitesimal
war on its hands and proposes to hold
It down to Its present small dimensions
unless the paw of the lUis.slau bear be
comes too plainly visible.
Dr. Tiilmago says ministers should
ride the bicycle If they want. to. As
them Is nothing in the law or the dci"i-
logue making bicycle riding n punisha
ble sin , wo know of no rvason why the
Talmago version should not be generally
accepted.
Kx-Pre.sldont Cleveland is now pic
tured as one of the most enthusiastic
admirers of Princeton's representatives
in the class room and on the athletic
Held. The cx-mvsidont might even his
expected to contribute to ilu prowess
of Princeton if his boys did not all hap
pen to hi girls.
Complaint Is made that thy Kuropoan
representatives in the rnlversal Postal
congress dominate that oiganlzation.
Hut the Kuropimn countries probably
furnish the greater part of the mall mat
ter wl.ic.li is within the dctmltlon of in-
tornatloual and comes within the juris
diction of the 1'nlvorsal Postal union.
(1 ( rent preparations are making
throughout Nebraska , Iowa and .South
Dakota towns for proper celebration of
the glorious Kourth. For putrlollc devo-
tlon to tint country and real reverence
of our national holidays , the people of
the western states will hold their own
with those of any part of the republic.
When the announcement Is made that
thonuli u bank Is In the hands of a re
ceiver It Is perfectly solvent and will
pay every outstanding claim , might It
not he well for the otllcors to set soiiw
Kind of a time limit within which tint
promise Is to be inadu good ? Soveial of
these solvent hanks that failed during
the hist four years are still holding their
creditors off with not hint ; hut promises.
The presents to be bestowed on Queen
Victoria In honor of her diamond Jubilee
nni expected to suipass anything of the
kind that has ever been displayed by
royalty , all the different potentates o'f
the world trying to outdo one another
In lavish inunlllcence. If n few more
great ruler * went to celebrate their dla-
niond Jubilees within the next year > r
two there would bo great danger of
Koniu of the most generous sovereigns of
limited means t'oliiif clear broke.
DHFKNSK OK TIIK COXSVh.Ht SKUVICK.
The Mateinent of Mr. .Samuel 1C.
Morss , who 1ms boon for four years
consul general of the United .States nl
Paris , giving his Impressions of the
consular service of this country , will
have the effect to modify the ( jiilto gen-
oial opinion iiinong those who have given
some attention to the matter that this
service IH far les s useful and elllelont
than It should be nnd In this respect
Is a good deal below the standard of
other leading commercial nations. The
value of the testimony of Mr. Morss de
pends upon the extent and thoroughness
of his Investigation and ho sayH that hi ;
has studied the practical operations of
the service pretty closely and matlosiich
comparisons with that of other countries
as opportunity afforded. In n period
of four years , with a most advantageous
position , a person earnestly desiring to
obtain Information ought to get n great
deal.
deal.Mr.
Mr. Morss con fosses that there Is room
for Improvement hi the consular serv
ice , hut hisnys that measured by the
results accomplished 11 Is at least the
equal of any other consular service in
tin ; world. If this Is so there Is Indeed
little reason for complaint , unless the
consular services of Hnglaiid , Ooriiiany
and Franco have received credit for use
fulness and etllolency beyond their merit.
It Is possible that such In the case , at
least as to England , whose ttervkv has
recently been sharply criticised at homo
as having deteriorated In elllcloncy , hut
as to that of iJermany and Franco , par-
tlciiliuly the former , the standard has
never been higher than now If It be
true that the consular service of the
United .Stales ks equal to that of those
countries not much remains lo be done
In the way of Improving it , so far as cf-
lieioiioy is concerned , for the consular
system of ( ! ermany Is an almost per
fectly-working Instrumentality for the
promotion of d'crman commerce every
where.
Mr. Morss says that the duties Im
posed upon American consuls tire more
nrdiious nnd varied than those exacted
of the consuls of other countries and
this Is doubtless true of the service as
a whole. U Is a matter which those who
are working for a reform in the service
should not fall to take notice of. Another
fact presented by Mr. Morss is that the
leading commercial nations oilier than
Hie United .States maintain a larger and
bettor paid personnel at their important
consulates than we do. Of cotir.su the
highest , clllcioncy Is not possible where
the force to perform necessary duties is
insutllclent : ( ml inasmuch as our con
sular service is self-supportlnir , which
appears not to be the case with other
countries , our government ought cer
tainly to provide its consular olllclals
with snlliclent assistance to enable them
to perform their duties promptly and
thoroughly.
Hut as already observed , Mr. Morss
thinks there is room for improvement
and Ids suggestion of reforms is the
really valuable part of his .statement.
In the llrst place ho snys that the method
of selecting consular ollleors should bo
changed and select Ions made with a
view to character and quulilications ,
rather than on political grounds. lie
also urges greater pennanenco of ton tire ,
with promotion and preferment. These
are not new suggestions , but they ac
quire added force coming from one who
has had experience in the service and
undoubtedly has given careful nttonHoii
to its conditions and needs. At all events
the statement of Mr. Morss is certainly
worthy of the consideration of all who
arc interested in our- consular service
and have a proper appreciation of its
importance In relation to the foreign
commerce of the country. It is under
stood that the administration Is deeply
interested In the question of Improving
the consular.service and It Is probable
thai the present congress will be asked
to institute loforms deemed to be neces
sary to render the service more useful
and ellioiont. The views and sugges
tions of Mr. Mor.-s are therefore timely
! id valuable.
.i.s TO n.\A-Kiiui \ > rrr Mv/x/-i7Yr.v. /
The Association of Credit Men In con
vention at Kansas City the past week
adopted a resolution endorsing the Tor-
ro.v bankruptcy bill in preference to the
Nelson bll ! which
passed the senate a
sheri time ago. but the discussion of
the subject of bankruptcy legislation
disclosed a considerable sentiment In opposition -
position to any such legislation. One
member declared Hint the enactment of
u bankruptcy law would result In more
failures In the niMilug six months than
thorn would be in four years without
mil-Is n law , while another member sub
mitted n resolution declaring thai tin-
slates and not congress should enact all
legislation governing commercial and
financial transactions. It Is somewhat
surprising lo find such sentiments in a
convention of this kind , composed of
meu who are commonly supposed to be
especially anxious for bankruptcy leg.
isliitlon and It suggests that there maybe
bo In the country at large , even among
( hit cndltor class , more of > > f'iionl !
against such legislation ' . -i-n-
erally thought. It is p- . note
worthy thiit Ihn leader of the opposition
war. n Philadelphia business man and
not one from the south or west.
It is undoubtedly a fact , however , that
a very large majorily of the business
men of the country are favorable to the
enactment of a uniform bankruptcy
law. This Is shown by the action of
nearly all the commercial bodies of
every section of the country and by the
mimoroiihly signed memorials of bus
iness men lo congress urging such leg
islation. It Is no less certain that u ma
jorily of business men who have given
the matter Intelligent consldcraHon pre
fer the Torrey bill to llu- Nelson bill , or
to any other measure thai has been pro
posed as a substitute for the former.
So far as wo have observed there has
been little commendation of the bill
passed by the senate. It contains , of
course , some good features , but the gen
eral opinion regarding It Is that as a
whole It Is crude and In.sutliclent. The
Torrey bill , with the modifications It has
undergone In passing through consider
ation by house ami senate committees ,
Is very generally regarded as being a
fair and equitable itieasurv , under the
operation of which Ixith debtors nnd
creditors would be Justly dealt with.
There will IKS no bankruptcy legisla
tion at the present session of congress ,
but present discussion of the subject by
business men and organizations Is
timely. The question will certainly
come p early In the regular session nnd
It seems safe to predict that the house
will not bo found favorable to tin1 Nel
son bill , In which event , In view of the
large majority by which that measure
passed the senate , there will probably
bo a prolonged conflict between the two
houses and possibly failure by this congress -
gross to pnsssi bankruptcy law. It must
lie said that the outlook for this legisla
tion is iiot altogether hopeful.
run J/.IUM/M.V / TH/-MTT.
The question as to what shall be done
with the Hawaiian reciprocity treaty Is
causing some trouble to the republicans
of the senate. The sugar schedule of
the house tariff bill provided that noth
ing contained I herein should be con
strued as abrogating. Impairing or
affecting the treaty , but the republicans
of the senate finance committee took
the view that Hawaiian sugar should
be subjected to a duty , which would be
In olVect an abrogation of the treaty.
As was stated by Senator Aldrleh , on
reporting the senate bill , If this treaty
should remain In force It would result
In giving a bounty to the Hawaiian su
gar producers amounting to more than
? SUOO , < X)0 ) per ifnnuni and he expressed
the opinion that It was not contem
plated , when the original treaty was
made or when It was extended , that any
possible advantage of this kind could
ever result ; from ItM terms to the people
of the .Sandwich Islands. He suggested
that there should be no dllllculty In se
curing through the treaty-making power
such modifications of the treaty as will
be satisfactory to both countries with
out injury to either. "It certainly can
not be expected , " he said , "that the
United States will continue for any
length of time to pay a bonus of $7.000-
000 or ! ? .S,000,000 per annum as an in
ducement , to any foreign country to
trade with us. "
This position of the finance commit
tee Is opposed by a number of repub
licans , who insist , that the treaty should
hu allowed to stand as it Is and that It
would be an act of bad faith on the
part of the United .States to adopt any
course that would impair the treaty.
The discussion of the mutter in the sen
atorial caucuses has been without result
and it will again be considered tomor
row. It is probable that the outcome
will be that the advocates of a modifica
tion of the treaty and a duty on Ha
waiian sugar will be compelled to recede
from that position , owing to the attitude
of the republicans of the house , who
|
are very certain to adhere lo the pro
vision In their tarllt bill favorable to
the treaty. It Is a great concession to
the Hawaiian sugar planters and in
volves a large loss to the treasury , to
say nothing of'the effect upon our do
mestic sugar industry of this growing
competition , hilt the Influences support
ing the treaty appear to bo strong
enough to insure its continuance.
.1 LKliAl. I'llOIII.KM.
In that part of his address to the State
University Law school hist we k , cmplm
si'/.ing the changed relations of the law
yer to the members of the modern roiu-
muniiy , Judge J. M. Woolworth let fall
several most suggestive remarks. Ho-
ferring to the increasing part which the
lawyer is playing in the business life of
the world. Judge Woolworth tnld : "The
services of the legal adviser must here
after more than ever bat'uro be called
Into requisition. The day of every man
his own lawyer has passed away. Al
ready the relations of men litue become
so complicated and in consequence the
laws have become so complex that no
man of affairs presumes to act in any
important transaction upon ids own
knowledge and judgment. ICvery cor
poration has its own solicitors ; every
enterprise of magnitude absorbs the best
energy and skill of one or more counsel ;
negotiations involving l.irgi1 interests are
conducted by lawyers or under their
direction ; contracts nnd documents are
framed by them ; every dispute and con
flict of interest Is referred to them. " i
The question iminedidteiy presents ,
Whin will In- the effect of this evolution
on tin1 ordinary lnillvldu.il who is not
concerned in large corporate f'ansac-
tlons. hut who has relations of vital Im
portance to himself with coiporations
ami institutions that take no slop ex
cept on the advice of legal counsel ? If
one side to a business compact is to b
conducted under the direction of the
must skillful and able lawyers , will not
the other wide in sell'-prot 'ctlon bo com-
pulled to call In some one of similar
legal training ? It has been noted for
a long time that all the best legal talent
has been drifting Into the service of the
great corporations and has practically
gotlen beyond the reach of men who
have only moderate resources with
which lo command them. The poor
man' in conflict with the big corporate
combination may have a powerful popu
lar sympathy on his sld < > , but he can
seldom hupe lo match his opponent with
attorneys of equal professional standing.
In a word , Hie multiplication of laws
and the consequent complication of legal
relations In every walk of life tends to
put the poor man at greater disadvan
tage compared with wealthy or cor
porate Interests than at any time before.
How this Inequality may bo lessened
Is the problem which must soon com.1
p.p for solution. The key Is not to be
found In dispensing with the services of
Hie lawyers , because that could not be
dune without turning back the hands
of the nineteenth centu.y clock of civil-
'iy.atlon. Legal relations may possibly
bo In a measure simplified by revision
of our laws and the adoption of codes ,
but what will ultimately bo required is
some plan by which good legal advice
will l j brought within the reach of the
everyday man. Jf nil law business went
through the courts this might not be t > o
.lltllcult a problem , but as the lawyer
l.s of almost as much necessity out of
court as In court , tlu Judges have not
complete Jurisdiction In the case.
It Is not charity lawyers that arc
wanted they are always of a poor qua- !
have been raised by the action of a na
tional bank it lieu trice , Neb. , In certi
fying to the comptroller of the currency
that the population of that city Is less
than 0.000. Tlie purpose of this state
ment Is to secure permission to remain
n national bank while reducing Its cap
ital from $1HMHX ( ) to Sr > , < KH1 , the latter
sum being limited to the capital of bulks
operating In places of less than ( > , < H > 0
Inhabitants. Inasmuch as the popula
tion of Uentrlco was given as itSi : ! ! by
the federal census of 1SIM ) , the people of
that city naturally protest against any
assertion that they have lost over t > 0
per cent of their people since the cen
sus year.
The facts in the case appear to In
dicate gross perversion of the truth by
the ofllcors of the hank in question.
Taking the vote east by lloatrleo In the
three last presidential elections and as
suming that I here Is one voter to every
six of the population , the statistics work
out as follows :
Year. Total vote. Popi'ti.
1SSS 1.47B S > ijC
1S92 1.S09 1U.854
1S90 1.C25 9730
The chances are that the census fig-
ure.s were considerably padded nnd that
P.ealrlce like all western towns has lost
population during the era of llnane'.ul
depression , but to brlnt ; it down below
( J.OOO Inhabitants is the rankest kind of
Injustice. Kven taking live as the ratio
of population to voters , the figure would
be S.VJ.'i , and by no possible jugglery
could It be made less ( him < > , tM ) . The
comptroller of the currency has very
evidently been imposed upon and should
take steps to rectify the mistake.
Complaints that onlnoliif : ocean steamship -
ship travel Is unusually Unlit are ( li'iiicd
as cxafwrations in ilu nature til' a.lvcr-
tlsliif * dodges Intended to attract travel.
It Is stated on reliable authority that the
accommodations in all the best steamers
are booked wet-Iss and months in ad-
vatico and that first cabin passage on
the record-breaking vessels is not to be
obtained at present under any condi
tions. Of coursethcre | is as usual plenty
of room In , the ordinary tvansatlanli"
liners and no one who wants to go tn
Kitrupe dnrlnjr tlie summer will Innre -
vented Tor lad'of ' transportation facil
ities. The facts , : ! ! ' ! ' that tlio line ocean
'
carriers liav'-e been increased so greatly
of late years that they require a much
greater foreign travel tban fonnerly to
crowd their iU'eojnmodatlons. .The num
ber of people who take .Knropean vaca
tion c.Ncnrsiims Is larger by far than a
few years l > fiek , lalllioimh it may possi
bly have failed < > keep up with the vn-
larKemeiit of fluMteamsliln facilities.
( Allegesirfiij.ujiirersitios of high jiud
low degree.are onersjnore engaged In the
lavish distribution of those symbolistic
letters IJ .F ) . Such honors are presumed
to reward some great achievement for
the advancement of learning or contribu
tion to the world's stock of lltor.'iiy or
scientific knowledge , hut as there is no
uniform or even approximately uniform
stnndaid for the award of honorary de
grees In tills country , the newly created
doctors of laws would , if gathered to
gether , make a rather heterogeneous
company. We are approaching the day.
however , when a university degree will
mean something , because It will be dill- !
cult to get , and when that time arrives
it will be worth seeking without so much
regard to the name of the Institution con
ferring it.
A former resident of Omaha now liv
ing in Salt Lake City Is endeavoring to
Blfr the people them up to the point of
establishing a public library. It cer
tainly seems strange that Salt Lake City
should be without such a desirable in
stitution. Omaha's public library dates
back to IS7i ( , when the town had but
Ml He more than 120,000 people , and no
one of our clllx.ens would for a moment
now think of doing without it. If Salt
Lake City devotes a small sum to the
establishment and maintenance of a
public library the results will soon con
vince It that the money could not IH >
better Invested ,
Wo are told that the Agricultural de
partment nt Washlnglon predicts tha't
sunflower seed oil will before long become -
come a popular substitute for olive oil.
If so , Nebraska ought to stand at the
front of the sunflower seed oil-produc
ing states. The sunflower Is Indigenous
lo Nebraska soil and grows here as
\\eeds without care or cutivatlon of any
kind. A sunllower oil Industry ought tn
flourish from the beginning if the oil
can be made | n commercial quantities
and at competitive prices. Millions have
been made 'in ' ; tlle south out of cotton
.seed oil. Tli'iyi ; > , iay he millions in sun-
lloword. n J m
Our calnniiy''liowling : friends will
doubtless stIJjJlMfu { ) the statistics of the
Iron and stiful business for JH1M ! , which
; , huw noticeable1" decreases compared
\\llh IMCi I'oJ. ' Another Inimnt over the
delay of profpwUy. They will overlook
entirely the"MM/iended / building opera
tions that coiiMittrc Iron and steel and the
sui plus proij'jji'j'\ef \ I over from previous
years , when th/ftoulput exceeded the de
mand. M to
-mner
Austria lu > > t | l to be contemplatliih'
new cxiH'l'IinciU" with state control of
trusts. Sevt'ial ICiiropean coiinirleshave
ovenimeni nrtinopolies of suit and to
Imccu , so I ha I thi > proposal Is not alto
gether a novelty. If It accomplltihes tbr
desired object In Austria , however , it
may duinand conslileratlon at the hanil *
IK' other < -iiiiilrIi'.s in which tlie trust- ,
threat en to become unbearable ) tyrants.
Dancing master In national conviui-
tion complain fiiat the popularity of Hi-
bicycle has made srlou.s Inroads upun
HID dancing school business. People
who used to Indulge a fondness foi
terpulchoronn 1'eats now oxorcli-o their
pedal extremities propelling the two-
wheeled vehicle uud have no timu fo.
tripping the light fantastic. To win
back the people enticed awny by the
bicycle Is the work before the dnneltii ;
muster , and If this Incentive does not
lend to the production of something attractive -
tractive In the ball room line , the old-
time prosperity of the'danelng class may
become u thing of the past.
It Is announced that a steamboat left
St. Louis last week for Sioux City. This
announcement , which comes now as
something out of the ordinary , would
not oven have occasioned remark before
the railroads connecting all parts of the
west were completed. In the early days
of Omaha It was a poor week In the
season that did not see dozens of steamboats -
boats unloading oil the river bank or
passing up or down the river. With
railroad transportation so much more
expeditious and cheap , steamboatlngoii
the Missouri must remain among the
occasional rarities.
President McKlnley in his speech at
Nashville paid a great tribute to the
value of expositions for Illustration of
the country's resources and develop
ment. Impositions are not only great
advertisers and great educators , but also
great social forces. They have become
a factor In the progress of the nation
uitd without them many advances would
not have been made. What the Tennes
see centennial Is doing for Tennessee
the Transmlssisslppl Imposition will ac
complish on a greater scale for the un
til e west.
Word come.s from Philadelphia that
the volume of shipping business at that
port shows remarkable Increase for the
last six mouths , compared with the sta
tistics of the year preceding. This In-
eroa.-e Is due. too. rather to exports than
to Imports , notwithstanding the stimu
lus given to imports by prospective tariff
changes , Hut our friends , the calamity
popocrats , prefer to Ignore all signs of
prosperity like these.
This year's graduates of Vassar num
ber more than any previous year's class
in the history of that educational insti
tution. The well educated woman long
ami ceased to be a rarity in America and
the well educated woman of today has
no dllliculty In finding associates among
her own sex as well as among the edu
cated men.
I'roker Chapman evidently thinks he
Is a martyr to the cause of unbroken
cimlldeuco between principal and agent.
Ills martyrdom , however , Is not of the
kind that Is likely to become very popu
lar with plain , poor people.
According to President McKlnley.
what the country needs above all else
Is to restore 'confidence In Itself. Mr.
MeKinloy has a most happy faculty of
crowding a suggestive thought into a
single striking sentence.
KniMVli'illic from KxiM-rlciu'o.
C'lnrlnnntl Commercial.
U the tens of thousands of bright young
tv.cn and women wlio will bo graduated from
l lie various schools of the country this month
liavo only learned how little they know , then
they are on the right track toward knowledge
and careers of usefulness.
TinKlei'trlo Act1.
Cincinnati Commeiclnl.
Nicola Tcsla says that he can telegraph
for twenty miles without wires , and that the
will soon be ablf. to Fend n message to any
part of the earth without tlie use of a metal
lic circuit. This Is meicly the prologue of
the electric age. Tim first act will soon bi-
Bin.
riillnnl hrop.v of CliitorriitN.
* OIobt'-Dcniociat.
Peter Cooper's last word.j were , "J200.GOG
moie for Copper Union. " His brother's
children adilid $100,000 , and a ulster loft
$200.000 for the benefit cf the Institution.
'Whcae annual income Is now $30,000. The
Coopers were plutocrats only In the sense
that their chief use for money was to Invest
it perpetually for the public'good.
Tlif Fool on 11 Illryrlr.
I'hllailHphla 1'rcpH.
Thereis a vaft difference between u rea
sonable , watchful man or woman on a bicycle
[ 'lid a foul on a bike. The form-ar has some
Et'iitilblu object ! : i vlow , either exLTCi s , gen
eral pleasure or bu.--inos , but the lattsr ex-
i ts simply to r.stonUh people at the risks
he can run ? nd tlio number of persons he
cun just C'ic.'a.is running over , ami ion e''mes
ho fails to escape the latter.
KriiltN of n Prm-ili'iil .IiiKt * .
The theft of a number of brass cannon
from the military rrisi-rvatlon at V.'cot I'olnt
may have been a practical Joke on the
government , hut it Is likely to prove u
Eoriy joke for Ihe perpt'tratore if the fory
now told is correct. lly a really . -lavor
piece of UutMtixo work the stolen cannon
wore traced , the history of ttio crime to-
tealrd , and the alleged criminal arrwad.
After this exhibition of the ability of th >
secret service. Uncle Sam' old Kims will
piobably be permitted to rest in peace ,
whether thcro Is a guard over Ham or not ,
COimT-.MAHTIAM.Mi Ulll'll ) .
New York Sun : Unsisn Slono Is ai young
man of talent and character , and of n illstln-
Eiilshed record In the Naval acadrmy. Illw
misfortune ) appears 10 be falling in love with
the daughter of a family nhuu > older mcni-
bera have not rightly hppreclaled Ma In-
iL'lltctual and pcrfeunal value.
Chicago Chronlclo : The- naval court of
inquiry wL-ich has been examining the
clurfies against Unslgn Stone- has decided
that he is not guilty of conduct unbecom
ing an oltlccr am ) a gentleman , an. I has
Ihf-rofore acquitted him. Now that hi > hu.i
dtar nailing Lcfurc hlM , it U Impeil that
hu will lese no lime In attaining" his heart' ?
ilcrlro and wed 'his ' lady Icve. I'apj Condt
might as well give hit ) consent now as later.
New York Ilcraid : Knsign Stout- loved
Miss Condc. The latltv apparently lovud
the en&'ign , for , if she hud not loved him. the
could have ci.eily raved -her parenU a lot of
trouble by ijeuilng for the young ollictr
and telling him that .sio ! did not care fcr
him. Jf Secretary I.or , ; uhould have anymore
moro Stonc-Ccn lo affairs he will do well to
.suppress them In the Navy dopartnum. The
present appearance of llio C-BKO looks more
Ilko perjfuc'UtK'ii than justice.
.Minneapolis Tiluune : Secretary Long of
the Navy ilepanmtnt lurf very sensibly de
cided that he his nothing ID du with tlie
love affairs of hit subordinate ! , anil has d-U-
jnl.-sej the frivolous clurecs against a young
ensign who was gulliy of no greater of-
iciisti than loving1 the daughter of a wealthy
oM man. The uUrii parent prc/errel cliargtu
UKliliit tlio jiuth on thu giounU that he WUA
neglecting his duties lu paying her court.
( ho absurdity of which Viecame apparent ai
coon as tlia secretary looked Into thu matter.
Washington 1'ci.t : Young Stonu's solo of-
fen o ( scum ; to have co'jsUtecl In capturing
ihf. affuetlons of Miss Ccndu at a time wlitn
papa had ether views vvtth reformer to her
future. Tht < jucsllon was whether , In sutli
n case , the papa could Invoke ( hu machinery
of the Navy * departmrnt u > paralyze thy en
sign's mutrlmcntal ccllvi'ka ' and aid him In
consummating another alliance for his daugh
ter. As wo have seen , that rpjrmlun has
been deelde-il advcrcly 10 papa. It la now
8 * . tiled that a naval olticer may love and
marry as ho will or ca > i and ihit the awful
agencies of court-martial and punUhmem
gro net to be brought to bear upon offenders
lu thu realm of poW-ry.
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OU don't pretend to know anything about leather
' e We do . * * Yo tr dealer may be ever so honest * . " *
j , yet be ignorant in his business . * You know when
a shoe looks well and wears well < the rest you leave to
the dealer * * Then isn't it much better when buying
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To go to the dealer who is
j I scientifically careful in "fitting"
| a child's shoe & Many a little
j foot may be ruined by improper
"fitting" * We have all the
styles at prices the
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IIIASTS KltlMl It.VM'S 1IOHV.
Others soil our faults as plainly no wo sec
thulrs.
God never niado n cow thai gave milk
purch.
The best preaching la not always ilonc In
the pulpit.
I'ut the wicked In ofllco ami the devil will
rule the town.
Only tin * man who looks away from him-
celt , has Ideas ,
When wu grumble much -it Is a sure sign
that wo pray too little.
Sheep nre- sometimes taken over a bad
road to a good pasture.
It Is easier for water to run up hill than
for a oolllah man to bo 'happy. '
Happy the man who llmls and removce
the particular cause of his misfortune.
Thu preacher who would hear sinners be
gin to pray , must first get his church on Its
kiiec.s.
You can never tell what a man will do in
a hor.so tr.ido by the length nf tils prayein
( in Sunday. _
SHRUI.AI ! SHOTS AT T1II2 I'UIilMT.
CliluiiKO I'ost : Hcv. Thomas llrcKory
that the bicycle threatens civilization.How
ever. If civilization will keep out of the parks
and not tty to cross the utrcet there will be
no danger.
Kansau City Star : llov. Krutilt Crane of
Chicago , in onu of hlt > pulpit editorials on
"Trial by Newspapers , " said : "Durrani may
be guilty , but there was not enough legal
evidence ngalntu him to hang a cat. " This
is only another proof that the way of safety
for clergymen Is to etick to the preaching
of the gospel and let the big world attend
to secular matters in ; thu six days set aside
for that purpose.
Springfield. Itepubllcan : Thcro can no
longer be any doubt as to the language of
the United States. German Catholic priests
in Cincinnati will hereafter have sermons
prcaclud in English as well as in German ,
which Is in obedience to a recent papal decree -
cree as to the conduct of Roman Catholic
worship in the established language of the
country. It Is to be an Engllsh-apcaklng
continent , north of Mexico , all down the
ages.
Indianapolis Journal : Two or three legis
lative chaplains have been guilty of bias-
pbemy because of tlio nature of their prnycrs.
If presiding otllcers would call such chaplains
to order , as did the speaker ot the MasBa-
chtisctts house several years ago , when he
Injected a pecch for a pending measure Into
his prayer , it would be well. While the
chaplain was making his acldrcfs to the
house , under the gulsu of a prayer , the
speaker's gavel came down with 'a crash and
bo said : "The chaplain will suspend ; It is
not In order for any person not a member
to addtrnsthe hoime. " It stopped the speech
and the practice. l'"or all such occasions tlio
Iord'prayer cannot bo improved upon.
Leslie's Weekly : A recent ecclesiastical
Incident haa developed what , It appears , io
u new tent of orthodoxy. Perhaps most of us
feel that no addition of this sort wii ntodrd
to the stock already on hand. How-vcr I lint
may be , a reverend gentleman in Syriru o
has Riven to the world a doc'rine conc rn-
ins angels which he classes nmong Ih ? thlnrs
npcefsary to be believed. It apiu&re that i <
wealthy parishioner of hi ? had placed in the
church memorial window , the design of
which Included three angcl . One of ; iu. i ;
was pictured without wing.f. The rceior
entered u vehement protest. A wlnglras
angel was not an "orthodox angel. " Tlit-tu
was no telling what aberrations of tluology
might result from the hebdumldal con
templation of such visual Instruction In
heresy and schism. The If-sue became a v'tal '
one to the distressed clergyman' . ? mind , Ha !
convictions were not shared by his vestry
men , and it finally became nrui'.uary to
make appeal to the bishop. Alas ! hn wi.s a
"broad" bishop , and decided that It wa not
a subversion ot the faith to depict an angel
without wings.
I'lJIt.SONAl , AXIJ OTIIHHWISH.
The duke of Tetuan Is an exemplary office
holder. He has withdrawn his resignation.
It is said the Maher-Sharkey fight WHS "a
disappointing draw. " Not much. The
" " at the box otllce.
"draw" amounted to10,000
Mrs. I'ralrio Chicken Is not a young and
tender one by any means. The way she
southed her savagu buck with a club proves
that he HpeikH the language of thu tribe
and dwells on the reservation.
Two Chicago girls of tender years started
away from home to smash a bicycle re < ord.
They wciv overtaken by their doting jrrcnta
nn 1 wrro given R few affectionate applica
tions nf palms on mamma'H knee.
It Is said that the congratulatory telegram
sent to the czar of Itiissla by Crovcr Cleve
land on tlie birth of the czar's second
daughter Is Informed with a due spirit of
a/mputhy for kindred misfortunes.
Kx-Scnator IVffer of Kansas asks , through
the columns of his newspaper , to ho let
alone. The ioiucst Is u reasonable onu
nd ought to be ri-sptcted by Ihe gallants
wultinii 011 his attractive daughters.
While homo of tlio brethren of the doth
wern liivclRhlm : against thu blcyclo last
Sunday. Itev. Thomas Oaten of Milwaukee
mounted his tlrtil diced and scorched along
llio boulevard , leaving a trail of umoku in
hU.valu. : . IIu lun down a boy and wan
hauled to Jail.
There arn pulls and jiulla. That posrfs.ised
by a Connecticut insurance company , If put
tin thu nmikft , would command a forluun.
The strength of it may bu gauged by Iho
fact tlinl a committee of thu state legis
lature irporu-d In favor of taxing this com
pany - ' / mills und all other companies 4
mills.
Congressman Walker of Massachusetts In
the pienldent's almiut dally companion , when
In Wnflli-ngtwi , between 4 and 5 o'clock In
the afternoon. The tie between Ihfi two men
is their mutual fomlncHs for horerback riding
and ih president likes nothing better than
a ranter with Walker by his side- Into the
country.
Thu dancing masters of Chicago have ex
pelled a member who persisted In keeping a
Vcg of beer on tup during nchool hours In
bis academy. The Tcrpslchorean artists did
not object to thu liorr , but rather to thu
time at which It was served. The proper
time- , they declare , for refreshing the under
pinning U after the dance Is over. It must
ho admitted that IH a step In the right
direction. The custom of "hilling the can"
during dancing houiw Is carrying a goon
thing to extremities
A modern boom Is spreading ever
I'alrstlne. Corner lots am ] suburban acres
are being shorn of snnctl'.y and tradition
and traded in the markets of Jerusalem.
Steamer ; * are traversing Ihu stormy waters
of Galilee , Irmlurs navigate the Jordan
drumiurra arc harvesting a crop of rcw
.Dories and a railroad connects Jaffa und
Jerusalem. For thu llrst timu In centuries
thu din of commerce disturbs Ihu prayers
and lanifiitalloni of pilgrims and drowni *
thu dl&cordi of
DOMESTIC 11) V l.S.
Ohleijro I'ost. "The wedding Is to l > t > a
grand alTalr-elght hrldi-simildH , eight usher *
ami n full church service , with choir , lavish
display of lIuwri-M and nil that. "
"Havo you ln-iiid bow much they got for
tln > verlscope rights ? "
Cincinnati Kiiqnlrer : "llut you nru too
yoiui ) ; . ' ' pleaded tln > an\lou mother. "No
Kill Hliould marry before her mltul Is fully
formed. "
"Oh , " said the Rlnttaomo maiden of IS xum-
mi-i-K , "my mliul has been iiuide lip for moro
than n week. "
Now York Pro-si : It tins tieon proveil by
statistics that women live lunger limn men.
Well , they _ ought to. Think of nil the
healthful exciclse they get denning house ,
whilethi ) men lire canflnuU to their stuffy
olllces.
rievalniut Li-adPr : TremblingSuitorSir ,
1 can not llvo without your daughter.
Orunty KntherNonsense ! There HIL
plenty of free lunch Joints left , If you want
to hunt them up.
Ilnrper's linear : "Can you break a five-
dollar bill ? " ni-kfil Chiimlcy of SiniirllciiH.
"No. " said Sinnrtlcus. "A live-dollar Mil
Im't brittle enough to break , but 1 can
change It for yuu. "
"Oil. Indeed ! " retotle.l Chumloy ; "you are
awfully cli-vcr. Still , 1 want the bill
changed , so hero It Is. "
"All right , " Mild Smartlctis. taking it.
"Her" Is the change. "
And he handed Chumley another tlve-dulhir
bill.
Indlanaitolls .lourn.it ! "My mouth Is nil
In a pucker since I ate those olives , " HI |
said an she turner ] her tpaikllng uyust full
upon him.
Anil hu was not nt all 1'ke ' n young man
who could not Rnisp thu suggestions of the
situation.
I'uck : Mis. Grimm , dunking up from hep
newspaper ) My goiwIni'SM , 1 have Just been
rcadltm an Hum about n man who tiaclcil
his wife for a shotgun. What In the world
do you suppose mtule him ilo that ?
Old Grimm Probably the gun was war
ranted not to kK'k.
Hoston Transcript : Mrs. Greene Tell mp ,
aren't tbeiu any expresses running- your
town ?
Mrs , ( ! rny Of course thoie are plenty of
them. Why ilo you ask ?
Mr . CSrecnet My husband has told mo
that ho has seen your husband almost every
night , on his way home , and he- always buj )
more than he could carry.
TO A < : illl , ( i
Harper's liazar.
Whither away ? What road , my friend ?
It lm full many n turn :
The Illu-ht of the eagle Is without end ,
Hut the wood-thrush seeks the burn.
Over the sea the cwhltc Halls fly.
The herons they wander far.
The sung lark soars in tlie nzure sky.
And the petrels cross the bar.
Whither away ? What road , my friend ?
The rover IH full of lire ,
nut the peaceful vale where the willows
bend
Is the nightingale's desire.
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Wednesday , "June i6th
100
of those
Unlanndried
Fancy Shirts.
Some all colored ,
some colored bosoms ;
cuffs to match shirt
to be worn with
while collar.
Same quality , as the others
we sold at the
same price
all new patterns.
See them on
display in our
Bargain , window
on 1 5th street ,
Real value $1.25 and $1,00
"Wednesday"
ALL
EACH SIZES
14 to 17
Shirt Sale
BROWNING ,
, KING & GO ,
/ a. . W. ' Cor. \
IBth anil
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