OMAHA DAILY HflE : MONDAY , AUGUST 23 , 18 ! > 7.
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li ( Without Sunday ) , One Year. . . .
Daily lice ml Sunday , One Year . * 12
BIX Months . . . J J
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Hn'unlny li e. One Yenr .
Wei-My Ile , One Year . .
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CtmnUSPONOBNCB.
All communications relalms to news ar , < l tillto-
rial m.ilter uliould t.c mldii-wil : To the bJltor.
All Limlnt-M letter * nnd icmltUinres thnuM b
Kd'litMeil ' to The lle I'ubllthlng Company ,
Omuha. riraftn. check * . expreM and poitolIKo
moni-y or,1rr to lie mmlo payable to the order
Df the company. . . „ . . . „
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INSIST II. v"lMS TIIH l\KK.
sT MiAvxO FOIl TIIII SU.MMUK
I'ardpN loavliiB tin * ! < > ' f f
tinHiiiiiiurr 'lin linvr The
HIM : Hi-nt lo them roniilarly
ljnntlfyliii ; The lHliiml -
lu-xs ollli'iIn iterson OP by
mull. The nililri-MX tvlll he
chmnii'il an often n tlexlreil. _
Furlmps the sufcst wny to fetch thill
north pole would bo to tunnel for it.
' If It Is a 200-cimt dollar , It Is two
dollar wlii'iit thiit tliu farmer is market
Ing.
It would pay us to hire brass baud !
every year if they could , keep wheat til
to the dollar mark.
The business of politics sceius to bi
picking up decidedly along with the liu
provemeiit in other Hues of industry.
It Is claimed the strike injunctions for
bid only acts that were already uulaw
fill. Hut If this Is true why make then
doubly unlawful ?
AVllh a 'SOO.OOO.OOO bushel crop- corn I
etlll IciiiK In Nebraska , although wheat i
n niiich more important factor in its ap
rlcultural output than ever bpfore.
The dollar wheat situation In thi
country becomes the dear bread prol
lem on the other side of the Atlantic
Few skies are absolutely cloudless.
A little more competition among th
asphalt companies and the contractor
will be offering premiums for the prlvl
logo of putting their pavements on th
streets.
There are counties In Js'ebraska wher
farm hands are not to be had at an ;
price. And yet some of the calamltylte
nre reluctant to admit that pro.spcrlt ,
Is In sight.
Over speculation was the chief cans
of the late llnanclal depression. The rls
In wheat and activity on the grain inai
hot must not he permitted to bring bac
the old speculative mania.
When It. comes to revising campalg
speeches of last year It Is the popocratl
orators who will have to revise so nine'
that the original effusion will not b
recognizable by Its most intlmat
frlomls.
Nebraska In 1S ! ) ( ' raised the larger
wheat crop It ever produced and thev : \
gregatu did not aulte .reach " .0.000,00
bushels. This year the crop Is certain t
1)0 not less than IIO.OOO.OOO bushels an
prices nearly doubled.
There is no reason whatever why th
railroads should want more for haulln
corn when there Is a good crop tlm :
when there Is a poor crop. More bus
iioss Instead of making It more cost !
ought to make It less costly.
. President McKlnley Is leaving no poi
Bible chance for anyone to forget that h
wan one of the volunteers In the arm
during the war and that he cherishes hi
associations with the veterans as nine
elnco his promotion to the white hous
as before.
No gold democrat who refused t
ewallow tlm Chicago pint form and tlcla
last year has any oxeuso for swallowln
It this year , lie could not bring hlmsel
to vote for the repudiation candidate
of IcSlMI and ho cannot afford to vol
for repudiation candidates in. 181)7.
Now York Is following the example c
Nebraska with a beet sugar conveutlo
to consider qumtlons bearing on th
promotion of sugar boot culture. No' '
1'ork farmers are Just learning what Ni
braska fanners several .years ago prove
to their own satisfaction by successfi
experiments-Unit there Is no reaso
why the sugar consumed In the Unite
Btutes should not1 bo produced hero an
that there Is a substantial pront lu tli
veuturo whenever there are cnouj ;
factories to work up tuo product
,1 niST/A'T O.V A fin A
For the purtose | of making n sliowlnt ;
of the business and crop conditions of
the country , the New York Journal last
week addressed Inquiries to the gov
ernors of the various states and mayors
of selected cities as to the outlook for
prosperity In their respective vicinities.
The two Inquiries sent to Nebraska
vere directed to Governor Ilolenmb at
.liicnln and Mayor Frank 1C. Moores of
Mnaha. The populist governor seems
till to be reluctant to say that good
lines are at hand , and although IIP Is
orcetl to admit material Improvement
e destroys whatever good effect ) his re-
ort might have had by adding this
'oneludlng ' sentence to assure the pub-
c of his belief that permanent pros-
lerlty Is as far off as ever :
With bimetallism Instead of BlHRle field
tandanl , a tariff In tlio interest of 'the con-
tuner and producer In place of the present
nonopollslla and ttust-brcedlng act. nnd nat-
Isfactory laws prohltiltlni ; trusts , Nobrasltann
111 bo on the high road to iicrmoncnt pros-
icrlty.
Contrast with this Imek-lmndcd sl l > at
Nebraska the reply SCMU by Mayor
looreH. printed In the New York .lour-
al , as follows :
Among the Indisputable evidences of re-
urnlng prosperity and conrldoiicc In the bus.
tirss future of Omnhi I mlsht incntlnn the
1.000,000 luckln ? plant now In JITOCOSR
f erection here by Armour , the $400,000
nlon station no\v building , tbo tnaguinccut
ldliiKs for the Trnnsinlsl'islppl and Inter-
atlonal Kxposltlon In 18lS ! now In constrnc-
on , and the numerous other public Improve-
nontB which nre being made In the city. All
iartfl of the ntato are phoxrlng alK'is of rc-
irnliiK prosperity. The n-glon tributary to
Jtnalm Is enjoying ft very gratlfyliu ; revival
f lut lnef activity , which h < is created a cor-
'eFpotullnB ' demand upon Omaha Jobbing
nuses.
Why should Governor Iloleomb decry
vohraska's prospects just , to make pollt-
cal capital for the populist party ? Why
hould the governor of the state neglect
inequalled opiwrtunlties to push Ne-
iraska to the fore simply because exlst-
ng conditions have knocked the props
.nit of the fallacies on which the popu-
1st state olllcers rode Into power last
car ? Which displays the greater loy-
ilty to Nebraska , tfie populist governor
o denies the possibility of perma-
lent prosperity for his state , or the re-
inblican mayor of Oniiiha , who takes
irlde In pointing to the Incontrovert-
ble evidences of the revival of unex-
umpled business activity and agrlcul-
ural growth ?
A MAXIMUM I'KA'Sloy HULL.
According to this commissioner of pen
sions the pension roll has reached the
maximum and from this time forward
will show a decrease. The Washington
correspondent of the I'hiladelphhi
Ledger reports a conversation with Com
missioner Evans In which lie stated that
last year Itl.'JtiO pensioners died , in addl
tlon to which 1,074 widows lost theli
pensions by marriage , 1,815 minors re
celvlng pensions lost them by arriving
at the age limitation , 2GS ; { by failure to
claim them and : ! ,5CiO from other causes
making a grand total in the reduction of
pensioners of11,122. . The commission0) )
expressed the opinion that congress
should lake prompt action In preventing
a multiplication of pensions through tin
marriage of old soldiers , there being noon \ \
on the rolls the widows of seven revolu
tlonary soldiers. Many young womei
marry aged men for whom they care
nothing except to have a pension for tin
balance of their lives , ajid the commls
sloner thought that this is a mallei
which should receive the attention o
congress. A statement , regarding appll
cations prepared at the pension oll'ict
shows that there was a very large in
crease during the year ending with Hum
last. This Is explained by the fact tint
the hard times caused many men to ap
ply for pensions who had previously no
needed them nnd because there was ;
very general feeling throughout the
country that the claims of pensioner
would be given more favorable consider
ation by the present than by the las
administration. According to Commls
sloner Kvans , many soldiers felt that tin
democratic administration- would not al
low their claims , however Just the.\
might be , and they hi'sllated to put b
an application. In this way thousand *
of applications wore held back until :
change of administration and now thoj
have been sent on.
There are now carried on the rolls eve
900,000 pensioners and It would eerlalnlj
seem that the number cannot heroafte
materially exceed this , even If It Is no
reduced from now on. Of these pensioners
ors It is probably safe lo say that ever )
one has a perfectly valid claim uncle
the laws. Undoubtedly then * are stll
some who have not asked and posslhlj
never will ask th" bcnellceiic-c of the gov
eminent in the form of n pension , bu
these cannot be very numerous , Ilenc
there seems to be good ground for th
view of the commissioner that the pen
slon toll has reached the maxlmun
under existing legislation. It does no
necessarily follow , however , that the an
nual charge for pensions will not be in
creased , though this must be regarded a
highly Improbable.
TI1K SIXTKIlXTll S77JBKT VIADUCT.
The attention of the mayor and counel
has been called by the city engineer tr
the dangerous condition of the vladnc
across the railroad tracks at Sixteen ! )
street. That structure was originally di
signed to bo only temporary. The ex
pectatlon was that the wooden lirldg
would bo replaced within a few yrar
with a substantial and permanent via
duct to serve as an avenue for the grow
Ing tralllc over the thoroughfare lha
constitutes the main artery of travel bt
tween Omaha and South Omaha. Th
rickety old bridge would Ion ; , ; ago Imv
been replaced were it not for the ob
stlnate refusal of the railroads to inue
their shares of the east of a viaduct 1
accordance with the provision of th
charter , Like many similar laws enacted
acted for the protection of the public , a
well as for the benellt of the railroads
the validity of the section of the chartc
relating to viaducts was contested h
the ctiurts and the test ease hung HJ
Indelliiltely In the federal supreme cour
Meantime the railroads have the bunell
of flio money which they nro by law rt
quired to pay for the erection and main
teuuucu of gafo and suitable
ver their tracks and th' lives and p'-op-
rty of the public are endanger .
The question that confronts tile mayor
ml council Is , What shall be doii. at
his stage about th * Sixteenth street
laductV The ramshackle bridge has
men repalicd until It Is b\vond ; repair ,
lloekadlng the street during the t-xpnsl-
Ion year by ordering the viaduct closed
vould entail great loss upon buslmss
nen and properly owners , besides In-
Ictlng upon the public the Inconvenience
nd loss of time of traveling a more
oundabout route. The city attorney
onlldcntly expects the supreme court
o sustain the city In Its position In the
Induct case , but the decision may not
be handed down until next winter.
Under the circumstances It may he best
for the city to endeavor to Induce the
allroads Interested and the street rail-
vay company to agree upon some planer
or the Immediate construction of a new
Induct. The plans can be gotten out
vlthln sixty days and with the fonnda-
Ion built before the winter sets In the
superstructure of Iron or steel can be
ilaced and completed by May 1 next.
Should the railroads decline to co-
perate with the city the only alternative
vould be to pull down the present via-
[ net and compel the railroads to keep the
Sixteenth street crossing open at all
lines for travel and maintain an ade-
inate force of guards and watchmen to
revent accidents.
There appears to be no doubt that
here Is a strong nentlment In olllclal cir
cles In France , as well as among the
ommerelal Interests of that country af
fected by the American tariff , In favor
if a policy of retaliation In the event of
i failure of the French government to
ecnre satisfactory concessions under the
eclproclty provisions of our new tariff
aw. The special correspondent at Paris
> f the New York Journal of Commerce
mints out the numerous objections
vlilcli are made there to the duties of the
Uliiglcvv law on French products and
inotes the minister of commerce in re
spect to what the French government
can do in the way of reprisal. It is
suggested that the American Interests
which may be struck at , are petroleum.
) iir insurance companies doing business
in France , oilseed and In particular the
cottonseed oil industries , live hugs and
liog products , particularly the immense
lard Importation , preserved fruits and
meats. All these branches of business.
It is urged , would suffer from the with
drawal of present privileges or by pro
posed tariff changes. The Importation
Into France of American machinery If-
to be hamiR'red by an Increase of tin
present tariff , which already discrim
inates against American manufactures
A good part of these measures of re
prisal may be taken at any time by slm
pie administrative decree or dcnuncia
tlon of existing conventions.
The French minister of commerce It-
quoted as saying that the United State *
cannot much longer afford to brave al
measures of reprisal and he points on
With some plausibility the directions it
which this country may sooner or latei
lind itself at a disadvantage by reasoi
of European retaliation. At the sanu
time he expresses confidence that Presi
dent McKinley will grant to France thr
reductions he has in his power , sayinj.
that It should be well understood that i
Is only at this price that France wll
continue toward the United States those
customs concessions to which it a greet
only In return for economic advantage :
which have now disappeared. Assum
Ing that the minister of commerce voice.-
the feeling of the government It Is ob
vlons that there l danger of a com
inerclal warfare on the part of Franci
should that government not secure tin
concessions it asks , nor can there be anj
doubt that there , is a large public sent !
ment there that would welcome and give
hearty support to such a policy. I
would bo acceptable to the Froncl
farmers , who have succeeded ii
spile of the opposition of tin
urban population in getting the duties
on bread-stuffs and provisions increased
Hut manifestly the French governmen
cannot at present go any further In re
npouse to agrarian demands. In com
moil with nearly all the countries o
Europe she must have American wheat
Dearer bread is already seen to threatei
possible trouble. Its effect Is to create
popular discontent. The proposal of j
higher duty on American wheat wouli
be very certain to encounter a formic !
able opposition from the nmssi-.s of tin
people. The same Is true as to provi
sioiin or anything else the cost of whlcl
would be Increased to consumers.
According to Washington dispatcher
the French minister and our olllclalt
have conferred In regard to arranging
mutual concessions under the terms o
the tariff law and there Is no reasoi
to doubt that a satisfactory understand
ing will be reached. In the event o
failure , however , It Is not apparent tha
wo would have n great iieal to fear fron
French retaliation. The conditions an
not favorable to the adoption of a pollcj
of this kind toward the United State.
by any European country and least o
all France.
While contemplating the saving galnei
for the taxpayers from the reduced bid
for asphalt paving , It Is well not to for
get that this result has been accom
pllshed almost solely by the perslslen
efforts of the city engineer. Hy head
Ing off the asphalt combine when It trice
to have the charter so framed as toshn
out all asphalt not taken out of a par
tlcular lake on the Island of Trlnhlai
owned by the monopoly , the era of big ]
price's was broken. Calculated In dollar
and cents the saving will run up Inti
the hundreds of thousands and th
money at the disposal of the city for In
tersectlon work will go nearly twice a
far as when the old pavements wen
laid.
Friends and opponent * of annexatloi
may dispute whether the people o
Hawaii are In favor of the treaty o
against It , but the only sum way to as
certain the facts Is to submit the CIUCA
tion to a free and uutramnieled vote o
the population and Include In thu popula
tlon all male citizens of voting ago am
ciuallllcatlons , without debarring an :
one on account of race , color or nativity
Put even m.-n" . should the people of
Ii\\all : "ttnivulir.niH for annexation
IIP ailvisabjtyfy , of siicli action on the
> arl of the .Jyullt'd Stat s would not be
> rovcd. biit'Tnther the contrary , for the
n'anlmlly V"1'11' ' Hawallans would
ueast're thetv conviction that they were
'ettlng by far'thp best of the bargain.
Why U if fllni"T < > m Watson has not
IPCII included i In-that - galaxy of speakers
vhlch has lift n 'impressed ' Into Ihr * serv-
eo for the tripartite silver convention at
.Incoln next-Aveek ? Is there any good
eason for dlseVlmlnatlng against the
topullst contribution to the Hryau pvesl-
lentlal ticket ?
If there are firebugs lu Omaha they
should by all means be ferreted out. In
lew of the extraordinarily small mini-
ter of tires In the city , however , the bug-
iear of Incendiarism will not servo to
iclp the Insurance companies stiffen the
atcs for lire policies.
Charley Fanning , the reliable man , has
announced that , although he Is willing
: o direct the police department through
Milef-eloet ( Jallagher , he thinks It mighty
nean that he should be called on to do
the work and the salary given to the
llgurehead.
Streets can be i-epaved In Omaha today
for less money than It cost to pave them
originally with wooden blocks. With
laving prices down where they now are
there Is no excuse for delaying the re
placement of rotting wood with durable
"
material. .
With repavlng In asphalt down tol.-l5 !
i square yard , how can the property
nvnors along Capitol avenue , between
Sixteenth and Twentieth , excuse them-
iclves for keeping that street In its pres
ent Impassable condition ?
In Douglas county Is costs 52 to get amine
ticket and
mine on n republican primary
only : ? 1 to get a name on a democratic
primary ticket. And it is a question
which gets the most for his money when
ho gels to the convention.
, Wntrh tinCliniiBC. .
Courier-Journal.
The story that excellently counterfeited
$1,000 blls arc In circulation should maUu
every man caretnl In examining the change
ho receives over the counter or the bar.
AVIicnt In TliriMSlnt -M. .
Mlnnenimlls Tribune.
The revised estimates of the northwestern
wheat crop for the three Kreat spring wheal
states of Mlnni'sota and the Dakotas , place
the yield at lSO.000,000 bushels. This Is nol
so good as 170,000,000 bushels , but at OC
cents a bushel tin Minneapolis It will pul
a good deal of money Into the farmers
pockets.
Aiiiorlfiui Stci-1 In Korolun I. an ( Is.
IJulTUlo Express.
Tom Johnson's steel-rail mill in Clcvelstu
has received ttn order for 20 000 tons of etec
rails for the liso or electric roads In Ireland
Japan is abofct to' ' place an order in tht :
country for rails to build 1,200 miles of rail
road. American steel rail men eeem to b <
capturing the' markets of the world , nov
that they haVe abandoned their pool.
Try I'Vi-r Connor.- " '
, Detroit tree rresij. . , ' , ,
Ex-Governor Altg'cld , the mad who rum
his private business on a gold b.asla and hli
politics on a silver basis , says that It maj
bo true that we may have dollar whea :
with a gold standard , but that with fre <
silver we would have $1.50 wheat. We credl' '
Mr. Altgeld with a conservative estimate
but at the same time call his attention t <
the fuel that with free copper It woulc
doubtless take a bushel of money to buy :
bushel of wheat.
for tinIlrnvc Turk.
Imllnnapolls Journal.
A special cablegram announces the arrlva
In "Biessaly of an agent of the sultan wlU
thirty-rive boxes containing medals anc
eight boxes filled with swords of honor t <
bo distributed among the men and officer !
of the victorious Turkish army In the conquered
querod province. The jeweled sword to b <
presented to Bdhem Pasha , the commander
In-chief ot the Turkish army occnpylm
Thesaaly , Is reported to be valued at $20.000
The sultan has hard work to meet his othei
obligations , but b'e evidently Intends to keci
himself Bolld with the soldiers.
Coinlnjr Our Way.
Portland Oreganlan.
The state of 'Nebraska cannot keep ou
of the procession which Is marching t
the Joyous music of protection , prosper ! ! ;
and progress. If It would. Brother Bryai
and hla bewhlskered , iwlld-eyed compeers (
the popullet persuasion will "view will
alarm" the rising tide of prosperity ; the ;
will protest that It Isn't genuine , and wll
sit up on their haunches by night and b ;
t'ay , like coyotes on a barren knoll , to In
dnlgo In prolonged uluMtlons of deepat
and lugubrious prcphe lcs of irapendlii ;
disaster , nut their protestations , the !
nlnlatlons and their dlamal forebodings v : | ]
be In vain. The procession will move 01
just the same.
XulmiNkn'N Agricultural IVt-nllli.
Detroit Journal.
There seems to be a conspiracy bctweei
the neil , the elements and the Europeai
markets to give the calamity cry a seven
cold In Hryan'a own state. Danker Yatei
stated In Wednesday's experience meetlni
that the corn crop In Nebraska last yea
was 300,000,000 bushels , and the farmers pali
off $28.000.000 of their mortgage indebted
ness. This year , with bolter prices , the con
crop will reach 3.10,000,000 bushels , and th' '
B atc , for the first time , comes Into the fron
rank of wheat-produclns states with a cro |
of 40,000,000 bushcla. It la estimated tha
Nebraska's agricultural and animal product ;
will , thlH year , agregato $300,000.000 In value
The calamity howl dKs away before sncl
figures.
Illinium hlr.cil 'ICni Up.
PJilragn Chronicle.
Nothing shofrs1 'tho age-end credulity bet
ter than the dvldlty with which thousand
of people Journrtyed day after c'ay to the to
of 1'lko'H peak , toi.seo . a man attempt to fl
hv moans of /aproplane from the mimml
of the height down 40 Colorado 'Springs , tev
eral thousand fecttibelow. The man vrta un
known a.i an aeronaut and hla machine ha
never been testuil. . tjret thourands of dollar
were spent by it limn who fully expected I
eco him sail gracefully down from the moun
tain crown and land rafely upon the met'
below. After clowiflng for several days th
fellow disappeared and has not since bee
teen. Ho "would .barn been Ju t tin BUCCCJM
ful had he prorniAHl lo Jump from the groun
to the EUmmlt4i 11'ho American public stl !
proves the trut/j / , oS ; lie Hhowmau'a aphorism
It likes to bo hnmbnggcxl.
WV03IIXO AS A KI.O.VUIIC1C
\V < > nlIII of ( InYnUnii IimlKiillli-uiit Ii ;
Compiirlxiiii.
llnn < taj lls Times.
It Is said that forty minors took out o
the Yukon valley recently $2,000,000 In gold
after enduring several years of appilllui
hardships. Thl has been prooUlme <
throughout the world ea something extraordl
nary In the way of getting rich quickly
Yet In the state of Wyoming aloiia a slngl
Industry that of live etock raising has ad
vanced In value over $5,000,000 in the pas
year , end it would not be dlfllcult to 11 nil lift ;
men who have gathered $50,000 aplcco In th
tlmo stated , while the enormous cancella
tlon of mortgages In states much iveare
civilization than Alaska shows that the farm
era In thc\e commonwealths are panning ou
gold as curely as are the gold eeekpra 01
the tributaries of the Yukon , and with in
finitely lesj risk of death from cold an <
hunger.
M'.llllASKA'S Hie ! CHOI' .
Fremont Tribune- : The fellow who Is still
waiting for * lgns of prosperity h the one who
whittles dry goods boxes while SG cent wheat
tots In the shock.
Clay Center Sun : A man who ha had but
ono crop lu throe ye-oro was npproached by a
man who drelred to let him have the money
to renew his mortgage , but was met by the
reply thst he was going to pay H off.
Hastings Tribune : The Nebraska popocrats
who stand upon thp street corners and howl
calamity nro ( diking ap.ilmt the facts nnd
nK.ilnst their bolter Judgment It l chsrllablo
to suggest that they arc howling from force
f habit.
Pawnee Republican : We actually believe
hat there nro dome right hero In Tawuee
City who , If they saw prosperity scorching
along would scatter tacks and broken glass
n the road. They don't want pro'perlty , f
hey would then bo unable to keep up the
alamlly howl
Tllden Citizen : Just why populist people
can support the World-Hcruld. when It has
ill along tacllly upheld or excused cx-
Treisurer Hartley's course of wholesale theft
of etato money. Is one * nf those unoxplnln-
characteristics of populism which makes
heir howl of honesty nnd reform extremely
'arclcal.
Heaver City Tribune : The professional
'auUfltiders ' are not finding the welcome cars
hat they did last fall. Tropic arc- too busy
now to listen to complaints that they know
ore- not founded on foot , anil they arc sus-
ilclons of men who offered them a theory
which would not hold good even for one
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Auburn Granger : The reform movement
las some men who are wonderfully zealous
reformer * until they get some little , or big ,
ofllco when they lose sight ot ( he wrongs to
: ho people nnd are ready to endorse any
: Hck or condone nuy ctissedncES In the
iiarty and urge olhera lo do likewise for
fear that the party will he hurt.
Alliance Times : The Nebraska state
liotiao pops are still engaged In manufac
turing literature for the consumption of
ulnromponiH by sending out circulars at
public expense asking "whether farming
l > ays. " There hns nt no time been any
incstlon whether farming the farmers pays ,
nor any effort made by the statehouse pops
to bring that question to the attention of
the public.
York Times. The ground Is In good con-
lltlon for fail plowing and the farmers are
making preparations for a large acreage of
fall wheit. There Is dange- that other In
terests will he sacrificed for this to the detri
ment of the country. Wheat Is a good pay
ing wop , but cowa and hnfi.3 nnd fat cattle
ire also profitable and with diversity of
resources the farmer Is sure of making money
out of something.
West Point Republican : The Republican
notices that a large number of the counties
In the Elkhorn valley , as well as many
townships , are purchasing additional grad
ing machines , In preparation for a campaign
of road work this fall on a scale never before
attempted. There seems to bo a general
awakening of our people to the necessity
of having better roads. There will be more
work done on the country roads In this sec
tion this fall than In any two years before.
Every township In Cumlng county should
own its own road grader. Already many
possess one. Good roads are such an Im
portant factor In modern civilization that
people who neglect them are not allvo to
their own intcresls.
I'ISUSO.VAIj AMI OTIIRHWISK.
If this thing keeps on , owners of wheat
will bo forced lo Iho ranks of the plulocrats.
It turns out that the attempted surgical
operation on Prince Iteury of Orleans wat
provoked by an attack of Abysslnllls.
Already 103,000 voters in Greater New
York have slcned pledges to vote for Setli
Low for mayor. But Seth Is shrewd enougli
not to bank heavily on ante-election pledges
An uncle of William Dean Howella live *
near Ban Francisco and practices as s
physician. He has gained considerable repu
tation .as a portrait sculptor. Ho Is mon
than 70 years old.
Seems queer that when miners find It EC
Jiard to get Into the Klondike country the
Canadians should anticipate no trouble Ir. .
running a telegraph line in there. Will the }
UEO icicles for the poles ?
Some disappointment and not a little sur
prise are shown because Justice Field re
ligiously refused to" acquire the resigning
mood. The patriarch of the supreme beuct
appears rcolgned to his Job.
The impression la growing In Iowa fuslor
circles that the free and unlimited coinage
of speeches by Horace Boles will not contrib
ute much to the peace and prosperity o ]
Mr. White and his partners.
Miss Jcannette L. Gilder , in naming llu
modern authors which she considered first-
class , did not mention Kipling , and wher
one of his admirers asked who was the
greatest poet , she said : "There is none
Ho Is dead. "
The Richmond Dispatch offers thrco strong
objections to the proposition to hold the
next Grand Army encampment In the cap
ital of Virginia : "First , there Is the coloi
line ; second , the rule prohibiting the dlspln )
of confederate flags at Grand Army parades
third , local public sentiment is divided aboul
it. "
A young man who had given himself up tc
riotous living , that Is to say , had takci ;
board and lodgings In one of the big Florida
hotels , playe-d the limit by staying two days
in that hotel's costly atmosphere. Then he
asked for his hill. It was presented and
amounted to $238. Wo have the New Yorli
Times' word for it. Studying the document
for a moment he threw it back to the clerk
exclaiming : "Gnesa again , you chump ! I'v <
got more than that. "
Kx-Senator Peffer of Kansas submitted tc
a political Interview recently , and coughed
up some popullstlc notions. Among othei
things ho said , to a Kansas City Star re
porter : "WMllam J. Bryan Is in the stoni !
center of a great disturbance , but that storm
center Is going to move , nnd unless Mr
Bryan broadens out it will leave him hlgli
and dry. The silver question Is not the
only issue of Importance which confrontt
the American people. It In not even UK
most Impor'ant one , " If thai docs not con
stitute treason , what does ?
The city council of Indianapolis asked tin
Gas company to como down to 7fi ccntii i
cnblo fe > ot , but the company would not budg
an inch. Now the company has goneIntt
the Injunction buslnrsa to prevent a fe/rcibl <
reduction by law. The manager sayi
the ro.luced prlco la confiscation
According to the Indianapolis Now :
the cut rate leaves a enug margin o
profit. The plant as It stands today wat
bought for $2,000,000. H was bonded fo :
J2.750.003 and stock to the amount of $3,000 ,
000 was issued. Six per cent Is paid on tin
bonds and the stock pays 12 per cent. /
snap of such Juicy proportion is hard tt
lot go.
.SIl.VKItlTKS A mi IT IT.
Denver Republican ( allvcr ) : Of course , i !
oilier countries t-hould bo blessed with large
crora next year the great advantage whlcli
wo now enjoy would bo reduced or wipei !
out altogether , but in the meantime let LU
make the meat of It and take as much enjoy
ment art possible out of the change for the
better which ia now upon us ,
Glebe Democrat ( rep. ) : Senator Stewari
uow saja ho has not told his friends te
drop the silver KQUO. They are dropping It
however , without being told , and Stowarl
will drop It , too , before long , The nlcknaim
" 50c dollar party , " according to Chalrmar
Joncri , seriously demoralized the llryanittt
last year , but they are only alOc dollai
party now , and they may he down to 20c bj
1900 , No party can bo hit with uuch huinlll
atlon nud llvo.
New York Journal ( silver ) : And now the
revival for which the American people have
been waiting with such heart-sick Impatience
for oo many years scema to bo at hand , Tin
politicians havu done everything In tholi
power to bedevil the situation and pruveni
a recovery , but at last their capacity foi
mUchlef la exhausted. At last thoscemlngl )
ondlet * nightmare U over. The people have
rptiolvod to go to work and confine polltlet
to their lotauro hcuru.
New York Bun ( dom. ) : The Denver Ropub
llcati has been and Is among the ablest am
most atrumious partisans of tbo free coinage
of silver , but U hoa no dcalro to coddle
calamity or to uhut Its eyrs to the gooc
tlmcu. "U la a timeuaya this cheery all
vcrito , "for every ouo to take courage am
rejolco In the prosperity which la knockitu
at our doom. It doei not make any differ' '
enco how prosperity has come. H la here , , '
That la the way for sensible silver mini
talk.
imv.vvi wiNxtxn TICKIJT.
Chicago TlniCfl-lUrnld. The Iowa repub
lican ticket la beyond reproach nd made
up of men of the highest character , who have
long been nmoclited with the beet Interests
of the Rtate.
Duhuque Times : TTie platform Is A moele-1
of clearnt ! ) ? , sound In all parti nnd timber * ,
an expression ot the sentiment of the party ,
and will be approved by nil republican * . H
expressly rcadlrms the national platform of
IS'JG. If there nro those who believe that
the republicans of Iowa fear to dUcuss slate
Issues they will find cio evidence of It In the
platform.
Chicago Tribune : The republican ? of Iowa
met In convention nt Cedar Rapid ? ou
Wednesday Inst , stated their platform , nnd
nominated Ihelr candldales with celerity.
onthu.Masm nnd the- best of reeling. The
harmony which prevailed and the general
satisfaction with the outcome of the conven
tion's action foreshadow nil overwhelming
victory nt the polls. There will be no dltv
lurblng elemcnU In the campaign.
Chicago Inter Ocean : The etillro stnto
ticket l.j an excellent one , nnd the platform
Is ns good ns the ticket. There Is nothing
savoring of the crank or the * fad about
cither of the nix nominees or any plank of
the platform. All Is reasonable. Common
sctwo ruled the day nt Cedar Rapids. The
enthusiasm of Hint audience of C.OOO was
the Joyousness ot victory won Kist fall and
awjilre-d for next November ,
St. Paul Dlspntch : So great was the e-onfl-
deuce of Iowa republican- their ctblllly
lo elect a stair- ticket , and so stubborn was
the contest for nominations that It wat
with great difficulty Ihat a selection of can
didates was mode. H Is a particularly
happy migury of republican success In Ihe
great prairie stale when so Host ? nnd wnrm
a contest ends in the selection of such n
strong ticket , and when the- defeated can
didates enter with such zeal nnd good will
Into the work Inaugurated there.
Detroit Journal : The lownns nrc con
servative but confident. The-y do not cheer
themselves on In pursuit of rainbows. Tlu >
unmistakable stuns , of oncoming prosperity
can be discerned by them every time they
read the market reports In thenewspapers. .
The paying off of old mortgages tells them
Ihat the cloud of advemlty has been rifted.
But they do not beat the bass drum nnd
toot the tuba to proclaim Ihclr Joy. They
qulelly enjoy Iho fulfillment or Iholr predic
tions , while the populists swing on the gate
and wonder if they have got to be prosper
ous in spllo cf the defeat of their Idol.
DCS Molnes Leader ( dcm. ) : Leslie M.
Shaw , nominated for governor by the re
publican state convention , Is a leading law
yer and banker of Dentaoii , Crawford county.
Ho Is a graduate of Coinell , class of 1S75 ,
and of the Iowa College of Law. His first
location was at Ucnlson and there he has
since resided , amassing a considerable for
tune , principally In the banking business.
A year ago he was little known outside
of his own community , but In the campaign
of last fall he went on the stump to talk
ou the currency from n business man's
standpoint. lie was a siicces-a as a public
speaker , and to the attention he thru at
tracted , added to the peculiar circumstances
surrounding the Cedar Rapids convention ,
ho owes his present honor.
Davenport Democrat : The republicans of
Iowa In state convention nt Cedar Rapljls
on Wednesday mndo nt leant one iioinlnnifon
altogelher creditable to that body. Of the
several candidates for Judge of the supreme
court all of them tout one may bo classed
as politicians. They ; nay \is \ able Jurists and
men of good records , but they have beun
Identified for more than Is becoming with
partisan politics. The Judgeshlp should be
held aloof BO far KB possible from the de
moralizing influences of the political mn-
chlne. Of course the republican convention
did not , by any expression of its platform ,
commit Itself to a nonpartlsan Judiciary. The
only convention In Iowa to promote Hint
reform was that of the national democrats.
But without intending to do so thn repub
licans did , In a half-hearted way , recognize
a principle that is bound in time to domInate -
Inato all parties. They nominated lion.
Charles M. Waterman of Davenport , ns
their candidate for supreme Judge.
Minneapolis Times ( \ rudem. . ) : There Is
not much hope for the democrats of Iowa In
the coming state campaign , notwithstanding
the loud talking of the leaders. < Last fall
the republican plurality WPS 63,432. It seems
absurd to pretend that nuch a vote can be
overcome. That plurality was out of a
vote of 521.517. The republicans had 55.5
per cent of the total vote ot the slate. A > 3
usual , the democrats and populists have been
making fools ot themselves. Somehow they
can always be relied upon to do that. When
ever the alternative Is presented to them
of united and harmonious action against thu
common enemy , or defeat , they deliberately
quarrel nud split their forces. There are
three tickets In the field In Iowa demo
cratic , gold democratic cr.id prohibition
agalrst the republican party. United under
proper leadership , they would slaud a reasonable
enable chance of defeallng Ihe republicans ;
divided , they give the republicans a "walk
over. " Thus everything favors a decisive
republican victory in Iowa. There are the
same Indications la Ohio. Next year the
same performance will be repeated in
Minnesota.
SUP1MIKSS THI' ' : KVIL.
SnlouiiVlno Huoiii.i llrrt-ilei-H of Ini-
iiinriillly nml Ci-lnii- .
Chicago Chronicle.
The fate of a young girl not yet out of
her Icons , who was shot to death In n Chicago
cage wine room during a recklccs orgy , is
moro than a mere warning to parents whose
sors and daiighteru of tender years exhibit
signs of waywardness nud Impatience under
parental control. It Is a reminder to the
authorities that the law against selling
liquor after the midnight hour lu persist
ently violated by hundreds of saloonkeeper * ,
Not only Is this wise regulation Ignored by
many of the oaloon-kccpliiK fraternity , but
truth compels the admission that a proportion
tion of thcfli- liquor Boilers set deliberate
traps for the young and her-dlriis , who may
In time become steady patrons and fro-
qiientoiti of their places.
There are hundreds of sldo doora and
alleged "family entrances" to a certain class
of saloon , ) In this city that nro prolific
breeders of immorality and crime. These
Icft-hnnded entrances to secret wlno rooms
are In the main a dfsgraco to the community
and should ho cloised In the interest of
decency and yubllc morals. No trap for
the unwary feet of youth \a \ so all-prevalent
and none miinbeis Its victims with ouch
di-adly certainty. These * strictures do not
npply to a respcclablo claco of saloon keepers
who dlocournge the sale of liquor to women
and who are never known to violate the law
against colling liquor to minors.
Unfortunately there I another clans of
liquor Ecllera whcwo deslro to tccuro the
money of their victims blinds them to every
attribute of common decency. Their reports
nro the stock In trade of the harpies who
prey on female virtue. The surreptltlouu
aldo doots leading to their placra have been
the entering wedge for the dissolution of
thousands of domestic ( Irrfildea. It is email
wonder that the rcupectablo clement ol
saloon keepers U In league with thu authori
ties to minimize ) thevo dona of Iniquity both
uo to their number and their demoralizing
tendenclw.
SIMIKAI ) CM'1 I'HOSI'UIIITV.
eJrallfj Ink' Hvlilpiif < > f AHIvlly " "
Kami , U'orlCNliop nml Store ,
KUIIKUH City filar.
The repair nnd construction department *
of the railroad companies of the west arei
steadily Increasing tho. number of men em
ployed , as the rush of freight bualnttia nece-s-
sltates the use of moro rolllnt ; stock. Most
of the shops are now working full time
with a full complement of men at the
benches and machined. This nleana , ol
cotiroe , Ihat the army of unemployed Is constantly -
stantly dlmlnlshlug. and the demand foi
the necessities ot life Is steadily Increasing.
In the country all available handB are at
work. Thrashing the big wheat crop em
ploys a largo force of laborers. The great
Increaco In the number of farm anlmaU In
the west requires the permanent employ
ment of an Increased number of hcrdcr
and feeders. The profits which farmers arc
reaping from their big wheat crop and from
the cattle and hoed that are coming to mar
ket In such largo numbers enable them tc
buy lumber and other materials for needed
Improvements , The payment of mortgaged
puts Idle money In the hands of capitalist *
for reinvestment , and In the absence of any
demand for U from borrowers , the ownera
of such capital find U uoceuary to luvuit
It In eomc way thnt win give work to mm
who are now Idle.
The movement of the crops require * the
employment of Increased numbers of men
on the rnltroadu , The activity of the re
pair and construction departments nnd the
purchase of now curs and engines givebust -
news to Ihe Iron and stool factories. The In
creased earnings eif the railroads , prevent
nnd prospective , ndd to the vnluo of rail
road slocks nnd bonds , nnd In that way
thoiitttndft of small Investors who have been
struggling along for several yearn with
securities of no value suddenly find thorn-
selves able * to sell nt tmtalnntlnl advanccn ,
and are placed In position In thnt way tote
to buy more of the m-coKslUftt ot life nnd
moro of the luxuries , too.
The large holder of railroad securities ,
also , who. by ronf-on of the low prices of
his stocks has been kept from making
new Investments and from free cxpendltures ,
ts placed on a different footing nnd begins
to put Into action flnanclnl forces which re
quire the employme'iil of more men. The
bunker , who. becnuso of bad loans hns
been forced to take In low-priced fecurl-
tics , Is enabled to realize on thorn now ,
thereby Increnelng his cnsh assets ami
strengthening his Institution. Thus the
prosperity of the fanner spreads over thei
land like ) a bcne-dlctlon , reaching every
locality and every department of business.
i , Aliens et : > WITH TIIKSK.
Detiolt Journal : lie-tiny lllooliuinppr
Oh. tuipn , the gout linn swnllowt-d u Itomnn
candle !
Mr , Hloolminper--Tlmt'8 nil right. He
merely wanted u light lunch.
Judge ; Miss FryteDo I undoiKtnnd that
you uiro b.idly. us u nile. t ilic hniM of
women ?
Jnde-il Jini-y Yoss Ulnd Inily ! ' 'in lt' < fvum
ilo foot of mon ilut we CNIH- -CI > HIU-C Oo
roughest deals.
Chicago Post : "A hi I admire tmt riot-
sin ! " I u > exclaimed ns ho locked nt tlio ill lie
ipo tucked away among tintt'os. ' .
"Kvorylhlnit possible nbuul the pluo > la red ,
white nnd lilur- . "
"Yes , It lie-long * to a lellred b.irbcr "
Indtnniipolls Journal : "Wlmt a s-lly ex
pression ! 'No tniiro POIISO than tinlnv
allows. ' Did you over know n man who
hnd mnr x ft-nw > than the law allowe-d * "
"Certainly. Thu Jill ; are full of Mlows
who got there by being too smart. "
Chicago P.ooord : "Jorklns1lfo Is very
strict with him. "
'In what way ? "
'She charges him n nickel every Unio
he uses nil onlh , nnd Mm won't lot him
have six for a quarter. "
Now York Press : First Cnt-Whnl's the
matter , Nellie ? You look rtosltlvi-ly yollnxv
this ovenlnjr. , .
Second Cut I don t know , Thomas. 1 nto
a canary bird this morning , an. I I am
afraid It was a peroxide Knullsh sp irrow.
Washington Star : "Do you moan to 'oil
mo that you have found a lnue : number
of moil who arc willing lo put all they
possess Inlo n common stock , nnd share
"Certainly , " replied the socialist "Why
not ? Thi-ro Isn't one of them who baa a
cent to his name. "
Chlcapo Tribune- : Visitor ( nt tlm pi nlr- ) -
The music rather Indifferent. U Isa't n.
full band , Is It ?
Chairman of Committee1 of Arrangements
No , but It's getting full.
New York Tiutb : The Ab = -Minded
Professor Do you know , my dear , I was
so busy reme-mlici-InK what you nskod mate
to buy you , I forgot to H'op nnd get It ?
Cincinnati Knmilror : "Olvo me , " she
cried , "a more extended sphere ! "
In vain they warned her. Slio would have
the biilloon Inllated still nioru.
Ami then It blew up.
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l.'HOM OHAIt KI-VT.S KlIllAT.
Cleveland Lcmlcr.
Yon nrnss Is waving iiontly In the breeze ,
And ntlior grass Is waving In the breeze ;
Ynn ships nro- smiling on tlm rolling sens ,
And ether ship-i aio sailing on the S"a ;
And there be don nslopp bemcnth Ihe trees ,
Unmindful of the lloas !
There Is u grave up yoneli-r hill ,
And there are graves on many another hill ;
The water turns the wheel In yondur mill.
It may perchance' flow t > Tt someot > cr mill ;
And vender i n I'll that drinks Its till ,
Getting lit to kill !
There plnmls a beauty at her
She's not the only one there's many an
other glass ;
Yon lamliklii crops the green and Juicy
crs
Klsowhere more Inmbltlns crop the juicy
c rass ;
Dost think lliou art Ihe only thing thnt
ever cnmei to pas ? ?
No ! Thou art rot an nrs !
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