Nebraska Newspapers

    I f > THE OMAHA DAILY. HEE ; SUNDAY. OCTOBER at , 1807.
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fiunrtny lire , One Vfnr . 1 W >
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OFFIOESj
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S.fliu Omaha : Sinner ll.k. . Cor. N" ami Nth SU.
( . ' nincl ! Illurrn : 10 1'eutl Slrool.
nilwiRi. OtllfC ! 317 ClininUr of Commerce.
New York : lioftnn 13 , 14 nnd IS Tribune UMs.
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All communications rflntlnir to news nml cilll < v
H l Innlttr nhouUl lie aildrrmieil : To the K'llttr.
All buslnoM letter * nnd rrmlltnncM should be
RiMrmted to The life 1'ublWilnc Company ,
( . malm. Drafts , checks , i-xprrys nnd postotllce
iiiuncy onlern to bo made payable to the order at
li.o company ,
Till : IIKB 1'Um.tSIUN'O COMPANY.
STATEMENT OK CIltCn.ATlOS'
Blntn of Nebrnekn , Douxtaa County , rs. :
Uriirga 11. Tin-chuck , iKietniy of The llfr 1'uli-
ll.'Mtii ; Compuny , being duly wi.rn. mvs tli.il tbe
iictiml number of full sml ccmpiete ccplts of The
Dully , Morning , Kvrnlnj ; and Sunday Ueo prlntrd
during tlir month of September , 1W7 , was ns fol
lows :
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Lors ret\irned \ nnd unsold copies . 9.413
Total net mips . WS.374
Ntl dnlly nvfrnRc . W.WJ
onouora 11. TX riifCK.
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fl ( > tills l t rbiy f Octolii-r. 1S57.
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INSIST OX 11AVINR TIIK 11KE.
Tlii' popoc'ratlc caniiinlKn in Nclirnska
liuij' | 1 iiptly ( k'.si-rlld'd as a
of cxplanallun.
Senator AVoli'ott Is nolliin ; If not \wr- \
Bovcrlnjj. Any yoiiiif ; man who rot'dvod
BO iniicli Ice In return for his display of
Kood Intentions \vould not stand upon
the order of his unlug , lint KO t onco.
The question , AVhat siiall we do with
our ex-prostlents ! ? may lie regarded as
jiow havljij : been satisfaetorily solved.
Ex-Prcsldent f'lerelund anil ex-1'resident
Harrison have both given thu same an-
Bwer.
According to Uryan it Is the yoltl staud-
nvil that kills. Henry George's death
from over-exertion , as a eandidnte for
mayor of Greater Now York , seems to
indicate that it is the silver standard
that kills.
The government ownership advocates
may enjoy another indelinito ivprieve
BO far as the Union PaeUlu is concerned.
, The government still has a mortgage in
terest In the Central 1'aeille , which
leaves them a foothold for agitation.
The reports of Uryim's sp"eehe.s in
Ohio are certainly disappointing. The
lack of nn otlicial reporter experienced
in describing vividly the old women who
travel miles to grasp 'the givat clinm-
jiion's hand can never be made good.
The new ballot law enacted by the
late fusion legislature is entitbd "An aet
to provide for the Independence of voters
t public elections , etc. " The now bal
lot , however , is.the worst blow that has
ovef been dealt' at Independent voting
in this .state.
It is nogivat feat to get up a mani
festation in Havana in honor of General
Weyler on the eve of Ills departure for
Spain. Tlie notable achievement would
bo to get up an equally enthusiastic
manifc-stutlon in hl.'i honor in ea.se h-3
should bo ordered to return.
If any one ever put any faith in the
jiopoeratic fictions about Secretary
Fherman and Senator Foraker being op-
] ) > sed to the success of Senator IlannaV
oumpaigu for re-election he ought to
huve been convinced long ago that In ?
iwas being systematically deceived.
The report of th- , > Kansas stale bank
commissioner indicates that the deposits
in Kansas banks have increased at
least $10,000.000 , or over -I. pi-r cent over
last year. Yet Bryan and his Imitators
nre. skylarking the country telling the
jynnlo that prosperity is u delusion and
n snare.
There Is no-more need for a United
Sliites commissioner of railroads than
there Is for a fifth wheel to a wagon ,
lii't If some one has to be appointed to
draw ( lie salary , General Longstreet can
certainly do It as wt'll as General " \Vndc
1 lampion or any other ex-confederate
general.
Great Itrltuln may exert Itself to turn
the channel of Canadian trade to Kng-
land , but. thu law of natural selection
makes commerce U.'twecn Canada and
the United States mutually advantage
ous and Canada will hardly feel called
on to go Into a losing business just to
Great Britain.
There are Kill ! over 10,000,000 acres
of vacant public hinds In th ? state of
Nebraska , a good part of which are or
will soon be suitable for agricultural
or stock raising purposes. Nebraska is
titlll anxious to furnish the soil for sev
eral million more industrious inhabi
tants to dig out comfortable livings.
When bid in by the bondholders' re
organization committee the Union Pa
cific will hayc to remain one of the
most over-capitalized railroads In the
vorld. With the full value of the first
nnd second mortgages and oth r liens
Included In the purchase price , there
\vlll be no possible chance of contracting
the aggrcgato amount of bauds am
stocks now outstuudiutf.
eon A
From the outset of Its career Tlie Hoc
has consUl-Milly mlvootttwl the complete
divorce of the management of the public
schools from partlsiin politic1 * . It be
lieves Unit the best Interests of our great
public school system demand the election
of members of the board v.vded with
its administration solely on their In
dividual merits and without regard to
the political party by which they may
happen to have been nominated.
At the plod Ion Tuesday the voters of
Omaha will hnv ? to choose between two
sets of Hoard of Kdueatlon candidates.
I'lvo of these candidates aie to be chosen
for the full term of three years and one
each for unexplred terms of two years
nnd one year n\s ] > ectlvcly.From
a careful study of the personnel
of nil candidates , taking Into considera
tion their reputations in the community ,
their political nnd business associations
and the records made by those who-
s ek re-election nr reinstatement on the
board. The lleo feels It incumbent us a
luty to endorse as the IxNt men for the
school board the following candidates :
For the full t"rm of three years :
A. A. lluehannn.
.1. r. r.urgfss.
.1. ( ' . Moore.
II. J. 1'en fold.
Samuel .
Kees. t
For tlip leriu of two years :
'
M. F. Fiinkbotiser. '
For the term of one year :
Andrew Kiewlt.
Messrs. Buchanan. Tenfold and Keos
ire well known men conducting mer-
cnulile establishments of their own. witli
high standing In the huslncs * com
munity. Dr. Moore is a professional
man of good reputation. Mr. Funk-
loiiser is in the Insurance business , Mr.
Klinvlt a builder and Mr. Knrgess an
icconntant.Messrs. . Burgess , Moore ,
I'ciifold and Itees have served upon the
school board with records that entitle
hem to public confidence and
popular support. All j > f thesj
candidates have properly interests in
Tmaha , are here as permanent residents
Hid are pledged to keep polities out of
the public schools. Under their man-
igeliK'iit the people may look for an ad
ministration of the schools on strictly
business principles * .
Friends of the schools who wish to
vote a non-partisan school board ticket
should lake care to place cross marks
only in the .squares after the names of
their preferred candidates. The voter
must Use n separate cross to designate
cjich candidate for whom he wants his
ballot counted. For a non-partisau
school board vote the non-partisan school
board ticket.
SUST.I/A Tin : nxi
Th-2 vote on the exposition bond
proposition will be regarded abroad as
i tangible expression of popular good
will and support of the project by the
people most vitally concerned In its
success. While the failure to carry the
bonds will not result in the abandon
ment or postponement of the exposition ,
U would not only seriously cripple the
enterprise , but dampen 'the ' ardor of the
people of this and other states whose
participation has been Invited.
From the taxpayers' standpoint the
burden to be assumed by the county
will be comparatively insignificant in
proportion to the benefit to be derived. ,
The marked improvement In business
and advance In property values which
Omaha has witnessed during tbe present
y ir is on all hands acknowledged to be
largely due to the stimulating effects of
the exposition. Carried out in con
formity with the designs of its promoters
meters , it will draw to Omaha from
two to thrw millions of visitors , many
thousands of whom will come west to
stay , while still other thousands will be
led to make investments here and
throughout the trausmisslsslppi region.
The advertising alone given to this city
and section by the exposition will be
worth more to this county than the
$100,000 which It is asked to contribute
In the shape of exposition bonds.
These facts kept in view should Incite
every citizen , whether taxpayer -or
propertylecs wage worker , to sustain the
exposition by bis influence and vote.
AK IHtXKS'l' SKltVH'K.
Considering the great number of per
sons employed In the postal service of
the United States and the temptations
to dishonesty constantly presented to
those of them who handle mail matter ,
the statement in the report of the fourth
assistant postmaster general of arrests
of postal employes during the last fiscal
year shows that the great mass of these
public servants are honest. The total
number of arrests for the year was
! , ( ! ; ! _ ' , of which IHiU were pjxfmasters ,
assistant postmasters , clerks In posl-
otliees , railway postal clerks , letter car
riers , mall carriers and'i > e.rsonsjn minor
positions in tlic service , the other" ar
rests for depredations upon the mail's
being of persons Iir no 'ivay conuected-
with tlie postal service.
Tills Is certainly u most creditable
record and while we have no means of
knowing how It compares with the
record of other countries , we venture
to think that Investigation would show
that It Is nowhere excelled. During the
fiscal year ended .lime , ' ! 0. 1S1I7 , the
total number of pieces of registered
mall handled is estimated at l.'l,7. 0,000
and there was only ono loss for every
U'S10 pieces. This demonstrates that
the people , In entrusting their money
or valuables to the care of the employes
In the postal service , may feel entire
confidence that they are safe. Of course
as to registered mutter extraordinary
precautions are taken , but it would
seem that other mail matter is very
nearly as secure that honesty is as
prevalent among employes who handle
ordinary mall as among those through
whoso hands mall known to be valuable
passes. It is worth while to specially
note that of the small army of railway
postal clerks only eleven were arrested
during tlie last fiscal year. These html-
worked and underpaid employes of the
government constitute a body of honest
and faithful servants of the public who j
merit better consideration from the gov
ernment thtui they receive.
The higher standard of honesty as
well as olHclency that has obtained dur
ing the lust few years In thu postal
service Is to bo attributed very largely
if not wholly to the mrrlf system.
t nder the application of civil service
reform there ir.is been brought Into the
mail service a body of employes of more
Intflllgeiico and better moral character
than ( he majority of those who got
into flu- service under tlie spoils system.
In no other branch of tin- public service
has the value of the merit system been ]
more fully nnd conclusively demon
strated than In the postal service ,
which In the matter of elllclency Is equal
If not superior to that of any other coun
try In the world.
3Urt'llKMK .
Six years ago the citizens of Nebraska ,
regardless of party , elected Alfred M.
I'o < t to the position which he now oc-
pies on the bench of the su
preme court. If there Is any
reason why .ludge 1'ost should he
retired In favor of John J. Sul
livan that reason has not. yet been
presented to the public. Nobody nsserts
thill Judge Sullivan Is better qunlifl > d
as d lawyer for th < ? position , and nobody
can truthfully say Hint he lias any bet
ter claim on the people for preferment
by reason of any public service which
he has reuderod In any capacity.
With but one exception , every Judge
of the supreme court since Nebraska
has been a state has been honored with
n second trrin. and there is every reason
to accord to Judge I'ost the endorsement
given his predecessors. John J. Sullivan
is now tilling the position of district
Judge , and Ills term will not expire
until January , HX)0. ) Conceding that
Judge Sullivan Is tilling the ollice he
now holds actvptably , there Is no oc
casion for creating a vacancy on thu
district bench.
With the experlonce of Ids first term
it goes without saying that Judge Uost
will be able to discharge the duties de
volving upon him more efficiently for an-
otlvr term than any man who has had
no experience on the supreme bench.
The fact that the republican party has
been betrayed by some men who have
Imposed upon Its favor affords no rea
son for displacing Judge Post with
a man whose political career and record
have been radically nt variance with
his present professions.
TIIK I'lllLnSUl'llKJt IN I'DMTICS.
The death of Henry George on the eve
of an election lu which he was ono of
the most conspicuous figures forcibly re
calls the fact that a philosopher is la
mentably out of place In tlie arena of
practical politics. With rare exceptions
tlie philosopher cannot adjust himself to
political conditions and exigencies.
American history discloses but one
pre-eminent philosopher who was broadminded -
minded enough to reconcile the ideal
and the real and bring his philosophy
into the political market without clash
ing with his life-convictions. His name
was Benjamin Franklin. T.Ike Horace
Greeley and Henry George , Franklin
started out as a printer , but unlike them
his illustrious career was not abruptly
closed in a mad chase for political
power and glory. The philosophy of
Franklin was in harmony with practical
affairs of life and never in conflict with
his social and political environment.
Tlie doctrines he taught were inspired
by common sense , of which lie possessed
an ample fund and from which he drew
his political precepts.
In marked contrast with this were tlie
teachings of Horace Greeley and Henry
George. Both were honest , sincere and
imbued with an unselfish devotion to
humanity. But their philosophy was
for the most part inapplicable to con
temporary conditions. Given the oppor
tunity to experiment witli their remedies
for poverty and schemes of political
reform they would unquestionably have
proved dismal failures.
The reason is obvious. The philoso
pher projects his reforms on the high
plane of unattainable perfection.
Wholly unmindful of the material he
has to deal with in shaping popular
destiny , lie constantly sails among the
clouds and imagines that the customs of
centuries and the prejudices of genera
tionscan be overcome by tlie mere wav
ing of a wand. When forced into con
tact with stubborn facts and the selfish
ambitions of his fellow men he finds
himself as much out. of place in the at
mosphere of practical politics as does
; i lish out of water.
In the language of a late leader In
Nebraska politics , who was launted with
pandering to the lower classes , "It is not
morals but votes that the politician is
fishing for. " This brutal aspect of
American ' politics would doubtless
shock the sensibilities of the philosopher-
politician who wants to rejuvenate the
world by leading an ideal crusade for
reform. When such men happen to
ride Into ti position of executive respon
sibility on the crest of a popular wave
their hopes are rudely .shattered by the
concussion that follows every attempt to
break down the ramparts of the political
iMdlfstinos by the bla'sfs of philosophical
horns. This does not signify that po
litical reform and progress are impossi
ble , but that the reactionary forces
which Impede their advance can be only
gradually overcome through the same
agencies that mark the slow but onward
movement of modern civilization.
A 11EMMV l' < .Ht II I'fK CUTTING.
lion. Martin A. Knapp .of tlie Inter
state Commerce commission delivered an
address a few days ago before the New
Yolk Board of Trade and Transporta
tion on extension of ( lie-powers of the
commission. He said that it is one
tiling to prevent thewrongdoing ef
fected by granting to favored persons
some discount from the established
charges of the railroads and It Is quite
another thing to correct tlie wrong
doing resulting from excessive or rela
tively unfair rates , though properly
published ami impartially enforced. He
suggested that tlie only effective mode
of dealing with such discriminations
between Individuals as rate cutting , re
bates , underbllliug , etc. , is to place them
in the category of misdemeanors , re
dress by means of civil actions for
damages being manifestly inadequate.
Such offenses are not mere evasions of
u contract obligation , they are Infringe
ments upon tlie public right and viola
tions of public duty. They should be
made amenable fo tlie criminal law nnd
dealt with in thu same manner and by
the same ngfhelos .is other punishable
offei'sos.
! Hi regard lo the iptostlon or putting n
[ slop t < rate cutting , Mr. Knnpp said
i tliiit hi Ills Judgment tlit > most olllelent
nnil available remedy for tlio evil IH le
galised pooling. < 'Tiu carriers should
IK * permitted nml encouraged to conj -
j Iriit't with ouch other for the movement
of ooinpolltlvo tnilllc nnil thereby have
It In their- power to rot train and control
the unseemly strife which Inevitably re
sults In Ihietnatlng rates anil vlrlons !
discriminations. " Ho thought thu benefits - j
fits supposed to result from railroad
competition are greatly exaggerated , re
marking thnt those who uphold the
present policy apparently assume that
the public gets the same sort of ad
vantage from competition between car
riers as from competition between
producers and denier * generally. This
ho thought to be a mistaken and fal
lacious view , because the objective value
of competition rests In the-power of se
lection nnd hi respect of railroad-trans
portation only a few people compara
tively are. HO situated as to have any
available choice between carriers. To
the great majority of people railway
transportation Is now a virtual monop
oly. "It is entirely plain to me , there
fore. " said Mr. "
Knapp , "that co-opora-
tlvo methods , the general discontinuance
of competition In rates between rival
rallroiulH , would feud strongly to remove -
move the inequalities which now exist
and prove a positive and substantial
advantage to the great majority of
producers and consumers. "
We are unable to say whether or not
these views reflect the position of the
Interstate Commerce commission as a
wliolo , but coming from a member of
that body It is reasonable to assume
that they represent the opinions of a
.majority of that body. If such is the
case it is to be expected that tlie in
fluence of the commission will be exerted
at the coming session of congress hi
support of legalized pooling , subject to
such supervision and regulation by tlie
commission as shall be deemi'tl neces
sary to prevent the railroads from es
tablishing unreasonable rates under
pooling contracts. There is now a pool
ing bill in the senate the I-'oraker bill
which may bo brought forward early in
the session , but as wo have heretofore
said in regard to this matter ( lie rail
roads may under present conditions be
less disposed to urge this legislation than
they were whoa tratllc was compara
tively light and there was a sharp struggle -
glo between them for business. Witli
tlie present conditions , when all the
railroads are having all the trallle they
can handle , there is no incentive for
rate cutting and probably very little If
any is being done. In such circum
stances more or less apathy on the part
of railroad managers in regard to pool
ing legislation would be quite natural.
TIIK'HISINft HKSKUVK.
The treasury gold reserve U steadily
rising , being now over ? tr > 'AOI)0,000 ) , and
there is reason to expect that it will con
tinue to grow. It was thought a week or
two ago , when there were considerable
Importations of gold , that the banks
would soon begin to pay it out for cus
toms duties , in which event there would
IK > a rapid increase of the reserve. But
tills expectation has not as yet been
realized , doubtless for the reason that
a check was put upon gold exports
abroad by the raising of the Bank of
Knghind rate of discount. Still the New
York banks are well enough supplied
with tlw yellow metal to let some of it
go for customs duties if they were dis
posed to do so and undoubtedly they
would pny it out for this purpose if
the treasury would return to its former
practice of settling with the banks in
gold. It is understood that Secretary
Gage has this matter under considera
tion and it is not improbable that he
may decide to restore the old system ,
which for years operated satisfactorily.
However , the national treasury i.s in a
very substantial and satisfactory condi
tion , both with respect to the reserve
and the cash balance and everything In
the situation is favorable to a continu
ance . of this for an Indefinite time.
Europe reluctantly parts with Its gold ,
but the trade balance in favor of this
country is still large and more gold must
certainly come here.
When Judge Sullivan was elevated to
the district bench In 1801 he ran in op
position to the populist candidate. He
was an outspoken gold man up to tlie
convention that sent a Bryan delegation
to Chicago , when he climbed into the
silver bandwagon and professed con
version to free coinage while maintain
ing his Intimate associations with his
corporation friends. But by a combi
nation of the democrats and silver re
publicans the populist end of the three-
ringed convention was forced to swallow
Sullivan despite his corporation record
and undisguised antagonism to popu
lism. Whether the populists will swal
low Sullivan tit the polls * will be deter
mined only on election day.
No two laws are precisely alike , nijd
because the Kansas stock yards regula
tion law lias been upheld by tlie federal
courts it does not necessarily follow that
the Nebraska law will also be upheld.
If tlie Kansas law is constitutional , how
ever , it is possible to pass a similar one
In Nebraska that will come within Un
constitutional limitations ami likewise
in every oilier state In Hie union where
stock yards are In operation. Put in
force a regulation law in Kansas and it
i.s only a. question of time when state
regulation will be general.
.Texas populists are appealing to the
people to como to their support lu their
effort to overthrow democratic ring rule.
Nebraska populists , on the other hand ,
are leagued together with the democrats
to perpetuate a ring rule which they
have established under their state lioufio
machine. Populist reform scenm to
change color every time It crosses n
state line.
Keep It before the people that Hie
Hartley defalcation would never have
reached its stupendous proportions had
Governor Ilolcomb compelled Hartley to
produce the cash Instead of mere pieces
of paper when lie turned over and In-
Hinted on frequent exhibits of the amount
and whereabouts of every dollar of pub
lic money In Hie treasurer's custody ,
, Had the governor done his full duty
' tbo Hartley shortage In the state trens-
! ury could not have been half what It Is.
With the generous endowment be
queathed by the late Thomas Doaiie.
after whom the Institution was named ,
Doane college ought to be able to expand
Its usefulness and continue on a larger
scale Its work In the front rank of the
denominational colleges of Nebraska. It
Is n monument which constantly reflects
credit upon its founder and patron , who
could perpetuate his memory In no bet
ter way than lie has done.
And now tlie late Mr. Pullman Is
hulled as the greatest friend , except
Abraham Lincoln , tlie colored man ever
had. It Is true that the employment of
colored men as attendant * f'i trains has
oHMied | up a great , and new field for
them. The best way they tnu show their
appreciation of such friendship Is to
make tlie best of the opportunities pre
sented and use them as sfeps for still
further advancement.
The reform popocratlc state adminis
tration Is assessing employes of state In
stitutions for political contributions in
si manner more brazen than ever was
attempted on their predecessors. He-
form platforms sound nicely , but a
hold-tut of lie per cent on a mouth's sal
ary Is contemplated to take the starch
out of reform.
Dr. Nansen expresses the belief that
there are several ways of getting to
the North pole and that it can easily
lu done. All these explorers who
thought they were attempting a most
dilllctilt feat when they wt oufto reach
the pole must have been suffering from
monomania , insomnia or something of
the kind.
U finVnotlH'r Concert.
PhllndelpMa Unqulrcr.
Kaiser AVllliclm lia.i written another song.
This shows that lie Is still In the European
concert.
Vtlllly of Corki-il Hal * .
riillnilflplitu Times.
It's a peculiarity of man that when some
hopeful scheme lias been knoclteil into a
cocked hat he generally uses the hat to talk
through.
Milril Task of n Momitnlii Killlor.
H-t'liMia Independent ,
We cannot hope to regenerate a sinful
world in a year , for Its sinful propensities
Iwvo been growing and luxuriating for sev
eral thousand years.
< ; < > oi ! TliiiiKN for Hoth Srxc.i.
Glol e-Iemo"rat.
Miss Wlllard says that what women today
need is "a belter physique , and that means
nutritious diet , simpler food , loose corsets ,
larger shoes and fresh air at night. " All
this , except the 'corsets , would be equally
good for the men.
I'miiMyl vimljiN Delimit l vll.
1'hllailclphla Keconl ,
The "company store" system of payment
of wages in truck instead of money still
flourishes In Pennsylvania , although tlio
legislature has made some make-believe ef
forts to uproot it. In England the "pluck-
me" stores were aboli&hcd sixty years ago.
Oiiialiu'N SnioUcli'H
ChlciiKO Times-Herald.
The telegraph brings tlie interesting information
mation that "twenty-eight Omaha girlEi have
banded together to suppress the tobacco
business. " If they hope to wipe out the entire -
tire tobacco business of tiie country before
spring they ought to add at least two more
members to their organization.
Ivnoivini ? OIIOH DiNH rcc.
Chicago Ti limn" .
Frances K. Wlllard says that what \vgmcra
need most Is "a better physique , and that
means nutritious diet , simpler food , loose
corsets , larger shoes , fresh air at night , and1
a good supply of red corpuscles. " This news
will come as a severe shock to most hus
bands , v.-ho have been led to believe that
what women need most is a new fall hat ,
thrco or four party gowns , a saddle horse ,
rubber tires on the brougham , and a visit
to New York to see what the winter styles
are going to be.
Oik-ago Tillmne. -
Ireland 'is England's Cuba. The British do
not so brutally despoil their vassals as the
Spaniards do , but they get out of them all
they can regardless of Irish sufferings.
Every year they take from Ireland. " $15.000.-
000 by excessive taxation , and -have done so
annually , 'according to John Dillon , for the
last forty yeaiB. Now , according to the
same authority , faminlne is circling over the
Island and preparing to sink its talons In
thu vitals of the people , white the govern
ment Is callously Indifferent to tlie unhappy
prospect. No wonder the British ruling
classes have so languid a sympathy with the
wrongs of the Armenians and the horrors
endured by the Cubans. They treat Ireland
as the sultan or Weyler would treat it.
1'llllol.V PlllIKH | | tVlil l ; < T.S.
Philadelphia Timor
Wo have certainly fallen upon singular
days when a man who chooses to wear whis
kers has this facial appendage made thu sub
ject of sarcastic jeer nr.J banter by the con
vivial on a. city street car. Unless a person
IB sitpernrturally endowed with patience , al
lusions from ti stranger to the wind blowing
through Ills sideboards are not calculated to
produce an atmcsphorc of cordial fee l"g. And
if the sword of Damocles is a constant re
minder of what serious consequences hung
upon a single hair , now much more might
easily depend on a face full of It. At the
same time for the possessor of the Insulted
ohln fringe to usea knife on his aggressor
Is not a thing to bo approved. Hut while
its use might cccm more fitting where whis
kers are concerned , his conduct were as lit
tle open , to commendation hud he used a
razor Instead. -
WDItTJI Illl 1X0 TOlllSIS.
( iolili'ii OllporlllFlltlrN for (111VouiiK' (
linn ( 'rmllOil In I'oviTl.v.
Uetn.lt I'ree 1'iess.
The death of two prominent American citi
zens tlio last week has given .fresh Illustra
tion of the fact that this U u land of golden
opportunities for the young man who is for
tunate enough to ho born poor. "Slow rises
worth by poverty depressed , " to bo sure , hut
It Is bound to rise If the right spirit la In It.
Charles A. Dana , pre-eminent In tlie news
paper field , George M. Pullman , the mil
lionaire car builder. Hero are two Instancru
of Kelf-mado mon , who were content to pur-
uuo the toilsome way leading from humble
beginnings to marked successes. No clrcum-
stapco of birth or lucky throw of fortune's
dlo made them what they were nothing but
the wi > o and ceaseless employment of hand
and brain , an equipment which every young
man possesses.
Hoth began their careers as breadwinners
on salaries that would be regarded as a beg
garly pittance at this diy. Hut meanwhile
they were preparing for something
better , and when that something better of
fered Itself they were ready to grohp ft.
They were bound to grow beyond present
conditions and limitations Into something
larger and liner. How well I liny succeeded
Is written In the biographies which luivo
tilled the newspapers of the country the last
week.
The opportunities for thn ainaralng of 1m-
meiwe fortunes will not bo as numerous In
the next century for reasons that are well
understood , but an ample measure of com
mercial success will slllf ho the reward of
diligence application , courage and prudent
living. As to the literary field , ft still holds
aloft as noble houom as have ever been
achieved by the aspiring , the gifted and
utudlous.
Nothing can keep a poor boy down In this
country except bta disinclination to make the
most of tbo opportunities that await the eager
and ambitious on every side.
COMPKTITWV IN THU PI liPlT.
A P1r(1i ( > Mi of Prrni'lirrn nnil No
riiiirt'lu-K for Tli ni.
rhllftiUlphU Times.
It him long been apparent that thorp are
more physlclnnn thun can secure n p ylng
practice , more lawyers than profitable clients ,
nnd morn teachers thin schools. It Is no\v
claimed that tlds overproduction tons reached
the pulpit , nnd that preachers far outnum
ber churches , ami that thu denomination
colleges , throloglcnl seminaries and the vari
ous church societies for helping young men
to nn education viro ntlll swelling the nrmy
of young clergymen who nre crowding the
older ones out of their pulpits.
This overproduction of clergymen Is not
confined to any one nf the ProtMtrtnl denoml-
iiMlons. although It Is perhaps mtwt con
spicuous In the ConRregatlonaltals nnd Metho
dist bodies. Hcfiton him ft CongrcRntlonnl
Hoard of Pastoral Supply organized to find
pastors for churches ami churches for pna-
tors , with the result that New England Is
overrun with clergymen without pulpits ,
The evil Is quite as apparent In HIP Methodist
Kpacopnl ! denomination. There Is scarcely
an Rnnn.nl conference held any more In which
resolutions are not offered protesting against
trsnsfern from other conferences because
there are ton few churches to supply appoint ,
ments for those islrrady residing within con
ference bounds.
At first blush this condition of things mlghS
bo accepted us nn Indication that religion Is
on the decline , that there are fewer churches
and fewer church members In proportion to
population th n formerly , nnd th t there Is
nn oversupply of preachers because tlie people - .
plo dn not want to hear preachers any more.
Hut the census of the church membership
contradicts this assumption , nnd the only ex
planation that can bo offered for the oversupply -
supply Is thnt more young men are educated
for the pulpit than formerly In proportion to
population , and that the clerical profession
Is being crowded from the same causes that
overcrowd the legal medical , and teaching
professions , and no other. Whlln the ten
dency of population to cities and towns is
doubtless productive of fewer and larger con
gregations , thus necessitating the main
tenance of fewer churches In the rural sec
tions , this cause vlll not nctount In any Im
portant eciise for tlio pulpltless preachers.
It Is probably useless to advlr.e those who
are without congregations to seek other em
ployment , for the majority of the superfluous
clergymen art > thoao who are ton old to en
gage In n new calling successfully. U might
be worth while , however , for young men
with an inclination to tfntcr the ministry to
think twlco before enrolling themselves In a
profession , however exaUod. that Is already
overcrowded and thnt offers them a fair pros
pect of being without 1i charge or means of
livelihood In their declining years.
UKMnCUACY'S HOODOO.
Tli I'nrly DonmiMl to Dofi-nl UN l.onii
UN II Cllnwrs to I In.SIUTIM ! Hullo.
IMillailPlplila llrrunl ( ilpin. )
In a letter to the Now York Herald ex-
Governor Horace Holes of Iowa makes n
vigorous response to those who have iit-
taclie-J hl position In regard to the Chicago
platform , In the making of which he con
fesses that he had no share. He repeats thnt
ho has always been opposed to an unqualified
declaration of free coinage at the nitlo of
llj to 1. not only because lie 'believes tint It
would disrupt nnd defe-it the demociatlc
party , but that It would destroy tlio best
hopes of bimetallism throughout the world.
It Is an open secret that when thu Chicago
convention was In t-csslon ex-Governor Holes
submitted the draft of a platform much In
harmony with the views which he now ex
presses. In It he oirefully avoided a declara
tion In favor of free coinageat 1C to 1.
Hut this did not suit the purposeof the
extreme sllverltes , especially of the bonanza
miners , and tlio platform and the candidate
were b th rejected. Had Horace Holes been
nominated on his conservative program the
presidential campaign of 1890 might have
resulted very differently.
Concerning free coinage ex-Governor Holds
goes on to say that the mints of the United
States "could not possibly convert all the
silver bullion of the world into legal tender
dollars in : i day or a * year , nor in any num
ber of years. " Hence immense quantities
of the bullion would go to the open markets
of the world , "where the natural law of
supply amd demand , Instead of an act of
congress , would regulate the price. " If in
these markets the quantity of bullion re
quired to make a sliver dollar "would not
sell for a dollar in gold , not a grain of gold
would seek our mints for coinage , and not
a , dollar in gold would circulate among us. "
The fallacy of free coinage could not be
more clearly exposed. Ex-Governor Doles
tells Its champions that if the issue is to
be silver monometallism against gold
monometallism they "ought to say so in
plain terms nn * not permit the accomplish
ment of that purpose by false pretences. "
What Is strange is that ono who has such
clear notions concerning the effects of free
coinage ism ! the designs of some of its ad
vocates should worry himself with almost
as impracticable a scheme for making silver
and gold co-equal money for redemption.
The ex-goveruor's plan , of bimetallism , as
disclosed In a former letter , Is that congre.-s
should provide for the Issue of treasury
notes against gold and sliver bullion at the
market price of each whoa deposited , these
notes to be payable on demand In such quan
tities of bullion of either metal , at the gov
ernment's option , as would equal .In market
value at the time of redemptkn the number
of dollars expressed on the face of the notes ,
and the notes to bo reissued only In payment
for bullion. This scheme , which would malte
the treasury a reservoir of the projucts of
all the gold and silver mines , would also re
quire too complicated .1 system of government
bookkeeping ; .but this. It practicable , would
'Involve none of the dangers of free coinage ,
since the treasury notes would pass for no
moro than the market value of the bullion
on which they should bo Issued.
Kx-Governor Holes is not so milch enam
ored , however , of his plan of bimetallism
as to stick to it at the risk of permanently
dlorupting the democratic party. Ho says he
lias not been an "Instigator" or a "supporter'1
of tlio uncompromising policy which has
"divided our party into warring factions and
driven millions of as good men as the nation
contains away from Its standard to fill their
places temporarily with those who are not
In accord with democratic principles on the
Mnglo Issue of free coinage at 16 to 1 If that
can bo said to be a democratic principle. "
It remains to be seen what answer the sll-
verltcs will mulio to this trenchant blow of
the Iowa statesman , for they can hardly
Ignore It after their pisslonate denunciations
of his former letter. A response seems to
bo particularly required from those among
them who , as soon as the hllvor Issue filiall
bo settled , "will bo as ready off-any of Its
enenrieri to thrust the" knife Into the very
vitals of democracy and leave It a 'torn and
shattered nuss. iti-apable of good or evil In
all the years of the future. " Had tlife senti
ments of ex-Governor Iloles'prevalled at the
Chicago convention the dlvlnlcn of tlio demo
cratic party which ho deplores would not have
occurred.
01 T miTiti : TUA.
llrinaiiil for ItltvM Klirorrruii'ii ( of ( In-
" " tv Ijinv.
I'hllu.li-lplii.l I'loi-s.
There Is no que&tlon about the poor qual
ity of tea In grinoral use In this country and
the neerl of boine method of excluding iho
Inferior and spurious varieties. For that
purpose congress last winter authorize * ! the
.appointment of examiners to fix fjtandnrds
of tea for the guidance of custom house
olllcials so as to exclude such teas na do not
come up to the standard. Hut this hoard
has been deluged with protests and has re
signed Iir a body.
Secretary Gage would do well not to.accept
the resignations. Experience In such mat
ters count9 for a great deal. The men who
hive been making money nut of tlie Impor
tation of Impure or spurious teas will nat-
tirilly do all they can to nullify the Inten
tion of congress. It will be unfortunate if
they succeed In that effort.
The United States Is the only great natlen
where It U difficult to got first-clans tea In
a public houbo. Thu consumption of tea hart
decreased per capita In this country btcanto
of the miserable stuff sold to consumers. In
Great Hrltaln and in other countries where
fmpuro and Inferior grades are ex
cluded by a duty on tea , making
ft unprofitable to import them , the
consumption has Increased and good tea
can be obtained ut almost any nhop.
x Tlio Urce Importers , realizing that U
would bo advantageous to keep out bid tem ,
asked concrt'M at thu last Be ion to Impose
a duty on tea. Ttia ) was not done. Hut the law
fixing standards should bo rigorously admin
istered. Tlio Hoard of Examiner * should
not be forced out of office by the protests of
those engaged la Importing tea dust and
oilier Impure articles sold an tea.
SKCrt.All SHOTS AT THIS PULPIT.
Washington PostDr , t'Arkhuril eftm-
plain * because Tom Platt left hi * clutfcb
Pcrhrtpfl Tom didn't HUe the preaching
San Francisco Chronicle : A Phtladelph n
minister snyc thnt ho "had Mtlicr see n prU
fight than a college foot ball game " Snmn
way with the rest of MS.
Providence Journal : The small politics
nrtd heated partisanship shown In religious
organisations that luvp elective ofllrern eon
tlnue as of old to make the ungodly stn < lo
Indianapolis Journal' Hev. K. I ) Vroo-
man , who recently resigned the assistant
pastorate of a church In Chicago beraut-e i' '
did not yield him a living , has organised
nn Alaska Gold Mining company with an
authorized capital of $12.000,000. Ho flies
high , anyhow.
Philadelphia IHillettn : ( Jood for the Me'h '
oillsl Protestant church In New Jersey' H
has given Hov. John Angelow , the honest
clergyman who worked In the Helds nnd
drove a huckster's enrt rather than Incur
debt , the best alignment thnt worthy brother
h s probably ever had ! Good luck to sturdy
John Anftetovv , and slinme on tall ehurche
tl nre too stingy to r 5" Iho men of the
cloth the mons of the decent livelihood the
lowliest of them should hive when they
tichnvo themselves !
i'iitso\ ; , AMI
As president of the Pullman company. Hob
Iltieoln dtops Into a snti berth.
The r.iltlti'ft of dry banes In Chicago hna
broil followed by a shaking up of roppvis
One dozen doctors and n like number of
lawyer's mnnnge to give some edge to 1 fo
nt Had AXc , Mich.
The fact thnt Moses P. llnndy had a spell
of sickness In Paris Indlentes thnt the bill
of faro wns uncommonly elaborate.
A sclioolma'am In Kayetto , Me. , pinned her
black shawl over one side of the flchoolhniiso
flag ns a sign of mourning for General Ncal
Dow.
There fs ono Tennessee. ! ! ! , anyway , who
.will not pwcllce the habit of holding tooth
pick In his mouth any mure. A sneeze caused
him to swallow one the other day and hi' Is
concldiiiMl'Iy exercised over Its whereabouts
nnd possible effects.
On the floor of a private dining room in
,1 Minneapolis restaurant a waiter found u
$1011 bill ono night. The next day the pio-
prlotor of the place was called ! to the long
distance telephone and a man told him of
having lost a $100 bill. The waiter who
found the money lilentlfled the nun by his
vole , * . .
Of an operation commonly looked upmi
with moro resignation In tlila world of wick
edness and small woes a .Mississippi paper
siys : "Some fiend Incarnate , with the rout
ing furnaces of hell staring him In the face ,
entered the residence of John Jones Sun lay
night and stole tbe Presbyterian Sunday
schoal collection.
A nu-morlal to Oliver Goldsmith bus
recently been erected In the parish church
of Korgncy , comity Month , the blrthplnee of
the poet. The memorial Is a stained ulnss
window , nnd represents the scene from Gold
smith's "Deserted Vlllago : "
"He trlrd each art , reproved each dull di lay ,
Allured t'i ' brighter world , and led the way '
Stormy Jordan threatens to re-establish at
Ottumwa. la. , his notorious "lltxid to Hill '
plugged during prohibition limes. Stormy is
a character in his way , though not as b.id
as he Is painted. When his joint \ \ aa *
the height of its prosperity he Invariably
set out a glass of water when \i rust > m-r
asked for the boft In the house.ftor a
long , drawn-out tussle with the courts m
which he was defeated , he stood to pay llni'S
amounting $00,000 , In addition to a
sentence of twenty-five years In the
penitentiary. Hoth were suspended on con
dition of his leaving the state. It Is now an
nounced that on November I ho will again
hang on the outer wall his famous banner ,
"Nose Paint For Sale Hero. "
o IDYI.S.
Detroit Journal : . "Well , she mnrrled
money. Why should nho lie unhappy' . " '
"I don't know , unless It Is Hint money
talks. "
Clnclnmili Knqnlror : "Man's n awful un-
rensoMiible critter. " said old Mrs. Itiiirde-
klna. "He kicks if his wife don't lool ; iuit
all the time around tlio house , and he ki < KM
if six ; don't wear all her old clotbrj plumb
to rues. "
Chlni'o Tribune : Johnny's Teacher ( iralc-
Ing a i-nlD Of course , Johnny I.s rnllii r
willful , but he in n bright , pronilaliu ! boy ,
nnil hi * has a derided ta.'ilo for original in
vestigation. You have noticed thnt' . " '
Johnny's Mother ( listening' uneasily ) Yt'S ,
I have. 1 believe be is at the blackberry
jam this minute.
Detroit Free Press : You're no longer a
sprint ; chicken , " sneered the angry liua-
band.
"ISut you're tlie wime old goose , " came
the answer with a siiiip.
Indianiipollrf Journal : "Yon wouldn't
marry a gill solely for money , would > ou' " '
"Ob dear , no that IH , not If I uonli ! net
money with u girl who lind some other at
traction also. "
New York Weekly : Knamored Youth I
bcv. ; you , sir , for the hand of jour daughter.
I cannot live without her.
Old Orumtw Olnil to lu-nr It. I can't llvo
with her. Name the day , young man , and
have It soon.
Knamored Youth ( backing off ) Um or
please give me timeto reflect.
Detroit Joiirlml : "He loo'/cd ' down into
her Houlful eyes. " etc. , etc.
"Shnll we slmke your chaperone ? " he
whlHporcil.
The beautiful girl nblverecl an In terror.
"No. no no , " she ejccluimod. "Uet her
sleep. "
Chicago Posl : Husband Well , ileir : , did
you notice that 1 came home early ' i t
night ? "
Wife "Yes ; and 1 noticed In this morn
ing's paper that the new apparatus for
lir-Htlnrr the club rooms would not be In
working order before tonight.
New York World : A Now York . nmnn
found hi'r newly married daughter In n , ira.
Upon asking her what wu the inn tier Iho
dlstix'Hseil wife replied that the cook hail
left , nnd Hint nhiheruclf would hu\v to
prepare her husband's dinner.
"Well , I wouldn't cry about it. He mny
pull through , after nil , " was the comfort
ing reply of her mother ,
A WISH MAN. -
Denver I'oft ,
There wns a imm mo t wondrous wise ,
Anil ditto wldtnwaUe ,
Who never bragged about tlio plea
Ills mother used to biifje.
He died , and his poor , weeping wife
Told all tbo neighbors I lieu-
Tim t she had lived wltji him through lifr '
And never mussuil lilfthalr.
t CHUATIO.V.
' *
Our love remakes t'ho old , olil world ,
Itevi-nlH the wi-lklii zone ;
And HplllH HOI-OHM nliihl'ii sable vault
Tininyriuil Hlnrn thick sown.
Tbo vIolclH hint thai earth IH piilicd
Through all iln vrlnx with youth ,
And wannciil and formed and born anew
With some diviner Until.
The rulilen mink a million yearn
In ebulfylng red
Iliive yielded from their hidden mines )
A i-li.ipfi-t for your liend :
And tf'.eniiliigIhroujcli the birch tree alH'ea
The thniHli iinil'oriole
Feel love liaiihccnd their wllderliiB paaln *
And make their miitln whole.
liclovoil come ! Tlmo luiH passed down
The channel of bin carco
Uelovcd c-otue ! Lest life eke out
Borne borrow unawares
The opal clouds do ! n-ml to loueh
The inountaliiH of the en t ,
licloved conic ! Day heralds In
A joy-thrilled bridal ftnat.
CATJII3IUNK HI'HII.
The Best
Machines for
Keeping Time
that it is possible to
make are American 'V. '
Waltham Watches.
Get the " jewelers.'V.
movement.
For sale by all retnil jewelers.
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