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INSIST OX IIAVIAC ; THE I1EE.
Why jo to California or tlio
or Florida for cllnintu whun Nebraska
weather Is the tinust In the world ?
"With Mexican silver dollars once more
HI ) to10 cents on tlio market our Mexi
can nelKhhors niny also find sonu > thhiK
to be tlmukftil for.
If you can't think of anything yon
onjjiit to be specially thankful for , Just
read Governor Iloleomb's Thanksgiving
day proclamation over ngaln.
Grovcr Cleveland lias had a great deal
of experience in public life , but it ap
pears that ho has not yet got past the
card of thanks stage of publicity.
Prosperity is now under such mag
nificent headway that oven Mr. llryan
hesitates to point out where the brake
may be applied with reasonable' hope of
success.
Enpmics of Postmaster General Gary's
postal savings bank scheme are ridicul
ing It as a hobby. 15ut it is gaining sup
porters so rapidly that It must sooii' pass
tlio hobby stage.
The assurance of Speaker Heed's talk ,
atlvo friend that the Maine man Is not
going to remove to X-ew York to go into
business disposes of the speakership
question in the next house.
"With a r.onis XV set of drawing room
furniture selling at a London auction for
$70,000 the Industry of manufacturing
antiques to order ought to pick up per
ceptibly and come In for a share of the
renewed prosperity.
Can It be'tlwt the proposition to annex
cafes to all the principal American thea
ters Is' intended as an admission by their
managers Unit the more recent popular
theatrical performances have a tendency
to drive the audience to drink ?
Had wo had a postal savings bank
fiystem during the past four years how
many homes that were made wretched
liy the failure of savings banks sweep
ing away the savings of a lifetime
would have been saved from misery and
unhapplncss ?
The most serious danger to foot ball
ns n game Is not so much its increasing
brutality , but Its plainly apparent ten
dency toward professionalism. The bru
tality can and must be checked , but
professionalism will ruin It If It Is oiict
allowed to gain u-foothold.
Them Is something In the nature of
Irony In the press aiinouni'cincnt that
Dr. Nansen's health Is giving way under
stress of his lecture tour. To bravo suc
cessfully the rigors of a north polo cli
mate and then succumb to the lecture
platform borders on the Incredible.
An obscure olllclal of the Immigration
bureau has refused to allow six Mo
hammedans to land in the United States
on the ground that they beiievo In
polygamy. The next step will bo u
refusal to let some FIJI Islander land on
the ground that he believes In cannibal-
Ism.
The state labor commissioner of Mis
souri undertakes to show In his nine
teenth annual rejwrt that the average of
wnges In Missouri la higher than In tiny
other state. That commissioner will
have to look sharp to hold ills job whlli
giving out such statistics. Missouri Is
a democratic state.
The number of cases of yellow fever In
New Orleans during the recent epidemic
there was about 1,500 and the deaths
not moro than 00. Medical science lh
much better prepared to cope with tin
disease than In former years , and wltl
the Information gained this year nnd
further Investigations to bo imwlo bj
United States medical ollici-rs In Cubit ,
during the winter there ought to bo lit
tit trouble to keep the epidemic lu check
next year If U roappeara.
The republican national platform says :
"The civil service law wan placed on the
statute book by the republican party ,
which has always sustained U , nnd wo
renew onr repeated declarations that It
sliiill bo thoroughly and honestly en
forced and extended wherever practice-
ble. " In his letter of acceptance Presi
dent McKlnley wild this pledge of the
republican national convention was In
keeping with the position of the party
for the past twenty-four years "and will
be faithfully observed. " lie further de
clared that the party "will take no back
ward step upon the question. It will
seek to Improve , but never degrade , the
public service. " Again referring to this
subject in his Inaugural address , thereby
emphasizing his sense of Its Importance ,
Mr. McKlnley said : "Ueforms In the
civil service must go on , but the changes
should be real and genuine , not per
functory , or prompted by a zeal In behalf
of any party simply because It happens
to bo In power. As n member of con
gress 1 voted nnd spoke In favor of the
present law nnd I shall attempt Its en
forcement In the spirit in which It was
'tiacted. ' * * * The best Interests of
he country demand this and the people
iL'nrtlly approve the law wherever and
ivheiiever It has been thus ndmlnls-
ered. " Thus are the republican party
uul the republican administration com-
nitted In distinct and umiuallfied terms
o the maintenance and enforcement of
ho civil service law.
Tills republican policy of reform Is
lelng assailed. There has been devel-
iped , since the present administration
came into power , more or less opposition
o it among republicans who have found
ho civil service law nn obstacle to so-
surlng positions in the public service for
homselves or their political friends. It
s reported from Washington that tile
'Pponents ' of civil service reform are just
low making a great stir and that the
iresident lias been most earnestly be-
wught to say some word on the subject
vhlch can be made to aid those who
vnnt a return to the spoils system. lie
ms to listen daily , it is saldv to the most
jitter complaints of republican congress-
uen , some of whom urge that If the
olllces are not given to the party work-
rs the party will suffer for it In the
lext general elections. The promise Is
: luit the reform will be vigorously at-
ackod in both brandies of congress and
t Is needless to say that the dissatisfied
republicans will liavo the hearty sym-
lathy of the democrats who believe In
: ho declaration of the Chicago platform
n regard to civil service reform.
We do not apprehend that the reform
s in serious danger , because in the first
ihice we cannot believe that any con
siderable number of republicans will put
themselves on record against it if
irouglit to the tesU while In the second
ilnco we are entirely confident that
President McKinley will not recede to
he slightest extent from the position he
innounced in his letter of acceptance
mil liis Inaugural address. A. few re
publicans Iii either branch of congress
will probably denounce the reform and
make nn effort to secure legislation for
lie modification or repeal of the civil
ervice law. but it Is safe to say that a
majority of the republicans In congress
will be found faithful to the pledge of
the party in its last national platform
iml to its record on this subject for a
marter of a century. But the bulwark
: > f reform is the administration and we
liavo no doubt that the president will
! > o found as lirm as on the day of his
inauguration in the purpose to enforce
the law "in the spirit in which It was
enacted. " He has already attested the
sincerity of the promise then made , with
tlio approval of all but the spoils-seek
ers , and he will not now yield to tlio
wishes or demands of this element.
There must bo no backward step upon
tills question and It is safe to say that
President McKlnley will permit none.
M1X1XO T1IK HltKADSTUFFIj.
The success of American millers and
manufacturers in the preparation of
food novelties from various parts of
grains and plants prepares ono for the
belief that the time may not be distant
when shredded cornstalks or minced
hazolbrush will bo served as a table
delicacy. The great variety of bread-
tnffrt offered the housewife gives
promise of other milling triumphs , with
newer machinery and continued Intelli
gent blending of products. But this
latter mixing process must not be con
founded with ordinary adulterations.
Food mixing is ns often legitimate as
otherwise.
A recent Berlin dispatch states that
"the agrarian press warns the public
against purchasing or using American
wheat or Hour , claiming that the latter
Is admittedly grossly adulterated with
mai/.e , thus rendering It Inferior In qual
ity -and injurious to health. " Tills is In
line with the well understood policy of
the German agrarian press to discredit
all American agricultural products. The
Immediate excuse for the assertion was
undoubtedly tha appearance of a circu
lar directed to American millers by a
glucose company offering cornstarch for
mixing with Hour , nnd making the claim
that this mixing could be done witli
protlt and tlio quality of the Hour be
Improved nt the same time. White the
admixture of cornstarch Into UKJ Hour
sack lias not yet beoomo common , there
can be no objection to it on the ground
of health , for corn Is as good a food In
Its way as wheat. If any objection Is
made it should he against concealment
of the fact of mixing. Mixed breadstuffs -
stuffs should not be sold as miiv sail
under false colors to the Injury of trade
at home and abroad.
At the same time complaint
about the mixing of American
breadstuff's comes with poor grace
from Germany , where bread from pure
wheat Hour Is a rarity. Tha laboring
people have only rye bread , and much
of the bread Hold Is mnde from mixed
rye and wheat Hour , Inferior In every
way to the bread Americans use dally.
Kven In England good whpat bread is
not always to bo had. The French anil
Dutch bakers In Iwomloii bake the best
white bread and gut top prices for It ,
while much of the bread sold In London
nnd in the Interior towns is from n mix-
turn of all grades of flour. Tim Kngllsh
pooulo appear to like a rather add , tuatjr
flavor In fholr bread , whllo the nmimtn :
nnd residents of Hussln nnd iwrts of
Austria nro satisfied with dnrk nml
heavy bread.
American millers not only turn out
the very best wheat flour , but the Amer
ican people , rich ami poor alike , are nc-
cnstomcd to bread made of high gi'nde
Hour and will take no other. Good broad
Is tlic rule In American homes. If It la
true that by mixing n quantity of cornstarch -
starch with the flour the quality Is uot
'deteriorated the fact should bo known
and the mixed product should go on the
market at home and abroad exnctly for
what It Is. American millers and man
ufacturers have everything to gain by
adherence to strict honesty lu dealing
with tlie public.
AS TO PUSTAI ,
Postmaster General Gary follows the
example of several of his predecessors
In urging reform In regard to the trans
portation In the malls of "second class"
matter. This Includes newspapers ,
magazines and periodicals published not
less than four times a year when mailed
to regular subscribers and pays 1 cent
per pound postage ; nlso "county free"
newspapers , one copy to each subscriber
In tlio county where the newspaper Is
inbllshed. The postmaster general
states that the handling of this matter
luring the last flscal year cost the coun
try ifL'O.OOO.OOO , while the revenue de-
Ived therefrom wns only $ ; ! ,000)00. ) lie
leclares that If the present system of
second-class mall matter transportation
is maintained It will eventually swamp
the revenue of the postal service.
It Is not the privileges of legitimate
newspapers and periodicals that burden
the service , but the carriage of bulky
matter not contemplated by the original j
legislation oil the subject. A vast
iiuouut of printed matter has been ad
mitted to the malls as of the second
class that in tlio opinion of the present
lostmaster general and several of his
iredecessors never should have been al-
owed this classllicatlon. Mr. Wana-
mnkor strongly urged a change that
would relieve the postal service of tills
burden and Mr. Wilson was , , equally
LMiiplmtli ; In his report last year in the
opinion that reform in this direction is
nbsolutely necessary , If the postal serv
ice is ever to be made self-supporting.
Plio deficit for the last llscal year was
over $11,000,000 and an excess of ex
penditures over receipts will not only
) e the perennial condition if there Is no
change in regard to second class matter ,
lint will annually Increase.
A bill was reported In the Fifty-fourth
congress intended to secure the sug
gested reform , but It met such a vigor
ous opposition from the benellciarles of
tlio present arrangement that nothing
came of it. The author of the measure ,
Mr. Loud of California , stated that the
cost to the government of carrying tills
class of matter had amounted in ten
years to $ 40,000,000. According to the
llgures of Postmaster General Gary it
will amount to considerably more than
this In the next ten years. The Phila
delphia Ledger , referring approvingly to
the reform recommended , says : "It is
not intended that file Postollice depart
ment shall bo n money-making institu
tion and n source of profit to the coun
try. It should bo self-supporting , how
ever , and would be under statesmanlike
legislation , without departing from the
legitimate Held of postal benelits. "
A NATIONAL UKIVUHSITY.
The project of n great national uni
versity in tlio city of Washington is
again attracting public attention. A
number of prominent women have taken
hold of the matter and propose to raise
n quarter of n million of dollars for the
rcctlon of a building to form the nucleus
of the university , tills amount to be se
cured thrdngh popular subscriptions , to
which the school children of the country
will bo called upon to contribute. It Is
proposed to hold a convention of women
nt the national capital early next month
to further the movement.
The Idea of a national university Is
almost as old as the government and
it had the endorsement of many of the
statesmen of the early days of the re
public. The project now lias the ap
proval of some of the most eminent men
in the country and n select committee
of the senate during the Fifty-fourth
congress reported a bill for establishing
Bitch an Institution. Its advocates urge
that It is impossible for private or de
nominational enterprise , no matter how
generous nnd broad In scope , to create
an Institution of learning which could so
nearly lead the van in oil great lines of
human progress as a university might
which had the prestige of the United
States to support It and give It standing
throughout the world. They believe that
such an institution would In a com
paratively short time take rank with the
very greatest centers of learning , since
It would have the advantages of the
government treasures , scientific arid
other , already In Washington and enjoy
the boundless opportunities for growth
which would come not only from the
resources and pride of the nation , actIng -
Ing through congress , but from the be
quests and gifts of Americans Inspired
by national patriotism and a desire to
promote the highest education. In the
view of tlio promoters of a national
university It might In time lead the
world's progress in research and In the
application of knowledge ,
Tlio proposed plan of such an Institu
tion contemplates the establishment of
special schools for graduates of ordinary
colleges and the building up of a group
of related university departments In
which It shall be possible for all stu
dents to carry their work as far as they
can lu any other center of learning In
the world. It Is thought that the need
of poht-grnduato study In Kuropean uni
versities , which now takes great num
bers of American college men abroad ,
will bo largely removed. Certainly the
project as thus presented has an exceed
ingly attractive aspect and appeals at
oni'o to national pride and patriotism.
But opposition to It is to bo expected on
various grounds. It has already been
urged that the project Is outside the
functions of the government and this Is
perhaps the most formidable objection ,
though there are others of moro or less
weight nnd significance , as the danger of
partisan control or Influences and the
question of public policy and religious
Involved. ( ! f course such nn In-1
stltntlon , to atUUn he highest standard
of usefulness , \fl\\\\\ \ \ \ \ { have to In1 abso
lutely uon-pnrtlsuii unit non-sectarian.
Tlio efforts of thy.women . for the promo
tion of tlio projlftjHylll tie watched with
much ln < erost.
JJIKAD lTl'T .
The supreme * ' , c'qurt of the United
Status has In qffuet declared the anti
trust law enacted1 In 1800 to lie Inade
quate , so far nW'tho monopolistic com-
lilnatlons and trijsts1 are concerned. The
efforts that litiy.6 ijeou made to enforce
the law agalnstfuei , ; ) combinations have
failed and It Isluvldent that unless the
law Is to remain practically n dead letter
It will have to be amended. It has been
made applicable to such eoir'miatlons of
railroads engaged in Interstate conimcice
as the Trausmlssourl association , but
this gives the law a .v iy limited btopo
and falls far short of what wan In
tended. Designed to prevent and sup
press combinations , conspiracies , con
tracts and agreements In restraint of
trade. It. has utterly failed of Its purpose
and the trusts continue to flourish us If
there had been no legislation declaring
them Illegal. Such a s'tuatlon ' Is vir
tually u confession that the national gov
ernment Is powerless to protect the people
ple from the exactions and the oppres
sion of monopoly.
The attorney general in the Cleveland
administration , .Indge Harmon , In a com
munication to congress In response to a
resolution , said that as construed by the
supreme court the anti-trust law does
not apply to the most oomp.oio monopo
lies acquired by unlawful combinations
of concerns which ara naturally com
petitors. The power of congress to regu
late Interstate commerce may be ex
tended to the pro lucts of these combina
tions entering into commcrci ; between
the states , but this Is uot done by the
act. of 1SH ! ) and the attorney general
stated that the limitation of the present
law enables the combinations to escape
from both state nn.l federal govern
ments , the former having no authority
over Intel-state commerc. ; and the latter
having authority over nothing else. It
was further pointed out that the courts
had held that the Slu.'man antl trust
law , which uses general terms with no
attempt to define them , made nothing
unlawful which was not unlawful be
fore , but merely provided punishment
for such agreements and conspiracies
against trade and commerce as the
courts have always refused to enforce
between the parties.
Tlio attorney general suggested an
amendment which would make clear
what is meanObj mouojioiias , by at
tempting to monppoli/.o and by ' 'outraots ,
combinations antl 'conspiracies ' in re
straint of tradojjor , commerce. It was
further suggested . .that congress enact
as a rule of evidence that the purchase
or combination'kln any form of enter
prises in different states which were
competitive before , such purchase or
combination shall , be prima facie evi
dence of an atlempt to monopolize. It
was urged that a similar provision
slironld be made -with respect to well
known mothojLs ; qC doing business
throughout the'country , as practiced by
the Sugar trust and some others , which
are designed to deprive dealers of lib
erty of trade and compel them to bo
instruments of commercial conspiracy.
These suggestions , the result of n. care
ful study of the law in the light of ju
dicial decisions , received uo considera
tion from congress.
The present administration is pledged
to the enforcement of existing law
against trusts and combinations and
whatever additional legislation of this
nature may be enacted. There Is no
doubt of the sincerity of this pledge , but
in view of the failure of past efforts to
enfoice the law It is reasonably to be
expected that the administration will
hesitate to institute proceedings against
the trusts , involving great expense to
the governmt'Ht , with the law In Its
present form. It is to bo presumed that
President MeKinley will have something
to say on this subject in his annual mes
sage , but at all events It is a matter
which should not be neglected by the
present congress.
The eminent Chicago student of his
tory and successful pork packer , Samuel
W. Allerton , contributes a learned dis
quisition on the money question to the
Tribune of that city which starts out ,
"I am pleased to see that the Tribune
is opposed to all such schemes as Horace
White presents. White must bo a young
man not familiar with the history of our
country. " It accidentally happens that
Horace White was himself editor of the
Chicago Tribune a quarter of a century
ago , lias a lifelong experience in the
newspaper Held , is the author of a num
ber of standard works on economic sub
jects , and Is at present at the helm of
the ably-edited New York Kvenlng Post
as the successor of William Cullen Bry
ant Hut , of course , Millionaire Allerton
has been too busy studying history to be
expected to keep track uf ilornrc White.
The Iowa Is all right as a battleship
capable of good , lighting and sustaining
speed In a race. ' " .Shu attained about
S5 per cent of he ? irinxlinuin speed under
natural draft , " sa'ld Captain Sampson
after the ollicialjtrlp , "which was about
thirteen and oiiuTluilf knots. In her pre
vious trial the engines registered 108
revolutions per'j.nlnUte , but this wan with
forced draft On Oils last trip the max
imum attained wan ninety-four revolu
tions. AH the ffiins on board were llred
on our way honie.i1 The Iowa Is made
for lighting purposes , but the American
people sincerely' hope that the big guns
may never bo flnid-except for salutes.
The German government Is said to bo
contemplating Intervention In Biw.ll In
the Interest of German claimants against
the Brazilian government But before
Germany gets that far it will learn that
there are other Interests In America and
that they must bo reckoned with by any
European power that wants to gain n
foothold on this side of the Atlantic.
The next United States senate will
have the largest representation of re
publicans from the south 1 the history
of the country. There will bo two re
publican senators from Maryland , one
from West Virginia with a possibility of
[ wo , one from Kentucky ntul the ethernet
not with his party on vital questions ,
ono from North Carolina with a jKipullst
colleague , one protectionist from Louis
iana In substantial accord with repub
licans on ninny questions , two demo
cratic senators from Geoi lo and one
from South Carolina refusing to stand In
line on the tariff question , and one of
the Texas senators refusing to support
free coinage. The southern senators are
no longer a unit for machine democracy.
The breaking ) up of parties In the south
has commenced well.
Incandescent gns Is the latest Illuml-
nant on the boards. There was once a
general Idea that the electric light would
drive gas out of the Held of Illumination ,
but It Is no nearer that goal today than
It was ten years ago. Gas and electricity
may compete within narrow limits , but
they are not yet complete substitutes for
one another , and It Is a serious question
whether either will ever supplant the
other.
rl Testimony Ulnoountort.
New Votk Journal.
The value of export testimony will bo seri
ously affected by the otiso of thnso two Wash
ington botanists who dined oa toadstools and
canio very tirAr losing their lives by the mls-
t/iko.
_
I'niNiierlt } * anil the .Mull llnff.
rtillnclelphla Times.
The Increase In the gross postal receipts
of the Mrgo cities Is a pleasing sign of the
good times. Prosperity means a large mall
bag , and a largo mall bag generally Indicates
prosperity ,
Comingon HclKMliiliTime. .
St. 1'aul I'loneer Tress.
Parents will please Inform the llttlo ones
that the Government's action In sending COO
relmlecr to the Icebound \vlwlers in the
Arctic will not interfere with the regular
annual arrangements for Christmas Eve.
Good Under Any Nninc ,
Philadelphia Ledger.
It Is o. triumph for the good character of
American beef that tt tlnds a ready sale In
some parts of Scotland as home fed. At the
same time , the statement that tt Is so sold
does not Improve the character of those en
gaged In practicing the deception.
The Sllllidlird Cold llrlolc.
Clilcngo Chronicle.
The Connecticut man who , ls extracting
small quantities of nold from sea water Is be
hind the times. The real wealth-producing
qualities of water wcro demonstrated the
other day when Mr. .Rockefeller , by merely
Irrigating Standard Oil stock , raked In *
dividend of 32 per cent.
) A > < Cli-rlual CriiHiule.
St. Paul Pioneer Press.
New York's degeneracy will not bo checked
by the cliurchce so long as Its clergymen busy
themselves over such absurdities as the
abolition of Santa Claus. It seems that there
Is a movement among them just now for that
purpose , on the ground that the jolly old saint
Is a pagan survival. If the people oC New
York are willing to believe In anything good
nowadays they ought to bo allowed to do It ,
oven If It is a pagan dlviulty.
n IlenntlcM.
New York Tribune.
The Belgian government , observing that ad
vertisements are being placed on rocks and
other public places , has notified the mu
nicipalities that "tho nuisance must stop. "
Belgium Is a thrifty land. lloro thrifty still
Is Switzerland. Yet when the St. Oothard
rocks were covered with advertisements the
government ordered them cleared off , saying :
"Wo would as soon have them on the white
crosa of our flag. " But here , Jn the United
States just look at some of the rocks up
the Hudson !
the 111 I ml Goilili-NM.
Chicago Journal.
This recipe for ponpetual motion comes
from California. Take a murderer. Mix
with one good criminal lawyer. Convict
murderer. Pass sentence of death. Appeal
to supremecourt. . Get a remlttltur , writ of
replevin , order to show probable cause ,
ouster le main , collar-and-hames , or some
other legal ipadlock on the sheriff to prevent
hanging. Argue It to a finish. Have day of
execution set again. . Take another appeal.
Got another dofunny from the supreme court.
Fight that to a standstill. Repeat the
process as often as desired , and If the people
don't hang the lawyer , and the murderer
doesn't die of old ago power can bo
generated In unlimited quantities for an. un
limited time.
The Hurlemiiie "lleiiiihlie. "
lyntlsvltlo Courier-Journal.
Dole , president of the so-called republc of
Hawaii , Is anxious for the United Slates to
burry and annex the Islands , for ho says "as
the Asiatic population Is fast increasing In
numbers It Is a serious question , If they
are left alone , whether the republic would
survive. " There was never a gi eater burlesque -
lesquo of a republic than that of Dole's.
The population of Hawaii is over 100,000 ,
and yet only about 3,000 and these mostly
aliens have any voice In : hls "republic , "
which assumes to govern the isljmle and to
bargain away the heritage of the people. The
United States was never asked to engage In
a more contemptible business than the an
nexation of thas ; Islands for the Benefit of
the mercenary freebooters who ha u .ilready
robbed the people of Hawaii mid would now
rob the people of the. Unltfid dutss.
AMISIIIC.INH AS 1IH1.VICICHS.
SlKiillIclint ClmiiKt'H 111 I litQlllllltH } '
of Liquor CuiiMiimcil.
Kansas City Star ,
It has been claimed that a nation which
used beer or other fermented liquor as a
distinctly national beverage was more tem
perate as to the habits of Its people than
one using distilled liquor , such as whisky
and brandy. Whisky has been , termed the
national drink of the United States. This
preference has been ascribed to the nervous
temperament of the Americans , their fast
way of living and their desire to obtain con
centrated effect. Every Increase In the an
nual consumption of malt liquors In this
country has .been . hailed with satisfaction 'by '
the theorists , on the ground that It was a
sign that the people of the United IStatea
were cooling down , slackening the speed of
their llvlns and otherwise becoming moro
equable In temperament.
This theory will tlnd little confirmation In
the statement of the commissioner of Inter
nal revenue for the fiscal year ended Juno
30 , It Is ehown In this report that as com
pared with the previous year there \vis un
Increase of revomie of $1,338,472 from dis
tilled spirits I'onrurncd and a decrease of
about the same amount In the revcnufc from
fermented liquors consumed. Tae curious
fact la also shown that there was a decrease
in the production of distilled spirits of 02-
455,548 gallons , which rendered Idle 3,059 dis
tilling plants , There was also a decrease of
1,390,428 barrels In the production of beer.
At the same time this marked decrease in
the amount of liquor consumed was taking
place , there was not a thousand dollars dif
ference In the thirty or moro millions of
revenue derived from tobaccoes of all kinds ,
domestic mid foreign. Jo. otiier words , the
American people smoked as much last year
as they did the year before , hut they took
many million more drinks of distilled and
less of malted liquors. What liquor they aid
drink was of a more fiery character In pro
portion to the amount consumed than Is
shown by the records of many years previous.
All kinds of theories can be bolstered up
by statistics of consumption , but It will bo
difficult to account for the apparent peculiar
change In the drinking habits of the Amerl
can people. It Is really doubtful whether the
figures prove much of anything at all , ex
cept that there was not so much money spent
on liquor. The Increase In the consumption of
snlrltous liquor may be accounted for by the
fact that those who buy the higher priced
brands , on which the duty IB greatest , were
still able to buy , while a short supply of cash
to those who used fermented liquors meant
simply greater abstemiousness. The e fig
urea , however , may be twisted to flt any
theory and anyone who BO deilres may use
them < o feed hU particular Bobby oa the
drink question.
POSTAL S.VVIXJS IIAMCS.
Now York Mali and Express : There can
bo no doubt that postal savings banks are
icflirablo and ncnlful , and wo bcllovo 1h t
the genius of American flnanco will ulti
mately flml a way to establish thorn. But
Mr. Gary's chcmo hatxlly nils tlio bill. It
nvolvcs ft principle which he. would not ap
ply to his own banking operations In Balti
more , The problem underlying the pontal
banks U , fundamentally , ono of taxation ,
ami Its difficulty \ In adjusting Its operations
> o that the tens of millions of peuplo who
tiavo not savtd money shall not bo unduly
liurdcnoil to pay the Interest charges to the
millions \\ho have ,
Wftshlnston Post : Suppose the $2,000,000.-
000 now held by savings banks In
fourteen states and the District of Columbia
wsro In the hands of the general govern
ment , what could bo done wlt4i It ? As the
case Mauds now that Immense sum Is In
vested In bonds and real estate. Would it
be advisable for the federal government to
undertake the Investment of billions Our
national debt Is only a temporary debt , nnd
the country Intends to wipe It ut. Mean-
whllo tt will not. contract n permanent debt
by taking and using the people's savings.
The sohcmc Is all right for England , for
that government docs not propose to got out
of debt , tut It cannot bo adopted hero with
out revolutionizing our theory and practice.
Philadelphia Ileconl : The assurance is
given by the postmaster Kcnewl that the
cost of this new branch of banking busi
ness by the government would bo very
small , as there would bo no necessity for
Increasing the number of officials In con
nection with It. In this case the cconomli
oil example of sime of the governments of
Kuropo which Is adduced by the postmaster
Bcncral would hardly servo for the United
States. Should a postal savings bank system
bo cnco Introduced It would not bo long
until a now branch of administration would
bo deemed necessary for managing and di
recting the Investments of depcaitors. There
Is no doubt that such an Institution might
ho economically administered In this coun
try , but such administration would be an
exception to the rule.
.VL AMI OT111311 WISE.
The sick- man of Kuropo discovered that
Josef's bluff was not a pipe dream. Hcnco
his haste to fork over the funds.
Two sea serpents hitched tandem hive
been signaled In Long leland sound. The
horse show buffet Is an oye-oper.cr.
Women are allowed to practice law In New
Zealand. But precious care Is taken that
they do not got a case to practice on.
The bicycle trust will demonstrate Its
strength next flprlng when the nervy youag
man tenders a robust standoff for > i $125 ma-
chine.
A man of corpulent tendencies who strug
gles to make both ends of In bit winter's
waistband meet finds precious little Inter
est In a discussion of "The- survival of the
fit. "
Down In Cleveland' ' a young lover was
jostled out of a third story while giving his
girl a parting embrace. Girls should avoid
accidents of this kind by letting the boys
In on the ground floor.
A committee of the Hartford city council
has been Instructed to Investigate and re
port the feasibility of the city publishing a
newspaper of Us own. That's the stult. Yel
low jouinalL. < m hungers for a municipal
model.
The queen of Itp.ly has sent Cardinal Gibbons
bens , archbishop of Baltimore , a large piio
togrank of herself In court costume. The
queen gave the photograph to Mls Virginia
MacTavlsh to present to the cardinal , with
a request for copies of all the books that Car
dinal Gibbons lias written. Miss MacTavlsh
will take these' books to her majesty on her
return to Italy.
Speaking of tie last achievement In India
of the "gallant Gordons , " London Black1 and
White says : "Not the least of the splendid
anecdotes with which the Gordons have en
riched military history comes to their fellow
countrymen this morning , and the name of
the piper who , shot through both feet , sat
and played ibis friends on to victory , will long
be a cherished memory. "
The chief reason why the Shrincrs over
looked Kentucky as a meeting place is a pe
culiar one. It Is claimed that the camels
of the caravan require such quantities of
water for a Journey that'a tour of the Blue
gross state would Imperil their lives. A
baseless Insinuation. Why the city of Louis
ville maintains public pumps for the ac
commodation of pilgrims needing aqua on
the side.
A man charged with arson was tried In
New York City last week , and his acquittal
secured by the convincing testimony of his
children. His store i\as burned during his
absence , but the discovery In the ruins ol
eeveral paper boxes containing candles led
to his arrest and trial. Ono of the children ,
7 years of age , told how the fire originated.
"We had such fun , " she said to the court.
"We played sojer. Wo made lanterns out of
boxes and paper. We put candles in 'em.
Wo stuck 'em on caudle juice. Then wo pa
raded all around the store. Oh , we had a
lovely tlmo Louis swung his sword and cut
my dress. It was a now dress , end toro my
apron. " Each one of four children , ranging
In age from 7 to 12 , testified In like manner ,
and ono of them eat on the floor and with
the necessary materials made a "lantern"
such as they used play'rig soldier.
1IO1MC FOIL XF.llIlA.SlvA.
A Stirring Vfiir 1'redlrlfd for Oniiiha
mill the S < n11' .
Cleveland leader.
Next year Bryan's state will get a good
fihaklng up which ought to offset the effect
of the great defalcation of Its former repub
lican treasurer who was found to have been
about $900,000 short when he vacated his of
fice.
fice.In
In the recent campaign Ills great crime
hung on the republicans of Nebraska with
crushing u eight , and It prc/bably / prevented
the state from getting Into line with South
Dakota and Kansas , Its neighbors which
have repudiated Bryanlsm at last. Next
year the effect of this defalcation will have
worn away , and there will surely ho leas
disposition to hold the republican party re
sponsible for the fall of ono of Its members ,
oven though a man In high ofllcc.
In 1893 Nebraska Is to feel the stimulating
ing- force of a great exposition , Oir.alia Is to
do for the west what Atlanta and Nashville
liavo done for the outh. A grand display Is
to be made of the natural and developed
wealth of the vast region beyond the Mis
sissippi. In connection with an exposition
which ought to prove one of the most Inter
esting yet he'td In the United States there
will bo many meetings of notable organiza
tions , philanthropic , commercial , Industrial ,
religious , educational and many other klnda.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors are ex
pected fiom other parts of the country , or ,
at least , from near-by states. All this Is
bound to make a lively and stlrrlns summer
In Omaha an * In Nobraekn geneially.
Such Inlluonces are always bad for Bryan-
Ism. They ought to Insure the overthrow
of the sllvorltes In Bryan's state.
A IIOPKI.USSJ TASK.
The I'rniioMltlon < < > Uniilxli One nf ( lie
JOJM of riillillKioil.
Cincinnati Ciimnicrclal-Tilbunc.
Banish Santa Claus ?
Take out of childhood Its sweetest mys
tery and test loved myth ?
What ciced could he so cruel , what crcc&t-
inan so destitute of the milk of human kind
ness ?
For any austere gentleman concerned In
Eueh Iconoclastic bit of btralght-laced Purl-
tEolsiu It Is Invoked that memory will work
her myetlc wand , and
Backward , turn backward , Old Time , In Ita
And muko'hlm u child again , tor one Chrlst-
.
That will cure him of all dealro for deal
ing death to the delights the yuletldo brings
to the souls of llttlo children.
The coming of Santa Glaus doesn't Inter
fere with any religious observances that
may be- deemed desirable. Ho Is to every
child the embodiment of all that Is lovable.
He U Father Bountiful , who always remem
bers the nlco end forgets the vary , very
naughty. He U the Patron Saint of luno-
cent pleasure to prattling innocence , and
when his annual visits cease childhood will
have lost one of Its chlcfest charms and into.
hood'a memory one of Its richest , tbiiderei t
treasures.
Take naught from the life of the little
ones that brightens Its fleeting pa&sage , the
serious time of earnest effort and stern act
uality comes soon enough.
Banish Santa Claua ?
As well try to banish God's gunshloo.
SHOTS AT THn I'UI > tT.
Minneapolis Journal : llor. MadUon 0. Pe
ers of Now York I * In A peck of trouble be
cause In his Henry Ueorco sermon ho ploslar-
Mil ( i eulogy on Alexander Hamilton , dollv-
hred by Hov. Kllphalet Nott over ninety year *
ago. After * century Mr. Nott's 'cuiyrlght
must have expired.
Now York World : The Brooklyn minister
vho rolled the newspaper the poor man's
college took far too limited a view of Ilia
function of the newspaper. Jefferson cama
iparcr the truth when lib Mid : "it I hade
o cheese between government without none-
avers nnd newspapers without government ,
[ should cheese the latter. "
Baltimore American : A western Maryland
ircMcher got judgment for his unpaid salary ,
The o [ ( > osltlon baa now filed a motion to
Btrlko out the- judgment on the ground that
ic had no right to collect a salary , ns he
was called , and not hired , If such plena
should hold , the pulpit would get Into a tar
worse condition every year. A congregation
hat does not pay Its pastor what It promises
to pay unless the circumstances should bo
ixtraordlixiry had better get acquainted with
ho tcci commandments.
Chicago Trlbuno : Now York clergymen
iavo hit upon nn Interesting vtaii to revive
lie Christian spirit of the country. They
iavo asked clergy and laity all over the na-
.Ion to tiulto with theui In prayer that Clod
will awaken his people , and enable them to
win souls to Christ this winter. In addition
: o this measure they have determined to
lease halls ami theaters and hold services
nnd have preaching there every day In the
week , In the belief that many persons would
go to a place of that kind who could not bo
persuaded to enter a church. It Is to bo
loped this plait will bo crowned with success.
The Chrlstlin spirit needs revival In New
York moro than anywhcro else.
Chicago Chronicle : Down In Kentucky ,
where all sorts of odd things happen , a
Mothodlst preacher who held some theologi
cal views at variance with 'those of his con
gregation was aroused at midnight ami es
corted out of town by tftreo of his Hock
nrnic'il with shotguns. This mcliiad of ad
justing doctrinal differences Is somewhat
drastic , but It has Its advantages. It saves
the scandal and annoyance of church trials ,
for ono thlnj , and It conduces to liberality
upon the part of the piiFtor. For lu < would
bo an Inllcxlblc dogmatist Indeed who would
attempt to enforce his views upon congre
gation given to the shotgun as a controversial
\\capon. The Kentucky Methodists may
prove to bo the pioneers In a new su'icmc of
church unity.
Indianapolis News ! The secular tircss of
America has made more ministers than It
has marred ; has been as uctlvu In furthering
philanthropic enterprises as the church ; has
preached moro sermons on practical living
than the preachers. IMio press and. the pul
pit are In a different way anl along1 different
lines working for a coin men end , but the
press makes the wider appeal and roaches
moro hearers. It Is the press that uplifts
the tone of public opinion ; that makes the
election of decent men to olllco possible ; that
holds public olllcers up to tlio honest per
formance of duty ; that floods the helps of
darkness with lltrfit and terrorizes thieves ,
gamblers and other wrongnoers ; It is trio
press that , , not oi.ly condemns corruption In
otnce , but provQiits It ; it Is the prow that
pleads for "sweet reasonableness , " and de
cency , whether In politics or In tlio pulpit.
DOMESTIC IDYLS.
Chicago Ilccord : "After nil , courting
nnd hunting- are : i Rood deal alike. "
"No , no ; when u man goes hunting he can
wear his old clothes. "
Washington Stnr : "This baby , " said tlio
fond father ns lie turned for nnotlur lap
aloiiB the room , "Is ROlngto bo a great
ucticss one of these days. "
"What makes you think so ? " Inquired his
wife.
"Just look nt the \vny she can shed real
tears and bringan audience to Its feet ! "
Boston Transcript : Haivlet He had the
presumption to kiss me. But then nil the
other Kirls had pone out of the loom , HO
I don't care so much.
Henrietta Oh , of course , he would not
have kissed you 1C any of the other girls
had been there.
Yellow Book : Her Father You have the
nerve to able mo for my daughter , sir , the
joy of my old age , the priceless juwel In
my diadem ?
Her Adorei That's what and I want the
jewel and the diadem thrown In.
Her father In that case you can have
her. I'm looking for a man with nerve , lor
her.
Detroit Free Press : "Jack and Julia are
surely engaged. "
"What makes you think so ? "
"Ho brlngsjier chrysanthemums now In
stead of roses : a chrysanthemum will last
u whole week. "
Chicago Record : "I have been so unlucky
this fall. " i
"In what way ? "
"Our clergyman has called three times ,
and each time the maid told him I had guiio h
to a progressive euchre parly. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Oh , papa , " ex
claimed the dear girl , her sapphire eyes
brimming with unshed tears , "how can you
say that society Is hollow ? "
"Why shouldn't .1 ? " retorted pa , with a
coarse lauph that betrayed the lact that
ho had paid moro attention to making
money than to acquiring polish , "why
shouldn't J , when I have to pay the bills
for feeding the gang that you have here ut
your blowouta ? "
LOVE AND WEATHER.
Denver Post.
Again the frosty nights are here , when
strolling 'ncnth the moon
IS not so plenxnnt an It used to be.
And lovers now no longer sit at night and
fondly spoon
Beneath the shadow of a sheltering tree.
But In tlio cozy sitting room within her
pretty homo
The lleptlng hours in blissful manner pass.
And while she blows him In for caramels
and chewing gum
She teaches him economy In gas.
SCATTI311IXO .HITVSIIIXK.
There's n. heap of satisfaction
In the knowing. If you know ,
That this lAorld IH just an Kden ,
If you try to mnUu It to ;
For no one can monopolize
The King of lltfit and day ,
And you can scatter sunshine ,
YouFeel
Feel
FeelThat
That
ThatWay. .
Thfro Is Joy behind each c-orraw.
There's a lessen In defeat ,
Thero'H a lecture In PApeilence ,
PhlloscoherH can't beat ;
And nothing like "Pvo been there , "
Can teach you day by day
To scatter wads of suiiahlno ,
You FeelThat
That
ThatWay. .
When you stand before your inlrorr
And you sro ro/lccti'd / there
Tno Imago of your Jiakor.
With a face of Wank , denpulr.
Just luiiHon for a momunt ,
Lot nature have full sway ,
For you can scatter sunshine ,
Yon FeelThat
That
ThatWay. .
-J. W. CltAAVFOKD ( Captain Jack ) .
WJIHN TIII :
TIMES
60JE ?
when It Is too late
then you'll say ;
"Oh , if I only
bud It to do over
iiguln I'd pro to un
optician lor my
glasses"
DR. J. II DAILY
Optician In cliarQe
Dit. W. I. BKYMOUK'H Optical
Parlors , 413-114 Kurbuch Ulk.
15th and llouglaa.
KNOWS HOW TO FIT GLASSES