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INSIST O.V HAVIXO TIIH IIKI3.
Now jlvi RSInla Clntis a five field to
Bet ready for kicking Ills annual goal.
If a new slate Is to lie made out of a
iwrt of Now York state , why not call It
{ Tiunnumy instead of Manhattan ?
Never was Micro so llttlo trouble to
find reasons why the country should
give thanks as there was this year.
Why is It tlitit on a general holiday
tlm amusement managers always feel
frco to Inflict any old show upon a too
patient public ?
Several new expeditions In search of
tlio North 1'ole are announced for next
year , but tbere is no danger yet of over
crowding the trail.
Another year Is drawing to a close
nnd Gladstone , IMsniarck and Tope Leo
still live a trio of wonderful old men of
n past generation.
Champion Bruiser Kitzsinimons siiys
lie will not light In the prize ring again.
JIo evidently knows that the/ foot ball
atlileto has the call for the present.
The assurance that at least two new
luet sugar factories will be built In No-
briuska next season Is comforting and
convincing , but what Is wanted Is the
factories.
With Christ inns only a few weeks off
Santa Glaus lias no time for defending
himself ngalnst the attacks of ministerial
realists. It Is not at all certain that he
iieedrfNli'fense.
A few years ago Mr. Hrynu might have
proved himself a good democrat by rt > -
IMidlatlng populism , but It Is too late
now , for the democracy he claims to fol
low Is little more than hybrid populism
under another name.
Tim I.overlng court-martial verdict
3niH been sent to Washington under seal
and everybody connected with tlio trial
enjoined not to divulge it. That ex
plains how Its contents got so quickly
Into the dally newspapers.
Ono tiling seems assured by the pay
ment of the money on ( lie bid of the re-
organlx-fitloii committee of the Union I'a-
< : Illc. The purchasers plainly do not In-
liMitl to ripply to congress for permission
io crawl on ) of their bargain.
The city of Brooklyn will cease to bi >
ft city within less than live weeks , and
the advice of the corporation counsel
that nil expenses and salaries be stopped
because of a ? IH)0MM ( ) > dellclt Indicates
that It Is ready for the annexation.
As the result of an eartlitinnko n new
Ishind ImtL.iimUo Its appearance In the
sen , near Borneo. The Island Is reported
1o be growing , and If It grows large
enough there may yet be a light to see
which of the Knropcan land grabbers
BUtH It.
If any of the .Missouri Pacific em
ployes who have just had their wages
restored to what they were previous to
Iho piiiilu of 18IKI voted ngalnst protec
tion and prosperity they ought to sign
the pledge not to commit thu same of-
feuue. again.
The sand geyser In northern Iowa ,
near ICngle hike , Is still upontlng sand
and gas , and the underground river still
Hews on Hcrciiely beneath Black Hawk
county farms , Thu geologists have
much yet to learn about how this conn.
try wax made and what Is on and under
the surface.
Indiana farmers are proud of the fact
that u beet grown in Unit stnto yielded
-D.I ) JHT cent sugar nnd showed a purity
of 81.fi per cunt , but Nebraska farmers
are proud of the fact Unit the beets they
grow mid rt'iidy salt ) at two good sugar
factories. Heels of flno quality are all
right , but ( ho Important thing la to be
ublu to market the lxeU.
0/'H THHniTUlllAL NXPAXMOtf.
The record of the territorial expansion
of the * United Htntos la referred to by
thu advocates of Hawaiian annexation
as Justifying the nciiutalllnii of ( lie remote -
mete Pacific Islands. Thus one of the
organs of annexation , calling attention
to Mm list of the lands aciiulred by the
| government since Its foundation con
tained In the report of the secretary of
the Intel lor , declares that annexation Is
our historic policy. It will be Interest
ing to brlelly refer to the record , with a
view to seeing what bearing , If any , It
has upon the question of Hawaiian an
nexation.
Our llrst acquisition of territory was
the Louisiana purchase from Franco , for
which the United States paid n sum
approximating sMSi.OtXMXK ) . By Mils
transaction we became possessed of the
urea now covered , In whole or In part ,
by Louisiana , Arkansas. Mississippi ,
ICnusas , Missouri , Nebraska , lown , tlio
Uakotas , Minnesota and several other
states ; comprising substantially 1)0,000 ! ( )
sqttnio miles. Sixteen years after , In
1811) ) , Florida was purchased from Spain
for $ riX)0 ( ) , < K > 0. adding about 00,000
square miles more of territory to the
United States. We I mil claimed part of
this territory as Included In the Louis
iana purchase and took possession
of some of Its military posts , but finally
ngrOcd to buy It of Spain and paid for
It. This valuable acquisition gave con
trol of the coast Hue , from Maine to
Texas. The next acquisition of territory
was that of Texas , which was admitted
to the union In 181. . This was the llrst
Instance of actual annexation. Texas
had declared her Independence of Mexico
In .ISIiU and not until nine years Infer
dlil the appeal of her people to come
Into the union meet with a favorable
response. The annexation of Texas
brought on a war with Mexico over dis
puted territory , the outcome of which
and the payment of about .ftH.000,000
gave us possession of the area embraced
In "Utah , Nevada , California and portions
tions of Colorado , Xew Mexico and Ari
zona. Several years later wo purchased
additional territory from Mexico.
Finally came the purchase of Alaska
from Russia , thirty years ago , our last
territorial acquisition.
It will be noted that with the excep
tion of the annexation of Texas and the
lands taken from Mexico In war , all the
territory which the United States has
acquired It bought and paid for and it
Is also to be observed that all this ter
ritory except Alaska was contiguous.
With the exception of the purchase from
Knssla , our territorial expansion has
been along the line of natural develop
ment. It was Inevitable that In time all
the territory acquired from France ,
Spain und Mexico would have been oc
cupied by American citi/.eiis , who would
have demanded , as the people of Texas
did , to be taken in undei thu protection
of the stars and stripes.
What is there in tills record to justify
the annexation of the Hawaiian Islands ,
which a cabal of political adventurers
have taken possession of and propose to
give-away without consulting the people
who have the right to be consulted ?
When Texas was annexed it was with
the full assent of the people there.
When it was proposed to annex San
Domingo there was a clause in the
treaty of annexation making the con
sent of the inhabitants necessary and
our war ships protected the poll of the
vote. Why should not the same- course
be pursued In the case of Hawaii ?
Certainly justice to the people of those
islands demands it and a proper recogni
tion of republican principle requires U.
The course of the United States in ac
quiring territory lias been open , fair and
honorable. Every foot of our great do
main is free from taint or shadow of
suspicion. Our right to all our territory
is unimpeachable. We should keep this
record untarnished.
t'UHUST
The secretary of agriculture calls at
tention in his annual report to a phase
of the forestry question which lias re
ceived very little It' any" attention , but
which Secretary Wilson shows to be Im
portant. In the discussion of the sub
ject of forest preservation ( ho chief con
sideration has been given to its neces
sity in respect to the rainfall and the
distribution of the How of water. Thu- *
( lie climatic side of ( lie problem has
been very thoroughly set forth and
everybody Interested In the matter Is
more or less familiar with it. It is
pretty generally understood ( lint the de
struction of the forests , toward which
tapid progress has been made , would
have very disastrous consequences and
tlio efforts of the students of the sub
ject have been Industriously and zeal
ously directed to pointing tills out and
keeping It before public attention.
The feature of the forestry question
brought forward by the secretary of ug-
rlculturo refers to the impending lack of
timber for the Immense manufacturing
industries which depend upon an abund
ant supply of timber. He states that
capital to the amount of at least $1,000-
(100,000 ( Is used In the industries directly
dependent upon a good stock of timber.
The number of men employed Is esti
mated to be about 1.000,000. AVhllo
these figures appear largo , upon reflec
tion as to the many uses of wood In the
Industries they will not bo thought to
be exaggerated. Secretary Wilson points
out that the bulk of many kinds of
morchandlso made chiefly of wood and
thu consequent high cost of transporta
tion , also the cheapness and abundance
of raw material In this country , have
made those Industries lu the United
Slates which have been founded upon
the forests singularly safe from Hiiro-
peau competition. These Industries have
become so great and valuable that it
would bit a national misfortune to have
( hum restricted ami partly destroyed by
waste of the material upon which their
existence depends.
Quito aside from all questions of ell-
inntw and rainfall , remarks the Cleve
land Leader , of navigation In rivers nnd
water supply In places dependent upon
streams or springs , It Is clear that thu
decay of the American forests and the
reckless use of Umber must become a
grave peril to some of the greatest man.
ufactiirlng luduslrles of America. Tho.ro
Is no doubt , as that paper further says ,
that the subject Is ouo wlilcu deserved
the best thought nnd most careful con
nldorntlnn of the public In general ami
especially of congressmen and others lu
authority , The dlllleiilty Is to Impress
the average congressman with the Im
portance of the matter and also to over
come the opposition to such regulations
as are necessary to prevent the reckless
destruction of timber. There has ln-on
no olid of plans proposed for ( he pro
tection and preservation of the foresls <
but such as would be really effective
have not been adopted. Perhaps the
present congress will make some ad
vance In this matter.
ir.i.sisr IMS MI
What Interest has The Hoc la' thtr policy
shops , that It Ins no" wonl to utter coiiscrn-
Ing Tom Dcnnlaon unJ hla unlawful game ?
Can It lie po&alblo that that highly moral
publication makcn up for Its rapidly de
creasing subscription lUt by returns from
Tom Dennlson's policy game ? Worhl-ller-
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nhl. '
The editor of World-Herald has
never been able to persuade himself
that all newspapers are not conducted
on the hold-up policy which he pur.sues.
Unlike the organ of ( he gamblers' gang ,
The Bee has , over since It began publi
cation , consistently opposed public
gambling of nil kinds. It has not dis
ci ( minuted between slot machine gam
bling and roulette tables , between pro
fessional poker games , faro and iwllcy.
In season and out of season It has de
nounced police-protected gambling. The
Boo had more to do with procuring the
enactment of the. law ( bat makes the
keeping of gambling resorts a felony
than any other one agency , ami The Bee ,
alone and unaided , prevented the repeal
of that law by the boodle gang in the
last legislature that trained in the same
fold with the World-Herald. The Bee
pilloried tlio old gambling ordinance the
moment Its passage by ( lie city coun
cil was announced , while the World-
Herald gave silent approval to the li
censed crime. The Bee began Its war
fare upon the automatic gambling ma
chines as soon as they appeared in
Omaha , while the World-Herald had
to wait three mouths to discover that
it was not getting enough for keeping
still.
still.The
The insinuation that-The Bee has In
any way shared In the Illegal profits of
any gambler Is both false and malicious.
The Bee is not in the habit of com
pounding with public enemies or pub
lic thieves. Its editorial opinions have
never been for sale. Unlike the World-
Herald. It did not turn the summersault
from sound money to free sliver In con
sideration of tlio purchase of a block of
worthless stock by the silver bullioii-
aires' syndicate. It never pretended to
support a candidate while selling edi
torial space to his opponent for use in
blackguarding and slandering him. Its
owner never had a credit slip In the city
cash drawer representing stolen money
borrowed from an oinbezzllug treasurer.
Xor was bo ever muzzled by Hartley
by the agency-of bank accommodations
accorded through the favor of the con
victed defaulter.
As to the subscription list of The Bee , It
is not causing the World Herald editor1
half the solicitude that is his own ' fast
disappearing patronage. The Bee prints
dally an accurate sworn statement
which informs the public exactly how
many copies It Is printing and circulat
ing. This stateirio'iit shows that The
Beo's circulation has for months been
steadily Increasing. Unlike the World-
Herald , The Bee has not had to cut its
subscription price in half In order to
stem the blighting tide of wholesale
discontinuances. It has not been driven
to the desperation of the World-Herald
editor to issue checks to employes that
are thrown out at the banks as worth
less , nor has It had to mortgage in ad
vance its income from tenants by giving
creditors orders for the rent accruing
for months to come. If , as was testified
in court , the chief owner of the World-
Herald tried to levy a forced loan of
ijri.OOO ou the proprietors of an Omaha
gambling house , Is It not entirely prob
able that the present onslaught of his
paper , or rather his creditors' paper ,
upon the gamblers might have been
stayed by them by the timely proffer
of pecuniary assistance to the proper
party ?
IN U'KST AVH1GA.
The fact ( lint all the quarreling be
tween the European powers over the
boundaries of their spheres of Influence
In Africa has boon of a petty nature Is
no assurance that there will not be a
more or less general war before the par
tition of the Dark Continent is com
pleted. Belgium has been permitted to
take possession of central Africa , Portu
gal has possessions In the south , Italy
is crowding Abyssinia , Germany has
valuable territory In the Cnmeroons and
In east Africa , France took Madagascar
and has Algeria and a large part of
north Africa , while England has South
Africa and Is In practical possession of
Kgypt ami the Soudan. As tribe after
tribe lias been subdued or exterminated
Iho boundary lines have been approachIng -
Ing each other , and now Mint nearly all
thu wild territory has been taken the
danger of conflict Is greatly Increased.
French and British colonizers have
been most active In Africa and It Is not
surprising Mint there should bo dis
agreements on the frontier. The British
advance has been up the Niger river anil
eastward with a view to connection with
the Nile territory through the Soudan ,
wlille the French advance has been
from the west and northward to com
plete a chain across the desert to Al
giers. The vast trade of this Interior
country is a rich prize for which thu
French and English are contending , Thu
British attitude was plainly stated by
Lord Salisbury at the Lord Mayor's
banquet. "Our objects in Africa. " ho
said , "aro strictly business. We wish to
extend commerce , trade , Industry and
civilization ; to throw open as many
markets as possible ; to bring together
as many producers and consumers as
possible , and to open the great natural
highways and waterways of Iho conti
nent. Wo wish trade to pursue an un
checked course on the Nile , the Niger
and Iho Zambezi. " This Is candid and
It unquestionably represents the con-
trollng principle of British statesmen In
regard ( o African conquest.
At ( ho time Lord Salisbury made this
explniMtlloii of Br'ilsh policy In Afrlf.i
ho knew vr-rr .jvfll that French nnd
British i > xiH IIlniiH | worn approaching
ench other Ijji/do / Niger country , and
this lends significance ( > his words following
'
lowing , "lu 'dvJjig these things , " ho
snld "while STO'Mvlsh to behave hi a
neighborly mrftlbor and to show duo
consideration Yfrt'ti.j feelings and claims
of others , wy fro obliged to say that
there Is a lliut.o ( | this particular set of
feelings and \yulunimot allow our rights
to bo overridden' ' . " It Is ( rue ( hat to
quiet fears Wat"'might ' bo aroused by
these uttorniuW'j.prd Salisbury Immedi
ately expresseii a confident hope of ac
tion In n friendly spirit that would re
sult In "a long spell of unfettered com
merce , a prosperous trade and continued
peace ; " but then,1 onn bo no doubt that
he meant to be understood Jis ready to
defend British Interests in Africa
against all corners and by force of arms
If necessary.
Tliij French view of the situation Is
not essentially different. Both nations
have gone on conquering African tribes
and taking possession of new territory ,
ami putting off the Inevitable settlement
of boundaries , blH the time must come
when there must be a general settle
ment. Now that the lines of advance
cross anil rccross each other at many
places In West Africa a boundary con
vention for defining the rights of all the
different nations In the disputed terri
tory may soon boeoine necessary if a
peaceable Kelt lenient. Is to be had.
Opposition to postal savings banks Is
developing In tin1 iinartoi1 where It was
expected by Postmaster lieneral ( Jury to
be chlolly and most strongly manifested.
The savings banks of Maine will , It Is
announced , make a united protest
against the recommendation of tin- post
master general. Tlii' bank examiner of
that state has , issued a letter to the
presidents of .savings banks declaring In
effect that the adoption of'any such sys
tem as proposed must seriously affect
tlio prosperity of savings banks and
building and loan associations and
would ultimately , he believes , to a very
large extent displace them and compel
them to in some way wind up their
affairs. Tlio statement Is made , prob
ably without authority , that the repre
sentatives in congress from Maine are
opposed to the establishment , of postal :
savings banks.
The advocates of ,1 postal savings sys
tem may expect to encounter a formid
able array of tljls sort of opposition. It
Is probable tlftir ; whenever the question
shall be presented for the consideration
of congress , as Jt 4s likely to be befor"
the session is very far advanced , it will
bo found that tin' kivings institutions of
the country are practically unanimous
in opposition to it .ami the fact must be
recognized tha t they will exert a great
deal of iiilluence. Hut this should not
dismay the friendsof the' proposition ;
who constitute" tli'ero Is no doubt , a very
large majority , of Uie people. , , especially
that class of the people who muke small
savings and with whom the matter of
safety..for such avlngs is ; uiorclnu
portant than that of interest. While
some coujjiwsmeii will be influenced by
the savings banks , we believe that a
'
larger number will give heed to the
popular demand for n system that would
unquestionably be of very great benefit
to millions of our people and in numer
ous ways serve a good and useful pur
pose.
That the private savings banks should
fear the effect upon their business of
the. establishment of postal savings
banks is quite natuial , but such of these
banks as are strong in public confidence
would probably suffer very little If at
all. Paying larger interest than the
government would pay , they would
doubtless continue to have the patron
age of nil who had faith in them. As
to the building and loan associations ,
which pay still better Interest on depos
its , it is not likely they would be
affected to any appreciable extent by
postal savings banks. Tills question Is
coming to the front and we have no
doubt It will be settled agreeably to the
popular demand and with reference to
the greatest good of the greatest num
ber.
.1 < ; o/m.v JUHILKK ,
It will soon be llfty years since gold
was first discovered In ( he western
part of the United States. The yellow
color was exposed by washings on the
estate of General Sutler , In Ooltma
county , California , and preparations are
being made for the celebration of the
event with a great mining fair lu San
Francisco in .lununry. This will be a
true golden jubilee , tlio celebration of
fifty years of gold seeking and gold dig
ging in a great mining region.
A line opportunity will bo presented
at this mining fair for comparison of
past and present mrHin.iT of mining and
of the conditions surrounding the IIfo
of the prospector for recounting the
experiences of a half century and
for reckoning ( lie gains and losses of
the great industry. In the first quarter
century after tlj\'Discovery } ' of gold In
California nearlyi a thousand million
dollars' worth''lf : ) , the precious metal
was taken , ' . , on\ \ of California
alone. In the > past fifty years
there has been i'tVoinplote revolution In
the gold mliilngf 'll'millon. While the
California mliiM > < i'ro far from being
exhausted , yet ijiibgoltl production of
Colorado now eiciv'tls that of California
and there are rich'mines ' In nearly every
other state and WMtory of the west ,
It Is but a coluclduncu that this golden
jubilee of the wo.4f Should bo held at a
time when tho.iiuvol.iu ) are greatly in
terested In anoHiL'r 'mining region , ( lie
extent of which cannot bo known as yet.
Tlio argonauts who Journeyed across
the plains ( o California In 181 ! ) endured
hardships and dangers greater than
( hose who will early In ( ho .sprlngvcllmb
the mountain passes on the way ( o
the Klondlku country. Thu world has
been made smaller by Invention and
the development of rapid transit. It Is
not possible now to get as far away
from civilization IIH In ( ho placer days
of California , TJio forty-niners who
gather at the Jubilee fair In San Fran
cisco will be able ( o make comparisons
of Interest to the Klondikcrs of ' 03.
Although It will be eclipsed later by
the mining exhibit at the
Imposition , Mm Jublleo can easily bo I
made of more than local Interest. The j
period celebrated covers the greatest - ,
, est material development of the
i country. What vast quantities
'gold ' have been taken from the !
mountain * to be added to the world's
stock , what fortunes have been won
and lost In mining and In business ,
what a wonderful development of all
the material resources of the country ,
and what other vast possibilities Ho
just ahead ! In emphasizing Mils tin *
Jubilee will produce Its most far-reach-
lug results.
The news that there Is likely to be one
or two contested seats In the Iowa sen
ate next winter leads Lieutenant Gov
ernor Pnrrott , In his paper , Io remind
( ho people that election cases In a legls
latlvo body are generally protracted and
unsatisfactory affairs. "The two last
cases occupied several weeks' lime
each , " ho says. "In' the Eighteenth general
oral assembly , 1880 , a man named Bull
contested the right of , T. W. Henderson
to the seat In thu senate from Linn
county , and the contest ended In favor of
Henderson , the democratic holder of tlm
seat. The next ami last contest of the
character In the senate was In the
Twenty-llrst general assembly , 1SSU ,
when A. G. Case , democrat , contested
Judge Helnlger's right to the seat from
the Floyd-Chlcknsaw district. It was a
protracted contest , covering several
weeks , nnd the decision was In favor of
Kelulger. There was a contest lu thu
house In the Twenty-fifth general assem
bly , IS'.M , ai democrat holding the cortlll
catc , but the house llndlng In favor of
Stephens , republican.
President McKlnley seems to have
succumbed to Importunities for the par
doning of several bank wreckers sen
tenced by the federal courts to terms of
Imprisonment only partially served out.
In at least one Instance the pardoning
power has boon used to free a prisoner
who bad pleaded guilty to the charge of
embezzling national bank funds. AVluit
good reason can be urged In justification
of executive clemency In these cases
does not appear. When the people luw
suffered so much from fraudulent bank
failures as they have In the past three
years they have a right to expect con
victed baiikwreekorsi to bo compelled to
pay the full penalties for their misdeeds.
Homesteaders In South Dakota are In
doubt as to what they should do to fur
ther the free homestead bill pending in
congress. Professional lobbyists are securing
curing contributions from the .settlers tea
a fund to bo used to advance the pro
posed legislation and many of the set
tlers have agreed to contribute , while
others declare ( hat such legislation ought
not to require the services of paid lob
byists maintained in Washington. The
free homestead bill affects the settlers
on public lauds' in every part of the
union alike and If It Is a meritorious
measure It ought to have champions In
the congressmen from a dozen or more
states.
It is announced that-Emperor William
has published his game record covering
tlio past twenty-live years , with 1,27. )
stags heading the list. For any one of his
subjects to profess to have beaten this
would doubtless bo brought within the
boundaries of lose majesto.
The populist boycott of postotllces In
Nebraska is ou a par with the orders
once Issued by General Master Work ,
man Sovereign to Knights of Labor to
refuse to recognize banknotes as money.
Both banks and postotlices are essential
to business life.
A MnrUoil llTcr 'iicc.
Ilaltlmoro American.
At Liverpool over $21,000,000 Is being
spent on docks. At Bristol $7,500,000 Is to
bo spent on harbor Improvements. And yet ,
wo pause at spending $20,000,000 on a canal
that would shorten the distance from the
west to the sen inoro than 100 miles.
Kor llcttiT orVornrf
New York Sun.
Lieutenant Tottcn , who lias filled the world
with nioru figures than alarm about the end
of the world and the ruin of the Guulllo
kingdoms , has at last taken a practical
measure for carrying out his prophecies and
making the world shut up shop , lie writes
verses.
. I'tnilxliliiK : ( he \ VroiiKl"iry. \ : ( .
Memphis C'oininercliil-Ajipeal.
Government agents and olllciala are scour
ing the tlo and stave- camps In tills vicinity
in search ot Hungarian nnd other foreign
laborers who have , It Is alleged , been brought
Into this country under contract In violation
of law. The unfortunate worklngracn should
not bo the only sufferem. If they came under
contract they must have contracted lib.
Borne one , and that some one should be pun
ished. It would look much better if the con
tractor and tho'steajnslilp agent who enticed
them hero wcro given ncco'imioJatlons hi
jail.
Tlio SiiollNinnii In ConurrHH.
Detroit J'Vm , I'resa.
As the tlmo for the assembling of congress
draws near the country renews Its acquaint
ance with the average congressman's con
ception of his duty to his constituents. Ho
wants ofllces for them , iMore than ono per
spiring patriot has returned to the capital
declaring that the civil service system must
bo modified or abolished or ho will be
obliged to retlro from public life. It's a
pretty safe conclusion that public llfo could
spare these worthies much better than It
could get along without the eminently wise
and salutary merit system In government
business.
True * ImvnriliK'MM of II ,
CMcnKo Chronicle.
It was bauml to come. After tracing about
every known dlse > Jsc to the activity of some
mlcrobo with a polysyllabic name , science
has now discovered that baldness Is duo { o
"a microbe-bacillus which causes glandular
hypertrcphy. " Then the hair falls out. The
explanation may be correct , but It Is a severe
blow to the traditional belief th > H haldnras
Is duo to early jvlely , and It falls to account
for theterrlency of bald heads to gravitate
toward ( ho front seats at burlesques and
similar public entertainments. Science
Miould give us moru light upon the latter
phenomenon.
A CoHlljl.alior NlrlUc ,
I'lillnildiililn I-edger.
A faint Idea of the enormous financial lose
which the engineers' strike In Kngland IB
causing Is Illustrated by the statement that
the Amalgamated Society of Engineers has
to' date expended J2.000.000 , ln strike pay. A
large portion of thU naturally must tiavu been
the contributions from sympathizing organi
zations and Individuals , and the whole aum
represents only a mini I fraction of the wage a
which the strikers would have received had
they remained ut work. The fdra of the size
of the losse * U inaiiu even clearer by the
thought that tiiu amount which would have
been paid In wages represents at least a portion
tion of the sum which the employers lose
through tlio general Idlenwa of the 'men. If
the sum of loroes be estimated It oin hardly
ba placed at much Iras than $6,000.000 or $7-
COO.OOO. This Is paying a very high price Ion
mutual obstinacy. , ,
I IM2IISON-AI , AM ) OTIIKIIWI.MR.
A nalthnoro hello Is ncqulrlnR brllllnncr
by hnvliiR a diamond set la a solid ola front
tooth.
An Indiana girl who washed her hair with
coal oil and then dnlllod with a curling Iron
nnd a gas Jet acquired n hairless crown And
considerable painful experience.
The health of Joseph 1'ulltzcr. proprietor
of the Xow York World , Is said to fie very
poor , anil friends express the fear tlmt hla
days ore numbered. Ho Is under the care of
doctors nt liar Harbor , Mo ,
PlttsburK makes n notnblo Addition to the
rnnks of currency reformers. A resident
of Smoky Hollow has applied to the courts
to determine whether his wlfo has n right
to loot his pockets while ho sleeps.
That was an unfortunate break of union
men at Scottsdale , PA. , who prevented the
baptism of the babe of an alleged non-union
man. The chfirgn was shown to bo un
founded. A married man Is a union man.
A Chicago hotel accumulated a strike by
refusing to pay members of Us orchestra.
The Idea of musicians requiring compensa
tion for agitating the atmosphere of n swell
hotel severely Jarred the serenity of the mnti-
ngers.
Mr. I'lcrro Hotklnc , the Russian repre
sentative at the recent seal conference in
Washington , has Inspected tha Hoslon public
library , and Is so much Impressed with the
system of brarach libraries and free delivery
that he Intends to call the attention of Ma
government to the matter.
A wrjter In the Cornhlll , who Kinds Sir
Boyle Uocho ns the premier author ot "bulls , "
evidently did not hear of the Montana law
maker who delivered tlds Impassioned ap
peal to his legislative associates : "The muddy
slough of politics was the boulder upon which
the law was split In twain , and fell In a
thousand pieces from the pedro of justice.
Let us , then , gear up our llona , that we can
go forth with a clear head. "
Prof. Iludolf Virchow , the great scientist of
the Herlln university , celebrated his fiftieth
anniversary as a teacher In that Institution n
few days ngo. On the day before the annl )
vcrsary , while lecturing to hl class , ho was
suddenly overcome with weakness nnd was
unnblo to go on. As he Is 7C years old alarm
was felt for his condition , but ho recovered
shortly nnd was able to receive the con
gratulations of Ids colleagues and others on
the following day nt his home.
> Mirr.vitY I'.vuics.
I'riiKroNN of 1'nlrlolli1 Work oil l 'n-
IIIOIIN llnUli'llclilx.
New York Sun ,
Four great battlefields of the civil war ,
Gettysburg nnd Antletam nt the cast , Chlck-
'imauga and Slilloh at the west , have been
set apart for historic preservation by acts
of congress. The work on each field Is now
carried on by commissions , and the- reports
of these bodies for the last year are Inter
est/trig.
The Gettysburg commission asks for $130-
000 from congress for the coming year. Upon
the memorial features of the greatest battle
ever fought on this continent , the money
bestowed by the general government , the
states , the regimental end other associations ,
nnd liy Individuals , has mountM probably
Into the millions. Vet , as we see , the ex
penditures go on , and In all the world there
is 'no counterpart ot this wonderful battle
scecie.
At the Chlckamaugn and Chattanooga
park , a fnr more recent establishment , the
work has gone on with great rapidity , and
the expenditures there must be well along
toward the million mark. During the last
year , as General Doyntcn , the chairman' of
the commission , shows , the Lookout moun
tain battlefield has been added to the park.
The annual appropriation for the last two
years has been $75,000 , and this sum Is
asked for next year.
Shlloh Is a less extensive park , and also
less costly , only $135,000 Jiavlng thus far
been appropriated for It by congrcfs , while
$55,000 Is the amount asked for this year.
Antletam , though classed with the other
three , is not properly a military park , the
work there , which has been practically fin
ished during the present year , consisting
mostly In marking the ( battle lines ot the
two armies , the erection of Iron tablets
bearingbrJef descriptions , and of n masonry
lookout tower , the preparation of maps , cad
the placing of a few monuments by military
organizations. Of these last a dozen have
already been constructed , and others are In
prospect.
The extraordinary fact In these undertak
ings , next to the munificence with which they
have been carried out , Is that , before a genera
tion had pissed , and whllo so many of the sur
viving combatants were still In active life ,
these old foes were uniting In trying to pcr-
oetuate the events of their greatest and most
typical conflicts. To bring together as friends
these who wcro once enemies , avoiding points
of difference and Ignoring unpleasant re
minders of strife. Is familiar enough , but In
these Instances of ours the old combatants
actually Join In preserving the memories of
their fiercest death grapples , walking over
the fields arm In arm to see that no trace of
the blcodlest carnage Is missed or allowed to
lapse Into oblivion.
The truth Is that. In the military sense ,
these battles were honorable to the victors
and vanquished. And It may be added that
the four fields thus cpmmemorated were strik
ingly adapted to tlfelr uses In this respect.
Leo's repulse at Gettysburg was of enormous
Importance to .the union cause , yet no feature
of the three days' struggle w41l ever eclipse ,
In history , I'lckett's final charge. Antlotam ,
in like manner , though It put an end to Leo's
Invasion ot Maryland , was tactically so nearly
a drawn battle that ho retired In his own
way , fitlll ready and able to fight. At Shlloh
the advantage on the first day went to the
confederate forces , while on the second day ,
with the union reinforcements there , the final
victory was Grant's. Chlckamaupa was n con
federate trhnrpli of the first order , but Chat
tanooga , which followed It Io the same series
of operations , fnr more than won back all the
ground that had been lost.
Thus It turns out that those commemora
tive projects go on with the hearty cooperation
tion of those who were once arrayed In
hostility. I2ven the value of these fields ns
object lessons for the military study of future
generations Is less striking than the mutual
and friendly desire of victors and vanquished
to keep them as hallowed spots.
SHCHI.AU SHUTS AT * THFS W/MMT. /
Minneapolis Journal ! Tlio ( Mcthoillst con *
greim At rittaburg uhlod nt the doctrine of
oTolutton. but more properly nt that clous ot
lattcr-dny church muslo that mnkes scnslblo
people long for sudden death when It Is gu
Ing on where they cannot get out.
Ilnltlmoro American : A child preacher ,
nged 3 years , down In Georgia. Is nttrnctliiR
largo crowds. Georgia has h d electrla
women , Tom Watson , the sliver craze nnil
so many other llst ubnncci. that n novelty
of some sort appears to bo a positive necci-
slty to satisfy the people.
lloston Globe : A Washington clergyman
told n reporter the- other day that he wouldn't
be Interviewed unless the paper -was willing
to pay him thu vnluo of his opinions. As the
Interview doesn't appear , apparently tlio
clergyman and the editor have different Ideas
ns to what the value of the reverend gentle
man's opinions Is.
Indianapolis News : A Detroit minister nt *
tempted to bo broad-minded the other day
nnd made n mess of It. Ho Invited Anarchist
Km tun Goldman Into his pulpit , and she
delivered n disconnected hnrnngue agnlust
government , religion and marriage. N'o\v
the congregation hns very naturally nsked
the minister to resign.
Now York Sun : Dr. Hcrron of the Iowa
Wesleynn university , nvers with the proper
degree of solemnity that "thoro Is uo disput
ing that we nre on the verge of n revolu
tion. " Ho may lie on the verge of a number
o' revolutions or In the vortex of them nnd
revolving rapidly , but the rest of the country
Is all right , nnd not revolving nnythlng nt
present but a bill of fnre for Thanksgiving
day. Thinkers in some of the universities
seem to be peculiarly disposed to Attacks
of revolutions. Rlther they don't Inko
exercise enough or they like to welter lu
their own Iniiguage. '
DOMHSTIO IDYI.S.
Truth : , lie ( tenderly ) When 1 put my
nrni around you uiul elnsp your hiimt In the
waltz wlmt do you think uboutv
She ( very prosnlcully ) 1 wonder If you
nre going to step on my foot ,
1'hllndelphln North American : "Is It true
tlmt Hnkoup has been In search of bulled
trcnsuro ? "
" 1 KUCMH it Is. lie said something- mo
about diving Into his wife's packet for
Harlem Life : "We might as well con
sider our engagement as broken , Hoglnald , "
"I don't are why. Your father said post
poned. "
"Postponed until you arrive nt years ot
discretion. And lu your case , lleggy dear ,
you know what tlmt moans.
Journal : Mr. Wlgisles The
true facts In the case were that
Mrs. WIIO.IPH ( Interrupting ) Joshua , did
you ever know any facts that weren't true ?
And she never heard tbe rest of that
story.
Detroit Free Press : "All's fair In love
anil war , " quoted the Sweet fllrl , anil then
ailileil : "I can't see why two mti'li op-
posltes should lu * llnkr-il , "
"Lovo anil war , " s.ild the Mean Man , "Is
but another term for courtahlp and mar
riage. "
Indianapolis Journal : Mrs. niggciv Oh ,
yew , I underMtnnil my husband thoroughly.
.Mrs. Jljrsors I'ractli'c , no doubt. I have
heard that ho gets sometimes so that no ono
can understand a word be says.
Cleveland Plain Healer : "Has that young
mnn Rene ? "
"Yes. inn , he lust went. "
"Gracious , child , your eye Is black and
your nose twisted , and your collar torn off !
What a shame ! How did It happen ? "
"You 'forget , mn , th.it George Is a foot ball
tackle. "
Detroit Journal : Wllh her own hands she
made the , bls-cults for his dinner.
"Ha ! " she muttered , as Is customary
under those elrcumstniicca.
At the las ! moment she concealed a poniard
iard among' the ifoids of her dress : Tor , al
though the ' , vay to a. man's heart uvaa
through his stomach , It were best to antici
pate possible failure.
O'llcag-o Post : "So you want my daugh
ter ? "
"I do. "
"Havo you any money ? "
"A little. How blgb do you quote her ? "
Then they glared at each other In sllenco
for a. minute , nnd , a If by mutual consent ,
all reference to financial m.itters was elimi
nated from ttvelr conversation after that ,
In < llanni > ollH Journal.
The artist loves to paint a house
In Ivy-dad decay ;
nut when It comes to llvlngi tlien > ,
The landlord strnlgbtway must repair
Or the artist moves away.
TO lll.ACIC AM ) WIKIC.
Let me with happy beart , my friend.
My hopes with those of others blend-
Hope that your future happiness
Will be devoid of all distress ; .
Let fondest fancy gaily lilt
And proudly bear tlie blunt of It ,
As 1 muse , onward to the end
Of lilting virsea , I ox , my friend.
Let mo sit hero nnd smoke , old man ,
This pipe of mine , and better can
1 thlnlc of you with prosy thouplht
Through pcrfumea of the wreaths BO
wroupht :
A vision of n Paradise
Dear , laughing llns and tender eyes ,
That greet and cling to you through llfo ,
Devotions of n loving wife.
A cozy homp. where reigns supreme
This wife fulllllnunt of IHT dream ;
I With face uplifted for your kiss
I Far dr-iirer to her now , than this
World's fairest charms could ever be ,
She nt'Htles to you trustingly.
And lays her head upon your breast ,
In sweet tranquillity of rest ,
I sec your lips stray down to hers ,
And stial a Kwert kiss unawares
I seei you take her girlish band
An though you rightly understand
The prosHunof her fingers. V 3 ,
The tender , llnpitrliiK caicss ,
1 see tbrouf.li clrrles of I bo smoke
That draws tin under friendslilp'H yoke.
God granl your pn sent love will bo
Tin1 love of your futurity ,
That wi'ddod now , ' dear friends , you limy
lie loved fori'ViT and a day :
Thai wedded now , the coming years ,
Will make your llvt-s devoid of tears ,
And fcoble : w and guileless youth
lie crowned and comforted with truth.
OLAHHNCK PATRICK .M'DONALD.
Omaha , Neb.
DR. W. I. SEYMOUR , mri-MOM. I70.C
OPTICIAN ,
ItOOMS113111 KARRACII UtOCK ,
COil. I3tb AMIDOUGUSSIS. ,
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TO MY TRIENDS AND CUSTOMERS
Have just returned from my vacation
and am again at the service of any
who wish to see me professionally or
otherwise at my offices.
Dr. J. H. Daily of Chicago , who has
been in charge of my offices during my
absence , has associated himself with me
permanently.
Respectfully ,
DR. W. I. SEYMOUR ,
413-414 KARBACH BLOCK ,
COR. 1BTH AND DOUGLAS. Telephone 17O3.
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