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( ii'orjilii populists nn > likely to nonil-
nnte 'I'oniViilson Tor cnveriuii1 mid lake
to the inlilille of the rnnil.
Uli'hnnl Croker ilculares that his wife
ilnesii't know the first lhln about poll-
ties , hut he falls to tell what Is Hie flr.st
thini , ' .
The 1'lilted Stales supreme court
neeiiis to lie so altai'heil to Its decision
In tlii- Nebraska maximum freight rale
cases ! liit : II Is loathe to part with It.
While eoncr'ss Is upon the subject of
railway legislation , a law Imposing
heavy penalties on the sale of any lint
round-trip tickets to Alaska inlfjlit not
be out of plaee.
The report of the treasurer of the In
dian school at Carlisle , I'a. , showing that
the foot ball team turned In i7,000 as
profits , siifjfiests how Hi' Indians maybe
made to earn their living.
The fact that the great majority of
the ppople living In Mexico are very pool-
Is the only good reason thus far as
signed for belief Unit Mexico Is the best
place in the world for poospeople. .
If the cart.'i'i1 of the battleship to be
christened next month comes to an in
glorious end the Kentucky sours wil
not In ; disappointed. Miss llradley Is to
christen it with a bottle of Kimtuelsj
spring water.
When the trial of Xola comes up every
body will understand that It Is tin
French army that is on trial and not tin
novelist. I'nder the circumstance's the
trial will prove Interesting unless It l.s
made a farce.
An Iowa divorce court has disclosed
another dangiir to men who become pop
ulist politicians. Ono who did as popu
lists usually do , ran for olllce and was
beaten , sued for illvorco because his
wife teased him about his failure In the
campaign.
A few years ago Australia was the
manic word with which to catch the
London liiv.-slors In mining stocks. They
later went wild over Kalllrs. Now they
are buying everything bearing the name
Klondike. Not all of the gullible people
are on the way to Alaska.
Tliu rivalry between Tacoma and Ko-
nttle has been intensified and slightly
embittered by the Klondike craze , by
which both are profiting , and some of
Hie sanu > symptoms formerly so con-
riplcuous at Minneapolis and SI. Paul are
visible In the sound cities.
Young Lollop of C'hleago Is holding on
to his 0.0(10,000 bnsliels of wheat and
confidently predicting that the price will
go to ? l.r ( ) or ! ? U a bushel. The b ; > st of
It Is that many farmers In the western
states have kept In their granaries a
lnrgt > .share of last year's crop.
The price of American railway securi
ties , as quoted on London stock ex
changes , Is hlgluv now than a year ago ,
\vhlle the price of Mexican railway
stocks has shown a steady decline the
past year. .Much of the boasted pros
perity of .Mexico is Imaginary.
In a speech recently delivered Sir
William Vernon Il.nvoiirt quoted n defi
nition of bimetallism ho had heard from
n military man. "You take a shilling , "
ho said , "and call It eighteen pence , and
you pay your debts. " That U a definition
that suits the bimetallism demanded by
Hie 111 lo 1 silver-lies who write free coln-
nge platforms without the aid or consent
of other people.
It seemed unwise for Ceneral Miles
to publish to til- world that the.United
States forts are but pootly supplied with
powder. Ills statement , however , had
the effect of causing the naval commit
tee of. the house to put In the appropria
tion hill an Item of t.uio.ixH ) for powd-r
nud ijWlO.WO for the construction of n
powder factory , llefore ( he shooting
commences I'ncle Sam will have powder
to burn
What has become of the foiu- Ions of
bronui grass seed the Agricultural de
partment purchased last fall In Russia
to bo distributed In the semi-arid regions
of the west ? If this grass will grow on
the hilltops where only a few Inches of
ruin fall each year , as represented , the
Agricultural department ought to trade
these reindeer for another ton of the
ficud and have th. > whole purchase care
fully distributed where the farmers arc
In need of u llrst-cluss uniting crop.
TIIK TKMiK
Forty-seven United States senators ,
several of whom do not favor the free
coinage of silver at 1(1 ( to I , In supportIng -
Ing the Teller resolution voted for what
Senator Hoar vigorously declared to be
n. policy "which counsels this people to
dishonor and to n violation of publl
faith" and the Massachusetts senate
ndded , referring to the free silver men
that "they are seeking to commend tint
policy to the prejudices , not to the rea
son , of the people , by seeking to excite
ela i < ! against class , section against sec
lion , occupation against occupation , Ha
poor against the rich nnd the laboro
against the employer. " It Is dllllcult to
understand how n republican like Senator
tor riiandler and sound money domn
orals like Senator nray of llolawaro am
Seiialor Lindsay of Kentucky could per
simile themselves to support a rosolutloi
of this character , which can hnvin
practical result and which If It liuvi
any effect that effect must bo more 01
lo s Injurious. Regarded as simply the
roafllrmatlon of what congress declared
twenty years ago It should not b ? mis
chlevous. but In the ns-iiiraneo furnished
by the sllverltes of their determination
to keep up the contest for the free coin
age of silver there Is : t reason for tin.
continuance of llnnnclal distrust.
It Is needless to say that this resolu
tion cannot pass the house. It will per
haps never be reported to that body. Mr.
Dlngloy , to whose committee the resolu
tion will ! > . referred , a few days ago
oximosM'd the opinion that It would be
reported adversely , but It Is possible
that a substitute will be presented < > in-
boilylng some such declaration as was
contained In the amendments that were
voted down in the soifato. A number of
republican meinU.-'rs of the house are
said to bo 'In ' favor of passing a resolu
tion declaring for the payment of the
obligations of the government In gold
ai > d thus making a straight-out contest
for the gold standard. Hut the probabil
ity is that the hnnse will content Itself
with simply roj.'ctlng the senate resolu
tion.
KMl'l.nYMllXT.
One of the lal.'st of the many phases
of the Insurance business Is that which
seem es for the Insured person tempo
rary protection from the discomforts of
non-employ nioiit. The formation of an
American company for this kind of In
surance is Hi- ? first effort to put Hi. '
business on a commercial basis , for In
Kuropo wherever tried the system is
under municipal or state control , and Is
practically a part of the general charity
work.
Iiv Kerne. Switzerland. wli ro it lias
been In operation five years , the charge
for insurance is merely nominal , as ono-
half of the burden of caring for those
out of work Is assumed by the canton
and a large part of the other half is
made up of voluntary contributions.
Relief Is limited to worklngmen who
have regularly paid dues for six months
or more , and In this manner the public
is proreof-Vi against imposition. The
relief afforded Is for not longer than
two months , and since the amount of
the relief . " ,0 or10 cents a day is
.tardy sufficient for the dire necessities
of thi' most economical worklngman , the
benefits of this form of Insurance are
not soimht unnecessarilv Th > cost of the
insurance is only 10 cents a month. The
plan of compelling all worklngmen re
ceiving wages of . " francs or less a day
to become m.Miibers of th" Insurance or
ganization was abandoned after a trial
in St. Call. In the Swiss companies , as
welt as in those in Italy and Oormaiiy.
an employment agency Is conducted in
connection with the insurance business.
ICmployment itisuraniv. however. Is
one of those Kuropcnn novelties that
will hardly bear transplanting to the
rnlled Slates , where labor conditions
are entirely different. The labor mar
ket hero Ls not so steady as In Kuropo.
but generally better , and consequently
competition for places Is fiercer. In
the I'lilted Stat"s employment Insurance
would result practically In putting a
premium upon inoompMonce , the charge
for the same falling upon worklnginon
who are most skillful or most reliable.
American worklngmen would never
stand the injustice of this.
More sensible and more practical than
any scliemj of employment Insurance ,
either on a commercial basis or as a
semi-public ' .Mitenn'ii-1" N ( ho distinctly
American policy f encouragement to
Industries that give employment to
Amerlcai ! worklngmen. I'mlor neither
this nor any other system Is It possible
to assure steady employment lo all will
ing worklngmon at all times , but that de
sirable condition may bo thus approached
preached nearer than In any other way.
fhl I. ItKI'A UA T/O.V
The convention of stockmen at Denver
the past week adopted a ivsoluthm ap
proving all retaliatory laws passed by
congress , or measures used by the diplo
matic bureau of the government , to
force upon the mark'ts of the now un
friendly governments of Kurope our live
slock or the food p.oducts coming there
from , and recommending additional
legislation of that kind. The live stock
growers have a just ground of com
plaint In the unfriendly policy of Hiiro-
IK-an governments toward American
meals , but It may be doubted whether
the situation could be very materially
Improved If at all by recourse to retalia
tion. The policy of those countries , no
far as It Is Intended to protect lh"lr own
Ihv stock growers against foreign com
petition , Is one with which this country
cannot consistently find fault , but the
unfair discrimination that exists , not
only In regard lo our meals but also as
to other products , Is what gives ground
for complaint.
For Instance , It was stated at the na
tional convention of manufaetuiv'r.-i In
New York last week that on all imports
from the I'nlted States an Import duty
greater by li.'i per cent was Imposed than
> n those from England and ( iormany. A
member of the convention said that
Franco has two tariffs and that the
rolled States Is on the maximum list ,
while Knglnnd and < kirmany are on Hie
minimum. On certain articles the duty
s from 115 to 50 per cent more when 1m-
lorted from the I'lilled States. This dls-
rlinlnatlon against our products wo
nive a right to regard as unfair and un-
ust , but would u remedy be found In
retaliation ? Is It not the wiser policy
to seek to overcome the discrimination
by reciprocity agreements , as was for
merly done ? Ortalnly every effort
should be made In this direction before
resorting to retaliatory measures , the
effect of which might nnd probably
would bo to bring about a commercial
war In which the countries of conti
nental Kuropo would unite against the
United States.
Of course If all efforts lo negotiate
reciprocity agreements fall and the dis
criminative pulley of Kuropean govern
ments should bo extended , as has boon
threatened , it might become expedient
to adopt retaliation , and make It thor
oughly aggressive , but It would not be
Judicious nl present to take any step In
this direction. Retaliation In trade can
not be made a one-sided affair. Undoubt
edly this country could Inlllct a great
deal of Injury upon the commerce of the
European countries against which re
taliation would bo directed , but we
should not escape serious Injury to our
own commerce , besides which there
might grow out of such a warfare
troublesome political complications.
7W)7N ) UK ttnSUI.
It Is almost Incomprehensible to Amer
icans that rioting should be so often an
accompaniment of political agitation In
other countries. A number of ivcent In
cidents Illustrate this tendency and Its
dangers. The Austrian Rolchsr.ith gets
Into a deadlock , with party lines sharply
drawn , and what happens reminds Mark
Twain of a frontier lynching party :
French statesmen lash themselves into a
fury because the honor of the army has
been assailed and after the debate Is
over ir > 0 neckties torn from the throat , ?
of participants are picked up on tin
floor of the chamber ; over in Algiers
anti-Semite feeling Is aroused and
promptly manifests itself In a riot : the
populace becomes angry at the conduct
> f olllcials In Havana and innocent Ihv.i
are endangered and it Is this way In
continental Kiirope , in AIa and in
outh America whenever the occasion
arises. However he may affect to be
moved only by appeals to reason or pro
fess to lead only through the intellect ,
nan delights in physical force , and when
deeply moved puts away for the time
ill Ids line sentiments. Such Is a fair
inference from the Incidents mentioned.
The proceedings are different in the
United States. A iiumb.T of citizens
lecome convinced that others are wrong
on some important public matter , a parly
is formed and convention called or a
uass moot Ing Is hurriedly held , indignation
soul-stirring spi'och.-s ,
tion is spent In -
ugly epithets are hurled about and fists
ire shaken , but in Hie meantime the res-
) lutlons committee prepares a report ,
which Is published in the papers after it
s adopted and discussed in the clubs
ind around firesides. If a few dissent
pom the views of the majority they bolt
he convention and more resolutions are
iroduood. The process is capable of in-
lelintte repetition. It is harmless and
sutlicient for till ordinary purposes.
The superiority of the American sys-
t'ln is apparent , and it Is hard to un-
lorstand why It has not been more geu-
rally adopted. fJovernment censor
ship over the press and public utter-
inces in general will account for ad-
leivnce to the riot system In some conn-
pies , but not in all. Rioting is a relic
> f barbarism , ono of the methods of ox-
iressing the will of the people insti-
uted in semi-civilized days , a custom
iard to overturn , while resort to ivsolu-
ions Indicates a development and the
greatest advance In civilization. Until
he advantages of the resolutions system
ire everywhere recognized as in the
'lilted States rioting will be a crude
'orm of political agitation.
\YAfiK \ KAU.M-lll'ti IX'I'KltlW.
In his address before the Philadelphia
Tades league , Secretary ( ! age pointed
ut that it is the wage earner who would
m the chief sufferer from a depreciated
uiToiicy. a proposition which all oxporl-
wo sustains. Mr. Cage said It is the
omphiint now of labnr that ivnt and in-
opost ape able to take to themselves a
Isproporttonate share , but there Is noth-
ig In the free silver proposition to mod-
fy this tendency. "I > o w- . > indeed not
know , " said Mr. Oago , "that the ten
dency of wages is to become convention
ally fixed .and that a rise In the rat ? ,
though It follows the law of supply an-1
demand , Is not so quickly responsive to
that hnv as are wares and merchandise ,
the product of labor'An effort to re
duce the power of oflicial salaries and
llx-i'd Incomes by paying them In a
cheaper money would have an effect in
the same direction upon wages. "Fixed
Incomes" is a relative term and includes
the few upon whos ? largo income Hie
decreased power would not be noticed
as an Inconvenience even , "but It In
cludes also thi' humble investments of
tli. > multiplied thousands and would
blight with Its mildew the result of toil
and economics represented by the sav
ings of more than . ' .ODO.OOO of people ,
now held In the savings banks of our
laud. " The silver scythe , doclaivd Mr.
Cage , with which the free silver advo
cates would trim down official salaries
and fixed Incomes cuts too deep ; "It
reaches the widow's mlt. > and the wage
earner's pay. "
This ought to bo perfectly obvious to
the Intelligent wage earner , particularly
If he has Investigated the Affect of a de
preciated currency upon wages and he
need not go outside the oxporh'iicc In
this country to obtain all necessary In
formation. During the war period of
currency depreciation wages did not ad-
vamv correspondingly with the Increase
of the prices of commodities that meas
ured the depreciation of the currency
and labor was a constant loser while
the purchasing powvr of the money In
which It was paid continued to decline.
In that period labor made many strug
gles to right Itself , but It was never able
to make wages advance as fast or as
far as the prices of commodities In-
eroasi'd. While the wages of labor rose
slowly the price of everything else ad
vanced raplilTy and the runner never
overtook the latter.
Senator Teller said In th , > senate n
few days ago that the silver dollar is
paid to the mechanic , the artisan and
the laborer "and I hold that the bond
purchiiher Is no better than the man
with the blisteivd hand and ought to be
paid In tlfi ? Same money. " Hut the
workliiKinnm fs quite ns much If not
more ooneornttl thau the bondholder
In the maintenance of payments In gold
or Its equivalent , for ns the Philadelphia
Record poliiicxlly pays , "the bondholder
personally might pocket his loss with
less Inconvonfence than the man who
should ilnd'lUs means of living half
taken nwny from him by the abandon
ment of tliu gold for the silver standard
of measupoincnt. " The wage earner
who supports ( free silver Is blind to his
own Interests 'nnd to the welfare of hla
class. Cheap money , a depreciated
currency , al'wnys has been nnd always
will be a detriment to labor , which can
not , ns has been abundantly demon
strated by the experience of our own
country , protect Itself against the evils
Inseparable from such a currency.
MILITIA . \xn \ Tin ; PKUVLE.
Among the resolutions adopted by the
Northwestern Labor congress recently
held In Spokane was one declaring that
no member of a labor union .should be
come a member of the state mllltla. It
is unfortunate that demagogic agitators
have led wage workers to believe that
there Is something nboiit organized
companies of IH.MI subject to military
duty Inimical to labor. Nearly all work
lngmen are eligible to membership In
militia , companies anil the great major
ity of such companies are wage work
ers. All citizens , except those phys
ically disabled , are subject to military
duty , 'and ' membership In a labor union
does not secure exemption. The ml
lltla companies are organized and main
tained simply foi convenience and readi
ness , but the duty of the militiaman
do > s not change because ho buys a uni
form and drills for military service.
Kvory citizen Is bound to uphold the
law and defend the nation and the state
whether Thus enrolled or not.
Strangely enough the opposition to the
resolution refencd to was fmiu those
who declared that "the present com
manding olllcer of the militia in
Washington state would not al
low It to be used against la
boring men. " Tills reveals th
danger of this misapprehension of th
relation of the mllltla to the people
As a populist it is probably true th
governor of Washington might look firs
to partisan advantage in directing the
movements of the militia should occa
slon require. The ultimate sanction o
the laws , however. Is the forcv back o
them to compel obedience. No governo
of any state lias a right to promise auj
class of persons immunity from punish
incut for di i-egard of the laws. Ml
lllla companies are meivly organize !
bodies of cltlzpiia pledged to give im
mediate as istanej ( to executive olllcers
in preserving' the peatv and enforcing
justice. SInic | ' no class of citizens is
moro interested' this than tlu > workIngmen
Ingmon , they should not disqualify
themselves fr'ni ) membership in militia
companies.
According to late advices from Wash
iiiglon , while .the Hawaiian an
nexatlim , trepty.n \ still-Jacking in
the requisite number of votes "foi
ratification , several of the silvei
senators are now reconsidering tlieii
position with the Idea of voting for an
nexation provided they see in the mo\v
a positive strengthening for Hie cause
of silver. ThU is putting the treaty-
making power on i\ high plane , indeed.
For the sake of a depreciated sliver cur
rency , the sllverltes profess to be willing
o depreciate our .standard of citizenship
ind load up the government with a ter
ritorial possession that will be a con
stant source of weakn-fss and perpetual
mllot for needless oxponditiM'o. If Hie
president's annexation policy has to bo
nit through by men intent only upon
mbarrassing his administration , what
gain can there IK- cither for the nation
) r the party ?
The movement for reuniting the two
iranchM of the Methodist church In
\merlca and healing the broach brought
ibout by the slavery question lifty-fouv
vears ago Is In the nature of a motion to
ake up unfinished business In cunnee-
lon with the not very late war. It Is
msiness that outsiders naturally fool
night to have been done long ago , but
the fact that sincere and Influential men
have long labored in vain to bring It
about shows that the breach was a wide
one and hard to span. ICven now it Is
hinted that th. most potent Influence for
reuniting the branches Is the societies
of young people , who have learned that
real Christianity may cover many creeds
and diverse dogmas. The final union
mav be left to the rising generation.
The State Board of Oha'dtles ' of Now
York Is responsible for the statement
made In a ivport to the legislature to
the effect that newly .r 0 per cent of the
population of Now York City obtain
practically .free medical treatment
through the free dispensary system.
Thi ? desire to get something for nothing
is not confined to one class of per
sons or to one section. Persistent abuse
of the free dispensary system will result
In impairment of Its usefulness.
A fJorman cartoonist made u picture
representing Alexander the Crent , Fred
erick the ( ireaf , .Napoleon . and Lconldas
.scaled together reading an account of
the speech dollvcroVJ by ICmperop Wil
liam on the occasion , of swearing In re
cruits last November. In which ho said
It was necessary lo1 be good Christians
to be good soldlpr * . , For this apparently
harmless picture .the cartoonist must
spond'two months In prison. Kmpcrur
William Is over-sensitive.
The stale house again boasts that on
account of the receipt of the incorpora
tion fee of the Union Pacific railroad ,
the populists should have credit for plac
ing the olllce of secretary of state on a
Kclf-supprirtlng basis. This Is certainly
populist logic. As It the populist slate
administration were responsible fop the
termination of the roivlvorshlp. They
might as well shoulder the blame fop
throwing the road Into bankpuptcy In
Hie first place.
Although Italy Is a member of the
irlplu alliance an Italian warship Is on
the way to the orient to eo-opc'rnto with
r.rltliih war tdilps in securing u guaranty
that If Chinese ports are to be opened
at all they must bo opened to all nations
alike. The Italian government is forced
by Its position to bo friendly with Ger
many nud Austria , but the tie of the
triple alliance binds lightly.
The New York Journal practically
says that it Is for Ilryan for president
In 1SX)0 ) if he Is the democratic nomliuv ,
but that It hopes ho will not be nomi
nated. This l.s a straw which foreshad
ows the opposition of Tammany and the
New York democracy to another 10 to 1
candidate or campaign.
lloiini for More.
lirooklyn ttngle.
All pralso to thnt Rood woninn who
up her pension of $ S a month because she
had como to the conclusion that she did
not really need ft , as aho had $200,000 be
side. Now let some of the others apeak up.
Trol Out Vniir I
Mlmipiiliolls Time * .
The new "Noble Order of the D.irons of
Kiiiinymeilo" has started In Philadelphia. It
Is the top wave of the blilo hlood nRslnlnity
nnd to belong to It one has to prove rela
tionship to the boys who got the perpetual
franchise from King John in 3 " 00 and some-
thine.
l'iiinerne | > ' WnMiof llretilli.
Clilc-nso Tribune.
With Uio gold reserve at the highest flguro
over reached , the cpedlt of the nation secure
for some years to crine , and a wave of
prosperity setting In strongly except In ono
section where loral conditions .Interfere , the
people of t'ho ' United States arc able to view
the furious but futile efforts of the sllverltes
In the senate with some cnuanlinlty.
l'r iNiirll.v | Iti'iluceil In Kln-inM" .
St. Pinl riimecr 1'rcss.
It Is declared , ns the tabulation of the
Igures goes on , that the gross earnings of
the railroads cf the country for the last
six months of fSD7 will show an 'increase of
Mo.000,000 over the corresponding six months
of IS'JC. Hut the farmers' earnings showed
i vastly bigger Increase ; and between the
lappy fanners and prosperous railroad men
he u'hole country uny well put on a kind
o' Jubilant air.
Sluiillletinl I'm I.sifor tin * , Iiiis | ,
GlolH'-Deniormt.
England's praise for Japan's navy Is
slgnlllcant for two reasons : 'Knsland ' Is a
Kood judge' of a navy , and all Japan's war
ships would be under the command of the
Ilrltlsh admiral In Chinese waters If a war
with Gcnrany , Kussla and Franco should
akc place. Ti.cso considerations. In fact ,
are likely to prevent war. Kngland and
Jnjuii would be so Immeasurably superior
to the othc-r three nations that these latter
will not tempt fate. China's < ! .liimenibcrmpnt
Is postponed for a few years at least.
( Ji-lion loj.vU'111 Ftililrs.
N"o\v Vurk Sun.
It Is no easy jtb for the American of 1S9S
to ( Ind his rmlnent ancestors on the other
* 'de of the water. Genealogical trees grow
quickly In the Garden of Fakirs , but when
your nxn has bought a trec < and paid for it
and carried It 'home ' , what a Job to climb It !
What an awful shadow It must cast over him !
What a weary weight upon him must be the
consciousness that he has a tree which most
of his Irreverent friends and countrymen
would club and glrdlo If In1 exposed It to
them ! Depend upon It , the fellow who orders
a select line of ancestors bos troubles.
.liiimn'H ( "tiNtnm.
ClilmRo Chronicle.
The Japanese arc not a Christian na-
'tlon ' , though missionaries from Christianity
have been In the Islands time out of mind.
When the Japanese glvo a name to a war
vessel they do not. llko Christian nations ,
malto a mockery of a sacramont. It Is
profanation of a Christian rlto when a bottle
tlo of whisky la broken over the foowa of a
war ship and it Is christened , as the.
phrase Is. The Japanso , happier In their
custom , violating no sense of propriety ,
blaspheming no sacred rite , do not etib-
stltuto whisky for water In the baptismal
function , but , as was done the other day ,
when at a .shipyard In Philadelphia a
Japanese cruiser was launched , doves ,
floral laden , were released. This custom
may have Its origin In some ancient Jap
anese religious rite , but It is safe to say
that It is not a sacrilegious profanation of
a custom so sacred among Christians as
Is the baptism of Infants launched upon
the stormy seas of luman existence. Thf
Japanese custom ! H far more poetical and
Imaginative than the travesty upon the rite
of baptism practiced among Christian
people.
r.V.V M\UK TOOLS.
lirlr SlliPcrlnrll.v Kstnlil Klircl In
There Is an Industry carried on nulto ex
tensively In this city about which one heara
llttlo or nothing , yet Philadelphia Is famed
far and wMo for Its manufacture of ma-
chlno-mado Hies , which are now unlvornlly
ndmltted to bo superior to hand-cut flies.
Kor a long tlmo a prejudice existed In ffi-
vor of the hand-cut flies , 'but ' experience
finally carried the day. At first the ma
chinery war. ' Inefficient aivl the quality of
stool was not of the 'best. ' The maker only
aimed to produce a cheap substitute , but
! in scon botanic moro ambltlou ? and iilme-1
to equal and even excel the hand-cut flies.
I'horo are many makers of machine-undo
lies In this country who have auccefcleil In
accomplishing these results. The crnse-
luenoo l.s that machlne-mado file" have not
only superseded haml-mnrto flies In this
onnlry. but have Invaded Sholllcld. IJm-
and. the homo of such Imlimtrlcu. The : "ol.
owlno ; extract from the report of the Shef-
lelil correspondent of the Drills ! ) Trade Jour-
lal Is Intcrc-stlng In this connecllin :
"I saw the other da < | In the warehouse of
ono of our os'labll.shnients ' a large mimiber
of flics of all grades and slrrn , beautifully
packed In ibexes , and a ibravo array they
nado on shelves. They forniod part of an
oxtrnslvo order which had been sent to
'lillaclelphla and executed with a smart-
IPW which left nothing to > bo 'leslrcd. Kl'en
vero taken at random frrm these boxo and
nit 'bf-forn ' mo. They felt llahter In the
land than n ordinary fhefllold-made file.
jut that 'wan no nbjectlon , for the workmen
'referred them. The precision with which
hri terth were cut nnd the finish put upon
hem could not ho denied .by . any unpreju-
llcwl person. Ono kind of file , perfectly
round , was rhown to mo ns an article which
couKI not. lie made In1 Unglar.l a'l nil. The
irleo WBB cM3liIerably under the homo fiio- |
atlons. Kilo prices , as nvoryb'xiy kno-vu.
nrn governed by discount ? . In ShoflU-M
ho discount ! rc from C2V6 per cciit to & " ' , <
uer crnt off the list , with f > per cent cfr
or cash. Theeo American flies are deliv
ered hero at " 0 per rrnt off. ntiiTtho eu-
leman In whoso place Mieso wrre shown tone
no was offered the agency , with an extra
14 discount "
I'hllatle'ohlu saw * , axes nnd other odpod
oM' have a world-wldo reputation. T'IO
vimlsepon fo-.fi dHcovored t'int American
v.vs and axes were lighter , sharper , bettor
nlnnrril end retained tholr edpe.i longer
bin py others. Several years ace It was
tated by an Amorli-a'i who visited Mr. fllai1-
tone at Ifawnrden that even' the Grand Od !
Ian used an American flx when Indulg'tii ? In
ils f.ivorlto ppfiilme of 'felling trees. About
year ngo the American consul at Hradford ,
Cng- . wrote os follows :
"CJo Into any cutlery or hardware 6htr > in
Bradford and ask for shears and you will
in iHiidnd a pair bt arlng a Newark or Tren-
on. N. J. , Imprint They are cmsldprod eu-
erlor In every way. nnd one of the strange
Ings about It Is Ihuy must bo bought
lirougli Sheflleld. which la supposed to be
lie rival of Amc-rlcan cutlery manufa-tur-
rs. "
THO years IRQ the Idea of sending heavy
eel to Knulttid or Germany from America
vould have been ridiculed ; hut within the
ast year a single wrnturn tool maker has
old In ICnpland and Germany moro than
lalf a million dollars worth of heavy ma-
hlno tool. ? , such as lathes. < ) lancr/i / , baring
and turning mills , etc. Same of theno ma
chines ' .inve been boimht by forelpn govern
ments and fiomo by the great private ostab-
IlshmoDtH. It la evident enough that tliu
only real limit to Hie variety of American
machinery and lee In that can now bo suc
cessfully solrl In Kuropo Is to be found not In
the kind or size ( the article , but In the
energy of the maker ,
lll.VSTS VIIOM UA.M'S It ( MIX.
Guilt lias a hartf pillow.
Fanaticism la IVilth turned eour.
Pleasure soon palls when It costs notbins.
A truthful Child Is mother's crown of com
fort.
Purity opens the way to a world of glad-
news.
Friendship may eooai die , but enmity
never.
Knowledge puffs up. Wisdom lets the
wind out.
When you have nothtag to do , never go
after help.
On the 0)060111 of the mother reels the
future of the world.
Minutes arc the tnos < itct ) ot time , the ages
an > thoseof eternity.
A "realistic" novel Is nn exposure ot Its
author's Itching jxilm.
Trying to love Is an absurdity ; love Is
spontaneous combustion.
Adversity gives the grott man a choinco
to show how great ho Is.
The best thing tolo with your troubles
Is to Introduce them to your bles ngs.
Ilo who robs under the shelter of law U
the mcst daring and convmlly thief of the
day.
Bvory Sunday Is n Unit of gold In the
chain of time. A blessed eternity Is an
endless chain , and all of Its links are those
of gold
PKlt.SO.VAl. AM ) OTIIKItWISU.
The trouble with lr. N.insen's lecture
tour was caused by drafts , which eastern
'oanka refused to honor.
Indications point to'n crop of Klondike
sufferers surpassing the artistic work of the
grasshoppers twenty-two years ago.
A Kentucky patriot was so overwhelm
ingly In love with hU family that ho stayed
away from home long enough for them to
realize on his Insurance policies. Greater
love no man hath.
A movement has been started In St. I ouU
to prevent pugilists breaking Into newspa
per columns. That foreshadows tlio crack of
doom for the windy profession. Free adver
tising Is Its t lo support.
1'od Ulsmuko Is In trouble. The valiant
son of Georgia while In pursuit of moon
shiners , fell Into a hogshead of moonshine
nnd absorbed so much of the dew that his
lililo cracked. Ho Is sobering up gradu
ally.
ally.Tho
The boss ot a cigarette factory In New
iork has been routed by the girl em
ployes. The fellow was so In love with
himself that ho monopolized the only mir
ror in the shop. Such n monoply was In
tolerable. Ilenco lie had to go.
The third wlfo of Actor Uatcllfte , the
New York girl's matinee Idol , has put In
nn appearance , and there are several lo-
cnlltlta yet to hear from. Meanwhile Hat-
el I Ito H out or danger. He la In Jail under
sentence for wife beating , and charges of
perjury and bigamy are pending against
him.
him.A
A pugilist of some notoriety , unsavory nnd
otherwise , reports an accidental discovery
of a Hiiro euro for dyspepsia. "I hud been
troubled with dyspepsia , " ho says , "and
my stomach wcs In extremely bud condi
tion. I haven't had a touch of Indigestion
since I received that punch over the solar
plexus lu the fourteenth round , and 1 have
no doubt that the blow cured mo. " This
remedy is not within the reach of the
average mortal , but similar sensations may
bo obtained by tickling the explosive en.I
of n mulo's battery.-
The ministers of Grand llapids , Mich. ,
think they have fouad the road to real re
form hi funerals by urging their congrega
tions to avoid funerals on Sundays , discard
sombremire , cultivate privacy Instead of
public display , and that eulogies be cut
short. These reforms are commendable , but
the promoters do not take Into account hu
man vanity and the rights and dignities of
the undertaking profession. A long proces
sion . .ind elaborate display arc a necessary
element of the melancholy business. They
stimulate and make glad the heart of the
funeral director and console the bereaved.
CDOJ ) IIOAIIS MOV It UK.NT.
I'mKi-ciN mill ( 'UN ) of I ho XVoi'U in
MltNlll'lllKelN ,
St. Lulls Olobo-Deinocrat.
Massachusetts is one of the states that
for several years has been engaged in a
comprehensive plan to Improve the roads.
The report of its highway commisdicci for
1897 Is Jiut out and shows the steady prog
ress of labors conducted on a large scale.
An appropriation of $800.000 for the year's
work was made by the legislature , of which
one-fourth was reserved to begin operations
In 1S9S. During the year IS97 the com
mission conotnictcd forty-live miles of
roads , distributed In eighty different towns.
The most Important part of the work was
in the reduction of hills , to prevent washIng -
Ing and to make hauling easier. Over a
quarter of a million cubic yards of earth
and rock were moved and 128,000 tons of
broken stone applied. Tlicro was also
much accomplished in constructing Telford
foundation , side drains , paved gutters and
guard rails. The purpose of the commis
sion Is to build the roads on such grades
and of such materials as to glvo the brU
results to users and reduce the cost of
nmlntcnancn to the lowest limit.
As Uhe state work proceeds In Massa
chusetts it is found that tlu good roads
movement constantly gains favor with the
people1. The newly made stretches of road
uro educational. In the municipalities
citizens ask moro for their aiiiiunl outlay on
highways. Twenty-live 'towns have made
extra appropriations , and dissatisfaction with
bad roads has become general and active.
Slnco 1S92 the number of steam rollers ki
Massachusetts has increased from twenty-
- 1"5 and have 'In
L-ovon to , stone crushers
creased in the same proportion. At the end
of several years' active operations the com
mission reports that the average test of con
structing state roads , fifteen feet wide. Is
fli',033 per standard mile. The Interest
charged on a mile of good road In Muasa- '
chunrtls , therefore. Is about ? 100 n year , erR
R llttlo over $1 a dny , from which must be
di-ducted , In comparison , the cost of a mile
of bad road. It 1 * a convincing argument
for 'tho ' good roads movement. In le-js thickly
nettled parts of the country than Mauea-
chusottH good roads , of course , can be built
for much less than Is spent on them In that
stall1 , where towns are but a few miles apart ,
and highways are expected to bo almost ns
brixid and solid as village streets , and where
tint natural conditions for r ad-biiUding ore
In nu respect so favorable as they are in
thu wrst.
SICTI/AH SHOTS , vv TIIIJ PUI.IMT.
City Journal : Dr. T/ilreage / hss
heeded the scriptural Injunction thnt It la
not well for man to lie alone. In < i case of
this sort "Injunctlms go. "
KaiiMS City Star : The Hev. C. 0. Drown ,
late of California , hao finally confessed but
the newspapers had him scooped CM Ma
own Btory more than n year ago.
Chicago Times-Herald : Hcv. T. do Witt
Talitxigo explains that ho was "married
quietly because of a recent Jenth In tlu
family. " Other Iso would he have been
married boisterously or explosively ?
Minneapolis Tribune : Hev. C. 0. Nrowu
shown slgtuj of disappointment because bll
confession failed to create n sonsatlcvi , ami
he betrays a drelre for further notoriety by
hanging about his old homo acid declarlnir
his Intention of Intruding himself upon liis
former friend * until they kick him out. The
lest th'og Hrown can do Is to take hH
nauseous record Into obscurity wltl..ilm and
lertvo the preaehog ! of the gospel to worth
ier liifni. Kven his repentance has a spu
rious flavor lo It.
Philadelphia Press : That dancing Is lu
most cases an Innocent Noclal i-claxntloii I *
believed by many who nro entitled In nil
respects to be called Christian , but It scorns
ns If the Jersey City minister who has set
up a church dancing school has gone n llt
tlo too far , as , whlln there are n gre.it many
harmless social diversions the churches may
allow their members unmolested , for the
organization Itself to carry on n propaganda
Is n trlllu nbdUi-d. It Is such Injudicious ca-
teilng to the supposed dcmaudu of the day
that Is apt to destroy the moral nud spir
itual 'forcu ' of the minister who falls a vic
tim to thcso efforts to "make the church
popular. "
New York Sun : If a church ran prop
erly bo ineil us n dancing school , why
should It not also bo turned Into a ball
room ? Why should It not make provision
for card parties , "amoklng concerts , " un I
convivial entortalnmentn of nil kinds ? Wliv
mipht It not bo turned Into a theater > >
week days , used as n training school for
ileycles. tenn's ' players , wrestling matrhri.
spanlug nmlohe.3. nnd all athletic conrsii ;
which can be carried on Indoors ? Hev
Mr. Stoddard h.ts Introduced dancing les
sons Into his church In order to attract
young people to h's ' bible class , but the
other exercises we have suggested would lie
not less alluring. Nor eau It be said tint
any of these nmiiRoment * nro more Incon
gruous with a church than Is the dancing
school of H < 'V. Mr. Stoddard.
1HM1KSTIC 11) V l.S.
I'uolc : "I suspect there tins IIPPII IIOMIO
crooked work going ; n here , " be siltl. And
he WMS right. Ills wife hud been drlvlnit
nails.
Columbus Journal : lle-Sho told me 1 w.-n
tlie llpJit of her hrnrt.
She Then what ?
He Well , her old man came down and
put the llfjit out.
Hoston TrmiRerlpt : Nell Mr. Stlllletis H
only nn aprjlgy for man.
Hello Well , wouldn't you nceept nn
apology if it were offered ?
Detroit Free 1'ress : "Do von expect to I'o
nble to imitmiro that heliesa w.ien you
mnrry her ? "
"Yes , t can manage here all right ; wh.-it
troubles me is how to mrimigo here rela
tives. "
Indianapolis Jniirunl : Klllen 15y the way ,
your wife 1ms discontinued her pink teas.
Fallen Well , yes. We've iJl u little pink
leiiHo ut the bouse now that is occupying
nil lier tlmo.
Cincinnati Knqulror : "I'.iw. " nsked the
little boy , "w.int Is u sliver weddlnei ? "
After thoughtfully stroking his miKtillI- :
eont bean ! the Chicago populist niiHweicd :
"A silver wedding- when n woman bus
> een married sixteen yrais lo one iniin , "
Somervllle Journnl : She No , I ennnot
mnrry you , but I will be n sister to you.
He Never mind. You see , I am a llttlo
superstitious. Jind this wna going to be my
thirteenth proposal , utul 1 Just wanted t < >
get by It.
THU NHW CUIMD.
New York Sun.
Sweet Cupid found bis arrows harmless fly
Against the callous hcnrt.s of men.
And grieved with troubled brow and tearful
eye
To nee tils arts grown vain and then ?
Hcholil , his ancient quiver be un.sllngn ,
Ami gets a cup. and bib , and book ;
1'erkH up bis red-tipped tongue and foldi
his wings
The while .le sagely learns to cook.
A < ; ( ) < > 1 > SAU.VIUTAX.
S. K. KlHcr In Cleveland Leader.
fyiiy him iiway ,
It mutters not where ;
Dig u bole In the ground ,
And deposit him there ;
'Twill be useless to raise
A shaft o'er bis head.
For Heaven's aware
Of the fact that bu's dead !
j his lot ,
And humble tils sphere ;
The w rlil the big busy world knew not
That be ever watt sent to minister here ;
He gathered no million ! ! , tie built up no
trusts
Cornered no markets , robbed no one of
bread ;
His m Inient wns ragged , bo lived upon
crusts
Hut Heaven's aware of the fact Hint he's
dead !
Dirt ho worship In churcli
In Ihe orthodox , way ?
Did the i-aftei'H ring when
It was bin turn to prnyV
Alas , 1 kmw not
liut let it be Kilil
T at lleaven'H awnro
Of the fact that bu'H dead !
The orphan lie fanned
Through feveils'.i days
May live or mny not
To cherish , bis praise ;
Thi ) slek that he nourished when stricken
himself ,
The starvlnir that , when ho was flungry ,
ho fed ,
May pray for him now , or may not , nn they
list-
Hut Heaven's aware of the fact tSat lii-.i
( It-nil !
J < ay him away ,
It matters not where ;
Din a hole In the earth
And ilrpoalt him there ;
Wien the liiHt trumpet inuml.'i
lfi > will hear , he will bear
AH well as the man
O'er whose head people rear
'i'he hlgVst of columns
Ay , put him lo bed !
If there l a < rji ] Ho will not forgot
That this lowly man lived and IH dead !
If warmly attired ? There are sev
eral kinds of warm attire we have
them all.
The first essential is well fitting woolen underwear We
have the unusual kind , that really fit , at 50c , 75c and $ J.OO.
The suit must be warm , closely woven and durable but not
over heavy these are $8.00 , $10.00 and $15.00.
Then comes the overcoat , in which the same requirements
prevail it must be warm and pliable without becoming burden
some.
Even our heavy ulsters are as soft as lamb's wool and ars
only $8.00 , $10.00 , $12.50 and $15.00.
Every one guaranteed.
S. W. Cur. 15th and Doujjlau Sta