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THE OMAHA DAILY BJflEt SyyDAY , FEBRUARY 13 ; 1898.
Tire OMAIIA SUNDAY PER
PUDUSHKD nvinv : MOIINI.NO.
TKIIMS OP
Dally Ue ( Without Sunday ) , Ona Year . t 0
Dnllr Ilco nnl Sunday , Ono Vtar . 3 0
MX Months . 4 0
Thrcn Month * . 20
Punday H'f. One Yctir. . > . ? < ?
ftaturday Ilr-p , One Year . 1
Weekly IJt-P , On Yfnr .
Omahn : The life IlullJInR. . . . . . . .
Booth Oinnhn : Sinner Illk. . Tor. N mid 21th Et
Council llurr ! i 10 Pcnrl Hlreot.
Chlenira oillce. V : Chamber of Commerce ,
Now York : Temjl ) * Court.
WnihlnRton ! Ml l--nutteonMi Street.
All communion lions relatlnic to n < "T * nnd Mlle
rlnl mutter nliouM ho mldrosned : To tha Udl''ir '
llt'.SINKSB IXTTKHS.
All liilnoM letlDiH find remittances fhoutd b <
ncMrenK-J ID The Heo Publishing Compinr
Omaha. Draft * , checks , e\rirM nnil poMnrnci
none ) ' or < 1 r to be made pajablo to the order 01
tliffl company , . . .
THE nni ? PUIIMSIIINO COMPANY.
STATEMENT OP CIHCtH.ATION.
Ktate of Nelir-uka. Douglar. county. s .s .
OenrRe 11. 1 > clmck. x-netury of The nee Pub.
lliltlnc coninnny. b lnu Only nworn , ? ny that lh
/ictual number of full nml rnmplete copies of Tnf
Dullv. Morning. Kvmlnir nml Sunday Hea printed
diirlns Inn month of Jnnnnry , H58 wa an fol-
Total f.l7.2
I.PKI returned nnd tiiunlil coplei IO.ITJ
Xet t"tnl Mle CKTCO
N'et ilnlly nvernRi > 20541
onoiinn n. T/.sr"iniric.
Sworn lo lieforo mo nnd puti'i-illicd In my
ff-fni'd thin ] jt Jny of rolirunrv. 1WS.
( H-,1I. ) N. T FHIU
Notary Tulillc.
It lonks ns IT tlip niit'llon snlo of the
Knnsns I'millcvro tn ooinu olT on
tlmo lifter nil.
It may ho noted thai the counterfoil-
ITS know enough not to put Iholr conn-
li'i-folt ? 10 ( ) hills nut hoforc this cm of
Kxplorcr Niinson iniy : not like Anu-r-
ICM. That , howovor. Is not precisely
the word to express the feeling of some
disgusted Americans toward Xnuscii.
Iowa people rejoice hecauso the Den
ver-Chicago fast trains cross Iowa by
daylight and the passengers get nn 01
portunlty to see the beauties of th
Btate.
Two counties In Nebraska have one
over 2oO miles of Irrigation ditches cot
Ktrueted or In course of eonstnictloi
Irrigation Is a condition , not a. theory
In this state.
The elevation of the hlckory-shlrtei
statesman to the eomniandorshlp of th
Nebraska Grand Army of the Itepubll
must have thrown a blue mist over th
Tnlted States consulship at Palermo.
It Is all right to ipiish delinquent ex
position stock subscribers to pay up
but at the same time It would not be ;
liad idea to bring someof the pressure
on those who have refused even to snl
scribe.
Now that the Germans have tastei
American fruit , lOmperor William's frul
Inspectors will shut It out of the fathei
land at the risk of seeing German frul
lovers emigrate to America , where fnil
Js cheap and always good.
republicans everywhere will this yea
keep their eyes ( Irmly fixed on the re
publican national platform. Time has
proved it to be an : ulmlrable doenmon
nnd the principles there set forth to be.
in accord with the best American , opln
ion.
An enthusiastic Kentucky legislator o
silvery line wants n county renamed
sifter William .Ti-nnlngs Hryan. Wi
suppose the county seat will hi
called " 1(5 ( to 1 free coinage" and the
county Jail located at the "crime of
Under the new legislation of Iowa the
usefulness of the railway relief depart
ment threatens to come to a sudden end
so far as the railroads are concerned
With employes prohibited from com
pounding claims for damages from acci
dents by the acceptance of relief benc-
Ills , tlie advantage of the department
lo the employing corporation becomes
nil.
The populist governor of Kansas go.t
one railroad bill from his populist leg
islature , but found out as soon ns the
legislators went home that it was
useless as a law. Now ho wants the
legislature to meet In special session
nml pass another bill. He IIOJK'K thus
to be able to determine whether the
populists have learned anything In six
months.
Ex-Senator I ) . n. Hill Is going to talk
polities again , ox-1'resldent Cleveland
has accepted an Invitation to speak bo-
foio a political club In Chicago , ex-
Governor Altgeld writes u letter occa
sionally , ex-Governor Holes Is out with
n compromise proposal on ilnanclal matters -
ters , and ex-Vice 1'resldent Stevenson
Is laboriously preparing the report of
the International bimetallic commission.
The appeaianco of so many "exes" In
the training ring Indicates that there
is a race of some kind ahead.
To make sure Unit Kentucky will not
ngaln IK > found with a republican gov-
i-rnor and legislature the Kentucky
popoerats have passed a bill which
places all state elections hereafter un
der control of tinoo state commission
ers , who will appoint all the election
olllcers throughout the state. A ma
jority of the votes cast might assure
the defeat of republican candidates , but
the Kentiieklans bellevo this met hod
more certain and more safe.
Are the people of the present tlmo
more unruly ami Intractable than their
ancestors ? Congress and the legis
latures are busy making new laws and
nddlug to the Hat of crimes and offenses
forbidden and punishable , and every
aspiring statesman feels that the way
to fame Is to champion some new a nl
strange law for the regulation of human
flffalrs. The time may como when the
popular statesman Is the one who does
most to simplify the laws and reduce
the size of the stututo books.
AS TO THK
OMAHA , Feb. 12. To the Kdltor of Th
Dee , The quwtlon of Sunday opening I :
connection with the Trftnsmlealnslppl Kx'po
sltlon 8een)8 ) to grow In Interest each day
The eminently sweet and Christian eplrl
displayed anil endearing terms nppllcd b ;
different partien would Indicate that In i
little while we shall be exemplifying the lav
of Christian love and communal affection t <
the edification of the world. Surely we- ran ;
differ without blttcrnocs and debate wlthou
rancour. I do not , however , dealrc to cute :
Into a discussion of the question. Out
would llko to ask a question , the ansncr ti
which may let In Bomo light and give us i
common standing ground from which w <
may proceed both In argument and action.
Tha question la thU : Are thcro laws upor
the statute booka of the ntate of N'cbrnsltt
prohibiting the opening of such RU enter
prise for money on Sunday , and shall we be
In harmony with unquestioned law In con <
ducting such a ptaco of entertainment or
Sunday for commercial purposes ?
The Ueo has been a consistent defender ol
law slnco 1 began to read It. I do not be
lieve It will range Itself with any who op-
pone the laws of our state. I cannot believe
that the prominent gentlemen at the head
of the directory will lend themselves to anj
scheme Involving law breaking , nor is II
credible that they would lend their Influence
to any movement calculated to discredit the
laus of the commonwealth. I liavo person
ally looked over the laws concerning Sunday
but could not settle In my mlmd just what
their application would bo to the case In
hand. I therefore ask that you glvo oppor
tunity for a statement from someone quali
fied to reply for nn answer to my question.
If the lawn of the state , representing the
will of the people , sanction the open gates
cw Sunday there Is no more for us to say.
If , on the other hand , the laws of the state
forbid such a course then there surely arc
not In our midst those who shall ask that
law be made null and void , the will of the
people violated niid disrespect ahown our
established habit as a state. Courteously ,
1IO\VAKD MAC AYRAL ,
Pastor Plymouth Congregational Church.
There Is no Haw on the statutes of Ne
braska which says that ) tan. exposition
shall not be open to the public on Sun
day. Tlie only provision of the criminal
code relating to Sabbath 'breaking ' is
section 211 , which defines that olTonse.
Under this section a penalty Is proscribed -
scribed , llrst , for any person of the age
of 14 years or upward ! , who shall be
found on the llrst day of the week com
monly called Sunday , "sporting , rioting ,
quarreling , hunting , .llsliing or shoot
ing , " and second , a. lessor penalty for
any person found on that day "at com
mon labor , work of necessity and charity
oxeepted. " Theroi are other laws pro
hibiting the isalo of intoxicating liquors
on Sunday and so on , but If any law
is to be applied to prevent tlie opening
of the exposition on Sunday It must be
done by judicial construction.
The question of Sabbath observance
Is everywhere one of popular sentiment
and public opinion. What may be re
garded as necessary labor in one com
munity may be looked upon as a fla
grant violation of public decency In an
other. While the law of Nebraska pro
scribes unnecessary common labor on
Sunday , no one thinks of entering a pro
test against n : neighbor unless the work
Is such ns to disturb peace and quieter
or amount 'to ' an- obnoxious .nuisance.
So we have livery stables operating on
.Sunday , street cars rim dally , Sunday
funerals are common and libraries , art
galleries and museums receive visitors
regularly.
No one contends that the Sunday laws
are violated ) because the Omaha public
library is accessible to patrons on that
day. Is anyone the worse by Its being
open ? Would It 'make any difference
whether it were a free public institu
tion or run on a. commercial basis by a
private corporation ? Will not the ex
position have the same educational In-
llncnee- that has the public library and
r.yron Heed collection only upon a much
larger scale ? finally. If the exposition
Is closed upon Sunday , where may we
expect the people- who hav-o come from
afar , or who live here in the city , to
spend their afternoons to bettor or as
good advantage ? Will they desecrate
the Sabbath less If they seek informa
tion and recreation at the exposition , or
1C they have Jts gates shut In their faces ?
The Hee feels sure there Is no dis
position on the part of the oxposltlon
management either to defy the laws of
tlie state or violate the real will of the
people ,
nn :
Kvery great movement of people Into
some hitherto unsettled region , whether
for the purpose of agricultural coloniza
tion , escape from religious or political
persecution or Invasion of a new mining
leld , has Its picturesque side. In
the ease of the Klondike mining
region tills picturosquetiess is as cit-
Iractlvo to the onlookers as arc the
pockets of golden sand to the pros-
lectors. No gold mining region lias ever
lofore been opened quite so near the
eglon of iK. rpottial snow ami Ice as this.
While California was almost innceessl-
ile In the -IOs , the climate was Inviting ,
mil In Australia and Africa the gold
lelds wore beyond1 the bounds of civil-
zatlon. Tlie Klondike has been girded
for centuries notilon ; by the lee-capped
glaciers , but by the lee Holds which ox-
end over the entire Aivtjo country.
I'hoso who have braved all these dan
gers and fought against nature maile
cnown the riches of the region and the
fact that the gold can be got only by
mrdshlps nnd privations In reality acts
is ono of the charms of the region.
After the llrst rush over the narrow
Mountain passes tlie little milling camps
vere cut olT from the rest of the world ,
mil In response to demands that an
ffort bo made to get provisions to the
ulners who may be sufTVrlng for food
ho government Is about to semi n rein-
leer train over the mountains , accom-
willed l > y n military force to keep order ,
s'o such picturesque relief oxja'dltlon
vas over before sent out. Krom the
neager Information which has como
rom the belated mining camps one
nay easily build stories of hardship ,
irlvatlon "and " crime , and the air Is
llled with conjecture as to what has
iccii happening beyond tlo | passes. The
oturnlng prospectors with their stories
l' adventure , the romances and trage-
les of the gold camps , the triumphs
ml failures of the workers in the phic-
rs , the search for the "mother lode , "
lie. crowded steamships on the way to
lie Alaskan ports , an occasional ship-
vreck nil tbeso things and many others
( Tord rich material for a thrilling Ids-
orjr of the latest great gold rush. In
after years this picturesque sldo will
prove almost as Interesting ns the profit'
able sldo of the Klonu.Ko Incident.
MAY RKST IN IliK
There Is promise that the inimlgr.i'
tlon restriction bill which recently
passed the senate may not be acted
upon by the house at the present ses
sion. Some prominent republican rep
resentatives Imvo emphatically declared
their opposition to the measure , among
them Mr. Camion , chairman of the com
mittee on npproprlatlons , who Is quoted
by a Washington correspondent as sayIng -
Ing that the question will not come tea
a vote In UIG house at this session , be
cause the western members of congress
do not want to meddle with tlie Immi
gration Issue. Mr. Cannon Is quoted to
the effect that If tha author of the bill
knew more about the west lie never
would Imvo brought up the question.
The west Is opposed to Ibis legisla
tion because It wants Immigration , but
It Is opposed to It also for the reason
that It Is Indefensible proscription. It
is the sentiment of the west that the
proposed exclusion of Immigrants ou an
educational test is a reversal of the
policy of till ? nation from tlie begin
ning. And this sentiment Is not con-
lined to the west. There Is some of It
In the east , though tlie anti-Immigration
feeling In that section Is by far the
stronger. The Now York Journal of
Commerce , In an article condemning
tlie Lodge bill , says : "W are heartily
I iv accord with nny measure if or n more
careful sifting of Immigrants with a
view to excluding criminals nnd va
grants or dependents ol ] all sorts. Butte
to this end the Illiteracy test Is abso
lutely worthless. The Inability to read
raises no presumption that the Immi
grant Is not temperate , honest , Industri
ous , Intelligentand thrifty and we know
that when those people get to n country
of schools they send their children to
*
school. " That paper justly characterizes
as absurd the assertion that Illiterate
foreigners are polluting our ( politics ,
pointing out that there are elements of
tlie voting population more dangerous in
this respect than the foreigners. It
further points to the fact that the states
in which more than half of the popula
tion Is of foreign parentage voted for
sound money In 1SOO , while the states
whose American citizens have nvr
been contaminated by contact with
foreigners as Arkansas , Tennessee ,
Virgina , Alabama , Mississippi , Georgia ,
South Carolina and North Carolina-
cast their vote for cheap money.
It is to be lioppd that the Statement
of Mr. Cannon , that tlie Immigration
bill will not bo acted upon by the bouse
at the present session will be verified ,
for In that case the chances of defeating
the unjustifiable and iinamerican
measurd will be much , Improved. A
llrm stand oi < the part of western
representatives opposed Vo the legisla
tion will doubtless accomplish the de
sired result. - - -
THE EXCESS OF PHUDUCTIOX.
The excess of production over con
sumption and the surplus of-productive
capacity over actual production consti
tute a subject of very great Interest.
Involved in it are the questions of em
ployment of labor , of wages , of the
profits of capital invested In industries ,
of the decline of prices , of the forma
tion of combinations to pupprcbs compe
tition and restrict production. In the
current number of the Forum Mr. Car
roll D. Wright , United States commis
sioner of labor , lias an article on the
relation of production to productive ca
pacity , with special reference to tlie
unemployed , lie having in a previous
article shown the margin of productive
capacity over actual production.
Mr. Wright confesses tb.it the sta
tistics upon which to bas-p a calcula
tion are meagre , but he maintains that
Iiis investigations have enabled him to
approximate results with sulliclont ac
curacy to Indicate real conditions. Tlie
labor commissioner computes that for
the whole country the total number of
persons , without regard to sex , unem
ployed at their principal occupations
during any portion of tlie census year
1SUO was li.rrJII.T.'tO , being ! . ' . . " ( ) per cent
of the total number ( 'JL'.TJW.OOl ) of per
sons If ) years of age and over engaged
In gainful occupations in 1S)0 ! ) , nnd the
approximate number of persons uir'in-
ployed during the entire census year ,
ending May 1 , 1SOO , was 1,1.'H ) , 7L , or
5.1 per cent of the total number of
persons who , according to the census ,
were engaged In remunerative occupa
tions. In regard to production It Is
computed that In the manufacturing and
mechanical Industries there was pro
duced In 1SOO T'-i.tiri per cent of a possi
ble maximum production and Mr.
Wright says that bad the output of our
manufacturing and mechanical Indus
tries boon Increased 7 or S per cent , the
whole of that class of labor would have
been employed. The commissioner con
cludes from the facts presented ( bat the
margin between prosperity and 'Indus
trial depression is exceedingly small ;
the gieat problem is how It can be re
duced , either wholly or In part ,
Mr. Wright expresses the firm belief
that the number of unemployed at the
present time is not only not In excess
of tlie number of unemployed under
old systems of production , but Is In
fact less. lie says there is an increased
proportion of the whole people of the
world engaged In remunerative occu
pations ; barring temporary reduction ,
a constant upward tendency in wages ;
n constant tendency to reduction In cost
nnd therefore of prices to the consumer ;
n general rise In the standard of living ,
all this accompanying the great produc
ing capacity of our Industries. This
capacity In the United States Is far
greater than Is needed to supply the
demand , , yct It Is constantly b-'lng en
larged. In considering bow to over
come the surplus productive capacity ,
or add the required 8 or 10 or 15 pt'i-
cent to the actual production of the
country and thus lead to the full em
ployment of those who seek work , Mr.
Wright says that some hope lies In the
extension of our foreign trade , though
there are great dltllcultles In this di
rection , for our commercial rivals are
all actively seeking outlets for their sur
plus products. Still there Is encourage
ment In the /act that our export trade
in maniifactuivd products Is constantly
increasing. IJut the commissioner of
labor has another remedy which he
thinks would solve the problem of the
unemployed. JNijjt Is to raise the stand
nrd of living atiKWig the working classes ,
"An Increase bC jl per week per family
of those HvlugMuider the lower rates ol
consuming power , with the Increase of
half that atnopntlfler week In the family
expenditure of the remainder , " says
Mr. Wright , 'jjj'oilld make n market
sulllcleiitly expansive 'to overcome the
margin bctwcfjiTrctunl production and
productive capacity. " A benevolent
suggestion , cin alijly , but not practical
from an economic point of view , for
productive capacity will go on Increas
ing. _ J
TltK SOUTH AXD THE WEST.
The commercial congress oC the south
and west , held at Tampa , Florida , the
past iweok , appears to have been a suc
cess In the matters of attendance and
Interest , thongU whether It will Imvo
any practical results Is sonicwhatt tin-
certain. The chief objects of the con
gress were to consider means to In
crease the Interchange of merchandise
and niniiufactur-ed articles between the
south and ! the west and to promote the
movement of grain and other products
of the western states to southern dis
tributing markets and through southern
ports for export , it was intended to
prepare the way foil trade reciprocity
between the sections represented nnd
business arrangements for the ad
vantage of both.
These are perfectly legitimate objects
nnd there can bo HO doubt that closer
trade relations will be established be
tween tlie south and west. There Is a
distinct tendency in that direction. Hut
those who are expecting that the cur
rent of commercial as well -as Industrial
supremacy may soon turn toward the
south are likely to be disappointed. It
Is 'true ' that the south possesses great
resources , but it may well be doubted
whether tlie prediction of Governor At
kinson of West Virginia , in bis address
to the congress , that the Iron center of
the union will ultimately be within the
southern states will ever b ? realized , or
at all events not for a [ generation or
two. However , the south has been
making rapid material progress during
the last dozen years and Its people are
warranted In looking hopefully to the
future.
STATE J.AH'S.
The fact that In twenty-nine states
commissioners on uniform state legisla
tion have been appointed to co-operate
with a national association in securing
uniformity In. state laws indicates that
Interest In this subject is not conlliied
to a few advanced thinkers. Several
national conferences of porsdns Inter
ested in uniform legislation have been
held ami special investigations have been
made by competent committees to de
termine the neei of'laws ' that harmonize
with other la sj and reports 'laid be
fore various st tft ] legislatures have at
tracted favorable , attention. The pres
ent system of'every ' state acting inde
pendently and for itself in all matters
Is certainly unsatisfactory.
In tlie matter of divorce laws It Is
apparent to every one that uniformity
aiho"ig'nielHlaWff ACoild 'l u-l rrtpr ) > vo-
meiit over the present system , not in
any sentimental way , but because di
vorces so often have a direct bearing on
business matters through titlesto prop
erty. The movement for uniform legis
lation Is really a business movement.
The one subject selected by the reform
ers to be urged first upon the states is
that of the legal status of commercial
paper. There Is wide diversity in tlie
present laws on this subject. Tlie law
makers have not followed any general
plan , nor have they been guided by the
laws In force in nearby states , and
since commercial paper passes current
among business men without regard testate
state lines it Is necessary for persons
handling it to lie conversant with the
laws in all states. This entails need
less expense ! and losses are unavoid
able. The advocates of uniformity in
laws have succeeded In having adopted
their model law in regard to commer
cial paper by the states of Connecticut ,
New York , Florida and Colorado , and
the legislatures of Ohio , Maryland ami
Georgia are tills winter considering the
question. If a majority of the eastern
and central states where the largest
commercial transactions are had adopt
this law other states will be forced to
follow and substantial uniformity
secured.
There Is not the same demand for uni
formity in laws relating to crime as In
regard to commercial matters. Crimes
are local and territorial In their nature.
The residents of one state are Inter
ested In the laws in another state only
when there is some question about an
order for the return of a prisoner. But
the business Interests of the various
cities and states are closely related , and
every step In the direction of simple
and uniform state laws on commercial
matters , enabling business men to
transact business In any part of the
union as easily and safely as at
home , tends to break down unnecessary
state line barriers.
1C seems to bo ilu > fashion among snl-
tain to pay their obligations witli
promises. The' ' rep'resontatlve of the
United States lia' ' . uccecded In forcing
tlu sultan who Jiold.-i forth in Constan
tinople to give nil making promises and
llatly deny responsibility for the burnIng -
Ing of the Ainorlcnn mission honors In
Asia Minor. Hut -the sultan who Hits
between Fez aifi ] , Morocco Is being fol
lowed by an Anna-lean bill collector ,
who Insists upon ; omethlng more tangl-
blj than promts.'EThese modern sul
tans arc as hard .tQodoal with as thclc
ancestors In tht-ilivvs of lialnbridge and
JJecatur."rf ' . "
Now a Chicago ninn has a scheme for
"bimetallic" currency which is to be
n paper currency redeemable half In
sliver and half In gold. If this Is the
policy ultimately taken up by tha dis
tracted popoerats the time-honored ratio
will be heard of no more. And It Is just
as sensible and practicable ns somu of
the other schemes for currency reform.
The American cities are growing d.-
spite nil efforts made to turn thept > ople
toward the farms and the towns. New
York and Chicago have been most con
spicuous among the big cities , but liie
cities of florn 200,000 to 500,000 popula
tion have been taking great strides.
Buffalo people claim their city hn ;
moved up to seventh place , passing Cln
clnnatl , nnd they bellevo that will
their power from Niagara Falls the
city is destined to be the grcatosl
manufacturing city of the world. The
great cities of the future will bo ninnu
facturlng centers rather than seaports ,
nnd cheap power and nearness to good
markets will bo Important elements hi
their prosperity.
The new pneumatic tube service pul
In operation by the 1'ostolllcc depart'
tneiit in Now York City Is expected to
increase the postal business largely at the
expense of the local telegraph compa
nies , If these expectations are met , the
telegraph companies may be put down
at once ns persistent opponents of all
pneumatic tube extensions by the post-
olllce , Just ns the express companies arc
always to be found arrayed against
every effort to Introduce Into this coun
try tlie parcels post , which lias worked
so successfully abroad.
The inllux of exposition visitors is not
going to wait until June. As a matter
oC fact , it has already begun. The vis
itors must be provided with all needful
accommodations nmH the work of prepa
ration should not bo unnecessarily de
layed. Hvery little counts.
of Iliu Ilnltlmorc Plan.
Knnsm City Times.
Ono ot the chief 'beauties of the new
Baltimore plan for reaching the north pole-
by submarine boat Is that the adventurous
explorers will not bo expected to leave tracks
or send back carrier pigeons.
The Millie In the Onuonnut.
UhlluJclphla Ucconl.
Our pigs carry trichinae , our horses In
fluenza , and our plants and fruits lice , to
worrtt thu war lord of Germany ; but
worsu than the vermin and the Influenza
Is the sugar differential. That Is the
poison In the porridge.
CIXH ! III on I'liNh * It
aiobc-Uciuocr.it.
'According to Japan's premier the people
of. that country nro "Inclined to get rid of
meio politicians and elect really repre
sentative men who umlonUand the needs of
manufacturing Industries and commerce. "
The Idea la worth considering In other parts
o { the world.
Matrimonial
OhlenRo Tlmcs-Hcrald.
'IlciiresentaUvo ' Barker of Ohio is going
not only 'to ' prevent Ineligible people from
marrying , .but ts going to compel all eligi
ble men to enter the connubial state. This
would seem to Involve compulsion on the
part of women as well. Hereafter , every
Ohio woman who says "Xo" will be liable
to fine and Imprisonment. Railroad rates
to the 'Buckeye state arc ruling stronger
ovcry day.
CoiuliiK Our Way.
Springfield ( .Mics : ) Itepubllcan ,
lln one aspect American trade with China
has been 'benefited ' by the present compli
cations there. England Is said to liavo or-
dcroj 2,000 tons of dret-sed beef In Kansas
City for licr fleet in the Orient , Ilussla has
ordered an Immense amount of canned
goods and bc-ef at Chicago for the czar's
troops now crossing Siberia to the Manchu-
rlan frontier , and even Franco and Ger
many have placed orders for food supplies
In Omaha and Chicago. If a little breeze
Ilko this will glvo America so much busi
ness , what would a general European war
do ?
rilllOIII 111 Doillllc llllllll.
Now York Mnll ami Express.
There Is woo on the banks and braes o'
b6nnio Boon. The pipes glva forth a dolor
ous tope aiiil gloom has settled In large ,
black clouds upon the brow of every loyal
Scot , And all because American golf clubs
have been found superior to those made In
Scotland and 8,000 of them have been or
dered for use In that country. That Scot
land , the homo of golf , should have to
send to America for the Implements of the
game Is verily a queer circumstance , but It
proves that the canny clansmen not only
know good clubs , tut also whore to get
them.
The Scnrrh fur IVillKi'veH.
Siirliurtlelil Itepubllcan.
The craze for royal ancestry lias become
90 violent In Baltimore , owing to the
establishment of the new Order of the
Drown , that the Peabody library la overrun
with persons wishing to consult Its fine col
lection of the histories of English counties ,
which contain long genealogical lists and
show Just wliero various royal lines shot
5ut dubious connections with the Smiths , the
Joneses and the Browns. All kinds of
Icings are In demand , but , according to the
Baltimore papers , any old king will do for
: nest of tliOBe who seek royal descent. If
people only realized what a wicked , beastly
set most of those old kings and queens
eally were , they would not care to acknowl
edge the relationship.
THU i"Ho.Misics or
I'mspfeis SiVver I'.rlnlilcr or lMori >
IjOuslvllIc Courier-Journal.
If 1898 docs not prove to bo n good year
It will bo due to cmo or two contingencies
war or crop failures. Never were indications
of coming prosperity moro unanimous or
Blfalfleant. The splendid harvests of last
year and the splendid prices received form
tlio best possible basis for the coming trade
In an agricultural nation like this. In a < Jdl-
tion we have settled the tariff ( jucstlon for
the Immediate present ; the currency situa
tion Is really In the most satisfactory posi
tion knonn elnco the enthusiasm over the
tilumph of aound money subsided ; and our
foreign relations are as satisfactory as they
can bo with the powder magazine of Cuba
lyl'ng at our doors.
We do not now expect war , and wo , of
all nations , best realize the promise of the
Creator that seed tlmo and harvc.it shall
not fall. Tlio'efisentlals to agricultural
therefore national pi asperity are that wo
shall have abundant ban-cats and receive
good prices for thorn. As to the flrot roa-
ulalto wo can truly say of our crops as the
Kentucky gentleman said of bourbon whisky
they ore all good , though some are bettor
than others. .Because of our equable cli
mate , our fertile soil and the great diversi
fication of our territory wo have never
known a real dearth , As to good prices wo
nro assured of thojn , for the naino cauxc.j
that raised the average farm price of wheat
from 49.1 cents a liu.stiel da 1S91 to 80.8 In
1S97 are ntlll potent. No matter how gooj
the crop.3 may bo this Eoason In other ex
porting countries than India and Argentine ,
the harvests will como just In tlmo to re
plenish the world's resources , at their lowc.it
ebb for many a year. .Man proposes and God
disposes , but thu clmucej are that wo tihall
have full granaries next fall , and wo may
rest easy as to the price. ) wo shall get.
Meanwhile the subsidence of war scares ,
the cessation of tariff agitation and the
security now felt In our monetary standard
have Imparted a gradually Increasing stimu
lus to nearly every line of trade and manu
facturing. Wo ECO from the vast vojunio of
bank clearings that transactions arc on a
much larger solo than In 1892. Wo see
from the enormous growth In ra Iway earn
ings how our Internal commerce has ex
panded , Think of a yearly increase of over
53,000,000 in the earnings of the Butllngton ,
of $1,000OM in the Pennsylvania , of $3,000,000
in thu i.Mlssourl Pacific and so on. Think
of thu fact that the Northwestern , which In
1891 lacked $1.C5G,99S cf earning I In divi
dends , made a surplus of 12279,034 l.st year.
These are conspicuous examples , It U true ,
'but ' ( hey are only illustrations of the general
movement.
Bccauso the future at last looks HO bright
U no reason that wo should bo loss Indus
trious , less prudent aud less economical.
Wo are nearly out of the woods , but the
valuable lessons that wo learned during the
panto should not bo disregarded. The year
189S should to characterized by the con
servatism that will Insure us the full re
ward of previous self-deuUl. Let thcro bo
less speculation but moro ciiterpr.ue. Ixt
opportunities bo recognized , but do not for
get thp pursuit of the will-o'-tlio wUps la
1831 and 1S92 which helped to briug ou
1S9S.
A.\n oTiir.mvisn ,
liondon Is about to cnjo ? an micllon Mo of
mummies. Other towns urn at liberty to do
likewise. It's a fortunate town th t hasn't n
few In stock.
New York's Broadway squad IMS been re
stored to Its rlqhts and splendors. Kvcry
man of the 700 Is over sit feet with two on
the ground. Swell7 not lese th < m forty-two ,
waist line.
Boston opened Its purao strings generously
In response to ( ho mil for funds for thn
families of the six firemen who lost their lives
whllo on duty last week. Twenty thousand
dollars was subscribed up to last Wednesday ,
and more Is coming.
Chancellor V. II. Snow of the Kansas Slate
university , nlioni the populists want to re
move , waged n successful war against the
chinch bug seme years ago nnd he once al
lowed a rattlesnake to blto him BO that ho
could expcrlcuco the sensation.
When It comes to appreciating art the woflt
Is right lo It. W. A. Clarke of IHitto outbid
George Gould at the Stewart collection f.ilo ,
paying ? 42,000 for Kortuuy's masterpiece ,
"Choosing tlio Model. " As an art center
Butte Is jumping to the front.
The most astonishing Incident ot this young
and blooming year Is not the Uc Lome letter.
It comes from the Juicy Boll ot Jersey. A
contractor admitted an overcharge In a bill
for public work and returned to the public
treasury the mimlflccnt sum ot $0.8S. There
are cio Indications that the outbrcvik ot
smitten conscience will become rontagloun.
Mllwmikco Is to liavo a grand carnival eicxt
summer , beginning Juno 27 , and the ScnUoel
declares It will bo a hummer. The Cream
City Is a charming one at all reasons and Is
particularly fascinating and exhilarating In
summer garb , -when to Its attractions are
added the glories of an Ak-Sar-Bcn festival
the old town will bo n hot ono for n week.
.The carnival will servo as an overture to the
Trannmlsslsslppl festival , tu which ull Mil
waukee will adjourn.
Mr. Richard Lc Galllenne , an Anglo-French
man , who Is doing the country for dollars ns A
lecturer , Is distributing largo chunks of taffy
for American consumption , Klcdard avers wo
nro the finest on earth , the chosen people
appreciative , hospitable , generous , and nil
that. All this Is tlcklcsomc , but It must be
made much stronger and coploiH to overcome
the odors of Richard's poetical bouquets , such
this :
The moon IB tip nt half-past five ,
She frightens mo jimoug the pines
The moon , nnd only half-pust live.
With half the ruddy tl.iy alive !
So soon , so high , so full she shines.
This daylight moon among tlio plncu.
I'OKTIIY OK
Sonu- Pleasant llrmiii'ks on ( ho I'oelrj-
of tinI'tnl of Arlutr I.oilKi * .
New York Mnll nnj UXI > ICB .
When Hon. J. 'Sterling- ' Morton ot Ne
braska retired from official life at the ex
piration of the Cleveland a mltilstrnt'on ' ,
under which ho had served with rare thc-
atrlral success as secretary of agriculture ,
there was 'widespread apprehension that his
withdrawal meant the complete dlsippear-
ance of .1 literary genius whoso creations
had so often and in such varied ways de
lighted the American public. The people
had learned to love Mr. Morton's occasional
monographs on the wheat weevil , the potato
bug and the army worm ; they fairly reveled
In Jils dreamy dissertations on lumpy Jaw ,
chicken cholera and meat inspection , and
they looked forward with feverish expecta
tion to his classic essays on Irrigation , foot
rot and the scientific use of phosphates on
corn lands. When ho went out of office
therefore , a large , cold shudder swept over
the country and millions ot persons breath
lessly asked one another it this meant the
closing period In Mr. Morton's complete
works.
It is therefore pleasant to be able to note
that this anxiety is entirely needless. Mr.
Morton Is not only alive and well , but has
rosnmoj his literary labors with Increased
enthusiasm. Moreover , he has departed
tempoiarlly at least from the familiar paths
ot Ills earlier achievements and essayed the
higher forms ot literary expression. In a
word , the poetlr spirit. HO long suspected ,
but hltheito resolutely suppressed , has burst
Its fetters and bnrno Mr. Morton upward on
the Joyous accents of song. One of his most
reeetit efforts In this finer atmosphereof
sentiment and fancy Is worth reproducing In
f"1I :
1T.ANT TUBES.
What do we plant when we pl.int the tree ?
We plant thp ship which will cross the sea.
Wo plant tlio m.ista to carry the sails.
Wo pl.int the plank to withstand the gfiles.
The keel , the keelson and beam and Icnoe.
We plan tin1 * hlp when wo plan the tree.
What do wo plant when we plant tne tiee ?
We plnnt the houses for you uml me.
Wo plant tie : rnfters , the shingles , the
\\'c plant' the studding , the latliB. the doors ,
The b ims aud siding , nil Darts that l > eWe
Wo plant the house when we plant the
tree.
What do we plant when wo plant the tree ?
A thousand lhlni ! that we dally see.
We plnnt the xplre that out-towers the
Wo nlrtiit the stnff for our country's it.iB.
Wo pl.int the siind" . from the hot sun free.
Wo plant all the.se when wo plant the tiee.
There ! s thought and feeling In these mod
est lines. They show that Mr. Morton Is a
utilitarian as well as a poet , and they convey - j
vey tlio impression that their author doesn't
earo who makes the people's laws so long as
1m Is free to plant maples , hickories , llvo
oaks and poplars upon the spreading land
scape , The fact Is , the sweet singer's senti
ment Is oven bettor than his pootry. Tree
planting , like the building of a ship , appeals
with peculiar force to tbo poutlc Instinct , and
Mr. Morton's sensibilities are In full aceoid
with the spirit of his theme , no matter what
may bo said of the form which ho has given
to the fruits of his fancy.
In Nebraska City , where ho lives , Mr. Mor
ton Is now the proprietor of a beautiful now
opera house of his own building , and while
the work of elevating the stage Is worthy of
all the effort ho can devote to It , wo must
bo permitted to indulge the hope that ho will
give at least a portion of his tlmo to poetry
and trco planting. Dramatic art Is ephemaral
and transitory , but poetry endures and the
ehado of a generous tree Is Ilko a ti'iider
caress to a weary land. Kven the Impetuous j
cottonwood of the western bottoms has a i
beauty of fts own , and the arching boughs of
the maple nro a Joy to the eye of man , Lot
the bucolic singer of Nebraska continue his
songs In pralso of planting trees. They nro
more to bo honored than epics and anthems
of war , and , some day , when the gasping
plalnn of Nebraska shall Imvo been dotted
with stately groves by the readers of his
veree , the people will call him blessed.
tiHASTs vnon n.VM's nonr.
Doing wrong never rights wronR.
Merry chickens let others do the fighting.
Ho Is far from homo ( bat baa none to go to.
K you can't swim , never wade In unknown
water * .
Politick may bo poor luck , If taken with < x
strntiger.
Few wear their characters like their cloak * *
outside.
Truthful boys nro the timber that great
mm nro mndo of.
In the church the kicker gels everything
ho wnnts except religion.
Measure your plana by n line that will
reach ncrora the next world.
Cultivation that will not permit the con
science to stand erect , In Unworthy tha
name.
The dark cloud U llttlo dreaded where wo
are sure thcro Is no tempest In waiting bo-
ycml the tomb.
The child'will laugh and cry ; the youth
will primp nnd sigh ; Uic man will twist
nnd lie , and nil will groan and die.
SKCriiAlt SIIOT.S AT Till : IM I.PIT.
Ilaltlmoro American : ilUghop Vincent has
'begun war on the Kum-chowors. but there
ts only otio lllshop Vincent , while the n.uuo
of the guin-chewcrs Is legion.
Kansas City Star : The relative positions
of the American press and pulpit , tlio ono
disposed to bo friendly niVd helpful , the
other 'ncllncd to return for practical as
sistance unmerited reproach , has been no
torious for n long time.
Chicago Times-Herald : Two ministers nt-
tcndrd n ball at Knohknostcr , Mo. , the
other night nnJ Introduced prayer In the
middle of n Virginia reel. After that thcro
was n grand march to the clonk room and
an "all promenade" home.
Globe-Democrat : A Kansas City mlu'stcr
calls Dr. I.yman Abbott "a latter-day srcr of
lop-sided theology. " This Is equivalent to
ono editor characterizing > inothcr ns "our
boetlo-lieadcd contemporary , \\hoso ( catering
jaws drip gall and aqua fottls. "
Hoston Globe : That Dr. John Hall's con
gregation Is going to stand by him was
Indicated by the size of the collections ' 3'uii-
day. The silver platters were falrlj heaped
with crisp banknotes , and It was with
dlillculty that the ushers passing the plates
kept the money from falling or being blown
oft the plates by the drafts In the church.
Indianapolis Journal : The dramatic story
of Ilev. Hiram Holt praying for the souls of
two Indians whoso torture he sanctioned
and was about to witness , the meantime hav
ing ono eye cocked on tlio throne of grace
and the other on the loaded rlllo be held to
prevent the escape of the captives , furnishes
a picture even moro striking nnd uncon
ventional than Stephen Crane could liavo
Imagined.
Buffalo Commercial : The row In Ilev. Or.
John Hall's church In New York Is n de
plorable ono. Whatever the merits of the
case , u "flrst-clacs" church on Fifth avenue ,
conducted without regard to expense , cannot
afford to lose Its richest supporters. To out
siders It looks as though the fight might
have been avoided If there had been more ol
the spirit of Christianity , and less demon- X r i
stratlon of personal pride and obstinacy in '
the church government.
Kansas City Star : Mgr. Schrocder , lata
of the Catholic unlverelty at Washington ,
was given a farewell at Columbus , O. , on tha
9th lust. , prior to his departure for Germany.
Of the largo number of priests and laymen
participating all were Gorman. Mgr. Schroc
der came from Germany , and ho returns to
Germany. The speeches In denunciation of .
the policy of the university wore vigorous ,
not to say bitter. To the outsider It would
seem that there has como about in the Cath
olic church In this country a decided divi
sion between the American party and the
German party , though hoth parties would
probably disavow the names nnd even the
fact of the separation.
'IHMII-3STIO ' IDVI.S.
Boston Traveler : Relic Ami so they wcro
happily mairled ?
NVIl Yes ; each of them married some
body else. - - * >
Philadelphia North American : Suitor
lour daughter , air , Is all the world to me. |
Father Humph ! Young- man , you want I
the earth. I
-Yonkers Statesman : First Telephone Olrl
\\hat did Belle nay when you told her I
your engagement WON broken ? I
Second Telephone Girl O , she said It only 1
meant another ring off.
Brooklyn Life : "It Is useless to arpuo.
i Our engagement mllst | ,0 broken. Before
you ran for ollloe I. thought you were a
model of mankind , but I read the papers. "
Snmervllle Journal : The woman who
makes tough pie. cuist may bo a whomer ,
after all. She doesn't have to bnko plea
nearly HO often ns the woman who makes
Uplleate , ( laky crust that Just melts in your
Chlcaco Post : "Tlie man I refused , " shn
Bald softly , "Is now rich , whllo the mini I
accented Is poor. "
"Of course , "replied her dearest frlon-l. "It
would be just the same If yon had mairled
the other. "
Detroit Free Press ; He They say ono
should learn from thp mistakes he has
made nnd the foolish things lie has done.
She If you followed the ndvlce , dear ,
you d bo one of tlie brightest men on earth.
New York Weekly : American Tourlst-I
understand , marquis , that you fell | n IOVB
with a ilI.stlnKUlshPd American yomnn on
account of her pretty foot ,
Maiquls-Dnt Is It. Das is It. Do pretty
way she foots de bills.
KIIAMHM'.S WAY.
KlorPnrp A. Hn > os.
Somehow , of all the day wo children used to
ilrcnil
When nlKbt would como , and inothcr'd H.iy ,
"Now , children , go to bed ; "
Till grandpa en mo to visit u . Ho was a
soldier and you see
lie's juat as good nnd pleasant as ever ho
can be ,
The very llrst night ho nskwl mother , with
n smile.
If the children ever marched to bed In good
old .soldier style.
Then hn commenced to count : "One,1 two ,
one. , two. " I tell yon It was line ,
And you don't know how quickly IAO all
fell Into line.
Slnco then , all day wo kind of look abend
For night to como , when we. like woldlcrs
can march uway to bod.
And grandpa says : "If wn'vo a tank , we'll
find It Just tins .suno
H'H so much easier to do If It has a pleasant
name.
It is time you learned the advantage of dealing directly with the
manufacturer it is not alone the saving in price that is the con
sequence , although that is a big item. But it is the certainty
of satisfaction and the guaranteed quality and fit that the makers
of fine clothing can give you. Our clothing is practically to
order If it isn't right , "we" are the sufferers , and we make it
right as can be We don't permit anyone to make better goods.
S. W Cor. ISttt and Douglas
