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money orders lo ho nude pnyuMo to the order of
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Notary Public.
I'jttronliio linino Industry la Just as
Root ! a inntlo this year as It wns lust
year and the ycir : In-fore.
Wo .suppose the wontlslipil attached to
Itlmt nrynn homestead will bo reserved
for the special use ot 'Tom Watson.
If Hint beautiful March snow storm
Biilllccd to befuddle the spring poets the
iniiddllnK of the struets may bo ex
cused.
Kinperor William Is reported to bo
talking like one who had iwpntly read
nnd enjoyed several typical popocratlc
speeches.
No one has heard any OIKIn position to
fiiwak with authority for any railroad
express dissatisfaction with the decision
of the fulled States supreme court' hi
( the Nebraska maximum rate cases.
President Dole has doubtless ranched
linino , but if he promised to bring with
lilm a certified copy of a ratified annexa
tion treaty he must have carried large
of disappointment with him.
It Is safe to wager that In the first
batch of news that comes over the passes
; wlll bo evidence that the real bread
winner of the Klondike during the past
iwluter was the hand with four aces
In It.
The public domain still avallablo for
liomestoadlng farmers may be no longer
vast or varied , but there in no dllllculty
, .1n finding cheap homes In the western
Elnfca for all Industrious Immigrants
iwho may head this way.
The men who call themselves demo
crats nnd who still contend that the
democratic party Is the same old party
iwlth the same old principles are wholly
unable to explain the rise of Bailey and
downfall of Mills In Texas.
With more than 000,000 telephones in
use In this country It cannot 'be denied
that Americans have afforded themselves -
selves the facilities for talking. The use
of the malls Is general , but It Is not the
only way gossip Is carried ii'bout
Notwithstanding the dispensary system
In South Carolina , the prohibition party
of that .state Is to hold a state convention
( the coming week and Join with others
In making a complete rout of the dis
pensary system. Politics make strange
( bedfellows.
The chances are that the democrats of
New York nnd Pennsylvania will sup
port state tickets this > vnr on platforms
that neither reaffirm the Chicago plat
form nor contain any endorsement of the
3oues-Towiie-lUitler olllce brokerage
combination.
A Georgia court has decided that a
contract of marriage made on Sunday
Is valid nnd a Montana court has de
cided that It Is Illegal to collect a fee In
that state for Issuing a marriage license ,
ffhe New Jersey plan of taxing bachelors
Is not the only way marriage may be
encouraged.
Members of congress who voted for
the defense appropriation must not
think themselves the only patriotic portions
tions In this country. A Denver woman
bas Just demonstrated her patriotism bj-
killing oft' all her Itlack Spanish hens
nud .supplanting them with the Plymouth
Itock breed.
In the- midst of the excitement over
the Maine Incident tlu > appointment and
confirmation of a new lut r.state com
merce commissioner seems to have been
put through without attracting special
attention. The new member may pos-
Bllily Infuse a little life and vim Into
the commission , but he certainly cannot
Impair Its present usefulness to any great
extent.
Colorado capltol builders arc looking
about for n model for the figure of a
.woman that Is to surmount tli3 dome
nnd it is proposed that the most beauti
ful woman In the state be selected for
( his task. The olllce oj [ capltol commls-
elouer promise * to end thu political
career of several good men unlock the
commission Is particularly fortunate In
making thu selection , from among the
fair voters.
The case of M. Quyot , n well known
French socialist , proves that human
nature la not easily changed by follow-
In ; ; a theory , no recently made a
iipeL'ch In. which ho demanded a division
of property , hut shortly after drew a
prize of 000,000 francs In n lottery and
, -wheiv a brother socialist asked him for
division of tlw prize It was found , that
be had suddenly changed his views
tbout oolaltom and property division.
FK/K.VOM * ASSVltAXCKS.
Thp new Spanish mlnlstpr to HIP
United States win pnwntctl to Presi
dent McKlnley yesterday and there \vu :
nn exchange of friendly assurance *
couched In the most cordial terms. And
there can be no doubt of the sincerity of
both. The inlnUter snld that the prln-
cipal effort of Ills mission Is to endeavor
to maintain and draw closer the friendly
relations of the two eountr'cs ' , to the at
tainment of which he would omit no
favor whatever on his part. The response
sponseof the president was no less cor-
dhtl. He expressed gratlllcatlon at the
assurance given by th ? minister and
said that his own efforts and that of
tile government would be- directed to
ward the same high end.
There can bo no mistake In regard to
the slgii'llcance of the-e formal utter
ance * . The American people will not
hesitate to believe that what was said
by President McKlnley was meant to
be nn unequivocal expression of Ills
on r nest desire for the maintenance of
friendly relations with Spain. The spirit
of fairness demands Unit they accept
MS equally sincere the assurances of the
Spanish minister and regard them as
voicing the sentiment of hN government.
In an interview the minister , in reply
to a question whether ho viewed the
pro"nt condition of affairs as Indicating
war. said : "I am sure that the United
States does not want war , as sure that
the Spanish government does not want
war and will do everything honorable
In Its power to avert such a calamity. "
Tills is plain and unequivocal and Its
tendency will be reassuring.
Thi'i-e Is no doubt that thu Sagasta
government earnestly desires to avoid
war with the United States and that It
Is prepared to make every concession
that It honorably can to maintain
friendly relations , but there is danger
that the Spanish people themselves will
force It Into a position that will provoke
hostilities. There Ln n great deal of
jHipular dissatisfaction In Spain with the
concession * the government has already
made to the United States and any fur
ther demands by this government might
arouse a clamor there which would com
pel the ministry to depart from Its con.
dilatory policy. In the event of our
government demanding of Spain Indem
nity for the IOA ? of the Maine It Is
highly probable that the Spanish people
would most vigorously protest against
the government recognizing the claim
and the ministry might bo forced to
accede to popular sentiment In order to
avert revolution. Public opinion In
Spain Is convinced that the Maine dis
aster was an accident and It Is safe to
say that It will not tolerate an assump
tion that Spain Is In any sense re
sponsible.
Meanwhile , despite friendly assur
ances , the preparations of the two na
tions for possible war will go on anil
in this there Is perhaps the Ust guar
anty for the maintenance of peace.
TJ1K I'UIIIM'S INTKHKST IN PATRbTS
While tlte periodic assaults made npon
the American system of patents have
not yet roused any formidable opposi
tion to the maintenance of the system ,
they have doubtless excited many people
to question In their minds whether the
public benefits really outweigh the dis
advantages. A defense of the patent
system In the current Koruin by Kdwln
.7. Prludle , an assistant examiner in the
United States patent olllce , presents sev
eral features of the subject that throw
Instructive light.
That one justification of the patent
laws lies In the protection of Inventors
to assure them control of that which has
been produced by the exercise of their
own Inventive genius Is obvious. But
Mr. Prlndle points out that the system
Is of still greater benefit to the public.
My giving nn incentive to Inventors to
apply their Ideas to useful things and
to perfect their crude plans , the public
gains In Inventions which might other
wise never bo made. In addition to this
thu patent ofllco secures for the benefit
of the public n permanent record of the
Invention which Is public property after
the expiration of the K'rm for which the
monopoly Is granted by the patent.
Compared with the years that an In
vention may bo useful to mankind , the
life of n patent Is brief. This fact of an
otllclal record of the progress In me
chanics , science and the arts Is , In the
opinion of the wilter , sutllcient compen
sation for the expense of maintaining
the patent oltlco. The government con
tracts to protect the patentee from In
fringement of his patent , but the In
ventor also agrees to make public all
the details of his Invention so that It
can be used by any one skilled In the
art. The patent otllce records contain
Information on nearly every phase of
the useful arts records otherwise Im
possible , save at colossal expense. The
American patent system Is nearly as oh
as the republic itself and it may be
safely put down that any Institution
that has proved Its usefulness by per-
during that length of time will never hi.
cast aside for light reasons.
A I'AX'AMHHIVAX HANK.
One of the most essential requirements
for the development cf our trade will
thu countries of South and Centra
America Is better facilities for Inter
national exchange. This has been
pointed out In the conferences held will
representatives of these countries am
the National Association of Manufac
turers has at Its convention urged the
matter upon the attention of congress
The rejwrt of thu president olTthU asso
elation at Its last annual convention
stated that facilities for the prompt
and convenient conduct of tutcrnatloiia
banking transaction * are of hardly le.s :
Importance to our foreign trade thaii
prompt and etllcleut means of transpor
tatlon and communication. Our trade ,
with the Spanish-American republics ng
gregates about ! f r ,0)0.000 ( per year and
practically all the financial transaction *
represented by this vast volume of trade
must bo conducted through the banking
Institutions of Great Hrltaln and Kurope
Thus we are doi > endcnt npon our com
petltors for the collection of our accounts
and It is needles to say that this places
us at some disadvantage.
A bill has been Introduced In congress
for the Incorporation of nn Internationa
American hunk which has the Indorse
meut of leading business men of the
country. The proposed bank is to have
a cnpltal of $2. > ,000.000 , the shares to bo [
held only by AmericanIt 1.4 provided |
In the bill that the Jiendqtinrtcrs of the
Institution lire to b. New York and
Washington nnd branches are to be es
tablished in Ilnltlmore. Chicago. Pitts-
burg , New Orleans. Minneapolis , St.
Louis , Denver nnd San Francisco. It H
believed that such a bank would save tt
merchants In the United States as well
as In South and Central America n large
i mount of money annually which now
goes to London banking Institutions In
lUcountlng commercial bills for this part
ot the world , but the great benefit that
vonltl accrue from It would be In
ilaclng this country In direct financial
onnectlon with the southern countries
mid thus expediting International ox-
hange. n matter of great Importance
n Its efTect upon trade , us the expcrl-
nee of Kuropoan countries and partlcti-
arly Kngland amply attests. In every
nnrkot of the world whore there Is trai'.i-
of imiK > rtaneo llrltlsh capital is Invested
n hiinldng and other European nation : *
ire not far behind Orent Hrltaln In this
espcct. Kven the smaller Kuropean
countries , whoso foreign trade Is of far
-S importance than that of the United
Slates , have recognized the advantages
o be derived from the direct control of
heir financial transactions with the mar
kets wh-M'o their goods are sold.
Inasmuch as It Is not proposed that
.he government shall assume any re
sponsibility in relation to the bank be
yond Its incorporation there does not
ippear to bo any good reason for ob
jection to thu bill providing for this. Ii
s not doubted that the required capita ?
vould bo readily subscribed , for the field
of international banking offers excep-
lonal opportunity for the profitable em
ployment of capital.
WHAT WAR JlB/tA'S.
A London paper , discussing a possible
war between tiio United States" and
* paln from the financial point of view ,
concedes the eventual success of this
country , but says If the contest were
prolonged it would be at heavy cost to
t'.io ' United States nnd Implies that there
would be little if any compensation.
This is n consideration which a great
many of our people , In their ardor for
war , do not take into account , while
there arc others who think that war
would bo a substantial benefit to the
ration In letting loose money and stim
ulating business.
The disinterested opinion of the Lou-
don paper Is worthy of attention. Con
gress has already appropriated $50,000-
000 for preparation. A war lasting nix
months would require an expenditure or
several times that amount and there can
be no reasonable doubt that n conflict
between the United States and Spain
would last at least six months and prob
ably much longer. It Is a mlbtake to
underate the ability of Spain to make a
protracted fight. Nearly bankrupt as
that nation Is and without credit , In the
event of war tire Spanish people would
undoubtedly give up all they possess
to sustain the government. Party dif
ferences would bo put aside and all
would unite for the- national defense.
The exnmpk' of the American people
would be emulated by the people of
Spain.
War means the destruction of life nnn
property. It Is frightfully expensive.
Its effect is to disturb and unsettle all
financial and business conditions. We
have seen what the apprehension of
war has done In this respect and can
easily , understand what would bo the-
efTect of actual hostilities. It would not
bo the stock market alone that would
ba affected. Business generally would
experience a check and n great many
people would be thrown out of employ
ment The money expended would come
ultimately out of the pockets of the pco
pie , constituting more or less of n bur.-
den upon all. "War means In addition
to a terrible loss of life , " says the New
York Journal of Commerce , "tho taking
of an Immense amount of the property ,
present nnd prospective , of our people ,
sinking It In the ocean , burning It up ,
shooting it off Into space , or consuming
it In the wages , food and clothing and
transportation of men employed not in
production but in destruction. "
It Is the duty of those In power to
consider the practical side of war , as
well as its horrors , nnd we have no doubt
that President McKlnley , who Is familiar
with both , has done this. There are
circumstances which Justify war nt
whatever cost of life nnd treasure , but
as yet the United States has no sulll
dent reason for war.
IMPKOVIXO AMBKWAR AllCHITKVTUnK
The now charter of the city of New
York contains provision for an art com
mission consisting of the mayor , the
president of the Metropolitan museum ,
the president of the Brooklyn In
stitntu of Arts , the president of
the public library , nnd six per
sons nominated by the Fine Arts
federation. The members of this com
mission arc to serve without pay. Be
fore plans for any public building can
bo accepted by the city they must have
the approval of the art commission. In
this way It Is hoped that the strictly
artistic features of public buildings will
be as closely looked after as the utili
tarian features and that In due time the
character of the city architecture will bo
Improved.
American architecture Is one of the
things In which Americans take too
little pride. While there is no distinctly
American school of architecture and pub
He buildings are of almost every con-
celvable. type nnd range. It Is not that
American architects are lacking In origi
nality , nor have they failed to make
profitable study of the examples of
architecture to bo seen In Europe. But
there has not been effective leadership
nor concerted effort and as n result
American architecture presents phases
as varied as the tastes of the people.
But the American people appro
elate the beautiful in architecture
as in all arts. They looked with
Intense admiration upon the beau
tiful buildings of the Columbian ex
position and were gratified to learn that
American designers nre capable of plaiv
nlng striking buildings and grounds and
providing the most beautiful ornamenta
tion. Not only the Americans , but the
visitors from Kurope have thought bottei
of American art and architecture after
they had visited Chicago five years ago.
Ho also the frWrs to the Transmlssls-
slppl Exposition nro ns ured of a valu
able lesson In the advancement made In
more recent years In the development
of American architecture. It may not
be expedient In oth r cites or In states
to follow the New York example of hav
ing .plans for pihllt > buildings passed
upon by an nrt commission , but the pco-
| ilo will uphold alt reasonable efforts to
Improve the artistic character of both
public and p rlvin < > buildings
. /A'A'CyVjA'G1 * ; QUKSTIDN.
'
To what TOto'nt are insurance coin-
i > atilos proper sifbjoets of state regula
tion ? The almost constant friction be
tween Insurance men and the officers
) f certain western states who Insist upon
thorough Inspection as a prerequisite to
doing business III I lien.Hlutes Is only an
incident of the contest being waged In
legislatures and courts which Is to de
termine whether Insurance' Is a private
business or whether , like bar.ktng and
railway transportation , it partakes of a
public natuiv that imposes on it special
obligations to the public.
No one will deny that Insurance mulct
modern methods is something more than
the more bargain of sale of commodities
or services. The new varieties of Insur
ance , or variations of business done uu-
tier the name of Insurance , are closely
akin to functions performed by the
banks and trust companies ! The money
paid as premiums for policies Insuring
against either death , accident , sickness
or fire is practically the same as a trust
fund and there Is no good reason why
It should not carry with It the same
obligations that attach to ordinary deeds
of trust. To leave thu holder of an In
surance policy in which he Invests the
savings , of a lifetime to become the
helpless victim of wildcat Insurance
schemes would bo exposing the weak to
government-protected plundering by the
strong.
The best Insurance companies and the
most intelligent Insurance men ivcog-
nlze the public duterot with which the
business Is affected and see In complete
publicity of their management of tht-
insurance fundscommittal to their care ,
the best guaranty they can have of sound
business methods that will commend
them to public favor. They realize thin
their patrons and the general public are
entitled to knowabout the details of the
ivvenues and disbursements , of the as
sessments or payments , of the Invest
ments of reserve funds , of commissions
and salaries paid. The policy-holding
public at the aine time Is beginning to
size up the Insurance companies more
and more by'tha publicity they give tt
their financial statements and to gauge
their reliability by their willingness to
explain their balance sheets In the pub
lic press. The Insurance company that
has something tovhldc from the people
or without other cause prefers to with
draw from a state rather than undergo
reasonable state Inspection puts Itself un
der a cloud , whljp Jhose which invite In
vestigation thcojigU compliance with the
law supplemented by honest newspaper
advertising cannot ! be hurt by legislatures
* " ' *
tures or courts.
PURIFY ALL OUTDOOR SPORTS.
Provision for a high court for the trial
of offending players of professional base
ball Is a step too long delayed by those
who have assumed control of the na
tional game. Stringent and Wholesome
regulations In regard to fairness and
decency have been adopted and under
the new order violators may be sus
pended or forever disqualified. It is
unfortunately true that nmong both
amateurs and professionals there are
always n few who have neither refine
ment nor the manliness that ought to
accompany high physical development
This is true not only In base ball , but
In all sports. Strenuous efforts have
been made to prevent foot ball from
degenerating into a contest of brute
fore ; ? , but every year the demand for
reform reappears. Since bicycle riding
became a recreation equally attractive
to persons of both sexes , It has been
comparatively free from objectionable
features , but professional racing will
soon need restrictions. Horse racing
would bo more popular but for the de
basing associations of the race track and
the corrupting Influence of men who
follow the races for revenue only. The
high court of the diamond may prove
a model for similar courts for all gen
eral sports , or n supreme court having
authority over all.
The American people are among tht
most active , vigorous and ardent lovers
of outdoor sports in the world , but they
desire that their sports shall all be pure
and elevating to those who engagein
them as participants or mere spectators.
Whatever Is necessary to purify outdoor
sports , to restrain the vicious and evil
minded , while allowing the utmost free
dom for the display of physical skill ,
will have their approval. There Is
nothing In outdoor sports nor In ath
letics In general that Is of itself degrad
ing. Only through the agency of tlios
who are devoid of true sporting Instincts
do otherwise wholesome games become ,
Injurious to the 'morals of the people.
Prison methods are not what they
once were , thhii s1 to the carne.st stu
dents of this b.uch of the social ques
tion. In one ofthe Iowa penitentiaries
the prisoners 'flte 'cncouraged to have
tlowers in the cejliTand to care for grow
Ing plants , ami I if the Michigan penl
tentiary birds Jnages arc given the
'
prisoners so tlifl'i tjjey ' "ny learn lessons
of patience' nnd eh'cerfulness ' from the
feathered l10'8- ' " ' ' / 1 m'y ! ' become Insen
sible to pain iiorj punishment , but th
beautiful In nnture always appeals to
them nnd ton < lslt $ | < ' ! elevate them. It Is
probable , also , that' if there were more
beautiful things lu > and about the homes
out of which criminate emerge there
would not be so many criminals.
Charles A. Towne , one of the largo
number of free silver congressmen on
whom the voters have conferred'tho
privilege of writing " x" before his
natnc.'is touring the Pacific coast states
making rear-end train speeches. He re
cently gave forth the remarkable dec
laration that the United States would
hav-j made armed Interference In Turkey
on behalf of the Armenians but for the
control of this country by the holders
of Turkish bonds , who objected to any
thing that would impair thu credit of
the Kuiffth. This" IA Important new , If
true , nnd the burden of proof rests upon
the tlnmboynnt ex-congressman from the
North Star state. If the only thing
standing between adherence to the tradi
tional conservative national policy of the
United States nnd flying madly Into n
semi-Oriental war Is the restraining In
fluence of n Inindfiil of hated goldbugs
it Is Important that the fact should bo
known so that future historians may not
Rive us undeserved credit.
A last year's almanac Is typical of uso-
lertHiiess , but almanac students assure us
that an almanac of 1SS7 presents a
calendar of the days , holidays and nil
the exact counterpart of the calendar
for this year. That might do for Fourth
of .Inly and other legal holidays , but the
Important dates in iclalion to the Trans-
mississlppi Exposition belong to the
present year only.
Three or four scientists have discov
ered what they be-lluve to bo yellow
fever germs. If they will compare notes
and show that the germs are identical
nothing more will bo needed to estab
lish the genuineness of the several dis
coveries. When doctors disagree , who
shall decide ?
Coill'lTllllIK SllllllTK.
Phllndclplih Times.
Out west they arc still trying to keep the
free silver Idea brlKht. Tills Is nil right ,
only the right way of accomplishing best re
sults Is to polish It oft.
Wait Xo.xtf
riilladclphlu Times.
Ex-Secretary Morton la KoltiR to establish
a paper to bo called The Dynamo , H'e self-
evident nmong other things that it will be
devoted to current news.
St. IMul Dispatch.x
Two Now Jersey pensioners have offered
to contribute their stipends to help build
war ships. Unt Now Jersey Is aafo from at
tack , the cost being guarded by several army
corps of hostile mosquitoes.
Cut It a ten fur tinPour. .
Mlnnennolls Tribune.
The most providential thing which could
have occurred at this time for the returning
Klondlkera Is the cut rate war from Seattle
eastward. And even that may not prevent
some of the less fortunate from counting
the ties between here and the setting sun.
Evil Effort of "Yollinv" fever.
IJbston Tranfcrlpt.
Lcclty In his "England In the Eighteenth
Century" says : "Moi't modern wars maybe
bo ultimately traced to national antipa
thies. ' which have been largely created
by newspaper Invectives and by the groas
partiality of newspaper representations , "
And ho wasn't familiar with the most re
cent exploitation of yellow Journalism ,
cither.
Ohio FlKiirlnir fill StiKiir.
Cle\elnnd 1'luln Dealer.
It Is estimated that Ohio pays out $12-
000,000 annually for sugar a very large part
of which amount goes to foreign landy. It
is claimed that twenty beet sugar factories
costing $500,000 each would supply the sac-
charlno needs of the state. 'Perhaps they
will be In operation after a time.
Sharp Tlirunt nt I'nlc Fncvn.
Ul hop Whlpplc.
"Many years agq ( says the bishop , who Is
testifying to the honesty of the red Indian )
I was holding a service near an Indian vil
lage camp. My things were scattered about
in a ledge and when I waa going out I asked
the clilof if it was safe to leave them there
whllo I went to the village to hold a serv
ice. 'Yea,1 he aild , 'perfectly eafe. There
is not a white man within a hundred
miles ! ' "
Sound Klnnnclnl Condition.
IMIIadolplitfl. 1'rcsa.
If anything were necessary to demonstrate
the absolute soundness of American financial
conditions ft would be found In the fact that
nearly , if not quite , $6,000,000 of gold will
come into this country from Europe during
the present week. If It is true that money
talks , It la evident that It is now' exercising
Its conversational powers in behalf of Amer
ican peace and prosperity.
KnlHcr Wlllliiiii' Will ml.
New York Tribune.
Not content with excluding from hU do
minions first the great American pig , next
'the ' Innocent and unimpeachable American
steer , and following these a lot of other
American live and dead stock of all sorts ,
Emperor William now proposes to exclude
the American student of technology , closing
the German uchoola to htm and forcing him
to seek his technical instruction elsewhere.
It seems a rather oppressive Interdiction ,
but If the emperor and the fatherland can
stand it wo can.
I'ATIUOTIO SUPPOUT.
ConiirenHiniiu. Mercer lAHnurcii the
I'rt-Hlilriit ofHI * Sinte'n Loyalty.
Congressional Itccord , March 8 ,
Speech of Mr. Mercer : "Mr. Speaker ,
'God reigns , and the government at Wash
ington still lives , ' a patriotic utterance of
the late President Garflcld , will bo taken up
by < the American people and shouted In
chorus from sea < to sea when the delibera
tions of this memorable day become public
property.
"I am proud of the privilege afforded me ,
not only to vote for this legislation , but to
bo here as observer and participant in an
event which announces to the world that In
splto ot a civil war which convulsed thla
nation from one end to the other a few years
over a generation ago the greatest war of
ancient or modern timed the American
people are once again united In a common
cause fully determined that America shall
continue to be known aa first In peace and ,
If necessary , first in war.
"What a patriotla scene confronts us at
this hour ! Old veterans , reprcrentatlres of
the 'blue and grey , ' all vicing with each
other In the expression of loyal sentiments
as they will vie with each other on the field
of battle to protect 'the honor and dignity of
our government , if the president of the
United States shall niako a call to arms.
Surrounding them are men equally patriotic ,
representing every section oj the union , but
who were too young to participate in the
late war , while the cheers from the multl-
tudu Indicate that the whole country Is full
of faith In the administration and full of
fight If the needs of the hour demand It.
"Mr. Speaker , I know that war Is horrible
rible , and I hope It can bo averted honorably ,
but if peace must bo kept with dishonor , war ,
cruet and awful as It is , will bo preferable ,
and our people will demand H.
"Tho struggle in Cuba has already cost
this country great leas In property and un
fortunate loss of life , and It should end.
Patience will soon cease to 'bo ' a virtue , and
when it does , American patriotism and love
of liberty will boll over the confines of the
republic and scald a great many Spaniards ,
My fympathles are with the Cubans , not
only because they are the subjects of In
human treatment , but because I have no
lave for Spain or her history. She la only
a reminiscence as a national power , but will
never realize her weakness until she re-
celvcn a sound spanking.
"I hava great faith in the administration ,
and believe that the people can trust It Im
plicitly to settle the great International
questions with dignity and honor. With this
legislation In force the president will have
renewed courage , and may bo expected to
guide the ship of state through the troubled
waters , let the siorms be ever so severe.
"Tho great state of Nebraska la deeply
interested in this matter , and her patriotla
sons are already offering'their services to the
government. For months they liuvo cheered
lor struggling Cuba , and regret that they
can not do more to relieve "those people of
the burder.3 they bear.
"The citizens of Nebraska ore loyally sup
porting thu president in these trying tlmee ;
and while they love peace and court It , l.f
war must come , they desire to be in the fore
front or the contest. "
FIUMI HAM'S ItOltX ,
T.'io contents ! mind r. * continual feast.
Wrongs never grow strong enough to right
themselves.
No grave Is deep enough to bury the good
min'd hope.
Don't waste today's strength fighting to
morrow's buttles.
Thrno who Iran upon their dignity are In
need of a better support.
If nil great deeds got Into print the world
would not hold the books.
Our names are given to us , but our llvca
give them 'their ' tnuanliig.
Thrro Is no pathway through life that dora
not have some roics In It ,
The more he-art we put Into a hard task
the lighter our toll becomes.
Suspicion Is a robber who conceals a
3rawu dagger under his cloak.
The man who carries his religion In his
head lets It leak out at his mouth.
If there Is no sunshine in your religion do
not be surprised If noboJy wants It.
Put a great man In a llttto world and ho
will manage somehow to make It bigger.
To bo thoughtful for the comfort of
others is the surest way to promote our
own.
own.Dcforo
Dcforo you begin to cry out , "do up. bald
head ! " remember that the wooda arc full of
aho bears.
ni E\v Alum's stnu : TIII.VGS.
Much lie it * oil fur Popular Aiiliiiunlty
to Itallronil MiiniiKfiiii-nt.
Chicago Chronicle.
Chauncey M. Dcpew has laid before a sec
tion of the American public hUlcs on
prejudice against railroads.
Ilia essay -chlclly valuable na a virtual
admUalon by a conspicuous railroad mag
nate that when the popular animosity to
mllroad management was at Its height there
wad much reason for it , nnd that the mcas-
urea to whlih It liaa led up have been snlu-
tary to the railroads aa well as to the public.
Mr. Depow wrltw , of course , ns a lall-
road man , Ho n.ugnllles the services ren
dered by these who have invested money
and brains In railroads. He tells us that
during the constructive period "tho capi
talist took nil the chances of profit and loss , "
and sometime ; * ho loat. Ho quotra Com
modore Vanderbllt OR saying that "people
who built railroads v/cre entitled to 100 per
cent prollt before the otato restricted tbclr
earnings. "
Hut in stating this peculiarly disinterested
opinion or Grandfather Vanderbllt and In
making his unuupported asser.tlon . about capi
talists and risks Dr. Depow calmly Ignores
the fact that the oM railway promoters
worked all ports of games and made all sorta
of Iridescent promises In order to get public
aid In one form or another. Ilesldes getting
valuable grants of land they Induced towns
and cities and counties to bond themyelvcs
heavily , gelling not even walercd stock in
exchange for their obligations. They even
induced the farmers In some western statea
to mortgage their farms. And It was a
common thing to get towns to bid against
one another , offering bonds , grounds , etc. ,
for the location of a road , and 11 wca a com
mon thing to twist a road Into the , sem
blance of a ram's horn In order to run It
through the towns that submitted the high
est bids.
If Dr. Dcpcw had stated such facia aa
those hU readers would have seen at a
glance that the capitalists did not take ull
the risks and that they were bencllclarles
quite as much as they were benefactors.
When the towns which had bonded them
selves discovered that they were Injured
more than they wcro benefited in most caws
by roads running through them and when
the farmers who had given mortgages dis
covered that rallrcatls were profitable en-
'tcrprlsea and not objects of charity they
naturally sought release from burdens which
In many cases were Intolerable.- But It la
not recorded thut their capitalist benefactors
over "let up" to any extent.
Dr. Depcw tells us what wonderful things
the railroads have done for us. He mnkca
the rather exlravagint assertion that "the
railway line Is run over the prairie and
along the valleys and every mile of road
brings into cultivation CO.OOO , acres of land. "
That is , making no allowance for water anil
waste land , It brings into cultivation land
to a distance of abDUt forty miles on each
side of the track.
Dut even admitting all that ho nays on this
subject , It does not follow that railroad men
are great public benefactors upon whom we
should bestow immense riches by nay of
reward and In wluso honor we should erect
great monuments. They have worked for
gain Just as the rest of us have , and as a
class they have amassed greater fortunes
than any other class. They have been well
paid , on the whole , for their services and
their risks.
But Dr. Depew's admissions go far to com
pensate for ha ! omlralons. Ho states frankly
that In the early days of railway manage
ment "the freight agent and the passenger
agent were autocrats and the local superin
tendents hid extraordinary powers" and that
"tho favoritism and the enmities ot these
men produced an Intense feeling in every
locality. " Thn Is to say , the "granger
legislation" wcs by no means without just
provocation.
And the doctor admits that this legislation
"was not an unmixed evil" even from the
railroad point of view. It led up to belter
organization and a nearer approach to Jus
tice and fairness on the part of the railroad :
and to the creation of state commissions
and a national commltsion a device which
ho says "has done more than anything else
to allay popular prejudice against the rail
roads. " And he virtually admits that It has
done this by bringing the railroad autocrat
to terms , for ho sajs : "Tho carrier has
como to recognize his obligation to the pub-
llo and everywhere Is doing his best to sat
isfy the public that the companies are ren
dering the best possible service at the lowest
porslblo price. "
While this can hardly bo accepted 03 liter
ally true , It Is at least an admission that
the granger legislation wss not merely "not
an unmixed evil , " but In fact , In Its out
come If not In itself , almost If not altogether
an unmixed good. For these admlMlnna
wo may thankful , whether wo give Dr.
Depew much credit for them or not.
Murderer TIII-IIH 1'ri-nolior.
FRESNO , CM. . March 12. The report
cornea from Ilnnford that C. 13. Morrison ,
nllas Hill , alias Conlcy , who Is wanted in
Chicago for murder , was a .Methodist mln-
Istrr In a King- * county town for two yvnrs
and was transferrel from there to a S.m
Dlrffo church. Whllp In llanford IIP was
under the ban of misplclon , but his Identity
wus not discovered.
PBtHOX.U'AYD ' OTORKWISR.
Uncle 6am Cannon's fifty million shot wai
heard round the world.
Adolph 'T.tictgcrt It now working t hit
trade In Juliet. Ho is making eautigea for
his associates. +
Some of the rural congressmen seem to
think It talcr * no moro training to plow tht
main than 4o plow A corn field.
James Lonirstreot. Jr. , wants to follow In
the footstep * of his father. > Ho has tendered
his services to the governor of Georgia.
Italy forges to the front of iKranco In th
matter of deadly dueling. Out of 920 duel *
In that country last year one man was killed.
St. Louis flour manufacturers have scat
to Washington a petition signed by 10,009
persons In favor of a law prohibiting flour
adulteration.
Mark Twain's great , Joke In paying off all
his creditors Is one that will never grow
stale no matter how many times It is re
peated by debtors.
Isaac Potter's phantom army of wheelmen
ought to te consulted before the 'Maine In-
nulry closes. They could furnish polntn oa
blowing up things.
Ono of the headlines of a New York paper's
report of a champ.mnc blow-out was turned
upside down. It represented the condition of
the participants , doubtless.
lluffalo 'Hill ' has sent to Cuba for a com
pany of Insurgents for the Wild West show.
There Is no likelihood that ho will try to hira
a bull-iiiiK in .Madrid to exhibit them.
A Chicago girl Is advertising for a slipper
she leal while returning from a party. Th
recent derailing of a cable train might
furnish a flew If properly Investigated.
Late news from Australia In regard to tin
hoi weather leaves the Impression Ihat Ih *
entrance to the infernal regions may yet b
tound somc-Ahere on that Island continent.
.The young fellow who went out west and
made J2.000.000 by a corner in onions , la
described 'by a writer In one of the ma azlnea
as ( i meii who had a "keen scent for the
possibilities of the markets. "
Inez Carnal , one of the grcatesl ot
harpists , lost a thumb In a street car mlxup
In New York , and wants $75,000 damages
from Iho company. If her thumb Iss.rth
that sum , how much Is Inez worth ?
When the secretary of the national dcntb-
cratlc committee went to Alaska In sejrch
of gold he- took passage from Seattle on the
good ship Cleveland , and now his friends are
firmly convinced that he has deserted the
white metal for which he professed so much
political admiration.
UU1IU.STIC IDYI.S.
Drooklyn I.lfo : Admirer ( time : : ) a. m. )
Has your father any objection lo inv payIng -
Ing you vlflts Mi ! i.M.uid ?
-Mis * Mnud-Oh , no-but er-I think that
lied rather you pild thorn In Installments.
Cleveland Leader : Mr. I'crklej- . If you
could1 only learn to roulc as my llrst wlfa
dullMrs.
Mrs. Perklcy If you were as smart as my
dear llrst husband wa * you'd be lich enough
to hire the best cook In thu land.
Je-Aolers' Weekly : Minnie ( admiring her
new rlniO-lsn't It a dear llttlei thing ? <
Jack ( who bouBlu It ) Indeed It HI
Detroit Free Press : "Mamma , " asked th
pretty bride , "how will I know -alien th
honeymoon Is at an eml ? "
"You can tell very eas-y , " snapped the old
gentleman , -who hates to be iRiiored. "It
always breaks up In a cyclone. "
Indianapolis Journal : "It's twins again , "
said the nurfe.
This was the third time ho had been
greeted with n remark o C th.it sort.
"I'd Just like -to lay my hands , " ho vnld ,
"on the smart Idiot that once- defined mar
riage as a limited liability company ! "
New York Journal : "I have money to
burn. " he said.
The young girl snuggled closer to his side
and slipped ono arm around tils neck.
"But. " ho continued , while she 'listened
closely , "I am not an incendiary. "
Them shot grew cold.
Harper's Bazar : "I shall not call upon
you next week , nor the week after , " e ! fl
the young man. "In fact , I shall not call
upon you until after Easter. "
"Why not ? " she risked , ni\9mii ! < ly. , .
"HecauFe I nm giving trp what I love boat V
for Lent , " slid he. *
Boston Transcript : Aunt Maria Don't
deny It , Martha. I saw you. Your lips
and his mot just as I came Into the room.
'Mnrthar-Y ' - ! . auntie ; but It was all an
accident. I started -whisper something
Into Charley's ear nt the sime > moment ha
tried to whisper something into my ear.
Charley felt as badly about It ad I did. I'm
sure.
Chleago Tribune : "Will I love you for
ever ? " echoed tlin youth. In passionate , ac
cents. "Maud .McGlnnla , I swear by thii
fair head "
She raised1 it from his shoulder.
Slowly nnd with superb grace she ros
and confronted him.
"Hiirold HlgRlns. " she said , In'tones that
froze his heart , ' whose was the last heaa
that rested there ? "
Ho had forgotten that ( Miss McGinnls vm
no Aa brunette.
TUB UUAICKIl MAID'S I.OVE.
( As recalled by one who his lost the printed copy. )
In n little brown houc on a. dairy farm ,
Near a wood , in the. land of fenn.
There lived In old times as lovely a maid
As hua smiled' ' on .tho . world since then.
As quiet nnd prim ns a nun ahe looked.
In her modest Quaker gown ,
The "the " mid the "thy" from her rosy V ,
Llko purest of pearls dropping down. - B. .
In her" nimble lingers the shuttle flew
Back nnd forth like a soft-.vlaied bird ,
And the songi of her heart- and the song of
her lips
Were by love's sweetest Impulses stirred.
A. fortunate lover was Quaker Scth ,
Who was favored with Martha's smKe ,
And Martha was honest nnd plain of t
speech.
Yet not without Innocent guile.
"I love thee , " said ho , "Dost thou love me ? "
The answer came soft and low :
"Why , wo are commanded to love one tin-
other ,
I find It no .task . , you know , "
"But dost thou regard me , dear Martha ,
With a feeling tlieiwor'd calls love ?
Dost thou dream of a homo for our wedded
souls.
With a joy all Joys above ? "
Then , archly smiling , the blushing maid
said :
"I love all , thou art aware ,
Hut sometimes , dear Seth , perhaps , I have
thought
Thau iv\a9t gelling an uncommon share. "
U. K. C.
( < l am a man , and nothing that con
cerns a man do I deem a matter
of indifference to me , "
Terence
Everything that concerns a man , in the way of dress , is here ;
that is , everything but shoes.
The superiority of the clothing we make is due to the fact that
nothing that we do is a matter of indifference to us. We take as
much pains with a low priced garment as with the higher priced
when it comes to a matter of cut and fit. The material in the
costlier clothing are of greater cost. The trimmings are finer
and more expensive. But the cut is the same *
We undertake to see that you are fitted. And we are always
eady to make any alterations that you may want.
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