If TH1C OMAHA DAILY JlMEt SUNDAY , APRIL 10 , 1808.
THE OMAHA SUNDAY HER
B. nOBKWATEIl , Kdllor.
nvcitv MOIININO.
OP stinacniPTiosi
< ( Without SunJny ) , One Year ta 04
Dally llfo and KunJny , One Yeur I 00
fllx Month * 4 00
Three Month 200
Kimdny lief. One Ycur 2 W
Butunlny Dee , One Yi-nr 1 H
.Widely lite. One Year B
OW1CK8 :
Omohu : The Dee Ilullrtlng ,
Houlh Oirahn : Bln er Itlk. , Cor. N and Ilth 8t .
Council Illurr < : 10 1'cnrl Street.
Ch'cofo Oflke : Ml Chamber of Commerce.
Now York ! Temjilo Court.
Washington : C01 Fourteenth Street.
COIlltESt'ONDENCK.
All communications relating to new * and edito
rial matter nhoiiM b ndilresscd : To the fcJItor.
IJU8INES3 bKTTBUS.
All Ltiflnem letters and remittances should be
addressed to The life rubllihlng Company ,
Omaha , Drafts , checks , express and postolllca
money orders to be made payable to the order of
Ilia company.
THIJ nun PUOMSHINO COMPANY.
STATEMENT OF CH1CUUATION.
Btnte of Nrbrn kn , Douglas county , tt :
Oeorgi * II. Tzscliuclt , s > eienry ( of The Ilec 1'Ub-
llfthlng company , being duly nwnrn. gays that ( no
aetunl number of full nnd complete coplra of Tim
Dully , Morning , Evening nnd Kuiiday Ilec rrlntcJ
during Ilia month of Mntcli , Has , was a > follows :
1 tl.m 17 22,24i !
3 22.S2J 19 S2.W-
3 22,510 15 22.fl- '
-4 24.7M 20 :2.lJO
r 22.6T4 21 S.V.H
6 21Gil 22 2.2.r,2 < ;
' 7 tJ.ni 21 22.511 !
' 1 22.-OT
t 22.891 2' , 22.4CS
10 22,2 2 SO 22.177
11 22.2M 27 22.111
1J K.177 23 H.CU
1 ] 21SIS 21 Z9.W !
22.1M SO 21.702
IS K.Vfl 31 , -22G-JT
16 22.000
Totnl 705.M7
Iy i returned nnd unjoM copies 11"S3
Net tolnl fnlei f9l,0i1 (
Net ilnlly average 22.3'ii
anonoE n. n-/.scntcu.
Sworn to before m nnrt FUlncrlliwl In my pr i-
nce this 1st day of April. 1S38. N. 1' . I'EIt. .
( Soal. ) Notary Public.
A nation inny drift toward war , but
It lias to exert every energy to swim
back up stream.
It Is n case of tenants hunting for do-
film hi o liouse.s In Omaha now Inntead of
desirable houses looking for tennr.u.
And Just to think that If Jefferson had
not taken Louisiana on" Napoleon's
hands we might now bo In Spanish terri
tory ourselves.
The fish stoiy season Is upon us before
< he oldest settler has finished telling how
the last winter differed from that of 'oC
niul several others that ho recalls.
There have been so-called popular
Ion us that were In fact very unpopular ,
Jtit the United States will never want
for money for defense so long as Us
people have anything to lend.
Let the necessity for war revenue ar
rive and watch for propositions for all
sorts of freak experiments In taxation
, 'from ' stamp taxes on suspender buttons
io Import duties on cablegrams.
Thomas Jefferson Is the next great
[ American statesman who will have a
liost-morteni birthday celebration in
which he will be made to support all
Boris of political heresies' which would
( have convulsed him with disgust were
Le nllve.
The people have been inundated with
graduating essays on the science of gov
ernment before. Nobody will be harmed
by a study of the principles of political
science , but political reforms will in the
future as In the past have to come from
practical rather than theoretical states
men.
The letter of Senator Allen tendering
Ills services to Nebraska In any capacity
its governor may assign him is a re
minder that In the scale of olllclal life
khe olllco of governor is higher than that
of senator. That , however , will not
make the governorship more sought
after than the senatorshlp.
Perhaps the chief reason why the
( European powers prefer not to mix in
the Cuban affair Is that they want to
reserve themselves for action In which
there is something bigger in it for them.
Depriving ) Spain of n colony would not
liclp any European nation unless it had
a chance to gobble it for itself.
From an Iowa popocratlc newspaper
wo learn that "the convention of blmot-
tallc clubs held at Indianapolis is an Im
mense gathering , " and accepting this
underground news as reliable , It simply
jirovos that such gatherings will have to
lie something more than "Immense ; " to
attract special attention this year.
Omaha's Importance as a manufactur
ing center Is increasing steadily from
month to month. After all It Is the
manufacturing establishments affording
employment to hundreds of artisans and
laborers that supply the basis of a pros
fi'tous community and feed the retail
trade , without which no oily can -ad
vance.
When new manufacturing industries
nrc going into the south at the rate of
nearly 100 a week It shows that the
American people , and especially the In
vestors and promoters of enterprises , are
not greatly troubled about the money
standard. The new enterprises are
needed In the southern states , and that
ia the sole reason they are going there.
For the same reason the industrial ac
tivity Is more pronounced In the west
than for many years.
That war debts sometimes last longer
than anyone imagines Is illustrated in
the case of the obligation of the United
States to the granddaughter of Itobert
Morris on account of money advanced
to the colonies during the revolution.
jlut It Is good to know that after the
lapse of moro than a century a govern- *
ani'iit exists that recognizes the services
of the llnancler of the revolution and
will repay his descendants the money
lip advanced to establish an American
republic.
_ _ _ _ _ _ i _ _ _
The secretary of the navy Is doing very
.well In his naming of the new vessels
In his navy. The Yankee , the Dixie , the
rialrlo and the Yosemlte are names sug
gestively American. Yankee thrift uml
.ingenuity are typical of the American
character , Dixie Is n sunny land where
courtesy and courage prevail , the prai
ries of the United Slates have become
the grandest farms , fields and gardens
on the face of the earth and the Yose
mlte fall Is ono of the grandest spec-
tin-lea aver shown to uiau.
VOl'OLAtl LOAN TllltOVUn POSTAL HAT *
IXH8 DANKS.
When I'offlntntter Ocneral Gary pre
sented his ftchi'inc of postal Barings
banks to congress the problem which
seemed to bn most perplexing was how
the money deposited with the govern
ment was to bo Invested. That question
will find a ready answer In case the
country shall drift Into war.
In case of war with Spain the country
must raise the sinews of war by borrow
ing several hundred million dollars. An
Issue of short-time bonds or treasury
notes bearing from 2 to fl per cent In
terest has born suggested as the most
feasible plan for meeting the emergency.
Such an Issue of bonds In denominations
of $ r > 0 and upward would , according to1
professional financiers , constitute a
popular loan of which nt least $500,000-
000 could be onslly floated.
A much mote popular and more feasi
ble way of raising a war loan would be
through the establishment of a postal
savings bank system. Experience has
demonstrated that an Issue of bonds
scattered among the people sooner or
later finds its way Into the bank vaults
and In duo time is converted Into big
blocks In the hands of the millionaire
coupon clippers. A popular loan through
postal snvlnjw banks would remain In
the hands of the common people and
would constitute nn invaluable adjunct
to our money uirculutlon whenever there
might be ft scarcity of currency.
A postal savings bank certificate
would always be ns good as a national
banknote. The greatest value of postal
savings b.'inlcs to the people is their
absolute safely. They are , moreover , a
stlmufiis to thrift and patriotism. The
wage workeis who constitute the vast
majority of savings bank depositors be
come the creditors of the nation and
their personal Intelest in the stability of
the government will Impel them to up
hold Its Integrity and1 credit.
From eveiy point of view , therefore ,
except that of the bond broker and
speculator , the most effective way to
popularize a government war loan would
be by opening flip postofllcos as savings
depositories and borrowing the war
fund directly from the masses. Such
a loan would not bar out all people who
do not possess ifoO or § 100 but would
enable every man , woman and child
wiio has a dollar saved up to place it at
the disposal of the government at the
lowest possible rate of interest without
the aid or consent of any middleman
whether he bo a curbstone broker or a
bond syndicate llnancler.
If the postal savings bank has any true
friends In congress they will presently
have a chance to show , their hands.
IbCHRASK OF MlLlTAltr
The present situation favors the view ,
generally prevalent In army and navy
circles , that the military power of the
nation ought to be largely and perma
nently increased and those who advo
cate tills policy are improving the op
portunity to urge it upon public atten
tion. An army officer has an article In
ono of the magazines advocating the
strengthening of the regular army and
giving reasons therefor which will
probably commend themselves to all
military men. If the suggestions of this
writer were followed the United States
would become one of the great military
powers of the world , n position which it
was not contemplated by the founders
of the republic It should occupy and for
which the great body of the people will
see no necessity.
That It will be wise to further increase
the naval power of the nation and to
put the seacoast defenses in the best
possible condition perhaps no one will
question. The country has been taught
that It must have a strong navy and that
its harbors and seacoast cities must
have ample defense. This lesson will
not be disregarded and the people will
cheerfully pay whatever It.may cost to
provide these necessities to national
security. But Increasing the military
power , building up a great standing
army , Is a very different matter. There
is no demand or necessity for It. This
country is In no danger of Invasion by
a forclgiv foe and is never likely to be.
As the Baltimore Sun remarks , the
United States will In 1900 have probably
80,000,000 of people and 1010 Is likely to
sec our numbers Increased to a round
hundred millions. The military conquest
of a fully civilized nation of that size ,
occupying a territory so vast , with Its
shores thousands of miles from the base
of operations of any nation attacking it ,
is a physical impossibility. No European
nation or combination of nations would
attempt It. For the purpose of defense ,
therefore , wo do not require a great
standing army. For whatever military
operations shall ever be found necessary
a sufllclcnt force can always be secured ,
composed of as good fighting material
as there Is In the wojjd. There arc
sound reasons why the" United States
should take a higher place as a sea
power , but there Is none for enlarging
the standing army beyond the size neces
sary for preserving domestic peace.
TllK IIVUUKNOI CKLKDUATlOn.
Three centuries ago the edict of Nantes
was signed. Happily the descendants of
the Huguenot exiles may now choose
freely the place whore the anniversary
shall bo celebrated. The political and
ecclesiastical system , Involving a mis
conception of tlie nature of religion and
the duty of the state , which blackened
the pages of history with the massacre
of St. Bartholomew and drove out of
France a million and a half of Its people
this system has long ago passed away.
The Huguenot celebration \vlll be held
In New York , but It might have been
hold with safety In Paris.
The descendants of the Huguenots are
to be found In every part of the world.
Bnt directly or Indirectly the United
States received the greatest benefit from
their dispersion , for even many who
carried habits of Industry , learning and
skill Into Holland , Germany and Eng
land later eanie to America or their de
scendants migrated , here. They had the
strength of character of the English
Puritans without the austerity of the
latter. Many of them were of noble
birth and l > elongod to the old aristocracy
of France , which made their sacrifices
for freedom of conscience all the more
significant.
While the Huguenots were devoted to
the arts of peace , they did not despise
Uio sword , and they know as well us
Iholr persecutor * how to utrlke hard
blows. When tholr hero , Henry of
Nnrarrc , nlgncd the edict permitting
public exercises of the Huguenots In the
houses of the nobles and gentry and In
certain specified towns it was moro In
fear than with Joy , for the Huguenots ,
by their superior Intelligence , had by
that time formed a powerful element In
the nation. In America they taught the
use of arms to the colonists and In the
French and Indian wars , and later In the
wars with Great Britain , they were of
fncstlma/ / value.
The Huguenot celebration this week
will , therefore , recall a scries of histori
cal Incidents which we would , If we
could , forget. Yet It would bo a distinct
loss to the world to have blotted out
the record of the heroic public struggle
of the Puritans of France , the story of
their noble lives , tholr sacrifices that
men might have freedom of conscience
and of worship , their self-exile , their ad
hesion to prlnlcplc wherever they went
and above all their cheerfulness and
hopefulness In adversity.
HID EL IUHTS Off CUBAN PATRIOTISM.
There are some suggestive features of
the struggle for Cuban Independence
which have not been touched upon In the
excited discussion over Impending war.
Much has been said about Cuban cour
age and patriotism and Cuban suffer
ing and self-sacrifice. We hoar a great
deal about the undying devotion to liberty -
erty of the men who compose the Cuban
junta and the boasted valor of the
Cuban-Americans who have abandoned
home and native laud rather than sub
mit to the tyranny of the hated Spaniard.
The number of nil these patriots who
have been objects of American sympathy
and admiration is a matter of conjecture.
In ail probability It runs high into the
thousands.
The question that forces Itself upon
the dispassionate and cool-headed ob
server is , Why are nil these Cuban
patriots fighting the battles of their
country on American soil rather than
upon the Cuban battlefields ? Why
should these Cuban patriots ask Ameri
cans to free Cuba while they show no
disposition to load the way ? Up to this
tlmo the Cuban junta In New York and
the Cuban colonies in Florida have done
far more shouting than fighting. Will
they do anything more when America
takes up the gauntlet and throws Its
army and navy into the breach on behalf
of Cuban Independence ?
It is an open secret that the great ma
jority of Cubans on American soil and
Americans in Cuba are men who took
out naturalization papers in the United
States in order to evade military service
in their own country. And now It Is a
most remarkable spectacle to sec those
Cuban-Americans leaving Havana In a
body to seek refuge under the American
flag. It remains to bo seen whether
these Americanized Cubans will enlist
under the stars and stripes wlieii the
call to arms comes or whether they
would seek the protection of some other
country in case of danger of being
drafted into our armies , just as was
done by certain foreigners at the out
break of the rebellion , who promptly
resumed allegiance to the countries from
which they had expatriated themselves.
Such observations may not fit into the
prevailing enthusiasm over the real
Cuban , patriots , but they may serve a
good purpose in recalling the saying of
the poet , "Those who would be free ,
themselves must strike the blow. "
AS TO CUBAN ANNEXATION.
There is said to be a strong sentiment
In Washington in favor of the annexa
tion of Cuba If that Island should be
freed from Spanish control by the In
tervention of the United States. This
Is not improbable , though few men in
congress have publicly advocated the ac
quisition of the island and some have
unqualifiedly declared their opposition to
annexation. Senator Proctor is one of
these , his objection to annexation being
that It < Is not wise policy to take In any
people of foreign tongue and training
and without any strong guiding Ameri
can element. Mr. Proctor found In Cuba
a number of business and professional
men favorable to the Island being made
a part of the United States and it is not
to be doubted that these people would
prefer living under this government to
being governed < y the Cubans who arc
now hostile to Spain. There Is no rea
son to believe , however , that the men
who are lighting for Cuban freedom de
sire annexation to the United States.
On the contrary , If their feeling
Is voiced by their representa
tives here they are hardly less opposed
to becoming n part of this country than
they are to Spanish domination. As we
have heretofore said , the Cubans are
fighting to establish a government of
their own ; they aspire to separate nation
ality and to the privilege of making
their own laws and regulating their own
affairs. They want ait Independent
country rulci ! by Cubans , not a province
or colony getting Its laws from nn ex
ternal source. Believing ) they are quali
fied for self-government they would resist - .
sist any attempt to defeat their ambition
and aspiration in this direction and the
United States would certainly Invite
serious trouble If it should undertake to
annex Cuba without theconsent , of the
Cubans who are struggling for Independ
ence.
That we could accomplish the acquisi
tion of the island , after having expelled
the Spaniards , is not to be doubted , but
unless this were done with the full con
sent of the Cubans arrayed against
Spanish rule the task of bringing these
people Into obedience to this government
would undoubtedly bo most troublesome
and expensive. But this is not all. If
it shall bo decided that it is the duty
of the United States to Intervene in or
der to put an end to the deplorable state
of affairs In Cuba and to give freedom
to the Island , it must be done with the
understanding that this government has
no deslro to acquire Cuban territory , for
otherwise we should not command the
confidence of the world in any profes
sions wo might make of a disinterested
purpose to relieve the victims of a cruel
policy and to assist a people struggling
for their freedom. If we are to have
the moral support of mankind we must
let the world know that we do not seek
territorial aggrandizement.
The annexation of Cuba could give no
advantages to tii'vfonntry that could not
be secured if the island yvere Independ
ent. Free Ctiba.Twhellti'r through Amer
ican Intervention Minof , would become n
close political and commercial ally of
the United StaTe'sT American capital
and un'erprlso * jv < tiUl ) bt largely em
ployed hulls tlof jjgpment and American
Influence wouldjip potent thore. Wo
should have all the benefits that could
bo desired froiiiQiTmcxatlou without any
responsibility.
TllK QUKx'i'hyp OF UF.VtlIOE.
A comprehensive plan of taxation , In
the event of wnrt'fi { being considered by
the ways and means committee , though
as now contemplated It will not be so
sweeping as was the system of Internal
taxes during the civil war. It Is pro
posed to double the beer tax and to In
crease the tax on manufactured tobacco ,
while all forms of commercial paper
may have to contribute to the revenue ,
together with all kinds of patent medi
cines. If it Is practicable to tax stock
transactions that would bo a very proper
source of revenue and would have very
general popular approval.
During the civil war about everything
was taxed. All kinds of professions and
business contributed to the government.
Bankers and brokers , wholesale and re-
tall merchants , builders and contractors ,
real estate and insurance agents , law
yers , physicians , architects in short ,
nearly everybody was reached by the In
ternal revenue law. and nearly every
thing which the i > copla used paid n tax.
The owner of a carriage was taxed
from one to ten dollars under the law
of 1804 , silver watches paid a dollar and
gold watches two dollars , pianos
two to six dollars , amusements
two per cent Newspapers wore taxed
under this law three per cent on receipts
from advertising. There was an Income
tax , taxes on legacies and the distribu
tion of personal property and on succes
sion to real estate and stamps were re
quired on all legal documents , checks
and proprietary articles. The expendi
tures of the government wore between
$2,000,000 and $3,000,000 a day and It
was compelled to get money wherever It
could bo obtained.
It will probably not T > o necessary to
carry taxation to such an extent In case
of war with Spain , because- the expendi
tures of the government will not be so
great as In the civil war , though If there
should be a protracted conflict , lasting
say beyond a year , It might be found
expedient to make everything taxable
contribute to the national revenue. At
all events war will mean a very largo
addition to the burden of taxation and
it will necessarily fall upon all classes
of the people tuo , poor ns well as the
rich , the worklugman as well as the cap
italist. ' ,
Whatever coufjreJj's shall do in order to
raise revenue for war purposes will un
doubtedly receive popular approval. The
American peoilt | | are ready to pay all
that may be demanded' ' of them for the
national defense orfor the prosecution of
a justifiable
While war Is disastrous to business , so
Is the more prospect of war. According
to olllclal estimates , the national treas
ury has lost in revenue since the Cuban
imbroglio became critical not less than
$ -3,000,000 which vfould otherwise have
been paid In ns Import duties. As the
piospect of trouble has Increased rather
than decreased the expenditures of the
government , this loss will have to be
made good eventually in other ways.
The people who pay taxes cannot escape
footing the bills for every war and every
war flurry.
It appears that the Michigan senate
has set up a trocha over which Governor
Plngree has been unable to pass with
his railroad taxation bill which the legis
lature was called together to make Into
law. This will necessitate an appeal to
the people , and Governor Plngree will
find out whether he has lost or gained
in popularity his course of action.
Germany 1m the1 Swim.
Qlobe-Democrat.
The kaiser's navy bill went through ths
Reichstag by a vote of 212 to 139. In the
next seven years Germany will spend $82-
750,000 on Its navy. Old Neptune will be
very much In the swim during the first dec
ade of the new century.
, I'nnt llcmirrcctloii.
llrooktyn Eagle.
An attempt Is made to revive interest In
Hegel. Here Is a tail : "A * the absolute
unity of the antithesis in the notion consti
tutes Ita essential being , It shows In Its mani
festation and Intervention In externality the
contradiction ot Its ultimate determlnate-
nesa. " You can't revive Hegel.
Keen Cool at 'Any ' Cout ,
Minneapolis Tribune.
A cool , open summer might enable ui to
round out a very satisfactory year by get
ting even with ttio Ice man much as we
squared ourselves with ttie coal man during
the montba just past. It will be remem
bered that the- latter started la his Reason
with ft threat ot higher prices , only to be
glad before many weeks had passed to soil
coal at any old figure.
Time < o Illnir Off-
Minneapolis Journal ,
The Dell Telephone company reports an
increased Income ; an Income , indeed , which
Is nvo times larger than Us expenses. In
figured , last year the Income was $5,130,844 ,
and expenses $961,700 , leaving net profits of
$4,109,744. The total assets arc $60.779.841 ,
and the reserve , $4,027,028. It Is about time
thia monopoly was completely broken up ,
since it never lowers rates , and , under its
extended patents , , inlnlmlze3 healthful com
petition. This is an Instance wliero the
patent ofllco la a promoter ot monopoly.
TinYouuir Mim'M ChllllCf.
lloton Journal.
The young men Are getting aiclmnco in the
navy nowadays. Lieutenants and ensigns
who were looking ? forward to long years of
monotonous watcluaiul division duty are now
suddenly become full-fledged commanders. It
Is true that their ships arc converted yachts
and tugboats , or In afew , cases ancient mon
itors , but they all , involve duties and respon
sibilities of leadership. It must not be
thought that these new captains are callow
youths. Some of the 'lieutenants are middle-
aged men , and the senior ensigns have bad
from six to eight iyears ot sea service.
AVaiiliiir JCioinllUe lluxli.
I'Mla < 3oJUa ! [ Times.
War or the prospect of speedy war hss
blotted Klondike out of the public conscious
ness. The stream of travel Alaska way has
subsided. Arrivals at Tacoma are feuer than
at any time since December , and the steam
ship fleet which has been gathering on the
I'aclflc coast during the winter for service In
the cosat sod Yukon trade with the opening
of spring , la larger than Is likely to bs re
quired. There will be some compensation
in tliU war-enforced slackening of the tUe of
travel to the Alaskan gold fields in the fact
that with fewer prospectors there will be a
better chance of furnishing a full and neces
sary supply of provisions for those who do
reach the mines and deslro to remain to work
their claims through another winter. If war
should actually come those who have over
stocked the supply of steamships In anticipa
tion of the coming rush to the valley of the
Yukon will probably find they have made a
poor Investment of their money.
l'l'\V.UII TIIKXII nV I.AIIOIl.
Iniitritvotiii'til In , tlir Condition
of SklllCil Workmen.
Ctilcnuo Tlmet-lleralil ,
Vnllctl States Commissioner of Rducrt-
tlon William T. lUrrta. In the current nura-
bnr of The Korum , shows by tables com
piled from the census stntlstlcj of 1S70 , 1S.SO
ami 1S90 ttiat them la a decided upward
trt d of labor from primitive , Ill-paid em
ployment to skilled service with lilgllcr
wascs.
For example , In each million of our popu
lation employed In 1870 there were 11.3CO
Individuals cla'-slded as mere blacksmiths
and 14,744 other workers In Iron and steel.
In 1890 the actual number of blacksmith
had decreased1 to 9.02G In a million workers ,
while the machinists and other Iron and
ateol artisans had Increased to 21,831. That
Ifl In rough figure * , ID twenty years the
btacksrnlthlng trade haa lost 20 per cent ,
or 1 per cent a year , ot Its laborers , while
ttio Iron an-1 ctecl trades have gained
relatively 50 per cent , or at the rate of
2& per cent yearly.
Commissioner Harris contends that the
theory that machinery Is Inimical to the
beat Interests of labor is untrue. Ho claims ,
on the contrary , that Inventions bring com
fort and luxury Into the lives ot all the
people , and auroly , If slowly , promotes the
laborer from a digger In the fields earalng
taro necessities to a specialized worker with
higher dcolres and the ability to gratify
them.
For the wlso protection of Individual
workers the hither class of occupations
labor. The physician for health , the law
yer to conserve property and personal rights ,
the officials ot the government to forward
the public welfare * ; artists , musicians , au
thors and a score of aesthetic professions
to provide necessary diversion and culture.
Theae higher occupations are constantly In
creasing , and are recruited from the ranks
of those crowded out from former avoca
tions and selected lor their greater versa
tility and power.
Summing up the matter , the commissioner
says : "As fast as ( lie supply of the lower
order of wants can be e IT PC ted by means of
machinery large numbers prere upward into
thaso vocations which have to deal with Inter
communication , the diffusion of science and
the refinement of taste. suppose
that machinery should so far conquer drudg
ery that one oerson In each 100 by the aid
of machinery could furnish all the food
clothing and shelter needed for the other
ninety-nine , every one of tbese ninety-nine
would find ample employment In the higher
order of employments which provide means
for luxury , protection and culture. vTho dls-
coatcut existing at the present time orig
inates largely In the feeling that tharo is
too much drudgery and too little tlmo for
science , art , literature and' the contempla
tion of ideals. Instead of coming too fast ,
useful Inventions are not coming fast
enough. "
ECONOMIC 'KFFECTS ' OP AIU1OR DAY.
Father of the Trce-Plmitliier Festival
-Write * of Ita Meaning.
sterling Morton , In The Forester.
Whenever any cause , either In the field
of economics or aesthetics , Is taken up by
the teachers and made part of the education
of the pupils of the common schools of the
United States , It Is assuredly on the safes't
and best road to ultimate triumph. Arbori
culture and forestry are made prominently
attractive and Irresistibly alluring by suc
cessive celebrations of Arbor day In all the
schools of nearly all the counties of nearly
all the states of the American union. This
anniversary has already evolved a vast
amount of literature as to the beauty and
value of trees and forests. Entertaining and
Instructive pamphlets and books upon this
subject are found In nearly every village , In
thousands of school houses , In vast num
bers of public libraries and In many Ameri
can homes. These writings are developing
both the aesthetic and economic value of tree-
planting , and moro arboriculture In the
United States can be traced to Arbor day
and Its proper celebration than to any and
all other causes.
In a republic forestry cannot be forced
upon the people oa It may bo by the edicts
of monarchy In > ome European states. A
Bj tcm of foresC-forclng by governmental
agencies cannot be made successful In the
United States. But tree planting and for
estry may bo made so popular In American
tohoola , and woodlands proved to be so Im
portant to the -welfare of our race In ti < ls
and succeeding generations , that the best
class of citizenship will , In the near future ,
enthusiastically advocate and practically ad
vance and exalt them. Thus fervid zeal In
behalf of the woodlands and the forests will
at last become , by communal heredity , an
American trait. Only under the Inspiration
ot a love of nature and trees , which maybe
bo intensified by the educational system of
the country , may we hope for useful and
practical forest conservation. That educa
tional system may also develop a patriotic
American scheme for planting out new for
ests. Sooner or later text-hooks on arbori
culture and forestry will be used In the
common schools. Half the sum of money
which has already been expended by the di
vision ot forestry of the United States De
partment of Agriculture In timber testing
and in Impractical experimentation , would
secure elementary school books enough on
arboriculture and forestry to supply the
United States for several years.
J. STERLING MORTON.
Arbor Lodge , March 15 , 1891
SPEAKER HIKED.
A Tribute toHI * Cournpre from it
Southern Admirer. .
Memphis Commercial Appeal ( dcm. )
'While wo differ with him. It to not easy
to withhold admiration from Speaker Reed.
He has been In many light places and has
had many close calls during bis occupancy
of the chair , but In disposing ot 'the resolu
tion introduced by Leader Bailey , recognizing
Cuban belligerency , he wus put to a severer
test than ever before. That he rose equal
to the emergency demonstrated his great
force ot character. A weaker man would
have failed.
His Interpretation ot a privileged ques
tion was no doubt correct , but the temper of
the house and ot the country Is such that It
required a rock of Gibraltar to withstand.
Reed's own party associates were clamorous
for war. The platform of his party was
pledged to It , practically. Delay and pro
crastination had inflamed -the mind of con
gress. The democrats were anxious to force
the republicans to show their hands. Re
publicans were belligerent and threatening
revolt and Insubordination. The galleries
wore wild , cheering for the friends of Cuba
and hissing those who opposed recognition.
It was a tlmo of great excitement. A whirl
wind ot feeling , a simoon ot passion , was In
progress , and when Mr. Bailey concluded his
speech a crisis was on that Is seldom
paralleled In parliamentary bodies. But
Reed arose and received the full force of the
tempest without wincing. Ho rallied his
forces and scourged Into submission those
who had threatened to revolt. Ho solidified
his party ranks and defeated the resolution
by a practically united party vote.
Theio Is perhaps not another man In con-
grees who would have been able to do as
Heed did. The speaker Is surely a strong
character , a great force.
LKVYI.\U ui'oxviirii. . "
The Only I11 mil tlint Cominviulir Knelt
to I' | i erney.
Chicago Tribune.
William J. Bryan made a speech at a free
silver banquet In Detroit on Tuesday. In
the course of his remarks he asserted that the
decision of the supreme court In the income
tax cases "prevents the government from
levying upon the wealth of the country to
carry on a war" that that decision "stands
In the way of congress and fetters the hands
of the president and conerefs. "
Mr. Bryan seems to bo alone In his opin
ion that the wealth ot the country cannot
bo levied on to meet the expenses of a war
with Spain. The secretary of the treasury
Is satisfied that all the money which v vlll
bo required can bo obtained , even though
hat Income tax law which Bryan voted for
In 1894 lias been declared unconstitutional ,
Nobody In congress has Intimated that
thcro will be the least difficulty in obtain
ing by loans or by legitimate taxation every
cent of the amount it will cost to give Spain
a thorough , comprehensive , unforgettable
threshing.
Nor would Bryan himself have any
teais to shed over the dead Income tax If ho
had any hope of the government adopting
his plan of "levying upon the wealth of the
country to carry on a war. " That plan Is
lor the zcvernment to sell all the bonds It
can. receiving cold value money for them.
The money thus obtained to bo expended to
carry on the war. Then , when It is over
anil ( ho Rovcrnmont hat had full u. o ot the
sold value rnonojr It obtained , the bondhold
ers ro to b tmlrt In cheap money In 40-
ccnt dollar * .
Thus. It the government receives tor Ita
bonds money which line the purchasing
power of 600 million gold dollars It will par
back chr&p free- - coinage silver dollars with
a total purchasing power equal to that of
only 200 million gold dollar * . Then the gov
ernment will have levied on the wealth of
the country to the tune ot 300 millions.
This Is Ilrynn'a scheme for carrying on
war economically. It may bo that 4hla
sclicmo meets with the approval of the free
silver senators and representatives , who will
have an opportunity scon to vote on a bill
to authorize the president to sell bonds. Not
ono of those congressmen hn tdeclarcd him
self as ye-t In favor of the government prom
ising to pay back us good as It gets.
A Tlll : < llOfIU.I , KM ) ! ' .
Baltimore American : It Is jusl possible
thit Dr. Brlggn' entry Into tha Cplr cupal
churoh may create greater commotion than
his suspension from the I'rcabyteclan churcii.
Chicago News : It Is not easy to BCD haw
ho can be acceptable to the sect to which
he proposes to go , for on some ot the ( ( urges
against him , and upon \\tilch ho wis found
guilty , the position of the two denomina
tions Is Identical. The doctrine of faith , the
eanctlty of the church , the Inerrancy of the
scriptures and como other tenets of the Pres
byterian church , whlJ ) Dr. Briges disputed ,
are held OK strongly by the Episcopalians ns
by the denomination from whlcti the doctor
proposes to retire.
Chicago Chronicle : Unless Rev. Charles
A. Brlggs has materially altered his views
since the famous heresy trial It Is difficult
to eee how he can find more comfort In the
Episcopalian chund than In the 1'rcsby-
terlnn communion or In noy church at all ,
for tliat matter. A man who doubts the In
spiration of the scriptures rejects the Mes
sianic prophecies and holds human reason
superior to divine revelation may be a good
man , but ho certainly Isn't a goad Christian
of nny denomination whatever. His profe. * :
slon of faith if ho make one must bo mere
lip service and his attitude ono ot mental
dishonesty.
Brooklyn Eagle : There will doubtless be
eome good Presbyterians who will express
rattsfactlon that he has removed himself
and thcro will bo others who will regret
that he has found It nccer.ary for his in-
tollopual peace to seek freedom In ritualism.
We kuow that ttiere are- some who are talkIng -
Ing about an exodns from Presbyterlanlsm
to that organization whose members are
pleased to call It The Church. But such
evidence as we have fc-ems rather to Indi
cate the breaking down of denominational
barriers and the agreement In working for
those things that make for rltfitoousncss
rather than In quibbling about Ifioso things
which establish speculative crcccla.
New York Sun : The announcement of the
withdrawal of Rev. Dr. firlggs from ttio
Presbyterian church , his confirmation by
Bishop Potter -and his prospective ordination
as a minister of ttio Episcopal churcti has
been expected for a long time. Nor Is it
Improbable that ho will be followed Into
Eplscopallanlam by other Presbyterian theolo
gians of his school , and eventually their
number may be large. Such a clerical exodus
will carry with It , undoubtedly , a corre
spondingly great body of the laity , tending
to Increase and accelerate a Prcabyterlan
movement toward the Episcopal ciiurch which
has been strikingly and significantly mani
fested for several years past. In this city
moro especially. Already .the attend.inco
upon that churcii In New York Is made tip
In great part. If not chiefly , of former ad
herents of other denominations , and many
of them have become communicants pe
culiarly ardent In their devotion to It , Its
order and Its worship.
PRHSO.VAIjAMI OTHKHWISn.
Wrappers of gum arc out on a strike at
Salem , Mass. Chewcrs of gum are Jawing as
usual.
Four victims of ptomainepolaonlng were
burled In New York last week , Fiom tlie
can to the box Is but a step , If the former
Is loaded.
List to this treasonable shot nt the "holy
caueo" by a Missouri paper : "Fltzhugh Lee
Is the greatest man In the United States or
Nebraska either. "
Just as the prjce of Easter lilies advanced
25 per cent the discovery was made that
their odors are Injurious to health and an
Impediment to piety.
'Tho Tlchborno claimant , whoso death was
reported recently , served ten years In prison.
He got off cheap , considering the fact that
his lawyer made a spc-ech lasting five weeks.
Tine cake walk has Invaded London and
the chollyiboys unite In pronouncing It 'Igh
hart , doncherknow. The novelty of the thing
tickles the town and the box office Is reaping
a great harvest.
The brewers ot Philadelphia formed a trust
for the purpose of reducing the license tax.
But when the courta declared -each brewery
should pay the regular rate , the trust col
lapsed and the collars on the schooner went
up.
up.A
A St. Louis physician Insists that babies
should be .given the greatest possible free
dom for ttoelr legs. That to to say , the In
alienable right to kick must not be abridged
In Infancy. If It Is , the chances are you'll
hear from the babies.
Thirty-three fe-arleai women have offered
to marry and comfort General Casslus M.
Clay during the twilight of his life. Gen
eral Clay has taught lialt a score ot desperate
dues ! and at the ago of 80 married a girl of
10. Surely hlfl courage needs no further test.
The poets of the world , either of spring or
"beautiful snow , " are now invited to snow
what their muse Is made of. A prize of
1,000 bottles of superfine Mozelle wine Is
offered to the poet who shall produce a song
suitable for a German anthem. If the wine
could be sampled before the trial begins the
gods of harmony would work overtime.
Before the house of representatives con
venes each day a box-shaped tray , contain
ing three bottles , ono of red Ink , one of
black and the other of sand , Is placed on the
speaker's desk. These were used for the first
time by Henry Clay while speaker of- the
house and have remained as a part ot the
furniture of the speaker's room ever since.
The Kshoolma'ams of Greater Ne-w York
took It for granted that Mayor Van Wyck ,
a tjachelor. was "just too lovely for any
thing. " But when a delegation of them
called on bis honor , and after relating -their
grievances were told "Now. get out , so I
can attend to other business. " they unani
mously agreed that ho Is "a mean , heartless
man. " So , there !
IBI.ASTS mow jtAM'n nonw ,
Clod find * It hard to do much for * l if
man ,
The lotty minds maintain the simplicity tt
children ,
The in nn who rides A hobby use * egotism
far a saddle.
Ignorance and superstition got married be
fore the flood ,
Satan cannot down you wiles3 you go to
his assistance.
.Meditating on wickedness Is one way to fall
In love with It.
There la no going to any kind of a hoavca
ii.i flowery beds of ease.
The man who lives for a purpose helps slv
others a purpose for living.
The trouble In the -Lord's army today la all
the soldiers want to bo officers.
The man who glvw to advertise his charity
has no charity north advertising.
The biggest fault of some people Is their
unwillingness to bo told their faults.
The testimony of a good conscience to
worth more than all the flattery In the world.
There Is always a commotion when th
preacher takes aim at the sinners on th
( root scats.
The .biggest blaze Is not a sign of the most
heat. A straw pile will give a brighter blai
than a ton of coal.
110MKSTIG IDYLS.
Detroit Journal : He Suppose , darling ,
that some ImmeiiMclyvcnlthy old duffer on
the edge of t'nu grave fliould want to marry
you would you throw mo over ?
She-Not necessarily ; but you might hav
to watt a few years.
Brooklyn I.ltc : Singleton Now that you
hnve been iiianlcil to the lichrss for sev
eral months , I want to usk you : Is tmirrlnjje
a failure ?
Hencdlckr Well , my wife haa suspended
payment.
Indianapolis Journal : Mr. N. Peck Maria ,
you know us well as I do fnat times ar
hnrd nnd t can do nothing-
Mrs. Peck You just bet you can. You can
do nothing ; better than any man I ever
knew ,
Boston Globe : "No , Herbert , I nm sorry ,
nut I am sure we could not be happy to
gether. You know I always want my own
way In everything. "
"Jlut , my dear girl , you could go on wantIng -
Ing It of torvo were married. "
Chicago Post : "Ho proposed to her by let
ter and she accepted , him by postal card. "
"IJy postal card ! "
"lYs. She was so tickled she wanted
oven the postal cluilca to know that she had
caught him. "
Philadelphia North American : MudlUns
What would you say , sir , If I should toll
you that I love your daughter ?
Sir. Cashtubimi Not a word , sir ; not a
word ! Your audacity would simply hold me
bpellbound.
Puck : Slip What dofs fnls mean about all
iust covcrnment ilcrlvlni : Us authority from
the consent of the governed ?
H ( . > It means that when a man gets mar
ried ho practically agrees to take the con-
sequences.
Chicago Post : "Did vou clvo up anything
during Lent ? " nskod fnc matron.
"I did , " answered the maid.
"What ? " Inquired the matron.
"My heart , " answered the maid , Mushing.
"Ah , yes , " said the matron ; "then your
season ot penance will not come until later. "
Indianapolis Journal : "There Is no satisfy
ing a woman. "
"What's your trouble ? "
"I dlsc'narced my typewriter girl and
learned to do my own letter wilting to
please my wife. "
"il-lnn. "
"And now she Insists that I ought to In
crease her allowance by the amount ot
money saved. "
Truth : "George , did you notice Mrs. Hlsh-
roller's new Easier bonnet ? "
"Yes , ot course ; wasn't It lovely ? It
looked like ono of your lace tidies wopsed
up with two feathcis , a decanter stopper
and a wad of led necktie sticking out of It. ' *
KASTlilU
I.
Night spreads her starry mantle o'er
The earth now aweet with llowers one *
more ,
And zeii'nyrs laden with perfume
From the sad time steals half Its gloom ,
While angels hoveling near the ground ,
In alienee that Is most profound
Await the coming of the hour
When Christ s'nall rise by bis own power ,
O , then the stone they'l roll away.
And usher In glad Easter day.
II.
Oh ! day of days , to all below.
That we the risen Lord should know ,
Wo see no moro the ( larknomo tomb ,
Nor dwell we on Gefnsemano's gloom.
But gaze In rapture on His face ,
While listening to sweet words ot grace ,
He bids our every fear be still.
Wo gladly do His sovereign will ,
As unto us His peace He elves.
He sends us forth that others live.
HI.
O , yesterday , how sad wer't thou ,
Deep sorrow mantled every brow ,
Our Lord lay In the silent toml\
Our every hope seemed lost In gloom.
Hut thy sad hours passed on their way ,
Brlngins t'ne resurrection day , ,
And heaven nnd earth in close embrace * -A
Behold the glory of His face , I.
Whllo angels sing around his throne , , *
Wo worship Him , we are His own.
South Omaha. H. a. B.
KASTEK.
Glad Easter bells are ringing ,
Surpllced choirs are singing ,
Fair lilies now are bringing-
Their perfume rich and sweet.
And prayers to God ascending1.
From earth to heaven tending ,
Anil Joyful voices blending ,
Make melody complete.
The ripen Christ proclaiming ,
Our hearts with love Inflaming ,
His praises sweetly naming ,
The story fney repeat. ,
The risen Christ Is pleading
For us and Interceding
Our hearts In love He's lendlni
To God's great mercy seat.
The crystal streams are flowing ,
Anil heavenly lilies blowing ,
Millions redeemed are throwing
1 Their crowns at Jesus' feet.
MAUY CLINTON.
Wlsner , Neb.
"It is easier
to give counsel ,
than to take it. " _ & _
It is easier , too , to give good counsel in the matter of clothing
of which we profess to know something .worth while , than it fate
to get others to take it.
Our advice is always against "cheap" clothing not alone bz-
cause we make the bstter kinds , but because it is never worth
the price to buy something that is not serviceable , however well
it may look on the tables. .
In the kind of ready-towear garments , that bear the responsi
ble name of Browning , King & Co , one is always certain he is
getting what he pays for , and he is equally sure of not payinf ,
more for it than he ought to pay.
, S. IV. Cor. lath and Douglas St .j