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This Is not tlio first time congress hns
bail ( llllk'iilty making both puds moot.
The 1SOS crop of flfjhtlnj ; Yankees Is
just ns good nil over the United Stntc .
See that the trees and shrubs and grass
are properly planted In time. Mother
Nature will do the rent.
The district court docket for the uext
term promises to be ono of the shortest
of recent years. But the attorneys'
foes will not be curtailed.
After the rains of the past few days
people wont to refer to Nebraska as a
state partly In the arid region arc at
least willing to call It semi-add or sub-
liumld.
Tf the spring rain and the dnstlcss
street sweeper would only operate a
partncmhlp the new piocess of street
cleaning might work with entire satis
faction.
Omaha will guarantee the safety of
all exposition guests from Spanish sub
marine mines nlid torpcdoro. So no one
need stay away for fear of Spanish
treachery.
At all events by the time congress
finds out where It Is at the entire regu
lar army of the United States will be
mlmost within hailing distance of the
Cuban harbors.
The newspaper accounts of the latest
California earthquake In which thirty-
two distinct shocks were felt at Point
Arena have caused a great many people
ple to look up California geography , seas
as to be mile not to locate at Point
Arena.
The police force has been enlarged , but
thn burglars keep right on burgling just
as If there were no police to be afraid
of. . And the worst part of It is that
it ho burglars seem to have sized the situ
ation up right so far as they are con
cerned.
Governor Holcomb says In his latest
letter to the puMlc , "that when honored
by his first election as governor he en
tered upon the duties of the ofllcc with a
fllucere desire to discharge with fidelity
the duties thus devolving upon him. "
What a pity he did not live up to his
good Intentions.
The Kentucky wny of dissolving part
nership brings results more promptly
than the receivership plan , but it la more
dangerous. A partnership quarrel at
Pluevllle has caused the death of ten
men nnd the wounding of three others
and the final report has not j'et been
made to the coroner.
There are free public libraries In every
town of Massachusetts , except ten , and
Now Hampshire lias n new law requiring
every town to maintain a free library.
If there had been free public libraries
In every city nnd town of Spain the last
twenty years the Spanish nation would
not now bo in so much trouble.
What about ordering pavements on unpaved -
pavedwtreets within the district In
which n petition of property owners Is
not necessary to give the council juris
diction ? What Is the use of the city
winning cases In the courts If the 'de
cisions nro not to be taken advantage of
promptly for the benefit of the putulc ?
The statement of the Louisville Cou
rier-Journal to the effect that Letter , the
wheat corner man , recently gave an
order to a Louisville dealer for "several
.hundred case.s of 1SS2 bourbon to pre
sent to hlii agents , customers and
friends , " Indicates that there Is still con-
Bldcrablo spirit to the bull movement In
wheat cJrclos.
It will bo remembered that n few
years ago nearly 400 members of tire
British Parliament signed a memorial
In favor of a permanent treaty of arbi
tration between the United States aud
Great Britain. The Brltlbh are not likely
to side against the United Statea In any
complication with another power unless
provoked to it ,
. Ono pjeee of extravagance In which
the School i board1 would be fully justi
fied would bo lit the laying of a
permanent ntono sidewalk on the soutli ,
, * bla-of the High school grounds in
place of the broken planks now there.
The High , school grounds In reality con
stitute a public park nnd cannot help
being one of the ceuteru of attraction
for visitors this summer , especially the
great numbers of teachers aud educator *
wko ar * ur * to attend the exposition.
HAI.TKD.
With war1 Impending the work of ef
fecting reciprocity arrangements net on
foot by th ! country has been brought tea
a halt nnd doubtless no effort will bo
mndo to complete any of this work until
the supreme nml overshadowing issue
Is settled certainly none as 1o the conn-
tiles of Houth nnlt Central America.
War will call for additional revenue and
a large part of this may have to be
raised by imposition of duties on coffee
and other articles which form the sub
ject of trade relations between the
United States nnd the southern coun
tries. Moreover , It te pointed out thnt
tariff rntes niny have to be rendjusted
to meet the need of revenue nnd OR long
ns Hiich need continued concessions to
other countries for the sake of securing
trade would be out of- the question. Be
sides , war would involve risks in trading
with the United Statea , so that conces
sions made would be of little If any
value. There will be n general suspen
sion of tralllc between ( his country and
the statqs of Central and South America
as soon as war comes , some steamship
lines having already withdrawn and
others have made preparations to do BO.
Whether anything can be accomplished
nt n later time to give effect to the
reciprocity clauses of the tariff law is
problematical. The duties that will be
made necessary to provide more revenue
cannot be relinquished immediately
upon the close of war. T"hey must bis
retained , piobably , for at least a year
or two , though as to this of conr/su all
depends upon the duration and cost of
the conflict. If the gcvernment Is vom-
pelled to borrow heavily the need of ad
ditional revenue will continue for a num
ber of years. At all events , for the pres
ent the reciprocity provisions of the
tariff law are practically nullified and la
the event of war there Is reason to ap
prehend thnt It will not be found practi
cable to make these provisions effective
during the term of the present aduiiu'i >
tratlon. In the meantime European
countries will take the fullest p3i > s'bk >
advantage of the opportunity to secure
a larger share of the ttfiffi * of South nod
Central America and to strengthen
their financial and commercial hold
there.
L1M1TH OP THE CONFLICT.
The purpose of the United States is to
dilve Spalu out of Cuba and give to that
Island independence. It Is not proposed
to wage a war of conquest. This coun-
tiy does not want Cuba as a part of our
territory , but it desires that the island
shall have a government that can main
tain peace and order and that will enable
It to become a valuable commercial
neighbor. The resolutions In congress
refer only to Cuba nnd do not contem
plate action as to any other Spanish
territory. But there la a feeling mani
fested in certain quarters that war
should not end until Spain Is driven out
of the western hemisphere that the
United States should not only wrest
Cuba from her control , but Puerto Rico.
It appears to be the view In Europe
that this will be done and It Is even
suggested that Spain may lose the
Philippine Islands , where revolt has recently
cently- been renewed. Much may de
pend upon Spanish war policy. If Spain
should desire to confine the conflict to
Cuba she may be able to do so. Un
doubtedly Spain expect ? to lose Cuba ,
but It Is necessary to the existence of the
Spanish government that it shall resist
with all the power at its command the
armed Intervention of the United States.
Having done this to satisfy the popular
demand , as soon as the Spanish flag
disappears from Cuba the conflict will
terminate If Spain does not wish to con
tinue it With the accomplishment of its
purpose to give Cuba independence tills
country will have no reasonto carry
war further. But If Spain should con
tinue , after Cuba was lost to her , to
menace our seaports and 'to make war
fare on our commerce , undoubtedly the
United States would make a demonstra
tion against the other Spanish posses
sions and perhaps against Spain Itself.
The question of localizing the conflict ,
therefore , can be decided by Spain and
there is reason to think that great pres
sure will be brought to bear upon , that
country by the European powers to In
duce It to discontinue fighting as soon
as it shall have lost Cuba. There ap
pears to ben very general apprehension
In Europe that a prolonged war between
Spain nnd the United States would
eventually Involve other nations and
perhaps bring on a world-wide conflict.
Under the prompting of this fear the
European governments would , It Is most
reasonable to think , strongly urge Spain ,
as soon ns her "honor" bad been suffi
ciently vindicated , to stop fighting and
It is more than probable that this would
be effective. At the same time the pow
ers could guarantee the safety of the
dynasty , should public opinion bo against
a cessation of hostilities. With Cuba
lost , however , the Spanish people would
pcrlinps speedily become convinced of
the utter fatuity of maintaining a con
flict , with no other motive but revenge ,
with the United States.
It Is impossible , however , to do more
than speculate lu regard to the limits
and the duration of n war with Spain.
Nothing can lie predicted with any de
gree of certainty. Once the "dogs of
war" are let loose no ono can foresee
what directions 'they will take 1 > r how
loug they will carry on the work of de
struction. There Is one thing Unit can
lie said with confidence and that Is that
the United States will triumph , Cuba
will be freed nnd the loyalty of our own
people will be strengthened.
VVTVItK OK ALASKA MINING.
The news from Pacific coast ports In
dicates that overloading of Alaska bound
steamois has ceased. This Is one of the
best things that h'as happened for the
future of Alaska. So long as the offices
of 'the transportation companies were besieged -
sieged by gold hunters begging a chance
to ride on payment of extortionate fares ,
the steamships carried , aside from the
passengers , only a few tools and pro
visions sufficient for short journeys.
Added to the dltllcultles of mountain
climbing and long ttips across the coun
try this Is what causes high prices < to
prevail everywhere in Alaska.
Inordinately high prices force unnatu
ral conditions upon a country under
going development. A largo proportion
of the prospectors can 'HI altord'tbe ex-
POIMC of a long stay fn Alaakn , but arc
filled with' a consuming pAflxlon to find
mining claims that will yield rich returns -
turns at the earliest possible moment.
Their necessities compel them to great
haste- and Inexperience lends to wantc.
They pass over the dirt tfiat would be
profitable under normal conditions nnd
pause only when they believe them
selves upon n bonanza. liven when they
have rich pay dirt they offen but half
work their claims. If Alaska is all
worked over by the mere adventurers
willing to risk everything for the chance
of getting great" stakes from placers ,
there will have to bo much reworking of
the same ground In future years by men
who know how to get every particle of
gold out of the sand and rocks.
What Is needed now In Alaska Is such
a cheapening of provisions and supplies
as will enable experienced miners to
make a deliberate study of the gold
fields and promote .systematic develop
ment of low grade ns wcl | as. hlgl | grade
ore. S'ot until this is done wiij the era
'
of stable and prosperous 'conditions for
Alaska be entered upon. A basis for
permanent prosperity will be established
In Alaska only when veteran miners
take the place of the army of advcntur *
crs and mine gold on a business basis.
ACTION OF THK STATES.
The state governments will all do their
full share in strengthening the hands of
the national government in the impend
ing conflict. Thus1 far only n few of
them have taken action. The Iowa leg
Islnturc appropriated half a million dollars
lars to be used In case of war and the
New York legislature appropriated a
million dollars to be used In strengthen
Ing the mllltla of that state. A few days
ago Massachusetts took similar action ,
the legislature of that state liavlcg set
aside ? 500,000 as an emergency war
fund and placed It at the disposal of the
state authorities. There Is a bill for a
like purpose pending lu the Rhode Is
land legislature aud Ohio will make an
appropriation probably to the full limit
authorized by the constitution of the
state , $750,000.
The example of these states will be
followed by the others and from $20-
000,000 to $23,000,000 will be expended
by the state governments In strength
ening the national forces. This will con
stitute a most material help and It will
be given by many of the states without
the necessity of Imposing additional tax
ation. However , nowhere will the people
ple complain if called upon to pay a
little more in taxes In order to give any
necessary support to the national gov
ernment at this juncture. Whatever Is
demanded to uphold the honor of the
country and to carry out the policy
which congress and the president shall
decide to be necessary will be cheer
fully supplied by the American people.
War Is expensive , but if entered upon it
must be prosecuted without regard to
cost.
PROMOTE INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE.
The effort of the Commercial club to
encourage the location of mills nnd
factories in Omahn is highly commenda
ble. The future growth nnd prosperity
of Oninhn depends largely , 1C npt wholly ,
upon its Industrial development. Com
merce alone cannot sustain a large
population center. Permanent employ
ment of wagcworkers in the mills and
factories constitutes the most potential
factor In the growth of cities.
The efforts of the Commercial club
should not , however , be made contingent
upon the assignment of the expected
exposition surplus. While the outlook
of the exposition Is most promising and
the prospect of a stock dividend ex
cellent , it is problematic whether the
subscribers to the stock will be willing
to llnd themselves In advance to turn It
over to any new company organized to
offer subsidies to manufacturing con
cerns.
The close of the exposition Is , more
over , six months off nnd the final settle
ment of Its finances Is not likely to be
completed for a full year. There. Is no
reason why the Commercial club should
not exert all its Influence by constant
and unremitting effort to induce in
vestors to establish factories In Omaha
and increase the opportunities for em
ployment so that when the exposi
tion shall close its gates there will be
as much demand for skilled mechanics
and laborers as there Is at present.
As a matter of fact , the exposition was
designed by Its projectors to draw at
tention to the advantage * ) of Omaha , as
well as other cities in the trausmlssis-
slppl region , as affording most profitable
opening for enterprising capitalists. It
should bo the aim of the Pomincrclal
club as well as all other organizations
interested In 'building ' up Omaha to' Im
press capitalists who visit this city 'dur '
ing the exposition with the claims of
Omaha as a field for manufacturing and
to induce them , If possible , to give this
city their preference- making Invest
ments.
According to the attorney general ,
there Is no provision of law In Nebraska
> y which persons tampering with ballots
cast nt an election can be prosecuted
The attorney general explains it ns an
oversight of the legislature. That la
certainly putting It mildly. The late
populist legislature was so busy trying
to count In constitutional amendments
that had been voted down and manip
ulating the election laws to piomotc par
tisan ends' that It Is not out of tlio range
of possibility that this was an inten
tional overnight
If a war tax of $1 a barrel on beer
should be Imposed It will raise a nice
chunk of revenue , despite the fact that
for the fiscal year ended June 30 , last ,
the sales of beer aud > ale In this country
showed n substantial decrease over other
yearn. The amount sold lu the time
mentioned was 04,423,001 barrels , a de
crease of 1,402,990 barrels from the sales
for the year 1890. There nro only four
states lu the union tlmUmve no brewcr-
es Arkansas , Maine , Mississippi and
Vermont
That the eye Is much more accurate
than the imagination Is forcibly portrayed
trayed lu the photograph of the charity
advertising train which has taken up so
much space lu the columns of a local
contemporary. It was. announced with
a great flourish of .trumpets that the dc '
parttire of this fcmln WAB witnessed at
the station br 1(7,000 ( people , and this
faxc was cert I * * * to ( o Iho Awoclntcd
Press over filename of th'e chief fakir.
The photogrniTrT Milcli Is said to have
been taken the moment before the train
pulled out , shows that there were not
more than 200 people drummed up by
the brass band.
of TMrlr nimlncmi.
Wnihlfrton Stiff.
It should Ibo retaimberecl that 'European '
monarch * are frequently obliged to make
some sort at demonstration In order to lm >
press their constituents with the Uea that
the world cannot get on without them.
We Ilnvc Honda of Our Own.
LouUvllle Courier-Journal.
It mar as well be understood at the out
set that we arc not going to pay any Span
ish bonds , recognition or no recognition ol
tbo Cuban government. Wo are likely to
have enough ( bonds of our own to shoulder
before we are through.
Dcnerveii it Forelicn Po 4.
Chicago Inter Oran.
"I really cannot recall him , " said the
Finest Specimen of Western Manhood the
State of ( Nebraska lias Produced , "but per
haps t have seen him somewhere In my
travels. Yes , Lee has made a very fair
consul , an'd ' he ought to < be given a good
foreign post at once. Something In Persia
would do. "
The' lAnxlllnry Fleet.
Springfield Republican ,
More than half a hundred alilps liave been
added -to the naval force of the nation within
a month. They are not all of first or second
or third class flgfattag power , but they all
possess some value In that direction and
together Increase the strength ot the naval
arm Immensely. The resources of the coun
try In such an emergency have been most
encouragingly revealed.
Wldornr on the I'ennlon Roll.
Indianapolis Journal.
Of the 989,613 names on the pension ro'.l
only 755,125 represent survivors of the war.
The remaining 234,492 Include widows , minor
children and a low other miscellaneous claim-
ante , but mainly widows. At the present
time the widows are keeping up the number
of pensioners. The widows , young women
who marry old soldiers , will keep up a pen
sion roll nearly 100 years after the war for
the union ended. The revolutionary war
closed 115 years ago , yet by the last report
seven revolutionary widows were drawing
pensions.
I UKthe Piper.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The unromantic side ot the war question la
forcing Iteclf into view. Congrccs will be
aiked to authorize a bond Issue ot $200,000,000
or $300,000,000 , and. of course It will have to
couple Its action with a measure to provide
extra taxes for payment ot the same. The
Idea of the ways and means committee , as
forcet-adowed from Washington , seems to be
to let the present generation pay Its own
piper through Internal revenue taxes ; but ot
coureo we are all so eager to mop Spain off
the face of the western hemisphere that we
will cot mind a little thing like that.
of Cnwte Prejudice.
Springfield t > ( Mass. ) Republican.
Rousing reception's have been given to the
Twenty-fifth United States Infantry by the
people along the fine In Illinois , Indiana and
Tennessee , over which the regiment 1 passIng -
Ing on the way tS'Key ' West. The Twenty-
fifth Infantry U rn dd dp of colored men. Why
they should be aclrnltfcd [ to such honor as this
Is a puzzling question ! In Indiana the white
mllltla have rece'iMy1 threatened to dtaband
If the officers of i * colored company or two
were promoted , as hey are entitled by length
ot eerVlce and riertt to be promoted , to
places where they'Wight outrank some of the
white militia officers.v Caste spirit is not tar
different from thy ? InIllinois and Tennessee.
But how quickly if sinks out of sight when
trouble- threatens ctnd ; black shoulders line up
with the white forthe country to lean against.
Its ineffable meatirneSa' then shines forth to
the ehame of thepe < ! e.
i * . n * t '
nUninrck' < t"'WlBtaken' Opinions
Niw Torl Tribune.
America reminds BJsmarck of "a mighty ,
haughty , overgrown * glint , snorting with
anxiety to expend on the world at large his
unlimited physical power. " But It Is his
opinion that Its people lack politeness and
hive much to learn from Europe cm that
score. He thinks them too coarse In their
expressions of Ill-will , but still likes their
rudeness better than the false , hypocritical
buavlty In which the Spaniards are so adept.
But .the great chancellor la much at fault
In Imagining th t aa a nation we lack poltte-
ncpa. We. of course , have our share ot
blackguards , In and out of public life , as
other countries have , some native and some
Imported , but they are not numerous or
flagrant enough to set a national stamp on
our manners. Washington , to take an his
toric Instance , was quite as polite as Frederick
the Great or BImiiarck himself , and Presi
dent McKlnley's courtcay , official and per
sonal , would moult no feather In comparison
with that of William II. "Though we say
It as shouldn't , " we are quite as good-
matinered as our neighbors. Bismarck mis
takes the plug-ugly for the general type ot
patriot current hero , and In this doea not
display lila old-time perspicacity.
FOUEST
Timber In the Mountain * of thei Went
Attacked Ini Con rc .
Datrolt 'Free Pre .
For years oar moat eminent expert * In
geology and forestry have devoted them-
oelvea to the development of a forestry
policy that would Insure the preservation of
certain timber lands embracing beautiful and
valuable species of treea and protecting in
valuable .water supplies. Through extensive
travels and Investigations under national
auspices commlesicns have located the areas ,
whose preservation aa par's ' of" th'e "national
domain commended Itself to their enlight
ened Judgment and to the approval of .the
two presidents Immediately- preceding Mr.
McKlnley , who Issued ordcra setting apart
such lands.
The reservations ordered by President
Cleveland were In Wyoming , Utah , Mon
tana , Washington , Idaho and South Dakota.
The urgent necewilty of the action appeared
In the discovery that timber thieves and for
est flrea were rapidly denuding these magnl-
Icent forests end threatening the headwaters
of Important streams that are affluent to the
Missouri. Columbia and other great rlvecs.
Unauthorized use of the tracts for sheep rail
ing was also found to be damaging to the
growth of trcra. By placing these timber
Vni's apart from the public lands subject to
ire-emotion end settlement and under tbo
„ - , ( , . | cn „ tno government troops , the com-
n ! * lon showed that''the noble forests and
pries era water sonrces would be preserved
for all time , for'the'comfort and ministry
of futuco generajjotra , Instead of being
stripped and dcstrflyeby / thieved and van
dals. , f ,
But ever since th > executive order reserv
ing these tracts > asj Issued there has been
a furious fight v.-tte3 by the Interests' self
ishly affected by ltb'e'reservations ' to haVe
: he action annulled ] , The lumber companies
tuvo found the Rivernment timber lands too
inviting and profitable : for their operations to
bncy the region being set aside out of re
gard fpr the public weal. Their representa
tives and senators sought first to have the
reservations revoVedp claiming a great in-
lustlco to their st tp In Ibo northwest ; but
ihey were not eucc * ful In this , and their
oDposittcn took the fcrm ot providing a law
of forest reaervatliva , empowering the presi
dent to change , suspend or abrogate all such
re-sen aliens as ho deems reasonable and
proper. But this was not sufficient for the
timber-grabbers , and they have the revoca
tion ot the last executive order * a part of the
sundry civil appropriation bill. Unices a pow
erful appeal ti made * to congressmen , espe
cially to members of the appropriation * and
public Kinds committee * , for the defeat of
this stealthy scheme for undoing the benefi
cent work recommended by the forestry com
mission , thla selfifti thrust at the national
forestry policy will become effective. Surely
Ihe commercial ends ot lawle- ; lumbermen
hi the west ought not to be allowed to pre
vail against the benefit * to all the people
proceeding from tbo retention of these most
essential and attractive portlopt ot the pub
lic domain.
MRM or TIIK HOUR.
PntrlotlHM ! PhMmtclphlfi-
! fotnhl * of the Nnry.
Joho Wanamaker of Itiltadctphla an
nounces his readiness to respond to t call
for volunteers , promising to ralio a regi
ment of Tcnntylvanlana and go to the front
with It. Nor docs his pAtrlotlAtn cnl with A
tender of hki services. Last week he rested
a notice In his ( establishment In Philadelphia
'Informing ' his 1,500 employes that should any
of them cnt"r military service their posi
tions would be open to them on their re
turn , that salaries would continue In full
durln ; their absence , and that an Icaurttice
of $1,000 would be paid by the firm In MM
ot tjeath whllo In the military ncnlcf of
any employe. Such an example and such
liberality prove thai genuine patriotism Is
beat exemplified In deeds , not words.
There are In the United Statea navy
a list of fifty-seven of the highest officers
who saw service 4n the civil war. They
fought In ships that were never meant to
fight In , and they fought In ships that were
heaped together and uet to fighting before It
WM altogether certain that they would float.
3me of'them ran the 'Mlmlsslppl ' and Mobile
gauntletf with IVirragut and saw with their
owneyes victory1 come ton commander who
ailed bis fleet up to a line ot torpedoes and
/then / , seeing them , Mid , "Damn tbo torpe
does , " and sailed on i over them without
slackeningspeed. . Among thcec arfr Admirals
Klrkland and Sleard , Commodoresv McNalr
and Koutz ( who was In command of the blg
.guns on the Hartford , Farragut's flagship , In
the Mississippi ) , Captains Hlgglnson , Sumner ,
'Barker , Merrill , Miller , who was In charge of
the mortar boats at the siege ot Vlcksburg ;
Read , Cooper , Wadlelgh. Wildes , Harrington
Cook , Chester , Clark , Qrldley , Slgsbee , Whit
Ing , Dyer , who gave up a leave ot absence t
be with Farragut at Mobile Bay , and Com
mandcra Forsyth and Mullan , Admiral Mil
ler'o list of battles numbers seven. For hi
conduct as executive officer ot the Passalc In
the attacks on Fort Sumter and Fort iMcAllla
tcr he was commended by name by bis com
mandlng officer. Admiral Sleard went through
a dozen bombardments. Admiral Matthew
Was at Annapolis as an Instructor during a
.great part of the war. He Is now the head
of the Naval Retiring board. Admiral Nor
ton was afloat during the entire war. Adml
ral Bunco was repeatedly commended for hi
bravery In leading boat attacks during th
war. Commodore Frederick McNatr ant
Howell , who arc next In line for promotion
to bo rear admirals , have both of them seen
hard fighting. Commodore Howell is the Inventor
vontor of the Howell torpedo.
Commodore Albert Kautz was released from
the county Jail In Richmond , Va. , whore he
was held as a prisoner of war , In 1861 , am
sent to Washington on parole to negotiate an
exchange of prisoners with the federal au
thorlttcs. It was contrary to the plans of the
federal administration to do this. Secretary
Stanton urged Kautz to disregard his parole
Klutz Indignantly refused and made all his
preparations to return to the confederate
lines and glvo himself up when Preslden
Lincoln overruled Stanton's decision am
Kautz was the first prisoner exchanged. Under
dor Captain Henry Bell , Kautz was In com
mand of the land force that entered New
Orleans with howitzers. With two men he
went to the roof of the city hall and , de
spite the howls and threats of the mob In
the streets , hauled down the "Lone Star'
flag and replaced It w Ith the stars and stripes
He lo known as the possessor of a ready wit
Ho has a brother who Is a general in the
army. The commodore was once compll
mented on his fine horsemanship. Jle repllei
that hlo ability to ride a horse was alto
gether due to the fact that his brother was
in the cavalry. Two days later. In the pres
ence of the man who had complimented him
the commodore was thrown sprawling In the
middle of the road. His friend made haste
to withdraw anything he had said , compli
menting the captain's horsemanship , and
said :
"What's the matter with the cavalry
brother of yours ? "
. " . , He , ? QS Pforco'ed ' to the Infantry yes
terday , said the commodore. "I ought to
have tad more sense than to get on a horse
at AU.
Liberty. Mo. , rejoices In being In position
to uphold Its title.
Three of its sons are
naval officers ; Gatewood S. Lincoln Is an en-
slgn' . < on tha-crnlser
New York at Key West
Commander James M. Miller of the cruiser
Merrjmac Is stationed at Hampton Roads anc
L outerrant James A. Dougherty , another ol
Liberty's boys , has been given command of
tne yacht Mayflower , recently converted Into
a formidable torpedo boa't destroyer.
SIOXS OP THE TIMES.
" To Captain Sigsbee of the cruiser St. Paul :
"Remember the Maine. " ,
No board of Inquiry Is needed to deter
mine that the explcslon in congress was
of Interior origin.
One of the Key West torpedo boats took
a run down to Havana one night last week ,
aped through the shadows of Moro castle ant
returned before daylight.
Governor Taon r of Illinois has dl covered -
ered a constitutional obstacle to his ambl-
t on to go to the front at the head of the
Illlno's mllltla and hold the governorship at
the same time.
It Is said 90 per cent of Chicago's popula
tion Is for war. Yet the Spanish caravels
floating lazily In a pond In Jackson park have
not been molested. The patriotism of Chi
cage befits Its nickname.
Dr. Galling declares that the big guns
on which the government Is spending mil
lions will not last for moro than thirty
rounds. But the Oatlings , they are invlncl-
3le. The doctor modestly refrained from say
ing so.
There will bo some fancy shooting In the
navy when the time comes. That Brook
lyn gunner who cut the staff of a small flag
stuck In a floating keg at 800 yards may be
depended on to split Spanish hairs la a close
argument.
Strange to say , air ships are not as numer
ous this year as last. Only one air ship Is
In eight at present. It woa built at Fort
Logan , Colo. , and will be given a practical
test for war purposes at Fort Wadsworth ,
New York harbor.
One of. the hot shouting patriots of New
York whose -yelte tor war rose above the
din of the "yellows" has become Indifferent
to the fate of honor and country. He tried
to unload & $45,009 tug on the government
for $105,000 and 'failed.
An American who has spent many years
In vCuba And the tropics says an unac-
ollmated person going to Cuba Is reasonably
secure from disease if three rule. ? are ob
served : Boll water before drinking It ; avoid
drinking liquor ; do mot eat uncooked fruit
or vegetables.
The cruUer Nlctheroy recently secured by
the government has had a baptism of war.
It was In the Brazilian rebellion a few yeara
ago and was the first vessel from which
the Zallnslcl djciamlte gun wao fired. It Is
a fast cruUer , has four torpedo tubes and
a dynamite gun.
Theodore Roosevelt , assistant eccretary of
: ho navy , is regarded as the fighting man of
: ho administration. But there aie times
when his discretion is more conspicuous than
ll _ courage. When Charlotte Smith , the
BeAten crusader , called at the Navy depart
ment eho was shown to Roosevelt's office.
Teddy secured a tip In advance and executed
a masterly retreat.
The Royal U tko highest grade baking powfer
fcMwa. ActMl teiuthow it go * o 4-
tMrd I rtkwr thsa My otter brM * .
Absolutely Pura
AMUT PATHIOTISH.
Trw * ntHl the Knlir WnntoH
Clntnnr for Wnr.
Curl Schurs In llnrpfr' * Wcfkly.
The dictionaries deflno "patriotism" M
"love of ono'a country " " "
, and "patriot" as
"one who loves and faithfully torvcs his
country. " These definitions are generally
accepted as correct , and they should be
well kept in mind , especially at a time of
warlike excitement when the word "patriot-
Ism" Is on every lip , and an appeal to
patriotism , " from whomsoever It may come
and by whatever motive U may be prompted ,
Is sure to draw popular applause. It should
bo constantly remembered that to "serve
one's country faithfully" means not only to
profess love for It , or to have a sentimental
attachment to It , but to consider with con
scientious care what Is best for Its welfare
and Its honor , and then to do one's duty to It
according to that understanding , honestly ,
with courageous devotion , and In a spirit of
self-sacrifice.
Wo are opt to admlro aa the highest ex
hibition of patriotism the voluntary sacrifice
of ono'o life In battle for one's country.
Inasmuch as life inny ordinarily be assumed
the possession we should be least Inclined
to part with , and astbo deliberate sacrifice
of U Is Justly thought to require a hlnh de
gree of devotion and courage , the popular
appreciation of the spirit which prompts
such an offering is certainly well merited.
But the peculiar luster In which this kind
of patriotism appears , and which seizes upon
the popular Imagination , easily makes ua
depreciate another kind , which , although
less brilliant , may be no less heroic , no less
self-Bacrlficing , and sometimes even far more
useful to the common good. The glory sur-
roundlne warlike achievement nnd the homage
age lavished upon the martial hero are apt
to make especially the young and ardent for
get that white some-times the Interests of a
country may bo furthered and Us honor
protected by means of war , ot all the means
by which such objects can be accomplished ,
war Is the most cruel , barbarous and abom
inable , and should be resorted to only in the
last extremity , when there la no more hope
of any other means succeeding. The man
who In times of popular excitement boldly
and unflinchingly resists hot-tempered clamor
lor nn unnecessary war , and thus exposes
hlmreU to the opprobrious Imputation of a
lack of patriotism or of courage , to the end
of saving his country from a great calamity ,
let , as to "loving and faithfully serving his
country. " at least as good a patriot as the
hero of the most daring feat ot arms , and
a far better ono than those who , with an
ostentatious pretense of superior patriotism ,
cry for war before It Is needed , especially
It then they let others do the fighting.
( As there Is nothing more dangerous to
the wellbelng of a monarchy than a prlnco
Incessantly thirsting for mattlal glory , so
there Is no delusion more dangerous to
the peace , the prosperity , the honor , a-ad the
liberties of a free people than the one that
a needless or wanton clamoring for war on
every occasion of ( foreign cnJorollment Is a
sign of patriotic spirit. True patriotism
in time of peace demands that we should
vigilantly and actively endeavor to obtain
the enactment ofwise laina ; the appointment
of able and honest public servants ; the
redress of wrongs and the reform of abuses ;
t'ho ' expulsion frcm public life of drones
and rogues ; the restraint of lawlessness and
violence , the jprcsenatlon of security and
good order ; and , finally , the maintenance of
an honorable name among the nations of
the world by dealing with them on principles
of fairness and magnanimity , preferring at
all times , la 'the ' adjustment of difficulties ,
peacea-ble means to the savage arbitrament
of war , and resorting to this only when
we can conscientiously affirm that no peace
able expedient 'has ' been left untried , and
when we- are sure that our reason for war
can , without fear of an adverse Judgment ,
be submitted to the opinion ot civilized
mankind.
True patriotism la Incompatible with any
selfish motive that docs not accord with the
ptfbllc Interest , The Journalist or the pub
lic agitator generally -who , while knowing
that Just demands might still 'be ' satisfied
by peacea'ble ' negotiation , clamors for war
and stirs up popular passion to Increase his
popularity or profit , is not cnly not a pa
triot , but a .public enemy Just as much as
ifhe openly and persistently urged the law
less element among us to robbery , murder
and arson , to share-'In'the spoil. We all
respect our army and our navy their
character and their calling. They are to be
the right arm of patriotism In times .of con
flict. , <
Patriotism wishes them not only to be able
to fight , but ale to like fighting when fight
ing is necessary. 'But the same patriotism
forbids them to clamor for a fight ao long
as fighting- not necessary. If officers of
the army or the navy thould ever use their
influence to bring on a war while peace
might hcirjDwb'.y be maintained , to furnish
them opportunities tor showing how brave
and skilful they ere , and to Increase their
chanced of promotion , they would be Just
as unpatriotic aye , Juot aa criminal as
the members of a fire department would be
who tried to set a crowded tenement house
ablaze for the purpose of exhibiting their
skill In handl'ng am engine or ( heir courage
In scaling ladders , and of thus earning
praLso and advancement. Indeed. , It Is dif
ficult to Imagine a wantonness of spirit more i
reckless , morewteked , more repugwnt to
true patriotism , than the use of whatever
influence one may poo-ttss to bring on war ,
with all Its horrors -and miseries , 83 long aa
the possibility of preserving an honorable
peace bos not utterly vanished.
If , lo eplto o ! all efforts to avert It , war
does come , the duties of patriotism are the
same for all , of whatever shade of opinion
for thiye who did not approve of the cause
of the quarrel , an much as for thoao who did.
Patriotism then demarria ttvit we should
all unite with the came faithful devotion
In doing the best wo can to make the short
est possible work of the struggle , and to
secure a speedy tesuo honorable and ad
vantageous to our country. It demand * that
we obould carefully abstain from endanger
ing the operations o ! our armlea or navies
by giving Information to the enemy , and
that , among other things , wo should sternly
curb that spirit of Journalistic "enterprise"
which , for Instance , now t so buay ad
vertising to the whole -world the military
and naval plans of our government. It
demands that we should alwaju be willing
to ny ourselves any opportunity for private
advantage that may Injuriously Interfere
with the public policy.
It demands -that , while vigorously pushing
the war , we nhouid neglect no chance for aa
honorable peace , end that In making such a
peace wo tbould never tarn lit ) the good name
ot our country by an unnecessary humilia
tion of the defeated enemy. It demands that
while the war Is going on wo should strive to
the utmost of our power to mitigate Us
aorrora , to alleviate Its miseries , and , last.
but not loMt , to counteract thoi * MticU 4
demorallMtlon and corruption which , wIM
the excited public mkid M turned to 6ni
sloglo object , are apt to grow and flourish
In extraordinary measure.
1'KimrVAI , AMU OTIIKa\VI R.
Lcntx1 * command of
Indicates that ho has mistaken his vocation ,
Ho should have been a i > rUe fighter.
It the purchase * of vessels go on much
longer , government ownership of American
stllprjlix will aoon too an corrppllshed fa t.
Dr. T. l > eW < ltt Taltnage , In wpeaklm ? of toll
visit to Mr. a'JidsKoo not tong ago , said ,
Mile 'U ' the only man I ever walked with that
walked 'fust enough. "
A Kansia en a n Is raising a company of
total abstinence mien for the war , but per-
ha-ris they will not keep their powder dry
any better than the other kind ,
A Ohkugo woman tackled her first dish of
leo or < am with such avidity as to fracture
'her ' Jaw. There Is a moral In this sorrow
ful announcement , but it ta useless to point
It out.
The recent death of Horatio Waldo re
called a story of Thackeray's first visit to
America. Some pf the Manhattan club'a
Jokers bet Waldo that ho would not slap
ThacUeray on the back and exclaim. "I do
love a man with a bald head. " Waldo won
the bet and the author's friendship at the
same time.
A bowlder ot Roxbilry ipuddlng flone , with
a suitably Inscribed bronze tablet , la lo mark
< the fiiuve of Samuel Adams In t'ho old Gran
ary iburylni ? ground , Trcmont street , Ikaton.
The iniomorlal will toe 'placed ' there 4 > y the
Ma&Aachussdtta Eockity of the Sons ot > the
Revolution , wlio will , with simple exorcises ,
about noon tomorrow , travel ! < the memorial.
l . B. Dare of Ka'.s.is , sa > s , that sections
of thait state are overrun wilth Jack rutblts.
Some time npo 'they became suah n nuisanca
thtit liumner county offered 3 cents apleco
for their scalps. Ono hundred and fifty
thousand were stain on one Sunday nnl In
a week .the couoty was "bankrupt " and had to
levy a special tax ito finish -paylag for the
scalru.
Aithdeacun IFUrrar , In u recent reminis
cence , says that when a young inan he heard
Macautey name every woman mho had ever
been executed In 'England. Ho was then
askcl K he could name all of the archbish
ops. "Oh , yes , " he replied ; "any echcol boy
could do that. " The urchdeacon eays that
Macauley's memory made him the most
wcnJcilfuMy Informed man that ever lived.
There will be an election for a governor of
Connecticut this year to succeed Lorrln
Cooko. republican , chcucn In 189C , when Mc
Klnley swept the state by 53,000 plurality.
The tenure of the governor of Connecticut
Is no.v two yearn , and a candidate for the
nomination on the republican side Is John A.
Porter , private secretary of President Mc
Klnley , He was a candidate for the nomina
tion In 1S96 , but was defeated by Mr. Cooko.
The republicans will hold their Kate con
vention In Connecticut this year In New
Haven In the month ot August.
THOUGHTS Til IT TIOKI E.
Chicago Record : "What were your un
cle's last -words ? "
"He hndn't time for any ; It was a foldIng -
Ing bed"
Jewelers' Wfokty : ! Mls < i Hlborn It seems
to run very well far about a day nnd a
half , and then it ) will not KO at all.
'Waitchmakcr ' Yes ; It ehouM be wound oc
casionally.
Chicago Tribune : "What you n d , " salj
the physician , "la plenty of exercise In the
open air nnd nunshlne. "
"B * Jarge , yo'ro right about the open
air an" the fmiishlne ! " exrtntmed the Hallow
lndlvldu.il who had cal cd lo consult him.
"But I don't need any exe-rclsex I'm a coal
miner. "
Indlannpolls Journal : "Haven't I toll
you. " nKUo < i the father , "to always * tell tlie
truth ? "
"Yes. you told me that , " the young man
admitted , "and nt another time you told ma
never to become the slave of a habit. * >
Chicago News : "Papi , you said you
would leave no ntone unturned to advance
my social prorp cts. "
"Ye , dear daughter , I did. "
"Then why do you refuse me another diamond
mend ring ? "
Detroit Journal : . ' 'It la ia sign of good
luck to find a horseshoe , " remarked the
ob-Mrvc-r oft men and things. "It Is a sign
of better luck to find a shoo that you can
wear comfortably. "
Chicago Post : "Thero has evidently been
a reform in our city administration , despite
the talk of corruption that we hear. "
"What leads you to think so ? "
"I saw six men -working on the strait this
morning and there mas cnly ono boss to
look after them. "
Washington Star : "How did tha' mata
dor hippen to faro so badly ? " Inquired one
Miidrlrt ) citizen.
"Why , " reiplled the other , "he usc-d to bo
coitru'ctifd with the diplomatic service Ho
forgot himself the other day and stopped
to ask the bull whether t'nore was not
some means of putting decisive action off
for a week or so. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Did you read
that advertisement of the woman in Ken
tucky who wants to Bell herself Into slav
ery ? " asked the Huffy-haired woman.
"I did , " said the short-haired woman. "I
don't see why she so beat about the bush.
Why did she n-H say plainly that she
wanted to marry ? "
London Qlobo : First Scot Ay , we hao
Wel-Hal-Wel.
Second Scot Hae we ?
First Scot Ay , we hae.
TUB LIGHT THAT VKVEll FAILS.
N w York Sun.
Dcr-p down In every heirt of ours
That's worthy of the name
There glows a never-dying spark ;
And now 'tis fanned to flame.
And brighter , brighter burns the light
In every Yankee breast
From the north unto the sunny south.
From east unto the west.
Here love of glory never lit
This beacon on our shore.
O Peace , the Yankee loves fny name ,
But ho loves honor more.
And liberty ! fjr these he fought
At Lexington and Bunker Hill ;
A Rlorlous century has passed
The old tire's burnlag still.
So blame us not , although wo fret ,
Impatient at the long delay ;
For who would nsk us to forget
What 'nappcned In Havana bay !
And when we fight , If fight we must ,
Whether bn sea or battle plain ,
We'll conquer sure , for O3tl is Just ,
And he'll avenge the Maine.
"The loss which
is unknown ,
iS nO lOSS * PaUius Syria.
What do you care , then , what name is in your hat so long
as the hat is all right ? No one knows whether it is a $3 or a $5
Eiat and why should you if the shape is what you want ?
Our hats have just as responsible a stamp as any others , in
he trade mark of Browning , King & Co. , and we have all the
popular shapes of the leading and most fashionable hatters and
he hats are as well made as any.
The real and about the only difference is in the prices a
which we ssll them , $ J.OO , $ J,50 , $2,00 , $2,50 , $3,00 , $3,50 ,
oft or stiff , black or colors.
.8 _ W. Cor. IOtb ancf Uougfa * fltj