12 THE OMAHA DAILY IJEE : SUKDAY , APRtL iM , 1898.
THE OMAHA SUND\Y
E. IIOSKWATKK. Editor.
PUIIUSIIUO uviitY : JIOUNINO.
or sunscnti'Tio.vt
lire ( Without Sunday ) , One Year , , . , ,14 M
Dnlly lice nn < l HumUy , One Year , , , . . . . S M
Hlx Month * . 400
Three Months . 200
Kunilay llw , Ono Yo.ir. . . . . . . . . . . 2 M
KaturUny lice , Ono Yeir. . . . . . . . 1 M
\Vcekly IKe , One Y nr .
OFFICES !
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South Orrahi : Singer Illk. , Cor. N and Slth Sti.
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rial imtlor ihnuM b * nddresicd : To the Editor.
iitjsixnss i.irrrnns.
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adilrpucil to Tlio Ilee l'uull hlnff Comiany.
Omaha. Drnfin , check * , pipre s and poMofllci
money orders to be made payable to the order of
the company.
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BTATHMRNT oi' cuict'r.ATioN.
Btnte of Nebraska , DoiiKlaH county , :
OporKe II. TzHchurlc , pecrstnry of The flee Pub
lishing company , Iwlnit duly imnrn , n.iyn th it tne
nctn ' . nurr1' of full nnd cunnlete copl of Tl.a
IJ.illy , ilofn'njr ' , livening nnd Sunday IJoo irlnlM
during Ilia month of March , 1S3S , was nn follows :
1 K.I01 17 12.W
19 22.2M
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27 2S.111
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13 21.811 23 59Vr
ii 2-.4i 30 .21 702
15 22.217 SI 22.W7
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Total 7iSC07
Lea * returned anil unsold roplra 11,533
Net totnl ? nlri CJt.diW
Net dally n\eniRO :2,3 < 9
OiOllOi : It. TXSCHtJCK.
Hworn In l'fnto me * nml aiihierll > e < l In mv prev
n ? this lat day of April , 1803. N . 1' . KP.lt , .
fSeal. ) Notary I'utille.
Nobody will freeze to dentil In Cuba
even If tilt ; coal supply is shut off.
That systPin of tcloxnipliliiK without
wires would coino In Immly now If per
fected.
Kvery day Is I1 K dny now , nnd Ameri
ca IKS are more loyal to their Hag and
whut It represents than ever before.
Iterant lltiotuations of the market show
that tht ; so-called Spanish seciirltlest are
regarded by many Investors as Spanish
And now the discovery of liquid elec
tricity Is proclaimed by a European In
ventor. Wonder If It conui * up to Amer
ican fl re-wnl or.
Another fiooil thlnjr about It Is that
all the spring poets turned to war verses ,
nnd , as nobody has time to read them ,
everybody Is natlsflod.
Oreat crowds are attending Sam Jones'
cranxelbth ! mpetlufjs In Texas , which
Indicates that enlistments In the Army
of the Lord are just as popular as ever.
Of course It Is altogether Irrelevant to
remark that Christopher Columbus
fikirted sill around Cuba without the
slightest apprehension of collision with
toipedous or .submarine mines.
There are at least li.,500,000 In the
TTnited States subject to military duty.
In calling out 12.-i.000 to serve In the vol
unteer a my requisition Is made for only
1 per cent of the able-bodied population.
Now that there Is a prospect of some
big news , what will be done by the
newspapcm that used up all 'their big
type on sensational guesses at what
might possibly happen under certain cir
cumstances ?
The New Jersey doctor who declared
his patient dead from fear of becoming
u victim of hydrophobia must he of the
same school of doctors who. frequently
decide that suicide has been caused
through fear of Insanity.
A Tacomii woman beat off a footpad
with a bag of eggs she was carrying
home. After all other methods of dealIng -
Ing with Omaha footpads have been
tried It might be worth while to try this
weapon of the new woman.
Perhaps the gentleman who was going
to present the United States with a
$ n,000ooo war ship is cmlmrrarwstl by
the fact that he doesn't happen to have
a $5,000,000 war ship In his collection
and doesn't know where one can be got.
Notwithstanding the outcry against
abuse of the veto power by governors
and other executive otllcers , the Ohio
legislature has Just voted In favor of an
amendment to the state constitution giv
ing the governor of that state the veto
power.
. The establishment of the postal sav
ings bunk would foe the ( Uniting of
tin- most popular war loan ever ottered
to the people. It would distribute the
loan more widely and Interest more per-
KOU.S In upholding the tnblllty of the
government than any other method.
The regular army cannot well emerge
from n war without being at least
doubled In numerical strength. In th'.s
lase1 reduction to a peace footing will
# rcstMit some Interesting feu t tires. Once
.enlarge the regular army and It Ls doubt
ful If It will ever be brought down again
to Its present size.
War is one of the cruelties that cannot
be rellnwl. While nations have made
great progress In the methods and In
struments of warfare , they have not
been able to devise any way by which
they can have a trial of strength without -
out Inflicting serious Injuries upon nou-
combatants and outside nations. The
stray bullet cannot bo eliminated from
the International duel.
Fortunately the time when a declara
tion of war meant the Immediate Im.
prlsoniiKvit , If not assassination , of thi' '
ivpntjentatlves of the respective govern
limits at one another's cour ! is ceji-
turles behind us. Now war simply
means that the minister does not even
wait for an Invitation to evacuate , bin
demands his passports and a safe con.
iluct , which Is always granted. The ele >
incut of personal danger has therefore
been almost comnlotoly eliminated from
the posts of diplomatic duty Lu
international relation *
JOHN IWLT , AM ) VXUM ! SAM.
The strategy by which Troy wao cnv |
turetl by the aid of a wooden horse out
of which emerged a band of armed war-
rlors Is a piece of ancient history. "IlO'
ware of glftrbearlng fJreeks" has been
an adage continued by the oxperleJici !
not only of ancient , but of modern , na
tions.
The expressions of sympathy for the
cause of the United States as against
Spain on the part of Great Britain are
gratifying to national pride. Wo must
not , however , delude ouiwclves with the
Idea that Knglaiid has suddenly con
ceived nn Irresistible affection for the
American people and tender solicitude
for the triumph of American arms.
Of all things , John Hull Is a shrewd
sliojvkeepcr always alert to take advan
tage of every opportunity presented to
extend his commerce. Kor years he has
watched with deep chagrin the Htrldes
which thin country has been making as
an industrial nation , lie 1ms seen mar
kets which he thought belonged exclu
sively to him Invaded by American
wares. lie has been compelled to yield
inch by Inch the commercial supremacy
which he has enjoyed not only In foreign
lands but even In his own colonies and
his own country.
Kor the first time In .a quarter of a
century Great Hrltaln finds Itself In posi
tion to resume the aggressive for the
recovery of lost markets. War between
the United States nnd Spain puts n tem
porary handicap on Uncle Sam in the
race for the world's commerce. It forces
American merchandise Into Hrltlsh ves
sels and practically hands over to Great
ISritaln the ocean-carrying trade. It re
opens channels that had been closed to
Itrltlsh tralllc and enables Britlnh cap
italists to make prolltahlc Investments
In new mortgages on America.
No wonder , therefore , that John Hull
blandly assures Uncle Sam that he will
keep his bauds off In the conflict over
Cuba. No wonder the IJrltlsh Parlia
ment Is more anxious to stop privateer
ing than is the American congress.
Hlockade running will soon become a
profitable business for Hrltlsh ship own-
eis as It was during the American war
of the rebellion , in which Great Hrltaln
was so generously helpful to both bellig
erents In order to keep them lighting.
In this crisis It may bo well for Uncle
Sam to refrain from slopping over too
much about the spontaneous outburst
of disinterested friendship from across
the British channel.
Beware of gift-bearing Greeks.
TDK G.Mjl , FOIl VULUA'TEKKii.
Tile proclamation of President McKln-
loy , calling for volunteers to the aggre
gate number of 123,000 , to be appor
tioned among the states and territories
according to population , is as simple as
possible in Its phraseology , yet It will
stir the nation a.s it has not before been
stirred since Lincoln
thirty-seven years ago
coln called for men to defend the union.
There is no word of appeal to the pa
triotism of the people , yet the proclama
tion will arouse patriotic feeling all over
the land.
Those whose memory goes bank to the
commencement of the civil war and whc
can recall the events of that time know
how much there Is Involved In this call
for volunteers that Is solemn and
pathetic. The men who will go forth to
light n foreign foe will part with those
they love and by whom they are loved
wives and sweethearts , mothers nnd sis
ters some never to return , others tc
come back with wounds and the loss of
limbs. Only those who have witnessed
these partings In response to war's sum
mons can realize the Borrow and suffer
ing that war entails.
But the call to the patriotism of the
nation to defend Its honor and to carry
Its Hag to triumph in the cause of free
dom , humanity and civilization must be
answered and It will bo with nn ardor
which will show the world that the mar
tial character of the American people
has not deteriorated. Ten times the
number of men called for are ready tc
enroll themselves In the country's
service and to make any sacrifice that
may bo required of them. There will
bo a splendid vindication of American
patriotism , as there will be of American
valor when our soldiers meet tlu
Spaniard.
KUnOPK'H ISLAND ( IF UA'ltEST.
Although the uravo Greeks made a
gallant fight n year ago for the purpose
of ending an intolerable condition on
the Island of Crete , thereby calling the
attention of the world to the necessity
for a complete change of government Jn
the unhappy colony-the Cretans appeal
to be no better1 off than they were before
the war. Ito will ibe remembered that
following the signing of the treaty of
IHjaee last September petty quarreh <
arose to-delay putting Into execution
the reforms promised for Crete. The
Greek army withdrew , but the Turkish
army remained and the Porte sent an ex-
grand vizier to the Island as a military
commandant , r.nd then followed inucli
discussion as to who should be frcnt there
as governor under tlw plan of autonomy
proposed by the representatives of the
powers. Hut a few days ago the Ger
man soldiers were withdrawn from
Crete and mllltaiy representatives oi
other powers still remain to show thai
the" Issues of ilie Graeco-Turkish win
have not yet been settled.
In the meantime th < > perennial unrest
of Crete continues. Two years ago i !
was tlie Christians on the island whc
had complaints to make ; now It Is the
Mohammedans. A petition lias been for
warded to Constantinople , signed by 00 , .
000 Mohammedan * , complaining of losi
homes , despoiled mosques and tlevaiv
tatud fields , adding : "We must all die
of hunger unless order Is restored ; havt
no pioperty left in the Interior of tlu
Island and none where we are now. '
The Turkish troops remain In The.Mil >
and Crete knows neither peace nor pros
perlty.
Such Is the fruit of the European con
cert of the lowers. They were rcspon
slble for the existence of conditions In
Crete which drove the tender-heartet :
Greeks to desperation and by their acttor
In taking possession of the Island am1
subsequently dictating the terms oi
peace tlrr-y became responsible for tin
government of the Island of Crete. Ii
vleyv ot the wretched failure of every
tiling the Kuropean powers have under >
taken on behalf of the Cretans , It Ls a
matter of congratulation that they have
not been able to agree nn any plan of
Interference In the affairs of Cuba.
When Knropo disposes of the Cretan
problem It will bo time to consider what
the Kuropeiui powers ought to do for
Cuba.
tibc'r Mmsi , < \
This would seem to be a most unpro-
pltlous time to attempt any change In
the currency system of the country , but
It Is said that a canvass of the house1 of
representatives shows that a largo ma
jority of republican members are fa
vorable to currency legislation nnd will
support some such measure an was re
ported to the house by the banking and
currency committee early In the current
month. This bill , n composite of several
plans familiar to those who have given
attention to .the subject , has received , a
great deal of commendation , Including
that of the secretary of the treasury , but
It lias not escaped some criticism. Per
haps , as a whole , It Isas good a plan
as bus been devised , but as we .said In
reference to It at. the time It was re
ported , It Is somewhat doubtful whether
the 'banks ' will be found willing to ac
cept the obligations which It Imposes
upon them.
If tlie republicans In congress deem
It wise to attempt currency legislation at
tills time , when the attention of the
country Is concentrated upon n wholly
different matter from which It cannot
be diverted , let them go on with It , but
they will do so , of course , liv the full
knowledge that no legislation they may
adopt will pass the senate. The cur
rency reformers urge that the house
should act regardless of this. They say
that failure of a currency reform meas
ure In the .senate would only serve to
demonstrate anew that the house Is the
real representative of public sentiment
In congress. This would be very well If
It were known 'to ' le a fact that public
sentiment demands such legislation. Wo
believe that the sentiment which the
currency roformem rely upon Is much
less general than they suppose. It exists
mainly In quarters whore public senti
ment Is not reflected , or only to a limited
extent.
At all events we do not think this a
good time to start a currency agitation
and we have no doubt that If the ques
tion could be submitted to the people it
would be found that they are over
whelmingly In favor of letting the sub
ject of currency reform rest for the pres
ent. The country has entered upon a
war which is very certain to affect finan
cial conditions to a greater or less de
gree and Jn ways that cannot be fore
seen. It seems wise to wait until the
war is over before there is any attempt
at currency legislation.
CAUSES OP llAILHOADItKCKlVKltSlIII'S.
Although the number of court-operated
railroads Is being gradually reduced by
foreclosure and reorganization , the sub
ject of railroad receiverships , particu
larly with reference to cause and effect ,
is still.a pertinent and1 timely topic. For
this reason special interest attaches to
the salient points brought out in a new
monograph by Dr. Henry II. Swain ,
published In the series of studies Issued
by the American Kconomic association
under the title "Economic Aspects of
Railroad Receiverships. " While tha sta
tistics nnd history presented by Dr.
Swain open a mine of information upon
a question too little understood , his ob
servations on the causes of railroad re
ceiverships confirm the views frequently
expressed by The Bee.
In the first place , most significant Is
the unqualified ! repudiation of the notion
that railroad receiverships have been
produced chiefly by unfavorable legisla
tion. Tills Is shown In two ways : First
because railroad failures have come
about largely In great business crises
In which failures have been general In
all lines of activity not directly affected
by legislation. Secondly , because the
different periods In which' ' tlie most fail
ures are recorded have occurred under
radically different conditions so far as
legislation is concerned.
While legislation must be considered
among contributing special caunes ,
Us influence Is too easily and too often
exaggerated. "The notion , " says Dr.
Swain , "that the Interstate commerce
act has been productive of railroad
bankruptcy relies mainly on the fact
that there has been a somewhat undu
lating Increase in receiverships since
1887. It has already been shown that
railroads are not exceptional in th ! re
spect. " He goes on to say that , save In
disastrous 1S93 , the mileage placed In
the hands of receivers has not risen
In any year since the passage of the
Interstate commerce act to the figures
attained In 1875. 1S84 and 1885 , although
the total mileage , had increased enor
mously , and that Instead of becoming
more numerous the railroad receiver
ships did not In six years subsequent to
1SS7 become as great as they had been
two years before Its enactment in that
year. Equally conclusive Is tlie proof
that there is no correspondence betweer
thoroughness of state control and the fre
quency of railroad receiverships. On
the contrary , In Iowa , where tlie limita
tion of rates by state board has been
carried as far as anywhere , receiver
ships have been few and unimportant
except where Iowa lines have been car
ried down witli bankrupt roads whose
principal fields of operations are In other
states.
The real causes of railroad receiver
ships are to be found In those agencies
which cut down their income below
° . . Where railroad
nee s-sary expenditure. * a
road h"s certain fixed charges to meet
In addition to operating expenses it must
face bankruptcy whenever It , Is com
pelled to default on its obligations. Tli3
explanation offered for tire great Inereano
In receiverships s'neo ' 1S87 Is therefore
that of overproduction. That year
matked not only the passage of the
Interstate commerce act , but also the
climax In the era of railroad building.
"If , " sajvj Dr. Swain , "so-called over
production is to bo held responsible for
financial reverses In any line of enter
prise there aiv certainly few fields In
which It has been moru active than in
railroad construction. " Although he goes
on to enumerate the different pleas that
have been nftl ln petitions for the ap
pointment of receivers , such as drouth ,
crop failure , flood , epidemic , competi
tion , suits forNamnges on account of
accident , overcapitalization , stock specu
lation , mlsmim. cmcnt and so on , this
Inherent weakness duo to premature or
unwise construction Is emphasized as
the most pateift factor to which the
others are InlPMiiital.
This explains aiot only the failure of
one road whftc another In practically the
same Held coiitlnues to conduct a more
or less succsslflii busln , but also the
repeated recely rshlps for the same
roads. AccoJ-dlivg to reliable statistics ,
during the last twenty-live years no lesu
than ninety-seven railroads have gone
Into receiverships for the second time ,
twenty-six roads have been three times
In the hands of receivers , one four times
and one six times. It Is even possible
to argue that one receivership begets
another and the fact that a railroad has
failed once Is among the potent factors
working against subsequent success.
Naturally railroad receiverships maybe
bo expected to decrease In munlror as
the country Incomes more populous and
wealthy and railroad trntllc becomes
more evenly distributed. That they can
bo avoided by wiping off nil railroad
legislation from the statute books or
completely remedied by new legislation ,
however , Is an Idea too ridiculous to be
entertained. Legislative safeguards will
undoubtedly contribute to more stable
railroad financiering , but the best as
surance against railroad bankruptcy
must be In honest capitalization , elllclent
management nnd reasonable treatment
of the public that wdll build up and at
tract business Instead of destroying It
or driving it awny. i
UGLINESS IN OAHICATVIIK.
It must IKJ a matter of general regret
that cheap processes of engraving have
almost wholly eliminated the artistic
features of modern caricature. A great
majority of the cartoons of today arc
both unnttractlvo nnd inappropriate.
At one time the cartoonists wielded
great Influence In public affairs , but
that was when there were few of them
nnd their work was of a high order.
Cartoon makers are of course expected
to choose political subjects nnd to
pander to partisan prejudice. Naturally
the men most successful In public life
are always the ones most often carlca-
turwl. All the presidents , speakers and
leaders In congress appear In the car
toons. To the shame of the picture mak
ers , they seem to find their only delight
In distortinglrtfeifeatnres of public men ,
creating bortljy deformities where none
exist and iiii ninny cases grossly mls-
repri\senting''their ' subjects. Instead of
emphasizing wolf know.n , characteristics ,
sheer ugliness is-the chief characteristic
of those cartoons. Many of them have
no point , leacifyio lesson nnd arc lacking
in simple holiestj } , and without even the
artistic merii 8vni would make these de
fects excusable. 3
Ugliness In caricature appeals only to
the coarser natures Incapable of appre
ciating artusJ&&jlrc } or refined wit. Vul-
'garlty nnd blnspncTiiy , Is despised by all
intelligent people , but It Is not more des
picable than much , of the so-called car
icaturing with which the public Is now
alllictcd.
A Minnesota politician ; who opposes
the life tenure system In the civil service
of the United States advocates live-year
commissions for all persons holding gov
ernment clerkships nnd other positions.
"Then the appointees would feel that at
the endl of Jive years they would be
obliged to re-enter private life , " this
theorist adds , "nnd instead of spending
their salaries in .riotous living , would
prepare for their return home. Excel
lent educational advantages are offered
in Washington , where entrance could
be secured to many of tlie profosslonn
If the clerks applied themselves during
their leisure hours , nnd at the end of
their terms they would return better
prepared to take up their life work. This
scheme , it carried out , would also bring
the people In closer touch with the gov
ernment nnd would therefore prove ben
eficial In this way also. " The Inference
that the life tenure system creates n
feeling of Indifference to the future nnd
Indirectly encourages "riotous living" is
not borne out by the facts. Doubtless
there are defects hi the life tenure sys
tem , as put In practice , but they can
hardly be cured In the manner sug
gested.
A new plan for getting the unem
ployed out of the cities and the farms
into the handsof the unemployed is re
ceiving some consideration In Maryland.
It is proposed that the state purchase
all the land possible and build houses
and make improvements fitting this land
for small farms after which tlie surplus
population of Baltimore Is to be colon
ized on the land. The persons who go
upon th-Cvse stale farms are to work un
der direction of a state overseer the first
few years. They will get the crops the
second year , but after that pay rental
to the state. After a term of years the
occupant of a'farm Is to get a deed to
the farm. TlTfVif are many persons In
Mnltlmoro wuf > , 'i\oiild \ ; bo glad of an op
portunity to gt 'located ' on a farm nnd
there are n'aiy ) ; _ ; cres In 'tlie state- prac
tically idle. T io plan might result in
some good if llntrlligently carried out.
Following ( tie'J ( example of Pennsyl
vania , the statM of Maryland Is about to
abolish the custom of kissing the book
In the taking' f "iui oath. In nearly nil
the newer states oaths are solemnl/.ed
by the simple uplifting of the hand nir.1
the testimonyr ol , persons competent to
judge is thatithis act Is nll-sullicient for
tlie purpose.f'H'ls ' agreed that the book-
kissing custom is a. dangerous one in
tills age of microbes nnd In time will be
done away with In cwry Mate of the
union.
Pope Leo XIII has a little Job of
arbitration on his hands , which , if done
In n manner satisfactory to all Inter
ested parties , will bo of some value In
assuring IKWCO in the world. President
Simon Sam , of Hiiytl and President
Ulysses llcurcatix of San Domingo have
agreed to submit to his decision the
whole question of the disputed boundary
line between the two nations which
divides thu fcluud of Ilaytl near the
middle , llnytl claims more territory
than has formerly been under control
of that republic nnd Is wilting to pay
something for the same , but the question
of the amount has yet to be fixed.
The last war waged by the I'nlted
States lesiiltcd In three new amend
ments to the federal constitution. There
have since been proposed several dulrn -
ble changes In that Instrument , but no
nmeiidinent has been able to muster the
support necessary to engraft It upon
that Instrument. Whether the war with
Spain will nerve the people of the
United States up to making more
changes In their fundamental law Is 0110
of the questions whose development will
be watched with Interest.
The renaming of the American Hue
steamers New York and Paris In honor
of two great American universities , Har
vard and Yale , ought to be a reminder
of tlie fact that the United States Is far
better supplied with universities , col
leges and all manner of educational In
stitutions than Spain.
We ' 3lay Cntcli tip Some nay.
St. I uls Itcimbilc.
In Ecuador tlio policeman U rcqulroJ to utter
a loud call or whistle cvory fifteen minutes
at night to show that ho la not asleep. Some
day this country will catch up with Us en.
lightened South American neighbor In the
march of progress.
JiiNt Like KiiMfi-ii Ship ( Mviiem.
Baltimore American.
Thosa weMc.ru dealers who have raised the
price of mules on > Uncle 6am evidently be
long to the class of patriots , numerous In
the late war , whoi counted a sale lost unlcaf
they got two prices out of the same ani
mal , and were disposed to complain even
when they sold It over agata. Qlorc than
one fortune had its beginning In this sort
of trading.
The SiiKnr Monopoly.
riilltulfilphla Record.
With the now 2,000-bnrrcl eugar refinery
to bo built this year by Hawaiian planters
In California the refineries outside of the
Sugar trust will have a dally capacity of out
put of 21,000 barrels , at ) against the full
capacity of the trust refineries of 39,000 bar
rels. This doce not look llko a prlmroec
path for monopoly , to say nothing of the
eighteen beet sugar refineries now In exiat-
enca or In course of construction.
Stuff Line * Wliu-U Out.
Philadelphia ledger.
The National guard was organized and in
tended for home defense , but the adminis
tration docs not hesitate to show Ita inten
tion to call It out for service with the reg
ular troops , If It Is needed , nor do Its mem
bers show any reluctance to going wherever
they may bo ordered. There Is none of the
old "homo guard" spirit , which , during the
civil war impelled men to march to the defense -
fenso of the state as far as the border and
no farther.
the KnntHtool.
Washington Star.
This world of ours gets some pretty severe
Jolts occasionally , as It goes whlrliog along
through space. A few years ago it was
plwigcd in grief over news of the death ol
the Ahkooml of Swat ; and now as though
the threatenej war betwcon Ihe United
States and Spain shouldn't promise gloom
enough the telegraph brings the startling
intelligence from somewhere that an at
tempt has been made , by some of his ex
pectant relatives , on the Xawab of Dlr.
This sort of thing Is very wearing.
Sectional J MIOIIN > - In
Philadelphia ledger.
The movement to combine the merchants
of Boston , Now York , .Philadelphia nnd Balti
more against these of the western cltlrfl
points to a commercial war between the
cast and the west , which may assume propor.
tlcoa as yet unsuspected. Hlvalry Is one
ttilng , jealousy le another , and the several
sections of our common country should not
let healthy buslacr-s rivalry grow into un
healthy cc-ctional Jealousy. If they do , even
Uio great highways of trade , which now
bind them together , may not bo able to hold
thorn in commercial union.
Proof of lliiMlncHH Improvement.
Minneapolis Journal.
The issue of postage stamps , envelopes ,
etc. , by the goveinment during the flrst quar
ter of this year nhows how business baa
been expanding. Stamped paper was Issued
to the extent of 1,259,807,438 pieces , of a face
value of $24,105,50S an amount unpreced
ented in the records of the Postofllce depart
ment. During the nine months of the fiscal
ycur ending March 31 , the postal Imuca ag
gregated 106,105,387 , and It Is expected by
the government ofllclal.5 that the clcae of the
fiscal year will phew $90,000,000 of Issues
moro than twice the volume of postal busi
ness In 18S7. This largo Increase Is a sure
Indication of strong improvement In general
business.
Snrculiitloii in I'ulillu Secrctfi.
Leslie's 'Wwkljr.
The public manner In which state secrets
from Washington tave been hawked around
Wall street during the ivar scare is little
less than a national scandal , and the public
appearance In Washington of brokers from
Wall street , who have heretofore been Identi
fied with notorious tiansactlona In Sugar
Trust and other etocks , has not served to
allay suspicion regarding the direct connec-
tlcn which Is said to extol between official
circles at Washington and the stock exchange.
There Is no doubt that a great many mem
bers of congress have been more Interested
In what they could make out of the war scare
by operations in Wall street than In their
devotion to public duty. For years the
speculative tendency has been developed
among officials at Washington , and the dls-
curfllon of the tariff , of the Venezuelan
question , of the sliver question , and now of
the Spanish Imbrogio , have afforded rare op
portunities to certain public-officials at Wash.
Ington to speedly accumulate fortunes by
gambling in stocks.
THE I'llKSllJJSXT'S
KQUAXIMITY.
Hc-iiuirkiitile .Serenity Uurliiff
Kansa * City Star ( Ind. < Jcm.
The pleasant news comes from Washing
ton that the president Is Icoklng as we'll
and as fresh as at any tlmo since lie entered
the White House. IM his accustomed Prince
Albert , with a red carnation In the button
hole and puffing away at a fragrant cigar ,
"Mr. " iMcKlnlcy Is described by a visitor as
presont'nj a line picture of health anJ com
posure.
It Is easy for persons who know the pres
ident well to believe that the report Is not
exaggerated. Mr. CHcKInley Is a man who
Is thoroughly self-contained under all cir
cumstances. The most trying condltlcns fall
to disturb his serenity. His equanimity
under great pvcssuro and stresa la something
remarkable. Ho never 'becomes ' unduly ex
alted nor sorloufily depressed. Ho pos > ; e sca
that excellent quality described toy St Paul
when ho said : ' I.JJDW how to bo abased
and I know how 'to abound , "
This admirable characteristic In the presi
dent U , primarily , the result of temperament ,
and It has been strengthened by a course of
life which has been absolutely free from all
excci3bf and which has avoided these cx-
ritiiig causes which are Inimical to health
and jieace.
It has been noted that the presldcut haa
held steadfastly to the line of action which
he bollevci ) to be right In regard to the Cuban
Issue and that ho haa not been moved to the
slightest degree 'by ' the clamor of the j-lngoes ,
who Insisted that the ogvernment should
rush Into a war with Spain without flrnt
making an effort to abolish Spanish rule lu
Cuba by diplomatic methods. It has re
quired unusual firmness for the president to
stand In his place and maintain his position
atulCiU the importunity and censure of the
politicians who have opposed him , but he
haa been fully equal to the emergency. Ho
has been content to await the approval of
the people and Is now la the enjoyment of
that great reward.
The courage and forbearance which Mr.
McKlnley had displayed In a time of unsuul
perplexity has vastly strengthened public
confidence In hlo ability to meet the grave
Issue which Is now betcre tfao country and
which la morally ccrUlo to precipitate war
within a ( ewdayn.
FIU I .IIIAM'S ItOILN ,
PrMo Is the national jlckpockft.
tfamo'a race-track runs across Iho rights
of men
Safely and success uro the entlrt ot all
wlio counsel.
Temptation Ij not dancrrotii until you
want to yield.
Society's glowworms always shine with
a. sickly light.
Judgment and decision are nu-.i's great
wheels of fortune.
The merry-hearted have a fortune that
thieves cannot steal ,
Wcarlt.g finery unpaid for Is respecta
bility going Jillward.
The gooil ninVs life Is llko the spark that
Is brightest at the close.
The devil makes his vlsltu when the tem
perature Is at blcol-heat.
While wealth lifts one person heaven
ward , It sinks , a thonsanJ.
'Ksuhlon rules the largest empire a > ad col
lects her tax In gold and blood.
Batth has no brighter blossom than the
llttlo child smiling through rags.
An hour of careful thinking is worth
more than ten -careless talking.
Tlio garden hoc wc-11 used Is the best
p.itat brush for joung ladlexj' cheeks.
I * MliTTKtHlMiS.
The present Is the third blockade Havana
has experienced In 300 years.
Some patriots Imagine they arc serving
their country by writing war poetry.
No amount of pressure will Induce Senator
Tlllman to go to the front with his pitch
fork.
fork.As
As a means of defense It In suggested that
base ball umpires be pnlntcd a dull lead
color.
The changed location of "tho enemy's
country" appears to have cooled the ardoi
of the ' 90 invader.
The fellows who hoU bonds or other evi
dences of Cuba's halt a billion debit may be
excused for perspiring quite copiously these
days.
A test of the smooth-bore guns on the old
monitors show them to bo very troublesome
customers. 'Twoa over thus with smoo h
bores. N
Gunners on the battleship Massachusetts
had a practice shoot last Monday. A fla
target placeJ 1,500 yards away was shot
full of holes.
The picturesque Sam Jones remarks that
the Spaniards ore not worth the powder and
lead needed to plant 'em. Therefore , Sam
will not waste valuable material.
An an Inducement to Tammany officeholders
to fight for something else than spoils , the
New York board qf aldermen offers full pay
and their jobj , should they return.
Some poets nnd other people are diligently
Invoking the aid of iProvidence for our
arms. iMeanwhllo the authorities -ire la
boring on the Napoleonic Uea , towlt : That
victory la usually on the side of the heaviest
artillery.
IMtOFITLKSS I'HOIMT-Hll.VHIXfi.
Colluime of Alfred DoIuu'N Co-O | > ern-
tlte Felt lMnl < l K Iniluitrlex.
Philadelphia Puss.
The failure of the Alfred Dolge manufac
turing firm of Dolgcvlllc , N. Y. , U a mat
ter of more than loot ! or passing moment ,
The firm wno engaged In a number of enter
prises and its employes reached nearly 1,000.
As tlicuo all had to be discharged at once
and as no definite tlmo is set for the re
sumption of work much Inconvenience and
suffering must follow. The Interests of the
whole village of 3,000 population will be af
fected as the Dolgo enterprises comprised
practically all the Industries of the village.
Outside Interest In the failure will center
chiefly in the fate of the profit-sharing
schema of the IJalge Industries which has
made them famous the world over. This
scheme Included not only a division of the
profits with the employee , but alto the pen
sioning of old and disabled working people
and an Insurance on the lives of the \\ork-
Ingmen for the benefit of their families. The
Interest of the employes was further aroused
by the premlun-s given to every one who
suggested Improved methods of working or
Invented new machinery. Mr. Dolgo's labor
Insurance uchcme which gave to e\ery work-
ingmau an Insurance policy of $1,000 for each
flvo ywrs of continuous and faithful service
until the Insurance reached $3,000 was an
other feature of his scheme. He Is now payIng -
Ing the premium on over $150,000 In life
Insurance held by the families of his opera
tives. There is also a pension tjstom by
meana of which worklngmcn on reaching CO
years of age nnd who have been appertain
number of years In the employ of the firm
are retired on a pension for the cest of their
lives. Tiiosame system applied to these who
had been disabled by accident while at work.
The scheme tried to make pucttcable : the
theories which have been broached from time
to tlmo by labor reformers and which arc in
operation In one or another shape and with
more or less success In different countries
In Europe. Mr. Dolge deservoj commenda
tion for his efforts In this line. How much
* m has done can bo estimated from the fact
that In the time since ho put the system
Into operation ho lisa paid out over $180,000
In pensions , life Insurance and endowments
and In other ways to elevate and make more
pleasant and profitable the lives of his em
ployes. It Is encouraging to krpw that his
failure Is not owing to hla broad and liberal
methods of dealing with his employes , but
solely to the condition of business , and the
hope will be general , that returning prosper
ity may enable him to resume and carry out
his economic Ideas to their full fruition. The
sjmpathy of the public to a greater degree
than usual will go out to the embarrassed
1lrm and It will bo made to feel that Its
efforts In the way of elevating the working
classes have not been spent In vain.
The failure will have another lesson. U
will Impress upon the public the great dif
ficulty of combining philanthropy with busi
ness In this country and making both a suc
cess. Mr. Dolge had peculiar facilities for
working cut his Ideas. To great business
capacity ho united a natural bent toward
co-operative Industry. The socialistic Ideas
ho inherited from his father were much
modified by practical experience aivl became
under his care an "economic" dUtrlbutlcu
of earnings. " 'Perhaps ' if his lot hail been
cast In the old world where lodustrlal condi
tions are different from these prevailing in
this country his scheme might never have
mot with embarrassment. Hut even If It
should end now It will have achieved an
lionorablo success a-3d the effort made to
discover a system for distributing eamlngs
according to the rule of merit will not have
been made In vain.
SHOTS AT TUB 1'UU'IT.
Washington Stars Some of the Methodist
ministers In conference nt llaltlmorc nppeur
In fonr that political platforms may succeed
Crowding the ten romtimmlmrnts nnd the
colden rule from their proper prominence.
llston ntoboi A Now York clcrpmnn ,
nftor having waited twenty-llvo minutes
observing n policeman chatting with n
fcniulo luittcrlly , hint the boldnrss 13 step
ever ntnl nsk him for nn explanation of
why IIP should thin neglect hist duty. Ho
was nrrc.stctl , but not held. The mornl ap-
pcars to be : "Don't yet gay with tnlkntlris ,
Kansas City Star : There wns n great riot
In front of n Polish church nt Unff.ib. N.
Y. . last Sunday. The American I'ule la n
hard working man , who IIIUJM nil the week
nnd goes to the church and docs his light
ing on Suiiiluy. Ills version of the com
mandment Is : "Six days then shall labor
and do all thy work , and on the Sabbath
thou shall throw brick ? . "
niobp-Uemoorat : Dlshop Newman of tha
Methodist church Is not one of the
numerous C'.IIM who bopln n dairy and
-ihandon It after a short trial. Ills dally
record reaches luck to the year ISfiO. llu
says Ijiig ptnotlcu has made the work
almost ntitomatlr , and that ho has "rarely
lived a il.iy without moctlim MOIHC onn with
MomcthltiK to cay worth preserving. " Tha
notes relate to persons and salient polnt.1
of conversation as well aa to Incidents.
SprliiKllcld ( Mass. ) llepubllc.ui : The
I'resbytorlan church Is snrferlnu conslilerablo
tlefectlon at the present time. Prof , Charles
A. 1JHKK8 has Joined the Protestant
Kplscopal communion , Ur. ShleliH Is on the
lolnt of taking similar action , nnd 1'rcfldent
Pntton of Princeton has declined to servo
as ileleKato to thp Roneral assembly. Ur.
HrlBB Roes to church which docs not
abut Us eyes to the growth of scholarship ,
but he will rrtaln his place In the faculty
of the Union TiieoloKcal snmlnaty. The
action of Prof. Shields and that of Presi
dent P.itton arc supposed to l > o duo to tlio
treatment which nun been veiled upon
them nnd Princeton university because of
the Princeton Inn. In the mcetlim of the
Xcw Urnnswlck presbytery , after Ur P.it-
ten's withdrawal , two other members ot the
facility of the urlver.slty , Urs. Duliield and
Cameron , declined to scivo as dclvgatcs to
the lenrral nMmh1y. . It appears to bo the
position If the faculty that the PrincMon Inn
wns not ami never would be a nursery of
lntemprance. and th.xt It was wantonly at
tacked with Ignorant hlgotty. ami the mem
bers of the faculty do not desire to answer
those further asiults upon the university
which may bo made nt the Koneral assembly.
The v.irljus lines of dispute. Into which tha
PrrshytuiHns are evidently drifting will not
make that coming mcotng of the. chut oh
legislature n very pleasant occasion.
: * TIC l'lKA.SAVritlI2S.
Now York Truth : Hrlde Here's n tele
gram from papa.
HrldegroDtn ( e.u-erly ) What does ho say ?
Hrldo ( reading ) ] > o not coinu back , and
all will bo forgiven.
Cincinnati Knqulrer : She I made this
cake for you , dear , all by myself.
lie Do you mean to tell me t'nat you had
no accomplices ?
Judge : Crawford What makes you think
your wife Isn't so much of a woman as aha
used to be ?
Crabshaw nec.iuse since this war scnra
I haven't heard her say how sorry she was
t'nat she wasn't a man.
Indianapolis Journal : "When a man gets
too old to attiact the women , " said the
Cornfcd Philosopher , "lie seeks consolation
In telling- himself that they don't like him
because he Is not enough of a fojj. "
Chlcaro News : "Koyser's wife crime back
at the go.incu last nlglit. "
"How did ho know It was his wife ? "
"She thumped him on the head with some-
t'nlng. "
Cleveland Leader : "That Minnesota
widow Who sued for $1,000 damages liecauso
a man hugged her lias been awarded $1. "
"How was that ? Did the evidence show
that she edged up a little ? "
Itoaton Globe : Kxcltcd Lady ( at telephone )
I want my husband , please , at once.
Volco ( from the exchange ) Number ,
p'.oase ?
Uxcltod Lady ( snappishly ) Only the
fourth , you Impudent thing.
Chicago Tribune ; "You heard about
young Splfford belns engaged to Miss
Itockswort'ny ' ? "
"Yes. Her father. If I remember rightly ,
went broke on January wheat. "
"Well , the engagement went broke shortly
afterward. "
Washinston S > tar : "I have been told , "
sild Mr. Ohlha , "that I seem very much
yontiKcr than I really am. "
"Yos. " replied Miss Cayenne , "to judge
from some ot the letters you wrote me , ona
would say that you were certainly under
twenty years of BBC. "
i.si'iti.vt ;
Tayjor.
Look forth , beloved , from thy mansion hlgn ,
ly soft airs fanned ,
And sea the summer from her bluest sky
Surprise ! the land !
See how the bare hills bask In purple bliss
Along the south :
On the brown death of winter falls a kiss
From summer's mouth !
From pines that weave , among the ravished
trees.
Their phantom bowers ,
A murmur comes , as sought the ghosts of
bees
The ghosts of flowers.
Though yet no blood may swell the wlllovr
rind ,
No grass blade start ,
A dream of blosooms ll'.ls the yoarnlnr
wind ,
Of love , my heart.
Look forth , beloved , through the tender air ,
And let thlno eyes
The violets be It llmls not anywhere ,
And scentless dies.
Look , and thy trembling locks of plenteous
gold
The day shall see.
And seirch no more Where first , on yonder
weld ,
The cowslips be.
Look , and the wandering Summer , not for-
Jorn ,
Shall turn aside.
Content to leave her million ( lowers unborn ,
Ilur songs untried.
Drovvsiy with life arid not with sleep or
death. '
I dream of theo ;
Ilreatho forth thy being In one answering
breath.And
And come to me !
Como forth , beloved ! Love's exultant sign
Is In the sky ;
And let me lay my panting heart to tlilno
And die !
"Base gains
are the same
as losses.7/
We can't afford to sell an inferior article just for th ? sake of
the profit on it. Our good reputation is too valuable to us.
A dissatisfied customer is a distinct loss to us. The man
who comes back to us because he is pleased is the one to whom
we appeal.
Best of all , we are working to win the favor and confidence
of the young man , who , starting in here , and always finding that
he is well treated and well suited , continues to deal for the rest
of his life where he is simply sure of what he gets.
BROWNING RiNGi co.
8. W. Oor. 10th and Doug/o St