TUB OMAHA DAILY HEJfc.JUONDAY , OOTOHElt 10 , 1898.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
B. JlOSFiWATHIl , Editor.
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MIO TO Till : II IS 13 HUILUINO.
No vlnllnr < < > Oinnlin niul the
cxiioxltloii nlioulil B I nway
without InNiicctliiK The lice
Inillilliipr , the InrKcnt IICWB-
piipcr bulldliiB In Aiuerlcn ,
mill The Hue iiLMVM'npcr
plant , conceded to be the
11 it cat bctivccn Clilenjio nnd
Sun FrnnclHco. A cordial
welcome In extended to nil.
The exposition nttonilnnco should
miroly pass the 2,000,000 mark not later
than Wixlne.sday.
The emperor-of Germany Is about to
mnke n voyage to Palestine but he
lake care not to stop over Canossa.
The buttcrlnc party Is trylnpr 'to ' farm
the farmers , milk the oflleeholdors and
bunco the people all In one single opera
tion.
tion.A
A 510,000 history of the exposition Is
too much of a luxury for 0,000 stock sub
scribers , whose money Is to be thus
squandered.
The architects are said to bo nil In
favor of the three-high school scheme.
They see n chance for a competition for
several fat Jobs.
The beef caters of Germany are will
ing to itnke their chances on American
canned meats but the beef raisers of
Germany object.
Governor Ilolcomb's position on the
dlsbandmcut of the Nebraska First and
Third regiments of volunteers recalls
the dilemma of the long-cared animal
between two bundles of hay.
For the coming week the Omaha
peace Jnbllee festivities will absorb pop
ular attention In this section of the
country and the political pot will bo al
lowed to simmer without stirring.
The republican campaign In Iowa
opened lust week In four of the congres
elonal districts and the popular demon
strations of enthusiasm foreshadow re
publican success all along the line.
Oregon at last has n senator to Oil the
vacancy that has existed In Its repre
sentation for three years and nil the
states arc once more on nn equal footing
In the upper house of the national leg
islature.
It will be hard to run educational nun
religious congresses against a peace
Jubilee , but the exposition congresses
nro bringing out much Interesting dls
cusslon of live subjects and deserve good
attendance.
The American and Spanlsii peace com
mlssloncrs have titruck no snags yet
But they will not be conceded to have
enruetl their salaries unless they engage
In a few vigorous wrangles before they
finish the Job.
Simpson once slew 30,000 Philistines
with Uie jnwIxuiG of nn ass. But that
is no rrnpnn why thn republican party
should try to Imitate the performance
on the popocra'te with the Jawbone of
Paul Yniulervoort.
The popocratlc candidate for congrcs
Is over-anxious to throw away 510,000 of
the exposition stockholders' money on
history of the exposition. But then he
has always bwm throwing awny inonej
which other people have earned.
It is to bo feared the discovery of the
desecration of William Point's grave may
tnnko the old Quaker descend from his
perch on top of the Philadelphia public
buildings and If ho should como dowt
there will IM > no telling how ho woulc
over get up again.
When n man fools you once you nro
not to blame. When ho fools you a second
end time you ought 'to ' Invest In a self
kicking machine. The butt rlno reform
ers in the state house have fooled the
people once. If tbo- people of Nebraski
allow themselves to l > 3 fooled a Becom
tluio they will deserve to bo Imposcn
upon forever after.
Tin : sKAinnuniiT ,
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When the searchlight Is turned on the
filmin reformer.1 ! who linve had fidl control - '
trol of the affairs of Nebraska for the
last two years the boasts that they him-
paved the taxpayers millions of dollars
and thus earned n title to the lasting
gratitude of every citizen will be proved
bitst'lesc.
The favorable condition ot the stale
treasury for which these reformers
claim sole credit and the alleged reduc
tion of the state , debt Is due chk'lly If
not wholly to the Improved conditions
that have followed the election of n re
publican president , to the re-enaetmunt
of tariff laws that protect the American
wageworker and Insure for him wnuos
that enable him to consume the products
of the American farmer and to the
bountiful harvests of the past two year *
that have enabled Nebraska fanners to
pay off their mortgages ns well as their
back taxes and delinquent school land
rentals. It is no science to collect taxes
from people who arc able to pay them
and It Is no feat of financiering for a
state treasurer to bring warrants to
par when the money to pay them Is pour
ing Into the treasury from every farm
house , and every village and town.
The only saving worth mentioning
made by the self-styled reformers comes
from the operation of the penitentiary
under the law passed by the republican
legislature to take It out of the hands of
prison contractors. In that respect n re
publican governor would have done Ju-t
ns well and better than the popocratlc
eform governor who allowed the state
o be fleeced of at least ? : ! 0,000 in the
appraisement of the contractor's old
unk.
Subjected to the searchlight , the great
reasury defalcation Is found to rust
nero on the shoulders of the covcrnor
vho accepted n clgarhox full of worth-
ess pieces of paper for money In settle-
nent than It does upon the man who Is
expiating the crime under sentence lin-
> jsed by n republican Judge.
Crediting the reformers with all the
good they have accomplished , the debit
side of their ledger will counterbalance
he credit side and leave them no ground
for any substantial claim upon the
voters to retain them In power.
777B JOIJ',1
Senntor Allison opened the republican
campaign In Iowa on Snturduy. Ho de
voted much of his speech to the money
lut'stlon , which was discussed with his
haracterlstic clearness , candor ami
tblllty. Mr. Allison showed , what every
nan familiar with the subject knows ,
that itlK're Is very much more money In
circulation ! at this time than there wus
when the so-called
wenty-flve years ago ,
lomonctlzation of silver took xilace , t-o
hat if there is anything in the quan > ll-
ntlve theory of money , In relation to
iriccs , prices should be Increasing rather
ban diminishing.
What are the facts tts to this ? In 1873
ho amount of money In circulation In
tho. United States was In round numbers
Hfil.OOO.OOO , or about $18 per capita. In
1880 the amount of circulation per cnp-
ta had increased to ? 10.41 , In 1890 to
: ii2.82 and In 1S9S to $21.74 , the present
circulation being approximately $1,800-
000,000. Thus while during 'the last
quarter of a century there has been an
xverage decline in prices ot1 commodi-
; Ies of about -15 per cent , itlie volume of
the circulation has more than doubled
uid It 1ms Increased over . WO.OOO.OOO
u the last two years. On July 1 , 1890 ,
tlie total money In circulation was
$ lr,0,72ri,2.0 ! ) and on .Tuiy 1,1898 , it was
$1S-1V15."VM9. : 'J-'ho proportion ot gold In
.his circulation was at > tlie former date
fl50,12S-lS3 , and nt the latter $0(50,030- (
880 an increase in the gold supply dur-
the two years of nearly $205,000,000 ,
thus showing 'that ' during these two
years more thtm 05 per cent of the In
crease In the money supply was In gold.
Senator Allison combatted the Idea that
; old had constantly appreciated and the
facts justify his contention.
There is one tiling , it should be borne
In mind , that has not declined In price
during the last twenty-live years and
that is the wages of labor. The free sil
ver demagogue is never weary of howlIng -
Ing about the evil of falling prices of
commodities , but ho Is dumb as an oys
ter about the rise of wngss by which the
worklngman both gets more dollars in
gold for his labor than ho did a quarter
of a century ago and with those dollars
can > buy much more of the necessaries of
life. The debtor alone Is the object of
their solicitude , to the exclusion of the
rest of the community. They want n
cheap dollar for 'the ' people who owe , regardless
*
gardless of the Interests of the wage-
earners who are almost constantly cred
itors.
Senator Allison said that between ISTft
nnd 1807 the United States had pro
gressed more rapidly : than any other na
tion. The growth of this country dur
ing the last twenty-live years In Indus
tries , commerce and the accumulation' of
wealth has been the most marvellous In
t ry and the past two years have been
the greatest years of this period. Unless
all signs tire misleading and itho best
financial nnd business judgment of the
country Is at fault , wo are at the
threshold of an era of unprecedented
prosperity and material progress. In or
der that this shall be realized In fullest
measure It Is essential that the country
rcnfllnu Its adhesion- sound money ,
which can bo done by electing a repub
lican congress.
iw.me.tr , XKKDS ov ALASKA.
The Portland Oregonlan characterizes
the failure of congress to provide an
adequate local government for Alaska
as a discredit and a shiuno to the nation
and probably there \ylll be no dissent
from that Judgment. The Oregonlan
says that after throe decades of Amer
ican authority In Alaska , chaos reigns
just as It did at the beginning. In the
few towns there Is a fairly decent local
order , due to the civic deposition natural
to American communities , but away
from these centers and where American
Inllnonces do not prevail , the conditions
are lawless to the last degree. "Itesti'
lated Justice , " says thai paper , "Is n
thing unknown. Ilulo la to the strong
and might roughly enforces its demands
.unchecked by authority. Nothing could
bo i conceived less worthy of tin * utinii ? of
government than the system provided
for j Alaska In 18S4 nnd which continued ,
not because it nccoinpllslicH or ctin ac
complish nny peed , but for the reason
th.it It provides well-paid political otllccs
nnd that It has nev r been suspejuled.
A governor without power to govern , a
court without jurisdiction , a marshal
without authority , a system without
definite laws this is a fair summary of
tht ! so-called Alaskan government. "
According to that paper the govern
ment established at Sitka has no means
of contact with the white and native
populations scattered along the coast , Is
wholly isolated from Alaskan lift * and
Interests and Is utterly and completely
useless. It cites the experience of a
Portland lawyer who visited a remote
part of Alaska the past summer and
who found himself overwhelmed with
requests to sit In judgment upon conten
tions between Indians over small mat
ters of property , domestic disputes , etc.
Tin ) people came hundreds of miles In
some Instances to refer petty disputes to
him and In every case where he con
sented to render judgment went away
appeased and apparently satlsllud. This
certainly shows a condition of things
that calls for prompt and adequate
remedy , but it is to be feared that thi >
present and the next congress will bc ho
milch occupied with discussing policies
ami ways ami means In relation to the
newer possessions that there will be no
time to give ti > the consideration of the
political needs of Alaska.
The Oregonlan suggests ns a prac
ticable scheme the creation of a com
mission , at least two members of which
should be residents of Alaska , to ar
range a simple but definite body of laws
for the government of the territory. This
is perhaps the most direct and the surest
way of securing what Is desired. The
failure of congress to provide a proper
government for Alaska , where no serious
Illlicultles arc presented , is not rcassur-
ug as to the government of newer pos
sessions where the diflicnltles may b
reat.
AX UX\rAmtAA'TEll \ EXTltAr.WAXCE.
The action of the board of exposition
llrcctors In Toting $10,000 for a history
f the exposition will not bo endorsed
by the mass of exposition stockholders.
A $10,000 history of the exposition
means simply th"e squandering of that
much money belonging to the stockhold-
rs in order to furnish lucrative employ
ment for some favorite. There is no
: ali whatever for such an expenditure.
The publication of an exposition history
.n book form is no legitimate- part of the
exposition business that was entrusted
to the directors.
So far as tlie history of the exposition
Is concerned , there Is no danger that It
will bo lost or blotted out. All the
records , souvenirs and memorials relat
ing to the great fair are in the posses
sion of the exposition and can be readily
prepared for preservation In some public
place at a small expense. If the direc
tors want tosee n many-voliimed book
printed to commemorate their work they
'
need not draw upon the exposition fund's
for this purpose , but by joining In a sub-
scrlption enterprise they can have the
work published by any one of a dozen
reputable bookmakers , who will under
take It upon a purely business basis.
The attempt of the directors to take
the money of the (3,000 ( stockholders ,
many of them wageworkers , clerks.and
people of small means , and vote it away
in this manner Is not only unwarranted
and without authority , but should be
frustrated If need be by appeal to the
courts. I.et any laboring man who
came forward with his hard earned sav
ings for the support of the exposition
when Its success was In the balance and
took his chances on getting back part
of his money enter protest In tlie courts
and no judge will refuse to grant nn
Injunction to prevent this lawless dis
sipation of ills money. With tlie favor
able conditions enjoyed there should be
a good .surplus in the exposition funds
at the closing of the gates. The stock
holders will certainly not sit idly by
while It Is used up on all sorts of wild
and useless projects designed simply to
furnish a soft berth to somebody.
The truth of history demands the
correction' of the statement that Presi
dent McKlnley's visit to the exposition
will bo 'the ' sixth visit of a president of
the rnlted States to Nebraska. Only
four presidents have ever visited Omaha
or Nebraska. General Grant came to
tills sta'te first while ho wus at the head
of the army and before he was even
nominated for the presidency nnd a second
end time on his return from his tour of
the world after lie had served his second
end term. Two presidents who passed
In nnd out of Omaha , Presidents-Hayes
and Arthur , can hardly be considered as
having visited the city us they were
merely ( traveling through on their way
west.
The prospective doubling of the now
Armour meat packing plant nt South
Omaha will go far to assure for this
city the position it has attained as one
of the greatest cattle markets in Amer
ica and In the world. As a straw it also
foreshadows the concentration of ex
tensive Industries co-related to the meat
packing business.
Politics will bo in abeyance In this
vicinity until after peace jubilee week
The people , however , may bo depended
on to give attention to the political sit
uation In ample time before election and
tlie off-color candidate who thinks lie
can bo smuggled through without being
olMserved will be badly fooled.
Ono of the mysteries that surrounds
the Chinese village In the exposition Is
What has become -of several huudrec
missing Chlneso men and women who
were billed for Omaha direct from Can
ton ? Perhaps the Chinese magician maybe
bo induced as one of his greatest feats
to produce them ;
A great many men start out on public
careers with tlie best of promise , but fal
down when they get to the point where
the temptation offers. Public confidence
has been shaken and public expectations
dlHiiiiHiltiU'd | ' liy good tunny uthor men
who Btnrtfd nuL | Jyst ns straight asV11
lliin : A.
iinnr" * > Old Kick.
Journal ,
Durlnc the whaln civil wnr the nttltudo
of the democratic ivnrty n on organization
wna one of encdurnneinont to tht- enemies
of the government ) It Is tlio name today ,
iiw KiiKi-rly Welcomed.
Globes-Democrat.
Anything In Uic future of a donation Is .
sure to strike the. Spaniard favorably. The ,
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offer of the government < to give free trans-
partition to th'k families of officers from
Cuba to Spain lias resulted In an avalanche
of weddings ov V the Island.
I'unn-M Kliim-r IlrukoiiN.
St. Lmili Republic.
The man who proposes to soften the tones
of the piano by putting chloroform on the
strings Is a humanitarian. Ho would bo
hat and a philanthropist besides If he could
n.inago to chloroform some players.
for tlitl < Mul h.
iitH.s Tribune.
The Transmlsslsslppl Exposition at Omaha
registered 1,740,826 admissions up to Mon
day night , with the best month of Its exist
ence yet to come , In point of attractions.
The visit of President McKlnley will of
course be thu star drawing card of the en-
Ire season.
All Ali.tiiri
Philadelphia Times.
AH suggestions that Spain , may renew ,
; he war are simply too absurd to be con- I
sldorcd by any person who Is fit to be outside -
side of n lunatic nsylum. Spain luia no .
noney ; no army , equipped for fighting ; prac- 1
.Ically no navy at all , and n renewal of tlie
, var would only cause her to lese the Canary j
islands , while peace will be enforced by '
he destruction of her seaboard cities. Spain j
ias no more notion of renewing the wnr than
she has of annexing England by force of
arms.
l > 'HfPll IIOIIOI-H fop HlMVI-y.
Philadelphia Ledger.
It is stated that the president and Sec-
etary Long will nsk congress to revive the
; rado of vice admiral for the benefit of
Hear Admiral Dewey , and to extend his re
tiring age ten years. The adoption of the
recommendations would be a grateful act
loward the gallant officer and would work no
liorm to any other worthy member of the
navy. It would , moreover , enable this
: ountry to avail Itself of the advice and ac
tive services of Admiral Dcwey beyond the
winter of next year , when , under the pres-
snt law , ho must retire. Ills services to the
lountry , both ns a lighter and as a. diplomat ,
ire so Imposing that no honors greater than
iio deserves can be bestowed upon him.
Peiiiinylrnnliinn nt tlio KxpnNltloii.
Philadelphia Record.
Wednesday was Pennsylvania day nt the
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition and the occa
sion was made a further testimony to the
llvcfy Interest 'Which Pennsylvanlans feel
In the west , alreMy exemplified by hun
dreds of exhibits from the Keystone state
and by the presence of many of our repre
sentative citizens , including Postmaster Gen
eral Charles Emory "Smith. Mr. Smith was
the orator of the day , and his theme , "The
War and Its FrUlts,1' developed a freshened
Interest under his thoughtful , masterly * and
dignified nnalysV. Admirable In tone nnd
political only In'ihe higher and better mean
ing of the word thcraddrcss did honor to Its
author ; and ltj.wll enhance In the west
the well earnedt reputation which he has
long held In the east as on orator of the
first capacity. , f.
Til 13 WEST OF 1SI S.
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"Court of IIonor"'n I'nrt of tlio Krultw
of Civilization.ji
Boston Transcript.
"An Appreciation of the' West , " by Wil
liam Allen White In the October McCluro's
will bo read with greater Interest by thou
sands of Americans than it would have been
last October. To bo sure there was no
Omaha exposition last year , but the artlcFa
Is much more than a description of that
beautiful show , which Is rather Its text than
Its subject. Mr. White here celebrates as
well as explains the democracy of the coun
try beyond the Mississippi in a fashion
which Is full of a poetically powerful satis
faction for the new national spirit. This new
development of Americanism Is already BO
completely a part of our national llfo that its
passwords are also liouselioM words.
Nobody between Eastport and San Diego
who reads Mr. White's article will need to
he told what he means when he speaks of
the city of Santa Fe as "the capital ot
Yankee Spain. " His description of the ofd
Spanish Holding of the prairie west , his pic
ture of what might have been had Spain
continued to hold.lt , are of a curious and
appealing Interest. But near that spot , on
the Kansas river where Coronado planted
Spain's cross In token of her sovereignty ,
that lasted BO long , stands Instead "democ
racy's emblem , the little low , white school
house , with Its green blinds. " Education
and religion , faith' and works , are gloriously
cracked up In Mr. White's article. Ho shows
how nnd why the court of honor at Omaha
is "as surely a part and a fruit ot the civi
lization that has grown In the Transmlssls-
slppl country as the cable car , the town
library , the demagogue op canned beef. "
For lo ! In verity , "Democracy Is vital.
Perhaps it Is the only growing Idea. No
one has defined It. Great minds have ex-
prcsse < J something of Its meaning. Their
thoughts tally with some rhythm that
pulses through the soul of things. Heaven
that directs It only knows what It is , this
democracy. Men know that It makes na
tions verlle , tunes their songs In n major
key , makes men fight with their hands
Instead of with knives and poison. And
more than these things , democracy Impels
men , whether they nro forming Interna
tional policies of circumscribing the pere
grinations of the town cow , to transact
business through the agency of commit
tees. Surely nil the potency which can win
empire will bring out all this beauty that
democracy Is now holding up to fleeting
view. And yet.flne ls accustomed to think
of democracy as. .a , .principle . that has no
beauty In it. Scholars have persuaded the
world that bedUtr passed from activity
"when Greece defcitfed. Philosophers aeem
to have concluded that democracy cannot
rise above a dead level of monotonous ugli
ness. Because democracy has waged wars ,
has built rallrogils has made cities , has
founded governments , and has elected
presidents , the -mi * ) , reckless speculator In
political probabilities has not dared to In
vest In the theory , that democracy may
hold In Us essence the vital clement which
may spread beaui - yer the world as widely
as democracy has spread commerce. But
out here In the corn and steer country , In
a state known on the Stock exchange as
one of the frightful 'granger' states here
is the Court of Honor at Omaha , a really
beautiful thing. " " Everyone accepts It as a
matter of course
"Whatever beauty was in the minds ot
the makers in the soul ot democracy will
stay , will grow , will form Itself Into hard
realities , will pass into shapes of stones
and brick and mortar. Into city avenues ,
into public buildings , Into dwelling places
for time to gnaw It. It Is no dream that
when democracy has conquered all the con
tinents It can nubdue. it will tpend its en
ergy making these domains of beauty.
Maybe while the Latin , old and wasted ,
sits under the Apennines and the Alps and
dreams dreams ot the glory that has been
the young man , the Anglo-Saxon , re
joicing in bis ( leniocracy , Is seeing visions.
The Court ot Honor out here on the'pralrle-
land may be one of the visions that I * flit
ting through his mind , n vision that ( ball
some day come true. "
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STATH IMIUSS ( IN HTATH 1'OMTICS.
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Rushvlllc Itpcordcr ( rep. ) : In the Institute
for the Feeble Minded Youth at Beatrice
the populists cut down the teachers' salaries
from $ r 0 to $40 per month , and At the same '
time ( raised the number of teachers from five I
to seven. Thl * made room for Miss Manila \
Mutz and "saved" that much more from the '
state. I
Ilradshaw Republican : "The oleo" Is the
latest and most appropriate name we have '
yet heard given the confusion combine forces
arrayed against republicanism. The appro-
,1 prlateness of Us character and Its close con
nection i with n certain "reform" practiced In
the Interests of economy by the gang should
secure Its adoption.
Beatrice Express ( rep. ) : The beauty of
Judge Hayward'5 addresses Is that ho carrier
the documents to prove what ho says. Ho
makes no random statements. Facts , backed
by figures , may not bo very fascinating to
life superficial hearer , but to the voter who
wants to get to the bottom ot things and
who wants truth rather than twaddle they
nro eminently satisfactory. Judge Hayward's
facts are so Irresistible that the fusion
speakers who have tried to overcome them
have become hopelessly tangled.
Callawny Courier ( rep. ) : As a rule a bad
republican makes a very passable populist.
As a conrjilcuous example wo might men
tion Frank Hilton , oil Inspector under Qov- .
ernor Crounsc , who , as a republican , getaway
away wliii several thousands of state I
money. Ho turned populist Just In time to !
cscapa the clutches of Senator Beal's cinchj j
Ing committee , which was after republican
rascals only. Hilton still owes the state |
I that money nnd ho has Just been made j
manager of the populist campaign In Wash- ]
Ington county , where ho poses ns a great i
reformer.
Wahoo Wasp ( rep. ) : Treasurer iMescrvo
| said In his Lincoln speech that a delinquent
' tax list Is not a cash asset , ns It could not
j bo collected , and the applause by Undo
Jalo Wolfe was prolonged and tumultuous.
It has slnco been ascertained why that
portion of Mr. .Meservo's . speech so affected
Uuclo Jake. The
records show that per
sonal taxes amounting to over $300 stand
against our old 'undo In Lancaster county ,
accumulating along slnco 1877 , and as a
matter of fact , truth and Justice demand
an admission that this small "asset" Is
now looked upon with a degree of uncer
tainty.
Fremont Tribune ( rep. ) : The people will
not forget , the fact that when Poynter was
nominated for governor 'by the three-ring
circus the Blatform was amended and the
plank declaring for a strict regulation ot
the South Omaha stock yards and the par
ing down of their charges to the ( farmers
of Nebraska -was changed Into a mild sug
gestion that the courts say whether the
present charges should be maintained. Mike
Harrington of O'Neill drafted the original
plank and ho is swearing mad because his
efforts nt reform proved abortive In the
house of the friends of reform. He may
keep quiet this year on the trick which
Senator Allen and Frank Ransom played ,
but he Dromlses to make it warm for the
fellows who fooled him next year. It goea
without saying that a convention that would
nominate Poynter for governor would con
done -friendship for BUI Paxton nnd the
South Omaha stock yards monopoly. And
it did.
Blair Pilot ( rep. ) The present state ad
ministration Is making a great stir about the
increase in the amount of money apportioned
among the school districts. It will be nn
easy matter for the Intelligent voter ot
Washington county to sco wherein this In
crease Is in no wise to bo credited to the
state house officials but should bo credited
directly to the tax payers. By an examina
tion of the books of the county treasurer we
nnd that In 1S9G County Treasurer Platz
from this county sent to the state treasurer
J. B. Meserve , J18.J29.CC. In 1897 our tax
payers responded nnd Treasurer Platz was
enabled to pay Into the state treasury $27-
403.33 , or moro than one-third more than
was paid In 1890. Had this condition prevailed -
vailed an over the state the school appor
tionment should have Increased nearly one-
third. In some counties the taxes paid Into
the county treasury were six times as great
In 1SU7 as it was in 189C. The Increase In
school money Is ono of the best ot evidences
of the Improved conditions In the business
world and this Improved condition Is directly
chargeable to the republican national admin
istration.
Blair Pilot ( rep. ) It Isn't any wonder that
Frank Hilton , campaign editor ot the Cour
ier , right hand man for Clark O'Hanlon , J.
II. Cameron , C. C. Marshall , G. M. Hitch
cock and others , Is pulling for the fusion
outfit from the top of the ticket
to the bottom. It must , In this
connection , be remembered thatIt
was Governor Hofcomb who approved a
straw bond for Bartley , when without a
question of doubt , ho knew of a $300,000
shortage In Bartley's account. Birds of a
feather , you know. Wo say that Holcomb
undoubtedly knew of a shortage because
when he demanded to see the cash charged
up to Bartley by the state Bartley simply re
fused to produce the cash and Informed the
governor that if he demanded the cash ho
( Bartloy ) would resign. There isn't a reader
of the Pilot who does not agree with us that
It was Holcomb's full duty to Insist on his
demands and see the cash. Instead ho
weakly fald down and approved the bond
thus leaving Bartley In a position to in
crease his shortage from something over
$300,000 to $500,000. We do not nsk a reader
to take our word but Invite you to search
the records and be convinced.
Auburn Granger ( pop. ) : The Johnson
News last week registered a kick over the
proceedings In the recent populist conven
tion , a considerable of which Is timely and
to the point. Wo were obliged on account of
press of work to leave the convention just
after the first ballot was taken , hence were
not an eye witness to the proceedings , but
we learn second hand that there was con
siderable dissatisfaction , and not a few nre
commenting upon the activity that has char
acterized some of the party bosses for some
months and the wonderful amount of selfish
ness that has been displayed In their se
cret , yea , cowardly , efforts to control con
ventions instead of being willing to allow
the voters to express their choice in all
cases. Mr. Shull , If we remember correctly ,
sought only to reduce the salary ot oil Inspector
specter from $2,000 to $1,500 per year and
the salary ot deputies from $100 and travel-
lug expenses per month to $73 and traveling
expenses. In this Mr. Shull should have had
the support of every true reformer , but on
the contrary some ot those the loudest In
crying reform were tha most persistent nnd
unscrupulous In their efforts to kill the bill
and sidetrack the man who Introduced It ,
and it Is this Iclnd of cusscdncsa on the part
ot professed reformers that must be held re
sponsible for the defeat If defeat overtakes
the movement In this county ; for , as we
have repeatedly said , the greater portion ot
the voters are for honesty and fairness and
arc not "dead set on party. "
Gerlng Courier ( rep. ) : Colonel Morrow is
busying himself distributing tracts purport
ing to give the "reform" record It con
tains all about the 'fake ' figures. Including
the mare's neat about the fees collected in
the secretary's office , to which reference
was made In these columns recently. But
there are a whole lot of things in the re
form record It does not give. It ought to
explain how those state officers caa stand
on a platform saying a pass la a bribe and
have at tbo name time from a dozen to
fifteen annuals In their Inside pockets. It
ought to explain how tbo state engineer can
go out and bleed the farmers who are In
terested in Irrigation plants for from $50
to $500 apiece for perfecting their rl hti
to use public waters , when the republican
o Ulcer charged mcYely the cost * of a ihort-
hand 1 reporter. It ought to explain why re-1
publicans physically perfect were reported
ns below the army standard and populists I
given commissions In their places. It ought
to explain the hocus pocus ballot recount mid
the I unseating of republicans who had been
regularly i elected to the last legislature. It
ought < to tell what good thnt the $10.000
Investigation | did to nny ono except the "re
formers , , " Into whoso pockets the filthy
lucre I flowed. It ought to explain what pull
the i South Omaha stock yard octupus had
on their state conventions this fall. In fact ,
there arc a lot ot things which It ought to
tell , 'but ' don't , because Its usefulness ns a
campaign missionary would bo gone If It
contained tha whole truth.
l.V THU t'OMlltl2MHIO.\.VI , IMIOI.I ) .
Hastings Tribune ( rep. ) : Captain C. , E.
Adams Is a true friend of the soldier , a
patriot and n man of Integrity nnd nblllty.
If the old soldlera of the Fifth congressional
district are wise they'll take oft their coats
pnd help swell the majority to place their
true friend In congress.
Auburn Post ( rep. ) : During the last
week E. J. Burkctt has been speaking In
Pawnee , Richardson and Otoc counties.
The crowded houses nnd great enthusiasm
with which ho Is received everywhere proves
conclusively that the republicans made no
mistake : In selecting their standard bearer
for congressional honors. Mr. Hurkctt has
the faculty of reaching the hearts nnd con
sciences of the people nnd they turn ont en
masse to rco and hear , him , regardless of
their political belief. His reception all over
the district has been ono continued ova
tion nnd the vote he will receive In Novem
ber will demonstrate in no feeble way the
confidence nnd esteem felt for him in the
First district.
Banner County News ( rep. ) : Congress
man Grcrne Is either a font or else ho takes
every person In Manner county to be a fool.
There Is not n school boy 10 years of nge
in western Nebraska but knows that nil
kinds of stock has thrlbblcd In value slnco
1893. At that time sows nnd calves were
worth $10 to $12 per head and other grades
ot stock wcro equally low. Now the most
ordinary kind of a cow and calf nre worth
from $40 to $45. We hardly believe Greene
Is n fool , therefore when he mnde the state
ment thnt "all products of the farm nnd
range , excepting sheep , wcro worth more
In 1893 , the poorest year ot Cleveland's
administration , than they are In today , " ho
evidently thought his hearers were "noil
compos mentis. "
American Veteran : It Is n well known fact ,
to the veterans , at least , that all the bene
fits received by the old soldiers from po
litical parties so far have been from the
republican party. It Is a notorious fact
that millions of thu old soldiers' dollars
wcro taken from them during Cleveland's
last administration. This , with the obnox
ious law , rigid examinations and unjust
rulings rendered ft almost Impossible to
secure a pension. The present administra
tion has done much to correct those abuses
and restore pensions to those unjustly de
prived of them and has iqade it much easier
to got new claims allowed. We find all
legislation favorable to the old comrades
was ot republican origin. The democrat
part , as a party , never favored the war
and , as a party , haa no use for the old
veterans. The leaders of that party for
thirty-seven years have exhausted all the
epithets of the English language in abusing
them.
PERSONAL AM ) OTIIKIIWISE.
Nevada Is not the high lonesome of its
class. Pennsylvnla Is working up a reputa
tion as a pocket state.
No wonder Senator Mills retired from poli
tics. Ho Is said to be making $100 a day
from his oil wells in Texas.
Colonel Edmund Rice , who commands the
Sixth Massachusetts , Is the great-grandson
of a soldier who fought at Lexington end
Bunker Hill.
Former Postmaster General Don M. Dick
inson has become a law partner ot Charles
B. Warren , ono ot the government counsel
In the Bering sea scaling cases.
The fact of an American lawyer having
been pinched for $1,000 in Porto R co tends
to show that the island has already annexed
ono of the forces of civilization.
Scientist Crooke , who thinks a wheat fam
ine threatens the world , will find , like Joe
Lelter , that he can get more grain than he
knows what to do with If ho will offer $1 a
bushel.
Sarah Bernhardt's latest eccentricity is to
take her dally bath on the top ot her home
In the abandoned army barracks at Belle
Isle. The establishment Is. Isolated and the
tragedienne says that the advantages of the
situation are to bo found In the sun and
air.
Ignaclo , the aged chief of the Utes , has
been paying his second visit to Denver.
When he was there before only ono white
man lived there. The old Indian Is an Im
posing figure and has for many years used
his great Influence In keeping peace between
his people and the whites.
It la rumored , with some show of authen
ticity , that the price of tbo New York Jour
nal nnd of the New York World Is to bo
raised to 2 cents , the agreement between
the two proprietors having been effected
through a third party. 'It U also said that
retrenchments found necessary by both pa
pers have contributed to this result and that
the management of the Hearst estate ,
which has been looking Into the affairs of
the Journal , has been especially helpful.
CONSULTING A WOMAN ,
Mrs. Pinkhum's Advlco Inspires
Confidence and Hopo.
Examination by n male physician la
n hard ( rial to a delicately organized
woman.
She puts it off as long as she dare ,
and is only driven to it by fear of can
cer , polypus , or some dreadful ill.
Host frequently such a woman leaves
a physician's oflico
where she lias un
dergone a critical
examination with
an 5 mpressiou , moro
or less , of discour
agement.
Tills condi
tion of tlie
mlnddestroys
tlie effect of
advice ; and
Bho grows
' worse rather
than better. In consulting Sirs. 1'ink-
ham no hesitation need bo full , tlio
story is told to a woman nnd is wholly
confidential. Mrs. I'inkham's address
In Lynn , Mass. , she offers sick women
her advice without charge.
Her intimate knowledge of women's
troubles makes her letter of advice a
\vellsprlng of hope , and her wide experi
ence and skill point tlio way to health.
" I suffered with ovarian trouble for
EG von years , and no doctor knew what
wag the matter with me. I had spells
which would last for two days or more.
I thought I would try Lydia E. 1'ink-
liinn's Vegetable Compound. I have
taken seven bottles of It , nnd am en
tirely cured. " Mns. JOHN FOHKMAX , 20
N. Woodl > erry Ava , , Itnltlmors , Md.
The above letter from Mrs. Foreman
is only ono of thousands.
m.i.VM.\UM or MIUTII.
Clcvelnnd Lender ! "lly IK-orgo , there Is
nu oMlcoliohU r wlio iiuiHl really bo an
lionf.it inun. "
"U'liy dou yon tlilnk ho Is honest ? "
"Th TO IB no tnlk of ruiuiliin him for a.
second term In order that lie may bo vln-
dlcntcil. "
1'uck : "They sny the 1'rUUy superstition
IKIH t'xnloitcil In Spain. "
"IntloPd ? "
"Ve3i they've como to think that ona
tiny' la jual aa unlucky us another. "
Imlliumi'olls Journal : "Woman , when
you miirrlfd me , you got n womlcrl"
"Yes , niul 1 huvo been wondering ever
"
lloslon Transcript : Maude Kunny what
curious eyes Nome people Iiavcl 1 showed
my new photograph to. the Nclllsons toilny.
Ho MI Ul It wus awfully pretty , and nho
said It didn't look n bit Ilko me.
Killth-So It counts thnt husband anilvlfo /
can think alike , doesn't It ? /
Somcrvlllfc Journal : "My Illusions , " she
salil , "nro all none. "
"Why , " said he , "i dliln't know that you
wcro
Cleveland Plain Dealer : " 11 could die for
you ! " ho cried passionately.
"Of course , " she replied. "Hut would
you ? "
"Somo girls are so practical and prosaic ,
you know. '
Indianapolis Journal : The gallant knight ,
with one blow of his lingo buttle ax , cleft
his adversary In twain.
"Huzza ! " they shouted , who witnessed the
deed.
"Oh , thnt Is ono of the elementary prin
ciples of politics , " said , the hero , modestly.
"Always .split the opposition. If possible. "
Detroit Journal : Still she was obdurate.
"Hut I have another argument up my
sliovcl" hu exclaimed , with the easy graca
born of education and rtMlned atmosphere.
"Oh , you keep your old arm at homo ! " re
plied Gwendolyn , haughtily , thus Indicating
that good breeding Is not necessarily had
at the oxpctire of perspicacity.
Cincinnati Enquirer : "No , " * ald farmer
Ilayrlx , " 1 wouldn't llko to llvu In town.
It inukos you too thin-blooded. "
" 1 novi-r heard of that before , " said the
city visitor.
"I never hoard It. either. I Jest noticed
It fer mysulf. I been kocpln' Hummer
boarders for three years , and every one of
'em allays wore his coat at the table. "
An Ail Verne.
There was a man In our town
And he was wondrous wise ;
Ilo'd stock his store , cut prices down
And then he'd advertise.
If times wcro lively , trade was brisk ,
He'd hunt a printer sago ,
And say , "I guess I'd bettor rlrfc
A displayed half a page. "
Hut when the times were hard and tight.
And prices fell apace , ,
And folks wore feeling blue a sight
He'd take just twlco the space.
'Twas logic ; then ho soon grew rich ,
And no ono showed surprise ;
The secret and the House of which
la , "Always advertise. "
D. Q. BICKER9. \
TUB HI'MI.I , AVAS 11 IIO It UN.
Denver Post.
Lnst eve while aho was fust nsleep I crept
Anenr the sofa upon which she slept ,
And stood nnd gazed enraptured on tha
face
Enframed with tresses tangled out of place.
She seemed to rove In Dreamland , for a
pmllo
Would Tilnv n round her rosy lips nwhllc ,
Then flee ns if affrighted , and a look
Of care , like nhadow o'er a placid brook ,
Would settle on the witching face , nnd
then
The smllo would come hnlf-tlmldly again
And drive the care-look from Us usurpid
throne ,
Then from her lips -would break a half-
voiced Kronn ,
And quick the smllo would flco bcforo a ,
frown
Which , like a vapory cloud , would scttlo
down
Upon the face so rnvlslilngly fnlr
You'd never drcnm thnt it could mirror
cnro.
I stood entranced , held us by serpent' *
clmrm.
And gazed upon the outlines of her form ,
The graceful curves , the breast which rose
nnd foil
Llko bark upon n peaceful occnn's swell ,
The rounded arm , half nude , thrown care
lessly
Around the pillow In which nested she
Her KOlden head , nnd ns I gnzod It seemed
The air with hsavenly inspiration teemed ,
And In my brain poetic fancy wove
A SOUK whoso woof was grace , whoso web
was love.
The muse's ttnKcrs traced a poem there ,
A sonnet couched in words oC sweetness
rare.
And In Imagination I rould hear
The plaudits of tbo critics strike my ear
When on the page of fiimous innRnzlnii
That heaven-Inspired production first was
seen.
Alas ! ns rude hnnd sent to break the spell ,
Upon my car a sound discordant fell ,
A sound that wrecked the beauty of the
soon ? ,
That stripped the romance from my sleep-
Ini ; Qiioen.
And Bent mo like a rocket through tlio
doorl
Ye gods of discord , how that girl did
snore !
"Surely it cannot be
requisite to a man's ' being -
ing in earnest , that lie
should wear a perpet
ual torn.-Hare ,
If he really means business ,
let him wear one of our busi
ness suits at $15.00 ; it is suffi
cient guarantee of his earnest
purpose to appear at his best.
Cold weather has already ap
peared in the west and the east
is hoping for it too. It means
business in clothing. You
might as well avoid the rush
that comes with a sudden de
mand , and take time to select
what you want at your leisure.
Our selections for this fall and
winter are very attractive. We
hope that all of our friends will
take an early opportunity to ex
amine them. Furnishings and
hats , as well.