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( Seal. ) IT. I. PLUMH ,
N'llury ' Public In and for Douglas County ,
Neb.
If any of tliosp countorl'olt $100 Mils
him' found their way Into this part of
the country the holders are
mighty quiet about it.
Strauu'e , Is it not , that I'eiins.vlvanlaiis
do not seem to ho go ! UK into raptures
over the prospect of an extra session
of the legislature just adjourned.
The adjutant general of Nebraska is
advertising for proposals for printing
his ollk'lal report for the years 1SD7 and
1SS. ! ) What lias becomeof the state
printing boardV
The last trial of Arpibrlght for niur-
tler resulted In a sentence of only eighty-
nine years longer than the lirsl one.
If ho gels another trial It is feared ho
might bo sent up for life.
The experiment by which two f'lil-
cage men fought a fatal duel with
pitchforks might bo of value to Kuro-
pean duelists who so seldom manage to
reach results with swords and pistols.
The man who carried aloft the T'.rynn
banner In the Chicago convention has
ill last been rewarded with appointment
to an olllce by the popocratlc governor
of Nebraska.Vlio \ says republics are
ungrateful ?
One of the big trusts buying up plants
In the Iron Industry has discovered that
nn excessive valuation Is being put on
the properties. When it comes to
watering stock the trust desires to have
u monopoly.
One Spanish garrison has been located
that docs not know the war with the
T'nltetl States is ended. Hut then
there are doubtless thousands of people
In Spain who do not know there ever
was .such a war.
According to the best estimates fully
1,000,000 workers have been granted an
Increase of wages since the first of the
year. That makes at least 1,000,000 men
who cannot be convinced by the
calamityltes that there Is no prosperity
in the land under republican rule.
Notwithstanding changes In the ap
pointive unices , the populist state coin-
mltteo will continue to maintain Its
headquarters at the state house in Lin
coln. The chairmanship of the populist
ttnlo committee and the. state oil In
spectorship have come to be Inter
changeable terms.
Kvidence so far in the Investigation of
New York C'ity affairs shows that your
1'nelo Dick Oroker docs not gel left
very often. Though the stockholders
of the guaranty bond company which
bonds city employes are still walling
for a dividend , Croker's stock produced
it revenue just the bauiu.
Funds must be running low in the
exchequer or the Filipino Junta In Kn-
rope If any of them are , as reported , in
favor of giving up the struggle against
the United States. As long as there
wore anything In It they would not
think of giving up a soft berth like a
vacation In Knropo on full pay.
Reports Unit German war ships are
under orders to proceed to Samoa do
not disturb the authorities at Washing
ton for two good ami Mitliclent reasons.
1'Mrst , no trouble , HO far as Cermany Is
concerned , Is liable to occur ; and , sec
ondly , the American and Kngllsh force
at that point.Is amply able to cope with
the situation. .lingoes In all three coun
tries may talk , but neither of the three
governments will Invite a war over so
trilling u prize.
Consuls of the United States In for
eign countries , particularly those of
South America , report that American
manufacturers tire not securing the
amount of trade which they could If
the proper efforts were made. The
trouble at present is Unit under Im
proved domestic conditions the manu
facturers in intiny lines are having all
.they can do to supply the homo demand
nnd have but a limited , If any surplus ,
to sell abroad. The United States Is the
best market In the world , and protec
tion has placed a tlrst lieu cm it fur our
Tin : M.ixi.Mt'M Miu\ni ; \ : n
Among the latest batch of derisions
liamlcd down by the ( 'tilted States su
preme court that declaring unconstitu
tional the Michigan law fixing a maxi
mum charge of . < ' . ' ( } for ( .ooo-mlle tickets
for use between points Within the state
deserves more than passing notice. Hy
tills decision , which Is simply a wider
application of Die ruling made In the Ne
braska maximum freight rate cases , the
power of the state to regulate charges
of railway companies , once expressly
atllrmed by the court , Is followed out
to the point where It can exert no pres
sure whatever for the benefit of the rail-
road-patronizing public.
While the court might. In view of other
recent cases , be expected to assert that
the constitution prohibits the state leg
islatures from depriving the railroads
of their property without due process of
law by fixing arbitrary rates Irrespec
tive of their reasonableness , to sny that
' _ ' cents a mile Is an unreasonably low
limit when It has been llxed voluntarily
by the roads In so many states of the
union would be challenging common in
telligence. To avoid this untenable se
quence , the court In the Michigan mile
age case lays down an additional test
by declaring Unit the legislature no more
than the railroad can legally establish a
discriminating charge between differ
ent classes of railway patrons and ithat
the compulsory sale of 1,000-ndlo tickets
at the rate of U cents a mile would con
stitute an unjust discrimination In favor
of those able to buy their railway tick
ets at wholesale ami against those who
must pay as they go at a higher rate.
While In this particular Instance the
charter under which the railroad was
operating allowed It to exact I ! cents a
mile from passengers , the court enunci
ates It as a broad principle that a leg
islature cannot compel a. railroad com
pany to carry particular persons at a
rate materially loss than it is entitled to
charge other persons. It holds further
that Hie legislature can lix only reason
able rates and not arbitrary ones , thus
Intimating that the --cent rate would be
arbitrary.
Although if is given out at Washing
ton that tills decision "does not affect the
right of the legislature to llx niaxlimmi
rates on freight and passengers , but on
the contrary strengthens that right by
forbidding legislatures as well as rail
roads to make discriminations , " just
how this conclusion Is reached Is as dilll-
cult to sco as is tlie logic which makes a
discrimination out of the sale of 1,000-
mile tickets at rates loss than exacted
for single trips. The same reasoning
would make an illegal discrimination
out of every sale of an excursion ticket
or a round-trip ticket at rates less than
the regular mileage charge.
Unt if a cheap mileage ticket consti
tutes an Illegal discrimination , what
about the half-fares granted clergymen
and other semi-charitable claimants ami
what about the free passes sprinkled nt
wholesale among otllclals , legislators ,
politicians and lobbyists ? If cheap mile
age tickets that enable those who can
pay in advance to buy at wholesale
prices is a discrimination that compels
the railroads to keep charges up on cur
rent travel and enables the rich to ride
at tile expense of the poor , what can bo
said of the free pass that carries the
favored few for nothing ? If the poor
man who pays full faro would have to
make up the difference for the man who
rides on a cheaper rate mileage ticket ,
must ho not pay the entire expense of
carrying the brood of parasites who
work the railroads for free transporta
tion ?
As a matter of fact , the mileage book-
Is no more discrimination than Is the
classification of freight or the distinc
tion made between carload and less-
than-carload lots , both of which have
been recognized time and again by both
courts and legislatures. The trend of
recent judicial Interpretation , however ,
has boon in the direction of nullifying
the power of the state to regulate rail
road charges by legislation and the ex
tinguishment of the Michigan maximum
mileage law is simply another link In
the chain that Is transferring the power
to regulate rates from the legislature
to the federal courts.
.uv LMi'ouTiv srottr.
It appears that the relation by Cap-
< aln Coglilan of the cruiser Halelgh , at
the banquet to himself and ollicers In
New York , of the Incident at Manila
when Admiral Dewey warned the Uer-
man admiral that the blockade must
bo respected , is regarded in Washington
as being Impolitic and it Is possible that
the captain will receive some sort of
rebuke. The ( icrman ambassador has
called the attention of Scert'tary of State
Hay to the statement of the Raleigh's
commander and while there was noth
ing In the nature of a protest made , the
visit of the ambassador to the secretary
of state was a very plain intimation
that he desired some action bo taken
In the matter. It was umpiestlgnably
the duty of the ambassador to take
notice of the matter and it would seem
to bo Incumbent upon the secretary of
the navy to at least notify Captain
Coglilan that his story Is regarded by
the department as a breach of propriety.
It has been well understood that Ad
miral Dewey found It necessary to "call
down" Admiral von Diedriehs , since re
moved from command , but the details
of the Incident appear now for the first
time and from a source that will bo ac
cepted as absolutely authentic. It Is
shown from the statement of the Ha-
lelgh's commander that the conduct of
the Orman admiral had become Intolerably
erably offensive and there can be no rea
sonable doubt that he was in sympathy
with the Spaniards and disposed to
make matters as disagreeable as possi
ble for the American commander. A less
careful and patient man than Dewey
perhaps would not have tolerated the of
fensive conduct as long as ho did , line
when ho had decided to speak the Ger
man admiral heard from him in no un
certain terms , lie wa.s told , according
-Captain Coglilan , that any further
Infraction of a rule of the blockade
would moan war nnd that If war was
desired It could bo had at any time. This
was not quite diplomatic , but It seems
lo have been abundantly Justified by
the circumstances. At all events it had
the desired effect and shortly afterwards
Von Dledrlchs paid the penalty < -f his
mistake In the loss of his command.
It Is easy to understand German ills-
pleasure at the relation of this Incident
by a naval olllcer who witnessed It , but
It Involves no reflection upon the GIT
man nation and should not be allowed
to disturb good feeling.
The Chicago Tribune recalls In con
nection with the present Samoan troll-
blew ex-Secretary Gresham's not only
Interesting but prophetic comment
upon the Herlln act of 1SS ! ) "for the
neutrality and autonomous government
of the Samoan Islands" through a
tripartite foreign government over the
natives. Mr. Gresham , we are told.
then declared we had gained nothing
"beyond the expenses , the responsibili
ties and the entanglements that have HO
far been the only fruits of our relations
with Samoa. " lie claimed that the
act of Herlln , "besides involving us In
an entangling alliance , had utterly
failed to correct , If , Indeed , It had not
aggravated , the evils It was designed
to prevent. "
In saying that these utterances of
nearly a decade ago have been
strangely fulfilled the Tribune Is
eminently correct. Hut more strange ,
It goes farther and admits
that "It has become more than
ever apparent that the triple control
In Samoa Is cumbrous , Ineffectual and
productive of international dangers out
of all proportion to the value of the
paltry group of Islands in question. The
t'nlted States should elze the earliest
opportunity to withdraw from this
anomalous and impractical arrange
ment. The coaling station at 1'ago Page
harbor is the only interest this nation
lias In Samoa , and the sooner it dis
encumbers itself of the Herlln compact
the wiser It will be. "
The strange part of the whole thing is
the fact that people and papers which
like the Tribune have been shouting for
the extreme of annexation In the Philip
pines with or without the consent of
the natives are ready to concede that
our experiment In Samoa has been a
failure and lo advise complete with
drawal from the Herlin compact , saving
only the coaling station necessary as a
naval adjunct. If a coaling station in
Samoa Is the only interest this nation
has In those islands , it Is dltllcnlt to see
why one or more coaling stations in the
Philippines would not subserve all our
interests there , especially if supported
by a friendly independent government
outside.
The late Secretary Gresham foresaw
clearly the dilileulties that were sure to
beset onr path if we persisted In assert
ing sovereign powers In remote Islands
of the Paclllc , and were he alive today
he would certainly be adding his warn
ing against the dreams of colonial em
pire in the far cast.
A PIIACTICAL PHUIiLKM.
The question of the future of Cuba
Is very largely u practical question. It
relates to industrial restoration , to ma
terial development , to public Improve
ments * to the institution of sanitary
regulations , to the establishment of the
conditions that make for the upbuild
ing of the country and the prosperity
of its people. The purpose of the
rnited States in the island is that or
reconstruction on practical lines and
good progress must be made in this di
rection before an independent govern
ment can bo established with any rea
sonable hope of its being stable.
A good deal of honest and intelligent
work , as Mr. Robert I' . 1'orter points
out , has already been done by the United
States for Cuba , but there still remains
a great deal of work to do. The pro
gram mapped out , lie says , is a long
and expensive one and more money
than Is at present In sight will bo re
quired to carry It through. The build
ing of public roads , the establishment
of public schools , the Inauguration of
sanitary work , are some of the tilings
which this government , acting in con
junction with the Cuban people , must
do , and lie correctly urges that to bo
successful this work should be begun
hi the right way from the foundation
uj ) , or It will become topheavy and the
second condition of the Cuban people
will bo worse and more helpless than
the lirst. "The population , " says Mr.
1'orter , who has made a pretty thorough
study of conditions In Cuba , "must beget
got to work again In its strong indus
tries and the Holds must be made to
yield In abundance before enterprises ,
of which so much is heard , and the
success of which depends so largely
upon the prosperity of the people , can
be made to pay. Sugar , tobacco , min
ing , agriculture , timber , fruit produc
tion and miscellaneous Industries are
the true sources of Cuban wealth. Tin ?
Industrial and commercial future of
Cuba depends upon how thoroughly and
how persistently these Industries are
worked and not upon distribution of for
eign capital In enterprises which , in the
end , must bo fed by the wealth coming
from the soil. " The basic Industries of
the island must bo vigorously worked
and unless this Is done Mr. I'orler sees
only trouble and disaster ahead. In
order to do this there must lie more
labor provided and whore tills is to
come from IB a puz/.liug question. Vet
if adequate Inducement is offered the
labor needed can doubtless bo had. Why
may not Cuba draw labor from the
colored population of the south , If sulll-
clent encouragement were given It to
go there ? The supply Is certainly
abundant. Mr. I'orter flutes that the
experience heretofore with negro labor
has not been satisfactory , but ho sug
gests that under a better system of gov
ernment It may be different.
The practical view of the situation
presented by Mr. Porter Is sound , but
an obstacle to the vigorous prosecu
tion of the work to be done Is pretty
sure to bo found In political agitation
which \\-lll prevent that general co
operation of the people with our gov
ernment , In the task of reconstruction ,
which Is essential. The more Inlliien-
tltil Cuban leaders are at present more
concerned about the political than the
Industrial and commercial future or
Cuba and so long as this Is the case
the practical work of reconstruction will
bo embarrassed and retarded. It is tou
much to expect , however , thut the men
who aspire fo plan * ami power can be
made to see the mistake , at tills time ,
of political agitation.
run si'KAH
The retirement from congress of Mr.
Heed will precipitate a most Interesting
contest for the speakership of the next
house ot representatives. Already there
are half a dozen avowed candidates and
It Is to be expected that more will be
announced In due time. Perhaps before
the meeting of the next congress In De
cember If an extra session Is not called
the number of candidates will be re
duced to two or three , for the claims
and qualifications of the several aspi
rants will In the meanwhile be pretty
thoroughly discussed , lint In any event
a contest that will be of great Interest
to the republican parly is assured.
The olllce of speaker of the house , of
which Mr. Itced has said. It "has lint
one superior and no peer , " Is worthy
the ambition of any man. In authority
and Influence It Is second only to the
presidential olliee and in respect to leg
islation It may he said that ( lie speaker
Is more of a power than the executive ,
illustrations of which could be cited
from very recent history. The speaker
appoints the house committees , he to a
large extent controls the patronage of
the body and as chairman of the com
mittee on rules he may dictate the
course of legislation. No such preroga
tives belong to the president of the
senate and Indeed the presiding olllcer
of no other legislative body In the
world possesses so great powers as the
speaker of the house of representatives
of the t'nlted States. The speaker of
the Hrltlsli House of Commons is by
comparison a mere figurehead and this
Is also true of the corresponding ollicers
in other European parliaments. The
position has been occupied by some of
the most distinguished statesmen In our
history. Henry Clay was speaker in
six congresses ; .lames G. Hlalne was
three times elected to the position ,
which he HHed with notable distinction
as a parliamentarian ; Samuel .1. Han-
dall was speaker In three congresses
ami ' , Iohn ( ! . Carlisle In four , each mak
ing a splendid record ; Thomas H. Hoed
was three times speaker and his un
surpassed record as a parliamentarian
Is familiar to the country. He revolu
tionized the old parliamentary-practice
in Important respects , with the result
of making the house the best working
legislative body In the world.
The duties of the speakorship are
arduous and to achieve success in It a
man must not only he thoroughly versed
in parliamentary law and usage , but he
must have clear and quick judgment ,
firmness and the qualifications for
leadership. Mr. Heed possesses all these
in a lire-eminent degree. Who among
the avowed aspirants for the succession
measures fully up to the required .stand
ard of qualifications set by him ?
English manufacturers , particularly
those engaged in the Iron industry ,
have discovered a ray of hope , al
though of late they have taken a
gloomy view of the future on account
of American , competition , which they
seemed unab'le to moot either In price
or time of delivery of work. Their pres
ent hope does not consist In ability to
meet the prices of American firms , but
in the fact that the unprecedented demand
mand for home consumption in the
United States is keeping American
mills HO well employed that they are
thought not likely to seek many foreign
orders. Tills Is a slim rope on which to
hang. With a surplus of money In the
United States American manufacturers
are not likely to allow profitable busi
ness to go begging any great length of.
time. Protection and prosperity have
opened the door of industrial suprem
acy to the manufacturers of this coun
try and the American manufacturer can
be depended on to not only hold the ad
vantage gained but to Increase it.
The State Hanking board's report
shows the state banks of Nebraska are
in a most healthy condition with plenty
of money to supply demands. Evi
dences of this are found in the largo
Increase of deposits as compared with
the previous year and the inslgnlilcant
amount of rediscounts reported. When
the demand for money in the smaller
( owns is excessive , country banks are
compelled to rediscount their paper to
secure money Jo supply the demand. A
few years ago there were single banks
in the state reporting a larger redis
count ( than the present aggregate of all
of them $ ( ii-llii.LM. ) ) Deposits in March ,
ISM , only lack a trifle of being double
those of December , ISJKi. while loans
and discounts have Increased a little
loss than ? 1,000,000.
Spaiilshbnrg , W. Va. , preachers are
useful as well as ornamental. Ono of
them acts as deputy shorHi"as a side
line to help out a meager salary and
seeing two men in the congregation for
whom he had a warrant he adjourned
services long enough to arrest and hand
cuff them and then proceeded with his
sermon. The man who attempts to dis
turb Unit preacher's services must bo
possessed with nerve.
Last week's clearing house report
should be the last showing a decrease
for Omaha as compared with last year.
With the increased business now trans
acted at the stock yards and the general -
oral activity In all lines a substantial
Increase In clearings would bo shown
If the returns only showed the facts.
Now that a number of the appoint
ments have been llllcd by the governor
the demand for reserved seats In the
olllce ante-room should , be somewhat re
lieved. The struggle for the few re
maining places will lack nothing In In
tensity , however , even if the number
of combatants has been reduced.
AV run u hi lii a Year ,
Jialtlinoro American.
Havana , Manila nnil other cities In our
now dependencies will have Spanltd con
suls. Suanlsh Interests will still bo looked
utter In the Islands , hut with what a differ
ence !
llulr | ( IINIIK | | KvrnlH.
' Chicago Journal.
Tradition and superstition are sometimes
valuable allies when judiciously handled ,
as the quick-witted young ofllcer proved in
Manila when bo stopped tbo looting ot
rnlnrso residents by Iho simple method or
catchltiR some ringleaders nnd cutting off
their queues.
I'ri'JllMll flllllllllllI'MM'lllOll ,
Washington Tost.
' 'A mnn cannot bo a political bigamist , "
declared Mr. Drynn In one of his oratorical
flights. Yet Mr. Hrynn tnnnaRed to wed him.
self to thrco different nominations in 1S ! > 6.
Urrnt Kluliti-ri * AH" ' ! ' .
Washington Tost.
Dewey says politics Is largely n matter
of geography. H will be lecallrd that the
Into Oeneral Hancock wns roundly berated
for making a similar remark concerning
the tariff.
Klnil of IXpiiiiMliin ,
S'hlladelphlo. Ledger.
Kngllsh Iron masters are letting Impor
tant orders for locomotives and machinery
como to the United States because their
works nro so full of orders that they can
not fill any more within a reasonable Unit- .
American works are full of orders , too , but
tho/'know how to extend their capacity and
am not unwilling to do ll ; hence they are
taking even Kngllsh trade nway from ttit >
Kngllsh shops.
I'lrc I.IINNCN In ( In- lulled SI at CM.
Cleveland Leader.
America has one undisputed leadership
which ought to bo abdicated In some way.
That Is In the destruction of property by
fire. No country in Kurope pays any sucn
bills , year after year , as this republic haste
to foot on account of fires , most of wtilcn
ought to bo avoided. The annual drain
from this cause amounts to about 20 per
cent of the expenses of the United States
government , Including pensions , Interest on
the public debt and the operation of the
postolllco system.
" \VIint Advertising Uuex.
Philadelphia Hc-cord.
Throw a stone Into a stream and the
disturbance of the water will not cease un
til the concentric circles which roll on
from the point of the stone's Immersion
bo stopped by the farthest shore. Adver
tising stirs the tldo of business as reslst-
lessly as the stone moves the surface of
the water. Even If it miss the particular
object of Its aim , like a poorly directed
mlssllo thrown Into a stream , the advertis
er's thought will run out through the great
current of publicity with results as certain
as the motion caused by a pebble tossed
Into a brook.
Trade ivllh Coiiiiufrcil iNliimlti.
Spring-field Republican.
Some Increase in the export trade of the
United States to the Philippines and Cuba
and Porto Hlco Is noted. This should
naturally follow from the ending of the war
and the resumption of more normal condi
tions. The abolition of discriminating
Spanish tariffs should also help trade. And
the presence of considerable bodies of
American troops in the Islands operates to
Increase the market there for American
commodities. So much of the Increase In
our export trade as arises from tills latter
fact Is obtained at the expense of the do-
mcstlc demand.
I'll t-rrf ill Cii in par I HO n M.
New Knffland Magazine.
All the constituents of a man weighing
150 pounds are contained In 1,200 ordinary
eggs. There Is enough gas In a man to fill
a gasometer of 3,049 cubic feet ; enough hy
drogen to nil a balloon that would lift him
self ; enough Iron to make seven tacks ;
enough fat to make three to seven pounds
of candles as well as a good cake of soap ;
enough carbon to make slxty-flvu gross of
lead pencils , and enough phosphorus to make
S.OC4 boxes of matches. Six salt cellars full
of salt , a good bowlful of sugar and a
nlno and one-half gallon cask of water are
other component parts.
Our .McriMMiiiry
Baltimore American.
A minister In London has been preaching
on the love of money In America and the
marriages for money which take place here.
Ho has not carefully investigated the frank
and open title market In his own country
or ho would not bo so virtuously Indignant
over the American fondness for the al
mighty dollar. There Is scarcely a broken-
down noble house In Kngland which does
not hope to redeem Us fortunes by mar
riage with an American fortune. Perhaps
the disposition lately evinced by American
heiresses to keep their millions at homo
has something to do with the outbreak of
Hrttlsh wrath over our mercenary tenden
cies.
HOMANCHR ItlDPATII.
HIM ContrlliiiUoii In ( he AliHiirilltlcN
of ( lie Dollar Dinner.
St. Louis Glolw-Democrat.
'Not ' all the follies and absurdities of the
dollar faction Joffcrsonlan banquet In New
York were uttered by William J. Urynn.
John Clatk Hldpath contributed his full
quota to tbo imbecilities of that gathering.
Said Illdpath , It was a ntting thing that the
author of the Declaration of Independence
"should at last , In his democratic way , rldo
up to the presidential mansion , like the
plain man that he was , hitch his horse and
make ready , without the presence of a cav
alcade of venal olllco-seekers , to take the
oath as chief cxccutlvo of a democratic na
tion. "
That horso-hltchlng story is a notion. It
comes up every four years In the democratic
press throughout the country , but not the
smallest atom of truth was over In It. No
mention of any such thing was made in any
of the papers published at that time. On
the contrary , the records of that day show
that a widely different condition of things
prevailed at the Jefforsonlan Inauguration
from what Hldpath and the other democratic
romancers talk about. The Aurora , which
was one of the yellowest of the Jeffersonlan
papers , said , In Its edition of March 11 , 1S01 ,
describing the Inauguration ceremonies , that
"at an early hour on Wednesday , March ,
the city of Washington presented a spec
tacle of uncommon animation ; " that "at 12
o'clock Thomas Jefferson , attended by a
number of his fellow-citizens , among whom
were many members of congress , repaired
to the capital ; " that "ho entered the capltol
under n discharge of artillery , " and that
"as soon as ho withdrew a discharge of ar
tillery was made. "
The horso-hltching fake , which , of course ,
nidpath himself did not Invent , hut merely
repeats , was a cheat In Its conception and a
fraud In Us distribution , for many of those
who have retailed It undoubtedly knew It
was false. Kqually tricky Is IMdpath's sneer
about the "venal olllce-seekers. " Jefferson ,
during his eight yearn of service , removed
thirty-nine federal officials. All the other
presidents along to Jackson Washington ,
John Adams , Madison , Monroe and John
Qulncy Adams removed only thirty-five In
the aggregate. Jefferson turned Roodrlch , "
out of the ofllco of collector of New Haven '
and put Ilishop In. Roodrlch was capable 1
and had given satisfaction to the people of i
his district. HIshop was 78 years of age I
and Incapable. Jefferson put Ooadrlch'out )
because ho waii a federalist and put lilshop
In because ho was a democrat. When the
citizens of New Haven , democrats and feder
alists alike , protested against this outrage
Jefferson defended himself by asking : "If a
duo participation of olllca Is a matter of
right , how are vacancies to ho obtained ?
These by death are lew , by resignation
none. " The greater part of the assertions
and deductions of the liryan-llldpath party
Is a mlxturo of Ignoranca and mendacity.
The Ignorance belongs to the Dryans and
the mendacity to the Itldpaths. Hldpath
probably know there was no truth In that 1
horse-hitching fable. Ho unquestionably' 1
knew the lioodnch-Dlshop affair and the
rabid partisanship that H betrayed. I
] SKVl l.AH SHOTS AT Till ? I'l I.IMT ,
Somervlllo Journal : Some ministers don't
practice all they preach , but the members
of the choir have to practice all they sing.
St. Paul 1'loncer Profs : Throe Colutnbui
( O. ) churches have made a rule thai women
fhnll take off their hats during service.
. The movement will probably fall through , as
It deserves to do. The pnmo reasons for
bared heads do not obtain In n church n * In
a theater and women are perfectly Justified
In refusing to uncover 'their ' heads In an
edifice where they are supposed to appear
In street rather thnn In gala costume. U
would be n great Inconvenience to the
women , unless the churches shall provide
dressing rooms nnd waiting maids for the
custody of the hats.
Unltlmore American : A serious social con
vulsion Mrs under the apparently Innocent
question brought up by a Cotlmm church
as to whether Us femlnlno members shall
remove tholr hats. The question Is
broached by the men exclusively and shows
the proverbial masculine want of tact In
being brought up Just before Master. The
right and the wrong of 'tho ' matter maybe
bo gravely debated , but It Is safe to predict
that , whatever the decision , the hata and
bonnets will stay on. The movement may
or may not be a desirable reform , but had
It been started toward the close of the sea
son It would have some prospect of suc
cess.
Chicago Chronicle : In these days of pro
gressive pulpit methods It Is not surprising
to learn that a New York Methodist min
ister named llaylls were the costume of a
cowboy last Sunday while preaching nt the
Dowery mission. Mr. Haylls' remarks to his
audience , Judging from the published re
ports , Kcem to have been about as sensa
tional as his costume. These modern Inno
vators have already Introduced packs of
cards , sleight-of-hand performances nnd
other realistic exhibitions Into the pulpit ,
and there Is no telling where they will
stop. Perhaps with the aid of an assistant
they will yet put on four-ounce gloves and
engage In a realistic pantomimic represent
ation of the new Imperialistic doctrine of
pommeling religion Into reluctant converts.
Ij AXI1 OTIIIJUWlSn.
The chirping of robins Is a misleading
harbinger ot spring. Walt till the lawn
mower sings.
Will 1) ) . Straight couldn't live up to his
name. He is doing time In a Kansas jail
for the crime of bigamy.
Oddly enough most of New Jersey's public
men arc bachelors. Among these nro Gov
ernor Voorhces , United States Senator Kean ,
Speaker Watkins and State Comptroller
Hancock.
The report that Kdmond Hostand , author
of Cyrano do Ucrgernc , is Insane. Is calcu
lated to Inllato Chicago importance as a
literary center. Mr. Gross remarks , " 1 told
you so. "
Ono division of the llrooklyn courts
turned down a petition requesting the Judges
to wear gowns. It was suggested that
gowns would add to the dignity of the court ,
but the .court . replied that clothes do not
confer dignity.
Colonel Duncan N. Hood , commander of
the Holguln district of Santiago province , ia
the youngest olllcer ot his rank In the army
and so far as possible selected young men
as ollicers for his regiment. Ho Is a son of
the confederate General Hood.
M. M. Glllam , an eastern advertising ex
pert , places the order ot Importance In
newspapers as first the advertisements , sec
ondly the news , and lastly the editorials.
In the estimation of the business olllce , Mr.
Glllam has a remarkably level head.
Kansas papers are severely criticising the
action of a Newton lawyer who obtained pos
session of all tbo property of a woman whom
! io defended. The woman wns convicted ,
and the newspapers Insist that the lawyer
should keep her company In the penitentiary.
Down In Kansas City the authorities in
sist on divorcing the hydrant from the milk
can and have imposed liberal lines on deal
ers who persist In clinging to the union.
Since the townspeople embraced the notion
of free baths they desire to restrict the use
of water to the tub.
Kishing , like adversity and politics , makes
strange bedfellows. GroVer Cleveland and
Mark Hanna arc , with a number of other
well known men , members of a tarpon llsh-
ng club which has just been organized In
Texas by 15. H. K. Green ( son ot "Hetty"
Green ) . The organization owns a $25,000
club house on 'Mustang ' Island , near Hock-
port , Tex.
Chicago has a largo assortment of hot
things , but Chicago river has not been , hcro-
ofore , included In the bunch. A raging
nro in tbo bosom of that limpid stream , u
cw days ago , proved Us combustibility and
, ; reatly astonished the "town. As an adequate -
quato nre risk cannot be obtained on It
the town Is Eobcrly discussing ways and
neans to render It nrcproof. The most
feasible and profitable plan Is to compress
t Into brick and use It for fuel.
AS AVIS 1'A.SS HY.
I'oili-xIrlniiH Ilnllcil liy the ArllMllr
IHNpla.vN of Slimv Wlnilii\VM.
Philadelphia Times.
It Is In spring that the windows of the
hops are particularly attractive. With the
advent of the balmy days which woo the
vorld to walk without doors , these window
llsplays , by the appropriateness nnd variety
if their exhibits , and the art of their nr-
angcmcnt , challenge the pedestrian to pausu
> eforo them.
The alert man of business realizes the Im
portant part the shop window plays In the
lopularlzatlon of his store. Not only the
nvposing array of windows encircling the
; paclous temples of commerce , but the Hlnnle
; lnss of the smaller establishments is utll-
zed to advantage In impressing upon notice
ho character , quality and variety of the
vares obtainable within. Strolling along a
itreet of shops the eye Is confronted with a
lanornmlc display of picture : ) which bring
joforo the vision all manner of articles of
iccesslty and of luxury , seasonably se-
octed and strikingly disposed.
The decoration of the store window has
amo to bo regarded as an essential feature
at the business of the firm , and , In conso-
nienco , there has sprung Into existence a
ecognlzed occupation that of the window
lecorator. Then ) are business linns that
ngngo an export , who devotes himself cn-
Iroly to arranging their window exhibitions ,
and his ability can bo quickly gauged by the
art of eye and skill of hand evinced In the
display that loolm out upon the oMowalk.
So that , whether It bo an exhibit of Jewels
or of millinery , stationery if fashionable
tints , or books just Issued frcm the press , of
parasols , neckties , hosiery , music , candy or
flowers , the artist of the window strives per
sistently for effective composition and har
monization of colors as the artist of the
Btudto does In the development of Ills
academy painting , bringing Into play the
full measure of his talent In the evolution
of u picture which will make on Immediate
appeal to the public eyt > ami Invite to an
observation of the greater wealth of
merchandise displayed within.
IIHOW.V riM'.NTY'SIJV WOMAN.
lliiutN HIT .Mule Oiioni.it | for a I'u-
Illlrnl Olllce.
Mlnnoaiiolla Times.
The official career of Miss Kstello Mae
DnvUson , the now prosecuting attorney of
Drown county , Nebraska , will bo watchoJ
closely both by those who believe In the
"now woman" and these who deprecate. If
'MIt-K Imlsaou does battle with lawbreakers
as valiantly and successfully as sbo has
fought for her own rights she will bo a
terror to evildoers In Ilrown county , an
honor to the ballhvlck and a credit to her
toIKr opposing candidate \\vft J. ( ' . Tol-
liver , and tbo olllciul count last full euro him
the rlcvtlon by one vole. Miss llnvl-son ton-
clu.led . to see nlmiil that , so she contented I" "
that there had been
cleollon on the ground
three Illegal votes cnsl-.wo of them by per-
ROIIS who were not legal voters ot the county
mind.
and the third by n man of unsound
The cnso was tried In the district court and
. Miss Davljson'fl contention was susta ned.
Uiiks. < i the case Is appealed and reversed the
young lady will soon 'bo making crime odious
In the good old county of Ilrown.
The successful young woman Is said.to bo
well equipped for the position. She Is n
graduate of the law school of the Slate uni
versity , and Is pronounced n good lawyer by
her fellow barristers.
If she Is competent , honest , industrious
mid plucky and If she has received the
necessary number of legal votes for th
olllco , why shouldn't she be prosecuting at
torney ? If Tolllver had to ring In two non
residents and an Imbecllu to beat a woman
ho would better < lrop the contest right whore
It Is nnd let her have the place. The less
ho says about It the heller his credit will be.
Here's hoping Miss Davlsson will be such
a terror to evildoers as Ilrown county never
had In the prosecuting attorney's ollleo bo-
fore. H Is common report that the cnnvnM
she made and the contest she hns pushed to
n successful conclusion were so plucklly
conducted ns to stamp her a nghtlng lawyer
In the best sense of the term , and If she lives
up to her record , Ilrown county will possea *
a prosecutor 'worth having.
DOMKSTir IM.KASAXTUinH.
Snmcrvlllo Journal : Waggles \Vhnt a
pretty babv ! ,
Proud Mother Do you think PO ?
Waggle-- Yes , and a perfect Imago of hlfl
mother , too !
Detroit Jotirn.il : "A woman cries nt her
wedding as If she had ln. t her best friend. "
"Well , Mhe'H made a husband of him , and
It comes to the same thing. "
Chicago Uncord : "Consistency's n Jewel. "
"That's ill' Hunt , but you ran't work U
off on any girl Instead of n diamond ring. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Shevnn deter
mined tn bo married In her bicycle milt.
"UVl'.V"
"Wc-ll. Hut's why she never has been
tnnrrlcd. "
Chicago Tribune : Tilled Husband ( shrug
ging hlfi sboulders ) You took me us 1 am ,
my dear. You'll have to put up with me.
American Hclross I can put up with you
canny enough , it's what 1 have to put up
for you that hurts.
Detroit Free Press : Lilian Marie , does
your husband pot vexed If you Interrupt
him when he's ta'klnu ?
Marie No ; but he ( jets furious If I In
terrupt him when bo's eating or sleeping.
Washington Star : "Do you think he will
propose1skeil her mother.
" 11 ? will If I want him to , " answered the
daughter , for the modern girl la usually
quite conscious of her own power.
Spmervlllo Journal : When a mnn has
bought a lot of furniture on the Installment
plan he bus the satisfaction of knowing
that there N at .leant one man In th * world
who Is deeply Interested In his welfare.
Chicago Post : In the uncertain Unlit of
evening ho contemplated hsr , bitterly.
She was "Ittlng sllpiit , resting her dimpled
chin upon her hands.
"Yes , and then there's the matter of a
new spring bonnet ! " she proceeded when
her chin wan a bit rested.
All the whllo ho had felt that the-end
wa.s not ytt.
I.MI'ATIKXT O.\i.S. ;
An earnest little child wlthi eyes of lilue ,
IJrlght with impatience , opened wonder-
Wlllp ,
Teasing he sought , as petted children do.
Now coaxing , now Insisting not denied ,
"Your Qilrthd.iy Is tomorrow , dear , n
short delay. "
"Mother. I cannot wait. I want my loyi
itoday. "
A slender maiden , simply gowned In white ,
Ruthlessly plucked < thn Mowers near tha
gate.
Calm shone the moon , lovely the summer
night ,
Impotuoii" was her voice. "I hate to wait. "
"Forgive me , dear , " her tardy lover
pried ,
"Forbear your anger and bccomo my
bride. "
An eager youth , seeking reward of fame.
Poured out 4hc inmost treasures of Ills
heart
In vain attempt to trace , his humble name
Upon fi corner of earth's mottled elmrt.
Th- slow old world denied the high os-
ta.tp ;
nroken , ho foil. Alas , he could not wait.
A yearning wife , yet to her country true ,
Sim saw her soldier husband sail away.
God speed his ihp ! , safely to bring him
through
That waste of watirs to Manila's bay.
The war's wild rumors came. What
was bis fate ?
nt'ona her cry. "Dear Lord , .how . can
I wait ? "
A mother wilts. De-atli's angel hovers near
Above a vouch It bends , her only child.
Clcspi-'It ' comes , dark falls the shadow drear
Anon she plnuls , the whllo her heart
beats iwlld ,
"Stay that dread hand. It cannot bn
too latp.
"Father above , In mercy bid him wait. "
Far spent the day , the evening shadows
long
Across the highway fall dn wavering
slant :
Soft on the stilly nlr1 the lark's last p.all
I5ld us gooil night , 'bu'oro ' tbo tlay Is
spent.
A careworn man. with slow , uneven gait
Patiently plods ills way , content to wait !
AVby should we reach with over eager hand
To gather lluwprs that nnipt soon dncay ?
Or why again , rebellious , lake , our utand
Airaln't the swelling tldo ttv cannot stay ?
TInablp we to malto life's tangln straight
One les'on only must WP learn lo wait
KDITII DARLING OARLOCII.
"Lady's
Straw Hats. "
Correct form in this class of
headwear is a study in itself
and we have been spending
time and thought in this de
partment "Those who know"
the ladies that have made their
selection of either a straw sailor ,
or walking hat here have oc
casion to be happy for they
are Just right" in every sense of
the world new shapes , new
braids and new prices 50c up
to $3.00.
A special invitation is extend
ed to the ladies to pay our second
end floor a visit and see the
choice and exclusive assortment
we are showing of ladies'
straw hats.