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According to Xi'brnskn'R experience
railroad pusson judiciously planted will
bear fruit ut assessment time.
It Is only one of those peculiar coinci
dences that the stove makers have to
wait till summer to gDt warmed up to
the point of forming a stove trust.
Another of the former rulers of Egypt
has been found , but .he la not likely to
dispute the title of the present khedlvc ,
as he has been dead for 11,500 years.
Husscll Sage paid an unusual compli
ment to the late Hoswell 1 * . Flower
wlicii he said the dead man's word was
good for § 1,000,000 any time. Most people
ple have to show Itussell.
The Spanish government Is Investing
In a new model of rapid-fire gun. If
the Spanish would only learn first to
tjhoot with the guns they have they
might accomplish better results.
flf t'he ' British government will only
exert Itself to suppress the Sunday
newspaper , which has mittlc its appear-
since In London , the popularity and suc
cess of the Sunday Issue will be as
sured.
.1. Sterling Morton ventures to assert
that a gold standard democracy could
carry Pennsylvania In 1000. This Is an
other Instance where the sage of Arbor
Ixdge knows he will not be put to the
proof. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
An organ grinder some time ago laid
claim to an English dukedom and now
u street sweeper has set up his right
to an earldom. An injection of such
genuine hustle-for-a-llvlng blood may
rejuvenate the English titled aristoc
racy.
Agnlnuldo is reported to be debating
the advisability of surrender , as "the
long warfare necessary to conquer the
United States would drain the Filipino
resources. " Aguhmldo must be getting
footsore from Ids rapid and continued
retreating.
The Unsslans are to adopt the Gregor
ian calendar June 1. They propos > to
catcii up Clio time thny have lost In a
day , but It will take them longer than
that to get tip to date In matters of
government. In that llrto they are
about three ct'iitilth's behind the calen
dar.
Under the code adopted by the state
bouse reformers the public has no right
to Imiulro whether ur not the slate se
cures the best bargain offered in the
purchase of an executive mansion. Pay
your taxes and the reform olllclals will
attend to the matter of spending the
money.
Although the railroad managers have
just solemnly proclaimed that there Is
no discriminating rate-making going on ,
the Interstate Commerce commission
lias Inaugurated proceedings In response
to repeated complaints to abolish dis
criminations In seaboard grain rates.
This does not look as If the conimlHslon
puts any more faith in the assurances of
the railroad representatives than do the
ordinary people.
The mountain would not come to Mahomet
hemet nor Mahomet go to the moun
tain , so Com Paid Kruger and the
Itrltlsh representative have agreed to
meet on neutral ground to discuss their
differences. When two hard-headed
fellow , : ) like .lohn Hull and President
Kruger disagree the process of recon
ciliation is not the most placid thing
in the world , but mutual admiration for
each other's qualities tells them tp get
together on a peace basis.
The Huslness Men's Republican league
of Pennsylvania , which organization last
fall put forth special efforts to secure
the election of anti-Quay candidates for
vlw legislature , was Issued u manifesto
challenging Quay to stand as a candi
date for state treasurer this full , so as
to make a test of his popularity and
gave the party another demoralizing
contest in the presidential y ar. It maybe
bo safely predicted that Mr. Quay will
Wink his left eye at this proposition
nnd pass it by lu scornful slleuce ,
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T11K JyillFT TOtr.IRD IWCIAUSM.
The last quarter of the nlnete- > nth
century has witnessed a universal
undercurrent toward socialism In every
quarter of the globe , In Europe and
notably In Gennnny , Austria and
France , this moveiiKMit has been di
rected Into channels controlled by the
government wlt'i ' a vle.w to preventing
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political revolutions , Not only has the
socialistic principle received recognition
by the government through the owner
ship and operation of railways , tele
graphs , telephones and savings banks ,
but also through compulsory Insurance
laws making provision for the wage
worker nnd his family by guaranteeing
them an Income In case of sickness , old
age or death.
In the United States the tendency
toward centralization has become one
of the most striking features not only
of the body politic but also of the en
tire commercial and Industrial body.
The organization of syndicates to con
trol nnd operate great systoins of rail
ways capitalized at billions of dollars ,
the monopolization of telegraphs and
telephones in the hands ot two or three
ponderous corporations and the forma
tion of colossal combinations known ns
trusts that have secured control of
nearly owry important Industry have
created a popular sentiment that must
eventually materialize In measures that
will revolutionize our present system of
government by establishing state so
cialism as the safety-valve against cor
porate aggression and plutocratic domi
nation.
This drift of resistless public opinion
Is Impressing itself more and more
forcibly from day to day upon every
thinking mind and the irrepressible con-
lllct between the masses and classes
can bo avoided or deferred only by wise
legislation that will recognize the In
evitable.
Twenty-live years ago the number of
people In America who favored postal
telegraphs or postal savings banks was
Insignificant Today 00 per cent of the
American people arc earnestly in favor
of both these propositions and were the
question submitted to popular vote the
verdict would bo overwhelming for
them.
Ten years ago and even live years
ago the number of people willing to ad
vocate government ownership and
opsration of railroads scarcely reached
respectable proportions. The dread
that such n change would make the
party lu power invincible and the fear
that the government could not perform
the work ns ellleicntly and satisfactorily
arc giving -way to the apprehension that
It Is safer for the people and free in
stitutions for the government to run the
railroads than for the railroads to run
the government
Where a few years back there was
one iran in favor of public ownership
of the facilities for supplying municipal
necessity , there are now llfly calling
for the abolition of the corporate fran
chises and the absorption of these func
tions by the people through their city
governments. In this , as in relation to
the railway question , public sentiment
has undergone a change because of the
ptcvalllng Impression that unless the
people acquire these plants sooner or
later , they will have no city govern
ment except as dictated by the owners
and managers of the ft-anchlsed cor-
por.vtlous.
To assume that the popular tendency
toward socialistic reforms Is duo solely
or chiefly to the pernicious agitation of
cranks , demagogues nnd visionaries
would bo wide of the mark. The truth
Is , that the gigantic concerns which sub
sist on the people's necessities and sol-
llshly manipulate legislatures , con
gresses and courts by the corrupt use
of money extorted from their patrons
niid the abuse of the favors they are
able to extend to public otllelals and
men of Influence In all callings , have
done more to stimulate the socialistic
propaganda and Its popular cndorse-
nipnt than all other agencies combined.
The upbuilding of trusts as allied to
the powerful corporations that own and
control the highways of commerce has
only added fuel to the llnmc and the
disgusting exhibitions of the American
money aristocracy both at home and
abroad fan the iliv that threatens
America with a. socialistic conflagration
unless the remedies are promptly nnd
effectively applied.
anon WORDS run cun.ixs.
Contradictory reports In regard to
conditions In Cuba are confusing to the
public mind In this country and It would
bo well to give credence to no state
ments which do not como from olliclnl
sources , which may reasonably be pre
sumed to have no motive for giving out
anything but the truth. Newspaper
correspondents cannot always be de
pended upon to give an entirely straight
forward and unprejudiced account of
affairs. Planters and property holders
In Cuba , who are generally annexntlon-
ists , are hardly trustworthy witnesses
as to the conditions there. The most
reliable testimony Is that of the mili
tary olllcors whose duties bring them
Into constant contact with the people.
Among these there Is none whose
statements and whoso opinion are bet-
Ur entitled to confidence than those of
General Wood , military governor of the
province of Santiago , lie has shown
himself to be a man of uncommon ad
ministrative ability and perhaps no
American has made n more Intelligent
and careful study of the character and
capabilities of the Cuban people. At
the same time ho has considered care
fully tlie problem of government there.
General Wood says that the charge that
the Cubans are lossy and unwilling to
work Is not true ; they are not only
willing but anxious to work. The prob
lem has never been one of finding work
ers , but of giving work to those who
wished It. "AH that Is wanted In
Cuba , " he says , "to Insure good order
Is an army of workmen. Give UKMII
work , free them from militarism , and ,
with a moderate but elllclent police
force , good order will prevail. The dis
orders of today are but the disorders of
hungry men without food and without
money to buy It. " Any people will bo
disorderly under such circumstances.
In regard to the claim that the Cubans
are not capable of governing themselves -
selves , Ucnorul Wood states that it has ,
thtiH far. not been substantiated In the
province of Santiago. On the con
trary the civil olllclals appointed on the
recommendation of the ix > oplc have
been found faithful nnd olllclent. ( Sen-
eral Wood Justly says that this record
will compare favorably with that of any
people. The Cubans have , of course ,
much to learn In the matter of civil ad
ministration , but they do wonderfully
w ll under the circumstances.
Other olllclnl testimony favorable to
the Cubans Is that of General WlUon ,
commanding Santa Clara province , lie
states that stories of brlgaiidaw there
are Unfounded and he Is so well satis-
fled with the orderly condition of tli < -
province nnd the spirit of the people
that he urged General Hrooko not to
organize n force of rural police for the
province , but to allow the money that
would b > thus used to be expended for
other purposes. Xo less gratifying re
port comes from Puerto Principe. The
conditions In the nuue populous prov
inces of Havana , Matanzas and Plnnr
del Rio may bo somewhat less favora
ble , but there Is reason to think they
are by no means so bad as some cor
respondents nnd private Individuals
have reported. 11 Is needless to say that
( lie task of the United States in Culm Is
far from llnlshed , but the statements of
such coniK'tent ] and trustworthy olllclals
as Generals Wood and Wilson leave no
doubt that It Is making good progress.
LlXRlWrWKKA L.UVALTl'AXl ) THKAHUX
There arc several unreconstructed
rebels left yet down In the old confed
eracy. At the reunion of United Con
federate Veterans held at Charleston ,
S. C. , during the past week , Rev. Taylor
Martin of Pulaskl , Va. , Is reported as
denouncing the suggestion of Presi
dent McKInley commending graves of
the confederate dead to the nation's
care. lie declared the confederate vet
erans would have nothing to do with any
suggestion from the president and they
would never place themselves in the at
titude of being under obligations to the
government that slew southern men ,
and concluded his bitter harangue by
saying that the dead heroes of the con
federacy had rather be In unmarked
graves kept green by southern women
than sleep beneath the costliest monument
ment the federal government could
erect
This only conllrms the opinion of The
Bee that the president made a mistake
in rating the emotional outburst of loy
alty as against the Spanish enemy
which greeted him on his southern tour
last fall as evidence
an of patriotic repentance -
pentance of the war of the rebellion
on the part of the ex-confederates. A
generous tribute to the valor of the
south Is one thing , but nn attempt to
place on a level the sacrifices made
by the men. who fought for the flag
with those who fought to destroy the
government Is an entirely different
thing.
The Hno between loyalty and treason
should be drawn somewhere.
KtlKD OK CAbAL ItUVTES.
It Is well understood that to the In
fluence of ex-Speaker Reed was largely
due the failure of the Nicaragua canal
bill in the last congress. Why he op
posed that measure is indicated in a
paper in the May number of the North
American Review , In which Mr. Reed
very lucidly sets forth , from the data
available , the character of the Panama
and Nicaragua routes , ns to which he
says the world has settled down upon
the belief that they are the only routes
that can be the scene of the great com
merce which Is hoped for in the future.
Mr. Reed Is not opposed to an Isthmian
canal. On the contrary he regards the
construction of such a waterway as
certain of accomplishment "The llmil
result , " he says , "no one can doubt.
The commerce of the world In due time
will eliminate Cape Horn to ns com
plete n degree as It has eliminated the
Cape of Good Hope. The uneasy
dream of100 years will soon be a wak
ing reality mid , across the rockbonml
ridge which for all these years has de-
lied the ingenuity of man , the great
ships will go , freighted with the rich
cargoes and the civilization of com-
msrco and peace. " But Mr. Reed de
clares that the problem is too difficult
to be mastered by enthusiasm alone ,
that sound sense nnd discretion must
also bo called into action.
How dlfllcult the problem Is Mr. Reed
shows in an analysis of the various
plans for the construction of the Nica
ragua canal , between which there Is
wide divergence , both as to the engi
neering work necessary and the cost.
As to the former the dllllcultles .seem
almost Insurmountable , while In regard
to cost the estimates vary from ? ( ) . " , -
000,000 to § l.-i01000,000. The lower
figures are those of the Maritime Canal
company , which everybody except per
haps the engineer who made them now
regards as an absurd undeivstlmate.
Indeed the higher estimate Is believed
by some to be below what the canal
would probably cost The untrust
worthy character of estimates of ex
penditure for an undertaking of this
kind Is shown In the cases of the SUCK
and Manchester canals , the former costIng -
Ing nearly three times the amount esti
mated and the latter ISO per cent more
than was estimated. In view of such
facts they are not unreasonable who
assert that the construction of the
Nicaragua canal would probably require
nn expenditure of not less than ? 200-
000,000.
Mr. Reed Is evidently favorably in
clined toward the Panama route , which
he hays seems to bo two-thirds exca
vated and to be one-half llnlshed. Ho
remarks as to this enterprise that Its
projectors are at work now asking help
from no one , while the Grace syndicate
declare that they are ready to build the
Nicaragua canal without any govern
ment aid , "If it should be found , " says
Mr. Reed , "that two canals are ready
to be built by private capital , or even
one , the neutrality of one being guar
anteed by the United States by the
treaty of 1S411 , and both perhaps by the
Clayton-Hulwer treaty , then wo shall
have to consider what we want further.
If we want a canal built by the United
States government under Its own con
trol , with power to llx discriminating
rates in favor of Its own citizens , with
duo fortlQcutlouu for tlmo of war , then
wo must consider our foreign relations ,
it seems admitted by the friends of the
Nicaragua canal that these relations do
not , as they stand now , admit such ac
tion oil our part Hitherto , the treaty
In one way has bf-n refuied amend
ment by Great Britain , though thereto
often requested. It I.- * also not serl
mt ly expected that even under the
present roseatc , relations , any change
of attitude will take place. " Obviously
Mr. Reed Is of the opinion that the ad
vantages llnnnclal , commercial and po
litical are largely in favor of the
Panama canal. There are a great many
others who take this view.
\B H.ISAM'S KlliI.M.IKKit.
The whirligig of time may not always
bring Its revenges , but It often brings
on Its surprises. Wo have witnessed
the annual crowning of King Ak-Sar-
Hon , whose remn is supreme over all his
subjects and whose title can never bo
disputed by upstart pretenders. Hut
who expected tiny Nebraskan to achieve
the distinction of acting the role of
kingmaker , as has our honored fellow-
citizen who upholds the honor of the
nation as United States consul general
at Apia , Samoa ?
Latest Sainoan newspapers which
have Just tvached this olilce contain the
following solemn proclamation :
It Is hereby made known to nil Samoans
I'hat ' Malleto.i Tanu Mnfltl lias been Installed
ns king of Samoa by the combined naval
forces of Great Britain and the United
States of America on March 23 , Ills flag
was saluted by the war ships of these pow
ers.
ers.Now
Now all Samoans of the so-called Mataafa
faction are Informed tliat If they acknowl-
odRO by sending deputations at once from
each district to Mullnuu their lawful King
Malictoa Tanu Mallll , who holds his posi
tion by the great treaty and the decision
ot tho. chief justice under It , they will bo
allowed to return to their homes and resums
their usual vocations without molestation.
The very strongest measures will bo taken
at once ngalnst all rebels who do not com
ply wltli this proclamation.
u w. osnortN ,
United States Consul General.
AVlth this royal edict before them , the
men nnd women of Samoa who clothe
themselves chiefly In glass beads , tattoo-
marks and smiles , cannot fall to do
homage to Mnllclon Tanu Mallli and to
turn their backs upon Mataafa , who
was , figuratively speaking , hoisted fifty
feet in the air by the big toe of Ne
braska's king pin , whose return from
Samoa will some day be hailed with the
same acclaim by the citizens of lllnlr as
would have greeted Admiral Dewey
had he arranged his return to the United
States by the short cut through Blair
and California Junction.
All hall Malletoa , king of Samoa ! But
thrice all hail the kingmaker.
DKIVCY'IS DECISION.
The decision of Admiral Dewey to
come to the United States byway of
the Suez canal will bo a great
disappointment to the people of the
west , but as wo pointed out a few days
ago it was to have been expected. Ad
miral Dewey leaves Manila to obtain
quiet and rest , which he says the con
dition of his health Imperatively re
quires , and he proposes to take plenty
of time on the homeward Journey. The
distance from Manila to New York by
the Suez route is considerably greater
than from Manila to San Francisco , but
the railroad trip across the continent ,
with popular demonstrations at nearly
every point along the route , would bo
a strain that would severely test the
physical vitality of a man in robust
health and which it would be reckless
in Admiral Dewey to encounter. Be
sides there would be little really rest
ful In n trip across the Pacillc , with
scarcely anything for mental diversion.
On the route Dewey'will take he will
find much to divert him , doubtless -with
beneficial effect upon his health. There
are numerous points where he can stop
and pass the time pleasantly , nnd the
statement that he may be several
months on the Journey Indicates that it
Is his Intention to visit all points of In
terest on the route.
Nobody will doubt that Admiral
Dewey heartily appreciates the desire
of the west to do him honor nnd It Is
to be presumed that when he shall have
regained his health he will visit this
section of the country. Although not
disposed to seek popular applause , but
rather to shun It , he will yet probably
wish to give all his countrymen an op
portunity to demonstrate their esteem
and admiration. Should such n chance
come to the west Admiral Dewey -will
find that nowhere are his achievements
held In higher regard than by the people
ple of this section.
One of the results of the military con
trol of Culm , Porto Rico and the Philip-
plne.i is a shortage of army ofllcers for
active duty. The American military
establishment , unlike that of foreign na
tions , does not provide for a large num
ber of olllcers in addition to those neces
sary for actual military service. Some
who could bo spared have In the past
been assigned as acting Indian agents
or military instructors , but those com
prise comparatively a small number.
The great dllllcnlty is t'Jie ' detail of a
large number of ofllcers for the per
formance of duty In the Islands purely
civil In Its nature. The mustering out
of volunteer oflicers with their regi
ments is Increasing this dlfllcultywith
which congress alone can deal. It Is
becoming manifest to army ofllcers that
one national military training school
will not sulllco to supply the wants of
the government If the army is to be or
ganized on the basis of expansion and
colonial service. At least one more mili
tary academy will have to bo estab
lished at the most available point That
brings up the question whether the time
has not arrived for converting Fort
Crook Into a western West Point
By the ratification of the Anglo-
French agreement all the vast continent
of Africa , with the exception of four
small states , Is apportioned among Eu
ropean countries. T-ho title of Euro
pean nations to the greater portion Is
only nominal and simply means that the
powers hnvo agreed that each shall l .
permitted to assimilate the territory
allotted-to It , provided It can do so. As
to what the ultimate result will bo the
western hemisphere may offer a fair
IndJX. The bectlons settled by progress
ive people or which fall to the lot of
weakling nations are almost certain to
break away when they have doffcd their
swaddling clothes anil world powers yet
undreamed of may be carved out of the
dark continent.
If the product of the Whisky trust Is
diluted as heavily as the stork the price
of a modern drunk will b enhanced
considerably. According to testimony
before the congressional Investigating
committee the owners of distilleries re
ceived the value of their plants In cash ,
as much more In preferred stock and
then again the same amount In com
mon stock. The capitalists who put up
the money got a corresponding amount
In preferred stock and one and one-half
times that In common stock. Bascom In
the palmiest days of confederate X
roads never dreamed of such extrava
gant watering of his stock of whisky.
Tom L. .lohnson , the great street rail
way magnate , Is a believer In municipal
ownership of street railways and Is
more than willing that the city of De
troit should try the experiment The
principal dllllculty in the way Is that
Tom now owns the lines and the city
is not willing to pay his price to secure
possession. Like a great many more
alleged public benefactors , Philanthro
pist Johnson speaks two words for him
self to one for the public good.
The democratic central committee has
decided that appointees of Governor
Poynter which are to be credited to that
party must have the Ilerdman-Dahl-
man stamp blown In the bottle , and the
governor Is said to have acquiesced In
t'he ' decision. Applicants for , olilce can
regulate their affairs accordingly. If
they want plo they must join the gang.
Newfoundland has expressed Itself
recently In favor of annexation to the
United States. If promiscuous annexa
tion is to bo the order of the day it may
be preferable to annex a few hundred
Icebergs and granite reefs enveloped in
perpetual fog to volcanic Islands swept
by periodic hurricanes and Infested
with wild beasts and wilder men.
The heirs of a man who left Xow York
to preserve his health when the British
evacuated the city during the revolu
tionary war arc suing to recover a large
section of the townsite. But they will
probably hand their claim down to sev
eral more generations before they se
cure a favorable verdict
Alno a Koiir-Cciit Pnre.
Philadelphia Times.
At first the Idea of municipal ownership
of the street car in Indianapolis was thought
to bo a joke , but the people soon got on
to It.
( Inlet on One I'otiit.
Washington Star.
Aguinaldo Is perhaps entitled to sonic llttlo
credit for the candid manner In which ho has
refrained from claiming that any ot his
towns were fireproof.
Hotter Iiiitu TIuiii Never.
Baltimore American.
Benjamin Franklin is to have his first
stutuo put up In Philadelphia. Americans
are not unforgetful of their great men's
memories. If ono only gives them time.
A'nlue of Ijilvci'Nlly Training.
Chicago Post.
The young men of Lincoln , Neb. , who an
nounced a bloomer drill by the young women
as "a grand exhibition of trained calves"
have been quick to grasp modern advertising
methods and doubtless will bo heard from
later In the theatrical world.
ProNjiocllve Job .Spoiled.
Boston Globe.
The refusal of the United States Immi
gration commissioners to allow the landing
of ten Filipinos who came over to exhibit
themselves In a dlmo museum apparently
cuts oft another possibility of profitable fu
ture employment for General Aguinaldo.
I'luuhliiK tin * Plowman.
Chicago News.
The man behind the plow Is to bo com
pelled to pay 15 per cent more for his Im
plement hereafter , owing to the fact that
the plowmnlters liavo combined against him.
The manufacturers say there is no trust ,
but this Is ono of the cases In which there
doesn't seem to bo much In n name.
Money SiM-Uliin Invrmdiieiit.
Buffalo Express.
That thcro is an Incredible amount of
money awaiting Investment In this country
is shown by the ease with which the great
trusts are financed. It Is said that when
the Amalgamated Copper company called for
$75,000,000 capital , $415,000,000 was offered.
The country seems to bo trust crazy. Think
ing people are beginning to wonder what the
end will be. Will the country see another
crash In Industrials ? It Is not BO many
years ago that Btich an event brought us
hard times.
Scandal In IllKli Life.
Kansas City Star.
Cardinal Gibbons , In his sermon Sunday
morning , said : "Only a few days ago the
country was shocked at n woman In high
llfo , who was divorced at 3 o'clock and mar
ried again almost before the Ink was dry
on the dlvorro papers. This Is n crime
against the laws of Jesus Christ. " It Is
eafo to say that no other utterance from the
American pulpit last Sunday mot with moro
ontlro approval than this. The cardinal did
not exaggerate. The country was shocked
by the marriage ofhlcli ho spoke ,
ricM.ow c'rrr/.i\ ' ou Ai.iK.vr
( lurnlloiiN SuirKCHlcil liy < li ' Kxoln-
Hlou of TiiKiilN nt Sun KriuiclHi'o ,
Chicago Chronicle ,
Is the chocolate-colored Filipino n fellow
citizen or nn nllen ? Are wo plugging him
full of lend bccnuso ho Is an erring brother
or because ho Is n foreign enemy ? Thest >
questions assume fresh Interest because of tht ,
decision of Immigration Commissioner North ,
who lias forbidden ten Filipinos to land nt
San Frnnclsco on the ground that they are
nllen contract laborers. It Is quite plain
cither that Commissioner North Is wrong
or that the proceedings In the Philippines are
unjustifiable. For the Imperialist orators and
press nro unanimous In declaring that the
"insurgents" nro In arms against their di
vinely constituted government that they are
rebels , not alien fore. In other words , that
they'are subjects of the United States In
Insurrection against the central government.
Heuco It follows that those Filipinos wh&
are not In linns against the United Slate *
forces are American citizens , entitled to all
the rights and privileges of citizens , In
cluding Hie right to seek employment any *
where in United States territory. They are
not aliens , but citizens , and as cuch can *
not bo denied entrance to the United States
by Immigrant commissioners or anybody
else. Either that or we must abandon the
contention that In slaughtering the Tagals
we are merely suppressing n rebellion.
Which horn of the dilemma will the Im
perialists UiooHC ? Is Aguinaldo a man and
brother or Is ho an alien barbarian whom
wo should slay as n preliminary to "clear-
Ing the way for Chrlat , " us Dr. Waylanfl
putB HT
N
snrtiiiti SHOTS AT TIII : IM I.IMT.
Clilcngo Times-Herald : The preachers
are not the only ones who nrc resigning.
U Is observed that the coiiRregatlon nre
also rt-algncd.
Brooklyn KnRloXono of the Episcopal
preaclicrs objected to Dr. Hrlggs becoming a
deacon. Hut should he become n priest he
could marry , baptize nnd bury folks for fees ,
Ucnco the opposition ?
Chicago Tribune : Aichblshop Ireland
seems to hnvo stirred up the French prel
ates ns well as the editors. When n bin ,
llvo man makes n speech in Franco It
naturally creates a sensation.
Mlnticapolln Tribune : Dr. llrlRgs lm : >
about as hard a time getting Into tlio Kpu >
copal church as the Presbyterians had In
pettliiK him out of their fold. Hut why
should he care about church nnillatlon If lu
has n message to deliver ?
riitso.\Ai , AMI oTinniwisi : .
A patent leather trust In nn foot. It
could not , properly , be clscwharc.
Paper collars are coming into fashion
again. The move Is n blow nt the laundry
trust.
Alaskans are now clamoring for canned
roast beef. Kvon Alaskans grow weary of
blubber long drawn out.
The story that llrlgndlcr General Funslon
Is red 'headed Is vigorously denied. Who
cares about the color of his hair. He Is the
warmest baby lu the swim.
Mount Aruyat , the locality where the In
surgent Filipinos threaten to ninko a stand ,
suggests ollvo branches. Hitherto the run
has been on bamboo thickets.
Iowa IH accused of making "Vermont maple -
plo sirup" out of brown sugar nnd extract
of young hickory. Perhaps this accounts for
the djsfavor In which Old Hickory tias fallen
In the state.
Now Kngland trots out a candidate for the
speakershlp In the peteon of William L.
Moody "Moody of Ksaex. " The Iloston
Olobo vouches for him ns "a man of states
manship size. "
Uev. P. F. Jcrncgan of sea water fame Is
reported to have eased his conscience by
giving back $75,000 to his dupes. As ho has
something llko $200,000 left , his conscience
may continue rubber-necking without danger
of snapping.
A New York woman asks for a divorce
on the ground that she In constantly pur
sued by her husband's first wife. Whether
she Is a thing of llfo or a shndo Is not stated.
Anyhow , number ono seems to have a shade
the best of it.
A New Jersey Judge , trustfully rules that
n man may swear If ho only keeps moving.
There Is considerable wisdom in that dic
tum. In circulating around a man's "burn-
Ing words" are not as likely to start ft
conflagration as If ho stood ' rooted to the
spot. "
A Boston paper reports that "ISO of the
Mount Holyoke college girls appeared on
the campus Friday evening wearing red
sunbonnets nnd flying kites. " Attractive ana
airy costume , surely , but ono wonders Just
how and where the girls could wear "a
flying kite. "
A Chicago alderman , who is evidently
tired of his job , fathers an ordinance pro
hibiting "can .rushlcg. " When men stand
up In Chicago and pronounce the Declaration
of Independence a sham it Is not surprising
that the "pursuit of happiness" should bo
attacked. Imperialism and the growler are
natural foes.
There nro some things about the adultera
tion of food nnd drink which ought to be re
vealed by degrees , If at all. Some chemical
sharp fn Chicago demonstrated , without
warning , that fifteen-year-old whisky could
bo made In fifteen minutes , nnd Uio gravti
senators for whoso benefit It was done ncl-
journod for four days. Such a shock to
senatorial Inspiration had not been experi
enced for many a day.
The finest and most artistic specimen ot
printing , typographically and plctorlally ,
turned out by any newspaper In this coun
try is the "Greater Memphis" edition of
the Evening Scimitar. The publishers claim
It Is without a parallel In Journalism and
the claim is well founded. It Is a remark
able production and reflects the highest
credit on the publishers , the writers , artists
and printers. The greatness , beauty , pros
perity and people of Memphis and vicinity
have In the Illustrated Scimitar a charming
and eloquent advocate.
1IUS1M2SS TIPS IX IIIUTA1X.
\iivnl CriiNiiilc AKnliiNt "DIvvlcx , "
I'criiiilNllcN tinil Such.
Philadelphia Press.
Lord nussell of Klllowen Is a hard hitting ,
clear headed Irishman , who has stirred up
much In his day and tlmo ; but he has never
addressed himself to a larger task or bad
a livelier fight before him than In the bill
ho has Introduced In the House of Lords
making the acceptance of n "commission"
by an agent a crime unless the agent can
prove that his principal know of his ac
ceptance of the fee , percentage or gift from
the man with whom he is dealing for hla
principal. Dy "commission" Is meant In
England the percentage paid In some form ,
direct or Indirect , by the seller to the agent
or employe of the buyer. The payment of
these "divides" exists everywhere , but the
evil is out of all proportion greater there
than here. As Lord Husfacll says In his
speech , the cook collects on the marketing ,
the butler on the wines , the coachman en
carriage , harness and horse shoeing and the
gamekeeper on every gun In the gun room.
Architects get commissions of plumbers and
hardware men , and engineers out of builders.
Druggists pay physicians a percentage of a
quarter or a third on the prcf-rlptlons they
send , and the physician obligingly suggests
n druggist nt the beginning nnd nn under
taker at the end of his case. The charge
Is mndi > , though not by Lord Hussell , that
the "man" In the fashionable physician's
ante-chamber takes a fee from the patient
and that the physician has earned ono from
a hotclkecpcr when ho has gent the patient
to a fashionable health resort.
The "drummer , " or , us the Kngllsh call
him , "traveler , " pays the clerks to whom
ho sells goods , and his approach to the head
of a department In a big company Is mada
easy by tips and commissions. The asser
tion Is oven made In England , astonishing
as this may eecm to Americans , that the
purchasers of railroad supplies collect com
missions on their annual purchases and got
special fees for adopting n now appliance.
Coal dealers pay commissions to servants
ami rcvelvo them from the agents of coal
companies competing for trade. IJrewerles
pay cummlEblnns to hotel managers and the
commissions of the manager on all his pur
chases In ono case tried In court were bigger
than the profits of tbo company owning the
hotel.
This network of commissions , Lord Hus
sell declares , affects public ofllccs and city
gas works , nnd In purchasing supplies for
"charitable Institutions , asylums and work
houses there Is grave abuse , and a system of
corrupt and pernicious bribery prevails. " All
ttit'BO commissions Lord Russell proposes to
stop by an act whoso vital clause declares
criminal.
Kvory valuable consideration Riven or of
fered to any agent by ony person having
business relations with the principal of such
( "gent shall be deemed to be corruptly given
or ottered unless It bo proved ( a ) that the
principal had given his consent thereto , or
( b ) that tha valuable consideration wan not
calculated or Intended and had no tendency
to corrupt the agent by inducing him to do
or to leave undone something contrary to
his duty or by creating any other undue In
fluence on the mind of the agent.
The courts will be buoy If this act passes
and Is enforced In Kngland , nnd wo fear that
even in this country It would not leave them
idle. j
IU.ASTS KlUni HAM'S IIOH.V.
Truth Is mornl dynnmlto.
God may be worshiped nt the bench ft
truly no nt the nltnr.
The bible Is for our trnnsformatlon , nil
other books for Information.
So great Is the least man that nothing less
than ( led will c\er satisfy him.
Men mny bo bom with fortunes ready
irnilc. but character they hnvc to achieve.
Some forms of blblo study nrc nttempts to
( satisfy soul hunger by eating the dlshr *
Instend ot the dinner.
The rewards of heaven nro not based ot >
the size of our sheaves , but on ttio single-
hcnrtedtiess of our service.
There Is n world of difference between
letting your light shine before men nud
making n fireworks display.
"
UOMiSTIC II1Y1.S.
Chicago Record : "My wife IP grent with n.
nlstol. "
"
"Ves > ; "ho llrcd nt n burglnr the other
night and lilt the electric butttn > which net
an alarm BOIIIR nil over the house.
Cleveland Plnlu Uen'.er : "It appears that
Tompklns married n tartar.
"That s n horse on Tompklns.
"It certainly a steady nag' . '
Chlrnso Tribune ! " "You disgusting
creature ! " exclaimed the pink and wnlto
youni woman who met him nt tlio door.
you nre us ropulslvo us ns n cabbage
"Yes'em , " replied TutTold Kuutt. who was
on Ills Journey west want. "An ; I m a Komi
deal Iliio u riilibnjjp worm , b sides. 1 in
eatln' my way Into the Interior , ma am.
New York Weekly : Puterfamllln
( furiously ) You scoundrel ! oil villain !
Why did you p'.opo with my. daughter ?
New Son-ln-Law-To nvold the Insuffer
able fuss and nonsense of a society wed-
lbeamInRly-Think ) : heaven !
my daughter got n sensible husband.
Detroit Free Press : "Is It true , darling ,
t h'lt you BWV the minister $20 for marrying
" > , but keep It to yourself. . I WIB
never HO swindled In my life. "
Indianapolis Journal : "When one breaks
'
t.o .
replied tl.P . girl vho had
lengthened. '
_
Chicago Post : "How la It that your wlfo
" ' . ' { " when we wcro married
that she could do Just exactly ns nlio
pleased , and so o course she llnds no picas-
uro In doing it. "
" haven't had a. .
Detroit Journal : "I ; - - - - -
meal tlnco 1 was married ! " ho protested ,
" "nil1wlfo contemplated him with horror. A
not unmlnglPd with scorn. f
' " '
"Of course not ! " she exclaimed. "llie
truly artistic taste rccol.s from angular
tlgures ! Square ! Ugh ! "
Chlcnro Record : "Oh. Harry , listen to
this : in Siberia they ehnln convicts to
their whPPlbarrows. " . . . . , .
"Well , Harriet , you know very well you rt
chain me to the liiwu mower If you weren t
afraid the neighbors would blow about It.
Somervlllo Journal : Yon never can please
a girl when Hhe shows you her photograph
by pxe'almliu : : "Oh , what a pretty
picture ! " and then enylng , thoughtfully , a
minute afterward : "And It really looks a
good deal like you , too. "
Washington Star : "So ! " exclaimed thp
Ohio judge scornfully , "you are the kind of
11.an who would try to get a divorce from
your wife simply because she had an
iirtlllclul optic. " , , ,
"U wasn't simply that , your honor. „ paid
the man , defiantly. "She made .Ife a burden
to me askliiff mo if her eye was on
straight. " _ _ _ _ _ _
11I3\VBY'S STOHY OF IT.
W. J. I.amptnn In New York Sun.
"Sav. Dewey , " says I , In a neighborly way.
To the admiral quietly lonllng ono day
And resting from labor out Philippine way ,
A little bit sea worn , a little bit gray ,
In the time that had passed since the great
First of May. ,
"I wish you would tell us of Just what oc
curred , ,
Out there at Manila ; for what wo have
heard
Is sorond-hnnd mostly. , and that Isn't whnt
The folks want to hear when they want it
rlzht hot. , , ,
We know how you swatted the Spaniards
all round
The Bay of Manila ; how you wiped up the
And the sea and HO forth with all that
Spain had
In a manner to makr > thp Spanish feel bad ;
Wo know th.it you lloated the Flag a notch
hlvhcr
Than ever It lloated , nnd we never can tire.
Of singing your praises for what you have
( I r n e
To haughty Castile nnd to proud Aragon ,
And we're anxious to listen to hear It from
you
Who has thrown a new light on the Red ,
White and nine. " T
Then Dewey he blushed and he squirmed In
his chair
And 'aid that we gave him too much for
his share.
Hut that didn't go wo Insisted the morp ,
Till pieadlnj , ' had grown to bo quite u borP.
And then be submitted and yielded his hold.
And this Is the story the admiral told :
I"
That was all there was to It. Wo on'.y
heard that ;
And we knew If George wasn't n born dip
lomat ,
That the story we got of the scrap In the
bn. '
Showed well defined , positive symptoms
that way.
"Slats and furnish
ings"
The spring makes a
complete change necessary
in a man's apparel for
reasons that have to do
with his own convenience ,
he likes to make this change
at his own convenience.
A New Hat
is about the first thing that
he wants we charge a
dollar or two less than the
hatters charge for the same
thing when it comes to
neckwear a man likes
what he can afford accord
ing to his fancy.
Our display of cravats * y
is all that any man could /
wish.
Underwear and Shirts ,
and all things that a man
wears are here too , )