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Kotary Public.
It will bo In order now for Mark
Twain to say whether ho hnd tlic most
fun with the Austrian cmpuror or with
thu Austrian Hulehstag.
The cannon cracker Is c
Its harvest of lingers nnd hands a little
early this -ison. . The crop bids fair
to cotuu fully up to the average.
, If It required six years to ascertain
that the railroads want two years more
to rebuild the Sixteenth street viaduct ,
how long will It take to secure one on
Twenty-fourth street ?
The new president of Yale university
has been promoted from the professor
ship of political economy. This Is n
case where the dismal science has not
proved so dismal after all.
The gloom which settled over the
town when Casey struck out must have
been the sunshine of paradise beside the
pall caused by 'Cod Sloan losing four
teen straight races over in England.
An Indiana vronmn only 20 years old
has disposed of her llt'th husband by
shooting him. If the courts arc expe
ditious she hopes to be on the matrimonial
menial market again without serious
delay.
Jerry Simpson says he Is glad ex-
Senator 1'el'fer has deserted the popu-
llt-t party , as Peffer'b peculiarities
brought ridicule upon himself , and In
cidentally upon the party. Jerry Is
becoming particular since ho com
menced to wear socks.
It is now proposed to enlist Maea-
bebes In the Philippines to light the
Tagals. If they arc as good sprinters
as Agulnaldo's followers sporting au
thorities will be compelled to revise
all their records after the two forces
have had their llrst engagement.
Evidence of the near approach of the
sailing of the First Nebraska for home
Is found In the appointment of Lieuten
ant Colonel Colton's successor as col
lector of the port of Manila. It Is al
together likely thnt within a couple ( if
weeks the men will bo homeward
bound ,
General Mandorson Is reputed to bo
diplomatic and generally strokes the
cat down the fur. Hut In his speech
at Denver he seems to have thrown
diplomacy to the winds and rubbed the
Colorado fur the wrong way when ho
twitted his auditors on their peculiar
political notions.
Its a long time since an cx-in-csldcnt
of the United States ha.s visited Ku-
rope. Not having had an opportunity
to entertain an American president
since General Grant made his tour of
the world , iho French republic will
properly honor this country by honor
ing ex-President Harrison.
The world will long remember what
the governor of North Carolina said to
his southern uclghbnr. The message
sent by an automobile by the mayor of
Cleveland to the mayor of New York
was certainly not of so moving a na
ture or a good Tammanylto would have
risen from his bed to receive It.
The Cuban soldiers failed to make
n rush for the ? a,000,000 , donation ten
dered them by the United States , and
tholr former ofllcors are greatly de
lighted thoreat. They may think It Is
their turn to laugh , but their poor dupes
who nro likely to bo In sere need of the
money In tht war future are not likely
to reap much pleasure from the trans
action.
The United States supreme court has
decided that telephone companies have
no right to plant poles In city streets
by virtue of the congressional legisla
tion of the 'OO's giving that right to tele
graph companies. Thla means that be
fore u telephone system can bo put Into
any town a special f ruuchtso must bo se
cured and u clodded Impetus may bo
expected In the fruuchlso jrauUuj ; ;
Citizens' Omalm will bo gratlllH
ovrr the niinntincrnipnt that the clear
Ing house embargo has been removed
and this city will again be given credit
In the xveokly clearings exhibits for
all the business transacted between
local banks. This should effectively
put an , eud to the damaging and lie-
tltlous report ) } that have inado It ap
pear to the world that business In
Oiimlm has been on the decline when
In fact It has been steadily Increasing.
To the Investing public and business
community the relative rank of the
clearing house cities and the compara
tive Increase or decrease when thu
llgurcs arc placed alongside of those
for corresponding periods of the previ
ous year not only stamp their Impor
tance 113 llnanclal and commercial cen
ters , but are taken to furnish Indispu
table evidence of business progress or
retrogression. For this reason It late
to the Interest of everyone concerned
In Omaha's welfare that the place It
has attained , measured by Its banking
transactions , bo Jealously guarded and
advantage taken of every opportunity
to Improve li. Our commercial rivals
nro keenly alive to the bouetlts that
accrue from stable clearings exhibits
nnd they alone will refuse to share the
satisfaction Omaha will enjoy In hav
ing the statistics for this city restored
to their old basis.
Incidentally , It may not be out of
place to remark that The Hen has been
unceasingly exerting Itself from the
beginning of the clearing house con
troversy to arouse the bankers to a
realization of the necessity of applying
n speedy remedy. As The Hoe's efforts
In this direction were not seconded by
nny other newspaper , It has a right to
regard the achievement of the result
as In a largo measure duo to Its vigor
ous voicing of the popular demand.
WILL AW ACCEPT IIIK MDXKT.
The Cuban soldiers at Havana ap
pear to bo determined not to accept
American inorey and surrender their
arms and It will not be surpris
ing If this shall prove to be the
general feeling , although It Is thought
possible that lu other provinces , where
there Is less hostility 'to Gomea portion
tion at least of the Cuban army will
take the money and comply with the
conditions. It Is reported from Santa
Clara province that the commands are
to be disbanded nnd the arms sur
rendered to the alcaldes , but the men
will accept no money. This appar
ently Is simply a manifestation of
Cuban pride. They do not want what
they regard as a charity. It Is a very
senseless pride , of course , but It widely
prevails. Evidently these people have
no appreciation whatever of the gen
erosity of our government In this mat
ter and take no account of the enor
mous expenditure It has made In liber
ating them from Spanish rule.
Yesterday's experience Indicates that
the United Stntes authorities will not
pay out any considerable portion of
the § : ! ,000,000 , yet It Is possible that
after a few days the minds of the
Cubans will change under the tempta
tion of glittering piles of gold and
silver. How long It Is proposed to
hold the offer open is not stated , but
It Is to be presumed that General
lirooke will be in no hurry to with
draw It , but will give the Cubans am
ple time for sober rellectlou.
A ItE.MOTE ItKMKDY.
Much that was said by Mr. Kryan
at the St. Louis dinner In regard to
trusts will be generally approved. Ho
showed that he has made a somewhat
careful investigation of the character
of the monopolistic combinations and
his dellnltlon of them Is In the main
accurate. But when he talked of a
remedy for the trusts hts was vague
and indefinite. He said that the trust
hides behind the federal constitution
when attacked by state legislation and
shields Itself behind its stale charter
when attacked In the federal courts ,
and declared : "No remedy will bo com
plete that Is not co-extensive with the
federal government. If the extinguish
ment of the trusts Is left to state legis
lation , thu public at large will be vic
timized as long as a single state will
furnish a robbers' roost where the
spoils collected In other states can be
divided. " Mr. Uryan does not agree
with the supreme court of the United
States that the best protection of the
people against trusts would be found
In state legislation.
What did he mean by a remedy "co
extensive with the federal govern
ment'Ho probably had In mind an
amendment to the federal constitution
giving larger authority to congress to
deal with the combinations. It is not
a new Idea nor Is It one that Is.at all
likely to alarm the trusts. If wo must
wait for an amendment to the constitu
tion of the United States before the
monopolistic combinations can bo sup
pressed we may prepare for a long
period of trust extortion. An amend
ment to the constitution must bo proposed -
posed by two-thirds of both houses of
congress nnd mtilled by three-fourths
of the states. With the powerful In-
lluenee that the combinations exert ,
political and otherwise , It would bo al
most impossible to get the vote In con
gress necessary to propose a constitu
tional amendment Intended to break
up the trusts and It would bo even less
possible to secure for such an amend
ment the ratification of the legislatures
of three-fourths of the states. The
time may cotre when this can be done ,
but In our judgment It Is very remote
and to propoto U as the only remedy
for trust monopoly Is virtually to say
to the trusts that they will bo allowed
to nourish Indefinitely.
The opinion of Mr. Drynn i\s \ to the
futility of state anti-trust legislation
may have a tendency to discourage
those who accept his views from at
tempting such legislation. It must bo
admitted that not much has been ac
complished by the states with such
legislation , but none the less wo be
lieve the supreme court was correct
In Its opinion that the power Is In the
states to protect their people against
the trusts and the fact that their ef
forts to do so have not had more mills-
factory result * Is duo lu part to du.
foots In tholr laws nnd In no small degree
greo to Inadequate efforts to enforrt
them. Tlu * problem Is dttllcult , but I
Is not Impossible of solution. The powei
of congress to deal with It Is , It Is true
limited , but supplemented by Judicious
state IcglMatlon It will , we have iu
doubt , be found adequate. If Mr
Hryan's view of the only remedy foi
trusts be admitted , the tight agaln.s
them might as well be abandoned ,
II HAT OMAHA HAS A HUtllT TO KXl'KCI
The Greater America Exposition Is n
fixed fact. Whether this enterprise wll
fully realize the promises and expecta
tlons of Its promoters will depend upoi
circumstances.
Whether carried out as a public 01
private enterprise , the people of Omaln
have n right to Insist that It be so con
ducted as not to throw discredit upoi
the city or detract from the reputatloi
It has gained through the sticcessfu
exposition of 1SOS. Whether lu actlv ,
sympathy with the Impending expost
tlon or Indifferent to Its success iron
the Iluanclal standpoint , no citizen ol
Omaha can remain Indifferent to lt >
outcome from the standpoint of publli
morals nnd good government.
The Transmlsslsslppl Exposition mnj
not have been entirely above crltlclsn
In all respects , but Its managers did
their best to protect their patrons from
Imposition and loss. In addition to tlu
safeguards afforded by the police anil
the exposition guard , the mauagemeni
employed at considerable expense spe'
clal expert detectives to keep the
grounds clear of professional thlovc *
nnd crooks of every description. One
of the llrst rules adopted by the execu
tlve committee of the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition ordered the absolute exclu
sion of nil gambling resorts ant !
schemes of questionable honesty. Most
tempting proposals for concessions for
games of skill or chance designed foi
trapping the ignorant and lleeclng dupe.-
were unceremoniously rejected.
The people of Omaha have a right to
expect and Insist that the same course
be pursued on the exposition grounds
this year. The community will not
tolerate gambling resorts lu the guise
of Midway concessions , nor will It
countenance pool selling on hippodrome
races In deliance of law , by electric
light or by daylight Whatever games
or sport the exposition management
may license on the grounds should be
without gambling features.
Every precaution should , moreover ,
be taken to exclude from the grounds
all disreputable characters and crimi
nals who seek victims In crowded pub
lic places. Inasmuch as the city police
force has been reduced nearly one-
third In numbers since last year , thu
policing will necessarily have to bo pro
vided by the exposition and the re
sponsibility lor law enforcement will
rest upon Its management.
A DISQUIKTIXU SITUATION.
The negotiations in regard to the
Alaskan boundary question , according
to advices both from London and
Washington , have reached an almost
hopeless stage. The Canadian govern
ment , It appears , will .not recede from
or modify Its demands and our gov
ernment Is equally tirm in adhering to
the position it has taken. A portion o
the London press approves the atti
tude of Canada , a leading journal de
claring It to bo patriotic , while as to
the imperial government it is absolutely
controlled In the matter by the Cana
dian government. It Is said that the
Urltlsh foreign olllce was disposed to
compromise , but Canada would agree
to nothing of the kind and the foreign
olllce yielded. There Is little reason to
expect any change in the Canadian
attitude and It may be regarded as
certain that our government will not
make the concessions demanded.
Thus the situation has become de
cidedly disquieting and in view of the
reported fact that our government is
considering measures of retaliation ,
very serious. It Is announced from
Washington that the secretary of state
has referred to the secretary of the
treasury the arrangement of a plan
to protect the interests of the United
States , the course said to bo In con
templation being to strike at the trade
of Canada with the United States.
Whether or not nuch action would In
duce the Caradf.n government ulti
mately to modify Its demands respectIng -
Ing Alaska is altogether problematical ,
but the immediate result would prob
ably be to inaugurate a commercial
war between the Dominion and the
United States which would necessarily
bo bad for both countries. There can
bo no doubt that u retaliatory policy on
the part of the United States would
bo promptly mot by a like policy on
the part of Canada and this would very
likely in a short time assume proportions
tions disastrous to the trade between
the two countries. The United States
would be the heavier loser , our annual
exports to the Dominion considerably
exceeding In value our Imports from
there. There would be created , also ,
a feeling of unfriendliness that would
oo very likely to become bitter and
might have very serious consequences.
Canadian influence would bo exerted
In England against the United States
with more or less effect in impairing
the cordial relations now subsisting be
tween the two nations.
These dangers may bo averted by
the application to this issue of a broad
and enlightened statesmanship , by a
disposition on both sides to make fair
and honorable concessions , Unfortu
nately the spirit manifested by the Cana
dians docs not warrant the hope of
anything of this kind from that source.
The men In power in the Dominion have
not shown either enlightened states
manship or a spirit of fairness in rela
tion to the questions in controversy
between Canada and the United States ,
but rather that they are actuated by a
grasping desire and an unwillingness
to glvo nn equivalent for what they
ask. A Canadian writer says ; "Can
ada has many of the peculiarities of a
spoiled child nnd ventures upon ninny
manifestations of these peculiarities
that would not ho attempted but for
trust lu the protectkm of the mother
land. Many of Us pi'lille men , and pos
sibly a majority of l\a \ people , Beem to
lark all seme of proper proportion
when considering the adjustment of In
ternatlonnl conditions. The Impossl
blllty of the successful coercion of 7 < " .
000.000 people by 5,000,000 people Is no
understood. Foolish dreams of bring
Ing the United States to terms by with
holding saw logs , nickel and other nat
ural products are Indulged In. Otn
vagaries and our senseless Impudenci
are a source of annoyance to Engllcl
statesmen , who look at times with 111
concealed disgust upon our actions. '
It lemnlns to be seen how far tlu
"motherland" will go lu supporting tlu
foolish dreams and vagaries of this
"spoiled child. "
At the rcccut so-called antl-trusl
dinner given to thu representatives ol
.Ten'erjionlan democracy lu the city ol
St. I o ls the toastuwster delivered him
self of the following Introductory :
Fellow nemocrats In the days of tht
early republics It was the custom to holt
great feasts , at which matters of gravi
Import to iho nation were discussed. Thi
feasts held by the mediaeval kings and thi
early emperors had their significance it
moro ways than the mere display of opu
lence and riches. Men were gathered to
gether and seated at festal boards , am
the groundwork laid for the reception o !
arguments at its conclusion. The dcstlnlc !
of nations , policies of parties , the unmak
ing and the making of men have been ac
complished at the dining board. Lately
this custom of political discussions at din
ners and banquets has been rWlvcil.
The custom of public dinners dates
back much further than mediaeval
times. The bible contains the stories
of feasts whore the anointed amused
themselves by chopping off the toes
and hands of captive monarchs. The
same historic book describes a fit-out
dinner given at Ilnbylon when the de
scendant of Nlmrod road upon the wall
the fate that was to befall him and his
people. And ttie mediaeval kings and
emperors who participated In great
dinners are reputed frequently to have
dropped under the table In a state of
exhilaration that Incapacitated them
from discussing and llxlng the destinies
of nations.
It becomes a matter of grave doubt ,
therefore , whether the revival of the
feasts at which ancient kings and em
perors revelled lu glorious dissipation
will commend Itself to the rising gen
eration of Americans. While public
dinners may afford occasions for hi
larious social intercourse , men gathered
together , seated at festal boards and
gorged with high-priced viands and
high-priced liquors are in no condition
to discuss Intelligently and soberly
either the destinies of nations or
policies of parties. On the contrary
these convivial reunions have repeat
edly unmade the very men whoso po
litical fortunes they were intended to
promote. Foolish things said lu ban
quet halls cannot be unsaid when the
appeal Is made from Peter drunk to
Peter sober , and the most brilliant
after-dinner talker often spoils the most
carefully and cunningly laid plans of
prudent politicians and crafty states
men.
The president of the British Insti
tute of Mining Engineers predicts that
within fifty jears Great Britain will be
practically dependent upon the United
States for coal , Iron and steel , and that
the next generations of Britishers will
Hnd an alliance with the United States
absolutely Imperative for the mainte
nance of the British navy and merchant
marine. It is probable that this Is an
overdrawn picture , yet It presents
nothing that should be discouraging to
Americans. American resources , when
they are fully developed , will make It
industrially supreme , and while this
country has a practically Inexhaustible
supply of raw materials the countries
of Europe are constantly getting closer
to the limit which must check their
productive capacities. At the same
time we may expect revolutions In me
chanical methods , nnd it is possible
that before the coal Holds of" Great
Britain are worked .out some system
of propelling vessels may bo devised hi
which coal will not be an essential
factor.
For the most unique , double back-
action political mechanism commend us
to the present state house machine.
When the reform governor attempted
to oust the reform superintendent of
the Kearney Reform school ho an
nounced that the unlltness of the su
perintendent was so llagrant that he
would not allow him to retain olllco
under him n moment longer than nec
essary. Three months later he com
missioned him with a now appointment.
When the same governor attempted to
appoint a new superintendent of the
Beatrice Institute for the Feeble
Minded he assured the old superintend-
cut that there was nothing objection
able In his record , but that for personal
reasons he desired a change. When the
deposed superintendent takes the gov
ernor nt his word he prefers charges
against him , alleging all sorts of dls-
qualiHcatloH.s and misdemeanors. It Is
plain that the mistake of the Beatrice
superintendent was In not being a bad
man in the Hrst place.
According to the report of one of the
British commercial attaches nt Madrid ,
Spain , notwithstanding the setback
given it by its disastrous war with the
United States , has still nindo consld-
orablo progress commercially and in
dustrially during the year 3898. One
result of the war has boon to awaken
the Spanish authorities to the neces
sity of bestowing more euro upon Its
trade relations and to regain the ground
lost by its separation from Its colonies
through entrance Into other markets.
The now south in our own country has
become uuch slnco the period of recon
struction , and the defeat suffered nt
the hands of the United States may
produce a new Spain.
A paper read before the Conference
of Charities nnd Corrections by the
superintendent of the 1'ontlae , III. ,
reformatory presents some Interest
ing figures on the relation of
crime and cigarette smoking , particu
larly among the young. According to
his statements tU ) pur cent of the boys
coming to that Institution nro excessive
of cigarettes , It doe a uot iicci-s <
snrlly follow that these boys were nl
led Into criminal careers by the use o
j cigarettes , since In many eases proh
ably the reverse Is true-that they nc
quired the cigarette habit by virtue o
vicious surrouudlugs. There can be ni
doubt , however , that their use by tin
young nnd Immature blunts the sens !
bllltles and debases mentally In aildl
tlon to being Injurious physically. Jus
what percentage In the reformatory
were brought there through the stunt
Ing and menta'ly ' deforming InllUeiiei
of the cigarette Is pure speculation , bu
It Is doubtless considerable.
Information gathered by lown rail
way managers Indicates that lows
farmers are uot holding so much of las
year's corn crop as of the ISO" croj
at the same time last year. There I :
estimated to be a surplus of 7,700 , ,
000 bushels , however , stored along oiu
line of railway , over half of which ii
still In the hands of the growers. Tin
prospective Increase In acreage for tin
present year Is assigned ns the rensor
for the recent large sales.
Governor lloo'sevelt In his proclamn
tlon convening the special session ol
the New York legislature expresses tht
belief that ho ran count on the hell
of the corporations In seeing the fran
chise tax bill put In proper form , In
stead of counting them , as heretofore
as opponents of every scheme of n
more just distribution of the tax bur
dens. We fear Governor Hooscvelt IF
entirely too credulous.
Not so long ago the Iron furnaces
were looking for some place where they
could sell their product , and many ol
them , being unable to Hud It , closed
down Now the puz/.le Is to product !
enough to supply the demand and the
consumers of plglron are nt their wits' '
end , too. Still there are calamity howl
ers In Omaha who Insist the evidences
of prosperity are purely local.
The Hagshlp Brooklyn , constructed In
an Omaha llorlst's conservatory and
presented to Admiral Scliley as a
souvenir of his voyage across the con
tinent , has been placed In dry dock on
Pike's Peak , where It will rest until
Judgment day , like Noah's ark did on
the crest of Ararat ,
Comparative Secrecy.
Washington Post.
Those secret proceedings at The Hague
ooze out with the same ease as the de
tails of an executive session of the United
States senate.
AVoiiiU'rn Cuiilliiod to Speech.
St. Louis Republic.
If Tesla's Inventive skill could duplicate
Tcsla's talk , ho would simply make all thu
Inventors , from Archlmldcs down , look like
a bent lead quarter with a hole In It.
Appropriate mul Timely.
Chicago Times-Herald.
It Is suggested that the Philippines be
renamed nnd put upon the map as the
Dowcy Islands. That name would be
doubly appropriate In the rainy season.
IIcroe.H SciiiKlit ly IIi-lrcimeK.
Baltimore American.
The volunteer hero Is now proving a
formidable rival to the foreign peer In se
curing the American heiress. There is n
refreshing sense of novelty about the laurel
wreath which is sadly lacking In the tar
nished coronet.
JtiMt Ijiioiifjli to 1'uy KrelRlit.
Detroit Free Press.
American farmers -who are persuaded by
the Agricultural department pamphlet to
eck a living lu the Philippines stand a fair
chance of raising maize and rlco in sufficient
quantities to pay for their transportation it
their health holds out.
Still the SIiulloivN Murmur ,
Baltimore American.
The calamity howlers who three years
ago endeavored to persuade the people Into
believing that money Is disgracefully scarce
in this country would make little impression
on those individuals who find Investments
somewhat less plentiful than capital.
Increased I'oNtnl Hcvelllle.
Philadelphia Record.
The Industrial revival has had the effect
of greatly increasing the postal revenues of
the government. It is assured that the re
ceipts will aggregate nearly $100,000,000 this
fiscal year as contrasted with a recent average -
ago of leas than $85,000,000. One result of
this win bo to advance many more post-
ofllccs than usual to the next higher class
and with the advance will go larger pay to
the postmasters. The returns Indicate that
201110 100 fourth-class offices Mil bo lifted
to the third class , nnd as many mor < > from
the third to the second clase , while a few
will pass from the second to the higl-cat
class. On the other hand , the Dumber of
oniccs to bo reduced In rank will be ex
ceptionally email. Although increased re
ceipts entail nn increase la expenditures , It
would seem as though such an enlarged
business as Is now being transacted ought to
vvlp9 out the postal deficit.
I2XIT OK Till1 : im.UJCHT IIOIISIS.
of ( lie AiitoinotillcM IIINIII-CH a
H -Ht for the Weary ,
Philadelphia Record.
If the substitution of electric motors for
lioiaes In street car service had accomplished
nothing more beneficial than the removal of
thousands of horses from the streets and
from stables In the congested dlstricta of
cities the gain in cleanliness nnd comfort
would have been worth all that the change
cost , but the Introduction of the new motive
power has done much more than this for the
public benefit. Poor people who are com
pelled to live in the slums are now able to
riilo out to the country on Sundays , holidays
and hot summer evenings at a mimll expense
nnd the trolley system has made It possible
tor whole armies of worklngmon and their
families to migrate to the suburbs , where
they may live in neat houses nnd have pure
air , pure water and many other luxuries
which they cannot obtain In the cltlro nt
nny price , When wo add these advantages
o thoeo before mentioned wo can truly say
that the change from horses to electric
motors In street car service has been worth
'ur more than the cost of the Installation of
: ho operating plants. ,
The first practical electric street rallw.iy
was laid down in lllchraond , Va. , only ut/oiit
twelve years ago. In 13J3 about 2.000 miles
of electric railway were built , making about
16,000 miles altogether. The capital stock
of all of the electric railways in the coun
try Is not for short of $1,000,000,000 and the
total liabilities of the roads exceed $1,500-
000,000. It Is stated that ,6GO,000,000 pas
sengers were carried In the electric cars in
1&9S and calculations have been made show
ing that the IOBH of life to passengers is only
ono to every 23,000,000 carried. Other
llgurea show that slnco 1S93 the number of
loreca in tbo country has fallen off 2,300,000
on account of the substitution of electric
motors for borecs on street car lines. Tbo
value of ordinary horses has declined BO
greatly that It no longer pays to raise thorn
and bands of wild horses are now roaming
through seine regions of tbo west , having
been abandoned by their owners a few
lll.ASTS I'ltU.M HAM'S IIOUN ,
Adversity la often n blessing.
Friendship Is worth more than Its Rifts.
Theology may change , but the gospel doe
not.
Often wo don't like to be olono tor fen
of meeting our Wiirst enemy.
Delight In our neighbor's Inferiority doe
us more harm than any net of his.
t.lttlo men measure themselves by cacl
other ; great men by the golden rule.
Some preachers Mm to make plain thing :
mysteries instead of making mysteries plain
OoJ will not trust the church with sotili
that Is not honest in Ita stewardship of llli
money.
True religion may find Its dining tnblo 1
the church , but Its workshop will bo In th
world.
Don't hide In the cellar of complaint an
talk ns though the sun had gone oat o
business.
The question of the real estate of you
soul Is moro profitable than the price o
city lota.
Trouble Is like.1' n mudholo ; It's eas
enough to get in , but takes nil one's powc
to get out.
The evil condltlonn within us give u
moro unhapplness than the evil condition
outside of us.
Many gnod people prefer to take all th
risks thomsolvcs , rather than let the churol
catch nny disease from the root of all evil.
riitso.\\i , AMI oTiiuuwisis.
Poet I/aureate Austin ought to have his
license revoked.
George Kcar Is calmly wooing the festive
dollar In Iowa , nnd Albert Halts Is similarly
occupied In Indiana.
Speaking about Hying machines , Ameri
can Inventors might secure valuable tips bj
studying the Klllplnos.
American alls are said to bo growing In
favor In Cuba. "Johnny , Glvo Up You
Gun" Is not one of them.
The heirs of Adam have at last come
Into their own at least the heirs residing
at Jollet , 111. , and they will divide $70,000
The majority will hustle ns usual.
The great mistake of the American com
missioners nt Manila Is In requiring the
Klllplnos to lay down their arms. What Is
needed to Insure peace Is to make then
lay down their legs.
The incut difficult problem Chicago has
tackled sluco the flro Is how n man can
schedule his property for taxes at $250 niu
collect , In case of fire , $2,000 Insurance on
the same. Ask the assessors.
A suggestive feature of the statistics o !
Imports from our new dependencies Is thi
return from Hawaii of $2,412 worth oi
empty beer bottles nnd $5,337 worth ol
empty beer kegs. The country will hal
with moro or less prldo the fact that the
Kanakas nro absorbing American spirits.
There were several Solomons disguised In
that Jersey Jury which decided that an able-
bodied countryman , n farm hand , who nrcso
at 7 a. m. , carried a chair around with him
so ho could rest while he worked and took
thirty days to shuck thirty bushels of corn
worth $7.50 , had earned exactly $8 In five
months. His exhausting labor was equal to
nls board ; the cash was awarded ns com
pensation for "anxiety of mind. "
According to his brother , John D. Flower
the late ex-govornor , "did not strive to pllo
up u great fortune for himself. His estate
Is worth only $6,000,000. " A more pittance
surely , measured by the New York stand
ard. Still there nro several people In this
great land who would consider themselves
comfortably fixed with one-sixteenth part
of It.
_
11V CO.Ml'AIUSON.
A Short PniieKyrlo on XeliraMka Soil ,
I.iuidMciipeM find Climate.
J. Sterling Jlorton's Conservative.
Nebraska la most valued by those of its
cltlzcnB who have seen most of other sec
tions of the American republic , and traveled
most lu foreign parts. There Is nothing
which enhances Nebraska lands moro than
comparing them with other fertile lands In
.ho same latitude. The soil of Nebraska Is
of a moro uniformly and unfailing productive
character than nny similarly sized area of
and on the globe. It never falls. If preclpl-
.atlon Is enough to water It well , In Its
fertility.
, By comparison with any other state as to
climate , sanitary conditions , rural land
scapes and tremendous capabilities of pro
duction Nebraska Is always n gainer. Rela
tive to all other states Nebraska Is the best
cattle , cereal , swine and fruit producing
state in the union.
By comparison with the fields of France ,
Belgium , Germany and England the fields of
Nebraska are made moro valuable , more
jcautlful.
Nowhere on this continent , nowhere In Eu
rope , can lands bo found , In this latitude , as
easily worked , as Inexhaustible , as produc-
Ive and as generously remunerative to Us
cultivators and homebullders.
By comparison Nebraska lands grow in es
timation. If all Nebraska farmers could see
outside of Ne-
all the farms and farmers
jraska there would be a "markiiiK up" of
prices on these luxurious plains which would
nako each acre adequate to twice Its present
) owcr to buy money.
IlKfiAI , SI'W-JXUDIl AT COUUT.
Sniiion'M IliuiKlitr KI"B. "I"
CoMllime nnd IIIx Stipend.
Philadelphia Times.
The fuller reports from Samoa , which nro
now coming In by mall , Indicate that the dis
patches sent by cable did uot include eomo
of the most serious causes of trouble. In
them U was Enid that It was a battle of
tings , and the prize for the victor was n
crown. With this knowledge wo reverted to
he Wars of the Roses , when Lancaster and
York met on many n bloody field or when
ho civilization of the world woo being
blocked out for futurity by three raonorchs
on the field of the Cloth of Gold.
The later reports to which wo have re-
erred show how Insecure any such cstlma-
lon of the facts na first conveyed was. It
vas not n matter of Jeweled crowns at all ,
nor the panoply of tinseled court drewos , but
of calico shirts for the king and his retlnuo ,
which furnished ono of the active agents In
precipitating the struggle. The struggle
tself was serious enough , but to 1U origin
s now attached the fact that the German
onsul churlishly attempted to limit the sal
ary of the king to $50 a month , and that
Mnlletoa Tanu was unable to provide his
ourt with costumes moro elaborate than
ambrlc neckties and n = nnt aprons. Besides
his he was reduced to the necessity of ro-
ruitlng his menage by loans , as on the
ccaslon of a state banquet ho was forced to
apply to a friendly missionary for a pint of
oil and n few ounces of tea. Chief Justice
Chambers was quick to otecrvo the situa
tion , nnd has by strong diplomatic effort been
able to get tbo king's pay raised to $150 a
month , wherewith something of regal splen
dor may be secured to the court at Apia.
Now the courtier * rejoice In two clean gblrto
weekly and the king has a reserve pair of
duck trousers for state occasions.
Tbo success of Chief Justice Chambers in
this Important matter Is gratifying to tbo
pride and In accord with the sentiment of
the American people. Standing on the
threshold of territorial extension no ono can
gin * * how many kings wo may take Interest
In to have well clad. Wo may have a vast
number of bare-legged monarchs to deal
with In the future , and even our viceroys
may by reason of InHufllclcnt salary bo un
able to appear In n dreas moro regal than
a bathing suit. The prcepect of the ruler of
Guam , now on his way to his capital , In
such a plight Is emphasized In scrlousneea
by the fact that Captain O'Lcary Is on
American and should not bo exposed to ear-
torial difficulties llko those which have In
volved the king of Samoa and whose results
have contributed to a local revolution and
International complications.
' ' 1'UI.PIT.
SIH'tliAll SHOTS AT TUB . .
rhlwpo Post : The other minister * need
not despoiu ! . There will b" herwy trlali \
enough to go around If they will pAtlentl ?
wait their turn.
Chicago Times-Herald ! A New Jorser
preacher hns deserted the pulpit to becoma
n hotel keeper. Ho must think they nro
going to have summer In New Jersey soma ,
time tlila year In spite of the poor start that
has been made.
Boston Olobe : An Kplscopnl clergyman on
wheels In full robca Is a novelty In the Una
of ovangollclng , but that la what Is reported
In Now York. Why should his critics per
mit their rector to go into the streets for
want of listeners Inside the church ?
Kansas City Star : It will bo n surprlso
to many people to lenrn that the Russian
orthodox church Is strong enough In the
United States to jnustcr a convention of
seventy delegates. HellKlons of all kinds
nourish In the United States without gov
ernment aid.
Detroit Journal : A Denver , Colo. , church
organization , \\hlch Is without a building to
worship In , the ono It occupied having
burned , has leased n gold " > ' " < > " > ! wl11
run It for the money that Is In it until
enough of profit ! n made to erect n now
building. The experiment will bo watched
with Interest. Hi < ro In Detroit wo have
churches , or nt least pastors , that are moro
or less In politics through frequent discus
sion in the pulpits of political affair * , but
their deviation has not bron made for the
sake of a financial profit. The Denver
church mlno will , of course , bo run on the
golden rule principle , nnd ns some churches
admit only consecrated ChrlHtlans to their
choirs , BO the Denver church should allow
only miners who nro also Christians nnd
members of that or some other church to
work In Us levels , drifts , slopes and shafts.
Moreover , it must start a small revolution
In the business by not working Sunday.
\ .
Tic invi.s. ,
Chlcaeo Record : "Smith , do you bellcvo
that wives would vote na their husbands
"lljsbnmls dictate ! Wei ! , that shows how
little you know about married llfo.
Ohio State Journal : Accepted Suitor
And now , dearest , about thu ring , \\nat
klShV1n ? telephone Klrl-Oh ) , mercy mot
Let's don't talk alien.
Detroit Free Press : " 1 love to make visits
In the morning. "
"Do you ? " . .
"Yes : nil the other women arc busy clean-
Ins house , nnd It la so funny to see them
try to act glad to sco me. "
Chicago Po.5t : "What makes you so sure
she will accept you when you propoiT
Has she given you any oncourngwiiontT
"Well , rather. You know she s an only
child , nnd she to'.d me lant ovcnliiK that her
father had always wanted a son.
Philadelphia North American "Aren't you
ashamed of yourself to come homo at this
hour in such n condition ? " she cried.
"Well , m' dear. " ho explained , apologetl- \
cnlly , "I than' I ouchti-r ha' aunipln' tor
show fer th' time I wanted. "
Chicago News : "Advertising la a great
thing. "
"Any special proof ? . . . .
"Yes. the Widow Dabney advertised her
horse for sale , nnd the widower who comate
to look at It fell In love with her. "
Detroit Journal : "Hut I am a poor Rlrll"
protested the American , sobbing.
love and.
His BI-ACO struggled between
pelf , and presently effected a compromise.
"We'll arrange a plan of easy payments ! "
ho now exclaimed , taking her In his arms
and kissing nwny her tears.
Poverty I * by no means a complete
obstacle to happiness.
Detroit Free Press : "Why does Mls
Leftovei any she Is 2 < when everybody
knows nho la10 ? "
"Perhaps eho Is trying to take advantage
of the speculative Instinct In men. "
"How can that be ? "
"She may think that rome would be wll-
llnu to tnko her nt 21 who would consider
her too high at 40. "
" \Vashlnglon Star : "The gradual ac
cumulation of wealth In a few hands. " Bald
the rich younjr man , "h a serious problem. "
"True. " replied the poor slrl , "but In In
dividual cases the danger may be at
least partially eliminated by securing- the
prooer assistance in disposing of what ac
cumulates. There are , you know , ecrno
Holds of human endeavor In which -woman
L3 pro-eminent. "
IVIIE.V LIGHTS Alt 12 I1UIIM.\G LOW.
Boston Transcript.
"When the lights * are burning low
And the evenlnir shadows falllnc ,
' Then I hear sweet voices calllnc ,
Caillmr Boftly o'er the snow :
And this message they are bringing !
"N'Kht ' Is fa'lliiK throng-h the air ,
Child , 'tis now thy time for prayer.
When tbo llehts are burning low.
When the lights nro burning low
Conves my love with accents tender ;
Sweetest homage he doth render ,
Muklnjr all my pulses glow ;
And I hear the voice * slnclnc :
"L.lfa shall be forever sweet
With thy lover at thy feet ,
When the lights nro burnlnc low. "
When the lights are burning low
Then my baby goes to slumber ,
And for blessings without number
On his head my prayers UPBO ;
And I hear the voices ringing : ,
"Christ himself was such ns ho ,
And foro'cr his guide 'hall bo ,
When the Uclita are burninir low. "
When the lights nro burning low
And Iho ovenlntr shadows lalllncr ,
Wo shall lie beyond recalling
Where the goiitlo breezes blow ;
And the voices shall bo saying :
"God In Ruldlns now their feet ,
ITo 911311 make their lives comnlets
Whllo the lights are burning low. "
Hats
and
Hats
There are two kinds
of hats those that you
pay a dollar or two too
much for and ours.
Ours are in the same
stylish shapes and col
ors as are the others.
But in ours , you don't
pay extra for the hat
die or name plate.
The best makers
make our hats , but
they bear our name ,
and that is as good a
guarantee as any in
the land.
It is the same with
our clothing , except
that we make that in
our own factory.
