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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUKDAY , JULY 10 , 1800.
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vised free advertisement for the auto
mobile trust Interested in Introducing
these self-propelling vehicles.
The National Association of tbo Deaf
and Dumb lias concluded Us annual ses
sion at St. Paul , and wo are assured
that the deaf mutes have Lad their say
011 every Important subject that con
cerns their class.
Internal Koveuue Commissioner -
eon has ordered the national banks and
nil other money changers to quit licking
stamps on bank checks. This order will
doubtless bo satisfactory to bank clerks
who have been subsisting on a mucilage
diet
In the absence of Secretary Alger and
Assistant Secretary Mclklejohnwho are
both taking n brief vacation , General
Allies Is acting secretary of war , but
thei acting secretary is not likely to re
verse any of the orders ibsued by Sec
retary Alger without Ills consent or con
currence.
All the newspaper men of America
have been invited to New York to at
tend the grand reception to Admiral
Dewcy. If all the newspaper men of
the country were to accept this Invita
tion It would take a larger flotilla to
carry thorn than ever was lloated in New
York harbor.
It Is pretty safe to predict that the
Slew Jersey bank cashier who admits
nu omfe wlement of over $100,000 will
do no service t& ? that state in the peni
tentiary. If ho had boon merely a bank
clerk and got away with $100 he would
hare been compelled to spend from one
to live years behind Iron bars.
If It is proper for the commissioner of
internal revenue to prohibit banks from
pasting revenue stamps upon bank
checks of their customers why would it
not bo also proper for the commissioner
to order the telegraph and express com
panies to put stamps on telegraph mes
sages and express receipts instead of
making the patrons of these public car
riers pay the war tax ?
The retired Sainoan consul general
for Germany has unbosomed himself to
\Vashlngtou reporters about whlto
man's rule in Samoa and the conduct of
the rival claimants to the disputed Samoan -
moan kingship. The essence of his
story Is that the whlto man represent
ing two empires and one republic will
govern the country by a liberal distribu
tion of beads and rifle bullets in alter
nate layers. It is Uio same old story
of civilization by force of nnns.
The Bryce syndicate of Chinese rail
road promoters is trying very hard to
embroil the government of the United
States In a controversy with China to
bolster up its private speculative enter
prise. Hut Secretary Hay very wisely
prefers to keep hands off. It would
BOCIU the government has a sufllclcnt
number of dlfllcult problems to solve in
the Orient without complicating Itself
with English and American railroad con
struction syndicates whose mission in
China la purely speculative.
After tw.elvo years of contention In
fho courts' the executors of the estate
of Samuel J. Tllden , which was valued
at $8,600,000 , have imulo a llnal settle
ment. Under the will of Mr. Tilden
117,000,000 was to liavo been set apart
to found a great free library , but his
holrs succeeded In upsetting the will
mid the bequest to the public libraries
of Now York only aggregated about
one-third of the amount Incidentally
| t Is Interesting to note that the expense
of settling the estate swnllowi'd n
very nearly $400,000 nml the conimls-
lions of the executors aggregated $107-
BOO. The moral to tills tale is that the
most lucrative public ottico Is not as
desirable as the position of administra
tor of Uio estate of a multl-mllllonalro.
THE uoLon
While the American republic prides
Itself upon Its frco Institutions and the
political sovereignty of every citizen ,
there Is a marked tendency toward a
revival of race prejudice and whlto
ninn's domination.
Napoleon Uonnpnrtc Is reported to
have addicssed General Dumas In these
words : "General , you are , I think , one
of the Imbeciles who bolloved In lib
erty. " "Yes , slro , " replied the bravo
soldier , "and I bellovo In liberty still. "
Napoleon's question Is being asked by
many In our day , and that with Increas
ing earnestness. Intelligent people ask
It , and they ask It because they doubt
the political and social value of our free
institutions. The battle of Gettysburg ,
they say , was a wnstd of human blood
for that which satlsfleth not They point
to every southern crime and outrage ns
additional proof of the evil of liberty ,
and the sooner , they say , wa go back
to the old regal and aristocratic form
of government Uic better for the people
and for the state. Evidences of this
feeling arc not wanting , and especially
In the movement to despoil the negro
population of the south of their political
privileges. An eminent clergyman of
St Louis , speaking to the Christian En
deavor convention nt Detroit , said that
the American government committed a
grave error In granting the privileges of
the freest government on the globe to
the negroes , and ho said that the govern
ment was not likely to repeat the mis
take in the case of the Philippine Islands.
Everybody knows that there arc In the
Filipino race some serious defects
and limitations. Nevertheless , those au
thorities who have made this n special
study speak of the Filipinos as a race
of men of worthy character , and to con
quer and subjugate them and to refuse
to them the privileges of our frco gov
ernment and free institutions would be
a blot on the American republic.
Ileccnt examination of southern school
reports afford conclusive evidence of the
educational discriminations which nrc
made against negro teachers and
schools discriminations In wages , In
taxation , in labor , In privileges and even
in the very Idea of education as a hu
man right These discriminations
against negro schools and negro teach
ers are the Inevitable results of the dls-
franchlscmcnt of the negro people.
North Carolina is soon to vote on the
adoption of the Louisiana provision ex
plicitly disfranchising Illiterates of the
race enfranchised by the fifteenth
amendment The methods adopted to
secure this cud by such states as Mis
sissippi , South Carolina and Louisiana
are as reprehensible ns the object In
view.
A bright negro In Louisiana produced
his tax papers and applied for his vote.
To see whether he uudersotod the con
stitution Jio was asked : "What are the
provisions of the Magna Charta1' After
a long pause ho replied : "I dunne , judge ,
unless It Is that no colored person should
vote In this state. "
This movement , wo are told , owes Us
origin to the gambling mania and licen
tiousness of the negro population.
These vices cannot bo defended , al
though the whites In times of slavery
and oven since have been responsible
for much ) of this Immorality. But the
chief factor iu the situation seems to be
the fear of negro domination. Race
hatred never Invented a more ridiculous
bogy. Negro educators and negro
churches arc setting their faces against
negro vices , and there are signs that
beford another generation has passed
away the negroes will not be be
hind the whites In social purity. Free
dom instead of being a curse has been
a blessing to the negroes themselves.
In Intellectual and material well-being
they have made very great strides. The
sacrifice they make for the education of
their children Is greater even than that
of the whlto race.
A visit to the sugar plantations of the
south and the great cotton districts will
afford sufficient confirmation of this. It
Is beyond question that the progress of
the negro , though slow , has already
justified the faith of thosd who died for
his emancipation , and the present reac
tion Is a matter of vital Importance to
the citizens of this great and progressive
republic. To be Indifferent to what Is
going on In the southern states Is a
crlrno ; to refuse to face the problem Is
cowardice.
Let us hope that North Carolina will
not adopt the disfranchising amend
ments by which Mississippi and Louisi
ana 'have ' abrogated the federal consti
tution. Such an act would bo a stop
backward , and If the present reaction
continues to grow wo shall no longer
bo able to boast that America is in the
forefront as the champion of liberty and
equality.
CUIiAN DISCONTENT. ,
The address or pronnnclamcnto Issued
to the Cubans , In which the Ameri
cans arc denounced and the people are
appealed to to resist American rule , may
voice the sentiment of only a small mi
nority , but It denotes the existence of a
feeling which may easily grow and
which our government should not bd
entirely intllffcrent to. It shows a sen
timent of hostility to American author
ity that Js perhaps far more prevalent
than is commonly supposed and which
may Increase under the operation of
policies which our military occupation
renders necessary.
It Is the testimony of an American
officer In Cuba that our military rule
Is a source of great Irritation to the
Cubans. IIo asserts that the people re
gard our army ns simply the suc
cessors of the Spaniards and entitled
to no moro respect than the Spanish
nrmy. They fear and hate the Ameri
can soldiers. "Our military government
In Cuba , " says this officer , "as a means
of rapprochement between the two peoples
ples , Is n failure. And the extent to
which this Is the case is Indicated by
the remark sometimes now heard In
Cuba , that , ns between the American
military control and the Spanish nilfl-
tary control , the Spanish was prefer
able. " The saino authority also says :
* < It Is dllllcult for the average Ameri
can to understand fully the nature of
the Irritation caused by our military
occupation. In the first place , It must
bo remembered Unit wo are an alien
race. Our methods of thought , of
speech , of action are different from.
theirs. Brusquoncss Is our character
istic , politeness theirs.Vo offend them
without suspecting It Wo ride rough
shod over their prejudices without
knowing It" Our military control Is
mild and conservative in comparison
with that of Spain , yet It appears to
bo no niOTO acceptable to many of the
people.
There Is , perhaps , llttlo present dan
ger of a revolt In Cuba against Amer
ican authority , but It Is a possibility
of the future , If wo Insist upon main
taining our military occupation. This
will of course bo done until congress
assembles , but that body will be called
upon to promptly dolcrmluo whether
the occupation shall go on or our troops
shall be withdrawn and the Island be
left , ns wo have promised It should be ,
to the government and control of Us
people. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
An editorial In The Bco a short time
ago noted indications of a movement to
secure from the next congress legisla
tion for tho.further restriction of Im
migration , and It was said that the In
fluence of the commissioner of Immigration
*
tion , Mr. Powdcrly , would probably bo
exerted In this direction. The warrant
for this opinion was found In statis
tics which the commissioner had
given out , as It then seemed to us with
n view to impressing upon the public
rnfnd the necessity for additional re
strictive legislation. Wo said : "He
would liavo more radical conditions ap
plied to the admission of foreigners , seas
as to make the requirements under
whlcb they shall como Into the country
moro exacting than nt present. "
It appears that this did not fairly
represent the position of the commis
sioner of Immigration , who iu a letter
to the editor of The Bco disclaims en
tertaining the views or purpose ns-
scribed to him In our article. Mr.
Powdcrly submits an interview printed
in the Now York-Tribune of May 28 , in
which ho expressed the opinion that the
Increase In emigration Is due to re
turning prosperity and said : "No one
can object to the coming of the strong ,
healthy , honest Immigrant , who can find
employment and become one of the bees
In the American 'hive ' of Industry. Such
a man Is a gain , for we do not have to
go abroad for his patronage ; ho is a
buyer at Lome , as well ns a producer.
The cheap , servile Immigrant Is a posi
tive menace and only those who would
filch the earnings of labor have use for
him. * * * I believe the present im
migration Is not stimulated by seekers
for cheap labor. It is made up largely of
reading people , who have read of our
wonderful progress and conditions. It
Is but natural that they should seek to
Improve their conditions. " In his let
ter Mr. Powdcrly states that In his
forthcoming annual report he will not
take the ground "that any honest ,
healthy , Industrious immigrant should
be denied admittance to the United
States , " but will oppose the landing of
the anarchist , the pauper , the criminal ,
the diseased and shiftless.
Wo are glad to know that Mr. Pow-
derly is in line with the conservative
sentiment of the country on the Immi
gration question and that his Influence
can be counted upon In opposition to
any radical restrictive legislation of the
character which some have proposed.
His experience as commissioner of im
migration has evidently given him a
more enlightened view of the situation
than ho formerly held. So far ns wo
are aware Mr. Powderly has faithfully
enforced existing lawa and It seems that
he Is convinced that these arc adequate ,
since they make ample provision for
the exclusion of the classes which Mr.
Powderly urges In whlcb. everybody
will concur should bo kept out
The Immigration of the last fiscal
year , which ended June 30 , was con
siderably In excess of the preceding
year and wo have the authority of the
commissioner that It was made up
largely of rending people and therefore
is a desirable addition to our popula
tion.
WHAT AMERICA CANNOT BOAST.
While the great American republic is
making rapid strides as a world-power
and prides itself upon tbo high stand
ard of civilization of Its people It still
remains far in the roar of leading Eu
ropean nations In many respects. Whllo
the world pays tribute to American ge
nius for inventing the most perfect sys
tem of telegraphs and telephones these
potential agencies of civilization still
remain in control of private monopoly
in the United States , while England ,
Germany , prance , Austria , and , for that
matter , every European state has for
years enjoyed the blessings and bene
fits of the postal telegraph and most
of the countries now also own and
operate the telephone systems at nom
inal cost It is passing strange , also ,
that London , Paris , Vienna , Berlin and
other European capitals have for many
years been provided with rapid postal
transit by means of pnuumatlc tubes ,
while Now York , Philadelphia , Chicago
and other great American business centers -
tors are still dependent for city letter
delivery upon the trolley car and bl-
cycle and communications of messages
that could bo conveyed by pneumatic
tube In a few seconds to points from
two to flvo miles distant are trans
mitted by local telegraph or district
messenger at flvo times the expense ,
with less privacy and speed , All this
because private telegraph companies
monopolize the business which In every
other country ,1s niado a function of
the government ns part of the postal
service.
What Is true of tlio postal telegraph
is also true of postal packet delivery.
In England and all European countries
the carriage and delivery of small
packages of merchandlso and other val
uable articles is carried on by the gov
ernment ns part of the postal service
nt a very moderate cost With the ex
ception of a comparatively small per
centage the , package delivery In the
United States Is monopolized by private
corporations known as express com
panies that have grown rich out of a
traffic which other countries conduct nt
cost for the benefit of Uio people.
For more than thirty years the people
of Great Britain have enjoyed the
blessings and benefits of a postal sav
ings system which has Its depositories
in 12,000 towns , with 7,000,000 deposit
ors and moro than $000,000,000 of de
posits. These deposits represent the
surplus earnings of the wage workers
and are acknowledged to bo the bul
wark of the British government , be
cause they attach each Individual de
positor to the government in which ho
has a direct interest In the United
States Uio wage workers are still de
pendent upon private savings depos
itories and private banks for repositories
of surplus earnings , which are Jeopar
dized in every great panic and very
often caiiso untold miser } and destitu
tion to hundreds of thousands of pee
ple. While the governments of Great
Britain , Qormntiy , France and Austria
have boldly grappled with the problem
of providing government savings deposi
tories for their working classes the
American people have been foiled In
their demand by the syndicates Inter
ested In the unsafe system of private
banks.
America boasts the most colossal and
wealthiest life Insurance companies In
the world , but Is way behind Euro
pean countries , notably Germany and
Austria , In providing Insurance at cost
to the breadwinners , who could not pay
the high rates exacted by the standard
companies. In Germany the govern
ment has established insurance for
every working man mid working
woman , not merely ngalnst loss by
death , but disability by accident sick
ness or old age. This Insurance system
Is compulsory and its enforcement has
made pauperism impossible. In Aus
tria the government has gouo so far as
to assume Uio fire risks at a trifle above
cost Manifestly the people of the
United States are not up to date In the
use of modern agencies of civilization
and cannot hope to enjoy their full ben
efits until they free themselves from
the tolls of monopoly that levies tribute
upon wealth-producers and exercises
powers and enjoys privileges which
properly belong to the government.
WHITE HACK AfiD THE TROPICS.
The question whether the tropics can
be colonized by Uie white race is inter
esting in view of the fact that the fu
ture development of our new territory
may largely depend upon whether it
can be colonized by whites. Mr. Benja
min KIdd , a high authority , has assorted
that tlio whlto race can never colonlzo
the tropics and has presented facts and
arguments of a very convincing charac
ter In support of this view , clUng India
especially in evidence1 , there being few
whites In that country outside of the
official class.
Mr. Boalo , formerly United States min
ister to Persia , takes issue with Mr.
KIdd and Insists that colonization of the
tropics by the white race is practicable.
IIo says the evil effects of hot climates
upon the white race are being rapidly
conquered by science. Even with our
present imperfect knowledge , ho ob
serves , a colony of our own planted upon
the Isthmus of Darien today would not
be annihilated 'by ' the climate as was
the Scotch colony placed there In 100S ,
and he thinks that with the rapid ad
vance of sanitary science it Is probable
that twenty-five years hence an Ameri
can 'farmer will be able to culUvato land
iu the tropics with less danger to his
health than was encountered by his
father In plowing the valley of the Wabash -
bash or the semi-tropical valleys of Cali
fornia a quarter of a century ago. In
regard to the statement of Mr. KIdd
that India has been made habitable
only -for an official class , Mr. Bcale re
marks that as yet there has never been
any necessity to make It so for any
other class. This Is plausible , but not
quite convincing.
Mr. Bealo states that his own experi
ence and observation In tropical conn-
trips load him to conclude that hard
labor and ovcrexertlon , by lowering
man's vitality and lessening his resist
ing powers , in some way make him very
susceptible to tropical fevers , but ho
thinks that with the mechanical inven
tions for lessening labor and with better
methods of sanitation , hot countries can
bo made habitable for the white race.
"In a word , " ho concludes , "we may
reasonably expect that the time will
como when the agriculturist will bo
able to cultivate the rich and productive
tropics with less danger to health than
Is encountered by those who now labor
in our semi-tropical regions , or oven in
our temperate zones during the summer
months. The human species took its
rise In the tropics. The spells of longing
for southern climes , so common to most
of us , the pleasure wo all derive from
tropical landscapes and the survival In
us of many oUier such ancestral traits ,
show that we have not yet become en
tirely unndaptcd to thorn. In our wan
derings in the temperate zone wo have
found the mine of modern science , and ,
with the vast accumulations we have
made from It , we can now return to and
rehabilitate the old home. " None the
less wo believe the time to be far dis
tant when colonization of the tropics
by the white race will take place on an
extensive scale. Certainly so long as
the temperate zones offer opportunities
for whlto men they will not , In any
great numbers , go to the tropics , A
few may go to the Philippines and toke
up lands , but it IB safe to say that
American labor will not goto the islands ,
because there Is , apart from the dangers
Incident to the climate , absolutely no
incentive to It to go there. Coloniza
tion of the tropics by the white race is
a possibility of the future , but it Is re
mote.
General Shaftor Is reported as indis
posed to retire from the army when he
reaches tlio retirement ago of 04 next
October , but would prefer to continue in
the service ns commander of the De
partment of the Pacific. This Is not in
the least surprlblng. Very few generals
who have held similar rank or position
have retired bucauso they preferred to
give up their command , but even General
Sherman , who was not over anxious to
retire from the 'head of the army , was
compelled to step down and out In com-
pllanco with the mandate of the law.
While there may bo instances where the
enforcement of this law is n detriment
to the public service , the compulsory re
tirement of regular nrmy officers who
have reached the age of 04 U just and
calculated to Inspire army officers with
ambition rind hope ot deserved promo-
t6n. !
The Bee takes credit for the discovery
of Nebraska's first admiral In the United
Slates navy , who , as will bo seen by
the Interesting retrospective sketch
which accompanies this issue , was ap
pointed to the United States Naval
academy from the territory of Nebraska
in the class of 1857. But quite apart
from the record made by Admiral Crom
well during his career of moro than
thirty years In the navy , Admiral Crom
well is entitled to a prominent place in
Nebraska's 'history as Uio commander
of the United States war ship named
In honor of the metropolis of Nebraska.
Proof of
Kansas City Journal.
An explosion of dynamite killed forty-
four persons nt Odessa , Russia. This oc
curred on the Fourth and yet there are
those who doubt Russia's friendliness to the
United States.
Pence la tlio I.unt Ditch.
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
When Susan U. Anthony aald that "Wo
ha > o already taken the outer trenches of
the world's thought , " It Is to bo hoped she
meant that man would bo loft undisturbed
In his last ditch.
Rnlim in Life Insurance.
Globe-Democrat.
In ten jears American life Insurance com
panies have doubled their assets , the amount
rising from JC57.128.642 In 1S88 to $1,344-
001,108 In 1S98. The Increase has been de
cidedly the greatest slnco prosperity re
turned to the country.
ProKrenn of Civilization.
Boston Globe.
Oh , yes. American fdvlllzatlon is advanc
ing in the west TV 1th giant strides. A man
and -woman fought a duel ylth pistols
near Seatouvllle , 111. , the other night and
it Is believed that , as a result , the world
will bo rid of both of them.
Too JIiicli of n Good Thing.
New York Press.
A physician has found It necessary to
announce that tea drinking In moderation
Is a good thing , but tea "used excessively
may cause various diseases. " The same maybe
bo said of a score ot things now placed
under the ban because of the abuse of them.
Diversions of llojulty.
Washington Star.
Royalty Is finding more and moro lelauro
for its simple pleasures. The Hawaiian ,
queen was some time ago placed. In circum
stances whcro she might devote herself to
playing the guitar. Vha Samoan kings may
now apply themselves without fear of Inter
ruption to shooting craps or whatever
chances to bo their favorite diversion.
American Armor Platen.
Chicago News.
American armor plates , tno German au
thorities openly acknowledge , ore. just as
good aa those made by Herr Krupp , dress
maker to tha ships of Europe for the last
twenty-seven years. Accepting this state
ment as the simple truth , the American war
ship Mould seem to have unbounded superi
ority over those of the older nations , as ' 'tho
Yankee man behind the gun" has shown
himself several points the leader of his old-
wortd competitor.
Trade Goon Without the Flair.
( Philadelphia. Record.
The greatest Increase In tno export trade
of the United States in the last eleven
months Iswith Australia. According to the
official returns just published this export
trade amounted to $19,091,196 In the eleven
months ot 1898 , and increased to $27,670,221
in the eleven months ci 1S99. There Is In
this llttlo to justify the common assertion
of steamship bounty mongers that "tho trade
follows the flag. " Iu the Australian case
the flag does not even follow 'tho ' trade.
Don't Tulle Too Much.
Brooklyn Eagle.
A woman in Racine , Wis. , gave to a
clerk a dollar to pay for a few things she
bought. The dollar was ono ot rare dato.
The clerk sent a dollar of his own to the
cashier , gave to the woman her change
and sold the dollar which lie received from
her for $1,000. Now the firm claims that
it was its dollar , and the woman thinks
she should have the profit on it. The thing
has cot got into the courts , but is in sev
eral newspapers. The explanation of the
matter is that the clerk talked too much.
The moral is , don't talk too much ,
TIIUU LIUUllTY aiUAACUD.
The Pie-Eating Multitude Threatened
by a Jlcualx Trust.
New York Mall and Express.
Whllo the country lias thus far patiently
contemplated the growing tendency toward
the concentration of capital and Industry , the
time has at last arrived when forbearance
ceases to bo a virtue. The people long ago
learned to regard the oil trust and the sugar
trust with calm indifference , and oven the
appearance of the ice trust , the flour trust ,
the leather trust , the baking powder trust ,
the beef trust and all the other trusts has
oxclted only a good-natured curiosity to
know what they all meant. Now , however ,
the trust idea has found expression in a
form which is a bold affront to ono ot our
noblest institutions and which is bound to
provoke a very whirlwind of protest and ro-
Hontrnent. It appears that there has just
been chartered In Now Jersey a. corporation
which seeks to establish a great American
plo trust , for the evident purpose of driving
all pies but its own into Innocuous desue
tude merely to enrich , a grasping monopoly 1
This is the last straw. The limit of en
durance has been reached. Surrender to the
pie trust ? Never !
The maddening thing about It all is that
the organlzero of this audacious enterprise
should dream oven for a moment that they
could ever banish the ofd-fashloned handmade -
made plo from its honored placu la the
American household. Thai assumption is abuse
buso reflection upon the loyalty of millions
of men , women and children to 'whom the
pie that mother made is a precious memory
\\hlch the flight of years but serves to
brighten. The mystic alchemy which pro
duced those wondrous delicacies yet abldeu
with the American housewife ; her art is aa
subtle and entrancing as ever and from the
wealth of her resources she still brings
forth marvelous symphonies in fruit-laden
pastry , beautiful and satisfying , The notion
that these noble creations , gorgeous Iu their
golden crusts and "round as the shield ot
my fathers , " can be displaced by the pre
tentious machine-made plo of commerce is
tou rldlcufuua for anything.
The great American plo belt extends from
liastport , Me. , to San Francisco , and from
the St , itawreuco to the itlo Grande. There
are epota in this territory where the up
start pie trust may bo able to do a HUle
business , but it will have no show except
In thoie benighted communities where plt > -
tnaklnc for family use Is either a lest urt
or has never been a known one. It la not
that the people , tbo great , patriotic , plo-
absorbing masses , fear the operations of tbo
plo trust. They are simply Indignant that
anybody should think them capable of deserting -
sorting their old pie standards and yielding
to the blandlahmen'ti ' and the ostentatious
but deceitful products of a trust , U ID this
insolent assumption on tbo part ef the mo
nopoly that has strained their forbearance
to the breaking point and any further ag
gression may be followed by the fierce , re-
fentlefs war cry , ' 'Down Tilth tbo Plo
Tni U"
ni.Asrs Tnosi nAat's iionx.
Life lies deeper than I la lenrrs.
TLo present needs patriots A * well s th
past.
past.Knthuslasra la the founUIn ot perpetual
youth.
Your opportunity is balanced by your ob
ligation ,
A creed works better as an englno tlian
no a track.
It Is not history alone that has room for
the heroic.
The room for improvement is usually ft
spacious one.
iMan Is not a candle that burns out , but
a lamp that God refills.
It truth Is n broom ono end Is to hold and
the other to sweep with.
The men who make the world are the
men who are not on the make.
God shines after the storm and the rain
drops ot team become diamonds.
Adversity Is the grindstone onhlch wo
Iceo enough to put an edge ot usefulness on
our lives.
The doubt that Is an Interrogation maybe
bo a Wroslng , but it it Is a determination
It Is a curse.
TKIISONAI , AND OTlinilYVISR.
Itnlnmakcrs find Texas a very undesirable
summer resort at the present time.
Oem Paul's record as a fighter gives paueo
to his enemies. Whoever goes after him
looking for ; i\ool Is likely to como back
shorn.
Having tried a female board of aldermen
and finding It a good thing , the citizens o
Lincoln , N , J , , are thinking very strongly o
choosing a woman for mayor.
At all events there areno complaints tha
Otis does not feed his men well. A volunteer
teor writes homo describing a dream ho ha <
after a supper of apple dumplings.
"I said the wrong thing to the wrong
man at the wrong time , " - as the confcs
slon of a New Hampshire postmaster nhei
ho came to a realizing sense of his error
In Insulting the editor of the local news
paper.
After all , fame Is a fickle thing to Ho to
James Bradt , the champion pie-eater o
( Michigan , and Captain Nichols , the champion
boozer of Kentucky , shuffled off recently am
their passing excited only a paragraph hero
and there.
A heated discussion Is going on in Now
York legal circles as to whether men or wo
men are the greater liars. Tl e capacity am
versatility of men In that line , especially
around the courts , Io a fact BO tinlvcrsall ;
admitted that it Is folly to look for a com
petitor In womankind.
Ian Maclaren scooped in $12,000 from his
American lecture tour. 'As ' soon ne ho hac
the boodle safe on the other side of the pom
ho expressed his gratitude t > y remarking
that "Americans are mercenary. " People
of Omaha who eat up until midnight to hear
him will appreciate the national "compli
ment. "
Miss Susan D. Anthony's dissipation con
tinues to exclto moro or less wonder. She
hit a cup of tea with her majesty , Victoria
recently and immediately announced tha
"wo have captured the outer entrenchments
of the world's thought. " If Susan hadn't such
a long past she might capture something
more substantial.
Mary B. Komper , 16 ycara old , of Butte
5Iont. , was In swimming at Nantasket bead
last Wednesday , when her younger sister
went beyond her depth and was seen to sink
Mary quickly went to the rescue , and with
difficulty brought her sister In close to the
shoro. Then Mary suddenly fell prostrate
in the water and was dead when assistance
arrived. Whllo many bcllcvo shoas
drowned as the result of exhaustion In sav
ing her sister's life eorao think that she
died of heart 'failure before dropping in
the water. The body was recovered.
HEVIVAli OP UEnO-WOIlSIIIP.
Acts of iModcat llcrolmn Overlooked !
or Iifnorcil.
J. Storllnc Morton's Conservative.
The American people are Inclined to { the
Idolatry of Individuals. No nation is ex
empt from the bacteria of hero-worship an * !
every llttlo while the United States has
an ecldomlo outbreak thereof. Sometimes
the infection arises in a yacht race and the
captain of the Defender or the owner 01
the Puritan is temporarily an Idol.
Another tlmo the disease breaks out on
the race course and Hobort Bonner , the
owner , or Bud Doble , the jockey , Js ex
alted for worship.
Again it exhales from the prize ring and
Corbett tor Jeffries Is eet up as a saint
for American adoration.
Recently the navy and the army Jiavo
generated , in spite of canned or embalmed
beef , a delirious revival of hero-worship
and exalted enough Idols to satiate the
pious patriotism of all tbo most intense
nnd zealous pralsemakera of our common
country. There is morlt in extolling merit.
It makes our children moro ambitious. It
inspires them to goodness and greatness.
Cut the heroism of private citizens in
commercial life is often of the most ex
alted and consecrated typo. The heroism
of honesty in peace Is an worthy of emula
tion as that of fortitude and courage In
war. The heroism .which for pride In a
good name , for pride in one's own family
because of its jiuro record and guileless
history , will sacrifice hundreds of thousands
of dollars to maintain the credit of a banker
or other Institution with which that name
has ( been oven involuntarily connected , Is
grander nnd more majestic mentally and
morally than the heroism of the 'battlefield. '
'Right hero in Nebraska the Conservative
has been an eyewitness of an instance of
financial and patriotic heroism which for
the sake ot a good name , and without legal
compulsion being possible , put up volun
tarily more than $1,000,000 and saved many
a bank and business Jiouso from failure In
this young .state during the panic of a few
years ago. It required moro grit , moro
character ot the choicest kind , moro whole
some pride , more self-abnegation than a
charge upon a battery fipoutlng bullets and
shells.
The 'American people and especially ( he
citizens ot 'Nebraska ' are too often Ignorant
of tbo acts of herolcm in their own midst
most worthy of their adulation , imitation
and gratitude.
1IEUO OP TII13 TKI.KOHAI'II.
A Civilian Kurim a I'lnrn in the I/Ut
of American Heroe * .
Hosto i Globe.
The name of William Ahcrn ot Olnns
Crossing , Del. , certainly deserves a place
on the list of ( American heroes. IIo was
cot a soldier , this block operator for a
railway company , but he allotted , if what
Is said of him is true , not only real , hut
noteworthy resourcefulness , bravery and
judgment.
Ho was brutally assaulted and robbed
while at his post in a elgnal tower by
two ruffians , who got away with ( con
siderable money and left their victim , un
they supposed , half dead. But be roanago.1
to retain consciousness long enough to set
tbo signals in both directions to stop com
ing trains , and the signals , coupled with
the tfact that no response was received to
whistling caused the crew of a southbound
train to stop at the tower and Investigate.
As soon an Ahern was able to tell his story
a posse was got together and sent on the
.rail of the robbers who , It Is a satisfaction
to know , were captured and put in jail.
The presence of mind and fidelity to
duty shown by thta man , In taking care
even in tbo last moment of consciousness ,
while Buffering from painful and terlous
Injuries , that no train collisions should rc-
Eult from the work of the robbers who t > e-
eet him , ought to gain for htm a handsome
money gift aud a substantial p.-omotlon.
5nCUIAll SHOTS AT TUB
Philadelphia Times ! A woman jtftrtinj
out to ovnnRe.llt Now York's polloV fete
may In tlmo bring up the old query : HMO
liackmen souls J"
Kansna City Stnr : The proposition * L
Nov. Mr. Sheldon ot Topeka to Chrl mnlwr
the press may bo designed to offset th
tendency of ft considerable proportion ol
the clergy to secularize th pulpit.
Buffalo Express : A New York cbtiroh h s
begun n suit against the Jiclrs of a woman
who , hail been supported by the church for
several ywira to recover the amount ot
money spent on her. It his been loftrttftl
that the woman left inoro than $3.000 In
cath , No ono can deny Uio justiceof euoli
n claim as that.
Minneapolis Times : A clergyman attended
a ball game at Kort Wayne , lad. , last Sun
day. Ho escaped \\lth his life- and a few
samples ot hie clothing , but his fatemlghl
have been worse If the pollco had uot conn
to his rescue just when things were- get
ting Interesting. The objection to tha
preacher was that ho was prwsont in hli
capacity as a member of the Citizen * '
league , which objects to Sunday ball play
ing. The umplro was the only man In th
whole gang who sympathized with Uio unfortunate -
fortunate dominie.
S | > rlngflold Republican : Ono of th In-
terostlng episodes of the Christian Endeavor
co'n\entlon nt Detroit was Rev. Oharlos M.
Sheldon's attempt to start a. "Christian
dally newspaper" in Chicago. This IB an old
scheme , but Mr. Sheldon brought It to th
fcro again with great eloquence nnd spirit
ual fervor. Ho got along famously In hit
appeal for encouragement and financial
backing until ho stopped suddenly and flrod
this stunning question at that Christian
" in this audl-
Endeavor audience : "Who -
cnco will give $1,000,000 ? " The rcporteri
describe ttio ensuing mlnuto aa "an op
pressive hush. " The man with $1.000,009
for starting n "Christian dally" In Chicago
nas uot present.
DOMESTICIDYLS. .
Chicago Record : "I believe Mndgo hoi
designs on Mr. Robinson. "
"Why ? "
"I've > ndtlccxl her looking at him wltl
her barraln-counter expression on. "
Philadelphia Inquirer : She IIo said hi
would do anything' in the world I wanted
iilm tor.
He An' what did yer toll him. ?
She I tole him to gocluieo himself.
Detroit ( Free Press : Kitty I can't inv
aglno anything more disagreeable than a
proposal from that man.
UuUli I can.
KMty What , for gwdncss' sake ?
CXolrc A half dozen.
Chlcaro Pioat : "I suppose. " Bold tha
lawyer to whom she had applied for advlct
"that it's the old story married in haat < U
Vo repent at ledsurc. " r
"Well , that's where you're wrontr , " was
the prompt reply. " 1 married at leisure to
ropcnt in haste. "
Philadelphia Record : "Sir ! " exclaimed
the fair maid Indignantly as WUUcuss
kissed ( her liand , "this is entirely out of
place. "
"I thought so myself , " returned the young
man apologatleaSly , "but I really hadn't
the nerve to attempt the ( list ono on your
lips. "
Washington Star : "I would like to Know , "
said the gruft old fatliqr to the young man
who hod been calling with considerable
frequency , "Whether you ore going to marry
my daughter ? "
"So would I , " answered the diffident
youngr man. "Would you mind asking
her ? "
Cleveland 0laln Dealer : "Seems to mo
I've road this short atory a couple of tlmea
before , and each 14mo It had a , different
author's name attached. "
"It must J > e a tnvlce-stolcd. tale. "
Cleveland Pladn Dealer : "You don't have
any ruins Jn this blawstod country. " said
the British Bdon. to Ills future fathor-ln-
law.
"No , " said the old man , "wo don't. And
you won't have any left In England If ytSur
noble army of titled paupers can marry
enough rich Yankee nrlrls to put new roofn
on your Infernal old castles. "
Chicago Po&t : Aa they emerged from a
dark corner of the plazw. nnd entered tha
brilliantly Hghted hotel , 'trying ' to look un
concerned , her dearest friend beckoned her
to one oldc.
"If I were you , " enld the dearest friend
solicitously , "I would Insist upon Qcorsa
using . better quality of dye on his muu-
tache. "
Tim WOIID sue
Philadelphia Call.
"You remember the sermon , you hoard , my
dear ? " /
The little ono blushed and dropped heri
eyes , T
Then lifted them bravely with a look of
cheer
Eyea fhajt were blue as itho summer skies.
"I'm afraid I forgot what the minister
said.
He said so much to grown-up men.
And > the pulpit was 'way up over my head ;
But I told mamma that ho said , 'Amen. '
"And 'Amen , ' you know , means ' .Let It bot-
What ever our Ixxrd may please to do , . . f
And ithat is sermon enough for me ,
If I mind and feel BO , the whole week
tliroush. "
I took the llttlo one's word to heart ,
I wish I could carry It all day long ,
The "Amen" spirit , which hides the art
To meet each cross with a happy song.
Consider
the quality.
In your search for low
priced clothing , do not lose
sight of the matter of qual
ity It has been by making
good clothing that we have
won our reputation and
what bears our name is
guaranteed by that fact to
be the best of its kind.
And that is the kind of
clothing for men and boys
that we are offering now
at one half the price in or
der to close out all the
remaining lines and broken
lines , that a busy season
has left on our tables.
It is a chance for those
who are looking for a real\ \ .
bargain.
If you don't do your
shopping until Saturday ,
come before 6 p , m. for w&
will close promptly at that ?
time.