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Omaha mnrksmcn have liccii down In
Kansas City showing tho'Mis&oUrlnns.
Their success is attested by the fact
that their scores arc several points
higher than their competitors.
Omaha bank clearliius are on the in-
traiBG side of the table this week. They
ought to be there week in anil week
out and would be If they reflected the
Improved condition of Omaha's busi
ness. _ _
Enough candidates for the vice presi
dency are already In the field to supply
"vice presidents for nearly every state
In the union. What a misfortune that
the country cannot maintain more than
one at a time.
"While the democrats are discussing
running mates for Bryan next year
iwhy do they neglect Fred White and
General Weaver off Iowa. ' Both -of
them have been defeated so often tliat
once more would not hurt them any.
Thanksgiving day will be distin
guished this year as usual for the many
foot ball contests that will be decided
on the gridiron at that time. One cause
for giving thanks will therefore be that
the day practically concludes the foot
bull season.
The Filipino government is about as
hard , to find as was the Cuban govern
ment In the days of Weyler and Blanco.
Mr. Agulnaldo must be convinced by
this time that it is highly futile to try
conclusions with Uncle Sam's soldier
boys. The beginning of the mid Js at
Northwestern university' is 'about to
appeal to public-spirited citizens for donations -
nations nnd contributions to. give it an
endowment of $2,000,000. We know of
several colleges and universities that
will be glad to take up the same pro
gram In case the appeal proves success-
ful. - _ . '
The members of the State Board of
Transportation have' given evidence of
life. They uundunco that in case the
'
change from carload 'o hundred-pound
rates' works an Increase .of rates they
; wlll Interfere. The announcement is
not likely to create any uneasiness at
' * '
railroad 'headquarters.
Geographically Omaha is happily sit-
Tinted for a permanent military recruitIng -
Ing station , which fact Is evidently ap
preciated by the high oillrltils of the
War' department. For similar reasons
this city Is Just the place for a military
supply depot , which may bu expected
to materialize in duo time.
The pases against republican superin
tendents of public Institutions , which
\vero' the outgrowth of the Heal sena
torial Investigating committee work ,
having nerved the political purpose for
which they worn intended , the attorney
general Is dlsmlnslng them. They were
BO weak the law department was un
willing to try them.
Chicago people think they have turned
n coup d'etat by persuading Admiral
Dewey to celebrate the anniversary of
the battle of Manila , May 1 , In their
city. They promise that ho will be able
to sail Into Lake Michigan as easy ns he
did Into Manila bay , If that Induce
ment docs not prove successful the
drawbridges over thu Chicago river
should be raised and ho hero given a
full Bwccp of those untried waters.
Old Fort Omaha Is already a beau
tiful spot nnd with care the coming
years will greatly add to Its beauties.
It Is gratifying to know that there Is
no Intention to abandon the place , butte
to make it a resting ground for soldiers
brought from the tropics In which they
can recuperate. As long as the gov
ernment needs such places no good
reason exists why It should not utilize
such a fort In preference to purchasing
now ones , which will require years to
bring to the perfection and beauty of
old Fort Omaha.
I
AT 7SSUB WITH KllUORH.
I'rrsldeilt Kruger having refused t
penult the 1'nlted States consul at Pro
torla to forward messages or sccur
Information regarding the British prls
oners there , our government 1ms In
structed the consul to Insist upon per
forming the duties that were devolvec
upon him. He Is directed to Inforn
the president of the Transvaal Kepub
lie that It Is the.view of the govprn
inont of the United States 'that the
usages of civilized nations sanction the
ministration of n neutral reprcscnta
live in the Interest of the cltlzctm-am
captives of one of the parties to the
war.
There can be no question ns to thr
correctness of this view , which If
abundantly supported by the practice
of all civilized nations. During the
Frnnco-l'rimslnn war the United State. "
"minister , Washburn , represented Ger
many at the French capital. The Beet
president having declined io rccoRnlzp
the right of the American consul to
perform the dtity assigned him , basing
his refusal to permit him to act , accord
Ing. to report , upon the close frlendshli
between the United States and Great
Britain , Is very likely to adhere to his
decision , for having once taken a posi
tion It IH not easy to persuade him to
recede from It. In that event ho will
distinctly affront this government , but
In doing so he would Invlto nothing
worse than a protest , which under the
circumstances Kruger perhaps would
not re'gard as of any consequence. Still
It might reasonably be supposed that
he would desire to avoid any misunder
standing with the United States which
could have the effect of nllcnatlug
American sympathy with the Boer
cause , now very general nnd earnest.
If It be a fact , ns stated , that the re
fusal to permit the American consul
to look after the Interests of British
citizens Is due to the friendship of
Kngland and this country , n great
many Americans will certainly modify
their high opinion of Oem Paul. It
would seem that In this case the
usually sound Judgment of the Boer
president failed him.
WHRRE OUll SYMPATHY SHOULD GO.
FREMONT , Neb. , Nov. 23. To the Editor
of The Bee : I have been for years a
staunch admirer of The Bee and I am sorry
to flnd It necessary to expostulate with you
In your position on the present war In South
Africa. I do not bellevo your position of
friendliness for the Dutch and against the
English commends Itself to the majority of
your readers. Americans are under many
obligations to the English , not only during
the late war with Spain , but for years pre
ceding. There are only two flags under
which a law-abiding man known of no law
and under which all advantages business ,
social i or scientific are .equal. Those two
flags arc the stars and stripes and the Eng
lish Jack. The writer spent some weeks in
South Africa as long ago as 1886 , and It was
apparent to him that hla English tongue was
a handicap In all relations with the Dutch.
I have been some twelve years In England
and her colonies , dating from 1883. When I
first sailed from San Francisco- was1 with
aUtanAmerlcnn's belief In the Injustice done
us us "colonials'In 1776 and preceding years.
I was prepared to make our forefathers'
cause almost a peronaltone In the numer
ous discussions that'spring up In the smok
ing room on long voyages. I found It Im-
poeslblo to mention George III without being
Immediately Informed that he was a "bloom-
Ing Idiot" of German birth and had not a
'drop ' of Englishblood In his veins. The
former fact I , of course , know , but I was
not prepared to have tile English anticipate
my thoughts. The latter fact our school
histories of twenty years ago carefully re
frained from mentioning. In the spring of
1884 ono of the princes of the English royal
houeo died nnd because of that the celebra
tion of the queen's birthday was postponed.
I.was In Sydney , N. S. . W. . at the time and
the Australians arranged for the celebration
on the 4th of July that they might Join the
Americans. I am one of the charter members
of the American society In London nnd , long
before hostilities were thought of between
our country and Spain , the British govern
ment would send an official representative
to that society's Fourth of July dinner and It
was also attended by all grail on of the no
bility , by leaders In literature , the sciences ,
arts , commerce , , finance and both branches of
the military. I was in London when Dewey's
magnificent victory was won and It was a
matter of much prldo to me to see the people
cheering around the bulletin boards and sayIng -
Ing to each other , with an emphatic elap on
the shoulder : "They are our people. That's
the way Nelson did , " etc.
, For airthcso things we should be grate
ful. The Alabama matter was purely local ,
caused by a cotton famine In Lancashire.
Even had It been general It was a question
of 6plnlon by an elder brother as to the
relative merits of a cause about which two
younger brothers wcro quarreling. The
Dutch have tried to maintain an Impossible
condition In South Africa. Granted that they
arc a husbandry-loving people and have
mmio many sacrifices to retain Isolation and
a country In which they scnn pursue game
at will. It must bo conceded that the on
ward march of civilization makes euch con-
'lltlonfl Impoeslble , Just as It has done In our
awn country. It has been contended In some
quartern that the subject of dispute be
tween the belligerents was a proper one for
arbitration. Well , sir , as I understand It , the
Beers Imposed humiliating conditions of
trade and of residence on those residents of
Iho Transvaal who spoke the English
language conditions not Imposed upon thcso
of other tongues. Such matters are not , I
venture to say , proper subjects for arbitra
tion. GEORGE E. HARRISON.
Commercial Traveler.
Kvery American newspaper Is In
honor and duty bound to voice an far
as possible the sentiment of the Ameri
can people. But where the popular will
has not been expressed the fiinctlon of
the American press Is to mold public
opinion In consonance with the Imslu
principled of the republic. In dealing
with the Brltlsli-Boer controversy
Americans should not merely bo
guided by the sense of international
amity or of international reciprocity ,
but by the traditional sympathy which
Is duo from thu citizens of the greatest
republic to the citizens of the smaller
republics.
( rant that the animosity engendered
against Britons by the revolutionary
\viir , the war of 1812 and the slave
holders' rebellion of 18(11-5 ( has been
obliterated by the recent display of
( 'ootl will on the part of Great Britain
iluring the Spanish-American war ,
America and Americans Imbued with
republican principles cannot and
should not withhold ( heir sympathy
from any people struggling with a
powerful monarchy to preserve and
maintain a government by the people.
Americans will always remember
with gratitude the Invaluable service
rendered by Lafayette , llochumbeau
and the French nrmy that cnwoil tin
sea and helped to win Indcpcndenci
for the American colonies , but Amerlcf
resented the Invasion of Mexico by tin
French Imperial army and would him
surely driven I.ouls Napoleon's force.1
back Into the sea had they not cvacu
nted Mexico and left the republic fret
to rule Itself. And yet the Moxlcnr
government In that day was no more
.liberal toward American 'settlors ' thai
Is the Boer republic toward the 13ng
Hill-speaking outhuiders.
It Is n very serious question whethei
Kngland would have niade the demands
for naturalization which furnished the
pretext for the controversy preceding
the war had it not been predetcrmlneil
to swallow up the republic. As to thti
exactions from the gold-seekers the
less said this better. While England
exacts 10 per cent from American gold
hunters in British-Alaska the Boom
only exacted U pur cent from the
English gold miners.
% It Is the thirst for African gold that
has whetted the insatiable appetite of
John Bull nnd brought on this war , and
not the desire to extend the blessings
of civilization to the hardy Dutch fann
ers who had subdued thu wilderness
of South Africa and established .for
themselves a government modeled ns
near as possible after the republics of
the nineteenth century. While the
Lord Is said to fight with the battalions
nnd the Boers may be foredoomed to
become subjects of the British empire ,
It Is not becoming to true republicans
on any part of the earth to pray for
their subjugation.
.1 SATlSFAOTUnY AGUEE.MENT.
The commercial agreement recently
concluded between France and the
United States appears to be regarded
with entire satisfaction In the formci
country. In the course of a speech In
the Chamber of Deputies Friday the
agreement , which Is tsndcr the reel
proclty provision of our tariff law , was
referred to by the minister of forcigi
affairs , M. Dclcasse , who said that It
will give a fresh Impetus to the com
merce of the two peoples , "who are
united by history and similarity of
political Institutions and can never
cease to be , save by n. misunderstand
ing of their evident Interests. " There
Is no doubt that French trade with
this country.will profit by the agree
ment , but it is somewhat less certain
whether American commerce with
France will be very materially bene
fited , though It may bo slightly im
proved. It is the policy of France to
carefully protect the interests of agri
culture and the reciprocity agreement
makes no concessions to our agricul
tural Interests , or none that promises
to be of much value.
However , its tendency will certainly
be to draw the two countries closer to
gether commercially and thus to
strengthen the friendship between
them , now as cordial as It has ever
been at any time. The trade results
of , this agreement will be regarded with
Interest by othqr continental countries ,
particularly Germany , and may have
the effect to enlarge the area of reci
procity arrangements in Europe.
HARDSHIPS IN CUBA.
The Cuban people are undoubtedly
experiencing a great deal of hardship
and privation. They are generally very
poor and there Is not enough work to
give all employment. The appeal of
the Workmen's club at Puerto Prlnclpo
isking the United States government to
furnish them means of obtaining a live
lihood , may be accepted as indicating
the general condition. Not only is there
no demand for labor from private em
ployers but the demand for public
works is being steadily reduced. The
petition says : "The spectacle is now
offered of strong , robust men , able for
any undertaking , most of whom have
sacrificed all to make their fatherland
free and independent , in absolute
want. "
That the Cubans are willing to work
and' are not lazy Is the testimony of
nil our military commanders. But what
can this government do to relieve the
mfortunate situation ? Public works ,
t is presumed , are being carried on to
is great an extent as the revenues will
> ermit and the military authorities
mve no power to go beyond this. Under
lie most favorable conditions , however ,
nil who need work could not be given
t on public improvements. What In
ciiulrcd Is to stimulate private enter-
n-lse and Induce capital to go Into the
slands. Tills cannot bo done under
Bxlstlng circumstances. Our govern-
nent Is Inhibited from granting fran
chises In Cuba and capital will not go
hero to any considerable extent until n
government is established upon a basis
iroiulHlng stability and adequate pro-
ectlon to the Investments of capital ,
ndustrlal recovery nnd development
nust wait for the formation of such
i government. Some progress may be.
undo In the meantime , but It will below
low nnd while the work of forming
in Independent government Is going on
ufferlng among the people will con-
luue.
Manifestly the urgent duty of the
Jnlted States Is to hasten as rapidly
s possible the establishment of an In-
lepemlent government in Cuba. It
nay give temporary relief to the people
f the Island who are In absolute want ,
Hit what Is required Is that the Cubans
> e enabled to become self-supporting
nd' this Is to be accomplished only in
wo ways by giving them the govern-
nent wo liavo promised they should
uivo or making Cuba n part of the
errltory of the United States. The
itter Is not to be seriously thought of ,
Ithough It Is evident that a strong
rcssure in favor of annexation is to h--
undo , a delegation of Cubans being
low in Washington for this purpose ,
'hose , supported by Americans who
mve property Interests In Culm , assert
hat the substantial men of the Inland ,
hat Is , ( lie property-holding class , m-u
man lmously In favor of annexation.
Vdmlttlng this to be true , still our gov-
rnnient Is under the highest possible
noral obligation an obligation of honor
uul good faith to give the I'ubuns self-
government and It Is not to be doubted
t
that tills IH the fixed purpose of tli
administration.
It ! < Urged tliat relief for the Cuba
people would bo found In allowing till
government to grant franchises I
Culm , but we do not believe that con
gress will repeal the inhibition am
usurp n prerogative which should b
loft for the Cuban people to exercls
when they have established the !
own government. Perhaps If th
T'nUcd State-s were to grau
franchises In Cuba , with the ic
suit of materially benefiting th
people , there would be no complaint
but there can be no assurance of thlf
At all events we should be bound t (
protect those who secured franchises n
our hands and It Is quite concelvnbli
tliat we. might thus become Involved li
trouble with a Cuban government.
Our government cannot immedlatelj
relieve thu unfortunate condition o
affairs In Cuba , but the situation Im
pcratlvely demands that it shall Imstci
as rapidly as possible the cstabllshtuen
there of an Independent governmen
which will promote Industrial develop
incut and attract capital to the Island.
W'/IBA * inr/JSMK DECOUKS V. I' .
When .lolin L. Webster becomes vlc <
president , Windsor castle will be movce
to Omaha nnd the lion and unicorn 01
the royal crest will give way to the sev
entcen-year locust with outstrctchui'
wings displaying the symbolic letter W
The letter W , which the Egyptian as
troiogers Interpreted to stand for war
also stands for wheat and Webster.
When Webster becomes vice prcsl
dent , the Webster Houavcs will stand
guard in 'London tower and his royal
highness , the prince of Wales , will hobnob
neb arm In arm In front of the Webstci
street depot with Omaha's great snobo
crat.
crat.When
When Webster becomes V. P. , the long
felt want for liveried footman and out
riders will be supplied by direct inv
portatkm .from the. capitals of Europe
and the court tailor of the duke of Yorls
will set the pace for the 'American
House of Lords in the chromatic vestf
and aromatic trousers of Its presiding
olllcer.
When Web becomes V. P. , the Im
perial haberdashers of Berlin nnd Vi
enna will vie with each other in send
ing to America the most fascinating
neckties , nnd barbers as well ns wait
ers will have to wear dress suits when
they servo the great V. P.
When Web becomes V. P. , Aladdin's
famous air castle with twenty-three diamond
mend windows will be erected in verity
In AVnshingtou and champagne will flow
more freely on the Potomac than Mis
souri river water in Omaha.
When Webster becomes V. P. , his
regal retinue and gorgeous wardrobe
will so outshine everything ever seen
at the national capital that President
McKlnley will at once abdicate in his
favor and make way for the iridescent
knight of the looking-glasses , whose halo
will be more effulgent than the midday
sun and whose colossal Intellect will
guide divine proyldencc In fulfilling the
manifest destiny of England linked , to
America .in the dominion of the uni
verse , with old glory planted on the
planet Murs and the union jack flutterIng -
Ing In the milky way.
Prof. Henry C. Adams , the statistical
cxpqrt for the Interstate Commerce com
mission , as n witness before the con
gressional inquiry Into postal affairs ,
has given his opinion that the charges
for the transportation of mail exacted
from the government by the railroads
lire excessive and should be materially
reduced. Taking as n basis the rates
made in 1873 he bus calculated that the
ir > per cent reduction since made is en
tirely inadequate to the vast increase
In the amount of mall business and the
notable economies in the service. One
if the principal expenses of the Post-
jfilce department , and at the same time
sue of the main Hems in the postal
fiellcit , arises from the Jmmense pay
ments to commoii carriers. Hitherto
congress 'has directed all Its efforts to
( Vpc | out the postal deficit to increasing
the charges upon certain classes of mail
matter Instead of trying to decrease the
ixpense for transporting the same. The
subject will surely be up again before
the coming session and deserves the
. arcftil consideration of our representa
tives.
The English are wont to accuse the
\merlcans of being mercenary and nl-
tvayH trying to turn everything to com-
inorclal account , so keen is the chane
ror the almighty dollar. The present
ivur fever In that country has given
some fine examples of what an Eng-
Ishman can do in tiat ) line when op-
lortunlty offers. A. manufacturer who
lunuted some handkerchiefs to thu sol-
Hers in South Africa works Into the
umouncement the statement that nether
) ther brand will prove so soft and
loothlng to the .soldier nose. When It
: omes to chasing after a piece of money
irothcr John Is not so slow as he would
Iko to make people bellevo him to be.
The school board members who talk
ilHHil the falling off In the receipts
rom licenses and fines should examine
lie records. Although the receipts
rom fines have practically disappeared
lie revenue from the license fund has
icon greater the last two years than
or years previous and promises to
: eep up the coming year. If the board
lilnks the taxpayers will stand without
irotofit a doubling or trebling of the
chool levy It mistakes thu temper of
lie people.
It IH reported tliat Secretary Gagu is
n favor of the establishment of a im-
ioiml bank in Cuba. Before wo can
lave a national bank in Cuba , however ,
hero will have to bo a national govern-
nent. When thu Cubans have enough
iiiHliiOKB to maintain such a banking In
anition the bank will be forthcoming.
The New York banks are experlenc-
ng some of the benefit of the changed
Inanclal conditions in the west. In
ears past at this season It has been
omul necessary to ship Immense sums
f money to the west for the purpose
> f moving the crop. This movement
started ns soon as the crop was Imi
vested and was rushrd through tint
the west was practically drained of It
surplus. This year the farmers nre ne
forced to sell nt once and the ordlnar
exchanges of business nre furnlshln
the.money necessary to move what c
the crop Is offered , whllu the H"iial en !
for currency from the east Is dispense
with.
Anti-administration organs nre trylii ;
to make political capital out of the lls
of pardons nnd commutation of sen
( enccs granted by President McKlnlej
They carefully ignore , however , th
record of pardons of previous prcsl
dents , democratic and republican , am
nre also oblivious of the fact that th
country is growing In population nut
wealth. With a concomitant Increas
In the number of offenders and nppll
cations for relief from punishment i
list of applications which have beci
refused would doubtless present ai
equally strong array.
The popocrats say they do not Intern
to make many changes at the State unl
vcrslty. Dean Heesu , Acting Clmnccllo
Bessey and a few more men who lmv <
made thu university's reputation are t <
be set aside , some of whom have beei
with the Institution for a geiieratloi
and against whoso work no fault cm
be found. Personally none of the mci
mentioned will be sufferers by any sucl
change , for they have the ability whlcl
assures them positions equally ns goot
If not better. The loss will be entirely
the university's.
The viaduct which south sidcrs Imvi
seen in their visions spanning Sixteentl
street Is now In n fair way to liecomi
a reality. If people appreciate most tin
things which require the most effort t (
secure the viaduct will be ono of the
choicest prizes ever landed by the pee
pic of Omaha.
Tnlcnl Tented to he Limit.
Philadelphia Ledger.
From all accounts Agulnaldo appears tc
have lost nearly everything except his speed
nnynltr lIobnonlicliiR.
Baltimore American.
The Emperor William has shown that h <
Is meek and sweet-tempered , aotwlthstand'
Ing all that has been said about him. Whet
the prlnco of Wales kissed him on one cheek
he turned to him the other also.
HorniI'luy nt Inltlntlona.
New York Herald.
Another death has occurred through acci
dent In the Initiation ceremonies of a secrel
society. Children sometimes play with dan
gerous tools , but grown up men are sup
posed to have common sense. Hero Is a les
son to be learned.
Klnvr In a Theory.
Philadelphia Inaulrer.
Once again It has been proved , on paper ,
that a man and his wife can live on $10 a
week , and have a few comforts at that , but
as. the theorists have again failed to say
where the man con get the $10 the theory
may still be regarded as having at least ono
fault.
Doliitr Quite Well , Thank Yon.
Cincinnati Tribune.
Mr. need knew his business when he took
up the practice of law In New York. Al
ready he Is mixed up In a suit where mil
lions ore Involved and with clients like the
Rockefellers. A moderate retainer In a case
like this means a salary three or four
times as great as the salary of speaker of
the house. Mr. Recd'a Judgment Is all
right.
School * ami College * .
Indianapolis Journal.
Evidence of the prosperity of the country
comes from an unexpected source. United
States Commissioner of Education Harris
states In his annual report that the aggre
gate attendance in schools and colleges was
much larger last year than the year before ,
the increase In schools being 432,000 , and in
coljegcs about 4,000. Thus It appears that
prosperity stands for education and hard
times for Illiteracy.
Iliinllnfc Down th < - KliiKT.
Brooklyn Ilfc.
The attention of persons who affect to be
lieve that it is a disgrace to any nation to
haul down Its flag In any territory that it
bos once floated over Is called to the with
drawal of the British flag from Samoa. As
quickly as our cousins determined that it
was best for all bands that they should get
DUt of Samoa , they got out. No absurd senti
ment against hauling down the British flag
bad any weight with them.
IIiNlneN.s of Ihc IliiukH.
Indianapolis News.
Within the decade the number of Individ
ual depositors In banks of all kinds In the
United States has Increased from 6,708,071 to
13,153,874 , and the total deposits have
srown from $3,776,410,402 to $7,513,964,361.
rhat is , the number of depositors was
loubled between 1889 and 1899 an well as the
Jggregate of deposits. Still the unparalleled
growth will not prevent a class of dema
gogues from declaring that the masses grow
poorer with the passage of the years.
Now York .Memorial Arch ,
New York Sun.
The angry wave of feeling that has swept
> var a large portion of the public will wash
iway nothing of the war that is vital and
injuring , and after It has subsided cvery-
: hlng of that nature will bo visible again
to all eyes But It Is well to hold sotna-
.hing up for view now. Wo are amazed
it the suggestion that the name of Dewey
ihould not appear upon the arch erected
'or his welcome to this city , and that It
ihould be known as the "Navy Arch. " The
lames of the committee who made this de-
: lslon should bo posted somewhere In Im-
> urlshable brass. Of course the arch will
> e In memory of the navy , but popularly It
vlll bo known always as the Dewcy arch ,
md highest on tbo roll of naval heroes
nscrlbed upon It will be tbo name of George
} pwey , the victor of Manila nnd the maker
if new boundaries for the United States.
lAhtrty In IliiNliiciH u Myth.
ChlcRco Chronicle.
Commissioner of Labor Carroll D. Wright ,
vho has been delivering a series of lectures
m the labor problem at Champaign unlvcr-
Ity , talks In a fashion which shows his
icqualntanco with bis subject. Among
ither things bo said , respecting strikes :
The ethical question of strikes Involves the |
lueutlon whether a man has a right to con-
net hla business In his own way. Person-
illy , I believe no man has such a right.
Anyhow , I never have seen a person who
xercltied the prerogative , " And though thu
tatemtnt Is at first sight surprising It ls
levcrthelcfn absolutely true. If one reflects '
or a moment It will bo seen that the right
f a man to conduct his business In his own
, 'uy Is hampered by law , exigency and busl- i
IOSB necessity. If ho. trlea to do some
hlngs the law Interposes a veto ; If he would
o othcru competition threatens him , His
Ight to do business In his own way Is chal-
eoged not only by the labor unions , but by
.Is customers , hla creditors and society In |
enoral. The labor proposition Is only a (
Ingle phase of It , despite the erroneous as-
crtlons of employer * to the contrary. No
nan ever did or ever will conduct his buil *
CSB In bla own way. The beat he can do Is
D approximate It.
sicrtn.vii SHOTS AT TIIIJ WMMT.
Kanwin City Star : The Ilnptlst clergy
man who rid himself of existence by Jump-
lnt ( Into the falls nt Niagara was true to
l.tlio principles of Immersion till the last.
Boston Transcript : E\cn if Dwlght It.
Moody dors have to finish his earthly career
'nt half steam , ho will bo by way of nccom-
plIehltiK more good In the world than n good
ninny who will keep ft "full head" on nil
the time. Mr. Moody IB a great nnd won
derful force In the spiritual world , nnd
the work he IIHR accomplished , If he never
docs another stroke , will rcnch along In
echoes through all eternity. Such efforts no
his arc never lost they are ns eternal ns
thn heavens.
Cincinnati Tribune : A Brooklyn church
organization U celled the "Five Dou'ts. "
Hero are the don'ts ! Don't ride simply for
pleasure on Sunday ; don't , eave In an ocean
voyage , ride In a public conveyance on Sun
day ; don't read a Sunday newspaper on
Sunday ; don't buy anything on Sunday ex
cept In an emergency case ; don't mail let
ters on Sunday. And yet they stopped far
short of the old blue laws of Connecticut ,
else they would have said don't cat nny-
thing cooked on Sunday.
Brooklyn Eagle : The Ucv. Dr. David J.
Burrcll of the Reformed church In Man
hattan , at Twcnty-nlnth street and Fifth
avenue , nnd the Rov. I. W. Hathaway of
Jersey City are talking about and against
Sunday newspapers. No ono obliges them
to tnko such papers. No one glvca to thwu
power to prevent other people from taking
such papers. Their" solicitude on the sub
ject can with difficulty bo explained. It
nny ono should try to force them to take
Sunday newspapers they could apply to the
courts for protection.
Chicago Chronicle : The circumstance
that an nrmy chaplain , ordered to the Phil
ippines , has got drunk and landed in the
guardhouse at the Presidio of San Francisco
Is cause for deep sorrow , yet the circum
stance Is not without Its compensations. As
the military career of the bibulous chaplain
will undoubtedly bo cut short by a court-
martial , a place will be left In the awny
for some one of the warlike Chicago breth
ren who have been preaching death and
destruction to the traitorous Agutnaldo over
since the Philippine row began. Let the
militant parsons get their applications tn
eaily nnd avoid the rush.
PEnSOXAI , AXD OTHERWISE.
O'Donnel , the name of a , town In Luzon
Well , well ; go where you will , you can'
lese 'em.
Oem Paul's war department is sadly-out o
whack. He is utterly Unable to compet
with the enemy In Kafllrgrams.
So far as heard from , the English writer o
"Hoch der Kaiser" ia'not pushing the sal
of his song In London. Not Just now.
The war hero who lives up to the publli
Ideal has a greater Job on his hands than an ;
encountered by him on the fleld of battle.
Susan B. Anthony says all men are bad
How can Susan know ? Some of her eex sai
"you can never know a man until you llvi
with him , the mean thing. "
When the shouting and the tumult of tin
Washington gossip mongers died the lattei
were In a condition to appreciate the sorrow *
of the Spaniards at Cavlte , one May morn-
Ing.
Ing.Tho
The furore over Dewey's deed In Wash
ington has turned on another object. There's
a real duke In town and society is all n-
tremble. Children must have something tc
play with.
Experts flguro that Boston drinks more
whisky than any other city In tbo country ,
and are surprised because the drinkers main-
lain rfaelr perpendicular. Those experts
'don't know beans. "
Washington Is hotly in favor of "benevo
lent assimilation" In the Philippines , but
when it comes to a like policy at Its own
door , why the dark skinned people are
forcibly excluded from opera houses.
An Indianapolis man named Jones has been
lonored with a loving cup by his neighbors
who used his telephone and lawnmower dur
ng the summer. This notable evidence o
neighborly gratitude is not copyrighted or
patented.
The taxpayers of a Jersey town are striv
ing to determine how much learning shouli
ho possessed by a member of the Board ol
Education. When some bids on the Insur
ance of a school building were opened one ol
them dealt In vulgar fractions nnd was
promptly thrown out. The awards went to
the highest bidder.
PASSIM ; OF THE PLAINSMAN.
ReeolleutloiiM of Some Noted 1'nlli-
iiiiikerN of the Orent Went.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The death of Colonel Henry Inman will re
call the fact that comparatively few are left
of these who , In n conspicuous may , formed
part of the wild life of the country west of
the ( Mississippi. The conditions In the
pioneering days west of the great river dif
fered widely In some respects from those
which prevailed between that watercourse
and the Alleghcnles , and these conditions
begot or necessitated a difference in tbo
qualities of the men who participated In
them. The horse figured more and the canoe ,
pirogue nnd other sort of water conveynnccs
loss between the Mississippi and the Pacific
than on the other side. Irving , In bis "Bon-
nevlllo , " which wan written when St. Louis
was a frontier town , grasped this difference
when ho said that the life of the far west
had produced a sot of men altogether dis
tinct from the pioneers , hunters , and trap
pers of the older section of the country.
The equestrian exercises , ho remarked , In
"which they ( the men of the far west ) nro
engaged , the nnturo of the country they
traverse , vast plains nnd mountalnx , pure
and exhilarating atmosphere , eeom to make
them physically and mentally a more lively
and mercurial roco than the frontiersmen
of former days. A man who bestrides a
horse must necessarily bo essentially dif
ferent from a man who cowers In n canoe. "
Though the old free life tn which these
men participated baa passed away many of
the men themselves wore allvo until recently ,
and a few of them are living still. It Is less
than twenty years ago since Jim Brldgor
was a familiar flguro In St. Louis. Kit Car
son , who died at a comparatively early nge
For a plainsman who had a natural death ,
has been gone ICES than a third of n cen
tury , A shorter time than that has paased
Blnco the demise In St. Louis of Father Do-
3met , tbo Jesuit , who among the Indians of
Ibo far northwest , and with the heroism
.vhlch characterized his order , met hardships
ind perils as serious as those which beset
Drebouf , Lal&mant , Jogucs nnd the other'
nltalonnrlPis of his faith two centuries earlier
imong the Htirons and the Iroquols. There
ire personsstill allvo on what was until re
cently the western frontier who saw Dent ,
asqucz , St. Vraln , Subletto and Jim Beck-
worth , whllo Texas Jack , California Joe ,
Wild BUI and scarce of others who were
prominent In western llfo In their day de-
Carted at only n comparatively recent time.
Persons are mill living In St. Louis who saw
lonoral William Clark , the partner of Lewis
n the first expedition of Anglo-Americans
ivblch crossed the continent to the Paclflc ,
uul brother of Ueorgo Rogers Clark , who
von the northwest for the United States In
ho revolution.
When , In 1854 , the Chicago & Rock Island
Ine sent to the Mlmlsslppl river the first
rain of cars which ever reached that stream ,
ho forest life of the older half of the conn'
; ry cloned for good. When , in 1869 , at
romontory Point , In Utah , the rails on the
wo ends of the Pacific railroads met , and
be locomotive creased the coutlnent , the
> cglnnlng of tbo end came for tbo plainsmen
is . distinctive element of the American
population. Thlc abolished the tinge coachc.i
nnd the pony express , nnd the old employ
ment of Bon llollldny , Russell , Mnjorn anil
Waddell nnd their confreres. The Santa FP
trail was stilt open , but when , n few jcnrn
Inter , the locomotive first entered that town
the successors of the Bnptletc Lalnndcsi of
the Santn Fa caravans found their occupa
tions ns Irrevocnbly gone ns Mike Fink and
the rest of the flntbontmcn did when Living.
fitono nnd Roosevelt's little tub , the New
Orleann , In 1811 , etoamed out of t'lttsbtirat
nnd drifted down the Ohio nnd Mississippi.
The Atchlson railroad la n quicker nnd nafer
mode of conveyance to Snntn Fo than the
caravans furnished , but the Illnds of adven
ture nnd romnnco which It hns displaced
nro gene forever , nnd not many of the
Agamemnon/i , the Achlllescp , fho Ulysseses ,
the 1'ntrocloscs nnd the Dloraeds who figured
In them nro left among the living.
IILAHTS I-'ltOM HAM'S IIOKN ,
Homclos.1 boys make lawless men ,
The higher you sit the better you cnn
A good boy Is worth far more than n bad
unnn.
To bo nivfiYG bold Is not always to be
brave.
Time Is God's loan nnd character His In
terest.
A golden cbnln may chnfc ns badly as nn'
Iron one.
Consecration Is not eo much In getting
as In letting.
Sacrifice In the homo sends the Incense
of Joy through the house.
A man's prosperity cnn only be measured
by Its effect on his heart.
Sonio people continue to bo offcnilvo
even when conferring favors.
The prlres men pursue are often but the
bubbles blown by their own breath.
The measure of a nine's goodness le not
the 111 ho avoids , but the good he does.
The effect of your prayer In the young
people's meeting Is somewhat marred 'by '
your neglect of the old people at home.
HOMI2STIC PLKASANTllIES.
Chicago Record : "Arc you sure you love
that Rlrl ? "
"Well. I can't work In the morning until
I set n letter from her nnd after I get It 1
can't work. "
New Orleans Times : The- Wife I wonder
why little Ethel is so d'.sobexllent , John ?
The Husband I don't know , m > dear , un
less your marrying me tiKiilnst your par
ents' wishes has something to do with it.
Chicago Tribune : "Anyhow , " bellowed
thn husband , "you can't any anybody drove *
you to this marriage. ! "
"No ! " shrieked the wife. "You persuaded
me to elope with you In an automobile ! "
iSomervllle Journal : The averagefnrmer'B
tvlfo doesn't know how badly she Is treated
n the matter of dress unless she subscribes
for a fashion magazine that shows her
monthly all the latct styltn.
Chicago PoHt : "What Is there so re
markable about her ? "
"Why , she's a woman who never kept
louse In her life nnd yet phe doesn't think
she could settle the servant girl pVoblem. "
Detroit Journal : "Thy slender waist ! "
cried the IOV < T in rapturous ihapscdy.
Shyly she raised nor eyes to his. '
"You talk like a man who has something - .
thing up his sleeve ! " she faltered , while the
delicate color suffused her refined , Greek
features.
In this moment she seemed. If possible ,
more beautiful than ever.
Pittsburg Chronicle : "Yes , " repeated Sir
Beecrhwood , "my wife ln-certalnly a very
cnpiblti woman. "
"Of course , we know that , " replied Mr.
Greenfield , "but In what capacity Is she
especially proflL-icnt' . ' "
"I was Just thinking that last Christmas
I made her a present of a fountnln pen.
She hns been using- that l > en ever since
and it Is Mill In excellent order. "
Chicago News : "Yes , " raid the sad-eyed
pa. fenger , "my wife \\us the belle of Hie
town when I courted her nnd 1 had rivals
l y the scoie. '
"But you succeeded In winning the prize
just the same , eh ? observed the hardware
drummer.
"I don't know , I don't know , " answered
the other , a fnr-nwny look In his eyes , "but
I married her , anyway. "
Chicago Tribune : The nngry father strode
into the PHHO" ,
"Girls , " he said , "who nre these young
men ? "
"Papa , " replied ono of the dauuhtcrs ,
"this Is Mr. Young and this is Mr. Yntes. "
Whereupon the old gentleman invitingly
opened the. door.
"Git ! " he thundered.
And they got. A word to the Y's was
sufficient.
THE DEATIIM2SM KINGDOM.
When o'er the golden summnr of thy hair
The silvery pnows of time shall full ,
And on the blushingroseleaf of thy chocks i
Old age shall trace his envious scrawl ;
Whfn In the llmiild azure of thine eyes
The clouds shall gather , misty gray.
Will all tills passion in my heart for thee
Grow dim and old and pass away ?
Ah. no , for love nbldes In endless youth ;
Though years may come and years depart ,
Though youth tlmo pass nnd beauty fade
nway ,
Not so < ho graces of the htart :
Though empires rise and turn to dust again
And nations crumble to decay ,
Above them nil , his ilc.UlilfH.s kingdom
shines ,
And love forever holds his sway.
WILLIAM REED DUNROY.
Omaha , Nov. 22 , J899.
Just
Like ?
theMen's.
Men's.
The top coats that
we have made for our
boy friends this season ,
are just like the men's
coats in cut and style.
It isn't all boys'
clothing that has the ;
distinctive style that
the youngsters appre
ciate. Ours 'has ,
For boys of from ,5
to 10 , the prices are
from $4,00 to $10.00.
RELIABLE AND EXCLUSIVE fUR-
NISIIERS.