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It. turns out that Philadelphia Is not
so slow after all.
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, honors arc
card-tnbfa phrase
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, To UKO a
cany unions the Hritish gonornta lir
South Africa.
Com Paul KrURcr will probably cat
KngllRh plum pudding for Ills Christ-
inns dinner this year.
'The Sunday school truant olllcor finds
himself out of employment as the time
for Christmas trues approaches.
The llocrs do not seem to need the
sympathy of any other people , ex
pressed in resolutions or otherwise , just
itow. *
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Up to the present time the liners do
much in the
Uot appear to have lost
shell * "game bolng played-over in , South
Africa. ,
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America extends grepllug'"U | " \\valtliur
llii'usor , the newly-clouted president of
the SwiSH republic , the freest govern
ment in the Old World.
The next republican untioUal conven
tion will properly be held In the City
of Brotherly Love , because the conven-
'ttcm Itself will be a lov.c feast. -
The local popocratlc organ IR much
more interested at present In seeing
Allen occupy an unobstructed seat In
the'senate than It was a few days ago.
General'iBuller Appears to have been
tackled fo'fr TV loss when he'tried an end
nin. It Is stilt his ball , but he Is likely
tp be forced to'1 kick to keep away a
sftfcty. , .
It turns out that C.oloncl Bryan's tel-
egninrqr congratulation , to Colonel Goc-
bel wnV p.renmturc. The only way for
Goebel' to' get even Is to c&ugratultite
Brynn no > v.on , his election as president
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In 1000. ' .
The war In" outli Africa has Inter
rupted thn shipmeJU of. South African
wool to tl ! 'iCuropcau markets. Tills
opens up another ylsta In which the
American fanner mny'doe some bencllts
accruing from tJils deplprable conflict ,
The bi'iiate has put a damper on the
aspirations of several Montana pe&plo
AVUO lioped , tor visit the capital at the
expense of the government In thu lark
senatorial Investigation. If any junkets
are to be taken the senators will take
them themselves.
The senate will take up the Sanioan
treaty first. Of all 1hc documents before
It of International Importance It Is meet
and proper this sllo\tld \ have right of
Way. The senate realizes that the de
termination of 'thu status of Consul
General Osborn of Hlalr has llrst claim
upon Its deliberations.
If Agniiiuldo never took his mother's
advice-before he shonhrheed.lt now.
She says that ho Is lining misled by
self-seekers who till his head with Ideas
of the grandeur and' glory ho will
achieve by being an Insurgent chief.
Hlie adds that he ought , to emit and go
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LKT HIM COMB /M K.
0. M. Hitchcock , who Is < nld to be sUted
for appointment to the neat In the United
States senate vacated by the deiith of Sena
tor Hayward , has Just turned 40. He Is
a native of this city and It nfts here he re
ceived his curly education. Mr , Hitchcock
was formerly ft republican , but left that
party thirteen years ago.
Thus reads one of the self-laudatory
telegrams sc it out from Omaha to east
ern papers during the recent canvass for
the senatorial vacancy. In It Is con
tained a suggestion upon which The
Bee hastens to act , especially In view
of the candid confcssbn of Mr. Hitch *
cock In his paper declaiming his deep
disappointment and the keen pangs left
by the sting of democratic Ingratitude.
The Bee extends to him a cordial In
vitation to retrace the step he teeM thir
teen years ago and to ri-jolii the reputy-
llcan party.
The republican party has Its doors al
ways open for sincere converts , no mat
ter what may haVc been the cause of
their dissatisfaction with former party
adulations. There are some who wiy
that Mr. Hitchcock was never more
than half a democrat , and If this Is HO
It should be all the more easy for him
to break the tics that bind him to
that party and take a place again in
the ranks of the political organization
under whoso protecting Influence he
was born and raised.
Such a return to the republican party
would have precedents that ought to
weigh well with Mr. Hitchcock. Ills
father was elected to the United States
senate by the votes of democratic mem
bers of the legislature , but had no
scrupulous compunctions against can
celling the obligations Incurred for
his democratic support and allying
himself with the republican majority
In order to share the loaves and llshes
of presidential patronage. After inherlt-
Ing the patrimony thus accumulated by
his paternal ancestor , G. M. Hitchcock
' .himself , even after - DC hoisted
'the Hag'of party * Independence , never
hesitated about changing the policy of
his paper for a consideration at a mo
ment's notice. On the money- question ,
for example , all he need do Is to realllrm
the pronouncements he made as Into as
1S1K5 against 10 to 1 free silver coinage
as no less than robbery and admit that
he was misled from the path of soilnd
currency by the fascinating fallacies of
sjlver sophistry and the alluring tink
ling of mine-owners' coin" Invested in
soggy World-Herald stock. By this time
lie must see also that fusion democracy
holds nothing in store for him that can
not be more quickly won under the
republican standard , and we Insist that
in the republican ranks the disappointed
aspirant for senatorial honors will not
suffer as much pain from the sting of
Ingratitude as he has been forced to
endure in the fusion fold.
The vilest sinner may see the error
of his ways and repent and the most
hidebound fnslonlst may have the scales
of Ignorance raised by the llghfof rea
son. Let Mr. Hitchcock come back to
the republican party. The Bee stands
ready to welcome Oils return and as
sure him In advance that It will mip-
< port him for the city.council again , a.i
It > has In the past ; If ho will ronly rim1
as a candidate again on' the republican
ticket.
Let him come buck.
ESOLAXD SEKKIKU GULl ) .
iThe financial demands of the South
African war , already very heavy and
promising to be enormously Increased ,
for It Is now apparent that the conflict
will be protracted , are compelling Kng-
laiul to replenish its gold resources and
It hopes to do this largely if not wholly
from the United States. Indeed there
Is no other country to which It can look
for any considerable help In this direc
tion , with the exception of France. It
Is stated that the Bank of Kngland has
looked everywhere In the world for the
means of Increasing its gold supply.
Germany 1ms little If ni v gold to spare ;
the Dutch , or'at least the Dutch gov
ernment , need'all their gold ; Austria
Is not through with the work of estab
lishing the single gold basis ; Uussa | is
a borrower. Thus the United States
and Krancc alone among the Important
commercial nations am | n a condition '
to supply Kngland with gold and this
c6untry having a larger stock than any
other of the yellow metal , nearly
$1,000,000,000 , in naturally looked to for
supplying most of the demand. Extra
ordinary Inducements are offered by
the Bank of England for American gold.
A considerable amount was shipped
from New York yesterday , but It would .
;
seem that American bankers are In no' '
hurry to satisfy the English demand , I
perhaps from the belief that bi'ttci'
terms will bo offered. Of course their
lhst ; consideration IK profit , sentiment
playing no part In the business. There
Is an abundance of gold In the Vn\v
York banks , but there Is no anxiety
to part with It except at a piollt and
the opportunity for Its prollttible em
ployment Is presented In the English
demand. How much gold can be sent
abroad without unfavorably affecting
the home money market Is 11 question ,
the 'answer to which 'perhaps depends
somewhat upon the policy of the treas
ury. It is said that Secretary Gage has
been urged to buy more bonds , but he Is
not likely to do this unless there would
be some advantage in It to the govern
ment or the exigencies of the domestic
money market Imperatively call for nld
from the national treasury. This may
happen In the event of the Bank of
England offering such tempting terms
for the loan of gold as American bank
ers would feel they could not JudlolouHly
reject.
Meanwhile the liniiiu'lnl situation In
England must Inevitably become more
strained , with more or long serious consequences -
sequences to Its internal business and
Its foreign commerce. If the Uimncla !
requirements of the government shall
continue to he MI large as to Interfere
with British manufacturers and merchants -
chants obtaining an ample supply of
money at low rates British trade will
suffer. . If that experience comes there
will be a most vigorous demand for
settling the conflict In South Afitca on |
almost any terms , Already England
has been huvt | luuncaly ! ) and commer
cially and If the war should bo pro
tracted a year or even six months the
cost to her will be nearly If not quito
as much as her South African poshes-
slons arc worth.
It Is a bitter and a humiliating les
son the British are having 4n South
Africa. They went Into the war believ
ing that the task of conquering the
Boers would be brief and comparatively
easy. A few unimportant reverses at
the outset were looked for , but It was
| Inconceivable to most Englishmen that
I the undisciplined Dutchmen , com
manded by men assumed to have 111 *
Me knowledge of military science and
the art of war , could withstand the
strategy of British olllcers and the dis
cipline of Brltjili soldiers. They knew
that the Boers were brave and deter
mined , but they thought little of their
ability to plan and prosecute a cam
paign ,
That they have shown thuniselvcs in
the latter respect at least equal If not
superior to the British no one will ques
tion who has followed the course of the
war. While numerous iitul most serious
mistakes have been made by the British
commanders , no Important blunder has
been made on the part of the Boers.
They have not only sustained their
character as courageous and persistent
fighters , but they have demonstrated
that as tacticians they are quite able
to cope with their foe.
The reverse suffered by General Bui-
, ler , thought to be perhaps the ablest
military man In England , is a severe
blow to British pride and prestige and
Is not unlikely to result in Increasing
the dinicultles for Great Britain In
South Africa. Another such blow
would almost certainly result In a re
volt of the Dutch In Cape Colony. It
has'fully aroused England to a com-
prehension of the formidable diameter
of the work it has in huml and of the
necessity of putting forth its best ef
forts. Its effect upon the Boers must
be to intensify their zeal and deter
mination. *
S3V1TB UMVKIISITY fc'A'/VfAS/OlY.
In his annual report to the Board of
Begents of the Nebraska State university -
, sity Acting Chancellor Bcssey brings
in a novel feature In the form of a ioc-
onimendation that plans be laid 110.11
now on with a view to removing the
university from its present outgrown
site to a tract in the suburbs of Lin
coln known as the University farm. It
is the acting chancellor's idea that ,
while this change tould not be brought
about completely in the next few years ,
it must take place eventually and tit
least before the institution passes an
other quarter-century mark of Its ca
reer.
It is doubtful if the suggestion made
in tills report will meet with a hearty
response cither from the taxpayers of
Nebraska or the patrons of the univer
sity. Willie It will be readily conceded
that the university will require a con
stantly increasing plant to'meet the de
mand of Increased attendance and more
exacting work it Is questionable
whether such a radical departure la
warranted , even In contemplation' . All
of the present buildings of the univer
sity , with one or two exceptions , should
be serviceable for classroom and lab
oratory work for many years to come.
The new library building , erected at a
cost of over $100,000 , was planned with
a view to permanency and Is In a large
part of fireproof construction. Even
now the university Is expending appro
priations voted by the legislature upon
buildings upon the -present campus ,
whereas If ultimate removal were In
view it would be. foolish to invest any
more money than is absolutely neces
sary on the existingstructures. .
If Lincoln were a large and rapidly
growing city whose population was
pressing irresistibly upon the space oc
cupied by the university and left it no
room to expand , the removal projected
might have some excuse. As It Is ,
however , we believe it would be far
cheaper for the state and more satisfac
tory to the university for the board to
figure upon securing additional land
adjoining the present campus and erecting -
ing there whatever new buildings may
be needed us a part -of.the present
group. While there are advantages In
isolated college buildings removed from
the busy thoroughfares of city life ,
there are also disadvantages as much
to be considered.
.What hurts the university at Lincoln
more than its crowded quarters Is the
fact that It is in such close proximity
to other state Institutions , such as the
insane asylum and the penitentiary.
If we are to plan for the removal of
any part of the. state Institutions now
located at the capital It will be far bet
ter to take the state prison away and
put It In some obscure corner of the
commonwealth and give theuniversity ,
as the cap-stone of our public school
system , free scope for expansion , not
only physically , but also mentally and
morally ,
AMKHIOjlN I'liOtJlimS IK flKUMANV.
In his annual message President Mo-
Ivlnley suggested that congress author
ize an invitation to Germany , In con
nection with the pending reciprocity
negotiations , for thn constitution of a
Joint commission of scientific exports
and practical men of affairs to conduct
a searching investigation of food pro
ducts and exportation In both countries
and report to their respcctjvo loglslu-
turch for the adoption of such remedial
mcasuics ns they might recommend for
either , Iln thought thai thus the way
might be opened for the two govern
ments to act In common accord toward
the rcallnition of their common pur
pose to sufcguuid the public health and
to Insure the purity and wholesomeness
of 'all food products Imported by either
country from the other.
It Is probable that congrons will act
fuvprably upon this suggestion and if !
so doubtless the German government
will accept the Invitation. Indeed It
could lint very well decline to do to ,
since that would distinctly Imply an
unwillingness to meet the matter fairly
and a disposition to maintain the exist |
ing discrimination against American
products , Another consideration which ( ,
would go far to Impel the acceptance
of such an Invitation from this covern-
meiit Is tlie fact that recently German
experts Iiavo given testimony favorable
to out' product ? ! . The delegates to the
iMilladclplila exposition from Germany
found noOiltig 111 their Investigations
Hero to Justify the policy of Germany
toward the products of thl country.
One of them. In an address before the
Society wf "Merlin Merchants and Manu
facturer. * , wild that he had witnessed
the Inspection of. meat In Chlcauo and
f-nlnd It as thorough ns It could be.
In regard to AmoHcun fruit , Dr. Dohrn ,
a German expert of high standing , says
Hint owing lo i-llmatlc differences between
tweentiio 'United States and Germany ,
partlcuhlily the American winters ,
American lusrcts cannot spread In Ger
many. This eminent authority de-
cln.rcd that "since our government ex
perts themselves now acknowledge that
the rfcale cannot spread hero , It Is
high time to aboljsh measures that are
stilt enforced against American fruit ,
measures which lighten the price , " and
he expressed the hope that If the Im
perial government of its own accord
will not stop this nuisance that the
Hclehstag will.
The suggestion of the president should
further assure4 tlie German government
of the earnest desire of the United
States to proinote better trade relations
between the tw < j countries. There is
in the course of Germany much to jus
tify n retaliatory policy on tlie part of
this country , hut what Is desired is an
understanding that will remove all com
mercial friction and free the trade be
tween Hie. t'\yo countries from every
unfair and unreasonable restriction or
discrimination. There Is reason to be
lieve that If the president's suggestion
were curried out It would greatly help
toward bringing about this desirable re
sult.
run WITH AAD > ; \fMi\.soA' .
The recent declaration of Governor
Jones of Arkansas In favor of territorial
expansion has elicited so much favor
able comment In the south as to indicate
that there is a great deal of this senti
ment in that section and it is probably
growing.- The leading , democratic
paper of Arkansas cordially endorses
the position of the governor , saying that
ills views are in line with those of the
business men of that section , "who be-
lleVe that the south will be more bene
fited than any other portion of the
country by the United States holding on
to the sovereignty of tlie Philippines. "
It declares Unit "the south is no longer
blindto Its own interests and when
public sentiment is fully developed it
will be found tliot this section Is pro
nouncedly In favor of retaining the Phil
ippines and all other newly acquired
territory in the Pacific. " There are a.
number of other Influential papers in
the south that favor expansion , as well
as .some jfrominont statesmen , among
them Senator Morgan of Alabama and
Senator Lindsay of Kentucky.
It Is a business question in the south
add concerns chiefly the great staple of
that section , cotton. It is believed that
the retention of the Philippines and the
enlargement of our trade in the far east
which that Is expected to promote would
greatly add to the demand for American
cotton and there are very good reasons
for tills view. Our trade in cotton tex
tiles .with north China has been growing
rapidly during the last few years. As
recently us 1805 o\ir \ whole exports of
cotton cloth to China were only . ' )5,000- )
000 yards. In the hist fiscal year the
exports of cotton goods to China
amounted to 221,000,000 yards , which
wn n gain of 70 per cent on tlie amount
'
of 'the previous year. Tills trade Is still
advancing and in the opinion of some
who have studied the matter we have
as yet merely scratched the surface.
One writer on the subject says : "The
consumption of raw cotton per inhabi
tant of these United States was reck
oned In 180S at twenty-live pounds per
annum. If the riilnamen ever attain
that standard , as they might readily do
were their purchasing power equal to
their desire to possess an abundance of
what'is practically the only material of
their clothing , they would require to
moot their demands some 17,300,000
bales of cotton a year , or very consider
ably more than the total annual product
of the world , The potentialities of the
demand fov our cotton textiles in the
Chinese market are thus virtually
boundless. "
It Is the promise thus held out of
vastly Increasing the demand for
American cotton In China that is cre
ating sentiment in the south favorable
to holding the Philippines and has
moved many of the commercial bodies
of tlint section to declare for expan
sion. There a'c other Interests In the
south which oppose tlie policy , as the J
sugar , tobacco and rlco producers , but
these 'are' greatly outweighed by the
cotton-producing Interest , which Js the j j
chief source of southern Industry and
commerce. The' fooling was expressed
by a southern cotton manufacturer who
said "that If wo arc to hold the Chinese
market there ar6 not enough mills In
the' south , but that If wo are to lose it
there are already too many. " Such arguments |
1
guments cannot fall to Impress n people
ple who are eager for industrial ad
vancement and who are depondenl for
tills chiefly upon securing markets for
their staple products.
It remains to bo seen what will be |
the political effect In the south of the '
expansion sentiment. This Is likely to
find Its first manifestation In the demo
cratic national convention of next year.
The two republican presidents loiioml-
natoil in eastern cities were both reelected -
elected Lincoln "rononilnatod at Balti
more and Grant at Philadelphia. The
fact that McKlnloy will bo ronomlnatcd
lium eastern city next Juno will also
Insure re-election , although them are
also plenty of other auguries for bis
retention In the White House after
11101.
The assistant attorney gtuier.il , who
piosccutod the Addystono Pipe trust
case to a , Hiic.cc'-sful conclusion , given ,
II as his unqualified opinion that under
the dcclblou of Urn supreme court the
Sherman anti-trust law Is ample In Its
provisions to suppress every Illegitimate
trust engaged in Interstate commerce.
As the law" was of lepubllcnn ollpln ,
passed by n republican congress and
fought through the courts by n repub
lican administration , a largo amount of
popocratlc thunder Is rendered useless
for campaign purposes next year.
Every Christian home In the union
will learn of D wight L. Moody's hopeless -
less condition with keenest regret. Few
men in this genor.itIon have won a
warmer place in the hearts of the Amer
ican people. Ho has worked unremit
tingly for the betterment of his fellows
and bis Intluonco seemed to grow and
spread with the lapse of years. Ho
may live a few years , but Ills activities
seem to have closed. History will ac
cord to Mr. Moody one of the highest
places among the world's greatest
evangelists.
Cablegrams from Manila make clear
tlie fact that the American army is
pounding the life out of the Filipino
agitators who once were filled with
the Idea that they could trifle with
American troops as they did with the
Spanish army. When General Otis gets
through with tlie Insurgents there will
not be a corporal's guard with stamina
enough left to do mischief , and the na
tive agitators will hesitate a long time
before they begin a war upon an Amer
ican army.
Having tried with satisfactory results
American locomotives and American
steel rails Hussla now proposes to try
to Induce Americans to come over and
make them in the land of the czar. The
idea Is good so far as it goes , but to attain
!
tain the perfection reached in this
country Russia needs the skilled me
chanics which build them and these are
not likely to give up homes In a free
country to migrate to a land of prac
tical absolutism.
General Wood starts in with his as
sumption of authority in Cuba with
everything favorable. Personally pop
ular with the Cubans , lie has the added
advantage which the president's mes
sage gives them that ultimate independ
ence is In store for the Island. The people
ple of the United States can confidently
expect , therefore , that the beginning of
the end of the difficulties in Cuba is at
huiid.
Now It is Persia which appeals to the
generosity of tlie American people for
food to save Its starving thousands.
The United States Is a land of plenty
which even in Its worst days does not
know so much destitution as exists at
all times in the old world ) and especially
in Asia. The famished hand of suffer
ing humanity bus never been extended
to America In vain.
Defective informations are becoming
altogether too common In the criminal
court. Men charged with crime should
bo brought to trial on the merits of the
case and if our popocratlc county attor
ney docs not know enough to draw up
an information which will hold water
an assistant should be provided for him
who can. It would save the taxpayers
money.
A Scheme Tlint Failed.
Wauhlngton Post.
Those American drummers who claim to
have been suspected of being Boer eples
were unable to work the press reporters to
the extent of securing mentl&ns of their spe
cial lines at goods.
TnUc n. llnndt
Minneapolis Journal.
Some of the wealthy senators are the fol
lowing : Depew , $2,000,000 ; Clark , $50,000-
OllO ; Hanna , 112,000,000 ; Elklns , $7,000,000 ;
Jones of Nevada , $10,000,000Proctor ; , $3,000-
OCO ; Kean of New Jersey , $5,000,000 ; I'latt ,
$ ; ,000,000 ; Stewart , $2,000.000. How would
you Hlte to elt In at "a llttlo game" with
this crowd ?
Gooil ChriMtiiinifiri. .
Philadelphia Ledger ,
By January 1 , 1900 , It Is estimated , more
than 160kOOO cotton mill operatives In the
United States will bo receiving advanced
wages. This is good Christmas news ; but
I where Is the money to pay them coming
. from ? From Europe and Asia , both of which
j I arc fending vast sums to this country , and
| out of the ground. The report of the dlri'c-
tor of the mint shous that the total produc
tion of gold alone Is now about $400,000,000
a year , and that the United States produces
a good share of It. The country Is growing
richer , both relatively and absolutely , and
Is , therefore , able to pay Its workers better
wages.
Hnckliuiip of the Ilt-tmlilli * .
Cincinnati Commercial.
*
It will surprlso most people to learn Hint
the bank depositors In this country number
more than 13,000,000. This Is n doubling In
ICSH than ten years , though the Increano
hi population has not been more than 15 or
IS per cent In the same time. If this doesn't
show that the poor are growing richer noth
ing does , for the average deposit Is email ,
More than that , It shows that every family ,
or almost every family , estimating that there
are 15,000,000 families In the country , In a
depositor In a national , state or saving bank.
It Is a thing to bo proud of and something
that shows the tremendous strength and
wealth of the United States.
Utah I'rktfor I'liollliCiililf. .
lluffalo KxnrcvR.
nut why must a Pacific cable coat evoa
$8,500,000 ? The first cable across the At-
lantlc rce > t but $485 a mile , except for the
bhoro ends , which cost $1,200 a mile , Tim .
total ccfit of the cable wag $ J,25G,250 , The i
total expenditures of the company up to four
,
months after the first message had been neat ,
were $1,834,600. The length of the Pacific
cable recommended by Secretary Root would
be 7,493 miles. An appropriation of $8fiOO-
000 would , therefore , mean a cost of over
$1,000 a mile , or more than double what ( ho
filBt Atlantic cable cost In the experimental
of coble laying , It would seem that
might wisely Investigate the whole
subject before appropriating for any cable.
Look Out for the
Providence Journal ,
Orncral Otis' reportu of the army casual
ties In the Philippines show that a prolific
cause of death In that class of dloase which
proceeds from neglect of dietary precau
tions. In a trying climate like that of Lufn
It U especially necessary to ce careful what
one eats and drinks and to have regard for
the laws of nature ; hut In a ] eea degree the
came nccerelty exists In the temperate tone.
The sum total of happiness In the United
States would b visibly Increaied If every-
bidy lock earn to eat only auch food en as'fts
with him and to keep regular hours. U > * i-
pepsla tmi long been called the national
malady , but It ) a lerw often feinted out that
In I'l train cimc other and more grievous
bodily cv } " .
j-ici/i\ii / SHOTS AT TIIIJ rci.riT.
Cincinnati Commercial : One of the lead
ing IlAptlxt chnrches In Brooklyn Is to have
a roof garden , or open-air nudltorlum , whtro
I service * cnn bn held during the hot summer
months. The idea Is A Rood one , and no
doubt the Innovation -will be followed by
other churches In the near future ,
Chicago Chronicle : Hence wo arc In
clined to believe that the splrltunl Ubors of
Hev. J. J. Axtell of Royal Oak , Mich. , will
be greatly expedited and nld6d by his physical
I
ical prowess. When he donned flve-ouncs
gloves nd entered the ring with a man of
sin who scoffed at sacred things he at ,
J once rose greatly In the estimation of hlo
antagonist and of the other revlltra who ,
had questioned his courage. And \\hcn he
\\nlloped the man of sin In five busy rounds
dealing out swings , Jabs , hooks and up-
] 1 percuts In the most approved sclc'iitlfl ; 1
[ fashion It Is perfectly safe to say that his
adversary shared the sentiment of C load
Damns. The dullest of men nrp susceptible I
to the argument conveyed by a licking.
Indianapolis Nens : In Logansport there
seems to bo a rivalry among the preachers
to attract largo congregations and It Is said
that they have Adopted means to tills end ,
among them the selection of a scrlc ! of
"catching" topics. In this way one clergy
man has announced a sermon "for men
only. " 'He will then have a service "for
Women only. " The obvious resemblance of'
this kind of notice to things of less sweH-
ness and light need only bo alluded to.
With full credit for the purity of purpose
that animates preachers In using this kind
of announcement to attract' popular nitonj
tlon , wo cannot help but feel that there Is
something of the kind of zeal In It that cats
one tip. AVc can hardly Imagine the Master
doing so.
Medical Record : It Is somewhat of a
surprise to learn that a first-class clergyman
In n country town averages only from $500
to $800 as yearly salary , while those In the
largo cities arc not enough above those
figures to make up the relative differences
In Incidental expenses of living. The latter
amounts are sold to range from $1,000 to
$1,200 yearly. Certainly the average doctor
must do much bettor than this , otherwlsj
ho must cither run In debt or look for
some other occupation. If the doctor In
practice must ninko any living at all he
Is bound to calculate on a sum cue-third
more and perhaps double that which the
preacher can got. We arc now speaking
of the average man In both professions , It
being well known that special ( -kill and
recognized ability In rather calling , always
command proportionately IncrcascJ re
muneration.
I'KHSOXAI , AXD OTIIKHWISK.
"He as has , gits. " There Is Senator De-
pew , who has just gathered In a legacy
of $200,000.
Whiskey Is said to bo worth $5 a bottle In
Ladysmlth. Harrlsmlth should go to the
relief of his girl.
Ono thing may bo said to the credit of
General Gatacre. Ho did not got It where
White did In the Nek.
"What shall we eat ? " is a question seri
ously discussed In Boston. Oh , sacred cod
fish , Oh , mirthful bean , how have the mighty
fallen !
The Jersey dleslplo of Syndicate Miller
bears the expressive name of Roper. His
victims did not tumble until his supply of
gold bricks was exhausted.
Boston's genius who worked the neighbor
hood with a scheme to extract gold from
sea water has done a similar job la Ens-
land , and his harvest Is equally profitable.
Somebody has dlsaovercd that General
Joubert of the Boer army served , under
Stonewall Jackson In the Civil war. Very
likely. Joubert can fight as eloquently as
he praye.
Six five-grain capsules of sand after every
raenl Is prescribed for Chlcagoans who have
troubles of 'their own. This Is the first
Intimation the country has bad of Chicago
being short on sand.
The Philadelphia Record handsomely
scoops Its contemporaries by putting on the
market the first almanac r > f the season. It
Is chuck full of useful Information , quite
valuable for reference.
It la not probable that all British officers
who planned to cat Christmas -dinner In
Pretoria will reach there on time. They
will be represented In sufficient number to
lend gaiety to the feast.
WOMEN AS WAfJU HAIUVKItS.
Their HoiieNtv nnil CnpncHy .Shown
In the ( foveriinient .Service.
Wnshlneton Post.
The periodical crusade against women
wage-earners has commenced. The cru-
sadnrs , led by the brilliant but erratic John
J. Ingalls , say many mean things , but admit
that the "new woman Is hero to stay. " A
growing sentiment has been manlfceted In
the government departments to replace the
women employes with men , on the ground
that those of the male persuasion arc. more
efficient and attentive to duty. The ar
guments are divided Into two classes , thoje
based on sentiment and so-called sociology ,
wherein It IB claimed that women displace
their natural protectors In a field where
they should be the consumers and men the
producers , and , second , thnt-c which urge the
physical and mental uufitnes of omen
for the places they ocupy.
Sociology Is n science only when ques
tions nro viewed from all standpoints and
treated \\ltli careful deliberation. It Is
ground from which rhetoricians and f > oph-
Ists should hold aloof , clso It becomes merely
a svnonym for specious argument and ( lory
declamation. Important facts are treated as
exceptions , when In truth they constitute
the bulk of the evidence. One of the muln
points 'urged In the appointment of the
average woman Is that she Is obliged to sup
port herself. Too often , the plea IB made
that the "natural protector" has failed In his
trust , or that the woman Is obliged to au
tumn ; the burdpn of caring for her family
on account of the lllnesb or death of the
line uhoso sex entitled him to bo consld-
eicd the head of the household ,
"Tho now woman Is here to stay , " How
absurd Is this hard-wrung admission ! The
"now woman" Is a rarity among the gov
ernment clerks , She may be there , but
wo have never seen her , Mcst of tbo latter
hnvo "natural protectors" and have becojno
"now women" because they have the time
to Indulge themselves In the luxury. These
who are In the service of the government
am too busy to attend to anything besides
their Immediate duties.
Do women make efficient employes ? That
should be the muln consideration with the
department officials , Arc they honest ,
I capable and Industrious ? Han the mason-
, line sex a corner on all these qualification * ?
The woman embezzler or defaulter Is prac
tically unknown , yet women occupy position *
of ( rust , anil their needs and opportunities
1'avo afforded the aamo temptatlonu OH lu
men. Regarding the ncaro of efficiency , they
hnve shown capability In every line of buul-
nesu , manifesting sagacity , judgment ami
coiiHclcntlotm adherence to duty , When U
cornea to the question of Industry , they have
uhowii themeplvcn the superior of thu mas
culine BOX , No employment has been too
menial tu be Ignoble , and the fidelity with
which they have performed their tasks has
hcoti nothing short of horolam.
When a woman becomes u competitor In
tl'o ' field of labor the probably cannot ask
chlvalrlo consideration. Dill she IB entitled
to Justice. Merit should be the only quali
fication and ( il < e should bo required to pass
no tret no * Imposed on tbo male appllraut.
Tbcro are women and women , just an there
uro men and men , and ( ho tame iqotlvo
thoulcl guldo In the Belocllon of all , regard-
leas of ccx.
HI.ASTS niOM HAM'S itouv.
Toll IR the toll nt the gate to SIICCCM.
1'ovcrty nnd piety hro not synonymous.
The love of the law Klvca true liberty in
life.
There can hover be a ( at life on a lean
aotll , ' . '
The most contaglqus.dlscftscs arc those ol
tho'hcart.
No man la so weak you can afford to op-
pro > s him.
Ambition jumps hgh ) , but deco not nlnayi
land right.
You cannot pray for others till you feel
with them.
No man is strong enough to do wrong
with Impunity ,
The , man who .starts , to -nowhere , v\111
usually get tbcrcj. , ;
He who honsts'of a good deed shows ; ' that
he Is not used to them.
You cannot calculate the warmth of a flr <
by the crackling it makes.
DOMKSTIC 1'I.UAHA.NTUins ,
Ulbliinciml Dlnpatch : Mrx. Peppers Don't
you fret ho about burglars , John. AII >
mail thnt thlnkn he can steal Into this
house niul walk nwny with nny of my be
longings don't know whnt he's got to Ideal
with.
j Mr. Peppers K ho did , Mnrthy , he'd
' never try.
t
,
I Chicago P6at : "What Is a coqijotte ,
I impA ? " she nskiMl HH who looked up from hci
book.
"A coquottp , " replied the old gantlcmnn.
"In a , girl who KCH ( lots of admiration anil
j imry'a husband. "
; Chicago PoMt : "My love for you , " he mild
to the homely helresh , "Is Ilko this ring. "
"How sweet ! " she exclaimed. "You mean
it has no end. "
"Precisely , " ho said , nml then he added
under his breath just to square himself
with his conscience ; "and no beginning. "
Cleveland Plain Uc-alor : "Sop here , my
clilUl , " what do yon Know about this young
man ?
" 1 know the only thing I care to know. "
"And what's thnt ? "
"That ho Is unmarried. "
Chicago Tribune : "Thin IB Mrs. Gush-
lelsh'S portrait , Ix It ? " wild the caller. "I
should hardly have recognized It. The chin
doesn't look at all like here. "
"Perhaps , " suggested the husband ot
Mrs. Gitftlilrlgh , "you htxVo never seen her
cliln lii repose. "
Detroit Free Press : "I couldn't stand
her father ; he was ovorlastlnBly talking
"
nhop.
' "rolling you about his prosperity lu bus-
IlK'S.i ? "
"No ; talking : to mo about thn business
ho "thought 1 ought tp get Into. "
Indianapolis Journal : "My wife seldom
cals brenkfaxt with me. "
"Why Is that ? "
. "Uy the tlino-Hho has miccccdi-d In mak
ing me get up Flm Is so worn out .she has tu
KO back to bed. "
f :
SCHOOL IJAYS.
John G. Whlttler.
Still sits the schoolhousa by the ro.ul
A ragged beggar sunning ;
Around It still the sumachs' grow
And blackberry vines are running- . '
Wlthlrt the master's desk Is seen ,
Deep scarred by raps ofllclal ,
The warping door , the battured waty ,
The Jack-knife's caned Initial ;
The clitiroo.il frescoes on ItH wall ;
Its door's worn sill , betraying
The foot that , creeping slow to school ,
Went storming- out to playing ,
IJQI\K years ago a. winter sun
Shone over It at Melting ;
I..II up Its western window panes
And low eaves' Icy fretting.
It touched the tangled golden curls ,
And brown cyos full of grieving
Of ono'who still her1 steps delayed
Wllen all the pchool was leaving. - .
' . ' ' ' '
< ! x , -
For near her stood the llttlo boy ,
Her childish favor singled. \
His-cap pulled low.upon a face ,
Where pride and shame were .mingled.
Pushing- with ros'llps-j feet the snow
To right and left he lingered ,
AH reptlCHSly her tiny -hands.
The blue-checked apron fingered.
Ho saw her lift her eyes , ho felt
The soft hand's light caressing ,
And heard the trembling of her voice ,
As'lf a'fault confessing.
'Tnvforry that I spelt the word , * - ,
I hate to KO above you.
Because , " the brown eyes lower fell
"Because , you see , I love you1'1 ! / >
Still memory to a gray-haired man
That sweet child-face Is showing ,
Dear Klrl ! the grawiep on her grave
IJavc forty yea s been growing- .
Ho lives to learn , In life's hard school' , .
How few who pass * above him '
Lament their triumph and his lorn
I.lko her because they love him.
LOVK'S TIIUTIIPUI/VKHS.
Somervllle Journal.
"And have vou never loved before ? " sh
asked , ,
While with a wistful look she closely
scanned hie face.
Why will girls ask such questions when
they ought
To know rlo. c questioning like that I *
out of place. ?
i
IDs memory ran swiftly back for years ,
Recalling all thn witching' girls that ho
had mot ,
Mario. Belle , Helen , Maude , Louise , May ,
Jiluncho ,
And many another lovely blonde or
bright brunotle.
Their faces fltiHhcd before his memory now ,
And with each portrait tender memories
' rose clear.
Then , looking down Into the wlntful eyes
That rUef | tioncd his , ho unimcrcd stoutly :
"Never , dear ! "
In the mythology of Ancient Greece
Hymen , the god ofinarringe , was the half
brother of Esctilnplus , the god of medi
cine. The ancients believed that mar
riage and health
should go to
gether , and as
u result the
Greeks of that
time have
ever since
been looked
upon nc types
i of physical
perfection.
Sickly moth
ers cannot
bear healthy children. The prospective
mother should use every precaution to
preserve and foster her health. Not
alone for the sake of the little one to
come hut for her-own eakc. A' per/ectly
healthy woman is in no danger and in
vi rv llttlo mhi at her time of trial.
There must be due preparation for
this time. Nature makes tlie prepara
tory period three-fourths of a year and
women who take the hint from nature
and use the tinic properly need have no
fears of the outcome , Dr. Pierce's I'a-
vorile Prescription is n medicine designed
to cure all distinctly feminine ailments
and taken during the period of gestation
it render * childbirth easy , safe and com
paratively jwinless/ (
It is the invention of Dr , U. V. Pierce ,
of Buffalo , N , Y , , n regularly graduated
physician and skilled specialist in the
cure of all diseases of woman ,
Hn. O-rln ftlilc3of Downing , Duun Co. , Wl . ,
writes ! " I cnnuot tiroUe your ' I'avorlle 1'rt-
HCtlptloU'enough , for I have not been a well for
fweycati at I now am. In July last I had a baby
boy. weight M Hit. I uan only ilck a hort time ,
and f.lace [ got up have not had uue tick day. "
Sick women can consult Dr. I'lerce by
letter free of charge. Kvery letter is held
strictly private and sacredly confidential ,
Designing men work on women' *
feelings , by advising women to "write
to awpman who understands woman's
needs.11 It is useiess to seek o-lvicc about
dibcasc of any woman who is not a phy
sician. So tar as known no qualified
woman physician is connected with an/
proprietary medicine establishment.