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Notnry Public.
Spring poetry Is duo lo ? Into retire
ment for a few (la.VH. sit least until the
mow melts once more.
Senator Allen is emphatic In denying
Hint lie has abandoned tho fre roliingo
of Hllvcr.nt 10 to I as a cardinal princi
ple of his political faith. So much the
worse for Senator Allen.
Attorney (lonural Smyth has opened
up his lilf otitis on the railroads. The
imporratle state House crowd is probably
llRtirlng on getting away from its record
under cover of the smoke.
For the bcnellt of the business men of
Norfolk the Information Is vouchsafed
that the reform Slate Hoard of Trans
portation Is too busy working political
wires to write letters on olllclal business.
Tp to date neither the leform attorney
general nor the reform county attorney
have taken any steps to enforce the
declaration of the supreme court that
bucket shops are gambling Institutions.
The outgoing council -seems to be anx
ious to, clear up, pvi'lianging claims.
This will probably prove a relief to the
Incoming council In one way, although
it may reduce some of the funds at Its
command.
(lovernor l'oyuter has the census fig
ures for Nebraska all computed so as to
make the population of this state 1,'JtHi,
fiiM for 11MK). When the returns are
certilled by the census bureau the gov
ernor will know more about It.
The Kentucky legislature lias ad
journed and If a rumor should get out
that a special session was to be called
the members would probably take to the
brush. They have had all the excite
ment that ordinary men are likely to
crave.
The State Hoard of Transportation
might give Its secretaries u day off in
order Hint they might Inform the people
of Norfolk regarding the hearing of Hie
rate case. U Is really cruel to work
them so hard they have not the time to
write a letter.
Our popocratle friends profess amaze
ment at the action of Senator Thurston
In reslgniug from one of tho senate com
mittees to make way for the new senator
from California. They know a popocratle
senator would noUbe, guilty o such a
breach of etlnuette.
It looks as It tho plan of Mr. Mercer's
committee to usurp the power of the va
rious county committees In this district
llnds Us chief favor In the eyes of the
popocratle organ. Does Mr. Mercer ex
pect the popocrjitlc organ to champion
his candidacy for congress?
Tho Commercial club is taking up the
question of the consolidation of Omaha
and South Omaha for the 'stee'nth time.
It Is to bo hoped this time the matter
will be carried through to a Until deter
mination. If anything is to be done in
this direction It must be done at once
Tho Iowa legislature, which at one
time expected to get away March 1, Is
still In session ami llnds itself with more
business on hand than a cranberry mer
chant. The present prospect Is that Hie
legislative shadow Is not likely to drive
him. into retirement for some days to
come.
Democratic, ward heelers are already
naming the police commissioners for
Omaha under a future decision of the
supreme court, of which they pretend to
have had an advance copy before the
case liaH oven been submitted. What do
tho reform -Judges on the supreme bench
think of this?
Mite New York Is determined that If It
cannot have Hie pleasured hearing a
play -which is a little risque tho cheaper
places widen present oil -color perform
ancea must bo closed up. Outsiders
will not bo Inclined to decide which of
Hie two Is tho moro objectionable, but
will llnd no dltllculty In agreeing that
both classes of performances can be
buppressed without loss of moral tone,
AMEtllVAti FIXAMlAts "Oil hit.
The rapid ndvancw of the United States
during the pnst live years In llnanclal
power has placed It In a position to be
come a creditor nation and siems to war
rant the view that It will 111 the not re
mote future take the leading place lit
this respect, as It already has ititltistii
ully. Representative Hroslns of l'enmyl
vauia, In the course of a speech oh the
currency bill, said that American credits
are affecting the linances of the world.
"The Ilrltlsh war loan and the Russian
loan," he said, "have sought American
takers and wo supply these calls as we
did the payment to Spain without n
strain, mit of our abundant commercial
credits abroad." These events, he do
elated, show tho marvelous development
of the I 'tilted States and the power to
command the markets and control Hie
finances of the world. "Financial em
pire Is before us." said Mr. Hrosllts, "nn.l
following In the wake of cdirtiilerclnl
superiority New Yotk will etc long have
supplanted Iiniliiii as the clearing
house of the world." Doubtless there
nre some who will regaril this as nit
ovev-sangultie view of the future, but If
the progress of Hie last lire years shnll
continue the realization of this forecast
Is assured perhaps within the next
decade. In the live years from lSiKI to
1W)S the lion and steel production of the
United States Increased 78 per cent, an
unprecedented rate of development. In
the same period textile manufacturing
was very largely Increased, the gain In
MIS over LSI),'! being '!'' per cent. Our
xports In the later year were nearly
100.000.tKX) greater than In the earlier
ne, while agricultural production was
materially Increased In that period.
Present conditions seem favorable to
otitlnued progress, possibly not at the
xtraordlnary rate of the last few years,
but u substantial advance adding stead
ily to the national wealth. Our exports,
while In the nggregate somewhat below
those of are yet large und with
new markets should Increase, internal
commerce Is on a generous scale,
as shown by the business of the rail-
oads. Industrial development Is still
going on. The standard of value hav-
ng been unequivocally llxed In law
llnanclal conlldence will be maintained.
The outlook, therefore, for continued
progress and a fair measure of prosper
ity appears bright.
There Is but one thing, so far as we
in able to see, that may interfere with
this. That Is the possibility that a ma-
orlty of the American people, unmind
ful of Hie progress and prosperity which
the country has hud under the opera
tion of republican policy, may turn that
tarty out of power and hand the govern
nent over to Hie reactionary forces tin
ier the Hrynntto standard. We believe
that possibility to be remote, as every
one must who has conlldence In the in-
elllgence and discernment of the mu
ority of American voters, but it
annot be altogether disregarded when
onsldcrlug the question of industrial
and commercial growth and prosperity.
riiero Is some security in the fact that
the Fnltcd States senate will be In re
publican control for the next lour years,
yet the ascendancy of Hryanlsin the
fact of a majority of American voters
ndorsing Its doctrines would Inevl-
ably be more or less Injurious to the
country. The certain way to check our
material growth and prosperity Is In the
success of the Hryanite party.
"ISnUSTIUAW S ECUHtTIHS.
Referring to the proposed subscrip
tions from the United States to the
British war loan, which are said to be
so great that one-halt of the loan,
iiuioiintlng to !?ir0,(MK),(HX), could be
easily placed In this country, tho Spring-
Held Republican remarks Hint the fact
annot be said to relied great conlldence
u the stability of our trust ventures
'whose securities have been bending
lown and down in price for several
months past to attract the favorable
notice of the capitalist." The neglect
of the "Industrial" securities thus noted
Is gratifying evidence of a distrust
which has been created in the most
natural way and which It is desirable
shall continue aud extend. When it Is
understood that depreciation of these
securities within thu past year repre
sented losses to security holders amount-
ng to several hundred millions of dol
lars the expediency of avoiding such in
vestment', except In combinations that
are known to be on an absolutely solid
basis, Is apparent.
Another craze for trust stock may,
however, develop at any time, experi
ence being no safeguard against this,
and there Is some reason to apprehend
that in the event of it rapid Inflation of
bank currency there will be witnessed
a renewal of wild speculation In the
'Industrials" as well as In other securl
les. Tills Is the one danger to bo feared
rom the llnanclal measure which yes
terday became law.
sAUsnviiY's hki'ia:
The reply of Lord Salisbury to the dls
patch 'of Presidents Kruger and Steyn Is
n accord, with what tho British premier
said In aii address hist November, barely
a fortnight after the beginning of tlu
war. At that time he very clearly Indi
cated what he has now unmistakably
declared, that the Intention at the Brit
ish government Is to deprive the repub
lics of South Africa of Independence,
which necessarily means that If con
quered they will be made British
colonies, in the address referred to
Salisbury said: "What wo desire is equal
rights for all me.n of all races and se
curity for our fellow subjects and our
empire. Vast duties lie upon us to per
form and taking (ounse.1 of the uniform
traditions of our colonial government
and of the moderation aud equal Justice
to all races of men which It has been
our uniform practice lo observe, I do
not doubt we shall so arrange that the
Issue of this coutlld will confer good
government upon the area where it rages
and give Hie yeeuiily sorely needed
against Hie recurrence of nny such dan
gers and tho necessity of any future
exertion, and for the. restoration of
peace and civilization to that portion of
. , '
the world."
1 II II J (111 10?mil Ol UKIKUI?
the South African republic
1 tin1
t t i It .
Orange l ree Mate colonies of (Ireat .
lllltlllil W!1U fnl'llleil nt the vul'V lie. '
ginning of the war and of course It has
been strengthened by subsequent events, j
Is It not a fair Inference Hint the coiiise i
of the British government preceding
hostilities was prompted by this pur
pose that the controlling motive, as
some distinguished Fngllshinen have
charged, was territorial aggrandize
ment? In declining to assent to the Independ
ence of either of the republics, Lord Sal
isbury has done what will undoubtedly
remove any dissension there may be
among the Boers and unite them In The
determination to light as long ns they
have a battalion left. What effect It
will have upon Europe It Is Impossible
to say, except that it will greatly In
tensify public sympathy with the people
of the republics. As to this, however,
Oreat Britain is wholly Indifferent.
A'Bll h'ACWU IS I'Al'HOXAOC
And now It transpires that the guar
anty bond companies who go surety for
custodians of public funds at so much
per thousand propo-e not only to collect
the stipulated premiums, but also to dic
tate who shall bo employed under the
olllcors whoso bonds they furnish.
This is a new departure that should
receive no countenance at the hands of
elected public olllclals who aro icsponsl-
ble to the people for the faithful aud
honest administration of their respective
otilces. The guaranty bond companies
have n right of course to enter objections
against the employment of any person
with habits or record that would unduly
Increase their risk, but they have no
right to make selections of subordinates
for public olllcors under pretense that
they know better than the responsible
olllcer who Is most competent and relia
ble.
If the guaranty bond companies pro-
imso to parcel out deputyshlps and
clerkships In city, county and state
olllces, why not also in the federal
service and In the service of the express,
railroad und telegraph companies? If I
this Is to be their function, why not at
once enlarge their business In nn em
plpyineut guaranty company and charge
percentages for placing men in lucrative
positions at a schedule of rates gradu-
ited according to Income?
In view of the fact that these guaranty
bond companion nre foreign corporations,
their attempt to assume the distribution
of political patronage for all political
parties Is, to call It mildly, an Inex
cusable intrusion.
We doubt, however, whether tho man
;ers of these coinpuules have been
taken Into the conlldence of their local
agents In this matter. They certainly
would not want to provoke discussion
as to tho rights nnd privileges which nt-
tach to the surety bond business In the
distribution of appointments lu public
olllces. It was generally believed that
the dictation by bondsmen to Insure ap
pointive places for favorites was stopped
when the individual bonds were super
seded by guaranty bonds furnished for
a cash price and not out of personal
favor or friendship.
The February report of Imports and
exports shows a. gratifying condition of
the trade of this country. In both de
partments tho volume of trade Is
greater than one year ago and
the exports show the greatest In
crease, liverytniiig points to me tact
that not only is the International trade
of this couutry continually expanding,
but the balance of trade Is growing
larger In favor of this country. It will
not require many more years of the
present republican prosperity to lirmly
establish tho llnanclal supremacy of the
United States and take it out of the list
of debtor nations nnd place It with Hie
creditor class.
The American Agtlctilturlst, a non
partisan publication devoted purely to
agricultural matters, presents some lig
tires of Interest to fanners lu a political
way, though such was not tho object of
their collection. The comparative state
ment of the value of farm products In re
cent years shows that, during the past
year they were worth $U,W,0)0,()OO more
than during the years or democratic de
pression. On live stock the Increase Is .'13
per cent, nn staple crops U." per cent
and on dairy and miscellaneous products
U per cent. These figures speak vol
umes for the value of republican policies
to the farmer as well as the manu
facturer. If reports regarding the defective con
dition of the electric wiring of the state
cnpltol building are true some action
should bo taken at once to remove the
danger. Tho building Itself might not
be much of a loss should It burn, but by
far the most serious consequence would
be the loss of papers and documents
which money could not replace. There
Is little excuse for the presence of the
exposed wires lu question nnd abso
lutely none for their remaining in a dan
gerous condition.
The organ of the defuncto cnndldato
for U. SS. should he careful nbout pat
ting Attorney Oncra 1 Smyth on the
back so frequently. The great reform
attorney general Is said to be harboring
a senatorial bee under his hat which
might coutlld with the senatorial bee
that Is nourishing the sling of Ingrat
itude. The bluff tract park scheme Is still up
In the air. if the owners of the property
would make some definite proposition
the city authorities might lie lu position
to take action that would insure the hsj
of this park for the public until some
future time when the land might be ac
quired for the city.
DimIkIuw S prion Jolt.
Washington Post.
iMr. Hryan Is not making a specialty
tho Omaha election returns.
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KriiKiT SiiiirrliiK for Wlnil.
Philadelphia Record.
It may bo that shrewd President Kruger
has more faith In tho outcomn of diplomacy
than ot wir. Or be may have resorted to
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iivjjununuu ill uiun v ti-iuvw uio muu
10 0 nble ttiertaru,r 10 nwKo moro vigorous
ikiim t I . t it lil tt V. flflnitct Ilia.
41 WB HUH 14 UIM UJ I time
marrk ,hal ho wn9 a 1l(,iamntist.
I.ttviirh's of the Semite.
iniMmlellilllil I.mtL-er
TIle nplJ. g(tm(orB of ,hP United States.
whoso salaries aKurcRate JIRO.OOO, are
waited upon by n force of MO employes, with
nKgregato salaries of $"10,ooo.
And the
Kovernment pays the bills.
l.nnri-iili' Discreetly .silent.
Chlc.ik'O Iterord.
Alfred Austin will probably wait a few
days before inmiortallzliiK Hie events of the
week In verse. The temper of the Ilrltlsh
public nt ni-psptit Is mii'h Ilint It would not
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the glory of the victories.
Ilciietlllon of Klondike.
Kansas City Star.
Let It be remembered that the reports
about Capo Nome aro not a whit more ex
travagant than tho stories which caused
thousands of sold hunters to bravo tho perils
of tho Kloqdlke nnd to como hack home
with less than they started out with.
Cnniulii's llouox Claim.
GIobe-Democrut.
A prominent Ungllah writer says thnt
"Canada has secured tho right to bo firmly
nnd courageously hacked by the Imperial
government In all she claims with Justice
In lAlnskn." Tho nbsenco of any Justice In
tho claims renders the remark Immaterial.
'nlitmlt'" Prophet,
New York Stall nnd Uxpress.
Senator Teller predicts all forts of dls
nster for tho country If tho gold standard
hill -becomes a law. Thl is the same Mr.
Teller who, In 1S0G', sohblngly predicted
seven different brands of blue rain bocauso
of tho sound money plnnk of the St. Louis
platform.
CoiiteiitiiK'iit In Colin.
Cincinnati Commercial.
Cuban papers say that tho talk about nn
uprising In the Island Is all bosh, inasmuch
ns there. Is nothing lo rise ngnlnst And It
may bo said lu the sumo connection that tho
longer tho rising Is postponed the less like
lihood of It over coming to pass. Prosperity
brings cqntcutmcut In Cuba as well ns In tho
United States.
Pi'iiti-NtN III Pour timer.
New York World.
A protest ngnlnst dum-dum bullets comes
with particularly flno appropriateness from
the soldiers of a nation that stood out
against nnd prevciitod the condemnation of
dum-dum liullclH at Tho llaguo Penco con
gress and tbnt Is reveling lu descriptions of
tho deadly effect of the poisonous gases from
Its lyddite shells.
Nnlnlile r.vlileiirc of I'roxiM'rlty,
St. Paul Plonocr-Pross.
Tho fact that tho United States Is en
joying a season of prosperity haw never
boen demonstrated In a moro striking man
ner than during tho flotation of the new
Ilrltlsh war loan, when In one day offers
Biifllcicnt to cover tho ontlro nmount of
-30,000,000 were received In London from
America. Previous to the election of
President McKlnley such n thing wns never
dreamed of. It shows tho effect of good
government aud n feeling of safety in the
finnnclal stability of the nation under the
gold etnndard.
Sllvi-r ii Donil lump.
Chlcitco Record.
Events dally make It moro plain that tho
silvor question cannot bo tho dividing Issue
between tho parties In 1000, as It wns In 1S06.
Not long ago Mr. Peffcr of Kansas nnd Mr.
Loucks of South Dakota, both popullBts,
returned to tho republican fold. Congress
man Sibley of Pennsylvania; who wns elected
ns a freo silver democrat, has nnnounced his
Intention to seek Vc1. election as n republi
can. The latest. Wtli'ei' announcement of the
same kind Is that, of Isaac N. Stevens of
Colorado, who una vlcc-chairmnn of the na
tional silver committee In 1890. At n meet
ing held In Denver last week Mr. Stovens
said ho hnd returnod to tho republican party
nnd Intended to support tho republican ticket
In tho next campaign. Such significant an
nouncements ns these seem to Indicate that
the voters will not divide on tho silver
question this year nny more than they did
on tho tariff question-In 1890.
IIAVIl YOU JOT IT
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.MiuRi'xtluii for Penplo
I'roulilcil
liy SprliiKT Fever.
Washington Times.
Tho subtle but unmistakable Induenee of
(Whig is already lu tho nlr, and It affects
various people In widely different ways. Its
most common effect is u certain languor,
restlessness nnd indisposition to work, to
gether with a longing to get out of what
ever rut wc happen to be lu nnd find some
thing now. Some people, when they feci
In this wny, proceed to take pills and tonifs
and build themselves up. Tho spring feve.-,
as It Is somotlmcs cnlled for want of nny
better name, Is not wholly a matter of cither
mind or body. It is a mlxtliro of physio
logical nnd psychological .fymptoins, and
oiigTit to be treated accordingly. From our
icmoto ancestors we have Inherited the feel
ing that when spring comes wo ought to ho
"on tho move," to'chango our wau of living
nnd begin now enterprise. That was what
tho cave-men nlwa'ys did when tho snow was
off tho ground, because1 tho exigencies of
their Ilfo required It. The tendjney Is alao
bequeathed to us from nncMtors not so re
mote fnrmers and pioneers who began out
door work nt about this time, or packed
their household goods In wagons and stnrted
for tho next outpost of civilization. Now
that wo havo settled In cities and towns,
and do not take our outing until midsum
mer, If nt nil, wo still hnvo tho impulse,
nnd thoro Is nothing to do with It. In addi
tion to this, wo feel, of course, tho physical
effect of tho chango of ntmosphcre nnd tho
coming of n new season, nnd theso are some
times of a nature to demand treatment by
n pb)slc!un.
Hut it is Important to understand that,
nfter nil, medicine is not tho only thing
required. When one has a tendency to :i
certain courso of action, It Is generally good
to allow it to have freo course, unless It
Is of n naturo to do harm. Most people,
when they feel tho Impulse to chango their
phm of living as spring comes on, reslBt
It with n sternness worthy of a better cause.
They tot their teoth, and metaphorically
shut their eyes and ears, nnd buckle down
to the same sort of work which they havo
been doing all winter long, nnd if they tnko
nny recrentlon, do It In tho same old way.
Perhaps. If they have tho erratic blood of
tho vagabond In them, nnd tho Impulso to
too strong for their will, they give up their
work altogether and make n chango which
mny or may not bo for their interests. They
mistake tho spring dissatisfaction far dislike,
of their employment, when In reality It mny
be nothing of the sort. (
Tho philosophical way to troat this feel
ing Is to obey naturo and change one's diet
and habits to a certain extent.
There Is no reason In tho world why th
average person should not, when hla work
Is done, tako n little Journey Into tho coun-
j try or CVC1J pU,nlc mit of tow on Sun,iay
at this time of year. Such a little outing
will satisfy tho restless Impulso to go some
where and do something different from tho
usual routine, nnd be a source of consider
nblo enjoyment lu Itself. Thero Is no rea
son why peoplc'should live on stewed prunes
and drlpd apples when freEh fruit Is cheap,
nor need they walk oor the snmo asphalt
sidewalks month nfter month when 5 or 10
cents will tnko them Into n plpco whero
they nover worn hofore, nnd whom thoro
nro numerous objects of Interest at least as
entertaining as tho shop windows on tho
avenue or tho blocks of lodging houses on
other streets.
IH IIOIIS OF Ol It Alt.
The Spanish- tnerlcnn war nnd Its tin can
In Luzon. Ccbu and contiguous Isles promises
to produce a larger crop of war medals than
the civil war. Already we hnve the Dewey
medal, the volunteer medal, and medals
given by several states to their soldiers.
Next will come tho Santiago medal, tho
Oregon medal, the Mcrrlmac medal nnd the
navy medal, for which bills are pending In
congress. Others will follow In due time. a
congressmen discover these medals promote
political longevity, lu this connection Ohio
unions nre strangely parsimonious. In the
first flush of pride over the promptness of
buckeye militiamen In responding to the na
tion's call, It was proposed to give each
volunteer u bronzo medal. The patriotic
proposal was kept warm until Mm legislature
met. Rut when the solotis figured out the
ccst, some $20,000, tho iuod.il scheme took
on a beautiful frost aud was shelved. At
the same tlmo the economical lawmakers
gleefully nuthorlzed tho appointment of a
commission to Investigate and report on the
best means of protesting windmills from the
ravages of storms.
Some grewsomo talcs emanating from the
War and Navy departments concerning tho
removal from Cuba to this country of those
killed In tho recent war nro given tho light
of print by Leslie's Weekly. Not long ngo
a widow of one of the victims of tho battlo
of Santiago called nt tho Navy department.
"I wish." she said, "to secure tho remains of
my husband, who was burled in Cuba, which
I undcrstnnd to bo among Uiobo soon to ar
rive." Tho oinclnl to whom this request was
preferred asked her to consider, suggesting
it was much better that her husband, tho
nntlon's hero, should Ilo at Arlington nmong
thoso who fell with him in battle, where his
gruvo would bo nlwnys cared for nnd where
shu could visit It from tlmo to time, but
whether sho visited It or not, others would
reverently lay wreaths upon the mound.
"I know," sho admitted, "wo should bo
grateful for the caro bestowed upon tho
graves of our dear ones, but I desire oh, so
much! that tho body ot my husband shall
lo bcsldo tho remains of my children, In tties
little cemetery nt home. My patents llo
thero. I shall bo laid to rest closo by them,
and I should bo happier to know that what
Is left of my husband was there near us."
No argument that Mr. X. advanced availed
to move tho determined woman.
"I am sorry to tell you," ho said finally,
growing qulto desperate, "but In the climate
of Cuba wood decays very rapidly, and tho
colllns holding the remains of those who died
wero found, In many instances, to have nil
gono to pieces, nnd tho bones all fallen to
gether. While wo know that In each grave
six wero burled, wo cannot establish tho
identity of tho bodies, bo it would, you see,
bo qulto imposslblo for me to separate tho
body of your husband from thoso of tho five
comrades with whom ho was burled." Tho
heurt-broken widow paused for a moment In
deep thought. "Would you nlnd," sho said,
"giving me one of tho six? 1 will take ray
chances."
Another woman, it is said, wrote to the
Wnr department, asking If the romulns of
her husband, who had been killed In Cuba,
would ho brought to this country, as Hho was
most nnxlous that they should bo buried In
tho family plot lu tho local cemetery. Re
ceiving n prompt nnswer in the nlllrmative,
with the assurance that the government
would pay nil expenses, tho thrifty widow
replied: "I nm grateful for tho glad news
you send me, but If It Is nil the same
to tho government I should profcr to let
my husband's body remain In Cuba nnd re
ceive Instead n check for tho nmount tho
government would expend to send It hither.
1 have need for tho money Just now."
TUB HOW IX KUXTUCKY.
Globe-Democrat: The alleged search for
Ooobel's murderer Is In reality a display ot
partisan spltework nnd enora. It Is In line
with, tho revolution going on In Kentucky
tinder u monstrous law that world nothing
but wrong and demoralization.
Indianapolis Journal: Kentucky's school
ordcrM may bo dishonored becauso of an
empty treasury, bd the (Jocbel legislature
can And $100,000 to bribe men to swear away
(v, iivr nf innocent men ns tho murderers
of Goebet nnd nnother $100,000 to raise u new
militia.
Sun Francisco Call: Kentucky ought to
bo satlatled; It has a silver governor und a
gold governor, bimetallism nnd blgovern
ment, all nt once; and now whenever tho
colonels toast tho chief executive of tho
commonwealth they can legitimately tako
two drinks.
Kansas City Journal: Tho apprehensions
ot Kentucky's wcretury of stute are not
u-iiiiniit com! foundation. A nolltlcnl faction
which deliberately attempts to steal an elec
tion will scarcely hcsitato to losien mo crime
of murder on an innocent mnn who belongs
to the oppcsltlon and holds one of the olllces
included in tho theft.
Chicago Post: However strong Governor
Taylor's case mny hnve been originally he
has weakened It materially since he hn been
In ofllce. His course nt tho present time Is
depriving Kentucky of what little gemhlanco
of law It has had slnco the day of the
gubernatorial election and must seriously
hurt his standing with all law-abiding citi
zens In Kentucky nnd elsewhere. His argu
mcnt that there 1b n plot against him nnd his
supporters mny havo some foundation In
fact, but when ho ubcs It as nn excuse for
pardoning any ono nnd every one who mny
bo accused of complicity In the Goebol mur
der bo becomes not only absurd, but nctually
dangnrouu to the commonwealth. Ho would
be well within hla rights In Insisting upon
a fair trial for any one against whom com
plaint was made, but when he undertakes to
prevent them from being brought to trial
ho is ildlng roughBhod over tho law.
PBHSOXAI. POIVI'BIIS.
In tho lexicon of General lloborts there
nro no such words as "I regret to report."
Ono of tho thlnps that seems perfectly
certain is that there will be no boom In ex
presidents this year.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago has never
mlstted being present at n meeting of tho
city council since Ills election to olllce.
Thopo spasmodic nttacks on vice In New
York, would appear ludicrous if there were
not a serious and disgusting side of the
picture.
The Jato Dr. LojIIo H. Kceley, the "gold
euro man," had his Shakespeare und bible
almost at his tongue's end. They wero
1 latterly his only reading.
Mrs. Annie Thell of New York, who re
I fused to accept payment of rent from her
tenants, ban been pronounced Insane by com
petent physicians. This form ot inaanlty Is
exceedingly rare.
Mrs. W. W. Knnls, Tdrs. F. L. Ilrlggs and
Mra. William Haven of Ottumwa, In., claim
to he descendants of tho original Ichabod
Crane of Irvlng's "Sleepy Hollow." Accord.
Ing to documentH In tholr keeping, their
grandfather, Jesse Merwln, was Irvlng's
model.
Colonel Haden-Powcll, the gallant nnd re
sourceful defender of Mafeklng, has quite o
remarkablo sense of locality. He Is ablo
by somo Instinct to find his way about t
1 totally unexplored country, nnd always to
! turn up Just where he wished or there
about. Tho natives think ho Is "uncanny."
i He has had adventures of nil sorts In many
I different parts of tho world.
) Secretary Hay wus much amused the other
! day over n letter received frcm the small son
of an army ofllcer on duty lu tho Philippines.
"Wo nil admlro you," It says, nnd suggests
thut tho now Islands bo named for Mr. Hay.
A reply U now on llo way to the lad thank
ing him heartily for his encouragement,
though humorously regretting thut the
geographical buggestlon is not likely to bo
I used. ,
MOIII1 Till. ST TIIOI Hl.l'.s.
Germ of I'lnnl Fitlliirr (lettlnu In It
lii'iull' Work.
Philadelphia 'limes.
The Flour trust hns gono Into bankruptcy
becauso no flour trust could be termed big
enough to prevent competition. The Sugnr
trust hns Just been compelled to reduce Its
dividends nnc-hnlf for n similar reason. For
years It hns been paying a 12 per cent divi
dend on a grossly Inflated capitalization,
but the Arhucktes nnd other sugar refiners
would not go Into the trust nnd could not
be driven out of business. Dividends have
dropped one-half, and Sugar trust shares
havo fallen below par nnd people arc ask
ing which of tho trusts will be next to go
Into n receiver's hands or to reduce divi
dends. There is nothing nbout these Indications
that trusts uro subject to the snmo re
lentless. Inexorable business laws that fur
nish or refuse success to Individuals nnd
ordinary firms In business life that should
surprise uny thoughtful man. Combltvlnw n
dozen firms or corporations Into ono under
tho namo of a trust does not change tho
InwB and principles under which business
miccess must bo achieved, lllg dividends
earned us a result ot temporary suppression
of competition only invite other big nggre
1 gntlons of cnpltnl Into tho same business,
'nnd the new competitors nlwnys enter the
I field with the advantage of using the newest
nnd most economical methods ot production
nnd without a dollar tied up In out-dated and
unproductive plant or machinery.
The germ of flnnl failure to moit industrial
trust aggregations lies in the dead and In-
; Hated capitalizations of theso concerns. In
I ventlon has Introduced nnd Is still Introduc
I lug now economics into tho refining of sugar.
tho making of sled, Hour nnd other articles
' of trust manipulation. It follows that at any
given time there Is a largo nmount of dead
enpltal in each of theso Industries Invested
i In out-nf-dnto and useless construction. A
trust combination in either of theso Indus
tries means the Issue of shares to cover nil
of this non-productive capital, and In many
Instances n liberal addition of wnter besides.
I The moment n new concern, capitalized on
I n sound basis and cnnploylng only the newest
nnd most productive methods, takes tho
Held tho trust aggregation Is at a dlsad
vnntnge, and sooner or later must absorb Its
now rival or go to tho wall.
It is becoming very evident that tho trusts
nro not such n tnennco to legitimate Indlvld-
ual business enterprise ns many have Biip
jioscd. Trusts nre n new development, and
i very few of them huve been In existence loug
j enough to demonatrntc their ultimate elfcct
upon business methods. A sulllclent num
ber havo como to grief, however, to show
! that they nre not above nnd beyond the In-
llucnce of the economic laws that have been
i In force for centuries, The trust Idea la
new. but tho laws which govern successful
business enterprise aro ns old as civilized
humanity, nnd tho trusts cannot more escape
their operation than water can run up hill.
PAY Ol' KBIIBHAI. JLIMJBS.
('oiiipnrntl vol iMrii(ir Snlnrlcx for
tUt' Kent I. ('Kill Tnlcllt.
Hultlmore American.
Senator Hoar has called attention to the
difference In pay of tho 1'nltcd States nnd
Blnto Judges In this country, and also to the
fact that Oreat Uritain Is especially llbernl
In tho remuneration of her Judiciary. The
pay of tho chief Justice of the United States
is $10,000 n yenr for life. Tho Justices of tho
supremo court of New York receive $17,500
a year, and the Judges of tho genernl ses
sions In that stnle $12,000 a yenr. Tho cir
cuit Judges of the United Stntes receive
$0,000 a yenr nnd district Judges $3,000. Tho
salary of Great llrltaln's lord high chan
cellor Is $50,000 a year, ns much ns President
McKlnley receives. Three lords of nppeals
receive $30,000 each, the master of tho tolls
$30,000, livo lord Justices each $2,',000, lord
chief Justice $40,000. five chancery Justices
each $25,000, fourteen queen's bench Justices,
nnd the probate, divorce and admiralty
Judges each $25,000, and tho Judge of the
court of arches the same nmount. Tho sal
nries lu Great Uritain ure very liberal, aud,
ot course, the ablest men nro secured.
Tho ability of the supreme caurt of tho
United Stntes is recognized tho world over.
In theso dnys. oven with the changes made
In tho Judiciary system In recent years, n
vast amount of business reaches this
tribunal. Tho members have vacatlous, of
course, nt Washington, but they havo work
elsewhere to do. In Bitch a state nn New
York the volume of business Is heavy, nnd
tho Judges nro busy the greater part of the
year. It Is expected, therefore, that tho
salaries should bo large. In tho circuit and
district courts of tho United States the
Judges aro not overworked. They havo
comfortablo salaries and the positions nre
for life. Thero Is no doubt thnt many of
our Judges nro Inadequntely paid, and con
gress and tho stntes will probably make an
increaso ns soon ns conditions will permit.
Notwithstanding the difTerenco in remun
eration tho Judges In tho United Stntes will
comparo favorably In ability und learning
with those in Great Drltlnn, or in nny other
foreign country.
HBIH-t'lMi WAIl T.BS.
Ilrpenl of tlx SpiuiUli VVnr lleveniic
Mi'iiNiire I rn-il.
Philadelphia Ledger.
As soon as tho necessity for the collodion
. ,t, l.,tnrnn1 ravpnlln f-XIR'tlOIlH of the civil
til lim tw -
war period poshed away they were gradually
repealed and tho ouraens ui mu imuin-
u,.h,k- lichtmipd. It matters not who
pays the Internal revenue tax in tho first
Instance. Tho buruen is unuuy i-amm j
the public. Fortunately the Internnl revenue
taxes now collected by tne goveniiueov
.,fiiia nnr do thev cover ao many
subjects of taxation as tho former internnl
revenue Inw did, but tney. nevermeittiB. ir.i
,.ii,nii. nnnn thn business and Industry of
tho country nnd hnve materially enhanced
tho cost of .mnny articles of necessity nnd
convenience. The Internnl revenuo law I nn
cxtruordlnnry war measure, to ue cneeriuny
llv homo while the public
necessity for Its exlstenco continues. A sur
plus is accumulating In the federal treasury.
Tho insurrection In tho Philippines Is sub
siding. Tho condition of tho federal nnanccs
lo said to bo such ns to maKO u pruueni uoa
expedient to remit at least some portion of
tho Internnl rovonuo tnxes. If the federal
,.,,,,. in iii anrh n nromlalnic condition
n to make it safe to repeal tho internal
revenue law In Its entirety it snoum ne done,
i.i.ia fmm tho manifest Imnollcy and In
justice of tnxing the public In this way after
the need for it no longer exists, ine uccumu
loiim, nf ii lurcn Hiirnlu in tho treasury Is
nn Invitation to extend government sup
port to plausible and Indefensible projects
appealing for federal aid. which, under other
conditions, wouiu uoi ue expiuueu iu con
gress.
Next to a heavy annual dellcit n largo
surplus Is something to be avoided and
drended in tho management of the public
treasury. Tho present congress should not
..,! ii'lthniit ilnr. rnnfilil nrii t Inn nf thn vnrlnila
petitions which have been sent to tho body
to revise or repeal too wur mx levy, ii n
can ho materially modified without rmbar
nisslng tho government iu tho dlschnrgo nf
Its proper functions thero Is no reason why
thn allhlnr,) ahnltlil tin rnfprrPfl In ttlfl ln-
dennlto future. The tendency of such taxa
tion Is to linger mucn coontt tno ponoa
when It might with safety bo abolished. A
number of tho business men of New York
havo recently potltlonexl congress to repeal
tho law In question, or nt least thut portion
of It which refers to documentary adhesive
stamps. Much Ingenuity was shown by the
lawmakers lu Imposing the, stump tax on
bujlness transactions. The law bears. It Is
said in the New York petition! with almost
prnhlbltlvo effect upon certain classes of
brokers. This and all other annoying, bur
densome and oppressive features of the law
that enn be corrected or modified without
emasculating it should bo revised, It the
tlmo has not arrived when the whole law
can be repealed. This wnr tax is an
mcrgcDcy tnx, resorted to only when lha
ordinary resources of the government fall to
replenish the treasury. Thnt government Is
tne ocst wnrso cxnctions nre reit the least
(itiMiiiAi, ciin.vu: ix i:ii.i:.
"I, Ion of Miutli Afrlen" Sclii-iluleil for
SI. Ili'lrun.
Philadelphia Ledger
Tho division has been readied by the
Ilrltlsh military authorities to send General
Cionje, the "Lion of South Africa," and his
3.000 or 1,000 brave comrades in arms ki
the Island of St. Helena immediately, m
remain until the closo of the war, and tlio
ilrltlsh cnblnct, It Is said, will refuse to
consider nt the present time proposals for
the exchango of prisoners. General Cronjo
Is quoted as saying that he Is receiving
such considerate treatment ns Is duo a
respected nnd distinguished foe, nnd It may
be urged by the Ilrltlsh that St. Helena
Is tho most convenient nvallublo spot for the
reception of the prisoners; hut tho wretched
rock Is so closely Identllle l with the mis
erable last chapter In Napoleon s life Hut
the choice of the Island Immediately sug
gesls thnt it wns selected from spectacular
and theatric motives. When Napoleon threw
himself upon the generosity of the llrltuh
nt Ii Hochelle, nfter Waterloo, he wrote ,i
letter to the prince regent, saslng that ho
"committed himself to tho protection of the
Inws of tho most powerful, tho most perse
vering nnd the most generous of his foes "
Napoleon's protest against being marooned
on that lonely Island hns found eloquent
echo In history nnd poetry, nnd, though
Napoleon mudo a shambles of Kurope, hU
wretched end lu tho custody of his
"most generous foe" excited the sympathy
of tho world. Knglnnd cannot afford to
ilo anything that will even grate harshly
upon good taste. The "Lion of South
Africa" and his devoted band ure already
enrolled among tho world' heroes. They
deliberately determined upon self-fucrillce In
tho Modder river death trap In order to gain
time for their brethren to rally In defense
of their country nnd its liberties. Their
conduct rnnkH with the glorious deeds nl
exalted patriotism whether In Hnclcnt or
modern times. They nro tho objects of uni
versal sympathy, and their bravery nnd
heroism have extorted the ndmlrntlon of the
world nnd, not tho lens!, that of their
present enemies, tho Hngllsh. who havo
magnanimously testified to their sincerity
niul courage.
I.IXBS TO A S.MII.K.
Detroit Journal: "Sentiment will eventu
ally permit doctors to help Iticttrnhla
patients to die"
"Yes, hut I doubt If it ever permits them
to collect their fees lu advance!"
Chicago Iterord: "A man ought to save
money for his family."
"Yes; if his family will let him."
Somcrvllle Journal: If women looked
llko the figures In the fashion plates, men
would run nwuy from them.
Detroit Free Press: "I think 111 have to
go to tho bargain sale this morning."
"What for?"
"One of those 'swell pocketbooks." Mine
ls always flat."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "They are tank
Inir a sreut effort to save those big trees
out In California."
"What's their special oiixloty?"
"The trees uro nil they havo left to lio
nbout."
Indlunapollt Press: "Perhaps you havo
observed that General Koberts Is scourlm
tho country protty thoroughly," observed
the phoeclerk boarder.
"What a scrub you would mako of hltn,"
said tho Cheerful Idiot.
Philadelphia Press: "I must ronfosx to
you," he snld In a burst of conlldeiii'i', "Tin
nn odd man. J'd like to tie different If"
"This Is so sudden!" she cried, throwimr
herself upon bin neck. For shiv too, wus
odd nnd she hud loused to be even.
Chicago Tribune: "I can understand
now." creaked the elevator, packed full ot
mutlneo girls and moving slowly upward
toward the roof garden. "I can understand
now how it dining table mny sometimes bo
mid to groan under Its burden of good
thlnes."
Indianapolis Press: "It Jlst struck me."
said Dismal Dawson, ns bo felt about In thn
bottomn of his pockets for a few grains ot
tobacco, "that me nn' the distilleries Is lu
iictlvo o'i'iosltloii."
"What!" shouted Kverett Wrest. nlmot
with energy.
"Yo see, the stuff they're busy puttln nil
is tho stuff I'd like to bo busy puttln down."
Indlnnanolli Journal:
business reMiilnds me
"ThN Porto Itlcn
of Dick Snlpos."
"V'h-.t did DIoK do?"
"Ho Invited a lot of us to n picnic out at
his uncle's country place anil then took up
a collection for expenses on our way
home."
WnrhlnBtnn Star: "A war Is a grent
hindrance to the development of a coun
tr;'." ald one Iloer.
"Yes," answered tho either. "If this pro
miscuous shooting continues It will tako
lontr, hard labor to get the bullets cleared
out of the soil so tat wo can go ahead
raising crops,"
TUB Mll'I.B SUGAHSMITIt
Chlcuso' Tribune.
Under a spreading maple treo
Tho susurmnker stand1".
A tlred-looklnc man Is he.
With large nnd crlmy hands.
For he tends u grove that covers qultf
Four nercs of his lands.
His hair nnd benrd are all untrlmmed,
Ills faco in like the tall.
His brow Is wet with dew nnd sweat,
llo eats whene'er he enn;
And bis pulls be watches like n hawk,
For ho trusts not boy or man.
Day in, day out, the hciisjii through,
You can hear him puff and blow,
You can see him tote his heavy pulln
With both huuilK to aud fro.
Llko a boy who waters tho rlephnut
Whun he wants to see tho show.
And children eomln homo from school
Look wistfully through the fence,
And lmuir mound thnt sugar camp
Until they aro driven tfcenee,
For thev thirst to hwIk the maple Julc
With a longing most Intense.
Tolling, boiling, ensuring,
On throurrh tho week he boo.
Bach evening see a tusk begin
That morning doesn't close.
Ho grain his buckets and nrennres
For one moro day of woes.
Tbnnks, thanks to thee, my old-time frlendl
T"ie world cannot salnsay
Thut your 1)1 r iron pot turns out.
Straight goods, though, weil-a-day!
'Tin precious little from your pot
Thut ever comes our was.
THE MOTHER
with a nursing baby has two
lives to support Her flesh,
strength and vitality are
taxed to the utmost, and
must be maintained or both
will surely fail.
will keep up the mother's
strength and vitality. It also
enriches the baby's nourish
ment, and supplies the ele
ments necessary for proper
growth and development of
bones, teeth and tissue
joe. and (i.no, all druagltti
SCOTT & BOWNE, Unmliu, Htm York.
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