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II Is Sic. Semper MnKlnnis in Montana.
Rural free delivery Is wanted every
where. Farmers' children cry for II.
Freedom of speech and press Is n
priceless hi'titiiKo of Hie American peo
ple which they are not ready to yield
tip in the twentieth century.
ARiilnaldo has evidently recovered his
typewriter, as nnother proclamation from
him has appeared. It lacks the spice
nnd force of home of ills former com
munications. SI. Louis' record in Its street car strike
Is yet far hehlnd thai made hy the street
car strike In Cleveland last year. West
ern strikers seem to lie as a rule more
orderly than their eastern brethren.
MnfekliiR Is relieved and likewise are
relieved several I'.ritish families of high
estate whose scions hail been kept in a
most embirirasslnn condition by the be
Meters for an uncomfortably Iouk time.
Willie Victorian crosses nre belnj;
passed around If Colonel Baden-Powell
does not secure one It will not. be be
cause he has not earned II. His Is one of
the heroic linures which stand out In the
South African war.
Montana is In a condition to extend Its
condolence to Kentucky. One has a sur
plus of governors and the other of sen
ators, l.lke any other crop, when planted
too close, Hie latest product Is of a de
cidedly Inferior quality.
From present Indications (he good
Methodist brothers will still he compelled
to take the children to see the animals
when tlie circus parade comes (o (own,
ns (hey will not be allowed to aUend the
big show under the tent.
Tho American corn kitchen has been
Inaugurated at Paris and no foreigner
in attendance at (he great exposition
will have any tangible excuse for fall
ing lo be Initiated Into the delicious
mvsterics of hoe-cakes and mutllns.
It turns out that die odious Ice trust
In New York Is owned and operated by
lending lights of Taniiuauy democracy.
When n good tiling in (he nature of a
(rust comes along the democratic oppo
sition meets it more than half way.
If It look the Intelligent Judges on the
supreme bench a month to discover that
an article In The Hoc was Impugning
(heir honor, how long would It have
tnken the ordinnry public (o have made
the discovery If these Judges had not re
minded them of It?
Kngland takes (10 per cent of all the
agricultural products exported from this
country and IJugland and its colonies
tnke almost as large a proportion of tlie
manufactured goods exported. The wise
merchant does not needlessly quarrel
with hit best customers.
Senator Allen went lo New York (o
meet the Boor envoys. Tlie senator
never loses an opportunity to have him
self advertised, lie went out to meet
Coxey's nrmy before It struck (lie grass
on (lie cnpltol grounds, while Hryan dis
creetly remained In his seat.
It Is now stated seml-ollicially that
Denmark will not sell Its West Indian
Islands unless It receives an offer so ad
vantageous that It cannot be refused.
Which Is a polite way of announcing
thnt It Is open for business, but reserves
the right to reject any and till bid.).
Ttlchnrd Yates, nominated on (lie re
publican ticket for governor of Illinois,
when a boy bested Hryan In an orator
ical contest In the school whore thev
were preparing for college. He stands
ready, moreover, lo match any Hryaulte
orator who may be put up to run against
him.
Neither (lovoriior Poyntor nor any
oilier fusion olliocr Implicated In the
scandalous surrender to the railroads In
making tlielr nssessinoiil for 11KX) (he
nmn ns for IS! US and KMift has yet ven
tured lo assert (hat the railroad properly
In Nebraska has not Increased lu volume
and value In the last two years.
TIIHOTTUXU TIlK MESS.
Vice ic'(t1i nnil n free press hiiro
Won the tinhvniks of our free Institu
tion ever shire the hlrth of tho lotntli
lie. Kvery organic net nnil every frame
work of American statehood lias Inbeil-
! tied In It Kliarantles t proteet (he peo
ple In these sacred tiuhts. the only re
strict Ion helm! responsibility for the
nbiic pr that liberty. The right of the
press io discuss measure- nfiVctliifr the
public welfate has always been un
challenged, whether the (i:estlmis at
Issue were In the hands of the legislative,
executive or Judicial (mutches of govern
incut. For more than I'M) years the Ameri
can press has fearlessly discussed the
acts of presidents, the bills before con
gress, decisions of Judges and causes
pending in courts In which vital public
I Issues were Involved. In years past the
Dreil Scott decision, the granger cases,
the legal tender cases, (he Income tax
case have all been subjects of discus
sion In (ho press before as well as after
the Dual Judgment.
The highest tribunal In the land, the
supreme court of the United States, lias
never considered Its honor Impugned or
Its dignity sullied by honest criticism of
the press. No Judge In Nebraska, with
one single exception, has ever seriously
contemplated the arraignment of editors
who saw lit to discuss "the ethics of
Justice." fin the contrary, up to the
present the widest latitude lias been
given by courts, high and low, to public
discission of causes Involving the va
lidity of laws or great constitutional
questions.
Within the last few years every news
paper In Nebraska has commented upon
the maximum rate cases, the Hartley
bond unit, the Insurance commissioner
case, the police commission cases and
other litigation in which the people of
tlie whole state or of a particular com
munity have had a special Interest. In
some Instances the comment has re
flected severely, not only upon the court,
but upon Individual Judges, but in no in
stance has an editor been cited before
the supreme court to purge himself of
contempt.
It remained for Attorney (Jeiieral
Smyth to start a new departure in our
Judicial history. After prating for years
about the tyranny of courts and the des
potic usurpation of Judicial power by re
publican judges, after all his scathing
denunciation of government by Injunc
tion ami punishment for contempt, Con
stantino .1. Smyth cames to the front as
the first law ollieer of the state to Invoke
(lie very power against which he and
his party have declaimed as Incompati
ble with the perpetuation of civil liberty.
The spectacle Is presented In tho home
state of William Jennings Ilrynu, by the
man who acted as chairman of his dele
gation to the Chicago convention and
cast the vote of Nebraska for the plat
form denouncing Judicial government
enforced by contempt process, standing
before the American people as the cham
pion of this arbitrary power that makes
the same man prosecutor, Jury, Judge
and executioner.
Could any more scathing arraignment
of the party that, now rules Nebraska
under the Hag of reform be made by Its
worst, enemy? With what consistency
can William Jennings Hrynu oppose
government by Injunction nnd contempt
while his political lieutenant Is trying to
terrorize nnd gag the press by threaten
ing men with line and Imprisonment for
giving expression to their views on tho
ethics of Justice?
If this Is to be tho policy of the party
of reform how can a free press endure
and where will tho persecutions stop?
A rfiltPlitiXIXO SITUATIOX.
The question of dealing with Neely,
charged with embezzling postal funds lu
Cuba, Is a perplexing one. The govern
ment desires to send him back to Ha
vana for trial, but the attorney general
says there are doubt and uncertainty as
to the application of the present extradi
tion laws of the United States to such
cases, which make It embarrassing to the
Department of Justice to secure tho
prompt return of such offenders to the
jurisdiction In which the crime Is com
mitted nnd in which (hey should be
tried, lie urges that the laws ought to
provide a sure and speedy return of
fugitives from justice who flee from
Cuba and seek refuge In the United
States and he has submitted to congress
a bill which provides that tho statutes
concerning extradition t foreign coun
tries, in pursuanco of treaties, shall ap
ply to and govern extradition to the
island of Cuba while occupied by the
United States and during the continu
ance of the government established and
maintained In the island by the United
States, in tlie same manner nnd to the
same effect as though Cuba were a coun
try with which an extradition treaty ex
isted. The charges against Neely in the requi
sition papers of (iovcruor General Wood
are under tho old Spanish law. They ac
cuse Neely of a violation of the penal
code of Cuba, which Is more Revere .is
to tho punishment prpvided for the of
fense charged than are the laws of the
United Slates. As the charges read tho
American authorities in Cuba want him
tried there, without a J dry and before n
Judge appointed by the military gov
ernor. Neely demands that he be tried
lu a United States court as a citizen. The
bill of the attorney general was consid
ered on Friday by the Judiciary com
mittee of (ho house of representatives,
with tho result that a subcommittee was
appointed to confer with the senate
Judiciary committee nnd the executive
department of the government touching
our authority In Cuba and with a view
to co-operation. It was tho opinion of
some members of the committee that the
military authority In Cuba Is ample to
permit It to lake Neely in (his country
and roturuMilm (o Cuba, bill It Is very
quest lonnble whether this view will llnd
general acceptance. It might If Neely
had boon lu the military service Instead
of an ollliial In tho civil service, ll was
pointed out that the mutter is peculiarly
complicated by the fact that there Is no
sovereignty In Cub.t.
The opinion Is expressed that the at
tempted requisition of Neely bears di
rectly upon the question of Cuba's fu
ture and It Is apparent that the determi
nation of the matter, Involving as It
I must die question of the authority of
'the United Sfi,tes In Cuba. Mill have a
bearing upon .mr future relation, to the
Mund. Meanwhile It may be doubted
whether the legislation re.'oninieiiileil by
Attorney (ieneral (Jriggs would prove a
Mitlstai tury solution of the problem.
. mi: ad f.f rut: n.t sham
It Is tlie pre ailing opinion In Loudon
that the South Afrl"an war will somi lie
ended and recent events somii to warrant
lids view. The advance of the British
forces dining the lost two weeks has
been almost uninterrupted. Nowhere
have they met with any serious resist
ance, the Boers ileelng from point to
point as If utterly demoralized. It was
expected that the army of the republics
would mak" a stand at Kroonstad and
vigorously dispute the ndvance of the
enemy, hut tlie British met with no op
position there. In other parts of the ex
torsive region covered by the forces of
Lord Boberts there has been tlie same
experience. Kverywhere the Boers have
rapidly retreated. In seven days the
British Infantry marched I'-'O miles and
In one day last week the cavalry under
(ieneral French -who lias been called the
Sheridan of the war- covered more than
thirty nilhs. necessarily encountering
little opposition.
Tho relief of Mafeklng was undoubt
edly a severe blow to tlie Boers and
must have a disheartening effect upon
them. There Is a report that it lias been
decided not to make any defense of Pre
toria, but this seems almost Incredible
lu view of (lie ract that the city Is so
well fulfilled as to be nearly Impreg
nable, and besides to allow the British to
capture the capital of the Transvaal
without a struggle would amount to
practically a surrender. President Km
ger would probably llnd It Impossible to
keep any considerable force lu tlie Held
after Pretoria had fallen. Tlie Boer en
voys in this country profess to believe
that tlie end of the war Is still remote.
One of tliem Is reported to have said
tiiat "there Is much to be done
before there can be an end to hos
tilities, even If Mafeklng lias been
relieved." There Is obviously Utile In
the situation, however, as It Is made
known through the dispatches, to Justify
this optimism. The British are in prac
tically complete control of (he Orange
Free State and if they continue to move
forward as they have been doing during
the past two weeks they will have con
trol of the Transvaal within thirty days.
It is said that the annexation of the
former Is to be proclaimed on the nnnl
versnry of the queen's birthday. May 121.
Perhaps it Is tlie hope of the British to
be able at the same time to announce
the annexation of the Transvaal.
At all events, It is orfectly plain that
the outlook Is extremely dark for the
Boers. It is said their forces still num
ber .'10,000, but If so they cannot hope to
long hold out against the overwhelming
Mlds of live or six lo one. It is evident,
also, that the British forces are abun
dantly supplied and that there need be no
delay in their operations from nny lack
in the requirements of such nn army.
The campaign since Lord Roberts took
command has been ono of continuous
success nnd It appears that he Is now so
completely roaster of the situation thnt
there Is little reason to expect nny seri
ous reverse to British nrms.
WOMJ.X SUFFItAdE IX VUL.UIIADO.
Former Congressman Belford, who Is
one of tho most profound political stu
dents -west of the Mississippi, has re
cently admitted having undergone a
change of opinion as regards -woman
suffrage. The experience of Colorado
has brought about the conviction that
under the most favorable conditions
woman suffrage confers no beneilt either
upon the sex or upon the public In gen
eral. In Colorado every encouragement was
given to tho enfranchised -woman to
pnrtlclpato actively In government. As
In Wyoming and in Utah, they availed
themselves of this privilege at tlrst, but
when the novelty had worn off and the
Initial excitement Incident to political
campaigning had subsided, they became
indifferent nnd unsteady in their voting
habits. The best women of Colorado, ac
cording to Mr. Belford, rarely go to the
polls, while the mercenary classes are ac
tive to the detriment of purllled politics
and good government. In other words,
the woman vote in that state has become
an uncertain quantity and Its influence
is, if anything, demoralizing rather than
elevating to the standard of politics.
It Is possible the impending presiden
tial election mny net as a stimulant lo
bring (he women to (ho polls this year,
but the average Colorado woman voter
Is much more interested In n horse show
or a (lower parade than In any political
contest. In tills respect Colorado women
are not different from (hose In oilier
slates whore suffrage has had n trial.
AO OFFICIAL ltKCOGXITlUS.
It is the understanding that tho Boer
peace delegates will not bo olllclally
recognized nt Washington. They may
call upon the president as Individuals,
lint no preparations will be made to re
ceive them and If they see the president
their interview will not differ from that
which takes place almost daily between
lit it t and persons who call to pay their
respects.
The Washington correspondent of the
Philadelphia Ledger points out that un
der the rules governing otllclal Inter
course by representatives of foreign gov
ernments with this government ambas
sadors only, who represent their sov
ereigns, are permitted to call at tho
White House without Hist calling on the
secretary of state and arranging through
him for an Interview with the president,
and the interview can be had only upon
the Introduction of tho secretary of
state. Practically the secretary of state
determines whether diplomatic repre
sentatives, other than ambassadors, shall
see the president. As a rule nil business
presented by mltiKters nnd charges can
bo transacted by the head of the State
department.
Such being the rule, tho Boor envoys
will be presented, probably by (he con
sular representative of tho Orange Free
StiMe, to Secretary Hay and If they call
upon the president (he visit will be en
tirely unolliiial In character. They will
undoubtedly be received by Mr. McKlu-
1 ley ami shown all proper courtesy, but
' they will be given to understand that
they ate not to confer with tin president
III regard to the contention between the
Dutch republics ami Croat Britain. It
has not yet been made known what the
'status. In a diplomatic seii.-e, of these eii
I voys Is. buj it Is probably not such as to
entitle tliem to otllclal recognition and
! therefore the established and Imperative
Usage In such cases will be observed.
tiig soi. in suvrn.
There Is tlie authority of Mr. tiark
Howell, the Georgia member of the
democratic national committee, that tlie
south Is solid for Bryan ami perhaps
no one will cure to question the state
ment, but as the Philadelphia Inquirer
remark's, Why should It be so? That
paper says we have been hearing for
the last two years about the oblitera
tion of sectional fooling, President Mc
Kltiloy appointed soul horn men to tlie
army In the war with Spain, and the
south Is sharing lu the general pros
perity. The cotton mills and the iron
Industry of that section are active.
"Where." asks the Inquirer, "would
those mills bo today but for the Mo
Klulcy administration and the repub
lican policies? Alabama Is making tons
of pig Iron. What would her mills
amount to but for the republican
party?" These are pertinent questions,
which southern men ought to seriously
ponder, but a majority will give no
hood to them. There is tho question
of expansion, which southern cotton
growers and manufacturers believe to
bo In tho Interest of tlie south, yet a
majority of (lie people there will vote
for n presidential candidate who makes
opposition to expansion a loading issue.
There Is no question that the south has
as much or more to gain front the re
tention of our acquisitions In the far
east as any other section of the coun
try, yet it will support Mr. Bryan in
spite of his proposal that we shall give
up these possessions.
The spirit of bourbonlsni Is still
stronger in tho south than self-interest
and promises to continue so for an In
definite time.
Omaha's bank clearings for tlie week
show tin Increase of .i.".r per cent over
the corresponding week or the previous
year. This Is doubtless n fair Index of
the business conditions as collected by
bank transactions, but (here are rumors
of another deadlock between Omaiia and
South Omaha banks which may reduce
the clearings again and injure the good
showing Omaha, has been making In the
list of clearing house cities. It Is to bo
hoped that, tho bankers of Omaha, will
give duo weight to the unfavorable ad
vertisement resulting from a drop In
clearing totals before they lock horns
over personal differences.
If the popocratic state administration
had no other sins to answer for than the
utter demoralization which has prevailed
at some time or other since its advent
Into power, or Is now prevalent In the
various state Institutions, It. would have
enough to damn It In the eyes of people
who will take the trouble to Investigate.
The condition of affairs at Beatrice is
llttlo short of anarchy and even the im
becile Inmates of the Institution are able
to see the deplorable situation. After
January 1 the stale should dispense with
that kind of reform.
Eastern democrats are urging Con
gressman Oeorgo B. McClollan ns the
democratic tall to the Bryanito kite. They
urge that he has never committed him
self either for or against the free coin
ago of silver and that, with a good Iird,
good devil record, tlie party would be
nble to swallow tho ticket. AVitli such a
variety of political stomachs to be accom
modated a neutral dose Is absolutely es
sential. Just to get oven for the unsavory no
toriety It has reaped from the Clark
episode Montana is now trying to pro
ject three senators Into congress when
the constitution entitles It lo only two
nt most. . Now Is the time for some wise
acre to 'suggest the solution adopted lu
a similar case by the republican state
committee by according both contestants
a seat with only half a vole each.
If the missionaries who lost their prop
orty in the riots in Turkey only had a
war ship to sell they might secure their
claim, as Turkey Is willing to pay a lit
tle extra lu order to dispose of the troub
lesome creditor. As tho stock of war
ships In (lie missionary treasury Is low
every prospect points to the fact that the
missionaries must wait on tho tedious
process of Turkish liquidation.
Kentucky republicans are solid lu their
opposition to the fioebel law and their
confidence In the election of Taylor for
governor with all the counting machin
ery against him. Kvery fair-minded
man in the whole country who has l'a
nilllnrlzed himself witb the facts Is also
satisfied that Taylor was duly elected
and Is entitled to tho gubernatorial
oltice.
"Business Is not what It was a year
ago" Is the report of the commercial
agencies, "but men do not agree in de
fining tho difference." Sullico It to say
that the chief cause Is nsslgned to the
overproduction of factory goods. This
Is doubtless the correct explanation. The
laws of supply ami demand cannot ho
moillHod or suspended by net of con
gress. History reveals that Hie first precau
tion taken by the modern tyrant is tho
establishment of n press censorship; also
that the courts that trample most ogre
giously upon personal lights and civil
liberty have usually boon most prone to
resort to the arbitrary process of con
tempt to protect their sacred honor.
Tho organ of the popocrats announces
in big typo that the Nebraska anti-trust
law fits the case of the Ice combine. As
the law otllcors upon whom falls the
duty of lilting the garment nro popo
crats tho entire responsibility of the
continued life of the Ice trust lies with
(hat parly.
Tho Bryanltes of New York nro said
to bo preparing a contesting delegation
! to Kansas City which is to present Us
credentials In case the regular delega
tion should not be favorable to Colonel
Bryan. Knur years ago Bryan went to
Chicago on ji contested delegation and
, won his way into tlie convention on the
point of regularity. It would hardly do
; for 1 1 i tn to encourage a faked-up delega-
i (ion when he opposed them so sticntt-
ously at the last convention.
j If (here Is a head lo bo broken It tip
i pears that it Is always an Irishman's,
i lu the Fugllsh army the heaviest losses
! in tlie present war have been among the
i Irish regiments and now It Is announced
that tlie Irish brigade lu tlie Transvaal
army lias been badly cut up In the re
cent lighting.
In I It llrni. Unit.
Philadelphia Times.
It certainly looks ns If tho trust principle
wag Rolng to bo preserved when they put
it on ice.
Minor Con Monition.
Baltimore News.
It must bo remembered that the children
who were named for Dewey after the battle
or Manila have no vote.
Wliero the llnxlifiil IIIooiii,
Clovcl.im! l,e.u!er.
A Nebraska Rlrl who was to have been
married tho other day was so bashful she
could not speak until the ceremony had been
completed and ber sister had been married
In her Mead. There nre some people In No
broaka who are not as bashful as that.
Money Not ,P (! .Mrnniirc.
Milwaukee. Hfiitlnel.
You ran't JiuIrc of a man's value to tho
publle by the estate which he leaves. The
Wisconsin soldier who helped to capture
Jert Davis In '65 left only Jl 10,000 worth of
property for his family when ho died re
cently. NcKIht ,civ Xor Wonderful.
Philadelphia North American.
It appears that the new 4!rmor-plcrclnFr
shell, so extravagantly heralded as a revo
lutlonlzer of naval wnrfnre, Is neither new
nor a shell. It Is a soft-nose solid shot,
and the Navy department has been cxperl
mciitlnK with it for years. It pierces the
best armor only under conditions that never
occur In u naval battle.
TrliimiiliN of American NUIII,
Philadelphia l.educr.
Tho exports of American locomotives for
the nine months cndlnR March 31 amounted
to $1,000,000, which Is more than four times
tho value of thoso exported during the same
time In 1831. Many of these went to Ilrlt
Ish railways In KRypt, where tho authorities
say they were taken because they could bo
delivered months ahead of KiiRllsh eiifilnca
and time was of Importance. Other rea
sons for preferring American locomotives,
recently Riven, nre that they cost less than
any others of the same grade, and, In 5ome
cases, nt least, do better work. These are
causes of success that arc likely to be en
during nnd to build up u constantly Increas
ing export trade.
firrnt lllnrcivpr.t lironil.
Nov York Times.
Ono of the best things that tho Kngllsh
papers have discovered Is tho complexion
of democrats and republicans In America.
This discovery was made apropos of tho
decision of General Merrlam to employ
women In taking the census. Tho papr,
which ts the Kxpress, goes on to explain
that tho young women were appointed by
members of congress, senators and repre
sentatives, nnd it has been found thnt the
republican appointees, who are largely In
the majority, are almost all blondes nnd
tho democratic appointees nre brunettes.
It Is not fully'cxplalned whether tho blondes
themselves are republicans and the
brunettes democrats, or whether tho demo
cratic and republican congressmen find their
sympathies particularly enllMed respectively
by brunettes nnd blondes.
SIrii of the TIiiifm.
Boston Advertiser.
The news of tho suspension of mills owned
by tho Steel nnd Wire trust, the report of
the embarrassment of the Paper Hag trust
and tho announcement of tho suspension of
work In tho Hook Paper trust may be re
garded as slgnH of the times. The trouble
with too many trusts Is that they have
been piling up so much stock, In the hopes
of earning dividends on their much watered
securities, that already signs of overproduc
tion hnvo begun to appear. The high prices
demanded for products have cut down the
consumption of such products. Under the
circumstances It would have been wiser to
reduce prices In order to keep the mills
busy. Prices arc too high today In many
lines of trade, and sooner or later manu
facturers will be forced by necessity to
quote lower prices, If they do not take such
n step voluntarily at this time.
PHOSIMIIUTV AS A lhSI K.
Mlulity Trill li nt the Service of llf
imlilloiin NpellliliitltTN.
Baltimore American.
It seems to be pretty well established
that the republicans will endeavor to make
prosperity the leading Itauo In the approach
ing presidential campaign. That tho subject
will provide campaign orators with a wealth
of argument cannot be disputed. The year
1892 furnished the only instance of nationnl
prosperity that ran compare to that en
Joyed by this country during the last twelve
months and oven that year did not approach
this last one in the bounteousncss of its
material blessings- Never bd.'oro In our
national history wero we as prosperous as
we are at this time. .More mnn nro em
ployed at better wages, more factories arc
In operation, the demand for our products
is greator, monoy is easier nnd times aro
moro generously and permanently "good"
than ever before. Such a condition should
of Itself dictate the contlnuunce in power
of tho administration, which has been the
direct causo of bringing this great good
to such a great majority of our people.
The democrats will, of course, dlsputo
tho argument that credit for this condition
belongs to tho republican party, but such a
contention will be without foundation In
fact. Tho proof of this asert!on lies In
tbo comparison of party records In respect
to this sort of achievement. In eight years
of opportunity tho democratic party failed
absolutely In Its efforts to promote tho wel
fare of the country. Tho statute books of
tho nation contain no prosperity-making
laws of democratic nutborhlp; It made a
flnfco of every attempt to keep tho good
thlngH tho republican party gavu to tho na
tion. Those eight years of democratic us-
condancy record only blighted Industry, un.
employed labor, wrecked fortunes and uni
versal ealumlty. Every man of voting age
can make his own comparison between con
ditions now and during thoso eight yeais.
Unlofs blinded by a narrow partisanship ho
must ascribe tho present well-being of tho
country to tho efficacy of republican legls
latlon, for In every other rcapen rave ths
hand that controls the helm tho conditions
today aro tho ?amo as they wore under
Ciovdland. During the latter's two admin
istrations the nation possessed men, money
and brains capable of evolving prrspcrlty
equal to that of the present; It was sadly
deficient, however. In tho guiding power
that controlled our destinies.
It is Impossible to controvert or gainsay
the truth of this assertion. The rehpectlvc
records aro written and may be read by all
men. In the light of them It Is inconceiva
ble that nny man who appreciate the op
portunity to earn a livelihood should do (
aught else- than vote for the re-election of
MrKlnlcy. J
PIU t I.Alt SHOTS AT TUB IM I.PIT.
Minneapolis Journal- A Toledo minister
Is now starting a church with bowling al
leys, pool nnd billiard tables. This sporty
religion seems to appeal to a certain kind
of mind.
Chicago Tribune- The probabilities are
that those Methodists who still choose to
dance, play cards nnd go (o theaters will
do so contrary to the rulcH of the Hook of
Wsclpllno In such cases made and provided.
Cleveland Leader: A Pennsylvania min
ister whose prsyer that lightning might
strike a brewery was apparently answered
has Just, been nominated for congress by
the prohibitionists, nnd It is believed he
will get nt least 200 votes. There
are various ways of getting Into politics.
Philadelphia ltecord- Whatever may be
thought of tho conceit or of the Impiety
of Itcv. Mr. Sheldon's Into attempt to
print a dnlly newspaper ns the Master would
hnvo done had Be again been in tho tlesh,
there can be no doubt whatever of tho
courago of the man, Be has now set him
self to tackle nnd to straighten out tho serv
ant girl problem. That will probably prove
n life work.
Chicago Chronicle: Newell Uwlght lllllls
la quoted as saying that "the state will
go to tho devil very soon If men contlnuo
to postpone marriage." On tho same day
that Dr. IIIIIIs made this remark tho Unl
verslty of Chicago posted n bulletin making
compulsory the forfeiture of scholarships
by any student contracting matrimony. Dr.
lllllls nnd the university faculty don't Jibe
evidently, nnd the American youth is still
left to form his own convictions.
pintso.NAi, ,ixi) o riir.it wisi:.
California reports a native 2-ycar-old who
ran thump ,i piano and render difficult
classical mimic. Pass tho bottle, please.
Thero mny be some significance In tho fact
that Vesuvius subsided ns soon ns Sioux
Kails began. One oruptlon at a time Is as
much as tho planet can boar.
A yarn company or combine has been or
ganized in New England. It won't work
not this year. A corner of that kind dur
ing a presidential campaign is "Impractical,
Irrelevant nnd Immaterial."
According to government statisticians
there Is $100,000,000 of gold lost, strnyrd or
stolen somewhere In the United States. As
soon as tho assessor finishes tho season's
Job tlie pile enn be located.
An authority on the festive summer nero
nader urges tho killing of tho female
mosquito instead of tho male, because the
former lays eggs to burn say 200,000,000
during a busy seaaon. It also presents the
longest bill.
Dr. Ocorgo K. Shrady sayn that no matter
what happens In Washington nnd other oUIch
tho society girl -in New York doesn't smoke
because It Is .bad form. Then he spoils thin
nlco little speech by adding: "She would
sooner drink a cocktail."
Somebody figures that Chicago has l,ti47,
731 children of school age, nnd the town
takes the figures seriously. In truth, Chi
cago Is great on human figures, but stronger
evldcnco is needed to convince wayfarers
that 73 per cent of the population arc
minors. "Hooters" was probably tho desig
nation Intended.
Although his tlstlc light Is In the shadow,
Hob Fltzsimmons shines brightly In the
literary arena. Hero Is n sample of his
literary scintillations, descriptive of tho
late argument: "Jeffries handed tbo pale
faco a skyrocket on tho car and took a
bunch of ticklers on the Jaw." Veterans
of the profession had better hang their
laurels in safety vaults,
The city of Detroit bad n slight attack of
tho exposition fever a fow years ago, but
recovered when Huffalo. Toledo and St.
Louis caught the contagion. An exposition
was considered tho proper way of cele
brating the 200th anniversary of the found
ing of tho town, which occurs In 1001, but
othor Ideas prevailed, and a moro enduring
mamorial of the event has been adopted.
Tho plan decided upon Is to erect nt tbe
lower end of Hello Isle park, In Detroit
river, a Doric column twenty-four feet In
diameter and 220 feet high, "surrounded by
groups of statuary, situate within tho court
of a marblo colonnade 900 feet long, with a
wing at each end 300 feet long." The pros
pectus eays the colonnade will furnish a
place for a statue of Cadillac, tho soldier of
France, who settled thero July 24. 1701, and
for statues of other men noted In tho his
tory of Detroit. The location Is a beauty
spot, one of the most charming on tbo
lakes. The memorial will cot $1,000,000,
which Detroit and tho state of Michigan Is
expected to raise by contributions. The
latter task will prove moro difficult than
raising tho memorial.
climax vi:.u OK rnOSPKIIITY.
mnzliiK I'roofa of Rnoliirnn ttrovrtlt In
Ten Monttm.
New York World.
During tbe ten months ending with April
last the total value of our exports was $1,-
172,73G168.r), nn Increase of nearly $136,000,-
000 over the footing for the ten months
ending with April, 189?.
Kor the samo period of ten months the
vnluo of our Imports was also Increased by
$132,000,000, compared with tho correspond
ing ten months of the preceding year.
If tho last two months of the curront
fiscal year keep pace with tho first ton our
exports for tho wholo twelve monthn will
amount In value lo over $1,400,000,000, or
$17R,000,000 In excess of the last preceding
fiscal year; while our Imports for the wholn
year will total about $800,000,000, being
$153,000,000 more tbnn the year before.
In flue. It Is all but certain that tho fiscal
year which closes on Juno 30 next will
show tho largest totals alike of exports and
imports and also tho largest favorable
balance of trade ever recorded In the history
of tho United States.
Tho chances of convincing the country
that tho currency basis on which these
amazing proofs of prosperity have been re
corded Is wrong and ruinous are not even
1 to 16.
The best
there is-
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HE very best suits that can be made for men in
sacks or cutaways needn't cost you more than
$25.00. Very good suits may be had for much
less. This includes a great variety of patterns of
cheviots, fancy worsteds or serges. The range
of prices, in fact, for these very fine goods is from
$15.00 to $25.00.
The fit and quality are guaranteed and you
may have your money back for the asking.
Though made with the same regard to fit
and style, the goods and trimming used in our
$8.00, $10.00 and $12.00 suits are naturally not
of quite so high a grade.
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omaha's Only Exclusive Clothiers (or Men and lijm.
ni..T FUOM II A SI'S II Oil. .
DolnR Is the proper end of doctrine.
Loose living and fast living nre tho same.
Deeds furnish the best nnswer to doubt.
A feeble faith Is better than mighty
feeling.
It Is n I ways easier to forget bad habits
thun to forego them. .
A Ho feels easy only when It forgets that
It has n truth on its track.
Crooked men cannot expert to agree with
tho straight truths of tho bible.
Tho church needs men who will got out
nnd do the chores, even though others are
raising their snore.
The richest man Is not the one who has
tho most, but the ono who can be most
thankful for tho least.
Many n man says tho Ixird's prayer crery
day who never thinks It worth while to try
to hurt the devil with his vote,
Ood Is not worshiped In spirit and In truth
In tho church that has to go Into the show
business to ralso money to pay Its honest
debts.
Many a gifted preacher can find time to
read n new book every week who couldn't
find tho parablo of tho prodigal sonv without
a concordance.
THOROUGHLY UP-TO-DATE.
Iowa Tcnehcrs' Kcvlew
Kvery teacher so situated as to
bo able to procure mall dally should
be a subscriber to a dally news
paper. Keeping jtostod on nivalis
of tho day Is of far more Impor
tance than delving Inlo the musty
rccord of the past. The Oninha
Bee meets the needs of those who
desire a thoroughly up-to-date
dally. Tho Illustrated Boo Is a
J work of art.
DO. MK ST IC Pl.i: ASA.N t'HIKS.
Brooklyn Life: "You seem to like his
attentions. Why don't you marry lilm?"
"Because I llko his attentions."
Indianapolis Journal: She Then you
don't believe that a woman enn make lier
husband bo what she wishes him to be.
Ho-Wcll, If she thinks she is doing it, It
amounts to the same tiling.
Chicago Hecord: "Here's n good scheme.
A man proposed to n woman twenty-seven
ttmuK."
"How did It work?"
"It giive her softening of the brain and
she took him."
Detroit Free Press: Miss Klttlah (sing
ing) Oh, promise me! oil. promise me!
Mr. Spudds-Couldn't think of It. ft cost
me 110,000 to break the lust promise 1 made
to u woman.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "nllfkln's wife
Is such a worrying woman. What's sIih
got to worry aboiit?e
"Hllfkln Is such a good husband that
she's afraid It won't last."
Chicago Tribune: "And you think I mar
ried you for your money!" tearfullv ex
claimed young Mrs. Wnxwlng. "Why,
Itncold, you know I would huvo married
you If you hadn't had a cent with the
excellent prospects you had!"
Indianapolis Press: "My wlfo Is helping
run one of these rummago sales."
"Well, don't you like It?"
"Like It? Ob, yes; I lived nil last week
on a ham bone, and this week I suppose
I shull have to subsist on lettuce."
C'hlrairo Post: "Rho Is worth h-r weight
In gold," tboy said.
Ho looked at her critically and then Hhook
his bead.
"Won't do," he said. "I'm looking for
something of about thnt weight In dia
monds." Philadelphia Press: "dayboy don't stay
here as late as ho used to," remarked thfl
flrst clubman. "I suppose lie got tired of
having- his wife go for lilm when he got
home."
"That Isn't it. He could stand her going
for lilm nt home, hut It was her comlnc
for lilm nt the club that cured him."
Detroit Journal: The large. Imposing
-woman found her husband In the last
bnioon but one.
"Well, I've rounded you up nt Inst!" slut
hissed.
"Oh, I enn square myself, all right!" ex
claimed the man with a thin affection of
nonchalance.
Ho even affected to laugh, which rendered
him n morn pitiful spectacle than ever.
An SlirShonM He.
Chicazo Tribune.
Miss Vera Jluchmorc,
Trim, petite,
Lust Sunday wedded
Freddy Sweet.
Which grandly makes her
Life complete,
For now she's Vera
Muchmore-Swcet.
I.WOLUIVTAIIY.
Julien fSnrdon In Collier's Weekly.
Sorrow nnd pity had clutched my heart.
Lashed Its chords to their Infinite chain:
They watched dull-eyed, ns I sat apart,
A pallid fate nt tho gates of pilu.
Torturing thoughts from nn empty past
Surged within, like a hurrying pack
Of hungry wolves which before the blast
Fretted tho snows In tho beaten truck.
Colder than where they Jibber nnd glide
My future beckoned across life's way;
I turned and shivered and crept to hide
Where ruined hope on my hearthstone lay.
When lo, a presence! I saw him stand
Hosy and smiling, a dlmnled child.
Draw near and eye me, with outstretched
hand
"Catch mo -who will! I am free and
wild!"
He took my fingers the damp had ehllled,
To his little red mouth's wooing breath.
Ho touched my hair thnt the nights bad
filled
With wnn wet dews of despair nnd death.
Bound my heart ho threw warm, red roses,
Bound and pulled me with artful grace,
Subtly sweet with Imperious poses
He clasped me close in his soft embrace
Trembling, frightened, with feet that stum
bled. "Tell me thy name, oh thou pretty hoy'"
He Inughed at my voice that fear had
bumbled.
"Ho, foolish coward, my name Is Joy! '
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