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PARTIES LEAVING Foil SWMMKK.
Pnrdcs lenvlnx the city for
Hit; nil in in t mny hnve The lire
sent to them rcnulnrly hy
notifying The lire lluslnes
Hitler, In person or by innll.
The nildress will lie eliunKeil
often n desired.
Tolocrnphlo reports sny tlmt n breeze
sprunp; up tlio inlmito Hrynn began to
xpenk. Anything uiinnturitl In tlilH? ,
John Oltitianiim Is apt to lako several
good looks nt IiIh liitntl beforo ho raises
the last stack of chips shoved In by
Undo Sam.
It Ik a poor Oliatitauqua thnt docs not
take advantage of a presidential year
to put n few political dishes on Its
menu card.
The democratic factions may have
agreed upon harmony, but neither fac
tion Is likely to sleep with more than
one eye shut.
According to Treasurer Washburn of
the populist committee the popoeratlo
mule needs two tails to keep the Hies
off this summer.
There arc no signs of an eruption In
the Slate Hoard of Transportation
rooms since the auditor decided to Is
sue those salary warrants.
Nebraska's coming corn crop will
shave close to the record, If It Is not a
record breaker. The Nebraska farmer
will be strictly In It this centenary year.
Now that the smoke has cleared away
the republican fortlllcatlons do not
show any sign of having been damaged
by the broadside from the big guns of
democracy.
Is the comptroller bigger than the
council or the council bigger than the
comptroller? That Is the question
these two branches of the city govern
ment are up against.
The harmony orchestra In the local
democratic tent Is still trying-to play,
but It gets off the key about every other
note In spite of the frantic efforts of
the men working the olllclnl organ.
The prohibitionists arc planning for
a campaign train to take their presi
dential candidates and speakers across
the country. The buffet privileges on
that train will not be worth much.
The courts have decided that Neeley
must return to Cuba. It Is rather warm
nt this time of the year to make such a
trip, but people who plunder the public
cannot always be the masters of their
goings and comings.
Nebraska populists do not seem to be
embarrassed by the lefusal of Mr.
Towne to accept their votes for the
vice presidency. The fusion populists
know all along that the Towne nomi
nation was simply a blind.
Joe Halley of Texas threatens to come
north and speak as soon as the Texas
state convention Is oft Ills hands. Joe
should be warned not to get excited
and kick in any green doors up In this
part of the country or ho might get
Into trouble.
Like a patent medicine advertisement,
Bryan asserts that $ doso of democracy
will cure all the Ills of the body politic.
Yet'ln spite of the fact that the remedy
has been on the market for many years
testimonials from those who have been
cured are decidedly scarce.
Treasurer Mesorve's hearing Is evi
dently bad. He has not yet heard the
demand of the people to know where
the idle school money Is deposited or
given any reasonable, explanation why
It Is Idle, so far as earning Interest for
tho treasury of the state Is concerned.
Interviews with populist slate ofilccrs
on the withdrawal of Towne from the
ticket Indicate that the process of
deglutition had been gone through pri
vately in advance. Tho prescription
may have caused a pain under the
waistband at the time, but it lias sub
sided sutlleicutly to ullow them to smile.
AXOTIIEH DEMAXD OS ClllXA.
The United States has made another
demand on China. Tills is for an Im
mediate cessation of hostile attacks by
Imperial troops upon the legations. The
Chinese government Is" also urged to
exercise every power and energy for
the protection of the legations and all
foreigners and to enter Into cotnmunl
cation with the relief expedition so that
co-operation may be secured between
them for the liberation of the legations,
the protection of foreigners and the
restoration of order.
These are entirely reasonable condi
tions, but there Is reason to doubt
whether the Imperial government can
comply with them. The indications
are thnt its authority Is very limited,
that In fact It Is almost powerless. Ac
cording to a statement of 1,1 Hung
Chang, Peklu Is practically In control
of the antl-foreign element and the
government Is not aide to do much with
this element. Indeed, all the circum
stances show that the Imperial author
ities, If not In sympathy with the nntl
forelgn element, cannot control It and
the probability Is that the power of the
government Is being steadily weakened.
It will therefore not be surprising If
the Chinese government shall ac
knowledge lis Inability to comply with
the demand of the United States, for
It must be assumed, granting that It
desires to act In good faith, that the
tiring on the legations by Imperial
troops would not have occurred If the
government could have prevented It.
Minister Conger In his dispatch of a
few days ago to the State department
expressed the opinion that it would be
certain death for the ministers to leave
l'ekln ns proposed in the latest edict.
The State department llnds good rea
sons for regarding that apprehension as
well founded and If It be a fact that the
Chinese government cannot give the
ministers safe conduct out of Pckln
and to the coast, manifestly It can do
nothing by way of co-operating with
the relief expedition. It Is moreover
very likely that It will not be disposed
to cooperate for fear of Intensifying
the anti-foreign feeling.
From every point of view the Chi
nese situation presents a most perplex
ing problem. Conditions seem to be so
shaping themselves that the powers
will be compelled to "declare war
against China. Certainly there will bo
no alternative if It shall be demon
strated, as now appears assured, that
the Chinese government Is powerless
to restore order and protect foreigners.
This Is virtually confessed In the edict
of August 2 and there Is abundant
renson for believing that the antl-for-olgn
element In Pekln is in the ns
cendaney aud is steadily growing In
power.
some of nnr ax's assfmtioxs.
Mr. Bryan said In his uotlllcatlou
speech that "republicans who used to
advocate bimetallism now try to con
vince themselves thnt the gold stand
ard Is good." The difference between
such republicans and the Bryanites Is
that the former accept the conclusive
demonstration that the gold standard is
good, while the latter reject the lesson
of experience. Mr. Bryan and his fol
lowers declared four years ago that the
gold standard would bring disaster,
that it would crush the people, that It
was "a crown of thorns" upon "the
brow of labor" aud that prosperity witli
It was Impossible. Yet we hnvc prosper
ity, the condition of tho masses of the
people Is better than ever before and
labor Is better paid than four years ago.
This experience should convince any
rational person that the gold standard
is good aud being so that bimetallism
so-called would necessarily be an In
Jury. Another of Mr. Bryan's assertions was
that "republicans who gloried in our
independence when the nation was less
powerful now look with favor upon a
foreign nlllance." What authority has
the democratic candidate for president
for asserting, that there Is a foreign al
liance? When last year the Ohio dem
ocrats declined In their platform that
such an alliance existed it was ex
plicitly denied by Secretary Hay, who
pointed out, what every Intelligent man
should know, that no secret alliance be
tween the United States and any other
government Is possible. It is not cred
itable to .Mr. Bryan to make a state
ment for which there Is not the slight
est evidence and if he made it as a
bid for the votes of those who are
hostile to (Jreut Britain It is reprehensi
ble. Honesty, fairness and truthful
ness are expected of the man who is a
candidate for the highest ollice in the
gift of the American people. Neither
was shown by Mr. Bryan In this In
stance. Mr. Bryan said that the republican
leaders, In pressing economic questions
upon the country, have abandoned the
earlier Ideals of the party and ate com
pletely subservient to pecuniary con
siderations. The republican leaders
rightly think that there is nothing of
greater Importance to the American
people" than the maintenance of the
policies which have given the country
prosperity and which would bo men
aced by democratic success. Mr, Bryan
Is for free sliver tind against the prin
ciple of protection. If given the power
he would debase the currency aud de
stroy the policy under which American
labor Is the best paid labor In the
world. The republican leaders do not
intend to permit the people to be misled
by the bugbear of "Imperialism" into
losing sight of tho danger to their In
terests ami welfare Involved in the suc
cess of the Brynnlte party. Mr. Bry
an's effort to befog the public mind by
alleging n condition which does not
and will not exist will be met by repub
licans, but they will not neglect to
keep alive In the public mind the fact
thnt Bryanlstn stands for unsound
money, for public and private dishon
esty, for free trade and for everything
reactionary.
Mr. Bryan, In the true spirit of the
demagogue, said that "the advocates
of imperialism in this country dare not
say n word In behalf of the Boers."
Yet Mr. Bryan knows that tho admin
istration did more in behalf of the
Boers than was clone, by any other gov
crumeut It submitted to the British
government the ponce proposals of the
republics and tendered Its good ofllces.
They were declined by the British gov
eminent and there was nothing more
to do short of Intervention, which
would have meant war. As to expres
sloti of sympathy, t hat was given by
the American people and this was sutll
elent so far as moral effect was con
cerned. Nothing more would have been
accomplished by tho adoption of a res
olution by congress. As to this matter
also Mr. Bryan Is uucaudlil nnd un
fair, but he hopes to catch voles by It
and the Brynnlte leaders' will keep up
the misrepresentation throughout the
campaign.
xo AXriion to rut: yiXDWAnv.
Among the glittering stalagmites that
protrude from tho cave of the winds
opened up and explored by the peerless
orator of the Platte at Indianapolis Is
one uncut crystal that sends n ray of
light through Nebraska's political hori
zon and affords a view of Bryan's horo
scope. Befereiice Is made to the open
ing sentences in his masterly peroration:
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of tho Com
mittee: 1 can never fully dtschargo tho debt
of gratitude which I owo to my coantrymch
for tho honors which they havo so gener
ously bestowed upon mcj but, sirs, whether
It bo my lot to occupy tho high oftlco for
which tho convention has named mo or to
Bpond tho remainder of my dnys In private
llfo It shall bo my constant ambition ond
my controlling purposo to nld In realizing
tho high Ideals of those whoso wisdom and
courage and sacrifices brought tils republic
Into existence,
Here Is a ray of hope for tho ambi
tious statesmen whoso paths to great
ness have been blocked and whose
lights have been obscured by the over
powering refulgence of the luminary
around whose orbit all the big and little
democrats and popoerntH revolve. Could
n more delightful perspective bo pre
sented than the declaration that Bryan
has staked his whole fortune on one
throw of the dice, aud, falling to realize
his highest Ideal of four years In the
White House, will spend the remainder
of his days In hoeing potatoes, stacking
wheat aud feeding chickens?
Tills at least Is tho natural Inference
to be drawn by those who are In mortnl
dread that in aiming for tho presidency
Bryan would be content to land in the
United States senate.
The principal part of Mr. Bryan's
acceptance speech is an apology for his
action in procuring the votes In the
senate necessary to ratify tho Paris
treaty that brought the Philippines
under the sovereignly of the United
States. This is the weak spot in Mr.
Bryan's armor because it does not lit
In with his present protest against the
exercise of government powers over the
Filipinos without their consent. Mr.
Bryan did not want to ask their cmt
sent to the treaty provision transferring
the Islands from Spain to the United
States because, as he admits, he pre
ferred to make It a political Issue.
"Mr. Towne' s letter should have been
intelligently edited," remarks an ardent
Chicago Bryanite organ,' with special
reference to tho allusion to cx-Pres-Ident
Cleveland, which It says should
have been omitted. "A public paper to
be used ns a democratic campaign doc
ument," we are told, "should have been
wise nnd conciliatory in every line unci
phrase." All of which Mr. Towuo's
letter is not and will therefore in nil
probability be quickly called in. That
there Is such a thing as talking too
much has been proved over aud over
In the history of American politics.
"Bryan's great speech" has been given
publicity by every republican paper In
the country without regard to partisan
bias. If It Is the strongest and best
speech ever delivered by Mr. Bryan, as
bis admirers claim, It Is certainly get
ting the advantage of the widest pos
sible circulation amongst, his opponents
without price or promise. The popo
crntie organs, however, will keep on
telling how the republican press Is
bought up by the money power to close
Its columns to the Brynnlte propaganda.
The building trades In Omaha report
more activity this season than even
during the two exposition years just
passed. Four years ago the building
trades were in absolute stagnation and
skilled mechanics In this city forced
to work for tho wages of common labor.
Wo do not believe any Intelligent work
Ingman wants to go back to that era of
idleness and reduced wages.
The Keal Instate exchange Is trying to
encourage wago workers to own their
own homes. There Is no question but
that the city which has the most home
owners keeps Its citizens most Inter
ested in its progress and welfare. Noth
ing inspires public spirit so much as a
personal and nniinclnl Interest In the
community in which one lives.
It Is not how much a man says that
counts, but what he says. Mr. Bryan
might havo made ills speech coutulu
50,000 words Instead of 8,000 aud still
accomplished Just as little toward en
forcing ills so-called paramount Issue.
The postolllco receipts In every large
city In the country show steady In
creases over last year. Tho postolllce
cannot do more business unless the
merchants and tradesmen are also doing
more business.
The I'a rii mo it n I Problem.
Baltimore Ameiicun.
With Bryan tho paramount Issue In this
campaign la: "How can I reach tho White
HoifbO?"
Cm use nnd Effect.
Globe-Democrat.
There Is ono army that goes up with n
great bound when the democratic) pnrty
controls the country and that Is tho army
of tho unemployed.
Ilomiii- of tin- Pothunter.
Washington Star.
Nebraska Is annoyed by pot-hunters who
nre killing off tho pralrlo chickens. If
this nofarloua pursuit of fowls progresses,
oven tho sanctity of Mr. nryan's lien coop
may bo Invaded.
Mid ll I tlm II ll ll ll -il.
Philadelphia Hccord.
The sultan of Turkey continues to be
very friendly toward tho United States.
Our representative at Constantinople has
again demanded n prompt .decision as
to when tho compensation ior American
losses In Armenia will be paid and the
sultan has received It without the least
show of impatience. It Is probable that
lie will be amiable for years to como, no
matter how often the demand may be re
peated. .toother Vn- nf Putting It.
Indlnnapolls Journnl.
In spite of platforms, notifications nnd
letters of acceptance, the paramount Isstio
is, Do the people want to exchange Mc
Klnley for Ilrynn and universal prosperity
for free soup houses?
Too Busy for Politics.
Washington Post.
The politicians aro having considerable
to say about tho part the commercial
travelers will take In the campaign. It
Is believed that an Investigation will show
that these gentlemen aro too busy to fool
with politics this year.
SfielltiliidrrH Defer Action,
Indianapolis Press.
During August political speakers have
agreed to maintain a deep silence and begin
tho cnmpalgn next month. Thoy arc well
nwaro It would be useless to set up an op
position to the pugilists, who now hold nil
the stumps available.
(hcrwiirkfil I'nkr Fnctorlrs,
Now York Tribune.
The fako factories at Shanghai nnd olso
where keep right on with their lurid out
put, Just as though they expected people
to bellovo them and as though they had
not been utterly and Irrcclnlmably dis
credited nnd disgraced by the truthful re
ports from Mr. Conger and Dr. Morrison,
Bat their harrowing tnlcs of battle, mur
der and sudden denth will no moro cause
tho flesh to creep, but will simply bo
dismissed with a half weary smile.
IIIv-IiIIiik: Spoil" In Chlnn.
New York Press.
The actual dividing up of China among
tho powers could bo accomplished only nt
fabulous cost. It would be next to the
greatest dynnstlc and territorial change In,
tho history of tho world, second only to tho
changes1 that followed the) discovery of
America, and the status of partition and
ownership could bo maintained only by a ue,
of men and money that In a few years would
reduce tho richest of tho beneficiary powers
to the condition of exhaustion nnd bank
ruptcy that Italy has reached through' her
participation In the triple nlllance. The
cheapest way, and In tho long run, the only
practlcnblo 'way, Is to let the Chinese govern
themselves.
Trent incnl of XPRriin nnd Flllntnan,
Portland Orcgonlan.
David Starr Jordan, opposing retention of
the Phlllpplno Islands, says: "If wc admit
as citizens any number of millions of people
that lire not ready for .iberty; If wo admlit
them with all the degradation which they
must bring Into our politics, wo must take
tho consecjucnces," Wo shall not admit the
Filipino as citizens, to participate in gov
ernment, further than wo think proper and
safe, hut shall hold thom down for their
own good nnd for tho common good, as the
south holds down the negro, There Is no
more danger of our "degradation", from the
ono proceeding than from the other. Pres
ident Jordan says we "must not be respec
ters of persons." But wc arc, always have
been. And wo always must be, If we nre
not to lose civilization. The basis of the
Bryan party Is subordination of the negro.
What hypocrisy in that party to exclaim
against subordination of the Filipino nigger!
Thore are about 8,000,000 of each sort, but
the American negro Is by far the fitter for
participation In governmont.
UltSOIVAI. POINTERS.
An Oklahoma man has patented an In
vention that will enablo ono to fall off a
ton-story building without Injury.
It Is estimated that every presidential
election costs tho country $25,000,000 and
very often the election Is the least Item
of tho expense.
The father of Sir Charles Popper, the
Canndlan statesman, was a Baptist min
ister, who at 65 years of ago had mas
tered eight different languages.
The anrestrnl homes of Scotland some
times have funny occupnnts. The former
residence of tho earl of Aberdeen nt Dollls
Hill has been let to Mark Twain.
Adlnl E. Stevenson, tho democratic nom
inee for the vice presidency, Is a "stlcklor"
In the matter of dress and Is rarely seen
wearing nny kind of a coat but a Prince
Albert.
Milwaukee) has gained over 80,000 in pop
ulation during tho last ten years, thus
scoring a decided heat over Cincinnati.
Thus, tho beer rivalry Is not tho only ono
between tho two cities.
Moro coltee Is used In the United States
than In nny other country, the annual con
sumption being not far from 450,000,000
pounds, for which American importers pay
about $00,000,000 to the growers.
Captain Vlnud of tho French navy and
of tho French ncadomy, hotter known by
his pon name of "Pierre Lotl," sailed from
Franco for tfhlnn on Saturday. He is
flag captain to Admiral Pottlor.
The sultan of Turkoy has gone In for
motoring and Is so plcasod with his par
ticular raachlno that he has conferred a
decoration upon the manager of tho Ger
man works at which It wub constructed.
Tho prlnclpnl object of Maltro LaborPs
lecturing tour of tho United States next
winter, It Is said, Is to recupornte his for
tunes, destroyed beyond repair In Franco
by his connection with tho Dreyfus ensc.
Kvcn Mr. Bryan has his troubles. Tho
redoubtable Pat Oleason, sometime mayor
of Long Island City, deponos that Bryan
Is tho greatest statesman this country has
today and that ho (ex-Mayor Gleason) is
going to help him get whero ho can prove
it to tho world.
Dr. Daniel Donbrlgnt, dean of Northwest
ern university, near Chicago, has been
chosen to nwume the duties of president
until a permanent (successor to Dr. Henry
Wado Rogers is appointed. Dr. Bonbrlght
Id a graduato of Yale, olnss of ISr.O, and has
been a member of Northwestern'! faculty
sinco 1853.
Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant and hor daughter,
Mra. Nellie Grant Sartorls, hnvo signified
to tho members of tho Grand Army na
tional encampment commltteo their Inten
tion to bo present at tho encampment In
Augutt. Mrs. Grant will pass the summer
at Hlchfleld Springs with Mrs. Sartorls
and tho Misses Sartorls.
Charles M. Schwab, president of tho Car
negie Steel company, Is about to found a
trade school for boys In tho neighbor
hood of Pittsburg. lie will pay tho sal
aries of all tho teachers and provldo a
library. Tho boys will bo given courses
on general mechanical lines, besides
thorough training in shop work.
A prosperous wrltor In Germany of today
Is very comfortable Indeed. For "Tho An
cestors" (itistii v Freytag was paid -mo.000
malks, which la JLI21.000. Sudermnnn com
putes that ho hns nlready drawn royalties
to th" tuno of 15,000. Fritz Iteuter made
ion. 000 out of literature nnd Kbers' novels
circulate by the million nnd carry a royally
of u mark n copy.
Tho table which was presented to tho
republican party In 189J by the Minneapo
lis Manual Training school has disappeared.
It had been iihed by the national commit
tee ever since 1R92. It stood on tho plat
form at St. I.oula In 1896 and was In equal
prominence at tho Philadelphia conven
tion. There It was In tho enro of tho Min
neapolis merchant who was charged to
bring It safely back to that city. Someono
removed it and it cannot be found. It is
of mahogany and its construction required
teveral weeks' work by the puplli.
china and Tin: ciii.Nr.sn.
Strength nf tlir Intrrnntlnnnl I'lrrt
nnd thnt nf tin- Umpire,
Tho International fleet In Chinese waters
has not yet romc Into armed conflict with
tho navy of tho empire. The former, since
tho battering of the Taku forts, has had
little to do other than as n supporting force
for the allied army on land. China's llcei
has not been heard from nt all. Though
It contains several hlgh-closa cruisers or
modern construction and equipment, they
havo discreetly rcfrnlned from participating
In the fracas, having learned a few lesions
on tho value of caution in the contest with
Japan. Doubtless, If formal war comes as
n result of present operations, there will
como a repetition of the naval battler of
Manila nnd Snuttngo.
Bear Admlrnl Philip Hlchborn, chief eon
structor of the United States nnvy, writing
In'Colller's Weekly on the relntlve strength
of tho flccU In Chinese waters, gives tho
following statistics:
., Armored Minor
,imoi . . Shin. Crait
(treat urltnln , s 12
Japan
ICIIMSIM 7 it
l tilted Htutes ;i h
i-rnncp i:i
Ocrniany i s
Austria, Italy nnd Portugal
No such naval force was ever befoie
brought together In foreign waters.
The Chinese navy of today does not In
clude nny armored vessels, nil of their for
mer ships of this class having been de
stroyed or captured during the Chlno-J.ipa-
neso war. The two most Important ships
In the list nro tho Hal-Tien nnd llal-Chl,
munched In England In 1S07 and 1S0S re
spectlvcly. They urc sister ships of 4,300
tons, designed for extreme high sneod. be
lng -rated at 24 knots, with 17.000 horse
power, but having a very limited radliu
of nctlon. Tho two S-lnch guns nro pro
tecled by six Inches of armor nnd they hive
a 5-Inch nrmored deck. Their remaining
battery consists of ten 1.7-Inch guns
twelve 3-poundcrs nnd live nbovo-wnter
torpedo tubes. Next to theso como tho
Hal-Shew, Hal-Yung nnd Hul-Shen
launched In Gerranny In 1S97 nnd 1893,
cruisers of 2,050 tons displacement, with
a rated speed of 20 7-10 knots per hour
They nro lilted with n 3-Inch armored
deck nnd 2-Inch gun shields. The battery
consists of three 6-Inch, eight 4-Inch guns
nnd six machine guns, nnd thrco submerged
torpedo tubes. Besides these five ships
the only vessel thoy havo built slnco the
war with Japan Is tho Hal-YIng of 2,200
tons nnd 2,400 horse-power, carrying two
8-Inch and eight 4.7-Inch guns nnd one tor
pedo tube, and enormous battery for her
size. She was launched In England In
1895. The older ships of China's navy In
elude eight small cruisers and one torpedo
gunboat.
Prof. John Fryer contributes to the August
number of Alnslee's magazine an enlight
ening paper on missionary work In China,
the hardships endured and the countless dif
ficulties encountered by tho pioneers of the
cross. "Some who crltlclso the labors of the
missionaries," ho writes, "depend only on
bare statistics. Thoy reckon up the num
ber of mission stations nnd church members
with the number of years of work, and tnke
theso as the measure of usefulness. Such
people do not realize the dltncultlcs of tho
situation, which makes tho results beyond
tho reach of nrlthmetlc.il computation. The
religious beliefs, the customs and prejudices
of the Chinese nre entrenched behind
centuries upon centuries of superstition. It
must be remembered that China Is the most
ancient empire in the world. Beforo the
Jena became a nation, say twenty-five
centuries bofore Christ, China's civiliza
tion had already reached a high standard.
Its wealthy inhabitants wore silks and
satlno while' the Israelites were In Egypt,
and long centuries before Greece and Home
were thought of. Its ethics. Its laws and
administration of government havo come
down nlmost unchanged through all those
thousands of yoars. As far back as history
goes the- Chinese were governed by almost
tho same form of pnternal or patriarchal
government that hns stood unshaken amid
the rise and fall of western empires, and Is
still as Influential In its strength nnd vigor.
It Is this antiquity which the Chinese fall
back upon with so much pride that stands
In the way of their accepting anything so
modern ns Christianity.
"But In tho consideration of the dif
ficulties the missionary has to encounter
there Is not only tho nntlqulty, but also
the enormous size of tho nation and the
extent of country. Out of n total of 5,000,
000 square miles tho eighteen provinces,
or Chlnn proper, contain 1,500.000 of square
miles. In tho middle of China Is ono of
tho grcntest and most densely populated
plains In the world, through which How
the Yellow river nnd the Yang-tse. This
ono plain supports a population of 173,000,
000, or nearly threo times as many peoplo
as inhabit the United States. The emperor
of China rules over ono-tenth of the surface
of tho hab'ltnblo globe, and nearly half of
the population of our planet. Both tho
lnnd and tho peoplo nre not only Immense
nnd overwhelming, but strange, unlquo nnd
without analogy. Tho methods used for
preaching the gospel In our own lands or
nmong uncivilized races havo to be
modified greatly, If not entirely changed,
when applied to tho civilization of Chlnn.
Tho mnss to be moved Is enormous nnd tho
power applied must be great In propor
tion. "Added to this difficulty of the size of
tho nation thoro Is the complexity of tho
language. The old saylr.i? that 'tho.devll
Invented tho Chinese characters to keep
Chrlfitlanlty out of China' appeals to have
soino show of reason when wo find that in
place of a Chlneso alphabet there nro tens
of thousands of formldublo hieroglyphics
of plctorls' characters, and that each con
stitutes a separato monosyllabic word.
Furthermore, this written langungo Is to
bo seen nnd not henrd, to bo rend and not
spoken. Then there Is tho olllclnl or court
langungo used In tho northern nnd central
provinces, with hundreds of different
dialects spoken south of tho Yang-tae. Tho
missionary thero has therefore to learn
tho local Slalcct, tho court languiigo nnd
the written or classical lansuago beforo
he can preach, read tho translations of the
scriptures and carry on oral and written
intercourse with all tho different classes
of natives ho meets. This alone Is the
work nlmost of a lifetime.
"But when tho missionary has overcomo
theso dinirtiltlcs, which few succeed in do
ing beyond a certain limited extent, his
task Is only just begun, lie has to lenrn all
thnt tho ordinary Chinese know from their
classical and other bonks nnd tcacherx, in
order to meet them on their own ground.
Then ho mux! begin to attack t tin senti
ments tho Chinaman holds most clear and
which nro hallowed by the earliest as
sociations nnd parental love. TI1&-0
ancestral teachings and examples, with his
methods nf religious worship, nro deeply
Imbedded In his Inmost heart. Yet tho
missionary has to ask him to give up many
or most of them nnd accept untried foreign
doginns nnd methods In their plucc. Is It
any wonder that tho conservative principle
In Chinese human nature rebels and that
thp Chinaman naturally Is opposed to all
missionary propagandlsm? It Is almost Im
possible to realize tho Immense sacrifice n
Chinese non of the lower class, has to
make when In tho face of the npposliion and
the contempt of his family, his kinsman, his
whole clan and hM friends he determines
to becomo a sincere Christian nnd to fol
low the teachings of uncouth-looking
strangers from far-off lands who arc
popularly known at 'foreign dtvllsl' "
ISXPANSION IN TUB WEST.
Good Crop 111 I k It the Ifnpm of I'n
lltlrnl l'nrinrr,
Chicago Times-Herald,
The calamity crop Is n failure this year
in the western states. The nbsenco of
drought and scarcity of grasshoppers have
made It an unprofitable year for the ca
lamity farmers. In fact, there won't be
enough calnmlty hnrvested In the west
this fnll to pay Fnrmcr Bryan to tnke his
spellbinder Into that section.
Realizing the futility of trying to har
vest nny calnmlty votes In the west tho
Brjnnltcs will try to frighten tho farmers
away from the corn fields nnd wheat fields
with tho cry of "Imperialism." They will
try to make the Kansas farmer forget his
prosperity by howling "militarism" In his
face. Jt Is the only hope of Bryanlsm this
year.
That It Is a forlorn and delusive hope,
however, wo havo the testimony of so keen
n student of agricultural nnd political
conditions ns Secretary Wilson of tho
Department of Agriculture As tho result
of nn extended western trip, Secretary Wit
son gives It ns his belief that "neither
free silver nor Imperialism enn gain the
attention of tho formers of tho west, who
are now harvesting the grentent crops
ever seen In that section of the country.
Four years ago, under tho stress of hard
times, the offer of the Bryanites to relievo
tho industrial depression with 60-cent dol
lars seemed like nn attractive proposition
to them. But they have lived to realize
tho fallacy of tho free silver argument.
Neither will they listen to the cry of "Im
perialism." The stales thnt sent their
lusty sons to fight for the flag In Cuba
and tho Philippines will not believe that
the fruits of our vnior nhnuld bo aban
doned to rapine and anarchy.
Tho west Is for expnnsion. It sees the
measureless commercial possibilities In
this policy for tho great grain growing
stHtcs. Expansion is In every brcczo that
rustles the corn blades of Nebraska. It Is
In the song of tbo hnrvestor as It sweeps
over the boundless wheat fields of Kau
nas ami lown. Tho west has always been
for expansion. It was tho expansion
spirit of tho Intrepid plonoer that mado
the peerless west. The great granary of
tho world lying west of tho Mississippi Is
the product of expansion and tho verdict
of Its people In November will bo over
whelmingly for expnnsion.
PltOMOTION I'UO.M tiii: rtANKS.
Oiienlnif (lie Avi'iiurn of Adrnncrment
HeceHril ltltli .llnrkeil I'n v or.
Sun Francisco Call.
A recent dispatch from Washington an
nounced that tho president has appointed
forty-eight enlisted men as second lieu
tenants In the regulnr army and has as
signed them to various branches of ser
vice. It Is added that all the promoted men
havo gallant records nnd In their examina
tions attained to high averages. It Is,
therefore, reanonable to expect a bright
career for each of them, and possibly a
demonstration that In our nrmy a man
may rise from the ranks to tho highest
command.
Tho report of these promotions will re
call to the peoplo tho benefits which havo
accrued to the army by the reform that
opened to the men In tho ranks avenues
to advancement. Under the old system our
republican nrmy was In Its organization
ono of the most nrlstocratlc Institutions
In the world. A prlvnto had ns little
chnnco of promotion to high command as
would n similar Individual In the nrmles
of Germnny or Hussta. Under such cir
cumstances there were few Inducements for
men of ambition and Intelligence to enlist.
Desertions were frequent, and tho general
tone of tho army was not conducive to nny
real earnestness of genulno American
sentiment nmong the men In tho ranks.
Very different Is the condition now. Tho
young soldier sees beforo him a means by
which ho may rise In the army ns In
nny othor department of American life,
nnd us a consequence recruiting officers
are getting Into the ranks men like those
who, by their service and their examina
tions, havo Just won their way to honor
able promotion nnd to a position from
which they can nsplro to higher office.
Tho very satisfaction with which tho
public will regard these proofs of tho ex
cellence of tho new system In the army will
Increase tho dissatisfaction with the per
slstont deninl of equal rights to young
Americans who enlist In the navy. Whnt
has served so well In one corps will servo
equnlly well in nnother, and tho reform,
which has been Justified In tho nrmy by Its
works, ought now to be applied to the
navy. No good reason can ' bo given why
tho nvenucs of promotion should not be as
open to nn enlisted man under tho United
States flag on sea as to ono under tho flag
on land.
"IMPIJItlAMS.M A K.W.SK AI.AIIH,"
(irnernl John M. Pnlmn'ii Opinion f
the "rnriiinotiii t Inniic."
Baltimore Amerlcnn.
General John M. Palmer, tho leader of
tlio gold democrats nnd their presidential
candldnto In 1896, will vote for McKinley.
He docs not permit himself to be led awny
by faUo Issues and hl vIowb upon tho ques
tions nt stake nre Importnnt by reason of
his long nnd conspicuous public enrcer and
his consequent qualification to speak ad
visedly. In declaring his determination to
support McKinley General Palmer says that
tho success of Bryan means tho conversion
of tho democracy Into populism nnd that
"populist principles of political economy
aro unsulted for the times nnd unsultcd nnd
unsnfo for a successful government." That
General Palmer Is right In this regard
thero can bo no doubt. The influence of
Bryan upon the democracy has already been
so great that It is now but a blngle degree
removed from populism, and his succcbs
next Novcmbor, with tho power he would
wield through patronage, would make It
easy for him to carry the party of his
principal strength tho one degree that now
keeps It from being entirely populUtic.
Continuing, Gcncrnl Palmer said:
"Tho cry of Imperialism will win Bryan
no votes to amount to anything. It's a false
alarm. This country Is not, nor nre Mr.
McKinley nnd his followers, believers In
Imperialism."
Truer words wero never Bpoken. Tho
Issue of Imperialism la exactly what Gen
eral Pnlmcr terma It a cry. It Is a
bugaboo raised Into being for tho purpose
of playing upon the fears of n cortaln class
of voters, nnd Its dishonesty nnd Insincerity
aro patent when It Is remembered thnt II.
wns Bryan who urged tho ratification of tho
Paris treaty. From that treaty, and the
fact thnt by It the Philippines formnlly
pnbsed Into our possession, the issue, or
cry. of Imperialism was created. If such
a thing ns a threat from Imperialism actually
exists, then Bryan 13 moro responsible for
It than McKinley, for Bryan openly worked
in tho senate lobby to havo the treaty
ratified. If tho menace Is there. Bryan Is
culpable, nnd his conduct makes him a
wholly unfit man for the presidency, for no
man can bo a safe chief executive who, for
tho purpose of making a campaign lisur,
would nld In foisting n dangerous condition
upon tho country. But no such threat
exists. As General Palmer Bays, It Is a
false alarma try onn of those products
which follow political hysteria such as has
affected tho democracy these four years
gone.
Measuring carefully between candidates
nnd Issues, It is Inconceivable thnt nny gold
democrat should do other than 111 General
Palmer Is determined to do. The Interests
of the country aro known to be safe In Mc-
Kiuley's hands; the value and stability of
tho currency will bo assured, nnd It will
be guaranteed that thero will be no change
In extatlne condlttona, which are miklni
so mightily for the enrichment of the
country. General Palmer has tho right view
of It. No man who Is honestly concerned
in his country's welfare can afford to bo
imrrow In his partisanship In this cam
paign. The thing nt stnke Is not merely
whnt name shall our next president bo
known by, but shall those principles which
aro known to benefit the entire nation b
perpetuated? False nlarms cannot blind tho
Intelligent American voter to the real Isstin
nnd the devoted spirit of American man
hood will In this election follow the path
to which General Palmer, a democrrt,
points by nnnounclng bis intention to sup
port McKinley.
CO-OPHItATION II V l'AHMHH.I.
AilvnntnKen nml Defect In Projected
Plntin of imlon.
Buffalo Express,
The plan for the formation of a sort of
trust nmong the farmers of the Mississippi
valley to control the market for their
products Is one of those ambitious enter
prises which nre dangled before agricultural
communities at frequent Intervals. It is
proposed to hold a conference of farmer
societies of all kinds and of such Individuals
as may choose to attend. Every ono who
acceptn the Invitation will receive tho
amount of his expenses In what Is called
farmers' federation scrip, which will bo
received In payment of the commissions to
bo charged by tho company that It is
planned to establish ns a result of tho
conference. Tho program In to exact a
membership fee of jlO, to sell farm products
and buy farm supplied on a commission, and
to dlvldo tbo profits nmong tho members at
fixed times.
The enterprise Is not quite so extenslva
as that which was proposed a few years
ago, by which Russia and tho United States,
because they furnish nearly nil tho whe.it
In the world, wero to effect a corner and fix
prices, to the great advantage of the pro
ducers. It did not need the dictum of tho
secretary of agrlculturo that supply and de
mand nre the sole regulator of price to
cut short the progress of that project. Only
the wildcat dreamers could give any serious
thought to such a proposition. Tho Missis
sippi valley plan, although not so visionary,
probably would bo found quite an Imprac
ticable, ns far as benefit to the farmers li
concerned. Tho trust prlnclplo on which
tho plan Is based, nnd which farmers have
vigorously denounced wheu their imple
ments, machines and other supplies are af
fected, Is not tho element of weakness la
tho project. That element Is found In tho
Idea of organizers nnd promoters exploiting
tho farmers through a commercial under
taking In which only a limited number of
men could know what Is bolng dono and
would havo practically complete control of
the revenue. This seems to be plainly seen
by some of tho farmers' papers and there
fore there Is no probability that tho enter
prlbo will succeed.
In contrast with this plan Is one now
bolng carried out In Iowa, whore a com
paratively small number of farmers of
the samo neighborhood have organized to
sell their products and buy their supplies
on tho most ndvnntagcous torms. Tho
purposes of this co-oporntlvo undertaking,
it will be seen, nro the same ns those of
tho promoters of tho great farmers' trust
of tho Mississippi valley. Tho dlffcrenco
consists In the tact that the members In
the Iowa association do not allow the busi
ness to get beyond their control. They
know In a general way what Is being dono
and they have confidence in their agent
because they aro personally acquainted
with him. Organizations such ns that in
Iowa, In which compactness nnd true co
operntlon aro characteristics, nro u very
promising development for agricultural
communities, because, tho superior com
mercial capacity of one farmer can be
utilized to the benefit of others who havo
less talent for following markets and
making bargains. On the other hand, tbo
grand co-operative schemes like that now
suggested havo too much of the blind pool
In them to deserve support.
llnrper Property Trnnnf rrreil.
NEW YOUK, Aug. 9. The Ilnrpsr
Bros Dunning ni l'eari mm .uu ".'"'T'"''
together with nil printing presses and other
apparatus on tho premises, nnd with all
rights to publish the Harper periodicals,
wre sold at the New York Ileal fc-Htuto
oxchnngo today for Jl.lOO.ooti to Alex K. Orr,
chnlrtmin or the reorganization eomtnltteu
for the publishing house. The property and
business wero sold by Bryan L. Kcnuelly oil
a forocloaurti salo on a niortgnge held by
the Morton Trust company. The right to
use the name of llnrper & Bros. Is In
cluded In thu sale.
1'OINTKU IlK.MAIIKS.
Brooklyn Life: "Do you like plnlt teas?"
asked the Brooklyn girl. ....
"I never tasted them." replied her visitor
from Cook county, "but I Just dote on plnK
lemonades."
Chicago Tribune: "Why that serious, anx
ious look upon your face?" bautorlngly
asked the short-haired woman.
"I can't remember where I stuck my
gum," replied the man In the pink shirt
waist. Indlnnnpolls Journal: "That's nn Inspiring
sight."
"What's that?"
"ltlchard Harding Davis waving his pink
shirtwaist In the teeth of the British lion."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Would you dec
orate your headgear, madam, with feathora
plucked from nn Innocent bird?"
"But how would I know the bird was)
Innocmit?"
Chicago Record: "I mulntnln that a
woman ought, nbovo nil, to bo self-poised."
"Well, I think sho ought to know enouuh
to lean on somebody else when sho gets a
good olfer."
Detroit Free Press: "Here Is something
to till up with," said tho burkceper, shov
ing tlm bottle ncross tho counter to tlio
editor.
"Your nrtliio Is accepted," responded thn
editor, "nnd It will disappear Immediately."
Chicago Tribune: "Is this a tonsorlal
parlor?" asked tho hard-featured man,
thrusting his head Inside the door.
"Yes, sir," answered the man at the llrst
chair. "Como In. You're next."
"I guess not. You'll want to know what
makes my linlr so harsh and try to got
mo to have It singed, and you'll want to
part it In the mlddlo and charge inn 33
cents. 1 think I'll hunt n barber shop.
Good day."
Pittsburg Chronicle: "Appropriately
enoush," remarked tlio Horse Kdltor,
"Hlder. the Jockey, hns been cremated."
"Why Is cremation appropriate for u,
Jockey?" asked tho Hnake Editor.
"Dead hent."
Philadelphia Press: Kcadds What's be
come of your pretty typewriter?
Trayder Sho and tho bookkeeper both
left tno very suddenly.
Hcadds For good?
Trayder No. "For better, for worse," I
believe.
Detroit Journal: With the aid of a pow
erful microscope we reganled tho Ptnmalna
In the Ice cream steadfastly.
"You nre extremely ugly!" we ohscrved.
"Of course," replied the Ptomaine. "Did
you ever sen n genuine lady-klllnr that
wasn't more or less imlv?"
To bo perfectly candld-but why speak of
this?
cm vi.
Edsir Fawi ett In Collier's Weekly.
Kingdoms and empties, for uncounted
years,
The (lame of slaughterous enmity Imvo lit.
And saturated (nh, the pity of It!)
Earth's meek soli with torrential blood
tears,
Yet long ere now, through storm of snarls
and sneers.
Through clash of prides, through hato
with vengeance knit,
A shadow, h dream, a phantom exquisite.
I he Ideal of pencil hath urgnd angello
cheers.
But you, dull swine of nations, have lolled
'""rlif fr""' iroB,rHN w,,h ''ontemptuous
Wcillo'wer In bigotry's worst mlre'and
reck,
TMln''!p,ir nt''""" f'' myriad cj-es to scun,
Pekln0 Vi"'1 W"" r"""1 our v""
Lfe 'cheekl"" l,Wl b,tt"tl,Bd C,U