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iahtii:s leaving i'im xpmmeii.
I'nrlles lenlnc Hie city for
(be nil miner may lui- The Hep
nil In llirni rcuillnrly li
liotlfjIiiK 'I' In) lire Huslm.
"lllcr, In pcrsiln or by niiill.
The nitilrrs Mill In- oIiiiiikimI
ns often ik ilculrcil.
Postmaster Crow Is overworked nnd
underpaid, hence tin now private sec
rotary. Pokln has become au American port
of entry.
Tho only Ion; hit. Hryan has mnde In
tho Plilllppiuo game was when tho
treaty was la fore tho senate and that
loll outside the foul Hue.
(Irnsshoppers have stopped n railroad
train In tho neighborhood of Kahuna
zoo and tho calamity shiiekers of Michi
gan aro taking now comfort.
The cold reception which the proposals
of 1.1 Hung Chung received from tho
various pouors should enable tho aged
Oriental statesman to survive the heated
trrui.
Howling calamity on a full stomach
Is not In the worklngniaii's line. To
carry well this kind of noise Miouhl
have a vacancy back of tho sounding
board.
Cnless tho formation of Hough Ulder
clubs In Nebraska Is soon stopped the
popooratie campaign managers and edi
tors will have au attack of nervous
prostration.
T'orto Hleo sends Its compliments to
Kentucky and promises that with a lit
tle moro practice political dlcciisslons in
tho Island will be brought up to the
Kentucky standard.
Tho popocrnts propose to start Towne
out to backllro when Roosevelt sets the
Nebraska prairies ailame. Klreguards
will bo no protection for the fuslonlsts
when he onto gets started.
President MoKlnley has a handy cab
Inot. Wheu the secretary of state Is on
n vacation the secretary of war takes
up diplomacy and handles the pen Just
n skillfully as he handles the battleax.
All records, for sultry weather for
August since ISti l have boon broken at
St. Louis. If St. Louis will only re
serve Its summer resort weather for
HH.'l. exposition year, all will bo for
given. The Chinese having enjoyed the dance,
It Is now time to pass the hat for the
tiddler. Tho Chinamen, In demand
Ing the services of so largo au orchestra,
will soon discover that the music bill Is
n large one
The Arkansas way of disposing of un
fclrnble residents boats tho Kansas plan
in imuimis bad men are shot, but
fuither south they are planted In tho
iMittoin of the river. H Is Just as ex
podltloiis and does not disturb the com
munity,
Proceedings have been commenced in
New Jersey to dissolve tho Distilling
Company of America, the big whisky
trust with au authorized capital of
$1'J,00t),o00. Here Is a rare opportunity
for Nebraska's reform trust-smasher
to break In and make, a reputation.
Dr. Lang Insists thut by the terms of
his surrender he Is entitled to retain lib
hldparnis and salary, but tho auditor In
slsts uxm holding up the voucher for
the latter. As the salary Is the prlnel
pal point Involved Dr. Lung Is uot ex
poeted to peacefully iictpilesco in such
an nrraiigemeut.
The American mule Is going out of
circulation In the state of Wisconsin
The tlrnt automobile stage In America
will shortly begin operutloiis between
tJreen Ray and Shawano, a distance of
over forty miles, and If the experiment
proves successful mule power on tho
Btar routes will be discarded forvvor.
.imi'.i rs nnuM at tiik mr.
Tim recent ilcntli of the multi-million-tilre,
Collin I. Huntington, lins Inspired
ii great ileal of speculative gush nbolll
the ifood old times when fortunes could
lie made by inoiin'trap peddlers and
country store clerks, while now the bo.
ulio enters the reat theater of life
Hints all the front seats taken and the
back rows fairly occupied. Comment
lug on this decline of opportunity for
forttine niakliif? the Cleveland Loader
declares:
I'cw more Americans will rise to prom
inence and vast wealth nfter the manner
of the lato Collls P. Huntington. Condt'
Hons have ao changed that In the future
lads who begin with a common school edu
cation and ro far nml wide with .1 peddler's
pack before they arc 20 years old. will
seldom, If ever, make such a beginning to
the road to great fortunes and correspond
lnt? Inllucncc. The competition, henceforth,
ntnong youth thoroughly trained and spe
cialists In some branch of industry, busi
ness or profession, will bo too ken to give
a rolling stone n great deal of moss.
This view Is llatly contradicted by the
lale Collls I'. Huntington himself, who
ly recently, In an Interview explain-In-,'
the sources of his success 111 life,
expressed himself as follows:
Tho chances are as good today as they
ever were they are even belter. Hut I do
not think that the life of ono who has
accumulated $100,000,000, moro or less, la
In tho least Inspiring. It dazzles, it be
wilders tho struggling youth. It may In
spire him for a time, but that inspiration
soon wears off.
.Mr. HuntliiKton'rt observations are the
lessons of ripe experience and the es
Renee of wisdom. There will always
be room on top for young men made of
the right mettle, for men who aro willing
to forego pleasure and comfort for the
sake of success, for men of genius who
know how to tako advantage of tho tide
that leads on to fame and fortune.
There will be no more Credit Moblllers
to exploit, no fortunes to bu maile by
building subsidized I'acltlc railroads,
and probably no more chanceH to accu
mulate billions In thl petroleum Held
or natural gas wells. Hut there will be
great opportunities for fortune-making
through twentieth century appliances
ami discoveries for which tho next gen
eration of I'dlsons, Moioh, Kllas Howes
and Hells will blaze the pathway.
There will always be room at the top
for born loaders of Industry and com
merce as well as for mental giants In
the different professions. Hut no man
Is likely to succeed In acquiring great
wealth except through an apprenticeship
of hard labor and sclf-abnegatlou.
l'li.usi: roit AMKiui AX suuiwns.
The American soldiers and murines in
China have acquitted themselves in a
way to command the unstinted admira
tion of the other forces, gratifying tes
timony to which is borne In tho letter
of the Hiitlsh commander to Colonel
.Meade, who commanded the American
force at Tien Tsln. Cioneral Dorward
writes In the warmest terms of praise
of the lighting of our soldiers, who
formed part of the front line of the
Rritlsh attack ami according to that
olliccr had moro than their share, of the
lighting that took place. He expressed
his appreciation of the high honor ac
corded to him by having the Americans
under his command and said: "The
ready and willing spirit of the otllcers
and men will always make their com
mand easy and pleasant, and when one
adds to that the steady gallantry and
power of holding on to exposed posi
tions which they displayed the result
Is soldiers of the highest class."
The report of Colonel Meado on the
lighting at Tien Tsln July lit shows that
the praise of the Hiitlsh commander
was fully merited. The proverbial gal
lantry and tenacity of the American sol
dier were conspicuously in evidence in
that engagement, where tho odds, so far
as numbers were concerned, wore
largely against them. Notwithstanding
the fact that the Americans had more
than their share of the lighting and that
mistake was made by the Hiitlsh
commander which he frankly acknowl
edgesin the position taken by the
Ninth regiment, there was uo tlinclilu:;
and there were notable acts of Individ
ual bravery which Ucneral Dorward re
fers to with the hearty commendation
of a true soldier.
The world has long recognized tho In
trepidity, dash ami discipline of the
American soldier and it only remained
for him to light side by side with Huro
pean troops to establish tho fact that
ho has no superior in courage, fortitude
and devotion to duty.
rut: rvrnu! of vuixa. t
The Chinese problem Is far from be
ing solved by the entrance of the Inter,
uutlonul forces Into Poklu. Vastly Im
portant as that event Is, It Is but tho
tlrst step and much remains to be done
before the crisis will have entirely
passed and conditions aro established
that will lusure peace and order In tho
future. While It may perhaps be safely
assumed that- the present disturbance
Is practically ended, It Is by no means
certain that there will not be a roctir-
roiu-o, or .that a like outbreak may not
happen in some other portlou of tho
empire. Much will depend upon tho
course of the powers lu deallug with
the questions growing out of tho present
disorder.
These questions relate to compensa
tion for the loss of life and destruc
tion of property, guarantee against tho
recurrence of such events as the pres
ent disturbance, reorganization of the
naval and military system of tho em
pire, and what is of especially vital Im
portance, tho future relations of China
with the other powers, If In the set
tlement of these questions tho nations
concerned shall not be too exacting, If
they shall demand no more than is rea
souable and Just, there Is reason to be
Hove that' no great dllllculty will bo
found In rcachlug u fair und sutlsfuc
tory settlement of these questions. Rut
If, on the other hand, their demands aro
uureiisonubly severe, If they Insist upon
concessions and conditions that would
Impose mi Intolerable and perhaps
ruinous burden upon China, there may
be uot simply a recurrence of the pres.
ent disturbance, but a general resist
ance to tho foreign demands.
The indemnity that China will bo
called upon to pay will heavily tax her
tluuuvlul resources, but bhc may flnd
a way to meet this; guarantee for the
protection of foreigners she will un
doubtedly be most willing lo give; the
really perplexing and troublesome prob
lem is that of her future relations with
tho civilized world, What arrange
lueiit will the powers propose Hi regard
to thevo relations'.' A Japanese diplo
mat, writing In tho North American Re
view, says: "Should the commercial
Interest be the most Important of all
International Interests, there Is only one
co 1 1 I'm- to bo pursued III regard to the
settlement of tho present Chinese ques
tion, ami that Is the policy of maintain
lug the Independence and integrity of
the Chinese etnplro with Its door wholly
open to the commerce of the world." In
regard to the proposal of placing China
under the protectorate of several
powers, this writer points out that al
though the condominium of tho protec
torate principle has often been put Into
execution, It has never failed to prove
that the protectorate system is only a
temporary solution of the question and
that it Invariably loads to a moro difll
cult situation than before lie presents
very cogent reasons to show that the
protectorate proposition Is not satisfac
tory and as the partition of the empire
would not Improve the situation the
only remaining policy Is that of main
taining the Independence ami Integrity
of China.
This policy Is certain to have the
earnest support of the I'nlted States.
Croat Britain and Japan and with such
support no other power Is likely to at
tempt to seize Chinese territory, how
ever anxious some of them may be to do
so. With those three powers standing
llrnily together for tho preservation of
Chinese territorial and administrative
entity there Is little danger of a forcible
partition of that empire. Whether or
not the United States would tako any
part In the event of a movement, which
lias been proposed, to overthrow the
ruling dynasty nnd place tho govern
ment of Chlnn In new hands Is a ques
tion for future determination.
nxcuniAuixu Tin: Fii.insus.
Dr. Leverson, whoso letter to a prom
inent Filipino advising him and his as
sociates to maintain hostilities against
the United States was among the cor
respondence captured by (teiioral runs
ton. Is no worse than other "antl
Imperialists" who have held out en
couragement to the Insurgents In Lu
zon, but had not the courage, as Lever
sou had, to directly communicate with
them. He Is no more culpable than .Mr.
Louis R. Khiich, who was the tempo
rary chalrmun of the convention of "In
dependents" at Indianapolis. In his ad
dress to this gathering Khrlch held out
the strongest kind of encouragement to
the Filipinos. He declared that "In view
of the taunts and Insults of our sol
diery, of the arbitrary attlttido of our
coinniauders, of the denial by our Paris
peace commission to give even a hear
ing to the Philippine representatives, of
the refusal of our Department of State
to grunt an Interview to Filipino en
voys, and of all tho other nttondaut cir
cumstances, tho self-restraint of the
Filipinos during the six months follow
ing the fall of Manila Is an extraordi
nary and most creditable historical
fact." It Is evidently u painful rellcc
tlon to Kluieh that the Filipinos did not
begin hostilities sooner than they did
and when they might have had a better
chance to kill American soldiers.
Again Khrlch declared that the Hag
that Is foreign on the soli of Luzon Is
the American tlag ami that If the Amer
ican soldiers who rest in graves there
could speak they would tell the Fili
pinos not to succumb "until you beat
back the Invaders of your soil and of
your (tod-glven, Inviolable rights." This
Is the sort of "aid and comfort" which
the "antl-lmperlallsts" are sending out
to tho Agulnaldists and while Khrlch
may bo somewhat more radical than
some of them ho fairly represents that
element. What do really patriotic
Americans thlulc of It?
STIU, I.UVKH SU.VEK.
In his speech at Lincoln Thursday
Mr. IJryan said: "Whon tho silver ques
tion camo up we placed tho tariff ques
tion In the background ns compared
with the silver question. Wo said that
the American people should have an
American Hnanclul policy, and that
without the aid or consent of any other
nation on earth, and wo bellevo It to
day." Tho Hnaticlnl policy which Mr.
Hryan then advocated and still favors
Is the free and unlimited coinage of sll
ver at It! to 1. Four years ago he said
that this question was of such Impor
tance, was so absolutely supreme, not
only in respect to the Interests of tho
American people, but all mankind, that
no other issue could supersodo It. Now
ho places "Imperialism" at the front for
"the time being."
Hut Mr. Hryan has not lost his love for
free sliver. Ho still bellovos that the
United States should open tho mints to
the white metal and drive out tho gold
standard; which he undoubtedly regards
uow, as ho did four years ago, as a con
splracy against the human race Yet
there are some who, while asserting eou
fidnneo in tho honesty and sincerity of
Mr. Hryan, profess to believe that If
elected he would make no effort to over
throw the gold standard. Thcro is no
danger, they argue, that Mr. Hryun, If
elected, would attempt to overthrow the
cold standard law or to obstruct Its
operation without the assent of congress,
and the assent of congress Is out of the
question In existing political conditions.
Hut thoro are ways to contravene '"thut
law, by tho payment of government
obligations lu silver, which a Hryan ad
ministration would uot hesitate to adopt
and the practical effect of which upon
the Hnances of tho country would bo
nearly If not quite as serious as the
overthrow of the gold standard law.
It Is safe to say that the members of
the foreign legations In l'eklu and those
who hud taken refuge there never before
heard music so sweet .is the booming of
the guns of the allies outside the walls
of the city. The defense of those lo
gatlons by tho handful of marine.-, of
different nationalities, numbering at the
start only IloT. against the savage horde
which surrouuded them for mouths, is
one of tho most memorable In history
To their steady and unfaltering courage
together with tin Ir ability to shoot
straight, Is duo tile preservation of those
they were sent to guard, "livery shot
moans a dead Chinaman," said one of
the Chinese reports and such a record
was a powerful deterrent to forcing
eloe relations with the defenders. If
ever a band of men deserved medals It
Is that little band of marines.
Liunrnixu rin: nii.tinr.x.
Chicago school circles are discussing
the report of a committee appointed to
Investigate the conditions existing In the
public schools of that city, which timls
that the children, particularly In the
lower grades, are requlred'to study too
many branches at the same lime and
recommends that the number bo re
duced so that more attention can be
paid to the main elements of common
education. This tendency to Increase
and vary the studies taught In the public
schools has not been coiillned to Chi
cago, but can bo discerned in all our
large cities. Its results are to be found
In Otnuliu as well as Chicago and other
eastern centers, and If the recommenda
tion of the Chicago coininltteee Is sound
It should probably bo to a greater or
less extent applied to the course of
studies In all our public schools.
No one objects to what are called tho
modern methods of teaching standard
branches. If lessons In geography can
be made more Impressive by the use of
photographs and objects brought from
different parts of tho world, Illustrat
ing the manners and customs, they
should bo utilized to their fullest extent.
Hut at the same time It may bo (pics
tloncd whether children in the primary
and grammar grades should bo bur
dened with courses on practical botany
nnd other sciences formerly taught only
lu tho high schools.
In Chicago the committee has recom-
inend-d the abolition of the courses In
algebra ill certain grades, on tho ground
that tho children are uot siilllelontly
developed to tako up thut course.
Alirobra is u useful study in the devel
opment of the reasoning faculties of
the mind, but should not bo forced too
soon. On the other hand, there are a
number of Innovations In the school
room Willi' h could be done away with
entirely without Inflicting any loss or
hardship, except, possibly, to the
Mieelullsts who have fastened them
selves onto tho teaching force.
it ceriainlv will do no harm to have
the work of tho schools everywhere
enrefullv Investigated, with the object
In view of simplifying the courses of
study and making It less variegated and
more efTcctlve.
The inner circle of the New York and
Newport society extra select has been
scathingly arraigned by Thomas Nelson
Patro In n nubile address, delivered at
Concord. X. II., last week, In which Its
loaders were likened to freaks and
malefactors, its llfo branded as hollow
and Its admirers styled as un-Anieiican
sycophants. This Is very severe on tho
codtlsh aristocracy, but we apprehend
that it will have about as much effect
us Dourinu' water on a duck's back. I he
natural Inference, however, Is that the
triple X snobs refuse to admire Mr.
Nelson Page and wasie no time on his
romances.
James C. Dahlmnn is the Nebraska
member of the democratic national com
mittee and as such Is devoting most of
his time to the conduct of the popo
cratle canipulgn. Ho lays off from po
litical work long enough, however, to
(Iron Into the state hotiso and call tor
his warrant for salary as secretary ot
the State Hoard of Transportation. I'ub
llo ollico as u titivate snap has been re
duced to a science by the popocr.ttlc
crowd.
Hryan might deliver his numerous
speeches, of acceptance to a phonograph
and have thuin turned loose simultane
ously at different points. The only ob-
iectlou Is that no ii-strumont has yet
been devised which can faithfully record
that expansive and persuasive smile.
Itcd Shirt Tj runny.
New York Tribune.
In Senator Marlon Dutler'a view, "blue
coat tyranny" la Porto Ulco and tho Phil
Ipplnes is not half to real nor half so ag
gravated au "red-sblrt" tyranny in North
Carolina.
I' ii u ill in mi n on One Point.
San Francisco Call.
Adventurous gold seekers who are Just re
turning from Capo Nome are unanimous on
one point those who thought that they
could prey on tho others have found the
gamo as prolllloks us it was dangerous.
A llciitiirl.nlilc MumliiK.
Indianapolis Journal.
That strongest ot trades unions, the In
ternatlonal Typographical, having a mem
borshlp of 32, 101. reports at Its present
meeting at Mllwuukeo but 3 per cent of Its
membership idle from all causes, Including
Illness. This Is a most remarkable showing
Confession Without Itestltiitlnn.
Kunsas City Star.
A case of confession without restitution
is the call by Governor lleckham for an ex
traordlnary seslon of the general assembly
of Kentucky to amend a law which placed
tho present cxerutlve of the slate In a
seat which he now practically admits uo
longs to Taylor-
MiiKiiniilinnuk summer (iirl.
Baltimore American.
It will be noticed thai the summer girl
has not raleed a single outcry against tho
annronrlatlon of her prerogatives by the
shirt-waist man. nor has eho rushed Into
print to denounce his imitation of her garb
as unmanly. Considering how many times
the reverse has taken place, this Is mag
nanlmoiiB conduct in tho summer girl.
Two fan IMny H the imc.
San Krunelsco Cull.
It appears the llrltlsh aro not to be per
mitted to play a lone hand In the Shanghai
district in China, for It Is said the kaiser
has resolved to send 5.000 Germans there
to tako part In tho game and now If tho
mikado would send some Japs over to as
slBt the Rueslans in Manchuria tho lone
hand terror that hus been disturbing the
powers would vanish from tho horizon.
The Trnultlesnuie liner.
Philadelphia North American
lleWel, the Poor general, who has been
surrounded half a dozen times In the last
few weoks, Is reported now to be "In full
flight" toward Mafuklng and the town Is
preparing to stand another siege by his
lleelng column Doer commando In full
flight appears to he a ery troublesome
thing and dangerous to small bodies of
Drltleb that happen to set In the way
i.kt Tin: vmitv m:rim:.
Ton days ago John C. Wharton offered
a suggestion through an open letter In
l'lm llee that the most practical w,iv
to ascertain the preference of Douglas
oiinty republicans for United Stales
senator was through the submission of
tlie names of tho candidates on tho
ballots lu tho coining primary eletldi.
Up to this time, however, no tispituut
has seen lit to take up the proposition,
which Is lu full accord with tho popular
ib'iiiaiid for refoiin in the methods of
choosing United Stales senators
In order that my position may be
learly understood, 1 desire publicly to
endorse the plan suggested by Mr.
Wharton and to say that 1 would wol-
dine the opportunity to give tho rank
and tile of the party the deciding voice
in miming the candidate to be supported
by the legislative delegation from this
county.
Uor thirty years I have advocated the
lection of United States M-iuitors by di
rect vote of the people, and I would not
want to represent Nebraska In the na
tional legislature unless the people de
sired mo to represent them and re
garded me us the mil ii most likely to
serve them best lu accomplishing re
sults for the community, state and na
tion. 1 sincerely hope that the other candi
dates In this county will Join in the
pioposed submission of their respective
claims to the party at the coming pri
maries. K. ROSKWATKR.
I'KHSONAI. AMI OTIIUllWISIi.
Conger seems to bo tho stuff of which
heroes aro made
la China, as in Africa. American mule
meat Is demonstrating its strenuous qual
ities. Speuklng of national colors, Isn't the yel
low of China duo to age? Tho empire has
years to burn.
Once in u great while an Ohio man falls
by tho wayside. Huhlln hulls from the
Iluckyo state.
Tho gaiety of tho campaign continues to
grow as tho season advances. Prohibi
tionists now claim Kentucky.
Word comes from Now York City that the
naval arch will be built. Prospects are
equally good for converting China.
Mr. Fltzslmmons' capers on tho public
arena aro to bo commended as a moans o
enforcing proper respect for old ago.
Pugilist Fltzslmmons has broken into a
fashionable residence district of New York.
Ills prospective neighbors wisely decline to
meet him.
playful Chicago sport who rang up
street car tares "Just tor fun" was tumble
to discover where the fun came In when the
court taxed him $2J.
The campaign lies principally in Massa.
chusetts. Ponton papers arc diligently dis
cussing "How to prevent shoestrings from
dangling." Why not tie 'em?
'Real Havana cigars" will soon be as
plentiful as campaign speeches In October.
Connecticut's tobacco crop is out ot dangc.
and is promised tho llncst since 1B92.
Itev. Sheldon of Topcka writes home that
ho Is totally disgusted with tho drlnklns
habits of tho Kngllsh people. U appears
they do their boozing openly In regular
boozcries and patronize drug stores only
when sick. That system Is treason to Kan
sas.
A blooming Innocent nt Kenosha, Wis.,
sought to locate a gas leak In his cellar
with a lighted match and succeeded.
Twonty-four hours later he was restored to
consciousness and gently led out to view
the ruins of the building through which be
flew.
AS TO iiltUAT AMHHICA.VS.
n men Selected for Insorlutlnii In tin
"imii in I nine. -
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Tho New York university has compiled
Hf nf 'Vli "prnwl Amnili'iini!H fpnm
which 100 names are to be chosen for in
scription In the "Hall of Fame" that Miss
Helen Could has given tu that institu
tion. This list Is remarkable both 'or Its
omissions nnd Its Inclusions. It omits
Alexander Hamilton from Us roll of thirty
seven statesmen, but Incluues such men
of second nnd third rank as C. V. dams,
S. A. Douglas, J. A. UnriinlJ. It. II. I.eu.
Marttn Vanllurcn, J. J. Crlttendun and
Ilonry Vil3on,
These men undoubtodlv served their
country well, but most of them were poli
ticians rather than BtateEinea. Wo may
puce, over James O. Maine, also omitted,
as one for whoso character and career his
torical perspective is still lacking, nut
not oven President (iiirflold's tragic death
can obscure tho fact that ho Is not enti
tled to rank In statesmanship with Wash
ington. Franklin, Hamilton, Jenorsou,
Wobbtcr and Lincoln.
ii i In. list of authors atil editors room
is lound for Helen Jackson. II. 1). Thoreau,
fioorgo Tlcknor, J. 0. Palfrey, Ulchard
Hlldirth and Kdward Everett. Here aro
an orator whose spoochea are practically
'r.rcntten. three historical compilers, a
loiterer In a mere by-way of letters, and
the authoress of some pretty poems anu
som hysterical books about, tho Indians,
Room Is found for these, but not for John
.1. Whlttler. our most distinctively Amer
ican poet, nor for Goorga Hancroft, one
it nur irrnntest historians. Horace (Ireo-
lc'e place in this list none will deny.
ut why should William Moyd uarrison
t admitted as a "groat t.dltur" he rer-
ininlv was not a great "author 'and
Charles A. Dana bo left out?
Tho category of "soldiers ana sailors
,.niv.i hv dm wiso men of (lotbara is
alBo puzzling. It includes Nathan Hale
a hero and martyr, inn not u Bro.i nu,
dler." It also Includes Coorgo R. McClel
lan, Albert S. Johnston and James 8. Wads
worth, but omits William Teeumsnh Sher
man. Now, MoClollan. whatever his tal
ents, was a failure. Johnston was a prom
ising ofllccr who fell In his llrst groat bai
tle, which was ti defeat. It cannot be
recalled that General Wadsworth ever held
Independent command. Why should such
men bo Included and the leader of the
"March to the Sea" bo omitted?
Similar flaws may bo found In the other
twelve categories of Americans whom the
senate of New York university deems great
It Is understood that the choice was Il
liberally contlucd to natives of tho present
territories of the United Stales. This
would account for the omission of Hamil
tonundoubtedly our greatest constructive,
statesman and of James Wilson, but It
cannot account for the nmlsBlon of Whlt
tler, of Bancroft and of Sherman.
Miss Gould's Intentions in endowing her
"American Westminster Abhoy" were un
doubtedly excellent. But she might have
romembered that many men whom history
classes as mediocrities aro burled In West
minster, while some of England's greatest
sons are not so honored.
Ti, nvpciiiinn of Miss Gould's plans, even
In this preliminary stage, Is turning her
excellent intentions into a iari. m
present prospect Is that her "Hall of
Fnmn" will hn studded with names of the
second rank, while those of some of the
greatest Americans will be conspb uous by
their absence In all kindness It should
bo suggested to Miss Gould 'hat she with
draw her Hall of Fame offer and devote
iho mouey to some practpal rurpcae
TitnM.nr as a itnroitMi'.it.
How II Promote Hip (Irnnlh of ( It)
Suburb.
Philadelphia Ledger
Someone has said that statistics ar by
no means the dull, stupid collections ot
figures they are credited with being, and
that many Interesting facts can be gleaned
from a serious study of them. This point
of cw Is prood by the unexpected fact
developing from recent census returns,
showing the trolley la tho light of a mod
ern reformer. In many cities the returns
so far show a larger suburban than nn
urban Increase, ami this disproportion Is
laid In the multiplication nnd extension
of trolley lines In all our large centers
ot population.
The trolloy. Indeed, when one comes to
think of It. Is something more than n mere
convenience of rapid transit. It Is the
great modern developer. It has made pos
sible that combination of business In the
city nnd rest In the country, which here
tofore was considered an Ideal out of
the reach of all but moneyed people. No
inntter how deflclcnt In natural beauty nro
the outlying districts of a largo city, there
cun always be found In them pure ntr, und
that refreshing quiet which. In Itself, is
the superior of all drugs for acting ns a
tonio on tired nerves and worn-out sensi
bilities. This Increase in suburban returns shows
that a rapidly Increasing percentage ot
clt population Is pouring Itself out into
the adjacent country, nnd that the healthy
Instinct for more of nntuie and nature's
ways is rovtvlng ns opportunities for Its
development Inrrease. On every side are
springing up settlements In tho wake of
the trolley and the country homo, stnnll
porhaps, but neat and pretty, with Its own
vines and bit of land about It, standing out
with space and light and air all about It,
flowers beautifying it und health entering
Its doors with every breeze, Is now within
the reach of the majority. It Is no longer
the privilege of the wealthy; all tho es
sential benefits of the country nro at tho
humblest door for the tnklng.
Tho advantage's of tho suburban homo
for the rearing of children can scarcely
bo overestimated. Nature Is the safest
playfellow for the little ones and thero Is
no harm, no danger In tho secrets sho con
fides to their Inquisitive little minds.
Health of mind and body Is their posses
sion nnd tho dangers of tho city streets
havo here no reflection. In these suburban
settlements thero nro city advantages
without tho closeness, tho confinement, the
oppression nnd tho demoralization Insep
arable from crowded confers.
Again, tho trolley Is almost n moral
agent In the beneficial Influence It ex
orcises In Its Introduction of the city
youth to the country. After a day's
fatiguing work In shop or office the rest
It offers the nverage young man. Its benefi
cent tempting of him from dangerous re
sorts to simpler pleasures and tho health
ful tono given to body and mind by rest
and pure air aro of Immense benellt, and
aro bound to result In good. When the
lungs nro filled with good air It Is easier
to be good. When one foels one's nerves
braced, one's brain exhilarated nnd one's
digestion a plensure. then It Is far easier
to resist temptation than If the case were
otherwise. Oxygen Is a great moral agent
and the trolley Is really In league with
it for tho benefit of the race.
THIS C(lt VniY AND CHINA.
Strnnir roninioniliillon nf American
Diplomacy.
Detroit Free Press (Ind. dom.J
It Is beyond controversy that the diplo
macy of this government has outshone
that of any other directly interested lu the
Chinese muddle. At the outset of the pres
ent troubles wo occupied a coign of van
tage because of friendly and disinterested
relations with tho empire, asking nothing
from hor that sho did not concedo to the
rest of tho commercial world. Whon there
yot remained tho chanco of peacefully ter
minating what now threatens to be a pro
longed and bloody war, this nation ac
quiesced In tho request of China to act
as mediator provided the other powers
Interested would accept the tribunal of
arbitration named.
We have not severed the form of friendly
relations ns preserved In diplomatic usage,
and wo offered tho empire every possible
chanco to avoid a clash by respecting our
Incontrovertible rights in the premises.
For years we adhered to tho logic of our
traditional policy and made no effort to
gain a foothold In China, though the Euro
pean powers wore grabbing greedily und
pursuing u course that meant tho eventual
absorption of hor vast territory. Even
when they refused to credit news from any
Chinese source or to accept as sincere tho
proffer of overtures looking to peaceful
adjustment, our Department of State held
that tho cvldcuces of friendliness must be
given so long as Its c: .utenco was as
sumed. Even whoa a virtual ultimatum was pro
mulgated by this government It embodied
a dispassionate argument of the situation
and left the way opon for China to main
tain tho peace with the United States.
The reasonable demands are that tho Im
perial power stop the attack upon tho
legations at Pekln and rrotect all foreign
ers there and lend Its aid to the relief
expedition going to the rescue of tho
beleaguered nt the cnpltal.
This would bo a straugo request but for
tho fact upon which it is based. As set
forth In the communication, if the im
perial forco cannot protect the envoys and
other foreigners In Pekln, It cannot afford
them safo conduct for deliverance Into the
hands of their friends. Their safety rests
In compliance with the demand now made
by tho United States, and If their lives
be sacrificed In the face of such demand,
war is forced upon us by the government
which we havo persistently, intelligently
and honostly sought to relieve.
This not only puts us morally right, but
puts us In possession of tho highest and
strongest claims to bo presented when the
inevitable adjustment of damages ts
reached. Throughout tho whole affair tho
diplomacy of tho government has been
superb and by tho slmplo process of being
right has put China In the wrong.
SWni.M.Nd TIIU WAIl HIM..
nine llniinrUs nn the Treiimrr nnd
I, Ives l.nst In tlf Philippines.
Philadelphia Ledger.
War Is a cottly business under any
circumstances; It Is especially costly when
carried on far nway from home. Tho army
and navy expenses of this country since
tho beginning of the war with Spain have
amounted to moro than $100,000,000. Not all
ot this amount Is to bo charged directly to
war expenses, but tho greater part of the
expenditures, particularly on army ac
count, havo been due to the war with Spain,
followed by the war in the Philippines.
It Is Impossible to make an accurate
division of expenses, but experts figure
that tho PhillppliiH have already cost us
1180,678,000 In money and 2,31)1 livos of
American soldiers. Wo paid only $20,0un.
000 for tho Philippine Islands, but the tltlo
was not lusured. nnd we havo been obliged
to expend eight times that amount in au
attempt, as yet unsuccessful, to get pos
session. The war in the Philippines Is an Insigni
ficant affair from a military standpoint.
Since the llrt.t week ther has been no
action worthy to be called a battle but in
cHSsnnt sniping has told luavlly upon the
army of 60,000 men engaged In trying to
..oppress what Is called a rebtlllon Only
r.'j-i .i,nArl,nn, ti.ivn hpAn killil in n. tinn
'and less than 200 of tho wuunded have
died of their wpirir' lut lh"re have been
i more than 1,'ioo deaths from acuduus
and disease, bringing the total of casual
t!e up to 2,301. Moro than 2.000 olhsr
soldiers hnve been wounded, and many
other thousands have been brought home
with tho seeds of fatal disease In Ihelr
bodies.
When the Philippine lsl.tnds were bought
for $20,000,000 doubt was expressed whether
they were worth that much to this country
or any other. But tho purchase price wai
really the (.maltcst part of tho expense.
The cost of subduing the Filipinos will
soon be counted by hundreds of millions,
anil the cost In lives and health of Ameri
can soldiers cannot be computed.
The coat to this country of tho S p n, n I a 1 1 -American
war Is computed ut J.'U.n.'.OOO,
an amount soon to be exceeded by the ex
penses of tho Philippine war. But thn
losses of men In battle havo been greater
In tho Philippine than In tho Spanish war
It Is worthy of note that, notwithstanding
the tropical cllumto ot the Philippines, our
soldiers are now so well cared for that tin
death rato from dlsousu even In tho Philip
pines is much less tbau that of our home
camps during tho Spanlsh-Amcrlcnn war.
There were twice as ninny deaths from
disease during the Spanish war as from
all causes during the present war with the
Filipinos. At present the wur In the Philip
pines is costing this country an average
of $10,000,000 per month, and there Is no
vlslblo sign that It is likely to be soon
ended A collapse may follow the presi
dential election, hut even In that event
expenses cannot bo greatly reduced dur
ing the present fiscal year.
si:ct'i,Ait SHOTS AT TIIU ITMMT.
Chicago Post: A Boston preacher hs
becomn a tramp to gain new Impressions.
If soma energetic railroad man ever catches
htm stealing a ride at least one of the Im
pressions Is likely to be that ot a bout
heel.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Rev. n. Heber
Newton has come to tho conclusion that
there Is no tlxed eternal condition of the
soul nfter death different from its mortal
state. At the same tlino It should ho borne
In mind that Rev. R. Heber Newton knows
no more nout It than tho next man.
Minneapolis Journal: Rev. Mr. Halley
of Hackcnsuck. N. J., scolded the hatle.n
women of his congregation on Sunday last
and sternly quoted St. Paul's Injunction
against women appearing In churches with
bare heads. No wonder "our prom, elts '
of Iluckcnsack aro "gofllng" on Sunday.
Minneapolis Times: A Massachusetts
clergyman served three months as a deck
hand on a canal boat or tho purpose of
studying human nature In soma ot Its
toughest forms. Ho got homo alive and
deeply Impressed with tho lurldlty and
forcefulenss of tho canal boat vocabulary,
but otherwise not greatly enllghtonad.
Chicago Chronicle: When we read that
a couple ot Brother Dowio's missionaries
wero once more chuscd out of Mansfield.
O., under threat of bodily violence we can
not but rejoice that the "Boxers" do not
read the American newspapers. If they
did we can readily conceive that they
might say some mean things about our
advanced and enlightened civilization in
the treatment of missionaries.
PASSING l'l, i:SA.NTHIES.
Chicago Record: "Cook. Is this man you
are going to marry n good man?"
"Oh. yes'm; he nln't never been in Jail."
Judge: Kdlth The man I nurry must bs
a hero of the gridiron.
Ethel He will be; if there 1s any cooking
dona he'll have to do It.
Sotnervlllo Journal: An Impecunious
young mun should never fall In love with
any youne woman who cun't do her own
millinery work.
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Yes, my wife's
away for the balance of tho summer "
"I suppose you hated to have her go?"
"Well, yes. I hated lo havo her go so
lato tu tho season."
Detroit Free Press: Siox Do you be
lieve lu women huvlng the same rights as
men?
Sluggs Yes, I do. Ther was one stood
In front of where I sat In a car todav and
tramped all over my feel, and If she'd been
a man 1 would havo hit her one, sore.
Philadelphia Press: Tcss So he has really
married Miss Crabbe?
Jess Yes, he was hit hard. It was love
at tlrst sight with htm.
Tcss Too bad he was-n't gifted with sec
ond sight.
Chicago Post: "Yes, buhv looks like h'-
papa," said tho proud you.ig mamma. "I'm
sure boil have u nu&c like blm."
"Yes," replied Hip temperance lady from
next door, "you give the little one gin for
tho colic, I understund."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Clura I was
posed to lust night and by Charlie Isling
ton. Maud-That's too bad.
"Why Is it?"
"Oh. I was In hope that It was some
man I didn't know."
TUB HOSAH V OK YKAIIS.
Father Ryan.
Some reckon their hep bv years,
Some reckon ihelr llfo i,y art.
But somo tell their days by tho (low of
their tears.
And their llfo by tho moans of thtlr
heart.
The dials of earth may show
Thrt length, not tho depth, of years;
Few or muny they come few or many l hey
our llmo Is best measured by tears.
Ah' not by the silver gray
That creeps through the sunny ha'r.
And not by the scenes that we pss on our
way.
And not by the furrows tho linger of car
On the fnr-.'hend and face have made;
Not so do wo count our cars;
Not by tho sun of the earth but tho shad
Of our kouls and tho fall nf our tsars.
For the vounr are sometimes oil.
Though their brow be bright and fair;
While their blood beats warm their heart
lies cold,
O'er them tho springtime tint winter Is
there.
And tho old are ofttlmrs young,
When the hair is thin and white:
And they slnif In uge as In outh tiny sung.
And they Uugh, for their cro was Unlit
A thousand Joys may feam
On the billows of all th years:
But never the foum brines the brave bark
home,
It rea, hes the heaven through tears.
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