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braska this year.
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As the time for their county con
vention approaches Douglas count v
fuslonlsts are reminded that thev have
troubles of their own.
To the loss of a moustache Is ascribed
the reason for a .suicide in New York,
and. straiiL'e to snv. Hi.. kiiIpIiIi. -no
owner of the moustache.
Omaha Is doing its share toward re
lieving the distress In (ialvoston and
other Texas points and in thu work
Mayor Moorcs Is entitled to chief credit.
Roosevelt, may be a little particular
about branding steers, but it Is a safe
prediction that when he finishes his
tour of the west all the political imiv
cricks will be wearing the republican
tiraud.
the weather man Is hereby given no-
tice that his popularity will stand or
fall with tlie brand of weather he deals
out lo Omaha for Its coming Alt-Stir-
Hen carnival.
'I raveling men keep on organizing
republican clubs in all parts of thu
country Just as though democratic or-
guns laid not announced they were
all for Hrvan.
, If LI Hung Chang can only square the
emperor with tlie foreign powers once
more lie will be entitled to a whole
wardrobe of yellow garments, Including
Jackets, shirts and leggings.
Reports from China are to the effect
that the country Is now and has been
for some time making Its own arms
and ammunition. Tlie last heam of
Its army, however, it was making
tracks for the Interior.
Tho French Parliament Is expected to
reconvene about November 7. If it Is
called to order promptly the members
may bo regaled with the returns from
tho American presidential electlous ns
n feature of tho opening day.
Tho census count Is expected to be
completed before the end of October. If
this result be attained tho present re-
publican administration will set a new
record for businesslike dispatch of the
work of decennial enumeration.
A monument Is already unveiled In
Indiana to tho memory of the late (ton-
oral Lawton. Such expedition In monu-
ment building is seldom displayed. It
took Now York years to complete a mon-
uiucnt over tho grave of fieueral Uraut.
Ynle'n oldest living graduate has Just
celebrated his !."th birthday anniver
sary. The I'lilverslty of Nebraska
cannot match this exhibit, because it
has boon n going Institution for scarcely
thirty years, .lust give It time and It
will boast of centenarians among Its
alumni.
The republican national committee
has i00 campaign speakers at its com
maud and tho opposition presumably Is
no less resourceful. No wonder tho
sentiment Is growing for a constltu
tlonnl limitation that will bring presl
denllal elections upon us not oftcuer
than evorv six vears,
A Swiss anarchist has been arrested
on tho Spanish frontier, supposed to be
an emissary from New York to assas-
Blnate President Loubet of France,
America is not hankering after a repu-
tatlon for harboring assassins plotting
the destruction of Huropeau rulers and
..-111 .mine no olileot Inn IT fniplpn l'.iv-
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rrnments undertake to protect them- talus his proverbial courage persist I wages, so mat ue can me minim. a..
selves by severe measures from the enc and discipline, though little glor. take proper care of his family and a.
miK'hlimtUms of euch marplots. was won by the commanders, with half cumulate boinethlui;, us he lias been
htlAXT AXI) M'KIXI.KV.
The virulent wnrfnro wlitili the
ISr.viililtcM ntv WtiKlli IIIHUI President
McKlnlcy mid their fnuitlc nppt-nW for
11 )ioMiliir uprlslii;,' to save the icptilillc
rwitlN forcibly the rnniiMlpu of 1 S72.
when (iciicial tirniit wns a camlldatc
for re-election. Tlieii. as now. the
backbone of the opposition to the
republican ticket was In the solid
south, .lust before that ctiinpalKii
opened the democracy was divided In
opinion as to whether It were the bet
ter policy to Join with the liberals In
supporting Horace (Ireeley for the
presidency or nominate an out-and-out
democrat. The Caucasian of Lexing
ton, .Mo., recognized as a prominent
democratic weekly, favored the sup
port of (ireeley. As an expression of
democratic senllment then entertained
In telatlon to the re-election of Presi
dent (Srant the views expressed by this
editor art' of present interest on ac
count of the close similarity they bear
to the expressions of the democratic
press as to the terrible dlsnstcrs to be
expected from the re-election of Presi
dent .McKlnlcy:
"What cure wu for the ridicule
or the denunciations of a race of dolts
and dastards who, fawning, crlticlm:.
fondling their destroyers, licking the
llltliy hands that smite them, have
sunk to a depth of degradation never
before reached by any kindred, tribe
or loiiKtie tinder heaven or above the
other place"" Inquires this vigorous
.Missouri editor. Waiting not for an
answer he continues thus:
Lot them miueal their disapproval
squeak their feeble sarcasms squirt their
tepid dish-watery vituperation. Let them
snltllo "fanatic" and "madman" to their
Utile souls' content If such things have
souls. Hut, democrats! Men of the north
and of the south! Hrcthren In sufferings,
In Interests and In destiny! Hear in,
once more, proclaim the truth! A truth
which many feel, but nono other dares ex
press. Hear us for our country's sake! Hear
us for your own anil your children's sakes!
As surely ns a democratic national eonvcu.
tloti Is held next year and a democratic
presidential ticket nominated L'lysses
(rant, the besotted boor, who now dellleti
the chair of our chief magistracy, will be
.n.iitnntnil I I t lul.,11 .,1,11.. l1lul-r'l t I till.
i)v the end of another four years of his
administration what will bo left of all
tmU 18 wortn "reserving In America? Not
a vestige, not a fragment! There will be
no necu or an ortnouox ituuro ucui ah
tho woo and ruin, tho degradation, hor
ror and sliamu of tho univerao will llnd
a lit lodgment, a reservoir, a home, In
our onco fair and noble land! Liberty,
tlie constitution, the republic and hope It
self will he dead as last century's butter-
III. .u
And Just as certainly as wo nominate a
democrat for president this re-election,
this additional four years of ruthless
despotism and profligacy Is Inevitable!
Mark It! There's no more chance to elect
a democrat to the presidency 01 this
purltaulggerlzed empire next year than
there Is of making him czar of all the
Husslaua or tycoon of Japan! It's simply
asinine to talk of It. These aro plain words
words that It wrings my utmost soul with
anguish to utter. Hut they aro true! Inter
nal and Irretrievable overthrow awaits us
If we attempt to run a democrat against
tho brutal, tan-vat mummy, his 30.0U0 bay
onets, 100.000 thieving olllcials, bribery.
corruption, patronago and force. What
then, is to bo done? What hope, what way
of escapo do wo propose? Slmoly tho pol
icy of Missouri nnd Tennessee.
How familiar this cry of despair and
distress sounds. One would almost
Imagine that .McKlnlcy was the
dreaded man on horseback resurrected
for the benefit of William .leanings
Urrnu.
Till; TUAXSVAAh SITCATWX.
The lllght of Krtiger mid Helta from
U1L "U"SVIU" l" omiguu.su territory,
taking with tliem the archives of the
late republic, brings to an end organ
i.ed resistance to tho Hrltlsh and tho
hostilities now being carried on are of
tho nature of guerrilla warfare. This
is tlie view ftken by the Hrltlsh com
mander and his proclamation an
uouuecs tnat the lioers still In arms
will be treated as guerrillas, which
doubtless means that no mercy will be
shown them If captured, Tho area of
hostilities is now small and should In
speedily cleared by the Hrltlsh, since
tho Hoer forces probably do not ex
cced n few thousand and are repre
seated to be very much demoralized, a
report by no means Incredible. It I
difficult to understand, Indeed, why any
of them should attempt to keep up tlie
manifestly hopeless struggle, after he
lug deserted by their chief olllcials, for
they must certainly understand that
there is no chance of intervention In
their behalf, the Transvaal being now
recognized as Hrltlsh territory.
The war has been In progress a lit
tie over eleven months and In some n
spects has been a remarkable conflict
It called Into service the largest Hrlt
Isli army ever organized, numbering
several times as many men as the mil
Itnry experts of Kngland thought at tin
outset would no necessary, it was an
army at least six times as strong as the
forces of tho burghers and even with
this overwhelming preponderance In
strength tlie progress of the Hrltlsh was
slow. Indeed, during the early mouths
of tho conflict the advantage was all on
tho sldo of the Hoers, who exhibited a
military -skill and courage that com
manded tho admiration of the world. It
has .been a costly war to (Ireat Britain
in both money and men. The expendl
tare amounts to hundreds of millions of
dollars, while the loss of men In killed
wounded mid by disease Is probably m 1
less than fio.uoo, or n larger number,
according to trustworthy estimates.
- than the Hoers had In the ileld. Th
- aggregate of tho Hoer losses was com
paratlvely small, but according to Lord
Roberts nearly l.'.bOO of them are pris
oners of war, which accounts lor inn
0l' 1"ol' llw wl,oU' Him
w,'ll ""m,r aillls'
The war again del isiratcd Hie
bravery, tenacity and skill of the Hoer
J the names of Cronje. Hotlm. lu-
W't d some others will occupy m
illustrious place In military history. It
IllsO slldWCll tllllt tile Hrltlsh soldier IV-
.... ii . i.i..
TJL13 OMAHA DAILY liHK: SlTXI)AV, SI2PTKMBBR 10. 1000.
a dozen exceptions, Lord Roberts con
spicuously Justifying the conlidencc his
government reposed iti him. With thu
ending of the war in South Africa
events in that tiurter of the world will
command only a passing Interest, since
no country will be particularly con
cerned as to the policy of the Hrltlsh
government In the newly aciiulred ter
ritory. AMMUCAX ciinntr.
The credit of the United Slates is
higher In all the markets of the world
than that of any other nation. We
are no longer a debtor nation and have
become largely a creditor.
A short time ago the Hrltlsh govern
ment negotiated with American
bankers for a loan of S'J.'.oon.iKXi.
Tills was commented on nt the time as
11 revolutionary departure in the lliian
clal attitude of the rutted States, plac
ing us In the forefront of the credit
nations. Now It Is announced that
(Jermany has arranged to borrow In
this country !?'J(),(M)(,(Kio, which Ameri
can bankers have negotiated to supply.
A little while ago It was reported that
Swedish government bonds to the
amount of Slo.ooo.ooo would be placed
In the I'tilteil States. There will he
no dltllculty In supplying these amounts
and their withdrawal from the coun
try will make, no unfavorable Impres
sion upon the homo money market.
The supply of capital hero was never
before so large and this country leads
all others In Its stock of gold. At the
same time there is an immense balance
of trade in our favor, which Is steadily
growing, our national bonds command
higher prices than the securities of
any other country, although they pay
less Interest than any others.
This remarkable growth of Ameri
ca 11 capital and credit lias been brought
about during the past three years and
Is very largely due to republican policy.
The position of the party in regard to
tho standard of value created conll
dcuco In us abroad, while the stimulus
given to our Industries has enabled
manufacturers to greatly increase their
foreign markets. Republican policy has
brought money Into the country and has
enormously Increased our Industrial ami
commercial strength. No one who
properly understands this can be will
ing to change these conditions by plac
ing the control of the government In
the hands of the party of free silver and
free trade.
iir.sr smivict; to lahou.
The wage-workers of the United
States have no more earnest friend
than William .McKlnlcy. His whole
public career attests tills. In tho let
ter of acceptance Mr. McKlnlcy says:
Plie best service which can bo ren
dered to labor Is to afford it an op
portunity for steady and remunerative
employment and give It every encour
agement for advancement. The policy
that subserves this end is the true
American policy. " For labor
short day Is better than a short dol
lar: one will lighten the burdens, the
other lessens the rewards of toll. The
one will promote contentment and in
dependence, tlie other penury and
want."
i'heso are .simple truths which no
0110 will question and stated by one
who 1ms ever sought to give them ef
fect they should make a strong Im
pression on the minds of American
wage-workers. With tlie experience
of tin.' past eight years before him it
would seem Impossible that any In
telligent worklngman can have a doubt
as to which of the political parties lias
the superior claim to his support. In
1SIK!, with trade Increasing, business
prospering and wages remunerative,
the democratic party made its appeal
to the couutry In opposition to a pro
tective tariff. It was successful and
for the first time in 11 quarter of a
century secured control of national af
fairs. The period of Its administration
will ever be memorable as one of the
most disastrous In our history to the
business and labor ol the country.
Four years ago the same parly, drop
ping the tariff as an Issue, urged that
the cause of depression was the gold
standard. While In IS!)'-' the demo
era fs held that prices were too high
by reason of the tariff, in INDii they
declared prices to lie too low because
of the standard of value. They pro
posed to raise prices by debasing the
currency. With the bitter lesson in
democratic policy fresh In mind the
people rejected the party's new Issue
and voted to open the mills to labor
rather than the minis to free silver.
Their reward has been beyond the
most sanguine expectations.
This year the democratic party
presents another Issue, the trumped up
one of "Imperialism," and Is endeavor
ing with ajl the artful Ingenuity
trickery and hypocrisy of which It Is
capable to blind the voters to Its true
character and Its real purposes. Hut It
Is still the party of a debased currency,
still opposed to protection, still the ad
vocato of public and private repuilla
Hon. While Its leader is not talking
now for the free and unlimited coluagi
"of silver, he has not renounced his
repeated promises to get rid of th
gold standard as soon as he Is able to
do so. Willie lie Is not this year at
tacking the tariff, he is 110 less host lie
1 to the policy of protection than when
as a member of congress lie nuiiii
vn' on that iiollc.v and helped In
fi-Minlne: ii tariff law that was ib
struetlve to American Industries.
Nothing Is more ceiialu than that if
placed in power the democratic party lumie he will see the difference lie
would seek to make a "short dollar" iween now and lour years ago. Then
and to strike down protection to Amor- ln,,n i,y the hundreds were looklug for
lean Industries and labor. Whatever Work and now ids home city cannot
obstacles are now In tin way of its
doing tills It would exert every effort
to remove. This Is what should
chlelly concern the workliigiuau. The
"paramount Issue" with him Is con
stant employment and reiuuneraiivi'
doing for the last three years. No In
telllgent worklngtnaii will be alarmed
by the false cry of "Imperialism" and
"militarism." but he may reasonably
fear the success of a party that has
never done anything to promote his In
terests and welfare and now promise
him nothing.
rvmiK uv run statu rxivKitsrrv.
The present week will see the formal
Installation of President K. Benjamin
Andrews as the head of the State uni
versity of Nebraska. The executive
management of this Institution calls for
ability of high order, which tho Hoard
of ltegents had satlsllcd Itself Is pos
sessed by the new chancellor at the
time they called him to lilt a vacancy
that had been standing nearly a year.
The I'lilverslty of Nebraska, in a his
tory of more than a quartor of a cen
tury, marks Its periods of progress with
the advent of succeeding chancellors. It
has passed through Its childhood and
Its boom days and has now reached an
era of substantial growth and steady
expansion.
ruder such circumstances the people
of the state who regard that Institution
as the capstone of the public school sys
tem look forward with an exacting ex
pectancy to its management under the
new regime. Having attained a rank
amongst the foremost state Institutions
for' higher education they are anxious
that (lie university not only maintain
Its position, but move forward at a pace
commensurate with tin demands of the
state which boasts the highest degree
of literacy of any In the union.
It is sincerely to be hoped that these
expectations will be fully met and that
the new chancellor will come up as
completely to the measure which the
position ilemands. Mvery legitimate
requisition for the support of the uni
versity has always been cheerfully hon
ored by the people of Nebraska and.
with a management which continues to
Inspire confidence, they will be found as
generous In its support In the future as
in the past.
Tin; i.ooTixt; or vhkix.
The brief statement made by the cor
respondent of the Associated Press at
Peklu, In regard to the looting in that
city, probably gives a very Inadequate
idea of what has taken place. It Is
sullieicnt. however, lo show to what an
extreme of barbarism and brutality
war may curry men. The accounts
that have come from China of the con
duct of a part of tlie allied forces tiro
of the most shocking character and put
u stain ui)on western civilization which
may well cause the Chinese to feel
more strongly than ever that they do
not want any of such civilization.
The worst offenders, it appears, have
been the Russian soldiers, though the
French are charged with a large share
of the outrages. It is not so stirpriS'
ing In the case of the Russians, who
are proverbially brutal, but that has
not been the character of the modern
French soldier. Tho American sol
dlcrs, it is highly gratifying to know,
have not participated In the lootln
while the Japanese have set a most
commendable example of respect for
the life and property of Inoffensive
people. When the whole story of the
barbarities in China shall have been
told it will undoubtedly be a record
that will horrify the civilized world.
The disadvantages of ready-made
street plans on which so many of our
western cities have been built are being
emphasized by the demand of the lire
department of Lincoln for the naming
of thoroughfares that have hitherto
been designated by letters of the al
phabet. It Is asserted that the con
fusion arising from the similarity of
the letters Is demoralizing to the
clllclcncy of tlie lire force and the same
mistakes are dally made by strangers
trying to locate given addresses. 1 lie
alphabet street plan looks well on
paper, but works poorly in practice.
While all the railroads in tlie coun
try show Incrcascir earnings over re
cent years the leaders In this respect
tire the so-called granger roads. These
roads operate in the middle west and
the principal ones lead Into or traverse
Nebraska., Railroads are only pros
perous when the country through
which they run Is prosperous. No
section of the union has had a greater
share in the prevailing prosperity tlitiu
the west and none has a greater inter
est in perpetuating the conditions
which have produced It.
Relict trains are hurrying to Texas on
every railroad and relief funds are pour
lug In by mall nnd wire. Imagine a
calamity of like proportions In the days
antedating the railroad and the tele
graph. Imagine the suffering which
would have been entailed without any
opportunity for prompt alleviation.
Hut, then, without the railroad nnd with
out the telegraph no such city of the
population and wealth of (ialveston
could have been erected at that point.
President .Mitchell of the Fulled Mine
Workers' organization Insists thai the
millers' strike has no relation to pol
itics and says he had hoped no political
slgnillcance would be attached lo It.
President Mitchell evidently Is unfa
miliar with the real character of tin
popocratlc shunters who are always
ready to grasp at calamity In on'r to
make political capital.
.1' Caiidldati
llryan will only -tnii-
secure enough men to no ino pumn
work. .Mark llaniia should be
ashamed of himself to allow such a
situation to mock a calamity caiidldati
lu bis own home.
Market reports' from Hnglaiid m l
ate that, distend of subsiding, tin
alarm in Unit counttj ucr tho invasion
of American Iron and steel makers Is
on the Increase. The great shipyards
are now securing much of their steel
plate 111 the Pnlted States, and even
after reducing their prices I'd per cent
llngllsh nianufaeturers llnd themselves
unable to compete. The time Is not
far distant when the Industrlitl su
premacy of this country must be uni
versally recognized, If present condi
tions continue.
I'lie country will never know exactly
how many people lost their lives as a
result of the (ttilvi'ston dlstaster, and
Unit terrible catastrophe will have to
account for many mysterious disappear-
inces. On the other hand, we may be
sure, also, of many resurrections In
years to come of persons supposed to
have been curried away by the Hood
who will turn up from time to time
safe and sound, to the delight of friends
and relatives.
Fuslonlsts are making a desperate
effort to keep the inld-roaders off the
olllclal ballot In several counties In the
state. If the inld-roaders are so inslg
nlllcant In point of numbers as the fus
lonlsts pretend to believe they are wast
ing a large amount of ammunition on
small birds.
Hryati's formal letter of acceptance is
due this week. He might Inaugurate
an Improvement on his various speeches
of acceptance by having Ids letter type
written In triplicate and a copy delivered
to each of the three parties with whose
tioinlnatlon he has been honored.
lit Time for the Hftrent.
Haltlmoie American.
Ueacral Count von Waldcrsee Is deter
mlniMl 10 become all accessory after the
fact.
(i eiu-s It iif Hie lliml.
Wushlngtou Po"t
The cry of Imperialism" covers a mul
tltude of Ills of the gentlemen who failed to
farewell at tho pie counter.
Culled tliii'k.
Philadelphia Times.
Few boys can Immediately be made to
sen educational progress In returning to
school after vacation because they feel It is
a going back.
Contlnui-nt I-Vpm ItlsKy.
San Francisco Chronicle.
A Nebraska court decides that a contract
to draft a bill and push It through the leg
islature for a compensation contingent on
its passaKe, Is void on the ground of public
policy. The California lobbyist never runs
tho risk of n contingent fee; he shrewdly
demands "cash down."
Dpirrtcil to I. oh.- Tln-lr IIpiiiIIIkIiU.
Kansas City Star.
Tho train robber who mado a rich haul
of diamonds and other Jewelry on tho Hurl
lugton. near Halgler. Neb., on Tuesday
morning, molested none of the women pas
sengers. His Idea seemed to he that men
who wear diamonds deserve to be robbed
and should be thankful to escapo with their
lives.
An Alliance 'Hint I'nlleil,
Minneapolis Journal.
Another campaign bogey "busted." It
was very Inconsiderate of tho interests
of tho democratic party In this country for
Unglnnd to go off with (lermany on this
Chinese business nnd leave tho United States
to Its fate. It simply paralyzes the efforts
of tho democrats to win Oerman nnd Irish
votes with the story of an Anglo-American
alliance.
(iiiiiuiiliiiiM of (iirlNllnnll j .
Chicago News.
In his speech at Hremcrhuvcn Emperor
WIHIntn, in speaking of tho Chinese trou
bles, made this strong statement: "True
civilization Is based on Christianity, with
out which all civilization Is nothing but a
caricature." One of the striking features
of modern government In Iiuropo Is that
Hinpcror William and the czar aro tho two
strongest champions of Christianity and aro
ready, on occasions, to defend It, If neces
sary, with "apostolic blows and knocks."
v i,i:;isi,.vii i: n.ut.
Ill OIIipi- Words, ll 1 , 1 1 1 1 1 1 ,i Why Should
Not Coiiuri'HS ICnIiiIiIInIi It?
New York livening Post.
li y should not congress, fur Its own
piolettlon, If for no other motive, eslnb
llsh a legislative bar, with standards as
high, in their way, as those of the bar of
the supremo court of the United States?
The state of Massachusetts enacted lu 18'JO
a law "relating to tho employment of legls
latlvo counsel and ageuts," and has onco
or twice since amended it. Tho president
of tho American liar association, In his ad
dress at Us recent amiual meeting, Indorsed
this statute and commended the action of
tho last .Maryland legislature In passing a
law modeled upon the Hay state's example.
Tho ess-euro of the Massachusetts law is
publicity. It requires tho sergeant-at-arms
to keep two dockets. In ono must be en
tered tho names of counsel employed to
appear before committees, as well as of
there who make a specialty of certain
branches of legislation; In tho other, tho
names of the agents employed for nny
general purposo in promoting or opposing
legislation, and In both must ho given the
names and addresses of employers and em
ployed, the date and term nnd character
of the employment, nnd other Important
particulars. If a person combines tho work
of counsel with that of agent, ho rant.,
nilvertlso tho fact by appearing In both
dm Itets. Counsel nnd ngents must file, In
connection with tho entry of their names
in tho dockets, credentials for their au
thority, signed with the full names and
business addresses of their employers.
Punishment for wrong-doing by any coun
sel or ngont embraces disbarment for at
least three years, together with a lino of
from $100 to $1,000, nnd nny employer who
falls to meet any of tho provisions of tho
lnw, Including a sworn statement of tho
expenses Incurred by him In connection with
promoting or opposing legislation. Is sub
ject to a similar line.
The testimony of disinterested critics,
who are In a position to watch tho work
ing of tho Massachusetts law, Is that It
hns operated In the Interest of clean legis
lation, nnd that It hns diminished thft
ni-mber and ratsed the grade of men eon.
stltutlng tho "third house." Its chief
fault, according to the sntno nuthorlty. Is,
that li does not reach fnr enough; for It
provides no Initiative on tho part of the
states nfllrers to call to account porsons
who lire Buspuded of Illicit dabbling ia
legislation from tho outside, nnd It Is hIsj
open to ovaslon In various wajs. The
puzzle la how lo make tho law moie ef
fpctlvo without Infringing upon tho rights
f tho public. Still no ono can deny that
It gives reputable men an opportunity to
engage In a useful pursuit which many
now nvold -for fear of Inferontlally smirch
lag their good names. The man who, In
dellanco of such a law, piles his trade ds
lobbyist without registration, brain!"
himself as at leasi a potential ramal The
statute may not furnish the police author
.ty with the means of punishing bun bin
he rannoi csiapc ihe mnr.il pillory and
his dihgra-c will be nhared t.v iieii leg
islator who Is seen in his company.
sin tt, vit shots it Tin: imi.imt.
Springfield Republican A new religious
sect has been founded, calling itself "the
Independent Methodist Church of America,"
which was Incorporated nt Newark, N. J.,
last week. Of Its scope and Its membership 1
nothing Is published, but one Charles V. '
Nettlcshln. formerly a Methodist Kplscopal ,
minister, Is nppnrently the chief mover. It'
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dangerous New Jersey trusts.
Uoston (Hobo: Something In the New
Hampshire state fair not down on the pro
gram was tho nppenrance of Itev, Mary
Uukcr O. IMdy. She. arrived nt the mala,
entrance nt 3 o clock. The races on tho j
track weto immediately suspended and, un-1
der the escort of mounted police with pa- j
troltnen on either side of her carriage. Mrs.
lMdv tlrovn around the race trark In her.
vlPtnrln .lr,. l,v n unit- nf Imn.Umne bnvs. 1
On tho scat. too. was Mother Kddy, In tho
presence of whom mauy distinguished peo-1
pie removed their hats or bowed rever-1
ently.
Chicago Tribune: The rcecal nnnoua e
mint that a dlgultnry of tho Roman Ca.ln-i
Ho church Is making an c it oil to reform
ltt music by substituting the (iregortaa
chant or plain sung an elTort which will
be utterly fruitless Is now followed by
another even moro radical announcement
nnd one which will create consternation
among thousands of sopranos and altos lu
th In country and In Huropc. As to th
restoratton of plain song, th.it is clearly
impossible. Tho churi h dlguliarlcn might
as well try to do away with the locumotlvo
nnd substitute tho stage cunch. In the
hundreds of years since the dn)t of .4;.
Ambrose, St, Gregory and Guldo, who
enunciated their muslral theories, eccle
siastical urt has over and oer again deilcit
all efforts to control It, and each succeed
ing era has strengthened Its power of re
sistance. Tho church will never go bacit
to the Intoning of the (ircgirtan chant.
Baltimore. American: It Is preposterous
to suppose that tho Methodist church,
which In Europe and America has within
Its fold many millions of people, is on tho
decline. There hae been eldences or
change tor some years, and the realization
nf this Ins caused n lull, as It were, In
popular sentiment. People are waiting for
tho evolution. They have not lost faith
In the church; they are anxious to sen
what the next step will be. Those who
huve followed Methodism closely can
easily recall n transition somen hat slmllab
wlicli reached Its climax Hbotit thlrty-llvo
years ago. It did not relate to mcthr.d
so much ns to dogmas and the manner
of preaching; It was, nevertheless, an Im
portant change. So fnr from the church
declining because of II, It became strong i
nnd more popular afterward. The adoption
of other methods will not necessitate tho
abandonment of those which have proved
so potent In the past. They mn run sldo
by side, nnd the ministers crn select those
best adapted for their purpose. Nor need
there fie any haste or iimlti" zeal l:i (lis
covering new mulhods. They will sugges:
themselves when the occasion Is ripe (or
them. The Methodist church Is a great
church, and hns before It a grand future.
All churches nro necessary. None cnti he
spared. Tho almost Infinite variety! It.
human nature requires corresponding u
rlety In religion. While the essentials of
nil aro tho same, the forms and methods
are varied to meet the tastes, tempera
ments and degree of Intelligence of man
kind. I'l'.ltSDV l. AM) OTIMIIlWISi:.
Speaking of calamity etles, for the tlmo
being (ialveston occupies the center of tli
ttnge.
Cheap gas Is not a new thing In Chicago,
yet the rate In ono division looks like So
cents.
The Ohio man occasionally falls a victim
to overconfldence. A Huckeye tenderfoot
gave up $S0 to a Chicago man who Hashed
a tin star on him.
Some misguided scientists nre going to
Java to find tho Pithecanthropus, while the
Jnbberwocks continue their depredttlons
undisturbed at home.
Generous people poured $.1,000,000 Into
the Inp of wrecked Johnstown eleven years
ago. l.lko generosity will materially
brighten the desolntlou nt (Jnlvestnn.
Captain Timothy Hengan of Dayton, O.,
who died last week, was the oldest railway
mall clerk In the Pnlted States. He had
been In tho service for thlrty-flve years.
Tho union Jack ns a conimerclnl asset Is
nlrcndy fluttering In South Africa. Cecil
Hhcdes' new labor policy Includes the
bringing of Chinamen under contract to
take the place of costly white labrr.
"Hag-time" muolc Is to be excluded from
tho higher levels of terpslchorean art next
winter. The, American Societj of Profcs.
sors of Dancing has so declared, and clas
sic melody will henceforth guido the poetry
of motlun.
Henri Hegnlcr, the French critic, who
lectured In this country last' winter, Is
writing his Impressions of tho country for
No Clothing
$8.00 Suits $10 Suits,
$6.00 $7.50
$18.00 Suits,
$13.50
eh M
Come and Look.
If you cannot discover a REAL BARGAIN in our store at
this discount of 25 per cent,you will be mighty hard to plcase."It's
up to you." Will you take a chance at the bis made and the
best wearing clothing on ea rth for ONE QUARTER LESS
than its worth.
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Mnnuuer.
Omaha's Only Kxcluslvo Clothiers for Alva and Uoy.
, a Parisian nowspapcr an l in one artP le nay
' that while Oermaay exalicd (loethe and
Wagner and ltftly exalted Michael Angelo
nnd Paute. America considers her artists
like. Pop nnd Whistler an accidents and
gives its homage and ndmlrntlnn to th
glpantlc money kings.
IMOIHSTIC vi,K.s tvnuns.
Chicago Reeotd: "When 1 asked her to
mnJ,.y
me slip uinwcicii me in a worn
slmtle little word."
" 'Yes,' or 'no'?"
"Pho said: 'sjureV "
Indianapolis Journal:
'Henry Is so rldlc-
m,.. ,ho I11(l,,r m,.r
"u. Myr ought to have 'Clod bless nur
home' or 'Love your neighbors' eagniv-l
" ', W"' ' nlp '' lllc "',ek of
Detroit Free Pre: He-How do I know
"ill I your love for tlie will Inst
UUn WSiit .I., v., it utiwif.t lllr. In 11 V.t Vritl
ii written recommendation rrom the last
I loved?
Philadelphia Press"! F.thel-I'm terribly
disappointed In l.mmi.
Kdlih-Why?
Kthel-Oh. win a nil" heard 1 had gos
Hpcil about her she talked awfully about
inc.
Somervllle Journal: Hicks I broke my
wife's faMirlte vnsp this morning.
Wicks Tough luck, old man.
Hicks-Yes. but there's one good thing
about It. 1 know what to give lir for u
Chrltmas present.
lluffalo Hxpiess: "Hello. JnslW." ex
claimed Spenders, stopping Ms rich uncle's
valet, "how's uncle tills iti'irallig?"
"Well. sir. he aays he think lie needs a
change of heir."
"So he's sent you for the doctor, eh?
"No; his Inwycr."
Petroll Journal: Such was her pttein
misery that tlie wife fell Into the veru.ieu
Inr. "You nro not the onlv ihlrt In the laun
dry' ' he cried, bitterly
The man. her husband, shrugged hU
shoulders.
"I'm not a shlil at all'" he retorted. "If
I were a. shirt voti wouldn't have done mo
up so nicely !"
Now sho cursed the day that she was
born.
Chicago Post' "At the altar." said th
youthful benedict, "woman promises to
obey."
"She does." admitted the elderly benedict.
"Hut she doesn't keep Hint promise."
went on the young man.
"(h. well." returned the other, "that de
pends larcelv on how von treat her. It N
nlmot always possible to compel obedi
ence." "Hnw?"
"tVhv, I have found that tlie easiest w.iy
Is to lltnl out what Iip Inn llrmly deter
mined to do and then tell her to do 't
Thus It Is possible for u man to retain his
dignity and self-respect."
SIIIIU SAID THAT III'. WA l'IMIII.
Thomas F. Porter In llmton Olobe.
'Pout creeds and politics and men he hell
no narrow views.
Could sleep eight hours every night and
never hail the lines;
Yet tho' the man of whom I write wa
blessed to that extent
No bank In town would cash his note, tint
even for a cent.
Ho had an honest face and heart, lu bodv
hp was si rung,
Could grasp the meaning of n Joke nnd
sing a merry song;
And vet with all the happiness such gift
as these ceeiirp.
In Nol -too-Fast, where he was bom, dome
mid that he wai poor.
He had a wife and children, too. and life
to 1 1 1 ID was sweet,
Hp pariipd enough from week to week their
modest wants to meet;
And tho' he owned no railroad shares and
mither house nor Intnl.
How anvone could call him poor I no'er
could understand.
I.nst week he died and wIipu they rend hi:i
llfe'H full record o'er,
'Twos learned that he had never turned a
beggar from his door
Go ask the rich, who crave so much, naught
can their craving cure.
If It is not a big mistake to say this man
was poor
At Church
We presume there are a hundred pen
plo In this city who always look over tho
hymns nt church, but ennnnt see distinctly
enough to Join In the singing. We notice
ono or more of these people, every tlmo we
go to church. Sometimes, especially In
the evening. Ihe type Is so blurred that
they cannot even llnd the place. Sllll
they do not seem to realize that they need
glasses. If thev knew tho Injury thev
wcro doing to their eyes they would not
bo without glasMs a single day. There Is
no greater strain than trying to read when
It is almost Impossible to do no. To con
tinue the strain simply means a breaking
down of the sight. If you urn one of
this hundred do not postpone the matter a
single moment. We guarantee satisfac
tion In every case.
J. C. Huteson & Co.
Consulting Opticians,
1520 Douglas Street
Clothing Sale
Continued
Per Cent Discount
On men's fall and winter suits. Instead
of waiting and offering you these goods at
the tail end of the season we offer them
to you NOW when you can get a FULL
season's wear. Single or double breasted
sacks or cutaways, as you prefer in wors
teds, cassimeres, cheviots and serges.
Fits Like Ours.
$12.50 Suits, $15 Suits
$9.35 $11.25
$20.00 Suits,
$15.00
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