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Ilryiui nniM have felt at homo while
totirliiK the "khm belt" of Inilliina.
The puuipliln vine Ih still safe, but
duiiio-i)oi liojieH .show sIkiis of a heavy
front.
The monthly record of niortgiiKOH nied
aud released continues to make eloquent
wpeeclies for republican prosperity.
The rails exposition Is coming down
the home stretch. Its salt Is decidedly
broken ami Its speed Imlow Its own
record.
Kvcn the faint shadow of Hryanlsm
on the national sky is having Its effect
on Industrial life. Do the worklugnien
want the substance of calamity?
Kngllsh campaigns are short compared
with those In this country, but the elec
tions themselves are as long drawn out
as a stuttering man's htory.
H looks as If It were to bo a deter
mined contest for popularity this year
between foot ball and golf. At last ac
counts golf was ahead by several holes.
The International peace congress Is
now In session in Paris. A peace con
gress should be the busiest body In the
world today If It tries to still the rattle
of the intiskut and the machine gun.
The Council Willis exterminator of
train robbers should at once step Into a
largo and lucrative business. No other
Held of industry In the west Is so little
worked In which there are so many
good openings.
Senator Hoar says that even though
the Philippine question were paramount
Mr. Hryau would lie Incompetent to
handle It. That Is the best reason for
refusing to place such a responsible duty
upon an Irresponsible pulltlclau.
An Illinois Judge has Just granted a
divorce to a couple who hail recently
celebrated their golden wedding anni
versary coinmemoratlng fifty years of
married bliss. It Is evidently never too
late for a divorce lawyer to get In a
fco.
Spanish promises of reform have ugalu
gono to protest and there are signs of
approaching trouble In that country.
The people of Spain have been patient to
u degree Inconceivable In this country
und sooner or later must remedy their
evils or as a nation disappear under an
unbearable load of taxes ami public
debt.
Chicago's school board Is taking steps
in thu dlrectlou of permanent tenure of
teachers on the order of the plan adopted
by Omahu. The object Is to pm an end
to the pulling and hauling exerted for
teachers possessed of iulliieiKe at the
time annual promotions and elections nro
ou tho boards. There is no place where
u strict merit system is needed so badly
us In the public schools.
Italy objects to tho freedom allowed
anarchists In this country. The United
States would be pleased If Italy and
other couutrles would keep their an
archists at home. There is room here
for those who comu to work aud build
up homes, but those who come- to tear
down are uot wanted. A notification
on the part of Italy of the character of
tho Immigrants would servo to keep
them within the Jurisdiction of their
own government.
President McKluley will return tomor
row to Washington after n much Inter
rupted vacation spent nt his old home at
Canton. That the president earned n
much needed rest will bo conceded by
opponents as well as friends. No man
who has occupied the presidential chair
hns devoted himself so constantly and
conscientiously to the duties of tho office
ns hns President McKlnley, and that
explains In a measure why tho people
place unqtinllllcd contldenco In him.
SUVXD1XU 1JLXH ALAUMS.
The chief pretense of Hryau nnd his
followers In pressing the so-called pura
mount Issue of Imperialism Is to sound
the alarm to the people of the I'lilted
States that unless they rally to his sup
port tho constitution, which they have
cherished and guarded for more thali
100 years, will be wrested from them or
overturned.
The Kansas City platform declares the
express belief "that our most cherished
Institutions nre in great peril, that the
very existence of our constitutional re
public is at stake, and that the decision
now to bo rendered will determine
whether or not our children ate to enjoy
those blessed privileges of free govern
ment which have made the United
Stntes great, prosperous and honored."
This appeal must have a familiar ring
to those who harbor a vivid recollection
of former democratic platforms. Dem
ocratic platform-makers seem to have
had almost from the first a special
weakness for conjuring up dangers to
the constitution and sounding false
alarms against them. Up to the time of
Lincoln's election the constitution was
regularly appealed to In successive dem
ocratic conventions as the guaranty of
non-interference with the continuance
of slavery In the south nnd its exten
sion to the territories In the west. After
the war had been fought almost to a
successful conclusion the democrats In
their convention of IStil not only de
clared that the war to restore the union
had proved a failure, but warned the
tho nlm and object of tho domo
cratlc party Is to preserve the federal uniou
end the rights of the states unimpaired; and
thoy hereby declare that thny consider that
tho adminlHtratlvo usurpation of extraordi
nary aud dangerous powers not grained by
thu constitution are calculated to
prevent a restoration of tho union and the
perpetuation of a government.
The war was nevertheless carried on
to its conclusion and the people of the
seceding states compelled to return
against their consent, while the constitu
tion emerged unscathed. This, however,
did not prevent the democrats In their
next national platform from sounding
another alarm for the preservation of
the constitution, supposed to be again in
danger. After a lotig arraignment of
alleged evils fostered under the repub
lican party it concludes:
Under its repeated assaults tbo pillars ot
tho government are rocking on their base
and should It succeed In November next and
Inaugurate Us president wo will meet as a
subjected nnd compuored people amid the
ruins ot liberty nnd the scattered fragments
of the constitution.
For some reason the constitution re
fused to be scattered Into fragments anil
liberty declined to fall to ruins, although
General (J rant was elected triumphant
as the candidate of the republican
party.
In 1S7U the people were again told that
the constitution was once more In dan
ger. Tho platform on which Horace
Greeley, for whom the opposition cen
tered, appealed to the country, charged
the administration In power with
being
Guilty of wanton disregard ot tbo laws of
the laud aud of usurping powers not granted
by thu constitution. It lias acted as it the
laws bad binding force only for tbode who
arc governed and not for those who govern.
It has thus struck a blow at tho fundamental
prluclplcs of constitutional government aud
thu liberties of tho citizen.
Strange to say the people refused to
recognize the fast-approaching end of
their liberties aud thu threatened de
struction of the constitution. They
gave a new vote of confidence In the re
publican party by the reelection of
President Grant, and the constitution
lived ou unimpaired.
Perhaps to enable the democrats in
lii"l5 to teaillrin In their platform their
devotion to the constitution which they
hud so often seen threatened with anni
hilation, they for once worked them
selves up to "record steadlast couil
deuce In the perpetuity of republican
self-government." l'or fear they had
gone too far, however, they recovered
sulllclently in to declare
Opposition to centralization nnd to that
dangerous spirit of encroachment which
tends to consolidate the powers of all tho
departments of thu union and thus to cre
ate, whatovor bo tho form of government,
a real despotism.
It was not Imperialism but despotism
that they then pictured before them.
Vet President Garlleld was elected, but
no despotism followed.
With all these examples before them
Is It any wonder the Kansas City platform-makers
found a new demand for
the rescue of the constitution from Im
minent peril? Is it any wonder that the
party felt called upon to pose again as
the protector of thu liberties of the peo
ple against designing usurpers?
Tho democratic alarm for the consti
tution, however, is only the old cry of
wolf. The constitution has endured for
110 years, It has passed through the
fiery ordeal of civil war, and wo may
be sure that the republic founded by
the fathers will defy Its enemies from
within and without for at least another
100 years.
UK SHOULD AXSWNtl.
The Sprlngtleld (Mass.) Republican,
which is zcalouslv sunnortiui: Mr. Hrvan
on the Issue of "Imperialism," thinks he
should answer tho question regarding
negro disfranchisement In North Car
olina. "It Is a challenge," says the Re
publican, "simply for Mr. Hr.vau's ner-
sonal opinion ou the political rights of
the negro In tho United States aud the
efforts of men of his party In the south
to discriminate against tho neirro In re.
spect to those rights. And In view of
the existence of a strong nubile Inter
est In the case It Is not an Impertinent
challenge. Mr. Hryau accordingly, we
Jhlnk, should frankly answer tho ques
tion." The Republican further says that "Mr,
llryan can better afford to loso every
southern state than to appear as coun
tenancing tho formal establishment of
negro Inequality before tho law In North
Carolina or anywhere else." But Mi-.
Bryan takes an entirely different view
of the matter, lie Is uot In tli.s cam
paign to take any chances on losing
votes and as an answer to this ques
tion would cost him votes either In the
south or In the north he will maintain
silence In regard to It. This may Im
pair his reputation for frankness, In the
estimation of such admirers of Mr.
llryan as the editor of the? Republican,
hut the popocrntlc candidate Is quite
willing to surfer this rather than hazard
the loss of any of his supporters, par
ticularly in the south. The favor of the
Tlllinans of that section he esteems of
far more value than the good will of
the antl-linperlallsts of Massachusetts.
ADDllKSS 70 UULD UCMUCllATS.
The address Issued by the executive
committee of the gold democrats makes
an earnest appeal to such democrats to
avert disaster from thu country by using
their Influence? and casting their votes
against the party of free silver, it Is
pointed out that .Mr. llryan stands now
for all he advocated four years ago, that
he Is pledged to destroy the gold stand
ard and Is still committed to policies
which would revolutionise.1 our whole
system of government. The address at
ralgus him for his appeals to class
hatred, envy and prejudice and declares
that destruction of the gold standard,
the degradation of public credit, the pa
ralysis of Industry, the restriction of
commerce, Increased cost of production
aud descent to a paper basis, are the dis
asters threatened by the election of Mr.
Hryau.
The address concludes as follows: "He
seeks power by an appeal to the anti
expansion and anti-trust sentiment of
the people. The dllllciiltles of our ex
ternal policy were unforeseen, as their
solution is at present uurevealed. The
evil of trusts has no party parentage and
will be remedied by the combined In
telligence of all parties. Without mini
mizing the perils of either we ntUrin that
no greater evil can befall our govern
ment than the Impairment of Its vigor,
the destruction of Its credit and the
ruin of our industries, which Mr. llryan
Is specially pledged to effect If he gets
the fiower." These democrats place a
proper estimate upon the question
whether we shall maintain the condi
tions that have created prosperity and
promoted the welfare of all Interests, or
destroy these conditions by placing in
power the party that Is warring against
all of them.
Answering the question, What ought
a gold democrat to do? Mr. .lames 11.
Kckels, who was comptroller of the
currency in the second Cleveland ad
ministration, says: "The democrat who
really wishes to serve his country best
will serve It and his party by voting for
President MeKlnley's re-election, lie
will not do so as a republican advocate
of republican principles, but 'as a demo
cratic protestor against liryanlstle here
sies. There Is no halfway house, nor
Is any good to be accomplished by re
training from voting. It Is a case Where
the surgeon must cut uud cut deeply.
When Mr. Rryun Is driven from power
the patriotic democrats can go back luto
a full fellowship with his party; for,
when that time comes, the democratic
party will stand for something with the
advocacy of which the patriotic demo
crat will be glad to be associated. As
lung, however, as the present status Is
maintained, he can have neither part nor
lot with those who map out the policies
of the democratic parly and control Its
acts." Surely tho views and the counsel
of these representatives of true democ
racy must have weight with democrats
who are capable of understanding bow
great a departure Hryanlsm is from .lof-
fersonlau aud .laeksoulau democracy.
1174 T UK COCLD DU.
The professed belief of some of the
Hryan supporters that he could do noth
lug, if elected president, to impair the
monetary system because the gold
standard has been established lu law,
has a very slim basis. The ablest finan
ciers In the country have shown that a
Hryau administration could practically
nullify the gold standard act aud none
of them doubts that It would do every
thing possible to accomplish this.
There ure some who urge that the
present congress should, by additional
legislation, make It Impossible for a
free silver administration to disturb
the standard of value. Assume that the
republicans will pass supplementary
legislation, what power would a free
silver administration have to overthrow
that legislation? This question Is con
sidered by Mr. George 12. Roberts, direc
tor of the mint, lu the current number of
the Review of Reviews. He contends
that It Is not by any means a remote
probability that, If Hryan Is elected, the
control of congress will pass Into demo
cratic hands at the same time. no
says there Is a greater probability that
tho next house will bo democratic than
that Hryan will be elected, and, If
Hryau does win, he will carry with
hi in Into the house a majority large
enough to overcome tho eleven sound
niouev democratic votes which were
cast for the gold staudnrd bill passed at
the last session. In regard to the sen
ate Mr. Roberts takes the same view as
to tho chances of its becoming demo
cratic, In the eveut of thu election of
Hryan, as that of Senator Allison, to
which we hnvo heretofore referred.
Mr. Roberts very correctly says that
it Is Impossible for any man to give his
Influence to iho election of Mr. Hryan
without aiding him to control lu con
gress. In reference to the effect of
Hryun's election Mr. Roberts says: "Hy
his electlou the free silver heresy would
be revived and with uew prestige and
strength become an acute Issue. Prom
the hour that the result was known
there would bo apprehension as to the
attitude of congress and speculation as
to how long It would hold out against
his will. Thero would be no relief from
npprehenslou while Mr. Hryan was presi
dent, for, If the congress elected with
him should bo blocked by a few resoluto
men, thero would bo tho chance that tho
next ouo would be more plluut. The In-
lluiiiee of this uni-ertaluly and suspense
upon the buslncos community would be
deresing. It would give a chill to
confidence and u check to enterprise.
I Capital would ugalu look for safety
raiuer man nr employment. 1 ne in
ducement to lmrde gold would be the
same as In Ib'.Ci aud ISDi! and the same
influences would be operative that
caused the heavy gold exports of that
alarming period." Mr. Roberts concludes
his very strong argument as follows:
"There Is no safety to the gold standard
except by keeping Its enemies from
power. The elevation of so conspicu
ous aud extreme an opponent as .Mr.
Rryun to a position of such pre-eminent
Importance and vast lulluence as
the presidency would be to throw away
all that has been achieved lu former
victories."
Under the law as It is Mr. Hryau
could pay the coin obligations of the
government In silver. This Is not ques
tioned. If the law should be amended
with a view to preventing this a con
gress In sympathy wltlji the administra
tion would repeal It. If Hryau should
be elected he will Inevitably carry the
house with him and possibly also the
senate, or enough of tho members of
that body to make a lie, giving
the vice president the casting vote.
Willi this possibility In view It Is not
surprising that caution pervades llnan
elal aud business circles.
a in:i'Liij.icAi ixDvsmv.
The Hryanite party refuses to give tho
republican party any credit for pros
perity. It utterly rejects the claim that
republican policies created the fortunate
Industrial aud commercial conditions of
the past three years. Hut there Is at
least one industry which even Mr. Hryan
must admit owes Its existence and de-
velopment to the republican party. It
Is the tin Industry.
Hryau on Friday last visited a town In
Indiana where "Tin plate Is manufactured
aud he talked to the people about trusts,
with particular reference to the tin plate
combination, which he said bad closed
mills all over the country.
If such is tiie fact It is to lie regretted,
but If Mr. Hryan could have had his way
there would be no American tin plate
Industry aud consequently no trust, lie
was among those who believed It to be
Impossible to establish that Industry lu
this country and no oue denounced more
vigorously than he the duty placed on
tin plate in the McKlnley tarllf law of
lS'JO In the tariff act of 1M1, which
Mr. Hryan assisted lu framing, the duty
ou tin plate was reduced. Hut lu this
as in numerous other instances the pre
diction of Mr. Hryan was worthless.
The tin plate Industry was firmly estab
lished here and has steadily grown. It
employs a large amount of capital and
labor and the average price of tin plate
to tho Ainerleati consumer for some
years has been less than they paid for
the foreign product before the home
Industry was established. It Is perhaps
unfortunate that It has got Into the
hands of a trust, but none the less It is
a most valuable Industry, which owes
Its existence entirely to republican
policy.
QVAKITV IX POPULATION.
Reviewing the returns of the census
in the larger cities of the country a
writer In the Youth's Companion sums
up the subject In this language:
After nil, tho truest estimate, of a city
Is not obtulncd by u mere count of beads.
Tbo quality of Its inhabitants Is ot more
consequence than their numbers. The cities
most deslrablo to live lu aro those which
buvu thu bust streets, thu best police, the
uesi nurarics unu puuue lusmuuuus uuu
tho finest civic spirit.
While the American tendency Is to
test all things largely by tfie standard
of bigness, the greatest progress made
by the United States In the last decade
will be shown In other directions when
the results of the Inquiries undertaken
by collateral branches of the census de
partment are made public. Nearly all
our great cities imve suffered disappoint'
meut lu the percentage of population
growth, but they are sure to have their
disappointment modified when the com
parative exhibit Is made of those fea
tures which make our cities desirable
dwelling places. Tho public schools
have kept pace fully with tho demands
of an ever more exacting public. The
same Is true of the libraries, hospitals,
churches and substantial public Im
provements of all kinds. It Is safe to
say that tho Inhabitants of the progres
sive American cities of today enjoy bet
ter facilities for healthful comfort, for
edueatlug themselves and their children,
for Intellectual aud moral development,
for recreation and for the general pur
suit of happiness than their predecessors
at any period.
From this It must not be assumed that
wo have reached or even approached a
point or perfection, for much Is yet to be
accomplished lu reforms lu every direc
tion. What has been accomplished,
however, Is the best assurance that we
will contluue to move steadily forward.
While our American cities will always
take pride In pointing to tho area they
cover and tho number of people they
count wlthlu their borders, they aro
coming more and more to appreciate the
necessity for looking not ouly to the
quantity, but to the quality of tho In
gredlents that make up the community.
A harrowing tale comes from, down
east In tho vicinity of Philadelphia,
where an enterprising schemer has taken
out copyrights for trade-mark purposes
on tho titles and escutcheons of all tho
largo eastern universities and colleges.
His applications for copyright privileges
were all Hied fcoveral months ago with
the stntemeut that tho titles and shields
aro to bo used as distinguishing brands
for liquors, giving tho sepnrato nnd es
sential feature, desired for excluslvo use.
It inny bo expected, therefore, that the
ninrket will soon bo flooded with bottled
goods with labels such as Yale club
cocktails, Cornell fizzes, Harvard milk
punches, and bo forth. In fact It Is stated
that several of these tltlei have beeu for
some time In use ih ravorlte beverages,
much of which has been absorbed by the
students and graduates of the colleges
thus honored. The .saddest feature of
the case lies In the fact that the western
universities have been lamentably
slighted. This Insult should bo resented
and protest entered without delay
against such rani: discrimination.
A general movement bus been started
to slop the employment of I'hlld labor In
the big cigar and tobacco factories. The
employment of children In factories Is
vicious at best, lint when they are forced
to toll In an atmosphere so Injurious to
health as that of large tobacco factories
It Is a crime against future generations
which should not be tolerated.
If there Is any truth In the report of a
brick trust lu Omaha It should afford the
attorney general a good opportunity to
get even. Ho has been dodging bricks
during most of tho time he has been In
otllce and ho should have a good supply
to return by this time.
IIUUii-il Out of lliiMliie.i.
Washington l'ost.
When Ilourko Cockrnn's voico went back
on him his place of business was closed.
AVIiHlier V; Are Hrlf tin.
Philadelphia Times.
. t. .-iu.. iu nnino tn run rnrn fit a
ll eieuiiici y - bwlu(- " -
hundred miles an hour, ono thing certain
Is it is not going to maho u uuj ih
catch a train
SiiuM.lim I lie Coul Trint.
Hultalo i:..-ress.
in ioK of Hip nrlco of coal, tho decision
of that Connecticut man not to pay a tax
of $1 aud stay in Jail nil winter msmm
must bo icgnrded us rather sensible.
Willi! l'roiUcil llie l!ncrH.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
Ono of tho besieged women umoug tho
Pekln legatloners 1ms reached San 1- ranclsco
and has begun talking of how hho worked
her kodak on the lloxers during those try
ing days. It becomes more and more evl
dout that the Uoxexrs had plenty of provo
cation. TiiIKIiik to Uif (inn Coniiiiii.
Minneapolis Times.
Tlinv nr,. mnklni! II llttlo eXDCrll'nCnt ill
municipal ownership In fc'an Juan, Porto
uion Tho mi pntnti.inv shut down becnuso
tho city had failed to pay up, whereupon
tho mayor sc :t n gang ot policemen oui iu
llw. nnrU ntn Ihll tllWIl Is nil lit II fl nK.lln.
This 13 one of tho few Instances on record
of a debtor seizing tho property ot n cred
itor In settlement ot an ouilganon.
Siiiiiu MNnIciiiho- Humor.
Philadelphia North American.
It Is reported from I'ckln that tho mis
sionaries nro deeply disappointed by the
failure of their rescuers lo wreak savago
vengeance upon tho Chinese and Bharply
criticise what they call tho un-Chrlstltin
apathy of tho military. The report Is extra
ordinary and Is not to bo accepted without
confirmation. If it were true, the mission
aries should bo enlisted under tho kaiser's
banner nnd carry to tho benighted heathen
uot pence, but the sword.
I'roRi-ruM of Hit? Trotter.
lloston Globe.
How tho modern trotting horso has been
nrnrlng, llttlo by little, tho two-mtuut? time
per mile! Who will say that ho may not
achieve that coveted record beforo tho
twentieth century Is flvo years old?
Here's tho record ot trottlug-horse prog
ress in tho nineteenth century:
Yankee SM 2:r3 ,
HoRton Horse WH ::1 14
Kdwin Forrest l'3t
Ijily Suffolk Ma 2:;92
K i 7.,. 7
SH. Jullon 1VJ 2:l2Ji
Aland S t 2:hj4
Alls ' 4
Tho Abbot 1W) S.'-IU
I'aHiH thin In vour hatband and surprlsj
your friends with your exact and detailed
knowledge of horsey matters.
LAST Ol" UIIKAT (JllOL'P.
l.oiil.lui; llui-kwuril Over the l'ulilli
l uii-t-r of .loll n Slicriiinn.
til Louis Globu-ncmocrfit.
John Sherman has sold his residence
and other property la Mansfield and has
moved to Washington, whero ho Intends
to pass tho romnlndor of his days. Tho
distinguished Ohionn is now 77 years old.
Ho was in public lifo longer thun any
other man now living In thu tiultod
States. Tho only person whe rivaled htm
iu duration of political service, Justin S.
Morrill, died two yeors ago. Iloth en
tered congress together back iu 1855 nnd
Sherman remained in olllco from tliarttmt.
in house, souato or cabluct with scarcely
an hour's Interruption, until his final re
tirement in 1SSS. No other American ex
cept Merrill ever closely nppronched this
service record In duration.
Whou Tom Corwln, who had boon In tho
Ohio lcgislaturo in the 20s, in tho natloual
houso of representatives In tho 20s and in
tho senate in ilio 40s, beside bolng gov
ernor oi his Mate, was sent to tho house
of representatives at ttio outbreak of tho
war of secession, he said, mournfully, after
taking a glanco around tho ecnato and tbo
house: "Tho gods ore nil dead." Tho
great figures of Corwln's earlier days
Calhoun, Webster, Clay, John Qulncy
Adams, Denton, William Itufus King and
most of the rest of tho celebrities with
whom ho served had departed ond a uew
group of men wero on tho scene. Some
thing of tho sumo sort of feeling will
como to Sherman as ho takes a look over
tho faces in both branches of congress In
K'OO. Ho will sco many persons, of course,
In tho senate, who were thero when ho re
signed from that body In 1S97 to tako a
place in tbo cabinet of President McKlnley,
but norn of those wero thero or In tho
other I'ruuch of congress when he, early
in 1SC1, entered tho senate to tako th
placo vacated by Chaso when the latter be
enme aocrotary of tho treasury in tho cab
(not of President Lincoln,
Galusha A. Grow of Pennsylvania, now
la tho houso of representatives, was tn
that body as far back as 1851, four years
beforo Sherman entered It, but Grow wns
out of public lifo many years and his ag
gregate service falls far short of Sher
man's In duration. Of the men who wore
prominent in Sherman's early days In
congress Douglas, Seward, Chase, Wade,
Corwln. Crittenden, Sumner, Wilson, Fish
and many others all nro dead, some of
thorn for nearly forty years. Hlaluc,
Conkllng, Thurman and Ilaynrd, nil na
tional personages In their day, hut all of
wham modo their entrance into public Ufa
later than Sherman, have departed be
fore him. Dawes, who entered congress
only two years later than Sherman, Is
mill alivo. Evans, Shurz and a few
other original republicans nro also yet
among the living, but nono of theso ever
filled so prominent a placo among tho
country's celnbrltles as thnt which for
moro than forty years Sherman occupied.
It was Sherman's fortune to become a na
tional figure right at the outset In his pub
lis lifo through his services on the com
rnltteo appointed by Speaker Hanks In
1858 to intiulrn Into tho troublos In Kan
sas and the prominence thus gained
he retained to tho end nt his scrvlco. John
Shorman has helped to mako moro history
than any other Araerlcan'whom this gener
atlon has known and all ot It has boon
history of which hla couatrymcn can b
croud,
MHtl.All SHIM'S AT T1IIJ l't l.l'IT.
Chlcngo Post: Hev. Anson Phelps Stokes,
Jr., asserts that great wealth Is nothing
r.hort of a millstone about n man s neck,
but it is worthy ot note thnt puop.o airlvo
hard for tho millstone and few make any
herculean effort to rid themselves of It.
Thoy chip off a piece now and then to
lighten the loud it little, hut they mnnage
to worry along with tho major ponlon of
tho burden.
Indlannpolls Journal: Hero what's this?
Hcv. Charles .Sheldon of how-Chrlst-wou.d-edlt-a-pnper
notoriety has bctii snylug un
complimentary things of the Christina lin
demorcrs. At n public meeting in lloston
the other day ho remarked casualty In tha
coutso of an address that ho was sure the
Kt'dmvor societies would die nnd thnt ihey
ought to die if ttio members continue to
do nothing but speak In meeting of ex
periences they have never hud. They must
work, ho said, If they would tlic. It seems
probable that this Is ouu ot tho tlm.s h.n
Mr. Sheldon Is right.
Detroit Free Press: Miss Duow, a mis
sionary to China, whoso homo Is in Al
bany, was among tho refugees who reached
San Francisco ycstciday on the Coptic.
This Is how tho lady dlscusdi-s tho set. le
nient of the Chinese qiluatlon: 'Thero
la no uso talking settlement until we hnvo
tho heads of l'rlnco Tuau nnd of the em
pics3 dowager. It Is foolish to think of
honeut pcaeo whllu they nre living. In
my Judgment they should ho beheaded he
fore negotiations for peace arc entered
Into." This Is n moBt Interesting (hrls Ian
nf plication of Hoxer principles to Chinese
nllalrs. It wns tho theory of the lloxeis
that thero could bo no peace or prosperity
In China until tho foreign devil was ex
terminated. Thereupon the Hoxer pro
ceeded to exterminate tho foreign devil.
Miss Duow decides that thero can bo no
pi-iico In China until tho dowager em
press and Prince Tuan aro beheaded; so
sho would Insist upon ha ring tlulr h ads
before any negotiations for pence wero
entered into. What a benign, rrslving,
gentle-souled follower of tho Master tlu
woman Is, to bo sure, and how hopelessly
heathenish tho Chinese must bo to refuse
tho blessings of Christianity that aro ten
dtrcd by such loving hands.
I'llllMI.NAL AMI OTHF.ItWISi:.
Alfred Gwynno V'nnderhllt has gone m
work, probably to get la touch with a full
dinner pnli.
Fuke street has been stricken from tho
map of Chicago. Ilusiness will bo con
tinued nt tho old stands, however.
As a Bchool for oratory nnd tho promul
gation of Isms, lloston common gives Jef-
fqrson square n close run for its eminence
The only feature of (laiu Paul's lecenl
performance that provokes criticism In in
terestcd quarters Is his determination to
carry away his capital In a chest.
Cleveland is striving to rival Phlladel
phla as n breeder of municipal scandals
Tho example is a dange.ous ono to follow
Cleveland lacks a smothering majority.
Tho sultan of Johoro has purchased an
American electric light plant, which will
bo Installed in his harem. Tho Innova
Hon is designed to throw some light on
dark subjects.
Tho eastern publishers who have crowded
Mrs. Frank Leslie out of a Job and ex
pect her to quietly submit might learn
something to their advantage by consult
lug Willie Wilde.
Surgeon General Sternberg gives It out
cold that the army canteen Is a much safor
retreat for soldiers than tho beno Joint",
outside tho posts. Tho Holdler who does
not admire tho canteen would bo u curl
oslty. A professional "dlvlno healor" named
fachlntt"!- is sobering up lu a town Jail in
Ohio. Too much prosperity. Hut tho old
bum is not tho Schlatter who created such
n furoto m Denver several years ago. He
perished in tho mountalus ot Now Mexico.
Various explanations of thu causo of tho
ruction nt Victor, Colo., havo been given
to thu public without satisfying political
curiosity. Tho probabilities aro that one
of James Ilarton Adams' cowboy poems
was si rung on thu uususpectlng muitl
tude.
K.XTHVHIVi: rilOSI'KlllTV.
llrlof Itcvlov of tho F I n n n el n I I'i-iim-rvHH
tit the l iMinlr).
I'hlcuso Journul.
Four years ago thero was a loud demund
for money, und tho democratic part: de
clared that 't could only ho satisfied by free
sliver legislation. Hut tho peoplo thought
"differently They cast their ballots for Wil
liam McKlnley nnd souud money, nnd their
good judgment wns borne out by subsequent
history. A vorr Interesting chapter of that
history Is contained In tho natlonnl bank
statements liow being published by tho
comptroller of tho currency.
On October 6, 1S96, tho total Individual
doposttB lu twenty-six of thu eeutrnl reserve
cities of tbo United States amounted to
$739,604,305. On September f, 1000, tho totni
individual deposits In tho samo cities
reached tho enormous sum of $l,12.r,0S8,4Jl.
Hero Is na iucrenso in savings for four
years of $381,707,369. Now York has nn In
crease of moro than Jf40.000.000, Pittsburg of
nearly $11,000,000, Chicago of $39,000,000, and
other cltlrs tall Into line with substantial
gains in deposits. Brooklyn Is tho only city
that has lost, anil oven' thero tho falling olt
Is nccounted for by tho fact that Hlnco that
borough wus Incorporated with New York
propor tho people of Brooklyn havn done a
larger business with tho banking houses be
yond tho Hast river.
Theso cities aro scattered over all sec
tions of tho country, from New York to Sun
Francisco and from Now Orleans to Minne
apolis. Evcrywhero tho farmer, tho mer
chant, the manufacturer uud tho capitalist
have increased their bank nccounts. An In
crcaso In savings of $380,000,000 In four
years of republican administration does not
look llko baa management or Intolerable
conditions.
CHILDREN'S FANCY SUITS
There nre too muiiy styles to describe in fancy suits for.
the little fellow8, but our Children'H Department iH made beauti
ful by the display of them.
Vestee and Sailor Suits, Kilts and Recfcra in many fabrics
and colors nnd beautifully mad( and trimmed.
$3.00
is about the starling point in price, but you may ro as high n
you please for some of these dainty fancies in Juvenile tnilorin;:
Browning,
R. S. Wilcox, Mntiuger.
Omfthft't Ouly Kxolunlvv Clutulom for Mou nnd Uojra
II I. AX IS I'lMIM HAM'S llllllV
Wild oats will never yield wheat.
Helping others Is the best self-help
A doctor's hood will do a fool no good
A cocked hnt Just flts n lop-sided brain
A collection Is often a selection of dlmln
uttves.
If ou glvo the devil nothing to devour he
will soon dcourt.
A man's reflections arc only as deep as hi
rnlvntloa is high.
Tho good Ecod that tall of fruit arc bu;
a reproach to tho soil.
It takes more than the gaslight of burnln,
oratory to light a church.
lie who lets tho offering basket go hy ni.i
havo less cause to blush than he who tru..
to make n ulckel ring like n dollar.
Tho man who asks God for his dally brrn ,
will not he asleep in tho shade when fir
ought to bo out In the field at work.
Men of the btrongest denominational tot
vlctlous often nro found feeling for the
smallest denomination in their pockets nt
the collection.
uoMUvnc im.i: v...vnui:i.
Hrooklyn Lire: Miss Itotmintlque 11ms
pnle the tnnon looks tonight.
Mr. llroin-h Hull! These spoony oouplt-i.
It has lo look at nro enough t" make am
ono sick.
Detroit Free Press: She Which won I , .
you rather marry, the prettiest woman -.-the
world er Hie tmniellesi7
lie The prettlcht, ot course. Why u
you link'.'
She -Merely to Unit out If you were-,
Jul like nil the other men.
IndhinapollH Journal: "I'd llko to r.i,
every pnlmlnl out of town."
"What s the matter?"
"Why one uf iiicm tohl my wife lir dent
est wishes were In be gratified and here
a long list f things sho has made out r--t
me to bu ."
l'hlluili-lphta I'rcps: "My love for you
he erled passionately, "Is pure pure as Hi
driven snow."
"Let me undr-rstiuul you," sho said. She
was visibly tnuehed nnd yet one must b
so careful. "Do oti mean city or couatr
f now?"
I'lttsbtng Chronicle: "Candidly, Jane
said a Si-pteiubet bridegroom to his bride
iu a spirit ot Hcir-almM-me nt, ''1 can't p. t
reive what you saw lu me to make iu
willing to tnairy mo "
"Novel mind, dear," replied the bride
"that's what all my lelallves say."
Do'tolt Journal: "You are tho first girl
I ever lovi-il! ' he whispered.
Looking into the depth of her gray
he saw tiial she bi-lli-vtd him.
"Housework Is the best form of cxeretn.
for women!" he now exclaimed, for In
Wi3 tesulied ti lest lu-r trust In him to lh
uttermost. Haltlmore American: "Couldn't 1 be
squeezed III there somehow?" naked tin
pretty gin, us she alnly sought entiani.
in tin- crowded ear.
"If you i mi get In, I imve one arm fn-e.'
i-xi'liilmeil a young man In thu center of tin
ea i .
Anil tho conductor rang six "go-nlif-ml '
signals on tho fare register.
Chicago Tlmes-Henild: "Let me see,
colonel," she said In her sweelit.1 mnniiPr,
"where was It you won your spurs?"
"At I'npti May," ho replied.
"Capo .May? sip- echoed. "Whv, there
never has In -n a battle nt I'ape May!"
"No," he ndmltled, "hut there were throe
grass widows In tho house where I stavni
thero last summer and 1 got away from the
wholo crowd."
Wll T IS M l'Ci:Sf
Krncst Ncnl Lyon In October "Surcejp. '
Is It to worship earthy, groveling Gold.
And, dollur-lillmted, to look only down,
To rake the muck-heap, nnd torgnt Un
crown, Until Youth's bounding blood crep
strangely cold;
To dwell with Knvy, Arrogance and Dread
To barter all JlPiievolenco for droio,
To loso Coiupnniou.ihl nor leel It loss.
HecuUFu tho flower of Sympathy Is dead
is that Succi-hs
To labor for the rainbow bubble, Fame
Afloat so fairly In tho morning ulr
A perfect Jewel for a prlneo to wear
Is It a recompense lor nil Its claim?
Thro' careful night aud crowded, strenuuu
day,
Thro' Iron rebuff or Mattery like mow
That leaves ono thirsty It Is grasped,
and, lo!
It vanishes iu Nothingness away!
Is thnt Success '
With comrade Duty, In the dark or day.
To follow Truth wherover It may lend.
To hate all meanness, cowardlc-n or green.
To look lor Heauty under common clay,
Our brothers' burden sharing, when tln
weep,
Hut, If we fall, to bear defeat alone;
To llvo In hearts that loved us, when
we're gono
Hoyond tho twilight (till tho morning
break!) to sleep
That Is Success'
Be Just to
Your Eyes
Thoso who have defective vision
and do not wear correctly fitted
glansea nro not Just to tholr eyes
Give them a fair chance nnd
Wear
Glasses
'I hat will rest nnd help your evos
nnd mako night rending a pleas
ure, lteady-mado kIurhcs won't
do: ours nro all made In our fac
tory, carefully ground unci sclcn
tincally lltted. That's whut has
made us pre-eminent In tho opll
eal world of the west.
J. C. Huteson & Co.
Consulting' Opticians
1520 Douglas Street
King & f
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