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fieneral Alger believes It Is never too
lato to reply to caustic critics of his
Incumbency of the war portfolio.
The next national event In the sport-
lug world Is a national bowling tourna-
incur. This Is an Improvement on prize
lighting and six-day bicycle races.
The postolllco encountered a blockade
In Christinas! packages In nearly every
largo city In tho country. This does
not look as If tho practice of making
Christmas gifts were dying out.
In Illinois the senatorial candidates
nre opening headquarters in Chicago,
although the legislature that is to settle
the affair meets at tho state capltol in
Knrltmlleld. But Illinois Is not Ne
braska.
A grand Jury Is mnklng sad havoc
villi dlvekeepcrs and corruptloulsts In
Chicago. With the revelations of ofll-
cial rottenness In South Omaha a grand
Jury In this vicinity could flutl plenty
to keep It busy.
If there Is any truth In tho theory
that primes are an antidote for Ill-torn-per,
tho West Point endet who was
forced to cat ninety prunes, ensed down
with molasses, must have acquired a
HWeet disposition.
Prof, llerron Insists a largo propor-
tion of (ho people of the country did not
know bow they desired to vote at tho
late election. Tho returns would seem
to Indicate they managed to coma to n
conclusion when they reached the poll-
lug booth.
Army olllccrs are looking for an up
heaval of promotions ns 11 result of re
tirements during tho coming year. If
it wero not for tho occasional retire
ment of superior olllccrs tho ambitious
warrior might prefer tho chances of war
nil thu time.
Tho high olllclals of the railroads have
given It out that tho freight agents will
swear off on cutting rates on tho Ilrst
of tho now century. Shippers who have
hoard this story beforo will wink tho
other eye and proce'ed to search for the
weak spot.s In tho new agreement.
Tho penitentiary Is another of tho
state Institutions which will come beforo
tho legislature asking an appropriation
to make good a deficiency. When nil
tho footings have been made popocrntlc
economy will bo found to bo ns ex
pensive a luxury as the state ever en
joyed.
A Chicago scientist has made what ho
calls a valuable dlscovory-a method by
which a cat, which had apparently been
killed, could be brought back to life. A
long suffering community would con
sider of more practical value u discovery
which would render the death of mid
night Hcrcundcrs certain.
Political reverses have not changed tho
characteristics of (he South Dffkota
popocrats in the least. By a trick they
hope to retain control of tho State Board
of Charities and Corrections and through
It all tho appointive olllces in tho various
Btnto Institutions. Tho popocrat In the
lookout never lets a bet get nway from
him.
If tho Judges of tho district court can
devlso somo plan whereby the county
can snvo several thousand dollars n yenr
In Jury fees It will certainly bo appre
ciated by tho taxpayers. But the sav
lng of money now expended In this dl
rectlon should not bo made tho excuse
for looklug for somo other place In
which tho county olllclals can drop the
saving,
Latest news from China Is to the of
feet that tho empress dowager has ere
nted a new emperor and will allow the
second-hand ono lo return to Pekln to
treat with tho powers. If tho settle
mont Is satisfactory sho can accept It
and If not she can declare tho party
mnklnti tho settlement was without au
thorlly. Tho empress Is decidedly
smooth, but uot smooth enough.
THE ISTllMUX CAXAh VIWM.KM.
Tho nniemled Ilny-Pttincefotc trenty
will reneli (he Itrltlnli jrovernnient
within the next few days. It Ih imsm!
lilt' that tho forelirn olllco will Hiieetllly
make known tho vIowh of the poverti
inunt mrnrrtlnj? (ho treaty, but tho
Iirobiihlllty la tlint there will bo no
linsto In tho nintter 11 nil nctlou 111 11. v not
be taken for n month or two. In that
event what course the senate may tie
ekle to take regarding the canal bill Ih
a question of Home Interest.
It haH boon reported from Washington
that the friends of the Nicaragua canal
bill, while willing that reasonable time
Hhall be allowed the llrltlsli government
to consider the amended treaty, Insist
that the action of the senate will not
depend upon either early or Into action
on the treaty by Oreat Britain. It Is
stated that there Is a very strong ele
mont In the senate which will not brook
any unreasonable delay and If the
amended treaty Is not considered before
the end of congress a resolution will be
adopted abrogating the Clayton-Bulwer
convention and the canal bill will then
bo passed
It Is not to be doubted that there are
members of congress favorable to this
course, but wo do not think It probable
that a majority would be found disposed
to thus add to the complications of the
canal problem, if congress should adopt
(l solution abrogating the existing
treaty while the new convention was
being considered by the British govern
ment such action would bo properly re
garded as extremely offensive. Great
Britain would bo fully warranted In re
garding it as a most unfriendly act and
It would be very likely (o Impress other
nations as showing that the United
States does not have a proper sense of
tho Hunctlly of treaties. Unquestionably
wo nre In a position to do pretty much
as wo please In tho matter, but we
should be careful to do nothing to de
stroy International faith In the sanctity
of treaties or to Impair the confidence
of other nations In our respect for treaty
obligations. Tho honorable record
which our government has made in this
respect should bo maintained.
Ah to passing the canal bill regardless
of the action of the British government
on thu treaty, the question Is whether
our doing uo would bo countenanced by
Nicaragua and Costa Hlca. Nothing Is
known as to how thoso governments re
gard tho amended treaty and no expres
sion Is expected from them while the
treaty Is under consideration by the
British government. We have to deal
llnally with those Central American
states and it Is more t lift 11 probable that
they will refuse to do anything until
the treaty question Is settled to their
satisfaction.
No serious trouble with Great Britain
Is to be apprehended over the amended
treaty, but It looks very much as If the
sennto's actlou has postponed the canal
project to an ludellnlto future.
IS COMVET1TWX TO HE I'EMIAXENTI
The principal paper at the annual
meeting of the American Economic as
sociation nt Detroit last week was tho
address of the president, Prof. Richard
T. Ely, entitled "Competition Its Na
ture, Its Permanency and its Beuell
cence." The slgnlticauco of tho ills
course rests not only on the critical
view opened on au Intricate subject,
but on tho positive position taken In
support of the competitive system by
Dr. Ely, who only a few years ago was
regarded by many of tho American
economists ns on the verge of embrnciug
tho doctrines of so-called Christian so-
clallsm and held up as the special ex
ponent of tho ethical theories of eco
nomics. tuo outspoltcn stnml now
taken by Dr. Ely against the schemes
of socialistic Industry uud In fuvor of
competition ns the most certain safe
guard for human progress rellects the
teudeney of advanced political conomy
to recognlzo In the competitive principle
tho mainspring of all successful In
dustrial organization.
The nnalysls of Dr. Ely of compotl
tlon dellnes It as the ccouomlc aspect
of the struggle for existence. Tho laws
or natural selection in tuo nnlmnl world
which temper tho contllcts of might
against right llnd counterparts In tho
rules enforced in social and commor
clnl lntercourso which constantly raise
tho plane of competition and set limits
to Its unimpeded operation. Tho sur
vlval of tho tlttest becomes not a more
mastery of brute force, but adoption to
the welfare of society as a whole. In
earing for defectives applying refornm
tory methods to criminals, underating
by sanitation tho ravages of disease,
modern civilization protects tho eco
uomlcally unlit from elimination In tho
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" loB effects an nctual saving
lit social effort. Outside of these limits
competition remains the chief selective
process In modern economic society,
Tho socially established economic
methods and tho socially established
ends to be attained by competition do
termlno the kind of men who will sur
vivo In competition.
From this nnnlysls, amply Illustrated
with examples from current conditions
Dr. Ely insists "It clearly follows that
competition Is a permanent feature o
human society. It begins with the
lowest orders of animals and continues
Its action among tho highest orders of
men. But It continually mounts to
hgher and higher elevations and means
rivalry for even better and bott
thlugs. We leave behind contests for
bare subsistence to engage In contests
for noble prizes of tho mind and for
opportunities for social service.'
Expanding the Idea, combinations of
labor and combinations of capital ar
not destructive of competition, but
merely set new limits or establish new
planes. Only when combinations menu
monopoly, competition must bo restored
or, where this Is Impossible, tho ends o
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competition niusi no secured ny otlic
methods of social control, uud If these
methods of soclnl control In somo enses
mcuu public ownership and manage
meut of Industries, a place must 1
opened for the competitive principle
in tho terms of admission to public etu
ploymcut. Dr. Ely draws u sharp Hue
of distinction between public ownership
that has In view (he maintenance of
competition and the extension of gov-
rnmental activity for tho purpose of
suppressing competition.
As the essentlal'constltuent of social
evolution, nothing has yet been devised
to take tho place of the principle of
economic competition. Tho further tul-
ancenient of mankind, and especially
f tho American people In their leader-
hip of the world, must come from the
operation of the competitive system,
but to controlled and directed as lo pre-
cut the Infringement of Individual
Iglits, yet at the same time to produce
the maximum of social well being.
llOXUUEl) .V Tilt: 1UIEAC1I.
Ono of tho provisions of the Ne
braska state constitution contemplates
the tiling with the governor at least
ten days pror to the legislative session
of a report from the Judges of the sit-.
promo court sotting forth tho defects In
the constitution and the laws that have
been brought to their notice In the liti
gation of the preceding two years. The
Idea of the constitution frnmers evi
dently was tlmt the Judges of tho su
preme court would be In better posi
tion than any othor state olllccrs to
eep trade of the weak spots In the
fundamental law and to give lufurinn
Hon ns to the legislation wiped oil' the
tatute books by their decisions because
Illegally enacted or in conflict with con
stitutional! provisions.
This Injunction of the constitution,
however, has for years been honored
hlelly In the breach and no report on
the defects of the constitution of the
laws has been transmitted to the legis
lature In a long time. One would sup
pose that tiio Judges of tho supreme
court would bo glad to avail themselves
of the opportunity to advise the legis
lature on the needs of the state from
the Judlclnl point of view, while their
suggestions would undoubtedly prevent
till further mistakes In law making
that load up the court dockets with
countless law suits and pile up endless
court costs and attorneys' fees.
The code of Judicial ethics prohibits
udges on tho bench from rendering
pinions except on cases actually be
fore them, but it puts no obstacle In
the way of pointing out to the legisla
ture tho breakwaters It Is expected to
teor around. Wo believe the provision
f tho constitution relating to a biennial
eport from tho supreme court Judges
Is a good one and should bo observed.
CKXTUHY MA11KS 1'UHELY AHTIVWlAL.
Without discouraging or deprecating
tho slgnlllcnnco uttached to the. passing
of the century, as recorded by our cal
endars, It must readily occur to all who
cllect but a moment that our measure-.
mont of time Into hundred-year cycles
is purely artlllclal. The day marks the
revolution of tho earth on Its axis and
tho year its transit of its orbit arotind
the sun, but no function of nature Is
tltuod by the century nor will any maul
testation of Its completion be found out
side of Its recognition by civilized man
As a matter of fact, tho passing of tho
century depends entirely upon which of
tho systems of time measurement Is fol
toweu. xne calendar we use Is con
structed on the decimuPorder of decades
and tens of decades, but It might as
easily have been gauged by the dozen
and Hie gross. Tho century point of our
alendar Is entirely at. variance with
those of the ancient Hebrew cnlendar
and of the Chinese calendar and other
systems of time measurement followed
by perhaps a greater number of people
Except, therefore, for the urtillcinl
demonstration over the event, no one
will have any ocular or tangible evl
deuce that a new century has been bo
gun. The days will roll past with tho
same regulnrlty as before, tho seasons
succeed ono another and all animate life,
excepting only the civilized aud Chris
tian portion of tho human race, will bo
In absolute ignorance that wo count our
selves In the twentieth Instead of in tho
nineteenth century.
EVHOVK FEAHS UUIl CUMVETITIOX.
American competition In tho world's
markets Is causing alarm to tho Indus
trial aud commercial luterests of Europe.
Tho recent articles In the Loudon Times
upon tho progress of American Iron nnd
steel competition show that u real fear
has taken possession of the British
manufacturers. That paper a few days
ago asked these questions: "How much
of the world's expansion will America
tako from us? How much will she
leavo for us to struggle over with other
manufacturing nations?" It added that
apparently the problem will be solved
far sooner than has been generally ex
pected, since the slackening demand of
tho United States for Its own engineering
products will bring tho marvelous In
creases In American manufacturing ca
pacity to bear upon foreign markets. In
a later article the Times declared that It
was useless to disguise tho fact that
Great Britain Is being outdistanced, say
ing: "lho competition does not come
from tho glut caused by miscalculation
as to tho homu demand. Our own steel
mnkers know better and aro alarmed
The threatened competition In markets
hitherto our own comes from elllcleiicy
In production such as never before bus
been seen."
A like feeling exists on tho continent.
where the Idea of an economic federa
tion to protect tho Industries from Amor
lean competition, Ilrst suggested several
years ago, Is again receiving attention.
The distinguished French economist, M.
Paul Leroy Beaulleu, In a recent article
In a Vienna paper, said that tho United
States Is on tho point of becoming by
far the most important economic factor
In the world and must henceforth be re
garded as tho Ilrst Industrial nation
lie urged that the only means by which
Europe can maintain an lncreaslug
economic development Is through
commercial nud industrial alliance,
under which Interstate duties could bo
reduced, with a view to their abolish
incut eventually, thus placing tho con
tlnental countries, for ccouomlc ami
commercial purposes, on n basis similar
to that of the United States as among
themselves.
While there Is uo Immediate probubll
Ity of such an alliance or federation, be
cause of dllllcultles that are well nigh
Insuperable, such, for Instance, as (he
fact that nil continental nations depend
for much of their revenues upon the'
duties on Imports from each other, still
tho suggestion of such a course for
European defense against American
competition Is not without slgnllicancc.
It. Indicates the kind of struggle the
United States has before It in tho con
test for the world's trade. "The wars
which wo shall bo called on to wage In
the coming century," says the Phila
delphia Press, "will bo Industrial.
Armed as wo are by tho higher Intelli
gence of the human factor, and the
greater natural resources of the coun
try, wo shall have to put forward all
our best efforts If we nre to confront a
united Europe. M. Leroy Beaulleu's
scheme cannot be realized In full for
generations, but the slightest approxi
mation to 11 tail 11' arrangement which
would unite European countries and
shut out the products of the United
States might prove a serious embar
rassment to the even development of
our commerce." Tho world Is regard
ing with Intense interest our Industrial
advance. Wo ourselves must carefully
Improve every opportunity to promote
and strengthen It.
CUIXA'S PEHT1XEXT QUESTIOXS.
There aro Intelligent and sagnclotiH
men at tho Chluesw court, as tho ques
tions submitted to the representatives
of tho powers respecting the terms of
tho protocol amply attest. These ques
tions are entirely pertinent and have
been presented in a form which must
command the consideration of the sev
eral governments. They are not In the
nature of objections to tho terms of
tho powers, they do not Imply any pur
pose to oppose tho Joint agreement, they
merely usk for explanations as to the
purpose of some of the conditions laid
down by the powers.
A Washington dispatch says that the
State department olllclals aro not sur
prised that tho Chinese government has
submitted these questions, regarding It
as perfectly natural that it should have
done so, but It Is rather remarkable that
after weeks' of consideration given to
tho terms by the powers there should
bo any need of explanation. However,
the Information which thu Chinese gov
ernment requests, In a perfectly proper
and legitimate manner, will, It Is pre
sumed, be given and there does not ap
pear to bo any good reason why there
should be much delay In giving It. So
fas as our government Is concerned It
might without hesitation satisfy tho
Chinese government on every question
asked, but a Joint understanding will
have to bo reached aud this may tako
somo time.
Tho German government has sent nu
Invitation to this country to exhibit at
tho exposition of llre-llghtlng apparatus
to be held In Berlin. The exhibition at
Paris convinced the people of Europe
that tho United States was far In ad
vance of any other country, both In tip
pllauccs and methods for lighting lire.
Necessity has brought this about The
character of tho buildings In American
cltloH is such that wero they depeiulent
upon the antiquated methods a ml' class
of machinery In use in European conn
tries there would be uo limit upon dis
astrous llres. Thu principal point of
American superiority Is In point of time
saved in reaching aud getting at effect
ive work on a lire.
Tho year's summary of tho clearing
house reports makes nn exceptionally
good showing for 1000. Tho total
clearings were considerable less than In
181)1), but the falling off was entirely
In tho speculative centers. The actual
commercial transactions of tho year
show an Increase over 1800. The couu
try Is little Interested In speculation aud
In fact would bo better off If there were
less of It. Tho fact that tho commerce.
of tho country In a presidential year was
greater than the year preceding, Itself
one of the most prosperous years In tho
country's history, Is certaluly eucourag-
lug.
Tho dawn of tho new century will
witness a less number of labor dis
turbances In this country than at any
time within recent years. The mil
Ionium Is uot at hand, but certain it Is
thut conditions nre as favorablo for
both employer and employe as at any
time during the century so far as this
country Is concerned. Even thoso who
wero preaching calamity during tho
late campaign will admit that the
United States Is a pretty good country
to mako a living In.
No matter what-outsiders may think
of tho petty tyranny Imposed upou
fourth year men at West Point by tho
upper class men, commonly called haz
lug, the outsider has little occasion to
worry If tlio cadets themselves mni;c no
objection, as appears to be the case
from the testimony. If a cadet wishes
to stand on his head for tho edlllcatlon
of his fellows others will not worry to
any alarming extent.
If the Turkish government Is to pay
all of Its debts through the medium of
orders for war ships that country will
soon have one of thu largest navies In
tho world. Tho principal trouble up to
date Is that while the Turk has ordered
ships, no payments have been made on
them and It Is a question whether a
promise to pay for u war ship Is any
better than a promise to pay for nils
slonury property destroyed.
Cimiulu ,nt 11 .MaKiH't.
Globe-Democrat.
In sptto of extraordinary Inducement
Canada has Increased In population only
350.000 during tho last ton years. Tho
Dominion receives many emigrant wh
look over the Held and then remove to tho
United States.
Mniriiltilile nf . 11 vn I IMlliis.
Philadelphia Itecord.
Operations of the federal navy may take
on additional magnitude and Importance
with edch succeeding year, and the time
Is probably not far distant when n round
1100.000,000 annually will bo needed
run the Navy department. Tho naval bill
to bo reported to the houso after tho
holiday recess ctrries about $67,000,000 as
gainst JUG, 000,000 for tho current govern
ment year. A world power must not
only possess a great navy, but must alio
use It to the utmost lu asserting supremacy
In distant seas,
C11I111 In One Sect Inn.
llrooklyn Eagle.
England 1$ tnoro calm. Sho can afford
to be. With forts and navnl stations nit
nroutul us, nt Halifax, Uermudu, Bahama,
Jamaica, Honduras nud Victoria, site can
fiord to let us bavo n canal for our own
ships. Whether sho can or not It I00U3
s If wc might hava ono.
AmlrfMV CliiM'i-s I'll.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Tromendous crops, gcod prices, Increased
trndo, unlimited employment nnd tho gen-
rnl prosperity of the pcoplo have lifted
Nebraska out of tho slouth of popullstlc
despondency to such a degrco that even E.
llonjamln Andrews, chancellor of the State
University at Lincoln, succumbs to the
plrlt of thu times.
Unlit on Dnrk Spots.
Cleveland Leader.
It transpires that ono cadet at W'ont
Point was forced by tho uppcr-clacs men
to cat soap with tho result that ho was
made 111 nnd Anally died. Tho military
court of inquiry Is finding out a lot of
things which should bo known, even l It
Is not proving that tho death of Cadet
ilooz uns duo to hazing.
IlnnlsliliiK tlio T rnl 11 liny.
, Hurrah) Express.
Tho news agent, familiarly called tho
train butcher, Is doomed. Ho has been
practically banished from tho through
trains for some time. Now somo of tho
roads aro putting him off tho accommoda
tions. Tho train boy (ho was often a man)
was too porslstcnt. Travelers will buy
their II5IU literature, nnd lunches nioro
comfortnbly nt tho station stands, nftcr
tho English method.
Kiilurr HKlHttrit n. Kli'W.
Philadelphia Ledger.
And now tho sultan's particular friend,
the Gonniin kaiser, comes forward with a
protest ngnlnst Turkey's ordering a now
warship from tho Cramps until Krupp's
hill for naval guns has been paid. Hut
what does Turkey want with warships or
guns cither? Her friends protect her with
out nxpenso to hor nnd when thoy are ready
to drop her no armament that sho could
procuro will snvo her for a duy.
An L'niiurnlli-teil Century.
Success.
In 1S00 our country was n plucky fledg
ling, healthy, vigorous, ardent In hope,
high In resolvo. Our total population was
less than R, G00, 000. Germany and Urltntn
each had four times pur number: Spain
twlco as many and even llttlo Portugal
had as big n family of sons nnd daughters
ns Undo Sum. West of tho Mississippi nil
was wilderness. Wo had thirteen llttlo
tales nnd fow cities of prominence, ex
opt Philadelphia, Nuw York, Daltimore,
Boston and Chnrlouton. Tho cntlro rcvo
nuo of tho United States government un
der our first administration was only
$1,500,000, while It now costs annually
$93,100,113.33 to defray tin expenses of the
government of Greater New York. Wash
ington was then n now scttlracnt, with
only a fow thousand population nnd had
nly lately been mado tho capltnl.
Travel Pny for Volunteers.
Phlludolphla Ledger.
At first glanco there Is something alarm
ing lu tho suggestion that our government
offer a bounty for soldiers to servo In tho
hlllpplncs, but closer Inspection will show
that there Is good reason for it. Most of
tho troops now lu sorvlco thero are young
mon, who havo been absent from homo for
long time, nnd It Is tho most natural
thing In tho world that thoy should prefer
o roturn to tho United States to boo their
families and friends rather than re-cnltst.
Hut Qcncral MacArthur thinks a bounty of
50 would persuade many of them to tako
a further term of sorvlco, nnd, ns this would
secure tho services of trained nnd accli
mated soldiers for probably less than 11
would cost to bring homo tho veterans
and send out raw recruits to tako their
placus. It would seem eminently sensible
o adopt tho suggestion nnd offer tho
bounty.
TItOlMC HACKS SOT ISMIGHANTS.
No DmiKcr nf Clienu I.nlior from Our
Now PonNvimlfinN.
Chlcngo Inter Ocean.
Every now nnd then somo political econ
omist or somo lnbor organization leader
makes doleful predictions of nn "Invnslon"
of tho United Stntos by tho "cheap lnbor"
of Its now tropical possessions. A llttlo
attention to tho immigration statistics
shows how ldlo nro such fears. Slnco 1SS0
thero havo como to this country 9PG48,200
foreigners, an avorago of 474,414 each year.
Of thoso only 103,230, or nn annual average
of 5,064, camo from tropical countries.
Our ncqulsltlon of tropical possessions
has not Increased, hut has even reduced
this nverage. During tho last fiscal year
448,672 immigrants arrived her. Only 4,000
of theso camo from tho tropics. From
Cuba, Porto Rico, tho Philippines and Ha
waii combined only 250 enme. Amorlcan
rulo In theso Islands, Instead of encourag
ing their peoplo to emigrate, appears to
havo kept them at homo. Thoy would seem
to havo found In tholr nntlvo Innds, under
Amorlcan rulo, tho opportunities In search
of which somo of them formorly enrao to
tho Unltod States.
Thoso who tulk of "luvnslon of tropical
cheap labor" overlook two fundamental
facts. Tho first Is thnt emigration follows
lines of latitude. Tho second Is that tho
tropical races havo never shown any dis
position voluntarily to emigrate la largo
numbors. Tho great emigrating races aro
all natives of tho tcmperato zone. Such
nro nil tho Kuropenn, tho Chlnoso and
Japancso pooples. And of these only tho
English peoplo In Europe nud tho Chlncso
In Asia havo greatly departed from linos
of latitude In tholr migrations.
Thus tho Scandinavians naturally seek
the northern parts of tho United States,
whllo tho Germans go most Inrgely to tho
ralddlo districts. Spaniards nnd Italians,
on tho other hand, seek those regions In
South nnd Central America whose cllmato
most resembles tholr own, Tho Inlluenco
of Inrga cltlcB and Industrial opportunities
affects tho migrating hosts, but cannot nl
together chango their direction. Whllo
fully 100,000 Italians came to this country
Inst year, two or thrco times that number
want to South America. Tho Argentlno He
public Is becoming almost another Italy,
History records but ono extensive migra
tion of troplcul races to tho tcmpornto zone,
and that wni Involuntary. It was the ml
gratlon of negroes from Africa to this coun
try, Tho tcmpornto zone races have con
tlnually been edging Into tho tropics, but
tho tropical tribes havo rnroly sought to
lnvndo the temperate zones, nnd nnno savo
tho African hns permanently flourished
thero. Tho negro problem In this coun
try may bo considered nature's revenge for
man's Ictcrfcronco with her laws In forcing
her African children to como here.
Tho days of forcod migrations nro past
and wo may b assured that no tropic race
will over voluntarily dlsputo tho American
people'H Industrial supremacy In their own
country. So long as wo keep out tho
Chinese, aud possibly tho Japanese, who
aro not tropical, wn need fear no compctt
tlon from "Oriental cheap labor" hero a
homo. So long as wo do riot Interfero with
nature's laws nn wo did In tho negro's
case, we aro secure against any re
ductlon of our standards of living by an
Invasion of laborers from the tropics,
1'KllSONAL AM) uTIIUllWISH.
General Donrt Is also giving tho Atuorl-
can mule market an Inspiring boost.
Now Is tho accepted time for mnklng New
car resolves, A little inter comes the 1 1 1110
for breaking.
Influeuzn Is raging to such nn extent In
Hussla that cfuceholdcr sneeze even when
the ghost walks.
On several progressive railroads, after
Monday, the Iralnboy will eo remembered
only ns a relic of last century. -
Wo havo 1,100 degrees of heat to tho good,
which, if properly canned, would reduce
tho rigors of the blasts to come.
Now comes a scientist with the discovery
that salt Improves heart action. This con
firms the prevalent belief that tho largo-
hearted nro "the salt of tho earth."
A number of people troubled With nn Idea
nro converging at Chicago, thero to nwnlt
tho omi of tho world. Thoy nro stuck
on the notion that Chicago Is a good plnco
to 1110 in,
An elk preserve, has been established at
Jnckson's Hole, Vyo by M. V. (llltnor,
who fears that tho elk will share tho fato
of tho buffalo. Ho now has ix herd of nine
teen, having started four years ago with
halt a dozen,
Tho famous Ilowery Saving!) bunk of
New York City, with an .irmy of 123.000
depositors and $C7,000.000 of deposits, has
Increased Us Interest rato on deposits
from 3H to 4 por cont ns 11 means of dimin
ishing Its great surplus.
Alson 8. Sherman, who wns tho third
mayor of Chicago, In stilt living, nt tho
ngo of 03. Ho was born in Vermont. His
prcsont homo Is In Wnukegnn, 111., nnd
ho soldom visits Chicago. Ho moved out of
Chlcngo beforo the big lire.
At Wilmington, Del., tho other day Chief
Justlco Loro wished tho members of a
discharged Jury a merry Christmas, nnd
expressed 11 hopo thero wouldn't bo any
whisky In It. "That Is not tho unanimous
chargo of tho court," spoke up Judge Spru
nnco. At n rather exclnslvo function given lu
Wnshlngton recently a young ISngllshman.
who folt that he must soy something apropos
nnd typical of America, remarked: "As tho
governor of North Virginia said to tho gov-
rnor of South Vlrglnlu. It's a long tlmo be
tween drinks!"
Tho promise from Mr. Carnegie of $30.-
000 for a library at Kort Dodgo, la., brings
tho number of his library building gifts In
tho United. States up to sixty-seven, while
Scotland has received seventeen and Eng
land and Ireland sovcral. Twenty-four of
tho ulxty-eovcn buildings In tho United
States aro loented in Pennsylvania.
Horaco Mann, tho famous educator, wns
lttlng ono evening In his study, when.
says tho Now York Tribune, nn Insnno
man rushed into tho room nnd challengod
him to fight. "My dear fellow," replied
Mr. Mann, "It would glvo mo great pleas
ure to accommodate you, but I can't do
It, tho odds aro so unfair. I am n Mann
by namo and n man by nature, two
against ono! It would never do to fight."
Oh, como nhond!" the Ineano man an
swered. "I nm a man nnd a man bcsldo
myself. Let ub four have n fight."
fSHKA'l'KHT I'lJlUI, OK AM..
KlilniililtiK of Aiiierli'iiii lli'lrcNn Ity
liy 1' rallied Count ami Duke.
IHUtltnoro Sun.
A cynical contemporary suggests that
'ns between dukes nnd kidnapers It must
bo admitted that tho former got tholr
money more easily." All of which sug
gests tho necessity of treaty arrangements
between tho United States and European
countries by which wealthy American girls
may bo protected from enterprising scions
of nobility with moro pcdlgreo than brains
and hard cash. Tho nvorago kidnaper of
children Is n bruto nnd monster, who trndos
upon tho feelings of parents. Thero Is
no punishment too sevcro for him, but In
somo respects ho is not ns bad ns tho Eu
ropean kidnaper of nristocratlo descent
who swoops down upon tho American
heiress, dazzles her with hlB titles, mar
ries her and makes hor life miserable- until
sho dies or Is released from her Bufferings
by a dlvorco court.
Scarcely a month passes that somo wcll-
meanlng American girl does not succumb
o tho charms of a foreign kidnaper with
a title, bringing sorrow upon herself and
burdensome, financial obligations upon her
family. Sometimes tho precaution is taken
by tho practical and unscntlmontul papa
or other relatives of tho Amorlcan duchess,
countess or marqulto, as tho caso may bo,
of tying n string to tho young woman's
purso so that tho kidnaper cannot usa her
entlro estato with out permission of n
court of law. Tho husband usually resents
uch encroachments upon his prerogatives,
however, by brutal treatment of his fair
but doluded victim, whereas If ho Is fruo
to spend hor money as ho pleases ho soon
squanders hor property and reduces her to
poverty. This thing has been going on for
many years without any Interruption of
our friendly relations with Europe. Tho
tlmo has como, however, when America
should rise In Its might, assert Its Inten
tion to submit no longer to tho abuse and
wnrn tho matrimonial kidnapers of Eu
ropo that their oncroachmonta on this con
tinent will no longer bo tolerated.
If our trenty rolatlons with Great IJrltnln
nnd Frnnco do not permit tho onactment ot
law somewhat liko tho Chlncso exclu
sion act, uouarrtng wio irapoTeriancu ior-
Ign kidnaper with n title from landing
on our shores, at least wo should bo able,
to lmpoue tho restrictions which uro applied
In tho caso or Immigrants, 'ilia uutitiou
European who travels In tho stecrago, nnd,
nioro often than not, Is n self-rcopcctlng
man, Is required to possess a small sum of
money In bis own right nnd to provo that
ho will not becomo a public charge. If tho
samo rulo applied to the nrlstocratlc ad-
cnturor who comes nnd goes nt will tho
number of European kidnapers who would
bo ellglblo to land In this country would
bo greatly diminished. If wo cannot se
cure tho consent of Europo to treaties
which will piotect tho daughters of rich
Americans; If England will not ratify nn
othor nmondment to tho Hay-Pounccfoto
treaty nnd recognize n now Monroo doctrlno
In renpoct to our helrosHcs; if Franco will
not consent lo extend the, proposed recip
rocity treaty so as to admit of n prohibitory
duty on Gallic kidnapers then tho next
best thing will bo a rigid enforcement of
tho Immigration laws without regard to
titles or cnstlos la tho air. Tho Acmlcan
girl must bo saved, desplto hor weakness
for coronets, nnd American fathors-ln-lnw
must bo freed from tho necessity of scud
lng their gold abroad to keep their titled
sons-in-law out of tho almahousos.
"Cheap" Clothing.
There can bo no question about clothing that is too "cheap."
H'h not good.
Our BucccHH ia founded upon tho quality and style of tho
garments we make.
And they are not expensive, 10, $12.50, $15, 18, ?20 nnd
525.00.
HeHideH that, "No Clothing FUh Like OurH."
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
Omaha' Only Exclusive Clothiers ir Men aad Uy
nuAsrs rnoat iiam-b iionx.
After all there Is no holiday like a holy
day.
God approves our toll by setting us ntw
tasks.
Thero is always hope for a boy who can
blush.
Tho devil wastes no powder on stuffed
prophets.
Destiny Is tho measure of n man rather
than descent.
A man Is not dry tho minute ho Is saved
from drowning.
Ho who makes light of tho blblo will
gel no light from It.
When evil men slap you on your back
look Into your heart.
Tho worship of the truo religion Is uot
bowing down, but looking up.
True prnlso Is a receipt for Ood'o faith
fulness and n pledgo of ours.
imi.mi:stiu PMM.SA.vnuns.
Chicago Hernrd: "Mr. Woggr, I under
build your wlfo hns mado a record of 00
pien tins yenr, -
1 "Mado 11 record I Well, where do I eoai'j
In? I et em."
' Indianapolis Press: He Does your wife
I er over compare you to her Hist husband .'
I itlm Yep. When she nets right mad 111
tuo shu suys I tun almost us tneun as he
wua.
PhllnitrlnlilA I'rdsn:
"Come, children."
said Mr. Wldwer, Introducing tho second
Mrs. Wldwer. "Como and kiss your now
inniinitv."
"(Iraeliius!" exclaimed little Elsie. "If i'OU
took her for 'now' they stuck you, pa."
Plttsburc Chronicle: They were dlsciMl-
iiir tne Kidnaping.
,THy the way," said Mr. Itellolleld. "Mri.
IltnomlloM's youngest son. wns taken yes
terday." "You don't say! How terrible!"
"Oh, I don't know. Photographer took
him."
Detroit 1'reo Press: Hhr Thorn Isn't n.
man living who could truthfully say: "I
love no one In all the world but you."
He You ninkw no exception at nil?
She No. j:.xeept. lierhnpj, when tho man
Is tulklng to himself.
Clevelnud Plain Denier: "A man und
woman recently met ut a theater party;
fell lu lov during tho !lr.t ret; camo to
nn agreement during the recond nrt. and
skipped nway after tho third net to llnd a
clergyman to nuirry thorn."
"She certainly was a brave bride."
"Mow so?"
"To wear n rendy-mado bridal outfit."
Chicago Post: Wife I don't sun why ou
sneer ut Mr. Goodhart beenuso lino so
shabby. Clothes don't make tho mini, you
know.
Husband No. but his wlfo's clothes often
break 11 num. I ?neer at Ooodhart because
bo's fool enough to bo that sort of man.
Pittsburg Chronicle: "Mrs. Hocks will
her husband's typewriter before niarrluno,'
said Mrs. Van I! ran 111 lo Mrs, Dinwiddle.
"Yes. and now nhn has nil kinds of money.
How did she manage to catch him?"
"I nm told that idle made a point of
laughing at all his Jokes, whether alio
understood them or not."
Till'. 111,11 ClltllCII 1IKM.S.
Dublin University SIngnzlno.
Itlng out merrily,
Lonely, cheerily,
lllltho old bells from tho nteople tower;
Hopefully, tearfully.
Joyfully, fearfully.
Movoth tho bride, from the maiden bower.
Cloud there Is nono In tho fair summer sky.
Sunshine lllngs benlpon down from on high;
Children slug loud na tho train moves along,
"Happy tho brldo tho sun shines on,"
Knoll out drrnrlly,
Measured nnd wearily.
Sad old bells from tho steeple irrny;
Priests chanting lowly,
Solemnly, slowly,
Pnnsoth tho corpso from tho portal today;
Drops from thu leaden clouds hcuvlly inn,
Dripping over tho pltnno und thu pnll;
Murmur oM folks, n the train moves nloug,
"Happy the t'ead that tho rain rainoth on."
Toll nt tho hour of prime.
Matin nnd vesper chime.
Loving old bells, lretn tho steeplo high;
Kolllng like holy waves
Over tho lowly graven,
Floating up. prayer fraught, Into the sky.
Solemn tho lesson your lightest notes teach;
Storn Is tho preaching your Iron tongues
preach.
Hinging In II fn from tho bud to tho bloom,
Hinging tho dead to their rest la tho tomb.
Peal out overmorc,
Peal ns yo pealed Sabbath day;
Ilrave old bells, on each Sabbath day;
In sunshlno und glniluess,
Through c!ouds nnd through sadness,
Ilrldnl nnd burial havo passed uwiiy;
Tell us life's pleasures with dcuth aro still
rlfo;
Tell us that death ever lcndntli to life.
I.lfn Is our labor and death Is our test;
If hnppy the living, tho dead nro tho blest.
Till: StIPKllSTITKUIS IIHOT1IKH.
F. L. 8, In Snturday Evening Post.
Oh, dey cwlno ter bo somo trouble, en hit
comfii' In a minute,
Fer I see do chnlr a-rockln', en dey nln't
nobody In It!
U11 do goo'd Lnwd snvo!
Knzo do willow treo wavo,
En do gravoya'd rabbit Is a-runnln 'cros
my grave!
Oh, doy gwluo ter bo somo troublo fo' do
renplu' 011 do sowln',
Kazo dc big do' llyln' open, en dey nln't
no wind n-blowln" !
Eu du good l,n wd snvn!
Kazo do willow treo wave.
En do grnveya'd rabbit is n-runnln' 'cross
my grave!
Oh, dey gwlno tor bo somo trouble fo d
plowln' en do hoeln;
Kazo do lean now at do gynrden gate, en
all do tlmo n-lowln'.
En I mo'nln en I wccpln',
Kazo I feols my skin n-creepln',
En do grnveya'd rabbit runnln' 'cross de
grave whnr' I a-sleepln'l
What Spectacles
Fitting Means
It is essential to good vision
that tho center of tho glassos
come exactly opposite tho pupil
of tho eye. With lll-fUtlDg
frames thlB Important feature
mny bo lacking.
That'B why tho frame must fit
tho face. Depend on us for the
perfection of It and for careful
examinations, na well us a prlco
caving. Anchor guard frames
for noso glusBcs can't sbr.ko
thorn off.
J. C. HUTES0N & CO.
ConmiltliiK Optician,
1520 Douglas Street.
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