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Stato nf Nebraska, DotlglaH County, ss.:
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2 i....U7,Tir. 18 27,780
S U7,iIO 19 27,!tlO
4.... 27,200 20 -..28,210
r, 27,:too 21 U7,:i70
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7 27,100 23 27,0110
8 27,120 21 , 27,:tlO
9 2l,.-,0.-, 25 -"' 10
10 27,:no 20 27,r,no
11 27,270 27.; 27,170
12 27,1 10 28 27,:UO
13 27,280 29 27,210
H 27,72. 30 20.0IC.
IB i 27,0r.O 31 20,070
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Wnntcd A Bite for a Don. Address
Samson.
Possibly Pitt Crowo has koiic to the
North pole.
"Bobs" reached homo In a fop. He
loft Africa In n foR, too.
Wntch Omaha'H bank clearings go sail
inir up tho Hue. Omaha Is doing busi
ness. Pat Crown probably never realized be
fore how many men there were In the
country who looked like him.
Liverpool Is unique In mliny respects,
but In none more so than that Pat
Crowo cannot be found there.
Wnko up, you auditorium promoters.
Ono way to make your project win Is
to keep It before tho people all the
time.
When Tom Patterson abandoned pop
Hum for democracy ho surprised no
body. Patterson Is nothing If not Pro
tean. Tho public debt decreased almost
$2,000,000 during December. Paying
debts has become u coullrmed habit of
republican administrations.
Vhllo discussion of relief of tho
supremo court Is pertinent, the present
Judges can keep busy without running
any risk of working themselves out of
a Job.
Texas Is deteriorating. Nothing more
exciting than wild duck shooting could
bo provided for Bryan on his last trip.
Tho supply of tamo wildcats has evi
dently run short.
Members of the legislature arc taking
time by the forelock In the matter of In
troduciug bills. Judging from the 11 rut
run tho legislative mill Is not likely to
remain Idle for lack of grist.
For people who opposed nn Incrense in
the national army Nebraska popocrats
arc taking a wonderful Interest in the
stato's, standing army. Consistency
nover was u popocratle stroug point.
Governor Poynter lets himself over
tho rough spots and low places with the
easy grace, of a innn accustomed to it.
Ills last message to the general assem
bly l remarkable chlelly for what It
doesn't contain.
Governor Plngree's message to the
Michigan legislature occupied four hours
In Its reading. If he had included in
tho document all his thoughts regard
lug tho last legislature of that stato lie
would bo reading yet.
Vhllo eastern Missouri papers are be
moaning Omaha's sad fate In tho loss
of llvo stock business, returns from the
packing houses Indicate that they are
doing right well and that sympathy Is
still a little premature.
Omaha's new Jobbing houses are al
ready doing business, having started
with tho century. Their success is sure
to tempt others to locate here. This Is
the best answer to tho man who still
persists In talking census ilgures.
County Attorney Shields' horde of as
slstants has grown to such proportions
that even tho fusion Hoard of County
Commissioners cannot stand It. If the
citizens were getting any return In tho
way of service It might not be so ol
Jectlonable.
Governor Dietrich's message Is that of
a business man. Certain matters of
public Interest need attention, anil these
nro pointed out In the fewest possible
words. It looks as if Nebraska were
llnally to have a strictly business ad
mlulstration.
Americans will honor tint colonel who
refused to cooperate with European
troops In what proved merely a free
booting expedition ngnlust tho Chinese
Uuclo Sam's boys have done well so
far In upholding the credit of their ua
tlon under trying conditions In China.
auvKitxoii vovxtkh's VAhKnimmr.
Aside from the profusion of bo
(ltiels which he showers on his own
Jidmlnlstratloii Governor Poynter has
given In his valedictory message a suc
cinct' review of his two years' super
vision of the state government with
accompanying recommendations In the
main entitled to their favorable con
sideration. Marring his tippinl for di
rect, legislation and government owner
ship of railroads these recommenda
tions are not tinged with partisan color,
but on the contrary grow out of ex
perience with the actual machinery of
government.
Particularly timely Is tho outgoing
governor's endorsement of the election
of United Slates senators by direct vote
of the people. This great popular re
form has been consistently advocated
by The Ueo for thirty years and Is
now more generally demanded than
ever before. Governor Poynter recom
mends tho legislature to-memorialize
congress to submit an amendment to
the federal constitution with this ob
ject In view. Former Nebraska legis
latures have taken this aetldn, but so
far without langlble result. The most
effective stop tho present legislature
can take to promote tho direct election
of United States senntors is to elect
men to represent Nebraska In tho
United States senate who are known
to be thoroughly Imbued with tho prin
ciple of direct election and who can
be depended on to work at Washing
ton for tho necessary constitutional
amendment which up to this time has
always foundered on an adverse senti
ment In the upper house of congress.
In adopting The" Hee's plan for tem
porary relief of the supreme court by
summoning as assistants to tho su
premo Judges the unoccupied Judges of
tho district court, Governor Poynter
has grasped the ono method at once
most feasible and most economical. All
other projects for supremo court com
missioners contemplate providing berths
for nioro lawyers at expense of tho
taxpayers without assuring nny better
character of Judges or as practical re
sults. As to reducing Interest on registered
stato warrants, tho premium now com
manded by the state's Interest-bearing
paper makes It safe and economical.
Whether tho Interest rate should be
cut at once from 5 -per cent to per
cent, as favored by the state treasurer,
or should be placed at -1 or 'A(. per
cent, Is a question of keeping the war
rants at par to bo carefully llgurcd
out. The rate should not be reduced
to tho point of driving tho state's ob
ligations permanently to n discount to
the loss of Its creditors.
Governor Poynter renews his recom
mendation for a constitutional conven
tion, specifying for purtlcular provision
amendments enlarging the supreme
court and creating an elective stato
rullwoad commission. That the consti
tution Is sadly In need of repair and
reconstruction every ono familiar with
existing conditions of state government
readily realizes. The chief drawback
to convention revision Is the protracted
time required, yet If no more speedy
remedy Is at hand the convention
should be summoned. His suggestion
of a commission to prepare new reve
nue legislation Is supported by sound
argument, which might also be ex
tended to a code revision commission,
Uho question of regulating transpor
tation rates Governor Poynter acknowl
edges to be a dllllcult problem. Our
legislation along these lines has met
with unfortunate disaster whenever
subjected to court test. Tho governor's
only remedy Is partial at best, calling
for maximum rates for a few staple
articles In carload lots. The problem
requires more careful study.
The valedictory contains still other
valuable hints for the lawmakers, such
as applying convict labor to sugar beet
culture to avoid competition with free
labor, the concentration of the state's
activity In normal training Into one
great Institution, and the enactment 6t
better laws governing livestock Inspec
tion. Ho brings up again the miostlou
of 'a commission to compromise dis
puted obligations owing tho state,
which, though In general terms, has
special reference to the Hartley bond.
It would doubtless bo safer to entrust
such a power In tho new republican
stato ollicers, but It Is open to discus
sion whether the regular court chan
nels are Insulllcieut for. this purpose.
Nearly every one of these subjects
deserve special and separato attention
from the press and public preliminary
to legislative action. As a suggestive
survey Governor I'oynter's message
should, as we have said, command care
ful and thoughtful consideration.
o.v.i .-yiJir t'uunxa.
A lending llnanclal Journal says that
It will be everywhere acknowledged
soon that Industrial affairs of tho United
States are on an altogether new footing
They were moving with stupendous
forcV In 18!)!) and the early part of
last year, but experienced a check In
the presidential campaign. That ob
struction havlug been removed, together
with tho free silver coinage threat, and
tho belief being general that the opposl'
t ton to sound money and to material
progress lias lost lis power for mischief,
capital, relieved from the restraint fear
produced, Is given freer action; Instead
of tho short flights within which It lias
hitherto been conllued. It Is now en
couraged to engage In schemes of wider
reach.
"This situation," says that Journal.
"also In turn stimulates all Industrial
work promoting the starting up of
largo undertakings of wider range, but
especially favoring a much nioro numer
ous class with energy, thrift, persever
ance and ambition, who have only little
money and so need capital to advance
their -schemes. With all these little
wheels as well as the large ones revolv
ing at highest speed, the aggregate of
home and foreign consumption will be
the gauge of what can be done by Til,
000,000 of people actively at work."
That Industrial prosperity is to continue
with us seems well assured,. Last year
our foreign trade was greater inau in
nuy other year lu our history aud there
Is reason to believe that It will be larger
this year than last. It is possible, In
deed, that we shall sell somewhat less
to Furope, but If so the decrease In
that direction will undoubtedly be made
up for by Increased demands elsewhere.
It may reasonably be anticipated that
our t ratio with China will be materially
Increased, we shall do more business
with the Philippines, while it Is not Im
probable that within the year a consid
erable trade will open to us In South
Africa. There ought to be realized, also,
nn enlargement of our commerce with
the countries south of us.
The foreign demand for our agricul
tural products lu the current year Is
likely to bo somewhat less than last
year, but there Is every probability that
we shall send abroud more of our man
ufactures, our ability to successfully
compete with foreign manufacturers in
markets long theirs having been fully es
tablished. The outlook, therefore, for
American Industrial and commercial In
terests Is most favorable, the only men
ace being unfriendly foreign legislation,
of which there Is perhaps no very great
thinner.
HKASSUMHblXO OF COXnilESS,
The few remaining weeks of tho life
if the llfty-slxth congress will be a
busy period, particularly lu the sennte,
hero little was accomplished before
io holiday recess. It nnnours nroba-
bio that not much will be done in the
way of general legislation. Tho army
corganizatlon bill Is the most uruont
matter and It Is expected that this will
e reported at once from the military
committee of tho senate. The secre
tary of war has pointed out the neces-
Ity ot passing this measure ns soon, as
possible and It Is presumed tho senate
republicans will bo disposed to coninlv
with the desire of the administration,
while no obstructive onnosltlon from
tho democrats Is apprehended. Next In
importance is the revenue reduction
bill, which is said to be causing some
rouble to the administration and the
epubllcuns of the senate llnance com
mittee. The bill as It nassed the house
was supposed to make a reduction of
about .? 10,000,000 anuually In the reve
nue, but It has been found that for
the next fiscal year tho reduction
would exceed that sum. It Is the opin
ion of Secretary Gnce Hint tin mentor
eduction than the bill conteninlated
can safely be made and this measure
Is likely to receive extended discussion.
it appears probable that no action
will be taken by tho senate on the
Nicaragua canal bill. It Is said the
feeling Is quite general nuiouir senators
that nothing further can be done lu
regard to an Isthmian canal nendlnir
action by Great Britain on the amended
Hay-Pauncefoto treaty and It is not
expected that tho British government
win act before the adjournment of con
gress. Proper deference to the admin
istration as Mell as International
courtesy seem to require that the senate
shnli give no consideration to the- canal
bill until the treaty has been disposed
of. Otherwise the effect would be to
embarrass tho administration and it
should bo safe to assume that repub
lican senators will not do this. Tho
shipping bill will probably go over to
tno next congress, though IV Is under
stood that Senators Frye and Hanna
will make a very determined effort to
have It acted upon at the nresent ses'
slon. There are other republican sen
ators, however, who are disposed to let
the bill go over and In any event the
democratic opposition could undoubtedly
prevent Its passage by talking against
It until tho end of the session. The
river and harbor bill, carrying expendi
tures to the amount of Siio.OOO.OOO. will
be shortly reported to the house and
will very likely pass that body with
out much delay, but It may be a snbleet
of extended discussion lu the senate.
A reapportionment bill must be passed,
uutMlilH c-nl not consume much time
In either house. There will be no fur
ther legislation by the present con
gress regarding the new possessions.
Klther the English have been seized
with a panic or tho situation in South
Africa Is more dangerous than even the
press dispatches would Indicate. It Is
olllclally announced that big guns from
ono of the battleships will bo lauded for
the proic-tlon of Capetown, a thing that
was uot considered necessary when
Ladysnillh, Klmberley and other points
were besieged. It might be advisable
to keep Lord Uoberts lu training, as his
services might lie needed to conquer the
Boers ngulu.
Among the most significant Indications
that business activity Is to continue
during the present year is the condition
of the Iron trade. All branches of the
Industry, especially those which turn
out llnlshed product, aro now working
on orders which will keep them busy
the greater part of the lirsL six months
of tho year. Tho prosperity or this In
dustry Is so Intimately connected with
activity In all other lines of business
that It Is looked upon as the commercial
ba rometer.
Tho favorite method In South Ameri
can countries of attracting the attention
of the world has been to get up a revo
lution with each change of the season.
Chill Is preparing tu change the pro
gnui and Is branching out as a com
petitor of the United States and Hurono
for tho trade of Central America and
.Mexico. The new method may not hi
so spectacular, but the Chilians will un
doubtedly liud It more profitable.
The retiring governor recommends
that the legislature devise some means
ot keeping the appropriations within
the aiilount to be collected lu taxes.
Tho advice Is good, but the legislature
will Hud no assistance lu Its task from
the appropriations recommended by the
retiring state ollicers.
.Millions of dollars were spent during
the hist three years by railroad com
panics lu equipping their lines to handle
the growing trallle of the country, aud
yet there Is the old cry of ear famine
and lusulllcient rolling stuck. One
eastern road has just plqccd au order
for 100 new locomotives to assist lu
hauling Its share of the MoKlnlcy pros
perity. Verily, the calamity howler
has fallen on evil days.
Omaha's delov'tites In the National
Live Stock association's meeting nt Salt
Lake City are now lu line. They will
take a warm Invitation to the cattlemen
to come to the Gate City In lDO'J. It Is
time the stock growers held n session
on the banks of the Missouri river.
They nro familiar with the ranges:
they should come and get acquainted
with the markets.
Tho last year of fusion has nassed lu
Colorado democracy has swallowed up
the populists and free silver repub
licans who did not escape from tho fold
before tho process of deglutition was
complete. As soon as Nebraska's de
mocracy recovers from the shock of the
late election It will make an effort lu
the same Hue.
Contemplation of the probability of n
coni famine lu the west Is not ideas-
ant, but It Is an effectual ro'mludor of
the fact that this country has expanded
faster than people realize. Tills Im
pending famine Is due solely to the fact
that the coal Is used faster than It Is
dug.
It will be well for Dr. Kdwurd A. Boss
to remember that (hero are no pluto
crats connected with the University of
Nebraska, only the plain people, and
that If ho expects to hold a position
there he must do It by some other
means than assaults on the money devil.
Treasurer Mesorve delivers to his suc
cessor the school funds which have
been Idle during his term, but the places
In which It has been deposited are as
great a mystery us ever. As a parting
memento he might take the people Into
his conlldence. ,
The .11) ftterlou Twins.
Washington Post.
It might not bo a bad idea for tho gov
ernment to commission Mr. Pat Crowo to
tuko charges of Agulnaldo.
How the Trail Works,
Detroit Journal.
Dowct, ho was surrounded Saturday
without bono of brine ablo to cscanc. Is
still at largo and 200 British soldiers who
wero nt Helvetia have been trekked Into
a Boer camp.
There Are Others.
Washington Star,
ir Mr iinimnn is not recognized by con
gress for sinking tho Mcrrtranc he should
cheer up and remember there are somo
bravo chaps who went with htm who navo
not been recognized either.
A Trunxpnrent IllulT.
Buffalo Express.
Thr fntnn leaders In Nebraska profess
to believe that the governor-elect has vio
lated the law) but decllno to prosecute him
becauso there would bo no party advan
tage In such a course, wnat lony princi
ples!
I.ueky Lord Holm.
San Krunclsco Call.
It Is doubtful Ifmny general had better
luck In war than,;Lord Roberts. Ho was
not sent to tho -Transvaal until Buller
had douo all thej' Jij-ellmlnary; work , und
found out how tho war should' bo carried
nn nml nmi- tin In nnimtttpfl to CO homo
and leavo to Kitchener tho dlsagrecablo
duty of cleaning up.
llrrnklus; Into lr- Uol.
Indianapolis Journal,
if Sperntnrv nf War Hoot succeeds In
i.rmlfinn- nn flin ilrv rot which has lone
characterized tho army general staff system
In Washington, as ho seems determined to
do, ho will add to his claim for national
gratitude. There Is more Imperialism among
tho army start ollicers in wasningion man
tuero is In all tho rest of the country be
sides. Movluiv XiMiret Home.
Philadelphia Times,
Thn oxniliiR of tho trusts from the west
tn thn east continues. As a rule they
establish their headquarters In Now York.
In New York they have tho facilities of
speculation offered by Wall street and of
legislation to bo readily obtained In New
Jersey that land of truBt promise and
refugo upon which they may look from their
skyscraper ofllco and which they may reach
by ready rapid transit.
An Irresistible AlM'rul.
Emporia (Kan.) Gazette.
Mr. Bryan may bo old persimmons on
tho eternal truth In his paper, but when
one of tho Lincoln railroad boys comes
tiptoeing Into tho olnco and takes Editor
Bryan Into the stock room and closes tho
door and whispers to him to keep any
Item out aLout tho railroad hoys' llttlo
troublo in pollco court. If Editor Bryan has
nny bowels of mercy tho eternal tenth Is
going to got n dent in the armor plate of
her alabaster neck.
Trade with tlu Philippine.
Philadelphia Record.
It has been estimated by tho federal
treasury experts that Amerlcnn export trade
with tho Philippines during tho last year
will amount to not less than J3.500.000, as
ngalnat less than ?70,000 four years ago.
Of tho three millions and odd, It may be
noted, nearly $1,000,000 Is represented In tho
-tntlstlcnl tablc3 by malt llnuor In bottles
beer, In short. This becms like au In
tolerable deal of beer for a few pennyworths
of other American products desired at
Manila.
An Appeal to Patriotism.
Now York Tribune.
Tho members of tho Valley Forgo Na
tional Park asEoclatlon feel Justified In mak
ing an appeal to tho country for tho
preservation of the historic ground becnuso
of tho lndlfferenqo on tho part of tbo stato
of Pennsylvania. Tho stato owns about
one-fifth of tho ground covering tho Inner
1 no of lutrenchmenta and tho crest of Mount
Joy, but for flvo years no appropriation has
been mado by the legislature for Its main
tenance, nnd tho ground Is overrun with
bnitli and briar.
Dullish WeNt I ml lex,
Philadelphia Itccord.
Tho negotiations for tho purchase ot tjiu
Danish West India Islands have progressed
so .far as lo Insuro a sale, provided tho
senato shall ratify tho bargain and tho
house of representatives mako tho neces
sary appropriation. Tho amount offered
for tho Islands, tlnoo In number, is stated
to bu J3.240.0CO. St. Croix, tho largest
Island, Is otxty-flvo miles distant from
Porto lllco, and contnlns 110 stpiaro miles,
fit. Thomas Is thirty-eight miles from Porto
lllco. ,lt is "about sevenfeon miles Ions
and four miles wide. It has nn excellent
fortified harbor. St. John has nn nren of
forty-two souaro miles, Tho populnllon of
tho Islands Is 33,000. Tho principal prod
ucts nre coffee, sugar, rum, tobacco and
Indigo. Tho islands would bo principally
valuablo to tho United States as naval bases
of operation. With Porto Itlco, they would
stand llko watch dogs nt tho margin of tho
Caribbean sea and the Gulf of Mexico, giv
ing secure foothold of offeme and da
feqso In time ot war.
I MTIJH STATES AM) C1IIIA.
ltrlntluiiR of the Mliernlor ntnl the
Llliernteil.
Philadelphia Press.
Thcro Is much inltrt'prcnentntlon or mis
understanding of tho policy of our govern
ment respecting Cuba. Ono Journnl says;
"Tho ndmlnlstrntlon's plan to bend Cuba
to Its wishes Is gradually becoming ap
parent. It Is a compound of delay and com
mercial pressure."
Nothing could be farther from tho fact.
This declaration Is sheer assumption nnd
Is wholly unfounded both In Its premlso and
Its conclusion. As against the assumption
It may be stated with knowledge that the
administration has no plan whatever "lo
bend Cuba to Its wishes," and having no
such plan nt all It cannot bnvo a plan which
is "a compound of delay nnd commercial
pressure."
Tho ndmlnlBtrntlon neither wants nor
proposes "to bend Cuba to Its wishes." It
Is doing nothing In that direction. On tho
contrary, it is doing everything to en
courngo and aid Cuba In acting out her own
wishes. As soon as It could be dono In
reason provision was mado by which tho
people of Cuba elected n convention to
frame n constitution and prepare a form
of government. That convention Is now In
session, and it Is left absolutely untram
moled In working out Its problem. So far
as tho administration Is concerned, there Is
neither "delay" nor "commercial pressure."
Tho convention Is free to formulnto what
ever plan it deems best nnd to do so as
quickly as It pleases.
When It Bhall conlploto its work It will
ho for tho United Htntes to tnko action.
Tho United Stntcs has sonio responsibility
In tho end. Tho government to bo created
in Cuba must not only conform to tho
wishes of tho people of that Island, but It
must assure tho preservation of order, tho
fulllllmcnt ot Intcruntlonnl obligations und
tho recognition of American Interests as
paramount In this hemisphere. When this
shall bo made secure tho obligations ot tho
United States will bo discharged.
It Is for tho Cuban convention to proceed
freely and promptly, without meddling or
Influence, to tho completion of Us work ac
cording to Its own ideas and wishes. It
will then be for tho United States to dc
tcrmlno whether tho result fulfills fhoso
conditions, for tho observance of which It
Is responsible. And that determination wilt
dcvolvo not on tho ndmlnlBtrntlon but on
congress.
I.NCIIHAHIXS THE HEWAltl).
Chlcngo Tribune: "Tho Cudahy kidnapers
will bo compelled now to threaten tho city
of bmahn with thu capture of ono of Its
loved nldernion.
Chlcngo Chronicle: It Is earnestly to
bo hoped that tho elusiva Mr. Patrick Crowo
will nllow himself to bo captured, not so
much In tho Interest of Justlco as In that
of science. Tho world yearns to know how
Mr. Crowo has been nblo to appear to
veracious witnesses In a dozen pluces sev
eral hundred miles apart on the samo day.
Tho suspicion Is growing that Mr. Crowo
Is tho mahatma Koot Iloml In disguise.
St. Paul Pioneer Press: Tho Omaha city
council did just tho right thing In offering
a reward of $25,000 for the npprchcnslon of
tho kidnapers of young Cudahy. They did
this. It appears, only nftcr Mr. Cudahy had
received a letter threatening tho murder of
his son and all sorts ot vengeanco on other
members of his family If hu did not with
draw his offer of a roward of $25,000 for
their discovery und urrcst nnd tho council
nsked him to withdraw his offer In ordor
that the rascals should have no further
raotlvo for threatening him und his family.
But tho city of Omaha should not havo
wnlted for Mr. Cudahy to offer tho roward.
It should havo taken that step promptly
on tho recovery of tho boy. And It Is
surprising that both tho city und the stato
of Nebraska did not nt ouca tnko this
action.
. Minneapolis Tribune: Tho action of the
municipal nuthorltles ot Omaha In ottering
$25,000 roward for tho capturo of tho kid
napers of tho Cudahy boy, coupled with tho
request that tho senior Cudahy withdraw
his offer of u similar roward, Is com
mendable. In n cuso of this kind It la better
that the pursuit of the criminals havo no
Bavor or appearance of private vengeance.
Besides, It uppears from tho receipt of re
cent threatening letters that tho Cudahy
family Is exposed to new reprisals at tho
hands of tho kidnaping gang by tho offer
of private reward, and there Is no good
reason why nny citizens should bo exposed
to such special danger In tho execution of
Justice. In cuso tho rascals woro caught
thcro Is no doubt that tho Cudahys would
gladly reimburse tho city for Its outlay. If
they wero permitted to do so, but It Is bet
ter to have tho public nuthorltles nppcar
as the prosecutors.
PEHSn.VAI, NOTES.
Tho century will go out In a burst of
Borrow nt Boston. Beans havo advanced to
$2.50 n bushel.
An American girl has been found in tho
last stages of starvation In Paris. She
cculd havo dono ns well as that In Now
York.
So far, tho United States Is tho only
bidder for 'tho Danish West Indies, and It
has concluded to stop bidding against
Itself.
Charles S. Francis, tho now American
minister to Greece, Is a graduate of Cor
nell, but, before going to college, learned
tho printer's trudo In Troy, N. Y.
John Mitchell, president ot tho United
Mine Workors, Is to bo given n homo by
tho anthracite miners In recognition of
his work for th.m during the recent strike.
Tho will of the lato C. P. Huntington
discloses that tho only property belonging
to him In San KranclBco wns n mortago In
terest in real property In tho valuo of
$50,000.
Colonel Arthur Lynch, who served with
General Louis Bothn In South Africa, has
sailed from New York for Tho Hague, whero
ho will meet Paul Krugor nnd Invito him
to visit tho United States.
Sir Wilfrid Laurlcr, tho Canadian promlcr,
Is noted for tho unBtinted manner In which
ho disperses private charity, nnd has been
known to go out himself of n cold night to
carry food to somo poor person In whom
he took an interest.
Nearly forty-two years ago, August 20,
1Sj(i, tho new Holllday Street theater,
Baltimore, was opened by John T. Kord.
"Sho Stoops to Conquer" was tho opening
bill, with Barton Hill ns Young Marlowe,
Chlppomlnlo as Hardcastle, Mrs. Gladstone
as Kato and Stuart Robson as Tony Lump
klu, Of tho thirty uumes printed In tho
program, ono Is living Stuart IlobPon.
Joseph Conrad, who Is making n reputa
tion ns a writer of Ben stories, Is a Polo
by birth, but when 13 years old ho wont to
Franco, nnd by the ngo of 10 had started
llfo on tho sen. Ho worked his way up
through tho various grades to tho brldgo
and, during his later years at sea com
manded ships engaged In the Australian
trade. His wife is nn Englishwoman, and
he now lives on n farm in Kent,
Among invited guests nt tho coining Inau
guration of President McKlnley will bo
Hoswell Hardsley, who Is 01 years old, and
who for poventy-two years has been post
master of North Lansing, Tompkins county,
N. Y, Mr. Bnrdsley was appointed poit
mnhler on Juno 23, 1828, John Qulncy Adams
liolng then president nnd John McLcnn of
Ohio postmaster gcnernl. He Is not only
tho oldest man In tho postal rervlec, hut he
la believed tn be the senior government
employe In nny capacity. No complaint
ngalnst his ofllco has ever been lllrd. Ho
has always drawn the uanie salary $175
per year.
WEALTH AM) IMUMlltKSS.
Pointed Iteninrkn on the Apostle of
Discontent.
Wnshlnston Post.
Ono of tho delusions Hint have seized and
possessed tho minds of ninny excellent mon
Ib that the dccndcnco of manhood Is nn
Inovltnbto couscqucnco of tho accumulation
of wealth. That doctrine having been
taught by men of Influence in the press, the
pulpit nnd the forum, It has naturally been
accepted by persona of smaller mental cali
ber. It has, Indeed) teen most cordially wel
comed by tho npostlcs of discontent nnd
their ills Iplcs. Dcmogogucs In con.ztcjs mi l
on tho stump, following tho cxnmplo ot
brainier nnd bettor men, who hnvo neglccto.1
to apply their reason to tho solution ot so
cial problems, havo been nccustomcd to
clto n few alleged statistics rclntlvo to
the distribution of wealth In tho United
States, and to round off their fervid pe
riods wjth
"III fares the land, to hastening Ills n prey.
hero wealth accumulates und men decay."
Had thcro been a deendenco of manhood
In this country during the past century
commensurnto with tho accumulation of
ncauu, our pnysicai, moral nun intellectual
Inferiority would Jbuvo rendered tho United
Slates ono of tho least respected members
of tho family of nations. Tho truth is that
tho nvcrago American Is n better man
stronger In physique, brtadcr nnd deeper In
Intellect, higher lu cultivation, loftier In
aspirations, keener nnd nioro catholic In
sympathies, than his predecessor of llfty or
n hundred years ago. It Is poverty, not
wcnlth; penury, not plenty, that makes men
decay. Put thn best specimens of manhood
a colony of tho most virile, moral and
best educated peoplo of this or nny other
country whero their lot would bo u contlnu-ous-strugglo
for existence, with no hopo of n
betterment of their condition, nnd dccndcnco
would soon set In. This nation ban risen
continuously In tho scale of humanity, be
cause, from tho beginning, there wns well-
grounded hope of great achievements. It
has ascended from ono plane to nnothcr by
reason of tho strength nfforded by the re
sults of previous efforts. By continually
dedicating Its successive accumulations ot
wealth to wlso uses It has facilitated not
only material but Intellectual nnd moral
progress.
Leaving out of account tho unexampled
prlvato bencllcenco of tho rich men of this
country, tho appropriations ot money for
public purposes by tho national, stato and
municipal lrglslntures is conclusive proof
that our standard of manhood has been nd
vancing while wo havo been growing richer,
Comp'aro tho condition of such unfortunates
as tho blind, tho deaf mutes, tho Insane, tho
paupers of today with tho record of their
treatment In tho past, and you will find
Hint n wiao liberality In tho uso of riches
has fully kept pneo with tho tncreaso In
tholr Accumulations. Look nt tho hos-
pltula of our day for nnother blow at pes
simism. Look nt our educational Institu
tions for confirmation of tbo theory that
wcnlth does not lower, but exnlts tho stand
nrd of mnnhood. And, finally, glunco for a
moment nt tho nchlovcmcnts of tho churches
nnd other religious organizations.
Tho opportuii'tlcs of this new country
for tho accumulation of wealth havo been
grandly utilized. Tbo disposition of that
wcnlth conclusively nttcsts tho advance of
tho peoplo In nil tho worthiest obJcctB of
human endeavor. This Is tho land where
wcnlth accumulates nnd men do not decny;
where tho knowledgo and Inclination re
quired to mnko broader, higher, hotter uses
of wealth keeps step with its accumula
tion.
SEEICI.XU AX EXPLANATION.
tirent llrlliiln Woiitlcrlnic Why Itn
Indimtrliil Pueo In SliiukenliiK-.
Chicago Tribune.
Many theories havo boon ndvnnccd to
account for tho fact that tho United States
Is outstripping Great Britain In certain
manufactures. Somo Englishmen hold that
It Is duo to tho tyranny of English trado
unions which enables tho worklngman to
give less than a fulr equivalent for wages.
Others ascrlbo tho change to our lnrgcr
supply of Important raw materials, notnbly
coal and Iron. Still others think Great
Britain Is falling behind because It Is too
slow In adopting now machinery and now
methods. Probably nil these things hnvo
somothlng to do with tho case, but tho
London Times seems to havq put Its finger
upon nnother nnd cffectlvo cnuso when It
says that "tho chanco given to youth Is
tho chief secret of tho amazing enterprise,
exhibited by tho American steel and Iron
trndo during tho last dozen years."
Tho comparatlvo youth, from tho English
point of view, of tho men nt tho head of
great enterprises Is n marked fcaturo ot
tho American business world nt tho pres
ent time. Tho Times scarcely exaggerates
.ho facts when it says that men of 30 nro
In control ot enterprises hero which in
England would bo managed by men of 50.
Tho American theory seems to bo that at
tho ago of 30 a man can bo trusted to
manago n great Industry, whllo tho British
theory Is that a man's accumulated ex
perience makes him increasingly vnluablo
until ho Is nt lenBt 60 years of age. Tho
adogo, "Old men for counsel, young mon for
war," hb npplled to commercial battles, has
practically been revised lv tho American
peoplo to tho extent of using young men
for both counsel and conflict. Tho result,
temporarily at least, has been to glvo our
Industries an extreme mobility In adapting
themselves to now hTeas.
Tho present Is nn era of rapid Improve
ment in machinery and methods, nnd tho
Americans hnvo lost no tlmo lu utilizing
overy new Idea. A young man can chango
his ways moro easily thnn an old man.
A young manager of n groat factory will
havo less hesitation In throwing a lot of
costly machinery on tho scrap heap nnd
Investing In new machines when ho sees
that tho now ones nro better. Ho Is moro
reckless In taking risks, but ho Is moro
likely to win a dashing victory. At present
tho Industrial advantages nro decidedly on
tho sido of youthful daring, backed by
youthful visor. Appnrcntly tho British will
havo to imitate us in giving tho reins to
their young men If thoy nro to hold oven
tholr present reduced position among tho
manufacturing nations.
tJ LOUIES OF THE till HAT W I '.ST.
Will Ilevooie the liiilnxtrlnl Klneiloni
of the New World,
United Stntes Senator Gcorgo L. Shoup
of Idnho Is one of the most distinguished
f th nttin croun of western nloneera now
living who ure piomlnent lu public life.
Senntor Shoup Is a Pehnsylvnnlnn who went
west fifty years ago. Ho participated in
thn nri-nnlzatlon of Colorado ns n territory
nnd wns tho last territorial governor of
Idaho. In speaking brliiliy of tho dovoiop
mont of tho mighty west nnd Its future in
thn coming century, Senntor Shoup said to
a Philadelphia Press roporters
"During tho coming century inn trans
...icaiauinnl rnuntrv will hecomo tho In
dustrial region of tho United States Just
ns it is now tne ngricuuuiai, .uddu- who
has not lived beyond tho Mississippi for
half a century can approclato tho wonder
ful strides civilization has made during this
period In that region, Tho history of Itn
nvnlnrAtlnii and dovoloiunctit Is tho ro
in nil oo of tho century. Out of the prnc-
tlcolly unknown region oi sevcniynvn years
ngo havo sprung cltlrs nnd towns. It Is
well called tho golden west, for It has
added moro to tho wealth of tho world in
precious metals than nny other region be
neath tho sun In a similar period,
"When I vfent west It was In u wagon
train. Today transcontinental railways
carry passengers In palace, cars over moun
tain and across desert waste, Tho most
prosperous railroads in tho United Stntea
In recent years have been our western
roaiji. Tbey are penetrating everywhere,
nnd everywhere: thoy go cities nnd towns
spring up besldo them,
"Tho growth of our territory In nnd be
yond tho Pnclflc has called for more, steam
ships. Tho open door lu China will cnlt
for still more. With this will como nn la
creased deiunnd for our manufactures, which
capital will find can bo produced chenpor
beyond the Mississippi than east ot It.
Irrigation Is making tho desert to blos
som llko the rose. Millions of ncrcs (if
hitherto unproductive land have been
brought under cultivation by this process.
And It Is going on nnd will go on until
every aero worth cultivating yields to tho
plough or tho Industry of tho vine dresser.
"Our educational institutions In the west
nre on n par with those of the cast. They
navo equal fncllltlos nnd endowments nnd
lack nothing but thn tradition of nge. With
n great domain still available for home
seekers, tho coming century will seo tho
west become tho grnnnry of tho world and
n mighty hlvo of Industry."
CHINA SlIOtl.D KICK.
Some Hellec tlonn on Hie Kinctloim of
I'll rlnt In n Civil tuition.
Washington Post.
It will surprise no intelligent observer ot
events to hear Hint tho Chinese emperor
objects to tho "Irrcvocnblo" demands mado
upon him by tho powors now representing
"Christian civilization" In that unhappy
land. Tho dorannds In question nro simply
Intolerable nnd they would bo rejected with
drflnnco by nny government or people hav
ing common self-respect.
Of courso China Is nt present In n most
humlllatlug plight. Its capital haa been
occupied by thn armies of tho otitsldn
world. Its sacred places hnvo been dcllled
nnd plundered. Its territory groans and
bleeds under n vandalism without precedent
slnco tho days of ancient Home. But It Is
nobler to perish in a righteous cnuso thun
lo sacrifice manhood und dignity without a
struggle and tho nnnouuceiuent that tho
Chlneso emperor hns refused to degrade
himself will sttiko a rcspanslvn chord In
tho breasts of all honorable and bravo men.
Everybody with red blood In his veins ad
mires pluck and despises huso surrender.
Everybody will rejoice In tho Chlneso em
peror's dignified attitude with reference to
tho arrogant nnd cruel extortions of tho
powers.
What right as the Christian world to In
sist thnt China shall nhaso Itself, abdlcntn
Its rights as n nation nnd grovel at tho
feet ot Its Invnders7 Why should China
ngrco to disarm, to oblltoruto Its defenses,
to submit meekly lo ovory project of for
eign invasion nnd usurpation? .No
European power of half Its strength would
submit to such nn Insolent encroachment.
Any peoplo worthy ot respect would fight
tn tho last gasp rather than so hutnblo
nnd demenn Itself. China deserves nnd will
receive tho sympathy of all high-minded
people should it slap tho powers full upon
tho faco nnd declnro Its cholco of death In
preferenco to humiliation. Llfo is not
worth having upon such terms. Bettor
ruin, even annihilation, thnn tho shameful
existence Involved lu submission ' to tho
Insolent demands of Europe Such submis
sion would not bring pcaco or safety. On
tho contrary it would Inaugurato a dispen
sation of tyranny nnd spoliation under
which China would bo forever u victim lind
a Blave. H would ninrk tho end of China's
national existence nnd lonvo it for all
tlmo tho prey ot foreign greed nnd Interference.
LAUGHING MATTKH.
Chlcngo Trlbuno: "Bownre," whispered
tho fortune toller, "of n tall, (lurk man!"
And nil of Desdemonn's subsequent mis
fortunes befell her In consequence of her
neglecting tho warning.
IndlannpollH Press: "Well," nsked tho
iiuofllclnl statesman, "did you offer him the
money?" . v- ,. ,,
"I did." nnswered tho ngent.
"And how did ho tuko It?"
"Grabbed It with both hands."
YonkrrH Statesman: He Why po quiet,
dear? I haven't heard you open your mouth
hardly onco today.
She Oh. I'm saving myBelf for tho whist
party tonight.
Indianapolis Press: Dismal Dawson
Ever strike your mind how many human
habits dogs has got?
Everett Wrest-Aln't It tho truth? 'Bout
overy kl-yl I ntrlko Kcems to havo the
souvenlr-collectln' hublt.
Pittsburg Chronlclo: "f wish to tell vou n,
story I havo Just heard," paid Squlldlg to
MeSwilllgon. - "Vou'll simply dlo of
laughter."
"But I don't wnnt to bo tickled to death,"
objected tho latter.
Cleveland Plnln Dealer: "Yes," said tho
reporter, "wo hnvo much to bo thankful
for nnd for ono thing lu particular,"
"What Is that?" inquired his loving hclp
mnte. "Nobody will over kldnnp our children for
a prospective ransom."
Clovelnnd Plnln Denier: "The.y say thnt
young Doisley Is quite u poet."
"Huh ho any other nccupntlon?"
"Oh, yes. Ho puts thft tags on tho pork
at tho Swift packing house."
"Ah, 1 see. Another Mnrk-hnm!"
Kit ANN V AND OMAIt.
Lovers of Omar Khnynm's tnystlr) qunt
riiliis will relish this poem by Mnry Youngs
In tho Serlhner's. Tho poem 1h called "How
Grnnny Ileadn Her Omar,"
V.
Yestlddy's dnndyllncH is shut, that's ho:
An' whero lust ovenln's shower Is, I dunuo
But never mln' tho buttercups 1b out,
An Hunshlno'H what wo need to muko
things grow,
VI L
Come, now! cheer up nn' havo n cup o tea:
Things ain't ho hnnl uh you muko thorn out
lo be.
He. luippy wlajo you can; tlmo ain't so long
But what It ifion must end for you an' me.
XIII.
Somo wants the earth. Yes, un. thcro do
bo somo
That's everluttln' wnntln' Kingdom Come
You hnng to whnt you've got, nn' leavo tho
rest
To them ns njn't contented hero nt hum.
XLVI.
You neo'n'ter think tho world's a'goln'ter
know
About It, when you quit this earth below:
There's Hevernl others died slnco Tlmo bi
be-
gnn,
An' likely others will keep doln' so.
XCIX.
Oh, well, o' course, If wo could shift the
plnn
O' heaven nn' earth, to meet tho mind o'
man,
Wo might bo happy for u whllo but lawsl
Folks ain't been suited since tho world bo
gun! i
CI.
'Twon't pleasure mo ter have you mourn
fur ma
I'd rather you'd bo happy, ns l be,
Ho when you liasa my empty pinto Jest stop
An' laugh n llttlo laugh for mo to nee.
GOLDEN ROD
OIL COMPANY
I'ltoni i:its or I'l'ni, on,
IN CALII'OIINIA, OWNS
'.',000 ACHES OF Oil, LANDS.
Hns ono well now down In nil on Its
property lu tho Kern Hlvcr District,
with 225 reel tu depth of suturntcd nil
Hand to pumil from. This well Is now
being rliuned out nnd prepared foi
pumping.
A contract has Just been made to put
down well No, 2 near No. 1, und th"
director.! offer n sninll block of Treui'
u ry Block nt n very nllracllvo figure
to meet the nxpense of tlili second well,
Thn directors claim that If imyqnn'
Iuih money (whether llttlo or much)
to Invest. . tho stoclc of tin
GOLDEN HOD OIL 'n. niters tho
Hiifest nnd most remunerative oppor
tunity for such Investment.
For Illustrated Pnisprctun, Maps und
Information, scud to
JOHN (J. COini-I.YOU. lrcs.,
IIMI DA VEM'OHT ST.,
03IAIIA,
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