Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIJ2 OMAHA DAILY Ml lit TIlfRhDAV, 1 A "NT AH Y 2 1, 1001.
THIS OMAHA DAILY BEE.
K. HOSJliWATURi Editor.
l'UULISHED BVEItY MOKNINO.
'rniMii np umtqPIUPTlON,
Dally Ueo (without Bund ay), One Ycnr.M.OO
OFFICES.
Omaha: Thn Hen Uutldtiitf. .,.. Twcn
South Omaha: City Halt Hulldlng, Twcn
ty-tlfth mid N Streets.
Council Hluffs: 10 1'enrl Street.
Chicago; 1610 Unity llulldlns.
New York: Temple Court.
Washington. DDI Kourteonth Street.
connnspoNDKNC b.
. . . . .. t i.rtica nnd rul-
i nmmunirnuons reunion, v ,imnin.
in.ii ,..., i,n,.i,i i addressed: Otnnna
Ueo, Kdltorlal Department.
Huslncs .ettcVs 'nnd'rVmlVtnncM,ouJld
be addressed- Tho lico puDiisainu
pany, Omaha
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Subscribed In my prcsonrn ami sworn to
t-foro mo this 31st day of December. A. V.
1900. M. . IIUNOATI
(Hcnl.) Notary l'ublle.
Coodbye. Mr. Kdltor. Come again
... ... i .i n-.i..-a win. ivhv
no .nsiilt lie rr unw ftim the last
election.
Kansas mav be vagarious in some re-
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II. tn tlx. rnltn. States Senate.
At least one of the Femilorlal candi
dates Is running truo to form, lie got
one vote on the llrst ballot, und hasn't
had any since.
l.nnilnn's foir was never more ap-
nronrliile than when It enveloped the
idtv nt the time the death of the queen
was announced.
lit the retirement of Marlon Ihitlor tho
, I, I II... I
MMintc loses anotnei oi iif minim-
tires It will not be hard to control the
... 1 1 r..i.ili I
popllllSl CallCUS Ol IMC liutiy Illlfl .'in.... I
.. ...,K
r...wiii..rinrr the homo market is one
way to lend to wider llelds of comtner-
Daily uec ana Hntiony, un jm 1111 i1'""!"'" uli'i"",aa "l "v rMiggesuous 01 mil ennracier niii"ii.ii.
illustriitod lice, One fr -j'rto neonlo. While not n man of crcnt Intel-I i,,i,,,-.,.,t- i.. i,. ,mIUiii,n ir tin. imivrn
Sunday Hoc, Ono Year im . . , , ', . ... ,"" -
Saturday lice. One Year leetunl foree and never having hIiowh ,.r .i.,, iiiillelnrv nnrt doubtless these will
Weekly Hoc, Onu Year
ritit lit it i.t. i.l Itii.l t it a. Lift t ilfY.ltt'U ill . I . I I.. .1 .il. 1 t... ,1...
pf&n?' company "lln j""''...""".! temporal, civil, or military matters, as "' "oth to l.ulhl the
r-oi'oWorVRrffil well as to altering or changing the fjunorles the club says are necessary to
Even ne ami Hum av eo prinicu "" ""
. Was B3 iuuuvid
clnl activity. There are many iiiiiigs the destruction of the property of for
shipped Into Omaha that might be oiuurs, borne of which have already
made here.
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one or tne cueeriiii leiumi-n m mv;
business outlook is the steady inquiry
ns to conditions leaning 10 perniiiuem.
Investment. .Money Is no longer nfrald; JUld ,f (m nt(c,nt hi10Ui(i be uiado by a 11,1,1 Sl,t for 11 tllt)ks ",lU0St ,1S formid
it only wants the opportunity. Kuropean jiower to collect any part of al,1 l,s tlmt of "''ollK a Warwick, anil
i
rhe sprctid of the Carrie Nation habit
to liidiami imucaies uie coiiiagiuus nu-
ture of the disease. The police power
ot tne country suoi.m ucvise ,,,.,...
Agreement on conditions under which
the
iu imui iract is to uu iuu tui ....
purposes Is a welcome announcement
for north end people. It will perpetuate
many pleasant memories of exposition
days,
Adding four new steamships to the
fast growing Hot of Ameticanowned
vessels engaged in the Atlantic trade
indicates that the transportation com
panies can hardly wait for the passage
of a subsidy bill by congress.
Remodeling the congressional districts
of Nebraska Is not the lightest task set
before tho present session of the Ne
braska legislature. There nrc moro In
terests than districts and somebody Is
sure to be disappointed dually.
Western states are responding nobly
to the call of prosperity. Republicans
aro replacing Rryanltcs In the senate of
the United States at a rate which must
hooii'sllcnce any chargo that the great
west Is wedded to anarchy and falla
cious tlnnuce.
tual service, as well as a deep know!
edge of tactical lore,
.Many coinpllinet.ts are now being puld
il. . I.-i,. 1 a -..I I
uie eta 1 miii. umu-in pi musu w 110 a
lew (iiijs ago weie miniesi in men con-
demnatiou. Which shows that hazing.
i.ruiai 11 it was. uiu noi ermucaie mo
ncm ui. mi l nnu nnu.-. Hum mu juuuk
soldiers nature that ot courageous
frankness.
That flashlight photograph of Kdltor
Hryali feeding tlio llrst copy of the new
paper Into .1 press will be not the least
among a long list of snapshots taken
of this, eminent guntletnan during his
Protean career. Among the collection
Is a klnetoscope reproduction of Colonel
Ittyan receiving his commission from
Governor llolcotnb.
It Is uot alono the railroads but many
western veterans will be disappointed
that the Grand Army of the Uepubllc
will meet at Clovelaud instead of Hen
ver. While thuro are more historic ns
soclatlons around Cleveland, probably,
vot tb.'TiWsliirn soldier would linvn llk-.ul
i.i ....ui.i,i .....,i i.. ti. c... ii... .....i,...
ii. n i-.nii.i v............ ... . w ,..,
conuuereil ty me mmv since Appelant-
. . . . . . . .
tox.
i.oionei Lillians appointment 10 iil ... n(.tnH tlmt linvn lw...i. Uuh. . ,...,i .i .1... trni, ..0f Jananeso accounts his behnvlor from first
.... m At 1 1 I ........ ...... u ' v v. , pmu 1 ii, vif ii 1 i'tini-i 411JU mi' a v iftii..u u tmi 1 - .... ... 1 . - .
mlitltllUt ireilOral Of tllU NlliniSkll Nil- a. i .... . . tn nnt una that nt a irnnMnmnn COUnt OI COSt
tloial (luard Is a graceful recognition vutvarT1"' nT ' "'"rim! " ' ' Ufy'.ng eWdence. Indeed, as p...." and the
, .. ,., ,.. . 8l(ms' A Prominent lawyer of New thinks of the added expense of killing Lhn.ii.i h nnnroit..,i n i... 1., n, .m rleht wo must
Bl lit HI inns nil. mnuwil 11. 1111. yorkf Mpi 0,mrItfB Af jun,ner , n .... . , , ,f , than at homo Hermans com,, .eennil .n ... structlon. Thl
gallant coionei nas a goon recoru or ac- .uI,,r.lss ,.,...,, ,,.. ,.,., n. ' . in:.n0n ii. n.i.i.i, .hir.i ,i ,. known waters.
miiTAt.vs yr" sovntmax
There Is ivcr.r reason to expect tlmt
King Kdward VII Will ! a Judicious
anil conservative sovereign, iimlntnlnlnf
tlio honor mill dignity of the throw nml
exercising his powers for tho promo-
Hon of tlio welfare of the nation nml
Htate, he yet has liberal attainment"
and undoubtedly a Rood general know!-
edge of matters polltlenl, so that he will
probably readily adjust himself to the
ittitles and responsibilities now devolved
on him. Theso nrc not of n nature to
zim r 1'';u,;'"!L,;c t si;
.int of ti e Jltltlsp tliruni, for Ml
the executive government of Oreat
Urltaln and Ireland Is nominally vested
i.. .i .1 it.. 1 1 i.. I.. i.
111 lliu Vli'iil. IN HUllllllJJ ll in ill 1 1 1 v l
I lli. .......... 14 ,.,..t l.tt ,..twiaa llf till, I .... ... - .1 1 ,
I mi., iiiumi u iiiiiiiiiiiiuu i." mi...... v.. . n,i (.y(.n inoi-(i cienny iicnueii m inv
ininiSiefM WHO ConSUlUK! Hie eaoiliet
I. ...
ii.iMtliiif. tin. .Milliner
am. uiese are suojecr 10 tne win oi
Parliament. The powers of Parliament
rc Politically omnipotent within the
Kn ,,,, ,mil ,,3 Coloi0s and
iiiiiwuninMniiiu 'el... ..,.ti...,.. mi.
The parliamentary an-
constitution of the realm.
The change of rulers will uot neees-
! sarlly affect the International relations
of Orcat Urltaln. These .will contluue
without disturbance or Interruption.
ll.Mli-ll miiiiii I'hiini'i.u inliv lit. mini. i 111
diplomatic representatives, Xelther Is
there to lie expected any immediate
effect upon the Internal affairs of the
empire.
the tleatti of the queen had
iio effect upon the money market and
British llnanclnl and business Interests
...iii .1 . IiiIiiiiiii...iI hv tlni uncpim.
slon. In short, the current of affairs In
0reat Britain, political, financial and
coiiimereiui, win move on us it no
change of sovereigns had taken place.
King lidward will very likely be more
generous In the matter of public bene'
factions than was the Into queen, whose
prudence and economy were proverbial
and who accumulated irreat wealth.
Albert IMward has been n fnlrly liberal
Klwr. us the generosity of royalty goes,
-oublli, will be more so with
the larger means nl Ids conimtind. No
great things are to be expected of (Sreat11"' ,"olloy 19 to imt 1,0'"C lmmcy ,nt0
"minim new sovereign, nut ne will i.e.
I I' Ikl Mil fit Trt t ltwltf if II Ifiwlltd tllrt Ml tli it
t ..( j i t . . i . . . . .
:
uonbln.i t ,1.. Ill ...I.. J.... 1.1...
nu"'u' l" ,,u :i '.i in jur niui
seir tiiij esteem nun commence oi the
nation.
CLAIMS AGA1XST CVIIA.
When an Independent government has
been established In Cuba what will be
"one in regard to tne claims against tne
.1 I . I . ...
Island? There Is said to be some ap
prehension among the Cubitus that when
lll,' - v f"m" "uvu organized a government
the European powers, notably Krance,
whose citizens hold the greater portion
.if .1... Ununluli I.. I ,ll.t
mmuuiii iviuuxu uuui, iu.i m:i
out to coerce the new republic Into as-
.ll.tlll.lt' M.lflllu I.nlilii1liit.iy1 ai. lt.j.,..r.tU..1
Ii .J...... n n.j.in.i.in n vii uinv.n:mnu
ouiigaiions, which ainuunt to lw.wu,-
uuu, incurred by Spain in her unsuc-
t.,.sfui ..rforta tn nneifv ti... iiinmi Tium
there nro other clalnm growing out of
been presented to tho Department of
State
or PCI.tru n,,t.h mni.i ni n..m,in
spuln's obligations. Such a burden the
.,,....., ... ... ,,.., ,.f
tlilH Spanish debt from Cuba there Is
d bt ,,..,.., s,ntP!. ,..,,,,, ....
jor,,os,, lim HHt that Spain must pay
Jjel. ouu ll(;jjts jjut lluW n.)out ul0
ollcr clnhugi BUch BH CjCrmul llft8
beforo our government? Cuu these nlso
iltutuluurul fi a iirflilnuu'J fPli.i H
(iwMoa
,H uo (,ouljt thut Uu, Untc1 w
bo called upon In this matter to protect
Culm and it Is not nosslble in forenno
wh "oL cations mnv rfsu t
wiuii Lompuuiuous maj lesuit.
LIMITATIONS OF THE JVDlClAltV.
In the declslou of the United States,
f"'1"0 cort4t1 " tl.o
.i.i.iifiiiuiio ui mi; xfiMivm iil iiiu judi
ciary were recognized. In the arguments
before the court, counsel for Neely con-
tended that the United .States In Cuba
acted in alliance with the Cuban re
public. Government counsel denied tills
contention altogether. The declslou
pointed out that the relations between
our government and Cuba were 'to be
determined by the political branch of
the government, saying that "It Is not
competent for the judiciary to make
any declaration upon tho question of the
length of time during which Cuba may
be rightfully occupied and controlled by
the United States, In order, to effect Its
paclilcatlon."
How- will tlilft i-.w.t,,.,,1 Ilmlt.,n., ,.f
...... i,
i... ..t .i... ....ii.
...v.- ,vi.iv..-i wi .nu JUUIVIIU.V uui-ci inc
position or tlio supreme court In regard
slate came out stroncly acalust the as
miiiiinim, u.,.1 uie court nas tne right
to review, much less to set aside, the
it .1... ,. . . . ...
actH of tll0 pldem ami congress re-
yarding the new possessions. Mr.
(;.mi,ier declared that tho supreme
court eu,mot nd will not decide these
,mostlouH and even If It attempted to do
so Its action w ould bo rovolutlouary and
void. "Can It prohibit this sovereign
nation from exercising Its sovereignty
mil iiiuijuiiiu uuiiorjf llSKCll .Ml.
1 ......1. ..11 ......
t.aidlner, nnd he added: "Unless it
overrules the precedents of n century
and repudiates a practice that has pre-
vii II. ..1 uiu,... liu c.,.,..ii,.ii-,.. 11
, ..: , .
..... ...win: uuij tuuuil-llin ui U Mrifliy
Judicial character, refuse to pass on
those of a political nature and relegate
,, ., , "
their fuilher consideration to tho po-
uiicai iieparuneitis or tnu goverunient.
lie expressed the opinion that the court
will undoubtedly follow tho construction I
of natlonnl power llrst laid down by
iMili.t liitit.... Miii.iih.ill 1
...ii i . ..i.. .i.... '.i.. . , .
miui-iiu iu Biucr. nnu mis is ll sever-
''IU" mil Ion and can annex territory
absolutely or sub moilo dud upon an.v
terms and cond tlons It nlonsen. ii.iv.
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1 uvu v " 'b'-nj ivuvw 111.11 it
must dismiss from further consideration
the propriety of the purtleular terms of
iiiuu'xntloii, iim matter within the w
chHvo Jurhtllftlon of the president und
congress" In that case the court will
settle few If any of the great problems
presented.
i,!,,!,,,,,. tribunal In the consideration of
tR. 0,lHt?rt before It than was done In
t. .eely deeMon. In the nieantlnie 't
xnnw doubted whether the supreme
com.t wm K s ful. ,IS j-,., Unrdlner
tblnl;s It should iro In clreumserlblng
rr
wuitK run the coumkiicjai. ci.vii.
nue tne uusiiiess men oi uhuuiu
.
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ll(.hl,.Vonients of the past at the banquet
",,w coiigrimiiiiiuiK u.ci.imim
n.,. .,,,.,.,.,.,.,, 0UL, of tbc
or tl e Comme c nl Hub. oi l or u.
speakers sounded a keynote. He pointed
ut Ucslrublllty of Investing home
money In home enterprise. Knough
more Omnha money Is tied up In Iltho-
graphed mining stocks thnn would pay
for the auditorium twice over. In these
general statements there Is much food
for thought.
The prosperity of any community is
built on Its pay roll. It Is the dinner
bucket brigade which lies nt the bottom
I ..r I..I....I .....II 1...I..., Tli.. Ii,i..,i, llilu
... i..,i.... ,i -
uiihiuii ,,llr""r' ..i
tlie inereliani. tne more niercnanis uie
bigger the city.
'Patronize home Industry" is not a
new crv in Omaha. Its ellleaey in build-
Ini? lilt IniMil Iniliintilim lum been tirovell
iu ui lotiu iiiuusiiies nas nu n pioin.
j neie is uo gooo reason ii.v a .coi!iuii
man should purchase an article tliat
can be made or crown In the state from
an outsider, nor Is there any good reason
wuy an ui.iaua man hiiuuiii iiiko mm
. .-v ... i ..i ...i. I
money to 'J. exits or KnniciuitKa or any
other place when thero Is ample opppr-
tunlty for prolltablo Investment right
lion. On., fr.,,,.1 nv .. r-niivlnpo niiWtil.
ers that Umiiha investments are worth
them. Show your fnlth by your works.
mi... 1 1..1 ..I..1. 1.. 1....!...,! .... ... I
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as a leader by the citizens. It has been
1 III 1 ,1.1111111 IT1I.1 t.'ll.ll M l.lllll.'U 111. iu
i i.. i r !. 41..1.4 r,.N
u iuu num. uiiik ui in.: ..s-". '
Uniahas commercial btipieniaey from
(he beglnulng. Let It now assume the
aggressive along the line of inducing
Omaha men to aid In building Umaliti
factories and making a market for
Omaha products, thus affording employ
ment for Omiiliu lubor and Increasing
1llk tftltltlllll IHIt t11 .....I ilmrn ,.-lll l.J
,,.- v..i...... ...v. v.
iniicu more 10 nonsi oi at uie nw an-
until banquet. There are millions of
Idle money In the Omaha banks. The
Commercial club should devise ways to
get theso Idle dollars at work for the
city's development,
Kdward VII Is the llrst of his name
In three and one-half centuries. Yet he
,'1,rs " muw ns f-lnr Kngllsh
history almost as Ills mother's. While
the Kdwards were not so many, they
were nearly all men whose character
v.. .... t ....i..
coiiminiiueu uiV uhciiuuh u.i.j ui.
their contemporaries, but of posterity.
While Kdward VI I may not llnd his
hand so free ns did Kdward IV, he will
I"1"f'Lll "rromie.. oy
politicians as crafty as a Illchard or as
lfiP--'"- nH 11 ueKingnam. no sun nas
the world to convince that a good fellow
may be a good king.
in vmn-i ..mi,, t.v thn Pr..oL- imllniia
. . ' . , ii .
were given a taste of the power of the
Pulled States government to enforce Its
a"tllor-ty. It 's hardly possible that the
"'" of tlu! trlb,! 11V "Howed to die
traditions of the wars which
.1 1... ... I 1. r. I .. 1. .... lnn..,...l I.. "
nanny ui.ut-.i in ii.cu uciiik luu.uv.i in
their present territory. The dellance
now liurleil nt. the president bv the chief
of tho Snake tribe is slmnly a muni-
f i,iini t....
..... i ... ii. t
iiuiu iiiiuuiaiuuu iv . ".u.
many respects the Indian Is a child, and
must bo treated as such, and when
iiinu'litv ..hll.Ii-iMi nr.. frenii.'iitlv
,.. 'i
"l "".HI.
,, m"n"" i "'
tlio (lcatn or a true woman aim a
gracious sovereign. Many thousands of
N..ht-!isl.-ii's citizens once, owned nlle-
glance to Victoria as their sovereign
aim expuiniiuo.i in uiuir uusca una nut
operated to extinguish tlte love anil
veneration they retained for her to the tho vocnbulary of these critics does not In
,i elude tho soldier's common fault of ln-
it K.. r, .,,tt.,i. r ,...t li,,..l.i
11 .lllini. 113 4(, IlllltLt-. Fl itlU 1 ltlf.lll
. .,. ... ,,.i..i. .,.. ..... ........ ,
,u nuJUt IU lllllllV I1I1IL III.- IIIUI UI
. ... .. . .
the noitiup Dins went inroiign me lower
house of tho Nebraska legislature as If
ii. -. ,i..i i..i. i
or. tne reasons given lor congratulation
was that Omaha's tier canlta taxation Is
... . .. ....
less than that of any of Its rivals. It
was suggested, though, that a more
equitable division should be made. The
Heo has pointed out this condition
many times.
There Art' Other.
Mlnniihpolls Tribune.
t II... Iu nUtinllni, tlin ..nr.li It 1u i.ii1i
I .lin .a Di6imtii.h n.w v..,,.., in .
..,.. ,. wn ., Inhnhltnnts nf that nlnnel
want to know why wo nro doing so much
fighting and at tho sumo tlmo boasting so
loudly of our civilization.
A, HZ
t...t.-v...Uv.
. A speaker In tho present condition of the
0'roi'--a"c P"" bb8 "0B,"my
repose peacefully on a rug, "but tlo them
together, and seo If they would not fight."
The tying operation will be tried later on.
Merry War In Siiunr.
Uuffalo Express.
A cut In the nrlce of sucar of 10 cents
nei- lull nounils mado bv ono comminv has
1-een followed with a similar cut bv an-
.,., ...... ,u ko ,,i,.,, , i .
lko ltel Uy tho National Sugar Refining
comnanv. This action thows the nrae-
tlcal Impossibility of n malntenanco of
nil t-i. i.v o i-i a . tt iKn i.uci i-oia. ru unii
cwusr or Bnotllcr. gon)e company Is hound to
muke a cut. The present cut Is laid to
liu due to an effort to enunlUe prices cast
nnl west. Ttm Mlmmirl river district wis
cettlne better rntns. owlnc to position In I
reference to New Orleans and San i'rnnclsro
refineries. Th.. nrtinn should benefit the
(onsemer.
Sonic Attrnctlons In llnnlln.
Indlaiuioolls Journal.
The fact that nearly half of the members
of tho Thirty-seventh Infantry ordered dis
charged In the Philippines have chosen to
remain nnu go into cumnesa noes not bus-
tain the statement that white men cannot
llve-tn those Islands.
in.i.M iii
llltxlrs.
Ilntttmrro Ante! lean.
N'nw It Is ilnnlnroit Ihnt npiiniT not SAlt.
Is the elixir of life. Somebody else will
the claims of mustard ami vinegar.
?a.'wa? ?srs.r?.rsss
life living must bo well seasoned.
Wlirrr It Wmllil Do .Moot !od.
lndUuapollS News.
it seems to a man up a tree mat K tnc
mllllonq Hint nrn nrnnote.l In tin snent In
""" ' U' . "f0 Sf."p?"?.t" V??"1.. "
"-o ship subsidy bill wore voted for the
reclamation of arid lands In tho west vastly
g, eater beneilts would accrue to the conn-
try.
i .. ,
Vnln i:iifctiit Ion,
New York World.
Why should England expect to outstrip
tho United States In tho competitive race
for commercial and manufacturing lender-
shin? Eighty millions of tieonlo occupying
a great continent cannot bo successfully
rivalled by forty millions occupying n sranll
Island. England Is simply not In our class.
Vli'tiit-lnii I'll in 1 1)' Tree.
New York World.
Queen Victoria has had eighty-three chil
dren, grandchildren and creat-nrandchll-
dren, of whom soventy-ono nro living and
iweivo are ueau. sne .nas uccn not only n
Kreat queen, but a great mother of kings,
OIIPI'IIS and emnnrnra Vn nlhnr rnvnt fnm.
1)y of motCTn tinwa has cver hcld Wlthln the
clrclo of its membership so many crowns
and scepters. The descendants of Vic-
,om iireauy navo nssurea to them tho
. . .1..
"""" ul lur lwo r,-l -'iunruH in urem.
r.tnin nm, ,!-, nnii ,.
pmuablo that within twenty years the
crowns of tho three great empires of Hrlt-
"In, Germany and Hussla will nil ho worn
nl 1110 Mie l""o by nor grandchildren.
i
ahIvIUm of ll,.. tirln.
Springfield Republican.
While grip under that ndmlrably dcscrlp-
tlvc title is comparatively new, tho thing
,lBr" ,s Prooaoiy as oiu as mo omer germ
diseases. Tho terms grip and Influenza
am used Interchangeably by doctors, nml
,ho "rst rc:orlIc', mnuenza epidemic In
America was that of which Noah Webster
wmto In 17fifi. Thin fnIf!,.Tl!r urlilnh illfil
- -. -. "... v.. .
nut nfier n vmir fnlinni.,1 Lnvnrni nni,i.,.,.i
rtTZXtTlr.
" "
appear at Irregular Intervals and with In-
creasing severity. Tho epidemics of 18S0,
1SH0 and 18Dt aro thought to havo been
tho most sevcro up fo the present spread
of tho disease, which, although Springfield
has escaped with n comparatively small
amount of sickness, Is very severe through
out tho country.
CiMviinl Terror ol Hlolittn.
Minneapolis Times
j,rj xnti0n, tho saloon destroyer of
Wichita. Kan., seems determined to bo the
John llrown of her cause. No sooner had
she m released from Jail, whither she
was sent tor smasning a mirror in a notci
bar, than she resumed her crusado and
threo saloons wcro wrecked before sho was
stopped, When, tho sheriff undertook to
arrest her sho, slapped his faco and pulled
I V. I .. .. .. n ... ........ I.. I. .. .. ,
,
Mjlilolln hi.' L Iw.ln Mr. Viii Inn ti'ini
flnaiiy i0dKc.i lff1Jall hKaln. If. ns the world
Is given to understand, tho business of run-
nliK a saloon Is absolutely unlawful In
enci
energetic In their pursuit, of Mrs. Nutlon
lacMnB ,n nny aispoaltlon to close
,,,, ti10 Haloons? Her raids nro no moro
unlawful than tho exlstenco of tho estnb
Ushments Bho attacks.
MIMTAIIV UXCI2SSUS IX CHINA.
t'ontrnNlliiK Opinion f Hip Conilut't
of Hip AIIIi-iI Army,
CMcutfo ltecord.
As tho annals become moro and more
complete tho conviction grows that none
of tho detachments composing the allied
force In China was entirely exempt from
tho charge of looting and worse. In most
Instunces It nil depends on tho nationality
o ,no wKneM whJ thf) tcBllmony wl sho
t0 tno relative degrees of obliquity of
the various troops Involved. It has been u
satisfaction to reflect that tho soldiers of
the United States have stood well at the
head In decency and dlsclpllno during tho
CMnef, cnmnnien. even though It has not
been claimed that thev wero absolutely free
from all tho nvlls Hint followed thn rnntnrn
of Tien Tsln nnd Pcklu. Two interesting
and contrasting opinions havo como to
hand, ono published in tho London Times
I from Its Tokyo correspondent, tho other
Urlttcn for the Antwerp Matin by Victor
Collin, Its correspondent In China.
The llrst statement Is based on Informa-
tlon current In Japan among Intelligent
.Innnnnso nliimrvnra nt tho lnllllnri. nrnn.
....... . ...... w. - .......... j i .. -
llnna vf w.iilnpn urmlou It (u .ivnln I nnil
that the estimates differ as to tho fight nc
capacity of tho various units of tho allied
army, but are uniform when they discuss
conduct and discipline
I 'M. th.
TlmCs correspondent. "No excesses of any
kind stand to bis discredit. 'Excuses' In
enrieiy. .o one cinims any special virtue
",r n' Aineriuaii in iiiui nspeci. ino
for tho
I 4I 1 I.. I.U I
"l'1-.i-.-v.u..o ueai nuicy miu crimes rou
l. nMiilInn mnnlDi. nn.l ,.lrn
i r. - '
it...niu, limine. .inn uuuuku.
hcsS Is laid to tho chargo of
States private. According to
Not ono of thes
tho United States private. According
I n will,, unn tho r.-.nnrii fnilnun.i i,v .ho i(,,u.
1 sians at inn vnrv iinimni
u" ,s noV strange that the Japanese should
.. " . V. . ra"g ' !, JTS (M" 1
"ho memory of U.o storm of
arose in Europo and American when for
onco they lost control of themselves and nt
Port Arthur, in 1891, gavo no quarter to
the Chinese in retaliation for tho shocking
tortures thoy had seen. Except for that
ono lapse their campaigns wero conducted
In accordance with tho most enlightened
principles, yet, ah tho Times notes, sober
publicists have pointed to that ono crime
nnnM...i. .i,. n. . .
tlon Is dlsaualllled for alliance with am-
white people
Mr. Collin, who was the first to relate
tue shock nc atroc l eg ncrnetrated liv thn
Husslans at magoveshchensk n.l other
,,lr. m. Ih A.n. rlvn.. nn.l ... Mo
, " ,
of Americans. He declares that tho second
placo for pillage Is given to tho American i,
"over whom tho ofllecrs havo little or 'no
control nnd to whom the whole Chinese af-
fair seems a good strol-.o of business." He
ihnrges specifically that American soldleri
havo been found breaking open tho coffins
In. tho cemeteries between Tlen Tsln and
the arsenal and plundering the bodies of
.i,w,. t. .-. .h .i.
of all. tho Germans best of tho European
force? and the Vreneh. Americans nnd Uus-
slans had In tho order named. Evldontlv
I liu. p.uiu . u ineriHi u ,1111. oui iui .1. 1.
formation vary In the disturbed regions of
China.
IMS.HMJ or I'MJIIK ll.l7.IMi.
Indianapolis Press The ltaztnn InvestI
Ration has revealed n marked tendency
nmoug officers i,t the army to plume them-
selves on their superior senso of honor and
to scorn the meddlesome questions of mero
civilians. A n matter of fact, c nro
unable to discover any merit In brass but
tons that serves to lift men above the
ethical piano of those who regard violent
practlcen at West Point at outrageous.
Minurnpulls Tribune: The name of the
..,,ebo'' nl West Point who escaped tmzlng
bv wlllmiltic t; unner rlnssninn In ono dnv
I thirty in all. ins not brought out in
! testimony, but we wonder If It wasn't
tts of Stillwater, who is now a regular '
me
Out
nrmy mc" ' u'Kh t-tnndltiR
Units was
ft splendid all-round nthlcto when ho went
vsr&r Jsr.f s
as '1"J-
St. Iiouls llemibllc: Whatever of the
litilly was manifested In tho hailnir will
i. fnrirnlli.n liv t .. miMI In hU Inhl lie-
tlon of the uoys nl lh(, acn,ieIy. jt
h.ver thing for the cadets to acknowl-
t,,,K0 tuo fnuIt ,, fun, over a llcw u.n(
than to win many tmttles. Tho Attrlcan
people will appreciate the laudable resolu-
Uons of tha Wegt ,.olmeri) tn a proportion
that will be bounded by the strict obferv-
anco of letter and spirit.
Chicago Chronicle: Lot us bo thankful
for tho consideration and coudescensldn of
tho young gentlemen nt West Point. They
maintain that tho practlco of baling Is
elevating and snlutnry, yet. In deference
to public opinion, they will abandon It. Just
think how dtsagreenblo it would have been
If the young gentlemen had deemed It their
duty to continue hanlng despite' public
opinion! Wo cnnnol too warmly commend
the graclousness of tho young gentlemen
In thus deferring to the foolish prejudices
of "o 75.000,000 people. Mny their gra-
luntcssmn uv iuuiuri) uiiim-vmivu
Ilaltlmore American: There has been
nilv.iran rnintiinnl linnn tlin lilnlli.ul of .mum
Inatlon adopted by some members of tho
committee. This Is entirely unnecessary.
These congressmen characterized hazing as
tho vast majority of the American people
...... .
uu, una n nun iiiiib io urn Bi.ur.ij ui
.i.-i. i,n,,r. .bi,,m,. t,n .v,n i.m.ih
had their eyes opened to tho kind of work
In which they engaged. That tho cadets
will keep their word goes without saying,
it win do a point or nonor wun mem-ono
iiumi ui uuuui nuunuiuu.1 iui iiiiuimvi
which has been banished from their code
It will probably go hard with any cadet
who violates the agreement. While It wilt
be propor to make provision against hazing
in mo mnunry aranemy dim, mo ncuon oi
tho cadets puts nu end to any serious re
vlval of hazing ut West Point.
IMniHO.VM. I'Ol.NTEHS.
.. , . . , , . .
rouricen men wuo naa ueen cxposeu io
o ..uarantlned In a noehestcr
saloon and succeeded tn drowning tho In
fection.
It Is now cald that Alfred Dell, the South
African Croesus. Is really worth $1,000,000.
000. This would mako him something like
threo times ns rich as John I). Rockefeller.
Captain S. S. llrown. ot Pittsburg, a civil
war veteran, has given $500 to the fund be
ing raised for the entertainment ot the
confederate veterans nt the coming reunion
in Memphis. Tenn.
W. I. Klthback. tho noted lawyer, who
died at his Indianapolis homo last weok,
was an Intimate friend of Lord Coleridge,
the Into chief Justlco of England, and was
frequently his guest.
A Massachusetts literary society has pro
tested against Teddy Iloosovelt's Colorado
campaign, on tho ground that if ho con
tinues at 1 Is present rati; the animal king
dom will soon bo reduced to the extremity
of Sl'aln.
Thero Is now before tho Missouri leglsla
turn a bill providing for a monument to
tho mayor of St. Louts and threo others to
ho chosen by tho governor will form a
commission to navo tno manor in cnarge.
A New York messenger boy eloped with
9210 tho other day, bought a bicycle, rodo
In an automobile, bought a dandy suit of
clothes and gavo a theater box party to his
friends. Gee, he bad a warm tlmo for two
days! Now ho Is cooler In tho cooler. Tho
moral of It Ir that messengers can bo fast
It rightly provoked.
Sonntor Mason, when appointed on tho
Important committee of postofnecs and post
roadB, was tlfth on tho IIhL of mcmbors, but
the mutations of politics havo brought him
to tho chairmanship. Senator Waleott,
chairman, is to bo succeeded by Mason;
Chandler and Carter also retire to private
life and (tear Is dead.
Tho longest question on record Is the
hypothetical question put by Judge Hansom
to a New York court. It contained 4,000
words and ho occupied half an hour In
reading It
Set In a single lino of news-
paper type, It would bo 176 feet long
To
such a question ono could hardly bo ex
pectod to answer es or .no,
When ex-Queen Lllluo'salanl visited tho
island of Maul not. long ago for tho llrst
tlmo In ten years, the steamship which
brought her was surrounded by natives
bringing gifts of all kinds, fruits, vege
tables, fowls and even pigs. Thero was
n...al. .limnlnc n prr.ll feaRt nnd the. Whole
i 1 1 1 it .i 1 1 , u,i.,v.,..n, n - -
I .1 n. at. I n .I'na ilopnmt trifl U'lth lllPlr CftT
lands.
thkaihm; uxtiuhi) paths.
Dot-tor Who Trll Vn Wp Are III, Mil
rrenerllit" .No Ilcmeily."
Now York Times.
No retired statesman over gained reputa
lion as a sago by such an utternnco as that
of ex-Presldcnt Clovoland at the annual
dinner of the Holland society. We expect
our wlso men to tell us not merely mat
wo nro In n bad way, but what wo ought
to do to sot ourselves right. Mr. Cleveland
- ... ,i, . . , , . , .
solemnly assures us that "in this tlmo of
headlong national heedlessness wo havo
embarked upon --a arrange voyune, wmium
and without chart or com--
ro ho leaves us. If ho Is
bo in Imminent peril of de-
s strango voyage, thoso un-
without chart or compass
I It Is appalling. Jn alarm aim moriui n-iu
wo ask what wo shall do to lm saved.
Shall wo put about? Shall wo keep on?
o,, n m nnrt unit for heln? What
wrth shall we do? Mr. Cleveland does
not glvo us a word of counsel. Mr. Harrl-
son did not give us a worn 01 cmiusui.
Yet theso aro men 01 mo -.ery nignesi.
advisory quallllcatlon. They havo held the
offlco of president and sat nt the head of
the tnblo In the chief national council.
Their serious mlndB have deeply pondered
tho policies or tno nauou. 111 umu.-i ui
doubt and npprehonslon people would nat-
urailv turn tn Ihem for culdance
tell us wo aro In desperate need of guld
ance, but thoy offor none. They stnrtlo
us with their nark pictures anu gioomy
loreooninKs, nut nu bi um'
Mr. nryan did offer specific remedies for
llin nvlls 1.0 nolnted Ollt. After tllOUglltfUl
consideration tho country rejected his
treatment nnd throw nway nis presirip-
tlon. There nt least was a completed
transaction. Hut what aro we to do about
Mr. Cloveland and Mr. Harrison? They
feel our pulse, take our temperaturo nnd
g away tolling us that we are suffering
from frightful maladies that wo havo
brought upon ourselves by our own Imlls-
crellons. They leave no medicine, they
hmm nvn that Mr. Cleveland
pauses at tho door to hay that he thinks
wo may pull through. "Thn republic will
In some sort no saveu. mai is preu
i.i ..nmrl nio. .ml thU .trll llllnr
111 i tuin.ui.. ....vo ..... ......
ance Indicate that Mr. Cleveland really
I has nothing to say on tnis suDjecw
XKW I K.NTl ItY MU liMTAT.
Trriiil of c(Ulty Annum Vurlims le
IIhIhi lloillra.
Hiiltlmori' American.
The twentieth century, Jut begun, sees
unusual activity among tho great religious
bodies that aro working for tho uvangcll
zallon of thoso largo classes of peoiJu vlio
havo so far kept aloof from all church In
fluence, headers In these new century
movements aro spurred on and encouraged
by the remarkable successes that have at
tended the efforts made in the last decade.
While during those years there has been
" revival that has sue pi
h" I'l-t or!d am brought men Into
1 ll' 1,1 "mW. Jet thero has been .
steady Increase In every denomination and
the churches count themselves Htronger
today not only la numbers, but la wcnlth
ami Influence, than they were when the last
deende of the last century began. It Is
this greater strength, this better eiiulp
mo 11 1 nml a mure earnest dcvotloii that
give unusual force to the new century re
ligious movements, which havo utready
taken practical shape la tho old world
ns well as the new Hiid which give fair
promise of good results long before the
next ten years have passed away.
Not the least among theso latter-day
crusudcrs Is the mission orgnuled by tho
National Council of all tho Evangelical
Kreo Churches of England and Wales,
which has for Us object the evangelization
of both of those countries. No greater re
ligious task was ever undertaken in (treat
Urltaln and not only thousands, but mil
lions ot people, will lend their ld to Its
accomplishment. No haphazard methods
will bo employed, but both Englaud and
Wales will bo districted In such a man
ner that thero will be no waste of effort.
Each mlsslonur will havo Its own Held nnd
rach local council of the I'reo Churches
will bo made n center of activity. So care
fully have the plans been made nnd so
largo Is tho army of mlssloners that tho
statement Is now published that before the
mission begins every house In London will
bo visited nl least threo times In tho In
terest of the movement. Two million
church members will bo engnged In this
work nlone.
This movement, which will be glvcu Its
start next week, will hqvc features which
seem novel nt first, but many of which
have long been employed by tho Salvation
Arm. It will get out of the beaten trucks
and will enrry tho church to tlio people In
stead of carrying tho people to the church.
Thero will be, for Instance, early morning
services for milkmen and market men; mid
night services for car conductors, motor
men and hackmen; special meetings for
policemen anil letter carriers; rescue gath
erings for the fallen; dinner hour serv
ices la warehouses, dockyards nnd ship
yards: noonday services for business men:
drawing-room meetings In tho homes of
tho rich; cottngo nnd hovel meetings In
the homes of the poor.
It Is useless to sny tlmt the same methods
rould not bo employed In this country. If
missions to policemen, to letter carriers, to
ear conductors and motnrmon nnd hackmen
arc possible 111 tho great city of London nnd
In tho other cities of England, they nro Just
as posslblo In New York, In Ualtlmore. In
Chicago, In Philadelphia. In Ilnston and In
other great cities of tho United States.
Thero can bo no good reason why any class
of workmen or any class of people, rich or
poor, small or great, should feel offended
at speclnl religious efforts mado In their
behalf. Missions to them cannot bo Inter
preted ns meaning thnt they are greater
sinners than others, or moro In need of sal
vation than others. They aro each a part of
tho whole, nnd It Is tho wholo that needs
the leaven, and the best way to leavcu tho
wholo Is through Its parts.
New century religious movements In the
United States havo not yet taken on this
form, but tho adoption of n similar plan
here would causo no surprise. Nearly all
the denominations In this country nro de
voting special effort to securing Immense
funds for church purpotcs, and money Is
rapidly pouring into tho treasuries. Hut,
although thero Is on lucrenso In member
ship from year to year, Is that Increase
keeping pnco with the Incrcaso In material
wealth? In other words, aro the churches
putting theso millions to the best uso? Aro
they roachlng out further and further
toward thoso who need them most? Nearly
every Sunday somo pastor In Ilaltlmore
takes ns a text tho question, How to reach
tho masses? Ho Is forced to admit that
the mnsscs have not been yet? reached, and
It Ib a serious question whether they ever
will bo reached until tho churches In this
country adopt some such system "of ovnngel
Izatlon ns will now bo tried by the Kreo
Evangelical churches of Englund nnd Wales.
Tin; iioiini: hiumvivi s.
Still a M Ik lily I'nelnr In This Con 11
Iry'N lie v.'l.ip.ii.-iil.
Portland Oregonlnn.
A few years ago, when electricity
as a motor llrst astonished tho world
nnd seemed destined to overrldo ovcry
other force, ns applied to transporta
tion, threatening even tho suprem
acy of steam, tho commercial value of
tho horso suddenly declined, and It was
freely predicted that his days of usefulness,
except In .1 limited sense, wero over. Tho
ludustrlnl depression that followed closo
upon the hoels of tho era of npplled elec
tricity sot tho seal upon this estimate, nnd
horsernlslng ns an Industry was by common
consent relegated to tho past. As torn
monly expressed, thero was "no market for
horses," and measures wero taken to clear
tho great ranf.es of tho luckless brutes that
had survived their usefulness hut retained
tholr capacity for the consumption of grass.
Events of tho past two or threo years,
however, provo conclusively that this cstl
mato ot tho horso as bolonglng, Industrially
speaking, to tho past, was an erroneous
ono. It has been shown that war cannot
ho carried on successfully without horses,
the present check to tho Ilrltlsh nrms in
South Africa being duo to tho fact that tho
English troops aro not properly mounted
for tho fray, whllo tho. Doers bestride tho
toughest of tough ponies, going whero they
will. Moreover, thn farm horso Is still In
evidence In agricultural achievement, nnd
tho carrlago horso Is stepping lightly over
the roads from which but now ho was ban
Ished, aB It was supposed, forover, by the
bicycle.
The National Live Stock Growers'
convention at Salt Lake City has
paid Its respects to the horse In a mnnner
which shows that, though his usefulness
suffered ecllpso for a time, ho Is again a
great and Increasing factor in tho commer
cial and industrial world. According to sta
tistics thero presented, tho Increased value
of horses In tho United States between
1S07 nnd 1900 aggregated 1100.000.000. Moro
than this, tho present demand for horses is
greater thnn tho supply, tho result being
that prices aro higher than theey havo been
for years. This statement ot course only
applies to good horses, bred for a purpose
and to meet a demand. H will causo no
rcgrots that tho ranges huvo been, to a
great extent, cleared of tho herds of wild
horses that, by Inbreeding and neglect, do
generated Into animals for which thero
was no demand. As stated before the Salt
Lake convention, "It Is the high-class horso
that brings tho high dollar." nnd Block
men, having como to realize this fait, are
devoting themselves Intelligently and as
stduousiy tn meet It. How well they hava
succeeded Is Bhown by tho prices quoted
nt which high-bred horses havo boon sold
during the past year. Without particulariz
ing further or quoting further from tho
statements mado before tho Salt Lako con
vention In support 0 thn assertion that iho
horso Industry of tho country Is In n
healthy condition, it mny bo added that an
average of 11,126 each for forty head of
trottlng-bred roach horses ami an nveragn
of 501.C0 for 700 trottlng-bred horses sold
at one sate within recent months Is suffi
cient evidence that those who chronicled
the passing of the horso" a few years ago
reckoned without the herserntser, and
failed tn take into account man's natttr.U
lovo for a good horse.
IMIIIli:CT COST III' WAIL
Some nf the r.llli or Sutiller Life In
Out- mv l'(ii-slom.
Cleveland Leader
ll is a trite saying that the nation which
goes lo war imcr knows when or under
what conditions Ph wenpons can b laid
down. Tho keenest foresight falls to re
veal the paths into which tho llrst appar
ently (.Imple inmiHilKU planned may leiui
Neither is a posslblo lo estimate the cost
of tho strugglo begun.
Theso facts arc well known to nil Intelli
gent men. Thoughtful persons, with duo
regard for the welfare of their country, do
not forget them even in tho loudest clamor
of the ignorant and unthinking majority
when n country Is bclug hurried Into wht by
popular agitation nnd the scheming ot thosn
who seek to prollt by It.
Hut tho comparatively slow nnd obscure,
evils which ndd enormuusly to thn ultimata
cost of war seldom nttraet much attention
until nfter the conflict has closed and It Is
too Into for anything moro practical thnn
taking to heart Its lesions and gaining light
for the future. Vet theso Indirect and
elusive factors In tho expense of war, al
though they defy nccurato measurement,
are among tho worst nnd most certain con
H'quenceii. Wc have nil exnmplo now In this country.
In the rcpulstvo form of smallpox. In many
states tho spread of that dlsrnso has be
come very serious. Ncnrly every county
In certain parts of tho United States has
been moro or less tainted with tho virus of
what may easily bocomo n virulent pesti
lence. Some small communities nrc under
going n verltnblo paralysis of their busi
ness by reason of tho prevnloneo of a dis
gusting, Infectious disease.
It Is well understood that tho new out
break of smallpox Is n direct result of thn
war with Spain. It Is the fruit of American
military expeditions to tropical Islands,
Hundreds of soldiers have como homo with
tho tnlnt In their own blood or In their be
longings. Thoy have scattered through tho
country, spreading the gorins of nmnllpox
as far nnd wlda as their travels. Ilcncn
tho existing conditions.
Tho undeslrnblllty nf smallpox Is cvlden'.
No one falls to sea that It cannot be com
mon without causing much wasto of time
and money, grent nnnoynnro nnd some peril
to life. Hut who shall measure Us truo
cost to tho people of a country llko tho
United States? Such a disease may easily
prove mure expensive than a war.
Every ense means a loss of not less than
$100. That Is a very low estimate nnd far
below the facts In communities where mod
ern methods of fighting tho dlsoaso aro
practiced. Several weeks of enforced Idle
ness for tho patient must bo taken Into ac
count, together with tho destruction of
clothing, the Injury done to furniture and
household utensils, tho pay of physicians,
the work of sanitary policemen, tho cost of
ambulances, special hospitals or wards lu
hospitals and many other IIciiih.
It will bo seen that If 1,000 new casts
occur weekly In tho entlrn country the cost
Involved Is at least $100,000. That Is for
clearly dotlned nnd direct expenses. How
much (should be added lo mensurn tho Inter
ference with business, tho checking of new
industrial undertakings nml the benumbing
effects of apprehensions of n great epl-
daml(!? Whnt Is the cost In llngnrlng weak
ness from disease nnd in tainted blood?
Worst of nil Is tho fart that thero ap
pears to bo no limit of tlmo to the ravages
of Cuban nnd Phlllpplno smallpox. It has
been gradually sprendlng for two years nnd
moro and tho lndlcntlpns are that It will
ho moro gencriil before conditions chango
for the better. If wo nro to havo 10,0u0
cases a week, scattered throughout tho
country, which would not bo much moro
thnn nroportlonato to tho record for soma
weeks In this city, a year of that sort of
thing would mean n direct loss of at least
$50,000,000, with Indirect results probably
twice as destructlvo to prosperity.
Tho lesson taught by tho outbreak of
smallpox Is tho samo which Is to bo found
In tho bringing home of othor and moro re
pulslvo diseases from tho Oijlent. It Is In
harmony with tho wnrnlngs of history
against tho peril of corrupted blood, weak
ened national stamina nnd perverted ener
gies nnd nmbltlons, as tho nnturnl result
of war.
Sometimes nil theso evils, ns well as the
obvious and well known havoc of battle,
slcgo und mnrch, nro to bo proferred to
pence, but tho sure consequences ought al
ways to bo clearly understood. Tho fnct
that nations go blindly and Ignornntly into
conflicts which may cost them far mora
than tho utmost prlco they would bo willing
to pay for the object sought In taking up
arms Is ono of the most stupendous proofs
of humnn folly and Ignorance which tho
world affords.
LINKS TO A l.AVIill.
Philadelphia I'rrss: "What's tho news
from China, dear?" nsked Mm. Hnnggs of
her husband, who had the newspaper.
"Chow Chow Is In a pickle," replied Mr.
SlIllggH.
Clovoland I'laln Dealer: "Doctor, I'm
getting mt stout tlmt f can't utonp over
to button my shnon. Whut would you nd
vlso mo to try for It?"
"U-altirH."
ludlniuipolls Press: "'rlicrn's the worst
dendbeat In this town," remarked tho ob
servant citizen.
"Oil! 1 don't know," replied tho police
man. "That deadbeat Isn't u marker to
mine. My bent takes In tho cemetery."
Chlengo Ilepnrd: "f e.nrourage.1 that
yciing man to havo more confidence In
himself."
"Well?''
"Jin's got so conceited thnt he's quit
speaking to me."
Somervlllo Journnl: A patch on a hoy's
trousers Is tho sign of a careful inotliT.
but that doesn't mnko tho boy any moro
contented with it.
Phlludelphhi 7'ress: "Secretury Hoot lins
taken the grip," remarked Mrs. Ilnllulleld
"I should put It tho other way," said
Mr. Helletleld.
"Mow?"
"Tho grip has taken Hoot."
Chicago Tribune: Tho ofllco boy was
alrno In tho telegrnph room.
Suddenly ono of tho Initrumonts began to
click.
lie stood It a minute or two, nnd then
went over to the corner whence the nolro
proceeded.
"Hay!" bo bawled out, with IiIh mouth
close to thn Instrument, "ring off! Der
ain't none o" do telegnift fellers hero ylt!"
Washington Star: "Oh, no; nho's not at
all what vou would call a really feinlnlna
woman. Sho nffects niasculliio way."
"How?"
"Well, for Instance, yesterday I saw her
give n Htreet car conductor n nlrkol when
she hud live pennies In her purse."
"Tin: ui:r.. in iihaim"
Yes. Eliglnnd's nged queen Is dead.
Krmn out her sorrowing bosom lied
Tho soul to seek u peaceful realm.
Kull many an nchlng heart hnlh known
ller smile resplendent from tho throne -Whoso
voice will mingle In the moan
Of grief that rises to o'erwholm
Proud Hrltlan's Isle -since shu Is gone..
Ami (jueeii Victoria Is f.one!
Event tn mark thu century's dawn,
Sho taught tho world that queens may
lovo;
And whnt though peers of haughty mten
llnvo bred'd n strife to end her reign?
Sim's restlngspotlesH of It. stnln
Within her saviour's nrms, nbovol
Whilst v.-o toll on -and sigh , In vain.
Wn note thoso words Quetn, llnk'd wlttt
Denth.
And while wo pause with bated breath
Imagination shakes Its wand.
When In. from Africa there soars
'I'll.- souls of black men, llrltons, Honrs,
To greet tlio queen the world deplores;
And llnk'.l In brotherhood hovond
They smile to hear fad u revnlrs,
ISAAC A. IULCIOUB.
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