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Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before mo this 31st day of Derember, A. V. WO. M. n. IHTNOATE. (Heal.) Notary Public. Another calamity Ocorge Washington escaped the Klip. Nebraska may not ho a jmradlso for tho Iccnmu, hut pooplo who enjoy n lino climate aro wasting their money ttiUlnj? a trip to tho south overy whiter. The Into Hon. John Mnrshnll la an other great man whose greatness has grown more upon succeeding genera tions than upon his life-time associates. Will IM ward VII consent as king to forego tho pleasure ho enjoyed as prince of Wales of netting tho fashion In men's attlro throughout the so-called civilized world? The register of Kings county, New York, Insists that the fees of his olllee aro too large and ho will not tnko all of them. That register need expect no more favors from Tammany. Presumably, the witnesses In the haz ing Inquiry are all coming lu for per diem pay and mileage. Under no other theory could the prolonged duratlou of the Investigation be explained. No criminal has reached that degree of desperation to form a lobby to head ojr tho threatened Inundation of autl- kidnaping legislation as a means of pro tectlug his business Interests. lust wait until the Cuban constltu tlonal convention encounters an old- time canltal-removal project. Its pro ceedlugs will not bo up to date unless soma such scheme Is sprung soon. Scientists are reported to hnve dug up a street procession In the ruins of Buby Ion. it has not yet been dellnltely de termlned whether the band was playing "Hocky Hoad to Dublin" or "A llot Time." The king of England does not havo to bo sworn lu beforo exercising his oil! clal power, nor does ho havo to take oath that he has not expended any money for beer, cigars or refreshments lu order to secure his position. John Swlntou has been trying to classify and enumerate the people who arc allllcted with thu Itch for newspaper notoriety. lie would have a smaller and easier risk if he conllued himself to those who aro not so allllcted. Messenger Barton has started for Washington with the ollleial eertlllcate of tho electoral vote of Nebraska. Whllu .Mr. Barton Is not a lost sheep from the republican fold, he will undoubtedly re celvo suitable recognition as the dilly authorized representative of tho estray The constitution of the United States requires all revenue bills to originate In tho lower house of congress, but tha does not prevent the senate from trans forming the house revenue bill Into an entirely now measure. So far as the result goes the bill might Just as well have originated in the senate. One house of tho Oregon legislature has passed a bill similar to the law lu effect in Nebraska providing for the ex presslon of tho popular will on Unite Spates senators at the regular elections Tho law Is all right so far as it goes but it should carry with It tho powe to put tho will of tho voters Into effect Tho chances are good that the Indian war down in thu Indian Territory exists ehlelly lu the Imagination of tho news paper correspondents who aro unloading their stories at spaco rates. A period leal Indian war Is as necessary to the exlsteucu of sensationalists located in tho vicinity of every Indian reservation as is cordwood in tho winter time. Ono unexpected consequence of the abolition of the canteen threatens thu bars in tho hotels located on various government reservations which derlv their patronage exclusively from the commissioned olllccrs Instead of the pr vates. This comes ubout because of th peculiar wording of tho cautecn sectlou of tho army bill, lie fore long no mill tary post will be complete without an olllccrs' club and club rooms. UR KtJL't ATlOXAt. KX1)U'MRXTS n.uiMi'rr.r As a result of the ixtpular discussion rowing out of tho recent forced resig nation of several university professors because of Incendiary or socialistic tu rn tires In the class room, the charge has been explicitly made by a prominent Chicago clergyman Hint all educational ndowments are positively harmful. He Is quoted as saying: Tho endowments given by private In dividuals lend color to tho prevalent sus picions that tho mighty Interests of poli tics and vested property rights may como o exercise on autocratic Influence over our colleges and universities on Inllucnco na eadly to tho Ideals of modern education nd the demands of citizenship ns was ever exercised by priest or king In former times. How far circumstances, perhaps not known tho general public In tho cases mentioned, would modify such sus picions, ono cannot say, but tho sus picion Is abroad that wo cannot Itogother trust our Institutions of learning that sinister Influences emanating from ealth and political centers havo come to tlflo frco thought and teaching In our colleges. This critic goes on to say that such an encroachment of vested Interests on the domain of education, If true, Is a crime against society, the destruction of so la! obligation, and that It would be better to have no colleges at all In a lemoerntlc nation than colleges which are bought by endowments, subsidized by wealth and made the bond-servants f a few private Interests. Such talk from n clergyman, who Is probably drawing a salary from nu en dowed church and living on thu dona tions of wealthy parishioners, almost an swers Itself. While to most people the Ideal educational system is ono main tained and supported by public fundi, from the kindergarten through the grade and high schools to the colleges nd universities, It must not be forgot- ton that tho development of modern dueatlon has been brought about by the endowment system. Whether tho bequests and gifts have been made for eitsons of religious sentiment, from alnglorlous aspirations for lasting me morials, or from pure philanthropic love f mankind, the results have Inured to the benellt of the public nml In general he teachings have been in harmony with the prevailing 'popular sentiment. Professors discussing subjects from university chairs should remember that they owe something to society and that they are not free lances to strike right and left, misusing their positions for personal or political ends. It Is Just as great an offense against society for these Instructors to take advantage of the young people placed under their care, to distort their educational vision, as it Is for the authorities of the unl- erslty to put mental straltjuckets on faculty. Educational Institutions should natu rally conform to their environments. A university professor persisting In teach ing that the earth was round llfty years before the voyage of tho Magellan would doubtless have received his dismissal without ceremony, and should an ob solete political economist rise up at the present day to defend and justify human slavery, lu his lectures to the college students, ho would be called down with out hesitation, although that was a com mon practice In southern Institutions of learning before the war of the rebellion. It will be conceded that there Is a place in society for radicals and ex treinlsts, in education as In religion, but it is not In the established universities any more than In tho established churches. The saving clause of our universities Is not to be found lu their sources of income, but in their success as educatlonul factors. An Institution which throttles freedom of teaching is sure to Injure Its standlug In the edu cational world and to Impair Its Influ ence by driving away Its students. It re quires students to make the university and students will soon he wanting where the Instruction Is shaped to suit the arbitrary whims of' wealthy bene factors to whom it Is uuder obligation for endowments. VAIUTY OF TUB SlhVRll DULLAIt. It begins to look as If the currency law of last March will be amended at this session of congress. On last Thurs day the majority of the house commit tee on coinage ordered a favornblo re port on the bill of Representative Hill of Connecticut, which provides for the maintenance of the silver dollar at par Ity with gold. This Is onu of severa bills, having the same object In vlow, that have been introduced at tho present session ami it now appears very proba hie that It will pass, favorable action by the house of representatives being practically assured. There Is no good reason why this pro posed legislation for fortifying tho gold standard act should not be enacted by the present congress. It Is approved by the llnanclal and business interests o the country and there Is nothing to be gained by leaving it for tho action of the next congress. As urged by the ad vocates of this legislation, the only wny to mnke the gold standard unassailable Is to provide for the free exchange by the treasury of all standard coins Issued by the United States, for each other, without discrimination, at the option o the holder. This will Insure the main tenanco of the gold standard, because tho holder of any other form of money can exchange it, at his option, for gold It will Insure the parity of all silver money by mnkjng It as good as gold. It will make no discrimination against sll ver, because It can bo obtained, on do maud, lu exchange for gold or paper, It will not ndd any burden to the treus ury beyond that imposed by Its present obligations, because all forms of money being treated alike, there will be no (lis crimination lu thu presentation of mono. for redemption. It will prevent any discrimination lu the payment of m one, into the treasury and will therefore pre vent the drying up of the stream of gold In times of panic which (lows b tween tho banks, tho clearing house and the sub-treasuries In times of bus iuess activity. It will establish thu gold standard so firmly and plainly that In termitlonal transactions will bo at tracted to the United States and thl couutry will take her proper place In the contest for the commercial empire f the world. Such nro the cogent and conclusive reasons presented In support of the proposition to mnke all forms of the currency Interchangeable and such leg islation being clearly desirable It should be enacted at once. Delay Is needless nd might prove dangerous. ax ixn.i'KXCK run i'racr. The general feeling appears to be that the Influence of (Jrcnt Hrltaln's now ruler will be directed to the preserva tion of the world's ponec. There was f course, no foundation for the report that Mmperor William and King 1-Mwnrd hnd made a solemn compact lo preserve pence between Germany and Kngland, but nono the less there Is every reason to believe that It Is the earnest desire f both to maintain nud strengthen friendship between the two nations. The emperor of Germany has shown sincere grief at the. death of his grandmother nud the personal relations between him nd his uncle, King IMwurd, have al ways been of the most cordlnl charac ter. Tho new Hrltlsh sovereign has lso been upon terms of strong personal friendship with Kmpcror Nicholas of Itussla and the czarina Is a sister of the queen consort. Thus close family ties connect tho thrones of Great Britain, lermany and llusslu, and this relation ship can hardly fall to have a more or less potent Influence upon the political relations of those powers. As to the other continental powers, only with one of them, France, Is there ny danger of Great Britain having a serious misunderstanding nud this dan ger Is doubtless remote. The French peoplu entertain n hearty hatred of Hnglund, as was conspicuously shown In tho utterances of most of the Paris newspapers on the death of Victoria. It Is an old enmity nud doubtless will con tinue. There are Frenchmen who pro foundly believe that war between Franco and Kngland Is Inevitable In the not distant future and some of these, among them men of military prominence, profess lo think that Invasion of Hug- laud would not be an Impracticable un dertaking. Hut the wiser statesmen of France understand what a conflict with Great Britain would menu for their country nud as long ns such men are at the head of affairs France will not go to war with England, unless there should be somo Intol erable aggression on the part of tho latter. The influence of King Edward, It is perhaps safe to assume, will be exerted to prevent any policy on the part of England that might provoke wnr with France. So far as the United States Is con cerned the new British sovereign can bo confidently expected to do whatever he may to perpetuate existing friendship between the two nations. He has al ways shown the most cordial good will toward this country and there Is no doubt will contluuo to manifest It, un derstanding, as he must, how much there is of mutual Interest between England and tho United States and how necessary nnd Important It is that tho English-speaking nations should be to gether In promoting thu cause of civ lllzatlou. King IM ward Is essentially a man of peace. There Is nothing of the "war lord" In his makeup. Ills life has been passed lu performing those amiable so clal functions which devolve upon a British prince. His ambition now will be to do what he may to promote the material welfare of the nntlon, now n matter of the greatest solicitude to all Englishmen. nit: uniTisii sovEiituax. The death of England's queen nnd the ascent of the throne by the new kiug hns started Inquiry afresh as to the pre else position occupied by the crown in the British frame of government. Wliilc the king or queen Is popularly referred to as the "sovereign," it Is well known thnt the British realm enjoys constitutional government and that the reigning monarch is hedged about by limitations which no one vested with absolute sovereignty would recognize, Sovereignty is supposed to bo the supremu power of the state. While the British crown exercises many func tions generally attributed to sovereignty, expounders of constitutional law dis tinguish between the posltlou of tho crown of a constitutional monarchy like Great Britain and that of an absolute monarchy like Hussla. From the his tory of England it Is readily gathered that while the earliest kings, were sov orelcns In thu true sense of tho word thu evolution of he nation has trans ferred the real fiowcr to the people through the electorate, to almost as great an extent ns In the American re public. The tenure of the present branch of tho royal family dates from a Purlin mentary statuto enacted two centuries ago, passing the succession from tho branch to which It would have gone, un dor the then existing laws and cus toms, and conferring It upon an entirely different brunch. The commentators point out that while no act of Parlla ment has ever undurtaken to do more than this, yet, If Parliament could do that constitutionally, no reason can be adduced to prevent It from electing an entirely new royal family, or, lu an emergency, abolishing the royal family altogether. Thu king, It Is true, Is accorded cer tain royal Immunities and royal preroga tlves. He cannot bo brought to an swer for auy of his personal acts beforo the courts or any other body, being pro tected by the legal fiction that "tho king can do no wrong." But his per slsteut disregard of the laws, violation of established constitutional usage or conspiracy with the enemies of th couutry would lay hlui liable to tin peachment for treason and dlslodgment from his throne. The deplorable fatu of previous British nioiiarchs who hav disregarded tho laws is the ultimate de torrent In keeping the crown within Its constitutional hounds. Thu general functions of the British crown aro similar to those of tho ex ecutivo in other nations, although tho Hue of deinarkntlou betweeu executive legislative and Judicial powers Is not so strongly drnwn In Great Britain ns It Is n tho United Stntes. The crown has tho exclusive power of declaring nnd making wnr nnd of maintaining foreign relations; It has exclusive power to sum mon and prorogue Pnrllnment, to dis solve the House of Commons, to Initiate legislation and to veto, absolutely, legis lative measures passed by Parliament. i'hc veto has a political check lu the lection of a new legislature nnd could not be snfely persisted In over the will f the people thus expressed. The rown Is the head of the army nml navy and of the established church and the source of the appointing power. In ad dition to the pardoning power It still has some residuary Judicial powers, which, however, are seldom exercised. While theoretically and constitution- Ily the reigning monarch of Great Brit- in can act without let or hindrance lu all these directions, lu actual practice very ofllclal act Is directed by, If not executed through, the cabinet, which Is esponslble, politically, not to the crown, but to the representatives of tho people n the lower house of Parliament. The new king could no more Ignore tho de- Islons of his cabinet than the American president could proceed In disregard of the constitution or the Interpretations put upon that Instrument by the supreme court. Not that there Is likely to bo any contention over the limits within which he Is confined, because the new king understands perfectly the position he occupies, but ns British sov ereign he Is so more In name than in fact. HVS1XESS AXl) 1W1LD1XU. In connection with the existing bus iness nctlvlty lu Oinalia there has arisen a demand for bettor quarters for Insti tutions already on a sound footing. Much hns been said and done for the encouragement of new enterprises, In which the old-establLslied linns have taken their full share, but almost noth ing has been done for the advancement of these pillars of local commerce. An unrest unquestionably exists among local dealers, many of whom are Infected with tjie general Impulse of ex pansion, but who find themselves ham pered by the limitations of space. These men are wondering why some of the a cant property down town Is not util ized for the erection of buildings in which merchandizing enterprises can find room to do busluess on a business basis. Several apparently most desirable corners in Omaha are standing empty, only awaiting an arrangement between tho owner aud a prospective tenant. Al ready on one street a reaction has sot u and property owners have announced an intention to replace undesirable mlldlngs with modern structures, pro viding all conveniences for the carrying on of the business in which their tenants are engaged, lu these days of special ization It is as essential to success that the quarters In which the particular busluess Is located are adapted to It as it Is that the manager Is quulltlcd for his position. In Omaha to a very large extent busluess has been carried on merely within four walls, enjoying none of the advantages of special construction and suffering all the Inconveniences of being compelled to conform to the re strletlons Imposed by conditions. Grnd ually this condition has been modified so far as possible within the limitations of original construction, but the process of remodeling has not been altogether successful or satisfactory. Omahn's business long slucu pnssed the, experimental stnge and has assumed an advanced degree of permanency. In the future the change will bo that of growth. For this more than for any other reason should the builders aud the tenants get together. With excelleut locations unoccupied nnd with well cs tabllshed linns desirous of enlarging their quarters and Increasing their bus iuess, it seems that a solution should be easy. This Is another point on which tho Heal Estate exchange aud the Commer clal club may get together, to the end that both purtles III interest will be sat isfied and the general good of the city served. Several niagnlUcent homes for wholesale houses wero built last year. Let us sou some palaces for retail trade go up during thl- coming summer. hKUlSLATlUX FUIt I'llll.iri'lXES, The reports from the Tuft commission transmitted to congress In regard to conditions lu the Philippines show that some of thu statements sent out from Manila by newspaper correspondents wero very much exaggerated or base less. Thu allegations, for lnstnnce, re specting social conditions at Manila are shown by the commission to be very much exaggerated, thu fact being tjiat there Is less vice and Immorality in that city than in most American towns of equal population. The commission de elarcs that the general moral condition of Manila Is greatly maligned, that crimes of violence nro comparatively few, that gambling has decreased and that actual drunkenness Is not much, It any, greater than at home. These nu thorltatlvo statements effectually dls pose of the charges made by newspaper correspondents that a most deplorable state of affairs existed at Manila and that tho military authorities were malt lug no adequate efforts to Improve the sltuatlou. Thu reports also show that a decided change Is taking place In popular sent! ment respecting tho authority of thu United States. There Is no organized resistance and almost every day armed bands surrender nud swear allegiance to this government. The commission urges the passage by congress of the bill Introduced ut tin.' last session by Senator Spooner, which gives authority to tho president to declare the Insurroc tluu ut an end aud to establish civil gov eminent. Without specifically referring to this measure, President MeKInley urgently recommends legislation under which the material conditions In the Islands may bo promoted. The secretary of war points out thnt the development of tho Philippines now requires tho ex crciso of powers of civil government not vested iu the War department or in tho president, but requiring a grant of au thority from congress. Altogether the report of the Philippine commission Is reassuring nnd the legli lallon It recommends congress should promptly provide. Our nmlable popocrntlc contemporary puts lu a good-humored word for Editor nfe Young of Des Moines for governor of the great state of Iowa and Inti mates thnt political managers are unable o realize the right of an editor to (olltlcal ambitions because they think an editor's sole duty Is to boost polltl- Inns Into olllee. The same sentiment pplles with equal logic to the Nebraska enatorlal contest, but of course the popocrntlc organ cannot be expected to see It as long ns the republicans con trol the situation. Having failed to stampede the army olllccrs, the correspondents who have been working up a big scare lu Indian Territory have decided to tell the truth and It develops that army olllccrs had the uiatter sized up correctly and that the one troop of cavalry was amply sulllclent to quell the disturbance. The Indians have had too many severe les sons to be drawn Into an open conflict with Uncle Snm, especially In n country ns easily accessible as Indian Territory. 1.1 Hung Cluing Is blossoming out ns a humorist in his old age. Asked when the emperor would return to Pekln he replied that the emperor could not think of disturbing his guest, General von Waldersee, who was now occupying the royal palace. Asldu from the Jest there Is thu Intimation that the quickest way to restore the old conditions lu China Is for the soldiery of the powers to leave Pekln, as those of the United States and Hussla have done. A New York newspaper historian has uncovered the fact that when Queen Victoria ascended tho throne In 1SJ17 It took a snlllng vessel thirty-six days to bring the llrst news of the death of her royal predecessor to the United States, while the expiring moments of the late queen were literally watched by the entire world. Nothing could so strik ingly illustrate the marvelous changes wrought during the last century by mod ern applied science. The English have received u thorough lesson on thu value of the native police force organized In Capo Colony to assist the army. A body of police surren- lered to the Boers without tiring a shot the llrst time they came Into con- fact witli the burghers. Every day leinoustrates more thoroughly thnt Eng land can hope for no assistance from the Cape Dutch, even it they are not actually hostile. The railroad passenger men are get ting together already on excursion rates to the Buffalo exposition.. It Is to be hoped the railroads have learned by this time that their concessions bring sev eral times the returns If grnnted before the exposition's closing weeks. AVIIhclmlnn it Illnli-1'Oneiioine. New York World. After Victoria but ono nctual ruling queen remains Wllhcltnlna of Holland. Of seventy-four rulers on tho earth twenty-two aro presidents, fifteen are kings and bix aro emperors. This Is ono of tho things which will not "bo the same In 100 years." Uiiuliit CifiKTOslty. Iudfanapulls Journal. Trlecranh comnantes will fight the prop osition to lay n government cnblo across tho Pacific, but they would like to havo tho government give them the means to lay ono for themselves. That sort of generosity, however. Is not monopoiizcu uy teicgrapn orporatlons. CuriieKle'M llarKiiln Counter. Chlcugo News. If anybody happens to havo J200.000.000 handy ho cun learn of something to his In terest by addressing Mr. Carnegie. Tnis Interesting gentleman wants to soil out his steel business and Invest the money In li braries, and tho general public wishes him a ready buyer. let l'-dor Wux Tilt. Cincinnati Tribune. Prof. Wiley, chief chemist of tho I)o- nartment of Agriculture, says ho has found sulllclent salts of copper In ono can of green nnas to coat a nockctknlfo with tho metal. it Is truly wonderful how tho vegctablo kingdom makes drafts upon tho mineral realm for man's uses. StMintr Tradition In I'rrll. Haltlmoro American. Tim Rliimbrous Hnlrlt of tho vlco nresl- dency is reported to bo seriously alarmed t tho prospect of being filled by a man i ho goes out mornings to shoot Hons by i' nv nf nmuscmcnt. It Is face to face with that thing feared of nil officialism -tho cre ation of a precedent In tho shape of an ctlvo vlco president. Xoiv 1, 1st t 'I'll In Souk. Now Y'ork Herald.' Tho bicycle should bo placed next tho sewing machine. It Is tho poor man's car rlage. It doesn't need to bo stabled and fed, doesn't need to bo groomed every day and will stand without hitching. The wheol takes tho laborer to his work, permitting him to llvo sovoral miles away, and brings him back at sundown. Here's a bumper for the bike. .sirrlllr.litK n linn- :rni. Philadelphia Record. Tho eftlcncy of tho American cllmatn as a sterilizer of tho anarchistic germ Is In stanced lu tho caso of Ellas Masuras, a Greek who camo to this country under con tract and promise to slay a prominent pub Ho man, but who found 11 fo so pleasant nnd prosperity so prevalent that, Instead of killing anybody, ho went to lonkers and opened a peanut stand. Look Out for lllm. Atchison Globe. Thcro Is ono thing you may always dis trust' An affection that seoks- nubllcltv. An Atchison man nnd his wife attracted a great deal of attention by tholr affectionate nttitudo on the streets. His manner ot holding her nrm was next door to a hug nml lin nlwnvs looked at her as If rccrettlnu that ho couldn't kUs her. Tho wlso "looked out" for him. and wero Justified, for ho has deserted her. Chivalry of tli.r liner. Springfield Republican. Tho criticisms of tho manners of tho Doors may need to bo revised after their polite consideration in leaving unmolested somo very swcot cbromn-llthographed to bacco boxes, with a thlstlo and "Scots wha line," or fiomothlnK of tho sort, on the covers, which had been sent by friends a home to the lads In kilts and wero capturci' curoute. Of course tho Doers took tho to bacco, nut they chivalrously left tho keep snkes. HSini ATI.S OF MCIT.S. llvrrr Sin mln rtl of Clutriictcr nnd Public I Met nltirxx. New York Tribune. Not long ago n citizen of a certain town In his country riled. Though respected by nil. ho had betn In no senno n marked or romlnent man. After his graduation from collego he married nnd engaged In call ing thnt meant it llfo of constnnt drudgery for a slender salary. Hut ho did his work faithfully for upwnrd of forty years, loo usy with the duties that came ench day to his hnnd to think of finding nil occupation lint would bring a larger return of for mic- or fame. Ho reared n largo family of boys and girls In honor and honesty. He sent somo of the boys to college and put others In business. As for tho girls, ho seconded nil tho efforts of their mother to mnke them good, true nnd pure In nil re spects, worthy to bo tho mothers of noblo men. As n citizen nnd n neighbor ho nliued to hnve n consclenco void of offence toward all men. He was honest, upright, truthful nnd kindly, and nil In such n quiet, matter-of-fact woy that hnrdly anyone ever noticed It. His character, indeed, was so much n part of him that thn world thought he Just h.iri to act as ho did, nnd tho world was right In thus thinking. So ho died, nnd outsldo of his faintly nnd a few friends his leath was nn unnoticed Incident. "Dr.nl? Hcnlly! Too bad; nice old chap, but rather slow. Queer how ho mntuigeri to get along with his big family nud no salary to speak of." In n similar vein was tho comment of his old chum, u man who has become famous, wealthy nnd powerful In the world. 'Poor fellow! To think of his dying n common unknown drudgo after his brilliant iromlso In college. Ho could hnve been one of tho biggest men In the country, worth millions, If ho had only wanted to." How frequently It happens that men nro thui Judged, or rather misjudged. Wo count ourselves a great, progressive and clenr-vlsloncd peoplo nnd doubtless In many things wo nro. Hut wl en It Is a question of what really la success In life the popular Judgment Is more likely to bo wrong Minn right. Tho chnrgo of foreign critics that Americans Identify success with money- making Is not wholly true. Hut they do think many of them that no man can bo really successful unless ho hns In somo way or other lifted himself above tho mass of common men This Is the weak spot In every democracy; It distrusts tho stnudnrds It has set for Itself and therefore it often happens Hint the men who loudly vociferate about tho equality of nil men aro most nnxlouo to surpass their fellow men In vomo wny. And as tho possession of money enables even tho most ordinary man to mako hlmscir n pcrsonago to tho multi tude It Is that which Is most commonly do- sired. As a nation It must bo admitted thnt wo nro lacking la a senso ot perspective. w o aro In danger of overlooking virtues thnt aro passive or types of moral heroism that nro unc'mphatlc. Wo hnvo road so many stories of poor barefooted country boys becoming rich nnd famous that such a boy who simply becomes n respected but unknown man, Ilka tho ono of whom we huvo Just spoken, is likely to bo considered n failure. Tho fact that ho performed tho common duties of life uncommonly well, that ho renrcd n family of good men nnd women to strengthen nnd uphold tho state and thnt ho left to his neighbors nn ox nmplo of noble manhood Is forgotten or Ignored nnd It Is only remembered that iio somehow failed to got his name beforo tho public. Tho mon who have written their names on tho scroll of fame, as tho school readers put It, descrvo to hold a placo In tho regard of 'tho world. This country hns produced many such men nnd will produco mmy more. Hut to Identify success with fame would be a fatal mistake. Tho pillars of tho state nro not always or altogether tho men whoso names aro on every lip because It has happened to them to work in the sight ot tho public. Tho real strength of tho country lies In tho uncounted multitude of Ha good, upright and conscientious men nnd women, few of whom can over hope for wealth or famo and tho great majority ot whom must be content to llvo lives of uu- hcrolc drudgery and toll. PKUSO.XAL, AXD OTIIKKAVISI). J. H, Burton, tho new senntor from Kan sas, Is long on shape nnd short on whis kers. 'As cool ns n Cincinnati nudlenco" would bo a sultnblu motto to Hash beforo n crowd In caso of emergency. Icemen can draw somo comfort from tho report thnt tho mercury climbed down to 78 below zero In Alaska tho other day. Mr. Clapp, successor of tho Into Senator Davis, is something of a bird. Among ad mirers ho Is known as tho "Dlack Kngle." It is n mighty dull day that Kansas docs not brcuk Into print with somn freakish enper. Tho bleeding commonwealth is a shining example of strenuous life. Congress has agreed to order a survey of Snlt river. Accuralo Information ubout tho famous stream mny provo to bo Invnl uablo to members in tho near future. Rowland Dlcnnerhassot Mahany, hailing from Duffalo, Is to contest tho seat of Con-' gressman Ityan. When Corkmnn meets Kcrrymnn, then surely comes tho tug of wnr. Halt n scorn of lumber barons ot Wis consin havo been rendered spcochless by tho grip. This accounts for tbelr Inability to respond cheerily to tho demand for a down ward cut In prices. Capitalists anxious for au Investment for their surplus will find on Andy Carne gie's bargain counter n job lot of mills scaled down to J200.000.000 for tho bunch. Andy hns rno of his liberal streaks on. Having disposed of a double senatorial contest In Minnesota, tho Twin City papers nre energetically grappling with this gruvo problem, "If the egg was laid In tho nine teenth century will tho chicken born this month bo n twentieth century product?" The bronzo stntuo of General John A. Logan, the great "volunteor soldier," for which congress appropriated J50.000, hns reached Washington nnd will soon bo placed. Tho s tat no was cast In Iloinu and Is In ono solid piece, rioubln llfo size. When placed It will bo about thirteen feet high, a conspicuous monument. If published pictures of tho projected Kansas moraorlal at Arlington cemetery nro correct representations, tho state Is carrying Its fads to oxtremes. A mnrblo reproduction of n tiro hydrant on top of u noblo column Is scarcely npproprlnto for tho locality. Kansans do not tnko water If n drug store Is within reach. Dispatches from tho seat of wnr fall to show any marked activity among tho Doers. Tho causo Is not far to seek. Decently tho raiders captured a convoy of Hrltlsh supplies and found among the officers' kits a number of dainty brocado rorsots, hand painted, nnd with fancy silk strings. It Is presumed the gallant foragerB dropped dead. Tho now National Shoo company, de signed to control tho making nnd marketing of shoes, pleads earnestly for popular favor by announcing Its purposo to be economy. Just Hko other trusts, It will cut ex penses to bono nnd sharo profits with tho consumer. Jobbers In shoes and shoo leather will find food for thought In this declaration of tho company's president: "Tho aim of tho National Shoo rompany Is to eliminate tho Jobber In tho distribution of shoes to tho retailer. Tho company will net as tho sole distributing agent of tho shoo manufacturers. At present thoro aro live manufacturers In tho company. It Is our Intention to mako thn number twelve, nlthough our bylaws will allow us to lncreaso that number Kastorn manu facturers will predominate In tho make up of the company." III. TN I'HOM It A 31 'f IIOHV You ran neS-er tench n load to trot. Souls arc not saved by slovenly service. Ho who takes nil ho enn get often gets more than ho tun tnko. You will not make henvon less your homo by making home heavenly. Tho Ne'V Year will bp ns tho old ono If thcro bo not n renewed man to llvo It. Thoro Is much rilfforoncn between being washed whlto and being whitewashed. Tho preacher's oratory In tho sancttinry must fall unless prayer has Its oratory In his soul. Tho preacher who thinks only of pruning flowers of rhetoric will pluck llttlo of tho fruit of righteousness. wimiii: mv.s snot i,n shim:. Indlniinpolls Nows: 'Knniil among men, according to a woninn loi-turor. Is need less. "No greater wrong has been donM to man," she says, "thnn not teaching him lo sew. Ho has nothing to do In tho even ing. That's why ho smokes mj much. Now, If ho had only been taught embroidery, think of tho difference." Cleveland Plnln Dealer: What woman, lo say nothing of tho tarn, would really delight In tho sight of her husband, or son, or father, doing fentherbnne stitch, or grinding out n soiled strip of tatting? Possibly tho olub woman would bo glad to know that her llego lord was thus snfely occu pied during her absence. Club women don't, as n usual thing, hnvo infants thnt need n father's attention, nnd embroidery might bo Hie next best nltcmntlve. Baltimore News: In addition to sewing there Is no nppnront reason why tho men idiould not also lo taught to crochet. Tho latent artistic tnsto of many of them might In this way hp developed to n de greo that has been little realized, nnd the nddltlon to tho household ornnmontatlon would help to mnko homo happy and do mestic llfo a fairer dream of bliss. The man who embroiders Instead of smoking the evening away might nlso servo to solvo tho Christmas-present problem by Btorlng up enough tidies and doylies In u yenr to supply every friend and ncqunlntnnco of tho family. Hut tho varying opinions which doubtless exists ns to whether this Is it deslrnblo consummation or not should not divert nttontlon from tho mnln purposo In vlow. which Is to glvo tho man some thing to do while lonflng about tho house nnd supply nn occupntlon that will rest his mind nnd refresh his intellect ns tho cigar or plpo does now. domestic ri.HASA.vrmiis. Philadelphia Press: Toss Mr. Phoxy seems very anxious to havo his wlfo muko over her last year's gown. Josn-Ypm; he'll mnke over J30 or JIO If sho does. Indianapolis Press: Ho (admlrlngly)-You aro a girl after my own heart. She Thank yotL I hopo you nro not a man after mine, Because It's otherwise en gaged. Pittsburg Chronlclo: ".My husband linn had dyspepsia dreadfully lately. Ho has been such a mifferer " "J am so sorry to hear it. I had no Idea thnt you wero without a cook." Detroit Free Press: She Marriage is a lottery. Ilo-Not at nil. She Hut It Is. Ho-Oh. no It Isn't. A lottery Is forbidden to tho mails, Philadelphia North Amerlcnn: "Wilt nothing ltiduro you to ehungo your mind nnd marry?" he asked. "Another man might." she replied. Unrpor's Ilazar: Hasliful Lover (tlmldlv) Did yer Ivcr think nv murrylu', Hlddy? ltiddy (coyly) Shure, now, tie mibject lios nlver entered mo thoughts. Hnshful Lover (turning nwny) It's sorry Ol am. Hlddy (hnstlly)-Wnn mlnnlt, Put. Yo've set mo V thlnklu. Indianapolis Prass: "Men nro bo dense," said Mrs. Dovey. "Why, dear?" asked her friend, knowing thero nuiKt bo somo jxirsoniil motive. "I made him a lovely pair of sof.i pillows three weeks ago, nnd ho hasn't even tbeught about buying a new sofa for them, I feel sure." Detroit Krcn Press: Sldnev I didn't get on with that Hoston girl at all. ltodney Did sho (junto Plato nt you? Sidney No; but thn llrst time who opened her mouth sho tiskeri mo if 1 was Intcllei -tual. Chicago Post: They were talking of i baby that had quite enraptured her. "Isn't tdio Just sweet enough to kiss?" she asked. "Not yet," ho replied thoughtlessly; "not by nlniut sixteen or M'vonteen years." Later ho had orcuslnti to regret this. One's wlfo Is so uiireasonablo at times. Somervllle Journal: Ho Oolng shopping, Mies Viindervelt? She Yes. I'm going to buy some pretty pictures for my room. He Why don't you buy u linlf-dnzen mirrors? Then you would wco a pretty plcturo whichever way you turned. I.V SCHOOL DAYS. John a. Whlttlcr. Still sits the Hchnnlhousn by tho road, A ragged beggar sunning; Around It hIIII tho mimurliH grow, And blackberry vines uro running. Within, the master's desk Is seen, , Deep scarred by rnpx otllclal; Tho warping ttoor, the battered scats, The Juckkuife's carved Initial; Tho charcoal frescoH on IIh wall; Its door'H worn sill, betraying The feet that, creeping slow to hcIiooI, Went storming out to pluylag! Long years ago a winter sun Shouo over It at setting; Lit iiji Its western wlndownnnes, And low eaves' ley fretting. It touched tho tangled golden ouiis, And brown eyes full of grieving. Of one who still her steps delayed When all tho school wero leaving. JAir near her stood the llttlo boy, Her childish favor singled; Ills cap pulled nv upon a fnco Whero prldu und slmmo wero mingled, Pushing with restless fret the nnow To right and left ho lingered Ah restlessly her tiny bandit Tho blue-checked npron lingered. He saw her lift her eyes; ho felt The soft hand's light caressing. And heard tho tremble of her voice, As If it fault cniifvs<iK, "I'm sorry thnt I spelt the word: 1 hnte to go abovo you, Hepuusn" I ho brown eyes lower foil "Heciiuse, you sec, 1 lovo you!" Still memory to n grny-halred man Thnt sweet rhllil-faco Is showing. Dear girl! tho KrasneH on her gravs Havo forty yours boon gi owing. He lives, to learn, In llfo's hard school, How few who piihh abovo him Lumen' their triumph and his loss, Llko lier becnusq they lovo him. 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