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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&ltiK,
"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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