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Sjbscrlbedi In my presence nnd sworn to
oororo mo mis 31st nay or January, a. u.
1501. M. B. HUNQATB,
(Seal.) Notury Public.
Tako your railroads In nt night or
llarrlman will get them.
Thoso Nebraska holdup lobbyists nro
not smooth enough yet to embnrk Into
the kldnnplug business.
Queen Wllhclmlnn of Holland hns n
line example to emulate In the late
Queen Victoria of England.
Mrs. Nation should get n few pointers
from Air's. Leaso If she wnuts her noto
riety to last more than a month.
Thnt senatorial game seems to have
progressed to thnt stage where the play
ers know nil the cards by tho backs.
With tho approach of Inauguration
day tho cabinet makers may bo expected
to como promptly to the rescuo of Presi
dent Mclvlnley onco more.
King Edward of England will open
his Ilrst House of Commons on February
11, when every member should bo pre
pared to receive n royal vnlentlno.
It is not clear whether tho new corps
of dentists that ls being recruited for
tho Philippine, scrvlco Is to bo let loose
upon tho Amerlcnu soldiers or upon tlio
Filipinos.
Mr. Hryun hns written out his objec
tions to tho bill providing for tho re
demption of silver dollurs. Had Mr.
Hryun failed to object, tho surprise
would have shocked tho country.
Nebrnskn hns three boundary disputes
on lis hands ns a result of tho unre-
liability nnd fickleness of the Missouri
river. Tho river chances so often thnt.
like Tom Witson, It Is not alwnys ccr-
tain Itself "where It is at."
Jules Verne has again declined to ap-
ply for a nlacc nmouc tho Immortals of
" .... I
the French academy. Verne's limnor-
tallty ns a story-tellor-does not depend
on any titles couferred upon him, and
uu una ii. ouiii'r muu uuy one.
Tho United States' position with Cuba
lo ,,,,,..1, H. o... i,.. 4i.
.. ,4.i oouiu iin uiu 1. HI UIU lllllll
win. kin.iit. nnnuontn.1 lw.i.i n i.i.,.
n few minutes for a straugo woman,
Tho nursing bottle ls about dry nnd
there Is yet no sign of tho mother's re-
turn.
X I
It Is announced on apparent' authority
that England will not accept tho Hay-
rauueefoto treaty ns amended by tho
senate, but will make somo counter pro-
iioMiis. 'i no mills or tlio diplomats
grind slowly, and while It remains for
the diplomatic tangles to bo straight-
ened out beforo (lie canal Is dug, ships
will continue to go around tho Horn for
soverul years to come.
Tho horse, which was supposed to
havo been superseded by the bicycle, the It was urged that the continuation of U(1 l,u thu ch,b's censure In this
trolley car and the automobile, proves this prosperity Is only possible through respect ls not well founded, for It con
to havo had more staying qualities than a largo portion of tho American produc- trndlots tho provisions of tho law by
were credited to mm. Tho demand for Hon llndlug a market In countries which widen tno executive wns coiuroiieu in na yct y0i once did mo tho greatest serv
horses nt good prices has practically Europe has hitherto dominated comlner- making tho treaties. As to the statement ice that one man can do to another."
mado good to the farmer the losses suf- dully. Tho writer admitted that tho In- that tho treaties aro based upon the "And wht vco '?'!,dpS
fered in several parts of this state by vaslou by American goods of European prluclnlo of free trade, tho commissioner 'rbuhr,',eJeyneys with ur..
poor crops. Tho horse Is a winner, no homo markets Is endangering the pros- of reciprocity easily shows It to be '
matter what competition he has to nerltv of mauv German Industries and erroneous. Taking tho French treaty as ,m"K',,n"" "V.epcVL"rkrd'
meet.
According to Washington advices
Sountor Tillman put his pitchfork Into
u, u kuiu ami tne way
tho hay was turned over was a caution,
'Iho house comtnitteo on pensions oc-
casloned tho outburst, and if that com-
nun. um-uiuio uoi.il ueiuio tuo enti or
tho session It must work llvolv. a
windmill urged on by a Nebraska
zephyr Is a model of repose beside Till.
tiiiiii in uiu,
.
Tho NobrasKa farmer Is pleased w th
thq blanket of snow which now cov-
ers, tho grouud, assuring protection
for tho winter wheat and moisture for
tho spring months. Tho cattlemnu of
tho western ranges will havo no com-
platut unless the temperature goes much
lower than at present. Everything indl-
cntcs another good season ls lu sight for
tins suite, 4ciuiiBiui in uiu- ui iwv
dumps ami proposes to stay out.
VostaIi TELKOttAVH Mi caSada.
Tlio Information Is kIvcii out tlmt the
Dominion government hns mado nil ar-
rangements to purchase the tclejrraph
syHtenm of Cunada, extenil them In nil
directions nnd operatu them ns part of
ItH Jiostolllce department
In pursuing
this policy tho Canadlnns will only be
following tho exnmple of the parent
governmept in Orent Itrltnln, which for
muny years has conducted tho telegraph
as a branch of its postal service. One
of the principal objects aimed nt In pro-
motlnc covcrnmeut ownership of tele
graphs In Canada Is to satisfy tho gen-
era! doslro to have transoceanic com-
munlcatlon by cables owned by Orent
llrllaln under both the Atlantic and tho
Paelllc nnd Joined at each end by wires
owned by tho Dominion crossing that
country, thus practically girdling tho
globo by a cnblo and telegraph service
entirely under llrltlsh Imperial control,
Tlio Canadian government already
owns several short telegraph lines and
has had the foresight, In granting char-
ters to private coinpnnlcs, to insert In
most cases clauses nrovldltic for mir-
.,,.nu ti. iinoM nti nrrnPil valuations
tiinso or tlic lines on ngrecu valuations.
At' present the control of practically all
tho wires In Canadn Is In tho bauds of
two great corporations, tho Great North-
western Telegrnph company and the
tjunuiiiuii 1 iiciiic imiiwiiy cuuiiiiui.
whoso property Is now being quietly np-
praised. Each has lines roughly estl-
mated to cost from $7,500,000 to ?8,000,-
000, while tho Bell Telcphouo company
of Canada has n capital of $r,,000,000, so
tlmt tU(! "BBrcsnto investment if an arc
tnken would exceed $20,000,000. Of
course, tho Dominion government would
ll,lV0 110 dHNd'ty 111 flnnnclng the trnns
The snino forces thnt nro mnklng for
tho tolograi)l ill Cnnndn cannot
full to exert their Influence In tho United
Stntes. If It is to the ndvantnge, from
commercial, military und civil points of
view, for Great Britain to hnvo tele
graph und cable service through nil Its
world-scattered possessions, It will be
equally Important for tho United States
to bo
1 slm Iarly equipped for current
, ns well J emergencies. Tho
trade
success of the postal telegraph in Cnu
nda, moreover, will rcmovo tho ground
for tho objections urged In this country
thnt It would bo a hazardous and costly
experiment foredoomed to failure, be-
cnuso 110 one will protend that tho
United States cannot establish 11 sue
cessful postal telegraph If Cannda can
do so,
THE LOOTIXO A C1USA.
I.lnlion Potter said In an nddrpss n
short time ago that If ho were called
unon to hold a brief for either of tho
two great contestants In tho present
struggle between China and tho powers
he should choose In favor of China. Ho
expressed the onlnlou that wc should
bo ashamed of ourselves for our treat-
input of tho Ohliiesp. which he declared
has been a disgrace to our religion.
Tho reverend gentleman was referring
to tho unchristian conduct of travelers.
tradesmen, nromoters nnd bankers in
China. Had ho boon donllnir with tho
,s
looters It -would have been neccssarv to
use stronger language. A dispatch from
l'ekln suys that the league of civilian
looters of nil nationalities hns been dls
runted bv differences which hnvo nrlsen
over the division of the spoils "and thero
uow fi(.omH to bu n chance for honest
meu, Including the Chinese, to get their
dues." The correspondent adds: "If
only onu-tenth of the charges of murder,
assault nnd robbery ngnlust the foreign
ers nro substantiated, as there Is much
reason to belle vo will be tho ense,
Christendom will have cnuso to blush
for shame." Tlmt thero has been au or
gnulzcd league of civilian looters Is a
revelation and it Is earnestly to bo hoped
ti.nt- Ainnrieim nnnn......i with ir
Wlillo tho soldiers of somo of tho Euro-
nenn nowors have not onlv looted, but
Ihnv,. (.onnlttP,i fn,- wnro m.trnLMw.
Amru,m ,, ilim, P,,(i,.t,wi
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uiuilit:i uo i:u, nun 11 iiuiiiu ui: mi-i
i 1....1..
1 111 11111 1 ihl: 111 111111 iiiiiL f. 1-11 11 ninuu! 1
Amcrlcnu waB member of a lootlm:
iCIlgUe,
Conditions
In China should make
Christendom blush for shame and they
should also Impress tho powers with the
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UIILV Ol lUllhlilK Il-IIIHUIIOII llll IIIU OUl-
n...f-i n i .i .i
they present their claims for Indemnity
they should not forget that tho empire
which Is at their mercy has a counter
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cla m that by every nrlnc n o of Hist co
nml enultv nuclit to 1m reeoenlzeil.
MUST ADOl'T AM KMC AX METHODS.
Tho Department of State Is recelvlne
information from our consuls showing
tlio alarm which American Industrial
activity Is creating among European
manufacturers. Recently a report was
received from tho .Viuerlcan consul gen-
eral at Berlin giving quotntlous from a
comprehensive article In one of the lead-
lug papers of Hamburg, which discussed
American nrosnerltv and eomnetltlon.
nerltv or innnv
In order that Germany may bo better
prepared ror tlio coming great struggle
umonir the nations for economic su-
n iiinlif
m-cmucy, he advised that .Vmorlcan mn -
cMncry ho installed, American raw ma-
torlnls m.relmsed and American methods
studied nt ilrst hand thromrh tho send-
iug 0f representatives to this country.
report from tho .Vmerlcnn consul nt
, i...i
-nn. 71 2 .;LLT
Ul0 nu)tHl dU8tPy of Oront lu.UlllU( duo
i i,in.. , i ..i ..,in ini,
.iiiuiij iu 4iut;i luiiii uuiiituiiLiuii. xiiu
.mioni Hfnft,i i,f 4i, Wun,,, in
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ironeral In their comments on tho sltua-
tlon, blame tho manufacturers for not
ndoptlug labor-saving mnchlnery, paying
moro attention to technical education
and In other rcsnccls followluc .liner-
lean methods. The consul states that
It Is the accepted oplnlou that lu the
mntter of technical education Great
Britain is far behlud tho United States
uiui iieriiiiiuj , x nu iiiei iiiui inu t, mien
States Is better equipped than nny other
country for tlic strupRlo for economic
nnd commercial supremacy Is fully
recognized In Europe, and while- tlic
adoption of American methods would
undoubtedly ho helpful to Kuropeim
manufacturers, particularly those of
Great Urltaln, yet with our overwhelm-
lug natural ndvantnges the United
states mny be confidently expected to
hold what has been ncqulred in tho last
few years and to steadily ndd to It,
American commercial supremacy Is ns
surcd.
THE DEUAA'U FOll LEADERSHIP.
The demand of the present ago Is for
leadership In every branch of material
and Intellectual activity. We need
leaders In Industry, In science, In re-
llglon, In public life. Discussing tho
subject from tho standpoint of tlio
church, tlio well known religious weekly,
the Xcw York Independent, offers some
stimulating suggestions. It says:
This generation needs not merely example
and exhortation; it needs instruction. It
wnnts lenders who can lead Its thinking
?'nB igious lines, i copio w m nn.i ro-
,'0,,1tuo mot interesting or all subjects
i( R lg ,)roperiy presented. We need n
great deal tuoro of doctrinal preaching,
Tho peopio aro hungry for It; not the
nooirinai preaching or a hundred years ago,
i '"r ,?,,, f . V" ' it
pitiful, It Is delightful to seo how tho half-
Irstructed young people hang on It. It is
a happy gift to be able to bo a leader ot
thought, but if a preacher la conscious
that ho cannot bo this, ho can at least be
u ieauur oi me, nnu mat is a more messcu
thing. If ho cannot bo a leader In either
thought or life, then ho has no business In
tho pulpit. That ls tho place for leaders,
" tho pulpit has In nny measure loSt Its
Jower, or over ioso it. it win do be-
causo It ceases to lead In thought or life.
Wiint Is true of tho pulpit Is true of
every occupntlon nnd profession. A
physician who strikes out nnd keeps up
with modern discoveries In medicine nnd
science will hold his position ns a leader,
while his ussoclnte, who Is enveloped In
obsoletlsm, falls behind nnd Is dlsplnced.
The lawyer who communds by thorough
knowledge of his subject nnd applies
legal principles with Incontrovertible
.., ... ... , ... ... , ,, ..
? !! 5 '1
, iiiuh-ij ivtiu,t 111 iiiu Ulllllll I'll 1 11
will make no Impression In their pro
fesslon.
In the wide Held of industry the de
mnnd for leadership Is even more exact
lug. Tlio successful manufacturer or
llnancler Is the man who Is ablo to grasp
a world-wide situation and utilize to the
fullest extent tho economies of correla
tion and consolidation. Tho leaders In
tho railway world, for example, aro the
men backed by unlimited resources, be-
C11USU Ulc' ,mvo Ionionstrated their
10 survey uio irmiNiioruiuou sys-
I J At i 1 A . I
lu,,ls "l U,L -""irJ wnom aim 10
"ordinate them along the lines of In-
U"SI"' uucioiimom.
1,1 anairs 11 is uiso icauersuip
umt t-"""1- illu commions couiroui-
ii.-.i. .... i . rtii mi j a 1
mB t" nation, growing out of its ex-
psimled sphere of notion, must be met
"nu "siguu-u suucsmuusuip, 111 1110
"resi not oiuy 01 uio present genera
t,01,( but of thu souerutlons that are to
11 1
iono.
T,,,lt Icilllors will not be wanting when
the requisition Is made may be ns safely
relied upon In the future ns hi tho past,
lhtt who the leaders nro will depend
ul'on t,Kil1' own equipment and their sue-
et'ss 1,1 lllsl,Irl"tf conlldeucc in their own
uhm' ' t,lulr wol'k'
the iiEcu'iwirrv ruMcr.
The republican party has for years fa-
vored tho nollcv of trudo reciprocity. It
has declared for that nollcv In Its na-
tlonal platforms and made provision for
It In Its tariff laws. Itcclnraeltv has
been ehninnloned bv Mr. Ulnlne. bv
President Harrison and by President
McKInley. The present administration
has tnken more practical steps than any
of Its predecessors to mnko reciprocity an
actuality. Yet a republican sennte has
not acted upon tho treaties negotiated
and probably will not at this session,
wlillii tlu iiitrn'osts affected aro UKhiir nil '
"
tin. iniinonei. thev enn eoniiniinil nc-nhist
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these reciprocity agreenients, tho ratlll-
entlon of which was enrnestlv rocom-
mended by President McKInley In his
last annual message.
The Home Market club of IJoston, an
'
InHid.iitlnl fire-nil 7.nt nil. l.'iu limp n mumI
" " '
Its oniiosltlou to the Dciidluir treaties,
asserting that they are not based upon
Uu true principle of reciprocity, "which
tlio exchange on rnvoraiiio terms or
II ...I II ...1 ...... I
uissimiiiir nun huu-coiuiiuhub iuouucih,
and that, on the contrary, they are based
upon tho principle of tree traue and will
Introduce a damaging if not ruinous
competition."
Ho.,, .loin. A. Tvimsriii.
the commissioner for tho negotiation of
reciprocity treaties, mis replied to tne
club's nssertlons and ably defcuded tho
reciprocity Ircutles, particularly tho one
wltli Prance, to which opposition Is
chlelly directed. Mr. Knssou points out
that as to the "true principle of reciproo-
t ! wcr been deilned in the
legislation of this or any other country,
" example, ho states that wlillo the
" "
- Ir cent of tho duties on every
1 article named tho actual average reduc-
"on tnaue ny tne treaty is omy u.a per
cent of existing duties nnd the great
majority of dutiable articles Imported
'ut" tho United States are untouched.
1 110 uiiminisiruiiou, icmariis tuo com-
nilsslnner. wns moro conservative of
protection than was the Dlngley tariff
net. ns must be apparent to everybody.
in roL'nr ii to ti e assertion ti nt me
i
treaties will hnvo au .unfavorable effect
-
upon an uusiuess ami iiuroauco a uam-
aging if not ruinous competition, .Mr.
Knssou says they hnvo received the
earnest support of business organlza-
tlons. Ho declares that so slight will
' eITUCt 01 11,0 'icncn nnu co-
lonlal treaties upon tho existing com-
petition of foreign imports wnn iiomo
production that our producers would not
kimn iu wu ipiui.., .m i,i,.vii .
rates hud uecu made, except by their
public anuounccincut. Ho fnr ns the
I'rcueh trenty Is coiicernctl, France hns
conceded more to us In tlio wny of
liberal commercial InterehaiiKo than tve
huvo to her. She allowed reductions
averaging from 'JO to -IS per cent of her
present duties, while wo allowed her re.
ductlons uvernglng less than 7 per cent.
Tho republican party has declared that
"protection nnd reciprocity nro twin
measures of republican policy and go
hand In hand." A republican senate
should not discredit this declaration.
h'AUMEHS' J.tliEUTY TIME A TEH ED.
Again tile cloven footprints of tlio
money devil appear. According to the
Lincoln correspondent of a Chicago
paper theru Is under way u move of the
grain elevntors of Xcbrnska to shut off
bucket shop dealings In this state,
thereby depriving tho honest farmer of
any opportunity to learn the market
price of his grain. Of course, when the
bucket shop has been abolished, tliu
money devil, operating through the grnlji
elevator man, will be In n position to 11 x
, H wn rlc f wheat, corn and the
... . . - ... . ,,-rltln.
,IK0 nnl 1110 ""merit in n,niu wriine
under tho oppression of tho money
power. It Is accepted almost as an
axiomatic fact that u Nebraska farm
t,,ulU0t lm successfully conducted unless
, , . ,t
doseJ connected with the tnpo line. The
Jluctuations of puts and calls nro as es-
sentlnl to tho farmer's prosperity as
rntn mul Riinl.ltin in tlw.tr unnsmi nml
,t ... nllMllltnn.. Hi,,i.r fo ,i, i1(,n
11 ls 110 "l-0inon Bl,Iit to slo tlic Hon
CBt uusbntHlmnn leave bis plow In the
rurrotv winie lie, In Imitation or Israel
Putnam, rides old Dobbin nt his top
most 8.,mi to tho nonrc8t hnnilet In
order that he may get the latest quota
tions off the wire. S01110 of them, who
nro Inclined to bo plutocratic on their
own uccount, have had tickers placed
In their barns and hnvo ho arranged
their farm work thnt they will not be
Interrupted during business hours, but
may keep u close nnd undisturbed wnteh
on tlio tnpo as It registers 'tho tips and
downs of commerce ns manipulated by
tlio speculators.
Any attempt to thus further enslave
tho Nebraska farmer should bo at once
met with a sturdy resistance. Down
with the elevatorl Long llvo the bucket
shop! No farm can bo fertile without
one. Perish tho causo that would do
prlvo tho tiller of the soil of his bucket
shop quotations nnd thus despoil him
of the rightful reward of his nrduous
toll.
Gcucrnl Grosveuor of Ohio says he
,iocS not expect an extra session of
concress. lie does not say whether ho
Ktm retains the presidential commission
the olllclal political weather
. . .
prophet. President McKInley Is the
,,iy ,nuu ,vho can say authoritatively
whether there will be au extra session,
but tho chances are that he has not
. . . .
evon gVt.n uliS nubject serious consider
,,. Tj,u mL.sdent has not been in
tho habit of llgurlng on crossing bridges
before he gets to them,
Former Insurance Commissioner Price
js highly ludlgnant at being even by in
fercuco classed with the lobbyists who
jmvo been securing the introduction of
holdup bills In tho legislature. Any
0ne at all familiar with the record of
Mr. Price while Insurance commissioner
nnd examiner will readily ncqult him of
nny such motive. In all of Jils dealings
Sir. Price Is strictly a philanthropist
nnd takes no .thought of Ills own In
terests
The arrest ot merchants in .Manna on
the charge of aiding the Insurgents Is
likely to nave an lmporinni Hearing on
the ending of the rebellion in the Pilli
UIH8. As long as the rebels are able
to secure supplies their ability to keep
"P ihmiuiuuui.u ia im.n.u.u, m. u
tho cabal which has been engaged n
the trntlle for tho sake of personal gain
h - 'au be broken peace is more Iiueiy to
bo restored at au eauj uaie,
i .... , - . i., ltl,,n lim-i.
The charges of looting 111 cnina nao
1 ... . .
' mml mwciuc as to time, pmec
o0 01 mo piirucb ciiKBe m iuu
11 . il .1 I. 41...
affair. Now mat tne ciunges uiu u.ua
than generamics .ine Ri.raomum
the powers cnu nanny uuoru lo kuuiu
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tliem or leiusu W iiiuuo" mv "
I , .. ,,! H,,,n,wlti f,v
the charges are sustalneu. iJemanus lor
roimnitloii fiom u JJ ,l ",ut"
ot Justice It tho Unlstlun looturs aro to
h" "-
. t,,tnneA .ioUc
snn Francisco Chronicle
Miss Mary conait smun nuving reueivcu
110,000 for her dally recorn 01 me bicro 01
I Pckln, disposes or tne on jok. v luu
foolishness of tvoraau keeplug u diary.
An llimraroiit-' Ciimhlnp
Minneapolis Tribune.
A slrenlnir car combine Is talked of. ThU
inuu nun nn unnecessary bit ot enterprise.
ns tuo pUbllo now has about as few rights
in a ulcoplng car, between tho porter and
the uPPr l.,rth. " " n get along with
so tho institution at all.
Gratitude In 11 civ I.lKlit
Ilouton Globe,
"I see," said a man addressing Charles
Snurgeon as ho was coming out 01 ni
church, "that you have forgotten me, sir,
Kunma City Star.
t iha frnndnm of the
pres8, which conlllcts, tvith the uuerproia
tlon ot ire0 mtoranco by Qenoral Mac
Arthur, would not be tolerntcd In America
'- - "
Hon ot an, night of the . ed or Jmag
" i uB(,.t of the nerson's at
tncked. Onco In n wlillo something of this
description is prinieu in an American cuy,
but It ls unusual and Imposslblo to coutlnuo
" "M"?,?- Spanish Idea that
,ued Vwkiw ot The vivid Latin Imag
i i.,Hr, im. in din i n m states m il.
. IMH..U.. .,HU f,.,.. - -
tary commanders much trouble in Cuba
.. nr.. ...i ril.llll
. i'(-"
Au Inelileiit of CI vllUnt loii.
Philadelphia Times.
Among tho other blessings which the
forces of civilization have conferred upon
the people that sat In darkness In China I
no. t0 be reckoned famine. Tho Chlneao
'who escaped tho roformlng real of tho great
missionary powers ana neu .or no r Mc.
J," be,n5 ;;e'nVw wporled starving.
pestilence and tamlue, the old co -
J partaenhlp, complete tu clvlllzinj work,
and the doors of China will be open be
cause thero will bo nouo to close them.
This Is the purport of tho news that
conies from tho Interior provinces, with de
tails too horrible for repetition. The ill-
loinatlsts regard tho situation as encour-
King, becnuso It will force tho court to re
turn to l'ekln, whoro they can more easily
get around It nnd compel its ncceptanco ot
their terms. What population romnlns
nbout Pckln has been completely terror
ized, nnd, with tho large nrmy at tho dis
posal ot tho (llplomatlo peace makers, they
havo no doubt of their nblllty to squeeze
out of tho Chinese nnythlng they hnvo left.
Andrew Cnrm-nlc'it Ilon'ts.
Minneapolis Journal.
Andrew Carnegie, who ls now In a po-
Itlon whoro ho can glvo unlimited advice
Ithout offense, has given out a number of
Don'ts" for young men. Mr. Cnrnegle
says ;
"Uo not go to cheap plays. Do not fall
In lovo unless tho woman ls twenty or thirty
yenrs older than you are. Do not drink. Do
not gamble. Do not play foot ball. Do not
ssoclato with young meu who tell stories
thoy would not caro to havo their mother
car."
Mr. Carnegie gives reasons for all these
don'ts" nnd they nro fairly ood ones.
Still, there arc somo things that "tho young
person" would do well to settle for hlni-
clf. It may be Imposslblo to find a woman
twenty or thirty yenrs older than you are
who caret to marry you. In that case It
ould be as well to content yourself with
no of your own nge.
Thero ls another "don't" that might be
useful. Don't giro canned odvlcc.
IS IT 1VOIIT1I WHIMS t
(! Nmnl Ship Hint Become llnck
.Number In n I.lttli- While,
Philadelphia Times.
Congress hns authorized flvo new battle-
hips, and the naval bill now beforo that
body proposes two moro with n displace
ment of 15,000 tons each. Thoso nro to bo
tho largest and most powerful fighting ma
chines afloat. It Is proposed to arm each ot
these floating steel-clad forts with batteries
t four 12-Inch, four 8-Inch and sixteen
lech steel guns, any of which shall be
npablo of penetrating tho armor of any
nr ship now In scrvlco or nlloat.
If this new fleet, with its Irresistible bat
teries, can do what the naval exports claim
for It, thero will bo a cholco lot of war
hips that will bo candidates for tho junk
pllo very Bhortly. It Is hardly likely that
any naval power will caro to repeat tho ex
perience ot Spain In pitting a navy Just a
little out of dato and behind tho ngo against
ono that possesses all tho latest Improve
ments In shooting nnd defensive, power.
Our own navy will consist largely of out
dated vessels, according to this standard,
nd wo shall be compelled to build new
nnd moro powerful war vessels continu
ously. It ls this featuro of naval construction
hlch makes thoughtful peopio wonder If
It ls worth while to spend untold millions
from year to yenr upon war vessels that
at tho best will be of no use within a very
few years after they havo been completed.
It ls not concclvablo that the strongest
war ship has been even devised, let alone
built nnd launched, ns yet. This constant
utlay for war vessels that will bo super
scded by thoso still moro powerful and
destructive lends to tho hopo at least that
somo better way of settling national differ
ences than fighting them to a decisive Issue
will bo adopted before tho cntlro universe
In tho sheriff's hands to bo sold for
debt.
PON.SIIIII.ITIUS OI-' lltlUOATlOX.
AVlinl n. I.lttlo Mnncr Woiilrt lo In
ltrclnlmliiK the Arid Writ.
Baltimore Sun.
Advocates In congress of tho reclamation
of arid lands by Irrigation havo concluded
thnt if tho government can spend $60,000,000
a yenr on river and harbor Improvements It
ought to bo nblo'to help Irrigation projects
o a moderate extent. Ilenco they nro mak
ing a determined effort to sccuro an ap
propriation of $100,000 for the construction
of a storage, reservoir In Wyoming. Hills
havo also been Introduced In both houses
of congress with a view to furthering Irri
gation interests nnd laying tho foundation
for n general schenio of Improvements. The
arid region embraces parts of Arizona,
Colorado, California, Idaho, Kansas, Mon
ana, Nebraska, Nevada, Now Mexico, North
Dakota. Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota,
Utah, Washington and Wyoming, which, It
s claimed, when brought under Irrigation
will bo cnpnblo of supporting millions ot
people. I'rlvato capital has already been
Invested In reclaiming small portions of the
arid territory. Those who havo studied
tho subject are enthusiastic over tho possl
hlllHcs of Irrigation. Eminent nrmy en
gineers hnvu testified that a thorough sys
tern of storage reservoirs In the nrld region
would diminish the size nnd destructive
forco of the annual floods In tho Mississippi
Probably as our population Increases and
land becomes moro difficult to acquire the
reclamation of tho nrld regions of tho
United States will rccelvo tho attention
which it deserves. Tho subject Is ono of
practical Interest In tho west nnd was ro
garded or sufllulent political Iniportnnro to
bo jslven tho cudorsomcnt of both of tho
great national conventions last year. Itep
rescntattlvc Mondell of Wyoming1, ono of
tho champions of national aid for tho rec
lamation of arid lnmls, estimates that $50.-
000,000 Judiciously expended would provide
means for Irrigating nnd rcclnlmlng mil
lions of acres or land now barren nnd use
less.
ax i:.vi'i.(ii)i;n scaxijai,.
IInrloin rrltlclnm of IM'mlilput Me
ICInlcy nml .Tuntlcc llnrlnn.
New York Tribune.
Tho utterly nbsurd chnrges against tho
president for his appointment or Jnmes S
Harlan to bo attorney gonernl of Porto Ulco
nro completely demolished by tho Now
York Herald's account of tho speech mado
by Justice Harlan at tho Loyal Legion
dinner, In which ho said:
"Tho fathers of the republic never In
tended or desired thnt congress should
hnvo authority or any power over any part
of the surfaco ot tho earth frco from tho
lottor nnd the spirit of tho constitution,"
Thnt declaration Is not unreasonably con
Rldcred to Indlcnto that Justice Harlan will
voto against tlio administration wlyn it
comes to tho decision or tho Porto Itlcan
and Philippine! eases, To thoso who hav
had any knowledgo of Justice Harlan'
prlvato views on tho au'ijoct for tho last
year this will not bo a surprising rovola
tlon. Ho has long been prlvatoly under
stood to hold that opinion. In view of that
fact, doubtless perfectly known to tho
president, tho Idea that tho Justlco's son
was sent to Porto IHco ns a brlbo to the
father Is seen to bo a figment of tho Im
agination. It Is preposterous to supposo
that anything but the merits ot Mr. James
S. Harlan, which nro unlversnlly conceded
caused his selection for a dlfllcult post of
sort which tho president has taken tho
most extreme caro to fill with worthy men
Tho suspicions and the malicious were
nulck to scent n scandal, but when thoy seo
that thero Is no expectation, and never wa
among the Informed, that Justice Harlan
would voto In the court for tho administra
tion's view, they must agreo that their
charges wero groundless, Dy tho way, we
wonder If tho nntl-lmperlallsts, who wero a
few days ago clamoring for, tho withdrawal
of Justice Harlan from the constitutional
cases, not nn the grouud of his possibly
being Influenced, but, as they said, purely
for appearances, will contlnun to ask his
i withdrawal tic
Lon their flat.
withdrawal now that they underitand be Is
snci i,.tit shots at Tin: l't i.i'i r.
Bomcrvlllo Journal: Tho wise minister
ncter prays for rain unless ho sees that
tho barometer hns begun to fall.
Chlcaao Post: Dancing and cinch havo
been forbidden by a Methodist pastor of
Clinton, lnd. It wilt bo curious to note
to what extent his congregation has lenrned
tho sweet lesson of obedience.
Washington Star: A Ilendlng (Pa.) clergy
man hns resigned his pulpit because ho
believes his salary of l,t00 n year Is moro
than tho church can afford to pay. Moro
of the circumstances should bo learned be
fore deciding whether ho Is a philanthropist
or a financier.
Indianapolis Journal: Illshop Thoburn
thinks It Is all right for small nations to
bo absorbed by larger ones, ns It docs away
with so many ovlls. Tho logical outcome
f tho bishop's nrKiimcnt Is that the Creator
mndo n mistake In permitting such n dl-
erslty of peoples, and has now called upon
tho stronger nations to help Him corroct
It. Tho bishop seems flrmly planted on
tho "Might makes right" proposition.
Iloston Globe: Tho Ashtabula minister
who has been advertising his religious
ervlces In tho newspapers, ns the depart
ment stores advertise their bargain sales,
In largo display advertisements, set In
black type, has reason to bo gratltlcd by
tho result of his experiment. Ills first
advertisement doubled tho size ot hts con
gregation. His second ad increased tho
average attendance ISO on Sunday evening
to 400, which crowded tho church.
Chicago Chronicle: Ot nil men a clergy
man should be Blowcst to denounce the
fallings and weaknesses at humanity. I.east
of all should wo expect a minister ot tho
gospel to mnko charges which ho ls not
prepared to substantiate. What shall wo
think, then, of a preacher 'who charges
trusted public employes with drunkenness
and when nsked for evidence skulks behind
tho plea that his charges wero mado at u
secret meeting and wero not Intended for
publication? Is not this very like conduct
which, In a layman, would bo called sneak
ing, treacherous and cowardly?
HOW MtCH HAD 1111 HIVKX Att'AVt
Tlmt QuroHon tVIII Supplant "llorv
.11 m il Did lie Leave f"
Philadelphia I'rcsir.
When a rich n-an dies the first question
that springs to the lips of thoso who knew
him In life is, "How much did ho leave?"
And tho general public that was only ac
quainted with him ns ono of tho men of
colossal fortune will wait with feverish
unxloty for tho publication ot his will, t.o
ns to ndd up tho ciphers nnd unlto and de
termine by tho product how many millions
tho heirs and beneficiaries are to divide
among themselves.
The latest Instance ot the kind occurred
In connection with the recent death of
Philip D. Armour of Chicago. Mr. Ar
mour was ono of tho most successful gath
erers of money that this country of great
fortunes hns known. Ills wealth was esti
mated when ho was alive all tho way from
13,000,000 to $30,000,000. This left a wldo
margin for conjecture, which could only bo
definitely nnswered by tho reading of tho
will. And when It wns announced thnt tho
estate was appraised nt $13,000,000 thero
were many sighs of satisfaction and nods
with tho exclamation, "I told you so."
Hut while nearly every ono was Inter
ested In knowing how much Mr. Armour
left, few, If any, asked: "How much had
ho. given away?" And yct tho figures pub
lished by tho Chicago newspapers show
that Mr. Armour guvo away moro during
his Ufa than ho was ablo to will away at
his death. Carefully prepared tables prove
that his gifts wero considerably moro than
double his devised estate. To the Armour
Institute nnd Armour mission he cave
about $4,500,000; to other public Institu
tions nnd charities, $3,lj00,000; to relatives,
frlondj and faithful employes, about $23,-
000,000, nnd In other ways, $2,000,000, mak
Ing a total of $35,000,000 disposed or dur
ing his lifetime. Had ho hoarded his
wealth It Is estimated that it would have
amounted at his death to $30,000,000 at
least. Hut It was less than n third that sum.
In view of theao facts and tho growing
disposition of rich men to glvo nwoy large
fortunes during their lifetime, It will not be
surprising ir tho question, "How much did
ho leave? Is changed lo "How much had ho
given nwny?" One of tho richest men of
tho times has declared that It Is a "dln-
graco for a man to die rich." All rich
meii'nro not following Mr. Carnegie's wise
forethought, but enough are, and their
gifts nro numerous and generous enough to
prove thnt It Is fast becoming moro honor-
ablo to a man to bo known by what ho
hns given away during his lifetime than by
what ho leaves ot his death.
ro.M.MtxiTV or ow.M:itsinr.
.SI mil Men 11 co of tlio Coiiftulldiitloii
of
tin" Ovrrlnml Linen.
Philadelphia Time.
Application or the prlnclplo ot "com
munity of ownership" hns now brought tho
Union nnd tho Southern Pacific railways
Into such relations ob aro expected to pro
mote the couiplcto and economical (level
o mcnt of tho transcontinental system,
Tho process which Is grndunlly bringing
tho whole of tho vast railway Interests
of tho country under a common direction
Is ono of tho most Interesting and Impor
tant movoments of tho time. While nn
clement ot speculation enters Into It, It Is
essontlnlly n nnturnl evolution that Is
working itself out under wider laws than
thoso of nny man's Invention, nnd It will
prove bcneflclnl or mischievous lu propor
tion as tho directing minds aro themselves
controlled by an Intelligent regard for
actual conditions.
What Is gradually coming about Is very
much nearer to tho dreams ot tho social
ists than Is usually recognized. It Is
bringing tho railways and other groups
of corporations under centralized control,
thnt Is to operato them all In harmony.
Hut tho men who oxcrclse the control nro
designated by natural selection, ns the
men having tlio necessnry cnpaclty, Instead
of being artificially solcctcd by somo un
Imaglnnblo process that thcorlzers nover
havo suggested. Tho moro obvious differ
ence is that theso men got moro than thnlr
sharo of tho profits, which theoretically
should bo ror the common benefit, but It
Is a mistake to suppose that the syndicates
that consolidate corporations operate alto
gether with their own money. Thoy repre
sent the accumulated capital or many thou
sands of Investors, so that community or
ownership Is a practical plan or giving
everybody who owns a corporation share
an interest in nit tho corporations ot Us
class. This ls qulto In tho direction of
thnt public ownership that has been
dreamed nbout.
It Is plain that as far as this is a natural
evolution It will work Itself out to beneficial
results only If It Is allowed to work Itself
naturally and ror tho common benefit.
Hallway consolidation, ror example, should
result, nnd usually docn result, In better
as well as more economical scrvlco, and
that Is more than could certainly be predi
cated ot public ownership. Hut Incquall
tics ot service, unjust discriminations, In
dividual or local, and especially the ma
nlpulatlon or securities for speculative
profit, nro not benefits, but wrongs. Theso
are the things that make auch great con
solidations dangerous to publlo policy, and
lead to the demand for publlo regulation,
which Is Itself a dangor, becauso of its
uncertainties.
Thus tho whole trend or corporate man
agement at this time Is bringing tho sub
Jcct constantly Into closer nnd more Im-
pottant relations with the whole soclnl
organization. It In really tho most Im
porUnt pbaso ot nil contemporary devel
opment and a man must have great confi
dence In his own prophetic, powers who
bellivti be cai clearly hi the outcome
iiiasT.s rito.M ftAM's nortx.
We do not have to bo blind In order to
see eyo to eye.
The choir may bo a means of grace In
training to patloucc.
God will not deliver from evil him who
deliberately walks Into It.
Ho that deals fairly with his neighbor
docs not hnvo to fleo from him.
Men nro ever ready to amend tho gospel
and then to put tho amendment first.
Consclenco will novor reconollo man to
God; It simply buows htm what he Is.
Tho great question Is not, aro you ready
to die, but nro you ready to live again?
You cannot cstlmato the sunshine of
heaven by tho sighs of a prayor meeting.
Thero Is one placo where gold has no
vnlue, that Is whero the streets are paved
with It.
Ho who will not listen to the teaching
of falluro shall never btar the voice of
success.
ii:iiso.VAii axd oniijiiAvisn.
The Kansas Nntlon-al guard now admits
women, regardless of ago or nrovlous eon
dltlon.
Thoso early morning forays In Tooeka
show that Mother Nation loves a chop for
breakfast.
If tho newspaper pictures of Mrs. Nation
are true to life her antipathy for mirrors Ii
accounted for.
Tho nearest parallel to Verdi's musical
writing In his old ago is that of Aubcr, who
lived to bo 0 and wroto an opera after
his 80th birthday.
Senator Stowart of Nevada has never born
shaved. His beard, tho most luxuriant in
tho senate, began to sprout when ho was
to years old; ho Is now "5.
Colonel Watterson candidly admits ho
never went against a high ball. The colouel
is ono or tho elegant gentlemen or thn nl.l
school who reveres tho straight simplicity
of tho fathers.
Mr. Kancko, a graduatn nf tinrvnr.i nt
tho class of '83, who camo over In 1899 to rc
celvo n degreo of doctor ot laws from IiIh
almii mater, has been mado a baron by the
mlkndo and appointed minister of Justice In
uio catunct or Japan.
Tho king of Slam rides an Amorlcan bl-
cycto of tho latest model and several ot hts
ministers nro also expert wheelmen. Not
long ago a bicycle club, of which the min
ister of tho Interior ls president, had n
grand illuminated turnout.
Tho natlvo Filipino has tho faculty of im
itation highly developed. Hence his action
in refraining from taking city offices ls In
explicable. It Is qulto evident thoy re-
qulro consldcrablo training before they
reach tho American standard.
Timothy T. Sawyer, president of tho Hun
ker Hill National bank ot Charlcstown,
Mass., la tho oldest bank president in Now
Englund. Ho hns been connected with the
Institution over fifty years and has boen Its
president since 1884. He ls now 84, but
attends to all his duties at the bank.
In a speech ho dollvered recently f!ov
ernor Stanley ot Kansas said ho camo to
that state "forty years ago today and slept
on tho grass under tho bluo sky by the sldo
of John Brown." Somo unbollovers began
to overhaul records nnd they found John
Brown had been .dead two years when Mr.
Stanley camo to Kansas.
Among tho extraordinary requests re
ceived by congressmen few nro moro ex
travagant than ono that camo In Repre
sentative Joy's'mall tho other dny. It wns
from a woman In Pennsylvania, Baying she
was much in need of a piano and asking
hlra to send one an upright preferred. Mr.
Joy replied, saying ho wns sorry tho woman
did not llvo In his district. "You do llvo
In Mr. Unrthold's district, however, aud It
you wrlto to him ho will bo sure to send
you n piano, as he has a large stock on hand
for Just such a purpose. I advise you to
ask for tho best."
DOMKSTIO 1'l.IiASAXTHIKS.
Ilarner's Bazar: "What nr von rtolnir for
thnt baby?"
"I rim simply avoiding all the advice my
friends have given me."
Detroit Froo Press: "Didn't vnur tvlfn
sympathize with you when you hod the
grip?" .
"rso; sue naa it ncrseir."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I nntlm Hint
Mrs. Cnrrlo Chiipmnu Cntt snya that
woman Is still under tho heel ot man."
"Say, I wonder what Kind or a man Mr.
Carrlo Cutt enn be?"
Philadelphia Blillatln: Minn Mv. -uHr
worried all last week for fear I should
die.
Tuck Wero you sick?
Nlnn No; hut Jul' llfo Insurance nollev
ran nut and It was soveral days beforo 'I
cot It renewed.
Detroit Journal: Wlfn drnanf.f1 fnr h
opera) For goodness sako, why did you g't
nil theso flowers?
IIiiHlmml I thought It -would be well for
you, dear, to huvo something to cover you.
Philadelphia. Press: Thev hnl nunrr-ftli.il.
Iin snapped out 'VAdleu! I 11111 done, mlHK,
forever, with you!" "Phawl" sho said, "1
don't care." Ho hn left. Then nnd thero
sho set up a fearful "blcu-hclul
Chicago Tribune: "Bv the wav." nsked
tho stranger, "are women permitted to
pructico at tho bar In this .country?"
"Permitted!" snorted thn other man, who
happened to bo a retired saloon keeper
lrom Kansas, "you can't been 'em frnm
doing It when they tako a notion, begosh'"
"Washington Star: "What did vou think
nf that farewell speech of mine?" said tho
orator.
"Well," answered Miss Cayenne, "to b
ramlld, I couldn't quite mako up my 111I111I
whether It ought lu tin referred to ns 11
Hwnn song, or an merely ono of tho
cuntomnry cackles."
Bomcrvlllo Journal: AVould-be-Sultort
deslro to pny my addrcHxes to your
youngest daughter, sir. Havo you nny
objections?
Druggist 4M youngest daughter Is ni-
ritrirlv miffioprl. vnlllnr mun l.i.l T ltui'
another daughter just ns good.
Philadelphia Times: "What do vou menn
by having 11 woman's letter lu your coat
pocket?" his wife Inquired sternly.
For a moment IiIh face went white. Then
n Bhndo of rellnf chnHcd It uwny,
on my word, Murlu. 1 forcot to mnii it
for you."
Detroit .'ourtiul: Thn lipnutlfnl rlrl
shlvored when I told hor that I had never
irinv iovou nur,
"Hut your bill nun nnd con nus!" she
protested. "Did thoy mean nothing?"
"Oh, blesa you. thoso wero only Josh
Billings!" quoth I. bralnlly.
I laughed with tho utmost violence, hut
for nil that I could seo that I hud broken
her heart.
1SCIIO tiOXO.
Thomas Bailey Aldrlch.
Who can say whero Echo dwell 7
lu nomn mountain cave, metlilnks,
Whore tho white owl sits and blink
Or In deep ncquestored dells.
Whero the fnx-glovn hangs Its balls,
FTclio dwells.
JJelml
Echo I
Phantom of tho crystal nlr, .
Daughter or sweet mystery I
Horn Is ono hns need or thee;
Dead him to thy secret lair,
Myrtlo brings ho tor thy hair,
Hear his prayer,
Echo!
Kcho!
Hcho. lift thy drowhy head,
And repeat each charmed word
Thou must needs have overheard
Yestere'on oro, rosy-red,
Daphne down the valley fled,
Words unhftkl,
Kcho!
Kcho!
Breatlio tho vows she itnce denlssl
Hho hath broken every vow;
What sho would sho would not now;
Thou didst hear her perjuries,
Whimper, wlillo I shut my eyes,
Those sweet lle,
Kehn!
cho '
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