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Hrynn linn lieon ho silent lately (lint
there la suspicion Unit lie Is really think
ing. Primary elections la St. Louis are not
so tntno after all. Even Chicago must
admit this.
It's a mighty poor yellow Journnl thnt
on n't turn at loust one somersault each
Iny. Some of The Hue's local contem
poraries can turn 'em double.
Heports from Hnglnnd are to tin? effect
tho belief Is common that the Iloer
opposition Is oil Its last legs. It may
be, but It appears to be a decidedly
lively pair of legs.
If St. Vnlentlno could only read some
of tho frightfully constructed verses
which adorn tho missives sent In his
name ho would certainly regret that he
was ever canonized.
(Jenoral Lee Is quoted as saying that
ho was. suited with Oniaha. .Omaha
can return the compliment and wishes
he may remain one of Its citizens when
his term of service lu the army Is over.
Nebraska has Its -representatives In
tho list of claimants against China on
account of the Uoxer uprising. It Is
likely that these claims will become
heirlooms and serve to mark an epoch
In tho family history.
'Mrs. Nation announces she will smash
no saloons elsewhere until all tho Joints
lu Kansas are wiped out. Saloon keep
ers lu other states need have no fear
under such conditions of being disturbed
by tho hatchet crusade leader for some
years to come.
What some of tho correspondents do
not know about the senatorial situation
at Lincoln would till several news
papers. Tho same correspondents hnvo
trouble tilling up a column with what
they know, but this does not prevent
them from occupying space with Inane
guesses.
President McKlnlcy is llndlng out that
tho available supply of men willing
to wear shoulder straps Is far front ex
hausted. Another encouraging feature
Is that there are stllflots of young men
who are willing to toto a musket. The
bugaboo of militarism didn't scare many
Americans.
Senator Hurton of Kansas says that
Mrs. Nation Is nothing but a molehill
In Kansas and cannot see why, the peo
ple of other states 'make a mountain out
of her. When Mrs. Nation falls on the
senator ho will be of the opinion that
molehills have Increased wonderfully
lu size of late.
Ono of tho most lonesome persons In
earth Is u king out of u Job, While the
reigning sovereign of a small country
In southeastern Europe, Milan was (ttilto
a personage, but dethroned he wan
tiered over Kurope, un exile from his
country, with none so poor as to do
him reverence. People of his class
should come to tho United States, where
every man Is a sovereign.
IUlls to prevent appeals to the su
premo court, to amend tho exemption and
collection laws and those of similar im
port should bo closely scanned before
enacted Into law. That present laws In
somo instances give dishonest debtors
an opportunity to evade the payment of
honest debts which they are amply able
to pay Is uniiuestioned. To remedy this
Injustice Ir Is not necessary or politic
to put people at the mercy of collection
sharps nnd extortioners.
The Herman' fanners are clamorous
for higher duties on agricultural prod
nets. Ah Germany Is unable to produce
enough foodstuffs for the support of tho
IHjpuIation of the empire, such duties
will not Injure the American or othor
exporting farhters, but by Increasing
tho cost of living lu Germany will have
tho effect of handicapping the industrial
Hfo of the empire. If Germany would
design legislation to aid tho growing
American export trade It could do notli
lng better than to Increase tins cost of
living to tho German worklngiuau.
fiKtlMAXT'S ECOS'oMlO VI0libC.t.
The German government Is ronf routed
with a serious economic probjem. The
furmers are vigorously agitating for
more protection to agt'ltAilturt' hhd de
manding especially '.thafthe government
shall not grout tho wttne tariffs "to the
United States as trf other countries.
This agrarian element Is formidable In
ntinibors mid Influence. It embraces
not only the great land owners, but
also many of the small fanners. There
Is no question Unit the agricultural In
terest In Gcrmnny has for several years
been depressed and that Its condition
has been growing steadily worse. The
explanation Is found lu outside compe
tition, through commercial treaties
which granted very little protection to
the homo prodtJceiv as In tile ease of
those with Kuss'hi and Austrla-IItiti-gary,
In this competition tho United
States has become a considerable
factor.
The German farmer demands a
change of policy. He asks to be given
such protection' its will enable 'him to
obtain for his products the prollts of
former years. He realizes,' of course,
that there must be some importation of
foodstuffs, because Germany does not
produce enough to feed her own people,
but he would have the tariff duties so
high that the competition of foreign
products would not take away all his
prollts. The great body of consumers
not farmers, however, are naturally ar
rayed against this demand. They nro
opposed to a policy that would raise tho
price of food. Industrial conditions in
Germany are such that the pay of
labor Is more likely to decline than
to advance. A short time ago It
was reported that In the Iron nnd
steel trades most of the plants
were partly Idle from a lack of or
ders. The wool-spinning trade suffered
heavy losses last year and the cotton
spinning trade fared little better. At
the beginning of the present year It
was stated that In the labor market
thlugs were drifting from bnd to worse.
In such circumstances It Is not sur
prising that the socialists are holding
meetings to protest against any In
crease lu agricultural protective duties,
which would necessarily result In in
creasing the cost of food, at least while
agricultural production ItV Germany re
mains Insulllclent to supply tho homo
ddmand. Should the policy asked for
by the agrarians lie adopted Its In
evitable effect would be to increase the
privation and distress said to exten
sively prevail lu the empire and which
Is already a source of grave' concern to
the government.
What the outcome of the ugltallon
will be cannot be clearly foreseen, but
It seems perfectly obvious that Ger
many could make no greater economic
mistake than to adopt n policy which
might result In a tariff war with the
United States, for sho cannot' afford un
der existing conditions to sactiilce her
trade with tills country. We there
fore think It safe to say that the
agrarians will not' obtain iull they de
sire, . -. if
COVXTEUVAILING .SUOAIt l)VTi
The sugar producers of Louisiana' are
said to be taking a very nctlvc Interest
In the question before tho secretary of
the treasury as to whether the beet
sugar from Russia should pay tho coun
tervailing duty provided In the Dlngley
tariff, for Imported sugars on whle.li an
export bounty Is paid. The Louisiana
producers assert that tins suspension of
tho countervailing duly in the ease of
Hussion beet sugar lias caused a con
siderable loss to tho domestic Interest
and that if continued It will ruin the In
dustry. This appears a rather extrava
gant statement lu view of the fact that
the value of Russian beet sugar Un
Iorted Into the United States last year
was only ?a-10,00O.
The matter to be determined Is
whether the Itusslau government pays a
bounty, directly or Indirectly, upon
sugar exported from that country. If
It does, simple Justice to other coun
tries that pay a bounty requires that
the countervailing duty be collected on
tho sugar from ltussla, regardless of
the threat of that government to re
taliate by Imposing heavy duties on
American manufactures. In that event
we should undoubtedly lose some Itus
slau trade, but wu should not discrim
inate lu. a matter of this klud. The
beet sugar Interest Is united with the
Louisiana producers lu urging that the
Kusslau sugar should pay the counter
vailing duty.
a question of VHEUouATiyE.
The house of reprosontnth -fs at Wash
ington, by an overwhelming majority,
asked for a conference with the benate.
on tho revenue reduction bill. Some of
the republican members had -urged that
the house should refuse to enter Into a
conference, by way of rebuking tho
senate for having entirely recast the
bill, which was held by those gentle
men to be au Invasion of the preroga
tive of the house. Tills1 -view, however,
was entertained by only a small minor
ity, as the vote shows.
The house, of course, possesses tfio
exclusive power to initiate revenue leg
islation, but lmvtng acted under Its
constitutional prerogative In this re
sioot there Is no restriction upon the
senate lu the -matter of changes and
uniendnients. The sohnte 'has for many
sessions past recast tariff and revenue
bills from tho llrst pages to the last
and the house-has In -more than one
ease accepted a senate substitute with
out making the least alteration In It.
In view of tlitU the chairman of the
ways and means committee refused his
assent to the proposed declaration of
war against the senate lu this ease and
nearly all the republican , members of
the house stood with 111 tit.
It Is a fact nevertheless; that tho
house has In recent years been given
cause to complain of tho disposition
manifested by the senate to override
the popular branch of congress and this
spirit has been especially conspicuous
lu the present sesslou. The feeling
shown In regard Tto the senate's treat
meiit of the reveiiue reduction bill was,
therefon au- expnwslon .of the dissatis
faction with which the rapidly expaud-
ing power ami Influence of tho senate
In legislation (s viewed from the other
end of tho capltol.
The revenue bill will go to conference,
but with what result cannot be con
fidently predicted. There Is it better
putlook for Its enactment, however, than
If the house refused to ask for a conference.
DEATH UFJUDOE MAXWELL.
The death of Samuel Maxwell re
moves a notable figure lu Nebraska his
tory. For more than a third of n cen
tury Judge Maxwell was prominent In
the public life of this state, occupying a,
place In the front rank of Its eminent
lawyers nnd Jurists. I'or him It may bo
said that In the many positions of honor
and trust that he was clled on to Ml
In his long career he discharged the
duties devolving upon him conscien
tiously and honestly and with credit to
himself.
As participant In the several constitu
tional conventions to frame our funda
mental law and as member of the high
est court of the state for more than
twenty years, Judge Maxwell has un
questionably left a greater Imprint of
his personality upon our legislation and
Jurisprudence thau any other man.
The volumes of supreme court reports
attest his Industry and close implication
to the Judicial work in hntid and the
precedents set by hltn are being cited
every day in our courts as the guide for
later Judges. His decisions, It Is true,
have In many instances been subjected
to severe criticism, but on all occasions
he stood llrmly in defense of popular
rights and fearlessly against olllelal cor
ruption, no matter when or where un
covered. He Inspired popular confidence
in the rectitude of his Intentions as
have few other men In public life.
Although one of tho founders of the
republican party and u firm adherent to
the cardinal doctrines of republicanism,
Judge Maxwell died as a convert to the
faith of so-called sliver republicanism
and fusion, under which lib had held his
last public olllce as member of congress
from the- Third Nebraska district. To
his radical antl-mouopoly views Is to lie
ascribed his dlslodgment from the
bench, alter which the step was short
to the ranks of the fuslonlsts, who stood
ready to Invest him anew with political
honors. In discarding him without a
renoniluatlon after endorsing him for
faithful service as their representative
In congress, the fuslonlsts only offered a
more striking example of political In
gratitude. Whoever writes the history of Ne
braska will have to devote an extensive
chapter to tin; life and work of Samuel
Maxwell which Is Inextricably Inter
woven with the beginnings and progress
of the sti.te.
Nebraska cattlemen will take their
full share In the meeting to be held at
Denver soon to organize a national as
sociation to be composed exclusively of
cattlemen. Tills Is not Intended to work
to the disruption of the National Live
Stock association, but t. provide tin;
cattlemen with an organization through
which they can better cope with the
sheep owners. Aside from this, how
ever, there are many questions of great
Importance to the cattle raisers which
need concerted action, nnd which can
only be properly handled by means of
an association of the sort proposed.
These considerations are understood by
all. and the success of the Denver meet
ing means much to the men Interested
In cattle.
The foreign envoys at I'ekln decided
that hereafter they wJU hold their con
ferences to themselves and send their
conclusions lu writing to the Chinese.
The Chinese Insist upon asking ques
tions and go on the assumption that
they have something to say ulwut the
settlement of pending differences. When
It Is all over they will probably discover
that all they have to do is to comply
with the demands and pay up. What
little consideration they have received
tip to tho present time they have to
thank the United States for.
General Gomez may never be presi
dent of a Cuban republic, but the con
stitutional convention, in adopting, the
clause of the constitution making lilin
eligible, has certainly done a graceful
thing. The good Judgment, however, of
the opponents of the measure will prob
ably be apparent in the future. While
no harm can be anticipated to Cuba by
reason of Gomez's presidency, the door
Is left open by which others than
Cubans may at some time gain control
of the government.
The Hen has several times. lately given
excellent Illustrations of the difference
between a -newspaper and n club, but
none more striking than the publication
on Monday of the Impending agreement
of tin- republicans to hold a caucus on
the senatorial question.. All the yellow
Journals were busy telling their readers
that a caucus was as far off as ever.
The Instance only serves to emphasize
the fact that one must have The Heo
to secure reliable Information at all
times.
A bill has been favorably reported to
congress for a commission to settle the
claims of citizens of the United States
growing out of the insurrection in Culm
and the subsequent war with Spain. If
the claims haug on like those for Indian
depredations or those growing out of
tho late unpleasantness the commission
ers can count on a life Job and time
left over to furnish employment for
their grandchildren.
Mr. Foster of Iowa deserves some
thing for his candor If for no other rea
son. He announces ho 'is a candidate
for the .republican nomination for gov
ernor next fall. In making the an
nouncement lie says that no ono has
urged him to run, but that he Is a can
didate because he wants the ofllee. Mr.
Foster Is easily In a class by himself.
The project of erecting a suitable
memorial to General Grant 'has again
taken form in congress. Generul Grant
Is easily the greatest military figure In
the history of thu Country or of the
ago ahd'tho nation hns d6rie Itself little
credit lu delaying this long tho erection
of such a statue lu the national capital.
StiKKestlott to llrotlirr Grume
Times-Herald.
Why doesn't the Count do Castellane
make n clean sweep by trying bankruptcy?
Down This War, Too.
Buffalo Express.
One hundred nnd twenty-five thousand
lobsters havo escaped from a Maine lobster
pot. Some of ttiem seem to have strayed
down this way.
A Honk Point.
Washington Star.
There Is some Impression among the aver
age newspaper readers that Mr. Aryan's
Commoner needs to brace up In Its base ball
gossip and other (porting features.
i'r'nk-MIitleil Fnnntle.
Detroit Free Press.
Carrie "Natlonlsm is becoming a serious
disease, and unless Btrenuous efforts are
mado to suppress It, It Is reasonably certain
that all the weak-minded fanatics In the
country will bo rioting against one thing
or another,
Nrnntor Allen JJeeklnn; Mitlit.
Washington Star.
In endeavoring to discriminate between
different sections of tho District of Colum
bia In 'the matter of illumination, Senator
Allen Is liable to stir up a controversy
which will make tho Alaskan boundary
question pale into sickly Inslgnlllcance.
Onlj- n Mnttur of Tlnir.
ltilffnlo Express.
One evil effect of tho nbolltlon of the
canteen Is seen ,at Fort Porter. Tho with
drawal of beer and light wines from sale
will to reduce, tho Income of the post ex
change that It must be closed and n decent
placo where soldiers were wont to congre
gate will pass out of qxlstence. Time will
show the folly of tho change.
Wild Cry of Alurni!
Chicago Tribune.
Has the coming woman come into the new
century with a hatchel7 Has sho aban
doned moral suaslou. andvwlll sho secure re
forms by smashing things? These are ques
tions which must shortly be considered so
rlously. Tho hysteria "which ho suddenly
seized Mrs. Cnrrlo Nation appears to he
spreading slowly but surely. The source of
tho nflllctlon Is still In Kansas, but sporadic
cases havo manifested themselves In widely
separated localities.
Cost of n StrlUr.
Chicago Chronicle.
Tho cost of last' year's strlko and the loss
havo been tremendous to both sides. They
amount to mnny millions of dollars. Tens
of thousands of worklngmen on strlko- or
locked out have left the city and accepted
elsewhere lower wages than Is paid In Chi
cago. Contractors have been Idle and their
Invcsted'capltal has earned nothing. Ileal
estate has beeu a drug because building
operations were not in progress. Rents
havo sufforcd because so many people wcro
moving away. Probably all this Is now
ended.
AVluit Mnrshntl Day .limn.
Indianapolis Journal,
Tho observanco.of Marshall day In Geor
gia brought to light the fact that much of
the Btato rights Idea underlies the political
beliefs of tho extreme south. One of Geor
gia's ablest lawyers declared that ".Mar
shall's day should bo celebrated by those
who prefer cmplro to republic, by all who
havo lost faith In local self-government nnd
who believe that'.RcccnMon was unconstitu
tional;" He went on to say that "If Mar
shalllsm is-' rlghlf" Jefferson Davis legally
deserved tho" scaffold." This may bo true;
but In the np'tlj, tyhcre ".Marshalllsm" Is
gocerally believe.. in, tho rebellion has
passed Into hstery,
horn llcforr It (-formers.
Chicago Inter-Ocean.
Tho Illinois Central Ilallroad company
celebrated Its fiftieth anniversary on Sat
urday night. Tho road was built at a time
when thcro was no talk of "public owner
ship," when corporation, baiting had not
become a hobby In Chicago and when'sand
bagging ns a '11 no art was still unknown.
Yet Its payments Into the Btato treasury
havo amounted In half a. century to $19,
000,000 a sum sufficient not 'only to wlpo
out tho wnrd debt of Illinois, but to assist
materially' In maintaining worthy Btato In
stitutions, Moreover, tho Illinois Central
Railroad company has increased tho tax
able valuation of Illinois property and tho
wealth' o'f Illinois' people by hundreds of
millions. And it hns dono all this as tho
result of legislation thnt wns enacted forty
flvo years beforo n Blnglo reform spasm
had Belied upon 'our people.
Microhm nnd I'rro Sclinnl Hooks,
Chicago Chronicle.
Tho sanitary Objection to free school
books Is urged against the bill Introduced
In tho Indiana legislature to present pupils
with text hooks "nt public cost. It Is Justly
alleged that hooks used In unsanitary
homes, where contagious nnd Infectious 'dis
eases nro generally allowed to run their
courso to denth rir recovery, will bo a po
tent means of Increasing tho mortality rate
If transferred to'other dwellings.
This view has recently been confirmed by
the authorities of the Chicago public library.
Under medical udvlro nil hooks recently In
circulation wcro' fumigated to prevent com
munication of smallpox germs.
It thO' public schools are to furnish school
books which slinll pass without fumigation
from one pupil to another, from one homo
unsanltnry to other homes there Is renson,
to apprehend that tho. child death rato will
bo affected despite tho precautions observed
In homes which are well kopt.
hi vvim; to cnvint.
Assistant lleinocrntn (irttliiK (hit
of
the Wny nnplilly.
Chicago Chronicle.
Tho fact thnt most of the leaders of tho
populist nnd silver republican parties have
avowed a purpose to classify themselves
hereafter as democrat h Is deo:nred In
somo places to' mean that the Hryan fol
lowing wIU ho confined In tho futuro to
tho democrutlo party. Tho silver repub
licans have pusscd away and, except for
tho small faction which glories In the ap
pellation of "mlddle-of-the ronders," there
Is to bo no longer a populist party.
When p. political movement becomes no
odious 'hat tle men who havo been re
sponsible for IV'aro anxious to ctcnpu even
tho name of the thing the fact will have
to ho 'accepted as a sign of hFalth nnd prog
ress. Tho know-nothing party dlsap
pen red in this fashion untl so did tho green
backers. Tho luixlnty of silver republicans
nnd silver populists to Identify themselves
with democracy and to rrguluto the party
names under which thiy came Into public
notlc to the limbo of forgetfulness mny
bo accepted as proof that tho silver de
lusion Is dead nnd damned, When a po
litical Idea Is disowned by the men who
brought l forward it Is entirely safo for
even tho lmbltunl time-servers and trim
mers to glvo ft n parting kick, Its powci
linn departed,
Populism nnd silver republicanism nnver
had any Importance In this country except
ns they wcro able to control the dodgers
and demngogues in tho democratic party,
It wns democracy which gave them re
spectability us a political force. They
never had nny respectability -as un Intel
lectual force. The name, nnd tho number
of democracy lijude them n terror to men
of sound principle. It Is sure to assume,
therefore, that, no matter by what title
they may elect to bo known hereafter,
their power for mischief has departed.
Chicago's Tax Problem
E. Allen Frost In
To the taxpayors tho finances of the city
of Chicago are a Chinese puzzle, tn the
faco of constantly Increasing tax collections
the growing poverty of the city government
Is regarded by tho property owner ns nn
Indication of Inefficient administration of
the city moneys. Tho comptroller repeat
edly Is criticised for a condition which
arises from tho system, not from the prac
tical workings of tho government.
It is not generally understood thnt tho
city of Chicago performs seven-tenths of
tho work dono within Its limits with three
tenths of the revenue. To this tact may bo
attributed tho straitened condition In
which the council nnd the city officials find
tho city treasury on the eve of a new fiscal
ycnr. Until this condjtlon Is remedied relief
cannot be obtained.
Thcro arc great Inequalities In taxation In
this city. That tho total burden of taxa
tion In Chicago for nil purposes Is high In
proportion to the tnxntton In other cities Is
by no means established. It Is not the In
tention to make a comparison with the rates
of taxation nnd tho nmounts of taxntlon in
other cities, but It mny be said thnt the
total rnto nnd tho total nmount of taxation
levied upon the property and tho peoplo of
the city of Chicago arc much less In pro
portion thnn In other largo cities of the
United States. ,
Tho total tax levy In 1888 amounted to
$11,681,040.45, and In 1899 the total taxes had
Increased to $24,675,601.23, being nn Increase
of 68 per centum and nn amount of $0,094,
560.78. Out of the taxes of 1888 tho city of
Chicago realized for corporato purposes In
actual cash $3,132,000, or 21.31 per centum
of tho total levied. Out of the taxes of 1899
the city realized tn cash for corporate pur
poses $4,221,904.37, or 17.11 per centum of
tho total levied.
Tho following tnblo shows the comparison
of the area, population, taxes nnd cash for
corporate purposes of tho years 1888 and
1900 In the city of Chicago:
I'or cent
Items. 18M). luo. Inc.
Area, so. miles, M.tl 190.fi 4SJ
Population KTJ.Col 1,G9S,5T5 110
Taxes, Cook
County $14,6S1,040.45 $2-,675,C01.2:l GS
.Cash for corpor
ate uses 3,13'.,,760.43 4,221,901.37 M
Thus In the period during which thero
has been an Increaso of 68 per cent In gen
eral taxation, the city of Chicago has only
IIA7.I.NG AND ITS FINISH.
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune: llrlelly,
that congrcsslonnl committee concludes that
Hooz would, In tho natural course of hu
man events, have died If ho hadn't been
hazed.
Chicago Inter Ocean: Those religious and
secular Journals which have been assum
ing that Hooz was "murdered" should now
apologize for their nttnelts upon his former
associates. A confessedly hostile civilian
Jury has confirmed tho verdict of the sup
posedly friendly military court. The al
leged "murderers" have been doubly exon
erated. Chicago News: Tho only attempt made
In any quarter townrd Justification for the
milder form of hazing Is that It tends to
cllmlnato milksops from the classes at
West Point. Such young men, however,
may bo eliminated In moro humane ways
and certainly going to the extent of killing
even n "milksop" Is not a practice tho
government can permit in its own schools,
whoso products nro supposed to be gentle
men with military training superadded.
Chlcngo Record: Tho reprcscntntlves of
tho four classes at West Point who sign it
promise to terminate tho practice of hazing
are Insolent in tho very proraiso they sub
mit, by Including in it a defense of tho
evil. Rut tho country will not be disposed
to bo critical it tho Abomination Is abated,
whatever bo the process. Let that promise
bo uccoptcd and welcomed at Its full value
and let It be fortified by the stringent leg
Islntlon recommended by tho committee.
Then there will remain n fair assuranco
that the military academy no longer will
be the source of ncandals of such a character
as those ventilated In tho last few weeks.
I'lOltSONAI, NOTES.
When Governor Stanley of Kansas first
entered tho Btnte he wns captured by In
dians nnd bound to a tree.
Mrs. Mary Wolfe, who died at Wheel
ing, W. Va., tho other day, aged 102
years, saw Napoleon In Poland both -when
he started upon and returned from his
disastrous Russian campaign.
Wyndham Spencer Portal, who has re
cently been created a baron, Is the head of
n family which slnco 1724 has had tho ex
clusive privilege of making the banknote
paper for the Rank of England.
It is tald that Miss Molllo Woodward,
who wns one of tho women who spent many
weeks within tho besieged wnlls In Pckln,
will marry l.leutennnt Frederick Bismarck,
a grandson of tho famous chancellor. Lieu
tenant Rlsmnrck wns a member of tho Ger
man legation.
Ex-Consul General Herman Krolsmann;
who recently celebrated his seventieth birth
day anniversary In Ilcrlln, took nn active
part In tho senatorial campaign of Lin
roln nnd Douglas. ' Mr. Krelsmnnn also
figured prominently in tho presidential
campnlgn of I860.
Jenny Llnd's letters to a woman friend
living in Italy from 184.' to 1874 will soon be
published by an Italian firm. The letters,
It Is rnported. number over 100 and give
tho prima donna's outspoken and uncon
ventional opinions about tbo music nnd
mony of tho musicians of her time.
Iilshop Satterleo of the District of Co
lumblu Is planning to establish a freo school
In Washington for the training of poor
girls for domestic service. Among thoso In
terested In the plan arc Mrs. H. C. Iodge,
Mrs. Nelson A. Miles, Mrs. Levi 7,. Letter
and Miss Paulding, tho niece of Senator
Dcpew,
Rt. Rov. James McGoldrlck, bishop of tho
diocese of Duluth, who has lived in this
country thirty-three years, took out his
"second papers" only n few days ago. Ho
took out his "first papers" years ago and
was n regular voter until tho constltutlou
of Minnesota was changed to rcqulro that
voters tako out their "second papers" be
fore exercising their rights as citizens.
In tho death of Prof. MacMlllan, pro
fessor of modern history nnd literature,
Belfast, Ireland, has lost what was doubt
less its most picturesque figure. He was
C feet 3 or 4 Inches tall, fair nnd ruddy
complexion, hair prenrnturcly white, with
distinguished features nnd singularly noble
head nnd brow, Tho man was an remark
able as his looks. Ho had been deprived
of his father at an early age and unaided
and alone fought his way through collego
and finally attained u proud place among
tho scholars of his day,
David Nation, husband of Mrs. Carrlo
Nation, the Joint smnsher, left Texas four
teen years ago for tho part he took In tho
Jaybird-Woodpecker feud at Richmond,
Tex. Ho was a Woodpecker nnd took oc
casion to roaBt tho Jaybirds In an article
In tho Houston Post. Tho Jaybirds caught
him ono night nnd beat him half to dentil
and threatened to kill him If he did not
leave the state. He left tho next day for
Medicine Lodge, where he has since re
sided. The Nations at that time run a
hotel at Richmond. Mrs. Nation sold the
hotel ' after the assault on her husband
and Joined him In a few weeks nt Medicine
Lodge. In those days Mrs. 'Nation had no
Intention of becoming a crusader, although
she was a pronounced enemy of the rum
power,
Chicago Tribune.
received an advance of 35 per cent, In the
mcnntltne tho populntlon has Increased 110
per cent and tho area of tho city 420 per
cent, yet tho city government Is expected
to caro for this greatly enlarged territory
nnd populntlon with only $1,089,143.94 moro
than It had In 18S8. It hns been n period of
uninrnllelcd ndvnncement In all lines. Im
provements thnt will stand for scores of
years hnvo been constructed from the funds,
which hnve increased so slowly. The In
tonic of the city for corporate purposes In
18SS was 21.33 per centum of tho total tax
levy. In 1899 tho percentage decreased
1,22 innklng It 17.11 per centum of tho total
tax levy, as against 21.33 per centum In
1888. From this It should be perfectly plain
to the taxpayer why thero Is Increasing
poverty on tho part of the, city, notwith
standing an Increase tn amount and rnto
of taxation.
Tho city will probably not receive its
proper proportion of the taxes until many
of the taxing bodies and tnx-eatlng bodies
arc abolished. It Is pure folly to expect
any administration to provide for the needs
of Chicago with the Increased area nnd
population shown above by an Increaso of
only $1,089,143.94 over the tnx income of
1889. Tho remedy for this Is to be found,
In my Judgment, In n now city charter.
The growth of tho city and tho enterprise
of Its citizens hnve been strnngled almost
to suffocation under tho evil Influence of
these nrchalc provisions.
If tho different taxing bodies, that Is, the
park boards, tho county, tho towns, tho
schools, tho libraries and tho dralnago
board were consolidated Into ono govern
ment In tho present limits of Chicago, not
only would thero bo centralized responsi
bility In tho administration of public af
fairs, but there would also bo great sav
ing In tho cost of public administration.
Conditions In Chicago show an awakening
public consciousness. Tho enterprise of tho
citizens of Chicago Is worldwide In Its rep
utation. It only remains to apply tho Bamo
characteristic study and attention to mu
nicipal affairs that have been devoted to
prlvnto business for tho city of Chicago
to furnish In municipal government the
same modern exnmplo of excellence it has
already furnished the world in industrial
affairs.
KTCIIIXJS OK WASHIMiTON LIFE.
Scene and Iiicldriits Around the Unit
of Nntlonul Politics.
Now that tho democrats havo got on
their fighting clothes In the struggle over
the nubaldy bill, relates the Washington
Post, quito a number of senators nre com
ing to tho front. Scnntor nerry of Ar
kansas, for Instance, nlthough he has been
In tho senate for n full term, hAB never
beforo appeared to such advantage ns a
debater, whllo Senator Turner of Wnshlng
ton, notwithstanding the fact that bis
ability hns long been recognized, was never
known to ho equal to a three hours' speech.
Senators Ilacon nnd Clay of Georgia nro
nlso taking a prominent part In the contest-
and arc enjoying the .novelty of being
In nn old-fashioned fight. Senator Jones of
Arknnsas Is, of course, a veteran In sena
torial struggles nnd Is taking advantage of
tho assistance which his colleagues arc giv
ing him.
Tho readiness of the democrats to speak
nt nny length so as to defeat tho subsidy
bill by preventing It from coming to n
voto recalled yesterday somo of tho epi
sodes of the forco bill fight. Ono of the
champion long-distance talkers then tn
thd senate. vas Mr. George of Mississippi.
Ho hid written a book and ono day ho
brought tho cntlro manuscript of tho vol
unio to the senate. With painful slowness
ho began to read from a stack of type
written sheets piled mountain high In
front of him. In the courso of his read
ing ho was Interrupted by a call for a
quorum. After tbo clerk had called tho
roll And the senato lapsed back into Its
normal quiet Mr. Georgo resumed his
task.
"When Adam first walked with Evo in
tho Garden of Eden," he began, but the
remainder of the sentence was unheard in
the laughter which rang through tho cham
ber. Tho humor of n speech which went
back to tbo creation of tho world was too
much for oven tho dignified senate to with
stand. "Judge William Underwood was ono of
tho best men my stato ever produced," said
Representative Adamson of Georgia to a
Now York Sun correspondent. "Ho spoke
the truth on every occasion. His son John
wanted an offlco under Governor Crawford
and asked him for a 'certlflcato of charac
ter.' Tho father compiled nnd wrote to
the govornor as follows:
" 'My Dear Friend This will bo handed
to you by my son John. Ho has tho great
est thirst for office with tho least ra
pacity to fill ono of nny fellow you over
saw.'
"John didn't get tho office, but his father
lived to sco him n shrewd politician nnd
fine lawyer."
Of nil tho things pecullnr to the thor
oughly American houso of representatives
tho perambulating stenographer Is tho
most Individual, says tho Washington
Times.
Tho exigency which produces him Is ono
that could urlso only In such a completely
democratic body. Ho Is a necessity and
not a luxury. Whllo tho speaker, whoso
words must bo caught, Is doing bis best
to attract somo attention from tho talk
lug members It Is commonly tho case that
ho has tho ear of only tho expert penman
who stands almost under his nose. I'or
Imps thcro nro others Interested In the
speech being made, but tho nolso of the
sldo conversations Is usually sufficient to
drown out tho speaker until he is audi
bin only within a circle of perhnps a dozen
feet. If Jio walks down the nlslo toward
the chair ho is followed by his stenograph
ing slmdow. Altogether tho spectacle Is
ono likely to prove surprising to anyone
used to tho scdatfl and quiet mothods of
the English or French legislative bodies.
To suoh tho man with u pad making his
peregrinations up nnd down tho alslo after
tho excited npoaker would bo not tho leust
Interesting sight that our house of repre
sentatives affords.
Thero Ib n fishing ckili with many Con
gregational members that has a club hoiiBe
on tho Potomac, reports tho Philadelphia
North American, Recently n, new house
commltteo took hold. After Its first meet
ing these rules wero posted:
"1. If nny member of this club drinks
morn than fivo cocktails before breakfast
lie Hhall bo warned.
"2, If, after being warned, any. member
of this club drinks moro than live cock
tails before breakfast he shull be warned
again.
"3. If, nfter being warned for tho second
time, any member of this club drinks more
than fivo cocktails before breakfust he
shall bo warned for the third and last
time.
"4. If. after being warned for the third
nnd last time, nny member qf this club
drinks moro than fivo cocktails before
brenkfnst he shall bo considered hopeless
nnd left to his own devices."
Of all the canes which aro mrrird by na
tional legislators the gold-headed walking
tick of Senator Jones of Nevada Is tho
most unique nnd Interesting, reports the
Washington Post.
Mnny yenrs ngo Senator Jones, (hen pres
ident of n hank In San Francisco, started
to ride home on it street car. When tho
conductor camo around for the fare Mr.
Jones discovered thnt ho was without a
cent, lie got off and walked back to tho
bank, where lie secured a handful of
change. "I wish 1 had a walking stick
that would hold 100 nickels," he said, "noil
then n thing like this would not occjr"
This remark was repeated' lu the pres
ence? of Judge Goodwill of Salt Lake City,
who started a subscription to purthafu
the nickel-holding cane. A very hand
somo walking stick of ebony, with a henvy
gold head, was produced and tho Insldo
was hollowed out and 100 nickels placed
therein. Tho cane was later sent to
Washington, where Mr. Jones happened to
be staying, uud ho carries it with him to
this day.
ALLEGED WIT.
Philadelphia Press: "Ah, yes!" sighed
the lovelorn youth, "Pin passionately In
love with .Miss Van l'lekel, I wonder If I
will ever succeed In winning her nffectloll "
"Why not?" replied his cousin Helen, "t
know at least half u dozen other men who
huvf,"
Philadelphia Record: She Yes. I know
you love mo, but I am too young to marry.
He Hut, my darling, you will grow older
She How dnro you, slrl Ilcgone'
Detroit Journal: The university, under
stand, owes Its foundation to tlm inuulll
ceneo of the president of the Tickled Pigs'
root trust.
Just Itunglno, then, the professor of Sans
crit saying, "No, thank you!" when pickled
pigs' feet tiro puvta-d him at breakfast.
of courso ho will be forced to rctfljtn!
Ho will perhaps pretend thnt ho was de
dining mimed liver, an gratln: but (his
will avail him nothing. There Is n Canned
i.nur irnsi, ami ills conduct Is In any
event a thrust at capital,
lobi (Kan.) Register: Mnny years ago
nn Allen county man announced himself
ns it candidate for thu legislature.
"Rut you can't maku h speech," objected
a friend.
"Oh, that doesn't make nny difference ,"
Innocently responded tho candidate, "for
tho houso always elects a speaker."
Chicago Rerord: As corporeal punish
ment has been abolished In tho schools of
( hlcugo, perhaps kissing tho big boys Is nil
the punishment tho teacher Is aide to In
flict In order to prosorvo (Hsclpllno.
Chicago Tribune: Hy order of Pope Greg
ory XIII tho astronomers and wIhq men
wero nt work reforming tho calendar, tho
Julian method of computing tho yenrs hav
ing been declared nugcsplelt uud out of
date.
"What Is the use," demanded u walking
delegnto who dropped In while they wcro
making their ealeulntlonn. "of working
over time? You won't get anything extra
for It."
Must Kick l.'ntp.
S. E. Klzer In TlinoB-Hornld.
The man who falls Is tho man who quails
When ho sees Damn Trouble nppear,
And foolishly frets and weakly lets
Her lead him around by the ear.
The man who wins kicks Fate on the shins
Whenever sho gets in IiIh way
Flings Woo from tho track and never turni
back
To hear whnt she has to sny.
A UACIIEI.Oirs ItEVEItlES.
Frnnk L. Stanton lu Atlanta Constitution.
How frail a thing is Love! tho
lamplight fulling
'(I menn, the "gaslight) o'er my visions
here.
I hear the voices of tho old sweethearts
calling-,
"Without a sigh a terir! 15
In meadowy Inncs by tippled, reckless
rivers
Love, 11 glnd dreamer,- in the springtime
stands;
'Twos far awny: 'Fore God, no pulse now
quivers
At joy of holding hands!
Is It thnt life Is now less goldcn-lirArtcd
That I am wrurji nf lis tears anil .slnlis?
'Fore God, them's not h spring ' from too
vanishing of sklrst
I love, tho same old scenes t Joy to cover
My soul with God's Inllultv nf blue:
I never. In earth's green round lost a
lover,
Singing thnt Love In true!
And vet how frail (did I not so begin It'.')
Is Love! Tho llrellght nickering
In the grnte
(f would that more bright, blazing coals
were In It I)
Has loft mo dreaming Into.
Wns It not yonder whero tho stnrs shone
splendid
I stood with (Heavens! I have forgot
her name!
And yet not so!) ono of the stars at
tended. Whoso ktss mndo sunflowers flame?
Wns It not yonder that a wind-blown blos
som From orchards by a glorious spring made
nweet
Wns kissed of Love, and loft upon her
bosom
Of Lovo tho drcnin complete?
Did sho not whisper (Wherefore should I
sny it?)
Sho laved me, nnd would lovo mo to ths
Inst?
(This mldiilchl, with- Its dnrkness would
hetrny It:
Tls past! 'Tin papt! 'Tls past!) ,
And yet and yut! I sny 1 do not
quiver
To any pulso to 0110 remembered tone;
And yet and yet! Tho shadows
mako mo shiver;
I nm alone alone'
I sny, (Sod's nmplo world I still nbout mo
llis skies, with all their storm and all
their bright:
Dut onn loved heart can live Its life with
out me
(Tho lire Is dcud Goodnight!)
AFTER EXPOSURE.
October 19, 1900.
Warner'a Sufc Cure Co.
JtophcHtcr, N. Y.:
Gentlemen: I suffered tor
over fivo years with bilious
nes, and at times it upset
me so thnt J could not enjoy
life nor attend to my domes
tie or social duties. War
ner's Safe Care was brought
to my notice through a
friend and three hot t lea
cured me. It is the favorite
household remedy now for
my entire family. We find
it excellent for any stomach
or liver trouble, and a few
doses after exposure to cold
ward off unpleasant conse
quences. Mrs. If. BENNETT,
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.
Prtiidtnt, Ml, itatanl Stial
Kcontmie Out,
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