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Kvciiltig and Sunday lleo printed durlnK tho
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IS 20,4r.0 31 20,100
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COllKrCHH.
Do not write any bunk checks for 11
few month If yon want to save the
revenue KlnmpH.
Mrs. Nation ami her liateliet seem to
liavo Htrnek about everything except it
sympathetic clionl.
This mild weather Is eiiHlly uxplnlnetl.
ChleiiKo Is apitioacliliiff the hent of an
other city campaign.
The coffee war haa been settled, but
your morning beverage will be Just as
full-of grounds as ever.
A decrease of $7,r00,00() In the public
debt for February Is n reminder these
ore not democratic times.
Golden Utile Jones of Toledo has
added another plank to Ills platform.
Jt Is that "One term deserves another."
Tho bogle of lmicrlallsui Is coming
In for lis second wind with the popo
oratle press, but It will be nil petered
out before the second bent Is called.
Sir Thomas Upton says that hs new
cup challenger Is to bo nullke any yacht
over before launched. It will hnve to
be If It expects to get within reach of
tho cup.
.Minister Conger may have decided
objections to becomlug n candld.ito for
governor of Iowa, but bo may rely oil
a warm welcome upon his return home
just the same.
Tho quadrennial Inauguration of the
president would1 not como up to expec
tations If It llil,uot bring with It tho
rogular squabble for precedence In the
Hue of march.
Tho new star recently discovered by
tho astronomers Is said to bo diminish
ing In light. This Is not very different
from stars In the dramatic tlrmamcnt
tlint( sparkle In and out on short notice.
Congressman I.acy Is being publicly
quoted as saying that ho belteveo tho
country Is better off when congress Is
not in session. Mr. .Lncy ought to let
tho people outside of. congress say that
us long as he sports the title of M. 0.
y the way, wuut has becomo of all
theso Cuban towuslto companies that
were going to make fortunes In a day
for their promoters? They seem to
have gone the wny of tho Klondike
mining camps that eclipsed as soon as
tho prospectors got through.
Tho movement against hazing In col
leges Is spreading. Several young men
who attend the Institution at Ulalr have
been arrested for- hazing n sidewalk.
If all the pleasures are to bo eliminated
from college life young people are liable
to keep away from such Institutions.
An Aftou preacher took a novel
toiothod of preventing members of bis
Jlork from attending a dance, lie pur
chased a ticket and attended the func
tion himself. If tho plan continues to
work ho might solve another problem
by moving his study hear the back door
of tho village saloon.
Tho Indiana legislature has euacted a
law governing primary elections which
is mandatory on tho two largest cities
oC tho state and optional lu other sec
tions. Tho trend of reform Is every
whero 'toward direct primary nomina
tions and tho abolition of tho party con
ventions, ut least for local olllces.
Tho reason why several Europcau
powers which In tho past have not been
backward In land grabblug nro now op
posed to robbing Chlua of any more ter
ritory Is apparent. Uussla has a grip
011 tho northern provinces which as
sures to tho Hoar more tliau Irs share
In ciiho (ho division of China were at
tempted. If they were all in a position
to get an equal division It Is apparent
tho only pdwoi-H which would oppose
tho partition of Chlua would bo Japan
uud tho Untied States,
PHE8IDEXT M'KINLUY'S VIllST TJM.U
The close of President MeKlnley'B ilrst
term Invites a glance at the chief events
that, have marked Its progress and
rendered his administration one of the
most remnrkablo and memorable lu our
history. Foremost among these, we
think, must be placed the extraordinary
llnnnclal, Industrial and commorient
progress of the nation during the past
four years. It has been a period of tin
precedented prosperity for the American
people and that republican economic and
currency policies have been potent In
creating these, conditions cannot be
successfully disputed. First elected on
tho assurance that the policy of protec
tion would be fully restored and that
the money of tho country would be
maintained on a sound basis, Mr. Me
Klnley Immediately nfter his Inaugura
tion called an extra session of the
Fifty-fifth congress to carry Into effect
the Ilrst of these promises. The pres
ent tariff law was enacted and a great
stimulus given to the manufacturing In
dustries, with the result that now the
United States Is tho Ilrst among In
dustrial nations, Its manufactures suc
cessfully competing with those of other
countries In the markets of the world
and Its exports of domestic products ex
ceeding those of any other nation.
The pledge to maintain the currency on
a sound basis was fnltllled by the en
actment of a law establishing the gold
standard, legislation for which tho
president Is entitled to a large shore of
tho credit.
It has been remarked that theso two
measures by theiuselvOH would make n
very respectable showing for 1111 ad
ministration In time of peace and they
huvo certainly been of Immeasurable
benefit to the country. President Mo
Klnley did not want war with Spain,
but when he saw that a conflict
was Inevitable he made preparations
for It with a vigor that surprised the
world. Xot only did Mr. McKluley
show lu this the highest order of ad
ministrative ability, but he also exhib
ited great Judgment and tact in direct
ing our diplomacy. A writer lu one of
the current magazines says: "Tho story
of the United States lu the summer of
18DS Is as dramatic and as brilliant and
as glorious as any that history tells.
President McKluley could say moro
truthfully than any other man, 'This
was my work,' while, with character
istic modesty, thoughtfulncss and gen
erosity, he was praising and thanking
other men, all of whom did not deserve
to be so praised anil thanked." That
war gave tho United States a larger
place among the world powers and a
greater Inlltience lu the affairs of na
tions, whether or not to our ultimate
advantage time alone can determine.
Hut there con bo no doubt that Presi
dent McKlnley's course and policy In
dealing with tho results of tho war
huvo been dictated by what bo sin
cerely believed to bo for tho best In
terests of tho country.
The trouble in China has shown how
great has become tho influence of tho
United States In the council of nations.
This government was tho Ilrst to an
nounce a policy regarding China and It
looked to the preservation of the terri
torlul 'Integrity of that empire and tho
maintenance of commercial and treaty
rights. To this policy tho. assent of the
other powers was secured and since the
beginning of the trouble the advice of
our government regarding Chinese af
fairs has not only received respectful
consideration, but becu to n large ex
tent followed. The settlement with
Chlua is still remote, but there is no
reason to doubt that the United States
will continue to exert an Important In
lluenco in tho negotiations. The man
agement of all our foreign relations by
the McKlnley administration has been
Judicious and successful, so that there
Is tho highest respect for American
diplomacy lu tho foreign olllces of tho
old world.
Thero were many four years ago who
denied to William McKluley any claims
to statesmanship. No fair-minded
man today will do so, nor will 'any
such refuse tb credit him with a patri
otic purpose to promote and couscrvo
the interests, the welfare und the houor
of tho nation.
THE MAGAZINE AND THE NEWSPAPER.
One of tho editors of tho New York
Independent has been trying to ascer
tain to his own satisfaction whether It
Is true, as frequently asserted, that the
quickest way to break Into the twentieth
century literary magazine Is ilrst to
achieve fame or notoriety In some other
Held. Does the aspiriug author have to
be a celebrity and offer a manuscript on u
topic particularly timely to attract the
attention of the magazine editor? Is it
true that the literary periodicals nro
closed against unknown talent with a
barrier that Is Insurmountable?
To test what Is referred to ns "this
nebulous hypothesis," tho following
table has been compiled, covering eleven
leading American monthlies for Febru
ary, dividing the total of articles uud
authors Into moro or less arbitrary
categories:
Articles:
Timely 13
Non-tlmoly 106
Doubtful IS
Authors:
Celebrities 65
Ilecognlzed authors " 3
Others 01
Subjects:
Public affairs 32
Science S
Ilollglon 2
Biography 17
Art 6
Literature 0
Flctlou 51
Verso 10
Miscellaneous 28
Tho conclusion reached Is that tho
celebrity and tho timely article are not
yet predominant, that the tlctlon writer
Is tho most sought nfter of all tho liter
ary aspirants or celebrities, ami that
the magazines aro not yet completely
"newspnperlzed." With a sort of ex
ultant exhibition of special pride, It Is
pointed out that ono or tho best known
monthlies has not 11 slnglo distinctively
timely ortlelo In its February Issue, yet
tho reluctant admission Is forced that
although the magazines will still be tho
tlmUrauthor's friend and do their fair
share us lenders lu the literary develop
ment, they will probably never go
back entirely to tho old ruts,
The writer quoted does not undertake
to explain the origin or course of this
notable change, beyond referring to It
as doubtless the result of the general
literary shaking up caused by our war
with Spain. That unquestionably has
had a great deal to do with It, but that
It has operated on tho magazines
through the dally and weekly news
papers Is altogether self-evident. The
magazine makers should be given credit
for adapting newspaper features appro
priate to their uses and the same also
for the newspaper publishers who have
not hesitated to draw on tho magazines
for suggestions. The fact Is that the
chasm between the dally newspaper and
the monthly magazine Is no longer as
wide and deep as It formerly was, and
by getting nearer together they are sup
plementing one another In the dissem
ination of Intelligence as never before.
Ct'MA.S EMHAUltASSEO.
The propositions adopted by congress
In regard to future relations between
the United States and Cuba have caused
some embarrassment to the Cuban con
stitutional convention. It was a ques
tion with the members, It appears,
whether to rant hum the sessions or dis
solve, but doubtless they will take the
advice of (Seneral Wood to complete
tho work of tho convention as originally
outlined. Several of the delegates are
reported to have declared th'at the con
vention will not agree to tho plan of re'
latlous proposed by congress.
It Is said, however, to be the belief,
In administration circles at Washing
ton that the terms proposed by this
government will llnally be nccepted by
the Cubans, when they have had op
portunity .for carefully considering
them. There Is to bo no pressure to se
cure their acceptance. It Is understood
that Ceneral Wood has received In
structions to this effect. Originally It
was tho design of tho administration
that the Ilrst proposition should come
from Cuba, but now that the United
States has taken tho Initiative there Is
not tho sumo mollvo for basto that
there was before. An effort, It Is pre
stinied. will be made to convince tho
Cubans that It Is for their Interest, that
It Is necessary to their future peace
and welfare, that the terms suggested
by this government be granted, but this
will bo very dlltioult, If not Impossible.
It Is not an agreeable situation from
any point of view. The probability Is
that 11 majority of tho Cuban convention
will reject the American proposals.
What then? The president Is author
ized by the amendment to the nrmy ap
propriation bill "to leave tho govern
ment and control of the Island of Cuba
to Its people so soon as n government
shall have been established In said
Island under a constitution which, either
us a part thtreof or In an ordinance ap
pended thereto, bhull define tho future
relations of the United States with
Cuba" substantially as prescribed by
congress. Tho rejection of tho terms
by tho Cuban convention would there
fore make It necessary for the president
to continue the military occupation of
Cuba Indefinitely.
How long would the Cubans stand
this? Is It not probable that they would
look upon It ns a deliberate purpose to
coerce them and preparo for resistance?
These are the disagrceablo questions
suggested by the situation and they
point to tho possibility that President
McKluley mny yet find It necessary to
call nu extra session of congress to deal
further with the Cuban problem.
THE a HU1VTJI OF FARMING.
During recent years we haVo become
somewhat nccustomed to bear of the
decay of agrlcultin-e as a pursuit. It
has been a favorite theme for sociolog
ical pessimists, and the conclusions they
havo reached were dire Indeed as In
volving tho nltlmnto downfall of our
present social and political fabric be
cause of tho lack of rural and excess
of urban development. Now, however,
comes Lo Grand Powers, chief statisti
cian in charge of the agricultural sec
tion of the Twelfth census, with tho
statement that his department will
show that there aro at least 5,700,000
plots of ground entitled to bo called
farms under cultivation In tho United
States, and that this Is an approximate
Increase of 1,140,000 over the number
returned for the Eleventh census, In
making his approximation Mr. Powers
has eliminated nil schedules returned
which do not cover ground which can
rightly bo classed under tho general
head of agriculture, cutting out western
ranches devoted to stock raising, and
city or suburban garden patches nud
the like.
Some conifort can bo drawn from
theso figures. It appears that despite
tho mad rush to tho city, and the rapid
growth of urban population with Its at
tendant congestion and ihlsery, tho pur
suit of agriculture has not lagged.
Hero Is a showing of farms added to
tho list at tho rate of 111,000 auutiully;
2,11K and a little over for each week, ana
3KJ for each day. Thero Is nothing
discouraging In this. Kvcu tho most
depressed of social philosophers must
find a grain of solace in such growth.
Pursuing tho topic, Mr. Powers gives
figures that are still more Inspiring.
In the nine states of the North At
lantic division, Maine, New Hampshire,
Vermont, Massachusetts, Uhode Island,
Connecticut, New York, New Jersey und
Pennsylvania, ho finds that while tho
number of farms has increased from
480,754 In ISoO to (170,000 lu 1000, flie
acreage of farm land Is substantially
the same In 1000 as In 1SU0, showing no
Important change lu respect to agricul
ture In forty years. In the eight states
of the Sou)h Atlantic dlvlslou, Dola
ware, Maryland, Virginia, West Vir
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina,
Georgia ami Florida ami tho District of
.Columbia,) practically tho same condi
tions prevail, with an Increaso lu num
ber In farms from '-'18,1011 In 1850 to
ubout 1)00,000 lu 1000. The cutting of
tho old plantations after tho war ac
counts for the largo Increase In num
ber with no corresponding Increase lu
acreage.
Twelve northern central states, Ohio,
Indiana, lllluols, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Mlnnesotaj Iowa, Missouri. North Da
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska and Kan
sas, have naturally made tho greatest
progress during the cycle tinder review.
In I80O the farms lu these stales num
bered 4117,51)7 and lu 1000 approximately
-'.'-OO.OIX). an Increase during the decade
since IStM) of about L'SO.OOO. These
farms havo been carved out of the wil
derness. Other sections of the United States
show a marked Increase In the num
ber of fnrms ami the area of land under
cultivation. While the schedules of the
census bureau have not yet been
tabulated to the point where definite
and detailed Information can be
given, the figures thus afforded are
valuable because of their direct
answer to the charge that the
rural element was disappearing from
the American national life. It Is
true that the urban growth of our coun
try has been so rapid as to challenge
tho wonder of all, aud so complex as to
elicit expressions of grave apprehension
from thinkers, who saw danger In tho
conditions, yet It Is also true that the
rural growth has been such that It
might huvo engendered equal astonish'
ment had It been as closely watched.
We are yet very largely If not essen
tially an agricultural nation.
r.uiTiES y.v vmuvi'iXEs.
There arc two Filipino political par
ties, tho federalists and the conserva
tives, both having in view the pacifica
tion of the Islands and the recognition
of American 'sovereignty. The federal
ists, according to late advices, aro rap
Idly gaining ndherents, there being no
reservations In their policy respecting
tho United States, while tho conserva
tives seem to look forward to ultimate
Independence. It Is rather noteworthy
that tho former should be growing more
rapidly than the latter aud If reports
are trustworthy It Is doing a really good
servlco In behalf of pacification.
There was a conference a short time
ago between General MacArthur anu
leaders of the conservative party, In
which the American commander gave
them homo excellent counsel in .regard
to the danger of excessive partisan
feeling, which under existing conditions
might operate to retard rather than
promote tho work of pacification. It
was of course to bq expected that If one
political party was organized and re
ceived the countenance of tho American
authorities there would bo formed an
other party, nor will thero come any
harm from this If both nro treated with
fairness and given equal opportunities
to nppeal to the nations, so long ns they
do nothing Inimical to the authority of
this government Indeed It would seem
wise to encourage them In all proper
efforts to enlighten the people 'us to the
real situation, assuring to the leaders
of each such recognition ns mny bo
Justified by their services. Thero will
soon be civil government established lu
tho Philippines with ample powers and
theso political parties may be made,
very useful lu promoting the work of
such government
ruuuciTi' yon ixsvhance companies.
Several of the best aud strongest of
our American life insurance companies
aro giving tho widest possible publicity,
through the advertising columns of tho
press, to the annual reports of their
presidents, which embody not only com
prehensive exhibits of their financial
condition, but also reviews of the In
surance question as presented to the
policy holders. This practice, we be
lieve, will grow lu favor, because It af
fords tho most effective way for the
insurance companies to make the show
ing of stublllty nud resources ,tbat com
mands public confidence In their meth
ods and management.
As every ono knows, the modern Insur
ance company is a grcut institution of
trust, holding hugu sums of money or
Investments for the benefit of those
who may have death claims against it.
No sufeguard bus yet been devised to
protect the bcuellclarlcs of such trusts
that will compare with publicity. Nearly
every state that enforces insurance
legislation requires periodical statements
of assets and liabilities, generally
coupled with publication, but the dispo
sition manifested by certuln companies
to take the public fully Into tlielr con
fidence Is voluntary and beyond the re
quirements of the law, aud for that
very reason cannot full to produce 'ull
the greater results.
Tho principle of life Insurance has be
como so thoroughly established that the
question remains only to" what extent It
will bo eventually utilized by all mem
bers of society. As between the vari
ous competing Insurance companies, so
cieties and associations, however, tho
contest Is n struggle for tho survival of
the fittest and publicity Is sure to con
tribute materially to tho development
of the most efficient type.
1
Information comes from Washington
that all tho members of President Mc
Klnley's cabinet havo placed their resig
nations In his hand. This Is lu pursu
ance of tho established practice ' to
leave the president free to make up bis
official fumlly us ho sees fit for each
term In tho executive olllce. With ono
exception, that of the attorney geueral,
tho resignations arc merely nominal nud
the cabinet members will be promptly
reappointed and newly commissioned
as soon ns the senate can confirm them.
As tho Hue of presidential succession
passes from the. president nud vice
president down through tho cabinet
thero can bo no Interregnum In tho cab
inet positions with any degree of safety
to tho government
Congressman Bniiey of Texas, who
graduates Into tho upper house March
4, gavo his colleagues a touch of his
old-tlmo tactics lu the closing day of
tho session, Just ns u iftrtlug souvenir.
Tho Texuu may not go down to fame
as tho originator of much useful legis
lation, but ho will long live in the tra
ditions of tho house for the measures
he hits defeated by his "l object."
The defeat In congress for the Gll.t
dam Is a mutter of vital Importance to
tho west. While the work In question
wus purely for tlx; benefit of u trlbo of
Indians and of Itself having no great
Importance, Its defeat Is taken to mean
the denth of all schemes for storage of
water and Irrigation projects lu the
west. In their opposition to such
measures the eastern member of con
gross have been actuated by a narrow
provincialism, but the effect Is Just the
same as though It were based on sound
economic principles. Nnrrowness on tho
part of easterners mny delay the devel
opment of tho west, but It cannot do
feat It nud tho older section mny some
day regret Its narrowness.
It will probably bo a source of stir
prise to democratic editors that n whole
day lmspassc(l since tho army bill be
came a law and President McKlnley
has not Issued n proclamation declaring
himself emperor. So many democratic
predictions hnve failed, however, thnt
the prophets will not be disturbed by
one more.
A reform league at Denver hns nom
Inated a ticket on a platform which
pledges tho candidates If elected to per
form tho duties of the respective olllces
without salary. The candidates would
probably not think it so funny if the
people should take n notion to elect
them.
Vice President-elect ItooBCvelt and
family carried only two small valises
with them when they started for tho
Inauguration. Roosevelt has been on
enough hunting trips to learn the folly
of being loaded down with u largo
amount of "dunnage."
Chlim of (he Old lllnok.
Philadelphia. Times.
If tho Dauchtcrs of tho Hovolutlon flg'.it
llko sixty among themselves, It ehoutdn t
bo forgotten, thoy havo tho spirit of tho
Klrls of '76.
A On-SldMl AfTnlr.
Kansas City Star.
It Is only fulr to tho Doors to soy tint
It tho groat resources of Groat Hrltaln hud
been on their sldo tho war in South Africa
would bnvc brcn ended long ago, and ended
to stay.
PuttliiK Out it lVeler.
Chicago Chronicle.
Tho new agreement nmong tho publishers
and sellers of book3 authorizes reduction of
price after a year. This Is generously In
tho Interest of readers, as It usually re
quires u year to determine whether r new
book is worth buying or not.
Sonif Anclin Outdone.
13o to 11 Trunscrlpt.
Tho first nnd, presumably, ono of tho
most formidable of tho twelvo ''stunts" as
signed to Hercules was the slaughter of
tho Neraean Hon. nut Colonel Roosevelt
has already slain twelvo Hens and is ns
fresh as when ho started in.
Crying Over Spilled Milk.
St. Paul Globe.
War never pays. If the money wo have
spent In tho Spanish and Philippine war3
had been dovotcd to irrigating the arid
lands ot tho west, It would havo sufflccd to
provldo homes for 50,000,000 people, or flvo
times more than thero aro In all the Philip
pines.
nipe I'liuus In Slicht.
Indianapolis Journal.
Flvo nlco Jobs which President McKlnley
will soon havo to dispense aro tho places
on tho Cuban war claims commission, which
will havo the adjudication ot all claims
arising out of tho Spanish war, in so far
as they aro duo to residents of Cuba. Each
member of tho commission will draw $5,000
a year and If tho commission docs'nt over
work itself It may last some time.
Ilnnty Ofllce Srekcra.
Philadelphia Record.
On the samo day that tho reported death
of Consul Ooncral Vv'lldman was officially
confirmed thoro wore sevca applications
filed for .appointment to fill the vacancy.
Not the man-eating sharks of the sea will
be so swift to do their ravening work with
tho victims of shipwreck in Ran Francisco
harbor as will tho hungry office seekers who
swarm about tho capital at Washington
lighting for tho place of the dead.
American Opportunities.
Chicago Tribune.
Thoro aro both encouragement and in
spiration tor the young men of tho country
in tho career of George B. Harris, who on
Wednesday was elected president ot the
Chicago, Burlington & Qulncy Railroad
company. Mr. Harris became a railroad
roan in 1S6G, Just thlrty-llvo years ago.
He had no particular "pull" or influenco
behind him and was content to begin as an
ofllco boy. Ho worked his way up from
tho bottom of tho pay roll to the top,
filling in succession a dozen or moro posi
tions of constantly increasing responsibility.
Starting at tho age of 17, ho finds himself
at tho ago of D2 at the head of a railroad
system controlling more than 8,000 miles ot
track. His career is a fresh proof, If one
were needed, ot tho fact that hard work,
ability and concentration of effort wcro
nover so suro to reap an ndequato reward
as thoy are at tho present time.
IMPORTANT TJ2I,I:PII0NB DECISION.
A Jadlclnl Fntl Taken Oat of the
Hell Company.
Chicago Post.
Of distinct Importanco to the telephone
Interests of tho country was tho decision of
Judgo Brown in the United States circuit
court of Boston last Wednesday. Competing
companies hold that tho court's ruling sets
asido tho American Bell Telephone com
pany's claim to a monopoly of patent rights
on telephono transmitters' and opens tho
way to a much wider field of competition in
this Important line than has been practica
ble heretofore. ,
It seems to be clear that the Bell company
will carry tho case to the supremo court
and It the decision Just rendered Is sus
tained new Impetus will bo given to vast
Interests which have grown up all over the
country independent ot the Bull corporation.
Should tho supreme court, however, rulo in
favor ot the Bell, It would, so attorneys de
clare, give this company and Its successors
tho absolute monopoly ot all forms of tele
phone transmitters now In commercial use,
and thus would put the Bell company In
completo control ot tho lolephono business
ot tho United States as it is now conducted.
It is believed that the decision of Judgo
Brown, following that ot Judge Carpenter
of tho circuit court, will glvo decided im
pulse to new tolephone enterprises, and it
Is reasonably certain there will be even
more development of tho telephono Indus
try In the Immediate future than In the
past. Tho Bell company still controls a
great many patents upon telephone ap
paratus, but If it loses the right to consider
tho transmitter its peculiar and exclusive
property It Is not believed the present domi
nating Interest In this field will be a cause
of apprehension on tho part of tho Inde
pendent telephone concerns.
In a large measure this decision al.io af
fects tho public. The telephone has become
a necessity of modern business life and Is
fast taking Its place as something more
than a luxury In the home, If tho courts
declare its salient features public properly
and thus lessen the opportunity to make It
a monopoly, Its price will be reduced and
Its usefulness will be greatly extended.
Further proceedings In the case under con.
sldcratton, therefore, will be watched with
lively Interest not only by tho telephone
companies, but by tbe public at large,
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1II,ASTS 1'ltO.U HASPS HOIt.V.
Fortuno falls him who fears.
Kxpedlency Is seldom expedient.
Indulging self Is Inviting sorrow.
Ho who will not obey cannot be free.
The true Instructor learns more than ho
teaches.
It Is vain urging God to force sinner. Into
a frozen church.
God always goes before us and makes way
for lis to meet our trials.
He who prays In pride robs prayer of its
wings for his own adorning.
It ndds nothing to the piety of the parrot
when It Icarus to say prayers.
If every bridal moon saw the bridling of
tho tonguo happier homes would bo ttio
result.
Greatness Is not so much In ability to
plan masterpieces as In persistency In pur
suing them.
SnCl'I.AIt SHOTS AT Till! JM I.PIT.
Chicago Chronicle: Lyman Abbott, .1 pro
fessional Christian, says that the barbarian
.dog has 110 right in the manger whero tho
Anglo-Saxon ox wants to feed. It Is this
sort of Christianity that hns mndo so largo
a portion of tho Christian world Infidel.
Chlcngo News:. Cardinal Vaughan In his
pastoral deplores tho strong antl-Cathollo
oath King Udward will be compelled to
tnkc at his coronation. Tho language of the
oath In this respect is archaic nnd mediae
val, hut ns tho king business Itself is also
ot that character there is at least a har
mony between tho wo.
Indianapolis Journal: Tho falling off of
the attendance upon tho leading theological
somlnarlcs in tho country has caused somo
discussion ot lato with n view ot ascertain
ing tho cause One of tho causes Is that
nil of tho leading theological schools havo
raised tho standard ot ndmlsnlon and have
so changed the course of study thnt men ot
inferior ability cannot kcop up with tho
classes. Last year Yalo dismissed four
students against whoso moral nnd religious
characters no objection could be raised,
simply hecauso they lacked tho Intellectual
ability to inako them successful In tho min
istry, yet tho four men wcro graduates from
colleges.
Boston Transcript: Most persons will
ngrco with Hcv. Dr. Lorlmer that it Is not
wicked to bo wealthy, but tlmo was when
the weight of opinion was qulto to the con
trary. Somo of us can remember when the
"nccdlo" mentioned In tho scripture was
bollovcd to bo a cambric needle, with an
eyo so llttlo ns to mako It Imposslblo for
oven a baby cnmcl to squeczo through It,
or even to get its noBo Into it. But In proc
ess of time, as wealth accumulated among
tho church-goers, It was discovered that tho
nccdlo wns only tho namo of tho entrance
to a camel told, and that It was n matter
of difficulty perhaps for the camel to get
through it, but got through It ho could and
did.
Now York livening Post: Presbyterian
creed revision Is now assured, though Its
prcclso form is still In controversy. One
section of tho committeo appointed to ro
port on tho matter to tho next general as
scmbly desires to amend some of tho ob-
Jectlonablo articles of the Westminster eon
fesslon, whlto tho other members profor to
add to tho old symbol a kind ot "declaratory
statement." Tho latter is, wo bcllovc, tho
plan followed In ono of tho Presbyterian
denominations ot Scotland. It amounts, of
course, to asserting thnt the creed, or at
least that part ot it which Is a stono of
stumbling, Is to be taken in a non-natural
sense. But thp main thing is to devise a
way of relieving troubled consciences. The
church docs not wnnt to go on losing min
isters who revolt at a hard-and-fast, sub
scription; neither docB It wish to appear to
abandon any part of tbe faith once deliv
ered, to the saints. In reality, the discus
sion which has already boon had has
cleared tho air. It has made It generally
understood that no clergyman Is bound by
tho Ipslsslma verba of tho Westminster
confession. So tho exact stylo ot the com
promise finally to be adopted does not
greatly matter.
rrcilSOXAI. AM) OTIIE3HWI9RI.
Tho man behind tho bar in Kansas leads
a pre-carrlc-ous cxfstcncc.
Harvard students gavo modern education
another boost by uprooting the town pump.
Tho story of a Chicago .man convicted ot
stealing water comes from a town which
cultivates tho thirst that makes Mllwaukeo
famous.
Tho Dopartmcnt of Agrlculturo shows a
decided preference for natural butter by
issuing a dainty brochuro on tho character
istics ot tho goat.
Tho Irish Joan of Arc is in tho United
Stntcs and tho Mexican Joan is in Europe.
Thus is tho equilibrium of tho planet pro-
served to a nicety.
Miss Gettaman of Oak Grove, Mo., suc
ceeded at last. Tho wonder Is thnt a girl
with such an Inviting namo did not get a
man until she was 27.
A serious reduction in tbe vlslblo supply
of "boneless turkey" may bo looked for.
A rabbltry containing 280 hares was burned
In Missouri recently.
A Chicago woman with a largo voice de
cries war and declares she will not raise
children for the cannon's mouth. Perhaps
slio might bo persuaded to raise a tow for
the commissary dopartmcnt.
A long-suffering and patient public will
hall with Joy tho movement ot Btreat car
magnates to prohibit conductors wearing
onions on their breath. Patrons ot trolley
rattleboxcs securo an abundance of common
scents In tho interim, without going against
hot air vegetables.
Women of a Long Island town havo given
up tho task of managing municipal af
fairs, becauso the men kopt aloof while
they tollod. The dear ones were, new at
tho business. They had not acquired the
masculine talent ot 'drawing tho largest
possible salary for the least amount of
work.
Yes, Indeed!
We have something to tall:
price a worthless article is "no
idle boast when we say "NO CLOTHING PITS LIKE OUKS."
and besides tho lit no clothing
ours. Our spring line of coats
and they are without exception
furnishings to go with the suits
hats of every conceivable shape
Browning,
R. S. WILCOX, Manager.
Omaha's Kxclttslvc Clothcrs fur Men
and Hoys.
DO.MKSTIC Pl.HASAVnilKS.
Boston Transcript: He Carrie, do you
know you nro the tlrst womnn I over loved
She 80 tfieit that Ix what accounts for
your greennes? Hut to think that 1 thouid
run n kindergarten pnurtshlp school:
Chicago Post: "Was It a real courtship" '
"Decidedly so. The threat of court pro
ceedings was whut llnally landed him."
llnrper's lta7.nr; "Von may recall tiH sir.
ns tho man who eloped with your daughter
about a year ago."
"Writ, sir. what can I do for you?'
"I muy bo a little bit tardy, but I hu
como to offer you my congratulatlonx,'
Brooklyn t.lfo: Mrs. nenham Not one
woman In n thousand marries tho man site
witnts.
Ileiilmm She don't want to marry tht
man she wants; die wants to marry the
mnu sumo other woman wants.
Philadelphia Pross; llenpcrk My wife
objects to every blessed thing I suggest.
Brown You otlaht to got a divorce then.
llenprck I did think 'of thnt, but she
objected to that, too. .
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "I will give you
my daughter," said tho aged millionaire,
"on one condition.''
"Namo III" cried the delighted youth.
"That you support her."
And tho youth wont away exceedingly
sorrowful.
Detroit Vreo Tress: Tho Old Man-Yoiir
lovo for my daughter seems to havo grown
very fnst since you found out 1 wnt worth
so much money.
The Young Man (admiringly) No faiter,
sir, than the subject warranted.
Town Topics: Thny had been at
masquerado, whero she had recognized him
tit once.
"Was It tho loud beating of my heart, my
dnrllmr. that told you I was hero? '
murmured ho.
"Oh, no," sho replied. "I recognized you
by tho slzo of your foot."
Chicago ltecord: "Do you believe minority
rulo can bo successful?'1
"Of course. Vor example, if tho father
and mother like you and tho plrl doesn't,
thero you tiro: but If tho girl likes you and
the father and mothor don't, there they
are."
THIJ PI.ACI3 I OXCH OALI.K1) IIOMI2.
Robert Mackay in Success.
As tho low and lingering shadows steal
Hoftly to tho night.
I tread with silent footsteps toward a, wel-
como parlor light;
A light that Hoetns far brighter than the
stars In heaven's dome,
The light that lights tho parlor of tho place
( onco called home.
I long to swing tho portal that's been
closed to mo for years;
Lo, tho window's dim nnd frosty; 110, no, It
Is my tcarHl
For 1 see, In loving silence, tho family
sitting there.
And mother knitting absently beside on
empty chair.
In n gcntlo retrospection, I chase tho tears
away.
And luro to fading memory .that sunny
summer day
When 1 Murtud out, light-hearted, with
blessings nud advico,
To those distant ilelds of Fortune, with
Fato to cast tho dire.
I remember I was picturing myself, ns off
I went.
Well that somehow I was destined to bo
the president,
And how mother rudely shattered that
castlo In the ulr,
As Hho cobbed, "Whatever happens, I'll
keep your empty chair."
A scoro of years havo flitted to tho limbos
of tho past;
I Rtnnd with courage vanished, whero nil
wand'rers stand at last.
At tho threshold of thn homestead, there,
with a long-drawn sigh,
Praying for a word of counsel on tho way
that sinners die;
Pleading Just for food and shelter, and a
'mother's lovlntr kiss.
And a father's grip of friendship, for a
bono that's gone amiss
Pleading from a heart that's welling in a
urease o erniieu wuu simo.
For Lovo to shed its luster on the shadow
ot a life.
Shall I cntor?- Can I enter? With failure
111 my duck.
And vainly try to turn the hands of Life's
old tlmerjloco back
To tho happy days of childhood, to boy-
hood's maglu spell
With the linnets In tho orchard, watching
winmaiiH as iney ion;
With llttlo brother Willie, riding every day
10 scnooi
Down tho daisy-dotted meadow, astride our
lop-oared mule;
With nil tho other children romping in our
wlldtlme play.
With Hie llttlo bed to go to when daylight
Btoio away :
I know they'd gladly greet me, if I'd only
Just walk In,
Ana surprlso thum with my presence Alas,
I enn't beirln
To muster up tho grit I had, for nil my
couraae went
With thn vision of tho future when I'd bo
president.
But Oh, mother! mother!! mother!!! do
como anu open mo ooor,
Hold out your nruiH to take me to tho
nanny days or yore.
Help lay aside tho burden of my trouble
nnd my naln
That my bent and sunken shouldtra can
never bear again!
When tho sun marks noon of lifetime, when
onco tho morning's done,
And from dawn wo turn reluctant to face
tho eettlnc sun.
Wo grow moro worldly, somehow, for our
henrts turn cnllouB-IIke,
And don't seem much to notice, then, tho
stumps along ino piko;
And, onco tho Journey's started, might as
well trudge on ahead
So I'll keep ever moving and not bring to
nro tno aeau,
Nor the hopes that peaceful slumber, nor
break tho mvstlc air
Of tho memories bright that linger nround
tno empty cnair.
Be Just to Your Eyes
Those who havo dofectlve vision nnd do
not wear correctly fitted ulaxscs aro not
just to their eyes. Glvo them u falrchnnco
J. C. Huteson & Co.
OPTICIANS
1520 DOUGLAS STKKET.
about in our clothing besides the
good" at any price, and it's no
is made or will wear iih well as
and suits are ready when you uro
the finest in .the land proper
are hereMn profusion, and spring
and price galore.
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