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Houth Omaha; City Hull Uulldlng, Twcn-ty-llfth
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COJMtUHl'ONDUNCE.
Communication rfii.dr.fi to newa anil edi
torial mutter iihould be addressed: Omaha
liee, Kdllorlal Uupurtmcnt.
1IUHINKSH MTTTKIIS.
UlinlnoH lettom nnd remlttanccii should
liv nddrenneds The Uce I'ubllahlng Com
pany, Otnuha.
HKMITTANCKS.
Hcmlt by draft, express or postal order,
payable 10 '1 lie lice I'ubllHhliiK Company,
unly I'-cent HtumpM uccepted In payment of
JihiII nccuunlM l'ernonai eheckH, except on
Omnha or KiiMtern exchanges, not accepted.
TI1H HUH I'l.'UUHMINO COMl'AN Y.
HTATI2MHNT OK CIHCULATION.
Hlute of Nebraska, Douglim County, us.:
lloorgo II. TzHf buck, neeretury of Tho Hcu
I'uhllxhlrirf company, being duly Hworn,
nays that the actual number of full and
complete coplm of The fJall, Morning,
Kvcrilng and Sunday live jirltitcfl during the
mouth of Kebrunry, l!Ml, uas us followm
1 SU.it 15 i!.-,,l,-.o
2 XH, Ihtl l(J l!ll,Oi!l
3 2(l,i:i(l 17 Stl.fi 10
4 lilt, ISO IS 1T,,I7I
fi,, i:.-,nio id iin.wo
6 UII.OIU JO 1!.",87
7 itH,it7(t 21 SS.K-IO
s mb.tro si ar,77
Utl.iltMt 23 ati.uti
10. litl.dlfi 24 iill.OtJfi
11 i!5,7tll) 25 Sll.iCJII
1J sr,(io 2ti uo.-iiiu
13 "-I.", 770 27 :...UI,'JIMI
if itr,,7(u is iio.nso
Total : 7111, Kid
J.e.in unsold und returned copies,... J a, tin
Net total wiles 7ll,n:iil
Net dally average ur.,(l7
OEO. 11. TZSCIIUCK.
Subscribed In my preHenco and sworn to
before me this 1th day of March, A. 1)., 1901.
(Heal.) M. H. 1IUNUATH.
Notary I'ubllc.
The Mn rch Hon should lie careful nml
not overdo tlic bUHlni'ss. (ilvc the
lamb 11 chance.
Tiio Cuban constitutional convention
will not iiiljoiirn for 11 while yet. The
Members know a Rood thine; when they
tee It.
And In a few weeks more the nenerul
IMiblle will almost have forgotten that
unythluK like linzlug wna ever prnetlced
In tliu Wont I'olnt military aentleiny.
Chicago hau a teleplione war in iu-oh-icet.
With a lutinlcljiul ciimimlgn on
It would seem iih tlmiigit Chicago lino
enough cheap talk to last for a time.
The legislature that gets through a
session nowadays without at least a
few Investigations Into charges of brib
ery or boodllng is not up to tho murk.
The Weather bureau will do well to
discard all scientific theories and revert
to the goose hone and the tnun with a
bunion an a guide for predicting March
weather.
Indiana has enacted a law making
kidnaping a capital offeuse. Indiana
might have been polite enough to wait
until Nebraska set the pace on kidnap
ing legislation.
W. J. r.rynn Is out soliciting advertis
ing for ids new paper. It is to lu; hoped
ho meets with better success than he
did when out soliciting votes for his
presidential candidacy.
Tho nil-absorbing question Is, Who
are (lie $5 and $10 fellows referred to
In that report of tho legislative holdup
investigators? Anyone who would cut
prices to such nu extent should be
promptly put on the legislative 'black
list. Mark Twain should hurry back to
London while this parliamentary ills
turbunco Is on. No such chance to ex
ercise his faculties for humor has pre
sented siuco he took In the Aus
trian Uelchsrath from a safe position
behind the parapet of the gallery.
Maryland has fallen in with the idea
of disfranchising tho colored voter.
Now that he has the legislature Boss
flormuti does not propose 'to take any
chances on Maryland sending another
republican to the senate aud leaving
him at home.
The prison stockade Is a relic of bar
barism that Is a disgrace to every
southern state that gives It countenance.
Its absolute abolition is the only safe
plan to mnko sure It Is not abused by
avaricious slave-drivers willing to tako
ndvuutago of Innocent negroes nlong
with the hired convicts.
Tito suggestion Is offered that rail
roads are needed to bring peace to the
1'hlllpplnes. This Is certainly self-evident.
Give the Klllpluo a few free rides
011 an American sleeping car propelled
over a railroad equipped and operated
ou American plans aud ho will never
wunt to wako up at his destination.
Otily one conclusion Is possible from
tho testimony before the legislative
committee, and that is that no ono
wroto thu holdup bills, but that they
"Just growed." They were given to
members of the legislature with Just
as little purpose and wero left like
foundlings on tho hands of the commit
tees. A Chicago man fainted when told tho
price his lawyer would charge for de
feuding him In a contempt case aud on
coming to his senses concluded he
would rather tako his chauces with tho
judge, without a lawyer. The Judge
only llued him half as much as thu
lawyer demnuded ns a fee and now It
Is tho lawyer's turn to faint.
nelnwnro is a little state, hut It has
more fun trying to elect senators than
any commonwealth In tho union. Kor
tho pust six years that state has been
short In Its representation In the upper
branch of congress and now Is without
any representation. As If plenty of
senatorial timber In other states were
not going to waste which might be
rciiuMtloued.
national constitution nurisioy.
Among the resolutions pending before
th" Nebraska legislature- Is one me
inorliiUzliig congress to call a national
conitltullonnl convention, In conformity
with article v, which provides for the
summoning of such a convention by
congress to propose amendments on tho
application of the legislatures of two
thirds of thu several states.
The suggestion that a nntlonal con
stitutional convention be called for this
purpose was first formally made In the
platform adopted by Nebraska repub
licans during the campaign of 181)1) and
at that time elicited widespread discus
sion In all parts of the country.
The present constitution of the United
States was framed at the birth of the
republic nnd has remained substantially
unchanged for 100 years, with tho ex
ception of the three amendments en
grafted as tho result of thu war be
tween the states.
The Industrial, social and even geo
graphical conditions existing nt the time
the constitution was adopted have been
completely revolutionized, and problems
confront the people today which were
entirely out of the purview or the men
who drnfted tills organic law.
l'erhaps the amendment most gener
ally demanded by thu people Is that for
the election of 1'nlted States senators
by direct popular vote. This amend
ment has been proposed and passed by
tho house of representatives on four
different occasions, but has been as
often refused the assent of the senate,
a majority of whose members nro op
posed to sanctioning a chnngo In the
method by which their own election
was accomplished. With the senate
thus blocking the way to a response to
this Imperative demand, the only power
to overcome It lies In forcing Its sub
mission by a legislative demand from
two-thirds of the states. 1
What would favor a convention rather
than tho proposal of separate amend
ments Is the fact that tin; constitutional
questions arising out of our new colonial
acquisitions require most careful study
and such revision of tho constitution in
Its various parts as will prevent con
flicting Interpretations. This could be
brought about best by consideration
and discussion by the most far-seeing
statesmanship of the nation, upon
which requisition would bo made by a
national convention.
Certainly no more feasible or practi
cal solution has been offered for the
perplexing problems that are before us,
and by taking the initiative In tills Im
portant movement the Nebraska legis
lature will secure thu credit when it
shall be fully materialized.
nussws demons in china.
Ten days ago It was reported from
Washington that a feeling of anxiety
was felt on the part of the administra
tion regarding negotiations between
Itusslau and Chinese otllclals with n
view of placing Manchuria practically
In control of Hussla. Subsequent events
have appeared to Justify that anxiety
aud now It is reported from London
that our government has been in com
munication with thu British l'orelgu
otllce respecting the apparent designs
of ltussla and that an effort is to be
made to secure concerted action by
Great Britain, thu United States, Japan
and perhaps Ciermany to antagonize
what is believed to be Uussla's purpose
in China.
It Is stated from Washington that
this government has entered into no
secret understanding relative to this
matter, but stands firmly upon the
position recently announced to all the
powers and approved by most of them,
that there should be, pending the ne
gotiations with China, no annexation
of territory by any power without tho
nssent of tho others. It was supposed
that there was a perfectly clear and
satisfactory understanding In regard to
this and thu Washington government
was heartily commended for having
secured an agreement which appeared
to assure, at least for the tlmu being,
the territorial Integrity of China. But
while ltussla was prompt to approve
thu position of tho United States, It
seems she did not cease to intrigue for
territory.
Under th circumstances it Is entirely
natural that the powers opposed to the
partitioning of China should doubt the
protestations of ltussla that she has
no such design and that her occupation
of Manchuria la to bo only temporary.
Her coursu is such as to Justify ' dis
trust of her assurances, but the niovo
expression of this is not likely to have
very great Influence and the powers
certainly the United States will hardly
go farther than to Indicate their dis
pleasure with Itusslau policy. Tho fact
seems to be that Hussla lias already
got a foothold In Manchuria which shu
can maintain if sho wills to do so.
AN AlTllUl'llUTE CONCESSION.
Tho concession to thu veterans of tho
war of 1S01 of the privilege of forming
tho escort to thu president for tho In
auguration ceremonies in preference to
tho veterans of thu war with Spain Is
characterized as particularly appropri
ate because It Is quite probable that
Mr. McKlnley will bu thu last of our
presidents to have served In that war.
It Is a notable evidence of American
history that with oue exceptlou every
man elected to thu exeeutlvo ofllco
slnco tho restoration of peace and union
had n war record niiiilo In tho defense
of thu flag against secession. Tho pres
tige gained by military service In re
sponso to tho call of the nation when
tho union was in danger, has unques
tionably been onu of tho chief factors
In the making of our presidents since
that time. Kor tho future, however,
people will hardly llnd their leaders
amongst tho fast disappearing surviv
ors of tho war of 1S01. President
McKlnley himself was oue of the
youngest to enlist In rKu volunteers;
when bu shall have completed his term
of ottlce in 11HV he will bo tKJ years of
age. While that does not bring him
much beyond the prime of life, still the
luevltablu tendency In tho selection of
his successor will be In tho direction of
a younger man, and few men younger
than Mr, McKlnley cau polut to cred
itable war records tinting from that
period.
Whether service In the war with
Spain will ever be regarded as the
same passport to public favor as Is
service In the war of 1S01 may be seri
ously doubted, although It Is a question
thai cannot be answered for ninny
.veins to come. The military hero will
ever be a popular Idol, but the demand
for national leadership require more
and mote the statesmanship that can
be developed only by public service In
the civil government as well.
The escort of civil war veterans will
always have the place of honor in every
Inaugural procession so long as the
civil war veteran remains; but the op
portunity to escort a comrade to the In
augural platform may never again
recur.
THAT COUZTKllVAtMNd DUTV.
The decision of the secretary of the
treasury Imposing the countervailing
duty on Itusslau beet sugar will un
doubtedly stand uuless reversed by thu
board of appraisers In a test case or by
thu courts. This seems assured from
the failure thus far of tho protests anil
appeals of manufacturers to produce
any effect nt Washington. Meanwhile
It l to be remarked thnt the criticisms
made by niannfaetureis upon Secretary
(.luge arc not entirely just.
The Dlugley tariff law requires that
the countervailing duty shall be Im
posed If thu foreign government be
stows a bounty either directly or Indi
rectly. Hussla does not pay a bounty
directly, but the system of granting a
fiscal advantage upon the exportation
of sugar Is held by Secretary tiagu to
amount to an Indirect bounty and so
holding he was bound to apply the
countervailing duty to sugar Imported
from Hussla. This has been the view
taken by the other governments of
sugar-exporting countries and It Is
worth while to note that Hussla tacitly
admitted the Justice of this view in
sending representatives to the confer
ence a couple of years ago of Kuropean
bect-sugar-produeing countries, held
for the purpose of considering the ques
tion of abandoning the export bounty.
Participation In that conference was a
virtual admission on the part of Hussla
that Its treatment of exported sugar
was lu effect a bounty nnd It Is dllllenlt
to understand how It can bo otherwise
regarded.
At nil events, the secretary of tho
treasury, having acted accordlug to his
best Judgment aud In obedience to the
law, the matter Is now beyond his con
trol. Tho next stop Is to tako the ques
tion to the general board of appraisers
and It Is announced that this will bo
done. A cargo of Itusslau sugar ar
rived at New York some days ago aud
arrangements were made for carrying
the appeal from the decision of the sec
retary of the treasury to the board of
appraisers. There tho question will re
ceive thorough Investigation and prob
ably all parties concerned will accept
tho decision as llual, though of coursu
an appeal may be taken to the courts.
It In most desirable that wu shall be
on good terms commerclallyvwlth Hus
sla. There Is a considerable and grow
ing market there for American manu
factures which ought to bts cultivated.
We want no tariff war with thnt or any
other country. But we must show no
discrimination.
TllAUG IWLATIOXH WITH KVliOVK.
There are some who are apprehensive
that the trade relations between the
United States anil IJuropu are likely to
experience a serious disturbance lu the
not remote future. -The attitude of
commercial unfriendliness on thu part
of some of the Kuropean countries,
notably Germany and Hussla, some fear
may lead to an alliance against Ameri
can commercial Interests, such as has
been more than once urged by European
statesmen and economists. It Is recog
nized, of course, that there tiro great
and almost Insuperable dllllcultles lu
thu way of a Kuropean commercial
combination against American competi
tion, owing to the peculiar Interests of
those countries, yet there are those who
think it uot Impossible.
In tho current number of the North
American Hevlew Mr. Charles H. Kllnt
takes the position that, a Kuropean
economical alliance against the United
States, even If It could be formed aud
maintained, would hurt Kuropu far
more than It would hurt us. "Thu
Kuropeans," ho says, "are too wise nnd
too advanced to Immure themselves be
hind a Chinese wall. Kurope needs us
much more than wu need her. The
tablo of exports and Imports shows this
very plainly. Last year Kurope bought of
us !? 1,1 11, 000,000 worth of goods. Dur
ing thu same period wo bought of
Kurope only .? Ulll.OOO.OOO worth. This
gave us against Kuropu alone a balance
of trade amounting to OiL'.OOO.OOO.
They bought from us nioro than two and
a half times as much as wu bought of
them. Kor every dollar Invested by
us lu Kuropean productions they In
vested over two dollars aud a half In
American productions. Ten yenrs ago,
lu LSDO, we exported to Kuropu only
(WJ,000,000, while we imported ?t71,
000,000. In these few years, there
fore, our exports havo almost doubled,
while our Imports havo decreased by
Sito.ooo.ooo."
In thu opinion of this writer the
United States has control of thu situa
tion for tho reason that practically
everything we send ncross thu water- is
a necessity, whereas our purchases, on
the cither hand, are largely luxuries,;
things we could do very well without
if wo care to. As a nation's com
mercial supremacy lies In Its manufac
tures and tho United States Is strong
In that respect, Mr. Flint takes an alto
gether optimistic view of tho future,
llo believes that the conditions which
have brought about tho wonderful
changu In our trade relations within a
few years will enable us to continue
making progress. "We are living in
an ago of industrial evolution and hero
lu the United States tho most perfect
results of this evolution have been at
tained." Wu are certainly far In ad
vance of any other country lu this re
spect, but they are learning of us and
what c have attained Is beyond doubt
i
possible to them, so that our Industrial
superiority may not be permanent.
There are, however, very substantial
reasons for looking to the future with
confidence. Wc shall undoubtedly not
only retain all that we have won lu
the world's markets, but steadily In
crease our foreign trade In manufac
tures, perhaps not In every direction,
but surely lu quortcrs where we arc
given fair competition and where there
Is a chance for trade extension. In
the great struggle In which all the- in
dustrial nations are engaged the
llorcest battle for trade In thu world's
history there can be no doubt that the
United States, with Its vast natural re
sources and Its unequalled Industrial
development, will not fall behind any
competitor In thu trade contest.
OMAHA'S VUMMKtlClAh UllOWTII.
In the figures returned by the asso
ciated banks for the business done
through the Omaha clearing house last
week much encouragement is found.
Tho total of the transactions Is nearly
a million of dollars greater than for the
corresponding six days of 1000. Hefer
once to the file of Thu Bee shows that
the week ending March t), 1000, had an
Increase over that of the year LSDt), so
tho growth appears to bu continuous.
Bunk clearings are not always a re
liable Indication of actual business
transactions, yet they may bu said to
fairly gauge thu commercial activity
of the community from which the im
ports come. It is ndmltted that tho
totals do uot expand during dull
seasons, And It Is therefore reasonable
to assume that the reverse Is true and
that any Increase lu bank clearings
must Indicate a corresponding expan
sion lu commercial operations.
Omaha Is not undergoing a boom or
anything that might be twisted Into an
approach to a boom in business. It is
simply a natural, healthy development
of thu opportunities thu country com
mercially tributary to Omaha that has
brought about this growth. The addi
tion of new Jobbing houses aud the ex
tension of the Interests of those already
existing have been In tho Hue of tills
slow but permanent development. The
facts and figures are favorable to
Omaha in every aspect.
EDUCATION A MEANS TO AN END.
If any one thing specially distin
guishes present century civilization from
that which has gone before It, It
Is the widespread popular education
that has almost wiped out Illiteracy by
making the elements of common school
ing accessible equally to poor and rich,
lu the evolution of tills feature of mod
ern society It Is gratifying to know
that no country has progressed so fast
or advanced so far as the United Stales,
whose school system from the kinder
gartens and primary grades up through
the colleges anil universities has been
worked out In a detail known In but
few other places. More effort and
money tire devoted to educational pur
poses lu these days than were required
altogether for the maintenance of all
branches of government a compara
tively few decades back.
But education Is but a means to nu
end, even though it lias no limits, and
the end may never bu fully ac
complished. To build up schools and
colleges and till them with students to
bo invested with diplomas if they re
main a prescribed number of years In
attendance on classroom exercises and
lecture demonstrations would be or
namental, but the education Instilled
should be guided with a view to rais
ing tho plane of society nnd lifting the
average of public Intelligence mani
fested through practical and progressive
citizenship. We believe this Is the
direction which our educational expan
sion has had from thu lli.it, but still
more substantial steps could bo taken
If better co-ordination wero effected be
tween our various educational Institu
tions. Wliile a certain degree of rivalry
Is necessary .as a proper stimulus, It Is
a question whether we do not havu too
much overlapping of ileitis and perhaps
too much competition In tho same field.
It Is well enough for our schools and
colleges to departmentlzo and specialize,
but even this enn bu ovurdono and car
ried to extremes lu spite of the asser
tion that this Is the age of specializa
tion. Tho common ground of Intelli
gence, logical methods of reasoning and
general Information which contributes
most toward tho essentials of good citi
zenship Is equally necessary to tit the
youth for any occupation or profession.
A thorough education Is a bequest
that cau uot be squandered. (The most
thu bcuetlciary can do Is to fall to util
ize it to its best purposes by Imagining
It Is the end itself Instead of merely
thu means to tin end.
Heports from South Carolina Indlcato
that the modern planter has evolved n
echetnu which Is more brutal and more
unjust than tho worst features of slav
ery. In tho old tlnys thu owner pro
vided tho slave with plenty of food aud
comfortable quarters as a matter of
dollars and cents, If nothing else. Those
held lu tho stockades under uu alleged
labor contract havo been worse treated
than thu slave. Tho courts havu taken
thu matter up and It Is to be hoped they
will not stop tho mill until those guilty
of the offenses are punished In a man
ner which will render a repetition of
such outrages unlikely.
A certain element lu Manila Is greatly
dlssatlHtlcd because- tho bill which
passed congress prevents the spoliation
or transfer of thu timber lands which
belong to the public domain lu thu
Islands until a permanent government
has been established there. Thu excuse
Is that It will retard building opera
tions, but It Is altogether likely that It
Is nearertlio truth to say thut II will
defer action until thu value of the lands
cau bu determined and thus prevent a
grab by thoso who are now setting up
the howl.
One candidate for alderman lu Chi
cago has promised if elected to estab
lish headquarters In his ward wheru lie
can bu found at designated hours each
day to attend to the wants of his con
stituents. From currcut report, some
Chicago aldermen would make a better
bid for votes by promising to locate
themselves lu the city hnll and not re
turn to their wards until the next election.
Men! hir tlir Opposition,
ClileuKu Tlmes-flerald.
Admiral Sampson Is icported to lie writ
ing a book. These are halcyon days for
the admiral's enemies.
Mil Turn the Tnlilr.
Louisville Post.
If tho hanging of negroes docs not cease
In tho north and west It may becomo tho
painful duty of the people of tho south to
hold Indignation meetings to denounce their
northern brethren.
An linn)' Wny Out.
Boston Transcript.
Tho Rarden of Kdcn Is found In so many
different places ono must conclude that
originally It covered tho whole face of the
earth. At any rate, this Is tho easiest way
out of the dilemma.
I.llirm-)' Stock AlxMt! I'nr.
Boston Herald.
Mr. Carneglo's annual Income from his
JIOO.OOO.UOO 5 per cent bonds wilt be $10.
000,000 and quite likely this sum wilt not
cover all hts receipts. Small wonder that
applications for library endownments are
pouring In on him as never before.
I'orty W'lulii. I'rnulftfillilr.
Chicago Chronicle.
The supremo court has decided that Jus
tice does not suffer when a Judgo dozes on
tho bench. We endorm tho declRlon. In
deed, wo will go so far as to declare that
there aro sotno Judges In this neighborhood
who would do Justlco a distinct favor by
sleepluK all tho time.
Knit of 11 Suuar MitKtialc.
tndlannpolls Nows.
Tho assignment of John H. Searlcs will
causo ronsldcrnblo surprise In many quar
ters where his actual standing was not
known. Kor a while he seemed to bo the
moving spirit of the sugar trust nnd was
looked upon ns a dreaded octopus. His
lallurc goes to prove. It would seem, that
even tho richest and most powerful men
nro' subject to varying fortunes nud that
riches will tako wings.
I'litrlutM tvltli a Pen.
Indianapolis Journal.
Thoso patriots in newspaper offices who
aro weighed down with tho feor that the
Cubans will bo deprived of Independence
should try to nco thnt they will have more
freedom than do tho states of tho union,
which seems to bo enough to satisfy the
sano portion of 75.000.000 human beluga.
Nevertheless, It scums strange to hear
Americans bewailing tl)o fnto of peoplo to
whom tho United Stntcs has given all thu
liberty and security they ever knew.
.Men nml Mi-OioiIn Superior.
Philadelphia Kress.
Kelr Bardie, who cannot bo accused of
prejudices In favor of tho American meth
ods of work, has been forced to ndmit that
with higher wages In the United Stntcs
the cast of making steel Is much less tlvin
in Hnglaud, since the American dnoB more
for his money than hts Ilrltlsh coworker
lu tho samo lines of endenvor. This simply
conllrms what all specialists have written
ns to tho explanation of American strides
In industry) The advnnco is & result not
only of methods nnd machinery but of the
men behind tho machines and the men be
hind tho business methods. In other words,
It Is tho American spirit, American Iiiro
nulty nnd American go-aheadatlveness that
tell lu tho contest and will contiuuo to tell.
A Sl'.NSIIII.i: 1'I.A.V.
Xctv Sjntnii of IUmviii-iIk for (lie Army
mill' .11vy.
Boston Globe.
Ono of tho results arising from the Sampson-Schley
controversy Is a recommenda
tion by Secretary Long to reward ofllcor3
nnd men of tho navy and marlno corps
who distinguish themselves In future with
medals of different grades. It Is proposed
to havo four medals to bo known as tho
medal of tho republic, tho Paul Jones
uicdnl, tho Far rug m medal and tho cam
paign medal. Thu first named will confer
upon Its recipient tho greatest honor and Is
to bo nwarded only to tho commandor-ln-chlcf
of n fleet or squadron who gains a de
cisive victory over n squadron of tho
enemy equal or superior In streugth. T'lls
medal carries with It an increase of pay of
33 1-3 per cent, which will obtain In the
various grades through which tho officer
may bo promoted, and upon his death his
widow will draw a pension equal to his ac
tive pay. This pension will contlnuo until
hts children shall havo reached tho ago of
21 rears.
Tho Paul Jones medal can bo nwarded
only to an officer contributing In a special
manner to a decisive victory over an enemy
and will bo accompanied by an Increase of
pay of 23 per cont. The Karragut medal is
to bo given to an o Ulcer or enlisted man
distinguished by eminent conduct In ac
tion, such as rescuing a wounded man
under fire, and n small pension will be
given with It. Tho campaign medal will bo
awarded to officers nnd men participating tn
a campaign.
Congress may well see to It when ready
for business again that this plan Is enacted
Into law.
WOltl.l) IlltKillTIOIt ami iii:tti:h.
(Inilnniiiu Souk of the OptlnilM l'len
luwr to the lOnr.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
Tho nineteenth century was an Incom
parably better ago for mankind, Intel
lectually, morally und materially, than all
preceding centuries. Tho twcntloth cen
tury will surpass tho nineteenth In nil
theso respects, Just ns much as tho latter
surpassed Its prcdecossors. The spirit of
human brotherhood was never bo actlvo as
today. It brings a sympathetic America In
closo touch with a famlnu-strlckon Asia.
It Inspires tho rich nnd strong to minister
to tho needs and assuage tho sufferings of
tho sick, the poor and tho unfortunate. It
Alls our cities with Institutions of charity
reaching out to every 111 which afflicts
human kind. It sees In tho abandoned, tho
pnln-strlcken, tho criminal himself, n
human being whoso claims to relief It were
Inhuman to deny.
Tho actual expenditure for Christian
charities throughout tho world Is nt pres
ent $1,000,000,000. Of this vast sum It Is
Imposslblo to bcllnvo that nny considerable
portion Is wasted. It goes to churches,
hospitals, asylums, orphanages, poor funds
of vnrled character and description, every
where producing evident results of better
ment and emancipation.
Tho cost of maintaining Christian Inter
ests la tho United Stntcs last year was
$300,000,000. Every leading denomination
Is nobly represented In this magnificent ag
gregate. Tho Catholics stand first, with
$31,000,000; the Methodists aro second, with
$20,000,000. Then come tho Presbyterians,
with $20,000,000, tho Episcopalians, with
$11,000,000; tho llaptlsts, ,$12,000,000; tho
Salvation Army winding up the list with
$750,000, New church buildings called for
$37,000,000; education, $21,000,000; hospitals,
$28,000,000; Sunday schools, $7,000,000.
The peislmlst may frown and thn Icono
clast grov.i, but theso aro facts which defy
doubt and shatter denunciation. Tho world
Is today a thousand-fold brighter nnd bet
ter than 100 yenrs ago, when, bleeding and
almost despairing, It entered, on a new use
Xtay wo not hope, from actual advanco
mcnt on all lines making for human de
liverance from evil nnd human victory
over every bond and barrier between man
nnd happiness, that nt the end of this nc
the world will bo even a thousandfold bel
ter than today?
HVA'l Hit .IIOTS AT Tlti: 1M I.PIT.
lUiffnlo Express: An cvniigellst who has
miuirtnkcn Hie task of converting Chicago
can quoin t.000 verses from the bible and
Is absorbing the remainder of the book at
the rate of seventy-five erses a day. llo
certainly knows the letter of tho bible. If
he should be 11 little weak on thu spirit.
Chicago Chronicle: A local mllllonnlto
religious enthusiast, convinced that re
vivals arc practicable If tho clergy wilt
wake up, Is to send a professional levlval
Ist to n certain church, nnd If tho rovlvat
Ist falls to make fifteen conversions within
two weeks the millionaire Is to give tho
church $1,000. It will nppcnr to most peo
ple, however, that tho condition of tho gift
should bu reversed. If squl-snvlng Is to bu
purely a commercial proposition tho $1,000
should bo given It tho sinners aro con
verted. To put It tho other way Is to In
vito Indifference,
Uoston Transcript: As n matter of re
ligious principle perhaps tho Ministerial
union of Cedar Haplda, la., Is wholly
Justified In Its action whereby Its members
engage themselves that they will not offi
ciate nt the marriage of a divorced per
son except In tho case where they solemnly
bollevo such person to bo tho Innocent vic
tim of n marriage which has been realty
dissolved on scriptural grounds, but to
practical minds It will appeor that this
action Is not calculated to Improve tho
mornls of tho parties Immediately con
cerned. It was lu tho Interest of good
morals that thu law was changed lu Massa
chusetts which forbado tho party against
whom n divorce wns granted to marry
within flvo years.
Springfield Kcpubllcnn: King Edward's
coronation oath will bo mado entirely in
offensive to his millions of Roman Catholic
subjects, now that the Homo of Commons,
without a party division, hns sensibly voted
In favor of the expurgation of thu object
ionable passages. Tho oath, however justi
fiable It was In Its origin, is certainly highly
obnoxious in this day of toleration. Tho
king, by its terms, is made solemnly to
repudiate the doctrine of transubstnntl
atlon nnd to declnro thnt tho Invocation
and ndorntlou of tho virgin nnd saints arc
Idolatrous aud superstitious, while he
also declares that ho takes tho oath as
understood by Protestants, without evasion,
equivocation or mental reservation. The
formula was first fixed upon In 10SS nnd Is
an Interesting survival of a storm and
stress period when church, religion and
theology affected profoundly the Issues of
politics.
rr.itsoNAi, am oTitr.itwisi:.
Notwithstanding tho heroic efforts of
Senator Carter of .Montana, Nebraska holds
thn record for long-distance and continuous
talking lu thn senate.
Tho baekbono of winter continues per
pendicular and decidedly knobby. Spring
poets should npproach It cautiously, If they
vnluo their lives.
Tho new star recently discovered In the
heavens is several millions mllos nway, so
managers of electric light companies can
sleep ou, secure from competition.
Tho Indiana scnuto has passed n bill
providing for physical examination of can
didates for matrimony. .None but a prize
lighter will be eligible for examiner.
Tho premature frisking of tho March
lamb hereabouts Invited the shearing that
followed. Older nml stronger mutton
trembled under tho llerco clip of Dorcas.
According to tho revised code of naval
ethics, a gunner mny bo a shooter and a
fighter of heroic qualities, but unworthy
of higher rank uilcss ho can lead a cotillon.
Pessimists may growl and Jeremiah wall,
but tho fact remains that tho world Is Im
proving. A bicyclist who ran Into a woman
actually stopped und apologized for his
rudeness.
Chief Weather Prophet Moorn prophesied
ideal weather for Inauguration day nt
Washington and failed to mnko good his
prophecy. Wlso Is thn prophet who propho
sles only when ha knows.
Somebody asks tho New York Sun why
It is that tho mother, Instead of thn father,
doeu not glvn tho brldo away. Tho chief
reason Is that a mother hasn't thu heart
to give her daughter oway.
Webster Davis says ho has an offer of
$180,000 for tho manuscript for his book
lu South Africa. Tho hole shot In Webster's
endy several years ago proves nu exceed
ingly useful ventilator for his plpo dreams,
Tho "community of Interest" of tho Ico
combine of Now York produced several
communities of unrest In Maine. Korty Ice
houses nro Idlo nnd 0,000 men out of work
In consequence of thu trust. Hut that
condition "cuts no Ico" with men who hnvo
a cinch.
St. Louis has obtained n charter for an
other bridge over tho rlvor. Tho Eads
brldgo continues to do business nt thn old
stand, but Its glory has faded. A view of
the western end of It, with Its riot of ad
vertising signs and shocking posters Is
enough to drive n Kansas teetotaler to
strong drink.
Monday
All tho .shirts loft, from our broken Hue sale of
Friday ami Saturday will be dosed out Monday for
75c each
The lot includes Star, Manhattan, Savoy and our
own brand. Those shirts
2.50 while they last-
75c Each Win
Numerous requests overthe'photie
asking for a continuance of that "half price" sale for
another day from customers who were unable to
get down Saturday on account of the extreme bnd
weather has almost compelled us to give them an
opportunity. So Monday ami Tuesday the same low
prices will prevail on boys' suits, reefers, overcoats
and Ulsters of
50 Per Cent Discount
Just Half Price
Browning, King & Co.,
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
MM TIIWUST t Oll.MOIl Jfi'MI AXU DOIUII.AH HTIIEBTA.
Oinnlm's Exclusive Clotlilcra for Men and Hoy.
II LASTS KIIOM HAM'S llt)llt.
Kaso ensues only from earnest endeavor
, Crookedness cannot bo consecrated.
A troubled conscience makes n hard pil
low. "Measure for measure" applies to legls
! latures.
i Tho runnway tonguo raises the dust of
scandal.
When a church becomes a playhouse Its
steeple will uot savo It.
I Thero Is nioro pain In practicing brother
I hood than In preaching about It.
I Tho church can not save tho world ns long
ns sho depends on tho support of tho
world.
When a man turns the light on 01 hois
ho must uot expect to stny lu the shad)
himself.
If men were ns anxious to do right as
they nro to get their rights the world wouU
be righted.
Tho over widening tide of time separates
tho sluner moro nud more from flod and
at the same time bears tho saved one neater
home.
iomk..stic i'i,i:.sa. riin:.s.
Clcvelnnd Plain Deuler: "Was your meet
Ing with her father 11 warm one?"
"Ho seemed cool enough, but 1 got u hum
overheated ni lining no mat."
Chicago ltccord: "Have you heard n
robin yet?"
"No; but 1'vo seen 11 woman with i '
head tied up lu 11 towel boating 11 enrpo
tho back yard."
New York Wcoklyi Uulv t see you uu
verllsu homoiuadu bread?
linkerYen, lua'ain.
l.ady Ioes It tnsto like home-made
linker No, Indeed, ma'am. It's vei
nnd light.
Detroit Kreo Press: "Daughter, win
makes you look so serious?"
"Well, pa, what would you think of 11
young man who took advantage of Kent t
drop from his customary l box of caramels
to u C-cent bag of peanuts?"
Philadelphia Press: Miss Clothani- I tn
dcrstnud young May llreesy of your tin
h to bo married this month. Do you girls
lu Chicago usuully marry so early"
Miss Juekson Parke Oh. yes. The cm
Her the oftcnur, you know.
Chicago Port: "I am afraid my son is
Inclined to bo a spendthrift," said the
president of a trust.
"Ih he living beyond hls tiieuns?"
"No, but ho tells me lie hasn't saved
moro than 11 million dollars out of the in
come from property I Invested for film last
year.
Chicago Tribune: "No." said tho man !
thn mackintosh, "my wifo doesn't give,
away my old clothes or well them to tie
tiignmn any more. I cured that bnbit
effectually once."
"llow was that?" they Hsked him.
When t found elm had disposed of a
coal I Inula t worn for several weeks I told
her there was a letter lu It she had given
1110 to mall tho lust tlmo I had It on. And
that wuh no He, cither." ho added, with
deep satisfaction.
Detroit Journal: The woman and her
children, native Mexicans It was plain,
wero crying bltterlv. 1
"My husband Is drjnk!" sobbed thn
woman.
Hut Is thlH tho iidequato occasion fr
sinii tumultuous grief?" wn asked,
..,"'S1, s,:"l'.r:" said the woman, lu .Spanish
I or 11 full greaser means nn empty larder,
don 1 yon know!
We handed her n fresh cigar; ft was all
Urn H lately etiquette of tho country per
mitted um to do.
TO ICK1JI' Tlll'15 I.H.T.
Hubert llerrlclt.
Is this 11 fast to keep
The larder lenno
And cieano
Krom fat of vcnlos and sheep?
Is It to quit the dish
Of ilesh, yet still
To fill
Tho platter high with tls.li?
Is It to fust nn houre '
or rugM to go
Or show
A downcast look and sowro?
No; 'tis a fast to dolo
Thy sheaf of wheat
Ami meat
Unto tho hungry soule.
It Is to fast from strife,
From idd debute
Aud hate;
To circumcise thy life.
To show 11 heart grlef-rfnt;
To starve thy sin,
Not bin.
And that's to keep true Lent.
Save the Child's Eyes
When children first complain that thlr
oyes hurt that's the time to adopt tho
right glasses. Kroo examinations.
J. C. Ifuteson & Co.
OPTICIANS
1520 DOLNil.AS STKEET.
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