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THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE: SUNDAY, MATICH 17, 1901.
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STATEMENT OF C1HCUL.ATION.
6tnto of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.i
George II. Tzsrhuck. secrutury of Thu Ilco
Publishing company, being duly sworn,
says that tho actual number of full unu
completo copIcb ot Tho Dally, Morning,
Kvonlng and Sunday lico printed during the
month of February, luul, was us follows:
1 2U,U III is ii.-,,r,(i
2 (I,1H0 1G IMI.OUO
8 u(i,(i:io i; ssu.n-io
4 iii,i.-.o ig ub.u'u
6 25,8 1 ( 19,,, U.'.DIO
6 IMi.OlO so imj,s7
7 i!0,i.'7O 21 i l!5,HIO
8 SS.7KU 22 i!3,770
9 UU.UOO 23 lid, 110
10 UU.IJin 21 IMI.Mir,
11 v.i,7(iii 2; s(i,:iu
12 itn.iuo 2C 211,1:10
13 2,,,770 27 20,200
U 2,,,7U0 23 2i,.-S0
Total" 7:11, Kio
Css unsold and returned copies..,. 12,121
Not total sales 71l,o:w
Not dally average 2.-.,l71
GEO. H. TZSCHUCK.
Subscribed In my presence mill sworn to
boforo mo this 1th day of March. A. 1)., 1901.
(Heal.) M. 1J. 11 UNGATE.
Notary 1'ublic.
All lmll, Ht Pntrlck!
Nclirnskn'H Henntorlnl deadlock seems
to bo still very much itllve.
Governor Dietrich is rapidly making a
record for originality nt any rate.
Tho weather man should be encour
aged In Ills efforts to effect a harmonious
combination with tho ealendnr.
That Croker leg appears to be In hard
luck. No sooner has Croker senior re
covered from an Injury than Croker
Junior Is laid up.
A delegation of Cubans has presented
General Wood with a gold hatchet It
Is probably not Intended as a hint that
tho general should start In and smash
things.
Tho remarkable shrinkage of the meat
bill at tho county ioor farm may be due
to tho fact that tho new superintendent
lias only one eye and Is unable to see u
good thing.
English reports Indicate the belief that
General Dewet Is Insane. It Is fortu
nate for General Kitchener that no more
of tho IJoer generals are mulcted with
the same kind of Insanity.
An Increase of nlmost $1,000,000 In
puis week In bank clearings over tho cor
responding week last year Is n pretty
good showing for Omaha. And business
vns by no means dull last year, cither.
Instead of lighting over the possession
of n Binall strip of laud lu Tien Tslu the
Ilusslaus and English should send for
Mr. Morgan to show them how tho
"community of Interest" plan will work.
Congress and tho legislatures which
iiavo Just adjourned have together
passed 10,000 new laws. The public
would probably be Just as well off If
legislation were administered more in
homeopathic doses.
Ono aftcr another ot the Iowa con
gressmen announces that lie Is taking
u'o part In the contest for tho nomina
tion for governor. All of which goes to
uhow that your Iowa congressman
knows when tho gun Is loaded.
-Now that It Is out of power, tho popo
crutlc party Is the greatest regulator of
railroads and railroad rates In the
m-orld. When lu power Its efforts In tho
lino of regulation consisted principally
In holding the railroad managers up for
lasscs for selves and friends.
Tho legislature Is rapidly nearlng tho
point where it can see tho last visit
from tho pnymastev. Indications point
to tho fact that tho members are calcu
lating on'Unlshlng up the work shortly
after that date. Members of the legis
lature aro not as a rule particularly
BuxIouh to work overtime for charity.
Colonel Sanger, tho new assistant sec
retary of war, Is the author of several
1 books on military affairs, for which ho
prepared himself by 11 study of tho
military systems lu foreign countries, us
jwcll as lu our own. We have hni the
student lu politics in various capacities
und this Is evidently another example
pf the student's versatility.
When It conies to manufacturing po
litical buncombe the Nebraska popocrnt
Btands without a peer. Ihv has ridden
luto otllcu on buncombe, has held onto
ofilco by tho same sign and is now busy
manufacturing 11 line which he hopes
.will laud him and his party lu power
ngnln. The trouble with tho popocrats
Is they have traded on that capital so
much and so constantly disregarded
their promises when glVen power that
tho public Is not deceived.
Eastern papers report tho winter
grain In Nebraska damaged by the re
cent storms and tho cattle on the sand
bill ranges suffering from the same
cause. Tho Nebraska farmer smiles
.when ho reads such reports. Grain
never looked better and stock losses
luivo boon less than for mauy years.
Nebraska is getting ready to break all
previous records lu the way of produc
tion and starts with tho soil lu tlrst
jClu.83 condition.
TO WUHDUAW FllOM CUIZA.
Tho order to General Chaffee for tho
withdrawal of all American troops from
China, except a small legation guard,
Is In acautl with the policy which this
government announced at the beginning
of the trouble, that no military aggres
sion on the part of tho United States
would be committed In China and that
as soon as the purpose for which troops
were sent to that empire was accom
pllshed and American Interests were
securely protected, our soldiers would
be withdrawn. Our declared alms, ns
was said by President MeKlnloy In his
last annual message, Involved no war
against the Chinese nation and that
declaration of our purpose has been
kept steadily In view.
The American soldiers In China per
formed tho duty for which they were
sent there with their accustomed zeal
and lldellty nnd there is no stain upon
their record. They have not engaged
In so-called punitive expeditions, as
have some of the forces of the allies,
which were simply for looting and mur
dering. They have had no part In tho
cruelty and brutality which the soldiers
of some of the other powers have been
guilty of. The story of tho terrible
treatment to which the Chinese have
been subjected by the allies has yet to
be fully told, but when It shall be told
American soldiers will not figure In it.
In' the record of bravery and fortitude,
however, they will occupy u conspicu
ous place.
General Chaffee will leave China with
his fame materially enhanced. It was
a dllllcult duty to which ho was as
signed and he discharged It with great
ability and discretion. It has been re
ported that ChafTeo would probably
succeed MacArthur In, command of the
army In tho Philippines and if the au
thorities at Washington deem It neces
sary to make n change, certainly no
better selection than Chaffee could be
made to succeed MacArthur. There Is
no fault to be found, so far us wo are
aware, with tho latter, but It fs possi
ble that he may desire to be relieved
from tho arduous work he has hud in
tho Philippines 11 work, be It snld, that
has been admirably done nnd which np
pears about to be crowned with com
plete success.
The order for the withdrawal of the
American troops from China Is ndded
assurance to the Chinese government,
If any were needed, of tho earnest do
slro of tho United States for a Just and
fair settlement with China, free from
anything In the nature of coercion.
Other powers may menace the imperial
government with n show of force, but
tho United States will not bo a party
to any such demonstration. It Is nn
exnmplo which the other powers would
do well to follow, but It Is not to be ex
pected that uny of them will do so.
THE NATIONS IN COMPETITION.
Tho well-known writer on economic
subjects, Mr. Jncob- Schoenhof, very In
structively points out In 11 recent arti
cle tho conditions of competition nt
present among the leading Industrial na
tlo'ns England, Germany nnd the
United States. Referring to tho dis
cussion so general of England's decline
lu commerce, he, remarks that tho
chief error In discussing tho question of
trade arises from the fact that few are
acquainted with the fundamental con
ditions producing results, honco a few
Isolated items in which deficiency has
been discovered are taken as illustra
tive of general decline nnd the question
Is treated as a whole without any at
tempt at specialization or analysis.
Statistics aro cited to show that this
Is the case In regard to British trade,
which while it has declined In some
Hues was larger In tho aggregato last
year than In any of the preceding four
years, England still maintaining her su
premacy in tho matter of cotton manu
factures. As to tho question of the capacity of
the United States to. conquer foreign
markets against Great Britain In cotton
goods, Mr. Schoenhof says that beyond
an expansion In the coarser yarn fabrics
our progress has not been very rapid
and he does not think it will be. lie
suggests that greater efforts toward
perfection than those made by our mills
for the supply of our own wants will
be necessary to conquer nud hold other
markets In the cotton-goods trade, lie
expresses the opinion that It would be
futllo to expect the United States to
look for other mnrkots than her own In
the other textllo branches. "Even If
tho price were satisfactory, much
progress would bo required to bring the
color nud llhlsh in silks up to the
standard of European goods, such as
are turned out by Lyons nnd lu half
silk goods by Crefeld."
Hut all oilier conditions sink Into In
slgnlllcance before tho all-around pre
ponderance of Iron and steel and their
manufactures. Mr. Schoenhof says that
England, until 11 few years ago leading
the world In the products of iron and
steel, may well be amazed at seeing
her domains broken luto by Germany
nnd America, but he does not thluk
that tho recent successes of American
manufacturers In competition with those
of England proves that tho latter is
not able to maintain herself against her
youngest competitor. He points out
that thu llrltlsh niauufacturer still en
Joys somo advantages, tho most Im
portant of which Is the unequaled facili
ties for collecting the materials of man
ufacture at thu shipping point. Un
doubtedly this Is a valuable advantage,
but It does not appear to have afforded
llrltlsh manufacturers very substantial
protection against American and Ger
man competition.
01 the foreign trade of tho three
leadlug countries In machinery England
has still the lion's share, but It Is mani
fest that lu order to retain It there must
be, as her own manufacturers, econo
mists and statesmen ndinlr, a very .ma
terial Improvement lu her methods.
With her aiitlqunted appliances and her
humdrum ways of labor and manage
ment she cannot maintain her position
against the progressive methods and the
aggressive euergy of her chief competi
tors, particularly tho United States.
Yet as Mr. Schoenhof snys, with the
preat diversity of needs tho world over,
It Is not necessary for ono country to
decline In order that another may have
n chnnco.
MVTUAL SAYtNOS HANKS.
The statutes of Nebraska contain an
extensive code of laws governing lustl
tutlotis organized to receive, Invest nnd
snfeguard tho savings of tho people
Ample provision Is made for the organ
Izatlon of 8a'lugs bunks, private banks
nnd building and loan associations, and
the responsibility of the organizers, the
limitations of tho business, and super
vlsory powers of the state, are clearly
and definitely detailed. These laws
have been in force for many yuars und
their elllclency thoroughly tested within
the last ten years. No radical "changes
have been urged by the State Hanking
department or requested by those dl
rectly concerned, hence it Is fair to as
sumo the laws as they stand meet the
present necessities of the business.
It Is now proposed to merge the best
features of pavings banks nnd building
and lonu associations Into distinct or
gaulzatlons, to be known ns mutual sav
ings banks. The plan contemplates 11
now savings bank system In which all
depositors are to share alike In tho
prollts or losses, nnd removes them
from the legal restrictions now Im
posed on existing savings banks. State
supervision, ns now In vogue, Implies
supremo control of snvlugs banks whose
affairs may be found In un unsafe con
dltlon. Hut tho state's power over tho
proposed mutual snvlugs banks Is to be
perfunctory. In cuso of Insolvency 4ho
stale cannot move to protect depositors
without n petition from u majority of
tho trustees. Even when invited to
step in tho state cannot wind up the
bankrupt concern. Its duty Is limited
to the disagreeable function of shaving
the deposits sulllciently to make up the
losses Incurred. The scallug down of
credits by state oftlclnls would relievo
the mnnugcrs of the odium nud cleverly
maintain mutuality lu losses.
Even If state control were ns effec-
tle as under present laws the proposed
scheme of mutual savings banks should
not be given legal sanction without
much more serious consideration than
the legislature, at the eleventh hour,
can glvo It. To the average Intelligence
n snvlugs bank Is 11 plnco where de
posits of small sums m:ly bo mndo at
any time, and on which tho depositor
received a speclllcd Interest rate. The
nccount, In wholo or In part, may be
withdrawn nt will, or nt least on thirty
days' notice. A system of banking so
universally understood, if converted luto
n mutual concern, Is certain to lead to
endless confusion, if not disaster. The
average depositor knows what a savings
bunk Is, but he does not readily compre
liend' mutuality. Striking evidence of
this fact is to bo found In the disas
trous record of national building nud
loan associations. These speculative
concerns, borrowing tho uamu of asso
ciations stroug lu public confidence,
spread over the country from 18S8 to
1S95, and did business everywhere ruu-
nlug Into tho millions of dollars. Patrons
did not distinguish between the legiti
mate association doing n local business
and the graft of speculators. They did
not grasp tho difference until their de
posits were, swallowed up In 11 riot of
managerial extravagance.
The postal savings bank will bo the
real mutual savings bunk of the future.
MEMENTO foil Tilt; NEIillASliA.
Nebraska is n long way from salt
water, uud the people of this state
aro not supposed to be familiar with
ships. They are on fairly good terms
with tho plowing of the fields, but
when It comes to plowing the waves
they pass. It Is this lack of knowledge
of craft moru majestic than tho prairie
schooner or tho llat-bottonied stern
wheeler of the' Missouri, built to ruu
on a heavy dew, that has led them
In the goodness of their hearts nearly
luto tho commission of a blunder. The
lower house of Hie legislature, repre
senting tho people, has set nslde the
sum of $2000 to be used for the .pur
chase of a library for the battleship
Nebraska. No objection lies against
the motive behind this action, for It Is
ui evidence of the Intention und desire
of the peoplo of Nebraska to glvo tho
good ship which Is to bear tho state's
name 11 memento Hint will be both
lasting and serviceable to crow and
commander. We all Join In this, but
lu our Impetuous haste we have almost
done that which we ought not to have
done. It appears that Uncle Sam, from
tho depth of his experience, has learned
to provide his sailor men with such
books ns aro required for furnishing
them with mental pabulum or enter
tainment. Lieutenant Arthur ICavn
nitgli of Tccumsch, who Is nt present
billeted on board the United States
revenue cutter Independence, writes
thus to :i friend on this point:
"If tho etato of Nebraska buyB a library
for tho cruiser Nebraska It will bo zeal
sadly misplaced. All tho ships In tho navy
L-avo ample, well-selected libraries, which
cannot bo Improved upon. This presenta
tion library that you wrlto of would hardly
find spaco aboard tho, avurago cruiser and
I do not believe, the Nebraska will bo an
exception. Tho libraries how on board
aro for tho uso of all hands, from tho ad
miral to tho humblest enlisted man aboard
sblp, and If tpo peoplo arc really In earnest'
In tbelr very laudable, Idea ot helping to
make tho enlisted mou mora comfortable
thoy will havo to devlso somo other means.
I hopo thoy may, for anything which helps
tho enlisted man helps all hands.
"It Is equally truo that sifts of sllvcr
waro aro not very desirable. All tho offi
cers' messes havo pin ted tableware pro
vided, not out of their princely (?) salaries,
but by a generous government.
"Of all tbo gifts made by a state to Its
namesake in the navy I think tho bronzo
figure preseuted by tho state of Massa
chusetts to tho battleship ot that numo
was In the best taste. "Tho coat-of-arm
at the state, dono In bronzo and mounted
aboard ship botweeu thu forward pair ot
turret guns, would be, It seems to me, u
very handsome, gift.
"Thoro Is a wide range' for selection be
tween tho gift I havo Indicated as being
my cuolce'und a library, but of all possible,
gifts I deem tho latter tho leitst desirable."
Let us ponder u moment boforo wo
go uny further with this affair. Those
of us who havo been shown around
ono of the ships of the American navy
have coino nwuy with n blurred picture
of narrow passages, doors UUo tuoso to
n bank vault, rooms crbwded with ma
chlnery, little closets where otUcers
sleep on top of wnshstands, nnd, lu fact,
a sense of anything but roominess. We
hnvo been Impressed before going on
board with the Immensity of the mon
strous fighting machine; wo have come
away marveling nt the Ingenuity which
devised the means for packing nil its
contents within tho hull. And none
of us can recall a place wlwre an ex
tensive library could be Installed with
out displacing some of tho useful np
purntus of the ship. Unless mnybe It
would be lu one of those deck chests
which are marked 1n plain letters: "To
bo thrown overboard on golug Into no
tlou."
Hut we do not want our memento
thrown overboard. It must be of a
nnturu that will stay by tho ship as
long ns shu llonb, and go with her
when-God forfend she goes to the bot
torn. It must be soinethlug that will
remind her gallant Jaeklcs nt nil times
of the great state where fields of grain
wnvo over billows of heaving prairie,
and whero the sailor ashore might
easily fancy he was on an ocean whose
well was stilled by tho Almighty's
hand. It is well for the legislature to
set aside u sum as a gift from the
whole peoplo for the purpose, but delay
for a little while the decision ns to what
form the' gift shall take. Tho library
Idea Is to be reluctantly nbnndoued for
the reasons set out In Lieutenant Knv
uinigh's letter, but there are other
things that may be bought, nnd we
will have no dllllculty In choosing the
right ono, but only after duo dellbera
tlon. Plenty of time yet remains before
tho launching of tho Nebraska. Sug
gestions are lu order as to tho sort of
memorial tho Antelope stnte shall give
to Its naval namesake.
SUPIlEMACr OF ENOLISI1 LANGUAGE,
A suggestive discussion Is presented
In the current Independent on tho
struggle for supremacy between tho
languages of the great nntlons that are
competing as world powers. The writer
states plainly nnd without reservation
that the conflict of the world is to bo
between the English nud the Husslan
languages and points out, In consider
able detail, tho danger threatened by
the spread of the Husslan tongue.
Hussla itself covers half the territory
of Europe, and, with Siberia ns the
base, has been pushing steadily on,
carrying Its possessions south over tho
various Chinese provinces. The appre
hension Is expressed that all tho terrl
tory from tho Haltlc to tho Yellow sea
and from the Arctic to tho Persian gulf
Is likely to bo dominated by the Husslan
language aud that fifty years from now
the Hussian empire will be by far the
strongest In tho world, its lauguago
being spoken by half of Europe aud the
best half of Asia.
On the other side the English lan
guago alone Is in position to combat
against the encroachment of tho Hus
slan. Germany nud Franco are both
hemmed In In Europe, so far ns lin
guistic expansion Is concerned, aud have
small Held for progress In their colonial
possessions, and the Spanish language,
which ouce found lodgment more gen
erally In all parts of tho globe, has
been going bnckward rather than for
ward. With these conditions confronting us
the pica Is made that it Is the part of
high statesmanship to help the spread
of the English language, because lan
guage is the most powerful of all unify
ing forces. Tills country certainly has
a full appreciation of this fact, because
everywhere the English lunguage, as the
mother tongue, has been given tho right
of way by use lu nil olllclal communica
tions and records nnd us tho first r6-
quircmcnt In the public schools. The
good effects have been seen everywhere
in bringing tin; distant sections closer to-
getheruud making the people understand
the needs uud advancement of one an
other. The United States, however, has
not been fanatical lu pushing tho Eng
lish language, to tho exclusion of all
others. Wo. have no doubt English will
be eventually the dominant speech In all
our new possessions, but wo will have
to go slow about it, Just as wo did in
tho territory acquired In our earlier
history from France, Spain and Mexico.
So far as the intrusion of Husslan
Is concerned, it bus no menace for this
country, nor Is It likely ever to secure
even a foothold. The coullict of thu
languages must be fought out In Asia,
which Is really the only debatable
ground that is left, und the ultimate
supremacy of tho English lnngungo can
bp relied upon as a certainty, If the
futuro ever holds- certainties.
THE LATEST SUIiKENDElt.
The latest and thus far most Impor
tant surrender of Insurgents In Luzon
Is that of Lleutennnt General Trias and
his force of over 100 otllcers nud men,
well armed. According to tho dispatch
to tho War department from General
MacArthur, Trias was lu southern
Luzon tho equal of Aguluuldo lu pres
tige, which gives great slgnlllcance to
the surrender. Auother thing which
Justifies thu American commander lu
characterizing It ns a most auspicious
event Is the fact that tho Insurgent
leader immediately took" tho oath of al
legiance. There cuu be no doubt that tills Inci
dent will have a very decided effect,
oven if It shall not prove mi Indication,
us suggested by MacArthur, of tho final
stago of armed Insurrection. There is
very good reason to believe, however,
that such is Its meaning. Certainly a
leader havlug thu prestige credited to
Trias, commanding u well-armed forco
capable of at least doing much mischief
and giving tho Americans no little
trouble, would not havo surrendered
hud he not realized tho utter hopeless
ness of tho warfare against American
authority. Trias, It Is safe to assume,
Is something more than a gucrrHlq or
brigand. Very likely ho Is a man of
moru than ordinary Intelligence and In
lluence among his people. Ills title
plainly Indicates this. It Is safe to as
sume, therefore, that his action means
tho collapse of tho Insurrection In south
ern Luzon, to bo speedily followed by
the ending of tho Insurrection through
out the island.
Tho English House of Commons Is
greatly agitated because somo ot the In
formation which the members imagined
was their exclusive property has leaked
out nnd been printed In tho newspapers,
They are also greatly at sea to know
how tho leak occurred. Possibly the
Loudon papers have secured the English
rights to the system by which executive
business In the United States scunto is
secured. As It never falls to work the
only wonder Is the plan has not been
tried before.
Tho sultan of Turkey Is tho most for
tunato man on earth. Ho Is protected
from his creditors by the debtors them
selves. Tho Turkish government owes
so much there Is no hope it will ever be
able to liquidate nil Its obligations at
any ono time nnd when hu proposes to
pay one all the others object. Germany
has lu this manner blocked the payment
of tho claims due citizens of the United
States, and while the creditors wait tho
sultan laughs.
Tip licit from the Az.
Philadelphia Times.
Cutting off tho heads of rebellious
Chinamen Is a suggestion to the rest that
they mind their pcaco rud queues.
Where Swulln Ar llenrcd.
Washington Star.
A number of tho men prominently asso
elated with recent financial combines started
In life as ofllco boys. This will explain why
olllco boys aro sometimes so haughty.
.Im-rliiK Trnilllluii.
Indianapolis News.
To have Hussla selzo Chlncso territory
and adopt a protective tariff policy would
bo too much. Wo aro accustomed to n
protostlvo tariff policy, It Is true, but It
has always been practiced on tho other fel
low.
The Hull Crnckn n Smile.
Iioston Herald.
Tho largo number of mules which Eng
land Is still sending from this country to
Its nrmy In South Africa tolls us plainer
than could censored telegrams that tho
hoss-tllttlcs oro not yet over.
Ton Much of n 3iiml 'I'll In if.
Indianapolis Journal.
Ex-Senator Chandler may bo n competent
and suitable man for president of tho Span
ish claims commission, but the peoplo got n
llttlo tired of scolng ex-represontatlves and
ox-senators appointed to good places as
soon as their terms In congress expire.
Im It Worth Wlillut
New York World.
What an frony on tho aimless passion
for accumulation Is tho struggle over tho
fortuno of tho tea-selling millionaire In
Connecticut between kin whom ho hated
and hangers-on who had no claim on him!
It his ghost Is cognizant of tho proceedings
must It not ask Itself, "Was It worth
whilo?"
An Xi-i'il Worry.
Cleveland Leader.
President Iladlcy of Vnlo says there will
bo an emperor on n throno In Washington
wtthtn twenty-flvo years unless tho power
of tho trusts Is controlled. Thero Is no
need to worry, however. Somo day tho
American people will wako up, nnd then
they will do a lot of correcting of abuses
In a very short time.
Frill of A til it I t'fi 11 Hule.
Indianapolis Journal.
While somo Americans have nothing but
censuro for tho acts of tho administration
In Cuba, foreign consuls and high medical
authorities aro unstinted in their pralso of
tho political and sanitary results accom
plished. With tho rest of tho world ap
proving ot American occupation of tho
Island, tho croaking of a few dyspeptic
Americans docs not signify much.
Olvlnur I.cNuoim In I.eutlier.
Now York Tribune.
Itecont details of exports show that Great
Ilrltaln Is buying moro boots and shoes of
American mako every year. Tho llrltlsh
manufacturers havo been addicted to pon
derous footgear built to laBt, but generally
too thick, heavy and clumsy for easy wear
ing. Urother Jonathan taught John Dull
long ago that In carriages and wagons and
all sorts of thlugs on wheels ho could
combine lightness with strength nnd safety.
And now ho Is giving him lessons in leather.
APPLYING Till! iSOMMJX HUI.K.
Humanity it ml Si-iim In n Grcnt llul-
jie-mi IiiNtlt utlon.
llrooklyn Uaglc.
Tho financial Bldo of tho annual report of
tho great Pennsylvania railroad system Is
Interesting to stockholders and to capital
ists generally, but tho humanity stdo ot
that report Is lutcrpstlng lo everybody. Tho
company' decs so well by tho public that
trial Juries always glvo to it tho doscrved
benefit of a high character nnd ot n cor
responding reputation. Dut tho way tho
employes do by one another among them
selves for themselves, and tho way In
which tho company aids them comprUo
facts ot marked significance.
Theru is nn employes' voluntary relief
fund, on tho Hues cast of Pittsburg and
i:rlo counties. Tho body representing this
fund numbered B1.G2S members when tho
current annual report closed, that Is In tho
year 1900. An Increase of 2,009 members
from tho provlouo years was thereby shown.
To that fund last year tin: mcmbors con
tributed 1817,910.35, whilo tlfj enmpuny nnd
Its affiliated lines contributed $128,390.53 to
It for operating expenses and extra benefits.
Tho totnl receipts of tho fund, Including In
terest nnd other items during that year,
wero $(!U1;GBS.27, which, with a balance In
hand at tho beginning of that year of 371,
272.93, mado nn aggregate of t,3G2,9G1.20.
This Is n fuul out of which what nro called
death benefits" nro paid, as well ns sums
to relievo dlGnhtllty arising from sickness
and accident. In tho form of death benefits
wero paid out $332,252.00, im averago !n
each caso of about $508.93, and for causes
of disability wero paid out $521,991.02.
Thoro is .on orgonlzatlon known as that
of Depositors In tho Employes' Saving
Fund. Theso dopoBltors at tho end of last
year numbered 0,259. Thoy paid Into tho
fund during that year $701,089.12, and tho
balanco In tho fund nt tho closo of tho year
amounted to $2,977,397.22. Tho pension de
partment of tho road, organized u year ago,
has proved vciv successful. Thero nro now
carried on Its rolls 8G3 employes, retired
undor tho 70-yenr-old cjatiso, and 113 bo
twecn tho nges of C3 nnd 70, who, after
thirty years or inoro In scrvlco, hnvo be-
como Incapacitated for nctlvo work. Tho
allowances pnld out during tho year under
this head wero $191,359.20, a sum well
within tho work approved by tho share
holders.
Those figures represent prosperity af-
focted by a relation to humanity. Self
help, allko by employes and employers, Is
Illustrated by them. Tho oporatlon of tho
Golden llulo, and of tho Now Testament
duty to bear ono another's, burden, nnd bo
fulfil tho law of Christ Is by theso figures
attested. Tho results commend tho wisdom
of a co-oporatlon based upon equal rights,
mutual Interest and practical affection.
They nro a lesrfon to all other corporations,
largo or small. Well Is tho lesson sot and
well has It beon learned by a corporation
which In this respect nud In so many others
Is an example to tho country and to the
world, ,
I1LASTS F1UIM HAM'S 1101l,
Opportunities mako obligations.
A windbreak often hides tho nun.
A troubled consclcnco makes a hard pil
low. Tho llfo of pain oft makes tho heart at
peace.
Tho loose tooguo usually betokens a rat
tlebrain. God's showers can bring no blessing to
seedless soli.
Somo churches aro fleecers of money' In
stead of Ushers of men. '
Tho wlso man Is like- alree, bending ofton
but never changing base
Kvery church ought to havo a corral for
tho kicker to nlr his heels.
Tho world needs nn Insldo religion evi
denced la outsldo realities.
A few who can llvo truth nro hotter than
many who talk of dying for It.
When you seek to balanco riches with
right tho ono will rlso ns tho other falls.
After talking with a naggtng woman It
Is a great relief to tako n roll In p. bed of
stinging nettles.
l'lMtSONAI, AMI OTHliltWISE.
St. Patrick's day in tho morning. 1 The
colors worn today show a firm purposo to
keep green the memory of tho rcdoemor
ot Ireland.
A New York man had his stomach token
out, mended, massaged, nnd put hnck. Tho
doctors sny tho Job was a notnblo success,
Inasmuch as tho man survived.
Mrs. Nation's paper, tho Smasher's Mall,
Is edited with an nx and managed by a
retired saloon keeper of shady skin. Tho
combination ought to mako a hit.
Tho author of tho songs, "When You Know
tho Girl You Lovo Loves You" and "Somo
body Has My Heart," Is doing tlmo In a
llrooklyn jail for caressing his wlfo with a
hambono.
Tho latest town Beal, dovlscd by a Leav
enworth man, represents a largo hornot's
nest with tho sentiment Inscribed round
tho outer edges: "Don't monkey with this
community."
Mr. Nnkookoo Is scrgeant-at-arms of tho
territorial legislature of Hawaii. Ho Is a
native, and Is, therefore, no kin to tho
flock that nourished at Washington In
Cleveland's time.
Judgo Noycs of Alaska Is very much
nllvo nnd diligently living up to his name.
'ino district bench of Douglas county novor
had his equal ns a legal geyser In action,
nnd that's saying a great deal.
Volunteers returning from tho Philippines
nowadays nro not getting tho Jubilant wel
comes of two years ago. A continuous per
formance of cheering proved too great a
tax on Snn Francisco throats.
On reflection, tho claim of that Occidental
In China for $10,000 damago for "his own,
his wife's and his daughter's -norves" was
not so exorbitant. A man with a. nervo
like, that Is Justified in setting an altltu
dlnous valuation upon It.
Tho recent remarks of a Nebraska legis
lative chaplain on tho comforts ot pass
travel recalls an Invocation of old Dr.
Iieechor at Cincinnati: "O Lord." he
prayed, "keep us from despising our rulers;
nnd, O Lord, keep them from behaving bo
that wo can't help It."
It Is recalled that when tho Into William
M. Kvarts was sccretnry of state In Presi
dent Hnyes' cabinet ho said In an after-
dinner speech nt Omaha: "I llko tho west.
I llko her self-mado men; and tho moro 1
travel west, tho moro I moot with her pub
lic mon, tho moro I nm satisfied ot the
truthfulness of tho biblo statement that tho
wlso men camo from tho cast"
li.VCJM.SH AMI A.MintlOAX i.Anon.
A Problem of Sorlnim Import in Far-
i'Ikii Miiuiiinctiirt-rn.
Chlcngo Chronicle.
Thero Is much discussion not only In tho
countries of continental Kurope, but even
In Kngluud, of tho question, What must bo
dono to meet American competition In man
ufactures? Among thoso participating In tho discus
sion is Kelr Hnrdlc, tho well known repro
scntatlvo of llrltlsh trades unionism In
Pnrllamcnt and editor of tho Labor Leader.
Mr. Hnrdlo says editorially that whilo the
wagc3 ot the American worklngman nro
doublo thoso ot tho Kngllsh worklngman,
yet tho cost of labor In making steel In
tho United States Is only ono-half of tho
same fa England.
This Is a pretty strong statement nnd very
likely It Is somowhnt exaggerated, Prob-
ably It Is not Intended to bo taken literally.
Yet no doubt It expresses lu a rough way
tho truth as Mr. Hardlo has discovered It
by personal observation nnd Inquiry In both
countries. And It Is a truth which com
pletely demolishes tho "cheap labor" argu
ment tor a protective tariff, which has
been tho main rcllnnco ot tho protected
monopolists in this country.
Dut It Is by no means truo, ns 1b assorted
by a London letter writer, that this stato
mont by Mr. Hardlo "Is an exact equivalent
o a confession that tho llrltlsh workman Is
either a loafer or docs not know his busi
ness." it is easily posBimo mat mo nruisn
workman may bo tho equal of tho American,
though tbo labor cost of producing steel
may bo twlco ns great In England ns In
America.
This may happen In any ono of three
ways, or In any combination of them. Moro
labor may bo needed to produce a given
uunnttty of steel In England either becnuso
of Inferior natural advantages thero or bo-
causo ot Inferior machinery or appliances or"
becauso of Inferior uso of natural or arti
ficial advantages, or bocnuso of any combi
nation ot theso thing!!.
If wo enjoy superior natural advantages
England can hardly expect to hold her own
with us. If wo aro superior only in me
other respects nnmed England may hopo to
mako good her deficiencies nnd possimy 10
surpass us. In mat enso mo raco win uq
to tho swift and tho hattlo to tho strong.
Are yott in
If you nro in a hurry, don't bother to be measured for tho
now suit. That means n fortnight's delay, and some uncertainty,
then as to the lit.
Come here save ten days or two weeks and a dollar a day,
besides and get just Avhat you want in Ave minutes at
$10, $15, $20 or $25
We have more patterns to show you than tho tailor can liave
and we guarantee the goods and tho workmanship.
You can see the lit for yourself.
Browning, King & Go.,
R, 5, Wilcox, Mtinngor.
KOtTHWVST COllXMH JlfTH A II DOCOLAI (TKXWTf,
pniHlm's Kxoluilvf j9thfor for Mon fin floy 1
StVCULAH SHOTS AT THE I'UI.WT.
Now York World: It might bo better tor
Dr. rtnlnsford not to ompbaslio tho caso ot
tho lady who won $300 at cards when uh
should havo beon nt church. Others might
bo tempted to stay nway also.
Chicago Chroulclo: Tho Methodist
prcaohor who beseechca Provldonco to send
th cago a political savior "bearing tho hlto
plumo of stainless honor" nsks a good deal,
oven of Omnipotence. Absolutely stainless
honor Is roro among politicians nnd It Is
not exactly abundant among tho clorgy. As
bilJ? 1CCtU' th0 "vcrend gentleman
himself wna tho central flguro somo fifteen
years ago In fln affair which required tho
freo nppllcntlon of chloride of llmo to dls
nfect It. Preachers should not Indulge In
br ckbat prnc Ico when they themselves ro
Bldo In dwolllugs of glass.
Philadelphia I'ressi Tho formal excom
munlcnt on of Tolstoi by the orthodox
church in Itussla wns to bo expected, slnca
tho novelist has so openly carried on his
own cult of prlmltlvo Christianity that
thero was nothing loft for tho religious au
thorities but to net. At tho same tlmo, un
less tho board can porsuado tho officials
near tho czar to let them carrv thoir .
communication out In n rigorous mannor it
Is not likely to worry Tolstoi or Intorfcro
with his carrying on his proselyting, Thoso
who havo been on tho ground havo olwoys
remarked tho liberty which Imperial favor
has given tho novelist, slneo hn hna hn.,n
ono of tho fow men In llussin who has been
nllowcd to say and to publish pretty much
what ho pleases. Doubtless tho count has
dono much to ralso his countrymen and to
nmellorato tho condition of tho peasant, but.
mo uuiur nana, many of his Ideas nro
not along tho lines of substantia nrnc-r...
and mny bo as inimical to Russia's best In
terests as tho htdobound orthodoxy".
nosinsTio pi.u.vsantiuus.
rhllndolphla Times: Tho Judge Your hus-
ihc Wife Well, that's what ho gets.
Chicago Record: "If you had a rival how
would you got rid of him?" W
"I'd marry tho girl."
Washington Star: "Did you say that your
""es," replied tho suitor,
gages'" m BL' ft ltst 0f your mort
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Ocorgo, what
nboutr suro tlmt Uley tnlk " '""
"Don't mention it, my dear. It's somn
thlng that you wouldn't tolerato In tho
houso for u single minute." "
$
nil,,l-!.,j,1VilrK Clironlclo: Miss Antcck-Mor-rl?KM'
'J Ka'' ,iro I" heaven.
MImh Sharpe That must bo encouraclnir
S?Ju,i " y?n only Waa 0,1 upright Ilf5
thero a hopo for you yet.
Romcrvlllo Journal: Sho-Aro you certain
"nt ? lovo mo for myself alono?
-,II.u-0t.CHUr'") 1 Surely you don't ex
pect mo to lovo you for your mother.
Philadelphia Press: Tho two gray
mot nguln for ; tho ilrst tlmo In year
'Hemcmber," said one, "your your
b,.t.v1!,,.,lv". 1110 llf0 "' a hermit ?"
beards
ears.
hit un.
fr,V , I' Vr. ,l'10,"uicr' " nm not far
from It. My wlfo Is a member of half a
dozen woman's clubs."
vNm w! ,York w.Sckl - nibhs-T declare I
nv",n"..V'i'u, tiw,rl0 !l l,,t,or ""less you
uno a regular desk and olllco chair and big
blotting vail und r .lim-i i.-.i, ...1,... u u,s
J!1"' IHlJbs Yes, and n woman may 'hnvo a
,V"!1 vory tiling to mah'
anil jet ho 1 nit down on n stool and
ClllCnirn Trillium flf.,A.l , ,.
elder of tho Vvltir'mh Vte?nno.
wl 1? fmHt"-o? l!"k " S?IK?P"!!
splto of l yur father .11,1 Imvo sahl." "
Mother." returned thu young woman,
meeting ho maternal gnzo with tho tea".
loKMiiesH of conscious Innocence, "I i v0
...... u m-iiiira 1,1 11 pen irom mni sinco
you bade mo cast lilm off."
Later, however, she mild to herself, "If
sho hud .accused mo of getting typowr ttun
hadCmo "m ,1'ough. sho would havo
W 1 1 KRIS .HIIA.MItOCK.H (31 1 0 W,
James Whltcomb Illley In tho Century,
Tv..,7.recn KnuiH nv owld Ireland!
.VI hi 1st I bu far 11 way,
All fresh nn' clean nn' Jowol-nreon
It's growln' thorn today.
OI!',.,t'.H cleaner, greener growln
All tho gniHHy worrld around,
It h greener yet nor any grcss
That grows on top o' ground.
Tho green grass nv owld Iroland,
Indudo, 1111' halm "t 'u'd bo
lo oyefj like mlno that drip wld brlno
As salty uh tho m-a!
For still the moro Tin Htoppln' horn.
I he moro I'm norti to see
fanuy UV ,l10 ertun Kras av owll Ire
Ten years yo'yo paid my alrnln's
1 vo the l'uvln'H on thu shelf,
Though I bo hem wldout a queen.
An own meself mesolf.
I'm comln' over steerage,
T,11."',,1'1." K0M' ,mck first-class,
Patrolln' nv tho fun-most deck.
I' or ilrst sight uv tho grass.
Ood bless yez. freo Amcrlkyl
I lovo yez, dock und Miurol
I kem to yez lu povertv
Hint's worstln' mo no mnro.
I,i'.t,.1,0?.t.I'm lovl' Krl .vo'.
Wld all her graves, d' yo neo,
Dy reason nv tho green grass av Owld Ire
land, The Testing of Eyes
Is not a mattur of guosswork, nor Is ft a
matter of trying on pairs of ready-mado
glnbscs. It Is a sclcnco govcrnod by prin
ciples which nono but a person who has
studied tho anatomy of tho oyo can uadtfi
stand. Freo examinations.
J. C. Huteson & Co.
OPTICIANS
1520 DOUGLAS STKEET.
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