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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, JULY 4, 1001.
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before mo this 30th day of June. A. D. 1901.
M. 11. Hl'NGATE.
Notary Public.
parties i.EAVixn rou ht.MMim.
rmrtlca irntbiK the city for
the hiinuiKT limy linve Tlir lice
Kent to tlirm reKuInrly l
nntlfyluic The lire Iliixhicnit
, oilier, In pt'ixon or liy mull.
The udilrrRN it ill liu cliuiitccd
often n ilealred.
'Keep cool. Tf you ennnot keep cool,
keep ns cool iih you can.
"Tlit! innn belilnil tlio aim" Isn't In It
with tlio hoy behind the firecracker.
rhllnilelphlauH object to n Chlnnnian
the. Kourth of Jply prutor, yet Ohlna
t;avu us thu llrecracker.
Woll-dellned rumors dipped In slander
sauce make n tnost dainty dish for
political gossip monger.
The weather bureau gives every as
surance that the small boy and the big
man will have a hot time on the Fourth.
Now 1r tho time for llring off well-tie-lined
rumors. A well-dellued rumor
will create as much noise as a bunch of
llrecraekcrs. .,
The deputy game warden has taken up
headquarters In the state house and we
would warn woodclnieks to keep out of
the raugo of his gun.
This Is tho morning when Young
America awakes early and he takes good
care that his elders do not lose any time
In unnecessary slumber.
Is the sphere of the Municipal league
to bo circumscribed by tho city bound
aries of OmahaV Are there no reforms
needed In South Omaha?
Mr. Bryan Informs the Virginians that
ho would rather bo right than be elected
to olllce. It Is tough, however, to be
wrong and also miss the olllce.
Of, course there Is no machine to bo
tolerated In tho Municipal league, but
mnchtno methods were adopted nt the
outset lu tho nomination of tho ollleers
by the nominating committee.
Involuntary benevolence should be
discountenanced whether the contribu
tions' are solicited from persons em
ployed In the public service or in the
service of corporations or individuals.
The proposed nctlvlty of the police
among tho tenantry of Kontli Sixteenth
street makes our sham reform Journal
scream with delight over this virtual
tidmlssioh ,on the part of the mlnlous
of Mayor Moores that tho town Is al
most as bad ns It was painted by the
yellow artists.
Ono of the nromlnent nhvslclans of tho
country Is out In nn article In which he
condemns the frequent resort to the
knife by a largo portion of tho profes
sion. Modem surgery has undoubtedly
accompllslied some wonderful things,
but there are thousands of their mis
takes burled In the graveyards.
Before the parliamentary commission
Investigating tho subject Lord Roberts
testified that the removal of foreigners
from the Transvaal was a necessity,
owing to the Intense hostility of this
class to tho British. And It was for the
"rlghts'i of these ultlanders that the
British government uudertook tho war.
As nn Illustration of the Increase In
the vnlue of land in the west the sale
of a tract of 7,200 ncres In Iowa by ex-
Governor Larrabee Is lu point. The land
Is still In Its original condition, never
having been cultivated, but used for pas
ture and liny. Tho purchase price was
$L,r0,000. The ex-governor bought It In
the early dny nt'.u slight advance over
tho government price $1,25 per acre.
Kvents, movo rapidly in this age.
Deadwoqt), Is now celebrating tho
twenty-fifth auulvcrsnry of the opening
of the Black Hills to settlement. It
seems almost, luiposslblo that all the vast
enterprises of that section nud all the
Improvements visible should be the work
of such n short space of tlrrie. Thcro are
tnnuy novr living In that section, how
over, who cau remember only too well
what It has cost In hardships and effort
to work the change.
I
lSllKt'ESt) EH ct: OA V.
The one hundred and twenty-fifth an
niversary of the Declaration of Inde
pendence finds the republic that was
heralded to the world July I, 1770, still
firm on Its foundations, still strong In
the love and patriotic devotion of the
people, and still presenting to mankind
the highest and best example of free In
stitutions the world has known.
The recurrence of this anniversary ap
peals to the patriotism and the loyalty of
every citizen and Its Inlltience should
give strength and vigor to these senti
ments. What a mighty nation we have
grown to be lu the century and a quar
ter since It was proclaimed to the world
that the united colonies "are. and of
right ought to be, free and Independent
states." In that period our free Institu
tions have been subjected to the severest
tests and have been strengthened and
more Ilrnily established by every trial,
while our material development has
given us leadership among the nations.
We have become the greatest Industrial
nation of the world, we have a com
merce, foreign and domestic, equaled by
no other country, and we have wealth
and resources unsurpassed. We are a
world power whose Inlltience Is every
where felt.
Knowledge of this must stir the pride
and stimulate the patriotism of every
American citizen. It Is true there arc
conditions which are not satisfactory
and which many regard with fear and
distrust. Vast aggregations of wealth
controlling transportation and produc
tion are felt by not a lew of our people
to be a serious menace to republican
government. There Is conlllct between
those who labor and those who employ
labor. Social condition are not all that
could be desired and political corruption
Is still to be found. All this Is to be de
plored, but shall It cause us to despair
of the security of free Institutions or the
permauenco of the republic? Distrust of
the success of our political system Is as
old as free Institutions. The eye of pes
simism that cau see naught but disaster
ahead Is not peculiar to our time. All
ages and nil countries have had their
prophets of evil and will have until the
millennium. The American people, with
u century and a quarter of republican
government, maintained through foreign
wars and civil strife, and with a marvel
ous progress lu wealth und power, have
abundant reason for faith In the perma
nence of the republic and for looking
h6pefully to the future.
While we celebrate this anniversary
nnd honor tho great and brave men who
proclaimed the Independence of the
American colonies, pledging thereto their
lives, tholr fortunes' and their sacred
honor, let us not forget the eternal
truths of the Declaration of Independ
ence.
TUB SOUTH CAltULlXA BXI'USlTtUX.
Preparations for the South Carolluit
Interstate and West Indian exposition, to
bo held at Charleston from December 1,
11101. to May 31, 11X12, are being pushed
wth vigor und the promise .Is that the
exposition will be fully ready at tho date
llxeil for the opening. The enterprise Is
highly creditable to Its projectors and
the people of South Carolina are most
active and enthusiastic In its promotion.
Tho plan of the exposition Is compre
hensive and If fully carried out will
ninke this the most attractive exposition
ever held lu the south. It is contem
plated to have an exhibition of the In
dustries and resources of the south on a
very extensive scale, while a number of
northern stutes will of course send exhib
its, but It Is expected that the chief and
crowning feature, that which vvll be
most Interesting nud Instructive, will be
tho West Indian exhibit. Great efforts
are being mado to have this us complete
as possible aud the prospect Is favorable
for a very large and thorough dlBplay of
the products aud resources of the West
Indies. Central and South American re
publics will also participate nnd the
leading countries of Europe will be rep
resented. It will thus be seen that the South
Carolina exposition has been planned
and Is being projected on brond Hues.
It Is not a mere local enterprise, but is
designed to command natloual aud even
international attentlou aud Interest. Its
chief purpose, of course, Is to show tho
marvelous development of tho south dur
ing the last quarter of a century, but
this will by no means be Its only at
tractive, Interesting nnd Instructive fea
ture. The undertaking merits hearty
cucouragement.
THU VULUXTBEll AR31Y.
The mustering out of the last of the
volunteer army, which was accom
plished within the time limit fixed by
law, suggests some consideration of tho
splendid service rendered by these sol
diers. An olllclal of the War depart
ment, speaking of the passing of the
volunteer army, said the country can
well feel proud of tho record that army
has made. It Is Just about two years
since the first recruits were enlisted nud
the months that ensued were tilled with
exciting scenes that tried tho new sol
diers to the utmost, but there Is no rec
ord of cowardice to show against even a
corporal's guard of the volunteers. They
met every duty assigned them with zeal
and valor, fully sustaining the high
character for courage, fortitude and dis
cipline of the American soldier.
The nrmy was organized by act of con
gress of March 2, 1890, oue of the last
acts of tho rifty-tlfth congress. This net
gave the president authority to raise
twenty-live regiments ot volunteers to
serve lu the Philippines, to be mustered
out not later than Juno HO, 1001. Presi
dent McKlnley did not exercise this au
thority until July 5, 1800, when orders
wcro Issued to rnlse ten of the twenty
live regiments. Subsequently nt differ
ent dates orders were Issued for recruit
lug fifteen more regiments. As rapidly
ns they were recruited the volunteer
regiments were sent to tho Philippines,
the first regiment reaching Manila on
October 11, 1809, aud the last ou January
25, 1000. Their efllcleney dispelled tho
fears of a long nnd bloody war and the
condition lu which they returned has
effectually silenced tho tales of horrid
diseases decimating the army's ranks
nnd destroying the health of the soldier.
The records of the medical brunch of
the nrmy show the soldiers when mus
tered out at San Francisco to hnve been
In better health than when they enlisted
to go to the Philippines. Tor the most
part they have returned to their homes
stronger and better men than when they
left them.
At the War department, snys a Wash
ington dispatch, the record of the volun
teer army Is exhibited with pride and
satisfaction. The volunteers shared
with the regulars the arduous work of
the Philippine campaigns and did
equally meritorious service, meeting
fully and faithfully every demand made
upon them. No better or braver men
ever wore tho American uniform and so
long as this republic has such sous to
defend Its tights and honor and uphold
Its flag It will not need a great regular
army.
BVCt.ll MAtlTlX'H TltllEB CLASSES.
According to Mr. I'uclld Martin there
nre three classes of men opposed to
the Municipal league: "(1) Those who
are so weak and cowardly that they
would rather surfer than try to change
existing conditions; (2) those who are
so selllsh that they cannot conceive or
other men doing anything except ror per
sonal gain, or from ulterior motives; (3)
those who fear the league may Inter
fere with their business; that Is, those
who are now nt the public crib and able
to take care of all the swill in it and who
do not want to be pushed aside."
Mr. Martin is knowu all over this
state as a sagacious politician. lie has
"been chairman of the democratic state
committee lu several campaigns aud has
even cut a ilgure in national politics.
Mr. Martin has also enjoyed the fruits
of political labor us postmaster of
Omaha, and hence knows, something
about political pap. But Mr. Martin
labors under a delusion when he as
sumes that anybody Is seriously opposed
to the Municipal league.
There Is an apparent reluctance ou the
part of 00 per cent of our citizens to
afllllate with the league for fear It
would prove Just such a lamentable
failure as the municipal league organ
ized In Omaha some years ago. In other
words, people who are familiar with
municipal reformers, sham and real, do
not want their names connected with a
movement that Is premature and lacks
virility and sincerity of purpose.
There Is no considerable number of
people, either, so weak and cowardly
that they would rather suffer than to
try to change existing conditions, but
there are thousands of people that have
no faith in the ability of the Municipal
league to materially change existing
conditions. There Is no considerable
number of people In Omaha who are so
selllsh that they cannot conceive of
other men doing anything except for
personal gain, aud there is Just as great
a proportion of people belonging to that
class lu the Municipal league as there
Is outside of It.
Last, but not least, the men who arc
now at the public crib do not care a rap
about the Municipal league one way or
the other. Most of them feel secure In
holding their Jobs until the first Tuesday
lu April, 1003, aud all of these men are
willing to risk their chances on the
future with the members of the Munici
pal league who hope to take their
places at the swill tub.
With the approach of harvest there is
an unprecedented demand for farm labor
In South Dakota. Kansas has Just
passed through such a condition and Ne
braska is struggling with It. There is
labor enough lu the country, undoubt
edly, but the present surplus Is lu tho
cities, nud with characteristic Inertia It
refused to move to the country to supply
the demand. Just what there Is about
city labor which not only holds the men
who labor there, but attracts thousands
yearly from the rural districts, Is ill til
cult to determine. It Is certainly neither
soclul advantages nor a betterment of
tiuauchil condition, for the city laborer
as a rule lives a hand-to-mouth exist
ence. The executive committee of the Mu
nicipal league Is wrestllug with the fol
lowing amendment to the constitution of
the league: "Any officer of this league
or member of its executive committee
who accepts a municipal nomination or
membership in a campaign committee
thereby resigns his olllce In this league."
Inasmuch as two-thirds of the pushers
lu that remarkable aggregation of polit
ical reformers have beeu either man
agers or members of campaign commit
tees lu every campaign within the last
twenty years, the proposed amendment
is n poser.
When the prohibition wave swept over
Sioux City some years ago there was
not a single saloon visible In the town,
but signs, beating this legend, were
conspicuously posted Inside all refresh
ment resorts: "If you do not sec what
you want ask for It." By the same
sign visitors to tho South Omaha street
fair midway will be ublo to procure
what they aro looking for. If, for ex
ample, they are looking for the tiger
they will llnd him lu full blast lu the
house that Jack built, behind the sign:
"For gentlemen only, ndmlsslou free."
Tho ministers of tho powers nt Pekln
nre almost ns slow as an English
chancery court. They are now unable to
agree upon tho question of accepting the
acceptance by tho Chinese of the con
ditions these same ministers Imposed
upon the country. The powers should at
lenst come to some definite conclusion
as to what they want before asking
China to comply.
The Cubnn constitutional convention Is
now holding Its sessions lu secret. If
such methods are an indication of the
future government of the island Its peo
ple aro not destined to enjoy any great
measure of liberty. Tho business of the
public should be transacted In public.
When tho doors nre closed all kinds ot
schemes nre liable to bo hatched.
Tlio railroads and express companies
have assured the state game warden
that they will comply with tho condi
tions of the new game law. If these
same companies had compiled with the
old law regarding the shlpplug of game
It would not hnve been decimated as
It has. If they have really repented of
their sins those who take an Interest In
game preservation will be thankful. It
would bo advisable for the game warden
to keep awake, however, and not go to
sleep on the promise.
S ti in it 1 1 it v .ViniPMitlon.
Minneapolis Journal,
Tho first thing Ocneral Maximo Gomel
called for after he landed In this country
was a glass of beer. And yet there aro
those who contend that the Cubans are not
rlpo for annexation.
Kii-rt nt Iiih; Suspense.
Portland Orogonlnn.
Edward will bo crowned next Juno and
then he will know he Is king. This Is
worse suspense if anything than our presi
dential candidates suffer between nomina
tion and notification.
Hexi-ii tlnit nn IiixiiII.
Washington Post
A South Carolina man killed his father-In-law
tho other day because the latter
objected to hU disinclination to work for
his living. There aro times when oue Is
compelled to go to extremes In order to
maintain the position of gentleman.
Siieiff nl I'll! it n fieri liu.
Indianapolis Journal.
At tho cloio of 1899 tho annual Interest
chnrge of tho government was a little over
$40,000,000; now It Is a llttlo less than
J30.000.000, which Is largely duo to the re
funding Into 2 per cent bonds. Tho debt
has been reduced $61,000,000 lu two years.
AHht-rtlmi mill Aetlun,
Brooklyn Eagle.
The assumption that New England was
tho birthplace nnd hna remained tho prc
servo of political virtues and religious tol
eration, has entered on Its third century of
relteratlou. It hns more foundation In
assertion than lu action, but folk aro too
lazy to explore history to llnd out the
real truth about It, and hence the fallacy
which owes Its persistence to lluoncy Ib
undisturbed.
Shy on liitellcctnnl (irciitncM.
11ns ton Globe,
Says Pres. Sherman In his Cornell com
mencement address: "Let me speak with
tho utmost frankness. Apart from tho
domain of politics and Invention, America
has not produced a slugle man or woman
whose name will shine In tho Intellectual
firmament with Raphael, Shakspcre, Cop
ernicus, Newton, La Place, tloctho nnd
Darwin.", Dut then wo have such mighty
financiers!
Out ror the Stuff.
Minneapolis Journal.
It Is awful to behold tho way In which
tho corroding dcslro for riches Is demor
alizing tho ranks ot tho erstwhile calamity
howlers. Towne and Dailcy and many
others havo dropped politics for Texas oil.
Now comes Senator Marlon Butler, en
routo to Alaska on some wealth-making
schemo and says "D n free silver." Ac
cording to Mr. Ilutlcr's remarks Incident
to tho wise observation Just quoted,
theso aro times above reproach. All tho
populists wanted was plenty of money;
now they've got It or aro getting It. Popu
lism was an expression of economic dis
content. With the passing of tho discontent
the expression disappears.
Retirement of GencrnI Slinfter.
Chicago Chronicle.
In the retirement of Major General
Shatter the active nrmy loses a valiant
and useful soldier. Never spectacular and
possessing abs'ofutoly no capacity to Im
press himself upon the people, ho has
not been a' popular here, although his
services havo been much moro noteworthy
than those ot many a man who has suc
ceeded In winning tho applause of tho
masses. In tho civil war. in long and try
ing operations against the Indians and in
the Cuban campaign General Shatter proved
himself at all times an efficient commander.
He retires an a brigadier general of the
regular establishment on a salary of $4,125
per annum.
Ntenm Vermi Electricity.
New York Tribune.
This is tho age of electricity. Everybody
admits that and the Inventions for the
most extensive use of this mysterious power
aro almost Innumerable. Dut who Is tho
Inventor whose genius will discover a way
to prevent tho occasional breaks and In
terruptions In tho currents which nro now
nt tho front of 'modern progress and are
changing tho face of the world? Up to
this time steam la still a more docile and
tractable servant of mankind than clpc
trlclty. Electric lights, electric engines,
electric systems sometimes betray those
who trust them. They may not fall fre
quently, but they do fall at times. Steam
never disappoints Its users. Who will make
electricity a slavo that will never rebel?
One rtrniill of Prosperity.
Ashland Gazette: (rep.): The people of
Nebraska aro beginning to see the results
of tho cbolcn they made at tho election
last fall. Tlio Omaha World-Herald gives
It out that $3,000,000 of eastern capital Is
about to be Invested In tho now Platte
river power plant nnd publishes the pre
diction that tho population of the city will
bo doubled In a few years. Tho last bar
rier to tho prosperity of Nebraska has been
removed nnd with the return of tho party
of prosperity to power, n continuous march
of commercial nnd Industrial development
may be expected. If the population of the
city of Omaha should be doubled, consist
ing of happy, prosperous workers nnd busi
ness men nnd their families, what an im
mense amount of populist agitation and elo
quence It would require to convince them
that they are all paupers, one of the pre
requisites of their -otlng the populist ticket.
If $3,000,000 of eastern money Is Invested
in Omaha and vicinity and the population Is
doubled by now Industrial onterprlses, tho
populist party of Nebraska Is doomed.
Prediction lu nliinil Pol It lis.
St. I,ouls Jllrror.
Here's a prediction. The next nntlonnl
democratic convention will dodge silver,
will oppose tho administration's "colonial"
policy, will hedge and straddle on every
thing and try to sneak Into power. Need
less to aay tho party will not succeed.
The candldato In the last two campaigns
will lead a bolt nnd Insist upon the Chi
cago and Kansas City platforms, The
radical democrats will all be populists and
nothing olso and thoy will be strong
enough to defeat tho regular organization.
This Is tho plan that the radicals have
In mind, though they have not explicitly
formulated It. To offset this the reor
ganizes will put n southern man on their
ticket, to hold tho solid south In line, but
It Is thought that tho radlcnls, even In
tho south, will bo strong enough In their
defection to defeat the regulars, Tho per
petual editor-candidate and his followers
aro determined to destroy tho democratic
party It they cannot dictate Its policy. Thoy
are strong enough to do it. Tho editor
candidate will be a candidate again In
1904, if ho liven, but not on the regular
democratic ticket. Tho regular democrats
want nono of him and ho will beforo long
declare he wants nono ot them. The situa
tion Is now bolng shaped up to this end.
Tho democratic politicians aro preparing
to turn down the fanatics and tho fanatics
aro preparing to defeat tho politicians.
Both will succeed In their design. Only
after 1904 will there bo any possible chance
for a harmonious realignment of tho forces
that were once the democratic party,
.n i,v i a i-vr.yrt'fii n.vv.
llniirulnuN of Historic liiiportnnop on
(In "witnl Dny.
To tho American, of course, the Fourth
of July means one thing and only one it
Is the national anniversary nnd as such Is
celebrated with fitting enthuslusm. Tho
Declaration of Independence, however,
though by far the most Important Is not
the only Important event of which that day
Is tho anniversary. Among the notable
events of the day the Brooklyn Kaglo re
calls tho following:
Of July 4, 1751, George Washington, then
colonel In commnud ot the Virginia troops
sent by Governor Dinwiddle to oppose the
French nt Fort du ijue.ine now Pittsburg
met with his first defeat at Great Meadows.
On the very same day lleulnmln Franklin
outlined to the Albany congress his plan for
n moro harmonious nnd concentrated action
of the colonies for defense against the In
dians. Even at that date there was a vague
sentiment In favor of a confederation ot tho
American colonics nnd Franklin's plnn pro
moted this lden, but the entirely separate
colonics were mutually Jealous and tho plan
was not favored. Many students of history
believe that the adoption of his Ideas would
havo given the colonies strength to hnve
mattered tho Indian question unaided by
England nnd therefore given tho mother
country no pretext for quartering troops
hero or for enacting nnd trying to enforce
tho odious stamp tax two leading griev
ances that brought on the American Revo
lution. Another Incident prior to the Declaration
nnd doubtless one that had great Influence
In ripening tho sentiment that mado that
document possible, deserves moro than
passing remark. On July 1, 1768, John Dick
inson's famous "Liberty Song" was pub
lished in the Pennsylvania Chronicle at
Philadelphia and that day sent by him to
James Otis, one of the leading patriots of
Massachusetts, through whose Influence
It was published In Boxton and glvon wide
vogue In Now England. It was nlso re
printed In the patriotic newspapers in New
York nnd other cities nnd was soon sung
throughout the colonies. Its popularity wbr
unprecedented. It wns parodied nnd Imi
tated and tho effect It had In rousing nnd
raising thu spirit of opposition to England
cannot be estimated. The following Is the
song, sung to tho tunc of "Hearts of Oak,"
then universally popular:
Come, Join hand In hand, bravo Americans
all,
And rouso your hold hearts nt Fair Lib
erty's call;
No tyrannous net shall suppress your Just
claim
Or stain with dishonor America's namo.
In freedom wo'ro born, in freedom woil
live.
Our purses arc ready,
Steady, friends, Bteady
Not as slaves, but as free men, our money
we'll give.
Dickinson wns ono of tho commltteco that
assisted to draft tho Declaration, took an
nctlvo part, both ns a soldier and a states
man, In tho Revolutionary War and was
one of tho framcrs of tho Constitution.
On tho Foutrh of July, 1826, thn fiftieth
anniversary of tho country, Thomas Jeffer
son and John Adams, who, though they wero
political antagonists, had both been promi
nent In tho labor to emancipate and bene
fit their country, died within n few hours of
each other, Jefferson nt his home In Vir
ginia and Adams In Massachusetts.
The civil war began in April and con
gress met to devise ways anil means for Its
vigorous prosecution on July 4, 1861. An
drew Johnson, then senator from Tennes
see nnd afterward president, waa tho only
senator present from the states In secession
nnd only two merabera of tho house from
that section attended. It wns upon that
day that Lincoln, seeing the lmposiibtllty
of closing tho struggle In three months, as
had been anticipated, asked congress to vote
$400,000,000 and 400,000 men for that pur
pose. While congress wan In session the
battle of Bull Run was fought and tho do
feat of the union forces stirred congress to
vigorous action.
Leo Invaded Pennsylvania nnd upon tho
first three days of July, 1863, the battle of
Gettysburg was fought. This was tho only
fighting of any Importance on union soil,
and on July 4, 1863, Lee retreated into Mary,
land. After this dato union successes wero
constant. On the same day another decisive
victory was gained by General Grant, to
whom General Pemborton surrendered
Vicksburg and his army, after severe fight
ing during a long siege.
On July 4, 1870, the Spanish government
Issued! Its edict abolishing hereditary slavery
in Cuba. Prior to that tlmo the children of
women in bondago remained In slavery. Tho
decreo also gave freedom to slaves who had
hepled Spain against Cuban Insurgents.
On July 4, 1893, tho Hawaiian republic
was proclaimed and tho reign and power of
Queen Lll ceased.
On July 4, 1S93, tho American soldiers In
Cuba wero suffering so severely from fovcrs
of ono sort nnd another that a few days be
fore an abandonment of the Snntlago cam
paign was discussed. During the threo days
preceding San Juan and El Caney were
taken, nnd tho day before Cervera's floet
was destroyed, and reduced though tho
American strength was, by disease, the
Spanish were even less well prepared for
resistance; and though on tho futile, Gen
eral Toral firmly refused to surrender thu
city and province, tho stars and stripes
floated over tho official -palace on the 17th.
Several famous men wero born on this
dny, among them Nathaniel Hawthorne, In
1804; Alexander Dumae, pcro, in 1802, and
Garibaldi, tho Italian patriot, In 1807.
PEIISONAI, XOTES.
Tho polar bear, floating nbout on his Ice
floo In the Arctic sea, Is a pleisant thing to
think of.
Switzerland beats tho world In Us com
mcrco per capita and It hasn't had to In
crease Its navy to protect It.
Lord Dufferln, who has recently com
pleted his 75th year, once referred to blm
solf, on account of the numerous offices
he has held, as "mnld-of-all-work to Brit
ish governments."
Mrs. Nation, whose husband was com
pelled to give up living with her, expressed
pleasure over his abandonment to tho con
sideration of others. "He bothers mo and
God" was her comment.
At Forest City, III., according to the
News of that placo, "a crowd of men and
boys ply the vocation of pitching horseshoes
from early morn till the llttlo birds tuck
their heads beneath their wings and go to
sleep."
A Judgo in Philadelphia has found It
necessary to Inform two policemen, tried
for killing a man attempting to escape ar
rest, that the law does not confer on them
the right to execute a criminal when his
offenso Is not a capital one.
General Lew Wnllaco, who Is at work
upon his autobiography, recently mado n
trip to Kentucky to confer with some
votorans, from whom he gatherod data for
a description of the battle of Shlloh. An
account of that battle will be Included
In his work. x
Nat Goodwin, tho comedian, has a brother
who Is known as J. A, Carson. Ho travels
for a machinery house. He chunged his
surname, "because," bo says, "If I traveled
under my owu I would bo unable to trans
act business, Nat has swarms of friends all
over tho country and whenever ono of
them finds me out It's goodby to business
for the day," Before becoming a drummer
he waa on the stage with bis brother.
Alili THE VOIit'.VI'UEHS OIT.
Clonlnir Hip llpcorils of (Snllnnt nil it
Effective Service.
Boston Transcript.
With tho mustering out of the threo reg
iments at tho Presidio, San Francisco, tho
volunteer army raised after tho war with
Spain, under the net of Mnrch, 1S99, turns
In Its colors and passes Into history, tt
wns a comparatively small force, Its maxi
mum being .15,000, but It wns gallant and
effective in Its Eervlces In the Philippines.
It differed from the other volunteer armies
In our history In that It was not composed
of stnto regiments, but was raised nnd
officered directly by the I'nltcd States. The
"field" of these regiments was mado up of
officers detailed from tho regulars. In of
fact theso regiments were short-service
regulars, congress having thought It neces
sary to "sweeten" tho Incrense of tho army
by calling them volunteers, a sort of sop
thrown to sentiment.
Though threu regiments did an Immense
amount of work In tho Philippines, yet the
distinction between them nnd the regulars
wns Ineffaceable. A name docs not make
n great difference after all and the volun
teer regiments accordingly felt tho distinc
tion seriously. Yet this sense that they
were set apart from regiments that they
equaled nt least in 7.cal and efficiency never
affected tho courage nnd energy of tho vol
unteers. Thoy performed good service.
Perhaps the most distinguished single feat
of nrms porformed lu the Philippines w.s
tho heroic defense' of Catubcg by a detach
ment of the tforlythtrd, which fought dog
gedly and successfully against tremendous
odds. The volunteer regiments were hardy
nnd Intelligent. These qualities, regulated
and directed by officers of tho regular nrmy,
professional soldiers, account In great
measure for the slight losses by dlseaio
suffered by tho volunteers,
Tho prophets of pessimism said that half
of tho volunteers would never como home,
savo In their comas. But tho climate of
tho Philippines did not have such terrible
effect on the stamina of the volunteers ns
theso prophets predicted. Tho very Forty
third regiment we havo mentioned, vhlch
did a great deal of "hiking," fighting and
sweltering, lost only slxty-nlno officers nnd
men from nil causes out of tho 1.300 It took
to tho Philippines. With tho mustering out
of tho last of tho volunteer regiments our
military establishment Is almost 30,000
smaller than It wn a year ago, which docs
not look much like militarism.
i.mon jack: AT SICAGWAY.
Some licninrtift on CutthiK Down the
Ilrltlnh TIiik.
Washington Post,
Wo mako our compliments to Mr. George
Miller, nttcrncy-at-law, Eugene, Ore. Mr.
George Miller seems to bo tho kind of man
wo ncod along our frontier especially that
which touches British America. We need
abit 75,000 of him, stationed In small de
tachments nt very brief Intervals and so
equipped an to bo able to shoot down Brit
ish flags Instead of resorting to tho com
paratively respectful method ndopted by
Mr. Miller.
Wo havo needed such men In largo num
bers for some years past. We need thorn
more and moro urgently with each new
demonstration of the Anglomantac policy of
our government, with ench new modus
vlvendl and each additional recrudescence
of the High Joints. We have been dwelling
In an ntmosphero of affectionate Interna
tional gush, under cover of which British
cncVoachment and American groveling have
gone steadily along with government ap
proval on either side. England has burled
our seal fisheries rights In the tomb wo call
the High Joint commission; tt hns acquired
a slice of our Alaskan territory about the
slzo of tho state of Rhode Island in the
name of a modus vlvendl; It has resur
rected, with the eager assistance of our
Stato dopartment, tho long dead and thrice
dishonored Clayton-Bulwer treaty of 1850;
tt has put our "whole official establishment
under a spell of flunkeylsm and we have
received In return for nil this the banquet
ing of a few American tradesmen and poli
ticians, some inexpensive guff in tho Lon
don newepnpera and a puddle or two of
British slobber signifying nothing.
But the American people ought to have
flomethlng to say to this. Their rights aro
at stake. In the Porcupine district, where
our frontier was pushed back 100 miles,
Americans by tho thousand wcro expatri
ated against their wills to their shame
and Indignation. And now wo have from
tho Skagway News an account of tho Brit
ish nggresMnn and systematic insolence
which provoked Mr. Gcorgo Miller to check
tho march of England's pirate flag last
week. It will repay perusal:
"The question which bids fair to asBiime
International proportions as soon as the
news of It can reach Ottawa and Washing
ton is being discussed today, with tho mass
of sentiment In favor of the man who
hauled down the Hag. On this strip of
land which tho United States has occupied
undisputed slnco tho days of transfer In
1867 tho Canadian officials bnvo gradually
encroached, unrestrained by tho American
government.
"By leaps and bounds the Canadian cus
tom houbo advanced toward tldowntcr.
From Tnglsh to Bennett, then to Log
Cabin nnd lastly to the summit, and when
tho customs ensign of Canada wns hoisted
at Skagway It Is small wonder that some
John Brown would not wait for tho notion
from Washington nnd cut down tho flag,"
Upon the wholo, It was well ho didn't
wait for "action" from Washington. Had
he done eo the British flag would have
moved proudly ou to tidewater without let
or hindrance. Action from Washington,
when It interferes with any of England's
schemes, lias not been n feature of our na
tional policy since Cleveland trod upon the
Browning, King & Co.,
Announcement
During July and August, commencing Friday,
July otK we will close our store at 5:30 p. nu ,
each day, except Salurduy, when the closing timo
will be 0 p. 7ii.
In order that our employes may celebrate, we
vnll be closed all day, Thursday, tfie Fourth.
We thank the people for tieir generous pat
ronage.
JulyS, 1001,
Browning, King & Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox. Manager
advancing foot and called, "Stop, thief!" In
a (ono that made Great Drltaln gasp.
What we want nnd must have, unless wo
propose to surrender everything thnt Eng
land covets, Is action of the kind Mr.
George Miller gave us at Skagway. We
want Just such men all along tho line want
them armed not only with good guns, but
with the knowledge that n few millions of
fighting Americans are behind them. They
ennnot too soon meet this Insolent Brltlth
encroachment with tho shot that will lead
to a rehabilitation of our frontier and our
sclf-rcspcct.
S.MII.EMAKEttS.
New York Marine Journal: "Just A ffW
flrccrnrkers for the Fourth of July," snld
Neptune, us he handed the box over to tho
delighted mertnnlds. "And, girls, be sure
you put them where they won't get wet,"
he added, diyly.
Detroit Free Press: "What Is tho remedy
for poverty?" demanded the lecturer, In
thunder tones.
He paused for u reply, p.nd during the
pause n mull In the renr of the hall called
out:
"You might try the gold cure."
Brooklyn Life: Mrs. Jnsprr-Mrs, Hub
bubs Is too mean for anything,
Junpei Whj do you say so?
"I hinted and htntrd for n month that
she lot us hnve her baby ehnlr which her
boy hns outgrown nnd she didn't notbc,
but us soon ns I went nnd bought ono he
said, 'Why, you might have had mine. "
Cleveland Plain Denier: Tho strawberry
to the prune; "Hello, old purple back, where
are you now?"
Tho prune to the strawberry: "Oh, I'm
tnklng n little vacation, But nlcnse don't
forgot, old red fnee, thnt I'm here nil tho
year 'round."
Baltimore American: "The legless man
Is always putting his foot In It," observed
the Living Skeleton to the Snake Charmer
"What Tins he done now?"
"Irfist night we wero having a fr endly
little game, nnd he nsked the armlisi
wonder to take n hand."
Boston Transcript: llnrry Wonder why
It was that Frank and Dcrtlm broke off
their engagement? 1 understood It waa all
arranged, even to the marriage dny.
Dick It wns discovered that the wedding
ring wns mado by non-union labor, so the
clergyman refused to perform the cere
mony, and no other minister In town dares
to do It.
Chicago Post: The hobo nettled himself
eomfortnbly nnd lit his pipe.
"I'm fcclln' n good deal easier now,
Shorty," he remarked. "A great liurtcn
has been taken oft'n us fellers."
"What burden?" nsked Shorty.
"Puttln' revenue stamps on checks."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Your wife," we
said to tho husband of tho great authoress,
"Is tho womnn of tho hour. '
"Indeed she Is," he responded, with a
tinge of sadness In his voice: "she li ihs
womnn of the hour and a half when she Ij
dressing for tho theater."
our niiiTiin.vv.
W. J. Mmpton, In New York Sun.
Bang!
Boom!
Got out of the way
And give us room!
Watch us spread;
Watch the Red.
White and Hluo rise
Till the stnrf thnt benrs it ,
TouchfB tho skies,
And Its folds; unfurled,
Sweep round nnd hug- the world
To Its swelling hosom,
And what a bosom that is!
Tlrond qh the land nnd sens nro.
We are It.
Wo are the grandest family
Old Ma'in. Earth
Ever gave birth
To. Think of It, plcnso. j
These
Are they
Who celebrato this day;
Uncle Sam, the strong man who
Swings in his hand
Over this land
And beyond It, over two seas,
With tho greatest ease,
Tho Red, White and Blue
Banner of Liberty,
Beacon of light.
To unnumbered millions
Yet In their night.
Tho Ahwrlcnn. Kngrlet . i .; -
Glorious bird,
Whose screnm of Freedom
Is everywhera heard.
Tho Yankeo Nation, i
The Doodledoos
Whoso soldier boys
And sailor crews
Are setting the pegs of valor high
Over against a smlltnsr sky
For the new-como millions
To pattern by;
These nre they
Who celebrate this day,
Tho Glorious Fourth,
Tho day when we
Whoop It up
For the Land of the Free
With pandemonium's artillery.
Let 'cm bang
And boom;
Let the Dowers of fireworks bloom!
Let 'cm tlzr,
And whiz,
And slzz;
Let 'em smack
And whack,
And crack;
Lot 'em rip,
And snort,
And tenr;
l-ol 'em loose everywhere.
Shoot tho guns
And ring tho bells;
Every one Its story tells;
And the fctory
Is the glory
Of n tuition with a hand
Full of blpfislngs,
Which expand
As the glorious nation does.
That s why
The Fourth of July
THE FOURTH OF JUEY!
Oh; my!
Half- Sick .
If you feci run down, are
easily tired, if your nerves
are weak and your blood is
thin, then begin to take the
good old standard family
medicine, Ayer's Sarsapa
rilla. A splendid tonic.
$1. All touim. j. C. AVER CO., Uw.ll, Htu.