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THE OMAHA DAILY 33EEt W E D2s ES DAY, JVLY 10, 1001 .
The omaha Daily Dee.
E. IlOSEWATKlt, EDITOH.
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Subscribed in my presence nnd sworn to
before me this 30th dav of June, A. D. 1901.
M. II. 1IUNOATE,
Notary Public.
PAUTIKS M'.AVIXO FOItSLMMI3tl.
Partlea ieavliiK the city for
th nummcr inny have The nee
ent to lliem rrjtulnrlr l7
notlfylnit The lire llualneaa
ofllee, In person or lr mull.
The mlilreaa will lie clinnued
an often na dralred.
Tho Hoard of Kdueatlon Is now
walking on velvet.
Pickpockets can enjoy the freedom of
tho city of .South Omtilm on payment
of only ''() per cent of the pickings
dog cheap.
Tho dog-ln-tlie-niniiKer tactics of the
North Sixteenth street property owners
Kliould receive no countenance from the
city authorities.
There were "1,000 deaths from hent In
New York durlnp; the recent hot spell.
No wonder the people swore when the
weather bureau predicted another hot
day.
The hlfrh Joints are trylnp to patch up
b truce to prevent tho threatening rate
war amoiiK trnnstulsslsslppl railroads
which It was believed had been forever
JianlKhed by the eoinmunlty-of-Iutcrest.
A recent patent Is said to have ren
dered the uso of oil unnecessary on the
running portions of railroad machinery.
m. - i i .... ... ... .. .
i iiero hum neeii no sunstuuie discovered
for use In the legislature.
A certain element niiionp; the Ohio
democracy Insists upon the party drop
ping all tho "Isnm" an well ua tho free
dllver fallncy. The effect of such ac
tion would be much like cutting n dog's
tall off just behind the ears.
j There Is a well-dellncd rumor that
City Treasurer Hennlngs has collected
more money for the school fund during
the month of .Tune than was placed to
tho credit of the school fund from tax
collections during tho same period In
three preceding years combined.
City Treasurer Hennlngs expresses
tho opinion that with the prompt pay
ment of taxes tho school levy can be cut
next year. Many people have been of
tho opinion that the levy fiuld have
been cut In the past, by economy In man
agement and the lopping off of fads.
Members of the Humane society were
not In their boxes when the bull gored
the Mexican toreador In tho South
Omaha sham bull light or they would
doubtless have Inspired the enraged
aulma) with greater respect for the
utrlct observance of the rules of the
Humane society.
Borne men In Washington are making
moro fuss about the authorship of the
telegram to Uewey to attack the Span
ish fleet than the admiral Is over tho
result. Tho Identity of the man who
dually penned the order Is Immaterial
tho president made the order and
Dewey executed If.
Special honors are being conferred bv
the Chinese government on the celestials
who were killed In the assault upon tint
Pekln legations. The Influence of such
action cannot help but be bad. China
has paid dearly for that folly and unless
tho ruling spirits of the couutry are
blind or fools they will not tempt an
other International invasion.
Another meeting of the railroad presi
dents Is being held to straighten out the
rate tangle in which the tralllc men
have Involved the roads. The contract
Ing freight anil passenger agent Is so
Incorrigible that he Is In danger of be
tug sent to tho reform school unless Ho
succeeds In getting moro than his share
of tho business for his road. In that
case hu Is all right.
Talk is commonly supposed to bo
cheap, but the Arms which have con
tracts for building war ships huve
presented chums for several hundred
thousand dollars dm to delay In recelv
Ing armor plate. The delay Is alleged
to be due to the desire, of congressmen
to talk on the questlou. A congressman
thinks nothing of using up a thousand
dollars' worth of time ou a f 10 subject.
ltr.l,ATlt)S WITH VASADA
The question of relations between
Canada nnd tho United States Is of
commanding Importance and Interest.
According to recent retorts from the
Dominion capital It Is believed In
government circles that this country
docs not want a reciprocal trade treaty
and that the duty of Canada Is to seek
for better trade relations In some other
direction.
A high olllelal of the Canadian gov-,
eminent, in an Interview with the rep
rePentatlve of a Hostou paper, inti
mated that the situation Is very un
satisfactory In regard to the matters In
controversy between the Dominion and
tho United States, for tho adjustment
of which the Joint high commission
was created. lie expressed the belief
that, especially with respect to the Clay-ton-Hulwer
treaty, Great Urltalu would
not permit the Interests of Canada to
suffer. He said that Canada Is ear
nestjy desirous of the settlement of the
boundary question, the trade question
and all of the other questions at Issue
and that If these are not determined
within a reasonable time "Canada will
do what she can to get along without
these things, for which hIio had hoped
In a spirit of friendship." The two
matters upon which' Canada most
strenuously Insists are the arbitration
of the Alaskan boundary and trade
reciprocity. The question of trade
relations Is paramount. The Canadians,
who are good customers of this country,
are extremely anxious to obtain freer
access Into the American market for
their natural products and they are
thrci'teiiln that If unable to do this
they will raise their tariff upon Im
ports from the United Stntes.
The Dlngley law, they complain, cut
off the American market for Canadian
barley, hay and other products. They
want this market restored and In New
England, especially, there Is a strong
sentiment in favor of restoring It. Says
the Boston Transcript: "That this mat
ter Is of Interest to New Kngland mny
be admitted frankly. This section has
found trade with Canada protltable
and In the event of a reciprocal trade
agreement New Kngland would And
further benefit." The Boston Chamber
of Commerce recently appealed to
President McKlnley to reopen the nego
tiations for a satisfactory treaty. No
one will desire to put any obstacle In
the way of New England's trade with
Canada, but it Is not alone the Inter
ests of the manufactdrers of that sec
tion that are to be considered. Tho
American agricultural producers with
whom the farmers of Canada would
compete, If given such concessions as
desire, must be thought of In con
nection with this question. Under the
operation of the Wilson tariff a great
many American farmers In the north
west and along our rrflre northern
border suffered from the Canadian com
petition. These, It may bo confidently
assumed, will most vigorously opposo
a reciprocity treaty that would again
subject them to such competition and It
Is very safe to, say they would be
listened to by a republican congress
and administration. Tho American pro
ducers of barley, bay and other agricul
tural products which would be subjected
to Canadian competition tinder reci
procity will Insist that they have as
good claim to consideration as the New
Kngland manufacturers and we think
no fair-mluded person will questlou that
they would be justified In doing so.
Tho dlillculty of framing a reciprocity
treaty with Canada that will be fair to
all Interests Is obvious and tho failure
of past negotiations makes It doubtful
If a renewal of efforts lor reciprocity
at this time would be successful.
TUB AMEltlCAN HAH ASSUCIATIOX,
This organization, In whose member
ship re leading lawyers of the United
States, will hold Its next annual meeting
at Denver commencing August 21 nnd
continuing three days. This will be tho
first meeting of the association west of
the Mississippi and Its members who
nttend are assured of being entertained
with a hospitality that will make this
meeting one long to be remembered.
Preparations have been made for ex
cursions to the most interesting points
In the Uocky mountains and no effort
will be spared by tho local committee at
Denver to make the visit of the associa
tion members pleasant and memorable.
The association Is twenty-four years
old and Its annual meetings arc of
great Interest to the legal profession.
This year the annual address will be
delivered by Congressman I.lttlefield of
Maine, his topic being the "Insulin'
Cases." Mr. Mttlctleld is n lawyer of
distinction In his state and though he
has served but one term In the national
house of representatives succeeding tho
late Mr. Dlngley he Is recognized as
one of the ablest men In that body
There will be several other addresses,
one by Mr. Henry 1). Kstabrook of
Chicago, formerly of Omaha. Nebraska
Is represented In tho American Bar as
soclatlon by twenty-eight members nnd
this state has furnished two presidents
of the association. Attention is called
to a communication elsewhere relating
to tho coming meeting.
lEun.vf? a'okt;; sixteenth stjickt.
The pavement of North Sixteenth
street Is In a wretched If not positively
daugerous condition. Tho pavement
was originally laid seventeen years ago
and has been repaired and re-repalred
at the expense of the whole city since
the expiration, about twelve years ago,
of the maintenance contract. The
problem now is whether the breaks In
the North Sixteenth street pavement
shall be temporarily patched, or
whether the pavement Is to be remit'
faced, or whether as Is urged by
several counclluieu the roadway be
closed, just as South Sixteenth street
was fenced out when the old wooden
vladuc,t had become too dangerous for
tralllc. In a nutshell: Shall the city
temporize with the property owners of
North Sixteenth street and force upon
the entire city a tax lor linprovlng their
property, which Is yielding better re
turns than any other property lu the
city of Omaha?
If there ever was n time when the
property owners of North Sixteenth
street could nfford to pay for ropavlng
the street, that time Is now. The recent
bids for asphalt paving have reduced
the cost almost ."0 tier cent. The entire
tax niton a twenty-two-foot front lot for
resurfacing tho street would not ex
ceed .$77, or, in Installment, about ?8
per year for ten years. Surely that Is
not a terrible burden for the owner of
an oi dlnary business lot. In the event
that It should be found necessary to
replace the present dilapidated pave
ment by an entirely new pavement the
cost for eaeli twenty-two feet would
not exceed or about $K5 a year for
en years. Surely that Is not a crushing
burden for a North Sixteenth street
business lot. Kven those owning full
slxty-slx-foot lots would not be ruined.
Their share of the tax for resurfacing
would be about ?u:il, or a year for
ten years. If the street Is completely
repaved, the concrete foundation taken
out and replaced, the total tax ou a
slxty-slx-foot lot would be about .?:i(5(t,
or about .flO per year for ten years.
While this special tax would not
weigh heavily upon the owners of the
property, It would In the aggregate
amount to more thnn l"i,0l)0 of general
tax to be Imposed on the whole com
munity and taken out of the general
fund. There appears to be no good
reason why this should be done lu view
of the fact that the repairing needed In
other streets will exhaust every dollar
la tho city treasury set apart for that
purpose.
HAWAII SMZKlXa STATEHOOD.
The announcement of the delegate lu
congress from Hawaii that he Intends to
present a bill providing for the admis
sion of the islands to statehood Is not
surprising. The politicians who are In
control lu Hawaii are ambitious and
they understand that they would have a
much better chance to promote their
welfare, politically and otherwise, with
statehood than under a territorial gov-
rnnient. But there Is not the remotest
probability that they will have their
ambition In this respect gratified. There
are contiguous territories which have
been refused statehood for many years
and they would be Justified In revolting
If Hawaii, which has been annexed to
the United States less than three years,
should be made a state.
Hut practically tho whole American
people would oppose! such a proposition
and it may be doubted If It will ever
find sutllctent favor here to prevail. As
the Philadelphia Ledger says, Hawaii
as a state would bo a positive menace
to the United States, In that, in all
probability, it would become a meru
pocket borough, controlled by the few
white men who, with the aid of an
American mnii-of-wai, first raised the
American Hag there. If not controlled
by these It would be managed by Ha
walluus. Under these circumstances,
adds the Ledger, It Is not likely that
the people of the United States will
favor the admission of Hawaii to state
hood. Indeed, it Is not easy to conceive
of any circumstances In which tho
American people would be willing to
create a state there and this will apply
to the other Insular possessions. The
people of Hawaii mny as well make up
their minds to be satisfied with a terri
torial government, for that form will be
continued ludcllultcly.
AXOTHEH HEMAIIKAULE DECISION.
The decision recently rendered by
fudge Kstello In enjoining the mayor
and Board of Fire and Police Commis
sioners from Investigating the charges
that had been preferred against former
Fire Chief Kedell was regarded by
many eminent attorneys as extraordi
nary In view of the former decisions by
the district and supreme courts In which
the authority of the homo rule police
and tiro commission was atllrmed.
The Injunction Just granted by Judge
Ustelle to restrain the mayor and
police board from Investigating charges
against the clerk of the chief of police
Is, to use a mild expression, still more
extraordinary.
Iu the case of tho lire chief Judge
Estelle took tho position, that the ap
pointment and removal of officers and
members of tho tire and police depart
ments was vested in the mayor and
council, but the most elastic construc
tion of the law could scarcely make It
apply to clerks and other non-com-
missioned employes.
It stands to reason that when tho
mayor and police board authorized the
chief to employ a clerk the chief had
the power to dismiss that clerk should
ho prove incompetent. Insubordinate,
negligent or untrustworthy.
Kven If the police department were
governed by military rules, the rights
and privileges accorded to members of
the police force certainly could not be
claimed by clerks employed during
good behavior.
If Judge Kstello's Injunction Is
founded on sound principles the mayor
and police chief could not even dis
pense with a clerk If they found his
services unnecessary. Tho shortest
road to his dismissal would be by way
of Impeachment proceedings before the
city council. Tho same rule could be
applied to the janitor who sweeps the
otllce of the police chief.
As a matter of fact the clerk of the
chief of police occupies a confidential
position and he has no right to expect
to be retained If he cannot maintain
friendly relations with his superior.
It seems to us that the mistake that
the mayor and police board have made
is In attempting to Justify a dismissal
of the chief's clerk by specific charges
when he could Just ns well have been
dlsmlsf.ed without charges, on the
ground that his service was not satis
factory. There Is such a thing as too
much red tape.
'The officers of tho big steel, combine
as well as those of the Amalgamated
association arc realizing what a disaster
to all concerned a strike which would
Involve the great Industry would be. As
a consequence an effort Is being made
to settle the pending trouble and there Is
every Indication of success. Ordinarily
llore would be no hurry, as the works
generally shut down for repairs at this
season and the men would prefer a
period of Idleness after the long
period of Intense activity. The danger
of delay lies In the fact that If the strug
gle ever starts It might not be so easy
to settle and those responsible are
taking no chances. The entire country
Is Interested lu this matter and wel
comes the show of fairness on both
slrten.
The rcpubllcau rliiK down la Douglas
county have, ntter making all sorts of
promises to tho people, at lad eettlcd the
Amount oi tnxes that the meat trust shall
pay on the big pacMtiK houaes in South
Omaha. They have nssesscd the property
at 44 per cent of Its value, The people
should be truly Kinteful. It Is a wonder
that t'10 Mirk Hauna followers Rot up
cournRCiioiiRli to assess them at all. Pour
nnd a halVer cent Is a pure Rain, The
common people who own small houses
should pay tho taxes and not tho trusts.
Lincoln Independent.
Tho olllelal organ of Nebraska popu
lism Is evidently not aware of the fact
that three out of the live members of
the board of Douglas county commis
sioners are popocrats. l'rom a party
standpoint the fusion reformers are re
sponsible for the failure to equalize the
tax according to the letter and spirit of
the law. It makes a great deal of dif
ference, however, whoso ox Is gored.
In the language of the bogus reform
organ: '"The people should be truly
grateful." Indeed It Is a wonder that
the Bryanlte county board got up sulll-
clcnt courage to assess the corporations
nt any figure.
Physicians wero summoned nnd the In
jured toreador was soon restored to con
sciousness; although badly bruised nnd
somewhat besmeared with blood It was
found that tho worst Injury was two
fractured rlbo. Physicians fenr Internal In-
lurlcs, however, but Jancro, who Is n model
specimen of athletic perfection, Insists that
his Injury Is not permanent.
'This Is from the olllelal organ of the
Spanish bull tight promoters and Is re
spectfully commended to the members
of the Humane society who were as
sured that tho sport was absolutely
harmless so far as their wards, the
dumb animals, were concerned. There
Is one consolation In this accidental en
counter between the man and the bull:
The breaking of two ribs Is a very In
significant matter so long as the poor
bull remains unhurmed and the specta
tors get their money's worth.
'The railroads are a train taklnsr uti the
crusade analnst the ticket scalner. 'The
quickest way to put the scalper out of
commission Is to plug up the pipe line
between the scalper's office and the
ticket office of tho company. 'The
scalper is a haudy man to have around
when the ticket agent finds It necessary
to cut a rate to secure business.
Tho burning of 15,000 acres of wheat.
Is a big price to pay for one man's care
lessness. The man who will throw n
cigar stub Into dry stubbles Is a bigger
fool than the one who blows down a
gun barrel, for the results of his folly
are visited upon others than himself.
IrrlRute and Move On.
Washington Post.
Tho mayor ot lioston says no gentleman
will loaf about asujoop. No,, indeed; Ho
goes thero for the purpose of getting
busy. ft'
Working Clip Soft PeiUI.
Detroit Frco Press,
Another thing that works tho soft-pedal
on the calamity howlers is that n number
of western banks arc hiring solicitors to
drum up borrowers. The Jaw smiths are
having very closo picking these days.
An Area uf Proat.
Brooklyn Eagle.
A coolness between William J. Hryan of
Lincoln, Neb., and J. K. McOulrc of Syra
cuse, N. Y is reported. It is Incredlblo
but indisputable. It is lamcntublo but ad
mirable. It Is impossible but undeniable.
It Is several other things, and all of them
are absoluto and all ot them superlative.
CiiCcIiIiik Onto Our Style.
Brooklyn Eagle.
On tho Isle of Pines tho police force 'has
been compelled by the alcalde to huatlo
for him all around the plnco and beg or bor
row or bully votes enough In his favor to
securo ro-electlon. Cuba Is not bo slow.
Cuba is learning self-government ot tho
Philadelphia kind.
Doen It 1'nyT
Indianapolis Journal.
During tho Philippine war seventy-five
commissioned officers and 2.G09 enlisted men
died of dlscaso or woro killed in battle.
Of this aggrcgato forty-two ofneors and
1,292 enlisted men wero regulars. Tho
numbor wounded was 1,000, All things
considered climate, hardship and fighting
thn loss was light.
TuxIiik n 1'iililln Kyemire.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Tho French tax on stront signs "varlos
with tho slzo of tho offense." Last year It
added over $700,000 to tho public treasury.
In tho United States vast street signs can
shut oat tho air and tho view and over
whelm everything In sight without paying
a cent in taxation. Tho huge nulsanco is
inannged better in Franco.
Tlirlr I.omh, Our (Jnln.
Indlannpolls Journal.
DurlnK the month of Mav Orent nrll.
aln's exports fell off -1.7 per cent compared
wiiu May or ioo nnu its imports wero
t.3 per cent Icsb. Tho loss of exports was
largely In cotton and woolon goods and
iron thrco branches of Industry which, so
far as exporting was concerned, Oreat nrlt
aln controlled forty years ago.
IIiiMiicnh llofnre I'artlNiiiixlilp.
Philadelphia North American.
If we havo learned ono thing In tho last
ten years it is that business and partisan
politics must bo divorced, It Is a hopeful
sign that the business men of the country
and especially those of tho republican faith
havo learned this lesson and ure prepared
to apply it. That they havo tho courage
and foresight .to put thcmsolves on record
so far In advance ot the meeting of con
gress encourages tho belief that their In
fluence will not count for nothing next
winter in Washington.
An onicliil I, mill l.iittfry.
Minneapolis Journal.
Tho United States government Is con
ducting a laud lottery In tho lauds of tho
Indian Territory which tho president has
Just opened to settlement by proclamation.
Tho land U no longer to the swift, the
nervy and tho artistic with guns as aforo
tlmo; when tho "sooner" flourished und
thero wero picturesque races for ftrtllo
spots. Now in prosy and sober fashion
tho land hungry register and tho quarter
sections are assigned by lot. Tho ten
derfoot has an equal chance with the bor
der terror. Thus docs civilization take the
color out of American life.
I'ltom C Tl VI! L'O-OIM'.HATIO.N.
I'niKrrw of (lit .Hoc a'inriiC lit Ilium
mill Ahmad.
Hoston Transcript.
The latest bulletin of the federal De
partment of Labor contains a review of the
exhibits in social economics at the Paris tx
position by Mr. N. P. Oilman, from which
It Is possible to get some Idea of the point
which Industrial co-operation has reuchtd.
Tho entlrd scope of the movement, how
ever, Is not so Important as Is the measure
of success attending distinctly productive
co-operntlon. In tho wny of distributing
goods to consumers organized lu co
operative associations It !s ttell known
that tho results of three-quarters of a cen
tury of effort nro far from discouraging
nnd that some progress has been made In
Urn United States, uut distributive co
operation involves no such dltllcultles a
does production on a democratic basis, and
It does not go to the heart of relations
between capital and labor. Productive
co-operntlon, on the other hand, may
rightly bo said to bo the economic ideal.
Tho fuels observed by Mr. Oilman bull-
cato that this experiment U standing tho
test of time with some success. In other
words, In Kurope thero arc productive
enterprises of n co-operadve character
which aro profitable to ihclr members.
Tho latest Almanach dc la Co-operation
Prancnlsc gives n list ot 110 such societies
In Prance, eighteen of which had tho
honor of constructing tho Palais de
rlCconomle Soclalo ut des Congres anil one
of which the society of painters founded as
far back as 18S2, has been so prosperous
that it recently Increased its capital by n
largo amount. So, too, In Great Britain
productive co-operation has had a degrco
of success, the returns to tho Co-operatlvo
union of that country for 1S99 showing 155
associations, 21, 1.19 members, capital to tho
extent of $12,350,107, a volume of trado
reaching $27,831,S77, profits $1,497,514 and
losses of $23,564, In tompailson with 149
associations, 18,189 members, cap tal ag-
giegatlng $1,653,003, a trade volume of $27,-
153,557, profits of $1,311,1)2 nnd losses of
$3G,CC4 In 1S9S. These totals, howevor, are
open to the objection that ninny ot the
societies which aro Included are not truly
co-operative, since distributive co-operators
often unlto In carrying on production under
ordinary labor conditions. Tho federated
productive societies adopt a dlflcrent policy,
admitting only thoto associations which
nllow tho workmen a definite share, in the
profits ot the business nnd which permit
them to invest In the company nnd thereby
acquire n share In the control. Such socie
ties exist In (Ireat Hrltaln to tho number
of fifty-four and are engaged in textile,
Industries of a minor character boots and
shoes, tho mctnl trades, building, wood
working, printing and some miscellaneous
lines. Tho grcntor number wero organized
within tho Inst decade, but soveral extend
back to tho early '70s.
This considerable degreo ot success should
be attributed in part undoubtedly to tho
fact that products havo found a large mar
kot among tho societies for co-operative
distribution. To manufacture for sym
pathetic buyers whoso demand is fairly
constant Involves vastly less risk than
to compete with all comers. It Is to bo
assumed, too, that producers mako tl.elr
goods, moro nearly In response to orders
than does the ordinary manufacturer, who
deals primarily with future demnnd and
perforco Is moro or less of a speculator.
Tho risks of competition nro avoided so
far as possible. But another factor, which
suggests tho rent significance of this suc
cess In productive co-opcratlon, Is the char
acter of many of the men who aro In
charge of theso enterprlseu. Hero Is tho
crux of the whole matter. If tho men who
arc fully capable of managing this kind of
business prefer cither to go it alone In tho
hopo of larger personal gains or to accept
good salaries from stock companies or
partnerships, attempts at' co-opcratlon
with Inefficient supervision aro doomed to
certain and perhaps .speedy failure. Tho
interesting fact about the British experi
ence is that competent managers are in
many instances willing to work for com
paratively small salaries for tho sake of a
causo which nppcals to them with some
thing of tho Intensity of religious zeal.
Mr. Oilman cites tho actual working of the
oocictles at Leicester and Kettering In
particular as most convincing proofs that
thero aro Just such altruists believers In
and servants of an Ideal In this world
which for tho greater part Is given over to
ultra-commercialism.
Do theso stray Instances of moral en
thusiasm in Industry mako out a case for
unlversat productive co-operation? So far
from doing so, they direct attention, by
way of contrast, to tho vast mass ot hu
mnnlty that is not equal to the demands
of that form ot Industry- Dot those Inci
dents surely nro suggestive, for thoy nt
least show tho practicability of effective
co-operation when Bitch conditions as a
steady market and captains of industry who
do not need tho lnccntlvo of largo profits
aro present. It Is not unreasonable to as
sumo that tho second of theso conditions
will bo found with greater frequoncy. It
Rooms probable, moroover, that tho prin
ciple of piecework can bo applied to this
form of production with moro satisfactory
results thnn have been attained as yot.
Productlvo co-opcratlon, It mny bo said,
has never gnlned a very firm foothold In
tho United Stntes, a not very surprising
fact In view of our pronounced Individual
ism nnd tho extrcmly rapid movement of
Industrial changes.
S17.INO hi Tim nivinr.xns.
Tho Sentl-Aiiniinl llitrvrxt nf Ilnnil
hnlilcra, Boston Transcript.
The figures of interest and dividend dis
bursements on bonds and stocks of public
mnrket or other promlnenco reach the
huge total of $123,000,000 this month, which
exceeds Inst yenr's July total by $17,500,000
nnd last January's record-brenking ag
gregate by $13,500,000. Somo $15,000,000 of
tho $17,500,000 Increase over Inst year
comes from dividends and tho par value of
shares paying this month Is nearly two and
ono half billions, an Increase of $700,000,
000 over Inst year's July total of stocks
paying dividends,
Thrao figures aro enormous and require
a strong elfort of tho mind completely to
grasp, Tho combined result of good crops,
strong national resources, sound business
conditions nnd radical reconstruction of
railway finance is seen in an lncreaso In
total July dividends paid from $16,400,000
ten years ago to $53,800,000 this month.
Comparing with July, 1894, whon tho ef
fects of tho 1893 panic were manifest, this
month's dividend paymonts nro $31,000,000
greater, an tncreaso of 175 per cent. Ex
tending tho comparison wo find a billion
and ono-half moro pnr value In chnres pay
ing this July than In 1894, a gnln ot 180
per cent. Tho seven years' Increase In
par vnluo of bonds paying July interest Is
42 per cent and tho amount paid has
swelled In tho same tlmo by 38 per cent.
Tho grand total of all securities pay
ing this month Is six billions pnr value,
a two and ono-half billion lncreaso slnco
1894. This huge mass of capital pnys out
this month $53,000,000 moro thnn was dis
bursed to Investors In July of tho year
following tho pnnlc, a gain of 75 per cent
In seven years. In the Inst four yenrs
tho dividends paid by American public
corporations havo doubled or Increased by
1C0 per cent; In the last eight years they
havo trebled, or increased by 150 per cent;
In twelvo rears thoy very nearly have
quadrupled. Meanwhile Interest payments
have taken some twenty years to double,
Iteccnt railway flnanco nnd good times
havo made mora for security of small in
terest yield or bonds and tho "cream"
has gone to ovncrs of the equities or
shares.
run itr.u's a.vi i:h.vh..
UufTnlo Knpross Among the lending
ncwspnpirs of the west Is The Omaha Uco,
which wns thirty years old June 19. In
observance of Its birthday. The lice Issued
a special uumbei, which was nn excellent
sample of the good wurk done every day.
Wlsncr Pro Press- Ono of the greatest
uewspnppr entei prises, built from the
ground up within Its own tcsourtcs, either
In tho west or elsewhere. Is that of The
Omaha Deo. Ilend a short history of It In
Tho Dec's Illustrated edition of n Sunday or
two ngo. The Omnha Ilee has grown from
a very humble beginning to Its present
mammoth proportions like unto a carefully
tended plant, drawing from Its natural re
sources nnd filling Its consequent mlsilon.
As a product of Nebraska It Is n pride of
Nebrnsknus.
Kushvlllc llecorder: The Omnhn ilee has
passed lis thirtieth year and stands forth a
vigorous exponent of tho best points of
modern Journalism. It Is clean and free
from that sensationalism which makes It
ut once respectable and reputable, not to
say public spirited nnd Us news columns
are tho equal of any paper west of Chicago.
How much of this success is due 10 the
Indomitable will nnd business rapacity of
Kdward Hosewatcr Is hnrd to gauge, for
It must always be conceded that the head
of nny concern must bo Its presiding nttd
guiding genius. Mr. Hoscwntcr has tho
sntlsfnctlon of seeing his paper thrive while
tho shoreR of tlmo nro strewn with the
wrecks of other papers that havo sought
tho supremacy In Omnha. The Hoc Is moro
lusty, and holds n stronger position in the
hearts of the people of Nebraska than ever
It did, and this In spite of tho political mis
takes of Mr. Itosownter, who, whatever
others may think, clnlms to hnvo been
actuated by thd best motives. The future
of Tho Hce Is assured so long ns Itoso
wnter Is nt the head.
l'i:ilSO.AIi XOTKS.
The man In Chlcngo who nto forty eggs
on a hot might not havo been nblo to swal
low so many had his antagonist been per
mitted lo pick out the eggs.
Don Jcrman Uclsco, the president-elect of
Chill, is n relative of the retiring presi
dent, Seaor Krrazuriz, and has had tho sup
port of both liberals nnd radicals.
Down In Mexico they claim thnt spirits
hnvo Just told the secret ot some burled
treasure Spirits can always bo depended
upon to rovoal secrets If taken In suffi
cient quantities.
Dr. James C. TA'ood, tho new president of
tho American Instltuto of Homoeopathy, Is
a resident of Cleveland, O., and a profofsor
of gynecology In tho Cleveland Homooo
pnthlc Medical college.
Secretary Hitchcock announces thnt ho Is
preparing to organize a forestry bureau in
tho Interior department to carry out an ex
tensive plnn of reforestation somewhat on
tho plnn successfully pursued In Germany.
Colonel O. U. M. Harvey, the publisher,
tells of meeting the young bride nf a well
known Kentucky family, who said: "I'm
glad to meet you, becnuso I'm thinking of
writing a book." "Of what sort?" nsked
tho colonel, "Oh," was tho nnswer, "some
thing ltko 'Los Mlscrables, only moro
lively."
Tho Paris Gaulols eays that statues ot
tho following named celebrities aro to be
erected In Paris by the municipal authori
ties: Garibaldi, Baudelaire, Pasteur,
Gounod, Bnlzac, Spullcr, Do Mussot, Boulo,
Pules Simon, Verlalno, General Dumas,
Alexandre Dumas fils, Gamier, Augusto
Comtc, Daudot and Hugo.
At tho annual convention ot tho Indiana
music tenchers a minister propounded tho
question, "What Is a minister going to do if
ho selects' a Ono old hymn and tho paid
choir thrown it out?" "Throw out the
choir," answered tho chairman ot the con
vention. Tho chair, however, declined to
lead In tho collnr-and-elbow reform.
Constantino Demeter Stephanove, a nntlvo
of Macodonla, who after sevon years' work
has taken tho degree of master of nrts from
Yale, supported himself nearly nil that
tlmo by working ns a conductor on a trol
ley car in New Haven. When ho first came
to this country he worked on a farm while
ho learned the language. Then ho wont to
a preparatory school and from thenco to
Yale. Next fall he will go to Germany to
continue his studies.
A correspondent who recently saw In
Brussels tho head of tho house, of Bona
parte, Prlnco Napoleon, as ho 1 now called,
describes him as n very hnndsomo man.
He is tall and well made, tho upper part of
tho faco being astonishingly like that of
Napoleon I, whereas tho lowor, with Its
sweeping mustache, bears a strong rcsem
blanco to tho prince's grandfather, Victor
Emmanuel II. Prlnco Napoleon, who Is n
student, speaks English, Italian and Ger
man with remarkable fluency.
SKCnF.TAIlY AVILSOX'S IIOI'KS.
Promoting Iiiilepemleiiue nf the Conn
Cry In All Food Products.
Chicago Tribune.
Tha, secretary of agriculture Is ambitious
for his country Ho wishes It to bo the
producer either on this continent or In Its
Island dependencies of nil the foodstuffs nnd
Important raw materials It ubcs. Ho would
havo It grow Its own sugar, tea, coffee and
rubber. Then It would bo Independent of
countries it Is dependent on now. How
scrloun a mntter Industrial depondonce may
bo the English cotton spinners learned dur
ing tho American civil wnr.
But If tho United States were to pro
duce Its own sugar It would hnvo to revise
Its revenue system. It would bo necessary
to look somowhero elso for tho teno of
millions of dollars nt present provided by
the sugar duties. The beer tax would havo
to bo raised nnd the stamp taxes, tho re
peal of which has Just been welcomed with
bo much pleasure, would havo to be rclm
posed. It Is not always easy to provide a domes
tlo supply of an artlclo largo enough to
meot tho needs of n great country like this.
Wool, which Is not mentioned by tho secre
tary, Is an Important artlclo. Tho wool
growers havo said often when domnndtng
high duties on tho foreign product, that
thoy wero going to supply In adequate quan
tities all kinds of wool needed by tho
American manufacturer. They hnvo not
done so. The result is that mo-it woolon
cloths aro adulterated with cotton, tho
consumption of which has been promoted by
duties which It was said would stimulate
tho production of wool.
Tho United States may bo able to pro
duce ns many pounds of tea as nro Imported
now. But thnt tea may not BUlt nil Ameri
can conoumerB. Somo profor tho flavor of
India nnd somo of China or Ceylon tea.
South Carolina may produce a good nrtlclc,
but It may not commend Itself to the tea
drlnklng public. Thu secretary may prefer
coffoo and nil tho teas may tasto alike to
him, but that Is not tho case with Intelli
gent consumers of that grntlo stimulant.
There is ono phase of American depend
ence tho secretary does not touch on. Thnt
Is tho dependeneo on foreign artistic taste.
American silk manufacturers mako admlr
nblo goods, but they usually buy or steal
thntr now designs abroad. It Is pitiable
that the United Stntos should bo dependent
on Europe for now styles nnd fashions.
Cannot the secretary tell how tho lack of
tho nrtletlo senso In this country la to be
overcome? Agriculture not nrt Is Secrotnry
Wilson's province, but ho may havo somo
Ideas on tho subject. A sufllcle ncy of home
grown sugar, tea and roffeo will not make
this country altogether Independent of tho
rest of the world.
I'Ait.M jiAciiixmtv piums.
CoiiiiuirnlUe Coal of I in i lenient IHir
Inu Clio I'nal Fortj Vfnr,
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Department of Agriculture has pub
lished nn Interesting ami Instructive sum
mary of the prices paid by tho farmrrs ( f
tho Pulled states for thelr'lmplemcnts dur
ing tho Inst forty years. It hits been found
a dliucult matter to Institute eomp.irlsoiu
on account of the Immense Improve
mont In implements in the last fow
jonrs In general, however, the farm
ers a ui using mote efficient nnd durnhl
mnihinery thnn they were a few years ngj
und nro pujlng ery much lcs for It. Mcnv
uieil In pftVietu-y tho gnln lo agriculture l
reason of the rhnngo Is much greater thnn
when measured by price.
It is one uf the marvels of the nge. says
the report, ihm the amount of human la
bor now required to produce a bushel of
wheat from beginning to end Is on an aver
age only ten minutes, whereas lu 1S30 the
time was thrco hours and three minuter
During the Interval betweon theso years
the cost of the human labor required lo
produce this bushel of wheat declined from
174 cents to .11 ft rents. If tho old methods
were employed In producing the seven crops
of whent, -corn, rye, barley, outs, potntoni
nnd hny, tho cost to the country lu 1S?.
would havo been somo $680,000,000 grcntor
than It wnn fttid $523,000,000 greater In tho
enso of corn alone.
The gnln to tho former In tho reduction
In price mny be Judged from the following
articles taken from the tables published by
the department'
10 1MV 1S95. 10 0
Surreys $22Y(0 J'JOl.OO HiW.W) Jlin 00 1150 CO
M'artH :s.oo 30.00 :s.o) :ui 26.o
Horseshoe
rnltlv.itor . 9.0O S.50 S.fin 5.00 3.W
Grain drill... C5.(0 75.00 co.00 Mi.Ofl r.O.ii)
Disk harrow. 10.00 30.00 25.co :0.00 CO.oi
Hoes SO .50 40 .35 .to
Mowers (5-ft) 100.00 GS.00 C0.1O 35.00 10.'l
Walking
steel plow.. 16.50 15.00 1J.C0 1120 10.67
Sulky rake... 3.V(0 M.W) 17.00 13.t ll.do
Scythes t.on .vo .75 50
c'ornshellcr . R.oo 7.0 .oo 5.5u fi.io
Wagons 120.00 70.00 fin.00 M.BO OO.iO
Threshing ninchlnes nnd harvesters havo
been Improved so much that n comparison
of prices Is virtually Impossible. Portable
engines hnvo declined one-lmlf slnco I860.
Reapers hnvo gone down from $160 to $60.
Harvesters that sold for $325 In 18S0 now
tell for $120. Ten yenrs ngo heavy wlro
fencing cost $320 a mile. It now costs only
$176 a mile.
PMNSIO.NS FOIl AVOHKMF.V.
PriiRrraa nf tlic Movement In Kurnpe
mill In the United .Stntes,
New York World.
Following the examplo of Germany tho
French government Is nbout to establish a
state, pension system for old nnd disabled
worklngmcn. Like the system founded by
Bismarck, it Is based on compulsory saving
on tho part of tho worklngmen themselves.
So much for every week they aro at work
is kopt back by tholr employer nnd turned
over to tho pension fund. Tho stnto ndds
so much more, nnd guarantees n certain
pension for the balanco of his life to ovcry
workman who reaches tho sge of retirement
(65) or becomes disabled boforo.
Tho French llnar.ro minister stntes tho
ultimate amount which tho stnto will con
trlbuto to the pension fund at $33,000,000 a
year. Assuming that tho workmen to
whom old ngo nnd disability pensions ,nro
assured contribute tho same amount, It will
cost In all $66,000,000 to Insure every work
lngman In Franco from want.
Tho United States Is disbursing nearly
two and a half tlmos that sum for wnr pen
sions alone. Meantimo It is Interesting to
noto thnt whllo the European plan of state
ponslon funds for workman Is not adapted
to American conditions, voluntary ponslon
systems established by agreements between
railroad and other corporations and their
employes are growing moro numerous In
this country. Tho Illinois Central rail
road has Just retired 200 of Its veteran em
ployes on old-age pensions. Tho Pennsyl
vania railroad has nn ndmlrnblo pension
system. Boston has n voluntarily created
pension system for Its public school teach
ers, and nearly all cities havo police pension
funds. The idea is steadily advancing.
nillGHT ANI IIIIHH.Y.
Newark Advertiser: St. Peter-Well, who
AppHcnnt nt Gate I'm the first shirtwaist
man.
St. Peter Ladles' entrance, plense.
Washington Star: "Young man." said
Senator Sorghum, ' If you want to get on
In life, keep out of politics. Don t devoto
your strength nnd yonrs to pawing the nlr
and trying to convert peoplo to your wny
of thinking." . . . ,
"But vou didn't keep out of politics,"
"Pshawl This isn't politics. This Is busi
ness." Chicago Tribune; "You seem to have a
great many boys In your neighborhood.
Bald tho reporter, who was out on a sta
tistical assignment. "How ninny of thorn
wero killed or fatally Injured by toy pis
tols on tho Fourth?'' ,
"I am sorry to sny," snapped Old Hunks,
"there wasn't one!'1
Judge: It's mighty queer thnt Frank
Tlckloton should turn out to be a de
faulter." remarked TenspOt.
"That's what It Is," snld Bunting. "No
body ever heard him alluded to ns Honest
Frank Tlckleton."
Washington Star: "f understand that
trading Is rather quiet nt present.
"Yes?" answered the stock operator.
"There's no uso "f a mnn's rylng to wntoti
tho figures In the market quotations nnd
on tho thermometer both nt onco."
Philadelphia Press: Mrs. Drowno-Mrs.
Whlttv Is forever talking nbout tho repar
tee nt'her house when she and her husband
C,Mrsl.lllMnlnprop Yen, I suppose tlmt's
some cheap kind. I always use Oolong
myself.
Baltimore American: "Who," shouted the
Impassioned orator, "who among us has
any enuse to bo hiipplor than his neighbor
ou this glorious day of the nation's b rth? '
A mnn, with his head Imndnged and both
arms In a sling, uroso In tho rear of tho
hnll nnd exclaimed:
"Tho doctors!"
A JIKMOIIV,
Minneapolis Journal.
Tho sun, that morning cold and gray,
Oot up soon nftcr break of day.
And tried somo warmth to scuttcr o er
Tho frozen inndscape, drear and hoar,
But got discouraged, p. d. i..
And hid Itself from, mortal view.
Nor did tt show ngaln Its fnce.
Until tho day hud run Its race.
But hours beforo thnt sun arose.
My father loudly called to hts
inviting him to don his clothes
And got down stnlrs and "tend to 1)1..
Ho I arose, but not with glee,
Hv lev irarments on I drew.
And hollgh my, flesh with co was blue.
I hurried down tho creaking stnlr,
Hat down upon nn leu-cold olw r
And wrestled gamely with a pair
Of Loots hnrd frozen as n rock:
But. after many a stump and knock,
1 got them on; then through tho snow
I took my way toward the barn,
Tho meanwhile saying, rather low,
Words moro umphatlo fur than "darn!"
From sloop I roused iny shivering pup,
That lay upon hi bed of straw;
Tho horses stood all doubled up,
Too cohl to even give one neigh,
Kxpiesslvo of his wish for hay;
The cattlo all were rnst asleep;
Bo wero the nilves, tho colts, tho sheop,
But they we,-o routed out and fed;
Thoy ato, then went agnln to bed.
This dom. I struggled through tho night
Back to tho houso, with trost bedlght,
And brenkfnst ate by candlelight.
All day tho north wind loudly blew,
All day my iuthr'a whiskers flew
This way und thnt, ns o'er them passed
Tho woolly, whirling, wintry blast.
All day th nlr was tilled with mow,
Tho mercury stood nineteen below,
Yot father took it In his hend
To hitch tho horses to the sled
And set rut for tho old mill pond.
Where, till 'twas dark, nnd sorno beyond,
Although I murmured once or twice,
Wo passed tho day In cutting Ice.
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