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I'AHTIHS M:AVI.0 lOll MJ.MMElt
I'lirtlea lunrliiK the city fur
lir siiiiinicr niiij- linvr The lice
sent thrtu rt'Kutnrly liy
notlf yliiK The lice Ilunliict
olllce. In permit or by mnll.
The uildrcsn vrltl lie cliuiiKcd
un often iim ilexlri-d.
Secretary Wilson lins
tho corn.
acknowledged
Tho Imttlo of tho stool workers Is now
on In deadly earnest.
Tho finndunulors of San Francisco
hnvc struck nnd tho San Francisco
santlbaKKcrs aro getting ready to strike.
Tho laud lottery wheels have censed
revolving, but their stoppage has not
thrown u single mechanic out of em
ployment. Despite alt tho talk about emperors
nnd linperlullsin the capital of tho na
tion Is still down on tho map at Wash
ington and not at Cauton,
A steel strike ought naturally to offer
more resistance to solution than a stiflke
In some industry concerned with more
brittle or pliable material.
Secretary Wilson Is Improving and In
time tho full light may dawn upon him.
In his latest Interview he found time
to say something slightly favorable to
Nebraska.
The Illinois supreme court has de
cided It Is lawful to doctor grain pro
vided the subject belongs to the doc
tor. No state certlllcate Is needed by
the practitioner.
Montana sheriffs have taken to shoot
ing horse thieves on sight. If the
practice becomes general It will have
a tendency to discourage a long estab
lished Industry of that state.
llin Hill Is said to bo coming to Ne
oraska. Anyone with any old railroads
lying around loose should chain them
down If he does not want them absorbed
Into the community of Interests.
This may be an off year, but It does
not relieve-Iowa democrats of the ne
cessity of resorting to tho draft to
secure victims for slaughter as demo
cratlc nominees for tho statu otlices.
If .Maryland democrats have to choose
between keeping tho negro vote and
'putting Gorman back Into tho senate.
they will probably think discretion tho
better part of valor and take to tho
woods.
Tho Yankee Is not the only Inventive '
genius In this country. Tho people of
Tampa Invented a method of settling a
strike which beats the Injunction two
to ono when they kidnaped the strike
leaders.
Charles A. Towne was recently re
ferred to as tho so-called silver repub
lican party. In Nebraska he would
have to press the sheriff and posse into
service to locato enough of the remains
to hold an Inquest over.
General von Wnlderseo received a kiss
from his emperor on returning from
China. If that Is to be the extent of
his reward the general will lose out
on his trip, for several who remained
at home aro numerous kisses ahead at
this writing.
Oklahoma Is by all odds the most
promising dependency to which law
yers can emigrate. Tho land-grabbers'
contest, which wits begun within an
hour after tho lottery wheel had ceased
revolving, will afford lucrative employ
ment for thousands of lawyers.
Tho South Dakota maximum rate law
has boon kuookod out by the court on
tho ground that tho rates prescribed
aro unreasonable. Tho railroad mana
gers might try their hand at establish
ing a maximum rate, Just to seo If they
could tlx It whero tho courts would ul
low It to stand. .
HCIEXTtrlV RAlSMAh'lXl),
The recent abortive attempt In tlm
suburbs of Lincoln to produce a rainfall
by the bombardment of tho skies does
not seem to have convinced tho believ
ers In artificial ralninaklug. Instead of
divining tho true cause of tho failure
they ascribe the refusal of tho skies to
shed tears to a lack of siilllclent con
cussion of the air by reason of the
abrupt stoppage of the firing of the mor
tars. One of those deluded believers In
sclentlllc ralninaklug declares In a let
ter to an Omaha dally:
"I believe sooner or later It will be
demonstrated as a fact that man can
assist nature In her ralnmaklng opera
tions. As an evidence of tho truth of
the theory advanced by .Mr. Wright I
would like to state that one of tho wet
test countle In Kngluiitl, according to
the government reports, Is the county
of Hampshire and the remarkable fact
about this Is that It Is a great military
and naval county. In the northern part
It has the great Aldershot military camp
and In tho southern the ports of ties
port and Portsmouth and lying oil' this
rendezvous of the war vessels Is the
naval station of Splthead. Cannon tir
ing at botli ends of the county Is of fre
quent occurrence and can be heard by
those living midway between the sta
tions. This being a county with one of
the heaviest ralufalls In England would
Indicate that there Is something more
than powder and smoke In Mr. Wright's
theory."
That there Is something more than
powder and smoke In the air In that part
of (Jreat Hrltuln Is cheerfully conceded.
The thing that Is In tho air Is a mixture
of hydrogen and oxygen evaporated by
natural process from the sens which
wash the shores of Hampshire county.
The phenomena of a rainfall after a
heavy bombardment in localities where
tho air Is charged with tho component
parts of water are not uncommon, but
the sclentlllc rainmakers ought to know
that you cannot create something out of
nothing. There must be moisture In the
atmosphere before there can bo a rain
fall. A groat battle In the Arabian
desert would not bring down rain any
more than would the shooting of sky
rockets In the Arizona desert.
At certain seasons of tho year tho
bombardment of the skies would bu
productive of rain in Nebraska, but wo
feel sure that It would be more produc
tive of rain In Alaska, where the air In
the summer season Is surcharged with
moisture.
The failure of the sclentlllc rainmak
ers In Nebraska Is simply due to nat
ural causes and no amouut of powder
exploded under then existing conditions
would have produced even a fall of gen
tle dew.
I'ROISI.EMS IX LIFE LSUR ASCII,
Tho colossal proportions which the life
Insurance business has assumed not only
In this country but all the world over
and the vast number of persons con
cerned in tho protection of their fam
ilies from depeiideucc and want bus
naturally created a universal Interest
In the methods pursued by life Insur
ance corporations and tho advantages
offered to policy holders by the various
life Insurance systems.
It Is undeniable that the leading In
surance companies hnve Inspired
prejudice by their extravagance In the
matter of high-salaried otliclals, high
commissions to agents nnd palatial
buildings, which aro presumed to ac
count for the high premiums exacted
from their policy holders. Hut these
defects aro moro than offset by the
stability of those concerns and the
absolute guaranty afforded to tho In
sured that the obligations assumed will
bo promptly and fully redeemed.
When It Is borne In mind that tho
managers of the great Insurance com
panion aro entrusted with the safe
keeping and Investment of hundreds
of millions, It must bo realized that the
percentage of the princely salaries and
heavy commissions paid by them Is an
Inllnlteslmal percentage of the business
transacted and that the burden must
necessarily fall very lightly on each
Individual policy holder.
This view Is combated by tho ad
vocates of acsoclatlon Insurance, who
underwrite tho great mass of the In
dustrial army of Aimf.-lcu. Their con
tention Is that the premiums exacted
by tho standard companies aro out
rageously exorbitant. They Insist that
tho mortality tables, which form the
basis of life Insurance rates, aro Inaccu
rate and contend that the average dura
tion of life has been materially ex
tended, and, that, therefore, the risk
has been correspondingly reduced.
This point of view Is discussed by an
eminent authority on life Insurance In
the last Issue of tho New York Inde
pendent, who says:
lu the nature of the case there aro only
threo possible ways by which the cost of in
surance can ever bo lowered, comparatively
speaking. It one combination of lnaurod
men ever surpass any other combination, it
must be because they either (1) live longer,
as an nverogo, and thus collect moro pre
miums and havo longor use of those premi
ums; or becauso (2) they aro able to realize
higher rate of Interest; or (3) becauso
they mnnago with a lower rato of expense.
Neither human Ingenuity nor any twisting
of words can clinugn this nature of tho
case. Why does lite insurance cost bo much?
Just becauso to pay Homebody a thousand
dollars Involves getting a thousand dollars
out of somebody that Is the simple, yet
Immovable reason. Tho meaning Is that the
coat of Insurance Is the constant mortality
drain; that Insured persons aro dying dally
and that for the claim of each one the full
sum, dollar for dollar, has to bo raised
almost always In part, and sometimes
wholly, frcm others. It comes down to this:
Life Insurance cost Is mortality cost. This
fact t Inexorable. It cannot be altored. It
can bo evaded for a little while, but It will
have Its day of reckoning.
In discussing fraternal lusurance tho
writer also calls attention to the fact
that prior to .lune 20, 1807, fraternal
associations were entirely exempt In
Missouri from state supervision and
from tho operation of any Insurance
laws; they were let alono completely.
At that date a lnw went Into effect
which provided for their supervision,
but did llttlo to furnish any guaranty
ox solvency anil responsibility; no
standard was set up as to these assocl
ntlous and llttlo discretion was granted
In dealing oQlclally with tbem. Durln
THE OMAHA DAILY UEui: SUNDAY,
twelve years preceding the above dato
,'!l(! Mich concerns had been organized
and Incorporated In Missouri, but of
this large number less than Ufty were
In existence In lts'.l". Since 1S97, also,
thirty-two of the Ufty, besides n num
ber of outside associations operating in
Missouri, have for various reasons gone
out of existence or ceased to do busi
ness In the state.
These statements are from the recent
annual report of Commissioner Orear,
who adds the remark that "It Is a
melancholy retlectlou that with the de
mise of each of them there also died the
last hope of many men to provide for
their families when they were no
longer here to earn a living for them."
Tho experience of .Missouri differs in
no respect from that of every other
section of the country. Itlgltl state
supervision of Insurance companies,
whether corporate or fraternal, Is the
only safeguard for people who have
stinted themselves by frugal living and
have Invested their hard-earned savings
In life Insurance In the hope of protect
ing their families from destitution.
nit: LAiri'Mi axu hi a corforatiox.
That eminently successful lawyer
and hardly less successful, politician,
Charles A. Towne, lesponds lu a maga
zine article to an Inquiry as to the
law being the land of promise for
young men by saying: "Although a law
yer myself, I do not advise a young
man to rush blindly Into the study
and practice of law, for the present sup
ply Is greater than the demand." Ac
cording to tho same authority the de
mand for lawyers lias been lessened
by the present scheme of consolidating
business Intel ests, because one corpora
tion lawyer supplants many lawyers
who in the past were assured of In
comes from numerous small concerns.
Commercial law, we are told, being
more remunerative than forensic law,
lias attracted tho groat lights of the
bar. Corporation law, of course, pays
more. A man In general practice Is
fortuuato If ho cau earn $13,000, while
a corporation lawyer's iiieoulo ranges
from $2.",000 to $100,000. llaslng bis
conclusions upon these observations,
Mr. Towne remarks:
I do not wish to discourage, but rather
to caution, when I advise young men to
pause ut the threshold of the profes
sions before decldlug on law. To those
who are determined, 1 advise commercial,
or corporation law. Those who follow
It will be endowed with more of this
world's goods than tho old-tlnio prac
titioner. After graduation ono should en
ter the law otlices of a corporation and
work his way up.
If this advice Is generally followed
the time will soon come, If It is not al
ready here, when every lawyer of high,
and, perhaps, of even mediocre ability,
will bo retained or subsidized by the
great corporations and the people who
lu the past have accepted lawyers as
their leaders will have to look for guid
ance to other classes. It Is unfortunate,
but too true, that the monetary stand
ard Is being applied to the profession
of law by the great majority of Its
members, who prefer to tempt rather
than to resist tho blandishments that
go with corporation employment. If
the lawyers were content to servo the
corporations In the line of their pro
fession, with advice relating to legal
questions and personal attention to
their litigation, no ono would have
reason to tlnd serious fault. Hut when
corporation employment Is simply the
mask for lawyers In public olllce to
betray tho Interests of the people for
those of their corporate masters the law
Is degraded and disgraced. The trou
ble Is that lawyers will not distinguish
between public and private service, but
frequently accept retainers from cor
porate clients, which taken by a lay
man In the same position would be
promptly denounced as bribe-giving,
What tho people should resort to to
protect their own Interests from this
menuco Is a question that will soon
require careful study. Publicity Is til
ways a good remedy for public abuses
and It may bo advisable to require every
corporation, under severe penalties, to
make public the names of attorneys
employed In Its service, not only with
regular salaries or special retainers,
but also with valuablo considerations
In the shape of free passes or free ac
commodations of every kind. With a full
knowledge of all the corporate strings
attached to the lawyer, the people
would be In better position to
whether It Is safe to repose a
trust lu htm.
know
public
THE CASH OF ADMIRAL EVANS.
The demand made upon tho Navy do
partmont by former United States Son
ator William E. Chandler, that Hear
Admiral Evans should bo called to no
count for language In his recently pub
lished book In criticism of Mr. Chandler
when ho was secretary of the navy in
tho Arthur administration, has resulted
In the department reprimanding the nil
miral. This action will doubtless bo
satisfactory to Mr. Chandler and It will
certainly be very generally approved, at
least by public opinion, whatever may
be thought of It In naval circles.
The matter had created no llttlo In
terest In Washington, the criticism by
Admiral Evans of Mr. Chandler as sec
retary of the navy being of a character
to Justify thu Indignation and resent
ment manifested by himself and his
friends. It was urged by some of the
friends of Mr. Chandler, who is now at
the head of tho Spanish claims commis
sion, that he should demand a court
martial, but ho was satlstled to simply
submit tho matter to the secretary of
thu navy and leave to that olllelal to de
termine what should be done. This was
tho Judicious course and tho reprimand
will bo sufficiently effective as a discip
linary expedient.
It is trim that the criticism was not
made until Hfteen years after Mr.
Chandler was secretary of the navy, but
It was very properly held that If tol
erated It would bo prejudicial to good
order and discipline lu the navy, that
Evans had made a precedent which, for
the good of tho service and tho honor
of the department, could not bo over
looked. Hear Admiral Evans Is one of
the best known of our naval officers,
with a record for excellent service. Mr.
C'linndlpr was an able secretary of the
navy, to whom Is due no little of the
credit for tho building up of the navy.
The reputation of neither will bo seri
ously Impaired by this circumstance.
DEVELOVIM1 THE SAW.
A good deal of attention has been
given to au article by Commander Mur
dock of the navy, lu which ho urges
that the United States must have more
lighting ships. He says that our navy
will probably be strong enough In UNO
to enable the foreign policy of our gov
ernment to be carried Into effect, but
not In 1008, unless further Increased.
Commander Murdock thinks that the
United States should drop tho old Idea
that the sea separates us from other
powers. It brings us into contact with
them. This International highway, he
declares, while nominally free to all, Is
lu reality reserved to the strongest and
the question of strength Is purely naval.
Ho points out that our navy, which
formerly had to protect our coasts from
naval attack, Is now charged with the
vastly more dlillcult task of keeping
open the communication between Iso
lated areas of American territory. Hav
ing acquired remote possessions, we
must have a navy adequate to their pro
tection as well as to homo defense and
this will compel us to keep pace lu naval
development with the maritime powers
of Europe, except Great Hrltaln, with
which country, In the opinion of Com
mander Murdock, the United States has
fought Its last light. He believes, with
many other naval olllcers, that the na
tion which this country will next light
is Germany, this opinion being founded
upon reported Gorman colonization
schemes lu South America having in
view the establishment uf the power of
the German government lu that quarter
of the world, lu disregard of the Monroe
doctrine. It Is possible that at some
future time the United States will have
war with Germany and of course It
would be on the sea, but there is very
llttlo reason to apprehend that It will
come from any attempt on the part of
Germany to contravene the Monroe doc
tilius by seizing South American terri
tory. As to further Increasing our sea
power there are probably few who will
question its expediency. Wo cannot
safely, lu this respect, fall behind those
powers whose need of a largo navy Is
no greater than Is that of tho United
States. We shall be strong enough on
the sea four years hence, as Com
mander Murdock says( to enable the
foreign policy of tho government to bo
carried Into effect, but If we should halt
there lu naval Increase wo would In a
few years occupy an Inferior position
on the sen to those continental powers
of Europe, particularly Germany ami
France, which are engaged In building
up formidable navies. We now havo a
navy that assures security and com
mands respect ami this position must bo
maintained.
dasgeus of trade rivalry.
The great and growing trade rivalry
between tho leading commercial nations
Is, In the opinion of many thoughtful
men, pregnant with danger to the
world's peace. The struggle for mar
kets and for commercial advantages has
never before been so vigorous and In
tense and It Is producing a most aggres
sive activity that threatens tariff wars
and reprisals, out of which may como
soouer or later graver conflicts. It Is
apparent that questions of trade nnt
tariff will dominate the future politics
of the world. A most Instructive object
lesson Is the far-reaching effects of Ger
many's announcement of a high tariff
on foodstuffs. This policy, if adopted,
cau hardly fall to bring on a tariff war
between Germany and other European
countries, particularly Itusshi and Aus
tria. It Is already freely declared by
Austrian newspapers that such will be
tho result nnd strong Intimations have
come from Russia of reprisals If tho
proposed German tariff schedules on ag
ricultural products shall bo adopted.
A leading Loudon Journal, discussing
the new and serious danger Involved In
trade rivalry, says that nations have
become suspicious of each other and
that each Is angry when It sees another
gain anything. "Each thinks Itself In
jured when another Is enriched and
what Is worst of all each believes lu Its
heart that every other Is plotting as
tutely aud carefully to deprive all rivals
of that which they possess. Tho now
hunger for new comforts, the now
knowledge of the external world and
the riches It contains unite with new
freedom and rapidity of Intercommuni
cation to produce hatred of rivals at
least as strong us thu ancient hatred of
races or religions. Great nations are
ready to light to the death for trans
marine acquisitions, for privileges of
trading and above all for profitable
monopolies. Governments aro forced to
interfere, usually with menace, to so
cure concessions for their subjects."
It points out that while governments
are tranquil, peoples hate each other to
a point at which the mulntenanco of
peace becomes dally a more dlillcult per
formauce and the spirit Infects till conn
tries alike. Even Great Hrltaln, says
this English paper, has this feeling aud
It declares that if it cannot bo allayed
there will In the end bu war, and war
In Europe or with America, which Is
now fully Included in the circles of
Jealousy. That this spirit will not bo
allayed may bo conlldently ulllrmod.
On tho contrary It Is likely to become
more bitter and Intense. Whether for
guod or ill, trade rivalry among the na
tions will become more aggressive. This
Is peculiarly tho ago of Industrial ami
commercial development. All the forces
that make for trade expansion aro being
employed to the fullest extent. Now
conditions have come about and vast ag
gregations of capital aro now able to
curry on it very much stronger light for
trade than could bo done under former
conditions. The leading Industrial na
tions produce far more than their own
people require and they must Und other
markets or see their llnanclal and com
mercial power decline.
That In tho struggle for trade, with
Its threatened tariff wars and reprisals,
there Is Involved danger to the world's
AUGUST 11, 1901.
peace, Is not to be doubted, yet there
Is reason to bfllevo that the danger Is
not Imminent. At all events, It Is cer
tain that "commercial greed" will con
tinue to vigorously assert Itself, quite
heedless of whatever dangers may
threaten.
.lust now, when ono of the greatest If
not the greatest strike In the history
of the manufacturing Industry In this
country Is on lu earnest, It Is Incumbent
upon the public to be moderate In dis
cussing the questions Involved. The
Interests Involved are so vast and affect
all portions of the country to so great
au extent that Intemperate remarks are
likely to embitter the contestants and
leave scars which years will nut
efface. It Is time for those who are
not directly Involved to keep cool and
for participants to keep as cool as they
cau.
.lames It. Woods, the man who was
so lacking In gallantry that he sought
by shari) practice to shut a woman who
drew claim No. 2 In the land lottery out
of the choice land, is having plenty of
trouble. Already four contests have
been Hied and he stands a good pros
pect of meeting the fate of the greedy,
dog lu the fable. Should this prove the
case the sympathy vhloh lie will re
ceive Is not likely to overwhelm him.
Iowa state banks and savings Institu
tions have on deposit upwards of !?111.
000,000, which Is equal to i?2U for each
person residing lu that state. A much
larger deposit Is held by the Iowa
national banks. The bulk of this un
invested surplus belongs to the Iowa
farmers and offers Indisputable evi
dence of the fact that farming pays well
in the Hawkoye state.
According to the hist olllelal state
ment more gold Is lu the treasury of
the United States today than ever be
fore lu the history of the country.
This notwithstanding the late hob
goblins about the conspiracy of the
money power to make gold scarce and
dear. The endless chain, loo, that
used to threaten the gold reserve has
gone out of business.
The steel workers' strike Is already
exertlug a far-reaching Iniluence. It Is
reported that the construction of a
number of fireproof buildings, Including
tho Carnegie library building at St.
Joseph, has been abandoned for the
season owing to the lack of structural
steel beams that were contracted for
In tho Steel trust mills.
The South Dakota maximum rate law
Is pronounced unconstitutional by the
federal court, at least for the present,
but when In the dim and very distant
future the railroads can stand the cut
without decreasing their dividends, the
South Dakota legislature may try Its
hand agalu.
A l'itelifork Amendment.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Senator Tillman might Increase his fame
by proposing a lynching amendment to tho
constitution.
One by One tlie Idols Full,
Indianapolis News.
By tho tlmo It Is all over, at tho present
pace, there will not be a slnglo hero of
tho lato war left on his pedestal.
Hut Air Fined In Action.
Louisville Courier-Journal.
A British expert testifies to hearing
heavy gun discharges 140 miles away. This
Is very tame testimony compared with
wtat could be given by almost any Mole
St. Nicholas export.
A Few Knrnm I, eft.
Boston Transcript.
Unclu Sam has no moro lands to dis
pose of lu a lump at present, but thero
aro a few acres left for those who are
willing to endure tho usual hardships of
llf j under the homestead laws.
Write Your Own lllNtory.
Boston Herald.
Hear Admiral Schley sees by this time,
no doubt, the mistake ho made In not emu
latlng the example, of Mr. Hoosevclt and
writing his own history of Cuban naval
affairs. Thon ho could have said about
himself Just the thlngg other thoughtless
authors are so likely to forget.
TleUlliiK the Ynnlicc Terror.
nrooklyn Eagle.
Russia Iim given gold mining concessions
to Americans. Tho terrlblo Yankee. Is more
feared abroad than the yellow terror. But
In this new Industry he Is merely rcmov
lng the root of evil to a country where the
people know It when they seo It, and are
not liable to bo poisoned by It,
Tip for Nic-ulnllt e HuiiUei-N.
Washington Post.
An Indiana bank official who tried
to
place money in tho vaults of tho lnstltu
tion by speculating In tho stock market
nnd who was sentenced to a term of ten
years in prison has boon pardoned. This
ought to bo very encouraging to thosu
bankers who arc disposed to speculate.
Where Trouble llrctv It on il 1 1 j'.
Sprlngllcld Republican.
The fact that most of the 10,000 British
troops to bo wlthdrnwn from South Africa
arc to bo sent to India leads some to tho
conclusion that the government scents
trouble either with tho araccr of Afghanis
tan or with tho natlvo population. The
situation in South Africa docs not warrant
the withdrawal of so large a force, oven of
unmounted men, unless a crisis Ib threat
ened south of tho Himalayas.
I'unlieil I i Another Notch.
Indianapolis News.
Tho Coal trust has ralsod tho price of
coal another 10 cents a ton. This makes
tho fifth In a scries of six monthly ad
vances. It is said that the sixth advance,
on September 1, will probably bo 25 cents,
making the price, 75 conts a ton higher
than In April of last year, when the trust
wns formed. The extra profit squeeicd
out ot the whole country will bo about
J34.OO0.O00. What aro you going to do
about it?
Ilxleut of the I'ulillu Doiiinln,
Detroit Frco Prehs.
On transparencies nnd banners carried
In Lincoln processions during thn presi
dential cam pals; n of 1SC0 frequently ap
peared the words, "Uncle Sam la Rich
Knnugh to Give Ub All a Farm," and not
withstanding tho fact that ho tins since
been giving nwny millions of acres an
nually, there nre yet In his possession
1,100.000.1)00 acres of surveyed public lands
In the country, exclusive of Alaska. Of
courke, much of this Is Inferior land, but
your Uncle Samuel's good farms are not
yet 11 slven away, not by a Ions shot!
A.itnitHWN i.miuiuns.
Tnslr .for ttooln lor Inul rtietlim mul
KiiU'rtnliiiueiil.
Baltlmoro American,
From several sources conies n mass of
most Interesting Information relative to
America's libraries, It shows conclusively
that tho American people are turning more
nnd more to hooks for Instruction aud en
tertainment. In fact, the growth of the li
braries of the country Is much more rapid
than that of the population, nnd the day Is
not far distant. If It has not already arrived,
when wo will lead the world In our devotion
to books. To have the distinction of being
the most "bookish" of nil modern peoples
would be (pilte n revelation, considering
that foreigners credit us with having no
thoughts save of the almighty dollar.
The United States bureau of education
has Just Issued a voluminous report on the
subject of public libraries In this country.1
From this report It appears that thero aro!
o,M3 of these libraries containing more than
l.ooa volumes fnch, 3.S7S having 300 vol -1
tunes and over but less than 1,000, while
unnumbered thousands have fewer than 300
volumes each. The total number of vol
umes lu all of these public libraries havlni; '
more thon 300 volumes each Is 46,610,509, or
fifty-uluo books for every 100 population.
Since lS!ti the gain has been: In libraries,
,077; volumes. 12,014,2,"1; number of vol
umes to the 100 population, 12. Lnst year
3.1SS of the 9,201 public libraries circulat
ing and reference Ifsttcd more than CS.000,-
0C0 volumes.
From another souroo comes the informa
tion that In the last twelvo months 405 sep-
nrato gifts, aggregating $10,130,220 were
made to public libraries, as against 43S
ElfH In the two preceding years of an ag
gregate value of J10.f00.000. In nddltlon.
the library benefactions during the year In
cluded 114.442 olutncs ami 2n.SV pam
phlets. The munificence of Mr. Carnegie In
endowing libraries has undoubtedly stimu
lated public spirit all over the country, nnd
It se ni3 certain that our libraries are en
tering upon an era of nlmost undreamed
of prosperity. They are constantly coming
Into greater prominence; their value as ed
ucational adjuncts and centers of good
moral influence Is so liu nntestable nnd their
popularity increasing nt such n rate that
they glvo ptomlfe of soon becoming one of
the most noteworthy features of our na
tional life. So long ns wo encourage our li
braries nnd foster the goodly habit of read
ing we, ns a people, aro not likely to go
wrong In other directions.
l'KitsoN.w. ami otiihhyvim:.
Admissions to tho 1'nn-Amerlcan passed
tho 3.000,000 notch last Tuesday, and Buf
falo Is hopefully looking up.
Parnmount Blount of Georgia, Cleveland
Hawaiian commissioner, Is wrestling with
the grim shadow nt his home near Macon.
The cracks In the walls of St. Paul's
suggests that Macaulay's New Zcalandcr
should get a move on If he moans business.
Now that the heat has subsided every
body nnd their relatives realize tho ab
surdity of expecting history from a $2. IS
author.
By a smooth turn of the court3 of New
York tho creditors of Countess Cnstellane
managed to reduce tho Could surplus by
$1.0,000.
Bandmaster Bellstedt is doing the audi
torium act in Denver with characteristic
skill. What Is morn to the point, it tlcl;Ic3
Denver and crowds tho tent.
Tho era of pence seems to bo dawning
In tho Bluegrass state. Thirty Kentuck
lanB recently exchanged 100 shots without
giving a doctor or a coroner n Job.
Notwithstanding tho great output of gold
bricks at San Francisco, It Is doubtful If
they get Into general circulation. Tho
real article Is au much of n hoodoo as tho
bogus.
Chicago Is promised a beer war, which
menns two shupcrs for a nickel. Such n
move Is perilously near philanthropy. It
would dispose of tho necessity of boiling
tho water.
Many preconceived notions are being
ruthlessly destroyed nowadays. Smallpox,
hitherto regarded as a winter disease, Is
doing a lively midsummer business in New
York and Philadelphia.
Carnation Lawson's olfer of $100,000 to th?
crew of tho yacht Independence us a prize
for winning ono of tho trial races did no
good. The crew could not "raise the wind,"
unutlcally or otherwise.
Denis J. Swcnle, tho retired chief of tho
Chicago fire department, was presented by
his former associates with a handsome
diamond medal. Four hundred men nnd
women attendod tho presentation ccromo
ntcs. Tho sale of liquor has boon prohibited
among the Moros of Sulu. For the pres
ent tho clouted warriors must bo content
with the exhilarating natlvo beno. In duo
tlmo, however, the advance agent of west
ern civilization, kegged or bottled, will
como In and do 'cm to a finish.
Washington mnll carriers havo shed the
ornate shirtwaists authorized by tho au
thorities nnd donned their cnBtoff coats.
Thero was no fault found with tho shirt
waist by tho wearers. But tho rudo Jests
and Jeers of the small boy penotrated Hie
male cuticle and then tho mall reform
saw Its finish.
Liberty as a promoter of robust health 3
exemplified In tho enso of tho Vermont
banker who looted tho Institution of which
ho was president to tho extent of $147,000.
He was "sent up" for seven yenrs. A year
In tho "pen" wrecked his constitution unl
friendly intercession Induced the authorities
to let him go homo to dlo In the bosom i,f
his family. Then a mlraclo was wrought.
His looted health begun to mend nnd in
less than n. month he was able to Join n
hunting party In tho Adlrondaeks.
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Yon pick now of any of the i-eiilar values ut
25 per cent discount.
A snlentliil time to select a suit at little cost for
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tures' prices-
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llliAVr.s I'HOJI HAM'S IIOHJi.
A little asslstnnec Is worth a lot of ad
vice. The best praise of the sermon Is Its prac
tice. Oratltudo doublet the gift and halves tho
debt.
Dolling nngcr scalds nobody's fingers but
our own.
The spoils of avarice build the tomb of
nil the virtues.
You cannot build a house without spoil
ing a brickyard.
Much of the sting of ltfo comes from
our smart sayings.
The grave closes the gate of grief and
opens that of jlory.
(lod's songsters sing In the bare tree at
well ns In the green.
A slippery character will not Insure you
against friction la life.
All agree that it Is more blessed to glvo
than it Is to receive advice.
MK't l.Alt SHOTS AT Til 13 l'l'MMT.
I Daltlmoro Atncrlcnn; Chicago has a new
church which proclaims that Its only croed
Is Justice. Its disciples, however, will
realize the strenuous life If thoy try to
llvo up to this simple profession of faith.
I Mllwnt'keo Sentinel: Dean Campbell Fair
of Trinity Cathedral, Omaha, Is a good man,
but has no social tnct whatever. WhlU
1 conducting services In the Jail thero be
i gavu out tho hymn, "Tho dying thief re
joiced," etc., and narrowly escaped rough
I usage at the hands of his sensitive congre
gation.
lltooklyn Kagle: The small attendance at
l'rotustnnt ehurchcB In this city during tbo
summer Is ascribed to tho national pros
perity, which allows people to take long
vacations In woods where thero are no
churches. A proposition to send tnu
sionarles now in China to the Adirondack
is in order.
Detroit Free I'ress: A C.alcsburg (III.)
preacher declares that the hot weather la
a punishment for the sins ot tho people.
On tho other hand, an Ohio minister hn
announced that tho nverngc temperature
lu heaven would be S2fl degrees. So, tho
public la again left to figure tho matter
out for Itself.
Washington I'ost: Neither tho law, medi
cine, literature nor art presents to th
beginner half tho financial Inducements held
out by the pulpit. Tho only profession
Into which a young man may step fresh
from school, with an assurance of a com
fortable salary aud good social position, l
that of the prencher. The history of tho gf
Methodist church Is proof positive, that Its
ministers have not been Htnrved.
New York Tribune: A Huston court re
cently sent to tho house of correction an
unfortunate prisoner who was uuablu to
pay a line Imposed upon hlui because he
had been guilty of the grave offense of
rending tho bible aloud at Hcvero beach,
without llrst getting thu approval of tho
constituted authorities. Some years ago
an exhorter who Insisted upon preaching
on Iloston Common without a "permit" ,11
was put behind tho bars. New Yorkers 1
seem to bo moro tolerant In these matters
than the modern Athenians.
DOMHSTIC I'l.HASAXTHIHS.
Philadelphia Pre: To s-Shi had thn
auduclty to say mIio didn't believe th sa
were toy own teeth.
Jess Tho Ideal She knows very well you
always pay cash for everything you get.
Brooklyn Kngle: Dusnap So tho Potcrby
girls and their mother aro hero nt the b'tich
for all summer'.' Does o.d i'et.Toy comj
down.?
Bertwhlstlu (grimly) Como down? Yes,
handsomely !
Puck: Kdlth You sny old Sir. Go'r.ix
deceived Kthel dreadfully about his Hge?
tllndyH Yts; goor girl! After lh;y were
married he contested that ho was only 0),
Instead of 73.
Somcrvlllo Journnl: A girl of 17 Is very
npt to think that If she weie rich and could
do Just us she wanted to, she would havo
her breakfast In bed every mornlng-und
not so early In tho morning, cither!
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Maud felt nw
fully cut up ubout her wedding ptesunts."
"What was tho trouble?"
"Why, iOie didn't get a single duplicate,
und to there was nothing sho could
change.
Brooklyn Life: "They miv her husband
treats her wor.'e than ever."
"What has he done now?"
"Why, tlie other dny, Inst-nd of glvlnic
her the money to p.iy tho bl.ls, ho pnU
them himself."
Ohio Slnte Journal: Mr. Frontpew I am
glad you belong to our church choir, my
(leur; It Is such an orderly organization.
1 never see you whispering to one another
during wrvlccs.
Mrs. Frontpew No, none of us are on
speaking termn.
Chicago Post: She met him nt the door
nil breathless with excitement.
"John." sho cried, "baby's cut n tooth."
"Pfor little fellow." lie returned cominls
cratlngly; "Is it a bad out?"
tiii; lost A.vnin,.
fi. R. ICIser la tho Record-Herald.
Sho used tr pat his clucks und call
Him beautiful and sweet;
She uued tn hover o'er his crib
And klFM lii.4 little feet!
She said he wiih an nugul
Sent to charm us here below,
Anil she marie his moth r Jealous,
living, worshiping him so!
She pats his cheeks no mom nor stroke
Ills curly, sunny hair;
She ulrks IiIh toys about, nnd oh
.She finds him i.ucli a euro!
HIn childish voice Is like a knife
That cuts her through nnd through;
She ne'er holds him to her heart
As Mice she loved to do!
The fei ling that shn had Is gone
All blotted out, somehow
She used to klfs his feet, but she's
The hoy's stepmother now.
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