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1901. M. II. HUNOATH,
Notary Public.
No boll can truly toll tliu nation's)
grief.
Political frk'iul and political foc-lioth
vie with one another In laying tributes
at his lilcr.
Tho festal spirit falls to move a people
hcnrlHlcl: with Kiief. Festal occasions
previously planueil must wait thu day of
mournlni:.
Canton will now share with Cleve
land and SpriiiKlleld the distinction of
RiiarilliiK monuments that mark the last
resting place of a martyred president.
No history of tho United States can
bo written In which William McKlnlcy
does not form the subject of one of the
most lnterestliiK and Important chap
ters. Word has at last been received from
Lieutenant Peary that he had reached
the most northern land known. Noth
ing In his letter Indicated that ho suf
fered from heat during July.
Who would have said, a few short
weeks no, when Mrs. McKlnlcy was
seized by serious illness, that the frail
wlfo would snrvfvo the robust husband?
How fallible Is human prevision.
Two Dos Moines barbers have been
nrrested on the churgo of displaying
bogus union labels, .lust what kind of
gash across a customer's chin consti
tutes the genuine brand the complaint
does not set forth.
Western railroad earnings and trallle
statements do not Indicate that the
drouth scare has materially Injured bus
iness. Tho people of tho east will prob
ably bo convinced before long that tho
west Is alt right despite their apprehen
sions. Head tho biography of William Mc
Klnlcy as an Inspiration for youthful
ambition and thu best answer to those
who contend that tho opportunity no
longer opens for the poor boy to travel
tho path from lowliness to the highest
pinnacle of success.
Russia is taking another stop toward
uuvcrsal peace by ordering the con
tructlon of live more battleships. Evi
dently tho czar has several parties In
view with whom ho desires to get oven
before ho Is ready to enter upon a per
manent peaco program.
"Pansy Blossom" Hutler, who repre
sented an Iowa district In congress at
ono time, Is crying for an opportunity
to discuss tho money question with
someone. Will some kind friend please
Inform Rutler that the money question
has been shelved for some time and they
forgot to wako him In tlmo for tho ob
sequies. The democratic candidate for gov
ernor of InNvn, Thomas "J. Phillips, is
making u still hunt and reports that ho
Is meeting with much encouragement.
After election Mr. Phillips will be sur
prised to see how many men there nro
In Iowa who have taken to heart tho
doctrine of hhrmless lies for political
purposes.
Slxto Lopez, who posed In this coun
try as tho representative of tho Filipi
nos, stopped at Honolulu on his way
homo and Indulged In some radical talk
about what ho proposed to do. Unless
be changes his mind before arrival he
la likely to find himself In deep water.
Tho authorities are not likely to allow
him to Indulge In Incendiary utterances
designed to kindle anew the fiames
.which have becu almost extinguished.
Tho lice is opposed to fakes, frauds
and shams of every variety. While
first with comprehensive and reliable
Intelligence, In all tho tlmo from the
shooting of President McIClnley to his
death, it carefully refrained from is
suing extra editions except when tho
character of the news warranted them
Above all, It declined to anticipate the
end with Imposture designed to extract
nickels from credulous ijupes. We be
Hove tho newspaper reading public pro
Xcr Tho lice's stylo of enterprise.
' RESIDENT ROOSEVELT.
Theodore Itooscvclt is president of the
United States and tho American people
will accord him tho respect due tho In
cumbent of that great olllcc. Ho suc
ceeds n president whom all tho people
esteemed for his personal qualities and
in whose wisdom and Judgment a large
majority of his countrymen had im
plicit confidence. He takes up tho vast
duties and responsibilities of his prede
cessor at a time when broad and en
lightened statesmanship, clear and
sound Judgment and the highest patri
otism are required In tho administra
tion of the government. Questions of
foreign and domestic policy, upon the
determination of which depend tho con
tinued peace, progress and prosperity of
our country, arc to be dealt with. How
will President Hoosevelt meet the great
duties devolved upon him? Is a question
which naturally presents itself to
thoughtful men.
Tho last republican national conven
tion nominated Theodore Roosevelt with
an enthusiasm never equalled in tho se
lection of a candidate for tho vice presi
dency. He did not seek the nomination.
On tho contrary he pcrslsteutly declared,
with unquestionable sincerity, that he
did not desire it. Ho was entirely
satisfied with being governor of New
York. Hut the demand for him was Ir
resistible and his nomination was most
heartily approved by republicans
throughout tho country. It was an ex
pression of party esteem and confidence
rarely shown. There is no reason why
that esteem and confidence should not
be extended to him now. There is no
reason to doubt that Theodore Roose
velt will bo found equal to tho great
and grave responsibilities which con
front him.
When Garfield died there was n gen
eral feeling of apprehension that Vice
President Arthur would give the coun
try an administration that would not
only bo disastrous to his party, but also
an injury to the country. Ho was re
garded only as a New York politician, a
mere creature of tho republican loaders
In that state, who was nominated to ap
pease tho wrath of tho "stalwarts" who
failed in the national convention of 1S80
to nominate Grant for n third term.
Arthur had held no prominent public
position and It was universally felt that
he was utterly Incapable of discharg
ing the duties of president of tho United
States. Yet Chester A. Arthur was
an excellent president. Roosevelt
has had largo experience In public af
fairs and has shown a high order of
ability In every position ho has occu
pied, notably as governor of Now York.
Ho Is a man of force nnd earnest in his
convictions, but It Is not to bo appre
hended that ho will have any policy not
approved by tho Intelligent opinion of
the country or which might antagonizes
tho representatives of his party In con
gress. President Roosevelt, wo confidently
believe, will bo found In thorough ac
cord with the policies of his predecessor
and with the declared principles of tho
republican party. His speeches during
tho last presidential campaign nnd his
recent utterances give assurance of this.
Ho Is ns desirous, It Is not to be doubted,
as auyono to maintain the honor and
dignity of the nation, to protect Its
rights nnd interests and to promote the
progress nnd prosperity of tho Amer
ican people.
Let all, then, extend to President
Roosevelt the assurance of sincere con
fidence and loyal support, so that ho
may feel that although tho hearts of the
people are heavy with sorrow at the
great loss the nation hns sustained, they
are not unmindful of their duty ns
American citizens.
CONSERVATISM OF RESPONSWILIT1'.
Nowhere does tho conservatism of
responsibility display Itself more strik
ingly than in tho Amerlcnn presidency
In all our history since tho foundation
of tho republic no matter what may
have been their dispositions or associa
tions before called o that high position,
our presidents have come to a prompt
realization of the Important duties de
volving upon them as soon ns they have
become Invested with otllclnl authority.
At least as often as once every eight
years, and usually much more often, tho
nation has called one of Its citizens
from private life or lesser public statlou
to the place of pre-eminence ns Its chief
executive In ninny cases, it is a mat
ter of common knowledge, the more
stnlrto elements of tho people have been
imbued with grave npprohenslons as to
tho probable course of the new presi
dent, but In every Instance these appre
hensions have been noticeably disap
pointed. Whether elevated to the position by
the deliberate choice ot the people
through their expression nt tho ballot
box after free discussion of the per
sonality nnd policies represented by the
opposing candidates, or summoned more
suddenly by unforeseen mishap, the
sobering power of responsibility bus
been equally effective. Not only has
tho overpowering sense of responsibility'
led ench successive" president to select as
his confidential and closo advisers tho
experienced and trusted leaders of his
party, but It has mado the president tho
most conservative attendant at tho
cabinet board and tho monitor of cau
tion, oven when urged to precipitate ac
tion. As the chief custodian of the safety
and welfare of eighty millions of people
and the guardian of public and private
property counting Into tho billions, the
president In his own consciousness of
duty realizes tho necessity of going slow
In every matter thnt might expose them
to danger or entnll unnoccssarj loss.
White no man ns chief executive of this
mighty republic can command or retain
public confidence who shows tho least
sign of cowardice or hesitation In meet
ing emergencies that require firmness
and decision, no complaint hns stood tho
test of time agnlust a president who has
insisted on pursuing tho mlddlo course
of moderation between extremists on
cither side.
The invariable experience of the nn
tlnn in the past In finding wisdom and
prudence where It Is needed affords tho
assurnnco that tho future Is equally
safe. The conservatism of respousl-
blllty is tho brake that keeps tho chariot
of progress to nn even, yet forward,
course. Although outside the constitu
tion, it Is a safeguard for tho country
nnd a reliance for tho republic suro to
weather all storms and withstand all
stress.
INSPIRATION OF YELLOW JOURNALISM.
Commenting on tho dark deed of the
assassin at ltuffnlo nnd its Inspiration,
tho Now York Independent, which
stands near tho front In tho weekly re
ligious press, hns this to say:
Dehlml theso llttlo groups of anarchists,
tho John Schwabs and tho Emma Goldmans,
behind tho 1'aterson or Chicago or Dotrolt
conspirators, stand thoso other Infamous
slanderers of the government and rulers
that make It their business ond trado to
lnflamo tho public mind. Wo refer to a
largo class of utterly Irresponsible yellow
newspapers which are constantly slander
ing, by typo and cnrlcature, our president
and other ofllclals. President McKlnlcy Is
an honest, conscientious man, who tries to
do his duty; and those who dlsllko his pol
icy ought to honor his ofllcc. But we liavo
seen, In papers which this week aro full
of his praise and of denunciations of tho
assassin, day after day, pictures which rep
resent him us an Insignificant, monkey-llko
dwarf, submissively led by an obeso, dollar
marked figure representing tho trusts or
Senator Hanna. Wo hnvo all seen thoso
pictures' and have read tho editorials that
match them. Hut they nro all of tho same
criminal chnractcr as tho speeches of Emma
Goldman. To them wa must look for tho
accursed inspiration that struck down tho
president. Tljcy aro not to bo laughed at,
not to bo taken lightly, but with indigna
tion. Wa doubt not that Senator Hanna Is
In tho same danger of assassination as was
President McKlnlcy, and if ho should bo
shot It will bo these yellow journals that
nro to blamo. Uut what caro they? The
murder of a president sells editions.
. This criticism is caustic, but who will
say thnt It Is not deserved? Tho ex
tremes to which the most hideous ex
amples of yellow Journalism have gone
In uncalled-for nnd unwarranted as
saults upon tho Into president have
often horrified right-thinking citizens.
Nowhere In the country has this lla
grant abuse of the proprieties and ma
lignant disrespect for the olllco been
carried to such lengths ns by tho viru
lent partisan yellow Journals of Omaha
and Nebraska. No invective seems to
have been too sharp, no cartoon too
grotesque, no lllngs too mean to bo np
plied by these champions of concen
trated opposition to the occupant or the
highest and most dignified olllco in the
land.
To thoso whoso memories of theso In
dignities nro fresh and who, ns they
look back upon them, regard them ns in
excusable, no amount of honeyed words
nor columns of fulsome praise nt tho
present time will servo to efface the
stain. Eulogies from pens so lately
Uowing with vilest epithets nnd blackest
slnndcr nro poor and dilatory penance.
NOT FAVORAULE TO INCORPORATION.
The suggestion recently renewed by
J. Plorpont Morgan that the next step
in tho labor movement should bo the
Incorporation of the trades unions does
not seem tb bo received with much
favor on the part of tho spokesmen for
tho lnbor organizations. Tho discussion,
however, has brought out more clearly
what the objections to Incorporations
aro from tho viewpoint of the unions,
because of which n majority of the
leading unionists of this country are
said to be emphatically opposed to the
Idea.
Tho right to hold property and to sue
In tho courts, to quote n lnbor writer,
is more than counterbalanced ns a ben
efit by the risk of being sued nnd of
losing the property in suits for damages
or In penalties imposed by court orders.
The unions have come to look upon
government by injunction as tho groat'
est menace to their growth and fear
Incorporation would place them "at the
mercy of every court In which sym
pathy or personal interest tilted the
Judge in the. slightest degree tho other
way." Another objectlo'n arises from
the fact that tho strength of tho union
lies in its ability to discipline its own
members and it is averse to subjecting
tlds power to Judicial review on appli
cation of nggrloved members who may
have come In forcible collision with tho
rules. "At best," we are further told,
"law is costly and the luboror, Individ
ually and collectively, Is too poor to In
dulge In tho luxury."
As Incorporation has always been a
voluntary act on the part of any asso
ciation of persons, nnd compulsory In
corporation has not even been proposed,
It Is plain that so long as tho labor
unions themselves, either through ap
prehension of hostile courts or other
reasons, prefer to remain In their
present legal status, no successful
effort can be made for a change. While
the law might possibly put new re
sponsibilities upon them, no labor legis
lation can or should be looked for that
Is not satisfactory to tho unions so far
as It directly affects their interests.
STEEL STRIKE SETTLED.
The business Interests of the country
will bo gratified to learn that tho strike
of tho steel workers has been se ttled
and that the men engaged In It whl re
turn to work tomorrow. At this writ
ing the terms of settlement aro not an
nounced, but that Is not a matter of
very great Importance, except perhaps
to tho Amalgamated association, which
It will probably bo-disclosed has yielded
to whatever conditions of settlement
wero required by the corporation. It Is
possible that these aro more liberal than
wero at first proposed, but It will most
likely appear that the association has
practically acknowledged defeat.
It has been apparent for the last two
weeks that the cause of tho strikers
was hopeless. They wero not only una
ble to enlist, to any great extent, public
sympathy, but even organized labor was
generally Indifferent, or at any into did
not give tho material support that tho
members of tho Amalgamated associa
tion confidently hoped for. Then thero
came u breach In the ranks of the steel
workers,, the most serious being tho de
cision last week of tho Ray View lodges
to return to work. The men in those
lodges obeyed tho order to go out, but
they wcro not sntlstled with tho course
of tho president of tho association and
sent two of their number to Pittsburg
to investigate tho situation. Tho report
of these men showed thnt President
Shaffer had not only pursued nn nrbl-
trary policy, but had misrepresented tho
conditions nnd upon this tho men de
cided to resume work. Resides there
wcro a good many desertions of steel
workers who became convinced thnt the
association could not win. Meanwhile
the corporation was steadily securing
labor for Its mills und it was only a
question of tlmo when It would obtain
all It required to put all of its mills In
full operation.
Tho movement, It is now In order to
say, was it great mistake on the part
of tho Amalgamated association. It has
been n costly experience for tho strik
ers nnd It has done no good to organized
labor, If Indeed It has not done much
harm. Fortunately there was little
lawlessness In connection with the
strike. So far as tho steel corporation
Is concerned It has shown no despotic
or oppressive disposition, but lias firmly
contended for what It believed to be
its rights. The resumption of work in
all its plants will have a good effect
upon business generally.
MRS. M'ICINLEY'S FORTITUDE.
Tho fortitude shown by Mrs. McKln
lcy during tho unspeakably trying ordeal
through which she hns passed must
deepen sympathy for her, if that bo pos
sible, in her great bereavement, nnd In
crcaso admiration of thoso qualities of
patience and resignation thnt have been
conspicuous throughout the years she
lias been an Invalid. How great Is her
sense of berenvemcnt none can realize,
how deep her grief only those may un
derstand who have lost u companion
whose boundless love and tender caro
and constant devotion made earth a
paradise. Yet she makes no show of
sorrow to tho world, ns If still heeding
tho admonition to bear up that came
from tho lips now scaled In death.
Heaven grant her strength to still bear
up under tho further trial to come, when
nil that is mortal of him she so loved
and revered shall be consigned to the
grave when she looks for tho last tlmo
upon his beloved face and realizes that
it Is gone from her forever. But It is to
he feared that tho frail body cannot
long withstand the terrible strain. Mrs.
McKlnlcy hns a place in the affection
of tho American people which few
women havo attained and with their
profound sympathy is mingled keen
solicitude.
It was ono of President McKinley's
most prominent traits that at all times
hu had the utmost faith in the peoplo
of his country. The depths to which
tho nation has been moved by his un
timely taking olt only emphasize the
fact that his faith was warranted In tho
broad sense and bring out more promi
nently tho few exceptions. Tho men
who utter disloyal sentiments in this
hour find no countenance and In tho
shadow of tho bier is the grandest ex
hibition of the absolute stability of our
Institutions.
The universal expressions of sym
pathy with tho family of tho lato presi
dent and the nation emphasize nnew
the fact that humanity is broader than
tho bounds of nations. Modern methods
of communication have brought the en
tire world Into such closo touch that
such a calamity to ono is felt by all. It
is the touch of nature which makes the
whole world kin.
Wo feel safe In asserting that no more
genuine sorrow will bo felt over tho un
timely death of President McKlnlcy
than by the more Intelligent inhabitants
of our now island possessions, who i(p
proclated the great boon of liberty
brought to them under his direction and
looked to him as the master mind In tho
solution of tho pressing problems still
upon them.
Tho Chlcugo-anarchists under nrrest
have for years preached tho doctrine of
defiance und contempt for nil law. No
sooner are their own solves In jeopardy
than they appeal to the courts lor u
writ of habeas corpus thu cherished
corner stone of tho bill of rights under
tho law. It is not a theory but a con
dition which confronts them nt present.
Gnlcty of it Gentleman.
Indianapolis News.
General Kltchenor speaks about "bag
ging" Boers. This Is no unfeeling anarchist
that Is talking; It Is a general of tho re
fined, cultivated and Christian nation of
England.
1'oHKllily the IllKtat Remedy.
Pittsburg Chronicle
Wu Tlngfang says that President Mc
Kinley's assassin deserves tho llng-chl.
Without any unnecessary Investigation 'as
to what tho llng-chl Is, wo aro Inclined to
bollevo that Minister Wu Is-lght.
SuuietliliiK Mr; TIiiiii n Theory.
Ponton Transcript.
Tho Insurance, actuaries huvo becomo con
vinced that peoplo live longer than they
used to Uvo, and it Is expected that rnillcnl
changes In premium rates will soon bo
made. When the Insurance companies
ngreo that human life is lengthening, war
ranting a reduction In rates, It may bo
regarded as something moro than theory;
it is tho direct outcome ot experience, and
right In the lino ot business.
Ill.xlllCNII C'ltllNCN Sentiment.
Ualtlmoro Amorloin.
This Is truly u sadly utilitarian ago, nnd
romance has but a poor showing. In splto
of tho government's missionary work In
Cupid's behalf, tho teachers sent nut to
Manila aro not satisfied without commls
sary privileges. Wbllo assisting two hearts
to beat as ono tho government has not sue
cecded in preventing tho heads associated
In business partnership with theso hearts
from keeping an cyo on tho main point.
Si-lint Crop of Dluuinmla.
New York Tribune.
Tho embattled farmors of tho veldt havo
so obstructed tho operations of tho diamond
mines of tho Darkost Continent that cut
ters of gems in Antworp and Amsterdam
aro In dlro distress and ward bosses In
American cities' havo discarded tho wearing
of low-necked waistcoats, Tho corn crop,
the potato crop ond tho applo crop are
short In more than ono stato of the union,
and several oountrlcs In Europo aro dls
turned, over tho outlook for thotr harvests.
Now, It tho diamond crop is scanty this sen
son tho prophets ot ovll who havo been pre
dicting hard timet) and general unhapplnoss
will tako great comfort in their croaklngs.
McKinley
(The famous poem of Cardinal Newman was a favorite with President Mc
Klnlcy. Its noble, heavenly sentiment s Inspired the lines 'following, a copy
of which, printed on white satin, was s ent by the author to President and Mrs.
McKlnlcy last Thursday, before his dent h.)
"Loud, kindly Light," upon hi path today
As Thou want ever wont to leiid him onj
Whether it be unto his heavenly home,
Or to his earthly duties, lead Thou him.
For ever lirst within his patient thought
Were "home'' and "duty;" neither beckoning fame.
Nor thrusting arm of mighty circumstance
Could swerve him from the straight and narrow wav
Whereon he set his steps in earliest youth.
"Lead, kindly Light," with brighter glowing gleam
The man whoever walked within thy ray,
Whether the darkling road of war be trod,
Or llowcry paths of plenty and of peace.
Stern foe he was to wrong, yet, when subdued,
l'rone error grasped his knees, ho her forgave
All gently, pointing her the upward way.
Hut peace was e'er his chosen consort; she
Strewed snow-white blossoms on their common
And garlanded his brows with golden grain.
"Lead, kindly Light," with him his gentle wife
Who is to him the type of Pence and Home ,
And loving Duty. J .end them, hand in hand,
To rest-eternal, where awaits for them
Transcendent Love from earthly passion grown,
Yet free from earthly alloy, which entwines
A triune crown of jeweled purity.
The loves of Home, of Country and of God,
And in whose midst a burning star is sot,
Tho beacon light of Duty. With its beam
Not him alone, nor her, but all of us.
Lead, kindly Light; lead Thou tho Nation home.
New York City, September 12, 901.
Copyright, 1001, by the author.
nPAVAnnixn mishit.
Ilcxrrvril Tribute to tlir tlenliin nt nn
n in n lilt .At u ii.
Chicago Chronicle.
Novcr was medal bettor bestowed than
upon Henry Kusttn, tho electrician who de
signed tho Pan-Amorlcan Illumination. To
no other thinker nnd executant connected
with tho exhibition do tho authorities ewe
moro than to htm.
Light has hitherto been deemed only a
medium through which beauty might he
effectually seen. Itustlu mado light beauty
It ltsolf. Tho most serlouit problem archi
tects ot great galleries hava had to contend
with was so to diffusa natural light within
Inclosuro as to cast over painting und tculp-
turo a glow which would enhnnco their In
trinsic charm. Iuto no art museum of Im
portance In tho old world w.u artificial light
deemed fit for admission and utl nro closed
with sunset. Electricity under the direction
of Hustln comes so near daylight in soft
ness and luminosity tfiat Its quality nnd
steadfastness will go far toward breaking
down tho prejudlco against lighting art
galleries artificially.
Ilustln has demonstrated that electricity
Is not utilitarian merely that it can be
mado esthetic. Tho nocturno of lambent
and sparkling composition ho set ngnlnst
the sky at Duffnlo will novor bs forgotten
by thoso who saw it.
pno'rnsTiN school Tii.vciinus.
Tliofie Sent to tlic Philippine Find
Th I n K" Xot n Fnncy Painted.
Philadelphia Record.
Word comes from tho Philippines that
tho sovoral hundred young men and women
recently sent to Manila for tho purpo30 of
teaching tho youthful Tagalog Idea now
to shoot nro not finding their situation all
that their fancy had painted.
Tho Immediate cause for complaint comes
from tho fact that hardly were tho various
teachers assigned to stations moro or less
dilapidated, and In grenter or less oxllo
from tho Island capital, than the support
ing arm of tho federal government (which
had theretoforo provided them with sub
sistence) was" tnken away nnd tho tenchors
woro coolly given to understand that as
they woro living under partial military
dominion thoy should, so far as tho means
q,f BUbsIstonco wcro concerned, follow the
military mnxlm and "uvo upon mo coun
try." Tho transition from prcsaic govern
ment beans, bacon and butter to tho neces
sity for skirmishing, with scant success, for
a precarious food supply in a country
pretty well depleted by marauding and
hungry bands wns so nbrupt that tho ro
manco was taken out of tho situation and
a unanimous demand hns been made unon
tho commissary ot Manila for regular prov
ender, no matter how plain.
If tho facts bo ns stated tho government
would cortalnly seem to bo in very small
business. With promises moro or less
Blowing from official sources, something
llko a thousand well-educated and well-bred
American young men nnd young women
hnvo been Induced to leavo comfortable
surroundings nt homo to aid the govern
ment In tho subjugation of tho Filipinos
by means of education. It !s the govern
ment's duty, then, to provide theso teach
ers with decent surroundings and to afford
them tho'means of cxlstenco upon n scale
which shall provide an much comfort as
posslblo tinder tho circumstances. To as
sign them simply to various stations In out
lying villages nnd then to expect thorn to
scramble, for enough to eat In the Intervals
of teaching Is intolerable. Our expense Mil
In tho Philippines hns already reached such
proportions that tho additional Horn In
volved In properly malntnlnlrig the corp3
of teachers would be Insignificant. Hath
common senso and common Justice, would
require that tho protest bo given Immediate
attention.
TIIR "PHIJIIISTOIIIC nrciHICHAT."
In It PonnIIiIf to Move II I nt nnil Make
llltit lI-to-liitef
Atlanta Constitution (dem.)
When Henry Watterson excused himself
from cortaln discussions on tho ground that
ho was a "prehistoric democrat," ho coined
a happy term.
Ho described the prehistoric democrat as
tho man who helped in tho Tllden cam
paign. Out of tho darkness of conflict be
tween tho states ho camo, chastened by do-
feat In political contests, but dovotcd to
tho causo of tho homo as against tho camp,
tho happiness ot tho Individual, tho rights
of communities and tho development of all
that was best in the American citizen. Ho
had mado himself felt as early ns 1868;
1S72 the Justlco of his cause had rent tho
leadership of republicanism, leading to tho
glorious victory of 1870 nono tho loss
glorlouu becnuEO despoiled of Its fruits.
But the man on horsoback had been halted,
domestic questions claimed attention nnd
republican states began to swing Into tho
democratic column. This was an ago of
I manliness and fraternity, when the repre
"Lead, Kindly Light" By
R. A. Theodore Bliss.
inth
ficntatlvcs of states met In national conven
tion with patriotic purpose, nnd when thero
wcro no sinister ends to bo gained.
Tho Tllden democrat tho prehistoric
democrat represented tho work of but ten
years out of tho nshos of defeat. Tho
spirit by which ho was led was that which
appealed to Indlnnn, even to Michigan, nnd
which elected democratic senators from
such states ns Ohio, Pennsylvania nnd Now
York. Tho Tllden democrat represented
tho nation as against sectionalism; ho had
a constructive policy, and It nppcalcd to tho
judgment of tho peoplo. With Colonel Wat
terson wo would wclcomo tho old prehistoric
democrat, moved up to tho dato of 1004,
and under whoso rallying thero would ho
restored cnthuslnsm such ns moved tho
men ot 187G.
PIJHSONAt, AXIJ OTHERWISE.
Tho old Atlantic In Its riotous moods does'
Now York a good turn. It washes nnd
lashes Coney Island.
Another cargo of American congressmen
hns landed nt Manila. Their arrival rovlvcs
tho picturesque gaiety of tho Kscoltn.
Teoplo with a stock of coal nnd potatoes
under lock can vlow with equanimity tho
threatened famine In diamonds and pearls.
Senator Clark of Montnnn has added a
Parisian palace to his collection ot homes.
Tho old homo In nutto will como in handy
nbout election time.
Tho race of John Nelson, professional
bicyclist, has been run to a finish behind,
a motor. When human endurnnco Is pitted
ngalnst mechanical power tho former fre
quently wins tho obituary.
Tho prldo of loyal Canadians Is sorelv
humbled becnuso tho palace car specially
built for tho trip of tho holr to tho throno
Is to como from a United Stntcs car factory.
Evidently tho duke will rido In style.
Peto McNnlly, tho follow who started
to swim from Iloston to New York, has
como In out of tho wot. Ho did not get
fnr from home, but acquired sufficient dls
llko for water to start a wet goods em
porium. It Is odd to note that while Queen Vic
toria achieved ono of tho longest reigns In
history her eldest (laugher's was ono of tho
shortest ever known. Tho recently de
ceased EmprosR Frederick, nlthough an
Important flguro at tho German court for
over forty years, was empress for bnroly
100 dnys.
Tho abolition of grado crossings In Chi
cago has materially diminished tho number
of killings by trains, nut what hns been
gnlned by tho lmracnso cost of trnck rais
ing Is likely to ho nullified by tho Increasing
activity of trolley cars In contributing to
tho business of the coroner. Trolley speed
on most lines, particularly In tho suburbs,
equals tho paco of tho steam ronds. and tho
problem of reducing tho paco that kills
has already becomo a pressing ono.
Galveston has almost entirely recovered
from tho disaster of Soptombcr S. 1000. Tho
anniversary number of tho Oalvi-stuti Nowb
shows tho receipts of cotton, exports of
ponds to foreign ports, bank clearings nnd
coastwise trado wero Inrger for tho period
following tho disaster limn during tho cor
responding period of a year ago, All tho
ravages of tint mighty storm have not been
repaired, but tho work is proceeding with
characteristic American pluck nnd energy.
A Young Man Knows
It doesn't pay to try nnd tell n young man what lie"
wants. He knows and it is by having just the right
tilings in the right size, at tho right price every lime
that wo .expect to meet him on common ground.
Onr new styles in fall suits and overcoats are arriv
ing from onr New York factory. Take an early look ' .
at them.
Browning, Kin g& Co.
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
R. S. Wilcox, Manager.
nt.ASTS FROM RAM'S HORX.
Candor Is not always truth.
Stolidity Is not always solidity.
Happiness is ever n by-product.
Tho hest fruits must bo touched by frost.
Tho true heavenly mlad will be earthly
kind.
When you have slain your lusts bury their
hides.
Hlscn saints ought not to wear their gravo
clothes.
High tides of grief carry us over tho hid
den bar.
With Christ it wns in act of humility to
becomo a king.
H Is folly to cut down the green blndo
because It bears no grain.
The army of succp5s Is often but n mo
bilization of shattered mistakes.
Tho troublo with tho peoplo who look on
honesty ns a good polity is that they nro
not willing to pay tho premiums.
M:Cfl,.Il SHOTS AT THE I' 111.1' IT.
Philadelphia Ledger: Perhaps tho Meth
odist Kctiincnlcnl Is right In calling for
"tho moral unity of tho Kiiglish-spcaklng
peoples." It certainly would bo advisable
for us nil to hnvo tho same grado ot morals.
San Francisco Chronlclo: Somo church
peoplo In Dickson, Tenn., havo adopted
tho extraordinary plan of opening a grog
slop for tho sale ot nil kinds of plain nnd
fancy drinks at cost In order to drlvo nn
undesirable saloon keeper out of business
In tho neighborhood, Theso peoplo seem to
havo gone considerably furthor than ft
Derkeley dlvlno in tho work of temperance
reform.
ZIon's Herald: Tho preachers hcro
nbouts (of Chicago) aro watching tho
heavens for n sign of Increased salaries
this coming year. Potatoes havo gono up,
round steak has jumped, brown Biignr has
advanced, Hour Is higher, conl Is booming
nnd what aro no to do who could scarcely
mako ends meet nt tho old prices? Wed
dings nro scarce and funerals nro less com
mon, for mortality rates nro low. Somo
Ellsha must speak to tho cruso of oil and
tho barrel ot meal.
Buffalo Kxpress: Tho statement said to
havo been mado by n Baptist clergyman
of Manchester, N. II., that the nltempled
assassination of President McKlnlcy was
a manifestation of God's displeasure be
cause tho liquor trallle in tho Philippines
had not been stopped, Is as lawless in Its
way us thu tenets of tho Hods themselves.
Such talk has tho possibility In it of In
spiring woak minds to unlnwful acta under
tho Impression thnt tho will ot tho Supremo
Ilclng Is being manifested.
DOMESTIC PLEASANTRIES.
Detroit Free Press: "Your fiancee Is n
very reserved girl," until Hunker to Spatt.M.
"Mho Is," replied Spntts. "Sho Is reserved
for mo."
Philadelphia Record: Sue Sho has de
signs on him.
Hollo Since when?
Sue Oh, over xlncn ho consented to wear
n necktie that sho embroidered.
Harper's ll.iznr: Mr. Henry Why docs
your friend date her letters nhead?
Mrs. Henry I suiiposo Mio gives them to
her husband to mall.
Philadelphia Press: "Mr. Oallent, you
nro Komuthlng of ii student of human na
ture," began Mis Hcwchus, coyly.
"Ah, but now," ho Interrupted, flashing
his bold black eyes upon her, "I nm u
divinity student."
Boston Herald: Mistress Did Mrs. Ilrown
leuvo nny messago when you told her 1 was
out, Noriih?
Servant No, mum, nho didn't say nny
thlng, but sho looked-klnd o' pleased like.
Philadelphia Bulletin: "They hnvo had
only ono iiunrrcl slnco they wero married."
"why, I heard thoin quarreling when
they llrst moved next to lis months ngo
nnd this morning 1 nlso heard them nt It."
"Well, that's tho snmo quarrel."
Indianapolis News: Mrs. Phoxy I'd llko
to lio n man Just for n while.
Mr. Phoxy What for?
Mrs. Phoxy I'd llko to experience tho
feeling of buying my wlfn n new gown.
Mr. l'linxy You could eiiHllylmnglnn that
fooling, you've been to tho dentist's.
'
IT IH.'T TIIE START AI.OM?.
S. K. Klser, In tho Record-Herald.
It Isn't tho start nlnne that counts, It Isn't
tho stnrt alono;
It's tho placo you hold at tho end by which
tho worth ot your work Is known;
Tho dancing horso and tho prancing horso
may bo proud ere tho raco Is run.
But they never receive n cheer If thoy lag
ut tho rear when the raco Is done
A fool may stnrt for n lofty goal and hurry
nhead nnd still
Be n fool If he quits with tho end heso'Jght
beyond lilm over the hill,
If the cable tliat stretches through the sea
from tho distant, foreign shorn
Foil short y ft hundred llttlo feet nnd
cables wero mudo no moro.
Its uncoiled lengths would fall to serve;
no nnswerlng Instrument
Would respond to the call from tho fur-nff
land, whero eager heads nro bent!
It's tho end that counts tho end nt Inst,
your stnrt may bo tine, oh, friend.
But tho world will finally Judge you by tho
place- you hold at tho end.
Tho brldo whoso faro Is nglnw with prlda
ns sho passes along tho nlslu,
"Beholding tho grand display of wealth nnd
tho lino display of style,
May weep In tho years that wait, while elio
thnt In poor, coarso raiment Is wed
May still have tho love that's dear to her
heart when the hair gleams white on
her head.
And the wonder who stands nt tho head of
his clnss may faltor or stumble- or fall.
And end ns tho servant of him nt tho
foot! Tho start that you mnko Isn't
all.
Tho Holds may bo green In tho spring,
where tho grain Is damp with tho
dew nt dawn,
But what If tho hills bo parched and bnro
when tho harvest tlmo comes on?
Tho path you tnko may bo smooth nt thn
start, nnd lavul and straight nnd
wide.
But far nway It mav wind nbout whero
robbers In ambush hide.!
Oil, look to tho end tho faraway ond cro
over tho dlo Is thrown,
For It Isn't tho stnrt alono thnt counts 1
Isn't the start alono.