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Notnry Public.
Sir Thomas undoubtedly appreciates
the fact there Is ninny 11 nllp between
the cup 11111I tho I,lp(ton).
The Detroit Free Press Is soinewlmt
mircnstlc when It declares that the yd
low newspapers are now hiking about
looking for something of it light orange
tint.
Tho republicans of Iowa have opened
their eainpalKii In earnest and the Im
mature boom which Candidate Phillips
Jilts been trundling over the state Is
looking sickly already.
Hrynn's paramount Issue of Imperial
ism has dropped to the bottom of tho
political sea. The nssasslnatlon of Wil
liam MeKlnley has submerged the spook
In uufntliomahlc depths.
.fohn Hull might practice up on mar
bles und Youug Amerlcu would play
hlpi n game. There Is no assurance
that John would win, but It Is Impera
tive that bo try something new.
The farm mortgage record of the vari
ous counties In this state continues to
show 11 decrease of Indebtedness with
onch month. That Is the best answer
to .the calamity stories printed in the
east.
I .
Tho Omaha Central Labor union has
passed a vote of censure on the mayor
and city council of Tampa, Kin. We
fenr that Florida Is outside of the range
of the longest distance guns planted In
Nebraska.
The Farmers' National congress, com
posed cblelly of politicians who work
tho farmer 'M" days In the year, has
closed Its session, after exhausting an
Immeasurable quantity of natural gas
during Its stay at Sioux Falls.
Arizona and New Mexico are prepar
ing to make another effort to secure
statehood from the coming congress.
The statehood boomers from these two
territories are becoming as familiar tig
urcs about the capital as the Mctiiirrl
ban claimant of other days.
Tho guard at tho MeKlnley tomb
ought to be conllued to a diet of milk
nnd bread. Whisky diluted with water
Is responsible for the hallucinations
under which those valiant warriors
wero compelled to wrestle with Imag
Inury anarchists at the witching time
iwhen churchyards yawn.
Richard Croker Is trying to buy a 170
ucrb farm adjoining the one he now has
In England. The house Is .'toil years
ol,d nnd the owner asks $to,(XM for the
place. If Mellaril will come to Ne
braska he can secure n better bargain
than this and have enough money left
to build him a new house.
There Is a good deal more truth than
poetry In the assertion that tho steel
strike has been lost to the Amalgamated
association, not so much because It was
an .Ill-directed contest between capital
nnd labor as because It was a contest
between two contending factions within
the ranks of organized labor.
llnron Yerl.es, the former Chicago
jrcet railway magnate, expresses the
opinion that itritisii railways are ex
tntvagantly managed and ovcrcap!al
lied. If ltrltlsh managers have been
More succcfsful In Injecting water Into
ntdcks than tho operators on this sldu
they ure entitled to the prize,
The earl marshal has Issued elab
orate Instructions how each rank of no
blllty must dress at the coming corona
tl6n ceremonies and Incidentally re
minds tho visitors that pastu Jewelry
1b strictly forbidden. That Is certulnly
rotltfu on the run down at the heel
class whose real Jewels ure loaued to
tholr uuclo. .
THE 1USIS FOll HAILIIOAD TAXAflOX.
It Is to be regretted that the discussion
of such vital issues as the question of
equitable assessment and taxation.
snould be carried on under partisan
auspices. While nil parties agree that
Individuals and corporations should bear
their Just and equal proportion of the
burden of taxation, the economical as
pect of the questions cuts very little
llguro when Introduced Into a cam
paign speech. Ignorant political dema
gogues purposely magnify tho discrim
ination In favor of the railroads In the
assessment of their property, while on
the other hand corporation lawyers and
.'orporatlon politicians Indulge in delib
erate misrepresentation nnd false com
parisons In order to Justify the existing
abuses In taxation.
liven such broad-minded men as Uov-
crnor Shaw of Iown cannot refrain, In
the discussion of this question, from ln-
lulging In sophistry which would riot
hold water before any Impartial tribunal.
Thus, for example, Governor Shaw de
flared In a recent speech at Iloone, In.,
In reviewing the subject of railroad tax
ation In that state: "It Is as Impossi
ble to formulate a safe and certain
basis for purchasing railroads as It Is
to provide by statute for an equitable
standard for the assessment of rail
roads." The logic of Governor Shaw Is based
on the assumption that the true method
for ascertaining the value of railroads
for taxation purposes is the amount the
railroad would sell for In the public
market. "The prospective purchaser
might," says Governor Shaw, "believe he
could Increase the business of the road
or might fear It would fall off If the
management were changed, but be
would not determine his bid for the, road
by the market price of the stocks and
bonds or by the gross earnings or net
timings."
In making such assertions Governor
Shaw manifestly underrates the Intelli
gence of the nveruge lowan. If the
purchaser of the railroad Is not to be
overned by the volume of Its bonded
debt or the market price of Its stocks,
Its ordinary tratlle and Its prospect for
an increased traltlc, what other element
of value can he take Into consideration
to arrive at any reasonable estimate of
Its purchase price?
As a matter of fact, the equitable
iluatlon of a railroad for taxation pur
poses can be more readily ascertained
than the value of any other class of
property, with the exception of money
and mortgages. The value of a rall-
oad is the sum total of the marketable
price of Its bonds and Mocks. The
buyers of railroad stock always take
wo things Into consideration In de
termining the price: First, the bonded
debt, amount of stock issued atul sur
plus earnings of the road ami earning
capacity; second, Its prospective traffic
In the territory traversed and the pros
pective development of the resources
of that territory. The tlrst represents
the actual value of the property, und the
second tlw value of tho franchise.
These elements constitute the sum total
represented In Its bonded debt and
stocks.
If, for exnmple, tho road Is bonded
for ??U0,000 per mile und stocked for
$?'J0.0U0 per mile, the value of the road
would be the market price of the bonds
and stocks added together. If the
bonds and stocks were rated at par the
road would be worth $10,000 per mile;
If the stocks were below par, It would
be rated proportionately less.
What the people of Iowa and of all
other stutes demand Is fair taxation of
all property, without discrimination or
favoritism to the owners, of any. If
the owners of real and personal prop
erty are forced to pay taxes on HO per
cent of the actual value, the railroads
should be required to pay at the same
ratio. If the assessment of all other
classes of property Is less than M per
cent of Its market value, the railroads
should bear only an equal proportion
of the tax burdens. If the Iowa rail
roads are now paying more thuu their
proportion In comparison with all other
property their assessment should be re
duced. If they pay less than their pro
rata, It should bo Increased.
If the present mode of assessing rail
road property in Iown Is based on these
principles It should be retained. If It
Is subversive of these principles it
should be revised.
STIhh XKEDIXQ PROTECTIOX.
Those who advocate a revision of the
tariff, by which the protection now
enjoyed by certain Industries shall be
materially modified or entirely removed,
will tlud their efforts In this direction
confronted by a most determined oppo
sition. This will not come wholly from
the centers of manufacturing develop
ment from the eastern and middle
states but also from sections where the
resources for Industrial development are
extensive. Thus the Seattle Post-In-
telllgencer, while conceding that the
great steel Industry In the east and In
th( middle west is no longer aided by
the existing tariff and Is out of danger
of Kuropcan competition, declares that
the Paelllc coast still needs protection.
That paper says that in the state of
Washington can be found all of the raw
material for the Iron nnd steel Industry.
"Our position," It says, "Is identical
with that occupied by the east before
the protective tariff system was adopted.
We Import much from other states and
from foreign countries which, under n
continuance of protection, we might well
produce at home." The Post-Intel
llgencer points out that under conditions
in the past the protective tariff system
has burdened rather moru than It has
benefited tho states on the Paelllc coast,
but now, when the states of that sec
tion are Just entering upou nu era of
Industrial development, when they are
taking the llrst steps toward building up
manufacturing Industries and thus tho
homo market for their surplus products,
when tho "Infant and Inchoate Indus
tries of the Pacific coast are not In po
sltlon to meet competition," they require
tariff protection.
"They have a rjjjbt to be considered,"
urges our Seattle contemporary. "This
is not merely a local mutter. It Is one
of lmportnnce to tho whole country.
So fur us the steel trust uud the other
great steel companies of the cast arc
concerned, they nro probably perfectly
willing that tho steel Industry should
never be established on this coast So
far as the general Interests of the people
of tho whole country are concerned It Is
of prlmo lmportanco that great steel
plants should bo erected on tho, shoros
of the Pacific to utilize the raw mnterlnl
which is hero In abundance, nnd thus,
In closo proximity to tho shores of Asia,
and with cheap water transportation, to
secure and retain the trade of the Pa
clllc." In conclusion the Post-Intel-llgencer
says that "without protection,
If the steel Industry Is to be established
on the Pacific, It will not be within the
limits of tho United States, but In Brit
ish Columbia. In that province there
nre the snine raw mnterlnls present as
on this side of the border, the same
ocean highway nt the door, a protective
tariff not In danger of attack and a gov
ernment bounty upon every ton of steel
produced."
It thus appears that the Pacific const
Is quite alive to Its Interests in the
tariff and may be expected to make
vigorous opposition to any proposed re
vision or modification unfavorable to
those Interests. There Is, however, It
can be said with entire confidence, no
Immediate danger of anything being
done to check manufacturing develop
ment on the Paelllc eoas"t. There np
pears not the slightest probability that
the coming congress will revise the
tariff or make any material changes In
It. This Is clearly Indicated by such
expressions of opinion as have been ob
tained from the house republican lead
ers, which undoubtedly reflect tho gen
eral sentiment among republican representatives.
IWCIiKT SHOP OAStllLlSa,
Undoubtedly the grain producers of
the country, with practical unanimity,
will approve the action taken by tho
recent convention of grain dealers
against the bucket shops. The conven
tion declared that this form of gam
bling Is a serious detriment to the grain
trade and a constant menace to values,
"thereby working a great Injustice
and Injury to producers through
out the land, as well as tending
to promote a low state of public mor
als." We think that no one at all fa
miliar with bucket shop gambling will
seriously venture to question this. The
grain dealers are certainly well qual
ified to speak In regard to the menace
which this form of so-called speculation
Is to values, while in the temptation It
offers to men and particularly young
men to venture all the money they pos
sess or, can obtain In butting on the
rise or full of prices has brought ruin
nnd disgrace to many.
Hut It seems Impossible to get rid
of the bucket shops. War has long
been made upon them by leading boards
of trade with little effect. Public sen
timent has been vainly arrayed against
them. The effort to abolish them by
taxation has failed. The convention of
grain dealers recommended that the tax
be Increased and this should be done,
but It Is very doubtful If they could
oven be taxed out of existence. The
bucket shop caters to that Instinct for
taking chances which Is nearly uni
versal and a method of gambling that
can find so many supporters cannot
easily be abolished.
AS TO A PACIFIC CAULK.
Congress will undoubtedly nt the
coming session authorize the construc
tion of a Pacific cable. The enormous
sums the government has had to pay
on cable messages from and to the
Orient and the fact that foreign lines
must be used for communication, ne
cessitating delays and risks, make the
laying of an American cable to Hawaii
and the Philippines tin imperative ne
cessity. During the past year the
charges for messages between the
United States and tho Philippines have
been between $1150,000 and $100,000, al
though the War department has sought
to be ns economical ns possible. Fu
ture expenditure may not bo us largo
ns this, but In any event there must
be 1111 American Paelllc cable.
Whether congress will decide to have
a cable under government control or
will authorize Its construction by n
prlvnto company Is problematical. At
the last sesslou of congress the matter
was considered by committees of both
tho houso nnd senate. Public hearings
were held nt which representatives of
the nnny und navy contributed the re
sults of their study of tho cost und
practicability of construction. These
generally favored government owner
ship, but a bill was reported for pri
vate ownership, subject to certain con
ditions favorable to the carrying of gov
ernment business, control of the cable
In time of war and a material reduc
tion of present rates charged for public
messages. In their report the majority
of the committee pointed out some of
the disadvantages of a government ca
ble and contended that a private cor
poration would give the United States
all the advantages of n government
owned line for olllelal business In time
of peace or war at a llxed charge and
without risk to the government. On
the other hand It was strongly urged
that 11 cable connecting the United
States with our new possessions should
be constructed, controlled and operated
by the government, that it is a govern
ment necessity which should not be
In the hands of a private corporation
n position which had large public ap
proval.
Two rival companies submitted prop
osltlons for laying a Paelllc cable, each
of which wanted a liberal subsidy from
the government. Now there Is a third
company which offers to construct a
cable without any subvention from the
government, only asking the privilege
of landing 011 the shores of the United
States and the coasts of Its Islands. It
proposes, If this authority Is granted,
to begin work at once and to have a
cable In operation between San Fran
cisco and Honolulu within nlnu months
It also agrees that government business
shall have right of way, that In tlmu
of 'wur, if necessary, tho government
shall have full control of the Hues aud
that the present rates on cable mes
sages from the Orient shall be reduced
from 40 to GO per cent. It Is reported
from Washington that 'the proposition
oi this company Is regnrded ns very
fnlr nnd the questiou-whether landing
privileges enn bo given by the State
department without authority from con
gress Is under consideration. It Is
inlte possible that this offer will have
u decided Influence upon the question
whether the government or n prlvnto
corporation shall construct n Paelllc
cable. At nil events, there Is no con
troversy us to the Imperative necessity
of an American cAble to our Insular
possessions In the east and the work
should be entered upon without un
necessary delay.
MAXAOEMKXT Vf THE VStVEHSlTV.
Tho Stnto .university Is tho capstone
of Nebraska's great free educational
structure. It Is the culminating stage
reached by the steps of our public
school system. An opportunity to uvall
himself of the Instruction It offers In
the higher branches of learning should
be the Inspiration of every boy aud girl
In Nebraska.
The management of this Institution,
which is part and parcel with our free
public schools, must be of vital Interest
not only to every father and mother
whose children tnny hope to bo en
rolled some day among its students, but
of every citizen who Is concerned for
tho wolfnro of tho coming generation.
That the State university should be so
conducted nnd its resources so expended
that It may bo tho most effective and
clliclcut Institution of its kind in the
wholo western country must be the aim
and purpose of our entire citizenship.
A Jealous regard for Its constnnt im
provement prompts tho people to exer
cise utmost care In the selection of
tho men to be entrusted with the work
of management as members of the
Hoard of Regents, which by law consti
tutes the governing body.
Nebraska's State university takes Its
luccptiuu with the admission of the
state Into the union. When the repub
licans Invested It with statehood, pro
vision was made for this great Institu
tion of higher education to be freely
open to the youth on whom tho future
of the commonwealth was to depend.
Tho university has been cherished nnd
nourished under republican auspices
until It has been brought to Its present
enviable position among state uulver-.
sltlcs. Although the control of the
Hoard of Regents has been lu other
hands for nearly two years, the general
policy developed by Its republican
founders has for the most part beeu
thus far retained aud tho presence on
the board of a republican minority has
In Itself worked for stability and con
servatism. If at the coming election,
however, the two republican candidates
for regents are not elected, the board
will pass wholly under fusion control
uud remain .under such control for ut
least four years.
Kven those who believe In the com
plete divorce of alt educational Insti
tutions from politics would hardly want
to contribute to the creation of such
11 state of affairs. And the great ma
jority of our people, who want the
progressive clement still to maintain
In the university management, will pre
fer to till the two Impending vacancies
with the republican candidates, whose
quallllcatlous and capacity fof tho re
sponsible duties are unquestioned, to
their opponents, who represent Inex
perience on one side and radicalism on
the other.
It has been evident for some time that
matters were not going well with the
Hritlsh lu South Africa, but the most
slgnltlcant indication of the real serious
ness of affairs Is the almost universal
demand that Lord Roberts return nnd-
take command In the Held. Whatever
difference of opinion there may be re
garding the motives or honesty of the
leaders among the Hoers, one thing Is
certain that the masses of the people
bellovo nbsolutely In the Justice of their
cause nnd this belief Is backed by n
courage nnd n resourcefulness which
bus never been excelled. Against such
n people it Is no wonder that the war hns
been a disagreeable surprise to the
British.
Who was responsible for Theodore
Roosevelt's nomination to the vice
presidency? Is a question that Is now
being discussed In all seriousness by
editors throughout the country, many of
whom do not know what they are talk
ing about. Tho truth is that Theodore
Roosevelt's closo political friends did
not want him nominated for the office
of vice president, he did not want the
nomination for the second place on the
ticket, and those who did force him to
the front were anxious to shelve him
for the position he now occupies.
The missionary societies are being se
verely criticised for not paying the ran
som demanded for the release of Miss
Stone, now In the hands of Bulgarian
brigands. So far as this particular
casu Is concerned, It Is distressing, but
If the demand Is met lu this ense the
missionaries must either abandon ex
posed fields of this kind or the repeated
demands for ransom money will bank
rupt their treasury.
The burgomaster of Berlin, In a
speech before the municipal council of
the German Imperial capital, stated that
tho recent speech of the emperor had
pained him, A few more speeches like
that and the worthy burgomaster will
have an opportunity to nurse his In
juries 'lu the solitude of a prison. It Is
far safer to talk lu that manner about
the emperor at this dlstuuco than it Is
lu Berlin.
Lntest figures from tho French wheat
harvest Indicate that possibly that
country will be an importer Instead of
an exporter durlug tho coming yeur.
This country certainly does not rejoice
at the misfortunes of others, but It does
feel some satisfaction at being able to
supply any detleltiiey In the line of food
stuffs.
The tiuplato company has done a
wise thing In attempting to conciliate
tboho of Its employes who havo recently
been upou u strike. To tho company
belonged the victory In that struggle,
but results have demonstrated that the
company needs the services of the men
ns much as the men need the employ
ment. With these conditions oxMIng
It Is far better that the itnlinoiltles
growing out of the struggle should be
burled as soon and ns deeply as possible
nnd the country not disturbed by n slml
lar conflict lu the near future, engen
dered by the Ill-feeling of the one that
Is past.
The Schley court of Inquiry Is still
grinding away, but we violate no confi
dence lu making the prediction that the
findings' of the board will be about as
lucid aud dellnlte ns one of. the saw
dust file editorials of the defunct Omaha
Republican, which frequently termi
nated as follows: "And we desire it
distinctly understood that we do not
wish to be understood," etc.
St rrtcliliiR n l'olnt.
Hoston Transcript.
Are we an ostentatious people? If we
are not, why should nny one think It worth
while to telegraph from Washington that
President Hootcvclt took his seat In church
"without ostentation?"
Cruel Dlserliiilnntltin,
Philadelphia Record,
Hcrr Most is the most unfortunate of
the promoters of yellow Journalism.
Whilst his contemporary yellows Haunt
themselves nnd plume themselves In tin
full glare of notoriety at home and abroad
he has to do his editing lu Jail.
The Mrlnni'lioly lns.
Somcrvlllo Journal.
Now has come the mournful season when
the head of the family goeth up Into the
nttle and looketh long nnd patiently In
vain for the winter overcoat that his
wife turned over last summer to the man
agers of the church rummage sale.
, Wlmt C'iiii Poor l.n ihIkiucii l)of
Saturday MvenhiK Post.
Hero Is a question: If tho men who took
part In n plain naval engagement In broad
daylight, when everything was vlslblo and
when there were no complicating circum
stances to mislead them, differ so radically
over simple facts, how far are wo simple
landsmen to trust the naval history that Is
written In the books?
Scr llntr Tlicy Do It.
Hoston Globe.
Men who aro accustomed to say and
think that women can never bo mathema
ticians will bo surprised to know that, ac
cording to the annual register of tho Amer
ican Mathematical society, no less than
twenty-two members of thnt society are
women, and that a woman, Prof. Scott, Is
a member of tho council. Women can
figure, and don't you forget it.
Dnrlntc Piece of SurRcry.
Philadelphia. Ledger.
By a daring piece of surgery. Involving
the trephining of the skull and Injection
of antl-toxln Into tho brain Itself, New
York physicians have relieved a caso of
lockjaw after It had passed Into the stage
usually regarded as surely fatal, and havo
good hopes that tho patient will recover
completely. Thus nnothcr dreaded disease,
and one to which children aro peculiarly
susceptible, Is robbed of muph of its terror.
Carrying Time Alirond.
New York Tribune.
Yankceland is to send 2,000,000 of cheap
watches to rjreat Dritaln In a slnglo year.
Or, at least, that Is tho latost atory con
cerning our exports. If the figures are
not exaggerated It will soon bo Impossible
to discover In nny English nursery a baby
who does not possess a flno chance to see
the "wheels go round." Tho ancient sago
remarked that of the making of books there
was no end. In these days Is there nny
end of making of watches by machinery.
Ilnmnronn Ap-i-t of Wnr,
Boston Globe.
No one has over accused Lord Kitchener
of being a humorist. Ills reputation Ib that
of a stem, matter-of-fact realist who never
sees a Joke In war. On that account his
order of recent date: "The commander-in-chief
in South Africa desires to Impress
officers In command of mobile columns that
the object of such columns Is mobility, and
that he has learned that such forces earrv
with thenn furniture, kitchen ranges,'
pianos and'harmonlums, which nullify that
object. These articles must he hnnded over
to tho nearest store." This order, let us
repeat, Is rather puzzling. It reads like a
Joko. Hut If Kitchener never Jokes, tho
order must relate to an nctual state of
affairs. Chasing Doers with pianos Is a
new principle of wnr unknown to Jomlnl
or Von dor Goltz.
cim,mti: at the wiiitk iioiisi:.
Iiitrrrxtlnu and I'npnlnr l'mturo of
the Xfw Admlitliitrntliin.
New York World.
"Children at tho Whlto Houso" alwnys
has an Interesting sound. Hut when It Is
added that tho children are at tho tumul
tuous age the age of pert sayings and
public romps and bicycle races, of "rabbits
and base balls and tomboylshncss the
smile of tho country expands Into a grin
and ends In n laugh.
Never boforo has there been exactly such
a family as the Hooscvelts at tho White
House.
Monroe and Tyler nnd I'lllmore and Grant
had debutante daughters there. Monroe's
daughter, Maria, was married there at tho
ago of 17; Tyler's daughter, Llzzlo, was
married there at the age of 19 and Grant's
daughter, Nellie, at tho same age.
Lincoln was tho llrst president to havo
a comparatively young family of his own
there the three sons. The Hayes children
and the Garfield children, for his brief term,
were not fully grown Whlto Houso families
Cleveland became a father there In his first
term and there were two babies when he
was there for a second term. Jackson
used to be agreeably disturbed by tho chil
dren of his nieces who acted ns "ladles of
the White House" for the wldowor presi
dent. The Plerco Whlto House housohold
was the saddcst"evcr thorc, the only son
having been killed at the age of 13 before
the eyes of his father and mother In a
railway accident two months previous to tbo
Inauguration, Johnson had frtt two mar
ried daughters living with him, as his wlf
was an Invalid. Their five children form
the jiearest approach to. a parallel to the
Roosevelt children. The Harrison adminis
tration's McKee children were mere babies.
Most of the tlrao the White House has
had Its dignity undisturbed by the pranks
of children. WashlnKton, Madison, Polk
and Duchanan were childless. Jackson alao
was childless, but the children of one of
his nieces wore there for a time. Tyler
was a widower with grown children and
married a girl of 21 fn the latter part of
his administration. The living children of
Adams, Jefferson, Monroe, Van Duren, J, Q.
Adams, Harrison the first, Tyler, Taylor,
Fillmore, Lincoln, Grant, Hayes, Garfield,
Arthur and Harrison the second were grown
or almost grown. McKlnley'B children were
long dend.
Tho Roosevelt infants of thn "terrible
age" will therefore be a novel, an Interest
ing, a popular fcaturo of his administra
tion. Let us hope that be will be able to
see to It that they are not spoiled by tho
petting and admiration and encouragement
of the eevunty-slx millions who are now
1 watching their studies and their titnos.
UI.AST5 1'IIO.M HAM'S HOItX.
firrat deeds are achieved In the heart
first.
Wo lighten our own loads when we lift
others.
God dote not waste time weighing worth
less men.
Many paupers are made by attempts to
relieve poverty.
Men will not freeze to jou because you
aro coUI-heartod.
Mniihood nnd manner aro more to a ser
mon than matter.
Churches may be better- measured by
tliclr gifts than by their gains.
When a man's honesty Is only protected
by n policy It will be held at n premium.
Tho divinity of the church Is not dem-
j tins t rated by the dignity of tho preacher.
The only man who can hear thn weight
of tne world's sin U ho whom It bends In
prayer.
I'lIltSOVU, AMI OTIItjltWl.M:.
One thing Is certain. Sfr Thomas can
tote his own mug home
Chicago's prospects of becoming n seaport
aro not very cncaurnginR. Strnngo to say,
St. Louis maintains with needless vigor
that Chicago Is a scop port.
Taking the last throe weeks as a whole,
the conclusion Is Irresistible that Nebraska
weather, when on Its good behavior, Is un
equaled anywhere on tho footstool.
After n strenuous business Hfo of sixty
six years, Fcrunndo Jones of Chicago gives
way to younger men. He Is only S2 years
old and kicks like n bay steer becnuso a
measly trust forced him to sell at a good
figure.
Hustavus, the crown prince of Sweden, is
tho greatest hunter among Kuropcan roy
.titles. He Is nlso nn enthusiastic tennis
player, but lacks his father's popularity
nnd is reticent, sedate, cxcluslvo nnd un
democratic. St. IaiuIs Is evincing signs of gaiety nnd
affection for Its neighbors and Is planning
a systematic wooing of states nnd terri
tories for exposition purposes. Tho an
cient damo Is now a very attractive sootor
at home, but with n few smoke consumors
and a new bib she Is likely to win tho ap
propriation. The fuel beticath tho passionate love of
a New Yorker was cleverly Illustrated In
court tho other day. A follow charged
with accumulating- too many wives poured
a pathetic talo of woo Into the Judicial car.
"I love Sophia." he tcnrfully exclaimed, re
ferring to wlfo No. 2, "She has about
$2,000 cash and I need the money."
Tho Philadelphia North American Is now
a seven-day papor, leaving tho Public
Ledger all alono ns tho six-day paper of
tho Quaker city. Tho first Sunday Issuo
of tho North American last Sunday was a
magnificent specimen of tho nrt of news
paper making, easily surpassing its local
rivals and. distancing tho best produced In
New York City.
Tom Lnwson of Hoston Is said to have
spent J250.000 In building and equipping tho
yacht Independence, which the Now York
Yacht club Juggled out of tho contest. Tho
craft Is now being turned Into scraplron.
Hut tho Hoston carnation derived somo con
solation from his enemies. , A swift turn
In copper stocks pinched tho New York
crowd and Lnwson pocketed $130,000.
TUB BTIIICS OK LYING,
Iniiiiornl mid Dcniorullnltiir Delinte
Precipitated.
Chicago Chronicle.
This subject, which should havo been
permitted to sleep, Is again agitated by a
recent declaration of Dr. B. Hcnjatnln An
drews In his own vindication. Ho might as
well havo left the discussion whero It
rested somo tlmo ago.
Hut recently ho has becomo Impressed
by tho notion that ho suffered Injustice In
tho popular Interpretation of his sermons
or lectures somo months ago on tho sub
ject of Innocent lies nnd culpable lies. Ho
comes forward to deny that ho ever said
lying was a defensible practice that do
peptlon for a good purposo or In self-do-fenso
was not blamable.
It Is not probnblo that nny Immediate
great harm was done, to tho general cause
of truth and veracity even If Mr. Andrews
Justified "whlto" lies, as the least offensive
Instances of prevarication have been called.
Nobody has told more or fower lies, of a
different kind on nccount of thn peculiar
views which Dr. Andrews may hnvo ex
pressed on the subject, but we must reckon
with the futuro.
Tho censuro which Is duo to Dr. An
drows whether ho whitewashed somo lies
or not Is on nccount of his starting a dls
ciiHSlon as to the comparative sin Involved
In various kinds of lylnft. Ho suggested
that thoro was an affirmative and a ncgatlvo
sldo to tho proposition as to whether all
lying Involv'os an equal degree of guilt. To
precipitate an argument on tho subject was
a practical admission that thoro aro two
sides to the question. Thnt was tho orig
inal error.
To discuss tho question as to whetbe'1
vlco Is vice, or whether ono vlco Is more or
less vicious than another, Is to familiarize
tho mind with the subject of vice. Com
parison is Inevitably Instituted between dif
ferent degrees of vice. Tho contemplation
of vicious Ideals becomes tolerable to the
mind. Thero Is tho danger described by
ono of tho greatest of our moralists:
We first endure, then pity, then embrace.
This was Dr. Andrews' error. He pre
cipitated an Immoral and demoralizing de
bate. Nono can tell how far tho seeds of
the discussion may have been distributed,
nor tho extent of the futurti harvest.
DOE WAN
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SBCt'LAIl SHOTS AT TUB PULPIT.
Washington Tost: As long as tho Kng
llsh Methodists continue to quote John
Wctdey on, the wins question thoy will havo
the best of tho argument.
Kansas City Star: A delegation of Pro
testant missionaries has presented Prlnc
Chun with a copy of the New Testament
to take back to China with him. Prlncn
Chun will probably raturn the compliment
by handing the missionaries a copy of the
Maxims of Confucius before his departure.
Chicago Chronicle: To ho pollto some
western newspapers haye changed the
name of tho Dutch Reformed church, of
which President Ilooscvclt Is a member, to
tho Gorman Reformed church. Probably
tho sturdy Hollanders and descendants of
Hollanders will not thank them for tho
alteration. Tho Dutch Reformed church Is
tho Protestant church of Holland and It
wan established" In this country 200 or 300
years ago, notably In New York nnd New
Jersey. It has a vigorous growth now lu
Mlchlgnn. Tho church uses the nngltsh
language nt Its services and Is organized on
about the snmo lines as those which nro
observed by tho Presbyterians.
Springfield Republican: It would nccr
have occurred to us to raise tho quratlon
of tho rclatlvo habits of tho Kngllsh nnd
tho American clergy had tho Iondon corn -spondent
of tho Manchester Guardian not
written tho other day: "Somo of the
American delegates at tho Methodist con
ference havo cxpreiwed grent surprise at
the smoking and drinking habits prevalent
among Kngllsh Methodist ministers. In
America It Is almost an unknown thing for
n minister to smoke or 'drink' and Ameri
can visitors havo been greatly disturbed to
sco Kngllsh cx-prcsldents enjoying their
cigars and their glaF of champagno or
whisky and soda." Tho Methodist brethren
from this country wero Inevitably shocked.
Whllo it Is scarcely correct to ay that "In
America It Is almost nn unknown thing for
a minister to iimnko or drink," still If tho
remark wero npplled to Molhodlst minister
It would be quite true. There Is probnbly
no portion of the American clergy so free
from smoking nnd drinking habits ns thn
Methodist. In that denomination tho causo
of total abstinence nnd prohibition has ob
tained Its firmest foothold and In no other
Protestnnt communion Is the sentiment
so strong that drinking and smoking nr
deeds of sin. Fancy the surprise, then, of
tho abstemious Amerlcnn delegates to tho
recent Methodist ecumenical conference In
1indon If, ns tho correspondent asserts,
thoy saw tho very leaders of Kngllsh Meth
odism "enjoying their clgnra and their
glas of chnmpagno or whisky and soda."
DOMBSTIU Pl.BASA.VritinS.
C- ......111.. T .. . . .. I . 1 1' I. -
Ovti ij. , 1111 .ji'uijuii. i 110 ilium it-ui'm
get, tho moro they want," says tho proverb
but It doesn't apply to triplets.
Detroit Krce Press: Clnrcnee Clara, It
1 let vou buy n new winter coat I'll havo
to wear my old one.
Clara Oh. you dear, sweet, lovely, cen-
erous old boy!
.Tudgn: Dolly Would you marry a title?
Muduc 1 wouldn't mind one of thnwn Coal
linrons.
Chlcaco J'ost: "When vou'ro nt n Ins
for ti suitable word do you ever apply to
your wlfo?"
"No," replied the writer, "I don't have to.
Her entlro vocabulary Is coming my way
most of tho time."
Hrooklvn KiikIp: Prlsclllit Memurelv lfn
was llko lightning, and ho wiin kissing mo
(iirccuy on 1110 lips uciuro 1 coiliil slop
him!
Her Hrofher fcrlmlvi That Is u nnnr
simile. Lightning- docs not strike moro
than once lu tho snmo place!
Indlnniinolls Sun: Tho Infimt of thn
household was lu Its cradle. Tho head of
the house was home, ppcvlxh and fault
llndhiK. At IciiKth ho became unendiiriiblo.
"You've dono nothing but mnko mistakes
tonight." he growled.
. "Yes." she answered, meekly: "1 began
by putting tho wrong baby to bed."
Detroit Free Press: She Is It true, dear,
thnt when you proposed to 1110 you didn't
know whether I was worth n penny?
He Absolutely. Hut I always wus willing
to take chnuccK.
Chicago Trlhuno: Mrs. Sclldom-Holme
My husband Is one of tho most disputa
tious mortals alive. I can hardly over mnko
n statement without his "begging leave to
differ."
.Mrs. Jrnncr I"o Ondego Your husband
Is an angel. Mine always differs without
begging leave.
Hnltlmoro American: "After all, It Isn't
tho big troubles thnt bother a fellow so
murh. It's tho llttlo things that annoy us
most."
"That's right. Why. thoy say u hornet',
sting Is only onc-thlrty-sccond of an Inch
long."
Washington Star: "Aro you doing any
thing to elevato tho stage?" asked the bi-rl-oiih
personage.
"No, sir," answered the manager ?ho
needs the money. "What I want to do Is
to make tho stage glvo mo a lift."
Judge: Kthel I think Jack Intends to
propone tonight, nnd I look llku a fright
from my cold,
Kdlth-What of It? You said you wern
going to refuso him with scorn.
Kthel I was; but If I refuso him with
scorn looking like this he'll bo deuced clad
of It.-
CItO.IHIXG TUB HAH.
ity Alfred Tennyson. (Died October 6, 1802.)
Sunset and uvenlng stnr,-
And one clonr call for met
And may there bo no moaning of the bar
When I put out to seal
Hut such a tide as moving Beenis asleep,
Too full for sound nnd foam,
When that which drew from out tho
boundless deep
Turns again home.
1
Twilight and evening bell,
And after that tho dark!
And may thoro bo no sndness or farewell
Whoa I embark,
'or, though from out our bourno of tlmo'
and place
Tho Hood may benr me far,
I hope to seo my Pilot face to face
When ,1 havo crost the bur.
wooa, -1 noun witn coal. The
Roqnd Oak
Furnace
la solidly constructed and It airtight (the
JUfai Oak Taraaee
with obter ratDf reauTai.