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U01. M. 11. HUNGATH,
Notary Public.
Tin niiHWor of the farmer Is almost
ready to tho tnii-stlon, Whnt will the
harvest be?
lays mai wie avium iiuinuci in tun '
This Hrltlsh ceusor should be culled
home from South Africa and placed Jn
diurjjo of (Jenerul Uuller.
If the free railway pass In really to
imss away, It will have the hlKBCst pro
cession of iiiournerH at the funeral that
ever followed a bourne.
The WOrliMIerald admits that It al
ways wuh and still is eloso to Hartley.
Q'be admission Is nnnecos.snry. Actloua
often spouk louder thuu wordn.
Wo hear much talk about the rcnub
Ilcau stato platform, but nothing about
thb democratic or populist state plat
forms. Comment Is unnecessary.
The open season for foot ball players
la now on. According to precedent they
may bo legally killed between Septem
ber 1 and sundown Thanksgiving day.
It Is proposed to have a model city as
one. of tho exhibits at the St. Louis ex
position. The report that Croker had
teen Invited to run It Is Incorrect, how
over. There are two-tenths of 1 per cent
more men than women In this country.
As compared with previous census llg
tires this Indicates a reduced crop of old
maids for the future.
Tho republican party stands for Integ
rity and for honesty In the conduct of
public affairs. Tfor has it. ever yet failed
to purge Itself when Imposed on or be
trayed by unworthy men.
With more than 3,300 people going all
tho way from Nebraska to Minnesota to
co. a foot ball game, It does not look as
If the era of prosperity In this state
vero anywhere near an end.
A party of Alaskan miners has again
demonstrated that a keg of powder can
bo opened with-a pick. Posterity may
benefit by tho demonstration, but the
Wen who conducted It have gone to
their fathers.
Tho Venezuelan government has re
quested Germany to npologlze for the
action of some of the kalser"s sailors
who, visltod a Venezuelan port. There
is plenty of timo for four or live revolu
tions In that country before Uormany
apologizes.
When It came to the Dual round on
tlio pass proposition tho railroad mag
nates found they were too llrmly
wedded to tho habit to swear off In
earnest. Politicians and others with a
pull' can now go ahead again with plans
for' uoxt year'H vacations.
The democrats are trying to galvanize
tho so-called Municipal league formed In
this city hoiuo mouths ago. That the
leaguo was simply a democratic decoy
wits ovldont from the tlrst. Tho repub
licans who were misled Into Joining It
should have their eyes opened by this
timo.
People of this country have been told
from timo, to time how much purer
politics wero In Kuglaiid than this coun
try. Tho latest disclosures made by
Cocil Rhodes, coupled with some which
have gono before, have a tendency to
Chatter this dream and to Indicate that
politics Is much the samu wherever you
And it.
Stockmen are asking the Louisiana
Purchase exposition to offer not less
than $300,000 In prizes for live stock and
Ufegcst double tlmt amount as the
proper tlgure. Under the stimulus of
ucb raizes the live stock exhibit would
undoubtedly bo tho tlncst the world has
ever seon and would prove a great
boom for ono of the leading industries
at the treat
TITEXTlETJt CBATUnr EXPOSITIONS.
Expositions nro tho timekeepers of
progress; they record tho world's advance
ment; they stlmulato tho energy, enterprlso
and Intellect of tho peoplo; they go Into the
home, they broaden and brighten tho dalty
llfo of tho peoplo, they open mighty store
houses of Information to tho student, and
every exposition, great or small, has helped
to somo onward step.
This extract from the last speech de
livered by the lato martyred president
nt the Iluffalo exposition Is tersely sug
gestive. As "timekeepers of progress,"
twentieth century expositions will neces
sarily mark successive epochs of modern
civilization In the field of discovery and
In the evolution of every branch of
human Industry. ,
The world's fairs of the nineteenth
century, beginning with the Crystal
Palace fair held In London In 1831 and
ending with the Paris exposition of 1000,
have afforded striking Illustrations of
the marvelous discoveries of the lost
century and tho revolution wrought by
the appliance of steam and electricity
In transportation and In labor-saving
machinery.
Of the expositions held In America
during the last century but two can be
ranked among world's fairs the Phila
delphia Centennial and the Chicago Co
lumbian exposition. The other exposi
tions bnvo simply been Interstate fairs,
with a sprinkling of foreign exhibits
representing, for the most part, enter
prising exhibitors rather than foreign
nations.
Tho Louisiana Purchase exposition to
be held nt St. Louis during the year 1003
will be the llrst world's fair of the twen
tieth century, and Its scope and magni
tude, as planned by Its promoters, prom
ises to eclipse all expositions of the past.
With ample capital at their disposal and
with the large fund of experience of the
expositions of Chicago, Omaha and Huf
falo to draw upon, St. Louis starts out
with every prospect of mnklng the en
terprise a colossal success.
The most serious drawback to the
world's fair at St. Louis Is its location
and climate, but these disadvantages
will be offset by Its matchless railway
facilities and Its attractive twentieth
century features. The enthusiasm and
local patriotism exhibited by the citizens
of St. Louis, who have not heretofore
enjoyed a reputation for great activity,
affords not merely an assurance thnt the
exposition will be held on time, but that
It will fulllll Its most extravagant
promises.
While It Is always commendable to
aim high, the managers of the tlrst twen
tieth. century world's fair should not aim
so much to excel Chicago nnd Paris In
the magnitude of Its buildings and the
expanse of Its grounds as In tho excel-'
lence and variety of Its exhibits and the
superiority of the Installation. The most
objectionable feature of the Chicago
world's fair was the mngulllcent dis
tances between tho principal exposition
buildings nnd the buildings erected by
the various foreign countries and Amer
ican states. People visiting expositions
do not want to weary themselves In
walking long dlstnnces between the va
rious places of Interest, and they do not
under such circumstances npprcclnte tho
beauties of landscape. For that reason
a large majority are unable to see more
than a small fraction of the most inter
esting and Instructive exhibits.
World's fair expositions are not In
tended specially to advertise the world's
advancement In landscape gardening,
nor to record the advancement modern
men nnd women have made In their
ability to endure the fatigue of forced
marches over hill nnd dale. They arc
designed to broaden nnd enlighten the
popular Intellect by a panoramic presen
tation of the most precious heritage of
past ages ami the best productions In
art, science, agriculture and Industry of
the generation now living.
MEMORIALS TOM'KINT.EV.
The McKlnlcy National Memorial as
sociation, organized for the purpose of
erecting nt Canton, 0., a suitable
memorial to the late president, has
called upon the American people for
subscriptions nnd It Is hoped there will
be a prompt and generous response.
There ought to bo no dltllculty In secur
ing the amount needed for the proposed
memorial, which it is desired by the as
sociation shall be an expression of the
popular esteem for President McKinloy,
and if the suggestions made by tho as
sociation in regard to obtaining con
tributions nro followed the required
sum should within u brief timo be In
the hands of the trustees. It would
seem to be unnecessary to do more than
call popular attention to this matter In
order to have an Immediate response
from all who admire the character nnd
lienor the memory of the late president,
but organized effort, as pointed out by
the memorial association, Is desirable
In oilier to expedite tho work, and this
should be undertaken in every com
munity. Another national McKlnlcy memorial
Is projected, a part of the cost of which
will probably bo provided by congress.
There was organized In Washington
city a few days ago the McKlnlcy Na
tional Memorial Arch association and It
is proposed to erect a memorial arch to
cost about S'J.OOO.OOO on the District of
Columbia end of the proposed memorial
bridge across tho Potomac, the construc
tion of which is practically assured. At
a mass meeting of residents of the na
tional capital Senator llawley of Con
necticut said he could practically pledge
the support of congress to this move
ment and ho thought that no expense
should be spared In making the arch In
every way worthy of the man whose
memory' It was erected to commemorate.
Several local memorials to tho lato
president are projected. Ono Is proposed
lu Philadelphia and several thousand
dollars have been contributed toward It
Another Is projected lu Pittsburg, the
Chamber of Commerce of that city hav
ing started the movement immediately
after the death of Mr. McKlnlcy. San
Francisco also proposes to erect a mon
ument and there has beeu talk of a
memorial nt Atlanta, Ga. These
projects show how great and general
was the popular esteem for President
McKlnlcy. The natloual memorial at
Canton nppeals to all tho people and no
pother proposition for commemorating
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1901.
tho memory of tho lntc president should
bo permitted to lntcrfero with Its early
realization.
LIBRARY MOVEMENT IX THE WEST.
Evidence of the Increasing force of tho
public library movement In tho west is
vlslblo on nil sides. One notablo meet
ing In the interest of library progress in
lown has Just been concluded nnd an
other will bo held shortly nt Kansas
City for tho states of this Immcdlnto
section. Tho object of theso meetings
Is to harmonize methods and stimulate
those engaged In library work to more
united uctlon nlong lines approved by
common experience.
As n matter of fact, there is more ac
tivity in the library movement In the
central west than In any other part of
tho country. Whether popular Intelli
gence, In tho west is higher thnn else
where or uot, It Is an undisputed fnct
attested by tho statistics that the west
ern people stand higher In the percent
age column of literacy thnn those of any
other section of tho country.
Naturally the demand for books and
tho patronage for public libraries comes
from those who have beeu bred to the
reading habit. Tho library cannot thrive
without a literary and studious clientage
any more than could a book store whose
volumes are In a language which the
community does not understand.
Libraries, In n word, take root and nour
ish only among peoplo devoted to intel
lectual Improvement nnd Interest In the
library movement is one of tho best
gauges of popular culture and general
educational progress.
It Is to be hoped that the day Is not
far distant when every person who
wants to have access to tho storehouse
of a free library will bo able to have the
demand satlslled, whether he lives In a
great metropolis or In city or town of
moderate pretensions.
THE CASE Of MISS STOXE.
Universal Interest Is felt In the caso
of Miss Stone, the American missionary
who Is in the hands of Bulgarian ban
dits and for whoso ransom a large sum
Is demanded, and it seems quite possible
that the matter may become one of seri
ous International controversy, by reason
of the uctlve part taken by tho Wash
ington government. The president Is
said to have declared that Miss Stone
shall bo saved and tho efforts of the
Department of State are being zealously
exerted to secure her release. While the
executive department of the government
has no authority to pay the ransom
nsked, every uvalhible expedient of
diplomacy Is being employed nnd there
is reason to hope that these will be suc
cessful In restoring the unfortunate mis
sionary to freedom.
Tho danger of serious International
controversy will come lu tho event of
our government demandlug, as it Is re
ported will bo done, that Turkey shall
be held responsible for the ransom
money. This would not be a new expe
rience for tho sultan, but there is no
doubt that he would refuse such u de
mand on the part of the United States
nnd then would urlse tho question
whether wo should undertake to enforce
It. If that course were decided upon
tho suitnn would be very likely to ap
peal to Europe for protection on the
ground thnt the government of the
United States does not acknowledge re
sponsibility for Injury done In states of
the union to citizens of other countries.
The Turkish government- could point
to tho fnct thnt when Italians were
lynched lu this country tho fcdernl gov
ernment, while mnklng an effort to have
those guilty of the crime punished, dis
claimed nil responsibility nnd paid nn
irdcmnlty simply as a matter of Inter
national courtesy. It is by no means
unlikely thnt a plea by Turkey for pro
tection on this ground would have some
Influence with the European govern
ment, to which it would give n most
favorable opportunity to remind us of n
very Importnnt defect In" our relntlons
with other countries.
The action which our government Is
talcing lu the case of Miss Stone Is alto
gether proper, but so far as the ransom
Is concerned it might find it very diffi
cult to exact reparation from Turkey.
THE IMMIGRATION QUESTION.
It is evident that the Immigration
question is to again figure more or less
prominently lu tho attention of the com
ing congress. Tlio immigration com
missioner lias already submitted recom
mendations looking to further restric
tions nnd It Is said that tho laws ex
cluding undesirable Immigrants nrc gen
erally regarded by the treasury officials
as too lax. Pressure from theso sources
will undoubtedly be brought upon con
gress In favor of further legislation re
stilctlug Immigration.
According to the report of the immi
gration commissioner nt New York,
there were nearly 20 per cent more Im
migrants lauded at that port during the
last fiscal year than In the preceding
year. It Is shown that nearly aO.OOO
of the lucrense of last year over tho
year before was lu the Immigration
from southern Italy alone, the largest
numerical Increase being of Italians.
This will not bo tho case In future, a
new emigration law having gone Into
effect lu Italy last mouth which will
reduce tho emigration from thnt coun
try. This law permits emigration only
from the three ports of Naples, Genoa
and Palermo and provides regulations
which will curtail emigration from that
country. The restrlctlonlsts have hith
erto found their most potent argument
in the Immigration from Italy.
lu his report tho commissioner nt New
York does not approve tho proposition
to have Inspectors abroad. He says
that us u means of protection against
the coming of convicts, fugitives from
justice or anarchists the prcsenco of our
Inspectors abroad would be either futile
or unnecessary. These Inspectors, It Is
pointed out, would naturally be depend
ent upon local police authorities for
any Information of this character and
If no efforts wero made to secure such
Information their certttlcato as to the
non-existence of bad antecedents would
be worthless. Tho commissioner urges
that It Is perfectly proper to adopt any
measures to prevent the coming of such
people, provided the method Is not
likely to degencrnto Into a more nunoy
nnco to legltlmnto travel, which It would
bo very likely to do. Ho says that In
our own caso wo need not establish any
new precedent to ennblo us to accom
plish this object. "Tho precedent Is al
ready established lu tho umendmcnt to
tho alien contract lnbor law, which the
courts have construed to apply to all the
excluded classes. There Is no reason,"
ndds tho commissioner, "why tho snmo
procedure should not bo extended to
cover all cases of undesirable aliens,
whether of tho excluded classes or not,
and without limitation of time, of course
proper legal safeguards belug provided
against abuse of this power." Tho sug
gestion Is, wo believe, new and It seihns
worthy of consideration.
Itmllcnl measures will undoubtedly bo
presented lu congress for further re
stricting Immigration. There is no
doubt that the Buffalo tragedy has
streugtheued nnd intensified sentiment
In favor of such legislation, although
the assassin Is American born. We do
not sco that that most lamentable oc
currence should have any bearing on the
question. It Is most desirable, cer
tainly, that nnarchlsts shall bo kept out
of tho country. It would be well If
those now here could bo sent out of tho
country. But In endeavoring to ex
clude these people cure must be taken
not to close tho doors to others who
would make good nud useful citizens.
Wo believe that in n faithful and strict
enforcement of tho Immigration lnws we
havo will be found ample security
ngalnst tho entrance of undesirable persons.
The choice of Dr. Nicholas Murray
Butler to act as temporary president of
Columbia university as successor to
President Scth Low Is n particularly
fortunate ono for that Institution, which
could not do better thun to make his
tenure permanent when the proper time
arrives. Dr. Butler, as head of tho de
partment of philosophy, has not only
proved himself a successful educator,
but has also demonstrated executive
ability of Just thut high order needed for
tho management and direction of a
great university. A man of liberal cul
ture and broad ideas, in close touch with
men of affairs lu all walks of life, a
thorough student of current events, be
stands out nbove the collegians who con
lluo their activities to the special field
to which they are devoted. Identified ns
Dr. Butler bus been with the movement
for higher education east and west,
north and south, entrusting the adminis
tration of Columbia to bis hands will
mean making It more national In scope
and bringing it still further to tho foro
nmong tho most progresslvo American
universities. It is doubtful whether the
trustees could have found another man
cither In or out of the faculty so well
equipped to take up the work left by
President, Low.
J. Sterling Morton, who participated in
the deliberations of the alleged National
Congress of Farmers, held at Sioux
Falls some days ago, pays his respects
to that aggregation of kid-glove tollers
In several vitriolic paragraphs. The
late secretory of agriculture expresses
the opinion that some of the members
"wore quite as familiar with tho meth
ods of milking the public treasury as
they were with manipulating the dugs
of meek-eyed cows." According to Mr.
Morton, "tho method of farming the
farmers was presented to that as
semblage of tough-muscled nud, sweat-1
exuding plowmen" by a gentleman of
vast and world-wide experience, who
advocated a ship subsidy in order to
avert tho calamity that would befall
American farmers "who were lu danger
of being smothered In their own grease
and burled In an avalanche of cereals,
fat and fruits." Tho high esteem lu
which Mr. Morton holds his colleagues
of tho lute congress is expressed tersely
as follows: "Many members, of tho so
called National Congress of Farmers
seek to plow with preambles, cultivate
with resolutions nnd reap and garner
by ouuetmcnt." It is safe to predict
that J. Sterling Morton will uot attend
tliu next session of the congress.
The French wheat crop for the cur
rent year is 304,210,055 bushels, 21,000,
000 bushels short of the average. These
figuroB of wheat production call forcibly
to mind the possibilities of this country
If the intense farming methods of Eu
rope wero In voguo here. The soil of
Nebraska and the other states of the
great grain belt is as fertile as that in
France, yet that country, though uot
much different lu area, produces several
times ns much wheat. Tho difference
lies in methods of farming and In utiliz
ing every foot of ground. Those who
talk of 'soon reaching the limit of pro
duction In this country will tlud some
Interesting food for thought in theso
figures.
Tho attorney general of the Uulted
States has rendered an opinion thut no
exclusive right exists to operate or laud
a telegraph cable In any territory of
tho United States. This means, If sus
tained, that a cable can bo laid to tho
Philippines whenever this country gets
ready to lay It or permit private parties
to do so. The granting of uny exclu
sive franchise Is certainly contrary to
the spirit of the times In this country,
but tho claim was based on uu old Span
ish grant. When the Islands are con
nected with this country by a cable it
should bo built nnd operated by this
government.
Tho redoubtable Pat Crowe is said to
be uneasy about tliu tempting reward
posted for any one who will Introduce
him to the police and Is willing to Intro
duce himself without being paid for the
privilege. Perhaps Pat figures that he
has had his pay lu advance.
L'linrlKhlinrl)- Itratrluttom,
Chicago Now,
in refusing to accept American divorces
as valid Canada Is discriminating against a
great American Industry and should be
called down.
Idiocy nt Itn-Mlty,
Springfield Republican.
In order to grasp the full Idiocy of royalty
ono has only to read tho rules and regula
tions concerning drees at tho coming coro
nation of Kins Edward VII. The mantles,
robes and coronets, In nil their multiple
variations of design and color to distinguish
rank and exalt the aristocracy, take one
back pnst the Tudors nnd the I'lnntngcnets
In automobile time.
I'lnttorj of Imitation.
Baltimore American.
England Is to have n steel trust of her
own by way of rebuking the greed of the
United States and finding out Just whut
thero Is in grasping Yankee methods.
Urntrlim'Kn of n Surplus,
San Francslco Call.
Such has been the prosperity of the coun
try during tho Inst summer that the
revenue reduction act, which wns calculated
by fiscal experts to reduce tho revenues by
MO.000,000 annually, will nctunlly reduce
them by less than J2,,000,000. The surplus
In tho treasury Is piling up and Secretary
Gngo is kept busy devising means to get It
Into circulation ng.iln. It Is an old saying
fhat a surplus Is better than a deficit, but
all tho Annie It has its drawbacks.
SIkii Alioinliiiltloiin,
Des Moines Lender.
London, Glasgow, Manchester nnd many
other British cities regulate transparencies,
cicctrlc-flash signs, sky signs and the slr.?
of letters permissible In posters. l)oer,
England, requires a license for nil Mreot
signs not contained within n window.
Franco and Belgium tax street signs, and
Belgium awards prizes for artistic slgnn. It
Is only In America, It seeing, that wo permit
ourselves to bp nttneked on nvery hand
by bill boards and posters, presumably out
of sheer love for the ugliness of them,
MiiKitr Trust Trlokn.
Chicago Chronicle.
Tho fnct that tho Sugnr trust Is soiling
granulated, tho standard of price, for V,t,
cents a pound nt nil commercial points
west of tho Missouri river is proof that
trust prices in nil the rest of tho country
are excessive and nxtortlonnle. If for the
purpose of crushing competition Ilia trust
can affntd to sell its stnndard products for
3 ',4 cents throughout the west It can afford
to sell the same goods to tho people of tho
rest of tho country for tho fnko of giving
them n necessary article of household con
sumption at a fair price.
Trait TruM Gets n Kill I.
Springfield Republican.
Tho United Fruit company Is another
trust to appear with n bad annual report.
This Is a combination designed to control
tho tropical fruit business, and It has a
capitalization of somo $14,000,000. Its cur
rent report shows a loss of 1291,152 In net
earnings, besides a deficit In tho earnings
of tho sub-companies, as compared with
surplus earnings of $219,141 during tho pro
vious year. Tho decrease In total net In
como Is 1556,921. Tho company Is now to
issuo a lot of bonds $3,000,000 nnd this Is
alto characteristic of present trust tenden
cies. Will the I'nas l'nna Awnj-?
Philadelphia Ledger.
Senator Dopow, formor president of tho
Now York Central and now chairman of Its
board of directors, Is probably as good an
authority on freo passes ns thero Is In this
country, and ho doubts whether tho evil can
bo broken up. Referring to tho proposed
aotlon of tho trunk line ofllclals to abolish
passes ho Is quoted as saying that the paes
system Is carried to greater lengths In this
country than In any other, but It appears to
be Impossible to check tho evil becauso of
tho difficulty In getting tho railroads to
keep an agreement not to Issue any passes.
It has been tried before, and always failed.
Men In Tlielr I'rlme.
Loulsvlllo Courier Journal.
Tho bead of ono of tho big Insurance com
panies assails a popular theory when ho
says that "tho strife and competition of
American business and professional life
tend to greater physical and montal ac
tivity, and consequently to longer lives and
healthier bodies and brains." Ho ndds
that "It Is certain that our American men
at 60 are not broken up as bady as our
fathers wero at 40." Thero Is no question
that mon of 60 nro now In their prime. The
Philadelphia Hecord tho other day un
earthed a table for 1855 which showed that
then only nine In every 100,000 lived to bo
100 years old; while now nine in overy 10,
000 Ilvo to bo 100. Tho "good old days"
may havo been good, but tho good new
days are better.
I'KHSONAI, AM) OTIlKHWISi:.
Kven the naval court of Inquiry puts
some faith In absent treatment.
In the light of tho demands of tho Bul
garian kidnapers, Pat Crowo must feel like
a cheap guy.
Tho growing popularity of high Bpced
automobiles down cast Is viewed with un
concealed delight by village coroners.
Doubtless the fntluro of tho Charloy Rosb
Incident to bring adequate reward prompted
tho Phlladelphlans to experiment on grown
people.
When tho poet sang pf the "melancholy
days," "the saddest of tho year," he evi
dently had in mind tho avtl possibilities of
tho straw vote fiend.
More than $15,000,000 In taxes was paid
Into tho city treasury of Now York In ono
day last week. This Is a few laps ahead of
Omahr.'s best record.
TUo I'an-Amcrlcan exposition Is pretty
close to tho 7,000,000 mark In attendance,
with seventeen drfys remaining to bring
tho score up to the limit of 8,000,000.
After forty years of honorable, distin
guished service In tho American navy Hear
Admiral Schley was obliged to llston, on
the day of his retirement, to tho testimony
of a naval subaltern accusing htm of cow
ardice. Petty malice could scarcely go
farther.
Tho Philadelphia Inqulror waxes cloquont
In denouncing tho ovll Influences of yellow
Journalism, which, It claims, Is responsible
for the recent kidnaping venture. Tho
Inquirer talks lllio one who knows. It
seems ono of tho kidnapers was schooled
In that office.
There Is nothing startling In that Wash
ington fish story detailing tho enpturo la
the Potomac of a shark loaded with coal.
People of more veracious temperament de
clare they have found coal sharks far In
land. The Potomac does not onjoy a mo
nopoly by several tons.
Returns from tho city election at Indian
apolis show that the colored voters fought
nobly for the republican tlckot. Tho shrewd
managers of tho campaign touched tho
hearts of the colored brothers and sisters
by planting luscious watermelons thero and
gratitude did the rest.
Paragraphers express surprise over the
poor showing of Washington as a, health
resort. Of the large cities the national
capital shows tho highest death rate per
1,000 of population. Allowance should bo
made, however, for the number who go
thero for health and fall to find It, and
tho gravo responsibilities of government tho
residents patriotically insist on carrying.
"Whero Rolls tho Oregon" Is the attrac
tive title of a handsome pocket pamphlet
Issued by the Portland Oregonlan, descrip
tive of the opulent northwest which will
parttclpato In the Lewis and Clark Cen
tennial exposition of 1903. The pamphlet
is lavishly Illustrated, statistics of growth
abound and the descriptive matter Is pro
seated in entertaining style. It bears the
Oregonlan's warrant and that alone guar
autott high quality and accuracy.
siicm.An shots at thk run'iT.
Cleveland Lender: Now a Roston clergy
man who spoko dlsparaglugly of tho Into
President McKlnlcy has been compelled to
apologize. Tho American peoplo, In tholr
present temper, aro not Inclined to tol
erate sedlllon,
Ilostoh Transcript: it would seem thnt
the suburban llnptlst clergyman who In
vested tho church funds In n rubber planta
tion has not paid sufllclcnt heed to that
eleventh commandment, namely, "Thou
Bhnlt not rubber."
Louisville Courier-Journal: Tho arch
bishop of York suggests that Great Britain
ct npart a day for national humiliation, In
order to hasten tho success of llrltlsh arms
In South Africa. But have not tho Moors
nlreody furnished Great Drltnln a surplus
of days of national humiliation?
Washington Post: Thnt Cnrbondalo par
son who pulled his gun and put n period
to tho careor of n member of his congrega
tion has been exonerated by tho coroner's
Jury. They don't seem to mind a shooting
nffntr hiuch out In Illinois ns long ns a
fellow makes a thorough Job of It.
Kansas City Star: The remark of Bishop
Shaffer of tho African Methodist church
thnt the work of colored pastors Is to tench
thiir people how to live on earth as well
ns how to cot to heaven may bo supple
mented by tho suggestion thnt tho ono Is
nu excellent preparation for tho other.
l'hlladcdlphln Record: The money-raising
orator, Rev. A. B. Simpson, hns again bo
fonie specific ns to tho ending of tho world.
On Sunday last ho announced that only
thirty years of llfo for tho human rnce
remain. The llrst sign of tho final col
lnpso of terrestrial things wns tho fnll of
Jerusalem; tho next was tho descent of
tho (icntllcs on tho Holy City, which they
wero to rule seven tlmcB seven prophetlo
years (each of which Is 360 years). This
would leave only thirty years. Tho Imme
diate signs nro tho wnrs nnd tragic hap
pollings nnd the progress of Zionism, which
means tho return of tho Jows to Jerusnlom.
There lmvo been wars nnd tragic happen
ings In other nges, nnd they hnvo been
quite ns furious nnd destructive ns tho
guerrilla wnrfnro In- South Africa nnd In
tho Philippines. Indeed, until tho last
century thero was never a timo whon a
largo proportion of mankind was not en
gaged In lighting; and to tho reader of his
tory tho tragic ovouts of our timo seem
fow by comparison with thoso of tho pnst.
It Is tho idea of tho modern prophets that
tho end of tho world must bo preceded
by a great Increase In wickedness, which"
they profess to And now. As a matter of
fact, tho world was novor as good ns It Is
today.
AHT OI'' KKIJIUNfi WliUi.
I
ItolMint l,ny Si-rmon on Honltli mul
How to Hold It.
Portland Oregonlan.
It was a delightful bit of satire when
a physician onco wroto to n friend that ho
was moving from a certain city becauso
tho peoplo thoro wero so distressingly
healthy. Happy Is tho man who docs not
know physicians or surgeons In their pro
fessional capacity. Yet tho rcaulrcments of
Industrial progress In our ago . nro such
thnt tollers havo to work harder than tholr
fathers or grandfathers, and many workers
aro growing old before their time. It is
argued that exhausted strength and musclo
rcquiro medicine, nnd tho tendency of tho
present generation Is to call In tho physi
cian at all times and all seasons to make
alllnc foil: well.
When tho father of a family reaches 40
years of ngo nnd finds a certain bald snot
on the top of his head expanding, his
weight perceptibly Increasing, his breath
diminishing as ho goes upstairs, and his
temper shortening, ho says to his Inner
self: ."Why, 1 am getting to ho nn old
man before my time. What's tho matter?"
Ho Is a commercial man, wo will say. In
tho morning ho nwaken from unhaDnv
dreams In which tho other fellow In his
dreams wns continunlly getting tho better
of him In n stock deal. However, ho eats
a heavy breakfast, in which a portorhouso
Bteak and hot brqad and coffco flguro
largely. Tho usual worry begins in his
office, becauso ho starts to worry, and then
tho dally grind to mako monov goes on,
only to be broken for an Interval for lunch
where ho steals Ave minutes to run hur
riedly to a lunch counter nnd bolt down
coffco nnd apple plo.
Hurrying back, our friend Is soon Im
mersed in his corrospondenco nnd tho do
tn Hit of his business until ho boards tho
trolley car In tho onrly evening for homo.
Hero nn elaborato dlnnor Is served, con
sisting of live or six courses, nnd ho olthor
boards tho trolley car to tnko his wifo
and family to a theater or ho decides that
ho is too tired and stays at homo. But
nt night, Just when ho hns tumbled Into
bed, his conscience asks him, "How manv
cigars havo you smoked today?" Ho owns
up to fifteen. His muscles ask, "What ex
ercise hnvo you taken today?" Ho Is com
pelled to nnswor, "None." Continued llfo
of this kind soon sends this citizen to seek
tho aid found In Mcdlclno alley. Ho becomes
a sourco of lncomo to our friend the physi
cian. Instead, why should ho not try these
two things diet nnd exercise?
It is n generally admitted fact that the
flesh food nu outdoor laborer or mechanic
can easily digest, beeouse ho works his
muscles, nrms and legs In his toll, would
not ho beneflclnl In tho caso of another man
of Eedtntnry habits. Tho latter Is probably
a merchant who personally superintends his
bookkeeping nnd largo correspondence, or
ho may bo a bookkeeper, a stenographer, a
literary mini or a clergyman. Theso men
ought to havo a special form of dlot, be
cause tho probability Is their digestions aro
weak. Beef once a day, plenty of Oregon
fruit especially ponchos, apples, prunes,
All Styles
and Sizes.
The genuine all bear
and are sold with
Awarded First Prize
I J ITIm Ca
Sold by Flrat-Olass Stove
... . ,!,.
Largest Makers of Stoves
MILTON ROOEIta & SON, 14T1I
All Styles Prices From
figs and oranges ltttlo or no pastry, coffco
and tea now and then that bill of faro has
often made well people.
Plenty of exorcise Is Just as Importnnt,
To all peoplo walking Is not exercise, and
neither Is riding In a trolloy car. If you
fit up a Whltloy's excrcUer In tho privacy
of your bachelor homo you will work furi
ously at tho mnchlno for two weeks, nnd
then your enthusiasm will cool. It's too
lonely. Athletos havo discovered lu the
waning days of tho bicycle that tho mn
chlno does not dovelop tho nrms nnd chest
nnd tho muscles of tho nock. . Many blcyclo
riders nro sufferers from Indigestion. True
oxcrclso Is tnklng part In somo sort of
vigorous outdoor pastime rowing, gym-
nnnlum work. nr. bettor ntlll. tini-nnlm!; rl,l.
I lug. rJvcry man cannot own n horse, but lie
can hlro ono and got safo lessons from com
petent Instructors at riding schools. Tho
architect of tho futuro, In designing tho
American houso for tho working population,
will surely plan nn exerolso room, which
shall bo used by all the family to mako
strong, healthy bodies and pure minds. Pub
lic gymnnslums will bo bottor pntroulzed,
und our friend tho horao will recelvo his
sharo of attention.
Physic has Its uses, of course. So havo
surgeons nnd hospitals. Dlot and oxcreMo
could not henl n broken limb. But It
would bo n service to our genoratlon If by
diet and oxcrclso wo could make somo e'.cU
peoplo well and bring tho bloom of health
to palo checks. . A wlso man onco wrote:
"Throw physic to tho dog and you will
seo they won't toko It."
m,A.sTs i-ito.M iiam's iionx.
Revenge Is sweet only when foregone.
Humility Is tho best proof of true dignity.
Karthly athlotlos wilt not aufflco for tho
heavenly race.
Personality Is a greater power in educa.
tlon than prccopt.
Tho purity of our motives determines
our motlvo powor In tho world.
Somo methods of raising money nro most
successful In lowering manhood.
Wlno may give wings to tho Imagination,
but It glvea no wit to guldo them.
Ho who cannot rulo his own appotlto Is
unfitted to run his neighbor's affulrs.
Tho lives of others will ho nono the
sweeter for your attempt to absorb all the
sourness In tho unlvcrso.
Tho troublo with many preachers Is thnt
thoy nro thinking moro of tholr own self
flourlshmcnt than of tholr flock's soul nour
Ishmcnt. no.MHSTIO I'l.lOASANTItllCS.
Detroit Tree Press: "Silo dcclnrei thnt
elm Is slnglo from choice," said JIIss Kit-
.MIs1sUl.,rocl;sh Sn' wl,0He cl,olco7" nslieil
dldV,oa?yafo"We1'' whV n r"
"for sympathy."
And ho didn't get oven that?"
Oh, yes, from Ills friends."
Washington Star;-"fseo that your wifo
"V.'SLhT0'11 "iterest In manual training"
"nnYT-m Kn 'Mcokto
yourmk,ho fe"80 h nwUly pro',OSPd
"Well," then ho lost his head."
Cleveland plain "Dealer: You seem to
Ptvnnldr Ve,T chcB"'" I,0"te1
"Why not?" remarked tho airy youmr
know." Bnr ,lwny down Bn, you
Brooklyn Kaglo: Mrs! Plald-So you bo
llnvo your husband dreanis about golf7
Mrs. Hunker-Well, ho woko mo up last
night Bwcarlng In hln sleep.
Somervlllo Journal: dayboy When I got
homo last night my wife kept me awoke, for
two sold hours giving mo advice,
Itoumlcr Sorry for you, old mnn. I went
right to hIpcm). myself.
to "oy'tJSy? OUr Wlf haV0 nnUllnK
Rounder Oh. yea, I guess so. But I had
homo cotton In my cars.
POWUIl OP THE FOOI,.
S. 13. KIscr In tho Record-Herald,
r.
A child was born ono day
i nwm uoo nau uiesBeu;
hnto clioso him. as ho lay
upon his mother's lircuM,
To pleasn tho hearts of men.
Through trying years ho bravely wrought
And many a hard, grim foo ho fought
To llml hlH ordered pliico, and when
Tvvnu initml I... fnlln.l . i .
And prayed for heaven's aid,
.mil oncu sneii ucspairlng tears
Beforo his brush wns laid
Upon tho ennvus that nt last
Crowned all Ills efforts of the past.
II.
Another child was born ono day.
With little Hpuoo between his eyes;
lie grow und idled In tho way,
With nn deslrci to bo wlbc,
No wish to ftund aninug tho great;
Hut in his breast thero imrned tho hato
Fools hnv tor men who win tho prizes Fate
llistcws on worth,
Doomed from tho moment of his birth
To drug among tho crawling things of
, earth,
Ho saw no wonder In tho autumn loaf, ho
know
Naught of tho artist's ecstasy nor tried
To learn tho songs tho wind sang as it blow
Among tho golden sheaves tho reapers
IIL
Tho careful work of many years was done,
And men beheld it and wero full of awe;
A life's wholu ruugo wus centered In that
ono
Supremo creation, wherein neither flaw
Nor lack was found but evon na thoy
gazed
Ono with a low, blank brow strode forth
and raised
A glenmlng blndo,
aim wniio (iuy moon, conrounaea ana ais
mnyeil, Ho cut tho canvas down! The world with
vain regret
nohold a useless ruin whero
Tho llfo work of a gonlun had bean sot,
BccniiH'i n fool had paused a moment
thero.
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