Nebraska Newspapers

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With sugar soiling ho cheap there Is
no longer excuse lor sour (ltMiiohltloiiH.
General Wheeler Is Interested In n
new automatic llrenrni for military use,
fcaltl to bo tho most complete thing of
the kind la oxlutonco. It is not Htnteil
whether t ho general has trained tho
thing to climb trees.
Tho weekly wtntement of bank clear
SntrB fairly relleets the commercial
activity of the country. Of all the
(cities reporting only lour show n tie
jjreuso as compared with the same week
last year. The tide of prosperity con
tlnues to rise.
Komo pctrltlcd tropical fruits Ihivq
jtioen fouiul In coal from the Spitz
ibergen mines iu Norway. It those Arc
tic explorers only wait till the cllmato
resumes Its prehistoric charncter they
can walk over the north pole clad In
Garden of Eden raiment.
Ehe governors of forty-live stntos, to
pay nothing of tho territories, might
pavo time and trouble on those multiplex
Thanksgiving proclamations by making
them n round-robin and starting them
curly enough for each to ulllx his slgna
ture for tho benellt of the archives.
Tho tratlic manager of one of the big
eastern roads says publicly that he does
not believe there Is n miller In the conn
try who paid tariff rates on Hour to the
Seaboard last year. Hy this he probably
means n heavy piodueer of Hour who Is
tortuunte enough to be located at a com
noting point.
If Iho system of forced collection of
claims against Turkey is to become
general tho sultan will bo compelled
soon to cut down his household ex
uenses or go into the bankruptcy court.
In that event It might become necessary
for tho court to decide Just how many
iwlves tho petitioner is allowed to re
talu under tho exemption clause.
'Anothor member of tho llerron family
Is to be married with the peculiar rites
jwhlch characterized that of the former
Jown professor. According to tills cere
ony, no promises are made at tho al
tar, and It is Just as well, for those who
;regnrd marriage vows as lightly as the
jiotorlety-seeklug professor are only
jwastlug breath iu making them.
The chief populist organ accuses the
democrats, through their indifference, of
defeating the fusion ticket. Leading
democrats accuse tho populists of tho
nine thing. Undoubtedly some truth
lurks ill the charge and counter-charge,
for both are tired of fusion, but the
principal reason Is that tho voters o
tho state nro tired of fusion ami have
enlisted under tho banner of prosperity
Tho Pau-Auierlean congress Is dls
cussing the establishment of a court o
arbitration to pass on damage and In
demnlty claims of an international char
nctcr, the different countries binding
themselves to abide by the decision of
tho arbitrators. The continuous military
performances Iu South and Centra
America, during which property right
aro disregarded, would provide such a
court with steady employment.
Tho Missouri farmer has been accuse
of being slow, but some exceptions
must be made. Due of them has Just
been ludlcted for selling eastern college
professors collections of bogus relics o
bygone ages. He made them himself,
but the learned savants who are sup
posed to bo able to tell tho age of
etono by looking at It or discoursu
learnedly on the work of prehistoric
man were deceived and knew no better
until a neighbor gave the snap away
Hore's to the Missouri farmer who
Hblo to demonstrate that no prehistoric
raco can make relics better than the
raco of tho present day.
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EXTItA SKSSlU.f lMl'KHATlVE.
The constitution of Nebraska empow
ers the governor to convene the legisla
ture on extraordinary occasions to enact
such laws and transact such business
s may be deemed Imperative. Such an
emergency confronts the ciner executive
f tills state.
A revision of the state constitution Is
admittedly demanded at the earliest
possible moment. The legislature of
lb'.)" submitted twelve amendments to
the constitution drafted Iu conjunction
with and upon the advice of the mem
bers of the supreme court. A majority
of these amendments, if not all of them,
would have been ratllled by the people
but for the overshadowing Issues of the
national campaign. It was utterly im
possible to direct popular attention to
roposcd constitutional amendments
which dwindled Into lnslgnltlcance In
he midst of the great Hryan-.McKltiley
campaign iu which Nebraska formed
the chief battleground.
It will be equally Impossible to carry
ny amendments, or even adopt an en
tirely new constitution formulated by
constitutional convention iu the next
national campaign year, 1001, and yet
that would be the earliest year In
which amendments to the constitution
could be submitted, unless the legisla
ture is convened next winter nnd tho
haiiRes proposed submitted at the coin
ing general election in 10011.
The amendments to our state consti
tution that are absolutely essential for
the elliclent and economical administra
tion of the affairs of the executive and
Judicial departments of our state gov
ernment are:
Klrst An increase in the membership
of the supreme court from three to at
least live members.
Second An amendment enlarging the
Held of investment of the permanent
school fund.
Third Authority to creato additional
ofllces iu the executive department now
tilled by so-called deputies under n
strained construction of the constitu
tion, among these, ttie creation of a
department of Insurance, distinct nnd
separate from the otilce of auditor.
.Vpart from the pressing necessity of
these constitutional amendments Is an
Imperative demand for legislation for
tho creation of a revenue commission
for the revision and codification of our
oventic laws with a view to a satisfac
tory substitute for the present unsatis
factory system of tax equalization and
tax collection.
There is also imperative need of
amendments to the state depository
law for tho purpose of giving the peo
ple tho benellt of Interest earned on de
posits of county funds. The present de
pository law llxes the minimum rate of
Interest nt which these funds can be
loaned at U per cent, whereas the rate
now allowed by banks Iu many counties
is only - per cent and as a result the
interest earned on Uie public money is
absorbed.
lu view of tho fact that tho legisla
ture is limited to the transaction of
sucli business as shall be specifically
designated lu the proclamation calling
it together a twenty-day session will
over all possible contingencies.
Tho only argument that can bo ad
vanced against the proposed special ses
sion is tho expense to bo incurred. Hut
that argument falls to the ground by a
comparison of tho probable cost of the
legislative sesslou and the saving that
an bo effected through a revision of tho
constitution and tho enactment of rev
enue nnd tax laws.
The most liberal estimate of tho cost
of the session, including mileugc, Is
$1,000 per tiny, and the aggregate ex
pense for a twenty-day session would
fall within $'.'O,U00. The annual salaries ot
tho three present supreme judges and tho
nine supreme court commissioners nnd
their stenographers aggregate $42,000,
while for a uew cpurt consisting of Uvo
Judges at 11,500 a year and live stenog
rupliers. at $1,000 a year the aggregate
salaries for the supreme court would be
f'JU.riuO, or, a saving of $19,500 over tho
cost of the present court the llrst year,
leaving out of consideration tho saving
effected for subsequent years and the
advantages that would accrue from the
creation of u properly constituted
court.
Other Important considerations are
also to bo taken Into account: Approprla
tions for tho reconstruction of the Nor
folk Insane asylum; the Improvements
still needed to make the penitentiary a
safe prison; the proposed exhibition of
Nebraska products at the Louisiana
Purchase exposition; the reapportion
ment of congressional and legislative
representation. Last, but not least, the
condition of the uninvested school fund
nnd tho unavoidable distrust caused by
the mystery surrounding the location of
these funds should Impel Governor Sav
ago to bring the legislature together in
an extra session; and he should not nl
low himself to be deterred from taking
tills step through fear of criticism or
by specious argument as to its ex
pediency.
The republican party prides Itself on
being progressive. It Is responsible to
the peoplo for good government. It has
been trusted with the supreme control
of the affairs of the state and Is ex
pected to frame tho best laws for the
government of the peoplo that can be do
vised. Its duty lu the premises is plain
and should be courageously discharged
for the best Interests of the state.
One result of the visit of General
Oreely as chief signal ollleer to tho
Philippines Is said to be arrangements
with the telegraph and cable companies
connecting with our military telegrapl
lines there for reductions lu tolls on gov
eminent dispatches amounting to one
third what has been charged on thl
business up to this time. The huge
sums the cable companies have been
exacting from tho United States govern
ment for telegraphic communication be
tween this country and the Philippine
would go a great way toward construct
lug a cable Hue of our own. The only
way we can get adequate facilities and
satisfactory service, coupled with rea
souable rates, will be by building and
operating an American cable to Ilono
lulu and the Philippines. Direct cubl
JLcoinmunlcatlou with our uew. posses
sloni has come to be n military neces
sity as much its the military telegraph
between the ports there occupied by our
soldiers. And the government will tlnd
It ns much to its advantage tiuaticlally
and otherwise to conduct Its own cable
as It does Its own military telegraph
lines.
THE MKHC1UXT MAUtXC.
The report of the commissioner of
navigation presents highly gratifying
figures regarding the growth of Amer
ican shipping lu the coastwise and hike
trade during the past year, while the
promise for tho current llscol year Is
highly favorable. It appears that in this
tonnage there lias been attained prac
tically the maximum of 1S01, before our
merchant marine begun to decline, lu
this period of forty years the tonnage
of the coastwise and lake trade has
nearly doubled and Is still growing. It
represents a vast domestic commerce
and a large shipbuilding industry em
ploying many millions of capital and u
great deal of labor.
On the other hand, the tlgures show
continued decline In American tonnage
engaged In the foreign trade. The report
states that althougti registered Amer
ican vessels Increased over O-'.OOO tons
during the year, American vessels cur
ried only S.il per cent of our exports
and Imports, the smallest percentage in
our history. Our licet of ocean steamers
lu foreign trade is too small to be com
pared with that of foreign nations. The
fleets of each of the four largo British
and tier-man stenmslilp corporations ex
ceed tho American licet lu tonnage, mile
age and business. There Is, of course,
a large amount of American capital In
vested In vessels sailing under foreign
flags, but it remains true that lu our for-
Ign trade we are still almost entirely
dependent upon European shipowners.
How long we shall continue lu this
position of dependence Is a question
which presses for determination. Mr.
McKiulcy said that one of the needs
of the time Is direct commercial Hues
from our vast fields of production to the
fields of consumption that we have but
barely touched. "Next lu advantage,"
he declared, "to having tho thing to sell
Is to have the convenience to carry It
to tho buyer. We must encourage our
merchant marine. We must have more
ships. They must bo under the Amer
ican Hag, built and manned and owned
by Americans. These will not only be
profitable lu a commercial sense; they
will be messengers of peace and amity
wherever they go." That there Is an
advantage to American exporters in
control of steamships under the Amer
ican flag it is presumed no one will ques
tion. The exporters of other countries
Hud It to their advantage to employ their
own ships und so would our exporters.
This question of building up a mer
chant marine for our foreign trade, so
that in tills respect we may be Inde
pendent of foreign' steamship owners
and possess :i most Important and es
sential means for extending our com
merce, will have a prominent place in
tho attention of the coming congress.
The administration is in favor of en
couraging our merchant marine. Iu this
matter President Itoosevelt Is In accord
with tho views of his predecessor,
though as to the policy that should be
adopted for attaining the desired object
his position has not been dellncd. It
will doubtless bo made clear lu his first
message to congress.
tub pcxsiux sunncE.
The general fncls contained lu tho an
nual report of thu commissioner of pen
sions were made public lu advance of
the Issuance of the report. It was al
ready known that thu number of pen
sioners readied the high-water mark at
tho close of the last llscal year, Juno 30,
being then 007,735, -1,000 in excess of the
number In nuy previous year. The
value of tho pension roll at the end of
tho year was 131,5tJ8,21, which was
only a slight Increase over the preceding
year. Tho total disbursements for pen
sions during tho year was $138,531,
483.81. There are now 5,(101 Spanish
war pensioners. At the close of the year
over 103,000 claims were pendlug, more
than half of these being for an addi
tional allowance.
What the public is not so familiar
with Is tho fact indicated that there Is
much dishonesty In connection with pen
slon claims and that this Is costing the
government annually a considerable
sum, how much it Is probably quite lin
possible to determine. Under the act of
.Tune 7, 1888, which tho commissioner
pronounces bad and vicious, because a
standing Invitation to file fraudulent
claims, widows are given nu unlimited
time iu which to Hie claims for pensions
on account of tho death of their bus
bands. Some of these claims have been
Hied thirty-live years or more after the
soldier's death und It Is almost impossi
ble for the government to decide
whether they aro fraudulent or genuine
The arrearages in such cases are so
large, the chances f detection so small,
and the inducements so great to commit
perjury iu preparing claims, that there
Is great opportunity for fraud. Com
mlssloiier Kvuns expresses the opinion
that every legitimate claim for pension,
by reason of death during the war, or
for years succeeding the war, has long
since been Hied ami that lu the interest
of honest government and an honest
system of pensioning tills law should be
repealed.
Another abuse pointed out by the com
mlssloiier Is the action of guardians tip
pointed for Insane or mentally feeble
pensioners. Many of these pensioners
are eared for as paupers lu public In
stitutious, the guardians drawing and
retaining the pension money, thus de
fraudliig tho pensioners and the govern
ment alike. Oases were found iu which
guardians were drawing pensions on ac
count of their wards long after the
death of such wards. Sums of money
ranging from $1,000 to $Sitl,000 have been
accumulated lu the hands of guardians
while the pensioner was being cared for
by the public. Hereafter tills abuse will
be met by making the guardian a gov
eminent agent under the direction of the
commissioner of pensions.
No one who will read without preju
dice the annual report of Commissioner
Evans can, wo think, have any doubt
that lie has administered the pension
service with an earnest desire to treat
fairly and Justly all proper claims for
pensions, while at the same time vigi
lantly guarding the government ngnlnst
'possible fraud. There are unquestion
ably many defects lu the,prosetit system,
but these cannot be remedied by the
commissioner and It Is unjust to hold
Iilni responsible Tor them. It will be
well for congress to give heed to his
suggestions, to the cud that the expen
diture of "such vast sums of the people's
money should rest upon n system con
taining more of the elements of protec
tion to the government than can be
found In the methods now lu settling
pension claims."
H7MT TllK i:VEZT SlUXlh'lKS.
At the regular meeting of the Omaha
school teachers Friday, Superintendent
Pea r.so Is said to have Indulged In the
following comment on the outcome of
the recent school board election:
An event litis takcu place this week tho
like of which has uevcr occurred before. It
was n compliment to the cfflclcncy of tho
schools and tho esteem In which tho teach
ers were held by thu citizens. I feel sure
tho people now realize that tho schools nro
theirs.
The Interpretation Superintendent
Pcarse attempts to give to the election
of the new school board members is as
misleading as was the false alarm by
which scores of credulous men and
women were stampeded to the support
of the democratic ticket. Instead of
meeting squarely the demand lor the
abolition of nepotism, favoritism and
extravagance in the management of tin;
schools, the adroit politician who stands
at the head of the schools raised a hue
and cry about an Imaginary conspiracy
to make the public schools part of a
political machine to promote thu Inter
ests of Tom Deunlson. Instead of
meeting the charge that the schools of
Omaha are being manipulated lu thu
Interest of the book trust, Superin
tendent Pcarse, who admits having been
subsidized by the trust, adopted cuttle
llsli tactics by which thai Issue was ob
scured through the circulation of rumors
und scandal stories that had no founda
tion Iu fact.
The rank and Hie of the school teach
rs of Omaha are intelligent enough to
cuow that the Interpretation which Mr.
Pcarse tries to give to the "extraordi
nary event" Is in reality an effort to
create the Impression that our citizens,
and particularly the patrons of Uie
schools, have voted to retain Mr. Pcarse
In the ?;i,G00 position he holds. It Is
doubtless true the people realize that
the schools are theirs. But we feel sure
that the people aro not content with
nero ownership. If the "extraordinary
event" signifies anything it is tills: The
people do not want the schools run by
any machine, whether it be political or
commercial. They do not want the
schools couducted for the benellt of the
school book trust or any other trust or
combine that seeks to pervert the school
system or to divert the school fund to
selfish purposes and schemes for private
gain.
SMALL GUAXUK FOll PANAMA.
The prevailing opinion at Washington
appears to be that there Is very small
chance of congress accepting the Pan
ama route, however favorable the terms,
financially, which may be offered by the
French company. It Is understood that
the company has decided to make a
definite proposition for disposing of its
property to the United States, but there
seems to be a number of complications
that are likely to render very dlillcult if
not Impossible any arrangement that
would be satisfactory to this govern
ment, hi the flrst place it Is stated that
the company cannot dispose of Its con
cessions wltliout the consent of the
Colombian government and that has not
been obtained. The idea of the French
company appears to bo to have fhe
United Stntcs accept Its proposition nnd
then negotiate a treaty with Colombia
continuing the transfer. It is safe to
say that no such plan will receive seri
ous consideration In congress.
lu the second place there are financial
complications. Of the vast amount of
money that lias been expended on the
Panama canal thu present company
which is now trying to sell out lias sup
piled only n very small part of It, the
greater portion having been furnished
by the stockholders of the original Pan
ama Canal company. While the present
company proposes to guarantee divi
dends to tho old htoekholders such
guarantee would be of 11U16 value unless
bucked by the French government and
the government of the United States,
neither of which Is likely to bo disposed
to assume such responsibility. There
seems to be no doubt that the Panama
canal could be completed for less money
than the Nicaragua canal would cost,
but In view of the dllllcuttles and com
plications In regard to the former it Is
very probable that congress will not
seriously consider It.
The czar of Hussla has cent a con
gratulatory letter to ids minister of
flnuneo upon the completion of the
Trans-Siberian railroad. All connected
with this giant enterprise can well con
gratulate themselves on Its completion.
The building of such a length of Hue
through a wild country, with a trying
climate. Is n gigantic undertaking. If
the railroad works ns great a revolution
in Siberia as did tho building of the
Paclllc roads in tills country the .trend
of commerce is sure to bo changed.
Tho telegraph brings the news that
the grand vizier of Turkey Is dead from
heart disease. To those familiar with
Turkish methods the announcement of
the dentil of the principal minister lin
mediately following the French Inter
vention is not a surprise and heart dls
ease will do as well as anything else to
account for lilo taking off. The sultan
himself, although known as the sick
man of Europe, lias been most fortunate
In avoiding heart disease with so many
Jolts successively suffered.
The town of Gloucester, Ma.ss., lias
Just witnessed an unusual ceremony in
the reception tendered otllclally to u del
egatlon from tho parent town of Glomes
tcr, England, como nil the way to pay
the respects of the latter to Its new
world namesake. Unfortunately Omaha
unit most nf Iho cities In thin vlelnltv
can look for no possibility of this kind
becousu the names with which they
have been endowed were not borrowed
from any European geography. Per
haps, however, In the dim mid distant
future wi can nurtlcltmtc In an ex
change of municipal courtesies with
some new towns yet to arise in the tin-
de
'Velopcd territories of the United
Slates.
American ships carried only $.2 per
cent of the foreign trade of the United
States during the last fiscal year. The
Immense drain on the resources of the
country which the freight charges paid
these foreign ships entails could not be
borne were it not for our wonderful re
sources, but tilts fact that the country
can stand It Is no reason why it should
do so forever. With ample capital to own
and control shipping there is no legiti
mate reason why the ocean trade should
not be absorbed.
Commander Tllley reports to the Navy
department that he lias Induced the na
tives of Tutttlla to abandon the cus
tom of going visiting until they have
eaten their hosts out of house and home
and also of giving excessive wedding
presents. Having succeeded mi well In
the Islands of the Pacific he might be
ordered homo to work out u similar
reform lu ids owu country.
l-'lm- 11 t lo DriiTV To.
Boston Globe.
With K'H.OOO.OOO la roam! figures In gold
coin and bullion in tho trcasuiy ot tho
United States, Uncle Sam hasn't any fear
of becoming Immediately bankrupt.
Illatliictlim Without a IMnVronec.
Somcrvlllo Journal.
Ono difference between tho man who Is
In society aud tho man who Isn't Is that
the man who Is In society calls It a car
rlase, anil tho man who isn't calls it a
hack.
lOfTeet of 11 111 Iteilitcllnn.
Philadelphia. Ledger.
Havana has good results to show for Its
eight months' campaign against mosquitoes
in a decreaso of fifty deaths from yellow
fever and eleven from malarial fever, as
compared with tho samo tlmo last year.
This Is most encouraging, especially sinco
most communities would regard tho diminu
tion of tho mosquito crop alone n sufficient
reward for all that has been dono In the
matter.
ImiirovitiK Military Post.
Portland Oregonlan.
Tho recommendation of General Miles In
his annual report that tho military posts
throughout tho country bo put in excellent
shapo for troops that aro returned from
service beyond tho seas Is humnnij as well
as soldierly. The men "who havo borne
tho rigors of tho Arctic cllmato In Alaska
and tho heat of tho trorScs, and under all
circumstances maintained tho character of
tho American army," deserve a housing
after their homecoming equal to tho best
accommodation In barracks that Is con
sistent with military discipline.
Ancient unit Modern Miracle.
Philadelphia Times.
There Is a new wonder every day.
In
the blblo tho miracles number less than
100. Tho modern miracles run into tho
thousands over night tho miracles of
science, invention, commerco nnd enter
prise. In the now part of tho old world
greater records are mounting on big
achievements. In tho old part ot tho old
world modernity Is ploying grotesquo tricks
with history nnd making contrnsts that
provoko even tho serious to merriment.
Fancy, for lnstnnre, Diogenes sitting In
his tub watching a trolley car go liy and
looking for an honest man only to hear tho
conductor ring up n drachma faro on a
mechanical contrlvauco to protect Ulm from
temptation.
OUII FA I II AXI OTIir.llS."
Ciinipni-uti ve Cunt, Income nntl I'rnllln
of llcccnt 1:iM)hIIiiih.
Buffalo Express.
Tho statement which tho K.tpress has
been nblo to make of the finances of tho
Pan-American afford Intorcstlng compari
son with tho results of other great fairs.
Tho World's Columbian exposition at Chi
cago had a total paid nttendanco of 21,-
530,854. Tho total receipts from all sources
up to November 12 wcro $33,21)0,005. 58. Of
this sum $10, C01, 171. 07 camo from tho salo
of stock and $1,411,500 from bonds, whllo
$2,148,032.28 were realized from tho salo
of souvenir half-dollars, a gift from the
United States government. Of the stock
tho city of Chicago subscribed $5,000,000.
Tho sum of $14,141,242. 11 was taken In dur
ing the six months that tho fnlr was opened,
mainly from gato receipts aud concessions
and nbout $1,000,000 more from other
sources. Tho operating expenses during
tho six months wero $3,504,037.11, whllo thu
total dlBhursoment3 up to tho close of the
fair, which Included tho cost ot buildings
and grounds, wero $31,117,353.70. Tho final
balance amounted to $2,C10,C30.90, with
which to pay tho $15,000,000 stock and
bonds.
Tho Omnha exposition had a total at
tendance of 2,013,508, of which 1,778,250 woro
paid. Tho total receipts wero $1,924,077.C9,
of which $801,573.47 was from ndmlsslons
and $300,305.45 from concessions. Out ot
this sum not only tho expenses of tho ex
position wero paid, hut tho stockholders
also woro reimbursed In full. Omaha thus
established tho record of holding tho only
exposition In which stockholders got their
money hack, until Glasgow surpassed that
mark in tho present year by paying a sub
stantial dividend to stockholders.
Tho Vienna exposition of 1873 had a total
nttendanco of 7,251,087 nnd Its receipts woro
$0,971,832. Tho Philadelphia exposition of
1876 had nn nttendanco of 9,910,996 and re
ceipts of $3,813,721. Tho attendance at
Paris In 1878 was 16,032,725 and In 1889, 28,
149,353, while tho receipts respectively wnro
$2,631,650 and $8,300,000. All these fairs
had heavy deficits.
At the Paris exposition last year thorn
was an attendanco of about 50,000.000. As
regards expenses, M. Hanotaux -wrote:
"Franco expended 200,000,000 or 300.000,000
francs to erect tho exposition. She has re
covered them easily In tho Increaso of
treasury receipts, In tho surplus of Parisian
octroi duties, In tho monuments remaining
to the stato or tho city, and In the quays,
bridges and improved transportation fa
cilltles bequeathed by the expos'tlon, More
over, there has been a general cleaning
up of tho city, which has contributed to its
brilliance and beauty," Lator an announce
ment wns mado that tho exposition balanco
sheet showed a deficit somowhat over
$400,000.
It can bo seen that If thu results In
Duffala havo proved disappointing, wo have
dono an woll as moat others and better
than some. Wn have a smaller propor
tlonate dellelt than had cither Chicago or
Philadelphia. And tho element of luck
ri-rlnlnlv wan acalnst lis fur mnrn lli.-in
against uny other exposition hold lu this J
country.
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II LASTS l'HOM HAM'S llOlt.V.
Tho doors to great things nre often very
small.
Christian power does not depend on
church pride.
Tho tortuous path to power Is the secret
of its appreciation.
Faith palliates present pains with the pic
tures of future peace.
A figurehead docs not necessarily havo
a good head for figures.
You had better contract your expendi
tures than Btrctch your conscience.
Friendship Is ono of tho fair Mowers of
paradise bldomlng In our world of pain.
It takes as much graco to glvo as It does
to receive a reproof lu tho right spirit.
Much nolso nbout religion may hidlcato
tho confusion consequent on the lack of It.
Ho who speaks truth must expect to havo
tho liar's watchdog bark at him for tres
pass. I'KIISO.VAI. AMI OTIIUIIWISU.
H Is said tho consulato of Zanzibar Is
vacant because nobod can bo found willing
to talto an $1,S00 Job at that point. Whcro
aro tho patriotic sons of Ohio?
Tho number of human freaks anxious to
navigate Niagara Falls In barrels marks
tho eastward progress of a modified version
of "throwing u tub to a whale," a pralrio
fever of long ago.
A hungry pie hunter in Kansas City, fall
ing to recelvo his reward from tho city gov
ernment, fell upon an innocent alderman
and masticated his ear. Chewing tho car Is
a credo way of Italicising a tnlo of Woe.
Chicago has a new trade union composed
of followors organized to lighten tho burden
of sorrow for tho lfvlng nnd Incidentally to
Induce funeral directors to divide. With
professional pallbearers nnd professional
funeral directors organized, It Is evident
tho theory of "a dead cinch" becomes an
nctuallty.
Eastern artists, Inventors and poets aro
airing a well founded grlovanco against
footballers. Tho profusion of hair sported
by tho latter Is a rudo infringement on tho
distinguishing marks of tho former and
tends to bring tho long-haired ideals In
sorrow to tho grave. Lesser causes havo
led to scalp dances.
What promises to bo tho most expensivo
Jng Undo Sam has encountered Is ubout to
ho Investigated nt Samoa. It Is a naval
toot and Captain Tllley did tho tooting. A
court of inquiry Is trying to find out
whether tho captain's liquid loops ruptured
tho regulations, nnd tho government will
spend nbout $100,000 In tho search.
Adolphus Ilusch, head of tho foreign de
partment of tho St. Ixiuls fair, suggests a
postponement until 1901, In order to mak
It "a great International exposition." It Is
likely tho suggestion will bo adopted, not
from cholco, but necessity., To erect tho
buildings within tho present tlmo limit,
seventeen months, Is a task SU Louis
might well hcsltato to undertake.
A Minneapolis paper reports that a lady
in ono of tho larger churches lu that city
placed her pockctbook In tho singing book
rack. "Do wo sing out of that book?"
whispered tho Smart Aleck who furnished
her a little transient amusement. "You
will havo to keep on tho latch key," sho
replied. "All right," replied tho S. A.,
"pitch It on dough." Then tho choir cut In.
A certlflcato found among tho seized ef
fects of a visitor at St. Ixmis affords con
vincing proof of ono woman's subllmo faith
In man. "This Is to certify," says tho
document, "that I, Mni. Tllank, tho legally
wedded wlfo of Mr. Illalik, do permit my
husband to go whero ho pleases, drink
what ho pleases nnd whcro ho pleases. I
furthermore permit him to enjoy tho com
pany of any lady or ladles hn sees fit. ns I
know ho Is n good Judge. I want him to
enjoy life, because ho will bo u long tlmo
dead."
The genuine all bear
and arc sold with
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Brooklyn Life: Wllllc-l'apa. wimt In the
nml " dotutlon, ".Man proposes
.Mr. llctipcck (sudly)-Woman seldom ro
fuses. Somcrvlllo Journal: It Is never good form
for a reporte. In wilting up tho bedding of
a widower to mention the fuel that hli
llrst wlfo died thirteen months ago.
Philadelphia Press: Ho (dcsperalely)
You havo ruined my life.
Sho (knowlngly)-Oh, mi; my refusal will
only equip ymi to make some other girt n
devoted and deferential husband.
Chicago Post: "Ho Ih h most Inconsider
ate inun, I understand."
"How?"
"He, refused to give his wlfo any grounds
on which to get u divorce with alimony."
Chicago Post: "How did you como to
reduce, tho umotuit demanded ns a ran
torn for that missionary?"
"She lectured us so eloquently on the
wickedness of nvurlro that our conscience
forced us to a rebate."
Cleveland Plain Dealer: "What's thn
troublu between you and Miss FllteyV"
"H'h all my stupidity. I told her nh'e was
nn angel so many times that xho ucttnllv
im vi'1;, "v".".'1 '"Vt i-un't Kct her wltulii
100 yards of tho earth."
Chicago Post: "What makes you think
she hus money?" he asked.
Thu envious girl tossed her head alrllv.
Iho. combination or her looks and "tho
fact that her engagement Is announced,"
nho replied.
Brooklyn L'agln: The Sweet Young Thing
then you would not advise two brunettes
to marry?
Thu Wily Fortune Teller-No; unless tho
lady Is very much taller or shorter than
the gentleman, or vleo versa. In that easo
It does not seem to matter in tho least.
Boston Transcript: Hn-Ciarlee, you know
I havo always thought a great deal of
you, and I have llattered mysnlf you think
not unfavorably of inc. aiay I-uill you
be my wlfo?
She AVhat a start you gnvo me, Ifnrryt
Do you know, I thought you wero going to
nsk ino to lend you somo money.
Philadelphia Press: Mrs. Kloso-flood
morning, madam, you'll pardon my cnlllng
so early, but I saw your advertisement for
a. cook.
Mrs. Hiram Offen-Surcly you aro not
after the place!
Mrs. Klose-Oh, no! I need a cook my
self, and I thought you might send to mo
all the applicants you reject
THU l.V IS IIO.Mj.
Henry V. Longfellow.
Tho day Is done, and tho darkness
Falls from tho wings of night,
As a feather Is wafted downward
From uu eaglo In his lllght.
I neo tho lights of tho vlllagn
Oleum through thn rain and the mist,
And a feeling of sadness comes o'er ma
That my soul cannot resist:
A feeling of sadness nnd longing
That Is not akin to pain.
And resembles sorrow only,
As tho mist resembles the rain.
Come, rend to mo somo poem.
Homo slmpln nnd heartfelt lav.
That shall sootho this reHtless feeling.
And banish tho thoughts of day.
Not from the grand old masters, '
Not from tho bards Mibllme,
Whoso distant footsteps echo
Through tho corridors of Tlmo.
For. llko Rtrnlns of martial muslo
Their mighty thoughts suggest
Llfo'H endli'HH toll anil endeavor;
And tonight I long lor rest.
Bead from somo humbler poet,
Whoso songs gushed from his heart,
Ah Bhuwers trom thu clouds of summer.
Or tears from tho eyelids start;
Who, through long days nf labor.
And nights devoid of ease,
Still heard In his soul thu music
Uf wonderful melodies.
Such songs havo power to quiet
Thu restless pulse of care,
And como llko tho benediction
That follows nfter prayer.
Then read from the treasured volumo
The poem of thy choice.
And lend to the rhyme of tho poet
Tho beauty of thy voice.
And tho night shall bo rilled with music,
And the cares thiH Infest thu day.
Shall fold their tent, like tho Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
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