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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, JANUARY 28, 1902.
The umaha Daily Ber
12. HOSHWATKH. EDITOR.
vvmTmiiiij "k visit r morning.
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STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.
Btate of Nebraska, Douglas County, ss.:
Ooorgo B. Tzschuck, secretary of Ine Ilea
JPublisnlng Company, being duly "worn.
Bays that the actual number of full and
complete copies of Tho Dally, Morning,
Evening and Sunday Beo printed during
the month of December, 1901, wob as fol
lows: i ao.ioo 17 30,000
2 30,005 18 30,300
3 30,330 19 "0,880
4 30,310 20,. ...i 30,440
6 30.45O 21 30,700
6 30,310 -22:... w.30,010
7 30,ai)0 . 23 30,480
8 30,300 24 30,480
9 30.330 25 30,440
10 30,410 28. i 30.B00
U 30,180 27 30,070
12 30.500 2.:: 30,010
13 30,400 28 30,050
14 30,030 30 30,440
IS 30,300 81 .'; .30,450
18 30,400 -
Total 043,235
Less unsold and returned copies.... 10.008
Net total sale 033,157
Not dally average 30,101
GEO. B. TZSCHUCIC.
Subscribed In my prcsonco and sworn to
boforo mo thla Slst day of December. A. D.
MM. M. B. I1UNGATE.
(Bcal.) Notary Public
No public olllcpr ever pot lost while
traveling the straight rond. j
County Clerk Miller's blurt seems to
have run tip npilnst the real thing.
The Iccniun will bo estopped this year
from charging up high prices to u short
crop.
A stock of llinburger cheese was re
cently stolen In St. Joseph. Tho police
believe they are on tho scent of the
thieves.
Cold has been discovered In Wiscon
sin within the past week, but It Is
principally within the vaults of the Wis
consin banks. -
Prince Henry is to bo banqueted whllo
In New York. It is a safe guess that
Captain Chapman aud his side whiskers
.will not bo one of the attractions.
Tho wireless telegraph Is being used
with success 1U locating ships at sea.
.Wonder If It could be used also to ascer
tain where the redoubtable Tom Watson
"Is at."
The annual tax levy ordinance will bo
duo from the council at lttf'llrnt meeting
In February. The tax rate Is one Held
In which the people prefer contraction
rather than expanslou.
It Is not safe to laugh at the weather
man If his cold waves do not arrive Just
to the minute predicted. Ho will likely
have you shoveling coal before the smile
has gone from your lips.
In the eVont of Prluco Henry visiting
Bt Louis, his entertainment will be ar
ranged and paid for by the World's fair
company. Tho managers of the 8t.
Louts fair have money to bum.
Wednesday is tho anniversary of the
lato President McKlnley's birth. A
email subscription to tho McKinley Me
morial Moiuuncut fund offers an appro
priate way to testify esteem for tho
dead president's memory. ,
Tho cuttlellsh must be badly scared.
Else why should tho. World.Herald llro
off a double-shotted, double-leaded edi
torial calling , upon County Attorney
Shields to call for Stuefer? Why shed
eo much dark lluld unless It Is to cover
up tho retreat of Meserve?
Tho authraclto minors have appealed
to the recently formed industrial peace
committee to settle the scale for tho
coming, year, After tho committee per
forms tills task It might persuade tho
coal combination to accept a price sched
ulo for the consumer ugreed on by nrbl
tratlou.
After Reading, the . testimony of the
principal participants 'In tiro Northern
'aclllb stock squeeze last summer the
public ,is Inclined to wonder what it was
iill abbri(; aiiyw'njv Possibly neither
party eared anything, about the owner
Bhlp of the stock, but Just wanted to
have a little fun with the lambs.
Tho Iowa legislature Is being besieged
to authorize the appointment of various
commissions, to regulate all sorts of oc
cupatlons and enterprises. Nebraska
has suffered from an epidemic of the
Hume disease aud has not entirely es
wiped. If Iowa Is looking for some way
of spending tho treasury surplus a lib
oral number of commissions will solve
tho problem. ,
, The reproduction 'of Speaker Sears'
complaint hhont the Hurt county bond
deal, which appeared In The Hoe weeks
Ago, will not explain away the deal by
which Mr. Mhor.vo. drew $150 a mouth
from a South Omaha bank In -which he
had deposited $(10,000 of the state school
fund. It will not even explain away
tho profound silence of the World-Hcr
jdd about tho Uurtloy pitdon.
AND STILL TUB 1IATTLE IIaOKS.
An eminent lawyer-politician Inspired'
with an insatiable appetite to keen his
name prominently before the people; n
sad, solemn, melancholy editor who
achieved renown by breathing the
breath of political life, into brilliant
Billy Hryan; that soul-stirring theme of
tho spread caglo orator proclaimed from
Independence hall more than five gen
erations ago to emphasize the disgust
of American colonists with British
stamp duties and tea taxes; these are
tho three Ingredients of the bloodless
battlo of, words that Is now raging In the
columns of a local contemporary.
The embattled duelists have sum
moned to their aid tho "wisdom of sage
commcntntors whose saws and counter-
saws are ns monotonous as the Talmud.
To this Is .added the sublime spectacle
of a life and death encounter In words
of lire that burn like u muutard plaster
on n raw chest.
"Theso truths are self-evident," ex
claims the Jeffersoiilan editor, "and so
uro the ten commandments," retorts the
Websterlau gladiator, and thus with
boisterous fury tho battlo la waged In
terminably from day to day.
St Augustino Is. reputed to have spent
three years in deep meditation over tho
question of "bow many angels can stand
on tho point of a needle)" And it will
doubtless tako thrco times thrco years
to explore tho unthinkable, region of the j
wherefore1 and whereas and reach a
dcflnlto settlement of tho question as
to whether or not tho immortal phrase
"life, liberty, and tho pursuit of hap
piness" was Intended to apply to tho
man with tho almond cyo and to tho
men with kinky hair, as well us to tho
man who parts his hair In the middle.
These things arc ulso self-evident, that
when in tho course of human events
It becomes necessary for the, fuslonlsts
of Nebraska to dlsafolvo tho political
bauds which have connected them with
tho democrats and to assume among
the powers of earth the separate and
equal station to which tho laws of na
ture and nature's God cntltlo them,
a decent respect for tho opinions of
mankind will require that they should
declare tho causes which Impel them
to a separation.
That stage of tho heart-burning dis
cussion has, however, not yet been
reached. It will take several double-
shotted and double-column editorials,
several more essays before tho Nebraska
Bar association, and several more kegs
of printer's Ink to convey us beyond tho
one great and all-absorbing issue
whether theso truths aro self-evident
that all men arc created equal' and that
governments are Instituted among men
deriving their Just powers from the con-
scut of tho governed. The divergence
of opinion upon this question hinges
upon tho unknowable stuto of mind
of John Hancock, Samuel Adams, Ben
jamin Franklin, Rogers Sherman, Ed
ward Itoutlodgc, and other revolutionary
grandslrcs, public disturbers a"nd agita
tors of tho vintage of .1775, at tho time
they signed tho dell to George Third,
which that redheaded revolutlonsts,
Thomas Jefferson, is said to have pre
pared .for them. ,
Whllo this furious vcrbnlVbattle1 Is
raging tho peacefully. Inclined aud
liberty-loving people ,of .tho Missouri
valley are looking on with bated breath
momentarily expecting the annihilation
of each of the furious combatants.
LEASING TUB OIlAZtNU LANDS. '
II. F. Mcintosh, editor of tho Nebraska
Farmer, ban presented a strong plea in
favor of tho proposed' leasing of the
public domain In the semi-arid regions
in the Interest of tho. cattle Indusfry.
Whllo he docs not venture absolutely to
endorse tho BowcrsOck bill, Mr. Mcin
tosh attempts to brush asldo the objec-.
tlops raised by asking "whether tho
people, in view of existing conditions,
shall consume tlmo quibbling over de
tails of law before they decide ou the
principle of administration of tho piiblic
Jands." Inasmuch as the Bowersock
bill providing for tho leasing of lands
west of the hundredth meridian ut an
annual rental of 2 cents .an "aero seeks
to establish a new prlnciplo governing
the administration of tho public domain,
Is It not timely uud proper that the press
should point out Its objectionable fea
tures? "
Conceding all that Mr. Mcintosh. Mays
about the menace to tho cuttle iuutistry
by reason of tho Irresistible invasion; of
the sheep flocks, the vulnerable point in
the Bowersock bill and the .vl)Ole leas
lug sysfem Is uot so iuuehthe low rental
as It is tho attempt to .Oracle local 'taxa
tion. State Senator Currie, who is
thoroughly familiar with the conditions
uuder which cattle raising Is carried on
west of tho hundredth meridian, is
quoted as stiylng:
The bill now pending in congress which
provides for the leasing of government lands
In western states- Is a step In the right
direction. ' There-..Is ona feature la tho
measure, however, that may meet with
some, opposition. It Is the lack of provi
bIou for 'taxation of land leased under tho
act. In somo of the counties 90 per cent
of the land belongs to tho government.
This throws the burden of taxation on tho
owners of the other- property; -which Is un
fair. If. some way tfnn be provided by
which the leases can bo taxed tho moasuro
ought to meet with very general approval.
This Is precisely the point raised by
The Bee In Its discussion of the Bower
sock bill. At -i cents an aero a section
of laud would ut best yield but $12.t0 a
year and a ten-year lease of a range
comprising 12,400 acres, would yield only
$2,500. Would It uot bo preferablo for
tho government to make nu outright sale
of tho grazing lands to present occu
pants rather than retain Its ownership
under tho provisions of tho Bowersock
bill? Ownership of tho laud would" not
only be an Incentive to Its permanent
Improvement, bul It would also compel
the owner to contribute hs share to
ward the cost of inalntalnlng public
roadways and bridges, public schools,
tho locil courts and court otllcers, all of
which is essential to" our system of self
government. All that is said about tho encroach-
ment of the sheep herder upon the cow
boy and cattle ranchman may bo true,
but it should be borne In mind that the
marked growth of tho sheep Industry is
not altogether an unmixed evil. The
average Britisher has long ago ceased to
bo ns much n beef-eater as a mutton
eater, and the British farmer profits as
much, If not more, from raining high
bred sheep than lie does from raising
high bred cnttle.
Quite apart, however, from the irre
pressible conflict between the bull
whacker aud the sheep herder, tho pro
posed new departure In the administra
tion of the public domain involves an
other serious question, and that Is the
menace of land monopoly, against which
every precaution should be taken in tho
enactment of nuy bill that congress may
formulate. ,
Millions of acres west of tho hun
dredth meridian now used for grazing
may eventually be converted Into fruit
orchnrds or cultivated for agricultural
purposes by means of Irrigation. For
tho preservation of these lauds from
permanent occupancy us cattle ranges
some provision must bo made at the
outset before the system of land tenure
west of tho hundredth principal merid
ian is revolutionized by act of congress.
A11EG0AHS' mvsT.
Indianapolis charity associations have
discovered a regularly organized bog
gars' trust, which, it is believed, has Its
ramifications in tho various cities of' the
country. The secretury of tho Indian
apolis Associated Charities had his at
tention called some time ago to the
marked lucreiifio In the number of house-
to-house uud street beggars and a little
investigation convinced him that mend
icants were being brought to tho city
nud after working for a whllo were
transferred to other 'cities and their
pluces.lllled by new men and boys under
a regular system. Police olllclals de
tailed to investigate tho movements of
the professional mendicants discovered
in due time that the beggars had a per
fect organization with central head
quarters where every professional re
ported and received instructions. A raid
made upon the quarters of. tho mendi
cant chief resulted In the capture of a
carefully prepared list of residences of
a large number of citizens, with maps
exhibiting a division of the city Into sec
tions which were regularly allotted to
certain persons under specific Instruc
tions. It also transpired that tho beg
gars trust is organized on the commit-nity-of-interest
plan with a view to the
greatest economy lu leg and lung power
and tho most perfect distribution of tho
spoils collected among the members en
titled to a share of the proceeds. In the
matter of llxed charges, however, tho
beggars' trust has gone oven beyond
tho Ingenious over-capitalization system
of the 'merger Hues; it has exacted from
each Individual who Js allowed to par
ticipate In tho, dividends au initiation fee
uud periodic specific contributions to
defray tho general expenses for main
tenance and operation.
Tho beggnrs' trust, like all other trusts,
is very much distressed by the fear of
publicity and governmental supervision.
Its otllcers and members have an In
stinctive dread of the searchlight which
the press is able to turn upon their con
fidential ope'ratlons. These discoveries
only go to- show that tho day of the
trust Is upon us and combination even
ntnong the beggars affords the only sure
path to 'success and wealth.
Ex-Senator W. V. Allen makes n la
bored plea In his newly Instituted news
paper to place all tho responsibility for
the Bartlcy pardon upon tho republican
party rather than upon Governor Sav
age, who Issued the pardon. "If the
governor was wrong, and there can bo
no question of it," exclaims the astute
populist leader, "It wns tho fault of the
republican party and ho was tho mere
Instrument lu consummating the wrong
and tho party should be held responsible
and not tho governor." Ex-Senator
Allen carefully ignores tho fact that
Governor Savage, in liberating Ba,rtley,
deliberately delled tho express declara
tion of his party through Its regularly
constituted stute convention and that tho
.delegates representlug it in convention
voice the policy of the party rather
thun men holding ofllce. The urgumeut
of ex-Senntor Allen as to responsibility
for otllclal misconduct applies, however,
with full force to the caso of Mr. Me
serve, for whom tho populist party was
not only sponsor, but whoso acts were
specifically endorsed by the populist
state convention wlIch nominated a can
didate to succeed him.
Now it Is announced that Mr. Car
negie Is being urged by United States
Consul General Philip 0. Hanna to con
tribute R000.000 from his surplus
wealth toward tho establishment of li
braries lu Mexico. If Mr. Carnegie can
bo induced to devote half of that
umount to tho distribution of free soap
and fro dwels ho will do a great deal
more toward promoting tho cause of
civilization In Moxlco than by all the
libraries he could distribute amoug tho
greasers. Cleaulluess Is next to godli
ness, and n man who does not take a
bath once In six month's cnunot learn
much from books.
Admiral Schley Is very sly. His tour
of observation to Memphis by way of
Chicago Is evidently only a feeler.
Whllo ho positively declines to bo re
garded as a candidate for tho presi
dency, there is oue ofllce that an Amer
lean citizen cannot afford to decline if
It Is offered to him by a convention rep
resenting u political party h'avlnc suill
clent following to glvo Its caudldate a
fair chanco In tho presidential race.
When Charles M. Schwab visited
Berlin he was met by scores of German
Iron workers who wanted to secure from
li 1 tn Information as to- how tho great
consolidation lu this country was
worked. The German Iron Industry Is
at present lu a depressed condition nud
the manufacturers seem to think some
thing llko tho great steel corporation
might help them out. ' Tho Germans
need not bo long finding out tho pre
scription for an American combination.
It Is 40 per cent nctual capitalization
and CO per cent watcrj make the 40 per
cent preferred stock retained by tho pro
moters and then uuload tho water on an
unsuspecting public ut par or any price
It will bring.
Tho forced mid-winter vacation of U10
High school to prepare for occupancy of
the new building with the opening of
tho new term is said to be decidedly dis
tasteful to tho High school teachers, In
view of the fact that tho present inter
mission Is to tako tho placo of the ustiul
spring vacation. Tho school board
really ought to place regard for the
wishes of the teachers rather above con
sideration for tho comfort nud progress
of tho pupils. If worse comes to worst,
the teachers should Insist upon the privi
lege of fixing their own vacations, to
make sure that their convenience Is con
sulted.
The outgoing pastor of 0110 of our
churches has taken advnntago of tho
moment which leaves him frco to ox
press his real opinion of somo of his
parishioners to read them a lecturo that
doubtless touches tho vital part. It Is
to bo regretted that our preachers for
tho most part nre so dependent upon tho
favor of individual members of their
congregations tlittt they do not daro
coino out with tho salutary advico that
occasions frequently call for. Tho
slavery of tho pulpit Is realized only by
those who occupy It
Cold Comfort All Around.
Kansas City Journal.
David U. Illll'a advice to democrats to
skato slow should not bo taken literally.
Thero Is no lco on Salt river.
Straining the Teeth.
Saturday Evcnlns Post.
Tho Ilrltlsh War ofneo realizes that it
must supply falHo teeth for tho soldiers in
South Africa. This, In western parlance,
Is a Btrlking admission that tho British
army bas bit off moro than It can chew.
Thrift, llnrndo, Thrift.
Baltimore American.
Nebraska pays a bounty on tho scalps of
wolves and the gulleles3 farmers ratso the
animals and collect tho bounty. Evidently
tho standard of good citizenship Is not
among tho crops raised on tho Nebraska
farms.
A Coincidence.
Philadelphia Itccord.
It was a moro colncldenco that on the
day tho Steel trust announced its profits
for nlno months as' $84,000,000 tho cen
sus bureau announced tho population of the
United States and their possessions as
84,000,000 souls. Tho, trust did not fix on
a dollar a head as Its profits.
The Homeiitend Idea.
Minneapolis, Journal.
Secretary Root's recommendation that a
homestead law should bo enacted for the
Philippines Is a good one. There aro great
areas'bf public lanlln those Islands, but
no arrangement wheroby cither a native or
an American can get tltlo to any part of
them. Tho homestead 'Idea Is an American
idea that ought to work well, even In tho
Orient. 1
A Cainineti'dalilp Act.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.
It Is cause for .national prldo that our
government bas returned to tho Chinese
government tho sum of ,$370,000, which was
fcolzcd In sliver bullion at tho sack of Tien
Toln by American marines. Tho act is all
tho moro praiseworthy becauso it Is a con
fession that A'morlrnn marines Joined In
tho looting of tho city. Tho humiliation,
however. Is distinctly overbalanced by tho
moral courago of tho act of restitution.
The Home fiunrd Pull.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Pulls must be powerful in the War de
partment, slnco Socrotary Root can And
no way to resist thoso exerted on behalf
of officers who wish soft places In tho
"homo battalions" except by abolishing the
battalions.- His frank acknowledgment of
this fact, supported as it is by bis order
to discontinue the system, moro than con
Arms all. that has been said about the In
fluence of politicians In the military
branch of the government.
TO DISCOURAGE POKER.
One State College Frowns Upon the
Feiitlve Game.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
The rumor that some of the students
at the University of Wisconsin have sub
stituted poker for foot ball will intersit
parents who are worrying over the dan
gers Incurred from too much brain work
on tho part of ambitious sons. It Is eald
that the athletes that bavo won tho ap-
plauso of the flcklo publlo now find re
laxation in (drawing to a royal flush or
a full house. The Jackpot has lured
youths from their books, If the testlnony
of prying landladies is to be believed. The
midnight gas Is being burned while small
and select parties bet their quarterly al
lowances on tho turn of a card.
The faculty is preparing an edict, the
gossips say, that will cause a premature
discontinuation of the quiet llttlo games.
It has been hinted in significant tones
that poker bas no place on the athletic,
scientific and classical courses of the fa
mous seat of learning. It a young man
must play poker tie must acqulro profi
ciency In tho American game at some other
Institution.
-This Is as it should be. Collego students
who intend to fit themselves for million
aires or famous politicians can find oppor
tunities to learn the difference between
three of a kind and two pairs after they
have taken their degrees. Tho real need
of a knowledgo of poker will not be
discovered In the beginning of the bright
and promising careers that, all young men
aro supposed to have before them when
they leave college. It Is only when for
tune has smiled on them that they need
awaken to the necessity of learning how
to play poker. It is admitted that no self-
respecting millionaire can cross the ocean
with any degree of eclat unless be Is ablo
to take a hand in a big game, and what
would a famous politician be If he could
not employ his moments of relaxation in
losing some of bis money upon a "short"
hand?
In view of the fact that In tht common
order of things, few of the students will
be millionaires or famous politicians, It Is
manifestly wise that poker practice, which
Is damaging to morals and to pocketbooks,
should be stopped. Tho prying landladies
obviously are acting for the ultimate good
of the students. Thero may be some ethl
cnl question concerning their methods, but
results are what count. Tho results of
poker aro bad; tho results of spying ro
good. Therefore, It Is to be hoped that the
landladies will keep their eyes to the key-
Jjele until the Jaet Jackpot tiu vanished,
nitlRF HITS OK STATU POLITICS.
Kcarnoy Hub (rep.): Tho rumor that
Frank Ransom ot Omaha will tako a turn
for the luslon nomination for governor has
not created any particular couslornatlon out
this way, but In eastern Nebraska, where
tho politicians reside, it is said to bo thu
latest sensation.
Hastings Trlbuno (rep.): There Is but
one way to dlvldo Nebraska Into two Judi
cial districts and that Is tho north and
south division, using tho Platte, river for
tho dividing lino. Hastings Is tho most
centrally locnted nnd certainly Is entitled
to bo mado ono of tho places for holding
court.
Alnsworth Star-Journal: Somo ot tho
Savogo-Dartley admirers aro protending to
predict the nomination of Savngo for gov
ernor by tho republicans this fall. No,
thank you, the republican party has n suf
ficiency of that sort of fellows In high places
and this fall all such will havo to go way
back and sit down.
Columbus Telegram (item.): That's tho
verdict of Judgo Frost regarding cx-Sccro-
tary Porter, who was charged with con
verting $1,000 of stato money to his own
use. Tho attorney general regards the de
cision as farcical and will appeal to the
supremo court. Pending tho appeal the
Telegram begs Porter to quit acting llko a
republican nnd put it back.
Pawneo Chief (pop.): Horry Lindsay has
a notion that ho would llko to bo governor.
Harry, however, Is not tho only Pawneelto
who would llko to warm tho big chair In
tho governor's office Colonel J. K. Hcnln-
gor, tho traveling man, Is letting it bo
known that ho Is a warm member In tho
race and whllo traveling over tbo state Is
putting up tho sweetest talk over.
North Platto Trlbuno (rep.): Tho list of
candidates for tho republican nomination
for congress in tho Sixth district next fall
Is growing so rapidly that it is probable
that when convention tlmo arrives each
county in tho district will havo a candi
date to present. And thero aro Just as
many aspirants for tho honor in tbo fusion
ranks. This Is evldcnco that many states
men llvo in tho Sixth congressional district.
Lincoln Post (pop.): Tho suggestion
from tho Fifth district that Hon. R. V.
Sutherland of Nelson will bo presented ns a
candldato for governor is ono which will bo
received with satisfaction over tho state.
Mr. Sutherland served four years In con
gress and then gave way to A. C. Shallen
bargcr. Mr. Sutherland's record was that
of a clean, ablo man In congress nnd If ho
should happen to bo mado governor would
provo an executive with a clean-cut busi
ness policy and ability to carry It out.
Edgar Post: Unless Governor Savage
lists htmsolt among tho Infalllblcs he must
commenco to havo a suspicion that ho mado
a bad break In tho pardoning of Hartley
that Is, It ho reads tho papers. Unless he
figures that ho knows more' than tho rest
of tho people of tho United States or at
least 90 per cent of thoso who have heard
about tho caso bo must be convinced that
ho -mado a very serious mistake. Some call
it by a harsher natno than ralstako, but In
any event, whatever tho unknown history
may bo, it was an egregious mistake. Thero
Is very llttlo dissent from that opinion.
Broken Bow Republican: Tho statement
made a few days ago in tho Stato Journal
that the Influenco of tho United States cn
ators and Bnrtley'a friends would nominate
tho noxt republican candldato for governor
may accord with the past history of tho
politics of the stato, but the Republican Is
here to say that tho Influenco of tho United
States senators combined with Douglas and
Lancaster will not control the next repub
lican convention. It thoy do they will not
elect their nominees. Senators MHIard an.
Dietrich may understand that whllo they
control tho government appointments the
party will not submit to their dictating ot
state pontics.
Mlnden Gazette (rep.): Hon. Peter
Youngors, ho nurseryman of Fillmore
county, whom nearly everybody In western
Nebraska Is personally acquainted with, Is
due of tho republican candidates for con
gross In the Fourth district. Thero may
bo other aspirants, but "Pete" Youngers
1 tho only real candidate, nnd tho Gazetto
is only sorry that it Isn't in tho district
to do what it could to help nomlnato and
elect him. Ho is not only a loyal repub
lican ana a good politician, but ho Is ca
pable, "straight as a dlo" and one of (ho
very host citizens in tho stato of Nebraska.
Tho Fourth district doesn't need any out
sldo holp, but they do need a good man in
congress and this is their opportunity.
Fremont Trlbuno: Persons interested In
having a denial of cortaln Important facts
concerning the efforts to havo Joe Bartlcy
pardoned went to ex-Governor William A.
Poynter a few days ago for tho purpose. It
Is well understood that great pressure was
brought to bear on Mr. Poynter to lnduco
him to set Bartley freo. It was reported
that he was offered $30,000 to wrlto a par
don that would liberate Bartley from the
state prison. It was considered desirable
to get a donlal of this damaging runrer.
When Mr. Poynter was approached for that
purpose be did declare the- reports to bo
untrue, but It was false, ho said, only tn
the amount named. Ho was offored $35,000,
ho declared. Thla statement from Mr.
Poynter may not furnish any clue to tho
reason moving Governor Savago In the
matter, but It does throw suspicion on one
or two other forces nt work. It indicates
either that Bartley sill has a goodly portion
of his embezzled funds or that, thoso who
wero partlceps crlmmlnls with him are now
ready to supply funds on condition that he.
do not expose them, Orantlng that no
money has been used to porsuade Governor
Savago to pardon Bartley there must bo a
good-sized fund avallablo somewhere to ap
ply on nis shortage. What tins become of
tho $35,000 offered to Governor Poynter?
Why can't It bo used to help pay up fhe
deficit or to lndomnlfy McNIsh, Paxton and
others who signod Hartley's bond?
YOUTIIPUI, SPIIIIT J1KI,I,()WS A fill.
Vcnr Do Not Count If the Feeling of
Youth Itemnlim.
February Success.
Pcoplo grow ,old by thinking themselves
old. When thoy reach the age, of 40, CO or
GO, thoy Imagine that thoy look llko others
of the somo age, and that they soon will be
usolcss, unfit for work and unable to per
form tholr wonted duties. As surely as
thoy Iblnk this It will come true, for
thought is creative. How many of us can
say with Job, "The thing which I greatly
feared is come upon mo."
The tlmo will come when children will
not bo nllnwod to celebrate their birthdays;
when they will know that, by thinking
thomsolves young, they will remain young,
and that they will cease'to grow old when
thcy.coasp to bellove In old ago. The body
is built up of beliefs, and our convictions
are stamped upon every fiber of our belngi.
What wo believe, what wo think, that wo
aro; bo pcoplo who remain young in spirit
never crow old.
Not ono of 11 hundred students, of whom
tho writer wan one, under Oliver Wendell
Holmes, at Harvard, ever thought of him
as on old man, although ho had then passeJ
his eightieth birthday. His spirit was so
young and ho was so buoyant, so fresh and
full of life, that we always thought of hlro
as one of ourselves. His vivacity and Joy
ousness were contagious. You could not be
In his presence five minutes without feeling
brighter and better for It. The genial doc
tor never practiced medicine, yet ho did
more to relievo human suffering than many
practicing physicians. His presence was a
tonic; it ws a perpetual delight to bo hear
pltsu- j
JIM llll.I.'S TALK.
Chicago Record-Herald: "Jim" Hill
candidly admits that tho great northwest
wouldn't amount to shucks wero ho not
pushing It along.
Minneapolis Journal: Mr. Hill's Inter
view with the Intcratato Commerce com
mission suggests tho Idea that It the su
premo court decides to tako Jurisdiction In
tho Northern Securities caso and appoints
a commissioner to tako testimony, n skillful
attorney ought to bo nblo to dovolop some
very Interesting facts In oxamlnlng tho
president of the Northern Securities com
pany. Cincinnati Enquirer: The remark of
James J. Hill that competition docs not
tend to lower railroad rates Is not accom
panied by tho diagram which tho averago
citizen will rcqulro to comprehend tho force
of tho observation, and though Mr. Hill Is
probably a very nlco man It Is doubtful If
thero Is enough confidence In him to prompt
tho public to tako the statement In faith.
Thero havo been plenty of men who could
flguro victory out of defeat at nn election,
but that is a matter ot arithmetic and not
of railroads and prices,
Detroit Free Press: Tho truth Is that
President Hill has been Identified with some
of thoso railroad ventures of tho west that
anticipated futuro development. They al
most Justified tho exaggeration of Proctor
Knott when ho said that thoy wero built
whoro tho cyo of God never saw and tho
foot of mon never trod. Two or moro lines
operated In a torrltory where either of
them could have met the demands for trans
portation. Thoy aimed to pay dividends,
meet tho interest on tholr securities nnd
lay by a surplus for redemption purposes.
This was mado Impossible by genuine com
petition In a restricted field. Combination
was tho most dcslrablo alternative', and
It Is nn easy matter for mon of sophistry
to raako tho worse seem tho bettor cause,
but no ono knows bettor than Mr. Hill
that his contention Is buncombo In nn
economic sense.
PERSONAL NOTES.
President. Schwab wns willing to chat
with Francis Joseph of Austria, becauso he
felt su'ro tho emperor would not pester him
for r. Job.
Slnco Mrs. Carrie Nation's husband se
cured his freedom ho seems to bo sowing
bis wild oats, but they aro likely to get
frostbitten nt his season of life.
Henry Watterson is a fairly good musi
cian, and it was at ono tlmo a serious ques
tion with him ns to whether ho should toko
up muslo or Journalism as a profession.
"Dan" Emmett, who wroto tho popular
negro melody, "Dixie," which served fre
quently as a rollylng song In the civil war,
Is living, nt tho ago of 87, In a llttlo cottago
near Mansfield, O.
A movement has been started In Toledo,
O., to erect a monument to tho lato Chief
Justlco Morrison R. Wnlte. It Is proposed
to erect tho monument on tho battlefield ot
Fort Meigs, near Toledo.
Dr. R. 'il. Hoyt, former membor ot tho
Detroit Board of Education, says that nt
tho present rato of Incrcaso of Insanity in
this country tho entlro population will bo
crazy tn less than 300. years,
Tho Ocrraan emperor has consented to tho
croctlon of a statue in front ot the Berlin
university by tho late Professor von Trlet
schko, tho historian, who by his Indiscrim
inate admlrors has been called tbo "Ma
caulay of' Germany."
Herbert L. Cromwell of Bath, Me., has
Invented a telegraphic typewriter which, tt
is claimed, will revolutionize tho whole
telegraphic Idea. It is to send messages
upon a typowrltor-liko machine which will
bo recorded in a printed form on a similar
machine at , tho receiving office.
SIGNS OF CONFIDENCE.
"No Kenson to Donbt the Continuance
of Prosperity.
Philadelphia North American.
Men who own nnd control ratlror-.ds, as
we'll as thoso who draw from tho public
and furnish to tho corporations the vast
sums of money necessary for construction
nnd maintenance, tako measures to keep
thomsolves well informed as to tbo outlook
for business. If there aro well defined
indications of continuing prosperity and in
creasing traffic thoy are ready to engago In
extensions of their lines and In furnishing
Increased facilities. If, on tho contrary,
they sco signs of financial stress ahead,
bottermonts aro postponed nnd expenses cut
down wherever possible. Their channels
of Information ho ramify overy section of tho
country and nil classes of trade that they
seldom mlsjudgo tho signs.
Evidently these men, whose fingers aro
constantly feeling tho financial pulso of tho
world, see no reason to doubt tho continu
ing prosperity ot this country. Contracts
already let and bids asked for by tho rail
roads show- that there' will be something
like $200,000,000 expended by tho corpora
tions during the coming year and that at
least thrco-fourths of that sum Is for new
track and additional equipment.
With nearly every rolling mill In the
country running full time nnd tho railroads
preparing to surpass all previous records
In preparing for heavier traffic; the people
of tho United States would seem to have
reason to look forward to a continuance
of the prosperous conditions of the past two
or threo years.
Other indications are found In the com
paratively steady, though slow, advance In
wages in various lines of Industry. It Is
gratifying to see that in many instances
tho concession Is n voluntary' one oa the
part ot tho employer, and even whero It Is
given only in responso to a demand on the
part of tho workers the change Is made
with but llttlo apparent friction.
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If you don't want to lose
your Hair, you will have to do
something, that's certain. What
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Use Ayer's Hair Vigor. It gives
nourishment and strength to the
weakened hair-bulbs, and the hair
remains tightly in place.
It does other good things, too. It
restores color to gray hair, keeps
the scalp clean and healthy, and
makes the hair grow heavy and long.
"My hair' was falling out very tut and rapidly taming
gray, but Ayer's .Hair Vigor stopped the falling, of the
hair and rejtored lt lo It, natural coin'
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PLIGHT OF SUItSIDY GRAnilERS.
Mont Untimely Combine of Ocean
StrAtiifthlp Linen,
Philadelphia North American.
It makes no essential difference what
name is ofllxcd to tho alliance ot the At
lantic steamship lines, whether it be desig
nated a "merger," or- a "trust," or a "con
solidation," or a "pool," or a "community
of Interest arrangomcnt," Its purpose is to
put an end to open competition In tho ocean
carrying trade. Whether tho parties to tho
agreement contlnuo as separate concerns,
each taking all tho business it can secure,
nnd make a pro rata settlement nt tho end
of tho year, or whether they plnco them
selves under a central management and
operato as branchos of ono company, Is
chiefly a mattor of form. A compact cither
as to freight rates or division of oarnlngu is
calculated to have tho somo genoral effect.
It will do away with competition as It now
exists nnd render futuro competition by
outsiders unprofitable, It not Impracticable.
Viewed from any standpoint, this Inter
national steamship altlanco defeats tho al
leged purpose ot tho Bhlp subsidy promoters
In tho United Stntes, They .can no longer
maintain even tho nppcaranco ot honesty
when thoy beg congress for bounties to
aid them, ns they havo said, In building
up a merchaut marlno with which to drive
other nations out of our foreign trade. By,
their own nets they havo refuted tholr own
arguments. Instead of promoting compe
tition on tho ocean by Americans, as has
been tholr professed ambition, thoy provo
by their present policy that thoy no longer
think It doslrablo or necessary.
It tho ship subsidy nehemo survives the
blow It has received at tho bands of Its old
friends its defenders will havo to readjust
their arguments. Hoiict'torth thoy must
discard high-sounding appeals to patriot
Ism, pleas of poverty and promises of great
flcots to bo built and candidly admit that
they aro "after tho monny" and that they
proposo to get It If thoy can Hue up con
gress. TAUT TIIIFLKS.
Chicago Tribune: "Anyhow," chuckled
the somewhat fastidious horsethlef, as tho
regulators adjusted tho nooso about his
neck, "It Isn't a rcadyinmlo tlo."
Yonkors Statesman: Patience .Really,
hulf tho tlmo ho doesn't know which end
ho's htnndlng on,
Patrice Oh, uotiKciiHe! Ills feet certainly
can't scctn ns light tin his head I
Boston Transcript: Qrlmes Funny about
soma women I You rumcmbor Mrs. Man
ning married her husband to reform him?
Youks Yes, I think X heard somothlng
of that sort,
Grimes Well, now sho complains that' ho
Isn't a bit llko tho man sho murrlod.
Cleveland Plnln Dealer: 'The German
emperor wants his new yacht named
Meteor."
"Then why not call It 'Tho 'Wiener
wurst?' "
"Eh! Why Hhould ho call It that?"
"Why? Becauso It's meatlor, Isn't It?"
Pittsburg Chronicle: "A man In Chicago
cnllliiR himself tho Count do Neufchatol
snys that ho has killed nine men In duels ,'
said Squlldlg.
...VN.0.uf9l!ul,-'IJ" repeated McShllllgcn;
"that's tho cheese,"
.Tllflfrn. 'tUrt mo. h.mhh ( 1 a .
young doctor, "but I don't exactly llko tho
tone of his letter."
"What's tho mntter?" Inquired tho old
practitioner.
.i."1.0.1.?5,' xh.?. undcrtnkcr, writes and says
that If I wilt send my patients to him ho
will guarantee them satisfaction."
Washington Star: 'I don't believe- you
will bo nblo to deliver nil tho speeches you
havo prepared."
"Oh, yes, I will." answered tho congTcsn
mnn. "I may not be nblo to deliver them
to my colleagues, on tho floor, but I'll de
poHtofflce"'' mi' ns,lluen,a through tho
A YAWP FOR "US." "
Oh, say,
Ve nre the pcoplol
Wo aro they
The constitution wns meant
To represent. "'
Wo stand
As tho bone and sinew of ' the lnnd;
Tho great
Moral onglno of tho stato;
And our word Is law. '
Hurrah
For the American Eagle. ' .
Tho Fourth of July . ..
And thu Star Spangled Banner '
That touches tho sky!
From lake to gulf,
From sea to sen.
Wo stand together
Ah tho Freo.
The mountains bow their heads to us.
Tho valloys crouch 'down low, '
Tho rlverK bear our load for us'
As on their eourso they go. - .
Tho mills grind out their wnrcs,
Tho fields produce their stuff
ExcltiHlvely In order that
The Peoplo havo enough. ' -.'
The roses blossom fair,
Tho breezes gently blow, '
The sensons come, because r ,
The Peoplo wnnt them so. , ,
Tho sun nnd moon nnd stnrs v
Are ours by right of birth -' -
As free born sovereigns, nnd.
Ave likewise own tho earth.
Wo also own nnd control
The Palladium of the Natlon's-Llbertles,
The Constitution and By-Luws.,
Tho Fourth of July,
George Wnshlngton,
The American Eagle.
Tho Declaration of Independence,.
Tho Stars and Stripes. - -
And all adjacent territory.
';.7.,,
We .- '.V
Are the, Pcoplo becnuso. we havo torbe;
And when wo got tho drop '
On a snnp, do wo stop ' ' VJ
To consider whnt ?,SL
Tho. Peoplo are or arq not? 'J?,
Not If we enn bo IT. 1
IT'S the thing
That painters paint,
That poets sing. . '-
iuosi men lose; t 11
Tho ono thing no man - ft .
...... .... ....... .....,u .u., - .. ,
Becauso that's what we're here for.
We,
The People
In hoc 'slgno,
K plurlbus
Unutn. B'gosh,
Hoorayfor US.
J. C. AYERCO.) IwweN, MM.
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