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Frcflltlont Schwab of tlio steel com
blno tlt'iilcs that lio Intends to resign.
Mou who ilraw salaries tho size of his
do not generally resign voluntarily.
If tho enptorn of Mlas Stono nntl those
who nre striving" to ransom her cannot
jret together In Turkey, they are re
minded thero Is a urst-dass location out
oil tho Center street road.
It Is given out that u largo number
of actora are soon to go on strike. If
duo discrimination Is used In selectlug
,tlio strlkors the public will not grieve
If tho differences aro never settled.
Tho steamship companies have com
bined to raise passenger rates to Europe.
As long as tho street care fare to Cutoff
lake and Mnnawii remalus at tho usual
figure, tho majority of Omaha people
will not suffer.
The amount of gold In tho treasury
'bas reached the record-breaking figures
of 545,830,803. That Is different from
the days of democratic trensury dollclts
when tho redemption fund was con
stantly In danger.
China Is said to luteud to secure an
American to reorganize the finances
of tho country. Thero Is a wealth of
govorumentul financiers in this country
which It would gladly loau, but no guar
auteo goes with the goods.
Jim Younger Is still importuning the
governor of Miunesotu to allow him to
return to Missouri and get married.
Twonty-flvo years in prison has doubt
less Created uu Incurable desire in him
to bo under some restraint.
Tho now German imperial loan of
800,000,000 murks has been oversub
scribed sixty times. What has become
of that terrible conspiracy of tho pluto
crats to make money scarce and dear,
loans hard to get and interest high?
Admiral Hampsou will be retired from
actlvo service this month. Admiral
Schley Is already on tho retired list.
Now, If all parties concerned will
only retire tho Sampson-Schley con
troversy, tho public will cheerfully
honor a requisition fur u voto of thunks.
Tho two rival glass combines have
started a novel war on each other. They
are each raising the wages of their men
ni a bid for public support aud inci
dentally to secure the best help in the
market. The workmen arc making no
complaint aud are perfectly willing that
tho war should go on.
Tho fusion papers of tho state, or nt
least many of them, take up the cry of
Meservo that his prosecution Is mero
politics. Contrast this with tho opin
ions of republican papers when repub
lican crookedness has been exposed and
then form your own opinion as to who
are tho real reformers.
Tho debate Is still In progross
whether the college woman can work
out her destluy best as a self-supporting
spinster or a mau-supiorted wife.
Strangely enough no one has suggested
tho third solution of saerlllclng herself
for tho benefit of a wife-supported hus
band. Hero Is a clmnco for a postscript
to tho discussion,
County Commissioner Connolly wauts
to know how nny Belf-respecting demo
crat can tuko an appointive position se
cured by tho votes of thfi republican
members of tho county board. Mr. Con
nelly seems to forget that his own seat
would never have come to him were It
not for tho votes of republicans that
elected him three years ago. No demo
crat was ever known to refuse a Job bo
cauto republicans helped him get It
OA N THE PEOPLE lir; T1WSTKD.
Tho prospective popular edict directing
congress to cull a national convention
to revlso the constitution of the United
.States ns a sequence of the action taken
by tho legislatures of seven state, de
manding the submission of an amend
ment to the constitution providing for
the election of United States senators
by direct vote, has produced profound
alarm In plutocratic circles. The spec
ial champion of the trusts, the Now
York Hun, makes a frantic appeal
to the legislatures of the various states
now In session to head off this menneu
to the privileged classes. According to
tho New York luminary that shines only
for the millionaires aud billionaires, It
Is "dllllcult to conceive of a greater dis
aster to the country and to the well
bolng of tho American people and their
Institutions than would be Involved in
the general revision of the constitution
of tho United States."
Tho most dlro calamities aro predicted
for the American people In case they
should decide to throw open the consti
tution to general amendment, aud we
aro admonished that tho safety of tho
republic demands that all resolutions
looking toward a national convention
ought to bo killed as soon as they make
their appearance In any legislature.
Tho question that naturally suggests
Itself Is, can the people be trusted? Tho
f miners of the federal constitution
wisely reserved for the people the right
to revise that Instrument without the
consent of congress. With most mar
velous precision they foresaw the men
ace to popular self government by tho
arbitrary rofusal of the senato to yield
any of Its prerogatives. The fact that
two-thirds of the states have been tin
ablo to make any Impression upon the
senate with their petitions for popular
election of senators would, within Itself,
justify tho movement among the states
to secure the submission of such an
amendment to tho people by the only
mode left open to them.
In Urcat Britain the House of Lords
has time aud again been forced to yield
to tho demands of popular reform em
phasized through tho House of Commons.
In this country tho popular demand of
two-thirds of tho states, emphasized re
peatedly by the house of representa
tives through resolutions that received
more than tho necessary two-thirds of
tho votes of the house, has been spumed
and pigeonholed by tho peers.
Thero Is absolutely no danger to bo
apprehended for republican Institutions
from a convention of representatives
of tho people chosen to revise the na
tional constitution. Kvery stato would
naturally select Its most eminent nnd
conservative citizens to represent It In
such a body. Kvery member would nat
urally desire to linmortullzo himself and
have his name go down Into history as
one of tho framers of tho new constitu
tion. Wild schemes and visionary
amendments might be proposed, but the
great majority of tho convention would
submit only tho most conservative
changes, well knowing that a crazy
quilt constitution would never bo rati
fied by three-fourths of tho states. The
fact that tho country has grown aud
prospered for moro than n hundred
years under the present constitution
affords no rational peason why It
should not bo recast on Hues based on
experience. Tho fact that tho clauses
aud provisions of tho present constitu
tion have been largely Interpreted by the
supremo court and their meaning set
tled affords no logical nrgument for
leaving tho people nt tho mercy or ca
price of one or two supreme Judges in
every great crisis or emergency.
When tho present constitution wns
adopted ,118 years ago, the population of
tho United States was less than tlint of
the state of Illinois. Travel and tralllc
between New York, Philadelphia and
Hoston were cnrrled on by stages, wagon
trains or sailboats. Tho highways
through tho Interior of the country were
simply Indinu trails. The application
of steam to transportation on land aud
water wns not dreamed of, neither was
Instantaneous communication by tele
graph or telephone.
The Industrial revolution of more than
ono hundred years affords within Itself
the most unanswerable argument for the
revision of the constitution. Tho pro
duct of tho eighteenth century sages
must bo adapted lu the near future to
twentieth century conditions. The
American peoplo will not leave this to
tho tender mercies of Individual Judges
of the federal courts when they have
tho power In their own hands to express
their will through the fundamental law
and enlarge tho powers of congress to
grapple with tho giant combinations
whoso power for evil must bo curbed.
Tho republic must either put itself In
position to supervise, regulate and con
trol tho trusts or the trusts will regu
late, supervise and govern tho republic.
Can the American people be trusted?
Tho trust organs say no. Is ours to re
main a government of tho people, by
tho people aud for the people, or Is tho
country to be governed by ruling privi
leged classes? That Issue must be met
aud tho legislatures of tho various states
aro expected to take tho preliminary
steps.
CANAh VOtfCKSHWNS.
Tho bill Introduced by Senator
Spooner as a substitute for the Nicara
gua canal bill authorizes tho president,
among other provisions, to secure tho
necessary concessions from tho republic
of Colombia, these to Include tho per
petual control of a ten-mile strip of ter
ritory from tho Caribbean sea to the
Pacific ocean. It hns been reported thnt
the Nlcnraguan authorities are disposed
to bo somewhat exacting In their finan
cial demands, which Is by no means Im
probable, and It Is naturally assumed
that the change of sentiment favorable
to tho Panama route may lead tho gov
ernment of Colombia to mako extrava
gant demands for concessions. Tho Now
York Post remarks that tho truth seems
to bo that tho Central American conn
trios concerned think they see a glitter
lug prize all ready for their seizing,
"They have their eyes upon the nurpttM
In our treasury," observes that paper,
"and nre simply figuring out how much
of It they may get, to place It where
they know It will do the most good."
While It Is to be expected that those
countries will endeavor to get all they
.can for the concessions our government
should ask, we shall probably In the end
bo able to make our own terms, since
tho United States will bo disposed to be
fair and reasonable lu dealing with
those republics. The Colombian govern
ment Is very much In need of money
and It Is probable that It will not lose
the opportunity to replenish Its bank
rupt treasury by making such llnanclal
demands for concesslons as might defeat
the movement In favor of the Panama
route. The governments of Nicaragua
nnd Cosla UIca nlso need money, but
they will most likely be found ready to
grant tho United States what It may ask
at n very moderate price If thereby the
detection of the Nicaragua route could
be secured. It seems safe to assume,
therefore, that from the rivalry between
Colombia aud the other two Central
American republics tho United Sttites
will be able to make a very satisfactory
arrangement in the matter of conces
sions. There appears to be some question as
to whether the Panama company can
give a satisfactory title to Its property,
but tho friends of the company assert
that thero Is not tho sllghest shadow of
doubt as to its ability to transfer the
property with a clear title, while Ad
miral Walker of the Isthmian Canal
commission has given his word to the
same effect. Meanwhile the ennui com
mission Is to have an opportunity to ex
plain to the senate committee on inter
oceanic canals the grounds for the com
mission's llnal recommendation of the
Panama route, which may have a more
decided influence favorable to that route.
The indications are that the Spooner bill
will pass the senate, though Its fate in
the house cannot bo confidently predicted.
SECllETAtll' 811 Ar.
Hon. Leslie M. Shaw yesterday as
sumed tho duties of secretary of the
treasury. The new head of the llnanclal
department of tho government, which
was never In better condition than at
present, has given the public no intima
tion as to policies, but It Is safe to as
sume there will bo no radical departure
from the course pursued by his predeces
sor, which has given entire satisfaction
to the lluanclal and business Interests of
the country. The chief concern of the
department at this time Is to see that
the excess of revenue over expenditures
Is not permitted to seriously embarrass
the money market. This will require that
the policy of purchasing bonds shall
continue at least during tho remaining
months of tho current llscal year, after
Which tho cutting oft of tho war taxes
assuming that this Is certain to be done
may make It necessary to stop bond
purchases. Secretary Gage began buy
Ing bonds, for tho purpose of relieving
the money market, last April, and from
that time to tho end of tho year he
bought altogether $5S,222,1S0 of bonds,
par value, for which he paid $71,74-1.841!,
over 9ia.000.000 representing premium.
Probably for tho remaining live mouths
of the llscal year It will not be necessary
for tho secretary of the treasury to buy
bonds to as largo an extent ns hereto
fore, but ho will be guided as to this
by the condition of the money market.
The country has confidence In the new
secretary of the treasury. It Is suffi
ciently Informed regarding Ills lluanclal
views to feel that he is a safe man, who
can be depended upon for a Judicious
and conservative administration and a
watchful care for the urcat Interests
that are more or less dependent upon the
policy of the national treasury. Secre
tary Shaw Succeeds a man of distin
guished llnanclal ability aud there Is no
doubt that ho will prove equally capable
lu the discharge of the Important duties
of tho distinguished position.
-4 A KH' MlLlTAltr MSASUHR.
Tho bill Introduced In congress to In
crease the elllciency of tho national
guard and create n trained military
force that will bo Immediately avnllable
In timo of war will, if It become law,
give tho United States a disciplined body
of men ready for any emergency. The
measure Is In lino with tnq vlows pre
sented by tho secretary of war in his
annual report, which were approved
by representatives or tho natlonul guard
of tho several states recently lu session
at tho national capital.
It provides that tho organization, ar
mament and discipline of tho organized
mtlltta In tho several states and terri
tories shall bo the same as that now
president, for a period not exceeding
prescribed by law, Tor the regular and
volunteer forces of the United States.
This militia may be called out by the
president, for a period not exceeding
nlno months, whenever tho United
States Is Invaded or lu danger of Inva
sion from any foreign nation, or In case
of rebellion against tho government.
Tho secretary of war Is authorized to
lssuo arms, etc., for the mllltla on the
requisition of the governors of tho states
und territories, nnd ho may also, upon
the request of governors, detail' ofllcers
of tho regular army for duty for In
struction, Inspection or other purposes
that may be approved by lilm. Por the
purpose of providing a volunteer force of
trained men which shall be ready for
Immediate service whenever called for
and organized tinder authority of con
gress, the secretary of war Is authorized
to enroll not exceeding 100,000 men, who
shall have served In tho regular or vol
unteer army of thu United States or In
tho organized militia, the enrollment to
be for live years. Uuder this plan there
would bo first tho regular army aud be
hi nil It the national guard aud tho en
rolled volunteer force, constituting an
etllclent army of more than 1100,000 men
available for any exigency. In the
carrying out of this pin u, tho general
government Is to assume a large pro
portion of tho expense, though thu addi
tion thus made to the cost of the mili
tary establishment will not be very
great.
More or less opposition to the proposed
legislation Is to bo expected, but while
It Is true thnt In everv emorconev the
government has found Its citizens ready
to respond to tho call to arms nnd this
patriotic devotion can still be relied
upon, the expediency of having a prop
erly organized and trained mllltla to
draw upon seems obvious. Such a foreu
of say 'J00.000 men lu addition to the reg
ular army could lu the event of war
meet all early needs until our vast re
sources In untrained men were drawu
upon and mado avallablo for service.
0.1MM 77KiV AXD AOIf.
People Interested lu the welfare of
Omaha must Judge tho prospects of the
future by reviewing the progress of the
past. A glimpse Into tho Omaha of
other days cannot fall to foreshadow
tho horoscope that Is to come. Such a
glimpse Is given lu the reminiscent
articles that are llowlug, like, tho storied
mill: aud honey In the land of Canaan,
from tho fertile pen of that veteran
Journnllst, Colonel A, K. McClure, who,
In a description of a transcontinental
journey made as an ambitious globe
glrdler lu ISO", before tho completion of
tho Pacific railroads, refers briefly to
tho pioneer Omaha lu this touching
language:
Omaha wan a revelation to mc. It was
tho first genuine western city I had struck.
It presented an unsightly appearance, with
Its rambling lines of houses, nnd here nnd
thero n threo or four-story permanent
building, with every conceivable slxo and
style of eluuty sandwiched between them.
It was my first Introduction to tho pro
gressive western character. It had moro
carriages; Bold moro goods, nnd at higher
prices; dealt out town lots by tho toot nt
greater valuations; had moro hotels, better
patronized, dirtier nnd dearer; built more
houses In a day und rented them for more
money; played poker nnd keno at a higher
limit, nnd raced horses oftcner nnd for
higher Rtakes than nny other city of the
Bamo population that I had ever hoard of.
Colonel McClure's crisp characteriza
tion of the frontier town ns It struck
li 1 in nearly thirty-live years ago exposes
what have been both Its strong and its
weak points. Omaha's push and energy
have been a revelation to every visitor
who has observed It enterprise. What
ever It has undertaken It has genu nt
with a vim and vigor that Is typical
of a progressive western town. To do
Just a little better than Its competitors
and rivals has been Its aim,
whether It was selling goods,
scalping Indians, erecting buildings, en
tertaining presidents, booming town lots
or padding Its census population. As to
the limit on poker chips, keno bets nnd
horse racing purses, we nre not sulli-
clcutly Initiated to speak with authority,
but must, of course, rejoice to know that
Omaha's reputation on this score stood
high at the time of this expert analysis.
The unsightly appearance of tho town
recorded by Colonel McCluro has, we
feel sure, been materially improved, al
though there is still room for further
Improvement The architectural sand
wich as a municipal adornment Is gradu
ally falling Into disfavor even In Omaha
and In time Is sure to be eliminated
altogether from the aesthetic menu card
of the local landscape.
If the Omaha of the future will care
fully continue to afford such Inspiring
revelations to Its guests it can always
count on commanding these brisk aud
breezy tributes to Its fame.
Tilt TltEATY-MAlClNO VUWElt.
A very Interesting and lmportnnt ques
tion lias been raised as to whether the
treaty-making power, lodged by the con
stitution In the president und senate,
Involves the right to make reciprocal
trade agreements with foreign govern
ments uffectlug duties without any ac
tion on the part of the house of repre
sentatives, lu which all revenue meas
ures must originate. Senator Cullom,
lu an elaborate speech lu the senate a
few days tigo, contended that tho con
currence of the house Is not essential to
mako a reciprocity treaty operative, Un
less the treaty contains an express pro
vision, as some of them have, requiting
action by tho house of representatives.
Ho also claimed that the fourth sec
tion of tho DIngley law limiting the
time lu which reciprocity treaties could
lio negotiated was Invalid, because an
Infringement of tho treaty-making
power of the executive guaranteed by
the constitution.
The Illinois senator declared that tho
treaty-maklug power Is not derived
from a law of congress and cannot bo
mutinied or limited by a law of con
gress. Ilo did not regard tho constitu
tional provision requiting that all meas
ures for raising revenue shall originate
lu the house as making necessary tho
submission to that body of a reciprocity
treaty before It becomes effective. A
reciprocity treaty, said Mr. Cullom, Is
not u bill aud while It Is true that It
reduces a duty which has bceti laid
by law, ho maintain d that the treaty
maklug power has authority to change
a tariff law, tho same as It has author
ity to change any other act of congress.
Mr. Cullom said: "This question before
us hero has been beforu the senate for
a hundred years. The executive and
the senato have taken one position and
that Is that a treaty Is the supreme law
of thu liuid. That position has been
sustained by the supremo court. On
tho other hand, during all these hun
dred years tho house of representatives
has, as a rule, luslsted that it should bo
considered lu reference to certain
treaties. That does uot relievo us, tho
senate, of the duty of standing for our
prerogatives and our lights aud Insist
ing that thu rights of tho executive
shall bo malutalued."
Manifestly this is a question which
ought to bo definitely determined aud
settled, since It Is posslblo that at some
future tlmu serious consequences may
result from leaving It an Issue botwecn
the two houses of congress. The fnct
thnt reciprocity agreements have been
negotiated aud made effective without
any action by tho house of represcuta
tlves does not constitute a necessarily
binding precedent, nor aro the citations
of supremo court opinions made by
Senator Cullom absolutely conclusive.
It appears evident that tho house of
representatives still holds to the view
that treaties affecting the revenues are
subject to consideration by that body.
On Friday the house without division
adopted a resolution directing the ways
and menus committee "to fully Investi
gate the question of whether or not the
president, by and with tho advice and
consent of the senate, and Independent
of any action on the part of the house
of representatives, can negotiate treaties
with foreign governments by which du
ties levied under an act of congress for
the purpose of raising revenues nre
modified or repealed." So far as the
pending reciprocity treaties are con
cerned, It apiears probable that the sen
ato will hold that the time limit pre
scribed In the Dlngley act for ratifica
tion having expired congress Is without
power to act tqwu the treaties.
Our amiable and enterprising local
contemporaries aro somewhat previous
in their sensational caricatures and stud
horse type dissertations about the Im
pending congressional race in this dis
trict, which will not come off for at
least six months. Manifestly they are
very hard up for material to 1111 out the
space that Is not pre-empted for the ex
hilarating discussion of tho principles
underlying the Immortal Declaration of
Independence as reflected In tho stand
ing of tho woolly-haired African and the
bllnk-eyod Filipino.
At a recent salo of breeding draft
horses In Iowa, twenty-four head sold
for an average of .fOOU each. This is said
to be tho highest average price ever
paid for such animals at a public sale.
A few years ago horses were a drug
ou the market and It would have boon
Impossible to sell that number nt any
price which would pay for tho expense
und trouble of raising them. Today there
Is a dearth of good draft horses aud tho
farmer who breeds good stock Is as
sured of a ready salo and good prollt.
After threo years of profound study
St. Augustine failed to solve the perplex
ing problem as to how many angels
could stand on the point of a needle, but
Father Williams aud Grandfather Met
calfe, after three weeks' meditation and
public debate, are ou the point of solv
ing the mooted and complex question as
to how much space a couple of fooloso
fers can occupy In a hyphenated news
paper before they settle the Incompre
hensible definition of the rights of man
lu the Declaration of Independence.
In discussing the wage question with
tho miners at tho Joint convention the
operators aro contending ngulust any In
crease lu tho scale on the ground that
tho price received for coal by the oper
ators had decrcused during the year.
This leaves a question of veracity be
tween tho operators and the men Who
sell to the consumers, who excuse in
creased prices by saying tho operators
charge them more.
Tho small boy In this vicinity was
never more In his element for winter
recreation. Not lu years have condi
tions been so favorable for coasting and
Bkatlug aud other healthful outdoor
sports of tho season. Tho boy who
does not take full advautago of these
Ood-glveli opiwrtunltlea does not do
servo to share In their enjoyment.
The remark of Senator Dubois In call
ing regular army olllcers "charity boys"
was an unfortunate one. In times like
tho late war or other past unpleas
antnesses theso trained "charity boys"
from West Point have been handy
things to have nrouud.
12 ml I n u the IIIsciiHiilan.
Baltimore American.
Undo Bam should Bend a pollto note to
tho powers that aro oxplalnlng their actions
during tho laBt war, and assuro them that
It would not have mado ttuy difference.
What (lie 1'iince (iocs Avnlnat,
Washington Post,
Prlnco Henry will acqulro a fair idoa ot
our great tariff system when tho customs
ofllclals hold him up and compel him to
pay duty on nil those trinkets ho Is bring
ing over,
HtiitliiK Under UltllciiKlc.
Philadelphia Ledger.
Diplomatic gossip now says that I'rlnco
Henry Is really coming oyer to study tho
American poople, Mighty llttlo tlmo for
study appears on his published program,
however.
Two KIiiiIn of Anarchy,
Portland Oregonlnn.
If n poor boggar denes arrest, we read
him a locturo on the sacrodncss of tho
law. If a railroad prosldout docs It, ho
looks around for applause. Anarchy Is
tho same in high places or low.
Unique llualiiCKa Firm.
Dry Goods Economist.
In so many fields of labor has woman
usurped whnt more man ouco conslderod
his work that It Is hardly conslderod sur
prising to find i firm name such as exists at
York, Nob., Ira Bmtth & Daughter odd ob
tho appellation scorns at first sight. Miss
Smith Is a skilled operative nt tho bonch,
as woll as a buyer of Jowelry for tho firm
ot which sho Is a number.
HIcinrntM of a "Scoop."
Kansas City Star.
Tho notion that tho Germans aro wholly
practical and materialistic) has been com
pletely exploded by tho story In tho Vienna
Neues Wiener Tageblatt that the negotia
tions aro In progress for the salo ot tho
Philippines to Germany and that the visit
of Prlnco Henry to tho United States 1b
preliminary to the announcement of this
couvoyanco. It would tako a pretty lively
Parisian journal to beat that.
IlarKitln liny In Inlnnda.
Philadelphia ICdger.
If tho Danish West ladles aro worth any
thing at' all they rauet bo worth the 15,000,
000 named In tho treaty as tho prlco for
them, and tho fact that they liavo been a
continual Bource of expense to Donmark
need not stand In tho way of their acquisi
tion, for there Is llttlo doubt that American
energy can make them pay. Whether or not
It will be permitted to do so, however, will
depend very much on tho question whether
they are to bo managed for commercial or
political purposea.
PKIISONAI, AMI OTIII3IIWIMC
It Is evident from tho debris thot a few
sticks of dynamite distances Now York
editors In blowing up things.
A amino la pickles Is threatened. As
pickles aud beauty go hand lu hand tho cult
will liavo to fait back on caramels.
Tho St. Louis man who Incautiously pre
dicted moro earthquakes for that locality
has been disposed ot till tho fnlr Is over.
Senatorial courtesy was handed several
biffs In the jaw last week. A continuance
of the argument might proraoto tho circula
tion of tho Ilccord.
New York Is absorbing potatoes from
Ireland nnd Scotlnud at the rato of 10,000
bags a day. The unusual strcnuousness ot
the old town Is thus explained.
Iloston extracts n liberal per cent of
godliness out of tho statement that tho
city's consumption of water is 117 gallons
per diem per capita. The Hub's fancy for
wnter rivals the ponderous humor of "Undo
Dudley."
The llrooklyn Hagla almanac for 1902 Is
a notablo compilation. It docs not nt
tcmpt to cover tho wholo nlmnnno field,
It alms to bo a guidebook of tho metropo
lis, a large field In Itself, and succeeds ad
mirably lu that purpose.
Now tho merry pnssongor ngent sweetly
sIurs tho prnlnca ot 1'lorlda or throws
mental boqucts nt I he flowered byways of
California. Hut honiu Jojs nro overlooked.
The sleigh rldo, for Instance; tho thrilling
plcasuro of gliding over tho glistening
snow with picked nnd piquant company
nnd tho after Joy of coughing up at the
rate of J2 an hour. There's u subject for
an artist.
Dcadwood historians seek to discredit
the- record of tho stngo coach which Huffnlo
Hill Is to present to tho National museum
They say tho coach wns not In tho Hat
creek scrap of 1S7C, but there were other
perhaps on that famous trnll. Ilesldcs, tho
relic of hygono days has been bombarded
with tons of ammunition before tho
Ratonlshed eyes of millions of palo faces.
Lot It go nt that.
PHICIl ()!' KMSTBNCB.
Mr. Ouriipp:li.i DliiKiinsI KiiIIm o
Stniul tlte Test.
Hoston Transcript.
Not long ago Mr. Andrew Cnrneglo, In
an address beforo tho railroad branch of
tho Young Men's Christian association ot
Now York, mndo tho following statement:
"It Is ono of the most cheering facts of our
day that under present conditions tho
wages of labor tend to rlso nnd tho prices
of tho necessities of llfo tend to fall." Thnt
Is a proposition that certainly has two
Bides to It. If wo apply It to a period of
fifty years, tho truth of It can doubtless
bo demonstrated. If applied to a period of
flvo years, especially tho last five, tho
demonstrator would not bo ablo to mako
out so clear a caso. A great many of tho
necessities of llfo nro cheaper than beforo
tho civil war, whllo wages aro generally
much higher. Even Hour, that fundamental
staplo of existence, can bo bought tor less
In 1902 than It cost during tho '00s. Calico,
nnlls, pins and needles and numberless arti
cles that enter Into dally uso aro much
chcapor now than then. Tho farmer and
tho farmer's wife aro ns continuously
drudging as they ever wcro, with less to
show for their toll In mo3t cases; yet they
must pay higher wages for help, Indoors
and out-of-doors, and obtain an Insufficient
and Inferior supply at that.
Dut when wo como down to recent ex
periences there will bo a general tendency
to deny to Mr. Cnmeglo's statement the
forco of an axiom. We do not need statisti
cal tables to show us where wo stand. Tho
monthly butcher's bill, tho milk nnd coal
nnd lco bills tell us moro conclusively thnu
tho most export, statistician can do that tho
cost of living has run up at a rato that Is
almost alarming to thoBO whose Incomes
aro fixed and modest. Still, statistics may
give us a moro exact measure, though they
can hardly emphasize, tho main proposition.
Tho lowest levol of prices reached In some
years was In July, 1897. Hut betwocn that
tlmo and tho present, accotdlng to tho latest
showing of Dunn's Kovlcw, the avorago ad
vnnca In tho cost of those articles of living
which nro common to thoso of largo In
comes and small nllko has advanced nearly
40 per cent.
This covers n period of n6arly flvo years.
Tho advanco has been n steady one, though
the climax has como tho present year. Cor
tnlnly no ono will contend thnt tho avcrngo
of Bnlarles, wages or other fixed Incomes
hns advanced 40 por cent, or oven half that
amount In tho time specified. It Is possible
that wo arc going through nn exceptional
experience. Tho conditions hnvo not been
favorable to abundance In thoso things
which wo need most. Tho corn crop wns
unusually light, nnd this hns been ono at
tho causes which havo sent up the prices ot
moat, though not tho only causa. Tho po
tato crop and tho npplo crop wcro partial
failures, and they aro now bringing luxury
prices. A corner In eggs has mado that
household staplo worth almost Its weight In
gold, nnd thoso products of which we havo
had plenty get tho bcnoflt of scarcity In
others. Thus there Is a fly In our pros
perity ointment. Wo must nwalt hopefully,
ovon It not with entire confidence, tho de
velopments of nnother Beason. If they do
not bring relief then Mr. Cnrneglo would
seem to bo callod upon for a revision ot
his diagnosis ot tendencies.
Plain
Piano Talk
Is quality an object? Is price an inducement?
Commencing tomorrow wo wilt offer tho highest grado pianos la the world
at prices loss than you can buy tho moBt ordinary InBtrumonts olsowhoro.
Wo must reduco our Btock which Is doublo what wo havo spaco for nnd will
do It U prices and merit aro Inducements.
Wo carry tho largist line of Btandard pianos in tho west; new pianos In
nil thi rarest woods from $128.00 up to tho prlco of tho Stolnwny, tho piano
used nnd preferred by tho greatest living artists and scientists. Also a com
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III.ASTS ritUM HAM'S IIOII.V,
Calmness Is tho mark of truo courage.
Oodllneos Is truo nnd oternnl greatness.
Tho only dumb religion ts n dead ono.
A conspiracy of sllcnco Is usually ono of
sin.
Truth Is not mado false becauno wo doubt
her.
Only those whom tho cap fits will criticise
Its cut.
Dally drudgery may bo tho door to dlvino
delights.
Dark days mako a good background for
bright lives.
You cannot mako n llvo church out ot
dead people.
Tho devouring flamo of sin U nt first
only n wolcomo warmth.
.Many tako their business Into tho hounu
of dod who aro afraid to tako Him lata
their houses of business.
si:cin,Ait shots at tub pulpit.
Clovolnnd Plain Denier: lllshop Potter's
summer houso wns entered nnd despoiled
by a gang of burglars tho other night, but
thero Is nothing to lndlcnto that tho bishop
suspects nny prohibitionist.
Iloston Transcript! Tho Philadelphia
Methodists think Prof. Mitchell Is a dan
gerous man becauso ho cannot bo easily
nnswercd. When they say "dangerous"
they probably mean "embarrassing."
Indlannpolls Journal: Thoso who hnvo
rend somo of tho attacks of Mothodlst
preachers upon Prof. Pearson will ho
pained at the intolerant spirit which per
vades thesa uttcranccB. If It wore tho ago
of the stake, Prof. Pearson uould likely bo
burned.
Louisville Courlor-Journnl: Is Dr. Park
hurst, lu now breaking out with tho an
nouncement thnt only somo souls nro Im
mortal, desirous of acquiring further no
toriety nt tho hnnds, say of that Chicago
minister who wishes to skin alive tho man
who questions the Infallibility ot tho hlblo
nnd of those Nnshvtllo ministers who pro
pose to uso shotguns to kcop theatrical
performances out of the building erected
for the performances of Itov. Sam Jones?
1IOMBSTIC PLKASAVmiES.
Hrooklyn Llfo: "I wish, my donr. he had
made his money Instead of Inheriting It.
Ho would mako you a better husband."
"Nonsense, papa. Why, then ho would
know how to keep It."
Hrooklyn Knglo: It was evident thaUUMr'
obedient llttlo maid was troubled. v,"-
"Mamma lnslstH that I must not sce;you
nny moro," she mild, regret fully.
Tho resourceful young man only smiled,
"Well," hu replied, carelessly, "If she Is
sntlslicd to have us meet lu tho dark, I
nm."
l'hlladelphln Hullctln: "Were thero nny
pretty drciiscs In tho play?"
"Oh, yes. The poor deserted wife, who
had to Hike In sowing for a living, suffered
agonies lu a lovely white silk gown, with
chiffon ruflleH nnd a dream of a peurl
colored plush oporn cloak, lined with whlto
fur."
Cleveland linln Dealer: "Mrs. Chumley
carries her Idcns of harmony too far. HIio'h
always trying to find things to match her
complexion,"
"Yes."
"And now sho's gone nnd had her houso
painted yellow."
Philadelphia Press: Toss Miss Brusk
didn't hcHitnta to plvo his age as her rea
son for rcfiiHlng old Munnybags.
Jess Told him to his faco ho was too old,
chV
Toss Not nt nil. Ho sworo ho "would
love nnd cherish her till death," and sho
told him ho was too young.
Somorvlllo Journnl: Young- fnthor (proud
ly) Wo havo a new baby at our house. "
Hachclor friend (sympathetically) Woll,
woll, you must do nil you enn to bear up
under It.
Chicago Post: "Love," Blghcd tho old
mnld, "Is a grand, sweet song."
"Hut I nover could appreclato muslo,"
asserted tho crusty old bucholor, hustlly.
Chicago Tribune: "Suppose." said tho
girl with tho Qibsun girl neck, "you had
nover enred for men nt nil, and you fell In
lovo with a young man at first sight "
"Well?" said tho girl with tho Julia Mnr
iowo dimple.
"And you engaged yourself to Mm "
"Yes?"
"And when you married him "
"1 can't Imaglno anything of that kind
on u first engagement. '
LAN1 OK I.OSCJ AOO.
Nixon Waterman.
There's a dear old homo In tho Knr Awny,
A soft, snug nost, where tho children play,
A realm of rest whoro tho old folks stay,
In tho Land of tho Long Ago.
There's n dear old homo where the roaen
twine,
And tho fruit hangs rljia on tho treo and
vine:
AVherc tho Kates wcro good to ma nnd
mine
lu the Land of the Long Ago.
O, never n ninp shall point that placo;
ior ever too unit or itmn erase,
Hut tho hungering heart tho lines shall
trace
Of the Land of the Lone And.
And over tho tldo of my llfo's Hwlft stream
Hulls back to tho Imv of a blissful dream.
And I llvo nnd laugh in tho glint nnd elenm
ui inu iiiim o i mo j.ong go.
du tho north nnd south nro tho Joy and
rest
Of a slBtcr's smile und n mother's breast;
Anu a miner h iovo m mo eusi r.nu west
Of the L.nnil or the I.ontr Aeo.
Wo shnll nil coma back from tho desert
Kiun.
We shall all como homo to tho "Soul's1
neply,"
Wo shall nil rotum In tho "Hy nnd By"
To tho Land of tho Long Ago,
Council Bluffs Tel. 368.