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TITE OMAITA DAILY BEEt TUESDAY, FE1HIUARY 11, 1902. Tiie omaha Daily Bee E. ROSEWATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERT MOTtNINQ. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, pally Beo (without Bunday), One Year. lally Hco and Sunday, On Year Jlluiitrated He. One Year Sunday Be. One Year haturuay Boe, One Year twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. DELIVERED BY CARRIER. Pally Hee (without Sunday), per copy. I'allv fwlthnttr Biinfinvt. nr week. .Ifi.no . 800 . 1 . 1 00 . 1U . 1.00 ... ic ..12c Kally Be (Including Sunday), per week.. lie Sunday B-e, per copy fcvenlng Bee (without Hunday), per week. Joe Evening Bee (including Sunday), Pr week 15 Complaint of Irregularities In delivery should be addressed to City Circulation le IiartmcnU OFFICES. Omaha-i-The Bee Building. Bouth Omaha City Hail Building, Twen-ty-lifth and M Streets. Council Bluffa 10 Pearl Street. Chicago IMO Unity Building. New York Tempi Court. Washington 6l Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. PnmtniinlitallAna rm 1 4 1 1 n V In neWS and edi torial matter should be addressed: umaha Bee, Editorial Department. -BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letters and remittances should be addressed: The Bee Publishing Company, Omaha. , REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order. Only 2-cetit stamps aorepted In payment of rnall acrounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exoiiange. not accepiea. HIE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. mate ot xseDrasxa, vougias touni, Oeorge B. Tsschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly wrn. ays that tne actual numwr gi mu rnninUl, Knnlai nf Th Daily. Morning, Evening and Sunday Bee printed during the month of January. 1902. was as fol lows: ...SO.BAO ( 80.XHO .. .30,210 17 JW.IBO ...30.000 IS.. 30.230 ...30.1111 19.. 30.350 ...ao.itvs 20 30,100 4. V. ...80.4UO a 80,4:tO ...30.SHO 21 30.4BO .. .80.320 23 30,200 9 80.1TO 10 30,130 u ao.ami 12 30,430 Jl 30.4TO 14..... 30,100 15 3O.07O 24.... 30.1HW .....ao.ooo 26.. 27.. 28.. 29.. 80.. 31.. . .8O.40O .. .81.160 ,...30,050 ...33.0 IO ...30.V30 ,...30,1(00 Total? r. r.... Lens unsold and returned copies.. ..941, DOS Net total aales .tt.ia.o7t 80,OT Subscribed in my presence and sworn 10 before mo this 1st day of February, A. p., 1S0Z. 41. D. nunuAin, (Seal.) Notary Public. Hardware - dealers report a heavy trade. Nothing strange about that. The union labor party of South Omaha appears to be a party of hopeless dis union, politically speaking. The question of equitable taxation is another one of those questions that will never be settled until it Is settled right This strenuous life may be all right for grown people, but It Is fraught with danger when practiced by their children. towa gets in, as usual. One of the cars on the special train to be used by rrince Henry Is named after the Hawk eye state. - - - When Judge Gordon lets up trying to milk the munlclpnl cow we may be pre pared to hear Gabriel's born blow In the morning. new geyser has broken out in Tel-, lowstone park. The park is early, but many others will be In eruption as soon as the campaign Is opened. i The prolonged cold spell may have made It Impossible for the small boy to break through the thin Ice, but coasting accidents are keeping up the record. In figuring for a reduced tax levy the mayor and council should take pains to figure out how they can make ends meet without an overlap for next year. , Good old St Valentine Is being made the subject of some weighty discussions these days so weighty that the benign old soul may congratulate himself on not being here to take part in them. The city tax levy for 1902 is presumed to become payable May 1 next But If the courts fall to let go of the subject by that time how will the city treasurer be able to get in his work as a' tax col lector? Two English society bloods recently played a game of ping pong for stakes of 110,000 a side. If anything were heretofore lacking to make the game all the rage this announcement ought to fix it Congressman' Iloblnson does not look npou f onion chances In bis district ss the brightest' but as tbe only one of the famous law firm now In office he Is will ing to try It again, just to keep up the reputation of t firm. Tbe public library building donated by Andrew Carnegie to the city of Lincoln la almost ready for occupancy. Tbe library building be has offered to do nate to the city of South Omaha is still the foot ball of politics. If we would devote our ingenuity to preventing conflagrations by enforcing rational building regulations Instead of prepariug to fight tbe fire after It has seized upon Inflammable structures the results would certainly be more satis "factory. , . President Roosevelt Is to entertain rriuce Henry at a private dinner. Among bis other peculiarities the presi dent Is becoming famous as an enter tainer, and the chances are two to one that before the dinner Is over tbe prince will promise to persuade bis imperial brother to accept that Invitation for a Hon bunt In the raouutains. The railroads UouId be willing to co operate with the city health authorities In an effort . to prevent surrounding towns from unloading their dependent victims of dlbease by shipping them to Omaha. Strict orders to all the loca railway agents and employes to take precautious against passengers of this class would certainly tend to check the abuse, it It did uot stop It altogether. JtrTtRSOXIAtr rOLDIROL. A local socialist labor paper baa taken op the Jeffersonlan refrain In this fashion: Mr. Jefferson went before the people with tha Idea that all men are created equal sod should ho so considered by law. He could see do difference between a hod car rier and printing pressman. The Ink on tha litter's hand appeared Just as black ss the mortar on the bands ot the other. In fact, with both ot tbem stripped ot their clothe, Thomas Jefferson was unable to distinguish between the political toad eater and a king. Tula sounds very plausible, but docs not stand the test of reason. Thoinns Jefferson did not hold a patent, by right of discovery, on the Idea that all men are created equal. The natural rights of man were proclaimed through the golden rule thirty centurleg before Thomas Jefferson was dreamed of. They were reiterated by Jenn Jacques Itousseau In his famous work, "The So rial Compuct," and Jefferson absorbed them for the Declaration of Independ ence. While nobody pretends to controvert tbe principle of the equality and in her- ent rights of man as the higher law, all rational people admit that there Is a difference in. the mental and physlcal capacity of men, almost as great as mere is in ine mental I . , , , , . . . and physical capacity of the elephant and the whale. These animals 1 are classed In toology as mammals, but the elephant was never guilty of swallow- ing Jonah and then throwing him up on I the sandy beach of Nineveh. The equal right of men to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness docs not noceasarily imply thelr right to tbe same wage any more than their right to eat the same quantity of food and wear the same clothing. All men are created equal in law and have equal responsibility under the law, but the halt the dumb, the tame and tbe blind are not equal to the task of performing the work of men endowed with the fullest enjoyment of their fac ulties. Hence, deplorable as It may be, they are unable to cope with them in earning a livelihood. . ' ' ' . Under the law all men have a right to live except men who have committed murder, and all men baye a right to bo free except individuals who have com mitted minor crimes. Yet this denial of life and liberty .does not In any way violate the Declaration of Independence. All men have, a natural right to pursue happiness and be happy, but few men are happy, In fact, because they make themselves miserable and all other peo- pie miserable with whom they come in contact But that does not In any way conflict with the Jeffereonlan declara tion. A DEPARTMENT OF MIKES. There Is pending In congress a bill to create a department of mines and min ing and there will doubtless be a strong pressure from the mining Interests of the west to have it passed. The Denver Republican, voicing the sentiment of these Interests,, remarks that the min ing industry covers tbe entire union and represents tbe interest, the welfare and the hopes of millions of men and women." It declares that second only to agriculture, "If even to it mining is the cornerstone of the nation's pros perity and wealth. Through the produc tlon of Its Iron and coal mines the United States has become, tbe chief manufac turer of steel and steel products In tbe world and its supremacy in foreign markets would never have been achieved had It not been for the wealth which nature stored In the mines whether of coal. Iron, silver or gold." All of which must be admitted and it must also be confessed that It offers a quite plausible argument in behalf of the proposed department to be presided over by a member of the -cabinet .Per haps such a department would be of no real benefit to the mining Industry, but If this were urged tbe natural reply would be that a like view was pretty general when the Agricultural depart ment was created, yet no one now seriously questions that It has done much to advance agriculture. - The de sire to multiply executive departments has become iu the last few years pretty strong and It Is to be said that among the propositions of this kind that for a department of mines is not the least meritorious. FAIR TRKA1MKHT TOR ALASKA. The proposition to cut off two of the land offices in Alaska; leaving but one for the territory, is regarded by those concerned for tbe development of Alaska as a mistake, thti tendency of which would be to retard the material growth of the territory. The Seattle Board of Trade petitioned cougress not to reduce the number -of land offices and the Post-Intelligencer of that city says in reference to the mutter, after char acterlzlng as "criminal stupidity" the dealing of congress with Alaskan af fairs, that With only one land office In the territory, located In the southeast ern part all opportunity for establishing agricultural settlement In the Interior Is gone. It says It would be substan- tlally Impossible for any settler to enter and prove up on a piece ot laad in the rich Copper Hiver valley or on tbe lower Yukon If compelled to. do his land office business in southeastern Alaska. It would probably be a short-sighted policy to abolish any of tbe Alaska land offices and it Is certainly not neces sary ou the score of economy. The effect would doubtless be to retard the agricul tural development of the-territory and this would be a great mistake.' It is not generally understood that the agri cultural possibilities of that region are considerable, but there Is tbe authority of Prof. Georgeson of the Department of Agriculture -that the lands thus far explored In Alaska are capable of fur nishing agricultural products sufficient to uiulutain 3.000,000 people. He states, as the result of his investigations In that country, that there is op 'longer doubt that Alaska Is an agricultural section In tbe sense that it can support LaU the people - Ug waj set h.oaa;4the world, and ia ordinary tUaej escorts there. "The whole truth of the matter Is," said the professor, "Alaska haa been neglected. People In the states do not koow the wealth to be found there. We hare shown that In the Interior there are extensive areas of land which can be readily put under cultivation and by experiments have proven that it is pos sible to grow all hardy early-maturing grains." Alaska Is a very valuable part of our domalu and nothing should be done that might Interfere with its develop ment It Is quite true that the territory has -not received the consideration its resources entitle it to and it should here after get better treatment So far as the existing land offices are concerned there appears to be no sound reason why they should not be continued. PVBLlCtTF FUR CORPURATIOXS. The. Industrial commission, has added its voice to the popular deniaud that the great luduHtiiul corporations shall be re quired to make public all facts con- nected with their organization and fluan- clal condition in which the public is in- terested. It Is a comprehensive plan of publicity and supervision which the com- mission recommends, but it does not go beyond what Is necessary for the proper . . , . . . . I I imormauou pi tue puuuc. . j. uu require- ment that all Information concerning a corporation should be open to Investors is entirely reasonable and -will not be objected to by a corporation that Intends to deal fairly and honestly with the pub- lie. Equally reasonable and proper is the recommendation that the larger cor porations engaged In interstate com merce be required to publish annually a report showing assets and lUbilities, with proiit or loss, such report to be sub ject to government inspection. As to tbe recommendation that district at torneys of the United States be author ized and directed to Institute proceedings for violations of the federal anti-trust laws, that authority already exists. What Is known as the Sherman law in vests the circuit courts of the United States with jurisdiction to prevent and restrain violations of that act and says that "it shall be the duty of the several district attorneys of the United States, in their respective districts, under the di rection of the attorney general, to Insti tute proceedings In equity to prevent and restrain such violations," . further providing that "such proceedings may be by way of petition setting forth the case and praying that such violation shall be enjoined or otherwise prohibited." This seems to give ample authority to United states district attorneys to Institute pro- ceedings against combinations which they believe to be In violation of the federal anti-trust law. The creation of a bureau, as suggested. the specific duty of which would be to look after the corporations engaged In Interstate or foreign commerce Is neces sary to government supervision.' It would correspond with the bureau which has the supervision of national banks. As recommended by the commission the bureau would make such inspection and examination of the business and accounts of the corporations as would guarantee the completeness and accuracy of the Information needed to ascertain whether such corporations were observing the conditions prescribed by law. It would also collect and publish facts regarding the combinations for the information of congress and the public, as is done by the comptroller of the currency regard ing the condition of the national banks. Such supervision would work no hard ship to corporations . intended to deal honestly and fairly with the public. The demand for publicity and the na tional supervision and regulation of cor porations doing an Interstate business is so general that congress cannot fail to see its duty In the matter. Tbe people, with practical unanimity, want a law that will compel the great corporations to give tbe public Information regarding their financial condition and they also want proper supervision and regulation of .the combinations by the general gov ernment They have no doubt that the power to do this resides In tbe govern- ment and they Insist that it shall be exercised. we wouia aavise our menus wno nave taken on themselves the work of pre - Darlnc for the Christian church con- veution to be held In Omaha next fall not to Indulge In too fanciful predic tions of probable attendance. It Is hardly likely that the coming meeting at Omaha will attract many more people than did the last meeting at St Paul. No good can come, from needlessly ex aggerating the Importance of this or any other gathering of this nature, while there Is a positive injury In the disap pointment resulting' from the shrinkage of actual attendance as compared with advertised estimates. And now the Lincoln Journal objects to a modification of tbe primary rules by its republican city committee as a "machine victory." Is It possible that there is a "machine" In the benighted I city 0f Lincoln? Is the "machine" in Lincoln any differently constituted from the "machine" In any other locality? And If Lincoln republicans have a "ma chine" of their own to look after, why should their organ be so solicitous from time to time about the welfare of the "machine" in Omaha? It. begins to look ss If the resolutions for economy and retrenchment adopted by the county board were simply part of a grandstand play to pull the wool over the eyes of the taxpayers. If all the supernumeraries who were dropped from the pay roll are to be restored, singly or in bunches, where Is the sav I lng to come in? There is considerable talk to the effect that this country will be -forced to Im port Iron and steel during the current year, for the reason that American mills have not the capacity to supply, the de mand. Tbe United States is the great est Iron and steel producing country In large quantities. Importation forced for this reason would Indicate that con structive activity in this country lias reached unprecedented proportions. Omaha broke all records for postal business during January. As January is ordinarily a dull month In the busi ness world, this Is especially gratifying and Indicates there will be plenty doing when the usually busy season rolls around. Fire Laaghe at Hsmsb Skill. Indianapolis Journal. During January the "devouring element" cost the country over (15,000,000, and yet nobody seems to be able to devise remedies beyond recommending the Increase of Ore apparatus. Keeping; Is the Record. Chicago Post We are properly elated over the news from across the water that London was duly Impressed by tbe number and msgnlftcence of the presents at the Whitney-Hay nup tials. We believe that with stesdy perse verance we may. yet capture the worlds record in this line. Perils ef Arrogance. Cleveland Leader. Just now the railroads are very prosper ous and strong. They are full of bunl- nee nd thr troubled by legis IHIVU V, iahuiuii hiwiwu VI SVI I any sort But tlmea may change quickly and radically. Then it will be found that Injustice Is a source of peril and that lawlessness does "t PT- 1 CB of the greatest crPions. Comparatively Slight. Philadelphia Record. . Partial statistics of defalcation and em bezzlement in the United 8tates and Canada during 1901 show that about $7,800,000 went astray in this erlminal fashion. Consider ing the temptations that beset custodians ot other people's money, the wonder grows that the percentage of loss should be so slight as compared with the enormous ag gregate of the country's financial transac tions. Fortaaea la Nebraska rand. American Investments. Nineteen years ago a young Welshman landed in Omaha with an even $40 in his trousers pocket. He now owns, clear of all encumbrance, 820 acres of farm land In Btanton county, Nebraska, for which he baa refused $53,300. In this case It bap pens to be the man behind the steer rather than the hoe that doea tbe business. Such prosperity la enough to spoil almost any country. ' Heeding; a Costly Ltaioa. Buffalo Express. Surely no labor organization so much needs to make arrangements to avoid strikes as does tbe Amalgamated Associa tion of Iron, Steel and Tin Workers. Therefore. It is rratifvlnr ta know th.t thi body has entered into an agreement with one of tne ' Independent steel com panlea not to strike next summer, even though there should be a dispute as to the wage scale. Tbe lesson learned by this body last year should be remembered for a long time. . , EaJaylngf the Pleaaareo of Life. Boston Transcript Notwithstanding his Immense strength and bis fins. health. Sandow does not be lleve that the chief end of man is to mortify the flesh. Oa the contrary, be says: "I believe in temperance in all things, but in order to become strong It does not mean that one must forego the common pleasures of life. Personally I always enjoy them." Right upon top ot this utterance comes a story from TJtica, N. . Y., about on John Barlow of Oak Ridge; who has reached the ripe age of 107 years without ever having had to consult doctor or dentist, notwith standing that he has drunk liquor and chewed and smoked tobacco nearly all his life. He has been married four times and Is now paying attention to a young widow of 97. Strong men and old men who refuse to aquare themselves with generally ac cepted theories are terribly annoying creatures. MENTAL WAH CLOIDS, Prof. Aadrewa Conjarea I'p a Few and la Daly Agitated. Kansas City Journal. The president of the Nebraska university. Dr. E. Benjamin Andrews, talked to tbe pupils of the Central High school of this cltv yesterday on the subject of "The Vital problems of America." Apparently the most vital American problem at present. ts the opinion of Dr. Andrews, is how we are going to meet the dark war cloud that Is approaching. It is coming from the Pacific, but wear anything but a pacific aspect. It has been coming quite a while, the doctor having first sighted it in 18M. vmea 11 " " sstonismngiy ivw sail it- ougoi 19 w ciuav ruouiu oy this time for somebody besides Dr. An drews to catch a-rllmosa of it. but thus far no one nai h,4 that harrowing nrlvi- 1 lege. Only the doctor's vision has been sufficiently potent to discern its awful front above the great waste of waters, and con sequently only he is competent to herald its advance. The country that has such ruthless de signs upon us, according to Dr. Andrews, is the land of the czar. Thas is almoat as sur prising as the war cloud itself. The Ameri can people suspected no harm from that quarter. They bad been led to believe that, whatever might happen in our rela tlons with other powers, there would be no trouble with Russia. In all our Inter national complications in the past Russia has proved to Ve our firm friend and so far as surface Indications can be trusted It was never more friendly than today. But Mr. Andrews does not stop with sur fc Indications. He goes right down to mo milium ok mings sou uuiaca mem up like molehills or, rather, we should say. like subterranean upheavals. That is how he got onto Russia and its dark acbemes of Invasion and eonquest - It is plain enough when once unfolded before our eyes. This country has an extraordinarily long line of Paclfle seacoast, with few defenses. Russia Is within fifteen days' travel ot this exposed line sad it already has two fine harbors that are free from Ice all the year round. What Is the logical conclu sion T War. War. of course. There is no way to get around It Ws must fight the czar, and it will be a mighty struggle. Our affair with Spain was only a game of croquet by comparison. A bad feature ot tbe aituatlon is the fact that we have already signed with Poultney Blgelow for a war with tbe kaiser. It wouIi b a trifle embarrassing to ba caught between two wars, like the ham la a sand wich. Under the circumstances we may have to ask Dr. Andrews and Poultney to get together and arrange, s schedule, so that we can play the visiting teams oa dlf ferent dates. But, seriously, snd with all proper respect tor Dr. Andrews, there really seems to be no substantial grounds for his prediction of hostilities with Russia. Tb two countries are perfectly at peace and upon the moat amicable terms. The war cloud ia no nearer now that when tbe Ne braska educator saw it four yeara age and It is not likely to be any nearer ten er twenty years hence. If America baa no more vital problems than this to deal with tm u Uxfct Ad 11 troubles lev Lining Up for the Fray Ex-Senator Allan's In battle every regiment carries a flag and the soldier who does not stand by bis colors during an engagement is derelict In duty and subject to severe punishment. In politics party discipline should pre vall for the party cannot be successful or Its principles triumphant unless every, man stands by his colors and supports the or- ( sanitation. If the report now current be true that the democratic party of this state is to make a systematic effort to swallow up the populist party and destroy. Its or ganisation, it stands every populist In hand to stand by bis party colors and repel the attempt. There Is no reason why the pop ulist party should be merged Into the dem ocratic party, which, we have reason to be lieve. Is to soon pass under the domination of eastern influences. As a party we have twice supported Mr. Bryan for the presi dency because he Is an exceptionally able, competent and pure man and we have co operated with his wing of the democratic party on certain lines. Doubtless we would do so again, but this should not be con- POLITICS IN THE Fl'SIOX FOLD. Madison Mail (pop.): We refuse to believe that the Hon.. J. B. Meaerve pro cured his own indictment to put himself one step nearer the governor's office than the Hon. Constantino J. Smyth. It is now In order for Mr. Smyth to sue Morton and the oatmeal trust to bring his campaign up to date. Seward Independent (pop.): 'As tbe time draws nearer for the fusion state conven tion, Juet keep one eye on Ex-Congressman Sutherland in connection with the nomination for governor. Congressman Sutherland is one of the brightest men In the state, made an enviable record while In congress, and would be there yet, bad he not stepped out ot the road to give a democrat an" opportunity to represent the district Keep your eye on Sutherland. Rushvllle Standard (pop.): Hon. John C. Sprecher ot Schuyler is being favorably mentioned by the reformers ot Nebraska as their candidate for governor next fall. Having known Mr, Sprecher for the past fifteen years, the editor of the' Standard can cheerfully endorse this sentiment. There Is not a more capable man in the atate and his honesty and integrity is un questionable. For the good of Nebraska and Its people tbe Standard sincerely truyts that Mr. Sprecher will receive the nomina tion and be elected. Beatrice Democrat: Attorney General Prout has dismissed the suits commenced by his predecessor, against tbe Argo starch works at Nebraska City. The commencing of that suit, and other equally bad breaks, did more to defeat the fuslonlsta in Ne braska in 1900, than any other one thing. Had our political friends been content to make their fight upon republican misrule In tbe state, they might have held the forces together. But the over xealoua ele ment was in the saddle, and they felt called upon to take such action as would verify the claims of the republicans, that demo cratlo success meant destruction to Indus tries. Nebraska City has become a manu facturing concern, and the suit of Mr. Smyth was directed at her principal indus try. Grand Island Press (pop.): From tbe attitude assumed by the organisers and pro mulgators of the state democratlo editorial association one would naturally infer that the pop editors had all Jumped into the democratic band wagon. Such, however, is not the case, : and the manifest attend ance at Schuyler and at Llnooln is convinc ing proof of one of two things either the pop editors broke their necks in trying to land-in the democratic band wagon, or, true to their constituents, refused to sur render their birthright for a mess of pot tage. The new organization bows alleg iance to no other Baalam than democracy, and the Samaritan pop editors hereafter shall have no further Intercourse with them. In brief, the lines ot demarkatlon are so abruptly and strongly drawn that the words pop and fusion do not find a lodge ment in the high heavens above nor the deep earth beneath. In the opinion and profound estimation of the Daily Press, uch an organization is democracy, petri fied, hidebound, with a desert ot close com munion In the last course and a Pharisai cal Amen at the close of tbe last act ' Columbus Telegram (dem.): That's where the democrats and pops ot the state will find themselves if they do not keep their eyes open. The trap has been set by some very shrewd republican trappers. There can be no manner of doubt that the republican machine of the slate will force the nomination of Savage for governor. Already this1 machine haa silenced a dozen or more prominent republican editors, who but a little while ago declared that under so circumstances could they support for governor the man whe pardoned Bartley. The plan of these tricksters Is to bring about the nomination by tbe democrats and populists of some person who Is tainted with Bartleytsm, or who haa been charged with approving the Bartley pardon, or who has been charged with conduct unbecom ing a faithful public servant. In this man ner they hope to stop tbe cry against Savage. tinder such circumstances they could say to anti-Savage republicans: "Tbe democratlo nominee is just as bad as Sav age, so you had better stick to the old ticket." It is a shrewd scheme, and it will be worked, if possible. It will not be the first time that republicans have dictated democratic and pop nominations in Ne braska. Tha safe plan for democrats and popa to pursue will be to nominate for governor some man wno is woouy ires from taint of Bartloyism. With such a nominee we can win tbe state away from our destroying redeemers. If we shall let them have a hand la nominating our can didates we shall get our feet In their trap, good and tight PERSONAL ROTES. Frsnce will come to the St. Louts expo sition to get some idea of what Napoleon's ambition cost her. Marshal Henner. one of the men who helned to capture Jeff Davis, is living at present In Chilton, Wis. If John D. Rockefeller -were a gambler. how Monte Carlo would welcome tne ad vent of a man with an income of 2,000,000 a month. Contractor McDonald of the New York subway Is queer. Who ever heard ot a con tractor more prompt than be In snuouncing his readiness to pay all damages for sucn a disaster as that dynamite explosion 7 Coloael 8. A. Houston of Lawrence, Kan., has secured half a bushel of acorns from tha McKlnley farm In Ohio. Hl idea is to give them to people who will plant tbem and rrow living monuments to tbs mar tyred president. P. D. Gwaltney of Smlthfleld, Va, known as "the peanut king," owns the largest pea nut farm In the world. He was la the con federate army and after the surrender at Annomattox becaa the work which has earned him the nickname quoted. Edward Kent of Colorado, who has beea appointed by President Roosevelt to be chief lustlce of Aritooa, la a son ot the famous old whig candidate for the gov eraorsblp of Maine, and whose campaign called forth the stirring political cry, ."iieli beat lor OvTsraor Kent." Madison Mall. setted Into m willingness to submit to demon- tic domination or to political deglutt- tlonv Aside from Mr. Cry an' and Mr. Cleveland, .the democratic party. Is without competent leadership,. and, so. far . as we can observe .stands for no substantial reform which the populist party does "not better represent, and there Is no more reason why populists should desert. their: ranks and muster under the banner of democracy than become re publicans and lose- their 'Identity, and there Is no reason for either. The party leaders should be brought together and the question taken up and deliberately .dis cussed " and ' considered. The populist -and democratlo parties differ rsdlcally and Irre concilably on certain well known Issues: for instance, on government ownership of telegraphs, telephones, railways and other natural monopolies, and It is the height of folly for democrats to undertske to dis solve tbe populist .party and absorb Its membership. ROVXD ABOUT HEW YOBK. Ripples oa the rarreai of Life la the Metropolis. There will be great doings in New York society when Prince Henry comes. The stir occasioned by the spproaching royal visit outshines all former efforts in that lino. "Grand Duke Michael of Russia was our last visitor of that Ilk," says a. New York letter, "and before blm was Li Hung Chang, with his bland smile and rapid fire questions. Then there was the In fanta Eulalle and the duke of Veragua, who helped us celebrate the discovery of the new world by Columbus. We treated them all courteously even enthusiastically. But all that will be nothing to the splurge when the kaiser's brother comes. This time we are really going to fall all over ourselves. Prince Henry will he honored and entertained In English and in German by singing societies and eating societies and ' official circles' of various circumter ence. He will meet our kings of commerce and our captains ot Industry and our bosses of politics such as have sufficient pull the opera house and theater will give spe clal performances In his honor, with special prices for the public. ' Meantime we are all clearing our throats and learning to say, 'Hoch der Prince!' It can be done slmul- taneoasly with a little practice." A correspondent of the Cleveland Plain Dealer Indulges in these reminiscences in connection with the Prince's visit: "Time works wonders. . A youth named Carl Schurc departed in great haste from Ger many a half century ago because he ha taken up arms against the government and the climate had suddenly become unhealth ful for him and his associates. "Today an honored and honorable old man named Carl Schurx, vice chairman of a committee In the greatest city of the new world, appointed to do honor to a prince of the reigning imperial house of Germany. "We have become so used to thinking of Mr. Schurz as a political leader and a re former that we forget him as a man. His vigor keeps us from regarding him as sn old man, and yet he has been living since 1829 which makes him 73. . "He was a student at tbe University ef Bonn, and when the Prussian revolution of 1848 broke out . he broke out also; then when It collapsed ho turned his back en Germany with that rapidity , with which a man will move when he feels a halter about his neck. , But he. wasfno coward. He was safe' in Switzerland in 1850, but left, that safety and ventured secretly back into his native land, and at great risk to himself rescued from the Spandau prison an old friend and associate, who had fought by his side., "In 1852 he came to America snd took off his bat permanently to tbe Stars . and Stripes. "He fought for them, too; went into the civil war ad a brigadier general and came out a major general. . "He has been a big man officially minis ter to Spain under Lincoln; United States senator from Missouri; chairman of the liberal republican convention that noml-, r.ited Greeley for president; secretary of the interior under Hayes. ! "He has been a busy man, but hard to "lease. Hie theories and those of tbe ma jority of the American people don't often run together. "Now he is to aid the American people In xtendlng a fitting welcome to a German prince." ... . . Society Is debating the question of ex pensive wedding gifts. The custom Is be lieved to be onb of colossal extravagance. After a generation of strain to outdo in ex travagant display society people seem at last to have regained a lost poise and to have come to a realizing sense ot the folly of their course. In New York,' where money and display have come to be such prominent considerations la social inter course, the question is a pertinent one and comes very near home. At tbe weddings In prominent families the Astors, Vander bllts, Sloanes, Goulds, Mackays In the past fifteen years the array of gifts has been equal to that of royalty abroad and has caused much unfavorable comment on the other, side. The subject is being dis cussed in lively fashion, here, but there Is an Individual reluctance to take a stand, and it remains to be seen whether or not any radical change will come. There la a favorable sign, however, . In. the growing tendency toward simpler entertainments of all sorts and simpler ways of living. It HIP, If lilP' H VI it" J f) : MfVU seems that tbe leaders ef the New Tork set after thoroughly canvassing the situation, entered Into a sort ot secret compact to remedy the evil by easy stages. It was agreed that the Whitney-Hay wedding would offer a fitting occasion to cut Into the'- extravagance, and society matron pledged themselves to offer on the sltar ol that affair only tokens ot moderate rich ness. This plaa promised to have a suc cessful working out when. In, there ap peared, on the scene the uncle ot young Whitney with his shower of gold and yachts and mansions, and society was un- . horsed, pledges were forgotten snd present of a sovereign kind poured in on the happy couule. Now there Is a whisper that, per- haps,", that uncle knew,, and did not mean to have his favorite ephew snd his bride be the first to suffer by the tightening ot purse strings and epebed wide the gates of his generosity to overwhelm society's pledgee. The reception of the prince at the city hall, when tbe freedom of the city will be given him, will take place on the day of his arrival, February 13, instead ot the follow ing Tae'sday, which will be fully taken up vlth the launching. ' the - mayor's dinner snd the grand opera. William F. King, president' of the Merchants' association, states clearly tbe-arguments why the city and the nation should give rrince Henry tbe most courteous welcome. "It la a busi ness proposition, as I see it," he said. "It a man comes Into my store who represents a large business house, I accord him a hearty reception, and entertain him to the best of my ability. Now, Prince Henry, representing a great commercial natloa, comes to. visit our great commercial coun try. We should entertain him in a way befitting the national significance of his coming. He is the nation's guest, but we, as the people of a great commercial sea port, should individually give him a hearty reception. Any other attitude Is churlish and against our best Interests. Why, re member the reception ' that General Grant was accorded by every "ballon and city on his tour of the world. Can we fsll to re ciprocate in similar- national courtesy?" MIRTHFUL REMARKS. Chicago Tribune: Querist Doing any slumming- these daysT ' . . Palnnlck -Oh, yes; occasionally I read a modern society novel.- . , v Detroit Free press: Brown Jones is borrowing a good deal of trouble, I guess. Smith Well, let him have all ha wants; he'll never pay It bai;k ,)f . .i ? Somervllle Journal: How much money can a man lay up by walkfng to save car fares and smoking a 16-cenf cigar every time he walks? Philadelphia Press: "Rounder baa writ ten a rather clever little book, 'Don'ts for Club Men." 1 "Huh I the don'ts don't Worry tne "half as much as tbe dues.".. -,-.. , j Puck: 'Bennett Did yes ever know any one so homely? Nearpass Hardly I Why, she Is s homely that automobile goggles are ac tually becoming to her! New York Sun: First Bulgarian Bandit The chief has cut the ransom ti tl.ono. Second Bulgarian Bandit Yen, his Idea if to clone out all the missionaries on hand to make room (or new stock, I'm told. Cleveland Plain Dealer: owe a debt of gratitude "I .tell you. we to the .world's wicxea women. "Nonsense. In what way?" ' . "How could the modern - dramatic au thor do'buslness without them?" Brooklyn . Eagle: '"Why, I- didn't know sou had weak eyes, Mortimer!" ex claimed his very best girl. "I haven't," returned Mortimer, ear nestly. "I have come to aak youc fathet for your hand tonight, and it la a state's prison offense to strike -a person wearing glasses In the eye." . Chicago Post: "The chimney' Is "smok ing." he said. ' - ! i -i , "Yes,"- she. retorted; .J,'hat'ar 4he effect of bad example. Usually the. chimney has consideration enough to ' do Its smoking outdoors." .-..., -('-. Thus it came about that he .finished, his Cigar on the back porch. , HEROES OF TUB FIRING LIKE. Joaquin Miller in Country Life In America. "In those days there were giants in tha land men who were of power and renown." Not Roberts, he of Candahar, "' Not Cronje, with his scar-seamed men,' Not any man of noisy war. Nor noisome man with pralaeful pen No, no, the hero of the strife Is he who deals not death. lut life v. I count this man the coming man. The rounding glory of God's plan. . The heroes of the firing line? - - They housed with God upon tha height. Companioned with the peak, the pine; They read his open book by . night They drank his star-distilled perfume Walled round by room and room and room; By day they faced the trackless west And chased the yellow sdn -to rest.' ...... Such sad. mad marches to the seaj,.. Such silent sacrifice, such trust 1 Three thousand miles , of misery, " Three thousand miles of heroes', dust I But then such stout thews, of tbe few Who knew the Promised Land, who knew The cleansing fire and then laid hold To hammer out God's housa of gold 1 Hear, hear their thousand cannons roar Against the knock-kneed mountain gnome, ' ' Where never man - set foot before, 1 Where monsters only have made home I Hear, hear the treasure house la free. ' A stream of gold flows to the , And where a foolish king woul4 rear " A castle, lo, a college hero I , .. Their cltiea zone the unknown Seas,-'' -"'' Their white tents top the mountain erest. The coward? He trenched not with, these. The weakling? He Is laid to rest. ' Each man's a man, aubh a dauntless 'man As God wi ought not since tints began.' His sons are as the sotia of Baul . With David's daring, soul of Paul. - - .- . Each man a hero, lion each! - " Behold what length ot limb,, what length Of life, of love, what daring- reach; To deep-hived honeycotnbl What strength! .-. - . Clean outdoor Adams, virile clean AaJ nature la her vernal green; He hoars, hears aa a prophet hoars'" The morning muslo of the apnwea. , .' TTTST Evciy good drug-: iiXM cist kecbs a full supply of Ayer's Standard Family Medi cines. Wben'-stock is taken, these' represent just so much money, for . they will surety be sold.. . Sf-ri People have xoafi dence in that:Nvord Ayer's." There V something securesub stantial, safe, about it Ayeis :pill$;f6V the liver.. Ayer's Sarsaparilla for the blood. - Ayers Cherry Pec toral for the lungs. . . J. C AYEA CO.. LswsiL Mass.
