TITE OMAITA DAILY BEEt TUESDAY, FE1HIUARY 11, 1902.
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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
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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.
