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! 18 Tim Omaiia Sunday Ber E. ROSKWATKR. EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION: Pally Dee (without Sumluy). One Year. $4 CO Lly lee and Sunday, une Year Illustrated Wee, One lear 'i " auuuuy dw, une ieHr .r ; aaturoay liee, (.me i'ear 1"" ; Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year, l.w (: DELIVERED UI CARRIER. ( llly He (without Sunday), ter copy.. 2o I Daiiy Bee (without Hunduy), Wfta..Uc Dally iee (inciuuing bunUayj, V week. 17c punciay Hee. per copy c i evening Bee (without Bunuay). 1T week.lvc I Evening Bee (including Sunuay;, per week lac , Complaint or Irregularities In delivery ( ahouid he addressed to City Circulation Department ! OFFICES. Omaha The life Hullilln Mouth Omaha City Hall iiulldlng, Twen-ty-ntth and M streets. Council Uluffa In pearl Street. Chicago littv Unity building. New iork Temple Court. ( Washington Ool Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. Communication relating to news and dltorlal matter ahouid be addressed: Omaha Bee, Editorial Department. BUSINESS LETTERS. Business letter and remittance ahouid be addressed: The U Publishing Com pany, omaha. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order, pa able to '1 he Bee Publishing Company, only J-cent stamp accepted in payment ot mall account Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchange, nut accepted. THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPAQ X. STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. Stat of Nebraska, Dougla County. .: Ueorga B. Txschuck, secretary of Ane Bee Pubilsblng Company, being duly sworn, . says that the actual number of full and . complete copies of The Daily, Morning. Evening anu Sunday Bee printed during uia iuuuiu vi May, wo, was a ioiiowb 1 IW.ttOO 17 2U.5UO t ZU.4M U KU,SM is xt,uao so ro.uuo 21 ifll.Ofci tl irtt,otM I !W,IIM t ao.ano so.aoo , l so,7vo a 'AU.HHO 24 2V,TUO 26 M .....inj,4HO 2 11 at,6ti 27 U ra,oT4 28 it sn,o3o a ) m.tao so U J49.B70 II 1 2,5UO Total Lew unsold and returned copies. ...29.470 ....Utt.SNO ....il,540 ....iit,540 ....1,530 ....XU,fttM ....VW.4UU ,...2,UtH ....Utt.BlO .01,OMS . 10,7t4l ' Net total sales Oom.nnii Nt dally average 2l,31t ' ;' q , , . OEO. B. TZSCHUCK. 1 subscribed In my presence and sworn to t before me ibl gist day of May, A. D. 1201. (Seal.) M. B. HUNUATE. Notary Public1. Keep your eye on the Nebraska ' farmer. He will take a back seat for no one this year. Here In the motto of "the railroads of Nebraska:" Millions for tux bureuus, oil room lobbies and political boosters, but not one cent more for taxes. .. Ak-Nar-lien's corouation fpstlvitii-s will come In the fall. If King Edward wants to see the real thing he should be la Omaha at the appointed time. Illinois' anti-trust law is not faring as well in the courts as the federal anti trust law. That veteran statesman, John Sherman, knew how to frame laws without leaks. This week will eive us the annual fn. B slon tent show. Owing to setbacks and uccim-B, iiowever, it, win oe ouiy a two- ! ring circus Instead of a three-ring clr- ' cus as formerly, i a If Andrew Carnegie continues to leave a trail of public library buildings wher ever be travels, at home or abroad, a plaee on his Itinerary will be sought by ambitious towns as a coveted prize. (The more the railroad lawyers ex plain, the more patent they make It that , the tax burden ou the ordinary taxpayer i In Nebraska has been doubled that the railroads may evade their due share. f 1 jti Former Attorney General Richard J Olney replies to the suggestion of Ten '.. Inessee democrats that he Is their choice . 'for presidential nominee that he Is not . ( a candidate for the office. Try David B. ' j HIIL , ' President Roosevelt baa accepted the ". ; Invitation to visit Kansas City on his fall tour of the west. As the president : Is not accustomed to playing favorites. Omaha may count on the same privilege of entertaining him. g American medical and sanitary ex- perts have an opportunity to distinguish themselves by eradicating cholera in Manila as they eradicated yellow fever h: la Havana. Such an achievement would rniint hlirh fnr Imtnntiltv nn,t I m tlon. Another federal disbursing officer, this time In the Department of Justice, has gone wrong by a shortage in his ac counts. As the culprit's defalcations date back nearly seven years to the -time he received his appointment under the last democratic attorney general, the opposition press will have to go shy on charging his misdeeds up to the repub lican administration. Emperor William has a right to boast of what be has done to promote the Industrial progress of Germany. When he ascended the throne he was balled as a war lord who was exacted to seek for glory on the field of battle. Iustead of inviting war, however, be has so far at least bent all his energies In the direction of peace, under w hich alone ; Industrial pursuits can thrive. Ger many's rank near the top of the indus trial ladder attests what has been ac complished by his policies. David B. Hill Is more courteous to Mr. Bryan than Mr. Bryan's friends are to Mr. Hill. In hi Tllden club address Mr. Hill declared: "We should have been glad to welcome that other dis tinguished democrat who hails from the great west our honored staudard-bearer In the last two presidential elections I that able and eloqueut democratic orator, ' Mr. Bryan had he lieen able to be pres i ent 6n this occasion." Contrast with this the treatment accorded Mr. Hill by the 'Jacksonlan club, made up of a mem bershlp of Nebraska democrats, who. ! after selecting Mr. Hill as their Jack onlan day orator, reconsidered the mat ter and withheld the Invitation for fear It would give offense to Mr. Bryan, DISTRIBVTIO.X or RAILROAD VALIE. For ways flint are dark and tricks that are vain the heathen rhlnw la com pletely outdone by th railroad tax lu ri HU. It attempt to hoodwink the jhm) pl of Nebraska into the lx-lief that tin vnltnilile terminal facilities, depot and depot proumls are distributed" by the Hoard of Equalization for the beuetlt of the taxpayers of the various counties 1 ingenious, but will fool nolxMly. This feature is olnted out In railway bulle tin No. .1 In the following language: The distribution of value In accordance with the law assists the poorer counties In carrying on their schools and make those necessary Improvements which induce set tlers to locate there, and while at first glance this distribution of property would not look fair to Omaha, for Instance, the citizens of Omaha ahouid know that almost any city In the state would 'gladly change positions with that city In case the rail roads would do as much for their locality as they have done for the city of Omaha. While it might be popular for Omaha to advocate a change In this system of dis tribution, It certainly would create an an tagonism against that city through the whole state and would run counter to the general rule regarding railroad taxation. This Is a very plausible and catchy argument. It has buncoed legislature after legislature, but the game will not fttand exposure to the searchlight. Let us see how the distribution has worked. In l.V.tl, when the I'nlon Facitlc was on the verge of bankruptcy and Its stock was selling at from 5 to 15 cents on the dollar, the terminals at Omaha were not developed and the new union depot had not been projected, the main line of the road from Omaha to the west boundary of the state was assessed at $11,440 per mile. After the road had been recapitalized and reconstructed and Its earnings enormously Increased the road was assessed at $9,800. The effect of the distribution of the terminals and new union depot upon the counties along tlie main line will be seen at a glance iu the following table: l nlun Pnelflc Anaeasment In Nebraska. Before After Lost by DlBtrl- Plstrl- Dlstrl- Cnunttes. button. button. bjtlon. 191. 19U. Dona's .11, 1MO $ i,n3A 9 54.H44 Harpy .... 14U.T7S 125.7.14 21,041 Dodge ... 2MM,173 2IU.MI2 41,311 Colfax ... iiO",17 177.47S 20,700 Platte ... ZUU.279 100,414 31, SKIS Merrick D 14,342 440.H08 73,734 Hall .... 2t,nHO 2.12.3AO 42,230 llnffalo... 430.MU3 374,202 02,031 Danaon.. B1S.OOO 441.0N0 73,014 Lincoln.. 670,012 674,470 t0,130 Keith .. 477,020 400.HM 70,724 IJeuel .. :t03,no.1 202.248 41,235 Che; ne . 449.M20 404,348 411,472 Kimball. 430,436 3R4.8BS 81,578 Totals... 5, 344, fHHI 94.578,758 f766,238 Here Is railroad distribution for you with a vengeance. How much do any of the counties west of Douglas get out of the value of the Union Pacific terminal facilities, which are capitalized at fully $10,000,000? How much do they get out of the new depot and other substantial Improvements at the terminals? How muca are they getting this year out of the Union Pacific bridge, which eleven years ago was assessed for $125,000 and this year Is assessed for $1,586? Surely there ought to have been some Increase visible through distribution out of so much property, but Instead of growing more valuable the road seema to be growing poorer and poorer every year. The same mode of distribution has pre vailed on the Omaha and Republican valley division of the Union Pacific, as may be seen In the following table: Omaha 41 Repobllcaa Valley Assess ments. Before After Lost by Dlstrl- Distrl- LMstrl- Countle. butlon. - button. button. 1MU. U01. Dona 0,045 ) 7,735 2,210 Saand e . 1KN.2HO 146,440 ' 41,840 Lanc r 173,655 1 35.065 88.590 Gage ... 197,460 153,545 4.1,915 Batler 147,375 114,625 32,750 Polk .... 72,540 , 56,420 16,120 Hall 36,405 28,815 8,000 Howard. 341,335 187,705 B3,63 Greeley- 41,865 82,165 9,100 Valley 61,470 47310 13,660 Sherm n. 86,586 67,340 19,240 Platte 175,590 186,570 89,020 Madison. 96,345 74,035 21,410 Boon ... 94,0O5 73,815 21,090 Xance . 152,730 118,790 83,940 Bnflalo .. 89,065 69,265 19,790 Total..l,8e5,025 91,450,640 $414,486 Total Shrlnka of Islss Paelfle aasessment 91,180,723 A marked effect of the great gift en terprise distribution of railroad values will be appreciated by the settlers up the Klkborn when they study the fol lowing figures: Kresnoat, Klktaora l Mlsaonrl Valley. Before After Lost by Wstrl- Iistrl- Ulstrl- Countle butlon. butlon. butlon. liai. iyi. Waah...9 45.6UO 9 32,700 9 12,740 Dodge.. 240,750 177,660 60,000 Cam'. 13M.OKO W,31MI 38,654 Stnnt'a 104,800 75,456 29,844 Mad a.. 164,050 118,116 46,934 Pierre. 141,800 102.OO6 89,704 Knox... 71,900 51,708 20,132 Aatel'a 240,900 173,448 67,452 Holt .. 2M6.8KO 206,532 80,318 Dr wn.. 143,950 102.924 40.020 Rock.- 116,000 83,232 82,301 thery. 668,660 405,756 157,794 sb'd n.. 193,800 140,976 64,82 Dawra. 286,060 203.8S4 80,060 Slonr-. 164,400 118,368 46,032 Dal'.. 144,400 103,968 40.4S2 Colfax. 112,800 81,216 81,684 Pl'tte... 161,450 116.244 48,206 Boone- 1 40,500 107,640 41,800 Bade.. 221,450 159,444 62,006 Inner. 84,250 60,600 28,590 Batler. 822V90O 232.488 90,412 Polk. 4460 8.204 1.240 York.. 168,600 114.120 44.380 llani'n. 4IMIOO 35,712 13,888 (lay ,. 91.200 63.664 25,536 Adams. 80.700 22.104 8.506 "'.. 157,1041 113.112 43,988 Klllm'e 162.330 116.H92 45.458 Thyer. JI2.060 15376 6.174 k'lls. 122,100 60.604 52.596 Tot 1 94,003.060 93,812.220 91.391,430 The distribution of railroad values on the Burlington Is If anything a more stupendous farce. In 18111 the Burllug tou depot at Omaha was a one-story brick cottage and Its terminal f'icillties were on leased Union Pacific grounds. Today the Burlington boasts a monu mental depot and superb terminal facll Itles which could not be replaced for $1,000.0X10. All of this property Is In eluded In the assessment of the Omaha k. Southwestern railroad which.. !n 1S01, was assessed for $8,800 per mile and In TIIE OMAHA 1002 is assessed for $0X00 a mile after all the distribution had taken place. Tne effect of this distribution to the coun ties on the Southwestern line Is shown In the following table: Omaha 41 Soathweatera Assessment. Bfore After Dlstri- Distri bution, butlon. Lost by Distri bution. Counties. Doaala . Sarpy C ase . . . , Saline . . Gage IsM. 191. ....9 82.776 9 81.930 9 846 . . 101.3N8 97,938 8,4.10 6.930 6,701 . . 110.O70 112,149 . . 88,636 88,541 233 8.927 2.993 Total 9313,712 9334,281 911,4.1.1 1902 8.10,721 13,134 How much do Cass, Gage, Saline and Sarpy counties get out of this distribu tion? What has liecome of the $l,nno, 0i0 worth of Improvements and ter minals and where Is the visible effect of the Increased rolling stock? Is It all swallowed up and absorbed In the great distribution? The effect of the distribution of railroad values on the main line of the Burlington Is mani fested in the following table: Barllaaloa A Mlssonrl Mala Llae. Bp fore After Lost by Dlstrl- Dlptrl- ristrl- Countle. butlon. butlon. bjtlon. 1K1. 1901. Adam ...9 284,026 9 264.660 9 29.366 Buffalo... 72,688 66,172 7.510 as 424,002 880.246 43,847 t'lar .... 204.O56 263,663 30.403 Fillmore 288,790 254,449 29.341 Hear r 173,224 166,814 17.910 Lancr . 883.972 844.273 89.600 Saline .- 297,832 267,039 30,793 Saund . 46,1.18 41-167 4,771 Total.. a,2.0,818 92.026.175 92.1.1.646 Members of the next legislature should cut out these tables and paste them In their hats so that when th railroad bunco steerers seek to Impress upon them the Idea that the value of the terminal facilities, depots and ma chine shops are distributed to their counties they will turn a deaf ear to their pleas. THE REP LB LIC AX PLATFORM. The platform upon which Nebraska republicans go before the people In the present campaign has the merit of brev ity and directness usually lacking in party declarations. Its endorsement of President Boose- velt and the policies for which he stands Is unequivocal. Its pledge of support to the administration In Its effort to maintain the honor of the flag is cor dial and unreserved. The commenda tion of the administration of President Roosevelt for his vigorous efforts to en force the anti-trust law unquestionably expresses the undivided sentiment of the rank and file of the party, as does also the compliment paid to him and our representatives in congress for secur ing legislation to reclaim the semi-arid regions by Irrigation. On state Issues, the demand for con stitutional revision is given first place to emphasize its importance. Only second in Importance Is the de claration in favor of tax reform through the more rigid enforcement of the as sessment laws. Special stress is laid upon the assessment of corporate fran chises, which heretofore escaped taxa tion, on the same basis of valuation as is applied to all other taxable property. The failure to carry out the spirit and letter of the constitution with regard to the' taxation of franchises has been a grievance of many years' standing of which the people of Nebraska have Justly complained, but up to a recent period no practical steps have been taken to enforce the popular demand. While the people look to the courts for an Interpretation of the constitution and law that will remove the pretext under which fusion assessment boards and re publican assessment boards alike have excused their favoritism to the rail roads, the pledge embodied in the plat form Is a promise to be redeemed by the legislature should further legislation be necessary to insure equitable taxation. The plank demanding additional laws holding custodians of public funds ac countable for the Interest as well as the principal of all moneys that may come into their possession by virtue of their office will, we believe, meet with universal approval and registers a pro test against court decisions based on technicalities that have enabled many public officers In Nebraska to pocket money that does not belong to them. The recommendation for the creation of a board of audit to examine and verify the accounts of the state treas urer and give publicity from time to time as to the condition of the funds and whereabouts of the money and se curities in his cuatody follows up the declaration of last year against the farming out of public funds for private gain and for more strict supervision ot the state's finances. A board of audit vested with these powers haa for a number of years been maintained In the state of Kansas with excellent results. The proposed creation of a board of pardons recommended by the platform Is directed at another abuse under which Nebraska haa suffered under both fusion and republican executives. Boards of pardon are features of the governments of several states, where they have served to check the arbitrary and in discreet exercise of executive clemency. rORClGK CROP CONDITIONS. The latest reports of croo conditions In Europe show them to be quit gen trally unfavorable. The weather for some wovks has been cold and there has een a great deal of rain, so that all the cereals are very backward. A dis patch of a few days agii.sald In regard to the conditions in France t'.iat the earing of wheat has not eveu com menced in the north and the generally backward crops Imply diminished qtian tlty and quality. The rye crop. It was stated, will certainly be ahoit and prob ably barley al-o. There has been un precedented and persistent cold weather In Austro-Hungary, causing great appre hension among those interested in agri culture throughout the country. Cold rains have prevailed over a large part of Germany for weeks and tho general crop conditions are bad. In all thesa countries there will be a scarcity of fruits and the quality will tM tnfevior, DAILY BEE: 8UKDAY, Maize Is the principal crop of Hungary and the outlook for this Is very poor. The present Indications are that there will be no diminution dur'n,' die next twelve months In the European demand for American foodstuffs and some coun tries abroad may have to import more largely than usual. In this sltiiat'on It would seem safe to assume that even Germany will not Increase the duties on our grain, although the agrarians of that country are still agitating for an Increase. There Is every reason for a feeling of confidence that our expotts of foodstuffs to Europe w 111 le main tained for the next year In undiminished quantity. rOR StTTLMO LABOR DISPVTF.S. Every rational plan or proposition looking to the settlement of lalor dis putes and the preservation of indus trial peace should receive earnest ton slderatlon and there has never been n time when Interest In this matter was greater and more general than at pres ent Representative McDermott of New Jersey has prepared a bill to be Intro duced In congress which authorizes the president, when Informed by petition or otherwise of the existence of a strike. to appoint a board of Investigation and arbitration having power to obtain a comprehensive account of the matters In dispute and when this has been done the opinion of each member of the board upon the Justice of the demaud of each party shall be made to the president Upon the submission of any matter In dispute as authorized In the bill the board shall consider the testi mony offered by the parties and shall give Judgment upon all matters sub mitted. The plan applies only to strikes which affect Interstate commerce. The author of the measure Is of the opinion that the constitutional author ity of congress and the executive is suffi cient to permit of Investigation aud to provide a court of arbitration In any matter that affects commerce between the states, as for example the anthra cite coal strike. The country at large, he argues, is dependent on the coal supply for the creation of the power needed to carry on its Industrial life and If that supply Ij stopped commerce Is seri ously Interfered with and Its existence threatened; therefore the federal gov ernment has the right and It Is the duty of congress to take up this matter and provide for Its arbitration. There are many who will concur in this view, but there are some difficulties In the way of such legislation as the New Jersey rep resentative proposes proving of any real value. There was a federal arbitration act passed In 1S8S, but it was fouud to be of no practical value aud was re pealed by the act of June 1, 1S98. The latter provides for medfatlon and con ciliation only In the case of disputes between railway companies engaged in Interstate commerce and their employes, so that it does not apply to the anthra cite coal strike. That trouble, however, has been investigated by the commis sioner of labor aud this is as far as the federal authorities can go in the matter, so long as the transportation companies concerned have no dispute with their employes. The arbitration act of 1888 having been repealed as recently as four years ago. It is Improbable that congress will seriously consider a proposition to re enact similar legislation. There Is no question that the coal strike is a mat ter of national concern, as affecting commerce iSetween the states, but In its present condition It Is beyond the reach of federal authority and it is safe to say that congress will not attempt to deal with it L- -' COMPETITION AND THE TRUSTS. While the great consolidations of In dustrial capital have been steadily going on there has at the same time been a very marked development of Inde pendent corporate enterprise, demon strating that competition has by no means been suppressed. It appears that within the past twelve years the capi talization of consolidated corporations amounts to about $4,500,000,000, while within a much less time the creations of Independent industrial capital have amounted to approximately $5,000,- 000,000. Remarking upon this the New York Journal of Commerce says It teaches that Imposing as the expansion of the trusts may seem, that of the Independent industries is Immeasurably greater; that our minor millionaires and our substan tial men of business have reached the conclusion that conservatively-financed and well-managed corporations, with moderate capitals, have nothing to fear from the competition aud the supposed superior advantages' of the trusts; that the surprising magnitude of the new In dependent corporations evidences a very emphatic and general conviction on this point; that the Independent industries are gaining so rapidly on the trust forces that the hope of the monopolist, organi zations seem to be already foredoomed and that the process of consolidating capitals has released large numbers of well-trained principals of successful cor porations, who are now employing their means and experience In the ranks of competition, the efforts to create monop olies thus proving self-defeating. It Is pointed out that the new Independent concerns are so far generally doing well aud finding no difficulty in comjietlug with the trusts, that a noteworthy pro portion of the monopoly claimed by cer tain trusts In their respective trades has been reduced and that notwithstanding the extraordinary prosperity of trade, uot a few of the trusts are falling far liehlnd their early promises as to net earnings, expectations as to economies are failing more or less to ma terialize and In several notable cases the consolidated couoerns have been dis banded, while others appear destined either to early follow suit or to be re organize?! on a more conservative basis. It is noted that the United States Steel corporstlon began with a control of 80 per cent of national output and now claims only 67 oa stetd and 43 on pig JUNE 22, 1901?. Iron, while the Sugar trust has reduced Its claim of control from about 1W per cent to fjO per cent. These are reassuring conditions, from which It may reasonably be assumed that the consolidation movement has nearly reached the limit and that a re turn to natural competition Is not far off. But this promise should not be per mitted to cause any abatement of Inter est In the question of a proper regula tion and supervision of the corpora tions engaged In Interstate busi ness. Ultimately the great indus trial combinations may be coin lulled to yield to the natural laws which control the movements of Industry aud commerce, but In the meanwhile it Is important aud necessary' that they shall be subjected to such statutory control as the interests of the public demand. The approving unanimity of the com ment passed on the selection of Wood row Wilson to succeed President Pnttuii, at the head of Princeton university, must lie as gratifying to the authorities of that institution responsible for the choice as to President Wilson himself, because It shows that the friend of Princeton everywhere ami educators generally are satisfied no litter inau could have been found for the place. With Dr. Wllsou holding the executive lines. Princeton will take its place along side of our other great American univer sities that have prepared to take tip twentieth century work with aggressive vigor under the rapidly rlsiug youuger generation of educators. The past few years have witnessed the Installation of new president's, over most of our leading institutions of higher learning, marking a new era In the educatloual world, nnd now that Princeton has given its call to Dr. Wilson, Harvard" nnd Michigan alone of our great universities remain under older directors. That the success of President Wilson In bis new position Is assured by capacity proved In subor dinate experience goes without saying, and It Is no disparagement of his pre decessor to see new life and greater In fluence ahead for Princeton under Its new regime. In a dispatch to the Chicago Chronicle Its Washington correspondent Intimates that "there Is a suspicion lu Washington that ex-Senator John M. Thurston had something to do with the action of he Nebraska convention." "Mr. Thurston," we ore told, "paid a mysterious visit to the state last week aud is supposed to have interviewed a majority of the party leaders on the part of the president." This Is another example of going away from home to learn the news. Mr. Thurston bad about as much to do with the action of the Nebraska convention as be did with the negotiation of the terms of peace with the Boers, and Pres ident Roosevelt would as well call in Mr. Oxnard as Mr. Thurston to act as messenger to Nebraska. The chances are that if run down the source of the Chronicle's "suspicion" would be very close to Mr. Thurston himself. And the Keynote of M(ht. . Saturday Evening Post, High living and plain thinking Is the note ot the day. Tbe Lt Kot the Least. Philadelphia Ledger. Tn man on vacation can now And any Dumber of attractive resorts, Including home. Invading Oar l'reserve. Baltimore American. The coronation program does not end un til July 6th. This looks like an attempt to drag tbe United States into the festlvl ites. Oh, Shah, Cio Slow. Washington Post. The Shah of Persia expect to loosen up to the extent ot $750,000 on account ot the coronation. This .will give tbe Hon. Whltelaw Reid'a upholstering a decided thlrty-centa-ltke aspect. Oae PrlTlleae l ndlatarbed. Chicago Record-Herald. A Milwaukee court has Issued an Injunc tion restraining a man from resigning his Job to accept a better one. But let us not be too hasty to condemn. He has not yet been deprived of tbe privilege ot asking for a raise where he is. Ronadln IP the Fart. Indianapolis Journal. 8ince the declaration of peace in South Africa It come out that there were about 60,000 Boers In the field at tbe beginning of tbe war. This la several times as many as it was supposed they could muster, but there were three generation of them bear ing arm. PERSONAL, ANU OTHERWISE, upltur Pluvlu is welcome to a vacation. Codfish 1 going up and prune show a tendency to Inflation. Fortunately tbe air tick to 1U old level. Tbe bey ot Tunis, who died the other day, bad fifty wive, according to the laat census. Strange to say, he lived to a ripe old age. Texas 1 praying tor rain. It la a danger out expedient. Up thl way prayer were ent aloft lome week ago and brought-down a flood. While farmers are using wader to navi gate their teeming soli. It a wsste of precious time to start a discussion on arti ficial Irrigation. Mr. Cleveland' latest degree 1 a marked Improvement oa tbe degree of frost handed to him by former associates during tbe laat eight years. Regarding tbe water cure, expert opinion la the Missouri valley 1 a unit on the prop osition that It I possible to get too much of a good tblng. With tbe end of June tbe last of tbe war tax on baer, amounting to 60 cent a bar. rel, will vanish. However, t'hl will not affect th height of the summer collar. Major Waller denies having been In terviewed about "th howling wilderness of Samar." He didn't aay a word about It. What he did ai to make a trail of burning daabe from tbe Golden Gate " Omaha. A writer In the Engineering Magaslne venture -the opinion Ibat Cervera' fleet would have eacaped if It engineer bad been efflcient. "If 1 short but mighty. How differently history would be written did It not Intrude at critical stage of tbe ga me. Some of the Chicago college manager are having a dlny time trying to prevent the boy and girl from courting. Tbe staid old professors declare tbe student must stick to tbelr lesson. That is what tbey are there for. Tet there Is no lesion so easily and o Joyously learned that which cold-blooded deaco frowa upon. Perhaps they are ailed with envy. BLASTS FROM RAM'S HOH1. Mighty rivers rise In quiet places. Dead Issue create no discussloa. Burnished brass sblnes brighter than nug gets of gold. The criticism of the sermon often uproots the good seed. Many negatives of vice do not make a positive virtue. The flowers of rejoicing bloom oa the tree of righteousness. 8ermon seed will sprout quickly It It Is soaked In prayer. Bread and butter Chrletians her may miss tbe banquet there. The power of the pulpit is great, but that of the person Is greater. Many a man's rractlce puts an extla guleher on his profession. He who fits his shoulder to the yoke Is fitting his brows for the crown. We are nil willing to trust God to feed us If we mny choose the food. Honor Is one of those tblng that he that seeks It Rhnll not find It. It Is wmler to see the way we ought to ko than to go in the way we see. A great man's r trainees Is often exhib ited In self-imposed restriction. "Kt'l I Alt MIOT9 AT THE rilXIT. Washington Post: Perhaps the Chicago preacher ho claims he never told a lie would have saved himself much annoyance by keeping the matter to himself. Chtirgo Post: A Methodist pastor of Rocliford has refused to use an honorary drgrec for the unusual reason that ho be lieves degrees should be conferred for dis tinct merit. Minneapolis Times: Rev. Father Barth of Stephenson. Mich., will conduct a theater hereafter in connection with his church. Ills purpose being to wean his young men away from rertain objectionable shows that flourish there. He will find the play more effective than the sermon In some quarters. Floston Globe: The Jersey City minister who declared In bis sermon Sunday evening that American girls ought to climb trees and eat corned beef and cabbage apparently believes that it Is necessary for leader ot religious thought nowadays to preach something besides old-fashioned doctrinal sermons In order to All the pews. Brooklyn Eagle: Now that rectors and bishops have taken to playing base ball, we might Invite a few' of our esteemed ultrhers and batters to express themselves In the pulpit. They could make their pres ence there enlivening. Indeed, the great need of sermons Is a short stop. The search of every preacher 1 a center field. Tho task of getting people not to dispute the derisions of the umpire In the pulpit I a hard one. The delight of some preach ers to catch topics on the fly 1 apparent. The church habit of handling hot truth with gloves is as noticeable as that of catchers and basemen to do the same with hot balls. The desire of batters and of dominies to make hits Is the same. And to pitchers and to preachers the matter of delivery is an important consideration. Ilesldes, neither can be said to be indiffer ent to the gate money. Chicago Record-Herald: In accepting the honorary degree of doctor of Jurisprudence from the Augustlnian college of St. Thomas of Villanova ex-President Cleveland passed over the personal significance of the cere mony to comment on Its general import. He referred to the Institution as a severely Catholic college, which was nevertheless ready to bestow its honors "upon one con nected with the management of and holding an honorary degree In tho severely Pro testant Princeton university." And he pointed to the act as an- Impressive illus tration of the liberal spirit which pervades the schools ot this country and is common to the great majority of them. Under the influence of this spirit Protestant Institu tions have conferred their degrees upon members of the Catholic priesthood and upon all such occasions there is a notable outburst of good will and fraternal feeling which means a great deal to-the country. POOR MEMORY COMES HAXDY. Pecnllar Lapse of r. Railroad Man aaer on the lVllnrii Stand. Chicago Record-Herald. The Inevitable Inference to be drawn from the testimony of W. M. Bushnell, general freight agent of the Chicago, Pecrla & St. Louis railroad, before the Interstate Commerce commission Is that his employers systematically evade the Interstate com merce law. He testified that (36,000 was paid annually to a solicitor of freight business wbo was accountable to bim. 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His deficient memory with regard to many thing had the effect of a positive confession of guilt, and tho ra l road should see that such exhibitions as thl man gave must lead to the most sweep ing and injurious deductions eonrernlns their policy and niethols. If repeated In vestigation keep leaJing to such miserable evasions more and more stringent and hos tile legislation will result. The companies can have no Juat ground for complaint against "granger !'' thu evoked. DOMESTIC PLKASAVriUKS. Chicago Post: "She shines In society, thoy aYes and lie blaxe at home, I'm. in formed." Brooklyn I-lfe: Monde Bridesmaid The ushers haven't seated your Aunt Maria with the family. Other Bridesmaid (sister to the bride) No, she sent only a pickle forkl Detroit Free Press: She Is there any thing the matter with my eyes? Oculist Sure: Ye want lb' goo good re moved, ye do. Philadelphia Record: Mrs. MugKltis-no you attempt to keep up with the latest fiction? Mrs. Bugglns Well, my husband man ages to spring a new excuse on me every time he stays out late. Cleveland Plain 1'enler: "No, sir. I've never felt so small and Inslgtittloant In all my life before." "What' the reason?" "Beaaon! Why, 1 in a June bridegroom!" Philadelphia Press: "Our minister Is a really charitable man. He always shuts his eyes to the shortcomings of hi parish loners." "And I notice many of the parishioner even things up by shutting their eye to the longcomlnga of his sermons." Chicago News: The Suitor I wish to marry your ellest daughter, sir. Her Father Oh, yiu do, eh? Are you lt a position to support a family? The Suitor I think so, sir. Her Father Well, you had better be sure of It. There are ten of us all told. Chicago Record-Herald: "What on earth do you mean, her mother asked, "bv ura-ln' your hushand to aet one of those outrageously high-priced Panama hats? Are you craxy to encourage aucn extrava gance?" 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