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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. While hi own salary
was much less than $6,000, this subordinate
1$ Exclusive Four-in-Hands ffi
J The newest thing in summer neckwear is the K
Ml
linen and silk mixed
have the exclusive siile
i dy
V l Tallin hrA I
jstl tt comes from
$1.00
Our entire lines of golf and blcyola trousers will be on sal Monday
morning at the above price. Here Is a rare chance for lovers of out -door
sports such as golf, fishing, hunting, riding, etc., to avail themselves of
a genuine bargain as the real value of these trousers are $3, $3.50 and II
while they last, 11.00 all sizes, 32 to 41.
Boyg' crash golf and bicycle
jubi the thing for vacation
No Clothing Fits. Like Ours,
Exclusive Clothiers and Furnishers.
n. A. Wilcox, Manager.
agent's Income w ' l'"" ht amount,
and he kner nothing of the disposition
of tbe money.
A suggestion tb' considerable portion
of It might have g e in rebates received no
Illumination from the witness, but It realiy
required none. 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?" "I shall want some more hats from time
to time myself, mamma dear," the sweet
voting woman replied, "and ho has always
kicked so ot the prices I pay."
My darling! l ou always was such . a
hand for lookln' ahead. Let me kiss you.''
KKAltlStt HOME.
Phoebe Cary.
One sweetly solemn thought
Comes to me o'er ami o'er;
I'm nearer my home today
Than 1 ever have been before.
Nearer my Father's house.
Where the many mansions be;
Nearer the great white throne.
Nearer tho crystal sea.
Nearer the bound of life.
Where we lay our burdens down;
Nearer leaving the ernst.,
Nearer gaining the crown!
But lying darkly between,
Winding down through the night.
I the silent, unknown stream,
That leads us at length to the light.
Closer and closer my steps
Come to the dread abysm;
Closer Death to my lips
Presses the awful ihrlsm.
i
O. If my mortal feet
Have almost gained the brink;
If It bo 1 am nearer home
Even today than I think;
Father, perfect my trut;
It my spirit feel In death.
That her feet are firmly set
On the rock of a living faith!
There can't possibly ie any bettet
glasses than ours. Fifteen vears of ootl-
cal experience, the best materials that
money can buy, the most complete manu.
facturlng plant In the country these are
the underlying causes of our perfect work.
J. C. Huteson & Co.,
WHOI-ESAI.F! AND RETAIL. OPTICIANS
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