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S8.STO la.... a,Bo U Ztt,030 ao au.ooo 21 'JtU,U40 tz itn.suu 13 20,470 24 XO.BtM) 2o 20,840 26 20.B4O 17 20,030 28 2O.BO0 28 1(0,430 30 20,090 U UU.BIO i ToUI Lass unsold and returned copies. . .019,088 .. 10,7011 Net total niu 0OH.MS9 2tt,ai Net daily average.. OEO. B. TZ8CHUCK, Pubscrlbtd In my presence and sworn to before ms this list day of May, A. D. lWL Subscribed in my local.; Ji. B. HLNUATE. Notary Public. ,- June Insists on again vindicating Its record as the month of weddings. Paradoxically the commencement sea ton ends as soon as It commences. Felee might have waited till the fourth of July before firing Its salute. Little Alfonso of Spain appears to bare had his coronation more success fully managed. That coal strike will strike home about the time the balance Is struck on next (winter's coal bill. Statehood-seeking territories, will have to wait a while, but their patience will be eventually rewarded. Nebraska cornfields never presented so Inviting an attraction to tempt the raft of the summer sun. Nothing compares with the sudden subsidence of the wireless telegraphy ex citement unless It Is the more sudden collapse of the airship air-currents. ' Strange the popoeratlc press has not yet denounced President Koosevelt for expressing sympathy for Britain's Stricken monarch without first asking Congress for Its consent. ' Home rule In municipal government Is one of the pledges In the Missouri re publican platform. Municipal home rule one of the coming Issues in every progressive state In the union. Keep the railroad tax figures before the people. The more they are studied fhe more thoroughly convinced the peo ple will become that railroads have over reached themselves in the evasion of their taxes. . Give our late fusion conventions at least one credit mark. They observed the proprieties for once to refrain from Uttering the usual dismal lameut of Calamity and denial that the prevailing prosperity ! the real thing. If Mr. Bryan redeems his promise to hold lilmtwlf at the roniinund of the Ne braska 'campaign roiuuilttee from now Until election, he munt he sntlHtiod that Ills services la other states are not nearly aa Imperative to his cause as right here t home. Richard Mansfield at all events has our gratitude for devising a method of pit- cleltatlug newspaper discussion without resorting to the time-frayed fakes of thp cheap stage mouther. When Mr. Jlansfleld consents to public Interviews be1 Imparts a few Ideas of his own with out serving as a phonograph for mana gerial operators. i ' Unfortunately the postponement of the coronation failed to come soon enough to intercept the coronation ode which foet Laureate Alfred Austin felt obli gated to contribute to the solemnity of the occasion. It is needless to add that the Austlnlan ode Is hors concours ex cept with other poetical effusions of the same la urea ted singer. - - The outcome of the fight for the com tnlttee chairmanship of the Illinois tie rnocracy leaves little from which the Jirysnltes can draw consolation. The randldate supported by lien Cable, who actively Identified with the national JtsorgauUsers, won out, which must be i taken to meau that the sliver element Is losing Its grip In Bryan's native state. The death of Altgeld and several other ardent champions of the Bryanlte wing ' has apparently made things easy for the reorganlsers, and the transfer of Illinois Jrora the one side to the other In demo crstic councils Is likely to exert an Influ ats (hat may proT 4ecialvaV . KKKP IT ntrOHE THK PEOPLE. While the tax Mtrenu bum-o steerers of "the rallroiuls of Nebraska" are try- Inir to befog- the public mind, a few salient facts should be kept before the people. Keep It before the poodle thnt, while the value of railroad projiertle on the market has almost doubled within the past doeade, their assessment for taxa tion In Nebraska In litoi Is less by sev eral millions than It was In isni. Keep It before the people that 5,418.15 miles of railroad were listed for taia- tlon In Nebraska In 1S!1 at $2n,2V..917. while In 1901 R,V2.3.t miles were listed tor only $2(5,3 M5,7.'l5; In other words, while the mileage has been Increased by 234.18 miles, the assessment has been reduced by $2.19,182. Keep It before the people that under the flimsy pretense of distribution among the counties traversed by tne line, the costly Missouri river bridges. valuable depots, depot grounds, yard age, right-of-way and terminal facilities In Omaha, worth millions of dollars. are completely absorbed and sequestered and pay no taxes whatever to any public treasury anywhere. Keep It before the people that under the pretense of distribution taxation has not only been evaded on all these valuable terminals, but the assessments have been actually reduced throughout the various counties below what they were before all these costly Improve ments were made. Keep It before the people that the railroads of Nebraska have plenty of money tovspend on oil room lobbies, tax bureau appendages and political favor ites, but niHke It good by forcing the less powerful taxpayers to bear their tax burdens for them In addition to their own. Keep It before the people that the only way to secure equity and Justice In railroad taxation Is through an aroused public sentiment that will hold to strict accountability the public officers charged with the duty of fixing railroad assess ments. TKKDKXC1KS IM V0-KDCCAT10X. The subject of collegiate co-education as distinguished from equal nut sep arate education of young men and women, which has been exciting con siderable discussion, has elicited a very common-sense expression from Presi dent Nicholas Murray Itutler of Colum bia university. President Hutler Insists that the question Is not one of educa tional policy that would discriminate be tween the sexes In facilities for their Inst ruction, but simply one of practice determined largely by local custom and prejudice. He culls attention to the fact that the eastern colleges maintain sep: arate Institutions aj a rule, although often under the same direction, and that la this they simply follow the organiza tion of the public school system there, which provides for separate boys' and girls' schools. In the west, on ihe other hand, where a more democratic spirit has pervaded the schools, the boys and girls are taught In the same classes, the state universities are almost all co-edu-catloual, with few, If any, hard and fast lines drawn between different ele ments of the student body. President Butler expresses the opinion that these two different practices will continue as long as public sentiment east and west forms the' separating basis and hesitates to say which he thinks will eventually yield to the other. The suggestion comes, however. from several sources that for the pres ent the plan most likely to find favor Is that which separates the boys and girls In their elementary and seeoudury edu cation and through their strictly college courses, bringing them together when they shall have arrived at the point of entering on real university work. If this proves to be the common ground It will mean a compromise between the co-educatlou of the west and the equal education of the east As most pro gressive movements take the form of compromise, this suggestion appears quite plausible. AMtRKAX PRODUCTS i.V UERMAX7. The agrarian party In Germany Is de termined that American products shall cease to coiujete successfully with the products of Germany In her own markets. The league, which has the support of the entire agricultural com munity, will apparently accept nothing short of prohibitive duties on all food stuffs which Germany cau produce. Al ready an embargo, has been placed uixtn our meats and Iron and steel manu factures nre threatened with prohibitive duties. It has even been proposed that American coal oil shall be shut out of the German markets. Fortuuately there are two parties to the contention and the agriculturist are opposed by the manufacturers, who represent the great body of consumers, so far as food products are concerned. Discussion of the government tariff bill In Germany appears to have settled dowu to a contest between the dwellers of the towus and the dwellersf the country. A short time ago a conven tion was held In Berlin, where 700 mu nicipal officials, representing communi ties In all the German states and Frussiaa provinces, met and unani mously declared against every Increase In the duties on the necessaries of life. Those who addressed the convention ex pressed the opinion that the passage of the government tariff bill would most certainly be detrimental to the interests of the wage-earning classes, as it would Increase the price of material, send down wages and drive German capital abroad. It was further declared that the passage of the tariff bill would pre clude the jiosslblllty of renewing the commercial treaties, which failure would exclude Germany from the markets of the world It apicar that these expressions have not been without influence- with the government, Connt von Buelow having openly rebuked the Prussian agrarians - 1 for their extravacant tariff demands - 1 and for opiositlon to pending commercial I treaties, lu view of the fact that the SEEP With Over 234 Miles More Lines and Vastly Improved Terminals and Equipment .Almost Doubling the Value of Their Property on the Market, the Railroads of Nebraska Pay Taxes on an Assessment Nearly $3,000,000 Less Than Ten Years Ago. .Name of Railroad. of Track Burlington & Missouri Kiver 101.51 Omaha & Southwestern .0.84 Nebraska Uailroad 13(5.35 Republican Valley r."2.3." Atchison & Nebraska 107.50 Lincoln & Northwestern 73.13 Nebraska & Colorado 430.71 Chicago, Nebraska & Kansas 5.2S Union Pacific 41)7.22 Omaha & Republican Valley 414.45 Kansas City & Omaha 103. HS Missouri Pacific I03.i5 Missouri Pacific (Crete Branch) 5S.1S Pacific Railway Company in Nebraska 71.22 Missouri Pacific (Springfield and Papillion Branch) 7.SS Stjoseph & Orand Island 112.53 Sioux City & Pacific 2(5.05 Fremont, Elkhorn &' Missouri Valley 0SO.73 Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha 2;o.l Chicago, Kansas & Nebraska (C, R. I. & F.) 141 .28 Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific 54.03 Republican Valley, Kansas & Southwest 8.50 Grand Island & Wyoming Central : 352.04 Omaha & North Tlatt'e 80.78 Lincoln & Black Hills 157.88 Oxford & Kansas 50.01 Kearney & Black Hills 05.73 Republican Valley & Wyoming 0.71 Kansas City & Beatrice (K. C. & N. W.) 20.00 Nebraska & Western 120.10 Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe 3.22 C, R. I. & P. (St. Joseph Branch) C R. I. & P. (Nelson Branch) Sioux City, O'Neill & Western.'. Missouri Pacific (Omaha Belt Line) Missouri Pacific (Weeping Water Branch) Missouri Pacific (Lincoln Branch) Total Increase. Why Should the German chancellor has for months been laboring to conciliate the agrarians and to bring about n compromise of the differences of the two opposing forces. Ills present position marks n complete change, which It Is said wns ordered by the emperor himself, a not Incredible statement when It Is remembered that the emperor has never been In hearty accord with the agrarian policy. What favor he has shown to the demands of that element was due to the fact that he needed its support for certain gov ernmental plans, chief among them being naval extension, that he was sock ing to carry out. The vigorous opposi tion to the agrarian policy, however, seems to have convinced Emperor Wil liam that it cannot, safely be adopted. It Is quite possible that the appre hension of some sort of retaliatory policy on the part of the United States has exerted an Influence upon the German government. The emperor and bis ad visers are quite nware of the fact that there is a strong scntlmcut in this coun try in favor of resenting any discrimina tion against American products deemed to be unjust, as in the case of the em bargo upon our meat and the prepara tions thereof, and they perhaps realize that further steps in this direction would be pretty certain to be met by a policy of reprisal on the part of this country that would le severely felt by Germany. The present indications. therefore, are that the agrarians will not succeed In having their extreme de mands complied with and that the Ger man tariff will be so adjusted us not to seriously Interfere with our trade with that country. FAITUFCL PVBLIC KERVAHTS. In his address at Harvard, President Roosevelt paid a tribute to the public services of Secretary Root, General Wood and Governor Taft which we think will have the approbation of all fair-minded men. He pointed out that all of these men had performed their duties with absolute fidelity, honesty and courage. In regard to Secretary Root, the president said that he had accepted the position at a personal sac rifice uud It is to be presumed that no one will question this. The ottlce of secretary of war pays but a small frac tion of what a lawyer like Elilm Root can command and at much less laltor, yet he accepted that arduous position and is still there from a sense of patri otic duty to the government. The same is tiue of Governor Taft When he was appointed to the Philip pine commission by President McKlu lcy, w ho knew of his great ability and worth, he held a federal Judicial post tlon that gave him au opportunity to sometime be a member of the supreme court of the United States. He yielded to the solicitation of the late president to take up the work of establishing civil government lu the Philippines and how well he has performed the duties there devolved upon him the record amply at tests. From the very outset Judge Tuft has justified the confidence reposed in biui by President McKluley and has commended himself not only to the con fidence of his own countrymen, but also to the respect and esteem of the more Intelligent of the Filipino people. And what did this man. eager with the am bition U do something for the beucut IT BEFORE THE PEOPL 1891- Vnludtion per Mile. $11,800 0,800 5,300 5,000 5,000 . 4.500 4.000 4.000 11.440 4.500 4.000 5,100 3,500 3.500 3,500 5.500 5.000 . 5.000 5.000 4,000 4,000 4,000 3,500 0,000 3,500 3.500 3.000 3.500 3.50(1 3.000 5.000 Miles 5,418.15 Railroads Pay Less Taxes in 1901 of a foreign people and the glory of his country, say to the suggestion that he might have the greatest Judicial posi tion In his government. On the author ity of the president of the United States he said that if a Justiceship In that grent tribunal were offered him and congress should take off bis salary as governor of the Philippines, he would neverthe less go back to the Islands, because he thought the Filipino people needed and expected him back and believed he would not desert them. He Is going back to the continuance of that great duty which he believes to be Impera tive and In the performance of which he conceives to be the glory and the honor of his country. Who can doubt that he Is Inspired by the right spirit? And what of General Wood, who at the beginning of the war with Spain was known only to a very limited mil itary circle and only as a medical of ficer, with no marked claim to distinc tion even In that capacity? The Span ish war gave him an opportunity and his record since is before the world. Who has made a record more worthy of commendation? He went into that war at the head of a regiment, ap proved himself a gallant soldier, took up the work of administration after the war and demonstrated extraordinary qualities, carried out with most re markable success the work which had been committed to his care and left it without a flaw. It is a record of good conduct and of honorable achievement that merits all the commendation which the president bestowed upon it. The list of faithful public servants could be extended almost Indefinitely Those referred to by President Roose velt lu his Harvard address constitute a very small minority of the men, equally worthy,' who are entitled to the respect and honor of their countrymen. In the history that this republic has made in the last four years there figures a multitude of men who are entitled to Imperishable fame for their faithful performance of duty. Virginia's constitutional convention, which has at last adjourned after ses sions more or less Interrupted extending over a year, cost the taxpayers of that state $176,000, and at that the document was not submitted for ratification by the voters under excuse that such an election would add needless expense. The principal work of the body has been the engrafting of a provision de signed to disfranchise the blacks without Interfering with the whites, and for this wonderful achievement the bill of ex penses Is considered moderate. Is It any wonder x that Nebraskans have fought shy so lopg of proposals of a conven tion to revise their constitution when it cau be amended so much more cheaply by legislative Initiative? That the St. Louis exposition must ex perience for itself all the troublesome In cidents that have beset its predecessors goes without say lug. Just now the problem pressing upon the management is that of getting In the money due on stock subscriptions, which appear to have been taken with the customary in discrlmlnateness and usual disregard of serious Intentions on the part of the sub scribers. While past due assessments have not jet been covered In on a large Total Assessm't. $2,250,818 345,712 722,055 2.701,750 537.050 320,085 1,722.840 21.120 5.344.000 1.805.025 774.720 087,015 203.030 240.270 27.580 018.015 150.020 4,003.(550 1.300.800 (540,888 218.520 34,000 1.234,240 533.148 552,580 208.(535 107.100 33.058 72,100 387.480 10.100 $20,205,017 portion of the shires, appeal Is made to those In position to do so to pay up in advance the unmatured parts of their subscriptions In order to help out the treasury with needed ready cash. Im posing lists of names on paper are not necessarily good working capital for a great world's fair. St Louis will have to discount some of the promises on which it has been banking Just as iius every other great exposition undertak ing, but with its almost Inexhaustible resources and liberal government appro priation It Is bound to come out all right in the end. The Indiana supreme court has ruled that the good will of a business estab lishment Is altogether different from a franchise and that while franchises con stitute taxable property, what Is known as good will Is not property at alL This is a pointer, however, that will not be relished by our friends of the tax bu reau of "the railroads of Nebraska." What We Are Coming To. Chicago Record-Herald. A Frenchman has completed an invention which does away with the flash, the smoke and the sound when a cannon Is fired. Now if they will get rid of tha bullet war will be perfectly lovely. Na Difference In the Cut. Indianapolis News. The difference between perityphlitis and appendicitis seems to be that one is of a little older fashion than the other. The knife used In the cure is equally sharp in both cases and quite up to date. ' "A Vindication at Home." Minneapolis Times. The Nebraska democrats reaffirmed the immortal utterance of 1896 and 1900 any how, and Mr. Bryan feels that be has re ceived a vindication at home even though the brethren in Indiana and Illinois did sidestep and duck. Some Additions Necessary. Chicago Chronicle. Jewels ere not wearing apparel, according to a recent decision of the United States court. The average society leader, whose full dreas costume consists mainly of a tiara, s diamond necklace and a atrtng of pearls, will kindly take nottcs and put on soma clothes. Cherlahtns Tain Hopes. St. Louis Globe-Democrat Several democratic papers are proposing Mr. Cleveland for a third term. This sug gestion is being attacked by other demo crats, but the excitement which is shown is unnecessary. The democrats have not the faintest chance of carrying the coun try n 1904 under any candidate whom they can name. Is There to Be a Chancer Washington Post. It is the business of a political fakir to Impose upon the party with which he chooses to be identified. It is the business of a political party to keep Its affairs out of the clutches of the fakirs. Mr. Brysn has been attending to business and the democratic party baa not. Is there to be a change? Factors of Modern Proa r ess. Philadelphia Record. Tha official returns of immigration show tbat the number of arrivals is not nearly as large now as It waa thirty years ago, when the population of the United State was not much more than half aa large as at present. Formerly very few Immigrants returned to their native homes even to make a visit. Now nearly every outgoing steamer carries back immigrants either for a temporsry visit or permanent stay. In this facility of locomotion Is on of the great factors of modern progress. , 1901 , Miles Valuation Total Decrease in of Track, per Mile. Assessm't. Assessm't. 101.51 $10,580 $2,020,175 $233,043 50. S8 (5,570 334.281 11,431 13(5.03 4,000 (528,408 04,157 551.05 4.500 2.483,775 277,975 107.85 4,000 40(5.110 41,840 73.40 3,000 204.504 04.521 430.71 3.340 1,438.571 284,200 5.28 3.000 10.008 2.112 407.22 0.800 4.578.750 706,240 414.41 3,500 1.450.540 414,483 103.38 3.500 . (57(5.830 07,800 02.25 0.000 553.500 434,115 58.18 3.540 205.057 2,327 71.22 3,200 234.313 14,057 7.88 3.050 24.034 3.54i 112.53 5.000 502.(550 50,2(55 2(5.05 5.000 134.750 10,170 0S3.05 3.(500 3.542.220 1,301.430 271.10 5.200 1,410,032 1 09,212 , 049,888 124.10 ' 0.000 745.140. 520,020 8.50 3.040 25,840 8,100 352.44 3,150 1,110,186 124,054 80.50 6.550 527.8(54 5,284 176. 61 3.040 536,804 15,686 50.01 3.540 211,010 2.384 05.74- 3.000 107.220 30 40.17 3.040 140,470 llo.SLS 20.10 3.050 61,305 10,795 00.56 2,000 181,120 206.300 16,100 00.86 4.500 314.370 31 4.370 51.53 3.500 180.355 '180,355 120.16 3.000 387.480 387.480 16.54 6.200 102.548 ! 02.548 04.88 5.000 324.400 '324.400 45.30 5.000 226.050 226.050 5,052.33 126.346,753 $5,211,373 Net derroase. .$2,910,161 Than in 1891? PKRSOXAI. AMI OTHERWISE. Inanimate things often display human In telligence of a high order. The appendix Is destined to he a notable chapter in King Edward's history. ran a ma hats with sealskin ear flaps are the favorite headwear In Chicago, these "rare June days." The most perplexing queetlon In New York at present is whether the local Chollys will carry imitation to the limit of perityphlitis. The combine formed to market the goobher crop innocently declare prices will not be raised. This is another way of say ing that consumers will shell cut. It was fortunate for the British empire that our own Dr. Chauncey Depew was on the ground when trouble began. Ho said the king would recover. That settled It. A recent visitor to Yellowstone park re ports having "a nice quiet time." Ho was chased around a mountain peak by a hungry bear and slid down a steep Incline, seriously rupturing his clothes. It is seriously proposed by the common council of Chicago to acquire street rail ways to refund fares to passengers when the road Is blocked. It is presumed the managers will accept the hint and make an early call on the indignant city offi cials. VICE OK MONEY BORROWING. Efforts to Clip the Claws of Modern Shy-locks. San Francisco Chronicle. The Western Union company baa adopted a drastic remedy in New York for the cur ing of the borrowing habit among its em ployes and the suppression of the usurious money lenders who encourage the vice for self gain. Operators who are addicted to borrowing and patronise the Shylocks are being weeded out of the service. The practice of paying orders for salaries given to the money lenders as security for the loans grew into an . Intolerable nuisance. It is assumed that the discharge of the borrowers will drive the usurers out of business. It may have thla result, but it is doubtful. The only effect It will probably have will ba to discontinue the use of the cashier's office as a collection agency, for money lending on these lines Is too profit able to be easily relinquished by the men engaged In It. It would doubtless be a great boon to every large corporation In tha country if tha habit of borrowing by its employes could be permanently abolished. The cor porations doing business In this city are afflicted by tbe practice. The usurious Shylock is in evidence In tbe neighborhood of the cashier's window every pay day to collect his "pound of flesh." And the war rant shaver is tbe curse of the city ball, where the vice of borrowing from profes sional money lenders who carry their offices In their pockets has grown to enormous proportions. If the history of many of the defalca tions and embezzlements In private and pub lic service could be fairly followed in nine cases out of ten probably the foundation for tbe crime would be traced to tbe act of borrowing from one of these accommodating money lenders to meet what may seem an urgent necessity at an outrageous rate of interest and the embarrassments which tbe act aubsequently entailed. There are times In the career of moat wage earners when they must borrow to bridge over periods of financial distress. This Is ordinarily tbe professional usurer's opportunity and be seizes It with avidity. Once bVs prey Is In bis net he keeps him there ss long as he can continue to collect bis victim's wsges. Tbe latter Is seldom allowed to escape and each month makes It more difficult to get out of the tolls which are constantly tightening around him. If this kind of borrowing and money lending could be effectually stopped It would be s blessing to society and it would doubtless remove one of tbe cblef sources of anxiety of employers regarding those occupying positions of trust in their estsbllsbments. It would certainly go far toward elevating tha standard of honesty In the publlo service. BLASTS FROM RAM'S HOW. No truth ran bo cxpresned by the tongua lone. There aro do pure lives without pur hearts. Th richest promises are for tha poorest people. Don't trim your lam? so italously as 'o extinguish it. Character la the best commercial asset in tha world. The world needs a pure-thought crusade more than one (or pure food. A great mauy are, living in hopes there will be no collection in heaven. The more personal you mnke your preaching the plainer it will be. It's of no use for your lips to b talking of grace unless your life tastes of it. Our thoughts in time ar weaving the garments we munt wear in eternity. The man who gives to advertise his char ity has no charity worth advertising. The eloquence of the preacher cannot take the place of the influence of the par ent. The wisest sympathy will not sing our dirge with us, but it strikes a note of God's anthem in harmony with ours. SKCll.AR SHOTS AT THK riXIMT. New York World: It remained tor a Cleveland (O.) preacher to declare 8t. Teter a victim to the fisherman's traditional vies of overstatement. Chicago Record-Herald: A Cleveland preacher has won fame by saying St. Peter as a lying old fisherman. He might have written books all his life and never been known outside, of his own ward. Washington Star: Church-goers are sometimes put into a difficult position. Those who give liberally are accused of worldly display; those who do not are charged with indifference or parsimony. Chicago Chronicle: Among other Inter esting' local intelligence is the discovery by Rev. George Whltceldo that the devil has established his headquarters la Evans ton. There has been a suspicion to tbat effect since another Evanston divine de clared that the game of golf as played by the people of that town was a direct per sonal invitation to his satanlc majesty. We may assume that the invitation has been accepted. New York Sun: Of the six composers of the mass which Is to be sung In the Roman Catholic cathedral at Newark, one is a Presbyterian and two are Kplscopal clergymen. In churches of the ritualistic school of EplscopallAnism the first prayer book of Edward VI Is looked on as the true standard and accordingly the terra mass is used by tbem Invariably and the doctrine of traneubstantiatlon is taught with some slight attempts at variation. That two Epis copal ministers, therefore, should assist In writing a mass is not surprising, but that they should write it for a Roman Catbolio church is rather remarkable. That a Tres byterlan minister should be a colleague In the production Is very remarkable. A gen eration ago such a circumstance would have struck Protestants with amazement. Now It Is likely to pass without any very serious comment or, at least, any blttnr ebuke. Washington Post: Rev. Dr. U W. Munhall is quoted by the Chicago Inter Ocean thus: "No Methodist may dance or play cards without perjuring himself." 'Terjury" means false swearing the wickedness of all lying; an offense which, under certain con ditions, Is defined and punished as a fel ony. We do not imagine that Dr. Mun hall intended to apply tho brand of crim inal to dancing or card-playing Methodists, for he must know there are thousands of excellent young men and pure-minded young women In the Methodist church who occasionally take a hand at whist, euchre,., old sledge, high five, casino or soma other game. Nor is it reasonably presumable that Dr. Munhall is Ignorant of the fact that there are many young Methodists who sometimes dance. And the felicity with which they move their feet in saltatorlal exercise is positive proof that they are not weighed down with a load of conscious sin. DOMESTIC 1'I.E AS A.NTHIES. Judge: "Are you sure you can support a family?" "1 only want the girl." Brooklyn Life: Blonde Bridesmaid The ushers haven't seated your Aunt Maria with the family. Other Bridesmaid (sister to the bride) No, she sent only a pickle fork! Chicago Tost: "Matrimony," mused ths elderly woman, "spoils many a romance." "In that case," replied the younger woman promptly, "I would like to have a romance spoiled." Smart Set: Mrsi Bliss (reading paper) Dearest, I see marriage licenses are only $2, whllo divorce papers cost InO; why Is It? Mr. Bliss (also reading) Worth more. Cleveland Plain Dealer: "Did the old man seem to hesitate when you asked him. for ljiura?" "Not a bit of it. He said the caterer and the florist owed him a lot of monev and it would be a good way to get even with them." Philadelphia Fresa: "T don't nee any dif ference between the society woman's decol lete gown and the costumo of a ballet girl." "The only difference is that one's too far from the celling and the other too far from the floor." Chicago Tribune: Mrs. Chugwnter I'd be ashamed to sleep in church the way you do. Mr. Chugwater I can't help it. It's ths only way I know how to sleep. Chicago Tribune: Raynor Yes, I be. Ueve In ghosts. I have seen at least one in my life. Shyne Well, I have never seen any. You have a shade the best of me. Detroit Free Press: He I love you, darl ing. I swear it by those lofty elms in yon der park She Don't swear by those, Reginald. He Why not? She Because those trees are slippery elms. Chicago Tribune: "Nellie, dear," whis pered the Washington youth. "I see my mother and yours are in earnest conver sation over there. 1 wonder what they're talking about?" "Maybe," said the Washington maiden, with a bright Mush, "they tblnk they're holding a steering commutes meeting." FROM ONE LONG DEAD. Egbert Bridges. What! You here In the moonlight and thinking of me? Is it you, O my comrade, who laughed at my Jest? But you wept when I told you I longed to be free, And you mourned for a while when they laid me at rest. I've been dead all these years! and tonight In your heart There's a stir of emotion, a vision that si I pit It'a my face in the moonlight that gives you a start, It's my name that In Joy rushes up to your lips! Yes, I'm young, O so young, and so little I know! A mere child tbat is learning to walk and to run; While I grasp at the shadows that wave to and fro I am dazzled a bit by the light of tbe sun. I am learning the lesson, I try to grow wise, But at night I am baffled and worn by the strife: I am humbled .and then there's an Impulse to ride, And a voice whispers, "Onward and winl This la Life!'' And the Force that -is drawing me un to the HelKht. That Inspires me and thrills me each day a new birth. Is the Force that to Chaos said, "Let there be Light! And it aave us tweet glimpses of Hcavea so Ltrlh.