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(Seal.) M. B. H UNGATE.
Notary Public ,
The Nebraska farmer lias bla band on
the pulse of prosperity.
A few choice seats on the coronation
stands ought now to be bnd at decidedly
reduced prices.
With oats commanding more money
than corn, com cakes are apt to run
oatmeal off the blll-of-fnre.
Paul Kruger Is also entitled to work
out an answer to the question, What
ahall we do with our ex-presidents T
If Canada baa any ship subsidies to
distribute, Mr. Morgan's shipping syn
dicate ought to be able to accommo
date It. .
No rest for the railroad tax bureau
bunco men. The slightest Interruption of
their work of deception might let tbe
victims get their eyes open.
When the bicycle waa in the early
stages a great Improvement was per
rectea wnicn maae it known as "a
safety." A safety automobile is long
past due.
To anxious inquirer: Res judicata is
a legal terra used by courts when they
want to decide the same case one way
at one time and precisely the other
way the next time.
What becomes of the consent-of-the-
governed theory in the reversal by the
Nebraska supreme court of the muplcl
pal home rule doctrine previously pro
mulgated by that body?
Tbe only way for democrat ever to
get harmony In their national organiza
tion will be by going after it without
waiting for the aid or consent of Bryan
or any other person on earth.
And now the sports who put up
money at the gate and more money at
the betting board are crying about the
great fight being a fake fixed up in
advance. What did they expect f And
what right have they to stjueul?
China has come to tbe conclusion that
Uncle Bam Is really its best friend
among all tbe foreign powers even If
be does put up a high board fence sur
mounted with triple strands of barbed
wire to keep the poor Chinaman out of
bis bailiwick.
Britain's new prime minister; Mr.
Balfour, seems not only gratified to be
able to Inherit the administration of an
empire at eace with all the world, but
also content to cultivate continued
peace at any reasonable cost. And
more than that, he does not hesitate to
say so.
Parliament has Just received a report
from a select committee that had been
appointed "to Inquire into the increase
of public betting among all clashes and
whether any legislative measures are
possible and expedient for checking the
abuses occasioned thereby." The
gambling mania evidently is not con
fined to the United States nor are we
tbe only ouea nuaxled by the problem
When the Federation of Woman's
Clubs held Its national convention at
Los Angeles, The Bee sent a bright
young woman as Its special represents
tlve all tbe way to the Pacific coast to
give its readers an accurate and sympa
thetlc review of the work and achieve
ments of this great twentieth century
culture movement. The Bee Is quite
willing to have Its enterprise lu this
respect compared with that of other
papers who prefer to send reportorlal
sports serosa the continent to witness a
prtse fighting tournament between pro
fessional bruisers,
FORCING A LOVAL 1SSCB.
The recent decision of the supreme
conrt by which the control of the fire
and police departments of cities of tbe
metropolitan class has been taken from
a board appointed by the mayor and
council and placed in the hands of a
board appointed by the governor forces
the issue of municipal bome rule Into
the forefront of this year's campaign In
Douglas county.
The appointment of a metropolitan po-1
lice force through commissioners named
by the governor was originally Justified
on tbe ground that tbe police of tbe
large cities should as far as possible be
removed from local political Influences
and made co-ordinate with the state
militia in the enforcement of law and
order. It was also deemed desirable to
have the police protected by regulations
to Insure tenure of office and prevent
removals except for cause. By placing
the appointment and discipline of the
pollco In the hands of a nonpartisan
board, responsible to the governor only,
the divorce of the police and fire forces
was expected to be assured
Experience has demonstrated that thla
plan works out much better In theory
than in' practice. Instead of producing
stability and discipline, It has produced
constant mutations and contentions
within the police ranks and the selection
of commissioners has become a foot ball
of partisanship and political factional
ism.
When In addition to tbe control of
tbe police and fire departments the
board Is clothed with the power to
license the liquor traffic, the difficulty
of dealing with local conditions through
a governor-appointed commission is In
tensified. Tho basic principle of the Slocum
law is local option. Under that law
every community in Nebraska enjoys
the privilege of suppressing or regulat
ing tbe sale of liquor in conformity
with local sentiment. In towns where
public sentiment Is opposed to the traf
fic altogether, the people elect town
boards known to be opposed to grant
ing any license; in towns where a ma
jority of the people favor the licensed
sale of liquor, boards are elected favor
able to license under the restrictions
fixed by law. This local option Is
absolutely destroyed where the com
munity has no voice In tbe selection of
the board, but must depend upon the
caprice of the governor for the regula
tion or suppression of the liquor traffic.
While the supreme court has never
directly passed on this point, tbe Inter
vention of the governor in the exercise
of licensing powers is In positive con
flict with tbe local option law, which
applies to every community in the state
alike. So long as the local option law
Is on the statute books, it is as unjust
and in contravention of tho spirit and
letter of tbe law to except Omaha from
Its operation as it would be to force
license upon towns whose people are
opposed to it
The issue is therefore squarely pre
sented la the coming election, whether
the voters of Omaha favor leaving tbe
control of tbeir police commission to
the governor or whether they favor
municipal bome rule. Upon that Issue
every candidate for tbe legislature from
Douglas county will have to take a
stand. ..
A MORE EFriCifliVJ' NATlOHAh GUARD.
In his address to the National Guard
of New Jersey, President Roosevelt
pointed out how much the country roust
rely upon these citizen 'soldiers and
therefore the importance of having
them well trained and disciplined and
always in a condition of efficiency that
would make them Immediately avail
able for service in case of war. He
said that the regular army is and of
necessity must be so small that the
great bulk of our troops must come, as
In the past they have come, from the
ranks of the people themselves, "and In
forming those regiments the good done
by the presence in them of men wbo
have served faithfully in the National
Guard canuot be overestimated." He
appealed to those be addressed to do
their duty faithfully as national guards
men and tbe appeal is of general appll
cation. ,
Referring to the bill to promote the
efficiency of the militia of the several
states which passed the bouse of repre
sentatlves, the president expressed the
hplipf that it will uass the senate at
ts next session and gave assurance that
be would sign It This Is a measure
of very considerable Importance from
military point of view. It con
templates giving the orgaulzed militia
in the states a military standing which
has been impossible for It to attain In
tbe past By tbe provisions of the
bill the militia would become an or
ganization thoroughly effective In case
of great emergency. The effect would
be to make general the discipline which
in the past has only existed In Isolated
regiments in tbe National Guard. The
purpose Is to modernize the militia of
the country and to bring Its organiza
tion, aimameut and discipline into com
plete harmony and accord with that of
the regular army. The bill provides
that the militia shall be furnished by
the Uulted States government with up-
to-date guns and equipment which
shall remain the property of the na
tlonal government available for use in
time of war.
Congress has the constitutional author
lty to orguulze, equip and discipline tbe
mllltla, but has never yet exercised It
In time of peace. It is believed that
the time Is now ripe for -such action.
Representative Dick of the bouse com
mlttee on military affairs, in a speech
on the subject, said: "Tbe safety of
the country In time of danger must de
pt-nd upon the volunteer soldiers. It
Is the volunteer soldier who has fought
the great battles of the country and
our reliance must ever be on that branch
of. the service.' The present Natloual
Guard of the states aud territories eg
gregates about 115.000 officers and men.
With liberal appropriations by congress
sud a system of federal control and In
st ruction, tbe states also will be In
duced to accord mora liberal treatment
nd this force will In a short time
doubtless reach 200.000. Of this num
ber It is believed at least 150,000 would
respond to a call for duty. This would
be amply sufficient nnder all contingen
cies which may reasonably be expected
for the second line of defense and
would give the country breathing time
within which to organize and equip its
vat unoi..iuizcd military resources." It
may be a very long time before the
United States has another war, yet the
expediency of having a well-trained and
disciplined National Guard will be gen
erally admitted.
A OH AVE SITUATION IN FRANCE.
The new French ministry Is con
fronted with a situation that threatens
to bavo grave consequences. It grows
out of the enforcement of the law re
cently passed In France which requires
tbe authorization of clerical schools by
the government there being many such
schools throughout tbe country that
have not complied with this require
ment It appears that there are differ
ing Interpretations of certain sections
tbe law which were supposed to
exempt from being closed the schools
In which nuns are teachers. The prede
cessor of the present premier exempted
such schools, but the bead of tbe new
ministry construes the law differently
and insists that the schools be closed.
Tbe result la that an agitation has
been started In behalf of the nuns en
gaged In the schools to be closed that
menaces the peace and order of a num
ber of localities and may spread
throughout the country. Rioting has
taken place and the people at some
points are manifesting a most deter
mined purpose to resist with force the
order of the government for closing the
unauthorized schools. In the provincial
districts especially there appears to be
general feeling of sympathy with the
nuns and a deep resentment toward the
government Undoubtedly tho law will
be fully and generally enforced, for
Premier Combes has firmly declared bis
policy and be has a strong majority of
Parliament elected when this issue was
prominent, to support him, but it is
possible that there, will be very serious
trouble before the enforcement of the
law is completed.
lXDUtM ASSERTINU THEIR RIGHTS.
Down In Mississippi and South Caro
lina it Is a common adage that "a nigger
has no rights that a white man Is bound
respect" Tbe same Idea has pre
vailed to a greater or less extent In tbe
region on both sides of the Rockies
with regard to tbe Indian. In the on
ward march of civilization the Indian
has counted for little more than the
buffalo, the elk or the grizzly. The In
dian has survived only in spots and tbe
spots where be still subsists have been
made happy hunting grounds for the
rapacious trader and greedy speculator.
The only considerable remnant of the
aborigine In Nebraska Is to be found
on the Omaha and Winnebago reser
vations. That neighborhood has for
years been infested by an unscrupulous
gang of land sharks, who have operated
In profitable Indian land leases and
speculative land sales with tbe conniv
ance of a very accommodating Indian
agent with an India rubber conscience.
But even an Indian may feel as sore
as an ostrich when he Is plucked, and
when be does feel real sore be gives
an awful roar.
That is doubtless the condition of the
Omaha tribe, wbicb, at a genera) coun
cil held last Thursday, served notice
upon tbe land sharks that it would
uwsert its lights and appeal to tbe gov
ernment for protection and redress.' The
resolutions adopted by the Omabas not
ouly denounce tbe speculators, but
openly present charges against the
agenr, who Is In league with them and
has countenanced "highly respectable
citizens" In tbe work of allurlug ignor
ant and helpless Indians to dispose of
tbeir lands at Inadequate prices.
The systematic plucking of the Indians
is not confined to tbe Omahas. lbe
WInuebagoes have been tbe victims of
tbe laud speculators to a much greater
extent The Oinauas are reputed to be
Industrious, orderly and, In the main,
sober people, and as nearly civilized as
Indians living on a reservation can be,
but tbe. WInuebagoes are reputed to be
dissipated, thriftless and generally de
moralized, having Inherited all the vices
of their own race and absorbed the vices
of the white man.
This lamentable condition, brought
about through the lack of efficleut moral
supervision, has made them an easy
prey for the covetous gang of land
plrutes wbo have a community of in
terest In standing together to prevent
a change iu the management and su
pervision of the reservation. It is to
be hoped that the example set by tbe
council of the Omabas will arouse the
WInuebagoes to a consciousness of tbeir
rights and a determination to resist the
wrongs being perpetrated upon them.
Those who would be free, themselves
must strike tbe blow.
PROPOSED AATi-THUST CVSFERENCE.
Tnere has been received at the State
department the Russian circular Ui
which an International conference re
garding trusts is proposed, but It ap
pears to relate ' chiefly to the sugar
bounty question as affecting tbe policy
of tbe Russian governmeut In dealing
with tbe sugar Industry of that country.
The claim of that governmeut Is that its
system Is not equivalent to an export
bounty, as It has been held to bo by
our government and by the Brussels
sugar conference, and tbe effort of Rus
sia now seems to be directed to finding
some wsy to counteract the decision
adverse to Its policy in this particular.
The circular received at Washington
was handed to the diplomatic repre
sentative of the United States at St.
Petersburg, but It Is not regarded as au
Invitation to this country to participate
la aa International conference, ghould
one be called, but intended simply fur
Informstloa. It Is understood that only
the countries which participated In the
Brussels conference have bad tbe Rus
sian circular addressed to th'eio aa aa
Invitation to an International meeting.
At any rate the United States would
not be likely to send delegates to such
a conference, since they could not be
given authority to bind our government
to any treaty arrangements.
This move of Russia Is not however,
viewed with indifference at Washington.
There Is said to be a strong feeling that
tbe Russian government would like to
bead a movement in- Europe to repel,
or at any rate stay, the American com
mercial Invasion and that her desire is
partly animated by grievance against
us for making the first charge against
her sugar Industry as bounty-fed,
thereby making it possible for most of
the sugar-producing countries of Europe
to damage her seriously at Brussels. It
will be remembered that when our gov
ernment applied the countervailing duty
to Russian sugar that government re
taliated by raising duties-on our agri
cultural Implements, machinery aud
other manufactures, but this failed of
tbe desired effect and it Is not at all
Improbable that Russia would now like
to bring about a general European ar
rangement hostile to American commer
cial Interests. If eucb Is ber design It Is
not at all probable that she will be able
to carry It ont The Idea of a concerted
movement by European countries
against this country has been pretty
well considered and with few excep
tions the statesmen and economists of
Europe have pronounced It Impractica
ble. Those countries may Individually,
as Russia has done, make tariff discrim
inations against tbe United States, but
it Is hardly possible for them to come
to a common agreement In tbe matter.
because of tbeir own diverse interests.
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WHOSE MEN ARE THE Ft
Two years ago the republican congres
sional convention of the Second Ne
braska district authorized Its nominee,
David H. Mercer, to name the members
of the committee charged with the con
duct of the campaign in this congres
sional district In compliance with the
authority granted him by the conven
tion Mr. Mercer made the following se
lection: Thomas W. Blackburn, chair
man, Omaha; George Sabine, Omaha;
John L. Carsou, South Omaha; Lou F.
Etter, South Omaha; D. H. Kirschner,
Bennington; W. Cook, Blair; Fred Clar
Idge, Blair; J. R. Wilson, Papilllon;
Clarence E, Keys, Bellevue.
Having conducted the congressional
campaign to a successful Issue, this com
mittee has no other function than to
make provision for the nomination of
Mr. Mercer's successor by an apportion
ment of representation to tbe three re
spective counties that comprise the dis
trict and fixing the time when the nom
ination of the candidate for tbe Fifty
eighth congress shall bj made.
To all Intents and purposes, however,
Thomas W. Blackburn has arrogated to
himself the powers of the whole com
mittee and eventually proposes to be
the whole thing. The question that the
republics no of this district have a right
to ask Is, Whom does this committee
repreeentT Is It Mri Mercer's commit
tee, or is it a committee to represent
the ' republican party ' of the district?
Was this committee chosen to dominate
and domineer the party in Its, choice
of Mr. Mercer's successor, or was it
not selected solely to manage the cam
paign for the republicans of this dis
trict and to provide for the nomination
of Mercer'a successor by a fair and im
partial choice of the majority of repub
lican voters T
In every congressional district of this
state nominating conventions were
called weeks ago and nominations have
been made. , It certainly cannot be re
garded impertinent for The Bee to ask
when the committee proposes to move
and what it proposes to do In this din
trlct Mr. Mercer has had the audacity
to announce that tbe committee will
act when he gets good and ready. Does
be own the committee? Is he 'to be
regarded as a life member from this
district with the right to name his own
successor, or does be claim to represent
the people of this district by Inher
itance?
Do the members of this committee
want to advertise themselves as Jump-
lug-Jacks and puppets? Has not Mr.
Mercer gone altogether too far in assura
lug to carry the whole committee in
Tom Blackburn's capacious blp pocket?
The gala number Issued last week by
the Chicago Tribune to signalise its In
stallation in its magnlficeut new build
lng Is a fitting souvenir of a notable
event In American Journalism. The
Tribune has long stood In tbe front
rank amoug the great newspapers of
the world, but only now finds Itself
suitably housed In a modern, up-to-date
building, equipped with all the latest
and Improved facilities for getting out
a Twentieth century daily. Although
It Is difficult to see how this can con
tribute materially to the betterment of
the paper, already a model of news
paper making, the Tribune Is to be con
gratulated on its new home as much
for tbe readiug public so deeply in
debted to It as for Itself.
It must be admitted without dissent
that tbe Boers have behaved admirably
since the peace terms were agreed upon
with tbe British. Granting that tbey
got more than they expected In the
way of concessions, their discipline
could not be better Illustrated than by
their speedy execution of their part of
tbe compact without serious lapses even
by groups or Individuals, much less
by any large organized band of tbeir
people. The Boers seem determined to
make the best of peace as soon as they
poeslbly can Instead of sulklug and
plaviug ugly as the temptation often
leads. By this course tbey will cer
tainly add to. tbe credit marks earned
by tbetn during tbe war.
Cno of the peluts on which the repub
licans of Wisconsin take Issue with
Senator Spooner Is . the election of
United States senators by direct popu
lsr vote, which the senator has been
actively opposing against the wishes of
a majority of his constituents. Senator
Spoouer may be and doubtless Is sin
cere In his position, but In that he does
not represent the sentiments of Wis
consin people, who have a right to have
their views voiced by their representa
tives. Whether he differs from the
platform on the question of direct
primary nominations and reform of
state taxation ia not so Important, be
cause those questions are not within
the scope of national legislation,
whereas the auicndmetit of the federal
constitution to permit of popular election
of senators requires men in the senate
In sympathy with tbe demand or at
least not arbitrarily at cross with It In
defiance of expressed declarations by the
people at home.
Craeltles at Soath , America War.
Detroit Journal.
"Let's stop this war," says Chile to
Peru, "before someone falls down and gets
hurt."
The Latest War Englse.
St. Paul Globe.
Tbs automobile, at a deadly contrivance-,
holds the record up to date, vn a against
tbs airship.
Democratic Mixed Drlnlta.
Atlanta Constitution.
Tht rivalry for the democratio speaker
ship of the next house 13 said to lie be
tween Virginia Hay and a Texas high
Ball.
No Rest for a President.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
There is soms reason to believe that the
president's friends may succeed in Inducing
blm to return to Washington in order to
scours a much needed rest.
Wanted A New Press Agent.
Utlca Press.
Where is Tracy? Has he had fun enough T
Can't be think of any more adventure that
are worth while? Perhaps his press agent
baa gon on a vacation or is busy Invent
ing new stories.
'Another Water Care.
Chtearo Record-Herald.
Compulsory baths at the Chicago munici
pal lodging houses have served to materi
ally reduce tbe number of vagrants in this
city. Why not have a little municipal lodg
ing house, well equipped with tubs, on every
corner. ,
Give Is the Good Old Names.
Indianapolis News.
Two new warships are to ba named Lou-
is ana and Connecticut. It Is, perhaps, fit
ting that all the states should be repr
sented by names In tbe new navy, but it
will be fine when the source of nomenclature
is exhausted and the chance will come to
revive aoma of the hlstorlo names, such as
Constitution, Old Ironsides, etc. Toes ar
names that should sever be allowed to die.
Aa to Respectable Jnrr Bribers.
Chicago Chronicle.
There Is soma reason to doubt the com
plete success of the bar association's plan
to cure Justice shop evils by requiring all
lawyers la Justice courts to be members of
ihe bar. It may be remembered that the
lawyer recently convicted of bribing a
Juitlc court Jury were members of the bar
In good standing. It Is by no means the
pettifogging shyster who Is tbe. most dan
gerous enemy of justice. Everybody knows
what to expect of him. When your highly
respectable practitioner goes a-brlblng peo
ple don't expect It though they very well
might
How Mlnlns Millionaires Are Made.
Minneapolis Times.
A Washington man stumbled ever a rock
and bis toot scraped the moss from tbe cor
ner of a vein of or worth many millions. If
ycu will read your little history books you
will find tbst all the great mineral dlscov
rlss have been made la some such' man
ner. Sometimes it was a dog chasing a rab
bit, sometimes a careless man falling over
a cllH and pulling a buah out by the roots,
sometimes a Rocky mountain William goat
fleeing from Its pursuers and dislodging a
boulder. Of course mines have bean dis
covered by men who were looking for min
eral In a practical and scientino way, but
ycu bave not heard so much about them
until their stocks were listed. '
COMMERCIALIZED EVANGELISM.
Pointed Proteats Agralast C. O. D.
Methods In Chnreh Converts.
Washington Post.
Ths Chicago Tribun Is authority for the
statement that In the northern part of
Illinois there Is an evangelist going about
from 1 church to church on these terms:
Forty dollar a week and fifty conver
sion gusrsntsed or money refunded."
Tbat Is quite th reverie ot creditable
to tbe northern part ot Illinois. Although
posrlbly leas shameful than tb savagery
which has recently disgraced the south
ern section of that state, commonly called
Egypt, It evidences the existence of con
dition that are quite Incompatible with
a high degree of Christian civilization.
Ons could easily understand that a man
with aa Ill-balanced mind, a poor creature
who ought to be In a sanitarium, might
conceive of tbat plan tor getting cash and
notoriety. There ar weaklings, cranks
and fraud In all profeaslons, th min
istry being no more exempt than law,
medicine, literature or art. Therefor it
would not b In the least surprising It In
any well-regulated community lomo bare,
brained preacher should start out carry
ing a banner with th strange devlc.
"Forty dollar a week and fifty conver
sions guaranteed, or money refunded."
But what sort of people are they among
whom such a sacrilegious creature finds
encouragement? To what denomination
do the churches belong that are epen to
this profsnatton ot Christianity? It It
were possible to bring religion into con
tempt, that reault would be produced by
this performance. It is witless and with
out excuss. (
Th Founder et Christianity gave His
followers an xampl to b followed In
S cis ilk tbls. H drove th trader out
ot th temple with a whip of srasll cords
a cat-e'-nins-tails end He "overthrew the
tables of tbe money changer and th
eats of item that told doves." Tber
ought to b enough of Christianity la
almost any Illinois community to Insure
a ducking or a rid on a fenee rail to
any such offender .against decency a 1
thla so-called evangelist. And any preacher
who opens bis church and loans bis pul
pit te such a burlesque en religion ought to
be set to hoalng corn, driving mules or
cutting fodder by band. Such a prcachar
ha not Intellect enough to qualiry him
tor tboss higher branches ot agricultural
labor In which coctly machine are em
ployed, and th mul la tb only member
ot th' equine family to whose manage
meat be Is adapted.
It Is not strsng thst tb Mormon elder
are proeiytl(ig In th northwest If tbat
section has openings for an evangelist wb
offers conversions at 10 nt a head, genu
ineness guaranteed or money refunded.
Did aaybody ever hear of a Mortaoa
preacher wbo dared to Insult Christianity
la that wayf
SKCTXAR SHOTS AT THE riXPIT.
Kew Tork World: Hot westher artid
a benediction In northern Michigan by re
ducing a sermon to twenty-seven word.
Pofton Globe: Tbe weekly newspaper
out la Illinois that ha bgun the publica
tion of the bible as a serial is probably act
ing tin tb theory that much of it will be
news to many people.
Cleveland Tlaln Dealer: It is claimed
that Dlfhop Potter doesn't believe in long
engagements. Luckily, all the surround
ing circumstances In bis own rasa ar fa
vorable to his viw of tb subject
Chicago Record-Herald: A Tana (111.)
paper has begun printing the blblo at a
erial story. If It hopes by tbls plan to
work up a boom to its circulation It Is
probably la for a aad disappointment.
Boston Transcript: The ministers who
went with th officers of the law to arrest
tbe players In a Sunday gam ot bas ball
In Nebraska City were greatly lacking In
diplomacy. Tbeir efforts should have been
limited to arousing the moral conscious
ness of the people to a point where any un
worthy use ot Sunday would not be toler
ated. It they fulled In this method tbey
could not bop to gain anything In the
struggle for more spiritual Ideals among
the people by mixing up In tbs work of
the police. The Man of Nazareth and Hit
disciples understood this, and beyond re
moving Intruders from the temple none ot
them ever attempted to go beyond an ear
nest effort to awaken the spiritual natures
of men.
FAMOIS POLISH CARDINAL.
Promlneat Part Played tiy l.rilnchow.
kl In the Contest with nixinnrrk.
New York Sun.
For a time Cardinal Ledochowskl, who
has Just died In Rome, was a prominent
and picturesque figure In European poli
tics. A Pole, appointed to the archbishop
ric of Posen-Gnesen at Prussia's request In
order to conciliate the Polish 'population,'
he became the chief opponent of Bismarck
In the long struggle between the state and
the Catholic church that i known even
out of Germany as ths Kulturkampf. Ledo
chowsltl's uncompromising opposition
brought on hint a sentence of two years In
Jail, which 'he served. He was msde a
cardinal by Plus IX. while in prison. Th
fight he made Is part of German history.
After his relesse he went to Rome and
filled msny high positions. At his death be
waa the senior cardinal priest and prefect
of the congregation for the propagation ot
the faith. He was a leader of the ultra
conservative party among the cardinals,
and opposed to all concessions to the mod
ern spirit. A noble by birth, placed early
In high office in the church, engaged In a
fight for tbe church's existence, his Ideas
were naturally like those of tbe great pre
lates of bygone days, who were temporal
lords as well.
Leo XIII. hat now survived all the car
dinals appointed by Plus IX save two".
Cardinals Oreglla dl Santo Stefano and
Parocchl arc the only men left who en
tered with him the conclave of 1878.
INSURANCE GAMBLING.
Demoralising; Character of Policies
'. on Lives of Noted Personages.
Milwaukee Wisconsin. '
Th English custom of Insuring the lives
of .persons without their consent, which
waa brought Into general notice In connec
tion with the .preparations for th coro
nation and the sudden Illness of tb king,
Is undergoing discussion from an ethical
standpoint. In this country such insurance
would be Impracticable, by reason of th
Insistence by tbe American companies upon
a medical examination of the person to ba
Insured as a condition precedent to the
granting of a policy upon his life. In
England, however, this precaution Is fre
quently waived.,. Not only have ' English
companies sold numerous policies to the
general public Insuring the life of the sov
ereign, but, according to current reports,
London stock brokers were recently
granted policies on the life of an American
citizen, J. Plerpont Morgan, on their claim
tbat they bad an Insurable Interest in his
lite consequent upon financial transactions
In which they and he were Jointly engaged,
and which would be Injuriously affected by
his death.
It Is conceived that grave temptations to
crime might arise from the widespread
ownership of policies contingent upon an
Individual's life. As arson is believed to
be frequently perpetrated for the purpose
of collecting insurance, so murder, It It ar
gued, might be attempted where a similar
Incentive for gain is permitted to exist.
Case and Comment, a well known publi
cation devoted to legal literature, says that
the origin of Insurance on the life ot a sov
ereign was a relic of the feudal system
the liability of the tenant under that sys
tem to pay, In addition to his annual
tribute to the lord, a fine on the lord's
death for tb' privilege of continuing the
tenure. This custom, In course of time,
tame to be modified to at to require the
payment of the fine on the death, not of
the lord, but of some prominent person,
such as th sovereign, whose death would
be a matter of public knowledge. The
mount of the fine might be a considerable
harden. Hence arose the practice on the
part of the tenant of taking Insurance on
tb life of the sovereign or Other person In
th event of whose death tbe fin would
become payable. The principal thus estab
lished has gradually extended, ao that
tradesmen, under Urge expense In prepar
ing for King Edward's coronation, and con
templating the risk of heavy loss In case
of his failure to survive for the ceremony,
took Insurance on hit life by way of pro
tection. Tbe exact nature of these policies.
Case and Comment says, has not been
dearly stated. They have been spoken of
as Insursnc on the king's life, but they
bave alao been spoken of as policies for the
season's profits of th tradesmen taking
the Insurance. A eopy ot on of tb poli
cies Issued on tbe life of Mr. Morgan last
summer, however, shows that It waa a
straight contract for the payment of a
specie sum of money, to the Insurer on
th death ot Mr. Morgan.
Th English eourts, it Is asserted, have
never been called upon to austaln policies
ot this kind. In effect such policies ar a
wager between the company and the in
surera gamble pure and simple. In most
statss ot tbe American 'union there Is a
statutory provision by which an elector
loaes his right to vote at aa eloctlon If be
baa a bet on tb result, th presumption
being that hit desire to win th bet would
Influence his action In voting more than
bit Instinct ot patriotism. Everywhere the
courts bold tbat gambling contracts are mot
euforclbl by sultt at law. Caso and Com
ment holds that where tb rlk assumed
by a company lasulng to an Insurer a policy
oa another person's Ufa covert merely the
actual financial loaa that th Insurer would
suffer by reason of the person's death, and
does not cover a certain sum of money,
which might exceed that loss, such policies
afford ao Inducement to do harm, except,
possibly, with the purpose of giving false
proof of losses not actually suffered. Eucb
contracts, oa the other hand, a are re
ported to be contingent oa Mr. Morran't
death. It rightly pronounces utterly la con
flict with public policy, and It observes that
when policies et this character come before
tb courts tbey will certainly b condemned-
i
Th Poaserrary of Death.
Provtdance Telegram.
John W. Mackay's demist emphasises tb
democracy of death.
BLASTS FROM RAM'S UOBJI.
Th throne of grace It cot a tergata coas
ter. Deep diguing must go' before high bollt
lng. Tht lor Is not fcultlet that fu trrs at a
fault
Trlalt are heivvtly tearh'ro In rtVy
guise.
The stream ot life rises aot atws Its
source.
Culture Is aot character, but cbtro'ir Is
culture '
There are ao slss that a man way i.eea
to himself.
When a man Is his own god he Is other
people's devil.
Some men march to hell to the Miuo et
heavenly tune.
Few ever intend to take more ths a a
tiny taste of tin.
Tb heart within te retlat evil la better
than a fence without.
The only thing that comes to the Ell
who waits Is the dust front tbe procession.
The problem la not to get edueetlon out
of politics ao much as to got education
Into tbe politicians. ,
A woman may have opened the door te
sin. but man gave It the glad hand aa soon
as he got home.
PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE.
ass
Baron Tanosuka Iwasakl. the richest mer
chsnt of Japan, has started en a trip around
the world. He i now on his way to Eu
rope and will spend a few months there
before coming to America.
Lord Edmund Talbot, whe becomes heir,
presumptive to the dukedom of Norfolk
through the death of the afflicted earl of
Arundel, Is the conservative member for the
Chichester division of Sussex.
Lily Langtry will visit Nevada some time
this year to look after the development of
valuable mining property she owns there.
She I aald to own one of the richest gold
ledges ever found In the west.
Joseph Hodge Choate ha nver held a
public office save that of ambassador to the
court of St. James unlesa exception he made
ot tbe time he served as president of tbe
New York Constitutional convention la
1894.
Marshall Field of Chicago Is heading a
movement to colonise the numberless aban
doned farm of New England with farmers
nd mechanics from tbe old world. Ssverat
railroads are also interetttd In the pre
lect. A lab has been fixed to the front of the
houe where Cecil. Rhodes . was bora at
Bishop's Stortford, bearing the Inscription:
"The Rt. Hon. Cecil John Rhodes, the
founder of Rhodesia, was bora la the room,
within. July 5. 1851."
Mme. Bernhardt In referring to the poor
salaries paid by the Theater Franealse
said the other day; "Other theaters keep
abreast of the times, but not the Franealse.
I lost 600 francs a day by staying there for
my last year in the place."
Sir Ernest Tassell, whom Lord Sal.'sbury
is said to have declined te make a peer,
though urgently requested by King IMward
to do ao, ha given largely to charity, es
pecially to aid In medical Investigation.
He is a self-made man, having advanced
from a clerk to a high position la finance.
He had a good deal to do with the lt
Baron De Hlrach and found the connection
quite profitable.
SAID IN FUN.
Life: Playwright My play It a clean
play.
Manager Well. I'll try It. but I don't
know how the publto will stand it.
- Boston' Globe: "How will you have your
hair cut?" queried the talkative barber.
"Off!" anapped the disagreeable patron.
And th barber cut on.
Judge:' Farmer Baekporrh Heered th'
news, Sal? Burglars brok Inter Josh
Medders' house last night an' eat every
confounded thing In th' pantry."
Mr. Backporch Burglars, eh? I'll bet
It wus ome o' them half-starved summer
boarder from Hank Brown' Plae.
Catholic Standard and Timest Mrs.
McCall Putting away your old sealskin
coat, rh? They're queer looking camphor
bnl (1 you're stowing away with It.
Mrs Kute -Camphor balls? Not much!
Th a are live moths. I want them to get
in their work on this old thing so my bus
bsnU will hav to buy me a new one next
winter. 1
Philadelphia Pre: "What w need moat
In this country," aald the political reformer.
"Ih an heneat count.' .
"They ain't no such thing," declared Mr.
Nurltrh. "I know all about 'em, for ray
daughter married one." '
New Tork Sun: Henry Peek T, my
dear, I shall swear devotion to yoa with my
laat breath.
Mrs. Peck Just like you, Henry. I sup
pose you really will take that long to ap
preciate me.
Puck: Grandpa My father used to tell
nse that all play and no work made Jack a
lasy boy.
Harry Did ht I that chestnut at old
at that?
Rrstalar Gale,
Detroit Free Press.
"My love Is like th brrese," he tang,
"So lightly, blithely going."
And now he' married h begtlls
Jler everlasting blowing.
AT THE GATES OF RIGHT.
W. D. Nesbit in Baltimore American.
Tber ar two gate that guard the Nlght(
The on where shadows creep.
And lullabies com crooning low,
Full-throated, soft and dep;
Wtiere twilight reaches forth btr arm L
To an oy uay oppreaaea,
And lulls there Into happiness,
Serena upon her breast.
And from that gate, all dark and eoo
The night road stretches far,
By palaces of sweet content.
Where many dreaming ar;
Where blind may see and dumb may tpatk.
And sad ones laugh and alng.
Where hungered ones may drink and eat,
The pauper be a king.
All through the Night the good road goes.
O'er valley, plain and atsep;
Along Its sides, In grandeur, rls
Th citadels of sleep.
And many thlnga there be that sooth
And comfort us, and bless
But best of all, the blossom fair
Of rich forgetfulneaa.
The other gate that guards the Night
The on that ends the way .
Ha trumpeters that loudly call
Us forth Into the day.
And. though we fear the foe of Day
With bitterness and dread.
We know that through the weary hour
Tbe first gate I ahiad.
Huteson's Rule
of "money back"
Hat always been a feature et IMS
business. It's our guarantee et ab
solute satisfaction It glasses sr aot
right you caa have your money back.
We don't want you to feel that
there's th tichtest risk ia depend
ing oa us tor your y wlfr., We
examine your eye free. We are
inasufaeturer at guartnt a snug
saving la price always.
J. C. Huteson & Co
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