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(Seal.) M. B. HUNQATE.
Notary Public.
. July Is not quite up to June on the
rain gunge, but It bas done very well,
just the same.
i Iowa's tax levy for state purposes Is
to be not over 4 'mills. Nebraska's state
levy Is nearly twice that
Bo far as we can learn, no date bas yet
been fixed for the publication of tbe
first number of President Burt's official
railway gazette.
Citizens of Dead wood will do well to
bare their cyclone cellars put In repair
before King Ak-Sar-Ben and his hosts
take tbem by storm.
Everyone is waiting to hear what kind
fcf a demonstration the Jacksonlans pro
pose to let loose, as an offset to the
County Democracy picnic.
Pat Crowe will have td come out of
bis hiding right quick If he wants to re
Wain tbe laurels that have been carried
way by Convict Tracy.
Apprehension is felt for the wheat
crop In Great Britain. If John Bull ruus
short. Uncle Sam might be able to fur
bish him a few loaves of bread. ,
The clans are gathering in Iowa for
the republican state convention this
week. It is only a question of the size
of the republican majority In Iowa.
Henry Watterson is now out on the
Pacific const, driuklng In the balmy air
of California. That doubtless accounts
lor bis remarkable quiescence of late.
By tbe way, what is stopping our con
aclcntloua county attorney from seeing
tto the enforcement of tbe law that re
quires the banks to pay interest on
county deposit balances J
The burning question Is, How did that
wonderful epistle of the deputy county
'Attorney under date of July 24 keep in
this midsummer weather for four whole
days before breaklug on an unsuspect
lag public? ,
Tbe narrow escape of Dr. Wilson,
whose sentence of death for filibuster
ing has been commuted by tbe president
of Nicaragua "out of courtesy to the
United States." forcibly illustrates the
(advantage of being an American citizen.
The congressional campatgn commit
tees of both political complexions may
topen headquarters In Chicago, Wash
lngton and - New York, but when it
comes to the actual work of the cam
paign the fighting will have to be done
at closer range.
Congressman, Stark, when he an'
ounced bis refusal to be a candidate
tor re-election, gave several potent re a
eons why he should not be retained In
service In the lower house at Washing
ton. These reasons have not lost their
potency since Mr. Stark changed . bis
mind and accepted a renouiinatlon.
For some inscrutable reason' Colonel
Brysn finds that harmonizing eastern
democrats Is even more of a Job than
fusing the Nebraska reformers with
democratic aud popullstlu brands.. His
experience In fusion conventions at
borne, however, ought to come lu handy
la the enemy's country.
The Philadelphia Inquirer has dlscov
ered a formidable movement of Pennsji
van la Tanners toward the -west The
.west, of course,' has been settled largely
by eastern farmers, who have followed
Horace Greeley's advice, but has room
tor uiaui uiuij settlers cf tbs Indus
trlous variety. If, our reuusylvaula
friends-want to make sure of locating
la the right place they will not stop on
their we war J Journey until they reach
Nebraska, .
ANTI-IMPERIALIST CHAROES.
The charges made against the army
by tbe committee of anti-Imperialists
cannot fall to attract general attention
and to revive public discussion of a
subject which it had been assumed was
disposed of. The citizens who make
tbe allegations are of high standing and
responsibility and it must be presumed
would not bring such serious accusa
tions against tbe army in the Philip
pines except upon evidence which they
regard as ample. They say that there
has been an extent of demoralization In
the army which is not fully shown by
the investigation thus far and urge that
there should be a continuance of tbe
Inquiry into the conduct of the Philip
pine military forces. They allege that
officers high In 'command are Involved
and offer to hold themselves prepared
to substantiate any or all charges ad
vanced should courts of Inquiry be or
dered. The letter to the president speci
fies tbe crimes as to which the commit
tee states evidence can be produced.
It is a . sweeping indictment which
these antl-tmperiallsts submit and - it
would seem that it must receive con
sideration from the authorities at Wash
ington, yet a majority of the American
people will not accept this statement as
conclusive and believe that the Philip
pine army as a whole la chargeable
with the crimes alleged. It will still
ba tbe opinion of a large majority of
our people that the president and secre
tary of war did not misrepresent when
they declared that the cruelties and
other improper acts of American sol
diers in the Philippines . were excep
tional and that the higher officers gen
erally had so borne themselves as to
supply the necessary check: over acts of
an improper character by their subordi
nates. Fair-minded men will hesitate
to think that President Roosevelt and
Berretary Root have had knowledge of
such crimes as the antl-lmperlallsts
charge and have Ignored or winked at
them. They are certainly not the men
to do this. Neither is It easy to be
lieve that Generals MacArthur and
Chaffee and tbe commanders of divis
ions generally have knowingly tolerated
such crimes. It Is doubtless true that
some and perhaps all of the things al
leged have been done. There have been
more than 140,000 soldiers in the Philip
pines and It would be marvelous if there
had been none among them of brutal
and criminal instincts. - The circum
stances of the service, as all reasonable
persons will understand, were such as
to stimulate such Instincts. But the
number of soldiers inclined to be brutal
and criminal constituted, there is . no
doubt, a very small minority of. the
army and we believe it to .be a libel
upon tbe higher officers to intimate that
they had any sympathy with or showed
nv toleration of the misdeeds of this
element.
Whether or not the Washington
authorities will give attention to the
charges of the antl-imperlallst commit
tee remains to be seen, but we think it
would be unwise to Ignore them. Let
these gentlemen be given an opportunity
to produce the facta and tbe evidence
which they claim to have and if the
crimes they charge can be established
the guilty should be punished. That
seems to us to be the proper course and
we assume that it will be adopted.
COMBJHATIUXa ABROAD.
Industrial combinations abroad are
steadily Increasing. A correspondent
writing from Berlin says that one of tbe
tangible results of the continued depres
sion in the German industrial and se
curity markets is tbe tendency toward
consolidation. One by one tbe big firms
which could not be prevailed upon to
Join tbe sale syndicates and Kartel sys
tern during tbe floodtlde period now sud
denly recognise the benefit of co-opera
tlon. The various coal and coke syndl
cates have como to a mutual Understand
lng and dropped their antagonism. The
large industrial firms of Westphalia and
the Rhine districts have come together
for the sake of economy, reducing pro
duction, and working together to In
crease exports.
The combination movement - la moro
active In Germany than in other Euro
pean countries, but there Is a general
and strong tendency In this direction In
all tbe countries and the spread of the
movement appears to be assured. Its
prime purpose is to regulate production
and to render It more economical and if
Germany shall demonstrate that this
can be effected by combination that sys
tem will be generally adopted wherever
It Is practicable. Jt is not the tariffs
abroad that are causing the industrial
combinations, but conditions of business
quite Independent of the fiscal system,
In view of this It Is obvious that the
Russian proposition for an international
conference to consider what can be done
about tbe trusts Is not likely to receive
very serious attention.
SURPRISING PENSION CLAIMS.
The fact that the claims for pensions
of volunteer soldiers of the Spanish war
far outnumber those filed by regulars.
and also that those regiments which saw
little or no fighting far exceed In their
claims those which met actual service,
Is said to have astonished Pension Com
missioner Ware. He suggests as an ex
planation of the great number of appli
cations that possibly when' the voluu-
teers returned from Cuba the men were
suffering from the effects of a tropical
climate and felt that their health was
permanently impaired and claims were
filed on this supposition by men who
have Blnce recovered their health com
pletely. - . -
It appears that western and southern
volunteers have been much less active
than the northern and eastern ones In
their efforts to get pensions. Kentuck
tans have filed many claims, but Tex
ans and other southerners further, off
have thought less about seeking federal
aid. Bo far Giiiv aud Maasai--uusliji leud
the record In the number of claims filed,
more than half the members from regi
ments of those two states having ap
plied for pentslous. '. The real explana
tion of this reoiarkabla effort to get on
the pension rolls is to be found In tbe
great liberality which the government
has shown to its soldiers. Tension mek-
ing has been encouraged, and whenever
the pension bureau bas been found un
friendly to claims the claimants have
generally been able to get what they
ask from congress. Undoubtedly a
great many of the claims filed by men
who enlisted for the Spanish war will
not be allowed by the pension bureau,
in which case the claimants will appeal
to their congressmen and generally with
success. A very considers isle addition
to the pension account Is thus assured.
- A MOUNTEBANK RFGRXiH.
Acting Deputy County Attorney Dunn
is still frothing at the mouth, but there
is a good deal of method in bis madness.
His furious onslaught on the machine
and the frenzied but hypocritical howl
of the self -confessed poker expert about
alleged "Immorality, brazen, degrading
and nauseating," which he declares is
flaunted in the very faces of the people
of this city day and night, is simply
part of the political fireworks that pre
ceded the supreme court somersault
about the police commission and is de
signed to have Its effect on the appoint
ment of the new commission. It Is Im
portant Just now that things should be
horrible In Omaha.
People who have lived In Omaha for
the past five years can Institute com
parisons between the conditions prevail
ing during the regime of the great fu
sion reform commission, when forced
contributions were levied upon vice and
crime in Omaha without a word of pro
test from the mountebank county attor
ney, and conditions that have prevailed
In this city for the past three years.
Lest we forget, we will recall some of
the testimony given by County Attorney
Shields In a case pending before the dis
trict court not more than a year ago:
When asked what he had done to sup
press gambling In Omaha and South
Omaha, Mr. Shields answered that be
had written to Tom Foley and Cliff Cole
to close their gambling houses, but he
did not explain why he did not file com
plaints against these parties instead of
playing the role of belled cat to suppress
gambling. To make a showing In his
sham campaign Shields testified that he
wrote a letter to Mayor 'Ensor of South
Omaha politely requesting him to stop
gambling, but Dr. Ensor in the same
case testified, and that testimony was
supported by his stenographer, that
County Attorney Shields called on him
to negotiate for the support of the South
Omaha gamblers for his re-election as
county attorney.
In the progress of the cross-examina
tion Mr. Shields admitted that he had
also prepared complaints against slot
machine gamblers at the instance of
Chief of Police Donahue, but asserted
that he was unable to discover any slot
machines in South Omaha,, because
former Postmaster McMillan had as
sured him that there were no slot ma
chines in operation In South Omaha.
Within two hours after Shields had be
come confident that there were no slot
machines in South Omaha Chief Dona
hue furnished bim the location of
twenty-seven slot machines In operation
In South Omaha, whereat Shields
claimed to- be very Indignant and rolled
his fist In bis pocket
More entertaining, if not Instructive,
was the testimony of Mr. Shields In the
same case when he declared that at the
outset of his sham crusade against gam
bling be called on Metcalf to ascertain
what was bis duty with regard to the
slot machines and South Omaha gam
blers. What Instructions he received
from Mr. Metcalf did not transpire, but
in view of the Intimate relations then
subsisting between the salvation ex-
horter and the gang that, had Its head
quarters at the resort of Walter Moise
and its hindquarters In the office of the
World-Herald, we can readily compre
hend why all the batteries of the county
attorney's office were directed at one
offensive gambler, while they were
spiked when aimed at tbe favored gam
biers.
The community at large, which takes
no interest in any class of gamblers and
has no sympathy with lmposters and
frauds, is yet to be enlightened as to
tbe motive that Impels the county attor
ney and bis self-constituted guardian of
law and order to direct all of his pro-
nunclamentoes at the republican Omaha
and South Omaha chiefs of police, while
he positively refuses to Issue lnstruc
tlons to the democratic sheriff and his
deputies.
It is passing strange that with all the
rant andcant not a line Is produced
from the statutes that would Justify the
county attorney In assuming tbe tunc
tlons of the chief magistrate of the clty
His duty Is plain and specific to file
complaints against known violators of
the criminal code and to prosecute them.
The plea that tbe late grand Jury, which
returned a score of Indictments against
gamblers and keepers of gambling de
vices, was not legally constituted, is too
gauzy to fool anybody. vThe county at
torney personally heard the testimony
before the grand Jury and does not pre
tend that a solitary Indictment was
brought wrongfully. If the Indictments
failed for technical reasons, it was his
duty to file complaints against every
violator of the law, but he did not wish
to hit the calf and miss the cow. He
would like to have punished four or five
gamblers and Shielded all others.
Nvith a record of incompetency and Im
becility unparalleled in this, or any other
state, tbe great county attorney and his
rantaukerous chief deputy are cutting
a rather sorry figure In this community,
The delay of the United States to do
something for Cuba Is said to be caus
ing the Cubans much perplexity. As con
gress does not reconvene until December
and nothing can be done 'without con
gressional action, the Cubans should
utilize tbe Interval by doing something
fvr tlicuiqetTes.
It all depends upon the point of view,
Tbe Union Pacific strikers say their
strike is Just beginning, while the offl
clala of the road Insist It Is all over.
SENATOR MILLARD'S DEBT TO MERCtR.
Congressman Mercer Is naturally much
Interested In the appointment et a radical
anti-board, and It la stated that Senator
Millard Is of the same mind. Parties who
claim to know say tbat the senator Vs very
much distrusted with the continued Inter
ference of Rosawater In the distribution of
patronage and" that he regards his former
competitor ss aa unmitigated nuisance. It
la reported hers that he wants an' anti-
board, and also that Rosewatsr has been
busy sending representatives to see the
senator to impress upon him that be had
better keep hands off. Lincoln Corre
spondence in Sunday World-Herald.
This screed is doubtless Inspired by
the political parasites who have been
smarming around Senator Millard ever
since his elevation to the senatorsblp for
the purpose of Ingratiating themselves
In his favor. It has been a well defined
rumor that the action brought by Gur
ley and Ransom to oust the existing po
lice board was In the interest of Con
gressman Mercer, whose desperate
anxiety to retain his lucrative Job at
Washington is unconcealed. It is an
open secret also tbat Mr. Mercer bas en
deavored to enlist Senator Millard's In
fluence with Governor Savage for the
appointment of his chief fugler, Thomas
W. Blackburn, as member of the police
commission. ' ,r '". "
It is absolutely untrue, however, that
I have approached Senator Millard di
rectly or Indirectly for or against any
one who may aspire to a place on the
police board. While my relations with
the senator have been friendly, no one
can truthfully charge that I have sought
to interfere in the distribution of fed
eral patronage. The only Interference
on my part, if It can be called such, has
been directed against the retention' of
disreputable and notoriously dishonest
federal . officials appointed at the In
stance of his predecessor. These efforts
were solely In the Interest of good gov
ernment and with no Idea or design sof
dictating who should fill these positions.
That the senator has so far shown a
disinclination to second my" efforts to
rid tbe federal service of unfit and dis
honest men is regrettable because of the
demoralizing effect on the party and Its
inevitable tendency to weaken the In
fluence of the senator 'at Washington.
There certainly is no good reason why
Senator Millard- should not cheerfully
co-operate with me in my endeavors to
purge the party and keep It on the
straight and narrow path.
The intimation that I have offended
the senator as his competitor is as
stupid as it Is ridiculous. Everyone who
knows anything about the senatorial
campaign of 1900 knows that Mr. Mil
lard was In no sense a competitor In the
race and everyone In Nebraska knows
that he would not occupy a seat In the
senate today If Mr. Mercer had had his
way or If I had not voluntarily with
drawn to make sure ' tbat Nebraska
should be represented In the United
States senate by two republicans. - If
Mr. Mercer and his friends had had
their way, Douglas county would have
returned a democratic delegation and
the legislature would, have sent Bryan
and Allen to tbe senate. If after falling
In this, Mr. Mercer" could have had his
way, the legislature would have . ad
journed without electing any senator.
In either case Mr Mercer would have
been In position to become chief dis
penser of federal 'patronage for Ne
braska. Where Mr. Mercer has any
claims upon either of the senators or
upon Governor Savage In the face of
such a record, the tank and file of the
republican party of this district and
state will be at a loss to know.
E. ROSEWATER.
The direct nomination system of party
primaries is receiving widespread dis
cussion as a result of the Issue made of
it by tbe Wisconsin republicans. The
consensus of opinion In states where it
has been tried, more notably In Minne
sota, Is that direct nominations can only
be satisfactory where safeguarded by
majority rule. Nominations by minority
contravene the vital principle of popu
lar government no less flagrantly than
the barter and trade of convention dele
gations. Minority nominations also fall
In commanding united support of the
party at tbe polls, where the votes are
needed.
One of the pictorial weekliea repro
duces a series of photographs showing
ex-Senator David B. Hill In the various
steps and attitudes of surf bathing. This
ought to rule Mr. Hill out for good. No
presidential aspirant should pose before
the camera unless be has a rural back
ground of growing oats or new mown
bay.
Colonel William J. Bryan Is the guest
of Lewis Nixon, who succeeded Richard
Croker to the boss-ship of Tammany
hall. This Is doubtless one of the re
wards for Bryan's famous declaration.
"Great is Tammany and Croker is Its
prophet"
A Prophet Away frena Home,
Washington Post.
For a man whose state has repudiated
his doctrines. Mr. Bryan is doing consider'
able traveling la order to ad Ties tbe demo
crats of other states.
Chases for a Haadost
Baltimore American.
As long as the sultan of Turkey Is re
ported to be giving away the rulas la bis
dominions, he might as well present his
government to some responsible neighbor
Sorely a Mistake Somewhere. "
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.'
The report of a fist fight la this morn
ing's paper may lead soma to suppose that
the United States senate Is still In session.
But that Is not the case. The pugilists In
San Francisco did not even fight under the
senate rules.
Flerpoat Bforgaa Versos Brltaaalau
Chicago Chronicle.
There Is really something pitiful la the
spectacle which Is presented by Britannia,
who 'once ruled the wave, going Into hys
terics at the operations of Mr. Morgan,
ho now rules them. The almost childish
glee of the London newspapers at the pros
pect of a lisa of Anglo-Canadian steamsrs
to compete with the Morgan combination
shows to what extremities British pride Is
reduced. And the worst of It la that Brit
annla will probably wake up some morning
to find that Morgan has gobbled up the
.pew Anglo-Canadlaa line, too.
15 TUB CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Burwell Tribune: Klnkald will be the
next congressman from the BIx. Sixth. It's
safe enough to bank on.
Falls City Journal: The man who is to
run against Hon. B. J. Burkett for congress
Is evidently waiting for tbe office to seek
him.
Kearney Hub: General Barry has so ef
fectually disappeared since he received the
fusion nomination for congress that It Is not
altogether certain that he has not been lost
In the shuffle.
Wayne Herald: The election of Jv J. Mc
Carthy to succeed Congressman Robinson
does not worry republicans any, but a great
many are busy figuring on how much Mr.
McCarthy's majority will be. Most every
one puts It In four figures.
Wayne Republican i Will Robinson
make his campaign on national IssuesT If
so, someone please tell us his subject. -The
democratic party will also be pleased to
get a tip, aa the whole gang down at head
quarters are desperately short on Issues.
Here Is a chance for Robinson to Ret away
up to the top of democratic fame if he will
discover a national Issue.
Wayne Herald: The talk now Is that In
Wayne county Mr. J. J. McCarthy win se
cure a majority of not less than 200. A few
demoorats who would like to vote for Mr.
Robinson realize that the only way for this
section of the state to secure anything is to
elect a republican who Is In touch with the
administration and who thus can ac
complish something for his portion of the
state. The farmers are beginning to real
ise this and the vote will be a surprise to
fusionlsts la this oounty this fall.
Tekamah Journal: Congressman Robin
son bas been renominated by the fuslon
lsts for his third term as congressman. If
the republican strength is all polled for the
republican candidate Mr. Robinson will be
defeated. There is no reason why It should
not. Mr. Robinson, while a good, clean
man, has done little else in congress but
secure Information desired by his con
stituency and aid la formulating and car
rying out plans to embarrass and harrass
tbe republican administration. No re
publican should vote to continue such a
policy. ' -
Norfolk News: The campaign has not yet
opened In the Third district sufficiently to
determine Just how the opposing forces are
lining up, but from all appearances the
republicans are well united under Mc
Carthy's leadership and are assembling
themselves In a solid phalanx that will
sweep across the district In a fashion to
carry all opposition before it to a magnifi
cent victory. The fusion forces that have
been dwindling through several campaigns
wilt dwindle some more this fall and the
district will again be In the republican
column when the votes are counted.
Leigh World: For the third time John S.
Robinson of Madison has been nominated for
congress from the Third dlstrlot, twice he
has been elected, but the third election Is
where he will fall short. In the other two
campaigns In which Robinson figured the
district was hopelessly fusion. It Is dlffef'
ent now. The district Is almost evenly di
vided politically, with odds In favor of the
republicans, besides the republicans have a
strong and able candidate In the person of
J. J. McCarthy of Dixon, who is clean, able
and a vote getter, and In the face of all
theee difficulties the fusion foroes can
hardly expect to win.
North Platte Tribune: The Alliance Grip,
one of the ablest democratic papers In the
Sixth congressional district, recently said:
The nomination of P. H. Barry, populist.
practically insures the election of Judge
Klnkald. Barry has been a life-long re
publican and quit that party to secure an
office.. With democrats It Is a choice. be
tween a good republican and a bad repub
lican, and,' while a great many democrats
will refuse to vote for either, those who'
do vote will no' doubt decide for Judge
Klnkald, who Is a gentleman of ability and
Intellectual attainments, who will not de
stroy his usefulness to the district by con
tinually denouncing men capable of ma
terially aiding the district as enemies of the
people. Deliver us from a republican popu
list." Broken Bow Republican: Judge Sullivan
exercised an unusual amount of good com
mon sense when he declined the nomina
tion for congress at Kearney last week,
which was twice tendered him by the pop
and democratlo conventions. A salary of
$5,000 a year with the honor of represent
lng the Sixth district In congress .would ba
tempting to most of us and had there been
certainty of the election the office would
not have gone begging. Judge Sullivan
was not the only one that could Interpret
the writing on the wall. Congressman
Neville, the present Incumbent, declined
before the convention convened to be a
candidate for renomlnation and Judge West-
over, who resides In Judge Klnkald's dis
trict, positively declined to be considered,
and Mike Harrington, who was a pop at
Grand Island and a democrat at Kearney,
declined. It was when everybody else re
fused to stand that the conventions finally
put P. H. Barry of Greeley on their ticket.
It was evident they considered him a weak
Bister, but It finally came down to him or
nobody and he was accepted. Since the
fusion crowd has practically conceded their
defeat In tbe opening of the campaign, It
Is now only a question of the size of Judge
Klnkald's majority.
Cambridge Clarion: The career of Judge
Norrls, the republican candidate for con
gress in this district, should be an Incentive
to every young man with energy and ambi
tion. Beginning, as - most young attorneys
do. In a country town, he proved himself
a lawyer in the true sense of the word, by
his absolute loyalty and fidelity to his
clients and by the seal and energy with
which he guarded their Interests. No client
ever regretted employing George Norrls; the
seal and earnestness with which he went
Into a case made success certain. Recog
nizing bis character and ability the people
of Furnas county made htm county attor
ney, notwithstanding the fact that the
county was fusion by a large majority. The
same seal of fearleeaness characterised his
acts ss county attorney, as did his
acts while In the employ of other
clients. Tbat personality, perseverance
and straightforwardness, which endeared
htm to his clients and to the people
of Furnas county, elected him - district
Judge in 1895 and re-elected him to that po
sition In 1899, notwithstanding his party was
largely in the minority at both elections.
As a Judgs George W. Norrls has won the
esteem and respect of all who have come In
contact with him without regard to party
affiliations. His success aa a lawyer, his
record as a Judge, bis popularity as a thor
ough westerner snd bis personality as s
man give assurance that the Fifth congrest
slonal district will bs represented In the
next congress by a republican.
Coosolatioa. (or Homao Lobsters
Boston Transcript.
It does not appear that, there Is any such
shortage of lobsters as has been reported.
although the prices to be paid for the
crustacean srs of a character to make a
director la tbe beef trust feel envious. At
this season of the year there is always
a scarcity of lobsters, due to the fact that
many of the shore fishermen who have lob
ster traps also have their baying to do and
give more attention to agriculture than to
fishing. At the present prices for lobsters
there is profit enough to warrant tbe fish
ermen in paying more attention to their
lobater traps; but baying, according to the
old farm saying, is one of those things
which' will not wait.
man pricr or bkef.
.
lojoaetlesi Aaalast Meat Pstekers l'
able to Brloar Prices Dwa.
Chicago Tribune.
A few weeks ago there was a national
outburst of wrath over the high price of
beef snd tbe Chicago packers who It was
popularly believed were responsible tor It.
They were ordered by the courts to abstain
from practices which It was alleged they
had been guilty of, whoae assumed effect
had been dearer meat.
Beef costs more sow than It did when
the restraining order was Issued. Mutton
is cheaper, but this is not such a mutton
loving country as England Is. Either be
cause tbe mutton Is not particularly good
or because of long Indulgence In beef tbere
are many consumers who prefer dear beef
to cheap mutton. But though beef Is more
expensive than It was when curses were
being heaped upon tbe packing house
"monopolists" nobody Is much disturbed.
Nobody charges the packers with dis
obedience of the orders of the court. It
seems to be sssumed that as they have
been directed not to meddle with prices
they are not meddling with them. The
advance in the price of beef, pork snd
poultry Is escribed to natural causes by
all who talk about the subject and nobody
contradicts them. It may be that some
of the people who were blaming the pack
ers tor the advance In prices early In tbe
year, are not sure now but what It was
due to natural causes.
Undoubtedly, tbe beef eaters of the coun
try are not reconciled to prloes which con
tinue to go up, but for some reason they
are silent In July about a subject they
had so much to say about In May- Prob
ably It was Impossible for them to keep at
a white heat of Indignation over one griev
ance for so . long a time. ' Other things
have come up for them to soold about. But
while less Is said about the advance In
the price of meat tbe effect of the advance
is apparent. It Is the one great cauae of
the continuous demands for higher wags
scales. The worklngman, so large a per
centage of whoae earnings go to buy food
stuffs, discovers that the sum set apart
for that purpose does not buy so much
as It used to. Then follows the almost
Inevitable demand for better pay.
THB FOUNDATION OP PROSPERITY.
It la the Fertility of Oar Farms sad
Indnatry of Onr Aarlowltortats.
Philadelphia Publlo Ledger.
The prosperity of the United States is In
timately associated with the fertility of Its
farms and the Industry of Its agricultur
ists. The produot of American soil auppllest
not only tbe wants of our own people, but
the surplus crop Is practically a necessity
tor millions In. alien countries. Our enor
mous yield of cereals, vegetables and other
forms of agricultural products that may be
utilized Is attributable to the productiveness
of tbe land, the geniality of climate, the
perfection of farm machinery and appliances
and, lastly and most Importantly, the en
ergy and Intelligence of the American
farmer. The actual raising of crops would
not be of great avail, however, but for the
wonderful facilities for transportation which
American enterprise has provided. Tbe
rapid development of railroads has made It
possible to market crops at a profit la dis
tant communities, and the "godd roads"
movement' has further contributed to the
welfare of the agriculturist.
In olden times the routine of farm work
was not mors monotonous than the persist
ence in clinging to traditional methods. Tbe
farmer of today and none mors so than the
American has a great advantage over his
prototype. He makes a study of his busi
ness, appreciates fully the importance of
the rotation of crops, understands the util
ity and "relative 'value- of fertilizers, Is al
ways receptive of new Ideas and his affairs
flourish In proportion to his Intelligence and
application. He Is not the dull and hopeless
delver of the soil, but an Independent man,
with all the endowments of reason and all
the possibilities of success that confront bis
city brother.
Th American farmer la one of tho high
est products of7 American civilization. His
forbears biased the way through tho track
less wastes, and he maintains their sturdy
Independence and exemplifies the undaunted
spirit which characterised them In their
struggle against adversity. His prosperity
Is but the harvest of the seed they sowed.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Kins- Lewanlka has oromlsed to Institute
a temperance crusade In Barotseland.
There Is now no doubt about it Pst
Crowe and Harry Tracy ars traveling to
gether. Trinr. Adalbert, third son of the kaiser.
has opened a house of his own, especially
built for mm at iuei. xne iaa is is years
old. ,
Tti Miiumr of Janan la to confer the
highest decoration upon Lord Salisbury, tt
Is said. In honor of tho Anglo-Japanese al
liance. --"" .
rtnlnnol T). B. Dver of Auaruata. Ga.. has
the distinction of being the only republican
who has ever been on tbs staff of demo
cratlo governor In Georgia,
It la nfllclallv announced that Queen Wll-
kaltnlni'i atar at Bchaumbura- ha had a
very beneficial Influence on her health, but
precautions still have to oe ooservea.
Tt was axoected In Berlin that the re
building of the Royal library would ba
made the occasion of a prize competition,
but Emperor William bas chosen Ihne ss
tbe architect and the plans are now oeing
elaborated by him.
Governor Odetl says the beat way to wear
.IIV bat la to carry It In a CTlD. He U
having a dress suit case mads with a com
partment for his "stovepipe," so that he
needn't wear it when he's off duty nor oarry
an extra bat box. .
Ex-Captain Dreyfus has not even yet
completely recovered from the effects of
his rigorous treatment on the He du Dlabla.
It Is now stated that his eyesight is seri
ously affected and tbat there Is a danger
of bis becoming blind.
Tbe design which will appear In colors on
sll the posters snd other printed matter
of tbe Professional Woman's league exhibit,
to be held In the Madison Square garden
this fall, la the work of Emma B. Shields.
She received a prize of 1500 for It.
Mrs. Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward makes
return under the Massachusstts "lobby act"
tor herself and others that Asa P. French
was paid $600 as counsel fees for helping to
secure the pasage of a bill for the further
restriction of the practice of vivisection.
General Delarey is one of the Boor leaders
for whom everyone bas fslt a touch of sym
pathy, for, like Lord Roberts, he lost a son
In the war bright youth only 16 years of
ago, who was laid low by a bullet that
struck him while he was standing by his
father's side at Modder river.
During his last Illness "Chris" Magee,
the Pittsburg millionaire, was attended by
a Philadelphia physician, who sent la a
bill of 1350,000. . Mr. Magee's executors
refused to pay and the doctor sued. The
court cut his bill to $30,000, but the medical
man is not satisfied and will appeal.
- They have a Suaday 'closing ordinance In
Joplln, Mo., and under Us provisions only
necessaries may be sold. A grocer was
accused of selling plug tobacco on Sunday,
but bis attorney raised the point that
clewing tobacco Is s necessity. Judgs
Brown, before whom tbe case was tried,
took the same view and discharged the
accused. Then he took a fresh chew of
plug, and called the next case.
FARM LANDS A AN INVESTMENT.
No Bettor or Safer deoarltr far
f-asltal to Bo H.
a St. Louis Republlo.
A Cincinnati paper calls attention to the
Investments which are now being made la
western farm lands snd claims that this Is
the one unhealthy sign In speculation. Ac
cording to this alarmist, the buying of
western farm lands Is the result of tho fesr
which was arouaed by the narrowly averted
panic In May of last year.
Though there has been much buying snd
selling of lend In tbe middle west during
the past year. It cannot bo said that con
ditions have not Justified the movement.
For tho past Ave or six years all of tbs
central western states havs had bumper
crops, with the exception of the corn fail
ure last summer, aa occurrence unpre
cedented la the history of tho Mississippi
valley. i
This year the prospects are equally gooV
The spot with snytblng lees than an ever-t
age yield Is the exception. Tbe wheel
harvest has been up to standard. Corn was
never better, except on bottom lands, where
there have been floods. In the area stricken
by the drouth last year tbe hay crop has
been a third heavier than usual.
In some neighborhoods, one season's crop
has been nearly enough to psy for the
lsnd, taking the price prevailing during
tho early part of the '0s. With corn and
wheat selling high, the farmer's Income has
been large enough to. Justify Investment In
Improvements which ten yesrs ago would
have been deemed unnecessary.
If farms are such excellent producers of
wealth for the farmer, why not for the
Investor who has money lying Idle In the
banker Even those men who accepted
western mortgages in the '80s have lost
nothing If they bare been fortunate enough
to bold their foreclosed properties. They
were a good Investment. It was tho men
who "boomed" towneltes and additions that
made soma western Investments unprofit
able. There Is no danger tbat farm lands will
go too high." They are as good as gold
bonds. They have proved veritable
bonanzas to those who have been fortunate
enough to own them. With tho closer set
tlement of the country they are sure to
Increase In value. There Is no Inflation at
the present time. Compared with some of
the Industrial stocks, the farms of the
middle west are selling much below, value.
MIDSUMMER MERRIMENT.
Washington Stan "And how. were you
finally captured?"
"I was completely worn out," replied the
western desperado.
"By fatigue and htlna-erT"
No; aivin' newspaper men Interviews
an' havli
my picture took."
Punch: Tiutv Vlaltni. at WniJL. Hr.M
Club, alvlnar anma bitIa am
And, you know, ladies never sneak tr.
gentlemen without an introduction.
jj-it Know, yer aon t, misa,- an' ws
often pities yer I
New Tork Times: "There," remarked'
Eve. as she held her rrmtinn nfr at am-
length. "I flatter mveclf thla la In atvi
even If It Is home made."
And, Indeed, the nrtlatlo arrangement of
Six DterOdactvl Wlna-S In frnnt anrt fan
yards of Florida moss hanging down tho
back gave It quite a 19u2 effect
CTblriAav. " -Mm TTnn. & T-- v,
must have led a monotonous existence
after the eviction. v
j-iomer wny ao you think so?
bors to. come around and borrow things.
Chlcaro Record-HeraM; "Vnn h .n.),
a cozy home here," her caller said.
'Yes." she renlled. "flnmtlmp T Imm)
feel like giving up my club work and liv
ing ln.lt for a while.
New Tork Sun: "I would be willing to
work." said Trro Dout. "if I rould a-, ih.
sort of job I want". .1
-wnat wouia mat Job ber
"Well. I wouldn't mind calllnar out th
stations on an Atlantic liner."
11 . s
Washlna-ton Rto r "rsirimia man
Blnx." ' "
'What has he been dolng-T"
Wnthlnav Tt (a what V.A
doing that makes him remarkable. UsV
lliat niirr-h a UtA a rMiH.nn. mil t tnwm - n .
never says a word about beina obllgedjto
Puck: Gladys Is ho So abaolutajv rifn.
pant and worth! enT ' r-
tttnei ia ne7 Why. every arlrl he meat
feels sure sho discovers nobis qa all ties In
him that only need development by a-tru
woman.
Chlcaro Tribune; Rha u Mllna- at tha.
soda fountain. "How many different kinds
of drinks do you serve here?" sho asked.
ja, ivn or nnoen, rep ilea mo clerK,
"but we have flftv or tjttv riirrnrant nsmM
for them."
Judge: First Burglar Herea av ' bauik
cashier bin steal In' for twenty Toons slq
only taken ten t'ousand dollars.
Second Burarlar Hully Kee Such an In
competent man es dax must or sot his Job)
t'roo 'tnfiooenco.'
GLADYS' GARDEN.
Bomervillo Journal.
And now the summer days rurrS)omS
And Gladys, sweet and fair.
Goes out and views the flower 1
And looks. desDondent where .
In early spring sho labored haxd ' 1
And tucked away her seeds.
Ala! Poor Gladys! Woe Is borf
Her only Crop is woods.
For first there, cams the neighbor's rians
And scratched tho garden up.
And then one day there was a hole
Dug by the doctor's pup.
Aud then there came a chilling frost
That frose the seedlings small.
Alas! Poor Gladys! Woe Is her!
She has no luck at aJU
TEARFUL CK CnHRfUl?'
Whether a woman is tearful or cheer-;
ful depends not on what she has tnateri-1
ally, but what she is physically. . Many
an indulgent husband is driven almost
to despair by tbo tearful outburst of a
wife who
has "every
thing she
wants. He
wants to
know
what's the
matter. But
the wife
can't telL
8hs only
knows that
she is de
pressed snd
despondent.
Such
condition is
usually re-.
lated toj
some form
nf woraaalv
disease. Tbe mental depression has its
corresponding womanly weakness.
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
changes tearful women to cheerful women
by curing the diseases which cause phve-
ioisl weakness snd depresaion of spirit.
It establishes regularity, dries unhealthy
drains, heals inflammation and ulcera
tion, and cures female weakness.
Mrs. Alice Adams, of laboratory, Washlar-
(on Co., ra., ears ;
to let voa keow dot
ra ; WMS aaaay tbaak I write
to let yo keow bo I eia. I caa say by Ood s
help and roar help I ata wall. I kav takca aU
bodies of Dr. rtcrca't Paroriu PTeacrivooo sad
two ef hie 'Ooldaa Madual trtacovery,1 aad I
eaa do all any work. 1 caat praia yoer meai
cine toe blg-hiy. I will wcymni yoar madi
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give tbcaa my address.
" Favorite Prescription " makes weak
women strong and sick women well. ,
Accept no auLatUule fur tii tuculclss
which works wonders for weak
women.
Keep the bowels healthy by tbs
timely use of Doctor Pierce's Pica
FeUota,
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