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Benator-elect Smoot Is Just beslunlng
to learn wbat a bad man' he is.
By the way, what has become . of
Dare Mercer's great bridge that was to
connect South Omaha ' and- Lake
Manawa?
When a farmer member is picked out
by the railroad lobby to head the rail
road committee, , It may be safely as
Sumedthat the lobby1 knew what it was
about.
Every member of the legislature must
go on record on the Tltol issue of rail
road taxation. The roll call will show
which is more potent the people or the
railroads.
Municipal ownership sentiment Is
growing. That Is the only construction
that can be placed on the widespread
Interest In the municipal ownership con
vention now in session in New Yonc
city.
The story has been revived that King
Leopold of Belgium will visit the United
States, probably about Easter time. This
1 hould glvo the American actresses time
to spruce up for the royal visitor whose
weakness is known to lie that way.
Nebraska should participate In the
St Louis exposition with a creditable
exhibit of Its resources and products.
To do this, however. It Is not necessary
to erect a building to servo as a loafing
place for supernumeraries on the pay
roll. The failure of the passage of the
statehood bill means that the present
membership of the senate and the next
house will govern the numerical strength
of the next electoral college, so that
figuring on the result may begin at
once.
t - I ' JS
And now a Nebraska man has con
tributed to the national conscience fund
by sending $10 to Secretary of the
Treasury Shaw. If no contributions
came to It except from Nebraska the
concience fund would not burden the
treasury.
With an aggregate state debt of
nearly $2,000,000, the present Nebraska
legislature would scarcely be Justified in
Increasing the appropriations for the
next two years by more than half t
million above the appropriations for the
last two years.
Tbe offer of a Mexican millionaire to
pay off the country's foreign debt is
probably not so much an act of patriot
ism as a business proiKjsltlou to transfer
the interest payments from the pockets
of foreign landholders to tire coffers
of the gonerous philanthropist.
Congressman ' le Armoud wants - to
know what Oreat Britain would think
of a proposition to release Canada for
annexation to the United States. If
there is anyone in congress who has
deceived himself into the idea that Great
Britain would regard any such proposi
tion with favor he must be deaf, dumb
and blind.
The efforts of the Herman goverumeut
to discredit American meats under pre
tense that they are treated with pre
servatives that are not herlthful is too
gauzy and transparent If the United
States resorted .to such flimsy excuses
for discriminating against German pro
duct we would hear from It very
quickly. . .
The Interstate Commerce commlssl6n
las figured out that the market value
of the railway securities issued against
all tbe railroads in the United States
aggregate $H,3M.103,5:i. It would be
Interesting to know how much the rail
roads pay tu taxes on this immense cap
lullratiou and how much more they
would have to pay if all tbe railroad
property were taxed on the Mania basis
and at the aama rate as other property
VOXtlDCXCE l!T THK PRK9 IDEXT,
We noted a few days ago the state
ment of the New York Coinuien'liil tlint
th ww power conferred upon the pres
ided, of the I'nlted StnU-s, In the (Tril
lion of the bureau of corporations In
the new Department of Commerce and
Labor, is tremendous and might lie em
ployed to destroy corporations at the
will of the thief executive. We ex
pressed the opinion that there was no
substantial ground for any fenr of this
kind and thut certainly so far as Pres
ident Iloosevelt Is concerned lie can be
depended upon to exercise the authority
given him with enre and conservatism,
having consideration alike for what Is
due to the public and what Is just to the
corporations.
We are glad to soy that our New York
contemporary has faith in the good
Judgment of Mr. Roosevelt nud that
Its apprehension was simply In regard
to some future president who might be
especially antagonistic to the corpora
tions and bent upon destroying them.
In the Inst Issue of that paper at. hand
It confesses entire confidence that Pres
ident Roosevelt will not use the law to
unjustly deal with the corporations and
no one who has a proper estimate of
the president will expect him to do more
than require that the law shall be
properly enforced. It cannot be too
clearly understood that Mr. Roosevelt
Is not muklng war upon the corpora
tions. He has repeatedly said that the
policy to be pursued In regard to them
should not be one of destruction. What
he aims to accomplish Is the elimina
tion of that which is bad and the pres
ervation of that which Is good. The
policy ho urges Is remedial and not rev
olutionary.
It is not to be doubted that when the
bureau of corporations has been. organ
ized the law will U fully carried ut and
no corporation that Is complying with
existing law and Is dealing honestly nnd
fairly with the public bos anything to
fear from this. On the contrary every
such corporation will be made stronger
by the. fact that the government investi
gation has shown It to be on a sound
basis and worthy of public confidence.
It Is not corporations of this character
that are fearful of -the consequences
of the new law providing for their in
vestigation, , but. only ' such as cannot
stand the light of publicity.
President Ropsevelt is most .heartily
in favor of whatever will , conserve the
business interests and th prosperity of
the country. HJs opposition to monop
olistic combinations whtch contravene
the laws is earnest and sincere but he
does not Intend a warfare upon all cor
porations that Would be destructive of
business and prosperity... The law will
be enforced. That can be confidently
predicted. But it will be done discreetly
and conservatively, ao that all Interests
shall be properly cared for.
AS TO CUMPliLSORr AHBITKATIOIT.
A bill has been introduced in the legis
lature of Pennsylvania providing for
compulsory arbitration in controversies
between labor and capital. It Is not at
all probable that tbe measure will pass,
but it is interesting as renewing Inter
est in the question of arbitration be
tween capital and labor, which we need
hardly say is one of the -very greatest
importance. We think that every in
telligent man who has glyen aay atten
tion to this overshadowing question
must have reached the conclusion that
In order to preserve industrial-peace it
Is absolutely essential that a way shall
be found to submit disputes', 'between
capital nnd labor to arbitration.
The difficulty, is to devise a practicable
plan one that will be satisfactory to
all concerned. Neither labor nor capital
in this country is favorable to a com
pulsory system. Whenever it has been
seriously proposed it has been met with
an overwhelming opposition. The Civic
Federation, organized to promote in
dustrlul peace, is on record in opposl
tion to the Idea of compulsory arbltra
tion. The leaders of organized labor,
without exception, are opposed to that
policy. It has advocates, who strenu
ously urge that In po other way is it
possible to maintain industrial peace,
but these are so greatly In the minority
that despite the ability with which
they argue their cause they exert very
little influence upon public sentiment
and so far as organized labor Is con
cerned seem to make no. Impression
whatever.
Yet It must be admitted that there Is
no subject today before the Anlerican
people of greater Interest or moment
than that relating to the future con
ditlons between capital and labor, in
comparison with tills all our foreign
relations and everything respecting our
insular possessions Is of minor conse
quence. The Industrial and fominerclal
progress of the country,, our financial
weirare ana jne wen-neg or our
people as a whole, all dppeud upon
such relations between capital and labor
as will insure Industrial peace and keep
in constant operation and activity tbe
agencies that are necessary to Industrial
progress and prosperity.
Every discussion of this very" impor
tant question must have a tendency to
bring about the solution of one of the
most perplexing problems connected
with, juoderu ..' industrial conditions.
Thiere seems noV to be no possibility
that we shall jever have compulsory
arbitration In tails. country, but there Is
reason to think that hereafter both
capital and lalor will be letter in
clined than la. the past to submit their
differences to arbitration.
In a letter to the Washington Pjst
Senator est explains the authorship of
tin- r.utl tmt-t act in 1!0, known as the
Miermuu law. Simply as a contribu
tion to history his statement is valuible.
U npitcars t he t while Johu Sherman
n ported an anti-trust bill from tbe sen
ate lmine' committee that measure was
afterward wholly changed, baring met
with strong opjiositlon in tbe senate,' so
that aa a matter of fact Sherman la
not entitled to the entire credit for that
le;J!ntlnn. According to Senator Vest,
lion. (Jeorge 1'. IMnninils' had more to
1 lo " it;i the framing of the existing law
ihnu anyltodv else, he Isng at that
time the chairman of the Judiciary com
mittee, of which laTr. Vest was u uiem-
ber. It Is ix-rbflpa not a mutter of very
great linitortiince and yet It Is well to
have the credit for this valuable legis
lation placed where It proiterly belongs.
a .Mr cracks is thk'wall.
Spite legislation to gratify revenges
and avenge fancied or real grievances
has seldom proved a paying investment
and this applies especially to charter-
making aud municipal reform legisla
tion. Charters framed to promote fac
tional Interests at the expense of the
whole community rarely fall- to prove
disastrous to the men whom they are
designed to benefit nnd quite often
prove advantageous to the men whom
they were Intended to Injure.
Raising the salaries of positions tem
porarily occupied by political cronies
and favorites and lowering the salaries
of offices temporarily filled by offensive
part'sans does not strike the impartial
citizen very favorably. Nor does the
transfer and distribution of appoint
ments and employments from the legiti
mate aud responsible head of govern
ment to the ward representatives
promise any betterment in the public
service. On the contrary, it simply
means rings within rings and a give-
nnil take system of spoils under pretext
of smashing the machine.
The king is dead long live the king.
When the old machine Is in the scrap
heap, the new mnchlne Is lubricating Its,
running gear. The change of machines
does not necessarily mean the purifica
tion of the government. It simply
means that a new lot of ple-blters have
wedged their way Into' the places occu
pied by the old pie-biters.
If the Omaha delegation in the legis
lature can turn Its back on the city hall
for Just a few liK.iutes nnd turn its face
to thecourt house. It might perceive a
few cracks in the wall that need patch
ing. For example, they might see that
wide crack that allows all the interest
on county funds to leak out into the
unknown and unknownble, while the
city funds in bank depositories are
drawing 2 per cent Interest.
If the delegation were ' disposed to
look" a little further It might discover
the crack through which about $3,000
a year is lost by the looseness of the
law that permits the county commis
sioners to pay 45 cents a day for feed
ing prisoners in the county Jail, while
prisoners in the city Jail receiving the
same kind of rations are fed for 16
cents per ,day.
If the .delegation would look still
further .It might also discover other
cracks in the court house by which
salaried.", officers manage to ladle out
comfortable incomes on the aide ' be
cause tp law does not ppeciflcally re
quire t Mm to account for Interest on
funds . fift which they are trustees.
Comptroller Westberg, who has never
been very' backward in coming forward,
declared himself heartily in favor of
municipal ownership of water works
at the Prospect Hill Improvement club
meeting, but advises caution in the pur
chase of some of the other franchisee!
corporations until they have reached a
stage of progress such as that attained
by the water works plant. What the
explosive comptroller menus by his com
parative "state of progress" nobody
but a mind reader can divine. How big
must a francblsed corporation be be
fore the city would be Justified in buy
ing it out or building a plant of its
own, If it cannot be. bought out at a
reasonable price? Take for example
tbe Electric Lighting company, which
now supplies light and power for
Omaha without a legal franchise. Why
should not the city either acquire pos
session of Its plant by purchase or
build a plant of its own which will sup
ply cheaper power and cheaper light to
the city and to private consumers?
Republicans of Lincoln have Just had
an experience with a primary election
apparently carried by ballots cast by
non-registered voters on perjured
certWoates which has doubtless opened
tneir eyes to tlie possibilities of the
case- and made them realize better how
the primaries In Omaha were carried
last fall by the Mercernarles. Out of
some 2.1500 votes more than 900 came
from men who swore they had ueg
lected to register because of sickness
or absenre from the city, while In one
district fifty votes more were polled at
the primary than were polled by repub
lican candidates at the last election
That the certlrtcate loophole Is the
avenue for grossest fraud both in pri
maries and elections Is too plain to re
quire explanation. The law ought to
lie amended to provide agolnst such
fniisuse of the election machinery.
though It Is not to be expected that
lieneficiaries of such practices either in
Lincoln or In Omaha will lead the way.
Acting on the suggestion of The Bee,
Senator Hall has Introduced a bill de
signed to shut down 011 the shameless
trading of school board patronage by
whicb the payrolls of the schools have
been loaded down with 'sisters, cousins
and aunts of lioard members and null
rather than merit made the passport to
appointment aud promotion. Nothing
has done so much to demoralise the
teaching force of our public schools and
to retard their progress as the flagrant
nepotism practiced by school boards in
the past. There should not be a single
vote recorded against Senator Hall's
bill.
The unusual activity that has re
cently prevailed among the) various im
provement clubs, north, south, east and
west. Is by no means altogether due to
popular interest In revenue legislation.
The presence of political candidates for
city offices and their generou contribu-
tion of disinterested advice Justifies tbe
suspicion that these spontaneous gath
erings have become grinding places for
political axes.
If the opeu door is the right thing
for all who may desire to furnish Omaha
with electric power, why Is not the
open door policy equally good for all
who may wish to supply Omaha with
telephone service? It would take sev
eral millions to establish a power plant.
It will take less than a quarter of a
million to establish a first-class telephone
service.
The Howell-tJUbert water bill may
be drawn with the purpose of forcing
acquisition of the water works under
the purchase clause of the contract
but that does not prove that the city
would not fare better if it proceeded
through Its right of eminent domain.
It will devolve on the water board to
see that the city does not get the worst
of it
Twelve governors have already ac
cepted invitations to participate in the
dedication exercises of the St.. Louis
exposition, April 30. With so many
governors brought together at onetime.
Invitations to imitate tbe governor of
North Carolina" and the governor of
South Carolina may Itecome altogether
too common.
A bill has been introduced In the
legislature to enlarge the powers of the
county surveyor . of Lancaster county.
Why not also enlarge the powers of the
county surveyor of Douglas and every
other county that expends thousands of
dollars aunfinlly for roadways . and
bridges.
Speak Loader, William.
Cincinnati Enquirer (dem.)
The announcement that William J. Bryan
will not be a candidate for a nomination
for president In 1904 does not fully cover
the ground. Being a candidate Is some
thing of a technical situation.
A Study In Figures.
Chicago News.
Mr. Cortelyou thinks about $600,000 will
run his office in nice shape. Congress had
supposed $30,000 would do the job. That
is a good deal, like tBe experlenoe of the
average man who goes on a vacation.
Worrr Without Rcaaoau
. Washington Post. . . s
There Is no occasion for worry over an
Increase In United States senators from
the west. . Notwithstanding tbe large ma
jority from the west and the south, tbe
gentlemen from New England continue
to control .that august body.
Some Rubbish Left,
' St. Louis Globe-Democrat. .
It Is Intimated that the legislature com
mittee Investigating the get-rich-qulck
concerns In' this state Is ready to report
"a deplorable condition of things." The
public la prepared to hear that the locks
are all right and the stable empty.
Repudiating; the Bond.
- -Chicago. Chronicle.
Refusal .of .Geramny and Great Britain
to give up the captured Venesuelan vessels
in accordance wittfthe terms oftthe proto
cols furnishes a. singular instance of na
tional sbamelessnese. Will any power dare
to trust agreements whicb these precious
allies may make In future? '
Another Saueese Promised, .
Cleveland Leader.
The anthracite mine operators, it Is said,
will seek to make the public pay higher
prices for coal during next winter to make
up the losses occasioned by the strike and
to compensate for a possible increase in the
wages of miners. The public will have to
submit There la no way In which to get
relief from extortion.
Great Chnnares Do Happen.
Indianapolis News.
The fact that Colonel Humphrey of the
Quartermaster's department who, at 81
honey, told Colonel Roosevelt of the Rough
Riders to "go to the devil," will soon be
tinder obligations to President Roosevelt
for an appointment as quartermaster gen
eral. Is an example of what great changes
may happen in a very short time In this
country. Indeed, It Is very difficult for
anybody to know whom he may kick with
safety.
Paaslnar of the Story Tellers.
Atlanta Constitution.
Two of tbe best story-tellers In the sea
ate will return to private life with the
passing of this congress. George Graham
Vest of Missouri, whose wit and stories
have enlivened the cloak .'.rooms for the
last twenty years, will end his public ca
reer, and at tbe same time John P. Jones
of Nevada will retire. While Senator Vest
was brilliant on tbe floor, be waa wlttfsst
In the smoking room. When surrounded
by a group' of appreciative listeners, he
would tell stories -and make Jests by the
bour. Senator Jones also has not kept his
fun under a bushel. He Is extremely se
rious and profound In debate, but In a
free-and-easy discussion In the cloakroom
bia quaint humor Is second to that of no
member of tbe senate.
AMEDED BAXKRl'PTCY LAW.
Features of the Measare Recently
Passed by Congress.
Harper's Weekly.
A measure' of great Importance to busi
ness men end lawyers and, indeed, to tho
whole community ts the bill which waa
signed by the president on Februcry 5, and
by which the bankruptcy law of 1898 was
materially amended. We observe. In the
first place, 'hat by the new law preferred
creditors of a person who soon afterwards
becomes a bankrupt are not debarred from
having other claims passed upon by a fail
ure to surrender tbe amount received. In
pursuance of a decision of the United
Slates supreme court, a preferred creditor
may now retain the amount paid, provided,
o course, the payment was not fraudulent,
while st tbe same tl.ne. as regards debts
unpaid, he will share the rlghta of other
creditors. Another Important amendment
provides that the appointment of a re
ceiver for an Insolvent corporation shall
be deemed an art of bankruptcy, entitling
tbe creditors to choose their own trustee.
Among tbe objections to a discharge which
are Included In the new law la the giving
of a falae mercantile statement, or the
proof that a voluntary bankrupt has sought
te go through bankruptcy more than once
la alx years. The bill Just enacted also
adds to the Hat of debts from which
bankrupt csnnot be relieved by a discbarge
in bankruptcy. Among these additions are
debts to wife and children, and alimony
also any sum due under a Judicial decision
to a aeduced woman or for tbe support of
P Illegitimate child. We note, finally, that
the llLt of corporations permitted to go
isto voluntary bankruptcy will hereafter
Include mining corporations, and that the
fee of referees an1 trustees are to be In
creased on an average by about M per cent
of tbe fees btlberU allowed by law.
FEATT'RES or LOTTERT IF.tlMO.
Oh I -i jo News: The supreme court Jus
tices have themselves taken pains to Indi
cate that their decision must not be con
strued too broadly, but the point raised la
none the less suggestive. The prohibitive
features of the Hoar and Llttleneld bills are
not likely to be enacted Into law at an
early day and the new derision will hare
no direct practical Influence on national
legislation. It serves to show, however,
that the exact extent of the powers of con
gress In this matter has yet to be tested.
Springfield Republican: The decision of
the United States supreme court upholding
the constitutional power of congress to pro
hibit the sending of lottery tickets from
one state to another Is an Important one,
especially In view ol the current conten
tion that congress would have no power to
force state corporations and combinations
of corporations under federal regulation on
penalty of being excluded from lnteratate
commerce. The court rests Us lottery de
cision on the right of the national govern
ment to regulate commerce between the
states.
Buffalo Express: The decision Is espe
cially Interesting, however. In again defin
ing the right of congress to regulate com
merce between the states. If congress can
forbid the transportation of lottery tickets
by express companies it would seem to be
strictly within Its power to forbid the trans
portation of any products. This has an Im
portant bearing on the trust question. One
of the provisions of the LittleBeld anti
trust bill, which has been passed by the
house, is that any corporation falling to
make certain reports may be restrained, en
suit of the United States, from engaging
In Interstate commerce until such returns
are made. In view of the decision given
It can be confidently expected that the su
preme court will uphold this provision of
the Littlcfleld bill, if It becomes law.
Kansas City Star: The opinion clearly
gives congress the power to prevent Inter
state transportation of commodities re
garded as Injurious to the people, but does
it also recognize Its power to prevent the
distribution, by Interstate traffic, of articles
of necessity when the methods of distribu
tion are held to be injurious to the public?
The point Is one of Importance. It may
Involve the constitutionality of some of
the anti-trust legislation enacted by con
gress In the current session, and it would
have some effect on further efforts to con
trol by federal laws the abuses of Inter
state traffic. It has come to he regarded
as necessary that congress ahall have a
larger hand In the regulation of Industry
and commerce by the enactment of better
laws within Its present powers, or, if those
powers are not sufficient, then under neces
sary amendments to the constitution.
Meanwhile the decisions of the supreme
court hearing on the subject will be mat
ters of vital public Interest.
PERSONAL MOTES.
Three hundred tunes have been submitted
in a Rhode Island competition tor a new
national hymn.
A movement to erect a monument to
General John A. Logan in Murhpysboro,
m., bis birthplace, has Just been started.
Senator Knute Nelson of Minnesota Is one
of the most accomplished linguists in the
senate. He speaks Norwegian, Swedish,
Danish, German, French and English.
Vlteglnald Vanderbllt refuses to obey tbe
district attorney's summons In the gambling
ase which cost him so much money. He
Ainay find this an unprofitable game, too.
Mrs. Roosevelt's gift, sent to tbe Dallas
(Tex.) fair, brought $121 into tbe treasury
and she received a personal note of thanks
from Mrs. Calloway, one of tbe directors.
In tbe cosmopolitan town of Chicago It ts
said tbe population, gathered from almost
every point on the globe, speaks more than
forty dialects. In addltloa to the Chlcagoese.
A tumbler of champagne placed on a side
board la the cabin of the big Cedric tbe
day tbe vessel left Liverpool was still In
place when It reached New Tork and the
steward says that not a drop wms spilled.
This speaks volumes, not only for the steadi
ness of Cedric, but for the abnegation of
Its first bnncb of passengers.
Dennis Kearney, once tbe sand lots orator
of Ban FrancUco, has been put into a novel
by Mrs. Fremont Older. Tbe book deals
with anti-Chinese agitation in California
and Kearney is much pleased with the pen
portrait of himself. His daughter, who Is
on the stage, is anxious to play the heroine's
role In a dramatization of the bonk.
Henrik Ibsen, the Norwegian author,
loves to keep his hair In disorder. This
is said to be bis one vanity. He always
carries a little toilet case containing a
looking glass and a comb, which are at
tached to the lining of his gray bat. He
will often remove bis hat to J 00k Into the
mirror to sen bow bis hair la lying. It It
is not rough enough to suit his fancy he
uses the comb to give It the requisite
tangle.
Dr. 8arak lectured in Washington on
"Occult Sciences" recently and gave some
demonstrations of what could be done by
mental concentration. Next day someone
was telling in the senate cloakroom of
these marvels. "Why," said the narrator,
"I almost believe that man could smash a
bottle by simply' concentrating his mind
upon It." "That's nothing," said Senator
Knooner blandly. "I've known men to think
of a bottle and break a dollar."
TUBS JCR1ST If POLITICS.
Objections to tbe Political Invasion
of the Jndlclnry.
Kansas City Star.
The protest of Justice W. W. Goodrich of
the New Tork supreme court, against tbe
Invasion of the field of the judiciary by tbe
political managers in search of available
candidates was made in good faith and
good temper, and It ought to have a far
reaching effect. Thla utterance was not
necessarily Inspired by the assumed candi
dacy of Alton B. Parker of New York for
the democratic nomination for president,
but It Is inevitable and proper that this
special application should be made. How
ever, the fruitless efforts of last yesr to
secure a candidate for governor from tbe
judiciary of New York state are still fresh
enough In mind to be made the subject of
such a protest, even It there were not plen
tiful instances In other ststes. Justice
Goodrich very truthfully says:
"Tbe Judge who ts listening with ex
pectant ear to the bee of political prefer
ence buzzing In bis bonnet ia slready crip
pled in his usefulness. Let us have no Ju
dicial temptation to play to the galleries;
no hungering after tbe flesbpots of Egypt,
no opinions suggestive of the writer's view
of his own availability as a candidate."
This epitomizes tho objections to the po
litical invasion of the Judiciary. Tbe
courts of the land, especially those of
higher of final resort, should be kept abso
lutely free from the contaminating Influ
ences of officeseeklng. It Is absolutely es
sential to the well-being of the nation that
the courts be kept pure, and that they In
spire tbe awe and reverence of the people.
They are ths tribunals of Justice. Tbey
pass upon the application of the laws and
upon ths laws themselves. They are sup
posed to stsnd between the people and leg
islative and government error, and they
should and do command the confidence of
tbe public. But ooce ths higher bench be
comes a recognised stepping-stone to the
lucratlce places of general politics, the
prestige of the courts will suffer and tislr
usefulness wUl be unpsired.
ROl'ND ABOVT NEW TORK.
Ripples on tho Tnrrent of Life In the
Metropolis.
A marked diversity of opinion on the
question of "race suicide" exists among
the ministers of New York and driclnlty.
Rev. Dr. Copeland Myers of Brooklyn com
mends the utterances of President Rpoae
vclt on the subject, and declaresYthat "If
the churches were not so easily'' shooked
every conscientious and wise -''minister
would hnve sounded the same note of warjp
lng." Dr. Myers, however, thinks that Ure
greater and more immediate problem It ttfef
saving of the children already born. io
deplored the prevalence of the child laba)r
evil In the southern cotton mills, In tbe
Pennsylvania, mining regionsand In New
York. "All this' means." ie continued,
"wreckage physically, morally and Intel
lectually. America's future Is in It, for the i
future Is In citizenship and character, not
In money and machinery.. There Is another
peril for another class' of children, the
danger of being mangled by the Intellectual
machinery. The mad rush of school, which j
makes the children go to school before they
ought to leave the cradle, and makes them
graduate almost before they ought to leave
tbe high chair, means shattered nerves and
life. Church and state alike must rise to
the overwhelming responsibility of saving
the child. This is our hope there Is no
other." J .
Rev. John L. fccu-Hui- of frhe First Con
gregations! church, Jerkey (flty, would have
the state regulate not only yie size of fam
ilies, but also ordain wt should and
should not marry. He says: "The state
should give licenses to marry only to those
who are bealtby and fit to be fathers and
mothers. Inveterate paupers, hopeless
drunkards. Incorrigible criminals. Insane
and idiotic people and such as are afflicted
with consumption and other Ueases likely
to injure the next generatlo'n sheuld be
denied the privilege of wedlock.
"A birth forbidden by law should be con
strued as a criminal offense. The work
man's ambition should be to rear two chil
dren. Instead of ten. Let tbe rich have
large famlliea, for they have the means to
provide for them President Roosevelt can
well afford to advocate a multitudinous
household, for he gets a salary of $50,000 a
year. I wonder bow be would enjoy bla
own advice If he bad a dozen children and
waa getting $2 a day. I claim tbe she of
the family should be determined by the
state ef the pocketbook."
Strange thing sometimes happen In the
dining room of- the Waldorf-Astoria, says
the New York Press, but the appearance of
a middle-aged man and a large dog there
after midnight last week waa tbe prelude
to an experience new in the bouse. The
tardy guest was very anxious to keep tbe
dog at the table with him and consented to
a separation only when told that such an
infraction of the rules could never be tol
erated. Then tbe animal was led Into tbe
ball and tied there while the waiters
brought the tenderloin steak and mush
rooms ordered by tbe owner. When they came
the cause of the dog's presence was made
evident. The beefsteak was for him, and.
considering that it was so late and the res
taurant nearly deserted, the bead waiter
allowed the meat to be taken to the dog.
But he regretted his weakness when, after
tbe animal had finished his meal, the owner
returned to tbe restaurant to remonstrate
vociferously with him because tbe dog bad
not got the mushrooms as ..well. Then he
led tbe animal out into the night, after
adding a new chapter to the annals of tbe
restaurant. '. . ''
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Washington's birthday' sJmalzed tbe be
ginning of tbe work ctf . demolishing tbe an
cient Hall of Records, In. the basement of
whicb are the dungeons where revolution
ary offloers were confined when the bujld
ing was occupied by tbe British. Above
the marble paved main floor only rapidly
disappearing debris heaps and rows of.lonlo
columns now remain. Tbe marble columns
have been left to the last. In a day or so
derricks will be rigged and they will be
removed piece by piece, eighty-four pieces
In all,' weighing from three to six tons
each. Tbe contractors will have to blast
away tbe massive foundations that formed
tbe structure's cellar and in an earlier
day tbe dungeons.
Prior to the touch of the laborer's pick
the other day the only entrance to these
was by narrow outside stairs midway along
the west wall. The dungeons themselves
were In the south corners of the cellar, that
on the southeast comer being the reputed
celt of Ethan Allen and later of 17 patriots
at a single time. It Is about fifteen feet
square, unllghted, and in tbe highest point
of the double arches formed by Its groins
a bare eight feet high.
Tbe oaken doors that separated these
dungeons from tbe broad corridor In the
middle of the cellar disappeared long ago,
but the oaken lintels are still In place.
They will be given to the New York His
torical society, which already treasures the
book that bung In the main floor celling,
from which book It Is asserted patriots
were hanged under the orders of the no
torious Cunningham.
Down In the sub-basement of tbe old
Custom bouse, along with tbe ash cans
and rubbish barrels, says the New York
Sun, there stands a sturdy little wagon
which has carried In its day more than
$4,000,000,000 of Uncle Sam's money.
. When tbe little wagon was consigned
to the scrap heap some time ago Cus
todian Lawlor decided to preserve It.
"I've been here now for nearly twenty
years." said Mr. Lawlor, "and it ain't
within my memory when the little wagon
failed to make Ita dally trip up Wall street
lo the subtreasury and never a penny
spilled. There's them that have been here
thirty years and the tale Is the same. 1
call that faithfulness and Uncle Bam'll
have a bard time finding any other word
tor It. I guess. Anywsy, I'm going to
keep the little wagon as long as be'll let
me." 1
Tbe wagon still seems fit for duty. It
joints are rather weak, though, and It baa
been repaired so often tbat It was thought
best to replace It. It carried the money
received as custom payments from the
custom house to the subtreasury at the
close of business each day tor more than
thirty years.
2a-
IT'S ABOUT TIME
for the epring underwear. What are you going to do?
Will you get into it without turning up the legs or
sleeves? Some dealers look no further than chest and
waist measurdmants. Mo3t likely, tho', you longleg
gtd, long armed, short legged, short armed men will
come here. '
JV0 CLOT JUNO FITS LIKE OURS.
Can be applied to our underwear.
icounuarjj
COXSOLATIOX FOR TIIU MKATHKX.
Asnerlrnn Genlna Tarstsg Ont n Flee
tirade of Idols for the Kent.
Chlcngo Tribune.
Manufacturers In the' Christian city of
Philadelphia make Idols and ship them to
Asia. Th trtfllc has horrified many who
thought ru.n was the only objectionable ar
ticle shipped to the heathen from this
country. For years England and Germany
have been monopolizing the trade In Utitl.l
baa, Krishnas, Slvas, Ganeshes and Juui
jums. This was because they happened to
be on the ground first The Idols which
they turned out were, is a matter of fact,
both expensive and Inefficient. Tho Ameri
can manufacturer has now succeeded In
bringing the trade where it really belongs.
His success was inevitable?. Ills idols are
cheaper, do more work and last longer. The
heathen who has once used an American
idol, with self-closing eyes and automati
cally wiggling toes, refuses to use any
other. Besides, many a poor heathen who
could not afford to buy an expensive Eng
lish or German Idol, is able to allow him
self the cheaper American article. IdoU
have been brought within tho rrach of the
smallest purse. Within a Tew yrsrs the
most Impoverished catlve of the far east
will flqd. thanks to tbe energy and Inge
nuity of the American trader, that ha need
not deny himself the spiritual consolations
of his religion. ' '
Some squeamish persons think tbat tbey
see something a little hit inconsistent In
sending out a ship with a deckful of mis
sionaries and a holdful of idols. Such per
sons bave not grasped the fact that this
life Is a matter not ef consistency but of
balance. There is a oertaln anarchist In
Chicago who owns a public hall. In ths
course of his business he is obliged to let
this hall out to republican, dcmocratlo and
socialistic speakers, who take special pains
to expose anarchism to the hatred and de
rision of their hearers. What Is tbe hall
owning anarchist to do? In order to live
and In order to rettln a place In which an
archism can be occasionally expounded he
has to keep bis ball in constant use. His
speculative opinions and his business, oper
ations bave to march abreast; but In par
allel lines which will never meet.
Of course, there might be some good rea
son for complaint If the Idol manufacturing
companies should begin to boom vhelr trade
by getting out . advertisements in defense
of idolatry or by instructing their agents to
hold Joint debates with missionaries. "Wor
ship Film Flam! A psychological analysis
by government experts shows $8 per cent
of deltyt In portable, ' collapsible form,
with a ease! When opened out the reverse
way. ceaaes to be Film Flam and becomes
Jim Jam! Tbe great duality! Two gods at
the same tlmel A clear saving of BO per
cent!" 4hls Hnd of advertisement might
be objectionable. ,
After all. though, it Is a mere exchange
of Idols. Tbey get Buddha and Krlshnus;
we get dollars and cents.
SMILING REMARKS.
Jinks Why did young Pudney fail? I
thought he was doing well.
Blnks He waa until he spent too much
time reading the advice to young men on
bow to succeed. Judge.
Johnny Say, pa what Is classical music?
His father Classical music, my son, ia
muslo tbat you can't whltle, and wouldn't
If you could. Brooklyn Life.
Thla ts the season of the year When a
man rather thinks he would like to go out
In tbe hot aun for an bour or .two and
push the lawn mower. Bomervllle -Journal.
. ,
. A O nr rural ' eriltni. hai thf- tirn
tacked on the do-jr of his sanctum)- , .
"We're at home to the dollur whenever
it rings!" Atlanta Constitution.
V
"What makes Jane Blftler hang around
aor- 'if
"Wby she's trying' t eSitdown - her
weight." . , 7 J
"Then she forgets Jbe prbvrB.
"What nroverb?" '
"The more ha Me. the-, more
walet."
Cleveland Plain Ltealer, ....
"I can't help habhln my suspicions,"
said Uncle. Eben "when I sees a young
man atan'ln' aroun' talkln' 'bout his hand
luck, 'stld o' reudln' de 'help wanted' ad
vertisements," Washington Star.
Mrs. Crabshaw My husband let me pick
out my birthday present.
Mrs. Crawford So there was no surprise
In It?
Mrs. Crabshaw Not to me. But there
will be to him when he gts the bill Towif
Topics.
THE DARK BEFORE DAWK. ,
I
Edith -M. Thomas '1n Berlbner'a.
Oh, mystery of the morning glnam.
Of haunted air, of windless hush!
Oh, wonder of the deepening dome, .
Afar, still far the morning's flush I
My spirit hears, among the spheres.
The round earth's ever-qulckenlng rush!
A tdngle leaf, on yonder tree.
The planet's rush hath felt, hath heard;
And soon, all branches whispering be!
That whisper wake the nested bird
The song of thrush, before, the blush
Of Dawn, the dreaming world .hath
stirred!
The old moon wlthera in the Kaat '
The winds of space may drive her far!
In heaven's chancel waits the prlest,
Dawn's pontiff-priest, the morning star!
And yonder, lo! a shafted glow
The gates of Day-spring fall ajarf ,
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