Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, November 22, 1903, EDITORIAL SHEET, Page 16, Image 16
Iff TUB OMAHA DAILY IlKEi SUNDAY. -NOYEMIIEU 22. 1903. Tiie Omaiia Sunday Ber E. ROSE WATER, EDITOR. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNIXO. TERMS OF SUHSCRIPTION. tlly Kee (without Bunday), One Year. M no lally Hee find (Sunday, une Year 00 Illustrated Bee, Un Year IW Sunday lie. Olio Year " rinur.iay Wee, One Yfar 1 SO Twentieth Century Farmer, One Year.. 1 00 DELIVERED li Y CARK1EH. IriHy Bee (wlt.iout Sunday), per copy li Dally Bee (without Sunday), per week. .120 Dailir bee (including Sunday), per week. 17c Sunday Bee, per copy So Kvenlng Bee (without Bandny), per week 6c Evening Bee (Including Sunday), per week i Ifa . Complaints of Irregularities in delivery should be addressed to CUy Circulation De partment. OFFICES. , Omaha The Bee Building. South Omaha City Hall Building, Twenty-fifth and M streets. Council Bluffs 10 t'esrl Street. i Chicago 1M0 Unity Building. New York 23 Park Row Building. Washington 61 Fourteenth Street. CORRESPONDENCE. ' Communications relating to news and edi torial matter should toe addressed: Omaha bee, Editorial Department. REMITTANCES. Remit by draft, express or postal order payable to The Bee 1'ubllshlng Company. Only I-cent stamps accepted In payment of mall accounts Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchanges, not accepted. TUB BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. ' STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. State of Nebraska, Douglas County, as: George B. Tzschuck, secretary of The Bee Publishing Company, being duly sworn, ays thui the actual number ot full and complete copies of The Dally Moritlng, Evening Hud Sunday Bee printed during the month of October, MkO, was as follows: 1 ,-...JC,tMw 17 ....aiVMU S ....uu.ooo 18 ,..a.iuo . I ..2.T5 ID BOJWSU 4 t,400 iO H0.3TO Brt.Tltt 21 UOXHO . 2H.800 n 30.7DO 7 atu.IM 23 3,71A I 2M.T10 24 '. 32,80 1 20.030 26 KU.OtHI 10 SWJ4UO 2 31,110 H H4I.634 27 81.100 li 2u,4ftS 28 81,100 II..... 1W.B-40 2S ...3O,t40 14 ,00 CO 40.R50 15 X8.2SO SI '. . .33.3K3 If itHMQ Total oaa,ao Iess unsold and returned copies.... lo,tM! Set toul sales jun.aaa Net average sales 2,T53 GEORGE) B. TZSCHUCK. Subscribed In my presence and sworn to before me this 4iU day of October, A. D., im. M. B. H UNGATE. It's a dull month , for the cznr when no one trie to kill him. The co pe of the Bartley bondsmen ' bobs up serenely In the courts for the fifth time. Mr. Bryan more than half wishes Mr. Bennett could have taken everything along with him. In the presence of the Jeweled article, Mr. Bryan has quite forgotten that ' crown of thorns. The chair recognizes the senator from AlnlniuR. Let the serges nt-at-aruis bring In the cots. Tatrons of the Dodge street car line must find considerable solace In the re cent disputches from Chicago. t , Attorney Darrow and Attorney Bliss had opportunity to do a great cdeal ff Chicago In a very short time. " General Bates has been sent to Colo rado to ascertain how much of it is real danger and how much of It Is red ink. To the small boy: Honor thy father and thy mother, that both may be will ing to get up iu the morning before you do. Kussla will Inevitably close the door of Manchuria, remarks a returned' mis sionary. And, if possible, from the in side. . Even thus early Kansus City betrays a fear of Omaha's proposed grain market and resorts to threats of boy cott. This winter, as last, the theatrical Board of Douglas County Commission era will present a comedy every Satur day matinee. All progressive colleges and unlversl ties now teach foot ball and some other sciences the names of which have slipped our memory. Frauds M. Drake's name will live In Iowa long after bis bones are dust. A successfully founded university is a very durable monument. Seventeen of its former officials having been arrested on a charge of accepting boodle, Grand Itaplds begins to feel quite on an equality with St. Louis. His decision on the Blscoe protest in Aicates that Secretary Moody has about the same impression of one "Fighting Bob" that the general public entertains. Senator Dietrich is losing no time in getting back to Nebraska to meet the charges that have been trumped up against bim by Joe Hartley's side part ners. tine of the questions that the federal grand Jury should Investigate is whether tho government building iu Omaha is largo enough to bold William. 8. Sum niers. Particularly on a cold day are we mindful' of the very large extent to which the street car just missed is re sponsible for' the intemperance of the nation. The Greek government has been paid $2(10,000 for the gambling concession at Corfu and one Richard Croker is won dering If he had not best relocate iu Athena. The essence of Senator Hannu's letter to his Kansas admirer is that his en thusiastic friends aud' deslgulng enemies can please hjiu best by letting well enough, alone. ' If the statute should vote today ou the Cuban treaty bill the totals would stand practically aa they will after there has been debate. So why not dispense with tha oratory altogether) FbblliJkL VURPORA1 ivy LAW. Not the least interesting of the meas ures already Introduced in congress is a bill providing for a federal corporation law authorizing the granting of charters to corporations proposing ft) engage In Interstate or foreign commerce. The author of the bill. Representative Palmer of Pennsylvania, in-lleves that It is to the Interest of the people of the United States that such corporations should be directly accountable to the nnttonal government rather than to that of any one state and that the charter ing of corporations under a properly devised federal law would tend to cor rect many of tho evils now complained of In connection with the organization and management fit corporations. The illl he has introduced Is comprehensive n Its requirements as to the general powers to be granted to corporations and evidently was prepared with great care. Tho proposition Is not new. Nearly wo years ago one of the best known corporation lawyers In the country, who has been largely concerned in the crea tion of trusts, advocated a national in corporation net as distinguished from a national control of state-created cor porations. He urged that the business of the country demands uniform cor porate legislation, formulated upon the good of the country as a whole, and not sectional legislation, state against state. Ills proposition contemplated a national aw along the lines of the national bank ing act, not abridging the powers of the state to create local corporations, but affording opportunity to organize cor porations, national in extent, whose mslnesB relates to trado with foreign countries or between states, with the protection of the national government against conflicting state legislation and local political enactments. ' It was argued that corporations now and hereafter organized would avail themselves of a national act for several substantial reasons. First among these would be self-protection, since it has become necessary for the sound cor porations to differentiate their position from those otherwise situated. Then financial interests would favor it. Bunkers would Insist that those organiz ing a corporation should do so tinder that law which would inspire the great est public confidence, in order that the public would ultimately invest. Further more, corporations would avail them selves of a national law as n protection against the varied, diverse and ineon' slstent laws of various states, while no corporation engaged in interstate com merce, no corporation desiring to do business throughout the length and breadth of the country, could afford to be other than a national organization. These are certainly very plausible reasons in support of the proposition for a national corporation law and there does not appear to be any sound objec tion to such a law on constitutional grounds. It being within the authority of congress to provide for the chartering of national banks,. It would seem that there can be no question as to Its power to provide for the chartering of other corporations that engage in interstate or foreign commerce. The bill introduced by Mr. Palmer will go to the house Judiciary committee, from which it will doubtless receive the consideration which the Importance of the question presented merits. THE PAT OF THE PRIVATE. General Funston's recommendation for Increased pay of the private soldier enlisted in the regular army is still a subject of interesting discussion among army officers, and a discussion in which the sentiment is by no means unani mous. The plea for the private made by General Funston is to the effect that compensation at the rate of $13 a month is altogether Inadequate to the service performed, and that as a result the army is made up largely of men whose abilities preclude them from earning more In a private capacity, while there is a constant Incentive to the more en ergetic to leave the service for more attractive pursuits. General Funston thinka this Is detrimental both to the soldier as an Individual and to the effi ciency of the army and that the remedy Is to be applied by increasing the pay or holding out some hope of larger pecu niary reward than Is now given. The other side of the debute is fairly represented by Colonel J. F. Huston of the Nineteenth Infantry, who declares it to be a popular fallacy that the sol dier receives but 13 a month because all the allowances are overlooked. He calls attention to the fact that the sol flier's shelter, food, clothing and medical attendance all furnished him free by the government goes to augment his actual pay in money ana tnat with the simplest economy the private can, and a large number of them do, save from $10 to $12 a month, which at the end of three years means savings amount lug to from $a10 to $4(K) from his pay alone. In addition to this he cau save a large percentage of his liberal cloth lug allowance and mileage, "so that any ordtuarlly careful man has In three years a saving of $-"00 more or less.' Colonel Huston also Insists that the pri vate soldier with the ration furnished him is far better fed aud far better clothed than the average mechanic or laborer. , These are doubtless the two extreme views, and It is just possible th.it the fact that Geueral Funston, an officer quite recently raised to the highest mili tary rank from private life over the heads of long-experienced associates, Is championing the cause of the private may huve something to do with the an tagonistic reception his recommendation has received from his fellow officers. The big question Involved is a public one whether the expense would bi justified and whether it Is advisable to make the soldier's service so attractive a to draw men away from other occu pations and private pursuits. It luis been the policy of our government from its inception to sulnllnite military service to civil life and to avoid as far as possible the creation of a military profession, or n military caste. It Is furthermore a matter subject to doubt whether, even if the pay of the private were Increased, many of them would save more of their income and have a larger balance to their account than they do now. It Is possible some scheme may eventually be worked out by which a sum commensurate with the sacrifice shall bo held for the private; to be paid over to him when honorably discharged at the expiration of a reason able term of service a term which should be neither too short to destroy his efficiency and deprive the army of experience nor too long to build up militarism as an occupation. The subject will demand much more thorough agitation and discussion be fore congress undertakes to act on sit. AOS JAG Tit AD & WITHVHINA. It Is an unpleasant fact that our trade witli the Chinese empire has declined during the past year and that the out look for the immediate future is not as satisfactory as could be desired. Ameri can exports to China consist roost largely of cotton goods and according to the statistics for the past year there was a great decrease iu these over the previous year, while there was also a large falling off in the exports of min eral oils. On the other hand, the exports of wheat flour, which the farmers of the northwest look forward to as likely to develop into one of the most im portant items of commerce with the Orient, make a better showing than either cotton goods or mineral oils, though not quite up to the previous year's record. It Is noted that the exports to the British port of Hong Kong have fallen off much less in proportion than have these to China proper.. That the Kusslanizatlon of Manchuria has something to do with the decrease In our trade is very probable, though to what extent it ,is of course impossible to estimate. It has recently been pointed out by one of the American consuls in North China that Russian merchants, aided by the government, are making strenuous efforts to extend their trade In Manchuria and whatever success they have had is necessarily to the dis advantage of American trade. This was to be expected under the circum stances and a further loss of our com merce In that quarter must be looked for if Russia carries out her evident nnrnose to completely dominate Man churia, including even the porta which China has by treaty with the United States agreed shall be opened to the trade of the world. At Dresent it seems to be pretty well assured that the Russian government will succeed in doing this, for it is really meeting with no serious opposi tion. The Chinese government has been reported as deeply stirred by the course of Russia, but it is entirely unable alone to make effective resistance and It la hardly possible that it will receive any foreign support, at least beyond a futile expression of aympathy. Meanwhile Russia is steadily strengthening her power in Manchuria and Is doubtless already prepared for any emergency which she deems possible. n "curse the fact of our 'jecnnirij trade with China has not escaped the attention of the Washington government and it is said to have aroused much interest among senators and representa tives, but the general feeling appears to be one of confidence that Russia will not attempt to deprive the United States of any rights obtained under the latest treaty with China. Possibly she will not. though there is little in past experi ence to warrant confidence in Russian assurances. Our government, however. is bound to accept them in good faith and can do nothing unless Russia Inter feres with American rights by some overt act. - SOUTH AMERICAN FEEHKO, An eastern paper remarks that "our ruthless treatment of Colombia makes the people of every South American state fear and hateus." General Reyes, who is coming to the United States to propose a plan for reuniting Panama to Colombia, is reiorted as saying that the Colombian government is receiving the sympathy of all South America, "which is fearful of further American terrl torial aggrandizement in this direction." As a mattervof fact there is no evi dence at band that the Tanama matter has caused a general feeling of fear and hatred of the United States in South America. If this feeling existed it would certainly have by this time found expression, but so far as we have ob served only one of the southern re publics has shown any sympathy witn Colombia and that Is one of the least important among them. On the other ha ml it is reported that the government of Brazil Is willing to ' recognize the Republic of Panama as soon as it shall receive a proper request to do so and It is not improbable that other South American countries will be found dis posed to do likewise when they become satisfied as to the stability of the new republic. It Is well known that there has been more or less ill-feeling among the Spanish-Americans toward this country ever since the Spanish war. Possibly this has Imvii somewhat in tensified by the Panama event, though there is as yet really nothing to show that such has been the case. At all events the more Intelligent of the people of South America will soon understand, if they do not already, that what has been done Is Irrevocable and they will also learn that It involves no scheme of territorial aggrandizement on the port of the United States, but simply the concession, at a fair con alteration, of such laud as is neeeusury to the currying out of the great canal enterprise. In the tx-nenU of which most of the South American countries will share. Thus enlightened the people of those countries will see that there Is no reason either to fear or to bate us. According to Harper's Weekly, it virtually lies with five United States senators, Mr. Platte of New York, Mr. Quay of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cullom of Illinois, Mr. Allison of Iowa and Mr. Spooner of Wisconsin, to say at the last moment whether Mr. Roosevelt -or Mr. Hanna shall be put forward ns the standard bearer of the republican party. To the uninitiated outsider it might also appear that a sixth senator would have to be taken into account at the last moment and his name is Marcus A. Hanna. Omaha extends a most cordial wel come to General Sumner, the new com mander of the Department of the Mis souri, who comes to Omaha, not as an entire stranger, but rather as a former resident who mingled with the old settlors of the 00s as a lieutenant of cavalry who won his spurs in fighting Indians on the frontier and his stars for gallant leadership In the Spanish- American and Philippine wars. The city council of Savannah has enacted an ordinance prohibiting the future erection of frame bouses within the limits of that city. While Omaha Is not yet in condition to banish the frame bouse within the thirty square miles that constitute its area, the gradual ex-, tension of the fire limit would be a step In the right direction. ' A Wisconsin Judge has Just rendered a decision that a newspaper has the right to criticize the work of an artist so long as It does not personally attack the artist himself. This will be a hard blow to the brewers who expend so much money for works of art that have made Milwaukee famous. The American Federation of Labor bas re-elected Samuel Gompers president by a very decisive majority. Why the American Federation should go through the form of re-electing Mr. Gompers every twelve months instead of making his position a life office is a mystery no fellow can find out. The state labor bureau appears to be working overtime in trying its hand in the fabrication of lithographed maps of Nebraska. It is a serious question whether tho legislative appropriation for the maintenance of the labor bureau was designed for the propagation of fine art. Now before we go any farther let's decide whether they are Panamanians, Panamas, Panamans, Panamanos or something else. The Colombians have several other names for them, of course, but none we would think of adopting for polite use. A Colombian general suggests that it his country should eugage the United States the conflict would resemble the Boef war. Yes, to about the same ex tent that the Spanish-American war re sembled the rebellion of '61-657 The hllarlousness bordering on vulgar obscenity at the recent ducal wedding in New York City affords another striking proof that the palaces of the American multi-millionaire are dangerously near the tenderloin district. There was a time when the press agent of the circus was considered a de liriously verbose and amazingly clrcunr locutlonary person. But' that was be fore we had the press agent of the foot ball team. The Lebaudy balloon isn't the only thing that has ceased to appear so suc cessful when the air was let out of it For Instance, there's Tom Johnson's presidential boom. The attorneys In the Phllo S. Bennett will case cannot agree upon the wording of the formal decree. But rhetoric has ceased to be a matter of concern with Mr. Bryan. Critics OS Tbelr Trolley. Chicago Becord-Herald. Pattl Is to receive over 1200,000 for singing about SO aonsd during her present fare well tour. Yet some of the critics say her high notes do not come easily. Charity's Hand Withheld. Baltimore American. The world is not so tender-hearted after ell. Nobody is talking of an oyster supper or a fancy baiar or an amateur minstrel show for the relief of the Steel trust. Inoothlac Ronarh Edges. Washington Post. Ufe In the navy will lose many of Us at tractions for Ilear Admiral Evans If he has to sandpaper his language every time he communicates with the authorities at Washington. Shocking: Prospecft. Et, Louis uiobe-Democrut If the United States takes South America in hand, those South Americans 'Will have to stop roaching back their ebony locks and talking like Bob Toombs. They Kill have to go to work. Perplezlnc Problem Solved. Chicago Chronicle. What to do with the young man vh'j stays too long has been a perplexing ques tion to young ladles as it has been to their fathers. Irritated as the college girls are over "Lights out at 10:S0," there la some satisfaction In It, they say. They are not otillgbd to yawn, to look bored or waste effort In thinking when will he go. They know that half after ten will bring an end to the most tedious bare, and no doubt this atones In no small measure for the hard ships the rule works on other occasions when time files all too quickly. Still t haalaK a Phantom. ftpriugneld Republican. Rack In 1S03 the southern confederacy is sued lo,uo0.0u0 of 7 per cent bonds, which were placed In London. It was to have been supposed that all hope of ever realising anything on this investment expired In the brtnu of English bondholders about thirty-eight years ago; but not so appar ently. The hope still lives, and the current lsrue of the Inndon Stock exchange year book records the fact that these bondhold ers have raised a fund of ftiO.ouo "to obtain the recognition and settlement of these and other similar bonds." but where arc they to apply for the recognition ot the con federacy debit SOME llF.TinS FOR Daagee of Hashing; from One Extreme . to (he Other. Baltimore American. The woman of toilnv who la honestlv interested in the advancement of her sex and In the general betterment of humanity lias some hard problems laid before her for solution. How murh of iiti-tn-ilnte eilu- cation Is solid and how much fad? How far Solomon short of the real philosophy of bringing up children when he suld that to sparo the rod was to spoil the child? Are me aggressiveness and strenuoslty pf the modern maid preferable to the gen-tlene-.s and reserve which formerly were thought to be distinguishing feminine charms? Is the college girl better fitted to Shine in the home when she has enualerl her brother's athletic record and are femi nine sweetness and grace promoted by wild scrambles In basket ball rough riding? Is equality In the opportunities of edu cation inseparably connected with such masculine abuses of a good thing as hns Ing, rough handling and the alr-snllttlnv exercise of class yells? Is the old-fashioned iaea or the subjection of childhood to pa rental authority -proved wanting when weighed In the balance with the subordina tion of the parent and the aristocratic Independence of the child which Is the basis of many modern methods? Is the toleration hy the knowing " w . v. 1 1 j v, kuiiiiiiiis .aiiitia and mothers, meekly content to "be put In their places and kept there, an advance over the Insistence under all circumstances of respect paid to the Darent aa sunerloe by nature and conscience, no matter what superior advantages may be enjoyed by the child? Is it impossible to reconcile the progress of the age with the wisdom of the past? Must no gain be made without some loss? Were our ancestors bo very far wrong In their theories and nractlce? Are we not getting a bit theory-mad and iaa-naaen in matters of the development of women and the UDbrineinir and educ tion of children? These are questions that thinking women must answer to themselves before they can be entirely satisfied with the progress of the day and the tendency of the times. We start out in life with the Idea that whatever Is, Is wrong, and must be Im proved straightway, and as the years go on and experience corrects the exaggerated views of youthful enthusiasm, we begin to see there was some sense In the old saws after all. And as It la with Indi viduals, so it Is with ages. No doubt there Is much concerning these special questions to correct in every age, and a considerable real advance has been made all along the line. But In rejecting the errors and mis takes of the past It Is Important to see that no grain is thrown away with the chaff, and that in grasping at potential Im provement we do not sacrifice some very real good. In correcting the blunders of the past and building for the future It Is well to guard against the danger of rushing from one extreme to another from bondage to license, from overprudence to rashness, from timidity to recklessness. The best general who Is brave enough In face of all danger to give the order, "Rush on!" is also prudent enough to know when to cry "Halt!" Pl'BLlC LANDS FOR THE POOR. Scheme Admirable In Spirit, bat Hardly Practicable. Brooklyn Eagle. Senator Hoar Is a good enough lawyer to know that the conduct of people Is not affected by !iw. It serves to adjust differ, ences, when Interests conflict, but it never determines behavior, except In those few Instances where it holds Its victim In duress. Hence, It Is a little surprising to find the venerable statesman fathering a bill to relieve the poor by putting 140,000,000 acres of public land at their disposal. He would put this enormous 4ract In charge of the Agricultural department, with Instruc tions to prepare, the land for cultivation which might mean an expensive undertak ing, for to make some acres yield any thing but cactus and horned toads you would have to fetch water W0 miles, and hire Chinamen to spread It when it arrived. 8 till, Mr. Hoar would have the "able bodied poor" return the cost of the Im provements as soon as their land had yielded enough. This scheme Is admirable In Us spirit and purpose, but the plain fact Is that the homeless poor could not be driven into those 140,000,000 acres by anything less than guns. For the worthy poor every one has sympathy, and more Is done to help them in this country than any other, but It is an unhappy fact that a majority of the home less poor are homeless because they will notwork to secure or keep a home, and as for supposing that they will buckle down to the toll of clearing ground, build, lng houses, making roads and tilling the soil, even In districts naturally fertile, it Is out of the question. They will beg, and do little shifty Jobs, and tramp the roads, and steal rides on freight trains, but they will not rise to the full stature of men and grapple with occasion. The tendency today Is toward the cities, not toward new fields, unless those fields promise gold or other sudden wealth. And as adequate Vork is not offered in the cities, and as the cost of living there Is high. It follows that every great popula ttve center has Its, mass of Idle and more or less vicious citizens, who never stick at anything long enough to succeed, and who, least of all. would submit to the hardships of a pioneer existence. They want a crowd, they want diversion, they want beer. To transplant 100,000 of New York's ineffectlves to the plains of Colo rado would only be to Impose them on the charities of Denver. And there are com panies of cattlemen and others who la a marvetously short time would come Into possession of their holdings. The Good Haters. Saturday Evening Poet. It Is often said of a man or a woman: "There Is a good friend and a good hater. Nothing lukewarm about that person." And usually the statement seems to the hearer consistent with his Idea of the facts of human nature. But Is It? True, there are human beings who like ur.d h.-tte with equal energy. But Is It not the fart that, as a rule, the good hater Is Incapable of true friendliness? The good hater is very shrewd at selecting friends who will do for him; but when they stop to think It out they find some difficulty In recalling anything he has done for them beyond professing friendship. And if the friend fails to do that which the "good hater" wants how speedily he ceases to be a friend! Hate is one of the most selfish as well as one of the most Ignorant of emotions. And there Is none that so stralghtly ivif so swiftly leads to a man's undoing. To forget an offense Is stupid it Is like neglecting it danger signal. To brood over It la folly 't wastes time and energy, It shrivels mlr.d and heart. Paaperlsatton of Heirs. - Brooklyn Eagle. A man lately died leaving about $7.001000 to Harvard outright and less than $2.(00 a year to his children. Harvard has no ob jection, but the children are yet to be Teard from. Some people advocate a law fcrbid ding any Institutions to receive more ttan a f.xed percentage of any man's fortun snd giving his Irgal heirs a ratable Hen rn the rest. This Is not exactly feasible, bui. pub lic opinion should suffice to prevent Institu tions from prospering by the pauperisation ef heirs. StXILAR SHUTS AT THK ril.PlT. Philadelphia Tress: The collection plate has not lost Its honored place In Metho dist worship. A million and a half of dol lars for mlustons last year Is a splendid evidence of the xeal and vitality of this (Trent denomination and of Its Interest In tho whole world as well. Minneapolis Times: That Indiana min ister who advertised for a wife, stating thnt ho doesn't enre whether the lady Is maid or widow it she is possessor of a handsome fortune, is certainly frank. 11U explanation that he desires to endow Brlentlfie school with the money will causs wise widows and maids to hesitato, how ever. It may occur to them that If schools are to be endowed with their coin they would prefer to do the endowing them selves. Kansas City Star: Thrt case of the Meth odist preacher at Hardin who knocked nn editor down for calling him a liar should be Judged strictly on lis merits. The ex traordinary character of the ,redress em ployed by the minister should cut no figure in shaping popular opinion In regard to tho affair. There Is no actual Incompatibility between manliness ami godliness, and if he told the truth he was justified in slug ging his accuHer. It Is Important, though, to keep in mind the fact that editors are quite as much habituated to telling the truth as preachers. Philadelphia Record: If a layman might make a suggestion to 'the pulpit a much more fitting subject than "Restricted Im migration" for a church conference Is tho extensive corruption of tho ballot In Phil adelphia by native aa well as naturalized citizens. Whilst It may be flattering to the self love of many naturalized citizens and their descendants, It Is mere coarse exaggeration on the part of Rev. J. Mad ison Peters to say that "fully trfrre fourths of our Immigration since the civil war has been drawn from the lowest strata of European society." But It Is easy and safe to abuse the poor Italians and Huns In a new revival of knownothlngism. PERSONAL AD OTHERWISE. Hall, Colombia! Don't monkey with the buzz-saw. It Is Inferred from Congressman Gros venor's lululsttc spiel that the republicans have nothing to arbitrate. Perhaps the esteemed Carrie Hatchet Nation thought she hit a sewing circle when she broke into the august senate. There is no danger that any acnator will so far forget the traditions of "the most august assemblage In the world" as to en gage In a joint debate with Mrs. Nation, The fact that a compressed air company has gone Into the hands of a receiver af fords comforting assurances that the air of, freedom has so far escaped the merger magnates. The plain people may breathe freely for awhile yet. A problem that has puzzled a Philadel phia lawyer has been solved by one of the tribe. Marriage engagements mado on Sunday are pronounced void in law. As leap year nears, It behooves those who want a cinch to avoid the Sabbath rush. We have reached the stage of automo bile progress at which It Is proper to work off the ancient bicycle snake stories on the "red devil wagon." None of the chauf feurs have yet ventured to convert the snakes Into pneumatic tires, but they are catching on rapidly. An estate in Rushvllle, Ind., valued at $80,000 six years ago, caused the heirs to Indulge in a legal scrap extending over five years. Last week the balance of the estate, $15,000, was turned over to the law yers "for services rendered." Those who Indulge In judicial luxuries have no reason to "holler" when the bill comes In. Just before turning his toes skyward a loving papa In New Tork paid a delicate tribute of affection to his children by pro viding in his will for a monument over his grave that will absorb the estate he left. The courts say the will la O. K. Of course It Is. What more endearing memory could a father leave his children than a cold gray shaft, suitably Inscribed? It's a safe bet they'll not forget him. No or.e cen justly accuse the editor of the Congressional Record of being a hu morist. Occasionally, however, his ma chine slip a cog and produces the out lawed smile. On the list of senate officers appears the name of "Rev. W. H. Milburn, D. D., Chaplain," with space for the ad dress left blank. As the chaplain has been dead several years, accurate Information to fill the void is not forthcoming. Fifteen hundred women, handsomely gowned, attended the "New Thought" con vention In Chicago. The first new thought handed to the assemblage was "hats off," which the delegates erowly obeyed. The second was handed In by an expounder of the new gospel from San Francisco. "One day a woman visited me in my office, and I realized at once that she had something on her rntnd that was troubling her," he said. "I told her to act on her thought and all would be well. The next day she returned and said she had had a grudge against the woman who lived next door to her, and that after leaving me she had called on the woman and pulled out most of her hair. She said she felt much better at that moment than she had felt for weeks, and thanked me for advising her." While the Incident la not a strict Interpreta tion of the new thought, there Is no reason to doubt that a handful of hair swiped from an offending head has a soothing af fect on some grades of thought. After all. It is action, not thought, that counts. eivey & Stone Furniture Go 1115-1117 Fortiam Street. LEADIN3 FURNITURE N0.604S Brass Beds in Twin or Full Size it 28 00 32.00 35-00 38-00 43.00 46 00 52 00 56.00 58.00 and 65.00 am rail We nell only our own make, box upringH and hair mat tressesnothing better made at any price. Dewey & Stone Furniture Go 1115-1117 Farnarn Street. 1991 DKSPOTIC liREKD Ok' MONOPOLY. Short Sermon o Kttortlon that Pro. motes Anarchy. Detroit Free Tress. Taking the country as a whole the giving of thanks. will not be any more general or fervent because the Standard Oil com pany will piiy 44 per cent ott Its stock this er and thus disburse Just a fraction less than Jl.l.OiO.niO to Its stockholders. This gigantic combine is as greedy an organist tlnn ns cvrr pretended to exemplify tho dtvtvlne of judicious assimilation or to rst.tHlsh prest'ge and popular endorsement by the most modern process of sapping and mining In a commercial way. Additions to Its millions are made as by the waving of a magic wand, and It Is a fact of some ltiteret that the corporation prefaced the announcement of Its 12 per cent quarterly by advancing the price of oil a cent a gal lon. The Standard Oil company has always sousht to vindicate itself on the familiar representation that It reduces expenses, minimizes the cost of production In all di rections and favors the consumers without. Impairing its own financial Interests. IU curliest Justification was that It would tv coiurnt with reasonable earnings, and the lion's share of the profits under compact, owing to economical control of the Hold, would go to those who bought oil for theny own use. Yet this trust which was so solicitous for the welfare of the peoph has placed millions of money from them In alleged education and charities, bought up a controlling Interest in the Steel trust and Is reaching out for a monopoly of the most Important transportation facilities by land and water. The richest man tn th land Is In no position to say that he has made sacrifices for his fellow citizens or the higher aids to human advancement Like sn absolute monarch he has taxed his subjects whenever an excuse for so doing presented Itself. In the role of a public benefactor he has laid aside mil lions upon millions which were extorted from the people, and from time to time has had his treasury receptacle enlarged In order to gratify his irresistible passion for good deeds. No monopoly has a right to squeeze 44 per cent dividend per year out of the patrons and consumers whom It was organ ized to "protect," to say nothlhg of the millions extorted to grant gifts that make no perceptible Inroads upon the reserves of the trurt. Tho vast majority of .uiieH CBJis are tainted with neither anarchy nor socialism, but they naturally display gome,.' sensitiveness when they encounter a move ment by Irresistible stages that tends tt absorb many of the chief sources of their wealth, and view the aggrandizement of a corporation whose motives seem to be dic tated only by despotic greed. DOMKST1C PLEASANTRIES. Nodd Your baby and your cook are both away, are iney r I Todd Yes. Nobody but mv wife and I myself are left to run the house. Detroit riwri rss. "I wouldn't marry tho best man on earth." 'And I wouldn't marry the best woman on earth." So they were married for neither seemed to reftard the other as the best. Chlcugo Tribune. "Now, dear," said the hero of the elope ment, as they hoarded the train, "we are safe from pursuit." "And also," said the radiant ynutur girl, "safe from starvation. Here's a check papa made out to your order." Philadelphia. Press. "Was the bride nervous at the altar?" "Oh. no. She knew he didn't have nerve enough to run after she's got him that fur." Chicago Post. Miss Kidder They've only been married six months, but whenever her husband goea away on a business trip she's delighted and prepares to have a good time. -Miss Meanley Aha! Do you know I sus pected something like that. I always said Miss Kidder Yes. You see, he takes her with him. Philadelphia Ledger. "Dled from estln' too murh 'possum," wsa what they told Brother Dickey of a late brother. "Do goodness gracious!" he exclaimed. "Heaven on earth, en heaven ahead er bim!" Atlanta Constitution. . Maud I understand von are ahnot to lose the young pastor that has been preaching for you the last year or two. Mabel Yes; he's going to be married next week Chicago Tribune. "Young man," said the girl's father, "do you realize what you are undertaking?" "Why er yes, I think bo," stammered tho suitor. "But CHn you support a family?" "(lee whizz! have you lost your Job?" Philadelphia Catholic Standard. "I shall get a divorce," cried the angry wife, her eyes flashing fire. "Henceforth I shall be free!" 'Well, I haven't any kick coming." quietly rejoined her husband. "It'll be more money in my pocket every morning, I tell you those." Chicago News. GltU't! POR THAKKSUIVISG. Edward W. Barnard In the Criterion. For all Thy oare and loving kindness. Lord, Accept our thanks who gather round this boird We see Thy goodness In each perfect thing: The sky, the sea, the bird on happy wing. And every blade that makes the velvet eward. With hearts irnd Hps In worshipful accord Do we recount the blessings on us poured. And lift our voices hymns of praise to sing. For all Thy care. 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