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    TITE OMArTA" DAILY BEE: VEDNESDAT, DECEMTtEft fl, 1D03.
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XX mt AL B. HUNUATE,
(Seal.) - Notary Public,
Fof a second tim the Langlej aero
drome has declined to rise above Ha
lowly surrounding. '
The Jew York report that '.'movement
In fleeces la1 quiet"' perhaps only Indi
cates a scarcity of strangers In town.
Dowle moves discharge of the receiv
ers in bankruptcy. Someone must have
been coaching the old gentleman on
what receivers coBt '.
We take It for granted that the man
who Von a wager by swimming a" mile
In the Chicago river was properly disin
fected after he emerged, ..... .
If Venezuela doesn't Invade Colombia
until that natlonette wars against the
United States, those 15,000 new rifles
will have become valuable only as an
tiquities. . ' : ' . .
The' Panama .treaty, wlir be up for dis
cussion' in the senate before long. Sen
ator Morgan of Alabama is doubtless
already oiling up to be In readiness for
the event
, Our city hall will have a house clean
ing by the . force of . janitors. Our
county court house would not be hurt
by a house cleaning of a still more thor
ough kind. - '
The president's message is a docu
ment of sufficient importance that the
public has a right to expect every up-to-date
newspaper to spread it before
its readers in full.
Mayor Moores' veto messages of the
council resolutions antlc-tnatlnir th
action of the court in the matter of an
omciai paper for the city have been
completely vindicated.
The proposed curtailment of cotton
goods manufacturing imperils that sa
cred institution, the bandana handker
chief, Just when winter colds have given
it its greatest popularity.
It seems now that the power canal
engineers are not all of one opinion as
regards ita proper location. That wa
to have been expected. Engineers as
.Well as doctors will disagree.
Secretary Wilson told the cabinet yes
terday that the time, is coming when
this country will produce all its own
sugar. And Secretary Wilson is sup
posed to be a prophet of the Al rank.
President Roosevelt recites a truism
when be says that publicity can do n
harm to the honest. corporation. It fol
Iowa that tha cnrmratlnn tVtofr. aM. .
publicity puts Itself in a questionable
ciase. - -
It would not be a bad Idea to make
ore that no more of 6ttr big warehouses
are overweighted -with loads that may
prove dangerous to the fire, fighters
the event they are called out to
service. ' ' ' .- .
The money Mr. Salsbury intended for
me jurors got Ho farther than Mr. Sals
bury's friends',, pockets, wherefore M
Salabury now has about the same opln
ion of those friends that the public ha
of Mr. Salsbury.
President Roosevelt has put in a good
word for the Iwls and Clark exposition.
which may be taken to mean that
will give executive approval to any con
gresslonal appropriation in Its aid that
may come up to him. Puget Sound rep
resentatives in congress will proceed
get busy.
to
ttooa rat jods await severs! expert cn
glneers who may be summoned to mark
out the Alaskan boundary in conformity
with the decree of the arbitration com
' mission. It goes without saying that
the president will encounter no dearth
of material for' these appointments
whea they come to be made,
WHKHTLISO WITH TH 8 LA BOB PRVBLMM
Among the problems pressing for so
lution upon the present .congress the
peaceful adjustment of labor troubles
will be the most delicate and difficult.
Strange as It may seem, it is neverthe
less true that publicity Is regarded as
an effective cure for strikes .Just as
publicity Is regarded 'as a 'most ef
fective check to the flagrant abuses
that spring from trusts. Among the
measures already introduced In both
houses of congress is a bill provMlns
for n national board of arbitration, of
which the secretary of commerce Is to
be the ex-offlclo chairman, and whose
duties will in the main be the super-
Islon of a bureau of publicity.
It is confidently predicted that labor
strikes as a redress of grievances of
worklngmcn, nd lockouts either to re
sist unreasonable demands by wprklng
men upon employers or as a ilieans for
the coercion of worklngmen to the de
mands of the employers, will become a
thing of the past whenever arbitration
is accepted by both sides as the proper
modo of settling conflicting Interests and
clnfms. With this end in view It is pro
posed that a monthly bulletin be Issued
by the Department of Commerce which
will give the names of labor unions
nd employers who refuse to arbitrate
their disputes or declino to abide by the
decisions of the national board of ar
bitration. Authority 1 to be given to the na
tional board of arbitration to Investi
gate any' dtopute' between labor and
capital and to take up the trouble either
on petition of one of the parties to It
or of its own accord. In case both par
ties agree to submit their differences to
the board and accept the decision made
by It the award of the board is to be
kept secret If either party re
fuses to arbitrate, or having
greed , to ' arbitrate declines to
accept the decision, the history of the
caso is to be made public, providing tho
other party consents. It is stipulated in
the bill that when the board has any
dispute under consideration no strike
shal' be called or lockout ordered. Pub
licity is the only penalty imposed for re
fusal to arbitrate, but it is believed that
the crystallizing of public sentiment
scientifically applied will be a remedy
for a large part of the present troubles.
Whether congress shall or shall not
enact the proposed law creating a na
tional board of arbitration and provid
ing for publicity, public sentiment is al
ready rapidly focalizing through pub
licity. A fair example is furnished in
the sermon delivered by Rev. Jenkins
Lloyd Jones, who took as his text the
recent Chicago street railway strike, in
which he sninmarized the losses and
gains to the public and the "parties in
terested in the following terse lan-
gung-e:
Let me now. in all humility, but in all
sincerity, try to count some 'of the gains
that have come 'from this lamentable strike.
First, then, there Is an immense gain in
the recognition of the fundamental princi
ple that street quarrels and public battles
between employers and employes must not
be tolerated, because they; treapaaa upon
the sacred rights of the innocent' "third
party most involved, and that third party
Is the public. .Chicago may well rejoice
that It possesses, a, common oouncll and a
mayor who with such promptness Ssaerted
Its rights In the matter and demanded that
the belligerents ceaae their quarreling.
Our street car strike has, helped' make
more clear than ever before the truth that
both employers and . employes h were
meddling with our bualpess; that neither
grlpman nor stockholder has a "business"
that is distinct from the well-being of the
community, upon which their business is
dependent, to which Interest, by all the
laws of God and an increasing number of
the laws of man, their interests are sub
ordinated. To sum it all up a man's business Is
never his own. He who insists on the abso
lute right of directing his own business in
his own way, or, as he puts It, to "pay bis
own money out as he pleases," little under
stands the Complexity of modern life. Ills
nimble epigram, when closely analysed,
simply means that money Is the only ele
ment in trade and Industry; that dollars
count morar than souls, and that In 'busi
ness" a man can segregate himself from
his kind as he can In no other relations of
life.
This bits the nail squarely on the
head, fne demand of the hour is for
legislation that will substitute arbitra
tion of labor troubles for a settlement
by force. '
TBS TAtAaUKr HMPORT.
The annual report of the secretary ot
the treasury is always a' document which
commands the thoughtful attention of
the country, particularly that portion
which Is, especially concerned with tho
financial affairs of the nation. We pub
lish today an abstract of the annual re
port of Secretary Shaw and we refer I he
readers to it as a document containing
a' great deal of valuable information,
which very citizen ought to make h'.ra-
self familiar with.
The national treasury is the great
financial institution of the nation and Is
in fact the greatest monetary institution
of the world at this time. There Is not
today, any gnat financial institution
whlv.h Is comparable In Its power and
Influence with .the ' treasury : of the
United States, and the power of that
instlttvioh Is growing from year to year.
That fact la one of the' things that is
attracting attrition to the question
whether if is not advisable to make a
change in our financtarsystetu that will
modify' to some , extent ' the power now
exercised by the national treasury over
the money market. ', '
In regard to this the report of the sec
retary of the treasury makes some Im
portant '. suggestions, though perhaps
none whRh will meet with general, public
approval. Becretary Shaw takes an abso
lutely conservative view of conditions
and in this respect he will undoubtedly
have the endorsement of the business
Interests of the country, which are 'at
this moment disposed to favor whatever
look to ,the cbscrrsscp cf c&utios and
conservatism in financial, and business
affairs.
Congressman Prince's effort to create
a new market for nmulcipal bonds by
authorizing the Investment of any treas
ury surplus In these securities at the
ptlon of the secretary of the treasury,
will not be appreciated by the bond
brokers who find the business of dealing
in municipal bonds such a safe and
profitable speculation. The municipal
bond brokers throughout the country
have about as close a corporation among
themselves as exists in any line of busi
ness and It Is seldom that they let any
thing get past them. If Uncle Sam
should come In as purchaser he would
play havoc with the members of the
bond brokers' monopoly and force some
of them to work for a living.
Ay MXCSLLKHT PHUrvStTlOK.
One of the features of the president's
message which ought to receive special
consideration is that which relates to
tlio, question of capital and labor. The
great interest which the president has
taken in this question and the unques
tionable zeal that he Las shown In the
possibility of bettering the conditions
between capital and labor, certainly en
titles all that he has to say on the sub
ject to more than ordinary considera
tion. N
Undoubtedly the most excellent prop
osition In the message, so far as the re
lations" of labor and capital are con
cerned, is that which relates to the ne
cessity of the two great Interests en
denvoring at all times to arrange their
difficulties through means of arbitration.
The suggestions of the president in this
regard are so soundand rational that
they ought to command the most careful
attention of all worklngmen.
What the president says to labor is
that it must, conform to the laws of the
country and that any failure on Its part
to do this must necessarily result to its
disadvantage. The same principle ap
plies to the corporations, which are ab
solutely bound to regard the laws. The
whole thing, as the president says, is a
matter of law that Is to say, all inter
ests must conform their conduct to the
general principles which govern and
regulate the relations between capital
ani lubor. Arbitrary principles may for
a while prevail, but eventually' the poll:
ies that are immutable will win and
everything else must yield. It Is hardly
PoshI Die that anyone will question tho
statement of the president when be
says: "Every man must be guaranteed
his liberty and big right to do as be
like with his property or his labor, so
long as be does not infringe the rights
of others. No man Is above the law and
no man is below it; nor do we ask any
man's permission wiien we require him
to obey it Obedience to the law Is de
manded as a right not asked as a
favor." -
We think there can be no doubt that
this view will be commended by the
American people with unanimity. They
will see In it a principle that is abso-
.ltely sound and the observance of
which is most essential to a correct ad
ministration of affairs. ' 1
While there Is in what the president
says in regard to the relations that
should exist between capital and labor
abundant material for thoughtful reflec
tion, it also suggests a chance for Issues
that are not altogether in the interest
of ' industrial peace! Yet on the whole
the attitude of the president is in the in
terest of better relations between capital
and labor.
Among the provisions for safeguard
ing life, limb and health through the
Inspection of buildings is this provision
embodied in the city charter: "The
building inspector before he approves
any plans for any building or any addi
tion to any building shall submit such
plans to the health commissioner and
secure, his approval of the sanitary fit
ness of such proposed work." This is
suggestive if it is regarded of moment
that all sanitary features of a new
building shall be carefully safeguarded.
Why not safeguard also the sanitary
condition of old buildings through pe
riodic Inspection of plumbing and drain
age? -
Herbert. Spencer's last published book
is the most. Interesting of all the ' pro
ductions of his prolific pen, dealing as
it, does with his ideas of death and what
comes after. Although one of the most
noted exponents of the theory of evolu
tion in all its ramifications, in this work
the great philosopher confesses his in
ability to square death satisfactorily
with evolution. " Death has always been
the great stumbling block to all the
scientific explanations of human life.
Among the estimates presented by
Secretary Shaw for the consideration of
congress is an item of $10,000 for the
Indian supply warehouse at Omaha.
Now if congress could supplement Sec
retary. Shaw's recommendation with a
peremptory order that the Indian depot
at Omaha should at least handle $10,000
Worth of Indian supplies a year the ap
propriation might be of some value to
the business men of Omaha.
The Omaha federal building, which
has been more than ten years under
construction, is to be finally completed
in the year 1004 if congress will appro
priate an additional $'20,000. By that
time the amount absorbed for architects'
plans and supervUlon of construction
will have reached the insignificant sum
of $120,000. When it comes to public
building architecture Uncle Sam Is not
stingy.
President Roosevelt has written an
other message without first consulting
the approval of the opposition press and
as a consequence he will be the target
for the usual amount of vicious, criti
clsm. The chances are, however, that
the president would have been disap
pointed had his message failed to evoko
such a response from the democratic or
gan. ,
Dee Moines city council has In
creased the pay attaching to the posi
tion of mayor from $1,500 to $2,500, to
take effect with the advent of the next
incumbent. This ought to make the
prospective candidates loosen up at
ouce on the same theory that aa oc-
cumulated Jack pot stimulates the reck
lessness of the men behind the chips.
. few more ancient and musty claims
for alleged damages caused by Indian
depredations in the '00s are pending In
the court of claims at Washington, and
Nebraska congressmen are expected to
punch up the court periodically and re
mind it that the grandchildren of the
claimants hope to hsve the cases settled
before they also pass away. ,
Railroad travel Is light Just now in
preparation for" the holiday passenger
movement Chances re good that itrore
people will make Christmas visits to
friends and relatives this year than
ever before and the coming and going
will keep the trains well filled for sev
eral weeks.
If tho con cress of the United States
should be invited to Paris by the Cham
ber of Deputies, as proposed, and should
accept the French danseuse and the
French waiter i will be starting back
home by the first steamer.
Ills ability to work his credit for
nearly $5,000,000 in accumulated debts
stamps Prophet Dowle 4s an extraordi
nary man. The ordinary mortal has
trouble in touching a friend for a paltry
$5.00.
Dreama of Alchemists.
.' .Brooklyn Eagle.
Radium has been found to change to
helium, another element. If radium can
change, why not other metalaT And If
others can be changed, the alchemists were
not such fools aa they looked, were theyT
National laiaraaet, v
New Tork Sun.
One hundred millions a year for naval in
crease may seem a large sum to minds un
accustomed to moving with the times, but
It Is a very low annual premium to pay for
insurance against the possibility of colossal
and Immeasurable disaster.
Reclprocal Hecoajnttlon.
Cincinnati Commercial-Tribune.
Notwithstanding Uncle Sam has been
slow In making up his mind to recognize
htm, Peter of Sorvia is recognising that
Uncle Barn's arms And equipments are
just the thing and has ordered largely in
New York, In consequence.
It Was Re Dream.
. . Detroit. Free Press.
One Of the most surprising Instances of
mental absorption appears In the publishing
of a government cotton report that no one
ever gave out. The publication is correct
and yet there is ho source from which it
could come through- the ordinary mediums
of transmission. The most known about it
Is that. It is no dream. ,
Several Klads of Secession.
St Louis Globe-Democrat
The Texas Daughters of the Confederacy
should remember that there are several
kinds , of secession. That of the thirteen
colonies in 1776 was against a tyrant and
was approved by' tT.e people of this country.
That of 18C1 was against a great and benefi
cent union. It was c ondemned by the Amer
ican people and shot out of existence.
A Cemter Shot.
V Kansas City Star.
"Publicity cVn a(f no harm to the honest
corporation. Tha.ftnjy corporation that has
cause to dread t l-the corporation which
shrinks from the-light, and about the wel
fare of such c6rppratlohs we need not be
oversensitive." , Among the famous epi
grams of the American presidents let this
sentiment by Theodore Roosevelt be im
mortalised for Ita truth, for Its admirable
direction and for Its fine courage.
State Rereaae from Owe Railroad.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
Tha next navment of the Illinois Central
raiimnri intrv tha atate treasury will be
iK77?i makin in uneiata for forty-
eight years of $21,108,788. The last semi
annual payment for the previous six
months amounting to $502,048 and the pay
ment for' the six months ended April 30,
1902. to $448,M9. The Income to the state
from the Illinois Central railroad, based as
it la on the cross earnings of the road, must
necessarily increase with Increase of busi
ness on the road, and it is clear the maxi
mum of earninxs has not been reached.
The proposition under which this income Is
secured to the state is a very simple one
and It Illustrates the methods ot the early
Illinois legislators,
HtJKZLIllO ORATORS.
Safety Valve $crwd Dows em
Qaartette of Hot Air Tanks.
Chicago Tribune.
Geora-la has four orators. Governor Ter
rell. Mayor Howell of Atlanta, Captain
Howell, end "Jedge" Gaines, who are In
evidence as well as audible upon every
public, occasion, and particularly at ban
uets. There are Indeed few places In
Georgia where their voices have not been
heard or where they have not made flights
of eloquence to the empyrean. As an elo
cutionary quartet they are famous from
Rabun Oap to Okeflnokee Swamp. They
have talked in public from childhood, and
If they are not mussled they probably will
continue talking as long as they can exer
cise their vocal chorda They have talked
upon an immense variety of topics With
that perfervld and emotional style of ora
tory which- characterises the southron.
Up to Thanksgiving eve none of these
orators had missed an opportunity to exer
cise his gift. That evening they did. The
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce gave a
banauet. The four were Invited condi
tionallythe condition being that they
should remain silent, and they did. Their
voices were not heard. Conversation was
not Interrupted. No burning questions
were elucidated. No man in the closing
hours of the function was talked under
the table. No man went home wearied
with vocal dlaplay or dased by oratorical
flighta It was hard on the four. It was
something unheard of In the history of
Georgia that - four professional orators
should be mussled and sit through a func
tion with no opoprtunlty to "rise Mr.
Chairman and ladlea and gentlemen" In
response to toasts or Inspired by an im
promptu. It was something new to the
banqueters also after gastronomic enjoy
ment to sit over the wine and enjoy their
own fun without having to rlak digestion
by attention to conventional orations, and
to find the fag end of the feast quite as en
joyable as any other part ot it.
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce has
broken a hallowed tradition of Georgia,
but it has set an excellent example and
one which might be followed to advantage
In every other city. Half the pleasure of
banquets Is lost and nearly all of It marred
by tha fag end speeches, which are looked
forward to with dlsr.-.sy whan the cloth la
cleaned and Joy should abound. One dls
patch says "the banquet was the most sue-
ceuful ever held tn Georgia," and anqther
saya that Hha event waa a most enjoyable
one." How could It have been otherwise T
The merchants of Atlanta are to be com
mended for their good sense In mussung
four professional banquet era tors. "There
are others" who should be mussled.
BITS OP WASHIJGTO LIFE.
Mlaor Seeaes and laeldeats SUetebed
oa the Soot.
The action of congress In allowing the
extra session to slide up to the regular
meeting caused much grief and purse
kgony among the hangers-on at the na
tional capltol. Attaches of congress hoped
the extra session would be adjourned
weeks ago and worked energetically to
bring It about. Such action meant much
to them a month's extra salary at least.
This extra has become a custom with con
gress, a sort of reward for seal, energy
and faithfulness of employes In drawing
their salaries. Falling to secure the hand
out by adjournment they sent a committee
to a staunch old friend. Senator Elklns,
with the Intimation that they were strong
enough to take a little extra nourishment.
They appealed to their good natured cham
pion for a second extra month's pay for
the extra session. "We-elll I'll be I'll be
Jiggered!" exploded Elklns In his amase
ment, "Get out!" The committee fled.
By unanimous conaent the palm has been
awarded to the congressional attaches.
And to merit that distinction In a city
where every other person is planning ways
and means to plunge his arm Into the
public purse to the elbow, and the odd
man usually hopes to thrust his In to the
shoulder, means no small triumph.
Borne of the high rollers In congress were
complaining in the house cloak room the
other day that It waa Impossible for mem
bers to live on the salary received and be
anybody In Washington. Then someone
wanted to know if actually 10 per cent of
the congressmen could save anything.
'I know a man who waa four years a
member of this house and he saved abso
lutely $20,000 during that period," said a
southerner.
It was suggested that he had private
means.
'Nothing to speak of," replied the mem
ber who began to tell the story. "The
man I have In mind was Posey Green
Lester, who represented the Danville dis
trict of Virginia. . ' ' -
"He is a Hardshell Bantist nreacher. has
no faintly and no bad habits and saves
every cent he can get his hands on. When
he came to congress he discovered that tha
people of his faith worsMped In a hall
here. They had no preacher.
"He struck a bargain with? them to
board him free and he agreed not to
charge anything for preaching twice a
month. They took him in their homes here
by the week.
"He got his mileage, travelled on passes
to and from Washington, turned all his
stationery account Into cash, and his
necessary expenses were. met with the
mileage a&d stationery money, thus en
abling him to save a oool twenty thousand
tn tho four years."
A few years ago no women were em
ployed In the capltol; now there are a
great many. At one time a sergeant-at-arms,
controlling employment to a con
siderable extent made it a point that
women should ot ' hold clerical positions
In the capltol, but even he could not
control the matter, Now there are a
soore or more committee rooms In which
women are ' clerks and stenographers.
They give satisfaction, or they would not
be continued. ' These women vare among
the very best stenographers and type
writers and attend strictly to their busi
ness. Most of them are engaged upon "the
confidential business and political corres
pondence of the senators and representa
tives, - which shows how absolutely they
are trusted by those who employ them.
The floodgates of Missouri oratory were
opened when Mr. Bartholnt poured forth his
"electric cascades", of speech in the house
representatives last week. The Louisiana
Purchase exposition at Bt. Louis would be,
declared the orator, "the apotheosis of cen
turies of civilisation'! and "the greatest
triumph human genius has yet achieved."
As the visitor saunters along "the terrace
of states" the newly Invented ejectrlc ka
leidoscope will "Illuminate him In . royal
purple;" as he descends from the terrace
It will ''ensanguine him In vivid red;" as he
bangs over the ramparts" of the "grand
pool" It will "mellow him In orange."
The importance of small things Is shown
in the aggregates of the postal service. The
money taken from dead letters for which
no owners could be found and that realized
from the auction sale of unclaimed articles
accumulated In the dead letter office
reached $20,961 last year. While this sum
represents many heart-burnings, and per
haps gave rise to misunderstandings be
tween friends which can never be corrected
In this world. It shows how swelled trifles
become by the enormouse range of the
American postofflce.
The "ninety-seven-cent stamp book," as
many people designate It would seemingly
be a small source of p'roflt, with Ita as
cents' worth of stamps, waxed paper and
covers, and yet the net profits from these
books of all denominations In the year was
$07,998. -The government sold nearly 10,000,
00 books, an increase of 40 per cent over
the year before, showing that the idea is
appealing to the public. -
John R. Procter of Kentucky took a little
time off one day last week from his duties
as president of the Civil Service commis
sion and telephoned his friends to come to
his office and look at the silver loving cup
presented to him at the White House on
Wednesday at the conclusion of a luncheon
given In his honor by President Roosevelt.
The cup, which Is about 'eighteen Inches
high and very heavy, has this Inscription:
"Presented to John R. Procter on the
completion of ten years' faithful service on
the United Btates Civil Service commis
sion." The name of President Roosevelt who
served with Mr. Procter on the commis
sion, is engraved on the cup, at the head of
the names of the donors, those besides the
president blng William Roderfberg, Dud
ley foulke, James R. Garfield, Alfred W.
Cooley and Henry E. Greene.
Representative Gardner of Massachusetts
was over on the senate side of the capltol,
when some one asked him how Speaker
Cannon was getting along with the ap
pointment of the house committees. Mr.
Gardner observed that he didn't have much
Information on that particular subject "I
asked one man in the speaker's room the
other day," resumedthe Bay state repre
sentative, "what he knew about tha com
mittees." "Well, what did heknow about
themT" Mr. Gardner was asked by his
questioner. "He knew enough," replied Mr.
Gardner, disconsolately, "to keep his mouth
shut." .
Trast Rctreaekaitat.
Springfield Republican,
. Trust retrenchment and economy are ap
plied with a vengeance In the case of the
Harvester combination, which la discharg
ing T.&00 of Its 19,000 employes, and expects
thereby and through the centralisation of
Its operations, to effect a saving of $5,000.
000 a year. But we are not to conclude
iiimt tUi imvini la to accompany a ccr.tlr.
uatlon of production in the old volume.
Apparently It Is mada possible to a large
extent only by an enforced curtailment of
output. Whether this is due to the en
croachments of the Independent harvester
companies, or whether there has been a
failure of agricultural prosperity to grow
with the growth of farm Implement Jr
ductloa does not appear.
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DOWNFALL OF DOWIEISM. ,
Chicago Chronlole: Dowlelsm appears to
be one of the latest manifestations, curi
ously compounded of absolutism and col
lectivism, with religion . as a solvent to
blend theee two together. It is a curious
bit Of Ingenuity. AH Its members must
contribute to the common fund of re
source, whether money, property or serv
ice, but all must be for the executive use
of the "boss." But the foundation and
essence of it Is its collectivism.
Baltimore American: From the. stand
point of the lesson such things are sup
posed to teach there Is no bright side to
the picture. There are people who never
learn. That is the most trustworthy of
human axioms. The next fanatio who
comes can get his quota of victims,, The
figure of Dowle himself is a pathetic one.
If he has hitherto beenAlncere, there must
come the wreck of his faith, always an
unpleasant sight to the sympathetic.
Brooklyn Eagle: One good will doubt
less come from the elimination of tha
Dowles. It will teach caution to the gull
ble. A man with no other capital than
blather, noise and effrontery, a vulgar
montebank, the essence of selfishness, hns
been able to dominate the fortunes of thou
sands of people, every one of them better
than himself and a victim to trust. It is
the case of Pecksniff and Tom Pinch again,
only, the case Is more pathetic, because,
with all his smartness and power to grasp,
this Pecksniff Is not right in his mind.
Philadelphia Ledger: Dowle Is a mere
fakir, but he Is a fakir of ability. He did
wonders in building up his Zlon City, and
before he made his attack upon New Tork,
there were no apparent limitations upon
reasonable hope of what the organisation
he was building tip might become. The
New Tork campaign was Dowle's mistake.
The conception of It was that of a general,
but the execution of It was tha performance
of a mountebank' upset by a new audience.
The "prophet" ventured everything on the
Invasion of New Tork and he lost. 'It was
Inevitable that the return of the defeated
"host" to Zlon City should be the begin
ning of the end.
New, Tork - Evening Posti The ' Dowle
project is merely a variant of the financier
ing which has made the last half dosen
years notorious. We have had our pro
moters in the stock market who guaran
teed to lead Investors into a promised land
of profits beyond the dreams of avarice.
Dowle's strong point has been the personal
equation. His was no cold Intellectual
project; behind It palpitated a glowing,
maaterful personality. How many-brilliant
Industrial enterprises have been launched
under similar auspices! They have all been
"personally conducted."' The outcome has
been about the same in each instarfce.
New ' York Sun: Dowle's ' remarlskble
progress as a religious leader was due pri
marily to his success in promoting the ma
terial Interests of his followers. At least
he could not have held the population of
Zlon City under his autocratlo sway If he
had not looked after their material well
being and generally Improved their condi
tion. He gave them work, and incidentally
he did them a good service in cultivating
In them habits of abstinence which helped
them along in the world. Morally his rule
seems to have been unobjectionable, if not
praiseworthy. The community of more
than 10,000 people collected at Zlon City
has been one of the most successful enter
prises of the sort of which we have an
example, unbroken in its order, and pros
perous. But now, with salaries and wages
long unpaid, inevitable criticism of the
chief arises, and the absolute confidence his
followers imposed in blm as a divine leader
is shattered. The complete breakup of hU
whole enterprise, financial and spiritual,
seems therefore to be now assured.
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PERSONAL ROTES.
Zlon City Is again In the hands ef ravens,
but they are not . purveying any food tq
Elijah.
Edwin War field, governor-elect of Mary
land, has been everything from a farmer'!
hired man to a banker. Ho to rtoh.
John Dwlght, a wealthy chemist wrio
died recently In New Tork, ' founded the
Dwlght achool at Erwln, Tenn., (or moun
tain whites of that state.
Prince Nanseta Montesums, who claims
to be the only lineal descendant of the
great Montesuma, Is an axils from Mexico,
and Is supposed to be somewhere In tha
west. .. ' v,'.. . ' . v
Admiral Cervera of Bpaln has sent his
regrets to Qovernor Heard of Louisiana at
his Inability to. accept the invitation to
attend the Louisiana Purchase celebra
tion exercises In the city of New Orleans.
A bronse bust of the lata George Wil
liam Curtis, made by J. Q. A, .Ward, for
the George William Curtis Memorial Com
mittee, was unveiled and presented to the
New Tork public library at the Lenox
library, on Monday last.
Dr. Edward Olcott, belleved. to.be the
soldier In New Tork state, . died In Rome,
N. T., last Sunday. He was born In 1814,
married In 1834 and celebrated the sixty
ninth anniversary of his wedding on Oc
tober U last. ., ' .
LIKES TO A BUILD,
Jennie Come and sit' In my pew this
rooming. ... ... .
Anna I can't. My hat Isn't trimmed for
that side of the church. Brooklyn Life.
"Paw, how many kinds of trading stamps
are there?"
"Well, there Is the ordinary kind and
then there's the stamp of determination
your mother wears on her face when she
is crowding her way to a bargain coun
ter." Chicago Tribune.
"Some'Imes," said L'ncle Ehen, "de man
dat sits comfortable befo' de Are an' lit de
yuthuh. folka scrape around in de cellar Joh
coal takea mo' credit dan Is due him foh
;ookln' on de bright side o' things." Wash
ington Star,
Twiggs I see, Paducar, that you never
invite a friend to have anything with you.
.. Paducar No. I'm a' Christian Scientist,
you know, and believe In the absent treat.
New York Press. - t .
"Here's a testimonial letter." said the
clerk, "from a man who says he hopes
eventually to see our safes used by every
bank in the country. But the letter's
anonymous."
"Print it anyway," said the president of
the E. Z. Safe compiny. "Ian t there any
slsnature to it at allT"
"Why. yes, It'a signed Traeksman.' "
Philadelphia Catholic Standard.
Passerby I'd think you would get tired
of dnffig nothing.
Strenuous Steve I does, sir. T gits so
tired settin' here dat I haf ter keep a-stt
tin' a while longer fer to get .rested up.
Chicago News.
"If alt men practiced what they preahe4.
We'd have no time for labor;
Each man would put In all his days
Endeavoring In pleasing ways
To boost along his neighbor." - -
Chicago Record-Herald.
Alf EXTREME CASE, ,
Had I a name like that. Reed Bmoot,
I'd never seek a job at Washington;
Instead, it aeems to me, I'd get a gun
And go out some where by . myself and
shoot
Those double letters out. Call myself Newt,
Peter or Paul or John or Simeon,
Smith or Just anything. It's wk-ked son
To wear a name -like that.; il wouldn't
.do It i-- .,. 1 '
I'd never sign a paper, no not I.
To ouat you from your aeat and dim your
fame
Because of your religion. That must He
Between you and your maker, but oh, my.
If the petition were to change your name
I'd algn It quick, nor oount myself to
blame.