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(Seal.) Notary Public.
Lee Herdman 1b making back gome
of that money recklessly expended In
trying to elect Judge Sullivan.
Another outbreak la due from the
Russian press. Jewish rabbi opened
the United States senate with prayer.
If war fiually does open up between
Russia and Japan the American mer
chant marl no will be in active demand.
The tariff fight haa not really opened
in' England or Joseph ' Chamberlain
could pot be taking a two months' va
cation.
.That United . States district attorney
plum will bang on the White House
conservatory peach tree a little' while
longer.
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Can the 17,000,000 paid, for the friars I
land be considered alimony in the dl-J
Voreement of church and state in te
w n
Philippines! . uxnjt
-
" ' . . , . . . ' ;
Tennessee democrats ,1 mlght 'bav
Jj . A ? , . "
tiun Kentucky before declaring against
the Kansas City platform.
Senator Tattersor, having admitted the
death of the silver Issue, the corpse may
now be interred, and, a, coroner's in
quest will not be deniandcd.-
Just as soon as the traffic managers
discovered that they would be cited
Into court to explain the shortage of
. "1
cars for hauling grain the car famine
ITHBIU, . T ' . . ' I
If Commissioner Yerkes is successful
in his work before the federal grand I
Juries, express agents in rural Jiansas
will not have to be qualified as bar-
tenders. . .. I
Th advice of the Advisory board does
or .aom tn. tw. taVon arlnnl- h tha
" . ' ' - i
City council anu bouib we oiuuai mony or an ex-conreaerate colonel, and treasury, it is perfectly natural ,to un- have not a single doubt thftt there Is room cerned. Id 1842 the national compulsory
in the city ball who have a mind of hypnotized the grand. Jury to adjourn flerstand that without the care and for moral Improvement 'in campaign meth-1 uw of ducation' wa introduced. Modi
their own.- ? ' ' without any action. It Is also a matter financial vlitllance which are essential .d'. on. both . lde?! feel .c.onfldent tying act. have appeared since, but.th
Caa anybody explain why- the Union
Pacific, the. most prosperous and valua
ble piece of railroad property la the
west, should be allowed to scale Its
county taxes 1
JUSt as the telephone company is In-
aiaHlne- it mammoth switchboard, a
rival puts in ' its appearance with a
promise, of better facilities and lower
rates lO leiepnone patrons. .
TCItn a wnuhllran atlHnv Ita mnrnlnn
-a,.,- a - j. j...
euiura uu (ueui-iwV muu ui eveu-
lng edition, tne Lincoln journal is
.... . . . .
equipped to Uscuss the political -issues
from oppoalng point of -view.
The senate committeo on privileges
.n. a!wlna Mn t.a.i .
.. ..v.v.wuv w.a uu1.11
trouble by disposing of the 6 moot case
weiur jaay. ilo lAingreB oi oxoiners
is xo meoi in v ssiungion uai monin.
. . ......
south object to being socially ostracized.
The thing has prevailed since the early
aay oi vasuu ai.. uiay, dui ue oiooa
of the martyrs Is the seed of the church.
Omaha S new federal building; fifteen
years youhg, will be completed by thelirr ..... ar. iiat.emin .
end of thl. month. In the language ot
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a loruirr cmei jubu i iu iriM
Supreme court. "AU things nave tblr
end." '
It (a now nn to thA llaaonrt rnllmad
It is now up to the Missouri rroad.
u .iiVw uuw u.mu u.u. t..u.u.v
are than the asaessor. have been able
ii . a. i a a 1. 1 .
to discover. The railroad comni Union
ha. Just ordered a reduction in freight
gates.
When Senators Gorman and Lodge
Lave settled the status of the last Cleve -
laud administration to mutual satisfac -
tlon some senator may take up . the
equally important subject of the species
of the fish that swallowed Jonah.
A TliftUB or FALBMnvoVB.
Two fake Interview, concocted In the
lntcnit of IMstrlct Attorney Souinioni, I
hare been given publicity In the World- j
Herald inantlelpatlon.of. tho dr,op of
the axe. A "well knows" republican I
frotp: Lincoln, whoae name is . not
cloned hecanm the lnterlew Is a pure
fabrication, it credited with saying: I
Trie sword tnat hang ever Summer'
head la suspended by lut a single thread
thai threRtna td drop at any moment
President Roosevelt has signed a treaty of
peace with the railroad managers, who
have promised to support him for the nom-
inatlon at Chicago. Mr. Holdrege I
and General Manderson are now In Wash
""""
ington. They are
in "W-.!"""'
dui lor ousinesa reason, una 01 inw cuu-
cessions the pre.ldent ha made ha to do
with Bummerr succession. Th Burlington
l not the only railroad that demand Bum-
mers' removal. But the Burlington, in
especial. Is fearful that If Bummers Is al
lowed to hold his place until the next
grand Jury convene there will be some
Indictment returned for violations of the
Klklna lair. ' ' '
I am reliably Informed that the president I
ha told'Benator Millard and Dietrich that J
he will appoint neither Bummers nor Llnd- 1
say. and haa Invited them td get together I
on a third man. And I atn also Informed
that the senators have gotten together not
only with themselves, bt with Mr. Rose- I
water, Mr. Holdrege and' General Man-1
derOT, and have consented to tha appoint-I
ment of Judge Baxter.
With tho alnrl Mcentlon that "The
sword that hang over Summers' head
SL J Burt
W suspended by but a single
1," this la a tissue tt falsehoods.
is" now
thread
tk. .-t,ie t,notot no trout v I
... I
or peace wun me rauroau roanuKr,,
and no concessions to, them have been
made, or, will be made Jn recognition
Af thole anrmnrf Tha railroad have
not asked for Summers' removal. He
uv' -"- " 1
has been their subservient tool , ever
since he held office. Ho-trained wun I
. . - ... I
the .corporation gang when he lived in
Beatrice and Lincoln and was a
"trusty" for the railroads when he was
deputy attorney general.
"The threat, that hj fwonld procure' In
dictments against the railroad managers
for violations of the Elklns law is an
1UT V I'm UUU9 Ul WIO JL.ia.lua inn in
.
indictment or mmseir. n me rauruau
managers are Indictable by the next
grand Jury for violating the.Elklns law
they were indictable for violating that
law bv successive crand Juries since
the Dassace of the law. It was the
m - 7 - I
manifest duty of Summers to have them
indlcted, and Ms failure to do his sworn
duty only proves him to be utterly unfit
to fill tho. position of prosecuting ottor
ney. '
It Is not true that the president has
told the senators that he will appoint
neither Summers nor Lindsay. The
president never intended to reappoint
Summers, and so Informed the senators
more than a year ago. The president
has not ruled Lindsay out of tlie race.
.... . ... .11
neither has he ruled mm Jin. it is not
true that the senators have got together
h any candidate either by themselves
or with Mr. Rosewater. Mr. Holdrego
ifui nunnni iiinitimnn .Thniu ponrio. i
auv. wvu.w.. . . B . v. .
men have never held a conference on
nat anhlect. ' ' ' I
A,t m:
Aiiuiuci iuiciiicn v x cr.iin- iw aui
0maha man. who is ; said to be oa
friendly terms with both , District At-
j torncy Summers and Senator Millard,
L ... . ..... , .
trumps the card of the bogus Lincoln
reveiaror ana pin wiarn to any iuat
''?.ot only have the railroads bargained I
with the., president .for the summary
ftamissal of Summersvbut the cattle ln
terests are active in supporting the de-
mand of Summers' . removal, as the
fencing cases are to,. Come , up at the
special term of the federal court this
month."
This Is decidedly rich. It is a matter
of notoriety that Summers manipulated
jm . ..... ... ... ...
lue "Jal
Omaha In December, 1902, so as to pre-
. . . ... ' . . . . ..... I
veni tire lncncuneni or xne came Darons, i
charged with fencing the public do-
main,
It will be remembered that
Lionel juosoy, ageni or tne interior
department, and other inspectors ap-
peared before that grand . jury witn
abundant toroof to indict a score or more
f th- ftu vinmi hnt H,,mn,r. i.
t...i n a, i .v..
u,m,ru" "-
catUeillcI1 Dy the iast grand Jury was
oi iucs inai vue inuiciuieni 01 a lew
an Involuntary act on the part of Sum-
mers, forced upon him by the Depart-
ment of Justice.
Tha Knfrl.a rimntia fVlnn tyf Unm.
- "l ,
ulcrB """l m ui-
I guiKe, uwmrtwi
I do not believe that Senator Millard has
hanilnn Riimm.rt flllmmara V, a . h.m
Muiard s good . friend and . I hav every
I reattt to beUev that Millard will con
tinue to be a stanch friend of Summer.
I Tf I ajn correctly Informed, tha nraaM.nt
arrd with Senator Millard aome tlm. acr
J." . 7..
I I llaVK. BUIIIHinrxi WtXafJ UUI IU XftS mimiVMi until
- lh ..... ronv.n,1nB.Tu, : "
for th political effect thl action might
have. ... . . .
Thls statement also ls a draft upon
I the imagination. We are. In position to
I i. v v. a
1 a uiai, wo imiurui uam iiiiuo uu
sgreement with Senator Millard about
l uie reieuuon oi Bummers, dui on tne
i
icontrary Miiiara-nas given assurance
to the "resident that he ls done with
1"
Summers and ready to consider the ap-
I polntment ef Ms saiwessor Just as soon
as the presldept deems It proper to die-
i pense witn nim."
.The coolest thing of all Is the asser-
tlon ol Mr. Hummers ln dismiss- that
lt I. certain ' that the railroad and
I " wan -
Whatever cost. Bummer, shall not be
allowed to get hold of another grand
I jury." The Bee Is not ln the confidence
Lf tha railroads andr-annor ihorefnra
Lpeak for them, but we do know that
I w auuw mail
Ur BoMwatar do, cra a rap about
the next grand Jury or the fraud Jury
i -
after the next, although he does know
that the district attorney ls a desperado
wis will resort to anything to be
avenged. . . 1
On of the contributors to the World-
1 Herald symposium on "the Itpckefeller
1 monument" vehemently denounces the
I proposition of Chancellor Andrews to
I accept a donation from,' what he- calls
1 "that . giant train . financier,' and
clinches his argument with this declara
tlon: "The man who woold thus have
his memory, perpetuntcd has spent Ms
life in acts In violation of both ngural
land statute book lnws, defying both in
holding up the laboring people's children
dls-land crippling their common school op- I
poyunltlcs." Coming from a man who
Is on record as one of six members f
the legislature of lo71 that voted against
the impeachment of a governor who had
anr,ropr)nted 10881JM 0f Bch0ol money
- . ... , .
to build a mansion for himself and held
up the contractor forthe first university
building of Nebraska for fo.OOO as a
"-""-iDonus ror awaroing ana approving me
mnhnff inxli renW anlldtnda for
,...... ... . . ,, ..
"people's children" is Unique, to call It
by a very mild name. It forcibly recalls
the man who swallowed a camel and
choked at a gnat.
A.fiVVUMUOLU QUMSTWZ.
'There hi no question that appeals
more strongly, to the American people
than that of the price of the chief ar
tide of their diet beef. " That has been
matter' ofCbhCCrn'tO them for' Tears-I
. . . , A1 . I
"uu lUB Pwns fu-
bly none Other Which is engaging the
attention of the average Cltlsen more I
fully than this one. It need not be 1
.... ... . voT-rl I
lu"' """"Bi"""" W uw;hu iub ru-
menf ls Impressed upon all households
everyday. The price of the chief staple
fer ue priLB oi iue iuiei Biayie
every home is inordinately high. A
beefsteak or an ordinary beef roast is
today a luxury which only the well-to-1
,
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- v. " C"J"' . l" ' VI
coming more and more aggravated,
" JS
" rcuieuj iw l I
That is a difficult question.
It in-
i ...ii, t i ,.i .i
" ""- " K
m a rn nh ih la o rarliiral havnnd ti-ia I
j '"
Pwer or legislation, let it is proposed
to deal with it by act of congress. Rep
resentative Martin of South Dakota has
Introduced a resolution in the house
which provides for an . investigation of
the conditions relating to the price of
beef cattle and the selling nriee of fresh
I I
Ihpnf. with vIpdt to nscertatnlnir
"v--- . --.
whether existing conditions have re-
sultc1 'ron ny contract or combination
m restraint of commerce."
There can be no doubt as to thfi wis-
aora "na uesirnDiiiry or Bucn an in-
a m, m a . I
vestigatlon. In an interview a few days
"SO xne secretary or agncuirure as-
Sertea tnat tlie Consumers Ol Deei Were
Davinir too much for that commodity
pitying too mucn xor tnai commoany.
He said thnt the margin between the j
price paid by the packer and that of
th retailer was such as to warrant a
,ow Price to the consumer and he
lnld the chief, blame for the high price
or ,eer upon tne retailer.
14 is . Impossible to say where the
strict rule of Justice would apply, but
4 V, nll. V,....I .l I
l" 1,,
tnl tne farmers or cattle growers are
not getting their fair. Share or the high
Prices that prevail for beef cattle and
lut? reiiBuiiuuiu nsBuuiuuuu jb mat lue i
,
"uik or tne pront.goes to tne packers
nn(l the retailers. I
T-tlipr a wiiimIt for ihU? Tliof 1
r ' - I
question of more than commonplace lm-
portance. There is not a famUy in this
eenntrv that is -not Interestfd In thA I
oijcstlon and It Is safe to say that the I
)7 . I
wuwu .u.uuv.
win meer. witn very general approval, i
It proposes an Inquiry In which every I
American family is concerned and
which ought' to be made.
4 BOHTILM TARirr PVL1CT.
It Is not the general understanding,
bnt none the less' it ls a fact, that the
United States In Its commercial rela-
Up"" wh Cuba has not everything to
Mln hv tho roolnrolHr .rrano.man -a-
""f '
centljr, entered into. On the contrary,
. ! .1 1 .1... . . . I
uuuvu ia mui uur vuuiury is, u i
fatt please, a little worse off than it
waa before the reciprocity went into ef-
v .
How that ls will perhaps appear from
tne siaiemem or ine uuDan government,
In 'which it ls asserted that certain eon-1
ditlon nr hrtliitAl in
a t .... ,..v
- yw.r,, 'Uluu" uuuu
w ine ouuoing up or any, greai enter-
prise, it is utterly useless to branch out
lit any direction and that conseauently
Ull efforts ln that direction are futile.
In view, of this what .hope la there for
,ii, sv a nlana si nmruultlAa. M.h
-"j v j--- v. '
irum nuio 10 uiu are puaneu 10 ineimr. oryaa w ine ioKic canaiaaie xor
front ln the f expectation of winning
gome public regard? Ordinarily, ' we
L..., .
aaV.a.lt 4VtA.aa fa a. IUI 114 M
euuuiu y, mtrio u uu iiuvMuiiiiy oi
tuch appeals to the public Winning the
Slightest attention. Why ' slibuld theyT
ITn not Mnerimci. smnlv dpmnntrntw1
n , .i i
T"" vi .-.unu umi
at .a . . . a a
nnT not Pfna mem ine most suDstan-
VaI a88urance8 of tile,r "olldity?
WO Sliouia think that the American
people had enough experience to con-
j vinoe them that there ls nothing to belwoul1 h
I .i i i. i.i j, .v... .i. ,
jmura uj D)n.-vunuuu miu uai me mi
substantial benefits of the country were
to ue aenvea irora xne nonesi anu
. ..... ...
straightforward Dumness or the coun-
try. The arbiters of the national wel -
- - w - g
fare are not the gamblers in corn and
wheat and cotton, but the men who con-
trol in their bumble way those products.
In other words. It ls the great agrieul-1
tural community which Is in fact the
I controlling power ln the nation and Is
luatlv entitled to the first consideration.
l .
When each state ha. received a f
era I appropriation ior an exposition it
I mT nat ''hat every legislator ad-
mltS to be 'an illegal expenditure Of
funds will cease, but so long as there
" ome which have not been cared for
the practice may ne expected to con-
i
tlnue.
neutrality that pay.
' Chicago New.
A become a neutral power. Unci 8am
continue to shin, carload of tinned beef
to both- Russians and Japanese with Qobl
I imparUalUy.
"Wko'r Yam Alladla At!"
Oinelnnatl Tnnulrer Idem.)
On ot th difficult thing In politic I to
rnnvlnra tha a vr.riiia democrat that ha
should ba content to go down to defeat
again, ahoutlng lustily for a "gur-reat prin
cipal' that ha knows la a "Jonah" from
the start
frightened ky the Reeor.
Washington Star.
The congreemen who declined to go on
recorj Jn fvor or tn. extra mileage fcl
lowance Illustrates what a difference there I The Increase of population from the cen
may be between a man's public sentiments I sua of 1886 to that of 1900 was over 1. 00.000.
and his personal preference.
Score Fall to Work,
Chicago New.
Tf the scientist who disseminated the
theory that money was full of microbes
had any Idea that It would lead people to
com around and unload their tinner dol-
Mars upon him he knows better by
this
time.
Bnala of m Revival.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
The announcement that Spain's new navy
will cost 150,000.000 permits the United
States to reflect that It knows whence one-
third of that sum came. In a lump of good.
hard money, paid in exchange for. a much
bigger bunch of trouble. But perhaps there
Is some consolation In the further thought
that If Spain should get bumptious again
we may conclude to take the money back
tne form of the property,
-
PeOB, b.,,,.. , Citom Hou.e,
Philadelphia Press.
The new custom order, which haa Just
Kor into effect, make quite a change
in the admission of baggage brought to
thl" country from abroad by returning
tourist. Heretofore a rron was allowed
to enter free of duty tioo worth of articles
purchased abroad for such person's own
r .mount o r anything
wTduUabie. uer
th8 new ordeP .j.., wpnt .-, VM.
terdav tioo worth ran h hromrht in free
Of dutr for n Mirnnx aveentlnr for ante
.,. 1 "V..:. e". "
a man can M.r.yTn7lwrtKa. According to hi plan the
away, or a woman a man's suit of clothes,
without payment of dutv. . That wa not
the Intention of congress when It passed
the act. But it I. m .e,rH.nea with .
ai.- ..... v. .v. I
rule.
" " i
Pinching Home Consumers. .
Philadelphia Press.
A Canadian railroad has Just made a
IaTCTA contract fne .l.al valla wltK an
American firm at 2l. a ton. but the price
to an American railroad Is 128 a ton. Light
rails, which require a good deal more work
fhan Ik. V,. .... nA
than tne heavy ones, are
Selling at f23 to I
$24 a ton. but th heavy and les expensive
.,.., at t2g. . Not ,ong'ago
steel rails were sold for considerably less
than th billets from which they were
rT
th . . ... . f0nw .,1Ph an ien.
IvSB llinil IjllfJ 1 BIIB. 11 UUCB IIUL 1IH.V I
sistent course. Prices should be governed
in some other way than by mere agree-
1 iwren in ine mem 01
the c' The Bal8 of talIs to a cno'an
. . nt,,. , . .v I
8 charged at home ! unjust, and win. In I
the end. hurt the steel mills.
Sncces of Legislative Lobbying;.
. Th World Today.
A great reason for th success of lobby
ing Ilea In the fact that the men we send
to the legislature, although Intelligent and
able Jn ordinary affairs, know nothing
akniil 4ft r nlrln. . 1 n ma n ...... n.ln 1
" . " V' -ii.w
unjeriying principle of economics or poll
ticai science. This cannot be entirely -rem
eaiea. -ine great business interests have
t:"' hir. ta. mat
. ., , a i
irlB, hiiu ycrimpa btu irum one sxaie 10 an- i
other. These expcrta.have trained clerks
and experts behind them to furnish them I
stattatlcal facU Bfed legal points. When
" ' ' " . - ; ... I
rff goo'A farmerg and manufaPtUre
and bringg-up an
array
y of facts and flgM
ures. the- commit We iNs
helpless- In his
han(5"- They have net a word to say for I
t Y aial r&a rTKna VI aw a. I aa am I
jests often win by the Irresistible power of
logio alone. If the opponent of corpora-1
tlnn ere as dilligeht as the corporations I
in getting such men or were as careful In
preparing their case,' their efforts would be
far more successful.
BR YAM'S "DOLLARS AND CEJtTS."
How Peerlea Preacblna; Tallies with
Perapnal Practice.
Washington Post.
twice.
Mr. Bryan, while persisting in his twice.
defeated and generally detested scheme for
debasement ef the currency, is appealing
. . . . .
io oemocnm o rise aoove -me low grouna
P dollar and cents." We do not know
' " " 7 ' ""TJ. m"eT V"J. "
ss a.- -. wa, iim am(sva va fy t caiiftigji
Dollar and th cents that make dolar
are good things to have. They are Juat
essemiai to gooa a to evu worxs. nom
OI ln" " political parties uxe a wen-
n"eo campaign win get contrms-
.
wiinout an excess or scrupulousness. We
.SBa.v W 141 CU wcnilVU g XT (11,
indeed, tlm haa already done much In
that direction. Electi
are far less cor-
I uPt than they.wer a generation ago,
" " wer' irue ,nai ino emcrai
"I??? 1 "?'M.lhf 'Lhff
. ...... . . ... .
rrom moiairy or - tne money aevii. would
tnat mllonJ If Mr. Bryan, sine the hour
I hJ" ? ., 1m' hS b'n. hu"t"n'
hunter for dollars and cents, w know of no
1 '
I man who has been thus employed. And his
I success has been very considerable. He is
the first man to whom a defeat as a presi
Untiai canaiaate na ever openea tne way
10 aniuence. 110 is one 01 me mosi lonu
te of the thousand who have
1 -
been enriched by the verdict of the people,
sentencing his candidacy and his political
w oa."".
ner!a ao"a" cem" ,n "n"
cities, town and villages, not qne of which
I . . . . .. "
lava cumi 10 ill 111 iiau wis cuumrr
i oeen tioicua Dy nis election ana me re-
suiting calamity of currency debasement
I -
i him. rtvsnui!sj. Ann sn if Tit tih ran mb n
..,, , ,lWI k,. w,,, kl:
1 o ,i ki.. ..in
VVIIIHIUIICI axilJU III y vril al 1J V
swell that tide, other source than thosa
have augmented Mr. Bryan's wealth. He
has given testimony touching a gift of
13,000 In three equal Installments, and he
Is now In litigation relating to another gift
of $50,000 from . the same generous donor.
I W do not say that, in all this, or even
nr t it. there has been personal dls-
I honor. Mr. Bryan had an undoubted right
I ,.,,. ahara In lh. .nut nrnn,rll thil
EroT
ciUsens of all parties are glad of the
happy change ln hi worldly affair- A he
e about the country gathering ln filthy
u,cr; the good-natured American peopi.
I f p,rtie, UK, comfort III thinking of
hl, new ad beautiful home and that flnei,
appointed, palatial ubi, wher hi
blooded horse champ their oata and his
t&9 heifer, now almost grown to full cow-
hood, ehew ber cud the proudest rural
nant In Nebraska. Thanks to the Intelli
gence ot th voting masses, Mr. Bryan
ceased long ago to be a menace to tb na
tion. No on cherishes malic toward him
or grudge him th golden usufruct ot hi
I two wall-deserved trimming. All th same.
and for excellent reason, he ls not the
man to b ahoutlng to th democrat to
rU abov "toe low ground ef dollars and
J cant.-' . .
OTHER LANDS THAN OtRJ,
The Dutch and the leading natives In
Java are of tha opinion that the population
la Increasing too rapidly for the good of
the Island. The census, taken every five
year, has long shown an Increase of ever
1,(100,000 for each census period, and the
rate of growth haa constantly accelerated.
Java Is only a little larger than New Tork
state and the central regions are too
mountainous for a very dense population.
The fact that tha last census showed a
total population of ' ts,"45,98 Indicate a
frightful congestion of humanity over all
fhe coastal and Interior plains and valley.
The density of population la 568 person for
every square mile of surface, which 1
greater than In any province of Chin, ex
cepting In Shantung. If Prance had the
same density of population its Inhabitants
would number 120,000,000; the United States
at the same rate would have ,6w,0u0,0r0 In
habitants, which Is about lOO.oqo.OM more
than the estimated population of the
world. Such packing of humanity as this
at least Illustrates the fact that when
every acre of tillable land Is stimulated to
Its highest, productivity It will give sus
tenance to several time the number of per
sons who are now supplied with food from
an acre of land in most countries. The
Javanese are still able to raise all their
raw food and to export the products of thir
plantations and forests to the amount of
millions of .dollar a year. But they are
already talking about a time to come when
they will no longer he able to produce on
their Island all the food they require.
heated controversy li
rrusslan press over the
the
A heated controversy Is in progress in the
s.ivlngs bank lot
Prussian ministry
has now had under consideration for some
niontha The author of the Idea I Herr
Dulmi prupneior 01 mo Benin 1
Bcherl. the proprietor of tho Berlin Loka-
new
a.v-1
'"""tutlon would collect from weekly
lnB" of th working classes ranging in
mou,t from M pfennig (12 cents) to 4
marks These savings would be en
trusted to such existing vinn ink
may be willing to adopt the new system
and to pay for fifty-two weeks' deposits of
4 marks that Is to say, for 208 mark an
. i
Interest of 1.80 marks at the close of the
year, with fixed rates of Interest for smaller I
depokHs. This Interest, however, would not
go to the depositors, but would be paid
Into a lottery fund, the administration of
which would hand to the depositors lottery
IILIIe,B VL cirrivrajiunuin; value, inrn nun-I
dred thousand of these tickets divisible
Into quarters and eighths, according to the
amounts of the deposits, would form a lot-
tery series from which 12,500 prises would
be drawn, with a total value of 640,0 0
marks. The value of the first prixe would
' - - - w
be 100,000 mark, of the second prise 30.0M
""-rk. of the third prixe 10,00O marks and
""' "i yr,eH, gn 01
, i
.
Tha nnrnrtnnata uriti.h w.. m- ... I
'ld Itself open to attack from yet another
direction. Some time ago a special com
mittee -of some kind recommended that
measures should be adopted to attract uni
versity men into the army. It was thought
that Oxford, Cambridge, Dublin and the
Scottish universities cught to be able to
provide at least 300 men. If not more, every
year, who would Improve the average In
tellectual quality of officers very materi
ally. The War office authorities acqui
esced and offered to give a certain num
ber of commissions to men who had taken 1
a degree and qualified In an examination
on military subject. They even agreed to
.j .
unr uticumi niuuconienis, in .no way 01
seniority, to men who carried off first.
class honors. But It wa eoon discovered
that even In the roost favorable clrcum-
4 . n
between three and four years tor his de-
gree, would necessarily suffer greatly. In
respect of seniority compared with the less
highly educated officer who pass through
4ka Kne4AB AnaaiH. H a Onmlnii Kat wtijbam
are now In progress to Induce the War
office to do something to Temov this dls
crepancy and put the two classes of men
upon a more nearly equal footing. If they
do not make some substantial "Concession
it Is not likely that they will get many
university men, at all events, not many of
th best kind.
Sweden seldom attracts the attention of
the average American teacher, although
In matters educational it has many lessons
for educators throughout tha world. The
standard of popular education in Sweden
has been steadily rising from the time of
the reformation; and the Indications point
to even greater efficiency ahead. It should
be noted that a large preponderance of
the population of .the kingdom has re
mained of a rural character and public
I.,...... . ,
I to aarricultural need. The first beginnings
ot the national school system were made
ln 1894, i that year a law wa enacted
to ,.ure for aU children a sound religious
education, so iar as reaoing ana Knowi-
1 eage 0f the Luthern catechism were con-
present system come from that date. A
a result of it excellence, practically every
one ln tha country can read and write.
The army of Mexico' Is a peculiar, not
to say malignant, organisation and yet it
la stronger tenfold than the forces which
I M Sir
.,, . in te. vnr vaara it ha. Kn thai
pollcy of Prealdent Dial to recruit the
xmy from any and all classes, more espe-
dally the law-breaking .element His fa-
mou. Rurale. Ouarda-Dictureaoua In their
mou Rurale Guards picturesque In their
big hats and yellow buckskin suits are to
a considerable extent composed of men
who were at aora time outlawed by the
government. Ten year ago the Bolson del
Maplmt was Infested with robber and
highwaymen. President Dlas had most of
them caught and shot, and the rest were In
duced to surrender, and by way of punish-
mCnt condemned to the ranks of the Ru-
rae.. Nowadays Impressment into the
companies of the regular army goes merrily
1 - . .
lonriro, na 11 ii n opto quwuon wmmn
1 yjj. may not be punishment of an effective
char,cter. obviously it cannot tend to raise
l tha morale or the army. '
I Englishmen, at least the mor progressiva
I Jill L
raon tnem- aro nn8jly awakening to the
absurdity of an old law which establishes
what ar known aa "anotent light." Under
this law windows which have been In ex-
Is twice for nineteen years or more cannot
be deprived pf light by the construction
of neighboring buildings without due com
pensation having been made to the owner.
In other words, an owner of land cannot
erect a building which- wllj shut In any df I
vidlng th latter hav been In existence
foe nineteen or mor years, without making
himself liable to extensive damage. More
over, th damaged owner can prevent th
erection of any such building which will
take away hi light If he wishes to do so.
Th light, by virtu of th time h ha en
joyed It. ha become a part of hi property.
Effort ar now hlng mad to hav this
relic of past ages repealed. It Is this -mor
than anything els that baa prevented the
I erection high buildings ln London.
" A Oeaerea Giver.
Philadelphia Pre.
Bom of our democratic contemporaries
are disturbed because Bryan will not take
advice. But be ha no room for It. and It
I his mission on earth to glv advlc. not
1 lb
THERE IS tlO SUBSTITUTE F02
Absolutely Pure
IT IS A MATTER OF HEALTH
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY.
Cincinnati Enquirer: In the death of
William C. Whitney, an exceptionally able,
generous, all-round American has closed
too soon a brilliant, successful and useful
career. n
Chicago Record-Herald: He typified In
his daring and aggressive personality and
In the singular breadth of his achieve
ment the wide possibilities of American
cituenship. His career a lawyer, re-
rrmer. cabinet minister, business mtm,
,over ' the turf n1 society leader reveals
a wide range of interest and successful
endeavor
Detroit Journal: His career haa been one
of the dignity that attaches to success, and.
while his title of father of the new navy
has been disputed by the friends of his
predecessor In the naval office, he will In a
iibuuiiim wujt va remeiuuvi m bb viiv niiu
had an Important part In events that made
possible the battle of Manila bay and the
battle of July 3, 1898, off Santiago.
New Tork World: Mr. Whitney served
hi country well. The Navy department,
in which he laid the foundation of our
ti w U1V. 1 jn ID1U IIIVJ 1UUIIUO.IIUIIO VI UUI
efficient and beautiful -new naw." never
had at its head a mor capable and far-
gighted administrator., He served well the
cuy 01 nis love, mini in respuntiiDie uniuca,
as the creator of 1U great surface transit
. a - i.-m.
patron of the arts. ' But it was for hi
winning personal qualities his genius for
friendship, his habit of finding his greatest
enjoyment In bestowing happiness upon
others, his generosity and geniality that
Mr. Whitney will be the most sincerely
mourned and the longest remembered.
Kansas City Star: It Is appropriate that
the flags on the United States ships be kept
at half mast oh the day of Mr. Whitney's
funeral. Although th "new navy" was
projected under the Arthur administration.
It' wss left to Secretary Whitney to give
It the Impetus which carried It to success.
Up to his time the country had lieen de.
pendent on England for Its armor plat
and for Its smaller naval guns. Through
his effort the manufacture of armor wa
begun at the Bethlehem steel works, and
tne iiotcnKiss company esiaDiisnea a iao
tory In the United States for the making
of ordnance. Bo great was - hfa efficiency
in the conduct of the department that It Is
said that General Tracy hesitated to be.
com hi successor on the ground that no
man could creditably "follow Whitney."
Minneapolis Journal: W. C. Whitney, th
father" of the new navy, is no more. H
ha left a splendid and enduring monu
ment behind him. Wherever In th seven
seas th Star and Stripes float over ail
American war vessel there will be cause
for dally thought of Mr. Whitney. Nine
teen years ago he laid the foundations of
the' new navy, now become third or fourth
in th world and destined to surpass all
except the British, and possibly even that,
Chicago Tribune: In his public as in his
private life Mr. Whitney left a record free
ol taint or scandal., In his political career
he secured the esteem and confidence of
men of all parties, and was regarded a
high-minded, public-spirited and patriotic.
and as never stooping to the tricks of the
demagogue. In the business world, varied
and Important aa his Interests were, he
escaped th criticism which has been so
freely passed upon many of his associates,
I He wa a man of clean, happy and success
nil lire.
POLITICAL DRIFT.
The great trouble with the Hearst boom
Is that It is too easily converted Into a
hears boom.
Governor Bailey of Kansas Is now In
position to appreciate the folly of sending
out hearslne- appeals for aid for flood
I sufferer In a state financially able to take
I car of Its own people. Ed Hoch, editor
.v. ir,v I. ha mminr man
for governor.
an,. ,tatute of Congressman ,"Sunset"
Cox- erected ln New York by admirers, la
I '........ tine fmm
I , without a habitation. Removed from
I itB oriKinal location because of the subway,
ha municipal art commission cannot find
another site for the effigy. The Metropoll
tan museum will not hav It on account
of Its hldeousnes.
Sometimes foreigners show a keen In
sight Into things which they are supposed
to know nothing about. One was being
examined for naturalisation at Kennebec,
Me., last week, and In answer to the ques
tion, "Are you a member of or affiliated
with any organisation entertaining or
I . - -
teCh'L dl wernmentT' said at once:
I v vm- I belonca to the democratic
I party.
wnita in New York recently General
I
Kmhugh'le told about his acquaintance
with Colonel Bryan when the latter ar
rived at Jacksonville,' Fla.. as colonel ot
th Third Nebraska regiment, when Gen
eral Lea wa commanding the Seven Ui
army corp. Said General Le: "He ad
dressed me a very courteous note, an
nouncing his arrival, and subsequently two
or three times a week would ride up to
mv tent. On one or two occasions he
Go4?
3 lnl mww Hi
A perfecljublihiicfor hard coal in
lUenfforcooliliaJ
in 4. i rA ipap i4-- r.nr
viaor wnireioai
a j
being under arms,, that was a subject oa
which w might properly be silent, and In
connection with this I asked him if he
understood what wa meant In military
parlance by 'marking time." He said he .
aid, and correctly denned it as the act or
lifting on foot and then the other, and
each time setting It down In th place It
had originally occupied. . "Well, Colonel
Bryan," said I, "while you are advocating
free silver I am marking time." .
Governor Pennypacker of Pennsylvania
comes ln for sever criticism from the
newspapers of Ms own party on account of
his efforts to jump from the governorship
to th supreme bench of the' state. De
tails of the political deal have been pub
lished by tha Pres of Philadelphia, and
they show that political dickering In high
quarters la a bra sen and odorous a th
deals of a ward heeler. The Press -say:.
To make-a. sat on the supreme "bench a
matter of hArarntn. to throw In tha attorned
generalship of the state as an additional ' '
Inducement, and to undertake this tralflck
lng in th Interest Of the official who had
tha appointment to make I ' a scandal
which needs no characterisation. Simply'
to describe it is to characterise It. ..There ,
is no variation In the note of reprobation.
The only alternative was An expression ot '
incredulity. Could It be possible that such '
a disclosure was true? Was there not some
mistake about It T Unfortunately for
Oovernor Pennypacker no such refuge la
open to him. Th Press did not speak till '
It wa sure. It hold In It hand th in I
dubitable evidence. It haa' ao need to ask
as to the verity. It knows.
PLASHES Or Fl'M.
"Does your excellency intend paying all
outstanding claims T" Inquired th chancel
lor of the exchequer.
"Certainly not' replied the South Ameri
can dictator. "Only those that stand ln," .
Puck. -- . . ..
Plnckney had made his famous declara
tion, "Millions for defense, but not a cent
for tribute!"
"Excuse me, sir," Insinuated the waiter,
"but haven't you forgotten something'"
With a wall of anguish, he had to climb
down from his high liore.New York Sun.
"That young man was very popular at
the summer resort, but nobody seem to
notloe him during the social season."
"Yea.7-answered ' Miss Cayenne: "ln th
summer be l in the swim, and in winter
he is ln the freese." Washington Star.
Teacher I am a thorough believer in
reincarnation.
Willie (ankle) If she ever come back
here aa a chicken, I'm going to chop her
head off. Detroit Free Press., ,
Tom Did you feel desperate When' she re
jected youT
Jerry Indeed. I did. I lit my gas stove
snd let it run nine houra Indlanapolk
Journal-. . . ,.,
"As to the movement for a cleaner cur.
rency," counseled the philosophical boarder,
"get a clean currency If you can, , you
fellow, but get the currency." Chicago
Tribune.
Sappho was explaining her success.
"You see," she said, "I was the first
sweet young thing who didn't tie her manu
script with blue ribbon." ,
Excusing herself, she turned to give the
Athens Yeller an Interview on "How ' It
Peels to Be a Poetess." New York Sun.
10 mills mak a combine, .
10 combine mak a trust,
10 trusts make a merger,
10 mergers make a msgnate-
And .he makea all the money!
Springfield Hepubllcaa,
SCIEXCeToF JtST WHHX TO ftl'IT.
8. W. Oillllan In Baltimore American
He'd dabbled In lor of the wis gone be
fore, He'd, read all tbe book that had 00 m In
his way;
He'd studied th aage of long burled
age,
A well a the erudite mind of today.
He'd name 'In a minute each book (and
what In It)
That e'er had attracted attention a bit;
But one sort of knowledge ('tla taught tn
no college) .'.'.':'.
He knew not th science of Justwhento
qult. '
He'd talk you distracted on plays that wer
acted
In days of old Shakespeare or earlier still;
He'd talk you to slumber en Pempeilan
lumber, , -He'd
talk off you arm on the Panama bill:
He'd tell to th letter which system wa
better,
Joe Chamberlain's schema or free- trade,
where they split; ,
But yet you are aad that In chasing
each fad that
He's mastered, he' lacking on Justwhento
quit. If men of his temper (we have them slo
Werem5m?dr of houses, each dwelling
would fall; , .
Thev'd keen rlrht on stacking new stories,
though lacking . , . , . -
The anlld foundation to hold them at ail.
In every profession "re men In poaaesslon
Of wldom galore, though they haven t a
Of that prim eentlal of men Influential-.
A grasp f the cience of Jutwhentoqult.
Take then, for example, those duffers' who
trample M . . , -
The lowermost rung from th ladder, of
Wa'tHh'those who in trying keep bitterly
Thatru"i snd not skill glv th victor his
Leanrn will In beginning th secret ef wta-
I not'the vagary called luck-not a Mt;
But just the assumption of commonplace
rtimptlon ... . . .
A gi-nsp of th science called Justwhento-
quit.
and it worth ii
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