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Have you noticed that we Lave not
been reminded this year that "It's cool
In Colorado?"
Former Senator Allen believes In grati
tude in politics, but life wants direct con
nection without any third party circuit
1'he first attack of the democratic!
campaign fund committee on the Davis
"bur'l" was repulsed "with no loss on
either side."
Latest advices from the races now be
ing run on, the Llap tang tracks show
Russia in the lead with ,Fear up, Jap
second,' going easy.
Since Judge l'nrker nas resigned his
office of judge of the New York court
of appeals it is probable that he may be
inducod to accept the nomination when
he is notified next Tuesday. , ,
Tom Taggart declares that he will re
main in New York until Judge Parker
is elected president of the United States.
Chairman Taggart njsy as well InveBt
now In a family cemetery plot -
The iultan of Turkey will be entitled
to another guess on the subject of Amer
ican rights in his realm when the war
fthtps have anchored at Smyrna, and be
will probably take advantage of It
The beautiful harmony existing In
democratic circles from time immemo
rial Is exempUtled lu the east by Hearst'
designation of the sage of Princeton is
"a mongrel democrat numed Cleveland."
S'r Hornee riunkett does not favor
the revival of the Gaelic tongue in Ire
laud, and,' ns a consistent owner of
North Sixteenth property, he Is probably
opposed to a revival of paving in Omaha.
Thut survivor of the charge of the
Light Ilrlgude who received a decora
tion lust week from the king of England
probably enjoyed recounting the story
of the historic charge more than he did
the medal.
i We believe we violate no confidence
In announcing even at this early hour
that the speech Of acceptance by the
sage of Esopus twit Wednesday will
yliclt only commendation from the dem
ocratic press.
iThe evidence of a woman Just returned
from the Philippines that the Filipino
on his native heath demands the whole
tJilewalk, and guts it, would almost
make a southerner homesick. It sounds
so like San Antonio.
. The correspondent of the London
Tim" who deplores the loss of military
spirit by Englishmen and calls for a r
vlvaJ patriotism wpulti probably pray
for another Spanish urnuula should be
succeed in his present plan.
iji
'Eaf Casper vhowa signs of recor
cling from the severe cuse of nuuvea
contracted while attending the St. Louis
convention as a member of the Nvbraxka
delegation. The very thought however,
of what the reorganise did to Mm at
St. Louis threatens hhu with periodical
relapse.
1 -.. . - .
Ituniiing for offtVe'ln America and
M inding for ollke lu England are not at
nil alike. A member of Parliament lie
fciiU hiii coui'ko In not living lit the
iKirniigh lit; represents on the ground
tbnt thiTu are too iimny foreign-born
! rn reeling thciulu. The only shin
ing example of a lmltitr ease In Anier
l.'ft U our scnotor" Iave, who gave uo
excuse whatever fvr deserting L'a con
t:tuttt. . .
Sydney Ri ooks in the North American
Review for August contributes a lumi
nous article on the present status of the
great jowrr. He describes the rela
tionships existing between thotrt, re
views the disputes and their causes, and
shows what the natural tendencies are
of the policies animating the various
nations.
The .chief scene of the gr at game of
International chess Is of cuurse Europe.
The two great forces that ore potential
In shaping the policies and moulding the
destinies of the principal nations of Eu
rope ore centralization and disintegra
tion, the former lx-ing most pronounced
In France and Germany, and the latter
In Austria-Hungary and Turkey.
France has emerged from the valley of
humiliation of 1S70 by the gradual proc
ess of regeneration. The third republic,
which eminent Statesmen regarded at
first as a house of cards, is ft fixture, se
cure and permanent. It has withstood
many attacks, from within nnd without,
passed unscathed through several grave
crises and survived volcanic shocks of
Internal disturbance that would have
shaken the thrones of the Bourbons and
shattered Napoleoulc empires. The pres
ent conflict between the church and the
republic originated In a broad scheme
for nonsectarian public school instruc
tion, and terminated with the abroga
tion of tbi time-honored and long-revered
Concordat. That this was accom
plished without a revolution affords a
striking proof of the vigor, vitality nnd
Intense patriotism of the nation.
In Germany nationalization, begun un
der Bismarck, has culminated in the ex
tinction of the dynasties of petty prince
lings and dukelings, nnd substituted soli
darity for provincialism, but the inevi
table sequence of autocratic imperial
domination, hocked by militarism,
threatens to Russianize Germany and
suppress the last vestige of self-government
among a people whose aspirations
and ideals always have been toward In-1
dividual freedom of thought and action.
The forces of disintegration have been
most pronounced in Austria-Hungary.
That empire has only been held together
by the personality of the aged emperor,
Francis Josef, and It Is feared that with
his death an, Internal crisis will occur
that may change the map of Europe.
The polyglot nature of the peoples pre
cludes any real harmonytand their love
of freedom will make it impossible for
Germany to absorb more than the pan
German element already existing within
the Austro-Hungarlan empire.
The Sick Man of Europe Is scarcely
worthy of a passing paragraph. His
position at the opening of the twentieth
century is if anything more precarious
and uncertain than it was In the closing
quarter of the nineteenth.
Constitutional government under an
unwritten constitution Is too deeply an
chored in the hearts of the masses of
Great Britain to admit of any very radi
cal changes or innovatiops. Great Brit
ain has many domestic reforms on hand,
chief among which are tho reorganiza
tion of the array' and system of educa
tion. Economic questions are agitating
England, Home rule Is by no means
dead, but there is nothing in all or any
of these matters to Create anything ap
proaching a national crisis. All these
problems it may be taken for granted
will be worked out slowly, but thor
oughly, as is the British system. Brit
ain's foreign relations are always the
most interesting part of her politics.
"The chief objects of British policy are
(1) to maintain the closest possible rela
tions with the United States, (2) to come
to a good understanding with France
and, if possible, with Russia, (3) to up
hold Japan and the open door In the far
east (4) to checkmate Germany, (5) to
consolidate and develop the empire."
Anglo-American relations today are Just
about aa every sensible man in both na
tions would have them.
The American republic needs but n
brief word. Rich, powerful, peacefully
inclined, the United States is in no dan
ger of aggression from any source, and
moreover has Internal problems in suffi
cient number to occupy her attention for
some time to come. The chief ambition
of America Is to obtain and keep her
fair share in the markets of the world,
and with the open door policy as part
of the program, (s not likely to be in
volved in any grave ' foreign entangle
ments. "It Is in the far east that the
United States will play her largest part
in the drama of world politics, and it Is
there that the community of interests
which Joins her to Great Britain will
ripen into practical co-operation.".
IStMIGBATlOX DKCLIXJSO.
Fewer people are coming into the
United States from abroad and the -eml
gratloQ Is increasing. There has been
a. gradual decline in immigration since
tho early rummer, when the cutting of
steamHhlp rates was at its height Less
than half as many steerage passengers
arrived in New York during the last
week of July as came In the last week
of May. On the other hand there has
been a particularly marked Increase In
the emigration from this side. During
July, according to the official reports,
the arrivals on this side exceeded the
outbound movement by only about 6,000
steerage passeuers. For the last seven
mouths the emigration omounted to over
178,000.
While treat! Interest la tnniilf(.1 In
the figures ofj Immigration, little atten
tion Is given to those showing the num
ber of people who from year to year re
turn to their foreigu homes, yet these as
a rule ure alwut one-fourth the number
of Immigrants iid In some year a larger
proportion. It U a commonly mistaken
Impression that all the immigrants who
come here remain, yet lu the past ten
years fully 2.kk,000 went back to Eu
rpc, nearly a quarter of a 11111110" re
turning in the slugle year The
lust fi.-tal year, which ended with June,
wae the high record year for lniinlgra
tlon, the arrivals numbortng 6r7,OiiO. At
least one fifth of this number have gone
Utck aud as shown above tho arrivals
rr-rrr mTTl T A TT V T)TT, CTTVnAV 'ATTnTTRT 7 1 Vll
at present arc not very greatly In excess
of the emigration. An active demand
for labor here stimulates Immigration
and when the demand diminishes many
go out of the country. Those who give
attention to both sides of the movement
will that the alien addition to the
population Is not growing as rapidly as
the immigration statistics taken alone
Indicate.
1 1
MODimaa its policy.
According to advices from St. Peters
burg the Russian government has de
cided, In order to avoid international
complications, to stop sinking neutral
merchantmen with contrabind on board,
"except in cases of direct necessity," a
reservation which is not explained, but
which it Is suggested Implies that Rus
sia does not relinquish her right to sink
such ships, though not likely again to
exercise this assumed right during the
present war. This Is referred to as ft
concession which is expected to be satis
factory to Great Britain and the other
neutral powers, but it would seem to be
Important to require of the Russian gov
ernment a plain and explicit statement
of what Is meant by "direct necessity."
There ought to be no chance for misap
prehension In regard to this, for other
wise the commander of a Russian war
ship would have almost unlimited lati
tude for the exercise of his own Judg
ment as to what was a direct necessity.
In the case of the Knight Commander,
the British ship alleged to have contra
band on board, the excuse given for the
sinking of that vessel was that owing to
Its not having enough coal It could not
be taken to the nearest Russian port.
A similar explanation was made of the
sinking of the German vessel Then. In
both these cases the Russlnn commander
deemed It to be a "direct necessity" to
send these ships to the bottom of the
sen, but neither the British nor the
German government regards the action
as justifiable. It seems an intolerable
prdposition that a vessel which has been
seized may be 'sunk by the naval officer
making the seizure because he Is not
able or does not think it expedient to.
take it to port. The acceptance of such
a principle would confer a dangerous
authority upon naval commanders, not
a fctv of whom would be likely to abuse
the discretion allowed them. It Is ob
viously Important, therefore, that what
Is to be regarded as "direct necessity"
In this matter shall be so clearly de
fined that no one can misunderstand it
It is well for the Russian government
that it has come to a timely recognition
of the danger it was Inviting by its
course in regard to neutral ships. It
cannot be blamed, of course, for using
all legitimate efforts, for adopting what
ever measures are authorized by inter
national law, to prevent contraband of
war going to the enemy, but It has gone
beyond what the civilized world recog
nizes as legitimate and persistence In
which would . certainly have involved
Russia in serious complications. She
would not have been permitted to con
tinue In the course taken In the Red Sea
without encountering 'something more
decisive than protests. j
Terhaps the knowledge that the United
States government is sounding other neu
tral governments os to their position con
cerning neutral commerce has had some
thing 1 to do with inducing Russia to
modify her policy. As reported 'from
Washington a few days ago the State
department is la communication with
its agencies abroad respecting the Rus
slnn seizures, but it is not yet ready to
define precisely its position ns to the
whole subject of seizures. It is stated
that tho precedents olready established
In the Spanish nnd Boer wars have
worked so satisfactorily and have re
ceived such unanimous approval that
under no circumstances will the United
States now recede from the position then
tuken. Perhaps the change in Russian
policy will render unnecessary any new
declaration by our government of Its
position regarding the rjghts of neutrals
and the question of contraband.
THB ISSUE WITH TUItKEY.
The result of the consideration by the
cabinet on Friday of the Issue with Tur
key has developed in the ordering of tho
European squadron to 'Turkish waters.
It appears that the mnttef of misunder
standing relates to the right of Ameri
cans to establish schools and other edu
cational Institutions in Turkey, regard
ing which our government made repre
sentations to the Turkish government
some time ago and was promised an an
swer that has not yet been received, al
though the Amerieon minister at Con
stantinople has been making persistent
efforts to obtain it. The fact that the
rights asked for Americans have been
accorded to other nations is evidence of
a determined purpose on the part of
Turkey to discriminate against this coun
try and Is of course viewed at Washing
ton as a distinctly unfriendly position.
If tho government of the sultan has any
sound nnd valid reasons for not wishing
to accord rights to Americans whlcU it
gives to citizens of other countries It
should state them and they would re
ceive respectful consideration, but it has
thus fnr ignored the matter and evi
dently the Washington authorities have
dpclded that the time has come to re
mind Turkey that the United Stutea' Is
In a potijlon to Insist upon proper treat
ment. .
This seems to be the only effective
way of dealing with that power. It
pays only such attention to diplomatic
representations ns it finds expedient or
convenient, but It has a great deul of
respect for warships. Consequently It
Is to be expected that the appearance ol
an American squadron In Turkish' waters
will have an immediate salutary effect.
It Is presumed that the sultan will at
once conclude that tho wise course Is to
fulfill the promise made to this govern
ment. But If such should not be the
case, what thenT The question Is not
nuswerable offhand. Certainly It cannot
be contemplated that we shall get into
very serious trouble with Turkey even
If she should absolutely refuse to con
cede the rights asked for. In such aa
event our government might very prop
erly end diplomatic relations, but that Is
as far a it would be likely to go.
Doubtless, tiowever, the presence of the
warships will bring about the desired
result '
TOLSTOI OX WAfk
While any discussion of the ethics of
war must be purely academic, what Tol
stoi says in his article headed "Bethink
YourselTes" is especially interesting in
the light of present conditions, Tolstoi
has long been regarded as a gentle pure
minded visionary, living a century ahead
of his time, but a man who has the ab
solute courage of his convictions. His
beliefs as to nonresistance and the abso
lute equality between man and man may
have but little place in modern civiliza
tion, but it la bard to get away from the
haunting thought that Tolstoi has
touched Upon the Ideal condition, and
that if the world as n whole would ac
cept nnd act upon his precepts it would
be a better world.
In this article Tolstoi makes a whole
sale and sweeping condemnation of war
In toto, and a scathing Indictment of the
ruling leaders In all nations for their
cupidity, truelty and Hypocrisy in bring
ing on or allowing war. He declares
that if the principles supposed to ani
mate Christian nations were their real
motives nil war would be abolished for
ever and the reign of universal peace
bo established.
The evil of war and tke blessings of
peace have both been admitted over and
over ngnln not only by all monarchs.
but also by all soldiers, all thinkers and
all those who have materially advanced
our civilization. But to ny that it is
possible even after these centuries of
advancement suddenly to eliminate war
altogether is unwarranted and fallacious.
The crux of tho matter appears to be
that the 'world is not equally or evenly
advanced and educated along the lines
of international honesty, forebearance
and humanity. When all nations are
agreed, as are the greatest world powers
of today, as to the Inherent Inhumanity,
cruelty and futility of war, (then war
may cease. The' two greatest powers,
the United States and Great Britain, and
closely following, Germany, France and
some of the smaller nations, are using
their influence more and more to pro
mote international peace, and it ia be
coming more and more improbable every
day that a general war will again occur
between the great Christian nations of
Europe.
One reason for this Is the growth of
arbitration sentiment and of arbitration
trentles within recent years as compared
with all former periods. These treaties
make a regular network among the pow
ers of Europe. But greater still la the
force of public sentiment based on the
sober common sense of the people every
where that revolts at the thought of
war. Whether for selfish reasons or not
the fact remains that not one of the
civilised nations will enter ft war with
out having exhausted every peaceful
method of settling the dispute. And
they are, moreover, both willing and
anxious to help bring about a peaceful
settlement of differences between other
powers where they themselves are not
directly Interested.
But all nations are not equally civil
ized, nor do they alt realize fully that
war Is an evil. On the contrary, some
of them have been "brought by the
violence and deceit of centuries to recog
nize the greatest crime in the world
the murder of one's brethren as 11
virtuous act." What can be done to
persuade a nation like, say, Turkey,
with Its countless hordes of blind
fanatlca whose very religion is a religion
of the sword, that war is an evil thlngt
Or what can be done to persuade Russia,
that great giant who feels called upon
by Heaven to execute the will of Peter
the Great and make Asia a Russian
province? What can he done with
Japan, whose civilization up to date has
been purely and simply material who in
the national exuberance of spirits must'
go out and whip or be whipped, like
the boy when first he realizes his
strength? Manifestly, in A dispute be
tween two such powers, there is little
hope for arbitration, unless forced by
the other nations.
The only way to realize on Tolstoi's
dream must be through the education of
the people to see the evils bf war, until
they themselves spread the tidings of
"peace on earth and good will to men."
A new light has been thrown on the
money question by the speech of that
eminent financier, Charles A. Towne,
Incident t the official notification of
Thomas Taggart to direct the expendi
ture of the money raised to land Judge
Parker In the White House. As reported
in the press, Mr. Towne, who it will be
remembered came within an ace four
years ago of being nominated to be
Henry Gassaway Davis' predecessor, in
sisted above all things that his own po
sition on the money question had been
grievously misunderstood. He declared
he had never contended for the color of
money and that all money looked alike
to him If he had enough of it Since the
republicans had failed to coin silver, he
expressed himself as still satisfied be
cause God had furnished enough gold.
The money question therefore Seems to
have been settled to Mr. Towne's delecta
tion by letting the money power name
his candidate for president and install
lng an ancient and honorable moneybag
lu the second place on the ticket
All Is fair In love and war. It Is said
that the union men who are reported by
tho packers as going back to work, but
not to their old employers, are emisHarles
of the unions returning for the express
purpose of creating discontent among
the strike breakers.
The piece of gossip rife In Lincoln to
the effect that Colonel Bryan has lost
20,000 subscrllM rs tc bis paper at a con
scqtieuce of his declaration that he
would support and vote for Tnrker
would be interesting If true. The Colouel
doubtless speculated In advance how
many subscribers he would have lost If
he refused to support Parker and It Is
Just possible he may have been fore
handed enough to arrange with the
proper parties to be) reimbursed his Ioks
in case he knuckled down to the reor
ganlzers. The Blackburn congressional primaries
pretend to be a system of direct nomina
tion, but an Investigation of the rules
and regulations disclose the fact that
this Is pretense only. The congressional
convention Is to be a delegate convention
and after the first ballot, which is In
formal at best, the delegates will be free
to vote at their own sweet will in de
fiance of the instructions of their con
stituencies If so disposed. Under such
conditions the preference vote Is likely
to be ns effective as shooting lu the air.
The installation of a hair-trigger clock
set in motion by a Sunday closing stem
winder has been effected In the United
Stntes land office at Bonesteel. At pre
cisely one minute after 12 o'clock to
night the final mad rush for town lots
on the newly acquired town sites on the
Rosebud reservation will set In, and by
tomorrow's sunrise hundreds of teams
loaded with lumber, tents and provisions
will be racing over the prairie trying to
steal a base and make a homestake run.
Colonel Bryan will not be present to
eclipse Constantine J. Smyth at the noti
fication Ceremonial at Esopus, but John
Maher has already cast the glamor o'er
the candidate and Mr. Smyth's attend
ance will count for little should the
unexpected happen and Judge Parker
have the distribution of loaves and fishes
In Nebraska.
Germany's courtship of Russia has ac
tually led Russia to believe that Ger
niauy would help In any way possible
without violation of the law of neutral
ity, but when thenar's request for per
mission to send the Baltic squadron
through the Kaiser Wllhelm canal was
refused the courtship came to an abrupt
end.
It is not expected that any of the Eu
ropean powers will make inquiry, as to
the reason for Switzerland's reorganiza
tion of its army. The inland republic
of Europe is sure to maintain the peace
aa long as summer tourists hold out
Two of a Kind.
" Boston Transcript.
The straw votes are now coming In. and
they are worth about as much ns straw ball.
Perish (he Thoaaiht.
' Louisville Heruld.
If the breakfast food men should strike
while the butchers are locked out, what,
Indeed, would the country dot
Fleet of BSrka Afloat.
Chicago Tribune.
Nebraska has 106,021 dogs and pays 184,782
taxes on them. Prosperity may be called
a howling success in that state.
Straight Good and Right Chaaar.
Kanaaa City 8 tar.
Perhaps the "model saloon" which Bishop
Potter opened in New Tork intends to aire
the Ghana back to the right patron, and
omit the lemon peel from hlgiibella.
Aaotber Horrid Scheme.
Chicago Record-Herald.
A Danish solentlst has discovered a new
lectrlo wave by means ot which ha can
maka a typewriter work in another room.
No more novel reading by the typewriter
when the boas Is shut up In his private
OfflCOk
Coal Baron Never JLoaa.
Boston Globe.
' The government figures showing that
the Incroaao in value at tba mines of
the coal produot Of .108 118,168,684, or
nearly 38 per cent waa almost exactly
double that of the increase In production
Indicate clearly that the coal barons are
rapidly making up their alleged losses by
the strike.
Ho Commission oa. the, Goods.
Baltimore American,
A Frenchman, presumably a "Soldier of
the Legion, who is dying In Algiers" for
a wife, has written to the mayor of New
York asking that official to procure him
a bride. He makes one stipulation as to
her qualifications he must have money.
Because a few American heiresses buy
bargains In the title market impecunious
foreigners stWm to think that America has
no attractive young men. And these for
eign fortune hunter ask this bride chasing
aa a favor, without having even the com
mon decency to offer a commission on the
net value of the goods when delivered.
What On leea In PdrU Cafes.
Maude Roosevelt In Llppeneott's.
As usual, the lovely tea room was
crowded with that ubiquitous tribe of aelf
made gentility the newly rich of America,
Women with dusty looking neck and un
washed eyes, arrayed In splendid garment,
sparkling with priceless gems, chattering
nasal English or atrocious French; men of
the vacation-clerk type, newly decked out
In goodly clothing, freshly shaved and
pomaded, and uncomfortably conscious of
it; the orchestra booming Bousa's "Star
and Stripes;" the nervous little Jap with
their long and heavy black pigtail and
silken costumes, gesticulating in a wild
effort to make themselves understood in
English to Ingratiate themselves with "le
grandes Amerlcaines," the promoters of
universal currency)
ONE WUHLU'I FAllt MISTAKE.
tunday Closing- a PosltlT Dawaa
to (iood Iuflaeneea.
Collier's Weekly.
One of the worst mistakes connected with
the very interesting exposition at Bt. LouW
I the Sunday closing. Nobody lose more
by It than the champion of real religion,
for nothing could do more to cool a people
toward religion than an act so out of
accord with the feeling of the Urn. How
the error came to be made nobody seems to
know. The provision was made a condition
of the national government' contribution,
several year ago, but what lnflueuoe led
the government to make the provlalou we
have been unable to luarn. It may have
been merely the Idiosyncrasy of some one
Congressman. W have heard, with scepti
cism, that brewing influence were behind
It. Certainly the brewer, the St. Louis
restaurant and the keeper of billiard hall
are the only gainer, and especially the
brewers, for the crowd which would have
been having refining plsusure at the exposi
tion grounds now have a somewhat leu
refining pliaaure drinking beer by thou
sands In the resort w'.ih wtiloh Bu Louis
Is' surrounded. It would be a good thing
If the force which caused this utlatak at
WasUugtoa 4uJ4 b UMoeveied,
PRItROAL 1RO OTHEnWHB,
Amid all the strife and confusion of the
meat market ponton maintain a serene
Unruffled front. Peace reign In th pi
and bean belt.
It cost a Kansas City man t2.50O to be
mnvlnred that bank are safer deposltorlea
than a chamois bag. A burglar needed
the money and got It.
Twin-screw mosquitoes of New Jersey
are not so much. A corps of the real r
tlrle drove X inhabitant ot a Maryland
town Into the Chesapeake.
Recent aulrldea of men heavily Insured In
Maryland and Pennsylvania suggest an
amendment to current obituaries: "Los
fully covered by Insurance."
The big fair i not the only show In St.
Louis. One of the greatest within th
town limits Is a man who found a roll of
$00 and returned it to the owner an ice
company.
"Thl way to th water wagon." Is the
sign over the door of New York' model
saloon. Th water may be taken on the
side In such quantities aa will moderate
the spiritual gurgle.
"Quiet weddings" are common occurences,
but the real thing In that line was pulled
off In a coffin shop In Jersey City. A row
of yawning casket are not conducive to
romance, but they enable couple to ee
their flnhih..
It Is Just a well to remind people who
carry their trouble to headquarter that
policemen have troiyMc of thrlr own. A
distinguished member of the profession In
Wisconsin yawned so wid that he broke
a muse! in hi ireck.
New York "finest." th Idol of the
women on crowded street- crossings, are
about to be mounted on prancing steed.
Thl will Increase their radium of action,
but diminish their glory. The man on
horseback cannot play the gallant success
fully to women afoot.
Galveston, with Its hew seawall com
pleted, bid the gulf roar and do it Worst.
The aeawall I three and a quarter mile
long, sixteen feet wide at the base, five
feet at the top and seventeen feet above
mean tide. Inslds the wall the town Is
pulling Itself up to the wall level.
An occasional rift In the clouds throws a
beam of light n New York's Justly cele
brated conscience. One possessor of the
prle returned to the government $10 for
goods smuggled some time ago. If like
slithers did likewise the public debt would
look Ilk a bargain counter figure.
For the time being the political aspira
tions of "Gas" Addlcks in Delaware are
overshadowed by the anxiety of the people
to learn th fate of a roat which swallowed
two sticks of dynamite. Billy and hla load
command th freedom of his home, but
the ungrateful beast refuses to go off 'as
advertised.
CHARACTER AS AN ASSET.
Integrity, Sincerity and Courage Com.
snand Public Homage,
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
Th fervent, reverent tribute paid by
tha newspaper press, by men of eminence
in both the great political parties, by the
mass of hi fellow oltlscns, to the late
Robert E. Paulson suggest' that, while
the acquisition of money and power Is a
mosW expedient and provident thing, the
acquisition of character la quite as ex
pedient And very much wiser.
Robert E. Paulson was the son of poof
parents, and, , saving only th good Influ
ence they exercised over it, his youth had
no advantage which the poor boy gen
erally in thl community have daily offered
them. Ho was educated In our publlo
schools, and subsequently worked his way
to the bar. A a youth h had the quali
fications for success; ambition to rise to a
life of usefulness; courage, perseverance,
integrity. These were hi only capital,
the stepping stone to the high place of
honor and distinction to which ho rose
In th publlo estimation. Robert E. Pat
Uaon was neither a great nor a brilliant
lawyer, yet few of hi professional asso
ciates have been more . truly respected
than he by bench and bar. He was never
a rich man; he neither built nor endowed
libraries, hospitals, asylum or other such
benevolent institutions; he built no stately
mansions to satisfy his own pride of pos
session or excite the admiration or envy
ot other; - he built himself c pleasant,
simple home, lived a life largely
devoted to the 'Interest and wel
fare of his fellow cltlaens. He was not a
man of peace, but of strife. He was a
political partisan, and an aggressive one.
He fought great battles for his party, con
tending always stoutly for the principle
of government he thought good. Chosen to
office a a partisan, he discharged its du
ties So honestly oa to Incite the corrupt
leader of his own party against him.
Yet when it was announced that his use
ful, honorable, courageous career was ended
the newspaper press, proclaiming truly the
sentiments of hi fellow cltlsens, had no
words but those of honest praise with
which to speak of him. The expressions
of good will, esteem, reverence for the de
parted faithful public servant, the good
man, the worthy citizen, were' virtually
universal. He waa a radical democrat,
but the most rabid republican have added
to the honors paid him.
It was the high character, the fine Integ
rity, th sincerity, the courage, the fealty
to country and city, to lofty Ideals of pub
llo duty, which won and. evoked the great
tribute won to the memory of thl simple
eltin. Character alons did it, and it
seems a if character is, after all I said,
the most valuable asset a man can acquire,
the record of such an unselfish, honest,
useful life the best legacy he can leave to
not only his own children, but to all chil
dren who look forward to a life of hon
orable distinction.
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"'Ti's sweet to Jcnow
there is an Eye . doth
mark our coming."
Failing Eyesight Restored.
, This Is an age of specialists. No man can be "Jack of all trades"
and be a, success. We have sponl fifteen years in EYB WORK ONLY
grind our own lenes make our own frames from the raw material.
Sounds reasonable that your eyea will raoelve proper cara here.
Then tha prloI Nuf aed.
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FHEE-Extrg fine gold filled chain with every pair.
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Wholesale od fc.t.ll.
Etallishd 1896.
I IK I I.tH SHUTS . l a inns.
Minneapolis Journal: Dowls saya V:
heat I do to the rrenr In the air ol
millions of Httl dells sent here by th ad
versa ry to annoy sinners. If thnt b true,
how are we to account for the fact that
Tlon City hss been one of the hottest pUeee
In the country this year?
Boston Transcript: Commonsen will,
no doubt, approve the decision made by
the Department of Commerce and Labol
that henceforth Mormon mny be admitted
to this country If theyj testify that th'jy
are not practising polygamy. True, they
mny practise it after they get here; but
that's a matter for aom other court ta
try. t
Minneapolis Times: Boms minister havw
endeavored to stimulate church-going by
advertising In the newspapers, but
clergyman In Milwaukee ha reversed tha
process. He I Inducing merchants to d
vertlse In the church. It offer wall spaog
for contribution and also to such mer
chants as may guarantee to Increase th
attendance for a specified number of Bug
days. Why not? That which I good for
humanity Is worth advertising, Isn't It
Springfield Republican: Rev. Dr. John A.
B. Wilson of San Francisco ha a record
that Is fully equal to that of Rev. Moses C
Henderson of St. Johnsbury, Vt., and la
really more pleasant to contemplate, for he
ha married 1,000 couples In the last nine
year, Instead of officiating at over 1,000
funerals. Dr. Wilson's record I consid
ered to rra-nrknblo that next month
union of a large number of his brides and
groom is to be held at Trinity church aty..v,
San Francisco. "
Boston Pilot: The Baltimore priest who
hn no room In hi church fo the negro ig
singularly out of harmony with the broad
spirit of Catholicity on the race question,
and must not be supposed to represent any
one but himself. The white, black and yel
low students side by side on th benches of
the propaganda, the black priest at tha
altar of St. Peter's, Rome, with whltg
acolytes, it may be, are the church's pro
fession of faith In the unity of tho rac and
the spiritual equality of all men.
New York Mall: If Bishop Potter had
seen fit to' send his personal subscription
and a word of approval to th founder of
the new saloon It would have been hi pri
vate affair, affecting the feelings only ot
those who deprecate th linking of Chris
tianity with any form of liquor traffic, Hlg
presence and share in th solemn dedica
tion of the place with hymn and speech,
however, put th mattar fairly wlthtn thg
provinc of discussion by all to whom thg
dignity of the episcopate and a sen of
propriety In men occupying high place a'rg
source of concern, whether or not they bg
members of Bishop Potter's denomination.
DOMESTIC PLEAS AN TRIES,
"She's going to break up housekeeping,
said the doctor's wife, "and I'm going to)
take her parlor carpet for one-third what
it cost"
"Well," said the doctor, "see that tt'd
well shaken before taking." Philadelphia
Ledger. 1
Marshall P. Wilder telln the story of
wife who told her husband that the cat"s,
had oaten th pi that she had baked for "
him.
"Never mind, my dear," replied the hus
band, "I will get you another cat" New!
York Times.
Tho Youth You scoff at me. Mabel Mill
sop. but if you could e my heart
The Maiden I have no doubt your heart
Is all right, Archie. I em only wonderlna;
what makes your chin wabble so. Chicago)
Tribune.
Tom She's a peach, Isn't heT
Jack To the limit! Her heart la as hard
a a stone. Somervllle Journal
She War you aver In on of these air
ship? He No; but I was In en elevator when it
fell once. Yonkera Statesman. I
Ida Was Jack nervoua when : he stole
that kiss on the lawn?
May Nervous? Why, the poor fellow
thought a lightning bug was the end of
pa's cigar, and he jumped clear over a
hedge. Boston Post.
Algernon Have you any Idea, darling,
what your father wouUl say if I asked
him for your hand?
Arabella No, I haven't. He never uses
thnt kind of lnnguag before his family.
Collier Weekly.
"I hear you spoke to Mr. Gotrox last
night nhout your love for hi daughter."
"Yes."
v nm turn r
"Great I He never touched me." Phlla-
auipnia leuger,
"Then your husband won't give up hit
club." queried the friend.
"No" replied tho patient young wife,
"sod I don t propose to give up mine."
"The Idea! I didn't know you had one."
"Neither, does he, but the noxt time h
comes home lute from his I'll bo on hand
with mine." Philadelphia Press.
NEBRASKA IN SIMMER.
Poets may sing of the grandeur of -mountain,
Or life on the blue changing sea,
The beauty of hills and their rippling rills,
But the prairie Is dear to me.
No frowning brow look upon with dig
pleasure, 1
No thund'ring vote awes all to fear.
But smiling of fare, In simple wild grace.
Calm and content. Nature is here.
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Boundless and free as the great surging
ocean.
The billowy enrth and blue sKle,
An Infinite streteh the vlnlnn can sketch
Through the illmv hae that o'erlies;
Broad, shallow river like silver bands
gleaming
'Gainst Spring's velvet background of
green,
With toilettes nf gold s harvests unfold,
While herUs dot and trees fringe between.
Give me a home on the wide rolling prairie,
Wlih freedom 'Of llsht and nf air.
The Joys of peare and the unlet release
Frnm the world's erasing hurry and carel
Lands wooed by sunshine and kissed by
fresh breer.es.
With labor-crowned days to beanifle
The red bloom of health, rare pleasures and
wealth.
And heaven's approval end mlle.
CORA A. THOMPSON.
Schuyler, Neb.
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