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All' good thing" are snld to conic In
three. Who In to build Uninhii'a third
big grain elevator?
Missouri rt'publtcnn leglnlntor should
lie careful, nc there 1m nothing like
"nlum" legislation to draw n iniijorlty
Into a minority.
In other words, the. ntturneyg for the
Kee-f trust" m-lutntn tlrnt wlmt In the
bnslnes of the combination In not the
butlnctta of the government.
You ctinuot lone the fruit, tree. As
'Rtoeaael aud Nogl had no apple tree to
make famous n the place of their meet
ing, trior ttelectcd Plum Tree Pun.
I 1 1 J-S
In refiiHlng General StoPKsd's borne?
(Jeueral Nogl evidently preferred to take
no rbancea on owning an animal which
, had traveled the road fo dlmister.
If the Idaho legislature enacts Its pro-
posed antl-iHilygamy law, far more In
' terest will be nliown than heretofore In
tome quarter's In the HpJectlon or prose
cuting attorneys.
For all of the alleged growth of demo
cratic Ideala In France, American lielr
essea still manage to find it few specl
, mens of the old French aristocracy on
the bargain counter,. , .
MeinWra of the Douglas delegation in
house are waiting to see how many
augur plums they will receive at the
hands of Kin-aker House Jn the great
candy pull next Tuesday.
It may be that railroad -politicians nre
ao busy watching Washington this year
they will let Rtate legislatures alone, but
the people are not warranted In pro
ceeding on that assumption.
If Ienver wishes to give visiting
stockmen a lively time the hosts should
arrange to take their guests to tho meet
ing of the legislature, where a show
un i(iuo In Its details is In progress.
Since Japnu has decided that no ships
not In government service shall be per
mitted to visit Tort Arthur the enter
prising Che Foo eoiresiKndent may
still Irave a market for the product of
his Imagination.
If gome democrat of national repute
does not coma quickly to the rescue of
'the Jucksonlnn club tho feast of St.
Andrew may hnve to go uncelebrated,
to say nothing of the faithful who will
have to go thirsty.
In the Interval, there have been no
retirements from office voluntary or in
voluntary lecause the JfebMska su
preme court (lectured that oftlclal bonds
secured by giiimnty Imnd companies
won Id not puss muster,
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Sow that the Missouri semttorshlp
contest has boeu scttlat. Major Warner
will probably see his way clear to nc
tvptiug the pension couiiuIssUaiersIilp
tendered lilm by President Itoosevelt be
foiv thi close of the last year.
Now many eople will wonder
whether that Iowa man who has Just
been chosen president of the American
Plymouth Hock club Is at the head of
an organization of descendants front the
pilgrims or of a society for tho propa
gation of poultry.
'Hint was uo t'rum of comfort which
thu senate of the I'tilted Htatcs forced
u(sn Kcmitor Tillman of South Caro
lina, but the senator never murmured,
evidently realizing that President Roose
velt Is as much entitled to have hi way
iu Koutu Carolina a elsewhere
It la too early to mako prediction
with regard to the keeping of Xew
Year's resolutions, but gome Inquisitive
eople. would like to know whether the
keepers of Omaha music halls are still
keeping that' pledga to admit only
women of character to their variegated
eutertttlnnieiita
SATHiyAi. nTnL vr railhoavs.
Public sentiment is rapidly crystalliz
ing lu fnror of national control of rail
roads, nnd national supervision of cor
porations engaged lu Interstate -oni-tnerce.
National suiervisiuii of rail
roads lias In a measure been exercised
sitn-e the enactment by congress of the
interstate act in lsxii, but few of the
abuses which the Interstate commerce
act was designed to abolish have iwen
a ba tod.
The. marvelous growth of railways,
their consolidation Into n few great sys
tems and their colossal capitalization
have forced upon the country a momen
tous problem that can be solved only
by government ownership or govern
ment control. Several bills contemplat
ing the nntion.il control of railroads
have Is-eti Introduced In congress re
cently, but. while there Is grave doubt
thiit any of these measures have IV-en
Introduced In good faith In the face of
the physical Impossibility of their en
actment during the present congress the
scope of the proposed lows will attract
attention and merits discussion.
This applies particularly to the bill of
Senator Newlands, proposing a national
commission to formulate n national In
corporation ai t for the construction and
consolidation of railroads. I'ndcr this
plan the railroad systems of the country
are to be subjected to national control,
not merely over their traffic rates, but
also with a practical gnantuty of a fixed
Income upon their present capitaliza
tion. The act furthermore contemplates
the relief of railroads from all state,
county uud municipal taxation and the
substitution of n national tax on their
earnings, computed at a ratio that will
make the aggregate tax equal to the
amount of taxes now paid by the rail
roads, these taxes to be distributed to
the various states In proportion to their
respective railroad mileage.
To make the bill attractive to railway
employes. Senator Newlands lias In
serted n provision for the creation of a
pension fund In the T'nlted States treas
ury for railroad employes disqualified
for active service by injury or age, and
tho creation of a special fund from the
gross earnings of the railroads to be ex
pended for the arbitration of disputes
between the railroads and their em
ployes. Senator Ileyburn's plan of national
control Is more direct and more feasible
than that proposed by Senator New
lands. Senator Heyburn proposes the
creation of a national board of corpora
tions us an adjunct of the Department
of Commerce and Labor, with powers
and duties much like those exercised by
the British Board of Trade. Under the
provisions of this bill railroad mergers
or even the Indirect control of several
competing railroad corporations by one
syndicate would be prohibited. Senator
Ileyburn's bill nlso prohibits tlr control
of corporations engaged. In auy like or
similar business by any trust or through
a pool or other arrangement amounting
to a merger of their Interests.
The nationalization of "railroads has
become almost Imperative, but any plan
that would Impose upon the people of
ther United States the' payment of tolls
based on the present excessive capital
ization of the railroads would be a rank
Injustice. It would be tantamount to the
legalization of frenzied finance by which
billions of wnter have been Injected Into
railroad stocks and even Into railroad
bonds. It would simply mean that the
people of the United States hud assumed
the payment of four or five per cent on
a new national debt of more than $12.
OOO.ntKi.non for untold generations. Sena- j
tor Newlands' proposition that all the
stocks and londs of railroads shall be
exempt from local taxation, like the
bonds of Hie United States, would cre
ate almost n revolt among the Ameri
can people, and white the nationaliza
tion of railroad taxes on the basis of
their gross earnings distributed to the
various states and municipalities In pro
portion to mileage might be acceptable,
the constitutionality of such a measure
Is exceedingly doubtful. (If the two
plans for national control of railroads
tlie Heyburn phin Is by all odds the most
practical and commendable.
beef combine rr;ojv.vfat
The arraignment of the alleged beef
combine uiude by the attorney general
of the United States iu the supreme
court a few day ago will command gen
eral attention as an assurance on the
part of the government to enforce the
law against the combination if tho facts
Justify this Isdng done. That there Is
such Justification appears to be very con
clusively established by the statement
submitted to the court by Attorney (Jen
era I Moody.
This statement Is to the effect thnt the
evidence secured by the government Is
sufficient to establish the fact that there
Is a conspiracy among the packers to
control thu prices of what they buy aud
sell, t hut it does control It, aud tiiut its
control is uicrcliusM uud oppressive. The
auorney general mulntuius that the de
cree of the circuit court on tho petition
of the government should be sustained
and that the injunction ugulnst the al
leged Beef trust should stand. This In
junction has been In force for nearly a
year, but it does not appear that It has
been regarded by the parties agaiust
whom it was Issued. Iu fact, it is al
leged that they hu'e constantly violated
it, yet no proceedings have lieen Insti
tuted against them on that ground.
There now appear to he a change of
(lisjiosltioii on the pa it of the adminis
tration. The purpose, as Indicated In
the presentation of the matter before
the supreme court by the attorney gen
eral, Is to press the question to a con
clusion iH'fore the highest tribunal. The
evidence of this will be regarded by the
public wltli unqualified upprovul. The
people who believe they, are being
roblsMl by tho alleged beef combine
want to know ull the facts aud to have
It determined Judicially whether f Inj
ure to continue to- be at the mercy of
this couibiue or can I relieved from
what they feel to be ItJ oppressive ex-
actions. The question Is one of vital lin
srtance to millions of our people and
Its filial settlement Is awaited with uni
versal Interest.
7 he rM4rf; car nu.L
There Is no question as to the abuses
of "the private car system. It Is uni
versally admitted thnt It Is a system
which is one of the? most prolific causes
of rebates and discriminations In our
railroad system und therefore ought to
le controlled by a federal statnte.
Whether this can be done or not Is a
question fur the congress to determine,
aud which will be determined (luring
the next few weeks, unless the matter
is ixistponod to the next congress, for
which there seems to be no sufficient ex
cuse. There U no question In the public
mind as to the necessity of corwtlng
the abuses connected with the private
car line companies. The facts pointed
out by the Interstate Commerce commis
sion nnd by other authoritative sources
regarding the abuses and the violations
of law on the part of the private car
companies nre sufficient to establish a
case absolutely convincing to the Amer
ican people. We know beyond n ques
tion that these private line companies
are every day giving rebates in viola
tion of the law, and the power of the
government should be brought to bear
against them.
A bill has been Introduced lu congress
the purimso of which is to place the
private car lines under the supervision
and control of thi Interstate Commerce
commission. This Is In accordance with
the recommendations of the administra
tion, "which lios received general public
approval. There Is n universal feeling
that something must lie done, as urged
by the president in his annual message,
to put n stop to a system which Is ab
solutely demoralizing in its effects. This
Is what the bill Introduced In congress
by Bepresentntlve Stevens of Minnesota
proposes to do. It extends the Inter
state commerce law to nil private freight
cars and provides thnt any facilities ex
tended by thein shall be subject to the
obligation of common carriers nnd made
a part of the contract for transporta
tion. The bllljiuakcs It unlawful for any
operator of private cors to ask or receive
any discrimination or rebate, by reason
of their use, and provides penalties Iden
tical with the Elkins bill, passed at the
Inst session.
This measure Is absolutely equitable
In Its provisions and ought to be accept
able to the private car companies.
Whether or not It will be opposed by
them remains to be seen, but in any
event It can be very confidently pre
dicted that sooner or h'ter there will
be legislation which will subject the
private car lines to the control of federal
authority. The necessity for this Is so
obvious thnt It cannot be much longer
postponed.
FRAVDVLEST naturalization
In his annual message President
Roosevelt called attention to fraudulent
naturalization, saying that it is a curse
to our government and that It Is the
affair of every honest voter, wherever
born, to see that no fraudulent voting Is
allowed, that no fraud In connection
with naturalization is permitted. The
president stated that In the pust year
tbj cases of false, fraudulent nnd Im
proper naturalization of aliens coming
to the attention of the executive
branches of the government had In
creased to an alarming degree. There
had been discovered extensive sales of
forged certificates of naturalization, us
well as many cases of naturalization
secured by perjury and fraud, aud lu
addition instances have accumulated
showing that many courts issue certifi
cates of naturalization carelessly and
Uin insufficient evidence.
It was urged by the president that
(hero should be n comprehensive revision
of the naturalization laws and he recom
mended that tha courts having power to
naturalize should be definitely naipcd by
national authority; the testimony upon
which naturalization mny be conferred
should be definitely prescribed; publica
tion of Impending naturalization applica
tions should be required in advance of
their hearing In courts; the form nnd
wording of ull certificates issued should
be uniform throughout the country, and
the courts should be required to make
returns to the secretary of state at
stated periods (if nil naturalizations con
ferred. Secretary Hay, In n report Just
laid before congress, supports the recom
mendations of the president. He says
It Is a thankless task when, persons for
M'hose protection abroad the government
Intervenes are discovered not to is? en
titled to the naturalization certificates
they hold.
It npppu'rs that there are nljout R.lHKi
separate and d'stlnot courts which now
have the jiower of naturalizing aliens
and the report says that the rules they
apply vary so widely that the Intention
of the constitution that there shull be a
uniform rule of naturalization Is effectu
ally defeated. It Is also pointed out that
the certificates of naturutl.utlon vary so
widely In wording and appearance thnt
when they are presented to the officials
of foreign government, they are often
not accepted as proof of American cltl
genshlp until they have been supported
by additional proof. The secretary of
state concurs In the view of the presi
dent thnt the law should restrict natu
ralization to certain courts, definitely
named, and forb'd nil other courts from
entertaining naturalization proceedings.
There can be no question as to the lut
isirtnuce of this matter aud It should
receive the early attention of congress.
It loe not seem that there should be
any great difficulty In carrying out the
recommcudatiens of the president uud
secretary of state uud therefore that the
necessary lcg!slat!ou could be adopted
by the present congress.
The Hw is pleased to uunomice that
arrangement have Iseu made by which
Its column devoted to musical comment
nd criticism will he conducted by Mrs.
Mary Poppletop I.eurued, whose musical
education and high standing anions
music lovers of this community fits her
IM'inliarly for this Inqsirtant undertak
ing. The Bee has for years aimed to
promote the growth of musical senti
ment In Omaha and to encourage legiti
mate projects designed to stimulate true
musical culture. Its musical dwirtinent
under successive critics !elng recognized
lstth at home and abroad as an author
ity on musical subjects. The same ob
ject and standards will le kept lu view
by the new musleat critic, whose disin
terested and unbiased weekly review of
musical matters will surely command
the attention and Interest of all among
us who are devoted to music as pro
fessionals or ninnteurs or simply us
music lovers.
TUF. LATE THKOUnRE THOMAS.
Only In the world of music, among
those who appreciate distinguished tal
ent In the comprehensive nnd the expo
sition of the masters In the musical
realm, will, the death of Theodore
Thomas lie ndequatcly appreciated, lie
was a master mind In his renlm not
only ,i great musician himself, but a
maker of musicians, nnd nn Interpreter
of the muster minds from whose unlim
ited fountain of musical triumphs he
drew Inspiration that has had few
equals nnd no superiors.
The reputation which Theodore
Thomas made will live for generations,
and It was won not alone by exceptional
ability, but nlso by a devotion to his
art nnd n persistent industry which have
rnrely been equaled nnd ntver excelled
In the history of musical endeavor. His
nrt, it hns been truly said, was his re
ligion, for which he fought with the
zeal and the unswerving devotion of n
crusader. More than any other musical
lender of his time he taught the coun
try to understand classical music nnd to
love It. During nil the years In which
he was an orchestral leader his aim was
to elevate nnd expand the musical taste
of the public, rfiid in this he was largely
successful.
Theodore Thomas wns In his sphere n
grcnt mnn, one who hnd contributed
alike to the enjoyment and the lwnefit
of mankind, nnd the memory of whnt he
accomplished for the uplifting of music
In the United Stntes will be long cher
ished by the millions who hnve been en
thralled by his mnsterful ability.
One provision of the constitution of
Nebraska seems to have been over
looked or Ignored within recent years.
The constitution expressly prohibits the
legislature from passing any general
law granting the right to construct and
operate a street rnllrond within any
city, town or Incorporated village with
out first acquiring the consent of a ma
jority of the electors thereof. This
would Imply that all street railway
franchises iu Nebraska acquired under
municipal charters without ratification
by a vote of the people of the respective
towns and villages are void, and It Is a
Berlous question whether franchises
granted by county Ixinrds oVer roads'
leading through towns or villages would
have any validity unless the proposi
tion to authorize the franchise wns sub
mitted for approval to the people of
each town.
Omnibus legislation has always been
victoria under nny form or pretext, and
the omnibus building bill, an Invention
credited to "Our Dave," is Just ns
vicious as nre the river and harlior bills
stuffed with Jobs and steals for the al
leged Improvement of rivulets and
creeks. It was given out that the last
of the omnibus building bills was passed
by congress when "Our Dave" wns re
tired. We doubt whether the American
people will view with gratification the
attempt to perpetuate tho omnibus
building bill practice, which simply
menus the combination by congressmen
nnd senators who lmve Introduced pub
lic building bills to barter and trade on
various other measures In order to pull
through the public building bills they
have introduced whether meritorious or
not.
When It comes to formulating amend
ments to the constitution, the legisla
tures of the pust have usually made a
fluke by simply letting the whole mat
ter drag along until too late In the ses
sion to get agreement betweeu the two
houses. Moral let the present legisla
ture tuke up cotistltntionul revision In
its early stages and work out the prob
lem successfully.
Omuha will be completely up-to-date
when It shall have pulled off a pure
food show. But why wult till next sum
mer for the proposed free distribution
of breakfast food samples and maple
syrup cHii-lets when they would come In
so much more handy In the cold weather
season?
King Alfonso of Spain says he will
not marry for state rvasons, but will
soon visit foreign capitals looking for a
wife who suits him personally. But thu
clinuces warrant placing odds thnt the
young ruler will find custom stronger
Hum affection when the crucial time nr
rlves. A tiood Kiaiuple,
Chicago Now.
Perhaps (Mitral Miles' refusal to accept
two sulurlcs will not strike the public as so
ridiculously foolUh un It uppeur to certain
politicians.
Free Tuples la Knssla.
Washington I'cat.
It uppear I hut In enlarging tho powers
and freedom of the : re In KucmIh thu
riar uMowx editors t" "!' I'1" crops to
tin wfHther us subj-.cts of untrumnielcd
comment and tllsci'salon.
;Uls aud nrqnrsta.
jqiltitdrlphU Reeord.
Millionaires "gave tip'' less picd g.illy last
year than n hree preceding years. The
total of gifts and bequest for charitable,
religious und educational purpose Is eoin
putrd at 4(;.:;Hi. which Is Hither more
than $80.XO,() below the llgures for each,
of the lust two years, and It lo ika small
compared with IIJS.MM.eC! lu I'M. Hat It Is
t'tUI true thut the American monetary
princes sut an egainple lo th e of ull other
countries, and on that foreign millionaires
how little dlpo.1tlon to follow. The for
eigner. ,who hangs onto h i Met slillllnK.
will continue to cxprf his dlsaupt at the
love of money shewn by Americans, whose
gcneroelty la rnual to their flnancl.il g.tiius.
Mark. Twain- Tribute.
Harper'8 Weekly.
Kf re Is the little verse which Murk
Twain has had rut In tho modest block of
mnrble whlrn nmrka the retlng I'bice of
Ms wife In the cemetery t Elmlra. N. Y.:
tVarm summer sun,
Phlne kindly here.
Warm eouthirn wind,
Hlo-ar softly here,
(ip'en etxl above,
l.le llsht, lie light.
Oowlnight. dear henrt.
Cinol night, good night.
Illatnrle Warnings far Deapotn.
Chicigj" Chronic!'.
Cinr Nicholas ought to study the French
revolution. There is a Psychological mo
J metit at which a despot nv.iet yield to the
demands of the people nnd If he d'vs not
yield then everything he dots is like ndding
fuel to tho flames. Having refused the
demand of the presidents of the gemstvos
for n parliament, cery minor concession
will only fan the flames of revolt.
.Municipal Otvnerelilp that Pay.
Mlnr.rup.olls Journal.
The city of Hull. In Knglnnd. has Just
established n miinlrlpn! telephone system,
which gives unlimited private service for
$-4.33 a year. The National Telephone com
pany, a private system in the same town,
has been chargli g for the same serv
ice, but now had to meet the city lutes.
The rr'ce of city gns made by the Hull mu
nicipal gas works is 4S rents per 1 (K.0 feet.
These are municipal scandals we like to
hear about.
I'eellnK for nn Opening.
Philadelphia Record
Mr. Hill, of the (Iruat Northern, describes
paillng as "u d"Vlee by which a weaker
concern seeks to obtain an equality with
the stronger." Mr. Miller, of the Chicago,
Milwaukee oi St. l'aul road, had exprespcd
much the same opinion. He sld lately:
"Pooling Is a species of blai ktnall. wherein
the strong roads are blackmailed by the
weak roads, nnd the strong roads will sub
mit to th!a only within limits." Whnt
would the railroad tnnnagors have? Hith
erto they have seemed to lie clamorous for
the legal recognition of pooling In order
to stop competition with each other. Now
pome of thorn are getting around to the lde:
of n governmental regulation of rates that
shall obviate competition without resorting
to pooling. If they suppose that the gov
ernment will fix rates higher than the com
petitive point they will be mistaken.
lll'.ST SKI. 1. 1 NO UOOKS.
Literary Stars of the First Magnitude
and Some Others. '
The Hookmun.
It Is unquestionably a fine thing to bt
ranked among the very highest In tl.e
literary world, yet a study of the "best
selling bocks" of the last live years shows
that the stars of the first rjagnlitulo have
not nearly had things nil th.'ir own way.
The names of such men as Ooorgo Mere
dlth, Thomas Hardy, Rudyard Kipling, j.
M. Barrie, Henry James and William Ueun
Howells look very Impressive in pre.it; yet
somehow when the lending bookseller of
Duluth, let us say, turns to tho task of
making his monthly report on the local
literary market he seems io pans these men
by In favor of scribes of lsser distinction
and narrower fame. During the last twelve
months Mr. James, Mr. Kipling nnd Mr.
Howells have not been Idle, yet. b.i far na
these reports ore concerned, "Traffics and
Discoveries," "The Golden Howl" and 'The
Son of Royal Langbrlth" might never have
been written. On the other hand, he new
comer, though he or she mav rva'.lz.j th.'it
years will be needed to build up a literary
reputation of the first rank, has the con
solation of knowing that the ilstlnction of
being the author of the best se'llng novel in
the I'nited States and the accruing advan
tages are, In a measure, ope.i to all.
While It Is, of course, imposniblo to pre
dict with any degree of accuracy what a
yenr will bring forth, theie are' certain
men und women writing to whom we can
point as authors whose oooks will be found
on the list for some yeaia li come. Ther
la Wlnrton Churchill, for Instance. We do
not rank Mr. Churchill very IiIb'.i na a
novelist, but we ascribe to lilm a very rare
knowledge of the reaourcen and the limita
tions of the American reading public. We
hnve.no hesitation In predating thut about
the early summer of l!iui Mr. hurch'll will
publlbh a new novel of 500 or 6(0 pnges, and
that It will be Instantly In great demand.
Other authors whose books are almost cer
tain to be found on theeo llatrj nre John
Fox, jr., nooth Tarklngto.i, Kati Douglas
Wiggin, Marlon Crnwford, Stewart Edward
White, Kllen Glasgow, Mary Johnston, Goj..
trudo Atherton, Gilbert Parker, Georg'j
Harr McCntcheon, Richard Ha.dinir Davis
the list might include a f-w nam'-s more.
Most of these men and wn.-nt-ii ura doing ex
cellent work, and when we snort ;c .if thetn
as "best Bellers" It is wimo'it any intention
of disrespect.
CAXTKEX OH NO CATEE.
Systematic Campaign Agrnluat R nP
tarn to Common Sense,
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Women's Christian Temperance
union has begun a systematic campaign
against a return to common sense In the
matter of the army post canteen. Its
natlonul officers flourish Its claim of 3,
000 members In every state lu an evident
effort to Intimidate congressmen from
using a man's knowledge und Judgment in
deciding a man's question.
U Is respect fully suggested o these
good womin thut while their knowledge
of man in his home and of man in a world
of men and women Is doubtless accurate
and profound, their experience has given
them little opportunity to know men In
mass or when living In what is almost
wholly a man's world, such us a military
post and mllltury service generally. Of
course they may object thut there ought
not to bo a man's world almost entirely
sepurnted from the world of good women.
Perhaps not; but there Is, and only nun
can deal effectively with its problems.
The testimony of the public officers
legally nnd morally re.ponnible for the dis
cipline nnd the physical and moral welfare
of the army Is practically unanimous that
the abolition of the canteen has resulted In
the Increase of drunkenness, disease, deser
tion und othir crime in tho runks of the
army. That is the cold, hard facts that
congress bus to fucr. And until something
like u majority of average men ure con
vinced that the use of alcoholic beverages
Is a sin and a crime on u pur with theft,
there will be drinking In the army.
Confronted with th? poslilve'truth thut
soldiers wlH drink, the roncrele problem
before congress Is to arrung.- that their
drinking shall do the least possible harm
to them and the public service. The can
teen may not Imi Uie best solution of thut
problem, but no better bus been offered
by the Women's Christian Ttmp. ranee
ur.loii. In fact, these good women offer no
solution at ull, but tulo a purely Kcgutlve
position.
There is, however, n wuy lu which the
numbers of Ih? Women's Chrlatiuii Teni
peruuee union aud other good women may
bring uhout the condition in the army
thut the;' desire. a t them train their
sons let them uhu their Influence lu (rain
hoys generally-thut any use of ulcohol as
n tMVorage, l wrong. I.cl tloin begin at
home .and conquer that kingdom for ab
t I at nee. und ull the rest will bs added
unto them.
rcnMONs noit. tin nowv
The driest religion is the ttushli g kind.
Kvery mm owes every ether man a happy
face.
"Time to burn" ke pa the devil's furnace
golnr.
When hypocrites meet the devil has time
to cat.
He cannot be n s iint who will nut be a
servant.
Ton do not leane yourself by smutting
every one else.
You soon lose the relfaion you try to
keep to yourself.
Most of us believe that fasting fattens
the otl.fr fellow.
A bushel of potatoes may b? worth a
ton of philanthropy.
It takes mere than the Sunday suit to
make tho olid saint.
We llnd no better feelings in others than
wo foster In ourselves.
The man who puts heart Into his woi k
will always gt ahead In It.
When "ihe good tilings of life" are our
bent thing's tl-.ev become otiv worM.
You cannot escape your taxes here by
talkinj about your citizenship there.
If vinegur would preserve morals sonm
nien are sour enough to save the world.
When you come to say good-by to old
sins It la tinwise to hold a farewell meet
ing. When a man wears Ms piety as an or
nament you can depend nn lis being
;'t.
The seamy eldo of iin never shows up
until we huve nothing with which to smooth
It down-Chicago Tribune.
KCIKAIt SHOTS AT TIIK PI LPIT.
Philadelphia Press: Two flu I cut Ion Army
men In New York, one said to be from this
city, nnd two young girls of the "army,"
took the funds they had collected and Went
to housekeeping. They were Hnnlly ar
rested. It is in the credit of this great
organization that Instances where the per
sons employed prove false nre very rate.
Much good is done at little cost.
Chicago Inter Ocean: Burglcul opera
tions are always painful, but where life
Is ut stake they must be endured or life
lost. The conditions disclosed by the Ir-vlne-Tnlbot
controversy show thut one or
thu other of thee men Is a moral cancer on
the body of tho church, or that both are.
Hence thero should be no hesitation In the
relentless use of moral surgery. Painful
as tho process may be. It Is the way of
life to use the knife when the knife Is
necessr.rj'.
Chicago Chronicle: While the converts
of Rev. Dr. Torrey and Mr. Alexander in
Liverpool already number 4,000, the pas
ters of the churches nre In open opposition
to the movement because the converts do
not come to them. Over 200 pastors have
published a statement that In their opinion
the excitement Is not beneficial, because
tho converts do not Join the churches as
they did In the Moody revivals. On the
other hand, the supporters of Dr. Torrey
retort that the converts avoid the churches
because they nre only spiritual cold stor
ages. Time alone can tell who is right.
DOVT RRCOGMZK DEFEAT.
Give It the Marble Heart, rick Ip
Courage and Hustle On.
O. 8. Marden in Success.
After 12,000 of Napoleon's soldiers had
been overwhelmed by the advance of 76,000
Austrian troops, he addressed them thus:
"I am displeased with you. You have
evinced neither discipline nor valor. You
have allowed yourselves to be driven from
positions where a handful of resolute men
might have arrested an army. You are no
longer French soldiers. Chief of staff,
cause it to be written on their standards,
'They arc no longer of the army of
Italy.' "
In tears the battered veterans replied':
"We have been misrepresented. The sol
diers of the enemy were three to one. Try
us once more. Place us in ths post of
danger and see If we do not belong to ths
army of Italy." In the next battle they
were placed In the van and they made
good their pledge by rolling back the great
Austrian army.
He Is a pretty pour sort of a man
who loses courage and fears to face the
world Just because he has made a mistake
or a slip somewhere, because his business
has fulled, because his property has been
swept away by some general disaster or
because of other troubles impossible for
him to avert.
Thin is the test of your manhood: How
much Is there left In you after you have
lost everything outside of yourself? IJ
you lie down now, throw up your hands,
and acknowledge yourself worsted, there is
not much in you. But If, with heart un
daunted and face turned forward, you re
fuse to give up or lose faith in yourself.
If you scorn to beat a retreut, you will
show that the man left In you la bigger
than your loss, greater than your cross,
and larger than any defeat.
"I know no such unquestionable budge
and ensign of a sovereign mind." said
Emerson, "as that tenacity of purpose
which, through all changes of companions,
or parties, or fortunes, changes never,
bates no Jo of heart or hope, but wearies
out opposition and arrives at Its port."
It is men like Ulysses B. Grant, who,
whether in the connlct of opposing armies
on the battlefield or in the wear and tear
of civic strife, fighting against reverses,
battling for u competence for his loved
ones, even while the hand of death lay
chill upon him, "bates no Jot of heart or
hope." that wring victory from the most
forbidding clrcumstaiu es. It is men like
Nupoleon, who r fuse to recognize defeat,
who declare that "impossible" Is not In
their vocabularies, that accomplish things.
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rtlRIOAl AM OTIIF.RWIK.
Chicago's Two Million ciub elevates Its
collective olfactories ss New York slides
by with a Four Million club.
In Its new building the New York Times
I occupies quarters twenty-five stories above
f ground, and rightly claims to be the sky
! pilot of Journalism.
Although congress and a score of state
legislatures are grinding Industriously, the
plain people rnay "be gay and happy still"
by simply forgetting ths proceedings.
There Is much to commend In the sug
gestion that the Carnegie hero fund be
opened to the claims of peorle who prac
tice their New Year resolutions. Purely
of surh stuff are heroes made.
The groomsman and bridesmaid wers
Jostled by the throng as tha procession re
traced Its hteps from the altar. "Whither
are we drifting?" whispered the grooms
mnn. "Drifting with the tied," responded
the maid without wrinkling her face.
A woman In Iowa, who has Just finished
a century of years, hns hit the pipe for
thirty-four years. Hnvants believe If rh
had tackled the weed a little earlier In
life she might have had two centuries of
pleasure Instead cf on.
The report that bears In Pennsylvania
were descending from the mountains to the
Valleys appears to be confirmed. A young
man In the western part of the state re
cently hugged his best girl so enthusias
tically as to dislocate her collar bone.
A widespread movement In Indiana has
for its object a revision of the language of
the slate so as to bring It within speaking
distance of real I'nited Btates. 8h,ould this
evolution come to n focus It will mark th
beginning of a dreary epoch for lloosirr
flctlonists.
Three of the finest and' most elaborate
New Year supplements come from the op
posite shores and the center of the republic
the New York Times. Colorado Springs
Gazette and Iais Angeles Times. The first
Is a detailed pictorial nnd descriptive
wrlfeup of the new Times building, Just
occupied a building, by the way, that
overtops every skyscraper In the metropolis.
The scenic glories and productive wealth
of Colorado shine In word and picture lu
the Gazette supplement with such Inviting
charm as to cause one to hunger for the
good old summer time and a hike to the
mountains. Glowing as these two are In
word picture nnd color picture they are
outdone by the "Land of the Afternoon,"
as sketched In the Los Angeles Times In
172 pages. As a cholco between the three
Is difficult to make, we pass them up to
pilgrims on pleasure bent, nnd iixk f. tk
old reliable, ever faithful, genial and gen
erous bnnuna belt of the Missouri valley.
DOMESTIC PLHASAVrillKS.
Mr. Ooodley Her age really surprised me.
She doesn't look is, does she?
Miss Snappe Not now; but I suppose she
did ut one time. Philadelphia Ledger.
"What did her father say when you told
him you wanted to marry his daughter?"
"He kicked."
"And then what did you eny?"
"I asked him to kick my hat out too."
Clevelund Pluln Dealer.
Tess-Percy Vere was telling me that he
still hopes to hsve the lurk to win you.
Jess Well, Percy will find thut it takes
more than luck to win me. I'm no raflle.
Philadelphia I'ress.
"How old Is she?''
"Well, next month she will start on her
series of twenty-sixth birthdays." Cleve
land Leader.
Greene My wife ami I quarreled last
night for the first time in years.
Hrowne What about?
Greene Bhe thought tha reason we had
never done so before was due to her gen
erous nature and I thought it was mine
Chicago News.
"Drat this thing I" growled her husband,
fiddling with the wlndowshade.
"What's the matter, dear?" inquired hi
wife, sweetly.
"Oh! dash-ding this miserable window
blind! I "
"Don't swear at It. You should 'pity tha
poor blind.' "Philadelphia Ledger.
"I bet I get Into more trouble than any
man In this state," volunteered the young
fellow who hnd come In and ordered s
Scotch highball. "Nothing in the trouble
line overlooks me.- Why, I'd be afraid to
marry "
"Wtiat! Ain't you married?" ejaculated
the red-nosed elderly party who was hover
ing over the gratia lunch. "Hoy, you don't
know what trouble Is." Louisville Courier
Journal. CALL OK TIIK WAXDKH-SPIBIT.
Louise M. Bill in Harper's Weekly.
Come out of the open, brothers.
The open plain of the sea!
Leave children, and wives, and mothers.
And range ufar with me.
Afar where the winds are giving
Their souls to wander free.
Where life's for the lusty living
Come brothers, como with ine.
The spray of the salted surges
Cuts Sharp with tonic pain,
The spume of the billow merges
In ice, and stings again.
But down long ocean reaches
Your courso will lie to the calm
And silver of tropin beaches,
Ths green of the fruited pulm.
Thus dity and night I call them.
In spring, in winter drear;
Whatever the fates befall them
They cannot, will not hear.
They toll and bear in sadness
The undent yoke of Need
The guerdon of all their madness
Nor puuse, nor hopo, nor heed.
They soothe a mother's sorrow,
They guard a wife's repowo,
For marvelling children borrow
Its fragrance from the rose.
Content with bribe and barter,
And counterplot of care.
Half sinner and half a martvr,
They dare, and fear to dare.
Yet sometimes to my calling
They turn with wistful eyes,
And under the laughter fulling
1 hear their smothered sighs.
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