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them regularly by notifying TheBee business office , Jn person or by-

mall. .

The address win be changed asoften aa desired.

Affairs must bo serious in the Trans-vaal

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when the government goes Into themule-buying business.

Asa school for the education of dyna-

miters

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the Cleveland street car strike Isachieving its greatest success-

.In

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the meanwhile Nebraska is enjoy-

ing¬

the benefits of two insurance de-

partments¬

, but it has yet to discoverbenefits from cither of them.

What would the shade of Andrew"Jackson do If ho saw a cake-walk ad-

vertised¬

as one of the leading attrac-tions

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of a Jacksoninn picnic ?

The holes In the state house machineskimmer nro getting so numerous thatan etxra force of tinkers is needed 1 ?

the leaks are to bo slopped.

The writing paper trust is still gath-

ering¬

in detached paper mills and itwill soon be in order for the courts togather in the writing paper trust.

Iowa gold democrats are not worriedover the rise in price of Ipecac. Whenthey want an emetic the democraticstate platform will answer all purposes.

The eastern people now in Nebraskaon the harvest excursions will see whatthey are looking for. The only troubleIs the corn is so Immense as to obstructthe vision.

The elate house slate went through allright In the populist congressional con-

vention¬

in the Sixth district , but notoven the frame was saved in the dem-ocratic

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gathering.

Henry Wuttcrhon wants it understoodthat while ho Is hurling no harpoons at-Mr. . Bryan at present , should the lattercomo to Kentucky ho must bring hisown canteen along.

Two hundred picnickers were pol-Boned at Hockford , 111. , the other day bydrinking lemonade. Tills ought to bo-

mifllclcnt warning , especially when beerIs the same price , If not cheaper.

More people are spending their sum ¬

mer-vacations away from homo than formany years. If this can bo explainedon any other theory than the return ofprosperity wo should like to have thereason.

Now that his congressional aspirationshave been smothered , Adjutant GeneralBarry will probably find tlnio to for-

ward-

the list of Nebraska ofllcers mostworthy of commissions In the now vol-unteer

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regiments.

Ono of the gems of the speech of Hon.Cato Sells , pro tcmporo chairman of theIowa democratic etato convention , is thereference to William Jennings Bryan asthe modern Jefferson. Before the cam-.palgn

.Is really on Colonel Bryan will bo

portrayed as a composite of Washing-ton

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, Jefferson , Jackson and Lincoln.

The Interstate Commerce commissiongoes right nlong investigating charges ofdiscriminating rates , although it has re-peatedly

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advertised itself as powerlessto offer any relief except with the con-

eent-

of the railroads. Tills probablyexplains why the railroads have ceaseddemanding the abolition of the Inter-state

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Commerce commission.

Ono session of the Afro-Americancouncil In Chicago was devoted to thediscussion of the value of the coloredvote and how to use It for the better-ment

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of the race , It is only fair to-

etato that the value of the colored votefor the purpose of bettering the condi-tion

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of the race has nothing to do withthe vnluo of the colored vote figured on-

by the political ward heelers.

II , UOrRIWMKfi T-

.It.

li said to be admitted by ofllclnlq-

of the War department that It willbe a blessing to the pcopl Cuba ami-

1'orto lUco and also of tremendous ad-

vantage to commercial Interests of theI'liltod States If capable civil govern-meats with Independent i > wereestablished In those Islands. It U-

polntod out that the affairs of theIslands as related to the United Statesand the commerce of the outside worldIn general are still In a very chaoticcondition. The War dupiirtment olll-

clals

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have been doing their utmost ,

uudor the military governments In Cubaand Porto Hlco , to improve tiado condi-

tions

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and not without good results , asshown by the Increased Imports and ex-

ports¬

from these Islands to the UnitedStates elnco the new commercial rela-

tions

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were established last winter. Butat least with respect to Cuba industrialand commercial development will boslow until there is established In theisland civil government with Independ-

ent¬

powers.-As

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the New York Journal of Com-

merce

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says , the permanent regard ofCubans and Porto Hlcans for us will bodetermined by the promptness and clll-

cloncy

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with which wo transfer the con-

trol¬

of their own Internal affairs fromour soldiers to their citizens. The warhas been over for a year and it oughtnot to be very long , observes that paper ,

before the people of both Islands arcpermitted to try to exercise civil gov-

cinmcnt-

for themselves. A large meas-

ure¬

of local bclf-govcrnmcnt ought to bopossible ut nn early day in Porto lUcoand wo aio under u distinct pledge notto annex Cuba. Perhaps Ib would bo-

no violation of this to maintain controlover the Island's exterior relations forsome time , but the process of settingup local self-government should bopushed as fast as possible.

There Is reason to believe that Presi-

dent¬

McKluley takes this view and thatSecretary Hoot and probably all theother members of the cabinet are in fullaccord with the president. Of courselittle can bo done pending the meetingof congress , but it is likely that Mr-

.McKlnley.

will have a well-defined planto recommend to that body. GeneralBrooke has been summoned to Wash-

ington¬

to confer with the secre-

tary¬

of war in regard to Cuban affairs.-

At.

present , It appears , the governmentis not fully informed as to conditionsthere and particularly to what extentcivil government is in operation , the gov-

ernor¬

general having , it seems , beenratlier deiellct In reporting on the stateof affairs. Colonel Kennon , however ,

who has been on duty at Havana , re-

cently¬

gave the president and secretaryof war a good deal of valuable Informa-tion

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, stating among other things thatthe course which General Brooke waspursuing met with general approval , be-

ing¬

of that careful and conservative na-

ture¬

required by the conditions In theIsland.

There should be no trouble in provid-ing

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a civil government for Porto Rico ,

but the question as to Cuba is not freefrom difficulties. General Wood , one ofthe most earnest advocates of givingthat Island civil government, a fewmonths ago said : "When I say thatthe civil government should be estab-lished

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as boon as possible , I do not wishto bo understood as recommending itsImmediate cstabllbhincnt In nil itsbranches , but rather Its gradual estab-lishment

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, commencing at the bottomand ending at the top. Wo must securegood municipal government , goodschools , good courts , with many modifi-cations

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in the present methods of pro-

cedure¬

, especially In criminal cases.-

Wo.

must also establish good sanitaryregulations and bo sure that the poeploappreciate all these things before wogive up the control of affairs and es-

tablish¬

all the details of the civil gov-

ernment¬

upon an absolutely independ-ent

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basis."

AN IMPORTANT CUKCESSIUN-.In

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a note to the Russian minister offinance the has announced thatTallen-Wan Is to be a free port , open onequal terms to the merchant ships ofall nations. This Is a most Importantconcession to the commerce of the worldand an unlooked-for act of liberality onthe part of Russia. While that govern-ment

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has allowed It to bo understoodthat it <lld not Intend to discriminateagainst the commeAilal interests ofother nations in the Chinese territoryunder its control , the general Impres-sion

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has been that Tallen-Wan was to-

bo an exclusively Russian port. It wasvery generally assumed that Russia wasunalterably hostllo to the "open door"and that her purpose was to graduallyextend her tariff laws and trade ro-

strictlous-

over all of the territoryleased from China.

This has been the view of that mostardent British advocate of the open doorIn China , Lord Charles Beresford , and of-

Ameiicau writers on Chinese affairs ,

They have urged that It was idle to ex-poet any consideration from Russia forthe commercial Interests of other na-

tions¬

, that the purpose of that powerwas to completely Russianize Manchuriaand the adjacent provinces and that nnessential condition to this was discrim-ination

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in favor of Russian trade. Itwas a qultq natural opinion in view ofthe past record of the Russian govern-ment

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, but there Is now a more enlight-ened

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, liberal and progressive statesman-ship

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there than ever before. The czar'-hlnibelf

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has taken a leading place amongthe advocates of peace. Ills flnancominister is a man of distinguishedability and Jti sympathy with the spiritof the time. Russia may still desireterritorial acquisition in China , may aimto still further extend her power In thatempire , but evidently she does not pro-pose

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to do this at the risk of n conflictwith other nations for the defense oftheir commercial Interests there.

The opening of Tallen-Wan as a free-port means moro to the United Statesthan to any other nation. As the opendoor of northern China , where our chieftrade Is , the action of Russia cannot butbo of Immeasurable advantage to thiscountry. Our former minuter to Slam ,

Mr. John Barrett , says that today themarvel of business Interests In northernChina Is the development of the marketfor American cotton goods In ManchuriaHe states that the great northernprovinces of China now require ?7,000-

000,

worth of our cottons and there ii-

no valid reason why they should not

in ten years from now consume $20,000 , '

000 worth. But it Is not cotton goodalone that we shall sell to northernChina. In the development of that vastand populous region there will be a de-

mand for ninny things which wo cansupply.

The action of Russia Is also highly im-

portant In its political aspect. It relieve'the Chlucso situation of a cause of ap-

prehension and materially simplifies n

problem that threatened to be verytroublesome. Russia has greatly in-

creased her claim to the friendship ofthe world-

.en

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AMI * ovKiisnoiiTS Tin; M.I

Congressman Champ Clark has thewell-earned reputation of being an un-

compromising Jacksonlan democrat Itgoes without saying that ho could nothave kept himself in the saddle in Pikecounty , Missouri , If ho had not beencopju'i-distilled and square-toed on ovoiyplank in every democratic platfoim. It-

Is doubtlcHS only because Champ feelsso thoroughly secure In his footing withhis Missouri constituents that ho talkedso wild and reckless at the picnic of Ne-

braska¬

Jacksonlaus.-In

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pronouncing the Chicago platformto bo a second Declaration of Inde-

pendence Champ Clark only re-echoesthe utterances of Bryan. But when liesolemnly declares his belief that Bryanwas elected president of the UnitedStates in 1800 on a fair count ho im-

peaches¬

th'c courage and patriotism ofthe man who was nominated for presi-

dent¬

on the Chicago platform. If itwore true , as lie insists , that Bryan wascounted out by fraud it was the duty ofBryan to have asserted his rights to theposition to which his champion says howas honestly elected. But Bryan notonly promptly and gracefully acknowl-edged

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himself distanced In the race bysending McKlnley a congratulatory tele-gram

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, but later offered his services toPresident McKinley in the war againstSpain-

.If.

Champ Claik really believes thatBryan was ically elected on a fair countof the ballots why did ho not exerciseIlls privilege as a member of congressto Institute a congressional Investigationinto the alleged frauds ? Why does he-

at this late day seek to undermine pop-

ular¬

conlklcnce in American institutionsby unsupported charges that strike atthe very root of our form of selfgovern-ment

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?

Fortunately such outbursts of rankpartisanship overshoot the mark , be-

cause¬

they Insult the Intelligence of thecommon people.

TUB AMEltlOA'S CUP.

The arrival at New York of the yachtShamrock , which will race with the newyacht Columbia in October for the Amer-ica's

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cup , will doubtless increase inter-est

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in this International sporting event.Both yachts were specially built for thecoming contest and in the trials theyhave had each has shown sailing quali-ties

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and speed which promise a greatrace. The Shamrock Is the larger ofthe two and carries a great deal moresail than the Columbia. In the trialsof the former she has proved herselfsomewhat swifter than the yacht Bri-

tannia¬

, while the Columbia has beenshown to be very much faster than theDefender , the winner of the last race forthe cup. On this Is based the opinionIn American yachting circles that theColumbia can "outfoot" the Englishboat--but Englishmen express strongconfidence in the ability of their -yacht-to win.-

No.

judgment , however , of much valuecan now bo formed as to the probableresult. Conservative yachtsmen , it Isstated , do not look forward to any suchwalkover as the figures of both bideswould appear to indicate. In fact ,

they are ready to admit that the Sham-rock

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is a mighty dangerous opponentand apparently the best boat that hasbeen sent over to battle for the cup. Atthe same tlmo it Is admitted that theColumbia Is a wonderful boat , easilysuperior to any yacht ever built In thiscountry. Victory for the Columbia Iswhat all Americans desire , but if theShamrock shall prove to bo the fasterboat the trophy will be given up wltn-out a murmur.

NEW FAOTOn FOIt GOOD ItOADH.

The rapid Introduction of automobilevehicles is bringing to the front a nowfactor in the movement for good roadswhich promises to give it a more power-

ful¬

Impetus , even than that which wasdrawn from the rise and spread of thebicycle.

What the bicyclists have accom-plished

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In the Improvement of coun-try

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and city roads is plainly apparentin every state in the union. By sys-

tematic¬

agitation and co-opcrntivo workthe bicycle riders have awakened thepublic authorities to the Importance ofsubstantial and well-kept roadways andhave also carried on an agitational prop-aganda

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that has enlisted with themevery one who recognizes the benefits ,

that accrue from good roads.Wore It not for the road Improvements

already made it is doubtful whether; ho country would be ready for the auto-mobiles

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, and now with the advent ofthe belf-propplllng vehicle the necessityfor btlll further work In this dhcctlon-Is moro forcibly impressed upon thepeople. Only last week nn organizationwas Incorporated In Now York stateunder the name of the Automobile Clubof America for the avowed puiposo oftaking an active part in promoting legis-lation

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for good roads. It is stated thatthe organization will bo national In itsscope and expects to have .100 applica-tions

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for membership by October 1. Ingeneral It will seek to protect the in-

terests¬

of the automobile owners every-where

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, being modeled on similar organ-izations

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that have been chartered in

Great Britain , TraiUT , GermanyAustila , Slt7.ctliinil and Ilclglum.-

No.

one can doubt that this otganlza-tlon will be simply the foretunupr Inthis country of numotous clubs and so-

cletlcs gotten up for the snme purposewhich will grow poweiful and active asthe popularity of the automobile be-

comes more widespread. The nutoino-bile requires good roads and good roadsare sine to como with the automobile.-

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COSTA' I'llMCrVarious estimates have been made ol

the amount annually paid by Americanmanufacturers and producers to foreignslilponcrs , ranging from $100,000,000-to 200000.000 , it being Impossible toobtain even approximately accurate fig ¬

ures. A few years ago the Treasury de-

partment¬

estimated the amount at $200-

000,000,-

and the best authorities gener-

ally¬

agree on this sum. The Philadel-phia

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Press lias looked up statistics bear-ing

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on the subject and concludes thatthat amount Is not far from correct , itsfigures being $182,000,000 as the sumpaid to foreigners.

The Press says that if by legislation ,

as proposed at the last session of con-

gress¬

, wo could save one-half that sum$01,000,000 annually it can easily be-

scon what an enormous gain that wouldbe to our people. "At least 00 per centof that sum would go to labor in build-ing

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, maintaining and running the ships.That would give employment nt $2 aday to lHO,8tO; men for every day in theyear excepting Sundays. That moneywould be distributed In about everytrade In the United Stales. That vastarmy of men would support familiesand the additional consumption of farmproducts and manufactures of everykind would be enormous. "

The policy of depending on foreignshipowners to carry nearly all of ourforeign commerce Is certainly a verycostly one In the actual money paid out ,

but tills Is not nil the cost. Unques-tionably

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Hitch dependence loses us tradethat we would get if wo had nn ade-quate

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merchant marine. It would seemthat if the people were to give closerattention to- this matter than they haveover done there would be a practicallyunanimous sentiment in favor of leg-

islation¬

that would give us American-built ships for carrying our foreigncommerce. It Is dlflicult to undcistandhow anyone capable of realizing themagnitude of the amount annually paidto foreigners can doubt the expediencyof such legislation.

When Governor Poynter says hosought to enlist the support of the news-papers

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to help him bring the First Ne-

braska¬

home at the state's expense hemeans , of course , one particular news ¬

paper. Had the governor made an np-peal in behalf of the regiment to thepress instead of Delecting one partisanorgan and allowing that organ to solicitsubscriptions in its own nunio ho wouldhave mot with a cordial response fromevery newspaper in the stato. Whileall the papers of Nebraska acting to-

gether¬

could not have brought the sub-

scription¬

to the amount of $35,000 de-

manded¬

by the railroads in the timelimit , the railroad managers might pos-

sibly¬

have made concessions that wouldhave placed the project within reach.

Ever since ISO. ! until last year largotracts of school land have been Idle forthe reabon that people could not bofound willing to lease them. Last yearsaw a marked increase in the demandfor these lands and this year all thathad been idle and possessed any valuefor agricultural or grazing purposes hasbeen eagerly taken. The result of thisshould bo seen in future incicases ofschool fund apportionments , for all orwhich the fusion officials will In duotime claim credit as duo to "superiorbusiness management. " One who looksfor the real reason will have no difll-

culty-

in finding it in the additionalprofits to the farmer and stock raiserattendant upon and a part of the presentbusiness revival.

Information from the east has it thatplans are rapidly being formulated forthe reorganization of the bankrupt PortArthur route on a scheme of bond andstock Issues similar to those by whichthe reorganization of other railroadswhich went through receiverships hasbeen accomplished. The people di-

rectly¬

affected by the road certainly hopethat this reorganization will bo speed-

ily¬

completed. No community can gainanything by keeping a railroad uponwhich it is dependent in a btate of bank ¬

ruptcy. On the contrary , the only op-

portunity¬

for a railroad to expand andto keep up with the demand for neededImprovements conies when it Is on asound financial basis.

The country is having an experiencewhich was not permitted to It underdemocratic rule. The spectacle of work-

men

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being laid off, as was the case at-

Cramp's ship yards last week , wasfamiliar enough , but the reasons wereentirely different in the two cases. Onewas because there was no work forthem , but these men were laid off be-

cause-

the steel manufacturers were sopressed with orders they were unable tofurnish steel for ships now building asfast as It was demanded.

The more the Iowa democrats ponderover the speech of Chairman Cato Sellsnt the recent convention the more theybelieve they do not know just wheio hostands on the silver question. Catomade a noble effort at a straddle and atfirst glance it appeared ho had suc-

ceeded¬

, but the button Immediatelycame off and displayed the gap at thu-

waistband. .

If the Scotch steel manufacturers arereceiving orders for btcel bhipments tothe United States It is not because theAmerican steel is not superior, but be-

cause¬

the American mills mo so over-worked

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that they cannot supply the de-

mand.¬

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With the return of the Colorado reg-iment

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from the Philippines another out-break

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of fake interviews denouncing

the administration can bo expectedLike the rpclments which have connbefore , It will not take long for tinColorado men to find out how every-

thing they sny is distorted by the fakirsand things which they did not say cred-

ited to thorn.

Several KuglMi women of high stand-Ing have tecently become enamoreiwith Matabelc princes now In Lontloiand one has actually married n sixvnq-ipotentate. . Can It bo possible thaiAmerican competition lias so complete tcontrol of English ellglblrs that nativeborn women nto compelled to go to sucllengths to secure husbands ?

Wharton Barker , the mlddle-of-thcroad populist candidate for presidentexpresses the opinion that both McKlu-ley and Bryan will bo renomlnatcd am1

that both will bo defeated. Mr. Barkoishould chnngo his beverage back tt-

Schuylklll river water.

The governor of South Dakota Is do-

tcrmlncd to have a competent stateboard of cmbalmcrs , doubtless becauseIts services may bo needed to preservethe remains of the populist party In

that state.

One Wilt-in Ulnuotpry.Minneapolis Times.

The scientists In Wyoming chasing Dino-saurs found that "overland trout" on tht-cowboy's menu ivvns shush' bacon.-

ProKrCHM

.

ut ANNlmllutlon ,

Chicago Chronicle.Plo for Cubans , pyjamas for 1'orto Illcans-

nnd projectiles for Filipinos ! There Is n-

illftcrcnco In our way of treating the mem-bers ot our happy family.

Ail Object I.CMNIIII.Boston Transcript ,

The kllllnc of four firemen by a live wireIs nn object lesson for Ouiaha. It ought toteach her that It Is cheaper as well as morehumane to bury her wires than It Is to burythe city's defenders-

.Hcrc'n

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Your Klondike.(Minneapolis Journal.

Say 200000.000 bushels of wheat In thethree states. This means $100,000,000 , largeround ones without holes In them , for thefarmers. No wonder the Klondlkcrs walkback If they haven't the price.-

A

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bciiNOimlilcViiriiIne. .St. Louis Star.-

It.

Is to be hoped the piano fiends will takenaming from the fate of a young man at-

Milan. . Ho was engaged in murdering anInstrument when It lost Us balance , fellover and smashed the life out of him-

.Ctmtly

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CiiruIi-NNiicna.Indianapolis Kevs.-

By.

the collapse of an Improperly con-

structed¬

ferry slip the Jlnlno Central rail-road

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will have a big bill of damages to pay.The coroner's Jury finds It a case of neglectand a state law enforces the payment of$5,000 to the relatives of a victim.-

A

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Wnrrlor Dlnni-mol.Baltimore American.

General Weyler IB now coming to thefront as the latest victim of newspapermisrepresentation. It Is Interesting to nolohow Indignant gentlemen of his strlpo be-

come¬

when they find themselves helplesslyIn the remorseless tolls of the cruel andconscienceless prcso. And It does not seemaltogether fair to take such an advantageof a man disarmed of his typewriter.

Helping the Hurricane Vlctlinii.New York Tribune.

The people of Porto Rico will have theirfirst taste of practical Americanism -when

the aid so liberally offered them from allquarters of the United States begins to setthe sufferers from the recent toinado ontheir feet. Not alone the extent and varietyof the relief sent , ibut the spirit of filendlyInterest which Inspired It , will be novel In

the experience of these newly admittedmembers of Uncle Sam's charitable andsympathetic household.

it Truths.Indianapolis Journal.-

At.

the annual meeting of the Ohio Build-ing

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associations , now In session at Put-ln-Day , the president delivered an address Inwhich ho stated that the total assets of theassociations In Ohio are now $101,081,277 , thelast year's receipts being about $77,000,000 ,

which was $6,000,000 moio than In 1S97 and$14,000,000 onoro than In 1892. "This largeamount of savings , " he added , "Is duo muchto the laboring classes being now employedand speaks volumes for the frugality of thisclass of our citizens. " Orators of the Bryanschool glvo a wide berth to such eloquent'acts as these-

.Sloiiiy

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to Mo > e the Crop * .Philadelphia Record.

(The "nood of moro money In the westwith which to nwo the crops" the argu-

ment¬

annually urged for the tightening of

the money market falls flat this ycat *. Thebanks of the west are able to furnish thefunds required without eastern assistance.The crop moving ibugbcar has , however ,

served as the flimsy cxcuso for a new issueof government gold certificates. The cer-

tificates¬

are doubtless a great accommoda-tion

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to holders of gold who do not wish tostore It , and -who do not wish to part withIts ownership. To the extent , however , thatthe certificates prevent the free circulationof gold currency , and to the extent that un-

der

¬

certain circumstances they facilitate theexhaustion of the treasury reserve , the ro-

Eumptlon-

of their issue must to deemed amistaken policy-

.A"MODERN

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OIIUIICH.

Furniture nml I'lxturo * of the ITp-to-Ditto Siiiicluary.

Brooklyn UagloThe evolution of the church from the

31m , chilly , unattractive looking barn thatt was In the Puritan da > s to the handsome ,

:omfortable edifice that It has "bccomo In our: ltlea has been accomplished by Blow stagesand In defiance of a strong oentlment amonghe unco' guld that anything which minis-ered

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to the ease of body and tended to-

nake Sunday other than a day ot penanceA'fis to .be discouraged. If some of our;randfathera could arlso from their gravesnd ECO the spacious houses we have erected

'or worship , with the glided T> ox o' whun-les

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In the corner , the lecterns of brass , the: arvod fonts , the polished rails and pewlacks , tbo colored cushions , tbo flowers ,

he stained glass windowe , the carpets andlongings , the steam pipes and registers , the;as and electric llgbtx , tbo decoratlona andilctures , the holiday drees of the women ,

he dead poultry In their hats , the soft-ooted

-ushers and the vested choirs , they

vould surely 'believe that they hadned in a most wicked world and bad pos-

Ibly-

gone to the bad place and done witht. Yet tbo epd Is not yet. Churches areBeginning to have kitchens , so please you ,

nid lavatories , and libraries and readingoems , and , although that Is an Inventionibout the roof garden , the bowling alley ID-

ii fact. And now we have a church inColumbus , O , , end a Daptlst cburch at that ,

vblch has retiring rooms and social parlors ,

ind is without a steeple , bell or mortgage ,

tnd It has screens to keep the fllca out , andi room for "bicycles , and a playground forblldren , and flro escapes , and a colorednald who checks your hats , coats , canes andtmbrellas , and It has private boxes nearhe pulpit and there Is no charge for seat"Truly , the church Is becoming a practicaliffalr in these daje. If It Is to keep Itslold Its practical Christianity mutt be as-bvlous os the Christianity that it Inculcates

jy precept.

rnoit HAM'S nonjf.

Care Is mental rust.Candor U the X-rny of honwty.-

Knthuslaam.

Is the badge of sincerity.Expediency dulls the two-edged * word.

The shadow may be the beat proof of thi-

sun. . .Modesty Is the snUng salt of the hlghcs-

genius. .

There nro no reserved scats In heaven foi*rich people.

People who like to bo told their (nulls nngrowing In grace.

Many ft great battlefield la n monumentof folly , Instead of a cradle of liberty.-

If.

"flno eermons" would naxcd theworld it would have been saved long ago.

People say they do not like the pronchciwhen it Is the truth ho preaches which theydislike.-

It.

Is not necessary to have the prayermeeting below zero to keep jour faith fromturning to water-

.SHClIi.Yll

.

SHOTS AT T1I1J I't I.l'IT.

Chicago Tribune : It would seem that theconverted lulldel In Toledo who la preparingto cremate his atheistic library burns todistinguish himself.

Indianapolis Journal : If the Mormonciders In the couth are preaching mis-chievous

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heresies and breaking up familiesthere Is sufficient Inw to stop them withoutthe aid of mobs. During the past two weokafifty Mormon missionaries been mobbedIn southern towns.-

Uoston.

Transcript : It Is the opinion of-

Rev. . Sam Jones that Ingcraoll "novcr didone-half ot the harm committed by theDrlggses , the Potters , the Lyman Abbottsand others of HKo kidney. " It Is evidentthat the Hev. Sam Is moro ot an expert Inthe lower than In the higher criticism.-

Dtooklyn.

Eagle : The southerners whonro whipping the Mormon missionaries anO

tearing down their buildings are not doinghalf so much as they think to uupopularlzothe faith of Salt Lake. Free speech Isallowed in America , and the preaching of-

a religion U uot a cause for violence andmurder.

Minneapolis Times : At New Brunswick ,

N. J. , Hev. G. W. Swan of the AfricanMethodist church found his prayer meet-ings

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were poorly attended. week hohit on a plan and there was a mighty out-

pouring¬

of the people. Between the prayersand exhortations slices ot watermelon werepassed around. The plan tired the Africau-heart. .

Baltimore American : The aid ot the ma-

terial¬

In drawing attention to the spiritualwas illustrated by the resourceful strategyot a colored minister In New Jersey , whohad slices of luscious watermelon passedaround between prajer and exhortation. As-

a result his meetings were crowded , andsermons and watermelon were equally welldigested.

Buffalo Express : If the minister whojoined In marriage two of the parties In-

terested¬

in that famous divorce suit lastwinter reiliv was wotried Into his graveby the talk it occasioned , this Killing of thewrorts person Is a clear case on the partDf the public of smashing the eleventh com-

mandment¬

"mind your own business. " ItJust wasn't any affair of the sensationalnewspapers at large whether this ministerdid right or did wrong In performing theceremony , or whether ho was laboring'under a mistake as to the Umo that hadelapsed elnco the divorce had been granted ;

If he was under obligations to any earthlyjody to prove his general good characternnd his Innocence of Intention In this par-

ticular¬

matter It was to his own congrega-tion

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, and this company In a printed circularexonerated him from all blame In their eyes.

AND OTHCIVWISE.-

Mrs.

.

. Langtry cheerfully admits she Is 39.

How long ace , the three-times bride de-

clined¬

'to say.The theory of fireproof construction re-

:elves another body blow by the burning of-

i stoneyard in an Ohio town.Bogus mushrooms and killing lemonade are

giving the man who : ocks the boat a warm: haso for the mortuary record.-

A

.

Baltimore man offered a Blanlla marine100 for his Dewey medal. Two hours laterle recovered consciousness In "the city hos-pital.

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.

The projected monument to British sol-

llers-

In Boston common encountered nn-

arly; frost. Bunker Hill is too near to bo-

orgotten. .

If Uncle Sam welcomes the sultan of the3ulus as a brother at $20,000 a year willals assorted wives become sisters of Colum-bia

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Immediately or later ?

The Toledo acnostlo who burned all hislooks on being converted Is 70 years of ago.Most men on reaching that ago strive to-

iiake amends for their past.Milwaukee threatens to raise a guarantee

und ot $100,000 to secure ono of the na-

lonal-

next year. Evidently theJream City Is not content with the famet has already achieved.William O'Brien is about to launch an-

ther-

> weekly newspaper In Dublin , to bo

lamed The Irish People , by means of whfch10 will continue the war on landlords in-

rclnnd. . O'Brien ia now the leadlne fiplrlt-

n a new crusade based on the lines of tboand league , having for Its object the broak-ng up of the grazing syndicates which havebtalned control of largo tracts of land. Thelurpose ot the new league Is to restorehcse lands to cultivation and divide them

among small farmers. It is a crusadegainst land centralization and has already

gained crcat strencth and influence.Methodist circles are much agitated over

ho exposure of a crooked deal successfullynglneered by Hev. Edwin Schell , secretaryf the Kpworth league. Scholl made a con-

ract-

with a publishing house In Chicago to-

trint the league hymn books. In consldcra-lon of giving the house exclusive rightschell was given a commission amountingo 1.000 a year , which , with a salary of4,500 a year , made him feel quite com-

ortable.-

. But ho made the mistake of put-

Ing-

the contract In writing. Charges ofdishonesty were brought against him andsustained , but be managed to delay sen-

tence¬

and hang on to his salary. Now comesZlon's Herald wfth an expose of the caseand a demand for "Schell's dismissal froman offlco ho has dishonored , "

men ix Tiiniit ow.> iiinirr.Home Indian Mnlilrnn Who Arc AVel-

lrixicl-

Kliiiiiit-lnlly,

St. I uls Republic.With titled foreigners wooing and winning

the American girl of the present day In everIncreasing numbers It may become necessaryfor the American man to look to that ofdertypo of the American girl the Indianmaiden If he weeks a brldo with a dowry.

According to late facts and figures com-piled

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In the Indian Territory , the daughterof Ix) Is far from being on undesirable mate.First and foremost , In this money-lovingago , she la well fixed financially , we aretold ttyat a. white man marrying a damsel ofthe Chataw , Chlckasaw. Cherokee , Creekor Semlnolo tribes at once comes into pos-session

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of a largo tract of fine land and a-

eharo of the Indian annuity funds , frequentlyamounting to $50 per month. The land Issteadily increasing In aluo , railroads oreopening up tbo country more nnd more ,

tbo annuity fund Is rikely to Increasematerially.-

So.

much for the Indian glrl'a "dot. " As-to her personal charms and qualifications , It-

Is proudly claimed that she would bo athomo In any drawing room , that he haga college training , that she Is dainty and rc-flned

-In her wa > s and unmistakably pretty ,

"There are many perfect blonde * amongthorn , " it is stated , "with roseleaf com-plexloui

-that many city-bred women would

nvy , Ac&ln , lh complexion of the Indian

brunette Is not muddy , but n clear And

dcllcato fl ono would expect In a womanwho has ltd the ordinary Hffl of cUIIIrat-

lon.-

. "Who could ask more thnn this n charm-

Ing-

nnd cultured woman with landed rotatesnnd n fixed income ? An for aristocracy , Unot the tribal blood of America ns pure n *

the feudal life-current of Europe ? It Is Inorder to consider the Indian girl with care.She may be the coming "catch" In thiscountrj.

imis or MVIviuns.: .

fto He l.rnrniMl from Ontnhn't

Chicago llecord.The hideous accident nt Om.ihn. Wednes-

day¬

afternoon , where four firemen wcrakilled outright by contact with n lire wlip ,

convcjB lessons which are too Important to-

bo disregarded. The firemen were workingtheir wny up the side of a burning building-when n wire broke , the falling end catchingthe men In Its descent.

Firemen atork upon burning buildingsare not apt to waste much time In con-

sidering¬

precautionary measures for theirown safety , but both on their account nndfor the welfare of the general public Itshould bo Insisted that further safeguardsagainst the llvo wlro be provided. It shouldbo wlthlu the province ot the building andflro departments of every city to demandthat live wires bo placed BO as to Interfere)

as llttlo at * possible with the movements of-

firemen. . In every case there should bo A

means of breaking all electrical connectionsImmediately , nnd thus rendering the winsharmless.

The second and equally Important lessonof the Omaha catastrophe. Is that the furtheruse of the llvo wire In places where It Is amenace to human life Is to bo opposed vigor ¬

ously. The worst and most common of thelive-wire dangers la In the overhead trolleywire. Kvery fresh manifestation of thedcadllncss ot the live wire Is another argu-ment

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for the nbolttlon of the overhead trol-ley

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BJ stern.

UOMUbTIU 1DVIS.

Chicago Kecord : ".Mr. Junk ( hai nrltten-a poem In memory of his departed wife. "

"Is that so ? 1 hope he'll get It publishedbofoio he marrlca iig.iln. "

Philadelphia Nortli American : "Very fewmarriages grow out of these summer at-tachments

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, " said the observing innn-."No

., mostly trl.il heats , " replied the

horsey man.

Town Topics : iMrs. Gollghtly T don'tthink much of Carrie's new Jiusband..-

Mrs..

. Uikefront To toll the. truth , Inever admired her taste, In husbands.

Chicago iPost : "Ho proposed to you un-expectedly

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, did he ? ""Unexpectcdlv ! " exclaimed the aweot

young thing. "Well. I should say so. Itwas so unexpected that 1 neglected to sayThis Is BO sudden. ' "

TJetrolt Journal : New Cook Then I am-to wear your bonnets when I like ?

Mistress No , tout think how largo yourwages nre !

New Cook ( haughtily ) My liberty Is notfor bale !

Ohlcapo Tribune : "I'll never apeak tohim again ! exclaimed the joung woman Inthe pale blue Jacket. "Ho called mo Maqueen nnd naked If he might kiss my hand.-I

.

said yes and and after that he kissed mo-on the lips without asking. "

"I suppose , " said the young woman In thayellow buskins , "ho followed nlo ng- the Una-of least resistance.-

VILCO

. "> II; , HAXMCIU

Welcome home ! O Royal Banner ! welcomehome !

Stars that outshine , the geima In Heaven'sdome ;

Stripes , pulsing- red with wine of martyr'ablood ;

Stripes unite as souls that guard the throneof God.

Blue of Olympian hills , iblue of the dawn :

Fertile- with Hope that marshals vlc-

Ators

-on ;

the Faith that centurieg canprove :

Red with passion of patriotic love.

Hosannas swell ! Strew palm boughs wher *It comes !

To Deums chantl nnd let exulting drumsRepeat the throWblngs of the wild refrain ,

The Nation's heart sons "Welcome homeagain. "

Flat ? of atonement ! Aye , within thy foldsA. Savior hangs upon the cross nnd holdsIn wounded hands the scroll of Victory.-Emblazed

.

with heroes' names , who , evenas He ,

Triumph o'er Death , by Love's greatsacrifice :

O'er Slavery's links that bind souls In thevice

Of demons' cell ; o'er despots' torturoussnare

That pinions Freedom and unchainsDespair

And dying , purchase resurrection , llfoAnd liberty for man , while over strife1'ho white-winged Peace descends , unbind )And flings our peerless flag to the winds.

Then kneel , Columbia ! Itlss the hem andknow

Thyself made whole, with Faith , Hope,JJove , that How

rhrough nil thy being , from this stainlessflag , true

As 1he spirit braves who wave It back to-you. .

Thrice welcome , Royal Banner ! welcomehome !

Stars that outshlno the gems In Heaven'sdome ;

Stripes , pulsing- red with wlno ot martyr'ablood ;

3trlpo-s white as souls that guard the throna-of God.

THERESA BTUCICEY.

In PlainBlackandWhite.There are only a a few manu-

facturers¬

of fine clothingthat are also retailers infact, there are not so verymany makers o! really fineclothing all told ,

We make our suits for men andboys just as well as theycan be made.

There is an abundanceshoddy stuff in the market" .

We can't afford to cheapen ourgoods , They have a repu-tation

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to sustain-

.We

.

back our representationswith an unquestionableguarantee that goes withevery garment that we-make. .

And at the present discount of50 per cent , these suitsought to be tempting.