Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 24, 1895, Page 12

“THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE , Editor. PUBLISHED BVERY MORNING, T 10N, year TRRMS OF SUBSCRIT $800 10 07 OFFICES aing. h Omaha, Corne neil Blufts, 12 Pear] Street ago Office, 317 Chamber of ow York, | . 14 and 15, Washington N and 24th Sts. mmeree. Thune BIAg. W7 CORR Al communications r rial matt ting to news and edl M be addressrd: To the ¥ INKES LETTERS. wnd remittan Vublishing nd postoffic stould be Hmpany, lers to company Omaha be made « Hishir Hhie of retary of Th company, being duly sworn, actual number of full and comp Dfly Morning, Fvening and Sunday ring the month of January, 189, Tee Pyl sava SORGE 1 s FETL, e \n, and come often ng men-—Come Watch the avalanche of belated bills a8 the fortioth day of the legislative ses slon appronches. The theory that the best paid public official is always the most honest unfor tunately does not Lold good in practice. I M tal, so ear uri can move her state capi- Nebraska, But Nebrasks in' no hurry to do so just at the present moment. J No matter what happens, silver maintain itself as the fashionable terial for lining clouds of all sizes qualitic It is really too bad that Cleveland has not a few more ex-cab inet officers in the senate and fewer e binet. will ma- and Shrenpfort is satisfied with sment system as now adminis- Omaba. So are all other as- sors of the same brand. the asse tered in S If Postmaster General Bissell doesu’t resign right soon he will ruin the repu- tations of a large number of well re- spected Washington correspondents. Perhaps China might better her situa- tion politically and financially if she should hold a widely advertised auction sale of surplus yellow juckets and pea- cock feathers. ool children will now ned from Washington's birthday It is the holiday land- ks by which school children reckon be turs to E: No one need apply to Hon. Martin for a position under postmaster unless he has “straight” blown in the burned in the cork. Euclid the new the word bottle and Utah as a state will have no further use for the Utah commission. Its aboli- tion, however, will put an end to sev- eral hitherto much sought for federal spoils of office. “Patronize home industry is the motto which every resident of Nebraska should hold up before him and the text which loyal Nebr: should never cease to preach. eve kan Chairman Wilson can retain his title of professor without accepting that offer of the presidency of the I 8 State university, It is a name of which he will not be able to di t himsell, try as he m People with incomes exc will have a brief vespite thelr returns, but otherwise the pro- verbial resemblance of taxes to death will remain present in the case of the tncome tax. rding $4,000 in making Postmaster Martin is not adroit politician. He is up Hterature and fads of the day be seen by his quotations from In Lis speech at the 1 manufacturers. merely an with the s may Prilhy” wquet of the Economy is the order of the day. The state has for several years heen expend Ing more than it has been taking in as revenue, The appropriations for the coming biennium must be kept within the lmits of the actual income of the state. Avrmy cofficers as Indian agents must be a success, Judging from the tumult raised by the hungry wolves that in fest the agencies west of the viver, An honest Indian agent the enemy of camp followers who blacken charac and his downfall If he be not a strong and courageous man, It is sunounced that the eity of Chi cago hos donated the use of a re of the lake front as temporary postoffice site” during the coustruction of a new federal building. We trust that the lake frout is not a temporary site. It would be a pity to tear down the lake front Just because a building erected on it is no longer required. i will encompass A new state is not expected to adopt measures of economy that arve fbreed upon legislatures of older states, but Wyoming hus made a record in the way of retrenchment this year that Is in keeping with the times. The legislature of our sister state has reduced salaries, abolished superfluous oflices and con solidated departmental work to an ex- tent that the taxpayers will enjoy a aeeded relief from oppressive burdeuns. o] President | his | INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION The settloment by President Cleve- land of a long standing contro- versy Dbotween Brazil and the Argentine Republie regarding cer tain territory is said to have interest in the panamertean treaty gress of South and Central American states held in Washington in 1800. Ten of the eighteen countries represented in the congress subscribed to the arrange- ment, two of these being Brazil and { Argentina, and the ¢ispute which has been settled by President Cleveland is the first fruit of that arangement. It appears from the expressions of their representatives at Washington that all of the Houth and Central American states are heartily in favor of arbitra- tion In international conivoversies of a nature that can be settled in this way. and it is thought the principle will be universally adopted by these countries. Perhaps the time will come when all | the nations of the world will agree to submit their international controversies | to arbitration. It would scem t trend of public sentiment in most | lightened eountries and if such is really the ats will be compelled to give it con- sideration. But the time when ther shall be universal agreement among the | nations to settle their differences in this | way is undoubtedly very remote, and in | the meanwhile there will continue to he [ armies and navies maintained at the highest standard of efficieney. Certainly there are no present indications of a1 abatement of zeal on the part of govern ments in keeping up the preparation for possible war, Great Britain is propos- ing to spend many milliens in building | up her navy, and has under construe- tion the most formidable battle ships ever buiit, other Burop ments are keepin vigt eye upon their fighting establishmen and even here, where the prineiple of arbitration has received its strongest support, it is proposed to build more battleships and to otherwise inerease the naval power. Perhaps all this may have a tendency to strengthen the arbitration sentiment, but it is suggestive of how little the atesmen of the world ar influenced by the efforts making to pro- mote the principle of arbitration, Negotiations are now in progress look- ing to a treaty between Great Britain and the United States providing for submitting to arbitration any contro- versies that may arise between the two countries, hut already serious objections are raised to such a treaty. It is urged, for one thing, that it might result in nullifying the Monroe doctrine, which it is said would have no force in an arbi- tration, and another point made against the proposed treaty is that in the event that Canada should cast off allegiance to Great Britain it would probably be impossible for this country to recognize her inde- pendence, much less annex the Domin- fon, even upon the unanimous applica- tion of its people. There are other ob- jections, and altogother it scems proba- ble that these will be found weighty enough to prevent the ratification of a treaty by the senate should one be nego- tiated. It is very questionable whether it is possible to have a practicable sys- tem of international arbitration, but un- doubtedly there is a more general senti- ment than ever before m favor of sub- mitting a certain class of controversies to arbitration, and the example of the United States 1 had very much to do with creating this sentiment. The policy of this country in this respect will be maintained, whether it enters into ty engagements or not. in e govern- govern- AGRARIAN UNKEST ABROAD. Last week a deputation of members of the German Agrarian league pre- sented the emperor with a memorial asking a revision of the grain tariffs in the interest of protection. While exe pressing himself as being unfavorably impressed by the sensational character of the agitation of the agraridn party, which he said had been carried beyond the bounds of moderation, the emperor ssured the deputation that the action of the government would be directed to- ward fostering the interests with which the welfare of the country was bound up. The German agriculturd have carvied their demands so far as to ask that & government monopoly of grain Dbe established, at prices about one-third higher than those ruling in the open t, and while there is not the ghitest probability of the government giving this request any serious consider- ation, it fair illustrates the feeling among the agi element, The French ag aus are quite as restless as those of Germany, and equally urgent in their demands upon the government for protection. They want an embargo against Awmerican ttle and meats, and it seems highly probable they will get it, and they also ask for more protection in other dir tions. Irance does not grow enougl grain to supply the home demand, and to increase the duties would be to ad vaneo the prices, yet the agricultural class in FPrance would have this done. In other European countries the ag; rian element complaing, as it has good reason to do, of its unfortunate condi- tion, and it Is succeeding in making itself heard and heeded. Rulers and statesmen ave giving this matter more serious attention than they have ever done because they understand that this spivit of unvest among the ag. vieultural producer; full of danger. But it will be extremely diffieult, ir not impossible, to find a practicable rem. edy for the conditions which make the lot of the European favmers anything but a prosperous and happy one. Tarilf walls might Increase prices, at least for A time, but this would be a hardship to consumers which they would not be likely to quietly tolerate, None of the remedial expedients thus far suggested will be found adequate, and how the problem will be solved is a question that puzzles uand perplexes the wisest, The situation abroad is of vital interest to the American tavmer, siuce the plans of the European agriculturists for helping themselves in- volve requirements inimical to the agri- culturists of this country. The blow that has been given to our cattle and weat exports by the action of European before, revived | of | arbitration that resulted from the con- | the | in this direction, | THE OMAHA DAILY BED: SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 1, 1895, governments may be but the beginning of diserimination against American products. - SOME DELUSIONS PUNCTURED. One of the delusions of the day fos tered by the monopoly press and the worshipers of the golden calf in the pulpit is that the tide of foreign fmmi- gration is responsible for populism and the wildeat schemes of finance that have been advoeated by populist lead- ers, Nothing is further from the truth. Populism has its strongholds in south- | ern states, like South Carolina and Ala- bama, where the proportion of foreign population is less than 3 per cent, and in western states, like K South Dakota and Nebraska, where the per- nsas than it is in Massachusetts, Ohio or Wisconsin, The great mass of popu lists are Amerieans, and the fiat money schiemes which constitute their ereed are the very thing that has kept cigners out of thelr ranks. The notion that ism 1 foothold in this country chiefly among foreigners Is equally fallacions. Some {of the most eminent in it professors soclalists, and nearly all the popular soclalistic pamphilets and books emanate from Americans whose ancestry Iback to the Pilgrim Fathers. Bellamy |is a Massachusetts Yankee, iy George Is an American of Amc and so are Henry D. Lloyd, Prof. Bly and scores of other converts to social- ism. But socialism is not to be confounded with anarchism. On the contrary, its doctrines are diametrically at variance with those tanght by Carl Mars, Herr Most and their di The real archist, however, is becoming as the ghaffe, and his species will be extinet all over the world when repub- lcan forms of government are substi- tuted for autocracy and despotism. goes iples. an- AN INTERNATIONAL POST. AMP. According to a vecent consular report r *d by the State department from our diplomatic representative at Ghent negotiations have been opened by the German government with other mem- L of the international postal union relative to-the issue of an internatio postage stamp. Such a stamp has been proposed at vavious times in different auarters, but has never met with any very encouraging recept This time it ars that almost all the more im- portant countries concerned, excepting the United States, have at last in princi- ple agreed to the project. An official con ference of the powers interested has been suggested,in order to put the matter into tangible form, but it is more than likely that it will be postponed until the next neeting of the Universal Postal union, which, by the way, is to be held gton, in this country. the formation of the postal union in the early 70's, no little progr has been made in the direction of uni- form international postal facilities. The uniform rate of 5-cent foreign e s Deen almost everywhere adopted. If, however, there was an international postage stamp, designed specially for this part of the postal business, it is believed communication hetween differ- ent countries would be greatly simpli- fied and powerfully imulated. The postage stamps being good in any coun- try belonging to the union, could readily be used to remit small sums, without payment of exchange. A person writing for information from a foreign country could also enclose return postage for the answer, something now next to im- possible. In fact, an international post age stamp would give correspondence throughout the entire postal union the same facilities as are now accorded cor- respondence within the boundaries of a single nation. Up to this time the na- tional pride of the delegates from each country has prevented the acceptance of any plan for international postage. It begins to look as if this jealousy will be overcome and a favorable agreement renched at the next conference of the postal union. CONFERENCE COMMIITEE CHANGES, The work of the conference commit- tees of the two houses of congress to which was referred their disagreement upon the supplemental income tax bill furnishes new illustration of the free- dom with which such committees exer- cise the powers delegated to them, The purpose for which a conference commit- tee is appointed is to reconcile the dis- agreement of one house to the amend- ments incorporated by the other into a bill sent up to it by the former. When a measure comes back to the body in which it originated with amendments altering its provisions, the custom is, unless the alterations are of minor im- portance, to move a disagreement and the appointment of a conference com- mittee. Hardly a bill of any moment becomes a law by congressional action nowadays without having first gone through the conference committee stage, That stage seems to have become, not of legal necessity, but by reason of ordi- nary practice, just as essentinl sideration by standing committee i committee of the whole, Under these cireumstances the power of the conference committee is really the power of both houses of congress concentrated in a few individual mem- Advantage is taken of the rule that prevents the amendment of a con- ference report and instead of confining its work to the questions already passed on in the objectionable amendments the committee often undertakes to formu- late new amendments containing pro. visions that have uwot even been men- | tioned, much less considered in either house, To repeat the language by Senator Chandler in ng the present system, changes are “worked into” a conference report and the bill finally becomes a law in a form unsatisfactory to its best friends. An- other frequent outcome of conference committee changes the incorporation into one and the same measure of pro visions inconsistent and often contra- dictory. Amendments formulated under the pressure of a conference between the two houses when inserted into the bill fail to harmounize with the detalls of the other clauses aund give rise to end- less annoyance to those charged with con- or by bers, en criti centage of foreign voters is much lower | American colleges and universities are | monihs | | | abuses of thd | nothing enforcing the law, If not to expensive litigation Defore the precise require. ments of the law are determined. Attention has often been called to the iference committe jo e tolerated becaunse better ‘has been suggested to take its place. Some such body is an absolute necessity under existing meth- they continne | 0ds of legislatign to bring the two houses | how- 1f, s of the con- of congress to agreement. ever, the arlilgrary powe | ferces were sonewhat restricted the end desived might be accomplished without infringing uppn the exclusive right of the house arld €enate to originate legisla- tive measures, MORE RELIEF DEPARTMENT LAW, Gradually, as decision after decision is rendered by the supreme court upon numerous involving the validity of the contract enforced by the Burling ton Relief department upon employes of that road, we are beginning to get a nt and vague idea of the legal rights the member who brings claim against the company for injuries sus- tained by veason of its negligence, For example, in a decided o feyy by Commissioner Irving where o widow had accepted benefits under the r contract, it was held that although the husband had no power to contract away the vights of others to damages acerning from his death, the aceeptance of money by the widow, with the understanding that it wis paid for that purpose, would pre- clude her from further in a suit at law. Other decisions have sines clucidated minor poiuts in controve Now in the of the rlington against Bell, in which the opinion las just been handed down by Commn sioner 1 the chain. The court holds that contract imposed upon members valid, there being sufficient considera tion for it, that it against public policy and that its effect is not to en- able the company to exone itself by contract for liability for negligence by itself or employes. Further, that the employe does not waive his right of action against the company by be- coming a member of the relief depart- ment, If we understand the decision correctly, it declares that an injured employe has the hit to choose one of two remedies; if he aceepts the benefits to which hie is entitled under his con- he cannot bring action for dam- ages in addition thereto. The only way n the right to sue, then, is to the Dbenefits, which he has al- ready paid for in the form of monthly sments upon his wages. The fon yet have to be decided whether, if an injured employe refuses the Denefit IIIT\'t\ml by tue relief depart- ment and electsito sue for damages, he can also recoved the assessments which he will have pitd in, but from which he will be able to derive no advantage. The whole complicated matter only shows how urgent is the necessity of legislation ghat will define and protect the rights 6f railrond employes. —_-— INFORMARION REGARDING LABOR. A proposition of some interest to busi- ness men ant*students of economie sub- jects, as well as to workingmen, is pend- ing in the house of representatives in the form of a biil authorizing the pub- lication of a bi-monthly bulletin on labor subjects by the Department of Labor. The bill provides that the pub- lication shall be issued at intervals not to exceed two months and not to exceed about 100 octavo pages, and to contain current facts as to the condition of labor in this and other countries, con- densations of state and foreign report cts as to conditions of employment, 1 such other facts as may be decmed of value to the industrial interests of the country. The commissioner of labor, Colonel Wright, in a letter to the labor com- mittee of the house, pointed out that this country was the pioneer in the es- tablishment of the Department of Labor, but several foreign governments have iticipated it in such a bulletin as is now proposed. The Freneh Department of Labor, established a few ars ngo by an act modeled in the Amevican law, as been publishing for some months a bulletin containing much interesting and valuable data, and the Russian de- partment, just established, is publishing a periodical gazette for the benefit of the industrial masses of the empire, The British government issues such a publication, as does also the government of New Zealand. The subject of such a bulletin has been veral times considered the Department of Labor, and the general opinion is that a bulletin giving trust- worthy information regarding the con ditions of labor would prove to be very useful. The commlissioner of labor snggests that many facts which do not come within the scope of an annual re- port could be included in such a bulle. tin and that many minor inquiries could be made by the agents of the depart ment and embodied in its pages which would not justify an annual report on the subject in a separate volume, One of the features of the bulletin issued by the English labor bureau is a state. ment of manufacturing establishments where men p needed, which gives it a special value to workingmen. The only opposition, to the bill the ground of expense, and for this reason alone it may not pass the present con gress, but ay it bas the approval of the labor organizations of the count its ultimate adbption may be regarded as assured, Cpse recovery ense the is te 1880 anes is on At the bauguet tendered the Ne aska traveling men by the Manufac. turers' and’ Consumers' association the dessert, consisting of frozen corn starch cnstard, ved in colored layers, re sembled ice cream so much in ap pearance and taste that many of the guests had to look at the menu card before they would be convinced that they were not eating real ice cream. Any enterprising boarding house keeper could easily have passed the corn starch off upon his patrons as the artl cle it so much resemble: We have here, therefore, another field which urgently demands the interference of the legislature. The ice cream manu facturers Lave & right to demand that ic azan, another Tink is added to | | enanges but | bounty to the produ death | | pears | s of ¢ the freezing and coloring of corn stareh custard be forthwith prohibited by Taw, that the adulteration with anything that corn starch from its natural state be made punishable penalties, that all corn starch sold werved as food be distinetly and plainly labeled as such. The danger to the butter makers from olcomargarine the fce cream starch custard. whether the one Is as wholesome more wholesome than the other. name of the summer girl who lives upon fee cream and soda water we demand of the legislature a law that will for- ever put an end to possible deception by the use of frozen corn starch custard, freezers from corn The proposed amendment o the sun | Ary civil bill providing for the payment of bounty to those producers and manu facturers of sugar who complied with the requivements of the McKinley hounty law recognizes an obligation on the part of the government which ou o be met. There never should he been any question about paying the and manufe- of sugar who earned 1t before the present tariff law went into effect, These people made a large investment of capital in the bellef that the statutory promise of the government, which they Justitiably vegardod as having the char acter of a contract, would be fultilled, and upon every principle of justice and equity it is the duty of the government to make that promise good to be no doubt that turers There ap. the will not so certain that the house will do so, and it s rather to be apprehiended that the latter will rejoct the proposition. ‘That body has never shown disposi tion to entertain a proposal to pay the bounty, and as 000,000 are involved it is likely to refuse, on the economy, make this large demand on the treasu That this just claim of the sugar producers and manufac turers will ultimately be allowed, how ever, ought to be an entively safe pre. diction. score to The amendment offered by Senator Pettizrew to the sundry eivil appropria- tion bill, setting aside $300,000 out of the national treasury for the purpose of supplying seed grain to the drouth sufferers of the western states, has been reported back favorably to the senate and will doubtless come up for action reatly to be hoped the senate will see its way clear to make this appropriation. It seemed 10 be on the point of doing so in connec- tion with the agriculture appropriation ill, were it not for the representations rtain senators that federal aid preparing for & new crop was neither needed nor requested. The great de- mand of the drouth sufferers now is for seed grain, without which they will be in the same helpless condition noxt year as this. There is ample precedent for federal aid. If congress were ever jus- tified in making appropriations for the relief of any class of unfortunates it is Justified in this instance. As was to have been expected after the violent attack of I'resident Eliot on foot ball as an athletic sport, conclud- ing with the declaration that as now played it is unfit for college use, the Harvard faculty has been led to recom- mend the abolition of intercollegiate foot Dball games. This action will doubtless be deplored by a great many students and alumni who fe it will injure the prestige of the university, but it will also be approved by many more parents and friends who prefer to have college students come out of that insti- tution alive. It remains to be seen whether when foot ball is restricted to practice and interclass contests the in- terest in the game can be maintained. The action of the Harvard faculty may and certainly ought to expedite reforms in the rules that will bring about a restoration of the sport to the position of general favor which it formerly occu- pied. That promise of salary retrenchment made by the finance committee of the city council scems to be in imminent danger of being lost in the shuflle, Not tho Bost or Eusicst Way, Priater's Ink. Doing business among a reading public without advertising is a good d like limbing the stairs of u twenty-story build- ing when the clevator s runjing. ————— Whore Keform in Necessary. Courie n movement in take ments, this ¢ tuke of many musical enterpriscs Limit formances Lo (he penitentiary - Regulation Puncturin Globe-Democrat. An lowa national building and 1 n ciation which went to pieces not long ago 15 found to ha an_ “over and short count” of $16,%62, and of this amount the examiners & onvinced § 5 was spent by a lobby to defeat a bill uUpervision of such concerns tions that examine ha een K props from a good their per- ands, ass0- Symptoms of the Millen Chicago Tribun majority In the T lopted, by a vote of 74 democrat and ublican! Are Teport : place Lo a black re itains of the great deep br 5 a thing would have been ble a little year ago. AS a matter a year ty to have hite democrat. The ven that bit of the the northern hemi- tested the world | southern sph moving, section of Der The great diversity of opinlon as to what reasonable compensstion for sleeping ervice proves that the work of fixing 2 rates 1 be done, if at all 11 like the ' Interstatc mmission, if it wer to do o, and if not, then of congress. Of cour taing on many of the quc tive sandb 's grievance were honest pi rates would justed to everybody's satisfact e Good Thing—1ush it Alo Denver Ropublican. ation In 1894, com. ¢ n a lar thit s$ in this is unremuncratiy Jrmation conveyed to Italy showin but little employmer and the effect has been g of the working class. o few good results of fon. It would be a fted Btates if the 18 but little for this eountry should Eptope for a long Comm X an lator aved with 1o the "ract been has that labor in the busi thing for that en to do i in southern come. time to by heavy | or is not one bit greater than the danger of | bring him to Loulsville It makes no difference or In the senate ee to pay the bounty, but it is of degree | country | Inited | to check | SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT. Chieago Mafl: The suspension of a Univer- salist minister for taking part in a com | of religions which a Presbyterian divine pre- sided over without objection from thie most strait-daced Prosbyterian, seems to indicate that the two denominations are getting mixed Courler Journa Rev. W. M. Leftwich does not entertain a_very high oplnion of | Louteville's morals. In fact, he says it he | wanted to send a son ot his to hell he would His sermon at the Broadway Methodist church yesterday was which might be termed a ronst of Louisville soclety and Loulsville customs generally. Chicago Dispateh: Milwaukee ministers in discussing the Individual ¢ idea, declared their belief that there is more danger in the use of a general cup “than there 18 in kissing.”” In view of this position It will be generaily agreed by young feopla of both sexee that tho serviee i= a perfectly harmless proceeding. Chicigo Herald: A New York clergyman enlivened his s a carving knife order to fllustrate | gation how enlightened by contact He might continue no to the a8 steel sh assembled congre- cns steel minds are with kindred minds his pleturesquo pulpit | methods and at the same time show how easy It is for a good 1 N to refrain from protanity by utilizing his newly sharpencd carvor nest Sunday (o carve a duck in the pulpit, In a few days the democratic congress will stripped of its yellow coat, Chinese army officers generdusly reliove the verworked executioner by committing suleide An English artist ads a bust of uncey M. Depew. It is said to be superior the banquet variety has Ch t It is alleged in dry quartere that many low congressmen have acquired marled s t s of skatesmanship. It is not probable a barrel of whisky basement would create a_riot on the floor * state capitol, as it did in Indiana peril would be the crush to get there. Mayor Strong of New York 10 brenk with reporters. The that decision is that it requires both to make it effective, the business to stay tantrums, A constity manufacture mel- ymp- the ot The i dete troubl the assent of Reporters are In regardless of offigial rmined al amendment prohibiting the 1 sale of liquor has been in- troduced by Congreseman Blair of New Hamp- shire. Revolutionary as the proposal is, no sional “tea” was thrown overboard at unts, Woo Ja land, Ky., went town the other day cer for a destitut that the beneficiarie the tity of the d:nor. Senator Hawley doe not take high rank among long distance talk On the con- trary, his speeches are distinguished for brey. ity,” cMarness and force. To and hear him at his best, one must eeek him among his old comrades of the war. Then he is an enthusiastic, fervent He swings his arms as he beats time, and from his throat pours forth a agara of melody The emperor of Germany, while hunting re- cently in Buckow, was followed from place to place by a photographer who “planted” his instrument whenever possible, had observed his operations and apparent] njoyed the trouble he was giving the photog- rapher. Finally he went up to the half- frightened man and, laughing, said: ““Well, have you got me?" ‘‘Yes, your majesty,’ was the reply. The emperor then advised him to be carcful in finishing the plates. pie eating horse sets the pace for the rs of the great American delicacy down necticut. - While other horses of in- ferior blood chew tobacco or gum or absorb stale beer, the thoroughbred, patriotic to the tip of his docked tail, clings with loyal relish to the toothsome pie. His preference is mince pie, and he does not quest'on the hcnesty of the builders by searching for fragments of the tag. As a result of his cultivated taste he is fat and sleck and youthful in his movements. There is no attempt to refute the charge that the bill which passed the senate of South Dakota reviving the divorce scandal is sup- ported by divorce lawyers and hotel Keepers. The present W requiring six months, re: dence practically destroyed the business of the interested classes, and their efforts to re- duce the residence period to three months is simply a_echeme to put money in their pockets. The moral side cf the question is of no consequence. The fate of the bill in the lower house will determine the ascendancy of money or morals. il LEAD, NDL into a laundryman of Ash- grocery store of that nd paid for a bill of g family. He requested chorister, ; Cardinal Newman. sad, Kindly Light, ami 3 s ght, amid the encircling ¢ Lead thou me on. The night is dark, and I am' far from home, Lead thou me on. i Shouldst lead me on, Keep thou my feet; 1 do not ask to see The distant scene, ‘one step for me. I was not_ever thus, nor prayed tha Shouldst lead mé on; | ot thou T love to choose and see my path; but now Lead thou me on; IY'. rish day, and, spit my will} remembe So long thy power hath blest me, sure it s Will lead me on O'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, I love the Pride 7 year: of fea not And witn THE Dight And with the morn those angel faces smile Which 1 have loved long since, and 10t awhile. Amen, is gone, be kept in ignorance of | The emperor | ommunion cup | communion | rmon Sunduy by sharpening | in the pulpit with a stecl in | with | THE SCAND AT, OF THE WRST, Springfield Republican: The Illinols leg- | Islaturs has refused to enter into competition with South Dakota in the latest attempt of the latter state to enlarge tho divorce but ness. The bill to make Insanity a valld causo of divorce was lost in the house last week by a vote of 45 to 79, That It wi able to get as many as forty-five votes Ig by no means creditable to the state. Sioux City Tribune: Should the bill pass, then South Dakota publishes to the world that she has the loosest divorce law of any civilized government on earth. And her prople can not avold sharing the disgrace such a law imposes upon them. One of hor own eminent citizens afirms that the new law converts ““the home Into a brothel,” and, while the language Is doubtless too strong, no one can for a moment deny that it openly legalizes fmmorality and aims a blow at the strongest pillar of our Christian clvilization New York Sun: One of the arguments in favor of cheap and easy divorce in South Dakota fs that it will increase the population of the state by attracting to it all the m and women who want to be divoreed. W4 believe, on the contrary, that the new divoree law will drive many respectable people out of the state. It I8 a continuous outrage upon the marriage institution. It I8 & wrong against family life. It is de- moralizing to the community, It s heed- less of the religious sanction of matrimony. It gives the state a bad pre-eminence, and must fasten upon it a shameful name, Revived Paclfic Rallrond Deal. Chicagy Herald The latest offer of the Pacific railro I s to pay the face of the bonds issued o aid in the ruction of the roads, which , leaving the gov- ernment ) loss _of intorest which {8 $102,000,0 1 about $27,000,000 due the roads for transportation. Another bill is pending in congres for th ds to pay the face of the honds and r d the in- terest advanced in long time 3 per cent bonds, 1t is doubtful if the government ever gets more from the roads than the payment of the face of the bonds, unless it pwould co from gonfiscating the estates of the millionaires Who juggied the finances of the road o as to make $200,00,00 or £300,000,000 for themselves, leaving the roads oo poor to pay their hohest debts Th A peo- e e SALVE FOR LOUNG SERMONS, A marriage lic ok Klis: wise th Chicago Tribune: issued v Ly to Tekln Wolsrzonska, wsed off quietly. oth Philadelphia Record: Hoax—DId it ever e you that stove men ought to make singers? Joax—No. Why? Hoax—Oh, they usually have good rang Jud Tom 'L _the encore unnerve Miss Twitter? Not a bit; she's used to having the neighbors pound on the floor when she sings. The Hous: That moth and his ye separate Cockroach incompatible. while she cared Puck: wife I he oughly books, clothes, they were thor- Fle was very fond of for nothing but Courier: “You were born _to id the conductor to the man who him o plugeed nickel. I guess right,” said the “I “have these' straps eve rning and over six months. Boston hang, handed you are hung to night for Faded Female-Sir, you aper that 1 am engaged v you to make e always try to Detroit Tribune: on_the side of merc Detroit Free Pr Sculptor—I should think you would like a marble bust of your husband. Mrs. P.—I think not. The three- nights-a-week kind is enough for me. 1 see you adyertise butter,” “extra” but- Good News: Lad “good” butter, *finé tr ter, “hest™ butter and “gilt-edged” butter, What is the difference? New Boy (not very well trained)—Th' “gilt-edged” Dutter is fit to eat; the rest isn't. Washington Star: “Which is my part in this duet?”’ asked I‘llu' |‘|r|m:\ donna of her husband, who was the tenor. o part? ere It 18, of course. The one with the last words in it Indianapolls Journal: She—Ticen sitting up with @ sick friend again, 1 suppose? He—Ye: And he had good reason to be sicl. He had four elghts beaten in o jack- pot. I don't think he'll recover beforé pay day. Yew York Herald: BiksibJust wateh the way a girl gets off a street car in motion and you'll have it A MATTER OI' INTEREST. Atlanta nal. The combines in commercial fields Are greatly now discussed. They are abused in many lands, And also muchly cussed. —01d man, what There s, however, one which all Agree 18 right and just The one which gives yon af Your banker's little ‘trust, _—_—— LAUGH A LITTLE BIT. ty dayse J. B. Cooke In Cheerful Moments. Herd's a motto fust your fit— Laugh a little bit. When you think you're trouble hity Laugh a little bit. Took misfortune in the face, Tirave the beldam’s rude grimace; Ten to one twill yield its place, If you have the wit and grit Just to laugh a little bit. Cherish this as sacred writ— Laugh a little bit. Keep it with you, sample Laugh a little bit! Tittle flls will sure betide Fortune may not sit beside Men may miock and fame But you'll mind them not If you laugh a little bit. @ to eat. them., Hats-—all leading makes $3.50. us and you're sure to getit, Spring ING. /gy, 0\!“ N, heumnie cmm:g"’q Your Monezy’s Worth or Your Mon:y Bazk, The Heighth of His Ambition— Seems to have been attained by the designer of new Neckwear, especially one of these artists who has en- abled us to show exclusive high class novelties in Scotch Plaid Neck Dressings in all the new shapes, that look good enough They are in the window—you ought to see We are also showing the new Spring blocks in including the ¢ Stetson Special’ at $4,50 and “Browning King Special” at New light weight overcoats will very soon have all our new Spring goods in, and while you are resting you are letting one of the nicest opportunities slip you by to get a heavy weight suit or overcoat of the highest quality for little or nothing, We are making you price inducements now on winter clothing to get you to even lay them aside for next fall, We are not bragging much about it—don’t have to— but if youwant the realliest, choicest bargain in the way of a suit or overcoat for yourselt or your boy, come to re in. In fact we BROWNING, KING & CO, Reliable Clothiers, N. W, Co; 15th and Douglas,