Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 30, 1902, Page 18

e R ————— 18 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY, RUOSEVELT AND M'KINLEY. THE OMAHA /SUNDAY BEE E. nusicw}vrn . EDITOR. few days ago, that lamboyant and fan- tastic oracle of southern democracy, Colonel Henry Watterson, indulged in uncomplimentary comparisons between the late president, Willlam McKinley, and his successor, Theodore Roosevelt. Having electrified his auditors with eplgrammatic glorification of democracy PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Dally Bee (without Sunday), One Y Dally Bee and Sunday, One Year. llustrated Bee, One ¥ uMl{ Bee, One Year. Baturday Bee, One Yeas Twentieth Century Farme One Year.. - ‘:’F‘;";;R";l_; "lY CARRIER. and vitriolic Invective against the re- y Bee (without Sunday), per copy..... Enly Bee (without Bunday), per w.fl publican party, the belligerent Ken- tuckian launched into a tirade against “the man on horseback,” who it not “15c | checked in his gait “will surely Mexi- Compl Inll i Irr larities in ']l\!ry a _ uhouldphue ‘addressed 16 City Clrculation De. | canize the republic. partment. Referring to President Roosevelt as PRE— Bg"flfifi; a man affecting the simplicity of the South Omaha_City Hall Bullding, Twen- | cowboy who conceals beneath the self- ”éouncl‘l“gh.x‘t!:;flfi';;"fl Btreet. confidence and queer manners of the Chicago—iedy, Unity Bullding. broncho-buster the sentiments and am- ork—Temple Court, ashington— 1 Fourteenth Street. bitions, if not the talents, of a Diaz, the CORRESPONDENCE. redoubtable democratic wheelhorse caustically pointed to the treatment of Admiral Schley as a baby in arms, “now to be dandled and now to be spanked,” aily Bee (including Sunday), nday Bee, per copy. Beo (without Bunda e Bee (Including Sunday), per Communications relating to ne torial matter should be address Editorial Department. BUBINESS LETTERS. BUln!u letters and remittances sl ould ::n; dressed: The Bee Publishing Com-| and stigmatized the reprimand of Gen- 4 ‘REMITTANCES. eral Miles as an amusing horse play on Remit by draft, express or postal order, | the part of the president to relax his able to The Bee Publishing Company’ muscles whilst warning lesser officers of the army to obey orders and say noth- Ing. After stamping with both feet upon the republican congress for its ex- ercise of mercenary power in dealing with the tariff and ship subsidy and fir- ing the southern heart with visions of the bloody shirt and another force bill to smite the south and blight the north by negro domination, the frothing colonel reached the climax by exclaim- ing: “Such is the banquet to which the exit of McKinley, the statesman, and the advent of Roosevelt, the rough- rider, has invited us.” Lauding dead presidents while revil- ing the living presidents has become & chronic habit with Colonel Watter- 4900 | son. When Abraham Lincoln was allve Colonel Watterson, in common with the people of his section, could find no epithets too vile to apply to him. Al- though born in Kentucky and a peer of all its chivalry, Lincoln was contemptu- ously lampooned as a baboon and a low-born mudsill. He was denounced at every step as a tyrant and despot, trampling under foot the rights and lib- erties of the American people and seek- ing to overthrow the government founded by Washington. Lincoln was caricatured not only as a man on horse- back, but as a vampire who gloated over rapine and bloodshed and, like Nero, would fiddle while Rome was burning. Within twenty years after his assassination Abraham Lincoln had become for Colonel Watterson the ideal American patriot, whose memory would be cherished and revered by all coming generations, and the future fame of ‘Watterson has been enriched by his masterly portraiture of the life and character of the martyr president. When McKinley was a conspicuous figure in congress as the champion of protection Henry Watterson did not hold him up to the public gaze as a statesman, but as the despicable tool of the robber barons that thrive and fatten upon high tariff. Up to the time of the outbreak of the Spanish-American war McKinley still lacked in the eyes of Colonel Watterson and his democratic assoclates every element that goes to make up a statesman. According to thelr descriptions he wi man of putty and a mere jumping-jack in the hands of $8§ Mark Hanna. During the war and before the close of his first term Mec- Kinley was denonnced by his political opponents as an ambitious usurper, whose re-election would be followed by the establishment of an American em- pire on the ruins of the republic. Only since his assassination has he been placed on the calendar of southern democracy as the sublime embodiment of American patriotism and public vir- tue. ‘What has President Roouvelt done that President McKinley would not have done? It is a matter of history that McKinley formulated the policy with regard to Cuba that has been pur- sued since his death by Roosevelt. It is also a matter of history that Mec- 3-cent stamps accepted in payment of mall accounts. Personal checks, except on Omaha or eastern exchange, not accepted. T BEE PUBLIBHING COMPA. BTATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. lule of Nemnn Douglas County, George B. Taschiick, secretary o ne Beo Publishing’ Company, being duly sworn, ®ays that the actual number of full and complete copies of The Daily, Morning, Evening and Bunday Bee printed during the .month of February, 1%2, was as follows: Net total sales..... Net dally average. ilbee: GEORGE B. TZBCHUCK. ubsc! resence and sworn _t betore me this 200 Jl‘v‘ ot Februny‘.’ A D w00, X1, (Seal.) Nolnry Public. Is it ot a little out of season for Christmas stories? —————— When it takes over its own govern- ment, May 20, it will devolve upon Cuba to do something for itself. E———— Recent court proceedings would seem _to indicate that Nebraska law was as full of holes as a skimmer. e Those who pin their faith to “signs” will petition ‘the weather man to shut joff the rain today. Seven ralny Sun- days are not pleasant to contemplate. SE———— Jerry Simpson contemplates moving from Kansas to New Mexico. The climate down there is more mild, so the absence of socks does not entall physical discomfort. EEETa— Cecll Rhodes left the bulk of his for- tune to educational purposes. It would have been more fitting had he willed 1t to the widows and orphans which his ambitious schemes have made. —— Now that the call for Nebraska repub- licans to meet in state convention has been made up, it ought to be safe for the democratic and populist committees to come out from behind the fence. e The Charleston exposition proposes to have a prize fight on the exposition grounds. As the two senators from Bouth Carolina are now out of training, it is necessary to call In professionals. Cem— Pension Commissioner Evans may ac- cept promotion to another field, but the grafting pension attorneys need expect no license for crooked work so long as President Roosevelt has the supervising eye. — No matter how much the community- of-interest magnates tell on the witness s 5 Amerfcan people would s In an after-dinner speech delivered a | Roosevelt with his natural candor and stand, the public is strongly tempted to harbor the suspicion that they are hold- ing back a few things they prefer to keep to themselves. —— The first registration under the new law In Alabuma shows that less than 1 per cent of the registered voters are ibegroes. Alabama appears to have solved the question of the negro In politics from a southern standpolnt. Mr. Christmas seems to have disclosed ipexcusable ignorance. He has either missed a few ciphers by aceident in fix- ing his figures or suffered visual con- traction when he sized up congress. No wonder members of that body feel in- sulted. | Missour! university students exam- ined the feet of guests going to a fresh- man banquet to make sure that none of them were boys dressed In girls' clothes. That test might be a good one in Missouri, but it would not answer every where. It must be refreshing for the people of Bouth Omaha to be told by imported democratic orators that Rosewater Is running for mayor of thelr pushing city. The only wonder is that It has not yet been discovered that Rosewater is also runping for mayor in Council Bluffs. o Colonel Stowe, former consul to Cape- town, says he knows the cause of the Boer war, but will not tell until after the struggle is over. From present indications it may have to be a posthu- mous publication, unless Colonel Stowe breaks the age record of modern times. a——— New South Wales 1s to try compul- sory arbitration of labor disputes and both labor leaders and publicists are hopeful of its proving successful. The experiment will be watched with great interest in the United States, as prob- ably mowhere In the world are labor Kinley favored the annexation and re- tention of the Philippines; he declared it to be his purpose to restore peace to the islands and govern its people under the Stars and Stripes; he dispatched warships and troops to carry out this plan and appointed a commission to establish clvil government with the support of the military and naval forces. Has Roosevelt done anything in the Philippines to vary from McKin- ley's program? McKinley designated Sampson to be in command of the naval squadron operating agalnst the Spaniards in West Indlan waters; he approved, if he did not actually organize, the naval board of strategy and finally appointed Samp- son ranking rear admiral upon its recommendation. While McKinley did not openly espouse either side of the con- troversy between Sampson and Schley, it 1s an open secret that Secretary Long had his support at all times. Would any- one conversant with McKinley's rela- tions to the principals in the deplorable dispute, contend that he would have varied materially in his final decision from that of President Roosevelt? It is @ matter of history that General Corbin bad the implicit confidence of McKinley and in the conduct of the Spanish war was above all others his main rellance. On the other hand, the differences and friction between Gen- eral Miles and Secretary of War Alger were as pronounced as those between General Miles and Secretary Root, who, it must also be remembered, was in- stalled in the war office by President McKinley and not by President Roose- velt. What would McKinley have done as regards the Miles-Root controversy had he lived? Would he have shown greater forbearance toward Miles under the same provocation than has been shown by Roosevelt? It is true, Colonel Watterson says, that President Roosevelt is somewhat brusque and may not be quite as diplo- matic as was Willlam McKinley in his with public men, but the before since the adoption of free trade. It Is at present galning strength from the pressure of the colonies for prefer- entlal tariffe and this pressure 18 pretty certain to Increase. Canada and Aus- tralia have for years craved some form of British tariff preference against the foreigner and especially agalnst the United States, as the largest competitor with the colonies in the supply of Brit- ish food products and British raw ma- terials. Even English free trade jour- nals have urged that the time has come for England to view this question in the light of the fact that the colonies are now more than colonles; they are “na- tiofs” and active partners in the whole imperial concern. Thus the preferential tariff cause in England has become a thing to be reckoned with and how strong it is was shown by the fact that the recent session of the association of chambers of commerce of the United Kingdom adopted a resolution urging the appointment of a royal commission to consider the whole question of inter- imperial trade relations. Confronted by the vigorous and in- creasing competition of protectionist countries, which are taking trade from her abroad and Invading ber home mar- ket, it I8 not surprising that England should begin to consider the question whether it 18 wise to maintain the free trade policy and continue the effort to hold out in her solitary fiscal career. much prefer outspoken frankness than to have him adopt the tactics of Talleyrand, who as- serted that language was given to man to conceal his thoughts. The trouble with Colonel Watterson and all the present day democratic ora- tors Is that they have run out of, para- mount lssues and therefore find them- selves reduced to the necessity of wag- ing personal warfare upon republican leaders and decrying republican policies without rhyme or reason. LEARNING UF AMERICA. There arrived in New York a few days ago from England the ploneer of an Interesting Industrial experiment. Mr. Alfred Mosely, a wealthy English- man, has with the approval of the Brit- ish government planned a tour of two commissions of Inquiry into the condl- tions of labor and the system of educa- tion in the United States. The first commission will be composed of experts in primary, secondary and technical ed- ucation, members of the London and provinelal school boards, county coun- clls, chambers of commerce and mem- bers of Parliament. The other Is a labor commission, consisting of twenty- five members of as many organized English trades. These commissions will visit the larger citles of this country and make a thorough study of our system of edu- cation, our industrial metheds and labor conditions. The members of these com- missions will on their return to England prepare individual reports of their In- vestigations and observations, which It is proposed to widely distribute in that country. The projector of this unique experiment says that he hopes In this way to awaken his countrymen to a re- alization of existing conditions and if possible lead them to change these be- fore it is too late. It is a highly patri- otlc work that Mr. Mosely has taken upon himself and it is noteworthy that he pays all the cost. That these com- missions will learn much in the United States that will be of value to the English people there can be no doubt and every facility will be afforded them to do so. AN ERA IN RAILROAD AFFAIRS. Eastern railroad officlals are sald to regard the Injunction proceedings against the western roads as marking a new era in rallroad affairs in this coun- try. A New York paper quotes a lead- ing trunk line official as saying that five years ago the action of the Interstate Commerce commission would have been the source of widespread disester, but while today its influence is important, the reason disaster 1s not apt to follow is the interholding of securities of the varfous large systems of railroads by assoclated capital. He sald that the effect of the injunction is to compel absolute and unequivocal maintenance of such rates as have been approved by the commission, whereas five years ago such an injunction would have resulted in an immediate and open cut in their tariffs by the weaker lines. “Today,” said this rallway official, “it is only the community of ownershlp which prevents such a cut immediately, but the incentive still is there and the ne- cessity is there, and it is safe to pre- sume that the deliberate way in which the Injunction has been received is merely an indication of the fact that the new condition will be met after a care- ful discussion of consequences.” Assuming that there will be no cut- ting of rates by the rallroads enjoined and that these lines will in turn see to it that other lines will do no cutting, this railway official sald he sbould like to know how the weaker lines, those that usually are tacitly allowed a dif- ferential, are to get any business at all. “The only way they can now get it,” he observed, “is to bid openly for that business by filing reduced tariffs, The stronger lines cannot and will not allow open tariffs to be filed naming lower rates than thelr own.” But if, as is intimated, the weaker lines have been tacitly allowed to cut rates gecretly, how will permitting them openly to reduce tariffs hurt the stronger lines? What difference will it make to the latter whether the weaker roads make lower rates secretly or openly, all the other conditions being on the side of the stronger lines? As the New York Journal of Commerce says, the satisfaction of the stronger rallway companles with the new process, while it does not solve the problem of what is to become of the weaker lines, “raises a very strong presumption that If the weaker llnes make open rates slightly under that of thelr stronger competi- tors, which do not find it difficult to get business, it would disturb the rate sit- uation less than the too prevalent prac- tice under which the stronger roads are constantly obliged to defend their busi- ness agalnst the efforts of the weaker ones to encroach upon it by granting secret rebates, or other favors, for in- dividual or local reasons.” One thing seems plain and this is that if the in- junction proceedings are to inaugurate a new era in rallway management the public 18 likely to be benefited thereby. Meanwhile there 1is also rallway authority for saying that the action of the Interstate Commerce commission has already had good results, It is stated that the eastbound rate situation has already shown material improve- ment and this 1s probably also true of the west. As to bringing about a new era in rallway management, that is most desirable 1f it shall conduce to a better compliance with the law and an abandonment of the unjust discrimina- tions and abuses which compelled the injunction proceedings. E—— The call for the Illinols republican state convention makes an apportion- ment of delegates giving one for each 400 votes cast for McKinley. This will make a convention of some 1,400 dele- gates, which is larger than that for Ne- braska on a basis of one delegate for each 100 votes, although in Illinols, as in our own state, the constant problem is to prevent conventions from becom- ing unwieldy. It Is to be noted, too, that the standard taken in Illinols is the vote polled for McKinley, while in Ne- braska this time the vote on supreme judge last year Is to serve as the gauge. The presidential vote should have been used as the basis of apportioument here because It 18 more representative of the full strength of the party. e—— If the bill champloned by Senator Mason of Illinols and favorably re- ported last week from the senate com- mittee on commerce to prevent the sale of adulterated champagues becomes a law we may expect to see a grand rush of thirsty patriots anxious to offer their services as champagne tasters for Uncle Sam. The bill gives the secre- tary of agriculture power to luspect and IMMIGRATION LEGISLATION. It appears probabie that there will be no material changes In the immigration laws at the present session of congress as to the qualifications of immigrants. Tho bellef is pretty general that there is already law enough and that the ex- clusion of undesirable persons as now provided for depends on those who ad- minister the laws. Moreover, those who consider the matter without prejudice realize that the rate of Immigration for the last few years does not justify any additional restrictions. The number of immigrants last year was 487,018 and it will probably be about the same this year. It is manifestly absurd to talk of such a yearly addition to our popula- tion being in any respect dangerous or inimical to any interests. There Is abundant room here for these people, 99 per cent of whom can safely be counted upon to become good and useful citl- zens, doing a share In developing the country and increasing its prosperity. How foolish is the fear expressed by some of the injurious consequences of immigration 1s conclusively shown by statistics. In the whole country the In- crease in the number of foreign-born in- habitants in 1900 over 1890 was only 1,100,000, against an increase of native- born inhabitants in the same period of 12,100,000. Who in view of this fact can seriously believe that there 1s any danger from lmmigration? “For the fullest development of our resources,” says the Philadelphia Record, “and to carry out the splendid destiny of the republic, a vastly larger population than we boast 1s necessary.” To supply this in part we must have immigra- tion. Of course we want only such as can contribute to the development of our material resources and we shall have none others if existing laws are faith- fully administered. E———— PROTECTION SENTIMENT IN ENGLAND. That there Is a growing sentiment in England favorable to the abandonment of free trade is shown in two contribu- tions to the current mumber of one of the leading London magazines. One of the writers declares that the “rank and file' of the conservative party, predomi- nant in influence to a degree unprece- dented in our history, is almost to a man protectionist; among its leaders only one retains the reputation of a convinced free trader.” He ascribes the change to the logic of events, specifically the commercial advance of the United States and Germany, and expresses the opinion that if the free trade policy has not collapsed in England the develop- ment of China by European capital and for European trade will strain it to the breaking point. It is pointed out that the powerful or- ganized trading and capitalist interests are plainly leading toward a general reversal of the fiscal policy of the last half century and that a combination of political and financial necessities has gathered In the last few years which will compel the abandonment of free trade. One of these writers argues that the empire will require a heavy increase of normal revenue, owing to the in- creasing naval and military expendi- tures, and that this must be ralsed from sources other than the income tax; that the bulk of it must come from Indirect taxation from customs. “The great areas of internal free trade,” says the writer, “which we term France and the United States, represent the rule in modern history. It has long been doubt- ful whether Great Britain could hold out in her solitary career. It is now tolerably certaln that she will collapse to the inherent logic which binds iwm- perialism to protection.” While the abandonment of free trade by England is not likely to happen in the near future, if it ever shall, there is unquestionably & stronger protectionist feellug la that country now than ever MARCH 30, 1902, analyze champagnes and the secretary will naturally need expert assistance in discharging the onerous duties thus en- talled. But champagne drinking is be- coming so prevalent in this era of na- tional prosperity that the consumers are entitled to protection against imita- tions If every case has to be officially Inspected before allowed to go on the market and every violation of the law prosecuted to a finlsh. The only danger is that the avariclous clvil service com- mission may try to annex the cham- pagne samplers and shut out amateurs by an examination whose gauntlet only old and experfenced tasters could run. S—————— General Funston must not underrate the bravery of Senator Patterson not- withstanding the fact that the latter is fighting him from behind the well-fortl- fied Intrenchments of the privileges of the floor of the United States senate. Senator Patterson’s bravery consists in persistently defying the time-honored though unwritten rule of the senate that requires new members to keep as silent wooden dummies during their British trade papers look upon the war of the American Tobacco company upon the British tobacco trust as a hopeless struggle for the home com- pany. Europeans are beginning to adopt the opinion of Davy Crockett's coon and simply come down when American com- petition appears. They should brace up and put up at least enough of a fight to make matters interesting. Varlous states and most municipali- tles have passed laws and ordinances limiting the speed at which automobiles can be legally run. If the owners are not to be allowed to run them at rail- road speed and endanger the lives of everybody on the highway, what is the benefit of buying the high-speed ma- chines? E——— Bx-Senator Allen insists that the use of his name in connection with the fusion nomination for governor is not only unauthorized, but against his will. Since he sat himself on the editorial tripod and began putting pinholes into the mantle of T. Jefferson he has hud so much fun he would not think nr stop- ping. Speed the Parting Guest. Kansas City Journal. Well, goodbye, Cuba. Take keer o' your- self. —_— Tips for the Tired Feeling. Baltimore American. Now 18 the time to collect health, strength and good spirits in the open air, and to lay up A reserve fund for the drain of the sum- mer, Plenty of exercise and oxygen ls about the best preventive of that dreaded “tired feeling.’ —_— What Might Have Been. Kansas City Btar. Perhaps the worst thing that will be sald about Cecil Rhodes is that it would have been money in Great Britain's pocket if he had died & few years earlier. The pop- ular impression is that he was primarily responsible for the Boer war. A Hopeleas Oase. Des Molnes Leader. Mr. Moody, the latest cabinet acquisition, 18 described as having light curly hair and blue eyes, 48 years old and a bachelor. Also 1t is sald he takes the world and himself seriously, so the opinion may be ventured that, motwithstanding the temptations of ‘Washington soclety, will still remain a bachelor. A Democratie Bo et. Philadelphia Record (Dem.). It is gratifying to learn that Colonel Wil- llam J. Bryan {s making a good deal of money in lecturing on democratic princl- ples and policy. If he will confine himselt to lecturing and making money for the next three years he will do & greater service to the democratic party than anything he has yet accomplished In its behalf. New Irrigat! Philadelphia Press, The invention of whisky pills, enabling a ‘whole glass of whisky to be carried in the vest pocket, will be accepted with great satisfaction by the large number of people whe at the theaters are regularly run over by the thirsty brigade between the acts. A man can carry enough pills in his pocket to furnish & jag for the occupants of a ‘whole row of orchestra chairs and he does- 'at have to make himself disagreeable by tumbling over everybody golng out and coming back. —_— SOME REMARKABLE PROPHECIES, Forecasts of Noted Me Realized. New York World. Wendell Phillips prophesied Marconl. On July 28, 1865, speaking in Music hall to school children, he sald: I expect, it 1 live forty years, to see a telegraph that will send messages without wire both ways at the same tim: Marcont's performances do not quite realize the prediction, but they approach it—and the forty years will mot have passed until July 28, 1905. History records not & few of such clair- voyant utterances. In 1789 Erasmus Dar- bstantially win wrote & poem 1o which these two Iines are found: “Sogn shall thine arm, unconquered Bteam, a! Dflv. lhl Ilfl' barge and drag the rapid ’l'hll was eleven years before the first steam tug eppeared on the Forth and Clyde canal, and nearly a quarter of a century before the first locomotive was seen on ralls. In one of Marlowe's plays, “Tamburlaine the Great,” the Suez canal was antiolpated and described nearly three centuries in advance of its construction. Patterson, the founder of the Bank of England, in a letter written almost at the close of the seventeenth century, predicted the control of the Isthmus of Darien to the people of this country and their ac- quisition of Cuba and-Hawall. Patterson’s prophecy concluded as follows “Statiened thus in the middle, on the east and on the west sides of the new world, the English-Americans will form the most potent and singular empire that has appeared, because it will comsist not in the dominiom of & part of the land of the globe, but in the dominion of the whele This recalls & later prophecy of New York's great Benator Seward, who in 1856 declared that the last European power “will withdraw and disappear from this hemisphere within bhalf & century.” Since that date Russia, France, Spain and Den- mark bave ceased 1o be American powers. Only Great Britain remains, and the ful- fillment of Beward's forecast is not il 1906 SECULAR SHOTS AT THE PULPIT, Chicago Record-Herald: New York Epis- coplians think Bishop Potter's salary of $12,500 a year is too small, so they are going to raise it and build him a $100,000 residence. Being a bishop isn't so bad after all Philadelphia Press: A K minister I8 to be tried for heresy because he slan- dered the wife of Cain. It Is bad enough to speak {Il of the dead in any case, but when the person maligned is a lady some- thing ought really to be done about it. San Francisco Chronicle: The British governor of Bermuda is sald to have pro- hibited the circulation of any more pamph- lets of the Psalms among the Boer prison- ers there by the American Tract soclety, on the ground that they keep alive the fight- ing spirit of the burghers. What next? Philadelphia Record For every vacant chaplaincy in the army there are scorea of eager applicants, and the number of candidates for cvery commission as staff or line officer s enormous. However, to the appeal to young doctors to serve in the regular army there is no suck enthusiastic response. For the sixty-four vacancies there are but fifty-four applicants Springfield (Mass.) Republican: The | ehelving of the time limit by the Methodist brethren is having marked effect in this | locality, and doubtless other sections, in relation to the shifting about of the pas- | tors. In olden times such a thing as a BLASTS FROM RAW'S HORN, Men want hands more than hand outs. It takes a great man to lead a small army. He who 1s quick to promise is often slow to perform. 1t is hard to find a truth without an error in its shadow. Even an awkward deed is better than the most eloquent dream. The possession of great means often pro- duces great meanness. The world needs kindness of heart more than keenness of head. The attempt to be a good fellow has spolled many a good man God has no interest in the church that has no interest in the poor. It is never safe to waste the day of life since the night falls without warning. 1t is not enough to make good promises to God, we must make our promises good. A man is not thirsting for knowledge Just because he asks curious questions. The valuo of a man's opinion on a sub- ject depends on what it costs him to live up to it nom PLEASANTRIES, 8T Somerville Journal: The commercial traye eler is fortunate in one respect. His wify has very little opportunity to get tired o him. “call” to a minister by a church was prac- tioally unknown. Today, while theoretically | no guch thing as a “call” has legal Mmuw\ in the Methodist body, in effect churches are calling pastors, and pastors accepting or declining suck “calls” as in other .|.—‘ nominations. There is always the yrmlu.; that the presiding elder and the bishop | shall agree to the “call,” but in nearly all | cases the elder of the district and the bishop are wllling to please the two parties. THE CUBAN CONVIC TONS, Loutsville Courier-Journal: It might be well to send our embeszzlers to Cuba for trial or to annex a few Cuban courts for work in this country, Philadelphia Record The penalty has wisely been made severe enough to demon- strate a determination to protect the de- pendent communities which may for a longer or shorter time be under American care from officlal malversation. Of the gullt of these men no doubt existed. Springfield Republican: It was a long time to walt—about two years—but now that Neeley, Rathbone and Reeves have been sentenced to ten years each In prison, with heavy fines, by the court in Havana, there is nothing to do but express satistaction over this happy termination of the case. Chicago News: Neeley, Rathbone and Reeves have given the Cubans an example of just the kind of political corruption which this nation has tried to prevent in the island government. It is not desirable |1t is mecessary to cultivate that this government should deal with them any less severely than would the Cubans themselves. Indianapolis News: It is to be hoped that nothing will interfere with the sen- tence. As matters stand few things could have happened better for the credit of this country in the eyes of the world and in our own eyes, which is the greater thing, than that these men who robbed the helpless land in our name are justly punished. New York Tribune: In convicting Rath- bone, Neeley and. Reeves of postal frauds in Cuba and sentencing them to imprisonment for ten years and heavy fines the island court has done itself signal credit and in- creased general confildence in the stability of the political {ipstitutions which the people of Cuba are about to establish. The crime commitied by these men was pe- cullarly odious. PERSONAL AND OTHERWISE, Reports from London indicate that King Edward's administration is up to snuff. It Germany persists in captious examina- tions of our meats, Americans may be tempted to search the weinerwursts. Major Micah Jenkins is to have a presentation sword after all. It will be a more pleasing heirloom than a junlor plitch- fork. If you wish to be happy, though rich, do as J. Plerp Morgan does. Don't bother about trifies. A little matter of $3,000,000 does not urb his dreams of conquest. Miss Stone promises to write a book and deliver lectures. As a consequence, reflec- tions on the conduct of the Bulgarian kid- napers have assumed a melancholy tome. There s & melancholy timeliness in a de- cision just handed down by the New York supreme court. Husbands must pay milli- nery bills contracted by their wiv: One by one the privileges of the lords go a-glim- mering. The report comes from Washington that Senator Thomas Colller Platt is to lead to the altar a dashing widow. Thomas is but his heart is young and his spirit frolic- some. The joy of the announcement, how- ever, is marred by the possibility of a re- lapse in “the amen corner.” The attempt of & St. Joe man to monopo- lize womankind sadly tarnishes his halo as a matrimonial hero. Had he contented himself with twelve wives he might have lived happily, but in making the number thirteen the fates smote him hip and thigh. His amazing stock of nerve wilted Modern Romances Train the Mind for Better Thingw. New York Times A great deal of modern fiction is in the highest degree educational. Indeed it is the favorite method of influencing public opin- fon on most of the great social problems of the time. Some romances, though perhaps not many, are epochmaking and set in mo- tion great reform movements which could not have been started so quickly or 80 pow- erfully in any other Not a few of the romances which have exercised an im- mediate and potent influence upon publie opinion have in three years become clas- sics, and thereafter are read as such by a eadily diminishing circle. While it is true that the average reader of fiction seeks only entertalnment, it s equally true that if bis selection is good he imbibes with his pleasure many of the elements of a liberal education, and that it leaves him better prepared for “solid” reading than he would be if he read no fiction. Too highly concen- trated nutriment does not always nourieh. Some years ago it was found that the ani- mals in the London Zoo were becoming mangy and generally out of condition. An investigation of the cause of this led & wii naturalist to the conclusion th cause they were fed wholly on dressed meat and needed the innutritious fur and feathers of their natural prey for “flling.* When fed on undressed animal food they got well again very quickly. Perhaps an analogy to this may be found in general a contrasted with strictly selected reading. To promote the cause of popular education the reading habit among those who lack it. If the im- pression should gain ground that the Car- negle libraries contined only classics and works of reference, and that the books which are talked about cannot be found there unti] they are forgotten, very few of those who should cultivate the reading habit will be likely to feel that they care to visit them or make use of thelr faclll- Ues. Chicago Tribune: “You dear little thin exclaimed youns Spoonamere, with a half as he slipped the diamond ring on ST Berde Gosdwine finger. Brooklyn Life: Estelle—He says he be leves in_the equality of the sexes, Alice—Well, he won't be 80 concelted afteg he gets married. Detroit Free Press: Miss FElder—What does “begging the question’” mean Miss Kittish—It means coaxing a man to propose. Judge: Gladys—Edith says you are oply making love to me out of revenge becauss she refused vou Rupert—Pray tell her for me that revenga is %o sweet I've forgiven the Injury. hicago News: Hixon—Between me and my wife we know it all. Dixon—How's that? Hixon—She tells me everything that hap- pens and I tell her a lot of things that never happened. New York Sun: “You promised me be- fore marriage that you would make every effort to make yourself worthy of me.” “I know I did, and the result was that 1 overdid it, and made myself better than you deserve. Philadelphia Press: “John,” sald Gay- tog's wife, “this is something you should take to heart. 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