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The more we learn of the battle ofManila the better it gets for the Ameri-can

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licet-

.If

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the Nebraska soldier boys are to-

inarch to Manila they may have to gettheir sea legs steadied.

The sectetary of war .seems to thinkhe 1ms Iho t3iiio! ) right to change his mindthat anybody else lias.-

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llttlo thing like the cuttJng of acable has no effect on the yellow fakirs.Their news comes through whether thecable Is in operation or not.

The explaining ami the apologizing thlweek will all be done In Madrid. InWashington ami the United States every-body

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knows why it happened.

The South Omaha boodlers who want$15,000 to let dawn on the brewers foranother year will probab'ly be willing tocompromise on half that sum.

The shipowners are protesting againstthe proposed tonnage tax , notwithstand-ing

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that any free trader can prove thatIt is the consumer that pay.s the taxes.

What Governor Ilolcomb could not ac-

complish¬

for Wnuoln Acting SubstituteBrad Slaughter brought about by simplyputting in an appearance at the waroulcc.-

ilf

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Emperor William is bound to gobbleone of the Philippine Islands he oughtto have no serious obstacle in doing BO ,

as there arc about l.tiOO islands in thegroup. ______ _ __

Unless the Spaniards Jearn how to usethem , the X rays are not going to be ofmuch service in this war for the locationof bullets in the bodies of woundedsoldiers and marines.

Just a century ago America carried thewnr Into Africa when it punlsheU thepirates of Tripoli. Now it has carriedthe war Into Asia when it demolishedthe Spanish ilcet at Manila.-

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lawyer named Silver threatens to be-a <sindldatefor the democratic nomina-tion

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for supreme judge in Missouri. The.ttnnic alone ought to command a placefor him on the Chicago platform in DickBlaud's state.

The war may for a time distract popu-lar

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attention from the exposition , buton the home stretch the exposition willbo the most attractive subject of dls-curofoii

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m nearly every household lu thu-truusmlssIsBlppi country-

.Ferhaps

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Fltzhugh Lee may find It un-necessary

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to don again Hie uniform ofthe United States tinny which he dis-

carded¬

In 1801. The war with Spainmay be over before the new major gen-erals

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have time to report for duty.

Since the tin plate Industry has becomefirmly established in this country thefre'o traders are saying that It could justns well have been established withoutthe encouragement of a protective tariff.Milt it was not , and there's the pinch.

The editors of north Nebraska wholiave been visiting Omaha cannot fallto have been convinced that the exposi-tion

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will Justify nil they have ever saidin Its favor and Is an enterprise In whichall Ncbrnskans have reason to take pride-

.ExCongressman

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Towiic of Minnesota ,

who has spent the past six months speak-ing

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throughout the west In opposition tothe republican party and Irs principles ,

bus Just gone to Utah to make an effortJojndnce the democrats of that state toagree to ihc fusion program arrangedki Washington by a half dozen selfcon-stltutcd

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leaders. Tlw Utah democrats ,

llko those In Idaho , Colorado and sev-eral

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other states , have refused thus fin-to

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subscribe to the cut-aud-drled pro-gram

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and outside pressure Is beingbrought to boar on them from nil sUKM.The leading democrats of Salt Lake ,

on learning of Mr. Towne's contemplatedvisit , held a meeting and decided thatthey would take no part lu the receptionto him or do anything that would coin-wit them to tbo bosses' fusion scheme.

AOT A ruruLAR LOAN.The propound IAKUO of United Stntw

bowls to corer the txpensM of wnr Is-

roprtwnted by Ho advocates to bo apopular loan , assumption U a de-

lusion¬

nnd a snare.The only feature that Is depended on-

to mnke the loan popular Is the offer topermit the people to Invest lu these bondsIn sums of $50 and multiples thereof. Ex-

perience¬

has shown that bond loans ,

oven when subscribed for by the com-

mon¬

people , are soon absorbed Into thevaults of banks and trust companies-

.It.

Is safe to predict that out of the25,000,000 adults In the United Statesnot more than one In fifty would availhimself of the privilege of investing Inthe wnr bonds. A most liberal estimateof such pmchasea would be $50,000,000out of the ? .' !00,000,000 proposed to beIssued nnd out of that ?50,000,000 one-half would be owned by the banks inless than a year. And yet the money InAmerican savings banks alone aggre-gates

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from $1,500,000,000 to $1,800,000-000.

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If congress la really Intent upon creat-ing

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n popular loan to meet the obliga-tions

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Imposed on the country by thewar it sliouM improvise a measure thatwill be popular with all the people andnot alone with the bond speculators andbank syndicates. If it really wants togive American wage woncers and pro-

ducers¬

a chance to place their surplusearnings nt the disposal of the govern-ment

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it should at once provide for theestablishment of a system of postal sav-ings

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banks.Such n system would not be an experi-

ment.¬

. It has been In successful operationfor many years In other countries andhas worked admirably wherever it hasbeen tried. It has been repeatedly recom-mended

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by successive postmasters gen-

eral¬

, Including former Postmaster Gen-

eral¬

Gary , whose recwmmeinlatlon wasconcurred in by President MeKlnley.

The only argument heretofore ad-

vanced¬

In opposition has been that thegovernment had no use for the moneydeposited and no place to Invest It at-interest. . That plea no longer holds good.The oppoitunlty for safe Investment isnow nt hand and no valid reason canbo given why the people of ( he UnitedStates should be deprived of the bene-fits

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of a postal savings bank' system en-

joyed¬

by those of other countries.The true inwatdness of opposition to

postal savings banks conies from thesame source that is jirglng congress tocreate a perpetual interest-heal hit ;

bonded debt. That claws constitutes anInfinitesimal number of the Americanpeople , and , while it Is very influential ,

it should not outweigh the demand ofthe masses who bear the burdens of thegovernment and light Uie battles of thenation.-

UCCUP.ITOJV

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Ol' PHILIl'l'IXES-.It

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Is understood to be the intention ofthe government to send a military forceto occupy the Philippine Islands. Such nforce , it Is to be presume*! , would be con-centrated

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at Manila and as the Asiaticfleet will remain In the waters near thatport probably the number of troopswhich it Is said will bo sent 5,000would be ample for the purpose of occu-pation. . There arc now about 20,000Spanish soldiers hi the islands and morewere to be sent , but under present cir-cumstances

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it Is not probable that Spainwill send any more troops there. If theInsurgents arc co-operating with Commo-dore Dewey , as Is presumed to bo thecase , they can easily take care of theSpanish force In the Philippines , so thatUnited States soldiers would not becalled upon to do any fighting in order tomaintain occupation of the Islands.

The question as to the policy which theUnlteM States will adopt In respect to thePhilippines is causing some concern toEuropean governments. They do notapprehend that this government will per-manently

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hold the Islands , but what dis-position

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It may make of them after itsoccupation Is established is n matter ofconsiderable Interest If not of anxiety to-riomo of those governments. It is sug-gested

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that they may be held for indem-nity

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, which would bo entirely legitimate ,Spain to resume control when the Indem-nity

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demanded was paid , but it may bedoubted whether our government will doeven this. Our occupation will ba sim-ply

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as a war measure nnd when the warIs ended undoubtedly our forces will be-withdrawn. . But it is most unlikely thatthe Philippines will ba retained by Spain.Having passed out of Spanish controlthe people there will establish an inde-pendent

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government , or perhaps placethemselves under the protection of Ger-many

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or some other European power. ItIs safe to say that Spanish sovereigntyin the Philippine Islands was destroyedwhen American guns demolished theSpanish licet.

SPAWN DKHl'EUATK SITUATION.Madrid Is under martial law nnd the

streets of Spain's capital city are beingpatrolled by soldlere. Sagasta , the primeminister , is nn object of popular scornand insult. Fears are entertained forthe safety of the queen regent , whoseAustrian mother Is re-ported to have goneto Madrid to afford her what comfort shemay. W-eyler Is largely In evidence , urg-ing

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Quixotic military schemes , posing as-a soldier and patriot and Inllamlng popu-lar

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discontent. The conservative leaderlias declared In favor of supplanting thepresent ministry , ns soon as the national"pride and honor" shall have gainedsome satisfaction , by a governmentstrong enough to set asldo constitutionalguarantees and exercise dictatorial pow-ers

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, advising , also , a Knroi onii allianceon the basis of material interests. Thepolitical leaders ate active In fonu'iitingdissatisfaction. Throughout the kliig'Jom-thu

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people are incensed at what they re-gard

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as the IncllleliMiey of the govern-ment

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, convincing proof of which Ilieyfind in the easy and overwhelming vic-tory

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of the American .squadron at Ma-nila.

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. That disastrous blow to Spain hasoiR-ned the eyes of the Spanish people tothe deception that has been practiced bythose in authority in telling the peopleof American weakness and Spanishstrength and encouraging the Idea , aathe absurd Weyier Is still trying to do-In urging an invasion of the UnitedStates , that Spanish "valor" nnd "chiv-alry"

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must triumph In a conflict betweenIho two nations. '

The government I making as brave a

show of dotermlnntlon to contlnuo thewar to the lilttor cntl n the adversecircumstances ndtnU of , The qttccti re-Rent appeals to the patriotism of the tin-

tlou.-

. The ministry seek to plncntc popu-lar

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Indlgnntlou by extolling the courageof the olllccrs and men of Spain's mini-

lillntcd-

fleet. This may servo for a time ,

but another equally severe defeat wouldundoubtedly so exasperate the Spanishpeople that they would no longer toler-ate

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the present ministry , even If they didnot Inaugurate revolution against thu-

monarchy. . The elements arc there to-

do this. With the fleets of Spain sweptfrom the sea and Its colonies wrestedfrom It the present government couldnot stand. Carllam or republicanismwould replace It anM most likely thelatter.

Manifestly the only hope for Spain Is-

lu European alliances , as counseled bythe conservative leader , Sllvela , but canshe effect them ? Is It not now too late ?

Spain has nothing to offer any Kuropeanpower that would compensate it for analliance offensive to the United States.-A

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month ago she might have been ableto make some arrangement with Ger-many

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and Russia , but at that time Spaindid not apprehend that there was anydanger of an American lleot taking pos-

session¬

of the moat Important of the Phil-ippine

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Islands. Neither Germany norRussia , It is safe to say , could now boInduced to Interfere with our occupationof that Island as a base of opurntlotis.Germany undoubtedly covets the Philip-pines

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, but she would not pay the pricefor them that an alliance with Spainagainst the UnlteM States would involve.

From every point of view Spain's sit-

uation is desperate. Isolated , bankrupt ,

disastrously beaten In the flrst battle ofthe war , her weakness exposed , her In-

dustries¬

Idle , her commerce being drivenfrom the seas , the .people exasperatedagainst the government and the govern-ment

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almost helpless Spain faces Inev-

itable¬

defeat and perhaps utter ruin Ifshe shall persist Iff the unequal conflict.-

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'JVNffAUK TAX.The provision In the peirdlng revenue

bill for greatly Increasing the tonnagetax on foreign shipping has elicited pro-

tests¬

from the principal maritime gov-

ernments¬

, or rather representations thatIt would operate oppressively upon theshipping Interest of those countries. Itappears that these representations havehad the desired elfcct and that.the pro-

posed tax will either be eliminated fromthe bill or materially reduced.

The tax In the bill as It passed thehouse is 20 cents per ton , the old ratebeing G cents. It Is estimated that therevenue from the proposed rate would bebetween $2,000,000 and $3,000,000 perannum. Two reasons are urged againstit , one belifg that It would have a ten-

dency¬

to drive shipping from our ports ,

which is highly probable , and the otherthat It would have the effect to Increaseunfriendliness abroad toward the UnitedStates , also very likely. The practicalconsideration , however , Is the one de-

serving¬

the greater attention. If theproposed tax would result in sendingany considerable amount of shipping toCanadian ports it Is easy to understandthat we might In the end lose more thanwe should get In revenue from the addi-tional

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tax. The other reason Is not un-

important¬

and it may bo doubtedwhether it is good policy to run the riskof creating more unfriendly feelingabroad for the relatively small revenueto be derived from this tax. All thingsconsidered , we think the proposed ton-

nage¬

tax may wisely be dispensed with.-

FtlVlT

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CULIVltK IN KKHRASKA.Every person engaged lu making a

farm Ironic In Nebraska could prollt byperusal of the Just published annual re-

port¬

of the State Horticultural society.-No

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one can make a careful study of thisreport without becoming Impressed withthe fact that a knowledge of horticultureIs essential to home-making on Nebraskafarms and further that the possibilitiesof adapting horticulture to the climateand soil conditions of this state are notyet half appreciated.

Horticulture embraces much more thana mere knowledge how to grow applesand strawberries. It Is a big subjectand one In which the Intelligent farmermay take great'delight.' There Is some-thing

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to learn about all the varieties ofapples , peaches , plums , berries , grapesand useful or ornamental shrubs. Andafter that n great deal to learn aboutthe characteristics of the soils and adap-tability

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to different purposes , anil aboutmethods of cultivating , Irrigating , graft-Ing

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and transplanting , and still more tolearn about lighting th'o orchard posts ,

four-footed , many-footed or winged , nrdresisting the evil effects of climate.Horticulture is an Inexhaustible subjectand as fascinating as It Is useful.

What has been done , for horticulturethus far In Nebraska has been little morethan preparatory work. Now that therehas been excellent preparation the pro-

cess¬

should go on rapidly. The era ofexperiment has given way to the cer-

tainties¬

of a science adapted by intelli-gent

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students to the need.s of the slate.-By

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systematic fruit culture Nebraskafarm homes may ho made the most beau-tlful

-,of any In the northwest and when

this Is done the value of Noltraska farmswill have been more than doubled-

.The'inlnes

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' of the west continue to pourout their streams of gold , silver , copperand lead and reports from all the greatAmerican mining camiw Indicate thatthe year 1808 will lie memorable as urecord breaker In mineral production.One of the be.st features of this miningactivity Is that It does not follow anygreat excitement in mining stocks dueto the efforts of brokers and promoter * .

This means that the benefit from the in-

creased¬

output of minerals will largelycome to owners who actually operatetheir mines. Australian and SouthAfrican mlnos are largely owned In Lon-don

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, but the American mines arc ownedlargely by men who live in the stateswhere the mines are located.

Kicked ( a Death.Philadelphia Inquirer.

There Is Borrow In St. Loula and KansasCity , for the mule trust la "busted. " A quar¬

ter of a million dollara that would have gonethere by the payment of the government for2,800 tnulea , which are bedly needed by thearmy of invasion , will now be dividedamongst Kentucky , Tennessee and IllinoisA au Instance of unpatriotic greed for profit

t orlilctr time. th mute If urt , M organ-Ucd

-, to about ne t oa record-

.Illnnpo'N

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Star-.tJencral

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Blancp'a official report ot thebombardment of Mrftiniat shows talcnta Inthe line of roHlcWhg humor that werehitherto unauap-

jSlnilillrltr Mcrdnl.OlOt.J >emocrnt.

Of course cltlJwmi are willing to mystamp taxes to tnceB wnr expenses , but theRvstem should bo Rknpllflcd to the greatestpossible degree. A multiplicity of stampswill waste time nnd cause annoyanc-

o.lra

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<lm < Vn iirllllnnl 3lnjor.-Uoit9r

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Hon..

. Sal Star hasi been re-elected mayorof Deadnood. ITUto welcome tiews ohowrathat In one towm at least of the mountainregions of this land ot the free ttio Inhab-itants

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hltcb their wagons not only to a-

etar but to the god ot day alto.

PlnnliliiK 1cn.New York Sun.

The rigid accuracy of the llcxi. RamonBlanco In his capacity of war correspondentIn Havana tor the Spanish government In-

splrca-

In lovers of historical literature thehcpo that he will yet yield to treatment ,Klvo up his advcrtlaed Intention of conquer-ing

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or dying , swim back to Spain und com-plete

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the ruin of'tho OarthaRonlans by writ-Ing

-a book about them. Hut whether he

waves his far-Cashing pen agalnrt the UnitedStates or Carthage , the exacttios * of his as-sertions

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and the sobriety of hla style mustcontinue to endear htm to all collectors. Amagnificent compound of Qongora and Mun-chaui

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cn.A

I'cTnlKlont Kri-ncli Flurry.Philadelphia Record.

The activity In the French navy yards ndthe unmistakable sympathy shown byFrenchmen ''for Spain will give no uneaalnttu-to the people of the United States. A3 thelargest creditors of Spain , there Is very ex-cellent

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reason for worry upcu the part ofFrench bankers. There is alM eutllclent rea-son

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for activity In the French navy yards ,

growing out of the ticklish condition of af-

falis-

In China. The bcot suanuito'j asal'.istIntervention between the United States andSpain on the part of any of the L.'urupe.inpowers Mrs In the nice balaace of thij- mili-tary

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strength. They dare not disturb It.Their mutual rivalries and Jealousies are ourprotection.

Di-lcKiKInn InWashington Tost-

.Wbllo.

the Io va delegation In the housewill have to yield the palm to the Mainedelegation In the matter of Influence onnational legislation , they are easily flrstIn their array of oloqutcit and forcible era ¬

tors. The most notable opscches of thlfj ces-sion

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, from itie standpoint of eloquence andpresentation , have been n'aile by Iowa

members of the house. RepresentativeCousins' spsech cei the destruction of theMalno almost reached the dignity of a-

cltft'lc.' . Representative Dolllver'a spcccti of-Vcdnesday on the war revenue measure ,

fully substantiated the remark that Mr.Blalno once made .about him as the mostcloqusnt orator ho had over heard. ButGeneral Henderson nad Colonel Hepburn ,both of Iowa , have made notable speechesat tb'a session , although their field Is morein the rough-and-tumble of partisan debate ,

where membenj arc roused to enthusiasmby the rtady retorts and ringing sentenceso ! speakers-

.Keiiiliiilcrx

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i > tFormer Simiilnli fircnt-iitiN

-i nil (ilorj'i.

The Philippine, . Islands are a large- andImportant groupr'of the Malay archipelago ,

forming Its nor'thero' dlvlslca , lying chieflybetween latitude degrees , 32 minutes and19 degreco , 38 rrilnutes nortti , and betweenlongitude 117 d sre and 126 degrees castof Greenwich , .having east and north thePacific ocean , west itho China and Soloosees and south the Sea of Celebes.

There are ab <ait 1,200 Islands In all , otwhich 403 are, . The principalIslands are Luzon, , Mlndano and Palawan ,with Mlndoro , Panay , Ncgros , Zebu , Bohol ,Leyte. Samar , Masbateand- many smallerlolands of considerable note. The total arejlo estimated at about 115,528 square miles.Tha Islands are of volcanic formation , trav-ensed

-by a cl.ala of mountains from north

to south , rising lu some of them to 0,000feet , and eorne of these are etlll active vol-canoes.

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. The coasto of. most of them aredeeply Indented by the" sea and the largerIslands are well watered by largo (streams ,with estuaries affording excellent harbors.Earthquakes are of frequent occurrence. Thegroup Is within the range of the monsoonsend violent hurricanes are common. FromMay to September the west coasts are del-uged

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with rain , whllo the October monsoonbrings rain to the east Coasts , -which areat other seasons dry.

The high temperature and abundance ofmoisture produce a luxuriant vegltatlon , sothat they are capable of yielding all kindsof produce. Rice , millet , sugar , maize , In-dlgo

-, hemp , tobacco , cotton and coffee are

raised ; and sago , cocoanuts , bancna , cin-namon

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, betel , numerous line fruits , timberfor oilIp building and dye woods are amongthoproducts. .

Buffaloes and most ot the animals com-mon

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In Europa are reared ; the horao , In-

troduced¬

by the Spaniards , runs wild amongthe mountains. The wild animals comprisethe antelope , fox , wild cat and monkey ; thecayman is found In the rivers end lakes ,the tortolso abounds on the shores ; flab arevery abundant and serpents numerous.

Among the birds of the Islands are theparrot , a npeclea of yliessant , plgeoa andwater fowl. Pearls , pearl oyster shell , thesea slug , edible blrdiV nests and sapan woodate Important articles ol export to China.

The mineral products are gold , copper ,Iron , lead , mercury , sulphur and coal. Do-

mestic¬

weaving Is pretty generally carriedon by the females and ftraw hats , cigarcasrs and earthenwares are made , but thechief article of manufacture Is that ot "gov-ernment

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Manila" cigars.The colonial policy o'f old Spain formerly

excluded all foreign ships and Chinese set-tlers

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from these Islands and the trade withthe Spanish dominions in America was alsoconfined to that conducted annually by asingle ship. iBut auch restrictions havevanished and the colony has progressed Inmany ways.

The capital of the Philippines , Manila , had154,062 Inhabitants In 1SS7 ; other towns areLaoag. 30,642 ; llpa , 43,408 ; Banang , 35,598 ;Batangaa , 355S7.

The estimated revenue of the PhilippineIslands In 1S94-95 was 2,715,980 and expendi-tures

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2656026. In 1884 the total Importswere valued at $28,530,000 and exports at $33 -250000. In 1895 the chief exports were :Hemp , 832,322 bales (one bale weighs about250 pounds ) , valued at 1.6G5000 ; sugar , 230-OS3

, -tons , valued at 1,205,000 ; copra , 61,43-

8plculs , valued at 283,000 ; tobacco leaf, 207-371

, -quintals ; cigars , 164,430,000 ; coffee , 194

tons. Owing to dlfleaqo the production of cof.I o in falling off. , Thf chief Imports are rice.Hour , wines , dress , petroleum , coal. In 1S95177C20 plculs of rico wcro Imported fromIlo.ig Kong , Saigon and Singapore ; 61,391tons of coal froniWVustralla and Japan ; 357-63S

, -cases of petr&eum.-

On.

nn average about 3J per cent of theImport value Is frWn 'the United Kingdom , 21per cent from Ho75 Kong and Amoy , 13 percent from Spain and 10 per cent from Singa ¬pore and iBrltlah India. Imports Into Spalufrom the Philippine Iflando In 1894 , 17991.838pesetas ( the value of the peseta Is 19.3 cents-exports to Phlllp.iniOTIslands , 28,584,122 pese ¬tas. In 1S95 304 vcfselo of 425023 tonscleared the pcrts flfManila( , Hello and Cebu.There are 720 miles of telegraph In theLslft'.ids and seventy miles of railway.

The coin in i-seilsl the Mexican dollar withlocally coined fractional currency. The Im ¬port of foreign money Is illegal , but that ofMexican dollars lDpeirmltted.Manila la the scat of the government andresidence of the governor general , who Isappointed by the crown of Spain. In eachof the larger Islands there UTa lieutenantgovernor , and each of the thirty provinces ,governed by an alcalde , is divided Into pucb-

ps-

or communes. The Roman Catholic re ¬ligion has been extensively diffused amongthe 'Malaya , who form the greater part of thepopulation. The Nefirltos. or Oriental ne ¬groes , are fqund mostly |n the mountain re ¬gion* of the larger Islands , LMany Chinesehave uettled In the group. The public reve ¬nue la derived cbletly from duties on Im-porta -

and exports, the tobacco monopoly anda capitation Uu. These Islands -were dla-covered by .Magellan in 1521 and settled bythe Sp nlard In the reign ot Philip n , alterwhom they were named.-

WAMtlnaton

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untie or TIM noun-

.Thrlltlnr

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experience ( Camme4ar-IJeirey Hernllerf nt Mnnlln.

There was ono Incident In the action tManila that recalls a somewhat similar ex-perience

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In the career of Commodore Dewey|In the civil w r. The flagship of the Span-ish

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fleet was shot to pieces and the admiralwas forced to transfer hla flag to A tmallerg-utiboat. . While D wey was yet a lieu *

, |tenant his uhlp was shot to pieces and hewith the crew waa forced to take to thetboats. It was the steam frigate Mississippiof Farragut'a sqtia'Jron ; the time , March ,j1S63. and the place Port Hudson. The Mis-staslppl

-was ono of the fleet which tried to

run past the confederate .batteries. Some ofthe ships got as far as a narrow part of thechannel , where they met land batteries al-

most¬

muzzle to muzzle , and then were forcedto retreat. The Mississippi did not get nsfar as this. A foggy day had been chosenfor the attempt , and this .was soon mademore obscure by the smoke of battle , andamid this the Mississippi loit her bearingsand ran ashore. Iler officers found thatshe had struck just under the guns of abattery In the middle of the line ot fortlflca-tlora

-and one of the strongest of the lot. In

half an hour 250 shots struck the vessel andshe was riddled from end to end. Therewas no chance to hold her , nd her crowtook to their boats and landed on the op-

posite¬

side of the river , after setting her on-

lire. . Soon , llghteucd by the loss of thecrow and by the fire , she drifted off , and ,

blazing and saluting with bursting shells ,

she drifted down the river , until finally thefire reacheJ her magazines , and her careerwas ended In ono great explosion. Thepredicament of the Spanish admiral at'Manilawas equally perilous amid burning and ex-ploding

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ships , and undoubtedly awakened Inthe conquertag commander memories of thatthrilling experience on the Mississippi thirty-flvo

-years ago.

Captain Frederick Rodgers *of the Yale ,

formerly the Paris , comes of naval stockfamous In our maritime annals for genera ¬

tions. Ho Is a grandsoo of old CommodoreJohn Ro3gers of the war of 1S12 and thenephew of Admiral John and Admiral Ray-mond

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Rodgers , who distinguished themselvesIn the blockade of Charleston and the bom-barJmcut

-and capture of New ''Berne and

Wilmington , N. C. . In the late war. CaptainRodgcra Is oae of the youngest officers of-

hla rank in the service. The Yale Is nowscouting the Atlantic , with coal bunkersloaded for a 10,000-mlle run If need be. Cap ¬

tain W.itklns of the Paris paces the brldgowith Captain 'Rodgcrs ot the Yale.

Governor Deb Taylor of Tennessee has putnway his fiddle and his bow anil will devotehis energies , If the chance offers , to serena -Ing the dons with Krag-Jorgensen sonnets.With "Fighting Dob" Taylor on land and"Fighting Hob" Evans at sea , even the timidcannot doubt that the country Is safe.

Another cheering evldencfi of the completeunity cf the blue and the gray on the waro.tiMtlon comes from Kentucky. A grand-nephew

-of the late Jefferson Davis has been

chosen by the military company of the townof Pails to carry the stars and strlpce tothe front for the volunteers.

Admiral Henry Erben Is the first officerfrom the retired list to re-enter active servi-ce.

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. He has been In the navy since 1848 ,

and Is a typo of the rugged old school of offi-

cers.¬

. He has a splendid war record. Hosucceeds the late Commander Clmer as com-mander

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of the mosquito fleet-

."Roosevelt's

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Rough Riders , " the regimentof mounted rlfie of which Assistant SecretaryRoosevelt Is to take command , will probablyhave the lightest equipment of any troopsin the military service. Each man will carrya rifle , a revolver and a machete. Army ex-perts

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think that Colonel Roosevelt's hardestwork will bo to keep hla men In order.They will all be from the plains , chiefly cow ¬

boys.

George Cabot Lodge , son of United StatesSenator Lodge of Massachusetts , told hisfather he should go to the war In some capac-ity

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, despite paternal opposition. The sena-tor

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capitulated and secured him an appoint-ment

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as acting ensign on the auxiliarycruiser Dixie.

. Captain Charles King , the well known sol-dier

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and author, will command the volun-teers

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who have enlisted in Wisconsin.

One of the lieutenants of the navy , whosoname does not appear In the active list. IsJoseph Straus , a Kentucklan , who grad-uated

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at Annapolis , class of '81. No man in-

tbo navy has done as much as he to ImproveIts efficiency. After graduating , the lieuten-ant

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decided to go on board vessels and studyordnance. As the result of this study heevolved the plan of the double turret , whichenables a concentration of fire unattainablewithout its use. While watching the workof the big guns the lieutenant waa. struckwith the Inefficiency of the hydraulic recoil ,which was constantly getting out of order ,

filllni ; the floors of the turrets with waterand drenching the men to the skin , render-ing

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the working of the guns not only dan-gerous

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but in every way disagreeable. Hedevised a system of heavy steel springs ,

wound in cylinders , which not only take upthe recoil of the guns , but automatically re-turn

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them to the firing position , renderingthem more rapid in their workings. Healso saw that the old-fashioned loadingmechanism for heavy guna was faulty. Howorked out a now device for loading them ,

which has made It possible , as shown by atest recently made on the Texas , to load a-

13Inch gun in two minutes , Instead of sixminutes , as required under the old machin-ery.

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. It was the Intention of his superiorcU'.cere to have him occupy a chair in theNaval academy , but being of a practicalturn of mind , the lieutenant begged to beallowed the privilege of studying the actualworkings of guns on board ships. Mem-bers

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of the Ordnance department who havewatched thla remarkable genius say thatshould he happen to no misfortune he willcontlnuo to make Improvements until theAmerican navy will bo far and away aheadof any other in matter of rapidity of actionand in the minimum danger to its work-ing

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force.-

I'FHSO.V.Yl

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, AM ) OTHERWISE }.

M. Hanotaux , the French minister ot for-eign

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affairs , a few years ago was a echo lteacher in Paris at a salary of 60 francs a-

week. .

Congressman Jerry Simpson of Kansasserved wlth'the Illlnola volunteers during thewar, and since February , 1896 , das drawna pension of $12 a tnonlti.

The late Dr. Cornelius N. Hcaglund ofBrooklyn , who made a fortune out of bakingpowder , gave over $250,000 to educationaland charitable Institutions.

Heir Wolf , the notorious member of theAustrian Relchsrath , Interrupted a recentdebate In that body by the repeated threat :

"Hecr President , "wo ehall throw Ink potsat jour he-id. "

Tachlng-'ta-Jen , the new Chlneoe ambas-eador

-to France , Is a Catholic. He conies

of a family that wae converted two cen-turies

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ago by a Jesuit missionary , and hasremained a Catholic ever since.

Robert Darr , tbo novelist , when asked afew questions about hlmeelf and his familyftald : "My wife Li a Canadian of Hngllsh-descent. . My daughter Is a Kankcc , born InDetroit. My fiou to an Englishman , born In-

London. . I am an American citizen , madenno in Detroit. "

Sir Henry Hawkins , the famous justiceof the queen's boncb , explains his refusalto wrlto hla memoirs by saying : "If youbegin by saying what a splendid fellow youare they call you egcetlcal , and as for sayinganything against mjsclf , I'll bo hanged It-

I will. Would .you ? "General Fltzhugh Leo has three brothers ,

all living within a few miles of FrederlJka-burg , Va. They are Major John M. Lee ,Captain Daniel M. Lee and cno Robert Lee ,

who Is eccentric enough to be plain "Mr. "Captain Lco'n residence Is on an entatocalled "Highland Homo , " and wltti him Ilvthe vcnerablo mother of the family. SheIs 90 years old , and for some time baa beentotally blind-

.Lieutenant.

do Carranza , the fire-eatingSpaniard who wants to fight Fltzhugh Leeand Captain Slgsbeo , Is about 45 years otage , tall and of athletic build. Ho looksmore llko an Englishman than a Spaniard.His face Is full bearded and ruddy fromexposure on the sea , for he went to Welli-ngton

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after long sea service. For threeyearn he commanded a gunbcat in Cubanwaters. Llko most nival officers , Lieutenantle Carranza la an expert swordsman andpistol tfcot.

TMH TRmMFM AT MIAXILA.

Minneapolis Time * : It nccrns very certainthat the algnkl victory achieved by AdmiralDowcy In Manila bay and the occupationof Cuba by an armed force protected bythe powerful fleet now blockading Havana ,will bring the war to a speedy close withv4ctory for the Americana anil liberty forthe Queen of the Antilles,

Kansas City Star : The first trial shoulddonvfcice all Americans tha't our ling li stillthere and put an end to a certain amountof disparaging , critical talk respecting thegovernment , the army , the navy and , hi amanner , the courage and patriotism of thepeople of the United States. 'All that thiscountry and Its have over been ,they arc etlll. All the brave traditions ofthe past will bo remembered and abundantlyvindicated-

.GlobeDemocrat.

: In the battle oft thePhilippine Islands the expected has happ-

cncM.-

. The Spaniards have mot with adisastrous defeat. ''Even as told by them-selves

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, the story shows that their overthrowIn the fight was complete and calamitous.-It

.Is the old story of Spanish cowardice and

Incapability. Not once In three centurieshas Spain won a fight on the water whichwas Important enough to have the slightesteffect on her fortunes.

Chicago Tlme.i-llcrald : On paper therhlllppkice squadron lookt'J large enough toswallow the Asiatic squadron , for one haseighteen and the other etx vessels. Kven-In respect of guns the Spanish seemed tohave the advantage , for they had sixty-fivepieces to fifty-seven for the Americans , lintthe displacement of the Amerlcao vesselswas 18,671 tons to the 15,023 tons of theSpanish vessels. The difference In equip-ment

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, discipline nnJ manhood did the rest.Detroit I'rco I'rcsa : Thla Is Just what the

American people have been expecting to hoarfrom their gallant navy. Wherever itio bigguns roar from American decks , the peopleof the republic have confidence that tlicywill speak In triumphant tones , for freedomand human rights. The opening engagementhas been won. It will bo a rccureor ofother victories yet to como when AdmiralsSampson and Schley have been given a-

chenco at the Spaniards.Minneapolis Journal : Ttic battle of Sun-

day¬

was the eecond real battle with modernnaval flghtlag machines which has occurred.The battle between the Chinese and Japan-ese

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navies at Yalu river aho.veil the deadlycharacter of these modern fighting machinesand the fight of Sunday repeated ttto bor-row

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with variations. Each succeeding mod-ern

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Juaval tattle will deepen the convictionf It Is possible , nations ebould avoid

these awful tragedies and bo at peace withone another.

Chicago Uecord : Admiral Dewey has per-formed

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his m Us I cm magnltlcently In destroy-tog the Spanish fleet In Asiatic waters. Onomust regret that the battleship Oregon waa-

ltlulriusii from the Pacific. lie-enforcedwith Its mighty guns , the Olmypla , the Ua'-ltlniorc.

-. the lies ton , Clio Concord , the Ita-

lelgh-

and the Petrel probably would havercado short work of every hostile batterywithin range. Accepting as true the Span-Id

-h account of the battle , which of course

docs not do justice to American prowess ,

It Is still pcifectly clear that a gloriousfeat of arms has bcca performed by Amer-ican

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seamen.Chicago Tribune : This crushlag defeat

Is but the beginning of the end. If theSpanish vessels which left Capo VerJe arecrossing the ocean , which Is doubtful , theywill never go back. Spain will lose an-other

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fleet. Meanwhile the North Atlantics<piadron will tighten Us grip on Cubi , re-

ducing¬

the fortifications of Havana as It hastlicso of Matanzas and Cabanas ,' whllo Itopens up communications with the Insurgentsunder Gomez and Garcia and supplies thornwith the arms and munitions they so sadlynee'j. The battle of Manila bay is the firstchapter In the story of Cuban freedom. Thestory will cot be a long one , but It willbo Interesting reading-

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"itornrWhy the Lender of the "Holy CntiHc"-

I'"Otirn tl > ICullNt.-I'lillnilclplila

.Ledger.-

W..

. J. Bryan , late candidate for presidentof the United States and present peripa-tetic

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lecturer on the blessings of a dcbasejand dishonest currency , haa caused to bepublished a statement to the general offsetthat If he were not fearful his act would bomisconstrued and political capital made ofIt by partisan newspapers , ho would enlistas a private soldier. If Mr. Bryan shouldreally think of offering his services as a pri-vate

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soldier , he need fear only Hie charge ofthe eiiimy : with respect to the motives ofthe patriotic citizen who goes quietly andmodestly to the recruiting station to enrollhis name among the heroic defenders of hiscountry there can be no possible misun ¬

derstanding , and there will bo no cewspaperswhich will fall to recognize and do honorto his patriotic conduct. Out from the mat ¬

ter or the manner of his letter It does notappear that lilr. iBrjian has cither pursuedor Intended to pursue the usual molestfashion of entering the army. Today , all-over the land , thcro are scores of thousands ,or hundreds of thousands , of Mr. Bryan'scountrymen who are eagerly answering thecall for volunteers. Men of affairs , men dis-tinguished

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In the professions , men activeIn all life's busy pursuits , men from theoffices and counting rooms , aod men fromtheflolita , shops , factories , furnaces andmines , men of enormous wealth and men of-no 'Wealth , are moving forward togetherall allko Impelled by the same noble , patri-otic

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Impulses , .tasplre-d by the same heroicpurposes silently , unostentatiously pressingInto the ranks , and the newspapers havenothing but commendation for them.

Indeed it would seem as It only this noisy ,frothy , political demagogue were cnd&avor-Ing

-to make capital for ''himself through the

newspapers , by announcing that he wouldenlist Jf ho were not afraid that his motivefor doing so would bo misunderstood andmlsropresentel by the press. iHad ho reallyvolunteered as a private soldier , and beingwithout military knowledge , skill or train-Ing

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he could have scarcely expected to be-commfaslonod a .major general , the wholecountry would have applauded the act ; butMr. Bryan has done nothing of the ked! , liaasaid nothing to .Indicate that ho has anyreal Intention to do so patriotic a thing assupport his country's flag. CM the contrary ,ho liaa noisily proclaimed to the entire na-tion

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that he would enter the ranks If hewere not afraid to do so. Being afraid to dothat tin will continue to lectuiofor hlro and salary. Mr. Bryan'sconduct In this particular Is Itientire accord with his character. He sendsthe noisy , blaring brass bind before , heemploys the press agent to announce hlacoming performance as a private In the ,

ranks , being determined to get all the IKJ- 1

lltlcM capital fOMlMi e t 9t Jt Mr , W xwill not Tolunlwr In wPPjrl hta "jrf. |H

: ".ridverf& the dinre.NM.ee> I-

hla legitimate competitor AiM nlmidf w *that the former advertise * honwt ware * , J-ami honestly |My the newnpapeis for no-

vertlslnn

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them , whtlo Mr. ' " 'a "gold brick" or "sreon oed for Mlo ,

and paya nothing for doing It. If by iiUylngfor the pMudlls of the gallerlr* thl wu llytransparent trick and device Mr. Uryan hasmade any political capital which will obtainfor him a nlnglo vote , the voter thus eaMlybeguiled oun bo only otic so totally bimu-OB to bo unoblo to sec the sun at noon ¬

day. .Mr. Bryan Is not seeking , and will notseek , glory at the cannon'o mouth , but l-

.Is

l.seeking , and will continue to acek , political

capital from the newspapers In which hopublished his wholly Insincere and ridiculouspretcnso that ho would , If ho were not afraidof being misunderstood , become a prlvatisoldier In the war against SIM In. Hid bctterihave done so , arc doing so .every day , andnro not mlinindcrstood. Why should ho bofearful of not being understood ? Hla dcma-gogtstn

-la as clear as glaea.-

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ordinary times the country will goodnaturedly tolerate a great deal of dema-gogic

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ycdrnlng and necking for cheap no-toriety

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, but at times llko the prerent , whenthe business of ''the people Is the scrtouaono of war , there la llttlo patience with thenotoriety hunting political mountebanks olthe Uryan sort-

.I'OI.VriM

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) II IMI AUKS-

.Soniervlllo

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Journal : When n fnt man Itmade n Mason .sympathetic iicoplo alwaysfeel sorry for the gout.

Brooklyn Ilfe : Klddlcr Yes , Boston hasturned out n great many musicians yourstruly among the numbci. Quiz Well , howcan you blame her ?

Chicago Hecord : "That botany professorhas lost lils! mind. "

"War excitement ?""No ; ho couldn't classify more than fifty

of the llowcrs on his wife's spring hat. "

Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Queen Chris-tina

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scorns to be nn able woman. ""Oh. she's not so smart. ""W'.iy do you .s.iy that ?""Isn't she still a widow ?"

Detroit Journal : "It used to be , " re-marked

¬the observer of men and things ,

"that the poor shop girl had to stand onher feet nil day long ; but the law Inter-vened

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In Cicr behalf and now she flits onthem much of the time. "

Cleveland lender : "There Is a Germanproverb which saysi 'No looking glassever tells a woman Bho la usb' . "

"No sensible man over does , cither. "

Indianapolis Journal : The Jndgt-So youwere potting money by calling yourself asurvivor of t'.ir Maine , oh ?

The Culprit Wt-11 , nln't I ? I've been liv¬ing ever since It happened.

Detroit Free Press : "Tnrtly's a menn oldJoker. " declared the fashionable doctor.

"What has bo been doing now ? ""Just mot him on the street and askeil

him how he w.is. He handed me a $2 bill ,said he never felt so well In his life , nsked-me to mall receipt and w.is gone bcforo1 realized what he was at. "

Chicago Tribune : "What port of a-palntln' do you call that ? " nsked UndoJerry Peebles , ,nfter n lonf? nnil earnest looknt n "Sunset on Squam Hay , " catalogued asNo. 3-

7."That's.

wYint they uall nil Impressionistpicture , " replied the city relative. "It'sby WoKglns. What do you think of hisstyle ?"

"I think " Fnlcl Undo Jerry, lie ought totake lliu Keeley cute for It. "

Chlcngo Post : As Hie agent for the phono-KTaph

-paused at the door ho felt a friendlytap on the shoulder.-

"You.

can't Hell any talking machine inthere. " said the stranger.-

"Wliy.

not ? " asked the agent."They already have a United States sen-ator

¬In the family. "

SHK Dorcrir WHAT SHE CAN.Cleveland rialn Dealer.

She sits alone In the window seat.Watching the soldiers who throng tilisstreet ,

A tear cllrwt fast to her gentle eye ,Her bosom heaves with a sudden High ,

Anil her Blender fingers t'iint' clutch thc-.slllWave a proud adieu with a royal will.Hut her mouth In Its motion never slacksO'er the gum she choweth to pay the tax.-

Tiiore

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arc women who go to the battlefront ,

Women In hospitals bearing the brunt ,Women who serve 'neatli the Red Crosssign ,Women whose mission seems half divine ,But Annabel sits nt the window hlffh ,She cannot (jo where the bullets < ! y ,Hut steadily onward through packs andpacks ,

She chowel'h the sum to pay the tax-

.MINKS'

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GOCJIiS.3. E. Klfcr In Cleveland Leader.-

A.

Httlo while nero It eeomcd my neighborHlnkfl would Just

Swell up with wild Imipatleiico and angertill he'iJ bust ;

He rea l the yellow paipors naallowed every¬thing thtiy said.

And Rot their inttld ideas firmly planted Inhii head ;

He told us that iMcKlnley was In leaguewith money sharks ,

And that his soul was branded , ho. wouldbet , with < lolnT! marta ,

Cut In splto df n.11 his cursing and the wayhe used to fret ,

I notlco that he hasn't got a. uniform as-yet. . .

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He ui'od to Imvo a picture cf a starvingCiVbin child

That ho showed ntnonjr the neighbors till honearly drove ua wild ,

And he'd taJk about the horrors that woknew existed there ,

And ask us lici.v a person wlth a soul In.himwould dare

To withhold his hand a minute when , withone. stroke of his jon ,

Ho could ftrew the stu with corp'cs of ahundred thousand men

It was all a money bargain some one hadto j> iy a debtBut I nollco that he hasnt got a. uniformas yet ,

I sa.w a. llttlo Item In Uie paptT t'other dayThat people who -wore glasses needn't mix

up In the fray ;I didn't think much of It Ull I next mot

Neighbor Hlnks ,And then It struck mo 'funny, for , by th

Jumir > ! n Jinks.A pair of inAshty gogglca had been fastened

onto him.And ho sorrowfully told me that hla sight

was getting dim ;Ho was meeker , too , than Mcaes , and I

notice ! ( Alien uo met ,

That he hadn't got a. musket or a uniformas yet-

.g

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"It is easy for manto talk one thingand think '

But it isr.'t fatr. We would never have built up this busi-ness

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by any such course. When we say we think our presentsale of men's and boys' clothing the greatest as to real worth andvalue Omaha has ever seen we believe it. For we are neversatisfied with any item short of the best that can be turned cutin clothing and when we give you the best for less than youcan get the ordinary kind. We ate not talking one thing andthinking another.

Prices in this sale range from $7,50 to $ J 5. AN INSPEC-TION

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WOULD BE THE MOST CONVINCING-so comeand look us over.

And if you are not satisfied with any purchase made hereyour money back tor the asking..-

S.

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. . W. Cor. lOtft and Douglmm