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Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
SECULAR SHOTS AT TIE PULPIT.

Sioux City Tribune: There are 5000
ministers in New York out of a job. The
farmers in the west will need help before
long. and If it is we'll for the farmer to
diversity crops, 1t may be for the preach
ers to diversity labor.
Minneapolis Journal: A Philadelphia min
lister smoked a cigarette while riding a
bicycle and his congregation, getting odor
of the fact, asked his resignation. They did
it on the ground that the odor of cigarettes
and the odor of sanctity did not go together
Kansas City World: Rev. Thomas Dixon,
jr., of New York, said last Sunday. "If there
is an intellectual runt in the family who is
of no earthly use for anything else, the
parents make a preacher of him" Rev.
Thomas is yet In the prime of life, and 1t is
not too late for him to change his vocation il
he thinks his parents made a mistake in his
case.
Chicago Chronicle: While the clergymen
of the large cities are dGploring the alleged
fact that the bicycle craze accounts for their
half-empty pews Sunday morning, a Grand
Rapids church has gone sensibly at work to
encourage its "biking'' communicates to
wheel to church Sunday morning. 1t has
provided accommodations for storing the
wheels during service and furnished q boy
to take charge of them, Some churches in
larger cities might follow this example.
Boston Transcript: 1t is not an alluring
outlook for young men who desire to enter
the clerical profession. Vet we fancy that.
after all the facts have been admitted, no
earnest, resolute man who. with a fail equip
Inent, yearns to serve mankind through
spiritual ministrations, moral leadership and
practical philanthropy, will be turned aside.
If in this profession are sought social station
and pulpit prominence to crafty ambition,
the average candidate will suffer the bitter
est Of disappointment; but there is plenty of
room at the bottom if a man be contented
to do his work there. And we mean by the
bottom, the poor people. the slums of the
great cities, the vast horde of unchurched
who cannot be reached by clergymen so un-
fortunate as to preach in elegant edifces and
minister chiefly to the rich and prosperous.
The profession is not overcrowded where there
ia the most need of it's devoted, self-sacrifc-
ing labors. There is always room at the
bottom-and in this bottom the bottom Is
the top,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
TIE BEE as i NEWS GATHHRER.

IHE BEE AS Il NEWS b~A1ffEhEh.
$50 far as | know there is nothing in
this radius of sixty miles that exceeds
The Bee in It's facilities for gathering
news
gatherer was paid from the bench by
Judge Kcysor in rendering his decision
last Thursday in the Associated Press
case. 1t is Il tribute in which The Bee
reioices, because it comes entirely un-
solicited and because, conscious of its
efforts TO give its readers the best, most
! complete and most reliable news hat is
TO be had, it is glad that it's good work
is appreciated and the value of it's serv-
ice recognized by men in position to
render unbiased Judgment.
AS the news gatherer par excellence
in its w territory The Bee challenges
comparison with alleged rival news
papers. The Bee has always made it its
policy to print all the news promptly
II without undue ~coloring. to have it
presented in attractive form and to
make it as accurate and reliable as pos
sible under the circumstances of its col
lection. 1t has spared no expense to
give the people of Omaha, Nebraska
and surrounding states a newspaper of
the first magnitude and the patronage
and standing it has attained attests the
success of its efforts. Whether or not
its readers agree with its political views
or approve its editorial comments on
current events, they continue to look to
it regularly for the daily record of the
| news of the world.
The people must have the news, and
to get the news they must have The
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
PERMANENT CENsUS BrBEAU.

A bill has been introduced in congress
to provide for taking the twelfth census
and among its provisions is one for n
permanent census bureau. In his last
annual report the secretary of the in
terror said: "There should be some sys-
TEN adopted by which the results Of
future censuses can be brought out with
been possible. The leading statisticians
and economists of the country are
greatly interested in the formulation and
adoption Of some such plan" The force
of this suggestion will appear when it
is stated that the work of the eleventh
census is only just completed.
The questions of establishing a per-
| manent census bureau has been dis
| cussed for Il considerable time and the
last congress instructed the commits
sioner of labor. in charge of the eleventh
| census, to formulate a plan for a per-
manen census service. The proposition
has the earnest support of all statis-
ricians and the e%ypediency and desira-
bility of having such a bureau would
seem to be unquestionable. Referring
to the subject the Philadelphia Ledger
says" "a permanent census bureau, hav-
ing it's agents at work all the time and
keeping it's tabulations constantly up to
date, would be of immense service to
the business interests of the country and
would enable the decennial census to go
hack tn its old form of n census of DODu-
lation only. thus accomplishing good re-
suits in both directions" With n per-
manent bureau, having n corps of
skilled statisticians, the census work
would be done more accurately as well
as more expeditiously and the cost to
the government would be very little if
any more than under the present system.
Every practical reason Is in favor of n
permanent census service.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
Personal AND OTHERWISE,

The governor of Mississippi does not ap-
prove of haste in public matters. He has
just vetoed a bill passed by the legislature
a year ago.
The brewers say the increased beer. tax
VIII fall on the consumer, but the consumer
will not be slow to take notice which saloon
fills the biggest glasses.
Arkansas is diligently watching for air
ships. Other sources Of taxation being ex-
hausted, airships are anxiously looked for as
a new source Of revenue. The state of Jones
may be backward in some things, but in the
matter of tax gathering it is wideawake.
Mark Twain is living in London, stronger
and in better spirits than for many months
since the death of his daughter and the
Iuin of his business as publisher. He Is al
most ready with his new book, which will
record his Asiatic and his African travels.
Times change, and the HelIenes likewise.
When Simonides sang:
I'm dark Thermopylae they lie.
Oh, death OF glory thus to die!"
He did not apprehend the development of a
race of sprinters in abridged skirts. Hence,
modern Greece begs the Moslem victor for
mercy.
If the old soldier pensioner of Indiana, who
became so delighted on receiving his pension
voucher on May 7 that he went off at once
and married an old sweetheart, could have
anticipated his happy union by one week
he might not only have left his name to the
woman after he shall shuttle off this mortal
coil" but she would have been comforted
by the right to a Widows pension. The bill
introduced in congress by Senator Carter
acts against this case, for 1t provides that
mo widow shall hereafter be entitled to a
pension ON account of the services Of her
husband In the army or navy. unless 1t Is
shown that the marriage on which her claim
Is based was contracted prior to the first
day OF May, 1897"
nj "A r.----a "A a E-A It..
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

The sod house exhibited at the Nash
vile exposition as typical Of primitive
pioneer life on the Nebraska border will
be significant chiefly as showing what
great advances the original settlers of
this state have made The sod house
was at one time so common as to oc-
casion 10 remark. Today it is so ex-
ceptional that thousands of Nebraskans
would not know 1t if they saw it with
ont an explanation. No n should be
allowed to gain the impression that this
state is n community of people living in
sod houses. .
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

The power of the press has been well
Illustrated in this years legislatures.
The defeat of the notorious Humphrey
street railway bills by the Illinois legis-
lature is ascribable largely to the outcry
raised against them in Chicago Jews
papers. The Bees exposures of the
Doodle gambling bill that passed the
Nebraska state senate are to be credited
with the killing of that corrupt measure.
Similar good work has been lone by
newspapers in several other states.
Were it not for the power of the press
few legislatures would show any regard
for popular rights.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

Sale
Commences Monday morning.

Commences Monday morning.
Did you attend our big sale
and get one of those unlaun-
dered shirts, that we sold last
month for 55c? If not you
missed something. If you
did you want more.
We havehad so many calls
for them since then that we
had another 100 dozen made
up for us-and Monday you
have another chance to buy a
a fine shirt-white shirts with
colored madras bosoms and
cuffs to match-and all Percale
shirts W i h ~cufs-Regular
$500 and $I.25 qualities-our
price will be just the same as
before-55c each-Be sure
and get one-no limit-as
many as you wants long as
they last
We sold all we had last time in two
days and bad weather-Should Monday
be pleasant they won't last the day cut.
So come early-Shirts are
on display in the 18th street
windows-all sizes, IA to II.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SUNDAY, MAY 10. 1897.

parison with that OF lower grades. The
presumption Is that paying
more for teas will try and get the best
they can for the money and the tendency
viii be 10 make the strong, rich teas of
India and Ccylon more sought after.
There was a duty on tea until 1872
ana It is asserted that the American
people got n better average quality of
that article during the time 1t was duti-
able than since the duty was aban-
doncd. If such is the fact it APP
pears reasonable TO assume that n
~reimposltion Of duty would give
consumers better grades of tea,
which is certainly TO be desired.
1t has been The policy of the republican
party to give the people n free break
fast table" 1t made tea, coffee and
sugar free when there appeared to be
NJ longer necessity for getting revenue
from these articles. But there is now
an eXigency which seems to demand n
departure from that policy and if the
representatives of the party I'm congress
shall so conclude they will have the
courage to make the departure. A duty
on tea would be purely n revenue duty
and it is proposed that it should re-
main in force only until January 1, 1900.
Thus 1t is intended to be II temporary
source of revenue, from which it is es-
timated the government would derive
from 100000 0 to $12,0o0,000 annu-
nlly
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
BEET CULTURE IN EUROPE.
statistics Of Production and Exports
How the EOunty Works.

Minneapolis Times.
The beet sugar crop in m in 1896
was l $780, 900 tons, against 1872, 36S tons In
tho previous year. The export was l.O56 627
tons. a decrease from 1896. This decrease
was due to the new sugar law, which raised
the home consumption tax to 90 cents per
pound, and this caused larger Withdrawals
from the bonded warehouses Just prior to
the law taking effect. The apparent Increase
in consumption from twenty-three. to twenty
! eight pounds per head Is to be thus accounted
f0i,
Owing to the Cuban troubles, the price
was increased from 2,27 cents per pound to
3.15 cents per pound, making the crop In
1896 worth 1856, 4S9, 200. against $483. 7O9, 900
in 1895. There were $3.50 749 acres in sugar
beets and the gross profit per acre was
1929 .68, or more than the preceding year.
Tho net profit per acre, not including inter
est on capital and sinking fund, was $36.
The crop OF beets was II, 4SS 1856 tons, or less
by 1876 per cent than In 1895, but there IVES
moro sugar in the beets, and but 1853 pounds
OF the beets were required to make a pound
Of sugar, against SO pounds the year before.
Deducting bounties paid, the internal tag on
sugar netted the government $24, $3.50, 1888, a
large increase over 1895.
The total raw sugar production OF Europe
In 1896 was 1888, 537 tons. Germany produce
Ing 1.615,lll tons, Austria-Hungary 791 ,405
tons, France 667 1858 tons, Russia 783, 489
tons. Belgium 26O $50 tens, Holland 106, 1923
tons. Denmark, Sweden. etc, 168, 800 tons.
Now that Germany and France have in
creased their bounty upon sugar. the pro-
duetion viii doubtless be greatly swollen.
with the result of reducing the price below
any figure hitherto known, As the bounties
arc paid only on exported sugar, their real
effect is that the United States and England
get cheaper sugar at the expense OF conti-
mental taxpayers.
The consumption of sugar Is vastly larger
in this United States and In England than on
the continent, owing to the higher prices
to be paid for sugar In the countries where
Il Is grown. The theory is that the whole pop
ulation of Germany, for example. pay the
tax, so that government and the agricultur-
list get increased revenues. Beet culture Is
therefore pre-eminently favored by . bounty
for the protection Of the farming interest
Just as steel makers and other manufactur-
ers are hero favored by a high tariff.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
BLASTS FROM RAMS HORN.

-
Fear of offending e~nslaves us to others
evils.
They who wait to do great things never
do anything.
A crust with an appetite is better than a
feast without.
A man with two faces never needs but
one pair of feet.
They who clamor for their rights null
tiply their wrongs.
The wasted mental force would do all the
work of the world.
One truth in the life is better than a
hundred in the memory.
Success, like a lung.testing machine, Is
valuable only as ut measures strength.
The man who tries to be famous aud re-
ligious will not be able to succeed at both.
Man should be a LITTLE lower than the
angels. and not a good deal lower than the
beasts.
A better thing than "hitching your wagon
to a star is TO put your hand in the hand
that moves the star.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

The companies running open cars in this
city should adopt a new set of regulations.
some or the cars bear the legend, Last
three seats for smoking others allow four.
But women, regardless of such hints, crowd
INTO such places, especially when there is
plenty of space on the benches or ~settees
ahead. Most of these cars have eight settees,
not counting the rear one facing "the wake"
CT the trolley. as the Irishman calls it,
though the front is really the business end
of the merry monster that generally causes
"a wake" Nov, If the companies would tag
the last three or four seats, For men only"
or For smokers only" and give their con-
ductors orders to put the ladies in the front
ranks-where they always ought to be, of
course-there would be far less yelled and
smothered imprecations.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

which is a very-different thing from re-
tanning in the treasury such OF these
notes as havR been redeemed In gold,
subject to reissab as the necessities of
he governmrAtshould require. If ex-
perierce is Of any value, all that is
needed to correct the "endless chain
difficulty, whtcf Is the chief dependence
of the currefcyo rcformcrs. Is to give
the government sufficient revenue to pay
expenses and leaYe II small surplus and
this is what the republicans hope to ac-
cor.plish by their proposed tariff legis-
lation. The 'greenbacks. however, will
continue a part of the circulation so
long as the republican party is in power.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

RETIRING GREEND4GKS,


Chairman Dingley has contradicted the
statement, nrst put into circulation by
an eastern free silver organ, that he had
said the purpose of republicans in franz
ing thc new tariff bill was to obtain Il
surplus of revenue, so that the secre-
tary of the treasury would be enabled
TO retire OF store away the greenbacks.
What Mr.. Dingley did say was that If
the government should be provided with
sufficient revenue to leave n small sur
plus there would be no trouble from
the so-called endless %ciiain," because
reissue all the legal tender notes II re-
ceived to pay the demands upon 1t. 1t
could retain II part, mt least, of these
notes presented for redemption.
This is simply what happened during
the time when the of the gov
eminent exceeded the expenditures.
From the date of the resumption of
specie payments down to 1893 the treas
ury was always in Il position to keep
II considerable amount of greenbacis on
hand and II part of the time did so.
The same thing would probably occur
again with II surplus of revenue, us Mr..
Dingley suggests, although such IA con
dition would avert the danger to the
gold reserve that has existed for the last
four years, due mainly to the made
quaey Of reyenue
So far as known Mr.. Dingley has no
sympathy with the demand for the per
manent retirement of the greenbacks,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
THE ERFEC WOMAN.

Wordsworth.
She was a phantom of delight @
When first she cleaned upon my sight;
a lovely apparition, sent
To be a moments ornament.
Her eyes as stars of twilight fair;
Like twilieht's, too. her duskv hair,
But all things else about her drawn.
A dancing shape, an Image gay,
To haunt, to ~startle, and waylay.
/ saw her upon nearer view,
A spirit, yet a woman, tool
Her household motions light and free,
And steps of virgin liberty;
y countenance in which did meet
Sweet records, promises as sweet;
A creature not too bright or good.
For human natures daily food;
For transient sorrows, simple wiles,
Praise, blame. love. kisses, tears and smiles
And now l see with eye serene.
The very pulse of the machine;
A being breathing thoughtful breath.
The reason firm, the temperate will.
Endurance, foresight, strength and skill:
A perfect woman, nobly planned,
To warn, comfort and
And yet a spirit still, and bright.
With something of an angel light.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
Poor government of cities.

1t is probably not fair to say that during
the past generation We have made no progress
whatever in the government of cities. In
certain features we have made marked prog
ress. But our financial management has
been regardless of all rules of business:
public works have cost much more than
work conducted by corporations or individuals
would have cost. The systems of assessment
have been travesties of justice. Tax rates
have been endured simply because Of the
rapid progress of our great cities.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

1t Is gratifying to note what progress
the language of the place hunter Is max
ing in the direction of refinement.
Oifceseekers no longer get jobs or Sc
cure appointments. They are merely
accorded recognition. Recognition is
one of these elastic terms with which the
English dictionary is fairly well sup
piled, that cover NIL kinds of political
favor and ut the same time implies in a
sort of vague way that the recipient is
entitled to what he gets, Recognition is
the word that has the call
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

The poor Of London are to be sup
piled with n free jubilee feast on the
day of the great commemoration parade.
1t is good that charity have a place
amidst all the pomp and glory of tine
celebration, BIT Great care should be
taken to prevent anything like n repeti-
ton Of the terrible calamity that at
tended the c%o{I1bnhtion feast rendered the
Russian peas9pts 9by the Ear about IA
wear ago.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

Amid the controversy excited by con
dieting interests in the settlement of
other branches of the timber question
patriotic sentiment in the United States
is happily united as to the tender care
which ought to be bestowed upon the
Maylower log.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
Pushing the Sugar Beet.

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson believes
mat beet sugar is to be a great success in
this country. The Department of Agri-
culture has put forth great efforts in the
way of the distribution of seed and in other
directions, and the secretary is confident OF
good results. After Secretary Wilson wins
out on beet sugar he should talks up the mat
Ter OF American-raised tea. His predecessor.
commissioner LIE Due, was abundantly ridi-
culed for his efforts in that direction. yet
there Is no more doubt that the tea plant
grows well in South Carolina than that cot
ton does.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
MinnenpOli Aldermen in the Market,
MINNEAPOLIS Journal

The readiness with which Justice can be
made a farce in the prosecution of charges
against municipal officers in this city has
received frequent demonstration, but per-
haps the most interesting development of
that kind is the question before the court
now as to whether an alderman can be
convicted of boodling when he doesn't get
any Doodle; that is, whether, though he may
go up and down the street Offering to sell
his vote at the best price he can obtain, he
Is really guilty of any crime until he closes
the contract and gets the cash.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16
M'KINLEYS CUBAN POLICY.

There need be no apprehension that
President Mckinley will adopt a course
in regard to Cuba that will depart from
the policy that was declared and main.
tanned by the administration of Presi-
dent Grant and has since beer observed.
The present administration could have
no safer guide in this matter than the
position taken by our government re-
speeding the last Cuban nsurrection
When the pressure upon it to accord
belligerent rights and to recognize Gu.
ban independence was as strong and
persistent as it has been during the pres
ent revolt. The conditions then were
in all essential respects similar to what
they are now. The Cubans had control
of portions of the island, they professed
to have Il government, the Spanish au-
thority was exercised with great severity
and there was the same sort of expert
ence as to the devastation of the island
and the suffering of the people. Yet
President Grant could find in this situa-
ton nothing to Justify him in taking any
other position than that of absolute non
Interference, observing the Strictest re-
gard for obligations of neutrality.
We confidently believe that President
Mckinley will he found in the same at
titude. 1t is reported that he is cndeav-
oring to obtain all possible information
IN regard to the situation i'm Cuba and
that he is contemplating sending n mes
sage to congress on the subject. 1t is
manifestly his duty to inform himself
fully respecting the state of affairs there.
but we venture to say that whoever as
sumes that he is doing this with a view
to possible aggressive action will be dis
appointed. There is not the least reason
to believe that the president thinks the
Cubans entitled to belligerent rights. or
that he has any other purpose in regard
to the conflict there han to keep the
United States free from any complication
in connection with it. That he sym
pathizes with the Cuban cause, as Pres
ident Grant did, there can be no doubt,
but in his official capacity he must view
the question from the standpoint of law
and international Tobligations and it is
safe to say that he will do so.
AS to relieving the distress among
American residents in Cuba. everybody
will agree that it should be done if
practicable. but there is doubt as to the
practicability of doing anything The
attempt to relieve: the suffering Ameri-
cans. however, should be made. regard
less of the objection urged that it would
simply be helping Spain feed her hungry
people. That is not a sufficient reason
for Withholding relief if it can be given,
for this government can afford to feed
Il hundred who are not Americans if that
be necessary to save one American from
starvation.
There are indications of n disposition
on the part of some senator's to force the
hand of he president in this matter.
Any such attempt will. we have no
doubt, fail. Mr.. Mckinley knows the
rights and p~rerogatives of the chief ex-
ecutive and he will assert and maintain
them.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-16

The proposition has been preached be-
fore the Chicago Woman's club to admit
members. With the innovation started,
would it not be hard to draw the line on
the brothers and the other women's
brothers?