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Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
ruE pE0pLE.S S1vIyGs.

Among the papers read before the con-
vention of bankers ut Detroit the past
week was one by Mr. Myron 7. Herrick
of Cleveland, o., on savings banks, he
being the president of one of these in
stitutions in that city. In the course of
his remarks Mr.. Herrick referred to the
demand for postal savings banks, which
regard with favor.
Mr. Herrick said it seemed to him that
an argument for government assumption
of the guardianship of the peoples
money must be based on the premise
that the government could employ the
money III carrying permanent debt, as
does Great Britain and other countries,
but, said he, 1.-THE debt of our country
is not permanent in its nature and in
prosperous times it has been rapidly
liQllidatcd." He felt confident. there
fore. that in the future, as in the past,
the people will view with miSgiving
any movement in that direction" This
is not a new objection to Il postal saw
ings bank system and it is not par
ticlllarly forceful one. 1t is not neces-
sary that there should be a public debt
in order to have postal savings banks.
The government would simply receive at
designated postotiices deposits of money
within certain limitations issuing notes
or certificates therefor bearing n low
rate of interest, as should be provided
by law. These deposits would be avail
able for the use of the government. This
money might be used for paying off the
public debt or for any other purpose. 1t
would be in the nature of popular loan
to the government. Now. why should
there be any misgiving, as Mr.. Herrick
suggests, about this? The deposits
would be absolutely secure They would
be paid on demand. No sort of financial
disturbance could impair their safety.
because the faith of the government
would be pledged to their payment. The
benefit to the government for which it
could well afford to pay moderate an
nual interest, would be in the fact that
it would always have on hand fund for
any eXigency.
OF course opposition to postal saw
ings bank system is to be expected from
those who are interested in the private
or mutual savings banks, but the system
is not necessarily hostile to these insti-
tutions. They would still have deposit
ors who desired n higher rate of interest
than the government would pay. But
this opposition exists and it will not be
very easily overcome. There is no doubt.
however, that the sentiment in favor
Of postal savings banks is growing and
it is very likely to be strongly eXerted
upon the present congress.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Prosperity is disposed to monopolize the
middle OF the road.
New York man is in Jail and his wife
in the hospital. Trouble began with badly
cooked beefsteak
Judge Thompson of Louisville set free two
men who were arrested for fist fighting. He
claimed that as they used their fists and moi
knives or reyolvers they were brave men ano
should not be locked up.
A southerner wcaried by the weight OF sc
years turned up in New York recently with
| $25, 600 concealed on his person. New Io'R
is wondering how he managed to survive
! twenty -four hours with such tempting wad
There are others whose wonder approaches
amazement
Chicago dealers in tobacco have had then
humane instincts aroused to the point of re-
volt against cheap cigarettes With gener'
osity admirable and wholly unselttsh, they
want to raise the price from and 10 cents
to Is cents pack.
On August the village OF Buffalo Center,
Mimi, celebrated it's third anniversary, and
thought it had right to celebrate in view
of the fact that within three years OF the
time field of grain occupied the site of the
village the people had put up a $4,000 hotel
and SIS 900 school house, and the popua-
ton numbered 900.
Sir Isaac Holden, who passed away re-
Gently, achieved title and renown as the
| inventor of the lucifer match. From his
luminous idea sprang many others. There
is that dainty bit of sanded cardboard,
fringed with dainty ribbons and artistic
bows-delicate feminine creations-eXtend-
ing a mute invitation to Scratch my back"
Sir Isaac started the longest strike in
modern times
They have a summary method Of dealing
with usurers over in England. A profess
Sional money lender summoned a young
artisan for default of debt of about $50
The defendant showed that once when he
was Ill he had borrowed $40, but that he had
only received SIG. He had repaid $11. The
judge who tried the case ordered the balance
paid at the rate of IL cents month. This
will extend the payment over thirty-seven
years.
An Alabama topper, whose nose had passed
the rubicund and invited embarrassing
public attention, became converted the other
day at revival meeting, and retained his
reformed principles for three days, in which
he persuaded most of his class living in the
town to sign the pledge, awakening so much
anxiety in the bosoms of the two neighbor-
ing saloon keepers that they waited on him
lin a body" with the proffer of free drinks
for year If he would refrain from his re-
formatory activities. His virtue was not
equal to this strain upon it, and by night he
WIS bowling full.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
FIsANCi4L INDEPENDENTS.

Estimates of the amount of American
Indebtedness abroad, represented by
various forms of securities, range from
81 ,OOO,OOO,O0O to S2.OOO,OOOOOO. With
such Il mass of obligations, liable to be
thrown upon our market at any time
that foreign holders may desire to real
iZe on them, we cannot have absolute
financial independence, but some recent
circumstances indicate that we are NOV
ing in that direction and suggest that
the time may not be very remote when
it will be no longer necessary to go to
foreign markets for capital TO float
American securities or to carry OH Amer
lean enterprises.
The recent heavy unloading OF our Sc
curities by European holders and their
ready absorption by American buyers
evidenced the large supply of capital
available for this purpose and it Is said
to have been something of IA surprise
to the foreign financiers, though of
course they profited by 1t. The fact
that in single week about 100000
shares of stock and some 500, 100000 in
bonds were absorbed by American cap
ital, without any appreciable effect upon
the money market, was a striking Illus
tration of the financial resources of the
country. But this is not the only one
A short time ago one block of bonds of
Sl0,OOO,0OO issued by New York City
was instantly taken by American buyers
and another block of So OOOO issued
10y the Metropolitan Traction company
of that city was similarly taken up by
the home market. A New York paper
observes that the battle of week before
last i'm the stock market determined tenn
porarily, at least, the question whether
the United States is to be financially in
dependent of Europe and says the i'm
preston there Is that 1t marked the
turning point In the financial relations
which the United States has in the past
maintained with the rich nations of
Europe.
This may not prove to be an entirely
accurate view of the situation, for II
seems TO leave out of consideration the
fact that there is comparatively mod.
crate amount OF capital going into pro.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

and dlyorcing that service from politics.
Tho commercial interests of the country
concerned in having an efficient consular
service are strongly in favor of the pro
posed reform. Intelligent public scnti-
mcnt favors It,
II rs unfortunate that the consular
service should need to he defendcd-that
IL should he SO vulnerable TO attack as to
call out such communications us that Of
MIR Baker. 1t ought to be a service in
which all Americans would take pride
and feel confidence. We do not question
that there are many capable ana faithful
men In it-mcn who are thoroughly
American IN feeling and who are doing
the very best they can to promote the
interests of their country abroad. Most
of these men have been long in the srrv
ice, having been retained through scv-
cral administrations. II may also be adj
mittCd that the service as n whole has
improved in efficiency and usefulness
within the last twenty years. But II has
not attained that high standard which
ought to distinguish 1t and il Is hardly
possible that 1t ever will do so while 1t
continues to be available for rcwarding
political services. II needs to he placed
on Il strictly business basis, as Is the
case with the consular services of other
great commercial nations. 1t must be
entirely divorced from politics. Those
appointed to 1t should be assured of re-
naming in 1t SO long as they diligently
and faithfully performed their duties
and be adequately paid. With these
conditions provided the consular service
of the United States could be made equal
to the best in the world.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

ductlvc enterprises, but still there seems
to he no reason to doubt that " the de.
mand In this direction should be largely
Increased, as II may be within the next
year or two, the supply of capital In the
United States would still bc found To
be ample. However, our independence
of European capital is still some way
of and the most we can do at present
is to congratulate ourselves upon tho
evidence that we are making progress
toward its attainment If we reach 1t
within say the next quarter of cen
tury we shaH-dU well, yet II seems that
this is possible ifE we make such progress
in that timSSR material development
and in increasing our capital ms has been
made during the last twenty-five years.
1t is perhaps questionable whether this
will he done At all events the attain
mcnt of financial Independence is greatly
to be desired and everything pointing
In that direction is cause for gratitica-
ton and graduation.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
AUTUMN FLOWERS.
EIlEERERRN

ELDER BERRY.
Field loving flower of misty, milky white,
The sunshade of some fairy dost thou
seem;
Flouncing above the shadows of the
stream:
And trellised gaily with the morning light,
The butterflies all joyous flutter there,
In mottled splendor, slipping sweets by
stealth;
AT which the bee drones o'er its honey
wealth,
And reels and circles in the MONDAY air;
And ever wings away but to return,
Asserting prestige where these id,ers be;
Illlag1ng summer nectar wantonly.
At length its riShtful ownership they learn.
And hasten from such grumbling while tho
birds
Tell of the conquest to far-grazing herds.
GOLDENROD
In hazy August Moons 1t shares the power
OF quiCkened growth soothed by the even-
ing dews;
That thro' the mornings sun and shadow
And mint into royal gold this flower.
Then doth 1t crown the dusty wayside
where,
All other blossoms parched and pleading
lie:
And trumphs in the heat that bids them
die;
While in the current of the whitening air
It's soft plumes Haunt, and loingly, doth
it say:
Behold! 1 lead an army that will
come
And crimson all the hill tops and smite
dumb
The last surviving shrubs in the affray;
Among the trampled and the thousands
The Troubadours of Autumn will remain"
CATHERINE RUSH
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
AN EXPERT ON ADVERTISING
Never Wastes Money on Posters
| DOhGcrs and Hand RiIIs.

John Wannamnker in the Fourth Estate.
81 never in my life. used such a thing as
a poster or dodger, or hand bill. My plan
for twenty years has been to buy so much
space in newspaper and fill 1t up as
wanted. | would not give an advertisement
in paper OF 500 circulation for five thou
sand dodgers or posters.
III / wanted to sell cheap jewelry or run
gambling scheme | might use posters; but
| would not insult a decent reading public
with hand bills.
''The class of people who read them are
too poor to look 10 for support in mercantile
affairs. deal directly with the publisher
| say to him:
How long will you let me run column
OF matter through your paper for 500 or
$500, as the case may be. ! let him do the
hguring, and II / think he is not trying to
make more than his share give him the
copy. | lay aside the profits on particular
line of goods for advertising purposes.
"At first | laid aside $1,000; last year
laid aside and spent 100000 l have done
better this year and shall increase that sum
as the profits warrant it. | owe my success
to newspapers and to them | freely give
certain profit OF my yearly business"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

Many man has tried to lift himself
over the fence by his own bootstraDs.
but the first instance of a successful per-
formance OF this kind is yet to be
recorded. When the organs that are
waging war for money upon the depart
ment stores go out of their way to in
sinuate without proof that the reason
why the great daily papers do not turn
their columns over to the anti-depart-
ment store crusade is because they are
bought up and muZzled by department
store advertising patronage, they simply
illustrate the desperation to which the
boot-strap lifting process has driven
them. The one-idea newspaper like the
one-idea man never accompliShes any
thing tangible that is of Importance. The
Bee has expressed itself on the depart
ment store question and has not changed
its position. Ifity were expected to keep
it's views standing in its columns to
show that it had not suffered change
of heart on every issue ii has discussed
in it's twenty-five. years of existence it
would have TO make each issue book
bigger than an unabridged dictionary.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
DEFENDING THE CONSULAR SERVICE

DEPENDING THE CONSULAR SERVICE.
short time ago an American consul
whose term had expired gave ont an in
teryiew in which he defended the con
suar service of the United States aga t
the attacks that have been made uDon
it, asserting that as a whole it is equal
in efficiency to the service Of any other
nation. He urged, however, that ii
might be improved by the introduction
of certain reforms, such as would give
permanence of tenure, promotion for
merit and so on. 1t was a good defense
and the suggestions made were in the
main sound.
Recently eX-COnsul Orlando II. Baker
Of Iowa had a communication in the New
York Press relative TO the consular serv-
ice, in which he defends il against the
accusations that have been made. assert
ing that no facts have been adduced 10
show that our consular service Is less
efficient than that of any other govern
ment This Is all very well as a general
statement but ii does not do away with
the fact that there is good deal of evi-
efficient as 1t should be. Mr.. Baker is
opposed TO applying civil service reform
principles To the consular service. He
does not believe in permanent tenure for
consuls, but would leave that service
open 10 the spolsmen and maintain il as
refuge for politicians who are discred-
Tied at home or persons who desire to
spend few years abroad AT the expense
OF the government In this respect we
venture 10 think that Mr. Baker is long
way behind the times. We know of no
prominent man in the country, not an
advocate OF the spolls system generally.
VINO Is opposed TO applying civil service
reiorm principles " the consular service
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

seems They Do, Hccnuse They Have
Much 10 Ent.

Much criticism has lately been directed
against our American hotel bills fare by
foreign visitors especially these who came
over last fall and winter and went back
home and wrote about their experiences,
They found too much on the list-too much
esmenees, too much that was not attractive
They objected to the necessity of selecting
what they needed, and In that they have the
sympathy OF all good Americans for the
average bill-of-fare Is test OF human pa
tlence; but 1t Ia better to have too much than
too little, And It Is especially not fair TO
gauge the American appetite by what is on
the hotel bill-of-fare. The citizen from the
country who went through the items seriatim,
and atterward complained that II would have
been all right II he had stopped at the water
melon and ice cream. was not the average
American The people OF this country eat
much because they have much to eat. The
foreigners complain that the habit OF eating
an American breakfast is suicidal and re-
fined, but 1t so happens that the man who
can eat the American breakfast has no need
OF doctors and he Is the factor who has made
this country what 1t Is. The very fact that
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

The great point about the postal savings
bank is the absolute security 1t affords
Many would be glad to deposit with it even
IL it paid no interest whatever. In view OF
the absolute security which the postal bank
would afford 2 per cent would really be a
high rate of interest The best private say
ings banks in most large cities pay only
per cent For the class of small depOsitors
for whom the postal bank is especially in
tended an additional ! per cent interest Is
as nothing in comparison with the sense OF
absolute security which they prize sc
highly. Absolute security and a high rate
of interest are incompatible The persons
who want the latter should be content ia
deal with some other institution than the
postal bank and take the small risk which
their desire for higher rate of interest car
ries with IT,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
WigIcss Justice la England.
London Telegraph.

In the course of yesterday morning the
lord chief justice, having endeayored in vain
TO cool the heated atmosphere in his court
by having the doors and windows opened at
last removed his wig, remarking that he did
so because the temperature was exceedingly
oppressive He lntimated to counsel that
they could follow his example II they liked
and the majority of the barristers present
speedily did so.
Mr.. Barron Pollock shortly afterward an
nounced In his court that he had been in
formed that the lord chief Justice had, In
view OF the heat OF the weather, dispensed
with his wig. He thought the course pur-
sued was a sensible one, and removed his
wig and gave members Of the bar permis-
sion to do the same, The barristers present
were chary TO follow the suggestion, though
subsequently some OF them did 30.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
DOMESTIC tpYLs.

Puck Say, old man, YOU are so absent
minded, believe you are IN lovcl
HoIbSOu-McT Ohi hol hoi hol why.
don't you know I'm married?
Chicago Record, "DlgSs, have you had any
rest this summer
Yes; my wife went up IN an elevator the
other day; II stuck aud she stayed UP there
twenty minutes"
Detroit FREQ Press; "Tootcton wears n
handkerchief around his neck all the time"
Yes he says II takes all the starchcd
collars In the house TO Keep his wife going"
Cincinnati Enquirer: "a cannot under
stand said the bachelor clerk why
man's wife Is called the Octtvr half"
You would" said the married clerk, ''lf
YOU had to divide your salary with one"
Chicago post "Can you truthfuly say
mat no man ever put his arm around you?''
, wen, we , nt course, some one had to teach
IN Detroit ,H.dS, Joprnal: us your summer novel
Interesting should say so, Tho
heroine ,,i I,., marries rich man and they have
Cincinnati Tribune; Shc-Nou are lust
Ike all the men, Sou would not admit that
you ever made mistake, to save your
He-As If | hadn't told you time and time
hEah mat the mistake of my life was In
marrying you.
indianapolis journal: Gladys-PApa's
gong TO give us a ChcCl: at the wedding
instead of a present, Tom.
Tom,All right, Wen have the ceremony
at high noon then instead of at o'clock.
Gladys-Why, what for dear?
Tom-l}anks close at g.
Chicago Tribune Dear" said Mrs
Crouch as she showed her lord and master
q picture of Il hat with pretty woman's
race under 1t, II wish you would get me a
hat like that"
IN be glad to-" grunted old Crouch, "if
you VIII only get face like that"
THE MYTH AND THE MRS.
Detroit journal.
Ha loved a dainty summer girl
And told her so, forthwith:
She sadly sighed and faltercd:
Alas! | am a myth"
And, thinking her but lisping. then
He smothered her with kisses
Am / to understand" he asked
You'd rather be a MRS."
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

The United states can produce all the
sugar II consumes. The European sugar
makers will not give up their American
market until forced To do so, but AmcTi-
ancc is equal TO the task and will ac-
compish it 10y producing a better sugar
in sufficient quantity at cost that will
enable IL, with the assistance of the
tariff, to compete successfully with the
imported article.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
The loglslature made appropriation II

The Legislature made appropriation for
the maintenance of 350 conyicts in the
state prison, although there have moi
been for years over 300 inmates under
penitentiary sentence at one time. With
such "A marginal good part of the money
appropriated ought to be turned back
into the state treasury, but the prison
officials, we presume, will not fail ia
take credit to themselves for surplus
for which they are not responsible.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

The list of eminent republicans who
will participate in the Ohio campaign
this year in the interest of the re.
publican ticket includes the names of nj
most all the party speakers who have
achieved national reputation. TO live
vass will be an education in itself.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

The railroads may not relish the order
for the Nebraska National Guard to so
into company encampment at the home
town, because it cuts them off of trans
portation tolls, but the plan of saving
the state appropriation for more pre-,
tentious cncampmcnt during 1898 will be
generally endorsed by people of all
classes throughout the state.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

The victims of incurable Rosewatero-
phobia who act as proprietors and ed
itors of our amiable popocratic contem-
porary, the World Herald need not be
alarmed at their eonjured-up candidacy
of Rosewater for chairman of the repub-
lican state committee. While The Bee
and its editor stand ready, as they have
ut all times, TO cooperate with repub-
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

Hawaii does not seem to be suffering
from anything on account of the post
ponement of consideration of the anneXa-
ton treaty, except, perhaps from an en-
largement of its constantly growing ma
tional debt, and that is something il
stands ready to present to the United
States as marriage portion.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

If the coal strike continues mucl
longer the quotations on coal in the af
fcctcd districts may be expected TO imi
tate the rising qualities recently dcvcl
oped by the price of wheat. When
once started coal might display an ire
sistablc tendency to catch up to silye,
at the ratio of sixteen pounds of black
diamond to one ounce of the white metal
metal
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

Barring occasional showers. this is pic
ME weather that cannot be easily i'm
proved on, and the fact is not being over.
looked by the societies and organizations
that indulge their members in the pleas
ures of an annual picnic.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

If high prices based on deprecated sil.
ver money were such desirable thing
as persistently asserted by free coinage
delusionisis the attractions Of Mexico for
capitalists and lnborcrs ought to increase
as the price Of silver GOES down. But
somehow or other they do not.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

we have been able 10 evolve from The broken-
down and dyspcptic and second hand mn,c-
rial sent to these shores from the other sldo
race OF superior people With wofncn more
beautiful than the world had hitherto known,
with men who have done more things than
any In the worlds history and have been
able 10 build up nation grcatcr than any
other on earth. is pretty good proof that IL
Americans eat too much they eat the right
sort of food
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22
InterchungeabIcM Mileage Tickets.
MlnnparoIis Tribune

The proposed new interchangeable mile
age book promises to be the greatest thing
ever invented for the travelling fraternity.
1t not only obvates the necessity for car
rying a half dozen mileage books at an
investment of several hundred dollars, but
it cannot be misused nor sold to scalpers,
and when fully perfected will probably
check its own baggage, wake its possessor
up in time to change cars, secure him a
double seat, no matter whether the coach
is crowded or not.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-22

licans for the upbuilding OF the rcpub.
lican party In Nebraska. Mr.. Roscwntcr
has no thought of asking or accepting
the craftsmanship Of the state committee,
n position which would require him to
devote to It exclusively his time that al.
ready has important demands upon 1t
far exceeding It's limits.