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Where the conditions OF life are made
easier and pleasanter In prison. plain
Understandings have a difficulty In see
ing wherein the punishment lies. In sug-
gesting these things we would not be
understood as favoring cruelty, unsani-
tary prisons. inhumanity. OF even want
Of sympathy with the unfortunate, but
the cure idea. perhaps, has gone too
far. and there is happy mean which is
humane. and at the same time not In
the nature of a rest cure that is an In
ducement to the wrongdoer. In our
solicitude for the individual prisoner We
should not forget the state. ."-Philadel-
phia Ledger.
"All honor to American dressmakers
They are the most courageous OF their
SEX They will invade Paris and show
the original modistes that women of the
Western Hemisphere know more about
feminine adornment, have better taste,
more originality, and can command
widder admiration than any other pur-
veyors to pulchritude In the world
Minneapolis Times.
IF. as is reported, Mr. Knox finds that
the title offered by the French Is good,
our only desire will be TO secure a treaty
from some government that alleges itself
to be de facto and which, for the mo-
ment, appears TO be so. We will take
care of the rest. There Is no graft In
this country for the Colombians, and
they might as well understand IL first as
Observation-Disclosures Inquirer.
''rhe rumor that the Four Hundred are
10 abandon Newport Will doubtless cause
Colonel Watterson to turn all his bat
teries on Princeton. N. J."-Denver Re-
publican.
"The same feeling which prevails in
New York exists in other Northern states,
making Republican success with good
candidates beyond question, though the
voters must not carelessly remain away
from the polls. s."-Phiadelphia Press.
1T Is now stated that Tom Johnson,
the heir OF Bryan and the author of
many yawps against plutocrats. went to
the Ohio convention In a magnificent au-
tomobile. accompanied by a private secre-
tary, n footman and a valet Let us hope
that every calamity howler may some
day attain similar simplicity OF life
and quit howling. San Francisco Call.
THE indications are that the Balfour
| Ministry is heading straight for the rocks
| with Its Education bill IL will not be at
| all surprising. II Mr.. Balfour attempts to
| force the measure through In its present
shape, TO see him bring up in defeat
| Philadelphia North American.
| Edwards ayowal OF favor I'm behalf OF
| the Highland costume has done so much
| 20 inspire affection for His Majesty I'm
Scotland that II is rather surprising that
he has never thought OF appearing among
his Celtic subjects In short trousers and
| with shillelah as a means OF ameliorat-
ing the turbulence OF ireland. Kansas
City Star.
I'VE cannot 40 on forever staving off
the evil day when the sub-treasury Is 10
| produce "A crisis I'm the money market
and shatter the vast fabric Of credit that
| rests upon &C. We must address ourselves
seriously TO the problem OF remodying
the defects In our monetary system. The
time TO do this Is before they have
wrought the disastrous effects which
must come sooner or later II they are
left 10 work out their logical results.
Wo can never feel safe until tho bank
circulation is made independent OF the
| volume and value OF government bonds.
and tho money market Is emancipated
from subsection 10 the national treasury -
| New York Mail and Express