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All day WKT SIDE BAI.L PAEC. at 3:5 The Nation's Birthday The United States has another birthday. One yf ar and two years ago the day dawned amid fcioom. Depression was upon all lines of Industry and business. Today the outlook Is favorable.

In many directions a boom Is thought to be on. The farmers, too, are rejoicing in the prospect of good crops and better prices. The exuberance of the boys is not a Clock err of the general situation. The face of affairs wears a look of expectancy; the sky is bright with happy auguries. As compared, at least, with the last two Fourths of -July, this is a day of sunshine and Joy.

The Jdistinctlve feature of the celebration of tW day In Chicago will be the labor demonstration. Two speakers of national reputation will address the crowd. Governor McKinley and Vice President Stevenson There can be no complaint, under this arrangement, of political partiality Each is an honored representative of his party, and men who have never Infused bitterness or personality into any of their discussions of public affairs. It is to i be in! do sense a Joint debate. Each will speak without any reference to the other, pursuing his own line of thought There wa a react loa at one time against the national exultation so commonly indulges) In by Fourth of July orators.

Eagle screaming was at a discount. But that wave of cy die ism soon spent its force. The most enthusiastic speaker must needs fall far short of the reality in dilating upon the greatness and glory of this Republic, and 11 is' well that the fire of patriotism should (low with a white heat at least once a year. The eagle cannot, at his best, do Justice to the subject. Irrraposftlblr Area sat lost.

Irresponsible accusation and slander of men In public life have been carried to the extreme of inherency and unfairness. All the newspapers of the country have been urging for years that men of high grade and good standing go into public service. Such men hare been told that If they would serve as members of City Councils, of Legislatures, cr of Congress tbey would elevate the standard, and by their example encourajre the very best men to enter the public service. But when these men agree to serve in the Council, or in the Legislature, or in Congress, they are treated with as small respect as though they had forfeited their claim to the title of gentleman and honest man! The merchant or the lawyer, who In his legitimate business would tolerate no imputation against bis character and no accusation of wrong dCing. is expected to bear with patience the most reckless Insinuations and the most definite charges as to his venality.

The simple fact that a man Is In public life Is seized upon as an excuse for saying what no man would dare say of the same man in his private or professional business. This is one of the anomalies of our time. It is one of the disgraceful developments of the fish-woman spirit in politics. It requires small talent to be abusive. The lowest street walker probably can excel the most vituperative editorial writer in the vocabulary of abuse.

There is no art In it because the lowest instincts of human stature are productive of the most telling phrases of the slander-monger or irresponsible accuser. The gamin on the street excels in foul-mouthed epithets, and is probably proud of his talent. He has a loose way of speaking of all people from the highest and purest down te the lowest of his own. associates, but there Is bo art or merit la what he is proud of as an, accomplishment. It is simply insufferable that any man of 'reputation, or of brains, should descend to the gutters for modefa of expression, or should go to the slums for methods of sponsible accusation.

Why should high grade or first-class business men or professional 'men who are in public life bo charged with offenses that no gentleman would make against another, or no business man would make against another business man? Why should a lawyer, or a merchant, or 'a, banker who happens to be a member of th City Council, or of the Legislature, or on the directory of a great corporation tolerate accusations against himself that he would not tolerate against himself as a private individual? Why should any one be excused for making a -reckless charge' against a business man who is In public life that he would not think or making against the asm man were ha not in public life? He should not be excused. There is no excuse for such talk. When a man "WEI not walk up to another and say to his face. "Too. are a briber and boodler." but wDl say this under the thin pretense of being a public benefactor, the time has come for reform.

The tendency of reform movements of the last few years has been toward the introduction of a higher grade of men in public life. 'The masses of the people are strongly In favor of this movement, bat such men will toot serve the public If the service is to be regarded as a warrant for accusation and abase Those who assume to be the critics of public men and public measures should keep this point tn mind. By falling to the level of the scandal-monger they may do much to further demoralize the public service, and to prevent any reform. In this, way the most irresponsible scribblers msy become responsible for the worst possible demoralization tif the public service. Honest and fearless criticism of the public acts of men is wholesome In its Influence: bat in discriminate accusation or abuse Is as far as possible removed from honest criticism.

The one is based en a courageous advocacy of what the critic believes to be right; the other la simply the lash of the egotist used in punishing all who dissent fro an his own views or who decline to act on his advice. The one Is the utterance of the bold fighter in the open who accepts responsibility for his words, and who gives and takes blows rn the spirit of controversy; the other Is the weapon of the small man seeking to punish men whom he cannot control. The one is stimulating to well doing; the other a demoralizer of well doers. Speaker Job a Meyer. The death of Hon.

John Meyer. Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives, which occurred yesterday, was a great shock to the people of Chicago and of the State. It was well known that Mr. Meyer was is poor health, and In no condition to longer endure the strain of the Speakership, but It was not supposed that he was in any immediate danger, and his friends hoped that rest and the country air would restore him to a fair degree of health. Originally a rugged man.

Mr. Meyer had been In delicate health for some years. Speaker Meyer would very likely have been alive today and in the enjoyment of health bad It not been for the tremendous strain of the Speakership. He is not the first victim of that gavel. A few years ago Speaker Miller also fell a victim to it.

No man not blessed with an iron constitution should take upon himself the burden of that position. This should be so engraven upon the public conviction that It would have the force of aa unwritten law. Such men as Speakers Miller and Meyer are too valuable to society and too dear to their friends to be sacrificed. John Meyer was a Hollander by birth. He belonged to that great people who, under the lead cf William the Silent and John of Bameveld.

held at bay Philip of Spain. Although the gold and silver of Mexico and Peru were stolen to be lavished upon their subjugation, they' succeeded in establishing their liberties. The Dutch Republic subsequently fell, but the people did not lose their independence, and the Hollanders of today are the same unfaltering freemen that their fathers were. Mr. Meyer was an admirable example of the force of character which enabled the Dutch broom to sweep the ocean, and the Dutch people to not only repel the haughty Spaniard but wrest from him his most highly prized possession In the Indian Sea, which they bold to this day.

Coming early to America and to Chicago, John Meyer grew up In our midst, attended our public schools, then, by dint of his own exertions, the Northwestern University and the Union College of Law, entering his profession In 1879, when he was 27" yean of age. Mr. Meyer's public career began In 1886, when he was elected to the Thirty-Fifth General Assembly. He was prominent In the drainage legislation of 1SS9. in the World's Fair legislation of 1890 and 1, and In 1893 was the aggressive leader on the Republican side of the House, being especially conspicuous in fighting the Democratic gerrymander of that session.

Last fall he was renominated by acclamation, and very largely by his efforts the Republicans succeeded In electing two Representatives and the State Senator in his district, which had previously been overwhelmingly Democratic. His candidacy for the Speakership followed almost as a matter of course, and be was nominated on the first ballot by the Republican caucus. During the winter and spring his falling health was apparent, but his Indomitable Dutch pluck kept him In the Speaker's chair. Mr. Meyer's name will be Inseparably linked with some of the most Important legis lation of the State.

Besides the measures already enumerated should be mentioned civil service, municipal and county, the Torre ns bill, the arbitration bill, which passed the House largely through his efforts, making a record of which any legislative leader might well be proud. The death of Speaker 'ileyer with the Legislature in special session places upon the Republicans of the House a great responsibility. The Democratic leader. Mr Crafts. Is a very able parliamentarian.

Whatever the future may disclose, It is no Injustice to any to say that Mr. Meyer was the only member of that body who demonstrated his ability to cope successfully with such an antagonist. During the entire session, except as he was obliged to be absent on account ef Ill-health. Speaker Meyer was absolute master of the situation. His political antagonists cheerfully recognized his strength, force, and essential fairness.

His death will be sincerely mourned by the entire House, for there was no personal bitterness in his parliamentary leadership. A Retara Old Staadards. It Is a hopeful sign that we are returning to the old standards in celebrating the Fourth of July. The time was when the most brilliant and most popular men in any community or any State delivered the orations on the national holiday. The best tbey could say they regarded as too little to be said in encouraging patriotism.

The custom went out of style, and for years It was the habit of the newspapers to shir Fourth of July addresses. This was running counter to the common sentiment and impulse of the average citizen, and reaction came. Again the leaders In political life, the best thinkers and statesmen of the time, are in the field as Fourth of July orators and count it an honor to be selected as the speakers on such an occasion. The presence of Governor McKlnley and Vice President Stevenson in Chicago aa the orators of the day in the celebration organized by the labor societies is a wholesome Indication of the turn of the tide. The presence of other gentlemen as notable at other celebrations tn different parts of the country emphasizes the fact that again patriotism ia a popular theme.

Governor McKlnley and Vice President Stevenson will speak today to men have been in the habit of hearing the most extreme utterances aa well as the most conservative. These two gentlemen, representing the two great parties of the country. will speak on patriotic themes, and no one doubts that they will exercise a great Influence Tor good. The greatest care has been taken to free the occasion of anything like political color or bias. The distinguished gentlemen are present aa citizens of the great Republic and tbey will talk to other citizens oa subjects of Interest te all parties and partisans, and what they say will stimulate the Americanism of the people.

As It Is la Chicago so will It be la other great centers of business The best men In the country are In the field as Fourth of July era tern, and their coming tm piles that THE DAILY IN'VKU OCEAN, THUBSDAY 3IORNIXG, 4, -1895. It is an honor te talk ea such a day to the people, who believe thoroughly in the princi ples assoclsled with the day. Fraat Cat terns At la taw It seema but yesterday that the refrain, "from Atlanta to the sea. was aa item -of current news, but during the generation that has Intervened there has been a veritable fulfillment of the prediction that "old things shall pass away." The antagonism of that day Is as dead as the Co pern lean system. Nobody, North or Scutb, wants to perpetuate It.

The era of national gocdfeliowshlp Is prevalent throughout the country. The latest evidence of the great transition was furnished In Chicago Tuesday by that auspicious Inauguration of a movement to have Chicago, a thousand strong, visit Atlanta during the opening week of the Cotton State and International Exposition next October. This Idea was bora partly of our own city's experience In the fair line only two years agoj and partly of the distinction Chicago has Just won of having the first Northern monument In memory of the Confederate dead, a monument which testifies to the personal heroism of the soldiers without In any way Justifying the cause to which their lives were sacrificed. Such a large delegation of representative business men going from this one city to the Atlanta fair cannot fail to give it an eclat of inestimable value to the project. 8ucn a visit during the first week will be worth more to the exposition than all the circulars that could be circulated, provided only It is an exposition of sufficient Intrinsic merit to Justify visitors from afar in going to see It, The managers should realise that the very fact that Chicago Is to boom their fair renders It necessary that they should have something worthy of all commendation.

Our people have been educated to a pretty high standard. Tbey ought not to go there tn a fault-finding mood, and it is not expected that the exhibit as a whole will bear ranch comparison with the Chicago Fair of two years ago, still it can be, and from all accounts is likely to be. highly creditable. Atlanta is the Chicago of the South, a city of indomitable pluck, of splendid enterprise, and with a get-there faculty, all of which Justify he confident assurance that ft will have an exposition of which the cotton States and the whole country will be proud. The primary object of this contemplated march from Chicago to Atlanta la to promote goodfellowship between the sections, and not sell goods.

It Is none the less true that from a commercial point of view the movement cannot fail to be highly beneficial. The first great railroad of the State, the Illinois Central, was originally projected to extend to Mobile, the Atlanta of that day. It was many years before that original idea was carried out. with the variation of going to New Orleans. That extension proved to be a great benefit to both cities, and was really brought about by the indomitable energy and great ability of a Chiragoan who was born and reared In the South, President Clark.

But beneficial as that extension was the grand Idea of Stephen A. Douglas, the father of the Illinois Central, has not been realized even yet, although his part in It dates back more than forty years. It Is not too much to expect that the expositions! expedition, at the head of which stands Ferdinand W. Peck, then hardly more than a babe in arms, will Inaugurate the completion, practically, of what Douglas Initiated. The Oh 1st Iakerlta aire Tax, According to the explanation of it give by the Cleveland World, the Ohio Inheritance tax differs radically from the new Coon blli, passed by the Thirty-Ninth General Assembly of Illinois.

The principle on which It rests is the taxation of the right to Inherit property from another, and not of the property itself. The World says: Attorney General Richards aeveral weeks axo told tae writer that it would not be frtcult to draw a direct inheritance law which would stand the teat after th Ohio supreme Court had decided upon some of the nice1 points In controversy. The next Legislature may possibly attempt to take such a step. The decision Is In effect that the Dodge law In making several claaatncaUona. with a d.fferent rate of taxation lor each, violate the second section of Article XXI.

of the constitution, which begins as follows: "Laws shall be paaaed. taxing by a uniform rule all moneys, credits." etc. The decision holds thai, whether It Is. a las upon the privilege cf inner! ance or upon property itaelf, there Is a violation of this section. Governor Altgeld would have it believed that because the Ohio law was set aside by the Supreme Court of that State it Is unsafe to assume that the State of Illinois will ever derive any revenue from our inheritance tax.

His premises do not Justify his conclusion. usrrti lassie. Lord Roeebery made a notable speech Tuesday at what is called the Eighty Club. It was his purpose, evidently, to let the nation know the issue on which the Liberal party proposes to go before the country. He began by saying that be had never tasted the sweets of office with power, bat office without power was worse than purgatory.

It was hell itself. One can well believe this. Roaebery was stalled from the first, and if he bad been England's greatest statesman he would have been powerless, and his administration a sorry failure. No doubt he feels keenly the sting of his failure. He had no great record of results achieved behind him to prevent the public from attributing his lack of success to individual Inefficiency.

It is probable that be feels that he would rather never have been Premier than to never hold office with power. If he Is to have a place among the great men of his country he must have another chance at the helm, and that with wind enough to stir the sails of his ship. The issue which his Lordship proposes is, Down with the House of Lords. He did not go Into any details. Whether he would have Parliament single barreled or the upper house elective he did not say.

Perhaps he would be content with some radical change In the functions snd prerogatives of that body. His watchword for the Liberals is "concentration," and "the. subject upon which they must concentrate Is the House of Lords question." Other reforms are not to be abandoned, but one thing at a time. Roaebery Is right. The Liberals have gone as far in the direction they have been traveling of late years as the House of Lords will let them.

A small majority In the House of Peers could be overcome by appointing a few new Lords, but that body Is so nearly a unit in opposition to Irish home rule that it would be Impracticable to apply that remedyat least; there seems to be so thonght ot doing -It, There are Ore kinds of members of that body first, those who have seats there by vlrtoe of hereditary right; second, those by creation of the sovereign third, the English Bishops, ex officio; fourth, Irish peers, elected for life; fifth, Scottish peers, elected for the duration or each Parliament. Fully two-thirds of the hereditary peerages were "created during the current century, and caonot share tn the claims of long descent. The spectacle which Great Britain has presented ever since the home-rule bm stuck fast in the House of Lords Is inconsistent with the principle ef popular sovereignty, which is the corner stone ot the present British constitution. The old idea of the sovereignty of the sovereign was wrested from the King at Rsnnymede. Subsequent Kings tried to get it back, and cae of them lost his head la the effort literally died trying.

His son. James lost his crown. The great charter, with all Its beneficence, was, after all, the grasping of power by the nobility. It was. In affect, the triumph of the House of Lords over Windsor.

But the seed grew, until by the time the second James gave way to William and Mary the man oa horseback mas no longer his fcordnhlp, but the great body of tho English people. For the first time since the people really grasped the scepter ef power it has been- taken from them. Not that the Lords could for one moment withstand a united people, but, with one of the great parties at their back, they have dared to defy the House of Commons. If the reform which the Lords blocked had been one which directly concerned the English people there would have been, undoubtedly, a popular uprising. The Lords would hardly have dared to risk exposure to the storm such an obstruction would have raised.

The average Englishman will not make the cause of Ireland his cause. He msy tolerate it. and even favor It, but when It comes to getting fighting -mad over It that is a little toe much to expect, A great many Liberals accept Irish home rule aa the price of that Irish support which Is necessary to success, and are not heartily for It- That fact, and not any reaction In favor of the nobility, explains the success of the Lords as obstructionists. The Coal Mi a. era' Strike ef Vmmt Year.

The advance sheets of the report on the coal miners' strike of 184. which forms an appendix of the report of the Illinois Bnresu cf Labor Statistics, have been Just received. This report covers the -ccal miners' strike of last year In Illinois by districts. The strike Involved 276 mines and 25.S07 men. Of tna 21.000 men 10.572.

or 42 per cent, suspended work previous to April 21. During the remaining days of April 8.510 men went out, making a total of W.OSS up to the first of May; C.124 men went out during the month of May and only forty men went out after the first of June. Of the 27 mines involved each sustained a loss of an average of sixty-one days. The men lost on anaverage seventy-two days each, making a total of 846.955 days, or a total loss in wages 'of $1.693.10. or a loss to earn man of 167.20.

Of the 25.000 men who quit work 23.035 returned to work at the same price they received before going out or made no settlement or yielded to some reduction or change that failed in any way to Increase their wages. This is 87 per cent of the whole number of men represented. They sustained a loss on an average of seventy-four days each. Those who in any sense obtained an advance in price or a concession of any kind that might be claimed as being to their advantage number 3.172. or 12.8 per cent or the total number suspended.

This is the story In brief or one of the most extensive strikes known to the coal Industry of Illinois. It carries its own moral, and the figures are as strong In protest against the strike system as any arguments could be made. The United Slates is much nearer Japan than England Is. and yet Kb and is rtvadtly knocking the persimmons. A recint careful statement of the trade of Japan abows that, while the United States imports from Japan largely, she is not In tt stack tn the exports.

The figures slow that the United States buys from Japan 3. tnl 778 ot her exports, but sells her only IB.tM.ST. Great Britain, sella her f3l.S4.3 and buya from hr only ri.ll All that can be changed, and it should be. A ciJd-bug newspaper In Cincinnati has started a voting contest among its readers, as between silver and gold, and Is very much disgusted at the outlook. The very -drat vote was for allver." and the editor remar: The significant feature of the first day result Is tbti majority for.

free Senator Hilt, says he thinks the Demi era tic liarty will meet with Ma greatest success next fall. People will easily remember the prophecies of- Senator Hill when he waa Just ready' to- bn "elected Governor of New York by an overwhelming majority." A Democratic exchange thinks "there will music la Wisconsin when VI Us' turns loose his boom aad General Bragg start his oppos.rion aawmilL" Possibly they will mske a noise, but the year is not going to be good for trade la their line In. Wisconsin. The New York World says farmers have reconsidered the destruction of their flocks of sheep and "have raised the price SI per head." That is welL The sheep has more friends la siarht than when Wilson aad tariff reform -were running things. A Democratic contemporary swthas "the work-Inxman" with the suggestion that "he ran buy so much In thess Democratic Uaua with his money." The only thing lacking ia "the money" wherewith to bay.

In parking away hay In the mow. a man like President Cleveland la Invaluable, but' when tt comes to statesmanship there ha Is a heavyweight only, where heavy-weights are not needed. French scientists are now arranging te reach the North Pole try electricity and a balloon. The chances are that no "rescuing expedition" will be necessary tor them. Our export trade in 189V compared with 1890.

fell off aoout J3.00O.0uO per month. Beside all that, thai, the articles exported were at much reduced prices. It Is' a' notable fact that the geld hug holds en to a silver dollar aa tenaciously and grabs for It as eagerly aa any living man. The best possible advice to boys today la to let all kinds of firearms alone. It Is notsport to fool with such deadly weapons.

The peseta crop In Michigan this year gives great promise. It is the sort cf a promise that pays. The women are smarter than the men. They have written no books "smashing Tammany dies hard, and Croker Is coming home to look after "the remains." The Defender Is like the Democratic puty "stock on her ways." Cnrrewt Fus. "What an advantage," she signed, "an education ta.

to be sure?" There was no dandruff on her collar, and she had about her few, indeed, ot those subtler evidences ef culture. "Yes." She listened until the college shriek of the Waaser fctrts announced that they had reached the bargain counter and scored a touch down, and then she left the store. Detroit Tribune. She So yon believe your college education complete, now that yon have been graduated? He I should say yes! Why. I've won six medals for sprinting, ten diamond rings for bicycle racing.

1,000 for winning aa amateur prize fight, and got my picture In the Police Gazette for surviving twenty football games. My education complete'? 1 should say yes! Syracuse Post. "Editor's gtttin' hlghtoned." "How?" "I understand he's ordered a coat of arms. "By George! I'll bet he's leekin' for a visit from the. vigilance committee." Atlanta Con- Wigwag What's the matter with Mrs.

Grumpy? Mrs. Wigwag Her head troubles her a good bit. "Neuralgia?" "No! Her husband wont buy her a new bonnet." Philadelphia Record, Marlon Oh. Laura. I don't know what to da.

Fred has promised that he win stop drinking If I will marry him. and Charlie says he'll take as arink tt I don marry him. Judy. "Mr. I rely." said the managing editor, "we'd liko to have yon draw something comic.

"Van. air." "Without making reference ta the New Woman." "Y-es. sir." "Or the The artist turned away la silent dejection. In a few mlnates he returned, and laid a sheet ot paper on the desk. "Have yon done It, so soon?" "It didn't take ma long to do all I could, under the circa Distances." "What is it?" "I've drawn up my resignation." Washington Btar.

Traveler inquiring at famous castle) Can I see the antiquities today? Bervaat 1 am afraid net, air. My lady and her dauahter bare van mtWAnikiB Pn. Tramp Do you know what It sir. to be shunned by all; to not have the grasp of a single friendly hand? Stranger indeed. I do.

I'm a life Insurance agent. Judge. Taanr I t.li.ii, am, i i. J- vvhuh, Willi WUfr VII, Ul. old iron.

Here's a man what "11 give ns the cash ivr II. Johnny No use. Tommy. I promised my dad w.e HvuiuiB wnatever to as witn nay metalllits. Boston Transcript.

snreBTrashl Pasrkn. A craxe. son. Is something that the majority of people Indorse, but which does not agree with year ideas. Yen are atwava aanaoaad have the majority of wisdom, even If the other rellows have the preponderance of evidence.

Cedar Rapids Gazette. A magazine writer has been discusslne the "Wild Traits In Tame Animate." bat somehow he baa said nothing about the tendency of the uemocnuc Jackass ta ahnn the emmpfires of progress, cose around ia the dead embers marking the onward way of civilisation, aad brar dismally ta the wilderness which suits the wild ass best. Cleveland News and Herald. Some papers are severely criticising the "sweet girl graduates" because their essays were net composed of recipes for bread, pies, salads, and everything pertaining to the culinary art. Instead of Grecian and Roman literature.

Never mind, woman is advancing, and. though a little Slow, aae will be sure to take up this new T) subject soon. Kansas Optimist. ErsngeMst Scovel says polities Is "bare bone In a silver dish." To some it looks as if tt were a ailver dish among bare bones. Philadelphia Dr.

Brooks' failure to eradicate progressive euchre in Memphis has led to his resignation aa pastor, leaving a vacancy for some aood man with progressive euchre Ideas. Even as far south as Memphis a preacher Is expected to adapt himself, to his congregation. Sc Louis Post-Dla- pateh. Neal Dow's ninety -one years lend cotoc to the hope that eventually we shall have a centenarian who does not use tobacco or ram. Detroit Trib une.

If Professor Garner should be really Intent on going to Africa again in search of the monkey language It is to be hoped that be may. en his return, escape a repetition of the charge made against his report of his earlier Journey, and which accused him ot Imparting a monkey wrench to the facts Boston Herald. "Colonel." ftd the Interviewer. "What can I do for you?" Inquired the Demo crat from Kenturky. "I want to know your views on the currency question.

The colonel looked thoughtful and Impressive, snd then murmured: "Young man. come and have a drink. Wash ington Star. If Calvin Brice didn't have a barrel he wouldn't be "knee high to a duck" ia Ohio poll tics this year. But he has it.

Kansas City Jour nal. The Buffalo Commercial says Mayor Strong was about to kiss a young woman at the conclu sion of a marriage ceremony when she tainted- Why didn't he remove the quid of tobacco from his month? Boston Traveler. Changing the name of the whisky trust will not eliminate I be fusel oil. Milwaukee Journal. Late portraits of the two parties Indicate a re- aeinblanre between Svengali and Calvin S.

Brice. The resemblance may be increased if Brice ran hypnotise the Ohio convention. St Louis Re public Koags ef the Semeaau lie thouant aa he gazed la her eyes. She Is dreaming a poem. I know!" But she suddenly said And his love It fell deftdl.

"How far does this old ocean Atlanta Constitntion. We have naught but regrets to remember 'Mid the varying seasons that fly: The furnace was cold In Itecember. And the He chest Is hot In July. Washington Star. The poet's crown of sorrows Is remembering happier things; And hi solace, when ha borrows Small amounts on what he slnirs.

Hetroit Free Press. Give me the man who sings at his work. Whose melody soars with the sun: Yes. give me the maa who sings at his work And give me. oh.

gimme a gun! Indianapolis Journal. lie threw a firecracker In the air; Ob. wicked little brother Sam! It came down oa his sister's hair. And went off with er bang. Brooklyn Eagle.

The lightning bug is most polite; He doth Illuminate Enough to see. but not enough To spoil a tete-a-tetc. Washington Star. People aad Events. Joseph Jefferson's health Is Improving.

He spends much of his time angling for trout and baas. Mr. Richard le Gallienne. the decadent Yellow Book poet, has been engaged to lecture In America next fall. Count Paul Chandon.

of Epernay. head of the champagne firm of Moet et Chandon. who died recently, bequeathed 750.e francs to local charities. An American who saw Ibsen at a court ball In Norway recently says that the author's small figure fairly blued with stars, crosses, collars, pendants, and other decorations of all kinds from all sources. James M.

Svevel. a noted New Jersey politician, professes to have lately seen the error of his ays, and turned evangelist. Under the direction of Dwlght L. Moody he will soon enter upon a revival tour throughout the country. Harlan P.

Amen has accepted the princlpalshlp ef the Phillips Exeter Academy. He was graduated at Exeter la 1875. and four years later at Harvard; has been principal of the River View Military Academy at Pougbkeepsle. aad Is 42 years old. An English captain named Burke, serving In Bengal, who went bear hunting in the mountains lately, was attacked by beast he had wounded.

His servant went to hla rescue, when the bear carried them both ever the side of a precipice a thousand feet deep. Dr. Durrgraeve. professor of medicine In tToe University of Ghent, Is 89 years old and in active practice aa a physician. He baa written a book longevity aad ia now seeing his through the press.

He smokes, drinks wine, and takes his little glass of gin. A prominent lecturer In New England states that the editors of the Atlantic Monthly held "The Autocrat ot the Breakfast Table" under advisement for several months, fearing that Dr. Holmes was displaying too much egotism. The fate of the series was soon settled when the public got a chance at it. The amount won by the ex-King of Servia at the Paris Grand Prix was $140,000, enough to pay a quarter Of his gambling debts at There was an element of superstition In his betting.

A mare had won every eighth Grand Prix race previ ously, and his inference that a mare would win the 1895 race proved to be correct. It Is predicted that Zola's newest book. "Rome," win attract more attention and cause more controversy than any ot the author's previous attempts la Action. This navel forms the sec-end part of the trilogy that began with "Lourdes" and will end with "Parla." It is te be published In serial form In a Paris Journal before being is sued aa a book. John T.

McKaae's mansion at Shespaheed Bay has beea mortgaged tor $7,500. Slace the boss of te Sing Blag hut wife has tired ef the' nandaosaest bosses tn Graveaead aad ta worth about 111.000. McKaae's blind son, George, recently oeeaed a restaurant tn New York. It was destroyed by Ira within a few sreeka. and hla home at Graresend was also half The Eastport (Mo.) Sentinel this week tells of a blcycUst of that city who.

while oat riding In the suburbs the ether day. lost his pocket-book containing $18 la money. Three days later, happening te remember dismounting at a certain place en the road, he snovnted his bicycle and wheeled te the spot, when there was his missing property In the grass Just where tt had fallen from his pocket. The eft mt Kletf would appear still to maintain Its old descriptive reputation as the "Russian Mecca." The orthodox pilgrims visiting sacred shrines ef the ancient capital of the Ukraine where the warrior St. Vladimir first forced Christian baptism upon "his heathen sub jectsare this year more than usually numerous.

For many weeks past there have never been fewer than 30.000 pilgrims within the city at the same time. AMl'tEMESTt. There win be a "Trilby matinee today liooley a. "The Cotton King" win celebrate with a matinee today at McVickera. Paul M.

Potter went East yesterday, satisfied with "Trilby's" prospects. Manager William J. Davis will have quantities of red-Ore this evening at the famous Willowdale Farm. Manager Harry Powers, of Hoo ley's, has temporarily deserted triumphant "Trilby" to celebrate "the Fourth" at Ashland. Wis.

Manager John D. Hopkins hasSeeured a lease of the Empire Theater, and will make it the home of the continuous ahow on the West Side. Lottie West Sytnoada. aa Irish character vocalist, has made a hit this week at the Root Garden. 8 be is a woman of fine appearance and gives her songs, a piquancy aad flavor that is snoreaafnl In visaing taaay encores.

At Hopkins' today. July 4. there will be some extra vaudeville numbers and the performance will commence at noon. Flags and bunting galore decorate the building, and the new revolving electric star, la the National colors, can be seen for miles. This week's bill Is receiving the usual "phenomenal patronage." pus.

Miss Clara Wisdom, and Corringe (a traveling photographer). W. T. Carietun. The piece has beea modernised, and several desirable Interpolations display the vocal abllttiea of Mr.

Carleton and his tatented son. It may be remarked in this connection that Mr. Carleton Is tn excellent voice, and gives the ring of the good eld times with claarnaea aad fluency. The aew scale of reduced prices took effect for the first time st the Chicago Oners-House last night and the house was -rather more crowded than usual, the increase being chiefly In the balcony and gallery. A conaideraol number of boys impaired their firecracker, fund to enjoy the luxury of a la-cent seat ta the upper tier.

"Ali Baba" is given at the special holiday matinee today. The Carleton Comedy-Opera Company is furnishing a delightful fester of the pleasing entertainment at the Masonic Temple Roof Garden. Alfred Center's quaint and pleasing operetta. "Charity Begins at Home." Is presented by a cast agreeably sustained as follows: Rumpus tbeadle or the parish or St Saithins). Proper Carleton; Joe (his son.

a charity boy). W. J. Campbell; Susan rthe beadle's daughter. In lovt with Goningel.

Miss Rena Atkinson; Mrs. Bum- Thls evening a special feature will be given at the popular ooBi t-rt at the Trocadero In tho shape of a national dancing act. I Myrtle Lincoln, a clever child dancer, will appear dressed In the national colors and execute a nex dance. At the Sunday matinee Manarer Raa-mnsaen ill inaugurate a new policy and intersperse the musical selections ith bright specialties. Prominent among these vaudeville acta will be the famous Nelson family, nine in number.

Extra matinee performance of "Little Robinson Crusoe" at the Schiller this afternoon. There are many attractions which delirtt acd aranne the young folks tn this brfiHant burlesque, and the matinee Is their especial opportunity. Lsdies who attend Saturday afternoon will be presented with a cabinet portrait In staee costume of Miss Sadie Mac Donald, the graceful and vivacious little actress who sings "Pnlly," and who unfortunately up to date in this show has scsnt opportunity to display abilities of superior order. "The Merry World" organization depart from New York en Saturday snorning oy special train for this city. The New York Casino, where tbey have been holding forth, will be closed that evening, owing ta their enforced departure for this city.

It is. hoaever. to reopen the following Monday evening with the new opera. "The Sphinx." "The Merry World" opens at the Columbia, this city, en Sunday night. Over 130 people are in the company and include a pickaninny ceatineent of about forty male and female Instrumentalists and dancers.

It hi expected that a great crowd will take advantage this evening of the obxervaiory features of the Masonic Temple Roof Garden in view ot the extraordinary amount of fireworks that is txpected aa the close of today celebration. Preparations have been made to acmmmodate the rush. It Is stated that Mr. John McWade will, on and after Friday evening. ln those two good Id son its.

"The Lost Chord" and "Old Fa at Home." in the regular programme, with Ih? aid some special stereopttcon views that have been prepared by Professor Ms pes. As a matter of course, there will be a Fourth of July matinee at SJiO o'clock today. The theatrical advertising aar-nts of the various down-town theaters will have an outing on Sunday. July 7. at Columbia I'ark.

It will be a regular old-time basket picnic, although re-frvshmenta can be obtained in plenty on the grounds. There will be dancing. gams. and an orchestra of thirty pieces, the leadership of Professor Charles M. Fischer.

A large number of vaudeville people have volunteered, including J. W. Kelley. Lew Hawkins. Gilbert Sisters.

Gus Bruno. Frank Cushman. Allen W. Hampton. O'Connor and Hines.

John W. Gilbert, Miss Addle Spencer, and some twenty five ethers, all of whom will appear during the afternoon ea a stage which has been eaperially erected for the purpose. Trains will leave Sunday morning via the Santa Fe at 3 aad 11 o'clock, and return at 8 and 7:30 p. m. Everything has been done to make all those who attend com fortable, and an enormous specialty programme will be presented.

It is believed that at least lO.Onr) people mill visit the great amphitheater of the Coliseum Garden tonight to witness the third performance or Pain's military spectacle. "The Storming of Vicksburg." aad to see the larcest display of reworks that is to be given in Chicago. Today Is the thirty-second anniversary of the fall of Vicksburg. which makes the event doubly inter esting. Prior to the performance a promenade concert will be given by the military band of forty pieces, under the direction ef Fred J.

Eostls, hich will consist wholly of national airs. The pyrotechnical programme arranged for this performance will rival many of the grand displays seen by Chlcagoaaa at the World's Fair, some of the featnres ef which are as follows: Salute of maroons or aerial cannons, fired from iron mor tars and exploding at a great altitude with a tremendous report. Magical prismatic illumina tion with lights or intense brilliancy, whi.ih change color repeatedly and finally hlend with pleasing effect. Flight of monster balloons, car rying the most powerful magnesium lights and tri-oolored fires, discharging, when st a great height, batteries or Roman candles, showers ef gulden rain, and superb Jewel showers. Sun flower wheel, thirty feet inrireumferenee.

FHght of rayonet tourbilUons. revolving oriental wheels. Flight er large shells, forming Jeweled elouds. studded with gems of every hue. Celestial stars rayonet fires marooned.

The aerial acre ot variegated gems. Nexts ef writhing silver snakes. Flight of twenty-three-ball concrete rocketa, exhibiting the rarest tints, peacock plumes, silver streamers, triple parachntes, etc. Twin fiery dragons, flying to aad fro and performing most amusing evolutions. Salvos ot gigantic bombs, forming a golden 'cloud, studded with Jewels.

Great ailver fire wheels, with Intersecting centers, forming a splendid rhromo- thrope. Display of mammoth sheila, twenty-four Inches la circumference, displaying at aa im mense attitude showers or ruble, sapphires. laburnum blossoms. Flight of rockets with peacock plumes. Aladdin's Jeweied tree, with blossoms of every Jine.

terminating In a fairy foua- n. Swarms of wild snakes. Fireworks portrait George Washington. Flight of Intent para chute. The monkey gymnast, sn amusing piece et pyrotechnic mechanism.

Aerial bouquet, pro duced by the flight ef asterlod rockets. Sstvo of aerial sastcnulena, filling a space In the air with wonderfully brilliant fires or grotesque form. Tha Kaleidoscope, with Intersecting centers, cutting a silver spray with colored tires, the whole concluding with a revolving sun, 150 feet ia circum ference. Discharge or monster aerial warglera. Parisian nov.ltJes rockets with silver threads.

Salvo or thirty-Inch bombs prismatic torrent and silver clouds. Groves ef Jeweled palms. grand flight of I.nna targe colored rockets. fired simultaneously, producing a e-and ard magnificent aerial bououet. Gravesen-t thar.

ifW i 4 OLD 8 I Why Clde tha tnav are but the girls have done It, and tr iiave me hardihood to say that tbey do not Icok the mm eaCeflls, l0. UdlL va 1 better tor it, Dolly Varden styles are thus freakishly revived, and handsome cretonnes are seen thus made up. One or the prettiest or these is very like a mother hubbard. fastened short waist with big rufOcd musliu bertha over the shoulders and out oa tho great sleeve puffs. Long mittens should meet the sleeves.

Only very slender figures can stand this sort of thing, and poke bonnets all a bob with roses ought to be worn. Another revival brings Into view on feminine shoulders scarf fichus cf the sort this picture presents. Topped by a youthful face, this accessory of the elderly produces a quaint effect that is just cow deemed extremely desirable. That shown here Is of blue and gold shot silk, edged with a pinked ruffle of the same, and Is round in back. Its ends are tucked in front into a high black satin belt, finished with a big bow.

Glace taffeta striped in bine and gold Is the fabric of the dress beneath, its blouse waist fasten-sng at the left aide, and having a high stock collar 'ornamented' with two fancy buttons. Five tiny rills of black taffeta trim the beta rthe gedet ektrt. or scrim, which material comes In the popular Ivory linen color, -end has a crtspnees that adapts itseir nicely to the present fashion a. It isnt inexpensive, but It lasts better than a regular dress goods at the same price. FtRErTTE.

Hike aad Bis Wary had a little lamb. And both have long been dead; If Mary were alive today. She'd have a wheel instead. Boston Globe. 1 iojacfc The air seems rarer than It used to be.

Tomdik Well, perbau it is rarer. Yon know that a good deal is being Used in pneumatic bicycle tires now. Harper's Bazar. We have jut learned that a recent Sunday was wheeimea's day. when in several churches sermons were preached on the bicycle.

Yt'e trust that In arranging thtse special Sundays st least on" Sunday a year will be reserved preaching the gnrpeL If two Sundays could ba put aside for this purpose, that woufd. to our view, be better, though we bhcll prooably have to be content with one. Christian Work. Victor." said Ataisnta. pensively: "how can I be yours when our cycle cluh.

'Tbc has Just taken for motto. 'Divided stand, united we fall'?" Lire. When women mount their spinning wheels And cut all sorts of capers. They shouldn't be surnriaed teste Thotr bloomers In the papers. IKMroit Free Press.

The progressive wheelmen of New York, wte sre tired of baggy knees, are as anxious to nt off trousers as the progressive wheei-woatr a are to put them on. There is no res ton wty they mitcht not both be gratified, and cctaort, health, and aeataes plead alike tor the knickerbockers and the bloomers. The wheel is working a silent revolution in the apparel of society, and ft will not stop with" the clothes. Philadelphia Record. Worcester tai.es bicycles $1 each.

The city expects to take in about 35.000, this year by the tax. Boston Herald. In Albania the women wear trousers and the men wear petUcoau. The women do ali tbe work and the men watch them. Does the new woman movement and the popularity of the bloomers mean that the men are to be relieved work In the near Brooklyn Eagle.

There ia something captivatiag. And, upon my word, That is quite exhilarating. In the merry cycling girl. She ia chiqusnt. She is piquant.

And she's kickuant When you tee her in the whirl. And she rides with head erected Net a single point neglected That win make her pose respected As a fascinating glrL She dainty. Never painty. Nor is saint When she rides right through the whirl. And she dresses tor her walking.

For her riding, for her talking. From her bonnet to her stocking, Tes this entertaining girt. She le witty. And so pretty. Every Wtty Like a ship with sails unfurled.

American Wheelman. Fishing: by KJec-trle I.Ittht. Eastern anglers are taking a out of the hook or the fishermen of the Pacific roast. It will be remembered that aa enttrprtKing Call-forniaa was the first is the country to etiUze-vhe Idea of attackiac fish by means of the electric light. He had the nets for his coast fishing studded with incandescent lamu.

which were connected to batteries ia aa accompanying beat. Aa soon as the arts were sank tl current was turned on and the Incandescent filament drew fish from far and near, greatly surpassing tn its effects on tbe hMllng the net the meat irresistible er baits. Now an Albany man has devised an "electrical net." which works very much after the same fashion, except that tbe electric light used is fixed above the water Instead of Ik low Its surface. When the light is placed la position the cats are act either ta seaward of it Jr around It. flat anon the bottom.

When the fiyh-arr drawn to the lamp a rubber tube which rnns along the top ef. the net Is Inflated by pump in tbe beet, the npier edge of the net. will ri4 to tbe surf seethe lewer edge being held dw by sinkers aid the fish are caught, A New Yorker ha made a modification of Calirornian plan of nstng submerged 15e simply puts a three-candle-power lamp In -a euart preserving Jar. lowers It hit Ihe and runs it with a sewing machine battery. 11 recommends those who wish to follow his exam-, pie not to spend 820 a battery, bet buy ea electric handbook and.

with three goblets ae- ..,1. r.ul..nn In i. nlnlti Iiak mwtr for thcmxelvet for about 12.50 a battery which works Just as wcIL He says that night fishing becomes a very lively sport If the light Is placed anywhere. In the neighborhood ef They awim around ia.4 ennsiderahl thai iavealliratina'- tint as soon as their curiosity is satisfied tbey get, down to business and discuss the baited hock, hich Is dangling near by. Rochester Herald J.llkTlil.

When I proposed she did not blush. And net one word she said. The maiden did wot tntl Ba vaa She simply shook her En sun pijr snooa uer noaa. ana yet No man In all the town Ceetd be more pleased -than was, for dsc saves, up ana sewn. eP.