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Kotnry Publlo.
Tins ptnto "contest" ends today from
sheer exhaustion.
Now Is tlio accepted time to plant
good rcsolutlonB , out of sight.
GKNT.RAT. MII.KS Inquired , " " \Vhoro is
Big Foot ? " Una ho looked In Chlcajro ?
TIIK refusal of the Union Pacific to
take Milwaukee straight or on the sldo
Is a significant reminder of the swearIng -
Ing oil season.
THIS painful lack of unity nmoner th'o
French tariff rovlsorasucfROstsn splen
did oocnlnp : for Mr. MeKiiiloy's talents
after March 4.
A Nnvf IlAMrsiiiKK couro has eon-
tonccu a man to ho hanged m 1892. As
I time appears to 1)0 no olijoct why not ex
tend it to 1893 nnd give him a clmnco to
BOO the world's ' fnlr ?
If TIIK torlea fall to tnlco advantage
of tholr opportunities to secure a seven
year lease of ofllcinl life , they possess a
lo-rgor stock of political hindsight than
they nro usually credited with.
JUSTICE BHOWN'S enemies arc trying-
to mtiko capital out of the fact that ho
oncobhot a hurglar. Well , what of It ?
Ilo will hnvo to face some bigger rob
bers than that when ho begins business
on the supreme bench.
ATTOUMIJYGKNKRAI , LKKSE'S vigor
ous report nttrncts consltlorablo atten
tion th rougliout the country , but singu
larly enough , It does not appear to have
oxoltod the Inturosb of the Nebraska
press. Why this slloilco in a matter of
such vital interest to the statoV
Tun colored troops are loading the
charge npalnst the hostiles in the bad
lands. This is the crudest cut of nil.
It Is the last straw on the overburdened
backs of the rodsidns , nnd If they do not
avenge this last insult to tholr prldo by
straightening a few kinks In the dlm-
culty , wo mistake the temper of the
ghost dancers.
THE board of education appears In a
cheery mood over Its financial condition.
I There Is a certainty of a small surplus
in the treasury at the close of the year.
The misappropriated Paul street school
fund will bo restored. This Is very grat
ifying to members of the board , but it
does not reflect any credit on its manage
ment of the school ilnanccs ,
TIIK tide of social reform In Germany
la still rising. The loaders of the now
party , who have already obtained so
rnuoh from the young emperor , now de
mand the same concessions for farm
hands that ho has granted to mechanics.
Meanwhile , the opposition appears to bo
rallying about Bismarck. Germany is
likely to sustain the interest which she
lias aroused In all mankind since the old
emperor died.
JlASSACHUSKTTS and Connecticut
newspapers doinand that the railroads
shall no longer glvo passes to the governors -
ornors nnd legislatures of these states.
This will strike western people as a very
mild reform. In this state the demand
Is that railroads shall not only discon
tinue tholr passes to state olllcors , but
that they shall also cease to buy with
passes the conventions that nominate
state oftlcors.Vostorn railroads would
not bo .greatly alarmed at the bolllgor-
ont reformers who nsk only that the
legislators shall pay tholr faro.
STATISTICS of railroad building In the
United States during the year show a
marked Improvement over the record of
1889. The total now mileage amounts
to 0,080 , against 5,200 miles In 18SO , 0,070
In 188S , and 12,007 In 18S7. The high
water mark of railroad building during
the dociulo was reached in 1SS7. In the
following two years the uocllno was
sharp nrd rapid , but the record for the
present year Indicates a firm rebound.
The groatofat Increase In intlongo wns in
the south Atlantic states , where 1,276
miles of road were constructed. Add to
this the mileage of the gulf and Missis
sippi states nnd the southwestern states ,
the aggregate construction in the
southern states amounts to 3,013 , or
nearly one-half the total of the year.
This brings the total mllongo of the
United States up to 107,000 , one-fifth of
which was constructed in the last five
years.
SUPEliriSIOX OF STATE BANKS.
The success of private banks Is meas
ured by the confidence of the publio in
tholr managers nnd backers. This con
fidence In turn is accurately gauged by
.tho nUtnbor of depositors. The savings
of hundreds nnd frequently thousands of
persons nro entrusted to the keeping of
private banks mainly on tbo known In
tegrity of the stockholders. It Is of the
greatest importance , not only for the
safely of hanks but for the security of
depositors , that their solvency should
bo above suspicion.
No other branch of business Involves
to nn equal extent the well being of
thrifty people. Savings banks are the
financial strong box of the tellers They
contain tlio wctilth of n greater number
of people than the national banks , yet
tholr condition in various states Is treat
ed with a degree of indifference that Is
nothing less than criminal.
The eollapsu of two private banks in
rapid succession In Chicago emphasizes
the fact that states cannot bo too strict
In protecting the public from reckless
financiering. Had Illinois exorcised
supervision over private banks , the In
solvency of these two concerns would
have been known months before tholr
collnpso , and their managers would have
boon prevented from robbing depositors
by accepting deposits up to the moment
of suspension.
The disastrous experience of several
Nebraska cities with wildcat banks a
few years ago aroused public sentiment ,
which cryslnllzod In the enactment of a
state banking law. It provides every
reasonable safeguard for the protection
of depositors , requires not loss than
three sworn reports annually from every
private bank , their examination at least
once a year by the state bank examiner ,
and the publication of a summary of
their condition In local newspapers.
The last report of the slate board shows
the private banks to bo in sound finan
cial condition , a fact that goes far to
ward strengthening public .confidence
during the present monetary stringency.
But the state board should go farther
than the more compilation of tbo
collective reports. It should rigidly
enforce every provision of the law , with
out fear or favor. It should display
greater zeal in examining the bccurittes
of the banks , and should insist on the
publication oftho report of tholr condi
tion , as Is nowroquircd from national
banks.
No reliable banking institution will
object to frequent examinations. It is
to tliolr Interest to invlto them and pub
lish the fact. It Is the unreliable concerns -
corns that endeavor to evade the law ,
and for that reason the law should bo the
moro vigorously enforced. By that
menus , the distressing consequences of
state bank failures will bo averted in
Nebraska.
THE FUTOHE OF CATTLE PIllOKS.
The outlook for stock raisers tind ship
pers in all the great cattle markets of
the west Is more encouraging than it has
been in a long time. This Is a develop
ment for which the producers of Ne
braska nnd ether stales have waited
long and patiently and which will bo es
pecially welcome to them now.
The opinions of the best judges agree
on this proposition. They are based on
obvious nnd reasonable grounds , Every
thing indicates that cattle receipts will
not Increase during the first half of 1891
in the same ratio as in the past. The
great ranges of the west nnd southwest
have beea depleted by hard winters and
by unusual shipments to market during
the just few months. Mcaawhllo , the
purchase of feeders in the South
Omaha market in the same period
has fallen off largely , owing
to the dearness and scarcity of
corn in the country. The same cause
has necessitated the shipment of cattle
to market that in ether years would
have been fed through the winter. The
result is that the over-supply of cattle
which has formerly existed in the coun
try nnd como crowding into the spring
market to depress prices does not exist
today. The best judges agree that \vo
are soon to see the supply no moro than
equal to the demand , which must inev
itably result in higher prices.
Through the whole long era of low
prices , which have discouraged stock
raisers and shippers , ono fact has stood
out pi eminently for tholr enlighten
ment. This Is the fact that the bettor
grades of cattle have always commanded
n ready bale nnd the ( top of the market.
Men who have raised fine beef cattle
testify that it is the surest and cheap
est way to conduct the business. Scrub
cattle , like scrub horses , nro unprofita
ble , and scarcely loss so in good times
than in bad.
If Nebraska producers have learned
this lesson they may yet have a profit to
credit to the era of low prices.
TEXT BOOKS Iff NEBRASKA.
Among the resolutions adopted at the
recent session of the State Alliance
which TIIK BUB heartily endorses is the
following :
That It [ i the desire of the farmers here rep
resented that our coining legislature Hliould
adopt and iiromulRnto'n mil form syutom of
school books tobo furnished lit cost to the
soliool bo.inls throughout tlio stuto.
Ono of the most arrogant of all the
monopolies that now oppress the people
Is the school book trust , It puts a copy
right on the throe It's and nil ether
departments of "knowledge learned of
hooks" and by virtue of its close combi
nation among publishers , charges the
public what It pleases , regardless of the
cost of production and of .a fair profit
on the investment. The result
is the annual waste of an enormous sum ,
taken from the pockets of parents nnd
credited to the bank accounts of great
publishing houses , There Is neither rea
son nor justice In the present system.
The coming legislature can confer 1m-
mcnso benefits on the people and lend in
n reform , that , Boonor or later , Is bound
to come In every state , by taking decisive
utops to correct this evil.
Tlio way for Nebraska to relieve itself
of the .burdens placed upon it by the
pchool book trust Is to prepare and p'ub-
liflh its own text books nnd sell them to
parents at actual cost , Since 1875 the
stnto has pursued this policy with the
supreme court reports , which In most
other states are monopolized by law
book publishers , nnd the results
hnvo boon satisfactory. There is no
reason why the same plan would not bring
.ho same benefits in the case of text
joolts. There is no copyright on the
multiplication table , nnd no patent
ights conferring Individual ownership
the English grammar , American hid-
pry , nor oven the dead languages. The
tale can command talent to prepare
ext books on these and all ether
ranches taught in our schools. It can
ot the mechanical part of the work in
pen competition to the lowest bidder ,
etnln the ownership of the plates nnd
ell the books to the publio nt actual
iost. "Whether the state shall under-
ako to furnish text books free , allowing
ho people to pay for them , by taxation
nthor than directly , nsls done in Massa
chusetts , Kansas and elsewhere , is nn-
thor questlOii. But in either case the
pform will bo equally effective.
A fair estimate of the cost of text
oks to each pupil In the Nebraska
ichools would bo $5 n year. To say that
indor the proposed reform they could
10 sold for $2 Is certainly not putting It
,00 low. When this snvlnp of $3 upon
ach pupil is multiplied by the total
ncmborshlp of our schools the result Is
eon 'to ' bo nn enormous saving to the
'Ooplo. ' With our present population It
vould run from S2oO,000 to $500,000 an-
ually In the next flvo years , and would
> o larger with every year of growth.
Doubtless much -labor nnd ability
vould bo required to establish a com-
iloto system of state text books. The
, vork would have to bo under the super
vision of our ablest educators , nnd , pos-
Ibly , a board of education would be re-
uh'cd. But when the work is accom-
ilinhed wo shall have a uniform system ,
irganizcd without regard to the inter-
islsof school book agents , or tliodiffcr-
iig whims of county superintendents ,
d wo shall no longer pay an outrageous
ributo to a close corporation of school
ook publishers.
Ncbroskn can load the text book ro-
'orm if the next legislature does its
duty.
iTfill'S ON TUB FARMERS' MOVEMENT.
The .Tnnunry number of the American
Agriculturist presents" a colloctlon of
iows on the farmers' political move
ment , which Is interesting as showing ;
ho variety of opinions entertained re
garding the motives and conditions un-
lerlylng the movomont. Secretary
ilusk submits his views with charactor-
stlo bluntness , remarking that the farm
ers have become so accustomed to spoll-
ng national with a big N that they
scorn to have forgotten that while ' 'the
var decided the supremacy of the nation
over the state It did not substitute na
tional for state government. " There is
n this a sulllcicntly plain Intimation
hat the secretary of agriculture is not
n accord with some of the paternal
schemes proposed In behalf of the farm-
ore , which tend toward centralization ,
lo admits that the farmers expected
and desired a reduction of the tariff ,
mt while ho offers no defense of the new
aw , nnd thup permits the Inference that
10 thinks the expectation of the farmers
ought to have been mot , ho does not
commit himself on that point.
Mr. AndrowD. White , ox-presldontof
brnoll , ascribes the uprising to the
oellng that the agricultural population
las been inatlo to boar an un
due share of the burdens of
society , and ho believes there
good cause for this fooling. Ho re
marks that our taxation systems work
o the material disadvantage of the pro
ducer. There is general need of tax re
vision anil ho suggests that competent
commissions In each Bttilo again con
sider the whole question , believing that
nuch might bo gained from the trial of
the various results by the different
scales. Mr. White earnestly counsels
, ho farmers fb beware of the proposed
oinody of nn Inflated currency , quoting
the romtirk of "Webster , thnt of all the
nachinory for impoverishing the work-
, ng classes the most perfect is an inflated
currency.
Congressman Hatch of Missouri , who
Iguros somewhat prominently as nn
advocate of the interests of the farmers ,
s of the opinion that they owe their Ills
, n a material sense to silver domonitlza-
< ion nnd tbo tarill , and takes occasion to
urge f roe coinage as a sovereign remedy.
Edward Bellamy , of "Looking Back-
war& " fame , finds in the farmers' move
ment an encouraging stop toward bring
ing the railway nnd tglogrnph business
under complete national control , nnd ho
of course takes n moro hopeful vlow of
Lho possibility of ultimately nationaliz
ing all industries.
There Is really not much of practical
value In this convocation , and the ad
mission of all who contribute to It that
the farming class has not obtained a
lust share of the material development
of the nation and of the distribution of
the rewards of labor sheds no now lighten
on the subject. This has boon repeatedly
stated nnd as often conceded by all who
are IntoUlgontly informed regarding the
relative rewards of agriculture nnd other
departments of industry , and its repeti
tion will hardly help to a solution of the
problem which it presents. How com
plex nnd dinicult this Is ono may easily
learn from reading the various views of
these who are presumed to have given
It careful and Intelligent study. It is in
teresting to note that tlio wlsost of those
have no faith In the expedients which
nro now uppermost In the minds of many
farmers nnd nro advocated by a few men
in publio life.
LINCOLN'S
The splendid progress of the city of
(
Lincoln In the past year will bo noted
with prldo by all Nebraskans , who see
In the capital ol their state a typical In
stance of its wonderful 'history nnd un
exhausted possibilities.
Lincoln's growth in population , nevermore
moro rapid than In the past twelve
months , has boon roranrkablo from the
time of Its settlement. What magic
flgurbs nro the following : 1870 , 2,441 ;
18SO , 13,003 ; 1890 , 55,401 , Those figures
toll the story of phenomenal results In
the building of a city on the prairies ol
Nebraska , for .Lincoln's growth in all
ether directions 1ms been in keeping
with its expansion in population. Its
record of progress in the past yoai
according to the State Journal may bo
briefly summarized as follows : Public
improvements , $259,609 ; semi-public ,
123,000 ; residences , $1,723,300 ; business
blocks , $001,500 ; hotels , 383,000 ; schools
colleges and churches , $105,000 ; fac-
orios and/8lwpsJ ( 8370,000 ; railroads ,
210,000 ; atrcUjtwalliUys , 8190,000 ; total ,
M,120OC9.ic \
Among tljjJjjmoronotable ! of Lincoln's '
eng list of jiityprovatnonts in the past
ear Is the orcdtlon of three now hfttcls ,
ncludlng n seven-story structure , cost1
ng $250,0001 the onlmnco of the Rock
sland ; the construction of an oleotrlo
troot rnlhvjyyj and tbo gain of thrco now
alleges. TUqko alone would constitute
a great year's work , though they nro
inly fonturcs"df whrtt has actually been
accomplished. , '
JIIJBEK iioartlly congratulates the
icoplo of Lincoln upon the splendid
howlng they make of tholr past , and
adds Its confidence to tholr faith In the
rent future which awaits them.
EXPElllEXOKD MKK
The Phllndofphift Press hollovos'th.it
t Is absolutely accessary to the solution
f tlio Indian question that only mtm
hall bo appointed agents who have some
cnowledgo of the work they have to do ,
ind that mon of experience , acquainted
vith Indians , nnd of Droved capacity nnd
ptogrlty , should bo Tcept in oillco clui
ng1 good behavior nnd freed from pollt-
cnl pressure. It remarks tfiat while
hroughout the existing disturbance the
Standing Hook ngoncy has been In much
ho greater danger It has never boon de-
lortod. The Indian police thoio have
continued to keep order and ita disci-
ilino has boon fully maintained. The
Irst collapse of authority came at Pine
.Udgo , tvnd the ngoncy has boon parrl-
ioncd over since , the military being in
charge and substantially in command ,
i'ho Press says :
The lesson of nil this is ns plain as day. If
at nil agencies wo had , ns at Standing Koclt ,
men Iti sorvlco for years , possessing experi
ence , courngo nnd ncquaintanco with Indi
ans , tbo Indian question would bo half solved.
IVby can wo not hnvo tuomt What other so-
utlon Is possible ) Kvory ilslup moans mur
ders untold , enormous expenditures nnd but
oo often hideous injustice to the Indian before -
fore and after the rising. For all this the
responsibility lies with the nation , nnd the
lation will uovor moot this responsibility
until Indian agents nro selected solely for
, ho work they have to do , kept In ofllco dur-
ag good behavior nnd freed from political
> ressuro. If tbo present administration ,
ivhich has appointed the best Indian agent
since General Walker , and which has as its
icad a God fearing nnd Just man , who hates
ivlcltedncss and eschews evil , will work this
reform , Indian wars will bo over and Indian
clvill/ation bcRun.
There are probably few who will ques-
ion the wisdom of these observations ,
and they nro fully in accord with the views
of Commissioner Morgan and doubtless
ilso with these of the secretary of the
ntorior. In the supplemental report
of the comtnissibnor of Indian affairs ,
iust Issued , ho lays special stress on the
desirability of splecting persons of un
usual qualifications for the Indian ser
vice , and ho says thnt agents nnd em
ployes , if selected with special refer
ence to their fitness , should have a rea
sonable degree"tpf certainty that they
will bo retained so long ns they show fit
ness nnd fidelity in the discharge of tholr
duties. "Uncertainty as to permanence , "
says the commissioner , "breeds inde
cision of purpoao , Inrgply prevents Jtjio
'ormatlon ' o comprehensive planswhich
require years for their completion ,
and hinders the victorous oxocu-
llon of those formulated by
the government. " The commissioner
can " eo no good reason why politics
should enter as a controlling element in
Iho selection or removal of govo rnment
olliclals in this service , " xvhoro ho de
clares the employe "should feel untrnni-
molod by more partisan considerations
and free to devote his entire strength
and time to the work to whieh ho has
been appointed , and where ho is to bo
freed from the temptation to unfaithful
ness or dishonesty by the fear of re
moval for moro political reasons , " Ho
thinks the spirit If not the rules of the
civil service should bo extended abso
lutely over this entire branch of public
work. The Indians , ho remarks , have
no politics , "nnd these sent to them ns
agents ought to bo concerned abso
lutely nnd only with the promotion of
their welfare. "
This undoubtedly represents the opin
ion of the administration , and it will
certainly bo approved by the Intelligent
sentiment of the country. The import
ance of applying to the Indian sorvlco
the principles enunciated by Com
missioner Morgan has boon impres
sively shown by the present uprising
nnd this congress should not adjourn
without giving tbo mutton the attention
it merits.
Tun life of a councilman after all is
not a happy ono. Just at the moment ho
imagines himself at pence with his ward
nnd the rest of mankind , duty calls him
to equalize assessments and trouble
begins. Every man's hand wildly
roaches for his hair and if ho escapes
with his locks political retribution is
pickled for his benefit. No matter how
valuable his services may have been ,
when ho trenches on the domain of the
tax-shirker all is forgotten and his life
made n wearisome burden.
"Bums of a feather flock locothor. "
It is eminently titling that the slayer of
Pogleg Griffon , should bo employed by
the prohibition nluminors to concoct
election villainy for their benefit. The
mnn who devised Tin assault on the stnto
treasury and klllfad the crippled "high
wayman" Is thoroughly competent to
Invent ridiculous yarns about colonized
voters and earn i that $200 approprla ted
for his benefit. >
Tim doubld-'tjbckor advances thd
charming thoor that the city clerkship
should bo removed from political influ
ence by taking . .tlio appointive power
from the countiit'and making the oillco
elective. What remarkable mugwump-
Ian reasoning. As though nominating
conventions were above partisan inllu-
once , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TUB army's holiday jaunt to the
irontlor has settled down to a cold win-
tor's job.
Tlio Gonural Sentiment.
I'urllaml Ortgnntnn.
The world at largo i gottlnjr very tired of
Mr. Pnrnell nnd wishes her would quietly
marry Airs. O'Slica nnd drop into obwurity.
I > nlltlod and Matrimony.
Chicago Jnter-Oecan.
Cleveland was smnrtcuough to marry while
president ; Governor Hill should go him one
bot'tcrnnd marry before trying to bo prcil-
lent. There will bo no yeast In bis presi
dential cake until ho docs.
Only Spooiitntorn In tlio Soup.
Sfoia Ci\l ( \ .Journal ,
The legitimate trade of the country is nil
Ight , It Is the Illegitimate trade of tbo coun
try that is causing nil the trouble.
Iho Missing Injjrotllout.
Rothcttcr Demoera f.
Tno trouble with Kocly nnd his motor is n
ack of "sympnthoUc vibration. " There Is
ho some painful void In the relations between
Cleveland and Hill.
A Mtitcor of incotioiny.
Chteaao A'eici.
At this Reason the economical young man
nuses before fh Inp his best fjlrl a bouquet
of roses nnu determines to offer n casket of
solitaire diamonds instead.
Tim Itlirufit Shuro.
Time * .
O woman's lilndly heart ! We'll hot
If Eve did pluck the apple there
And bit it first , that Adam got
The fullest , biggest abaro.
Clnrkson'H llldiuulnii.s Position.
fi'cw Yoth Evening I'ott.
An editor has seldom found himself In amore
moro ridiculous posltloa than that occupied
by the Iowa State Ucgistcr , Clnrkson's ' news-
: ) .ipcr. In last Sutiilnj's Issue ho published n
dlntrllic against the national bank law on this
[ round : "Every American citizen should
: iavo a prldo In his own honor nnd credit , and
t Is .nlwaya humiliating to men who know
Jiat their credit and means nro Just as good
nnd responsible ns tbo bank itself to bo com-
: > ollod to secure an endorser before they can
iwrrow money of n national bank under the
.aws of the United States. This pnrt of the
tanking system is vicious and degrading , nnd
there Is almost unanimous demand , for Its
speedy obliteration. Nearly every farmer
nnu every business man tn the untlon has
: iad Ills pride humbled and hU finances greatly
depleted by this uuwlso mid unjust provision
of tbo national banking Inw. " In the very
next issue ho was forced to publish a letter
from the president of tlio DCS Molncs Na-
.lonul bank , which not only declared that
"thoro Is no such provision In the national
law , nor Is there anything In the theory
or practice of national banking to warrant
nny such statement as the above , " but that
: io could "name scores of fnrmors , and there
are hundreds who can and do borrow money
nt the national banks of DCS Molnes , on tficlr
owiiiiinmo alone , without security" in proof
of which ho exhibited to the editor the last
ofiloial statement of the DCS Molncs National
jatik , which Rnvo , among ether required do-
alls , tlio aggregate of "ono name loans. "
The editor's only excuse is that "twice dur
ing tlio last twenty years wo have borrowed
nioiioy from the same national bank , and each
time two signatures were required to the
noto. " In ether words , his own credit not
being good enough to gob money without se
curing Indorsors , ho Jumped to the conclu
sion that this was a part of tlio national bank
law , and accordingly demanded "its speedy
obliteration 1"
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XEIlltASKA IfJEirNl'.lI'JKIt XEIt'S.
The Brunswick News has suspo ndcd publl
cation , but It bones to rcsutno in tbo spring
ThoThnyor County Mail Is n now publi
cation at Hobron. Edwin U. Young is the
oaltor.
Henry 13. Phelps of the Howolls Journal
announces that ho "docs not Imvo to go into
any now movement to bo independent. "
C. W. Beal of Broken Bow , who was
elected a member of the state executive com-
niltteoby the alliance , is the editor of tlio
Custor County Beacon. ;
Another paper has boon started at Papll-
lion and christened the Sarpy Itopubllcnn.
It is under the management of A. S. Wolbol
and Mrs. P. A. Harrison.
W. A7. Watson , editor of the Falrbury
Demociat , has tired of the bonrhon name of
tils paper and will chance Its cognomen this
wcolc and call it tbo Liberator.
J. II. Dundas of the Ncmaha County
Granger last week issued his usual biennial
to the honorable senators nnd repre
sentatives of the state of Nebraska.
II. A. Eaton of the Nebraska City Press
and J. W. Tanner of the Fullerton Post wore
two editors who spent a portion of Christ
mas weolc in a visit to tbo metropolis.
W. II. McGnnln , editor of tbo Bdlwood
Gazette , Is having a tilt with the local Cath
olic priest ns the result of the report of a ser
mon which the newspaper man printea re
cently.
Ira Hamilton , who combines .tho business
of editing a paper with acting as city
marshal of Platnview , has killed eighteen
dogs since May 1 last , and but few unlicensed
curs are loft.
Joim 0. Sprecher of the Schuylor Quill , a
convert to tbo alliance , faith , advocates the
passage of n law by tbo coming legislature
that will require every lawyer nud doctor to
give a heavy bond before they are allowed to
practlco.
The Nebraska Proas association will hold
Its annual mooting at Beatrice January 29
nnd 30. George P , Marvin , odttqr of the
Beatrice Democrat , Is president of the asso
ciation nnd F. O. Summers of the Seward
Heporter Is secretary.
Charles II. Challls , whoso papbr , the
Ulysses DUpatcli.supportsthoalllanco party ,
refers to Jay Burrows na a "rovcngoful ,
sclllsh , ambitious , vindictive , would-bo
ICador , " and lu the same sentences designates
Van Wyck as "ono of the best friends of the
tolling masses who has lived since the days *
ofBuiKo. "
George M , Plumb , who has boon editing
tbo Hod Cloud. Republican , ostensibly a re
publican paper , has deserted the paity and
his newspaper nt the same tlmo and will
join George I ) . Gibson in the publishing of
tbo Now Kopubllc , a prohibition organ at
Lincoln. What will become of tbo Ked
Cloud p.ipor Is not known.
Washington Star : Speaking of Indians as
hair ralsurs , the real hair razor , after all , is a
pair of scissors.
PittstMirgPost ! Called to a count A few
American heiresses annually.
Bingbnmhm Republican : Can the man
wbo strikes you for u loan bo charged with
assault )
Chicago Tlinos ; Cigar dealers announce
that taoy will put up the prlco of cigars after
January 1. But who carosl Wo are all
going to swear oil on January 1 , anyway.
St. Joseph News : The foreman of the
composing room is ono of these people who
bcllovo lu a porsonnl devil.
Munsoy's Weekly : She I learned how to
cook when I was In boarding school.
Ho ( sampling her cake ) : And when did
you forgott
St. Joseph News : "Under ordinary cir
cumstances , " said St. Agodoro , musingly ; "I
like to see a girl have some got-up about her ,
Except when ono Is sitting on my lap. "
Drake's Magazine : So It Is "Well , ita all
ova. "
"What isl"
"An egg , "
Boston Transcript : Salt seems tbnt the
Am men mm is to bo built in Batb , Mo. This
is the first Indication of any intention to roc-
ogni/othadoinunds of the wool industry of
Now Knglaad :
Clothier and Furnisher : Mrs , Bingo You
know you spoke about giving these old
clothes of Tommy's to the poor. On the second
end thought , hadn't wo octtor send them
oror to the preacher's ' children t
Bingo Capital. But in ttmt cose I guess
_ .
you had bettor lot Tommy woac thorn a few
weeks longer.
Louisville Courier-Journal : The Chinaman
who lighted his plpo while repairing n powder
mill has given up smoking. It takes a long
tlmo for some mon to learn that tobacco Is
Injurious.
Chicago Tribune : "Aro you disappointed
In your Christmas gifts , \Vllllat" asked his
mother.
f
"N no , " ho nniwcrod , looking them over
ngain , "I'm not 'xactly ' disappointed , but I
don't see anything hero lean niako n nolso
with. "
Drake's Mngnzlno : "You seem to bo In
poor spirits , " sold tbo fly to the toad In alco
hol.
hol."Yes
"Yes , I'm In durance vlnl. "
Chicago Tribune : "Hollo , Blngloy. Just
back from tlio wcsti DIdyou hoar the Indians1
war-whoopst"
No. I hoard they didn't. "
"Didn't what ! "
"Wear hoops. "
NnhniHkn.
A subsidy has been raised to secure a bcot
suirnr factory for ( JOthonburg.
Mnson City fins nil tbo arrangements completed -
plotod for n system of waterworks.
Mrs. O. A. Oilman of superior was severely
Injured Christmas day by being thrown from
a horse.
A Hcnubllcnn Cltv gcnlm hns invented a
scissors sharpener from which ho expects to
rcalizo a fortune.
Schlok & Moluts , general merchants of
Fllloy , luwo boon forced to assign. Tbo lla-
tillltlos era about & ! , SOO , with assets about
tbo snrao.
Wnhoo has expended $ fjO,000 In publio im
provements the post year , Including the
opera house , city hnll , Union Pacific depot ,
stone buildings nnd residences.
Tlicvlllnpo board of Waco has voted to
license saloons ntSSOOcach. This will mnko
tbo llrst town in York county where prohi
bition by local option is not enforced.
_ A strong petition lms _ boon secured in
Washington countv praying the board of
supervisors to submit to a vote tbo question
of returning from township organization to
tbo commissioner system.
They bored a well ! 100 foot deep out In
Chase county nnd the water spouted up sev
eral fcut above the surface. Hut the snnd
soon llllcd tho' bolo up and the water ceased
to flow. They linvo solved tbo water problem
out thero.
Tlio Stnnton county old settlers organised
nn association at Pllgcr by electing tbo fol
lowing officers : President , R. M. Lowry ;
vlco president. J. Q. Mnthcson ; secretary ,
Q. Sonncnscheln ; treasurer , ForOlnnnd
Miller ; trustees , Hobert Humes , John C.
Wiimer nnd Ernest Jake.
Goonjo M , Bmiph , wbo Is an elder In the
Ansloy church nnd nn occupant ot a front
seat in the "amon corner , " sneaked down to
the mill pond nt thnt place early in tbo mornIng -
Ing , ono Sunday recently , to have n quiet
skate before church so know ono would know
It , snys the Broken Bow Leader. But murder -
der will out , and ho broke through the ice
and was ill for a week in consequence , not
yet being fully recovered. The Leader hopes
tbo ovcnt will bo a lesson to the gentleman
and the next tlrno to look for thicKer ico.
A young man nt Ansloy took a notion tbnt
ho wanted to get married last week , but bo
was u Httlo short of change , says the Morna
Record. The boys around town passed
around the bat and soon mad o a donation
sufficient to defray the expenses of a cheap
ceremony. The mother of tbo would-bo
groom soon appeared on tbe scene and forbid
the justice to proceed , as tbo kid was not of
ago. Then the game was effectually blocked
by the young lady stating that sue had no In
tention of getting married. The monov col
lected was used to send the girl to her home
In Wood Rlvor. .
A mammoth boulder has been discovered
near liar ting ton on which are Imprinted or
carved a number of curious designs. Its
upper facols covered with inscriptions In
tbo form of n trident. Some of thcso nro so
worn by tlmo and tbo elements thut they
might easily bo mistaken for the track of a
hugo fossil bird , whichsomehavopronounced
them to be. But the deeper incrlptlons hnvo
a concave which Is polished in a manner that
would do credit to nny innrblo cutter
of this ngo. The engraving or Imprint of
the foot Is Just six Inches long from tbo ex
tremity of tbohool to the end of the big too.
Tbo three largest too's are exactly tbo same
length. Tbo foot Is ( doubtless nn imprint of
the original , or only its carved likeness ) that
of n primitive man. Tbo tees spread out ai
though they had never felt the confinement
ofahoo or moccasin. The Interior of tbo
foot figure has suffered from the action of
water and tlio atmosphere anil Its ragged
surface has blacken and overgrown with
lichens , until it leaves a flold for speculation
us to whether it Is a track made In the mud
of the tertiary formation , the work of the
copper instruments of the mound builders or
of the Indian's flint.
Inwa.
Twelve saloons nro running full blast nt
Oskuloosa.
The oldest man In Iowa Is probably Mr.
Gllllgan of Dubuque county , whoso ago Is
110 years.
A wealthy citizen of Clinton has promised
to give $10,000 for a Young Men's Christian
association building.
In South Ottumwa pretty youngladlcs pass
ttio contribution boxes in the churclios nnd
tbo pastors' wives buy buttons for the use of
the family , lilto tbo wives of other citizens.
Iowa county owns nbout thrco thousand
acres of land m Jda nnd Chorokco counties
valued nt Slfl per aero. It is nil leased nnd
piys Iowa county n rental of ? l,700 per year. .
Mrs. George Eurightls dead near Dcnlson
from , Injuries received by Jumping from n n
wagon December 3. Hur husband , who Is
Blind , wns drunk In the wagon. She would
soon have been n mother.
The Irvins of Kirkvillo have agreed to dls-
agree nnd tbo property has bocn divided.
Mrs. Iivln pets J10.1 in cash ana tbo real es
tate and Irvins takes $1X13 In raonoy. Mrs.
Irviu's dlsuppcaiauco some tlmo ago led tn
tbo ' arrest of her husband on suspicion of
murdering her. She loft on account of his
cruelty. Ho drlnki nnd nppean to bo monk
tallyuniotind Ho snlil to n Klrkvlllo man )
"The people will BOO tbo tlmo ivbim tl'oy will
rcqrct having driven mo nwny , for I slmll lol
no moro rain fall to moisten the dry ourth.
Tlmo and again when wo have lifttl n sovcro
drouth I hnvo gene out and prnyod for rnla
and It Ims rome nt onco. I slmll do BO no
moro nnd this country wilt sufTcr the wont
drouth it has over known. "
It. Arnlors has boon brotight biok
Waterloo from Ponnylvanla to'iinswor'thsA
clmrpo of forgery. Ho decamped from
crloo last September , leaving lili wife- .
Is sick now and his discarded wlfo is minis *
tcrlngto him.
During the lint eight months 410 odd
searches for liquor have bcon made In Dur
llneton under the prohibitory law. Thcso
searches cost the county nbout $18 nplw.
Some places have boon searched in often ai
thrco limes In ono wool : . It Is claimed that
these searches are ordered to onnblo the
prosecution to obtain ovldonco against the
saloonkeepers , says n correspondent. Tbotruo
cause for tbo o fromicnt searches is found ,
however , in the fact that they yield fat foes
to every ono connected thorowlth , Thpsu
searches nro but a portion nnd by no moan *
the greatest of tbo useless cxpcnios "saddled
upon tbo county. No effort It made to cloio
saloons In fact the number of saloons In.
crease steadily. During the last foxv days n
vast number of cases nirnliist salooj te > fjs ,
have again boon entered upon the court
docket. TU y > rHy of the citrons of Uur-
lliigton nro disgusted with the work of the
prohibitionists for revenue only.
The Two Dnkotia.
Grand Fortes sent Dickey countv a Chrl st-
mas present In the siiapo of n carload of Hour.
The Fountain flouring mill at Yankton will
begin running by artesian water power this
week.
The Plerro Journal advises the locUhturo
to reduce expenses this year by dlsuensliitf
with a chaplain.
The HrooWngs agricultural college has re
ceived $ IC,000 from the government foi Iti
maintenance nnd the support of the export-
mental station.
David Slmmoni of Nebraska City , Ifob ,
nnd his brother Curloy , met at Load the
ether day for the first tlmo after a sopnratlou
of thlrty-ono years.
The city council of Dondwood linn naiscd
an ordinance licensing saloons , lilllianl halls
and gambling dens. A saloon llrenso costs
e 75 n month ; with n gambling auuox , $23
moro.
A pair of moose nro to bo brolton to bnr-j"
ness in South Sioux Falls. It is expected to
ilnvo thorn In Sioux Falls until tlio opening
of the world's ' fair , when they will bo taken
to Chlcncco.
The editor of the Howdlo Pioneer lately
visited his farm near Garv , nnd found that
his house nnd bnrn , which cost him $300 , had
been stolen to ttio last splinter. The thlovca
did not take the well.
M. B. Kent of Elk Point lm < ? been notified
thnt bis examination before the civil service
commission , at Aberdeen November 11 , was
entirely satisfactory , and that his nnmo has
boon entered on the list of oliglblos for ap
pointment to department work \VashIug- -
ton.
ton.John
John Bncloy is unclorJ3.000 bonds nt Springfield -
field for shooting "W. B. Owens. Owens
rented Bugloy's farm nonr town , and they
quarreled about tbo owr.orshlp of some grain ,
The hullot struck a rib and glanced around ,
lodging in Owens' back. It has not boon
found.
Mr. Spooncr of Spinlc county , who Is very
much intonated In the subject of irrlRatlon
In South Dakota , has gene to Colorado to cot
additional Information on the subject. While
absent ho will visit the irrigated tracts in
thnt state nnd elsewhere with a vlow to be
coming thoroughly familiar with the systems
in use there and their adaptation to South
Dakota.
Hon. James Mathews of Lnrlmoro says ho
came to North Dakota for his health. Ilo
has found it , bis weight Increasing from 1.'HI
to 170 pounds. Incidentally bo has gathered
up about four thousand ncrcsoflnnd , Ho
had 2,000 ncros 1,1 crops this voar nnd sold
his wheat nt $1.2" ) per bushel. Ilo has about
two hundred and sixty head of blooded horses
that ho has raised while ho was resting ,
I'lOLATEJO TJIK COXTll.lCT.
Spring Tlnnchc , Clay County , Ooni <
plnltiH Against a Jtnllrond.
LINCOLN , Nob. , Doe. 23. [ Special to Tun
Bn.J Four years ago when the Kansni
City & Omaha was building Its line through
Clay county It stipulated with the residents
of Spring linncho proclnot thnt for the con
slduratlon of $7,000 precinct bonds it would
build and forever maintain n depot station ,
within 2,010 , foot of tbo Spring Uancho flour
ing mill. Trusting in good faith of this
stipulation , the people voted favorably . .ir T
tbo bonds wcro issued and delivered , and
probably have bcon sold to innocent purchas
ers.
Yesterday afternoon A. J. Orondorff of
Spring Rnnrho , Clay county , fllod with the
stnto board of transportation a complaint ,
setting forth the terms of the agreement ,
nnd stating further that on December 2,1800 ,
the company , neglectful of I ts agreement with J ,
the people , shut up and abandoned tho. tl
depot of that place nnd cut thorn oil from
the privileges of the road as guaranteed
the stipulation above referred to , and
for which they paid $7)00 ( ) in bonds ,
A recent decision of the supreme court In q
case from Se\vard in regard to a slmtlur
breach of faith by a railroad Is cited ns q
precedent In such cases. The court hold thnt
the company was bound by any stipulations
made by its accent before the bonds wora
voted. The court wont so far as to hold thai
where the proposition stipulated thnt tlia
depot building was to boon ono section , it had
violated its agreement If ttio depot was placed
an adjoining section , though Just ever tha
lino.
WON'T JIETUIIX THE KINO.
Miss Annie Kramer , a young lady ol
.twenty , complains nt police headquarter ]
tbat she is unable to secure n gold ring which
young man named John Wilder took nwny
from her in sport while the two wcro play
ing cromint two or three months ago. Mi 9
Kramer declares thnt she has lopeatodly
asked him for the ring , but ho stoadfustly re
fuses to rot urn it. Slio therefore asks * tli
of tbo pollco in getting her property IncB
again.
II. 73. Ilollmnn of Fort Madison , la.was IB
the city labt , night at the Murray.
Highest of all in Leavening Tower. U. S. Gov't ' Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
PRINCIPAL POINTS
EAST , WEST ,
NORTH and SOUTH
1502 Farnnm Stroot.
Harry P. Deuel ,
City PassonRor nnd Ticket Aijent.
OMAHA. i
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed and Ounnxiitcud Capital , . . . & 03.000
1'ald In Capital . WOOO
lluyi and solid stookn and bonds ) nogotlutns
commercial papori rocolv ' and oxocutua
trusts ! aotsni trunsfur wont nnd trustee of
corporations , taUoi cliarxo of property , ool-
taxe . * * '
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E. Cor. 10th nnd Douglas Sts.
I'Ald In Capital . ; . t 55.COO
Subscribed and Guaranteed Ouplttfi. . . . 100,001
Liability or Stockholders . UO.OOO
5 Per Cent Internal I'ulil on DoposIU.
KKANKJ , 1-ANCiK , Ouatilor.
Officers ! JL. U , Wymau , president. J , J. Drown ,
vlco-pruililont , W. T. Wyinnn. treasurer.
Dlrectori : A. U.Wyman , J. II. Mlllard , J. J.
Urovrn , Ouy O. Ilartou , U. W. Naib , Ttituuaj
It. Uliatmll. Qoorio D. 1/aV * , '