THE OMAHA DAILY I3IW MJNi'AY. .JULY 31. I892--S1XTEEN PAGES. THE DAITA' BEE E. KOsnWATnit. F.MTI n. _ ' KVERY MORNING. OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY. TKHM8 Of PMIf llfo ( wllfiotit Siimlnr ) Ono V-nr f s 00 1'Mlr ' anil Sunday. Ono Year. . . ! . 10 W Fit Month * . . .1 . ' Mir SlontlH . 4 . 3 | Mimlar Hoe. line Your , . * . J "JJ Milurdnr llt'O , Onn Yenr. . ' J \\iiCHr llcu.Uno Yenr . I OU .OFFICES. f'mntin.Tl. ' * Itco IliiUiUmr. Houtli Omnlin. rumor N nnrt Mtli Strooti. Council Illun * . 17 1'nnrl Httcct. t'Mcaito onieo. 31" Chamber of Oommi re . T cir York , llooim 1.1,11 nnil 1A. Tribune Ilutldtnzl WnehlnKtoii. 5IJ Konrtconlli Sln-nt. tOllllKSrO.NtHC.NUK. All romrnnnlcntlonii rolnllna 'to now * nnd rilltorlM rrmllor Mioulil bo nddroi'ou to tlio I.J' llorlnl IJcpnrtmcnl. 1IUHI.VKSS I.KTTKIW. All liu lnoi Ir-tliys nnd remittances nhoiiUl bo inlrtromril lo Tlir lloo 1'iiulMilnil Oompnnr. Omiitin. J > rnfl * . clirrkiniul noatotlleo orders lo bo made to tlio order of tliu compiinr. T1IK J1EH PUBLISHING COMPANY. BWOllN STATHMKNT OV OIUCUliATlON. .Vnliraskn I Hnloof , v roinitr nf Douiflnn. I ( icnrito II. Tucliurk , secrntnrr of THE l\r.K \ I'nh- llnlilni ! coiiiimny , ilopa nolcmnlr nwonr Hint tlio nctunl o'rciilntl'iii ' nf Tun IIAILV IlKi : for the week rnillnnJiilr ; W , 18 U , nai as follows : Fmiclnr.l'ilr 21 . 211,140 3Inn < lKjrJulx2 ! > . i . ' --J7 ' * ' ? - , ! ' 'riiiir ( inr..i i ) I'rldny , . Inly 2.1 . 51,580 bnlurilny , July to. . . . ! tlM Avcniijo . 21,042 ( IKOIU'.K U. T/.H01IUCK. Rnorn tn before mo and iittucrlbeil In my pres ence this 30th ilny of July , 1KW. X. 1' . Kin , Nolnry 1'ubllo. > \vrrnK < > Olrriilntlon for .limn iJfi Tin : crop reports from every corner of Nobr.inlm sound llko n fulry talo. but Ihoy nro nil true. This Is n ( jrlorioiH your for Nobraskn.1 Tun Atohlsou road scorns to have tin uppcrhunJ In the cut toHonvor. 'Mana ger Wlilt'o of thut road is nn accom plished loiter writer. MK. BKYAN will wish the English election avstem was in vopue this year , BO ho could have a chnnuo from Georgia , for Nobrtidkit will not return him. AUK the democrats of Nebraska to have a state convention this year ? No call has boon issued and it is evident that they nro waiting to learn the bono- llts nnd disadvantages of fusion. WH HAVK , of course , all reasonable hopes -that St. Petersburg will escape the choloia. but wo might suggest to the disease that Dr. Tulmago is atill at St. Petersburg and well , no matter. JKICKMIAII OSIIOIINK has been nrrost- od for riding a bicycle on Sunday in Fail-field , Conn. It wi& a wise act and wo would suggest us un improvement that they extend the nrroat to all the other davs of the week. JuuaK CHOUGH of Waterloo , who nlmost defeated Colonel Henderson for congress in the Third Town district two .years ago , him declined to run this year. The judge knows that Henderson cannot bo beaten in n presidential year. ALICI : MrrciiHLTj has boon doctiled insane by a Memphis court. This is a mirprising verdict , for it rovoaln the lict that fools tire so rare in Tennessee that they tire not easily recognized. "Wn HAVE boon hunting vainly through our long list of moiuphors to lind one \vhich would completely and aptly express the haslo with which our democratic exchanges have dropped all reference to the Homestead question. McCr.Uitr of the Philadelphia Times lias challenged Governor MuICinloy to a tariff debate and the affair has boon re ferred to the campaign committees. If the debate takes place what a lively Bi'ramblo these two Scotchmen will havol WH no I'M the C'onyressional JfcconZ will not suspend publication because it lias no funds. It will not bo a genuine newspaper until it has lived through-tho experience of running on no money and no credit. Public Printer Palmer knows that. IT IIKOINS to look us if inspito of our "boasted liberty it would bo necessary for tlio law to adopt inoro stringent meas ures about persons carrying concealed weapons. It in too easy for an anarchist to assail Prick or a madman to kick Jlrokor Page in Philadelphia. I'4 HON. J. C. BILLS of Davenport , In. , k lias declined to bo thu cuiuliaalo for ' presidential elector on the democratic ticket. It la very well Known Unit Mr. Bills la a democrat in Iowa largely because - cause of the liquor question and his ad miration for Governor Boies. lie is not a free trader iiiul this year ho consequently quently Is not a democrat. HOK. A. 1C. CUAIO , the member of congress from Pennsylvania whosodoath caused the adjournment of congress until Monday , was the father of Mayor. ! . E. Craig of Kookulc , la. The contest in lila district wus close und his election was contested , his son representing him as his attorney last winter before the committee. The Iowa Craig is likely to bo the democratic candidate for con gress in his district this year. SKNATOU DAVID B. HIM. Booms to linvo practically dropped out of public consideration. Ills complete collapse at Chicago probably disposed of all chance of his ever again being seriously con- uidorcd in connection with the presi dency , and the politicians who take thin view rot'iln very little Interest In him. Then he would have no inlluenco with n demouratlo administration should ono be ehosen next November , which is nnolher reason why the politicians turn away from him. It Is said thut Senator Hill Is willing to go Into the cnuioulgn if ho Is invited to , but it is by no means curtain that even this consideration will bo phown him. Meanwhile Bomitorial duties uro said to ho very irksome and distasteful to him. There la hardly parallel in American polltloa to the sud den d-'ollno and fall of David 15 , Hill as u loader , and there is n lesson in it which othorasplring politicians seeking ] ) ace and power by unscrupulous means Bhould carefully study. Still Mr. Hill limy have a few friends whoso loyalty to him will be manifested at thu proper time. 'IUK li.lTB JUlUHi Ch.ltiKSOff. When death coiner in the course of nnturo the shock Is not so severe nor the sense of bereavement tie plopnnnt as when ono in the prime nnd full useful ness ot life is taken out of the rnnkj of the living by an unforeseen disunity. It has been n long tlmo since this com munity was so profoundly moved by the death of nn honored citizen as it has boon by tlio drowning of Judge Joseph II. Clnrkson , nnd those who know of him only by the distinguished position ho had acquired as n lawyer not loss than those who otijoyod hia poraonnl acquaintance regret his loss ns that of n most worthy and useful citizen. Judge Clarkson was in the prlmo of lifo , having only a few mouths ago passed Ills thirty-seventh year , tindjio had at tained a position of prominence sit the bar which brought him n lucrative practice and gave assurance of future eminence. Jtiring the brief time ho wan on the district bench lie tihowcd judicial qualifications of n high order nnd his professional career was distin guished by a high sense nf duty and responsibility which commended him to the conlidoiico nnd rospcct of nil with whom ho had professional relations. Ho was personally very popular , having a host/of warm friends who will suitor the keenest sorrow til his loss. Tlio onttro community will deeply sympathize with the widow and rela tives of the deceased , upon whom this sudden bereavement falls with most distressing severity. IttlUAIlDINU JMMMttATION. Tlio bill of Senator Chandler of Now Hampshire to facilitate the enforcement of the immigration and contract labor laws , which passed the sonnto a fo w days ago , is probably all the legislation on this subject likely lo bo adopted by the present congress. It contemplated no radical departure , buf provides simply for additional safeguards against the landing of immigrants excluded under oxistintr laws. In addition to the requirements of the acts now in foroo regarding the landing of tilion immigrants by water , the Chandler bill provides that it shall bo the duty of the master or commanding\ ollicor of the vessel having immigrants on board to deliver to the proper inspec tion ollicor lists or manifests , made tit the time and place of embarkation of the immigrants , stating the ago , name , sex , occupation , nationality and llnal destination of all immigrants landed ; also whether ever in prison or supported by charity , whether a polypamist , whether under contract to perform labor in this country , and the condition of health , mentally and physically , of such persons. It is also provided that the surgeon of the vessel shall swear , prior to the departure of his vessel , before the United States consul , that ho has mtdo : personal examination of the immi grants , nnd verifications of lists must bo inndo by some competent surgeon employed by ttio vessel's owners. It is further provided that no bond or guar anty that an alien immigrant bha.ll not become n public charge shall bo received , except when special authority is given by the superintendent of immi gration , approved by the secretary of the treasury. There can bo no reasonable objection to this measure. It imposes no obliga tion upon the owners or otllcors of ves sels transporting immigrants which can fairly bo regarded as oppressive or odor ous nnd it requires no statement from the immigrant that is not p.-opar. The ef fect of the bill , if it shall become a law. will bo to cause the ulllcers of vessels bringing immigrants to the United Stales to exorcise greater care as to the character and condition of the aliens who take passage with thorn , and no ono will question that it is the right of this government to require that this bo done. Every citlv.on will approve all fair and proper safeguards against Iho introduc tion to the country of undesirable per sons nnd this is all thai the bill of Sena tor Chandler provides for. It proposes nothing that will prevent the coming to the country of persons not excluded by existing acts. Tlio bill ought to bccomo a law before Iho expiration of the pres ent session of congress. In the state of Nebraska during the decade from 1880 to 18911 the increase In white population was 13.8 per cent , and the increase in co'orod population was 27.4 per cent. This rapid srrowth of the colo'-ed ' population in this state sug gests the explanation that the negroes of the south must bo working their way northward , and upon looking into the matter this is found to bo the case , for there is a decrease in the colored popu lation in some of the southern states , while In many states of the north the proportion of increase in colored popu- tion is found to bo larger during the period between 1880 and 1890 than over before. During- thai uacado the popula tion'of the United States increased by ll,5SOl)20. ) Of this inorewu 8,009,810 was at the north and 2,071,104 tit the south , the percentage of colored in- crciiso being -7.9 at the north and l'It.0 at the south. In at. least four of the northern htates the ratio of colored in- crciisu is greater than that of the whiles. In California the whites have gained 41.0 per conl while Iho colored gain has been 1)0 ) per cent , and Pennsylvania , Ne braska nnd Illinois have albO gained largely In poreonlago of colored popula tion. In New Jersey , Pennsylvania , Ohio , Indiana , Illinois and Kansiis Iho colored population increased at the rate of 18.1 per com while the whiles in creased at the rate of only -i ( per conl , showing n sloadynnd rapid colored gain. The nogrous outnumber Iho whiles largely In riouth Carolina nnd Mihslsblp- pl , while in Louisiana Iho colored and while people are aboul equal in num bers. The proportion of colored people in the couth Is smallest In Missouri and Woht Virginia , whore they constitute respectively 5.0 and -l.il per cent of the whole population , in only two northern states , Kansas nnd Now Jersey , docs the proportion rise above U per cent. The ilguros prove that the colored people of the south are gradually mov ing northward , and as the proportion of thulr increase is larger in the cities than In the rural districts it la evident that they nro swelling the urban popu lation and increasing the ranks of the poor and dependent cliu. The colored people of the country districts are al most always employed us farm bunds nnd nro more thrlfly nnd indi-poildonl than those of the cities. The-steady movement of the negroes northward may bo supposed to Indicate thrU they hope thereby to improve tholr condition. Whether they will bo able to do so or not depends entirely upon tholr willing ness to work nnd ttiko advantages of such opportunities ns they find. snuviNa vnuir n ) tiwi'i : . An interesting experiment which may prove advantageous to fruit growers generally in this country is now being tried. On Wednesday last the slonmor Majestic loaded a largo quaritUy of fruit from California , consisting of five car loads of Crawford poaches , Bartlett nears , plums nnd upricols , valued at 8' " > ,000 , for transportation to Europe. Most of this fruit is consigned to a dealer in Liverpool , Tlio time of the train wliich c.irrlod this perishable freight from San Francisco to Now York was eight daysand ns it will prac tically take ns much longer lo gel il to Liverpool it will bo soon that the undertaking is n somewhat risky one. But it is believed to bo possible to open n market for American fruit of this kind in Europe. If Iho experiment should prove successful 11 may bo that the problem rcsu'tlng from the overpro duction of some kinds of fruit in tills country in recent years muy bo "solved. American poaches would certainly bo a rare luxury in Europe , and American residents in London and Paris and other European cities would buy all kinds of fruit from Ibis country at fancy prices. It is rather doubtful whether it is practicable to transport fruit from this country to Europe , but If California fruit can bo successfully marketed there it ought to ho comparatively easy for Iho custom growers of similar delicacies lo find a market across Iho sea. A stiv- incr of a few days on n shipment of peaches would bo very important. If by reason of scientific methods of pre serving fruit fresh -in transit wo could furnish Europe with half as much as she annually sends to us it would bo a great gain for our producers. \ FOHJjAltUIt DlSTUllHAXCKS. Those who recognize the fact that the industrial warfare which is common to all countries is becoming more serious from year to yoar. and that Iho strained relations of capital and labor arc gelling lo bo moro and more menacing lo Iho pence and order of sociOly and to the permanence of existing instilulions , are earnestly casting about for means lo remedy Ibis condition ofalTairs. . They urge that capital and labor , which dur ing late years have drifted , so far apart , should bo again brought together upon the grounds on which they formerly stood , those"of mutuality of interests , instead of those upon which they now too commonly stand , distrust" and nn- lagonisrn. ' The argument of force hav ing failed lo accomplish anything for the good of cither side , the wollwishors of both insut that Iho argument of con ciliation should bo given a trial. As arbitration cannot bo madii compulsory by lejrislalivo enactment- , but must fen voluntary , it is urgoJ that organized capital and organized labor could do no wiser , bettor thing limn that of ngroo- iug upon a comprehensive scheme for the adjustment of any dilToronco.s aris ing between them. Suggestions of this kind , born of a philnnlhropio disiro to conserve the interests of botli capital nnd labor , arc certainly worthy of the serious consid eration of all concerned. If a practica ble way can bo found to conciliate these two great forces and give reasonable assurance of keeping them al peace it would bo Iho greatest of all boons to mankind , and there is no question lhal has ti stronger claim to the attention of statesmen and philanthropists. It would bo to discredit the Intelligence of the ago and to lose faith in the influ- ouco of advancing enlightenment , to assume that no way can bo found for bringing capital and labor together , and yet when wo consider how old tlio problem is , and how little real progress lias been made toward its solution , the dilllcultlcs of the task which it p'rcscnts seem well-nigh insurmountable. The .true friends of humanity and ot society nhould not , however , despair. In the meantime , the working classes themselves should seriously consider what is Ihoir duly lo .cocioly and by xvhnt peaceful methods they can best promote their own interests. Organized labor as it now exists undoubtedly has ils uses , but thai il is accomplishing all lhal it might accomplish for improving nnd elevating the condition of inuor may wall bo questioned. It should have some other purpose , certainly , than thai of making njrgrossivo or defensive warfare - faro , and until il does il must bo nn obstacle in the way of any plan for bringing capital and labor togolhor and keeping them logolhor. Onotiuggoslion that appears to offer a moans'of relief is that of productive co-operation. It is true lhal experience in this plan has not produced such satisfactory results as wore hoped for from it , but it has not boon an absolute failure , and il is quite possible that ils trial has not boon made under the most favorable conditions. Another plan from which largo num bers of working people in England have derived great benefit , and which ought to bo practicable in this country , is that of distributive co-operation. It is an interesting fact thai there are over 1,000 distributive co-oporatlvo so cieties in England , selling 8259,000,000 worth of commodities every year and filling a recognized place in the system of English industry. This plan has done much for its followers in giving Ilium the spirit and habit of united ac tion , stimulating thrift , sobriety nnd a conservative spirit of good order. These expedients do not , of cpurso , solve the question of how to establish and maintain friendly relations between labor and capital , but they do help to create a mutual respect and confidence , which are necessary in order to bring about that result. A practical and suc cessful method of creating a fooling of mutual Interest between labor and capi tal is thut of profit-sharing , and If this system wore tot become general thuro is reason to believe thut labor disturbances would be extremely rare. But the mis fortune is that there are very few em ployers who have the wisdom to see the advantages of this plan apart from the money return. ! if II would bo ' : jp sslbto toovorostitniito the importnndi tills subject of the rotations of the fculploying and tlio employed - ployed classes. "It Involves the highest ittloroats of aoololj' ' nnd of civilisation , and Invite ? the profound consideration of the most thoughtful , who * can bring to Its study u wisdom free from passion or prejudice. Jtj has perhaps never engrossed n I'U'llpr ' share of public attention than llj $ now doing , nnd this ought to bo i&fductivo of some good results. 2) ) ' 7702V O/- Some Interesting fads rolnllng to the causes of crime have recently boon pub lished by Dr. William Dulllold Robin son , who lias for ton years past boon physician to Iho Eastern penitentiary in Pennsylvania. The study made by Dr. Robinson covers a period of sixty years , beginning with the founding of the Eastern penitentiary In 1820 , and the faels which ho adduces am of special in- torcsl to all students nf the social condi tions of the tlmo. Reference has already been mndo In this paper to Iho olTorts that are being made to introduce rofonnntory measures and influences In the Nobr.iska peniten tiary , and"no doubt there are ninny who will bj interested to learn what is thought by Dr. Robinson as to the prac ticability of reforming criminals. IIo takes lilUo account of religious or edu cational influences , but con flues himself to Iho reforming power of such restraint as i.s imposed upon convicts by law. IIo limits the application of the word "re formed" as moaning "neither christian ized nor moralized , but that the habit of cruno-doiug- been stopped , " and In Ibis sense ho believes lhat. criminals may bo reformed. Reviewing the whole life-history of the average criminal , it Is found that the greatest tendency to crime is between the ages of 20 and 25 , just when maturity i.s reached , and all the natural impulses and powers , including those of a vicious character , have at- tuined their full vigor , and before expe rience has had time to loach her lessons or prudence has boon able lo make her warnings hooded. II is likewise found lhat at this ago the predominant offences nro these of .sudden and violent passion , and that dishonesty is particu larly prominent. With advancing years the crime habit is changed , and offenses of cool-headed premeditation become moat common.while the foiv individuals who persist in wrong-doing to extreme old ago arc mainly these of uncommon vioiousncss and malignity. In any general community , it is pointed ont , 1G per conl of Iho individu als are from 20 lo 25 years of ago , and UtTs class furnishes 2D.U2 per caul of all Iho penitentiary grade convicts. In other words , lossHhan one-sixth of Iho general populaliojj are responsible for nearly ono-third 'of all Iho penitentiary convictions. "Applying this showing to " Dr. Robinson * ' individuals."says , 'wo learn that men at Iho ago , of GO are aboul eight timas ; as trustworthy ns at 2-5 years of acre. * l uulng it in another way , of qlghl peb'plo.whq arjj , criminals of Iho ponitontiai y gradtj. til 20 to 25 years of ago , when they shall have become - come GO to 03 years old "seven will have reformed and only ono remained n crim- lii.il. The result is not caused by death , the potency of that factor having boon fully eblim.itcd and adjusted go as to eliminate its itillucnco from destroying tlio equilibrium of the convict and non- oonvict population at each period of life. " The conclusions reached by this pro cess of reasoning are that criminal ten dencies decrease with years and that reformation is not only possible but per fectly practicable. If the restraints and discipline of the ponitentia-y are ofTecl- ivo in orndiealing criminal tendencies il is plain that educational influences , such as have been tried , and are to bo continued upon a broader basis at Lin coln i ( the friends ot Iho movament are successful , would produce good results in the reformation of the criminal classes. A'BHR.ISff.1 ANJJ TilK H'OllltD'S \tllt. . The work of preparing for Nebraska's agricultural exhibit at the World's fair is going forward under the supervision of W. W. Cox , the supoiinlcndont of the exhibit from Ihis stato. Mr. Cox is organizing committees in the various counties to look after the work of pre paring for the exhibit , and it is expected tint every county in Iho state will bo represented. In many of tlio counties appropriations will bo made lo meol Iho expense of Iho exhibit , and commlt- lees will bo appoinluJ to atlond lo Iho preparations. Perhaps no state in tlio union will bo able to mnko a boiler comrnrutlvo showing at the fair than Nebraska. The extraordinary development of this state during the past two or throe decades - cades will naturally attract attention to the resources which have mndo such development possible. Our exhibit al Iho World's fair will bo a great ad vor- tlbomont and every citizen of the state will bo a gainer by It. Therefore , it Is to bo oxpocted' { hat every Nobrask'i man will take an interest in the prepar atory work and do all In his power to promote Iho success of Iho exhibit which Ibis state i $ pro pi ring lo make. The ollorts of J\'Ir. ' Cox should bo warmly socondod/favorywhoro. AN IOWA republican editor , Johnson Brlgham , has Ixion debuting in his pupjr Iho Homestead question ngnlnsl Iho democratic paper of Cedar Rapids , rein forced by Ihroo contributors , and ho has soundly whipped thorn all so thai Ihoy are all abusing him , a signal evidence lhat all their nrgM'nonts have failed. 'Hlmkf | io rpini thu U'uutlior. rhlul\i ( \ > hla Inquirer. Ono breath of summer inuUos tbo wtiolo world swim. JntmiiiloU nollrltuilo. J\'ew York Tribune. Mr. Oladbtono seoras to bo lu lois alarm about his boallb tbnn bis unionist opponents arc. Hilly Npuoiilulluiii. ( IhljC-IJeiiiiicrnt. All these stories' about how Gladstone's way toward power is to bo bluottod are silly. Ho will go to tbo bead of the Bovoriuauut all right , uuil at tbo rlybt lime. A Cli--lll , Hinnllilu Mini. Atiiljtani I'tnnttr , Tbo Douclas county republican convention will doubUuns aolout ai ils cuoioo for u cuu- dhlnto for covcrnor before the tnto conven tion .IUURO Lorenzo Crounso. No cnndldnto hat thus far boon so highly spoken of for that position na Judco Crounso , and It comes from idl pirU : of the state. A clean , sensible and experienced man , ho hits the respect of ovary body. Then with Van Wych ns n cnndlilnto an old-fashioned debate liolwoca these statesmen would bo just fno .Ulna ot ncnmpatfrn that would suit both and got the people out. i.inline ( * or cit-iiim. The poet who wants "tho swoop of the wild , wet weather" neeilsi only patience. Ho will ( jot It some dav when his umbrella la missing. Why uro poets so Impatient ) Inrnii'lvn llio 81-11. Utinnlntr down the Alva Is a gentle hint to Mr. Vatulornllt that though lie owns a ROOI ! section of the earth , ho Is llaulo to ( jot be fogged If ho begins to crowd the sea. cn.tia wnit Tiii'j nvus. Harpor's ' Young 1'eoplo : "It's very queer Mr. Uuttorninn's poutuls never seem ni largo as Tours , mamma , " said Willie , watching his careful mother weighing out her stores. "Don't they i" usltod marnnia , busv meas uring ( lour. "No , indeed ! If I po to him for a pouml of butter , U Isn't nrur as big nt the pouail you give Itritigot. And 1'vo ' found out why , " solemnly. "Why Ml , Wllltol" "Why" with n twinkle of his oyo-"lt'3 Just ono ot Mr. Uuttorman's little weighs 1" * Washington Star : A Washington man who HUes to encourage his boys In outdoor sports recently uiutortooic to ht'ln out In a pi.nu of- base hall. J\.i evening his 10-yoar- olil son said : "Vou oucht to nonoryour father , oughtn't you ! " "Ot courso. " "I'd fool tniRhty bad not to. " "That's right. " "ho 1 wanted to ask you , please never to trv to play base ball again where I can sou you. " * Now York Sun : lu laying down rules for " ' " . .voung ere has to bo very cnroful or thny will bo taiton too literally. A cnso of this tJinrtoccurroil rocoiitly with a result that put the pM-eiit doclaeilly out of countenance. . "Jolinlo , " snla Ills mother , "what did vou moan by making im , crti | ycm over mid over again when you hoard mo the llrst timol" "U'hy , mn , " was the staggering reply , "you always told mo novcrto Interrupt you. " The Httlo Boston bov had boon clittftlsod by bh school teacher. "Excuse the question' , " ho said , "but huvo yon tuuitht school before } " "No. " ' Then you have children of your own i" "Yet ; how did .votJ know ? " " 1 perceived nt once tunt yours was no unpracticed - practiced hand. " * Tommy Oh , maw , * wo was up to the parlc today ana saw a garter snuUu most a vard und a half lent' . Mrs. b'ipv 1'shnw , child , garter snakes do not ronch that length. "Well , I thought It was a garter snake , 'cause It was wrapped 'round tbo limb of n treo. " The Village Pastor Johnny , vou tell mo you have boon to Sundav school ( Tno Bad Boy Yes , sir. The Village Pastor Hut , Johnnv , your hair is wot. Tbo Bad Boy Yes , sir , it' a Baptist Sun day school. w "Well , Kflle , I see you have a dollar. What ara you going to do with It } " "I'm going to thpond It on a naughty little heathen plrl I know. I'lndeodr Wholsshe1 ? # Little Do' My now doll has a drefful dirty L.IMJO Dickr-Why don't you wash HI Jjlttlo Dot M.immu won't lot me. I doss she's afraid I'll dot soap It her eyes. Father , ' ' suld a Vyear-old , "wnoro is " Atoms ? ' Atoms , my boy ? What do you moan ? " " \Vljy , tlio place whore everything gets ti. i Jin.rrn A 31 ILKS. "Poltlod Out of Court" Is tlio title of n Chicago Xnus : Shoo Ulnrk Xow hero Is MimuUiIn ; ; very p rutty in Turkish shoes for Ihn house , what Iwuntls you s'nolo ' ? " M' ' " I t , , , "I tloii't know , " ronllcil Gllmmlns. "If I don t It Isn't booaiiso I'm not hot , enough. " Now York Herald ' : I'onelopo-Do you notice anything strlklni ; In this room ? Stiylati-t\o. ( dlil I look as though I did ? I'uiidupo 1 didn't Know but you mllit have hoard thuolook. TUB 8UMMI2II l'lU.\OEIl. Kiw Vorti 1'icst. I stood admiring her rare lovollness , Her vrncafiiL farm , her tiny foot : ind hands , As. robed In her now. scanty battling dress , Shu slowly pai-od tbo yielding , yellow sands. And whllo I vowed I'd love her ovomioro , And pralsod with honeyed tonsiib her many chiiriiis , ie li'ft mo at inillng there upon the shore , And , smiling , plunged Into old Ocean's arms ! Indlnnixpolls Journal : "Whatever you may do. my son. " snd the million uro to his heir , "lo sure to USD your monov for the oncour- ncomunt ot education , lltor.ituro and tbo arts , " 1 do try. father. " mid the youne man. humbly , "nnd 1 am already one of tbo chief supports of sovor.tl book-maker.- * " lloston News : Mr. Shulllcs Oh , what a cold I hive : this morning ! Mrs. Shiilllus And no wonder ! You shouldn't huvo gone yachting liist night , especially wlllmut , toiling mo about It , and milking mu sit nu till U o'c ock. Viiclitliig ! 1 wasn't yachting. 1 wus sitting up with usluk frlRiul. " "Ah you uau'tdcuulva mo. I hoard yon say In yoursloop tnnt you ran across a cold deck. That's whoi-uyou catiuht cold. HE TOOK A DIP. Unclo.Tin-hu ! novDrsaw The su.i but onco. anil then Thuy put him In a bathing Hnlt , Just lluo thuotbor mmi ; liut wlioii ii-tlD-tau on the beach Uo saw the billons rlso , And- breaking o'er him , strive to roach To mansions In the xklcs , He Joi kod'tlmt mailing milt of rod I'Twii ! ) well the HUH hud sot ) And urlud , an fast thu bullion lied : 'J.'liU ' ' " blamed thliig'H riinrlii' wet ! Sirtln : > s : Nine tlmo * In ton the man who voluntoori ihu Infor. nation that he is sober Is not to bo bo lovud. Washington Star : Thln.'s are rapidly ap- proHCIilug a point where thu summer ynung mull will huvo to wear a bolt houansu suspenders - ponders ura t > o uiTomlnato. 1'H.ll.M OF TllK It.iUt IIK.IDS. Clilcaun Tiiliune. Tull mo not In merry accents , That I li ivo an unihiitulioil roof : 'Tis tbo lialiy head that luuks sunso-- Haldnes4 Is of thought u proof , Hulr Is vulgar , hair U uaoloss , And to liiush and comb u bore ; il ill ; I ii. llfo but dull und Jiilcolrss , 1 uood brush und comb no more , Not for wlso men niuttod hair Is , Illauu or drown , or rod or falrt Lot thu BIIVUKO of the prairies Wusto his time In raising hulr. Life Is vhnrt nn I hairs uro nuiiiboniil , And , tlioiuli II I os 11 ro hur.Ily homo. Still iu nl. 'In I've always slumbered , When thv nightcap I nave worn , In thu world's bro id Hold of battle , Who'd , ho at the biirbor'n cut- , Llutonlni ; to hi * tlrt-somo tuttlu ? lluttpr uaru us a billiard ball , Four no future , bald-hondod brother , Vou wore bard lu Infant days ; C'ravo not hlrnulo or another Drain It U , not hulr , thut pays. Liven of xroat men all remind us That our smooth and polUhud putoi Luuvu all hairy hn.ids behind UK Iut us tliunk thu favoring fates ! l-'imtjirliits of old tliito'x Hoot walking No OMU fcurs on our smooth crowns , Mind no moru thu Idle tulklir * Mudu by unxlmis mup-huud clowns. Lot us then. O hairluss brother , I'rouilly through life'u uiibwuy roll ) Wo rumiimbor thut dimr mother Km th U barren ut thu 1:0.0. : JltTS OFOMAIt.l 1.1 VK. They worn talkln ? about servant girls , and onoh woman of the party had n story ot the wrongs she Imrt suflorcd at ttio hands of these nioilnrn tyrants. The circle broKe up when Mrs. McBlnnkhad added her contribution. "Mr. Me. , you know , Is nn iiwful crank on base ball , " said Mrs. Mo. ( nnd wo had an awful tlmo Keeping a girl ono summer when hora > Interested tn tlio local loam. I was quite 111 all summer , and had to bo watted upon coatlnunllr. Just bofora the Fourth of July our girl loft us , and Me. brought homo n great big colored woman from the Intolll- gonco oflleo. She was a splendid cook , ami we got along flrst-rato until'tbo fourth eama along. Mo. had to go to the ball game that da } ' , and tne night before wo consulted as to What wo should Uo to Induce Hose , that wat Iho girl's somewhat IniuinroprUto natno , to stay at homo with mo on the Fourth. Mo. couldn't think of musing the game , and wo finally decided to bribe the woman , and I was authorized to give her $10 to forego the pleas ure of celebrating the day. Mo. wont down town after supper , and I called Hose to my room and told her 1 would give her ft extra If she would stay in on the fourth. " " 'O , Lordy , no ; I wouldn't , stay for noilol- lah , " replied KOJU , with moro omplusU than I thought , the occasion warr.autoil. "I offered bar $3 , S..o'J ' , $ : ) , $1 , and finally fold her 1 would give her $3 for her d'iy's ' work. " 'Tell you what I'll do , ' she answered , to this proposition , 'I'll ' stay if you'll give uio ยง . > and that pink dress upstairs. ' "What pink dress ila you mean , I asked. " 'Why , that pluk ginglmm , ' the nervy thing answered. I hiul palJ OJ cents n yurd lor a very protly glnghum , nnd It was made up so that It cost mo close to .JW. " 'But that won't utyou.Hose , ' I said. That black huzzy just throw herself back and said , with a laugh : 'Oh. yus it will , for I had it on down town last nicht.1 "That settled It , of course , as I oottld not wear the dress again. She gel $5 and the dress , and It ralnod nil the next da.vvso Me. couldn't go to the bull game after all. " There was a lire on Cuss street the other day. The homo of ono of the prominent citi zens was ablaze , with nrospoct of being totally destroyed. Water Uad boon nourod Into the second story of the building until the iloor was several Inches out of sight , l-'iromun woroun to tholr eyes in work and were nearly blinded by the smoko. . Assist ant Uhlof Barnes was upstairs watching the llromen nnd directing their efforts. IIo was calculating as lo how many seconds longer the men would bo able to stand the light in the siiioko when ho hoard a still small voice at bis albow , asking him to kindly dig up a pair of slippers from the closet. The volco belonged to the lady of the house , whose feet were getting wot. ' ' ( Jot out of hero , " shouted liarnos , who wus looking for tbo house to fall any minute. The lady was very indignant aud talked very freely aud forcibly of the wrong the city animals wore doing In employing drunken ilroinou who didn't know how to treat people decently. Just then Assistant Chief Baiter came down from auotlier part of the housu nearly blinded by smoko. ills weeping eyes caught the attention of the anry woman , who shouted : "Thoro , look at tbo bloar-oyod old souk. He's drunk as ho can bo now. Nlco kind of a man to send to Keep your house from burning up , Isn't hot" Sailor had not heard of Barnes' experience with tbo excited woman , and unless ho roads this sketch ho will probably never know wby ho got such a dressing dowu. It was In the motor going Council Bluffs- ward. Ho wore a tall hat and 'twas evi dently his flrt ; she was pretty und stylish nnd presently they began to talk of boons. "Huvo you over road 'Why I atn Sad ? " " she asicod , "No. " "Why didn't you ! " ( With a languishing glance at her ) "Bo- cause I know. " [ Laughter. ] "Have you over road the 'Krautzor Son- ntn1 ? " ho asked. "No ; who is U by , Hossi" "No ; Tolstoi. " ( With nn nir of decided and withering dis approval ) "No , 1 never road any of bis. " Then they talked about French novofs nnd both of them concluded that whllo they might bo very tntorostlug "onco you gel Into them , " their pernicious Influence on young persons wus very deplorable. After that they talked about some young man who didn't know what ollvoi ivoro mid whom they thought to bo Itisulllcionlly edu cated , on Ibis account. They were two brlcht looking women. They stood on u corner waiting for a oar. Ono of thorn was saying to the other In a tone of oxiromo weariness : "I have Juat boon to Mrs. Blank's1 naming n prominent dressmaker. "Yes ! " said the other in an Inquiring , sympathetic tono. "Talk about autocrats ; the czar ot all the Ilusslas ts not a circumstance to a dress maker with n good trade , nod I never go to bo titled without learning something ; now about my anatomy or my personal pon.iUnrl- ties. " > . "Tbo frlom ! laughingly nskoJ , "What was It this tlmol" "Why , ns Mrs. Blank plnnod mo up In n lining , she remarked , In a flomt-ln torostod manner : 'What a funny fat stomnch you havol' " "Anil xvhnt did you sftyl" "Nothing ; as I liadtnovor haforo Knoivn thai my stomnch was either ludicrous or corpulent , I merely meditated on that Hoip ttio remainder ot my slay. Ah , here's ou oar , " and luoy were pono. A SMI 1IIXT l-'ltUM I'.tlltS. I ilit ( < m Atiu Voih Herat t A SEASOXUII.B CI.OVIC. A seasonable cloak u a cream cashmere , with lace collarotta and long trailing ribbons. The lining Is tllloul surah. Look Out tor Hun. A man by the name of W. A. Hills has been traveling through the country solicit ing subscription for Tin : Bir. ana ether papors. ito scorns to nave secured n largu number of orders for 'I'm : BKK , but bus failed to turn them over lo this office. Hills is a man slightly below average height , medium build , smooth face and while no ( loo-t not appear to bo over ! l.'t or 35 years of oge , his hulr Is very grav. Ho Is reported to bo a very .smooth talker und has appar ently done a thriving business. It will DO well to look out for htm. Coddling tliii TlgVr. The attention Mr. Cleveland has boon be stowing on Tammany makr-s It qutlo plain that , so fur as ho is concerned , Ihoro will bo no rainbow chasing In thu northwest this year. AK STATK VU.\f'J\TU\ . The republican electors of the state of No- brnsknaru ruqitoilcd to send dulogutus.from theirsovor.il counties to moot In convention nt tliu elty ot Lincoln , August 4 , 13)3. ) at 10 o'clock a. m. . for the purpose ot pluoliu la nomination earnUlutos ! for the following Htut9 ofllcos : Governor : Lieutenant governors bocrotury of state ; Auditor of nubllo accounts ! Treasurer : Superintendent of public Instruction ; Attorney general ; Oommlisloiit'rof publiclauiU and buildings : Klclit pieslduntliil electors : And tn trans tut suuh ether business as may como before the convention Tllfi Al'I'Oimo.NME.Vr. TliOHOvoKilountlus .xro onHloil ) to ronro- sontutlon us follows , bolir b isu 1 upon tlio vote cast for tieorgo II. Hastluss for uttornoy gunor-il In IS'.l' , givln' ono ilulognlo-ut-lnrno to each county an 1 DUO foro.-ich 100 votes and tbo major fr.iutlon thereof : N It Is recommended that no proxies bo ad mitted lo the eon volition and thut the dolo- gutos present bo niitliorizud to c.isl tlio full vole of thodolugaUoii. H. I ) . Mnuciiit. Chairman. WAI.T M. SKKI.V. I II. II , IUI.COMIIK. J-Suerotarlos. J. U. 8iiiiniti.ANp : , . | CO. i Largest Maniifaaturors nnil of Olotlilni In the W orld. r These are the Sizes ' and this is the Price.1' : ' 48 suits of size 33 25 suits of size 34 13 suits of size 35 6 suits of size 36 1 suit of size 37 O suit ofsize 38 7 suits of size 39 6 suits ofsize 4O 17 suits of size 42 4 suits ofsize 44 We've asked you to wait , and that it will pay you to have waited we'll emphatically demonstrate to you now , There are 124 suits , mostly cutaways , in this lot that we've sold all the way from S10 to $30 a suit. Your choice now for a five dollar bill. If you can find your size you're a lucky man , for any suit is worth twice five and lots of them arc woirh 3 , 4 , 5 and 6 times the price. They're broken sizes and we take tliisastlu most effect ive way to dispose of them and at the same time adver tise us a little bit. Bro wning , King & Co Our store clonus at 0 : : * p. m. , except ButurI I CU fnr l lll A , wliun wo oloio at 10 p. in. | > ' " IU1 ItUU U