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ttINC COAL'S ' DESPOTIC RULE
OonsuiuersBlod by the Pitiless Philadelphia
ami Reading Oombino.
CHEERLESS LAMENT OF OMAHA DEALERS
Union 1'ncllla Jlallwny Hobblug McbiniUa
Users orSoflTcoil Figure * Show
ing Hie Mlno I'ricn unil tl s
I'mlght Charge.
Kick , and the world Itlcks | wlth you , pro
vided the causa of your woo U the price tUat
is demanded for coal , both baril and soft , la
tboso breezy November days. Go to your
dealer with your remonstrance , and you will
find him kicking too , mid it wilt do your
heart good to talto a brief vacation while you
listen to the verbal lambasting that ho ad
ministers to the Philadelphia & Reading
combine and tbo Union Puciilo Hallroad
company.
The first named n declared to bo the
prime and or.ly cause of tlio present high
price of nnthraoHc , ana the latter Is said to
bo an important factor In maintaining the
cost of bituminous fuel at mi nltitudinous
figure. And this is tlio way they explain it :
The combine controls the cutout of the
Pennsylvania mines , nnd if you can buy a
ton of thai product for a cent less than fO.10
on the cais at Chicago , or at what amounts
to the same figure at any other point , you
are an automatic1 , high-presauro daisy , nnd
there are no Hies In the vicinity of your resi
dence , for there Isn't another soul on top
of earth , who can do the same thins. 'i'uo
combine could furnish coal at a much loss
ilRuro If It uhoso , but , 19 the untold grief of
tbo nation , It does not choose. Ada to this
tbo $3.20 that too rnllraads charge for bring
ing your prospective purchase to Omaha ,
and your toi o ! coal has cost the local doulor
t'J.30 by tbo tlmo that It roaches a side truck ,
where ho is onuolcd to set eyes on it for tbo
11 m time.
Unloading and screening costs 25 cents A
ton according to tbo dealers who tlguro it
tbo closest , and ! ) . " > if the statements of others
nro to bo believed , Thou comes r-0 cents for
the teamster who hauls it to jour bin , and
tbo cost to tlio denier has reached the sum
of (10.05. Ho taxes you 11 for it , and
poouots l > 3 cents prollt , minus whatever
bortugo there may have uecn ,
"If u dealer can't mike $ J a ton \\hathc
handles for domestic purposes in ( ho wlntoi
tlmo , ho'd better go right out of business1
said ono of tbo lending fuel sollurs > osterdny
afternoon , wlulo dlscusaini , ' the olluutlon ,
"There is no question about coal bolng toe
high , but fiod knows that the loual tlealoi
can't soil It for any less nnd livo. Tbo com
blno la robbintr the people from ono end o
the couutrv to tlio other , but what can wo di
about it } They have got thu dead wood in
us , and there la no usn squealing. If wi
don't want to pny their price wu en
lov their stuff atone , and they nn
not at all pmticular- about tolling us so
Dealers In this city have have remonstrated
and tbcro U uvcry reason to believe tha
other dealers all over the country have don
tbo same thing , but what was the result
When wo told thorn that unless the pric
was reduced we would be compelled to le
thorn nlono and go Into the sod coal buslnes
exclusively , they Mmply told us that tho.
would bo vuiy terry to lose our tiado , bu
that If they reduced the price to us the ,
would bo compelled to makethe same pric
to dealer * ovcry where , and as the enst wn
obliged to burn bard coal they could mak
more mono * by keeping up tbo price , even I
by so dolug they lost our trade entirely.
"It is gelling to bo n very , serious raatto
but for ray part I don't BOO what is going t
bo tbo outcome of it. The soft coal-buslnos
Is In Just ( bo same situation us far as Hoc
( Springs coal Is concerned , but fortunate !
tboro are other mines la this t-cctlou tbat at
not owned or controlled by that corporatioi
They charge fiillv as much at the mines fi
their coal as do any of the other mining con
jiaules , 11,75 , and no one blames them f <
that ns their product ranks very well , bi
charge ( Lift ton for pulling U i
Omaha from the mines in Wyoming , which
Is n most outrageous freight rate , making it
cost $0 a ton by the time it roaches us. Wo
sell It for $7. It Is handled by nil
the dealers , nnd I nm speniilng with the
utmost candor when I tell you that
I do not believe that the dealers , talcinc ono
with another , will avurago nprolltof 25 cents
n ton on the Hock Springs coal that thov
handle. Theio is .less piofit in it than in
any other kind. Those mines are a bonana
for the Union Pacific , and the money that
the pcoplo ot this citv Itiok so hard about
giving up goes in to the coffers of that corpor
ation nnd not into tno pockets of the local
conl dnnlnrs. ns so mnnv seem to think. Thd
company not only maintains a stiff rate , bu
It makes no concessions and is as discourtot ,
ous nnd disobliging as it Is-poaslblo tor an in
dividual or c"rporutlou to be. It makes no
diflorcnco whether \ou ouy ono car or 1,000 ,
the rate cbanred for-bringing it to market
is the same. Tbcro is ono tlmo of tbo % oar ,
however , when this company pretends
to bo willing to do good , so to
speak , at least they seem to think that
tboy nro doing themselves proud.
Jurine the months of Julv , August am ) Sop
tern tier they offer to furnish that coal nt n
teduotion of 5J cents per ton , and tboy claim
that thov are making a grout concession in
olne that , arguing that it Is simply giving
s 50 cents a ton out of their own poolrct.
'ho fact is tbat It is nothing of the land , for
hat coal slacks easllv , and is damaged a
; teat deal bv being nltcd up ouisiuo in the
voutbor , and It is verv much of n question
, 'hctliar a dealer makes a cent by doing
usinebs that vvav , The leason that tbo
lompany makes the proposition is that bjsl-
loss is very dull with thorn during those
"
months , nnd" they are anxious for so nothing
'o do in that line. Their rate is outrageously
ilirh , for nil thov have tn do is
0 hitoli onto u train and pull It
lov.ii hero. They use box cars , stock
ars , open flat cars , in fact any-
hlug mat Is on wheels , and after they get
, ho co tl down bero It has to bo unloaded
vlthln forty-eight hours or there Isdomur-
nco to pay , and back 003 tbo car for nil-
ithcrplond. If haulinc conl that distant cinder
indor those circumstances isn't bettor than
a mint , I don't know what Is. And renem- :
icr that this docs tot iuclndo the money that
3 miuin at the mouth of the mine , for the
ompany nialteb money on the coal over nnd
iver again.
"Ohio lump costs $1.05 at the mine , \vhec
bought In big quantities , and the freight Is
$1 , making the co > t on tlio track here ? 3.05
and we soil it at $7. There would be aboul
i,1) cants more profit in it pur ton than In the
{ eel ; Springs it tbo shoitngo was not s (
; roat. That of ton amounts to one utd some
.lines two toiib to tlio car. Still it average :
,0 to 15 cents more prolitaDlu than the Wyo
ining product that wo wotu talking about ,
"Illinois lump costs f.lbv tbo tlmo it got !
1 ore , nnd wo sell it for f-i 50. llannn , Wyo
coal costs S1.5U and $5.50 for nut and lump
nnd it sells for $5 5J and SJ 50 , there nelni
$1 clilTotoiicc in the two grades , and it i
tbo bamelth tbo Uoclt Bprings coal , Hicl
Hill , Mo. , costs tat > 3 and it tilings HVJ. 1
is mined nt Ovid. Tbu Lexincton conl
mined at My rick , Mo , , costs fU.50 mid ru
tails for ? 5 , Trenton , III. , conl costs $1.7
on the trade herennd goas for D. lowauoa
comes mo3tlv from the Oskaloos'x didriot )
as thul mlnrd around DOM .Moines Is nuarl ,
all used In ls Moines nnd nt the places alnn ,
tbo branch roads running out of thora. Thu
coal can bo haa sometimes at $1 a ton , but !
aoubttul If thcro Is anything in it at tlu
pticofortho mlno ownnr. They claim not
that they are getting $ . n ton from some pai
ties , out the prevailing price Is ubout Sl.tiO c
$1.05 , und It suits hero from 1 to f 1.50. It I
an inferior com and it makes a great deal c
sii\oke and dirt.
"In figuring up tbo enormous prollts tht
coal dealers are generally credited with mal
Infi , It should not bo forgotten that tboro I
a very considerable quantity in each cs
that coits Just the same as the rest und c
which the freight U the same that
tcromicd out , and It noes for steam purposi
at $3 a ton , and It makes no different
whether it Is $1 or $7 coal , for It goes tn t
gother after It is screened. And let mo tc
you rlsut hero tbat it is very much of
question where wo uro golnir to got onnuj :
coal to carry us through. We are supplvu
our regular customers , but I wouldn't thin
of taking a new ouo and agreeing to supp
him except conditionally. Tbo water wor !
Is bogging for coal in binnll quantities If
annot got largo ones , and the railroads u
ho only ones who are loasonably * uro ol
uuply. I bavo been trying f
weeks to get some ooal from aor
mines In Arkansas , and although It
has been shipped daily it Has not reached
mo for the simple reason that , the railroads
have taken possession of it nnd converted it
to their own use. I remonstrated until I got
tired. 1 told them that i bought that coal
and diun't want them to steal any moro of
it. Tboy denied that tnoy had stolen any
coal from me or from anybody else , but that
they had boon short nnd bad 'taken' It. I
was irlail to have the distinction pointed out
although I bavo not yet been ableto detect
the dilfuronco. They notify mo that they
have taken a certain car that was billed tome
mo , and all the satisfaction I ran get is that
I do not h ivo to pay for it , It does no coed
to protest. "
"I am Inclined to think that the general
kick that wont up all over Iho country was
the thin ? that deterred the comblno from ad
vancing the nrlco oC bard coal on tbo 1st of
'
October and'on the 1st of November , as they
bad intended , nnu it mav prevent another
advance on tbo 1st of next month. You canoe
oo that while Omaha dealers are making a ,
fair margin at tno nrosont price , thov were
not mnklne anytblncr nt 510 , or oven at $10.50.
It w'as selling at $7.50 In Chicago the other
day , and I do not know whether it has beoa
raised there or not. If it liasn'l. wo nro
doing better by ! )3 cents a ton than thov
nro there , but it must bo taken
into consideration that wo have lo
maintain expensive plants , where thov do
not require anvthlnc of the kind , for thov
can go right down to tlio docks nnd get what
they want without uny special outlay. On a
? .VJl ( capllnl you can carry on a business theio
that would require SIO.OjO hero. There is
ono thing tlint may be sot down as absolutely
certain , and that is tnut the onal tcamstois
In this city nro getting moro than in any
other cltv In the country. They nro making
fiom $118 to $140 a month with n coed team ,
and I am satisfied that it would ba moriev In
the pockets of the coil dealers to own their
own teams. Wo have to pay 50 rents n ton
for the coal that is hauled for domestic pur
poses , and that Is a ! nittar that has boon a
bono of contention for years. Wo got steam
coal hauled for loss money , paving from 15
to I.1) ) fonts , according lo tbo quantity to bo
hauled and the distance that it has to go. "
Aarnss tfin llrltlgc. '
At Council Bluffs steam coal is quoted at
il .10 to $1,73 on yearly contracts. Soft nut
coal ordinarily sells ut $3.50 to $3.73 , and tbc
best lump is now quoted ut $ .t.2. > , which Is
mid to bo a little nlirher than usual ut this
line of the year. Council Bluffs doalon
claim that tboy can generally sell hard coal
il u ton cheaper than Omaha doalors.
At tlin Minn * .
According to the ronort of Mine Inspootot
I'homas of tbo Third Iowa district , comnris <
ing the counties of Boono. Dallas , Ontario
jreono , Marion , Polk nnd Webster , the nv
ago price of soft coal on boiud cars nt tin
mines is $1.51 per ton. The rate on eoa
from Dos Molues to Council Bluffs is $ l.ia > - .
per ton
Mlno inspector Thomas Dinks has twenty
one counties In his distilct. and Appanoosa
Adams , Davis , Lucas , Monroe , Page , Tuv. .
lor , Waoollo , Warren and Way no arc , coal
producing. Ills loport shows that tbo average
ago oelllnir price of coal on the car at the
mines is $ l.il : per ton. The haul from thl
district to Council Bluffs is hardly half th
distance from DCS Moines.
Draw Your Own Conclusion.
Mr. J. O. Davenport , manager or the For
i Bragg Hedwood Co , Ft. Jiragg.Cal. , has tbi
r to sav of Chamberlain's Cough HaraoJy : "
used it for a severe cold and cough and ol
r tulnoa Immediate relief. In tbo Tort Brag
Hodwood Co's store wo have sold larg
t quantities of Chamberlain's medicines. * ' Fo
sale by druggists.
Chrlbtino NllsBou has given $5,00
toward founding u hospital in Franc
for the troatmnnt of sufferers fror
throat diaoiises. Tula benevolent net i
prompted by n childhood vow , assume
during an illness from croup , when th
younir songstress was only seven year
old.
The emperor of Anaam has 300 wlvos. bu
ho knupi tboui in soimratu houses , each c
which Is suirounded by a liU'h wall. II
doesn't believe in family gatbeiings wuc
there U only ono old man's hair to pull.
An honest pill is the noblest work ot U
apothecary. DoWitt'a Little Early Hlsoi
curecoasUpaUoa billomaau aud slokaua
ache.
Approchinqf Scramble of the Democrats
for the Fat Postoffices.
NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DAKOTA PRIZES
Mst of All the Presidential Omcos , with
tlio baliiry ot Kitcli runt the Ux-
| iirntlon cif ilio Incum
bent's 'loim.
WASHINGTON- . C. , Dec. 3. Special to
TIIB BEK. ) Every detail Is being arranged
by the democrats to pounce upon the oftlcos
Immediately after tbo inauguration of Presi
dent Cleveland. It U generally expected
that Tammauy Will set the example , and
then will follow a "cleaning oul" of the
ontces with complete chungo ? In many
ranches of the federal government.
For the Information of Ban readers I have
rcpaied from the books of the posted ! ce
apartment n statement , showing the dates
pen which the commissions of presidential
ostmnstors In Nebraska and South Dakota
vlll expire , so that those who anticipate the
ilaces may got reuiiy for tiiom. Following
s the list of presidential postmasters , to
gether with Hie salaries nnd tlio dates of the
ixpiration of their four year terms : -
riir.ns.
Atnsworth , f 1,000. January Hi , IbOl ; Albion.
Sl.iiOJ , April 11) ) , 1801 ; Alliance , S1.10J ; December -
comber 111 , ISM ; Almu , 51,101) , December til.
Ib'JJ ; Arapaboo , $ ,1,000 , December 21 , 18M ! ;
Abhland , & 1.4JO , January IS ) . 1MM ) ; Atliluson ,
51,100 , October IB , IbUli ; Auburn , SI.'JOO ,
Febiuary 1) , IS'J.V Aurora , Sl.CO ) , December
19 , 1803 ; Beatrice , $ J,5'JO , Diet-mber 1'J , 18'JJ ;
Blair , * l,700 , January It ) , Ib'.H ' ; Broken Uow ,
Sl.fXK ) , December 1U , 180,1 ; Cambiidiro , $1.000 ,
.luuuarv y . 1805 ; Central Citv , fl.KOO , Feo-
ruiiry 11 , Ib'.tt ; Chadron , bl.OJ'J ' , " December
10. Ib95 ; Columou * , fl,700 , January 8 , Ibill ;
Co/nd , $1,000 , October 11) , Ib'JO ; Crawford ,
fcl.200 , Fobruarv U7 , 18U5 ; Ciolgbton. fl.100 ,
January 10 , Ib'.ll ; Crete , 81.70J , March Z\ ,
181H ; David City , $1,000 , Jununrv ! 50. ib'Jl :
DaWllt. § 1,000 , Deoembsr 1(1 ( , 18'H ; IMgur ,
$1SOO , December 16 , lbl)5 ) ; Fnlrlury , 8lbOO ,
January 9 , lb'J > ; FJIrlloiO , $ | .20J , January
UJ , 18'Jl ; Fairmont. " SI.'JOO , February 12 ,
IbtH ; Falls City , § i,000 , February 8 ,
Iblltl ; Fiemont , f'.rjOO ' , December H ) , Ib'JJ ;
Friend. $1,200 , February 'A IbOV Fullprton ,
$1WO , December 11) , IS ! ) 1 ; Gonuvi , 81,500 ,
December 19 , Hl'JJiJ Gothenburg , ? l,10d , Oc
tober 1 , IbOl ; Grand Island , fi , IOU , December -
bor 21 , IS'JI ' ; Hurtington , $ IOOJ , July 18.
Ib'Jfl ; Harvard , $1,200 , Duuambor 1 , lb'J.I :
Hasung-i , 5J..rOJ. 31a-ch 24 , 1801 ; Ha/
Borings , $1,000 , J/inuar./ / . 1893 ; Hebron ,
tl.100 , December 0 , 1801 : HolUrepo , fl,700 ,
Docomoei- ) , IbO.l ; Humboldt. $1,800 , Do.
combur21. Ib03 ; iildlanola , fl.OJO , January
19 , I89"i ; ICournoy. 4iIU)0. ) December 19. 1S1U ;
LoKiuglon , 5lr > 00 , pecombor 19 , IS'.l.l ; Lin
coln. $5.200 , Doepraber SO , 1S9J ; McCook-
$1,700 , February 05 , , 1S01 ; Madison , $1,800 ,
December 19. lb'J3 ; yMlnden , $1,500 , Dscom ,
bar 1'J. 180J ; Nebraska City , $ J,100 , March
21 , 18'Jl ; Nollirli , ifl.tiOO , December 21 , IMU ;
Nelson , fl.100 , Fobiuary 28 , Ib9l ; Norfolic ,
$1,1100. December 19 , IbOJ ; North Bund ,
$1,200 , March 27 , 181U ; North Platte , f 1,700 ,
January .10. IbOl ; Omaha , U.OOO , Octo
ber 1 , Ib'Jl ; O'Nolll , $1,400. February
27. 1805 ; Ord. $1,300 , December 19 ,
1893 ; Orleans , $1,103. February 12. 1801 ;
Osccola , S1.20J , December 19. 1893 ; Pawnee
Cltv , il.OJO , December 19 , 1S9J ; I'laUemoutb ,
$1,800 , December 1'J , 1S9J ; 1'ouca , (1,000 ,
January 10 , Ib'Jl ' ; Hod Cloud , $1,500 , January
10. lbU4 ; liushvlllo , $1.200 , December ID ,
1803 ; St. Paul , $1,400 , D comber 10 , 160J ;
Schuyler , $1,003 , Miroh 3 , 1S93 ; Suward ,
$1,0)9 , December 10 , 1S9.1 ; Sidney. $1,200 ,
December 10 , IbW ; South Omaha , $ i,700 ,
August 13. 1691 : Stanton , $ .1,000 , July 18
IbOQ ; Stromsburg. $1,100 , December 21. 1SOJ :
Superior. $1,000. December 10 , lb'J5 ; Sutton ,
$1.200 , i-Vbruurv 9 , 1895 : Syracuse , $1,100
March 21 , Ib'JO ; Tocumsob , $1,000 , Dacorabei
19 , IbiU ; TeKiuinb , $1.8JO , Julv 9. 18'Jl ;
\Vahoo , $1,000 , December 111 , 1W)5 ) ; Wuvne
$1,500 , December 19 , Ib'jy ; Wcoplng Water
$1100 , December 21 , 1S9J ; West Point , $1,400
February 11 , 1895 ; Wllbor. $1,200 , Fobrunry
i ) . 1S95ymore : , ? 1,400 , December 1C , 1S95 ;
York. $1,000 , December 21 , 1S93.
bolllli Dakota 1'rlzos.
Aberdeen , 53,500. January 9 , 1S90 ; Alexan
dria , $1,000 , May 27. 1S90 ; Armour. $1,000 ,
Februarys , 1&9.J ; Britton. 51,000 , March 23 ,
1639 ; Brookings , $1,500 , December 17. 1891 ;
Canton , Sl.ISOO , March 24 , I89J : CeutrovlIIo ,
Sl.OJO , November 20 , 1839 ; Chamberlain ,
51,400 , July 1 , Ib'JO : Clark , $1,100 , Dacomber
20 , IbSO ; Columbia. . SI.100 , December 11.
Ib'JO ; DeadwooU , ? 3.000 , January 20 , IbOO ;
Dolt Kapids , ? 1,100 , December 17 , 1891 : Do
Smot. $1,000 , February 28 , 3891 ; E l :
Point , $1,000 , December 17.1891.
Flandrenu , 61,000 , January 19 , 1803 ; Qroton ,
$1,100 , December 20 , 1S30 ; Hill City , S1.10J ,
March 21 , 1803 ; Hot Sprincs , $1,400 , January
0 , 1893 ; Huron , $2,300 , February 4 , 1890 ;
Ipiwich. 81,200 , December 21 , 18S9 : l ead ,
$1,500 , December 5 , 1S9D ; Madison , $1,000 ,
Decomber20. 1889 ; MillbanU , $1,100. Febru
ary 14 , 1891 ; Miller , $1.100 , Septem
ber 0. 1890 ; Mitchell , $3lliO , March
7 , 1890 ; Parker , $1.200 , March 19 ,
1839 ; Pierre , 83,200 , December 24. 1SS9 ;
Planliinton. $1,100 , January 10,1890 ; Rupid
City. $1,900. March 12 , 1890 ; Hod field , $1,100 ,
December 20 , 1SS9 ; Scotland , 51.200. Decem
ber 20. 1SS9 ; Sioux Falls. $3.503 , Dorombor
21 , 18SO ; Sturpls , 51,100 , October 1 , IbOO ;
Voimlllion , $1,500 , Daoomber 20 , 18b9 ;
Watortown , ? 3.100 , December 20. IbSO ; Web
ster , Sl.IiOO , January 9. 1890oonsocket : ,
81,100. January 10 , 1890 ; Yankton , $3,000 ,
December 21 , 1SSO. P. S. II.
I f > OJ.rlt .irKV.
Secretory of the Treasury Foster boars a
strong likeness to Oaneral John G. Fremont ,
ihollrst presidential candidate of the repub
lican party.
Too c/ir of Husila has the stamp oollict-
ing mania. His collection is satuto bo worth
over 5000,000 and to contain nuarly every
stamp of the past or present ; i 3ue of all
nations ,
Kx-StieaUor Hood was to have lecturoa at
Hochostor , N. Y. , a few evening' ? ago on
' The Progress of Humanity. " Only llfty
seats wcro sold out of a possible ; ) ,0l)0 ) , un'l
Ilio lecture was postponed until March.
Alvlnza Hayward. ono of the earliest of
the gold millionulros of Colorado , is very old
and feoDIo now. Ho M worth probably $30-
000,000 or moro , but bus drnopad completely
out of sight behind the newer uoiianziilsts.
Ex-Governor Hobert L Taylor of Tennessee -
nossoo nsplici to llddlo himself Into the
United States sonnto. Ho Is such u rousing
good llddlor that his presence there. It I
fcaied. might interfere with uio traditional
gonatorlnl dignity.
Dr. John Ego , the skin grafting specialu ! ,
of Heading , Pa. , has a now scheme. Thin is
to gratt pieces of hairy skin on bald-honiled
men. RO that tboy will bo able to grow u lux
uriant head of hair. Ho says bo has already
tiled it and that it is a success.
Dr. Nanson , the Arotio explorer , Is only 81
years old , stands over six foot high , and Is
endowed with n splendid physique. His foa-
turus are of the uuru Scandinavian typo , and
his mouth , which Is expressive of grout reso
lution , is covered by a long , fair moustache.
Empuror WlllHm of CJormany recently In
tended to ( lecornto Count TnalTo with the
black eagle , but ho sent him n rod onglo by
mlstaljo , and us etliinotto would not allow
him to taka back what bo had once given ,
ho was obliged to lot the count have both
decorations.
Thomas A. Edison , who is a light sleeper
and who does not believe in wasting two
much of his tlmo in bed , says that tbo man ol
the future raav do without sleep entirely. Ho
is evidently n believer In the old Duke ol
Wellington's idea that six hours sloop wai
enough for n man , seven for n woman and
eight for a fool ,
M. Uulzot , n son of the great French his
torian und statesman , who died recently ,
was n brilliant scholar , but bis fame wai
dimmed by that of bia moro brilliant father ,
F. Marion Crawford considers that the
Unltoa States contains moro original charac
ters and In greater variety than any otboi
country In tbo world , and beuoo offers tbi
richest field for tbo nuvollst. Ho must have
boon looking in on one of tboso populist cam
palgn meetings.
This story U told of Gov , Hussoll ol
Massachusetts and bis brother , Harry , wht
Is a member of his staff. The latter doslroi
appointment to bis present position , but tin
governor bad made up n slate wltboui
Harry's immo nppearlni : thereon. A mutun
friend , Judge John Corcoran , however , in
torviowoa the chief magistrate , and inquired
if the latter had an influence with the in
coming administration. Gov. Rusaell asked
what ho wanted , and Judge Corcoran pro
posed HaVrv Kussoll for assistant adjutant
srenerul. "Do you voucti for him ! " aikod
the biothor. "I do. " "Then the nppnint-
rnontsliftll be made , " was the reply of tbo
governor-elect.
12UUC.IT1OX.IL.
Chess is taught In the Austrian public
schools ,
Elchtoon hundred girls wore graduated
from the Boston cooking school last year.
Out of n force of thirty-four teachers In
the public acbools ot Salem , Ore , only five
are mon. '
It Is estimated that 10,000 young mon nnd
women nro attending tno colleges ot the
state of ICunsaj.
Rutheiford B. Hayes has been elected
proslnont again of the board of trustees of
tbo Ohio State university.
i'ho University of Michigan has noout ; 500
women among Its students. Two Japanese
women have entered this year.
The net receipts of the Yale-Princeton
game nt Now Yorl : Thanksgiving day wore
over &iO,000. , Ana yet people doubt the
value of a college education.
Matthew Ladla of Chicago , has | iIven
375,000 toward building u home for the
Academy of Scienoos in thut i-Ity , nnd
George C. Wheeler will udd $100,000 if Hbo
oroctca on the -South Side. The trustee ? ,
however , nro believed to uv or Lincoln park
for this purpose.
Ono o'f tno moit successful students In
King's College school , Hnelani ] , is IJnjea
Aiha IChalll. n son of Hnjco Mnhamod lies-
bun Ivdnn Wulcll El Cowluh Bahadur. The
latter gentleman is a merchant nrinco ( of
Kcn'inanshdb. and is n noted philanthropist ,
You 111 , ' Khali ! tins \voi many prues and Is
verv popular.
The public school children In St. Paul bad
a praotlcal lesson In charity on the eve of
Thinksjiivlng. In accordance with the ni-
quest of the principals of the schools , they
brought offerings of various kinds for the
poor.of the city , und such was the generosity
manifested that 172 wagon In.ids of provis
ions , clothing , etc , woio furnished enough ,
It Is saiu , to moot tbo wants of all these In
need throughout tbo winter.
Prof. Thivliip , of tbo Western Reserve
university , linds upon careful Inquiry that
twelve of the middle western Htatoi have
permanent nubool funds aggregating more
than all of the other hiatus put together.
Moro than this , ho Bays the west pays Its
college presidents the bast salaries on the
average that Are paid nnyivhorc. The east
ern colleges , It appears , hold over tlioio of
tbo wuat in traditions und the settled char
acter of lliuir methods , but the latter excel
in money , oilginality nnd enterprise.
The Detroit Tribune tolls of n Sunday
school tuachor in that cltv who delivered an
earnest little addioss to her boys the other
day on God'B nll-seolii" oyo. "You must
always lotnembor , " she said , "that tlin very
halls of your head nro numoorod,1' Whoio-
unon ono ot the urchins , ) arulng c hair out
of his little blonds hohd , und holding It up to
her , asked , "What number U ibull" It is
such questions as these tbat are calculated
lo upset the thcolory of the most orthodox
teacher ,
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Washington Star : "Mr. 13nooraald ] the
church trustee to the pastor , "we are going
to ralsd your balary the Urn of the year. "
"Indeed , " said the pastor.
"Yos. The congregation fools pretty poor
this winter , but If wu can't raUo it all we
will ut least raisa same of It. "
And then ho wnudorod why the mlnUtoi
didn't eoam overjoyed.
Philadelphia Record : On Sunday lost n
little 0-year-old fellow In the infant school ol
Christ church , Frankllnvlllo , was asked by
his teacher : "What did God make on tht
llrstdayl" Th9 child answoroii , "Light.1
When asked "What did iio make on tbo noxi
day J'i tbo answer was : "Tbo next day i
snowed. "
A burglar who entered the house of Fathei
Reynolds of Hollows Falls. Vl. , tbo otbci
night , loft tbo following no to for him
"Most , Holy Puttier : God tnadoyourwino , s (
I will take a bottle. The devil made -youi
Jowelrr and o I leave It with bast wlsnos.
( Signed )
COA > UIII.II.ITII.S.
Fdwln A man shouldn't marry bis coolr. 1
Angelina No. IS or should ho expect the girl il
he rani lies to become his cook. n
Father Does that young man moan busi ! l
ness ? Daughter 1 guess ho does , father. ( I
Ho is getting so familiar now that ho woau 1
tha same necutie twice in succession. ' J
The rather rnro event of u diamond wed,1 '
ding will bo celebrated November 10 by Mr.
and Mrs. Irti Ward , at their homo in Nuw I
Hnvon , Vl. They orojigcd resiiociivcly 07 J
and 95 ycais.
Mrs. Abraham L. Stonlncekcr , aged 21 ,
who was married n month ago to Abraham
I. . . Stihlncckcr , n well known cltl/on ol S
Itendlng , Pa. , received word yesterday thai 1
slio had fallen heir to between $ .J,000)00 ( ) anu J
$1,000,000. The property la in Alabama.1
Miss Martha Van WycK was married al TB
the homo of her mother , Mrs. Henry L. Van
\Vyck , nt Mamaronock , N. Y. , on WoduosV
day to Lieutenant W. P. White of the il
United Slates navy. The marriage took I
place at Mrs. Van Wyek's country place , '
'iho Kinoli. I
In writing up a wedding the other day , a 11
Mlhioml paper ( ic oriPod the groom as {
"dressed In conventional bUck , mailing a J
most Involy uppotranuo. " 1'bo supper was ( j
"both stylisli and beautiful , with nodding ; j
pluiros ot lloivors that nddca to the great J
nlounds of sweetness nrosont , " while tba |
wedding prosiMits were "valued on tbo aggregate - I
grogato to the amount of $200. " I
The most famous November bride was Miss 1
Emma North , daughter of the lamous nllrato I
king , who was nmrriod In London to Mr. J
Gcorgo A. Looltet. Tho. bride were n wed1
diiiL- dross of iic.'h white dncliouse satin , 4
trlmmou with old point do ga/.o luce , the'gift ; , l
of bev motnor ; the long train was edged |
with orangn blosinms , and tbo bodies bud a ' ]
Rqunro capo and high pulfod sleeves. Her i
tulle veil was fastened by n diamond oresil
cunt and n diamond bar brooch , the presents I
of the Inlduxroam , nnd It covered a pretty 1
tiara of real orange blossoms. J
A pretty incident occurred nt u Detroit J
wedding last week. Immodlutolv ubovo tbo I
irinal bower was arranged u white nutlu I
libbon tied In u true lovor'3 .knot and hour1
ing long streatnors. As the bridal party enI
10red tbo roum Uio Ilitlo maid's of honor , J
daintily clad in wbllo crepe und carrying 1
baskets of flowers , linmodlately jirocadod the 'J
bride nnd erooin. Upon reaching Iho bower |
Iho little niUsoi moppnd nsldn , und as tho. 4
couple stood bonoiith. drew oul the stream1
OM. disablving the linot , I
( jotbam soclotv was fully ropiessntnd nt I
the wuudlng of Miss Laura W. Buchanan , a I
dauehlor of .lamps Buchanun , to J. I
Maybuw Walnwilgljt of Now York. The I
Bucliaiinns , formnrlv of Bnltlmoio , have I
lived In Now York for sovoial ynara Mls I
Buchanan's wns u yellow and white wedding. I
her bridesmaids woanng llm combination of 1
while liQtigallrio and yellow ilbbons , with 1
half vo.ls of tu'.lo Tbu brldo's gown was I
of crvslal corded sllli nnd point Inou , govoral 1
diamond ornaments being worn in the 1
coiffuin and ut the corsage. I
An odd looking bridal party prnsontod ]
itHolf before a minister in Indianapolis the ]
other day , 'I'hrco Turks ciiino to the ]
narochlal roslnonco. Tboy were Peter j
l.ou'13 , Mary Klunlfo nnd Slophon StunKoJ J
wlch The tile came from Fisher's Station , '
whoio they IIIVH a 10 cent show , Mury , thu '
nrolty bride , Is tbo tight rope walker and I
baio bacU rider. Peter , the bridegroom ,
trains tbo horioi his bridoildos. Stopbeix I
U Ino dhoctor of the nhovv. They all coma j
from Hannnnnlca , Turkey , except Mnry , who
was born of Turkish parents in Pitria. {
Mr. It. E. Mend , a merchant prince nl
One , Nob. , und the proud father of triplets , J
cherished the notion that the commonwealth 1
piacoJ a premium | of $1,000 on such marvom i
of domestio indUbtrv. Su when the trio woka i
tha echoes in tbo Mead nouaohold the happy \
father promptly Informed the governor , oud
requested a remittance. Instead of the cash , '
however , Mr. Mead received a largo gob of 1
information from the governor , to the olfoot '
that the state afforded no adequate encour
agement for Infant Industry , in cash or lln
equivalent. Tbo Ong prlncu of falhors must
bo content with Mead of pruiso cooed at till
own llrosido.
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hoiiiMtlilni ; < juuil.
I hnvo sold and used In my family for sev
eral years Chamberlain's Cello , Cholera ami
Diurrliiui remedy nud bavo found itonool
iho most useful nnd Batlsfactorjr roinodlcs I
over handled. O. II. Lewli , drungUt , 8 U
Luke City , Utah.
