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Omnlin. Drafts , chocks nnd postolllco orders
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pany.
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BWOKN STATEMKNT OF OlUOUIiATION
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npnrco 11. T7hc1iuck. secretary of TIIH. IJr.R
I'liblMilnff company , < W solemnly swear that
llioneltinrclrciiliitfoiiof Tun UAII.V lien for
tlio week cmllns DvceniborU-i , 1892 , was as fol
lows ! _ . . .
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AvrniRo Circulation lor Noviiinlicr , ao.onil.
Till ! question of the hour is , what did
Santa Glaus leave in Jerry Simpson's
shoos ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THK pi-ophooy of Popn Lee that aviir
cloud will boon { father in Europu la perfectly -
foctly Kixfe. War always hns ton chances
where pence hns ono in the lottery of
European politics.
IT is not nlono In Omaha that juries
require discipline. A Chicago jury recently -
contly failed to bring in a proper ver
dict because the judge refused to order
liquor nnd cigars for tholr entertain
ment.
THE incroiiso in the capital stock ol
ibo South Omaha Stock Yards companj
to 86,000,000 indicates the expansion of
a local concern that is certain to hocomo
in ft few years the g ; oatost of its kind in
the world.
IT is evident that Adlai K. Stevenson
docs not know that the campaign is
ended. Ho is still making speeches
about 'the "force bill , " which was
dropped long ago by every other demo
crat in the country.
THE latest news from Kmln Pasha is
that ho in still alive , despite the roper
that ho was dead. Brain has boon dea <
and alive so many times that ho ough
to bo able -to answer some interesting
theological questions.
REDUCED cost of production alway
cuts down the price of a commodity
Per example , in 1835 aluminum was
worth $90 a pound , but it can now bo had
lor 70 cents a pound , and is being put to
practical use in many ways. This , of
course , is an extreme case , but it illus
trates the principle ,
IT is said that Colonel North , the
"nitrate king , " has so much money that
ho does not know what to do with it ,
and that ho thinks of investing in min
ing interests in this country. As coal
mining is now so unprofitable , according
to the testimony of those who control it ,
perhaps ho had bettor invest in Ameri
can.coal mines and relieve the poor
coal barons fruin impending ruin.
THE United States fish commission
has for scvoral days been distributing
email fry from this city to various point
in the stito : for stocking the public
waters , which oncouratjes the hope thai
the labors of the state fish commissior
will soon begin to show practical re
suits. Perhaps the lime is not far dis
tnnt when Omaha's supply of finny doll
cacios will not bo entirely imported froii
Chicago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
K Liberator Building society scan
aal in England is almost equal to thi
Panama scandal in Franco. In some nv
spools it is oven worse , for the million
of dollars stolen in Kugl.ind robbed the
poor of their savings aud did not geat
ly affect the rich , while the groa
Panama dual involved both rich am
poor. It bugins to look as if public trus
and public robbery were closely nllioi
in Franco and England.
THE Mexican govorumont , it is said
prooosos to make mi effort to socur
emigrants from Europe , in the oven
of this country suspending immlgra
tion. Mexico can olTor some induce
men IB to immigrants , but very likol
she would have an oxporionoo slmlla
to that of Canada in the business of pro
motlng immigration. Most of the poc
nlo who accepted the opportunity to gi
Moxlco would eventually llntl tholr wa ;
into the United Stales.
IT is customary to invite all of th
functionaries of the royal household I
n full-dress dinner on the occasion c
the quoon'h birthday , and although th
late Lord Tomiyson was regularly ir
vlted for forty-two yours ho never at
tended , JIo was comfortable in th
loose and lll-llttlng garments which h
habitually were , but would doubtloa
have boon very miserable in a dree
suit. Ho was about as far from being
dandy us our own Joaquin Miller
HON. PAUL SCUIMINKE , whoso deal
is chronicled from Nebraska City , wi
ono of the best known and rospeotc
Gormun-Amorlcans in this state. I
was highly esteemed among nil class
of citizens , and at various times occ
.pled positions of honor nnd trust wl <
marked ability and commendable lldi
ity. Ho had boon repeatedly elected
the stiito semite , nnd was at the time
his death mayor of Nebraska City ,
the growth of which town ho had ca
tributod very largely by his ontorpri
and public spirit. By his death t :
etato has loat a valuable citizen.
T/l l * MfASr IIKO/.V . lltailT.
ThopooploolNobrnsknurolooUlnjrfor-
word with gro.it interest , If nut nnxloly
to the opening of tlio legislature which
onvenos at Lincoln next Tuesday.
Very much depends upon the ehnrnulor
f tlio ollleors chosen to prosldoovornnd
< oop record of the proceedings of the
wo houses ,
The lieutenant governor is by the con-
tltutton made the presiding ofllcer of
ho soirnto. The corporations nnd job *
jora have n powerful ally in the chair
it the coming session , who will lese no
pportunity to block legislation they
consider detrimental to tholr interest ,
'or ' this reason the choice of acting
irosldont nnd secretary of the scnnto
vho are not in collusion with the oil-
room gatif * will bo of the utmost impor-
nnco. The secretary of tlio souixto and
clerk of the housun.ro almost as potential
is the lieutenant governor 'and speaker
of the house. They can retard and block
; oed legislation nnd expedite jobs and'
teals by mislaying , pigoon-hoUng or
garbling resolutions , bills and orders ,
i'ho clerks of tlio two houses are in posi
tion to dunnlnllnltoamount of mischiefs
TIio most infamous jobs nndteats that
lave boon perpetrated in former legls-
.atlvo sessions have boon pulled through
by the help of dishonest clerks.
If the legislature wants to muko a
clean record It must give u wide berth
to the professional pigeon-holers and
log-rollers of the Wait Suoloy and Tom
Cook brand ,
The scnnto shouldby all moans , ninko
up Its own committees , whether stand
ing or special. And the house should
reserve the right to revise the list of its
most important committees whenever
the majority may deem it advisable.
The choice of speaker should bo made
with duo regard to capacity and previ
ous record. No man should bo placed
in the spo liter's chair who la known to
have strings tied to him cither by cor
porations , contractors' combines or spe
cial into.ros.ts. IIo should go into the
chair frno from all incumbrauco. By
this wo mean frco from pledges with re
gard to the mako-np of committees or
patronage at his disposal. Above all
things ho should bo a man who has
never trained with ringsters and public
plunderers. This quality is of much
more importance than his profession of
any political creed.
If the legislature makes a pond start
half of the bnttlo for good government
will be won at the outset.
OPl'OSEU 7V
Ono of the largest and fattest monopo
lies in the country is the elevator ring
at Buffalo , which has a profit out of
about nil the grain that , goori to Now
York from the west. This ring is now
greatly disturbed over the prospect that
n , shl ] > canal will bo built to connect the
great lakes with the sea so that grain
and all other products shipped from the
west can bo sout through to tide water
without breaking bulk. Lilco many
other powerful monopolies it has a
newspaper organ , and tho. Buffalo
Courier seems just now to ba overtaxing
Its strength in its efforts to prove that
the ship canal project is not feasible.
The most absurd of all the arguments
put forth by the journal nnmod is the
grave and solemn Ubsorllon that inas
much as grain in transit is liable to boat
and spoil it is necessary that it should
bo aired by being hoisted into the ele
vators whoso interests it so zealously
represents. This idea luw struck Tun
BUB as supremely ridiculous , but it has
also the authority'of ono of the most ex
perienced grain dealers of Omaha for a.iy-
ing that grain would go to the seaboard
much more safely without than with
tho-sorvico of the elevators , as it would
bo less liable to injury if kept in bulk in
the holds of good vessels than if it wore
taken out at Buffalo or nnywhoro else.
This would bo theca o in warm weather
especially , as a ship's cargo is below the
water line and is therefore kept at a
cool and even temperature. It has been
! demonstrated that grain shipped down
the Mississippi in barges la much less
frequently damaged than tha t shipped
by rail. It does not need to go throng )
an elevator and whether western grain
is transitpped ! into cai-a or canal boats
at Buffalo it is onlj subjected to risks
which would bo avoided if it wont
through to the sea without being did
tin-bod.
n- As to the argument that the proposed
n10 whip canal would ba oxninslvo , th it is
3- entirely without force wlion it is ramom
1S ! bored that it would save an enormous
10 sum of money that is now wasted , SOUK
of It in elevator charges at LJull'nlo
llt What the people want is cheaper trans
id portation , nnd they are trilling1 to pa
idst
st for if that is to say , they are willing tc
3d put their money where they know thai
it will bring them good returns In due
time. Tt Is to bo oxpaotod that the oln
vator ring , the Vandorbllt roads mu
every ether interest that would sullo
by the carrying out of this projout wil
light it bitterly , but that shoul
_ only mnko Ha success tin
more cortiin. : An ample waterway V
ar the Atlantic is demanded , and it isgrat
o- ifying to note that all the pro-id and i-k-
Buotion of the country which it woulc
10-
directly affect Is rapidly becoming n trail
oncd to its importanco.
Postmaster General Wuntumikor sul
lie mils another convincing argument i
toof his annual report in favor of a postn
of telegraph system , but unfortunatol
ho there is very small probability that
n- will make any impression upon th
t10 present congress. What the sontimoii
10 of the Flfcy-third congress may bo o
lie thlsmibjoot it is usuloss to surmise , bi
ISS if the party coming into power March
'S3 next carries out its nromlso to rogar
the wishes of the people It will glvo th
country postal telegraphy. It is not 1
bo doubted that tlio great majority
the puoplo desire It
The postmaster general is entire
correct when ho says that"tho govor
Client will never properly do the post
'work committed to it until it connoc
electricity with the service , and tl.er
fore he advocates the utilization of bo ;
the telegraph and the telephone. 1
characterizes as an antiquated anbiini
the existing method for all postal coi
munloation , when uwiroanda tologrni
Instrument for the needed quick mi
sages might connect the major part
present , "but there In another consider
able part that nooks quicker transit that
does not find convenient the 10,000 mil-
road telegraph offload , oftoti distant
from villains , that tloos not find the
lologrnph tnrlff within the roach of
working people. " The plan of the postmaster -
master gonor.il does not contain-
plato the ownership of tulogrnph lines
by the govorumont , nor nn increase of
federal ofilcos or ofllcor.s. It does not re
quire any outlay of capital by the gov-
eminent. It simply proposes that the
government shall make a contract with
somp telegraph company to connect
postofllcoj by telegraph or telephone ,
conimoncincr with the most important
ofllciis ilnd proceeding gradually In the
order of probable usefulness. The tele
graph company would perform thtf
service with its own operators for a
fixed sum per message , which sum the
postomco department would charge the
i public , adding u sin ill charge for de
livery. .
The advantages of such a system have
been so oflon presented that tlio public
ought to bo entirely familiar with thorn.
Postal lolegranhy contemplates a very
much cheaper service fen- nil who should
desire to use this moans of communica
tion , and a very much bettor service.
It. . would reduce the average cost of
telegraphing by at loust one-half nnd
it would insure the promptest possible
delivery. It would enable a very much
greater number of people to use the tele
graph than now do so. It would bo a
benefit to all classes of the population.
This is not a mere conjecture. It finds
authority in the experience of England
and other European countries where
postal telegraphy prevails. Especially in
England is the testimony most conclu
sive as to the advantages and general
benefits of the system. Its effect has
been to vastly increase correspondence
among the people , and it hns become a
source of revenue to the government.
There Is no reason why the postal
telegraph system cannot bo made
equally successful hero , and with this
prnctic.il consideration disposed of thorn
remains no objection to the system that
is worthy of serious attention. There
ought to bo a very earnest expression of
public opinion on this subjoctwhlch has
very close relation to the interests and
welfare of the whole people.
COXTIXKXT.il , FHKB T/f.lOK.
According to Mr. Erastus Wimnn' ,
whoso testimony in the mat tor is wor
thy of considerate attention , Canada is
ready for continental free trade. Ho
scouts the idea of annexation as being
unattainable within a quarter of a cen
tury , oven if then , and only to ho
brought about by revolution or consti
tutional moans , neither of which
conditions ho thinks can hap
pen. Continental free trade , how
ever , lie regards as at least
an early possiuility. without seri
ously interfering with existing pro
tected interests , and no looks upon such
a policy as containing the greatest ad
vantages for both the Dominion and the
United States. As to England he be
lieves she would consent to continental
free trade because of the "enormous
vantages that How to her from the de
velopment of the United States com
pared with the menpro results that have
followed the arrested development in
her own possessions on the same conti
nent. "
Mr. Wiman has for years boon a per
sistent and most intelligent advocate of
this policy , but it is by no means ap
parent that he has succeeded in con-
- vineiii r any considerable number of
the ruling classes in Canada that it is
what tUoy need for the progress and
development of that country. Neither
the preceding nor the present govern
ment of the Dominion has given any in
. timation of a desire to make any
very great departure from the pres
ent economic policy of the country.
The platform upon which Sir John
MacDonald mndo his last campaign did
not contemplate any such thing nnd the
representatives of the Canadian govern
ment who went to Washington wild a
] iow to reciprocity negotiations did not
iroposoanything looking in tlio direc-
3 ion of continental free trade. On .tho
ontrary the government party in
Januda has for several years made it
s- ory plainly understood that it is deter-
nincd to maintain the policy of pro-
octing tlio industries of tlio country
ind the men in power have justified
boir position in this respect on the
ground that England would not tolerate
10 or consent to anything different.
. It is undoubtedly true that the ngri
3- cultural producers of Canada , almost t
3V i man , desire- free trade for their pro-
o lucts , and in order to secure this the
it would doubtless support the policy si
10 earnestly and eloquently urged by Mr
3- Wiman , but they are not in the r.i
3d lority. The controlling classes an
; ho manufacturer ! * , the railroad cot
Jill porations , and the capitalists , and e
Id tar as appears these are practically
10 unit in favor of maintaining the exist
to Ing economic policy , mnu'iliod only as t (
its bearing upon natural products
uh The American people would not bo sal
Id Ibflod with a Irailo arrangement tha
Idk went no further than Canada lias tlui
far shown a willingness to go. It Is nc
alone the manufacturing industries o
the United States that are concerned h
ib- the question of freer trade with the Da
in minion. The farmers of this countr ;
inal
al have something nt stake in the di
ly termination of this question , and it wl
it i need very strong argument to convinc
ho thorn that they would bo boncflte * I
nt any trade po ley that the Canadian go\
311 ci'iimont has thus far proposed.
311Ut Continental tree trade is a plonsliij
l-l theory , but at present there nro gra\
rd. difllcultlcs in the way of putting it int
lie practical elloct. Concessions would I
to necessary on both sides which probubl
toof
of neither is prepared to make , and dcspl
the opinion of Mr. AViman to the co
trary England Is the greatest obstac
rii- le the realization of such a policy.
tal
eta THK St Louis Lumbcrnutn , ono of tl
re- loading journals devoted to the lumbi
ith business , has nn article concerning tnu
Ho in that line in Omaha which shows th
the lumber dealers of this city ha'
m done n prosperous busin'css during tl
ipl past year. It has boon the host year
IOS the whole history of the trade in th
to city , Although margins have boi
tha small on accouiit of cuts in prices ai
a unsatisfactory freight rates , the lurj
volume of busies lias boon proportion
iitoly grcnt , idntmlant nnd early hnr-
vests Rnvo tlio'1 ' fill-mars the tnoana nml
the llmo to bufjtf Jiuff outbuildings nml
repair oM onognrirt they Irivo been liberal
patrons of the litmbor dealers this yenr ,
Collections haty 'hocn remarkably good
and purclmsorsflf lumber have In alargo
number of cases1 jihld cash and tnkon ad-
vnnlapo of the discount. As a rule the
country dcalorS are In good slmpo finan
cially and are no compelled to ask for
oxtomidns. Hoforonco Is made to the
chnrgo that tli'p ' Fremont , Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley railroad is discriminat
ing against Omaha and in favur of St.
Paul on lumber rales and it is stated
that the local dealers are ignoring that
road altogether * . Tnc showing made for
the lumber trade In this city Is upon
the whole romarknbly good , and this
has a special significance as indicating
that the building Interest , particularly
In the small towns and rural districts , Is
in a nourishing condition. The best
proof of the prosperity and growth of
the ngrleultural interest upon which
the development ol the stulo U chiolly
dependent is found in the fact that the
farmers arc constantly and rapidly add
ing to the number of their buildings and
that they are able to pay for the lumber
required for that purpose.
TDK future of Speaker Crisp depends
Inrcoly upon whether an extra session
of congress is hold or not. If Mr.
Cleveland refuses to call nn extra ses
sion It will bo inferred that ho is op
posed to Crisp , and that an organized
opposition to him will bo formed bcforo
the next regular session. He will
nlmo&t certainly bo elected If nn extra
session is called. This , at least , is the
state of the case according to a demo
cratic congressman who is supposed to
know what ho is t-ilking about. It will
hardly bo creditable to Mr. Cleveland
to refuse to call an extra session for no
bolter reason than that of his supposed
porfaonal animosity towardoao man , and
wo are not quite prepared to believe
that ho would go so far as this to defeat
the present spoaicer.
Sicc'UKTAHY FOSTUR continues to
hold out , the assurance to. the financial
and business interests of the country
that there is no reason for alarm as to
the condition of the treasury. The
outflow of golu during three weeks has
reduced the government supply only
84,000,000 , and the secretary does not
anticipate a continuance of gold exports
at the recent rate. Should ho bo dis
appointed in thisohowovor , and bo con
fronted with tha danger of the gold
reserve falling vb'qlovv the legal limit ,
'
ho hns authority 'to sell bonds to obtain
gold. In sueliL'iUi exigency there can
bo no doubt that t.ho holders of gold
would readily thkO all the bonds which
it would bo necessary to sell in order
to maintain the credit of the govern
ment. . . . .
THK failure of tlje committees of the
senate and house of representatives to
agree upon a plait of legislation regard
ing immigration' suggests the proba
bility that Uioro.wlU bo a pretty lively
contest over this subject when congress
reassembles. It is apparent that the
domouiats generally do not favor the
idea of a total suspension of immigra
tion , and if anything is done it will bo
in the shape of n compromise. A
thorough national system ol quarantine
would be nn ample precaution ugaln&t a
cholera invasion.
-
SOUTH AiiBiiiCAN news that does not
report a prospective revolution or sorno
other warlike movement is generally
unlnte-csting. The latest dispatches
bring the promise of two events of this
character , ono between Uruguay and a
province of Brazil , and the other in the
ArgentineKopublic. There seeing to
. bo a constant spirit of unrest in the
southern republics which affords bound
less opportunities to usurpers , revolu
tionists and political adventurers.
Tilt ) I'alulliui Srainliil.
A'cir York .Idrcitttcr.
Franco is having a serious time with her
knavish ofllcchoUlers , but it must bo i-uincm-
bcrcil Unit this republic lived down the
Credit Moullicr scandal.
Supply anil Drimiml.
( llolic-Democmt ,
-
When Cleveland becomes President again
- ho will Ilnd 21,000 more oillces to 1111 than
, there were at the beginning of Ills former
term ; but then bo will also ilnd at least
50,000 nioro democrats who want them.
An Kinply .ilfimce.
The upstartisli Dominion ministers can gr
ito on building gun boats nnd revenue cutters
to < but if they do not do something to check the
- l-.cgriaof Canadians to the United States
they will have no ono left to man them u fo\\
y ; years hence.
iOr. Display i > T I > umocratlf : Calibre.
r.
JVfiiiifd'Kilfs Trtlniiie.
ire Twenty-one democratic members of tin
ro committee of arrangements for Mr. Clove
land's inauguration have resigned because t
ir-
irso number of republicans were added to tin
so < committee. In their opinion Mr. Clevelam
sea is lo ho president of the democracy ; no
president of the United States.
I-
Ito
to
toS fit w V/tl l > , Cain in trelul ,
The Increase ht'ithu pensions of Moxicai
lilt war veterans ami 'their ' widows voted 01
lt Monday last inerc'i's'is ' the total cost of pen
us slons over l,000IJl > Ua , year. We infer froii
usot this that the Miytjfjan pension list , whicl
scatters money mostly below Mason am
of Dixon's line , isn't Who included in the purg
ill ing process. - ' ' _
0- The liny Stilu and llc'i-.Srnntors ,
0y /loiliii News.
lo- After many yeaii'Ai of honorable and ofl
cient .service in tbo halls of congress the vei
111 erablo gentleman from PIttslicl'i will spoil
eo the rest of his days In the retirement of pr
vato life , carrying rath him the respect an
best wishes of thqlWjholo community , regan
IV- less of party. Ho ( , has , been a worthy siu
cessor to such mem jis Webster and Sumnu
and Wilson , and ho sis ono of the very ein
men now living whrt Wore ideiitllled with th
.vo politics of the sta'to and nation bo fore th
to commencement of the civil war.
In the selection of his successor Massaohi
bo suits must not and will not take any bud :
wml top. Thp hlffh fttnmlnnl act by tlonft
HUP ot able nnd patriotic1 men must be preserved
served MftSsachuiett * * lmn over led In the
councils of the mitten , and her senator * have
always exercised an Influence second to none
In the senate chamber.
A Hint to rldditttil' * I'liot t'rlrnili.
jVcip Yttflt Sun.
There Is only ono democratic1 candidate for
speaker of the next house , and his name Is
Charles F , Crisp. lie comes from Georgia.
He has been engaged for the past year or
moro In demonstrating his high Illness far
the ofllco with which the party honored him
at the beginning of the Fifty-second congress - ,
gross , Wo have never heard that Speaker
Crisp Is a candidate for re-election , In the
personal sense ; but ho Is all the same the
candidate , and the one candidate of iwlltlcal
common sense , democratic harmony and
hope , and decent regard for the precedents
and proprieties that govern tbo caucus arrangements -
rangements of a well conducted ] > olltlcal or
ganization like the democratic party.
Don't Look l.lko 1'iKlnn ,
.Ulium Xnet ,
The fusion scheme between the democrats
and populists to control the coming session
of the legislature Is meeting with consider
able opiwsit ion , The leaders and olllceseek-
ers arc balked in their evil designs by a
number of honest and conscientious mem
bers-clod who take a higher view of politics
than to merely act as tools for boosting some
one into oflice. There are ten or a dozen Independents -
dependents who take the position that to tie
up with the democrats now Is to wreck the
chances for their party in the future. There
may be a fusion , but the chances cannot bo
said to look favorable at the present writing.
If They Un Srn-lhlc.
T Mn 7VI/HIHC. /
In our legislature the republicans , though
they have no 'majority , are stronger than
either of the other parties , and undoubtedly
can got a majority. If they propose really
good measures. This will induce sensible and
liberty loving men of the other parties to
Join them. If the republicans are sensible
they have a good chance to recover In the
state a majority , if not < iulto so largo as
formerly , but a good sound majority that no
fusion can overcome. IJut they must cut
loose from all connections with monopolies or
fanatical factious , which have hurt them con
siderably and came pretty near ruining them.
Sail C'losn ofii ( Sroiit Ciironr.
1'titlnttcliilita llecunl.
The misfortunes which have befallen the
ouco proud Count do Lesscps in his declining
years might touch a sympathetic chord even
in the breasts of many who have been made
victims of his ill-starred Panama canal ven
ture. His chateau is to bo sold , and his
llnancial ruin has been "upplomciited by a
pitiable condition of mental and physical
w.rcck. The melancholy close of a career
once so full of luster is a solemn lesson on tbo
vanity of human ambition ; yet the heedless
world has conned the lesson so fcftcn that it
will scarcely pause to ponder It or to profit
by it.
I'or Strullit' ( lluslni-si ,
Kcanieii A'cic Wnt.
Legislation in the interest of the whole
pcoplo should take precedence over political
log-rolling and combinations to keep the domi
nant party in the background. The party
which refuses to take an active and dolor-
mined part in wholesome legislation at Lin.
coin , by reason of its cowardice , will ho rele
gated to the roar henceforth. Tlio people of
Nebraska arc in no humor to condone
cowardice and duplicity.
To ItiMliU'o IlHllroml Kiitct.
llitllcr COKII'II'rcKK. .
Tun OMUIA Uic appears to bo getting
back on the old anti-monopoly lines , nnd
giving some good advice in regard to the leg
islature's duty as to lowering railroad rates
the coming winter.
cn.tri'iE.tsn ma 'j.trr.on.
Detroit Free Press : Trustly My tailor
wants mo to pay up.
Bilker And mine wants mo to pay down.
Trustly What's the difference !
Bilker In one. instance you can got the
goods out of the store and in tbo other you
can't.
Brooklyn Eagle : Cholly do Sappicns Are
aw lahgo checks the fashion this winter !
Tailor Yes. sir ; could you lillme out one
for about $ 'JOO in settlement of our little ac
count ;
Two friends meeting , the following col
loquy ensued :
"Where have you been ? "
"To my tailor , and 1 had hard work to
make him accept a little money. "
'You astonish me ! WhyC'
"Because he wanted more. "
Clothier and Furnisher : Travors This
oven-oat bcoms pretty tight around the
chest :
Tailor When you have taken the money
out of your pocketbook to pay for it. sir , it
, vill lit all right.
coMronrnn IN IIKU sonuow.
'f know.1 she said , "it's sad and all that
That Charley and I disagree
But you ought to have seen the love of a hat
I wore when ho jilted mel"
Molly Don't you think Miss Noysygnrl is
jail form ;
Ned Mebbc. But she's a splendid shape.
nK FOUND SOI.ACK.
Ho longed for some familiar thing
That ho bad known of yore.
So be bought a campaign Journal and
Ho looked the drawings o'er.
i.rrn.K I.UMI'.S o/-y/r/rr.
When a bicyclist gees nt top speed ho calls it
spin.
Illnxliamton Loader : When a woman gives
her husband n good talking to , ho realizes
what is meant by pre.sunth of mind ,
Alchlson Cilnbu : It Is hard to bo grateful to
the man who lights your battles for you , and
; ots licked.
Washington Star : It Is said that a Rood deal
of the ( fold thattfoes out of Ibis country Israr-
rli'd away by tbo o.xpcnslvo musicians. There
Is small comfort In reflecting that they glvo us
notes for our gold.
Life : "Hallo , Mlltoj whoso wulcntlno is you
cuttln'on tbo Ice ? "
"Ah ! KO 'way an' don't bother mo. Ain't ycr
uwuor that there Is sacred moments when u
man wants tcr bo by lilssolf'/ "
10 Ht. Paul Globe : Dr. I < 'iilrlmrn ( to the jani
tor ) Ole , what do you think about , that man
atOwatomm who drunk a iiuarl ot alcohol and
died ? " Ole Vail , al tank a Imv * o porty voak
titonilk.
Now Vork Herald : StraiiKor I notlco you
calh-d your friend Professor. Is he really a
professor ?
llnwoi-ylto I should say so. Why , dat feller
Hwallers a sword elKhteon Inches , stands on lilt-
ar and cats iiluss out of u churn. 1'rofe.ssorl
Wull , 1 hllOUld Just Hllllhl.
Klmlra Gazottn : Homo men are MI cousclen-
llous thai llioynovur put oir anytliliiK till t ' -
morrow but Ibo hill collector.v
Lowell Courier : Ills proposed lo construe !
rowliiK hliells of aluminum. A Kood Idea ; that
will piitoar.imonon their metal.
Klmlra Kcho ; "Thorp's ono wlso thhiR aboul
havhiK only ono leu , " said the votoraii , "A
pair of MICKS lasts twlco us lonjj as they wouU
othorwlso. "
Till' VAnilANT IIAIIU'I.V.
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What maldi'ii fair from out bur hah-
{ lias lost this phi of wlrnV
d- go black , so hunt , MI full of
tc- It sots my hoiirton tiro.
ei Foil many u nlKlit , 'foro mirror bright ,
n\ llor taper lln or ( dips
nho This Mttlo pin , so croolc'd and thin ,
Iliilwcen her dainty lips.
ho
Hut now sihthl It's KOIHI tu grass ,
And h-fl to diihl nnd mo ;
ill A watchman thin , picked up the phi ,
illk On lloor or I1. O. U.
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IIlo Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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HAHIKC A FAIR DIVISION
Regulating tlio Distribution of Oatlotsuipa
in the NaVfll Academy ,
'WESTERN ' INTERESTS TO BE PROTECTED
IT the ltr | > rr riilnllvr Tiill to .Muko Ai- |
poliitinruM In Their DUtrlcln ( ho
Governor .Mny Attend to
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WASIIIXOTOS DUIIRAV or Tun HER , )
Mil FOVUTKKNTII STiir.r.T , > ,
WASIIIXOTOX. U. 0. , Dec. 'JT. ) (
A bill hns been introduced to secure I
greater fairness in the distribution of cailut- >
ships In the naval academy. Under Us pro
vision * the secretary of the navy Is
required to notify representatives of
vacancies existing in their respective
districts on the nth of March in nai-h ywir.
In case no roi-nnunondation Is made by tlio
1st oC .luly the secretary Is iviiuirod to
notify the governor of tbo state in which the
racani'y exists and to appoint upon his
recommendation , both representatives , anil
the governor having failed to reoomim-ml a
candidate on the 1st of Hoptombor. the ap
ointment rovcrts on thatilate to tlio presi
dent.
It is Insisted that under present conditions
representatives through either ignoranee or
indolence very often full to make appoint
ments to the naval aendem.v , particularly
those from the west. That there Is a colony
of resident nnd attached naval onirers
hero hi Washington watching for every
sueh tmlllled vaeaiu-.v and eager toscenrolt
by aptointinent | of the serrotar.v of the navy
for their sons and that In consequence sneh
appointments at the expense of western
congressional districts are very numerous.
Under the provisions of the proposed bill full
publicity will bo given to the fact that va
cancies exist and the governors of the state
will bo able to correct the delinquencies of
careless congressmen.
ToVt | > i < Out Si-L'tlonnl I.Iiiiii ,
Cabinet gossip tonight centers about Con
gressman Hcritort of Alabama as secre
tary of the navy. Mr. Herbert Is tbo
chairman of the naval affairs conunitleo
in the house , and Secretary Tracy has
talten frequent occasion to allude to bis
hearty and intelligent co-operation with
the department it , everything looking to a
great navy. Mr. Herbert was a confederate
genera1 during the war , and it Is suggested
that Mr. Cleveland might select confeder
ate soldier for the head of the naval depart
ment as the best way of wiping out all sec
tional lines and proving that the south vies
with the north in keeping up the strength
and the dignity of the country.
T\l \ IsCt'lllllH'OIIS.
William C. Hell has been commissioned
postmaster at ITultou , la. , and Gideon M.
S ells at Tlconlc. P. S. H.
i.K or XOTJ- : .
TClijah ITalford has frequently preached in
small hoosier villages.
John Townscnd , the veteran tragedian , is
dying of cancer of the liver at'Toronto.
Dr. .losef Stefan , tbo famous professor of
physics at the University of Vienna , is
hopelessly ill.
During his long career as a champion John
Ii. Sullivan never wrote fool love missives to
other men's wives.
Ono hundred and sixty-five confederate
army generals yet survive. Twcnty-nino
have died this year.
Hcrr Krupp has , according to recent sta
tistics , the highest declared income in Ger
many. It is 0,700,000 marks per annum.
General Wade Hampton of South Carolina
lias just written a letter freshly declaring
that nothing can tempt him to re-enter pub
lic life.
Last month for tbo first time members of
the Austrian Keicbsratb were paid a part , of
their salaries in gold , and the incident cre
ated quite a sensation.
Cornelius Ynndcrbltt of New York has
sent his cheek for $ T > , OUO to the police com
missioners of that city as a Christmas gift
to the police pension fund.
The term "Tho Grand Old Man" was first
used to designate Mr. Gladstone by Sir Wil
liam Ilarcourt , and was hoard in 1880 upon
the return of the liberals to power.
Senator Hrlce's ofllco in New Vork is
always open to tourists from Ohio , a state in
which lie has a considerable number of
acquaintances , having frequently visited
there.
Colonel Nicholas Smith , tbo elegant son
in-law of tbe late Horace Grceley , who got
himself disliked as consul at Three Uivers ,
Can. , by calling the place illthy , has been
transferred to Jjiegc , Uolgium.
Representative Duller of Iowa has been
making a canvass of the house on the ques
tion of opening tbo World's fair Sunday.
Out oC'JTfi members questioned be found a
majority of three in favor of Sunday open
ing.
Hamilton Gunn of London Is In Columbia ,
S. C. , where ho proposes to establish a bank
with $20,000,000 capital , to bo known as the
Union Hank of South Carolina and England.
An act of incorporation has Just been passed
by tbo legislature.
William F. Rutherford of Hnthcrfora Sta
tion , Va. , recently found in : i hickory tree aleck
lock of red hair that had been plugged up in
the tree for 150 years , as shown by the
growth rings. Every trace of the white
horse had disappeared.
Dr. DeWitt Clinton Green , formerly
dentist to Emperor Dom Pedro of Brazil ,
nml for fourteen yonrs post n rcMdcnt of
KloOo.liuiolm , died of malnrlal favor Onto <
bor 8fl. Ho was Mout HO years old , nnii
wnt lo South America 'roin UnUlmnro
.lolm llurnv the Knqllxh lalwrltwlpr , de
clares thai Owirral lloolh of the Salvation
army , Is nniaUcr of quark remedies for
poverty , a neurotic Christian nnd fanatical
faddist , who combines universal brother
hood with incompetence anil high nnlnry "
I'Yanldln Simmons has been awarded the
task of executing the equestrian statnn Of
Oencrnl T/igan , to bo erected In Washington
He has submitted only a rough sketch thus
far ; but will now proceed to work out a
model , Iowa Circle will bo the site of the
statue , and hroiuo the material.
The latest from Texas Is In the nature of a
surprise. It seems that Web riantiag.iu Is
out of Jail.
Minister Kgnn will sail for Chill on Jan
uary 2. lie will have time for a lunch there
before commencing the voyage home.
One of the most imperative needs of the
United Slates Is a bettor system of defense
against tbo lion , Mr. llolmun of .Indiana ,
Salt Take Herald ; If In tinAvl.i , Uehau
statue of Justice slu > Is to hold scales , wo
trust they will nut bo the Union Paclllo
freight scales.
His claimed that Sol Smith Uussrllvns
IMIII hi Hoonvillo , Mo. In Justice to Mr.
1'uasell It is tinted that he Is not the person
who makes the claim.
Maud Xlovlow.i'hkowiliiisld's
name ap
peared in the C'hlcago marriage license list
the other day. William Chappell made him.
self a public benefactor by changing her
name.
It Is said that Herr Disinarck \ \ Invested
H,000 ) in Milwaukee street car lines. This
expi-nso seems needless since tbe facilities
for reaching the breweries are already ex
cellent.
If President Harrison becomes a member
of the faculty of the Stanford university he
will have an opportunity to lecture others In
return for the Immense amount of lecturing
ho has received hlmsulf.
Jerry Simpson says Mrs. Tease's candi
dacy for the snuato Is a Joke. That makes It
all the more formidable. Jerry's candidacy
two years ago was regarded as a very rlqii
Joke and ho was elected by a large majority.
Kansas people are fond of playing costly
joltcs upon themselves.
7 < ff/l/Mir.
I.lnt of ( "liinici ! of Importuned 111 tlio
IlPKilliir .Si'rvk'i ! Y "ttrril , v.
WASIUSOTO.V , D. C. , Wee. 27. jSpecialTclo
gram to Tun Ur.n.'l The following army or
ders were issued today :
Captain Augustus W. Corliss , Eighth in
fantry , Is detailed as a member of the exam
ining board convened at Fort Niobrara ,
Neb. , vice Captain Charles Porter , Eighth
infantry , hereby relieved. First Lieutenant
Robert F. Ames , Eighth infantry , will re
port in person to Colonel D.ivid S. Coition ,
Eighth cavalr.Vj president of the examining
hoard convened at Fort Niobrara , Neb. ,
for examination for promotion. The
leave of absence on surgeon's certificate
of disability granted Captain Sydney E.
Clark , Second infantry , is extended two
months on surgeon's certillcato of disability.
First Lieutenant Honjainin L. Tenoyck , as
sistant surgeon , is relieved from duty at
Fort Leavcnworth , Kan. , and will proceed at
once to San Antonio , Tex. , for duty with tbo
troops in the Held. Major George W. Halrd ,
paymaster , will proceed at once to Salt
Lake , U. T. , for temporary duty In the Do-
partmcntof the Phittc , reporting in person
en route to the commanding general of that
department. Wlicn Major IJalrd's services
can ho dispensed with in the Department of
the Platte the commanding general of that
department will order him to return to his
station
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Triini'xsfn'H Coul Miners.
Mr.Mi'ins , Tenii. , Dec. ST. General Keller
Anderson returned from Coal Creel : today ,
and to the question : "Do you anticipate
any serious outbreak on the part of the
miners ? " replied : "No one can tell just what
the miners will do. There are many turbu
lent spirits among them who persist in
threatening the convicts , but whether or not
they will carry the threats into execution
remains to bo seen. "
THE ' . ! irnito.
Jlramliit JSunncr ,
Ho stood on ( ho track , young Jimmy ,
With hot nnd fevered lireath ,
Wavlni ; his lantern madly ,
Kor ho know that an awful ( loath
Was In store for the hnmiy pcoplo ii
On tlio train just a mlln away ,
Who had been lo a woodliiwn picnic
That bright September day.
A rock on tlio track behind him
Mule : his forehead cold and damp ;
Thai's \\liy ho fun red for thulr safuly
That's why bo swung tbo lamp.
The. train was slopped , and the pcoplo
Flocked all around young Jim ,
Who stood there , a Iltllo hero ,
TiumblliiK In every limb.
And did they take up u collection
Kor him for MivliiK thulr lives ,
And load up a hat with money ,
Twenties , and tens , and lives ;
And call him a bravo young hero ,
A ml clap him upon tbo hack
As tli sturdy young boy who had nolleoa
The bowldor upon tbo track ?
Niiy , nay noln , nolnI guess noti
They took him upon the cars
Ami carried him to the city
And puthlm behind the bars.
IIo was tried , convicted , and sentenced
To clKhli-en months In Jail.
Ungrateful ? Oh , no ; hut. they knowhlin-
That trick of bis was stale.
Largest Mnnufaoturors and Kutillori
otuloihlng In tuo WorlU.
A Great Kieker.
Was John Randolph of Roanoke ? They say ho
"was so much oppos
ed to the tariff on
wool that ho would
g-o 40 rods out of his
road to kick a sheep.
He had it so bad that
he probably would
n't appreciate the benefit we are giving this , week
on heavy wool underwear. All heavy underwear
will go at straight 20 per cent off regular plainly
marked prices. Ifyou kick on that 'cause you've
got 'nuff underwear , try the other sale. Every
man's suitandovorcoatin the house is cut like this ,
( no special lots , the whole business included )
$12.50 suits or overcoats are $10. $15 suits are $12.50
and so on. Inventory next week ; that's why wo are
making these reductions.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Store opnn riultirduy every ovcmln II1IOJJ. ; ; tlll'J. S\Y \ , Cor. 16th and Douglas St
