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AvcrnRO Clrculiitlon for November , 30,050.
TllK country Is Hooded with governors'
measures nnd no mnn is so poor thut ho
ciuinot nllord a supply of roadinp mtit-
tor. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Till ! democracy of.Now York ii plain
ly showing that it will not tolerate a
dictator , oven if ho lias boon olcctod
president.
SOMK of the custom governors who
ewe their election largely to the use of
jnonoy hive : como out strongly against
Biich practices in their mcssngoa. Under
the circurnatiinuca they could hardly do
loss.
T. HK deadlock in the Douglas county
l > otu-d of commissioners la not quito as
clangorous to soU-govorninont as the
legislative deadlock at Lincoln , It la
biinply caused hy a superabundance of
candidates.
Tim Unitcil States senate tnaltos UD its
own committees and the staio senate
tthould do the sumo thing. The lieuten
ant governor is not elected by the son-
nto and is not presumed to take purl
with it excepting when there is a tie
voto.
Now IK the post traders actually have
to go it will bo a sad blow to patriots
who have flourished at military posts
nnd filled the avntuons and supplied fra
grant Ilavanas free of dun-go to
friendly "Injuns" that wear shoulder
straps. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
GOVEUNOU FLOWKK calls the atten
tion of the Now York legislature to the
fact that ownotv ) of personal property in
that state do not pay their share of the
taxes. Thia has a familiar sound. Wo
think that the subject has boon men
tioned before.
THE opposition of Mr. Cleveland to
Mr. Murphy eeoras to have given the
latter n great boom for the Now York
. Bonatorstiip. The prosident-olect ex
hibited his weak side whou ho issued
jthut proclamation against one of the
favorites of Tammany.
IT IS believed in Wall street that
thcro Is danger of the collapse of the
whole Reading deal , which is dtiiti to bo
'in ' a precarious condition on account of
the attempt of President MoLeod and
Ids associates to carry out their schemes
in Now England instead of confining
their operations to the Pennsylvania
coal trade. If any mlfforluno should
befall the Reading , which controls the
nnthrucito coal output and robs the con-
Burners , the public would bo deeply
jgriovod.
A CONTKMI'OHAUY says , speaking of
the Australian ballot system : "To stub-
Ijornly eudtaina law In all Its imperfec
tions thathas boon shown by practical
demonstration to rob any portion of the
people of their political rights , ia a
crime against suffrajro and nn outrage
nn American citizenship. " It is strange
that so simple , safe and effective a sys
tem of voting should moot with such
criticism. It works well enough in this
'staio and nobody hero wants to exchange -
change it for any othsr plan of voting
_ that has over boon proposed.
f , IT is proposed that moro affective
* laws bo passed for the punishment of
train wrecking and train robbery. A
bill hns boon introduced in congress
providing that a 'conviction for wreck
ing a train or for robbery thereon shall
nubjoot the offender to a line of $5,000
nnd imprisonment for ton years , and
that the penalty for pluclngohatructlon ! )
upon a track for the purpose of derail
ing a train shall bo a fine of $10,000 and
Imprisonment for twenty yaarj. In ease
of death resulting from I ho derailment
of a train by mieh moans the offender
phall bo doomed guilty of murder nnd
punished accordingly. No punishment
can ho too severe for a mia.'roant who
Vrecks a railroad train.
Tni : Agiicullural department has
nrndo Its final estimate of the produc
tion of wheat , corn and oats In 1602.
According to those figures Nebraska
produced last your , In round numbers ,
_ 5COOOUO bushoU of wheat , 157,000,000
.bushels . of corn and 41,000,003 bushels of
outs. ' Iowa's production of those grains
fospocjlvo'y was 7,000.000 bmhols , 200- ,
000,000 bushels and 05,000,000 bushels.
Kansas produced. 70,000,030 bushels
of wheat , 145,030,000 bushels of corn and
44,000,00 ! ) bushels of oats. Nebraska
was the third corn stale last year , coin
ing within a few million bushels qf the
prpriuctlbn of Illinois , whllo the total
, yield of wheat , corn nod oats ia No <
bruska la 1602 , .10,000,000 buahqjs , puts
.this state high in the list of agricultural
cotmnocwoulthB , and wa/ranU the opin
ion that withiu leu yuara It will be at
ithe head ,
nn : nvrr OF TIIK
The loglfllaturo linn A right to protect
Us mombora from nil Improper Influ-
nncofl. It la In duty bound to resist nnd
punish any nnd nit parting thut under-
lake ( o tamper with its employes or in
any way tncddlo with its organization.
Hither house of the legislature hns the
right to summon before Its bar or before
its coinmlttoeJ nny and all parties who
nook to control its action upon nny Issue
by oilers of money , patronage or any
valunb'o ' thing or endeavor to coerce or
intimidate members.
Both houses or the legislature have n
right lo ferret out nnd break up plots
nnd conspiracies lending to defeat or
promutu any measure before the legisla
ture or any measure that is proposed to
bo introduced.
This i ? ix prerogative which should bo
exercised whenever nn emergency
arises. Otherwise legislatures would
bo helpless nnd powerless to resist the
attempt of special interests to thwart
the will of the people.
Tim present legislature finds itself in
this condition at the very outset. A
powerful nnd corrupt combination hns
fastened its grip upon members of the
senate and seeks to clog and block legis
lation demanded by the people for their
own protection nnd solf-prcsorvntlon.
Unless the high-handed attempt of
these conspirators Is frustrated by the
legislature the very bedrock upon
which our fabric of government rests
will bo undermined , nnd nothing will
remain but the semblance of popular
rulo.
rulo.Tho
The struggle with the combined cor
porations must bo bravely mot now. It
cannot bo put off for the sake of parly
or for the sake of expediency , it is not
merely a question whether railroad
rates shall bo regulated by law , but
whether all powers of legislation shall
bo surrendered to the keeping of the
railroad mnmigcrs and their dangerous
allies , the minor corporations and
ilunderors' rings that infest the state
. .apital.
The duty of the legislature is manl
iest. It must break up the conspiracy
nnd asssert its freedom from all por-
licious interference. It must strike a
deadly blow at the oil room gang and
disperse the corrupt lobby that has
been pestering its moinbard day nnd
night. It must sot an example of the
first man who dares to approach a mem
ber with a corrupt proposition.
TIIK llKCTUItAJ. ! COLLKOK.
Thn next stop .in the election of a
president and vice president of tlu
United States will bo tikon today. The
presidential ologtors of the various
states will moot in their respective cap
itals and formally record the presiden
tial preferences of each stato. It is a
very simple task that the electors are
required to perform , but a very import
ant one. The result will probably stand
in this way :
Cleveland nnd Stevenson . 27i
Harrison nml Kuid . . HI
AVcu VIT mid Field . . _ ' i
Total number of votes . . -Ill
Nfce.ssar.v to a choice . . Uii :
Cleveland's majority . ' . 10S
The presidential electors having dis
charged their duty and forwarded the
result to Washington an required by
law , the next and final act in the choice
of a president and vice president will
take ulaco on the second Wednesday in
February , when the law provides thut
congi ess shall bo in session to count the
electoral voto. The senate and
house of representatives will on that
day meet in the hall of the house , the
president of the senate presiding. Two
tellers must bo previously appointed on
the part of the senate and two on the
part of the house , to whom shall bo _
hiindcd , as they are opanod by the pres
ident of the senate , all the certificates
and papers puroortlnc to certificates
of the. , electoral votes , which certifi
cates and papers shall bo opened , pre
sented and acted upon in the alpha
betical order of the states beginning
with the letter A ; and. the tellers
having read tha same in the
presence and hearing of the two
houses , shall make a list of the votes
as they shall appo.ir from the said cer
tificates , and the votes li'iving been
ascertained and counted in the manner
provided , the result of the same shall bo
delivered to the president of the senate ,
who shall thereupon announce the state
of the vote and the names of the per
sons , if any , elected , which announce
ment shall ba doomed a Bulllciont doc- .
larallou of the persons , if any , elected
president and vice president of the
United States , and together with a list
of the votes be entered on the journals
of the two houses.
The law makes provision for what
shall be done in case of objections to n
certificate , nnd also in case of more than
one return from n state , hut no difficul
ties of this kind will arise in connection
with the count of the electoral vote
next month , so that this final proceed
ing will pass oil as rapidly as the tellers
can do tlioir work and us smoothly as
nny more routine duty. There will bo
no objections to consider nnd It i not
probable that there will bo more than
one return from nny stato. It is per
haps fortunate forttho country that the
result of the last presidential election
was eo sweeping that there is no danger
of contentions or controversies regard
ing it. .
tu WAi ) foA rw.vr/o.vs.
The stall of Minnesota is to have n
convention for the purpose of promoting
public road improvement. It wilt be
hold ut St. Paul on January 25 nnd 20.
The county commissioners of each
comity will appoint delegates and onoh
senatorial district will send two dolo-
gnloK for every senator and two for each
representative. Kvery county In the
state will bo represented and the popu
lar Interest in the convention indicates
that the people of Minnesota are thor
oughly aroused on the subject of road
improvement.
A few months ago there was some
talk of a state road Improvement convert'
lion la Nebraska , but the movement
poems to have died out on account of u
lack of public Interest. No subject la of
greater Importance to the people ut
largo , and especially the farmori , than
that of public road Improvement , but
the olil system under which the bad
roads of the present day nro maintained
Is so deeply rooted that It is difficult to
awaken popular interest In n plan
which Involves a swooping change nnd
a largo outlay of tnonoy. 1'ubllc road
conventions have lately been hold in
3ovo"nl states , nnd the movement
is steadily but slowly growing every
where. In no state is tbore greater
need of bolter highways than In Ne
braska , nnd it Is not easy to account for
the Indifference that prevails in this
stnto concerning n matter of so much
importance to the agricultural Inter
ests , upon the prosperity of which every
ether interest Is largely dependent.
Now York , Pennsylvania , Illinois , Mis
souri , Iowa , Now Jersey nnd ether
states that have taken up the subject
can show no boiler reasons for road im
provement than can bo shown In Ne
braska. Indeed the ncod of a now and
bettor system Is more urgent in the
western than in the eastern stales. The
quality of the soil In Nebraska is such
that it Is absolutely impossible to main
tain good highways In this state during
the wet season under the present sys
tem.
tem.Hut
Hut the benefit to bo derived from
good roads is by no moans con fined to the
farmer. While the condition of the
roads affects the value of every aero of
land nnd the market value of all farm
products , it also ulTocls Ihu Inlorcals of
every clly nnd town that Is n market for
such products. The comfort and con
venience of every farmer's family muU
depend upon the not profit derived
from raising and marketing farm
products , and no farmer will
deny that the expense of gelling his
produce lo market would bo greatly
diminished If the roads were in good
condition at all seasons of the year , and
this , of course , would increase the prollts.
The unsatisfactory fluctuation of values
now prevailing coulil also be in a great
degree done away with If the roads
wore ut all times in a condition to ullo'.v
the farmer to haul his produce to mar
ket The consumer.- the ether hand ,
would bo benefited because every arti
cle brought lo market \yould. bo dimin
ished in prieo. The present largo cost
of transporting farm products over
country roads is mostly sheer waste ; the
expense enriches no man , but simply
diminishes the public wealth.
* lt will bo many years before this
country will have such roads as are
found in Knglnnd and Krauee , but the
reasons for such road-building as has
been practised in those countries for a
century past urc as strong hero as there.
The subject should bo constantly agi
tated , and the conventions called to con
sider it should bo continued.
TIIK Mm , OF TIIK MUltr ,
Governor Russell of Massachusetts
urges the most stringent treatment by
law of the evil of the lobby , "So as to
obviate its necessity , take away its op
portunity , and give publicity to its
acts. " For several years nn earnest
effort hns been made in Massachusetts
to suppress the lobby , which had become -
come a grave reproach to the slate , and
the effect of Hie agit'ition has b3on
good. Hut the governor siys that if
not as noturious and scandalous as In the
past , the lobby still exists ad a malignant
influence , tainting legislation with its
corrupting touch.
The experience of Massachusetts with
this evil for lhat it is a most grave and
| serious uvil will not be questioned bus
I not been more demoralizing than lhat
of mosl oilier slalos. Eyorywh'oro the
malignant influence of the lobby is felt ,
from the congress of the nation to
the legislature of the smallest
s'tato , and Iho amount of hnrm
it does , either in promoting
bad legislation or preventing good is
very groat. Then its inlluonco is dc-
slruclive of the integrity anil fidelity of
legislators. Once having yielded to the
blandishments of of the lobby and be
came its puppet , the legislator finds his
manliness and independence gone nnd
himself the victim of a relenllcss des-
polism which he cannot throw off. This
vicious and demoralizing adjunct of
every legislative nssomby ought
to be every whore suppressed , if
it be possible to do so , but
obviously Iho task of doing this is not
an easy one , us the case of Massa
chusetts illustrates. The first condition
scorns to be u thorough awakening of
public sentiment against the lobby that
will in effect say to every member of n
legislature who allows himself to give
ear to lobbyists that ho will do so at the
peril of his public carenr. No legislator
can pluy with the lobby without being
tainted , He may escape its contami
nating inlluonco lu many directions , but
out of its boundless resources it will
find some way to capture and use him if
bo but 11 ngor with it. The only safe course
for the legislator who wishes to con
scientiously nnd faithfully perform his
duty to the people Is to avoid the lobby
altogether nnd to refuse absolutely to
hold any nersonui intercourse with
known lobbyists. Only in this way can
the legislator with pure intentions safe
guard himself against the domor.ill7.lng
influence of the men whoso business it is
to plot for the betrayal of the Internsls
of the peoplo. Q'ho governor of Massa
chusetts , hi his vigorous warfare upon
the lobby , sots un example which ought
to bo generally emulated. There should
be u universal movement for the sup
pression of thh evil.
A IMIOI'OSITION has boon introduced
in congress by Senator l-Vyo to create a
commission whoso members shall draw
$10,000 per annum each and whoso duty
it shall bo to investigate the condition
of the Union and Central Pacific rail
roads and devise the best scheme for the
settlement of the Pacific railroad debt.
Nobody knows bolter than Senator Frye
lhat the proposed commission would ba
of no benefit to anybody excepting the
throe or live commissioners. They
would draw $10.000 apiece nnd probably
take n retainer of u larger sum on con
dition that they pull through the 2 per
cent bond extension scheme which hns
been before congress for several sessions ,
Senator Fryo hus been a consistent and
persistent clmmpion of the Paul lie roude
in both houses of congress for I went )
yonr * nnd ho flight nn neil own up Hint
the t-otninlsslonbr fchomo U only a sub *
torfugo to cajj&jup the consciences of
congressmen > > ) Uo do not dare to support
Mr. Kryo'a funiling bill In its present
fllmpo. Inclu'if.nlly ' U Is a very cluvor
effort to Intoro.tl' friends of President
elect ClovohinU who might want a fat
job. , ' . ; '
HKNIIV W 'jfl'BUSox says that the
next congress oogbt to restore the sugar
duty , but thtj ' .Jslmply moans that the
price of sugar .ftfjnll . bo advancou'by 2
conls a poundito'ovvry ' consumer.
Writ , Look Out for Cold 1'ort ,
tit. Mini Wulic.
With a noxv year , now Ipglslnturo ntul n
now governor , Minnesota fools iwsltlvcly
embarrassed under all Us newness.
Aniln Itollrflcir the Country.
It would IHJ a blissful variation In the mo
notony If those Now York democrats could
elect a senator or n dogcatchnr without a
Or Trlllo with UlilntRu OIM.
CliteagnMalU
linni'lnc the discomfiture of those little
Canadian cruisers If they over run across
that brick b.illle ship with pile foundations
out at Jackson park !
A Trlllo U'clnl , lint Intrrcfttliif ; ,
naltlmnre Amrilean.
Perhaps It would bo a good Idea to exhibit
ono of those tliree-conierod western legisla
tures at the World's fair.
flrcnlorTlinn tlin State.
llnton ( llotic.
Ciovornor 1'ntttaon of Pennsylvania doesn't
iiiliii'o words In his annual mess-ago , He
says that the i-ual "combine" Is an especially
lln rant Illustration of the manner ia which
the constitution in defied ,
Ciirpcirntloiu .Sniroino.
Dflll'el' Atetw.
Nebraska Is In a bad fix. The corrupt cor
poration lobby which made the last Irc'sla- '
turc n failure Is KCttiiiK in Its deadly work at
Lincoln again. Nebraska will have to create
a political cyclone to got rid of Its corpora
tion octopus.
A Mciriii-IHity.
Bishop Hnro of Iho Episcopal dloceso of
South Dakota has rcmlcrod good service lo
that .state In his public denunciation of her
lax divorce law nnit the resultant system of
"moral polygamy. " South Dakota's first
duty to herself and to her sister states
should bo to rectify this serious evil.
*
Millions In the
/ ' / ( [ ( diMiifdtcronl. / / .
The value of the ph ? iron produced in this
country Is now greater than the value of the
gold , silver and copper combined. The value
of the coal product is Creator than that of
pig Iron. The value of the silver product is
less than onu-sisth of the value of the other
minerals named. Why should the silver
producer bo specially favored hy the legisla
tion of the country at the risk of demoraliz
ing the market for other products of greater
importance !
Too ( iuixl Mini tu I. ese ,
/ujiljfat Cttu Star.
It is rumored tjiit | Senator Allison of Iowa
will tender his r diirnation as a member of
the monetary commission upon the succes
sion of Mr. Cleveland to the presidency. It
is believed that UiSj retirement would cause
general regret , and.it is by no me.ins certain
that It would be Uesircd by the now adminis-
tiation. Mr. Allison is ono of the most able
men in his party .and Is a person of broad and
enlightened views. . The fact that ho is a
republican is no reason why ho should not
continue to serve on a commission which
oiiijht to bo entirely iiunpartisun in its
character.
Ituil Precedent.
OregiHilan.
Idaho cxpcndctU .Jl,4GO. for transportation ,
; > ay , subsistence 'and equipment of the troops
she sent to Comr d * Alone to suppress the
. lots in the mines. She pot oft very lightly.
jecauso the bulk of the expense was saddled
upon the United States , since the. regular
may supplied the most men and did the
most work. Viewed from the standpoint of
narrow nnd temporary economy , his may ho
T desirable condition to bo in , but there
should bo no sovereign state in the union in
so helpless a condition that .she cannot main
tain order and suppress a local riot in her
own territory without calling' upon the general -
oral government for aid. No government is
worth anything unless it has the strength
md power to maintain order nnd enforce
obedier.eo to the law.
Kniituntlc Hciliuines.
Clitcugii Tribune.
Senator Wan-en has reported from the
select committee on suffrage a resolution for
an amendment to the constitution to give the
right of suffrage to women. The semite has
the power to waste time on such questions if
it sees Jit , but it would do bolter-to consider
amendments which are needed and which
there is some possibility the states will ratify
if congress submits thorn. Every senator
knows that there is not a state with the o.v-
eeption of Wyoming which would ratify a
woman sulTnigo amendment. It is in the
power of nny state now to give women the
ballot , but there is not ono of them except
Wyoming which can ba coaxed into doing so.
There has been before the senate for some
months a proposition to amend the constitu
tion by providing for the election of senators
by the people , Thatshould , have the right
of way over these fantastic woman's rights
schemes.
WOKUt'S VAlll XUTES.
The California room in the woman's build
ing will be finished in native red wood elabor
ately carved.
A miniature reproduction of the Harnoy
Peak tin district is being prepared for the
South Dakota exhibit.
iV tremendous amount of work must bo
done from now on if th exhibits arc in place
for the opening on May 1.
The governor of New York recommends an
additional appropriation of tOO.OX ! ) for the
suite's exhibit at the World's fair.
A Vcrnionlor has sent in an application to
the fair authorities to bo allowed to exhibit
his needlework in the woman's building ,
The Vermont building at the World's fair
will bi3 , when completed , ono of the most
unique on the grounds. The style is Pom-
peian.
Philadelphia has absorbed 1)0,000 Colum
bian half dollars and the Itecord Bays she
will lake as many more. As an advertise
ment alonO the Columbian half dollar was the
biggest thing out. ' "
After. February i jJlio postol facilities of
Jackson park will bo' ' greatly Increased , At
present they are in ii u.id condition , Oao or
two carriers dcliyijr'tho ' mail as often as
they can got uroun/Jj / [ '
When the ilnal | > Qymits for exhibit space
In muchtuury hall . 'at , , the World's fair are
Issued a storm of protests will bo heard from
every section of , Aho country. Less than
half the number of linns that made demands
for room will gut Hi-More than 1/.200 appli
cations were received and only 600 can bo
granted.
The pavilion dovotctl to exhibits from the
llttlo republic of Haiti was dedicated last
week , the uorcmoiilus taking particular nig-
ulllcanee from the fact that the day was the
ninetieth minlversiyy-'of ' the independence of
the country. Sno\yHiaired ; Frudcriclc Doug
lass , who is ono of I the exposition commis
sioners for the IFavtlan government , ac
cepted the structure from its builders In a
nuat speech.
The Chicago News pronouncm the figure
of the American brakcman ou the transpor
tation building agross caricature . The
figure is placed at a brake wheel with ono
foot on the ratchut brace. The toga is n cap.
a loose shirt , opened at the breast and rolled
up at the sleeves , u pair of wrinkled trou
sers , and by no means least , u heavy pair of
cowhide top boots , settled Into big creases
about the ankles and flaring OJXMI at the tops ,
The famous "last nail" will probably bo
driven In the proscenium arch of the Woman's
building at the opening services In May.
Montana furnishes the nail and Nebraska
the hammer. Idaho wants to make the block
into which the null Is to bo driven. A woman
of the state has collected twenty-four var
ieties of native woods to lie used In making
this block , uiwn .vhlch will tx ) carved the
seal of Idaho. After Its withdrawal from
the arch , the nail and the hammer with
which It is driven will bo placed on exhibi
In tlip cn ket titmlo for It bv the women
of Colorado , This Is a copy in miniature of
the cctrbrntml mineral palneo nt Pueblo ,
nmdo of iiivrlous metnl < The e.xskot nnd
Its valuable contents will bo constantly In
elmi-go of n special custodian ,
The exhibit of the Nicaragua Canal Con
struction company Is being prepared for the
fair nnd will glvii nn excellent Idea of that
undertaking. Two plans In relief have been
nmdo , one of which Is In New York City ,
whllo the other has not yet been sent from
Paris.
Herman winegrowers nnd dealers ore mak
ing great preparations for n display nt the
exposition. Already 280exhibitors uro regis
tered who Intend sending 1,000 different sam
ples of wines grown In linden , Alsace , HCSJC ,
the Rhino provinces , Wurtumburg , under
the cnro of a representative committee of
winegrowers nnd dealers from Coblentr. nnd
Deldeshelm and lllugon and Krcuamch and
Maycnco.
< ntr or run ; wm/.v.Dtr.
Indiana has tnoie Germans than any other
state. They constitute NS per cent of the
population.
There are sonm largo families In Media.
Pa. Samuel Held has twenty-eight children ,
Joseph Chandler , twenty-live : .fames Har-
roll , sixteen , and William Wright , fifteen.
The now Iron monuments being placed on
the boundary line between Arizona and New
Mexico are seven feet In height and weigh
about 800 pounds. They are laid llvu miles
apart.
In a late plucking at the Coronndo ostrich
farm , nearly ! UX ) fo.ithers were obtained from
ono bird , which , when curled and dressed ,
will bo worth fltt. The female ostrich lays
seventy eggs a year.
The mills of the goo's grind slowly , but the
fact that they have Just-gathered in a Michi
gan man for a murder committed seventeen
years ago leads to the belief that they grind
comparatively small.
In the belfry at the Unitarian church at
Plymouth. Mass. , which was burned lo the
ground a few nights ago , a boll cast by Paul
Hcvcro In ISOl. and which rang the curfew
for many years , was destroyed.
A deaf and dumb book canvasser sold
seventy-six books within four days recently
in three small New Hampshire towns , with
commissions amounting to $1" > 0. Herein Is a
lesson for the loquacious canvasser.
It does not seem to comport with the Ill
ness of Ihings that for a comfortable , clean
and celerltons ride on a street car the people
ple of Philadelphia should have to hie them
from Chestnut street to Catharine. Hut so
It is ,
The arithmetic mon have figured out that
then ; is room on this revolving earth of ours
for5'J'itKX,0K ( ( ) human beings , and that Inoy
will nil bo hero Ixiforo the close of the
twenty-first century is reached. Aron'tyou
glad that you came early before the rush }
A suburban policeman of Chicago caught a
boy in the act of despoiling a hen roost the
other morning and haled him before a Justice
of the peace. The latter ofllclnl loftily de
clared he would rather pav for the poultry
himself than place the sjtigma of n fine on
the boy , and discharged him.
The girl who has to cook , wash and iron
will be. really tickled to learn that Hoston
has decided that household duties shall bo
recognised as a science under the title of
Oekology. It will probably result in adver
tisements in the papers announcing that "a
skilled Ockologist is open to engagement at
so nine. , per week. "
COMWAL VIAI'LKTS.
Chicago Inlor Ocean : The merchant llnds
Unit his hardest work begins when everything
Is ( Intl.
Washington Star : ' ! think It Is tlmo for inn
to turn overn now leaf , " said Iho clsar maker
who refused a coiiHlmjniiiunt of cabliuage.
Atchlson ( iloho : If you fool that thn dash
down a coasting hill doesn't pny yon for the
walk up It is u sign you are putting old.
Ploni'cr-Pres's : Thn great advance In the
prteenf pork will unamo the least literary of
agriculturists to Increase the prollls of liU
pun.
Philadelphia Record : She The trcos look
su inisuriililu In winter , don't they , dear ? IIu
Awfully so , hut they experlunco a delightful
re-leaf In thusprhi ) ; .
Knto Molds' Washington : Jinks Gallon
WMS ilcncl to tbo world last nliilit.
I'llklns Did hu have a stm-liMl urn ?
Jinks No ; just an animated bust.
Now Orleans Plcayuno : In art n iialutins
must bu uxecutud before It Is turned over to
the hanging committee.
Vonkor's Statesman : I'eoplo : ire so Incoii-
Hlstuiit. They will speak In complimentary
terms ( if the inlnUtur's Mow tlellvory , whllu
they swum * at the nie.ssungur hoy's.
T/owoll Cnurlor : The painter whoso tisiiis :
broke under him was a. lirnvu follow , llo went
down with his colors Hying.
ChlciiRO Tribune ) : "Tho word lientlion , " ex
plained the professor to the class In philology ,
"was used by the Saxons to demito inio who
dwell In or among the heath. What do wo
commonly understand by the word nowu-
ihiysV"
"Ono who deals In furze , " miappod a spiteful
young woman ut the foot of thu class.
Washington Star : "What are you doing
around hurt ! ? " said the woman to thu tramp
who had gotten over the fence just In time ; to
escape thu hnlldog.
"Madam , " ho said with dignity , "I did Intend
to rtMiit'.stsomithln' | to oat. Hut nil I usk now
Is that In HID interests of humanity you'll feud
that thoio dog. "
Now York Snn"AmorIcan : Ignorance nuikos mo
tired , " .said the knowing Englishman to an ud-
mlrlii ; ; group of chappies In an uptown cafe.
"On every hide , " ho rusuinuil. "I hear people
saying , 'Whore am my 'at ? Whom am my 'at ?
when itvnn a school buy In England would know
that It ought to bo , 'whuro In my 'at ? ' "
TIIKY CintKI ) HIM.
Kr.w York I'ms.
To .show him her love In n manner plonsant ,
And , perhaps , KOIIIU expense to save him ,
When tlie holidays came , us a llttlo present ,
A box of clgar.s shu gave him.
The llr.st oni ! he tried from his eye draw n tear ,
Un threw down thu weed with a shlvur ;
It happened to bu Hie llr.st day of thu year ,
So ho s were oil .smoking foruvur.
Old Winter's kin hold carnival tonight ,
Contending winds are rushing to ami fro ,
And reeling through them comes , again , the
snow
To deck the dolls and hills In radiant whlto ;
The l-'rost king's Icy eyes gli-nm crystal bright ;
Thu Karth Is stark , and streams have ceased
to How ;
Hut liore within my room's a genial glow ,
And here within my breast now-found delight -
light ;
For UK I mused but now amid lov'd books
Met bought there came to mu a whllu , whlto
dove
And , folding o'er my heart Its weary wings , D
Ueep-thrlU'd mo wfth HH sweet blrd-whlspcr-
Ings
Of 'witching Irish uplands , woods and
brooks , -
And , oh ! of ono that I do dearly love.
W. W. McCoiiMACK.
Omaha , Nob.
Why
Are they
Because they ncvfr spoil rjp'
desserts.
Because the cakes , puddings ,
creams , etc. , nre made to
please the most refined taste.
Because they are extracted by
a new method , from the true
fruit , so that each has its own
natural and distinctive char
acter. That is why Dr.
Price's Delicious Flavoring
Extracts , Lemon , Orange ,
Vanilla , etc. , are wanted. To
the connoisseur the difference
between them and the com
mon Flavoring Extracts is so
great that it cannot be ex
pressed in words. A trial
will prove their superioi
excellence ,
WILL NOT EXTEND THE LAW
Harrison Tnlks ou the Bsmttifts of
Civil Bcrvioa Provisions ,
NO MORE PROTECTION FOR PLACE HUNTERS
Ooiilil ( In Mndnullh A.U-.inliiRr ( o
Alt Turtle * Inlnrcitril , lull tlir liicinu-
liifT AilinliiUtrntliui Mint Attend.
tu the llrtnlU.
ivoTotf liunr.Af OF I UK Run , I
MM VoUllTlil'.XTII STItKI'.r , >
WASIIIXUTUS. D.C. , Jan. 8. |
Great prcmnro has been brought to bear
upon President Itnrrisuu during the past two
months to extend the provisions oftbo civil
sorvlco law In various directions. Men from
both houses of congress , politicians , re
formers , oflloo holders ami their friends and
persons of both suv.es and In nil the walks of
life have either c.illud upon him In person or
addressed him by loiter or petition for nn
extension of the civil service laws.
They have urged him to protect tiilto | nil
the employes of Iho government lining posi
tions of n common .nnd teehulc.il char.icter ,
from those who watch the ebb and How of
water In eanal looks or report the air cur
rents to the men anil women who set
typo nnd feed presses In the government
printing ofllccs , all down through the various
positions about the executive departments
lierc , and collectors' olllccs anil around the
yards and docks of the navy and about the
military posts. Scarcely ono from the man
that lends the horses of a federal ofilclal , lethe
the men who clean the cuspldorcs and dust
the furniture In all classes of federal olllccs.
has missed the notice of those who would
have the skeleton arm of civil service raised
against the hungry piace hunters who are
longing for the changes to take place after
the -ah of March.
One prominent man urgixl the president to
extend the law over a large class of federal
employes In order tntil ono of his own
appointees might bo secure from tbo keen
edge pt the political guillotine.
President Iliirrliou's Vlvnu.
To a congressman the othcrtlay the presi
dent raised his hand in horror. He said that
while ho was n believer in civil service re
form and had supported the law , ho had
gone far enough. Hisorderof last week was
the hist ono ho had intended to Issue. The
president pointed out the good and the bad
effects of the law. Ifo saw much more of
the former than the latter in it. Its weak
ness was more in its brevity of extension
than Us lengths. If it went down into lower
grades and reached up hito higher altitudes ,
It would be more effective.
The president said ho longed for the time
when the attention of the llrst nflicer of the
government would not be occupied by listen
ing to and providing for oflico hunters. Ho
said that not only was his own time and
thought given to the demands of phico
seekers , but these of members of the cabi
net from early morning till late at evening.
There appeared in almost overyphaso of olll-
cial lifo the hand of the olllcoseeker. It was
part of the legitimate duties of the presi
dent to attend to these wants and he per
formed them unmurmuringly , but bo felt
wholly incapable at times to satisfactorily
attend to these dnlies in viowof thedomaiids
made In the other direction. Continuous
thought upon any subject of state was im
possible if the president sought to please the
political place hunters. If custom , usage ,
law or some other device would but inter
vene to to give the president more exclusive
time and thought away from olllce seeking ,
there would bu abler work at the hands of
the chief executive.
Too .Many Mliinto DnlulU.
It was a pity the details of. olllco giving ,
the smaller of them at least , if still lodged
with the president , could not bo looked after
by a subordinate , designated by him for that
purpose , one with more time for such affairs.
The matter of being bcseiijed for ottlce , of
being unable to turn in any direction with
out a request fora place being made , moved
the president to liken his situation to one.
who wherever ho went was asked for a loan.
"Lend mo a dollar. " If onu heard this from
nearly every ono he met , dollar lending
would become the bane of his life. Ho could
sec its specter In every face presented. It
would haunt him in his dreams. The state
of his mind would bo that of ono
bewitched , the resources of the lender
would not lessen his condition of mind. The
request would bo the same , in fact he could
not shift his accounts by virtue of plethora.
It would be necessary to open accounts
elsewhere. Certainly the depletion of re
sources'created limitations , but it would
not altogether remove the predicament.
AH to Present Conditions.
Turning to the present conditions sur
rounding him , the president said he had
gone so far since the recent elections ia
broadening the scope of the civil service law
as he could nnd maintain the dignity of his
position and the respect of intelligent and
fair-minded men. If , on the very uvo of his
departure from olllc-o he should cast about
with a view to protecting us many oflico
holders as possible , and taking in all federal
employes who could be gathered under the
protecting arm of the law , ho would be re
garded as ono who crawled under the table
sifter the feast and ate the crumbs ; as ono
who encroached UIKIII decency.
lie thought the in-coming chief magistrate
sliottm roecivo some fmnuinriillon nml Mini
thorn wciw Imiind * of proprlntv In nil thlnus
In the matter of proloctliiR men In onico. tlin
president bollevos ho hai reached Iho Umit
n < > vr1niuV * I'Antilto MrtlnxU.
Mr Cleveland's linml U being seen overv
< ) ny now uhoul emigres * . HeUalreadv | iav-
big the way to bis administration bv nn at
tempt to control ie lMnt Ion. It was not tin
the silver ( juestlon begnn to loom up rtinln
ously that ho deigned to move. Then It win
that ho sawn Mpp must be taken it he would
avoid a dangerous .subject. If ho could bnvo
tlicMlvor problem dlsiwsctl of and eotupel
the present ntlinlntstnulou to shoulder ULJ
re.'pnn.MblHty bewtmld have plainer sailing
Then only the tariff would stand In hi ? wiv
Mr , I'loveland has already mo\e < l. llo Ins
hills in b.ilh houses pi\oslug ) | to repeal tins
Sherman law , which provides for the pur
chase of 4MM.lHM ounrcfl of stiver bullion
each month , \VltlitliUoiit of tbo way ami
committees in lioth houses undo up of nu-u
I with his own notions nothing would arise to
I tnaki ) the new president trouble In tl.c mlver
1 line.
line.Tho
The reader of the dally press will recall
midtly that the administration of Mr t'love-
l.ma. which began eight yoais ago.a * mailo
lit ) of evasions , and that when President
Harrison came In there- were left for him a
.score or more vexatious problems which the
democratic administration was unable to
cope with stlccessfullv.
The IJerlug sta ; problem had worried Sec
retary of State Harvard almost to death , ami
had Imrrassed the president. The Mexican
bonier problem was taken up by the illovn-
land administration and laid down like a hot
poker. They could not handle It
.Sonui Other llHiil Vitj ,
There was trouble in some of the .South
American republics with which the 1'nlteit
States had to do. and It all nimn over to
1'rosldcnt Harrison.Vo were In Jangles
with Italy , ( Jermany , Kranoe and other
countries , not to mention Canada , over tradn
relations. All these subjects and many
moro were left for President Harrison The
Cleveland administration could not handle
them. The subjects were taken up prompt ! v
by President Harrison ami Secretary Hlaluo
and the secretaries of war and navy , and
they were satisfactorily disposed of , everyone
ono of them.
When President Harrison goes out of ofileo
our country will be at peace \\lth the world ,
and enjoying such an era of prosperity as wo
have never before known.
It Is provoking to witness the Juggling and
Jockeying now going on In congress UIHIII the
part of the democrats , backed up bv Mr
Cleveland , with a view of precipitating tbo
silver question nml disposing of It , If ( Hisslble ,
in such a way as to throw the blame If unv
comes upon this administration. Tim
question is nsked , if Mr. Cleveland is
such a great man , why doesn't ho
wait till ho gets hold of the
reins , and when he will have full control o
congress , before ho attempts to begin his
work ? Thcro is good ground for believing
thai Mr. Cleveland would like to see thu
silver question disposed of now , and then thu
republicans continue control of the senate ,
which would bar him out of thu responsi
bility of legislation. Ho could throw alt the
blame for nonaction upon the tariff against
the republican senate , l-'or the present ho is
content to unload silver upon that body. llo
has already began his work of evasion ,
avoidance , and ho will do nothing at any
time which he can keep from doing.
Western Pension * * .
The following pensions granted lire re
ported by Tim liBiinml Examiner Bureau
of Claims :
Nebraska : Original John H. Pease ,
Hamilton S.Olllospie. John W.Grinlth , Kuo.s
Inline , Samuel C. Kvans , John Madden. Ad
ditloual Olnoy J. Smith. Comodoro P
Lcwollyn. Hrnry Hart , .liulson S. Si/.or ,
Winflclil C. Cover , George U. Uingley , Daniel
Hichards , August Hiiebner , Patrick Ciarri-
gan. Increase Gilbert II. Mitchell , Cvnmus
Griflls , .lames A. Petty. HeissuoKiley IX
nurton. .John A. Boston. Original widows ,
etc. Minors of ICdward J. Jackson , minors
of William Henderson , Kupha Clifton.
Iowa : Original Henry H. .lack. Solomon
Hidy , Orvillu James , James P. Mi'Donough ,
AViliiam H. H , McVay. Benjamin W. Jewell ,
Khinchart B. ICruis , IShvood Moore , John \V.
Decker. Additional-Clement M. Cross ,
Francis M. Boall , Beaten Corrinuton. Peter
Wcls , Thomas Taylor , J > orcn/.o It. McCau ,
Uomin'ek ' Mans. r/ > ron Holmes , John C.
Fehlhancr , Daniel X. Hall. Edward Vockey
Isaao Batchelder , Joseph V. McCirath ,
Henry Kaln. Supplemental. John C/ ,
Gates. Renewal and Increase. - Ab-
er U. Boycr. Increase William I ) Mor
rison. Alanson T. Delano. l scx P. SmithJohn
Clmrlcsworth , John Smith. Joseph M. Pat
rick , John Slicppard , Klljali Slovens , Hnrtou
Ellis , Martin Mericle. Keissiie Andrew 11.
Ha/lett , William H. KUer. Original widows ,
etc. Peggy A. Miller ( mother ) , Diana M
I/jng , IClizabclh Ilofmcister , Sarah A. lor-
ton ( mother ) , Ituchcl T , Protziimn , Andrew
Whissenmand ( father ) , Indiana Kiihii , Nan
cy Mill ( mother ) , Marilla Longhrey , Mont
gomery McCall ( father ) , Kvalino Black ,
Sarah J. Beaty , ISmuiclki Uroimer , Mary M.
Cooper.
South Dakota : Original John IX Eber-
sole , Micajah Doty. William A. Drake. Ad
ditional Charles K. Little , Jonathan Heath ,
George M. Phillips , William H. Cross , Her
man Brumlcy , Albert A. Mori-ill. Increase
John II. ViinKipcr , Stephen Uascoigne.
Original widows , etc Httth A. Moulton ,
Anna M. Logan.
MIsepllitnoouM.
It Is now the general belief that should
the anti-option bill pass the senate at this
session it will bo strangled to death in con
ferenco. The opposition to it is inciroiiar\ , ,
vicious and determined , and Is working low
down ,
Sergeaiit-at-ArmsVnlcntifohas now given
up all hope that the republicans will retain
their organization of the United States
senate. He is making arrangements to
return early in. the spring to his home in
Nebraska. P. S. H.
Lurfust Manufixoturori jind
K In the World.
It's a long time
Since we gave you fellpws a snap in overcoats
such as we are going1 to give
you this week. We have now
displayed in our corner win
dow an almost complete as
sortment or our overcoats so
complete thatyou.can certain
ly see one there that you want
well , you can have any one
in the window for a ten dollar bill. Wo never sold
any of them for less than $12 and lots of them as
high as $20. No use to describe them you won't
buy 'till you see them , but when you see them you
will buy them. $10 for choice. Our coats are al
ways proper in style , substantial in fabric and as
well made as tailors can make them. We have
nearly all sizes in the window , but it's time to un
load and our sacrifice cuts no figure beyond the fact
that you have the choice of any overcoat in that
window for $10.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Btoro OP I , every .vonlaj till 0.31 J fl § ftfo ] ) OUgaS | gf