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    THE OMAHA DAILY BERt SUftD/W , JFJ3B11UA11Y 10. 1893-SLXTERN PAOJfe ,
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OFFICES.
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County of Douglas. f
Oporcn It. Tzschuck , secretary nt TliR Ilr.t :
Publlshlnc company , doci solemnly nwp.'ir tlmt
the iiotiml circulation of Tin : DAILY HKI : for
the week ending Kubruary 18 , 1B03 , was us
follows :
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Friday. Fubruary 17 . 23.011
Saturday. February 1H . 24,484
OKOIUIE H. TXSOMUOK.
. fiworn to bnforn nio an. I Niihscrlboil In my
nrosenro this IHtli day of IVbriwry. 1H93.
[ Koal ] K. N. lioviil.l. . Notary I'ubllc.
AvcriiRn Clrniilittliin ( or .limitary , 84ni7
Ouu dinpatclies do not indicate- that
General Van Wyck has tondorcd con- '
Krntulutlons to hia distinguished neigh
bor the secretary to he.
Tun boomers ulon the borders of the
Chiirokco Strip outnumber the quarter-
sections of land that will bo available
when it is thrown open , and yet their
number is increasing.
Al'PMCATiONS for places as micro
scopical examiners may now be forwarded
to Arbor LodgeMr. . Morton's past ex
perience with the Slottor house busi
ness will eminently fit him for selecting
meat inspectors.
IT IS surmised that lion. Tobo Castor
will bo pleased to receive the appoint
ment of chief of the bureau of animal in
dustry. Mr. Castor knows a great deal
about microbes and has been stirring
them up qulto industriously of late.
NEW YORK CITY 1ms had another
blizzard , which ( jrcated the wildest con
fusion , blockading street cars and caus
ing no end of trouble. And yet the people -
plo down there on the Atlantic coast
talk about the west as the homo of the
blizzard.
BLACK clouds of gloom overspread
many prominent democrats of this city.
The announcement that the Sago of
Arbor Lodge is to bo secretary of agri
culture takes them off their foot. The
political lottery wheel is chock full of
surprises. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE Now York park commissioners
have decided that the now statue of the
late President Arthur is not good. But
there are some other statues in the
parks of the metropolis that are not
good , BO it will not bo conspicuous on ac
count of its faults.
AT A recent by-election in England
the liberals won another parliamentary
\3oat from the unionists. This , together
with the favorable olTcct produced by
Mr , Gladstone's homo rule bill , affords
considerable encouragement to the fol
lowers of the grand old man.
ANYBODY who undertakes to abolish
the social evil in Omaha has a very
largo contract on his hands. It has
flourished in all populous communities
from time immemorial and will continue
to do so until the sexes are abolished
and men and women become angels.
IT is proposed by some of the aristo
cratic. Now Yorkers to introduce English
Htag hunting into tills country. Wo al
ready have the English fox hunt , and
perhaps a tame stag is not entitled to
any more consideration than a tame fox.
Considered as sport , bath stag and fox
hunts are total failures in this country.
THE Introduction of a bill in the legis
lature of this state to prohibit the use
of gas for the lighting of hotel sleeping
rooms is designed to protect the lives of
that numerous class of rural people who
blowout the gas when they go to bed in a
hotel. To judge by the largo number of
cases of that kind that have boon ro-
icordod in this city it would appear that
Nebraska needs such a law to prevent
Iowa and Kansas visitors from being
asphyxiated.
THE meeting of the Manufacturers as
sociation at Lincoln next Wednesday
will bo attended by L larfjo number of
the Omaha members tad It is expected
that members from all ) /urts of the state
will bo present to takr part in the pro
ceedings and talk over matters pertain
ing to the interests of the association.
This will have a good intluenco upon
the annual exposition to bo hold in this
city next Juno , as It will servo to awaken
now Interest in that enterprise.
THE bill that has boon Introduced in
the legislature of this state to abolish
the "sweating" system may not seem to
bo a pressing necessity mw , as there is
but llttlo work done in the way of cloth
ing manufacture in Omaha or elsewhere
in this state , but the time may soon
come when the law proposed will bt
needed. The factory inspection system
which must bo established as a moan * of
enforcing the law can bo put oil indofl
nltoly , us it would 1)3 a needless expense
ut present. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TUB harsh sentence imposed upon pee ;
old Ferdinand do Lessons has como to <
late to give him much distress , The vet
cran engineer is losing his mind and wll
soon bo beyond the reach of any carthl ;
law , Who small say that his connootioi
with the Panama iniquity was not duo t
his mental collap o , which must huv
begun B05HO tlmo ago ? The world cai
nITord to deal gently with him and re
member only the wonderful achievements
monts of Ills genius in the years when li
'as himself.
SPASMODIC REFORM.
Loss than" Iwo months ago an . emo
tional revivalist , Kov. B. Fay Mills , held
a Horlos of meutlnirs in this city which
attracted a great many people , During
the last week of his stay BOIUO of hi ?
most zealous converts and admirers in
duced the business men to ohwo their
doors for half a day In recognition of Mr.
Mills' effort and for the purpose of giv
ing their clerks and workman an op
portunity to hear him. * Above till
things , however , the object was to im
press upon Mr. Mills and the world at
large that Omaha was not merely a
money-making center , but a Christian
community. ThoovutloiwtoMr Mills was
heralded abroad as something phenome
nal and caused considerable oom-
mont by the press. But Mr.
Mills , llko other spasmodic reformers -
formers , returned the compliment
by striking Omaha a blow In the face.
On the night before his departure , and
after ho had stormed the dives in the
lower part of town with a discharge of
religious pyrotechnics- gave Omaha
11 parting shot In the following language :
"I have fallen In love with the pcoplo of
Omalw. I have not anywhere known a more
wholo-lioirtol : ; , inoro courteous , gr.m lor or
more uoblo people than you have right hero.
For the most part you have a royal city.
* * You ought to liavo the bast name
of any city In the whole west , but in fact you
have about the worst. "
Now , who has given Omaha the worst
name ? The short-haired , cinioioncoloss
liars of the Helen Gougar stripe and the
spasmodic reformers of the Mills stripe.
Proceeding , Mr. Mills said : '
" 1 have boon la nearly every city in the
"United States , but nowhere have I found
vice so open anil without ultimo upon Its
countenance ) as In this promising city of
yours. Nowhere liavo I s3Dn the gambling
hells run so openly and defiantly as hero. "
Nowwhere has Mr. Mills boon all this
time ? Has ho been in New Orleans or in
Washington ? Has ho ever been in Den
ver or in San ITriinolsc > ? Has he over
been in Kunsa * City , St. Louis or Memphis -
phis ? If so , ho certainly must .have
known that Omaha is not the most
vicious of American cities.
The climax of exaggeration was
reached when Mr. Mills indulged in the
following tirade , which win reproduced
in a ilaring editorial by the Now York
Voice as confirming thoNoJinrgo made
during the prohibition campaign of 1800
that Omaha was the wickedest city in
America :
Nowhere have I sson the soci il evil so
prominent. Acres of your fair city are sst
apart for the prop.vMttou of this evil an 1
beautiful ami cosily buildings are erjotel
for no other purposi thin to bo used as
houses of lll-faino. There is no other city in
the United States that will begin to com
pare with yours in open temples of de
pravity. I think the curse of God ought to
rest upon every Individual In any w.iy re
sponsible for this state of affairs.
What a monumental falsifier ! There
is not another city of over 100,000 popu
lation in America where the social evil
is loss prominent or under bettor police
surveillance. Whore there is ono block
occupied by disorderly houses in Omaha
there are half a dozen squares so occu
pied in Louisville , Denver , Kansas City ,
Washington and other cities north and
south , east and wojt. There are not
half a dozen costly buildings in the
whole burnt district whore there are
hundreds in the city of Chicago. But
spasmodic reformers always exaggerate
and magnify every subject they touch or
BOO.
BOO.Mr.
Mr. Mills' damaging misrepresenta
tion of Omaha is recalled by THE BEE
in view of 'tho spasm of reform which
many of our well meaning citizens have
recently experienced regarding a condi
tion Of things that prevails in almost
every population center.
It is true that the social evil exists in
defiance of law , but it always has existed
in defiance of law and never will bo
eradicated by any law that can bo de
vised by man. The only town of any
slzo where the social evil was not known
to exist is Salt Lake City during the
days of Brigham Young , when polygamy
nourished at its height.
The prevailing system of fines enforced -
forced against keepers and Inmates of
disorderly houses in this city IB not a
license , but a fine imposed at stated
periods for a misdemeanor , not a felony.
The fines might bo imposed irregularly ,
more frequently or less frequently , or
they might bo abolished altogether.
But what difference would such change
make so far as the existence of the vice
is concerned ? It fines wore abolished
and the district vacated * the inmates
would scatter , but their number would
bo greater than over , while the police
would bo at greater trouble in ascertain
ing the whereabouts of these people , who
very of'on harbor dangerous criminals.
Tn other words , change does not always
mean reform.
The demand for the repeal of the gam
bling ordinance and the bettor enforce
ment of the Slocumb law is rational. It
will bo remembered that THE BEE de
nounced the gambling ordinance as a
flagrant violation of the criminal stat
utes when it was pending buforo the
council. The only thing to bo done now
is to repeal it.
The trouble with the now reform cru
sade is that it will end llko all other
crusades , in a spasmodic effort to
bring about the mlllonlum. If
the good people engaged in this
movement really mean business
why don't they strike at the
top root , which Is the love of money ?
Why don't they strike a deadly blow a
the two vices by prosecuting the owners
of buildings lot for lawless and immora
purposes ? Ah , but most of those owners
are rich men church members , per
haps and their prosecution would cause
a scandal ! Precisely so. But the re
form movement that depends on the
police alone , and the spontaneous arrest
of disorderly persons , is destined to
prove a dismal failure.
MISMANAGEMENT SOMEWHERE.
It is practically assured that when the
tlmo arrives for the opening of the
World's fair , May 1 , a largo part of the
exhibit will not bo ready for public
inspection. There has been so much
delay in awarding space to exhibitors
that it will bo almost impossible for
many of them to have their displays
properly arranged by the date of open
ing. It lias been stated in explanation
of the delay that the official who had
of the awards had broken dowr
mdor the strain and was compelled to
retire. While awards awaited on his
action llttlo or nothing i-mlil be done ,
nnd this condition prevailed up to the
titter part of last year. Then the 1m-
oait was reorganizeJ and it was prom-
sod that there would bo no more
complaints.
It appears from the eastern press ,
lowovor , that they not only have not
stopped , but , on the contrary , have In
creased. It Is represented that among
irosnoctlvo exhibitors of Now York ,
Joston and Philadelphia there is a
strong feeling of Indignation at the way
n which their applications for space
mvo been delayed. A short time ago
attention was directed to this state of
affairs by a representative body of Phil
adelphia business men , who had been
lying for weeks in vain to secure tin til-
otment of space for their goods. Sim-
lar complaints wore also heard In
smaller cltioj. Now York has not
ninced words regarding this condition
of affairs , boldly charging that eastern
cities wore being discriminated against ,
'few ' York especially so , Color was
given to the charge by the fact that the
complaints in the east wore general.
Doubtless the fault Is duo to misman
agement and not to prejudice , as some of
.ho eastern papers profess to think.
Tile idea that the Chicago people have
my feeling of blttornoss toward the
east , growing out of the fight for the
'air ' , wo do not think is well founded.
The herculean character of the task of
illotting space is not to bo lost sight of ,
nit the fairest conclusion regarding the
natter is that the munngoincnt has not
)3cn altogether efficient in this particu-
ar work. The result is there have boon
some withdrawals of applications for
space , because the applicants would not
mvo tlmo to make such an exhibit as
.hey desired , and while there may bu no
trouble about filling the space relin
quished it is plain tlmt there will bo a
great many exhibits not in position
when the fair opens.
Perhaps under no circumstances could
; ho fair have been gotten into perfect
condition at the outstart. It is a colos
sal undertaking , nnd it would bo ono of
the chief wonders of the enterprise if
nothing remained to bo completed after
iho doors are opened. However much
Lho fair may lack of completion'whnn
May 1 arrives , there will undoubtedly bo
enough of the exhibit ready to satisfy
every reaionnblo expectation , but the
fooling that Iui3 been caused by the cir
cumstances refer.-ed to may have an
effect detrimental to the success of the
fair , and there may be other drawbacks
to contend against.
KKUItASK.i'S SUUAlt IIKKT INDUSTRY' .
Ono of the most important stops over
taken in the development of the agricul
tural resource ? of Nebraska was the
Inauguration of the sugar boot industry.
It has attracted widespread attention
and advertised Nebraska more generally
all over the world than all other
agencies or products combined. Today
Nebraska Is bettor and more favorably
known abroad than any state west of the
Mississippi , excepting alone the state of
California. The subjoined letters
addressed to the editor of THE
BEE , the first of them received
some ten days ago and the last two days
since , supply most interesting evidence
of the attention which the sugar boot in
dustry of this state has attracted in for
eign lands. They are very suggestive
of what may bo accomplished in the de
velopment of the industry if it bo
fostered and promoted by favorable leg
islation. The following letter is from
ono of the most extensive sugar refiners
in Belgium :
LTraiiIaun.1 ( (
ANTwr.ur , Jan. 5,18'J3. Mr. B. Hosowator ,
Editor of Tnc OMAHA BEE , Omaha , U. S. A. :
The general interest manifesto : ! by a num
ber of my business acquaintances is such ,
that I have taken the liberty of writing you
for some information , which I would bo very
much pleasedto receive from an
authoritative and. disinterested source.
In the llrst place , regarding your
climate , regarding the Inhabitants
of Nebraska , ijogardlng the farmers , and nil
other general information , making It as pre
cise us possible. What Is the average tem
perature from April to December , also the
quantity of rain fall during those months ?
What is the general character and nature of
the soil in Nebraska , particularly that which
surrounds the principal towns ? I have
learned that there are boot sugar factories
operating successfully at present In your
stato. Is that also your opinion ! What Is
the prlco of good land in largo lots ! Can
you give mo some Information regarding the
nationality of the farmers In your state , and
have they had any experience in the culture
of sugar beets ? Is it true that the state
offers a bounty to the industry ? Is steam
navigation possible as far as Omaha ? What
is the condition of the labor market in the
towns of the west , and can you give
mo some information regarding trie
scale of prices ? What is the general
character of Nebraska soil , particularly that
which surrounds the principal towns of the
state , which are otherwise supplied with
water nnd which have good railroad
facilities ? Do you think that good rail and
water transportation rates canbe obtained
in Nebraska ! Can coal and llmdstono bo ob
tained in that state ! Please name the cities
In the state wherocoal mines exist. Is petro
leum used as fuel , and what Is the cost of
the same ? What was the average prlco of
sugar during rtio past year la Nebraska ?
Would a sugar factory , in your opinion ,
have any dllllculty in disposing of its
product west of Now York and Chicago ? If ,
by your kindness , I can give some satisfac
tory information to my clients , and the con
ditions are satisfactory to them , I will give
myself the pleasure of making you n visit.
Thanking you in advance for your kind
ness in this matter , beg you to believe mo
most respectfully yours ,
JOHN DE HEIIDT.
The letter that follows , from a largo
refiner of sugar in the province of
Quebec , holds out a promise that should
commend it to the careful consideration
of all who are interested in advancing
the prosperity of Nebraska :
FAIINIIAM. PIIOVISCB or QUKDEC.Fob. M.
E. Ilosowatcr , Esq. , Editor of TUB OMAHA
HUE , Omaha , Nob. , iS. . A. Dear Sir : I
shall have recourse to your kindness In ask
ing you for Information which might
prove of great imjibrtanco to mo.
I have learned through Messrs. Wlllott &
Gray , editors of the "Sugar Statistics , " Now
York , that the Nebraska government will
probably give to the producers of sugar beet
a bounty of Jl per ton.
This grant , I consider , would bo the best
means of vanquishing the only existing dim
culty against the sugar Industry in the
United States , as theroIs no serious obstacle
staclo to it outside of growing a largo quan
tity of beets , it bolujr mostly ut the begin.
nliiff tlmt fnruicifl rcqulro encouragement.
Some fnpltnllslf , ifrlcnJs nnd myself wou'd '
leel disposed , slwmlil the bounty be definitely
givento transpilt't'U ) the Nebraska town offerIng -
Ing the most iidhjtitc9 one of thoCunad im
suiar factories. , ' ] [ Vo consider the United
Stntcs moro favorable than Canada to all the
Industries , nnd nlso our choice would fall on
Nebraska , n-hcro the cultivation of beets is
becoming lcnownlnnnd practiced on a largo
scale. ' ' > > !
Knowing the detfp Interest you take in the
sugar industryI'thought It ndvis.iblo to
write you so nsfl'd bo well informed about
the question , with" the Intention of starting
for Omaha as diM as bounty ha voted , to
take the necessary stops In establishing the
factory spoken of.
As I am about ler.vlng for Europe I will
Klvo my address In Paris , where letters will
llnd mo from Mirch : 1 , " to April 15.
Thanking you lu advance for your kind-
ucss , I remain , dear sir , yours truly ,
[ Signed. ] Ai.nuw-Muuv.
A. MUSY , Sugar Itcflnory , Farnham ( Qua. ) ,
Canada.
A. Mfsv , 'care Lofoburo & DuDorc , ' 13 Hud
du Louvre , Paris.
The information called for by these
letters has bjon forwa"dod. The ques
tion they suggest Is , shall we avail ourselves -
solves of this opportunity tj bring
foreign capital to this state by extend
ing proper cncjuragemcnt to the boot
raising industry , or shall wo permit it
i > bo attracted to Colorado , Minnesota
nnd other sections of the country. It is
well known tlmt a largo area of Ne
braska Is unexcelled In the soil and
climate essential to the successful pro
duction of the sugar beet.
It having boon demonstrated that the
sugar beet can bo successfully and profit
ably produced hero , the question to bo
determined Is whether the industry ,
now In Its Infancy , shall be so encouraged
nnd fostered by judicious legislation that
within a few years it will have attained
such proportions a * to fully supply the
demand of our own people and possibly
leave a surplus to be disposed of else-
whore. Nebraska alone consumes from
8i : , : > 00,000 to 81,000,000 worth of sugar a
year. It will take fifteen moro refineries
llko those of Norfolk and Gvand Island
to supply this local consumption. There
is really room In Nebraska for fifty ro-
finorlos and this means ti vast amount of
capital employed and a corresponding
Increase in land values.
Till ! Olj VfiST STANDAJID.
A bill is to bo introduced In the legisla
ture to abolish the office of oil inspector
and to require that the sheriffs of the
respective counties shall perform the
ilutios of oil inspection. It must bo ad
mitted that th ) . jbxisting law docs not
give the consumer of oil in Nebraska
the protection thfoy ought to have , for
the reason thafrilib test Is too low. Tills
state is now , as ; ifc al.vr.ys has boon , a
dumping ground.for inferior illuminat
ing oil , and it wft | continue to bo so as
long as the standard of test is not
raised. It would bo just as well ,
therefore , to abolish the olllco of oil inspector
specter , which-furnishes a number of
sinecures , and savp this expense to the
people if the tpst.is to remain at 100 de
grees. As tg the ; plan of making sheriffs
inspectors of oil,1 it is simply prepos
-.iSuclranal.'raiigomerit would not
lessen the east ibf : this serVice to the
people or give the consumer ? of oil any
bettor protection. Indeed , it Is probable
that the inspection would generally bo
less carefully done than now. .
What is needed is to' raise the test
tandard. Ohio , which produces largo
quantities of oil , requires a test of 120.
Its inspection law is very simple in its
provisions and its operation has been on-
.iroly . satisfactory. There is no valid
eason why there , should bo a lower test
n Nebraska than In Ohio , or at any rate
.lint there should bo as great a difference -
once as thoro. is between the standards
, n life two states. The consumers of oil
lioro whould receive bettor protection
against the introduction and sale of in-
'orlor oil than they are getting or can
jot under the existing law , and the first
thing necessary to give them this pro
tection is to raise the test. The people
ple will not object to paying a lit
tle moro for a hotter and bafor
quality of oil. If this bo not done the
legislature may as well repeal the oil
Inspection law , which is an expense
without any compensating benefits , and
oturn to the old order of things. The
plain duty of the legislature , however ,
is to exclude inferior and unsafe oil from
Nebraska by raising the test , standard
and providing for inspection by some
such simple legislation as that of Ohio.
PROGRESS IN S.lNir.lRl' SCIENCE.
The present condition of sanitary
science In this country is to bo shown at
the Columbian exposition through the
agency of the Board of Hygiene and
Sanitation , which is making extensive
preparations for an exhibit , to which
contributions will bo made by colleges ,
state and municipal boards of health ,
sanitary societies , physicians and manu
facturers. Tills feature of the exposi
tion Is ono that Is not expected to
arrest the attention of the thoughtless
slght-s or , but " * it will prove pro
foundly Interesting to a'l ' who have
nn intelligent appreciation of the im
portance of cultivating a knowledge of
methods by whloh-tho public health maybe
bo preserved. Th'tlro are few who re
quire proof tha'tijt'lio violation of sani
tary laws Is ddngorous , but there are
very many whofW not know the first
principles of salary science and have
no Idea whatovou OH to the application
of methods by w.h'jch . ' the dangers men
acing public hculbli on every hand maybe
bo averted. To Much this exhibit will
prove instructvoj'and ! profitable.
The advancement-that has boon made
all over the wol'liV1 in this branch ol
progress during l.u * past few years has
boon great , but itihas boon moro market ]
in the United State's than in most of the
countries of Europe. The death rnto In
this country is now about 18 per 1,000 ,
but it Is to bo berne in mind thai
the territory embraced is vast and thai
much of It is necessarily without any or
ganized system of sanitation. It Is pro-
dieted by good'authorltlos that the rate
will eventually bo reduced to something
llko fi to 7 per 1,000 by the enforcement
of wleo laws and the application of Helen
tine methods of dealing with those
conditions which encourage the
spread of disease. That this Is
not an Idle dream is proven by what has
teen accsmplished In ono city of Kuropo
In Munich , the capital of Bavaria , con
talnlng nearly 300,000 people , the aver
ign annual death rate from typhoid
over nlono win 121.20 per 10,000 before
unitary refjrm wai bgnn. . but the
ntroduotlon of an Imwoved suworago
yoiem and a mire water supply reduced
.ho . rate to 1UO ! per 10.000 , and the on-
orcomont of furliiur reform * brought It
own to 1.75. whore It has approximately
emalncd.
The sanitary science exhibit may bo
xpcotod to do much toward stimulating
iiibllc Interest In a subject that Is of the
Ugliest conceivable Importance to
ho whole world. It may be argued that
unitary science Is of no practical value
o long ai application ) Is neglected by
ho constituted health authorities , but
t Is to bo remembered that till reforms
ire due to the pressure of popular sent- !
nent , and that an enlarged understand-
ng of the possibilities of Improvement
vlll result in an linn-eased demand for
uch improvement. Sanitary reform
los with the people and must be based
ipon popular appreciation of Its Im-
lortanco.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tun lawyers employed by Miss Flor-
nco Blytho , the San Francisco heiress ,
o secure her inheritance , claimed and
cceived $ sUt2K44 ; : , but the young
voman got $ -1,000,000 , so she ought to bo
nero than satisfied. Some lawyers
vouhl have taken the $1,000,000 ana loft
lie client the balance.
Tim Artltil Str.nlilli-r.
KHIIMI CHu Journal *
Senator Hill is the only statesman who en-
oys the distinction of Irivlnq fully com-
nltted hlmsulf on the silver question and
eft everybody In doubt as to his attitude.
Don't Worry About tlio Next.
Gin' c-Dcmiierut.
There Is sufficient gold In the treasury to
inswor all purposes for the ensuing three
vecks and the republicans cannot bo ex-
mctcd to sit up of nights for the purpose of
vorrylng about what may bar-pen after that
time.
- o
Tin' Slullln in tliti Swim.
Great year for Smiths. Following closely
ipou the news that it is Senator Smith of
s'ow Jersey comes the rumor that Hoke
Smith of Georgia Is to be secretary of agri
culture In Cleveland's cabinet. Ah , there ,
John 1 You're next 1
Lincoln unit .Slii'rmnu ,
J/fmicijwIf * TYf/mne. /
Abraham Lincoln may have been led to bo-
love Sherman insane at ono time , but he
earned afterward that Sherman's insanity ,
Ike Grunt's whiskv. was of the sort that
nakes great soldiers , and the army would
lave been better off with more of it.
A Illiulslulit Viuw ,
Cre.c rttlctte. '
How readily some republicans are to
charge every defeat to Tim OMAHA BCB. Tlio
election of Allen to the senate Is now at
tributed to that paper , while the truth Is
that if the state senate haa followed the
suggestions made by Mr. Kosownter ut its
organization the party might have been in
better shape to win.
Hawaii.
Chtcajn Newt Record.
A statesman was puzilud to discover Just why
There wasn't .some rule for pronouncing
Hawaii.
Ho varied the accents tun times each day
\ml each tlmo ho got u now kind of Hawaii.
Hut dually found In an outburst of jov
An accurate moans forsurmoimtliig "Hawaii. "
He found out how Stevenson pronounced
" . "
"Ad-la-1.
And usud thu same plan In the case of
Ha-wa-ll.
Valuable .1luiilvip.il fraiicliltcs.
Sprtnufleld Repuhltean.
The street railway franchises are a source
of considerable income to the city of Toronto ,
; ) nt. When the franchise was sold it was
in consideration of an annual payment of a ,
certain track mileage , and of 8 per cunt of the
gross receipts of the roads to bo paid Into the
city treasury. In 181)2 ) the city received $ . " > , -
000 in mileage- and H per cent of § 515,217 , or
$ f,217. ! . The total was $130.317 , which was.
qulto u ucat addition to the city's income.
Who Will Suct-octl imltu Grcslmm.
inter Cecil M.
The circuit over which Judge Gresham pre
sides includes the states of Illinois , Wiscon
sin nnd Indiana. Judge Gresham himself
was appointed from Indiana. The other
Judge on the circuit , Judge Wood , is also ac
credited to Indiana. The Impression , there
fore , among the politicians is that Indiana
will not bo included in Mr. Cleveland's choice ,
and that the now circuit judge will como
either from Wisconsin or Illinois. Senator
Vilas , undoubtedly , will have a candidate to
present , and Wisconsin will make a very
earnest claim for the place. Mr. Jenkins of
Milwaukee , at tlio time ho was appointed
circuit Judge , abandoned a valuable practice ,
much to the surprise of his friends , who did
not think that he could aiTord to surrender it
for the meager salary of a district judge.
The expectation Is that Senator Vilas will
urge his promotion to the circuit bench. Mr.
Moran of Chicago is another person men
tioned in this connection.
i.watux < i a.m.
I'hlhidnlnhla Times : Whatever ono's lot In
life , ho should have good deeds to show for It.
Qnlvoston News : There Is only ono way to
live without work , and that Is to pruy without
ceasing.
YonUors Statesman : At a banquet It Is K n-
ornlly thu lion of thu hour wliOMjts thu table
In a roar.
Klmlra Oajotto : Jaifson says the proprietor
of the murry-go-round has a buslnu s whirled
of hUowiii
N'uw York Despatch : "You'vo buon losing
Hush lately , haven't you ? "
"Yes ; 1'vo boon shaving mysulf. "
Ilrooklyn Llfo : "I can provo .inythtiiK , "
hrnRerd the professor to the fair Miss flarklns.
"I , vlsh you would prove an alibi ? " inoanud
the young woman , sotto voice ,
Uhlc.iga Inter Ocean : The man that speaks
by the card doesn't often trump up an excuse.
I'hlladnlphla Record : Hawaii may shortly
ho one. of thu Hpruckled boautlus In Unclu
Sum's tlnhbaskut.
' "Do believe Is
Harper's Ituzar : you ninu
Hindu of dust , Mr. Hnlp ? "
"Not all of thorn , " said the tailor. "Dust
always huttles. and I have known men who do
not.
C'hostor NKWS : Illustrious ancestry Is a
glorious thing to have , but It won't bo takun as
security fur a hot stuw.
Oluvoland Plain Dealer : Quo Is somntltnus
surprised at bavins bought goods so Cheap
until after the peddlur Is gonu.
Dulrolt. Tribune : Many a mlstrnss would
llko tci command her servant to do this and
that , but Unas It dllllcult to rl o to thu point
of ordur.
"Did you hoar about that theatrical com
pany that ot stranded on u uanlbal Island ? "
"No. " "Well , It happened , and the head of the
Irlbo said afterwards that the bust part of thu
meal got away while ho was eating the supu. "
fOMI'MMKXTAllV.
S. ( I. tt Co' * . MnntMu.
Him tripped Into our store the other dny ;
Her dainty hands with puckasos laden ;
And as Hliu shyly , Kweutly glanced my way ,
1 thought I no or had huun so fair a niuldun.
I spoke , and nsked what I could do for her ;
bho ( jiivo a scream that would have wakud a
mummy ,
Thun coolly said , "I bos your pardon , sir.
You startled mo-l thought you wore a
dummy , "
n nii.i.nr.i.i' <
Atlanta Conittttutlon ,
\Vo took up u subscription in lllllvlllo for tin
poor :
Klrnt , Doaron Jonus , to keep 'cm warm
throwed In a collar door. >
An' slnco that wouldn't make enough of llro
to got around It , ,
Thn pnrwm warmed'om with a talk on "Hoi
us ho had found It. "
Thu mayor ho'd lately been took up with qulto
millions ways ,
An' so ho glvn 'om every ono Just ton , eWe
Wo siiwytliat'inono was MU'Iitcd , too-wo did
the thing up brown , . ,
An * wound It up by glvln' 'em fclx hours tu
leave the town !
Nii't'i.ut mwrx IT nut vvr.vir ,
St Paul Globe- ' Anew religious sect 1ms
Just bto.tcii out lu Chicago. It nsseits that
"heaven Is hnre on earth and now at hand. "
This must hn nn Invention of Chicago to ad-
ertlso the World's fair.
Am Franclaro Hxnnilner ; Kov. 1'arkhurst's
gent for the Hupprcsslon of vice has been
omul guilty of extortion. I'eonlo who labor
stentatlously to curb the wickedness of a
vauton world often forget themselves in tills
vay.
St. I'nulPloneor-l'rcss : When Catholic Kc-
leslastlc ICeano lectures before tlio Unitarian
lub of Boston nnd ntouses boundless en-
Itushsm , as ho did tlio other day , the Im.
iresaion takes fast hold of the public mind
hat the Jagged cdgo Is getting worn oft the
ccrbltles of religion ,
Uloomlnirtoti Bulletin : The paradox of
Chicago saloon men and Chicago preachers
nlugling their felicitations over the up-
> arent failure to Induce congress to reeon *
Ider the rule for Sunday closing of the fair
orclbly calls attention to thu fitct that what
s everybody's business Is nobody's , About
ino-tuiitli of the people of the United States
mvo succeeded In dictating to the majority.
San Francisco Chronicle : The Kngllsh
anguago has been recently enriched with a
icw verb , to parkhurst. It has not as yet
ittained to the dignity of dictionary rccognl-
lon , hut no one enn say how soon it will.
1 ho now verb begins Its career under
uisplces not wholly pleasant , for a man in
sow York , who had been nn assistant of the
uithor of tlio verb , anil who. it would seem ,
tad gone Into parkhurstlng on his own ac-
omit , was arrested , tried and found guilty
of extortion , which shows tlmt discretion Is
is necessary In parkhurstlng as In other
hlngs.
Titr.Mt OF /'IVi.Vr.S.
Ox-blood rod Is the right color for men's
gloves.
Fifty-sis children wcro killed bv folding
> ods in Now York City last year.
It will cost $13,000 to illuminate and decor-
ito the ball room for the inauguration fes-
Mr. Cleveland's selection of Judge Groilmm
nay be regarded as formally annexing him
to the democratic party.
A lihodo Island landlord bus been assessed
$3,000 for evicting from his tenement a
woman so rudely as to injure her.
A respectable family in Denver , Colo. , did
not rejoice In the family name of "Mulo"
which they bore and are asking the courts to
lave it changed to "Miles. "
Charles W. Gardner , the convicted dotcc-
; ivo of the Parkhurst soc-ioty in New York ,
s the man who was married away up in the
lead of the Liberty statue a year ago.
Senator Puffer's whiskers cover a good
leal of respect for his own family. Ills son
lolds a ? l,300 position on the senate pay roll ,
while his nephew has been ijarod for by a
fc'JOO position under the scrgeant-at-arms.
Sandwich Islanders have a buvurago called
"pol" which is said to be soothing ami digest-
.bio. It is , therefore , hi spite of a certain
similarity In pronunciation , not likely to be
confounded with a New England breakfast.
Mr. Gladstone once said that he would
not describe the statement of an honorable
member as false , because that would bo dis
courteous , but ho would venture to remark
: hat It was as destitute of truth as if it had
been false.
A musician named Saroni of Parkersburg ,
Va. , has Just perfected and patented a novel
musical instrument , which ho calls a "key
zither. " It is , In its simplicity , a zither
ilnyed with keys , and It is said to bo "a
revelation in the way of a musical instru
ment. "
Mortuary literature costs money when
the pcoplo pay for it. Last week eulogies
.vcro delivered in congress on six dead mem-
) ers , and the cost of printing these effusions
In handsome , gilt-edged volumes will bo
about $50,000.
Piano men are organizing to secure an
imendment to the building laws. They want
thirteen inch walls instead of those of ulna
Inches In thickness. They arguu that 'this
will compel every family to have a piano ,
while with some walls one piano docs for a
whole row of houses.
Colored shoes for men are to bo very fash
ionable this coming spring and summer , and
Lho shoo manufacturers and dealers are mak
ing extensive preparations based on this an
ticipation. Hcd and russet nro thu colors
most manufactured just now , but something
else now and atartllng may be sprung unex
pectedly.
A llttlo town in Minnesota sends out word
: .hat it has ttic onl.y genuine ghost now be
fore the public. This ghost is described as a
fearsome shade , armless , but given muuli to
wailing in a tone that freezes the blood and
makes strong men faint. The little town
seems to have something genuine besides Its
ghost. Hoferenco Is had to Us liar.
An Alamosa , Colo. , newspaper , in a birth
notice printed in its columns thu other day ,
affords Mi Interesting notion of thucompositu
character of the great American people in
; ho west. The child , whose advent in the
Holland coloi.y was announced , is the first
Dutch child born in thu San Luis valley.
The birth notice was written by a Dane , put
In typo by a Mormon , the proof read by nn
American , the typo placed in the "form" by
a German and tlio paper printed by a
Mexican.
o
Vouiig .Men.
St. I'niil Oloiie.
The average young man who lives by em
ployment must mend his morals or bo ready
to step out to make room for young women.
Tlio business houses of Now York and other
largo cities nro employing girls us clerks ,
cashiers , etc. , In preference to young men ,
on the alleged ground that their habits nro
better and they are generally moro honest.
Of course the employers are silent on the
question of tlio difference In salary paid the
two sexes.
1'KltSO.fAr.lTlKS ,
James Gibbons , who tired the first mm nt
rrt Slimier , U still living nt Krle , Pa Ho 4 J
was n soldier In the United States scrvlco for \ ]
many years.
Heauregnnl nnd Klrhv Smith nre the only
full generals of the confederate nrmy llvlmr
Klrby Smith Is now n professor In the Uni
versity of the South , nt Sewunee , Tenn ,
Mrs. General Grant is In California visit'
Ing her son , but she spent the greater part of
the winter nt the New York residence ) on
Hast Sixty-sixth street which was presented I ;
to her husband ,
lloko Smith of Georgia , who is said to bo
selected for n cabinet position under Mr ,
Cleveland , Is proprietor of the Atlanta Jour
nal nnd a successful lawyer. Ho Is not yet
! y , has the appearance of an athlete nnd fs u
good speaker.
Captain W. H. Smith , president of the So-
eloty of American Florists , and for forty
years superintendent of the Hotaulc garden
In Washington , has G.V ) editions of Burns ,
and is said to bo able to quote nearly every
line of that author. Mr. Smith , it may ha
needless to mid , Is a Scotchman.
Thn proHisoil | Hearst school for boys , near
S\n : Frnnoiseo , will bo open by the close of
this year. The founder , Mrs. George Hearst ,
widow of the late senator , has sut apart a
line farm of150 acres for the purpose and U
preparing to erect u building for the uao of
the boys , to cost $300,000. Hoys of from 8 to
1(1 ( years will bo reared and taught some use
ful trade.
President Harrison will Join In the Inaugu
ration ceremonies and remain at the white
house with Mrs. MeKeo to receive Mr and
Mrs. Cleveland. Immediately after the In
auguration ceremonies , accompanied by Mi
ami Mrs. McKee and their family , ho will go
direct from the white house to the railway
station , and will leave Washington for IiiiH-
atmpolls by an early afternoon train
George Ferdinand Heuther , who died re
cently in Herlln. was at one lime editor of
the Hot-liner Huergerzeitimg , and a man of
great liilluencu In the German capital. Hu
was an ardent protectionist and was of great
service to Prlneo Hismarek when the latter
was eh.ineullor of Germany. For many
years ho netcd as the secretary general of
the Central Society of German Manufac
turers. .
The class of ' 01. law department of Now
York university , has eighty-live members , of
whom eighty-two are young men and throe
young women. It has Just organised by
elci'ting Miss Florence II. Dumlerllold as
president , thu llrst time a woman has been
given that honor. Miss Uichardson was
elected second vlee president , and Miss Goss ,
the third woman member of thu class , was
elected historian.
Prof. G. A. Saoharjm , one of the greatest
deetors of the Russian empire , living In
Moscow , was recently called to visit Mine.
Toreschlsehenko , wife of a rich landed pro
prietor In the Skwirn district. In addi
tion to all expenses he received
about ? 7OIX ) for his advice and aid. An as
sistant who accompanied his chief loft the
country place the richer by $1 , ( XX ) . M. Tor-
esi'htschenko , however , will not miss the
money. Ho hired a special train later to get
the medicines ordered by the professor in
Kief.
Judge Gresham did not enjoy his position
when serving in President Arthur's cabinet.
The Washington Post relates that ono day ,
tired mid worn out with the pressure of pub-
lie business and the constant demands of
place-hunters , ho entered the house of a
friend in that city and , throwing himself
upon a sofa , exclaimed : "I would not bo n
cabinet olllcer again for a salary of $ ,000IHX )
a year ! " The ycst of a few years , however ,
scemato have wiped the memory of this
episode from his mind.
JILASTN VllO.1l HAM'S JIOH.V.
F
Don't try to carry all your religion In your
head.
Nobody can become rich by never giving
away anything.
Purity in prison pays better dividends
than sin In a palace
It takes ii fool a lifetime to find out what
others see at a glance.
The pleasures ol sin have a bright look ,
but their touch is death.
The man who never praises his wife deserves -
serves to have a poor ono.
It takes contact with other.1 ? ! omako _ , us
acquainted with ourselves. _
" "
What some people call prudence is often"
what others call meanness.
The devil shoots hard at the man who
makes an honest tax return. /
If Gpd seems to bo taking away a Joy , It
means that ho wants to give you a bettor
ono.
There Is a good deal of public praying done
that doesn't mean anything In heaven or on
earth.
It Is better to go to bed hungry once In n
while than to get up every morning head
over heels in debt.
It is hard to find a preacher who does not
think ho can do most for the Lord whore tha
pay is the highest.
Do r.i'Kicps IiHurvt'H Clemency.
Kew I'titH Sun.
Wo do not for an instant doubt that Presi
dent Carnet will in this instance cxerolso the
pardoning and commuting power vested in
the French oxecutivo. There would bo 11
monstrous incongruity in sending Ferdinand
do Lesseps to Jail at a tiinu when men llko
Houvicr go free. Admit that Lesseps has
done wrong. So did Columbus ; but his
sovereign could not support the sight of Irons
on the man who to Uastilu and Leon had
given a now world. Neither will the French
people bear the spectacle of a convict's garb
upon the man who in the iinino of Franco
achieved a tremendous conquest ovornaturn
and fulfilled the splendid dream that had
haunted the Imagination of Egyptian rulers
for y.OOO years.
DOWNING
CD.
LariOit.MunufaeturuM an I UoUlluM
of L'lojhlii , ; In tlu WorlJ.
He s a goner
No earthly show for him except he hypnotises
the animal. That all comes from
gettimg tied up. It's the same
way with ideas. If you got tied
I up to the idea that no one but
tailors can make your clothes you
are going1 to get the worst of it.
The tailors wont rob you ; they'll
only get big prices because they
have to. Costs 'em money to get up your suit.
We can do the work for loss than half what they
can. We make a hundred suits where they make
one. If you've an idea that we can't fit you as
well and as stylishly , investigate ; ask your friends
who are wearing our peerless clothing.
Before wo remodel our store we are soiling
everything at a big discount.
BROWNING , KING & CO ,
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