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Notary I'ubllc.
All tli * ( rail ) roads lend to Tattooed Tom's
Omaha wigwam.
"VVllh 20,000 , votes to spare what object la
there In raising a $20,000 boodle fund fur the
election of Majors ?
TUo Ely Inqulsltlcn has dropped out of
public notlc : moro suddenly even than the
great railroad ctrilce.
The worklngmen arc still waiting for tbe
promlsid time when one dollar will buy as
much as two dollars did under the republican
tariff law.
Church Howe Is working very hard for
Tom. In tlila Church gives an cxumplo of
tha meek Christian spirit In offering his
loft check after his right check had been
lapped.
The whole war between China and Japan
has not killed off as many people as were
caught In the fatal forest Ares In thla coun
try. The declaration ofar seems to have
been largely In the nature of a false alarm.
HxpUrerVellman may be consoled In his
failure to reach the- north pole that every
one who made the attempt before him like-
wlso failed , while already at least one that
made Iho attempt after him lias been equally
unsuccessful.
Wo haven't heard very recently from the
councllmcn who were so anxious to save
money for the city by continuing to purchass
electric lights from the local electric light
ing monopoly at the exorbitant prices ol
flyb years ago ,
The people of Nebraska have not had an ;
appreciable cxperlenco with the great smoke
hare which Is said to bo befogging ths at
mosphere of all the eastern states , but the )
can readily attest the fact that the political
horizon Is decidedly hazy.
What about a continuation of the count ;
road paying next year ? If the county wants
to do any paving in the spring It will liavi
to have money voted for that purpose. N <
money will bo available for paving at tha
tinto unless voted at the coming election.
The council will visit the state fair In ;
Pullmnn car , supplied with illuminated paste
boards that will admit them to the pearl ]
gates and give them free entrance to thi
tent that surrounds the fat woman and three
legged calf. What a luxury it Is to ho ai
Omaha councilman.
The new municipal leagu : will have It ;
first campaign experience tills fall. Its attl
tudo with reference to candidates for clt ;
offices will practically Inform the public o
what stuff the Icagu ; Is made. Its futur
usefulness will depend upon the honesty o
its actions during the next two months.
It was nothing unusual for President Clevc
laud to go llshlng on Labor day. Plenty o
other laborers went upon fishing excursion
or upn : other excursions offering pleasures c
different kinds. A president who will g
fishing on Memorial dny can vry consistent !
do the same thing on every other holiday.
How condescending ou the part of Clsverno
"Waits ot Colorado to admit that he has mad
many grievous mistakes during his term c
office , oven though coupled with the contcr
tlon that he has acted honestly. If not a
wajra wisely. The trcuble is that the rc-ctei
tlon ot Governor Walto will glvo no assui
anco that he will act any more wisely In ti
future. Men are judged by their acts. Tti
governor's confession doea not glvo him
valid claim to an opportunity to make moi
mistakes at the expense of Colorado.
Th * committees having In charge tl
prop.iratlrns for the reunion of the Army i
the Tennessee , which Is to be held In Coui
ell Dlulta next month , have their work we
under way , and are already assured ol t !
success of tlio meeting , The railroads tmi
agreed to make a special rate to those a
tending the reunion , a concession that wl
da much to swell tha attendance. This r
union , which U one of national extent , b
longs properly as much to Omaha * as
Council niuffg , and the people of bath cltti
should co-op ? rate to make U a memorab
ono for Us members.
An Incident which happened at Joltet II
other day indicates a ftsM In which convl
labor can be employed without arousing II
antagonism of labr organizations. A bank
who waa unable to open his safe applied
the warden ot tha state prison at that l > la
for assistance In accomplishing the obe ] <
anil hail a noted safe breaVer , who has bri
serving time , deputized la do it. Four hour
work left the jcb still unflntihed , but the o
erator felt certain that he could get tlu dc
open It allowed a little more time the folloi
Ine day. It Is qulto apparent that In tli
c&sa tha convict did hot take the work o
of anr honest laborer's hands. The troul
U that J'bs of this kind are not likely
turn up moro than once during tha vvlic
Una of a cracksman's Imprisonment.
womwrow
Juit at the moment that President Cleve
land took the oath ot office for the second
tlrn-3 n sage who professes * to have delved
tlia mysteries ot astrology and to have
learned the art of reading the future frcm
tha stars cast a horoscope of the Incoming
administration In order that no one could
clurRo that the predictions were made after
lha events had occurred. A copy ol this
\vondcrlul paper was filed for copyright pur-
poic'j ' nt Washlngldi and another sent , so
"w ar > told for publication to the editor ot
the Arena. It has only now been published ,
cither because the author feared jwrhaps
that the president might he ( srewnrned to
avoid some of the Impending evils or be-
ciuse. us the editor would have us believe ,
he preferred to vrrlfy a few if the predic
tions by thu actual happenings of history.
This "astrological forecast of the adminis
tration of President Cleveland" Is a trans
parent piece of horoscoplc huiabiiggery.
I.Ike the Uelphlc oracle ot onclcnt Grcecs
it takes care to make Its statements In the-
most general language and sufflc'ently ani-
blgUdUs to fit the case whatever might
poislbly happen. In the first place It arbi
trarily Identifies the moon with the public ,
with the democratic party and with a rover
Cleveland all at one and the same .time
The sign I.eo stands for the wealth ot the
nation , Uranus represents all sorts cf calami
ties , wh leMars gives encouraging portents
lor an Improvement of our men-cf-war. In
terpreting the relative positions cf all these
omens , the Ingenious astrologer secures a
number of available prcd'-ctlons. ' He starts
out with "cvll tcstltn'ny for the stability and
(
endurance cf thn democratic party. " The
course of events will be singularly marked
with serious and conflicting elements ot un-
csrtalnty how idngiilar ! and decisions will
be arrived at "sometimes with remarkable
cxhlb.tlons of speed and at others with an
equally exasperating degree of slowness. "
Haw they could bs reached In anj' other way
Is difficult of comprehension. To quote still
further , "the president's Judgment In many
cases will be decidedly at variance with the
policy which the publics will expect , " and he
will have "a fir more troublesome , annoy
ing , disappointing and anxiously vexatious
time of It than any president has had since
Lincoln. " Notwithstanding all this , how-
cvei' , the president personally "will In a
measure bo comparatively successful In his
general management ot public affairs. " With
an emial show cf wisdom we are Informed
that there will be an Increase of the na
tion's wealth , "but not su much ns U siiould
be. " Mr. Cleveland's administration is tb
lo marked with success until It Hears Its
close , when "the clouds will begin to
lower. " The one definite prediction In the
whole horoscope Is that "the democratic
party will fall to elect Its candidate in 1896
If it places one in the field" candidate for
the presidency we arc left to infer.
This wonderful paper , In which the editor
of the Arena thinks he has discovered an
Invaluable treasure , would doubtless never
have been given to the publ c did It not
point to a" few things that have really taken
pises. These have been carefully Itali
cized. It is hard to Imagine any course
the administration might possibly have pur
sued that would not to a certain extent can-
form to so vague an outline. No knowledge
of astrology Is neccssaiy to hazard suo.h n
forecast end the editor cf the Arena hlnisel :
confesses that ho had arrived at substan
tially the same conclusions on altogether
different and Independent assumptions. The
astrological humbug must go the way o
Jevons" famous theory that traced the orlgli
of commercial crises to variations In the
spots on the sun.
.iA'.v/\M7'/fW HOUXD 10 COMR.
South Omaha Is troubled with mossback-
Ism Just the same as Omaha has been far
yearn , These r.arrow-mlnded and short
sighted people do net see farther ahead than
their noses. They do not realize that the
trend of all population centers Is In the di
rection cf municipal expansion and con
centration of energy. Every Important
commercial center In the world Is endeavorIng -
Ing to make Its pwer and influence felt by
annexation of cdjacent territory. It ha :
been so with London and all the provincial
cities of Great Britain. It is so with New
York. Chicago , Cleveland , Buffalo and al
the other ctles ot any consequence. Al
suburban towns find It to their advantagi
to merge their corporate interests with tin
largo c.tles , of which they are appendages
The. small towns cannot borrow money n ;
cheaply on municipal bonds or ivul estati
as the larger lawns. The email towns an
unable to maintain a metropolitan poKci
force. They are obliged to content them
selves with Inferior flro protection , wretchct
engineering and filthy thoroughferes. The ;
have no means for maintaining hospitals
workhouses and charitable Institutions. Abovi
all things , they have no recognition abrcai
as members of a great municipality , Thi
man from Harlem , Hoboken or I'odunk I
never known to hall from his home town
but when he Inscribes his name on
hotel register or seeks to Introduce hlmsel
'
anywhere he always quotes New York a
his home. The same thing is true ot th
suburbs of all the other big cities. It
true as regards South Omaha. When an ;
resident of South Omaha goes away frr
home ho halls frcm Omaha.
The South Omaha mosabacks Insist thn
they would rather be a big factor In a smal
town Uuin a small factor in a big clt )
That shows how little they appreciate o
comprehend the advantages ot the lars
cities. The old Homan tcok great pride i
his Roman citizenship , because Home rule
nil the wcrld. The same la relatively tru
of every great capital or metropolis. Th
South Omaha mossbacks have paid dear I
for their penny whistles , and they wl
pay more before they got much older tt w
are to Judge the future by the past. Horn
of these people actually Imagine that ai
negation with Omaha would cut them out (
a federal post office building. There Is r
moro chance of Uncle Sam expending $200
000 , or even $50,000 , for a federal build n
within three miles of the $1,003.000 bulk
Ing In Omaha than there is for the reinov ;
of the Douglas county court house to Sout
Omaha. There Is only one federal built
InK in New York City , including all i
suburbs. There Is only ono federal bullc
Ing In Chlcag , including every suburba
town , and tbe sainu is true of I'hlladelphl
ie Cincinnati , Iluffalo , I oulsvllle , Mllwaukc
, t Detroit and cities of greater magnitude the
Omaha.
, _ . Annexation may be deferred for a yej
' or two , but U IB bound lo come to Soul
Omaha as a matter of dire necessity wh <
, her credit is exhausted and the town
' forced to seek relief from excessive bu
, dens and a Uck ot needed public Improv
incuts.
> r The call for Iho republican county convei
ir tlon reminds us that there are several in
iris
is portant ofllces to ba filled this rear , ai
it among thun there arc none moro Importai
la than those of the ward and precinct asse
In tors. Under our loosely drawn tax laws tl
la tax rate Is practically In the hands of tl
assessors , Tbe latter also bave It In the
power to favor lax shirkers and tax evaders.
and to place the burden of taxation An the
j
poor , rather than on Iho rieh nnd poor alike. [
The assessori should be men who cannot be
tampered with by the big corporations.
Omaha lins nivcr had a set of assessors
vho did their whole duty fearlessly nnd Im-
ortlally. There Is considerable room for
inprovcmcnt , and some of It ought to be
ccupled at once.
Till' r/.YA.SV//1M.VM r.l.W
The republican campaign in Pennsylvania
, ai opened \Vednestlay and from now on
o the day of election will be prosecuted
vllhlfior , A convention of republican
clubs was held on that Hay at Harrhburg
and wag addressed by General Hastings ,
Candida to for governor , In a strong speech
reviewing the cfficts of democratic p-llcy
and urging the necessity ot putting a check
o the- extension of that policy by electing u
republican liotiso ot representatives In No
vember. Iteferrlng to th : announcement ot
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Wilson that the
fight against protection Is not at an end
and that tariff agitation will be renewed In
December , Ocneral Hastings expressed the
opinion that the Immediate dangers Incident
to thin agitation may be avoided It the ver
dict ot the people at the November elections
htoughotit the country will sustain tha de
sire of tjie senate to stop the controversy
with the Gorman bill , and It U that sentl-
iicnt , he said , more than all other Issues In
.he campaign which the republican party la
now called upon to direct. "If the Noveni-
oor elections , " said tlio liad > T of the
Pennsylvania republicans , "shall restore
rcpr.bllcan bouse of representatives
at Washington tbe Initial step will hare
: > een accomplished , and If tlio popular ver
dict shall' bo decisive , not only tn Penn
sylvania , but In every other section , it will
si'rely pave the way to n renewed asceiul-
aicy , In 'OB ' , when , let us hope , the election
of a republican president will crown the ef
forts made necessary by the vicissitudes of
S3 and ' 9J. "
This is the sentiment universally held by
republicans , that the great work of the
party this year should bo directed to se
curing control of the lioiitfo uf the L'ifty-
fourth congress. The election of a repub
lican house ol representatives Is necessary
to give peace to the financial ahd Industrial
interests of the country , without which
there cannot ba a return of prosperity. It
will probably bo impossible to prevent fur
ther tariff legislation , vlth all that It im
plies , If the people again choose a demo
cratic house. Such a popular verdict would
be accepted by the party now In power as
conclusive evidence that the people are sat
isfied with Its policy and want moro of it
than has already been put Into the form
of legislation. Tt Mould be an endorsement
ot Mr. Cleveland and Jlr. Wilson nnd a rebuke -
buko of the course of those conservative
democratic senators who refused to counte-
nince the radical assault upon protection
made in the Wilson bill. It would say to
thp so-called tarlif reformers , Kei [ > H | > your
attack on American industries and Ameri
can labor and carry It to whatever extreme
you please , tile people nre vlth you. On
the other hand , the election of a republican
congress , \\hlle It might not stop agitation ,
would undoubtedly prevent uny further leg
islation in the direction of free trade" by
stimulating to more determined opposition
those In congress who are opposed to an
extension of the policy embodied in the
existing law.
So far as i'ennsjlvaiila is concerned there
can bo no doubt , she will do her whole
duty. The opportunity given her people
last February to express themselves on Ihn
democratic policy demonstrated in tht
enormous majority for reprcseiilatlrc-at
large how they felt , and there is no reason
to suppose there has been any change of ecu-
tlu.ent since. Pennsylvania will elect the re
publican state ticket by an overwhelming
majority and Increase the strength of bet
republican delegation In congress.
I-S mu.in r.irs.
Chief Seavey asserts that ho cannot sup
press gambling In Omaha unless the police
commission places several more detectives
at his disposal. Chief Seavey Is noted foi
being cynical. The chief knows well cnoug }
that hla detective force Is ns well known tc
the gamblers as hf Is himself. AVhen camb
ling was running wide open his so-callet
detectives wcro hanging around the naming
tables llko mastiffs around a butcher chop
They were as Intimate with the keepers ant
dealers as the cappers and ropcrs-ln. Tin
only thing they wanted to detect was tin
tin-horn fellow who" was In the way of 1h <
"legitimate" gamblers. It goes \\lthout say
Ing that Chief Seavey's detectives ran bi
detected by the gambling house door lcepe :
as easily as any greenhorn In tow of on ? o
their decoys.
Instead ot asking for more detectives , Chic
Seavey should ask the board to retires tin
belled cats whose approach Is known a hal
mlle off , and repUce them with men uh
are not known nnd have not been "seen.1
It don't take a man as deep as a well t
understand how 'easy It Is for gamblirs t
signal the approach of any one of Mi
Seavey'a special sleuths. They could do J
with their eyes shut.
1'OUTICS IN JOIIVI.
Although the parties have nominated th:1
state tickets and nominations have been mad
In most oC the congressional districts , politic
In Iowa , shows very little animation. Judp
Q
Ing from present Indications the campaig
la not likely to b : exceptionally active. Th
condition of the times Is not favorable t
vigorous politics. Most people , and pai
B
tlcularly the ; fanners , are having somcthln
, ehjo to think about. They have suffcre
from the long period of depression , from Idli
e
ness , reduced wages , and the low prices <
staple commodities , while the failure of
t consliU-niblo part of the corn crop assures
further depletion of rjscurces. Thus , wit
0
a great many people , the urgent question i
that of ways and means for the future , an
politics la secondary. There may be a
awakening during the closing" days of tl
campaign , but until then political aitah
promise to bo rather quiet.
There Is another reason. U Is the cc :
talnty of republican success In Novembe
So far as we liav- observed , no newspapi
of any standing and no politician who !
opinion is worthy of consideration has y <
ventured to say that there Is any chance i
defeating the republicans In Iowa this yea
On the contrary , that party ought to , ar
j In all probability will. Increase very consli
erably ita plurality of last year. There ui
, questionably has been a good deal of dem
cratlo defection since the last eltctlon , di
to obvious causes , and no small part of th
will go to the advantage of the republican
The populists will get tome accessions fro ,
this source , chiefly of worklngmen who
hitherto voted with thu democracy , bi
democratic farmers who are dlssatUUi
with the course of the party Mill very gi
orally either stay , away from the polls <
coit their votes for the republican cam !
dates , and U Is pretty safe to say that
majority of such will do thu latter. Thi
will deslre-to 4 * In evidence and to make
I ho protest Jgtltist tha policy whlih has been
to diimngUgjfo ] them by severely crippling
Iho general-j UJi.icssi | ol Iho country as em
phatic na possible , anil the A\uy to nccom-
pll li this tj br swell tin republican vate.
A large Oofnowatlo toss In lown tills year
can lie eonfulermjr predicted , and most of
Lhe gain ( ram tlil wilt go to ttir republicans ,
"Whether the populists will do more than
hold tllclr own Is unc-rtaln. but It Is possible
that party \v&il make fi small Increase In
Its rote. Itciltles carrying Us Elate ticket
by a liaudwjHjl ruajprlty , It la highly proba *
bio that the rcjiublleaii party will also send
a solid delcgailen , to congress , though some
hard fighting in'wo ( or three of the districts
will bo necessary to accomplish this.
This being the situation na now pre
sented , and as It Is likely to continue , a very
active nnd exciting general campaign Is not
to bo expected. The hard fighting will be
confined to a few of the congress districts.
Still the republicans will be wlso to make
the campaign Interesting , They cannot have
too largo a plurality.
The republicans having nominated a candi
date for congress tn the district of West Vir
ginia now represented by Hon. W. L , Wilson ,
chairman of the ways _ nnd means committee ,
a great deal cf public attention will be di
rected to the contest there. As was said by
cx-Prcsldcnt Harrison In bts talk to the re
publican ccngressional convention , the con
test possesses more than a local Interest , and
the district will bo before all eyes this
autumn. In 1832 Mr. Wilson's plurality was
1,051 , so that It will not rsnulre a very great
change of votes to the republicans to defeat
him. The principal Interest of tbe district
IK coal mining , and there Is EOJIIC manufactur
ing , so that In a total rote of ab ut 43,000 a
change of between COO and COO against the
advocate of free coal Is by no means un-
lilccly. but it must be conceded that Mr.
Wilson Is a very bright man , who has shown
that ho has a strong * hold upon his constit
uents , nnd he Is by no means an easy man
to defeat. We know nothing of Ills repub
lican opponent , whoIs probably n new man
In politics , but It Is to be presumed his se
lection was due to superior qualifications. If
he wins the fight he Is assured national no
toriety , ,
Editor Bryan wants the state militia or
dered to the scene ot the forest fires and
every man caught robbing dead bodies or
with the property of the. drad In his pos
session shot dead upon the spot. A person
does not have to harbor any sympathy for
criminals who respect not even the rights
of the dead to condemn such utterances as
Incltlve to law-breaking and lawlessness.
The meanest offender down to the black ravIsher -
Isher of white women In the south is entitled
o a trial according to law , together with all
he privileges Kiiaranted by our constitu-
lens Intended to assure him a fair hearing.
The violation of these rights has been the
constant burden of all complaint against mob
lolence everywhere. A military execution
f tbe kind Editor Dry an demands stands on
10 better footing than the ordinary lynching
party. No man who has sworn to obey the
aw and uphold , ttia.constitution can give such
counsel and respect his oath ,
The defection ft Senator Jones of Nevada
'rom the republican party leaves the repub-
! can members of1 the senate In a smaller
minority than .during the last session of con-
ress. They will , however , continue to have
the support of'Senator Jones on all questions
except UmU of' Oliver legislation , upon \Vhlc1l
they arc themselves divided , and so In real
ty will not be materially affected. Senator
Jones insists that he has not changed his
politics , but that he has merely decided to
ally himself with the parly that makes mon
etary reform the principal feature of Its pro
gram. On this , as on all other questions , he
stands exactly where he has stood since the
beginning of his public career. He cannot
consistently , then , act with the democrats
upon any matter where the latter are
8jnurcly ( opposed to the republicans. The re
publicans will regret to lose , even In name , a
man of Senator Jones' ability.
Itniiulcd l > jtb ( loan.
New Yoilc TiUiunc.
Sending- congress home with the brand of
1roa oii on Its face Is a performance for
which the republican campaign managers
o ve Mr. Cleveland a large ami handsomely
engiossed vote of thanks.
IVrnllli Kcdiiceil < i ) Aahos.
Gltihe Democrat.
Americans arc not as quick nt saving n
dollnr ns in milking1 one. For three years
tile fire loss In the United Slntos Ins rnngril
between JKill.OOO.OOO and Jlft.000,000 a ye.ir.
Thoi e la a bonanza here for economic re
form ,
Closing I No fuhin Markets.
Clilrap > Tribune.
hi' Spanish government will re-enact the
old prnhlbltnty cltillrs ImpoyiMl for HIP pur
pose of fmcliiK the Cubans to consume the
llnnr and ollu-r pioilnclH of Spain The
United Slntrs will continue to lake lavjrt
quantities of sugar from Cuba , but a
smaller pnrt of It will be paid for with the
nntiir.il products of tills oountiy , nnd n
larKGipart will have to be paid for wlU ;
sold. Hither n. now market will bave to In
found somewhere for American products
so us 1u get that Rohl , or the stock in tin
country , noni ! too large now. will have t <
be drawn on. It mny bo hard to find ne\\
markets. The Illalno reciprocity pollcj
made now ones , but the democratic uollc :
closes them. _ _
A Krcoril Wlllioutii 1'nr.illol.
IiiillJinnpolU Journal.
The history of American politics furnlshe :
no iiuinlltl in the record which the demo
cratio party has made during1 the last twi
years. It la a record of broken promises
repudiated pledges , deferred hopes , am
nbandoned rpfonn.s ; n record of duplicity
evasion , and cowardice , of legislative Incu
parity , administrative Incompetence , am
utter untrustworthlncas. During1 a perioi
of the ( ? rrn.tent dcptesslon of business am
the hardest times ever known , while th <
people were anxiously waiting for sortv
remedial leKlslatlqn , a democratic congrcs
spent a whole , .year wrangling over th <
tariff , and finally passed a bill which I
democratic presfdetrt haa permitted to be
come a law that frtm beginning to end 1
a betrayal of the- , people and a surrende
to the trusts , i
The lirll or D
NcVork Sun ,
. Han the scandal bf all this deadhead busl
nes3 become soifamlllar n. fact to the put :
lie mind that people nr < > losing the old
fashioned Indignation that such perform
ancea used to excite ? Tliu corrupting ex
ample from the.vhjte house goes far an
fast. The president's salary Is J-V > , MM
year , with psrciXilslleu and liberal allow
a noes for household ( expenses. It would b
far better In the .future to pay him eve
$100,000 a year , with rigid stipulation
against deadheadlsm In uny form , If Ih
present rate of Compensation does not alloi
him to par hla own wav , like other clt ;
zeris of the republic ; . We do not KUggeE
this for Air. ClcWIa'nd's ' beiiellt ; there Is
constitutional pco-vlslon which forbids th
Increase of u president's salary during hi
term of otllce. Hut , the precedent whlc
Mr. Cleveland is affording to his successr
IH so pernicious that It may be ailvUabl
now to guard against the possible deailheoc
lam of the next term ,
TUK CriMJfJi OF JY..IiUC.
Philadelphia. Ledger" Perfoni who liavo
wr seen a turret lire cm scarc'ly rcnlzc
lt mighty force < r lha Cflrrlly nlth which
II spreads The marvel IK not that MVCJI
should be lost , but that no many iiooplo es
cape after CKhauMlnR thfinnflves In efforts
to save their properly. ,
Philadelphia Urcortl Mlll.ons of dollars
worth of personal pr iwrly has been wlpfd
Dway In the if cent Urea , but more pitiable
Mill Is the fact that luuulrrds of lives have
trcn lost. There shouM be a universal re
sponse of relief from nil parts of the union ,
as "ell aa from the lake vtatcs.
Milwaukee Sentinel : Surely here H a sub-
] < "ct fcr our ligUUtors to Rrapplc wlt'i. There
is scarcely nny mote Important topic for'
their consideration. A season of drouth like
the present one makes clear the necessity of
tbe > most strict regulations ti avert th ? dan
ger of sitUng fire to the inflammable mate-
tlal collected In and about the forest * , as well
us the Inauguration of a systematized method
of fighting fires.
Chicago Inter Ocean : The whole north
west has taken fcrcsl fires as a matter cf
course , as though they were a part of the
natural pheiunvna of the country , and this
carelessness In the prczcnce of danger has
not taken al.irm even at the excessive drouth
of this summer. It would be well for tha
legislatures ot Minnesota and Wisconsin to
lake some means of guarding ngalnst forest
Urea as they i\3 \ In protecting grnln fields.
Chicago Mnll : It has boon n year of en-
lamlty. Disaster has f lloHtd disaster with
appalling frequency. The scourging of th > >
northwest by ( Ire surpasses them nil. Yet
the frequency cf these calamities has not
deafened the people to th * echoes of suffer
ing and distress. In the midst of the foreM
( Ires relief measures were at once organized.
The he re I sm which shown out so brightly In
the scenes ( f desolation gives way to pluck
and energy the minute nctu.il danger Is past.
American character U at Its best In adver
sity.
Chicago llecord : It scorns only prudent
that the people In these frest towns should
be provided with proper mtans of escape or
else required to provide themselves with such
a safeguard , Were certain areas of the for
est tract divided Into districts , each district
provided with a safe clearing or other easily
accessible place of refuge and n systematic
plaii adopted for the transportation ef peopls
thither la time of danger , such catastrophe. *
as those Just witnessed In the north might
bj considerably mitigated. If they cannot
bo wholly a crt d.
ICsnsai City Star : Every section of the
inhabited ivoild has , as has been said cf
evnry human soul , its own troubles. The
dweller In the high , dry plains sighs tor
the shelter of the forest and the murmur of
the waters ; yet where there Is forest there
U lire , and where there is water there Is
Hood. In each ot the elements , without
which man cinnot live , , there may lurk de
struction. Ccnflagiatlon , llod , pestilence ,
earthquake these come fiom fire , water ,
air and earth , ell necessary In the framing
of the world. Man Is powerless against
these ; perpctuilly damaged , he can only In
a way repair damages and save from the
wreck. And this has made the work of
charity perpetual , needed and blessed , until
the earth Itself departs and the heavens shall
bo rolled as a scroll.
Chicago Tribune : Given the conditions bf
a long continued drouth , a strong wind ,
the grass and underbrush as dry as tinder ,
and the soil parched , It only needs the spark
of a careless hunter , a brush fire negligently
left , or a cinder from a locomotive to start
a conflagration of the most terrible charac
ter and one wh ch cannot be fought as If
It were traversing a prairie with long
Etrolchca ot treeless area. It Is a question
which also should be considered. Inasmuch
as the timber supply Is rapidly disappearing ,
thus not only removing an Important aril-
| cla ot Industry and commerce , but the
natural protection cf water supply for pur
pose ! ) of crop cultivation. It Is not credita
ble to our forestry lans and system that
every year timber should disappear to the
vilue of from $20,000,000 to $25,000,000.
TUUCllY THIFl.ttS.
I Buffalo Courier : Bolker ( meditatively )
! My experience has taught me one cm ions
I thins. Ulobbs Has , eliV What is It ? IJolker
' Tlml the closer u man is the harder It Is
to touch him , .
Yonkcis Statesman : Judge Colonel , I
liiuleistaml you me acquainted with \vur-
f.uc In nil Its forms ?
Colonel No , Judge , no ; not In all Us
forms. I'm u baclirlor.
Philadelphia Itpc-ord : May Are you still
calling on Nellie Update ?
Brother Jack Yes ; she's a very 'bright
girl.Mny
Mny She must he : 1 hear you don't need
a light in the parlor when she and you are
there.
Harper's linznr : "Suppose the word mnle
Is taken out of our constitution suonei of
later. Do you simpose we'll ever have a
woman president ?
"No. No inairlcd woman could ppare the
time , and no single -woman would -confess
to the requisite age. "
Washington Star : "It's a good thing , "
said Cluzzle , who had been using the tele
phone , "that It Isn't the commercial variety
of lye Ins lend of ti ! Ananias brand that
eoes over the telephone wlies. "
"Why ? "
"Some of these politicians M burn the in-
Ettuinent out In ten minutes. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Doctor , what is It
about Cfrobio-fplnal meningitis that makes
it so fatal ? "
The number of syllables. You know that
a man always Insists that IIP must ] < now
what Is the matter with him before he "will
take * any medicine , nnd before the doctor
call tell him all that he Is a goner. "
Bomcrvlllc Journal : It Is astonishing how
much mor running n baby seems when he
tries to attract > our attention by cooing
and crowing at 8 o'clock In the morning
than when he does the banio thing in un-
olhcr way at 3 o'clock nt night.
CupiMI ,
A smile was on bin visage thin
Il ! > that of old
Which lighted warrlms' faces ,
"Who met thi > foe In b , it tie's din
And l.i hi him cold ,
Plercrd in Kevetal places.
His steely eyes had that same light ,
Ills lips that curve ,
Ills brow the papslon ( races.
As his who went forth to the light ,
And hn had tbe nerve ;
He bluffed agatnbt four aces.
iriiKuu ir.is TIIK
Cleveland I'lnln Dealer.
The "General" tella , with swelling1 pride ,
How the tires of battle gleamed
Of the slaughter of men "on the othci
side , "
As the shell and shrapnell screamed :
, How "tve charged the foe- like thu
1
wave
Of a wild and stormy sea , "
But , In that rush of the true and brave ,
The private where was he ? "
The "colonel" boasts how his horse fell
On Georgia's blood-stained hills ;
How be slummed the wave of that battli
hell.
Avenging his country's Ills ;
How the Rbaftly heaps ot the gallant slalr
Bestrewed thn slippery ground-
Hut we study the tragli : tnte In vain ,
There were no privates 'round.
Oil. the "mnjor'a" sword , it was red will
gore !
And Krent was the foes' alarm.
As they charged nnd halted nnd lied befon
The swing of hla mighty arm ;
But Freedom burnlsh'd her etraulotteH ,
As she swatted the hosta of sin
A net the lonely pensioner still forgets
That the privates were not In.
How brave they flew , at their country'
cell ,
To the outpostB , far In front !
" " " " " " all
"GnneralH , "colonels" and "majors"
T < J strive in that battle's brunt ;
And the "captains" stand , ten Ihousan
strong ,
To tell how the thing was done-
Hut where was the "private" In tha
throng ?
Ala ? , there was not one !
ouo Highest of all 5n Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
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i. j > wrruwnr. :
Church Howe- I * Rotng to take the slump-
tor Judge Strode
Nebraska republicans nqw liavi a cam
paign HOUR hooTt of lliPlr own. l < 'rnnls A.
Sr.ow of David City la the compiler Atid pub
lisher , nnd the mtulo and words are so com-
blntd thai they will "catch" n crowd ,
SI Alexander had nlr"idy begun tomr
nround thu otntc. pro.nnn.iblV In the Interest
ot his friend , Tom M-\Jns. This l n't tl.p .
first deal these t o ixortli'oi ' * inv ? been 'liter-
cited In , us the records tit Washington will
Kl'dlV.
I'lalci will take Ihf phcc of cdlt'irlaU In
the Nw York Times until the < nd of the
campaign. Rdltor Sed t ul < lc ! . enjoying
Jlfs In Omaha , and the readers ul hla p.ip r
will be farced to xrln mil boar It for the
good of the party.
The. democratic Schuylor Hr-rald declares
for "Uncle Hilly" I'axton lor povcnic.r , and
vcntuips th > assertion th.it " ( K-'K all
right. " "Uncle llltlyV troj Mlver would
hit n lot of tha boys very Itvurnbly during
tlesc stringent times.
In one-halt of the senatorial districts tif
the state the republicans nnd populists hnvo
nominated candidates , but so far only one
democrat has been put up to ba Miughtercd ,
The republicans have .lisa nominald three-
quarters of their candidates for the lower
hciise , and the populists have named halt
ot theirs. There arc only five democrats Iti
the field nt this date.
Pipmont Herald : Thd report that has
gilned some currency to the effect that
Majors Intends to appoint Church Howe Inspector
specter of the oil room and r.rand custodian
of the famous "Arm and Hammer" brand of
old rye , usually kept on draught during , be
tween and after legislative hours , is abso
lutely without fact. Much of Church's ' time
will b3 spent In concealing the Identity of
the two rnllroul schemers whom ho accused
of Inhibiting his triumphal march to con
gress.
Silver Creek Times : Wln > n < a scandal
came out In regard to the falsification of the
Nebraska census r , turns In connection vilh
the efforts of Contingent Congressman
Thorns3 J , Majors to get his seat In the
house , 81 Alexander , the then secretary of
state , was the lending candidate for the re
publican nomination for gxntniur. But the
suspicion that he had a hund In that odor
ous affair knocked his gubernatorial bnnm.
If Majors , who was to ro the clilcf boi-c-
flclary of that fraud , should now be elected
governor It would l > 2 a curious parody of
justice.
Samuel C. Sample of Butte , Itoyd county ,
Is the republican candidate from ( he Tlilr-
tc nth district for the state senate. Hut
one ballot was necessary to n choice , Jtr
Sample being one of the most popular re
publicans In the district lie took up his
ruldonce In fiutte shortly after Iloyd county
was created , nnd became so firmly con
vinced of Iho resources and fertility of tlio
county that he made heavy Investments end
has contributed largely to Its development.
Prior to locating in Hoyd county Mr. Uuyd
wjis cnpiiRfd in banking in Omaha , where
lis Isell IUIOIMI a a , worthy and enter
prising gentleman.
XEJIH.lSK.t .I.VI > A
The Washington county fair will bo held
at Blair September 25 to 28.
There will be n fall race mtrtlng at Table
Hock October 3 and 1 , with purses aggre
gating $825.
U , F. McDonald of Pierce , while attemptIng -
Ing to secure some ducks he had shot , wus
drowned In the North Fork.
The Grctna Banner has been moved to
Valley , whore It will become a democratic
organ , with W. It. Oliristead as the grinder.
Mrs. William Bade , a well known resi
dent of Pierce , died of heart trouble while
she was being moved from one bed to an
other.
Frank Purccll ot Mason Clly , who was
accidentally shot In the arm last week ,
died of his Injuries after several days of
Buffering.
P. J. Hurley of Grecley Center lias se
cured the contract for building the bridges
on the U , & M. extension In "Wyoming , and
will take a number of men from his homo
to help him in the work.
The Nebraska synod of the English Lu
theran chuich will convene at West Point
September 19 and continue in session for
six days. It is expected there will be sev
enty ministers in attendance.
A thoiotighbred Woodland colt belonging
to J. J. Clements of Norfolk attempted to
jump ever a water tank ami landed on top
of a sharp bolt. When found the animal
was dead. It was valued at $200.
Unlvorsullj-
St. Paul
Now this double scandal. Implied In the
ownership by the trust of a number of dem-
ocnUlo senators and In the surrender oC nil
the others to the Individuals so ruiruptod.
Is one that has shocked the country from
center to clicumference. It is a Hcnndal
which wo cannot afford to pass by with
indifference. It must be kept fresh In mlnj.
It must be punished , * lse the government
will sink to the level of that of Turkey or
Itusala. There is reprobation from every
portion of the country of the men who
were active In this deal ,
Viirlntliinis or Kiilcrirl | e.
Chicago Tribune.
A convention of southern business men
has been In session at Washington for pnme
'Days , devising ways and means for calling
public attention to the gii-at natural re
sources of the south and the opportunities
it offers to men of capital nnd i-nergy who
are looking for homes or Investments. As
an offset to tills , Sioux City , in. , Is making
frantlu efforts to get the CoibeU-Jack.sou
prize fight.
PKOFLK .I.VO rimVI3.
Condolences lo T > m Psttcrton ,
Govern r Wnlte h&s taken one nomination
tot much.
The dtmoT.icy has at Itiut cno rhnr.ic-
tcrlstlc common to the Chi HUMIt rims
well to Md pe the enemy.
Senator Vocrhrrs announces that his liMttli
has been completely reslcMd. A liberal ills-
trlbutton ot pl was mndn hi Indiana lately-
The Chinese army dliplnys extraordinary
sprlnlliiK qualities. Ttir JIJIK arc obliged to
take their dust as well as everything tlso
In sight
lUpubllcan and democratic papers of the
mid-weat Inslit that Mr-rton nnd Whitney
must come vest It they would grow up lo n
president.al nomlnnllon ,
The republicans swept Vermont nnd thn
democrats Arkansas. The real trend ol
party sentiment will not bo known until
Pennsylvania and 1'o.xas speak.
Senator Hill Is rnlhcr touchy on the sub
ject of hair rostorntlvee. livery time hn
caresses his parched dome , IIP emits a s gh
tt warning ngilnst enrly piety.
William AUlen Smith , republican c.imll-
dito for congress In the Fifth illchlgnn
district , hesan his business llfo us n newsboy
and popcorn agrnt at Dawagluc.
Major Hashimoto , thehcri of Oaxon ,
achieved a nlorlous victory and n bullet In
the shin. If the Jnps honor the bravo ,
surely Major Hashimoto will bo remem
bered llber lly.
The ] > : . | > s of Kansas had not ceised C'n-
gralulathiK themselves cm having turnnl
down Mrs. Least ! when the news came that
Mrs. Anthony would stump the state. One
woo doth tread upon another's heel.
Before the campaign proceeds much
farther the health beard should sec t : It
that the community Is adequately protected
against tlu ciimpalgn cigar. It Is responsi
ble for much of the bad odor of present day
politics ,
The discrepancy of several hundred thou
sand dollars In the franchise account of the
clly of Now Orleans Is not s3 mysterious :
as the reports would have cue believe. The
franchises were granted by the city council.
As several members of that bdy arc under
Indictment for exacting a price for votes. It
does not' require an arch to discover the
whencenesa of the \\lierewlt1i.
Olllclal llfo docs not wholly divest men ot
the human yearning for commendation.
Subject ns they are to severe criticism
from those who cannot or will not analy/o
their motives. It is consolation and comfort
to turn away from envious carping and rc-
celva the hearty plaudits and cordial greet
ings of friends at home. Senator Call Is
ono of the fortunate few to receive from lilst
constituents commendation commensurate )
with his worth and work. A convention of
democrats hold at Orlando recently adopted
the following1 resolution : "Resolved , That
we approve the attltudo of our senior United
States senator on a recent occasion when ho
elevated his fret above his head during the
deliberations of 'the most august body of
men In the world. ' Having demonstrated
by flftocn years of service that his bead
carries no weight In shaping the affairs of
the nation , ho did well to try the other
extreme. "
Ihn Hrnalor from Noiv Ilitinpililro.
rhllaJclpllln. 1'rCFH.
One of the few members of congress who
have broadened , deepened nnd greatly en
larged their reputation during the present
session is Senator Chandler of Nev > Hamp
shire. His political skill , keen penetration
and wide knowledge were already well
understood , Thioiigh nil extended nnit
varied career ho Imil been large factor
In the politico ! movements of thc > country.
Whether In the cabinet or In the sennto
or at the head of political councils , hlfi In
cisive views anil itositlve convictions hail
Impresved themselves upon bis colleagues ,
He has not , therefore , Ihitnrd out suddenly
like a new nnd brilliant luminary In the
Hpiititorlnl Rky. but has pimply grown
brighter as he has advanced to his
meridian.
The attilbntcs which Mr. Chandler has KI >
signally displayed during the pii-seiil je'slon
wcte known tn be his , but they never bp-
fore had so line nn opportunity for full and
effective play. Through the long contest
ngultiRt the democratic tariff he ImH Iiecit
one of the main pillars of the republican
opposition. It may fairly be said tint ha
nnd Senator Aldrlch hnvc supported thu
brunt of thellsht. . Other cenntors bave
given ready and ctllelunt help mid eharc the
honors. Itut ns the ntniKUli ; Tirrtceedod it
ranie to be recognized that the expert
knowledge of Henntor Aldileli nnd the crit
ical powers of Senator Chandler were tha
two tnont useful weapons : nnd thp two sure -
e t reliances of wnrfurci , Senator Chandler
wax a constant thorn In the side of the ad-
veisury. The resources of bis wit and satlra
weio nppaiently Jn"xbaustlble. He wan
tireless and rclpntlc-ss In tils pursuit. His
sarcasm never lost Us trenchant edge mid
never palled , but TV.IS ever keen and fresh
and found new oceaslon In every new dn.
velopment. His logical faculty Is singularly
acute , and It was delicious to sou him seize
the successive prepositions of the majority ,
and , by remorselessly Cirr.vlng them to
their logical conclusion , demonstrate their
absurdity It might , almost be said of him
as was said of Uurkc :
He- went on refining ,
nnd thought of convincing1 , while others
thought of dlnlrig.
While making no pretensions to nights of
oratory , Senator Chandler Is unrivalled In ,
hlK own special Held. Ills ability has been ,
of Incalculable service In the tight which
has been waged In the tircnn of thr senate
for nealy six months. All of his nssoclutest
have recoffnUcd mid iipprrclatcd It , nml Iho
country hns come to understand and meas-
lire his powers , The people of his own
state of Now Hampshire1 have great reason
to be gratified with the conspicuous nml
honorable part he lm played , and It Is
gratifying in turn to the- republicans of
othei stales to learn that his constituents
are reasonably certain to re-elect him and
keep iilm where lie Ims shown such ca-
paclty of successful leadership.
iroiiTimii YOUII yinxav IJ.KUC.
That's the way our now fall suits oome in with Iho
tariff bill , thus enabling1 us to glvo you hotter ma
terial , with our absolutely perfect workmanship
and style , than ever before. The very nicest suits
there are ; and don't forget our "Stetson Special"
the very best hard hat on the face of this oarth.
Browning , King & Co. ,
Kcliablu Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th mill Douglas.