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Omnha The Doe nulhlln . .
L 8uth Omaha Coner N Twenly.fourth Stu.
Cotincu 1tItiff , 12 1'nrt Itrt.
Counrl Ilula 1 Ipnrl Ht.i.
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or o I. 'r79chudc. rtnry The Ic Iub.
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, I . Iho nelunl number DC full nnll COUllrt ( cOl"es
. , . DC the lally Mornln . I\'enlng : nn,1 IU"lnr Uee
. prlntNIuring the month of Novemher. 1 I , was I
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; . Lcss il''iUctjofl for unMohl and returnt
: ColIIc , ,1"1uclons . . . . . . . . . . \1"011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . < 1,2,2
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Daily average net clc\'nUon. ' . . . . . . . . 21,61 .
lOIO : n 11. 'ZSCIUCI. .
; Sworn 10 b 1 tore me nnd Rubscrlbcli In my pre"
cnco Ihls 3i1 day ur J'cetnb"r. 1591.
( Scn1) ) < < N. P. 1'11" , Notary I'ubtlc.
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Tile cOlh'lctorR fortavItig hl\'e I
, Im'll . tle of It II h:1'10Ihdl : the
110m.tl or luule WOI'I.s with the city
coiiiicll.
'he % I'eth'll coulII IIS cOlclllet to !
tU11 oroI 'fercl'nl Imotr qucstols to' '
. the ' COIIIICII rallier thllill wrestle
lew coulcl mtlel thul wlestc
YitiL .
. - wi tll.
Now IllS see whul the HOII'tl of
: - PtiblIcoi'ks will tlo wih thL' Hhlltul
arelw Imrll colttt'iltt , which hilts tnl.cl
. . \I ) 10 lueh of the tte of the courts
: anti 11 : cotilicil.
'J'he outgoing BOII : or 1iticiit ( Ion wi
. donutc8s Ilroll hy the exuIle set hr
- the OlltgOIIlg counci mil leave : the
. dcfcls which It hIltS created : to the
tenlm' care or the Incoling hoard.
' Another IUI ) explosion has heen re-
. portetl from Clur : Center In thIs state ,
: ' whih cmsCI : the hnlnln up or n dwell.
. , : lug Uld Collie very ! neuI' etlitslng Hm'lous
loss of ilfe. We IH'mHle the oil wus
: luspeclet. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Nebraska Is hound to iiiiice : some
: . : noIse at " 'u8hln ton whelhel' congress
Is In sessIon or out or session. Coim-
gressiiiitiite1klejoill1's advent IS nn
athlete Is the sensation or the hour It
the lllltiOIitli Clipitni.
nutonul CUpll1
'
: Pullman stock Is q\otet at li4 In the
t . . New York Stock exchange , Central Pa-
I , . - . - elite . at l Hllon Pacific nt 12 ant
; Northern 1Iclfc al : celts on the tol-
1m' , which ' goes to show who hits been
. sucking , those ruclfe railroad oranges '
'
< 1'Y. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
. I IR au Irrevocable bmw of nature that
nobody can till two spaces at the same
, v time. I Is al80 un nxlol that no lUSh
- ' , can serve two musters nt the Slime
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. tiimie. This Is Why CommissIoner Ut
,
. Is In no cOIlton t wOl'k Ul ) the state
fair for Omahn.
, Nearly all the leading cities of thc
. - . . country me hCAlnllng to he torn UII
: ' . over municipal ) clndllates that Iu'e to
be entm'ed fet the spring elections.
Olllm Is one of the few cItes that does
' hot lulo to go through tile l ony. One
: . election evel'y fall ought to ue enough.
' . 'l'ho Ih't tiling In order after the leg.
S i. Islutm't has orgulizell wl he to 11m'Ise
; WI 'H 1111(1 mOlnR for replenishing tile
. . Rtnt treIRI' ' . I In 'boly has a plnn
' - that wIH'orlde our state treasury
with more elastic cl'relc ) ' he will find
10 touble ill 11slJOslng or It to the com
-4 mltees on Inance nntl rti'h11lC.
' I great legIli talent coulls for aiy-
thllg In I court of Justice the Income
: ' tnx Is ( loolileti. SYitli ex.Senator George
tloomel Wlh
, , George
, F. Ellilhiildii . , Joseph Choate , Frederic
-i . , n. Coudm.t III 1uretnIl1hViison el-
, : i. _ listed ( nglilst thin t'onsllutonnly of
. ; ' the nWnHro the ntO'ler gene'nl' :11
' : his Isslsllnts ha\'u to hUII ) themselves
I the ' expect to win the CIS .
Thin Incolllg go\'m'101 111 the outgoing .
' ' going O'U'101' hlro helt a couCm'elce
lIt r.llcoln which Ig said to hlre het'l
1utunl ' l t'celble , htmL cveryirndy at
Llncoll 11111)1'1 ) oil tiptoe to 1111 ( out
what It WIH . nil D1PIlt. 0110 ulon ) a
time tiit'VtiVthM . n cOICt'nmco hlwNI ) ) ,
the O\'l.tUI' of NOI'lh ) Clllhm Intl thai
. O\'U'I0' or South Cllolln , and I rmtii. :
tel hlH It thnt tiny ' wIIWtll'I.ln'lu'l
: ' to the bar wlum they gut. tilrotlglt.
_ _ _ _
'l'lto elevator 1118iR'etlOilOrthilihlIlCe ill.
1ho lovltl' IIHIHl'tOI l'tlhtnuco II.
tlOillCel < ( ( hy Coulelhlnl Whe'lcl' Is n
: Htll In the right dfteetlon. J\tm'R
: placed II 11111hl H for IHhlc ) Ill
: 7 iIiS'fltO ) COI\'ellclco Hhoull 1)3' Ullelll
i , : ! o Huhjlet to ierIotlle \ hlSllCCtOI to Iii-
smite tiztfety , hoth tn the 1I111c its wcl
2 UH the 111 ( iillj)1y1i ( ( nt COIt(11lC1015. (
. ThitmViieeler ! O'IIIIICL' , iiovt ' vt'r , does
' not go fm' enough . I provides for the
! hllll'CUII ) oC sit Ihwatorl hl\hlJ 0'11
, :10101111 : ) ( ) \ carrying CIIU\c1 . . llhouhl
IILUtlo 11 elemtol'H , IO batter whnt
their capacity Uhily be.
'i'IlO YluIU.1 , ( MHtCI ? , Ilchlllg the
Jllw Rhl'u IltlLlgnl , Central l'onlls
' hlre l'llllel ( It. thCI't'IBO of earnings
' fl' thin 1I''SNlt year , ittit I Ito t did lot
'k. ' ll'oyelt the directors of the "llth'I'hlt
- 1011(1S froiii declaiiiig a seilll-flItil1h1ti diV.
r- , . . lontt (1'01 tleclnl'llg I Hell'llnunldh'-
. hleli of a It'L' rent Oil r.llw Shore mul
' 2 llel' ( ' ( Jt on ULllgll Cltll stock ,
' , _ whlll douhtl'HS ) ( 'ontllns nt I'lst f'OI ,
1' . 2 : to no IWI' CCIII.Vfltt1. . . ' . Wih net lnl'l.
hIgH 01 tll. 1I'OII'I.tl'g fl'01 .1 , to U I i1(1' (
, 0 celt 1 ) 'OlIt ' IfCI' ? niyliig 11111'lst al
, hOlls ( IIUII to nearly the Ictull cost
" of the 1'0111 ultl Imrllg operating \ ex-
' 1)t'lLS&'s , tflX(8 Intl hl'tL'rIUutH , It woult
- tC1 thlt the . Ylllel'ult 1'011s 1'0
do lug Iuettvcli , ( 'ouHhlel'llg the Ilml
tiitmes. 'l'hl'I'O certainly are 10 other Il
vostiuuuti that htyt been ' ' .
2' blo \'ostuoul luv lecu IOl'O 11'Olti.
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lmssrmr : TU TtSr lTA ttTIS , I
For , the past four mouths tile Iowa
flhliVOflhhii niul their SU1ISIiiZCd ( organs In
lnlh'onlhl n11 slh1ll11 O' llS II
'I' the ( 111101'llll trade centers hn\'e hcel I. . , .
hallelllJ awn ) ' at the IOwa Hnlh'atl
COIIISIOI to hllule It to revise tile
fregiit Rchutlics situ raise freIght
rates.
Iii l'cSll0lRO to this chillier for higher
rte the COlllsslol has Issletl ( 0. 10'
lice " 10 whol It In ' cOlce\ " hint It
II'o1Jo e3 to hell a Sllslol tit Des
loll ! 'lh\t1a ' , Decelber , 2i , to
hear , discuss nlldelol'llle the just-
' ' ' , ' of such nctioii. II
IISR Ol' II'oIH'Ity ) slch netol. I
goeR . wihout s ( 'IIA that tht , ( lOlliflilIl
for the 11sII of freight rates originates
with lie mll'lHI Illnje'S nll lot
sitii thin ' and ' ' ' .
wih fhlppel's IIHI II'OtUCL'I'i.
'Ihl keYhole of the ollllcni was
RU1Ilet 01 behalf of the ( railroads . last
'i'Ittirsdny II nit Illh'ess tleU\I.tl ( ( lie-
Com thin lellcts or tie COIIQ'clnl
lxchllge : or Dcs lolles Ir Mr. W. ( .
BI'OWI , general IltgL'l of tilei ls.
HOlt'1 1 lutes . or tilt ) ChJngo , BIlllgtol &
. Ftihioitt1 , ' Brovim's ef-
Qtihimy rlh'o\I : : Inlnge' BlWI's -
fort \\'ns lh'eclel ( to cotwllcO the ( 101
chllts all ( ItllllctUle's of the 10wl
cllllni hInt thick interest was hOlll
sitii the ' ' ' or the mithiroads ,
Iii ) wih 11'osJell 1111'II\ls
111 ( tilt' i)105i'iiY ) ) ( 01 thc I 1'llh'omls do-
) oldel UIIOI their ability to enl'n 11h'l-
( lelll ! I vas tile same old ( mute which
hiss heel hiitried ) 01 hr rllwn ' 01JIIH
altl ( . IHlngL'rs : for 'cnl ! ? l1 1' . Blwl
StitPeli ( OUt Vitlt the tlUtltftll stntt'nteimt
" 11.tetl ell wih the'lthfll slntllclt
thnt II Iowa , ns II ni other ogl'lctllal (
he weU heln of the farmer Is
slnlls , tle ( being . . CI'lel' I
c : ontnl to the In'osllt.I ) or the iner-
chant SlId Inlufnctm'm' . lie . also re-
posted II ( t11lsl hut ni hl\IO.tnnlle. . \ )
ftlHle IH'ecelelt ) ( to II'OS\I'l.lr \ Is ica-
SOilflhle ) titles for tlnlHIIOllnton from
lie ( itoltit of production to the IIOllt or
comtstiiiiptioit . whethel' local Ol' foreign.
On thIs Ilolnl here ( never hits heen nlr
disititte.
lInt whel the illIthillgtofl InlnAer at-
1'lllt ) > to Illnce rlwnr COIS'UCtOI OR
n cOllllement ) of local mlltfnclu'c 1)0- )
Cllse railroads hulll IH'hlges nUI COl'
Rt'UCt 0' rllJal' locolot\'es :11 cars he
Is sldetlcldlg the mnln issue. ThIeve
Is 10 10'0 relalol hetweel mll\l : (
lt'idges 1\1 round houses to I ho 1111.
fuel tire or IIIJlelHlts 01 flll wngols
thnl tlele Is' to the IH'Oltctol ( of 101'
01 llseell oil In 11s 01 the Hlathlll
hug of beef 111 ( hogs ill lackimlg houses.
1.'t'OI , , "el'alleH Ic 1 1)ltcilla : : II ( les ? li.
Blowl was cqlnl " illogical II his COlli-
1) ) : 111 S. 1ls citation of figures to show
how 111 ' mies or railway were built
In Iowa lCtWeei1 188 : nltl lSO ( , the
nlollt of money eXllllletl ( for their
cOIHtrlctol :11 the lUulwr or men
ellllorcl ) In mlway extllslol dmhlA
those years : , has no more bearing upon
the justness or reaROlahlllCRS of oxlst-
lug freight rates thins It would hare
the fairness or house
upon fll'less cxlRthig hOIRe
ents In the ( ' ' of whoat.
ren ! ' 11 prevailing price
'i'iiere IR no doubt that the cm. of railway -
way extension from 18 ; to 1891 was an
era of II'osperl ) : . I was the boom pe-
nod . all over the United Slates , Just lS
was the Infaton era following the war
before the lluic of 1Si : The comistruc-
ton of ' the Northern Pacific made a
boom 'In those days In Minnesota and
Dakota , for whIch the collapse or Jay
Cool > brought ou the pelalE'O' \ '
honest railway mallger no\ admits
,
thut the 1)Sont business depression
111 the Insoh"enc of malY railroads
Is largely due to the over building or
railroads nntl theIr excessive . clllalza-
thou. The greater part of railway extension -
tension west of tIe rsslsslppl In the
six years : preceding 181 was In the Interest -
le'cst of construction rIngs and stocl
jou ers. The rOlds were stocked ald
bonded for double or C\'OI h'ehlc their
actual value anl absorbed hy three or
foul systems that operate most of the
1'angC' hues through lown.
1'0 hold out the promise that Iowa
wi see another such railroad building
em If Silo Will consent to have her pros-
emit freight rates raised Is I delusion
1J1 1 smutre. 10wI has 8,175 mnos of
railway , whie Ohio has 8G2 mies ,
New York 8mS , Michigan 7,598 , nll
Indiana Ot97 ! illihes. ) lallfesty the
llllul systelil of Iowa Is fully devei-
OIot , barring a I few 11nks between 1m.
Ilrtnnt IOhltts ithiti some branch hues
that imiity be required ns feeders for ex-
IsUng lines. \Vhieii laiIltger It'o\\'n
Ilolltd ) ( to the fact that ( 11 rall'old ex-
tenslol wits atemptcll In rowa tiiio
rear uccause of existing local freight
ltea he scel'l to hlll e 01 the 1g.
10t'alce or cl'edullr of the ( hlslness
len or Ihal Hlutu. Ald yet Ills inbihead.
hug SOllhishT hns heen ilIgllIy coin-
IJllml by low : railroad . orgmms ns u
IH'ofolll arglmeut wO.th ' of favorable
cOlsllem t 101.
'lhel Is noIlh \ ) 101 point In all that (
haH hccn yet Maid 0' Ilhlltl : 11 ( avot'
of thc ralsllg of lowl freight rates ,
either as I mimeasuire of justice 1111 ( faIr-
ness to ItO ( ll\n ; 's 0' UR a 1)'omolor
of the hUHhIL'HS ) Ilrlsllrly ) of the Hawl
' Hlate. It is comicede'ml that ( the '
eye I II ( OICl'llld I'e-
tlnctol oC lie ( Iowa rates ( lye yeaiu ago
WIS 11110 11 tie iitt'reStS of the ll'O- )
dulers amid ulit'rCiimtiIts of lo\a , filth In
mll.llg time tltlWtOI ( tile llwar om- I
ml slnl clnle(1 ( out lie t donla mid of ( lie
ImhUe. ) " 'hcl the IW ! s\.tl\le waH
limit Into effect time lll'O:111 : blustered
amid tht'eatlll Puller to Ignor the law
I' decl't'UHe their train service. 'l'ho 1'-
tlnctul wllllto effect , hut the ( l'I'lblo
thlugs that were r1rllctcd did not mIl-
teriutlize. 01 ito ( cUlt1rr , ( mule Il-
ereitsed < 1 IIulllo anti the tnrlllgs In-
cl'paHl'tl ( Ilso , although the I . l'Oltll ( WO'O I
( 'OI\1oUl'tl \ to hn\l a larger Ilunlllr for !
the ( ! nll 11'hL' . ! Iho 11\110 of lSf : WIH :
followed h ) ' retlltol of touts , lie ( low- I
eiiiig of 111't.g fet : mill commluuoditi's ( and :
Ito ( ' of ' ' the ' .
10WO'II ( WIJt'S out rahiroa(1s. '
'l'ho local ml's l'lnlll the 1111 iilft. 'J'ho '
loatl ( woult IOW ho doll n II'olllhlo'
hUlltsS itt CXI8tlg rates Illl thelo 10t
Ilen I HhO'ta e of ( ' 11)1)5 this 'enr. 'i'lint
hits hit tile fl'IL'I' Ultl the 10'chalt
its wel its time rahiromuis. 'l'iioy ni 1)1'
tlh' shave of tw ( loso. lImit tint 1111111
1llllgt'rH Ilslll thnt. ( the loss 1111 Iw
hOiilCVllily ) by the (1Jlet. , 1t'llhlll
multi iIltullItfutettuler . SUllllnso hue t vu ton
1'0 11tl 10W , where wl ito Iowa
( ml ruler , the t 111'lllt or wagevorker
ho heneltet ) 7 Every Iiolnl' ( of nthllolal (
freight mitten wi go out of tl' Ntale ( to
thtt Bostomm Now York timid
thQ YI'I Inll foreign
ItockhohIL'rs , 1111 ( Whl'l Ilothel' bIg
crop Is rllell next fiI Ito ( l'OIUI1 wi
resist a rt'HUlpton or the II'csent rl'l
with all their mIght and lulu and drmmv
I
- . _ _ . _ ,
< " - - - " a. . , _
millions or tribute out or Iowa nt time
l'xlwnsl or her II'ollucers mil II1ustlIII
eslalihisimunents.
I I tile Iowa railway coimnisslotters
liMe thai Interests or the p001)11' or their
state nt heart thor will athilore to present -
emit rates uiI let time rniiroidn'seek : re.
dress II the court Ir tile _ % ' can establish
time ull'elHOHthronosR ) of the Rchl'tulcH.
IFIr1 01. ' AS 1.1 rSIN7' IWXI:1U. :
'rhe nllOUICl'lelt or tile lcnlh of 'L'
. M. I lm'flllt caused ) roCo\11 sorrow
.
untl regret among that ( steadily : ( lecreas-
imlg hnml or Illolem's who ( laid the foumi-
datols ( of thIs cOllnlwealh amid COl'
rQ'lel It from 1 wlhlcrlcs to one of
the ( lost II'olfe Intl ) olllou ! ! llles II
thQ . 11111011. I1 ' he truthfully as-
sC.tetl for the early settlers or No-
ulHlm that ther coultetl I10ng their
lilt ullltr ) ! us 111 ) : 1Jllnr I , eltcl11lHII t
amId IHhlc'Hllh'let ! el lS 11 ' Hcellol
of thIs cOllh' ' cOlhl ( hOlst , OJ its cal ue
C0\11 tOlnr n\01 the yntuumger selei'
ton \'ltslmls ) who have gained
11'0111OICe ) Iltl ( Ielown lit the \lllolS
walks or life. T.I. . lnl'lltltl ( wt : 11-
leltctullr the ( IICN' ) of Ilr or Ne-
liritsktt's 10st gired liuiteers. lie WIts
an eccentric cllus , IloHsolHetl of the
com'age or his cOlwlcl018 1111 always
outsolwl nUI fmlk In his views 01
Illhlc Issues. 11 territorial dutys he
WIS ni nciutowiedgctl leule' : or lie
hosts of free soil Iltl ( nIU.slnn'I'J' , lie
Cough the elJlr . . hates or the tllol
I'ellhlcnn IJI.t II cOlrentol mutt ! lug-
181ntu10 , nltl ( would , 10 doubt , hnre
heel hOlorel1 wlh the hlglcnt II0sll01 )
wlhll the gift. of the IU\.ty ill this state
hit for the fiet ( lint he WIS : the ( gelell
solicitor or the Bmllgtol 1011 : sin ! 11'
tOIRel ' tle\'oto(1 to the Ill'Hllt of Ills
ll'ofesslon. ) ? mlr. ? llllell [ ( . hatl 10 11011.
IClll ' 1lullol III ( iteverViti4 I . entail-
dale ( for any 0110 I C' ( the very brief
tell ( II couigmess lit 1866 , whIch he filled
lerely for the sake or cXlletltl the
1111ssl01 of Nebraska into the tiumloit.
lit llrlmt ) life 111. I\\lott \ ws I
nUUl or lofty moral type t und generous
Ilature.
Ch\'SVI.Il' ( .MUXJCJI'ii L S7'ITISTICS.
Whln Omnh IlrolJlr O\\'lerl feel
O\'L'I'\lmleuet \ ) ( 1)V _ the welAht or l\ulcl.
111 ) taxaton , some consolation Ii to he
del'I'et fl'OI 1IIIel\)1 \ . statistics oC
oilier cities. In tile city of MilWaukee ,
whIch hns a boulded . debt of over $ , OOO-
000 , the police ant fire funds hsorhcd
over $1,000,000 tllrlll tile last yeat , nnd
the Intot'est and sinkIng fluId Il'ew out
or tile treasury over $ 100,000 111Inl the
\H' \ ) lent : 'enl. As against this cnormols
drin lwl\kce lerh'et from licenses
Int resources oilIer than direct taxation -
ton $ 42,000 , Willie the Ilcome from the
wntor tclHrtment was $151,000.
The city of Itichinond , which his I
10lHlaton ) of about 8,000 , carries n
coustlletet nearly all the public build-
Ings , nld paid half of nil the IHulc
improvements \ In the shape or purlng ,
sewerage , etc. .
Cincinmiati's board of administration
honded debt of $ i.OOo equal to 18
1101' cent on her assessed valuation of
$14,000,000. That ought to h enough
to frighten the real estate owners out
of their wits.
' 1he city of 'Vlshlngton oxpc\let
over $1Q for street sweolln Int
slrnl.ln lust year , a'ut over $2Oo
for street lighting. 'he bonded debt or
the national capital exceeds $14,000,00
despite the fact that Uncle Sum has
estimates the expenses of the various
city departments for the first sIx
months of tile present yenuat $ Di2-
879.59 , which indicates that the expense
of , running tile city gorernmout of Clii-
chuHU Is about $2,000,00 a year.
People who are lOt familiar with time
financlal . condition of New York CIty
wi doubtless he IHI'IH'lset to learn that
the animual Interest her
nllual charge 01 Im'
bonded debt exceeds $ , OOOO. The
cost of policing New. York City Is $5-
1m,147 : I year , or only OO.OOO less
than I COlts London with more than
three tiunes thus popiulatloui and areu.
tmes popllaton
The area of street parIng , cleaning and
watering .In London aggregates 75,000
acres , while the 11ca of New York for
the same lU'se only covers 27,000
,
acres
TheBe arc olly 1 few Llolnters . to
mU.lclll1 ) fnalclers II these varts.
INVO.fl T.I LA I TO lIE T4STID.
The equity branch of the supreme
court of time DistrIct of Columbia haR
been npplet to for un order to restrain
the ommlsslonel' of lutelal lereUle
il'OI Issesslng timId colectng 1
tax IpOI ( lie Incole of .10hn B.
roore of New YOI'k , of tile 11'1 or
Moore & Schh' ' . I Is Rtutetl that this
Is the Ihst of 1 nllher of attacks 01
the ( Incolu tax ( limit wi bo Ilulo hy
No\ York bnslless ICI , who have been
mulvisetl h ' of the ( most iuiueuit
by Home mostJlncnt
1\1'18tl \Jlncnt
Im' 'els of New York lint ( lie tax 11
IncolsttltonQI , Ill who have com-
billed to ( test . time Ileslon of its couistl-
tltoual . I It Imnoulcetl that ( . .Toscph
II. ( ilmoate , Frederic H. Clllm.t , mimi
several outer ulliltoilt distin-
se\'t'l'll Ihnost l\lulr \ t1HII-
Julhll legal I lights . have heen letliled
to catty . the liitslon tn ( lie SIIH'Clt
( 'Otirt. Serrl 101lhs ago It WUt 10-
termhltl Imoug Now Yotk hmlnllH ;
mel to resist lie ( illYuIleiIt 01 the IICOle
tax on time glllltl of Its iiiicoitstitui-
tonaltJ' , n11 then It WUH lint ( elhwlt
legal ollion ) ) WiH sought , wih the ye-
stilt limit ( It WiS lCll'IunlllOls In
.
II'cllrll ! limit the tax rlolatL.g tile COli-
stituttiomi.
The conHtlllon does lot give the (
gO't'UIWltulliell Iwwm' of tuxa-
(1011. I Is cXII't's"I ) ' uiuithmorlzt'tl hy tile
COIHtllol to lay dules ( , Imosts mimi
exches , Kuhjtc to the restriction ( limit
titey Hhll ho nnlfolm tht'olgho\t the
ITmlitt'd Slutls , IHI to Ilpose tlllllton
01' other direct ( mixes , sulbJm'et 10 the re-
Hti'ietkhi . ! limit ( tl'y shall emily he lall In
IU'UO.toU ) to tile Ct'ISIH of 1'lnltt'ltol
of thu ( ) OIHllton ( of time Ro''I'11 HtUt'H.
I : Is hehl that Income ( mixes Ilst hI
classified lS L'Ulllllol or oIlier ( ! red
tmu xes , 111 ( 'IU on I ) lie I ill li0si UIHI )
lie ( H\'eI1tl states In ' ' '
! \ ttll'H II'Ollol'lon ) ) to theft
1llllllton. ) 1111 . t limit th ( ' Il't ot 1811 ,
hlrlng . 111'I.tulwn to \nlHSt ) the ( tux
directly ullon lllh.IIIUIH , II unconsttu-
10nl1 111 void. I It fnrther \gel
tlut IC the hl'Olt tlX IK lol a Ih.tct
tux , hul wihin . time It'nnlng or the Comm.
Ntluton I tut 01' l'xcle , time Ilt IH tiil-
constlntonal for w\ll or that unioriii-
.
I ) ' which thl ( 'onsttuton nllwN 1 mi .
1111sIto % to tie legal Itllsllon of dim-
.
tIes , Imlogl mll excises. I II also c61'
tellletl thl1 HW t lIISt of the net or lSI
tnxln hiyi.itiplicittioui , the Incole or
htlls of 111'ls nltl or Iloltcnl suilahi.
\'IRlo\4 of'tit1es ' \ II clL'lrlr1'onst 11'
tonul 'l'll tnx will also he ntnd.etl
Ol the r8flfi9 limit ( It 11 not just 111
CIIIUIII 1 , Plltl'ltol ) , nnl I hlerefoieio. '
Inth'e or til ' 1Irllriplo ( 11)01 whl'h nlone
the orm'f II'A"\ ' can conRtllollly
h'\ . ' ' hlxt' ' ' ere are oilier 11IIts lint (
w1 lie url"tlt lgaiilSt the ( Inw , nlll UI'
10lhtell : , rXfl \ : .s- HI'UII CIRe cln he )
' , .
. ,
IH'CSCI\totl. r,1 1
I SeeiliS'to ' \ he Illc'lootl lint ( the (
mtiiiuroprluiti4il { ! 1 ; 'neClR1lrJ' to the coihec-
lol of the. ! tlS wi he allowed by COl'
giess , so qt \ , lie Inw wi he enColcet
tllefs time 'coluits . interpose Intl uuhjuulge
It to ho lumIolmstilt1ioulai. 'l'iie '
Il onsllutonnl. 'I'le HI'OI
array or ellncll iegmii olliniol Iglllst
the Inw1'1'llts conl11ence lint ( this
wi ue the ( result.
'lho ' fl.throllu banquet of tie .Tuck-
ROllolS . , which IH to take ) llce lu tills
city 01 the IlnlrelsllY of the hattie \ or
New OI'lellts. wi bt loolwt fOI\I1l to
wih It good deal I lulcrct. When T.
SteiiimigIortotm Int WIIII , Tennll s
BI'IU cOle 10 111011. mIte .Tcfm'sonlul
Ylrglnll rock , tlct1'ctl ( With ell KCI'
tucky hOlhon 1:1 nUI .1ncl.sonlnl 'i'emm.
'lessee flhllt'Jilci ) ) ' btib-
lessee Illpl'juc : , we mummy expect u hlh.
hHI over fll the fOlltll1 heads of
lelocl'ncy Ruch lS has nol been wi-
nessetl in twse 11\lts fem ' lunr 'enl ; .
I : Is I ushll program.
'fhe IJllclllM or the ( New York Ilhlc
school have recch'el 1 severe shock by
aim ordetjust Issuetl by SUIJI.lllmllelt
.Jmtsper. whose hClrt must ; be us his
nume hlllnies ( us hl1t 11 flint , fOI"
hhlln 111118 II tie Ilblc schools
from collecting ! money for the Il\Llose
or lal.ll Chllsllas 01 New YeI"s :
IU'Ifpnls to the tencimers. From It strictly
cOllllL'ntll Ilolnt or vIew 'fhe Bee in-
clles to the ( opinion that ( Mr. .TnsLcr Is
eiiihuieimtiy correct.
'I'h. Aiiiericiii Pulley.
Chicago Inter Ocenn.
John Durns says : "FnIr treatment or the
laboring mal and time education or his cliii-
Ilren wi solve part oC the lahor Irouhles. "
That Is just what the United Stales has
been trying [ to do. "Protecton to Amer-
ICUll labor " and school houses on every
hilltop , and educaton within the reach oC
the poorest and humblest home have been
the watchwords and maxIms of the best
thought or the nation. More has been no-
complshed along that Ino than by any
other nation upon the globe.
D
Dollar ( biN 1" ' l'ny"
nos ton Advertiser.
11ealtlng oC gas properties . the auction
sale of a few shares or the Lowel Gas
LIght company at something over $261 n !
shnre. Iustrates how valuable a gas property -
prp
erty may be made for Inveslors. The
Lowell Gas .1ht company II the banner
company of the tae . and pays 16 per cent
dividendI with regularity. 1 does It easiiy .
too. on $1 gn's , hitS Is a fair Illustration or
the difference between an Investment and
a speculatve ! Has . property. I Is about as
old as the cltyp ( Lowell Itself. and It has
kept its plan ' up. to the standard so wel
that no sum\esldns are made that a decrease -
crease In dividends would honeSt the company -
pany i , ' _ . _ _ _
uiT7
AesJrnlsiui lef 011.
, r " -lsllnrtc ] Slar.
The bill Introduced I" the house by Rep-
resentattve Fleldner to prevent extortion In
11arlor and slecplhg car rates Is one thai
ought to pass. 'ltl provIdes that passengers
IHssenJers
shal not be hared ' more than one-half a
cent per mile for lower berths and one-third
cent per mite ' fQr upper herths. I pro-
vides also thlt not more than one-hair a
cent a mlo-i , ( alt be charged for a seat In
a parlor car , and that sleepIng car companies -
panics sliall rovldc a' ' safe for the safe
keeping 'of ' ii1Ssengers' valuables tree of
cost. A penaly' of $10 Is Imposed 'for ever
violaton of any or the bui's provisIons
In view of the potent influence of free
passes , which the Pullman people know so
wel how to use. It will be interesting to
watclL the tate of this measure.
.
Dismemberment of time Union Pacific.
Philadelphia Press.
The dIsmemberment of the Union Pacific
by the secession and reorganization of the
Oregon Short Line and Utah branches
would be a very good thing for California
should the 'Frlsco' branch now building to
i'loehe . Nev. . front Sal Lake. be pushed
through to California. That great state
lags behind In railroad facilities. The
Southern Pacific of .Iate years has been
vIgorous chiefly In heading off competi-
compel-
ton , These complications with the govern-
ment und doubts as to the Issue have
checked what enterprise these magnates
once possessel. , There are Immense areas
In the state which have no rairoad fncl-
Iles nt al , whie the coast Ino from San
Francisco lo Los Angeles projected twenty
year ago and extending through a quite
populous region . has never been completed.
The government mortgage on the Central '
PaclOc. whie It made n few men very rich
at the beginning and gave the PaclOc coast
an overland road a'few year sooner than I
would have got It otherwise , has hall by its
Inluence on the management of the road
a bl/hlnl elect on the late development
or California. . I .
Jo1JIts ' SIC.UiONJNQ.
Life : Cobble-Well. I suppose Il have to
eat my Christmas turkey In a boarding
house this 'ear. Stonc-That's toush.
Syracuse Post : McSwatters-What arc
YOU going lo hanl up for Christmas ? Mc-
Switters-My watch probab
Doslon Transcript : "Alas ! " exclaimed
TrnSCrllt
Fo/I. striking 'It ' empty pockelbook.
"Would that man were \te pie crust ; then
the shorter he Is the richer he would be. "
Truth : Flora-I. cant decide on a Christ-
inns gift for Arlhur.
"Give him 'ourself. "
"He made me promise not to give him an
expensIve present. "
Judge : Withcrby-Your wife tells me she
has just finisher her Christmas shopping.
I should thInk you would feel hlue. Plank-
InJton-'rhat'f notllnl lo my wife. She
feels black and blue
<
Washington Star : "Santa Claus must do
a tremendous amount of trnveiing. " re-
marked the congressman's smal hay.
"Yes. " was the thoughtful replY ; "and
the queer part of I II that he never puts
In his account for miieage. "
Chicago Tribune : "Great Scott ! " crIed
Morph ) ' . meeting . his friend i { units "what
In Ihunelel are you going around with your
chidren In ( lint fashion for' ! "
"Oil thal's all right " repled Kunits. con-
Ildentiy . as he Ipoked calmly ut the hand-
ClIffs which fltflcll him to his two hope-
fuls. "I promlsell the children that l'd take
them down to lee lhe Chrlstmu shopping. "
Buffalo Corlpr : -Chrlstmas again
and 11eollio are ; a\ready \ beginning to buy
things for othimra that others don't want
Whlte'rhat'f . because people don't go to
work the rlghtwaS' . This Is how we do 1
at cur house : tibny a box of cigars for my
wife und she burs a half dozen pairs of kid
gloves . small "Ize"for me. Then we swap
presents . and each Is perfecty satisfied .
/
. JLNGLLS.
.
Chicago Inter Ocran.
Break , brealt. 4reuik.
Is the aounlthat we hear from the sea ,
And the buying of ChrlslmuH presents
Does the sane tor { the lund of the free
The naughty 'nittighty little boy
Now ne'er forgets 10 pray
And halies to Sunduy school to get
A gift on Chrlstha day .
It.1. pun TW t.'IL.i ToI'm
Atkinson Graphic : More laws houht bo
repealed by this Incoming legislature thln
enRCtCl. Nebraska Is being ! governed a
!
" /eell / ! too much. "
ewarll Reporter : One of the ( first timings
to command the attention or the lelslnturo
Is to provide some means of giving alI 10
the drouth'strlckon people In the western
part of the state. I anything Is to bo
done , let It bo dons hlldlately.
North Benll Argus : A great stroke of
economy wouhl bo the 10/llnl oft or tIme
salnrlea attached to the ofce of secretariEs
to time board of transportation . which or-
: nccs are simply le/t for the purpose of
drawing salaries , ns tIme work could easily be
done by one mnn.
: Fullerton News : ThiS rellhlenn mem-
, hors of Iho ( legislature should declle at once
aCr the organization , upon soma f'stem
or relief for the trouth surerers or this stale.
let together , gontiemimen . talk tt over. agree
upon a plan nll pass the bill quickly ns
, oossible Good , clean , quick work will be
I nplreclalell , hy nil the voters In Nebraska .
: Tecumseh Chieftain : I Is to he hoped
I that the members of the coming lelsla-
tura will turn a 11caf ear and a blind eye
to the Insinuatng nll\uces of thie , profes-
sional . It Ii sara
lobbyist I a assumption
lint tIle lobbyist Is working for the bene-
nt of the few and against lie interests or
the masses. lie Is therefore a dangerous
character and oUAht to be suppressed. 1ct
the legislature adopt measures to protect
Ists. Itself against this species oC corruption-
Creighton News : Jell I. . Webster , attorney -
torney for the state In tile maximum
freight rate bill , declares that the case shouhl
be appealed I ( lie slate leglslaluro acts
In harmony with tile interests or tha peo-
pie , they wi malto an approlrlaton for
time purpose of carrying this case to the
higher courts to determine whether the
corporations shall rule lie state or time
state the corporations. No positive evidence
has yet been produced to show why the
corporations should Iguoro the laws of the
state.
Ponder Times : The TImes hopes the comIng -
Ing legislature will appropriate money to
appeal to the supreme court the maxImum
freight rate law : pass a law comilelug
property owners 10 keel ) down the Husslan
thistle ; amend th3 Australian ballot law so
that the minoriy Is cnlllel to representatives .
sentalves on eleclon boards ; also that two
judges of Olpuslte political views slnl ns-
slit In making out ballots for voters who
arc unable , owing 10 poor sight or ii-
enact law providing that lie -
Ileracy ; 1 sese
sian laws be publshed In all newspapers at
the stale's expense.
Adams Counly Democrat : I Is said that
Governor Holcomb In his Inaugural will
recommend the repeal of the present law
which permits the farming out oC the public
funds lo the highest hldder. ' \e hope this
Is not so. 'It might be amend so that time
county treasurer will have the placing of
the money , instead of the ( board of super-
visors. Let lie treasurer require bond or
those with whom he deposits and make
hIm and his bondsmen responsible for every
dollar. The county funds should bo earnIng .
Ing something. Permit the use or sinking
Cund In purchase of school district and town-
ship honds Malt the treasurer's bond am-
pIe and strong.
Shelton Clipper : There Is n probability that
the coming legislature wi restore the bounty
on sugar but there Is a prevailing opinion
that a bounty should be paid on the beets
Instead 01 time sugar. The farmers who have
raised beets , especially In this neigllborhiood
have been unable to make lhe crop pay and
tt would be no more than justice that they
should have the bounty Instead or the manufacturers -
uraclurers of the sugar. It woult. stimulate
sugar beet raising to such on extent Ihat I
would soon be demonstrate whetber or not
It will pay Iho average farmer to devote n
portion of his land and time to this crop
which has become such an extensive industry .
lustry among the agricultural classes In
other counlrles.
Fremont Herald : The coming session or
the legislature should not bo permitted to
end its work until a law bas been enacted
that . shall provide means for giving the people -
pie of Nebraska the benefit of the advanced
Ideas In sanitary science. Among hundreds
of suggestions urged upon the attention
of our lawmakers , not a single line Is been
devoted to the questIon of legislation for
protecting the Iv s or our citizens. There'
Is no excuse that can be offered by 0 single
member of the legislature for opposing a
bill that shah under suitable restrictions
give the present Stale Board of Health power
to enforce prompt compliance with such
rules and regulations as It may deem
necessary to prevent needless destruction
of human life.
Kearney Hub : I Is all right to talk of
I short and cheap session of tbe legisla-
ture. Wo always bear that kind of talk
whether there Is any cal for It or not . and
wo hear It already as 1 suggestion to the
coming session. There Is plenty however ,
for I long session to do this wInter to con-
slime the entire sixty days' tme If the members -
bets go about theIr work Intending to do
good whie they have the cbance. I the
entire session were spent on an Irrigation
law , the safest and wisest that can be secured -
cured the cost or a sixty days' session would
be a mere bagatelle compared to the benefits -
fits to the state and there are quito a nuin-
ber of Important maters besides irrigation .
I the legislature wi give us good work
the pcople wi not kick on the length oC
tile session.
FrelJ0nt Leader : The Leader notces that
Tile Omaha Bee Is advocating the abolishment .
ment of the Stale Board of Transportation-
or rather two of the secretaries of that
board. The aleCI State Board of Trans-
porloton Is misnomer , for It Is owned body
and soul , by time railroad corporations , and Is
only an apology for the extortions and ex-
cesses. 'Vo are In favor of wiping out such' '
a board entirely until a consttutonal amend-
moment can be had allowing the election at
such a board by the ( people. The Idea or
members of a board drawIng salaries from
the slate acting as political cappers for time
railroads In the republican party by setting
up pegs In favor of their real masters lo
control conventions and other political gath-
orings Is disgracerul. falrpads should pay
theIr own cappers , and time people should
discharge ( tie alleged Board of rransporta-
tion.
ton.Ocne'a
Geneva Journal : The slate constitution provides .
vides for time taking or a census during time
comIng year but there is a proposition
gaining support throughout time state to have
time legislature overlook this provision ant
omIt the laking of a census So Car as Ihe (
slate at large Is concerned . there Is no reason
for the enumeration of Its population at
thIs timo. There may be a few cites timat t
desire a census for the Ilrposo of proving
thl'y \ : ama entitled to enter a class different -
ent from time one they now operate umidor
but there are probably not more than two
or three 'of ' these and u special provision
could be made 'for ' them. On the olher
iiand there are ninny weighty reasons why
no census ahould be taken this year. A
census would cost time state $50,000 and the
state Is already thre quarters or a million
In debt. Thousands of people have moved
away from the western counties . and time
total population at ( lie state would make a
very unsatisfactory fooling I token at this
time. This falling oU or population In the
western part of lie state Is only u temporary -
porary one . and an enumeration taken whlo
tile exodus Is at Its heIght would be unfair
to the state and 10 the localities most ar-
feted by it. The legislature will do well
to omit providing for the taking of u census
at tills time. .
A Ullcrerltct Sumorstitiomm. ;
Luls\'le Courier-Journal.
There 18 a tramhitlon . or a superstition .
that thirty 'eurs' aerlce In the national
house of representatives Is all Ihat can behind
had by one man Most members of time
present house discredited that superstition .
Ice 'rhey can (10 be nol had. believe that Ihlrly year : ' ser'-
Highest of al in Leavening Power.-Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Kpyal Powder Baking
4BSOLVTELY PULE
_ _ . _ _ H . . . _ _ _ _ _ _ _
rnfr IJRiT11ICI sl'cIwzz.
71.1 11.1 TIC NI'IClil.
Auburn Granger : They lon'l seem to be
able to read Iosewaler out of the ( repub.
lcan party . and their beat efforts nt laugh.
Ing hIm out moui't ] seem to scour.
Central City Nonpareil : Itosowater's flea-
trice ( speech mnlles Interesting reatlng to
01 Nlhra kans. Hoe\nler lets his tln\8 ,
but ho hiss his good qUAltes as vehl. There
never was but one perfect man , and he has
been call these eighteen hUlled years. :
Blair Piot : HOwaler's rcccnt speech at
Beatrice on Nt brukn republcanism lights
II ) a gcotl Ilny lark piaces In the past
history of this Mate. 1 Is urn doubt mighty
Intercslnr reading lot n lot of " } am holer
than Ihou" party patriots whose relHlb-
Icanlsl Is measlrell by the amount of
re\'enuo In slht.
Oahll11 Hlpublcan : Mr. Hosewater tl
his s\tech \ nt Bealrlce tells why he Is n
relHlblcal , nail there are many pOints In
It whibh wlrms one's heart toward the
COUrAeOIS attitude of Ihe ( man , anti will
cause a good ninuiy enemies 10 extend their
shaking hand a Ilto may way fOllow. , amid Ilerha/s a warl hald
Virgi ala Tlm's : Editor Hosewaler's
spCcli nt leatrlce was n masler stroke In
the history of Nebraska politics. lie shell
be hOlorel for the good work he hiss done ,
and II lie ( tme of our natiomi's 11erl , Ills
way miGht not bo your way but ho gan-
orally knocks the IIIS ) from ulller time other
fehlut' . lie pa 's no atention 10 the Snal
ping of these little one.hors editors nt his
heels.
Creston ( ( a , ) Allvertser : The Ileople of
Nebraska owe a debt of gratituutle to Fui-
Ward losewaler , time little ilalt of Ne
braska Journalism , who had the courage to
bolt the 101inatol of an unworlh man
for /o\'ernor. aml b ) compassllg his defeat
thus spared Nebraska an UISIcalable ) disgrace.
The Omaha le3 Is a thor II the sides or
the ranatcs , boollers alil miiomiopoiists , . big
and little . which have oppressed the PeoPle
of the great slate of Nebraslta. The dcc-
ton of Judge Holcomb was a maglincelt
triumph of good ' goverliuncmtt . amid It marls
a new era In tIme political history of Nc-
braska. The pope ! or that slale are 10
be congralllatel that In The Omaha Del
and its valant editor . they have a aelllel (
on the walch.tower to glarl , their liberties.
liecemitiy Mr. Hosewater Icl\'eree nil address .
dress at Beatrice on the sumbject "The Past
Present nle Pulure or Hepublclnlsm II
Nebraslta. " ' * Mr Resonator gave his
republcan auditors some good aulvice the
most of which will apply as veil to all par-
tics . "Now , fellow citizemis . you arc nil
Interested In good government above all
timings. You arc citizens of Nebraska nrst.
amid republicans aferward ( , and , actlg as
patriotic . honest citizens , you will see to
It that honest men OCCUPY every ofce In
the state , and whcn honest men
occupy every ofco In the state
Nebrslc ) will forgo ahead and be
aie of the most prosperous slates of time
union. That Is time program for the to-
publcan parly ; put honest men to the front ,
drop these old wheel-horses that have Played
themselves out long ago and have very debatable -
batable records Bring young men to time
front , let the very best blood In tIme stale
come forward and participate In the honors
and emnoluimmients . and do not let anybody
have a mortgage on all the offices or some
of the ofc s during a whole letmo ; let
every man have a chance , and give those
men preference that have shown merit as
good American citizens . as honest loyal republicans -
publicans . and have shown themselves worthy
oC confidence. and have not mortgaged timemu-
selves In railroad - headquarters. . "
TIlE XlGIl' .lU"OJE CIII1IST.ILIS.
Old , .
'Twas the night before Christmas , when all
through the house
Not a creature was stirring . not even a
mouse :
The stockings were hung by the chimney
with care
In holmes there. , that SaInt Nicholas . soon would be
The chtdren . were nestled all snug In their
Whie visions ! of sugar plums danced In
their heads :
And 1amma In her kerchief and I In' my
IIJ . r st setel our brains for a long win-
ter's nap-
When out on time lawn there rose such a
chatter
I sprng from my bed to see , . what was the
ma :
Away ler the window I few \te I flash I
Tore open the shutters and tht'ew up the
sash.
The snow. moon 'ctn the breast of the new fallen
Glve a luster oC midday to objects below :
Whcn , what to my wonderIng eyes should
i3utrniniaturo p sleigh , and eIght tiny reindeer .
deer ;
With a little old driver , so lively and quick ,
I knew ltte moment It must 1)0 St. Nlclt.
And then In a twlnltlng I heard on the
reot.
The ? prncng and pawIng oC each little
hoof ;
A h1ioccew ; in my head and was turning
arcund ,
Down the chimney St. Nicholas came with
bound.
He I sJolte Iot ; a word , but went straight to
his work ,
. .nd filled alt the stockings : Then turned
with a jerk
anti laying hIs finger aside of ills nose
Amid givIng I nod up the chimney he rose
He nlrang to his sleigh , 10 his team gave a
sprng
And away . they all flew Ite tile down of
a thistle :
But 1 heard him exclaim ere he drove out
of sight
"Merry Christmas to all . and to all a god
nigh "
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J'UICR 01' .T"/ ST.4 1R I'll RS& .
Itlorno ) ' Era : The Omaha nee Is right In . '
Its nlh'one ) ot the public ownership at the
proposed Omaha canal.
Wcst Point HelJblCn : Omaha Is cxertng
energy to secure the ) location of the stale
fnlr. This section of the state would prefec '
Omaha to LIncoln for the stale faIr's lo
tmtlon.
caton
Lincoln News : As we unl1erstnnll the Prea
ant sluAlon regarding vt state printInM .
tofltracts the Journal \ company ndlnl8 ( list
I stole the hor8 . but Points with pride to
the fact Ihnl I did not disturb the bar
nor the bridle .
CraIg Times : The Omaha \Vorhd , lierahul's
aliude townrll The lice ts like unto I
little log ( barlllg nl the heels of a noblq.
unastiff. It cannot hnrt The lice or Its
great editor llwnrll Hoewnter , and affords
laughing maler for n great many pep Ie.
Rearney Democrat The Omnhn lice bas
h en figuring UI ) the Lincoln Journals ac-
count with . the state treasury : 11urlng the
Past twemity years , nlHl nnlls lint time Jour-
nl hAS drawn from the state treasury the
mngnlncenl sum or $ IIG,446,6O. AmI : ) yet the r.
Journal Is not haN ' , apparemitly.
blair Piot : Hosewnter charges that the (
State Journal Printing , contracts with lie
state during the past twcntythrle years
aggregate tile primicely stint of $116,500 , nnml
gives flgurcs in detail of each year to sub.
stauitiato time charge , and time Jcumrnai 'm'ir-
ttlaily nclcmiowiedge tIme soft imapeaciuniont ,
it maimmilts tlmat 'thmc stAte printing for thuo' ,
vast twemity-thurco years luau aror
aged between $16,000 and 2OOOO a year. "
'l'imis is a little indefinite , but it is enough
to make tim aggregate over iOOOOO. Hut
( hue Jommrnai's twamldle about 'conmiietitlon"
ammml 'time lowest bidder' ' luardly explaiums time
tact that until quite recemutly Its cinch
worked to ( lie 'irtmiai exclusion of comupett.
tiomm aimnoat invariably.
Cedar itapiuls flepuluiican : A geol crop is
in prospect for next year. If we get it tim
country will he stile to hold together umnUl
irrigatIon Is starteul , and by the time another -
other muerloums mirouthi conies the people wIll
be hmrclaretl ) to 11055 through it iuuihiurt , Ir-
rigatiomu is necessary to complete success
lit ( lila eotmmmtry , even in years when there
is time' mimost rain. It vlhi vrove a great
bcuieflt in years wimemi timero Is an average
amuomunt of rain , and ( lie salvation of ( lie
country iii dry years. Time ulmoro irrigation
we have time niore rain we will get , and. the
more ralmi ve get time hess water vill be 4
needed for irrigation. Thueso considerations
assure ums that mmntler a system of irrhgatioa
the water supply vihl miever fail. S
Too Coflmfliflua for ( ommtiuieult.
Ohol'c.Demnocrat. '
TIme treasury gold fund Is ngain below ( lie
$100,000.000 hmnuit , but time country hami be.
coune so flCciistOflidi to this sort of tIling
umider demulocrutic : mule that it no lomiger at.
tracts any iumrticular : nttemmtiomm .
"When ' J
Spring Comes 7e
exclaims the consumptive , "I
will be better. " The season
changes ; Spring with its ge-
niat warmth arrives , Tile patient -
tient imagines an improvement -
ment , but as the weeks wear
away , it proves but transitory.
The terrible disease is grad-
ualiy1 yet steadily drifting o-
ward a fatal termination , But
its progress can be stayed.
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A scientific preparation of
OZONIZED COD LIvER OIL , wit'i"-
GUAIACOL
TilE KIND 1IIYS1C1ANS PRESCRIBE
will give that relief which
spring could not bring , and if
persevered in , vil ! cure th'
disease. This is not an idle
statement. It is a fact substantiated -
stantiated by the testimony of
thousands of living witnesses ,
who have been rescued from
untimely graves by the use of
this wonderful remedy.
KUHN & CO. ,
1151/a ohS Jouylas Streets ,
( ) MiThI.
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Only a Day
Get a good gifl-ono that's useful. and yet hand- .
some-one that's high in style and yet low in price-
SUSPENDHRS ChILDREN 'S UMLIREI4LAS-
-Fins sills amid satin WH/mit , a u c lm a a Elegant silk , paragon
embroidered in all fancy waists , caps , frames , umatumrah wood
colors and several ties , hose mind mmoyelty imandhes ; oil prices ,
styles. . suits , -
GLOVES - DrIving
1lANDKlItCiIIEFS. . - ' gloves Ill English
-A beautiful line of , buck , fine Mocima , dog
Lumen lhiundhcerchmiets ,
.4 skimm and ciieyerette ,
iicmnstitchieti a fl d
plaimm , in fancy colors / , Dress gloves , light
amid plain white. A weights , In undressed
very fine saul extra ; , tcac kid , English buck ,
quality .Iap Silk mi-
. dog skin , colt akin
tlal Imandkercliiet. , . ,
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Our regtular 75c. Wo ' and Irormcii iciti , Iuil
are going to mnalco a line of Jent'a thriving
suueclal price of timba ' and street gloves ,
Ohio at SOC. -
Iur gloves and lined
- - t , gloves of mill descrip.
TIES-Thmousanuls of ( ions ,
'em. Ui tIme late _ _ _ _ _ _ _
styles and new colors.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ IiATII ltOiiEs of
- - Tarry Cloth and Eider-
BOYS' LEGGINGS : down , front 3.OO to
-Time boy doesn't live
timmit would not like a
vair of heather leg-
DJt1SSING A ND
gings , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ STLJDSNTS' GOWNS ,
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SMOKING JACKtime umow effects ommd MUFFLEIS -
liTS of H mu g I i a ii novelties in long Ira tine line of pure
Jacket Cloths , uuihted' simawl kercimiefa miiuui Cashmere and l'ais-
satimu trhimmnmed , fromu mitufihers. Extremnciy hey wool unulhiers for
; a&p to $15.00. neat effects , elderly gentlemen ,
c-Open Chrisrnas Eve till 10. .
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
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Jioiliubl Clotlilum'n , S.V. . Corimot' Fifteenth tiad Ioigias , Ste.
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