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, r ; mprym , rows , p s ue ,1 . , . , cn. + . Y 4 - Y , ' " , ' . . ' \ . t : : = _ _ _ TIrE OMAUA DAILY UEgi SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 24 , l80G. 13 - ' - - - - - , , THOMAS A. FRY ( , Presidsnta - D 'r , 'B , rOE CC JOHN 808'T (1. ROSENZWEIG DREXEL , Vice ' i'rssg , SeCl'otnl'Y & Gen'l M ' . Mgr - g , - - - - - -lI- 1. , , , " , , , , _ - I.t1 ' ) j , j > ' " \ T0111orrov is Low Prkesl 'I" ' Low Shoes T011101.l"O'V is ' . es ,11 " + OXfOl.d Day , V l , - < i"fj [ ( Oxford Day . , l II ' We've been plaktng a some - a l s'r : \ , ' l in the x house will be on sale this week as long as they last at greater reductiol,1s " ' in price than you ever bought H low shoe for in all Y011r life V ' { e make prices O . X : F 0 z ir S ' stuff that our P arc rices but for . on the our very , first best class goods , guaranteed ' in' the \vorl quality , goods. Not for cheap Read 1 ' 0 X F : ' 0 t : : Q i D S . . _ I - . - - - - - - - - , . ' " , 1. lllles' : ( House Slippers , Lndics ' SIIPPers All the Jcst ! makes at . , \ I I - - - - - - - " I In nn endless variety , "Ith , one strap . a . . , . . . . . I Indies' l\nc1 tics ! S' uJ A . . 't " _ Ladles' h1.ndLatlles ! , . " Slipper , .f . An ' . Ahlns Rollt for { 1.50. . . . . IIprln"(1 \ 1s110"'s' - I turned ox _ ' 43 attics' S.ltitt > Slippers + Ndl' h.wgnlnln n . s . . ' I h Ice to C , furnell With one HlI'nIJ' ; $148 - . % 3'ronS1.2. ; . . down to , , . , " ' fords square " . _ , , 1 , t1l'f i . . are 61\ sale nllh . , , ' , ' ° s toe . our . . 2OO \Iwa's sold for $ ,001 \Vhlte I.nllies' Soulhern % Tie , reduced Ilrlces. I Oxfords only . . flue \ HOC , - - _ , . All Dn sale - - ChSldren's 1 brook I Oxfords I . r ' , 6&1.1 ' . 1 . . . , . Lnl1les' Jullets- Plnl Iced . " } Heducel1 At I'rlces Cloth Sop nllll l'Ioll1tcd too ; I. I . . Red Oxfords . " 9p d " . ) Splendid kid . hnmI-mnde , Dlacit' . t I.rldles Ooze Itrap ! e 0 s. k - Always sohl for fL00 . . . . . . . I ( . . . Narrow square nllll opens tees ; Slippers Some tan Oxfords , . , 4 All that are left go for J.l1llle cloth lap tent we aged to Bell That used to sell for $1 , 60 . Y . % , 't Y , Patent leather Oxfords , . ! - for $ h75 : ; , closed out 'VIII he closed I out nt , , r $1 . 4 8 . Includes HlZN 2U1 (0 our 4 , nIcest whlths $1 l A shoes. to D ) ; . . . . . . . . . . . . ct2 . 5 0 . 'romorrow at 48c. z,19n p . it : ' : ) p - $1 0 48. " 98c. - y / i. ti > F , it. , yl ' ' Y'tx' lr4 . . V \\1 \ \ 'l'ltl ; ; I'l'nt l'cllt1ctlnu ) Y " bt" : ' \ V 4' ' clln 'I 11:1 : ' I : x 111'nss . " ' ilii" , : " . D Snle I fOI' cnsh. Chnl'g's ou , fnll We ctn'l : I\'e Orders nmI' sell /00118 / Q 3 , ' ' fie ' _ " , , At thl'se 1lI'lcos. C t'ec lit I I ) IInr- hodr at thlJe IH'CCR. ! Ladles' one /ltra Bronze \ I. SlIppers$200 Youths' shoes- ' ' , .lA , i' DOYs Shoes _ ' the regular , $1 I quailty ] . Wtlh quilted bottoms : , , V half price tomorrow. . . . . . . . . . . . { el ' ' ' ' ' trial qullle 1 hoUoms' Youth ' Genuine CnSh ocs- $ 0 Perfectly made and $1 60 01 I + t ' r'u 7d 1 . . 00 In spring , hel'l , > ! unt. ! SMes$1 QJ w . . sizes 11 to 2 - Our regular $2CO shoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . i , Noshing Letter mndc' ' _ $2 t..50 : aato the - : price. no\\ ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , Our regular t2,5 shoe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 1.\ DIES' SHOES 75C. Tien's : Patent Leather Shoes- 00 These our nllue ] 1111 of our $3 . $4 and . $5 : ; I1nnl1rlllS , , hl'st make . $3 ' . . shoes and every holy who has worn them ' 1 cengress uhm 3 s $7 mud till cloth now lop . . . . . . . . . . . . . Boys' Shoes' - All the MIsses Cloth ChIldren , s Shoes- knows much ! . . for that . hem she , 'rhey hils alwaYI lire In ! slzes paId 2 liS , air that . 3. 18 C 3 and 3 . , , 3Y. 4. and In Id ' ! widths A to 1' ! ' : lour - . . cliolce tOmorrow , ut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - - We have 1 hundreds I of f paIrs . of tIC I pret- Top and Plain II'd ' A lallies' , kid button wllh hand turned . . Same of our best mal-e--J & 'f COUS- Holes made " . on the common . . sense order . $ , with lou lolIat treats hrond eas ' toes $200 ' bcst shoes thc world-shoes n shoe that retails ' ' aty$1 . all ( lIten's henvy tan shoes- baby In - that . regularly ) nt $1. al I + . made wide extension for winter Dnltlmore wear 50 . . Britton I Shoes--we al\'IIr ys ins , Pat C. and other 1 noted makers have sizes all''I\'I.llhs : our cut clearing price . . . ethic / sole ; we never got $350 we ve been selhng and you thought chcap , 11 I . . le..s thl1n ' , G.oo ! JeCor" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . h . . 1 ' Lallles cloth ton Dutton nnrrow toe , In at $ I.S-shoes I l , lth I a pat- got $ $ I x ' ' / " , 00 and $ - n " / , ' 5- . " I shoes in the lot to bc slaugl1- - Esless medium New high , heel. 1 " \ , orl mode CIIS' , . dosing by Gardner bond fc ! $250 . j .1 , ( tel'cd- regular prices $ I. 25. made line at. : nlways . . . . . . . . . has . . . . . lJeen . . . . . . . f3 . . . . . closlnS . . . . . . . . . out . . . . . the . . . . , ant leather tip , cloth tops , or in , " ' , lIIen's heavy Enameled and solid , Shoes- pl 1. ! I'd I with patent tips' . In . - one . 9 \ , 8 C $1.50. $ I , 75 and $ ,0 : ; sIzeS . Ladles' cloth top patent leather frinnned $ 5 0 . , , . lace 1J00ts. Gardner ' , ' " & ] Estes In the one regular lot tomorrow $4 qunlh3' at. . . . . . . . . . $198 one lot tomorrow at . . , . " . , . 48 C 1 arO'e b 1. site at . . . . . . . . . . . . I' t ' , , 8 to 102. 1 , In 1 . one I 0 t a. . . . . . . 7 3c 5. our cash clearing' Ilrlce. . . . . male . . . . . . . . 'twas . . . . . . $250 " V' Drexel Shoe Co. , 1419 Farnatn StreetGt . , ' , ' 'C BJi u iUNCIP ) AL . REFORRI { : f - _ mnrkablo Changes Emcted in English Cities in the Past Generation , POLITICAL CORRUPTION STAMPED OUT - . The Evils of Franchised Corporations Reduced . duced tc the Minimum , lOW COST AND MUNIG PAL PROFITS Statistics of the Tax Rate and Other Revenues of Leading Oitics , SKETCHES OF ROYALTY ON PARADE . Loyal Thousands Shiver In a Cold Ullut unll Yell for l'rlncc and Uukc-How They Look and Act-An Inter- esting FnlUlJy Group , - : - \ LONDON , Feb. 16.- ( Speclal Correspondence Dt The Dee.-Th ) tendency of the times In the United States and Europe Is to make cities mora agreeable for the poor This Is being done In EllIland , ana I must say with a considerable degree of suceess. A distinguished - tinguished AmerIcan editor contributed to the , annals ot the American Academy for May . i 1894. a. remllrltable nrtlele on "Problems of Munlcll'lal GOl'ernment , " In which , among other brIght things he said < l : "What with parks . gardens , baths , wash.houses , cheap transportation , free music , reading rooms ; libraries and clubs hospitals , lectures It seems as Ir the great aim of modern society was to 1111 the cities " And ) yet as Mr. Ood- lain points out , both Europe and AmerIca are lamenting over the mIgration of poulatlon urbanward. To check this movement In Lngland as I have shown lu a previous leltor the 1'1rlah councils were formed and during my stay hero I have read many glowing accounts or what the old 'lIlago will become ' umler the benign influence ot the parish coatctls In tact , the boys , and girls too who have gone forth to seek their fortunes In the rush and bustle of the modern town may : return once more to the fascinations of the revolutionized v III agt. ! . However this may be . the work or malting the lot of the dwellers In towns more easy goes on vigor- ously . and I propose to briefly summarize In this letter Bomb or the more striking of the recent changes In bait a dozen of the large provincial towns. All these towns are ta- miller to me and In the last fifteen years I have visited hem repeatedly . The one great dlfilculty which Is undoubtedly , discouraging - couraging In our own country-munlelpal ear. rUI'tlon-has of late years been pretty much eradicated In England . Nevertheless within the recollection of some ot the I'Ireaent genera lion or Englishmen many or the chartered towns and corporations \ of England were reek Ing with corrulltlon-a class of corruption which never has been tolerated In the Unite L States lit any period or Its hlslor-corruptlon tlO debasing that the open sale or municipal offices was looked upon aa a matter of course and the arrmgclllents : for such transfers was a lucrative business An impartial aludent 1 of the Urillsh municipalities from the time or the that ! reform act to the present thus would be able to note changes more sweep Ing than those which would place American l1Iunlcl1lalltios on a footlllg , so far aI bon eat ) of management Is concerned with Eng- \Ish \ cities ABUSING AMERICAN LOCAL GOVEItN MENI' n has become a. fad In some Quarters to t . . .it paint American municipal government ! In the most dismal colors. Our failures In municIpal government have become almost a craze Nearly every number or the journal mentioned - I tloned above contains some gloom prcsenta- i tlon of local corruption and vlllnln ) ' . Some I of these articles declare we have nothing I to learn from England. For such the preent' ' article will be of no value. Others declare that II large part ot the degrading influence or our city polities comes from the relations of the large cities to the states : In which they are localized. The states and the cities It i IO I contended , have so few common Interests that the contact of the two lowers their moral tone : died leads to bargains trades and cor- ruption. Some declare we are wallowing In hopeless misery and corruption ; others that 11'3 must work out our own salvation ; and yet others think that , as the municipal l spirit grows , corruption will give way to better government. And so It with Democratic institutions slltutlons are capable of giving honest government - crnment In national affairs ; and as our citizens - zees better understand what has been aptly termed "the most solemn , the most difficult \ but also the most Imperative or all the po- litical duties which our ago / imposes " mu- nicipal government will Improve In efficiency and honcsty. WHAT ENGLAND HAS DONE To this end let us take a rapid glance nt what England has recently accomplished. I have before me the advance proofs of a. work entttlell "lI1unlclpalitles at 1Vork , ' by Fred- crIck Dolman , with all Introduction by Sir John Hutton LC.C. This work 11'11I lJe pUblished In March and available for those Interested tn these questions lI1eantlmo II may be wise to encourage the municipal spirit at home by some of the useful facts herein brought together. English cities the size ot St Louis , Doston , Daltlmore , .DuCfalo , Cleveland and San Francisco have municipalIzed - Ized their markets , gas water tramways electric light and art galleries , and so doing -In addition to reducing the cost to the communlt-have secured a municIpal fund without an increase In taxes , Dlrmlnghnl1\ seventeen years made a profit on Its gas of $370,000 [ ; ; the markets or Manchester hand over $75,000 annually to the city treasury ; while the markets of Lll'erpoolmake a. profit of $82,600 ; the surplus of nearly $35,000 on the trams ot Liverpool goes toward the relief of the paving tax ; Glasgow In 1393 I11nde a profit or $220,000 on water $ IEO Of0 on [ as and $1,000 [ ; on mulets ; whllo Bradford made a profit \ 011Ls \ electric light of over 10000. Hero wo have a little \ tabulated statement ot the profits III 1893 011 these municipal undertakings : 'f.7.a\N t ana. 'nter. Llarket / Profit . IIIrmlnghnm , I3G.O'J6.53 1s,0atssl1s,20 . 171.3J.n 1 Manchester . . " HS,8 I,36 IO'J.237fi2 n. " , Jt2t.fi2.31 : : ) : G' , , ) . Glasgow . . . . . . . U3.MI.75 2Ul.:91.00XJO9t5 ! 3GI.OUU Bradford . . . . . . . -fit.91z'78 2,447.7l 10,657.63. . . . . . . . . . . . Leeds . . . . . . . . . . _ : 2.297.55 : _ PGl53P2 ' 52,78'J,81. 93C53,7 , 9 The above figures represent dollars ' The Liverpool gas works are tI1t owned by n company - Net loss otter payment or nearly $31,003,60 tor IIUJll lamps . and 1I'er(1,1:8,60 : for sinking fund ele. Since taking over the gas works 1 In 1871 the IIrndrord corporation has made au nggre gale net profit or I,818.168t9 , . . Net 5001 after soiling . aBide $51 : 1OO9,83 tor sinking tund Under Iwenl.Cour years or umni cllal ownership a surplus oC $ 11,017,402.19 , has ne crued. In reference to this table it Is to lJe remembered , membered that In all cases profits are reckoned only after provision has been made for payment or Interest on loans and repay . went ot the principal In technical education libraries and IIrt galleries these cities are doing good work , as the following table shows : . . . . oy x i . : o' ' ! , , , - - - - - - ; " . l'1" as " p i u" 10 : ' : " 'o fa ? ! t : p , , ' , . , . - i . " ; s- . . - - o$9 11 - _ .I I - SHM ! ; ; ' ' : : : r.t ! . . . ' , . " St. .1. - " ' : -fo : ; t'i :1 , ; " . . _ . S\ \ . \ ) : gjoil ! . if : : ! . . - " , - - . . - . . " " 1 ; " i"S : " o I " . " . ; ; ' : : /I ; ; ' ! : - Eo. r J" , IIIrnllnglul11 . , . . . . . . . . , 31.4511 ! $1I811 ! 190,100 D Manchesler . . . . . . . . . , , 87,110 61'02,19910 : : : O.c.oo I.lwrlool . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62.018 61 7o,9i319 165,000 OlaBoIV ; . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . 'f3. 98 to " 108 , OOJ UradCord . , , . . . . . . , . . . . z5,930 4 $ : ssos U 8 ° , GOl Leeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :0:1.1.990 : : : 79 183.tO ) - - Aj'lll'Oxhnael.1 ( . . In the Mitchell ! \ library . which t. for reference . rnco only . ' 1 ' aA taxes of these cities are not excessh'e , V nor debts large. How does this compare with AmerIcan places of the same kind 1 1'i 'i > rn nw l7o g ma r aaa ca 3G 0 : ; IfS' : ro ! " r n 7 . g " v ! : : r' " -0' " r 0 . lllrmingham . . . . $37,126,528 60 $ 8.280.0H 60 i .89 Manchester . . . . . 67.fi O.3'.I : ! 11 11.40'.1.14. ' 83 : ; ' .97 Liverpool . . . . . . . . 3,219,5 : 01 37.19.423 79 7110 91 Glasgow ! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12WI.S52 : lS ( 67 toSI ! Bradford . . . . . . . . 2,9S2.Gi : : : 36 6.93s.t72 33 : ' 5 Lcods . . . : : . . : . . . . . . . . \ . 4,218,131251G,5s,9 . . _ ; 8 9569 ; tOII8 _ " . . Avenge over thc whole municipal RI"a. DIYlded between owner and occupier and graduated according to amount oC assessment. The tax 1n England Is levIed on the rent- Ing value of the property . not the assessed or estimated value of the 'propert . as with us One more little table , which will , I am sure , be useful for comparative purpose9. It shows at one glance the population , density of popu- lation , death rate acreage of parks and expenditure - penditure 011 public baths : . . cY . i"J , " n " .g _ 7 op i ; ! ° y \ dan d [ = ; . . . ' ° 3 o n. ; an ' u.n I , v . g "t'J p 5 -0 : : ; , t' : > 1 . ' > " : i- ; ! eo io ; ! . : : o : m . u " / . " o , lii' i &hl1l11 . . . . . . . . . . 473 . ° 10 ( 39.1 : :0,416 91 aW 7,0 : : Manchester . . . , . . . . . . . 50.000 40,0 96.16J 21 3GOI- . Liverpool . . . . . . . . . " . . .517,95098.6 ! 45O8 92 61027.1 ( ) ' Glasgow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - . 65C,9SGrh9 : 51h35 18 .00 23.4 BroMoI'd . . . . . . . . .1. . . . 20,9i5 : : :0,3 : : 21.151 G1 216 20.0 Leeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . :61I ( ) ) 17.7 . 6Ga122,5 . flasks : flaw In course oC e-eclioo . I thin ! these little tables comprise a glimpse Into English municIpal work only to b3 obtained by a long and weary aearch of municipal reports. They are fresh and up to date lire book containing these and many kindred facts now being In courao of publl- caUon. Mr. Dolman has performed a useful task ! In giving ! liS full particulars about these cities , and one that will bo appreciated , not only by students of municipal Institutions , but by the public , because the facts touched on do not present a dry account of budgets , but a bright description of what Is being done to make life 11101'0 agreeable to the dwellers In cities I have , of course , changed the English pounds Into dollars WELCOMING HOME TIlE PRINCESS . I propose In this letter to give a slight glimpse \ Into a subject which Is aLways Inter- esting-namely. how royalty is treated In these democrat days. The scene described , with some degree of detail perhaps I wit- naased on Tuesday lit Charlng Cross station , and the Impressions arc given precisely as they were receIved , without prejudice or any scrt. In the language of the Londoner last Tuesday was "a blUer day . " but to an Amerl- can : 11 was "a slight ' cold snap " Dut all the same , hundreds upon hundreds of people crowded blue and shivering , Into tire great station or Charlng Cross to welcome hone : their beloved princess of Wales and thou- IIIlnds upon thousands or loyal subjects filled the Strand and Trafalgar tQu3fe to look and cheer as the royal cortege went by The day In itself was memorable , for the sun came out , and stayed out for three whole hours ; and considering It only showed Hself for I t.wenty.two hours during the preceding month , I there was plaIn cause for thankfulnes. The white dove that bore Queen meanor's cross ' : fluttered In and out In merry commotion , eyes turned upward as It at the discovery of a new planet , and an amateur photographer took several snap shots at the shy and distinguished - tinguished visitor It was a quarter put 11 when wo reached tie Station. The spec'al train was due at ten minutes past 12. and now the real preparations began. Traffic of all kinds tvaa stopped on thIs , one Of the busiest lines In ! Great Britain , while tbe and ! 8 was In transit frcm DOI'er to London , I I usuallyttull and the station , usuall ) ' full of life and bust ! e . I became as quiet as a. cemeter ) ' . The next move was to back all / the cab horses from the'r stand down an Inclined slippery place Into the tunnel. LAYING DOWN TilE CARPET. A dozen porters , armed with bIg brooms , swept the place with more tenderness and care than a very good housemaid : gives to t one'll best Aubu88cn ; then another relay of t porters sprinkled coarer yellow sand well 1 over the roadway that the feet of the royal I horses might . not skate over the damp stones. The railway tracks were liberally powdered In l the same way . that the wheels of the royal train might not lose their grip and the plat- form itself treated .In a similar manner was then swept . with conscIentious care. Wooden barriers were erected at either end of a space oumclent to contain the engine and three railway carriages Then appeared tile titled directors or the S. E. n.-Important. Immaculately - maeulatt-I dressed and watching with anxl- ! ety every detail of the arransements. Then the carpel , whIch always forms the maIn material feature of these Occ3sons ! , appeared In a gigantic roll . borne ( by six men. It was red , as It always is . shabby as It always Is , and ! In this case . had an extra breadth that d'dn't match-much to the nervous worry of the ladles present. The carpet was lilted tote to the floor tike a goat de Suede to a fair hand-It was smoothed and twitched and so stretched and coaxed Into place unt'l ' the smallest wrinkle was exercised every func- tlonary from the porter to the policeman and the tilled directors lending their lingers and persuasive pI\\'ers. : GRISELDA OF A LATTER DAY COURT. Never before had the princess been away tram England so long Three months had passed Since she went to RussIa on her er- rand of love and sYl11plth : Three times hall the announcement been lIulJllc Made that she was to start home on n. given day . that Marlborough house was b21ng made ready . and the prince and her daughters coming up from Sandrlngham to meet her. Finally the royal equerries were dispatched to es- cert the princess home , but they had only the pleasure or dangling their heels , first In St. Petersburg and again In ! , Copenhagen whcro the princess stopped to visit her royal parents The British public began to tremble for some one started the horrid rumor that this sudden IndependencJ and assertion on the put ot her royal highness was but thc outcome of the revolt of Woman and that the now woman should ever be lIerfonlfied by the gracious princess Wife has so long been held up as the Griselda ot a latter day court took the British breath away . Whether that portion of It at Charlng Cross expected to see their very womanly prlnbess step trait the train with the Russian eagle under her arm and a liberty cap ou her head I know not , but they evidently dill look for some- thing different from the usual. Meantime a brisk rattle or 'Ieels ensued , and there dashed Into the station three line carriages drawn by superb chestnut . horses and con spicuous also for the magnificent altitude of t the coachers and footmen clad In tan.coloreil livery . with While gloves and black cocades In their ! rats . THE PRINCE OFIWALES ' ARIUVCS. As the door to 1 the first carriage opened every head In the stlllien was uncovered al1l1 1 inclined The prince of 'Vales , who retains that lightness of otJpeeullllr to some heavy men , stepped out , and recognized the pUblic greeting with a enilipthat , had more warmth In It than the wings r's sun It Is several ) 'ears.since . I saw the heir to the British n crown . and I was ! ! ; IJlruek by the great Im- provenlent In his appearance Ho has accepted - cepted his age-noyer an easy thing for a man lu his posltlon-cllaliged 'ils stple of dress InS' accordingly al\llI& : ; browner of skin and brighter In eye thall tsar many years. For . the benefit of young Anglophoblacs whose cas- tonnes cost them wakeful nlghls , It tnny be added that the IrllI\tH overcoat the prince wore had no court train so to spelllt , snd In contradlstlnctlolt k' 'd 'some ' of his ! suite had nether fur trlmmlngs'nor linings Ills glove were or dark gray . hlntrousers of a still darlur gray , and his slll hat shone like a reflector II. H. H. carried ! In iris left hand an ebon Y cne with a silver mounted head , and looked In all a healthy , well dressed prosperous gentleman , whose sense of humor mlghl t liomethnes 110 battle with his dignity . In the same carriage came the Princesses Victoria and Maude .Iend'r , pale , wearing the heavy black serge gowns short blaclt jackets : with Persian lamh collars , and slat pie black hilts that are a part ef their mourning. They were joined by their sic ter the duchess of Fife , the plainest and shortest of the family , TIIE DUKE OF YOnK ON 'I'IIE SCEN The last carriage brought the duke Ed ( duchess of York. Tire latter Is very much better looking than her pictures. Photograph - raptly robs her not only Of color and ex- IJresslon , but gives an apparent roundness or figure which Is quite undeserved BrIght and attractive In face , with plenty of sort light hair a merry eye and a good skin , she also has a tall fine figure , ' and carries herself , not only with ease but considerable dignity. The duchess though she wore the same simple black stuffs as the others , with a knot of purple flowers In her little bon- net , gave the Impression of being much bet- ter dressed The duke or York I have not seen since he was a boy , and as ho stepped onto the platform - form and stood by his royal rather-who. Ir a few Inches taller , would be pronounced II fine looking man-I was struck by the contrast - tract between the two. The duke Is Insignificant - significant In stature and bus a slpguiarly small head Side whiskers , full short beard and thick hair of sandy brown eke the head out ; but one could not help wonder- Ing what woulll be left If'a sharp razor made a clean circuit A certain dapperness or dress and nanner emphasize the duke's physical deficiencies and III accord with his position I , and there Is ncthlng In his face 10 attract or crllieize-it. Is too essentially com- monplace. whatever criticisms mIght be made on the prince or Wales' looks , the tact remains that ho ts ! distinctly a personage. He Is portly , broad-shouhlered , and thlcl- necked , but he has a good head , large and well proportioned . and courlllness of manner - ner that woulll distinguish him ( an'where. TilE TWO FUTURE KINGS OF ENGLAND , As I looked at the next two kings of England and emperors of India I involuntarily - tarlly thought or another duke or Yoric who In times past waited for the tirrone Charles II . was king then and with his brother . afterwards James IL . but or course , at the time duke of York . was out hunting one da ) ' . In the excitement of the chase they lost sight and found of the royal suite , and grew bewildered In the mazes of a rorest. James with a dolorous countenance : , ex- pressed great anxiety lest seine evlll-dls- posed persons should seize the opportunity to harm his majesty. "Never fear for me , brother , " rqJlled the handsome monarch with a smile "No one will ever assassinate - sinate me to make you Icing ! " 'I'hls InIay secm a. trifle severe In Its ap- pllcation but a. glalco ) at the illustration of the royal heads will show the temptation Other dignitarIes now rallllll arrived , and formed a sort of semicircle on the plstfotnr . No one approached the prince except on his Invllatlon , the wire or the Danishn ambassador - dor being the first When within n few feet or II. H. 11. Madame de BUtse stopped , made lire curious , short stilT dip currently known as the "charll ) ' bob , " really a steno- graphlo curlcsy . and then shook hanra. ] The few other ladles followed cult , nllll the gen- tlemen escaped with a profound obeisance. AN INTERESTING FAMILY GROUP It 10 not often that one sees so many of the royal family .togother , but of the group on the platform there were just three persons of apparent distinction-tho prince of Wales who , 115 I said , bears In public the same grand air that distinguishes the queen and males her four feet len Inches of majesty seem above tire average height and the duchess of fork who towered above everyone else and has the carriage or an al'lstocrat. Tire third person was a really superb fooUnan "almost liner than nature and ( quite up ( 10 anylhlng ! In art. " Ills six feet four Inches of man hood his severe HOlllan profile , and ( grit more severe manner , were delightful to boo bold hold.All All through the preliminary ceremonies not a soull1l tsar heard. Everyone spoke In f a minor chord Not a. laugh or a joke was heard from tire vUlgar herd behind the bar- tiers ! , Things were depressing enough 10 have raised ! the spirits of a fashionable undertaker , whcn-llrestO. without a whistle II creak era a jar , there rolled Into the station , In a sub duel and perfectly well bred way . the special train with Its precious freight. The IIIt1e engine stopped to the Inch , and ! drew a long breath of roller ; It was lee polite 10 snort , os one of our wild and woolly locomotive from tho' west might have done No ono stirred save Sir Edward nuuell , whose Ilroud privilege It was to open the door Qf the prlncesa's carriage , wllh bare h ad-of course . all hats were all' Then the prince of Wales moved forward , stepped Into the carriage , and al his back was toward the audience nu one knew exactly wh4t happened but It i Is fair to assume IL salutation was exchanged for he emerged smiling . ill/t. LUDDLI''S "JJU"Ul\"l : S' " .111 l'1l01nv' KEAHNEY , Neb . Feb. IS.-To the Editor ef The ! Dee : I have been asked to give ! expression - pression to the very general feeling or IIlscon- tent In this township over the methods followed lowed by the relief commission. Many papers In the east are , praising the ability and busi- ness management of , Hev. Mr. Ludden the secretary of the commission. They are cong - gratulating him that contributions are being distributed with care and wisdom , and the ) ' point with atlsfactlon loins rules and regu- lations. How do you suppose It scorns to us . who are forced to accept these benefactions ? Suppose for a few moments that you put ) your- self In our place It Isn't a very pleasant place , and Mr. Ludden's "rules and reglliatlons" have ! not rendered It any IJlea'santer. lie requires - quires that tire needy shall receive aid only through the county In which prey Jve. : That tole ) means a drive of twent-III'e miles to those . In this township. Our horses gen- orally have had no grain : many of them only the buffalo grass which they find on the prairie. This renders It extremely difficult to make the trill there and back In one day and the expense ! of staying over night woull almost buy the Ilrovlslon they award us , for we are only nlloweJ ten da's' provision at a time A drive of forty -or fifty miles every ten days through this land of bllzzarJs and cold waves Is no joke I assure you , and It places one In danger of actual suffering ns you cannot receive snore until you have ah- solnitely nothlns left as they require an oath to that effect Now tell me , what Is gained ? What Is the reason for this "r ! ! ] tape ? " 1Vhy may we not go to our marltet town enl ) ' eight miles distant wltero we are known , and without swearing our self - resi. = ct away rev ccl\'o freely what you eo freely have given Arc we so dishonest tIIIUSt be , guardcll at every corner ? Are the housewives or Ne- raslm EO incompetent that they cannot be trusted with a reasonable supply for their families ? Mr. Ludden says ho has found by experiment - ment that the provisiona go further when doled out In ten-day lots. I don't doubt It. No wonder the ten-day plan saves provIsion , but at a wonderful sacrifice on the part of those who already have enuugh to bear. To 1)0 ( sure , "beggars cnn't bo choosers ' but II seemrfz to me Mr I.udden makes the bread ot charity roost uneomlllonl bitter. \lIt. \ . Ludden's rules are based throughout 1)11 the supposltiou that we would all h2 glad ! to beg , anti If we were not watched woulJ freely- ) steal. Only two are allowed In a relief toro at a time ! Is It possible that we hl\'e : fallen EO Inv that It lu hnllosslble for six or seven clerics 10 watch more than two of us at a ( line . lest we "poeltet" Iolllelhlng ! ? It It possible \111' \ . I.uden believes that ? 1l Is no wander that those who hate been Independent - out , Eelf-rrsl'lecllng and self-supporting all their lives resent such rules ? If the rule requiring an affidavit or abeo Iota destitution Is adhered to I am afraid there girls will not reach Itany of thos1 ! ! It t was hnturded ! to help \ , I 11'111 1 sonic who have cOIIl'IlJuted ! would write and define just what class they meant to heill. Can you not let us know delJnltely Is It the oily or county pauper who expects to be kept every winter and counts It no IIhulle ? Is it the al. ways Improvident as \111' \ I.udden supposes , or Is It also those who would not quite starve , without your help , but would go portly fed , I and halt clad In order to save enough to alert thcmselves on time read to self.tIIJ(10rt ( all' other year ? It seems lunponslble that It could bo this first clan-those who always expect when Euprles : ! ! get short , to apply for public sid. I cannot suppose that the woes of this class have called out Iris ( worlll.wlde aym - p thy , or that II was for their necessities such generous supplies bravo been forwarded If for ( Items . why any ( more this year than another ' other ? For this class of poor we Indeel "hal'o always with us. " Yet a vary considerable - part of the contributions are- being usei : ! ror these people , thereby lestelling tire tax on property holders Neither can I believe ! that Mr. I.udden's Inlerpretat Is correct , for that would exclude the whole class ot hard work In ! : . painstaking farmers : , for 1lIIllrovl- dent lades must the farlller be who has not i I some stock which ho Is straininG every nerve to carry Through until sprinG COIll,01. Such farmers cannot lake the oath that Is reo qulred Yet \Ie think It hard that we must sell for ono.fourth their value what we have ' worked so bard and saved so closely to t obtain r , , I while your benefactions feed anti clothe those who will neither work nor save. Perhaps the wont rule 18 the one permit I , ling the town to which a carload or even 1 trainload of goods Is shipped to retain the whole amount for that ccunt ) ' . Our nearest town Is tine most widely advertised ) city In Nebrnska , perhaps In America and there Is r ' probably not a village In the United States r where her name Is net Imown. As a result this town receives dally one or more carloads of goods , whllo we , with only a dry river and a an Imaginary line between have received : nothing. 'fhough we aced this help tally lIS much as our neighbors they positively refuse , to dll'lde. They tell us it all belongs to theIr w county. They . are IIIe pigs about a trough. Those wino , by accident or sttntcgem have gained an advantageous position , fill them. selves to repletion then calmly lie down upon i what Is left and rest , utterly IndIfferent to the cries ot those ! less favored than them- fs 6e1YCa And 1\11' . l.udden's "busIness methDds" make possible I his fraud Very truly yours IIATTA ALLEN DEHNER , Blair TownshIp , Kearney County . a WORDS OF PRAISE a omchtl Uplnluu of ' r Omalm' Weslern Union 'l'oh'Jrllllh 011I"0. Under the ! heading "A Model Telegraph Office ; " the Telegraph Age , the leading journal . > nnl devoted to telegraphy , prInts an illus- trated description of the Omaha office or the Western Union together with a picture or Manager W. W. Ulnsted The Age says : " "Aaslstant Superintendent W. J. Lloyd ot f ChicaGo recently remarked that the Omaha e Western Union once had It IJCrrect service and was as prompt and efficient as any ire hall ever seen , mid ! that It was hardly I possible . to be unproved ) upon.III' \ . Lloyd ! snows a perfect office when ho area ! one , or his long years of excellent and valuable service to " the Western Union company count for e nothing "The manager of thIs ofilce Is \lIT. \ W. W , Um5ted , a young lIIan or sterling Integrity and general worth of broad ( Ideas and mlnd- just such a man needed to give / ; a company $ anll the public a gilt-edged teleGraph service . Colonel J. J. Dickey Is the superlutendent , of lids district with headl\ual'ters \ at Omaha nllll Charles B. 1I0rton Is assistant supcrln- tendentII. ; \ . P. Doyle cashier ; J. P. Barn start chief OperatorV ; . J. Itusland tramo elder W. Salisbury , wire chief : W. A. Me- Elroy assistant traffic drier ; J. IL Owen , night chief operator ; Id. 11 . Farrar . assistant night chief operator and C , I. . Pond all- nIght chief. "Omaha boasts of one ! of the best . appotnled and most handsome ofilces In the company's service . mid Nell . _ Yorlt and ' : Chicago are excepted - cepte1 ! only as to size hut not In completeness - ness or attractiveness either In the operating or business deparUnenl 'fho company have s some 200 emlllo'cs In Omaha and South Omaha tine latter being the third greatest c steels yards and IJacltlng house center In the world "When Omaha was a competitor for the national republican ! convention In 1892 It + showc(1 that fortr-ilx selHllng8 could be had to Cblcago , provided l all wIres were In worle- lug order . Since then four additional cop- per wires have ( beenbulit to Chicago , lnak- Ing seven copper wires to that clt ) ' . There are three copp2r wires to the west and one to Minneapolis Omaha has J 50,000 hnhabltahls It . Is can- r.eeted with Chicago , CoICo miles east , by tour 4 competing trunk lines of railway , namely : r Burlington , ] took { ! nand . Northwestern , and ' the Milwaukee \ 'fher are three trunk lines to Kansas City and St. Louis three to the west , two to the Black hula country , and t two to Minneapolis and St. Paul , ; "Tho messener ! force Is a. credit and a prldo to the wlde.awakl lIIanagement , It. consists of tll'enty.four boys , IIfteen Of whom poue.s bicycles . A IJrlghter-looklng and better lot of ho's were never before seen together In one group They are kept In full uniform both summer and winter. The ticker service Is also a perfect and satisfactory - tory one , while the force ot good.looltlng lady clerks adds grace end beauty to thlll well regulated office , Tire operators are aha energetic capable and loyal. " - - - - + - - IUlln After } 'rlz I. Captain Scharff , formerly ot the Thurston 'IUlles , has heen called by the company from Denver to dllll the company for the national meeting at Mel11Jhl ( in . May \ , The company will contest for the maiden prize and also for the chief prize r