Nebraska Newspapers

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Swarn to Iwforo m nml nih.icrllH-d In my
presence this lut day of Nnvpmbor. 1S9 *
( Seal. ) N. P. rnil < . Notary Public.
Why should Hie Milwaukee nnd Hock
Island rallrnnds stand out upiliiHt the
new metropolitan union ilupot project ?
Why ?
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It lioKhiH to look ns If no one can
nflplru to bo clerk of the national hbuso
of rcpiT.suntatlvi's unless he IH an ex-
member of
An nstranomur announces * a new comet
In the llnnniiient. Hut It doesn't take
an astronomer to distinguish the new
titars In the political firmament.
Senator Chandler says the presidents'
trunk line agreement Is only another
name for pool. Wo believe the presi
dents themselves will admit that.
Only nineteen men have already been
mentioned for the republican nomina
tion for governor Of Indiana and not
half the counties have been heard from.
Fewer railroad employes were killed
or Injured In the United States during
the year just past 'than during the pre
ceding year. Hut there were also fewer
men employed on the railroads.
Kate Field Is out In Utah helping the
people of that prospective state select
the men who are to represent them in
congress. This Is for Kate the next
best thing to being one of the honored
men.
Make the delegates to the Tranmnis-
sIsBlppl congress who spend this week
In Omaha leave- with the dot ) I re to come
a aln and often. That Is the real test
of the success of entertaining out-of- '
town visitors.
We notice that representative hall In
the state house is being used for private
"social hop's. " IJut hops must be tame
in comparison with the somersaults
that members of the legislature have
performed in the same hall.
A whole week without the discovery
of a new gold Held In Nebraska. The
farmers must be too busy with other
and more profitable ventures to waste
their time hunting for scattered grains
of. sand among the cornstalks.
One thing that bothered the last con
gress will not bother this congress. It Is
the Income tax. The income tax was
settled for practically all time to come
by the supreme court and time devoted
to it In congress would be simply time
wasted.
Senator Sherman says lie has been
writing history and nothing else. That
Is probably what Is creating so much
uneasiness In some political quarters.
It Is the precise happenings of history
that they would much prefer to have
remain forever untold.
Ex-Congressman Joe Slliley , ho who
was nominated for the presidency by the
Free Silver league last summer , Is lying
conspicuously low these days. lie has
probably come to the conclusion that a
nomination on a free silver platform
will not he worth so much as he thought
It would.
Charley .Mosher appears by his signa
ture In the remonstrance proceedings
against suit of the state to recover the
state money lost In the Capital National
bank collapse from ex-Treasurer Hill.
Moshcr would gladly have appeared In
person , but he is unavoidably detained
tn the vicinity of Sioux Falls , S. D.
An intimate friend of the duke of
Marlborough takes the American public
Into his confidence by asserting that the
duke declined to touch a penny of his
wife's money or to accept a settlement
for his own use. This may be true. If
ajt Is true , however , the duke does not
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"possess the business acumen with which
'ho Is generally credited.
As The lleo predicted would happen , a
crop of Imitators of the alleged Denver
dlvlnu healer lnts sprung up , cadi new
wonder claiming to perform minifies
that would put those of the original to
shame. The newcomers want to share
the glory of the Denver healer and most
of them woidtl not object to gaining a
little material wealth in addition.
The attorney general's force has sud
denly become very anxious to recover
for thu state that part of the Nebraska
World's fair appropriation which is said
to have been unaccounted for by the
commission. The money which ex-Oil
Inspector Hilton Is accused of embe/-
zllng from the state , however , docs not
seem t < Mvorry ( ho attorney general very
much. While about the matter of recovering -
covering money due the state , why not-
Btlr things up nil uloug the \\no'i \ \
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The coiiKlriiclloii of HIP traiipfonllncn-
tat nillromU gave the llrst powerful
Impetus ID the development of the trans-
mlsslsslppl country. Twenty-live years
ago the population of the states and ter
ritories west of the Mississippi was
fl-ii5li" ; ( and the states and territories ]
west of the Missouri were credited by
the national census with a population of.
1-l -S il. In IS ! * ) the transml < < sl slppl
slates contained a population of lii.lTO.-j
. ' ( ! , ' , while the population of the stales j
and territories wrst of the Missouri aggregated - [
gregated fi.l7.Kt. ! ) ! In INHi there were j j
only tweiity-one miles of railroad In the j j
coiunry w.st of the Mississippi. Today
the nil I run d mileage lu the same region
weeds < r > ,000 miles , of which . ' ! 7 , < X)0 )
miles arc boasted by the country west
of the Missouri.
The marvelous re.ioiirces of this vast
empire were only In a measure dis
played at the World's Columbian expo
sition. In fact the exhibits of the west
ern stales and territories were to a ,
great extent overshadowed by the In
ternational exhibits made at Chicago.
Of the hundreds of thousands of people
who viewed the World's fair compara
tively few carried away with them a
distinct Impression of the productive In
dustries of the traiiHinlsslsslppI states.
Kvun people who live In this section
and who have contributed to Its growth
do not grasp their extent and magni
tude.
Tlu > Inspiration for the Cotton States'
exposition now being held In Atlanta
doubtless , lay In the conviction that an
Interstate exposition would go further
toward promoting the development of
the south than any other single agency.
That the judgment of.the projectors of
the Cotton Slates' exposition was emi
nently sound Is attested by the success
that has attended this great undertak
ing as regards both the number and
variety of the exhibits and the financial
management of the venture. Not only
have the people of the cotton
states displayed commendable zeal
In contributing toward Its success
with their displays , but several
of the Atlantic states , notably New
York and Pennsylvania , are creditably
represented. The Atlanta exposition
has drawn hundreds of thousands of
visitors from every section of the coun
try and will be the agency by which a
vast amount of new capital will' be
transplanted Into the south.
What has been accomplished for the
south by the Atlanta exposition can he
accomplished for the west by a trans-
mlsslsslppl exposition. With a popula
tion of 15,000,000 to draw on and a
country prolific in material wealth , a
transmlssisslppl exposition would be an
assured success from its very Inception.
Such an exposition would give the Im
petus to the westward trend of popula
tion and capital for which the people of
this section have been striving. It would
make known to all the world the capa
bilities of the great west and revive
activity In every branch of industry
and production.
The Transmlssisslppl congress , which
convenes In this city during the present
week , is the proper body to take the
initiative in formulating the plan for a
transmlssisslppl exposition. Its recom-
hi this matter would have-
great weight with both the state and
national legislatures. Without disparag
ing any other city ambitions to secure
the location of such an Interstate expo
sition , The Uee believes that the claims
of Omaha are far superior to those of all
other transmlssisslppl points. Its loca
tion In the heart of the continent , mid
way between New York and San Fran
cisco , makes It alike accessible to people
ple east and west. Its railroad facilities
In every direction are as perfect as
those of any city in the Mississippi val
ley north of St. I onls. It Is the center
of the great agricultural belt and within
a day's reach by rail of the mining re
gion of Colorado , Wyoming and South
Dakota , and within two days' reach of
the great mining states west of the
Rockies. Omaha Is as near to the Puget
sound country as Is St. Paul , and nearer
by 500 miles to San Francisco and
southern California.
It Is hardly necessary to add that
whatever' is required of Omaha or
pledged for Omaha to make the trans-
mlsslssippl exposition a success , the
business men of this city will carry out
to the letter.
A n'Aii ox MONOPOLY.
Much interest Is being manifested In
thu proceeding that has been Instituted
by the attorney general of New York to
restrain the American Tobacco company
from doing business In that state , he.-
cause It Is clearly perceived that If the
action shall bo sustained by the courts
and the company be driven out of the
state it will doom every trust and com
bination having Its headquarters in
New York to a like fate. As the .lour-
nal of Commerce says , the methods of
tlu > tobacco company are similar to
those of the other great monopolistic
combinations organized In another state
and doing business In New York under
a certificate granted by the secretary of
state In virtue of the comity usually
recognized In the case of foreign com
binations , and If the tobacco company's
way of doing business Is In contraven
tion of the laws of the state , so Is that
of the Sugar trust and other more or
less despotic monopolies similarly or-
ganlxed ami conducted.
This gives the action Instituted by the
attorney general of New York national
Importance , for If thu certificate pro
cured by one trust from the secretary of
stale be vacated , annulled and set aside
as contravening the laws of the state ,
the same action must follow In the case
of the others doing business In the same
Illegal manner , under like authorization.
"That would mean , " says the Journal of
Commerce , -which 1ms made a most vig
orous and persistent fight against the
trusts , "not only an end to trust meth
ods In the state of New York , but would
seal their doom throughout the United
States , for apart from the certainty that
the action of this state would be fol
lowed In all the commercial common
wealths of thu union , exclusion from
Now York would bu fatal to the exist
ence of any of the great manufacturing
and trading monopolies. " In view of
this the business Interests of the whole
country will watch with greut Interest
I U conifHi of Ui < action which the at
torney general of New York In about lo
Institute. The supreme court of the
t ultcd Slates han pointed out that the
suppression of this form of monopoly
largely depends upon the states , The
proceeding against the tobacco company
j In New York may demonstrate the wis
dom of this judgment ,
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I It Is passing strange that people who
j live In glass houses persist lu throwing
I stones. The other day The Hee gave
pultllclty to n rumor cnhletl from Solln
liy way of Merlin to the Associated
press lo the effect that Abdul Hnmhl ,
sultan of Turkey , had heen poisoned.
This dispatch was published with due
caution lu headlines which could not
possihly have misled any Intelligent
reader , namely. "Sultau Said to lie
Dead I'olson Supposed to He thu
Means of Ills Taking Off. " The ru
mored poisoning of the sultan was
within the realm of probability. The
dispatch was received as a rumor and
puhllshed as sui-h. lint our enterpris
ing rontemporary. the World-Herald ,
Which htiH achieved notoriety as a fakir
of bogus dispatches , has the temerity to
make an editorial display card out of
this Associated press cablegram , as If
The Hee had been guilty of a terrible
offense and Its telegraph service proved
to be unrellnble Mini worthless.
Comparisons are odious , but they
must ha made sometimes. It may not
bo generally known , because The Hoe
Is not In thu habit of bragging nbout
Its enterprise , but prefers to let Its
works speak for themselves , that the
telegraphic news service of The lice Is
more extensive nnd more expensive
than that of any paper this side of Chicago
cage and north of SI. Louis. The great
est contrast between The Hee and its
pretended rivals IH hi the telegraphic
columns devoted to cable dispatches
nnd domestic news from all sections of
the country. This is particularly notice
able In a comparison of commercial
news. The lice has the exclusive use of
the full Associated press service , day
and night , In the state of Nebraska.
The World-Herald has had no Asso
ciated press dispatches for more than
two years. It prints only an abridged
I'mted press report , reinforced by clip
pings and home made spurious tele
grams. These bogus dispatches have
become so common and clumsy that few
people believe anything they see In that
sheet unless verified in The Bee. Not
long since the World-Herald published
an aunouucemejit of the death of Queen
Victoria and an extra containing this
fake was hawked about the streets of
Omaha as genuine goods.
The Associated press day telegraphic
service which The Ilee recleves and
pays for averages from 8.000 to 10,000
words daily , and the night service from
13,000 to 23,000. The World-Herald's
tiny telegraphic service is from 1,500
to 2,500 words , and Us night service
rarely exceeds 7,500 words. The press
service and special telegrams of The
Bee cost an average of $1SOO a month ;
those of the World-Herald do not , ex
ceed $800 a month.
The proof of the pudding Is in the
eating. Those who have access to both
papers this morning are urged to com
pare the contents and note the differ
ence , especially in the quality and quan
tity of press and special telegrams. The
contrast will impress them forcibly with
the fact that under the circumstances
It is not only unbecoming , but very
Impudent for the W.-H , to make faces
at The Bee and the Associated press.
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During the coming week Colonel
Henry Watterson , the able and brilliant
editor of the1 Louisville Courier-Journal ,
will deliver In this city his famous ad
dress on Abraham Lincoln. We be
speak for Colonel Watterson a cordial
welcome and we feel confident that he
will receive It. Distinguished as a
journalist and an orator , ho has a
stronger claim to popular attention , es
pecially on the part of the northern
people , for the great service he has
done In inculcating the sentiment of
loyalty to the union and love of the
llag among the people of the south.
Colonel Watterson fought for the con
federate cause and made an enviable
record for bravery In support of what
he believed to bo right , but when that
cause was lost ho accepted the result
and at once addressed himself to ( ho
task of harmonizing thu sections and
creating fraternal relations between the
people of the north and south. No
southern man has accomplished more in
this direction than Henry Watterson
and none Is entitled to greater credit for
the creation of that spirit which has
elevated the new south. It was Colonel
Walterson's eloquence that induced the
Grand Army of the Republic to hold its
first encampment on southern soil and It
was his efforts which largely contrib
uted to make it perhaps the most mem.
orahle encampment ever held.
Colonel Watterson Is a brilliant orator ,
lu pome respects without a peer among
contemporary orators. In his address
on Lincoln , for whoso character he has
the highest admiration , Colonel Watter-
tion Is at his best and the effort has
everywhere received unqualified com
mendation. The citizens of Omaha
should avail themselves of the oppor
tunity that will bo offered to hear It.
Uf A'llDHASKA.
The Importance of the decision
handed down last week by the supreme
court of Nebraska , affirming the valid
ity of the Irrigation act passed by the
last legislature , is probably not fully ap
preciated by the people of this state.
The court declared the act to be con
stitutional , and Inasmuch as the Ne
braska law Is essentially the same as
that of California , whose law was ju
dicially declared to bu unconstitutional ,
the decision of our highest court Is of
great Interest. Of course the question
may bo taken to the federal courts , but
the probabilities are In favor of thu de
cision being sustained , In the event of
an appeal being taken to thu United
States courts.
There Is no question , perhaps , affect
ing the Interests of Nebraska more Im
portant that that of Irrigation and It
should receive from all our people the
most earnest consideration. There Is a
vast area In our state , which If It bhall
bi > reclrtlmpil yr Irrigation will he capa
ble of supilorfmg a population an large
as that wo IIU\K have and of contribut
ing nunuiiUy almost as much to ( ho
, wealth nniHpnippcrlly of our people as
Is dot Ivi'tl Trout our present resources.
I A great deal of the soil In the portion of
Nebraska requiring Irrigation to make
It productive Is of the finest quality ,
needing onl.tvidoilualo moisture to make
It yield In grdftt abundance. Those who
' have given tls ! mutter careful and thor
ough InvesHftatlon attest that nowhere
, In this country are the Irrigable lands
j superior tn those of Nebraska , and con-
sequeutly they offer the most favorable
Inducements to thu Investment of cap
tal In Irrigation.
The upbuilding of Nebraska depend
In no small degree upon the roclamatlo
and development of the large extent o
Its territory requiring Irrigation In 01
dor to Insure annual crops. The do
clslon of the supreme court of the stat
makes Investment In Irrigation entei
prises practically secure. It Is n rca
sonablo expectation , therefore , tha
there will bo rapid progress.made lu extending
tending thu work of Irrigation in thl
state.
.i.v .WHiiB.ssm ; ro.iMiwwMi , TOMCI
American statesmanship should ad
dress Itself to the work of promoting
thu foreign commerce of the nation am
not expend thought and time In ds }
cussing schemes of territorial acqulsl
lion. In his speech at the banquet o
the Now York Chamber of Commorc
hist week Senator Burrows of Mlchlgai
expressed the hope that the time Is no
far distant when the llag of our com
merce shall bo unfurled In every per
of trade In Central and South America
when the feeble barrier between the twc
oceans shall give way to American en
terprlse and American capital and i
new highway of commerce shall open 01
the sea ; when even an Intorcontinenta
railway shall penetrate to the verj
centers of South American trade , bind
lug the republics of the western heml
sphere In Indissoluble bonds of commer
clal interest and unity. "When tha
time comes , " said Senator Burrows
"the republic will enter upon a new am
unexampled era of Industrial prosperity
and commercial prowess. "
Hero is suggested a policy , entlrelj
practicable and Involving no devlatloi
from the principles which have guided
the republic from Its foundation , thai
ough't to appeal , to the best wisdom nut
the highest .patriotism . of Americans
It contemplates a peaceful contest foi
a larger share o ? that great and grow
ing commorrfe ollfthe Southern continent
which we hjive Joe long neglected , per
mitting it to hermetically monopolized
by our European commercial rivals. II
proposes a 'policy of material -nchlevc-
meut In which thercNWonld be no dan
ger of troublesome foreign complica
tions and entanglements and which
would add Jo the Influence and prestige
of the United StTites In that quarter of
the world where It may properly and
safely seekf'"fdilnerease its influence
and whore , there' Is every reason to hc-
IJovc , the gfforjs of the/American .peo
ple -flilstUixfctloir'woittd bo most/cor-
dially and heartily , welcomed. The re
public does not need more territory ,
with all the possible danger and dllll-
cnltles its acquisition would involve ,
but a greater "and more rapid develop
ment of the resources It already pos
sesses , and this will be accomplished
by the enlargement of Its markets , par
ticularly In this hemisphere. It was
the beneficent purpose of the policy of
commercial reciprocity to accomplish
this and that plan of trade conquest
must and will bo resumed as soon as
the party which originated and Insti
tuted It Is again in control of the gov
ernment.
lu order that the flag of our commerce-
shall be unfurled In every portrof trade
hi Central and South America there
must bo legislation that will permit
the revival of the merchant marine.
This it not less Important than reci
procity and is essential to the full
success of that policy. It has been
abundantly demonstrated that we can
not hope to secure such share of the
trade of the countries to the south of us
as wo ought to have so long as wo are
dependent for the transportation of our
products jipon foreign ship owners.
rlhat * dependence not only places us at
a disadvantage in our dealings with
other countries , but it takes a vast sum
of money annually out of the country
which if kept and expended at homo
would add materially to the general
prosperity.
An aggressive commercial policy , lookIng -
Ing to the extension of our trade in
every quarter of the world where there
Is promise of a profitable return , Is
what should engage the attention of
American statesmen , because that will
bring development , prosperity and
power , without any danger to our peace
or to the maintenance of friendly rela
tions with all thoVorld.
The suit of State Treasurer Bartley
against the rocolvi > r of the defunct Cap
ital National 'Wiiik'-for ' the amount of the
state doposlLJiJ taken up as the basis
for a supplemontiil answer In the case
to recover the ityst money from the
bondsmen ofcTVeasuror Hill. When
Mr. Bartley ilgan > this suit after a
delay of ovotvitwo years in Instituting
It , It was supposed that there was some
ulterior motUl" Mb bringing It at that
particular | ( , ' " ' now answer In
the Hill casiid < cxi > lalns several things
that were previously obscure.
Wo ought (9ifft ( \ \ a new Justice of the
supreme eourtjiist as soon as the new
senate meet.Hia jr rganlzes. President
Cleveland has delayed appointing a suc
cessor to the late Justice Jackson ap
parently for the reason that ho wanted
his appolntoo to bo confirmed by the
Semite before entering upon the duties
of the olllce. The business before the
supreme court is of such Importance as
to require a full bench and the president
will have no excuse for delaying filling
the vacancy after congress shall have
convened.
Candidates for tjie minor elective posi
tions In the house , such as clerk , door-
Tieepor , postmaster and sergeant-al
arms , arc setting out to prosecute their
campaigns on thu same plan as men
who seek high elective otlices. They
ntv I'HlabllMhlng headquarters nml cor-
' railing members ns they make their ap-
, pearancc In Washington ami offcrlnc
: Inducements of all kinds for vop. | . The
plnreH held by these house otllclals are
to bo fought for as energetically as
plac > v on the floor Itself.
Why do rational ami clever people
persist In going Into the counterfeiting
busliiessV According to the report of
the chief of the Treasury department
secret service , SOU arrests were made hist
( year , nearly all of them for violating the
j statutes against counterfeiting , and of
1 those who underwent trial only eighty-
four were acquitted , while 181 were con-
vlcted and 1111 pleaded guilty. The
counterfeiter Is almost foredoomed to
conviction and that before he has pur
sued his business very long. In the face
of these facts the ranks of the counter
feiters are regularly recruited , so that
their numbers remain practically steady.
A local preacher complains that the
. ' { . " ,000 lawyers In the rutted States re
ceive five times as much money In fees
and salaries as do the JI'.OIH ) clergymen
In the United States. 'TIs sad if true.
But It must not bo overlooked that
every one of the clergymen expects to
receive an additional reward of Incal
culable value In another world , while
every lawyer knows that all'tho pay he
will get for his professional services
must bo collected on this earth or not
at all.
The superintendent of foreign malls
reports to his superior that the foreign
mall service during the past year has
been excellent In every particular. This
Is gratifying , but It Is the domestic mall
service In which by far thu greater num
ber of our people are Interested. If one
of thu two services must bo better than
the other the service which affects all
the matter mailed from one point to
another In the United States Is the one
that should be given the greatest atten
tion.
An American consul located lu Swit
zerland reports to the State department
that a man cannot get a respectable
shine on his shoes abroad. As thu most
accomplished bootblacks in the larger
cities of this country arc almost all
Italians this statement seems a trifle
disjointed. Europe ought to re-Import
a few of Its sous who have been edu
cated in the American bootblacklng art.
Secretary Morton boldly says that ho
thinks an efficient and satisfactory
president should bo re-elected as long
as ho is willing to serve. Why 110
elect a president for life during goot
behavior and have done with It ?
Impartiality 1'crnonlflctl.
ClilcaKO Press ,
"Death nnd taxes" "may " "
be "sure , as the
old saying puts It , but death Is a great d a"
more Impartial.
An KxpcnHlvc Luxury.
Globe-Democrat.
The extra cost of coal when steam Is kept
up on the British fleet In the neighborhood
ot Contitantlnople Is $35,000 a day. 'ihirkey Is
an expensive luxury to all the powers , and
will be eliminated as a matter of economy ,
. _ - . . , , ! _ R. _ , T/i ,
Cut Down the Price.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The railroads should push the movement to
: ompel Pullman to reduce the price of upper
isrths In sleeping earn. An upper berth isn't
forth as much money as a lower one at
east , people won't pay ns much for an upper
f they can help It. At CO cents less It Is
liilte probable that the uppers In any partic
ular car would be sold out as quickly as the
owers.
_
A Miicli-AbiiHutl I xiircNHl ii.
New Yorl : Sun.
"In the name of civilization" the European
lowers Interfere In the affairs of Turkey , nnd
Kgypt , and China , and Slam , and Ashantee ,
and Abyssinia , and Morocco , and Corea , and
ots of other countries. The American gov
ernment has not a word to say In the- name
of civilization when the Spanish masters of
3uba slaughter the unhappy natives whom
hey have so long oppressed.
The Knfllr Siini-enc.
New York World.
With a shrinkage In the value of Kafilr
tccks estimated by th& London Economist at
390,000,000 since last September , English In
vestors are likely to return to American se-
urltles with Increased respect. The Kaffir
raze will probably bs followed by a long de-
ircsslon in English speculative business , but
t Is not likely to have more than a tem-
orary effect on legitimate trade.
IIlN KrnccM. "
Glebe-Democrat.
Sherman relates In his book that In July ,
S7t ) , he visited his farm near Manslleld , and
here gave ulterancs to nn expression which
las since become n common term In politics.
n answer to a serenade from his neighbors
10 said that he had coma home "purely on
uslness to repair my fences and. look after
cglected propsrty. " His reference was to
ho fences on his farm , which be bad found
n a sadly dilapidated state , but the news-
apers eave It a political significance ,
nd since then , as he says , "every politician
pgaged In f..reugtlienliiK his position is said
o bo 'mending Ills fences. ' "
At Home in Dundee.
1'illlnilclphla I'less.
Ambassador Dayard was again the recipient
ecently of high British honors In the frco-
om of the city of Dundee. In no other city
f Its sizeIn Great Britain was he entitled
o a warmer welcome. Dundee Is a manti
acturlng center for burlaps , bagging , etc.
itr. Bayard's party gave a great boom to
> undee , no will bo seen by the treasury sta-
stlcs , showing an increase for nine months
f about $1,500,000 In the Imports of the
; oed Dunde makes. Mr. Bayard talked of
International comity and free trade , and , of
courw ) , Dundee rejoiced. The ambassador
Is highly successful in truckling to the Bilt-
The 1'nnMlniv of tin"Drj'H. . "
I'hlliulellihln. Times.
The fanatical "Drys" have signally failed
In disturbing political conditions In Iowa this
year , and their duy for controlling the legis
lature U evidently very much past if the vote
at the late state election Is any criterion.
Complete olllclal returns this year glvo Drake ,
republican , for governor , 20S11 votes ; Babb ,
democrat , 147,110 ; Crane , populist , 28,011 ,
anil BJCOII , dry , 9.CS4. General Drake runs
behind his ticket 14,000 votes , but his plu
rallty la 61,401. The vote of 1S93 was tbe
first under the local option law , nnd In a
total cast of 416,810 the cirys had 10,349.
They lose CG5 votes in two years , and It is a
problem whether the two old parties will ever
again take them into consideration ns a factor
in tbe politics of the state.
'H Hopeful Vlctr.
Hilladclphlu Tlmei.
Secretary Morton , In his annual report ,
makes the clever.nnd . agreeable state
ment tbat better times for the farmer nre
just ahead , and the values of land will In
crease. Tbe farmers will be happy to learn
all this and take the secretary at his word.
They have been waiting for a turn In the
tide for years something that would bring
wheat up to the dollar mark and their broad
acres to a figure outside the e met with at
a sheriff's sale , and the chance for Improve
ment is evidently Justified by fact. The In
crease of millions to the population and tha
demand in foreign markets nre the factors
In this Held of promise for the fanner * .
Secretary Morton has nlso set a lesson In
economy In expenditures In hit department.
Out of J5,102,023 appropriated during the pail
two fiscal years $1,126,268 have been returned
to the treasury as the unexpended batance.
IH.\jcr.s rittMt tt.XM'M uoiiv.
Wh n vrc glvo Krudmngly. we do not glv
at All ,
Holf Hi'Meo'imK-js u as hml to curr n
cancer.
The man who believe * nothing iicvo
amount. to much ,
Labor \ drudgery only when \\c do not pu
heart la our \\ork.
A stingy mm cm get religion , but be can'
( ( row In grace nnd stay that ny.
No ninn cnn bo n loader nho ha < not th
courage to noinptlmos stand lonr.
No Mml hand would be willing to do n
millionaire' ? nork for the pay lie gets.
Convince some people thut It pay ? ti belong
to church , and you cnn't keep them out.
Nobody can tell what a man will do In n
liorsc trndo by the noUo ho makes In uhtirch
All the scienceIn the world can't nnUp a
bad man feel at home In the company < > ( the
righteous.
The ninnlio sits down tovnlt for a goMei
opportunity to Unock nt his door , will need a
thick cushion on his chair.
Job found plenty of time to offer turn
offering ! ? for each one of his U-n children , be
he went nt It early In the morning.
I'KHSO.V.M. AM ) ( TIIitlAVISK.
Count Caitellane Is said to have dropped
n snug roll of Anna Gould's money li
Kalllr speculation. "Come easy , go easy. '
Ex-Governor Jnmes U. Campbell nnd ex-
Congressman I'aul Sorg , a pair of Ohio lefts ,
threaten to Increase the democratic retired
list In Now York.
The tone of the Pall Mall Gazette toward
everything American shows that Astor Is
determined to break into royal circles re
gardless of cost or country.
A brother ot a party to a suit being tried
In nn Indiana court attempted to Inltueiico
the Judge by mean ! ) of Masonic Blgns , nml
falling to heed an admonition was committed
for contempt.
The birth of a girl heir to the Husslan
throne Is said to be a source of great dls-
nppolntment to the rmpcror. The czar , It
seems , harbored hopes common to most
fathers , wherefore nature delighted to
Josh 'om.
After thirty years /if litigation Samuel
Holloday ot San Francisco has won his light
against that city for possession of n ( Uty-
acre lot forming the highest part ot Lafay
ette park , ono of San Francisco's most beauti
ful pleasure grounds.
Ex-President Harrison chatted with the
newspaper In New York the other day rt a
variety of topics , but emulated the obscure
clam when the subject of politics came up.
Thorn IR n rhnrrn nhmit thp Rilpnrp nf thn
Indiana statesman that Is Inexplicable to the
sages ot Mnlno and Ohio.
Ono of the prize winners nt the New York
horse show was ridden" by a prominent
society womnn whose husband Is n notorious
burglar Just rout to the penitentiary In
Massachusetts. She did not know' he was n
professlonnl cracksman , but had a decidedly
swell time on the proceeds of his toll.
The arrest of the editor of a "counterfeit
detector" on a chnrge of "shoving the queer"
illustrates the truth of the well known
lines :
Vice Is a monster of such frightful mien
As to be hntcil needs but to be Been.
Hut seen too oft , iwilllar with ber face ,
Wo first endure , tntS pity , then embrace.
Edward Simmons , the artist who designed
the decorations for the new criminal court
building In Now York , rejects the Idea of
blind Justice , and has depicted that deity
with both eyes open , holdlng'lier scales In
ono hand and the American flag In the
other. Ho is quite right. Justice can no
longer afford to ba blind In New York or
elsewhere.
"Thurman's most noticeable characteristic
In the senate , " says ex-Senator Edmunds ,
"was his command of pure , strong English.
Ho was powerful In debate , never mincing
matter ? , but calling things by what he con
sidered their right names. Ho was brave In
his convictions nnd was always working for
what he thought the good of his country and
not for hire. "
There Is much ado about ths attempted
robbery of an xpress car In Now Jersey , and
"tho'lmprcsslon Is-sought to bo conveyed that
the attempt was unusual. It WHS. because
projected by amateurs. It takes the genteel
speculator to do the handsome ill holding up
not only cars but railroads. Numerous speci
mens of his artistic work are in the- bands of
receivers.
Justin McCarthy tells how the duke of
Wellington was once accused In the House
of Lords of not understanding the bill under
discussion. The iron duke got up , nnd ,
thumping the table , answered : "My lords , I
read this bill once , I read It twice , I read It
three times , nnd If nfter nil that I don't un
derstand It , " why , then , my lords , I must
ba a d d stupid fellow.
Hev. Madison Swadener of Cincinnati Is a
man difficult to provoke to anger , but when
aroused a buzzsaw isn't In It with him. The
other day this man ot peace caught a bur
glar in his house , knocked him down and
politely kicked him out. Later the burglar
returned to get his hat. Mr. Swadener
reached for It. The burglar reached for him.
Then he threw temper to the winds and
sailed In. His arms worked with the- speed
of a windmill In a gale and by the time his
storage battery was exhausted the burglar
described a somersault down the front steps
and landed on a picket fence. It Is pre-
sumc-d the riled man of pcaco Indulged In a
few pleatant expletives during the contro-
very , but these should not affect his claim to
the championship belt.
Mt : iflAlt JUIOT.I AT THU IMH.IMT ,
Nrw York Sun ! F th r lUslor. the llom n
CMhollo prlc t of KAnmis1 , who rode on hofff.
tinck ICO mlloa over the prairie * In twenty-
one bourn , In crdtr to administer th ? ex
treme unctlnn to n. dying nomiui , Mtiiig
nothing diirinn Iho ( Imp , mndo ono ot tli
most rctnaiknbln of record rules. K nn.i '
nlso one of the most striking of recorded
Instance * of religious fultli. Assuredly
1'ntlicr Ileglpy believes th ( > tcAChlngs of the
church , Verily , ho Is of great faith.
Sioux City Times : The trustees of n Con
gregational church nt Flint , Mich. , have de-
termlncd tn go Into competition with thn
Rftloons and other resorts of the city In
one rc p t. They have Riven the pastor
the authority to open the church doors on
Saturday nfternoon ami Invlln farmers * nd
nil others who come to the city to trndf to
enter nnd wirm themselves nnd spend n l
ple.tsnnt hour. Music nnd reading will bo )1 )
furnished , and An effort wilt be made ) to "
make the place popular , so as to prevent
the- gatherings In other places In the city
nlierp tbo visitors nro Induced to spend their
money.
Buffalo Express : Members of ths congre
gation which Worships In tht Brooklyn lisp-
list tcmplo may comp to service on bicycles
without offending tlielr pastor , Hev. Cortland
Myers. Ho referred to tbo matter on Sun
day. naylng that "stipert'tltlous heathen
have Imagined that the bicycle Is the devil's
own vehicle. " Mr. Myers until ho thought
the whnel was all right , nnd should not ba
bold responsible for the p.trt some people
mike It Inkc In rvery-day nffnlrs. Ho an
nounced thnt a place for keeping their bi
cycles during services would soon bo pro
vided In tbe temple for members of thr
congregation nnd visitors ,
DOMKSTIO IDYI.S.
Somcrvlllc Journal : She Have you ever
loved iinybody else. HnroM ?
Ho ( npoloKetlcnlly ) Well you know how
It IS .MMU'St'lf.
Truth : Snndford Sny. Wheeler's pretty
badly gone on Miss Bloomer , I Juit saw
111 in putting a ring on lu-r nngcr.
Morton What of 117 A ninn linn a right
to ring his bicycle belle , hasn't he ?
Chicago Heoord : "Mrs. Dash seonii devoted -
voted ti > her dead husband's memory. "
"She Is Indeed ; she won't even touch a
burkwbcut cake unlefs It Is turned blnck
around the edges. " .
Washington Star : "When yoh liynhs er
young mini stiyln' lie's ncbber gwlne ter nit
rr.nrrled , " smld Uncle Kben , "je ' look 'round
nn' notice cf dnr ain't ome special young
lady dut ho' tryln' tor git Interested In do
statement. "
Indianapolis Journnl : "tin , woman ! " he
exulalmml. Hitting up suddenly In bed , "I
Imve found yon out ! "
Shu mulled , nml continued nccumulatlng
Ills cluinpe. "Oh. no , dear , " said she , "yon
nro the one that's out. "
Detroit Free Press : "Oh , " she sftlil , ns
she W B seelnxr him out the front door ,
"would you mlml giving mo the bow In your
bat ? 1 am milking n collection. "
"The bean goes with the lint , " bo said ,
and she seconded the motion.
Judge : Ilnzel I tell yon , It's a great thins
to have a quarrel oncp In a while. My best
gltl nnd I haven't spoken for three weeks.
Nutte I don't see why you should feel so
gnod about It.
Hazel Just think of nil the money I've
saved.
Detroit Tribune : See the young woman.
Is the younjr woman being suddenly and un
expectedly kissed ?
Ah , yes.
And does the young woman raise a hue
anil cry ? . . . . . . . .
The young woman raises a slight hue , but
no cry. ,
No.
Life : "I do not understand It , " said the ?
philosopher.
"What Is bothering- you now ? " Inquired
the other. x
"If a man Is two hours late arriving at
home his wife raises a row , , while If he Is
gone two 'Vears ' she wll'- Rive , him a royal
welcome. Women are peculiar.1
Washington Star : "Byklns' wife thinks
ho Is n. wonderfully smart man , " remarked
a friend of the family.
"Yes ; It is a very bnppy arrangement. .
She thinks he Is a wonderfully smart mnn
and he thinks she must bo a very smnrt I , j
woman to realize bow smart he Is , and they ' \Lj _
get along beautifully. " " - ? "
"JKST KKISP MV1NO AI.OXO. "
F. K Rtnntnn In the Atlnnln Constitution.
Some fo'.lts they keep liuntln' for sorrow
Tbey Mull If they're light , or they'ra |
wrong , ;
But this day's as peed ns tomorrow.
So I jest keep llvln' along !
I Jest keep a-llvln1 along ;
I jC'K keep a-hlnrln' a Bong ;
There's no use tc > Fish
While tbe fun's In the eky ;
So I Jest Icccp a-llvln' along ! *
When the Lord made this world , was I In It
To give him directions ? Ho knowed
I wouldn't know how to begin It
Beln' nothln' but dust by the road !
So I Jest keep a-llvln' along.
' ' Lord's work Is
An' I can't say the
wrong ;
I never will sigh r
While He's running the sky ;
I jest keep a-Ilvin' along !
I'm thankful for sun an' for showers :
The Lord makes the winter nn' May :
An' he'd hldn nil the graves with His llowcri
If folks didn't weed 'om away !
So I Jest keep n-llvln' nlonp- , - J
Still tlmnkful for sunlight un' song ; '
I know when It's snowln'
God's roses arc growln' .
So I Jest keep a-llvln' along !
There's not a man in ten.
that the average well
stocked clothing store
can't fit just as correctly
as the high grade mer
chant tailor b u t the
trouble's not with the fit It's the staying
quality of the fit that's hard to get , You
can only get that feature in the high
grade wools wools that have length and
strength of fibre , and that are built into
elastic , firm resident cloths. Suits con
structed of these superior grades of ma
terials are the sort we've built our repu
tation on All prices from $8,50 to $25.
To take the rough edges off the
corners of business life we're having an amusing guess
ing contest this week
In the corner window we've placed a dressed pig.
The purchaser who guesses nearest the pig's weight
gets the pig , next nearest guess gets a large turkey
the next nearest a goose. Prizes awarded Wednes
day eve at 7:30 : , when pig will-be weighed.
Browning , King & Co.
Southwest Corner Fifteenth uuU Douglas , OMAHA.