The Semi-Weekly News-Herald 6E0R6E L. FARLEY, Proprietor. DAILY EDITION. One Tear, in advance, . . . . . 15 00 Six Months 2 50 One Week, 10 Single Copies 5 8SMI-WEEKLY EDITION. One Year, in advance. . . . . tl 00 Six Months 50 the i uprccT riprni HTmu L.I1IVUL01 UlllUULUllVll Of any Cass County Paper. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1900. The Saunders county populists will hold their convention March 17. The republicans are not doing much talking, but they expect to nominate a city ticket that will be a winner. The convention of bimetallists will convene in Kansas City the same time of the national democratic convention July 4. The democratic national convention will be held at Kansas' City July 4. This was the action at the meeting of the democratic national committee yesterday in Washington. Geohge E. Haskell of Lincoln has been elected president of the Na tional Creamery Buttertnakers' asso ciation. Nebraska may well feel proud that the association should thus honor one of its citizens. Senator Quay seems to be very near, but he may be "yet so far." It would doubtless do him and Clark of Montana good to be sent home. Con gress could get along very nicely with out them. Mr. Edmisten also feels the "sting of ingratitude." Hitchcock should write him a letter of condolence. He would know just how to express him self on such an occasion and be really sympathetic. The Journal Beems to have lost all confidence in our democratic coun cil, and insists upon a reckoning. It might be just as well for it to instruct the clerk or treasurer to tell the peo ple how it has expended the city's funds. The city teachers, so far as The News has been abie to learn, were well pleased with their visit in the Omaha schools last Friday. There is no better way of getting new ideas than by observing the work of other teachers. The democrats are talking of John A. Gutsche for mayor. The News predicts that his better judg ment will dictate that he stay out of the race this time. He will have a sort of a feeling that the citizens of Plattsmoulh are t;ot really insisting upon his services in that capacity. HON. T. T. Young of Ashland was in the city today and made The News a pleasant call. While he is now a resident of Saunders; county, his in terest in old Cass is still manifest. He seems anxious that the republicans of this county put tip a legislative ticket that will be invincible at the polls next falL C. C. Parmele, T. M. Patterson, W K. Fox.H. D. Travis and George Dodge mentioned as possible candidates for various offices on the democratic city ticket are all good, representative citizens and thoroughly capable. Both parties should nominate such men, so that whichever wins, the city's inter wets would be looked after. The board of education has given Superintendent McHugh permission to attend the meeting of the National Association of Superintendents and Principals, which will be held in Chi cago next week. Mr. McHugh leaves at 8:02 tomorrow corning. He will return more enthusiastic in his work and with new ideas on educational work. Among those who are being men tioned as possible candidates for the legislature are Judge G. M. Spurlock, R. Wilkinson, Eagle: C. D. Clapp and A. B. Dickson, Elmwood; Captain George Sheldon, Nehawka; M. L. Freidnch, Eight Mile Grove precinct and Peter Eveland of Elmwood pre cinct. Captain Sheldon, Judge Spur lock and C D. Clapp are often men tioned in connection with float repre seatative. Dean C. Worcester a member of the Phllipine commission, in respond ing to the toast, "The Philippines" told of his four years residence in the islands previous to the Spanish Amer ican war, and dealt with the develop ments as be bad observed them since that struggle. He declares that the people are unfit for self government now and that time and American in fluences alone can elevate them to that plane where they will be compe tent to possess a thoroughly republi can form of government. General. Wood has issued an order in Cuba making February 24 a na tional holiday. On that date the Cu bans will celebrate the beginning of the revolution which resulted in their freedom. The event will be to them what the Fourth of July is to Ameri cans. It is said that all the speakers at the recent celebration accepted in good faith the avowed intention of the United States government to establish a Cuban republic, and one of the prin cipal subjects of discussion was the method of floating the first loan for the payment of the soldiers of the Cuban army. I AS TO THE B & M. PAS-ES. Will some one please rise and explain why it is that as soon as a republican in Cass county is nominated for a county office or for the legisla ture he is immediately given a Burlington pass? Has the Burlington's ability to dodze its Cass county taxes anything to do with the case? Louisville Kicker. THE News rises and wishes to say at the outset that the above is but a sample of the rotten journalism dished up by many of the advocates of "re form." The Kicker Insinuates that it is a crime to ride on a pass and that all of the republican county officials are guilty of said crime. It is quite possible that our republican officials, like most fusionists, would accept passes if the B. & M. saw fit to give them, but it happens that not a single one of them has been so favored, and for a paper to thus misrepresent things is low and contemptible. Now, we might note the facts as to the payment of the B. & M.'s taxes, as well as those of the Missouri Pacific and Rock Tsland. bete roads are as sessed by the state board of equaliza tion, which is composed of the follow ing officers: Governor, secretary of state and auditor of public accounts. The B. & M. was assessed at $10,580, C., R. I. & P. at $6,000, and the M. P at $5,000 per mile. The total valua tion of railroad property in Cass county, not including the real estate of the Burlington in Plattsmouth, for 1899, was $S93,176 60, while the total valuation of all other personal prop erty in the county, including stores, banks, horses, cattle, hogs, etc., for the same year amounted to $797,345 $95,831.60 less than that of the rail roads. And what is more, they all paid their '99 taxes in full before the first day of February. The amount paid in was $33,343 87. On the other hand, the editor of the Kicker's record is a little checkered. His 1899 tax has not been paid and he did cot pay his taxes for '98 until long after they had become delinquent and after Tax Collector D. M. Johnson, had called upon him. The records show. further, that R. T. Rochford & Co. were assessed in '99 for $100 which was supposed to be one-third the value of the stock. Since that time a half in terest in the store was sold for $1,650 to C. Mockenhauf t. At this rate the stock should have been assessed at $1,100 instead of $400, and still ye edi tor is the same huckleberry who is kicking at a corporation that not only pays its taxes but pays them promptly. General Buckner, one of "the leading gold democrats, sizes Bryan up about right in the following: The democratic party has no future until the element now in control has been wiped out and this promises to be done at the election of this year Expediency, not principle, is the motto of this element; the energies of its leader, Mr. Bryan, are engaged in hunting for an issue which he hopes will attract votes, and not in the pro muleration of those great principles on which the democratic party rests With Bryan's defeat, which promises to be more overwhelming than in 1896 there is every reason to believe the conservative element of the party will once more come into power. The controlling element of the party today would commit it to opposition to ex pansion, when expansion was the es sence of JefTersonian democracy. As a political proposition, there can be no doubt in my mind as to the wisdom of this country retaining the Philip pines. Aguinaldo is reported as being in Japan. INFORMATION AMU OPINION. A Certain lady, suspecting that her husband was in the habit of kissicg the hired girl, resolved to catch him in the act. After watching for a few days she heard him coming home the back way one evening, and passed quietly into the kitchen, low the hired girl was out that evening, and the kitchen was dark. Burnine with jealousy the injured woman took a few matches in her hand, hastily putting a shawl car her head as the hired girl often did, entered the back door to be almost im mediately 6iezed, kissed and embraced in the most ardent manner. It was with a heart burning with rage and jealousy that the woman prepared to administer a terrible rebuke to her faithless spouse. Tearing herself loose from his fond embrace she struck a match and stood face to face with their hired man! Her husband says that his wife never treated him so well since the first month they were mar ried as she has during the past fsw days. Ex, Did you ever run across the old home newspaper, say some ten years old or more, asks an exchange? Did it not prove interesting as you read its col umn of local news and personal men tion ? As you look over its puges the many seeming trivial mentions carry with them a multitude of tender and pleasant associations. You wonder why you prized the paper eo little when it was first printed, when you find it so full of interest and food for reflection after so many years. It is only when one gets hold of an old local newspaper and views its panorama of the past and reflects on what a mirror of local .events the papers are, that he begins to estimate its real value as a current history. The coroner's inquest is sometimes a solemn function, and of great benefit to the community and the cause of jus tice; but there are times when the coroner's inquest is merely horseplay, and it is horseplay more frequently than otherwise. And the taxpayers, the suffering taxpayers, pay the fid dler. When a man commits suicide, and it is evident to everybody that he committed suicide, the corpner gravely gathers up a few good men and true and si' on the remains, and elves out a verdict to the effect thai at an in quest holden in the county and state aforesaid, it whs determined that the deceased did then and there wilfully aDd feloniously and contrary to the peace and dignity of the state, kill, murder and annihilate himself. And the groaning taxpayers of the county and state aforesaid pay the fiddler.The other day some laborers at Elm Creek were digging a hole in the ground, and they unearthed a pine box which proved to be a coffin. It held the bones and whiskers of a man who had died more than thirty years ago, and an old resident was there to tell the details of the death and burial. The proper thing to do under such circumstances was to take the box and plant it some where else, but the coroner thought that the remains were entitled to an inquest as a token of esteem, so he got his jury and went ahead, and rendered a verdict as one might render lard, to the effect that at an inquest holden, etc. - We trust that the bones and wniskers may sleep more fioundly,now that the coroner has sat upon them. The price of that inquest was probably $15 or $20 at least, and frantic taxpay ers pay the fiddler. The matter is not important, but it serves to show how the money of the screaming taxpayers is fooled away. Walt Mason. W. H. Heil of Eight Mile Grove precinct was in the city on business today and made this office a pleasant call. Mr. Heil is a breeder of Red polled cattle and reports business in his line first-class. He finds ready sale for his stock, not being able to supply the demand. The News con gratulates Heil Bros, on their success. They are already known in several 6tatos as breeders of fine cattle. An exchange says that a young man in Hasting advertised for a wife under an assumed name, and his sister an swered the advertisement also under an assumed name Then photographs were exchauged, and now the young man thinks there is no balm in adver tising and the old folks think it pretty hard to have two fools in one family. The Register regrets its inability to give the details of the funeral of Guy Livingston. If it would add any to perpetuating the memory of one who gave his life in the service of his coun try, we are ready to give our tribute, but the name of Guy Livingston will live in the memory of those who knew him until, with them, time shall be no more. All our efforts can make his name and memory no greater. Ne hawka Register. DOINGS AT WASHINGTON. Washington, D. C, Feb. 24. (Spe cial Correspondence.) The democratic national committee has just finish d its meeting here, with the result that Kansas City is selected as the place for the convention, and the Fourth of July as the date. Ooce before the democrats selected July Fourth as the date for a convention. They made up what they called a "consecrated plat form," and nominated a "consecruted" candidate to beat Grant. The record of the party was too bad, however, and self-styled "consecration" did not save it. Ia the recent meeting of democrats Arthur P. Gorman of Maryland took part, in epite of the fact that he was opposed to Bryaninm in 1S96 and is op posed to it now. He has a presidential bee of his own which he is keeping hived until 1904. Like other hard money democrats ho knows that the only safety of the leaders is to ap patently stay with tho party until Bryanism is wiped off the political map. A large number of eastern democrats will act with the party so far as appearances eo, but will vote against Bryan. It is considered almost a joke for a party to select the Fourth of July as a convention date, when the delegates assembled will represent a conglomera tion tif ideas such a free trade, cheap money to pay debts, Aguinaldoism, Goebclism and suppression of the col ored vote in the south. A declaration of independence written by such an assemblage would be a great curiosity in me oeoate now going on in con gress the democrats keep up their usual policy of antagonizing every tning the republicans propose. In this they simply follow the precedent established in 1864, when they de clared ''the war is a failure." Th "anti-everything" policy will be car ried right through the coming c&m- paign. Nebraskans will have to meet the same ill-natured which is beine generaiea nere. F. A. Harrison Married at High Noon. Mr. Henry Ragoos and Miss Magpie Lionnps were married at the home of T. - the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Lohnes, in Eight Mile Grove precinct on Thursday, February 22, at high noon in the presence of a large number of relatives and friends. Miss Carrie Ahl and Will Lohnes and Miss Ida Rogoos and Clemence Mayfield acted as bridesmaids and groomsmen. The bride was neatly attired in light blue silk and the groom wore the con ventional black. Rev. George Jung performed the ceremony in his usual pleasing but im pressive manner. After the usual congratulations, all were invited Into the dining room where plates were laid for seven tv people. As a toKen of the high esteem in which these young people are held, they were the recipients of a large number of presente. Louisville Courier. For Sale Residence property in Murray, Neb. Apply to J. Rankin. THE NEW AND THE OLD The Woman's club has been discus sing "Women as Wage Earners" and this topic recalls a most excellent pa per read by Mrs Helen Cimpbell of Chicago, at Louisville, Ky., entitled "Wages of Women, Historically Con sidered." This paper has ao many -j-.djdeas that thoughtful people are sure to read the same and be benefited thereby: "The difficulties of this subject are manifold. So far as a woman's wages has history, it is for age9 a purely in ferential one, and when the time comes that rates, fixed or varying, disclose themselves, it is only by research of the closest, since history there is none. "The fact is, as you can all very soon discover for yourselves, that very nearly down to the present generation, the history of wages, no less than that of anything else concerning women, is included in that of men, and included in the same principle as that of mar riage. Her identity as an individual is lost, and we know her only in the New England formula 'she that was' Matilda Jones or Johnson or Jenkins, but is now Mrs. John or Jacob or Jere miah Smith. There was wage, there is a wage, and though for the past we can barely disentangle it, for the pres ent it is possible, though means to this end are few. Like everything else it is in its protoplasmic stage, and to that we must for the tima turn back if we are to comprehend the thing his torically, discover what each uncer tain si ep has meant, judge how far to day holds perfected form9 and how far we have still to travel. "What is our first positive know ledge? It begins with that far remote infancy of the world where man as cave dweller and mere predatory moved gradually and with painfully halting 6tep toward higher develop ment. Warfare was the life of both man and woman. Together they fash ioned the implements of the stone age, and traced the rude drawings of the cave dwellers. "And the summary for ages on is a simple one, the subjugation of the weaker by the stronger; the survival of the fittest, and underneath the un conscious process no man has told so well as Henry Drummond in those chapters on 4lhe Evolution of Mother' and 'The Evolution of the Father.' "At last came a people whose voice still speaks to us,and in Greek thought on economic questions, formultated by Aristotle, we have the first logical statement of principle as to the actual Conditions for women. They worked we know, but labor was then the por tion of slaves alone, and the slave, man or woman, was regarded as soulless, and seldom had chronicle. "For that earlier day woman, the slave oi the slave, had no waee. Tha she had right to one had entered n imagination. To the end of Greek civilization a wage was the right of free labor only. Men and women, th record tells us, toiled side by side,ofte chitinoa togetner in mine or quarry but bare subsistence was the portion of each. To take a wage was in any case held as degradation, and you may tur to your Plato for the fiercest arraign ments ci tne man wno eitner asked or received pay. This was the Greek thought, and is summed up in Ari: totle's words: 'The science of th master reduces itself for knowing how to make u-e of the slave. He is the master, not because he is the owner of the man, but because he knows how to make use of his property.' Our pros ent competitive system has a touch of the same quality. "Practically the same facta are true for the next civilization that of Rome for while at one period women had much freedom, it appled solely to the pntrician class, and the slave still worked for a bare subsistence. Chris tianity, with the seal of the carpenter of Nazeteth on the sac redness of labor, and its declaration of the immeasura ble value of the least human soul seemed to open the door for women At least it left it ajar. "Passing on to the middle ages we find an enormous preponderence of women, resultidg from the abnormal death rate among men, in the constant feuds and struggles and" the frightful pestilences of the time, there being between 1136 and 1619, altogether, one hundred and four years of the black plague. Women swarmed into cou vents as their only refuge, and the church absorbed all moneys produced by their laca making, embroideries and such other work as convent life admitted. By this time, driven to it by the fact that beggars, highwaymen and robbers made life perilous and trade impossible, the guilds of the middle ages were organized, and we have at last the f rst authentic record of a wage for women. In these guilds many women were admitted to an equal citizenship with men. In 1619 L-mis le Jenne of France granted to Theci, wife of Ives, and to her heirs, the grand mastership of the five trades of cobblers, belt makers, sweaters. leather dressers and purse makers. "In Frankfort and the Silesian towts there were female furriers; along the middle Rhine many female bakers were at work. Cologne and Strasburg had female saddlers and embroiders of coats of arms. Frankfort had female tailor?, Nuremberg, female tanners and in Cologne were several skilled women goldsmiths. With the opening of the thirteenth century, twelve hundred vears of struggle seemed likely to be lost, for at this point in time each and every guild proceeded to expel every woman in the trades. Ia all societies nearing dissolution, we know that its defenders adopted the very means best adapted to has en such end, and never was this truer than here. Each corporation dreaded an increase in numbers with ts consequent shrinkage in profits, and so restricted narriazei, aad re duced the number of independent citi zens. Then came the Thirty Years' war and diminished still further the possibility of marriage for many. Forced out of trade, women had only the lowest, most menial forms of labor as a resort, and their position seem! nearly hopeless. niERESIIJfi COUJTI CULLH69. Clipping! From County ExcbMfM Diahed up for "Sewt- Retdin. From the Union Ledger. Union was well represented in Platts mouth Saturday. George Trook was a passenger to Plattsmouth Tuesday. Virgil Rose went to Plattsmouth on the noon train yesterday. Elmer Smith rested from his typo duties Saturday and went to Platts mouth. George L. Sheldon and wife went to Plattsmouth Saturday to attend the funeral of the late Guy Livingston. Rufua Keyser returned Tuesday evening from Plattsmouth, where he has been taking active part in revival meetings. Thomas Murtey and Thomas Jame son, two good citizens of Weeping Water, passed here yesterday, en route to Plattsmouth. Commissioners Zink and Cox passed through Union Monday, on their way to Plattsmouth to attend a meeting of the county board. Will Frans went to Plattsmouth last Saturday on important business with the county judge. Ilia brother, Thede, went with him to see that he was not too bashful to give the judge the proper names and ages. It is definitely settled that the com ing week will witness the beginning of an enterprise that means much, not only for this village, but for the whole surrounding country. The deal has been made whereby active work will begin at once to open and operate ex tensive stone quarries on Peter Gru ber's land, adjoining this village. The man who has charge of the matter is II. W. Kolkmeyer of Jefferson City, Mo., and he closed the deal with Mr. Gruber several weeks ago, then re turned to Jefferson City to complete his arrangements for commencing the work next week. For tha Babies. There is no better medicine for the babies than Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. Its pleasant taste and prompt effectual cures make it a favorite with mothers and small children. It quickly cures their coughs and colds, prevent ing pneumonia or other serious conse quences. It also cures croup and has been used in tens of thousands of cases without a single failure so far as we have been able to learn. It not only cures croup, but when given as soon as the croupy cough appears, will proven the attack. In cases of whooping cough it liquefies the tough mucue, making it easier to expectorate, and lessens the severity and frequency of the paroxysms of coughing, thus de priving that disease of all dangerous consequences. For ade by all drug' gists. MURDOCH ITEMS. Chris Backemeyer of Milfred is here Chas. Stander lost a valuable horse this week. Cal Lois is working on Evans Haus' new elevator at Meadow. The family of Steve Hams of Mur ray, visited John Leis over Sunday. Mrs. A. Zabel, now of Linooln, was in attendance at the llosens-Kuehn wedding. Neighbors gave Mr. and Mrs Matter a farewell party last week. They soon leave for Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. F. R. Gutbmann and daughter of Plattsmouth visited with our banker this week. A bouncing ten pound boy made bis appearance at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie C. Rush Friday morning George Leis resigned his posi tion at Frank Martins Wednesday and his place will hereafter be occupied by Alvins Neitzel. Mrs. Arthur Rikle and Miss Mary made a trip to Omaha Monday prepar atory to an event which is so far kept a profound secret. Word has been received here that the home of Fred Gardner, who form erly resided here, has been made glad by the arrival zl a fine boy. Louis Blum received a telegram Monday calling him to Lebanon, III., to attend the funeral of his aired mother, which occurred Tuesday. Last Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. August Kaehn. six miles northwest of town, occurred the mar riape of Ferdinand Rosens to Lizzie Kuehn. The happy event was wit nessed by a large gathering of friends, who afterward enjoyed an elegant re-j pst. They were bountifully remem bered with presents both useful and valuable. Mr. and Mrs. Rosens will reside on the T. T Young farm. Our best wishes go with them. The Bent Medicine for Khenmatlnni. "I think I would go crazy with pain were it not for Chamberlain's Pain Ba'm," writes Mr. W. H. Stapleton, Herminie, Pa. 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