Nebraska Newspapers

    OCTOBER BETTJBNS.
ST/ic Showing W/ttch i Made liy Uic Depart
ment of Agriculture ,
The October returns of corn average higher
for condition than In the past five years , but
not BO high as In any of the remarkable corn
years from 1875 to 1879 inclusive. The general
average is to , which is very nearly an average
with any of a series of ten years , and indicates
about twenty-six bushels per acre , the breadth
approximating 70,000,000 acres. The region
between the Mississippi and Itocky Mountain
slope again presents the highest figures , which
in uvery suite rise a little above the normal
standard for the full condition. No state east
of the Mississippi returns a condition as high
as 100. The lowest llgurcs are m West Vlr-
plnla 7.1 , Ohio 74. Louisiana 74 , Texas 80 , South
Carolina SI. The reduction was caused by
drought. There is complaint of drought in
the Ohio valley and In the Atlantic and Gulf
states , but not sufllclontly severe to reduce
seriously the yields. Karly planted corn
everywhere matured. Late plants in south
ern states guttered for want of summer rains ,
and will be light and not well tilled. Very
little Injury hnn been done by frosts. There
was u frost In Vermont on the 25th of August ,
and In several border si a ton about the middle
of September with slight injury to late corn.
The damiigo by chinch bugs and other In
sects had been slight. The wheat crop will
exceed that of last year by about 100.000,000
bushels. Threshing Is blow and late with the
rcbults thus far , confirming' the indications of
former reports , that the yield per acre will
nveraao about thirteen and one-third bushels
per acre. The quality of the present wheat
crop is generally very good , especially in the
eastern and middle states , on the western
Elope of -Alleghonies , Michigan , Wiscon
sin and Minnesota. Some depreciation in
quality is noted in Indiana , Illinois , Iowa ,
Missouri and Kansas. The average for the
entire breadth is ! H5.
The Indicated yield of rye Is about twelve
buMiels per acre , and the quality superior.
The yield of oats Is a little above the aver
age , yielding about twenty-seven bushels per
acre , and making a crop approximating 270-
000.000 bushels , of good quality.
The barley crop makes a yield of nearly
twenty-three bushels per acre , and the pro
duct exceeding 50,000,000 bushels of average
quality.
The condition of buckwheat averages 87.
indicating a crop slightly under the average.
Of good quality.
The condition of the potato crop is repre
sented by 88 , live points lower than in October
last year , two points lower than in 1879 and
18S2 , and the same as in 1880.
October returns of cotton indicate a reduc
tion of nearly eight points in the average con
dition , us the result of continued drouth in ar
resting development and destroying the vital
ity of the plants. The drought has been gen
eral , and its effects are manifest in every
state. Of ten successive crops only two have
averaged lower in condition in Oclober. These
wore 18S1 and 18SJ , when the averages were GO
and OS respectively. . The average was S3 in
the great crop year ot 18KJ.
ARTICLE NESTE.
To Hie Attention of Which G. A. R. dfcmlicra
t\i Called.
Captain Palmer , department commander of
the G. A. It. inXcbinska , calls the attention
of members of the order to article IX , chapter
V of the rules and regulations , which forbids
the discussion of partisan questions , the use
of the organization for partisan purposes , or
nomination for political olliecs , and says :
It is of the utmo't importance to the exist
ence and usefulness of our organization that
the foregoing be kept fro'h in the mind and
heart of evei.rcomra-io. In all political action
the Individuality of the veteran must bo kept
entirely apart from Hie comradeship in the
Grand Armv of the Republic.
Letters or interviews printed in the news
papers of the day. discussing the partisan
preferences or proclivities of our membership
arorepichensible in the extreme , and ob
viously constitute a violation of the written
law as noted above.
The Grand Army uniform mustnotboworn ,
or the Grand Army badge displayed at any
polii ical meeting.
Such conduct \\ill be studiously avoided by
all comrades who earnestly desire the perpet
uity of the Grand Army. And the strong arm
of discipline must reach out after such as will
pcrsi-t in placing a temporary partisan ad
vantage above every other consideration.
The objects for which we are banded togeth
er arc by far too sacred to be jeopardized by
any wilful or stupid violation of our well
known policy.
It is scarcely to be expected that in a mem
bership of S.OOO , distributed among 200 posts
in every section of the state we shall entirely
escape criticism. Some "crank" is likely , in
the heat of excitement , or to train temporary
partisan advantage , to imperil our very exis
tence by lashnpss.
Such cases should meet with sharp rebuke ,
and prompt action by post court martial.
If there aie any men in the United States of
America who have earned the right to be en
tirely independent on all political subjects it
is the soldiers of the republic who have fought
its battles and defended its flag against the.
assaults of treason.
It only remains for us to exercise that dear
ly boufrnt privilege with such rare delicacy ,
di-rrction , and fidelity to the interests of all
our veteran comrades as shall win for us anew
the encomiums of all good citizens.
Sulliran , the Bruiser.
John L. Sullivan says he intends to train
down to 200 pounds or less , for the set-to "with
Laflin. He is willing towager § 1,000 to § 25,000
that he will have the best of Laflin from the
start , and is confident that he can easily dis
pose of him. Atter the Latlin fight he desires
matches with Alf Greenfield , the English ath
lete , and with Mitchell , if the latter is so in
clined. He declares solemnly that he has
stopped drinking for all time and is deter
mined to take care of himself. .After com
pleting his engagements in this country he
will give some tarewell performances and
then make a tour of England , Ireland , Scot
land and Australia.
A' Heinous Crime in Iowa.
The report of a heinous crime , perpetrated
in Spring Valley , a small settlement in Dubuque -
buque county , was received a few days ago ,
A farmer named Treanor having occasion to
leave home his wife requested a young lady ,
Miss Susan Trcntz. living near by , to stay over
night. While getting ready for bed a strange
man forced stn entrance to the house and out
raged the young lady. Mrs. Treaner jumped
from a second story window , and , although
seriously hurt , ran for assistance , but the vil-
lian escaped and is now being eagerly sought
for by the excited neighbors. If caught he
will be lynched.
An Attempted Train Jlobbery.
Ten miles west of Emporia , Kansas , an at
tempt was made to rob a Santa Pe passenger
train. The robbers evidently intended to ditch
the train. Two rails were uuspiked , but not
removed , and when the passenger train came
along it was running at such speed that it
passed safely over the rails. When the rpb-
beis saw the train flying by with the rich
booty they evidently became enraged and
tired a volley after it , bullets striking the cars is
in several places. No one was hurt. Follow
ing the passenger come a freight train , which S
was ditched , and the fireman killed and en
gineer serious jy injured. cl
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Children Supplant Jlcasts of Jinnlcn.
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A Mormon family of six passed through S (
Nashville , Tenn. , a few days ago. A boy and
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a girl aged ten and twelve were narnessed in a
small cart containing their earthly posses
sions. The ankles of the children were swol ird
len and bleeding. The father and mothereach d
carried a child. They said they came from
Lewis county and were going west , but the
man in evident terror said in answer to a m
question that they were "not exactly" Mor sc
mons , but were suspected and were forced to
leave. scd
Glandered Horses in Iowa. w
Eight horses at Vinccnnes , la. , are reported wn
afflicted with -glanders. The state veterina- n <
has been notified , and is expected to investi
gate. A meeting ot citizens was held , and the w
diseased animals were ordered quarantined ,
and will be shot should the state veterinarian
'concur in the conclusion as to the nature of faIn
the disease. The diseased horses had been
permitted to run at large. It is feared other In
cases will follow.
Tlie Baltimore anil Ohio Ratified. lo
The Baltimore and Ohio railway company
loF
has been given notice by the Pennsylvania
company that on and after October 12th it will F
be deprived of the privilege of running trains for
over the Pennsylvania lines between Balti
more and Now York , and that neither passen
ger tickets nor baggage checked through from
the west via the Baltimore and Ohio lines will
bo received by the Pennsylvania company.
THE MARKETS.
OMAHA.
Ftoim Wheat per 100 Ibs 225 © 27ft
Ffcouii Kyo per 100 Iba 140 < & 175
BIIAN Per ton 1100 & 11 50
AVllEAT No.2 59 © 50J
HAnr < Ky No. 2 50 © 51
UYK No. 2 40'/4 < 3 41
CoitN-No.2 mixed 4351 © !
OATS No. 2 , 25 < f&
BUTTKK Fancy Creamery. . . . 20 & 30
BUTTKH Choice dairy. 14 & 20
Eaas Fresh 19 @ 20
ONIONS Per bbl 140 © 175
CHICKENS Per doz , live . 225 © 250
APPLES Barrels . 225 © 250
POTATOKS Per bushel . 35 © 40
SEKDS-Timothy . 100 © 2 ( X )
SKKDfi-UIuo Grass . 175 © 200
SEKDS Hungarian . 115 © 1 2o
HAY Balled , per ton . BOO © 903
NEW YORK.
WHEAT No. 2 Spring . 83 © 84
WHEAT Ungraded Ked . 83 © ! 't'/J '
COHN Xo.2 . 02 © < H
OATS Mixed Western . 33 © M
CHICAGO.
Fioun Winter . 475 © 5 50
FLOUH Spring . a 75 © 450
WHEAT Perbushcl . 7(5I ( © 77
COHN Per bushel . 54 © C4H
OATS Per bushel . . . . . . . 27 © 27
POKK . 1000 © 1700
LAUD . 7 32 & ® 735
IlOfiS Pckg and shipp'g . 540 © G HO
CATTLE Exports . 0 80 © 7 25
SiiEEP-Medium to good . 1 50 © 4 30
ST. LOUIS.
WHEAT No. 2 red 79 © 7HJ.1
CORN Per bushel 4014 © 41
OATS Perbushel 20 % © 2fia
CATTLE Exports C 40 © 675
SHEKP Medium 250 © 4 00
Hoas Packers 475 © 500
KANSAS CITY.
WHEAT Per buehel 58 © 58' ,
CORN Per bushel 40 © 40J
OATS Per bushel 22 } © 24
CATTLE Exports 0 00 © 0 25
Hoas Medium to good 515 © 545
SHEEP Fair to good 275 © 325
CANDIDATE ST. JOHN.
Ilumulingtij W7iis7fingn , Ttrandlngs , 1'unch-
ings , Smashing * of the Cold-Water Oandl-
dutcFrom Tub to Tumlilor.
Now York Morning Journal.
John St. John , the aqueous candidate
of the prohibition party for the presi
dency , Avas born by the side of a bab
bling brook Avhose sparkling Avaters
gushed and gurgled in the sunlight.
In the front of his parental residence
Avere fountains , from which the crysta ]
Avater leapt high in air , and in Avhich
the young heir was \vont to bathe be
fore breakfast every morning.
While he Avas yet a babe he evinced
an extraordinary fondness for Avater ,
and Avould cry Avhenever he caught
sight of the tiny bathtub in Avhich his
nurse bathed him.
Once in the tub he Avould splash and
kick with delight , but Avhen he Avas
taken out he would howl until the dogs
took up the chorus and continued it
AA'ith additional A'chemence.
At school he preferred books relating
tovater. .
When his teacher told him that the
earth Avas composed of about three-
fourths Avater and one-fourth land he
lifted up his Aroice and Avept because
there Avas not more Avater.
He ahvays read the story of Noah
Avith intense interest , and Avas often
heard to say that he Avished he had
lived in those delightful damp days.
He fairly doted on ducks , and even in
the depth of Avinter he Avould break
holes in the ice for the purpose of enab
ling the festive foAvls to enjoy their
usual natorial pleasures.
During the hot summer Aveather he
fairly lived in the river in fact , he be
came so addicted to swimming that his
family physician feared that he Avould
die of Avater on the brain.
In the to\vn AA'here he spent his boy
hood he Avas known as "Neptune , " on
account of his fondness for the Avater.
At the age of twelve he reached the
height of his ambition by becoming the
driver of the A'illage sprinkling cart.
Jt Avas AArhile in the discharge of this
duty that he nearly submerged the
tOAvn.
He subsequently joined the fire de
partment and Avas ahvays one of the
hardest and most efficient Avorkers at
the pumps.
He-preached against the earthquake
because of the first syllable in the Avord
rumbling. He denounced Avhisk brooms
because they reminded him of corn
juice. He had a similar objection to
braading irons. He Avould not fight
because he Avould haA'e to give or take
a punch or a smash.
After a feAV years he Avas appointed
to the position of superintendent of the
Avater Avorks from Avhich the village rc-
ceh'ed its supply.
His house Avas adorned Avith mottoes
of A'arious descriptions , all more or less
relating to the subject Avhich Avas near
est and dearest to him.
In his dining room over the mantel
Sf
Avas suspended the motto :
"Water is the best of all things. " sc
On his Avell curb is the sign :
"Water tastes better out of a Avooden
bucket than Avine out of a golden gob
let. "
He is fond of giving conundrums to
his friends , such as :
"Why is a politician's tongue like a
brook ? " Then before they could an
swer he Avould reply : "Because it runs
Avithout ceasing and ncATcr AA'caries. "
Although he has filled the guberna
torial chair of a great Avestern state , it or
bclicA'ed that he was never full him
self.
self.Yet
Yet it is darkly rumored that his his
chances of becoming president are th
blighted : because he has refused to setf °
tie an old bar-bill , Avhich ho contracted
some lime ago in a fit of absent-mind
edness. :
His particular' is an enormous He
mustache , Avhich Avavesover Iris shoul e
ders < like a pair of suspenders. ii
Its natural color is red , but his ene er
mies solemnly state that he gives it the ii
somber shade of a raven's wing. ai
If that be true he is the only candi stii
date : Avho has ever dyed for his country ii
Avithout shedding blood. it
He is a good man , but his weight is piv
not knoAvn. v
At present his campaign is conducted ; h
Avitlfout spirit. be
The result is already' an established ish
fact. h
fact.The
The original St. John lost his head by-
having it served up on a charger.
The present St. John AAill probably
lose his in a Avater spout.
Many of the Chinese in California are qn
getting rich growing and dryingpeacb.es II
the foreign markets. )
THE GIKLS WILL MAItltl"
Experience Which People With Pretty Maid
Have at the Summer Retorts.
Philadelphia Times.
While so many mammas with daugh
tcrs and carriages are watching the
coachman there are a good many mis
tresses of households who are watch
ing the maids. Few family necessities
are so rare as . good nurses and eham
bermaids. When they are good ones
they arc prized and their mistresses
are afraid of losing them. This is
more than CArer the case during Ihe
summer Avilh nursemaids Avho are taken
away lo summer resorts Avith Ihe chil
dren. Nurses are as much affecled by
moonlight nights on the beach , roman
tic country surroundings and the per
sistent attentions of ardent swains as
the rest of their sex , and as a natural
consequence a good many of them
about the time summer is over ' 'give
Avarning" and go off and get married.
Only those Avho liaA'e been brought
face to face Avith the difficulty know
Avhat a trial it is to lose in this manner
a clean , tidy , obedient nurse , Avho is
intelligent and faithful , and Avho not
only takes a great interest in the chil
dren , but is liked by them in return.
But these , of course , are most likely to
be the first ones to go off. For some
unaccountable cause the summer season
just closed has been a remarkable one
in the number of maids at ser-
iiT
yice in prominent Philadelphia
families Avho have married or
made their arrangements to
marriage before the Avinter. There are
fe\v families that Avent off anyAvhere
Avith maids at all atlractive but haA'e
had their maids matrimonially assailed
or completely captured. In many
cases the sources of danger Avere the
Avaiters at the fashionable hotels Avhere
the families Avere staying. Some of
these Avaiters are very gentlemanly and
agreeable , as well as good looking fel-
IOAVS , and they manage to Avreek havoc
in many of the handmaidens' hearts.
There Avere some very amusing cases
Avhere families ran aAvay from the places
they Avere at to prevent their maids
falling in IOAC Avith Ihe Avaiters. At
the Bcrkclej Arms , the most fashiona
ble place on the coast , Avhere Cupid
ran amuck in the kitchen and ante
chamber , several families look their de
parture from this cause.
In one case the girl is now on trial
as daughters are sometimes lested.
The family suddenly concluded tote <
to Europe and took their nurse Avith
them in the hope of breaking her infat
uation for the Avaiter , a handsome
Frenchman. When , as in this case ,
ti.e nurse is French also , the mistresses
have a hard time of it. On Monday-
night Emile Canipi , one of the popular
waiters at the BelleA'iie Hotel , married
Mrs. John O. Scott's maid , AA'horn he
met at Berkeley. Louis Vaile is to
marry one of Mrs. Howard O. Roberts'
maids , met at the same place. Half a
dozen similar affairs are disturbing the
down stairs parlors of Walnut and
Spruce streets.
Queen Victoria's Obstinate , Cultured , Frealcy
Danglitcr.
London Correspondence New York Sun.
The princess Victoria is unmistakably
the child of her royal mother ; she has
her obstinacy , her perseverance.her su
preme indifference to opinion , her im
penetrability to ach'ice or persuasion :
she has more than the queen , a true and
enlightened love of literature , science ,
art. Her views are positive , her judg
ment prompt and unaltered ; she is
Avell-nigh a free thinker , but rarely ex
presses an opinion , and ncATer recinds
it , she visits every studio , assists at all
lectures and conferences , models and
paints herself , and by a singular con
tradiction is as competent a housewife
as if she Avere not a clever AA'oman. She
sees to CAery detail of her palace I
Avas nearly saying her house engages
her servants and governesses , routs
them up at six in the morning , has the
lights put out at ten throughout the es
tablishment , and sends her youngest
daughter , now tAveh'e years old , to bed
at eight. Through her agency , in all
the public squares and open places of
Berlin , large heaps of Avhite sand are
raised , so that children kept in the city
may indulge in healthful play Avith I
pails and shoA els , like their more for
tunate brethren at- the seashore. She a
fancies that the air of her future capital
ghes her headaches , and she loathes
the Avarmth of the stove-heated rooms ;
before excepting an invitation from a
foreign embassador or Prussian noble ,
she sends a command that all the windows -
dews shall be thrown open. Would
not such a Avoman revel for a few brief
days every yrear in the Avind-beaten
solitude of the little rocky island , so
easy of access , so near and yet so far ,
unlike her great empire , and yet
more fully her own than Prussia AA'ith
all its extension of territory ever Avill
be.
Women ill Sleeping Cars.
A man can get into a berth and shuck
himself A'ery comfortably. He can
"
stand on his" knees and duck his head
and take off some of his clothes , and
then he can lie down on his shoulders
the back of his neck and kick off
other articles of Avearing apparel , be
cause Avhen the buttons-are unbuttoned
1
clothes are as liable to eome off in
the dark as in the light. But it is dif-
rerent with a woman. Her clothes are
tinned on with all kinds of pins , from 9
he Safety pin to the darning needle ,
ied < on with strings , hooked on with
looks and eyes , buckled on with buck-
es , and put on in many ways' only
mown to the fair sex.- Give her a large
enough room , three or four gas lamps , go
ind a large mirror and plenty of time 3
ind she can find nearly all the pins , n
strings , hooks and eyes , buckles , etc. , ti
ind what she caa't find she can break
night and tie up : n the morning ; but mt
late her in a small berth in the dark , 1
)
vith : only one or two eyes to watch all 1o
he holes in the curtain" see if any-
jody is looking , and only two small
lands to iind things to unfasten , and
he is in a bad box. „
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Does a 3Ian OICH His Head.
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ledical and Surgical Reporter. one
One of the questions which an
Englishman recently left his heirs to
Itiarrel over was the right to his head ,
'he deceased had sold it to the local
hysician in consideration of his paying )
the funeral expenses , and when th
time came for the deliver ) ' to be made
he called for it ; but the heirs , who sait
they were perfectly willing to pay thi
funeral expenses themselves , demurred
and refused to carry out the agreement
The aid of the courts wasthen'involved
and at last accounts was not decided
In the meantime , the value of the heat
for purposes of dissection , if that is
what thn physician wanted it for , is
rapidly diminishing , and will soon b <
of no value whatever. The Englisl
courts have at various times held tha
there could be no property , in the ordj
nary sense in which the term is used , ii
a dead body ; and the interesting ques
tion now comes up whether the owner
ship , such as it is , is vested in the per
son himself or his representatives.
THE GBASSHOPPEB YEAR.
T/u- Great
WorleoftTnuies dordonlltcnm-tt fo >
Jtvlii-f of Sufferers ofXebralsu ami
Idaho Cor. Omaha Herald.
I Avas glad to read in the Herald your
complimentary editorial to James Gor-
don Bennett. Nebraskaus owe more to
Mr. Bennett than thcv are aware of and
it gives me pleasure even at this late
date bestow on Bennett a credit he
should long ago have had. * Most oi
your people will remember the great
grasshopper plague of 1874 and 1875 ,
when the crops in many counties of the
state were eaten entirely up and even
the fruit trees were destroyed. In that
section of the state where the plague
existed it will probably never be lor-
g'otten by the sufferers.
After the state government had ex-
approprialions alloAVed by the govern
ment had been expended General Ord ,
at that time commanding the depart-
nieufaof the Platte , came to me one day
and said :
"When the approprialion gives out
the people Avill starve. You must go to
New York and other eastern cities and
It Avas a difficult undertaking ; but.
armed Avith a letter from General Ord
to James Gordon Bennett , I set out at
once. ' .
If you have ever arrived in New York
and ridden down Broadway at noon
day , 3'ou must , in looking at that vast ,
hurrying crowd of human beings , have
felt the utter insignificance of one man.
As I pushed my way through the great
throng , each man and woman intent on
his or her own business , I could not
help saying over and over again , "What
can you do with such a multitude ? A
man is no larger than a fly here. "
After eating my dinner I went up to
the Herald office and , luckily , found
Mr. Bennett in. I had known hi ;
father before him , but I had seldom
met the son. I gave him General
Ord's letter and watched his face close-
ly as he read the rather long document ,
for the general ha'd gone into details
and told him all about the distress in
Nebraska. When he had read the let-
tor completely through and re-read a
part of it , he laid it down , and turning
abruptly to me , said :
This is terrible. What plans have
you ? "
I replied I had none , and spoke of
the difficulty of doing anything in so
large a city or of reaching the people
so as to make them understand the
case.
case.We shall reach them ; we shall make
"hem understand- ; nobody must be al
lowed to starve in this country or even
suil'er for the want of food , " he said ,
liurriedly. Then asking me where I
stopped in the city , he called Connery
and explained to him what was the
matter , saying to the managing editor ,
"Take up "the case of these poor people
in Nebraska and have something said
every day until they are relieved. " He
asked me if I was going to my hotel
and if it would be convenient for me to
stny at the hotel all the time , day and
night , for a couple of days. I told him
do so , and seeing . he was
busy left the proprietor of the great
est ncAVSpaper in the Avorld , not , ho\v-
CArer , unlil he of his OAVH good heaited-
ness had again assured me he AA'ould do
all in his power to help Ihe poor people
had come to represent.
Hardly had I reached the hotel Avhen
Herald reporter presented me his
card and said he Avas sent by Mr. Ben
nett to learn Avhat he could about the
Nebraska sufferers. He Avent to my
room and he stayed nearly all the at-
tcrnoon. The history and early settle
ment of the state Avas gone over , the
map examined and the afflicted dis
tricts pointed out. The character , hab
its and industries of the people , inter
ests , resources and advantages of the
states detailed.in fact everything about
Nebraska in a general Avay Avas elicited
by this dexterous reporter. About 4
o'clock he left , telling me another re
porter would call at G.
Promptly at G o'clock came the second
end Herald man , Avho seemed to be
thoroughly familiar'with. Avhat the first
"
one ha'd "obtained. The new reporter
asked me if I had ever traveled in the
aillicted districts. I told him Iliad
seen the suffering Avith my own eyes.
At this he seemed delighted , sharpened
his pencil and then commenced a
pumping such as I had neA'cr Avit-
nessed ( before. Each incident of a
scA-en clays' trip through the grass
hopper region Avas brought out from
the rising to Ihe selling of Ihe sun. At
o'clock he left , telling me the third
Herald man Avould call at 10. At 10 T
another reporter came and stayed Avith o'f
me unlil midnight , Avhen he went aAvay pi
saying the first day's Avork in the Ne
braska business Avas OA-er and I could
to bed.
As soon as I AA'as awake in the rnorn-
ino-1 called for the Herald. It Avas a
urprise even to an old newspaper
man. Evervwhere Avas Nebraska in
tartling head lines. A starving peo- out
le Avas dwelt upon in paragraphs and
eng editorials ; General Ord's letter
vas double leaded and published in
till under Avonderful head lines. My
ntervieAVS Avere spread out and worked
in fine shape. Indeed , the paper by
vas astounding , and after reading it
over I felt the case Avas a much Averse
than I had before supposed it to be.
By 10 o'clock people began to call
ind ask about Nebraska , my hotel and
uldress having been given. The pref
ers of aid Avere earnest and numerous. me
ne old gentleman wished to leave the
address ! of the firm for $500 and a lady
for 1 $200. At noon I dro\le td Jth'o 'Her
ald office and saw Mr. Bennett , lie
said 4J ho was making arrangements to
have 1 mq visit the gold board and ex
change , where he wished rne to deliver
brief 1 addresses and explain to the
1r boards 1 the exact situation in Nebraska.
That afternoon I made sis' addresses teas
as I many bodies of business men , and
each chamber appointed committees to
raise funds for the relief of the dis
tressed people. At night I returned to
my hotel worn out with the labors of
the day , but I felt tha satisfying sissur-
ance my mission was proving n success.c
The next morning Mr. Bennett renewed -
newed the appeals for the Nebraska
sufferers , and so kept it up all day until
not only the city , but the whole country
was thoVoughly aroused. Other papers
wheeled into line and the Tribune
opened a subscription on its own ac
count. The work was accomplished
and i I had now nothing to do but to sit
down and Avait the Avorkof theconi-
mittes. Each body had its committee ,
and communicated directly with Gen
eral Ord. I would not have ait3'thiug
to do with the collection , handling or
remittance of funds. For this reason I
never knew exactly what was collected
and sent , but I think it amounted to
about 81,000 a morning for thirty or
forty mornings. Mr. Bennett hired at
his own expense a building on Fulton
direct , and paid men to take charge of
it. Here he collected cloth
ing for the grasshoppers suf
ferers and sent it b } ' the car load
to Omaha. Any person having cloth
ing to spare was requested to send a
postal to the Herald office , giving street ,
number and name , when Mr. Bennettt
Avould send a wagon , get packages , and
bring them to the building on Fulton
street. At one time he had some thirty
Avagons running.
We were helping a part of the people
of Kansas , and over 20,000 starving
people Avere on our rolls. To feed and
care for this vast number required
about § 1,000 per day , and this had to
be raised every morning from the be
nevolent people of the country. It was
an enormous Avork and I hope never IP
Avitness such a disaster again in our
country as Avas caused by the locust
'
pests o'f 1874-1875.
When about to leaA'e New York I
called on Mr. Bennett to thank him for
all he had done , and he gaid :
"It is all right : I was satisfied the
people of Kansas and Nebraska Avere
suffering , and it is ahvays my duty as
Avcll as a pleasure to aid in relieving
suffering wherever T find it. " -
"Well , " said I , "if it .is ever in my
power lo make you any relurn for all
your kindness lo Ihese poor people let
ine knoAV how I can do it , and it shall
be clone cheerfully. "
"Some time , perhaps , ' ' he replied ,
"there may be an" Indian battle out
Avest , andQ. may not haA'e a Herald re
porter . there ; if such a thing should hap
pen and you wish to do me a real ser
vice see that the Herald has a good ac
count of the battle. "
I promised him I Avould certainly dose
so , lillle Ihinking how soon I would be
called upon lo redeem that pledge.
How Mark Kellogg , Mr. Bennett's cor
respondent , Avas killed Avith Custer at
Litlle Big Horn June 25th , 187G , and
how I'came to Avrite for Mr. Bennelt
the account of the "Battle of Litlle Big
Horn" Avill be told at some future time.
JAMES
The neAvest pelerines-reach quite to
the Avaist-linc in the back , and termi
nate in medium-length tabs in front.
White bonnets trimmed Avith Avhite
plumage Avill form the dressy bonnet
par excellence the coming Avinter.
Mohair and alpaca arc once more
used for school dresses , these made
Avith a tucked and kilted skirt and
blouse or Jersey bodice. Mother Hub-
bards are also popular again this season ,
and a pretty model Avas made of red
and golden brown , crossed Avith hair
lines of pale blue.
Tucks upon the skirt , tunic , bodice ,
and often upon the sleeves Avill be worn
all through the autumn season , Avith
dresses of silk and light Avoollen fabrics ;
and later on tucks , either narrow or
wide , will be seen in heavy ilannel goods ,
ladies cloth in flexible qualities , suit
ings , and the like.
AVool fabrics are so rich and beau
tiful , both in fabrife and coloring ,
this fall lhat they predominate in llic
richest Avalking coslunics , and arc fre-
quenlly combined Avith silk veh'et or
plush. Dark colors prevails and Ihe
leading colors are deep royal blue , Ihe
Avine and currant shades , and green in "
many shades and tones. In monohi
chrome costumes golden brown is a
prominent selection of color. fo
None of Ihe neAvly-made fur shoulder- . 1
capes appear Avith raised shoulders : not
the slightest puff or elevation is perin
ceplible ; but since many persons are in ai
possession of cosily capes purchased \
last year. , all of Avhich present the consl
clemned feature , raised shoulders Avill cc
not be considered old style for Ihe pres
ent. The shape of the Avrap in oilier y
respects is unaltered ; if any change , I
they are a trifle longer. New York
Evening Post.
A Tong Felt Want. se
Philadelphia Chronicle-Herald.
The numerous uses to which clec- ac
riciry is being put promises to remove in
cause of many secret disagreements Si
married life ! Before long , by sim- pt
q % -
A * pressing a button on Ihe side of Ihe tic
be'd , Ihe eleclric spark AA'ill lighl Ihe
fire in Ihe range , or shut up the stove
and put on the ketlle , and thus no
longer necessilale an early Irip lo Ihe DC
kilchen on a cold morning , Avhen Ihe
Ihermomeler is below zero , and Ihe oil the
clolh feels as if it had been hanging
over night on _ the iiprlh pole. AVI
br
Tlie Jtefinemrnt of Cruelly.
Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. be
A Tennessee man whose wife ran him
away Avilh a neighbor Avas approached
a"friend Avith a beaming counte jo
nance. "Johnson , " said he to the de
serted husband. "I know Avhers that
lellow Greenfield and your wife are , old
and you can catch them if you are the
spi'A * . " ' Catch them ? " replied the be
reaved. "Not much. The felloAv beat vo
in a horse trade once , and I ahvays tn
said I'd get even wilh him. "
8XA LLFJt PA 11 A ( lit. I PUS.
. . . . .
I t .1 j" * " * f r" * " "HI
The sting \ > t n Avap Is saldtto be fatal
to Chinamen.
Milwaukee has five citizens named
Devil , two named Satan , mid three
Hells.
W. llf II. Murray has become this
proprietor of "Snowshoo Cafe" in
Montreal.
Silling Bull has learned to eat with a
knife tuul fork , and is putting on airs
over il. -
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jfl < * *
The Egyptian farmer wilh len acres
of ground pays more tax than an
American Avilh 100.
The name of Iho latest English pro
fessional beauty is Kale -Blake. She
travels on a very wonderful com
plexion.
About 100 Christian Chinese women
haA'e been married to Christian Chinese
in the mission chapel at San.Franciseo.
New York sells annually about 100-
000,000 pounds of butter , of which the
commissioner of agriculture claims
over one-half is bogus.
Tennyson's new alleged dramatic
poem is in the hands of his publishers ,
and early next month Avill be in Ihe
hands of his admirers.
In Lower California there are four
mountains of peculiar comijosiliou.
Two are of alum , one of alum and
sulphur mixed , and one of sulphur.
Bolh substances are almost chemically
pure. The amount of sulphur in the
four mountains is estimated at 1,000-
000 tons , and that of alum at 100,000-
000 tons.
Newspapers printed at sea are not
uncommon. The practice of publishing
a paper on board ships was inaugura
ted on the steamer Great Britain , which
started for Australia on the 21st of Aug
ust , 1852. These seaborn journals do
much to relieve the monotony1 of the
passage , filled a.s they are Avitli stories ,
burlesque telegrams and jokes by the
passengers , and all the drift of spicy
incidents that happen , from Aveek to
week on ship board.
The horse ears and elevated railroads
in 3SVw York are fast destroying thci
omnibus business. The present out
look , says a Avriter in t\ie \ Jferulil , is that
within a decade the omnibus , with all
its ccnvenianccs and annoyances , and
pleasures , and displeasures , and profits
and losses , Avill have been banished
from the city , and that in the eyes of
the coming generation the lumbering
omnibus of to-day Avill be a quaint and
mysterious curiou&ity.
In Scheiieclady , N. Y. , there is : i
crow Avhich seems to be possessed of al
most human sense. The bird has a
great habit 'of tearing into strips and
destroying CA'ery scrap of paper upon
Avhich it can put its claws nnd beak.
One clay , however , the- owner noticed
that the crow had a scrajof paper
Avhich it guarded most carefully , and to
Avhich it seemed anxious to utlraet his
attention. The gentleman picked up a
scrap of paper , and upon smoothing it
out found it Avas a SI bill.
AMI'S
Stooping OA'er to pick up a fair lady's
handkerchief loses its joy Avhen it sacri
fices a suspender button.
Talk about a man turning a Avonmn's
head ! It is passing another Avoman
with a neAV bonnet that does it. Cin
cinnati Saturday Nijht.
Husband "Marv , has the dog been
at this meat ? " Wife "No , clear , [
carved when you Avere away yester
day. " Ilurpcr s Jiazaur.
When a maiden becomes a fisher of
men she should use genuine bait. Men
are shy of a hook that is "too fly , " as
the English say. Philadelphia Call.
While it is better to be born lucky
than rich it is better to marry a poor-
girl with a sAveet temper than a rich
one Avith a red-headed one. Philadel
phia Chronicle-Herald.
"Sixteen feet make a rod , " says the
old arithmetics. But then the Chicago
girl did not figure so largely in litera
ture then as she does nov. "llurlinylon
Free Press.
At marriage the bride ahvays meets
her betrothed at the altar Avith gloves
on , but after marriage she generally
handles her husband Avithout gloves.
Yonkcrs Statesman.
An English clergyman , Avaxing sar
castic in the pulpit over the enormities
the age , exclaimed : And these
things , my brethren , are done in Ihe
so-called nineteenth century. ' " Anon.
"I lost my dog , " said Mrs. Rarity.
"Win' don't your husband look for
him ? " ' some one asked. "Who , Jim ?
Win' , you knoAV Jim's on the detective
force. He can't find anything. "
rkansa iu Tra vcller.
Husband "The BroAvns are still liv
ing in New York. Very nice people ,
ami we are under obligations to them. "
\Vife < ] ( ! ask them here to spend the
summer ] Avith us if I Avas certain they
couldn't come. Puck.
Parent "You have.been in the Avatcr !
You Avere fishing ! " Son "Yes , ma'am ,
Avas in the Avater ; but I got a boy out
Avho might haA'e been droAvned : ' ' Parent
"Indeed , Avho Avas it ? " Son My
self. " Judge.
A man whose knoAvledgc is based on
actual experience says that when call
ing on their SAveethearts young men
should ) carry affection in their hearts' ,
perfection in their manners and confec
tion in their pockets. Boston Journal.
Table Tat ! ; .
Detroit Free Press.
"The cream of the joke " "as , " said
boarderthat the-
new ij\yiv --7
"If A-OU say > kiui milk of the joke ,
.re'll understand you better , " said the
bread-pudding man.
"Don't interrupt , " continued the new
boarder , "the landlady heraelf heard
oivinoout the conundrum- "
" \ncl AvTiat AA-as it ? " asked the chronic
joker : gloomily , after a long wait.
"Whv are AVC all martyrs ?
There was a dead silence as the feeble
joke struggled to its legs , revealing
brand. B. C. 52. _
Then the new boarder ansAverccl in a
voice he tried to render steady and
truthful : , ,
"Because AA-C all perish at the steak.