Nebraska Newspapers

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THE DAILY BEE.
K. BOSEWATERi EDITOB
Junes BEADr 'Til not
trait to be kicked out , I'll resign. "
OMULA. will soon be called upon to
conilder the question of the electric
light
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THE three * * * by which the
Star Service Is designated are sup-
pOBfld , In the light of recent develop
ments , to signify "Addition , Division
and Silence. "
the west
throughout
THE wheat crop
prolnhes to be unusually Urge. Nebraska -
braska proposes to show well up in
'the-front of the states with Increased
acreage.
SPEAKING of the Bender family ,
the Missouri , MIsslppl and Little
Slonrhave created more atlr than. the
bogus John and , Kate dlaoovered by
the Republican last yer.
THE difference between a "railroad
organ" and a paper supported by the
railroad and refused by the people Is
about the same as that between Sodom
and Gomorrah.
AN exchange advises the public to
"give Bernhardt a wide berth "
This Is all wrong. Senator Davis Is
the man for a wide berth. Sarah can
get along nlcaly with a narrow-one.
IMPARTIAL 'service at fair and
reasonable rates without discrimina
tion in favor of any shipper is what
Nebraska producers demand and
must receive from the railroad mon
opolies.
The Cleveland Ltader thinks that
the three F'c.that. agitate Ireland are
nothing compared with the three S'a
that just now harrow the souls of
certain vromlnent people in this
country Star Service Scandal.
COLOKADO having gained the unen
viable reputation of leading the Union
in the number of building accidents
Js. .cow taking .np the .subject of
railroad disasters. Colooado is bound
to make a success of whatever she un
dertakes.
WHILE Secretary BUIno Is giving
his attention to the American hog fca
shonldn'tpasa by some of Omaha's par
simonious fogies , who oppose every
plan for the growth and development
of our city and double button np their
pockets ia the face of every subscrip
tion list
THE Philadelphia Record says thai
neither an earthquake , nor the wcil-
ern flood * , nor the death of the sul
tan of the Sooloo Islands has he. !
any effect on the senatorial deadlock.
There seems to be only one desperate
remedy. Mahono must call out a
democratic senator and kill him.
NOT to Germany , Scandinavia is
becoming the most thoroughly aroused
European country on the subject of
emigration. Already sixty thousand
Scandinavians have contracted for
their pusage from Norway and Sweden
to the Western States this -season.
This represents six millions of dollars
added to the wealth of our country.
THE colored race are about to have
a historian of- their own. George H.
Williams , the only representative of
the colored race ID the Ohio Legisla
ture , has fallen heir to fifty thousand
dollars , by which he will be able to
retire-from business and politics , and
devote himself to the history he is
writing , covering a period from 1620
to 1880 , .and entitled , "Negroes as
Slaves , as Soldiers and as Gitlzans. "
Williams has gone to California.
THE reckless way In which the Star
route contracts wore Increased is
shown In an official return , from
which the following figures are.taken :
One route contracted for in Texas 'at
$134,000 was increased to $299,000 ;
another in the Indian Territory was
Increased Jrom $6,330 to $150392 ; ;
another in 'Dakota was. raised ! -from
t2 , 50 to $70,000 ; one itf
' ; Wy mlng was increased from
- f 11,777 to $90,043 ; another in Col
orado from $940 to $14,884 ; another
in N wMerico from $20,200 to § 67-
041 ; three routes In Arizona were
respectively inoreaved frcm § 18,500 to
$135,075 , Jfrom § 7,440 to $66,960 ,
from $2,982 to $52,033 ; ln"CalifornIa
the contract prices were Increased all
the way from 100 to 600 per cent. ,
while in Oregon one -contract was Increased -
-creased from $8,287 to $72,620.
It might prove a beneficial thing to
Council Bluffs just now , in view of
the outrageous and willful misrepre
sentations of Omaha journaliststo se
cure the services of Government En
gineer Pease and have him take the
actual levels of both cities , in order
to fully and satisfactorily establish
theexactdifference In the height of the
two places , thus placing the matter on
official record. It has been de
cided by careful surveys that this city
is from 20 to 50 feet higher that Oma
ha , and did Mr. Pease now make the
survey and official report it would for
ever settle question which Omaha still
persistently but recklessly claims fis a
; mooted'ono. Are oar friends on the
west side agreed to this ? 0. B , Non
pareil.
Certainly ! Go ahead Mr. Peaso.
If Council Bluffs consists of the High
School and the D af and Dumb Aty-
lum , the altitude is all right We
should think , however , that Council
Bluff * had had enough of surveys dur
ing the present wet spring. The
surveyors for theproposedDillonsville
-elevator escaped for their lives to the
high ground in ths Interior of Iowa ,
and the stakes and corners of the late
. .lamented stock yards have dlsappea.-
ed forever. The sidewalks which
marked the eorner lots of three-fonrtL ,
of thi entire city are somewhere between -
'
tween St Louis and Natchez and the
boundary lines win have to be surrey ,
ed'over again. As far as Council
Bluffs' altitude is concerned the only
thing we regret is that ths submerged
three-fourth * or. the town wasn't as
high as the other one-fourth , which
came out of the disaster with wet feet
and bad cold.
EEAL ESTATE HABPIES.
Omahk , in common -with many
other cities in the weit , haa Buffered
from the selfiahness md.greed of real
eatate owneiB. Theae land ahafki are
one of the worst curaea which afflict
the young and graving cities of the
west. When times are doll and real
e Ute IB depreued theses harpies sweep
down upon , tha most desirable loca
tions and hold them tor a future ad
vance. They will neither improve
their property themselves nor sell it at
reasonable figures for others to im-
prove. By their selfish dog-in-the-
manger-policy Ihey obstrncc the-de
velopment of the city and drive away
intending investors1 to other- and
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more generous locations. Thousands of
men have come to Omaha t In the last
fifteen years wlth. jpital to invest IB
merchandizing and manufacturing In
terests. They have bargained "for
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property.owned by real estate - grabbers
bers and taken theseharpies at their
word , only to eee the price at once
advanced .beyond all reason' . - Such
men have indignantly shaken the dust
of Omaha from off their -feet and left
never to return. These land sharks
are persistently opposed to all. pub-
lie Improvement * , because they
would then be forced to contribute to
the general good in the shape of tax
es. They refuse to en
gage in business enterprises of
public utility , will 'contribute
nothing to schemes requiring aid , and
block the wheels of "progress as they
stand with their hands In'their pock
ets complacently "watching the In
crease of value which is given to their
land by the labors and capital and
enterprise and publia spirit of Ihe
busy workers , who make up the mass
of the community around them.
Cities are not alone in the Infliction of
these land sharks. In the country
large tracts of valuable land , .which
should furnish homes for hundreds
of thrifty settlers , are hald by absen
tee speculators 'who hold them at
prlces'whlch no one can afford to pay
for them.
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Now , while we do not consider that
the prices demanded for Omaha prop
erty at the present time are excessive ,
yet a considerable amount cf prop-
perty must change hands before we
can build np a- great city. Lots now
vacant must be improved by store *
Tiqnsea.and factories. ' Every .induce
ment "should be offered by Oma'.r.
property ewnen to anchor men
of capital here. Each now im
provement enhances the value
of all the other property. NeTc'en-
terprises'bring new additions of abor-
ers who will require homes in our
midst. It is a mistaken and sulcid. 1
policy no less for the property owners
than for the city to obstruct by unrea
sonable and exorbitant demands the free
transfer of unimproved real estate In
Omaha. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
CONTSASrS IN JOUBNALISM.
The course of The Omaha Heralrl in
matters of public concern to t o
cities of Omaha and Council Bluffs , in
marked contrast to the line of action
pursued by TUE BEE and Republican ,
is deserving of tbe highest praise.
The Nonpareil is not prompted
to make this observation solely
on account of the fact that The
Herald has not prostituted its
columns by publication of stories
in regard to the effects of the flood in
Council Bluffs , generally absurd and
almost invariably false , but for the
reason that its , standard aa a newspa
per in its plain , practical and honora
ble efforts to advance the interests of
its own city without attempts te be
lie and belittle its neighbors , Is at
present so far in advance of its two
contemporaries as to deserve the
highest commendation. [ 0. B. Non
pareil.
In its reports of the late flood ,
which was so disastrous to our " neighboring -
" " ,
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boring city , thii"jpaper confined Itself
strictly to facU. tIt/.rejjretted ex-
ceedlngly.then , , and .regrets , now , the
great danugeTdone , to .Oouncil luffi
by the rise of the Missouri river. It
-was its duty as an enterprising
newspaper "to give the f news
from across the river , and It
did so graphically1 faithfully just
as it dally gave reports of the state oi
affairs in Omaha and in towns fur
ther np the"river. . It exaggerated
nothing and lt concealed nothing.
While theuYbngareW press agent was
furnishing garbled anoV lying reports
to the eastern papers of the condition
of affairs on the Omaha levee and re
presenting that Immense damage had
been done to our industrial interests
and to the residence part of the town
which lay sixty leet above the water ,
THE BEE refused to retaliate in turn
and represented matters - - just
as they were without gloss
and without exaggeration. But
what is the use now in the JrVjipareil
denying fact ! known to. thousands of
unfortunate travelen.thrqnghout the
country as'well at to 'Us 800 homeless
people and- the resident's ot both
cltiec. It is a well known fact that
three-fourths of Council Bluffs was
submerged by the late rise in the Mis
souri ; that in the principal business
streets of that city horse-cars gave way
to flatboats , and that the inhabitant *
took in washing through the second
story windows.
The opinion of the railroad compa
nies which were prevented from passing
through that town to roach Omaha ,
would 11 whole , volumes , while the
wreck of the stockyards , the departed
sidewalks , the empty houses , and the
thousands of acres of mud "which now
cover the town speak louder than
words. If .the bath which Council
Bluffs has taken has only purified
some of .her , newspaper offices , the
late flood will prove to have been only
a blessing in dlecuiic.
THE Jicpullican has discovered that
the "crisis Is here. " In other words ,
tha anti-discrimination law passed
by the late legislature is soon
to become operative. Now let the rail
road meet it. For twelve years past
the producers of Nebraska at the end
of every harvest have grappled with
the "crisis" and it . .
with the railroads pocketing the lion's
share of the earnings. The present
seems to be a "crisis" of another kind
THE action of , , thof council in fixing
the curb lines of new. streets and
widening the sidewalks meets the gen
eral approval of Omaha tax-payers.
POETRY OP THE TIMES.
Sounds of Spring.
Soon the big green frog.
From out of tbe bog ,
"With many a croak win come ;
He'll perch on a log ,
And whine like a dog ,
Tor "more rum , more rum , more mm. "
{ Derrick.
On the ttarfcet Still.
I'm on the market still , mammal
I'm on the market stall ;
Although I've told you and papa ,
It's much against my will !
I'd rather lead an humbe life
Than all this showy style ,
And be some manly fellow's wife
And live upon his smile !
I know , mamma , I'm always dressed
To fashion's latest touch ;
And though yon say it' * for the best ,
I think I dresa too much.
You' know that mini , with soft , blue eyes ,
Who dressed so very plain ,
Who carried off the greatest prize
While all our arta were va'n.
[ Home Journal.
The Backward .Spring1. .
The backward epricg has come at last
With zephyrs mild and bland ;
Tne organ' * solemn , dulcet blait
Is heard throughout the"land. ,
The schoolboy now can fly. his kit ,
The ciris can skip the rope ,
While in the morning air.so bright ,
We smell the boiling soap'
[ Derrick ;
' - EDUCATIONAL.
The National Educational associa
tion will meet at Atlanta this yaaron
July 19.
The Illinois state university has
now 380 students and a newly-elected
regent , Dr. Peabody.
The Massachusetts house of repre-
santatives has rejected the bill giving
to teachers a more settled tenure of
office.
Presidents Porter and McCosh are
to give lectures at the Concord school
of philosophy during the coming sum
mer.
mer.The
The Illinois state normal university
has a useful summer session for teach
ers lasting four weeks , and providing
free instruction and discussion.
The brothers Yassar are about to
establish in Poughkeepsie an institu
tion which is to resemble the Cooper
Institute , , and which will be called the
VsBsar Institute.
The German Universities during
the past winter term instructed 21-
164 students. Berlin had the largest
number 4,107. Heldelbnrg and
Strasburg had the greatest number of
foreigners.
The Michigan leglslatvre Is consid
ering a bill providing for uniform and
cheaper text booxs , the. books to be
chosen by a superintendent of in
struction and fonr commissioners ap-
"polnted by the government.
There are eight girls' schools In Ita *
ly directly under government control ,
and there are also an infinite number
of private schools for which the gov
ernment regards as a regular system
of inspection as essential.
A minority report to the Milwau
kee school board declares that our
systems of education have long been
faulty in devoting' too much time to
language and too little to those things
which have direct bearing npon the
common work an d duties of life ,
A petition to the government for
shortening the school hours is being
circulated in Berne , Switzerland.
Two other desirable things are in
cluded in this petition for the tanita-
tlon of the schools the erection of
chool workshops and a more
stiingent insistanca npon personal
cleanliness.
The school funds provided Georgia
during the past year amounted to
? 315,748 ; this was 73 cents per capita
of. the school population , $2.39 of the
average attendance. Commissioner
Orr urges the making of larger ap
propriations , pointing out the dangers
of illiteracy. He recommends an ad
ditional property tax .and also ono on
dogs. He especially asks the people
to authorize local levies.
IMPIETIES.
They say Rev. Joseph Cook recent
ly tried to speak through a telephone ,
and the first word broke tha wire In
three places.
' B&vens fed the prophet Elijah in
ancient days , but golden eagles feed
the prophets of the present day.
Whitehall Times.
The Brooklyn Eagle knows of a
youth of roving tendencies who is un
decided whether to join a circus , or
become a Methodist'minister.
- The Onelda community , at Niagara
Falls , is going to build a spoon fac
tory. There is so much 'Spooning"
by' bridal couples at Niagara Falls ,
that such a factory may be necessary
there.
. The Catholic Bishop ef Detroit has
issued a pastoral letter forbidding the
holding of 'any picnic excursions by
water or rail. This could hardly" be
improved npon , unless a ukase against
carrying custard pies along was also
'promulgated.
A lecturer recently invited the street
gamins of Cleveland to come and hear
the story of the prodigal sou. Jn that
part of the story where the father ex
claims , "This , my.son , was dead and
is * alive again , " tno speaker aeked ,
"Was his son really dead ? " One of the
urchins replied , "Not by a mill site
"only dead broke I"
The young man who hammers his
thumbnail this spring while putting
down .carpets , or who is violently
caught under the chin by a clothes-line
when he" goes out in the yard after
dusk , should remember that in the re
vised edition of the New Testament
the words have been changed to
"hades" and "condemnation. "
A small boy attended church the
other evening. Just before the con
gregation was dismissed the pastor
gave notice that there would bo ser
vice at seven o'clock the following
evening , and requested the people to
attend. The small boy went home
and reported as follows : "The preach
er says he wants ns all to come to
church to-mcrrow evening at seven'
o'clock , cause they're going to have
circus. But I guess I shan't go. "
HONEY FOR THE T. A DIBS.
All poke bonnets have short , broad
strings.
Breakfast "caps of plush and lace are
a noveltr.
A Eusslan countess runs a Califor
nia ranch.
An Illinois girl has bought a city
omnibus line.
Several bracelets are worn on the
arm at onco.
Tulips and poppies are favorite cor
sage flowers.
Yery pretty scarfs are made of vel
vety chenille.
Old-fashioned tamboured muslins
are again worn.
New bags worn at the side are
called gipcicres.
The latest toilets are in Marie An-
tolnette style.
Fine French hosiery comes in
cluster stripes.
Elegant black materials constitute
the most stylish deml-toilets.
Flowers are used with a most lavish
hand npon dresses-and bonnets.
"Bonnet strings should be tied In
enormous bows under the chin. ,
Isolated jet passementerie oma- (
ments upon the costume give Eome
pleasing effects.
Pelerlnea made entirely of jet beads ,
er jetted tulle are extremely stylish.
Little golden cats have superseded
the cochon d'or for the porte-bonheur.
* Delicious combinations of pink and
ruby are seen in French importations
of toilet * .
The Johnhard handkerchief cos
tumes sre among the moat stylish suits
for little ones.
Yesta are .on the new bisques. The
fayorita color is sapphire blue , shad
ing into gray.
The new fans are very largo , and
are made of silk cretonne in pro-
nonncsd . .
.figures. -r
Spiders , with bodies made of hum
ming bird feathers , and gilt logr , aroused
used to fasten the strings on new bon
nets.
"Mountain bunting" is used for
serviceable traveling costumes. It is
stiff and wiry , and cornea in gray and
brown.
Duchess , Dot , Dimple , Charmer ,
Flirtation , Carey , Gerster and .Bern
hardt aru the names of some of the
new bonnets.
Worththe Paris dressmaker recent
ly sent from store a cloak which cost
$8,500. A woman and her money are
soon parted.
Hiding skirts are cut quite short ,
with "knee gores" or "genouilleres , "
that is adapted to the position of the
equestrienne when she is in the sad
dle.
dle.A *
A Georgia girl who works in a fac
tory has saved enough money to buy
her father a farm and to erect build
ings on it.
The favorite trimming fcr under
skirts Is a flounce with a deep shirring
at the top ; the remainder of the
flounce ia laid in kllta. The hem Is
very often turned np on the right side.
Wreaths of delicate roses , ending in
fine sprays of rose leaves and moss
buds , are worn under the oddly curved
brims oi the stylish and picturesque
Spanish round hats.
There is no evidence of any waning
in popularity of the short dross ; on
the contrary , it is more firmly estab
lished than ever it has been , because
it is more sensible in its styla , and
more exact in proportions.
The tunic jacket in foulard Surah ,
with sttnding frill , jabot and flowing
sleeves of lace , will be much worn in
the morning at watering places ever a
round skirt made entirely of plain
silk and lace plaitings.
The Mother Hubbard cloak is still
a very fashionable wrapt and is made
this spring of very light and fine lady's
cloth in delicate colors. It is lined
with colored silk , and the hood is
trimmed with rich cords and tassel ? .
A young lady who had ordered
home a pair of unusually high heeled
boots , was flushed by the announce
ment by Bridget , fresh from answer
ing the door bell , "If ye plaza , miss ,
there is a man in tbe hall below wid a
pair -of ahtilts for yez. " Home
Circle.
Short suits still continue to bo the
prevailing style for the street , trained
and demi-tralned dresses
being re
served for the house and for cere
monious occasions. The skirts for
the street are gored in front as usual ,
but the breadths in the back are fuller
than formerly.
Down at the last railroad men's ball
In Burlington the division superin
tendent trod on the dress of the pas
senger conductor's wife. She set out
a couple of danger signals and didn't
say anything at the time , but after
wards she said he was a "horrid old
iray train. "
Fashions in woman are constantly
changing , and tha brunette has now
been shelved for the glorious girl with
red hair not lemon color , r.or tow ,
nor corn color , 'bat ; the genuine red.
Big mouths have also come into fash
ion , and the woman who cannot take
in a tea saucer is considered passe and
second class. [ Peck's Sun.
There are some scenes almost too
pure and sacred to .be viewed by the
thoughtless world. One of thorn is
a twehundredpound woman with a
mole on her chin "talking baby" to
an onnce-and-a-half canary bird in a
brass cage.
Ton may say what "you please , but
thera is luck in horseshoes. A woman
nailed one up against the woodshed-
month ago , , and last week her husband
eloped with the hired g'rl. ' The man
had not earned a cent for mqre th'an
two years. [ Woman's Journal.
Yery few grenadine dresses are nsw
sold. Light summer silks are taking
the of' these
place standard summer
gowns. They are much lighter and
cooler , and they are much.less expen
sive than a grenadlbo , wh'Ilethoy.may
be worn on 'any occasion where the
grenadine was suitable. Soft lonisine
in dark and light checks and plalda is
chosen as well as summer 'foulards , of
which - there ia a full assortment of
suitable patterns. " ' . .
An odd design in a lady'a pin ia a
bar of gold with a ; square of gold on
which a spider , whh ruby eyes and
body of cats-eye and diamonds seems
to bo weaving his web. Another de
sign is a braided bar of geld with a
bunch of forget-me-nots'at ' either end.
Lace pins have entirely superseded
pendants and lockets. There are
fewer ear-rings worn now than for
merly. Bangles of gold are still the
most popular bracelet. They are gen
erally set with jewels In gypsy stylel
It was a Boston girl _ who asked :
"Why ia it'that two souls , mated , ln
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'the Impenetrable mystery'of their na
tivity , float by each other on the ocean
currants of existence without being
instinctively drawn together , "blended
and beautiful in the assimilated alem
bic of eternal lovel" Thia is an easy
one. It is because butter is'forty-five
centa a pound and a good seal skin
aacqne costs as * high as § 500. 'The
necessaries of life must experience a
fall in price before two souls will
readily blend in the assimilated alem
bic and so forth. [ Norristown Her
ald.
ald.A
A New York correspondent , writing
of the era of tight-lacing garments for
women , says : "Scratch a Russian and
you will find a Tartar , " said Bona
parte. Scratch a fashionable girl , say
I , and you will find her skin mighty
close to the surface cf her clothes.
There Is this spring such ( a
snug fit to garments that , if
her form does not , for the sake
of shape , require overlaying , yon
couldn't use her for a pin-cushion
without her knowing It. She ( s aware ,
too , of the very 'buttons on the back
of her dress skirt , for they leave
their imprint on her delicate person
every time she sits on a hard soat.
Skirls are short , wrists are hugging ,
and sleeves terminate justbeKw the
elbow , to be joined with very long
gloves for the street. Never was a
fashionable dressed girl more
nntrammeled , if her clothes are not
pinchlngly tight , or more like a
trussed fowl if tha contrary be true.
About' the only loose thing in her
make-up is her hair , tbe entire front
of which ia parted off from temple to
temple , and cut short enough to ar
range in soft , loose , curling rings or
waves over the forehead. Perfect
success in a costume requires , more
than ever before , that it should look
as though the wearer had been melted
and poured in.
Gen. Garfield's attendance at the
Christian church In Yermont avenue ,
Washington , haa made that llttla edi
fice the resort of the curious on every
Sunday morning.
RELIGIOUS.
Evangelist Moody haa gone to. his
Northdeld , Mass. . home for a little
rest.
rest.Dr.
Dr. Newman , Grant's pastor , proposes -
poses to erect an independent Metho
dist church in New York.
The general assembly of the
Southern Presbyterian Church will
hold Ita next session at Stauntou ,
Ya. , beginning May 19lh.
A recent sermon of the Bishop of
Bloemfonteln , Africa , at Brighton ,
England , brought a check for $15,000
for'his African cathedral.
The 382,920 Congregationaliata in
the United States gave , last year , for
their religious work , $3,092,922 24 , or
an average of nearly § 10 per member.
Yicar General William Byrne , of
the diocese of Boston , has been elect
ed by Cardinal McOloskey and other
eminent prelates In council to the
presidency of Mount St. Mary's col
lege ;
The highest salaries paid to New
York city clergymen are 815,000' to
Dr. John Hall and $12,000 each to
Dr. Dlx , of Trinity church , and Dr.
Potter , .of'Grace chursh.
The Hon. Robert 0. Winthrop and
others of the elder members of Trinity
church , Boston , have united in ad
dressing an eloquent appeal to the
Eev. PLilips Brooks to stay with them
and to decline the Harvard chaplain
cy. The matter is causing much ex
citement In Boston society.
The emperor of Austria , who had
previously given 12DOOOf. , to the
Catholic churches of Jerusalem , has
given the Sanctuarv of Nazareth a
magnificent Gothic altar and a beauti
ful Btatuo of Oar Lidy of the Rosary
in marble of Carrara , besides a gilt of
14,000 florfns.
The Baptists in South Carolina , ex
clusive of the colored churches , have
639 churches and 55,183 members.
There were 4,298 baptisms last year ,
and 310,256 was raised for missions ,
education , etc. In several parts of the
state white ministers hold ministers'
institutes for the benefit of colored
preachers.
The Easter election of St. Timothy's
Protestant Episcopal church , Phila
delphia , has resulted in a defeat for
the Ritualists. The congregation had
been steadily dwindling in size for
several years. There are not now
more than 125 regular worshippers and
of these fewer than 40 are pew-hold
ers. Only U7 pew-holders voted , and
the vote resulted in a victory for the
anti-ritualists.
PEPPERMINT DROPS.
Under the new prohibitory law of
Kaniaa a man can hardly get a spirit-
level without a perscription.
A Chicago drummer haa eloped
with the six wivea of a Salt Lake saint.
He believes with Garfield that
"polygamy must be crushed out. "
In Kentucky the only difference be
tween a colonel and a judge is that
the former can carry about a third
more , sour-mash than the latter.
The Texas and Pacific railroad real
ized Col. Scott $3,000,000. Next tea
a sleeping rcar porter the presidency
ia the best paying job on a railroad.
The new settlers in Texas will L find
plenty elbow room , If nothing else.
One of them writes that he has "the
Rio Grande for a bath-tub and. all
Mexico for a hack yard. "
The Norriatown Herald hopes the
time ia near at hand when a patenl
corn shelter , two threshing machines ,
a bed quilt , a foot race , a soap peddler
and a horse trot , will not make one
county agricultural exhibition.
Strange , the glass bomb haa been
used on almost all American railway
trains for many year without fatal or
even disastrous results. But then we
notice that the American usually
presses the cork back firmly into hia
glass bomb after ahooMog himself with
It. Perhaps this may acccnnt for it.
And now a doctor in Brooklyn
jumps up and says that we aa a nation
use .too much soap , and this ia the
reaaon we have such a variety oi
blood humors and akin diseases. Lat
us use more brick bats and leas aoap.
Detroit Free Prasa.
, "Never milk while the cow la eat
ing , " Ia the advice of a bucolic contem
porary. Judging.from the character
of much of the milk that
cornea to market , it would be more to
the point never to milk nhile tha cow
was drinking.
It is well known that certain fowla
fill their digestive apparatus with
gravel and pebbles , which act as mill-
atonea in grinding up their food.
The Philadelphia News thinks human
beings should act .on this suggestion ,
.and before dining ata western/rail
way restaurant swallow a sausage
cutter.
When a rod-handed "red-handed"
is the proper term we believe : when
a red handed , murderer ia sentenced
to ba hung , there is always a great ef
fort made by certain parties to save
bin neck-from the gallows ; and women
smother him wilh bouquets , aa if he
w e a southern congressman , ana
mlngle.their teara with hit or would
mingle them if he wasn't too harden
ed to weep. And when a person at
tempts to commit suicide in public ho
la locked up and placed under aurvell-
'ance ' , and perhaps'fined. But Miss
Deuell , of Iowa City , starved herself
to death without any extraordinary
efforts being made to save her .life. If
ahe had been guilty of a terrible crime
some means would have been found to
frustrata her , act cf self-destruction.
Norristown Herald.
Some of the Galveston peanut roast-
era have acquired the pernicious hab-
ti of offering for. aale packages which ,
after purchase , are found to be only
half full of the , berries. Yesterday
Gllhooly strolled up. to one of these
deceptive characters and aaked him ,
"Howmsny pea-nuta do you sell in a
day ? " "Some daya I'aell two or three
bushels. . "lean tell you how you can
sell twice tha * quantity. " "How can I
do it ? " asked the goober man eagerly.
"Simply by putting twice aa many in
a package. " The expression which
came over the man'a face was like that
which ia observed on the face of an
ambitions editor when he looks
through an exchange for a puff and
finds it not. fGalveston News.
A Historic Steamer.
Ktntlcal Otzetto.
The steamer , Mississippi , now lying
at the Morgan Iren Works , has been
purchased by the Oregon Steam Navi
gation company , and as coon as ahe
receives her new holler she will bt >
sent out to the Pacific coast. This
steamer has .quitVa history. , She was
built in Dumbarton , Scotland , in 1863 ,
for a blockade runner , and was cap
tured at sea by the United States
gunboat Magnolia. As a prlza ahe wa *
worth over $500,000.The navy-yard
purchased her after condemnation
and fitted her out aa a cutter , putting
a battery of seven guna upon her.
She was one of the veseela upon
which the confederate iron-chda made
a raid In 1863. She was bedly cut
up In her spara and rigging. A shot
from tha.Mississippi took effect on one
of the pilot-houses of an iroa-clad
and wrecked It badly. She rendered
exc3llent service until the end of the
rebellion , when she waT laid up In
ordinary at New Yort , and on the 8ch
of Jnne , 1869 , was sold at auclion.
3ho was altered , and for * a
time ran in the Now Orleans trade ,
and latterly in the trade between
Boston and the Western Inlands. She
is an iron screw steamer , 236 feet
long , 35 feet beam , and 19.06 feet
hold. She ia 1,038 tons register , and
has engines of 600 nominal horse
power , and is , withal , a very good and
serviceable vessel for tha trade the is
to be employed in. She la a good
carrier , and has excellent - passenger
accommodations.
Geo. W. Walling , Esq. , superin
tendent of police , New York , , ob
serves : "By the ute of St. Jacobs
Oil a member of thla department waa
relieved of rheumatism. "
Never Give Dp.
If yon are suffering with low and
depressed spirits , loss of appetite ,
general .debility . , disordered blood ,
weak constitution , headache , or nny
disease of a bilious natnre , by all
means procure a bottle of Electric Bit-
tors. You will be surprised to see the
rapid improvement that will follow ;
you will be inspired with new life ;
strength and activity will return ; pain
and misery will cease , and henceforth
yon will rejoice in the praiee of Elec
tric Bittern. Sold at fifty cents a
bottle , by Ish & McMabon (3) ( )
FOR
RHEUMATISM ,
Heuralgla , Sciatica , Lumbago ,
Backache , Soreness of the Chest ,
Gout , Quinsy , Sore Throat , Sweft-
ings and. Sprains , Burns and
* 5 Scalds , General Bodily
Pains ,
Tooth , Ear and Headache , Frosted
Feet and Ears , and all other
Pains and Aches.
No Preparation on earth equals ST. JACOJS Oit
u a * afe , ture , tlmplfi and cheap External
Bemedy. A trial entails but the comparaUTeljr
trifling ontlay of 60 C nU , and erery oce euff rIng -
Ing with'paln can hare cheap and poiiar * proof
of 1U claims. I ? A
Directions In Daren Languages , v ( '
SOLD BTAILDBTOOI81S AHDDEA1EBB
IN MEDIOINE.
A. VOGELER fc CO. ,
Gentle
Women
Who want glossy , luxuriant
and wavy tresses of abundant ,
beautiful Hair most use
LION'S KATHMBON. This
elegant , cheap article always
makes the Hair crow freely
and fast , keeps it from falling
out , arrests and cures grayness -
ness , remoTes dandruff and
itching , makes the Hair
strong , giving it a curling
tendency ana keeping it in
any desired position. Beau
tiful , healthyHalr is the sore
result of using. iathajroiL
DEXTER L. THOMAS &BRO.
Will Buy and Sell
REAL ESTATE ,
And a ! ' Transactions Con
nected therewith.
Pay Taxes , Eent Houses , &o ,
1FYOOWANTTO BUT OR'SELL '
Call at Office , Room 8 , CrcightonEloct , Cioahn
Neb. apS-dtf
Geo. P. Bemis
REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
IBih it Douglat Sit. , Omaha , Neb.
This agency does ETRICTHT A broi ngo bail
nera. Dooa notitpcculKte , and therefoio any it-
gains on Ita books are Insured to Ita pttronj , in
Btead of bcin ? cobbled np by the atrent
& HILL.
REAL ESTATE BROKERS
ffo llfiB Farnham Street
OMAHA - NEBRASKA.
Office Nor I h Bide opp. Grand Central Hotel.
Nebraska Land Agency ,
DAVIS & SHYDER.
1605 Farnham St. Omaha , tftbr.
100.000 ACRES carsf nBy wlectodland In Barton
Nebraska for sale.
Great Bargains In Improved farms , andOmaht
city property.
O. t1. DAVIS. WEBSTER SKYDZR.
Late Land Com'r D. P. H. R -tob7tl
BTEON tlBID. LCTI8 RXXO.
Byroii Heed & Co , ,
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
IN NEBRASKA.
Heap a complete abstract ot title to all Real
Estate In Omalia and Dondaa County. aayltl
JNO. G. JACOBS ,
( Tonnerly of Glah & Jacob * )
No. 1117 Farnham at. . Old Stand of Jacob 01 ]
ORDXR3 BT TBLKGRJiPn SOLICIT *
G , J. RUSSELL , M. D , ,
Home ftthic Physician.
Dlieuca of Children and Chronic Diseases a
Specialty. Office at Residence , 2003 Ca-s St.
Honrs , 8 to 10 a. m. , 1 to 2 p. m. ind after G
p. m.
Resolution of the Council Or
dering Sidewalkp.
April Ctb , 1S31.
Be it rcsolied by the City Council of the City of
Omaha :
JThit a sidewalk within fifteen days from AprH
27ta , be laid to the permanent grade in stld
Cltv. in front of and adjcinln ? the followine de
scribed premijcs , to-wit :
Lot 1 , soutb tdS ! ct Cia streat , block S 6
feet wide-
Lot 1 , wjst s'ds of CJwsatrest , temtorary erad-
lnirUock ,6feetwid9.
Lot i , south side of Qua street , block 48. 6 feet
wide.
. Lot 5 , north Bide cf Jzard ttrttt , block 201 ] , C
:9 : t nlde.
Lot 6. noith side cf Izard strict , block 20Jt 6
feet wide.
Let 7 , north side of Izard street , block 01 } , C
feet wide. ;
Lst 8j north side of Iind itrcst , 'b'cck 204J , G
fetwidi.
Said walks to bo constructed of 2-Inch pine
plant -
Passed April 5Ch : , ] 831.
831.J.J.L.C.JEWErr ,
It Cty Clerk.
BANKIXQ HOUSES.
THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED.
BANKING HOUSE
IN NEBRASKA.
GALDWELLHAM1LTONICO
Bailnces tnnsactod aame u that o an In cor-
poratcd Bank.
Accounts kept In Currency or { Old n > ] ect to
light check without uotloo.
CertlScatea ot depoglt Israod parable In threi ,
six and twelve months , bearing InUrost , or OD
demand without Interctt.
Advances made to customers on approred § *
cnritUl at market rates of iuUrost
Buy and sell Kold. tllla of eichac e
ment , State , County and City Bonds.
Draw Bight Drafts on England , Ireland , Scotland -
land , and all parts of Europe.
Sail European Passage Ticket * .
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE.
anzlJt _
U. S. DEPOSITOBY.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OP OMAHA.
Oor. IStb and Fambam Streets ,
OLDEST BANKING ESTABLISHMENT
in OMAHA.
( SDCCES30R8 TO KOUHTZE BROS.
UTA > uaniD m 185(1 ( ,
xi N tlonl Bank. Anjnit 90 , 1863.
Capital and Profits 079r$300,000
Specially " .uthorUoJ by tb Secretary or Truunry
to jacelra HabfcrtpUoik lotb
U.S. 4 PER CEHT. FUHDED LOAN.
AND DIRECTOR *
BJUULU KcciTttB , President.
Aoansrns Kotnnii , Yca ! PieaUsiV.
n. W. Tins. CuhUr.
A. J. PomiTOH , Attorney.
r. n. DATO. A a cuhln
Till bank r Desires Jcpoelt withoat regard to
amount ! .
IBSUM time certiflcat i bearing Intcmt.
Draws diafU on Ban Pranclsco and prlnclpa
cities of the United Btatca. al&j London. Dublin
Edinburgh and tba principal dtln of ths conti
n nt of Karen * .
Sells paasigr tickets for Emigrant * In tha In
man ne. nx.yldtf
HOTELS
THE JRIGINAL.
BRIGGS HOUSE 1
Cor. Randolph St. & 5th Aye. ,
CHICAGO ILL.
PRICES REDUCED TO
$2.00 AND S2.50 PER IMY
Located In the business centra , conrenlont
to places of. amusement. Elegantly furnished ,
containing all modern improremonts , passenger
elerator , &c. J. U. CUMMINOS , Proprietor ,
ocletf
OGDEN HOUSE ,
Cor. MARKET ST. & BROADWAY
Council Bluffs , lowat
On line o Street Railway , Omnibus to and ( rom
all trama. RATES Parlor floor , { 3.00 per day
second floor , g2.SO per day ; third floor , $2.00.
The best furnished and most commodious home
In the dry. QEO. T. PHELP3 Prop.
FRONTIER HOTEL ,
Laramie , Wyoming ,
The miner' * retort , good accommodations
arjro earn pie room , charzea reasonable. Speda
attention given to traTellnf ; men.
11-tf U. C HILLKRD Proprlator.
INTER-OCEAN HOTEL ,
Cheyenne , Wyoming.
First-da 83 , Fine arge Sample Rooms , OB
block from depot. Trains stop from 20 minutes
to 2 hour * for dinner. Free Una to and from
Depot. Katea Si00 , $2-50 and 33.00 , according
to roomVngle ; meal 75 cents.
A. 1) . BALCOM , Proprietor.
\7 BORDEN. Cplef Clerk. mlO-
AQENTS WANTED FOR OUR NEW BOOK ,
"Bible for the Young,5
Beta ; the story , of the Scriptures by Rer. Qeo
Alexander Crook , D. D. , in simple and attrac
tive language for old and young. Profusel
illustrated , mixkln ? a most interesting and im
presaive youth's instructor. Every parent wtl
secure thla work. Pieachera , jou should eir
cnlatelt. Price $3 00.
Sent for circulars witk extr erms.
J. H. CHAMBERS & CO. , ] St. Louis , Mo
ANDSTTLLTHELION
Continues to
Eoar for Moores ( )
HARNESS & SADDLERY ,
e
eH
a
I have adopted the Lion as a Trade
Mark , and all my Goods will be stamp
ed with the Lion and my Narao on
the same. No Goods are genuine
without the above stamps. The best
material is nsed and the most skilled
workmen are employed , and at the
lowest cash price. Anyone wishing
a price list ot goods will confer a favor
by sending for one.
DAVID SMITH MOOEE ,
I. VAS CAMP , M. D. E. L. Sioacs , II. D.
NEBRASKA
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL
INSTITUTE ,
PU1VATE IIOSPirAL.
K .w or en tot the.receDtlon of pa ientg forth *
rEE\TlIKNTOt-ALLCHROjaCAND8OtOI
! A L DISEASES.
i.RS. VAN CAMP & SIGGINS ,
Physiciana & Surgeons ,
Proprietors.
A. W. NASOff.
rrici : Jnci.L'a U ik , cori.tr Capita 8-T , and
Uh Street. OmaiaJ ei
BID i
THE NEW YORK CLOTHING HOUSE
Has'Eemovedllto
1309 FARNHAM STREET ,
( Max Meyer's Old Stand. )
Where They Shall Keep Constantly on Hand an Immense
Stock of
MEN'S , BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S CLOTHING ,
HATS , CAPS AND GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS.
PEIOES ALWAYS THE LOWEST.
fat-Call and Examine Goods and Prices.- *
HI. IMI. i IMI. IPIE3.A. V
1309 Farnliani Street , Omaha , iVcl > .
MORE POPULAR THAN EVER
The Genuine
SINGER NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE.
Th popular demand for the GENUINE SINGER In 1879 exceeded that of
any preYloas year darine the Quarter of a Century in which tiJj "Old
Iteliable" Machine haa been before tha public.
In 1878 we sold 366,422 Machines. In 1879 wo sold 431,167
Machines. Excess ever any previous year 74,735 Machines. "
Our sales last year were at the rate of over
1400 Sewing Machines a Day I
For eery Dullness dar In tbe year ,
T&TBTsaazaac&xnx. The "Q Beijat , e
That Every REAL Singer is the Strongest ,
Singer Sewing Ma-
, . the Simplest , tha Most
- r
chine baa thin Trade }
Mark cast into the Dnrable Sewing Ma-
Iron Stand and em- chine ever yet Con-
bedded in the Arm of
structed.
the Machine.
THE SINGER MANUFACTURING GO.
Principal Office : fc uare , Hew York.
1,500 Subordinate Offices , in the tmited States and Canada , and 3,000 Offices in the Old
World and South America. neplB-d&wtf
PIANOS l ORGANS
, S. "WIRIG-IBIT ,
ACEHFTQR GHIGKERING PIANO ,
Aad Sole Aent Tor
Ballet Davis & Co , , James & Eolmstrom , and J. & 0.
Fischer's Pianos , also Sole Agent for the Estey ,
Bnrdett , and the Fort Wayne Organ
.Go's. Organs ,
H deal hi Pianos and Organs exclusively. Have had years
experience in the Business , and handle only the Best.
J
218 16tli Street , City Hall Building , Omaha ,
HALSETT IT. FITOH. Tuner. s
/ 4
DOUBLE AND SINGLE ACTING
POWIDOUBLE
Steam Pumps , Ecgino Trimmings , Mining Maohinery-
ELTING HOSE , BRASS AND IRON FITTINGS , PIPE , STEAM PACKIKG
AT WHOIiESALE AND RETAIL.
HALLADAY WIND-MILLS , CHURCH AND SCHOOL BELLS
A. L. 8TBANCK 205 Farnham Street Omaha. Neb
J. A. WAKEFIELD.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
LUMBER , LATH , SHINGLES ,
Pickets , Sash , Doors , Blinds , Mouldings , Lime ,
Cement , Plaster , &c ,
STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT CO. ,
Near Union Pacific Depot. OMAHA , NEB.
LEGAL NOTICE.
Charles G.Lot , ncn-reId5nt defendant :
Tcu are hereby not'.Se 1 that on April 16th ,
1331 , petition wai filed In tlie District Court
within and for Dontfas County , Kebratka , by
laaau Edwards , plaintiff , agalnttyon , aa defend
ant , the object and prayer of which petition la
that an account ma ; be taken of tbe amount due
on certain notes , and a mortgage executed and
delivered on Apr.l l th. 1S78 , by said Charles O.
Lot to one Theodore L. Van Dorn , and by the
gald Van Corn duly asil jned to said plaintiff ,
and that in default of the payment of such
amount BO to be found due , with interest , costs
and attorney's fee , with a short time to bJ fixed
by satu court the premises described In said
mortgage , to-wit : b nth 24 feet of norttt 111
feet , part of lot one (1) ( ) . block 72. In the City of
Omaha , iad C unty and State , toother wth :
theanpu
and the ;
amount L , - . . . ,
with Interestcost3 and a reasonable um which b
prayed to be awarded is aoz.ttort.'ey'9fcoiereln ,
and tbatyou may be foie'er excluded from all
light , interest and equity of redemption in cr to
Bald premiers or any part I hereof , and for gener
al relief you are required to answer tald petition
on the 30th day of Slay , 1331.
ISAAC EDWARDS.
aplC e saUt Plaintiff.
NOTICE , '
To Whom it May Concern :
Owner of ontlotnumter203 in Florence , Doug
I. a County , Nebraska.
Tcu are hereby notified that en the ISlh day
of Anirnst , A. D. 1S79 , one TnornJ * B irrett pur
chased s ld outlet numhei ! K9 In Florence , r-eb. ,
nd that the time of redrmpt Ion wih expire
ATI znst 18th , 1S31. Slid outlat as tixcd for
tno year 1377 , lot which tar it was sold ss afore
said in the name of the FIoieeceL.ndCompiny.
Tae certificate of Slid sile has been transferred
to and is now held by me.
ap233t DEXTER L. THOMAS.
SPECIAL MASTER CO MMISSION-
ER'S SALE.
Byrlrtueolanorderof ole Iraued'ont of the
District Court , In and for Douglas County , Ne
braska , and to me directed , I will , on tbe 3Ist
day of M y , A. D. 1ESI , at 12 o'clock teen of
laid day , at the south deer of th Couit lloiue
in the city of Omalu , ill said C..untr , e'l ' at
public auction the property ae crib.d in laid
order , to wit : Lot ix(6) ( in block one hnndred
an > lieTenty-one(171)inthe ( city of Om ha. In
old Donght County , Kebifka , togelher
with all thesppurteaaDce * thereunto belonglnj ,
to satlif r a Judgment f t aid couil recorered by
Ferdmand Streit * against Andrew K. Orchard
and Amanda
ipZ3-2t Special Uutir Con.mlsnoner.
NEW HARNESS SHOP.
The undenlzntd havfnz , had nime years ex
perience with O. II. & J. B. Collin' , and twenty-
onr i ears of practical harness miking ; I as now
commemed business for hlmstlf In tha larje
new shop 1 door south of the southeaat corner
of liih and Barney 8U. He * tll employ a lar e
ore * of skillid workmen and will fill ail orders
J. R. Mackey ,
DENTIST.
Corner 15th and Douglas Sta. ,
Omaha.
Prices Bwscnable. a,32-2w
BUSINESS COLLEGE.
THE GREAT WESTERN
Cco.K. Kathban , Principal *
Oreighton'.Block , - OMAHA
Send for Circular.
norMJAwt
MOUNT ,
Uanufactnrer and Dealer la
SADDLES AM ) HARNESS ,
1412 Farn. St.
Omaha Neb.
Agent for tha
Celebrated Concord Harness 1
Tire MeJils and a Diploma of Honor With tha
Very Hicaest Award the Judges ConlJ Bestow
was Awarded this Harness t tha Crateaalal
Exhibition. ,
Common also , Ranchmen's and Landing Sad-
diet. We keep the largest itock In the West ,
atd fnrita all who cannot examine to send " Jor
price * .
EAST INDIA
BITTERS !
ILER &
BOLE MANUFACTURERS ,
OMAHJu Hefc.