I\EUi ! OMAHA DAjiJLi BfcJ2 , : TUESDAY FEBRUARY 14
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E. ROSEWATER , Editor.
HAIMIOADR are either the creatures
of the people or the people the serfs
of the corporations.
OMAHA must face the problem sooner
or later of comfortable and cheap
homes for her laboring inon.
OIIIOAQO added 14212 baliioa to its
population last year. Hoturns from
St. Louis are awnitcd with interest ,
THE iron wall which the Onion Pa
cific is attoinp'ing to build around our
city is viewed with great dissatisfac
tion by the merchants of Omaha.
MR. BLAINK'H political funeral oration
tion has not yet boon road , notwith
standing the assertions of a number
of iho stalwart organs.
NEHIIASKAN'H arc interested jusl
now in knowing whether they are
taxed to support a theological semi
nary or an unscctarian state univer
sity.
TUP. long haired mon and abort
haired women who ran ( ho convention
of the suffering women of Nebraska in
Lincoln last week can now take a rest.
The editor of the Republican is at the
Helm.
Jill. SAIIOKST'H chances for the
socroJaryship of the interior grow
beautifully smaller every day. It is
understood in Washington that Presi
dent Arthur is entirely satisfied with
the faithful and oflicient * services oi
Secretary Kirkwood , and has inti
mated as much to the Iowa delegation
who waited upon him recently in
reference to the subject. Mr Sar
gent's land-grabbing operations ought
to act as n sufficient bar to his ap
pointment to any position of profit or
trust under the government.
SENATOH Puoir has drafted a bill
whoso object is to relieve the supreme
court by dividing it into three divi
sions to bo known respectively as t/io /
federal , , equity and admiralty , and
law division , which shall bo em
powered to sit separately in heavy
cases. This plan will treble the ca
pacity of the court for disposing ol
business. In order to make these
divisions effective for work , the total
number of judges on the bench oughl
to bo at least doubled. Something
ought to bo at once done to increase
the working capacity of the supreme
court.
ADVICES from Washington indicate
that the pending apportionment bil
fixing the total number of representa
tives at 220 will probably bo dofoatoc
n the hougo , and that n smaller num
ber will probably bo agreed upon.
There is a good deal of local and party
figuring on this subject , each party ami
state delegation favoring a number
which will give it sumo alight advan
tage in representation ; and there ia
danger that in this war of interest the
passage of any apportionment bil
may bo greatly delayed if not entirely
defeated. Tlio exact number of mem-
bore is not u matter of any COUHO-
quence to-the country , but it is of
vital importance- that congress shall
Adopt some apportionment bill at the
earliest possible moment , so that the
state legislatures now in aossion can
ot to work on the rodistrioting
business early in the spring.
THAT votocan journalist , James
Watson Webb , made a speech on his
eightieth birtlwlay in which he ex
pressed the following sensible views
upon the modern newspaper ;
"Tho great want , in my opinion , at
iho present day , to a journal which
hall bo perfectly independent upon
All questions in which party principles
are not involved , and which the editor
ah all be trtrictly responsible for every
thing that appears in its caimans.
Wo have no such paper in existence
to-day. During my time the editor
and his paper were so identified that
it waa impossible to separate the two ,
and consequently the editor was held
trictly responsible for everything that
appeared in his paper. Now , news *
papers are made to bo sold. In my
time the paper Imd its subscribers.
Now , while the papers of to-day pub
lish fifty copies where those of ( ho
former period did one , they do not
exert one-half the moral influence.
In my day the editor of every paper
was.kiiown , and was held personally
responsible for what ho printed. That
made them cautious what they
said : There' wui. never a atronui'c
party paper in America than 'tho
Courier and Enquirer , mid yet it wet
Always bolting. "
T'i
If
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sheep should * uo uvtuvu * . - *
Jiis own "promisee , and enough 1
THE PAVINO QUESTION.
Oninlm is subotMilially intorcatcdin
the speedy pftssngo of nn Apportion
ment bill by congress , Such notion
will nccosaitnU ) Uioiinmodiatoconvon-
ing of our nlato logislnturo by Gov
ernor Nnnco in order to rcdistrict No-
brnslca in nccnrdmico wilb the ropro-
sotitntion dccidtd upon by congress.
At this session important nmcndinonta
to our city charier will bo introduced ,
whoso object will bo to furnish means
to Omnha whereby she may enter up
on such public improvements ns tire
required by her present necessities ,
ixnd hur future growth and develop
ment. Chief among those is the pav
ing problem. Our citizens are snb tmi-
tially ngrocd as to the immediate
necessity of putting the atrcetj of tins
city in n passable condition , The
press la unanimous in ita demands for
a speedy paving of the business thor.
oughfuroH of Omaha. At the last
mooting of the hoard of trade a com-
inittco was appointed to draft , with
the concurrence of the Douglas coun
ty delegation , such amendments to
the city charter as would bo necessary
to attain this object , and it is under
stood that our legislative representa
tives will readily concur with , the
wishes of the tax payers of the city on
the question.
Until n decision ia reached upon the
best method lor raising funds for the
paving of our streets all discussion
upon materials is somewhat prema
ture. Thcro is , however , among our
citizens a growing fooling in favor of
using only the best and most durable
materials for street paving. Our prin
cipal business streets must bo paved
with Belgian block and the eido
streets with such materials as combine
economy with uuiuumiy iina uuay
displacement , for the purpose of mak
ing water and gas connections and re
pairs. Cheapness must bo considered
in relation to continued wear and fu
ture repairs. That pavement will bo
found the cheapest for our tax payers
which , although costing more to lay
down at the outset , will ruquiro leas
expenditure in maintenance. And
this view is hold by our most thought
ful citizens and heaviest tax payors.
OUR CONSULAR SYSTEM.
It will bo a gratification for Ainerl-
ans tn learn that a number of their
orpign consuls have Eomcthing to do
osido cocking their feet on their ofli-
cial desks and collecting fees. Mr.
Burroughs of Michigan has recently
made a report to the house of n > pro-
aontatives upon the consular system.
Regarding the duties of consular ofli-
cora ho says that the consul is required
to know the teal market value of till
articles of merchandise exported from
his consular district , and to see that
such values are stated in each invoice
certified by him. As moat of our
duties are of the ad-valorem sort , it It
easy to BOO that if the consul Hocures
a true statement as to the murkel
value of the goods at the time of
the shipment the task of the * customs
ofliomla is very light indeed , and the
rovonuea of the country are fully pro
tector ! ; but should the consul fail to
require a true statement as to the
cost of the goods , and the merchan
dise bo undervalued , the loss of the
government revenues , would bo
Tory groat. The consul also
has the care and protection o !
American seamen abroad , in adjust
ment of all disputes between masters
and mon ; the honest settlement ol
the Bailors' accounts with the ship ;
the collection ot extra wages when the
seaman ia entitled to a discharge ; the
relief of distressed seamen ; the care
of such as require medical relief ; the
Bonding to United States ports of such
destitute seamen as cannot ship in a
foreign port ; the care of wrecked
property.of United States citizens ;
the release of vessels where unjust
fines have been imposed ( amounting
often to very largo sums hundreds
of thousands of dollars but reduced
through the faithful and ofliciont con
sular action to a few thousand dollars
each year ) ; the caio of estates of citi-
zone dying abroad ; the authentication
of tignaturoa to legal papers of all
kinds , and the execution of commis
sions issued by our courts , federal and
tato. ,
These duties were required by Sec
retary Kvarts , who demanded of each
consul a regular olDclal report of the
trade relations between the United
States and the county to which ho
was accrodited. The reports , as pub
lished in the government blue booke ,
have been commented upon from time
to time in TUB HKK. They have
proved highly important in stimula
ting American enterprise in now fields
and directing homo capital to profit
able foreign investment.
The estimates for the support of our
consular service for the ensuing fiscal
year ia placed at ? 1,325,000. Among
thH items of increase are the following :
Minister to Liberia , from 94,000 to
5,000 ; contingent of all missions ,
85,000 ; consul-general at Cairo ,
81,500 ; consuls-general at Vienna ,
Rome , Constantinople and St. Peters-
} jurg ( they to aot as secretaries of
hgution ) , 83,000 ; consul at Apia ,
rawed from class 6 to class 3 , $1,000 ;
consul at Smyrna , from class 5 to class
4 , 8500 ; Houmania and Servia and
UiurT.ii , 81,600 , ; consul at Milan ( now )
81GOO ; clerks at consulates , 87,000 ;
interpreters at certain tonaulatvi ,
81,500 ; consul at Cabas * ( now ) ,
81,000 ; CO.UBU ! at Christianla ( now ) ,
? l,000 ; coiiwulgeneralatCopenhagen ,
'roin class 0 to act ns secretary of lega-
ion for Norway , Sweden and Dun-
nark ( increase ) , 81,000. The total
( lot increase it 811,125 ,
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ind I "iV.iw" " CM. JOBIAH
A LIBERAL OFFER !
For the past two years the publish
ers of this paper * have given to the
subscribers of TUB WKKKLY BKK the
best line of premiums as inducements
to subscription which Imvo over been
offered by any newspaper in the coun
try. The plan has proved a success.
It has given universal satistaction to
the patrons of the paper , and has in
creased the subscription lint to a de
gree far above the expectations of its
publishers.
Many patrons of Tun DAILY BKK
have asked why wo do not oiler them
the tfamo inducements hold out to sub
scribers of TUB WKKKLY HKE. In ro-
aponso to the inquiry wo make the
following offer : Each subscriber to
TUB DAILY BKK who pays his arrears
of subscription and remits prepayment
ment for six months and every now
subscriber who remits pro-payment
for nix months will bo entitled to ono
of the premiums mentioned in our
list. These premiums will bo dia
tributcd in the same impartial manner
which marked our first and second dis
tributions.
This scheme was first devised to
collect subscription1) in arrears from
patrons of the Weekly Bin : . Its suc
cess exceeded our expectations. Wo
have now no back collections on our
weekly edition , have established the
prepayment system , quadrupled our
circulation and correspondingly en
hanced the value of our advertising
space. A number of subscribers to
the Daily BEB are now in arrears , and
if by an extension of the same plan
wo can induce them to pay the amount
duo us , wo can well afford to make
this liberal oiler. By this moans wo
hope to still further increase the largo
list of the Daily BEE , and Having es
tablished the prepayment system wo
propose to maintain it , as wo are doing
with our Weekly edition.
To these who are nut familiar with
our plan of distribution or the manner
in which the premiums are secured by
us wo append , on our sev
enth pagn , the explanation made
to our Wi'i > kly subscribers , which np-
plies equally to the subscribes of the
Daily BKK.
Two years ago the publishers of Tun
BEE devised a scheme for collncting
back pay from delinquent subscribers ,
Hecuriiig ronowulu and extending the
circulation of this pipur by a distri
bution of valuable premiums. The
success of ( hut experiment , both in
the collection of bank pay aim increase
of prepaid subscribers was so encour
aging that the publishers ventured
upon the same B > stem of premium dis
tributions on n more extensive scale
last year. It wati demonstrated that
wo couldbetter allord to distribute the
money usually p iu to agents , local
colleotois and attorneys , directly to
our patrons by offering them extra
ordinary inducements to square ac
counts und piopay for another year.
By this method wo have succeeded in
two years in nuidruuling the circula
tion of THE WKKKLY BKB and extend
ing its influence fur beyond the
boundaries of this state.
During the first your only a portion
of the articles distributed were pro
cured in exchange for advertising.
Wlion the marked increase in circula
tion became known to merchants and
manufacturers last year they willingly
placed their machinery and merchan-
iliso at our disposal in paying for ad
vertising. That enabled us to do
what seemed incredible namely , fur
nish a metropolitan weekly for two
dollars a year and i ivo our subscribers
premiums that aggregated in value
820,000. And yet it was a paying investment -
vestment for us , and gave general
satisfaction to our patrons.
What grew out of a desire to collect
back pay haH developed into a new
and practical idea. Wo have discov
ered that wo can ullurd to nuikn our
subscribers sharers in the income of
the paper from advertising. In other
words wo can afford to divide the ad
vertising patronage of the paper with
its subscribers , inasmuch au the income
from advertising grows with the in
creased circulation. Advertising suucu
in TUB BEE that waa worth one hun
dred dollars five years ago will com-
madd ono thousand dollars to-day.
This fall more goods und machinery
have been ollbroU ua in exchungo for
advertising than wo could accept in
view of the limited spauu we devote
for that purpose. What wo have con
tracted for makes the grandest and
most varied list that has ever been
offered for distribution by any news
paper and that too without paying a
dollar in money. The only outlay in
cash wo expect to incur in connection
with these premiums will bo for post
age and expressagu. This explains
exactly how wo procure our premiums
and why wo can give away property of
10 much value.
All the premiums in our list are
worth at retail just what we represent
them. In contracting with manufac
turers and wholesale dealers wo ac
cept them only at wholesale rates , but
that docs not lessen their value to
those who receive them.
THK BEE has for years stood in the
front rank of nowsp\pers west of the
Mississippi , and to-day circulates
more extensively than any paper west
of Chicago and north of St. Louis. A
large number of eastern people who
desire to procure a far western paper ,
with a viow.of acquiring reliable in
formation about the resources and do-
velppmunt of the country west of the
Missouri will doubtless avail them
selves of the opportunity now offered
them. Having for moro than ton
years been under ono man-
igomont pursuing a course
that has established fur it public confidence
fidenceat home und H wide
refutation abroad , TinBKK could not
allord to engage in any undertaking
that was not conducted fairly and hon
estly. The distribution in 1880 and
1881 gave general satisfaction to our
subscribers. The coming distribution
will bo made in the same impartial
nmnnor , by a committee whom the
subscribers present may select , from
their own number , and in such man-
icr as they think fair and equitable.
Liost year ull the premiums gave good
satisfaction , excepting some ongrav
ings which were not appreciated. This
year no engravings , maps or pictures
have been placed among the premi
ums ,
Our old patrons need no assurance
from us of the reliability and stability
of THK BKK , nor do wo need to inform
them that the principles It advocates ,
and the fearless defense it makes in
behalf of the producers , makes it al
most indisponsiblo to the industrial
classes of the great west.
No intollixont person would expect
that every subscriber will receive n
$050 threshing machine , n $ < " > 00 piano ,
a $ . ' 100 harvester , or n $150 organ ,
but nil have an equal chance in the
distribution.
Each subscriber that p.iys up his ar
rears and pvupayA another yi ar , and
every now subscriber that inmita prepayment
payment for ono year , will receive u
premium worth at least Onu Dollar at
rotail. As a matter of fact , THK
OMAHA WKKKI.Y BEB is worth the
subscription price , Two Dollara a
year , to every farmer , mechanic or
merchant , without boasting , wo as
sert that no weekly paper east or
west , can compare with it in variety
and chnico selections , general news ,
interesting correspondence , and no
other paper in America contains as
much far western news , ranging from
the J'acific coast to the Mississippi
river. With the proof of g'jodjfaitli
and honest dealing before them in the
numerous acknowledgments wo pub
lish , wo can safely outer upon our en
larged undertaking ot this year , con
fidently believing that its success will
bo mutually satisfactory and advan
tageous. E. IloSKWATKH ,
Managing Kditor.
MUUAT HALSTKI ) is in favor of giv
ing the national bird a chance in ac
cordance with Mr. Blame's ideas. Ho
says : "It ia not a good plan , after
the American eagle has had an airing ,
to put the bird in a bag. We may not
want the eagle to soar immediately to
the jun , and scream his defiance beyond -
yond the clouds , but the bird must at
least sit upon the topmost bough of
the American "
applo-troo.
Wiihoo Walh
Corrcipomlonco ol Tim Om. *
The weather is lovely. I'armors
are preparing to sow wheat if the good
weather lasts a few days longer.
The principal subject of conversa
tion for the pxst few days is our pros
pects for another railroad. Opinions
differ as to what road would bo of
the moat use to Wuhoo , some favoring
the B. & M. , aomo the Northwohtern
and aomo the Wabash. We say , lot
us have anything that will give us
competition.
About fifty of the leading farmers
of this county met , in consultation lust
Saturday on the subject of agricultu
ral fairs in gentral , and ono for
Saunders county in particular. The
feeling seemed to bo almost unani
mous in favor of a fair next fall , and
the meeting taa adjourned to the first
Saturday in March. After the close
of the agricultural meeting the subject -
ject of farmers' alliance was talked up
and remarks made by Win. Fletcher.
T. L. Adams , W. D. McCord , B. R.
B. Weber , und others , and upon a
vote being taken it was unanimously
decided to organize a society of this
character , and the meeting was ad-
Mourned to Saturday next for that rs-
pecial purpose.
TUB BKK seems to bo a favorite pa
per among the farmers.
AYUEH.
Harlam County Coal
Alma Herald.
In our last issue wo mentioned the
report that Mr. Cpnkliti had found
genuine coal in nis shaft south of
town. Wo saw some of the speci
mens since , which verified the report ,
andthoy seemed to bo a part of the
formation comprising the roof or cov
ering of a largo deposit of superior
coal. The specimens seen by us were
composed of a mass of iron and silver
ore and quicksilver , mixed with rub
bish formed of thorns , leaves , twigs ,
etc. Some of the thorns were from
an inch to tin inch and a half in length
and were perfect in their natural
form , and were transformed into hard ,
bright and shining coal of the very
finest quality , all of which is strongly
impregnated with coal oil gas , which
becomes stronger as they go deeper
Their rude conveniences only allow
thorn to dig about 18 inches per day ,
but at this slow rate bettor indications
are plainly discerablo as they progress.
It is proposed to form a joint stock
company at this place with capital
Buflicient to provo whether or not it
will become a paying mine. .
The Anti-Monopoly Spirit.
ri. F , Chronicle.
Popular opposition in the illegiti
mate aggressions of associated capital
is strengthening every day. It would
be a gross mistake however , to suppose -
pose that this antagonism ia of an
agrarian or communistic character. In
all communities there may , perhaps ,
be found a few individuals inclined to
inflict wrongs upon society under the
plausible plea of remedying existing
evils. Hero and there occasional ev
idence of an agrarian spirit may crop
out , but there can bo no question of
the fair , reasonable , justice'loving ,
law abiding character of the people of
California as a whole. To raine a
how ] of agrarianism when the indus
trial cry out and protest against fraud
and oppression is an artful and wicked
misrepresentation of the true state of
public sortimont , resorted to by cun
ning , heartless monopolists , with a
view of breaking the force of honest
popular appeals in behalf of justice
and common honesty.
No bettor proof is needed of the
patience and law-abiding character of
the great massoa of the people than
the fact that from month to month
and year to year they have seen and
felt monopolies of every conceivable
kind and complexion reaching out
and coiling around the varied indus
tries of the land , and berne the hardly
endurable afllictions in peace and
without a fiigu of open revolt. Monopoly -
nopoly reaches its avaricious fangi
into every cup of coffee or tea fur
nished the indigent sick , Food can *
not bo sweetened and made agreeable
to u helpless infant's sense of lase
without first paying tribute to a frosty
souled monopoly. The air and the
ocean are about the only ulements
beyond the control of aggregated cipi-
tal employed to eap the vitala of in-
dustry and absorb the profits of productive -
ductivo labor.
Slf { the past may bo accepted as a fair
ndex of what is to como. it will bo
but a few years at farthest before
railroad monopolists will dictate the
laws and control nliko the legislative ,
judicial and executive departments of
the government , own the territory ,
n i fetter the working classes with
the shackles of peonage. Already
some of theao corporations closely ap *
proximate that measure of power , and
unless their arrogance is signally re
buked , their aggressiveness choakod ,
and they are forced to deal justly and
respect the rights of the people , the
existing form of government will collapse -
lapse ( and on ita ruins will bo reared
an oligarchy of wealth.
But the anti-monopoly spirit is now
Gaining strength every day. It haa
a rjady become strong and determined
enough to refuse longer to bo bound
by party lines in the choice of officials
or representatives , atato or national ,
No known friends of monopoly will in
the future stand a ghost of n show for
election to any position by popular
vote , whether ho bo n republican or
democrat. ' ' "
'Anti-monopoly" has bo-
coinn the watchword of the masses of
this state , and if they nro true to their
convictions and compel the nomina
tion of proper men by both parties
the great railroad monopoly may
sooner than anticipated experience
the weight and force on the indigna
tion and antagonism that its own
nvarice and arrogance have aroused.
Monopolies and the Fannera.
KMUCity Ncwe.
No class of toilera have bcon so
thoroughly ground down beneath the
wheel of monopolies as the farmers.
They produce all the grain and cereals
which furnish the food for the people
of two continents , and their reward
is a scant existence. They toil early
and late , in seasons and out of sea
sons , and having aided nature to pro
duce * heavy yield , they are forced to
reach a market , with the only alterna
tive left ° f turning their crops into
fuel or feeding them to their cat tie or
swine. In Illinois , Ohio , Wisconsin ,
Minnesota and Missouri , whore nature
has been lavished in rich soil and
fruitful climate , the agricultural
classes rarely grow wealthy. They
own and labor industriously to make
remunerative their vast farms , and
each year's returns to the agricultural
bureaus show a steady increase in
acreage planted and crop produced ;
and yet the farmers do not grow
wealthy. In all other branches of
trade and industry increased business
invariably brings enhanced profits ,
while the farmers alone fall buck in
the possession of earthly goods as their
crop ) increase.
'iho problem how to remedy these
existing evils has not yet been solved
by the farmers , al.hough many expe
dients have been resorted to. Farm
ers' Alliances and granges have been
started , and in a few districts they
have hold the bilanco of power and
succeed in electing a stray congress
man and a few members of the state
legislature.
They hoard the muttering of the
coining storm and thus-prepared for a
stormy day. They found that by a
combination of interests , a pooling of
earnings and a mutual agreement to
establish uniform rules of transporta
tion , all the profits of production
wore oaten up by the railroads. They
read with eagerness the rapid ad
vance in the price of wheat and pro
visions at commercial centers ; but
when they sought to take advantage
of the good times , monopolies stepped
in , and by extortionate freight tariffs ,
outrageous elevator charges and other
handling expenses , the farmers saw a
slight margin of profit for on entire
year of hard work. These facts have
boeu pressed homo up'on the producers
of the soil until the question arises ,
How can they cast elf the shackles
whioli bind them lo a life of poverty ?
The times , however , are ripe for a
change , and the agricultural classes ,
by cutting loose from hide bound
alliances , and throwing the weight ot
their support with the ant-impnopoly
movement , can secure such legislation ,
both national and state , as well as
secure immunity from corporation
abuses and make farms productive
nstead of becoming moro homes
of drudgery. .The only safety for ag
ricultural , mechanical und industrial
classes is to move forward with the
onti- monopoly 'forces , headed by Tom-
many hall , and while guaranteeing to
corporations all their just rights un
der the law , hold them to a strict ac
countability , and compel them to no-
cord to the people all the privilege *
of which they have been robbed.
Freight Rntoe Compared.
llut'cr County 1'renn.
The State Journal and other state
papers are in the habit of trying to
make business men and farmers of
Nebraska believe that rates on rail
roads are lighter in Nebraska than in
states farther east. In that connec
tion let us examine a few figures :
It costs to ship wheat from Council
Bluffs to Chicago (400 ( miles ) 22 cents ,
or 4 2-5 cents per 100 miles. t
It costs to whip from David City to
Council Bluffs (100 ( miles ) 15 cents , or
nearly three times ua much. Every
other article is in the same proportion
tion , and until very recently the Iowa
pool lines were only charging 19 cunts
for 400 miles , while our railroads were
charging 15 cunts for 100 miles.
Tbo Greatest of Crimes.
U Vrgan Optlo.
He who steals the editor's saloon
chocks steals trash which cheek can
ruplaro , but he who steals his scissors
steals that which is as needful to him
as at least onn meal a day , or a free
lunch or two.
ALMOST GItAZY.
How otten do wo see the hardworking
ing father straining every nerve and
muscle , und doing his utmost to sup
port his family. Imagine his feelings
when returning homo from a hard
day's labor , to find his family pros
trate with disease , conscious of unpaid
doctors' bills and dobta on every hand.
It must be enough to drive ono almost
crazy. All this unhuppinoBS could bo
avoided by using Electric Bitters ,
which expul every disease from the
system , bringing joy und happiness to
thousands. Sold at fifty cents a bet
tie. Ish & McMahon. (8) ( )
BLACK-DRAUGHT" cure * coitlve-
PERSONALITIES.
Hor/i-o / li. ClallllnU * nltl to be worth
$7,000.000.
Mr. lllixlna wrarg n seven And three-
eight In hat.
Gen. Hancuck'hus invested In Mlnne-
ftpollri nnl citntf.
A Mrs. 1 . S. Skuso dropped dead In
WnUtlns Monday uficrnoon. Hhe ia an
ex-Skufo now.
Snitn 11. Anthony , It in announced ,
"will teen co ehrate her C2 < 1 blithdny. '
BiKfin must hare been born on the l Jtti ol
February.
'I ho New York Mercury calls Anna
Dlckinton n ntngo struck WOIIIMI. Sh
seems to have struck It about right this
winter.
A son of Jiriylmm Young , who gradu
ated in high itUniliiie at West Point , U n
tutor there. How proud his mother *
uutfit Le of him.
Cashier Baldwin his been sent to the
New Jersey | > cnttenti iry for fifteen ye.iw.
If JUldrtin doesn't uteil iho prljuti New
Jersey Is in luck ,
"I observe th.itGanibcttiliaucsi iipd , "
ietimrkn Mr. ltocoe Conklint , ' , nnd after
adjusting his ncrk > tlo. ad < U : "Ho hrul
nn 11 uttrious precedent. " [ Cincinnati
Cnquirer.
( itilteau ! H to ho hung , but even in thii
nolemn moment tue consolation conies to
him that he did uot buy The Inter-
OcctV" . There nro bight spot * i every
man's life.
A London paper EAs th t the duke of
Marlh' ' rough s c llectlon i f china ia complete -
pleto an I uninjtirc I. Mis M r borough
rvldently did her own work. [ Philadel
phia Bulletin.
Dan Kico clnliiw t > bo the only man in
thin country wlio over received a salary ol
$1,000 per week for nine yearn without
laving up n ainglu do lar. Daniel IB cer
tainly or ginal in some things ,
Gen. Buford , a well known Kentuiky
horseman , IIUH joined the church. The
general ! i getting old , and probably he-
K\n \ la realize the force of the raclnu ruin
that after enter lug the homestretch there
can bo no change of position.
"You have no ruins , no "aturftl curiosi
ties in this country , " said Mr. Oscar
Wilde to Mrs. Senator Peudleton a * , a re
ception lasi week. "No. " replied the
quick wilted lailv , "but our ruins will
d.mo noon enough , aid UK to our curiosi
ties , wo import them. " [ Philadelphia
Time * .
A Great Baby.
Nothing is so conducive to a man's
remaining a bachelor as stopping for
one night at the house of a married
friend and being kept awake for five
or six hours by the crying of a cross
baby. All cross and crying babies
need only Hop Bitters to make them
well and smiling. Young man , re
member this. Traveler. feb4-w2t
THE BEE ANNUAL.
A Thing of Beauty.
Kvainvillolml. ) ilcvlew.
TUB OMA > IA BKK came upon our
table lost week beautifully emboliahod
with public buildings aud private resi
dences of that city. This edition of
THK BKK is gotten ap at great cost ,
and is much the finest paper ever pub
lished in the west , and not only re
fleets great credit to the enterprise of
the publisher , but in a credit to that
yoUiif and thriving city. The litho
graphing was done in Milwaukee and
and the letter press was done on a
Hoe press in its own office.
Without a Fault.
Shcrldau ( III. ) Independent.
A copy of THE OMAHA BKK , contain
ing many fine illustrations of the busi
ness houses of that city , lies before us.
It is an able exponent of western ideas
and enterprise and is a credit to the
citizens of Omaha , who give it such
support that it has increased in circu
lation till it now teaches up into the
thousands. Wo recommend it to ull
persons interested in that section , aud
its subscription price is extremely low
for such a largo and well edited jour
nal.
nal."A
"A Commendable Showing. "
EarlTllle ( III. ) Leaner.
TUB OMAHA BEB , with numerous
illust rations and the trade review of
that city for 1881 , is upon our table.
The improvements noted make a very
commendable showing for the me
tropolis of Nebraska , and TUB BUB is
an able' exponent of western ideas and
enterprise , and is a credit to the city
it represents.
Fees of Doctors-
The foe of doctors is an item that
yory many persons are interested in
just at present. We believe the
schedule for visits is $3 , which would
take a man confined to his bed for a
year , and in need of a daily visit , over
§ 1,000 a year for medical attendance
alone ! And ono single bottle of Hop
Bitters taken in time would save the
81,000 and all the year's sickness.
Post.
FAST TIME !
In going East take the
Chicago Mortarest-
Trains leave Omah * 3:40 : p. m and 7:40 : a. m.
For lull Information call on n. 1' . 1)UKI , , Ticket
Agent , 14th ami Karuharu Sta J , DKLL , U. 1' .
Ullway Depot , or at JAMES T CLARK , Gener
. Omitha Jal7m4e tl
> BOI uiwiaur
BYRON REED & CO.
OLDKtfT RHTA U USI >
Real Estate Agency
1 IN NF.BBABKA
& dp coiupleto abstract ol title to rtta
'nuu In Omaha an Dmit'laH onnntv m Tt
NebraskaLandAgem
OAVIS & SNYDER.
1606 Farnham 8t Omaha , N fara
, 00,000 .AtOXUEIS
Carw.ully Delected land tn Kaettrn Nebribka lot
sale. Orcat Itar ains In Improved tarnw , aii
Omaha city property
f > K DAVIh
L n Vi. i " i
D. S. BENTON ,
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW
Af.BAOU niXKJK.
BOCGS & HILL
REAL ESTATE BROKERS
No. 16OH TaroJuoa Street ,
-FT A - -
rrinr Nor h nldn om
Clarkson & . Hunt ,
SUCUMMW * lo Blchardi 4 Hunt ,
ATTORNEY S - AT - LAW
B UtbBtrrxl Om ha Nub.
HOUSES
Lots ,
nds.
For Sale By
FIFTEENTH AND DOUBUS STS. ,
178 , Howe ! ! roiinf , till let on 1'lcivu new
2ulh street , 81 , ( > tO.
177 , Hot sn 2 rooni , lull lot on Ecuclas nc r
20th f reft , 870H
176 , Hruuilful residence , lull lot oh Cautcar
IDths net , ! 12,000.
174 , Two liotumatij j lot en Dodco ret r 9th
street , $1 ( On. ,
170 , House thrco rocm > , two cloecta , c e. , hall
lot on 21st carOraiubtrcct , tSOO.
172 , Ono ni.ilonc'h ill story brlik houto ( .nil
IwilotBon Douglas mar 2blh ttnet , | 1 , < IO.
171 , House two roonn , wellri tern , sUblo , etc.
lull lot near 1'l.rce and 13ih stro t , (860.
170 , Ono nnd ono hall story hoii'o six room *
and we 11 , hall lot on Content street iieur St.
Mury'gatenuo , $1,850.
No. 170 , House t r rco rooms on Cllt ton a'reel
mar shot u.tter J326.
No. 169 , llnnsoan * 33x120 Icct lot on 10th
Itreet near \V < b < t > r sttcii , $3,610.
No. 168 , Ilnuiuo' 11 iron s , lot 33x12 * ftit on
10th n.nrlli.rUtrcct , $5,000.
No. 107 , Two story hoi so , 9 reams 4 cluetl ,
seed ctliar , on Ibih ttuct near 1'cppleton'a
4. < .K .
NP. 1C6 , Ncv house ot ft roomt , hall lot on
Iiiril mar 19th street , tl 860.
No. 184 , Ono and one hill el cry hrure 8'iocm *
on 18 th direct > tnr Lca\e > north , (3,600.
No. 1(8 , Illicit chimli tnd parroi age , D rooma
on souHiwu- corner ol C pltol avenue and 17th
street , 817,600.
N. 101 , Ono and om-hai' > lory ) ouse ol B
rooms near Hamcom Park , $1,000.
No. 163 Two IIOIII-CH 5 rooms inch , closets , etc.
on Burt street m ar 25th , $3,600.
No. 167 , house Bret ma , ful let en 10th Mrcei
near Lcavcnwortb , $2,400.
No. UO , Home 4 large rooms , 2 clostts and
bull acre on Hint ftice near lint on , { 1,210.
No. 166 , 1 v o noun * , one cl 6 nnd ore ol 4
rooms , on J7th tltect nearMarcy $3 , > OC.
No. 154 , Tlireclious'i1 , ont ol 7 nnd two o6
roo. > each , tndioiner let on C sj mar 14th
sire t , 85,000.
Nr. 163 , unall hou'e aud lull lot on Vaclfic
near 1 tli tlrcct , $2,6(0.
No. 161 , due itorhoi to 6 tocrru ? , ouliiucn-
worth ne.rlUth , ? 3)0. ( )
No. 150 , Ilo < BU th ce rccms and lot 02x115
i iar 20th and Fan hem , $4,500.
No. 148 , New houtcol right room ? , in 18th
strett n-nr Umcimotth , JS.IO'1.
No. 147 , Htusu ol 13 ic.ou.son ISth f tract
near Uircy , $5 , 00.
No. 141) , llon-cof Ifl looms and IJlotsoii 18th
ttrcet ni r llarcy , SO.UCO.
No. 145 , House tv\o Uigu rcomp , lot OTxSX Icel
onr < hir u an a\tnuolUth street ) near Nicholas ,
JA600.
Nr. 144 Ilputo li rooms , lot 16tx160 feet , on
Colfax btrtct near Icadct St. Han's nwuue.
3KM.
No 143 , House 7 IOC-nip , I tin , en 0th stlcot
ntar Lcavimwort , 2,600.
No. 142 , llou e 5 roi ms , kltchin , ( tc.on 10th
street near Nlcholrv , J1.S7J
No. 141 , llou u3 roonHOii Douglas near SOUi
street , 8')60.
No. HO , 1 nrm houe ; and two lots , on 24th
ncir Fa i nil i , ni site , t , { 8,0 0.
No. 110 , Hi Ufo 3 rooms , lot OCilCCJ Ice * , on
Douglaa near 27th street , 81,625.
No. 137 , House C rooim : i d hall lot on Capitol
ftMinuo near 2Jil street , S/,300.
No. I'M , Ilot.ce ana l.alt tcrc lot on Cumli > c
street ntar 24th 8 60.
No. 131 , House 2 roi my , lull lot , on loud
no.n 21-n'nm'ot , $300.
No. 129 , Tw bouios one ol 0 and ono ot 4
rooun , on leueed Ictou Wcbtitr mar 20th eirett.
No. 'l2 7 , Two story I ouse 8 rocms , hill lot on
Wtbater near 19lh SJ.tOO.
No. 120 , House 3 roornc , lot 21x120 Itet on
20 h streit near Doui la , $ U25.
No , 126 , Two vtory hou-e on 12th near Dodge
stnet Iotv3x0j lect $1,200.
No. 124 , Large house and lull bloil near
Farcham and Cen ral sirrtt , $8,0u.
No. 123 , Ilousi ) 0 loomviind Urge lot on Bana-
dera 8 rc t ntar lianacks , < 2110.
No. 122tHoufe 0 rooms' aud halt lot en Web
ster near 15th street , 91,600.
No. 118 , Houuo 10 roonij , lot SCxlVO Icct on
Capitol k\ento near 2Vd btictt , t2,960.
No. 117 , Itoise 3 rootrs , lot 3xl20 leer , on
Capitol avenue near 22d (1,600.
No. 1 14 , Houses roomb on Vcuglts near 26th
street , 750.
> o. 113 , hcuee rocms , lot CfxCO Icet ou 21st
near CumlrR street , ilfiO.
No. 112 , Urltk houeoll rcomg aud hall let on
CKSH near Hth strtet , 92boO.
No. Ill , Ilou6ol2 rocms on Darcnpoit near
20th stro. t , 47,0 0.
No. Ill ) , llrkk house tnd lot 12x132 lect enC
C fa street near 16th , v3,000.
No. 1C8 , 1 argu houft on Aarnty nrar 16tk
strict 91,000.
jNo 10 0 , Twohouns ar.d SfixlSl loot lot on.
Ca < n. nr 14th street , JOOU.
No. 107 , House 6 rooms and hall lot on Inrd
ntar 17tt strict , 11,200.
o. lljO. Iloufo tnJ lot 61xlOblcet , lot on 14th
noir Fierce Htrect , ItiOO.
No. It5 , Two utory houno 8 rorms with 1J lot
on bivuinl ntar SiumUm ntnct , 32.6CO
Nil. 103 , Onu and oie hall ttoiy l.ousclO looms
WobsUr near 16th strtet 82,600. . _ _
No. 10 2 , Two Lome * 7 rooms eatb and j lot en
14th near Chleono , S'.U 0.
No 101 , HOUHU a rromK , cell r , etc. , Ij lott Ob
South K\innuiear 1'oc.Cc ettea , ( l,8tO.
No. 100 , House 4 rooms , cellar , ttc. , hull lot
on Iurd utreot near 10 h , 92,010.
No. 99 , Veiy largo hou > v and lull lot on liar.
noy near 14tn btrecr , to OOU.
No. 1)7 , Uimo houtc ol 11 rcoms on Steiman
nvetnio nciir LlatK btrttt , maka uu tffer.
No. Ob , i ue and otic hall s cry house 7 rconu
lot 240x101 Ictt , stable , etc. , on bhitman ave-
nuu near ( Irice , f [ 100
No. U2 , Largo brick house two loll on ti\cn
port Btrtut niur Itth 918,010.
No. BO , Urge hoi so and lull lot on led
noiir Ib h'tre t , 7,00\
No. 89 , LurKuhauiO 10 rooms ball lot on tOlb
near California Htrie > , 97COO.
No. 88 , I arge home 10 or 12 roorru , beaulltol
i -ucrlotoiiCawii.ar20th , 97.COO.
No. 87 , Two btorj I ouse 3 rocms 6 acre * o
lard i n HiumliTf street ni ar Barracks , 92,000.
No. 86 TwojKtoreo and a rtslmme oi , leatnl
hall lot.ncir iluaon and 10th street , 9EOO.
Np 84. Two etor > hou o 8 rooms , closets , e'e. ,
with 6 acres ol gr.-und.on Haundcrs street near
Omaha U rratka , $ A600.
No. 83 , lloucool U roors , hall lol on Capitol
nveniio ntar 12tli ftrfot. | 2roa
No b2 , Oi e and oi u hall Mory I cmc , ( I looms-
.nil lot ou I'leree near 20tb sticet , lHX > .
No. 81'lwo2story bousei , one ol Sand on *
* 3,000.
No. 80 HOIH- room ) , closet * , etc. , large lol
on Ibtli stie t i.iar White Lead wcrke. 91,300.
No. 77 , I atge I oute ol 11 rocmi , cloide , eel.
Ur , et ; . , with IJloti n KarnbamnearlBthttrett ,
(8,0(0.
No. 76 , Or r an j or c-hall story hotue ol 8 room * ,
lot 66x89 Ittt on Cam near 14th street , 94,100.
o. 76 , UOUHU 4 lOtms and batemcnt lol
161x1321 tt oi MkrtyuinrSlh street , 9078.
N * . 74 , Large tirlck house and two lull lot * on
IJutonport rcur 16th utrutt , 915.COO.
.S'o. 73 One aud one-lia I story houtc and lot
81xlvo2lict tn Jac ton ntar 12th itrcot , 91 , CO
No. 72 , Large brick house U rooms , lull lol
on Date port near 16th street , 16,000.
No. 71 , large bou 12 rooms , lull lot on Gall.
lornla near lOih street , (7,000.
No 05 , Stable and 3 lull lots on Krauklln etrw
near Paundcrs , 9V.OOO.
No. Cl , Twottory Irame building , More below
tnd rooms above , en lewtd land on Dodge IMM
16th Btrctt , 800
Bmis' ' \
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
16th and Do ijla Street ,