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AU 1wnc. ! tjtti i * n4 ftetnIttanee phoutl be
1refiued toTiifli. I'IIUIflG l.OUAIT , OldAlU.
ll fta. 1hrcka nd ototiice order. to be made py
c to tbo onlor 01 theoinpany.
1E BBE BllBLIllllM CO. , PROPSI
B. nosBwATEgd1tor.
Tiu flOfl.atrivflt of about 800 onth M
the hastings reunion in seMoflablo tulle1
proved quuto a 9OliOUB illCOflVCfliOflCO.
Thu result wa thaL nbotit two or thrco
thousnntbieopo who could iiot be acc'iu-
modaled on the groundB Tucday ovOn.
ing , had to go into town for the iiight.
: 1Vo.tncsdy mornhlig , however , the tuntzi
CIliflO and were speedily put up. The ro.
Ufl LOfl 15 proving a great BUCCOBS
REV. TIloMn IC. IhEuliEit , Of
floury Ward Beeclier , IIM been nominat.
ed by the greenback atato convontlon ,
held at Rochoator , Nw York , for ccro
tary of state. It 8 needless to ay tlia
ho is a preacher and thinker of. marked
nbility. The nearer you got to lila place
) of rcfiidonco , which is Elmira , the
greater i hI P0PUIOfltY. But tIm nom-
r ition of proachern of the go8pol i
generally a fit thing to ho done. Their call.
-big , acknowledged to ho of ( lie highest ,
.demantla , by ith importance , all tlir
time and talents. The bringing of mm.
iat4lrs of the gospel into politicii or poilti.
cal campaigns , an czuldidates , or other.
vifio , seldom mooth with satisfactory auc
sa Of course Mr. Beecliur vi1l noL be
t
I 1octed , certainly not by time strcngth of
the party which 1mm put him iii llolllllft
( ion. _ _ _ _ _
Lty GOULD has givemi his tAstirnony
betoro tim senate committee on time labor
quostion. Ho says when lie obtained
control of time lines of railroad , which
: oonstituted time boginllLn of his presetit
Asystom , their earnings wore not above
$70,000 a month ; while time earninga of
tue systetu wimi ii lie now controls wore
5fiOOOOO'during tim past month.
h Mr. Gould give. it ; a his idea that a
government 1105ta1 telegraph is opposed
to American institutiomis. Ho aiBo OX.
pressed it as his 01)ifllofl that time mail
service would be bettor accomplished by
private enterprise. As ta the telegraph
business , imoamya"uniform tarifrs could be
iecurcd under private ontorpriao aa well
3 ulIder government ouporvisioli. "
Would Mr. Gould say timmit uniform tnrifrs
by railroads caim as well be nocutod by
irivato culorpriso na by govorninommt leg.
ulation ? What great corporations can do
and what they will do when left entirely
to themselves without legal control ate
two different timings.
UENfl'v VzrLuj , , time president of the
iortlzern I'acifio railway company , whose
international picnic is attractum so much
uttentidu at presotit , was once a imows.
paper reporter.
Ho eamno to Denver with Groeloy and
ltiCilflfllAOfl ilk 1859 , and with them
signed the report of their obnorv tiomni
of time first placer mnimnngdono iuGrogoi'y
gulch. This report was ffrst ubiishmet1
fl an extra number of the Itocic ) '
Mountain .NcwR , and wcuc lrilmt.
ed 011 brown paper , there bu
ing no white jpor ill time aettIorIIommt at
that tinmo. The extra was the sixty muuu
bet of time Ncwc' , wimicit wn then , as mmow ,
time oniy newspaper published ilL this
region.
Mr. Viilard , like "Mr. Itoiiloy who
leOps time hotel , " hicu done very vohl in
the mimeantimo , and inic uxiinmilo ) should
provo an iImsIiratliIl to time hista of re
porters now droamiming of fame itmiti for.
tune on $20 per week. ire is worth be.
twoen 2OOOOOOO and $30,000,000 , aimil
is the controhlimmg spirit of cite of the
rcateat corporations in time world.-R.
Jf. JVW8. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
HEE4tTOR VAN IVYJRW .iJ'LEC1f.
Uon. 0. II. Van Wyck , tfnitud State.
owitor , delivered the annual addmus at
the Gaas county fair at Plattainouth ,
. Thumday. In ourcohinims will be found
/ * ,
cxtracta front the addroac , which mint only
frmers , but everybody else who takes any
interest in zaattors pertaining to our wel.
fro a a poopie , should read , amid if any
ilicro are who do not have such interest ,
it Wl7 1)0 that the reading of those per-
Uons of the icpeecit will awaken an imitor-
at in tlietn. ,
Won time senator paks he doe. not
Iept tile inuotido style. There is no
dilUculty in finding out what ho is drip'-
hmg at , lie always macam , . somnething ,
ma what he macan. is voryapt to be for time
public good. If lie touches an old subject ,
1iii method of treatment give it addition.
al freshness , It 1mM come to be Pretty
well known and recognized all over tin
ountzy ( list time senator is watehfiii fem
the welfare of the people. lb Is working
nil Lu every other pubilo man in timid comm.
try , in a broad fluid , in which are rarlo
and 'ast mntorosta to ho guarded amid lire
inotod.
Time iaoasuro. and projects which ar
contmmmIly brought firward , , time cuimi
binatios tim secure tholu which nit , made ,
imot teas than time colerety with whici
they are pushed onward , require all tin
nbihitr amid induitry which our pubii
incH can command , to shalo. tutu mnouki
hmat Fortalims to time pubhio wulmmre ( , in s
wIo way.
Yo live in a day of syndicates anti
. ' ' " orvii
'corporation. , 'organized" as
Green , President of time \Vcstorn Union
'Id "to make " The
, money. eniitoi
L uohua'on thesosubjoct. . Read wiumtbc
1aya. . .
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I'USTd4 L TLLIJMI'l ! 1' .
It may be regarded mm certain that the
question of postal telegraphy by thmo goV-
eminent will be brought. lromlnOntlY ho-
fore the next congress. There is hardly
a subject connected with the pubiio Inter.
ests which is now more frequently touch.
od upon by time lIross throughout tue
country , and immoro or loss discussed , than
that. It will doubtless continue to be
agitated , without abatement , nutil it
shall be disposed of , t least for a time ,
by congreasiolmal action. In case time
govornmnmit. shall uimdortako the busincss
two courses are open for its accomplish.
mont one for the government to pur.
cliMe the existiimg lines , the other for time
glvornlnont to build now hines. Tim
stock of time Western Union ropreMonta
.8oOOOOOO , while its actual cost proba.
lily has imot exceeded and quite iikeiy hmas
not equaled ludf thmiit. sumn. Seine insist
that , siiouitl tiio govermimont uhiertaku
the 1iii.iimes it ImUglit mitit to
purciutso the \Vostonl Union's vrov
orty at a greater price thai
would be required to build thi saumo. Jt
would certainly be dililcult to find ammy
valid reason for ) aying time full suimi rep.
resented by tue stock , watered zt it lois
been. Indeed it. can in no proper sense
ho said to be worth that nnmounL The
stock is now quoted on the market emily
a trifle above tlirco.fourtims of its fact'
value. It would be , subjuctiimg it siiiiihy
to the legal rules which govern cwnmnor.
cml tramisacUomuc to lUt ) its value at what
it sells for. But oven this immight bo PUtS
ting it too high , for iro1aii1y , no large
amount could be sold itt aiieii ligures.
Such stocks are gonoriilly kept quite as
high m they will bear , by mimomi rich
enough to control them , and to keep them
up to the higest. available notch. Time
Chicago Tfibuuc takes imo zromtmid that ,
instead of purchasing , time govorimmnumit
abiuld build4 new hines , leaving
time lrosumit COmflIIIfliOs in competition.
The OijOCt. of time govermummont
would imel be to mmmako IIiutitiy , butte
to conduct time buslimos in time interostof
the people , and at such rates as would
make the business little inure than self.
sustaining. lIt. is difficult to see how time
comnpanks could maintain thuer litmus
against such competition. Their property -
ty cortaitily voultI depreciate in value.
Still it ii undeniably true that time iov
ornimment would be under no obligation to
purciiaio time existing lines at a greater
Price than they are fairly worth.
Time United States revised statutes pro-
ViiO that the government may , vurciiasu
time telegraph hues comistructed over tii
public domain at its option , at an imp.
praised value. Time statutes further pro.
'ido that tue appraisal shah 1w immimdo by
five dishmtomeitcd two of wimoni
are to be selected by time ostnmaster.gami.
orimi , two by the conipany , 1111(1 0110 by' tin
four 10) selected. It is said , cii wimmtt
scents ruliabie authority , that I'ostmncister.
General Ci resliani , while baring in
settled convictiomis regal ding government
imsbtl tuiegrailiy , hmims ro3olved
give time uhjct aim exhautivu review , to
zucerthin all Itsimmorits.
"togive time subject caruful considura.
tlmm , niitl until I imave tloiio no , I cannot
toll what lily' CIilCluBtOIIs will be. ' '
It mnimy be ux1meetetl that lie vihi give
time sulijoct a uotty tlwrotigii disthmssiumm
Logutitor viLh his conclusions , in his an.
anal report to be stibimmitted to comigresm
in December.
1.1Z0.1 ; ! , ? 1:2-Na CONDrI)4'Th' .
It. is said that timmies , 'iiicli is suppomed
to mmmcmi lniimmess , in Coiurculo , are dull ,
ami that thbm dullness purvalu 1)unvor.
Coior.tdo like mmitist if mmot nil mmmimmiim
cetimitrius , is , ziiitl doubtless svill coiitiimue
to be , the hmomime of a good nmmmy very rich
iwiaomms-boimnmmza kings , if you i'oae. !
'thiuro are niitl will continue to ho a faim
iitimmmber not mieli 'iio vihl do eli ,
801110 of thioni will got wealthy by tilliim
I ho soil. 11cr valleys , amid in fact nil hem
soil mmusceptiblo of cultivation , is abuud.
antly rich , but mmearly all of it to protluce
crop3 Immust Ito irrigated. So irrigatiomi
constitnte one of titu limits to her pro.
ductivenoss.Vhmatevor time farimmor cnmm
r.miso will , however , always find. a veryre.
imummmerat'is'o immitm'kot in Limo mimiimimmg tovlms.
Yet thmo railroads which traverse time fur.
tile plains of Nebraska amid iCaimsas amid
atriko hmtm Limo nmoumitnimms , by furimisiiii
the abundamit agricultural inmpplios of
these productive ststos , will keep food
products dowim to a rcaioiiable lrico.
As timnoim , goes and inilmilig Inisimmoms i
.ystomatizod , Lime rich mines will fail inte
a few hands , amid time owners of thmmmm
will their snhIiies , not by little.1
but hpon a whoieaale plan , anti from
jointa a which timy can be purchmaaud
olmo.qcst. It iN said that this is already
Imeimig done , and 'tlrnt amimall situp. nimd
stores iii Domivor and othcr harts of tin
state are already very .onsiiiy fcoiiug th
10115 of trade rcnuitimmg frommi such acourso ,
Oimfcago , SI ; . Louis , Omimalia and 1amm.m
City are commercial mmmd mmtantmfacturimm1
cemitors which will b imatrommied by th
. mining kiug in iimakmimg their puruhisso. ,
This view of aftmirs is applicable tc
I mmearly all mmioutmtaiiioua mmmimmlng coun
trio , . 'rime fact is that oven , grow.
I big and continued prosperity ( em
. all classes , is to be lookuil for imi a city
I which him it. . roots in time earth , and in ii
. country highiy favurmmllo , for agriculture ,
Adaptation to manufactures should aIm ,
) be included. It is umidemmiablu thai
. Unmahmn iii a city so situated , Around ii
P every side is a ctmlmmmtm y wimiclu fur iti
I fortuity is not excelled mtmiywhmure , Nom
) is time country wimkii is tributary ta
1 ammu of which it i. the comninorcial commtei
L circumscribed within ammy harrow iitmmits ,
C I extends on ovary .mdu far emmotmgh h
furmmiilt all that is miecessary to build tm
I timid stmppiwt prosperously , a great city
I Omalma is gmowing fast. It lisa businesi
, l. New bushmmess enterprises on fl (
* &tvami smio nrc startoil hero with a ( re
I UVflC that is euzprislimg. There is m
warrant for all this , and a warrant that Il
will be lasting. We iredict timat but a
few years will ias * before Omaha will be-
001110 ft greater and more important city
timan those wimo have predicted for It a
mirosimerous future hmao dared to antici.
hate. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It seems Impossible , says the Kamisas
City Journal , to prevent time fraudulent
, caio of oleomargarine. Stringent laws
have been passed , btmt they are not emm-
forced ; time PeoPle hmnve becim mnformed
rogartlimmg time imiositions practiced upon
them , but tlmoy are powerless , anti , cni
boidonod by jmast success and prospects
Hf future security , time umanufacturorim cure
increasIng the capacity of timoir factories ,
iiid are ttmrnimig out the nefarious conm
( imm still larger quumtities. It goes
to time imaumds of time grocer or time butter
, lealer , amid ho sells it , not as eieomar-
arimmo , but as mmew farm doiry butter.
ST4tT1 .IOTTINGS.
'l'lio Burlington rcati Will Imimild a $ I11OOO
nengor depot at lkmitrico.
'J'he ! lmeW buildings 1m Omdkllaio , under way
mni contracted fur , amount to $20,000.
4'tshmlgh as forty-four buii'ls ' of wheat to the
mere JIM becim iiarvcited \Vayimo county timis
year.
year.The grist mill at. Norfolk Is nearly ready for
'mIeriLth.lm. It % vIll hmamo mm grhiilhtig capacity of
i4X ) busimels or clay.
Alf. Chmrk , of Burt county , will exhibit a
f.miir.yoar.ohtl steer at. tim state fair wimich ,
timnugim not ( mit , weighs 2,770 pounds.
From 1Go0 worms fed elm Osage orange
loaves , Mrs. Floryof Filinmoro coumity , JIM two
peumiimi of silk. .Slme ImrIxIs to have 20,000
norms next , oasolm.
A mnatci , of 100 glaMs hails at $100 a side haq
bci imrraiigid botvcetm Gee. i.oihingwelI , of
Frenmomit , : itml , Gee.Imils , of Oinalma , which
will comneoff In tin-co or fommr weeks.
Near ( irimn(1 lslammd ott time 30th ult. , .Toimti
VIhsn wiems timrowrm frommi hIs wagoim by
a rnnamm'ay teaum. lie hiilil Old the gr000th all
uilghmt , muitmi iml recovery is commslderod doubt.
ful.
Near Vayiie , time other day , lion. C. L ,
Latimb , of Ststitmn , wan thrown from a buggy
mitid loud his collar boimo broken. Probably he
WOhI1l not imavo been Imuirt If a traveling com
timmnloti w.1ghlimc' 200 pouuls hIId not fallen on
tel ) of 111W.
'l lie Sidney l'lalndealcr says It Is thought
the beef criI , will be light this year. There
were few riuncimition who did miot slmlp too closely
lii 1882. The simi Pmnint lilimlIg tlmn I iiio of tlma
tTmi1iii l'acilic road Imavo hcomm % ery light so far
this season.
ItAIbltOtI ) NONES.
'The latcAt feature of the \Vabatim Is Its dlii.
lag car lunch basket service.
Time joint foreIgn freliiit tulfico of the Van.
dorbilt lines Iii Chicago ) &ai been abolished.
'rime UtJuli & Nortimern miarrow gauge has
coimnoctemi with the Northern l'aclfic at Little
Iflackfoot , Montana.
\Vork upon the Chiiciwo , Itocic Island &
kltuIfilLfl City is to ho commenced this mmlolmth
lutweelm Chilhicottmn , amd , Kamisas City.
Time survey for the projected briumcim of time
I Chicago anti Nirtlmwestcra , railroad Is univ
living macdo up time ( ikobojo valley , 1)akota.
'rime vaitiatloim of railroad property in Ton.
, liesare , fosesKoul by time railroad tint lussoasols ,
is $31,197,200 , imli increase lii the valuation of
tumo 'UOld imgm of $1,181,000.
'L'hmo Northiorii l'aclfic lets 200 000 pomnmds of
' car whiemhn iiiitl 1,000 tiiis of rails at 1)ulutli ,
I whIch iriil Ime aim the Oregon lmrt of the
Notimorii , t'ziciiio road. Ilcietoforo nil thus
' inatt in ! hums becmi mmlii imtcil around by uviuter.
' Now it goes across time ctumtlneimt. ,
Two husky soums mf the Emimorahi Isle drove
lioiuio the last sJh1tC ) tiiat jolimed time east 1111(1
. umeit ( lIVisiollA of the Nom'thicmii l'mtcillo at Iii.
I dep'uitluumco Creek , ulont.mmum , 1tuguxt 21t1u.
'l'ielr , imimmun , utru I. ' 1' . FitzpatrIck amiti
4\Iiciiaol Gllfmrti , foremen of tlmo two forces of
I traek.layeis.
'l'luo Ymumktntm l'rs , ftirimiiito.m the foilowin8
lumforinatiotu about time , roposci1 utirtlierut romul
viuich humus boomi aimimst forgottuii iown imoao
' 'Oium.micm visitors say tim Omimihu & Northiurii
railmaml um'Ill iai ciiistiuctod witiiIui the next
I tivoivo inoitit : , auli that it vil1 run froni Ouimui.
iou t \"nimktoum. i . 'I'hmo cuupmnv , is uvilli img tc
timult imumtil the Nomthmwmterii itisitlo unoim Ii iihi ,
thou tmwiislto , spectlatloimi , anti thmcii it uuIhI go
¶ l'hu Northern Pacific railrol(1 : company la
rect'imtly boumi iimakiog ucry oxteimsivo muldition
to its terunimeil facilities iii St. i'nmil muid ! hIii.
imoapolis. .At SL Pillil , moiar what is kumowu a
I 1811111 toil 11 iivcrslty , 23i m , cm es o Imuimil hiavt
boit , IIrcha4ed at a cmeit of flhlIIt ( ) $150,001 ]
ttiiti im : 101014 at time imomul of itiS'miHiiIii ) sti , , .ot
In the city ilinlus , atul 12 ncme at Its freight
iiejiot for Hwitchmeu4 , at au ndditioumal large t x.
1101150. At the foot of 1"iirtl , street and thmc
i corner ( If ihrouulwuiy iiiiii li iuuco Htreots it hue :
( Ir'etlIII a , iuiigiiiiicott six story geimermu duct
building Of m ed bricic.
1'1mrciiduIItH Juiit ItahIroab4 ,
I Chicago 'I'ribumiu.
Ommtm of time sigmms of the timmmes is time
: noticeably coumemijatory toimo used toward
tim railroads by time busimmeas-umeim of time
' tiny. 'l'hmo Chicago mmiemeimuitm' ; wimo cut
I flow emugaged in thmi' s'cry umseful work elI
I org.imiizilmg cm freigiit biurummn hiuuve ovideimt.
hy foit it necessary to shmoiv a velvety imamiti
ill , that enterprise. The commat itmit cor
adopted by time mmiercimammts' orgammizat iou
' is cimuicu anti soft in its iammgnmige. 'J'he
oljeet of tim mmmovemmuuumt is declared to be
tmmt ( ) give time railroad and other trcummspor
tation conmpaimies such immformatioum , " etc.1
' 'to assist , ' mmd so elm.o uiticed , thu
uumIe judicious tact in tiuc iaimguago of
Sf the protestimmado time other da' by tiut
shippers of boot to time east agammm.t thm
' destructive and confiscatory iuccase It
the rates about to be mummudo iy the Fimi
11003.l'he
l'he simple fact is , that unorcimant. and
busiumoss amen are afraid of the railroads.
Mqdorn business hit. been wMttled to
such fine edges by the working of compe.
tition that railroad rates may make ci
L break. But. it. is not only rates that umor
r ch&nts have to look out for. Great lossut
1117 be visited upon them by time mere
delay of their ihipummonts ; by the hurnom
m im which time railroad ollicial outer. upoti
I a claim for danmagea ; by tim. readinos ,
with which cars are forthcoEnimmg whue
wsnted ; by many other hung. which
I vary with time tonmpur of the oonunoe
carrier.
ilusiumess 02011 , in time e1preasie lan.
quago of one of them , "need the conS
.taimt auneimitmo of the railroad. . " That
I to y , that to succoqt1 , ) iuaineas men
. mmcd to be abie to caiculato the condition ,
, of trauiai'ortstiomi ivitit lmo sammm certainty
. as those of the ctmrronoy or of taxntlomm.
. Any murchauit may succeed if ho has re
Intio"s with railroad umiagimittes that emma.
I blo him IA ) socimro the advantages of ( a.
vimritiinmi. limit his success duraumges nil
p time ofThrts of the rest , mind time comnmmmunity
as a mvhioio CAll do cm gnod amid safe trunlu
ommly wimun time railroads are uumanageti , imi
, thu theory of rniiroxd law requires that
I they should be , fairly attd reamuommbiy.
. It ii , mmot umucoscumry to st4t0 , wimuit orory
0110 kuiomvs to be the fiuct , that Umeso coin.
' 11011 carriers do imet do their business cii
any such iriutcipio.
I I. is umtit cuttiruly ncc'mdeuitai that imumitimem
I lucre , mmor jim 'uw'ork , nor uhiucirhiure iii
I tue formmuntiomm of timeso oigaumiatiomis to
ilasstst tiuc railroads have tue greatest
, immorchiumuts takeum ammy' jiart , They tie utot
I seem to muceil any co.oyerativo assistance
) ill mmmaking toruims with time comammion cnr.
rum-s. Timoy are time big fish. They camu
lonk out for timemmisuivos. The tostiumiommy
I takemi before time hepburn commummittco in
New York , showing how immuch lower
were tIme rates mmmdc by the Now York
Central to thuo house of A. P. Stowai1 ,
vrhuicii umecded no fostering , but atmll got
it , than timo8o tumado to coummpetimmg con.
corns , which needed sonmo lifts but didn't
get thnm , liolmits we do not doubt to time
season for this IntlifFercimco of time largest
siiipporii to tue betmefits of time 'tunuturui"
luau of ( healing with the railron(1s.
Time fact that fifteen of the tweuity.five
mnorciuaimta appointed to draft time coasti.
tmitkim ( ml time Chmicago MorcimantJu' Freight
Itimroau were absent at. time mnootimmg to
consider timat docmunmemmt Is a sign tlmat it
is with no very overmvimoinmimmgcnthmusiasmn
tlioy immure lmmmdertakQmi t ) Iwlh hue caL
This is uuot strange , for thu buidilw3s illrIti
as a lusiimosa ulmaum is rather timid. IdI.
road mmen (13 not like to iiztvo time gcmmtle-
men wimose gobtis timay siuii ) forumi soclo.
tics WhOSe purpose , however deilcakiy
pimrWlcd , is the rovoitmtmoimriry one of coin-
pulling--that is , ' 'assistiuig"-the cciii-
moon carrier to surrender time arbitrary ox-
orcuso of his power , mmd time refermnntory
miuerchiaimt is ilkely to feel time eiaw of car-
vorato dmajmiensuro in duo timumu.
There are state oflicers to take commi-
zarmce of dimucriuninatiomme in charges with.
mum time tue state hines. There are state
laws to control tim railroads in thu uutato.
hut timuao inivs ntmd tflicjais , protect but a
fraction of the bushmess of thmis city. Time
fragniomminry elflrts , of all state railway
cmiii IfliSlumflhus atmd state legislatures added
togotimer do hot ammewor for time protectiomi
o.f time trade of great ( iistributilmg points
like Cimicago or New York , which mcacifcs
mute ( lozeimS of states. Notiuluig but ima-
tiommal action ammI a htursistelmt imatiormcui
supervision by a mmatioimal commmnmission mviii
mumeet the imoeds of "commerce mumlommg time
several states. "
Time froigiitburoauisa good tiiimmgas for
as it goes , but it does not go VCi' far.
There is a great kmiiticai qqestioit involv.
ed. iii time regulation of railroads , and. it is
to ho wished Hint time ummercimanta wimo arc
so successful iii mimaking mnommey would
give a little more attuumtion thmamm they dote
to thto umnprovommuont of the govornnmermt to
which Lucy umiust look for time protec.
timu of their fortunes and time immherit.
aumcca of timeir cimildremm. l'oiitics in this
country is becoumming tue piaythuummg of time
foolish amid corrtijmt mumaimmiy because our
busmumess.mnen fail to sue that close look.
ing aftur Political and social duties is as
mmmtmeim an ohemumunt in the prcsrvatiomi ot
their ProPertY as time siurewdimess amid in.
dustry tlmcit amassed it.
141uiuip Out time Clumiumi AgOnts.
Cliloago IleraW.
One of time most uummummitigated pests time
govemnimmemit imas to coimtcnel with iii tiuese
days is time Vaslmimmgtoui claim agent. I le
is ami active , nimacrupulous , pestmferous
fellow , who mmceds coimsthmmt watching , for
lie is coimatamitly devising scimoimmes to
swindle time govurnnmommt or his clients , or
both. Time pension claim agent is the
nmoat unscrupulous of hmis kimid , and , per.
hap. , the nmost successful. Timero is no
doubt timat time govcrmiimmoimt is yearly pay.
iimg omit mmmillions to pensioners who have
mmet a , uimadow of claim to time bounty , but
whose names imavu been placed on time
rolls thurrnmj.th time chicanery of peumsion
agczmts. These vultures prey impon every.
blthy mmd. ilirouglu every dcpartnmeumt.
Thuoy scud out cireLmiars by time tens of
timoumsamuds , eumticimmg people to act upsommie
shadowy claim ngaiumst thm goverimunont
011(1 omumploy them to collect it. Evemi now
country postofilces are being hooded with
time circulars of a Wasiiingtoum agent of-
ferimmg to collect certnium hack pay said to
ho clue ummder time Into reatlustmneat of
postumastor's salaries. Nobody but time
cmliii cugemuts hits so iimtomprctcd time law
as to show ammy back pay dime , amid time
poatnmnater-gonoral says timero is nothing
mum itbut time ageimts go aim , and , no doubt ,
imumidretis of jostmnaatcrs ivill st.nd mmmonay
' to thu simaric to prosecumto time claiiums.
There ought really be souimo way of
ciucckimug the elnimmm mtgwmcy evil. Commgrcss
has clearly time might to regulate thu sys.
; teimi tf prus'imtimmg claiimm buford tue do.
vcuutimmuuits n aunt out this class aito
Luitimor , utrid thuousaimdsof peoIlo
ledmi , wrommgcd iii one way or ammothum
ivoumhd rejoice to see it dono.
irary atmtlersouu tim fliigiaumd.
14ormdomu paors have elaborate criti.
dM1118 Oh ? dhmss Amiclorsomu's appearauuce at
time Lyccuumi Septeuimher 1. ' [ 'lie imont of
tbeumm seemmi to iimmitato time Chinese , by
piayiimg a wnmtiumg ganme. 'I'hey (10
like the dmy ; of ' ' I ligonmar , " wimicim is ci
I version of tue sterling Geriuuaim ro
: mimammtic drauuua , ammd evidently feel at a lost
iecause they cami imot COimmhatU I'dliss Ami
dersomu muitit mummy English actress 'rime
immmivursal vciiict iS however , ' 'a pimemouum
euual success , " evcn thmougim a iortum1 of
this 'l'lme 'l'imiies attributes first to curiosi
I ty , socoumd to Irvimmg's lircscimthtiomi of time
I actress to his imubije , amid tlmiidto Euuglishi
I iuospit.aiity.
'l'lmu Tiuues ) timiumks that Niss Aimtlersomi
r hiss vast tculeumts , but lacks gemmius , Tue
laily News hits out Limo feumco with hit
L brother of time 'l'inmcs.
Mr. Sicums , draummatist and critic of tin
I Referee , timid tiim critic of time Stammdamd1
I iotii say what they Imavo to say briefly ,
I 'lime hatter says : 'AIl im'o caum do cut pros
. int is to cimroumielo Miss Anderson's cam
pluto sticcomis , tue rocalis beiumg so umuimmor
oums to defy partieularizatiomm. "
Suns says : "That time pulse of tlm (
I house was stirred in favor of the Amumori
I can actress was immcroamuingly ovidemit ,
t Site caine , was seen , amid conquered
: Very few , if mimmy , of tim actresses of oum
owum stock , could go through su&h an at
tiumcial hiatt with time sanit , delightful nat.
urahucus , "
Chemeumt Scott , of 'rheTei.graph , thinki
. alms was lmeavily handicapped by th
choics of $ h. play , but adnmits "th.n
. mnu.t ci.arly be soiimehimmg in an aotrou
I who caummot only hold her own a. Par
I thenis , but , in addition , dissipate time
dullness of 'Ingomnar. ' " As f.r hum
I beauty , he thinks she is immoro a Vommium
I by Mr. Gibson thin a Venus by Milo ; .
I crauic.draped fIuro of a Wudgowo.d
iilaqu moore than an eck. from time Par.
I theimon. II , . thinks her griM fault in
acting is iumuinccrity anti lumability to grasji
the iyrmipsthius of this thoughtful part of
, her audience , ammtl that her "popluimu"
, giYes her more comicorn tiumu her passion.
lie would like to see macre sincermty and
I less well studied artificiality , but adimmit.
that thmoso things did not affect her audi.
emmett , who choercel her as if their hearts
were really touched.
1 % lianmoiiil'Ith a Illetory.
0mm great state , occcuilomms time queen of
, Engiammd amid oimmprcss of Iiidiis wears , iii
the forum of a brooch or pin , a dimmmommd
whose lmtstomy is as strnimgo as its vuilutu is
iuumummeuise. No reliable iecouiiut of its
origin has over been ( ) btuliimed , buitac.
cortliimg to lumliummm legend it vcma ( omuumul iii
time umuiuues of ( 'iulcoimda , imear the Icislumia
river , amid womum 5,000 yems by Knium ,
one of thic mnytiuieai liumneim iiumime'rt.zmiizail '
. in thu mtaimabimuiat.m : , IL Iioc.uummu time iimizo
I ofrictory to time l'uirkislm iimvadermm of
Iluimdooshmmm , 011(1 fromum tiucium jLUisOd bite
the of time It iui ommqmomors.
, 'billy Maim , Ilumiunynuim , " saiml Ihube r , time
greatest of tiunmi , ' 'iota womm ii jewel ( room
time vajaim which is valued as imimif the daily
I oxImeIi5tm5 of time world , " BaIer's sue.
, cessor showO(1 it ttm Favorimiur , tim
I French travolier , iii 1605. In 1739 ,
Nadir Sumalm , time l'orimiamm conqueror , see.
in ? it glitter ta the turban of the Mogul
prince vhom imo immud just defeated amid
captured , said : "Vo will be friends now ;
let mis change our turbaims in pledge of
frieimdsimip. " Thu transter was made , of
course , for It was simpiyacimoico between
losing te diamond and lusimig his head ;
amni the new owimor clmristommcd it Kon.i.
hoer , or ' ' ! mfotmmitain of Light. " Aimme(1
Shah , time Afghan conqueror , roiicvecl
Nadir's sumccessors of It , and from imim it
descended to ltimnjeet Sing , "time lion of
tiio l'unjab , " and ruler of Laimore. On
his death-bed Itunjeet was almost per.
suaded to Mono for imia many sums
by donating it to time famous
simrino of Juggernaut , but ho finally con-
eluded to risk the cimances of huereaftor
without this coatiy passport to heaven ;
and so in 1811) ) , whr'n time I'umnjab was annexed
nexod to British Iumdia , time Koim.i.mmor
ivims aumiong time assets of time provimmce ,
amid woumt with the rest into time iuummds of
time British nutimorities. At ommo of time
meetings of time board of COflflflisstohlers ,
of which liemiry Lawrcmmco was ircsitloumt
amid Jimn1Lasyreimco a nmcnmber , the vrec.
iou. 1)10CC of property was formally ummade
over to the l'unjab government amid plac.
eel in clmamgo ( if 'Jnns Lareims , " as time mmzu
tires called iminm. It wits a little box ,
umrmmppeil tip iii imaimmerous folds of cloth ;
immid .Jolin J.aawronce wiiu hover
wore a hiim or rimmg in hits life , and
hind a hearty coimtommmpt for jewelry , 1IILt it.
iii hits vest pocket and mvoimt on with time
Inisimiess ' , f thmo ummeetiimg.Vlmemm imo
tireluied for diimumer lie threw his iwniatcoat.
aside , forgetting nil about time contents ,
ii.uitl so time immattor passed entirely frommm
iii , ; imminil. Soimmu six weeks afterwards a
muiesacuge was received from time govermmor.
general to time eflect that time queen imati
oithretl time diamnomid to be forwarded to
her at once , aimd requestiumg its iimmutmediato
traimaimmiasiomi to time Imeadquarters at Cal-
cuitta. llcimry Lawrence spoke of time
note to time board , nmmd John said , "Semi
for it at . " " \ % ' ' "
once. \'hiy , you've got itl"
replied Iloimry ; anti timt'um nil the circuumi-
stances tiasimed upon time careless custo.
di im. With characteristic coolness lie be.
trayed lid ) cimmotian , merely remimarkimig ;
"cii yes , of course ; I forgot about it ; "
but in tolling the story at a later day ho
confessed that he said to iminmsolfVell ,
this is time % orst trouble I ever yet got
iimto. " As soon uts lie could do so without
attracting special attommtion , lie left time
coumuicit cimaimiber , ivemmt to his lrivato
roommm , called for imis old mmative servant and
said to him : "Iliuve yotm got a small box
timat was in mny waistcoat pocketsoummo time
agol" "Yes , Saimib , " was time answer ;
"I found time dibbia ( time native word for
'it ) , and put it iii on'e of your boxes , "
"Bring it hero , " raid Lawrence. Time
servant ivcmmt to a dilapidated tiim box and
took out time dibbin. "Open it , and see
wimat is inside. " Time man opcumed the
imumbiust casket that ever held time' price.
loss gcnm , amid remnoviumg one after another
of the envelopes of rag , said , whemi lie
lifted time last : "There is nothing hero ,
Saimib , but a bit of glass. " The "bit ci
glass" was eagerly seized and quickly
given to time more careful guardiammsimip of
time board.
Time Koii.i-noor , when Tavcrxmier s.'mw it
in 16G5 , was in the shape of a half egg
nmmd weighed 280 carats , having been reduced -
duced by uimskiilful cutting , from 793 5.8
carats-it original weigiut. If Traver.
mmier's figures are correct , it mnust have
boemi redubod again , for when shown at
time gicat exhibition in London iii 1851.
it weigimed 186 1.10 onrats. It 1mm since
been rocumt-very badly , in tim opimmiomm
of experts-is now iii tue rose forimi mmd
weighs oiuiy 100 1.10 carats. Time
lower side is flat , correspommdimug to wimat
is called "a cleavage piano , " and the sup.
Position is that the Kolt-i-noor and time
Ittissiomi Orloll' diamond are portions of
time original atomic once bclongimmg to time
great mmmogul , while a stone of 182 carats ,
obtaiumed by Abbas Mirza at time storummiumg
of Coocima , in Khmorassan , ium 1832 , mmmay
be a timird fragmuuemmt. Time Coliclun atomic ,
it is said , was long used by a peasaimt as a
flint for strikimmg fire. Time three umimited
would would muakea diamoimd very mmcarly
time aimapo aimd size of that ( lelcribed
Traverumier , amid "time Mouimtain of Light' '
would timemm amuck bettei deserve its imanie
titan it does now' .
: ; : ; . ; TH E 13B EAT GERMAfl
I R E M DY
' 1jjifliLnnmumm rgfi k
UllflhhhllhhBhhlIilhlliI ! ii r
iluillimlmiiiitl.qilhi1II : ' I . 1ttit'VI'm ttiiii
I' ' . Ill ! : R1IEUMArIIiSM ,
. Neuralgia ,
. Sciatica , Lumbago ,
Ill tt.i'Lts'III ,
1IEADAOIIE'TOOTHACIIE ,
= umuz :
, tli SORE TIIROflT
QuINsv.sm
Soreness , Cuts , Drilze , ,
'lt i1iom'imm'rlm.
usi.ue.svtv ,
, tumti nlloiInrhomtIi mmcliii
FIFTY CENTS A TTLE.
' ft 5A M5 1''Lt iolmthyeiiflrliggtstsalld
r Ia ii
: ru
The CliatlesLYsgser Ca
: ' * _ . _ .w4
MIh.,4 } ELi
I J 'rIm oily PIrIc $ uabstttu $ . tar MoIher'i
I. 1111k. Tk.u.o.saourtAlng'tettut InvaJida .nd
eursIjg stbre. Commended by .0 1thsId&e.
I LIato. . tiouct by .11 druggIst. . 76 cut. .
' Seadt.ie .mpbmes. T. MQALFkCO. ,
e-Ii tb.l 41 C.atnIW1umrfJio.toniua.
DUFREME &
: ARCHITECTS
ftXtIOYZb TO OVAUA NATIQIUt. UANR
I ULIIINO
of Uu
huuuen body enl.rmemd. dobeioptsl iifl'i .trengjhoaed
etc. , 1. and Intereiting &dsedlsoiuent honz run In oui
IsiIer. In riily to laquiriemi we wuli y that thtre ji
no Ovid000e I tzflinbti bnut tht. Cmi thu rontrery
time s4erbtser. are mer' highly iudered. Intereste , !
j.crson , ue gut .eelol clrcuIs , ' glmiiu .11 iartlcIit'
b iimlmltesidtig . . . Lilt. Mettles ! Co.P Obox 513. lduttai' ,
V V .T.d,4. toil i %
OOLD MEDAL , PABIB , 187 $
w BAKER'S
tiiiera : B1O8kfflt $ IJOCOII ,
\V.urianied fsbSufalrly Jilt , .
, , .gX : c' ' Cam-on , fronm n luleli thu lAte. , 0
Y ' ' ; fl1 his Letu n'movvd. IL Ima ,
II tulle. t/e ; U'emVth or Cocoa &IIVt1
I' ' 1J ii ulith ttlareli , 1im'owrootor 8ugar ,
, I P1i niitl Is tImtrefru fur awni icoiwiji
1 I u ' t 1 , II I. delicious , uummiI.IuIuug
, ! .lt. stnutimenIuugea.tly dim.tcd , nod
I t,1 ; lI4uIuirubiy adaptoti fur iaiultm1 n
, . well na ( Cr ptrscn.ki In aitli.
tiolmi Iij Uroeero cutryubvre.
Y ! , BAKER & CU , , Bprdhastcr , Iass.
' 5
-w-FI : 0 T i SA T ] i
Dry Goods !
SAIVFL C. DAVIS & CO. ,
WasIington Avenue and Eluth Street , - - - ST. LOUIt ?
STEELE , JOHNSON & CO. ,
Wholesale Grocers !
.
AND .7O1ThIR8 IN
FLOUR , LTS II&ARJ CANNED UOOJ'L Nil ALL GROtERS1 PPMES
A FULL LINE OF TilE BEST BRANDS OF
Cigars and Manufactured Tobacco.
AGENTS FOR GEl/WOOD NAILS AND LAFLIN & RAND POWDER CO
EBRK LOAN AND TRUST CO
ItaSTINOS , NEB.
Capital , - - $250.000.
JAB. 11. IIEAIuTWELL , President.
A. L. CLAitRE , Vk.IreIdent.
m. C. vEflSTEitTrLasurcr. ]
C. I' . VEBSTEit. Cashier ,
DI1LECTOIUI :
amuel Alexander. Ouwalmi Oliver
( I. L. Clarke , K C. Wcbkr ,
' 4Lt 11 rratt , .7.5. 13. ileartweh1 ,
D. M , McEIIIiniiay.l
! irst Mortgage Loans a Spooialtv
Thi. Company turumitlice a iorrnanent home Institu'
, r where school Bonds and other iegally Issued Mu
Climal Securities to Nebraska can ho negotiutal n
moM. i.vorablo terms. Loan. made out unproved
.tts II. Mi well settled countlee ol the state throuuh
ionul.me caI corresuon4ents 'iv
Nebraska Cornice
-AND-
Ollmollt ¶ O1'kS I
M.tNUFACT'IIlEitS OF
AVANIZED IRON CORNICES
rmax-
FINIALS , WINDOW CAPS ,
TIN , IRON AND SLA TE ROOFING ,
I'.tTENF METALIC SKYLIGhT ,
Iron Fencing !
Crcstinp , Balustrades , Verandas , Oiflcocmnd Bank
itaiilngs , Window and CeilarGuards , Etc.
N. IV. COLt. NINTh AND JuNES SI'S.
WM. GAISEIt , Manager.
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m
l&i ! i
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l&I
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DR. FELIX LE BRUIt'S
11
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1'l'tFXENTIVE AND CURE.
FOR EITHER SEX.
'Ibis remedy being injected directly to the seat of
the , limmeasc , rcqtiires no change of diet or naumoous ,
mercurial or potinnous inodlcimes tobotaken Imterim.
ally. When umeci as a irowermtive by either sex , it is
Impossible to contract aiiy erivato iIicaso ; but in the
case "I those alreamiy unfortunately alilictemi we guar.
sates three boxes to cure , or we will refund the
money. Price by mall , mostage paid , t2 per box , or
three boxes for u5.
; wmu'rrmtN GUARANTEES
suem1 by all authorized agents.
Dr.Felix Le 1run &Co
SOLE PRPRIETOft2.
0. F. Goodman , Druggist , Sole Agezut , for Omaba ,
Net. m&t , WiT
Health is Wealth
Dt. B. C. West' . Nate and Brain
giisr&nt.e4 ipidfto for Rysterts , Dixalnees ' "Ounyil
ions , Fits , Norous Neuraiglu , fleedithe'J.ruw
Proutrition esased bi the tie. of ijeehol or tobecoo
Wakeulzue.u hIenUl Iei'reioa ' Softening of lb
. FirMa , resulting In iu.&nlty aol iee4ing to m1ier
dec&y nd death , Premetuto Old Ago , Biv.nnes.
Los. of power in either ses , hnoiuntsry Loni.
8peratorhma. onused by over riertlons if
brim , seIf4buse or ovor.lndumgence. Esch
tam , on , inorutb' . tre.t.nent. $ i,00 a be ; i
bozu for $6.00. HenS by m&tl prep&ld on recIp
price
WE GUARANTEE SIX BOXES
To OUrS .ny c5O. With esehi order received by vi
for six bozes accomlaluied with $5.00 , wewlimsend tm (
purchaser our written gurant.ee toretnndtbomoue
it the treatment doe. not affect a curs. ( iuarsntoe'
, 1ued only by 0. 1' , 000lfltA2i
macwi Dour 1st Omaha Nub
GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY.
. Cures Deblilt
S OinImL LOSS
m '
ot'
. , ' ' hue , etc. , udien sli other remo-
, rT dies fail. t cure qsarateed. ,
' L- . ' 51.50 s bottle , large bottim , . four
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- all tirti.i.ts. I 'iILISII Mt : I ) ? :
OAL INStITUTE , i'rmmjrkturs , 719 ClIme Street , St.
Louis , Mo. -
' i imao sild Sir Autmey Cvur' Vttai iktoratie
for years. mvcry : custouumer .ie.ik highly ot It. I
wlhcsit.atlulglenmlorsu It a'Hi reiut'Jy vi true amerib
i" : . F. ( iIZIIJAN. Druggist.
Oni Fet' ' . I iS $ $ ,
: BELLEVUE COLLEGE.
Under the care of the Presbyterian Hyntd of No.
bruik Jkgind SePtemimer Rib. CLtsical and
Sckntlllo courses with l1rcPrat1mr ) dtmItwuut ; aiso ,
Iluskai and Art Depertunuit , aim i.en to both sexca.
Tuition bar. Lsstiuu , bvautifuiand hesitWub Ouii
nine mile. frow Onisha ou thu B. & II It . It AL. ,
dressier circular. , 1ItOF. W. J. BOLLMAN eiio.
flit , Nub. Jyl&i'tvd mewu
Broom Corn
MACHINERY 'I
A FULL LINE-CONSISTING OP
: E 1 ?
DOUBLE CYLINDER S CRAPRS
-.ND--
'
HORSE POWERS
"rca atc
The Best in the Market.
Manufactured by
byC. . D. COLTON & Co. ,
Galcsburg , lB.
tTSeni for CIrcul.tr arid l'ricc TARt. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
¶ 1 F1 STOETZEL ,
TIlE RELIABLE
Cooking
Stove
I- . ,
521 S. Tenth Street.
TIlE
SEWING MCH1NE.
Perfect , Durable , Easy Runninfi
-ANt ) -
est 'oo. in the Wo18. !
Best and flandsomest Furniture
? ira- 1
. . '
: S' - '
, , , eLwi.wa'$1
The Moat Perfoot sowIng Machit , .
Yet Produced.
.
AQIINYS WANTED IN EVERY 'tOWN ZN Nl.
jultAeKA ,
GENERAL OFFICE : "
206 North 16th Street , Omaha.
K L. SMITU , Manager.
Johu D. Peabody , K
PHYSICIAN & ; BURGEON.
oI.Ici RoovS , 0 .d S 557 7AItNAM.
Iteuldeic. , i1Iila ! _ _ $ . . . Omaha , Nob.
McCARTHY & BURKE ,
TLNDERTAKERS !
28 14TH STREET , BET. FA11AM
_ _ AND DOUGLAS
rtus. : LOUISA MOHR ,
Graduated Midwife I
1508 California Strotit ,
Shill ) .
The tlrui of irJtt & Tola ii this 'buy etImsolved bj
mum. . ! conucOt. Eeherjmartuer s Ill .lui In liquids.
tiomu.
0 , C. Toie , George l'atersou .i.l ether. , a. bear.
lorators of the "Nebraska Foci ( iu. " uc.eed to tbs
buiuco ( if i'catt .t Towie.
Omaha , Sept. i , 1853. GEO. AUGUSTL7B 0. lO'Lr. l'IuADr . ,
H. PHILLIPS ,
TUE LEADING NEW YOIIK
'I'AIIac I:1 !
Call semi look over may new store Inst seW wy ntw
207 FARNAM STREET. 120 ?
Usia ti mans cunent of Mr. K.hiii.