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Oniiha , Nebraska.
WM.T. WHITMAN'S royalty from his
publishers for nix months was $22.06.
What surprises no Is that it amounted to
oo much.
TUB Council Blnffi naloon-kecpere
have stopped up to the captain's cilice
and paid tholr local licenses foes. Tlili
has appeased the wrath of Mayoi
Yaughan , and they will contlnno to deal
out the bug julca au usual , the prohlbl
tory law to tbo contrary notwithsland
ing. "Raform ia necessary , " and Vaughat
did it with his llttlo proclamation.
MAYOII HAIUUBON , of Ghlcigo , dooi
not yet read his title oloar. The contesl
for his seat by Mr. Smith will bo reopened
opened to-day , and charges ot fraudnionl
Toting ara to bo brought agalnot ever 80 (
mon. If thocaiomakosnobottor hoadwaj
than the Omaha mayoralty contest , liar
risen will probibly contluuo to hold thi
office until the end of the term ,
THE Boaphorc Egypticnnc , which wai
suppressed , has reappeared under the
name of Independence JEgypticnnc
It has created a sensation in Cairo b ]
publishing a translation of the Pall Mai
Gazette's scandal , and inviting the Egyp
tlana to road It if they wish to atndy thi
purity of British moral ? . Thoanpproaaec
papir no doubt thinks it has now go
oven , nnd at the oamo tlmo started a bij
boom in its circulation.
THE recent rumor that Meckay pro
p sed to buy the Now York Herald I
a id to bavo grown ont of the fact of hi
ocnator.'ai ' ambition having becomi
known. It is eald that ho wants to sue
ceod Fair as senator from Nevada , anc
hat he wlshea to have the Notr Yorl
Herald as his organ. The report aa t <
the New York Herald may bo ground
less , but there Is probably a great deal o :
truth in the rumor regarding the Novsd :
stnatowbip. With his fifty millions hi
ought to have no trouble in purchasing t
senatorial eeat. Aa there are onlj
12,000 voters in Nevada his oloctlot
ought to cost him loss than a million del
lars. The outlook for making a etako IE
qulto encouraging among Nevada legla <
lators ,
THE Salt Like Tribune says that the
eastern papsra in discutsing the probable
claim that will bo made for the killing ol
the Chlnoso at Rock Springs seem to bo
all at soa. It presumes that all Wyom
ing Chinese belong to ono or another of
the Chinese Six Companies , and addi : *
If the government of China interposes II
will bo on account of the company or compa
nies Interested , and a moneyed consideration
will bo demanded. The prices for Chinese
rnn from 8300 to SGOO per head. About $ IOC
Jsjtho uum which ono company pays to an
other when a murder is committed. The
damages duo for such as were killed can bi
cosily adjusted ; the great trouble will bo t <
estimate the loaa of property and damage fo :
being driven nway. But at hott It will bi
merely n question of money. The Chinese
that is , the ordinary coolie in thla country ,
costs the importer about $20 in Uong KOIIJ
and his passage money through to San Fran
cisco. _ _ _ „ _ _ _
Miss SWEET , the Chicago pensloi
agent , has resigned. Many people wll
probably regard her resignation as forced
Inasmuch as a recent Investigation showoi
that the Chicago agency had been carry
Ing on its rolla the names of GGO frandu
lent ponsionoiB , It would socm that i
vigilant aud faithful agent wculd li\v !
discovered thcso frauds long ago , am
called the attention of the department t
them far the purpooo ot having then
weeded oat. Mies Sweet , llko sovora
other agents , probably took It forgrantoi
that every person drawing a pension wa
honestly entitled to it , and therefore oh
never took the trouble to cause any in
vostigatlons to bo made , The appoint
mcnt of Mrs. Mulligan , a eoldler's wldon
as her successor , thows that Oommlsi
olonor Black has no prejudice against th
fair BOX at least , and the fact that Mn
Mulligan ia neither a voter nor a polltl
lati ought to bo taken as evidence tha
ho ohango has no political significance
notorious Chicago mono ;
sharks aio bolng brought to jnttloo fo ;
tholr outrageous robberies. Wo uotici
In ono case that the victim claims to havi
paid $200 Interest on a loan of $125
while another asscris that ho has paid
$137 Interest on a loan of $9 , * > . Thi
methods of.thoso chattel mortgage eharp
on and uiurora are too well-known tc
need any description. Tholr robborloi
are ts audacious and ooldblooded an an ;
bunko game that was over pliyod. These
fl'iatks are to be found in every city of
the country , and tholr vlotinu of coursa
are poor people whom they tivko advant-
* ga of and keep in tholr power until
every cent Li ground out of them. There
are niomy tharko in Omaha , tctne of
whoso op r tlons might compare j\vor-
ably with these of tha Chicago vutni .
Wo would advlio poor people , whcso
iUatrrued circumstance ! Imo dtiren
-them into the clutches of cuch human
Wrda of prty , to eeek relief In the courts ,
THE NEBRASKA MACHINE.
It was the banst of Boss Ttraed In the
palmy days of Tammany that ho was the
chltf of the most perfcoi political ma-
chlno In America. Boss Tweed's ma-
chlnoo his been , the model upon which
Dr. Miller , ono of his most faithful dls-
Iplcs , has framed the now Nebraska m -
bin ; , lu same features the Nebraska
achlno Is far ahead af anything Bass
wood ever dreamed of.
The Nebraska machine h not
lomplicated by rings vrithln
ings. It can be operated by ono man
ml with a simple turn of the wrlit.
'ho ' patent oflico has novcr scon any
, hing oo simple , and yet BO complete.
> ika all great and profitable inventions , itn
ilmpHcHy Is its most admirable feature.
The outlines , as furnished by the official
Ircular , are these :
A weTl known democrat has been selected
n each county to whom applications for post
, ion can bo referred nnd whoso ondoreomen1
will bo recognized at Washington , Nebraska
lias now a list of forty-four such mon nod
other twenty-seven counties will have refer
ees selected at an early day. These men wil
gradually como to bo recognized as the nu-
thoritatlvo representatives of the party in the !
respective counties , nnd will bo hold rcsponsi
bio for bad appointments. These men can \ > >
ot great Borvica to the party In various woyi
and will bo made permanent.
For "mon" substitute "boEsos , " nnd
for "party , " the "great dictator. " Forty
four county bosses have already taken
the oath of allegiance , and twonty-on
more are soon to bo recruited and aworn
in for secret service. What a machine
this will bo when it is put in motion by
the head boss. If you want to pack prl
marlca the llttlo bosses will put out tholi
tentacles , and gather in their followers
If a democratic state convention Is called
the county bosses will bo on hand to or
ganlza and run it. The machine will grlnt
out platforms , dispense the honors , and
nominate straw mon to bo knocked down
at the polls. The machlno in Nebraska
la not encumbjrcd with questions of loca
policy. It Is In a hopeless minority and
fee's content with the dispensation o
f oderal patronage. As long aa Poatmasto :
General Vilas fills the pootal blanks with
the names Bent in by tha Nebraska ma
chlno , there will bo harmony between
the state boss and the county bosses
The small-fry of the party , and thi
Mortons , the Browns , the Vifqualns , and
the Smalls uuyravo nnd tear their hair
but Iho machlno will atill keep grinding
out postal clerks , route agents , and
fourth-class postmasters. The machln
mightier than civil oorvico reform.
Tar. recent criminal carolessncus of a
Hobokcn druggist , resulting In the death
of two young ladles , has directed pnbll
attention once moro to the faot that thi
componnder of drugs holds a meat re
aponslblo position. There should bo no
excuse for such mistakes , and the drug
gist who makes a blunder causing death
should bo punished to the fnll oxton1
of the law. It will not do to asy tint
enoh mistakes are accidents. If the drug
gist was hold strictly accountable for hi ;
compounds , wo would hnvn moro competent
tent aud careful mon as druggists. Many
of the drug dorks are wholly incompetent
tent , yet they nndertako to compound
proscriptions npon which the lifo o :
health of the patient may dopand. It i
notorious kcb that In many
drag stores wo find young
man ongapor ! in filling peracrlptions
whoso knowledge of drugs is confined
mainly to the soda-fountain and the aalo
of proprietary medicines. It Is tlmo tha
the soda-fountain druggist should no
onjor bo employed as a prescription
clerk. Every druggist should possets a
t borough knowledge of pharmacy , and
wo sco no good reason why ho should nebo
bo compelled to prodnco a diploma from
aomo reputable pharmaceutical college era
a certificate trom some well-known pby
alclan allowing thnt ho haa a practlca
knowledge of compounding drugs an
medicines.
AUMOUH , the great pork packer , in
forms the Chicago Tribune that bnslnesi
IB picking up rapidly , but In a qulot way ,
Mr. Armour speaks moro particularly
with reference to food products , In tb
south and cast there is a live/ ! detain
for pork. A good citton crop , which i :
jast beginning to move , enables thi
south to buy largo quantities , and th
rovlval of manufacturing activities at thi
east makes buyers there Willing to take
great deal moro than has been the ral
with thorn since the hard times Bet In
Mr. Armour thinks there ( a reason to bo
llovo that the big stocks of hog produo
which have weighed so heavily on
the trade during Iho summer wl
have nearly disappeared before
fore the winter packing bo
gins. Ho is not euro of the prices
at which the etutT will go ont toward th
end , but does fool pretty certain that th
speculators are not making duo allowano
for the tremendous incrcasa in coa
sumption which roaults from the Improvement
mont in business , In the same conneo
tlon the Tribune notes that the manage
of a largo iron establishment in the eat
la quoted as Baying that the best grade
of Iron are now in bettor demand than a
any time in the last few years. His oem
pauy has all the orders it can fill at $30
per ton , and another company has big
ordeis at the same price. A month ago
ateel rails Bold at & 2ii.
OANOX FAUUAU , who Balled for thla
country a few days ago , will receive a
loaity we'como from American ! who will
nut Boon forgot hla eloquent tiibuto lu
iVcstmlneter Abbry to the memory of
General Grant. It la rather singular
hat of all the eulogies uttered ao far , the
most eloquent should have come from an
ogU hman. There are other reasons
why ( his eminent Englishman should bj
. corded n warm reception In America ,
la his religious views ho ia iiolod for bis
ltbiAHy. ] He ia anything but narrow
minded. As a scholar and a thinker ho
las acquired a well-earned reputation ,
whtla at en author ho has contributed
lomo v Iuabld works to religious lltora-
tnro , among which may bo mentioned his
" " hla "Life
"Early Days of Christianity ,
ot Christ. " and his "Lifo and Labors of
St. Paul , " all of which are written in a
Btylo that has attracted a great deal of
interest. It Is trne that ho will lecture
in the loading cities , but not for the pur
pose of making money , as ho is not in
need of filthy lucre. Ho comes tlmply
for recreation , and to acquaint hlmiolf
with the American people , whom beholds
in auch high esteem.
THE Yellowstone national park is fast
becoming Infested with a lot of sharpers
who make a livelihood by preying npon
the tourists. The park consequently is
becoming a place to bo avoided aa
much as the Niagari Falls resort was
until the monopoly of the hackmen and
the guides was ended by the purchase of
Niagara and converting it Into a public
reservation. The Yellowstone natlona
puk ia under the jurisdiction of
Wyoming , from which territory numer
ous sharks have been sent into the park
to enforce the tyrannical rules , and inci
dentally fleece the tourists by Imposing
upon them outrageous fines for the mosl
trifling offenses. The Butte ( Montana )
Inicr-Jfountain Rives a detailed account
of the impositions practiced by thcso
sharks , and urges that the matter bo
brought to the attention of the interior
department and of congress. Wo notlca
In the dispatches that two now oonsta
blca have been appointed by the secretary
tary of the interior. It Is to bo hoped
that they are an Improvement on these
who have so far been permitted to Im-
poeo upon the tourists.
UNDER a contract entered Into by Soc
ro ! nry Sherman , the transfer of coin waste
to ba made by the Adams Esproea com
pany. That company has called Secretary
tary Manning's attention to this contract ,
and the result ia that hereafter the gov
ernment coin will bo ahlpped by express ,
Flvo millions have boon shipped from
Now Orleans on the "Swatara" and
"Yantic , " but fifteen millions yet remain
thero. The express company will handle
thla coin , together with thatnt San Fran
cisco , Oaraon City , St. Louis and other
points. Secretary Manning's plan Is to
concentrate the bulk cf tbo coin in the
great commercial centres.
TUB Chicago [ News refers to J. Ster
ling Morton ns the only nun in Nebraska
who dares to part his name in the middle
and it "can't understand how the Her
ald should have the temoiity to bclstlo up
to a poison who came so near bolng the
editor of the Chicago Times that the em
ployers of that papsr used to look for
the Bun to rise in the weat every morn
ing a year ago. "
IP tha citizens of Omaha do iheir duty
they will attend the exposition in groa
crowds to-morrow and Satnrday , and in
this way make the affair a financial sue
cess. The managers hr.vo spent a groa
deal of money , and If the exposition is to
become an established annual Institution
it is necessary that onr homo psoplo glvo
ho enterprise a liberal support.
SIIEKIDAN county has held Itn firs
election. A full sot of officers wa
elected , and Rnehvlll carried off the
county aaat prlzo. The number of vote
cast was 1,209 , which ia doing qnlto wol
for a now county.
PIIOK. KITTLE , of Fremont , who returned
turned to Washington about the name
time that President Cleveland came bad
from his fishing excursion , Is again
stirring up the geological purvey with n
sharp stick.
FHANK Muui'UY , ono of Omaha's colic
democrats , ia in Washington. It was en
tlrely unnecessary for a Herald correspondent
spondont to telegraph that Mr. Mnrph ;
la not an applicant for auy office.
KIEL'S appeal to the Bupromo < ' c
Manitoba has been denied , and the dual !
sentence of the court bjlow has been con
firmed. In all probability ho will b
hanged on the 18th.
THE great attraction at the fairground
to-day will bo the race between
Phyllis and Joa Davis. There will bo an
immense crowd lu attendance.
WE wonder if Df. Miller's pen pictur
of J. Sterling Morton , framed with bin
pencil marks , has boon sent to head
quarters at Washington.
BED CLOOD and Dr. Bland contlnno to
about : "McGilIlcuddy mast go. " For a
man that must go , Dr. McGilIlcuddy
bangs on pretty well.
TIIE twlat elven by Tom Hondrloks to
the British lion's tall haa caused a lively
Bjulrm in the English menagorie.
Two days moro of the expoBltlon
Don't fall to attend.
U , B , Oircu't ' Court.
The following ] now casoa were filed by
D ( right Hull , solicitor , yesterday ;
American Mortgage company , of Scot
land va. U. S. Ball , ot nx , foreclosure on
and In Buffalo county ,
American Freehold Land Mortgage
company , of London , England vs. llleh-
ird Hlbberd , etux ; forooloaaro on land
n York county.
Jjost Ills fanta.
A drunken Individual from Nebraska
} | ty took lodgings at the Paxton hoto
Wednesday night. He left his door
open and yesterday morning found
that his pants had flown. Ho claims
that the pockets contained $200. which
claim IB , however , moro doubted than
credited. ,
MACCARTHY'S METHOD ,
The StraigM and Narrow Palh lo the
Paraflisc of Toilers ,
Thcorctlcnl Pchcnics for ttio'Hcttor-
mcnt of the Workers The KnlBhta
of Lnbor anil Tliolr 1'rioclplCB ,
To tlis Editor of the UXR.
I BOO that my attlclc , "Regulation cf
Labor , " la the BEE of Augast 3 la being
read and dlsonuod nil ever iho tato. I
am la rocolpt of letters from dlffaront
parts of the state , not only from tellers
but from professional mon , thanking mo
for the same. Ono say , "I road with
much sitlifactlon your ortlclo regarding
regulation of labor ; " another , "I am
ploesod to note that the most vital ques
tion of the day Is receiving Intelligent
thought. " The Knlghln of Labor evi
dently have read the article , judging
from their review of my article In the
DEB of the llth Inst. I am glad the
knights think mo liberal , moderate ard
nvold vituperative epithets , etc. I am
too old for anything of that bind. 1
was approached by n knight who handed
mo a circular stating briefly their object ,
rules , etc. This ho supplemented by
tolling how the knights could control
the work so that none others could secure -
cure employment ; also how the knights
would vote solid and control the elec
tions , and Botno other minor points.
Then tbo knights backed the strikers
on the Wnbaah boaiuio no society mon
wcro employed , and now the knights
will eustnia the utrlko on the B. & M.
Improvement ! ! , I am not diacuselng the
justice but the facts. The knights will
have to sustnln all strikes sinrtol by la
bor societies , and this la the reason why
I fall to BOO any help for labor. It will
help knlghta but not labor. It Is selfish
and will fall utterly of Its object.
Again "K. of L. " lu his article shows
conclusively that ho Is a disciple of Henry
George , pare and slmplo , as ho advocates
his methods as so clearly advocated In
"Progress and Poverty. " I wish to ask
K. of L. If ho regard ] his theory as
demonstrated , and If S3 by what
facts ?
The Union Pacific railway corporation
baa nlraady adopted the plan of reducing
"tlmo of production" to regulate labor
throughout their aystam , but not accord
ing to my Idea. They reduce tlmo and
wages , which works a hardship on the
laborers.
My plan would bo , reduce the tlmo and
maintain the wages ; this can only bo
done by legislation , for If the law is not
general In Ita application , corporations
cannot maintain the wages. To illus
trate : Suppose that I give my men § 16
for fifty hours work , and lot thorn have
two halMiolidtyB , Instead of $15 for six
dayu of ton hours , as now. I wonld
either have to do all the work , or lone
money in competition with other con
tractors. Just BO with the U. P. railroad
company. They can reduce tlmo , but
they cannot maintain wages and keep
the work. Other shop ] wonld take the
work ; hence vro must have , not a law
among ourselves , but a general law on
the statutes , made by legislators and
made to hold water.
K. of L. nays wo keep out lawyers
becinto they llvo by the etrlfoi of
humanity. 1 am not a lawyer , hut I
wonld Hko to know , if the lawyers were
all dead , would the r < sv. of ua coato of
strife ? Which was first , lawyers or strife ?
There Is a vast distinction to bo m do
batwoen shysters and lawyers. While it
is trua that tha pettifogger aud shyster
may lira oil the strifes of man , the law
yer la the conservator of human rights
I could not , fellow laborers , bo ono of a
society thai would exclude such mon as
Judge Lake , Judge Novlllo , Judge Tour-
gee , JudgB Wakcloy , Hon. J. Oil. Thurs-
tou. and others that I might mention ,
from my counsellors and advisors. Will
you who gather on the Sunday for your
picnics and dtsacrato tbo Christian Sab
bath and trample uader your foot the
most tacrcd religions convictions hold by
thousands end tons of thousands of tellers
ers , as well as the laws of your own
state , will yon exclude the judge and the
legislator baoauaa they are lawyer * ? You
are In the hands of your enemies. VTou
are In the dark , and you propcso to blow
out the candle that all may look aliko. I
find no fault with the excellent things
that the knights nlm at. I am opposed
to child labor , to thn convict contract
system. I am in favor of lifting tabor np
to a much higher standard by introducing
more practical methods of education Into
our schools and by large awards forsklllod
labor In our Institutes , fairs , &o.
As to the public lands being rosor cd
for the people , there are no such landr.
I have recently made n trip of ono thou
sand mlles in this state looking for land ,
government laud , for homesteads for my
self nnd others , and there is none that is
of any value- for general farming pur
poses loft. And what h true of this
atato is true of all the rest of the country.
I have been over the five states of In
diana , Missouri , Minnesota , Kanaai and
Nebraska and the land is appropriated
by railroads , college script , school lands ,
atato lands , and speculators. I think
there la mora of this kind of land in those
states than there Is of cultivated lands
these lands , with the mineral lando , and
the mountains and barren lends , and bad
landr , are all that is left. The govern
ment has nothing to hold. To these
wishing land that is valuable for agri
cultural purposss I think I can safely s y
the cheapest tray to got it is to purchase
To make this possible for the man of
small moans , I have for years advocated
the idea of levying a single
tax for all governmental , atato ,
county , school and municipal
purposes on the land alone abolishing
all personalty tax. Now I know that
is a theory undemonstrated but I have
advocated It , end some years alnco while
advocating this theory a gentleman from
Now York in the audience caino to mo
and called my attention to a new book
just out. It was "Progren and Poverty , "
by Henry Georgo. I road it carefully
and repeatedly , and while I am I tea to
confess that tha reasoning is logical and
sonvlncing , I am just as free to ntata that
the promises are false , Ho believes In
the naturallaitlon of the land and bases
ill of his arguments on iho theory that
"private property in land is Inoomislont
with the 70Bto.ro of land. " See chap Yin ,
p , p. 280 , Progreis and Poverty. I am
convinced that K. of L. " is familiar
with this book , I , on the other hand ,
am a firm believer In the ilgnteonsnees of
and in severally. I take the opposite
Ido of this question , with Henry Georgo.
love to read his writings bacauio ha la
undid , thoughtful , original end forceful
but I cannot agree with him.
The eatth is the Lord's and the full-
neas thereof" this I hold as an axiom. I
km not an atheist , nor a dolat , nor nn
nfldol , nor a sectarian , nor a book-
worshipper , but , with a big B , I do
boltevo that the Blblo furnishes us with
the best of lans. And It Is the result of
a departure from the law cf Motes on
the land question that has involved ua in
our present land troubles.
My roaion for advocating a tax onland
only Is because I think It wonld result in
the restoration of the land to its rlghtfu
owner * , and there Is nothing that t am
aure of than that the times of restitution
are nt hand. Road Acts 111:21. : The
law of restitution hoto referred to is the
Mosaic land law. which yon will find In
the books of Lovitloas nnd Numbers
The gist of the whole law Is to bo fount
in numbers xxx:53- : , Leviticus xxv. :23 :
to 58 Inclusive. You will see that by thl
law the land belongs to the family , ant
that the family could not bo disinherited
If through misfortune , sickness , trouble
or debt , thu land went as surety , It was
restored In iho year of jubllco.
A direct tax on the land only will bring
It back gradually to the families t (
whom God gave it , nnd the same Goc
who "set ns in families has uworn to
bring about the "tlmo of restitution. "
Yon will see that my reasons multiply
ior not following blindly in the load o
these who are using the troubles ot the
poor for political ends and solf-agrand
isomont
Legislative reduction of tlmo for pro
duoiion ; a fixed weekly salary for labor
'slnglo tax on land only for revenue
constitutional amendment in all tin
states and in the United States , to read
like this :
"Sixteenth Amendment to the Comtitution
of the United States. "
Sec. 1 , Neither distilled nor fenncntcc
liquors shall bo made , imported , transported
told or used for drink purposes within the
United States or any pluco subject to their
jurisdiction. "
Sea , 2. Conprenn shall bavo power t
enforce tills article by appropriate legisla
tion. "
In conclusion , I trust that the knights
and all other labor societies , will S30 thai
1 am not an enemy , nor ono to put the
least obstruction In their way whllo they
endeavor to elevate society and battei
their own life. God speed to all whoso
asplratlona are upward. But look wol
to the marks along the ninda of time.
History Is full of the failures of mis
guided efforts of the people to rleo above
their conditions. Look at Poland ; look
at Franco ; look at poor Ireland ; look
deep for the cause of their oft-rcpaatod
failures. 1 think it to bo want of faltl
In God's love. Thera la no class legisla
tion In giving the double labor of "Brain
and Brawn" leas hours of toll. Looking
for the morning , I am ,
11. D. MACCARTUY.
NOTE. When I employ a man given
to drink , If married , I agree with him
that his wlfo shall rccalvo hlo wages anc
receipt for them. R. D. M.
TOM 1'OITElIt.
Itucy Slcotch of the Great Railway
Slanagcr From a Gravel Bank to
the General Manager's OlHcD.
The Chicago Herald of Sunday , con
tains a Bkoloti of the loading railway
manager ; , having their headquarters in
the garden city , and from the nrticlo ,
which is qnilo lengthy but extremely
interesting , we quote the following
about Tom Potter , whom the stata
of Iowa claims ns distinctly her
own. Wo quote : "Thoro are no
less than sixteen general managers of
railroads coming into Chicago who began
their railway work in a very humble way
some as broakmcn , ssmo 01 firemen
and locomotive engineers , and others a
conductors. Ono of the most celo
bratdd of tbo lot , Mr. Thames J. Potter -
tor , vice-president and general man
ager of the Burlington , has it tolc
of him that ho began hid career with a
shovolln his hand , and that his first
active duty was with an assaulting paity
that stormed a gravel bank. This
may bo tradition , but Mr. Potter him
self spaaks frcoly of having In his early
days twisted a break on a gravel train
when they were building the Burlington
& Missouri. And this was back only to
1804. Now twonty-ono years after , and
wiien Mr. Potter Is but forty-five years
old , ho is next but one the highest ollicla !
in the corporation , has a control over Its
affairs that Is almost absolute , and Is re
garded BB ono of the most thorough rail
way minagerj in the west , He haa a
salary of $18,000 , and has had for the
past year or more a standing oft'ar cf a
$25,000 salary for five yoara if ho will go
to another road. But ho sticks to the
Burlington , and moans to do BO until ho
ratiros from service , which ho Intends to
do whllo yet his Jioilth and strength re
main. "Potter , " said an old railroad
man tbo other day , "is like a good many
moro of us. Ho noes that if a man de
liberately sats about wearing himself out
ha can do it in the railroad business
easily enough. It is a most harassing
life. With the cxamplo of Tom Scott ,
S. H. H. Clark , A. N. Townoand others
before their eyes , the determination Is
pretty general among leading mon to re
tire from the business baforo they b.-g'n '
to break. Potter will bo out of It before
throe years. Ho has a m&gnlGcont farm
In Iowa , upon which oaci year ho ex
pends tbo Rreatar part of his largo salary.
Ho has line herds of fancy stock , to
whlsh ho is constantly adding , aud onch
year ho makes thousands of dollars
worth of Improvements , That farm is
to bo Potter's haven of rest when ho
gets ready to rotlro.
"If you want to know anything about
Tarn Potter , " said o granger looking
cbap the other day at iho Grand Pacific ,
"you want to come out to Iowa. Wo
swear by Tom Potter out in that coun
try , HO'H a granger , and a big one , and
ono of our kind. He ain't ono of your
dude railroad men , snob as they have
down eait , travullu' about like an empe
ror in a private car with niggers in white
aprons. Not much ! When Tom Potter
baa any business along the line of the
Burlington , ho just packs his grip and
gets Into en ordinary car , and wnon ho
sees anybody ho knows , which Is about
every minute , for Mr. Potter knows
everybody in Iowa , nhy , it's 'Hello !
Tom ; Hello ! BUI , ' until bo's thook hands
with everybody in the car. And when the
legislature Is in session at Des Molnos ,
and the Burlington wants anything ,
yon don't see any sleek and well-fed lobby
hauntlnx the state house. No , sir. Tom
Potter jnat comes hlesolf , with hi * old
grip , sees the boys , toll ] them what's best
to bo done , nnd why it ought to bo done ,
and that's all the boys want. He's a
democrat , and wo only tolerate a few of
that kind out there , but Tom Is ono. :
And , if the Burlington folk a want to go
Into politics , Tom , ho packs np the old
grip and takes the train and goes out
along the line and makes little speeches
to the boys , and when there's auy trouble
ia the shopi he's ahvojs there himself ,
fem Potter can handle any labor trouble
ever -rrai. Ho just gets up and tolls the
ring leaders , 'Now , d yen , you do BO
and BO , ' and I tell you it'a pretty much
always done as Tom wants It. ' " And that
granger would bavo lectured all night on
Mr. Potter's virtues had ho been allowed.
The Burlington maniger la a genial
jompanlon , and to the few intimates he
has about htm A "h of n good fellow. '
The railway boys say that a nil genera
managers' meetings ho sits llko n monsi
in n corner , his smooth , palo f o watch
ing intently nil that is said , and hlabtlgh
eye taking in tha situation , Then , wocn
everybody else has had his say , the tlon
der figure gets np and , in a soft , qulot
easy way , suggests perhaps that all nro
wrong , and that this or that trufllo ar
rangement had bettor bo so end so , nnt
before Brother Potter Is throng !
there is a general disposition to ngrei
with him and a wonder tha
iho colutlcu of the problem hadn't boon
thought of boforo. Costly prlvntt
earn form no part of the equipment
mont of iho Burlington. There is n
plain working car , comfortable but car
polices , nnd anything but luxurious
The bays call this "Potter's oar,1" but h
rarely uses It. When Sheridan went t
the Indian territory Mr. Potter loanoi
the car to him , with all its outfit o'
kitchen , cook , and porter , but so llttl
WOB the cur needed nt homo that It stooi
down In Kansas on the sldo track unt !
the wheels rusted and the darkioo' head
were threatened with gray halts ,
ntosd there all the tlmo Sheridan was a
Fort Rene , three weeks or more , No
body wanted the car at homo. The
were glad enough to got rid of it.
So rncch fcr Manager Pottor.
STATE JOiriNGB ,
It takes eighteen hours to reach Rapid Git
from Chndron.
Townthip organization has many Advocate
in Hall county ,
Work baa begun on tlio foundation of th
new Insane asylum at Norfolk.
The tomporunco politicians of Gogu count
nro out with n temperance ticket.
Hoc chelcrn etill lingers In Oasa county an
porkers nro turning up tlioir toes ,
MIsa Mamio Ening , of Burnett , fell off
load of hay nnd broke her shoulder.
The population of Antolopa county has in
creased from 3,053 In 1880 to 1 > ,4G3 In 1S83.
The Deadwobd coach roacbod Clmdro
Monday with S200.000 worth of trcaauro o
board.
Plums are reported an unusually largo cro
in Kuoz county , and are selling at CO cants
busliol.
The old settlers of Kaarnoy are making ar
rangements for n reunion to come off sum
tirao this fall.
The Umadn & 3t , Paul road will build _
ica bridge over tbo Missouri at Covington
early this fall.
The Beatrice cnnnicp factory expects to loai
the market with 000,000 cans of goods th
present season.
_ The Tlatto county prohibionlsta have a ful
ticket in the field , l''ull candidates are not
rarity in campaigns.
Reuben Black , of Butler county , is Duller
ing from n threihlng michina accident and a
family dose of diphtheria.
Sam Alwood , an employe on the Parmalcc
farm , Uaes county , was kicked in the eliin b ;
a heifer , ana now hobbles around on a crutch
Kearney parties nre offering § 50 reward fo ;
A. 1 < \ Hurt , who disappeared from that placi
August 1C , and has not been heard from emco
A temperance revival is drying up the bee
dens of Blao Hill. Over three hundred lip-
p'ors ' hare pledged to abstain from the cheer ;
cup ,
QTho Sidney and Black Hills atago line , with
nil its trappings has tnnn sold to the North
western company and the plant transferred t
Chadron ,
.Tn B. Heartwoll , ono of the moneyed mon
of Hastings , threatens to build n $30,030 pal
ao for himself. It will eclipao everything
south of the I'/atto. /
| ] The social club , which the authorities o
Central City recently stepped on , consumoc
ten kega of beer a veok. Tha drouth in tha' '
vicinity now ia something terrible.
Grand Island fortifies ber claim na a rail
road canter by painting to the fact that oigh
pasjcncer trains arriva nnd depart from then
daily , tmd the ninth will soon be added.
William Wilson ha * slipped into Iho post-
office flippers of Sire. Fanny 0'.Linn at Chad
run. Kanny should start a democratic nows-
papsr and got solid with the managers of thi
"Nebraska plan. "
The Elthorn Times , by Messrs. Bryant &
Messenger , ii tbo latest venture in journalism
in the neighborhood of Omaha. Tha Times
wila ba neutral in politics and religion anc
devote its energies to building up Klkhorn
and nt stern Douglaa county.
Thn railroad company ia building exten
sively nt Chadron , including a freipht house
112x22 ; n ton-stall round honse ; machine an :
repair shops , OOi.'ll ; depot , 80x2J , twoetories
and a hotel 127x82 , twostorioj , Oror $75CO (
have been realized thui far from the sale o
lots ,
I/ , Powers an old Nebraskan , writes to tin
BEG from Chicago that the township maps o
this atato , issued by Rand , McNally & Co.
of Chicago , are inaccurate nnd deceptive , am
cltea the f ict that there nro two creeks In
Ouster county onn eiaht nnd the other ton
miles IO-P i nn i in- into the Middle Lou ]
river , v hi h these allege 1 maps do not con
tain , lie uuuna na ) are equally faulty in
other directions. When the publisher ' at
tention was called to thin omission they simp ) ;
said the crosks had dried up.
Resolutions or Reepcct ,
OMAIIA , Sept. 1. Chancellor Com
mander , Oflicars and Brothers of Myrtle
Lodge , U. D. K. of P. ; Your committee
appointed to drpft resolutions on the
death of our lite Bro. Chan. Sand ; , beg
leave to present the following :
WmniUAH It hai plonaad our heavenly
Father in his infinite wisdom to rcmovo from
our midst our Brother Chas. Sands , and
WHEREAS , It 'n Imt just and fitting that
recognition of his many virtues should bo
pieced on record ; therefore bait
Hesolvod , That while wo mourn the loss of
ono who was endeared to us , yet with nieek-
iiota of aulrit wo Bra submissive to the will of
an alUvisa providence who dooth all things
wol I.
I.Resolved
Resolved , That In tha death of Chas. Sands
that tiiis lociga bag lost nn honored nnd ro-
epoctod member and ono who wta identified
with Its first oiganlzatlon , and our memory of
liimuhall bo fragrant with recollections cf the
days vvl'en in lifo , health and strength wo la
bored together for the advancement of the
principles each bad oepouiod.
Resolved , That we tender this onr tribnto
of reipect , In nil the fervency of brotherly
love , and whllo feollntr a dcop eenio of person
al loss , wo rejoice in the blessed thought that
such is the eternal gain nnd glory of onr de
parted brother , and if of human defects there
are any , the heaven ordained shield of charity
shall caver them , and may wo emulate the
many virtues which ho possessed in our inter
course with ono another.
ReBolved , That this lodge extend to the
mother nnd relatives It ) sympathies In this
lourof their great tfillctlou , nnd invoke tha
jleeeinRS of Him who IDS promised enduring
love and mercy.
Resolved , That the charter of this lodge be
draped in mourning for the apace of ninety
lays , aud a copy of these roiolutions bo tout
to tha mother of the deugasod brother , also
mtered on the record ) of this lodge , and pub-
ished in our papers. Rsenoctfullysubmitted.
WH. F , MANNING ,
DONNELLY , Jit.
rt. Olilnoao KiiilmiBjr.
0 wyang Ming , 0 ryang Nsm and K.
Owyang , dlstlngnlibed Ohlnamon on a
nlielon of governmental importance to
hii country , arrived wore tbo city yor-
erday and are quartered at the Paxton.
'hay spent the greater part of the day
riving about the rtroats , and upon re-
urulng to the hotel , were prepared to
ouud the Jjud tom-tom in Omaha's
DraUe. They left In the afternoon for the
ast.
James Stone and Harry L l/engefelt
vo teen appointed letter carriers by Post-
nastsr Coutant , in accordance with the re-
ant Washington order , allowing two extra
r.cn.
The Hot AYau Off.
Detroit Free Prcis ,
A few days ago , a couple of esteemed
cltfvms , who are oloao neighbors , had ar *
ranged to pass a few d ja with tholr
families at a lake in Oakland county , ono
of them oflerod to wigor a box of clgcrs
thnt ho would catch the largest fish. The
wager was promptly taken , and the next
day ono of the gentlemen put in an np-
poarinco at a lisa-stand on the market
and said to the do.tlor :
"Ilavo yon got a fresh plckeral weigh
ing about nftomi pontuh ! "
"I have "
, slrl"
"Well , I want you to put him on ice
and ship him to mo at lako. I pro *
peso to catch him on a hook out thero. "
"Very well , sir. I think I'll ship the
two together. "
"Iho two ? "
"Yes , sir. Mr. [ mentioning
the other esteemed citizen ] was hero an
hour ago , and bought ono weighing
twenty pounds , It will take lets ice to
pack the two in the same boil"
The fish were paid for , but the bat wai
declared off.
Tlio Oliulcr Path ,
Final torma of n foot race are being ar
ranged between the two sprinters , Dan J.
Rots , temporarily of this city , and 0. D.
Hart , of North Bond , for $200 a side ,
olthor a quarter or half mile.
Bo Done With It.
A roccnt philosophical trontlao says ,
"Wo can endure many an ache and pain
if it Is soon over. " Then , lot us have It
over , as ocou as possible , The pain of
neuralgia , for Inatanca , or rhonniatlsm ,
or the nrmy of various pains following
in their train. Got a bottle of Brown's
Iron Blttorf , tight away , and eo to work
on them. Mr. Jacob Barnes , Barnsvlllo ,
Ohio , writes , "Brown's Iron Blttori ro-
llovod my wlfo of great nervous prostra
tion , which was so covoro that she had to
keep her bed. "
JR. JR ,
eneral Western
710 South Oth St. , Oinih * ,
. CorrctponJencoBollcdlte
A PERFECT SHOE
TOR LADICO , MIS8Z9 & CHILDREN.
OUn PRODUCTIONS REPRESENT THC
PERFECTION OF SHOE-MAKING. <
IN THEM EVERY OBJECTION FOUND
IN READY-MADE SHOES IS REMOVED.
THE SUCCESS AT once ATTAINED DV
OUR GOODS WHEREVER INTRODUCED
IS OWING TO THE FACTTHATTHEY ARC
CLOVE-FITTING , ELEGANT IN STYLE
AND FINISH , OFTHE FINEST MATERIALS
AND WORKMANSHIP , AND MODERATE
IN PT1ICC. '
THC HORRORS OF DREAKINO-IN ARC
AVOIDED : THEY ARE COMFORTABLE
FROM THE VERY FIRST.
WE MAKE 15 SIZES ! IN 14 WIDTHS !
AND O SHAPES OF TOES AND HEELS.
Look for cur Name on the Soles ,
J. & T. COUSINS ,
2 I-W YORK.
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UKPLUS MAY1,1885 , . . tt5 , 1.
S , W , YATEJ , A. E. TOUZALIS ,
President Vloo President.
WV.UOESB , JNO.S.OOLLIND , Lswis 8 , KBBD
W , n , S. Hughes , Oaahter.
DANIIINQ omox :
Tlie Iron Bank ,
OOE ; 12th AND FAENAM 8T8 ,
/ General Banking Business
ness Transacted.
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P BcccKsson TO )
FOSTER & GRAY.
VUITI3 TINE , YELLOW TINE , OALI
JTOUNIA REDWOOD
ASH , OAK , HLAOK WALNUT ,
BPANIiftl OKDAlt ,
eat Creek Lime , Louisville Cement
'ottland Dement , Iowa and MidiiRan Plas
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