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A nnuaious wave Is said to bo swoop
Ing over western Missouri. Lot her roll
IT TTM the dark horio that got awa ;
nidi the biggago In the Now York re
publican convontlon.
TUB question now Is whether the tloke
nominated by the New York republican
> \rlll catch the mugwumps.
GEN. OAiin , who was considered th
lo&dlng candidate for the Now York republican
publican gubernatorial nomination , wa
eldotrjckod and given secqndplacoon th
ticket.
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THE biggest circus of the season wll
bs glvou at St. Joe commencing on Frl
day , and continuing two weeks. It wil
ba condustod by Rev. Sntn Jones , fo :
whom a tabernacle with a seating capactt ;
of 10,000 haa bcon erected. The St
Josophltcs expect that the enllrj state
of Missouri will bo converted. It cer
tainly ncoda conversion.
WITH a uniform spatom of sidewalks In
iho business center Omaha would , In
connection with her paved streets , pro-
eont a beautiful appearance. There Is
altogether too much delay In this much
needed improvomont. There Is no good
reason why It should not bo Immediately
pushed , aa the property owners , and uol
tbo city , will have to bear the oxponsa.
Rov. Sam. Jonoa was conduct
ing a ravlval at his homo tn Georgia on
'Saaday last his stable was blown up with
I. dynamite. Some people say that it was
done by the liquor men whom Samuel
hai aisilled , but they bavo evidently
I forgotten that the evangelist recently
Bald ho wouldn't wipe his boots on
I base ball player. In our opinion the
fiigor of suspicion should bo pointed
I ; towards the base balllst.
1 TUB proprietors' of the Minneapolis
Tribune , having purchased the ovenlng
Journal and also the United Frees fran-
chlse , have now a monopoly of the news
paper business In that city. Minneapolis
may now bo said to possess but ono daily
newspaper with two editions , the morn
ing Tribune and the evening Journal.
Thoao editions must bo either Inde-
p ndent In polltlci , or also ono mnst be
republican and the other democratic , In
order to glvo both parties a fair show.
CANDIDATES for office should carefully
look over their records and see If It Is
safe to cak the people to support
them. It Is better for cfHce-seokors to
invcstlgato their records before nomina
tion than It Is to have some ono else
make an Investigation after nomination.
Thls'gentlo hint Is thrown out In view of
< the fact that the election is not far off ,
and among the numerous aspirants for
office are some whoso records will not
bear close inspection. Such men should
remain In the back-ground , aa the people
: will not support them If they are noml-
iatod.
So mtny rasals bavo lately been
turned Into ofliio that the postoDIco de
partment has been compelled to Invent
aomo method of keeping the procasclon
outside the gates until the appointees
h vo submitted to an examination of
their records. According to a Washing
ton dlspahh the plan adopted Is to put
a',1 complaint ] Into yellow tickets or en-
VJlopea , and olao to enter in a book
nocMsarlly n largo ono all complaints
and charges coming from special ogonts ,
tilrd assistant postmistor-coneral , or
.superintendent of the money-order office.
This black list will no doubt ba frequently
quently consulted.
TUB St. Paul Pioneer Press publishes
what purports to bo a careful and exhaustive
haustivo study of the wheat-raiting in
dustry in India. The total acreage for
the present season Is put at 27,600,000 ,
an Increase of 111,000 acres over l sl
year. In 1884 the total yield wai nearly
260,000,000 bushels , and aa other cereals
form the atapU of consumption In tint
country , a largn portion of this product
was sent to foreign markets. The Impor
tance of thoie facts to Arusrlcan wheat
growers is very great , particularly as It Is
chimed that the coat [ of producing a
bushel of wheat on the imill farms of
the northwest Is from 50 to 100 per cent ,
more than In India. In commenting on
those-statements the Now York Commer
cial Jiulletln atniibly romarki ; "Thoro
li nothing new in the fact that that portion
tion of Ada Is making rapid progress In
this rcspeo\ but the'so statements , from
a lOimlngly well-Informed source , show
tfcat the progresj la much more rapid
than Isgororally suppo-od. If the writer's
estimate will t'acd the test of examina
tion namely , that 'a. bushel of Indlin
wheat c n bs sold in London forOTojnti ,
where the coat of a bualiol from the
United States would bo about $1 21'
It Is tlma the American firmer WAS put
ting his homo In order. "
THE NEW YORK GOVERNORSHIP
The republican nominee for governor
of New York , Hon. It * Davenport , Is a
resident of Bath , Stcmben county , and Is
about foity years old. Ho Is a capitalist
and largo land-owner , a man of high character
actor and ability , and well known
throughout the state , Ho lias been qulto
prominent in politics for the past ton
years , during which tlmo ho has servec
three terms In the state senate , and ono
term as atato comptroller. In 1833 , al
though running ahead of his ticket , he
was defeated for comptroller , but by a
Tory small majority. In that thctlon ho
carried his own county by a
larger majority than was over
given to any other candldato. This Is
good ovldenco of the high esteem In whlcl
he Is hold among his homo people. Ho
has never identified himself with olthe
of the factions of his party In Now York
and ho enters the campaign as an entirely
unobjectionable candidate , free from al
entangling alliances. Mr. Davenport , 1
looms , Is about the most satisfactory can
dldato that could have been nominated
He will undoubtedly make a strong run
and may bo elected.
RANDALL ON THE TARIFF.
Ax article rocntly appeared in the
southern msgizlno Dixie , purporting to
have been written by Samnol J. Randal
and giving his vlos on the tariff qnca
tlon. The article made him express
views contrary to what was believed to
DO his honest aontiiucnto , and such a
complete flop naturally excited much com
ment and wonder. Samnol , however
denies most emphatically that ho has
been guilty of any such acrobatic per
formance. Ho says ho never wrote the
article In question , bull ho does admit
that ha sent to the editors of Dixie a
copy of ono of his npaechoj with pigos
turned down and patsigea marked , in response -
sponso to their Invitation to express hi ]
views on the tarifl. The Dixie editors
thereupon prepared an article from
tbo speech by selecting passages hero
and there and badly mixing them
up , Pin&fora fashion , and'credltlng the
patchwork production as an original essay
from the pen of Mr. Randall. While
Ilia "arrangement" of a magszino article
by selections from the speech , eays the
Boston Advertiser , with no indications
that It was constructed In such a manner ,
was a most omizlng piece of literary for
aging , Mr. Randall can hardly complain
that It does not express his views un
less ho hai changed them , In which case
ho ought to prepare a revised edition ol
Ills spaech to explain the changes. The
probability Is that Mr. Randall Is as
strong a protectionist as ever.
A SHINING LIGHT.
When a few months ago ono Juan
Boyle suddenly appeared In Washington
In the role of a representative boss of the
Nebraska democracy the people of this
atato naturally Ic quired who 'tho gentle
man was , as ho had , prior to his advent
at the national capital , been but little
known cutsldo of the city limits of Hear
ney. Now the name of J. E. Bcrtiand
la flashed across the horizon of democratic
politics In Nebraska , and , as In the case
of Boyle , the people are asking "Who Is
he ? " Ho appears in the city directory of
Omaha as ta law ; or , and ho la evi
dently ono of the kids of Nebras
ka democracy. A dispatch from
Washington Informs the public that
bo haa visited the various departments
of the government and finds the admin
[ alratlori working smoothly. This assur
ance will certainly bo comforting to the
democrats of Nebraska and of the coun
try at largo. Mr. Bertrand also dis
cusses the chances of the various Ne
braska candidates for federal offices with
a femlliarity and freshness that indicate
him to bo a man of no ordinary political
precoption. Such old timers as Dr ,
Miller , J. E. Boyd , J. Sterling Morton ,
and 0. H. Brown will now have to step
aside to make room for such shining
lights cf the young democracy as Mr.
Bertrand.
THE white coal minors < f Washington
territory are following In the footsteps of
.ho Rok Springs minors. They have
forcibly expelled the Chinese minors
from the Black Diamond mines near
Seattle. Although they did not kill any
of the Ohlnamon , they destroyed their
houses , The oflulr has created about as
much excitement In Washington
territory as the Rick Springs
macsacro has in Wyoming. There
Is a general feeling In Washingtm
territory against the Onlnamcn , who are
constantly crossing tbo line from British
Columbia , without any regard to the law.
The result Is that a movement haa been
started to got rid of the objootlonablo
celestials. The Chinese question Is cer
tainly becoming more Important
every day , and the people of the Pacific
soast will demand of congress some Im
mediate action In regard to the matter.
CHICAGO nets an Increate In revenue
o ! $1,200,000 annually through the high-
Icenso law. But If a prohibitory law
should ba pa'sod and "enforced" In Illi
nois aa it ii In Iowa and Kansas , the city
of Chicago would not get a cent of rev
enue from tbo liquor-dealers , who wonld ,
lowovor , continue to tell liquor all the
same. Yet there are persons who bjlleve
hat prohibition , which has bcon pras-
ically demonstrated to mean "free whli-
: y and uo tovenuo , " Is preferable to
ilgh-llcenso , which regulates the liquor
radio , produces a revenue , and lightens
ho burden of taxation.
FiTznuau LEE , who is campaigning on
lOHobacfc , borrowed the idea from Wade
lampion , who ia 1870 nude a cavalry
anvisi of South Carolina , riding through
ho state at the head of brigades of
> ootod , spurroi and armed red-shirts
When Lee was nominated for governor
u excited South Carolina editor WA
preiont at the convention In RIohmoni
and suggested the cavalry idea , but a
compared with Hampton's Imposing dom
onstratlons , Iho Virginia exhibitions an
deioiibed "fti pigmy In point of number
and totally lacking ia the piraphernalta
and qualities which made the South
Carolinians Improsilvo and offjctlvo. "
TUB council by an almost untmlmou
vote has at hist adopted the preliminary
plans for the city hall as proionted b ,
Architect Myers. The report of the oem
mitt BO , which appears elsewhere , speak
for Usolf. The committee hid Invite
homo architects to compete If they desired
sired , but up response was received from
any architect of established ropntatlo
that would have justified farther delay
No Omaha architect can therefore com
plain that ho has been looked out from
compotltl n. No ir that the plans ar
adopted , the building * , of an elegant
oommodloui and fire-proof city hall I
an assured fact.
MATOU BOYD has appointed Hon. T
0 , Brnnner as a mombar of the board o
publto works. As a successor to Mr
Gray , Mr. Bruuuor's selection will bi
satisfactory. He was not chosen as
roproicntatlvo worklngmau , nor does h
make any pretense in that direction. Hi
la alive , onergoUa business man , Idontl
Mod with the progress of this city. Like
Mr. Gray ho is a promlnont republican
and no objection can bo nude agalna
him by the republicans of the council on
account of his politic il views.
A wiuiEn In Harper's
cussing tornadoes mikes Oinalu the center
tor of violent wind alarms In the west
and assorts that ihocltlzjns depend fo :
safety on their cyolono cellars which they
have had built as a protection. The
learned writer Is greatly mistaken In his
statement ) , bat should ho visit Omaha
ho wonld probably think that ho was eml
nontly correct for ho would ba blown ek ;
h'gh ' by the storm ho has ralsad hero
abontaby his mlsstatoments.
Tun action of the city council in dls -
mlsalng throe policeman from the forci
for drunkenness will meet with thi
hearty approval of the oltlzjnu. It Is t <
ba hoped that Marshal Oummlngs wll
continue to weed out the drunkards am
worthless men from tbo police force
None but sober , reliable and respectable
men should bo employed aa officers.
THE purchase of a largo number o :
shovels by the Belt railway company In
dlcatos that It means ti make the dirt fly.
We understand that the work is to bo
vigorously pushed from now until completed
ploted , and tint the probability is that
the road will bo in operation this fall or
early next spring.
THE Chicago Tribune says that "Vice
President Hcndrlcks is again In Washing
ton , engaged , as usual , In an attempt to
jet a place for a friend. " The friend , K
a safe to say , is Captain Samuel A , Her
man , collector of Internal revenue for
this district of Nebraska.
BEKTRAXD , who Is looming up In Wash
ngton as a Nebraska democratic star oi
: ho first magnitude , should not be con-
Bounded itich Borthard , the man who
wears a blue coat with brass buttons.
THE Chinese must go. So say the cit
izens of Kooknk City , Idaho , who made
ive Chinamen climb a tree with ropes
around their necks , as a. punishment for
a murderer.
INDUS tRlei.lt ITEftlS.
In Atlanta , Georgia , there me six Knights
of Labor assemblies.
The bridge works throughout the country
are receiving large ordsrs.
The Nenr York tailors are organizinc to re-
ist working from sunriao to sunset.
A largo amount of machinery for western
mining companies is being turned ont ,
Wagoi in the lumbering c mpi of Mich
gan tbia winter nra to ba § 13 per month ,
The striking female weavers of New York
are giving concerts and bulls to raise funds ,
Butlneai la picking up in Cincinnati , Louis
ville , Paducjm and othnr Ohio va.loy towne.
There Is considerable ! cull for man to go
south and west to help build up new indus
tries.
tries.Dospito
Despite the much-talked-of dullness in
nanufftcturiug n great deal of building is go
ng on.
There ore 4,000 Knlghta in Kansas City.
One assembly cf colored men has just been
organized ,
The Now York female workers will be or
ganized before tbo eight-hour movement can
je inaugurated.
The Baldwin Locomotive works luvo an
order f"r twelve freight engines , for the Mis
souri Pacific road.
Six thouiand men are working underground
on the new aqueduct which is to supply New
York city with water.
A strike of fourteen months duration in
H. Louii gl a factory baa juit been , ended in
vor of the workmen.
The Milwaukee cooperativa plumbers II TO
leaten tbelr late employers In tnklng the con
tract for school house plumbing ,
A great strike is threatened tn tha English
iDttlneerlng trades , Six thouiand men are on
the point of striking at Kuwcastle ,
One Connecticut watch factory turns out
over 300,000 watches per year , filoit of the
work is done by women at $1.60 per day ,
Severlof the weitorn wire-mills have in
creased their output , and are running over
time ,
A Plttaburg ccrnpaLy is shipping brakei for
! 0i ) can , to be used on tiuuth American roods
Large contract ! have been placed for future
delivery.
A company has been formed In Now Yorker
or the manufnoture of Beneiter uteo' ties.
An rxperlmental section his been put down ,
iut the railroad men In renaral are not favor
able to the change.
A vlnoro is effort Is rn foot in New York
o establish a co operative store on a largo
cale Tha matter has been progrtwting
uittly for aome month' , but thera are ( till
uma illfficuldee to overcome.
The south ia developing vait poiiibllitiei ,
nd labor is f lirly treated there. The cotton
a-tJrln ara nut piylu j at high dividen-ii at
ormorly , bu tha addition of new mills Indi
cates that luveitori aia batiatied.
The KnlghU of Maitachuietta are propar-
ng to take political action on child-labor ,
) hineia labor , weekly payments , ccnTict-con-
ract labor , employer 1 liability act , confede
ration tf trajet * union leglilalton , etc.
The Central Labor Union , of Mew York , u
doing good work in org. nfz ng Ubor and in
instilling conservative feeling with reference
to employers. That organization ditcouuten- ,
ancoA hoitlta meisuraa .whenever they can
ponlbly ba avoided.
There nre now 353 cotton mill * in the south ,
with 1,4G'\G97 iiilnrilcs nod it04 ! loom * ,
agalnit 18 I mills , 713 89 spindles and 16,22.
looms In laSO. The increase hns bean 173
mill * , 7-10 70S spindles and 11,732 looms.
In New York the plumbers and bricklayer )
are very Luy. The carpenters hare been only
partially employed , but ro now on full time.
The clothltg cutters are boltercmplojcd than
they have been for months. Hoofers and gas-
fitters are busy at $3 60 per day , All the fur
niture trades are busy.
The twenty acres of ponderous machinery
In the Cleveland rolling mill still remain Idle.
Hundreds of exhnuJtMl men hare fiono elio-
whore , and tha manager" are still confident ol
being able to overome the strikers , The sym
pathy for the strikers is extended booauto ol
their extreme poverty.
Tha small shop nunufnctnrors are moetlnf
with qmto an Improving dtmand from al
quarters. Boitera and engines are wanted
A vait amount of rontlrln ? is being done
liighor prices are coming , Too smaller in-
duitrica are making fair headway , but the
larger ones are not yet out of the woods.
The prospects among the textile industries
are for a steady demand throughout tbo win
ter for all kinds of goods because of the ex
hftuattoa of snoplios in retailers' hands. The
leading manufacturers of cotton and woolen
goods express more confidence in tha pr > bablo
permanoi cy ol prices and demand than the ;
have expressed for nuntlia.
HAAYKUYtt
The town of Lyons has 1812 schoo
children.
Coo college , at Cedar Rapid * , hns 121
students.
The colored Baptist association Is hold
Ing a session at Doa Alolnoe.
The list taloon In Comonoho has boon
scalped by the prohibitionists.
DIlis Jonnlo West , of Montezuma , was
kicked by a runaway horaa and killed.
Wm , Anderson , n Mathoski former
died suddenly of heart disease last week
L. E. Calkins , a Sao county forger
was sent to the penitentiary for three
years.
An overcoat thief at Elkador was given
twoyoaro in the penitentiary to keep him
out of the cold.
At the Dea Moluoi county fair , at Bur
Hug ton , an unknown irua was rau over
and fr.ghtfullr mangled by the cars.
A raid on the gambling houses of Dubuque
buquo netted tight live chips , while
thirty or more slid out the windows and
over adj > ! nlng roofu.
The Freabytciy of DCS Molnos , com
prising nlno counties In the central part
of she state , convened at Garden Grove ,
Ddcatur county , Tuesday.
Ad , Roads , of Mount Pleatant , ex
hibits B hen'a egg ulno Inches aruutid ono
way and six Inches and three-quartets the
other , weighing five ounces.
Five children in the family ot Patrick
Fairdll , of Stuart , wera seriously poi
Bclied by drinking milk that had been
standing for a few houra in a now tin
pall.
pall.There
There are alx'y ' applicants for the va
cant pulpit of ttio Daboquo Congrega
tional church. Strange t'tmt such a vast
quantity ef heavenly lore should lie
around loose.
William Talmadgo , a poor but honest
Dos Moinea msn. Is eald to have fallen
heir to $1 500,000 in England. So
ciety's doors are now yawning for Bill
and his willlams.
Bishop Cosgrove , of .Davenport , will
officiate at the dedication of the new St.
Peters chorch at Kooknk next Sunday.
Bishop .Hennessey , of Dabuque , and
Bishop Spaulding , of Poorla , will assUt
at the ceremonies.
Several months ago Dr. John Swanson -
son , of Crescent City , Pottuwotemlo
county , agreed to oat at ono sitting any
three potatoes which his friend , R C.
Menary , would raise. The other d y
Mr. Menary laid before the doctor three
harmless looking sweet potatoes that
weighed six pounds. The doctor sized
up the pile and wilted ,
Friday night James Divlson , of Bur-
ington , wout home and found a rufliin
In the act of assaulting his 8-year-old
daughter. He picked up an x acd
struck the man on tbo head. The man
staggered off , and a few hours sab-o-
qnently was found dead near the scene of
; ho asuault. Davison gave himself up to
.he officers and was jailed pending an ex
amination.
A Burlington lady has made a maoh.
Recently she wrote a letter to President
Cleveland congratulating him on his
pleasant vacation In the Adirondack ,
closing with a rrlsh that all his ways
might b : pleasmt and alibis paths poace-
: nl. A few days ago an answer was re
ceived thanking the lady for her kindly
ntorcst acd desiring her photo , promts-
ng to send one In return , and elating
with on expression of extreme cordiality.
The Burlington people look anxiously for
the termination of the flirtation ,
in ' 4
Trouble About Grsni'd Boole.
New York Btar.
There la some trouble between the
publisher's of.Grant's . ' book ncd their
igents. In one caa n largo agency has
been thrown up. The delay in the pub
lication of tha book has brought about
some torlous complications , which may
considerably reduce the sum which it was
expected the estate would derive from
the * work. The first volume is to bo ont
n December and tbo second In March
following. The delay Is a loop ; ono , and
It would be veiy difficult to sustain pub
! lo interest In any bock for that length of
time. But it Is the more difficult to do
10 in the case of Grant's , since there have
been numerous cheap publications assum
ing to tell the ttory of his lllo Issued
since bis death by houses wh'oh ' deal in
subscription books only. These have
glutted the market.
Another Important fntor has bcon the
price of Iho Grant book to agent * , As a
uaaal thing the general agents of a eub-
icrlptlon book got a dlionnnt of from COo
\o \ 70 per cent , generally the latter.
They In tarn glvo Individual agents
about 35 per cent. In the caeo of the
jrant memoirs the general neenls re-
: elvo 40 per cent , and only 25 percsnt
s allowed Individual agents. Tbo differ
ence Is eoQislently large to prevent any
active bidning by Bgauts and this com
bined with the delay , has made the
sale drag.
Tbo publication of Grant's paper on
Vioksburg in the October "Century" Is
alao rfgirded as unfortunate In connoo
tlon with this. It reads like the work
of a very sick and tired man , and his
created the Jmpreetion that the memoirs
will be equally acrid , The first pages
of tbo bjok bold out a hope to the
contrary , but when the clrcamitances
inder which the wotk was written are
omembored , there Is much cause for a
ear that the dleeaio had drawn the
treDgth from the naturally terse and
rigorous stjlo of the famous eoldter.
A Ilettaurant Olofed.
The Ideal reitaurant on Twelfth stree
3 it ire en Faroam and Douglisihut up shop
esterday nnder itreisof a f orecloied mort
age. The establishment wa managed
/ Mrs. n. D y and had been doing
uelneu but s , few weeks ,
CHEAP DAUBS IN Oil.
Franfl in Worthless Piclnres ,
BclllriR Vila P lntInRi by Doccptio
TarnlriK Out "JUantcrplocos" in
Hnlf n Hour ( or 15 Cento
Knoll SCOIICB In Auction
Shops ,
Chicago D ily New * .
From the door above hangs the auc
tlonoer's red lUg , Around the ontranc
and In tbo broad window to the left
placed a number of pictures , startling 1
their glaring hues and Inaccurate draw
Ing Thtro are landscapes with snol
combination of atmosphere and moun
tains , cascades atd seaooaat ; winter'
BUOWB and summer's follago , as novt
have been soon by mortal man. Then
are figures of Infanta and women an
heads of men that seem to bo draw
frciu a now species of humanity. Then
ra fruits which are unknown to th
vegetable kingdom. The poor lumbo
and toira ootta ornamentation of th
frames In which these pictures are Incase
Is disguised beneath a thin coating
oheape&t bronze. To-day they are
bright green color. In two months , a
the farthcrest , the gliding will have los
its luster and the frames will bo ding
and taruUhod.
Within , the auctioneer vociferate
loudly , although there arc but three in
dlviduala in the room. There ore never
tbolecs three poosons in this particular
room , except when ono of the trio is ab
sent at motl tlmo.
They are "cappers. "
Ona mm Is perhaps 40 ynara old. Hi
Is of medium heightwith heavy features
black , slceply ojcs , blzek whiskers an
mustache. Ho never wears the same ha
all day. Ho carries a railway time table
ecnaplonoiuly displayed In ono pocket ,
This gives him the appaaranco of a trav
olUr who has just arrived in the city ,
The second of these three individuals I
a man tomowhat older. His Icng Eng
llsh whisk era are plentifully bestrewn
nlth gray. Ho does not change bis ha'
as fnqitonlly ai his companion , but hi
examines the plcturoa put up for calo
niDro attentively. The third person Is a
wonaan , who is sealed on a clulr above
the auctioneer. Siio has amill , shrewd
features and daik talr. So continuously
does she occupy this chair that in ho :
weariness sUu frequently changes her po
oltlon , sometimes doubling up her tco
on the chair like n school miss.
Her business Is tbo same as that of ho :
two male companions. They cro a )
hired to start tbo bidding on the picture
and raise it us high ai possible. Tney
bid alternately and Hatlestly , while thi
auctioneer mechanically , with an India
tlnot jumble of sounde , repeats their bid
until bo catches sight of thieo or foil
loiterers outsldo the door. Instantly hli
mcnncr charged.
"Walk right In. ladles and gentlemen
and view the great art collection , " is th
Invitation he at once extends. Each
word now rolls out from his mouth
round and clear. "This Is the groates
art collection In the west , " ho continues
as ono by ono thcso without venture In
"It Is the greatest collection of pictures
ever i ( Tared in the west. In fact , ladles
and gdiitlomen1 ho shouts , with such
vigor that ho is obliged to clasp his hands
over hla ears to k p from bursting the
drums , "tbh is the collection of tbo Boi-
ton Art institute which was se'zed ' by tbo
abed IT two wotks ago , and which wo now
offer for silo in Chicago. It must bo
sold because U is In the bands of the
sheriff. Kvery picture you see hero ,
idles end gentlemen , is a painting by
some celebrated European master. JNow
[ Invlto your inspection of this beautiful
watur-color on the rack. It la by the
'amons French artist' , LoGrau. "
Here he panss. The picture In quea
tlon Is a gaudy , cheap print of CKutllo
relating his war s'orlcs toDesdemonacnd
her father. It cm ba boURht _ at any
osond-clags picture-shop for 25 cants.
The "capper" with the long aide whisk
ers advances to the front , attentively
scans the alleged "water color , " taps the
ramo , end bids $5 ,
"Five dollars for this magnificent
painting ! " ciles the auctioneer , In mok
aitonlshment. "Only § 5 for a work of
art that has cost a man jears to produce.
) o I only hear $5 ? It must bo , ladles
and gentlemen , that I am presenting
omo mere daub to youn&ltention Instead
of a rare work of art. Only $5 do I hoar ,
only $5 ? " as ho scans the faces of these In
ho room.
Among them are a plainly clad couple ,
evidently husband and wife. They ssem
Ike humble folk , whoso money is bard
earned , and raved only by ranch plnchlrg
and dental. This la doubtless ono of the
ow occasions when they coma out to
gether to purchase something for their
lome. The word picture convoys to
hem the Idea of something beautiful and
10 their uncultivated eyes the ono before
horn snems all it Is represent < d. The h
woman's face has flushed a little , end she :
urns wlatfnl eyes to her husband. Ho
puts ono hand irresolutely Into his pocket
nd clinks together the silver coins It
onlalne. :
"Lucle , 1 can't spare moro'n ' four for
t , " ho whlepera to her.
Bealdo Jilm acd overhearing his '
words is the black-eyed "capper. "
ileanwbllo the woman "capper" has :
sited the bid CO cents. The black-
eyed man saunters carele e1y up to the
iloturo , examines It , and bids § 1 higher ,
hen whispers to the auctioneer as ho ?
> ands over the painting as If searching )
or a signature.
With many a protest that ho Is ruth-
ostly sacrificing a peerlois work of art ,
accompanied by a scathing remark that
his listeners rnuit expoot to get tbo pic
tures for nothing , the auctioneer knocks
down the picture to the "capper. "
As this Is accomplished a portly man
with giay hair and jetty mustache ap
pears /ram the rear. This I * ono of the ;
proprietors of the establishment.
"Give 'em the pictures ; give 'em to
'em. Muit be what they're waiting for , " :
he B ya to his auctioneer , with a great
show of dlsgutt. "Give 'em to 'cm , I ,
tell you , If people expects to come hf ro
an' get such [ plotur B aa that for 0,60 ,
why , give 'em to 'em or ebut the door. 1
p efer , elr-r , to present those Imported
pictures to eacrltirln' 'em for ? 0 50. "
The timid woman who bad wanted to
buy picture looks disappointed and ;
half scared at the so word * . Her husband
turns to irard the door. Quick as a flash
the tuotioner has placed a picture on the
rack , The frame about It ia four Inches
wide. It Is the vilest of oil daubs.
"Thta beautiful painting Is a picture of
& Stisjex meadow by the grout English ,
artlsr , Gunnlncr , " ha begins. What will >
pou bid for it1 ?
The black-eyed "cappet" offers 75
iintr. The vroman lays her hand on her
bmband's arm and they both turn back.
hen ho bids (1 , and the "cappeia" bid
ualcsc him till finally ( he picture Ia
kntckod down to htm for $3.
"That is almoit an hourly tceno , " re-
o > 4jkfd a gentleman who saw the occur
rence , "Not only are people cf 1'mllod
means end Intelligence deceived by the
Imposition ! of the picture auctioneers ,
but also these wt It-to-do and with at
least an avenge Amount of comprehen
sion in olhcr rojpoolc. I know of one
attorney In Chicago with a practice which
yields him a fair Income , and from
which ho has tavod enough to bur a
comfortable home , who paid ont $200 In
this place for daubs which are not worth
$20."Jho
"Jho actual cost to the people who put
on the market much daubs as that which
wai just sold la loss than $1. The frames
ate built of fence lumber aud fastened to
gether with the cheapest resin gluo. Oa-
cationally metal loaf u used for the glid
ing , but usutllybrooz ? . ( Vhen a picture
with a metal frame Is put np the auction *
oor always announces It with a great
rapidity of utterance as a solid loaf
frame. In that way ho evades rot-panel-
blllly. Ho does not call it a 'gold loaf
frame , ' bnt at onoo will declare that at
least $5 worth of gold loaf wonld bo re
quired to gild It. Not ono of hla hoar *
era ont of a thouiand but Is deceived by
his method into the supposition that the
frame ia solid gold loaf. The loopholes
of escape are many In swindling In regard
to the picture , bnt fnnd In the frame li
moro easily detected. The firm which
operates at thcso rooms has its frame
factory on Randolph street. Formerly
the picture factory was located thorotoo ,
but moro recently they have bought
their goods of another manufactory on
on Madison street. They are all painted
by artists either of medicare ability or
enough to depend on themselves and
cannot make a living in nny other way.
These schemers are always on the look
out to Rot into into their clutches come
poor artist who has capacity bnt no &ta-
blllty. These they do not pat upon the
lightning work.
"That rare genius , Klkins , fell into the
hands cf one of these dealers. Elklns
was ono of the few who could paint a
masterpiece at ono sitting. Out of bis
labor tbo dealer realized largo prices , but
ho paid Elklns only & 'small weekly
salary.
"Except In thcso special cases few fas-
lory artists are salaried. When worklntr
for a specified nmumt half r.n hour is all
tbo tlmo allowed nu attlat for the com
pletion of a picture. When working by
the piece ho must turn out from filtocu
to twenty pictures oich. day hi ordtr to
make a living. In isolated cases I have
known of artists receiving as high as 40
cents for a pliluro , but 15 or 20 Is the
usual amount paid.
"Instead of canvas , common sheeting
of thin quality la used. It Is gluo-slzod
before painted , "
A visit to the frame factory was after
ward mado. By climbing up sever * !
U ghta of stairs a long room was reached ,
where frames in various atagoa of com
pletion were to bo soon. There wore no
artists at work , but a great quantity of
frames covered with muslin were piled at
one oldo waiting to bo glno-slzod. On an
other side was a number of pictures ,
among them savcral of the same kind as
these offered at the Bale-room as "fine
water-colors by the celebrated French
artist , LeGrau. "
"If you want figures go to the Madison
street dealer , " said a young man In
charge. "Wo get our pictures from him
now. "
The Madison street manufacturer said
ho could furnish an unlimited amount.
"If you want the same kind sold at
the auction rooms you visited wo Trill
make them to order , as they are cheaper
than these wo carry in stockI employ
cloven artists end can turn ont all yon
waut In a few dayo. These wo carry In
stick by the hundred wo sell at theao
rates :
22x30 , 4-inen frame $1 2 > each
lOz'.O , 4-Inch frame 00 each
14x22 , 4-inch frame 1 10 each
'Two kinds of a little higher grade
can bo had , ono for $1.50 and the other
for $1.45 , the first being 22x30 and the
second 16x30. They are far ahead of
of those yon have soon. I've laughed
many a time when I've been In the place
yon h ve visited to see the assurance
with which the auctioneer declared some
'lightning' 10-cent oil 'a genuine painting
by a celebrated artist. ' Of ten It has been
one I sold myself. They sell a lot of the
stuff , though , and there's money in It. "
At another'fatcry on Market street
similar rates were obtained. Tbo proprie
tor of this place hasa branch manufactory
In Toronto , Canada. The goods made In
bis shop are vended on the same princi
ples which characterize their sale all over
the country. I
The proprietors of the unction-rooms
flatted have salesrooms alto in Cincin >
nati.
nati.Besides
Besides these two , thrco or four similar
soncercs flourish in the city , the proprie
tors of which are all prosperous and acou-
iiulatlng wealth.
Ooino Uncle ,
Minneapolis Sunday Herald.
pERSONAL-V/illtheyouDfr / woman who
L used to cook in our family , and who
vent nvruy , ten pounds of etiRir and five and
ba'f pounds of tea ahead of the game , please
oma b ct , and all will be foreIveu.
If oho cannot return , will she please
irrlto , stating her present address , and
IB ! ] glvo her reasons for abutting up the
tt In the refrigerator when she went
iwayl
It she will only return wo will try to
'orglvo the past and think cnly of the
jlorlons precont aud the bright , bright
ataro.
Come back , .Sarah , and jerk the wtflla-
ron for us once more.
Your manners are peculiar , but wo
earn for your doughnuts , and your style
f streaked cake suits us exactly. I
We have arranged U so that when yon
more U will not disturb the night police ,
ind if you do not like our children YIO
trill send them aw y.
Wo realize that you do not like child r
ren very well , and our children ospcclal-
y gave you much pain because they were
lot to refined as you were.
We bavo often wished , for your sake ,
hat wo bad never had any children ; but
10 long aa they are In our family , the
lelghbara will rather expect in to take
are of them.
Still , if you Insist upon it , wo will send
hem nway. Wo don't want to saem
iVfi-uuarlnj , ' with our servants.
Wovonld be willing also to give yon
nero time for relaxation thau you had
itforo. Tha Intellectual strain incident
o the life of ono who makes gravy for a
oat aud nndone world must be very
reut , and tired nature muse succumb , let
is do it.
All vre aik Is that you will let us know
rben you are goiog away , and leave the
irackors aud cheecu where wo can find
bern.
It Is rather rough on us to have yon go
way when wo had guests In the home ,
ut tf yon had not taken tbo key to the
coking department we o.uld have wor-
lod'klong ,
You ought to lot us have company at
he house sauietlmua If we let you have
ompuny when yon want to. Still you
mo * boat , purlupi. You are older than
ro are , and you have seen moro of the
rorld.
We mil ) your gentle admcmitl.ns and
your item reproofs atdly , Como bick
and reprove ui again. Ojnia back aud
admonlih ns once more , at to much per
admr.ntih and grccBtloi.
Wo will agree to lot you select tbo ton *
dcr part of Iho steak , and koch frnlt ai
acorns to strike yon favorably , just ni wo
did before Wo did not llko it nhon yort
vrcro here , bat that Is bccauto yon wore
young and did not kuotr what the custom
wa .
If * Jifo'llmo devoted to your welfare
can obliterate the injuatlca done yon , wo
Trill bo glad to yield it to you ,
If you could invest a good place for
us to send the children , whcro tney will
bo well taken care tf nud where they
will not Interfere with any other cook
who is a fiiond of JWUM , io will be glad
to have yon write us.
My wife says that aho hopes yon will
feel perfectly free to use the piano whenever -
over you are lonely or tad , and when you
or the broad fool doprcatcd , you will bo
welcome to como Into the patlor and loan
against either ono cf us and sob.
You know when you were with us before -
fore wo were a llttlo reserved in our
macners towards yon , but if yon comeback
back It will bo different.
Wo will introduce you to moro of our
friends this tlmo , and wo lupo you will
do the same by us. Young people are
pt to get above their business , and wo
admit that tro were wrong.
Ratnrn , ob , wanderer , return I
n Atoned by AVuriutn of ( lie Unman
Body.
Groencattlo Dispatch.
"Ma , I ballovo there's a mouse In my
bed , " exclaimed a yonng lady near An-
tlotam junction. Her uiothor was not BO
much alarmed by the remark DO she
wonld have been If it had roKted to tha
maternal bed , but saag > stod that the
yonng lady ehcultl investigate.
The beet clothing was hauled off and
the mouse did not mike 1's ' Bpoearanou.
The mattrcsj was then tilted oil the bed-
atoad , bnt no monto.
"My child , you are nervous , sild tbo
mother , "go to Bleep find don't think
abont it any more. "
About midnight the girl gave n land
scream and bouncsd out ot bed In n
hurry. The bed c'othca were hastily
dragged of nnd the inattrosa nhakon , bat
tbo inouBO was not forthcoming.
" 11 m snro I felt It move then , " sobbed
the frightened maldou. "I know It *
something. "
The mother calmed Iho nervous young
lady with difficulty , and tried to induce
her to co asleep again. She did not dose
so , however , until placed in the spare
room in a bed of generous proportions ,
and above all suspicion of harboring
mice. The next day a rigid Invoittgi-
tlon was hold. Nothing has than cat
ting open the mitrcEB would tatUfy the
young lady.
There wam't any niouao. Instead of
that , when thn bed tick via cnt open and
Iti contents emptied on the fl tor , a gar
ter euake two foot long t Iggled abont ,
scared half to death. A broomstick
calmed the snake's nerves forever In a
short tlmo. It Is nnppoaod that n stray
snake egg was sewed up in the mattrots
with the shucks , whlcii constituted the
bulk of tbo staffing.
The record of the drug trade , bath In
this country and in EngUnd and Austra
lia , shown that no pain-euro has the ox-
cpllenco and popularity of St. Jacsb *
OIL
tm
ITacU Times. _ , *
Arkansas Traveler. '
"How are times down In the country ,
ancle ? " asked a whlto man of an old
logro.
"Porely , s h , porely. "
"What la the canst ? "
"It's do comln * In o' desa Yankee ; ,
lib. "
"How did they canto hard times ? '
"By far I a' down all de ole smoke
looses , sab. "
"Why did that mate aay difference ? "
"Wh t ? Wbydd : dat make any dlf-
ereuci ? Sib , da tire doiro til ce log
louses an * bnilt bri J : cnet ! 2 c&r plicss.
Da needn't ba BO pirticzls.r. Xob dy
raj gwlne ter steal noiiilaV"
Republican Connrr
The Republ'can ' rosary onntrtH oam-
nllteo of DaORla.a csasty , Nobrmitu , Is
lerebycilled tosaeet * t L. H. Wright's '
iffio In Omaba , cimw of Diincltk tnd
Chlrwf nJi streeie , oa St-tBrdir , Ostsbor
, A. D. 1SS5. at 2 o'doak p.a. . Bail
ices of grt&t Imp rttass say b broaght
oforo the commit tf-o is a ( . fall att nd-
ince Is very de.jIritis.
ISJLJ.C S. Biscurx ,
CUARLS HASLET , Chairman.
i' - Secretary.
SIMMONS
For all OtneAs : * of tha
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Thta purct ; TCftUUlo
new S' < rrlcbutfel > t'aoulr
orUU i it In tlioioutala U2S Itacti
gill If on the bowcli and MJjair , and
correU tha vllrn cl the llnr. am ) ! ,
tbeictorc , the lr tnrtur [ to yuudlelno
whatever lteala < tiru uujiroto to t ,
ID all camtaoii Jl u < It viU.unaittiteJ
by an jr other nudlciLr , ( fleet a tjxeJ ?
curt.
The remitter It site lo a.Jm1nit ! r la any ooJdl
kn of thetja'cai , aduuu < r no cJrcutmUarcica
do barm. It will Invigorate like a p au < f wlna
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numerous.
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A. K , Tui'iiU * , Vice PfetMlnt.
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tlon of all Ilcs.'a. ' .