THE OMAHA DAILY BJBJEj WEDNESDAY , OOTOBER 7. . 1885 ,
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All Iwrlnew leittormind remtttinlcoi flinnM lin
mldlCaSOd to Till ; IIISK I'irill.HIIIMI ' OOMI-ASV ,
OMMIA. Dnttts. duvAs nutl * loirico orders
to bo mndopnynhlotei the ordure1 ! Iho company.
THE BE [ PU8LISNS ! ! ! COMPHfiYi PRO Pill EJQHS ,
n.
Tun loading principle of ti ! democ
racy just lit present in Oninhi : He-cms to
bo | iriii ! | ml.v !
JKILSI'.Y lightning Imi found its llrsl. for
midable rlvnl in Kntpp'.s now gun , which
Is warranted to kill : it ninu miles.
Mit. KANDAU. promises a "clean
fnvccp" of I'hiliuh'lphi'i mint employes
boforu ClirifitnmH. Civil service reform.
\Vr. tire in receipt of ti copy of the. Civil
Rcrvico Jlrjormcr , published in Baltimore.
JRultiinorc , the liomo of Higgins , Ls : is
much in noeil of sucli u puper as any
otlior town which wo can recall.
W vote's tour of the nt.ilo
untl his fearless grappling with great , is
sues in his speeches to his constituents
liavo won him golduu opinions from the
] > oojloof ) Nobraskn which hi ? represents so
ably.
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CANADA custom house ollieinls are all
broken up over the extensive smuggling
of American kerosene oil over Iho lortlur.
The Canadians are getting oven by re
turning Canuek corn-juice in the deodor
ized cans.
A STHONCI move will bo made by tlio
people of northwestern Nebraska , to
secure tin : ulditioiuil land olliee west of
Valentine. If tltuir request is grunted ,
its it should be , there will be another
valuable political persimmon within
reach of the constantly wabbling demo
crat io polo.
SnoKKTAiiv WIIITNUV doesn't want to
commit tlio president , but ventures the
iiHsortion that he desires I\lr. \ Hill's ' elec
tion even on the spoils platform of the
Now York democracy. To many large-
'headed ' democrats in the Empire state
iDnvld. is the "Hill Dillieulty" which they
will endeavor to overcome by casting
'their ' ballots straight for Ira J5. Daven
port. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
N papers report heavy steerage
lists of passengers returning to Europe.
Many of the returning immigrants arc
minors , some farmers , and some skilled
artisans who find it harder to make a
living in the United States than in Kn <
rope. An English moulder arrived last
week in Philadelphia who had walked
with his wife and six children all the way
'from Polor.sburg , Virginia , to take the
steamer to England. Tins is a most
pregnant commentary on the prevailing
industrial depression ,
Tuneable announces thedeath in Pans
of Frederick Hassaurok , for-many years
owner and editor of the Cincinnati
Voiksblatl , and one of the ablest German
editors of this country. Landing in this
country with so many political exiles in
181 ! ) , Mr. Hassaurek rapidly -iceniiroel
prominence by his strength of character
nnd vigorous pen. lie early uflilialcd
w'tli the republican party , and was
honored by President Lincoln with the
appointment of niinlbtur to Quito , in
Ecuador. After rendering important
Korvicos to the government , lie returned
to Cincinnati , of which ho was a promi
nent and respected citizen and republi
can up to the time of his death.
FiNti'Y , of the signal ser
vice corps , who has made the tornado a
Bpcohd Mtttdy for several years , says that
the phenomena of tornadoes are now so
well understood as to warrant the belief
that trustworthy warnings may soon bo
mint out to the inhabitants of localities
which may bo threatened with disastrous
visitations. Ilia advice to farmers is to
dig out for their dug-outs , or cyclone-
collars , whenever a tornado comes along.
The advice is good , but It is unneces
sary , as the people living in cyclone re
gions liuvo long ago learned that this is
their only real safety. Lieutenant L'inlny
is preparing u map to show from the
records of several years the. average
number of tornadoes for each locality
per annum. It is said that Intending
purchasers of land frequently app'y to
Iho signal ofllco for information regardIng -
Ing the liability of their selected locality
to disaster , 1'inloyV map will , there
fore , supply : i much felt want. It is inti
mated that it will greatly narrow the so-
called tonwdo regions , and probably
nhow that largo portions of them have
never boon visited by a destructive storm.
NKW Youic prohibitionists have made
Iho alarming discovery that Ira Javon-
* port , the republican candidate for governor -
ornor , is president of the Pleasant Valley
Wlno company , Wo venture the asser
tion that this fact will gain Mr. Daven
port fully as mapy votes as lie loses by it.
A mild and wholesome wlno such as Is
made In our American vineyards east , if
brought Into general use , would form one
of the nio.st efl'ectivo promoters of torn-
perunco. It la a fact which many fanati-
unl advocates of total abstinence could
discover it' they would , that the use of
light wines and beer has donu much to
drlvo out the fiery Ihtitls which the
Americans used trrdrink almost to e.xclti-
alyn. Should &uch wines as Mr. Daven
port's company has extracted from the
grapn come into general favor and
utterly bani.sh whiskj and other patent
spirits from popular con.snmption there
would bo little use for prohibition parties ,
and the rum question would bo entirely
removed from American politics.
ATMiUonnl Knllrontls for Otnnhn.
Tlinro cannot bo lee much agitation
of the necewlty to thh city of additional
railrmuls. They ai o demanded by every
c'OiiinutrHal interest , of the most rapidly
and solidly growing metropolis of tin )
trmift-Mi * > ouri country. Silently , but
nrt l.K gient corporations , whose policy
it is to divert lradio along the roulo of
their trunk systems , are driving away
from this city n trade which should bo
hern by reason of her ability to handle it
and her position as ( ho nearest and best
market and depot from which it can be
fiorved.
Kvery statement to the contrary not-
MlthM-mding , the rich tleld of Northwestern -
western Nebraska Is being steadily barred
from dtir dooi'H , and Its trade and Iraf-
Ho carried outside of thu slate. Pub
lished rules make no showing of the
actual discrimination which a regard
for tlitnr own interest anil a long haul ,
Itnluco.s the railroad management to
praelieo against our city. Omaha must
liiivo : i railroad pushing with iron hands
to grasp this coveted territory. She has
the men and she has the means to org-tit-
i/o for relief. Such a move would Iliul
lor-il aid to hurry it forward to rapid
completion and a tratlio in a well settled
and thoroughly farmed territory to pay
good returns on the investment. Lot
Omaha capitalists put their shoulders Io
thu wheel flr.st and ouUideassistance will
not bo wanting.
There is no time for delay. The ex
tension of the Missouri Pacific north will
not materially assist this city. Its ten
dency will bo to detract still further from
our progress in the territory entered.
Every ton of freight which can possibly
bo secured for the long haul to Kansas
City will bo eagerly grasped. The extension -
tension of more trunk lines around this
oily but not into and from it will bo of
little hell ) to Omaha's great trade inter
ests in th race for commercial supre
macy.
Dakota's I'roulom.
All reasonable and honest men of both
parties ought to sympathise with Dakota
in hercfl'orls to secure recognition in the
sisterhood of states. She has more than
double the population which should cut
tillo her to admission into the union , pos
sesses one of HID mot fertile of soils , ntrt
shows a growth whtah assures her future
n one of Iho most populous and richest
of the wcitorn status. If her claims to
sisUrhood could bo granted without allowing
her her constitutional '
lowing rcpt'osenta-
tion in the .senate and her voice in soU-ct-
ing the successor to Grovnr Cleveland ,
no one doubts for a moment that Dakota
would bo promptly admitted at the next
session of congress. Under present oir-
cuiiHtancos , with the assurance that two
rcpublie.a'i senators from Dakota would
increase the present parly .majority in
the upper hott-'c , and that in the ncx
presidential election two votes in the
electoral college would bo cast against
the. democratic candidate , her chances
for : ulmi.sion : are not of the hot. Parti
san interests will bo best served by re
specting her claim , and there is no reason
to believe that the democratic majority
in Iho house of representatives will n'er-
mit the passage of the bill which would
certainly decrease democratic strcnyth
at the national capital.
Seeing this , the proposition is now so-
riou.sly made by many prominent D.ikn-
tans that the republicans divide with the
democrats , and that party lines on the
senatorial question bo obliterated. It is
suggested that Iho republican convention
at Huron shall pronounce for giving a
.senator and congressman to the demo
crats in order to ttiko away tlio only ar
gument used against the admission of
the territory.
It is possible that this might remove Iho
ilillicully. It is also possible that it
might not. Future elections and their
results are as much feared by the demo
cracy as the first election and its candi
dates , while the electoral vote , which is
feared most of all , would not bo a Hue ted
by this plan. The policy of the demo
cratic ) majority seem to bo to duelino
giving any recognition to Dakota until
such it time as it can bo admitted with a
territory so surely democratic in its po
litical complexion as to ofl'sct the acces
sion to the republican strength.
It will bo bettor for Dakota and for
Iho republican party , which has cham
pioned her claims , if she forces the clem-
ocr.icy to show plainly their hand in de
nying her her rights under the constitu
tion. Persistent refusal on the part of
the democrats to do justice to Dakota
will make a broad issue between the
parties which honest and independent
voters will not Ignore. Trimming and
compromise when political principles
are at'Stuko do not pay in the long run
while steady adherence to honest and
equitable demands is bound , sooner or
later , to gain the public oar and popular
voto.
THE city tax Hat has been handed over
to the treasurer for collection. The ag
gregate value of real property in the city
Is placed at a little less than $7,000,000 , ,
and that of personal property at some
what under $3,000,000. , This is a very
damaging exhibit , and should impress
upon Iho people the necessity of a radi
cal change In the assessors. The major
ity of the present assessors have held
their olllco for years. They want to pander -
dor to certain property owners and dis
regard wholly their sworn duty.
Tliore are glaring discrepancies be
tween their assessments and the
actual value of the property
When it goes abroad that a city of
of 05,000 people , with an area as largo as
any city of 200,000 has less than $7,000,000
worth of assessed real estate , tlio im-
pres.ilon is nrcatcd that it is a mushroom
town with a largo floating population ,
mill with very little conlidenco among
thu property owners in ita stability.
On the other hand , when capitalists
who desire to invest in Omaha are told
that tlici city taxes are 00 mills on the
dollar and thu city and county , tax to
gether nearly six per cent , they nro
frightened out and coino io tlio conclu
sion that wo arc. hopelessly in d"bt and
that tlm government nnut bo in the
hands of highwiiymtm. As a matter of
fact , our taxea are as low or lower than
those of any city of our rank when tlio
actual value of the property assessed is
taken into conMdcratlon. The realty
values of Omaha to-day are fully
$00,000,009 and the averngo assessment
la only 10 per cent of aetual value. There
is properly in. Omaha which pays taxes
on onn-foitrth of its ae.Utal values nnd
some at one-third. Hut u largi * proportion
tion is a&susiicd ridiculous ' Inw ,
Purnoll.
The enthusiastic support which Irish
Ametioans seem determined to furnish
Mr. Parnell In his parliamentary policy
Is worthy of ove.ry praise. Parnell himself -
self Is of American dti.sec.ut. The rise of
his powerful inlluoiieo in Ireland and
London has been greatly assisted in the
past by the sinews of war which lie has
received from gonormis and patriotic
countrymen on this side of the water.
To the hard-earned dollars of Irish Amer
icans is duo as much as to any otio cause ,
otttshlo of Partial ! and his noble coaju-
tors , the success of Um campaign against
rack rents , and eviction , which raised
%
Its champion to the popular peerage aa
the uncrowned king of Ireland.
Mr. Parnell needs aid in
carrying out his wide reach
ing policy of securing legislative.
Independence for Ireland. Ho must and
will secure the greater part of it from
this country. Hut that aid must bo of a
practical kind. Appointments of com-
millccs to stump Ireland and back Par-
neil in the old country will not fill the
requirements. Dollars and cents are
what are needed dollars and sense it
might bo written not. traveling expenses
and buncombe. Mr. Parnell and hS.s
corps of lieutenants may bo depended
upon to make Iho campaign themselves
so far as meetings and speeches are con
cerned , if they are backed by means
which they cannot secure from the. im
poverished , people in whoso interests they
are working.
Wo are inclined to belidvo that the example -
ample of Now York Irishmen in contrib
uting to a fund to send Bljiinp speakers
across ( bo water will not bo generally en
dorsed. It is already condemned by the
moat prominent Irishmen of the country.
Monev not men is what the leader of the
national movement needs most to-day in.
prosecuting his plans.
Tin : creation of Ilonmania and Bulgaria
by the treaty of Uerlin has resulted as
was intended by their creators The
course of these .states since the revolt of
Eastern Houmelia shows that the change
of Iho two principalities into independ
ence has put important stumbling blocks
in the way of Russia's march on Constan
tinople. Koumanhi is actively at work
to sec-tiro assurances from Iho powers
that her territory shall bo held inviolate
in ca-Hf of "war and Bulgaria , which is
nearer Iho Turks , while earnestly appeal
ing to the. O/MV for protection , is insisting
upon maintaining her independence and
resisting liusaian pretensions to author
ity over her. It looks "as if Ronmania
intends to prevent Russian troops from
marching through the only roads by
which they can reach European Turkey ,
"and if she succeeds an almost impassable
barrier to Russian ambition will bo placed
between her frontier and the goal of all
her hopes and plans. Such a barrier if
guaranteed by the powers could only bo
broken down through the battery of a.
tremendous European war.
ONE of the strong arguments for the es
tablishment of a water-works system in
Omaha was that it would'niateritilly de
crease tin : expenses of our lire depart
ment. Now we are taxed $ l,721a3'ei.r !
for water rent and $ .1lfilS for the fire de
partment. Tlio expense of the tire de
partment before the water-works came
was less than $ ' 30,001) ) . This goes to show
that yon cannot always predict with any
degree of certainly what 11113 * particular
project will cost and how much it will
save.
rates In England , which
have always been much cheaper than
those in the United States , hnvo again
been reduced , and the business on the
wires has greatly increased. A sixpenny
ny rale is given for a message of twelve
words , If a similar step were taken in this
country the telegraph companies would
find that they would make more money
than they do now. The public would
find it cheaper to use the telegraph lines
than the mails.
Timiin is a tempest at West Point over
the employment of Chinese laundrymen.
The Chinamen at the same time are utter
ing Mongolian complaints because Gener
al Merritt has issued an order forbidding
llio cadets to wear white collars and cnfl's.
To sa3' the least General Mcrritthas made
a serious mistake of judgment in throw
ing American girls out of employment ,
to find places for alien cheap labor.
LATKSI' returns from the French elec
tions are a disagreeable surprise to the
republicans , showing the election of 200
royalists and only KiO radicals , with the
displacement of at Ipastlwoof the pres
ent ministry. It looks as if the presiden
tial dinner in Franco for the next seven *
years will be served without Gravy.
Tuts paper docs not belong to the dog-
in-the-manger breed. Wo commend
cordially the efforts of Fred. Nye to en-
counigc excellence in composition in
our public schools. It Is an experiment
that may provu very beneficial as a
stimulant for literary ell oil a in the high
school. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ „ _ _ _ _ _
Tun only way to got a fe.doral appoint
ment in Nebraska is to shift a democratic
paper in some country town. Wo would
advise Mr. Pritchctt to go out to Waterloo
lee and establish a democratic weekly in
company with Capt. Herman , whllo
Euclid Martin and Warren F. Swit'/ler
might lincl it advantageous to locate a
paper at Florence.
IT is to bo hoped that the committee on
finance of the school board will accept
the proposition for the placing of a clock
in the high school. It will involve an ex
penditure of less than $100 , in addition to
the sum on deposit , and will bo an Im
provement worth more than that sum.
Tin ; contemplated removal of CoU
Chase tu Council Itluflb will create agrcat
void in Omaha. Tlipru is one consola
how ver , among all the people \\lio
deplore this proposed ohaugeof base and
that Is Ihatthn colonel will visit Omaha
uiietin awhile.
.Iiu.tus SrKiltr.vo MuuroN and. Dr.
George L. MJller are firing at eaeh other
at very long , ritijte.i' : Morton Is in the
ea.sl and piiysjiis compliments to Miller
through the Now York tl'orht , and Miller
of course comes Hack at him through the
Omaha ircr < il < ( , Ity tlm way , Mr. Morton
ought to conlrihulu to the New Y/ork /
IIWM that long-oxpeeled pen sketch of
the doctor. '
Tim primary , under prevailing politi
cal methods is made to voice the local
party Hcntinumts. It Is highly import
ant for the interests of this oily thai the
coming primaries of both parties , should
bo largely attended by our best citizens.
A choice from two cots of candidates ,
both good , is one which , however made ,
cannot injure the interests of Omaha.
Turn out to the primaries.
SIINATOU JONT.S , of Nevada , in a re
cent interview , says that "tho lovers of
Chinese cheap jabor ought to emigrate
to Pekin. " TIUs senlinientshowa how ho
stands on the Chlne.so question , and it
ought to make him .solid' with the Paciilo
coasters.
At. new and handsome business
buildings which will surpass any now on
our streets are in contemplation and will
bo begun within the next MX months in
Omaha. This is ti method of improving
the appearance of our si reels which will
complete the work of paving.
A cnnTiPiCATi : of character written by
one's self doc.s not generally carry Iho
most weight. The great dispenser of
fourth class posloflices in Nebraska is
now daily certifying in his paper to the
value of his services to the administra
tion.
millions of dollars or therea
bouts is the footing of the October state-
nienU of the Omaha banks. Figures in
this case speak louder than words of the
importance of Omaha as a great and a
growing financial center.
OMAHA wholesale dealers are talking
up retaliation as a means of putting n
stop to railroad discriminations against
its interests. Competing lines alone
make retaliation possible.
Mil. Moii'KJtf still reserves his photo
graph of bis old'.friend ' George Miller ,
until ho succeodsiin repairing hi.s politi
cal camera. He will then complete it in
onesittiti ! ; .
is a candidate for tlio tempo
rary seat of government for the proposed
state of Dakota. It is neb always the
early bird that1 catches the capital
worm.
IT is believed that the president will
appoint no civilians-to the army this
3'oar , but will'Jctlvo. the vacancies to bo
tilled by West Point graduates.
The Bu&incKS Situation.
The general trade movement during
the iia.sc week , especially in the east , has
shown little improvement. Compared ,
however , wij.li that of the preceding
month , there was greater activity in bus
iness circles. The volume of business
was largo and the falling oil' in Homo
lines marked the gradual and seasonable
shifting of the tield of aelivity from first
hands to the retail and distributing
branches. AH the tendencies of the gen
eral situation are improving , and there
is no apparent weakening of confidence
in the outlook.
Tlio wheat market has been character
ized by u nervous and unsettled feeling.
Foreign demand is 3-et sluygi.sh. The
downward tendency of the market has
been checked by the confident holding of
the long interests ; and the reluctance of
the bears to bo caught short.
The fear of a foreign war , as
an outcome of the prcsentlroublo in the
Balkans , has been the mainstay of the
speculative market , though prices at
Chicago ruled to 1 cent per bushel
lower and on the seaboard i to 5 below
last week's quotations , Corn
proportionately In the decline.
Textile mills are well employed , and in
many ruses hold orders largely in ad
vance of production. Continued im-
ptovcniontis noted in tlio iron industry ,
and a number of Pennsylvania foundries
and furnaces have relighted their fires.
Some large transactions in steel tails and
plates are reported. Reports of crop
damage by recent storms has stiffened
Iho cotton market and caused an advance
of i in New York. The wool trade has
not been quite so active as in previous
iveilii , but demand h ; s been very fair ,
nnd after the iihtial tielivitj of the past.
three months the volume of business
keeps up remarkab'y ' well , The recovery
in wool values has carried the market
but liUlo ab6vo the figures esurient
at Ibis time lo > t year , and there
is confident expectation of a fiu-
thor ad vance that makes sellers
very indlfl'oront about icalUing at pres
ent prices. TJfo gimonvl diy goods tnido
is less active , but the comparuthi ! lull is
natural aftcrThebrIsk tradii of the first
(
three weeks of So'iiloinhcr , and the situa
tion as a wlujlo js &alisfactory. Some
weakness is not ? ' } , in print cloths nnd
brown sheetings Which It.ive been rela
tively slow of sale recently ; but other
descriptions o cotton goods are firmly
held at the kit ? advance ; nnd the noolen
good" marknt'MioWn ' greater Ih IIIIIIMS in
all departments , Money is reported as
easier in Now York , and while specula
tive trading In raUroad sectui'illc.1 is not
heavy , more money is being thrown into
various avenues of legitimate investment
than for some months past.
Throughout the west continued im
provement is reported from nearly ovcry
trade center , and the now certain : uanr.
nncoof the mo-it magnificent cvnp in
ycHisadds to the inem < ' , inj ; feeling of
confidence for ihu future.
1VEAWIIV W00IKN.
Mrs. .Insciihlao Ayres , of Ixttfell , Is worth
8SUOO,000.
Mr * . J'.iran Stevous waa left a fortune of
$0,000,000.
Soiuitnr Hide's wife hnaah cslntnnf over
f tiHXKXi ) ( Innltte
Mrs. A.T. Sfewnrt Is credited with a fort -
t tine of sayxxi.ooo.
Kliraheth ( Inrrr If , of Hidllmore , has a for
tune. oi at l&ist ? iatx , ( KM ) .
Mrs. Saioli lllleheopk. of New York , Is set
down a * wet tli s > Uwwooo.
ilrs. John Mlntmn , ane.\v York wldu\r , Is
credited utth several millions.
Airs. Hoott. the widow of the railroad man-
nfcer , Is errcllted with $ U,000,000.
Mr . WhUelaw Held leads her title to
Mwial millions In her own rlsht.
Mi . Fair , Iftrmcilv wlfo of the Nevada sen
ator , hasiihunt S4OtWOt)0 ) In her credit.
Tht ! IhieedmiKhlersof Mr. Hanker Ore.xel.
oC Philadelphia , are set down lor SHOooooj
tiu-.li.
tiu.li.Miss
Miss Carolina Wolfe bos an Income of
SMXVXiO , Hint iv.il estulo constantly rising in
value ,
Miss Jttllen Kb n , of Philadelphia , Is both
ImnilMiine and rich. She turns tlio scale at a
iniU'Cm ' orutoro.
Mrs. Morgan , widow of the ex-governor and
sonator. cnn draw her cheek fortioiu SlO.Ooo-
OiHMiU-tltJlXkUOli. )
Mrs. OialgVadsworlh , who now resides In
Washington , could incut demands of over
amount
Mrs , Dahlgie.u , widow of. the ndm'r.il , Is
ci \\lthiironeityrislnK8leadllyln value
and approach ! ! ! ) : the million.
Mrs. Myers , Widow of ( Jon. Albeit Myers ,
orcunir.er of the signal soivlce. Is ciecllted
\\ltli a fintiinu of 5l.OW.000 , The general
wmi a physician In moderate prncth'o at Buf
falo \\lien the war began. He never held any
but salaried military positions tlioic.alli.-r.
John Hay's wife is worth a cool million ,
So is Congressman Hilt's. Congressman
Haynn nmirleil a wife woith several mil
lions.
Mrs. Tabor , the first wife ot Colorado's mil
lionaire , hns piolubly inoui mnncy at com
mand now than her former husband. She Is
set down for 82,000,000.
MNs St. Plot 1C , of Tennesfco , who 's ' n
Diana In the Clince and n phllnnthrnplftt In
her plans , his : ronl cxtutc , lion laundiius nnd
coal mines valued at over S-JWlOOt ( ) .
A Model Xcnrutkn Town.
HASTINCIS , Oct. fi , 1880. [ To the Edi
tor. J Of all towns and cities of the west ,
Hastings is one among the leading cities
of Nebraska. For several 3 oars back her
rival towns have , wont so far as to say
Hasting" was over doing herself. But
two or three hours around town has con
vinced us that there is a bright and pros
perous future in store for the enterpris
ing business men of this place. Build
ing after building is being erected
and htill the new comers can hardly
rent a residence or place of business for
love or money. Among the latest im
provements is the now gas worl.s. The
company is sparing no pains or mone3 *
to make this enterprise a success. Then
conies the ; new hotel , the Bostwick. This
magnificent structure is about completed ,
with all thu modern lacilities for con
ducting a house of that kind. Next
Comes the Fisher & SternJjloek , which is
also a line building , and the now Y. M.
0. A. block is fast nearing completion ,
also a number of others too numerous to
mention. All these buildings are built
of brick and .stone and of the best ma
terial that can bo got. There has also
been a change of management in the
Daily Gazette-Journal. Although the
change has been made recently , rthero is
a marked improvement in the appear
ance of the paper , as well as the several
departments of the establishment. Under
the carotnl management of Mr. L. . O.
Fisher a great many much-needed
changes have been made in the different
departments. Old fogies and _ inexperi
enced newspaper men are a thing ol the
past. Mr. ] ) ave Evans is now at the
head of the job department , and his work
will .spunk for itself. This department has
undergone ti great change. New mate
rial 'has been added , and they are now
prepared to meet the wants of 111130110
wishing a job of any kind in that. lino.
Mr. George lu.st has been placed at the
head of the book binding department ,
which hns also been nowl.vcquijipcd with
overfilling needed in that line. Mr.
Dust is an experienced man at his busi
ness and mahter of his trade. Work of
all kinds has increased f-o sineo the
change that it will not bo long before
they will bo coimiollcd to enlarge ) the
building. A flrat-clasi daily Is something
Hastings has needed for a long time , anil
wo nro under the impression that with
Mr. Home presiding over the columns
and Mr. Fisher as manager the new ad
ministration vyill prove a success and a
crcd.t to the city and country at large.
A Freak of Vegetation ,
In the mountains of Venezuela grows a
remarkable tree. It is found in" rocky
places , at heights of about half a. mile.
It is a stupid-looking tree enough at first
sigfit. Jt is lolly and slender , and has
fit ill' leaves ihat grows foot or more in
length. It looks much of the time as if it
were dead , la those regions there is a
wet and a dry Huason , and during 11111113 *
months at a time not a shower washes its
leaves. It benrs very small , insignifi
cant-looking flowers. What is it good
for , this tall , slim trunk , with the dull ,
dead-looking branches ? It is the milk
tree , the famous "palo do yaca , " which
Humboldt describes. He lir.it brought it
into notice. It is an evergreen. Its sap
is a delicious fluid resembling the finest
Jersey milk , onlv sweeter and richer
than oven that When the negroes are
thirsty they cut into the side of
thu trunk as one would bore into
a inaplo for sugar water , and the milk
gushes forth in a great stream. It Is both
food and drink , so rich is it. After a lit
tle time it grows thick and yellou- , and a
crcnm rise.to tlio top. It lias a fr.-.grant
odor. When a cow tree is tapped th- na
tives hasten from all quarters vyilh their
bowls to etiteli the How of milk. The.
fluid is while. Snnrfco is the best time
to tap the tree , for then the sap Hews
most abundantly. The Iree gets ilsniorn-
ing milking like a cow. Humboldt was
much surnriFi'd at discovering the cow
tree and finding that its milk was palata
ble and nutrilious. His Knowledge of
botany had taught him Ihat most milky
vegetable fluids are bitter and burning to
the la.-to. Some of them are poisonous.
But hero was one milkv.-nptlmt nut even
his great learning at fault. Attempts
have been made to cultivate the cow Iree ,
and make it grow in other localities than
where it Is found naturally , but in vain
As soon as it Is removed from ita native
mountains it dies.
DAIUItlinOA , vvor < t ea es relieved nnd
eiiH-cl by Di'i'i'v'H ' Pi'in : M.M.T WIIIMCKV.
Itecommoniled by leading plijsicians. Sold
by UriiKgbltf nml
Tlm riuix'lH in OctoUnr.
Providuncn Journal : Saturn is morn
ing star. Hit easily wins llio ilrst place
on the October records , for a great event
occurs in his history as liu makes his long
journey round the sun. Ho readies peri-
nclion , or his nearest po-'it to the sun.
This long expected epocu takes place on
tho'Jlst , at 7 o'clock in the morning.
Kearly a whole generation will pass
awav before Saturn will bo seen again in
the favorable position ho now occupies.
Venus is evening star , and clear v wins
the second plaeo on the October li.st ,
Mars is morning star. He rises not
long after midnight during the whole
month.
Jupiter is morning star.
Mercury Is morning star until the Ifllh
and then evening star.
Uranus Is morning star. Hu ! SKO
near the- sun that ho is of little consequence
quence , for terrestrial view ,
Neptune is morning star.
Tlio October moon fulls on the SUd at
4 h. 22111 , p. in. _
There is no need for anyone to suffer
longer with lumbago , when for fifty cents
ho can euro it with a bottle of St. Jacobs
Oil.
HELD AKD I ARM ,
It n Is In t ; l < lvo Stock ns Huslnens.
All farms that are dovoled Io live stock
of some kind have not onl3 * Improved
but as a rnlii a profit is secured. If tla
stock on Iho niajoiily of farms as now
managed enu bo made to return a fair In
come above expenses , how mtteh jjn-nlier
the profits 111113 * ' 'if ' when the stock Is
strlctl3 * first ofafts Is not easily estimated
A fovv months ago special attention wn'
railed to a lot ol slump that had luuragrti
1"3 pounds when they teaehed the mat k
et , and yet such weight is really a llghi
one. But the buyers were so ariMtstoiiu-r
to receiving .sheo'p weighing In.ss than UH
pounds e.-ieli that thu special lot referrei
to wa.s deemed worthy of mention in ali
the agricultural journals , Thu set-rot of
aucceSsS , therefore , in raising live .sloek
as a business , is to keep only the best ,
discarding all that do not , coino up to tv
certain standard.
With swittii the farmers have clout
well. To their credit it may be said thai
the best breeds have been generalviiK-d !
and but fovv old fashioned .scrubs ari
now scon ns compared vvilh twenty 3Tirs :
ago , but although hundreds of improve !
cattle and sheep have been introduce. ! '
into this county * the progress of Im
provement on the farms is slow in com
parison to what should bo , though Hu
general average Is Bomowhat better than
formerly.
The ditVieult3 * 111113 * ho duo to the fae' '
that farmers do not look upon their call
ing as a busincs-i ; yet it is a business as
much as the selling of merchandise ) oi
any oilier vocation. But fovv merchants
would venture their capital in an enter
prise and expect to succeed without ; first
consulting all the conditions necessary to
success , and the first and most importnni
duty they would perform woidd bo thai
of dealing in the newest , latest and best
articles. A merchant who should en-
dcavor to compete with others b.y endeavoring -
deavoring o reali/.o u profit on in'ferloi
goods , while entailing upon himself the
.same expense that would bo incurred in
buying and selling goods of a bctte.i
ciuality. would be looked upon as being
deficient in business capacity and lai-king
in enterprise , while time would soon sec
him plunged into bankruptcy. Yet , as
compared with the unenterprising mer
chant , the farmers are doing the same
thing every year , being content with a
nominal profit , when by changing their
.system of management 11103' could easily
derive double the. amount. Fanning is
much safer than investing in merchan
dise , as is demonstrated by the fact that
they usually manage to hold on to their
farms while hundreds of merchants fail
annually. The farmer contents him
self with raising a steer that does
not weigh as much when four years old
as an improved a-nimal would at half
thai age. and yet he invests as mtieh cap
ital for labor and food , to 5113 * nothing of
quarters and room , on the inferior ani
mal us bo would have to do on the belter
one. It is not a business method , and
shows a carelessness which is unneees-
sar.v. An investment in any chus of live
stuck' should not be. for numbers , but for
quality. Iti.s much better to .secure :
profit nf $ " > 0 from one animal than from
two , as the eaj > ; .cily of the farm is in
creased by cloin < j asmurhbnsinc&sa.s pos
sible on the smallest possible a lea , the.ruby
lessening expenses. If the same result's
ran be attained in two 3ears as in four
the capit.il is reinvested an0 can be used
to greater advantage. A sheep weighing
Kit ) pounds when 1 year old is worth
twice as much as a snoop of the same
weight at . ' 3'ears of ago for Iho reason
that a year's time is gained and another
animalcan bo quartered and fed on the
same space. Live stock arc profit able in
a good many ways , but whcui slock rais
ing as a business is conducted strictly on
'
business principles our farms will 'pro-
dueo more than double the quantity of
meat now secured , while the profits will
bo trebled.
Trouble in a Kansas City Church.
There is trouble in the African M , E.
church of Kansas Cit3' . Some time ago
the trustees attempted to prevent the
pastor , Rev. Christopher Hunt , from
preaching in the church \ > y turning oil'
the gas supply. Bishop John M. Brown ,
who heard of the trouble , visited Iho
church , and gave the malcontents : i se
vere overhauling , which had lite effect of
pulling a temporary stop to the war
on the pastor. It was not long ,
however , before 1)103 ) * again broke
out and immediate ' proceeded to
make the life of his pastor as unendur
able us possible b3 * subjecting him to all
the putty annoyances thai , lay in their
power. Last Wednesday Biihop Brown
again came to the city , called the trus
tees together and asked them to state Iho
cause of their grievances. They replied
that they had nothing Jn particular
against their junior further than that
they did not likts him. He wa.s an ex
cellent preacher , but they did not think
he. was a good financier. The bishop
told them that ho could not , remove Mr.
Hunt on such grounds and gave the
trustees another severe lecture. Finding
that the bishop would not take sides
with them , the trustees entered into a
scheme tog'-l rid of thur pastor l > 3'.starv
ing him out. The rules of the church r -
quii'o Unit the trustees shall rent a house
lor the pastor , but the trustees went to
landlord of tin ; hoiiscnt prc.icnt occupied
by Mr. Hunt and notified him they had
decided to stop paying the rent. Last
Monday night when Mr. Hunt attended
meeting oi thu ollicial board to receive
his salar.y , one of the members moved
that it would be Hie .sense pi'I IK : board
that no further salary bo paid their pas
tor. Mr. Hunt , fearing ihat trouble ;
ensue , adjourned the meeting. The nest
evening at class meeting Mr. limit made
a speech , and lolil the mem
bers of the congregation about
the action of the trustees , ( juita a seeno
en.sued , ( ho congregation denouncing tint
trustees in unmeasured tunnA collec
tion was a I once Inkcii up. and Mr. limit's
salary was paid on Hie spot. Sonii ! of
I In ; li'iiMees attempted Io speak , bill were
hooted down , MiM of HID iiiemhcis of
the church assured Mr. Hunt that he had
their support , and the meeting ( lien ad
journed. The I rouble is creating con id-
i-rnblo stir among Ihocnhircd population ,
UN Mr. Hunt's congregation is one of thu
largc-t and wealthiest in the cit.v , and
Mr Hunt bus quite a reputation as a
preacher.
Petroleum asl-'iiol.
New York Tribune , Oct. 1 : The use of
petroleum refuse as fuel began at ! ; ; ,
where enormous quantities ol the crude oil
had been sulfurcd lorun tovvaMc foryears
before IhU mode of ulili/iug it was dls-
i-ovcrcd. As ( ho refuse , ealli'd nshilka
there , eosls only1 Ol ) cents a ton on ( ho
spot , and as one Um of it Is ciiial | In a
Ion and a half of coal for making steam ,
it rapidly eamu into favor after niivliaii-
ieal skill had devised proper ini'lliods of
iitiphing it. At lint iire.sent time the
Miiglc linn of Nobel Brothers al Baku ,
lurn.s out 150,000 Ions a war. and all Hie.
steam in.irino of the nisnhiii. together
with the locomotives of ihu Traut'au -
casiaii railway s.\stem nnd several of the
railways of SbuthcasUtrn Uns-in , burn it
alone. In applying U tlio oil i.s pulver-
i/.ed by a jel of Hleinn in a very simple
way , and this process the combustion Js
perfect. 1'hcru is no smoke , no soot , no
L-Ilnker , no rcslduu whatuvor , nnd i\n \
waste. The. llamii is entirely under con
trol , can be fjtiscd or lowered in-tanlly ;
mill in Instantly extinguished. When *
iivor coal i.s searco ami clear Iliti astalka
furnishes an ideiil fuel , and while ( he
llaHhing test i.s much lower limn that of
refined petroleum , cMicricnce. shows Unit :
it can bo handled without 11113' danger.
[ Jn thu Caspian largo steamers lully
laden with oil have burned this fuel for
ten years without a single accident ,
Tito Hu.s.iiin ! ( . Sjierliiiunt bus now been
transfoircd to California , whom Iho Con
tra ! 1'aeifie railnmd company has recAnt-
ly introduced crude petroleum into near
ly nil its steamers , including the Oakland
lurry boats. Tlio oil ii obtained in Iho
stnte , some of il at Voiuuri , and Homo
from wi-lls not long slruek near I/ivor-
more , on the linn of the NVo'slern Pacific
branch , The method of application is
pr.icticuU.v idnnlioalvilli the Kussiah
naim ly , 1 > 3' a stoum jet , The ntizKlo is
Ihittcucd 0 that the pulveriv-ed oil is
blown In a shoot of llamo , into the fire
box , urn ! under the boiler tithes. The
San FraneLseo ( 'hronielo slates that the
results M > f.ir ha\u bunt most satisfactory
On the freight .steamer Tlioroiigfaru/'tlin
cost of oil n.s fuel was found to boI I per
cent less for the first live months than
for the oorruspondlujr period a3'earago. "
On the great transfer steamer , Solnno ,
the saving has horn less hlthc rto- but as
oil costs $5 for tOD gallons as aga'nst ' $7
a ton for coal and as 100 galh ns of oi !
make as much .steam us ono ton of coal
the. general average of economy is obvi
ously high. It Is alrcairy demonstrtitad
in fact by these sueee sful lesta that no
region which possess petroleum , ° r can
obtain it economically , need bo dnpond-
ent upon coal for fuel for inanutaolur-
ing and transportation ; and it is equally
certain thatuvontually the refuse oil will
bo utilized for household fuel , as hns al
ready been done in some parts of Russia ,
' " >
Natural Ou.s.
The use of natural KHS is likely to make
a great change in industrial operations.
The industries can thrive belt-Mr and ba
diversified more extensively. A cotnpni y
has been formed to bore for natural gas
in Iowa. It has boon struck at From nt ,
Ohio , at lliyil feet , and a do7.cn or moro
companies have been formed through
out the state of Ohio to develop it. Lx-
tensive contracts for pipe will be placed
ne.vl month to conduct gas from now
wells to manufacturing establishments
in we-tern L'onnsylvaina. Capitalists In
Meadville are organising to boro. Gag
has been discovered fn McKean county ,
1'e.iinsylvania , at Iho depth of lol'l feo't ,
and at Findla ) * Iho seventh well has boon
struck. The use of natural gas nt Pitts-
burg has displaced 1,000 , tons of coal pov
day. .
t.
Work on the Nrw Iti-ldgo.
There has been a good deal of conjec
turing about ( he. new bridge connecting
the two citte.s , niiel on almost ovary tin
has been the query , ' 'bridgo , or bliifTV'1 '
It seems that the Union Pacific is in
e'litne-st , however , and as ono of the cor
roborating proofs a force of twonty-livo
teams with men wens put to work 3o -
tcrday grading for the approach to the
new bridgo. The work in being done
right along north of the present dump ,
and it looks as though the work wan be
ing pushed forward as fast n.s practica
ble. The people here arc encouraged at
every move'in furthcraneo of the enter
prise , and Ihcro suems a unanimous fool
ing of enthusiasm in its favor , and the
fovv who liavo dolefully predicted that
the bridge would kill Council Bluffs liavo
no hcnre-rfl.
BLOOD
Diseases from Pimples to Scrofula Cured by
Culictira.
Hinulroils oC loiters In our poscos lnn copies o ?
which urns' lx > luul liy loliim of nnill , lopunt llii.1
story. I luivu boon u lui-i-lblnMillorur loryouts
finni Iscn ) | o3 eT Um Fkin nml Illooil ; huvo liocn
obliged to shun i > u ) > IIo iilm os by vo.i'oa of my
( ilstlmirliipT liiunnvs ; liavo luul tlio bust iihj-fl-
c-lniis : Imvopout hinulrodi ot doll.irs. nnd cot
no icllul ! until I u > > od the Cuticemi Uomndios
whloli Imvneiirod mo , mid loft iiyslcliiiuul blood
ns jmioiu 11 child1 ! ? .
COVKUUD WITH SAT.T HIIUUM.
Ctillam-.i Tlomndlos nro the > tro Hint mndlalnos
oncni'lh. Had the unrM CPW of Salt llliumn In
tliNcniinlry. My mother bud It t\onlyyimr.sln
fiu-tilli-d U-oin It. 1 hollevotiullcmn u-onld Imvo
si\od : her llfn. Mj arms , l > n ibt and hcuel wnro
covered for thrro ycui'H. M'lijcli nutliln ? K'llr veil
ori'weil eintil I II PI | the ( nufoura tto-olvont.ln-
tornnlly , and Cutlcurn and Cutlcitiii Poop , ctlor-
nnllv. J. W. AUAMJj.
Xownrl ; , O. _
Jin AD , VACUA NU 1IODY HAW.
Irnmmcnr-vcl tu u-ojoiir C'nllctini Itemoillps
hut July. Jfy bond unel face mi-l MIIIIH parts of
my bodv worn almost ruw. My ho. id wis env
oi eel with se'iibs mid NHP-I , nnd my Hiill'mlns ns
1 0:1 1 1 ill. 1 hied It'll it uvi-rytbin 1 ln\d he'ierd nt'
in the I'nft nml Wfht. Mycnso . ns considered
u VIM r hail HDD. I liavo now not u | mi tlulo ( if scln |
llmnoi' nliout mo , and my ( utro U con idi-iod
uoiidui-tiil. Jll'S.S. II. WHU-l'Mi
licaliir ) , Slloh. _
EO/.UMA KltOM JIHAD TO IfUKT.
C'hmlos Ksiyio ItmUlei Jor ny f'lty Holchtft , N.
.T. , itrlti-s : ' .My-oii.H Ind of tunlcu riiiirswiid
cennplueoly cured ol'ti torrlblu cn-o or Ke/omuby
tlio c'ntluuiii ItoinotllfH. KIO-II llio top ol1 his
lie-rtd lo tlio eili-s of hla Tout wts einn muss o (
pcubs. " Kveii-y otlior remedy und pliysiclmis
Imd boon U'iod In vuhi.
*
CimCl7KAWM ! RIMHS
Are sold overyrvhnro 1'rlco , Cutlourn , Wo. ;
lloM > lvonl , pl I * ) : Souii "o. 1'iopitrod by Iho VOT-
TKIl DllUel AMI UlIliMlli.VI. ( Jo , HdKlOn , IdlLl.
Ponel Jor'-HOWIOCmiKSIvlNniSBAHIW. '
I'lmples.Skln IlloinisliesfimllliihyHu-
inofsc-uu-el by Diitluemi So | ' .
tV ANTI-I'AIN l-I.ASTKIl Is H
HUM' . orlKbi'.il , elo unl nnd inliilllhlo
tnliflolo in J'dln und Inlhunmiition ,
liiinlililn HhoiliMiUKN'ouiielKJo. .
Sc'lutlei. Snddon Slmrp und N'urvoim
I'ulns us by inaplo. Atdru l t-t , ' M.
Nebraska National Bank
OMAHA , NEBRASKA.
I'A l UC OA l-IT.vr
Sriii-i.i's , JSiay l , las- ,
II. V ' 1 ATKS , Priisideiil.
A K 'r usAr.irf , Vice rrcsidont.
W. V.RIUIWB ,
.lOIIN S. OeU.UNH ,
Lr.wiaS. ,
\V. II. S. HIHJIII : * , Cashier.
BANKING OFFICE !
TJTE WON BANK.
( * < i , I'JIh und
A Cent-nil Ilmil.lnjf
Tlie Short
and Best
From Oinaliajo tlie East
TWO THAIN.H DAILY UISPW15HMOMAIIA AND
t'hle-il'o | , JHnncjitwilis , Mllu.ml.co ,
tl , 1'iieil , C < nlir : JliipMH , Diivoliport ,
Clllilein , ) | | , lleie'Kleinl , .
ItoiU Ihliuicl , J'li'diuirt , .IniiiMVllli } ,
KtKlu , Miidl-oii. J.u Cx'renU ) ,
lle'lidt , \Viiiona \ ,
Aiidullotliur Iinporiiiiit poi.ila J'ust , "ovIlioiHt
Tlolcot ortloo nt I I'll Knniii"i Mrrot , ( In I'axloil '
IloU'H. iind.il I'ulon I'lU'llic ltc'iol. |
riilliiiiiiri'leiciK-raiiiid | tinI I iin it Dining ( Air *
n tbuWiiilil > ii'run em Ihei n..eln bum ot Iho
I'll uMie .Mil\VAtiir.\Sr. : I'un. IUii.WAV.iuiU
e-\ei ) ulleiiliein is puld lei piisttiitfoeh by com o-
oils ( miioON | | of tliui'emipiny
II. Mu.i.l.ieli-nuiilMiiiiiiviir. (
.1. I1. TI'CKI : ! ! , AKrthiant ( ietnetnil MiinUKor.
A V. ll.Mei'L.STiil ( ! : , ( lunonil I' , MOIIJO * mul
J'le'l.i-l AifCnl.
Ore ! : I'uM'ifiiiii.AmiUtmit ( Jonaral
rcr mid Tl < ! t.ol . ' .j-e'iit.
Many a Lady /-w / "
is beautiful , all but her skin ;
and nobody has ever told
her how easy ic is to put
beauty on the skin , Beauty
on the skin is Magnolia
Balm.