THE OMAHA DAILY BE , FKIDAY , OOTOBEH 10. 1885. TJIlfl DAILY HKM. OM4ttOrnrsi No. oil vn nid iVivvvt S iNi.w YOIIK OMU i : , HOOM BO.TKIIICMI llt'lMlINl ) . rudlHlii lovoiynioinlim.oxw'ptSitiKliiv. Thn only Mniidiiy inornliifr | HI | > IT { iulilMlu.fi In tlio xlmo , mi\f IIV MAtt.t OIMI Vcnr . tiau > , T > irw Month * . . . ? ! UK. Moulin. . . . n. < m Oiit Month . TlUS WKKKf.V l\KK \ , PlllllMllNl I5vcr > WlMllwtl OHO Yum , with premium One \citr. without inr-mliim . L33 Six Monl Ms , ultlumt iivcmlum . "ft Otiu. Month , on trial . 10 All ( fminiiiiilcntloni' tiliitlrwto tir n nili'll ( fnrlnl mutton liuiilil lin iiliK' ( ( ci | to tliti fr ! > i ton oii in ; Hi- : ! ' . ni'MMr * * i.tn-miN : Ml liiiiluc Idler * mid i-PiiilttiiiicM HtimiM lie itiMnwl to Tun IIKH I'cm.isnimi iV ) i' * v , IIMtltA. Ii-nft ) . rlircki Mini | Kiton ( < > ( ' onli'rs to IMI innilo | in > iilitnto tlD'onlrnif tlutiiniii | > iinjr. . HIE BEE PUBLISHING COMPM , PHOPRIEIORS , i : HO.si'.WTHIt , HniTOli. JOSH liit.Lt.vr > s is dead. Ho hnil luiil a 1 i.i 11 spoil for IL long time. Xow Iliiit Olilo lias goiio republican , w Iliink it. safe to lift thai fovva ulll fol low suit. | Tin : Nebraska democracy will now fall into each others arms ami hugeaeh other like boa is. "Lin1 IN Imvn n piece" is nowlho motto < if Iho warring factions of Nebraska democracy. iMiLi\N'ti ! : month discounted the polil- c.al iill'ectH of Haistead'ti letter In Iho Ohio oanipaign , Tim Philadelphia C Il reports "two ) ievv filings in butter. " It is safe to say that , ( hey are. not hairs and flies. IK the Morton lamb Is willing to lie down inside the Miller lion there will bo harmony in the democratic party of No- br.iuka _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Uln ( Ji'.iir. wanted to insert a plank in tlio republican platform indorsing the railroad commission , but thu commilluu didn't dare do it and go before the con vention on an open debate. ( 'iiimcit Ilowr. has finally thrown off the mask and appears as the enemy of Senator Van Wyek. lie may play the Van Wyck dodge on green grangers but ho will deceive no one else except per haps .Senator Van Wyck himself. Tun Itejntblicun in its anxiety to become - come an anti-monopolist is pitching into Mr. llolln , the republican candidate for treasurer , because ho proposes to deposit tin ) county funds in the Omaha banks. Mr. Itoiln might put the treasury funds in silver dollars and ballast the lltpub- licjtn building. No anli-monopolistcould object to that on the ground of public safety. ( iiitf. THA.VEK has delivered a lecture before several Grand Army posts on "Personal Ileminiscence.sof Gen. Grant , " which is said by tho30 who have hoard It to bo of a most entertaining character. The North Hond Flail says : ( Ion. Thayer's lecture on Grant , at Fre- nionl , on Thursday evcnii ! , vv.w very highly spoken of unit onthu.siastie.illy received. Thu old guiutial is an orator , us ho was anil Is n hern , and he Is a titling eulogist of the hn- morlnl ( .runt. SOMI : of the fool friends of the Grant family are represented as denying that Prcsldenl Arthur offered Col. Fred Grant : i qunrtormnstership in the army during the financial troubles following the Ward failure Ex-Secretary of War Lincoln nails this statement a.s n falsehood by showing a copy of his own letter , dated Jiilfuary 1(5 ( , making Col. Grant on behalf of the president the offer of assistant Unlirlcrmastcr to fill the vacancy made by tlin retirement of Major Eokerson. Secretary Lincoln says that Col. Grant declined because it might seem as if ac ceptance was given to put himself hoytxid the reach of creditors. Yomc as well as Onrihn has boon having ti lively fight among Iho two prin- riplo factions of its democracy which Uovornor Hill has been vainly attempt- Ing'to ' unite. At last reports Tammany had snubbed the county democracy and Iho county democracy had refused all overtures from Tammany. In all of ivhioh there is additional aolaco and hope for n united republican party in the Mmplru state. The struggle for spoils , lust at present is doing excellent service In mivviug disunion and dissension in the tloniooratio ranks all over this broad country , while republicans , relieved from Iho tinxioly of ollluo seeking nnd oflluo peddling , are enabled to duvoto Iholv attention to sounding publlo fimtlmout and closing up thuir ranks In readiness for Ihu. next campaign. Tin : rights of laborers to the results of ihoir own labor received another enforce- merit last wool ; from thu United States eourl in Ihu circuit of New Jersey , ICa.sl- urn iniinufauturors for years past have lieen In ( hi ) habit of issuing "nhin pias ters" as money to their employes , re deemable only in goods at company itoi'OH , As the result of agitation by the lalmr organizations congro.ss passed n law requiring manufacturers and others wing "Hhin plasters" as money to pay a yearly ( ax lo the government of 10 per zuulof the amount of such money put in circulation. Under this act suit WHS brought in New Jersey against u glass company for the tax on $117,000 woith of plaster notes , The company showed on .rittl thai only iJIOt ) worth were issued , Ihoy bolng redeemed and reigned 'ron | lit no to lime until the amount ag gregated § (17,000. ( The jury found , under iirccllnn of Iho district judge , for the ( mount originally issued. On a writ of HTQI'i which has just been allowed by fus.l.ic'0 Uradloy , of the supreme court/ Jio writ is sustained , and a new trial ml.onul , the juilgo holding , tha a note edc..onH'd is not a note at all , but a ro- i/\uo \ of notes IK of thu name force and of- { \ fKas \ an Issue of now notes. The shin plu > ] tvr men are much cast down , and jvprHingmon correspondingly olatod. ( ho "plaster" system like the "tniok" jystum Is n disgraceful method of putty tnreony which ought to be Vnlot. tlnc'a ltn it Vw inn.il who led the opposition to ( tMicral T'layi-r ' at Lincoln vva that In- jj u" of ingrates. Valcntlni ! . Iv. K. Vnl- ontiuo was a intoo nlurk in the quarter master's nillcc In Oninlm when fJeneral Thayer , then scnnfxir , raised him nut of ob curily nnd had him nppnintt'd register of the West Point land ollice This was , perhaps , one of the greatest mistakes IhatHonator Thayer over inside , because It opened the way to n great deal of land- grabbing and homestead jumping in the Klkhorn valley. It was , perhaps , no greater mistake than was made at thai Unto by I'Mwnrd Uoscvv'alor , who went on his ofllolnl bond as register of the We t Point land ollleo when Valentine's own brother-in-law refused to do so. Valentino , who was di-unlf-ed from the iirmy In dUgraco for fraud in the pur chase of army horses and only succeeded after ti great deal of begging in getting u whitewash by being allowed to resign , is a nice muii to object to MI honust veteran like General John M. Thayer for chair man of a convention. II serves Thayer right , however , for slumping the third district for I his miserable ingrate in the third district three yeara ngj > when he came so ncaily being swamped by the anti-monopoly Hood. Although it appears from our Lincoln cftiTP pondcnct ! that General Tlmyer twice positively declined to allow Ids name to bo brought before the conven tion for temporary chairman and afterWards - Wards twice withdrew it , yet in spitoof his refusals his name was still kept there and he received Mi ! votes , There were at least this number of delegates vvhirin- Aisled , despite the general's refusal , in attempting to honor Nebraska republi canism by electing him to preside over the convention. AV astc on Ilio Kami. Tl Is safe to assert thatciiotigh is yearly wanted by western farmers to support all the paupers in our county poor houses. Nature deals so lavishly with our people , in a virgin soil , and temperate climate , and art comes to nature's assistance so promptly and regularly in furnishing a steady market for the growth of our crops , that actual poverty in our culti vated fanning region is almost an un known quantity. ' The. cities and towns , not the farm houses furnish the great bulk of the paupers. It is the very bounty of nature , wliieh seems to show no evidence of decrease , and the lack of examples of the result of improvidence sill around them , which appear to stimulate the carelessness of our western farmers in econom ical farm management. Where the soil is so fertile , what , it is naked , is the use of d.aving fertilizers to remvig- orate land which is snllloiontly vigorous. No traveler through the went can faille lo notice the waste in farm implements caused by the failure of our fanners to house their machinery for the winter. Thousands of dollars are annually expended - ponded in repaint wliieh would be en tirely unnecessary if Iho mowers and reapers , plows and harrows , rakes and cultivators wcro protected from sun and storm. The waste in feeding Block is equally noticeable. Half the fodder is ovpunded in furnishing animal heal in- stoail of fat and muscle. This expendi ture could bo largely decreased if suitable .shelter was afforded for our farm ani mals instead of compelling thorn to hunt their own on the warm side of closed barns and hay and straw stacks. In a do/on ! other ways , which might bo mentioned , the lavish ex travagance of our well-to-do farmers shows itself , in the use and abuse of farm animals , in the expenditures of the house. in neglect lo preserve buildings nnd fences by paint , in the management of the dairy and the cultivation of the orch ard. It is because , in spite of these leaks , that our people arogonor.illy prosperous that the leaks thumsolves escape alten- lion. Tlio Hlvul of Coal. For nioro than twenty years past petroleum - troleum as an illuminating agent has been used throughouttho clvlllxed world. IU discovery was a suvero blow lo the wlialu fisheries , from which they have never recovered. Its cheapness and its brightness were prompt recommenda tions to public fnvor which has made it the popular successor of all other forms of illuminating material , excepting only gas. What petroleum ha.s tlono as an Illuminator it now bids fair to accom plish as a heating agent. The natural gas obtained in Pennsylvania , Now York , Ohio , and West Virginia is potrolautn in its most volatile form , Wells are now mink purposuly to ob tain it , and it is convoyed In pipes to towns and cities and distrib uted to dwellings and manufactories , vvhero it takes the place of coal , and Is greatly preferred on account of cleanli ness and cheapness. IHU in its liquid form no less than as a gas petroleum is supplanting coal. The Russian oil wells are now supplying the engines and steamships of southern Hus- aia with petroleum for fuel. Russian oil is worth only eighteen cents a barrel , and under ordinary rcllning process yields only ! ! 0 per cent , of Illuminating oil. Hut thu heavy , non-explosive , lubri cating oil that remains utter the process of distillation is said to bo thu cheapest and beet fuel in the world , and its nso is extending rapidly among the steam craft of other nations coming into thu Black Hua and Mediterranean ports. It can bo furnished much cheaper than coal , and occupies only one-lifth of the bulk of coal. The advantages are maul- feet to stuamors making long voyages , and which are obliged to carry so nyic.li coal that they have litllu room for freight. Petroleum is revolutionizing the coal business In Pennsylvania and Russia , at both ends of thu world , It promises to displace coal on thu water. The day is probably not far distant when the great oil Hold * of Wyoming will take tluilr part in displacing largely the USD of cq.il in this suction of Ihu went. NtutitAStu CITV dimmmls bcllur com munication witii Omaha , and Omaha seconds Uio motion , The HurliiijjtQn has given Nebraska City a pllo bridgq for winter nso , but the oitt/.ons of that place vvunt train. * nm so that they cau t is U Omaha nnd return homo on Ihosnmo day. Tin * only way that they can now do this IK by using a skill' to cross the river , which is both unpleasant and dan gerous. The /'nvwFuys : Tld Is not a fair deal ; the Q knows It , nnd tlmi'fil'lo ' ' want the ( J to knnu thul tlie.v know li us well. IT nlsrlit tmusl'ci- trains were MIII It might not pay Ihe rani r.t first , dhiclly , lint ihe Inurc.iseof travel would , the 1'n liellevos far than ' ts , more eompi'iis-ate tlu-col | KiritInn foi the extra expcliM1. as sixtii as the Innovation became well advertls-H. U Isle Oinah.i's lutcicst no less than In om own , that Huso trains should 1 > u put on , am1 Its Im.trd of Ir.ulf , or whosonvci'slmslue-.s It N , Is ntked to brim ; what itre'xure It has 11(1011 ( the loud , to bring about thu desired cad. Tlio Uepiilillcan Convention , The republican state convention was a mere formality. Its iiution with regard lo Iho supreme judgeshlp was a loio- gems conclusion. There was no cand idate lo oppose JudgD Cobb uud his nomination was Inevitable. The onlj divergence that was at. : il ! likely to be nnnlo was in the m.iltor ol university regents , and in the reorgani zation of the state central commilteo. Mr. Gere had accepted a lucrative posi tion on the railroad commission , wliieh , under ordinary usage , should have made si vacancy at once in the board of regents - gents , or at least when his term expired. Uvvn if ho desired to hold two puMllom under Ihe stale government at the sumo lime , the party should not have per mitted it. Mr. Yost had publicly announced , when HID republicans of Douglas county resented his open support of James K. Hoyd , the Nebraska member of the na tional democratic committee for mayor of Omahathat ho had resigned the chair manship of the state cuutral committee. His re-election to the chairmanship was therefore-a. virtual endorsement of the bolt. It will forever close the mouths of parry leaders who urge the support of the straight ticket as n matter of honor on Iho part of their rank and tile. If the parly elects as chairman of its state coin- committee : i Melt-confessed boltur who turned his back upon Iho party before : i gun was lircd , and assisted not only by bis pcr.-onal vote , but by his newspaper in placing the patronage of the largest oil3f in the state in the hands of the democratic oo-u , it cannot expect the unwavering support of men who have no trust to discharge beyond casting their ownballotsat the polls. For the rest , the addition of a platform nt a judicial convention was a matter of form. This platform a.s usual was fram ed by the same parties who for years have made Nebraska republican plat forms to order regardless of the known sentiment of the masses of the party. If Nebraska was not a state with 25,01)0 ) re publican majority more care would betaken taken in enunciating the doctrines and cardinal principles upon which tliu party plants itself and asks for popular sup port. The prevailing harmony in the convention and its acquiescence in tlio bulldozing tactics of certain would-bo leaders who have in the past contributed so much to party dissension was only duo to the intense desire to retrieve a disaster which placed the party in the minority in the national administration. A Dlsgrnco to the Party. The slight administered to Gon.Thayer nt Lincoln by the so-called leaders of the party is a burning shame to Nebraska republicanism. The nomination of Gen. Thayer by acclamation to the temporary chairmanship would have been a small matter to the convention , while it would have been a grateful honor to a man who has served his party long and faithfully , with honor to himself and the state which he represented. That the Church Howes , the Jim Lairds , the Val entines , and that stripe of republican leaders , shall be able lo boast of sitting down on John M. Thayer is n miserable commentary on republican leadership. In other states than Nebraska the tem porary chairmen of conventions are selected in advance by the central com mittee. It goes without saying , thai Iho selection is made from the men whom the party has most honored , and who have most honored the party. Under Iho peculiar methods of the self consti tuted leaders of Nebraska republicanism , who in states farther east would hardly add dignity to a third class win ! caucus , it is considered smart political work to olevutu nobodies and nion of fragrant reputation to preside over the party councils , while the old wheel horses of Iho parly are shoved lo ono sido. Friends of Gen , Thayer will generally be inclined to resent as an insult the manner in which ho was treated by his party in Iho Lincoln convention. Ilin nomination for the profitless honor of temporary chair man was spontaneous and roprciiontuil nothing at the time bat tlio ilcsiro of re- Hpcnlnblo delegates to do honor lo the old war horse , The very gang who have liowlod so loudly about unquestioning party olio- glance went out of their way to adminis ter a rebuke to an old soldier who was never known lo bolt a republican ticket , even when thu dosu wn , so muisoous that ho would have been justified in declin ing it. That the man who , moro than any other man , represented Nebraska palri. otlsm in the war , who was the intimate fiioid and confidantof Ulysses S.Grant , who served in the senate with Sumner , John Sherman , lion Wade , Xach Chandler , and Henry Wilson , should bo snubbed , is as wo have said before , n burning disgrace to Nebraska - braska republicanism as misrepresented at Lincoln In Its late convention. PRESIDENT CLKVKIAND ovprossos no regret over the result in Ohio. The re sults of MoLoan's political leadership will hardly make him any moro solid with the administration. Tin' spoiling reformers have lost ono of tholr best guy ropes , in the dcuth of Josh Hillings. Ills almanacs aru sup > posuil to have been the iiiodo ) for the , edi torial spoiling in thu Chicago Tribune , K , K , VAJ.J5NTIHB iya.s foji 4 opposing Gun. Thuyor at Lincoln , lwytiing | that Valentino b 3 ho ptycs ( p tiiu gen- of ( jqu , 'i'liiiy-pr , WHO tpjf | jw | out of n { jovevnuiojil Clerkship In Omaha and made him register of Ihe land ollioo at Wect Point. Men1 who re-pay a boost wllh a kick are pffor People lo tin to , pol itically or othorwjso , ' IK Mr. Cioiild-Wtuiu * to make money rapidly lei him Invest a few hundred thousand dollars Jn Oinaha real c.-tnto. This is a pointer Hint , might be worth something to him. ( tilt We hardly think hi- will t ko ndvnntng'i ! of it as ho cannot stilllciontly water , Ouiahn ix'iil ostale. to fiiit him. . , , , o Tun resignation of Mr. Woodman tViini llm board of public works was not unexpected , nnd therefore did nolcientu any surprise. . He ; had given notice that the confirmation of Mrunner would com pel him to resign , nnd people took him at Ids word. Tin : sights at the Paxton liouso on Wednesday night wore enough to inako angels weep. To seO Miller and Hoyd niouicnudlng to the bar , arm inarm with General Holman and two or three others of the anti-machines , was enough to nuiko a horse laugh. VP.Mr.vts are the order of the daj In Oiiniluv. With thu passage of th proposition for additional paving bonds they will be the order the next tvvelvi months. it high lido has been sweeping over Coney Island. It wasn't high cnougl to sweep away Iho profits of the mintmci season at that home ol the hotel sharps has raised $100,000 for n permanent exposition. Omahanowadays is setting tliu fashions in municipal on lorprises. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ciior.Kitv still continues to ravage Spain , and small-pox Montreal. Dirt am disease go hand in hand. STATIC .IOTTIXC5S. The MiiaH-pox near Neligh has entirely tlKippe.ired. The .Sidney Telegraph Is rovellnu in a ? 10.H ( libel suit. Pierce has a flouring mill with a cnpacllj ot ' .Slliaiielsail.iy. Hub Moirfcon. of Kullciton , Iws fiftei1. . pumpkin * that will weigh over lroo pounds. Scveial Omnlia capitalists mo f-ald lo lie seeking a packing house location in Oianil Island. Cas Smllh has been arrested nl West Point for selllm ; a neighbor's horse and poukellii the prm cuds. Auifiisl Lorlnir , oC r.vons. on trial for tin loritery of a note frir SSO , was convicted anil senli'iiecd to eighteen months In the peni tentiary. Hastings ollleials' ' have made a tour of nelKliboilnpr towns. Invostlpitlin ; the differ ent water work's systems with a view to In- vc'slinp in a plant. .To enh Wilson , whrt lias been found pu'ltv ' of robbluir Condtitior hcvvlsat I'lattsinouth List Attu'iist , lias been . sentenced to thrco years in the penitentiary. Mis. Sarah K. Taylor sued Thomas . Huberts , a Hint Mintv saloonkeeper , tor R. , ( X ) ilnrimires for ; .celling Honor to her hus band. Thn juty awarded her & ! )0. ) The wife of Dauiiil iPovvcll , of Kcainov , suicided with laudnutnnjnHl week. She vvus u continued opium cater , and took laudanum vvhun the latter diiitf-u-as. out oCrcnch. Amid the crash ocaintlounl machines In tlio democratic camp , tlio Oleo Chieftain bus one consolation. The U. x M. has established Morton station on the Coucoidia branch. A. if. ( ! lover , ot Auiorn , { iota IHIK In Ids eye two weeks nfro , and was unable to ( ret it nut , Tim eve became Inflamed and lie suffered terribly until last Saturdav , when the swelling buist , totally destroying tlio eye , Charles K. Kerry , whiln. speeding his her = o at the Aurora fair grounds , was thrown over tlm horse's he.ul , and struck the ground with such force as to render him insensible. IIo rrccivixt were Inteinal Injuries , but with careful treatment may recover. The K. 0. liain and a wildcat cmrlna iitacd foot-ball with a hand car on the 15. & St. double track , near I'lattsmoutli. Tuesday. Both engines gave it a vvlmclc and scattered tlm spllntcis over the praliie. Tlio section gang of four men iwirowly iwcapod arising. Itev. Aloa livers lias sued Iho Methodist chinch at Siningficld fur Sl.V ) . which bo claims Is duo on his salary. The dofcnso claim that for the character of services 1011- dered the reverend gentleman is not entitled to any moro than he received. The case will bo tried this week. A beastly briito named Jlenahan , living near St. Paul , drove his wife and thiee children out of dtmrs , the other night , and torei-d ( hunt to seek shelter at a neighbor's ImiiAV , Meimlinn was a farmer In comforta ble circumstances till whisky brutalized him and broke up his home. Ten of the young ladies of Hastings , IK- tweon the ages of twelve and eighteen , have oivanl/.cd a gymnasium and meet once or twice a vveulc at their varitms residences. No onu outside has been able to lind out Just wliut oxtii clso the.y tike , but wo suppose Inuy handle a biomn considerably. Work has bosun on tint Grand Island water works. The tldity-six drlvo vvoll.s by which two million gallons of water ant to bo su | > - plietl every twenty-four hours will bo laid out in squares on the nurtlnsldu of the lot , the tower on I lie southwest corner , and cimino mom and coal bouses on southeast corner. Tbe building will face Locust and Front streets , and the location , just acioss the Union Pacific tracks , Is as near Iho center of thu city as could bo scoured , giving an almost ciitml picssuie to Ihu mains In all pails of the elly. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ho Will Not Him. ChiMtA. Oct. in. Editor Hiu. : Dear Sir : 1 SOD by your paper of thu l-llli inst , that. tin. prohibition parly have nomina ted mo for shorin"of Douglas county. I wish to say that my name was used with out niv knowledge or consent. I am not a candidate for any oflice , and do not want my name to appear any further in lids connection. Yours truly , J. J. MoLAiN. Tlio rolico The eontraotrf0r Tho" now police uni forms has buun let to K.'dish the tailor for § > : tt per suil. It is uxpifptcd that the job will bo completed sW.ilhin the next thirty days. The pattern selected Is that of a long dovblo-breahlcd Irook coat. The hat will bo a plnn , 'fall Derby , with number on the bunU , oifulosud in unioklo plated wroath. 11 _ " Fomnlo Ifj } i ? ltalllsls. George Lyon , nniliagur of the Chicago Female basu ball c > lub < is in the city try ing to arrange dnte-rfoHds organization to appear Imro. The ojub is expected to pass through fromJtDu'\ve-t on Saturday night. A game lnjp B'on arranged for .Sunday with the Ufl1oC 'ueilic3. Tomatooa an Voixl. Hall's Journal of Health. Ills known thai the essence of the tomato inadu into a pill aots upon thu livur. and to that , ex tent must countiiraet biioiit | | > | ie.ss and nil fcnns nl foyer. 'J'h ' free USD of figs U liiiown to multitudes to obviate eoiiMim | , lion in u great jnuny cnscsj every inti'lll- gent druggist knows fljat a ( iiblosnoon of whitu nnistnnt bood , 8\yullo > yod without uhuwlng is iMoful in the saino direction , lius boun iiHod for that purpose for a cen tury , nnd for Hint reason Is kept in ovnry drug store , fey gdo. : Tjio seeds jm s fioni the stomauh unehanged , but lire niip- nosed ' 'to act" on fho bowels directly The seeds of the common tomato not in tlio 6iino ( nwiinur ; houug thg fruit , while it is palutublo to thu tasto. and iitritlnue ) | to tliq Iwdy3 \ \ ; \ H ( lonlMi-prpinotiuii ef fect pn'thpjjyur ftndtliu vvholu d ) ubtiyo EXPLODING GLASSWARE , How OhimnojH , Inkstands , Tmiiblcrs niul Bottles Suddenly 1'ly Into KraKiiicntiVltlt out Apparent Oiuiso Tlio Way ttic Annealing I'roooss 1 $ ) Cnrrlotl On. lto < .ton Glebe : "Spont'inouns ovplo iotm of glassware ? " said W. II. Koby , o the 1ln tou nuil .Sandwich Glass com pany in reply to query. "Oh , .yes , have oi'ten hoard of uelt si thing. It 00' ' curs not Infrequently in lamp chimneys especially of tin-sort coininonl.v Known as the "unbreakable. " Thc-ui clilnuuurt may ho tlnown and kicked about tin tloor with impunity , and will seldoiv break by such n ago. They have cvei linen used IIH u haintner to drive nail with , and yet they will often explode \\itlunit any warning. and' apparently wlthuut nny cause. The oilier day u gentleman canmln hero on the same errand rand , to inquire concerning exploding chimneys , lie said that a few evenings previous his wife was about lightning it largo parlor lamp. Tlio chimney , whle.1 was large and In avy , had hetin removei and was resting upon the table near by when suddenly U exploded , with a ' hai'i report , covering thu table with fragment1 of glass. "I luivu heard of an instance in whiel a chimney , after being cleaned , \val placed in u saucer upon u pantry shelf Not long after a strange cracking Round was heard in the pantry. Investigation showed that the saucer was filled with millions of minute particles of glass , wliieh were still stirring and cracking. Evidently tlio ehimney had Hnnntnncously erumhled to fragments in this instance , instead of exploding , us in lhoea eof tlio other. Sueh occurrences arc not at all uncommon , though they can hardlv be said to ho frequent. They arc perhaps more common in lamp chimneys than lit other wares. I have known : i chimney attached to a lump suspended over a din ner table to lly into fragments without apparent ean-io , spreading consternation among the < ruost- < and spoiling the din ner. A million minute particles of glass .scattered over a dinner table is not con ductive to < iood appetite. Hut then I have known other articles of glassware to explode. .HiMirmir.s AVITII A i.on > itr.roitr , tumblers , goblets and wine glasses home times ; into fragments without the leait warning. Kueli occurrences a him- dred years years ago were undoubtedly regarded a.s supernatural. " ' 'What is - " ( liecause of snehex-plosionsv" "J'he.y may be traced to a variety of enures. A lamp oliimney , when heated , will .sometimes break from unequal ex pansion. Carele.s ly made chimneys often vary in thickness , and thus the ex pansion by heat is unequal in dillerent places ; hence the breakage. Hut chim neys when not hi use anil other articles of glassware wliieh explode suddenly , are improperly or imperfectly annealed. "Now here are Ihcso inkstands. " con tinued Mr. Iloby , taking from the table a. large .square inkstantl of solid crystal , "they are liable to break directly across the center , as evenly as though out by a diamond. They are so thick that they aie cooled nevcnly in the annealing pro cess , and the weakeet , point is through the center. One may last a lifetime and one may break in a night , and the jani tor or office boy bo blamed for his euro lessness the next day. " Mr. Dougherty , an old , practical glass- maker , for many years in the employ of the New England glass works at Cam bridge , said : "It is not uncommon "for glassware in various forins to explode without warning and often with af.haro report. Irenium- ber that as much as lorty years ago it was not uncommon for people to rush to the works , as pale as ghosts , saying that : i dozen tumblers upon u shou had till exploded , and they wore afraid that it foretold a death or oilier calamity in the family. It was the old superstition , you see. lint it was only imperfect annealing that caused it. Thu art was NOT UNDERSTOOD fcO AVKU in those days a.s now. There is one old " thing , that"i : tumbler or goblet that is badly annealed will explode if .a spoon , fork or other hard substance is stirred about in it. " "Yes. " interrupted a bystander , "I re member hearing of a gentleman who left a wine glass with a spoon in it on : i side board while ho left the room for a mo ment. When he returned the .spoon wis ; lying on the marble and the sideboard was covered with fragments of glass. A.s no one had been near it the gentleman was greatly my stilled. " ' That's ft , " said Mr. Loiightry. "The weight of the spoon in tlioyino glass caused it to explode. What it is , 1 don't know , but it is so. " 'What is the annealing process ? " was asked. "The articles of glass , after the.y are finished , are placed in an ven about seventy-live feet long , which is heated to about L'K ( ) degrees at one end and is cold at the other. The glass is placed at the hot end , and when thoroughly heated is moved two feet away from the tiro. In a few moments it is moved two feet farther away , and so on at intoryala until It readies the cold end. Ju this way it in gradually and evenly cooled. This is called annealing , and when this Is prop erly done the glass is not so liable to break spontaneously. " "If thin is the final process , much of your stock must bo broken befuro It reaches the ovens ? " "Fully one-half is broken before it Is ronily for the market , ami has to go into the pot and be melted over. Wo have to make two tumblers to get one to sell. " "How is thn so-called 'unbreakable * glass annealed ? " "That is done by dipping into hot oil Instead of using the. ovens. The process lias a tendency to toughen the glass , and for a time it is difficult to break , lint af ter it has been in use for a lime somu day , it suddenly explodes or falls to pieces apparently of its own weight. 1 suppose the dement produced by the action of the oil becomes lost , ami then the glass Ljoe3 to pieces. " AN AMERICAN PALACE. Some IilcuH of the Ucniitlos or J'otter Pulmur'H Now Olii < ; af4 < > Homo. Chicago Intor-Ocouti : Potle.r Palmer's palatial residence upon the lake shore drive is considered by careful cunnoU- < piivd as the llm st in the Unitud .Status. I'lui castle-like appearance ot tlio ex terior , tlio combination of stone In tlio structure that has boon felicitously com pared to ohooohito cake , may JMTivoke ; variety of opinion us to. jta iiuiirotHlvo- ness or good tustu , but pnsMiig up it ? inagnilicent marble stops and through iH ijroard arched portals to tliu interior ro- siilU In a vurdiet that pniuoiiiiii'4 it un rivaled for rlclim ss and beuity. ; A volume might be written treating of thu letailof beauties of this sjdcndid , wujj- arranged rcnidcnco , a veritable Ameri- ; an palace. The great central hall , ightud tioin a dome of glass in the roof Ili'i' " stories above its Door , nuiki ; ; , u > pleidd | ! show In its antique lini-ili of \ louvy wilq | | enl > . The carved Ijalun- a rudu of tlio lirst gallery ubovp thU hal | s linibliiid with thu most elaborate irim- nlngy of dolltmtu V'nnolian jon-work | and pendant from each coniur are clnm i leliurn of puliahed oxidi/.ed sihur , iibont vliieli ur hvilied faittsji | foniw pf Iragoiih , fr H | vyjioso JongiHW < la h ( iny IIUHO.S. Tliu great liroplitou tliut ijnuis uo tor- nor of this hnll Is Ihoreprodiietion of due In a famous Italian eastlo , oven to llto elaborately Carved wood ( lint reaches above It to the colling , or lite atidiroits and Urn sets of smoked i < ll\er. The Hour furnishes Illo most magnillcenl mosaic in the eojintry , a eoiublnallon of beauties in color and design that would be extreme Iv dillieult to describe without an illus tration. Slender and elaborately carved eolumiiH will support rich portieres of Indian shawls that divide this hall from I lid Indian rooms. Tin \\ond of the room is the rich , dark teak , treated with carving and mo't beantilid design * . The manti'l-troe on the north side of the room has its shelf supported ly a rich lilagroe of curved work , in oriental dd- sign , and the curving elaborates iis jf over the room from base board to win dow frame , from capital to cornice. Up on a line just above the lire place are two large brackets , whose delicate carving and finished traeery , with their airy beauty of clustered loaves , give support to the richly carved capital that extends about the apartment and forms the ba is of design uom which spring the slight and slender beams of the ceiling. The side doors of tlio room arc small and cvcrypannel is lllleil with carved lattice work , solidly backed. Two large north windows light the room , their upper .sec tions of stained glass , .screened with open carved work , giving u delightfully subdued ell'ecl to the beautiful pri matio colors of tlio walls and ceiling. Tin1 celling of the Indian room , with its richly ornate carved frame of teak , appears to bo thovoritahlo ma/o of In dian tapestry. Tlio browns , the pinks and gold with tinting of mauve appear In tlio color .scheme , following tlio deli cate and intricate pattern dial , beautiful in regularity , never reveals its beginning or end. One of the delightful its well us curious features of the work is the line gradation of the color shade as it approaches preaches its environment in the dark wood border , making a harmonious adaptation , suiting , us it were , the light and fancy tinlings of ( ho fresco to the rich and sombre companionship of the carved and polished wood. The Moorish room is upon thn south side of the hall , abutting upon I ho con servatory. The woodwork of the room is polished curled maple , fn its east side is a fireplace , with an elaborately carved inuntlclrcu , inlaid with polished copper and .surmounted by a hood , beautiful in symmetrical Moorish curves and with appearance of solidity. On _ thoi oppo site side of the room is the piano in canO of polished.inaplo , with a beautiful can- opv piojeoting over theniehoit occupies. The lloor is laid in ash and walnut in Moorish design. Tin ) ceiling about its outwaid line has graceful panelings of plaster mouldings and the walls have a wonderful treatment in light , ornate plaster work that prcsunNiilllluulclicntu ocanty in shell shapes. The ceiling de sign resembles in its beautiful color and finished outlines some Moorish fabrio that in its fairy figures reflects tlio mem ory of lost arl.s. The ceiling ent're is in light blue , ijink and gold , growing u 1 rifle darker in color as it approaches tlio surrounding panels. The deep , arched frie/.c is ornate with Moorish traceries in stncoo work thai has been treated with light and delicate color , dominating shade difficult to determine , but giving a most beautiful delicate tilled , harmoniz ing in color and design with that of the fresco. The panels are the frames tor decorations upon canvas applied to the wall. The colors are light blue , pold , silver , lemon yellow ami salmon red ; the decoration in a Peisian vase with con- venlionali/ed plant , the branches and leaves in silver all following the line of curve. In the are of the panel is a golden censor. Kvery window is canopied and has a screen of carved lattice work through which the light comes , showing to best effect tlio beauty of the room dec- ouilion , splendid in color , in poetry of design and magnificent surroundings. Electric lights will shod a soft glow through tinled shades , giving now and varying beauties to the polished inlaid ami carved woods , to the chameleon color of filigree tracery in the decoration and the pcrtumcd ana tutted rugs that grace the lloor. HENDRICKS NEARLY PARALYZED. IIoSturlH to ninko a Speech to tlio Ilusc Hull Men anil Discovert ) his Mistake. An amusing incident occured in St. Louis llm other day while the column es corting the St Louis base ball nine and the New York giants was passing the Southern Hotel. All Ihu rowing clubs. amateur bull clubs , foot ball clubs , and sprinters engaged all the German bands within a live-mile radius of the Court House and awaited the arrival of "do Browns. " The amateur rowing clubs , Jhunhouu clubs , &c. , followed ad libitum. the arrivals Vice- Among to-night was - President Ilendricks , who has been im ported lo appear a.s an attraction at the fair. Uij was met also by committees and taken to Ihe Southern. He had heard nothing about base ball , and at ! ) o'clock when ho was invited on the balcony to review the profession , ho stepped out with the fueling that it was only in the west Unit the greatncss f the Vice-President was reali/.od. "This gen tlemen , " said ho , turning to the commit tee as the lluinhouu clubs passed , "is an honor which I did not expect. It is a genuine surprise lo mo I know that Missouri is : i good old Democratic State , but 1 did not susneul for a moment _ thit ; my arrival would provoKu I he enthusiasm which 1 see displayed bnforo me. ( ion- tlemen , I assure you this la the proud est - " "I see Dtinlup , " interrupted the youth beside thu Vioo-ProHidoul. "JJunlup ? Uunlupt" inlurruplud the Indiana .statesman. "Yes , and there are the New York.s. " " \VhatiKlhUaliuboutT" quiried the Vice-President , as a look of puiploxity spread over his face. "All about base ball. Wo are the champions , " volunteered Iho boy , Mr Ilendricks almost fell over the balcony , and lie got oil' no more pretly speeches. N'obranlcn. ) ti | uilllcan I'lntl'oriii. Following is the platform adopted by the republican state convention held at Lincoln Wcdnchduy : Tins icpiiblieans of Krbiaslca , represented In eoiiM'iitlun , dudaiii : 1 Tluit thu national lopiiblli.m naity having boon iluhl mi all liupoitaut political Issues dm Ini ; IN Iliiity ycais ol existence , ucconlhiK lo the Intent niiitofisloiw of Its op- iidiiuiilslio Hificliy aeUnovvliiUe Iliat tln-y Iiav'n hum iimioimly vvrnn on tun KIIIIO j.-oiics. Is entitled to ( lie cumulenui or .ill lioni'M , ) io | ii'.i-ivi' and lo.t.il voters. Tlio possession of Hiillldeiit lualns ami coii'-clc.iico ' 111 the p.ist to jiiiiile llnumtiiin llnoiuli HID most Imminent daiiKcrs lh' < it li \e but-cl thu li'imlillo since Us foundation Is a better lecnininciidiillon limn HID ivconl of illsloyal- ty , niHvlMlimiand pri-iisti'iit filunilerliia > ' ' . ; it constitutes thy ininciji.il < 'lHlnnti tj ! < ; -vallcil d'-inOci , u y to tjn * sitfii ; ; . . uj tie | | Wie. | | . ' .Secunil'-Wuiis tejiihiiican-j dciiinnico Iho attempted iciicil ol llm tlipbir cultuio and iiiiMiiniitltmliuvs. but duinnnd the i.tilrt en. iuieuinent nl the l.uvs iiintlliK flic Minie , and inr us iiijitiljlu Hut uuiiniiiliiiis nl lai 'i ! ti-.icls lii non lunlduiit. and alien s > nili- cyti'n ni.i > tin pievuiitt'i | , 'lliild 'Hut vvt'uiu in mil f ini.iiy | | | with the diTlai.itlou of tint Jail nallumil ionilill- | can cdincntlonlliil ; Hat Injjiosltioii ol ilu- ties on Iniiiit , ' ) ) inioils | hliall Ini luuilit , not | or ifJMiiiue tinlj , but Midi duties shall I HI so levied ( H li ulfinil bcciuitj to oil ) ilU'i'ihiiii'il IndiistiiesaiHl pioUTllon to dm ilKlifs mill \\.itri-i : ot litloei ) | , " and ilnit v\e favor tliu 10- ninv.il ol'.ill MU-II li.illlc ilutii'-i ' a * > landen the iii'iiltinal Inli'ii'hlH tii tin * went , Kianlli-Tliitt VHI ilcnoinnxj tlioilmilile. tlci- | | liiu'ol tliiiHihiilnlsti.itli ) | | In thu in , liter ill ex. iM'iillDv tliitrlvll soviet ) laws. II luts | nu- lenili'il to Ueuii iU iiledgii-i to yield I > | ) IMICIII'U | lo the M.ituk' , but lias in ylolatloi ) of its letter mid fiiOiII , iciuoveil tliiuisiiniH M t'xiH'ilum-cd iiinl Utltlilu ! nliwr.s ) | ( ! ) > cs fioiii llm ci. iiii II ion ycleiiuiH , under ( liu luiyt-c of the fiint itiiilaix'd them lu nenrly every luslnnro with men whoso sola leeoninieiiilatlon lias boon their activity In service of Iho democratic jmrty , or their mlll < tHr.v record In the aniilrx of the Into confed- eracy. Wo ilccl.ire II10 be the duty of reput * llcan spnitors to ivfine ronllrmatlon to nil nm > elulti cuts ninth' lu violation of tbd sjilrlt eftlieeivil 101 vice laws. KHth That In cnno Iho lecMlnturo nt IU 'lon. with iidvlsoi.v IXIVVTIS , for the regulation of tianspnrlatlnn w rail , proves lmuto < umtfl feu the in-even I Inn of extortion and unjust dl'eiimlimt on against Individuals and com munities In the mailer of servleo or rates , wa jileiU'c ourselves to amend thftsomo until a Minicletit lowed } ' Is provided , so fur aa the power of thu sutoc.ui bo constftiitlonnll/ extended. Xl\lh-Wo favor national loirlilatloii for the regulation ot Intcr-dnte cowmpreo. Seventh- The lopublleans or Nebraska demand nt the bands of congress tliornnct > nient of mrh laws , looking to thn protection of domestic animals , as , with thu cooperation tion of the scvcial Mules , will lead to tlm speedy extilimtloii of contagious ami com munlefiblo diseases among such nnimals. M. That the memory ot General Ulysses S. Grant Is cheiishcd by every roiwKlican and nuti lot. and that ue deplore his untimely dentil as the loss of the greatest commandet of the age , who coiilrllmtcd must to the ptrsoivatloii of the union and ol' ( hi ) statesman vvhosi- honnrpil c.uccr has ndilcd luster to tlio an nail nl lite icpabllc. We most heartily concur lit his lant me- ages of peace and good will'to the once waning cctlmis of our common heritage , and welcome the end of all bitter iicis in Islui' out of the civil war. Hut as he never cast Hie mantle of hlsgie.it clmiity ovei Ir.iittl and violence while It was prevalent In Die laud we dissent tiom Ihe commou demo- ciallcopinion tml ! nuittial t'oiglvuncss and ob Ivlonof past lu.inlcslnvolvestliorondono- | nieut ot Ihe fraudulent and ciuel dNlran < elilBi'iiient of thoii'-nmls of leg l votcn lu the "solid south" to-day. Against the pi.ietlcenf ballot lw\ shilling nnd Inlslfylns of election iclinns In an > section , vvo most c.uestly protest , and call upon c.veiy hoiiorn- I bleclli/.en of whatever patty , to iniltowltli in In stiipiesslnjr | II. Hr.it Unite ami justice demaii that all honor ablydisclmiged union .soUllersillsabled whlli in the set vice nnd In line of duty receive pon- slims Horn date ol ilKilillllj ; vvo thcicfori ask for the tcpcalnC the Hmttallon law ol 1S7U. Unplcnmint to bo N'onr-Sljhtoil. Chicago Herald : " It's deuced miploaa * anl to bo near-sighted , said a traveling man. "A few weeks ag o was out. in a little town in Iowa trying to sell .somu goods. Had bad luck for a week , nnd got up in the morning determined ( a make a sale or die. After breakfast I got to playing with the landlord's ' pup , and the meanly dog knocked my glassoi oil'and broke them all to smash. 1 am am so noar-sighlod without glasses that I can hardly get about , and so I went right out to get a pair of spectacles. Just my infernal luck , there wasn't a pair to be had in the town. Nobody kept 'em foi sale. Hut I was bound to take an order , and so I started out and gioped my way about. Pretly soon I came to n little store that I judged was handling my line and I went in and began to talk bnsincsi lo thu woman behind tlio counter. I sol ] mostly by photograph and price-list , and so 1 put my photos on the counter and began to run them over as usual. " 'Here'says T , 'is our new collar. II i * warranted not lo chafe the neck or rub oil'a single hair. This is our best comb , just the thing to clean the hair on tendoi legs and avoid kicking. I can put you a gross ol these bully-bands cheaper than von can make them 15 pur cent , off Jist. This broad breast strap is coming into use. where the neck is sore thinkyoncan work up a trade on thjt among youi farmer customers. Surcingles are 'waj down now 150 and fi oil' lust. Tluiso pat ent crupper straps always give satisfuor lion , and I'll "Hero Iho woman gave a little scream and ran into the hack room as fast as she could go. Fn a niinnlo her husband came out and said something lo the cfl'ecl Unit I'd lind it moro pleasant on thuoutside ol the store. " 'This is no harnessshop , voungman,1 sayt > ho ; this is my wife's millinery More , and if you dent panic up your traps ana get out of hero in ono minute I'll throvi you out.1 'I now carry two pair of spectacle ! with me ono on my uo and ono in mj grip. I don't want \n \ sell any moro hai > ness hi a millinerj store. " LN WHAT STATK3 IS llt. RICHMOND SAMAIUTAN NKKVINK in the greatest do < maud ? In a Drunken sfnto , in a liillioul state , a Debilitated state , u Nervoui slate , 11 Dyspeptic state , and when .you feel in a bad state generally. $1.00. How to Seal a Letter. New York Hun : The art of scaling i letter properly has to bo learned. Thf letter should bo laid face downward on the writting desk and a candle or lamp at the right hand. Thu wax should be held above the tlame , but not neat enough to burn it. Hnrncd wax makcJ the seal brittle and streakcs it with hlaoi lines. It should softiin gradually nbovi the flame until it is about to drip ; then K should bo placed squarely on Iho spot tc bo sealed and rubbed with a elroulai movement. When Ihu wax has bceonu cool Iho stick can bo taken away. Ti stamp it , warm Iho wax slightly by hold ing it nearlint , not over , the flamu until it softens , and then apply the seal with t firm touch. Thu latesl notion is lo use purfumcd wax. i ZSSasse AbsoluK Iv Saaeffffr free /V i Opiates , Jlmitics an < l J'oliont. A PROMPT , SAFE , SURE CURE . KoiCouclii , flora Tliroot , llameiiru. lattunta , CvldrkllroiuhllK Oroiip , \ \ liouylntc Cuuuli , AMlimn , Uuln.n 1'ul" " ! " * " ' ' . uittlkw fTiH lloui of ll. Tl , rout tt'l ' L.U nc . Prlco BO ri-ntu ft totllc. Hold liy Drn-rrl-U Biirt DfM- cr . J\trtlcaiinnl > t ta tniliic/ilArlrilrtilerlaiirirmiiilU act It for them will rectlre lien Mac > , hxprtM chnratt iMlJ , liu itnillna vnf dollar to Tim iHAinr.s x.vocn.Tn lo ! pi v , n.t lUnubcliiwi , bolt Uwuen Ulllluurr , Hurjllnl , r.D. A. Nebraska National BanS OMAHA , NEBRASKA. PAID HP C'Ai-riAi Srni'i.i'M , M.iy 1 , It * . : i. > , OUJ.UJ II.V. . YATIS : , President. A H. TOIV.AMN , Vice Pr W.r. . MDIWH , . ) ti'hi > , \V. II. .S. HIJOIIHS , Cashier. BANKING OFFICE : TIfE JH ON JSANK. < 'i > , I'illi anil Knininii Strtiutn. Ublibiiil lluiiUii Many a Lady is beautiful , all but her skin ; and npbody Jjas ever fold her h.ow eqsy ic js to put beauty on the skin , Beauty on the skif ) > s Magnolia