Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , THURSDAY , JANUARY 29. 1886.
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Orinlmnttor * Mioultl bo addressed to tlio Hot-
ion or MIE HER.
> 11 tnulnoM lot tors nnd romlttnncos fthoiilil bo
nrtdres'ed to THIS llr.r. I'liiu.isiiiNn COMPANV ,
OMA.IA. Irnfl. , chocks nnd jmetnmco onlors
to bo mnclo pnj ahlo to tlio order ot tlio company.
IHE Bit PUBLISHIIcliPm , PROPBIEIOBS ,
E HOSKWATKK. KntTon.
Lmn Dr. Miller , Hie English ministry
has resigned. Unlike Dr. Miller , they
have not retired from politics.
TUB coasting carnival on Dodge street
promises to bo a brilliant nfl'alr. Omaha
is bound not to bo behind her sister cities
in the mattci of winter sports.
WIIEX the subject of snow is broached
the old settler declines to bo interviewed.
No such sleighing was ever known "in
tlio ilfties. "
JOHN G. WniTTiKithns written sinew
poem entitled "The Forsaken Farm
house. " It is supposed to refer to one of
Commissioner Sparks' cancelled entries
on Hie frontier.
NOTHING is heard of Mr. llnmlull nowa
days in congress , but Mr. Morrison will
hour something drop by the time his
hori/ontal reduction bill is ready for
open debate in tlio house.
TIIEKI : will bo no scarcity of employ
ment for laborers in Nebraska this year.
The various railroad e.\tensions in the
state and the public Improvements in tlio
cities will give plenty to do to all who
are willing to do it.
Now THAT all fear of tlie ice crops
running short is over , remarks about the
crop of candidates for the coming city
election will bo in order. It may be
wifely said that neither wind nor weather
will atVeet their number.
IP John L. Sullivan and Paddy Ryan
could bo induced to emigrate to Ne
braska and join the opposite factions of
warring democrats , tlio whole business
could bn satisfactorily settled in fifteen
minutes and three rounds.
IOWA is to discuss a. bill creating a
slate board of arbitration for the settle
ment of dill'orences between labor and
capital. Moderation first and arbitration
last are the corner stones of the preven
tion and settlement of labor ditllculties.
IT cost Lord Ilnrtington $3,000 to se
cure his election to parliament. This is
just ono-sixtli of the amount which Sen
ator Pay no isrtimored to have spent in the
Ohio legislature to make his calling and
election to the senate chamber sure.
RKI-OUTS from St. Petersburg indicate
that the Russian wheat crop will be very
small this year. Such reports should be
treated very gingerly until it is certain
that they are not transmitted over the
grain-pit grape-vino telegraph.
GREECE is making a bluster of her in
tention to light Turkey in spite of the
powers. King George is scarcely as big
u man as Alexander of Ilattenberg and
will bo quickly brought to his senses the
moment tlio British licet opens lire before
Athens.
ONE viaduct has finally boon settled
upon , the viaduct over South Sixteenth
.street. Now let the location of the otliei
bo definitely llxcd as soon as possible.
With those two structures bridging the
tracks a largo .section of the city will bo
brought into immediate connection with
the business heart of Omaha.
THE charity ball committee is meeting
with gratifying success in securing sub'
Boriptions. The tickets are now to be put
on sale , and they ought to go oft' like hot
cakes. It is proposed to raise by sub'
soriptions nnd the sale of tickets ovci
$5,000. This will make the movement : i
financial success. That it will bo a bril'
limit social success , there is no doubt.
IT is announced that the president will
Bend in the name of n now judge advo
cate of the nrmy lids weelc , In place ol
Gen. Swnim , suspended , Col , Morrow ,
of the Twenty-Unit infantry , no\v
stationed nt Sidney , is prominently mentioned -
| tioned in connection with the promotion ,
No bolter choice could bo mado.
Hr.v. JOB COOK has boon gaining some
notoriety by the assertion thnt the Ainorl
cnts ) are the most drunken rnco on tin ,
pltuiet , Of course the statement is glnr
; Ingly incorrcot , like most of Mr. Cook' *
otlior fatntomeiits , The platform prnnc
jj1 ing mountebank who made it knewthnl
f U ' it was so nt thu lime for ho has since
qualified it by the remark thnt ho referred
to thu consumption of liquor. lint nftoi
all what inlluonco does Mf , Cook wield ;
i Even Hoantown has soured on Ids Mon
day lectures In whoso "preludes" of ful
eoino eulogy of Udston they used to lint !
u pleasing relaxation from the labors ol
wnshdny. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Gov. L.utitAiiKK's reinstatement oi
Auditor Urown , of Town , will bo goner1
ally commended by the people of the
Jlnwkovo sttito. Mr. Drown was fens
ponded from olllco by ( ! oy. Sliormnn or
the ! ! d of March hist on the charge ol
having failed to account for moneys am
f property belonging to the state. Ho ro
i sistod removal , nnd was finally oxpellei
from olllcu by the mllliln. Auditoi
lirown uiul ills ftvunds claimed that the
origin of the whole trouble was thu im
partial performance of his duty througl
the enforcement of the insurance laws
They insisted that because ho declined tc
bo nioro lenient with certain companies
in which local polltioians were intorustei
the persecution wljieh ended in his ro
jupvnl was inaugurated. This seems now
to JUG generally conceded , nnd Uov. Lar
ralco's action is n vindication of tin
Jumcsty of the auditor alul an endorse
U iitof hisofllolul methods In thu insur
ueo dopartruenf.
Ijfitior In Now York.
The wisdom of the appointment of la
bor commissioners in several of the large
manufacturing states of the cast has
been approved by the valuable-reports
which have been submitted during the
past year. Mr. Hartley's report on behalf
of Connecticut has already been com
mented upon. It was a thorough and ex
haustive study of present conditions ,
filled with suggestive opinions and re
plete with carefully compiled statlslicsof
hours of work , rales of wages , and views
of employers and employed on remedies
for labor troubles. Mr. Hartley's report
has just been supplemented by that of
Mr. Charles F. Peck , the commissioner of
thols'cw York bureau of statistics of labor.
Mr. Peck's report is chlclly devoted to
the condition of working women and the
subject of strikes. "As a rule , " says Mr.
IVek , "women's wages are very much
lesi than tliosc of men , while , In some
kinds of work , in which both men and
women are employed , men can do supe
rior work , Iho difference in wages is out
of nil reasonable proportion to Iho su
periority of Ihe service. " A few employ
ments are fostered in w'.iich women re
ceive equa' ' wages with men for equal
work , but the significant fact is noted
that in nearly all such cases Hie women
liavo nn organization to promote
their interests , as , for example , printers ,
eigarmakers and hatters. In the employ
ments where women , although unorgan
ised , receive the same pay as men , it is
remarked that they are all employments
where the men receive very low pay. Tlio
branch of business which affords employ
ment to llic largest number of women is
the clothing trade , and there is none , the
commissioner pays , in which they receive
more beggarly wages. "Tho women
workers who suffer most from low wages
arc .sewing women. The reason is that
sewing Bcems to bo woman'd normal oc
cupation , just as Held work or herding is
that of man. Consequently , the poor
woman who sews for a living has to coin-
polo with all her own sex who sow for
home occupation. "
The commissioner furnishes an array
of facts and figures to
support his statement that
"only in very raro. instances are strikers
favored or encouraged by tlio working
people of the state. " Every witness who
gave testimony on the subject in an in-
vcsligalion of three months made the
remark that "strikes are to be deplored. "
The officers of the trades unions would
always prefer to have their dillieulties
sellled by some other moans. The
majority of strikes which occurred last
year in New York were occasioned by
reductions of wages made by employers.
The commissioner sa3'S in his report :
If Hie market Is depressed , or even when
It 1ms the appearance of depression , some
employers , aclunted by fear or a desire for
still greater profits , will seize tlic opportunity
to reduce wages , and will give no reason to
their employees for this action further than
to say tint they cannot pay any more , and
that they propose to conduct their business
in their own way. This is the substance of
most of the testimony given by representa
tive morklnginen. If they repulse the com
mittees of the shop and the ofllccrs of the
union which , Is involved In the reduction ,
they arc responsible for the strike which fol
lows , for the evidence abundantly proves that
in most cases the men are willing and ready
to accept concessions.
According to tlio Advertiser tills state
ment corresponds closely with the state
ments made by several manufacturers of
Massachusetts in Boston several weeks
ago , where the agreeing testimony almost
without exception was that a strike in
nine cases out of ten ispwing to the fault
of the employer. Mr. Peek thinks that
if employers had a different conception
of what a trades union really is and
would meet its membership half way the
results would often bo different from
what they aro. He says :
One of tlio greatest arguments against the
success of strikes Is that capital lias moie
opportunities Hum labor. If this Is admitted ,
then that furnishes every reason why capital
should bo more tolerant of the views , mis
taken though they may be , of those In loss
fortunate walks of life , who have little op
portunity and less time to study the laws
and limitations which mo supposed to govern
trade and industry. A full explanation
bhould always precede a reduction in wages ,
but seldom is any real or true explanation
given. A notice Is suddenly pasted up , with
out warning , of a 10,15 or 2o per cent reduc
tion , and In some Instances no appeal Is
heard. This haish ticntmcnt has , of Itself ,
occasioned a great many strikes and only
seives to still further embitter and intensify
the hard feelings which exist , and to delay
and inako tlio tlual settlement more dllllciilt.
As the result of his investigation thu-
New York labor commissioner discov
ered that both employers and wage work
ers were agreed upon arbitration as the
remedy for strikes , nnd ho is persuaded
that in the near future strikes will give
way before intelligence and that concilia
tion and an honest dibcu'b.sion of differ
ences will bo substituted for tlio sistllo-
ment of labor disputes.
Tlio Tory Defeat.
Lord Salisbury's ministry will at once
hand in their resignations. Score one
forPtirnoll. Mr. Gladstone will bo forced
to form a ministry with Iho solution oi
the perplexing Irish question as its faun
dalitm gtouo , Score cue for Lord Sails
bury. The lory ministry have promptly
courted defeat and found it. No one h
probably inoro relieved over this quieli
clmnga in the political kaleidoscope than
the premier. It was inevitable from tlu
day when the complete election returns
showed a combined Parnellite and liboru
majority , and being inevitable , the sooii'
or the suspense was lifted Iho hotter. The
queen's speech with its bold defiance tc
the Irish party to do its worst
the reply of Lord Salisbury
in support of the royal dial
longo , ami finally the announcement
that tlio government would at once pro
pose now coercive measures for Ireland
were all evidently intended to precipitate
the final result. Tlio situation was r
legislative doadlook and Lord Salisbury
has taken the lieroio remedy of a diarup
lion of his minustry to break it.
The duty of forming a now ministrj
will now devolve upon Mr. Gladstone
No other liberal statesman can nccom
pllsh the task. The queen may have suit
svs reported , that she would go to tin
sealVold like Charles I. sooner than sum
mon Mr. Gladstone to Windsor , but bin
will be compelled to do so because then
{ t > no ono ol.-o who is competent
to assume the burden. A libora
ministry in power , and the toriei
in opposition will materially change tin
situation. Lord Sn.lUbury nnd bis part }
confidently expect that the" now govern
mout wjU'bo ground to death between tin
upper and. the uethcr millstones ol
whig dissent nnd Irish radicalism. Gen
erous concessions to Mr. Parncll's de
mands mean an Inevitable disruption of
the liberal party. A refusal to yield to
the clamor for homo rule legislation will
result in tlio transfer of the Irish vote lethe
the lory eldo , the defeat of the ministry
and another appeal to the country.
In another electoral contest Iho lories
will appeal to English pride and loyalty
with the maintenance of the union and
support of the crown as the campaign
cries. This Is the lory programme of
which Iho ministerial resignations will bo
the lirst step.
Better Trade Facilities.
rhadron , which boasts llic title of the
"Magic City , ntut sustains her claim by
showing a record of $280,000 of improve
ments made in live months of the year
just closed , has organized a board of
trade composed of representative busi
ness men to stimulate tlio interests of tlio
city nnd to promote its prosperity. An
especial object of the organization is to
secure clsocr relations witli Omaha and
its largo wholesale interests. The board
has lately boon considering the insulll-
cient railroad connections which they
now have with Omaha by way of
Blair , and the harrassing delays
to which purchasers of goods from
this city are subjected in the receipt
of shipments. This , it may bo said , isllio
strong vantage ground upon which Chicago
cage jobbers stand along the line of tlio
extension of the Northwestern railroad
in Nebraska. It is a fact which cannot
bo improved too strongly upon our
wholesalers , thai so far as Iho trade of
northwestern Nebraska is concerned ,
Omaha is placed at a serious disadvant
age when compared with a city 000 miles
to the eastward. Through freight from
Chicago to the terminus of the Elkhorn
Valley line reaches-Its destination often a
day sooner than goods ordered at the
same limo from Omaha. The transfer at
Blair and the makeup of trains more than
counterbalance in loss of time the ad
vantages of decreased distance.
The best remedy , of course , for this
condition of affairs is moro direct rail
connection to the northwest. Any move
ments towards securing this should re
ceive the earnest co-operation of our
people. If a competing line is imprac
ticable at present the next best thing
would bo an extension of the Northwest
ern eastward from Fremont lo Omaha.
This city would then bo on the main line
and the "stub tail" anil "ox bow" con
nection by the north would be obviated.
AVe have hopes that the railroad company
may see that their interests nnd these
of Omaha in this matter are identical.
There is a growing tendency on the part
of the Northwestern people to come into
closer commercial relations with this
city. When the promised removal of
headquarters to Omaha is made , the
stimulus of local associations will bo
added to that of a desire to control their
share of a greatly increasing business.
Meantime such evidence of a desire on
the part of northwest Nebraska to make
Omaha their supply center , and to work
with our merchants in securing this end ,
is most cheering nnd pleasant. Omaha
will gladly reciprocate by all the moans
in her power in assisting to build up the
prosperity of a prospering section which
a year ago was an inaccessible region to
her jobbers.
The Steel Hall Monopoly.
The literary bureau of the great steel
rail monopoly is attempting to convince
the public that the recent advance in the
price of their products is due entirely tea
a healthy competition in the homo mar
ket and the demand created by the con
struction of new lines of railroad. Since
the beginning of the season the price has
steadily risen from $27 to $85 n ton , with
a tendency still upwards. The facts in
the case illustrate the beauties of an ex
orbitant tariff when joined to a patent
monopoly , The production ot steel rails
in tlio United States is controlled
by the combination who own the
Bessemer patents. This combination can
produce 3,000,000 tons a year , but it has
agreed to limit its production to 1,200,000
for the ensuing twelve months in order
to force up the priceby creating an arti
ficial scarcity. Steel rails in England
cost $24.50 a ton , and freight charges
from Liverpool added would enable im
porters lo lay them down at the seaboard
at $29 a ton exclusive of the duty of $17 a
ton. The tariff and the steel combination
work in this way togollier. While Iho
Bessemer combination screws up thu
price of rails by restraining production ,
tlio larilf prevents tlio foreign importa
tion from redressing tlio scale in favor of
American consumers.
Without tlio tariff English and Belgian
rails can bo sold In this country for $29 n
ton , and in the beginning of last season
American rails wore sold as low as $27
and $28 n ton with a margin of profit.
Moderately estimating the profit ot lust
year's production of ! ) ,000,000 tons at ? 3 a
ton , the total profit was $4,000,000 for the
steel combination. At $35 a ton the
profit on the limited production of 1,250-
000 tons for the coming year will bo
$11,250,000. The literary bureau of tlio
steel mil rnonoiisiy boast tliat they have
raised wages in the sleol industry. Tlio
increase is trilling when compared with
the profits of production. While wages
have advanced 10 per cent after months
of lockout and contention , Iho earnings
of Iho combination have increased 25 per
cent.
The present tariff on steel rails is
sheer robbery. A reduction of one-half
in the present rate of duty would afford
ample protection to producers and would
protect American consumers from tint
extortions of monopoly. The effect of
tin ) combination to restrict the produc
tion and increase tlio price of stool rails
Is not only to check the reconstruction
of now railroad lines but Iho repair of
old roads , nnd to maintain the coal of
freights and to increase the danger of
accidents. A substantial reduction of
Iho duty would break the power of the
steel monopoly ,
Sou : of Mr. Rlaino's friends two out
with a defense of his altitude on the st >
yer question. That is ono. o h5s attitudes
which needs no defense. Mr. Bluino'g
position while ii | congress was a con
sistent support of bi-motallisin. Ho fav
ored an honest dollar and a silver dollar.
His oflbrfs were directed towards main
taining thu standard rates of value be
tween the two metals and to keeping
both in harmonious circulation in the
channels of U urtc. This it may bo said
is the tUUtiulo of all the western sup
porters of silyer. There is no desire to
demonetize gold or to repudiate honest
obligations. The rtiln 'and object of the
opponentsof rtcmohctijntion is to main
tain a currency ample enough
for the trade rcquittpicftts of the coun
try and of sufficient , volume lo prevent
violent nnd continuous' contraction and
llucluntlons in value. The fact that the
silver producing int ress | of the country
arc bcncfittcd by the marKet given to the
product by its use as money is neither
hero nor there. Demonetization moans
the enhancement of all securities and tlio
Increase in value of ' ( ill evidences of per
sonal indebtedness. i
OMAHA , has never been honored with
an annual encampment of the G. A. R.
of Nebraska. Why not mnko nn effort to
secure it this year ? It is to bo hoped thnt
stops will bo immediately taken with this
object in view. Ono inducement will bo
the Gettysburg panorama whicli will bo
a permanent institution in Omaha before
fore Iho nexl annual encampment lakes
place ,
8BN'ATOUS AXn CONOUISSSMKN' .
Scnnlor Beck wiltcs his speeches tlneo
times before dcllvciing them.
Jones , of Nevada , 1ms attended but 0119
session of the senate tln.s winter.
There arc live candidates In the Held for
the seat of Senator JncUson of Tennessee.
Simon Cameron was elected four times
and Don Cameron lluce times to the senate.
There arc nineteen foreign born members
of the piesent national hoiibo of rcpicscnta-
tlvca ,
.Senator Kvarls has just bought a new silk
hat. He has \voin the ono just discarded
eight or ten years ,
Hon. William Walter Phclps Is ono of the
best speakers in congress. Ho Invariably
commands earnest attention when ho talks.
A Washington correspondent says mem
bers of congress nio no longer Influenced by
speech-making. Probably all the oratory Is
expended for the bencllt of the country.
Congressman Stewait announces his in
tention to do his level best for the whole
coast line of Texas. Ho doesn't propose to
besattslled with nn appropriation lor any
one port.
Ono New Yoik life Insurance agent , by
persistent buzzing , has wiltton about $7,000-
000 of risks on lives of senators and congress
men nnd irovcrnnicnt ofllclals since congress
assembled.
Congressman Pulitzer writes to his paper
the prediction thai "no lending recommenda
tion made by Iho president will bo adopted
by congress , and that such legislation ns ho
might oppose Is likely to lind laver with Ihe
house. "
Senator Sherman now stands solitary and
nlonc as Iho senator who sat In the body
when the war began. Ho was elected to con
gress thirty-two years ago , and was once de
feated for the sjieakershlp by the Introduc
tion of a resolution ( nquiilnp Into his in
dorsement o Helrier'a "Ilnpoudlng Crisis. "
Congressman Synic , of ( .Colorado , Iho suc
cessor of Belford , lg -hcadcd like his
predecessor. Ho nmuagcdl to get In a speech
on the silver question 'tlio.jolherilny which a
concspondent says TVas , an hour and a half
long , read from manuscript in the voice of a
stcntor , which ran on the dead level of mo-
iiolony all the way through.
So nntor Fryo watit $ llib Maine fishermen
prelected from the cnaroaoliments of the Do
minion smacks It It tnkcsjtho whole Ameri
can navy to do It. As between Secretaries
Bnyaid and Whitney th'i Maine fishermen
would probably llnd jdst iyj w that the dlulo
jnacy ot the former would ! afford butter pro
tection than the navy'oftlte latter.
Senator Mamlerson'of Nebraska is one of
Iho youngest senalors. He Is short , with a
round , stinare-slionhleicd figure. He has reg
ular featmes , ornamented by a brown mous
tache , and a long Impcilal. His color is fresh
and clear. He invariably wears glasses , as
ho Is very near-sighted. Ho Is attracting
moro attention than any of the younger sen
ators. [ Now York World.
In the fall of 1SSO James A. Garficld held
Iho exceptional honors of member of con
gress , with one session to serve , senator-
elect for a term of six years and president
elect for n term of four years. After his elec
tion to the presidency ho resigned Ills scat In
the hoiLso nnd his senatorial commission , and
John Sherman again came Inlo the senate to
serve a full term to which another had been
elected.
The Effort of His Life.
I'aiilllto'n Time * .
That speech which Jim Laird didn't deliver
Is attracting more attention than any of the
real , live oratorical efforts James over made.
Why Not With a Plo ?
.St. Louli Itcimbllcan.
The Oerman emperor lias opened the Prus
sian diet witli a speech. American readers
wonder why ho did not open It with a pie.
A Vicious Ijlfo Knils in Shame.
Clitcauo Xcm ,
The frequency of these horrible endings of
depraved lives seems to destroy the warning
they give ; but It Is none the less true that a
vicious life ends In shame. The rouo and de
bauchee cannot point to a slnglo Instance
where such n life has resulted In a manly and
honorable career.
Wo Stand Corrected.
The Omaha Bee slightly errs in stating that
Prof. Itnsmns B. Anderson Is of Danish
blith. Prof. Anderson Is a native born
American of Norwegian parents. Ihe min
ister resident at Denmark will no doubt re
ceive "a few lessons In etiquette before ho
returns to his native land. "
Needs ICxplniiatlpiii
Tlio Kansas honso ot representatives has
elected a woman for enrolling clerk. In
those parts of the country where the women
are In greatest demand for wives they find
the most geneious appieela.tlon In callings of
n public and iindomestlc liature. This fact
seems to need explanation.
Emlorsca by'Alj ' Parties.
SI. Louts ( Oitic-likinocrat.
The in esident has iuri.de ono removal which
will bo endorsed by nil pintles that of the
Now York collector , to-wit-who tiled to keep
his place by wilting n MM In which ho said
that , while holding oflleo 6s a republican , ho
fiecretely did all lieconjdfftr Iho domocralio
ticket. A man of that kind Is entitled to no
favor from any soil ( if nt ) administration ;
and if Mr , Cleveland cjiu find any moro such
characters In the hcrvjcu , ho will have no
trouble whatever In buftiirlntj the consent of
the senate to their piompt and unceremo
nious dismissal. n i
A Song of the Knur Seasons.
Auflln JMjwii.
When spring comes laughing , by vale and
hill ,
Hy wind flower walking and daffodil
gmi : Rtaisof morning , tint ; moriilng skies ,
alnj ? blue of speedwell , ami , my j oyo'b eyes.
When comes tuo summer , full leaved nnd
btronir.
And gay birds gossip , the orchard long
Slug lild , sweet honey , that no beu hips ;
Sing ied , redro > os , and my Love's lips.
When Autumn scatters the leaves nzulu ,
And piled sheaves buiy the bioad-wheeled
\Yaln
Blng llntos of harvest , where men rejoice ;
Sing rounds of reapers , nnd my Love's voice.
.Hut wJion comes winter with hall nnd storm
And red Iho roaring , and Inuluvarmr -
Slntf lirst Bad going ( if 11 lends that prtrt ;
Then slni , ' ghul meeting , anil my Lore's
heart.
FOR WINTER EVENINGS ,
Some Tableaux to Amuse the Young
People.
How RflTcctlvc Scenes May Mo Ar
ranged In Any Ordinary
Itootit.
There are few pastimes better calcu
lated to Interest and amuse a winter
evening assemblage of young people
than tableaux , says the Hostott Glebe ,
and a few plain direction * , by which
cft'ecllvo scenes can be arranged in any
room , cannot fail to bo of interest. You
will require ton boxes of various sixes ,
two ImlMongth picture frames , ono washtub -
tub and board , ono broom , twenty feet of
annealed wire , two do/on curtain rings ,
twelve largo lamps or twenty candles ,
or a gas-rod twelve feet long , with Ilf teen
live-foot burners upon it , six yards black
tarlatan muslin ; costing about 2T , cents
per yard , and live cotton sheets. If tlio
room has no folding-doors , you mu t
have a thick curtain or betlquilt con
trived to draw on a wire across the room ,
leaving a space about llftcen feet deep
for the stage. This space must bo
draped with shawls or curtains , by
stretching wire across the sides mid
back of the stage , near the calling , and
hanging them ny means of rings sewed
upon the cloth. Then procure four up
right piece * of narrow board , just llio
height of the room for posts , screw them
upon the back sides of tlio frames near
the edge , so that , when yoirraiso thorn up
the frames will stand upright feet 0
inches from the lloor. Cover all tlio
space above and below the frames with
cloth of tlio same color as the back wall ,
so that they will npucur to the audience
as if hanging upon the wall. Put up
these , frames four feet apart , and nail
four strips of board live inches wide , in
the shape of .1 large frame , between
them , having tlio top and bottom strips ,
which form the frame , six ami one-halt
feet apart. This will give you a largo
frame between tlio two smaller ones.
Tlio largo frame will bo 4 feet wide and
G ! feet high onUirto. The curtain must
bo arranged to run in fiont of tlio frames
to cover them when not in use. Tlic. c
three frames stand at Iho back of tlio
stage the supporting posts nailed to the
lloor two and one-half feet from the
v/all , so as to give room for
the performers or "uielurcs"
behind them. If ga is available ,
fasten a rod , with burners upon it , over
the top of the curtain or folding-doors.
It is well to make a shelf for it , supported
on two posts , about eight foot high , Over
Iho burners and behind them , tack slicels
of common tin , bent EO as to throw the
light down. If you can not abtain the
tin conveniently , a white sheet , fastened
behind lite burners , will answer the pur
pose. If the curtain docs not roach the
ceiling you must put a shawl or thick
cloth above it , so that too much light will
not enter Iho darkened auditorium. If
gas can not be had , fasten candles or
lamps , very securely , upon the shelf. In
a very elaborate performance the stage
should bo raised to a level with the eyes
of the spectators ; but ver.y line perform
ances are sometimes given on a , few
hours' notice. Next make a veil of black
tarlatan muslin largo enough to cover tlio
space before the posts which support tlio
curtain.
A few suggestions requiring only such
costumes turn appointments as can bo ob
tained in almost any house , may not bo
out of place. A very simple one is : "Jus-
tire , Mjiroyund Ponco. " Justice stands
on a high pedestal , made of two hoot-
boxes covered witli a sheet ; Peace on one
box , and Mcre.y kneeling on two boxes
placed end to end , making a long pedes
tal. They are draped in sheets. Peace
can be taken by a child dressed in a short
frock of white cotton , bolted around tlio
waist. Justice must be a larger lady
than Mercy. Mercy kneels in at attitude
of prayer , with hands clasped ; Justice ,
blindfolded , .stands erect , holding a
sword , and scales covered with while
cloth , and Peace stands on the right of
Justice , holding a stalk of paper lilies in
her right hand. The faces of the trio
must bo whitened. In all "slatues" the
hands should bo covered with white cot
ton gloves , the arms with stocking-legs
sewed lo the gloves , and the heads with
wigs made of lamp-wicking. Be sure to
turn down the gas or draw a strip of
green cambric beforu your lamps ; and if
your statues stand still the effect is won
derful.
Next you may have a comic , Love's
Disguises. A pretty girl in calico stands
at a washing tub while a fop ga/.os at her
with undisguised admiration through an
enormous oyo-chiss. Ho is dressed show
ily with white nat and cane. In the next
scene the maiden is sitting on a chair in
tlio center , while a cunning Cupid aims a
great tin bow at the fop irom the wash-
tub.
tub.And
And then "The Roman Girl at tlio
Shrine of St. Agnes , " The saint in white
stands in the large frame ; before her a
shrine ( two boxes covered with a shoot )
on which stands an unpainted wooden
cro s , Iwo and one-half feet high. A dark
Roman girl holds a wreath of ( lowers
over one arm of the cross ; another , kneel
ing on the other side , is passing to her a
basket of ( lowers ; a third kneels in
prayer at front of tlio stage , telling her
bends ; a forth stands in tlui corner of Iho
stage at back , holding u sheaf of straw.
Dresses : Black , brown or red skirts ;
black brotolles over white waists : long
while towels on heads. Towels folded
three limes lengthwise , and placed upon
the head , leaving the ends to hang down
behind. Concealed voices sing some ap
propriate air , as * 'Ava S.inolKslmu. "
Next draw away tlio back curtain
again and show niora-im'.turns , which Iho
fiS lstant lias had time enough lo pre
pare. In Iho center frame Ktiuuls a
' 'gleaner. " In ono small frame , a child
with a red capo over her head and a
little bnikol in her hand personates "Red
Ridiiighood , " and in tlio other Is "A
Marchioness , "
DnUoltn.
As to ( lie dnkolts , says the London
Telegraph , they will not cqu-iO to uvist
.anj' more than biirglaro will over disap-
'pear ' from England , tor they arc not , as
might casilv bo supposed , a special tribe
or class. It is within tlio capacity of
any party of persons to become dakoits
provided only that they exceed live in
number. The name , as understood by
Dritifth jurisdiction , is a legal creation ,
and tlio offense of ' 'dakoity" is simply
the committing 'of robbery u.Y u gang of
moro than fivu armed mon , If they are
less numerous it becomes moro robbery
of one form or another , aggravated or
not , its tlio case may bo , by accompany
ing hoiiscbreaklng , violence , and so
forth. The punishment for the crime is
severe , for tlio special reason that in this
east different clans the "criminal
tribes" as they arc called have adopted
certain species of offenses as hereditary
callings , and followed their profosbion
often In largo companies , To break v.p
tiuiso dangerous associations has been
the constant endeavor of Hie ruler * but
unfortunately native princes have often
found the pandits so useful to them in
blackmailing and otherwise supporting
them in oppression that they have nour
ished exceedinglyhaving richly endowed
temples of their own , possessing con
siderable property , and having us lend'
ers men of substance , British adminis
tration lias worked gad havoo among
these rnfllans , the hereditary assu.nins
and robbers of the country , and under
Our admirable police syetctu the criminal
tribes have been subjected in such detail
to olllcial survcillauco that the pro
fosslonal tlakoll will * omd day porlinps
bo as extinct ns the UrlUsh highwayman.
Nevertheless gang robbery will probably
die hard , for even in their offenses the
Orientals show their preference for min
ute subdivision of labor , and in some
forms of crime the partition of duties is
often very curious , and ns exact us in the
processes of manufacture.
HELD AND TARM.
Northwestern Dairy men's Association
The twentieth nnnu-il convention of the
Northwestern Dairymen's association
will bo held nt the opera house in the city
of Beloit , Wisconsin , commencing Tues
day , February 10th , and continuing four
days. This association , the largest In
membership of any organization of Iho
kind in tlio United States , has become fa
mous on account of the exceeding great
value of its yearly conventions In bring
ing to the front the best dairy thought of
the times. It comprises in its membership -
ship some of ( ho most noted and success
ful dairymen In the northwest. The nil-
dresses lorgcd from tlto close practical
experience- these mon , and the discus
sions whluli follow , invariably bring out
a mulliludo of valuable truths for the
instruction of those who listen. Every
man who is wrestling with tlio problem
of "how lo make the cow pay,1' should
attend thisconveiition. Beloit is situated
In Southern Wi oonsln on the i\liidl on
Division of the C. & N. W. U'y and tlio
Uaclnc&S. W. division of the C. M. &
St. P. U'y. Reduced railroad faro will
be afforded to all who attend and be
come members of the convention.
A very interesting programme has
been prepared , embracing In the subjects
discussed all branches of Iho dairy lines-
tjon. Full Information for the exhibi
tion of daily machinery will be alforded
and breeders of dairy cattle are invited
to attend the convention and exhibit
selections from their herds.
W. D. HOARD , Pros. .
Ft. Atkinson , Wis.
R. P. McGuxov , See ,
Klgin , Illinois.
How Freezing Jtcncilts tlio Soil.
It is a wnll-known fact that water in
the act of frco/.in < r expands considerably
and with a force that u irresistible. It i's
) ho freexing of water in their crevices
and pores that causes the rocks to be
gradually worn down and "weathered , "
as it is called , into soil. It is this also
which is continually reducing tlio soil to
liner fragments , nnd which breaks up the
hard clogs and mellows ground. Fall
plowing or spading assi ts this effect by
breaking up the compact neil into lumps ,
which are further broken into small par
ticles. As water and air , then , only act
upon the surface of tlie'-o particles , It is
clear that tint smaller limy urn the more
surface is exposed lo the weather , and
the soil is made soluble. If a block of
hard soil of twelve inches cube is exposed
to the weather there are 801 square inches
only of it affected ; if it is broken up into
cubes of one inch 10,808square inches are
exposed to those bonolieial influences ; if
the soil is further broken up in fragments
of one and one-twelfth of an inch there
are moro than 12-1,000 square inches thus
efl'ectcil. This tact shows how greatly
the ofleot of frost benefits the soil , anil
therefore how ncces.sary it is that the
hind should bo fall-plowed , and opportu
nity given for this beneficial action of the
weather. In the garden , oven , all the
soil possible should bo spaded before it
freezes.
AViutcr Ti-nnsplniitinff.
Large trees may bo transplanled with
tolerable safety by removing a largo ball
of frozen earth with the roots. A trench
may be dti around the tree two or three
foot from the trunk. Into in autumn , suf
ficiently dee ) ) to sever all the larger hori
zontal roots. The hole for the reception
of the tree should also bo dug before the
ground freezes ; then in winter , at a lime
when the soil at the base of the tree is
frozen solid , back the forward truck of a
farm wagon against the trunk , lift the
tongue eroot and strap it lirmiy to the
body. Then loosen the tree at the base
by digging under it sullicienlly to cut the
tap-root. Attach a rope near the top of
Iho trunk , and by the aid of a team
the tree may bo lifted from its bed and
laid prostrate , the heavy base resting
across the axle of the truck. Then hitch
the team to the rear of the truck , and the
trco may bo readily dragged to its place.
As a thorough trimming will bo necessa
ry to counterbalance the loss of roots it is
a matter of economy to cut away a con
siderable part of the top before tlio re
moval.
AVintcr Pront with Cows.
Butter can bo made in winter at a
profit with a beef idea coupled with it. It
is done "in this wise , " to use a Yankee
term : Select good farrow cows. A great
deal hinges on thai word good. It means
in tliis connection n cow which will respond
spend to feed both in the pail and on her
ribs. This is not so much of a mixed
proposition as ono might atlirst suppose.
\Vo are dealing with farrow cows ,
This embraces the idea that nature is
closing in on her efforts to convert food
into milk , and as a period of growth and
renewal of bodily functions lias begun
there will bo a natural tendency to
growth or a filling out and renewal of
the bodily parts. The food , then , will bo
divided in its results , and some of It will
go Into milk secretion nnd some lo build
ing up and renewing Iho bodily struc
ture. There tire the two avenues of gain ,
and on this double road it will pay to
push things and give the cows all they
can eat of rich loads.Ve must look
ahead and Hurt out if their foods will bo
readily assimilated and converted Into
milk nnd llosh , and so combined that
tlioy will work well together.
The 1 1 r i t thing to secure Is thorough
mastication , for without this then ) is til-
ways more or less loss of food oven
though il innybo swallowed. Some folks
think that if food is only gobbled down.
it i * all right , whereas it may bo all
wrong , liming is a different tiling from
gobbling or cramming food down. It
embodies the idea of mnstioallon and di
gestion , nnd when this is clone tlio full
Yiiluo of food may bo obtained , and
without it , it will not bo obtniuoil. To
procure thh lliero must bo a proper
combination of food as well as mechan
ical conditions. Tlio \yner mint do tlio
first work , and when 'this Is well done
the second result will surely follow.
Brains are called for , as wnll as catUo
and food , and il is not the man that has
the most food that wins , but the one
who couples knowledge with plenty.
Meal should always bo mixed with
coarser food , to sucnro full mastication
and digestion. Now let the farmer tip-
ply this principle in his feeding and let
him suloL't good farrow COWH , and ho can
not avoid a gain , with the milk nnd
growth combined. The pihi of rich
manure Is really piy ; enough , hui ho can
get moro , vl/ ; ti prolll on the food given
and an increase in tlio value of his ln <
vestments by the rapid growth of hi.J
cows , Thnro must not bo any break , l > y
exposure , abuse , or neglect. There is no
way a fanner can enrich his farm and
purse easier and moro snfidy , limn by the
i'Stuin wo have briolly noticed. In the
spring the cows should bo ( at enough for
hoof , nnd they nmy bo dried off and sold
nt a time of the year when beef is
high.
Hints and .
It is easy lo make balky horses by over
loading them when young and first put
to worlv ,
The most useful horse is ( ho cheapest
h < > r o regardless of cosl. A liorso that
does not answer the puriioso intended
is worth comparatively little ,
English farmers consider it a duty and
a iH-c-c.bMly to jnirchi : ! > ( > and use largo
amount of fml'iigslulf In order to make-
manure for thclf soil , nn'd this U done
without regard to prlccsi
Uesldes good form nnd fizo. Bark- -
sldre well suited for broodlnrf MirpojM
should show vigorous constitution and
good feeding capacity. Neither should n
good Hue of ancestry bo lost sight of.
Just as in everything else , the mail
who loves the business and furnished
good , comfortable quarters , nnd sees that
the yards are kept clean and exorcises
judgment In his sales , can make poultry
profitable.
A farmer who hns tried steamed rvo
says it is the best of nil grains for fatten
ing hogs. In forty days ho says ho can
make a hog as fat as may bo desired on
such food , whllo ono that is thrifty can
bo finished. ! ) ) ! about live or six bushels of
Dm food.
With most anlmala bred nnd raised on
the farm the question of profit depends
mostly with tlio methods adapted for
handling young and' growing animal. * ,
but with the horse this question of profit
in a great measure depends upon the
judgment used in selecting the sire ,
The most successful farming the past
few years seems to have been made by
men who had liltlo hind and wore able
themsulvos , with their families , to do Urn
greater part of the work with little ox-
pmiso for the hired help. To such farm
ers the growing of small fruits on n small
scale generally pays well.
Tlio Russians have tin eflioient way of
'
managing runaway horses. They ta'ue it-
cord , make It Into a sllpnooso , which is
placed around the anlmulVt nock. The
other end Is placed where the driver can
easily reach It. Any attempt to run away
results in tightening tlii.s cord , which soon
brines thu refractory animal to terms. .
It is estimated that if a hen lays only
one egg a week she will pay for her food *
Kstlmnting her value at $1 , if she lays 73
eggs a year , or MX do/.on , the thirty eggs
extra will represent the interest on the
$1 , but the rent of quarters nnd labor
will reduce It. Arj average of 100 ecrgS
should bo secured from a largo lloeic ,
though some will lay 150 eggs.
Gleaning up the pens ot ten nnd hauling
out the manure materially aids In keep
ing the stock healthy. Hogs seem to bo
susceptible to disease , perhaps more so
than homo other kinds of stock , and clean
liness is a great aid toward health , nnd
while you secure valuable manure by
keeping the hog-pens clean , you also in
crease the health of the stock.
Dusty hay should always bo well
shaken. Jf this cannot be done It should
bo dampened. For horses nothing but
clean hay should be used or the result
will bo heaves , a disease which is seldom
cured. The straw may lie economically
mixed with hay if the mixture is passed
through a cutler. The best method of
feeding ground grain is to mix it with
out feed. Damaged liny may bo best
utilized as bedding' , as il should not bo
fed at all.
in managing live stook a main thing is
to look to Iho comfort of Ilia animal. No
animal thrives at the same time that it is
cold and uneasy , while u great apneur-
nnco is n sure indication of thrift. When
the observing farmer .sees a restless and
uneasy animal ho may know something
is wrong , he will treat it to remove Iho
cause if lie studios his bo&l interests. Wo
do not maintain , but that some animals
arc by their very natures restless under
any treatment ; such will bo found un
thrifty and had better be weeded out , un
less perhaps there is some chance of re
forming them.
Many farmers do not feed turnips because -
cause the stocK will not partake of them
when they can get bettor material.
Something depends upon the manner in
which they arc fed. No animal cares
for a hard , woody or fro/.on turnip , nor
should tlio roots be fed without some
preparation. The better method is to
steam them and add ground grain , but
the majority of f tinners object to the ?
labor of such proceeding. A root-slicer -a
however , may he used , by which the tur- 4
hips may he sliced. They should then bo
covered with water over night , sprinkled
with meal and salt the next morning and
fed. They are. of cour.so.nqt as vnluiiulo
ns hay , corn , fodder or grain , but they
fiorvo an excellent dietary purpose , in
creasing tiiq appetite and ass'isting to
keep the animals In good condition.
Maple Sugar. *
At tliis season of the year maple sugar
is abundant. In order to ascertain some
thing about tills product a reporter for
the Now York Mail and Express called
011 ono of the leading operators In this
city. Ho said that the sale of maple su
gar in New York aggregates over 1,000-
000 pounds each year. His liouso this
season alone handled 200,000 , pounds.
"What becomes of so largo n quan
tity ? "
"It is retailed by grocers and confec
tioners na maple sugar. I5nt the larger
portion is boiled down into maple syrup
by manufacturers , who supply it to the
grocers. The can style ol packages has
been made attractive by means of very
handsomely decorated labels , which add
to the present neat appearance of fancy
grocery stores. The manufacturing of |
syrup is confined mainly to Chicago ami $
tliis oity. For the last live yearn there ' "
has boon a great demand for mtiplopyrtip
as a delicious table food. Moro and moro
of it has been ti od every year. Why ?
liccauso It la far bettor than molasses or
cnno syrup for buckwheat , wheat or oth
er cakes , of which you know a largo
quantity w consumed. It is moro delic
ious and suitable to tlio palate than the
cnno product , because it neither .sours on
the stomach nor clogs. The time m not
far distant when the maple syrup will bo
used by every family and every
roslnuraut nnd hotel. "
"How do confectioners use it ? "
"Thoy use moro maple sugar than
syrup. They buy the pure product and
make it into candies ol various varieties , * i
for which Mm migtir is very suitable. The fj
price of maple sugar in cans and tubs is
about 3 cents per pound higher than oano
sugar. "
The Diflcrciiou ,
A'cio Ymli Jfdll dinKrjiivdn. .
A ghl In West Yliglnla has taken poison
IjPcniiHOher patents would jiotnllow lier to
become ft Mormon , Probably a good niahy
ol the .Motmon women ulsh tho.v had done
the Mime thing heloio they wcie enticed Into
their nwlnl Hlnveiy.
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Omi bottle Itmllcul Cure. OIKI box Ciiturrhid
finhonl , nnd OIKI Impiovt'tl Inlmlur. In ono jmck- ,
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cliubttT , Miisa ,
Potter Drug and Chemical Co , , Boston.
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that upjiuitU lo ovvry tortured victim of Itliuu-
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lullingHiiirco of inlluf , ImiiUhlnif
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an I nervous ptilin IIH by liuitflu. Now
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lor ono ilollur , mtU'cd tree , i'oiTtn 1) jifQ
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