THE ( XMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY. MAY 27 , 1S86.
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Xotary Public.
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nnd says that ho is cashier of Urn Hen I'nb
.llshlnc company , that tlui actual average
dally circulation of thu Dally I too lor the
month of January , 18V . wits 10i78 , : copies ;
lor Pebrunry , IBSrt , ioM5 , copies ; for March' ,
ISW , 11,537 copies ; for April , 1SSO , 13,101
conies.
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lv the Iowa rnHruulcommission : proves
itself able to reguluto the Union Pn
cilic railroad system it will bo tbo firsl
time in its history thtU it ever Ims regu
luted any railroad.
TUB Council Hind's Nonpareil , the old
cat dully In tluvMissotiri vnlloy , and om
o ( the leuditip papers of this section , ha ;
been nmtcrmlly improved by a now dres ;
nnd other features which indicate pros
porlty , enterprise and able management
AND now conic the calls for "harmony1
which includes a clear track and a clean
Hold for the preferred cimdicates of the
opponents of ( icnurnl Van Wyofc. Then
is a touching simplicity in the demand
which Is enough to afl'eot it large part ol
the Voters of Nebraska to tears.
Tun council has approved the plans
for the Sixteenth strdot vijuluct , Xlio
flritiApleEloTl 6 ! Ifilsjjrtportant structure
Will give Omaha a thoroughfare running
the entire length of thc.city , north and
south , which at no distant day will bo
lined with business houses from one end
to the other.
MAYOI * UOYD has sent in the name of
George C. Whitlock for building in
spector. Wo understand that Mr. Whit-
lock is a practical carpenter of many
years' experience. Wo do not know what
his politics are , but if the committee
find him competent ho should bo prompt
ly continued. There has been too much
delay already in this building inspector
ship business , and it ought to bo finished
as quickly as possible.
congressmen about
liot weather at Washington are already
beginning to rise on the malarial air of
the Totomao Hats , but thorois at least ton
weeks of good work to be done before
the session can close. A single appro
priation bill , only , has passed both houses
and become a law. Of the other leading
bills of the sarno character , only one the
poatofllce bill has boon acted upon by
both the senate and the house , und that
is-stuok in the conference committee.
U'lio executive , legislative and judicial
"bills have not yet come up in the houso.
Mn. GLADSTONE has called a great liberal -
oral conference on Thursday to attempt
to adjust the differences of his party on
the homo rule bill. The premier has been
atrongly urged to this course by many
of his friends , who think that tho' success
of the principle of homo rule , as avowed
by liberalism , should not be imperilled
by a largo adverse vote. The plan is now
lo force a majority on the second read
ing and appeal to the country in the fall ,
when a now parliament , voicing liberal ]
emtimont and ready to follow Mr. Glad-
Mono's idea more implicitly , can bo so-
cured. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
-A OAI.L has boon issued by. several
( ambers of the board of trade , conven
ing u mooting to protest against the pus-
sngo ot the bill imposing a heavy tax.
wpon tiio bogus butter Industry. The ob
ject of the meeting is presumably to rep-
roHont the sentiment of Omaha business
men as opposed to the bill now under
consideration in congress , to protect the
dairy interests of the country by placing
what Is practically n prohibitory tux
tipon the production of butterine , lanl-
ino , oleomargarine and kindred imita
tions of butter. Now , wo do
aot bollcvo that the people of
Omaha are prepared to take any such
stund nor does it seem to us that the
board of trade will advance its own in
terests or increase its prosligu in the
community by hunting its 11:111111 : to H pro
ceeding of the kind prepared. Nebras
ka's dairy interests have made them
selves already hoard In petition after pe
tition presented in congress demanding
protection from the buttoriuo fraud. All
experience 1ms shown that no statute
commanding the damping and labelling
of bogus butler packages can or will bo
enforced , The premium on dishonesty
U too heavy. Restricting legislation
must deal with the producers of the do-
odon/.od lard and ohnrned-ovcr suet and
render subsequent deception impossible
by placing the manufacture and disposal
of the stull' under as rigid regulations as
those which surround those of tobacco
' mid liquor. This is what the bill now
before congresj proposes to accomplish ,
nd it ought to pas * , Ilec-uisa the Chi-
Ago board of trade , whUih handles
largely this class of produce , hai seen lit
to make itself the tool of thn pork
packers and stock yards , is no reuson
why tbo Omaha board of the same uttuio
ula follow suit. . . . .
Tan AVycfe nnd Hnrmonjr.
Senator Van Wyck is oHlclally no
tlficd by the railroad republican pros
that ho must rctlro from the canvass Ii
order to insure harmony during the com
ing campaign. Van Wyck is the grca
source of nil the discord , and ho must re
alixe tliat Jiarmony can never bo mam
taincd whllo ho is a candidate. Wo havi
no doubt that the senator will obey th
mandate just as soon ns he becomes con
vln cod that all the other candidates wil
remain perfectly quiet during the cam
palgn. This , of course , will bo in tin
language of the late Parson Urownlow
"When Hades freezes over and good pco
pie are allowed to skate on the ice. "
Wo all remember how harmonious sen
ntorln.1 campaigns were before Vai
Wyck came to Nebraska. Our niomorj
carries us back to the giorioustimo whei
Senator Thayer was a candidate for re
election. Thayer had made an ex
ccllcnt republican record , and noboil ;
dared to assail his ofllcial integrity. Hu
"harmony" was out of question with livi
or six other republicans in the Held , win
were willing to spend any amount o
money to heat Thayor. Perhaps Chair
man Yost , of the republican state centra
committee , remembers that period of du
llghtful harmony when ho bolted the reg
nlnr republican legislative ticket ii
Douglas county and voted for tin
democrats in ofdcr to make sure o
Thayer's defeat. The state was vcr'
close then and if Douglas county hat
gone democratic , as Yost and his boltinj
associates desired , there would have beei
a democrat elected from Nebraska to tin
.senate. As it was , Thayer was beaten ii
the interest of harmony by the shamules :
purchase of eleven democratic member
of the legislature for $22,000. That wi
before Vim Wyck came to Nebraska am
introduced his disorganizing style o
politics.
Later on , in 1875 , thuro was nnothoi
loud call for harmony. Dundy , Thuyc :
and Paddock , with Thayer in the load
wore running a raee.whilo Van Wyck , t <
all intents and purposes , was "u thou
sand miles awav. " The fellows win
now ask Van Wyck to retire "for tin
sake of harmony , " wore llicro to cut tin
throat of any republican who was or
the other siilo. Church Howe was then
for Noise Patrick and $ : ) ,000. Other pa
triots wore there to make Boss Cunning
ham senator and inaugurate a reign o
wholesale jobbery nnd rascality. Finally
the democrat ! ) stepped up and harnion
ized matters by electing A. S. Paddocl
as a conservative. In those good ok
limes , before Van Wyck put his spectacled
clod nose into Nebraska politics , nobody
dared lo stand out against harmony.
When Van Wyck finally was clectci
everything was very smooth with the exception
coption of the bushwhacking of Paddocl
by his professed feiends , and thn thrillinj
jump ever from Dundy to Paddock , u
which several acrobats dislocated tlioi ;
political necks. On that woeful ' day
which the IJnOQlu rn" M and o'mali :
Republican have marked with a blacl
cross In their calendar , Gore was un
horsed and Thurston went homo on tin
swearing train , while Valentino wai
wringing his hands in despair. I
was positively shocking , you know
to have a man like Van Wycl
disrupt party luumony , which m
to that time had been unbroker
through live senatorial campaigns.
Has Van Wyck no bowels of compas
sion ? Has ho not tortured the valiant
leaders who always fight tor the Hag am
an appropriation long enough ? Surclj
ho must want harmony in his old age.
We are In earnest in favor of harmony
but wo want the lamb outside of the lion ,
Wo want some guarantee that the sena
torial contest is to bo fought out will :
Quaker guns. As long as Jim Laird
rattles around with his brass bands and
gravel trains , as long as the other ram
bunctious bulldozers are at large , and at
long as the railroad bosses are regulating
conventions and nullifying the will of the
people wo fear there can bo little har
mony , oven if Van Wyck should pull out
of the race and leave the field for a free
fight.
Put thn Shoo On.
Some of the assessors are very thin
skinned. They protest that the remarks
of the BIK : about the slipshod and care
less manner in which the property of
wealthy real estate owners is assessed is
a reflection cither upon their competency
or their honesty. They point to their
books to show that John Smith's assess
ment has been raised this year and John
Ifrown's property has been listed at u
material advance. They all agree , however -
ever , that there is a good deal of sham
assessing but insist that the other assess
ors are the ones to blame and not them
selves
Wherever the shoo fits Jet it bo put on.
There are few foot which it will pinch.
Of course , the most flagrant instances of
unequal assessments arc in those parts ot
the city where property is the most unim
proved and ownnd in bulk by wealthy
capitalists. Much of this land , as asses
sors admit , Is listed at barely a tenth of its
market , value. Some is bornn on the list
at one twentieth. Out even In the busi
ness part of Omaha there Is wide scope
for a radical improvement. There is
scarcely a stront on which property has
not appreciated trom one-tenth to one-
half during the past twelve months ,
Will the now assessment , based on a fair
valuation , show this rise ?
The question is one of crying im
portance. Wo are tied down nnd ham
pered in every direction for want of rev
enue , Our general fund is ulmost gone j
our special funds are almost exhausted.
The demand for public Improvements
from our citizens Is pressing. Wo can
not use our credit bocausc.vury properly ,
the legislature ) has limited the proportion
of bonds whieli can bo Issued , basing
them upon the amount of our assessed
valuation. The blunder of unequal ns-
sc&suients outs both ways.
Jt is true that wu have a board of
Bquall/.atlon. both city and county. Un
fortunately , their sessions are KO short
that it is practically impossible for either
the commissioners or the council to make
a thorough revision of ( he lists , notify
property owners , und gjvo each com
plainant a hearing. The work of thn
assessors , bad or good , must stand as a
whole ,
Omaha assessments arc lower and
more unequally distributed than those of
my city of her size in the country.
Minneapolis , a city of lp a than double
lior aie has an aasetsment lUt nine times
is large , Thtro are towns aud eities in
aur own state , which we outnumber In
popolatlou iifujen time * over , whose
valuation for taxation Is almost a sixth o
our own.
The duty of the assessors is plain. The :
know what It Is. They cannot plcai
ignorance of what is required of them
Omaha to-day has moro than a hnmlrei
millions invested in real estate and im
provemcnts. Last year the entire assess
mcnt real and personal of Douglas counti
was less than ton millions.
Iicopold Von Itankc.
The greatest historian of the age dietl
In Uerlin on Sunday last , crowned will
ninety-ono years of honorable nnd useful
activity. Horn five j-cars before the close
of the last century , ho was an eye witness
to the stupendous political change. '
which have raised Germany from a col
lectiun of principalities to that of tin
strongest military nation in the world
under a single rule , and which have thrci
times revolutionized the map of Kuropo
When Von Uanke first opened hi :
eyes history-making under the grea
Napoleon was in active progress
Franco was supreme and the
all conquering Uonapurtu win
carrying out his empire with the swori
across the continent from Paris to Mos
cow. He lived to Sco the star of Uussii
rise in the ascendant , to witness the over
throw of Austrian influence in Germany
ami to write the history of the magnili
cent achievements of the "man of blooc
and iron" in unifying the German father
land and in wreaking a bloody rcvengi
on the descendant of the Corsican Oon
quoror.
What a host of former contcmporarici
have passed away since Von Hanko'i
advent as a historian. Buckle , Mot
ley , Prcscott , Irving , Thiers , al
were younger by many years thai
the dead historian. Several were child
reu when the author of "The History o !
Homan and German Nations" reecivci
his profassois'nlp at Berlin. Of the lonj.
list of co-laborers in the work of hi !
early life nn Am'cncan historian anil
friend , Bancroft , alone remains.
Von Hanko's distinction as an historiai
rests upon the methods which he intro
ituccil in. historical study. Ho was ai
earnest and untiring investigator , keei
in his search for material , discerning ii
his selection of authorities , and philo
sophical in his deduction from the fact :
gathered. Ills worK has stood the tcs
of time and the assaults of crili
cism. His literary style wai
clear , and ho had n charn
of diction which carried tho" interest o
the readers safely ever the most profounil
discussions of Underlying causes of grcai
historical events. The works by whicl
ho is best known through English trans
lations are "Germany in the Reform
ation,1' "England in the Sovontoentl
Century , " "The Popes of Homo , " am
the "History qf the World. " Ho was en
gaged upon thu last named at the lime o :
his death , and had completed six of tlu
nine volumes of what llO Jiad i' ' r.ttoti t <
uu ino greatest work of his life.
"Overproduction. "
All economists , of whatever school
agree that the prime cause of the oxistin * ;
industrial depression is "overproduc
tion. " But thuro is no general agree
ment as to U'o cause of the ovil. The
advocates of a high tariff attribute tlu
cause of the overstocked markets to tlu
irresistible cheapening process of manu
facturo. The arguers in favor of a widei
commercial freedom protest that by clos
ing the markets of the world to American
products we have overstocked our own
15oth elements arc doubtless active
reasons for the present de
pressed condition of industrial
aflairs. A Boston paper latclj
made the statement that the same character
actor of print-cloths that were sold foi
OJ cents it yard in 1807 , are Boiling now
for 3 cents , and the sattecns which a few
years ago were worth 40 cents , are now
sold for 40 cents. An explanation of-the
reduction Ls furnished in Senator Beck's
recent statement in the senate that "in
the great manufacturing establishments
of Now England seven persons , with the
aid of machinery , are doing the work
which thirty years ago It required seventy
persons to do. " And this application of
machinery is not confined to factories.
" 1 have been on the prairicsof Dakota , "
says Mr. Beck , "and seen ono hundred
machines cutting wheat with self-binders
attached , each of these binders doing
the work of six men , on ono farm. This
self-binding attachment alone saves Mr.
Dalrymplo from hiring and feeding 000
men a day. " If the GOO men thus dis
placed on the Dalrymple farm anil many
others displaced from time to time in the
mills and factories whore machinery is
used could easily find other employment
the case would bo simple-enough , but
when machines that do not cat , drink
nor wear clothes , nor consume anything
but coal , are thus multiplying in the land ,
and displacing men who do eat , drink
and wear clothes , wo have an explana
tion of what wo call overproduction.
Add to this our restricted market for
American products , the tariff on raw ma
terials vf liioli is n tax on manufacturers ,
nnd the unhealthy stimulus given to cer
tain favored branches of industry by ex
orbitant customs duties and a milllciont
explanation of overproduction is given.
Another underlying cause is that with
industrial distress comes "underconsump-
tion , " Old clothes are made to go
farther , old shoos are patched and sewn ,
the delicacies on thu table are omitted
nnd their place taken by coarser faro.
MorolmntK1 stocks of goods last longer
nnd am less frequently replaced , and the
calls upon mills and factories are pro
portionately smaller. Industrial labor is
the first lo feel the oflccts of depression
nnd HID last to experience the relief
which follows.
HON. A II , BAKKU , an old settler of
Omaha and lor many years a resident of
tills city , has boon appointed revolver of
the Grand Island land ollice. Mr. Baker
is a rofk-rooted democrat of forty years'
standing who has waited patiently for
Canaan nnd now enters the promised
land after his long journey in the deserts
of di.sappointmont.
TIIK Norfolk Grand Army ro-union
promises to bo a brilliant affair. Gen.
1'risliin , who has accepted the command
r > f llui camp , confidentially informs the
Bu that ho will sco that the town is
pt. : . > . : A dcop voriullllou hue on that
or
J. . ft publican railroad organ thinks
there i * luck in horse shoes. It should
secure one at once and pail It over the
leer of iu inalliiig department. Some
( oiks think that liver padi are better .for.
Jio circulalipu , ' ' ' . - * . . -
Grand .Mlnnd.
Grand Island is Ijc-stlncd at no distani
day to bo the third city in the state. Oiuaht
and Lipcoln alone are moro favornblj
filtnated with roga9d tft railway facilities
Quite apart from thamatorlal advantage
which Grand Island cnjovs as the til vis
Ion headquarters of , tl\o Union Pacific , Ir.
connection with tie.-jnachino ) shops ol
that road , that city is the pivot upon
whfch the projected Burlington system
north of the Platte , will swing with ib
short line to Wyoming , aud its brandies
lo the northwest. The purchase
of the Denver & St. , lee line bj
the Chicago & Uoilk 'Island ' will make
Grand Island the western terminus of the
Uock Island road , with a fair prospect oi
becoming the initial point of the projected
Hock Island feeders into central ant
northwestern Nebraska. The Union Pa
clfio lias already built ono of Its feeders
from that point , and will doubtless com
pletu its extension as the country settles
up. The country already tributary tc
Grand Island affords very profitable com
murcoto her merchants , and from straws
which wo have noticed the city will be
fore long become quite a niamifiicturinij
center ,
Nothing illustrates more forcibly the
march of improvement and enterprise ol
Grand Island than her live and vigorous
daily newspaper , the Independent. Thai
paper Is pronounced by all who are capa
bio of judging ono of the best dailies in
the state , and in point of excellence sur
passcel by none outside of Omaha. Its
liberal support by the people of Gram
Island and Hall county shows that the * ,
appreciate the benefits which that count }
derives from a newspaper that inspires
confidence and respect. As long as il
continues in its fearless course as an o.v
ponent of the true interests ot Gram
Island it will continue to flourish anil
share in the prosperity of the city. The
tuturo of Grand Island is certainly bright ,
and the rmlcpcndent , winch lias done nc
much already toward 'building up the
city , will in duo time reap the reward
which industry and hard work are en
titled to. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
\ Woril to CoiTenpomloiUH.
Some of our correspondents , local and
elsewhere , are offended that their com
munications do not find their way into
print or that rejected manuscripts are
not returned. A litllo plain and friendly
talk may perhaps soothe their rulileel
dignity.
Don't write for the newspapers unless
you have something to say. It may be
pleasant to see your naino or your
friends' names in print , but the public is
not interested in your views unless your
views are interesting to/ / the public , lie-
member that in these elfiys editors do not
lack for material , islmrd , to find room
for the news and the work of the staff in
well established newspapers. The ques
tion what pjiall goJn.lt/-Uiii nn7l7is'or [ T
paper resolves itsejf iiito what can bo
loft out. Space is .Valuable. A portion
is for sale. That portion is paid for bj
advertisers. This iipcefsarily { limits the
amount devoted to reading matter , whicl
is paid for by purchasers of the paper.
Bo brief , bo pointed : If you have news
to tell , tell it in as cpndftnsod a form as
possible , without'sa'crificmifi ; its value. I
you have suggestions c\\.mntters \ of uublic
interest , boil them down. To the read
ing public , time is a matter of some mo
ment. A quarter of a column' article is
much moro likely to attract attention
than a two column essay and a two incl
item than either.
Finally , remember that because yom
contribution is rejected yon are not neces
sarily personally insulted. The waste
basket is a voracious animal , and an in-
dispcmsiblo appendage of every well reg
ulated sanctum. Tons of manuscript are
rejectee ! every year , not because they are
not well written , but bccauso they are
"not available. " To keep track ot all
rejected communications and return
them to the writers would tax the time ,
patinnco and resources of any largo
ollice.
Quit Washington correspondent states
that Morton and Boyd are agreed in
favor of oleomargarine. That causes us
no surprise. Morton belongs to the
slaughter-house and Boyel is chief of the
packing-house.
J. STERLING MOUTON is lobbying in
Washington against the anti-buttcrino
legislation .Mr. Morton knows on which
side his bread is buttcrincd.
GEN. MILES offers a reward of.$2,000
for Gcronimo dead or alive , When Ger-
onimo hears this ho will give himself up
and claim the reward.
TOM BALLARU to the supreme court :
' Thanks awfully. "
KINGS AND QUEENS.
The waist of the royal princess Christian
measures thirty-six inches in circumference.
The czar of Russia has ofl'crcd Dr.Schwou-
Incer , Prince Bismarck's physician , 50,000 to
reduce him to a healthy weight.
The sultan of Turkey may rank with the
musical monarch * of the afe. He has ru-
centlv composed several orchestral wotks.
King Kalnkaua Is an active member of the
Honolulu tire department. Hi ; runs tollies
with the engine , and Is.an e.xpcit operator ol'
the pump hartdlo. > ci ' >
The Princess Bcatrfcn , lo6ks verv happy ,
far happier than Bihti.'ij'bcrg does when
Mothcr-ln-Law Victoiju cpmmands him to
wear Scotch pctticoiits , t
It is stated on pretty good authority that
the Princess of Wakwls a1 very clover milli
ner , and j-Ivos the finishing touches to all
her bonnets and hats.
The prince of Walodjwhp Is overwhelmed
with dc-btH , is yet { [ bio , 10 sell his royal
mother's land which iSoj | | wants to add to
licr Ualmoral estate , a aft tor which the queen
pays Wales § 1.25,000. -
A good deal of Qnee'iP Victoria's time must
lie spent In niatcli-inakllle , According to the
[ ierman newspapers ' .she | s now desirous of
lirlnglng about a imrVriako oetwcen the
I'rand Duke of Ilessb and Uie Duchess ot
tVlbany.
St. Louis Republican : The czar of all
Itussia Is growini : so fat that he asks His-
inarck to lend him his physician. In tiio
Mlly days of Machiavellian diplomacy this
ivonlil have been regarded as a very danger-
> us experiment to mako.
The Duchess d'Uzcs and the empress of
\nstria , heretofore famous as horse riders ,
uive their noses quite put out of joint by the
mltan of Zanzibar's sister , who has been
ased to ride out to shoot Huns , and as an
qnostrlenno excels any feminine circus
iiler ever seen In I'arls.
Tiio queen proposes to make Wales' eldest
on the duke of KentVictoria's father's
Itle , which will L'lvo Ulm a seat In the house
if 'lords , aiul tho-people will bo askuel .
; ivo him an annulty.ot 550,000 for ho sitting.
Ho Is an nmlnblo young man , With the avci
ago stupidity of his family.
Tiio Smallest TlihiK In Nebraska.
Irtxxl ntnr Hmttte.
The Valentino boom Is about the smallcs
thine In Nebraska nowadays , unless ltb <
the boom of the Howard county statesniat
who wants to bo our next executive. Boll
of those gentlemen will find out what Gen
Tlmycr Is made of about the time thoncx
state convention meets.
GcttliiR to the Front.
Klk Cre < 7 < Keho.
Omaha Is getUm ; to the trout as an Im
portant financial center , and according to tin
report of the gross bank exchanges of tin
union for the week ending May Ifitb , Oinnhi
stood fourteenth on the list , with a clcanxnci
of Si,2iV : 31 , leadlnc such cities as Detroit
Denver , Minneapolis and Indianapolis , am
showing a lanjor Increase than any otlie
city In the United States.
Ono Great Oldcctlnn to Van AVyok
IPoocIflirr OntfHc.
Ono great objection the monopoly organ ;
have to Senator Vail Wyck Is that ho own !
considerable property in Nebraska , and live :
In good style In Washington. A grc.it ob
Je-ctlon this. Has not a senator the sami
right to hold property that other men have sc
loin ; as ho acquires It honestly , and If abl <
to do so has ho not a right to live as become :
his position at the- national capital ?
Plenty ol * AVI ml.
'Isfilmul Gatdtc.
The anti-Van Wyck papers of the state an
certainly possessed of plenty of wind. It Ii
Indeed amusing to sec how f tightened thpj
are becoming. Every item that Is son tout
by the country press on Its mission to "dowr
the old man , " Is collared In the Omaha Ue
publican and Uncoln Journal olllccstonchc (
up n little and then reproduced. You mlphi
just as well hold your wind , boys , the ok
man has the inside track and will come h
on the homo run so far in the lead that yoi
will be ashamed to look each other In the fact
after the contest is over.
Sam JOIICH' Thrltt.
* lu/tuu ( ( (0 ( < i. ) CVii-mildc.
Hill Arp told us that Sam Jones was mak
ing money and Investing It rapidly. Ho had
purchased several valuable farms , and his
house at Cartorsvtllo was not only the tines !
there but the only ono with a mansard roof.
Ills family drive In an elegant new carriage
drawn by liisl-elass horses , and , according tc
some woman gossip , percolating through Wat
Harris , the lirst day .Mrs. Jones aired her car
riage she drove by the house of one neighboi
thirteen times by actual counti U seems
that Sam Jones , anticipating a possible
breaK-dowu physically or In popularity , has
nmdo and Is making wise and ample provis
ion for the future. The Loin may be taking
e-are of him , but ho Is powerfully co-oueratlnp
to take care of himself.
All IB Vanity.
Titl-flitt.
Ho whistled an opera nlr.
As those who can whistle will do ,
Tlicv .said , with a sarcastic stare ;
"Why can't you Invent something new ? "
II n told them a joke that he had read ,
But soon he bis folly did nGi ;
-
.j , u.i i , you invent something now ? '
Jle sang them a popular sons ;
His yoico it was equalled by few ;
Their faces told something was wrong ;
They told him to sing something uo'w.
He made a remark that was bright ;
But Instantly weary they grew ;
And ono of them said In his light :
"Why can't you ontsomothtng new ? '
The strain on his poor frighted wits
To something quite horrible grew ;
Mow In an asylum ho sits ,
And tries to Invent something new I
STATE AND TEUIUTOHY.
Ncbrankn Jottings.
A. F. Wears , a Plainviow farmer agett
70 , is threatened with hydrophobia from
the bite of a mad heifer.
The pupils of 1-romont schools will dis
play their literary and industrial acquire
ments at an exposition to bo held June
10 an 11.
The barn of Henry Cassford , living
near Table Rock , was struck by light
ning Saturday , and burned to the
ground. A large amount of hay and
grain was consumed.
Captain Luudccn , of York , sports Ja
meerschaum pipe 100 years out ana
strong enough to annihilate a mob of an
archists at short range. The captain car
ries it loaded.
The Howard WroKly , just out , has "no
apologies lo offer for its appearance , "
aim promises to do up the town and
county in luminous colors , if the proper
support is furnished.
Tracklayers on the Grand Islam ! &
Wyoming Central have reached Abbott ,
eight miles from Grand Island. Over a
mile of track is laid daily and the work is
beingpiiHlied .vigorously.
The B. & M. yards at Plattsmouth are
being widened and improved , so that the
increasing local and general trallic of
company can bo hand led conveniently.
There is some talk of a new depot , but'it
is not likely to maleriali/.c unless some
public bunofactor shoves ' the present
rookery into the river.
Iowa Items.
Clarinda has voted for water works.
A drunken man is a curiosity in
( Ceosauqua.
Dos Moines will lay six miles of cedar
block pavement this year.
K.O. Halstead , the Creston embezzler ,
; ot three years in the pen.
Cedar Itapids school bonds to the
imount of $15,000 Drought a premium of
f Ul
> - *
All saloons in Ottumwa are closed , but
; he town brewery manages to dope the
oinmunily.
J. K. Davidson , the editor of the Logan
Courier , is on the shady side of eighty ,
md continues grinding out copy by the
'aril.
Perry Pnrsny , the young man at Maple-
ion who swallowed nkoywhich lodged In
its throat , about two months ago , died
) f blood poisoning Friday morning.
Katie Welch , the girl who throw vitriol
n the face of Frank Wood , the Illinois
Jentral engineer , at I > uhu < iuo , last fall ,
ms been indicted by the grand jury for
nayhcin.
The pension of Peter Peterson , of
Vlbia , has been increased from $ liO to $73
i month. Ho is conllned to his room ,
otally blind and completely disabled ,
raiting for death to relieve him of hia
iiiflerings.
Mr. Seerest , of Panora , was u happy
nan until a wealihy nojghhor laid sk < go
o the palpitator of his tickle wife and
laptureu it. Scorcst will exchange his
Misfortunes for $10,000 cash , aud sues for
hat amount.
At Mount Pleasant Friday afternoon
Thomas Kdgar , a reliable and respected
armor , mot his death in a peculiar man
ic r. He was working with a hired man ,
caring down an old fence. He was holil-
ng a board whiio the help was striking it
nth an ax. The ax came oil'tljo handle
nd struck ICdgar in the right groin , coin-
ilotely severing the femoral artery. Bo-
ore he could be carried home , which was
iear by , hit bled to death.
The Des Moines Leader , though burned
rom basement to skylight , Tuesday , ap
> uarcd next morning , somewhat damp ,
ut "still in the ring. " Generous o tiers
f aid were promptly tendered by all
Tinting houses in the city , so that the
ourhons' the state will receive their
ally ration of 'MolVcrsonian simplicity"
s if nothing had happened. A now ami
omplete dress of type u.mla last press
rere ordered .withm twelve hours , and
nro now on the way. The financial los
to the publishers , over insurance and ir
convenience , was about $8 , 000.
Dnkntn.
Mandan claims to bo the Omaha o
Dakota.
Ynnkton talks of erecting nn obsorvr
lory to note the progress of the Omah
borthorn. A powerful magnifying glas
will bo necessary.
The four newspapers in Sully count }
are published by smglo men , but encl
editor signifies Ids willingness to bi
married as soon as a railroad comes tha
way. .
At Hurley , Friday morning , the wim
blow at a destructive rate. The skatinj
rink was blown down , and a number o
small buildings wore wrecked. The gal
was the heaviest ever experienced in tha
section.
Sunday night the cowboys at Buflali
Gap amused themselves shooting giass
ware in the saloons. Next morning tin
sheriff notified them individually that i
repetition of the sport would result in i
funeral and a corner lot iu the potion
Hold. The oration was very Impressive
the speaker using two revolvers for ex
emulation points.
Colorado.
The city council of Boulder will subm !
to the people the matter of voting $50COI
for u now water system.
Middle park Is to have a new town te
ho named Kremmling , and situated no
far from the postolllce of that name.
Three new towns have been loealei
within the last few weeks in Arapahoi
county , south of Akron , Settlers an
now going out from Akron twenty t <
forty miles frnhind. .
Soinowhoro in the neighborhood of 131
houses can be couutcil from the wim
mill tower of the now town of Hyde
Weld county. This is a pretty goeu
showing for loss than six months of time
A grand hotel project is on foot a
Glcnwood Springs , which will be com
monccd ii.ssoon as there is a demand lese
so extensive and complete an enterprise
The grqund has already been securci
and comprises nine lots , having a tola
street frontairo ofIMS feet. It is designce
that the hotel shall cover thu cntin
ground. The building will bo thrci
stories ; high with a mansard roof and in
additional story at eacli front corner.
"PLINN" WHITE DEAD.
The King or Confidence Men Saved
FI-UIU Further Crime By a
Ciirbnnclc.
A dispatch from Heading Vt. , elatcil
May la , says : The notorious "Plinn"
White , swindler and confidence man , died
in this town on Sunday night at the
residence of his brother. Ho sullcrcd
from a carbuncle in the back of his neck.
Known throughout the county as
" " "Plinn" White
"Plymouth" or , Frank
Parker occupied a position in the front
rank of the conlidcnco men of America.
By his oily tongue and gentlemanly
manners he succeeded in thu last twenty-
two years in fleecing business men , gulli
ble grangers and confiding women out of
more than § 1,500,000. He first '
V. iiatl&aL t UiUliIi.r : istP ,
183L , wlwxjieUp , . ! -100,000 in Call
luTiniigCiii dust swindles and escaped tc
Europe , Between 1851 and 18" > 5 lie wa
arrested four times in Now York city
and once , while in jail there , swhtdlet
the sheriff out of $20,000. Sub
scquently ho opened a mam
moth dry goods store in Kansas City
Mo. , and obtained from eastern dealers
goods valued -1270,000 , after selling
whieli ho disappeared. Next ho obtainei
$10,000 from a prominent Boston merchant
chant , $9,000 from Samuel Mayall's
brother John and his partner. In 180L
White obtained $111,000 from Lock Win
chostcr , without security. Shortly aftci
that ho went to St. Paul , Minn. , where , ii
June , 1880 , he deserted his wile , return
ing to New York. In 187-1 , while White
was negotiating for $ : W,000 worth of
goods from J. M. Shelly & Co , of Kan
sas City , his partner , Kben Maynll , who
was the head of the house with which
Whitei was then connected in Denver ,
Col. , driven to desperation by White' * ,
rascally transactions , committed suicide.
White then lied to Europe , but soon came
back lo Canada , whore ho fell in with
another well known swindler named
Fiskc , and together they fleeced the
the Canadians out of thousands of del
lars. Ho swindled Alderman Libby , of
Now York , out of $100,000 , and Nathan
( J. Platt , a Maiden lane jeweller , out ol
$20,000. White wis : also a bigamist , two
of his wives having lived in Boston at ono
time. In order to escape arrest ho crossed
the ocean sixteen times. Ho was highly
educated , and was a venerable , clerical
looking man and dressed with excellent
tasto.
Complexion- Powder pro-
liices a soft and beautiful skin. It com-
lines every clement of beauty and purity.
Sold by druggists. _
SENATOR DAWES' DEFENSE.
L'lio Way Ho Understood a llcqucnt
Tor a Subscription Tor n AVci-
Among the weddings which have boon
uithoritativcly announced as to como oil'
> eon is that of Gen. McCook , secretary
> f the senate. The Baltimore Sun says :
"Yesterday Senator Chase of Hhodn Is
land , carried around among the senators
i subscription paper for a silver service
o bo presented to the secretary and his
rido. When ho wont to Senator Dawes ,
ivho is a little deaf , ho said exactly what
10 saiel to the other senators , that Mc-
Joeik was to bo married , 'and 1 think it
ivill be H nice thing for us to contribute
P5 apiece for u little testimonial to him. "
Mr. Dawes apparently heard what his
j'iond Mr. Chase said , but he showed no
iiithusiasm over the subject , and hu did
lot open his pockctbook. After a min-
itoor two , as ho said nothing , Mr. Chase
jot up and walked away , having his
minion of the liberality of the MnsHa-
Iiusctts senator. In a little while Mr.
) awis ( uotui ) too and miiiincrcd over to
ho seat of Mr. Aldriuh , the colleague
) f Mr. Chase.
"Aldrich , " ho said , "r/liat is the mat
er with Chaser Ho came over lo mo
iwt- now und said his cook was going to
10 married and lie wanted me to give
ometliing for a wcddinir pre.siint. I
honld like to know what the d 1 1 have
o do with his cook. "
Sneezing Catarrh *
The distressing cncciti , snuuzu , cuccro , ilui
urlcj wtituryilUclinuui from llu-oycs im < J noiu ,
lie painful intliimimillon nxluiidlnv to tlm
unm , tlio swolllrig of tiio mucous Until ? , cniia
HKclinkln ; Hunsntlons , eouuli , ilnnliiK no.lsoi
ii Ihn lit'Ril mill tipllttliijf UeiulRulios-lKMY f'nru-
Inr thvju symptoms uru to tliimsrtnJs who
litter periodically from liciul colds ui-fnlli oii/.n ,
nd who llvo In Itnionuico of Ihu fuel tlmi u
Ingle nppllcailan of SAM-IJIID'U Ittiur.u , Ci'iic
on CATAIIKII will ullpnl InsliininiinuiM ruUuf ,
lint UiU troutmunt ; u cusc-j ni slmiilo Catarrh
lv < < 4buta luliitMouor vrlnit lliie ruinoily will
0 In Ihu chronlo Corins , n-horo Iliu lironlliliii-
1 obstructed by ulioUnputrd ; imicuils uu-
iimiiiulullonx , tl.o la-Hi Inn allui-iud , smell uni ]
ijlitKfmc. Ilirout ulcoruUxl nnd hacking couyli
rmlunlly liiitunliiK ItHulf upon Iliu dobilltutoil
Vbtiuii. 'I'liun It U Unit Ibu innrvoiluiis power
1 tUNHiuir * lUnic.u , l.'uiu : niHiillretti itself In
iMuntiuiuous and xrntolul rohut' . I'uro burins
nun the Ural application. It | ? r.iplJ , radical
Dnmincnl , ccouomlfitl , fiilo. ;
SAM nun's HMIK'AI. ( 'ciu : i-.iiisi ts of nnu hot-
loot tlio Itiidlcul Ciironm , > box C.itun-luil Sol ,
I'M ) , und > ui Impiovotl Inlmlor , pru-o t-l.u ) .
l'i > mu : Diiuo & CIIKMIO.M , Co , HUSTON
Wonk Hacks , I'/Un , U'oukm'i uud In-
Humumltoii of ( Ho Klauoyi , , Slioullnt ;
Pains through Iliu l.olns , Hip ( Hid S'.do '
1'u.lim , I.ncU of titicnjtlli > u"l Activity
IN DNK Mi.M-ri ; und upptullly cine I bv
' AMI 1'AIN 1'1'ASTKII ,
IO ( JUTK'UIIV II IIO1V ,
i'1-tlnui , clw-'init niul Intulllble nmldolo to pain
nd lulltiuiiiiHtinn , At druKuUtg. io ; llvo for
.0 > ; or. po-tuo : ireouf co-rrvii iinva & Cuui-
N , Mibb.
CS PERRY
PAIN-KILLER
IS KKCOMM15NOK1) UV
t'lij-slclans , Ministers , Missionaries , Mnnnpon
of Factories , Work-shop ; , Plantations ,
Nurses In liopltnls In fiiort , every
body everywhere who has
oror given It n trial.
TAKIS 1STF.IINAI.J.Y IT Wlt.t. BB FOUND A NBVM
PAlMXfl CHUB roil
SUDDBN COLDS , CHILLS , PAINS IN
T11K STOMACH , CUAMl'S , SUM-
MKH AND UOWKL COM-
TLAINT.S , SOUK
Til HO AT , &c.
Av-rur.n RSTF.HSAI.I.V ,
IT is TUB MO ST tmirrtvK A MO HI-XT UMMBTI
ON r.Aiiin foil cunt.xd
SPRAINS , imtJlSKS , UHEMATWM
NKUKALOIA , TOOTH-AOHB ,
HUHNS , FUOST-BITES , &e.
Trices , 25c. , 50c. and $1,00 per Bottle ,
FOR SALE BY ALL MEDICINE DEALERS
C35T- Beware of Imitations. JS3
MAX MEYKIt & I5I50. , Wliolcnalo
Supply AKUHIN , Oinulin , Xcl > .
A rtfalirgradutUof tvo Mi6lcil Collec" , b * * * > < > lOBftf
tD&getl lathi ipeeUI Irrttraeot of Cinmnie , Nurooi. 8lt
ted BLOOD Duiiiis thftD nny olber rbrileUD lost. Lo&LL
u city ) > &peri itiow ted all old r ildenl < iiow.
Nertous Prostration , Debility. Mentil and
Phytlcal Weaknisi ; Mercurial and other Affec
tions ol Throat , Skin or Bones. Blood Poisoning ,
old Sores and Ulcers , rt irttuJ with uopir > iiiit4
incerft , DUtvitielcDtlOeprlncli-lri. fluff ! f. Primal/ .
Diseases Arising from Indiscretion , Excess.
Eiposure or Indulgence , which product tom > of ihi
tollowlr.j ( Been : ntrvouineii , dtbllllf , dlmncii of ilM
tQd dcreetln mrrnorjr , plrnr-leion - Ibe f eo. pbnleildiKir ,
fcTerilontolh loclcl/or rtroalei , conTuilok or Ideta , t , ,
rendtrlncr Marrlneo Improper or unhappy. > (
iirmiDintij enrtd. r > mphlelSt ( pi ( ) on the bore , > !
lnietledcQTelo [ > . rrtoloiinr adftreif. Conioltilloaatot *
Berorb ; ratll free Invited indltilctlj otoOa.ntUI.
A Positive Written Guarantee ciren ID iTorrcm.
table cait. Uealeloe feat entry where by mall oroiprn * .
MARRIAGE GUIDE ,
300 PAGES. PINE PLATSS. lerant cloth and rllt
tln-ItnR.cei.1ed for OOo. In poittctor eurrcuej. O er Urtj
ATondrrrul p a pictures , Irua to Ufa [ nrticUi on tha follow Inn
lutjeit * : ho m y tntrrr , whanot. ith ; : laiDbood. wonna.
Iiood. pbrtlrnl drear , Plffoli of cf llhucy and ctceii , tbe pbr ,
lolOKJ ofrrni < .uciou. utt tn.\QT ia < tr . Tboe irnrrlfd r
rotitcciplAtfi , . * n rrl f * ibould r d It , l"piM r n1ltoa |
Nebraska National Bank
OMAHA , NEBRASKA.
Paid up Capital . $260,000
SuplusMay 1 , 1885 . 25,000
H. W. YATKS , President.
A. E. TODZ.VI.IN , Vice President
W. H. S. HUQUKS , Cashlor.
, , , , . muiorons :
W. V. MOIUE , JOHN y. COLLINS ,
U.V. . YATKS , LEWIS S. RKKD.
A. E. TOUZALIN ,
BANKING OFFICE :
THE IRON BANK.
Cor. 12th nnd Farnnin Streets.
General Jlauklair ilaslucuj
WOODBRIDGE
State Agents
FOU TJIB
ra'sPiaoos
Omaha , Neb.
Whoio VITALITY falllntr. Drain 1IIIA1NKII nnd
RXIIAUHTKU or Tower I'ltKJJ A'i UIIKL.Y W A l\
fit mar find A perfect nnd rull&Uo cure la the
all Freiu-li I'luilcUni anil Irf-liiK rapidly and
ntro-luciMl livrr. ll konlnfloncinnl ( (
dralm iiromptlr iibt-ckO'l. 'rilKA'J'IxK jrlvlnc D
CMp r and mt llcal en4or eint-nU. An , KllnK. CnnvuIU.
llunfomcu or hr mall ) with > li omiicnt * doctors l-'ltl'.l * .
CIUIAI.E AiiENCY. No. 17A Fulion Street. Hew York.
Instiint roller , l-'lniil euro 111
lOJiiya.unUiiuvurruliirns. No
ii run , n " Mtlvti no nupjiubltory , Suller.-i will
iiiirii ol u Hlinplo ron Huly fruo by ailil influx 0
MA.SON H7 Nuiicnu bt , , N. V uprlluoUUm
Do you want a pure , bloom *
ing Complexion \ If NO , a
Cow Himlicutions of Hnunn's
M AONOLL1 JJAL51 will grat-
il'y you to your linnrt'H eon-
( cut. It does juvny Avlth Sal-
lo-viioss , Kcduoss , riinples.
liiok-lio.s , aud all diseases aim
finpprlcvtions oi'tho skin. It
ovorcoinostJie Hushed appcnr-
nn co ol' lieat , fatigue and ox *
It makes n lady of
' - TW'iJN-
TJHH'J-Y npiionr but -
TY ; and so natural , gradual ,
nnd no-feet are its oflects ,
that it is iiupo.s.siblo to dotoci
its uiiulicutioii.
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