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Contents of the Sunday Hco.
Pnpo 1. Now York Herald Cable Specials
to tlio IJBi : General and Special Telegraphic
News.
Pace 2. Telesrnph , City News , and Miscel
lany. Advertisements.
Pace 3. Markets and Special Advertise
ments.
P.iL-04. KilltorlMs. Political Points. Piess
Comments. Miscellany.
1'ngo fl. The Itlval nrnthers. Tiee Plant-
Ing. Stranger than Fiction. Other Mlbcel-
lany. Advertisuments.
Pagu r > . Council Bluffs Department.
, Pa o 7. Tlio HUB'S Two Lightning
Pro-sea. Thu Kxpiessmen of Omaha , by
Jinny Hunter. Miscellany.
1'auo 8. City Nuws anil Loca'l Advertise-
nients.
Pau'o 0. Tlio Cause of Entttqtiakcs , by K.
y. Test. The Fire Dcpaitment. by K. A.
-n.rieii. A Kebel Spy.-Paris' Tall Tower
-An English Charley Rosa.
Paj0 ! 10.Vomcn in Various Moods.
Honey lor the Ladies. Musical and Dra
matic. I'l'pprrmlnt "Drops. Educational.
Natural Curiosities. Impieties. Poetry.
An Ancient Albattoss. Fun on au Iowa
Train.
. Page 11. The Temperance Dilemma , by
Felix Oswald. Tlio Nation's Library.
Colonel Hill's itomance. Ohio Scoops the
Country. Other Miscellany.
Piigo 12. Among the Wits and Wairs.
Strange Disaiiueaianees. A Tragedy ol Evi
dence , by Wllklo Collins. Other Miscellany.
THK city hull will bo built.
Tin ; Apache war is now ended. It will
> > o poor policy to start a Sioux war by
.jutting down the rations at the nurthur.ii
agencies. Democratic rotrcnclnnont can
llnil better omploymeut in otlicr diree-
lions.
BUIUJINO opurations in Omaha arc
now at their height. They will always
continue to reach their height at the end
ot the season until wo have brick yards
with capital enough to furnish nn ample
supply of material early in thu spring
when contractors need it the most.
TJIK BKB continues to furnish thieving
contemporaries with the bulk of their
BO called "news,1'stolon bodily from its
columns from twelve to twenty-four
hours after publication The muall-tjoru
pirates deceive only themselves. Tlio
reading public is not deceived by such
operations.
SJINATOU KKMUNIM has carried Ver
mont by the usual majority , ami Mr.
Ilhdnu'd friends profess themselves satis
fied with the result. Thorc is no occasion
for the fool friends of either of those
enllomon stirring up strife between
; hom. Neither Senator Edmunds nor
Mr , Hlaino ncml fear the other at the
nuxt national republican convention.
THK "Mendota Carpenter , " who was
nxpulled from tlnUirand Army of Illinois
for embezzlement , hns been landed in
tlio Grand Inland jail on a charge of
swindling. Wilcox'o throat of stumping
the fitato against Van \Vyck \ in revenge
for thu llKK's exposure , will fall Hat. No
community would permit him to takuthu
"stump" unless It was chained to thu
ground.
THK dedication of thu iiartholdl statue
of Llborty will take place next month ,
and us yet the French government has
not been ankml to somlropiTsmiUUivos to
take part in the coromouiea , The atten
tion ot the president has boon called to
this omission , hut ho is said to hesitate on
the ground that ho does not tnlnk lu > has
thn authority to luvilo anybody. A dedi
cation of this noblu K\tl \ of thn French
people at which thoyworo not fully and
onicially reprc.ionted would be most in
complete nnd unsatisfactory , if not a
positive nflront to the French nation.
Vr.uv favorable reports regarding the
crop outlook , and advices of a steady im
provement of business nt all the trade
content , are thu cheering facts of the
situation In this country. AU the condi
tions and promises are of thn moat en
couraging character alitt for the manu
facturer nnd thu merchant , thu farmer
nnd the wage worker In a word , for all
interests and industries , The business
revival is ) general throughout the country ,
nnd there are excellent reasons for bo-
llovlng that it will bo maintained.
Tun experiment of the acting secre
tary of thu treasury in inviting holder
of three per nunt. bonds to send them infer
for icdemption will provo a failure , as
it was expected to do by mostpooplo out
side of the treasury. InvestmunLs in
government secnritios arc so satisfactory
nnd entirely safe that very f 'w are dis
posed to give thorn up willingly , Hence
their redemption in large sums will bo
olleeled only i > y forced calls , Thus far
the amount suiTundorcd under thu invi
tation of the departmi't't does not much
exceed f 1,000,00' ' ) , and it expires on thu
15th instant
A Cnso For tlio Commission.
The outrngcous and tyrannical discrimi
nation freqnontly practiced by railroads Is
well illustrated In the case of the towrof
Algernon , Cuslor county. The II. & M >
railroad nins through that town to
Broken How , twenty live miles beyond.
The town silo of Algernon , which is a
place ot about ono hundred and fifty people
ple , is owned by Major Kllison and F. 1 * .
Harks. Thcso irontlcmen upon tlio approach
preach of the railroad offered" give the
Lincoln Land company which is an In
side H. & M. ring under the management
of Captain Phillips a half interest In the
town provided a depot was located there.
The oll'cr was rojoelctl , however , and
Phillips insisted ( hat thu land should bo
sold outright at $10 an acre , although it
was considered worth nt least three times
that Mini. Ho linally declined to locate
a depot under any circumstances ,
anil proceeded to lay out a U. A : M. town-
situ and depot called Anslcy , four tulles
from Algernon , with the evident inten
tion of ruining the latter place. This
move placed Algernon about midway be
tween Ansloy and Mason City , ami leaves
it without a depot or sidetrack. The 1J.
&M. trains uro run through the town
without stopping , although It is a post-
odleo , and the people are compelled logo
to either Ausloy or Mason City to catch
the trains , while they are also forced to
haul all their goods by wagon from ono
place or thu other. All appeals to the li &
M. management to rectify this wrong have
been hi vain. No greater act of oppres
sion of the kind haa over been perpetrated
in Nebraska except perhaps that at Ithic
Springs by the same corporation. It was
not , until the supreme court compelled
the H & M. to bill Id a depot and sidu
tracks and slop Its trains at Uluu Springs
that thu people of that place obtained
relief.
It is rather singular that in the. face of
the Uluu Springs decision the South
Platte Town Lot syndicate and the 15. &
M. railroad managers should Uare
to commit a similar outrage
upon the people of Algernon.
When it is considered that Algernon is n
lively little town , beautifully situated ,
and having five general stores , ono hotel ,
one shoo store , two blacksmith shops ,
one wagon shop , one livery stable , ono
flour mill of a capacity of eighty barrels
per day , ono lumber yard and ono drug
store , with two churches , ono store and
two school houses in process of erection ,
the enormity of this high handed piece
of business can bo appreciated. Of
course the 1J. & M. will bo obliged to
eventually give A'gornon ' proper facili
ties , but meantime the management , out
of a spirit of selfishness and meanness ,
is doing everything possible to kill the
town. Hero is n case for the railroad
commission , and when they get through
it will DO a case for the courts.
Tlie Contract Executed.
At the urgent request of a majority of
the citv council expressed in writing
over their own names , Acting Mayor
Bechcl has signed the contract for the
construction of thu basement of city hall.
This action ensures the beginning of
work during tlio present week and its
vigorous prosecution until winter sets in.
The contractor is conlide.nt that ho can
complete the foundations and sub-basc-
inoiib within the next sixty days , and in
the early spring he will have' material
enough on hand to push his contract to
completion. If the funds necessary to
complete the building are voted at the
city election in April as they doubtless will
bo , the building can bo under roof
by the first of January , 1888.
The citizens of Omaha with the excep
tion of u handful of marplots and dis
gruntled politicians , will heartily ap
prove the action of the council and Act
ing-Mayor 15eckol. Nearly a year has
already passed by since the people made
the location and approved the plans.
Largo investors in the neighborhood of
thu court house have hold back building
prospects bccausu of the delay. No time
wits to bo lost if the building of the base
ment was to be completed this year.
The opposition from certain quarters
has sprung mainly from personal and
political spleen. There has been no basis
whatever for the pretext of jobbery.
From the outset every step has been open
and above board , submitted to the sever
est tests of public criticism and adopted
by two-thirds of the council in response
to thu endorsement of more than two-
thirds of tiie voters of the city. The loca
tion opoiito to the court house is whore
every sensible man desires to have it.
Thu plans adopted are drafted by a fa
mous architect and provide for a buil-1-
ing handsome , commodious and fireproof.
The contract lot is pronounced very rea
sonable by expert mechanics and experi
enced builders. Tlio contract itself ,
drawn by City Attorney Council , is iron
clad. It embodies every item of material
to bo.uscd and labor to bo done , and a
schedule of prices to bo used therefor.
There is no loopholu for fraud unless tlio
board of public works falls in its duty of
enforcing its provisions ,
A Word to Our
The complaints of Omaha jobbers ,
that railway discriminations in favor of
eastern merchant } seriously interfere
with their business , are based on a solid
foundation of fact. Every Nebraska rail
road , with a single exception , is simply a
feeder for eastern trunk lines. The
Burlington nnd Northwestern extensions
in this state have been pushed north ,
south and west to secure tralllo for the
main roads whoso terminals are in Chi
cago. So long as they can do so without
losing what is a largo and a paying traf-
Ho from Omaha merchants , they will
use their best exertions to divert business
in order to see.uro the long haul. This
is a situation which must bo faced. It is
forced upon the attention of Omaha ship
pers every day , The damage already
done Is largo. That it has not boon ruin
ous is dnu to thu increasing commercial
importances of Omahti in directions where
active railroad competition has provfliited
any one line blocking thu road over
which our wholesalers are traveling and
pushing their trade.
In spite of every obstacle thrown in
their path Omaha jobbers are doing a
handsome business. It can bo materially
incrcasod by their own oilbrU , In the In-
croa o of the volume ot trade Hits one of the
roads to u solution of the problem of rail
road discrimination. No system can
long allbrd to crmtjmiu discriminations
ga > st a city able to throw a largo tralllo
from thu east into thu hamU of rivals ,
The loss in freights into Omaha will bo
found ! u the nnd to more than counter
balance the tratlio gained by diverting
east hound freights from this city and in-
duciujj Nebraska merchants to purchase
elsewhere. Meantime , Omnlm jobborf
should push things. Every nerve must
bo strained to suouro trade in spite of nil
obstacles and against all competi
tion. There are complaints that
In several lines our merchants fail to
do business on small enough margins or
to carry largo enough stocks to meet the
trade requirements. Thcso complaints
must bo overcome. The best railroad fa
cilities will bo of little material advan
tage to jobbers who cannot secure trade
on the merits of tholr goods.
The question of railroad discrimina
tion will bo shortly settled. If it is not
In ono way It will bo in another. Ail
other plans falling , Omaha capital will
be forthcoming to build its own roads
and to furnish n competition which will
compete in fact as well as in name.
Insurance.
The subject of lire insurance has a
widespread Interest. It concerns every
owner of a house or business block , fac
tory or mill. Tbu facts and vil.ws pre
sented at the session of the Fire Under
writers' Association of the Northwest ,
just held at Chicago , are therefore worthy
of passing attention. In the lino-of facts
It was stated that there are now in the
United States 1,000 lire insurance com
panies , with over $100,000,000 ot capital ,
and assets aggregating nearly & 2r > 0,000-
000. It is thus shown to be a bnsinos s of
largo proportions , but contrary to the
general opinion it had not boon prollt-
able. This will not seem incredible when
it is stated that the annual destruction of
property in the United Status amounts to
the immense sum of $100,000,000 , a loss
which the president of the association
said is ' 'appalling nnd would bankrupt
any nation but this. " According to the
testimony of these observant gentlemen ,
whoso business it is to note the character
of building construction , there is an un
fortunate tendency to "erect mammoth ,
showy buildings without regard to non-
combustibility , which might bo termed
'veneered lumber piles.1" As ono moans
of reform in this direction it was
urged that special agents should bring
their Influence to bear upon architects
and builders , with a view to inducing
them to "encourage indestructibility as
to materials and compartment divisions ,
thereby reducing fire losses to a mini
mum and obviating the necessity for im
posing upon property owners an onerous ,
if not prohibitory , lire tax. " Other expe
dients suggested for reducing fire losses
were higher rates , a system of "lire core
ners" to cxaminu into every lire and got
at its origin , and a plan of limited coinsurance
surance , so that in no case can the
assured recover the entile amount of loss.
The public distrust of fire insurance com
panies was fully recognized nnd was re
ferred to several causes , of which the
improper and unfair manner in which
losses arc often adjusted and settled , the
deceptions practiced by disreputable
solicitors , and the abuses of irresponsible
agents , whose only idea is to gain com
missions , are the principal ones. The
policy of co-operation was generally ap
proved , as having shown its merit by
results. Tlio present condition of the
business was represented to bo fairly
prosperous and the promise of the futuru
most favorable. It was made evident ,
however , from what was said , that rad
ical changes and reforms in the methods
of the business are necessary.
Fire rates must bo based upon fire
'risks , Citizens of Omaha should learn
the lesson without the costly experience
of heavy losses. Cheap buildings ,
veneered shells , walls of brick and par
titions of studding and lath may pay
temporary return , but they are risky in
vestments. The men wlio build the
strongest and the safest are the wise men
of the day. They insure themselves
against a large portion of the dangers
from lire , secure heavier rents from
tenants andiitidnodillictilty in obtaining
the lowest premiums from * ho best
companies.
A Ilemiumt of Intolerance ,
Tlio action of the Scottish Protcstam
Alliance , formally communicated to Lord
Randolph Churchill , in adopting at its re
cent meeting a resolution referring to the
appointment of a lioman Catholic to the
ollice of homo secretary in the Salisbury
government , and protesting against "tlio
elevation of Roman Catholics-to positions
of power and trust in the British em
pire , " is chielly interesting as evidence
that there still exists a remnant of re
ligious intolerance. Tlio fact , however ,
Unit this evidence is supplied from Scol-
land renders it somewhat less signillcant
than It would bo coming from any other
enlightened country , for the reason that
whatever progress the liberal views and
tendencies of the ago have in ado in up
rooting old prejudices and driving out
ancient bigotries in other directions in
that land , they have accomplished com
paratively little In reducing the apirit of
religions intolerance thero. The Protest
ant sentiment of Scotland , if loss aggres
sive now than in the past , is no less deep
ly and uncompromisingly hostile to the
Catholic enemy than it has ever been , It
keeps alive and active the old spirit ,
although it cannot manifest it
as formerly. The Catholicism
that bears the label of Rome is
as earnestly hated , by the great majority
of Scotch Protestants , as it over was ,
Every presumption deduced from the na
ture and characteristics of these people
loads to the conclusion that this feeling
will bo still long maintained.
The reply of Lord Churchill to the reso
lution of the Alliance , in which ho char
acterized its conclusions as "senseless , "
will probably operate rather to intensify
than to check the fooling which the reso
lution expresses. Still the almost univer
sal verdict of enlightened nnd unpreju
diced opinion will acquiesce in the judg
ment of Churchill , The declarations of
the Alliance tire senseless in every part ,
and the wonder is that they could bo
seriously put forth by intelligent liien at
this time as the conclusions of their care
ful and deliberate judgment. It does not
involve a defense of the Roman Catholic
church to say that its present course and
policy , as they are disclosed to the world ,
embrace none of the conditions and con
template none of the results. which are
sot forth in the resolution of the Scottish
Alliance. If the papacy is claiming
"universal supremacy of all sovereigns"
ii Is doing so in a wholly unobtrusive and
harmless way , So far aa wo
are aware no sovereign is mak
ing any such concession , except
as to his individual spiritual allegiance ,
nnd a claim that nobody regards is not a
particularly menacing matter. Neither
is it apparent that there is any just
ground for assuming and it Is a very old
assumption that Uomuu Catholics are in
any degree controlled or restricted in
their nllegl.tnco to the governments un
der which they : live. They are , not be
lieved to bo 50 in the United States , nnd
there is no evidence that they arc so In
Great Britain. The temporal authority
of the Catholic.ehurch is largely an aflair
of the past , aim ft there is an occasional
attempt to assert It on the part of some
representative of the church who , like
the Scottish Protestant Alliance , is not In
sympathy wltlfjtho liberal sentiment of
the age , ho generally finds the effort .a
failure. Even the papacy has found it
expedient not to wholly ignore the de
mands of enlightened progress. The
statement that it is the avowed aim of the
papacy "to reduce. Great Britain to sub
jection to the Vatican" is the most sense
less of all the declarations of the Alliance ,
when considered as having been made to
excite apprehension. The absurdity of
this statement of the Alliance Is too ob
vious to require elucidation.
In a word the Scottish Protes
tant Alliance is evidently
nn association of nnachrislH ,
whohavo got the ago in which they live
confounded with a period a century or so
anterior to it. They are manifestly de
riving their intellectual pabulum from
musty traditions , nnd know little or
nothing of the widened views or broad
ened tendencies of this last quarter of the
nineteenth century , before which all old
prejudices and bigotries , and the hatreds
born thereof , are disappearing. The Al
liance is living in the shadows of the
dead past. It will Hud that the world
has advanced , and that the spirit and the
sympathy to which it addressed Itself
have but a very limited habitation re
maining. It will bo well if the pointed
response of Lord Churchill shall let in a
ray of sunshine upon the darkness that
scorns to envelope the Scottish Protestant.
Alliance. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A Novel C.IHC.
Lawyers and clients alike will uo in
terested in a novel case just brought in
the district court of Douglas county in
which n Nebraska lawyer Is sued by an
ex-convict for damages in the sum of
$50,000. , The ground for the suit is al
leged to bo tlio fu'luro of the lawyer to
secure the acquittal of his client from the
charge of manslaughter of which ho was
convicted and for which ho served n term
of ton years in the penitentiary. The
success of such a suit would raise a cloud
of possibilities. Every lawyer would bo-
conio a penitentiary insurer taking risks
for his clients and subjecting himself to
pay indemnity in case ho failed to influ
ence judge and jury. The very lawyer who
takes Mr. Williams' case would lay him
self open to damages in the event of los
ing a verdict. Tlio natural result of
a decision would bo to raise tiio price of
lawyers' foes. No responsible lawyer
could afford to take the risk of losing a
case and paying damages to his client in
consequence unless he wore amply
secured in advance. Criminals would
find it hard work'to ' secure defenders and
there would bo a general exodus from
the court room when the judge adjusted
his spectacles pioparatory to assigning
counsel. In case Mr. Williams sub
stantiates his plea the effect of
the verdict will fall most
heavily upon the younger members of
the bar. Their "youth would furnish a
constant incentive1 to designing ox-con
victs to bring suits for damages based
upon their inexperience. Defending
criminals , with its § 20 counsel fee paid by
the county , would not bo a lucrative
business under such circumstances , and
the stops to the county attorney's ofiico ,
which are supposed to lie in the direction
of cheap oratory in criminal cases , would
bo carpeted with damage suits and
thickly strewn with judgments. The bar
willriso en masse in protesting against
this now move in the legal arena.
It strikes a blow at the most
valuable immunity of the profession.
Doctors haeo for many years practiced
under the disagreeable contingency of
having to defend their professional repu
tation in court against the assaults ot
ungrateful patients , but lawyers have
hitherto boon exempt from legal criticism
of their professional abilities when hon
estly employed.
THE marked and costly improvements
which the Bnn has made within the past
year in every department ot its establish
ment have culminated in the addition to
our press facilities , which places this
paper upon an equal footing in that re
spect with tlio leading journals of the
country. Only the great dailies of the
very largest cities are hotter equipped for
rapid newspaper printing. With two
great Web presses tlio Biu : has double the
press facilities of any paper in this sec
tion , and many years must pass before
any other Omaha paper will even rival
it in this rospoct. The BKU is in a condi
tion now to print a quarter of a million
copies of its daily or weekly editions between -
twoon sunrise and sundown and give its
presses an hour rest for dinner.
THE alarming reports of the massacre
and persecution of chnstians in China
ought to unite the nations in a peremp
tory deman'd upon the Chinese govern
ment to put a stop to these fearful crimes ,
and as fur us possible visit condign pun
ishment upon those who are guilty of
them , It does not appear that the gov
ernment has takqM'any ' notice of these
terrible outrugosSvhich are permitted to
"
continue without' the slightest effort ut
repression. ThoJ'christlan ' nations may
yet have to conibfnb to require ot China
the fullest accountability for failure to
protect the livu' und property of the
Christians rosidont\vithin her territory ,
now continually inenucod by native ig
norance nnd fiimltioism.
VOIil'flO\tt POINTS.
Two republican ric-sovcrnors of Iowa are
candidates for coii rtss this year.
The Philadelphia , Times thinks tiio bottle
aswollustho barrel | Is becoming too promi
nent In politics.
Senator Allison's Iowa friends are begin
ning to push his presidential boom to the ex
tent of their ability ,
Michigan republicans base tholr hope of
success oti tlio fact that their ticket beam the
names of live soldiers.
Senator Sabln , of Minnesota , may icslg'n
on account of ill-health , and C , K. Davis Is
being put fortlf as Ids successor.
Detroit Tribune : Third party prohibition
In Malno Is saving at ( he spigot and looking
at the buntcholu. And that U about thu size
of It ovorywheip.
Chicago News : Why should a , man , every
time ho Is elected chairman of niiytlilii'.froiu
a national convention to a ward caurus.uiiem
It necessary to lire a speech at thu mectlimV
Providence Journal : Senator Mahonu do <
cllues to bo a candidate for tliohouboof i * i >
resonlallves from the Fourth Virginia dis
trict. It Is to his credit that ho knows how
to let go with dignity.
Ucn. Flsk , prohibition eamlhlMo for gov
ernor of Now Jersey , Is said to bo part
owner of the ScabrlKlit Inn , where liquor
has been sold during the summer. So U
would scorn that In New Jersey prohibition
does not even prohibit Its leading advocates
from dealing In the ardent.
Sunset Cox will leave Havre for Now York
Oct. Sd on the steamship La Champagne ,
and his humor Is expected to sparkle more
ever before. Ho Is comlnc homo on a "vaca
tion , , " and will lmnro\o tlio opportunity
while homo to look after his election to con-
pres.s from the ninth district , to succeed Mr.
Pulitzer. Mr. Cox is said to bo thoroughly
satisfied with Ids experiment In the diplo
matic seivlco under the present administra
tion.
Ithodo Island has been an anomaly among
the states of the north for a generation.
While c\ cry other state has advanced steadily
towards more liberal provisions In Its suf
frage laws , Ithodo Island 1ms stubbornly
maintained the restrictions Imposed upon Its
\oter.sbeforo the revolutionary var. All the
oiner states admit forelpn-born cltlrens to the
ballot-box on an equality With native-born
citizens ; but the little state surrounding Nar-
ragansct bay alone demands tlu\t they shall
bo owners of real estate of a certain valtto before -
fore they can veto.
Three of n Kind ,
The salvation army announced as speakers
at Cohoes for Sunday last : "Ashb.mol
Jimmy , " "Tho Snved Weed Katcr , " and the
"Converted Cowboy. "
Surprisci ! at thu Kxposurc.
.
Chicago has a case of exposure of bribes
to her aldermen. The public aremoiusur-
ptlsed at the uxposuio than anything ulso.
A Clumsy 1'hrnso.
Chicauii Hciald.
"Put In " and
an appearance , a clumsy
ridiculous phrase nic.inlng appeared , Is In
common use in newspapers. It Is a mon
strosity.
6hnkcti Hei'oro Taken.
Clitcnau flanld.
The north hascaptuied Charleston by kind
ness , though It failed to do so with KUIIS and
ships during tlio war. Evidently It was des
tined to bo shaken before bolng taken. *
"Whcro nro the Nine. "
Jiotton 1'ost.
A St. Louis minister announced as his
text last Sunday , "Where aio tlio nine ? "
And abase ball enthusiast in a rear pew
shouted , "Mostly sold out to Detroit. "
What of It ?
Clilcaaa Tlmcx.
Mr. Sedgwlck got drunk , to bo sure , but
what of that ? As the late Mr. Tllden oncn
told Dan Lament ; "All gicat men get
drunk'Mr. . Sedgwick was undoubtedly a
Tildon democrat.
Cheap
Lottilun
In my travels along the coast this week 1
came on a certain seaside place In which the
"visitors'list" was headed with this signifi
cant notice : "The woid 'Esq.'charged ! M ,
prepaid. " Surelyaclieaper method ot becom
ing a gentleman was never yet devised.
They Owe Him a Great Deal.
Chicago Hcmhl.
The death is announced in Vermont of the
pioneer In the shoddy business In America ,
ono Dcwoy , who began opciatlons many
years ago. It Is rather strange that tlicro
havu been no meetings of mourucis , as many
members of the self-styled better classes ewe
a good deal to him.
Docs Prohibition Prohibit ?
Iowa is struggling in a most interesting
way to solve the time-worn conundrum ,
"Docs prohibition piolilbitV" The license
men there , or rather the advocates of a
license system , declare that it does not , and
point to the acknowledgment ot the prohi
bitionists themselves that it is almost Impos
sible to enforce the law in the largo cities.
A wc-Il-iegulateU license system lias been
piovcd to bo superior In Massachusetts , as
shown by the fact that the prohibitionists
have never been able to make any pi ogress
amoui ; the voters since the practical test
given their Ideas hero twenty years atro.
A Cnstlc in the Air.
Ijinulan Truth.
I built a castle In the air. it rose at my com
mand ,
Forfaliy builders reaicd the pile In Fancy's
hanpy land ;
And In its vast enchanted halls there dwelt
my laily fair
'Twas all for love of her 1 built my castle In
tlio air.
I wooed her theio with tender words , 1 won
her tor my bride ,
And tlnoiigh loin ; years ol dieamy bliss 1
kept her by my side ;
All joy and peace suirounded us , for woildly
want nrcurn
Had nu\cr found the entrance to my castlu
in thu air.
But years went by , the victor years which
siinsly conquer all :
With tempest's breath and battle's rage they
Shook my castlu wall ;
They wrought their cruel work at length , and
now , In lonu despair ,
Island tuiiid tlio itilns of my castle In thu
air.
But beautiful In ruin still Its crumblliii ; walls
appenr ,
To mo thu very moss that hides Its gray-woin
stones is dear ;
For tho' Its halls aio empty now , and thu' ( Us
health ibbaie ,
The love that built It has outlived my c.astlu
lit the air.
I'olltenesH and Itn Value.
M this bustling and practical ago wo
are too apt to bo care.lu.ss as to graces of
manner and conversation. We look
back occasionally on the days of Peviulcs ,
when t'io ' Athenians talked in high-
sounding praises and' saluted each other
With the deference whiuh subjects now
only civu to kings , or on the days of the
ancient rogitno , when the courtiers of a
Louis word conspicuous for a conven
tional politeness and grace that scarcely
served to conceal the hatred , the venom ,
the meanness and vulgarity that lay bo-
neath. And , therefore , associating
politeness cither with a state of society
whore there is but littlu freedom of
thought , speech or action , and when ) the
sooiaT fabric is built up of chinses who are
divided by laws of caste , or olsu with
slcuny oriental countries wlutro muii lead
thu life of lotus-eatiirri and rust away in
idleness , thu study of milliners engages
but litilo of our thoughts , Wo
tacitly admit , of course , that the oxorciho
of Mich an attribute is all right ; hut our
great weakness is to look to results in-
Mead of to details , and wo nro too apt to
forgut that tlioso results are brought
about by thu vury means which wo make
light of. It miiHt bo admitted , however ,
that wu admiru politonobs in others. An
a people , beneath thu rough exterior
which \ o f o often assume wo linvo a wym-
puthotin nnd n kindly nature ; wu are
alive to a lulu of distress and are roa ly
to respond to ( ho ory of buffering ; but wo
are too cureless ot thu little courtesies
which mid such u charm to mtlier social
or business inlnrcourho. Polilucss may
bo Myled OIKI of thu delieatu huiuunitius ;
it Hwctituna oxisteiHie ; and , besides being
a high social virtue , it iwand this in
.soiuctlil "f worthy of attention in sueh a
pract'i- ago- really useful in many
wiijtniiul proves itself to bo a unto and
roimimiratfve business In vestment ,
Jt u. hardly po lbln to estimate tuu
amount of unconscious egotism lo
found in cveryman and woman. It ciot >
up In the most unexpected quarters , alTo
exercises a largo iniluenco on the com
mon atfairs ol life. Civility , therefore ,
n fleets us more than native modesty
would probably care to acknowledge. .
Wo look for It in others , no matter what
may bo the particular relation which
they sustain to us and wo to them , ami
wu teel disappointed nnd are milled bv
its absence. The larger the citv and the
more crowded the community the less do
wo find commercial politeness ; to seems
to dwindle away in an inverse ratio to
tlio square of business. Men will tell you ,
if they over stop to discuss the matter ,
that they have no time to bestow on hol
low phrases and supcrtloits convention
alities , and that there is no place in thu
counting-room , the store , the warehouse
or the factory for the meaningless awl
stereotyped genuflections of the court or
drawing room. This nmy bo true ,
but there Is "ample room nnd verge
eiiouch" for the happy medium of which
Horace sings without transforming our
selves into boors or Tnrveydrops Wo
smile when witnessing "Pinafore1 at the
ubsurb suggestion of Sir Joseph Porter
that the captain of that ship shall say "If
you please" to his men when givingthem
any command. And yet , after all , then
i.s a sound principle inulerly this piece o !
burlesque. Thu man who it kind an !
gracious to those who for the time being
are tinder him will certainly have his re
ward , livery reader of Dickens can re
member the despairing cry of , ) oe. tlio
street waif in "Bleak House. " "ho wor
real good to mo. ho wor. " This portion
of the scum of li great seething city , with
"
scarcely aglinimuring instinct "or an idea
as to wriglit or wrong , was touched by
by kindness and bygentletiess. Ho oouli ]
not understand it ; ho did not comtire-
liend its signiliecnco or meaning ; but it
was something dillcront from what ho
had ever met with or known , and so in
his blind and ignorant groping hu came
upon the truth as to
That best portion ot a good man's life.
ills little , nameless , unremumbeied acts
Of kindness and of love.
Mun will urguo sometimes that they
have no time to bo polite , forfeiting that
it takes the same amount of time to uo un
civil and disagreeable. There are more
things needed to insure success than
money , experience and integrity. The
amenities which some dcspisu so much
are also potent factors ; anil oven if you
can point out a man who is rude- and
churlish and yd successful in life , that Is
no argument against the truth of the
theory -it simply shows that ho
has succeeded in spite of the want of
politeness. If , therefore , civility l > o sueh
a largo and potential ingredient "of suc
cess , it is strange that il should bo used
so sparingly. It costs nothing ; it requires
no room for storage , and can , in fact , bo
carried in n vest pocket or put in a
glovc-bo\aud the more of it that is given
the more remains. When people can bo
made to understand that the use of it
'may bring dollars and cents , then they
may also begin to consider it in its moral
aspect and make life brighter by snow
ing it in its liner ways and more subtle
forms. J
THE TOWN OK OAIjI.iA.WAT.
The Appearance of Union Pacific
Graders.
CALiAWAYNeb.Sopl. C. [ Correspond
cncc of the Bin : . ] On the night ot the
JJlst nil. tnis locality was surrounded by
darkness and gloom A cold rain pat
lured on thn roofs of the many new
buildings in Callaway , anil the chilly air
suggested the early need of heating
stoves and Ilor k Springs coal to cheer
and comfort the weary traveler who
might happen in our midst. While we
were meditating on the misfortune of
these who might bo called upon to hunt
their way across the trackless prairie a
night liku this , a sudden rumbling and
ratthnjr sound camc , lolling in upon us
through thu black obscurity and loneli
ness of the hills toward the , .south. At
once all the fearful scenes depicted by
the chroniclers of the dire and woof nl
incidents enacted during tlio earth
quakes in and about the ter
ror stricken city of Charleston
Ilitted across our vivid imagination ,
which was greatly enlivened by tlio Egyp
tian darkness ot the night anil thu pre
vailing storm. Nearer and nearer clime
tlio thundering and rumbling noise
Wo could Iccl thu earth trumbli ! beneath
us , and began to expect with dismay , to
soon fee great yawning chasms at our
feet threaten lo engulf us in their
horrid maws , and to bid an eternal fans
well to the delightful and feitilc vnjloyof
the South Loup. It wits heart-rending to
contemplate the woeful destruction of
this eight wows old town , the marvel of
central Nebraska , with its sixty odd
newly built , well painted houses that any
old railroad town would bo prowd of in
the manner so horriby and cruelly sug
gested as by the agency of an anticipated
earthquake.
Still nearer comes the rumbling and
rushing racket. Wo gather at tlio
elegant nnd spacious barn of Messrs.
llolway and Sclinoringur , and with our
nerves braced for thu worst thfiL might
conio , wo pruparo to stand the test of the
danger that nuuins right upon us. Ju.st
as tlio cries scums to have reached us ,
maidenly from out the whirl and gust of
the storm and the gruat noise of thu ap-
prouelung "earthquake , " a shrill voice ,
whose depth and anxiety indicated a
hungry hollowness that wu utterwaru
understood pierced our cars , with the
usual "hclloo" of the benighted and
storm tried traveler. In reply to the re-
spoils "What's wanted , " came buck tlio
words , "wo are graders come to build the
Union Pae.ilic road from Cnlloway cant
and we want shelter for fifty teams and
our mun for the night , as it is too dark
andstonnv logo into camp. " Never
were words more joyfully received in an
inland town craving a cailroad connec
tion with the outer urn-Id and threatened
by an imaginary shaking up , and never
was an earthquake more quickly o\-
nlodod than by the arrival of that rum
bling , rattling train of lifty wngon.s
loaded with scrapers and grading tools
for the Calluway extension of the Union
P.ioillc railroad.
These UwniH nro now piling tip and
cutting out dirt with grout expedition
along the verdimt-dnu banks of the
thu silvery stream that rushes llku u
mill tnlo through thu vaihiy known
as the South Lotip. Our town
is now taking on the grand.
nourish and growth of a aitrond
Clmdnm , Buildings am going tip on
every side liKe mushrooms Iho mer-
clmiil.s havu llmir hands f'dl. ' and thu
number of nicoliaiiicN is not half enough.
Wo nroii a man to open up a line quarry
just oppoxilo inir town , lor no one Is jut
making bnok hero , anil wu sadly feel thu
need of Mono or brink for chlinnuvs and
loiuulntions. We have yet lots ol room
for nuirclmnts , mechanics , ami laborers.
In fuel , with thn jrnmd boom to day of
thu young town of Callawayanyone will
do wull that comes hero to stay , in any
line of business. Wo are also ready and
can stand another "oarthqu'iku" liku thu
ono that is vibrating along thu South
Lonii and thu U. P. extension.
_ AlKJI'S.
A Prayer by Any Other N.line ,
Boston I'oit : A mother had bt'uii teach ,
ing hur Infant daughter a little prayer ,
thu refrain of which was "Forgot mo not ,
O Lord. " nnd imeauso of the little gid'-s
forgutfnlnons hur attention.ui . | | ficon
culled to tlui llnwer of that name , in thu
liopo Unit its a oi-hlion with tlio prayer
would impro\u \ lt < r memory. , Alter it
was supposed ihc. f.lnld had Imr lesion
pretty well foamed , thu mot her , < wo
ovuulng , in ihu prvsoiico of company ,
anxious to it\lnliU her ilaughtorfl ru-
rmcitv , asked her to recite her Jlt'lu
prayer , and shu Mirprisud the company
by biiotitm , "Haehelor's buttons , ( )
Lord1" Thu lwi llowuM grow side by
in the /amity garden.
HINTS TO HOME BUILDERS ,
John 0. Whittier'a Onll to "WantloW
From Ancestral Soil , "
LOVE OF HOME NOT AN ART ,
It Is the ItiNtlnot or Humanity , tti ;
lit of < oil Outwnril nnd Inward -
ward AdorninciitH How ( o
Itlnko n Homo Happy.
The HoinoHtead ,
ihil ( itctnltiij n'MHIrr.
O , wandeiert from ancestral soil ,
Leave noisome mill and chafferlne store ,
( ltd up your loins for .sturdier loll
A ml build the homo once mere I
Conio back to baylH'rry-seented slopes
And flagrant frrn and Rnmndmit vine :
Hreatho airs blown o\er hill and copse ,
bwcet with black birch and pine.
What matter If Iho calns are small
1 nal life s essential wants suiiplv ?
Your homestead's title ulvesyou all
I hat Idle wealth can buy.
All that the muny-dollarcd ria\o ,
1 lie uilclc-wallcil sluxe of change and marl ,
Lawns , nee * , fresh air. and Iloeis \ you have ,
Moio dear for lack ol uit.
Y'oiirowu snul masters , fieedom-wllled ,
\ \ mi none to hid you uo or .slav :
I 111 the old neld.s j our father * tilled ,
As manly men as they I
With .skill Hint spates your tolllmr hands ,
And eliemiu aid thatsoieuco brines ,
Ifeelalm tlio waste and outworn lands.
And iciKii thereon as klmjs.
Tlio I/ofo of Home.
Bill Arp , in Atlanta Constitution ! The
love of homo i.s not an art nor an aocom
plishment. It does not come from early
training or education. It'is the instinct
of humanity. It is the gift of ( Jod. It
is pure emotion and brings joy anil com
fort to thu humble and great. "Bo it
over so Humble , there is no place like
homo.1 No wonder that the simple song
of John Howard Payne endeared him lethe
the world. Thu world felt its touching : ,
tender truth and wept a sympathetic
tour. It is the want of a homo that
makes tramps anil vagabonds and duspur-
atu men. bometimus 1 think the nation
could well allbrd to give every father
and mother a home. Besides the love of
thosu who are dear to us there is
something in the locality that eflccts
us something in thu familiar scenes ,
thu trees , the fields , the branches , the
running spring , or the generous well.
Wo love the trees and vines that have
bcrnu us fruit or given us shade ; the open
lire-place that gives us welcome on a
winter night ; the bed that gives us rest
and sleep , and the cvorploasmg prospect
ot the distant hills and mountains that
seem as if reaching up to Cod. Even the
boasts and birds are conscious of this
love of home. "The lowing herd winds
slowly o'er ' tlio lea , " as the calllo seek
their accustomed place. The faithful
loving dog will travel miles and leagues
to reach it , and thu cat cannot bo easily
weaned from the chimney corner. Man
has made use of this never-falling , never-
ceasing love of the carrier pigeon , and it
commands our respect and admiration
when we see it released from Us unwill
ing prison in a distant land and watch it
a&eend and circle and take its bearings ,
and then , with swift and tireless wing ,
make for its homo by tlio nearest lino.
What IMnkcH Homo llciuitiriil.
City nnd Countrv : A well-kupt house
with beautiful ndoniings , a well-
pieiwred table , is pleasing to
the fancy , but these outward adornings
are of little worth unless there is thu
warm inward cheer dwelling in thu hearts
of thu in in ales. Vain indeed will bo our
oll'orts to make homo beautiful or attrac
tive if wo neglect this most important
clement of all to beautify ourselves
body and soul. A sweet , loving word
and' warm clasp of the hand are far
more to the gueat than the most elabor
ately embroidered lambrequins at your
windows or the most exquisite danmsk on
your table. There a re bare cabin homes
that have been remembered with pleasure
because of the beautiful , loving presence
of the inmates , while niijny stately pals -
a -s have lett but , thu impression of an
icebersr on the mind on account of Iho
cold , chilly atmosjihero within. It is no
use to plant beautitul llowers in the yard
or lawn , or to decorate the walls of the
homo with rich ami rare specimens of fine
art , whilu on our faces lurks the dark ,
sulliHh frown and wo are coarse and un
feeling in our acts. A truly beautiful be.-
Imvior is a tlKuisand times more artistic
and rolincd and plununt giving thtm outward -
ward adornings inailo bv painter or art
ist. Many ot our homes , although not
lucking jn outward adorning , are ilnrk
and chedrlesri , because there is no sunshine -
shine In the hearts of the innmlus. Let
us then slrivu to render homes more at
tractive by bringing into our lives more
sunshine to warm and clicurthuMirroiind *
ings , ever remeinburing that there arc
many thirsty fOiils striving for kind looks
and gentle tones. Then u is a duty wo
owe to ourisulvijs ami lo all around us , to
wear a cheerful fnec , and let the sunshine
of love beam on our countenance.
To ] Milc < - n Happy Homo.
1. Learn to govern yourselves and to bo
gentle and patient
! ) . ( iiiurd your tempers , especially in
seasons of ill-health , irritation and trou
ble , and soflun them bv pniyer and u
aun.se of your own shortcomings and
errors
U. Never upeak or net in anger until you
jiu v pnijud OUT your words or acts and
concluded that Cluist would have done
so in your place.
i. Remember that , valuable us is the
gift of speech , Mltmco lt > oftun more vulu
niilo.
5 , ] ) < > not itNpccl too much from others ,
but renieinlier thai all have an uvil nut'
lire , whose development wu must expect ,
and that \ Mihiiull forbear and forgive ,
UK wu oflt n dntiru forbearance nnd for *
givuni'ss ourselves ,
( I. Nuvur lutort a clmrp or angry word.
Il is thu second word that -makes the
quart ol.
7. lluwuro of the Hrot disiigronmont.
3. Learn to spunk in a gunllu lone of
voice.
i ) . Leal n lo say kind and pleasant
things wliuiinti'i' opportunity oIlitrH.
1(1. ( Studi the elmniutui'h of each , and
sympathiM ) with all in their troubled ,
liowiivur Miitill.
11. Do not neglect little things If thuy
can nH'ccl thu comlort ot others In tlio
imlli'st degreu.
li. Avoid moods and pots nnd fits of
milldncss.
K ! Learn to deny yourself , and pro-
'or oihiTs.
! : . Huware ul meddlers and tnlu-boar <
Ul'S ,
ir > N'nviT chargii a bad mollvu if a
rood onu is conceivable
1C , ISc.'jrcntlo and linn with children.
17 Do not sillow . > our children lo bo
iway from home ai night without know >
ng whnru limy are.
1H. Do not allow them to go whore they
ilu.isii nn tint .Sabbath.
lit. Do not funiUh them with much
spending mutiny.
Tim ( ' . .inul lun Haul ; Up.
10. JMiii'cial J Tcle.'iam til
| . \ njunal dif.iilcli ( : Irom Oltmvu ,
fays tint C.iuu < lini : ifovmmucnl has for-
wuideii > his'THlnry ' H.iyiml , through ilio
C iniiiinieraiVnililn \ 'ton , u demand
'of immi'iliatuaiiit unconditional suuumli'r
jf thonallliiL' ve.-.sols lecently sol/.cit nflT Hie
Vliihku I-O.IM by Unlicil States vusiels. Ao-
cnmp.tiiyliiK the demand ! < n tull luster. } of
lie i-isi- \vllli u ti-vt of the lieaty between
iiL'l.iuil and Ku-siii as well as iiumciciis
iiiitluii'i Tim U'.cumtwt cuvcitt
