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Local Adver tisements. Page 9. A Trim Talc , bv T. .T. P. The Tyro Tourist , by Lu II. Cnke. ( ij'nslns. Timely Hints on Marriage. Queer Advertis ing Schemes , by A. J. Komtrlck. Lhiriud Treasure. Page 10. Adventures of Major North , by Alfred Sorcnsnn. " ( tod's Dnst Gift to Man.1' Industrial Schools. Sights In Italian Cities. Paiio 11. Aie Women Fairly Paid ? Honey for the Ladles. Connublalltlos. Musical nnd Uramatlc. Iniplotles. Kducatioiinl. Itollk'foiis. American Opera. Page 1'J. Among tlio Wits nndYnes. \ . JlulTnlo Hill's Coyote Cry. Much Ado About Nothing , by James H. CoIIoy. Batbara's Cimncn HOWK is exhibiting ihoto- graplir of his politicnl ounoncnt's oattlo ranch. lie has failed to have n photo- -jraph { of His own character taken. It would break the camera. SOMH months ago the Herald denied vigorously that it was lighting Van Wyck. It has now dropped the mask and bangs away in it. * old style for a split party and a vailroguo republican. Mit. Br.ACKiiuitN admits that ho knew Boino of his school questions worn ridicu lous , but pleads that ho asked them because - cause ho had been roquoste'd to do so. If Mr. Blackburn proposes to make himself the medium for voicing every paltry Bpito and attack on our school manage ment ho will find his time fully occupied during his term of oflico. IT is decidedly refreshing to hoar the shouts of "straight republicanism" from the lips of Church Howe's supporters. Church couldn't bo "straight" anything ! f ho tried. If ho tried to bu a "straight" thief one year ho would bo heading a reformed criminals' ticket the next with nil the unblushing cllrontory with which bo is now posing as a straight republican , THU way for republicans to defeat liquor , which la what prohibition nriiouuls to , is to defeat it through the roiMibllcan party in tlio legislature. No other party can control the legislature in Nebraska. The talk of the democrats carrying the state is supremely ridic ulous. Republicans who favor high license should bring other inlluonco to r boar upon republican candidates for the legislature nud see to It that tlioy do not commit Nebraska to the Idlooy ot frco rum and poor whisky by tearing down hlcth license nnd throwing open the doors to a gonornl and illicit trafllo in "wot goods. " _ IN its "swan song" the dying editors of the old JlcjnibUcnti oall attention to the fact that that paper was for years a vorn clous maw into which its owners sUUl'od tholr capital. Itnoglectcd tottato that It was n no luss voracious receptacle for Checks for railroad printing nt n > high lulvanco over the market price nnd tlmt Its failure ns a Journal was the prioo it paid for bolng the tin can appendage of a job printing oflico. The frank confession of the departed editors of our old rail- , ro&d contemporary Is another proof that public confidence cannot bo attracted to wards newspapers who think it to their business advantage to oppose the public interests , ACTIVE nnd organized cflort is now beIng - Ing made by the i'oung Alon's Christian Association to ralso funds to begin work on their now building. The institution { a ono which Is greatly needed in this lty , nnd which will bo invaluable when in operation to hundreds of young men Strangers to homos in Omaha , and with no pleasant place to spend their even- Jnga. The Y. M. C. A. building will contain - tain a library , reading rooin.eymnnslnm , bath rooms nnd leoturo hall. It will be , In short , n club house for young men do yoid of all the temptations which are found In connection wiilunany city clubs Our business men and employers shoult contribute liberally towards providing a Jiomo for an association wlilcli ftlma to benefit unsoJtisblylho many young mon of Omaha oy furnishing them ploiwani nod harmless surroundings and healthy recreation and amusement. Our City SclmoK The condition of our city si-hoolp , nssct brth by Superintendent James , In his an- uiiil report , published in this issue of tlio IHt : , is must encouraging. The report ihows a steady advance in attendance , a lattt'ring Increase in the lolnl enrollment and a gratifying falling off in tardiness unong thu pupils. Omaha's school popu- atlon , as shown by the last census , Is 11,881 , an increase of 070 over last year. Unruly half of this number , or 0,809 , arc enrolled in the public schools. While this , on its face , scorns a small proper- .ion , the percentage falls little below that found In other cities. The church and > rlvato schools always draw off largo lumbers of the school population iml many children who begun their edit- atlon in our public schools are taken iway to begin life for themselves before hey pass the limit of school ago. Thu ivorago attendance itself is better than ever before , 01 1-10 per cent of the school iiombcrshlp being reported In attendance. The superintendent calls special atten tion to the gratifying fact that corporal ninishincnt has been entirely abolished without detracting from school discipline. The condition of' thu High School is also spoken of as a marked Improvement over uiy in its history. Six per cent of the total enrollment in the schools arc in Utondaneo at the High School , an unevamplcd record , and which .vill stand thu test of comparison with any city in the conn'ry. ' Mr. ilumiis makes sumo recommenda tions of importance. Ho criticises se verely , but quite justly wo believe , the use ot the prohunt text books for raiding in the various grades , us too advanced for the pupils , and suggests a change in thu standard required. Ho also urges more stringent rules making a bolter at tendance obligatory. The most impor tant change urged by the superintendent is one which will make the principals of thu various schools responsible for thu results in their building. Mr. James urges that the power of supervising thu work of individual schools , now vested nloiio in the super intendent , bo divided among the principals nnd that they bo made re sponsible not alonu for the cleanliness , order and discipline ot the schools , but also for the faithfulness and ability of the teachers. To supervise the system as a whole anil to exercise a watchful care over each individual teacher is a burden sullicicnt to overtask the ablest superin tendent. The c'xperimuut of manual training ; Is , in Mr. James' view , a suc cess , ilo believes the money well spent and that vnluo has boon received in the now interest excited in pupils and thu actual results attained. The year's work has boon ono of pro- gross. Our school system is on broaclnr nnd moro substantial basis than ever before , bettor equipped In all its departments , moro harmonious in its workings and more satisfactory in Its results. The change since Mr. James first took charge Is one which no ono familiar with the history of the Omaha schools can fail to notice. The superintendent has good reason for congratulating thn board of education nnd the people of Omaha that our schools "aro making a decided gain from year to year , increasing moro rapidly than the growth of thu city would require and reaching a higher de gree in many ways" and that "tho last year has been ono of success in the higher and more important spheres of school work in progress in study and develop ment of character. " A Ministerial Consor. The American minister to England , Mr. Phelps , has done very little in his ofliclal capacity for which ho can bo commended , nnd of what ho has done much has been condemned. Ills ap pointment was a surprise , nnd his career has not been a source of supreme gratifi cation to his countrymen. This gentle man has recently been the subject of criticism for having refused to present at court Air. Thorudiko Illcc , the editor of the North American jRevtew , on the ground that Mr. Hlco had printed in that periodical an article assailing the public career of Mr. Bayard , which the minister doomed to bo scandalous and defama tory. It is nearly or quilo a year ago that till.1 ; arliclo was published , signed "Arthur Richmond , " doubtless a iicti- tious name , as all efforts to establish the identity of the author wcro unsuccessful. The article attracted n great deal of at tention at the time , and was certainly ti most scathing criticism of Mr. I3aynrd , evidently written by sor.io ono who had made a most careful study of his career and perhaps had a personal motive in thus attacking him. But while it was to the last degree severe nnd relentless , Im partial men would hosltatn to char acterize it as scandalous and defamatory. No ono , however , will question the right of Mr. Phelps to so regard it , nnd It is doubtless also the unquestionable right of tlio American minister to determine whom ho will or will not present nt court among those of his countrymen who scok this empty honor. But in this particular case of Mr. llico there are considerations involved which take it out of the course of the ordinary exorcise of ministerial discretion , and give it both a political nnd personal character which docs not appear consistent with the functions or privlto/ros / of a minister. In refusing to present the editor of tlio Jlcvlcio nt court ou the ground that ho had admitted to the columns of his periodical an attack on a fellow partisan of Mr. Phuips , the American minister in effect proclaimed that any nnd all American editors simi larly attacking his political friends would bo thereby shut out from nny courtesy nt his hands. To tills extent Mr. Phelps assumed sumod a position of hostility to the right of the press to the full and free expres sion of opinion regarding the coursa nnd policy of public men , and an attitude of virtual censorship which It must seem to every Impartial man wa ? not warranted by his privileges nor consist ent with his character as an American minis tor. ' The objection to Mr. Rico appears to 'have been solely with respect to Jiis professional fossional action as an editor , but the ofl'ect of making n public declaration of that objection was to brand Mr. Rice as n man unworthy of recognition by the minister of his country , and consequently not to ba rocoivcd in good society. Thara is probably no parallel case of a representa tive of this government at a foreign court having openly insulted ud ostracised an American citizen of honorable tmnractcr and repute , Mr. Phelps has In no way vindicated his political friend by this un worthy and unwarrantable action , nor lias he done any real injury to the object of his displeasure. But lie has supplied further convincing evidence that ho is a person Whoso narrow nnd undemocratic views totally unfit him to worthily repre sent this nation in the most important foreign mission , "Jlolil MIC Kor The appointment of General John M. Corse as postmaster of Boston .should re ceive the cordial endorsement of Mr. Moody , with whoso popular hymn of "Hold the 1'ort" ho will bo forever con nected. General Corso entered the army from Iowa and mailo himself famous by his brilliant defense of Altoonn pa < s and Its stores during Sherman's novcr to bo forgotten march to the sea. For several days ho hold his position against over whelming numbers while waiting for Sherman's relieving army and repuslcd attack aftur attack of the oncmy. At last n signal Hashed far down the valley bolow. It was easily translated by the signal mon as n message from Sherman , "lldld the Tort for 1 am Coming. " Gen eral Corso , bleeding from the effects of n solid shot which had carried off ono sldo of his face , bravely signalled back the historic message which is made the basis for Mr. Mooily's no loss famous hymn of "Hold the Fort. " " 1 mn slioit cheek bone and an ear , but atu able to whip all h 1 yet. Jon.v M. Cousi : . " Mr. Moody'.s hymn has softened down somewhat thu rugged dlutlon of the. doughty soldier's dispatch , while pre serving entire ( Jonural Sherman's mes sage of encouragement. Whatever pious thoughts might at times have wandered across John Corse's brain lie had no inclination at that moment to express tlium. His tnh.sitig check bnnc and car forced tlionisulvus more on his attention than a needed dlvino assistance. But for all that the signal waved from the heights of Altoonn Hindu tlio bravo Iowa soldier famous in religious song nud mil itary story , and gave to the great reviv alists ono ot thu most stirring of their many singing choruses. General Corso , still " .short a chook-bono and an ear' ' will now "hold the fort" of the Boston postollico for several years to come. If ho shows as much grit as an ollico holder ; vs ho did as an ollicor he is likuly to prove himself able to "whip" all tlio Satanic forces which civil service reform and party jealousies may bo able to muster against him. Two HcliKiinm Conventions. Religious interest during the week has centered largely In the two great conven tions in session at Dos Moincs and Chicago. The American board of for eign missions of the Congregational church has boon sitting at Des-Moincs and wrestling with the doctrine of pro bation after death. The general conven tion of the Episcopal clinroht in session at Chicago lias boon chiolly concerned with the question of mooted changes in the Book of Common Prayer. In tlio Congregational body the oppo nents of the Andover doctrine , that pro bation after death is not unscriptural , scorn to have boon in the ma jority , but the question will como up again this week at Chicago in the national council of Congrega tional churches. The Congregational missionaries have reported that their work among the heathen is greatly ro- tanlod because of the veneration in which their ancestors are held by tlioso be nighted pooplo. This makes thorn un willing to accept a religion which teaches that millions who have never heard the gospel are irretrievably lost. The Andover school urge upon the church that by holding out hopes of probation after death , thousands who now , out of respect for tholr fathers , dcolino Chris tianity , could bo brought into the fold , nnd they insist that there is nothing in holy writ which prevents tlio holding of this comforting belief. Their oppo nents , on tlio other hand , ndvunco tlio argument that if the heathen are to bo saved without missionary work thcro is no necessity of sending mission aries , and hint that if the new doctrine wins they will drop their contributions for missionary work into the boxes of moro orthodox denominations. The Episcopal body at Chicago will bo largely interested in the question of Christian unity. There 1ms boon a grow ing desire among Episcopalians for sonic years to promote , if possible , a closer union of Protestant churches. Evangel ical alliances composed of all churches have mot and found that as between many of ( Horn the disputes wore few and immaterial. But Episcopalcy has been charged with ambitious motives in soak ing this unity , because it will not yield its prayer book , its form of worship nor the vital principle of the apostolic suc cession. Thcro is no probability that it will ever do so entirely , but the move ment for modifications of the prayer book and the evident deslro for n closer union with other denominations , uro stops which arc noted with Interest by the ro- ligiouH world. The Indiana of Alntikn. BBI'ioutanunt Sohwatka , of the Now York Times Alaska expedition , in a recently published letter glvos some interesting facts regarding the habits and character of the Indians in South-cnstorn Alaskn , which shows that thcro is a great deal of human nature In the aborigines of that far-away region. "Thllnkot" is the name of the largo tribe inhabiting this portion of tlio territory , but it is divided Into many sovereign clans , each , of course , having a distlngu ing name and other evidences of a distinct Individuality. Great onro is taken to maintain social and caste lines , nnd those clans are di vided into sub-clans of aristocrats , the mlddlo class and plebeians. They take their namus from ( ho birds , boasts and fishes , and the quality of the "social set" la indicated by the name it bears , which , doubtless , also shows the popular esti mate of the character of thu bird , boaster or Ibh , Thus ID ono clan Iho Cinnamon Bears wcro the highest of the high castes , the Crows were of a loss elevated grade , while the Wolves nnd Radrus were low caste. Those clans occupy determined geographical areas , and deadly encount ers are frequent among thorn , any little Infringement upon the rlghU of ono clan by another Doing sufliduiit to bring on a eavago conflict. Among tlio Yakutnts , the most important of the clans , with which Lieutenant Scliwatka wus chiefly associated , the highest of the high castes is the doglldh family , to which the chief belongs. Ho found those , us indued ho did others of the tribe , very shrewd at driving a. bargain , and when ho desired to secure guides and packers for Ms Journey to Icy Hay he * ftlUml n good dnal of . Ho "As dickering nee ssnry.-j says : soon ns I made nrpr oatlion to my would-be guides am t wns sur- prised to llnd that jy < belonged to a stronger league thai jjtho Knights of La- bor or the trades un , for they asked a per die-in that won Su have made any laborer in the fulled * Stales stand on his head with joy to recoivtn Finally a few wore found , prolmljly of the "scab" onlor , who underbid Iho figures first asked , and competition being thus opened the required guides and packers were secured at life "regular" rates. There Is one regulation or law unions llicso Indians which might bu ob served to advantage moro goner * ally than it is among civilized people , nnd that is that the consent of a squaw is needed by her husband to coiieludo any arrangements that ho may want to make , uulesa of a very trivial nud immediate nature , and even then the woman can undo the contract. From what Lieuten ant Scliwatka says of tlio Alaska Indians they are evidently in nowlso inferior to their brethren of other portions of Iho continent. The National Hiilaiico.Hliert. The statement of tlio treasury dapnrt- niunt showing the population and bal- nneo sheet of the nation at the close of thu last liseal year , makes a most grati fying exhibit. The official ostmiato placed the population of thn United States on Junu 30 last , at 08,420,000 , so tlirt bv tlio end of the current fiscal year , it is snfo to say wo shall bo a nation of 00,000,000 , puoplu. Wu have now a larger population than uuy European nation except Russm.aiul If the ratio of Increase of thu past twcnty-livo years is main tained , tills country will in Jess than two decado.s be abreast with thu Russian umpire in the number of its people , while in respect of all the conditions that render - dor a nation prosperous , happy , and truly great , wo shall bo very much farther in advancu of that country than wo now aro. Since 1800 the Increase of population has been at the average rate of about ono million a year , though if the estimate of the treasury is correct , that nvurnga has been somnwhat ex ceeded during the past six years , the growth in that ( imo according the estimate being : i little over eight millions. In this brief period the accession ex ceeded tlio populations of moro than half a dozen European countries , and is equal to thu combined population of Greece , Scrvia , Switzerland and Denmark , while our now population since 1870 equals tin"it of Spain and Portugal combined. Those facts show that the United States is marching steadily forward to the achieve ment of its great tlostinvti with no abate ment of the speed and vigor of its pro gress , and suggest 'futliro possibilities that oflor n feast for | lie imagination. Showing ; Up Inconsistency. An interesting interview had by Sen ator Gibson , of Louisiana ! with the pres ident , is reported frjom Washington , in which it is said the seiiator told Mr. Cleveland some pla\n \ truths reflecting unfavorably upon his consistency in tlio matter of restricting > the rights of federal olllciala in connection with politics. The Louisiana senator is specially concerned about the cases of the customs officials and the assistant postmaster at Now Orleans , wlio made themselves conspic uously active in congressional conven tions , in violation of the president's "advice" to such officials to bo seen and hoard as little as possible in such matters. It is stated that the senator ha vine de fended the action of tlio offending oflicials , the president declared that if ho found there had boon any violation of his order immediate ) removal wouldfo lo\v , where upon Mr. Gibson with moro truth than discretion , informed Mr. Cleveland that lie regarded his notion in proceeding against ofilco holders in Louisiana for mingling in politics , while permitting those in New York to do so , as inconsistent. There is not a shadow of doubt that the president lias know ingly permitted nnd in nil prob ability urged , the political efforts for strengthening the administration in Now York which it is certain Mr. Manning and Mr. Lnmont have been quietly but none the less /enlously engaged in dur ing the past few weeks. Particular rofor- cnco is said to have been made by Sena tor Gibson to the conference of a few days ago in Now York City between the collector , the secretary of the interior , and the president's private secretary , which Is believed to have had reference to the political situation , although of course an entirely different purpose will bo claimed for it. But besides this cir cumstance it is pretty well known that both Mr. Manning and Mr. Lament made good use of tholr vocation in endeavor ing to repair the administration fences in Now York. It is true that all this was done without publicity. Those gentle men did not visit conventions and make nil exhibition of their zeal. But it is not to bo supposed that their work was on that account any tlio loss earnest and ef fective , and hence should not bo regarded as any less olfonslvo. If the principle enunciated in the order of the president is sound it must apply to all forms of political action , and not simply to that which is done openly. Every ono who is at nil familiar with thu methods of poli tics knows that for < lho\ \ most part the most effective work iff tllht which is car- riuU on scerotly and 'insidiously ' after the manner that Mr. Manning and Mr. Lament have boon pursuing. The pretense of great virtue made by tlio administration in this matter , as shown in the case pt iMstriot Attorney Uuluny , nominated fi/r congress In General oral Bragg's districtllni , Louisiana onsen , and n fovy others , .does \ not appear to Very good advantage nrlioh VlflWefl In tno light of what the friends oY Mr. Cleveland have boon doing by thq "Jstlll hunt" pro cess in Now York , certainly not without his knowledge. It is-exceedingly lenient to charactori/.o this sort of double-dealing us merely' ' inconsistent. " M B MW * MBM"IMHBM OMAHA has never done such general grading as she is doing this fall. The streets in every direction are torn up by tho. improvements under way. Tno en tire plateau from Dodge street to Cum- Ing and from Sixteenth street west be yond the hill , are bolng brought down to established grade nnd placed in n condi tion for paving when it may seem do- sirablo. The paving operations includ ing Fnrnam , North Sixteenth , Sauudors , Capitol avenue , Jackson , Tenth , Twen tieth nnd Cuming , hnvo all been in the Jii.t ) of extending well traveled thoroughfares - fares and making dry and substantial cross streets between those hlroady Im proved. Sewering , too , lias boon con tinued wheru most needed. The public Improvements of 18SO , while not so showy perhaps as these of two years ngo , are none the loss Important. They Imvo been for thu tnoM part judiciously distributed and the burdens which they impose on I lie taxpayers , cheerfully borne. Under Omaha's excellent system of distributing thoeost of paving , guttering and cowering over a term of years , property owners are given ten years to pay for the cost of im provement while their property nt once feels the c flue I in nnhanceil values. The overwhelming sentiment in favor of a continued extension of public improve ments in Omaha is largely duu to the knowledge that they pay liniulsomuly and do not bankrupt taxpayers , NHDIIASKA high license law Is a pro hibitory law. It elves prohibition In every community where license Is re fused. It throws upon liquor sellers the burden of proof to show that the uounty in which they do business In In favor of license. Without the sanction of the licensing board all liquor soiling is illegal. There is not n town or village in No- brasa to-day which cannot , have absolute prohibition If its people desire it. Any other style of prohibition Is valueless. No license means frco license nnd the elevation of the drug store on the ruins thu saloon. Ij POINTS. A grand political plnttorm Is that of Char les It. Jones , editor ot the Chai lotto ( N. 0. ) Observer , who proposes to run tor coucress solely on the declination ot his ability to ter race the stito rapitol grounds with a two- nnilo team , at nn expense of 81,000 , thi'io having been appropriated 5130,000 for the woik , The democrats In Pennsylvania have Just nominated a candidate for congress for the eleventh time \\lio hns never yet been elected. The mayor of Now Yoilc city receives n salary of ? ? 10,000. Mr. Pnrnull knows a thlnn or two about rnmpnlcnliiK. Ho contested sixty-seven dis tricts with S-'O.OCO. ( lenoral Sickles has so vivid a recollection of Oettysburi : thathu refused to stump Penn sylvania for the democratic ticket. Texas republicans don't bclltivo In wearing themselves out unnecessarily. The chair- mnii ot their state committee has been so- join-nine In the north , ami no campaign work 1ms yet been done. Congressman Wilklns , oC Ohio , estimates thn democratic majority In the next coiiKrcs1) at twenty-live. RoswcII P. Flower Is urged to run for major of Now Yoikelty. Chas. S.Volfe , the prohibitionist candi date lor governor oC Pennsylvania , contin ues on the truck also ns a candidate for the state lesislalure. Then ; is very little danger , however , that ho will bo elected to both ollicus. General Gordon has no opposition for gov ernor of Georgia , iiml made his whole cam paign befoio the convention. Congressman Van Sclmldc of Wisconsin steadfastly refuses to accept a renomlnatlon. having given his wife a promise to that elfect. Wm. Walter Phelos hns been rcnoinlnateil for congress , but there Is still tilkot making him the republican candidate for govoiuvrof New Jersey. Jlowo Omaha Truth. I'm a prohibish , lam ; Howe are you ? The tcmperanco vote to catch , TJmtwIlldo ; But when my price they name , I'm ' high license , all the same , For I go In for the ducats ; That's my game I I'm a granger , too , I am ; Howe are you ? And 1 wear a seedy coat When 'twill deFer For to catch the granger vote ; Then I quickly change my coa. Anil n monopolistic lawyer- Is not very far remote. I'm n domo-rcpuhllcan-crat , That I nnico ; Can be grccnbackcr , too , "Alice sameol" Whichever ono will suit ye ; lfor I'm only after booty , And any way to got it Is my plan. I'm ' n Inbor man , I am ; Oh , you bet I For I have tlio labor vote- Now to get. So I'll throw Boss Stout aside , And the labor hobby ildc ( Hit don't throw mo ) Into congress llko a trooper If I'm lot. Couldn't Doooutly Ilofuso. CMcagn Ttinei , General Miles appears to have conquered G'oronlmo , not by force of arms but by kind ness. The old cut thro.it couldn't decently refuse to suriciulcr when offered such ex tremely handsome terms. Hlvnlry oCAVoBtorn Citlca. Chicago I.ctlaer. "Tho education board of Minneapolis lias excluded the Bible from the public schools. " " \Vlmt for ? " "There was too much about St. Paul In it. " High Ijlconso n Hiiro Remedy , 1'ltMniru Cimtneiclal Gaittte. Nothing has been morn clearly demon strated than that high license tends to re strict the evils connected with the trallic by lessening the number of saloons aim placing thn business In moro responsible haiuln. Until public sentiment can bo educated up to the point of enforcing prohibitory lows high llccnso is the most practical anil elTcctlvo method of regulation and restraint. They Wore Usoil. Ketv Yin It Sun , "How is It none of my contributions arc over used ? " asked n would-bo coiitilbutorof an rdltor. "You must be mistaken. Do you write on ono Bide of the paper only ? " "Certainly. " "Then It's all right. Wo wrllo oiir colto- rials on the blank bide. Never bo nlrald of your contributions not being used. " A Fair OfTcr of Kxclinngo. Hvston Courier , jonesllnV old fellow , how are you ? Just heard that you had gouo lute tlio newspaper business. Smith Yes , Just bought n country paper. Jones That so ? Good enough. Why , 1 guess you can give me an occasional puff , then. Bmfth-Cortalnly. What are you busy with now ? Jones I'mlu the clothing buslness-roady- mndo clothing. Smith Hal Then I guess you can jjlvc mo nn occasional pair of pnnts. Jones Well , 1 dunne about that. It coats inonuy to manufacture clothing , you know. Smith That's true , and It costs nothing to manufacture newspapcrd. Tlieii theypait SUNDAY dOSSIl * . " 1 nrt.tr.vn I had the honor of brluglus to Omnlm the Hist slow-pipe hat OUT cotm In M'braskn , " s.itdau old timer. " 1 never wore the lint but once nud that was on my wed ding dav. Soon after l.mdlng In Omalm I disposed of It for four dollars. A Xcbiaska City man , who was to bo married , sent up to Omnha for a stove-nlpo lint , nud a general search of the city proved that mine wns the only one In town. 1 accordingly let him lm\o it. The probability Is that ho never woie It after his wedding day. It Is IIKelv that Hint hat did duty nt other Nebraska wed dings in those caily days. " A xinv sidewalk ouht to bo planted mound the Planters house.Vo suggest that n petition bo sent to Cousin Hen Folsom or to President Cleveland. 'Ir ' Iho street ear folks don't pioposo to convert tlinlr system Into n c.Uilo car line , " said n pnwiigcr In ono of thebobtall vehlole.s the other day , ] 'I hope they will give us Iniger cms and'hent them. I am tired of tiding In icfifgorntors during the winter. The Mealing of the sticet cars would bi > n big Imjirovomeiit which \\ould bo apm eclated. " Tin : foundations that ate bolng laid this tall lor half a doren or moro big buildings will give the building boom of ISST an oaily stnrt In the spilng. Among these structures are the First National bank , the Merchants' National bank , Paxton's building , Uniugo's building , HIP city hall , and tno new hotel nt the corner of Tenth and Fnrnam. The nitgio- gate cost of these six buildings alone \\l\l \ bo in the vicinity 0131,100,001) ) . A ninit-Toxrn Kncllsh tourist and his wife \vmci among the passcugeis In a Pull man caren route fiom Chicago to Omaha the other day. The Kugllshimm sized up the ciowd and patronizingly said to his wife , In r.ithor n loud tone : "Well , by Jove , they appear to bo quite Jcspcctablo poojilo In tills car. " Ho boon ropo.ilud the observation , adding that bo was surprised. An Omaha man couldn't stand It , and tinning mound to him , said : "What In h 1 did you expect to llnd In n first-class American car' . " ' The Ktmllshmaii wns completely subducil , much to the gintllicatlon of tlio ixn ono of the caily tenltoilnl legisla tures of .Nebraska , A. J , Hnnscom , who was a loading member , had In his hands n hill which some of the wire-pullers wanted changed slightly. Mr. llanscom , however , icmalncd linn and would not listen to thorn. "llanscoin , consider your constituents , " said one of them. "Constituents ho hanged , " re- pllod llanscom : "I own them ; i bought and paid lor ovoiy one of them/ ' GIXEIAT : : , TUAA-KU'S nomination for gov ernor brings it ) ) the recollection of the most exciting campaign thai over took place in Nebraska. Jtofeienco is had to the senatorial campaign of 1870. Thnyer was then In his prime n perfect plclmo of health , vigor nnd soldierly manhood. His biirnsldo whiskers wcro as black as Jet and so was his hair. Ho was as erect as a West Point cadet just irom the academy. Dr. Miller called him the I5en- gnl tiger , because ho wns always ready to spring upon his political enemies and give thorn a lively shnklni ; up. Thaycr had been In the seuato four years. When Nebraska became n state , Thayer nnd Tlpton wcio elected senators. They drew straws for the long nnil short term. Thayer got the four year term nnd Tlpton the two year term. Thnyi-r wns the most popular man in Nebraska at that time. The worklugmon , and pattlcularly the ru- publlcaus , fairly Idolized him. No man ever had n moro devoted following. The only tilings that his enemies could bring nirnin.st him nt the time wcro that ho halle.d from Massachusetts , wore kid gloves , was the In timate friend of Chmles Simmer , and would not associate with everybody. * * * Thn Jezlslnturo of tlioso days wns made up of fifty-two mcmbois , twenty-seven being n majority. Douslas county had eight mom- members , or nearly one-third of the vote noc- essnry to elect It wns generally conceded that If Thayer cairled Douglas county noth ing could prevent his being olectoi' ' . The whole fight against him therefore .was cen tered In Omaha , nud the republican primar ies of the fall of 1S70 wcro the most fiercely contested of any that have over taken place In Nebraska. They wore held on a Friday , nnd that day became known as Blade Friday in Nebraska politics. The sum of gafi.OOO was thrown Into the six wards of the city on that day. Thayor's backers , with Augustus Kiuntzo nt the head , spent 520,000 , nnd Snundcrs , who wns Thp.yer's opponent for the senatorial brogans , spent Slfl.oon. A political saloon keeper named George Taylor took SCOU from the Sauudcrti fund , nnd then worked for Thnyor. Tlio followers of Thayer carried the pilmnrloa , Mid a doubleheader - header was the result. * - * The SnumlrrR faction nominated n high- toned ticket , hondnil by Joe Mlllaid. The Tiiaycr ticket , which was called the regular lopublican , wns made up of the lollowing candidates : Senators Fred Met1/ and I. S. Hascall ; members of the hoiiso L. S. Iteoil , T. F. Hall , K. Jtosownter , John Alimanson , John Uynii nnd John K. Myorn. The Saiin- dcrs bolter republican ticket , uu It was called , had the support of the Omaha Tribune , a paper which was afterwards consolidated with the Republican. Hy a shrewd inovo Saundera had secured the appointment of n personal friend , named Twoosdnlo , ai editor of the Republican , and Dnlcombo , the owner , who was a friend of Thayer , did not hnvo the courage to support tlio regular ticket With the Republican ou the fence and the Trlbuno against them , Thnyer nnd his candi dates had nothing nlso to do but publish n paper of their own , which they uld In KeilileM's Job printing oflico. This paper only lived through the campaign. It was printed In soveinl languages Kngllflli , Ger man , Danish , Norwegian , Swedish , Hohflm- ian , ate. It had moro editors thnn are to day employed on all thu Omnlm dallies com bined , Thn democrats believed thai they had a walkaway with the republicans divided In the mliliUii.nnd they put upn vnrvheavy ticket \vllliJoluiA. Crelghtou nt thu head , with n very rcspi'etnblo class of high-toned bourbons bens as his companion ! * . To everybody's Hiirprlsu the democratic ticket nnd the Kami- deru ticket wore beaten. Thayer cmiled the day by over 100 majority. This almost unex pected victory for Thnyer wns chiefly duo to tils popularity with tnu masses of all parties , Humberts of democrats votud thuTlmyer ( ticket. " \Ve downed tl'cm ' In great shape , " ynlrt R dttlogato hQE * Ihfl 4 ui6eiv > tt ; Stafu Oonv'ulJ' lion. "Tho packing house crowd , headed hy Jim Hnyd uud Dr. Miller , aio irnod dumoirnts lu lull nccord with the docti lues of the I paity , They believe In the iood old Marcy docliino ilmt to the victors belong the hpolla , The convention from lirst to last wns run mm controlled In the interests of tlio Uoyd-MH- Icr wing ot the party , nnd every nomination nindo nnd committee appointed was the re sult uftliL'lr dictation , In furl , thu other fel lows scarcely showed tholr hentls , and their loadcis were kept In thu background as much ns possible. In the np- appointment of the state central committee the fi lends of J. Sterling Merion were very carefully plnced oil a back sent , and ot thu whole number not moro than throe or four a can be paid to belong to the slaughter-house win ? . While there Is n probability of a democratic congressman being ulectou from Nebraska , Hoyd thought Itvibo to so arrange mattuib that , in case Church Howe should pull through , tlio eiitlro machinery of the patty In the state should bo In full n > l with his views. With Charley Ogdi-n < u the congressional democratic commiti . , Hoyd , member of the national commit ! ' . and Dr. Miller rnnnhiR thedonicrifttvi- gnu , and a jmckliig-liouso inembci < t tlio state central committee In ncsilv every county , the pncklng-lioufio ritmd will bn able to claim that thoio is no fnctlounllsm in the NcbraMa democracy thai everything Is lovely ni that everybody dwells In harmony and Hi i they me tlio slmou-puio U'picscntatlve.i if slmon-puio democracy. " ASTUOOIiarHOltOIiOOISTH. Honoring n Citizen of Omnlin Hnrtli > ] iinKOM nnd Tholr Causes IMicov- croil by Monironl HolriilNm. MON-TUI.U. : , Out. 0. [ CorrospomliMK" of the llti.j : : The cnntrnl comniltteo of Iho Astro-Motcorologlcnl association in t for Iho lirst time tins season on October l 1'rcshlont Prof , Walter 11 , Smith piv sided , and nftor routine a number of m-w members were nominated , there being i oonsidoniblo Increase of intorcst in plan. i tary meteorology nt Montreal lately. ' owing ohiolly to the very correct forecasts - i casts of Prof. Smith. An informal discussion as to the prob able ofllcors for 18SO-7 , whoso election will take place in November , oltuitud tlio fact that President Smitli would bo n - ' elected unanimously , and that Alt' , G. F. t Sesb , of Omaha , now a member of the * council , would , in all probability , bn in vited to accept n vioo-prosldonc.v. Ills recent article " " on "Enrthiitia Kcsj" printed n short time sineo in the Hr.n , as well as his known dovolloii J - * . to astro-muti'orology , nro the principal reasons for Mr. Test's advance. Communications on special subjects wcro received and rend from Vice Presi dents Manrlll and Huatwolu , of Illinois nnd Virginia , aftur which the president mndu brluf reference to the rapid strides with which the .science of astro-meteorol ogy was advancing under the auspices of HID association.- While on the subject , hu deprecated in the strongest torins thn non.suusi ) sent out from Ottawa by the man Wiggins , who , ho said , had iloim moro to bring planetary weather science into ridiuulo than its most bigoted oppo- iBv 11 on Is. . . r % . The subject of "Earthquakes" was then ' \ taknn up and essays read from Messrs. j Mnnrill , or titled "Tho Charleston Earth- auako ; " II. M. Simons and Alex. M. ' Moore , of Charleston , on "Tho Local Phenonipiuv Attending the Tremors , " ( and Mrs.Fulton , of Montrealwho consld- f ofod thorn Irom an nstro-nieteovological < standpoint. Mr. Test's comnuinicntion t to the Sunday UIE : was read to the meeting - ing by Tivasuror Austin , nnd highly com- ! muiidcd. President Smith followed with i an nblo essay , illustrating his subject and l theory with diagrams , aftur winch the meeting adjourned to reassemble ou November 5. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CUUKCH NOTIONS. To-diiy's borvlcrs nt Uio Dlfrbront . CIutrolioH Throughout ilio City. Presbyterian church , corner Dodge and Sevuntcuntli streets. Services nt 100 : ! ! a. m. and 7iO : ! p. in. Preaching by * the pastor , Kcv. W. J. llarsha. Sunday- school at close of morning worship. Young people's meeting at GM5 p. in. North I'roiibvtorian , Snundors street , Kov. Win. K. Henderson , pastor. Sur- vice at 10tO : ; u. m. and 710 : ! p. in. Sunday .school at noon. Youngpooplo's mouting ntO50p. : ! m. At the evening service the pastor will deliver thu third lecture in the series to voung mrii. Subject , "The Young Man in Professional Lifu. " Strangers made welcome at all the ser vices. Trinity Cathedral , corner Eighteenth and Capitol. October 10 , sixteenth Sun day aftur Trinity. Holy communion 8.09. Morning service 11:00. : Evening sorvioo 7:1)0. : ) Men's bible class , l0. ) : ! ! Sunday sohool ! 5:00. : Strangers welcome to all services. All seats Iruo at the the ovon- ning servioo. E. T. Ilamol , noting rcotor. | St. John's ' church , ( Grace olmpol ) corner - , nor Twenty-sixth null Franklin streets. ( Services at 11:00 a. in. , and 7:150 : p. m. Sunday school nt ( h-ifi a. tn. Kov. Wm. Osgood Puarson , rector. The Kov. Alex Thompson will lecture at Uovd's opurn house to-day nt 11 o'clock. Subject , "Tho Why nnd the Wherefore of God's Commandments. " No charge and no collection. German Lutheran church. 1005 South Twuntuunth street. Surviuo every Sunday 10 u. in. SundaysolioolatUp.m. E. J. Froso , pastor. Seward street Methodist church , on Twenty-second und Seward streets. Preaching by the pastor , Kov. Chas. W. Savidgo , at 10:80 : a. m. and 7:150 : p m. Seats frco nnd all will bo welcome. Sabbath buhuol at ' : IiO p.m. Southwest Presbyterian.Twentieth and Lonvonwotth slrcots. Preaching nt 11 a. m , by Kov. J. N. Hoyd. Sabbath .school at ! J p. in. Young people's mooting , 7 p. in. CastollarStroot Presbyterian , Sixteenth and Castollar. Kov. , f. M. Wilson , pas tor * Prunohing hy the pastor at 11 a. m. and 7:1)0 : ) p. m. Sabbath sohool , 8 p. in. Young people's meeting , 7 p. m. First , linpfisl church. Services at 10:150 : a. in. mid 7:80 : p. in. Kov. N. A. Koecl , 1) . , D. , will pronoh morning and evening. Sunday school at 1U. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening at 750. : ! Farewell to thu pastor at the churoh Tuesday evening. St. liimiiibfis church , Ninouiunlh and California streets. Services nt 11 u. m. Kov. W. F. Weeks , Knosburgh Fulls , Vt. . proauhcr und colubrant. Sunday school ul 1:80. ! ) : Evensong and sermon ut-1 p. in. | j.y thu Kov. Mr. ilimiul. Spuclnl choral snrvluo. Sants free. John WillmniH , rector. Swedish Evangelical Lutheran , corner of Cass and Nimitttonlli streets. Plvlnu ser 'ico and preaching by the pastor , E. A. ICogoJstrom , at 10:150 : a. m , and 7:30 : p. m. Sunday school at 8:1)0 : ) p. m. Tues day evening , prayer mooting , nnd Thurs day ovunlng pruucluiiLC Scandinavians aru invited to attend all the meetings. Unity churoh , No.MO North Seven- trunthatreut. Surviuo nt 11 a.m. Key. , W. E. Copuland , pastor. To-morrow the congregation and Sunday toliool unite in n uliornl survico appronriato to Harvest Sunday. The uhurui ! will bu dec- orntiid with fruits , grains nnd vegetables , Sunday school scholars nro requited to bu at tun church by 10:15 : u. in , St. Mark's Evangelical Lutheran Mis sion , K , P. Hail , Saundurs street , near Jharlea. Kov. Geo. H , Sclmiir , pastor. Sunday school nt UUO : p , m. Church ser vices mm preaching by the pastor al 7:03 : p. m. lJIble niootiii rijjirsOnY nt 7:30 : p. ' ' m. Tory ono is cuTulu'liy inTitciu , St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Sunday school meuts cvory Sunday at ! : ! ) ! ) p. m. in Cosmopolitan Hull , 1CUI South Thirteenth street. W. C. T. U. , Buckingham , Twelfth nnd Dodgu strouts. Gospel services to night at 7M : ! conducted by Dr. A. W. Hartapeo. Prayer meeting Tuesday oyo- ning at 7:80. : Ladies' ' prayer mooting Thursday at a.OO p. m. lland of. Hoiu at 4 p. m. The Reform club holds iu btiRinosi session at 7aO : p. in , Thursday , On Saturday eyo- ning at 7HO : thu public entertainment conducted by tlio Keform club will ba hold , All , ( ispccially young mon without church home , are invitud , Special Uargain A business lot with 3 stores rontin/ / ' for $1,200 per your , oi\ \ paved street , for fS.uOO , on easy terms ; for four duya only , as ownur leaves town. S. A , SLOMAN 1012 Fitruuin etict.