Nebraska Newspapers

    2 THE OMAHA DAILY T3EE : FRIDAY , OOTOBEH 1880 ,
ANOTHER STOCK KATE WAR.
The Rook Island Decides to Get a Share of
Omaha Easiness-
THE DEMOCnATIC PATCHWORK.
llio Police Itnll-iltirt 1 r n Wire- '
Daio Ilntl Court Notes The
Olovc Contest Oilier
Local News.
Anotlinr I/lvc Stock Itntc U'nr.
l-'or seine lime back il hns boon no
secret , with those conversant wllli rail
road matters , that tlio relations botweun
the Omalia ami Chicago roads was bo-
coining very much strained , owing to tlio
existing rtilos governing Uiu'c \ \ stock
tratlic. At the time of the cut in live
slock rates , early Intho season , an ugrcc-
mcnt wns onturcd into by the Chicago
Rock Inland fe Pncltfu , tlio UlilcflRO , Hur-
llnglon & Qtilncy , llio Chicago & North
western nnd the ChU'nco & Milwaukee ,
that they would haul nil live stock from
Omaha to Chicago at the proportionate
rate of the through charges. That is ,
stock could be billed to Chicago , from
any western point , by the way of Omnhn ,
nnd could be halted at Omaha and reshipped -
shipped , or if fcold the buyer could rcahlp
to Chicago at the same rate charged for
stock going straight through. The Chica
go & Northwestern and Chicago , Hurling-
totiiS : Quinoy insisted upon this exception
being made , that all stock coming into
Omaha on any of their branch lines
should go out over the sumo road to Chicago
cage , or otherwise bo compelled to pay
local rules. The enforcement of Ibis rule
was equivalent to limiting the Chicago it
Hock Island and Chicago & Milwaukee
to such stock as came in over the Union
I'aeillc. It soon became apparent that
they could not ovun depend upon tlio
Union I'aeilie stock , for when a buyer
buys a numbi'r of cars of cattle or hogs ,
and is compelled to ship ono or moro of
them over a certain road , ho qulto natu
rally wants them all to go together , and
hence that road gets llio whole shipment
The Milwaukee gave up with goodgiace ,
to what appeared to bo the inevitable ,
and looked quietly on while the other
roads fought over the bone of contention.
The Hock Inland struggled hard all sum
mer to maintain her ground , but was
compelled to see ono after another of
her old shippers drop oil'and
go over to either the Chicago , Burling
ton & Quiney or to the Chicago & North
western , for the single reason that she
was cut off from hauling anything except
Union I'aeillc stock. On Wednesday
evening of this week the Hock Island
hauled out a tram of livestock , consigned
to Ktist Cambridge. Mass. , and shipped
by an old patron of the Hock Island , who
had lately been shipping over the other
roads. As soon as it wi\s known that
there woru sovora ) cars in the train be
longing to the Chicago & Northwestern
and to the Chicago & Burlington , there
was a general excitement among the rail
I road men. Yesterday morning W. fl.
Habcock , general western agent of the
Chicago & Northwestern , hastened to
the Omaha stock yards lo investigate thu
reported action of the Hock Island. Ho
looked the iield over carefully and
it was quite evident that he
was not over and above well pleased
with tlio outlook. He talked the matter
pver with the stock yards people and is
reported to have hinted- that ho would
stop the live stock on the line ot his road
. ( from coming to Omaha.iuiless h\s \ road
J could haul it out again. Last night the
Hock. Island hauled out stock that had
come in over the 15. & M. , and a pro
longed howl went up from the
Burlington. It is quite evident that the
Hock Island lias determined upon having
her sIntro of the Omaha life stock trallic ,
and it remains to be seen what tlio other
roads will do about it.
PATCHING UP THE TICKET.
Tlio ( Jaunty Democracy Skirmishing ;
Tor Senatorial Timber.
The democracy arc having a hard time
in finding men who will act as standard
bearers for divided factions in a hopeless
contest. They hold two meetings in thn
city yesterday to select men whom they
hone will consent to allow their names
printed on the ucnatorial tickets. The
lloat senatorial convention composed of
nine delegates from Douglas county and
live from Sarpy , mot at H. W. Patrick's
ofllco yesterday afternoon to select a
candidate for lloat senator. Mr. Charles
Kaufmann was chosen chairman of the
convention. The committee appointed
to see the Hon. 1'reil Mate nnd induce
him If possible to make the race reported
that they had carefully performed the
duties of their appointment , but that
their prayers and tears and coaxing hail
all been in vain , as Mr. Mctz was firm in
Ids intention and detorminalion lo take
no part whatever in the contest. The
delegates then cast about tor a substitute
for Mr. Met/ , but failed to find ono
among the prominent Gorman oitl/ens
whoso names have boon mentioned In
connection with the place. They finally
selected upon .lames K. Campbell , of
Sarpy county , and , llnding to their joy ,
i that ho would probably consent to nitike
the race , nominated him oy acclamation
and then luljourned. Mr. Campbell is at
present county treasurer of Sarpy county ,
liavieg hold the po.Mlion for live years.
JIo was county clerk for a number of
years before ho was elected to Ids pres
ent position.
I'AXTON AND 1'AULSKK.
The democratic ! county central commit
tee met last evening at the corner of
Thirteenth and 1'tmiuni , to select a can
didate for senator , vice James Croighton
resigned. Mr. Crelghton's card , ad-
drcb.sod to Chairman Martin , was as fol
lows ;
I , respectfully heir h'avo to tender to your
committee my declination of a nomination
for the oltice of xtuto hunutnr , and In this con
nection 1 dottlro to tlmnU yourcomiuittcu and
.tlio democracy of this county fur tlm high
honor Intended to ho contuiiei ) , and which I
am tumble to nmtut.
Coupled with this declination cntno llio
statement of Captain C , li. Hnstin , the
other senatorial candidate that under no
consideration would he allow his name to
bo used as a candidate , and that if elected
, to the plaeo ho would not servo. After
Bomu dibcusslon the commlttoo selected
William A. 1'axtou and J. T I'anlMin as
senatorial candidate. ! . It Is not Known
that either of these gentlemen will no-
copt the nomination.
Huso It.ill Not OH.
President K. K. Murphy , of the Western
League , writes that n intuiting of the
League will bo hold in Loavenworth
ixbout the middle of November. Load-
vlllo will bo dropped from thn league ,
leaving MIVCII cities represented. It is
desired that Omaha should have a club
in the loiiguo , filling the complement. An
Omaha ifolcgatiou will niooably attend
the mooting.
Returning ; the Compliment.
Councilmcn Leo nnd Ford wore busy
yesterday entertaining Mr. John Oriliin ,
of Cheyenne , who stopped in Omaha on
his rfitr.ru home from an extended eastern
trip , Mr. Urltiln is chairman of the com
mittee on fire nnd water work of the
Choyeuno city council , and has been on
n tour of inspection in the largo cities of
the cast as n special committee of ono on
ftra protection. Assisted by Thomas
Casey thu Omaha couucihnen jntroiliu cd'
.Oio rnitor to this city , showing oil * .her
public works and growing improvements ,
Mr. ( jriflln was loud in his praises uf
Omaha and expressed astonishment at
her marvelous growth and wonderful
prosperity , During the ylsit of the
Omaha councllnien to Cheyenne Mr.
( jrldin was one of the foremost in offer
ing the hospitality of that city to the vis
itors , and it was a pleasure to the Omalia
men to in part return the compliment.
Mr. Grlflln left last evening for Chey
enne.
Alone In the AVorhl.
The county commissioner yesterday
furnished transportation to Chicago to
Mr . Cachmaii , a woman In destitute cir
cumstance ? , who has been In the city for
8over.il days. Her story was ono Intended
to incite pity in the hearts of even the
members of llio board of county commis
sioners. She said that she had not a rel
ative in the world. Since the death of
her husband , a few years ago. she has
supported herself by can vising for books
and now deprived by sickness of her
means of securing a living , she lias no.
resource except to seek attendance in
some charitable institution. She oxpcets
to enter llio Cook county hospital.
Frank Koysor , n poor consumptive ,
was also sent lo Chicago , wnero ho
claimed to have relatives who will care
for him.
McCorinnclt-McDoiinld.
Both McDonald and McCormnck nro
In active training for their glove contest
which will take place at Cunningham
hall on Saturday oventng. McDonald is ,
at Fallou's villa nnd is in good Irim at
105 pounds. MeCormack Is in South
Omaha. Ho scales 170 and Is reported
to bo in line condition for the match.
Asyelnoone has accepted the chal
lenge of Matt Hichardson for an eight-
round glove contest with soft gloves for
? 250 a side. Charley Dougherty , a Coun
cil HI nil's middle weight , Is doinir some
talking but has not accepted the chal
lenge.
Baby Barnes , llio Nebraska giant , ar
rived from the west yesterday.
Ed Kothery , the well Ic.iown local sport ,
is expected home from his eastern trip
to-day.
Handing I'ormltH.
Superintendent Whitlock issued build
ing permit * yesterday as follows :
Hnnry Kitten , remodeling building ,
Twentieth , near Cumlng S350
Charles ISVIbor , brick basmnont for
building , Tenth and Capitol avenue. 070
Earnest J. Amlor.-on. one-story brick
store building , Eighteenth and St.
Mary's nvonne 3,500
V. G. Lantry , frame barn , llarnoy ,
near Twenty-tlfIh street 700
V. Lanlry , two-story Iriunu residence ,
llarnoy , near ' 1 wonty-llfth 0,000
Five permits n grccntlin ; 511,100
Superintendent Whitlock is anxious to
have all persons who had buildings or
improvements of any kind commenced
or completed before the building inspec
tor's ordinance was passed to furnish
him with a description of each work so
he can prepare a .statement of tlio build
ing improvements for llio year.
The Police Bull.
The event at the exposition building
last night was the much-talked-of , widely
advertised police ball. About night hun
dred people were in attendance , and it is
safe to say that every ono enjoyed him
or herself to the utmost. All arrange-
mcdts had been made beforehand to
ensure the success of the affair. The
consequence was that everything passed
ofl smootlilv. No objectionable charac
ters were allowed on the lloor , and for
this the management deserves all duo
credit , '
The programme was ono of twenty-
oicht dances and kept the many thrones
busy until a late hour this morning. The
Musical Union orchestra furnished excel
lent music. John McDonald was the
able and gracious master of ceremonies.
Work of n Wire.
A rather peculiar accident occurred on
Tenth street near Jones about 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Several lads were
playing together , when , a boy named
Powers engaged in a race with one of his
companions. 'U bile running at full
speed young Powers struck a telegraph
wire which repairers had stretched from
u polo. The wire caught the boy by the
neck , and such was his momentum that
his foot were thrown oyer his head and
he fell a distance of over five feet on the
hard pavement. He was picked up in an
almost unconscious condition and taken
to Bell's drug store , whore Dr. Darrow
sowed up a largo gash in his cheek caused
by striking a sharp paving block.
Court Notes.
In the case of Schollcr vs. Stevenson , a
suit for damages In the sum of $5,000 , for
alleged malicious prosecution , the jury
returned n verdict yesterday awarding
the plaintiff $40.
The real eslatocaso of Connell vs. Hoi-
lonbeck was on trial before Judge
Wakeloy yosterdaj' afternoon.
I'M ward Dickonson commenced suit in
the district court yesterday against H. C.
Harlman , on a mechanic's lion for ? ( ! ( ) .08.
In the county court E. Hartman & Co.
commenced n suit againct Sloman Bros ,
for judgment in the sum of $501 for
goods sold and delivered.
I'rolwlily Stolen Property.
At an early hour yesterday morning
Olllcer O'Bo.ylo took charge of n horse
and buggy that had been standing on
Douglas struct all night. The outlit has
not yet been claimed which loads to the
suspicion that it was left there by some
follow who had appropriated it to his
own use. The horse is a dark bay. The
buggy is a side bar with red painted run
ning gear.
Tlio Arloa Club.
This popular orsrani/.atlon , composed
of the elite of local German society , gave
its opening ball last nighl at Gornmnia
hall. About forty couples wore In at
tendance , nnd the alViur was an auspi
cious hu.ccuss. A moro extended notice
of the event will bo given in the society
columns of the BKU on Sunday morning.
w. O.TT. u.
The W. C. T. U. hold an intoroKllns :
special session at the Buckingham Homo
yesterday afternoon to nrrnnso for u
social to bu hold at an early date. The
preliminary stops were also taken for a
fair which will bo given at thu homo
sumo time next month.
llravitlui.
Contractor Bronnanisoutaftcra week's
illness.
The ban I : clearances ye&terday amount
ed to $ ( W(511U1. ( ) (
The revenue collections yesterday
amounted to $1,110. ! ! ; ) .
Tlio excavation for the city hall foun
dation baa been completed.
Permit to wed WHS granted yesterday to
Win. Hotiiiison and Allsa Anna Bankes ,
both of Omaha.
Cliff and Hnnnluin , two men who were
nrrostcd on October I ) for creating a row
on South Thirteenth Hlreet , were given a
jury trial before Judge Stenbory S' stor-
day afternoon and lined $5 uudcoaU each
vpou conviction.
Constable Houk , who was struck by a
train on the Tenth street crossing a fitw
days ago , is more seriously hurt than was
at lirst supposed. His physician reports
that ouu of his knee joints has been per
manently Injured. Mr , Honct will prob-
hly bring nn action fur damages
the eomiMiVj
Mr. Jiimos Fr.-u.lor , of HarJan ,
father of Ed Frazier , who was hurt In the
IJ. A : M. wreck near Falrllold , Wednesday
last , passed through Omaha last evening
on his way to see his son. The yonng
man's injuries are qulto serious , but the
falhcr is thankful that his boy was not
nhiong the killed.
Hcv. T. S. Brookorclorkiburg , W.Vn. ,
cured chicken cholera with St. Jacobs
Personal Pnrnjrraph.s.
Hobcrt Garliehs went east last night.
General G. M. Dodge is at the Millard.
0. F. Sllt-dd , of Fairllold , is at the Pax-
Ion.
Ion.O.
O. C. Salim , of Beatrice , is at the Pax-
ton.
11. T. Pratt , of Chicago , is at the Mer
chants.
W. II. Barslow , of Crete , is at the Mer
chant's.
J. D. Welsh , of DCS Molnes , Is at the
Cn.iliold.
C. E. Montgomery , of Lincoln , Is in
the city.
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0. N" Abbott , of Fullcrton , is at the
Metropolitan.
C. A. Keith and wife , of Lincoln , are
at tlio Cozzuns ,
Lester Franklin , of llrooklpn , N. Y. , Is
at the Metropolitan.
S. D. Harskolf and wife , of Caldwell ,
Idaho , arc nt the Cunliold.
A. H. Church and wife , of North
Platlo , ore at the Coxr.cns.
Mrs. William Hawit/.or left vesterdnv
for Plattsmouth ami Creslou for a vlsft
of several days.
Mr. Charles Kountzo , of Donvnr ,
brother of Herman Konnt/.o , of this city ,
wont east last evouing accompanied by
his wifo. ,
City Marshal Frank Guancllo , Chief
Jerry Mullen and Ollleer Ilendrloks , of
Council Bluffs , attended the police ball
last evening.
A hunting party , composed of C. E.
Yost , Dr. Conklln and Harry Deiiol. left
last evening for Lake Madison , Minnesota
seta , for u few days' sport.
Mrs. Andy Hdrdon arrived in Omaha
last evening , being mot at Council Hlufis
by her husband. The John T. Haymond
company , of which she is a member ,
played in Dos Moincs last night , but she
not being in the cast came to this city ,
where she will rejoin the company , ap
pearing Saturday night in "Tho Magis
trate. "
_
"Years have not seen and time shall
not seo" the people sit down quietly to
sutler pain , when enterprise can afford
such a panacea as Salvation Oil.
The old saying "opposition is the life of
business , " has not been sustained in ono
instance nt least. Since the introduction
of Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup nil other cough
remedies have been dead Block.
Cnptaln notfc * ' Trlclc.
lloston Travollor : Captain Boggs , a
Virginian , who held n captain's license
on Ihu Mississippi river boforu ho wns of
ago , nnd who for fourteen years had tlio
contract to supply thu military posts in
Utah , Colorado , Now Mexico and Ar-
i/.ona with fuel , tells the following storv :
"I was down in the Ute reservation in
Colorado and had strolled down to the
shores ol a small lake while ray mules
and teamsters were eating cfinnur , when
1 came across a party of about a dozen
Indians. They were armed with rilles
and were shooting at a snag which stuck
out of the water about 200 yards distant.
The stakes for which they wore shooting
were composed ot a quarter of a dollar
for each man. I stood watching them
for some time , and then decided to cuter
thn competition , Each man had three
shots and the man who hit the snag the
most times won the pot. Tho- > misses
were told by thu nplunh-in the wat'ji'i the
hits by the absence of the splash. After
some parley with the redskins I got them
to allow mo to enter the matoh though
thoj compelled me to deposit half a dollar
while they put in but a quarter I
had a IIiMiry repeater with mo that ,
fortunately for my purpose , was then un
loaded , i was accounted one of the best
shots in that country , but knew that the
Indians were not by any menus slow. I
slipped three cartridges into my rillo ,
and as I did so I broke the ball oil' , thus
leaving a blank cartridge. Of course , no
splash"followed any of my shots , and the
Indians thouirht I had hit the snag every
tune. I won that pot , but the next time E
intentionally lose by not breaking the
balls oft' , and by taking indifferent aim.
J then broke all the balls off until I had
won $18. Then the Indians , who began
to look at mo with suspicion or awn , re
fused to shoot any moro. I invitcil them
up to the store and spent tlio money on
knick-knacks , which I divided among
them. I then took them back to the lake
ana showed them the trick. They were
very much surprised , but took it in good
part. On returninjr that way a few days
after I found the same tribe on the lake
shore shooting a big matoh with a neigh
boring tribe , whom they were rapidly
cleaning out of everything. I learned
that they had 'skinned' every Indian in
the country that they could get to shoot
against them. I said nothing , but mused
on the readiness of the savage to adopt
the white man's tricks.
"Wine With n History.
Salt Lake Tribune : J. A. Murray , of
IJutte , Mont , is the possessor of twelve
bottles of wine with a history. The ear
liest known of this wine is that it was
found in a subterranean vault inside a
stone receptacle , in a Jesuitical monas
tery that was demolished during a local
fond among religious fanatics , It so
happened that the eye of an epicurean
fell upon it , and he secured it as the most
valuable of the treasures , carried it into
Poland and prc-mntcd it to the crown , for
which ho was rewarded by the highest
honors and titles that could be conferred
upon : i private citizen. At the marriage
of the Princess IJeehorniz of Poland to the
heir apparent of the crown of Franco
thn only remaining basket of this price
less vintage was presented to the prince
for tlio nuptial occasion. An adven
turer by the name of Houforte , who had
secured the position of hcconcl steward to
the crown , stole twelve bottles of the
precious nectar and replaced these with
twelve of an inferior article. These
twelve bottles he brought with him to
America in the year. 1700. " lie communi
cated the nature of his special.treasure to
liiu niott trusted friend , Henry Coatway.
The cupidity and avarice of tlio latter
overpowered his reason and he killed
lioutorto lo secure the wino. The deed
was no sooner done than ho feared the
vengeance of the law and resolved to lly
to distant parts , for a time at least , until
the excitement of the murder would die
nut. liefore leaving he buried the twelve
bottles with their history far down among
the roots of an ancient oak. Fifty years
after , on uprooting this same tree , a
newly converted Mormon found the
treasure and tooK it with him when ho
migrated to Utah.
Whim lirigham Young was made ac
quainted with the nature of the valuable
articles contained In the twelve bottles ho
informed the owner that God had made
him the instrument to llnd this treasure
that he might give it to the head of the
church , and forthwith took the vintage.
The wine wns in turn stolen from
Hrigham by an apostate Mormon , who
brought it to Montana , and on his death
bed , at the mining camp of Pioneer , ho
bequeathed to J. A. Murray this wine of
such an eventful history as a testimonial
of his gratitude to that gentleman for Ids
having loaned him $000 at one time for
the purpose of calling a hand for Julius
Jxivy , by which he took down a pot con
taining $1,8011.
A Missouri burglar , while attempting
to enter a house , hau his lower jaw shot
off. A local paper , in describing the
affair said the victim "
, "resolutely re
fused to talk. "
THE ART OF , POLITESESS ,
Strange That Civility , Should Bo Used So
Sparingly ,
The Sillily of .Mantier-i KtiRnRP1 * tint
jjlttlo or tliq'lhrniRhto of ilu-
tmuilty In thh Hustling null
Practical ARC.
Philadelphia Ucpordi In this bustling
and practical ago1 wc , are tOo apt to bo
careless as to gruels of manner and con
versation.Vo look back occasionally
on the days of Porieles , when llio Alho-
nians talked In high-sounding phrases
nnd saluted each other with the defer
ence which subjects only give lo kings ,
or on the days of the ancient reglnu1 ,
when the courtiers of a Louis worn Con
spicuous for a conventional politeness
and grace that scarcely served to conceal
the hatred , the venom , the meanness and
vulgarity that lay beneath. And , there
fore , associating politeness cither with
a state of society whore there is but litllo
freedom of thought , speech or action ,
and where llio social fabric is built up of
classes who are divided by laws of caste ,
or else with sleepy oriental countries
where men lead the life of lotus-
enters and rust away In idleness , the
study of manners engages but litllo of
our thoughts. Wo tacitly admit , of
course , that tlio oxoroiso of such mi attri
bute is all right ; but our great weakness
is to look to results instead of to details ,
and wo are too apt to forgot that those
results are brought about by the very
means which we make light of. It must
bo admitted , however , that wo admire
politeness in olhcrs. As a people , be-
nealli the rough exterior winch we so
often assume , wo have n sympathetic and
a kindly nature ; wo are alive to a tale of
distress and are ready to respond to the
cry of suffering ; but wo are too carelesa
of thu litllo courtesies which add such s
charm to either social or business inter
course. Politeness my bo styled one of
the delicate Immunities ; it sweetens ex
istence ; and besides being a high social
virtue it is and this is something worthy
of attention in such a practical age-
really useful in many ways , and proves
itself to be n safe and remunerative ,
business investment ,
It is hardly possible to estimate the
amount of unconscious egotism to bo
found in every man nnd woman. Il
crops out in the most unexpected quar
ters , and exercises a largo intluoiico on
the common alfairs of life. Civility ,
therefore , alfeets us more than nalivo
modesty would probably care to ac
knowledge. Wo look for it in others , no
matter what may bu the particular rela
tion which they sustain to us and we to
them , ami we fool disappointed and are
rullled by its nbsptlco. 'The larger the
city and tlio morc ! ; . ' ro.wtlcd the commu
nity the less do we fihd co'mmorcial po
liteness ; it seems , | to , dwindle away in an
inverse ratio to Jhc Kquare of business.
Men will tell you , -if they ever stop to dis
cuss the matter , it3mt < tiey have no time
to bestow on hollow phrases and super
fluous conventionalities , and that there is
no place in the cquutinir room , tlio store ,
the warehouse , or , the factory for the
meaningless umj 'stoqrotyped genuflec
tions of tliu , , ( c,6u'rt or drawing
room. This may/j bo true , but
theie is "ample room and verge
smile when , witnqs.mg. ' "Pjniiforo' . ' at tlio
absurd suggestion j > ( $ ir > < Jo'souh. Porter
that the captain ot tlnUt0shp"\vill ! say , "if
you please'1 ' to IriHamen'iwhtrn giving any
command. And'ywt ' , after jitht'rejs \ | a
sound principle ilrtderly'iriit this piece of
burlesque. The man who is kind and
gracious to those who for the time being
are under him will certainly have his re
ward. Every reader of Dickens can re
member the dosnairing cry of 'Joe , tlio
strcot waif , in "Bleak House" ' 'lie wor
real good to mo , ho wor. " This portion
of the scum of a soothing city , with
scarcely a glimmering instinctor an idea
as to right or wrong , was touched by
kindness and by gentleness. Ho could
not understand it ; he did not com
prehend its significance or .meaning : but
it was something different from what ho
bad over met withCor knowja , and so in
his blind and ignorant groping ho came
upon the truth as to
That best portion oC a Rood man's life ,
Ills title , nameless , iiurciricinbered acts
O kindness and of love.
Men will argun sometimes that they
have no time to bo polite , forgctling thaf ,
it takes the same amount of time to bo
uncivil and disagreeable. There are
moro thln < rs needed to insure success than
money , experience and integrity. The
amenities which some despise so much
arc also potent factors ; anil even if you
can point out a man who is rude and
churlish and yet successful in life that is
no argument against the truth of the
theory ; It simply show's that ho has suc
ceeded in spile of the want of politeness.
If , therefore , civility bo such a largo and
potential ingredient of success , it is
strange that it should bo used so spar
ingly. It costs nothing , it requires no
room for storage , and can , in fact , bo
carried in the vest pocket or put in a
glove boy , and the moro of it that is
given the moro remains. When people
can bo made to understand that the use
of it may bring dollars and cents , then
they may also bOKin to consider it in its
morn ! aspect nnd make life brighter by
showing it in its liner ways and moro
subtle forms.
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COMMON AND HORSE SENSE.
Things Many Pcoplo do Just for
Kiibhlon'H Snko.
Manchester Union : Ono of Iho dic
tionary definitions of-common sense is :
"Such ordinary complement of intelli
gence , that , if a person bo deficient
therein , is accounted mad or foolish. "
Now a person may be unllty of a mad
freak or a foolish , act , and still bo ac
counted neither mad or foolish as the
world goes , undjttik Amb of us but has
friends who at b6htj'tinio | ; ' or other have
done something fwlubh 'has shocked and
surprised us witjtoiK raising a suspicion
that they worn no Jf their right minds.
Wo seoni to nocU/anotbor term to desig
nate that lovol-hOnTledness which distin
guishes some peUpUf'from ' the common
run , which provq'npr.tticm . from making
mistakes met.wiui8frequently { In olhers ,
and that loads tliginjiinstinctivoly , as H
woro.to'do thorigJi'ttlWngattho ' right time
in the right wiM "riijs. qufdity has
bebn coarsely termcij } ] "horse sonso. " as
distinguished frdrtl cqmmon sense , and
though the phrartKjiot < a pleasing pnu ,
ft is frequently usHer | | want of ti bettor
or moro cupjionionj U-inn.
Possibly there mihl bo diversity of
opinion as to the Vfelirfivo merits of thesq
two kinds ot sense , Htit for our present
purpose the dictionary must bu authority
for the one , and ouch reader's experience
supply his idea ot the other , In giving
his notion of the dilfcronco between hnro
sense and common sense , the Humbler
wishes to disclaim any intention of pro
claiming it as the only true onu. It is
what ho believes , sinmly , and the reader
is at liberty to ugrco or disagree , to subtract -
tract from or add to as ho pleases.
By way of illustration , let us recall the
recent spell of cold weather , when forstiv-
oral mornings in succession the mercury
dropped to or below the freezing point ,
A northwest wind forced the cold into
most houses , sending the temperature
down to a point uncomfortably low. It
is safe to say that there are in this city
very few houses of the middle and well-
to-do clussos.lhat wore not at that time
provided with fuel and healing appal *
ntus , nnd horse sense would have klndleit
n lire in stove hint furnace without di-litv.
Common scn o says : "No ; It is lee early
in the season lo build tires. Wo shall
have moro warm weather yet before fall
really sots in" So mm shivered
ever Iholr break fasls.and delicate women
put light shawl * oil their shoulders It
uolng too early forjwarni clothing and
spent the day trj mg in vain to got warm.
Hobnst mon eaught i-oliU , and women
who were not robust were prostrated
with throat and hi tic troubles , and wcro
lucky not to have pneumonia. This ac
curately describes the state of aflairs In
four-fifths of the houses of well-to-do
cltirens last week , and tin-so people ,
amply endoWi-d with common sense , set
Hi ) a universal howl against the "horrid
climate , when a little horse-sense would
hpvo led llu'in lo adapt them elves to it ,
inndo thorn warm their dwellings and put
on thicker clothing , oven though tlio
change was but for n day or two , and a
warm stiell was sure to follow Iho eold
snap. The ineonvonioni'o of thus meet-
iug the change in temperature is nothing
when compared with thedaligertohealth
and comfort incident to enduring the
cold without llannels or fires , tosnynoth-
ii gof possible dot-tors' bill.
Common HIMISO in the feminine gender
goes thinly clad in gauzy garmentM up to
n certain date In the Reason because
fashion so decrees , though the night ! ) bo
frosty nnd the biting northeast wind
penetrates lo thn very marrow , thus be
coming a ready If not a willing victim to
"providential" disease and early death ,
Wlik'h horse sense would have easily
averted by the aid of warmer clolhlng.
Common sense In the school board per
mits children to sit In school rooms with
the temperature twenty degrees lower
limn is safe ; selects and retains incompe
tent teachers ; makes an errand bo.y ami
clerk of a high-salaried superintendent ;
gets up personal wrangles and quarrels
among HIM members of the board all of
which a little hor.so sense would avoid
as detrimental to the uublic school in
terests.
Common sense sends the boss of a
gang of city laborers down into a hole to
do a laborer's work while ten or fifteen
men stand Idle waiting for homo ono to
tell them what to busy themselves about.
Horse sense tolls the boss If ho would
put his coat on and do nothing nut direct
Ills mon so ns lo keep all of thorn oin-
ployed , each in his proper place , ho
would get more work done by nightfall ,
and really earn moro money for the city.
Common sense may bo u willing and
ready worker at manual labor , but It
takes horse sense to engineer a gang of
hands so that no time is frittered away.
Common sense builds a sewer hundreds
of feet without putting in cesspools at
street intersections , .so ns to fool Iho pub
lic by making it appear that the appro
priation is going a long ways. Hor.so
souse would finish tlio work as It went
along and make no transparent attempt
to deceive the public , which often sees
much deeper into .such schemes .than it Is
credited with doing.
Common sense unless wo nro willing
to admit that the majority of our citizens
are mad or foolish combines to put men
in office , clothing them with authority to
make laws and squander treasure , when
such men are totally unworthy of trust.
Horse sense would send some of thorn to
the penitentiary and keep others in pri
vate life where they belong.
Common sense keeps thousands of mon
tied down to routine business year after
year , robbing them of all pleasure ex
cept that of money-getting , until they
are so fettered by habit that it is impossi
ble to break away. Horse sense says :
"Put on your coat and hat , lake your
family , if you have one , or if not go
alone into the country or anywhern you
choose away from your business and
enjov yourself. Your business will run
itself a few days without you. If it
-won'tf you havohnildod all these years to
little purnose. You will live longer and
bo happier and your family will bii ben
efited by the ohango.
Common sense loads many men into all
sorts of visionary schemes , political and
others , in behalf of temperance. Horse
sense would look closer after the young ,
provide healthful places of amusement
for thorn , teach them the benefits of so
briety and industry , and , instead of let
ting theni como up themselves , brine
thorn up in such a way that they shall
lay the foundations for honorable and
useful lives.
Common sense keeps the open horse
cars in use long after they should bu dis
carded , and they go through the streets
crowded with shivering mortals , who ,
unable to walkaro compelled to undergo
the torture of partial free/.ing. Horse
sense , just the tiniest grain of it , would
house the open cars quicker than a pro
fessional tax-dodger can get round the
corner , or a mugwump change his poli
tics. Such heedless management can
hardly bo said lo bo endowed with com
mon sense oven , for it comes very near
the line of foolishness on the part of the
company and makes its patrons decidedly
mad.
This list of differences between the two
senses might be extended indefinitely ,
but the above mustsullicofor the present.
Wo think our readers will agree with us
that horse sense Is rarer and more valua
ble , for although Iho multitude manage
to get along and do fairly well on com
mon sense nlono , it is horse sense that
makes ono of practical value to his fellow
men. and enables the possessor thor
oughly to enjoy life under conditions
where common sense fails to render one
the moans of being comfortable or happy.
A man with a goodly share of horse
sense is often looked upon by his friends
as an "odd stick , " but in an emergency
ho is the first ono they will call upon for
help out of their dlllicnltic.s.
BLANK CARTRIDGES.
They nro n Hoou to the JCcnlistlo
Drama , anil are UHOI ! ia
Other Wayn.
Now York Sun : From the point of
view of the man from the far wostproba-
bly the most useless thing in the world
would so cm to bo a blank cartridge , for
out where the sun goes down drawing a
pistol is very serious business. Yet there
is a very great demand for blank cart
ridges , and even western mon , at least
these of them who are connected with
Bulftilo Bill's show , hayo oomo to look
upon the harmless noise producers with
tolerance , nnd oven approval as mater
ially enhancing their safety in llio vigor
ous and rculit-tiu bhiun fights that they go
through.
Many thousand oases of blank cart
ridges are made ovpry year h.y the big
.cartridge manufacturing establishments ,
nnd command prices only loss than those
with bullets in them by about ns much as
the value of the load would bo , Great
quantities of them are sold for Fourth of
July celebrations , and u good many are
lined by the military in firing salutes.
The theatres are , however , the bust , bo-
cnuso the most constant and steady ,
customers for them. When the heavy
villain shoots the hero , remarking.
"Never again will you cross my path , "
nnd the hero , miraculously saved , pops
his ancient enemy , stiying , "Die , villian , "
they both burn blank cartridges ; and
when the English soldiers fire a volley
after the escaping Irish patriot they uxo
blank cartridges , and their guns boimr
loaded in thul way explains why "tho
finest peasantry" so easily kill them off
with stuffed clubs ; and when the property
man arranges the expulsion that is to
rend the noble ship and sink her In the
middle of the broad ocean , ho fixes a lot
of blank cartridges in an apparatus that
will set them all off simultaneously with
a torrilio bang. And so in n thousand
ways the utapu depends upon blank cart
ridges for tiirllling effects.
Now and then the blank cartrldzo
"nroyes recreant to the trust reposed in
it" and spoils an effect. Actors tell of n
sensational star whd was playing a part
in whjch he had 'to lllo'off his chuini ,
break out of prison , ellmfe a wall , and
just nt the hiomeiU when ho was about to
achieve liberty , bo shot bo a vigilant
sentry , fall , and dlo to slow niuMo. He
had climbed the wall and waited for the
fatal shot. It did uol como. Again and
again the sentry snapped his gun. but
the Cartridge would not explode. . Did
the actor let thai failure cut him out of
his death scene ? Oh.no. With a shriek
of agony and appropriate pniitomlmu1
trimming ! > lioutchiiined : "Great heavens !
In my excitement I have swallowed Ihu
file1' ! fell from the wall , and died Iti his
most otlVellve fashion.
Blank cartridges are ofteti bottghl for
Iho loading of pistols that peojilo keep In
the house lo scare burglars if thny hap
pen to cnmo. The good folks who have
that liumnno nnd pretty plan understand
very little about burglars , or they would
know that those gentry are so delieii-nt
in n sense of reciprocal humor that they
habllually shoot back , and with bullets
instead of blnrk cartridges. Little argu
ment can bo required to demonstrate
that the householder is at n disndvanlago
in proe'ocdings of this nature From an
incident that occurred in tx police court a
few days since It would appear that there
nre young mon who carry pistols loaded
with blank cartridges and lire them oil
on occasion to make themselves nppoar
dangerous , lint thu dealers say that , so
far as they know , .such Instances must bo
rare. _
A Singularly Itotnnntlo Htory.
Sidney Mail : Truth is nt nil. limns
stranger than lid ion. A few days' ago
there sailed for England a young man
whoso career would furnish materials
piumuli lo construct a romance out of It.
His father was a younger son of jiood
family , and related collaterally to a bar
onet of old descent , living on a valuable
estate In ono of the midland counties.
Ho was somewhat wild In his youth , and
a clever amaluur actor. A junior clerk
ship was procured for him in the treasury
and ho used to spend ivft many evenings
as ho could in ono or other of the thea
tres , where ho foil in love with and mar
ried n pretty ballet girl , whoso father
was the stage doorkeeper and who'.o
mother was the wardrobe woman in the
theater from which the husband took
her. The union gave great offense to his
friends , who found very litllo dillioully
in prevailing upon him lo quit England
and go out lo Australia , accompanied by
his wife , and furnished with the sum of
iOOO ever and above their passage money.
During the voyage a son was born to
them , nnd a serious disaster befell the
child s father. Ho accidentally fell down
Ihe hold and injured hisspine so severely
that he was bedridden from that time
forth. Ho lingered for a twelvemonth
after his landing and then died. His
protracted illness had exhausted his re
sources , nnd his young widow found her
self worse than penniless somewhat in
debt after paying the funeral expenses.
But she was a bravo lilllo wo
man , and soon obtained nn engage
ment nt the Theater Hoyal , under
her maiden name , and was enabled to
ni'itntain and give a tolerable education
to her boy. She died of cancer before he
was seventeen , and his life since then
which was about five years ago , has been
one of vicissitude. Latterly he has been
acting as waiter at ono of our restau
rants , where a certain inherited elegance
of manner and rolinement of accent on
his part lias often caused mo to specu
late as to his history. By chance I had
the opportunity of rendering him a
frilling servico.which encouraged liiscon-
fideiicc , and ho told mo his personal his
tory. A fq\v months nno , glancing down
tho'advertisiiiir columns of the Times. I
noticed ono inqviring fora missing heir
and the particulars given seemed
to tally with those of his own narrative. I
called his attention to it , and the result
was the opening ; up of a correspondence
with ivli rin of'solicitors in Lincoln's Inn
Fields followed in duo time by a remit-
unco from them and the information that
ho had succeeded to a baronetcy and
12,000 a year. No less than three lives
had stood between him and it when the
old possessor ot the title died , but these
had all been removed by accident in the
short space of eighteen months. One had
boon drowned while bathing near Mount
Orguoll , inJersey ; a second had slipped
into a crevasse upon the Alps , and a
third had broken his neck while riiling to
hounds in his own cotmlry.
Cheap
We have four neat houses and good
lots in desirable locality , which wo will
soil cheap if taken this week. Easy
terms. CUIOUNGIIAJI & BUUNN'AN ,
1511 Dodge.
Paint your roofs with I. X. L. Slate
paint. Leave orders at oflico , Hoom 0 ,
ovorConuueroial National Bank.
Tuttle & Allison , Ins. Agts. , 211 S. '
A Fork in Ills Stomach.
Galignani's Messenger : The Academy
of Medicine in Paris has just boon listen
ing to a report from M. Polaillon on an
unusual surgical operation which ended
successfully. The case was that of a
young man who out of bravado had
swaljowod u fork. It was extracted by an
incision in the stomach. For many tjays
after llio patient confined himself strictly
to a diet of sou ] ) nnd iced champagne.
Later on ho tool : some milk , and on the
twelfth day ho was allowed a cutlet. Ho
is now quite well.
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FOR FEMALES.
Beeurm ncl EiUblUhn regularity
vr M4
MENBTRUAL FUNCTIONO ,
Jl till tin y fain ant Jjlitrtn.
AH INVALUAUUi All ) TO
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filol < n < > 4 , llio Truiihlni of
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IT ASSIMILATES WITH THE BLOOO ;
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Strengthen * every Ortiun.
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iawj.fcu > FV8 I'l.UK WALT WH1BKUY
mil MI.'fT btlnir U the ImutdirMt , ) uid
runbluct Hi ri < onttiJ
evrultu ayintttt.
All IttUriof laqulrr " 111 receive . . . .
; teutl9 .fi * of cttrgo , by our IMltil lit-
irtoitnt.
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The QJ-CKNT HOTTI.KS arc put up for
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Those desiring a icmciiy for CON
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should scenic the large $1 bottfc.
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Direction * accompany each bottle.
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Nervout Prottratlon , Debllllf , MenUt and
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thonM place In hti don'n haiidi
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due to Korljr Vice and Jgtior *
ll'rorrJeiin C'lTii- . . , ,
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euro , whellier tlic patient I * * Diixlurute arlnkcr 01
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MARVELOUS RESULTS
LOSS IN SHRINKAGE OF MEATS ,
YiT7 fn r * > n | > ln know tlj.it the Rhrlnkne * of H r.li
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cout. Allir.Btitcnnlulntli'ixilitr-Uvnuuroimt.of Ul
nnd only twoilir-Uvu r r celiUof BdllJ mutter , ana lt <
) > lbatli < tiiu < lu in thn ron.llnk Uinailoln lheeT | io.
rullou of ILo j ulco , v > uicli U ilia VITAI. i-A VT Ujr M1UT
Effect of the SOLID OVEN Door.
A TKN i.niiud blrloln. iijixllum or null-dona. lll bi
Itimvc'Fiita me iMnuhUnnil four ouni' * of llnoiloq
iiiiuit.Miowlngiilijtiof tliruo | iiiiii ) > niidtH < ilir nuiir i
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ElToc't of WIIIE QAUZK OVEN Door.
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rivliicod to nlnolKiuli'll ' end oltthl ouuriuof llnntlfu ]
mutt , mooing a fiu of olnlit nuaco * of Julea. Whlli
llil.lu l llv.i pur ( * ut.nf thu total vreluht , Itnlioiii
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