Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEii , : SUNDAY , DECEMBER o. 1886.-TWELVE PAGES ,
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Goviin.voit UAWIS : has removed J )
Mattiiewson from public life. Halir
county performcil the same service fe
> at the last election.
AccoituiNO lo the cable , King Milan <
iServisi luts sutibbcil ISnl arta. A yc ?
afco Prince Alexander of liulgnriii wi :
.idixinisterinKsucli : i .sound thrashing t
Mihin'H Jinnies Unit the ) ) clty princolt
still fuels tin ) smart. With Alexamlc
: ibsent K5ii < Milan can allbrd. to be coin
ajjeously insolent.
r ix SAIIUI ; : is naMKiitiiti ! the brin
waters of Salt Creek at Lincoln in the it
teresis of the ( iurlinKlou candidate fortli
\ an Wyck tmccub&ion. There are shoa'i
nnd sand-bars of which John is yet tit
aware on the course which he is sleenii <
The worst , to , far as his influence \ cos
cernetl , is John Saltier himself.
AcroKDiNG to : i wubturn authority or
of the pleasing results of the lutu cai
vtihs for the gubernalorial nominatio
was a reduction by one-half In the eno
moita tolls at the bridge over the Platl
at Camp Clarke. This is the kind of
"campaign dodge" with which the po (
bi'ttlers of rheycntu- county found n
fault.
Tiir. joint comiuittco on chnrtc
amendment are doing good work. The
are meeting daily and taking up the to
ics as they naturally suggest tnomselvi
In the order ot their importance. Hut
is somewhat of a misnomer ( o call tl
work charter amendment. A new cha
tor is to bo created. Wo have entlrol
out-grown the swaddling clothes of tl
old ono and no planing and patching wi
uiiiko it presentable.
SKOIIUTAHYViiiTXf.v \ says Ihe nav ;
department is deeply mortified over tl
poor performances of the Dolphin an
Atlanta. Wo should think they \voul
bo. JJoth ves > oU were designed by office )
in the construction bureau of the nav
department , and the Atlanta was bill
ttndor ( lit oet .supervision of naval ofiluur
Tim Ultimo for their faulty construclio
Hltmilil reit irliero it
i ; is undergoing another mini
torial crisis. DeFreycinnt has reslgnt
owing to the defeat ot the government c
the opposition bill iibulhhiiig thooflicu i
fiiib-prefoct. The IK-iYiyclnut ininislr
ha ! > hold ofllco for nearly eleven month
which Is far above tlu > average length <
ollico of I'reneli lUintitrlus. A minislu
ial crNIs in Franco ias regular an oji
sodo of ] "rouoh political life as fever an
ttgito is of existence among Atkansa
Mil , CI.IMI.AM ; : > has bean bu y in ii
venting now uiixs words e\cr since his a
tontion was cilled to the bpocuh of II
marlyr llentou in which ho refurred t
the president as "a humbugging oiv
servlee reformer , an ignoramus and
willing tool of thu money sliaiks tin
vampiiesof Wall street. " The pros
d inn's solemn admonition to Slono aboi
thu duty of government olllciuU to stt |
port the administration seems to lun
been written several wooku ton late.
should have boon inuilod lo lionton , (
vi , in place of his ro-instatomuu
A sricjnolai > , unking r.iilroad con
panioa ro.spoitblbio tor thu failure to pn
vUlo proper orosslnss over or under the
tracks and to bear the entire expense i
the sumo , would seem to bo supcrlluoi
\vhun their responsibility iu the case h :
been so often affirmed by courts all ov <
t'io ' union. It would bo needless In th
btato If by an act of pure idiocy our la.
legislature had not engrafted a provisic
in the charter compelling railroad cert
jinnies to bear only n portion of the CD
of viaduct construction over tlieir track ;
A That provi.-o should not bo enacted I
the nu\v \ charter and thu law should I
iillowcd to titLe its cout'oo.
Oprmany's Untno tlc UonlUct.
'J he battle of the political factions ii
( tormnny was opeilcd on Triday , the occn
rion bi inj ( the flr t rending of thcnillllar ;
bill in the rc-clistng. Thu was fore
slindowcil , asve pointed out in tltcsi
column * some day * ago , btti there wen
ilcrclopmfnts connected with the" a'lvo '
cncy of this measure on the part of the
government that were tinpvDeoted , am
which , WP can well understand , crcntei
asMisation , as the cable dispatch reports
It will be remembered that on the open
ingot the rcielutajj , and again on rcceiv
ing the president and vice-prosiilent o
that body , HIP pmjwror , while urging tin
iinpot tance of pacing lite military bill
gave as the controlling reason therefo
the fuel that Iho military establishmcn
of German ? was falling behind in qflec
tivo force tlioeot iH'ijrhboriiig nations
On both occasions ho appeared to b
parlicnlnily solicitous to convoy tlio ini
prussioti that not only was tlu policy o
Uonnany ptcilic , but that the govern
itienl believed peace would betualntaiiicd
There was good reason to suspect tha
the aged emperor hail practiced Mibtoi
fugc in giving tin ie poaecful assurance ;
and it is very evident I hat Kuropo wa
not deceived by them. Thu urgency o
tin1 government to strengthen it * mill
tary t'stablishmont and extend th
spptennale very plainly indicated the ad
prehension of an evigency not far oil
nnd which mu't be prepared fur m'omptl ,
and vigorously.
All doubts as to thn real meaning of th
government's mo > t earnesl zeal in tin
matter tire removed by the speech of tin
war mlnibler in advocacy of the military
bill. Wlnlu Mill allirmmrr the paeili
jiolipy of Germany and doubtless Hi
government has no aggressive purpoan-
IIP .said that ( icitc ) this " ( iorniany ma ;
Nilliin measiire.ible limn be involved ii
a war. " The danger wa- > not immediate
but the situation is most difficult , lonviiij
it to be implied that war rather thai
peace is the eventuality most probable
which is the very oppo-ito of the infet
ence natural from the ompcror'ri ' asstti
ance ? . This representative cf the gov
eminent was also much clearer am
more direct in other respects than it
head , which may perhaps bo accounts
for by the inlluuncc of events sincci th
emperor spoke , or quite a * plausibly b ;
the later dftermtiiatiou of liismarck ti
confiont the nation with its an ] > ruhcndo (
danger without concealments and subtot
fuge , and trust to its patriotism. Tin
minister of war indicated very pointcdl ;
that the attitude' of Franco i
the inlltteuce which impels Gei
many to augment her militar ,
power and increase the burdens ani
liardshis ] of her people. Wliatevor con
fidencc may be felt elsewhere in the hit
pacilie protestations of M. Dtsl'reyoiue
and his colleagues , it is evident that Gci
many has no faitli in them , llismarc
doubtless knows the real sentiment o
tlio present political leaders of Franco a
well as do the men themselves , and h
therefore knows what they would do i
the power were given them. This tho.
may not get , but Hismarek doesn't dall ,
on chances. The uAtctivn force of th
( Scrmnn army is in reality no greate
than that of France , and the latter wil
bo at oueo increased. Germany must a
least keep even , otherwise her disadvuii
tage would bu an invitation to attack
How urgent the situation is felt to bo wa
.shown in the statement of the minister o
war that if the purpose of the govern
incut i.s to bo attained the military bil
must pass befoiu Christmas.
There was a less formidable oppositioi
developed than was expected , but tha
will probably show itself when the moa'
uro i.s again brought forward. Mean
while the ic.signation of the French m'u :
istry may have a quieting oiled upo
German fears. The government bavin ,
taken this .stun , however , cannot recod
from it , and though it may have a liar
light to carry the measure its ultimat
success i.s not doubtful.
The I'.tnliniitllo Uoiul.
Tin' more we evamiuo into the advan
tages to Omaha in securing this direc
and short line to Texas , the more wo ar
impressed with its importance and th
necessity for building it for tlio future in
tovest of our city.
Practically every road south of th
Plutto takes our trade from us all scon
designedly built for this purpose. Kvo
tlio Union Paoilio branch , via Maryvilh
probably takes more trade to Kansa
City amlTopeka than it brings to us Iroi
this part of our state -their "long haul
interest on this branch is the other wnj
The Atchison , Missouri Pacific and 15. (
M. arc , us to Omaha , adversely interestot
If wo can secure the terminus of th
"long haul" fromTnxas , and a wldo bol
of territory from central Kansas , w
will have another "Union P.icilic mail
lino" advantage for Omaha , butwill
this dillcruiico- The Tovis road wil
bring fat cattle to our stock yards , fo
ton months in the year , thus aiding in tin
development of Omaha as the great cattle
tlo mart of the norlhwost. It would als
tmiko Unmhu the market for To\ab horse
and .sheep , and bring the cotton Iron
more than otic hundred Tcacounlic
this waj for a market.
The farmer * of Nebraska are ospeoiall ;
iuteiojited , a.s the proposed road-wouli
secure for them asouthurn markul , at but
tcr prices for their corn and wheat , whil
our millers would oliti ) Hour to a bette
and nearer market than New York.
Suoli a rotul would glvo Oaiahu mot
chants aileron clrineo with Kaiiias City
and within tun to twuntj miles cfich bidet
ot the lute advantages for trade suporio
to tlioso enjoyed by Kansas City. It wottli
open up ton Itory to our trade from whlcl
we have been excluded lioivtotoro. Ar
not such advantages as those btitlielcnt t
warrant buililiiiK tlio road ?
All lastyear the price of gnuii in Chicago
cage did not justify the purchase ol Nebraska
braska corn for shipment. If wo luu
then had a direct road to Texas mueli o
it could have been shipped at a protit t
the farmer , and given a fair commiasi o :
to the middle men.
Nebraska Is a farming state ; tin
future of Omaha depends Ir.rgely on th
farm eta' success , and thu UIK propose
in the future to study more closely thai
over before questions , all'uctlng the cu !
ti valors of the soil and seek to promot
this gru-it Nebraska interest.
1'ronress Iu Poverty.
Our local columns repeat to-day i
story of poverty and sulloring in Omah :
which , though a twice told tale , shouli
appeal nouu thu less strongly to the sytu
putlnes and purees of our people ; . On
means for the relief of poverty itndEuffoi
ing an > nt rely inadequate to the dail
demands mude upou them. There is no
an organized charity society in Omnhi
to-day which Is not pushed tor funds am
cramped forqnaiUrs , while appeals fron
the poor nnd pick and hungry arc flood
ing them with an avalanche of appli
rations which they arc unabli
lo im et. The linn makes at
i-arii' ' ' t npp'-al to the ppnpli
of Omaha to conic lo HIP relief oforth ;
men and HOUIPII who arc tliPimelve
Hlnisgliug against the heavy odds of in
difference on the part of the public am
empty treasuries to minister to the waul
of the suflerlng and unfortunate. Win
and what they arc It need not specify
They iiro' not confined to any sect o
piecd. There tire a dozen agcncin.s fo
good which arc unselfishly wotl.ingti
make the btttdcn of life easier tobobonn
by those whoso only help can mme fron
others more fet Innate than themselves
Such charities de-servo support and the ;
should not ai-l ; it in v.un.
\Vo arc becoming a great city. We ar
too apt lo estimate our greatness by on
prosperity , by the zrrowth of large hull
vidtuil foilunivs , by the lone line o
.splendid business structures , by lucrcas
ing trade and commerce and accumulal
lug wealth , lint theio are other incvita
blu marks of n growing comiminit :
which accompany increasing wealth am
milled population. Poverty and riches g <
hand in baud. The ranks of the wealth'
nrp net rcci titled as rapidly as the army o
the poor. For every pnlalul resident
erected on the hills a.score of hoiol.s an
filled on tin ) side streets anil the bottoms
The number of the worthy poor in Omtihi
has increased far more rapidly than tin
number of the chaiitably di.spo-.cd rich
There is all the moid need , then , fo
added generosity on the part of Iho3i
over whose homo prosperity is brood
ing , and to whom winter and cold brin <
no terror.
This from the Ffi raid ;
If Editor Kotlmcker knows wheieoC hi
speaks , and his long leMdcncc- the minim
blntc , Uoloindo , would Heeiu to warrant hi
statements , he knocks the wind entirely oti
of the tuppenny phrlelters about coal niono ] )
ely in Oinoha. The Jlcnntl o.uotos buna
follows : "The discussion of the eil'oit to sc
euro ftom the e.lly council the exclusive rich
to iuliieco.it under the city Is.i useless one
II Is a matter of no coiiseauonco whcthe
such i Ifclit Is cuntcd or not. It ccuhl havi
no value of any Mrt iu law. All lululii )
corpiinitluns ate regulated by the Unitoi
Slates statutes , and the city council has m
more authority in the mailer than the Ah
koond ol Swat has. It might us well ibsuo i
franchise tea company uoiiuHtlug it to add i
story to evetv man's bulldlm ; * and collcc :
icut for thoailditioii. As soon as thoto 1
oven the niotl e.vsu.il u\.imliiatlou of tin
mlnliiK laws the petition will bo wllhdiawn
They are very explicit and Miow just liov
f.irnveln maj b3 followed. Tneeounoil lias
no jurisdiction under jaoiuui. "
Unforluuatuly for Jlditor Kollmcker In
did not happen to know whereof he wa
speaking when ho wrott the cditoria
comment quoted so approvingly by tin
Herald , llts long residence in a minin ;
stale has d6tibtlc.-.s made him familial
with existing laws relating to the iiiinin ;
of the precious metals , but he shows ai
ignorance regarding coal lauds and loca
tiona as profound as the Ahkoond o
Swat himself. We shall try to cnlightei
him.
him.Prior
Prior to July 2 , 1801 , known coal land :
and coal beds wore not npc'uiicaily ( notec
for reservation or sale but wore disposci
of as other public lands under scttlomcn
or other laws. The land upon whicl
Omaha is built was patented by the gov
eminent in two lots ono to John Me
Cormiek , trustee , on May 1 , 18f0 ! , tin
other to Jesse Lowe , mayor , dated Octo
bur 1 , 1909. On tin's latter date all righti
of tlio government iu and to the site o :
Omaha ceased. 11 was nearly four years
later that congress passed an act for UK
disposal of coal lands on the public
domain , uuthori/.tng thu public sah
of such lands "as coal lands'
at a minimum price of $ ' 20 tin aero. Tlii1
act was construed by the courts a ;
"thuncoforth" attaching "to all kuowi
coal Holds or coal beds" in which no in
tercst had before become vested. " Ii
could not apply to the Omaha townsite it
which all title of the government hat
long since ceased. The last act govern
ing "coal lauds" was that of March U
18J ! , which iravo a pre-emption right ol
ICO acres lo a person and of ! ! 20 acres tc
an association , upon payment of unties1
than S10 an sere , with further provisions
graduating the price according to the
nearness of the lands to a railroad ,
It will be readily scon that the enliri
course of procedure with ruforeucu tt
coal claims lias no relation to that fol
lowed iu the search for precious miner
als. Editor Kothackcr has been coufus
ing coal claims wiih silver chums , and
applying the United States statutes regu
lating gold and silver mining corpora
lions lo subjects with which they havi
absolutely nothing to do ,
The city council has complete juris
diction over the sireots and alloys ,
whether underlain by coal or not. "Thf
most casual examination of tuo mining
laws , " duo regiird , of cour.io , being paid
to the time of tlieir passage and'ol tlioii
application , will convince them of till. '
fact.
ISul alter all , what nocd is there of dis <
cussing coal finds until wu arc Mire tluil
it Is really ti "Huil. " Up to the present ,
nothing is certain ovcopt what has been
curtain for year. * . Thai veins of coal
have beun found in a do en places
iu Nebraska. The disagreeable fuel
remains that not ono of them has been
worth working When Mr. Her and hi'
company provo that they have a workable
vein of coal , it will bo time mumi'li tr
talk about concessions of moru ground
and the application of mining laws to tin
town till ! of Omaha.
The I'atont
From time to time there are spasmodic
etToits made to secure a reform 01
the repeal of our existing patoni
laws , ami to substitute in their place
some method of iiroU-oting invcntori
without robbing the public and fostering
monopoly.
No greater misapprehension exists to
day than that the patent laws iniin
claelly to the benellt of Inventors. The
inventors who have been benoiilted arc
in fact , few and far between The roa
benulleiarlcs are middle men , who , for i
song in many instances , obtain control o
patents and then work them for all thej
are worth.
Oncci In a long time a man like F.lia.1
ilowu , the inventor of the sowing machine
needle may got rich , but It is doubtfu
whether the case of Mr , Jlowe jitstiHc !
thu legsslatiou which enabled him te
pocket over two million .ttollars in royal
tics , paiii in great part by poor American
sowing wom'cn R.v nccielitital though
he conceived thci idia that sow hip by inn
chincry could be ui'oomplishcd by maV
ing the eye ol the tloodlc near its point
and for the brain power expended b ,
him in this conception the sewing wej
men paid the MUII sMitcd'and more.
The Pullman nlonopoly on slecpiiij
cars is not the rc4i1t of Mr. Pullman'
invenlive nklll . Inq < ly , but of his skill n
an orgnni/cr. His monopoly , based 01
his railroad cnnlnvt * , \ * a positive bin
elranco to further imwovcmonts ii
sleeping ear uule < < 4 ho can buy thot
up at his own liguvis. Hoforc Pullman'
day sleeping car fare xvas fiO cents pc
night now it is from ? r to ? l for iwci :
ty-four hours.
No greater Imposition exists lo-da ,
against 'the farming interests of th
country , than the monopolies supporlo
by the patent luns. Almost every toi
and implement the farmer uses has It
cosl greatly enhanced by reason of ihcs
laws , and U.ii , m ninety-nine cacos out o
u hundred for the benefit of middlemen
lo protect the real inventor a .syslct
of government bounties might bo siibtili
luted , and these ? , under such precaution
us to instiro wholly to the inventor of
really useful machine , or to his heirs Ii
no case lo assignees or middlemen.
In view of the depressed condition o
the farmiusr Interests in the west , it I
high time thai congress should do sonic
thing to "pioteut thmn" from its torme
unwise legUlallon ngainst tluin.
Industrial
A tatoment recently issued show in ]
the industrial progress for three month
in portions of the south , given gralifyiuj
evidence of the rapid advanno that KOC
tlonis making in N.il taiitial business en
torjirises which promise lo become tin
foundation of a lasting prosperity
Among the cntcrpihos mentioned as 1m v
ing beun started in twelve stale.s arc bias
furnaces , foundries , mills machiui
shops , mining and smelting companies
and railway companies. Not all ot these
of course , are on a , largo scalp , but in :
number ol cases the enterprises re present
sent a liberal investment of capital , am
will employ a largo number of workers
The organization of mining and smelt
lug companies has been especially active
fifty-nine having Ircuu created in the las
three months. There has also been :
marked atlvane.o in metal working , th
record for the three months showing th
establishment , ot'seventy-threo fouudrip
and twenty-live blast furnaces. In thi
time there have also been put in opera
tion ono hundred and thirty-one wooi
worKiug establishments , thirty-six flour
ing mills , a large number of maclmn
.shops , ; ind other industrial works Man
or those before established have also it
this limo beuu enlarged ami supplici
with increased facilities in machinery am
appliances of the latest construc.tion.
Such facts are to bu heartily velcomctl
There is no good reason why the .soul
should not in t.me aeJnovc industrial in
dependence , and with it all the advan
( ages iu prosperity and in tlio advauen
iiicnl of her people , morally , niteillcctn
ally and materially , that arc possible t
such u condition. Tno dilllculty in th
way of this hitherto has not been a hie !
of resources or ol inducements , but of ;
disposition with tlie > people to give them
selves thoroughly to the pursuit of prac
tieul affairs. A very' great change has
however , taken pluob within the pas
fuwyears , and there is every reason ti
beliiivc that it wilt go on to u still hirco
development. There is ample roon
and opportunity for it , and the reward
of well directed enterprise are not doubt
fill. That has been shown in the succes ;
of cotton manufacture in Mississippi
despite the competition of the long-uslub
lished cotton industry of Now Ihighiml
aud the still more marked success of tin
iron industries of Alabama , competing
with those of Pennsylvania. Thu soutl
is traveling ou the road that leads to pros
purity , aim its people should not , permit
thuir political or any other prejudice t <
interfere with thuir safe and steady
progress. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
WITHIN a week several mail pouchei
containing rogisluied matter , sent fron
the United States to a European dostiua
lion , were rilled of their cemtunts while
passing through Uolgium , The aggregate
value of the property stolen was aboul
$200,000. It was stated at the time tha
the IJclgian government would bo res
ponsible lor the loss , but it is now saul
that , owing to the fact of the United
States not being a member of the inter
national postal union , there is no rc.spou
sibitity anywhere , and the owners ol UK
stolen valuables will sustain the entire
loss. There is tin obvious injustice in this
which suggests such a change in thu law
regarding the registration of letters and
packages as will secure some protection ,
other than that of more than ordinary
provision for their safe transmission , tc
thu sondeis of money or other valuable !
by registered mail. The government
charges a special rate for this class of
matter , and the report of the po-ilmnster
general shows that the registry service is
a source of considerable ami iiieroabing
revenue Jo thu department. The precau
tions against tnclt seem to bo ample , but
still thefts occur. In such cases it would
seem to be a n itlcr of simple justice that
the government should at least share the
loss , As to the expediency of this coun
try becoming participant in the boiiclits o
the post'il union , it is so plain that thuru
ought not to bu tiny ( liVcruncu ) ol opinioi :
coneornin g it. _ _
Ih removals to SU Louis Mr. Clarke
will escape those ellsa rceablo enquiries
of when the Holt line proposes to put on
llioi-o .suburban trains , i
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POMTIOA iPl'Ol.N iS.
The U'ashlimton llalcliett nominates Her
Harrison of Indiana foi inosldent.
There aio ten candidates tot tlu < speaker
ship ot ill- Now Yoik'libuso ' of icjiiuscnta
lives. ,
The Wihcoiihln It'KuJnlnio will "ic-ar
laniru" tint congressional distiu-tsat the nuxi
next session. ' *
'Ihirty out of toily ol tlio Virginia couutles
west of thu Itluu 1'idge tive leipuullvun ma
jorities this j ear.
Ulalno Is said to he noiklni ; foitheeluc
tlou or Leivi P. Moiton to succeed .Scnatoi
Wainci ill Her.
It was tlio Gentian \oto that tinned the
tide in Minnesota this year , At leist so snj
the republican papers.
Congressman Ite-a an grcms to haia a
elianco of election to succeed benntor Mtu.ey ,
Candidates aio numerous
Lnvl P. Moi ton's friend s claim that the
> iew York city delcpitlun will bo solid In
favui ot his condielacy foi thuboiiati ) ,
Thowonmii suffrage law which the \ cr-
Miout liouso has passeu requites that females
\oters shall own SiW \ > otth of jirojicrty ,
The XOw Jrrse-y prdlilliltlonists ( ; aiu ( ion
eral I'ick 20i03 vytes anil Ids btreiujlUa.i
Rrcat .s.t . fn the-strongly republican counUcs
The iriiiililloAiis Intend to lia\oncaudl
date In the field up\t jcar for ( jovciuur n
Ivcutuckj mill arc alriiid } trsiiiR to hunt hit
vp.
vp.A
A Deuioi paner Insists that the iccen
plertion di'inon lrat s lhal bootllo has n
lotuei a place In Inili'cucitig the election o
Colorado , * ouators.
The rrpulilioau mciubcis of the Ma * f
chtKctts leKlslaluro rarely po Into caucus oyc
the election of a United States senator , bn
\ \ \ probably \ do so this jear.
Tlieclcfllon of a United Status spiiatorli
New Jerstn mav turn ou the ro'iill ot a con
tc l In one Ipglslathe dlstilct whrro the ol
tlcial icturrta travn the icrui'licau catulldal
a umjotity of one vote.
Mi. llnlslPHd Icctmeis .Vnator I.oean to
. ' ajinij the republican party can't allord t
cofpiollMi dissatlsllcd or dlsotdcily cle
menu. Ihu ile > l I marshal saxs theie is mot
danger from hoodie tlian from socialism.
ChlcnjcoTlniPs : MorionMiller and llfc-coo' '
ate the most conspicuous candidates fo
the New \'oik United Stales sunalorshii
Tlio Kmplre state l sadly shoit of gtca
stalpsmeii , and the Iduhcsl ofilce iu Its > , lf
now ROCS to little men.
Piovldciioo .lomnnl : It Is aiitiouticci
that Mr. William 11. English will be
camltdatolortho United States $ enatordhi
In Indiana It lias been mippnicd that Mi
l iifjli'.li had lotiied fiom ] ieilltlcs Into th
interior of Ids state.
Ilelva Lockwood anuotmros that she wil
not bn a en ml kin to for the presidency In is
Tlio siuvcstloii of SI. John for thu lltst plac
on the ticket dKeruslcil her wilh the \\hol
bimiiiess , and 15el\i will consequently rise Ii
popular appreciation.
In thiiteou iiorthiMi > ( pin and northweslrn
fmupsSl1iptohibitlniiMs : | vnloe ! this ycai
In li-Vi the ai-'Rre-'ale of the same state
was 113-1M. ( At tills tale ol tainve wil
ba\ < ! a prolilbition picsidcnt somewhci
aboul Iho middle ot next century.
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Oeneial Cllutou 11. KNk , of NPW , Ioi cy , I
likely to be the ptohibltlou caudtdnte for th
presidency iu isss.'nnil .Senator Colijuitt , o
Gcoriila , is spoken of as bis associate unoi
thu ticket piovklcil , of comae , thnt siillldcn
dimiocrallc enr-omascment Is extended ti
justify placlm : candidates in the field.
The ( lev. Jo Cook has been sugcc&U-d 1 > :
an eastern editor a.s a e-audidatc for thu piosl
deiicv. The thoughtless journalist surd :
forgets that the acceptance of a politico
ollloe with teirilorlal limitations would !
ilously hamper Mr. Cook In Idssrcater i\otl
as couseivatoi of Hie moral and material mil
u'ise.
Cnnstipssman ( libson , of West VirRiul.i
spcnklticoL tlio iccpnt electiona and tin
caustC of the1 dcmociatlc losses , said in a lati
inteniew : "Itvas not IndllTcrouce. 1
as lobclliou. Theie is no use lei an ainn
to tluow down its alms and attempt to can
lure an oiKaiiiml , well-drilled enemy. I
can't be done. Tlie administration has do
.sliojfcd our oiK.inl/ation , and t\\o > eai'
mom of such ioikill not leave enough ti
conMltiito a respectable mob. "
A Washington disnatch to HIP Plttsbiiu
Leaden quoteKaudall as si\liifUutC\iili'i |
\\lllnot bu le-ulected mical.er , as the antl
tarltr ic'lormcis hold tlio balance of powei
and will impose him. The now slate i'
Jlinncsof Missoiui for speaker and llolmai
of ludl.inalor chahman ot apptopriations
as he ( K.uulall ) docs not want the nlact
longer ou account ol III health. Jiandall
HUis other men. is sometimes quoted as say
liic thiiiKS that somebody else thinks
Senator Sherman , according to cm i civ
( ro sip , Is losliiL' tlio lepiitation tliatholoim
eilv bad fet beinsr ceihl ami fiierlel , ' 1 lie cot
diallty with \\hicii he has leci'ivcd vlsltot :
within HIP lust year 01 two hasiainovcd mud
oT the old fcelinc that men hail lo\\aidhim
When ho was at tlio head of the treasury do-
nailiiipul ho was extioniely trunided in talk
im ; with strauwrs and o\en with Ids pel
soiiol Ii lends. When ho Is iu New York no\\
ho iroes aboul thu hott < l rmrliluis aticl street'
in llie.siiunleitiiiy. . 'I'llI.s i > -a hint for tin
icst ol the uaudidates to bo\vaio.
A. Unit.
The lopiiblican press Is a unit for Mr
Ckdaml's nomination ,
A Ueautlful Thought.
lilciliu Vift / ' ; < * *
.Justice is Ilio soapsuds \\ith > vlidi ! we wasl
thu llanuel shirt ofvroui ; .
His
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Vctioit'J'illiime.
ThetunslilontV fortlicomiiiB mc.ifiaiiC wil !
undoubtedly be the gicatcst elToit of Dan Iii-
mout's life.
tllC IJPSI
Cainicr Jou'nal
Tlio o iCcnlucky distilleries in coricsuon-
deuce with Kansas dni ! > loiU9 ate doim ; the
nest business tills year.
Stays at tlm l-'ront.
Gitantl / nloii'InilciKHilcnl. / .
The Omaha ism : as a newspaper slays al
tlio front , and Its Sunday edition Is as gout :
u newspaper as Is Diluted Iu Ameilca.
An Kvidcnt
When .Iclf Davis attended the opmnin
Meinph tlieothcr evening the people diccicd
him tin livo'iiiinules. They evidently mistook
him for a member fo ( no ballet.
A. Hint to tlio President ,
/union { llnahl ,
J'loslilcnt t'leielaud ought lo elovnlu a par
: iKrat > lt of Ids next musaaso ; to the Uircatoned
extiuclion of Imfl'alo. lie Is gicatly iudebtetl
to linllalo for ills stait in life.
An Aii-o ] | ) rlntcNninc ,
A Now \ oik line stock rafsor haa named a
pai llenlar pioimsliig bull calf " ( iidvcr Cleve
land. " Ills the ' partleiulaily piomisliiK"
Icatuie tliat makes the 'name so appropriate1 ,
\VoidH of Clioer.
ll'i / / / < n fin U * Nnwfriy Ittf Ira < " ' . Ciiifli.
.Sjie-aK welds ot cheer ; > ou do not Know
The Kood biieh words contain ,
Nor \vhat their po\\er to hanbli woe
And ease the hem tot pain.
i'loni out yom hcait speak winds ot dicer ;
tjlke miislei they will bo
To wiiiio poet soul ificlced wilh fear ,
Upon life's bleu my w i.
Oi HK'fc the coming ed
So balmy , tali nnd mild ,
Tlio u welds v.111 to llit < we.iiy brim ;
The fictluu'B.s ot a child ,
Or as the rain Unit fiom about
Lifts up tlieuioopiiiKllowuis ,
Votir words ol chcei will ever prove
The sweetest of all Minuets. '
( io , speak them then ! Indeed you may ,
And nonei will fall amiss ;
Koi caih will prove a clcam of day
And cndi a pulnu ol bliss.
Spout ; uoids ot cheer , and Mien In you
Shall moie and moio bu given ;
And ou your hu.ii I w 111 fall thu dew
Of peace and Joy and huaven ,
It. l/llu AVorlh IJvum ?
> lls life worth Ihiiiu' ' . " ' A l ; of liim
Who tolls both day and nl.ht
To nuiiie a littlu homu lot Uiuo
hu deat unto Ids sight.
"Ihllfo worth llvliiet' " ' A-K of he-r
Who. croirnrd wnu widow .s w
Doth llnd supniemL'sthapplnetbj
In kind mid lioblo elueels ,
"Is llfo worlh lliug'.1'1 A k again
Of those \vliosu hfulu'st aim
Is toiisslst their Idluw man ,
Without onu thought ot laum.
"Is life worth IMngS" ' Ah I dear frjenil ,
lAit tlios.0 good people * toll ;
A lu'tter question far IS this
Is llfooitli livinu' wdl ?
SUNDAY' COSSIP. -
"Tlio biR ( allure et the Duftj Jlstlt WlilsV
conipRuy btltiRs to mind some iemlul fciic <
ot Walter H , UnlTj , " sa'el ' a former icvidH
ol leochp.sler. N. Y. . now ItvInK In OinMi :
"Some Iwentj-hipor thiiti jean neo. I Hi
ward Diifly , the fnfurr of Waller , was PI
( rnprd In the ( troi cry htisinsss In sKodie-
lie was a tall , tine looking man , and bore
stnlJnic tesomblaiicc to the lukcor\\p ;
llncton. YOIIIII ; Walter was alwajs a chcn
luc fullon. Upon his tcluiii fiom Catmih
where he bad been sent lo bo educated , Ii
eutfiod Into all soils of speculations. Arnern
other things ho Matted a elder mill. Hy th
way. It ivsu from the top of this mill thr
Ptofcveir Swift dlscovored his fltsl come
Swlltvsas an old hatdvsnre merchant , uh
had made astionomy a study. Nlhl aftr
nlalit he weniid sit uu lop of that cldei mil
and sn/p at the Mat * lluongli bin old cracke
tek'ncope.
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"OntliiE tin" war , when whisky was hi l
mauv ptomlitentmen in Uoclip'ti-ramlalou
the coast of the lake wcie etifiiced ( | iilte i"
leiiviidy iu simutvlltic hlphlups fron
Cauadn. thus ninlinc ; a crcat ; deal of money
The faimiislio icceived the lil hwiuc
would tiurv the stuff on their farms , and the
eait II , tiemi time to tlino. Into litnlieMut cot
ccalcd In baudsyf beau' , it was notice
that yoiuiK Dully waiiuili1 n heavy Imye-r e
beans about that time , The smucplcis b (
came iciy liold. They bad a schoonei , lade
wltli Cantitla lihthwiues , cio > > s Hie lakn nn
bronchi up the ( leiicseo ilier , to the head i
naiigatlon , which win within the citj limit :
Young Duffy piloted the craft past tlio cu
torn house olliceisat Shcilock , which wo * th
nort of ontt.i. lie ilelhcted tlio catgo at II
dcstinat.ou , and got well imld lor his d.uln
scrvlct1. The goods were put Into wa oiv
and caitcd thrnuuh thecily nl nlcht toth
barns of tlio panics interested. The polici
meualoii ; ; the line had been btibi-d to mak
tliciiisihcfscarce about the timu Hie waicon
passed along. Thn Uulto'l Stales nmishr
linally got 'onto' lo the scheme , and atiuMr
seu-tal leading cili/.eu.o. Tno trials and se1
llcment eif tieca ! = es ruined sovcial ptom
iicul families. Hwasoneol the innsteselt
imr smuggling episode's that e\oi oceuuod I
this country ,
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"Young DnlTy was encased in UMUIIn
moicoi less whNkv all the. time. Sub'-u
iiucntly ho went into it ( | tille hoall.T. . . .1
llurleiy , who \vas a tluimmer boy in tliu wai
upon his return went into the eliy gond
business ami failed , llo then went west an <
cuga.'ed in mining opeiatlons , iu wldch h
also failed. Well , this' Hurley linally drlfto- -
back to liochoster and induced Walter Hull ;
to go into tlio whisky business in llallimore
togellietith Ambio'e MeLacldn , ex-count ,
trcasmor , and Outgo KIcckenstcin. Afte
geltin.- tully oigani/eel in Daitlinoip , thcs
pat lie's began to nil u > i lisa cxtensivelj am
make money. The companv pmdiaacd i
splumliel picecof ptopetty on tlie bay callei
Dtightwood , fntondini ; to inakd It th
Couej Island of tlic south. They also pin
chased Ki Pilch's hoti'l In N > w Ye > rlc , cqulpiiei
it in line style , and tlio other day thu ougir
gallon went up the financial upont. Dully i
one of the sluewdest liuslness men in tin
country , and it is s.iul that he Is not liable ti
lose much ! > j thu lailuic. "
"IcAvehe joti a little sliect car tall. , '
said n gentleman who K inteieslcd Iu tin
stieet tailway comnanv , "Twenty new cai ;
aie to be added to the equipment catiy In tin
spiing. Ten of these v\lllbe \ lonir carsfo
tliu main lines. These as well us thu lorn
I'ais now in use will be put In charge of con
ductoi.s , 'I lie bob-tail csus will bo le-ueS onlj
ou the tiibutiuy lines on whk-li tiieie is no' '
much daiul. "
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The Runtleiiian , however , did not kuov
whether tlio company uvcr intended lo hua
its cars in winter. That such a Btcpwotdi
be nppicciatcel by tlio public tlieio Is IK
doubt. Si i cut cais aie now lieatcd in a mini
bcr ol the huso cities and Ilicu
is no uonel leason why the'j
should not be In Omaha. Ainmgemcnts
mo m w being made iu Cleveland to lieat Uu
slicet eais of that oily with coal eiil heaters.
The Jiast Cliivolaud ndlioad company hn <
buenuxjH'rimentiiig with a coal oil cat-licatci
lot sovnal weeks , and a few day- , one of the
carsivn eonilortably wanned fiom thetime II
lelt tlie Htntion at din tliu muiuing until
Its \\ltlnlia\vnl at midnight. A heat ol
seventy devices can readily bu attained
vvithlu a vciy low minutes and easily iu-
dnced at plcasuii1. The Imtd-voal beaters tin.
company Is now using will bo entliely super
soiled by Iliusu new liLMtcis , thus avoiding all
Miiokctaml attendant iiunojaiK'cs. A sue-
ccsslul hcatci , such as this ouu has juovcu
to be- , will be gladly welcomed by tlio public ,
and will from a hygienic plamlpoiut move
fai ptcfeiable tostiaw sueti as has been used
in pust wlntPts.
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Ileio is some morestieet-p.fi tall , II comes
fioni n inctty reliable somce that tliuie Is a
good deal of quiet llgiuing eolng ou ainoiiK
tlie intciestcd parties to liuvo thu sticet-e-ai
and cable compai.Iiis coiisolldutc , and It need
smpilso no one II tlih Is bioiuhl about
bcloroHpiiujf , so that tlie cable line can be :
built without luitlier opposition from the
horse railway folks , in that event vvenuy
expect to sen the cable Hue take tlio place ol
thu huise railway , and if so it will In all
ptoliahllily be m oncialiou in ninety di > f
fiom the tlmu woik N icsumCvl In tiic sin In- ,
"I HAVI' ' : road in Ihu Ui.i : tlio.toiy of how
( lie inventor of the monUey wiencli 'got left' '
on account ol his not looking Into the fu-
tine , " said fir > Tinkiituii , tesleling at ( iiceu-
wood , Ni-li , , "and it greatly interested im
as my lather , llL-ajamlu P. 'I Inkliam ,
'got lett' la about lite. same wa > . Wnllc liv
ing neat Monmoutli , 111. , lie Invented in KM
thpJirst cultivator. Thu lust year wo limit
thrco machines foi nnr own u e. 1 was a
boy , sixteen years old , and J well remumbei
how tlio nolghbois n-.i < d In pitch Into my
lather liirmakim : bis bo. ) * handle tun plu\\i. \
They ik'clare'd that it would Kill n
man to handle ( Item. Tint ndgh-
Iwii walclied us _ veiv dniely dining
Ihe suasrjii urn ! fiiiil that it we , the ! > ( > ; , > , lived
tluoiiah It tlie.v would urdei some mudc foi
them. Wu elid live tlinuuh tlie hoison und
na\t sjuing we had eight oidcrs lui cinll-
IP , , it OKIn tlie fall , houcvoi , i.ilhiT had
takun one of the enltlvatui- the co'inty '
lalrwheteit attradO't ' mote nitontinn limn
iiny other thing on uxlubilio'i. U v.'avu -
vcrely ciiticlsoil ns a iiinn-llller. : Mi. Weil
was at the tali mid clo- > ly eMimhu'd the eul-
tlvatot. Thu uc\t spiing lie built mic ou a
little eliirmont pliiiiniibi'riui maii'dactmlng
: iiHl\aiois onin e'xtenslvu scale , Mj latin I ,
meantime , allowed him to LMI on , not kinnv-
Ing that Ml. Welt had Inliingcd upon his
patent. Alum tody cnltlvabir maniilnrlm-
im C'omiiaiiUiiiaug into exlblcncedmini ;
ilio following itight .vt'.iiH , and nn ono Inter-
i v red with them or dimmed
"Some p.iilii- , In liliie-.i ei named uap-
rood & Co. , tin-illy licuim to wonder whi It
hvas that tlii'ie vvasa lim'-toi-nll In Hie cnltl-
i'atoi biHlni-bs , Tliuy sesit an .iKunt to W.i-ih-
ngtou to learn who llmliiit inventor wa ,
uullt was found thai iieiijamlu Y. 'J iiillnini :
.uistlio man. Mr. najigood Inuncdiatniy
A role tu m ) fiitlit'i and asKuil llmli.it bo
, vould laKe for luateiit. ) > . He icplied that ho
, vanted . ' > 00. I'pun tlm Imitation ol Hap-
jooel & Co. tu eome to I liieago at then ev.-
iciihc , tis tliety wanted to bi'u him peuunally ,
ioat onci ) t'jdl ; the ttiiiii lor that city. Ho
'ound then' to be e\te > ushe mariMlaetilreri. of
mplemunts , and as lie umleiutoodliethongut
hpy wanted to immufiu'tnio hU uultirivtoi.
Jy father aw'iiidlnt'lj suhl tlielu tin I nil con-
tolling pOWCIit \ Ills IhlhMlt VUtliOllt H rive ,
orS'-ii'J. Hspirood < fct.'o , then pi iulud to
notify every company cir'accel in 'tlic1 manu
facture of cultivators lo conic forward .toil
settle with them , for au Infringement of the
( iistpalPiil. Mr. Weir came' ( oee my father
abnut U , and said 1'iat ' ho wouhl i.ilher haw
llOOMUi him than on,1 cent lei
"Ihal wa ? HIP Jm intimation my father
had as to how he 1ml let a fortune nlln
through his liiuid * . U was all owlu ? to his
not bulmj nostenl on the hvvs. Ho mluht
have been worth millions , 1 hupu other In
ventors iu tlio futtiro will not bo so unfortun
ate. If a man invents whal couMdpr * a
L'ood thine 1 advl-w him to o slow lu dKpo -
ingot Ills full rights lu II. "
AT tlm Child's hospital thine Is n blight
little ! WluiiPb.iuo Indian ehl , aped abort
twelve years , > \ho vvns brought thcreieeently
lei tro.UiiHUt for a ncvero ca. o of senttful:1.
The otlici daj one ot h crlocs was amimtalcd
In oulei to sue her llfu. Slit1 Is now doing
wdl and will probably rocovot. llor Kn-jllMi
name b Ho < a Wuti-r.
"i VM troliif ; tlslit "niita'l vUth tlie1 itci-
chants tlatiK building this vvlutcian ! dm-
Harlot Coots. "I n in going to put un a tern-
| ) ouuv fiamusliuclure , thlriv feet liigh from
tin1 sidinvalk , ovci tlieentitu lot. This bulld
lm ? will be tlimoimhly lipated , so wo can
cam on tlie m.ibonry wotlc without Ink-imp-
t ion from cold wcatliei. I expect to get' the
tmildlin : up at least two stuile's bofoi.1
spring , and It everything Is f.iveuablu I ma.v
< lo even inero than that. Uy this plan I eiii
keciMiulte aniimlc11 ! of my men at woil , all
winter. The pIlMlilvim ; will lip ilonu lu a
flay or two , and then I uliall put up the1 win
I en workshop over the loi. 'this baukbulld
lug will bo e-Uht Morlex hlph. flte-pioof. and
very oitiamcntal. It will hi1 a elippen , ami
lie ml1 InUc. Tlic cost will be Sno.i ) ID. "
Mtt. S. W. G. he IUMONMU , wlio Is a well
a well Known dul engineet and jceulngisi ,
has but little fiillli In the iecenl coaltmd iu
thisclty. He sajs : "I do not beHove in
building up faUc hopes , it uolhlng sub.
stantiiil icsnlts fumi tlie cual dlscoverv. H
will lot a consldetnhle time give u.s a black
eve l , > \us not he lee sanguine. Mi. P. P. .
Her is uu evcullcnt mm , no doubt , but I
question whether ho Is I IPO fiom that san-
Biilnu excitement so ualmal to miners ami
mine owners. I havu several good icasmis
lor believing lliatcoal will not bo found In
paying quantities in this Immediate Mcimtj.
Tlie Union Pacllic rail toad company
iimelo tv.o boiingH , tlie last onu liemg
near the bildseII coal bad liwni fi-mui
ft could not liavo been Urpt a.ecu1 ! . Tlie.
lirnt boilue was mndiMie.ii tlie i UKUI I'am.c
simps in l GU ny ordei ol Di. Duiint. It wa- ,
SHK ) fi-pt eU'cf ) , 1 pei-onally kcpl ttie uroids
and specimens ot mlneiai-lndi b.v n oh. Ala
denth of about 41)0 feet we wont tluoiuh a bed
oi slate eight fed thick. It was not coal. Di.
Iliuden , ( it Iho .Sintth.soiilui instltnti1 , care
fully uxamini'd uvciy iMiitloh1 , nnd sit
montlis latin tlie > president of tlie Pennsyl
vania mining school A lioip name I can't
tcmcmliL'r made a gcolip 'lcal MIMON for tlie
company In .sciuc.li of coal. 'Hie u-Milt ol
lliat miivuy. as well as that ol Di. ll.uclrn ,
was that noi th of thoPlatluilvei iu Ni-biasUa
no bitnminims ioal CMstN us tlio uvcr is tl o
limit or tlie Cull basin , tlie llneot the I.itti i
swinging tu a uortlipin dlicitlon lio-u tl o
month of the 1'lalte ilver thioii'li ( Iowa
Lignite , on the other hand. Is plenty in , SV-
bia'-l.a and In the st.it'-s ' west nml nuilh , but
evem licnlto will inn out towanU the limit
line al the dull basin. Tlic veins of beauti
ful lignite at Hdloviie an1 only two and fivu
IiiPlicsthltU icspcctneh. while theiu veins
iu W.vomingaio live fed thick. Still tlieio
U a possibility of limling on tlie bordeis oi
tlie ( lull lusln small ncsls m pockets ne
bituminous coal , but thc-c deposits woulii
never pay to mine. This is tlio Hiilistnncp "f
tliu gceilOrlcul u'poits to vvhldi Ihavi-rv.-
ferreel. Now 1 will add aiiotlun jio lblliU.
The ujilieav.il might , as it lias done
in some placein Iho locl ! > > mountain * ,
miM't a small vein of Il.ulte , ami
tliu diill mlglit by ehtuici ) h.uet .sttnck it. I
ictei lo tlio iectnt ; coal sliilvu ncai lliu Union
Pacllic biidge , I.ul us wail foi tliu dcnnito
irsidt butoie wo unthu'-e anyninie , and thus
save ouisdvc'- ( turn ildie'tdu In case ol n eon-
plde collap-iO. "
lit Hie Will to llonic
ltisstaliil ! iu one nt eiir ) uorlliurii e.v.-
chaiifjPs' that thu cooking of cabbage ill
in Ihe white house duiin the- pre idunt s
reception hour is "tho latest tiling eom-
] > iaiucd of by the lastidiousiishini ; -
tonians. CabbaRei , " romarl.s our news
paper informant , "is not held by tlio
McleiitialH to bu a very desirable esculent ,
but it commends ilnelf lo h.iid.V uiUH'ii-
people who possess palates that have * not
been spoiled by liiK'i ' living. The aroma
of boiling eabb.i u , " eonliniies e ur
auihority , "niiii hd wilh odor ot e-hrvi-
anthumnms , is .something new in social
oirules. and we aru not pruimicd to ape k
of thu combination as a ] iromoter ot up-
pulitu or an an attiaetion torollieiat
iovec.s l''a-.hion has a { ji'i'at deiltodo
with thi'Mi things , hovve'vor ' '
This is quite true. The fashion that
ignores cabbage i.s fashionable mil-y In lU
own c'sthnntioii. It is well known that
Hie definition of e'ollards in the disctioii-
arics editi'd by not them dyseptics ) ) U
"Coloworts , a vegetable wiuietiiues u id
for fooel in the south. " Now. cnllaidu ,
properly touelieil by the rollniiiK fuiKe'i' *
of Jac'.lc Kro-.t , iiro a delii acy tliat ai p Is
to thu most etMidsitc | pasiioiKiniH' ' la-te ,
but the collunb must bu ] iiopci'l\ p < -
pared.
We will not enter on this Mibji-ct at
jirebont , though Iho lumptaliun lo do M >
isrenl. { ; U'hal wu dnsiio to say IH , that
the dillieiilly the presuloiit has with hw
ualiba i'.s Ihin iu thu fact that he employs
a fdieti ; ; ! ) cool , , vvho wouldn't Know a
i-abbn i if Im met it al a oountrv dauo 11 %
match. Ho is a Swisj cool. , if we mi--
tal > u not , nnd the e'libba ji ; they Imu m
Swit/.nrland would bu used in llns IOLIII-
try as a subsiltulo for politic ii < > n <
As , yet the cabbage < lilluulii tl u
while. IKIIIMI in a small one I. it lint
piesidunl Oldur Ins fulel u cooli in \ > r -
pill on vess-i'l lnr u eium li lo ho'd ' : m entire -
tire oibbiite : Tlili should \n \ filleii o
neatly lull of water that when tin mil-
li.i ei l tiliifod tlmrein it Will b h
luur od. l.cl lliin water l.o bio n u
Ihe liuilin point buloio tin- eil - ; > i
put iu. There * nni.l be iiuhinnn > < > /
the wittiir iiiiist IKI luilliiiic. Tlu-n l > ' ih <
T.iljlii ; i' lie dreippud in and all > wi i >
b < nl i mildly lei twenty minute- I o
k'u--t'l sbuiilii have no le > p 'ind th < b 1.1
dmuld be iiiphl. Under thr * < i i > .i > i
> tnnees there will be no odor rind Uu
iiresiele'iit will hmo a new npi'1 ' ' ' " > u
jf liN liivoiile di-li The c.ii.li ; . " in - >
irepuieid muv be luiltorcd whil' M ' I
j\\t \ a liiinU o | bacon tlnown .n \ i u
) atbitje ) : In Ke > od < non b for u .
Wlillc n man was uolnir to bf l in sr
.onis InUiiv , , a siimll baud , vvi ai i.ij' 11
inu huer | a rin < x , suddunly HIM" and ,
aiscil thu cliimnev ( nun the li liti d I , u | >
( i a liufyhl of 4iluehes or UH.Kmo . < |
t towiud the' antnuihhed ob ei'vi i u > ! > I
libtance anil Ilien < lioipitel ) It on tl < ; ' . /ur
riiuiii'iii IIUH the Inoken c..iiiiiii- ' . HIM "I
it the ftith of tiio story.
Lately a redwood tree wit * cut on tlm
( inlli fork of Klk rivur. iiiunboldU-ouut.- ,
. 'al , which was Hawed into tvunt , ( nu
uu , four of which \vrroM\tccu fn-tlo. ,
welvo vvero tvvmty frialoiijr.uinli.il
vnro twenlj four feet \ < > K , nnikiiiK tb >
otal ieiit'i ; } ' lit f et. An aeeiiruto lally < i
Im null Mhuvvud lhal the < twenty v !
uruijl.ed 7'J,7u6fectof ' lumber
two hundred lhou > . .iid AUK.I-
OatiH aio interested in I cuss liaudK , i it1 i
is plajcrd oi rnnkuru of (