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tfHE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY. MAY 15 , 1887.-TWELVE PAGES. THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. nttiMfl or Biniscturriotf : D Hr ( Mornlan Kdltlon ) Including Bundsr BKK. Onn Vuor . $10 V For 81 1 Months . 6 OfFer For Thrw Months . SU Ilia Omaha Bumlnjr HKR , miillod to nny , One Your. . . . B ( X omr * . No. i AK Bin FAHXAM V r.w VOIIK orrict : . KOUU ( V > , THIIII'NK limi.iiisa W orricc , Nu.&l3KouitTiKNTimriuk.T OOnHMPONDENCl ! All comtnunlontionfl relating to news nml cdl torlfil matter sliouM bo ad'lruaaod to thu Km Ton or THE llhK. HUHINEB3 Lf-TTKIXSl All business lotteri and romlttnncng should bi MdrCMod lO TllR IIEK PUIII.ISIIIM ) C'OMI-ANr OMAHA , Drnftfl , checks and poctofflco order to bo inadu payable to the ortltr of the oouipuny THE BEE pumiTcimr , PROPRIETORS , E. UOSEWATEK. EDITOK. THE DAILY BEE. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Btnte of Nebraska. I County of Doii.'lns. | " H- Ge-o. U. Tzschuck" , secretary of The Boi Publishing company , docs solemnly swcai that the actiml circulation of the Dally HIM for the week ending May G , 1U37 , was at follows : 'Saturday. ' April 30 ll.Sfl Bundny , Mnv 1 14.00 Monday. May ! ! 1B.C3 Tuesday , Mavif 14,43 Wednesday. May 4 U.nii Thursday , May G 14,201 Friday , May 0 14 , : : Avcraeo 14.40 GKO. u. TZSCIIUOK. Subscribed nnd sworn to before mo thl ,7th day of May , HOT. N. P. Fiar. , fSEAU ] Notary Public. Goo. 15. Tzschuck , being llr.st duly sworn deposes and says that he is secretary ot Tin Uce Publishing company , that the nctua average dally circulation of thu Daily llco fo the month of MaylH80,13,439 copies ; for June 1880,1'J.M'S ' copies ; fe > rJ uly , isso , 12l4copies : ) for August , 18i6 , 12,401 entries ; for Scptrm her , KM ) , iiu:50 : : conies ; for October , 18W ' 12.1WJ copies ; for November. 1880 , 13v4 : copies ; for December , 1880.li ! , ' ! 7 copies ; fo January , IbW , lO.UOO copies ; for February 1837 , 14,19 < i copies ; for March , 1S87 , 14,40 copies ; for April , 1887,14,810 conies. GKO. B. T7.8CIIUCK. Subscribed nnd sworn to before mo this 7tl day of May , A. I ) . , 1887. I SEAL.f N. P. FKIL , Notary Public. ContentH of the Sunday Bee. Pafiol. New Vork Herald Cablograms- Bpccmls to the HUE. General Ti-lographl .News. Paco2. Telegraphic News. City News.- illscellany. Page . Special Advertisements. Page 4. Editorials. Prominent Persons.- Press Comments. Sunday Gossip. Sundaj Chip Uasket. I'agq R. lijncoln News. Miscellany , PaKocV Council Bluffs News. Miscellany -Advert tsomcnti. Page 7. Society Events In Omaha. Gen cral and Loral Markets. , Page 8. General City News. Local Ad Vertisements. Pasro 9. Kaisers Wilholm's Nephew , b Clnra Hello. Swarming with Blacklegs , i r rl Letter. Aesthetlelsra in Colors , b' ' Iranz Senel. Advoitlsements. Page 10. Our Ministering Angels.- Hone : for the Ladles. Uehglous. Advertisements gPuiro 11. Springtime's Sunny Bmiles.- iiRtilaritles Connubialltes. Educational Musical and Dramatical. Advertisements Page 13. In the Klectrlo Field. Ueatlm the Bandits. Grouer and Kaplolanl. Ad vertisoiouts. 1 RUSSELL SAGE has been before the in vestigating commission. As a chcerfu yet peerless prevaricator , Mr. Mage is en titled to great credit. Ilium FALB insists that the earth i gradually drawing nearer the sun , and ; collision will soon occur. This is graiifj Ing intelligence. A MONUMENT to Galileo has bcoi erected in Homo , and neither Jeff Davi nor * General Kiofor made a speech , am yet the sun do move. THK inter-state commissioners have re turned to Washington. They have sus Bonded every thing except the clausi providing for their salary. THK newspapers of Kansas City hav built a "newsboys' homo. " The sum o f3,000 was obtained from merchants fo : advertising , the proceeds of one day go Ing to the newsboys' fund. TUB New York World , in its annlvor ary number , boasts of its accomplish meats. Among other things meutionet is'the fact that it brought "Jake Shari before the bar ot justice. " What i should do is to got Jake Sharp behind th bars. bars.A A MASSACHUSETTS statesman has intrc duoed a bill in the legislature to prolubi the admission of any child under lifteei years of age , unaccompanied by paren or guardian , to any public show o amusement which takes place after sun et. The father no doubt occupies a fron oat at the variety show and is afraid th son will see him. Oun old correspondent , "A Member o Parliament , " appears with an interest ing letter among our London cablegram to-day. His story of the late hours forcei upon members of parliament , forcibl reminds us of the last hours of our congress gross , or the pictures presented durin the closing days of a Nebraska loglslr ture. Since the advent of Uullalo 1)111 Ii England everything is becoming "American , you know. " First the Pat Dell forgery , and now confusion atiion , the lords nud statesmen. THK destructive storms of the past fo\ years have effectually disposed of th theory that there is a distinctive tornad belt m this country , and that the west i the only region subject to their ravages In the east throe years cyclones have visited itod the states of Now York , Massaolu sette , Connotlcut , Delaware , Pennsylvt Dia. Virginia and South Carolina ou th Atlantic sea-board , aid in each histauc lives were lost and much property d < fttroycd. Nebraska has been visited b these death dealing storms , yet she ha escaped with little loss of life. "WASHINGTON is more worldly , as ba as when congress is m session , " writes bright young woman , thoroughly a < quaintod with the capital city , its mo mnd their ways. The young lady is coi roct. There is more of corruption , sock as well as political , in Washington tha in any other American city. There ar men without number thriving by jot bery , whoso very presence in any circl is almost certain evidcnco of sinistc schemes being on foot. There are hui drods -"high-flying" women supporte by men or corporations with jobs in pro ; poet , who rely upon these women , wh remain there the year round , to do soi Yiccs as lobbyists. A hunt for simplicity vroiiiRiily modesty and genuine intogrit will prove more successful in probabl may other city in .America hau iu th 'a Cftultnl. . . . ' . ' Improve the Pnrki. As the summer daya draw near people of all clashes and conditions nro moved to think at times of the discomforts iu < separable from the sweltering heat 61 July and August , and to reflect upon the means of relief that may bo at their com mand. To a few the weather is not a disturbing one. Their lines are cast hi pleasant places , and not only Is thoh time at their own disposal , but they havt the means to gratify whatever determi nation they may reach as to where am ! how it shall be disposed of. Such in a } hie them to the sea shore , If that shal seem best for social considerations 01 any other reason ; or they may betaki themselves to some northern lake resort where the breezes are cooler than al the sea and the requirements o : fashion less exacting ; or they mage \ go into the mountains , and scquestcret there , away from the busy haunts of mei and the "maddingcrowd , " commune will nature , finding gladness in the primcva forest and the sweetest of music in the rippling rill ; or they may go to othei lands , and there at once escape the dis comforts of life at homo , and gain a so cial distinction for having boon "abroad.1 Hut it is only a few who arn thus hap pily situated. The very great majority must remain at the post of duty , no matter tor what may betide. The wheels o trade end industry can no more bo stop ped in July and August than they can it December and January. They may revolve volvo a little loss vigorously , but thoj must bo kept going , That is necssary it order that thu prosperous may oouttnui in their prosperity' and tha those who must labor shal not even for a little time lose the rowan of their toil. It is this great majority this army of toilers that cannot stop tin daily round , whether the temperature bt cyld or hot , who are now contemplating the approach of the summer solstice will forebodings of its inevitable discomforts Those are the peonle who after the weari work of the day in the close counting room , the crowded store , and the lll-vcn tilated shops , would find relief and re cuperation in some out of door breathing place where there wore conveniences foi rest and some attractions besides those which nature has placed ttero. When hall they go ? Omaha will undoubtedly some da > have parks perhaps several o them. At present there is one , but it i not a particularly inviting spct Many of tiioso who go then do so because there is nothitif better to attract them , and some sort.o change of air they must have. It cotih be made an exceedingly attractivi place , and ought to bo. The expend ! ture necessary to accomplish this ncec not bo great , but whatever the sum devoted voted to this purpose , there is hardly anj other way in which it could bo mori judiciously employed for the genera good. Hanscom park is boingsurroundoc by fine residences , it is easily accessible its natural conditions nocd not bo muol altered. But the art of the landscape gardener could bo utilized to a moderat extent. Some graeling could be done , tin existing walks could be imnroved am others made , and there might bo a nion liberal supply of seats , of course of iron All this could bo done at a rcasonabl outlay , and would render the parka wcl como resort for thousands. Jeflersoi Square , also , should bo improved. It i only an eyesore now , and being one o the "features" of the city which canno bo concealed from strangers , subjects ute to ridicule. As a central "breathiui spot" it should be put in condition t meet that requirement. The man wh shall bring about these desirable ini provements will deserve to be regarded as a public benefactor. A Bit of History. A few of the habitual and hardcnei liars of the state press have taken occy sion during the past two weeks , to insiii uate that Curry , the brutal , burly negr who was employed to assassinate Mi Uosewater some ton years ago , was th "victim of Mr. Uosewater's cunning , that the "negro who was respectable "slightly touched Mr. llosowatcr with cane , " for which Curry served severs years in the penitentiary. Tneso Htorie eminatod from the traitorous editor o the Lincoln Journal. Wo do not dosir to burden our columns with a stor which is yet remembered by all the ol citizens of Omaha and the state at larg " but to show the utter inconsistency "o the reports circulated by the scabs of th country press , headed by the journalist ! jackal who presides over the Lincol Journal , and answer several letters ad dressed to Mr. Hosowator regarding th assault , wo print elsewhere the report a it appeared in the Herald the day afte the crime was committed. Editorially the Herald denounced the outrage as "brutal and cowardly assault , " and ever honest man in the state knows that Curr , was only playing his uart in a great eori spiracy , conceived by a band of poll ! ical rogues and mountebanks , to kill Mi llosowator , in order that they might cor tinue unmolested in their criminal prac ttces. Those who road the Herald's re port of the infamous crime will at one see how inconsistent and unprofesslona it is in the Lincoln Journal to print am circulate reports bearing no 11 kenoss t truth , decency or justice. Comnininorativc World's Fntra. Franco is projecting a national exposi tion , to which she invites the world t < contribute , to celebrate the centenary o the revolution of 1789. The success c the undertaking as a world's oxhibitioi will bo slightly impaired by the refusa of some of the European governments t participate. Uussia will not bo ropro sentcd , Germany will be reprosontei only to a limited extent , and England i not expected to bo a large * contributor The government feeling in all thes countries Is about the same respcctini the motive of the project. Aa monarchic they counot give countenance to an ; form of commemorating a movement ii behalf of republicanism. The unfriondl attitude of these countries , however doubtless will not , as it ccrtaiul. should not , deter Franco from car rying out the plan. The countrie which have no dread of appearing t sympathize with liberty or republican it stitutious.withlhoso whoso sympathies ar all in that direction , ought to give sue generous countenance and support to th French exposition as will convince th unfriendly monarchies that they are uc indispensable to t'jo success of such a enterprise. France and the United State could together make aa exhibition the Would surpass any the world has yc seen , and which would bo worthy of uni versal attention. The republics of Mexico and ot Central and South America could contribute vastly to the objects of interest and attraction. There would bo more good and more glory from a successful exposition containing the contributions of republics only than from one under the circumstances which derived any largo part of its attractions nnd its interest from the products of nations not in sympathy with republican institu tions. It would demonstrate that Indus trial progress and achievement in all de partments of art can and do flourish in countries whoso people govern even more prosperously than In the nations whore they are aielcd and encouraged b.y royal or imperial bounties. The French exposition should bo purely republican in its character , and from a practlca point of view solely it would probably bo more successful for being so. The idea of a world's fair in Ihis cottn- Iry in 18J3 , to commemorate the 400lli anniversary of the discovery of America , has received souio consideration , so fat as wo have observed wholly of . i favorable nature. As such an enterprise terpriso would be entirely free from an' ' political objections , no nation could on that score , as in the case of the Froncl exposition , eteclino to participate in It That the anniversary of the landing o Columbus on the shore of. America wouli from a sentimental point of view be an auspicious time to hold a world's fair a : a commemorative event will not be epics tloued. What are the probabilities fron the practical point of view ? The exhibi tion of 1870 was a success , and all the conditions that rendered it so will be greatly enlarged and augmented in 18I3 ! It is not excessive to estimate the popula tion of the country at that of 73,030,000 , or in the neighborhood of llfty per com moro than in 1870. Inovory departmeni of industrial enterprise and achiovemen the nation will have made an evot greater advance. Progress in the arts and in science has kept pace with all other forms of growth. Not only would every American departmeni exhibited in 1870 bn greatly improved in 18D2 , bill there would be a number of additional departments to illustrate what the inven tive genius of the American people had accomplished since they invited tlu world to witness what they had etono dur ing a hundred years of self-government , M ith a much larger population and i more widely distribute' ! prosperity from which to draw the financial support ol such an exhibition , its success in this re spect cannot bo a matter of the leasl doubt. About 10,000,000 , people visited the exhibition in 1870. Certainly half as mans more , ami probably double the number , would visit a world's fair in 1893 thai possessed the attractions possible to it. These exhibitions have a value moro or less important , as incentives te trade. They are grand advertisement ! of a people's attainments and skill , which are shown at their best. Thoj are useful also as educators. From all points of view , in short , these national or international exhibitions , held at in tervals far enough apart to assure sue cess , are benolicial. There appears te bo the best of reasons in favor of such rene one to commemorate the eliscoverv o America. General Booth and His Army. The Salvation Army hold a state en campment in Council Uluns last week celebrating the seventh year of that or ganizatlon in the United States. If tht programme was carried out "generals,1 "colonels" nii'l "captains" wore more plentiful in our sister city than they cvoi were in Missouri or Kentucky. Genera and Mrs. Booth , the recognized head o the army , were among thu crowd , ad mired by all subordinates. Just what good they accomplished , i any , wo are unprepared to state. Whetho the introduction of pompous ceremonic ; so much in contrast with tfio solenu pageants and mysterious creeds of thi olden time , had a marked cll'cc upon the spiritual pulse of Coun cil Bluffs wo cannot imagine While the HER has already oxprossci its views on the Salvation army , it de serves to bo again remarked that tin person who is softened or harmonized b ] the hushed atmosphere which surround : him like a benediction upon entering i church , cannot associate ideaof ) chris tianlty with the jumping and howling o : spiritual gymnasts boating tambourine ; and singing psalms to the tune of the "Girl I Loft Behind Mo. " It is those solemn and holy ceremonies painting ttv Christian life a sunny flower garden in side the dark and toad-inhabited dun gcon of ascetics , which make a man or woman experience an actual change o heart. Temporary reconstructions o moral character do not possess our con tidenco , for they are oll'ected by passiot : rather than thought. There is no judg mout nothing but wild emotion. So far as wo know General Booth and bis numerous subordinates will not visit Omaha. If ho does , and should insist or showing himself , wo believe lie should be requested to hire a hall , and emi the circus parade portion of his variee programme. An Unseasonable Subject. During the warm days soon to be upoi us , when the scorching sun will consume the remnant of the Manitoba wave tha attempts to reach us witu its cool am refreshing moisture , and sweltering hu manity will sigh for the shady retreats o Minnotonka , White HoarGeneva or som other northern resort. California paper are insisting that the coast is nature' only winter resort. The statement to thi effect might bo refreshing to the Esqu ! maux , the Laplander or a wcak-luugei citizen of Greenland , but in most an portion of the United States , the claim i : a sun-stained chestnut. Because a sligh front happened to nip the oranges o Florida , the California real estate agent ; are now hurling volleys of abuse at th iioino of the alligator and landof fathomless loss swamps. The San Francisco Chronicle says of th state of aifuirs in Florida : But , sad to tell , one uay there came a frost an eager and a nipping frost , and the glor ; of Florida departed. The winter visitor n longer dispensed the nimble shilling or th dollar of ot his ancestors In that lavish vra ; which had icladdeneel. the Plorldlau heart The vast caravansalres which had been bull to receive him and his sisters and his othe relations stood Idle and untenanted , a homi for the owl and the bat. No more did tin beach at St. Augustine's or tbe beaches o the St. Johns ever resound to Uie hollov cough of the one-lunged Chlcagoan , or tlu wheeze of thi asthmatic liostonlan. Florida' , prestige was gone , and the stream of Pacto lus had been diverted Into another channel Because of the wild speculation o eastern capitalists ini southern California town lots , the Chronicle takes it foe granted that Los Aligblcs , Santa Uosa , Santa Barbara. ' a\fiV \ 'do/.cns of othci towns in the sands'of California nooi only Irrigation ami newspaper pulling ta draw countless thousands of coughlnc consumptives , rheumatic ruins and do caylngjwrcokg to the golden gate. The truth is , the man who goo.s to Florida or California , attracted by the advertising circulars or'statement ! ) of In terested parties , is ccrUn to bo disap pointed. The hired lljtrs who weave sentences to attract and , allure toll their tales with Oriental .grandeur ami tin- blushlngly furnish evidcnco to sustalr their most absurd and untruthful state mctits. They paint words into the raros pictures , and frame them with such astir- rounding of manufactured plausibility that nothing short of the stern teaching ; of harshest experience proves to the ad Venturer that he has no business there Half of Florida's population was gaince solely by the unrestrained imagir.a tious of designing men. The. ' offered the settler advantage ; and opportunities never existing and which by reason of location and general oral surrounelings never could exist Invalids , wild in thu desire to find i climate which might restore their vigor wllingly gave their last elollar ami fouiii too late that they had been played fo : "dupes" and "suckers. " California is also overestimated , ami 09 per cent o the visitors attracted to the coast arc dis appotntcel and swindled. There is ne section of country entirely free fron drawbacks and disadvantages-but until ! new region is discovered , N obraska wil occupy a frout chair as "an all around' state. A ST. PAUL paper tells how easy it I for Bornharelt , the great actress , to b ( pleasant ami entertaining. It cites as ai instance how nicely an engineer namee Blainc , who brought her tram througl Valley Junction to Council B lull's , wa ; treated. It says : "During the Ilighl Bornhurdt opened the door of her cai and had her dross blown over her head , Maurice Grau was knocked over and ! colored porter stepped on the pot tigoi and nearly turned white when ho sav what It was. It is said that at the end o this fast ride Blaine was given a nca check by Grau and a pass to the Oman : performance. " AIIEMKA I'ATTI sailed for Europe yes tcrday , and the thousands who hoard the peerless diva during her last visit to this country will heartily unite in wishing her ban voyage. Her farewell tour of America was a brilliant success , and must long live in hcrj mejmory as one ol the most grateful experiences of her life , Those whose privilege ilj was to hear hot can congratulate themsqlvos upon a rec ollection that will grow1 more pleasing with time. Incomparably the greates singer of her time , she-merits all the re spect and adulation 'which ' thei American peoulo have so generously bestowed ou her. < t > THE Westminster Presbyterian church of St. Paul , Minn. , is haying trouble will its pastor , the llov. C. Ci Hornott. The charge against the rqvCrond gontlomar Is that his desire for earl lily gains in tin buying and selling of real estate has lee : him to almost forgot his ministerial mis sion. If ho could only convince himsol that there were bargains in real estate elsewhere than in St. Paul or on tin planet called earth , he no doubt woule become an enthusiast. PROMINENT I'KUSONS. Hon. Lovl P. Morton is erecting a palatla sandstone residence at Uhine Cllfl on the Hudson river. The size Is 115x81. B. P. Snlltabor ( Mrs Partmgton ) is seven- ty-thren years old , but ho still supports him self at Chelsea by his industrious pen. General Fremont and his wife will pass tin summer In the west for the purpose of eath erlng additional materials for an claborat life of Kit Carson. Major Kossath , son of the celebrated Louis Is a very extensive railroad manipulator Ii Italy , controlling the entire network o Western Italian roads. General Schenck Is halo and hearty at thi ageof seventy-eight , ana to a rci.-ont Intei viewer smiled as blandly "as though ho hel < a royal llusli iu the draw-game of life. " Martin FarquharTupper , the once popula English poet , Is now almost entirely brokei down In health. He Is Imrelly able to read Ho will be seventy-seven years old In July. Sir Kdward Tichborne has offered "Tin Claimant" a small annuity If he will maki an affidavit for publication after death ot tin true facts of the Ortou-Castro conspiracy "Sir Uoser" has scornfully refused the offer Masinl , the tenor , who has Just left Milan for Bueiios Ayres , where ho has an encage ment , takes with him his private physician his secretary and two valets de chambre. Hi can atToid this , as he will earn $150,000. Pattl says that Americans outlit to bo vor ; proud of Mrs. Cleveland. When the elivn was In Washington she and the president' ; wife exchanged pictures and autographs Alis. Cleveland promised to visit Pattl a Craig-y-uos sometime in the future. Waiting fur tlio Mull. S. II' . Fws. With anxious features , worn and palo , Ho waits the comlnu'ot the mail : , t : Each day ho asks , with hope and fear , "Sly letter , Is my letter here ? " Each day ho hears in silence dumb ; "Not yet , old man , It has not come. " The harmless madman , old and cray , No one would Jeer or elrivo away. "All me , " ho says , ' 'long ' years have past But it will route , 'twill como at last. ' And so he waits In silence dumb , The letter that will newer come. Through misty vision ot his tears , lie sees tlm long , fqr-sundered years , The past comas up Ijufore lilm tlmro , When ho was strong anil she was fair. Unco more ho feels in very truth , The leaping pulses of his youth ; A stronir , Htranco joy ho feels aialn ; The old wild fever in hi.s brain : An angry word , a careless tone. And site has gone aud he's alone. Since then he waits Iu silence dumb , The letter that will pevor como. Alas I his poor old wits are fled , Ho cannot know tli.it site Is dead ; Aud so he asks It , o'er find o'er , The same old question as before. Ho wakes with morning light to say : "My letter , it will coma te > - < lay. " With totted null nibs that almost fail , Ha creeps each morning to the mall , And hears with ever new regret , "Not yet , old man , not yet , not yet. " And so he waits In silence dumb , The letter that will never come. Ah niol poor madman even we Are dupes of fickle destiny ; In cuasolos.s hope we waiting sit , Fur missive that were never writ. Wo wait to see the harvest grown. Ot seed that we have never sown ; We seek the harbor mouth to hall The vesaola that will nuver sail. We wait to gee our garner tilled With fruit of fields we have not tilled. We wait in gathering stillness dumb , For letters that wljj never comu. "The Old Gentleman. " ' Dnttim Herald , Father McGlynn ts not respectful. He speaks of the poaa as "tue old geutlouui over there In Homo. " The old gentleman has a rod In pickle for Dr. MoOlyun. An American Exhibition. C/ilOW / ( ( ( Trtount. General Ilosscr has succeeded , on a small scale , In making a great Auierlc.iu exhibition of himself. Give Him An Kasjr One. Chlc-aw JfmiM. Instead ot giving Kelly , their 810,000 prize athlete , a gold watch , the llostonlana ou h to present him with a ball that he can hit , What Now Yorker * Want. C/ifftijM / Tfmw. A New York paper tells about "a cyclom out west that picked up a barrel of whisk ) and dropucd It into a prohibition state. " Bu the cyclone that Now Yorkers would mosl like to see Is one that will blow a few opei saloons into their town on Sunday , What Sunday Should Do. New York H'ortd. Any law that practically puts the people It jail after they have worked hard fur six dayi Is not In keeping with the spirit of the ago Sunday should be a day devoted to worship rest aud recreation , and people should hi permitted to select their methods , as on othe days. Loss MUllonnlrcH In the Senate. I'liiclmni ! ! Cummt-idal Gazette. Perhaps If Senator Cametcn had taken i less lively Interest In Ohio politics ho wouli not be Hits dav numplue up Joy over tlu election of a friend Instead of hlmscU to tin United States senate. The tide seems t < have turned against millionaires fur tin senate. The objection to Cauidon was tha ho had a great deal of money. Those win would have been glad to support him for tin usual reasons did not dare to. THK SUNDAY Cllll' BASKHT. AFTHII the Fourth ot July a man can gam bol , but he cannot gamble. Tinv : are now using what they call sncc/.o It-ssMiuir. It cheers , but deios not irie-brlato It is Intended for prohibitionists who vote : straight ticket. PR. MAUV WAT.KKU continues to stii around \VashliiEton like a bl rooster that just came out of a mistit store. She Is nov working upanantl-ClmwIngTobacco society. A FANATICAL exchaneo says : "Saloons have been the cause of all trouble. " The Sc < cream saloons are about the main troubli just now ; particularly to young men of mod crate incomes. HBNKV Itaitnir , the animal's friend , has printed rules on "How to approach a kicking horse. " What has long been needed to lill i yawning vacuum In this world of mysteries , are rules , "How to gracefully recede from a klcklu ? mule. " A CORUKSPOXPENT writes US ! "Is tll much stalk ralslni ; In Nebraska. " The gentlemen no doubt had heard of our won- elertul corn crop , and wants to know If rn poits are true. There is stalk raising and stock raising In Nebraska. "Wiry Is It , " asks the New York Herald "that Peter Smith , who was hanged yester day In the courtyard of the Tombs prison slept well the night before and ate a Root ! breakfast within half an hour of his oxecu- tionV Well , the thought that ho was get ting out of New York probably accounts toi his composure. Tun Herald boasts that it Is the only papoi that publishes Talmazo's sermon in this pan of the state , The other day ono ol the rura ! readers of that paper dropped In and thus ad dressed theedltor-ln-chlef : "I've jlst beer a , roadin' Talmage's sermon , and It sound : jist lor all like I had writ It myself. Ther'i a splashln' an' a dashln'of H 11 for Sartli In It , and jlst enough circus-bill eloquence t < stir up a dlmlcrat on 'lection day , I wonder dor why the parson don't ruu for congress. ' THE New York assembly has passed tin bill allowing concert saloons to be accom panied with copious draughts of beer. Fin water and music , as hath been said , possess charms to soothe the savage breast , and it should follow that the cxhllcrating ellxor , known as hop juice mash , Interspersed witli strains of heavenly music drawn from c violin by an Intoxicated tiddler , is all that h required to charm Now York's populace. The Herald madn a fUht for the bill , and claims undisputed , the glory of its passage. THEHK have not been a great many mer In the history of the world who have sue- ceeded in accomplishing wonders moro thai onceduriug their life times. If every man had succeeded In anchoring his name to ever one great achievement , history would ncccs sarlly have been built on a much larger scale : than U has , and our libraries would have been by this time wonders in themselves ii : si7.0 and matter. The man who spent the biblical threescore years and ten trying te corral a wonder , finally succeeded , as Is attested by tie ! new hotel , corner Tentl street and Farnam , and emphasized by othei evidences in the cellar thereof. la fact It has been asserted t' at the wonder was more stupendous than was absolutely essential te the perpetuity of the projector's n me , ant that It would have answered just as well , for all practical purposes , It ho had only made the excavation and not tilled it with tin cans or allowed it to bo used for a base ball ground. THIS unmarried ladies of Newton , Now Jersey , have formed an antl-vlco association , and resolved to boycott all young men who drink liimor or use tobacco , invlowot this liMi-haiidod and unheard of outrage , the ( jtiostlou Is presented how will this inattoi end ? There is that old fcutliorloss ami comely saying that what Is sauce lor the goose Issauco for the guiilor , and Its appli cation is liable to leave the fair creatures of Newton hlidi and dry upon the banks of that land where old maids marrveth not be cause opportunity is wanting. Suppose tlm gallant guntlemun should orJer a boycott upon every lady who uses , or attempts to use , for any purpose whatsoever.palnt or powder ? Suppose the royal oillctshould lulo that who- soevei shall practice the savage customs of banging , or frl/.zlng , the hair ; or resort to the morei hideous custom of maintaining , for man'ssolt ) delight , spit curls or pug dogs wouldn't Newton present a lonely and deso late appearance ? Wo shudder to think ot these things , ana wonifjr where It all will end. WITH the street sprinkler , the man with the straw hat , and the days wnun the mer cury cllmns upon the highon building in town and looks dawn with scorn upon the scorching streets crowded with sweltering humanity , the circus season comas. The gentleman who has traveled in all countries , ami wheuo stories would make H.iroa Muu- chausou weep , coaius along as tha advance agent of the "Earth's Wonder. " Ho lias grown round shouldered carrying the title of colonel. Ho pervades the newsnapor sanc tum and expectorates at random In the hotel conldor. lie Is the harbinger of one happy day for children , and the oil folks are accordingly elellglited to know that tholr stern and solemn dutf U to accompany the little one * to see the anlnnls. The circus is one of raan'a richest creations In tho.amuso- ment line , and when old Noah started out with his costly consolidation of ajcrpgated wonders , he established a precedent and gave caste to the mnnaeerle business which will make It through all axes the admiration ot both old aud young. Tur. scale * seem to ba falling from .off the eyes of Now York's officials. It has been shown tlmt on storied Conor Island the boast of Coyory patriotic citizen of the Em pire Btato-pollUcal corruption h s found Its way. The wild beating waves ot the wide Atlantic had failed to wash away the sins ol those holding iwsltlons of trust nnd honor. An Investigation Is to follow , and the clam bake , the ruund-a-bout swings and the mam moth Jumbo the wonder ot every openmouthed - mouthed stranger all have been polluted by the touch of corruptlon.And ; they do say Hint the morals of the famous summer resort , dc not reach that high standard ot excellence , which it was said of old should bo attained Yet , to the elust-stalnod and ovor-bunleiied citizen of the great , bustlliiRand busy metrop olis , Couoy Island with Its salubrious am ! seductive sea broete , will always bo enchant ing and Inviting. To those weary and heavy laden Coney Island , notwithstanding Its high prices and low morals , will ever pro1 sent a picture like the glimpse of paradise the Perl caug lit. Nr.nr.ASKA. CITY Is Iu a state of wild ant rapturous delight because she has been se lected as one of the localities for a militia sta tion. Major John 0. Watson Is now recruit lug the company , nnd thinks they will be It " trim" within week ten "lighting a or days Among the Incidents of the dashing major' : experience Mono perhaps wa * more striklni than the speech ho made upon receiving hi ! commission. There was cathcred In front o : the famous ten-cent store n crowd of lulmlrliif nml enthusiastic citizens. The major jumped upon an empty barrel , and with all the fin and pasilon of his 'mil threw out the fellow- lug shafts of eloquence : Mr FUIKNDS And when I say my friends . 1 moan every mother's son of you. The wai Is upon us. I repeat that the war Is upon us , Nay , friends , 'tis no Jester's jest , no dream er's dream , when 1 say to you tiiat the wat Is upon us. And when 1 look around and about me and sec the smile of happiness upor every face , and realize In its font fill * fullness the fact that I have just stated , namely , to wit : That the war is upon us , 1 naturally enquire quire what Is It doing on us , anyway I Mj My friends , I enl Isteel only a day or two ago nnd nm already a major. As Mr. Artemui Ward once said , "I'm eloln' mtelelltn' well. " Bull digress. The war is upon us. Yet must enlist. 1 have just made a icqulsitleir upon our commander , for the following cruo Implements to bo use > d in civil war : "Ono Anerlol barometer ; 1 artillery 1 ells tillery , 1 bilbo ; 1 butress ; 1 bushed gun ; 1 canister ; Iclmcter ; ! dynamite cartridge ; 1 color guard nnd 1 told them , my frlenels , not to bo particular about the color ; 1 corselet - lot ; 1 cylinder-gauge and a half gallon cup. " [ Prolonged cheers | The major was seronudi'el that night by Dr. Bishop's martial band , and It Is said that ho thought It was the enemy and commenced shooting out the window. It is confidentially reported to us that the major said had ho known they wore friendly troops , he could not have resisted shooting Ills own brother had he attempted to make such music. SUNDAY GOSSIP. "I AM out celebrating a little to-day , " said Joe Hedman , ou Friday last. "Thirty years ago to-day , I , with my wife , and sons George nud Uavld , and my father , landed on the sand-bar north of the present site of the Union Pacific shops. The trip from Uollldaysburg , Pennsylvania , was made on the steamer Omaha , and took thirty days. My father , now dead , was very enthusiastic about Omaha , aud always main tained that it was to bo a great city. 1 have lived to see his prediction fulfilled , and expect - pect to live to see It a much greater place at least a city of 300,000 people. My father planned the Omaha park on the old larm , which 1 now own , and which Is now within the city limits. Wo sot our stake on the road half way between Omaha and Florence. 1 started a blacksmith shop there , and built n small house. The first winter wo lived on corn dodgers and salt , for fully four months. Many a time did my wife lament the tact that we had no butter or syrup to put on those dodgers. But wo don't lack for butter or syrup now. " AT the recent convention heldfat Ansloy , for the purpose of dividing Ouster county , one of the interesting questions which cam ; up was with reference to the naming of two of tlm new counties the one In the southeast quarter and the other In the southwest quar ter. The name of Cleveland was suggested for one , but that didn't suit the republicans , and the name of a republican would not suit the democrats. It was there fine decided to select the name of some men who were fam ous for tholr efforts In behalf of freedom , Accordingly the proposed southeastern county was given the name of Gladstone , aud the southwestern county was called 1'ar- netl. The county seat of Gladstone will be Ansloy , and Callaway will bo the county seat of Parncll. It Is likely that Paruell county will attract many new settlers of Irish extraction. . A VEiir artistic woikTntitled "Omaha Il lustrated" Is soon to be published by Uunbar & Co. , of this city. The early and modem history of this city is to bo written by experi enced writers , but the most attractive fea tures will bo found in the illustrations. This part of the work Is being done by the best engraving - graving company in the world. The latest process is being used , ana the illustrations will bo equal in artistic finish to those which adorn the > pages of the Century and Harper's Magazine. The linest residences , the best public buildings , the leading streets , and picturesque places arei to bo Illustrated , and the portraits of leading citizens will embel lish the publication. No expnnso Is being spared to make tlm book a very handsome volume In every respect , Tha police commission will bo In no hurry to appoint a chief of police. The appoint ment will probably uot be made tor two weeks , as the commission de-ilres to take time in ordur to secure the best man for the place. No man has as yet been elccided upon , and new applications for the place nro being made almost every day. Among the latest candidates Is Captain W. S. Suavey , who is endorsed by ( Jonnral Lowe , Major Wllcox , Colonel Matt Patrick , 1 > . C. Sutplien , Martin Dunham and others. He wont to the war as n private from Omaha , and came out as cap tain. Ho served under General Lowe. From 1875 to 1370 Captain Soavey was city mai- shal of Santa Barnaul , California , where he made a good record. Ho Is a republican. * , * # Another candidate tor chief of pollen Is .Major George L. Dennis , who lias lived In Omaha six years , during which puiioil ho has been connected with the public woiks as inspector tor the city. At piesent ho Is Inspector specter ot asphalt pavement for the city. Major Dennis fought gallantly lor the union , nnd has a good iccord , both military and civil. civil.A m A veteran Boston liruman , in his anx iety to make a record tlie other ni ht , mounted his carriage upon hearing an alarm and drove to the lire , utterly ig norant of the faet that in his haste ho had foi'Kotten to put on pantaloons or boots. Hs his carriage flew alon the street a wag shouted : "Save mo , mother , the Indians are after me , " but still he drove on. Unon arriving at the fire , says the Herald , it was laughable to gee the way ho clung to liis carriage , wrapped in tils blanket , aud it will ho a long while before ho hears the last of it from his fellow-firemen. A violin snid to bo 23(1 ( yours old is owned by Louis Dutrow , of Franklin county , Pennsylvania. A cougar measuring nine feet from tip to tip WHS killed a few da.ys ago by u ' ' Idaho rancher , . SWINDLING JHE RUSTICS , Sconoa ou the Jackson Street Horse Market. - * t CHEATING IN HORSE Trnelors "Who nro Sharpers ntul Huaniivi Their Various HohoiHc.4 "Oootorlnjj l ) | > " 41 i'oor Horse. IfHtltn fiir the iiii/iy ! ( , / , lite liu .tJ-T. Burglars burgle in Omaha and the public curses ; fe > ot-paels Knock down aud rob , and tin outraged people calls for lint- tor police protection ; thu eonlideneo man swindles , ami his victim ho-vls aloud for justice. But them is erne class of thieves who work nmutty and ell'octivoly iu this city , being allowed year in nud year out to practice , unmolested , their infamous profession of swindling thu rustics who may happen to elrop intei Omaha. They are the horsetrnelers. Their manner of conducting business auiouii I.H to nothing more or less than robbery , as the reader may infer upon perusing this article. But the robbery is olloctod so qui etly and so smoothly , that the victim rarely over reports the swindle to the po lice. If , perchance , some plucked Inno cent does muster up courage enough to inform thu authorities , the swindler es capes and is nowhere to bo found. This article has no reference to the men who practice horso-traeung and selling honestly. There are a number of them in the city despite tiiu assertion that when it comes to trading a horse , St. Paul himself would cheat. And all such need not attempt to wear a cap which is not intended to tit them. The rascally horsetradors referred to may bo divided into two classes : First , those who live in the city and practice . their business luire ; and second , the 4 ' traveling gypsies who pass through Omaha from time to time , spend a few elays hereand then move on toother lields. The latter is by far the more dan gerous class of horbotrnelors. The gyp sies are sharp" , shrewd and unscrupulous , ami they possess powers of eloquence which tire irresistible to the average granger who has a horse to trade. Jackson street , between Thirteenth nnd Fourteenth , is known ns the horse market of the city. Hero the traders do their work. Hero ninny a victim is fleeced in a manner so neat nnd expedi tious that the most polished confidence man might learn a lesson thcrofrom. Saturdays are the heaviest trading days. For then thu farmers como into town. But on almost any day there is more or less trading going on. A reporter happened down into that locality the other elay , in company with a friend who is well posted on the practices of ttieso fellows. A horse trader was trying to induce a farmer to give him a pair of bay ponies for a rather doubtful' specimen of hoisellcsh which ho hold by a halter. The horse had a pair of badly bowed front legs , which made him walk latno. The horse trader was a Jew , aud a very smooth man at his business. "By sheminy Moses , my vrend , " lie said to the farmer , "don'el you know won you've god a snap ? I'll trade you eleotf tine , large , elegant horse for dose two ponies uud goof you ten lollars to boot , Dot vos a great panguin , my vrend" . "But" demurred the farmer , "tho horse's front Ings arecrookcdcr'n a bow. " "Dots all right , my vrend , " returned the horsetrader , "elond you worry mil yourself about dot. Dose legs will po straight eef you geof dot horse plendy of rest. So hollupmo Moses , dorcs noding de matter mil dot horse ! " The granger thought a moment or two , and then gave In. "All right , " he said , " 1 reckon I'll traelo ye , stranger , ( iinmio the $10 and the tiorse and the ponies are yourn. " The reporter nnd Ins friend at this juncture walkeel away. "There , " said the latter , "is a sample of the way n sucker is llceced when he comes on the M horse market. There is a horse that isn't worth $10. And yet that farmer has got him iu exchange for his two ponies that were worth al least $100. That is the very simplest vtnv these horsetradors have of swindling. Thorn are a number of other schemes they are in the habit of working. " "Name some of them , " suggested Iho reporter. "I could toll you of a dozen plans that they have of 'working a tucker. ' For instance ; suppose you come into town with a team of horses that you want $300 for. A. who is a horsetrador , comes to you and asks you what you want for your horses. You tell him. Ho doesn't want to buy them him self , but ho knows B , who has a pair of horses that you can trade for , 'even up. ' B , by the way , is another trader , and his team is worth about 175 , though both horses are line looking. You hesitate about making the trade. Just then O comes along. Ho is ostensibly a business man looking for a team of horses , but realty he is the third of the trio of sharks. Ho shakes hands with A , and asks him if 1m knows where he can buy n good pair of horses. A replies that B lias a good team to sell , 'les , ' says C , 'I know the team. I'd give $ &X ) cash for it , if I thought that would buy it. ' You , the farmer whom the three men are working , think to yourself 'Well , 1 can trade my horses for B's even up , and then sell to C for | , jO , aud just have that little $50 myself. ' You go to B , make thu trade , and then take your new team to C , with the remark that ho can have it for $350. The three sharpers always arrange it so thai the trade takes place after 3 o.'elock. When you approach preach ( / ' , ho tells you that he cannot got the money ns it is after banking hours. Ho tells you to | come around to-morrow and lie will buy the team. To-morrow dawns , but you cannot find U. You discover that you have been swindled , aud that the team on your hands is a worthless one. " "Anolhor scheme Ihesc fellows work is to trade you a'really good animal for yours. Then when yemr back is turned they prick the nose of your horse so as to make Iho animal bleed , or feed it something which makes it hick. You come to the conclusion that you have a worthless animal ou vpur hands anel you are glad to dispose of it for a small um , or even give it away. " "In swapping a horse , a liorsetrador knows well how lo cover up his detects. Old age , which is very umlesirablo in a her o , is remedied by "fixing" up the teeth. In a young horse the teeth nave hollow CUIH m them , which are nearly black. When a horse grows old , his teeth become smooth and the black is worn off. The horsetrader remedies all this by tiling the horse's tcelh so us to form the hollow cups , and then using some chemical which causes them to turn bl'tok. In this way the appearance of a young horse's tnelh Is very skilfully counterfeited. There are hundreds of sucli tricks practiced ; to eleceive people who aru not on the look- out.Qln selling a broken-winded horse , which is known as a 'windy' the horse- trader has to exercise a good deal of care. He knows just how to drive the animal , so that it will not become 'winded. ' And as ho is careful not to let the animal go out of his hands , until it is sold , the purchaser docs not discover the elefect unlil it is lee lute. A weak- hackcel animal is known an a'jimmy.1 A horsei alllicted this way may go all right for a ruilo or so at a good pace and then , having reached the limit of his strength , falls to thu ground us though dead. Thu horsetrader manipulates the animal skillfully nnd the buyer never discovers thu defect in the horse until ho Is driving him homo. And Ihon , again it is too lale , The purchase < has been made. "Yen , Ihcro are plenty of other tricks Lhosu fellows have. Come around again some day Lnud U'U ' . give you another chapter/ ' ' ,