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Contents of the Sunilny lice.
Page 1. New Vork Herald Cablegrams-
Bixjcials to the JJhE. General Telegraph
Jfeus.
Paces. Toleuraphlc JNows. City News.-
Bllscellany.
Page 3. Special Advertisement *
Page 4. Editorials. Prominent Persons.-
Press Comments. Sunday Gossip. Sttnda
Chip Uasket.
_ Uncoln News. Miscellany
Council Blitlfs News. Mlscollan ;
Attvertlsetnenti.
Pa < ? o 7. Society Events In Omaha. (5 or
cral and Local Markets.
. Pa o 8. General City News. Local Ai
Vertisements.
Pasre 9. Kaisers Wllholm's Nephew , I
Clara Hollo. Swarming with IJIacklos ,
r rl Letter. Aesthetlclsra In Colors , L
IranSepel. . Adveitisements.
Page 10. Our Ministering Angels.- Hone
for tlio Ladles. Heliglous. Advertisement
Bl'airo 11. Springtime's Sunny Bmllcs.
oliiRulantles. Connublalltes. Educatlona
fuslcal and Dramatical. Advertisement
Page 13. In the Electric. Field. Ueatin
the Bandits. Grouer and Kaplolanl. Ai
vertisoiouts.
1 UyssRt.L SAGE has been before the ii
vcstigating commission. As a chcerfi
yet peerless prevaricator , Mr. Sago is 01
titled to great credit.
insists that the earth
gradually drawing nearer the sun , and
collision will soon occur. This is graiif.
ing intelligence.
A MONUMENT to Galileo has bee
erected in Homo , and neither Jeff Davi
nor General Kiofor made a speech , an
yet the sun do move.
TUB inter-state commissioners have re
turned to Washington. They have sui
ponded every thing except the claw
providing for their salary.
THE newspapers of Kansas City ha
built a "newsboys' homo. " The sum c
f3,000 was obtained from merchants fc
advertising , the proceeds of one day gi
ing to the newsboys' fund.
THE New York World , in its annlvei
ary number , boasts of its aecomplisl
nents. Among other things meutioue
is the fact that it brought "Jake Shar
before the bar ot justice. " What
hould do is to got Jake Sharp behind tl
toirs.
toirs.A
A MAS3A.cuushiT3 statesman has intr
duoud a bill in the legislature to prolub
the admission of any child under iiftee
Jrcars of age , unaccompanied by paret
or guardian , to any public- show c
muboiuunt which takes place after sui
* et. The father no doubt occupies a froi
oat at the variety show and is afraid tl
on will sec him.
Oun old correspondent , "A Member c
Parliament , " appears with an interest
ing letter among our London cablegran
to-day. His story of the late hours foret
upon members of parliament , forcib
reminds us of the last hours of our cor
Across , or the pictures presented durii :
the closing days of a Nebraska logisl
turo. Since the advent of Uultalo Hill I
England everything is bccomini
"American , you know. " First the Pa
noli forgery , and now confusion amen
the lords and statesmen.
THK destructive storms of the past fo
have etl'eetually disposed of tl
theory that there is a distinctive torniu
belt m this country , and that the west
the only region subject to their ravage
In the east three years cyclones have v !
ited the states of Now York , Massaoh
setts , ( Jonnoticut , Dolowaro , Pcnnsylv
ala. Virginia and South Carolina on tl
Atlantic sea-board , : u.d in each instant
lives wore lost and much property d
Btroycd. Nebraska has been visited 1
tbose death dealing storms , yet she hi
escaped with little loss of life.
"WASHINGTON is more worldly , as b :
as when congress is in session , " writes
bright young woman , thoroughly a
quaintod with the capital city , its mi
and their ways , The young lady is cc
root. Hi ore is more of corruption , soci
as well as political , in Washington tin
in any other American city. There ai
men without number thriving by jo
bery , whoso very presence in any circ
is almost certain evidence of sinist
schemes being on foot. There are hu
drods of . "high-llylng" women support *
by men or corporations with jobs in prc
poet , who rely upon those women , wl
remain there the year round , to do sc
Ticus as lobbyists. A hunt for simplicit
Womanly modesty and genuine intogri
will prove more successful in probab
aay other city in America han in tl
mUou's capital. / .
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Improro the Parks.
As the summer days draw near people
of all clasie1 ? and condition1) are moved
to think at times of the discomforts in
separable from the swcltorlnjj heat 61
July and August , aud to reflect upon the
moans of relief that uuy bo at their com
maud. To a few the weather is not r
disturbing one. Their lines are cast Ii
pleasant places , and not only is thoii
time at their own disposal , but they bavt
the means to gratify whatever determi
nation they may reach as to where am
how it shall be disposed of , Such ni.n
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 brce/.cs are cooler than a
the sea and the requirements o
fashion less exacting ; or they maj
po into the mountains , and scquestcrei
there , away from tlm busy haunts of mei
and the "maddingcrowd"communo will
nature , finding gladness in the primcva
forest and the sweetest of muslo In tin
rippling rill ; or they may go to othei
lands , and there at once essapo the dis
comforts of llfo at homo , and gain a so
cial distinction for having boon "abroad.1
Hut it is only a few who am thus hap
pily situated. The very great majoriti
must remain at the post of duty , no matter
tor what may botido. The wheels o
trade end industry can no moro bo stop
ped In July and August than they can ir
December and Jnnuary. They may revolve
volvo a little loss vigorously , but thej
must be kept going , That is nccssary ii
order that tire prosperous may rontinui
in their prosperity and tha
those who must labor shal
not even for a little time lose the rewari
of their toil. It is this great majority
this army of toilers that cannot stop tin
daily round , whether the temperature bi
cold or hot , who are now coulemplatini
the approach of the summer solstice will
forebodings of its inevitable discomforts
These are the people who after the wear ;
work of the day in the eloso counting
room , the crowded store , and the ill-vcn
tilated shops , would find relief and re
cuperation in some out of door breathing
place where there vero conveniences fo
rest and some attractions besides thosi
which nature has placed tLere. When
shall 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 those who go ther
do so because there is nothlni
better to attract them , and some sort.o
change of air they must havo. It cotili
be made an exceedingly attractiv
place , and ought to be. the expend !
ture necessary to accomplish this ncei
not bo great , but whatever the sum de
voted to this purpose , there is hardly arv
other way in which it could bo mori
judiciously employed for the gcnora
good. Hanscom park is boingsurroundoi
by fine residences , it is easily accessible
its natural conditions need not bo rnuc !
altered. But the art of the landscapi
gardeuor could bo utili/ed to a moderat
extent. Some grading could bo done , th
existing walks could be improved am
others made , and there might bo a mor
liberal supply of seats , of course of iron
All this could bo done at a reasonabl
outlay , and would render the parka we
come resort for thousands. Jeflorsoi
Square , also , should bo improved. It i
only an eyesore now , and being one o
the "features" of the city which cannc
bo concealed from strangers , subjects ute
to ridicule. As a central "breathiu ,
spot" it should be put lu condition t
meet that requirement. The man wh
shall bring about these desirable in
wrovements will deserve to be regardc
as a public benefactor.
A Bit of History.
A few of the habitual and hardcnci
liars of the state press have taken occt
sion during the past two weeks , to insir
uato 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. llosowater with
cane , " for which Curry served seven
years in the penitentiary. These storin
eminated from the traitorous editor c
the Lincoln Journal. Wo do not dosir
to burden our columns with a stor
which is yet remembered by all the ol
citixons of Omaha and tire state at larg
"
butte show the utter inconsrstoncy "c
the reports circulated by the scabs of th
country press , headed by tire journalist !
jackal who presides over the Lincol
Journal , and answer several letters ad
dressed to Mr. Uosowater regarding th
assault , wo print elsewhere the report a
it appeared in the Herald the day aftv
the crime was committed. Editorially
the Herald denounced the outrage as
"brutal and cowardly assault , " and over
honest man in the state knows that Curr
was only playing his wart in a great cor
spiracy , conceived by a band of polii
ical rogues and mountebanks , to kill Mi
Rosewater , in order that they might cor
tinue unmolested in their criminal pnu
tlccs. Those who road the Herald's re
port of the infamous criniu will at one
see how inconsistent and unprofesslona
it is in the Lincoln Journal to print an
circulate reports bearing no likeness t
truth , decency or justice.
CommemorativeWorld's Fairs.
Franco is projecting a national expos !
tion , to which she invites the world t
contribute , to celebrate the centenary o
the revolution of 1789 , The success <
the undertaking as a world's exliibitio
will bo slightly impaired by the rofusn
of some of the European governments t
participate. Hussia will not bo ropro
sentcd , Germany will bo represents
only to a limited extent , and England i
not expected to bo a largu * ooutribuloi
The government feeling in all thea
countries is about the sumo respcctini
the motive of the project. As monarchic
they counot give countenance to an ,
form of commemorating a movement i
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 countric
which have no dread of appearing t
sympathize with liberty or republican it
stitiitious.wiUilhoso whoso sympathies ai
all in that direction , ought to glvo sue
generous countenance and support to til
French exposition aa will convince th
unfriendly monarchies that they are nc
indispensable to tro ! success of such a
enterprise. Franco and the United State
could together make KB exhibition tbt
Would surpass any the wprld bus yi
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. Tlioro would bo moro
good and more glory from a successful
exposition containing the contributions
of republics only than from ono under
the circumstances which derived any
largo part of its attractions and
iU interest from the products of nations
not lu sympathy with republican Institu
tions. It would demonstrate that indus
trial progress and achievement in all de
partments of art can and do llourlsh in
countries whoso people govern even
more prosperously than in the nations
whore they are aided and encouraged by
royal or imperial bounties The French
exposition should bo purely republican
in its character , and from a practica
point of view solely it would probably bo
moro successful for being so.
The idea of a world's fair in this coun
try in 18'J3 , to commemorate the 400U
anniversary of the discovery of America ,
has received some consideration , so far
as wo have observed wholly of , i
favorable nature. As such nn enterprise
torpriso would bo entirely free from an
political objections , no nation could on
that score , as in the case of the Froncl
exposition , decline to participate in it
That thu anniversary of the landing o
Columbus on the shore of. America wotil <
from a sentimental point of view be sir
auspicious time to hold a world's fair a1
a commemorative event will not be ques
tloned. What are the probabilities fron
the practical point of view ? The ovlnbi
tion of 1870 was a success , and all the
conditions that rendered It so will be
greatly enlarged and augmented in 18112
It is not excessive to estimate the popula
tion of the country at that of 75,030,000
or in the neighborhood of fifty per coin
moro than in 1870. Inovory departmen
of industrial enterprise and aehiovomen
the nation will have mtido an ovui
greater advance. Progress in the
arts and in science lias kept pace with all
other forms of growth. Not only woult
every American department , exhibited ii :
1870 bn greatly improved in 1893 , bn (
there would be a number of additional
departments to illustrate what thu inven
tive genius of the American pcoplo had
ttccoinplisliocl since they invited tin
world to witness what they had done ilur
ing a hundred years of self-government
U ith a much larger population and :
more widely distributed prosperity from
which to draw the financial support ol
such an exhibition , its success in this re
spect cannot bo a mutter of the loasl
doubt. About 10,000,000 people visited the
exhibition in 1870. Certainly half as manj
more , and probably dotiblo the number
would visit a world's fair in 1893 tha' '
possessed the attractions possrble to it.
These exhibitions have a valtu
moro or less rrnportant , as incentives U
trado. They are grand advertisement !
of a people's attainments and skill
which are shown at their host. The ]
are useful also as educators. From al
points of view , in short , these national
or international exhibitions , held at in
tervals far enough apart to assure sue
cess , are bcnoliciai. Ihero appears t <
be the best of reasons in favor of such i
ono to commemorate the discovery o
America.
General Booth and His Army.
The Salvation Army hold a state en
carnprncut in Council Bluffs last week
celebrating the seventh year of that or
ganizatlon in the United States. If tin
programme was carried out "generals,1
"colonels" n-l "captains" wcro rnon
plentiful in our sister city than they evoi
were in Missouri or Kentucky. Genera
and Mrs. Booth , the recognised head o
the army , wore among thu crowd , ad
mi red 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 the solemi
pageants and mysterious creeds of th
olden time , had a marked cITcc
upon the spiritual pulse of Coun
cil Bluffs wo cannot imagine
While the HEI- : has already exprossci
its views on the Salvation army , it dc
serves to be again remarked that th' '
person who is softened or barmoni/od bi
the hushed atmosphere which surround ;
him like a benediction upon entering :
church , cannot associate ideas of chris
futility with the jumping and howling o
spiritual gymnasts beating tambourine ,
and singing psalms to tire tune of th (
"Girl I Loft behind Mo. " It is those
solemn and holy ceremonies painting th
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 effected by passior
rather than thought. There is no judgment
mont nothing out wild emotion.
So far as wo know General Booth and
his numerous subordinates will not visit
Omaha , If ho docs , and should insist or
showing himself , wo believe ho slroulil
bo requested to hire a hall , and emi
the circus parade portion of his variei
programme.
An Unseasonable Subject.
During the warm days soon to Do ttpoi
us , when the scorching sun will consurm
the remnant of the Manitoba wave tha
attempts to roach us with its cool ant
refreshing moisture , and sweltering hu
manity will sigh for the shady retreats o
Minnotonka , White Boar.Gonova or sotn
other northern resort. California paucr
are insisting that the coast is nature'
only winter resort. The statement to thi
effect might be refreshing to the Esqui
maux , the Laplander or a weak-luugei
citizen of Greenland , but in most an
portion of tlm Unltod States , the claim i
a sun-stained chestnut. Because a sligh
frost happened to nip the oranges u
Florida , the California real estate agent
are now hurling volleys of abuse at th
home of the alligator and land of fathom
less swamps.
The San Francisco Chronicle says of th
state of affairs m Florida :
But , sad to tell , one day 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 of his ancestors In that lavish wa ;
which had gladdened , the Plortdtan hearl
The vast caravansalres which had been bull
to receive him and his sisters and tils othe
relations stood Idle and untenanted , a horni
for the owl and the bat No more did th
beach at St Augustine's or the beaches o
the St. Johns ever resound to the hello ?
cough of the one-lunged Chlcagoan , or th <
wheeze of tha asthmatic Bostoolan. Florida'
prestige was gone , and the stream of Pacto
lu * had been diverted Into another channel
Because of tha wild speculation o
eastern capitalists irvsouthern Californtn
town lots , the Chronicle lakes it foi
granted that Los Aligblcs , Santa Rosa
Santa Barbara. ' a\fd \ dozens of othci
towns in the sands * of California noui
only irrigation and newspaper pulling te
draw countless thousands of coughim
consumptives , rheumatic ruins and du
caylngjwreoks to the golden gate.
The truth Is , the man who gees te
Florida or California , attracted by the
advertising circulars or statement ) of In
terested parties , is cert in to bo dlsap
pointed. The hired lljirs who weave
sentences to attract amj allure toll their
tales with Oriental .grandeur and tin-
blushlngly furnish evidence to snstali
tholr most absurd and untruthful state
nicnts. They paint words into the raros
pictures , and frame them with such astir
rounding of manufactured plattslblllt ;
that nothing short of the stern teaching
of harshest experience proves to the ail
Venturer that ho has no business there
Half of Florida's population was gainci
solely by the unrestrained iiuaginn
tious of designing mon. The ,
offered the settler advantage
and opportunities never existing
and which by reason of location and general
oral surroundings never could exist
Invalids , wild in the desire to find
climate which might restore tholr vigor
wilingly gave their last dollar and foutu
too late that they had been played fo
"dupes" aud "suckers. " California ii
also overestimated , and CO per cent o
the visitors attracted to the coast are dis
appointed and swindled , There is in
section of country entirely free fror
drawbacks and disadvantngcs-but until :
new region is discovered , N cbraska wil
occupy a front chair as "an all around' '
state.
A ST. i'Aur , paper tells how easy it i
for Beinhardt , the great actress , to b
pleasant and entertaining. It cites as ai
instance how nicely an engineer namci
Blaine , who brought her tram througl
Valley Junction to Council Bluffs , wa
treated. It says : "During the High
Bornhardt opened the door of her ca
and had her dross blown over her head
Maurice Gratt was knocked over and
colored porter stepped on the pot tigoi
and nearly turned white when ho sav
what it was. It ts said that at the onel o
this fast ride Blaiuo was given a nea
check by Gratt and a pass to the Omah
performance. "
AUKUNA I'ATTI sailed for Europe yes
terday , and the thousands who hoard thi
peerless diva durinjr her last visit to thi
country will heartily unite in wishinf
her ban voyage. Her farewell tour ol
America was a brilliant success , am
must long live in her ] memory as ono o
the most grateful oxperlences of her life
Those whoso privilege ty was to hoar hei
can Congratulate tlreiujqlvos upon a recollection
ollection that will grow' ' more plcdslnr
with time. Incomparably the groates
singer of her time , sho-morits all the re
spect and adulation 'whreh ' tire American
people have so generously bestowed or
hor. u
Tut Westminster Prosbyteriarr church
of St. Paul , Minn. , is haying trouble will
its pastor , the llov. C5. C Hernott. Thi
charge azaiust the reverend gontlomat
is that his desire for earthly gains in tli
buying and selling of real estate has lei
him to almost forgot his ministerial mis
sion. If he could only convince himsol
that there wcro bargains in real estat
elsewhere than in St. Paul or on th
planet called earth , he no doubt woul
become an enthusiast.
PROMINENT I'KUSONS.
Hon. Lev ! P. Morton is erecting a palatln
sandstone residence at Hhino Cliff on tin
Hudson river. The slzo Is 115x81.
B. P. Stilllabor ( Mrs 1'artington ) Is seven
ty-three years old , but ho still supports hlir
self at Chelsea by his industrious pen.
General Fremont and his wife will pass th
summer In the west for the purpose of irath
ering additional materials for an elaborat
life of Kit Carson.
Major Kossuth , son of the celebrated Louis
Is a very extensive railroad manipulator ii
Italv. eontrolilnz the entire network c
Western Italian roads.
General Schenck Is halo and hearty at th
age of seventy-eight , and to a recent Intel
viewer smiled as blandly "as though ho hel
a rojal Hush In the draw-game of life. "
Martin Farquhar Tuppor , the once uoptila
English poet , is now almost entirely brokei
down In health. He Is hardly able to read
He will be seventy-seven years old In July.
Sir Edward Tlchborne has oHered "Th
Claimant" a small annuity it ho will mak
an affidavit for publication after death of th
true tacts of the Oi ton-Castro conspiracy
"Sir Itoger" has scornfully refused the oltei
Mastnl , the tenor , who has just left Milai
for Bueuos Ayres , where ho has an oacage-
ment , takes with him his private physician
his secretary and two valets de chambre. II
can utToid this , as he will earn $150,000.
1'attl says that Americans ought to bo vor.
proud of Mrs. Cleveland. When the dlvi
was In Washington she and the president'
wife exchanged pictures and autographs
Alts. Clnvoland promised to visit Pattl a
lu the .
Craig-y-uua sometime future.
Watting fur the Mull.
S. U" . K < M * .
With anxious features , worn and palo ,
Ho walls the coming of thu mall : . >
Each day ho asks , with hope and fear ,
"My 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 gray ,
No one would jeer or drive away ,
"Ah me , " ho says , ' 'long jears have past
But it will come , 'twill come at last. ' '
And so ho waits In sllouco dumb ,
The letter that will uuver come.
Through misty vision of his tears ,
Hu SPHS the long , fa.r-suulored ? years ,
The past comes up before Iilm tliuro ,
When ho was strong and she was fair ,
Unco more ho feels in very truth ,
The leaping pulses of his youth ;
A Htroni. , strangu joy he , feels again
The old wild fever in his bialn :
An angry word , a cireloss tone.
And sue has gone aud he's alone.
Since then ho waits , lu slluncu dumb ,
The letter that will pevor come.
Alas ! his poor old u Its are fled ,
Ho cannot know that she Is dead ;
And so he asks It , q'er and o'er ,
The same old question as before.
Ho wakes with morning light tu say :
"My letter , It will comu to-day. "
With tottering limbs that almost fall ,
Ho creeps each morning to the mail ,
And hears with ever new reirrot ,
"Not yet , old man , not yet , not yet. "
And so hn watts In silence dumb ,
The letter that will never come.
Ah mo I poor madman even we
Are dupes of tickle destiny ;
In cuasoloss hope wo waiting sit ,
For missive that were never writ.
Wo wait to see the harvest grown.
Ot seed that wo have never sown ;
We seek the harbor mouth to hail
The vessels that will nuver sail.
We wait to see our garner tilled
With fruit of fields we have not tilled.
Wo wait in gathering stillness dumb ,
For letters that will never come.
"The Old Gentleman. "
Uottiin Heralil ,
Father McGIynn is not respectful. Hi
speaks ot the popa as "the old geutleuur
ovcrthoro In Homo. " The old gentleman
has a rod lu pickle for Dr. MoQlyun.
An American Exhibition.
C/ilfti/o / Tribune. .
General Iloascr has succeeded , on a small
scale , In making a great American exhibition
of himself.
Glvo Him An Kasy One.
C/ilttiyo JfmiM.
Instead ot giving IColly , tholr 810,000 pri/c
athlete , a gold watch , the Hostonlans oughi
to present him with a b.Ul that hu can hit ,
What Now Yorkers Want.
C/i / ( < < ! ( /1 Ttmu.
A Now York paper tells about "a cyclont
out west that picked up a barrel ofhiskj
and dropued It Into a prohibition state. " Bu
the cyclone that Now Yorkers would inosl
like to sue Is one that will blow a few opot
saloons into their town on Sunday.
What Sunday Mliould Be.
A'cto Vorls H'orld.
Any law that practically puts the people It
jail after they have worked h.ird for six day :
Is not In keeping with the spirit of the ago
Sunday should bo a day devoted to worship
rnst and recreation , and people should b <
permitted to select their methods , as on otlio
days.
Leas Millionaires In the Senate.
Cincinnati Cummucfnt Gazette.
Perhaps If Senator Caimicji hml taken i
lesslncly Interest In Ohio politics ho wotili
not be this day immplue up Jov over tin
election of a friend Instead of hlmseU to tin
United States senate. The tide seems t <
have turned against millionaires for tin
senate. The objection to Camdoii was tha
ho had a meat deal of money. Those win
would lia\o boon glad to support him for tin
usual reasons did not dare to.
THF ! SUNDAY OIIIl1 UASKKT.
AFrnn the Fourth ot July a man can gam
bol , but ho cannot gamblo.
Tiinv ate now using what thov call snec/o
lessMuilf. It cheers , but duos not Iriebrlato
It is intended for prohibitionists who vote i
stralcht ticket.
Dn. MAIIY WAT.KKII continues to stl ;
around \ \ ashtneton like a big rooster that
justcime out of a mlslit store. She is now
working upatiantl-Cliu wing Tobacco society.
A FANATICAL exclianeo savs : "Saloon :
liavo been the cause of all trouble. " The toi
cream saloons are about tlm main tioubli
just now ; particularly to young men of mod
er.tto Incomes.
HENRY Italian , the animal's friend , has
printed rules on "How to approach a kicking
horso. " What has long been needed to nil i
yawning vacuum In this world of mysteries ,
are rules , "How to gracefully iccude from a
kicking mule. "
A coniiF.9t > o\i > ENT writes us : "Is tlmi
much stalk raising in Nebraska. " Tire
geutlomen no doubt had heard of our won-
dertul corn crop , and wants to know If re
potts are true. There is stalk raising and
stock raising In Nebraska.
"WHY Is It , " asks the Now York Herald
"that 1'eter Smith , who was hancod yester
day In the courtyard of the Tombs prison
slept well the night before and ate a good
breakfast within half an hour of Ids execu
tion ? ' Well , the thought that ho was get
ting out of New York probably accounts to :
his composure.
Tun Herald boasts that It Is the only papoi
that publishes Talmazo's sermon In this par !
of the state , The other day ono ol the rural
readers of that paper dropped In and thus ad
dressed theedltor-ln-clriof : "I've jlst beer
a roadln' Tahnago's sermon , and It sound
jist tor all like 1 had writ It myself. Ther'i
a splashln' an' a dashln'of 11 11 for Sartii
In It , and jlst enough circus-bill eloquence ti
stir up a dlmlcrat on 'lection day , I wonder
dor why the parson don't run for congress. '
TUR New York assembly has passed th <
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 exhlleratlng ellxor ,
known as hop juice maslr , interspersed with
strains ot heavenly music drawn from
violin by an Intoxicated tiddler , Is all that ii
required to charm New York's populace. The
Herald madn a lUht for the bill , and claims
undisputed , the glory of its passage.
TiiEnn hayo not been a great many men
in the history of the world who have sue
ceedod m accomplishing wonders moro thai
onceduring their life times. It every nun
had succeeded In anchoring his name to ever
ono ereat achievement , history would ncccs
sarily have been built on a much larger suak
than It has , and our libraries would luvt
beflii by this time wonders in themselves it
sire and matter. The man who spent tin
biblical three score years and ten trying ti
corral a wonder , liually succeeded , as Is
attested by t io new hotel , corner Tontl
street and Farnam , and emphasized by othci
evidences In the cellar thereof. In tact It
has been asserted that the wonder was more
stupendous than wa's absolutely essential ti
the perputulty of the projector's name , ant
that It would hayo answered just as well , for
all practical purposes , it ho had only made
thu excavation and not tilled it with tin cans
or allowed It to bo u &l for a babe ball
ground.
THIS unmarried ladles ot Newton , Now
Jersey , have formed an anti-vice association ,
and resolved to boycott all youug men who
drink liquor or use tobacco , in view of this
uMi-lmnded and unheard of outraue , thu
question is presented how will this matter
end ? There Is that old fe'Ulierloss and
comely saying that what Is saticu tor tin
goose Is sauce for the gander , and Its appli
cation is liable to leivo the fair creatures
of Newton high and dry upon the bauk-t of
that land where old maids marrveth not be
cause opportunity is wanting. Suppose the
gallant guiitlumun should orJer a boycott
upon every lady who uses , or attempts to use ,
for any purpose whatsoevorpalut or powder ?
Suppose the royal edict should rule that who-
hoevei shall practice the savage customs of
banging , or frl/7lng , the hair ; or resort to
the more hideous custom of maintaining , for
man'ssoli ) delight , spit curls or pug dogs
wouldn't Newton present a louelv and deso
late appearance ? Wo shudder to think ot
these things , and wonder wlieia U all will
eud.
Wrni the street sprinkler , the rnin with
the straw hat , and'tiro days whan the mer
cury cllmt > s upon the higlion building in
Iowa and looks down \\lth scorn upon the
corchlng streets crowded with sweltering
humanity , the circus season comas. The
gentleman who has traveled in all countries ,
and whose stories would unko H.iron Mint-
chauson weep , comus along as the a Ivauco
agent of the "Kirth's Wondor. " Hu lias
grown round shouldered carrying the title of
colonel. Ho pervades tlm nowsnapor sanc
tum and expectorates at random In the hotel
corridor , llo U the harbinger of one happy
day for children , and the oU folks are
accordingly delighted to know that their
atom and solemn duty Is to accompany thu
little ones to see the anlunls. The circus rs
oue of man's richest creations in the.amuse
ment line , and when old Noih startQdout
with Ills costly consolidation of abrogated
wonders , he established a precedent and gave
casta to the mnnagerle business which will
make It through all a es the admiration of
both old aud young.
Tur. solas soeru to be falling from off the
eyes of Now York's officials. It h s bcot
shown that on storied Conor Island the
boast ot { every patriotic citizen of the Em
pire state-political corruption lus found Its
way. The wild beating waves ot the whlo
Atlantic had failed to wash away the sins ol
those holding iwsltlons of trust and honor ,
An Investigation Is to follow , and the clam
bake , the round-a-bout swings and the mam <
moth Jumbo the wonder ot every openmouthed -
mouthed stranger-all have been polluted by
the touch of corruptlon. Andthcy do say thai
the morals of the tamous summer resort , dc
not roach that high standard of excellence ,
which It was said of old should bo attained
Yet , to the dust-stained and over-burdened
citizen of the great , bustlliifand busy metrop
olis , Coney Island with Its balubrlous and
seductive sea liroete , will alwajs bo enchant
ing and Inviting. To those weary and
heavy laden Coney Island , notwithstanding
Us high prices and low morals , will ON or present
sent n plrtuio like thu glimpse of paradlM
the Perl catig lit.
NIUIIIASKA. CITY Is In a state of wild atic
rapturous delight because she has been so
Icctedasonoof the localities for a militia sta
tlon. Major John C. Watson Is now recruit
Ing the company , and thinks they will bo U
"lighting trim" within a week or ten day *
Among the Incidents of the ( lushing major'i
experience none perhaps was more striklni
than the speech he made upon receiving hi'
commission. There was trathered In front o
theiamous ten-cent storeacrowd of niimlrini
and enthusiastic citizens. The major jumped
upon an empty barrel , anil with all the lin
aud piston of his 'mil throw out the follow
ing shafts of eloquence :
MY FuiiNi)3 ! ) And when I say my friends
I moan every mother's son of you. The war
Is upon us. I repeat that the war Is uuon us
Nay , friends , 'tis no jester's jest , no dream
er's dream , when 1 say to you that the war
is upon us. And when 1 look around anJ
about me and sec the smile ot happiness upor
every lace , and realise in its fear fill * fullnesi
the fact that I have just stated , namely , to
wit : That the war Is upon us , 1 naturally on
nulro what Is It doing on us , anyway I Mj
My friends , I unlisted only a day or two ago
and am already a major. As Mr. Arteimr
Ward once said , "I'm doin' mlddlln' well. '
But 1 digress. The war is upon us. Yoi
must onllst. 1 have Just made a tcquisitlot
upon our commander , for thu following cruu
Implements to bo used in civil war :
"Ono Anerlol batometer ; 1 nttlllery 1 dls
tlllcry , 1 bilbo ; 1 butress ; 1 bushed gun ; ]
canister ; Icimctur ; ! dynamite cartridge ; !
color guard and 1 told them , my friends
not to bo particular about the color ; 1 corse
let ; I cylinder-gauge and a halt gallon cup.1
[ Prolonged cheers ) The major was serenaded
that night by Dr. Bishop's martial band , and
it is said that ho thought It was the cncrny
and commenced shooting out the window.
It Is confidentially reported to us that the
major said had ho known they wcro friendly
troops , he could not have resisted shooting
tils own brother had he attempted to rnako
Mich music.
BUND AY OOSSl P.
"I ASI out celebrating a little to-day , " said
Joe Uudmau , ou Friday last. "Thirty years
ago to-day , I , with my wife , and sons
( icorgo and David , and my father , landed on
the saud-bar north ot the present site
of the Union Pacllic shoos. The trip
from ilollldaysburg , Pennsylvania , was
made on the steamer Omaha , aud took
thirty days. My father , now dead , Was very
enthusiastic about Omaha , and always main
tained that it was to bo a great city. 1 have
lived to see his prediction fulfilled , and ex
pect to Hvo 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 I 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 , aud 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 tire recent convention lieUUat Ansloy ,
for the purpose of dividing Custer county , one
of the interesting questions which came up
was with reference to the naming of two
of the 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 ot a republican would not suit
the democrats. It was therefor o 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-
ncll. The county seat of Gladstone will be
Analoy , and Callaway will bo the county
seat of 1'arnell. It Is likely that Parnell
county will attract many new settlers of
Irish extraction. * .
A VERY artistic work entitled "Omaha Il
lustrated" is soon to be published by Duubar
& Co. , ot this city. The early and modern
history of this city is to bo written by experi
enced writers , but the most attractive fea
tures will bo found In the illustrations. Ihia
part of the work is being done by the best en
graving company in the world ! The latest
process is being used , ana the illustrations
will bo equal In artistic liulsh to those which
adorn the pages of the Cunturv and Harper's
Magazine. The llnost residences , the best
public buildings , the leading streets , and
plctureaquo places are to bo Illustrated , and
the portraits of leading cltl/nns will embel
lish the publication. No expanse Is being
spared to make tlm book aory handsome
volume In every respect
The police commission will bo In no hurry
to appoint a chief of police. The appoint
ment will probably not be made tor two
weeks , as the commission deilres to take
time in ordurto secure the beu man for the
placo. No man has as jet been decided upon ,
and new applications for thu place are being
made almost every day. Among the latest
candidates Is Captain W. S. Seivoy , who Is
endorsed by Uaiwral Lowe , Mijor Wllcox ,
Colonel Matt Patrick , 1) . C. Siitphun , Martin
Dunluua ami others. He wont to the war as
a private Ironi Omaha , aud camu out as cap
tain. He served under General howo. From
ItiTS to 13FJ Captain Seavuy was city inai-
shal of Santa Barnaul , California , wheru he
made a good record. Ho Is a republican.
, *
Another candidate tor chiot ot police Is
.Major George It. Don n is , who lias lived In
Omaha six > ears , during which period ho
hai been connected with the public woiks us
Inspector tor thu city. At ptusuut lie Is inspector
specter ot asphalt pavement for the city.
Major Dennis loun'ht gallantly tor the union ,
and has a good record , both military and
civil.
civil.A m
A veteran Boston hruinan , in his anx
iety to make a record the other niyiit ,
mounted his carriage upon hearing an
alarm and drove to the lire , utterly ig
norant of the fact that in his haste ho
had forgotten to put on p'liitaloons or
boots , lls his carriage lluw alonu the
street a wag shouted"bavumo , mother ,
the Indians are after me , " but still he
drove on. Uoon arriving at the lire ,
siys the Herald , it w.rs laughable to eoo
the way ho olunj ; to his carriage ,
wrapped in his blanket , and it will bo a
long while before hu hears thu last ot it
from his fullow-tlrcmon.
A violin said to bo 2& ) years old is
owned by Louis Dutrow , of Franklin
county , Pennsylvania.
A cougar niensuniitc nine feet from tip
to tip was killed a fuw duya aga by an
Idaho rauchur , . '
SWINDLING JTIE RUSTICS ,
Scenes on the Jackson Street Horse
Market. -
CHEATING IN HORSG LtSH.
XrmlorVlio nro Sharpers ami
mjm Their Vurluiti Hellenics
"JJoaturtiiK Dp" t
i'oor llurao.
n'rittt ni > r f/KtfiMi/ni/ / / / by .
Burglars burgle in Omaha anil tlm
) ) iiblic curses ; foot-pads Knock down ami
rob , ninl tin outraged people calls for bol
ter police protection ; thu cunlliluncu in in
swindles , and his victim ho-vls aloud for
justice. Hut thuru is one class of thlovcs
who work quietly and ctloctivoly lu
oily , being allowed year in and
your out to practice , nnmolosled , their
infamous profession of swindling the
rustics who inuy happen to drop into
Omaha. They arc the iiorsetr.iders. Their
manner of conducting business amouii t.s
to nothing more or less than robbery , as
thu reader may infer upon perusing tins
article. Hut the robbery is elioctod so qui
etly and so smoothly , that the victim
rarely ever reports thu swindle to the po
lice. If , perchance , sotno plucked inno
cent does muster up _ courage enough to
inform thu authorities , the swindler ci-
CUPCS and is nowhcru to be found.
This article has no reference to the men
who practice horso-tramnjr anil selling
honestly. There are a number of them
in the city desuito tiiu assertion that
when it comes to trading a horse , St.
Paul himself would cheat. And nil sui-h
need not attempt to wear a cap which
is not intended to lit them.
The rascally horsetraders referred to
may bo divided into two classes : First ,
those who live in the city and practice
their business here ; and second , the
traveling gypsies who pass through
Omaha from time to time , spend a few
du\s here , and then move on toother
lields. The latter is by far the more dan
gerous class of horbotradors. The gyp
sies are sharp" sln'ewd and unscrupulous ,
and they possess powers of eloquence
wiiicli are irresistible to the average
granger who lias a horse to trade.
Jackson street , between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth , is known ns the hui.su
market of the city. Hero the traders do
their work. Hero many a victim is
lleeced in a manner so neat and expedi
tious that the most polished confidence
man might learn a lesson therefrom.
Saturdays are the heaviest trading days.
For then the farmers couio into town.
Hut on almost any day there is more or
loss trading going on.
A reporter happened down into that
locality the other day , in company with a
friend who is well posted on the practices
of ihesu fellows. A horse trader was
trying to induce a farmer to glvo him a
pair ot bay ponies for a rather doubtful '
specimen of hoisellosh which ho hold by
a halter. The horse had a pair of badly
bowed Iront legs , which made him walk
lame. The horse trader was a Jew , and
a \or.y smooth man at his business.
"By sheminy Moses , my vrond,1' Iio
said to the farmer , "don'd you know wen
yon'vogod a snap ? I'll trade you deea
line , largu , elegant horse for dose two
ponies unit gecf you ton tollars to boot.
Dotvos a great par-gain. my vrend" .
"Hut" demurred the farmer , "the
horse's front logs are crookcder'n a bow. ' '
"Dots all right , my vrcnd , " returned
the horsotrader , "donil you worry mit
yourself about dot. Dose legs will po
straight eef yon goof dot horse plendy of
rest. So hollup mo Moses , dercs noiling
do matter mit dot horsol"
The granger thought a moment or two ,
and then gave in. "All right , " ho said ,
" 1 reckon I'll trade yo , stranger. Gimmo
the $ 10 and. thu iiorse ami thu ponies are
yourn. "
The reporter and Ins friend at this
juncture walked away. "Thero , " said
the latter , "is a sample of the way a
sucker is llccced when ho comes on the
horse market. Tlioro is a horse that
isn't worth $10. And yet that farmer has
got him in exchange for his two ponies
that were worth at least $100. That is
the very simplest \vav these horsetraders
have ot swindling. Them are a number
of other schemes they ure in the habit
ot working. "
"Name some of them , " suggested the
reporter.
"I could tell you of a doien plans that
they have of 'working a tucKcr. ' 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 borsca. iTou toll him. Ho
doesn't want to buy them him
self , but ho knows H , who has
a pair of horses that you can trade for ,
'even up.1 b , by the way , is another
trader , and his team is worth about $75 ,
though both horses are line looking. You
hesitate about making the trade. Just
then O comes along , lie is ostensibly a
business man looking for a tram of
noises , but really ho is the
third of the trio of sharks.
lie shakes hands with A , and askn
him if ho knows where ho can buy n
good pair of horses. A replies that 11
has a good team to sell. 'Yes,1 says C ,
'I know the team. I'd give fliOO cash for
it , if I thought that would buy it. ' You ,
the farmer whom the three men are
working , think to yourself ' \Voll , I can
trade my horaes for Ji's even up , and then
sell to ( J for $8jO , and just have that little
$50 myself. ' You go to U , make the
tiadc , and then take your new team to C ,
with the remark that ho can have it for
$ ; ! 00. The thrco sharpers al ways arrange
it so that the trade takes place
after 3 o'clock. When you approach
preach ( / ' , he tells you that ho
cannot get the money as it
is after banking hours. Ho tolls you to
come around to-morrow and lie will buy
the team. To-morrow dawns , but you
cannot tind C. You discover that you
have been swindled , and that the team
on your hands is a worthless one. "
"Another scheme these follows work is
to trade you a' really good animal for
yours. Then when your back is turned.
they prick the nose of your horse so as
to make the animal bleed , or feed it
something which makes it hick. You
come to the conclusion that you liavo a
worthless animal on vour hands and you
are glad 10 disposeof it for a small ? utu ,
or liven givoit away. "
"In swapping a horse , a horsolrador
knows well how to cover up his ilcluctn.
Old nge , which is very undosirahlo in a
hoiso , is remedied by "lixing" up the
teeth. In a young horse the teeth have
hollow cults in them , which are nearly
black. When a horse grows old , his
teeth become smooth and the black is
worn oil' . The horsetrador remedies all
this by tiling the horse's teeth BO as to
form the hollow cups , and then using
some chemical which causes them to turn
bluok. In this way the appearance of a
young horse's troth is very skilfully
counterfeited. There are hundreds
of sudi tricks practiced ; to deceive
puoplu who niu not on the look-
oiit.Qln soiling a broken-winded horse ,
which is known as a 'windy' thu horse-
trader has to exercise a good deal of
c aro. Hu knows just how to drive the
animal , so that it will not become
'winded. ' And as ho is careful not to
let thu aninml go out of Ins hands , until
it is sold , the purchaser does not discover
the defect until it is too late. A weak-
backed animal is known as a 'jimmy. '
A horse alllicted this way may go
all right for a ruilu or so at
a good pace and then , having reached
the limit of his strength , falls to the
ground as though dead. The horsctradcr
manipulates the animal skillfully and the
buyer never discovers the dufoct in the
Iiorse until ho is driving him homo. And
Ihon , again it is too late. The purchase
has bcuu made.
"Yes , there are plenty of other tricks
Lhesu fellows have. Come around again
some day Land U'U ' . give you another
chapter/ ' . ,
