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IT is comforting to know that the ba
Uo of Gettysburg was fought before tl :
at St. Louis.
IK President Cleveland docs not con
west soon ho may not bo able to bring h
high oflice with him.
Mn , MEI.VILLB STONK , editor of tl
Chicago News , has been made n LL. 1
The next wo hear of Mr. Stone ho wi
bo wearing a white choker.
Is it not about time that Robert Oarrc
lot some othnr fellow "doal" in that Da
tinioro & Ohio scheme ? A change e
"dealers" might produce a change I
luck.
IT lias been so long since Chicago h :
been honored by the presence of a grci
und honest man that tlio whole oil
turned out the other day to see Uoscc
Co n kl ing.
IT was in perfect accord with tl
eternal litneiss of things that the Unic
Paeilio oil room chief should appear i
the courts as the defender of the ofllnii
printing swindle.
WILL not Mr. Edison please attach h
now apparatus for telegraphing froi
ship to ship to the messenger boy , i
that liis whereabouts may bo discovert
when he In wanted.
EX-GOVKUNOK BHI.LOCK , of Georgi
thinks the republicans should nomintv
Rutherford H. Hayes for president ,
nominated ha believes ho can be elocto
Bullock did not divulge where he bougl
his apple jack.
IK there was no intention to try tl
starvation policy on the police force wl
did the council amend the ordinance pn
posed by Comptroller Goodrich so as t
prevent a transfer from the special re ;
estate fund to thu police fund ?
TIIK projectors of Omaha motor at
cubic roads should lose no time in gv
ting land owners along their lines I
erect cheap dwellings for wage-worker
That is the only way their cable ai
Fleam motors can bo made to pay fro
the start.
Mn. BLAINE , in future when ho goes
Edinburgh , should take the precaution '
have his hat chckocd so that the kcopc
at the gates may know the disliugui.she
American , anil ho can gain admission '
the city without having toawuit for sou
ono to identify him.
MR. Osc.vu J. HAKVEY , thu dcfaultiu
treasury clerk at Washington , former
chief of the horse claims division , wi
planning a neat scheme to swindle tl
government out of nbout 150,000 c
fraudlcnt vouchers. His prompt arrc
makes it a "horso" on him.
IP Florida Jones was realy ambitious
tnko the throne as king of Bulgaria 1
lives again to see himself the victim <
disappointment. P.rluco Ferdinand h !
lakon possession of the throne , and it
lo be hoped he will not suffer thu futo <
immediate } predecessor.
THE next ( listingaisluil American cil
rcn to depart for the Chorus of England
( ho champion .imgwump , Colonel Jonu 1
Sullivan. If there Is * ny convenient w ?
by which this mvividuul can ho droppt
over board , by all innans Ic.t it bo doi
with neatness and dispatch.
OMAHA needs ono thousand cottag
nnd cheap dwellings for workingmt
this year. If our real estate cxchiuij
CMI iiidtioo tiny capiiMU.it or syndicate
build these cottages on the lue of tl
various motor -nut cable roads they w !
nil be taken a * fust they arc ready ft
occupancy.
EDITOR DOUSHKIMKH , of the New Yoi
Star , apuuals to the hard working ar
poorly piid enop girl * to contribute
the Grant fund 10 cunts each. The
should be a n.v.dtome monument orecU
to the uinmorv of tne great captain. Bi
why does not Mr. Dorshclmer solic
something from thatxvohuu < ired or mo
persona in that city whoso wealth r ug
from ou to twenty millions each. L
the billionaires nnd tu'lhoiiairos wi
grow rich while Or nt was isvlne tl
union > ! thnr duiT nnd tho. deierri :
ihai w l u rer o'er the prnve Trhorc o :
hero liat barltd. '
Ulve Us Hapld Tranilt.
There is A growing dqmtmi lu tht
country for a more rapid trunsit botwoei
the cast and-wcst. Itli true there ha
bcon a gradual reduction in time sine
the time ( ho roads crossing the continen
were complntod , Every year lias brough
forth a reduction of time , but it has no
been reduced to anything what it shonli
be , or should have bdon years age
Strange as it may appear , there cai
bo no good cause assigned why It is sc
The greatest reduction in speed betwoo
the oceans is conduct ! to but a small pot
tlon of the distance viz. , botwoori Ne\
New York and Chicago.
The nnleago from Now York to Clil
cngo over the 1'cnmylvanla toad , wlilo
is the shortest , h about twice the distanc
It is from Chicago to Omahn ; yet tli
time in transit Is about the sarno. Who
taking into consideration that tlio Punt
sylvanla road traverses nn unusuall
rough , and In some places
very mountainous country , whet
reverse curves arc numerous an
grades as sleep as seventy feel
to the milo the speed maintained is in
measure marvelous. From Pittsburg t
Now York the mileage is about thu Mini
as from here to Chicago over tlio North
western road , and ever one-half of th
journey Is made through the heart of tli
Allegchany mountains. Upon the othc
hand , tlio roads west of Chicago do nc
encounter the obstacles that some of th
eastern roads do. There tire no grades t
speak of between Chicago and tlio Mi ?
aotirl river , and the tracks are as straigli
as the engineers could make them.
There is hardly a road west of Clncagi
that id not advertised as "stuul railed
stone ballasted , and the best cquippo
railway in the world , " to say nothing c
other attractions in the shape of supur !
dining cars , etc. The superiorly of threads
roads are not questioned ; and when pos
scssing all that is necessary to constitut
n thoroughly equipped railway , there i
little to bo s-iid in their favor
when the managers allow the caster
roads to discount them in speed. Th
American people arc nothing if not enterprising
torprising , and the hundreds of Ihoi
sands who daily ride upon railway train
seldom if over find a train which fur
nishas the necessary and required rapi
transit.
The rates of fare are uniform througl
out the United States nnd the volume c
traflic is almost , if not as great , betwce
Omaha and Chicago as it is between Chicago
cage ana New York. There is no dillot
encti in the matter of competition. If th
"Limited Express" is profitable on th
eastern roads , why would it not bo 01
the great trunk lines of the west. If
passenger train can bo carried fron
Pitlsburg to Now York , through tli
mountains , a distance of about fiv
hundred miles in less than cloven hour :
can there be any valid reason given wh
the time in transit between Chicago an
Omaha cannot bo reduced from cightoe
to at least ton hours ?
Cleveland a Cnutlitlnto.
It is reported from Washington tht
tlio president is beginning to talk quit
frcoly concerning the campaign no :
year. Ho has evidently reached a dcgrt
of confidence in his renominalion wiiic
lias entirely dissipated his previous coi
ness when the subject was broached eve
by his most intinuito friends.
There is no longer a doubt about hi
determination to stand for a ronom
nation. Within the past few daj
ho has very frankly staled that th
suggestions of his friends , and corre
snondunco from all parts of the countr
had pursuadcd him to veto his first dote ;
nunatiou not to bo a candidate tor re
nomination. In the early part of Ian
winter there was an atlompt made n
Washington upon the part of a numbr
of disappointed democrats to create a
antagonism against his rcnorainatioi
Whatever there was of the orgamzatio
it has long since disbanded , and th
loaders of it are the most enthusiast !
supporters of the president. Thoi
is every reason for belief at Hi
present time that Governor Hill wise
so manipulate Now York state politic
so as to give Mr. Cleveland a solid dole
gatiou from that otato in the conventiot
Mr. Cleveland , it appoarf , is in Ilio po :
session of his usual amount of solf-cor
ceit. lie is linn in tlio buliof ho can b
tlio successful candidate against eithc
ISlaino or Sherman ; but the man he mo :
fears , and who ho bolicvos will grow int
a formidable candidate , is General Ph.
Sheridan. It is a question of thu grave :
kind whether Mr. Cleveland can carry tli
state of NewYork against whomsoever th
republicans may uoru'inato , while thus
who are the loudest in their denunciation
of him now will , when the time conic :
bo whipped into line. There is still an
other element who can not be couutc
on as giving him the support whic
will do him thfl most goot
Mayor Hewitt , who controls ill
machinery of New York city polilic
cannot bo counted on as giving M
Cleveland the support which will , In a
probability , by necessary to his eloutioi
Mayor Hewitt is not In harmony wit
Mr. Cleveland , either personally or poll
ically. The battle-ground in Now Yor
state will bo conlined to New York Cit
alone. It is not improbable that the n
suit there will decide the election. Ind
ana will not bo so important a state 1
the future as it hr\i In the past. Wi ) :
crer is eluded muat carry the state (
Now York. If the election wore to tak
place to-morrow or a month from tc
morrow , Mr. Cleveland would find hin
self u badly defeated oumlidate. Froi
the controversy he has gotten into wit
the members of the Grand Army of tli
Republic , ho cannot count on any su |
port from that organization , which i
itself is eufiiuioutly formidable in No
York to insure his defeat.
Talking Compromise.
Another demoorntlo revenue roforme :
Congressman Krecklnridgo , of Kentuck <
has joined the as yet small circle of the <
who are disposed to compromise in ordi
to secure a reduction of federal taxutlo
and revenue. The Kentucky rcpreset :
tative hue reached tbo conclusion sou
time ago announced by Mr. Springe1
acquiesced in b.v a few others , and quali
Iledly acoeptc'i by Mr. Carlisle as on
which it might brcomo necessary for ate
to uoocdf to , tbat to accomplish the n
ductlon of taxation necessary to brin
the rev nuo down to the requirements (
th ? Rovi'mim-nt a compromise will hate \
to b iun lt ! lictwoi-n thu n-formors an
the tii'ill' n'pi'i-tiT.- : , fn ne latter , s
far as th.ii jimpo'tition is coi
c rnud , are Dimply the Handa
voutingcul. The demoorttlo rcvi
nut rtfuruier lu the next house of repn
sontatlvcs will be called upon to tnal
concessions only to tbo lejs than llltrl
democrats who will rnarslial under tl
standard of Samuel J. Randall , ' It
this minority which will dictate tl
terms , and which must bo placated
order that anything can bo done for r
duclng the revenue , unless It should ha
pen thnt the refusal of this contingent
bo reasonable would load a gullleie :
number of republicans lo vote with tl
reform clement to enable them to car
through a fair compromise mcasut
This is not an entirely Improbable occu
ronco , except from Ilio point of view th
the democrats will bo indisposed to tal
a course from which the republic. !
miglil obtain any glory , while Iho lalle
otilsldo of the few committed to tar
revision , will bo unwilling to t
anything that will pivo the democrats i
advantage. Very great caution in tl
rcsocct fs certainly to bo exorcised I
both parties in the first session of tl
next congress. IJut the ovorwholralr
importance of this question of rovoni
reduction may induce republicans who
constituencies are not wholly given ov
to protection to support a measure f runic
framed by codcossions from both side
and there arc undoubtedly enough of suite
to easily overcome the Handall facli <
should it become obstinate and threat !
u further obstruction likely to defeat tl
necessary legislation.
The country has received no intnn
lion from Mr. Uandall or any ono of I
followers as to what coursu ho will pro
ably pursue , but no one expects he will I
found to have changed his disposition. Tl
truth is that tbo conditions surrounHIt
him politically do not permit him
change. Ho must bo what ho is or 1
nothing. Handall in any other role tli :
that which ho has played and is expecti
lo play would be inconsequential. 1
retains the control of his compression
districl by virtue of the fact that ho c :
bo depended on to continue ) tlio work 1
has been doing , while his position h
nlso given him a strong vantage grout
with the democrats , and is likely to st
do so notwithstanding the desire of son
to thrust him to the rear or drop lu
out of cousideration altogether. It
not to bo expected , therefore , that M
Handall will surrender anything if 1
can hold his faction together , and as mo
of them arc similarly situated with hit
self there isn't much room f
doubt on this point. If the
are any deserters they w
bo such 113 can bo bought off by the proi
ise of being otheswisc provided for in tl
event of failure before their constit
cnts.
cnts.There
There cannot , then , bo much hope f
a iair compromise revenue measure th
must depend for success upon thu Ha
dall faction. What Is the probability
sueh a measure obtaining sullicicnt i
publican votes to pass ? At present
does not appear lo bo very good. The
are not lo exceed perhaps a do en wl
could now bo safely designated to su
port such * * a measure , but the prcssu
for revenue reduction will bo great
open tlio nexl congress than ever befoi
and it will not be surprising to find t
number of republicans willing lo accc
larifT revision along with tlio auando
munt of a part al least of excise taxalii
considerably larger in the next congre
than in the last. Tlio scnl
ment of the country has been undorgoii
a change on tins subjocl , and the peoi |
are becoming tired of the trilling ai
tlio sophistries of politicians. Those re
rcsentatives who are not shrewd enouj
lo sec this , and to govern themselves : i
oordingly , will in many instances 1
made wiser when they again ask the o
dorsomont of llieir conslituents.
THE labor troubles , which for the h
month have seriously retarded buildit
enterprise in Omaha and indirectly hai
had unfavorable etl'ect upon the rot :
trade , arc happily about at nn en
Labor strikes in the midst of the buildii
season are always disastrous to t
parties concerned , no matter wiiich
the contending parties comes oft'victo
ions. The contractors are dainaired i
delays of construction while mechani
and laborers kept idle during the seusi
when they should bo at work , absolute
lose what they fail to ear
It is lo be hoped lhat the adjustme
reached between contraclors and the
disaffected employes will bo on a basis
live and let live. Fair wages and go <
work should go hand in hand.
Otlior IjftixlH Than Oura.
Mr. Gladstone has made few cfTor
during his great career that will rodoun
more to his history than his splendid a
peal in the house of commons on Thlir
day night for the postponement ot tl
third reading of the crimes bill. It w
a logical and eloquent plea against th
measure which was raado more imp re
sivo by the commonplace reply of Hi
four , and although it may have no eiVe
upon the purpose of the British ministr
il will make the Irish cause strong
with unprejudiced people t
world over. But it will n
prevent the consummation of to
injustice toward Ireland. The plan
the govornmoni so far as tlio crimes b
is concerned will be carried out. W h
may ensue c : > nnot now bo safely pt
diotod. Among the interesting incidon
of the Ncek in England , which nlfimls
curious example of the English govon
wi'.ntn ! system , was the discussion in tl
house of commons on Tuesday night
the case of a young woman who ha
been arrostcd by the police on the char ;
of being an improper character ,
scorned that m this the police were 1
error , thtj woman being of pu
repute , nnd Ihe government , re
resented by the homo socrclai
having sustained- the police , w
ddfeuted by tlio vote of the house , i
much consequence was attached to tl
result tnat thu ministers hold n privi :
consultation , and it has been expect
that thu house secretary would bo cot
pellr.d to rusign. Probably in no oth
country could such a clrcumstan
as the mistaken arrest of a w
man involve n parliamentary co
iroveriy ending with pulling in jea
ardy the oillnml position of a govcr
intmt minister , but perhaps Englishmi
will point with urlda to the event as
liutratlng ih'j jealousy with which Eii |
lish taw protccU individual charact
aud reputation.
*
T.urkey. harms declined to sigd the p :
posed agre ment with England rogar
ing Egypt , which slie vha to have doi
on Itut Monday , it becomes an inlercstii
question what naur e England will no
pursue in the matter. It is intirnit ,
that neither party WM anxious tl > t t ;
agreement should bo accepted , but th !
view is not quitd warranted by thocours
that has been pursujed and the cvldott
solicitude of the i English diplomats
representatives who framed the agree
ment. It may bo , , as claimed , thnt Eng
land would derive no great ndvantagi
from tlio treaty , while Its failure , if I
shall linally full , will enable her t
soy to tlio Interested powers that she I
no longer under'any obligations to lisle
to any appeals for withdrawal froi
Egypt. It is certainly significant thu
the failure of the sultan to sign the treat
appears to have excited no special.Sutoi
cst In government circles in England
notwithstanding the statement of Sails
bury In Iho house of lords that the sign
ing would certainly take place al th
designated timo. The latest advice.
however , are to the effect that Englan
has not withdrawn her pressure upo
the porto , but that future overtures fo
nn agreement must come from the lattc
source. The situation of Turkey ii
this matter must bo un extremely pnr
plcxlng ono to her statesmen , but the
are used to it.
*
Wlillo Russia Is cxlonding her powc
m Central Asia , England is milking littl
headway against her. The Afghani ar
unruly nnd rebellious , but show no ills
position to welcome England as an nil ,
cither against llioir own sovereign , tin
ameer , or tlio Russian. Both Kussia am
England are Intent upon getting wha
they term scientific military frontier
without any regard for the intervening
states. England fixed liur frontier some
years ago to include Candaliar , but ii
1883 this city was restored to the nmccr
probably because it was too costly am
dangerous to maintain it. It i
important strategically , bccausi
it commands the passes leadin ,
over Urn ranges lhat soparalo India froi
Ihe Hilmeud basin of Afghanistan. T
the ordinary judgment it would nppca
thai Iho work of England in raihva ,
building is really snioolhing the way fo
the Russian advance to India. The bat
ricr ranges which now impede tlio move
ment of her troops , would be equally ob
.struolivo to the Russians. Why shouli
she tunnel and open them for the sakb o
holding an Afghan town of no carlhl ,
use to her ? Jealousy of Hussia and greet
of annexation can alone explain he
action. For tlio defence of India 11 is ; iL
surd to fight among Afghan hills nni
deserts , far from her natural base o
supplies. Suppose Russia does sci/
Afghanistan ? It will always cosl mon
than the country is worth lo hold it. li
such contests Iho winner is the loser.
* r
The projccl for Ihu abrogalion of th
concordat in Franco js at psesent bcini
favorably discussed by a majority of th
committee of the chamber of dcuulie
appointed to study , the question of Un
separation of cliureh and state. A con
cordat is a treaty , an agreement en-
lered into by the pope with a secula
prince of govcrnmcmi touching cortaii
points of ecclesiastical discij.lin. Tli
iiiimo is said to liavu been used in 1418
referring to Iho stipulations entered int
by Martin V and the governments o
England , France and Germany. A simi
lar arrangement between Calixtus 1
and the Emperor Henry V in 1123 is re
gardcd as tlio fundamental law of th
church in Germany , The concordat o
August 18 , 1835 , between Homo am
Austria , by which much , of th
liberty of Iho Austrian churc
was given up to the Papacy , i
the most famous conconial of this genoi
alion. Il was virtually nullified in 18G
b.v the Austro-Hungariau legislature
The concordat between Napoleon Bonaparte
parto and Pius VII , signed at Paris ii
171W , was , however , by far Iho most fn
mous of these agreements. U ro-ostal
lished Ihu Catholic religion and Iho Pupa
authority in Franco , and in cfi'ccl mad
Napoleon the head of tlio Gallicai
clnircli , as the bishops were to rccciv
Inoir uppoinlmenls from him and Ihei
investitures from the popo. The provis
ions of this concordat were , however
well nigh nullified by tiio concordat will
Louis XVIII , made in 1817. Napoleon *
successors waived their rights to contra
tlio doings and writings of the Frencl
bishops , and The church in Franco agaii
became an independent landed proprio
tor. In 1870 and again in 1882 unsuccess
ful efforts were made to abrogate th
concordat.
*
r
The recent Hoods in a portion of Chin :
have reduced the inhab.tants of tin
flooded districts to a condition of piliabli
sufi'oring. Ono of our vice-consuls re
port * to the stale department that dnrinj
a trip made through those districls In
relieved 100 pooplo. Ho found Iho 11:1 :
lives generally living on Iho bran am
chaff ot a largo species of grass growi
for food ing cattle. Some wore rednee <
to eating chopped grass , moistened will
water or baked in cakes , while ether
fed on leaves and seeds of weeds gntl.orei
in the fields. In some of the village :
fully uno-half Iho dwellings had beci
washed away , and Iho Inhabilant
were huddled logolhor in the
few remaining huts. The deaths fron
starvation have been very numerous
The Chinese as a rule are very imlitleron
to human life , and in all probability tin
idea of succoring llieso poor , starving
homeless cronturus never entered tin
heads of those arountl or near thorn , win
might have relieved fhtmi. They slmpl ;
loft them to their fate , perfectly careles
as to whether they pWrved to death o
not , or what became pft them. Hut ovoi
if they had desired to keep them , noin
bul these llvlntr in iheir immodinlo vi
chilly could have rendbrcd them inucl
assistance , on account of the slownes
nnd diniculty of intercommunication. O
the network of canals and on tlio rive
transil is easy and comparatively rapid
by moans of boats propelled by oars am
sails ; but beyond that it is very tedioui
and allended with all sorts of obstacle :
AN international exhibition is lo b
held at Glasgow during the summer o
1888. The guarantee fund already es
ceeds 310,000 , and is being increased
The objects of the exhibition , ns stntci
in Ihe prospectus , are "to promote an
foster industry , science and art by incll
ing the inventive genius of our people t
still further development in arts an
manufactures ; and to stimulate coinmei
clal enterprise by Inviting all nations t
exhibit their products both in the nn
and finished stale. " Examples of the man
faclures of Glasgow and Ibo surrouni
ing districts chemical , Iron , and othc
mineral products , engineering , shipbuild
ing , electrical and scientific appllcancei
and textile fibrin will be shown ; am
.similar and , moro varied exhibits may b
canceled froni 'other parts of ( Iron
Britain and from the continent. Promt
ses of support have also bcon rocolvci
from America , India , tbo Canadian , Aus
trallan , Capo , and other colonies , Tli
site , which has bcon granted by the Glas
gow corporation , extends to sixty acres
and the buildings will cover about tci
acres.
%
II seems to bo a pretty general Im
prcssion that , in the next war In Europe
dynamite , molanlto nnd ether dostructivi
chemical compounds will play an im
portanl part m battles and mining am
defensive operations. But the frequen
accidents attending the handling of thcs
explosives suggest that they may bo mon
destructive ! to these who use thorn thai
to an oncmy. A few days ago a dyna
mite cartrldgo exploded among n part ;
of sappers and minors at a town in Hun
gary and killed twonty-sovon mon ant
wounded forty-eight others. The danpo ;
of such accldonU as this will make sol
eliors timid in handling the now agents
and may force them lo be abandoned.
IF Postmaster General Vilas expects t (
occupy tlio second place on the next un
tional democratic tlckcl with Mr. Cleveland
land ho should first sco that Genera
Hragg is comfortably fixed with a post
olllce. Hragg docs not love Vilas for tin
friends ho has mado.
PEHSONAIjITlKS.
It Is thought Jnv Gould hns boon squeezing
Cyrus Field. They are both famous lingers
Ueorco MucDonald , who has eleven chll
dren , Is the author ol "Annals of a Quic
S. G. W. Hcnjnniln has written about l
most everything of tlm Shah's except hi :
coins.
Aclnned lion Amar , the Algerian lior
slayer , lias killed over 200 of the kings o :
beasts.
Well-to-do widows In Yuba county , Cnl.
remember with complacency that Mrs. Ilntrt
is their deputy assessor.
Senator Cullom's dnuehtcr Is ranker
ainonc the bounties of Washington ; "a tall
slender blonde , with a face like these soon Ir
portraits ot the Madonna. "
Cralp Tel liver's right natno was Talha
ferro , and ho came Ironi a reputable Vlrglnle
family.
Slyron Whitney , the well-known slnccr , li
with his fftinily at Loin : Pond , Mass. , forthe
summer.
Ulshop Taylor Is called by the Afrlcai
chiefs of his missionary diocese "Old-White
Walker. "
Mim-WolI-DiKcer-and-Long-
Senator Colqultl who Is likely to gucceet
Secretary Lnmur as secretary of the Interior
is an enthusiastic teinpoianro man. Ho be
heves In nothlncbut water tor the interior.
( .ieneral Albert Pike , a poet , soldier , anr
praiul commander of the Fmitliern jtirisrtlc
tlon of Free Masons , spends his time in hi !
library translating the Sanscrit books o !
Veda.
Mrs. Langtry celebrated the queen's jubi
lee bv taking out nnttir.ili/ntion papers preparatory
paratory to orcoming nn American citizen ,
Mary Anderson , however , has become ar
Englishman.
Mrs. James Blown Potter is a poser. Yoi
can buy her photographs taken In 110 dirfor
out attitudes. None ol them , however , in
elude the attitude necessary in sewing or
her husband's trouser-buttons or doing up hi :
other shht.
Adjutant General Drum Is a man of me
dium height , about sixty years of age ami no' '
at all distinguished In appearance. He Is , I
Is said nn Kiu'lishman by birth , lie enteret
the army way back In the fifties. Ho 1st
strlctciisclpllnurian , brusque m speech am' '
manner.
An old army oflicnr , speaking to Georgt
Alfred Townsend about Secretary Knellcott ,
recently , said : ' 'The present secretary a gooc
df.il lepie&ents an old bottle of ixjrlmmnj
which had been lobt in a vwv nenteel druc
store. He dons not know inucii about nnj'
thing , but desires to bo a gentleman. "
Tom Cook , of ML Veriion , Ala. , now
seventy-eight jears of nge.was In the famous
charge of the liuht brigade at Dalaklava , nni :
talk of the " black '
loves to "high mare ,
whom ho credits with having his life. CooV
was nlio aguaul at Buckingham palace at
the coronation of Queen Victoria.
Mrs. Cleveland , It is said , prefers Mrs. Vila ;
to the other ( nations of the cabinet. This Is
to a uruat extent owing to thu fact thnt Mrs ,
Vllas ia the youngest ot the cabinet wives ,
She Is a quiet , even-tempered woman , ver >
pleasing in personal appearance , ami not un
like Mrs. Cleveland In charactnr. A strong
friendship has grown up between the two.
Nearly two centuries nnd n hall ago a Hen
Kahmsauer airlved In Xorth Carolina. Some
of his descendents are still living ni-nr Forl
Worth , In Texas. "I found , " writes a gen
man who recently had occasion to look them
up , "that the family name had undergone
the following chances : Uamsaur , Kamscr ,
Uamsir , SIrram , llam , Sheep , Lamb. "
Jnmet ) liu seU'Lowcll is in England .and
has been the cucst of Gladstone. The au
thor of "Hlglow Papers" retains his popular
ity at homo nnd abroad. Ho Is a soil of con
nijctlnu link between America niut England ,
It Is n matter of doubt among many whethei
hn loves K tic land or America most devotedly ,
He ) , however ought to bo heard In his own
behalf , and ho protests that \vhllo ho admires
England and icspecU her as his mother
country , thnt bis love Is lor the United
States ,
The Host.
Dttrtrft , Mich. , Das'i.
Decidedly tlio bcft dally paper between
Chicago and San Francisco Is the Omaha
HKK. It Is a nnwspaper In ovciy sniiso of the
word , and It keeps up with the onward pro
gress of the times. It costs a-mlnt ot monei
torun the BKK , and Its columns show thai
no nlgunully hand deals It out. The uenla !
smile of Edward Koscwatcr Is a constant cer
tificate that It pays.
A "niuMilim"
The Omahn BIK : has just celebrated Its six
tccnthltcar. Sweet sixteen , a blnshlngaiul
developing ape. Wo have noticed Iho matur
ing of the wnlst nnd form of the. HRIC , nnd U
anybody Is desirous ot seeing thu blushing ,
all they need to do is to monkey with It-
"business end. "
Tlio ninntlnuliiH of tlio Lobby.
J'tnUtmtiuUt Journal.
George X. Crawfoid , nn extinct politician
of the railroad stripe , calling hluihelt o
"demociut , " demonstrated the Inspiration ol
the war on Van Wyck In his testimony be
fore the Union Pacific commission. He said
the object of keeping the democrats united n <
a party for n party candidate was solely tc
defeat Vnn W > ck In the Interest of the rail
roads. In other words , the Union I'acitk
and li. & M. railroads used the democratic
contingent In the legislature to pull then
chestnuts out ot the lire. Ho was under pay
of the Union Tactic railroad Just ns John
M. ThuKton , Charley Manchester , Paul
Vnndervoort and others were. The repub
lican conspirators worked , on the rejinllcnna
while he and Charley Green worked on the
ilnmnyats , to dcfi-at V.m . Wyck am ! hone.it
rallrcmd Iciti.Hliiilon. Thnt vrar , thnlr ulm , and
the railroads fooUrd the bills. The o > nsof
the people will lie opened ome time to thejr
scheming villainy.
8TATK AND TKUUiTOUy.
Ncbrnnkn Jotting * .
Patriotic grand openings Uro corkci
for nn indefinite period.
Kx-Scnntof Van , Wyck is booked for
spci'ch at Wayne , Scptc/nibor / 1.
The hay kings of Schtiylcr are harvest
ing the crop and expect a profitable' one
The city of Norfolk expects to wlggl
along with $4,000 the present fiscal year
Lightning struck a vcncrablo hen ii
front of a house at Gilmore aud pounelci
her into the consistency of a sprinj
chicken.
Tito contracts for the construction o
the Burlington bridge at Nebraska Clt ;
have been lot. The plors will bo grunlti
and the superstructure stool.
Wahoo appears to bo sullVrlne from ai
overdose of Holly direct pressure in thi
matter of an exclusive waterworks fnm
chiso. The Wahoo valley Is said to bi
creased with howls of Indignalion ane
denunciations of PcnpHylvmiia log roll
ing.
ing.The
The Nebraska City council Is unable te
ngrvc on the amount of bonds to bo votei
for paving and sewers , and thus burie ;
the nope of progress for an inelolinlti
period. The mossbauks of the town an
jubilant.
Dukes Thompson , tlio artful bachelor o :
urls , eloclarcs that "Hastings has a rea
curiosity. There resides in this city :
lady who has been married about cigh
months and she asserts positively tha
she has never told her husband an un
truth , and she believes that ho has novel
told her ono little lio. This boats any
thing yet on record in ihis line , "
A Wymoro woman accused of "ruin
ing" u man , was invited lo leave the
town b.v a bunch of ferocious regulators ,
with lar anel fealheirs as the penalty foi
non-compliance. Tlio woman , however
eliel neit shriek for mercy or lear her hair ,
She just laid in a supply of powder ane !
buckshot , barred her door , mid sen1
word to tlio regulators to conic on. Al
last accounts they hadn't come , anel nevi
it is said that the hitter was only a joke
any way. They published the letter o :
warning with great llourish , but have noi
written anything since the woman replied
plied to their invitation to leave.
Iowa Ireins.
Tlio prohibitionists will mcel in slate
convention in DCS Moincs on the Mil :
insl.
insl.Tho
The Soc9nd lema cavalry will hold il. <
third reunion al Mtifccaliuo on thu 12th ol
Oclobcr.
Tlio internal revenue receipts in the
Davenport district for Juno amounted Ic
$03,407.70.
Over ; ! 4,000 books were drawn from the
Burlington public library for the yeai
ended July 1.
Plans have been drawn for a $25.00C
hotel at Ottuuiwa. Colonel Balhugall
will furnish the wherewith.
Prophet Foster declares tint to avoid
the rainy season it will bo well to hole !
county fairs from September 27 to 80 01
October 2 to 5. The last period , how
ever , will bo very cool weather , and the
September dates may bo the best. The
weather will bo very unfavorable for
fairs from September 17 to 10 , as that
will bo a period of rains and bad storms ,
October 0 to 12 will also be unfavorable.
The next best dates will be September
toO and ! ) to 12.
Dnkotn.
Ex-Governor Pierce will probably ac
cept Hie presidency of Iho Grand Forks
university.
Secretary Dan Scott reports a big list
of entries for Ihe Sioux Falls races , July
18 , 111 and 20.
Nearly 1,500 Beadle county voters have
petitioned for a submission of the local
option question nearly 000 more names
than Iho law requires.
The elcfalcalion and ( light of Ihe Iroas-
uror of Jeruuld county , D. T. , is utlri-
billed to cemvival associations. Tlio Jer-
auld County Journal says : "His gene
rosity was his ruin. "
The Milwaukee road norlh from Madi
son is being extended at the ralo of Iwo
miles a day and connections with the
Hastings & Dakota at Bristol will be
made in a short time. It is now generally
understood thai Madison will be division
headquarters.
The floe fit a llovlva !
The hymn published by the UEI : a few
weeks ago has been doing peed missionary
work. Founded on a touching Incident
which occurred in an Omaha Y. M. C. A.
meeting and wiitten by our homo pout , Lu
B. Cake , tlio hymn found Its wav into the
hands of the accomplished Mrs. T. I ) . Wal
lace , wife of the Presbyterian pastor at linn-
nibal , Mo. The great revival conducted by
Evangelist Cole was in progress , nnel Iho
gifted lady sang it with such effect that it
wns taken up by the erowds nt the tabernacle -
naclo and elld much good. Although ono of
our busy business men , Mr. Cake's pun is
helping to make emaha known in bong nnd
Rtory , while the Bur. continues Its moraliz
ing influence near nnd far.
OMAHA'S I-OIIKKII HAND.
j.u ; / . Cai.e.
"Twas on the western prnlrlo ,
They all s > nt down , they did ,
M. Appolls , K. City ,
And O. Maha , the kid.
Tlio former were old players ,
Tlio last a "creenoy" yet ,
But when the cards were shufUnd ,
O. took a hand , you bet.
O. lost a little money ,
Until the run wnscnueht ,
Than braced tlm cnmen little ,
And dealt to take the pot.
M. hot bis mills aud waterfalls ,
K. many n lailroad line ;
O. modestly put down some chips ,
All cattle , ginln ami MYtnc.
M. winked at K. , nnd K. nt M. ,
And called the modest O. ;
Thnn reached to raku the put they pooled ,
So sure they'd won , you know.
"Hold on , " said 0 , "You've got good
hands ,
But mlnal bFttAr still ;
I've got four kings here's Hammond ,
Swift ,
Our Fowler , anel Klntr Phil.
Size of Dairy Cattle.
There is a madness in the blood of the
( jroat muss of farmers in reignrd lo Iho
si/.o of dairy cows , and this madness is
contributed to , in a great elrgn-o , by
many breeders , .ivors Mr.V. . I ) . Hoard ,
of \ \ isc'onsin , in the Dairyman. Tlio
question of ol/.e and weight1 is what has
ruinud the Short horn and n greal portion
tion of the Devons as profitable dairy
cows , and many hre-odors ol HoKsteins
and Guernseys arc following in the same
track.
It is a vicious notion anel one thnt we
are convmceel has no reference whatever
to thai quality tluu makes a Ccow profil-
able as a dairy animal. On the contrary ,
si/.o and weight bnyond a certain econ
omic ineabure is us xure u handicap to a
dairy cow as it is to a r\co ; hnr.so. Then
iigam si/.o and w ight must \ i supported
and if the cow is larger anel heavier than
Is needed for dairy performances , this
support of the extra weight becomes at
the eind of eight yt'ars a heavy Horn of
uxpanso.
Tins applies with great force to cows
Hint aru kept lor butiur-iiinKiiig.
\Ve believe that in thu dairy , us well as
the bceif animal , Iheiro in a cevtuln ( icon-
Dinlo j-Unelarel of st/.e , heilow which or
nbovo which it is not best to go , The
profit of n cow in the making of butler
iriiut always be considered in connection
ivith live weight. The food un anlmul
sals is divided cvory etay , he-cording to
ho necessities of the animal , into threei
jlrtisilicatlons- . Tlio fooe.1 for growtii
> r Iho making : of new none nnd tissue ,
i. , Thn foe i forthe support of the bone
.ind tissue already niuele or la supply the
waste. 8 , The food of production , which'
In cattle finds expression in three waysi
The labor of the ox , Iho solids in milk ,
and surplus llcsh. Now In butter-mak
ing wei got no roturus from Hie food ex
pended until , in a mature cow , theques-
lion of supixjrt Is llrsl satisfied , nnd thu
cost of dully Diipport is usually from 2j ,
to 3 peir com of thei llvo weight , where tlm
value of the ) food Is reduct'd to the same
standard as good hay. With heifers the
food is drawn upon , first for growth and
seconel for .support , before any can bo ex-
peiietcd In production.
This evidently Is one reason why
the milk of heifers Is so deficient in
butter fat In comparison with older cows.
Now to support n hundred or live him-
elred pounds more weight than wo need ,
say for ei ht years , nt an expense of 2J
to ; ) per cent of that weight in fooel daily ,
is a big expense. It is absolute wasto.
Hates , the great English Short-horn
breeder , found that' the sanio principle
applied In the production of beef , and liu
went lo wnrk lo reduce his Short-horns
to the most economic standard of weight.
The same craze for metre si/.o without
due reference being had to economy ol
production is scon in our American
breeding of draft horses. It is si/.o , size ,
.si/.o everywhere , and certain French
writer aver that wo nro de'stroymg Iho
real ofi'octivcne'ss of the Porchuron horse
in our blind rage for size. Tlio Dairy
man is very confident that this same
vicious notion is doing that work for our
dairy cattle.
Lot us select our cows us we do out
statesmen , for talent not sixo. Leit ua
breed townrel the establishment of an
heredity for dairy production , and size
will rogulalo llsulf. This logio applies lo
all breeds alike that come forward nnel
claim attention as profitable butter pro-
( iticcrs. Tlio firsl sharp practical nues-
lion with tlio butler elairyninn is "How
much butter can 1 get oul of a given
amount of food anil carov" anel Iho second
end is " Wlie-re is the breed of cows that
will take that food , anel care , and work it
up into butter most ecouonneallyr" In
entering to Iho necessities of the butter
dairymen breeelors will find themselvew ,
more each year , compelled lo build their
cattle to suit Iho demand. The machine ,
whether il bo a cow or a churn , must be
so construed as lo elo dairy work at thu
least dairy expense.
The Out ! ook For Woolons.
Boston Commercial Bulletin ! In a
month the samples of new woolen fabrics
tor summer wear will bo before the cloth
ing trade. It is eminently desirable lhat
agcnls should not force goods on a sensi
tive market , but it is doubtful if they nro
able to restrain Ihuir .salesmen beyond
Iho 1st of AugUAl.
The influence of fe > rcign competition ,
as last year , is likely to oo very keenly
felt , though not in the KHIIIO enroction.
Last year England Hooded us with cheap
worsteds. This year she will attempt to
repeat the programme with cheviots.
Thogooels market at Bradford , England ,
hns ruled dull Ihis spring , the purchas
ing of worsteds for America having
fallen of ! ' lo a marked degree. During
the last fortnight , however , there iiua
been some improvement , which waa
probably duo to American orders for
yarn , filed during the days when , owing
to the dull opening of the London wool
sales , prices of yarn fell below CO cents ,
the low duty limit.
Already English agents for worsteds
and cheviots have been in our markets
showing goods at lasl year's prices.
Ilioir worsteds hnvo not mot with much
success , but Iho cheviots have been or-
[ ieredquile fn-ely , the medium grades at
prices ranging about if 1.50 , being the
favorites.
In our own country the conditions are
Favorable lo a most successful season.
The last six month have been a mosl trying -
ing period to thu dealers in woolen geioefn
for men's wear. Never has there been
more hasiglin" fe > r eslaims and allowances
with cancel lations.of orders. The mills
for the most part have met the dull
market with elucreased production , es
pecially the manufacturers of line cnsHi-
inoreis ami worsteds. The suasem may bo
.ermed a suuccoss as far as satinels and
ind cheviots are concerned. The sltua-
lion in lighl-woight goods , however , is
Far dlllierent. Clothiers are absolutely
stripped of llieir socks , nor in Iho larger
listriquting markets are there to bo found > .V-
he familiar joli lots of light weight
fabrics which nro usually picked up by
jlose buyers before tlio opening of the
icason. With light stocks of cloths and
\ firm market for wool an advance would
jo a moral certainty wore il not lhat tha
urill on foreign goods is levied by
weight , the market reduction on Iho eluty
m cloth * for spring wear increasing the
mports materially.
As both foreign nhoviols Hint worhtmls
iiwo alike ) been opened at last yetar's lig-
ires , an advance ) in tlio price of domestic
foods Is impracticable. The raw inutur-
al for cheviots , however , is much higher
han al this time a year ago , and uven
'me. wools .show a .slight advance , as the
following tables show :
July 1 , July 1 ,
1B37. ISSrt.
ISSrt.27e
"toorgln wool . 82c 27e
ivuntucky blood
combing . 84c 83o
' 'Imlcu line Texas . 2o@ 5o
) hio ( h-Iaino . . ' ( To .
Jhio XX . H.rK3 Jilo
Hemmed In between foreign computi-
ion and high wool the American manu-
'aeluror is elriveu of nee'c.ssUy towards
cheapening his product , anel home mills
lave already sel lo work on that basis.
I'his course moans poorer fabrics ill tlm
inmo list price , and implies an increase )
n tlio use of flocks , shoddy , waste and
itulllnli of all Kinds. As most of the
'lulls ' are changing u largo part of their
nachincry from tine goods to cheviots ,
which are evidently to be the leading
fabrics , tins practice is less notlccnblo
.han it would bo if the clothing trade
milled for a line finished cusslmero.
Ace'.ording to the prebont conditions X
iisw light weight will open early and sell
'rocly ' at about last year's quotulioiiH ,
. hough the simulate ! will probably be
oweired in many cases. Choviols will
igain bo desirable ) block und hut a moil.
rate amount of line caRslmores and
worsteds will bo wanted. Foreign com-
lutltion is likely lo be full , but not HO
iovurelyah liiat year. The possibilities ell
> l a heavy inroad of foreign goods may
> o increased or diminished any day by n
urn in the London wool sales. At pros-
int the English wool markets are vetry
irm , which is unfavorable ) to o\t < : nsive
jxporliiig of woolens to this country.
Tlic Chnmplnn I'lnno founder.
The man in India who playetel the piano
or 23 ] consecutive hours must hide his
linnshed head. Thu top reeorel is no
onger his. Ono Napoleon Hird , of Stack-
> ort , England , in Keeping il up for lie
loursvm not , ttnlikei thu Indian , til-
owed al meal times to play with one
land while he fuel himself with theother. .
Jirel sucked ices , although his wife ) occu-
ioiiull.y dosed him with chicken , toast ,
iraml.v and been . Ho uxuel two stools ,
ind for relief changed from one ) to llns
ithur. Occasionally ho sang to llglilen
hy l "liiiin , nnel frequently ho operated a
rumble with his loft foot. To draw his
yes from the keyboard a mirror was
mug in front of him to thnt ho could sco
,11 thai was going on behind. Ilia
niisclijs werestill' eluring lh twenty-
nirel hour , but this wore oft' . Ilu mod-
.stly attributes his tuccoab , not to ox-
lertni'M in llii''crtnL' , liut to a di'lermiim-
i n to htick. Vut wn think it wus dim to
he faeit that feir twelve.- years pun he hns
niMi playing accompaniment * to ii putty
f Japanese performer * k.nenvn its Tuii-
akcr'.s. Nothing f uild tlrei a piano
'layer ' who ran nccompr.ny < Jap.s forti
OZ.PU years and not go esnuy. .
The liver and kietneynti t be kept hi
oexl fomiitlon. VJi"SaniujHvilla ' .It
great remedy for regulating