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Contents of the Sumlny Uoc.
Pflgol. Now York Herald Cables to the
URIC.
Pace 2. Telegraphic .News. City News.
Advertisements.
Page a. Special Advertisements.
Page 4. Editorials. Political Points.
Press Comments Sunday Gossip. By the
Bath Tub Uouto-Curreut Topics.
Page f > . .Lincoln Letter In the AnteRoom -
Room Miscellany Advertisements.
1'ageO. Council Bluffs News Miscellany
Advertisements.
Pajro 7. General and Local Markets
Miscellany.
Page 8. General City News Advertise
ments.
Page 9. Omaha Social News John Swln-
ton on Strikes The Explosion of the Major
Advertisements.
Page 10. The Life of a Prosector , by J.
O. S. Popermlnt Drops Fanze Sepcl In
Liverpool Music nnd Dramatic The In
fluence of Books Momolrs of tlie Metropolis
Impieties Beauties of Los Angeles , DyJ.
T. B.-Tho Small Boy.
Page 11. The Faith Cure Discussed , by
Francis Power Cobbo Siberian Ulot Singu
larities Surrounded by Electricity Spark-
line Summer Smllcs-'l ho Shooting of btone-
wall Jackson Advertisements.
Paso 12. Maidens , tt'lvos and Widows-
Honey for the Ladies -Keligious Educa
tional Some Matrimonial Stories Con-
'nublalltles Advertisements.
THK Kansas City base bull club , it is
true , can play si little ball. They could
do bettor were they not so possessed of
the Kansas City spirit of hog.
HOME of our nblo local contemporaries
are very much wrought up rejxardinjj the
question of "associate editor. " From a
careful review of the columns of the able
journals dismissing this very important
subject , it would appear that both the
editor anil the associate perform their
duties with ascend shovel.
FAKMKR HALLOWAY , the owner and
captain of the craft Manawa , which by
courtesy was termed a steam boat , ad
mitted yesterday before the coroner's
Jury that ho know nothing about steam
navigation , but had a fair knowledge of
the science of baling hay. Mr. Hullo-
Way should apply for a captaincy in the
American navy.
WILLIAM O'Biur.N has published the
first of a series of letters called "Cana
dian Ilights. " in the United Ireland. In
these ho will detail his experiences in his
recent crusade against the governor gen
eral of the dominion. Mr. O'Brlou first
won fame as a racy correspondent , and h > ;
trill no doubt pen an entertaining chapter
in the story of the contest for homo rule.
THE sugar industry of Louisana is de-
elining. A Now Orleans paper , review
ing the business of sugar-raising for the
past live years , admits that it has boon
steadily diminishing , and that the sugar
crop is barely half wliiit it was at the
highest point. As Louisiana sugar is
protected against foreign competition by
a duty of 75 per cent , the facts reported
by the New Orleans paper conclusively
how that in this case tariff protection
has not proved to bo n stimulant to de
velopment.
SAN FKANCISCU takes the lirst rank ns
a divorce centre. According to the Call
of that city , it is doubtful if BO large n
proportion of marriages prove failures
in any other part of the world. That
Journal says that in San Francisco in
1886-87 , there wore 480 judgments ren
dered granting divorces , which is 40
above the average for the past live yean < .
As there were 2,1)77 ) licenses issued it may
be said roughly that there was one mar
riage dissolved for every seven that were
contracted. This is about the average
for the past five years.
WASHINGTON will have next month the
Biost important gathering of niedioul
men over brought together on this conti
nent. This will bo the international
medical congress , composed of the most
eminent surgeons r.nd physicians of all
nations , of which the session in Wash
ington will bu the ninth. These gather
ings , which have year by year incrcascil
In importune' ) until now they have on-
lilted the active co-oporatlon of loading
medical scientists the world over , art
usually hold in the capital city of the se
J lected country. It is expected Unit , the
l" " attendance at the coming , congress wil
number tivo hundred , and among those
* ho will bo sent as the representative : ) 01
European governments are a numbei
who enjoy world-wide fame. A consid <
arable- part of the proceedings will be it :
the French language , and the cougresi
trill sit in sections , so to speak , then
being of course no hut ) largo enough tc
Mcomruodate the entire body. Tito ses
will hut * week. . ' :
Give the Boys Chnncc.
What shall bo done with the boys is an
extremely important question alike to
parents , society and thoboya themselves ,
and becomes graver and mofo tirgont
every year. Nearly half of the last tin-
nual report of the bureau of statistics of
labor of the state of Now York Is devoted
to boy nnd girl labor. The apparent ob
ject of the commissioner was to show
thut the widespread employment of thta
kind of labor is an obstruction and a
hindrance to the material progress of the
country , and in n measure at least to
Justify the anti-apprentlco policy
quite general among workingnicn.
lie explains that ho was led to
examine this subject by the fact
that mechanics and artisans are moved
to put restrictions on apprentices by the
fear that if they do not limit the number
of boys at trades tlioy will soon bo compelled -
polled to work at lower wages or per
haps be thrown out of work altogether.
The inquiries and investigations of Uio
commissioner resulted In bringing to
gether a largo array of statistics which
show that boy labor is always in largo
supply and that Ihcro is also much of the
time n good demand for it. The natural
conclusion is that in many branches of
employment this labor is brought into
competition with adult labor to the dis
advantage of the latter , and this ap
pears to bo berne out by the great
number of advertisements for situations
regularly appearing in the newspapers ,
in which nearly all departments of in-
lustry arc represented. Wliilo the New
York commissioner makes plain his hos
tility t * Uiu promiscuous employment of
boy and girl labor and his partial sym
pathy at least with the restrictive policy
regarding apprentices , hn is still forced
to make the following admission : "Wo
may as well look tin : fact square in the
face that there is a rising generation , and
that it cannot bo allowed to grow up
without industry and self-sustaining
ability- "
This pointedly presents the situation so
that the least intelligent can comprehend
it. The boys arc hero , and it is not only
a duty to maintain them as boys , but to
permit thorn to acquire the practical
knowledge and ability necessary to thnir
self-maintenance when they grow to bo
men , and to enable thorn to provide for the
boys who will fail to their caro. Wo
should not act upon the selfish nnd nar
row principle that eacli con oration must
take care of itsalf , for wo can only repay
what wo ourselves ewe to the past
by making just and generous pro
visions for enabling these who suc
ceed us to secure whatever advantages
their ability and labor shall entitle thorn
to. It IB the unfortunate tendency of
the youth of this generation to
avoid mechanical occupations , so
that instead of putting obstructions in
the way of the boys of to-day learning
trades they need to bo encouraged to do
so. There is a great excess of young men
in all of the largo cities who are willing
to bo clerks , salesmen , or anything else
that does not involve manual labor , oven
though the service bo ruoro exacting in
other respects and less profitable. The
professions arc full to ovcrllowinc , with
thousands engaged in them who can
never hope to rise above mediocrity , and
scores of schools and colleges are adding
to the number every year. The American
youth has learned to regard manual
labor as unworthy of him , view
for which the folly and pride of parents
arc largely and perhaps primarily re
sponsible , and it is getting to bo moro
and moro the fact that this country must
depend for its skilled labor upon foreign
ers. If the prevailing tendency is per
mitted to go on unchecked it must inev
itably happen in time that the great ma
jority of native-born Americans will bo
lawyers , doctors , clerks and salesmen ,
while the vast mechanical industries will
bo operated by artisans from other lands.
Such a prospect is not ono to bo looked
upon with complacency , whether re
garded from the material or patriotic
standpoint , or both , tor the skill
and muscle that manage the in
dustrial power of the nation will most
surely control it financially and politi
cally.
A movement has recently been started
by two organizations , the master
plumbers and master painters , which
have hold conventions in Chicago anil
Now York , with the object of restoring
the apprentice system to whut they re
gard as a fair nnd just basis. The view
of the matter taken by the master paint
ers was expressed in a resolution , unani
mously adopted , assorting it to bo the
duty of each master painter to have as
many apprentices as the state of his
business would warrant. The reso
lution contained a further provision
that an apprentice who served his full
term and proved himself proficient should
be given a certificate setting forth his
capabilities. There was manifested n
unanimous determination on the part of
the members to return to the old system.
A similar spirit was shown in the con
vention of master plumbers. The results
of the movement will bo regarded with a
great deal of interest. That it will en
counter a vigorous opposition is to be ox-
pec ted , but if pursued judiciously , with n
just regard for all interests and no1
solely with reference to advantages to
be derived by the employers , it is
moro than likely to bo successful. A
restoration of the old system in its en
tirety is probably out of the question , and
is perhaps not to bo desired. But it is
possible to establish n fair basis on which
all parties in interest can moot without
disadvantage to either , but rather to the
benefit of all. The sollisuness of ono
party or the other will e the chief obsta
cle to reaching such a basis. It is clear ,
however , that something must be donate
to glvo the boys : i chanco.
The Fate of the Hoodlers.
The penalties awarded the Chicago
boodlors by the jury are said to have
greatly surprised and disappointed the
prosecution , as doubtless they also did a
very largo majority of the public. It is
to be expected that the twelve citizens
who endnrud the hardships of the jury
box during the hottest weather Chicago
had known in n dozen years , patiently
listening to the wrangling of the lawyers
yors and unflinchingly taking the poll
ings of the closing arguments , with
other privations such as only a juryman
knows , all for a consideration not much
above the waxes of a day laborer
will now have to suffer thu
ordeal ot being ruthlessly impaled on
numerous editorial pens and held up to
public scorn and ridicule as men un
worthy to have been entrusted with the
sacred duty of administering justice , or
atfcllon * .incapable of understanding
hn character of the crime for which the
loodlurs wore tried. This is the eort of
rcatmont usually accorded to juries that
conio short of public expectation , and it
vlll doubtless not bo omitted in this
case.
case.Wo arc disposed to , think , however ,
hat thn jury readied Its conclusions con
scientiously , and with careful nnd in
the main just discrimination. Kvory
ono of the conspirators had the stain of
ruilt fixed upon him , but It ought not to
jo surprising to any ono who followed
.he evidence that there should have been
i difference madu as to degrees of guilt
n order to justly apportion the
penalties. The law contemplates this
and presumes that there are grades of
conspiracy to defraud , the most aggra
vated form ot which it makes punishable
with imprisonment of only three years
and n flno of $1,000. DllTuroiiccs among
jurymen are often adjuitcd by compro
mise where there is u.chanco of com
promise , and this doubtless ex
plains why no ono of the boodlcrs re
ceived the full penalty. That the penal-
Lies are lighter than they should bo is'tho
fault of the law , which should hare pro
scribed a three years' term of imprison
ment as the minimum Instead of the
maximum punishment , with the addition
of a much larger line. The boodlor can
hardly bo dealt with ted severely.
Thu conviction of the Chicago conspir
ators ought to serve ns n wholcsomo
warning. There are men clsowhoro
whoso ofllclal garments are as badly
soiled as these of the Cook county bood
lcrs who should wisely determine to at
once mend their ways , lest at an unexpect
ed moment the lightning bolt descend on
them. The popular demand everywhere
is that the boodlors shall bo hunted down
and punished , and thoao who permits in
conspiring against the public for their
personal gain are certain to bo overtaken
sooner or later and brought to an ac
counting. Varnell , Van Pelt , McCarthy ,
and the rest of the Chicago conspirators
have their antitypes in nearly cvory con
siderable city in the country , and some
of them arc pretty certain to reach a
similar fate.
The Value of Collcjjo lOilucrxtion.
The nowly-llodffod college graduate
has now been fluttering about the country
for about a mouth. The old question as
to the value of a college education in the
actual aIIairs of the world will begin to
assume a personal interest for him. Ho
lias hitherto treated it lightly , called it
an old "chestnut" with the cornplaocncy
of youthful inexperience , and considered
it too absurd for serious consideration.
That anyone should doubt the cflicacy of
a collage education , only siiowcd to him
that there is j > till much ignorance in tlio
world which it will bo his task , perhaps ,
to dispel.
But during the past months his eyes
have begun to open in some astonishment.
Ho has run against snags that j.irrod his
brains into an unwonted train of
thought.
The value of a college education to any
man must depend almost altogether upon
liis character and the calling ho moans to
pursue ; upon the object he has in life. If
this is mainly to make a living , to take n
definite place in the business enterprises
or the political evolutions that surround
his daily life , the education ho may have
acquired in college will be of no material
benefit to him. On the other hand , if ho
has the capacity to become a prominent
liguro in affairs cither national or local ,
a college education , cvory kind of educa
tion will aid him. Many sneer at a col
lege learning on general principles , but
this is no wiser than to form unreason
able expectations or make unreasonable
claims because of college training. Lin
coln might perhaps have boon stronger
than ho was m some respects had his
earlier advantages been bolter. There
was nothing to indicate that Clay was
weakened because he was a college
man.
The main thing is the character that
dominates a man. It i.s well known that
you cannot make a wise man of a tool by
shooting him through a college institu
tion from a .inancial catapult. The
strong nature will force its way forward
to recognition and a definite place in life
bo it through college or through the rude
surroundings of a pioneer life. A col
lege education will aid such a nature.
The instruction and experience a man
gains at our educational institutions
are not calculated in these times
to aid him to nn immediate hold upon
the active affairs of life. The time seems
oven to have come when the possession
of u college sheepskin i.s a detriment to
him. It has been proved that the gradu
ate must go through a course of special
training to bo lit for any special position ,
just as any one else must. Hence his ex
pectation to stop right into the promi
nent places at once is treated with con
tempt. It is a sign of thn times when
advertisements appear announcing that
the college graduate need not apply.
The fact Is that American college edu
cation leaves a man , in most cases ,
half educated but wholly dis
qualified for trapnling with the
stern problems ot existence. But
perhaps our institutions of learning , nnd
these who attend them , are not wholly to
blame for this. The tendency of the
times is to look upon Hfo as an affair for
which wo are in no way responsible ,
which in reality is not wortli the exer
tions required to maintain it , and which
it is well to pass through as easily as
possible. Our ancestors looked upon ex
istence hero on earth as a matter of supreme
premo importance. Whatever exists
sccmod to them fixed by the de
crees of heaven. A man born in
the humbler ranks of life con
sidered himself placed there by the
ruler of the universe and he accepted the
toil , the privations of his life , as an allot
ment to him from all eternity , from
\jhlch ho had no business to try to
escape. Life was real , earuc.st , of infinite
importance.
The sentiment now is that life is not
worth living. Let us get rich as soon as
wo can , by any means , and puss through
it as comfortably as possible. So none
now becomes an apprentice , or takes
years of pains to make himself qualified
lor the calling ho wishes to follow.
The world is full of young men hunting
about for a "soft snap , " and existence has
become a universal scramble , without
dignity , repose or comfort.
In this scramble college education is ol
little avail as a moans to attain most oi
the ends of life. In itself , as a source ol
intellectual enjoyment or satisfaction , it
has its valun and in some situations it Is
indisponsible , but in summing up the
question it must be admitted that a col-
ego education at yib present day afTbrds
Ittlc aid in making a living nnd little
line is left to enjoy , it as an accomplish *
incut , t\
A COXVKNTIOX which is likely to create
some commotion In Catholic circles lias
jcon called to meet in. Chicago on the
Oth of September. It l | to bo a convon-
lion of Gorman Catholics , nnd the object
is stated to bo to consider the differences
existing between the Gorman and Irish
Catholics. The complaint of the former
appears to bo that 'they do not got equal
recognition , and they .dosiro to cnforca
their claim by demonstrating the
strength of the Gorman Catholics in the
United Status , who are said to number
about two millions. The favor shown
to Irishmen in their appointment to dis
tinguished positions in the church In this
country seems to bo a chief cause of com
plaint on the part of the Germans , but
there are other causes of displeasure
which they think justify thorn in call
ing the convention. The feeling that
prevails was expressed by a German
priest , who after reviewing the causes of
complaint , said : " 1 tell you these things
niU3t bo remedied , or you may count the
next generation of Germans out of the
Catholic church. We have already berne
enough of this odious elimination from
the considerations of the church authori
ties , and the time i.s now ripe for an on-
ergctlc and persistent endeavor to right
our wrongs. Homo will bo called on to
apply the proper remedies , and if she
fails to act then I dread to think what
will become of our German people in
this country. " There would seem to bo
in this matter the conditions nnd the
spirit for serious conflict.
IK the bullet headed editors of Kansas
City will devote moro space to mortgages
and unpaid judgments in their courts ,
and refrain from misrepresenting the
commercial prosperity of Omaha , they
will supply a long-felt want and at the
same time .show a disposition to deal
fairly with their readers. Omaha is not
jealous because Kansas City urcsontod to
the president a "plush covered" invita
tion to help out the boom. Omaha
did not have to send an in
vitation to Mr. Cleveland. As
aiuch as ono year ago the president
and his charming wife said they were
coming to Omaha this fall. It is only the
obscure , and unknown villages that Unit
It necessary to solicit subscriptions with"
which to pay for a gilt-edged invitation
to induce the president of the United
States to come within their boundaries.
Upon this question , as upon all others ,
this growing metropolis is able to take
care of itself , nnd in doing so it sacrifices
J
fices none of its dignity. President
Cleveland is glad to.comu hero , without
being coaxed and thq pioplo of Omaha
will be equally glad to welcome him.
IN our special cable dispatches this
morning will be found ! an interesting
though , somewhat sensational planas al
leged to have been , conceived by Bis
marck for the acquisition of Holland by
Germany. The capturing of Holland by
the Dutch is familiar to almost every
school child ; but that Germany has now
sot its eagle eye in that' direction may bo
considered in the naturo'of news.
FOLitTlCAli 1'OINTa
"AnythlnR to beat Foraker'1 is the demo
cratic policy this year In Ohio.
Thu mugwumps are making a faint cll'ort
to be pleased with the clvli-servico plank of
the Ohio republicans.
Jefferson Davis says he has no wish to en
ter publlellfe. That wish will always bo respected -
spected by the American people.
The watchword for tne republican party In
Now York in the coming campaign appears
to bo "Harmony and Hope. "
Bon Butler has fully recovered from the
effects ot his fall last winter , but his presi
dential boom Is still unable to move.
The Ohio democrats uro playing for
the same stake as they did In 1835. Uoodlo
Is trump , and the same dealer is now running
for go\crnor.
The Union Labor candidates ran remark
ably well in Kentucky , and the democratic
claim that there is room for only two parties
In that state seems to have been upset.
General Edward J. Powell , of Delaware ,
O. , the democratic nominee for governor , Is a
man about fortv-livc ye.xrs of ao , eiect In
figure , with bright blue eyes , a led head and
very pleasing manner.
Chicago Mall : Mr. Sherman Is now before
the country as the chosen candidate of his
slate , as ho is of a mUhty army ot icpubll-
cr.ns in other states for the presidency. Kn-
teriug the lace with such an ad von lure , It
will take something more than bluster to
prevent his nomination.
Chicago Tribune : John M. Langston , ex-
minister to Liberia who Is said to have' come
out In tavor of KIUtni'i ! Leo for vlco-presl-
dout. is nolonccrsDoktm of by the demo
cratic papers ns a "nigger. " Ho ib the dis
tinguished Prof. l/unistou now.
A remarkable omission Is noticeable In the
platform adopted by the democratic conven
tion recently field at Cleveland , O. The
civil service reform nlank IsuDscnt. and not
oven a crack In the joiners' work Is lott to
show where the pretentious Impostor crawled
out.
See That You Dccome One.
Jlt'lijf.
It Is pleasing In this weather to tlilnlc of
the angels. For Instance , they needn't wear
any clothes but their wings.
Meant for Omaha Cniinclliucn.
Toronto Qlabc.
An unclaimed postal card lies In the Bow
man villo postnflice addressed to "the wicked
est man In the town. "
.
Newspaper Ma Uescrlccd.
Atlanta Constitution.
The man who works every dav in the week
Is a leading member of ( tlie ( anti-poverty so
ciety. Industry , sobriety and economy are
the only remedies for poverty.
Glvo the llluli MR9 a Show ,
Host on wf
Andrew Carnegie thinks Jhat "public sen
timent will coino to by th.it the man who
dies rich dies disgraced. ' ' ; As long as ho Is
not disgraced while ho llvws rich , the man
will not bo greatly troubled/
Hettor Coino to ( inaha.
A Tucson ( Arizona ) ijbstaurant advertises
to glvo for dinner , chicken soup , roast mut
ton , turkey and pig , wltn mushroom sauce ,
chicken fricassee , boiled ham , oyster patties ,
Jolly rolls , lemon pie , Ice-cream and cakes ,
all for 25 cents.
Bownro of the Tail Knd ofn Doom.
San Fraiiciaco Cltrontcle.
It ls of the natute of booms that , at their
tall end , operators of a sanguine tempera
ment come In who never can understand
that there is any top to an upward move
ment ; they fall victims to their hopefulness.
Training DOOM Count.
I'ltttbura Zl palfh.
A student at Yandorbllt university , In
Tennessee has just beat tne world's record In
high kicking , having succeeded in hitting a
mark at the unprecedented height of nine
test , three ana one-ball Inches. A'nd yet
some people bcllevo a college training isn't a
help to a young man.
Grammar Not M Specialty.
Chicago Tribune.
Some sarcaitlo comment has been caused
by the fact thnt the Missouri delegation that
went to Washington recunlly had n banner
on thn .side of ttio car chartered for the trip
containing the Inscription : "The people ot
St. Louis Invites tljo president to visit St.
lx > uK" It should be remembered , however ,
that Missouri's specialty Is not grammar ,
but colonels.
Journey.
; ; rt HVircicr U'llfor
As wo speed out of youth's sunny station
The track seems tu shine In tno light ,
But It suddenly shoots over chasms
Or sinks Into tunnels of night.
And the hearts that \\cro biavo In the woru-
tmr
Are lilied with repining and fears
As they pause at thn city ol sorrow
Or pass thro' the Valley of Tears.
But the road of this perilous journey
The hanu ot the Master has made ;
With all Its discomforts and danger ? ,
We need not bo bad or afraid.
Paths le.vllhg from light Into darkness ,
Ways plunging from gloom to despair ,
Wind out thro' the tunnels of midnight
To Holds that are blooming and fair.
Tho' the rocks and the shadows surround us ,
Tho' wo ratch not ono gleam of the day
Above us , fair cities are laughing
And dipping white leot In some bay.
And always , eternal , forever.
Down over thu hills In the west ,
The last linal end ol our journov ,
There lU-s the Great Station of Host.
'TIs the Grand Central point of all railways ,
All tooils contrt ) hero \vlien they end ;
'TIs the linal resort of nil tourists ,
All rival lines meet here and blend.
All tickets , all mile-books , all passes ,
If stolen orbi'gucd tor or boueht ,
On whatever road or division ,
Will bring you atUst , to this spot.
If vou pause at the Cltv of Trouble
Or wait In the Valley of Tears ,
Bn patient , the train will move onward
And rush down the track ol the years.
Whatever the place Is you seek for ,
Whatever your aim or your quwt ,
i on shall coino at thn la > t with rejoicing
To the beautiful City of Itc.st.
\ 011 shall store all your baggage and woi rlos ,
Vou shall feel poi feet peace In this realm ,
You sliall sail with old frlundd on f.ilr
waters ,
With joy and dollirlit at the helm.
i ou shall wander In cool , fragrant gardens
u 1th these who have loved you the best.
And the hopes that were lost in life's
jouniHV
\ on shall htm In the City of Itcst.
SUNDAY OSSH .
FKANK J. UAMOR has rnasou to feel proud
of his new building , in which he has placed
over S10U,09U. It Is ono of the handsomest
structures In the west , and Is an ornament to
the city. The architecture Is botli beautiful
nnd sti iking , and at once commands atten
tion. The Interior Is elegantly finished , and
is supplied with every convenience. There
are two passenger elevators , in the siiuo
shaft , for the use of the tunants and thu
public. Kvery lloor and room Is well lighted
and ventilated owing to a spacious rotunda
which extends from the ground lloor to the
top story. The building Is completely wired
for electric lights and nlt-ctrlc calls. The
watonvoiks system In tills structure is admi
rably arranged , while the plutnbltu Is the
best and handsomest that could bo obtained.
The circumstances under whlcli Mr. Uungo
eroded this buildingareproof of liispubllcon-
torprlsoaswpll as of his unbounded faith In
the iuturo of Omaha. It was largely duo to Mr.
Hamge's entuiprlso that Mr. Joseph Sheoloy
concluded to put up a somewhat similar
building on his lot at the northeast corner of
Howard and Fifteenth.
The Omaha telephone exchange , now lo
cated in the too story of the Uimgo building ,
is claimed by Manager Drake to bo the finest
ana most pcifect exchange in otho country.
The opciatlug room with Its now multiple
switch-hoards , Is equipped for the service of
1,200 subscribers. The capacity can bo
readily increased to 5,009. Klghteen yountr
ladies are employed as operators. The ifew
Imurovements have done away with the con
tinual shouting of "hollo , " consequently the
operating room no lonirer reminds ono of a
lunatic asylum. There U no noise or con
fusion , and the work of an oparator has been
made a very pleasant task to what it was
under the old "hello" arrangement. Under
the old system subscribers always
did their own calling. This was
not convenient with n multiple board as or
dinarily operated. The now system has a
special clearing-out drop which only signals
by the action of a straight or direct current ,
alternating currents not affecting it. A
commutator placed In the subscriber's boll
enables him , by pressing a button on the
side of the bell while turning the crank , to
drop the clearing-out annunciator. Without
pressing the button , he cannot , of course , get
a signal to thu central olllco. This system
enables the operators to work very rapidly ,
while at the same tlma they can attend to
double ilio number of subscribers.
The switch-board is of mahogany and the
oflice Is furnished throughout very tastily.
At ono end of the operating room are a lunch
room and other conveniences for the opor-
ators. At the opposite end Is a largo bay
window In the corner of the room allordlntt
a magnificent view up and down the streets
and ever the buildings opposite to the valley
of the river and the hills beyond. Adjoining
the operating loom comes first the man
ager's office , next the stenographer's room ,
then the general manager's room , and further
on the book-keeping department. The
woodwork Is of hard pine finished In oil ,
with ground glass partitions between the
various departments. The whole arrange
ment U exceedingly convenient and com
pact. Beyond these rooms Is a largo and
well lighted room for directors' innotings.
In the basement of the building are the
store room , bntteiy room and the linemen's
room. There are twenty-nine linemen em
ployed. In ttio roar of the building Is the
repair simp , In which the Instruments and
machinery are ropaliod , some six or seven
mechanic * being constantly employed at this
work. The telephone company employs
over one hundred persons In Omaha.
IN the south end of the third story of
Ramgo's building Is a beautiful hall , about
sixty-six feet square , well ventilated and
lighted on throe sides. 'Ilio public library
board are negotiating for the hall and two
'other adjoining rooms for the new homo of
the library. The location is central ,
access is convenient , and probably
no better place could be secured tor the li
brary until the completion of the city hall , In
which permanent library rooms are to be pro
vided. The prooabllitvls tlut thn board will
rent tue rooms In the Itamgti building.
FIIKD NVE is very anxious to find the
whereabouts of the soul of David Hoffman.
If he will only adveitlse In the want columns
of the BIK , ho will no doubt receive an
answer to his Inquiry. _
STAM.KV still lives. His obituaries , which
have been rend with a good deal of Interest ,
especially by his old Omaha friends , have
been filed away lor future use.
PArO. ll.vwr.s has been heard from. Ho
is In Kentucky. That accounts for the blac < c
eye received by the democrats of that state.
IIiiKK Is another pleasant piece of news
for Omaha. The West Davenport Furniture
company , which established a branch olllco
here some mouths ago , has found Oiimha
and its tributary territory to bo a splendid
lield , and It has determined to move IU en
tire plant to this city somctlmo during this
month , rtio company will purchase grounds
and put up a largo factory. It employs over
a hundred mechanics , and proposes to in *
crease Its force.
_
Kirox , the pioneer photographer , Yho has
been ( Jut of business , for 3omo llttlo time ,
finally rekaluod poaswsloO of hb callery
jrcsterday , ftflor ft long ojcctmont litigation.
While ho was looking over his fifty thousand
negative ? , a representative ot the Bnr. asked
htm whether ho had any specimens of the
nude art , after the Boston stylo. Mr , Katnn
replied In the negative ; he had never taken
any such photographs. Ho WAS then asked
If lie had over had any applications from
women to bo photographed In the latest
Boston stylo. Ho answered In the alllrma-
tlvo ; he had had hundreds of such requests.
Coi.oxni. FIIAKK 12. Mooitns has erected a
liberty polo In front of liU ne\v residence ,
from which ho dally flics the stars and stripes.
Colonel Mooros1 patriotism Is only equalled by
his mania for playing with his garden hose
and watering his premises. From 0 o'clock
till midnight the clwneus arc that he can be
found any pleasant evening throwing wntor.
Ono of his rcat enjoyments Is to throw a
stream over his liberty pole. The neighbors
say that the polo has begun to sprout In con
sequence ot this constant sprinkling.
O.NI : of the most romantic and picturesque
spots In this part of thn we.st Is located just
eouth of the southern city limits , a shoit dis
tance cast of the extension of Ninth street.
It Ls within thu limits of the property owned
by the South Omaui land syndicate. On
cither side of the deep canyon are tall and
mnjestlc forest trees. The little stream run
ning down the canvon Is formed by numer
ous springs which gush forth from
the hillsides. The stream has been
dammed up and a lake or reservoir of clear
spilne water has also been formed. It Is
from this lulco that the South Omaha slocit
yards are supplied with water , the pumping
house being located at the lake. Several pic
nics have been held In this delightful place ,
and all who have visited the spot have been
charmed with Its suiroundings. The South
Omaha laud syndicate , at the suggestion ot
Mr. P. K. Her , proposes to make this
canyon and the Immediate vicinity
Into one of thu most beautiful Dalles In the
country. Three lakes will bo constructed ,
and the ground * laid out In the most artistic
and picturesque manner by a landscape art
ist who has already been engaged for that
purpose. Nothing wilt bo left undone to
make this park a most attractive resort.
Tun BHK has rocolved a letter from a
llooslor crank , who styles himself king of
1C n if land and proposes to regulate railway
attains. It is to bo hoped that ho will carry
out his level-headed Intentions as expressed
in his loiter , which Is as follows :
A. 1) . 13b7. Km , ar-S-1. I have decided to
reduce the laio on the Union Pacific nnd
Centtal Pnetllc railroads to ono cent per
mlle between Omaha and Sacramento on all
through and local rates. Also freight shall
ho can led at the rate ol PI per hundred be
tween Omaha , Kansas City and .Sacramento ,
lam determined that the load built at my expense -
penso shall bo used lor the development of
the country through which it runs and not
the enrichment ot the directors , I am also de
termined that California shall have oupoitu-
nltles to market her produce on an oven footIng -
Ing with the other states east , which do not
prow one-half the line fruit and vegetables
that slio docs. I shall make the running
time of passenger and freight trains 35 miles
an hour.
( United
K/.KA , < .States
( Heaven.
King of Kii''land.
Upon the envelope K/.ra , king ot England ,
writes this axiom : "Tho theory that the ma
jority must rule would make hell right and
heaven wrong , for you all know that the ma
jority go to the former place. "
HON. Jonx W. BOOKWAI.TKII , of Ohio , is
an extensive land owner In Nebraska. Ho
had intended to go to Knropo tills summer ,
but owing to thu fact that the railroads are
pushing through his lands and the country
In the vicinity of his largo possessions is being -
ing rapidly settled up , he remained here and
cut up his land into farms of ICO acres each.
Ho has leasud 1-5 of these farms on long
term leases. The leaseholds vary In price
according to loc.ition. The farms near thu
railroad are , of course , more valuable than
these remote from the line of transportation.
The rentals average about $200 per year for
each tarm. "This Is much better , " bays Mr.
Bookwalter , "than farming on a largo scale ,
for sovural reasons. In the first place , It de
velops the country and makes the property
erty more valuable. In the next place It
makes each farmer an eventual ( settler , who
will want to buy the farm that ho has been
improving and making valuable. Then It Is
more remuneiatlvc. "
BY THE UATH-TUII UOCTR.
Written for the .Sunday Itx liy J. F. Kilty.
The recent escape of McCarlelo , in which
ho sustained the character of the llghtnlng-
chancu artist , as the theatrical people say ,
transferring himself from the American con
vict in Chicago to the American freeman In
Canada , affords a theme for comment to the
average evory-day tnlnd , and the theme be
comes more puz/.llng in Us solution by thu
recollection that the king-beo boodlcrs , from
Tweed , of Mow York , to Mcariglo. ( ! of Chicago
cage , made their escape while In construc
tive , not In actual Imprisonment. Complicity
on the part of the dec.imping boodtois * cus
todian must be ontoitained only to bo
scouted , for in each Individual case of bood-
ler Illght from constructive Imprisonment ,
lull investication has shown the characters of
the jailers as spotless as thn record of Kheritl
Matson. Imposition of misplaced confidence
on the slier ill's part must bo accepted as the
verdict exonerating him.
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And this verdict Is full of grim humor In
the rellcctlon that confidence should bo
placed in thu honor ( ? ) of a thief. That Urn
man who could betray public trusts , conupt
the Integrity of public odlctals , and plunder
his taxpaylng follow-cltl/.ons with the au
dacity of a highway robber , should have
heroism enough to prater the pananco of his
guilt In striped clothes In a prison cull to
Ireedom In escape , is so ridiculously droll
that a man In the throei of cholera murbus
would forget his misery a moment to smile
at the thought. Vet thn fact is that sheriff *
and court ollicers have over placed implicit
confidence in thn honor ot big boodlurs ,
charmed , as it wore , by the nerve , the dash
and iioMevvc obU'jc ' swasctor of the men
who could steal Iiko kings and .spend like
pi inces. Thus petty larconyj Is abhoried ,
boodlcbm apostrojihi/ed.
* ,
Funnier than all is the method ofMc-
( Sarlglo's escape , repeating faithfully the his
tory of hoodie flights all over the country
ami Its Imposition u pen a law ollicer at this
late day , suggests the formation of a library
filled with books called "chestnut" escape- , ,
wherein young olliclals may read as they
run. The bath-tub , as a channel for escape ,
U like thn drop game , thrcu-card monte , and
thimble-rigrackets , thrcadhare.and should tin
BO well known by jailors and constables that
the mere sugije-itlon of the adiiKe , "Cleanli
ness Is next to godliness , " should bu willi-
clent to cause them to "turn In" a general
alarm. The only wonder Is that a man of
Mr. Mrarilo's ! Inventive mind should ru-
sort to such an antiquated method of obtain
ing , freedom.
It will bo remembered that J'rlnco Henry
( lenct , of the Tweed nng , while enjojing
the comforts of his own home ono day witli a
special olliesr , suggested an ablution as a
tlnalu before returning to prison. The
special was delighted to acquiesce In the pro-
posil , and Genet , In his private bath , swam
to Canada , so to speak. Tie ) clt'Kant Cap
tain Ilowgate , who pocketed a hundred
thousand with the air of a man rendering
the general government under obligations
to him for his peculations , was
also olfured prison bounds under ail Oliver's
escort not once , but a half dozen times and so
im'at was the confidence In Howgato'a honor
that his request tor permission to visit his
owu uouio to Insist private papers , Was but
a legal foMimlity and thopHucnccof Miofflcfll
on Mich occasion * was but a custom of Iced
precedent. The captain took a refreshlii |
luth onn day and when the officer a\rok
from his sleep , superinduced by the captain's
drugged wine and In adiuetl way Inquired
for her father from the captain's daughter ,
who carefully lingered the keys ot a plano.ho
received as an artle < 3 reply , "Oh , paV | ust
stepped around Ihoblook. " From that 'walk
around the block , " after the refreshing feelIng -
Ing of the bath the captain has noor returned.
And now McGnrlgle by tlionolf'samu way has
sought flight , thus proving himself a base Im
itator. Kcally If America boodlcrs cannot
seek a moro original method ot escape from
sheriffs who conlMo In their honor ( ? ) than
the bathtub medium , they need never expect
pardon for their stupidity , however much
their peculations tuny ho forgotten ,
OUHHKNT TOPICS.
Mn. llnr.xKr , , of New York , proposes to
turn the Mount McGregor cottage In which
Ooiuiral ( Irani died , Into a home for old
soldiers of the Into war. It could not be
turned to a moro lilting use.
*
* *
THE swindling fraternity never allow an y
rust to gather on their faculties. As soon as
one method of fiaud Is exposed they must
diivlfo a now one. Their latest dodge In Now
York city Is to put well known names on
cheap watches and soli them at lilijli prices.
*
* #
Tun sea serpent which gained such news
paper notoriety last year by his frequent ap
pearance on the Atlantic roast , U turning up
In his old haunts again. If the wily old ser
pent would only glvo some newspaper man
an Interview at close qttarte.is , wo might bo
able to form some reasonable opinion regard
ing him , but ho evidently believes In the en
chantment of distance and Indistinctness.
*
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Tttr.Y nut their convlcls to stranizo uses In
the Sandwich Islands , A murderer was
given hl.s choice of a sentence of death or
becoming a subject for leprosy , about two
years ago. Ho uhosu the latter , and was In
oculated nnd subjected to thu closest per
sonal contact wlili lepers. After sixteen
months of such exposure ho betrayed no
symptoms of thu disease. But Ills Hfo could
not have been a happy one.
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TIIK London Telegraph Is the richest
newspaper In the world. It has a reserve
fund of SiytCO.OOO and Its yearly Income Is
about $ lMx.000. ) Its circulation Is about
iiTri.OW. The London Times has fallen oft
In circulation , as It keeps up Its high price of
ficenis per copy. Its circulation I.s about
00,000 nnd Its annual Income about $750,000.
Almost every kind of newspaper that can
pet a foothold in London Is successful on ac
count of the great sl/.o ot the city.
WA.VAMAKKII , of Philadelphia , Is
erecting a building in that city which Is to
bo used as a homo for working girls. The
cos > t to each dwnller will bo SU.2 > pnr week to
begin with. If found to bo practicable this
price will bo reduced later on. Tim cast-Iron
niles which proved fatal to Stewart's
woman's hotel In New York will bo omitted.
*
Tun youngest and wealthiest race horse
owner In the world ImlU from California.
He comes from San Francisco and his name
Is 1) . J. McCarthy. Ills father bought him a
span of ponies two years ago. Last year the
boy traded this team for the racer C. U. Todd
which won the doiby In Chicago last month.
Young McCarthy madu 55 H , 000. Ho took
$10,000 of this sum and purchased Todd's
brother which gives promise of becoming
fast also. The boy Is twelve years old. Verily
young America is making rapid time in this
duy and generation.
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A MAN In Buffalo. N. Y. , was last week
brought to life again after huIng been dead
for several hours , to all intents and purposes ,
from the effects ot an over dose of morphine.
Artificial rcsphatlon was resorted to by a
piofcssor vtho had been experimenting In
vivisection , with the success above
noted. Thus medical science ad
vanccs. Hereafter people apparently dead
from similar causes may bu restored to life
and usefulness. There Is no question but
that countless numbers have In the past
been put beneath the sod who might have
been saved had their friends or physicians
known more ot the laws ot life.
*
*
Mr.s. JOHN A. LOOAN is another and a
striking Instance of the fluklonuss of for
tune. It Is but a short time slncu she was a
happy , ambitious and successful woman
with a fair prospect ot ono day occupying
thu white house and taking rank as thu first
lady of thu land In social position as welt as
In ability. To-day she U broken in spirit
and Injuied In body loan extent that may
make her a ciipplu for life. All the color
has been taken out of her life and baforo the
accident which Injured her arm and shoulder
she showed a listless apathy toward all the
affairs of lifo that alarmtfd her frlonfls. Mis
fortune when It begins to hound a person
Is slow to release Its hold.
*
*
Not only does our Bnlf.ilo Bill play poker
with duchesses and such like , over In Old
England , but his cowboys aio peuetiatlnj ;
Into the higher circles. An Kngllsli paper ,
which has evidently been left , urouls about
their popularity In this way : "Tho piesenco
ot these nipn would not bo tolerated In the
salons of Now York or Boston , yet In Eng
land these advontureiH are welcomed with
open arms , ( Littered as though tlioy wore
Bayaidsor Crichlons , pcimlttcd to flirt with
the prettiest gills and man led women , and
readily excused if , perchance , llioy have to
bu sent homo In a htnte of semi-Intoxication.
Some women , who nuu'ht to know better ,
have even begun to call upon them In their
tents and sip afternoon te.i with those rough
fellows. " What a Jolly time HIPPO "rough
follows" must have to be sure , and how Jeal
ous tills newspaper man seems to he.
WHAT Is claimed to be the oldest document
in the state of Now York is In the posses
sion of Stephen Wurmuth , of Fiiltonvlllc.
U Is the original Kennedy patent , a grant ot
land from Klne Ooorgo 1. , comprlslnc 7T3
acres In Allnny county , on the .south Hide ot
the Mohawk. The document Is dated April
IS , 1J7. The Indians were to receive two
shillings and six puucu per acre as rout for
thin tract , lint though the rental was small
the wax seal on the manuscript was large ,
measuring over ono foot In circumference.
The agreement Is written on parclimont , and
the chirography is small , cramped and Irreg
ular. Thn whole I.s said to have thu npuoar-
auce of n Zulu war-map , and It would make
a rent estate ngcnt smile.
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A Fitr.xcmiAX named Mollnarl has a
novel bcliPinu for keeping the poacn of na-
tlona. Uu wants thu powers that have tha
most to lese by thu wars of others to associate
themselves into an alliance lei the ptiri > ese
of offering mined assistance to anj country
that should bo wantonly threatened with
\\arfroiu another. lie puts Kngland first ,
thu others being Holland , llulgtum , Denmark -
mark and Swlt/erland. Thu.su nations
could put n million men Into tin * field and
havii by far thn prcpondrrancu ot naval
power in case of war. Mr. Mollnarl claims
that the knowledge that such a Irtimendoui
force was ready to be thrown Into thoscdlii
against any nation , would ultimately render
war In Knropo lmpos ll > laaiid bring about a
general disarmament. But who would .settle
the war thut might arho among thu members
of the alliance ? Universal disarmament can
not bo brought about by any such alii.
It will IKITO to bo accomplished through
the growth of universal BPiitlmant In thai r '
> '
direction. That such a sentiment Ufiroyr * /
ing UP and ipceaslliiK' Is unmlstaUeaUlu.