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THE twelve counci.racn who train wit
Hawaii nmy bo divided into two classo :
rogues and chumps. In other word !
knaves or fools.
JOHN A. McSiiANB plundering the ta ;
payers of Oinnhu by combining wit
rogues and tools in tlio council , affords
grand cxttmplo of reform.
WHY didn't Cadet Taylor pnt in hi
bid for otlicml advertising at 30 cents po
quart ? That would have been just n
proper as " 30 cents per folio. "
Mil. BUTMSK recently declared in
boastful manner that ho know "same
thing about parties. " This is likely to b
true , for ho has tried them all.
THE fall opens with bright prospect
( or business. A healthful activity ha
begun in all business centers throughoi
the country and "good times coming
eems to be the general fooling.
THE weather , the crowds of visitors , th
evidences of prosperity everywhere , th
mutual good will among all classes , at
making this week a memorable ono i
the history of the state and of the city.
LIKE the late Boss Tweed , John 1
McSImno after pulling a job througji tl :
council , contemptuously proclaims bin
self roaster of the situation , and doflanti
asks the taxpayers what they are goin
to do about it.
GEORGE WILLIAM CURTIS , the "hea
big" mugwump chief , intimates to
newspaper man who wished to intervio
him , that this is a belter time for thinl
ing than for talking. Yes , the fact
unmistakable that the president has give
the mugwumps a great deal to think o
COKORESSHAN DORSET indignant !
epurns the intimation that the Itepvbl
can palmed oil'a wood-out of Grovi
Cleveland for a likeness of G. W. E. Do ;
ey. Wo take it that It was a blunde
like that of last fall , when the likeness <
of the colored candinato for the legisli
turo appeared over the name of the em
nent Scandinavian who was running c
the republican ticket.
THE artistic genius who sketched tl
triumphal arch on Farimm street for tl
cheapest and poorest morning paper i
Omahamust have been slishtly elovatei
or aillicted with a poetic llight of iraagii
ation. But the architect is the man wt
will feel most indignant over the liberi
taken with the goddess , the omission i
the transverse arch , and the ruthless di
placement of the brass six-pounders thi
cap the pedestals.
THE settlers of Wlnto Pine country i
Nevada have nsk-jrt the land dcpartmci
to protect them against the unlawful m
propriation of lands by rich foreigner
They allege that several largo comprmi
of Englishmen engaged in raising slice
are crowding them out. The griovanci
of the settlers are to bn investigated at
it is to bo hoped the usurping foroignc
will bo dealt with summarily. This
but another Instance of the lame motl
od so often employed by our goveri
nent in dealing witli important quo
tions. While wo are trying to sift o
the incoming alien who may bccoiuo
ohargo on the public , the rich robber
allowed to come here and practice tl
tyranous and ruinous methods of fo
eign landlordism. The foreign robb
baron must go. The indigenous variol
if numerous enough for every purpose.
THK Omaha police can do nothing
please Congressman McSlmnc , sin
Paddy Ford's boarders huve been i
licvcu from duty. Thuy do not keopste
with the regulars of the army in the pr
cession ; soiuu of them were unifoni
thri'u months old ; ono of thorn actual
appeared under the arch without glovi
and several of them did not satu
Grovov's picture in front of the Paste
worst of all , thut man Souvoy , who "pi
tends" to bo chief of police , put on ai
and rode a horse , as if ho were n Co
grcssman ! So Mr. McSlumn turns li
hose on the whole police force , and hou
bards them with his Herald mud batter
This will please Ilascall and his chur
and the chumps that sneeze in count
whenever ho takes emit ) ' , but the coi
nuuity at largo sees through tills trail
parent exhibition of potty malice at
'wall-bore politics. .
Taking a Broader View.
The report of the majority of the civil
service commission on the action of the
custom collector at Chicago in demand
ing the resignation of ono of the employe ;
of his ofllco against whom no charge hail
been preferred , and who was practically
forced ont of his position , has attracted
a great deal of attention by reason of the
fact that it takes n somewhat broadci
view of the political rights of public em
ployes , and of the obligations of official !
having the power of removal , than ha ;
hitherto prevailed. Webster , the em
ploye in question , went into the custom !
service at Chicago under the civil service
law , having stood exceptionally hlgl
in tiio examination. Ho mudo an excel
lent cleric , and so far as his rcla
tioim to the servlcn were concorneei
there was not a single complaint againsi
him. Hut ho is a Republican and ar
honorably discharged wounded soldier
and his place was wanted for a Democrat
At least this is the only fair inference
from the fact that the collector dccllnci
to give any reason for forcing Webster U
resign. The matter was brought to the
attention of the President by the Civi
Service Reform league ot Chicago , and
by him referred to the commission.
The case has boon Investigated and re
ported upon by majority and minority
reports , and the decision of the President
will bo awaited with considerable interest ,
yiie lines are clearly drawn and radically
different principles announced by tin
two reports , and it will b <
quite important to ascertain whicl
of these has the approval of tin
administration. The majority roper
holds that Webster had a right to his po
litical views , which ho appears never tc
have offensively obtruded , and that In
had a right at proper times to give expression
pression to these views. The opinion i :
not to bo tolerated , says the report , thai
because a man occupies a place in thi
classified civil service ho must therefore
surrender his right to take au interest u
the politics of the country. No good cit
izen , the report goes on to say , will d (
so , and no degree of activity in effort tc
advance the interest of the party opposed
to the administration should , providci
his partisan activity m no way interferes
with his public duties , render insecure it
the service of the government the posi
tlon of any parson who does no
occupy a place the discharge of thi
duties of which affects public policies
The opinion also holds that reason :
should bo given for removals , in ordoi
that officials possessing this power shal
not abuse it and such abuse remain un <
challenged. The appointing officer i
not an employer nor a master. Ho is :
servant of the pcoplo. and as such it IE
his duty to give the people the reason ;
for his conduct. The minority report
takes the view that the political opinions
of Webster being hostile to the adrain <
istratlon his declaration of them would
bo justifiable ground of removal , and
that the collector was not under an )
obligation to make public his reasons foi
demanding the resignation of his sub
ordinate , taidng the further position thai
a rule requiring reasons for removals if
not desirable because it would place ai
improper restriction upon the power o
removal.
It is very easy to see that the positioi
taicon by the majority of the commisslor
with regard to the political rights ol
public officials is an advance. Tht
president's attitude in this matter has
been distinctly unfavorable to any son
of political activity by any class of olllco
holders. Ho has not denied the right ol
of employes io have positive politica
opinions , but ho has in ovcry cxplici
terms advised against such opinions be
ing publicly and freely proclaimed , anc
this advice was made applicable to the
entire service and not merely to those
numbering very few comparatively , whi
occupy places "the discharge of th
duties of which affects public poll
cics. " It will certainly bo ai
interesting fact in the history of civil ser
vice reform if the president shall sub
scribe to the more advanced and libora
principle regarding political rights main
taincd by the majority of the commission
and concede the obvious justice of re
quiring reasons in the case of removals
It might have the effect of startingi
great many republican tongues that ar
now prudently held in restraint , bnt i
would acknowledge an American privl
lego which , as the report says , no gooi
cituen will surrender , and which h
should not bo asked to. As to the mi
nority report , it is purely a partisat
view , but it may not on that account liiu
loss favor with the president , as it certainly
tainly will not with thousands of demo
crats all over the country. But if th
principles it advocates were to becora
the rule of action civil service reforn
would bo at an oud , Iho decision of th
president in the Chicago case will hay
unusual importance.
To Appear In Another Arena.
The statement is mudo that Mr. Pow
dorly proposes , on resigning as gram
master workman of the Knights o
J.abor , which he will do on the meetln
of the national convention of the ordc
at Minneapolis next month , to go to Ire
land and lend his influence to the caus
of homo rule under the leadership of Mi
Parnoll. If after having been himsol
for so long a time a leader of men Mr
Powderly can biibmit now to become
follower , there can be no reason to daub
that ho might render very importan
service to the cause of Ireland. Ho woul
go there with a certain prestige as liavin ,
organized and been at the head of th
most extensive labor order over inst !
luted , and although he has not been abl
to maintain it at its high
est numerical strength , and
hostile element has developed of sutllcion
strength to make it expedient , if itahouli
not force him to retire , ho still has a fal
claim to consideration for what he 1m
done for the organization of labor in th )
county. This identification with the in
torosls of labor here would cause him t
bo received with respectful attention b ,
the Irish pcoplo and by English working
men , and a fuwof his aggressive speccho
would doubtless give him command of i
wide sympathy , which would certain !
not ho without effect. It is evident thn
Mr. Powderly sees that his resignation i
the only course to save himself fron
overthrow , such has been the recent dc
volopmont ot opposition to him auion ;
the knights. The reasons for this ho :
tllity it may be worth while to ir
quire into hereafter , but for th
present it is suflicent to say that the pot
sonal ambition of rivals is not chic
among them , if indeed it has played , an ;
largo part. The greatest men nave thoi
limitations , and those of Mr. Powdcrlj
are not so broad as most of his adycr
sarics have thought. It should perhaps
in justice , bo said of him , however , thai
bo is Honestly devoted to the interest
and welfare ot the laborer , as ho under
stands them , and wlnlo no responsible
man has ventured to cast a doubt upor
his integrity so there can be no qucstioi
regarding his zeal. All this will bo rec
ognized in whatever arena ho shall here
after appear , and among the servi
ccs which offer him an immediate oppor
tunity , there is none in which ho couli
probably be more useful than In the con
test for homo rulo.
Hot and Cold
Our antique cotemporary which hni
recently fallen into the hands of met
who came to Omaha for blood am
boodle , blows hot and cold , just as suit
ita selfish purposes. Notoriously a mem
ber of the unholy alliance that keeps this
city in constant turmoil and socks t <
make Mayor Broatch's administration o
city affairs a failure , the ItcpttbUcan ad
ministers soft soap to the mayor evori
other day to make him believe in th !
personal good will of Its proprietors
The latest performance in this dlrectioi
is as ridiculous as it is disgusting :
The wily Cadet pretends to rebuke it !
running-mate m jobbery the Ilcrahl-
for charging that Omaha property hai
declined 25 per cent during Broatch' ;
administration. This absurdity is mad <
the text for half a column of hog-wash it
defense of the mayor and the fair farn <
of Omaha.
McShano's paper may assert that tin
moon is made of green cheese , and tha
statement would receive credence just n1
readily as the assertion that Omahi
property has declined 25 per cent withii
four months , in the face of the fuc
that prices huvo been very firm niu
business property has been changlnj
hands right along at an advance. Bu
even if property had declined win
would bo so idiotic as to hold Mr. Hroatcl
responsible ? How could the mayor's of
flcial conduct affect property values ir
Omaha ? Hut Cadet gallantly throw ;
himself into the breach and takes hi :
chances of offending the council con
splrators by defending Mayor Broatcl
against the terrible accusatioi
that ho is responsible for at
Imaginary decline in real estate
If McShano had charged Broatch will
being the cause of hog cholera , cattlt
distemper or drouth , Cadet Taylor wouli
be on hand promptly to refute the accu
sation. and in the same breath ho would
give aid and comfort to the rogues and
chumps who notified the police forct
that no pay would be voted to them , ai
the very time when Omaha needs pollct
protection the most. If Mayor Broatcl
is stupid enough to believe in the sin
centy of Cadet's professed indignation
over the Herald's imputations , ho is cer
tainly more susceptible to hypoeritica
flattery than any of his worst enemies
believe him to be.
THE growth of the cotton industry
of the south has become a mallei
of quite serious concern to the New England -
gland manufacturers. The doubts tha
have heretofore existed regarding thi
chances of southern success in competi
tion with Now England are yielding before
fore the stubborn argument of facts , anc
the manufacturers of the latter scctiot
arc forced to admit that the South is al
ready a formidable competitor and grow
ing more so every day for the cottot
goods markets that have heretofore beei
monopolized by Now England. Tbi
south has raw material and fuel right ai
her doors , while New England ha
neither , and the spirit of the latter ha
within u few years taken possession o
the latter to a degree that is easil ;
measured by results. These shov
a very large increase in tin
manufacture of cotton in the south sine
1880 , and a commensurate growth of tin
sales of the product in markets until nov
monopolized by Now England. Mean
while this industry has made no progrcs
in the north. With raw material am
fuel right at hand the south is able ti
surmount any adverse climatic influence
or native genius and place its goods u
successful competition all over the coun
try with those from Now England , will
all the latter's economic positions nm
momentum and great plants scaled dowi
in cost in a long series of years. Evidently
dontly the New England manufacturer
must bestir themselves , or in a few year
they will bo badly loft in the race.
THE position of doorkeeper of the nn
tional house of repiesentatives is not , a
some might be led to suppose from tin
title of the office , an insignificant o
menial position. On the contrary it is :
very important one , financially and po
liticaliy , and in the matter of patronagi
the doorkeeper of the house has more ti
dispose of than any other employe o
congress , or than the speaker of tin
house or the president of the senate. Thi
favorite position is likely to bo an objoc
of contest m the next congress , The in
cumbent , Captain Donelson. of Tennessee
nesseo , appears not to have given ontin
satisfaction with his appointments , tin
New York delegation especially haviiij
found fault with him , and it is an
nounccd that the pivotal state wil
have a candidate for the phici
backed by its entire demo
cratic delegation in the house. Jus
now the Now York man is to the democ
racy what the Ohio man used to bo ti
the republicans a person not to b
ignored or trilled with and the Tonne
secan will have something to fear if th
Kmoira state pits a man against him
The proposed candidate is not unknowi
to the house , being an employe of an
other department than that of the dooi
keeper.
OUR veterans are fighting their battle :
over again in the light of the bivouai
fires. And a pleasant warfare it is
Most of them have grown gray now am
their stop is not so light as when the :
marched to victory nt the front , but thej
still possess their indomitable spirit and
should occasion call , could still show hov
fields are won. These reunions of voter
ans. when they can sit down peacofuli ;
and talk over the past dangers and pros
out prosperity of the country they helpei
to save , are pleasant milestones iu tbei
life's march.
SIR JOHN MAcnoxALi ) , with Scotcl
pertinacity , again threatens the Manila-
bans with troops in case they persist ii
building the Red River Valley railroai
in opposition to the federal will. It Si
John bo wise ho will lot the "rebels'
alone , fur their light is not against tin
government but in opposition to mono
poly. England hns enough to do besides
opposing subjects Who1 are ondoavorlnji
to bettor their condl6n ( ( ,
STATE
The light fingered crooks are working
travelers at Grand Island.
"Tho excitement In Omaha is in tent ;
this week , " cheerily Vcmarks the Norfoll
News. * '
The Fremont Trlbuno lias beer
changed from a morning to nn ovenlnc
paper. * (
The free delivery system will bo inau
gurated in the Grand'Island postolllcc
next month. I i
The democratic county central committee
mitteo of Cass will meet In Plattsmoutl
on the 15th.
Hastings will invest 115,000 in extend
ing water mains , to keep up with tin
growth of the town.
Columbus is about to swerve from tlu
straight and narrow path and slake it !
prospect of salvation in a brass band.
The Adams county fair is in progrcsi
in Hastings. The attendance is Furg <
and the exhibit varied and extensive.
The threo-rcar-old son of Charles McGuire -
Guire , of CVdar Bluff : ) , died from Iho of
foots of a kick of p. horse , last Tuesday
The Pie Biters and Biscuit Slingers , ol
Grand Island , are doing some tall worl
for the baseball championship ot Hall
county.
The Fremont Tribune generously BUS
ponded the boycott to allow the residents
to picnic In Omaha. And they came bj
the hundreds fair.frolicsome and pretty ,
The NyoAVilson-Morchouso Co. , tht
Fremont elevator and lumber syndicate ,
is out from $3,000 to ft.OOO. R.'II. Giles ,
agent of the company at Lindsay , has dis
appeared with the boodle.
Frank Hoagland , of Fremont , lias con
fessed that ho tired his store at Colon , tc
realize an inflated insurance , but the
policy men hopped on his game ; and
compelled him to settle for f 1.
During a period of aesthetic eloquence
Alderman Hottnian , of Nebraska City ,
feelingly referred to a brother membei
nuiucd Bartling as having as much sense
as a dog. Bartling raised a point of dis
order and complimented Rollnian with : i
blow in the mouth that enlarged his ex
haust pipe and knocked him down. The
point was well taken and timely , and was
followed by a peroration of Hatio periods
and athletic exclamations. The debate
ended after the first round.
Since the enforcement of the herd law
in Cheyenne county the farmers in the
Mitchell bottom have had a snap on the
cattlemen just across the lino. Recently
sixty head strayed across the dead lint ;
and were immediately seized by the
farmers. As cattle soiled before had
been mysteriously liberated during the
night , these men decided to stand guard
over the sixty head , boldly averring that
they would till the first cow puncher wlic
bothered them full of lead. They car
ried two sixsliootcrs each and had truly
thn appearaco of bad men. About the
third night that the entile Imd been held ,
and when one of the most blood thirsty
of the farmers was oh guard , armed as
as above stated , a strariger rode up to
him and saluting him politely said :
"Well , pardner , 1 guesst we'll take the
herd now awluioand you had bettoi
make tracks for the .camp. . " "All right ,
sir , " quaked the facmer.c "I don't want
you to think I am doing this , 1 am just
working here , " although in reality he
was the leader of the crowd. The farmot
then rode off , and tho. stranger , assisted
by four olhors who joined him , took the
cattle across the line before morning ,
The farmers now swear Rleath to cow
boys. u
Colonel Wfttcraoii'a.'Neyv York Friends
„ , , Couriti Jaurnal.
iIn the very cxcefleiiC and expensive
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company kept by these old friends ol
mine there is but ono vice which youi
thourougnly line gentleman must avoid ,
That vice is conviction. Ho who belie ves
in something is a crank. He who persists
in talking about something is a bore ,
You may bo a rake or a tough , ami , pro
vided you have money enough , it shall go
well with you. But you must not bo a
crank or a bore ; that is , you must nol
have opinions and express them , unless ,
indeed , they relate to the cut of a yacht's
jib , or the turn of a woman' *
ankle , in which case , you may
discourse most lengthily and learnedly ,
and have an audience of yawpinc
youngster , who .hope ono day to sit
among thso admired elders of the bald-
headed brigade. They wear silk stock
ings and check shirts ; and care nothing
about how much they pay for them ,
They build great rows of costly houses ,
and reck not whence they got the money.
They swarm in Wall street by day and
bloom of an evening at Delmonico's. All
the while grimy hands nro toiling foi
thorn in bounty-fed furnaces , and tax-
cursed farmers are paying thorn tribute
from mortgairr.il bomest'iuds in the west
and south , and the government of the
United States is enacting and enforcing
laws to increase their opulence and
grandeur , and subsidized philosophers in
the press are writing articles to induce
plain , honest pcoplo to emulate their vi
cious splendor and to accept their gaudj
and gauzy system of morality and econ
omy as an embodiment ot the ouly true
theory of life.
TOM GREErrsTcATS.
An Kx-Dnrtcnder With a Bin Hotel In
Philadelphia and , a Mantn Tor Cats.
A Philadelphia correspondent says
A few years ago Tom Green stood behind
a bar in a little saloon on Dock street ,
down by the river , and handed out a neat
napkin with each drink of whisky. That
napkin idea was his own , and no had a
lot of other like it that ho put into effect ,
until now Green's hotel , which began
operations in ono building just below
Eighth on Clie.slmit street , takes in a
quarter of a city block and covers an
acre with tiled floors' , mirrored walls and
frescoed and upholstered ceilings , while
the annual increment to his hank account
is placed at $100,000.
One other idea Tom Green lias which
is not so conspicuous feature . as his ono
about napkins and mirrored walls. This
other idea is cats. Down 'in ' Ins basement
under his marble lloor'Iio ' lias the great
est feline menagerie to bo founiF in a
week's journey. TIfcro1 are anywhere
from 75 to 100 cats prowling around in
the regions under ground. They are in
all stages of growth , fr6m kittens just
opening their eyes to patriarchal old
cats grown gray and 'rheumatic. ' There
are cats with long t iiisf and cats with
bobtails and cats with no tails at nil.
There are handsome ' 'tabbies and uglv
toms , and and if thero'is u'cat anywhere
on the earth that the owner wishes to
duplicate ho can find the exact image
in Tom Green's bosehcrlt. Those cuts
roam around at will in their gas lighted
quarters. '
(
"What's the matter1' asked ono of the
waiters.
"Matter ! Dar's a millyun debb lca
down dar. 1 put down dat dar pan ob
milk and called. 'Kitly , Kitty , ' nn1 yo'
ohghter see 'em come. Dar was eyes
astarin' out ob every corner. Talk about
keyatsl Say , dey's a-comin , yet. Yo1
don't git mo down dar no mo' no sail ! "
Said ono of the old hands : "They live
high. They can have anything they
want. There's plenty of waste in a bl
place like tlfis , and they can have tenderloin -
loin and mushrooms if they want it.
Thcro isn't a rat about the hotel. There
used to bo lots of themand big ones , too.
but you can't find a trace of one now.
It's a sight to co down there , though.
You catvt see anything but cats , aim if
you happen to get into a dark corner
cuts' uyes are staring at you like coals oi
lire from all around.
MEtHCAL VIEWS ON SMOKING
Two Eminent Physicians Give Their Opinioi
on the Effect of Tobacco.
MODE RATE SMOKING HARMLES
Mow to Smoke- The Evil * of Clgai
ctto 1'ufllnR Clicwlnn Tobacco
U a Vile and Decidedly
* . tnjurloaa llablu
! '
John C. Shaw , M. D. , cllnio.il pro
fcssor of diseases of the nervous systoi
at Long Island College Hospital , Brook
lyn , N. Y. , says in the Epoch : Whenyo
compare the Americans with the Spar
ards , the Mexicans uud the Cubans ,
should hardly say that our countrymc
smoked lee much. Those nations suiok
a great deal more , but I am not able t
say whether they are Injured by so dolnj
The excessive use of tobacco will some
times causa a trouble in the heart1
action , and the oculists claim that thor
is a disease of the optic nerve produce
by the satno causo.
But 1 am not quite positive of that ,
am rather inclined to think that in thos
cases there is a general condition of th
nervous system which brings about th
trouble , and probably alcohol has a
much to do with it as tobacco.
Thcro is no question about tobacc
being a poison , and it may bo a poison t
certain individuals ; but among all wh
smoke I have never scon any ncrvou
disease which I should attribute direct ) ,
to the use of tobacco , except the hoar
trouble already alluded to.
I doubt whether "tobacco heart" couli
bo produced by cigarette smoking ,
doubt whether cigarette smoking is an ;
worse than cigar smoking. Some poopl
claim it is worse and that it deus mor
harm , but I do not believe that.
I do not think a boy bos any busincs
to smoke. Such a habit may bo tolerate *
m older parsons. We all know that as i
man grows older ho can bear mor
stimulants. The man who works hard i
boiler able to stand artificial stimulant
than the man who doesn't.
From what I sec of smokers I sliouli
say that the man who smokes : i pipe i
worse off than the man who smokes :
cigar or cigarette. Ho gets a good dea
of oily material which forms in the piui
and stays there. I think chewing tobacci
is the worst habit of all a beastly habit
A man is more apt to injure himself b :
chewing than ho is by smoking.
Some laymen with whom 1 have talkcc
say that ono reason why cigarette smok
ing is bad is because the smoker inhale ;
the smoke into his lungs. That is n bac
thing for anyone to do. I do not knov
that such a practice would affect tin
lungs , but the smoker would get more o
the nicotine into his system than if ho du
not pursue the practice. Nicotine , o
course , is the deleterious principle in thi
tobacco.
I do not bolicvo that tobacco has evoi
made anybody insane , and I have bin
largo experience among insane pcoplo
I believe that the tobacco habit can bi
broken much cosier than the alcoho
habit. Smokers have the craving , bu
they abandon the habit after a shor
time.
I have heard thai some doctors declarer
they had to smoke or chow as a means o
warding off contagious disease whet
making.thelr round of calls. I am in
clined to think that such doctors mus
have boon fond of "tho weed" and prob
ably gave this as a sort of excuse foi
using it.
I do not smoke myself , but I have nc
prejudice on tbo subject. I do not smoke
because 1 cannot. If I should attempt tc
smoke and persist in smoking it wouli
damage my nervous system.
I do not think there are any case :
where a physician should advise a matte
to smoke. A man is as well off if hi
doesn't smoke ; in fact , better off.
When I talk with a patient and ones
tion him about his smoking , I find on
how long ho has suinke'l and if ho ha :
over had any trouble from it. Then ]
advise him to bo quite moderate in th <
use of tobacco. I do not prohibit it , bin
I advise moderation. But a man would
bo better off if ho did not smoke ut ail
Wo hear men eay constantly thatthoj
derive a great deal of comfort fron
smoking , and I presume that they dc
obtain a certain stimulating effect fron :
the use of tobacco which gives a certait :
amount of satisfaction ; but a man cat :
just as well get alone without it. Mei
got along without tobacco before thoj
knew what it was.
How htrange the use of tobacco sccmct
when It was lirst introduced is illustrator
by an anecdote. An historian says that
the valet of Raleigh once ciime to hi !
apartment , carrying a pitcher of beer
and saw his master through a cloud o :
smoke. Thinking that lie had caughi
fire , as Raleigh kept blowing the smoke
out of his mouth as thougli it wore f
chimney , the servant , in his eagerness tc
"put out the fire , " quickly , ami without
any ceremony , threw the contents of tlu
pitcher on the great man and then rar
tiwaj to give the alarm.
* #
W. M. Butler , M. D. , says in the sam <
magazine : I suppose that the least harm
ful method of smoking is the use of s
clean pipe with mild tobacco a pirn
that has not absorbed the nicotine. Tin
harmfulness of a pipe comes troiu iti
having absorbed a great quantity of nicotine
tine , so that you are constantly taking
more or less of it into the system. Tht
cigir would come next In favor. Oi
couro , the stronger a pipe is the more
nicotine there is iti it , ami the more nicotine
tine you have the creator is the chance ol
injuring your system. Tlio chief con
stituents of lobacco smoke are water
carbonic acid , carbonic oxide iu a state
of gas , and nicotine.
When u man smokes too much the
excess produces redness and irritation ol
the stomach , and tlvo membrane secrete !
irregularly and does not produce tlio dm
amount of gastric lluid. llonce , digustior
is interfered with.
That is the first phase. After awhile
the stomach cuts into such u condition
that it tolerates this state of existence , sc
that there is not the same nausea produced
ducod In an old smoker that wo find in a
young smoker.
Whether smoking is good for a mar
depends on his organization. I do nnl
think that smoking is ever really bene
ficial for a nervous man. Then , again ,
much depends on how much a man
smokes , and when ho smokes. There
arc certain men who , when they are
tired , when their nervous system hai
been on too great a strain , will smoke
ouo or two cigars ; they will become
quiet. The nervous man slioulei nol
snioUe at a.i. Phlegmatic persons would
no least liable to bo harmed.
It depends on how much you smoke as
to whether you will become harmed by
the practico. The people who are in-
jtirnd by tobacco tire those who smoke
too much , those who sraoko on un empty
stomach , and those who use strong
tobacco. But if a man only smoked in
moderation say two or three cigars n
day ho would not stand much chance ol
bom" injured yery sariuusly. on can
not lay down a rule how much u man
blmll smoko. Some men are more BUS
coptlblo to the effects of tobacco than
others. When smoking makes a man feel
bad or nervous , ho u > ay consider that lie
bail rccnlvrel notice to quit , A man might
omokcfu cigar after a heavy dinner , nnil
feel quieted by it , but if ho continued
smoking , ho would excltn the norrou
system so that ho could not sloop a
night. And there are a gront man
people who cannot snioko at all at nigli
without interfering with sloop.
Some men got the habit of smoking s
fixed that they smoke constantly. Th
tobacco habit Is just as hard to break a
the alcohol habit. 1 know a man wh
discontinued smoking for eight yean
and , at the end of that time , ho wantei
to sraoko as badly as ho did at first
When the tobacco habit Is once llrml
formed a man seldom loses his taste fo
"tho weed. "
Tbo dlseaso known as the "tobacc
heart , " which is caused by oxcosslv
smoking , may bo described as n weal
action of the heart. In a certain discos
ot the heart produced by smoking th
symptoms arc retro-sternal pains , will
extrumo anguish , paleness of face , coli
sweat , faintness , deep and sighing rcspi
rativn and slowness of the pulse , whicl
Is also Intermittent. 1 have seen i
case where a man's ordinary mils
was 110 , simply from excessive smoking
Eventually the man's nervous systen
broke down entirely.
Then there is the smoker's throat
That consists of an irritable state of thi
mucous membrane at the back of tin
throat ; redness , dryness and enlarge
mcnt of the tonsils which renders swal
lowing painful. This Is more often pre
duccd by cigars than pipes , and is tisn
ally cured If the smoker stops smoking
Writer's cramp , steel pen palsy
tolrgraphor's cramp and pianist's crami
nro often brought on by an excessive usi
of tobacco. Smoking tmmoeleratoly wll
also cause a trembling of the hands , sucl
as we sea it. old ago.
A man who has any disease of the
lungs will Increase the throat trouble i :
he smokes excessively. The man with t
cough is sure to be more distressed iu t
room full of tobacco smoke. While it ii
questionable whether the smoking habil
produces any disease of the lungs ir
itself , after the disease has once bcguu
there is no doubt that tobacco smoke
acts as an irritant.
General Graut died of cancer of the
throat , but it is very questionable
whether the disease was produced by
smoking that remains to bo proven.
I have never seen any man who smoked
enough to warrant being sent to an in
sane asylum. I have scon ono case ol
sub-acute mania that was said to have
been produced by tobacco , but I question
the statement. The patient die ! use n
great deal of tobacco , but many mcu
outside of insane asylums use much of it.
Cigarette smoking is , by all odds , the
most pernicious of tobacco habits , be
cause the cigarette smokers Inhale n
largo quantity of tobacco sraoko. Noth
ing too sovcro can bo Raid apuinst boys
smoking cigarettes. Cigarette smoking
interferes with nutrition. Boys who am
persistent cigarette smokers are apt to be
dwarfed and stunted in their growth.
They do not grow as they should , and
their nervous system is not projiorly
developed. Not only is there arsenic in
tlio paper used , but there are often for
eign substances in the tobacco. If they
will smoke cigarcttcx , the least harmful
ones are the "tobacco" cigarettes. A
cigarette smoker is generally pale , and
has an air as if lacking nutrition. ]
think a law should bo passed prohibiting
the sale of cigarettes to boys.
Only lately I read an item in a newspa
per to the oft'eot that out e > f twenty young
men who competed for a West Point
caeletship at Wcstfiold , Mass. , ten were
rejected by the physician because they
had "tho tobacco heart.1'brought on by
cigarette smoking. They were unfit
for West Point service.
Cigarette smoking is always injurious.
It is true that the French , the Cubans ,
the Spaniards and Mexicans are great
cigarette smokers , but they are a very
nervous people. Still , 1 do not think it
injures them as much as it does Amer
icans.
Switches are Hitchwaya.
St. lout * neiiuhltcan.
An interesting decision on the subject
of switching ; urivilegcs has just been ren
dered by the Iowa railroad commission
ers and it involves a reversal of a de
cision in a precisely similar case rend
ered three years ago. Two largo and
wealthy roads , the Illinois Central and
the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul have
managed to secure possession of nearly
all the available space for switching
grounds in the city of Dubuquc , and have
excludcel other roads from using
their tracks , oxoopt at exorbitant prices
for the privilege. This has been a seri
ous inconvenience to the other roads and
to the business of the city also , and the
Dubtiquo chamber of commerce took up
their cause and made complaint to
the state railroad commissioners.
The switching grounds , together
with the terminal arrangements on
them owned by the Illinois Central and
the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul , had
become so adjusted to the business habits
of the city that access to the leading
mills , elevators , depots , warehouses and
factories could bu had only over tlutm.
Other roads were charged $2 per car fo
using thoHwitchcs when takingon freight
for non-competing points , unel were de
barred from them entirely when they de
sired to take on freight for points served
by the Illinois Central and the Chicago ,
Milwaukee & St. Paul. Theses two roads
claimed the grounels r.ml the switches
thereon as their exclusive private prop
erty winch another road had no right to
cso , except on their terms , and that they
illicit exclude other roads from them
entirely if they saw lit to do so. The
other roads and tha chamber of com
merce claimed that sueli exclusive
ownership would give tlio two proprietor
roads a monopoly of a largo share of the
business of the city and deprive the mer
chants of the advantages of competition.
The question is an interesting ono , fur
there are other cities besides Dubuque
where a very nearly similar state of
things exists anel it is important to
know , once for all , whether ono or two
roads that are first to bocuro possession
possession of tlio only entrance to a city ,
or thn only available switching access to
its loading and unloading points , may
exclude all others , and thus place the
business of tlio city at their mercy.
The commissioners decided against the
claim of tbo two roads , holding that ono
road has a right to use , when necessary ,
not only the main track , but the switches
also of another road. It may use oven the
station houses of another road , and nil
other property employed for railroad pur
poses. "Tito sidings of the Illinois Cen
tral and tlio Chicago , Milwaukee and St.
Paul roads in Dubuquc are public high
ways , as well us tliuir main tracks , and
those companies tire required to hall over
them the cars of alt other companies at
reasonable rates , whether the business is
or is not competitive. A reasonable
rate is $1 a mile , $1.50 for two miles , and
13 for three miles. "
How a I'lfjknockot nnt On .
Special Officer Clark has been tryiug
for a long time to make a record for him
self. He Imd an opportunity to do so
yesterday. Felix Redely , a pickpocket ,
was caught by a lady with Ins hand in
her pocket. She sei/.ed him and cried
for assistance. The man , in his efforts
to get away from her , tore the woman's
dres.s almost into shreds. O Hi cur Clark
rushed to the rescue , caught the prisoner ,
and without getting tlm niiino of the
womanwith a flourish ol trumpets marched -
od tlm man to the central station. The
woman disappeared and no Information
us lo bur whereabouts could be ) gathered.
Under those circumstances Judge lierlca
hud to roleuso Iho prisoner , and Clark
came in for a round share of condemna
tion from the court , County Attorney
Slmcrul and City Attorney DavU.
A LAOS MEROHAST. - : . - ;
The Wuo Juno sky stretched Itself like
nn azure tent over the farmhouse ; tbo
chestnut trees were all in blossom ; and
the yellow-bolted boos were murmuring
over the white pinks and cinnamon roses
iu the garden , whem the sound of a soft
volco roused Joab Martin from the etozo
into which he had sunk.
Dinner was just over , and Joab had
worked hard in the hay-field that morn
ing ; nevertheless , ho sat upright and
looked around In some surprise at that
strange , unwonted accent.
The volco was ut the back of the house ,
whore his mother was spreading table-
linen out to bleach on the short , sweet
grass.
"Would you like to buy n little lace , to-
dayf" It asked ditlidcntly.
' No , " shortly responded Mrs. Mnrtin.
"A collarf Or atichuT" pleaded the
voice. ( | 'They are the very latest styleVJ
This time ths Widow Martin's tone
was a degree more decided than before.
"But vou will allow mo to show them
to you ? ' ;
"Needn't trouble yourself , " tartly re
torted Mrs. Martin. "I never wear such
kickshaws. "
Then followed a brief silence :
"Could you plvo mo a drink of watcrf"
at last spoke the ice merchant. "I have
walked Homo distance nnd am tired and
thirsty. "
"There's the well , " said Mrs. Martin ,
curtly , "and there's the bucket hanging
up alongside , with a gourd shell to drink
out of.'r
Joab bit his lip.
They sounded so brnsqtic and uncotir-
tcous , those words of his mother.
He strode round to the rear of the
house.
"Let mo draw you n bucketful of
fresh water , " said ho kindly to the
woman. "Sit down on the green bench ,
there under the trees. Mother , haven't f
you n little left of the fricnsseoy chicken
that wo had for dinner nnd n piece of
apple pie and a glass of milk for the
young laely ? "
"I suppose ) so , " was Mrs. Martin's
eruelgingly-givon answer , ns she spread
out the pocket-handkerchief , and taking
up her basket wont into the house.
The dinner was plain nnd simple , butte
to Abby Linton it tasted better than any
thing that Voroy could have served up.
" 1 haven't sold anything to-day , " said
she with n faint sigh , which was pain
fully nigh to a sob. "I should have gone
hungry had it not been for your kind
ness. "
"Isn't a peed business , then ? " said
Joab. "Soiling laces , I mean ? "
"Not " answered .
very , Abby.
At that moment the clock struck 2 , and
Abby rose.
" 1 must now go , " said she. "I am
very much obliged to you , Ma'am. "
And she dropped the prettiest of hftlo
courtseys to Mrs. Martin , who rcsnondeel
only by a grim inclination of the head. <
Joab looked after her as she walked
down the long , arched path with the
heavy basket on her arm.
"I almost wish you had bought something
" said ho. "She's
thing of her , mother ,
such a slim creature ; anel , after all , life la
not easy for a woman who has her own
way to make in the world. *
"Stuft'and nonsense ! " said Mrs. Mar
tin. "Like enough , after all , she's an
impostor. "
Joab smiled. } '
"She don.t look it. " said ho.
Scarcely an hour afterwards they
brought poor Abby Linton back to the
house. She had fallen by the roadside ,
overpowered by the heat. * .
"Well , I declare , " said Mrs. Martin , "I
bliovo she did it on purpose. "
For three long weeks Abby Linton lay
there ill and weak. Her stepmother , a
feeble , skimmilky sort of little woman ,
was telegraphed for , but was unable tote
to re'ndeir any assistance ) .
"I'm sure I elon't know what's to bo-
corao of Abby"groaned the little step- s
mother. "She never seems to succeed in t |
anything. But she must earn her own * ,
living somehow , for there's nine at home
without her. I do hope , Abby , you'll try
to be directed in some more satisfactory
course. The Ince business certainly can't
bo depended upon. And you know you're
in debt to the Manchester firm for all
them collars and thingumbobs that was
scattered on the grass and fingered over
by the neighbors when you fell. They
can't be returned now. "
"That is the worst of It , " said Abby ,
turning her poor , pale little face to the )
wall , and the tears welled Into her eyes.
"And Brigsby and Co. are awful par
ticular , " added the stepmother. "Oh ,
dear ! oh , dear ! you always was unlucky ,
Abby. "
Joab , who was standing out on the
poroh , ground his teeth furiously.
"That woman would drive a saint
mad , " eaid he.
The next time a receipted bill came to
Abby Union r. bill for tliu value of the
goods in lace and muslin which Miss
Abby had last had from the firm of
Brigsby anel Co. , in Manchester.
"What can it moan ? " sale ! Abby , with
the tears of joy glistening in her eyes.
"Oh , how very , very thankful i am. "
And from that day she began to mend.
But when she first wont out into the
sunshine , with the scent of ripening
peaches on the wall and the hollyhocks
beginning to open their grand crimson
cups against thn hedge , she looked
vaguely around.
" ( t is a beautiful world , " shn said ;
"anel yet anel ye > t if I had elicd the prob
lem woulel have been t > olved so easily. "
"Wliat problem ? " naked Joab , who
was carrying a cushioned chair out
under the chestnut trees , whore she
could sit and watch the sunbeams coino . . .
and go. *
"Shall I tell you ? " asked Joab com
posedly.
Abby looked wistfully at him.
" 1 should bo very thankful for a little
good advice , " said she , "whether I am
able to follow it or not. "
"Well , then , don't go anywhere , " said
Joab. "And elon't ' do anything. "
"I elon't think I understand , " said
Abby , timidly lifting her eyes to his face.
"Stay Hero , Abby , " pleaded the young
man , "and let mo elo what is to bo done
for us both. Bo my wife , dear my
mother's cherished daughter For I love
you Abby , ana I cannot bring myself to
let you go. "
Abby's eyes were actually radiant as
ihe looked at him.
"It seems as if I miiat bo dreaming , "
laid she. "Oh.Jcab , lam so glad , so
liappvl But your mother ? "
"Wo will ask her , dear , " said Joab ,
tenderly passing his arm around the ston
ier young waist. "Sho will welcome you ,
never fear. "
Anel to Abby's infinite surprise , Mrs.
Martin received her tenderly lo her
heart.
"I am glad you've taken to Joab ,
jhild , " said she. "It has alwajs ap
peared as if there was something wani
ng about the plnco since my little girl
Heel , fourteen years uyo. You bcom to
ill up the vacant placo. I'll do my best
o fill a mother's place to you. "
It was nol until after the wadding day
hit : Abby exclaimed , it if with a sudden 0
: liought , "Joab , it was you that paid ( hat '
; iillnf Ungsby andCo.'s. "
'I'us , " . aiel Joab , calmly , "it was I. "
Abby's eyes ellmmed with tender tears.
"Oh , Joab"she said , "that was the
Irst medicine that did mo any real ( rood .
Dear Joab. how kinel you are ! "
And to receive the tender little kiss
; hat Abby prohscel upon hla cheek , Joab
\lartiu \ would have cheerfully i > : ild a
loz en such bills us that of Brigsby uud
Jo.
1)1 ort From Ilia InJurlcH.
John McAfee , who was Injured on S.
lie railroad e-ast of Crete Wednonuny morn /
ne , died nt 1335 p. nt , lie did not refill !
: onsclou3ness.