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Tin : glass inrinufucturors of Pittsburg
propose t found n , "city of glass. " That
will bo ono of tlic plueos where throw
ing stones will bo a dangerous piuitiiue.
E Jay Gould is olT on his way to
the pyramids ) , Church Hov.o is out in
s wubtorn NobrasK'si looking * up brunch
railroads which Gould's Missouri Pacific
luuicondii proposes to swallow.
A NKl'iniV : of Brlghiim Young ,
oloeled to the legislature of Utah , has
just introduced a bill into ihul body for
un act for the suppression of polygamy
' ' und regulation of divorce. No wonder.
Ho saw how it was himself whenever he
paid a visit to his uncle's house ,
Tin : value of preparing school chil
dren for marching out of a burning
building WSIH illubtrated in Chicago re-
' contly. Fir.o Droho out in olio of the
school houses of that city and the pupils
were quickly and quietly formed in line
by the taps of a bell and marched out in
wifely.
IT is propobcd that congress should
erect a monument at Frederick , Md. , to
Francis Scott Key , the patriotic author
< of % ( The Star Spangled Banner. " The
country owes to the memory of this man
who kept alive patriotism by his soul-
Btlrring songs a lilting tribute in
ixnurblo.
[ MKS. LANOTUY is having moro trouble
with the fence she hud built in front of
her residence in Now York than she
ever had with Freddie. She has just
boon told that her fence infringes on
the public sidewalk and that oho is
violating the law in maintaining a
nuisanco. % obody told her as much
when Freddie was around.
' TllKHE is much delight expressed by
the dcmocratio press over Senator Halo's
discoveries in the garden of civil ser
vice reform , AH the organs take es-
peeiul pleasure in noting that the civil
eorvlcp luw has proved no barrier 'to
'wholesale removals , and that at the end
oi.throe years less than a tithe of the
'former republican officeholders can bo
found titter tbo most rigid search. Who
ever imagined thnt they would bo ? The
law from the beginning was drafted
> and passed with no idea , on the part of
' anyone but the theorist , that it would
materially interfere with the distribu-
tlon tit party patronage. It never could
have been passed at all had congress ,
which is nothing if not partisan , not
known that its construction would never
stand in the way of the usual rewards of
party fealty. "Civil service reform"
has boon eflleiont in reforming republi-
ofllcoholdors out of olllco and in till
ing their places with domociats. It haa
? * UTordud a new rallying cry for hypo-
K crlsytind has given the administration
* ' * 'l > bulwark behind which it has been
bio to safely and o.xpeditiously carry
'On its campaign for the complete con
trol of the federal oflicos.
Tin : venerable mother of James A.
Gnrllold , familiarly known to the coun-
.try as "Grandma Garfield , " died at
Mentor , the homo of Mrs. Garllold , jos-
turday morning. The deceased was
eighty-six years old , and had been fail
ing under the increasing intlrmitics ol
age for several months. She was among
the pioneers of the Western Hosorvo of
Ohio , and possessed nil of the sterling
and sturdy qualities that distinguish
the early bottlers of thnt once inhospit
able region. Being widowed whili
tier children were still young , mui.\ ;
years of her lifo wore pushed in a hurt
but patient struggle to maintain hoi
family. She was successful and wai
amply repaid in seeing nil her chlldror
\K > came useful men and women , ono at
taining the highest station in the gif
of tbo pvoplo as the crowning nuhloio
tnent of a most honorable career as t
eoldier and statesman. This most excellent
collont mother was profoundly bonorci
fend beloved by her children , and b ;
none more than by her distlngnlshei
non , who publicly attested his alTcctioi
before the world , at the time of his in
nuguration , by kissing in the presence
Of the tissemblod thousands the agec
mother to whoso love and care ho owet
BO much. The trtigio death of Prosl
dent Gnrilold was a terrible blow to hi :
venerable mother , but she bore It will
that Christian fortitude that had sus
tained her in the many sovoritrlals o
Jior earlloi' yeura. Since that event sin
lias made her homo with Mrs. James A
Ourllold now , absent -in Europe re
ceiving ail' the care and devotion tha
ucctiou could inapiro. . . , ' '
Tlir Doctors nnil the Newspaper * .
Our recent oxiwfiiru of a medk-ul impostor
pester utTords a text for iv letter on tilt
rclatioiiH of the medical-profcHslon to
the press from the pen of lr. ) Morsinrm.
The doctor holds the press chiully re
sponsible for the UN the publie sulTcrs
at the hands of "medical frauds and up-
fstiu ts , " and sioros the ncw papoii for
allowing their ndveitifcing columns to
be ui ed by them. On this point , much
can be said on both sides.
First and foremost , the American
press rnnnot mibsUt oii its receipts from
sub-crlpUoiis. Their clrief source of
rev Quito comes from the sale of ad\er-
tUlng fipnoo. The running expenses of
*
amotroMiUtin | : daily range all the way
from * -'m to WHX ( ) per day. The
greater portion of this outlay
must bo met from its nd-
\ortislng receipts , unions , indeed , the
paper is subsidised byome great cor
poration or kept up by political contri
butions. To strain all advertisements
by rigid inquiry into the character and
moral standing of its patrons would
create a deficit which in due time would
result in bankruptcy. It is not true , ns
asserted by Dr. Morttmnn , that the
newspaper is tacitly a guarantor of the
integrity of its advertisers. How could
It bo ? Could the business manager or
advertising agent pry into the prhato
affairs and methods of doing business of
e\ cry commercial pati onV Arc they ex
pected to make chemical tests of all the
baking powder , condensed milk , soap ,
hair oil , ycast > , tooth podor , plated
ware , boot blacking , lubricators , min
eral waters and insect powders ? Are
they expected to test all the various
devices and machines which are offered
for sale tluough the proas ? Are they
to examine personally all the professors
of Sanscrit , Gicolc , Hebrew and French
who ndvertisiiind guarantee the compe
tency of music teacher * , aitists , and
last , but not least , dentists ? Theio arc
flauds in all piufc&sions. TIow is tbo
newspaper to distinguish between an
honest lawyer and a shytitcr , between a
clumsy mountebank and a graceful danc
ing master ? Is it not preposterous to
hold a newspaper us a responsible guar
antor for its advertisers ?
But Dr. Morsman draws tbo line
sharply at the medical code. lie tells
us that when a doctor ndvet Uses
extensively ho is a quack. Is that
really true ? Arc not regular prac
titioners constantly advertising them
selves in their pwn peculiar way ? Does
an accidentjOvor happen that calls for
the surgeon or physician whieli i * " ° t
utili/ed to advertise the attending
doctor in connection with the report of
the accident ? It is always "Smith ,
Drown or Jones was thrown from his
buggv and suffered u fracture which was
skillfully treated by Dr. Sawbones , "
etc. The medical code docs not
prohibit regular doctors from lllling
whole columns of newspaper Hpnce with
descriptions of their operations , pio-
vidcd always that they get their ad\er-
tising at the expense of the publishers.
Translated into plain English , the doc
tor who pays for his advertising is a
quack , and the doctor who deadbeats the
papers is strictly honorable and trust
worthy. Such a cede is a disgrace to
any profession.
The BKK 1ms always been an uncom
promising enemy of quacks and impost
ors , but it eannotnpprovo medical ethics
that degrade an honored profession to
mendicancy.
Wo have exposed and literally driven
away from Omaha many medical impostors
pesters , but wo cannot draw the line
at men who do not imy for advertising.
Some of the worst upstarts and frauds in
the profession hold diplomas from legal
ized quack factories. When asked why
the newspaper men do not select their
medical advisers from among those who
occupy the most advertising space , wo
in turn ask why don't ' the doctors who
do not advertise swallow their own pro
scriptions ?
Wo are told that the only way in
which reputable physicians can apprise
the 'public of their own skill and pro
fessional fitness is to abstain from ad
vertising. Wo might as well bo told
that the only way a minister can prove
his fitness to preach is by conscientiously
abstaining from paying faro on a rail
road. Would it not be more oflcctivo
and honorable for the regular physicians
to pay tor space in the leading dailies of
their city and advertise the name and
address of every reputable and compe
tent physician ? If that is against the
cede wo move that the cede bo smashed
and a now one adopted based on hor.sc
sense and business principles.
ltailroa < l Training Schools.
Why should there not bo schools foi
the instruction and training of men in
the practical duties of railroading1 !
General James H. Wilson , of Delaware ,
in a communication to a prominent rail
road journal , thinks there should bo ,
and makes a very strong argument In
support of his views. His position i'
approved by a number of eastern papers ,
and so far as wo have observed the con
sensus of opinion is favorable to the es
tablishment of such schools , The sug
gestion of General Wilson is that there
should be schools for instruction in
every branch of the work of operating
railroads onirinecr , brakcraan oi
switch-tender , dispatcher , superin
tendent or manager. The idea is nol
wholly now , and in part it is alroadj
being carried out by several railroai
companies. The Pennsylvania coin
p.iny has for many years had in operiv
tion at Altoona a school from whiel
numbers of the most useful and distin
guishcd railroad men in the service o
that company huvo been graduated
Its curriculum , however , is confined U :
training in the mechanical branches o
the railroad service. It is broai
enough for thee who desire to discharge -
charge the higher duties of the railroai
olllcinl , but it does not teach those ni
the lowest rung of the ladder , as the fireman -
man , brakeman or switch-tender. Noi
is it open to every one who would become
como a student in the science of operat
ing railroads , as the school will nccop
only those whom the company is likolj
to subsequently need in Its own service
The Philadelphia & Reading and the
Baltimore fc Ohio companies have si mi
hlr training schools , or shops , bu
wholly in the mechanical branches o
the service ! The.project of Genera
.Wilson' ' , contemplates- . comprehcraslvi
system tltat would enable all classes of
railroad employes to receive careful and
thorough training.
It is wild that the Biibjeet is receiving
the thoughtful consideration of moro
than one of the managers of the great
corporations , If such is the fact there is
ren on to expect that in time other
roads will follow the example of thoao
which already have training ehool ,
extending the system ns to give in
struction to other classes of employes
than those engaged in the mechanical
branches of the ervice. The fact is
fully reall/ed that practical oxperlonco
must continue to bo the chief educator
jot tall road men , but It is reasonably
urgcd that a man who can learn by ex
perience could lonrn twice us rapidly if
ho .had a thorough technical knowl
edge of his business. 1C very day hun
dreds of men largely or wholly unac
quainted with railroad work are being
employed in tills service. However icl-
allvcly unimportant their duties they
carry with them a degree of responsi
bility. However vigilant and careful su
perior olllcors may be there will occur
exigencies when theywill not be on hand
to direct , and calamity can bo averted
enl > by the prompt and intelligent ac
tion of a subordinate , perhaps n tire-
man or brakeman , An employe igno
rant of what the emergency required
would be helpless to save himself or
others from disaster. A few weeks ago
on an eastern road a locomotive , from
which the engineer and tireman wore
absent , ran away with a well-filled pas
senger tiain. The bnggngcmnstcr at
great peril to himself clambered o\cr
the tentHjr into the engine box and
saved the train from wreck. Ho know
the danger and had the knowl
edge and courage to avert it. A man
ignorant of what to do , but with
judgment enough to sec the dan
ger , would have sought simply to save
himself b > leaping from his , car. Knowl
edge in such an exigency is nol only
power , but it is an incentive to heroic
effort. The man whoknows what ought
to be doiio is very likely to put forth his
bravest cflorts , when an extraordinary
demand comes , to do it.
The feasibility of establishing such
schools as General Wilson suggests is n
matter which the raihoads must them
selves determine. The merits , however -
over , of a system of technical instruct
ion and training for railroad employes
are , wo think , unquestionable. In the
progress that is making toward the at
tainment of greater piollciency in all
departments of human activity it will
not bo surprising if in time railroad
training schools become general.
A Barmecide FenHt.
There is a story in the Arabian
Nights about a princely merchant in
Bagdad who invited a hungry mendi
cant to a feast where many rare and savory
very viands wore served up on ilver
platters. The beggar was overjoyed at
the sight of the nppoti/.ing courses.
'Most thou like this dish ? " asked
Barmecide , the master of the house , ai
the slave passed the smoking dish undci
the nose of the famished guest.
"It smells delightful , " replied the
mendicant. "Then , " said the host ,
"pass it along and servo us a fresli
courco. "
Dish after dish thus pnssed under the
noseof the wretched and hungry boggat
without even a bite to satisfy his crav
ing.
ing.Tho
The feast to which the Union Pacific
managers have so often invited Oninhn
is served up much after the Barmecide
fashion.
Fifteen years ago they exhibited n
plan of a magniticent $200,000 union
depot.
"Dost rhou like this structure ? "
"Wo are delighted with it , " said
Omaha.
"Then " said Ali-Baba-Dillon "
, - - , "pass
it across the river. "
" What do you think of this grand
depot ? " said Mr. Callaway two yeim
ago.
ago."It
"It is superb , and just what wo need1
exclaimed Omaha , "wo have hankered
after it lo these many years. "
"Then , " said the U. P. mogul , "pas-
it into the pigeon hole. "
And now Omaha is invited to the thiriJ
course qf the U. P. depot roast.
It is "magnificent , but it is still on
paper. Wo suspect that Haroun-Al-
Potter is only tempting Omaha witli
ono of his savory Arabian-night dishes ,
Tin : necessity for a law explicitly de
fining the powers of the secretary o
war and of the lieutenant general has
been shown by the differences that have
arisen between them within the pasi
year. The secretary of war has as
sumed powers deemed fo bo arbitrary
the effect of which has been to cause n
great deal of irritation and to disturl
the cordial relations that ought to sub
sist between the head of the war de
partment and the head of the army
General Sheridan has prudently avoided
anything like an open collision , thougl
he has felt compelled from time t (
time to protest against innovn
tions that threatened to bo damaging t (
the interests of the army. Secretary
Kndicott has on moro than ono occasioi
shown an unfriendly temper towan
Sheridan , anil has persisted in much o
his objectionable policy despite the re
quests and remonstrances of the lieutenant
ant general. A bill has boon framoc
defining tbo powers of the secretary o
war and the lieutenant general , whiol
will bo introduced in the house as seer
as it shall receive the approval of tin
former. The danger is that when Mr
Endicott gets through with it tin
measure will bo simply a bil
to allow the secretary of wa
to continue in the course ho has beei
pursuing. It may bo presumed , however -
over , that congress will see the unwis
dom of permitting this , and that a bil
will finally bo passed that will rented ;
the existing causes of controversy. Tin
entire armj is interested in having thi :
accomplished as a necessity to the disci
plinc and welfare of the service.
Tins occurrence of several accident
during the past month in which the cu
stove has played its usual part , calls re
newcd attention to the struggle to com
pel the railroad corporations to replaci
the deadly car heater with some othe
contrivance for warming their couches
A movement was made at the lust sou
slon of the Nebraska , pglslnturo to force
ho companies tJ'l * ; at their rars by
steam. It was mnoth red in eonnnlttoo
> n the rcprcsentatl i ; of the corpora-
Ion attorneys that tenm heating wus
entirely imprnetica lo. Since thnt
time a number railroads hnvo
ndontcd steam on their systems
both for long nnd shoH distances. The
genius of inventors hits bconnt work and
steam heating lius been found to be nol
only practicable but nsy. There is no
ieii on why the railroads operating in
Nebraska should not , afford thoit'imtrona
iw good convonioriods'tis those given our
nolghbor.s. The car stove is an abomi
nation which fs doomed tvs boon as thu
public is nindo to understand that it
can readily bo supplanted by ti safer nnd
moro convenient method of heating1.
The toleration of the car stove up to the
present lime has boon Uio result of ig
norance as to what could bo done to
remove it.
1'OMTlCAIj POINTS.
Tlio Ucv. HurchnnVs outspoken approval
of President Cleveland Is a sweet boon to the
republicans.
J. P. St. John considers it Juat too sad to
see the Plumed Knight become the champion
of the tobncco worm.
They talk of printing 1,000,000 copies of
Sherman's speech on tbo messngo and cir
culating them for campaign purposes.
It Is predicted thnt a hish license and local
option bill will bo passed by the Mnsunchu-
sotts k'glslaturu during the coining session.
The Wheeling Intelligencer snys Senator
Yost is opposed to educating the ignorant
because IHJ fcuis it would make lonublicun
votes.
Governor Oglesby 1ms hopes of renomina-
tlon sinoo the hnlf-dozon other candidates in
the ilcld hnvo each considerable stiengtli , but
no power to harmonize tlio factions.
Would Senator LJlalr , of Now Hampshire ,
and tlio politicians who tire attempting to aid
him In tlio p.issiige of his educational bill , be
so icudy to help the s&uth If they did not
know the money would come outof the treas
ury !
The Boston Journal ( rep. ) thinks that
"the simple fuct that Mr. Caillslo has mudo
up tlio civil-servlco reform committee in the
interests of tlio spoilsmen and icactionists ,
ought to detach every mugwump from alli
ance with tlio democrats.
Mr. Hoboitson of Baltimore has mndo n
motion in tbo Maryland , bouse for the ap
pointment of n committee of seven on civil
service , to whom all mutters relating to the
civil set-vice shall bo icfened. The mutter
was icfcricd to the committee on rules.
The Portland , Me. , Piess ( rep. ) , which
formci l.V supported the Blair bill , suinma-
rlros with nppiobutlon Superintendent Mar
ble's iccont letter ngftlnst the measure , ami
s.ijs : "It Is quito eviJontto the most care
less observer that discussion lias not helped
the bill in public favor. "
The calculations of tjio ( managers of Sen
ator Sherman's presidential boom include , it
Is said , solid delegations frbm Vermont , Mas
sachusetts , VirginiajNoith / Carolina , Ala
bama and Ohio , and ! naif iof the delegates
from New York , Tennessee , Texas , Mis-
souii , Georgia , Kansas and Kentucky.
George Gorliam , ox-secretary of the sen
ate , Is of opinion thattthcSOnly | | available re
publican candidate iBthto man for whom
Hoscoo Colliding wllfcon&esccnd to stump
New York. The only man who ( Ills this bill
wears a beautiful little spit-curl in the exact
center of Ills f01 ehead ; *
As a candidate for the presidency , Henry
Clay was before the people three times In
ISi-J , 18.12 and 1844. The frlonus of Ulaine ,
who find so much in their hero that recalls
the chaiactcrand career of Clay , may derive
ciicoiu agement from this fact. As Hlaino
has been beaten but once , lie must have two
moro chances before his presidential record
will completely resemble that of Henry
Clay.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster , an Iowa woman who
has combined temperance reform , republican
campaign speaking and a law practice , has
addressed u circular letter to the local execu
tive oflleers of the Women's Christian Tem
perance union , asking them to write personal
letters to Iowa congressmen stating the de
sire of temperance people that all revenue
luwstouLhing the manufacture or sale of
liquors may bo repealed.
Some ono approached General Sherman
the other day , says the New Oilcans
Picayune , with the old talk about his being
a strong candidate for the presidency. The
old gentleman said that ho would not have it
on any terms. "But , " said ho , "I will bo as
jmbllc spirited about it as Artcmus Ward was
about the war. You know ho said this
bloody war should be prosecuted If it took
thu last ono of his wife's relations. If the
republicans want a candidate , there is my
brother , John Sherman. If tlio democrats
want u candidate , there is ray brother-in-law ,
Tom Kwhiff. "
Rich Soil For Mlsclilcf.
Coal "trusts" and kindred associations
make good soil for the seeds of anarchy to
in.
sprout
_ _
A Fine Police System.
I'htlaiMiihln Times.
Who wouldn't live In Dakota } They make
policemen of the Indians , but it Is against the
law for them to arrest white men.
o -
A Dirty Trick.
"Death has plajcd a dirty trick on this
town , " sajs an Arizona paper , "by sneaking
in upon us and bearing oh the only bartender
who know how to mix a Tom and Jerry to
circulate through the system. "
Wliut $10,000 Would Do
ffeiv 0/tann I'lrauune ,
The city of Louisvlllo has spent over f 10,000
In preparing for the Mobdy and Sanky meet
ings there. That sum wojild fred all the
starving poor of the city for an entire win
ter. _ _ t
Muuli "XVor c ,
ti'cw Yurh Telrttittm.
And now they nro trying to organlo a na
tional convention of lawyers to promote the
science of law. Tlicrp may bo something
worse for this country tljan cyclones and
blizzards. _ _ j i
The IllRlit Sort/of / practice.
C'/ilffloo Tlmts.
As soon as the German crown prlnco was
"given up" by the doctors hb began to grow
better. This shows that thcUoetors can euro
a mini If they only go about. , lt In the right
way.
A Bail Ilii.slnesH.
.S ( . Ixmfo rott-Dlilnitrh.
But the fact remains , ncvcithcless , that tlio
mun who adopts ixiUtics as u profession has
lostfw.suiancoof duo reward for his labor
anxiety and his perplexity than any other
man that lives.
Tlio Matter AVttli Cincinnati.
C7it iu < i I It raid.
"What is the mutter with Cincinnati , " aska
the Enquirer , "that till the blUzards , earth
quakes and big snows glvo her the goby1 !
They probably think that Halstoad Isquito
enough for ono poor town to stand.
A WcMknetui far Towels.
DflntU Frte I'rtts.
The Fifth Avouuo hotel , . Now York,1 lows
100OUO towels per year , the moat of which arc
carried off by fcuinlo guests. They would
also take uway 200,000 cakes of toilet soap per
vcar If they had the opportunity.
Who Mnlces the 1'rotU ?
C7ifnt/n { Juunxit.
Wllh tiio cnttlo Industry ruinously de-
tressed , and the lowest wholesiilo price for
Iressed beef ever Known , prices at the ro-
ull markets have undcixonc no change , and
.he hand of the alcsnnm Is pressed as
icavlly us ever on the scale In weighing the
neat. What Is making this enormous Inter
mediate profit !
A Friend of Ilic1 People.
ll'iiuil IMivr ( liiidtc.
Attorney Genetnl Lccso of Nebraska , Is
making an Immortal iccord for himself us n
friend of the in-epic In their struggle with
corporations und monopolies. Mr. Lceso
should not forget , however , thnt It Is a politi
cal sin ( ? ) to menace monopoly. The exper
ience of Van Wjck should teach him this.
s of Kxpoiise.
Oil CMMilitant. ) .
Wo have decided that nil subscribers who
call nt this oftlce and pay for the J3ll77iird u
year In advance , commencing January 1 , shall
hnve their receipM written lu red Ink. This
will , of couise , entail considerable additional
expense , but we're making money and can
afford It. '
Ncbrnskn'H Heroic Teacher.
. Denver lltintlillcan.
It was a brave young girl who , having
charge of a school In Nebraska of thirteen
children , rescued them all in ono of the se
vere bllr/ards which recently swept over that
state. The storm tore the roof oft the school
house. Hut the teacher tied the pupils to
each other and then to herself , and marched
tlnough the snow mill the gale to n faun
liouso throc-quiu ters of n inilo away. If It
liad not been for'her courage and presence of
mind they might all have perished.
Congressional Stock-Jobbing.
In a corner of ono of the corridors tunning
aiound the house of repicscutatlvcs is a small
space lenccil off by a lulling. Within is a
tulcgiaph instiumunt and u ludy operator.
Fiom the instiumcnt a wire extends to the
banking house of Heniy Clews f Jit Co. , New
Yoik. It is the private wlro of that firm.
Over it is sent dally news of every bit of leg
islation of Intel cst to the house , and over it ,
also , arc sent confidential telegrams , usually
In cipher , to members of the house , giving
them advice and Instruction. This may seem
queer , but it is ujfnit.
At tlie Needle.
In the gut icts and the ( cllnrs
In the close ami noisome places ,
Where the brcc/o is never blowing ,
Where the sunlight cannot enter ,
From thosumise to the sunset ,
From the sun et on to midnight ,
Sit the weary , woful women ,
Woiklng uuiUllcs , working bobbins ,
Working many kinds of needles ,
In their dull anil ceaseless toiling ,
Victims of n competition
That is cruel , bitter , ruthless.
Full of hurt Y , full of worry ,
With the childicn grouped about them ,
Little hands stretched upward vainly ,
Little moutlis so vainly pleading ,
They must woik , all else forgetting ,
Swiftly plying weary fingers ,
From the sunrise to the sunset ,
From the sunset on to midnight ,
With an anxious fear upon them ,
Whether , when the work is finished ,
They will got the ineagro pittance.
None need wonder If , despairing ,
They should loose their hold on heaven ,
Saving "Why should I bo living !
What is lifo that I should choose ill
Onlv endless toll und soriow ,
Joi'less , rnyless , helpless , hopeless ! "
Yet they labor , worn and woful ,
From the sunrise to the sunset ,
From the sunset on to midnight ,
( Jetting for the ceaseless striving
Just enough tojlcccp them toiling ,
Only that , and naught bcjond It.
Who can save them ? Who can help thorn ?
Who can change their sail condition ,
Giving joy and hope in place of
landless toil and slow starvation J
Sui ely , in a land of Christians.
Helping hands must ralso the helpless ,
Showing something more than mercy
To the weary , woful women ,
Victims of u competition ,
That is ciuel , bitter , luthlcss.
AN I NFOUMAIj DISCUSSION.
Kcpresentutlvo Mou From Hast Ings
Consult With Omaha Merchants.
Several prominent Omaha business men In
formally met at the chamber of commerce
yesterday afternoon , and welcomed to the
city C. E. Dietrich , president of the Hastings
board of trade , and E. C. Webster , n member
of thnt body. President Her , of the local
board of trade , was picscnt' Various topics
relative to Omaha's interests and the whole
state in general were freely discussed. There
was an almost unanimous protest expressed
by the gentlemen present against the proposed
action of a two-cent per inilo passenger ruto
on Nebraska railroads , the speakers main
taining that su ill a move would be injudicious
and wholly utiwiso , us it might possibly
revert against a movement underway for the
reduction of freight rates on Nebraska's
muin staples , coin , bogs and llvo stock. It
was pointed out thnt the passenger trufllc
was almost composed of tluough passengers ,
und that the reductions would not bo of as
much bencllt to the farmer and stock-raiser
as a reduction of freight rates.
About ( I o'clock the meeting dispersed , and
It muy bo possible that its views will bo pre
sented to the state board of commissioners.
Personal Paragraph * * .
W. Shepherd , of Hut Ian , la. , is ut the Mil-
lard.
lard.W.
W. A. Hridges , of O'Neill , Is at the Mil-
lard.
lard.A.
A. D. Chapman , of Lincoln , Neb. , is at the
Paxtsn.
U. W. Officer , of Hastings , Neb. , is at the
Paxton.
E. G. Wctzel , of Lincoln , Neb. , Is at tlio
Pnxton ,
Dr. F. G. Stuver , of Harlan , la , is at the
Millard.
Dudley Smith , of St. Joseph , Mo. , is at the
Millard.
Fred G. Jaeger , of Sargent , Neb. , is at the
Mlllnid.
E. T. Hrown , of Lincoln , Neb. , Is at the
Millurd.
Niel Anderson , of Davenport , la. , Is at the
Windsor.
Dean Addis , of Lincoln , Nob. , is nt the
Windsor.
O. M. Brown and wlfe.of Chlcago.aro'at the
Windsor.
F. D. Holmer and wife , of Chicago , are at
the Paxton.
F H. Simuiins , of Minneapolis , Minn. , U
the Paxton.
G. W. Meredith , of Ashland , Neb. , is at
the Windsor.
A. Chrlsteson and wife , Lincoln , Neb. , U
at the Paxton.
Mrs J. H. Thomas , of Minneapolis , Minn. ,
Is at the Pnxton.
J. N. Flllmorc and wife , of Denver , Colo. ,
are ut thu 1'axton
John Ch'atser and wife , of Nebraska City ,
Neb. , are ut the Paxton.
W. G. Smyth , business manager for Tom
Kcoiic , Is at the Millard.
Mrs M. M. White uml Mrs C. H Allan , of
Lincoln , Neb. , weio nt the Paxton yesterday.
Mr. S. Uanzlngcr , traveling agent of the
Phillip Host brewing company , of Milwau
kee , < s in the city for the purjioso of estab
lishing an agency for the company's goods.
Mr. O. M. Carter , wno for many yen's has
resided nt Ashland , has icsumcd his rcsl-
dencu in Omuha. Ho came to Nebraska
twenty-seven icais ago , and fifteen years
ago ho was u leading merchant In Omaha ,
Ho is well known throughout the stato. Mr.
.Carter who remains president of u bank ut
Ashland , brings with him the loan and trust
company , a strong financial Institution , the
management of which is In his hands.
TIIK MEDIC Ali MRS.
A Protest From One of tlio Profession
OMMIA , Jan. 21. To the Kdltor of tlio
UFE : In jour Issno of last Sunday I icad
jour cxiHWiio of Powell lU-evos. If the
facts uro us stated , which I see no i o.ison to
doubt , the HKI : deserves cicdlt for having
exposed u fruud. Having given the Hr.i : Its
well-merited commendation , I would like ,
with jour permission , to say a few words
through the samp medium regarding the re
lation of medical quuclcs to ne\vpaKrs. | !
It Is freely admitted bj' nil that the ranks
of medicine ami Its specialties nro Infested
with hnposteis and scoundrels wlio llouilsh
ul the expense of the public and who rob
their victims * but oftentimes
not only of niotioj ,
times of what Is moio valuable , their health
and their time. Now , the medical profession
as n body , would bo only too plud to rid Itself
of tills incubui , but it Is absolutely Impotent.
Several attempts have been iniulo but they
have been futile , ami no attempt will suc
ceed so long as tlio newspapers throughout
the country permit these men to use their
columns and their influence to fuithcr their
finudulcnt designs.
Now I do not wish to throw nny stones nt
the newspapers. I bollove Unit the Aineilciin
newspaper is the best in the world , and there
nro very few editors who do not sot a high
standard for themselves and live up to It too.
For this very reason newspapers tire n
great power. Nothing Unit Is published In n
scurvj * sheet can do harm because It has no
influence. Hut the clean , reputable newspa
per has u great influence even through Its ad
vertising columns , and although It may not
snj' so , it Is tacitly n guarantor for every ad-
vci User who uses Its jiagcs.
Now it Is a well known fuct that cver.v re
putable paper endeavors to "strain" its ad
vertisements. No" paper would accept nil ad
vertisement for burglar's tools nor for
nvoweil menus to pioduce aboi tlon , nor any
other similar thing that would be dangerous
to the puulle , even if there wus no law In the
way. Let a bunk open in Omalm of a
decidedly suspicious taint , a bail ami unsafe
reputation , and 1 doubt If a newspaper In the
citj' would knowingly publish its nd\crtl c-
mont. Hatthcj do publish day utter daj * the
advertisements of medical frauds with , to
say the least , stiong reasons for suspicion.
Now , if newspapers admitted thnt they
were simplj' inonujmaking conccins , that
the\ solicited such news as would make their
paper sell and such mlveitlsonients us puld
the best , the public would bo on Us guatd ,
but this is not the cuso. On the contrary
they set themselves up as nibltors of public
moiuls , and the cntci ion by which all public
stiimluuls uio to bo guagcd. And the icput-
nblo paper becomes all this. Wh.V then will
its manage ! s lend it to fuither the designs ot
u fraud and u scouudi el because he Is u medical
onol Are thej not p.utlceps ciitninisi
The medical profession Is the noblest in ex
istence. I say it without any qualification.
No other class of men have from time I in
memorial done so much for mankind und ut
so little iccoinpeiise and such great
sacrifices as incillcal men. Almost nil the
sciences in their em best times hud their in
ception and their glow th in the brains and
by the labors of mcclieul men. Valuable
works have been given to the world that
never j ielded their uuthoi 3 u pennj . They
hnvo ulwnjs been foremost in the science of
hygiene , have made it what it Is and will
inuko It what we all wish It to be.
The modern pinctltfonor spends his money
and his time fitting himself ut u time when
other men arc getting their start in life. Ho
starves along until his abilities mo recog
nized , unit on the shailj' side of lifo begins to
ucqulic a competence. The medical man
who gets rich out of his practice is u cm ios-
ity. They deserve the best thnt the newspa
per men can give them.
Hut jou say , "How can a ncwspiper dis-
crimimito ! ' ' It is easy enough. Thu medi
cal cede forbids nil kinds of udvci Using ex
cept the verj' simplest. When , therefore , u
medical man presents the usual quarter , half ,
or whole column ad1io is on the face of
it a suspicious character. If not
u fraud he has at least departed fiom the
ranks of honest prueticioneis when ho ro.-
fuses to bo guided by the cede which goveins
them and attempts tu take un unfair advan
tage of them.
Hut the newspaper argument hns always
been that the medlcul cede is wiong and bid-
fashioned rcgnrdlng this mutter and that
praetlcioncrs ought to advertise. The nrgu-
ment tins its origin in self-interest und is as
shallow ns Its origin would indicate. Tlio
moment the bars are let dow n and adver
tising becomes ullowublo the newspapers
would bo filled with stuff us bad or much
worse tluin the average quack could con
ceive , nnd ho who hud too much pride , dig
nity and modestj' to glaringly bla/on his own
skill and merits would hnvo to take u buck
scat , although the bettor man. The compe
tition between quacks alre.uly breeds adver
tisements unfit for publication. Whut would
thej' become If this competition was general *
It would soon be so that no decent man
could bo u successful practitioner und
rotnin his self-respect. The charlatan
would occupy the field. The news
paper man gives the lie to his
own argument. Ho never selects his medical
adviser fiom among these who occupy the
most advcrtisinc space. °
I wunted to say something about patent
medicines also , but I have occupied too much
apace already.
I am not financially Interested In this mat
ter. I graduated In medicine and practiced
It , but abandoned for my present occupation ,
because It was distasteful to me , but I have
been through nil its trials and I think It Is a
shame thnt the press should lend itself to
frauds and upstarts to the detriment of
honest practitioners nnd the general public.
Without the uld of the reputable press thesu
Impostors could not succeed. Hespectfully ,
A. MoiifcMAN , M. D.
AMU8KMKNTS.
BOIU'S oi'iniv nousn.
Minstrelsy Is to bo represented nt Hoyd's
opera house next Wcdnesnuy und Thursday
nights bj' the Got man's spectacular inin-
sti els , the lending members of which were ,
for many j'cars , the mainstay of Havcrly's
mastodons. The company Is well spoken of
everywhere , ni bofng refined nnd original.
The three Gornnn brothers , John , James
und George , who glvo nniiio nnd being to the
organization , arc well known to the lovers of
burnt-cork humor. The coinpanj- includes
E. M. Hull , the famous banjo player , the
Quaker City quuitette , the diamonds und
thirty othci s.
TIIOS. W. KEI.NI5.
The popular tragedian , Thos W. Kccno ,
will give n brief eason of the legitimate
drama nt Hoyd'b opera house next Friday
and Saturday. Mr Kccno has been so long n
favonto with lovcis of the drama that words
spoken In Ills praise mo scarcclj' necessary.
Ho lanks second to no American tragedian in
his well known characters. "Othello , " Fri
day night , Kecno as "lago ; " "Julius C.us.ir , "
Satunlaj matinee , and "Hichanl 111 , " Satur
day night. The sale of seats opens Thui sduy
morning.
noui'sio-viniiT.
This evening ut Hoyd's , the magnificent
German company which appears hero every
Sunday night , will present the beautiful en-
tci tamfng and laughable piece by L'Arrongo ,
entitled "Dr. Klnus. " Tills Is ono of the
most entertaining pieces In the repertoire of
this company , un organization which is now
aeknow tedgcd to bo stronger than that of any
similar organization in ucitjof the size of
Omaha in this country. The cast of this
pleco includes all the members of the coun
try especially Messrs. Puls , Koch , Elsemnnn
( tno now leading man ) Kraft. Haurcis , Linilo-
iiiunn , Mouselike und Mndumus Pnls-Ahl ,
Mcuschko and Haurcis. The entcitalnmcnt
this evening will bo for the benefit of Mr.
HaurcU , the stage malinger of tlio company.
Mr. Haurcis1 work In connection with this
companjns also In the attempt to establish
the Gei man drama In this city hns extended
over many years and ho dcsurves well at the
hands of his friend1 * Ho Is an actor of pro
nounced merit anil his every appearance con
duces In a great measure to tlio success of
the pieces pi oduied. Mr. Haurcis ought to
have a big uuOlenco to-night.
oiusiorim : uornr.
Commencing next Thursday night , nnd
during the balance of the week with Satur
day matinee , the celebrated "Hidden Hand"
company will bo presented with the little
houbrctte , Coin Van Tassel , In the leading
lolc. The special scenic uud mechanical
effects which aid lu the successful piescnta ?
tion of this piece nro u vlow of Urn Hudson
river by moonlight , thoHrooklyn bridge with
cars passing to nnil fro , bouts plying the
river , Hrooklyn illuminated , u viowof Hroail-
way , the Tombs police court , Hurricane hull ,
nnd a true repiescntaUon of a southern plan
tation before the war. He-sides , thui p is the
haunted house In the woods , a rain fall of
real water , the cnvcrnsof I.UM.V , Va. , A mar
vel o seen In splendor. Thoprcnt Inntiiulatloii
scene , u Hood in the James river , Is also In *
troiluccd. Tlio company ls n strong ono , nnd
the piny will be put on In n very attractive
manner. Miss vnn Tassel assumes the rola
of Cupltoln und cuincs It thrnimh with her
usutil vlvacitj' . The company Is fur ubovd
the average , nnd well merits Uio patronage
of the public.
i M Tt'iti ov rnvsioroov.
Twentj'-llvo j ear-i ngo Icctui cs on hygiene
wi'ioerj" popular nnd exercised a nmiUed
Influence in or the habits of the people. Tim
war diverted attention from them as It did
f linn other subjects. Now , that the Issues It ,
started nro pretty well Mettled , the public
mind turns ngiitii with Incicasing avidity to
the moro peaceful pursuit of health and tian-
nullity , row things HUIIM facilitate this pur
suit than the Icctui cs which will commenca
In lxKsltion | hall Monday night , Jnmuiry
ii ; , uml bo given by Dr. O'Lcary. He Is
amply equipped with inoduN , manikins ,
skeletons uml nil manner of means of lllus.
t rat Ion. The couise will continue ttirough
the week.
Dentil of < l. ( i , ( inodiiinii.
J. O. Goodman died ut his leslilencc , cor
ner Ninth ami Dorcas streets , jesteiiluy
afternoon , tit the ago of thirty-seven jcurs.
Aw Ho nnd live children mourn his death.
The funeral will bo from the lute residence ,
nt 2 o'clock to-morrow aftoi noon , and inter
ment in Prospect Hill cemetery. The deceased -
ceased Is u brother of C. F. Goodman , and
until recently icslJcd at Tokumnh , Neb
Want to RoTcnuhci'N.
A number of lady and gcntloiunn applicants
for the positions of school teachers wore ex
amined ns to their quallllciitlons by Countj'
Superintendent of Education Uruncr yester
day.
Interim ! llcvcniic Collections.
The rccciptsof the Omaha Intcunil revenue
olllco jostci day were $ itJi ( ) ) JO.
Iiii.'oiislsloiit ( V
W\sui\iTiv ( , Jan Hi. [ Coiiespomlonceof
the Hi.K.J The inconsistency of the position
occupied bj- the gieenbaekeis In the house ,
mid the Inconsistent thcorj ot their punciplc ,
lius been piott.\ well shown during the past
fcwdajs , " suld n member of the house this
inoiniiig. "Tho gioenbackeis Inuo fought
the consideintlon of the Willdiis bill to Increase -
crease tlft ; cii dilution of national bunks lo the
full par vnhici of bonds deposited with tlio
ticnsuicr , whieli would put in the bunds of
the people about ? 2KHtil)0 ( ) , ( ) , ) more inoncj As
1 understand it , the giccnbackois me what
they mo in theory bccnuso they want to sen
mine money in ciuuhition , and thej base
their principle on paper. Of couise , so fur
us eiieulutiim among the people mill secui lly
an object of eircul.it Ion mo coneeinod thcio \ < \
no dltleiciico to the people between national
bnnk notes nnd giecnbieks. The onlj objec
tion the tnecnbacUers urge to the incicuso of
the circulating medium thionuh banks is th.it
It , is a favor to the bunks I would like to know
how thogiccnbackeis would cii dilate Rieen
backs if the government was authorized
today to issue twenU cur loads of them
They have io get into the hands of the people
some way , for souio put pose , und cannot bo
bunded out like hand bills. It occurs to mo
that this lust light of the grecnbackors is the
most nbsuul of all their follies , nnd that It is
to bo the straw which will bieak the puty's
back , if Indeed theie is any such thing us u
greenback puity. "
Arbitration vs. War. ,
WSIUNOTOV , Jan. 21. A memorial from
the Massachusetts eominlUecof fifty recently
formed to co-operate with the British deputa
tion of peace and uibitrutlon lopicsenting 2,1.1
members of the house of commons which
visited Washington in November , wus pin-
sontccl to the president to-day by Edwin D.
Meail , of Hoston , representing the commit
tee. The memorial is signed by the governor
of Massachusetts , tho.mnj'orof Hoston Piest-
dent Elliott of Harvard university , President !
Steely of Amhi'ist college , Edward Eveielt
Hnle , Hcv. Phillips Urooks , Hey. Joseph
Cook , Andrew P. Pcnbody , Leei ett Salston-
tnll , Andre Hice , Clmilcs Theodore Uusscll
uml many'of the leading scholars und busi
ness men of Massachusetts. Mead ,
In behalf of the committee , uigccl
the Importance of the opportnnitj- offered
by the proposition of thoDiitlsh inctnoiiullsts
for u definite step toward the inauguration of
n settled policy of urbitiation with Grcut
Hi Until , which could not bu without slgnul
influence IIJKIII the world nt lurgo. The pres
ident. while conscious of cei lain political dif
ficulties , expressed a warm sympathy with
the general cause und his bullet that the tlmo
could not bo fur distant when nations would
look buck with uina/eincnl upon their present
Hjstcm of wars. A similar memorial fiom
tlie Massachusetts committee will bo pre
sented by Mr. Hoar In the senate Monday.
Hmnll Hope For Thocbo.
WASinxoro.v , Jnn. 21. The notion of tha
house in adjourning to-day without disposing
of the Thoebe-Cnrlislo cuso , tendered It im
possible that the vote by which the resolu
tion for the reopening of the cuso was de
feated yesterday , can bo reconsidered except
by unanimous consent , tlio tlmo within which
such motion could have boon enteied ns ono
of privilege having expired wltlf to dnj's
session , although there is n rumor that Mr.
Caillslo will on Motiduv udib ess a loiter to
the house asking that the CUHQ bo reopened ,
which is declared by thnt gentleman's friends
to bo without foundation. Even If such
communication should bo lecoivcd its sug
gestions could only bo acted upon by unani
mous consent , unless the order for llvo pre
vious question under which thu house is now
opeiatmg should bu considered as withdrawn.
Parcel Post Convent Ion.
OTTAWA , Out. , Jnn. 21. The iwstmastcr
general stutcs thnt the convention for parcel
irast service between Canada jmd the United
Stutcs bus been signed by himself and Post
master General Vilas , and only requires the
signature ) of President Clevoluml to make It
legal. The terms agreed upmi were satis
factory to both govei nmcnts , and it has
boon arranged for service to communed
March 1. Nicholas M. Hell , superintendent
of foreign mulls mud to nUht th it the provis
ions are in oveiy leaped thu nanio us the
piorisions of thu parcel post convention now
in force t between the United States und
Mexico. It piovidcs that articles of cvciy
kind or nature , which uio admitted to thu
domestic mails of either country Blmll bu ad
mitted to thu mull exchanged between the
United States and Canada , at domestic rates
and classifications. No accounts will bo kept
between the two < ountrles , but each govei n-
incut will letnln all Its own postal leceipts.
Mr. Hull said that this convention will nml.o
ono of thu postul territory of thu United
States , Mexico anil Canada.
Sir. Carlisle ? Intc-rvlc-wfcl.
W \SIII.SOTON' , Jan. 21. An Associated
Press icporter to-night Inqnlicd of Speaker
Carlisle what truth there was in the icpurt
that ho would on Monday send u letter to the
house requesting that the Thocbc-Cui lisle casii
to bo ro opened und that u committee bo sent
into the Sixth Kentucky district. The
speaker uutliorl/eil thu following denial of
the io | > ort to bo in.ulo public. " 1 huvo not ,
contemplated nuch n step. The housu must
tuko its own c-ourbu In thu COHU without any
dictation or attempted dictation from mo "
Clinlrinnii Hurmim HefusCH to Talk.
CHICAGO , Jan. 21. William H. Hnrnuin ,
chairman of tlio national democratic commit
tee , was hero to-duy. Ho m i Ived this morn
ing , did not register und cautioned the clerks
ugainst icvcullng his picscncu In the hotel to
newspaper men. A noU > nont to him unking
for an interview was returned with the 10-
mark Unit ho wan too busy
A PIlKrlmnuo to Palestine.
Nrw VOIIK , Jiin 'Jl. The Very Uovcrcncl
Charles A Tissunl , S F , of thu commissa
riat of the Holy Lund , Is preparing a great
pilgrimage of Amoiican Catholics to Pales
tine ) for the spi Ing of I VJ. Tha pilgrims will
KO by way of Pans and Uomo and will probu-
lily i ccui\u special audience from Ids holi
ness , Pope Luo XIII.
Cold In Nf-w York.
CAVAJOIIUIIK , N , Y , Jan. 21. In tbo Mo
hawk valley this morning the murcuiy
ranged fiom 123 to 203 below rcro. ThU
afternoon Cherry O. Hcnton , u well-known
man , was badly frozen whllo .diiviiif ; from
Sprakcrs to thli town.