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AFTKU all it may turn out that Cleve
land is only codding.
into the union , Miss Canada ,
tind all will bo forgiven.
TIIK lovers of fast horse-flesh will not
bo disappointed at the string of entries
for the fair races. That attraction alone
ought to draw horsemen hero irom all
parts of the west.
PIUWIDENT CLKVK&AND going down
deep into his brooches' pocket for a
$10,000 contribution to the democratic
campaign fund makes a pretty big hole
in his last month's salary.
OUT of consistency , the delegates to
the deep water convention at Denver ,
ought to partake of thobo beverages
only which will constantly remind them
of the purpose of the meeting.
Till ! cow has become the symbol of
politics. The nomination of James T.
Hoard , the great dairy Icing of Wiscon
sin , for the governorship of that state ,
makes the cow , and a Jersey ono at that ,
the badge of the Badgers this fall.
Tim fact that the republic of Haytl
has driven out its president ought to
impress Dr. Brooks of the prohibition-
isls and General Curtis of the American
party with the necessity of transferring
the campaign immediately to that is
land.
CHAIKSIAN BATCOMUE is prodding
these property holders who are putting
oil to the last moment the laying of per
manent sidewalks in the stone sidewalk
district. He has given them grace until
the 28th inat , when the city sidewalk
contractor will step in and do the work.
TIIH county commissioners have
awarded a contuxst to Bully & Oloson
lor fifty thousand sewer brick to ho de
livered at Florence. Why should the
county" build a sewer at Florence at the
. expense of Omaha tax-payers , for
Omaha pays' about nine-tenths of the
taxes of the county.
THIS campaign is destined to bring
out some joint political discussions aftot
the manner of the Lincoln-Douglas do-
Irnte , thirty years ago. Chairman
Jowctt , of the the Indiana democratic
committee , is preparing a challenge for
for a joint discussion between Hovoj
I
and Matson. A debate hotween Blalnc
and Carlisle is also talked of , but it if
not likely to take place.
THIS news comes from Wall strcol
that the negotiations between President
dent Adams oi the Union Pacific , ant
Henry Villard , of thd Northern Pacific
looking to the revival of the joint tri
partite lease , has fallen through. Thli
, leaves the Union Pacific's present posl
tion unchanged us regards the Oregon
gen Hallway and Navigation com
, pany'a lines. The next move on tin
railway chess-board will bo watchei
with Interest.
TIIK attention of congress has beei
called to the fact that government bond
have gene up five per cent in the pas
few months owing to tho.activity of thi
secretary of the treasury us a purchaser
Senator Bock ha's therefore pointed ou
the danger of a possible bond trud
whereby ton men in this countr ,
could corner all the bonds and sou
them up ( ono hundred percent. Th
remedy appears to bo in the repeal c
the sinking fund laws in order to conn
toract any move of bondholders to ecu
nor bonds.
Tnn usual midsummer falling off i
pork packing has affected all the larg
pork packing centers , notably Chlcag
and Kansas City. Omaha , althoug :
sharing in the depression usual to thi
time of the year , shows up bettor tha
tiny of the ether cities. Chicago packo
3,430,000 hogs from March 1 to Augus
JfcJ in 18S7. For the corresponding tim
this year the number packed wn
1,305,000 , showing ft loss of 125,0K (
Kin BUS City has a still poorer record. I
3837 the , number of hogs killed wn
81G.COO. For JSS3 for the frame porio
the number has fallen to 025,000 , a clcn
loss of ever 100,000. For Omaha thei
is a gain of11,600 lu the number of ho
slaughtered this year. In the light <
thcso facts , it does not lake a prophet t
predict which city will load In the per
packing Industi-y within thsnoxttwolv
mouths.
Our Buitantlnnnl I'reslilont.
Mr , Qlmrlop A. Dana says Mr. Cleve
land is thg ijiost sensational president
tho'country has ever had , and click the
evidence ) us follows :
The silver ( vjlnugo latter to General
Weaver forotcljlpg commercial dlfliiter ntitl
flnanclal explosion , was a great sensation.
So was tlio civil service letter to Mr. Curtis.
Soyns the appointment as minister to Eng
land gf K. .1. 1'hplpi. Ho was the marriage ,
oltcn denied , and yet at last boautitully con
secrated. So was the tiirlff-sui.ishtnK mcs-
snj'e of hwt December. Uut now this nnti-
Canadian , antl-liritlsli , true blue , North
American , JncUsonlan message lays them nil
out.
out.It
It may bo interesting to Inquire what
these so-vcrul sensational circumstances
have umounteil to. As to the llrnt , its
Immediate oiled was to array four-llfths
of the democratic party in opposition to
the president , and it was a long lime
something like two years before this
effect begun to disappear. Meanwhile
the country continued to prosper , thus
demonstrating that Mr. Cleveland's ap
prehensions of calamity wore groundless -
loss , lie of course had really no
opinion of his own on the subject , but
wrote under the direction of Mr. Man
ning or Manton Marble , who in turn
were under Wiill street inlluouco. With
respect to the civil service letter the
country knows , and Mr. Curtis himself
has admitted , how far short the admin
istration has come of fulfilling the
pledge conveyed in that letter. In
stead of the reform the country hoped for
there has been a mockery which has
caused more than half the people
to look with contempt upon
the policy of civil service
reform. The appointment of Phelps
has been harmless , except to the extent
that ho is not a true representative of
American feeling and sentiment , but
instead a toady to the English aristoc
racy. The next sensational incident in
Mr. Cleveland's presidential career was
one that the whole American people
heartily approved , and doubtless all of
them regret that it b.as thus far boon
unproductive. There is certainly no
disposition to make any political capital
out of his failure in this respect. The
effect of the " "
"tariff-smashing message"
will not bo fully known until after the
sixth of next November , but the
present Indications are that Mr. Cleveland -
land will not subsequently to that date
recur to it as a source of pleasing reflec
tions. It will also be some little time
yet before the full effects of his last
sensation are developed , but in the light
of its obvious motive it can hardly bo of
more advantage to Mr. Cleveland than
those which preceded it. The abortive
results thus far of the president's sensa
tions do not assure them u very con
spicuous place in history.
Hill or Defeat.
The cloud that has for some tlmo
post hung ever the democratic situation
in Now York is still lowering and no
man can toll with certainty what will
bo disclosed when it bhull clear away.
As the date for the assembling of the
democratic state convention draws near ,
the anti-Hill sentiment manifests it
self withgroat vigor and increasing bit
terness. The mugwump newspapers
especially are persistent and unsparing
in their abuse of the governor , re
peating from day to day their
warnings to the democracy that to ro-
nominate him will be to insure the de
feat of the state ticket and put in peril
the chances of the national ticket. Hill
is denounced by them in unmeasured
terms as having dishonored the execu
tive olllco of the state and shown him
self wholly unworthy of conlldonco 01
respect.
The reply of the supporters of Hill ,
and they are doubtless in the majority ,
to all this is that the governor is the
ablest and most popular democrat ir
Now York , having all the strong points
of availability , that ho has been faith'
ful to democratic principles and to hi *
friends , and that if ho is not ronomin-
atod the defeat of both the state and
national democratic tickets must in
ovltably bo the penalty. They will Us-
ton to no suggestions of compromise 01
any arrangement that does not include
Hill as the next candidate for governor ,
Meanwhile the question that fills all
with anxiety is , What is the attitude or
desire of Mr. Cleveland in the mattori
The Now \'ork Sun , which is oarnestlj
for Hill , savs that there is a perfect and
entirely satisfactory understanding bo
twoou Cleveland and Hill , but the iS'tin' ,
authority is not to bo accepted unqucs
tioningly. At all events , the democracy
of the empire state is in a dilemma , am
it is certain that whatever shall bo th <
outcome somebody will bo boriousl ;
hurt.
A lilttlo Too A.ntiiuatcil.
The venerable democratic candi
date for the vice-presidency has re
turned to his homo , and while his goinj
forth was marked by considerable intci
est and curiosity , it made no distinc
impression that will benefit his party
His speeches have unquestionably beoi
disappointing. They lacked freshness
force , spirit and timeliness. As a matter
tor of fact , although ho spoke a numbo
of times , ho made in the main but on
speech. What ho said on the two principle
ciplo occasions during his trip was 1
the same vein , varied only slightl
in the manner of presentation
Giving almost exclusive attei
tlon to the tariff , ho demonstrated thr
ho knew very lltt'o ' about its detail :
and his repeated definitions of the IKI
two of a tariff were simply amusing i
view of the universal knowledge o
that'potnt , which months of discussio
in congress had supplied. Mr. Thui
man seemed to bo impressed with th
idea that what the people required wt
primary inttructiou in tariff principle
when every fairly intelligent voter i
the land was long ago advanced boyon
this r.nd had for months boon studyin
the effects of the operation of the :
principles. The trouble with the ol
gentle man was tnnt ho had bin
self failed to keepTp wit
the class on this subject , an
as something was expected of him 1 :
could do nothing hotter than oxpoun
what he had learned up to the tlir
when , yeara ago , ho censed to Rive ai
thought to the tariff , and when hei
counted among the sturdiest opponent
of any degree of protection. Of coin- :
enlightenment of this sort was not wh :
the democracy had hoped for and o
peeled of- the "Old Roman. " Ho was
'
placed on the tick'ot not so much for his
well-attested democracy , or for his ac
knowledged Integrity , as for the intel
lectual service it was thought ho could
render the party. His nomination was
especially applauded because it gave
brains to the ticket which it was be
lieved would bo of great use
fulness and Inlluonco in the campaign.
The president cannot with propriety go
about the country making speeches. It
would not be well to leave the greater
part of the oratorical work of the cam
paign to the southern loaders of the
party. The brains of Mr. Thurman
were therefore required to expound
democratic principles and arouse the
democracy of the north to action.
Expectation mounted high when the
veteran statesman started out to open
the campaign. Wo venture to say there
are few democrats now , from the presi
dent down , who , if they should spuak
truthfully , would not confess to feeling
a little "tired. "
Men of all parties have
a kindly feeling for Mr. Thur
man. His ability , in the direction in
which it has been employed , is freely
acknowledged. His sincerity , his rug
ged integrity , his incorruptibility , are
heartily conceded. But it is obvious
that as a political leader this veteran
of seventy-six years has outlived his
usefulness. Ho is no better fitted to
lead the democratic forces in this vital
campaign than would Von Moltko bo to
command the Gorman army in a great
war. The now circumstances and con
ditions call for men whose minds nro
free from the moss and mold of the past ,
and are capable of being impressed by
the fresher thought and the facts of to
day. Mr. Thurman's resources are too
antiquated for the demands of the pres
ent.
TIIK report that there is any serious
disagreement between the Indiana
friends of General Harrison and those
of .Fudge Grcsham is doubtless a pure
invention of .the common enemy. There
does not appear to bo the slightest rea
son for it. The sincerest friend of
G rcsham must admit that so far at least
as Harrison is concerned ho made a fair ,
open and honest contest for the nomi
nation , and if a few of his friends wore
indiscreet in their excess of zeal it
would be manifestly unjust to hold him
responsible , and thereby en
danger republican success in In
diana. On the other hand , the
friends of General Harrison could
have no justification at this time in feel
ing animosity toward these who exer
cised tlioir unquestionable right in urg
ing Judge Gresham as an available can
didate for the presidency , and Harrison
would himself bo the foremost to dis
countenance any such fooling. There
will bo no such contribution to demo
cratic success in Indiana as a war of re
publican factions. .General Harrison
will get the full republican vote and
enough more to give him the state by
a majority about which there can be no
dispute.
IT was to have boon expected that the
Jfcrald would urge the people of South
Omaha to mortgage themselves up to
their nocks. The principal benefit of
this mortgage will accrue to the owners
of largo tracts of land around South
Omaha who expect to sell out and lot
the people who buy the property wrestle
with the heavy taxes a few years hence.
Come to think of it , the Herald is owned
by one of the men who has a big interest
in syndicate tracts. THE BEE has
simply done its duty in warning South
Omaha voters against imprudent bond-
voting before they have any ma
tured and well-digested plan of Improve
ments , and while their city govern
ment is being managed on the fast and
loose method of borrowing and making
debt without authority of law or regard
for the day of reckoning. We expect ol
course , that our advice will not bo
heeded , but the day will come , , when
South Omaha property holders will
curse the promoters'of the mortgaging
schemes and wish that they had acted
upon THE BKE'S suggestions.
TnE great cattle syndicate which for
five years has hold a lease on the fine
grazing country of the Cherokee nation
is negotiating for a renewal or exten
sion , the present lease expiring on the
1st of October. The syndicate owna
two hundred thousand head of cattle ,
and is one of the most powerful in the
business. As showing the advantage it
hag taken of the Indians during the
past five years , it is stated that the syn
dicate now offers to increase the annual
rental of the lands from one hundred
thousand dollars to one hundred and
seventy-live thousand dollars , all Inv
provomonts mudo to go to the Cherokee
nation. Undoubtedly the syndicate
will got a renewal of tin
lease , but the Indians seem disposed tc
drive a bargain that will bo entirely
satisfactory to themselves , and the cattlemen
tlomon may be compelled to still furtho
raise their bid before they can obtain i
renewal of the lease.
THE recent ordinance passed by thi
council providing for the working o
city prisoners on the streets has as ye
not boon put to a practical test. Thi
council failed to make the necessar ;
appropriations for purchasing hooks am
scythes. In consequence It-looks as i
the penalty will bo reserved until snow
time , when the tramps and vagrants , i
there bo any , will be organized into i
shovel brigade to clean the stops ii
11 front of Judge Borka's court.
COMMENTS ON THE CANDIDATES
Hastings Guottu-Jcuruol : Mr. Leoso Is t
bo congratulated. Ho has broken the prs
cedcut.
Heatrica Democrat : Prohibition does nc
prohibit , Instruction itoss not Instruct , an
submission dots not submit , so far as the n
publicans arc concerned.
FreinontTribuno : Republicans look eve
li the stuto ticket anil ttiou shako hands wit
themselves. The convention aid a pee
business in the matter of mnnufucturin
, candidates.
Norfolk News : The ronominatlon of A
0y torney General Lceso for a third torni was
y woU-botloweit compliment , and it will I
. .3a ratified by the largest majority giren uu
.3o man on the ticket.
o York Times : It Is now Dennis and E
it counties instead of VorU and Seward coui
tics. " , ' ' " "ames were chanced ut the lui
state con volition. , The name of the tnctron- ,
oils on the Mls'sdurl was ulso changed la
Punts.
But few of the country papers of the state
have as yet hml fan opportunity to express un
opinion on the worit of the late republican
convention. A limited number have re
ferred to tbq outcome briefly , and hero Is
what they nay j
Nebraska City i'ress : Locsowns nomi
nated nud Yost was loft. Even yet there is
a Lord in Israel. The ticket Is n good one ;
one of the beat , taking It as n whole , over
nominated in the state. The Press can sup
port it heartily and conscientiously.
Hiiward Courieri Mr. Crosshair , of Silt-
ton , fulled to secure the nomination for the
office of stats auditor at ttio state convention
Thursday , and his defeat occasions sincere
regret In his home county. His successful
competitor , Mr. Uenton , will undoubtedly ro-
ceiv a full vote In this vicinity , but ninny
will wish , as they deposit their party ticket
in thu ballot bux , that It had coul lined asuno
of the nominees of the convention , Clay
county's ' unanimous choice , a man widely
known and respected \yheroyer ho is Uu.own ,
iluury Grosshuns.
STATE AND TKU1UTO11V.
Nebraska
Twelve divorce cases are on the docket for
the next term of court in Box Uutte county.
The largest doorplatu ever inado in the
state was eobt by the York foundry Satur
day. It is Sxl'i feet in size and weighs 2tOO ,
pounds.
A Dawes county farmer claims to have a
record-breaker in n flvo-ncro field which pro-
dut'cd18 hushuls of wheat from eight bush
els of seed.
The tower on the court house nt Chadron
Is nearly completed , and now the people
think that the ono thing needful IB u town
clock to place in it.
The third annual fair of the liayca County
Agricultural society will be held at Huyes
Center September 4 , 5 und 0. It promises to
be the most successful yet held.
Beatrice people are kicking .Because Bnr-
nutn gives thu town the go by just as ho did
eight years ago. The Piettiest thinks she is
a good enough town for oven the "greatest
show ou earth. "
On account of failing health Itcv. .1.
Thomas , for the past two years pastor of the
M. . Church , nt Bloomington , has temporarily
arily retired from the pulpit and will turn
his attention to agriculture.
Very neat invitations have been issued for
the Nebraska City bridge celebration next
Thursday. The preparations for the event
nro on an immense scale and the city expects
to entertain the biggest crowd which over
gathered within her limits. Genuine west-
urn hospitality will bo extended to all
comers.
The Crawford Crescent says that Quarter
master Taylor , of Fort Kobinson , created
quite astir by coming into town and saying
that the government had to have 40.000
pounds of oats delivered nt the post by Sat
urday noon and were willing tp pay any
price. Immediately several teams started
for the country to spread the joyful news
among the farmers , who are now hauling in
nil they have threshed and receiving n good ,
big price therefoft , . Such spurts as this are
what make farming profitable lu this part
of the country. 1
Iowa.
Over 1,000 entries have been made for the
state fair. ' j
Peterson , Clay county , now boasts of the
only lady stationatrcut on the northern Iowa
branch of the Chicago and Northwestern
railway Miss LuI.UjTurner.
The Uod Oak Express says that during a
recent storm Hiram Cooksey got up to look
out of the door when a bole of lightning came
down through tb hbuso and struck the floor
within six inches of.his feet without doing
him any injury. It then passed over to
where tue bed witS'On whiph his wife was
sleeping and movtMlitho bed across the room ,
but did no damage except to tear things up
generally. I i
Just nt present TovVa is loaning the services
of some of its best"speakers to the republican
national committee. Dr. E. U. Hutchins ,
labor commissioners , has gene cast to spealc
for n couple of weeks. Mr. Dolllvor , the re
publican nouiinao for congress In the Tenth
district , has gene to Maine to spsak. Ono or
two other speakers are now in the cast , or
soon will be , helping the tight in the close
states. They will return to Iowa In tlmo for
some work before election.
The Masons of DCS Moines are beginning
to make preparations to attend in large num
bers the thirty-fifth annual convocation of
the Grand Chapter of Iowa Uoyal Arch
Masons which is to convene in Cedar Uapids
October 10. Grand Priest C. H. Coggswoll
with the ether grand oQlcers expect to hold a
grand chapter school of instruction ou Satur
day and Monday prior to the convocation of
the grand chapter. The grand lecturer ,
Past Grand High Prlost S. S. Boarc , of
Crostou , will bo in charge , and instruction
will be given as to the ritual of the several
degrees , a'nd each degree will bo exemplified
and conferred on actual candidates.
In several localities In the state the drug
gists are declining to take out new permits
to sell liquors uuder tlio pharmacy law
passed last winter. In Black Hawk cottnty
all the druggists have tnado an agreement
not to take out any more permits , and on the
expiration of their old permits , August 31 ,
they will sell no liquors to anybody for any
purpose , whatever. Some of the druggists
of IJos Moincs have reached the same con
clusion. Tlio now law has such stringent
provisions that many self-respecting drug
gists say they will have nothing to do with
it. If the druggists in any locality rufuso to
take out permits the supervisors may grant
a permit to ono person not a druggist so that
the liquor for the necessities of the com
munity can bo obtained.
Dakota.
A brass band will soon entertain all Plank-
inton with music.
Five grain buyers will take what the farm
ers have to offer nt Highmoro this fall.
? ! Centcrvillo holds out large inducements for
some enterprising capitalist to start a can
ning factory there.
Sioux Falls wants Minuohahn county redistricted -
districted so she can have two county com
missioners out of live.
The pig-tailed heathen of Sioux Falls have
gone into court. Ki Bing claims that he
bought out Leo Jo's laundry , and ho has on-
tniued an order restraining Jo from dealing
In soiled linen.
The young priest , Uov. Anthony O'Honi ' ,
who was recently raised to the dignity of the
holy priosttiood by the Kt. Uev. Bishop Mnrtj
at Yankton. is to take charge of the pariah of
Beresford for the present.
Prof. II. M. Horn , superintendent of the
public school system of I'lankinton , is organ
izing a company fii"tho purimo of purchas
ing and furnishing oxen to the settlers on the
reservation next sprilig. Tlio plan is to secure -
cure options oh allb ; oxen in Aurora nn < ]
adjoining counties-lor six months , and then
contract them to tho. settlers us they come
on the reservation. The professor U quite
enthusiastic over tlip outlook.
Two Ways ol Doliifi Business.
Dry Goods Chronicle : The report ol
the department 'fit agriculture for July
on pages 319 amt-fUJO , affords a creed il
lustration of hovffjjoino rallroadbobsorv *
their duties to th $ public mid some dc
not. JLS
On page 319 a ffoljedule is given of the
rates of the WuUHsji , St. Louis and Pa-
cillc railway , whicli operates under the
east and west trunk line classification ,
and which makes a discrimination hj
putting small quantities in a highoi
classification , of about 50 per cent ,
against a small shipper ; while on pag (
U20 the schedule of the Louisville and
Nashville road is given- which operate :
under the Southern classification , am
which makes no discrimination aratns
the shipper of less than car load lota.
The ono policy makes the commor
\ carrier a powerful agent to make th
largo shipper fatlll larger and the auial' '
r bhipucr still smaller ; the other recog
the duty of u common currier U
the public , to treat the small shippei
justly , whoie vote had as ranch to di
with conferring the franchises undoi
which railroads exist as that of the larg
est shipper.
It is not too liiuoh to say that the un
just discriminations of railroads have
had more to do with creating inequali
ties of wealth in thin country than any
ether ono agency. The luter-statocom
merce law wtia enacted to prevent this ,
yet thu spirit and intent of this law is
evaded under the guise of "clnsslllca-
tlon , " putting less than carload lots in
a much higher class than carload lots ,
thus preventing the small shipper from
choosing In what market ho will buy or
sell his goods , compelling him to buy of
his local dealer , building up a class of
middlemen , and accomplishing by trie ) :
and device the same results which wore
accomplished by special rates , rebates
and drawbacks before the enactment of
thu iuter-stato commerce law.
How long will the farmer and small
merchant submit to sUeh injustice'1 ;
Kant Train Service.
A number of papers have undertaken
to prove that the fast time made on
the London it Northwestern recently is
not the fastest ever made in the world.
The New York Evening Post has gene
to eon-mlorabto trouble to collect the
figures and facts on the subject , and
from that article the following extracts
are made : "Three years ago there was
borne doubt as to the relative speed of
thu best English and American pas
senger trains. Even then the best
judges thought that the balance was
slightly in favor of England ; to-day It
is dist'nctly so. The West Coast route
( London and Northwestern railway )
runs u train 400 miles in eight hours.
On the opening day this train arrived
at its destination eight minutes ahead
of time , having made the run at the
rate of lifty and two-thirds miles an
hour , including stops , or llfty-throo and
tliree-llflhs miles , excluding stops.
The first of these figures is quite
without precedent for the distance in
quebtion , or in fact for any long-dis
tance run. The last is not. There i.s
at least ono American record which
surpasses it in many particulars.
On the West Shore road , July
9 , 1883 , a special train a trlilo
heavier than the Scotch express , was
run from East Buffalo to Weehawkon ,
122.0 mijos , in nine hours and twenty-
three minutes , including twenty stops.
A special train , arranged on bhort no
tice , was of course liable to detentions
of this kind. It is said that one hour
and thirty minutes was lost in this way.
Making this deduction , and deducting
in the same way the time lost by the
English train , wo have the following re
sults :
These results are practically equal ,
'or wo susixict that the time allowance
'or stops was computed in a manner
which gave a slight advantage to the
West Shore. But certain parts of the
West Shore run were bettor than any
thing in that of the London and North
western , sixty-one miles , from Builulo
to Goiiesee Junction , being made in
fifty-six minutes actual time , or at rate
of from eighty-three to eighty-seven
miles per hour , while the maximum at-
taiijod in the English run was only
about seventy-live miles an hour. Two
hundred and ono and seven-tenths
miles , from Buffalo to Frankfort , with
eight full stops , ( besides five partial
ones ) , were made in an actual
time but slightly greater than
that required in England for
the same run with one stop , and at an
average running speed , including stops ,
barely under sixty miles an hour. This
record , though ignored in some English
accounts of running speed , is thor
oughly well attested. It is decidedly
the best wo havo. A Grand Trunk
special of Juno , 188ft , is said to have
made 220J miles in 237 minutes , exclud
ing stops , or 58J miles an hour ; but this ,
oven if thoroughly well established ,
doea not equal the record of the West
Shore.
But of regular trains we have none
which can come anywhere near the
English record in this matter. The best
for the distance in question is the Chicago -
cage _ limited , from New York to Buffalo ,
which takes ton hours and forty-five
minutes to run 440 miles a weak show
ing as compared with the 400 inllos
within eight hours on the London &
Northwestern. The beat of the Wash
ington expresses now take live hours
and eighteen -minutes to make the 22i (
miles between Jersey City and Wash
ington. But the distance in this case is
much shorter , and the time record far
from equals that of the best English
trains. For short distances , especially
between New York and Philadelphia
and between Baltimore and Washing
ton , wo have had trains scheduled to
run at rates above fifty miles an hour ;
but the conditions of short distance
running are more favorable for high
speeds.
It seems clear that wo can make as
good time as they do in England ; it is
also clear that wo do not. The reason
is not ono of enginooringbutof finance.
As far as construction goes , the English
have not &o great an advantage over
our best roads as is commonly supposed.
Their one distinct point of superiority
is freedom from grade crossings. A
largo part of the enormous coat of Eng
lish track has boon duo to this cause.
It is questionable whether their track
is atraightor or more level than ours.
In the absence of accessible statistics ,
no one can speak positively , but it ie
pretty certain that the profile and align
ment of the English roads nro not so
good as is generally supposed , and prob
ably not as easy as the e of many Amer
ican lines. In" finish of track the Eng
lish of course have a great advantage ,
as well as in many of the details ol
operation ; but it is open to doubt
whether their equipment is as good as
ours , except for a very narrow range ol
purposes. On the whole , the udtii -
tages and disadvantages are not fai
from equal.
But the English are willing to pay foi
fast trains , while wo nro not. Lot it bt
observed that this is not merely a .
tion of rates of faro , or oven of passen
ger train receipts , but a general ques
tion of tralllo economy. The direct o.v
iionso of running a fast train , large as i
is , by no means measures the total ' cost
Other tratllc is inconvemoncod'nml rendered
dorod more oxponsito. The labor o
trackmen is indirectly Increased. I
the community wishes to have fah
trains , all this must bo eomuhow .pnii
for. England does pay for it ; Amor
iua does not.
HOOK NOTIO13S.
A Youxo PIIINCE or CoMMKiicn. Uy Sehlc
H. Hopkins. Iloaton : U , Lothrop com
pany.
Wo do npt know of a bettor book t
put into the hands of boys for tiio pur
pose of teaching them the fundamonta
principles of business than this volume
which Mr. IIopKlns has BO ingoniousl ;
prepared. The boy who roads it ha
obtained , when ho hns finished It , i
clear understanding of the principle
of trade. Re knows the character o
mortgages , notes , drafts , stocks am
bonds ; the theory of banking , discount
exchange and collateral ; he learns at
uliout the mysteries of Vail street am
how the brokerage business is con
ducted } in fine , ho gets an excelleu
understanding of the -way business Is
Carried on in general. All this knowl
edge comes in iuoldontly , and in con
nection with the story. The book Is
vorv handsomely printed ami bound.
"Tnn HINO IN Tin : Ci.irr. " Uy Frank West
Holllns , Boston : U. I.othrop Co.
Hero is a book which the boy whoso
taste has not been vitiated by dime
novels will road with hearty onojymunt.
It is a story of healthy adventure , full
of life , and not overcrowded with inci
dent. Its hero is a lad of seventeen ,
who from a child has been fascinated
with bca life , and who determines that
when the time comes ho will be a sailor ,
and the history of his adventures in
the accomplishment of this purpose is
sutllcienlly thrilling to enchain the at
tention of the reader to the clo.se ot the
volume.
"K\UMri. Tin ; SCOUT. " By Sylvanus Cobb ,
Jr. , New York. Oassoll & Co.
It is a tale of revolutionary times ,
when the country was young and the
red coats of St. George's army dotted
the landscape o'orand when the cocked
hats of the continentals wore seen bob
bing up in unexpected places to the dis
comfiture of the rods. The country
soothed with romance in these days and
the novelists have not been slow to seize
upon it. Among these , none have got
a tighter grip upon the atmosphere of
the time than Sylvanus Cobb , jr. It Is
hard to toll where truth and fiction are
welded together In this story , the writer
has used his materials with so much
cleverness. Wo have olllcors who
actually did figure in the great struggle ,
ando have others whoowo their being
entirely to Mr. Cobb's fertile imagina
tion.
KOTKH.
Isabel F. Hapgood , who is spending
the year in llussia , has written uu ex
tended account of the visit of Emperor
William to Itu&iiu for the Independent.
11. II. Stoddard wrote u short lyrlo at
Sa Harbor , Long Island , on August 14 ,
which the Independent published in its
current number. This is the lir&t poem
Mr. Sloddard has written for ever a
year.
year.Messrs.
Messrs. Cnssoll & Co. , with a lively
appreciation of the timeliness and of
public interest , have just ready a now
and enlarged edition brought down to
date of their valuable volume on
"Yachts and Yachting. " Tim history
of American yachting , which forms the
larger portion ol this book , is from the
pen of the late Captain Roland F.
Collln , whoio sudden death this sum
mer , while in the performance of his
duties uu yachting editor of the New
York World , is still fresh in the mind
of the public. Some forty pages have
been added , giving a complete history
of American yachting in 18SO and 1887
by Charles E. Clay , editor of Outing ,
and author of "Bermuda Yachts aiid
Dinghies. " These now chapters are il
lustrated with portraits of all the best
known new yachts , including Mr. Van-
derbilfs Alva and Mr. Munro's Now
Then.
The September Forum ( which begins
the sixth volume ) will contain a review
of the republican natioual platform
from a democratic point of view by
Senator Blackburnof Kentucky. Plank
after plank is taken up and discussed
by the light of the republican party's
record. To this number the Marquis of
Lome will contribute a study of the
government of the United Suites , the
result of his observation while he was
governor general of Canada. Ho writes
with enthusiasm about many features of
our government , and points out several
reasons why ho regards a republican
government as stable. The third of
the series of economic article whicli
convoy the latest investigations of Mr.
Edward Atkinson into the condition of
American capital and labor , is the most
instructive that ho has yet written. Ho
shows by diagrams how the wage-worker
in the United States has steadily ad
vanced and how capital continues to re
ceive a diminishing return , llov.
Dr. Mungor , perhaps the loading Con
gregational preacher in Now England ,
will point put the benefits that religion
has received from the dea h of
many superstitions caused by the scien
tific spirit of the time. There will bo
seven other articles in the initial num
ber in this now volume on such subjects
as "Social Discontent , " the "Effect of
High Explosives in Changing the Meth
ods of War , " the ' 'Management of Rail
ways , " and the "Increase of the Al
cohol Habit.
A non-partisan statement of facts and
figures showing what the tariff is , what
its use , object and effect , its origin and
history , with definitions of terms explaining -
plaining the operation of speclfio and
ad vuloron duties , and giving the differ
ence between a revenue tariff and a
protective tariff , together with facts
about wool sugar , lumber salt and coal ,
and statistical matter convenient for
reference as to all matters usually con
sidered in tariff discussions ; also the
tariff planks of all the platforms of the
democratic , whig and republican
parties from 1810 to 1888. It is the
whole subject in ono little volume of 144
pages , by Judge W. A. PolTer , editor of
the Kansas Farmer. Prince 23 cents a
single copy , postage paid in all cases.
Address li. A ; Heath , Kansas Farmer
ollico , Topoka.
Tlio Puko'B Mistake.
CasBcll's Saturday Journal : One
morning , when the duke of Wellington
was at breakfast , ho received a letter in
an unknown and rather illelblo hand
writing. With a view to obtaining a
clew to its contents , ho put on his oyo-
gla'tbcs and scrutinized the signature ,
which ho read "C. J. London. " "Oh , "
said his grace , "tho bishop of London ,
to be sure. What does the bishop \\nnt
of mo , I wonder ? " Then ho began at
the beginning and read the note care
fully through , an expression of bewil
derment and perplexity gradually over
spreading his face u , he did so. The
writer craved his grace's pardon for the
intrusion , and requuhted , MS a personal
favor , that the duke would kindly per
mit him to come mil see his famous
Waterloo breeches. "Why , the
hitahop must have gene mad ! " ex
claimed the duke , as he" let his
ghibses fall. "Si'o my Waterloo
breeches ! Wlyit in the world does the
man want to boo my breeches for ? However -
over I'm biiro I've noobjection , if ho has
a curiosity about them. A queer whim ,
though , for a bishop to take into his
head. " Next morning the Bishop of
London , on sorting his pile of corres
pondence , found among it a letter bear
ing a ducnl crest. Ho opened It and
read as follows : "My Dear Lord You
are perfectly welcome , as far as I am
concerned , to come and inspect the
breeches I wore at Waterloo , whenever
you like. It is true I haven't it notion
where they arc , but I dare gay niy valet
knows , anu 1 will communicate more
definitely with you in a day or two.
Yours , very faithfully , Wellington. "
"Tho poor duke ! " ejaculated the
Bishop of London , in a voice of the
profoundcst cotmnisortlon. "I always
thought it was foolish of him to enter
political life nftor his military
career. Why couldn't he have been con
tent to retire on his laurels ? Polities ,
and all thu anxiety ho has under
gone alwut reform , Catholic emancipa
tion , and what not , Imvaboen too much
for him. It's evident that his bruin's
turned. What a dreadful thinir for the
country , to be sure ! " So the worthj
bishop , will } many digits , went Into his
study and wrote a kind letter to tha
duke of Wellington' , nun o mho ring that
persons who are mentally allllcted inus-t
bo dealt with tenderly. Ho thanked
Ills grace for his kindness , but assured
tim , as delicately as ho could , that ho
was not In the least anxious to inspect
Lho'historical roller in question , and
begged that the duke would glvo him-
8oH no further trouble in the matter UH
far as ho ( the bishop of London ) was
coiici'rnctl. Itvas now the duke's turn
to be nstontbhcd , "I can't ' have been
dreaming , " ho said , in his perplexity.
"And yet the bishop's first loiter was
plain enough. " Then ho did what ho
ought to have done In the first Instnnco
ho called his secretary , Colonel U. ,
anil laid the whole matter before him.
"I'm afraid it is jour grace that has
made the mi-slnko , " said Colonel 1) ) . , tin
irrepressible smile llltting ever his face
as ho examined the two loiters. "Tho
first letter is not from the bishop of
London at nil ; nor does the writer say
anything about the breeches you wore
ut Waterloo. " "Not from the bishop ! "
exclaimed the duko. "Yes it is. The
signature is us clear as can bo 'C. J. ,
London. ' The Initials stand for Charles
James. " "It is from C. J. London , a
sclonllllo gonllenmn , who is prupnrlnt ;
an important work on " 'Forest Trees , ' ' '
replied the secretary , "and what ho
wants to see is your Grace's avenue , the
Waterloo beeches , as they are called ,
leading up to your front , door at Strath-
lioldsayo. Shall I write and glvo your
pormibsion ? " And thus it foil out that
both duke and bishop wore ultimately
convinced ol each other's sanity.
lu the 'Washington llotanieal ( Jurden.
Washington Star : "I want to cull
your uttoulion to the unlicensed bar
rooms you will notice in this house , "
said Mr. Smith , as he entered another
house near by.
Hero llowers resembling small rod
bananas could bo been. They were hol
low and open at the top , and contained
a liquid. Thobo were the unlicensed
barrooms.
Breaking ono off and opening it , it
was filled with small rod ant * .
"Thoy eomp and drink the liquor , "
said Mr. Smith , "got drunk and die
happy. "
j Hero is the cockroach barroom , " ho
continued , "und hero the spiders. An
ant will not drink any of the roach or
spider liquor , and vice vomi. "
Near the door a beautiful plant with
eroamy white leaves was labeled "con-
bumption plant. "
"VVhenco the uaino ? " asked the re
porter ; "is tha plant diseased ? "
'Yes , it really has the consumption , "
was the reply , "and where these loaves
arc tinted a creamy white they are dis
eased lungs. You know that a plant
breathes through its leaves. This plant
is propagated for its beauty. "
The fly-trap flower in u large pot
near by hundreds of tiny thick leaves
resembling somi-elrculur jaws provided
with small , sharp teeth , attracted the
reporter's attention.
"That's the
well-known fly-trap
flower , " si\id Mr. Smith , by way of ox-
pliuiation.
While ho was spottking a butterfly
alighted in ono. Quicker than thought
the jaws closed , and the butterfly was a
prisoner.
"How long will that butterfly remain
a prisoner ? " asked the reporter.
"Two or three days. By that time
flower will have derived all the benefit
and good the fly possesses , and its jaws
will open and the fly be east out. It Is
my belief that the flower obtains sus-
tuneanco from the prisoner it takes.
Sometimes it gets hold of the wrong
kind of food , however , und it gets dys
pepsia. This conclusion is roanhcd
from the elToct of the food on tholeavOs.
Now this cell caught the head of a blue
bottle fly a couple of days ago , and got
the dyspepsia , as you can see by its
color. "
The reporter looked and saw a sickly
combination of green und yellow mark
ings on the leaves , and the dead fly still
between them.
Drink Multo , 2-5 cents a bottle.
I'll Kill { Mm
She had gently rofuscdhlm , and as ho
turned to go , she baid :
"I am very sorry , Mr. Arbnoklo , but
some day you may learn to love ono
more worthy of you , perhaps , than I ,
and as you go to the gate bo careful of
the dog. "
"Careful of the dog , " ho repeated
bitterly , and ho crushed his hat down
ever his eyes , "I've been too careful of
him already , and if ho crosses my path
to-night I'll kill him. "
- -
A Sop to Old HoldlorM.
WXHIIINOTOX , August ST. The president
hns approved the bill authorizing nn incroiiso
in ponatoiiB in case of tlcafnoss.
"A number which will interest everybody , "
FOB , SEPTEMBER.
CONTENTS :
"SHOW YOIIll TIOKKTS ! " J'ARRKNnEit STA
TION , I'liiDADhM'HiA. Frontispiece , 1'roiu
a diuwliiK uy Wiiltur ( fhlrlnw.
HAIMV.AY I'ASSHNfillll THAA'IU , . Uy flKN-
KIIAI. l ! < m\ri : IMini-ii. HeliiK the fomth
imj.er In the llAii.vTAV SKMIKS. Dcxcrlhlnt ;
thu comfortH niul luxnrleu o [ modern travel ,
with llltntratlonn from drnIHBH ' ) > ' It. Ilium ,
K. U. June" , CharlcH llroughton , J. 1) ) . Wood-
varil , and otlivrx.
Former papers In the Hal\v.iy | Series ore :
"Tho Bullcllmrof n Railway. "liyTliomas
CunUC'laike. ! ! tl Illustrations. ( Juno )
Fonts of Railway EnRlnoorlnfir , " by
.lolui lineurt. ! lj llhuiiratlona. ( .luly ) .
"American Locomotives nncl Cars , "
l > y M. N. I oinoy. 40 Illustration ) * . ( AiiKUHt ) .
Jir.M < ) llll'.S OK 80MK CONTnil-AHAUIUS.
Ily HON. Ilucii Mi Ci'r.MK'ii , ox-seciotnry of
thn treasury. .Mr. MU'ulloch , aftur a pulillo
llfo of liulf u century , reconli his Impiuihlons
ol fainoiH niL-ti , among them. Henry Ward
llcfchi'r. Tlionms 1' . Miirnlmll , PX-rreildfiitH
Lincoln , Johnson , ( iriint , ana Autliur , ( ! ui-
eralH McClollan , Hancock , Shorlilun , hhwwan.
Thoniuh , and many others.
SCKNUS IN rVI'Ul'H. Ily \ \ ' . H. Mti.M > ric ,
author of "Ihe Now Hepiibllr. " "Is I.lfo
Worth MvlncV" &clth IllnstiutlonHfroni
photographs t.ikon liy Mr. Mullock during Id
Journey.
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