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LONDON Is Indebted to Lciithor
Apron for one important step toward
reform. Sir Charles Warren hns re
signed.
Now tlmt Oonorul Warrou , the incf-
licient head of the London police , lias
resigned , the Whiteuhapel murderer
will throw up tlio sponge.
IT IS very clear now that the Douglas
county republican legislative ticket was
top-heavy. The dead weight in the
Lead of the ticket dragged the body
down.
EIHTOII DANA , of tlio Now York Sun ,
sailed for Europe the day after Cleve
land's defeat. On the strength of that
victory the Sun's olllco cat takes u vaca
tion.
TIIK English detectives who are in
vestigating the latest Whitechapol
horror have made an important dis
covery. The victim was singing "Sweot
Violets. "
IT is quite evident that the Omaha
Horse Railway company is in no hurry
to build its line across the Eleventh
street viaduct. The ordinance sis finally
passed was not at all to its liking.
JOHN M. TilUUSTQN's portrait adorns
Frank Leslie's Illustrated Weekly , but
the artist has failed to illustrate Mr.
Thurston/s / legislative oil room staff , of
which Gen'l ' Vanderbum is chief nido-
do-scamp.
TIIK English uro making themselves
decidedly disagreeable to America at
present. The fatioora of Lord Salisbury
on American politics find the snub of
Minister West's daughter to the first
lady of the land cap the climnx.
JOSKIMI CiiAMUEiiLi ? * , the member
from Birmingham has arrived in Amor-
Joa for the purpose of leading Secretary
Endicott's daughter to the altar. This
Is an international episode in which
Mr. Murchison will not bo invited to
the wedding.
NOAV that the Union Pacific railway
; migtmtcs have been dined , wined and
tousled by representative citizens , TIIK
BEE suggests as a proper return of the
compliment that the Union Pacific
magnates give Omaha depot facilities
that are in keeping with the population
mid truflic of this city.
THIS Union Pacific is said to be mak
ing arrangements to put on a through
vestibule train between Omaha and
Van Francisco that will bo a marvel of
elegance and luxury. Hut what will
the fastidious traveler think of a rjiil-
rqad company that permits uuch moving
splendor to run in and out of a big cow
shed depot at its eastern terminus.
TIIK western territories &o far as
hoard from rolled up largo republican
majorities , us was to bo oxpecied.
Washlncton , Idaho , MoiiUina and Wy
oming , not to mention Dakota , have
spoken with no hesitating voice. They
huvo repudiated democratic intoler
ance. They will swing gracefully into
line with their sisters of the West when
the right of suffrage will have boon ex
tended to thorn by a republican con
gress and administration.
I.V oitDKK that the delegation which
will represent Douglas uouuty in the
legislature nluill bo of service to their
coiifltituontH. they hhould bo fully
in/oraiad as to the wants of this city
iktv1. county us regards state legislation ,
nil pr < } ; > OJil ) oluuigiiri in the charter
nltoul 1 b- fully di33u-t3odaud any un-
pur'.t i-'j.'Hu In the system of assoss-
| . .jiit , 1:1 : tin uumbar of justices of the
r'a-'o utid jiu-iadiction of courts should
i > < brought to their attention , ana If
jiiwalbla agroqd upon by the delegation
before the legislature convenes.
Tins movement oa the part of the
business man of the city to secure the
next convention of the national hoard
of trade In Omaha should call out u full
mooting1 at the ohiunbdr of oominorco.
The Omaha hpjird of tn\dp can undouht-
odly bring1 the nntioiial association
here , if the momhers here show enough
Intorosf In the project. A visit of rop-
* ropontatl.vo business mon toOmiilm from
I nil over the country would hoofinos-
tlnmhlo benoflt to. our city , They would
see nt a glance the resources and needs
jof cntr tnqtropoliB , and would be led to
' tnlo : more'than a passing Interest in
pup wolfuro. ; . " . . , .
The controversy over the alleged paving
ing- frauds line reached a point where
fiction on the part of the mayor and
board of public works has become nn
Imperative necessity. Proofs that cnn-
not bo overturned by nrgumont are pil
ing up and leave no room for doubt that
systematic frauds have boon perpetrated
upon the city , find the owners of prop
erty on the streets paved with wooden
blocks on concrete base. Large blocks
of this concrete dug out of the Leaven-
worth street pavement have been exhib
ited which arc not morothnn four inches
thick , Instead of Imlug six inches in
thickness as required by the specifica
tions. This concrete is very deficient
In cement , and hns no adhesive quali
ties. It is practically no bettor than n
mixture of sand and lime. A pavement
with such a base is practically not mui'h
superior to wooden blocks laid on sand.
At the same time the bogus concrete
has added fully thirty per cent to the
cost of the pavement.
This defect in thickness and quality
of concrete cannot bo accidental , nnd
even if It wore , the city should not bo
taxed for what U has not received. If
this state of things exists on one paved
Htreot it is liable to exist on otho
streets , and not only under ono particu
lar contractor , but on streets paved by
others. Nothing loss than a careful re-
oxamimitioii of all the paving done this
year by digging down to the base
of concrete or sand , nnd a
proper test of the concrete itnelf
will satisfy the taxpayers. It is evident
that our inspectors have been either
incompetent or grossly negligent. The
only remedy now is to ascertain where
the contractors have failed to do honest
work and compel them to inniro restitu
tion for shortage in quality and
quantity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
AC'L'IOX. '
It is now conceded by judicious
republicans that the introduction of a
tarilt bill in the senate was a wise pro
ceeding which saved u great many
votes to the republican party where
they were most valuable. Tlio tiirilt
plank of the national platform did not
represent the sentiment of a majority
of the party , and had the campaign
boon fought on this declaration it is
more than probable that the result
would have been different. The action
of the republicans in the senate reas
sured the tariff reform clement of the
party , and thus thousands of thorn who
undoubtedly would have gone with the
opposition or cast their votes in some
other direction were held in
the republican ranks. Force was also
given to this action by the assurance
that it was approved by tlio republican
candidates , who are fully committed tea
a policy of tariff revision.
The senate bill docs not in all re
spects meet the wishes of a majority of
republican tariff reformers , but it is
admittedly superior to the house bill ,
and there is every reason to believe
that the next congress wll [ make such
changes in it as will satisfy the large
element In the republican party which
still believes in and will urgently de
mand a reduction of the tariff in all
directions where it can bo made
without injury to any of the indus
tries or labor of the country. Tlio
expressions of leading republicans since
the election fully warrant this expecta
tion , and vindicate what TIIK 13 KK said
a month ago , that tariff reform was not
in doubt , the question being as to which
party should bo intrusted with the im
portant duty of effecting the reform.
That question has boon decided by the
people.
It is not probable that any progress
will bo made with this question by the
present congress beyond the passage
by the senate of its own bill. Notwith
standing tlio adverse verdict of the people
ple , the democrats of the house will un
doubtedly adhere to the position they
have taken , and thus the question will
go over to the next congress. Should
General Harrison call an extra session
soon after his induction into office , to
consider this and other urgent ques
tions , ns it is now thought he will , the
country will probably bo relieved of the
tariff discussion by a satisfactory measure -
uro of reform and reduction before jtho
end of the government's fiscal year.
oniarx OVCIVILSKIIVWK nnvomr.
A correspondent desires information
regarding the Origin of civil service
reform , with particular reference to
the question whether its palornity belongs -
longs to the republican or democratic
party. It might bo sufficient to answer
by saying that the principle and first
application wore of republican origin ,
while it would bo keeping within the
truth to say that the reform received
its highest developments under the
lust republican administration nnd then
became established , doubtless perma
nently , as a vital principle of the public
service.
An agitation of the question of
civil service reform wus begun
in the first term of Pro&idout Grant , the
leader of the discussion being Mr.
George William Curtis , then prominent
and active in the republican parity.
The effect of this agitation was to in
duce congress , in March , 1871 , to incor
porate a clause in the sundry civil ap
propriation bill authorizing the pres
ident to proscribe such rules
uud regulations for the admission of
porbons into the civil service of the
United States as would best promote its
efficiency. The president accordingly
appointed a commission of six persons ,
with Mr , Curtlb at its head , to devise a
plan whereby the reform could best be
carried out , and they ronortcd a
pi nn In November , 1871. "Tho
rules uud regulations submitted
by this coininisslo'n wore approved by
the nrcsidont and promptly put into
effect. When first proposed , partisan
politics had no part or place in civil
service reform. In fuel both parties
thought something good had boon
reached , and there- was practically no
rosUtunee at first to u trial ,
The agitation for an enlargement of
the reform , so that appointments should
not bo made us a reward for party sor- '
vlco , bccumo active during the admin
istration of President Hayes , who was
In sympathy with the reformers. JIo
attempted lo carry out UiU principle by
disregarding , when ho saw fit , the
recoratnonduUom .oL sonutors and
representatives concerning appoint-
pointmonts nnd removals , nnd he also
issued nn order commanding officehold
ers to rofrnln from taking part In cati'
causscs , conventions nnd other forms ol
party work. Beyond this action of the
executive , civil service reform made no
further progress until the succeeding
administration. During the adminis
tration of President Arthur congress
passed what Is known nq the Pcndloton
civil service reform bill , which was ap
proved by the president. This measure
created a civil sorvlco commission to
recommend , nfter competitive ex
amination , candidates for posi
tions in the departments nt
Washington and in the principal post-
ofllces and custom houses of the coun
try , and Is the law now in operation.
Ills advocacy of this measure cost Mr.
Pendlotoii his sent in the senate , the
democracy of Ohio , when It came to
elect his Hiiocossor , having repudiated
him and elected In his place Henry B.
Payne.
It will thus bo soon that the country
is indebted wholly to the renublli'an
party for tlia principle of civil service
reform , and us already observed the
reform attained Its highest devel
opment under the last republican ncU
ministration. The republican party
by its last national pUtfonn , tint ! the
republican president-elect , by his past
record and his letter of acceptance , n re-
tally committed to a continuance of this
reform , timl there can bo no doubt tlmt
it will bo faithfully and honestly main
tained. It may not be uninteresting to
note that the question of civil service
reform was first"raised in the adminis
tration ot Thomas .Toffor on , the apostle
of democracy , when ho removed a fed
eralist from the colloctorship at New
Haven and appointed a republican ( as
the followers oC Jefferson were called )
to tlio place. Mr. .TolTerson justified his
action on the ground that it was the
right of every administration to have
its friends in office , and this is the view
of a majority of democrats of this day.
A'A'/j/M.s'/wrs n.\niin cui/rrnK.
The second annual report of the chief
of the forestry division for 18S7 has just
boon issued under the direction of the
national comniissijiicr of agriculture.
It would seem that the farmers of Ne
braska have given considerable atten
tion to t.-ee culture. Groves of quick
growing trees are found in abundance
lu connection with tarms , and in the
eastern counties , especially , the trees
have attained such a size as to afford
all needed sheltnr as wind breaks. It
isestimtited that there are ono and a half
million acres of wooi land in the state ,
ono million of which were plan tod. For
the year 18S7 twenty-three counties are
reported to have set out two
hundred and forty plantations of
forest trees. While the statistics of
tree-planting are on the whole cncour-
couragiug , it is nevertheless true that
Nebraska is behind in forest-planting
for lumber purposes. The constant
drain on the natural wood crop of Amer
ica will soon use up our forest wealth.
Already the lumbermen of Wisconsin ,
Minnesota and Michigan are experienc
ing increased difficulties in procuring
adequate supplies. But while th { ! work
of the wholesale destruction of natural
forests is going on , comparatively little
has been done to create new timber
lands. The opportunity presents itself
to extend the forest areas in our state.
An effort should be made to grow tim
ber to partially supply the local demand
for lumber purposes In the near future.
A Duel's iox of the buprcmo court of
California , regarding contracts by
means of which n combination of manu
facturers nud undertaken to suppress
competition in the sale of lumber , is in
teresting as supplementing and cmphu-
si'/.ing a number of similar decisions
that have been rendered in other
states. All the manufacturer. * at a cer
tain point in California had contracted
to sell to a corporation the product of
their mills , so far as it should be re
quired by the people of four counties.
The parties to this arrangement agreed
that none of them should sell to any
other buyer in tlio specified territory ,
the penalty for a violation of this agree
ment being a line to bo collected by the
corporation , which was created by the
manufacturers as an instrument
to prevent competition. Ono of the
manufacturers in the combine broke
the contract and the corporation ,
representing the other members ,
brought suit against him. The case
went to the supreme court , which hold
that any one of the manufacturers could
safely repudiate his contract. The
court said that the plaintiff hud an un
doubted right to purchase all the lu m-
bcr it chose and soil it at such prices
and places us it saw fit , but It tran
scended a rule essential to the best in
terests of the community , and necessary
alike to the protection of Individuals
and legitimate trade , \vhero \ as a con-
ditipn of purchase it bound the vendor ,
under a penalty , not to sell to others.
Courts , it wr.s declared , have nothing to
do with the results naturally flowing
from the laws of supply and demand ,
'but when agreements uro rcbortod to
for the purpose of taking trade out of
Uiorealm ( of competition , and thereby
enhancing or depressing prices of com
modities , the courts cannot ha success
fully invoked , " and the execution of
such agreements will bo loft to the voli
tion of the parties thereto. Decisions
substantially similar have been ren
dered in Now York , Pennsylvania ,
Ohio and Illinois , and this concensus of
judicial opinion against the legal force
of contracts designed to suppress com
petition is significant and important.
When the courts refuse to protect com
binations of this character against
themselves their dissolution can bo only
i question of time , dependent on the cu
pidity of their separate members.
Foil the past throe years Mr. Collis
P. EEuntlngton has strenuously -denied
that ho was the proprietor of the Now
York Star , or connootcd with Its for
tunes in any way. But the truth lias
come out at last through the financial
troubles of that , paper. A notice was
posted in the editorial room that all
plnlms of ouiployos would bo settled in
full , and this was signed C. P. Hunting-
ton. The great Centrul Pacific roll-
rogue scorned to cumprukoud that 'the
knowledgoot his connection with any
journal would , simply kill U. Probably
enough otjki truth was known to pre
vent the Star from making n success.
The public will ' not patronize nuy paper
run in thofc'n/torosts of monopoly unless
the truth Js' most artfully concealed.
The belief that Jny Gould Is in some
way connected with the New York
Tribune ash Uocn almost fatal to it , nnd
it has steadily lost circulationInfluence
nnd advertising , until it has become the
shndowoftho great paper edited by
Horace Gj-efloy.
Mil. AiK.VAXiKUM\ci > oN1\ri ) , editor
of the JfarA1 LnncExitrcvs of London , nnd
considered an expert on all questions of
grain and cattle , says that American
cultlo are not us good as ISngllsh after
they are two years old , be
cause they are fed too ex
clusively on grain , nnd not enough
on turnips and other roots. This maybe
bo all very well , but the general 1m-
prossion is that American cattle nro
sent to market when two years old. His
criticism does not apply to Oiimlm range
beef , because our cattle feo.l on the
ranges , and are only fattened on corn
when destined for the .slaughter house.
AH the particular brood of cattle on
which the Knglish pride tlieniholvch
the black Ayr.thires mature tauter than
our own , tlio steers are not two ycar.i
old when killed. Thu greatest profit is
in the steers that mature the soonest , as
a mutter of course , but thin being so. it
is difficult to. understand tlio drift of the
Englishman's ' criticism.
The Texnns nro very linc'fellows , but
a trifle apt to fly off the handle when
there is no occasion for it. Tno mayor
of Kl Paso is greatly exorcised over
the action of some Mexican en
gineers who are building nn embank
mout on their Hide ( if the Klo Grande
river under the express orders of the
Mexican government. This mayor ,
whose name is Lightbody. but who
ought to be called LightViud , is very
much afraid that the courr-e of the river
will be turned , that the frontier will bo
artificially changed and that grievous
injury will be inllicteil on Texas land
owners. Friend of the Lightbody and
lighter head , the control of the nation
has passed away from the men who
wore anxious to embroil this country
with Mexico , and will soon be in the
hands of men who are thoroughly con
vinced of the integrity ot Porlirio Din * ,
and of his sterling friendship for the
United States. You arc too late with
your alarms pGo stifle your clamor.
rr I licit 1C is a population ot six hundred
and fifty thousand to the north of us
fully one-third of which could be tnado
patrons of CHrfalm jobbers and manufac
turers provide ! ! direct railway commu
nication were established between our
city and southern Dakota. What do
our business.men who have tlio growth
of Omalia at | > tuke propose to do about
' '
"
it ?
IN" consequence of unavoidable delays
the bridge ov/jr the Missouri at Sioux
City will nov.b'e' completed until borne
time next month. The formal celebra
tion is to tnkeTlni > e on New Year Day ,
and on that day the whole city , irre
spective of party strife , will turn out
and assist in making the affair a "sa
lubrious
Didn't Know ItVa.s Ij
Clitcaiju Inter-Venn
"Yes , sire.1
"Why did you not toll me tlmt the Ameri
can shccu was a d numerous uniuml ! "
Dan I did not know it myself , your honor ,
until ho hail you down. .lust lay the blame
oa Mills. Ho ought to have known the ani
mal's butting qualities ami warned you of
tlic danger. I don't pretend to be a zoologi
cal expert , and ho does.
Harrison's Own Ward.
Harrison's own ward nud precinct in In-
iliniKipolis gave heavy republican { rains , as
follows : Complete returns from tlio Second
wurd ( General Harrison's ward ) , Rive Harrison
risen 1,0.0 , Cleveland 'MO. Hume ward in
1SSI gave Hlainc "ii'.i , Cleveland iEt ) ; net re
publican gain 00. The third precinct of the
Second ward ( General Harrison's precinct )
ffives Harrison 34r , Cleveland 81 ; against
Hlainc 2(1 ; ( , Cluveliuid 00 ; net republican
gain , 1U votes. _
A Wnil From the I'aciUe.
G rover Cleveland is beaten botrnycil in
Ins own 'state by huckstering politicians to
whom the sordid dabs of local patronage are
of more importance than the rescue of the
nation from u systuin of lc ali/cd plunder.
How the infamy of this treason is to bo
divided whether it rents upon the faction of
David B. Hill or upon the squabbling com
petitors for the New York mnyprnllty need
not bo determined now. The important fact
Is that it lias done its work.
I-Voo Itnw Materials.
SprtnufleliUteinAillritn ,
It is within the power of the republican
party to pass an effective measure of rev
enue reform on Its return to power , without
serious delay and partisan opposition. If
the senate bill bo taken us a basis of action ,
It is evident that this measure must bo lib
eralized nud broadened In the direction of
providing free raw material ? for American
industries. It 14 too late for any party to
evade this Issue. Popular sentiment In the
west Is bound to make itself felt In the re-
publluan councils , , tin < l wo expect to see the
representatives from that section iniiUmy u
determined nuitb , iTor raform within the
iiarty.
nt
Pine Yoifi t'i > mtHtrcta-Ailverll ( tr.
iVmcrlcans nro carrying their characteristic
extruvugaiico in nionoy matters Into politics
'
with a , recklessness that must bo checked.
Already the gravcp ) . , dangers uienuca the re-
lubllo from this source. Each canvass Is
nero expoiiHivo than Us predecessor. In each
fresh contest the Arades are longer , mier
md more elaborate , the advertising more
'
various and nbun'dant , the headquarters
costlier , the armyof paid "workers" larger ,
the whole apparatus of election uioro compli
cated. The situation U bad nnd the ten
dency is worse. A general reform In the
matter Is needed and should not be an In
stant delayed.
Tlio remedy for this condition of things Is
not hard to seek. The aUto can do much by
tsolf assuming what , by common consent ,
am the necessary oxpencos of elections. This
t already docs to some small degree , nnd
.hero U no reason why It should not meet
these oxpeuacs entirely ,
It Js now reported that Pr. Schloycr , the
nvontorof Yolapuk , Is not dead. ,
ROY. S. F. Smith. D. D. ( who wrote "My
Country 'Tis ' of The < " ; received a letter
from Jolm 0.Vhlttlcr nnd n poem from
Oliver Wendell Holmes on hlstOth birthday
anniversary.
Mrs. HumphreyVnn1 , autlipr of "Robert
KUincro"tt > iitcinpliilenvlMttothIsdountry.
Carl Schur ? nnd Carter Harrison may now
safely return to these shores. The battle is
orer.
Thomas A. KtUsoii 1ms applied to the
courts to stop tlio publication of hi * picture *
In newspapers ns part of nu advertisement.
Mr. Pftk , tno Coroan minister nt Washing
ton , Is quite- ill , nnd Ims n ked for leave of
nbaonce to return to his own country on a
visit ,
John Sells , of Lancaster county , clnimi to
be the champion rorn-husker In lown. Lost
Saturday ho husked nnd cribbed 115 bushels
Inside of ten hours ,
.ludgo Thtirnian , It Is confidently expected ,
will at once resume the rigorous prosecution
of the Columbus election swindlers , which
was so unfortunntoly interrupted by his
llttlo Vice-Presidential diversion.
Donplnss 1 ! . W. Shulcn , popularly known
ns tlm "Poet Laureate of Australia , " Is visit
ing this country. Ho is to furnish a volume
on the " Pools of America , " and another on
"Literary America , " for n Ixindon publish
ing house , nud Is here In the prosecution of
Ills commission. ,
Mrs. Charlotte Smith of the Womnn' In
dustrial LonRUo scut this telegram from
New York to President Cleveland : "Allow
mo to congratulate you bn your defeat for
President of the United Htntes. 'HroUcn
promises' to wage-women , vetoing old
women's pension claims , .IcfTprsouian econ
omy , Government towel washing given to
Chinese , nnd free trade settled your defeat.
Woman has been n political factor in this
campaign. "
CUIUtKNT IjITKKATUUE.
Tin : Fi vi : TM.UXTS or A\'OMAX : by the author
of "How to Ho Happy Though Married ; " 1"
mo , Price 51 . 'J.1 ! . Published by Charles
Scrlbtier's Sous , New York.
\Vhnturb these live talents of woman ?
"To please people , to feed them in
dainty ways , to clothe them , to keep
them orderly , to tench thorn. " Tlio
author has taken her text from Ruskln ,
and preaches thereon n pretty sermon
full of old-fashioned wisdom , and pos
sessing much charm of diction and of
thought. She is swoet-mindcdiiud pure-
niindodandovidently has in abhorrence
the noisy shriokcrs of the female suf
frage gang. Out here in the great
northwest , where so many of the read
ers of TillBKI : : must be acquainted with
the genesis of not a few mining towns
that have becomu permanent cities be
cause the conditions that burroundud
them were permanent , there must bo
hundreds of witnesses to the changes
wrought in them by the arrival of one
single , puro-mincled. good woman.
The depraved slunk out of her
sight , the reckless remembered
the teachings of their moth rs ,
and grow decent and sober , the kindly
nnd the generous poured out their
means into her hand for the alleviation
of sutlering. 4A11 recognized that a
woman even without a vote , oven ineligible -
eligible to the mayoralty of a city , was
n. born queen , before whom men must
bowund practice restraint under penalty
of self-abasement and of degradation if
thoyrosisted her influence. Why is it that
the live talents so potent in our wild
communities are utterly impotent in the
great cities of the cast ? It" is because
eastern life is false and artificial , east
ern society is rotten to the core , eastern
society is congealed with money. The
natural impulses of the heart nro fro/.on
and women do not cxcrci&o their live
talents , but play instead a miserable
game of emulation in clothes and dis
play. When women in the great cities
are as true to themselves and their five
talents as they are on the frontier , they
will bo as potent instruments for good
in they over were. The world is out of
joint because society in America instead
ot being based upon American ideas i&
a miserable echo ot the horrible corrup
tions of Europe.
AMOS Kii.nuifiiiT His ADSCITITIOUS Exi'U-
uiKN'cr.s AMD OTHHII STOHICS ; bv Frank K.
Stockton ; 1'J-mo. Price Cloth ? 1.25 , paper
Me. Published by Charles Scnbner's
Sons , New York.
Prank Stockton's vein of humor is
fairly exhausted. lie first became fa
mous by some deliciously quaint and
funny stories , particularly ono about
s-oiiio people who passed the heated
term in an old. abandoned barge , which
they named Rudder Grange. His pop
ularity has been his literary ruin , and
ho has fairly written himself out. In
this latest production tlio story is a di
rect plagiarism from Edmund About's
Man With tlio Broken Ear. " It de
scribes the materiali/.ation by accident
of the spirit of a continental hero , a
worthy citizen of a small Massachusetts
'
town'deceased by drowning ono hun
dred and two years before the opening
of the scone. With all the opportuni
ties which , would naturally aribo from
biich a situation , and winch are admira
bly rendered in About's sketch , there
is not a laugh from beginning to end.
The story reminds one in its st.ylo of
Do Foe's fake. Do Foe goes on giving
abundance of details that never oc-
currnd , without a biiggcstion of fun or
of romance , but with a picture.squoncs&
and force of description that raise his
productions to the plane of history. If
Mr. Stockton proposes to lake up this
line , ho must adopt De Foe's industry
nnd work out his fakes with the same
wonderful fullness of detail and the
same patient elaboration. But why not
rest a little and come back again as
Frank Stockton in his own delicious
voiuV
TllK ADVBNTl'llGR OP A ClIIXAMAX. FrOIIl
the French of Jules Vonio ; 1-mo. Pub
lished by Leo < fc Shepard , Hoslon.
It in not to bo supposed that in re
viewing current literature- - any critic
will dwell upon a work of Jules Verne.
Illsishtill an attractive name , though
the glamour that once surrounded it
has gone forovor. So long ns ho con-
lined himself to stories Imbed upon the "
romance of science , nnd dallied in a
realm of scientific impossibilities skil tt tB
fully presented as actual facts , ho was t ]
enchanting. But this was a vein that 8
could not bo continued Infinitely , bos 0l 0C
cause the writer's scientific knowledge l
was obviously limited to a somewhat ro- s
htrlcted horix.on. lie has exhausted st st
that pleasant field , and bus been forced t !
to take up current topics in which ho Is lit
hampered very much by what may bo lin
termed 'tho realities that are known to
everybody. In the domain of science a .1
ho had legions of readers who wore .1ii
blissfully ignorant , and who thrilled iiU
with ecstaciofa over the dormant possi o
bilities In the RUBqui cyanurpt of the I
oyunido of potassium when brought into 1n
contact with pulvori/.ed sulphur. Hero
in the present volumeho has to face
readers who know their Chinese pretty
well , and do not love them. Therefore
ho is nt u palpable disadvantage , nnd
this stuto of things Is not improved by
the use of the French cliches for illus
tration. These , however , servo ono
good turn , for they make Americans
comprehend the immense superiority of
American engravings.
Nuw LAW Jixi > Fnn\t HOOK ron UUSIXKSS
MBS. Octavo 1,00. Published by the
Unucroft Company , San Francisco , Cnl ,
Although it is a current axiom tlmt
the mnn who Is his own lawyer has a
fool for Ills client , yet practice hns
demonstrated that business men ought
to have at their flugor ends , the forms
of law used in their special pursuits.
The usual plan of compilations of fprm
books for business men hu ? boon to pro-1
sent n more collection of forms without
nny comment In many cases * anil with
out sufficient comment in nil. And the
forms , themselves , were for the most
part , uHhor overloaded with obsolete
phraseology , dear to tunatoilr lawyers ,
or stripped so bare ( hnt the ossoncp of
expression was wanting and no careful
lawyer would venture to use thorn.
These defects Imvo been remedied in
the present volume which steers care
fully n middle path between vor-
bingo nnd fatnl abbreviation.
The forms retain a sulllcient
amount of technical expression
to recommend them to the most
thorough and cautious lawyer. Kvi-
dontly the compilation aims rather
nt liiBurlnp snfoty , than nt attracting
purohiisers by novelty. In addition to
the forms them is a condensed summary
of the go no ml inw of nil subjects
touched upon , us neknowlcdginonts ,
deeds , wills etc. , not shown In full , but
In such n manner us to nwlco them plain
to the ordinary business man. To this
nummary tho' statute requirements ol
the various states and territories have
been added , and there are also copious
references to the supreme court de
cisions , In which various points of the
law in regard to those uubccts ] Imvo
been tested. So fur as the writer knows
there are no other form books ns snfo
and us thorough as thin one , which
meets all modern requirements , for
every Ulnd and variety of business ro
tations of the most complex kind , and
is therefore an excellent work for
business men.
HOOKS IlKOl'UVin > .
A Physician's Problem , by Charles
Khun , M. U. ; Hoston , Leo ft Shopard.
Adventures of Early Discoverers , by
Frances A. Humphrey ; Uoston , D.
Lothrop company.
Amos Kilbi'lght , by Frank II. Stock
ton ; Now York , Charles Soribnor's
Sons.
The Five Talents of Woman , by the
author of How to bo Happy Though
Married ; Now York , Charles Scribnor's
Sons.
Two Little Confederates , by Thomas
Nelson Page ; Now York , Charles Sorib
nor's Sons.
Taken by the Knomy. by Oliver Optic
( Blue and Gray series } ) Boston , Lee &
Shepard.
A Start in Life , by .T. T. Trobridgo ;
Boston , Leo it Shopard.
Manners and Good Society , by Mrs.
Sarah J. Halo ; Boston , Leo & Shepard.
Tlio Last of the Jluggcrinuggcrs , by
Christopher Pearso Cranch ; Boston ,
Lee & Shopard.
The Adventures ot a Chinaman , by
Jules Verne ; Boston. Lee < fc Shopard.
Law and Form Boole for Business Men ;
San Francisco , Hurbort Bancroft com
pany.
Men and Measures of Half a Century ,
by Hugh McCulloch ; NowYorkClmrles
Scribnor's Sons.
THE AUT ASSOCIATION.
Proceedings of the Mooting at Sena
tor IjIninger'B l-inst Nlglit.
The Western Art Association held their
regular meeting last nlgnt at the residence
of O. W. Lininger. The object of the meet
ing w.is mainly to perfect the arrangements
for the opening of thu flrat exhibition anil to
receive the reports of various committees.
Mr. Clement Chase nuted ns temporary sec
retary nnd Mr. Liningcr presided. There
wcro u large number of ladles and gentle
men present , amongst whom wcro noticed
Mrs. George J. Gilbert , Mrs. Orr , Miss
Ball. Miss M. BuUerileld , Miss Brodt , Mrs.
Silk worth. Miss ConiNissen , Mrs. Mumagh ,
Miss Goodman , Mrs. Edwin Davics , Mm. S.
Higginsoil , Miss Morrcll , Messcrs. Lininger ,
Charles Kent , Clem Chase nndJ. K. O'Neal.
Mr. Chase reported that tbo arrangements
for opening the exhibition wcro In a very
satisfactory condition , and that in all probab
ility the most Bnnguine anticipations of the
committee would be exceeded. The cata
logue hnd been carefully compiled in nlpha-
bciital form and would be as free from inac
curacies as possible. The exhibits would beef
of four kinds , viz : oil , water color , cravou
and Chinese ; for the latter special shoxv cases
would bo provided. Tlio tickets would bo
printed and at the disposal of the members
by next Thursday morning , nnd the price
had been flxed at $1 , which would secure six
admissions. These tickets would bo trans
ferable nnd therefore will bo found very con
venient for family use. Members will usa a
anccinl tickutnot transferable. The hanging
committee were thanked for their services
which hud been most cheerfully given to the
performance of a very diftlcult duty.
The committee on entertainments reported
that arrangements were being' per
fected whereby a series of lectures , by the
most eminent painters and Instructors in the
country would be given to the members , and
such as wished to nv.iil themselves of tlio
privileges. The hope was expressed that the
society would lay the foundation for the es
tablish ment of a permanent school of line
art. An effort would be made to secure the
exhibition by the society of some of the more
celebrated works of art painting , such as
"Christ before Pilate" and others.
By resolution of the meeting the enter
tainment committee were empowered to par-
feel their plans ; nud a hearty desire was ex
pressed that the membership would be
broucht up without delay to the required
number , vie : llvn hundred.
The duto for the ilrst exhibition of tlio
Western Art nssoolatlon lias been set for
Thu r.sday , Friday and Saturday , November
15. Ill nnd 17 , from 10 a. m. until 0 p. m. Ad
mission to the public will bo ' .Tic. Exhibits
cnn be mudp only by members of the associa
tion. Special arrangements have been made
for the sale of such work as members care to
dispose of , and every effort will bo made to
bring the sellur and the buyer of the pic
tures together , not only nt this but nt future
exhibitions. The exhibition of Mr. Llningcr's
private collectson , including many works .
immediately from the Purls Salon , occurs the
week following November iW , 20 and HI. All
members of the association arc invited to ut-
tcud and will bo furnished complimentary
tickets.
A VAIjUAHhli yijQWijIt.
The Ownnr of n Beautiful Clu-y ati-
tlicimmi lionises $1U5 < > for It.
NJSW Yoiiif , Nov. 12. The large maniuoo ,
at tlio corner of Broadway and Fourteenth
Btrout , m which thu Now York Horticul
tural society is holding its chrysanthemum
show , was thronged with visitors all dav to-
day. Mr. Spaulding , the president of the
society , said the oxperim ont of holding the
exhibition in a tent had proved n great suc
cess. This is the way chrysanthemum shows
Imvo ! boon held m England for n number of
years. Besides being seen to butter advari-
tngo when banked against the canvas , the
lowers also kept butter in a tent. The
blooms uro now In much batter condition
than when they were entered. As soon as
any of the Itowurs wither they are cut olT
and placed on the counter for Halo , The
"Mrs. Andrew Cumcgio , " which was oxhlb
lied for the /1m / tune ut this fair , Iias-croated
imlto n luror among llorists , 11,259 bolng
otToi-cil and refused for the plant to-day ,
Its beauty is not us delicate ns "Mrs. Alphous
Hardy , " but its sko gives it on equal com
mercial value.
SICK HEADACHE
PoaitlToly Cured bj '
tbeie I.lttlo i'lllfl.
They also rollero DIs-
treasfrora Dyspepsia , I.
Indigestion and Too
Hearty Eating. A per-
'ect remedy for Dlzzl-
oeas , Nausea , Drowil
ness , Had TaaUi in the
Uputh.CoatcdTonguo ,
Pain In tlio 81 Jo , TO H-
PID. UVEIl , Ac. They regulate the Bowel * ,
nd prevent Constipation nod 1'lles. The
malleit and easiest to tnke. Only one pill a
dose. 401naYl l. Purely Vegetable. I'rlct '
JSceutB.
Ml
CARTER MEDiaiNE 00.P p'M , Nwrloik , II.
II.CU
The great Thanksgiving
number of the Ladies' Home
Journal and Practical House
keeper costs no more at the
news-stands than any other
number six cents ,
You can send ten cents and
get four numbers , September ,
October , Thanksgiving and
Christmas.
Of course we can't afford
it. We can though ; for who
is going to drop it at New
Year's ?
Send silver or stamps.
LA DIM' Hotti JOURNAL ,
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DON'T SCOLD
n mnn Tor groining when ho Iia.1
Itlu'tinintismnrXeuralttln. ThepiUit
is simply nvrful. No torture in the
ancient Unit's was morn painful than
these twin diseases. Hut oughtn't
n mnn to be blamril If , Imving Hlien-
luntUni or Neuralgia , he wont unit
Ath.ln.pho.ros , whi'ii it hni curctl
thousands who Imvp sulVrrpd in the
same way ? H has curctl hundrrda
iifu-r pliy.Mcinns Imvo pronounced
( hem incurable.
"Thn > klll of flr * ph ; lcl oi onald not
cum ui of lUifUoitliim which tuttl Mtllwl
I or four m1 t halt hour * without wtkiuc.
cnnUmiixl it * UK. anil am now well. "
HXT. a. H. TKOYRIt. Now Albany. Ind ,
3-Soiit ! C rents for the bountiful rolorcU pic
ture. " Moorish Mat.l u. "
THEATHLOPHOROS CO. 112 Wall St. N. Y.
1o thoio who arestifforlng fron
Concha , Colds , CUest 1'iUil.s , I'neu
THE nionln. Ultoiiumtlsm , Sciatica imi
other pnlns so ucuoral nt thlo sen
non ot tlio year. Much sufforcn
tool far greater Interest In UKM
RON s 1'iiASTF.ii. n remedy whlel
TARIFF novuf falls to ulTord prompt rd
Hot when faithfully uuil Intalll
Ksntly u.sod. Tliti plmtmlm (
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Rounded oa Hclcntlllo principles.
IS OF
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ixnd Integrity. Its grout ami In.
creasing popularity has Inducail
unscrupulous ImUnt-or.s ( o puj
nmny fraudulent counterfeits on
LITTLE
the mnrknt. Careful buyers al
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and rafmo nil others.
Say'Send two cent stamp td
INTEREST Sonlmry & .lohnson'Ji 1'lutt Street
N. Y. , for a ropy or "Instruction !
from the Doctor , " n vnlunblr
household book.
UlATEFUL-fOMi'OKTINU.
Epp s's Cocoa.
BREAKFAST.
"Hr a thorough knowledge or tlio natural law
which Rorem the operations of Ulgntlon anil nutrl
tlon.ainlbr ft careful application of the Una iirouc (
ties ol vrulMeloctea COCOA , Mr. Kpps Im provldml nu
breakfast table with n Ucllcatair tlBTOrcd bererair. .
which rnay re us manr hear ? doctor1 Mils. Itli
by tlio Judicious uio of aucb articles of dclt thut I
constitution mar be gradually built up until Mnmi
rnongh to renUt OTPry tfmdoncy to illieuse. Him
dredt of BUlitle maladlos aru HoatliiK around us read )
to attack wherever them It awvak nolnt. Wo mat
scapa manr a fatal slinft by keeping oiiroelrei we !
lortltted with pure blood and n properly oourlshcj
traniei'1 OlTilMerrlcoOaietto.
Madealmply with boiling watcrnr milk. Sold onll
Inbalf pouiul tins brUrocors Itibuted thus :
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Olllce , Omalia. Nubruska , October 16th , ins * .
Bcalod Proposals in duplicate , will be rocolvoil
at this olllce until 10 u. m , on ThurHday , No\f ,
16th , 1IW , at wliteli time and place , they will bi
opened In the presence or attourtlntr limdorx foj
Government supplies of tlio rollowlnK kiiull
Stationery , hardware , lumber and mlscullnnai
ousQuurtormu'itor'.s stoics. Msts Klvjntf spa ,
cltlcatloiH , quantities and other Information ,
will bo furulhtiDiI on upplli atlon to tliisolllca
I'refVrencu given to nrtli'les ' of domestic pro
duction , price and quality being equal , million
Hhould uttuch a copy of this tidvertlHument in
their blclrt. JOHN SIMl'SON , Captain and As.
slstaat Q. M. , TJ. 8. A. * ol5-l nt"-H
1'ubllc bate of Imported
draft stiillloiiri unil trot.
tliiKbtouk at York , Net ]
Nov. 27 , Ift-tt , commoui
clntjnt ! ) : ; nin m ,
> Vo u 111 oirer our ontln
stock of ImrHes , ahnul
)80 ) In niimbor , ; t 1'er
I onerous. 1 Clydrtdulo
' I Shire , i Krt'ilcll Cun a
nlun , Huvunil griidt
draft nnd ono trotting Htalilon. The buliuic *
eou.sUtrt of trotting bred mures , fillies nnddrlv >
Inc horses. , ,
TUHMH : Una yours time , good bankable panel
.on tilred. 5 per-cont discount for cash. HAIiK-
IIA1K OH rflimi : . S "VlV ?
F. M. WOODS , Auctioneer.
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