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A TlAfi'Y Nr.\v YIAU. :
A GHIAT many people will turn over
Ii now lcif ; to-dtiy , but how inanv of
Ihoin will bo without a blot when the
BUII sots.
Tui'HK is nothing small about
Onnhti's ineroiibo in the rnto per cent
of its Imnlc eleurinps for the last wool :
of the year.
TIIK tune has come when several
conncilintMi will ttiUo oil their couneil-
intuiicsiloes , nnd walk about hereafter
in the broguns of private cili/ons.
TIIK New Year's bpeoch of Emperor
"William is anxiously awaited by the
-Gorman people. The impression pre
vails Unit tlio emperor's words will bo
favorable to si peaceful policy.
OMAHA will round the mile post of
1889 with renewed vigor and hope.
With lusty limbs , strengthened by ac
tivity and houlthfulnesi , the Gate City
( coops the load in the race for commer
cial greatness.
THIRTY state legislatures convene in
January. That ought to give the poli
ticians of tlio country plenty to look
nftor , since General Harribon has re
fused their aid in constructing a cabi
net.
IN Council Bluffs the electric motor
line wires have burned out several tel-
phones. The sntno danger confronts
the telephone service of our city should
the overhead motor wire system bo
allowed on our business btrcotb.
IT took 121 olllcers and employes to
run the stuto scnato in 18S7 , nt an ox-
l > ense of twenty-four thousand , nine
hundred and sixty-live dollars and sixty
cents , which diet not include porqui-
Bitos. This is surprising , but true.
Till ! last legislature appropriated two
million so von hundred and twenty-two
thousand eight hundred and ninety-six
dollars and eighty-six cents. These
ptaggoring figures ought to ho kept in
viojvof every member of the legislature.
IT IS said that Franco intends to take
n hand in the controversy between the
United States and Ilaytl. To all ap-
jmarances , franco has all she can at
tend to with her bankrupt treasury , her
JJoulangor and her Panama canal , with
out inviting more trouble.
IT is suggested with all kindness to
Sioux City , in view of the proposed
"corn palnco" display at the inaugura
tion , that the people of Washington
"would appreciate a sample pull at the
extracts of the corn itself to any artistic
exhibit which Sioux City may coulotn-
present legislature enters into
its work with a clear record and clean
hands. Lot It not be said at the end of
the session that ile fair name wasblack-
unod by squandering thousands of dollars
lars of the I'ooplo's money for extrava
gant bohomos and for the support of a
useless army of tax-oaters.
TIIK lower house of the last legisla
ture furnished positions for ninety-six
olllcors and employes at an outlay of
twenty-two thousand four hundred and
fifty-throe dollars. No vouchers for
"valuo received" for this onornious
outlay can bo made that will satisfy the
taxpayers.
TStsvf Yoitic never wearies of her on-
cleaver to bring the boodllng nldormen
of 1881 to justice. When the extra bes-
eion of the court of oyor and torminor
begins , the indlctmonts hanging over
their heads will ho pushed to a convic
tion. Now York is nothing if not per
sistent ,
Fouu years ago a woman's suffrage
bill passed both houses of the torritoral
Ipgldlnturo of Dakota with a good nm-
jorlty , but was vetoed by Governor
Pierce. The prospect of the early ad
mission of Dakota has inspired them
again to knock at the door of the terri
torial legislature , ' which convenes Jan
uary 8 , for n recognition of equal
rights , Dut it is more than probable ,
that as Dakota no longer requires the
TOte of wpmen to gain admission into
the union , the legislature will turn a
cold shoulder on the woman sulTrago
woyuiont.
The olllcial figures presented in Tin :
Bin : of Monday , tthuwlng the extraor
dinary and unjiiBlitlahto extravagance
of the last legislature , should warn the
present legislature to carefully guard
ngaiimt a repetition of such waste of
the public money. The power to pi event
the plundering of the people rests
wholly with that body , mid it cannot
shift to other shoulders the responsibi
lity for a failure to perform its duty in
tills respect. Having before it the facts
which show tlio unotcu able extravag
ance of the | iast , itcan huvo nodlllloulty
in nnnidlng against Uioir repetition.
Those facts show that the
public treasury was plundered to the
cxtunLof from sixty to seventy thous
and dollars , which wont into the pock
ets of uiibcrupulous olllcinls of the leg
islature and their leeches. Walter
Seoluy , the secretary of the senate , ap
pears to huvo been the vampire with
the most vigorous nppcliln. llo was not
only successful in securing pay for his
services at the rate of ton dollars a day
for session days , hut ho was enabled to
generously provide for se\ornl people in
positions never before required , and
which must have boon littlu less than
sinecures. These leeches of his own and
ol Ids mate Bone-steel received public
money to the amount of nearly or quite
one thousand dollars , which was simply
a steal , in addition to his very liberal
per diem , Seoluy also mulcted the slate
in the bum of three hundred dollars for
preparing the senate journal. Yet this
man has the bupremo Impudence to
scolt re-election to a position wlio-,0
duties he performed but indilTorently ,
and whoso opoortunltica for plunder ho
took tlio fullest advantage of.
The overtaxed people of Nebraska de
mand a reduction in 'the ovpenditures
of the btate got eminent , and they know
that this can bo done without impairing
the oliiciency of any department
of it. The legislature should be
gin by reducing its own expenses.
An increase of ono hundred thous
and dollars in two years cannot
possibly bo justified , and tin oppressed
pcoplo will not meekly bear a continu
ance of such extravagance. If the pres
ent legislature fails of its duty in this
matter , the next will be composed of
men chosen with reference to protect
ing the public treasury against the raids
of the reckless and unscrupulous. The
annual cost of the bbito government for
the past three years has been quite two
dollars per capita of the population ,
which is greater th.in in a majority of
the states of the union. Nebraska has
expended more money in proportion
tion to population during the
lust three years than lias Penn
sylvania , Ohio , Michigan , Illinois , In
diana , Iowa or Wisconsin , all older and
more fully developed states , and there
fore in bettor condition to be liberal to
the point of extravagance in state ex
penditures. Moreovermostof them have
a much larger debt to pro vide for than
Nebraska. Their resources of taxation
also are more various , so that the cost
of supporting their governments does
not fall so largely as in thib slate upon
the farming class.
Justice to the pcoplo , who are op
pressed by excessive taxation ,
and every consideration aflecting
the material growth and pros
perity of the stale , demand thai the ex
penditures shall be reduced in every
department of the government where it
can bo done without impairing the ofllo-
iency of the public service. Leakage
must be stopped , the avenues to plunder
closed , sinecure otliciuls or employes
dropped fiom tlio pay rolls , all appro
priations of public money refused that
are not absolutely necessary , and a general -
oral reform inaugurated in the direc
tion of judicious and systematic
economy. With this accomplished , and
a change made in the revenue laws
which will remedy existing inequalities
in assessments , the farmers of Nebraska
will experience a relief stimulating to
their Industry and thrift , an era of
moro vigorous prosperity will onsuoj
and the state will become moro inviting
than over to the home-seeker and the
investor.
Tim 13ii's : : bpccial newspaper train ,
inaugurated to-day , is a distinct and
notable departure in the enterprise of
western journalism. Other papers have
chartered special trains to distribute
their Sunday editions , or for some ex
traordinary occasion , but so far as wo
know no daily in the country , and cer
tainly none in the west , has over put
into oiled such an enterprise as Tin :
Bin : enters upon to-day that of a
special daily train for the conveyance
of its morning edition to its patrons bo-
twcon Omaha and Denver , which will
enable them to obtain this paper
from three to four hours earlier than
heretofore.
This enterprise is notundortakon un
der any pressure of competition. No
other paper in Omaha could or would
enter into an arrangement involving so
great nn expense , with the certain ty
that the profits from Increased circula
tion cannot for a very long time , if they
over shall , balance the outlay. It is
duo solely to the desire of TIIK Bui : to
furnish its patrons with thu news of the
state , the nation and the world at large
at the earliest hour pr.iotieablo , for in
those bustling days men desire to bo in
formed of what is going on with the least
possible delay. Wo have entered upon
a year that promises to bo prolific in
important and interesting events. A
new administration will take control of
the federal government , bringing for
ward now policies and instituting
changes in which the whole people will
ho concerned. In our own state the
course of legislation will have great in
terest for our people and should bo caro-
fnlly watched by thorn. In other lands
events of the highest importance are
foreshadowed. All intelligence of this
character the newspaper reader U eager
to obtain as soon as may bo , and it istho
aim of TIIK Bin : to meet this demand.
The facilities of TUB BKK for furnish
ing the newa of the world are well
known. These will bo increased as cir-
cumslnncos shall require. Loading by
fur all other dallies in this section as a
newspaper , wo shall not only maintain
that position but increase the load.
Everything of interest in our own and
other countries will receive adequateat-
tontlon'in our columns , while the policy
of uncompromising devotion to the tn-
torosls of the people will be firmly and
fearlessly ndhered to.
To accommodate omo passengers who
ilesiro to go west at the early hour nt
which Tin : Bnn's newspaper train
leaves Omnhn , the managers of the
Burlington have been accorded the
right to attach a passenger coach to the
train. Thus the traveling1 public nro
ntTorded additional facilities of which
they would remain deprived but for
the enterprise of Tin : Uii : : .
mi : A/II / * YKAII
The great majority of people always
give hearty welcome to the Now Year.
To many it brings the assurance ot moro
prosperous conditions , to a still larger
number it is the starting point of re
newed effort and of needed reforms , and
to only the \ery few Is it without oina
benefit or promise. Asa holiday , New
Year's dny is especially interesting for
its social observances. The custom of
"calling" in this country makes it pecul
iarly a day ot compliments , and while
to many the custom is thought to bo
"more honored in the breach than in the
observance , " it is not without its merit
orious features. In some cities whore
for several year ? it has been somewhat
neglected there will be a revival of the
custom this year , but Omiha is not ono
of these. Doubtless many ladies hero
will receive , but there appears to have
been little formal prop ir.ilion , and call
ing will not bo general.
In the practical all.ilrs of life nu
merous and important matters are
transacted nt the opening of a new > onr ,
and it is therefore an eventful period to
bankers , merchants manufacturers ,
railro.ul olllelals and others who have
bii'-ine-.s concerns. Legislation will now
begin its grind in a number of states ,
governors ) will bo inaugurated , and the
machinery of government in sovereign
common wealths will be given a fresh
impetus. Altogether , therefore , en
trance UDOII a New Year is a matter of
very largo interest and importance.
The conditions seem favorable to a
year of prosperity for the country , in
which Nebraska and Us metropolis will
not fail to share. Progress we shall
certainly maico , but it mnj be curtailed
or enlarged according to the wisdom of
our legislators and the enterprise of
our pcoplo. fit is a good occasion for
the former to rc&olve upon governmental
reforms and the latter to reach out
mote vigorously for the advantages
that arc to bo secured.
To all its patrons TIIK Bin : wishes a
"Happy New Year. "
ASSISTANTS TO
The present national house of repre
sentatives , with thieo hundred and
twenty-live members , has one hundred
and thirty-eight employes , including
clerks of committees and ollicial repor
ters of debates. Members who desire
personal clerks must pay them out of
their own pockets. The proportion of
employes to members is ono to two and
one-third , and it should be remarked
that the present house has not been
illiberal in providing itself with em
ployes. There is , of course , no compari
son between the amount of business
transacted by.tho national house of rep
resentatives and the lower branch of
the Nebraska legislature , yet the latter
body , consisting of ono hundred mem
bers , two j cars ago had ninety-six em
ployes paid by the state , or practically
one for each member. Il must bo ap
parent to everybody that at least one-
third of these employes were unneces
sary , and that every dollar paid them
was wasted. It remains to bo sceh
whether the lower house of the present
legislature will repeat tins wrong to the
taxpayers of Nebraska.
The pay roll of otllcers and employes
of the last house was made up of N. V.
Hnrlan , speaker ; " Brad D. Slaughter ,
chief clerk ; T. M. Cooke. first assistant
clerk ; G. W. Nowmeyer , second assist
ant clerk ; Webb Wheeler , third assist
ant clerk : Grace Slaughter'fourth as
sistant clerk ; C. G. Valentino , fifth as
sistant clerk ; Emma J. Ayrcs , stenog
rapher ; I. N. Thompson , scrgcanl-ut-
arms ; R. I } . Doran , assistant sor-
geant-at-arms ; Peter Van Fleet ,
chaplain ; Kate Boyle , postmis
tress ; 5Coru Matthews , assistant post
mistress ; II. P. Cutting , doorkeeper ;
Thomas B. Beach and James K. M.
Bright , assistant doorkeepers ; An
toinette Worthon , enrolling clerk ;
Janet McDonald , engrossing clerk ;
Phclps Paine , C. C. Boslow , K. L. Ely ,
W. 3. Houston , E. M. Corroll , II. M.
Bushnell , C. W. McCune , John A. Mae-
Murphy , George Williams , A. L. Bixby ,
P. P. Spredher , Gcorgo Dean , A. M.
Henry , C. 11. King , S. I ) . Killen , John
Mills , J. Milton Spicco , E. M. Short ,
Charles W. While , George Ashburn ,
Jennie Briggs , C. D. Barnes , S. Bontlcy ,
P. L. Harbour , Emma J. Chester , May
CrawfordGertrudo Cutler , Hottio Crom
well , II. M. Chapon , Mary Di.xon , Emma
Givin , Aniiii Hawkins , Elsie lohs , Cor.i
Mollring , Ida Marsh , Estollo Miller , Lil-
liart Pollock , Stella J. Prager , Ro3ti
Rcdpath , Florence Rifhardson , Ella
Thorngnto , W. L. Wells and G. E.
Whitman , committee clerks ; Harry G.
Roggon , bill clerk ; W. R. Beam and
U. b. Corloy , assistant bill clerks ; Mar-
cell Jay , bill messenger ; Jennie L. Car-
pontur , clerk docrotury ; Frank Alloy ,
Edward Butler , W. U. Beam , Frank
Cowdroy. Julia Fuller , Willie Harrison ,
Johnnie Mathieson , William Magher ,
Dortlo McKee , James Purcell , Doll
Root , Robert Stevens and Laura Fryon ,
pages ; Al Falrbrotnor , proof reader ;
F. W. Russell , copy holder ; II. D. Hen-
drlcks , mail currier ; Mat Brochcn , as
sistant mull carrier ; D , T. Cook and
Daniel Croiiho , janitors ; I. II. Croloy ,
David Miller , E. 13. O'Briont , G. A.
Tyson and Major Sharponstoenassistant
janitors ; Henry Mustorman , janitor ;
J. S. Edwards , custodian committee
room ; R. M. Lytlo custodian cloak
room ; M. W. Richards , fireman ;
Emnnuel Sonholm , lusistant fireman ,
and Joseph Blackburn , watchman.
THE SOUTH IN TUE CAHINET.
Tlio leading democratic politicians of
Texas have fallen inlo line with repub
licans and democrats from Maine to
California in an effort to fix up a cabi
net for President-elect Harrison , Of
course , Mills , Kilgoro and Crane want
a Texan in tlio cabinet , evou if it is to
be a republican administration. There
is nothing little or narrow about n
Toxns democrnt tf ify being broad and
generous they ovfti .boost Texas to the
top of the heap , tjujiited States District
Judge McCormiac. Vuid Judge Bell , of
Austin , at'o menlloned as available by
Iheso domoeratiL congressmen. The
San Antonio rjliy * . tlio lending demo
cratic paper of the.&tuto , and withal of
protective proelis'lHos on account of Its
desire to foster certain material Inter
ests of its sectionin u recent is-uo aajs :
1 IIP task of selecting the ne\.t president's
coturlc of counsellors goes hr-vcly on and is
Joined m bv both republicans . . nl democrats.
'riio j fi lias ns good n right to make
nomimitions as nnyono else. This bcinp so ,
n-hat is the matter with H It. Ton-oil , of
S.m Antonio ? "Ho 1ms many qualities wtilrh
should commend him to General llnriison's
c.uetul consideration , inclmlliiK much nullity ,
nn unstiiliicd record , nnd perfect , honesty of
character Ho poisessoi , moreover , the con-
lldencp nnd esteem ot every southerner who
knows him.
As we remember , Mr. Torrel was ono
of the original Harrison men in the
Chicago eoinentlon , made the speech
seconding his nomination , and dltt us
much hard nnd olTectho service to
secure the result us any delegate in the
convention. His district sent him as a
delegate well knowing that he was for
Harrison. We believe some southern
republican should be in the final make
up of the cabinet , and are free to say
that we do not see how General Ilarrl-
MHI could do bettor than to take u. sin
cere por-iin il trieiul and admirer , such
as Mr. Terrell undoubtedly is , into his
olliei.il fnmilv.
TIM : terrible accident resulting In the
loss of life at SI ; , lo > oph , Mo. , the other
evening should be a warning to our
eitj. A street car full of passengers
was run into by a freight car whieh was
making a living switch across a public
street. Tlio disaster is likely to occur
in Omaha nn.daj. . The railroads hero
are given altogether too much license
in making up their freight trains and
switching their ears across streets
crowded with pcoplo and vehicles at all
times. This should bo remedied.
Either a viaduct should be built across
the Ir.u'Ks at the Tenth street depolnnd
tit the Murcy street crossing or the
switching of cars bo stopped tit those
and other streets.
ix lSS"i the grand lotul of legislative
nppioprintions was ono million si.\ hun
dred and hOent.eight thousand so\en
hundred and ninety dollars and
ninety cents. I 18V7 the legisla
ture increased this already burdensome
tax to two million seven hundred and
twenty-two thousand eight hundred
and ninety-six doll-Ars and eighty-six
cents over n million dollars increase
in two years for identically the same
state government , i
Tin : New Year may not bring a boom
to Omaha , but there is every reason lo
expect that it 'will witness aery
marked improvement in every depart
ment of the city's business. II the gen
eral resumption of activity that is pre
dicted shall be realised , Omaha , with
its excellent showing for last jour nnd
tlio sound conditions that are known to
underlie its industrial and commercial
business , ought to secure \ory largo
benefits from the improvement.
TIIK pcoplo of Dakota tire now almost
unanimously in favor of division
and speedy admission. The great bone
of contention , however , will be the
choice ot the capital for each section.
It is safe to say that there is not a town
or village in the territory that is not
setting forth its claim and laying its
wires for the seat of government. A
lively light may bo expected before the
final choice is made.
JOUUXALISM in Mexico is evidently
not in such a crude condition as has
generally boon believed. The colossal
lie about a massacre at the capital city
put forth by the editor of a Chihuahua
paper entitles him lo high rank in Iho
profession.
An Opinion.
\Va do not think General Harrison is send
ing confidential messages about the country
asliij ( people to enter his cabinet ,
Not Altpr Her Dowry.
lntciOetati. .
Canada 1ms n public debt of S23t,0U000. (
Ono thing sine , the young lady cannot ac
cuse Uncle Sum of wooing her for her
wealth.
o
IM 1 11 til-sot u Not n Mendicant.
MliDieiiiiults Jimi mil.
TliC'io Is one thing about Minnesota's
chances fos u placu in the cabinet tlmt is by
no means unfavorable this stuto Is not sit
ting on the PrcMUenL-cleut's front door-step
crying for something.
Hit } ti In the Soup.
Puiiuer I'ifft.
Uncle Sum Onlcer Luce , what's the
charge against HayliJ
Ofllcor I-iUiio Disotdcrly conduct , sir.
Uncle Sam Threu hundred und nfty thou
sand doll.tiH fmo.
lliiytl-Sacro ! Mo Hilda mo in zo , vat you
call , zc gumbo.
The Duality Kloulrlu Wire.
Intir Urcan ,
A cook In n Toledo restaurant , In attemptIng -
Ing to close an Irort bh'uttcr ' , brought the
shutter into contact with nn oluctrio light
wire and lecclvod u shpck that caused In
stant douth. The sooner , ull parties lonrn of
of the danger lurking urouud electric wires
the bettor. The law * regulating them should
bo rigidly enfoiced. _
No Premier * lnTIils , Ulcsseil Land.
linfln'n IIcrnl , < l.
Why Is It that thu position of secretary of
state In the cabinet Is c. lcil by so many of
our contemporaries the premiership ! That
place Is not the premiership with us. There
may bo a piouilorship m England , and It is a
term often In use thoio ; but usages that are
English are tabooed , It should bo remem
bered , in American politics.
Arithmetic For Whitney.
Pucli.
If it takes Uncle Saui three weeks nnd two
days to Rot loady two gun-boats sufllelont to
overcome a Haytlan force of ono gun-boat ,
two steam launches nil a row-boat , what
length of time would bu icfjulrod by said
uncle to got ready for tt o destruction of
John Hull's navy of , say , 400 war ships , and
how many ships would be icqulrod by afore
said uncle ?
An Example Worthy or Imitation.
Twonty-throa years of continuous and
faithful service as u city councilman is the
uouorablo record which belong ? to Mr.
Hnnlslcy , who Ims Jtist tendered lit * resigna
tion to the common council The quality which
made Mr , Uartlsloy so useful as n council-
umn will doubtless bo Illustrated In the
earnest performance ) of tlin new nnd higher
duties to which he 1ms been called by the
people.
The Democratic Cabinet.
( tilcttua ffeui.
After March the president and his cabi
net are expected to go into business as fol
lows.
O rover Cleveland , attorney at-law.
T P Hnyaril , attorney-at-luw.
C S rulrchlltl , attorney-at law.
W. U. .
Kndicott , nttoniey-at-law.
\V. C. Whitney , nttornoy-at-liuv.
I ) M. Dickinson , attorncy-nt-law.
W f. VIlas , attornoy-at-law.
Good bvo , Old Year ; wlili woids of ( mica
Leu\o us to him who takes jour place ;
And sav , Old You1 , unto the Xow ,
"Klndlj , carefully , carry thorn through , "
Tor much , I ween , they have jet to do.
d re.
WHAT Till ! WITS AIMS SAVING.
Impassioned oritorVh.visit . that men
rush to saloons for Iliitior I" Voice'Cause
the giocery stoios don't ltce | > it. New York
Weekly.
We notice that n wateispout burst in ICen-
tticlcv the other day. A waterspout that
would go into business in Kentucky miglit
expei-t to burst willi no assets. Life.
Mamie. "I ean't imagine why Clara's room
nl wins smells so of ninlea" l oie. "Why ,
don't A oil know1 She Is engaged to thu cap
tain of the foot-hill team , nnd arnica always
reminds her of hlm.-llnck.
Mr. Klcliley "Do you know. Miss Uewltt ,
jou looke I charming at the bill the other
nightf Miss Dowitl"Nonsense ; 1 don't
belu-vo it " Mr. KicUloi : "Oh , but you did.
Actually , I didn't recognize iou at llrst. "
JJulTtilo Courier.
1'at Cole , the Irishman who killed Coombs
lu n light some A cats since in Brunswick , on
being at lusted U\ the shot itr , said "It was
a fair light , Mr. Olllicr ; if Coombs had killed
mo I wouldn't have said a word about It. "
Lewiston ( Mo ) Giucttc.
Admlrltm Doting lady'tQ ( actor ) "What
line of acting do you most piotcr to follow ,
Mr. IVnori" Arlor "A straight line , as
much as possible , miss. " Admiring ioung
lady. "A straight line ! I don't quite under
stand , Mr Poser. " ( Actor who Ins often
counted ties ) : "R's the Bhmtcst disUnco
between two points , you know. " .Detroit
Fieo Pi ess.
STRANGE HAPPENINGS.
Very OiItlTiiin s licit Have Occurred
in tin * Nut HICK State.
Oddities in human and animal life
ha\e been rather numerous in Con-
neetietit this season , * -a.\s ti Norwich
letter to the New York Sun.
A enerahlo and sedate lior-o at l ast
Great Plain , near this city , which has
an inquiring mind and is disposed to
swallow things , depending on chance
for ftiNorablc results , recently bolted a
largo ball of wrapping twine. The ball
rolled in easily , but a knot at the end
of the cord anchored itself to windward
between the animal's front tooth , and
the knot , and the \ isible piece of tine
served as n Koj to the situation when
tlie Doling gioomswoman visited Iho
stable and inspected her steed. There
was a somewhat troubled look on the
horse's face as he stood with feet
braced , ours lopped , mouth open , and
in his eyes was a inuto appeal that
betokened n. growing suspicion' that
probably the case was hopeless. The
\oung lady unlooscil the knot , wound
six inches of the cord around her hand ,
and began to unravel the mystery.
The hoiM3 kept his mouth open , looked
wise , and seemed perfectly to under
stand what was going on ; and out , yaid
after yard , fathom by fathom , the ani
mal compliantly yielded un his peculiar
dinner , nnd on neither side
of the manager was a comment
uttered except that now and then
the grateful beast emitted a sigh as he
observed the external ball swelling in
magnitude , and felt the internal one
steadily diminishing. Finally the last
yard of cord was reeled out of the horse ,
wound up , and the ball taken into the
house where the animal couldn't gel it
again , and his loolcof commingled peni
tence and thanksgiving was sullieicnt ,
assurance that ho had had twine enough
for all coming time.
In Norwich the other night a young
lady set a mouse trap in lior parlor a
trap that was like a diminutive railroad
round-house , with arched doorway.- , and
with a delicate little loop of stool
under each doorsill to fly up and
catch a mouse by the muzilo. The steel
nooses snapped busily all night , and
next morning the lady found live mice
clinging in live of the inhospitable
doorwavs , and , what was very mysteri
ous to her , three long mouse tails hang
ing fiom the three other entrances.
She pu/wlod lior head long over the in
scrutable problem. Why did three
mice visit her trap overnight and de
liberately leave their tails behind
'
thcmV 'But there was no answer to il.
A vcr\ \ bright idea , however , Hashed
into her mind , and she sol her trap
again. Verily , Iho three tailless mice
came back to recover their tails , and in
the yray dawn of the following day the
young lady found three tailless inu-o
dangling from the trap.
At IList Gioat Plain Ihoro is a black
cal with a dash of white on his nose ,
that has learned to open doors by jump
ing and twisting the smooth' round
knobs with his paws. Ho is fond of in
door idleness and luxury , and in order
to pumper his tastes had to penetrate
tlio mystery of knobs und catches. Th-j
llrst time ho did the trick his owner
was Hitting in the gloiuning , and In a
rocking chair , and in his porch ,
and ho know there was no CMC in the
dark h&uso. Ho his hair roac somewhat
when ho hoard the deft and dolicnto
tampering with Iho door knob right behind -
hind him , and ho stopped rocking , hut
s-iid nothing , though ho noiselessly
turned his faro toward the door to catch
an awesome glimpse of _ a witch with
withered face and a hair mole stalking
out. Th" do.xturotis work went on for
an almost ondlosi moment ; Ihen Ihe
door swung slowly open and Iho black
cal came out the ludv with the mole
did not conic at all. Thu cat's name is
"Tigo. "
As lo nn Ijdiiuiitionnl Qnqjillontlou.
Providence Journal : The proportion
of males over tweiuy-ono yearn of tige
who would bo disfranchised in tlio
south oven by thu least exuding educa
tional test would bo large. In .South
Carolina it is estimated lo be fully 60
per cent. In the southern states us a
whole It is probably safe to say that it
would amount to at least a third. The
problem , therefore , which the southern
people must face is simply whether by
reducing their voting strength they
will submit to a largo reduction in their
reprosentalion also , or whether they
will abandon their educational test
altogether until educational fuollilios
down there are bettor und the proportion
tion ofillitoincy much IGHS. When the
south fully roaluesthls fact wo may bo
sure that the present agitation will
cease us suddenly as it has arisen. And
it is host thai it should1 for the time has
certainly not yet oouio when an educa
tional qualification can bo required of
voters in any portion of the south with
out obvious nnd peculiar Injustice.
A 60 cent bottle of Dr , IJIgolow's
Positive Cure- will promptly and thor
oughly euro the worst CUHO of recent
cough , cold or throat or lung trouble.
Buy the dollar bottle for chronic cases.
Pleasant to take , Goodman li ug Co.
VICTIMS OF GARNISHMENT ,
How the Law Allows Thorn to bo
Mercilessly Poraocutocl *
GRIP OF THE MONEY SHARK.
A Hill Proposed for tlio OcMrtiellon of
the Ohmitlmis Hi stem to bo
Introduced Into the
Tin : Mm : a low U.\JM a > pnlilmio 1 a bill ,
which is to bo intioilu " 1 miot'ti' ' Iwtislntuio
for tlio purpose of corivclinir tli abuse to
which debtor employes of Inter state corpor
ations are subjected by mou-cnary nuney
sharks , The system has IMJII described
many times , but will bear repetition :
Under the laws of Nobi aslca , ana a major
ity ot the other state * , the held of a family
is permitted to hold exempt Trom noUuru ,
under execution , certain of his propoitv ,
which , in this state , In the case of a w.nre-
worker , Includes hU earning * within sixty
du slust paM. Tlio fur m or Is allowed cer
tain of his stock , the nijchanic ntul profes
sional iii-iii his tools , Instruments , or books ,
etc. Tlio Intent of this exemption Is the hu-
tnaiiL doctrine of preventuiR the ( troody
cicditor from utterly dospiilinir and teduo-
IIIK lo beggary the helpless dependents of his
debtor.
This wlso provision of our l\w Is. however ,
openly violated bi giecdy men of Nebraska ,
aided bi a ti ibo of non-resident money
sharks , who follow this sj stem of black-
mall for u living. For uxaiiiple , suppose the
case of A , .in omphno of the Union 1'acille
rnilioad A owes Ha bill which he is will
lui ; to par if gunned tune , but which His
not willing to allow. 15 Icnows tlmt if lie
sites A In Nebraska , while ho run
got a judgment , he will not bo
allowed to uttcrh beggar him.
bi setting the last dollar of his wages , A ,
as head uf u family , being entitled under tlio
law to his exemption Ii tlicioforo soils or
assigns A's debt to ( ' , a monov shark from
Council ISiutTs , who immediately commences
ultagairst A before a Justice of the peace
at Council Mlulls , service to bp obtained on
A by publication , which , of course , hoimolv ,
if over , sees , l or fear that A might see It ,
however , and bo enabled to draw the little
wages coming to him , C has n gmmshmciit
served on the agent or representative of A's
employer , located at Conncil HlulTs , which
gainiRlimcnt is an order on the employ or to
answer to the com L how much monov be
longing to A is in his hands Tills order is
miuidaiori. The nmplo\cr has no recourse
but to answer or be leud upon.
As the Justice is entirol.v dependant upon
his costs for a living , it Is a mutter of small
coliseum-nee to him wli.it the mot its of tlio
case mi : > lie. llo lomlcis judgment against
A us a matter of course , oidcts A's cm
plosor to pav the gmilslioccd money into
court , and adds on poihaps , thnco the
amount of the reiiutied claim by w iv of costs
to be divided between hinivMf ami his good
customer , Sti\locl { . If the amount gar
nlsheod will not pai the claim and i-osts they
repeat the operation indefinitely Jt is u
m , liter of iccoid that the Justice courts mo
the worst kind ol cost mills , uin ontirolv in
the mtcicst of llic jiiitno mid the t.innslioo
shark , to whom thu shopmen at Oinah.i nnd
I'luttsmonth , the ho.idtjtiartcis men and the
train hands have proved a very yoldcit har
vest.
vest.Purther
Purther , it can bo piovcd tlmt , as a com
mission on the business , the gaimsheo snaih
is not called on to pii\r \ his costs in such cases
as he is unable to maUo stick. A similar
state of alfiilisexisU.it many other places
in Iowa and also In Kansas.
Un to date this year 4i)3 ) ot this class of
suits huvo been prosecuted nt Council HlulTs
against Union Pacillecmplojos in Nebraska ,
and a proportionate number against IJ. t M.
and othei lallio.ul men. The employes in
the smelting works also Milter In this wai as
well as those of other institutions having of
fices in both states.
Instances of the grossest cruelty have oc
curred. This evil has been hticntod to the
court of last resort , the Iowa supreme court ,
but without success. It upheld its low or
court , holding in the case of Aloonoy vs. U
P. UailWiiy romp uiy tlmt a non-resident of
Iowa Is not entitled to any exemptions , or ,
more liberalli construed , that a citucn of
Nebraska has no lights which an Iowa court
is bound to respect.
Aftci that decision an offoit was made to
secuio legislation to remedy the evil , but
without success. Nothing now icmuinsbut
to meet this evil by homo legislation.
The passage of the bill text of which has
already been published in these columns-
will drive , it is claimed , the Council HlulTs
Shylocksout of un occupation , cloo the door
of the cost mill , and secuie to the Nebraska
laborer the wages ho has earned.
Uv this bill , it is held that tlio laws of Ne
braska will not be changed in any respect.
The right and power of a creuitor to recover
his Just claim will remain unimpaired. The
only clmuge proposed in existing circum
stances is that the law of the land now exist
ing will be enforced.
A memorial to the legislature has boon
prepared and ciiculatcd for sigiiatuio along
the various raihoads in this stale. It will be
published to-morrow.
Thu Chcs4 Club Checkmated.
The Omaha Chess club is a thing of the
past. Its property was jcsterday taken pets-
session of by Gcorgo Barker. Some of
the ehaiis and tables were put in
his basement , nnd a couple of
boards will be put in one of the rooms of his
block , where these who appreciate chess may
call ana play. Smco 13r. Uliich loft , the col
lection ol the dues uiopped , and tlio business
of collecting them was given to
u man nuined Hylor who was
paid nt the rate of Si a
month. The club got Into nrroirs of
ttvo months and the memberhad to go down
Into their pockets to liquidate Yi'Mordny Mr ,
Marker gave hu check for o\er $11) ) nnj 911
closed up the deal.
tsOlTH OMAHA MOWS.
M\o Htook UxuliaiiKO Mooting.
At 10 o'clock josterdny morning the sub'
ciininitteoc insisting of Messrs J A Hake ,
.lutnosa Martin , A C. Poster. John V. at ]
llo.ul , John U. Oodcsuftu mid J. U. Hrloti , amf
with Messrs. Kdwird A. Cudahy , Hy II , iidel
Meday nnd William 11.Vallnoric absent , it Wai
met In the committee room
, nxclmngo building - col
ing , to lioir the report of thkub comtnlltoo , lill
consisting of Messrs. .lamos ( J Mm tin A C Mill
'
Poster ami John P Moid , on coiHtl'tiition
and by-hnv * . The committee's report in
luvor of u constitution nnd bv law for the
South Om.ihi Live Sto.-lc l-Kohati was
the same us the Clilctijo i < M'haiieo , cvept
the new rule udoptcd instead of rulo' , s no
inodlllcMtton of some oilier uilcs mid \\\n \
now rules , was received and ndoptod und n-iil
bo recommended for ndnption nt the gciur.U
committee mooting Wednesday aftpinooimt
a o'cloek ,
Not PI About ilio City.
Mrs Major \V \ S Williams , who has been
visiting friends in Walnut , hi , 1ms rolmnod
Jnines H. Hastings Saturday evening ro
reived the snd news tlmt his ionngcst sister
died S.ituiday morning in Dotiolt , Mu-h
Mr Hastings took the evening train for that
c-il\ .
Or. and Mis M Klrlipatric-lr left Saturday
for Atlantic City , In.
T C. Marsh , weigher at icnlo Xo 1 , iniion
stockyards , nfler n week's illucsi , is out
nnit ut his post again ,
The scales at the union stockyards will
close nt 1'J o'clook to-day.
Miss May Uurgwln of Franklin , Pa , on
her wnv to Sllverton , Cole , is the guest of
Miss Myra U. llrigliam
Henri Uravos is sluk with malarial fever.
L\man Cnrpcntor 1ms gone to Hay
Spiings His family will remain here
Mrs Olcason of the Thud ward is ill with
pneumonia
M4ss ICittio ntirgwiu of rmuklln , Pu ,
iW'lio has boon visiting fi lends in Uoatrice ,
came to attend the.1 leap M'ur pirtj to night ,
and is-tho guest of Miss Mini P. Hrigham
Daniel Sullivan has telegraphed from Chicago
cage that Mis Sullivan sends her rogauls
Hurbott L. Powlor ofVarion , N V , is
visiting with his friend , Mr. James H Van
Dnsen.
Misses Minnie and Jennie IColly , who have
been visiting their brother , Mr. A. U Kelly ,
returned to Tekanuihcstorday. .
Miss Mollie Condon wont to Lincoln to
visit friends.
Mis. W. C. Wood and children have re
turned from Philadelphia.
All Pcnnsilv.ini ins should attend the
meeting of native Pennsylvania ! ! : * at Uoud
Anduison s olllcc1 tins evening.
Tlio members of St. Martin's Protestant
Episcopal chuiLh will huvo a watch mooting ,
lunch , Mii'liU and entertainment at the Kaj'lo
house , Third ward , this evening. All inter
ested aio invited.
A pirtmg dim re nt the Rood Honsn will bo
( riven in honor of the rotiioinciit of Mr. and
Mis Solon Walker.
Capt James P. Maloney has relumed
fiom Muscitmc , Iowa
Tlio Hov Myers , u southern evangelist
among the negros , preached in the Prosby-
teiiaiichuich biindai night 'J'lio I lev. Myois
will occupy thu next , Sund iy aCtornoon at U
o'clock and the Hov. W. .1 Ilursha of
Uinaha , will bo piescnt. Comuiunton and
biptismal services will bo held. <
A gang of barnslormers , cilling themselves
solves tlio "i5igSiiittoinpted to show In
Hurt's opera honso Sunday night. They
were piomptly hurt icd off tlio stago.
Kcpiosont itives S. H. Fcnno anil John P.
McMillcn left last evening for Lin w
coln , to bo piosentiit the opening of the leg-
islauue.
Use the prciil specific for "colll In
head" and catarrh Dr. Sato's Catarrh
Itumcdy.
UAaiAGKI ) i-Jlli.OOC
Tlie Amount Claim oil liy a
CJonuly Kuriiuir.
r Chailcs Matthies la a m.uket gardener in
Douglas county , and claims that the Fremont
mont , Ulkhoin & Missouri Valley lallioad
has damaged his piopoity and intoiests to
the extent of $12,000 by unlawfully taking
possession of f J5OU , worth of real estate.
Tlio load also , it is claimed , damaged hit
gal den in the sum of $ inOU , und finally '
juied the lOstot his piopcityand piospocti
§ 5,000. _
For delicacy , for purity , and for im-
f.rovomont of tlio complexion ,
" i Powder.
Oui.-tliii
The management of the Omaha mission
desires to thank all who contributed to ttia
happiness of the children on the occasion of fl
ths Christinas dinner. Of ull the donations . ' ( I
renivcd , tlioio was not one that would not 'owl
have graced the Christmas table ot the
donor.
The wholesale butchers sent a very ao-
ccptablo donation of beef winch was distrib
uted among the no'nlv and deserving fami
lies. A lady ft tend of the mission sent 101)
sacks of candy which were distiibutcd in
the sjiiio wav. A number of our citizens
picsonted Mrs Jniiluio with small sums of
moiinv , amounting to0 ! , to bo nsr-d in buy
ing gifts for the childieii who might notbo
found by Santa Claus. Owing to the 1 irgu
amount of clothing rccoivcd at this time ,
ni'iiiy were protec led from the cold
We dusu to rotiun our Him oiu thanks to
all these who , by act or won ! have nlilt-d us
m the lust. MAHI Ii , Goonm.v.
you cettain that the plate you cat off of , and the cup you
ARE from , have not been washed with soap made of the fat
of diseased cattle ? After a careful chemical and microscopical ex
amination of the IVOKV SOAP , Dr. Doremus , of Hcllevue Hospital ,
writes : " I cordially recommend the IVOKV SOAI- for its unsurpassed
detergent properties ami purity. " Wash your dishes \vith IVOKV SOAP.
A WORD OF WARNING.
There are many white soaps , e'ach represented to be " just as good as tlie Mvory'i"
they ARE NOT , but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualitle *
of the genuine. Ask for "Ivory" Soap and insist upon getting it.
C0i > yilght lasc , by Procter A Gambia.