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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , JANUARY 8 , 189.
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BANK clourinys liavo talcbn u , tumble
for tlio fln > t week of January , but
Omaha 1ms the peed fortune to hold hot
head nbovo * wiitor.
IT is to bo hoped the now directors of
tlio board of trade will bo nblo to innke
the bonrd more olTuotivo in promoting
the commcfoial and industrial growth
of this city.
Piior. GIMTC-KK.V can rovonpo him
self on Uismiirck for Icooping him
ninoty-nino days in jail for treason by
coming to America and taking to the
lecture platform.
TlAn is also recruiting a navy. It
lias bought an American hulk worth
eight thousand for fifty thousand dol-
Jnrs. What a long-looUod-for opportu-
'nity to got rid of the Tallapoosa ,
THK proceedings in the anarchht
injunction suit in Chicago have como tea
a hitch. Neither plaintlir or ( JofenUant
is able to inform the probldlng judge
"What is an anarchistV"
WE HAVB heard a great deal about
-municipal reform through the revision
ot the-charter , but notn word about
school management reform by the re
vision of the school law.
Tiuaii : arc still a few tax-calera on
tlio city Day-roll. The now council
should use its broom at the outset and
put every department of the city on a
strictly business footing.
INDIANA is petitioning her btato leg
islature to pass a high license bill. It
is singular , but nevertheless true , that
not a ntatc in the union is ever anxious
to try prohibition with the sad example
of Iowa in view.
is nn unwritten code among
the medical profession which prompts a
physician to lend his assistance when
called in to attend a case of injury
through accident. The action of ono
or two reputable physicians , who were
summoned to a druer store to attend the
injuries of u little newsboy and refused
to do BO on selfish motives , uoos not re
flect to their credit.
THE agreement of the Millers' trust
to curtail their output one-half v.p to
January 1 does not seem to have im
proved the Hour market. The Minne
apolis mills are now grinding only about
ono-third of their capacity. Neverthe
less the market is dull , contrary to expectations -
poctations , and the probabilities are
that the production ' vill not bo increased
for the present tit least.
IT is high time that the heads of de
partments , the city clerk , comptroller
and other oflloials of the city govern
ment make full reports of their respect
ive oHides to the mayor and council.
Every prudent business man takes nn
inventory of his business at least once
ft year. There is no reason why the
people of Onmha. should not have a de
tailed statement of the expense and
cost of oily government , as well as a
statement of the city's revenues and
their sources.
IN 1885 the grand total of legislative
npproprJations was ono million six hun
dred and uovonty-olght thousand seven
hundred and ninety dollars and
nlnoty cents. In 18S7 the legisla
ture increased this already burdensome
tax to two million seven hundred and
twenty-two thousand eight hundred
nnd nlnoty-Blx dollnra and eighty-six
contfl ever a million dollars increase
In two years ( or Identically the same
state government !
IT is doubtful whether the pro mt
cession of congress will alTord much relief -
liof to settlers upon public hinds or pass
any measures for the forfeiture of land
grants of railroads which have failed to
carry out the terms of their Contracts.
The semite Committee on public lands
s ttJms now before it u number of import
ant t measures affecting the rights of
Bottlers to their lands whoso claims are
disputed by railroad syndicates nnd
other corporations. Rollof should be
extended to settlers where Injustice hag
boon done , but oven If thosouato should
not favorably upon the recommenda
tions of the semite committee , congress
\vill have adjourned before the house
would be able to pass the nooossary
Irurs.
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There U nn ndago thai ' * you have to
Co nwny from homo to learn the now * . "
Tlio Grand Island Iii'l pni ? " ' , which is
tisuillclearhetulcdand : woll-lnformodq
berates TllK llKK for it mild treatment
of Speaker Watson , and winds up its
tirade as follows :
Rniowntcr' ' * imltion In this imttor scaais
not to bo fully explained by hli roforeneo to
Dempster's "submission" tendency , ns this
tendency is not neiir so daiiRorou * asVut -
son's railroad tendency.Va know vorv Koll
Unit , tlic general gossip at Lincoln explains
Koscwntcr's position by nn nrrtinpomcnt
with the LJ A : M , which pivcs him the bene
fit of nu Citra train , th.it favors hU paper
against all newspaper competitors , and binds
him to use Icnluney and mllilniMs towards
the inllroaJs , especially tlio U. & M. We
arc not inclined to bcliovu In sueli motives ,
but must say , th.it this action iiccih some
better explanation , than ho so far has tflvcn.
Who started this general gossip at
Lincoln ? In all probability it had IU
fountain-head with the gang of hungry
nnd thirsty oil-room lobbyists , whu are
getting ready for another raid on the
state treasury.
Tlio "proof ot the pudding is in the
eating. " The fact that the editor of Tin :
UKI : vainly tried for nearly throe
months to induce McShane nnd Ca-lot
Taylor to join him in chartering a spec
ial newspaper train to connect with the
IJ. & M. flyer , nnd ottered to pay one-
lialf of Us oost ( thirty dollars per day )
if they would pay ono-qimrlur each ,
that Tan Urn : finally ollored to pay
three-fourths of the entire expense if
the Jferahl would p.iy the other fourth
shows that no &chomo for a newspaper
monopoly was o\on thought of. The
fact that Uosownlor went clear to
Washington three weeks ago and
tried to Induce the postmaster
general to order a mall car to connect
with the llyor ut Platlsmouth give * the
lie to the gossip that this was a scheme
to cut out computing newspapers. Last ,
but not least , that after taking the entire -
tire risk upon Tin : But ; and securing
tl\e exclusive use of the train the Jlcr-
nhJ bus boon allowed to como in at this
late day on the terms first ollored pay
ment of ono-fourth of the toll while
Tun BIK : pays throe-fourths ought to
nail the fabricator of that gossip.
This is. not all. When Mr. Yost ap
plied on Saturday last for permission to
use THU Uiu's : > train , ho was riven to
understand that ho could do so by pay
ing one-fourth of the expense. So much
on that score.
The mo-jt contemptible part of this
gossip is the inuondo that a compact
has boon made between the editor of
THU Bin : and tlio Burlington malinger ,
that Tin : HUB should bo lenient to
railroads in general and the B. & M. in
particular. Such a compact was never
thought of. The Burlington road has
li.xed its charges at , thirty dollars a any
and THE BEK has bound itself to pay
this i-harge in legil tender. There is
no favor in that , is there , any more
than there is in purchasing a thousand
milo ticket ever the road for its can
vassers at thirty dollars. It is purely a
business transaction , open and above
boaru , and the railroad people expect
no favors in return and arc not likely to
get any. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
HF.OIN REFOmr AT Tim liOOI.
A workingman , whose letter wo print
elsewhere , takes Tun BUK to task for
daring to have an opinion of its own on
the proposed Australian plan. Wo are
told that our criticism of the scheme
will be disappointing to the labor organ
isations which ha\ro taken up this re
form , and Tins BBK is admonished to
adopt the views on this subject held by
the organized nnd unorganized labor
of the country. Wo respectfully
but firmly dcclino to nlay the humbug
and arrant hypocrite , no matter what
other editors or politicians may say in
the promises. Wo recognize Henry
George as a true Mend of labor and an
earnest reformer , but many of hifa pro
posed reforms are utterly impracticable ,
as applied to our political system. The
famous author of the Uicadtcinnera and
Proyiessandl'overty may bo a Moses to
load the children of toil out
of the wilderness into the promised
land of milk and bonoy , but it will take
moro than forty years for him to accom
plish the task.
For our part , wo do not propose to de
lude vTorkingmon by falling in with
every visionary scheme that may bo
temporarily popular wtjh them. Wo
prefer to continue as wo have in the
past , In giving thorn our views of better
government in the light in which , with
the experience of the past wo are nblo
to see it.
Tlio Australian way of conducting
elections may leave the ward bummer
nnd ticket peddler out in the cold on
election days. That may to eoino ex
tent purify our election machinery.
But tlio worst abuses in our political
system will not bo reached by the Aus
tralian plan of voting. You cannot
uproot the American plan , with its rot
ten methods , unless you can
banish the bummers , heelers and venal
ward politicians from the caucus and
the primary. There is where most of
the corrupt work is done. So long an
our nominating machinery remains
under tlio control of rings , combina
tions of contractors , and boodlitig olllce-
holders and ofllco-scokors , there is
very Httlo ohanco for thorough
reform. It Is all very well to
leave a plauo on tha tickets for
Independent candidates , but what
chance have independent candidates in
a national campaign when the intense
partisan excitement favors the yellow-
dog candidate of ' 'our party" ever any
honorable and honest candidate of the
opposition , and leaders of all the great
parties are equally determined to stamp
out cunclldatoH who hold aloof from any
partyy THK BISK hns for years advo
cated electoral reform. It was largely
instrumental in securing the onnctmont
of the law rogulatlng'prlmary elections.
That law Is still defective in many os-
sontlnl particulars. If our primary
elections can bo purified and divorced
from corrupt influences there will bo
very little trouble in purifying our reg
ular olootions. Without rigid regula
tion of primary elections all proposed
reforms in our election system are des
tined to prove dismal failures.
PltlSOX LAllOli.
The contrasting experiences of Now
York and Massachusetts In the mutter
of prison management during the
year are instructive. In New York all
the penitentiary con\icts have boon
idle for manv month5 ! , while In Massa
chusetts till such oonvifts have boon
employed. Uoferring in his message to
prison labor. Governor Amos of Massa
chusetts MIJS that experience in that
state con linns' the unanimous judg
ment of all people who have given
Intelligent attention to the ques
tion. Ho MI.\S that uiulci
the si stem of keeping convicts em
ployed "on st-ite ncooiint" the disci
pline of the prison is much bettor main
tained than It was under that of con
tract1 } , and the llnani'lal results will
urovo much moro satisfactory. The
evils which were found under the con
tract system have been removed , and
Governor Ame1' heartily endorsed the
plan of having the convicts work foi the
bltltO.
Governor Hill of Now York ad
vises that the convicts In the
prisons of that state bo put
to work , care bolng taken to
avoid competition with outside labor.
Tlio brief experience in allowing the
prlsionors to pass their time in Idleness
liiis been sulllcient to convince the gov
ernor that the policy is radically wrong.
It not only necessitates n heavy drain
on the public treasury , but it is destruc
tive of discipline and really a hardship
to the prisoners. Obiotisly employ
ment is a relief to men in coullnoment.
It gives them something to think about
which diverts their minds from
disagreeable introspection , and time
does not pass bo heavily and
drearily with thorn. Many of the idle
prNonors have appealed to their keep
ers to give them some work to do , any
thing that uoulu relieve the unbear-
nblo monotony. The effects of the en
forced idleness in New York prisons
upon the physical nnd mental condi
tions of the prisoners has been very
marked. A largo number have lost
their health , and numerous indications
of approaching insanity have been re
ported. A policy that produces such
results is cruel.
Minnesota has also had nn experience
similar to-that of New York , with re
sults' not loss unsatisfactory. Tlio legis
lature abolisliod the contract system
without providing something : to take
its place , and during the past year the
penitentiary convicts- that state have
boon in enforced idleness. The state
prison inspectors , who have just made
n tour of observationfind that the policy
pursued has been demoralizing , and
the legislature will bo advised to re
store the contract system or give em
ployment to the prisoners on stnto ac
count. All the testimony of experience
is strongly against keeping prisoners in
idleness , not merely on the score of
economy , but for the reason also that
it is a hardship and injustice to the
prisoners , greatly intensifying their
punishment.
FOOD ADULTERATION.
The belief that food adulteration is
widely practiced is sustained by the re
port of the commissioner of agriculture ,
but that oflioial gives the assurance
that there is little danger of injury to
health from the adulterations , most of
them being of a harmless character. In
the opinion of the commissioner the only
objection to the use of many of the imi
tation is that deception is practiced ,
the purchaser not receiving what ho
pays for and is entitled to get , while the
dealer in pure and genuine articles
is subjected to the disadvantages
of an unfair competition. It is not
questionable that this double injustice
is widely prevalent , and there ought to
bo no difference of opinion as to the
desirability of legislation to remedy it.
Granting that the adulterations are
generally harmless , that fact does not
warrant these who deal in imitations
demanding for them the price of the
genuine article , nnd in all cases where
this is done both the buyers and the
honest dealer's are wronged. The
remedy is to bo found In requiring that
adulterated articles shall bo sold under
truthful representations as to their com
position.
A bill with this object is before congress -
gross , but so strong is the opposition of
the powerful interests concerned in food
adulteration that it may not become a
law. State legislation on the subject
has also been attempted , but wo are not
aw are that it has boon anywhere &uc-
eoisful. At any rate the i cstigations
of the commissioner of agriculture show
that adulterated food is sold every
where.
THEUI : are indications that the Now
York politicians may make trouble for
the next administration. Expressions
attributed to prominent republicans in
that state show they are apprehensive
that General Harrison will act upon his
own judgment in making appointments
in New York , regardless of the wishes
or suggestions of the politicians , in
which event it is estimated they will
spare no effort to embarrass the admin
istration. "Wo know all about the
western combination against Now
York , " ono of these politicians Is quoted
as saying , "and if it succeeds good
bye in 1802. The party will split be
tween cast and west , nnd Harrison will
go down if ronominated. Ho will go
down , too , if ho acts , as wo fear ho will ,
in making appointments to suit himself
nnd not his party horo. Cleveland tried
that nnd the same result awaits Mr.
Harrison. " Both of the factions in Now
York are said to entertain this feeling ,
though It is strongest with the Plait
following. General Harrison has an
nounced that hlu policy will bo to promote -
mote the unity nnd harmony of the re
publican party , and ho will undoubtedly
be disposed to give all fair and proper
consideration to the party leaders
in Now York , but If ho la forced to
ohooso between submitting to arrogant
dictation and u course disappointing to
these loaders , there can be no doubt as
to which alternative hs will adopt. As
to the future , these Now Yorkers ought
to too that the empire state will not
play so Important a part in the next
presidential election as it did In the
last , BO that threats of what may bo
done four years hence 'need have no
present terror for anybody. If the
Now York politicians will arrange their
differences nnd show that the good of
the party is of moro concern to thorn
than thu gratification of personal am
bition , all their r < ? noimblo demands
will doubtless recolvo 'iluo regard fron
the ni'xt
I r is not likely 4'ha the supgestloi
that General Harrison should recoyni/o
the rolorod race In 'constructing hi
cabinet will rccolvb any conMderatioi
from the president-elect. Republieni
members of i-ongro s are said to regan
it as silly , though thee who June
started the uiritatiou lire uiio.ucsliona
bly very MM-IOUS. They really believe
that the colored \otors have a claln
that entitles them to representation li
the cablnot , and their appeal for sui'l
recognition Is very far from being :
joko. There can bo no question as to
the right of the colored inon , a
American citizens , to seek this or nnj
other public honor for ono of their race
but the moro intelligent of them mus
understand that wore General llarribot
to comply with their tvquest it would
Inevitably prooery embarrassing to
his administration , without any com
pensating nduintngo. There are posi
tion * to which competent colored men
may aspire , in which no objection couli
properly bo made to them , but obvl
oinly tlio bead of an executive depart
mentof the government is not ono o
them. Undoubtedly General Ilarrisoi
will give a fair recognition to the col
ored citi/ons In the distribution of
patronage , and very likely they will bo
bettor cared for if they lonvo the mattoi
to his sense of what lb due thotutthan i
they worry and embarrass him by sug
gestions and demands.
Till : people of Seattle , Washingtoi
Territory have sent a petition to con
gress for the admission of the territory
under the mvmo of Washington , tindoi
tlio plea that "this mime has. never in
theory or in practice been associated
with failure. " Evidently the people of
Sent'tlo pin their faith on lucky names
But the inhabitants of the national cap
ital are apparently too jealous to allow
Washington to bo used as the name of n
state. They have already entered ii
protest thai such a designation would
tend to confusion. It certainly will bo
novel and interesting , when the ques
tion of naming Washington Territory
comes before congress , to note what
action will bo taken in the matter , as
it is moro than probable that the post-
olllco authorities will also take u hanO
in the battle.
Govuitxoit ADAMS' parting injunc
tion to the legislature of Colorado in
his message , has a word to say about the
levying of taxes and the spending of the
people's money which the Icgislntuio of
Nebraska can us well take to heart.
"You will be thanked or condemned by
the people , " &a > s Governor Adams ,
"just in proportion as your public ac
tion in influenced by thb sentiments of
frugality or extravagance. The money
belongs to the people ahd not to you ,
and as honest agents yoji should exer
cise at least the same earo and economy
ns in tlio management of your own
affairs. You would do well to remem
ber the sentiment of the French king
when ho said : I would rather see my
courtiers laugh at my avarice than my
people weep at my extravagance. "
are being taken to the
report of the house Indian committee
which charges the Northern Pacific
and Northwestern railroads with opnos-
ing the opening of the Sioux reserva
tion. The oflicials of both roads deny
that they have in any way contributed
to ombarass the Sioux commission in its
endeavors to negotiate with the Indians.
They attribute the authorship of this
report to rival railroad corporations in
Dakota who are trying to injure the
Northwestern in the eyes of congress.
Whichever statement way be true , the
facts nevertheless are clear that the
railroads have altogether too much to
say with regard to the opening of the
Sioux lands.
Tin : lower house of the last legisla
ture furnished positions for ninety-six
oflicors and employes at an outlay of
twenty-two thousand four hundred and
fifty-three dollars. No vouchers for
"value received" for this enormous
outlay can bo made that will satisfy the
taxpayers.
IT took 121 olllcers and employes to
run the state senate in 18S7 , at an ex
pense of twenty-four thousand , nine
hundred nnd sixty-five dollars and sixty
cents , which diu not include perqui
sites. This is surprising , but true.
TIIK last legislature appropriated two
million seven hundred and twenty-two
thousand eight hundred and ninety-six
dollars and oighty-slx cents. These
staggering figures ought to bo kept in
view of every member of the legislature ,
OMAHA. IU > Ilii ) DOWN.
There are 2-13 firms doing business la Soutli
Omaha.
The total hog receipts last year were
$1.W3COO.
The total value of South Omaha inopcrty
is fOOiJS,9rJ.
Thirty thousand of tUo people of Omuhu
RO to church.
The real estate transfers for the year air-
Kregato $14,000,067.70.
The grand tot.il of rfifvjfoxpondituroi for
cloven months of the yciir wcro $ l,74'.Jb51.0i ,
Tlio lire department Jias five four-whooleil
hose carts , ono chemical ohglno. two hooic
nnd ladder trucks , a rasorva steamer , thirty
horses and six lira IIQUSOS , There are also
two private companies.ft
SAVINGS OF TliIJtalt'ATB PI113SS.
The "oil-room" lobbyUt will , or nt least
should , bo a thing of the imst in Nclmislta ,
observes the Klmuall Quacrvor. Hallroads
have certain rights 'ttmhl the people nro
bound to respect , out thBy"must not think
that they can buy up tile legislature. They
muy imvoiloiio this inHityaono ( by , but wo
foci safa in saving that the present legisla
ture Is buyoud their control.
Tlio llrst bid for a normal school this year
comes from O'Neill , Tiio Tribune remarks
tlmt north Nebraska needs a state normal
school , and O'Neill belnt ; tlio most promi
nent city In that section , should hiivo the
building. Wo ask that the chaplain of the
legislature rend this item of news to that
boJ v , and ulso miiko * o short speech on the
subject. In this connection wo wish to offer
a suggestion , viz : Abolish the state militia
ami erect a normal school bulldliiR in O'Neill.
The South Sioux City Sun and News notes
that Walt SeeJoy and his "girl" were on
liand lllco two sore thumbs when the law.
manors mot. Shnmo on a eennto that must
needs scratch bUuh a little red headed scab as
10 is for sixty nays. ] ( the Nebraska legis-
atois start In stealing from the state us
they usuallv do , by employing about tineo
step-and-fotch-lts for each member , the
runners of the coinmouwcaltlj , cuough of
them , should RO unwlth double-barreled she
Runs and illspcrso the sh.iiucloss band o
thieve * .
The editor of the David Ciiv I'lisivh <
dlMliutuiMii'tt himself in the Mate senate Ins' '
ioalon , has evidently lost faith lu mnn
kind to a tfrcnt cxtont. Somt
of the cau o < tlmthnvo Id ! tt
this itnto of mind are stated "a * follows
\VitliChutch Howe. i > r shltmlof the sen.ite ,
nnd John \Yiitson. speaker of the house of
representative * , thcio is noticed of fearing
that the proixMt.of riillro.uls will bo do
Ntroyed by unfrlcmll.v legislation tills winter
\Ve never ) mu thought the legislature wn
built th it way , but wo nro ocensioualls do
reived lii men's tn-ofesssloiis. From present
ImlUutioiis wo tulfo it that the railroads arc
porfeclli sale. It ma.bo . Just ns well. The
people have Had a ijood deal of fun over then
anti-monopoly lights. Tills editor lias lieeii
one of these pulllhlo fools who was In dead
wmii'st biinsulf , and thought the people
woie. We never dr Mmcd they wcro Jolting ,
until hist fall , when ho thanked Clod foi
being out of the swim
IAIi TUA1N I'LTPS.
The 1'iosn of Hie State Connm-ml tlic
MPO'M Cntel'iirlHP.
Koncsmv Cvclono TUB OMMI v linn starts
thu now jo.ir with a spocnil tin : tr.iln from
Omuhu to Plattstiioutli , eonnoutiug there
with the 11. & M. Ihor for Denver. Tills
lands Tnu HIK In Denver the sumo day It i-i
printed. Tor pure western enterprise sec
Tnr OMUU Ui.r.
Stoeltham Heportcr- TUB QMUU lU'tj ,
on last Tiu'silas , started u speti.il dullj train
ever the U. & M. lailioad. to o.nr.its . paper *
to its roulers This is done at great expense ,
but Tur. IJcij is a great Institution and is
tulli able to carry on the pioject.
nigin ClinpliiRs : Tin : OMUIV HUE has
charioted a special train , to run between
Omalm and I'lattsuiouth , for tlio purpose ol
ilohvoimg the daily edition to its westimil
southwest subscribers several hours .c.irllei
than founerly. This enterprise shows the
elTotts Tim Hi K is making , nnd has alwaji
m.ido , toRivo its reulers the latest news ut
the earliest moment possible
llurwell Quaver- Tin : OMMI v Hnt : , with
its usual push and energj , inaugurated some-
thintr new \\estci n Journalism on .lauu.irj ,
1. It bus .1 special tiam of Its own to carry
papers to the stations between Omaha and
MeCook for the puiposo of giving its rcadeis
the news much earner in the duj. This is
something which has never been done by auj
paper west of Chicago.
O'Neill Frontier : TUB Ovutv Brn has
chartered u special train to run between
Omaha and I'l.ittsmouth that will connect
with the "lUirlington Fiver" going to Den
vor. This is do no to secure faster transpor
tation for its daily edition than is furnislied
by the mull service. Mr. Uose water is the
most entorpining publisher In the west.
Howard Courier : Tin : OMUIV Hen pub
lishers hnvo charioted a spcoial tram to
reach Lincoln with their paper each moi nlng
by 7 o clock , mid It made its llrst run on last
Tuesil.iv Subscribers in this vicinity now
receive their conic * before 10 a. in. , and 'tis
to bo hoped that the management will he so
compensated for their enterprise , with an
increase. ! subscription list , that they will sue
their wo.to . make the venture peimanent.
Hortiand Journal TUB OMVIH Hi' : is
talcing great strides to get ahead of its eon
temporaries , its largest cnturprisc oeiuu'
special train , chaitctcd by the company OK-
clusiveh to carry the morning edition of the
Hiii : . The .special tram will make ole o con
nections nt Plattsmouth with the Builmgton
flyer for Denver. The icsult is that the poo-
pie of the south 1'latto country will get their
napers from two to twenty-tour hours oailior
than usual. TUG ULU willreaeh Hertrand the
samedaj it is published or twenty -four hours
earlier than befoic. In the way of piactical
business cntuiprlso TUB Htu company can
not bo beat.
NEUU.YSKA CU1UOS.
While sawing a log that had been chopped
down a couple of i cars ago , V. S. White-
more , of Heatnee , struck a stone as large us
his two lists that had gtown solid in the
heiiit of the tree Just how it came there
\VhilcmoiocouW not undeistund.rlho
ttee was stinlciently largo to indicate a
growth of perhaps twenty years or moro
around the stono.
A hen belonging to A. Jones , of Rising
City , has one peculiar trait. A few moiu-
mgs ago JI. Jones diovo to his work several
miles out of town , and when he stopped ho
wassurpnsed to see u hen Ily out of his
buggy cackling. Upon investigation he
found she had laj ed an CJJK under the scat.
Each day , when Mr. J. would go to work.
the hen would be waiting for the buggy , and
ns soon as the opportunity offoted , would de
posit an egg under the scat , hut refuses to
return home when evening nmves , and al
lows her poi table nest to bear away each
day's production of her pearly fi ult.
The following episode occurred near the
state line between Luslc , W.\o. , and Harrison
risen , Nob. , last week. A drunken duffer
becatno disorderly and abusive to passengers
on. the west bound tram , attempting to force
ladies to take a drink fiom his bottle and
using obsccno and piofano language. Con
ductor Mahoney , finding that per-suason did
no good , stopped the train and tired the
drunk off about three miles cast of Harrison.
The latter walked into that nourishing town
nnd conituenccd action against the company
for § 5,001) damages. Of course ho will get
nothing but experience.
It Is said that the coroner's services will ho
needed at Haiglor duilng the next thirty
dnys. The people are wrought up to the
killing pitch over the petty thefts that nro of
daily occturonce , So thoioughly organized
are the thieves that for weeks the rltircns
have been compelled to place guards over
their property every night. One night re
cently the thieves hioko into Portei's cor-
rell , where- hundred head of fat cattle ami
hogs i\oro feeding. The thieves had a
wagon and were Just preparing to carry off n
load of fat hot's , when they were smnrised
and driven away. In their haste to escape
tliov left their wagon behind. The citizens
bavo orgnnizcd for "business. "
S110KT SMII.KS.
Epoch : Ho ( at a party ) You nro not look
ing quite your usual self this evening , Miss
Van iianott !
She No , 1 am not fooling at all woll. I
WHS at thu cooking school this afternoon ,
and was compelled to cat some angel food
made by that odious Miss Larnboo.
Detroit Free Press : "Hxeuso mo , "
said the parcel man , "but I loft n
package hero about an hour ago which
ihoulil hnvo been dolivcicd next door. "
"Yes , sir , " replied the girl , "hut you can't
got it Just yet. " "Whyi" "Hecauso the
lady hasn't had time to undo It nnd examine
Lho contents , I'lcaso call In about hall an
liour "
Journal of Education : If young
women know what despcrato things
young men will sometimes do under
the influence of disappointed love , they
would bomoio careful how they tiltlowitn
Lliolr ucep nflcclions A Boston girl iofut > cd
10 many n young man the other evening- , ana
lia went right nwav nnd proposed success-
fullj to another gill before 10 o'clock.
Tid-HIts. Traveler "What can you trivo
inotoeuti" Native "Mos1 anything Co'n
lircnd and po'k un' coffee , or po'k mi' co'n
Ln-cad an' tofleo or co'n bread an'collco an1
po'k.Vliat will yc have ! "
Funny Folks : A HrltUh Idea of the "Amer-
cun language.1 Our Last Duke ( to the
atcst American beauty ) "You are fond of
art , Miss Ton Hrook do you palntl" Miss
I' U "Wall , Duko. you're plaj in' it rather
ow down. I reckon 1 don't rouge , but I dow
lowdcr. "
Tpledo Jilndo : Mr. do Murrer ( to
elrrk ill labor oxchniik'o ) - "Ilavo you
a good Indv stenographer nnd Upc-
rtotor ? " Clerk "Oh1 yes air. Want
ino familiar with law work , 1 suppose ! " Mr.
lo Murror "No , 1 had ono gifted that way ,
md she cost mu about $10,001) ) If vou have
in innocent , untutoiod girl I'll take her , but
lOtlllDg ClSO. "
OHIKP AltTIlIJU'fl SHOUT VISIT.
In Tallcn About tlio ijnto Kn ltied'H
Strike.
P. M. Arthur , chief engineer of the
irothcrhood of Uocotnotivo Hnginecis ,
mssed through Omaha Sunday uurouto to
jail Francisco. Ho was met at the depot by
i delegation of the local order of Omaha
md held 11 short consultation. Ho was met
) y a reporter upon his arrival and when
ucstonoil ( concerning the manner of adjust-
lent of the Hurhngton strike bo said :
'Well , I urn pleased that I can candidly say
hut the uinplcusant affair has at lust bettn
irought lo a ciot > o. We made our fight from
irmciplo und have no reason or cuusu to i u-
ret the movement , That it was dfsastiaus
wo do not deny , that ia m connection with
railway business generally ; but it was the
llnnl resort of the brotherhood , nnd , to n
mnn the battln was waged , xow , let mo
state that the rumor that hns onlncd con
siderable credence concerning it having n
tendency to weaken the organl/a-
tiou , is without support , and on the
other hand our organi/'itlon hns
lncTi itsi d Us strength In n spirit of confi
dence between mnn nnd man , nnd the mem
bership has been largely Increased. Fi
nancially , wo are in no wnj Impiirod. "
Mr. Arthur rc-fusod lo ilivulgo the exact
terms of the agreement between the brother
hood and the llurllngton , but when shown a
clipping from I'm : Urn of Saturday , ho
stated that the i oport was correct and con
tained the bodot thengiucmont.
Hosiildthat ho was en louto to a point on
the Southern P.lcltle , where some trouble
existed on that road in connection with the
department of Ilia misler mechanic. Ho
will visit California und Pnejlle coast points
before his ictuin.
NO II01MJ KOH IllCntNS.
Itoaiil Hefuseq to Ilccon *
Tlielr Keoenl Autlim.
The board of license commissioners met
ycsteidaj nflornomt In the mavoi'a ofllco ai
the oily linll. The Major , Pi evident Leo nnd
City Clerk Southard , wore present , The
boinl nt once proceeded to business nnd
granted licenses with but few remarks.
Theio were soyeinl gentlemen watching the
proceedings who weio fronuentlv cpiestloncd
by the board ns to the responsibility of cer
tain persons unknown to the board who hail
shjned the bond of some applicant. The fol
lowing weio granted licenses
Mis. H Shannon lit North Tenth street ,
Ailolph Heinlmrdt IBM South 'Ihirtconth
sticet , A M HhillItllu Picico street. Matt
lieuland inis Lonvenworth sticot , George
Si huelersui South Tenth street , A. Chris-
toftVrson in South Tenth street , l.anrs II m-
son Sl'J South Seventh street. H. Hlcibaeh
111 South Fourteenth street , Henry Schroe
der ' M 10 Cunilng street , Max Sehroeder 701
l.en\enworth street , T. .1 Con way 103 1
North Sixteenth street , A Zimmerman 710
South Sixteenth street , Mm tin Henderson
i.T lO Cuming street , Unit & Ktluallon , ll'JJ
Chicago street , Peter Uiiluml lOiU Douglas
stioet , ICrug Hros 'JJ01 South Thirteenth
street , Fred Stein HOI JncKson sticet ,
Qcoigo Jossen 'Thirtieth ami Walnut streets ,
Walter Hrandes Sll South Tenth street , 1.
N Ciuill 1410 Dodge street , T. Mathlason 707
South ICleventh street , Jaeob LutOKI South
Thirteenth stioet , Sam Davis soj North Six
teenth stieet , J. HolTman 1-401 Smith 'thir
teenth sticct , ICmll ( jiillWJ Douglas street ,
Jcppo Oram ' 'OJ1 Cunilng street , Charles
Storz 14U1 North Twenty-fourth street ,
Oscnr Manger , 101J Fnrnam street , C. Wion-
thrich 17iJ ! St. Mary's avenue , Fred A.
Fuller 12.J North Txvelfth attcut , M J. Car-
loll 1501 Webster sticot , Jettor &
Young 72J Ueavcnworth stieot ,
Peter Stock bOl Lea\enworth street ,
James Cnrr 1100 Farnam street , U (1 Me\or
ls | , " > SI Mary's avenue , Willium Stollenboig
151' ! Webster street , Ketchmark .t Kvan
State und Fort Htreels. John Uncle liO-J Cass
streut , Waldemar Krag , Twentieth and
Martha streets , Peter Foddo US t North Six
teenth sticet , J .1. Donovan lit ! ) South
eleventh street , .letter JB Young ! > 01 .laekson
stieet , Wcnrol Neslel South Thirteenth
stieet , Thomas Deugued 110J South Sixth
sitcet , Cumin & 'J In man 40J South Four
teenth street , O'Connor ' & Mullen UbW
Not th Sixteenth .street.
Theio mo sixteen licenses which the board
lias not acted upon and twenty on which the
bondsmen must qualify personally
After the above business the mayor pio-
duccd u communication , which , ho said , had
been signed by the most icspcctablo mer
chants in the city The nun or then read
the petition , which is ns follows.
To His Honor , the Muvor , nnd Uoard of
License Commissioners of the City of Omaha
Gentlemen : We , the undersigned clti/ens
of Omaha , hereby desire to inform jour hon
orable body that we have been for n long
time acquainted with Mr. C. S. HigRins :
that ho is a man of respectable charac
ter and good standing , nnd believing
him to bo in all respects entitled thcieto ,
wo request that \ou reconsider your action
in the mutter of his petition for n license and
thatiou grant him his said license
C. B. Yost , E W. Nush , Guy C. Hat ton ,
O. H. Campbell , James Casey , Thomas
Swobc , J. K. Maikel. W. H. Millard , Glad
stone Uros , , John B. Wilbur , Samuel Hogeis ,
Hcnjnmm U. Wood , Frank Murphy ,
Churchill Pai leer , It , Hall , Harry P Deuol ,
S. P. Moisc , J. II. Hulbert , E. A. Hlum ,
G. M. Gay. H. Williams , John Little , M.
Hellmnn , D. M Welly , I. Hrown. Max
Meyer & Hros , Charles Sluvcrick , William
II , IJams , Geoigo H. Guy , John JJuumcr ,
Fiank J. Hamgo , J. Caullleld , Henry Pundt ,
C. Hiandcs , James Amscow , Louis Hrad
ford , John H. liutlor , Frank Mooroi ,
Luther 11. Wright , James G. Mcgcath and
Thomas F. Uoyd.
vVhcn his honor had finished reading the
communication ho explained th it the poll-
tion was given to him to present to the boaid ,
and ho felt bound to do so. Ho was not , how
ever , in favor of reconsidering the petition.
Ho would not icconsidcr if it were signed b.v
every clergyman in the city. Hlgglns has
openly dolled the law. His place was the resort
sort of bad persona ami loose women. The
wino rooms were a disgi ace to the city. Ho
wouldn't favor Higglns under any considera
tion. Ho had been arrested seventeen times
and there are throe indictments still pending
against him.
Mr. Leo didn't sco any reason for reconsid
ering the previous action of the board.
The mayor then instructed Llcenso Inspector
specter TurnbuU lo inform Higgins that his
license is withdrawn. The board then ad
journed.
The mn\or , in speaking of the petition
after the mealing , said "Poisons are in the
linbit of signing pet.tions who dent know
what tlioy are signing. Ono of the most im
portant sipneis on this petition told mo since
lie signed it not to Uko any notice of his sig
nature. "
IIOMAXCMS.
Many years ago Albert Taylor , a fir
cousin of Governor Tailor's ' father , movoO.
from cast Tenno-ssco to Wilson county , Ten
nessee , xvhoro ho married , in 1851 , Mis *
Martha Kinay. About the close of the war
Taylor went to east Tennos oo with n young
son , George Washington Taylor , saying that
ho would return In a few days. Albert Tny-
Inr failed to nppenr , nntl all trnco of him
was lost. Mrs. Taylor , believing him dead ,
after some years married In Dickinson
county , Henry Paschall , who died n few
years after marriage. Gcorgo Taylor , the
son who left with his father , being than
grown , made Alabama nnd To.xas kla homo
nnd loit nil trace of both father nnd mother.
Several voars ago young Taylor wont to
Gnllntln , Tonn. , where ho found his mother
nnd brother nnd sisters lUlng. A week ago
Mis Tailor visited her daughter at Nash
vllle , ana to her great surprise met her hus
band , who was supposed to bo dead.
They cnmo to Gnllntln together Christina *
day and were again married Monday oven-
lug , when the children , all Brown , witnessed
the mm lingo of their father nnd mother
after being separated some twenty-two } ear <
*
The most lomniitlc marriage that ever ne.
i-urred In Logan , O , took place theioioceutly
at the residence of tlio bntde's brother in-
law , Mr. Ora Patterson. For some Unto
Miss Minnie Kalston , a pretty little lady of
Mlddleport , O. , had been corresponding with
a Mr. Uuperl , of Pompol , Mich. Ho had pro
posed mm Huge hi his letters. The other day
he called on Miss Kalstou and introduced
himself. Mr. Kumport said "My clothes took
rough , nnd they nro ; but I have n big
heart and a good bank account " Ho showed
his prospective bride his bunk book , nnd then
said : "Will joil marry mo ! " Miss Kalston
replied , "I will. " Mr. Kupeit then i cached
for his pocket nnd pulled therofrom rt
largo roll of money , and counted out live
hundred ono dollar bills , which ho handed to
Miss Ralston , saying , "Here is u small wed
ding present for you. " Mr. Patterson , who
was present , then went for the license and
Hcv. Turner , ot the M. E , church , nnd the
mnrriago ceremony was performed , nml two
mote hearts were made happy. The groom
is about forty-live , and tlio bride nbout
twenty-live. Mr. Uuport is n wealthy
farmer of Pompol , Mich. , and ho and his
wife never saw each other until the dny
they were married.
V
Hero's nn Enoch Ardun story from Mon
treal , m which the here doesn't commend
himself entiiely to the sympathy and ml-
miration of Iho lender : Eighteen i ears ago
a man named Clurost destrted his wife and
young family to seek his fortune In Cali
fornia. Nothing was heard from him , and
about four jears after his departure a rumor
reached his wife , who had been ingroit pov
city , that Charost was dead. She was soon
after asked by a devoted lover to marry
him. She did so , but tlioy had
hardly boon wedded u je.ir when ho
was killed by falling off a budgo.
Aflcr a icspcctablo delay the bereaved
woman again mairieil , this time a farmer
All went well. They had children nnd were
prospering. The othei dny the couple were
surprised by the appearance of Charost , who
had made u fortune of over $ .50,001) ) In Iho
mines of California and came hack to seek
Ills deserted wife. She declares that she
will ha\o nothing to do with Chatost. pre
ferring to lemnln the wife of husband No 3.
Charost , however , insists on resuming the
marital relation ) nnd It is piobablo that the
case will go into the courts.
*
*
The pages of fiction contain few scenes
more pathetic Ihan Unit witnessed at Madi
son , Conn. , last Saturday , where poor Gono-
vicvo Way was laid to lost. She was the
widow of Station Agent Charles Q Way ,
who was muidured at Stony Cicckon the
5th of May , 1SSO. She died of n broken
icart , it is said Her death occurred nt
Colorado Springs. Mrs. Way was tha
daughter of a wealthy Philadelphia ! ! , andsha
Irst became acquainted with Way seven
voars ago , when she was spending tha
summer nt Madison , She was bathing oim
lay , and having ventured beyond her depth
vas drowning , when young Way rescued
icr. They fell in love with each other and
ran away and weio mairied. When they ro-
: urnud Mr Goddaid laved and stoimed. Ho
compelled GeneUevo lo leave her husband
md she never saw him afler her wedding
lay. Slioicmninc'il tiuo to her husband nnd
, vas prostrated by the nowa of his terrlblo
lc.itn. Way's murderer , Peter Coffee , is
low sorting a life sentence in Wethersflold.
Oflieor Mutzn won a lioroo and buggy
n a rallle Saturday.
,
I'rotoot Yom-solf nnd Family
By keeping n supply of X.ulu Magnetic
Dil for rheumatism , sprains , etc. , and
-Culu Healing Ointment for cuts , burns , ,
ores , etc. Ask your druggist.
'What's your fortune , my prolt.y maid ! "
'My debts mo m\ fortune , sir , " she said.
'Then I can't annex you , my pretty maid 1"
'Nodody asked jou , sit , " shu said.
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HICte
clearness nnd brilliancy of handsome cut glass is always Im
paired if washed with soap containing resin , which invariably
leaves a thin scmi-lransparent coating in the grooves or furrows ,
giving the article the appearance of cheap moulded glassware ,
Ivouv SOAP contains no resin , is easily rinsed off and if used with
tepid water and a .soft brush , will give your cut glass that clearness
and brilliancy which produce the beautiful prismatic effects.
A WORD OF WARNING.
There arc many white soaps , each represented to be "just as good as the Mvory'i" '
they ARE N'OT , but like all counterfeits , lack the peculiar and remarkable qualities
of the.genulne , Ask for "Ivory" Soap and Insist upon getting It-
Copyright , I860 , by I'focUr & Gamble ,