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OMAHA is allowing monopoly to bind
It with wiro.
PrciOTT was so thoroughly like Judas
that ho curried the imitation to the
limit.
THE hardest struggle in Mr. Cleve
land's lifo has come at hist. Ho is
forced to part from his veto.
Tun man in Omaha who has not ex
pressed his preference for the site of
the new poslofllco is behind the times.
SCUATCII .1 railroad's interest intho
legislature 'and see the railroad tools
jump to their feet to defeat the measure.
Locica rabbit in a c.-ige witha hound ,
find watch its .struggles to escape cer
tain death. Great sport , this ! Better
thun a bull fight or even a terrier in a
rat pit.
TIIK self destruction of Richard
Pigott , tlio principal character in the
Purnoll case , closes the hist act in the
most remarkable drama that has taken
place on the stage of contemporaneous
politics.
TIIKIIE ar'o indications that a largo
number of workingmon's cottages will
bo built in the Htiburbs of Omaha this
season. The suburban train service on
three of our roads will bo a , boon to thou
sands of our citizens of humble means.
IK the gentlemen who are construct
ing a motor line would like the cxolu-
bivc use of the streets , doubtless the
goo'd people of the city would allow
themselves to bo crowded into the
ixlloys.
IN the telegraph columns , this morn
ing , is printed u cabinet slate , whioh
comes by way of Montana. It is in all
probability correct , and ngrocs with ad
vices from Tins UKK'S Washington cor
respondent.
COLORADO prides herself that in the
twenty years between 1S07 and 1887 but
three thousand divorces wore fr "anted
In that state. But Colorado wouli
blush to give an enumeration of the
number ot ncclr tie sociables for the
same period.
IT is proposoit to reform the signal
service by providing lhatono major and
six captains shall take the place of the
fourteen second lieutenants now in the
service. Then wo shall see if the fickle
weather will carry on Us sauoy pranks
with impunity in the face of ono major
mid six captains.
Coxs'MiUNATiON' has solzod Iowa.
The railroads under their latest sched
ule of rates made no provisions for the
transportation of whisky , boor , winoor
nny other kind of liquor. The railroad
commissioners overlooked the omission.
Not so the good people of Iowa who
have been searching the schedule in
vain for the low rate they oxpjctud
would bo mndu on their favorite brands.
IT is proposed to hold a hound and
rabbit coursing at the Colosseum build
ing in the near future , in whioh the
Bpeotnclo of hounds catching rabbits in
a close cage is to afford amusement to
tlioso who enjoy that sport. It is to bo
hoped , however , that the management
of that enterprise will permit no sueh
brutal nnd domurali/.lng performance.
Itabbit coursing in the manner pro
posed Is on a par with the most brutal
of sports. It is a vicious form of
cruelty to animals , and if attempted
should bo suppressed by the poliiio au
thorities.
TIIK falling olt of immigration to the
United States within the past few months
lias boon so marked as to attract con
siderable attention. It would appear
that the South American countries are
holding out extraordinary inducements
to attract u thrifty foreign population ,
while the United States has boon grow
ing positively unfriendly to the immi
grant. Brazil nnd tlio Argentine Re
public have managed to divert many
who otherwise would liuvo sought our
shores They furnish not only free
passage , but a guarantee of steady em
ployment to all emigrants willing to
worlc on reaching their destination , It
is not to bo wondered at that a strong
tldo has sot in toward South America
with its great natural resources still un
developed.
TUR S/WiVO fRAVK
The merchants of Omaha report i
very perceptible increase in the tradi
of the past week , and while the move
mc'nt of mcrclmndisc was hardly wlm
wns oxpcctcd during January and t'eb
runry , the' transactions for the twi
months wcro in excess of the snini
period in 18S8. The indications tin
that the business of 188 ! ) , so fni
as can bo judged from the open
ing trade of tho. year , will be
fully equal to , if it shall no
exceed , the business of any prcvioii !
yoni' . The years 1887-8 wore exceptional
tional in the commercial history o
Omaha. The sales of morchanillso were
enormous in proportion to the capita
lnvestedcolloctions wore prompt , mono\ , \
was easy , losses wore comparntivolj
small , and profits were gootl.
While it cannot bo said that the pros'
on I year opened with a wholly promising
outlook for a repetition of the salUfac
lory experience of the two preceding
years , Ihe surface indications nrt
clearly for a very prosperous year. .
An anomaly in the situation
is the fact that money has boon so easy
during the past sixty days and collec
tions so poor and failures so numerous ,
This has been a feature noticeable at all
commercial centers in the west during
the same period. Bank clearings have
shown a decided increase , yet trade has
not bo'on active. Money has been plen
tiful and collections poor. The onigtnn
can only bo solved on the hypothesis
that the increase nnd abundance o
money are due to the natural gair
of wealth by the conununltlc !
making returns , Undoubtedly this
city has grown much richer during the
past year , a fact which would seem tc
bo demonstrated by the promptness
with which municipal nnd county taxes
are paid , as is evidenced by the re
ceipts at the treasurer's olllco. When
assessments of which but one-tenth is
duo are being paid in full in many
cases and deposits are increasing at the
banks , at n time when the trade depres
sion has been unusual , nothing could
more clearly demonstrate the solid po
sition of Omaha.
The conclusion dcduciblo from
these facts , is , that much more
than an ordinary stagnation of the
wheels of tr\de ; \ is necessary to cause an
actual stringency with merchants here ,
As our columns have shown , all classes
of our business men , who are in u po
sition to intelligently judge the situa
tion , express confidence in the outlook
for 1889. There is no promise of a
boom of any kind , and for this thej-o
should be no regret , as booms mean in-
llatioa and subsequant reaction , but all
agree in the view that there will bo a
prosperous and permanent advance.
Money is coming to Omaha to a liberal
extent for investment in realtyone of the
national banks having upwards of three
hundred thousand dollars belonging to
eastern parties who are waiting oppor
tunities to buy on fnvoranlc term ? , while
in every line of trade inquiry shows that
capital is gravitating to this city in
search of profitable investment.
In view of those facts and conditions ,
the outlook for Omaha certainly ap
pears most gratifying nnd encouraging ,
and there seems to bo no reason what
ever for a doubt that the experience of
the present year will bo satisfactory to
all local business interests. Itiswell to
remember , however , that the most fav
orable promises may fail or fall short
unless the effort is made to realise them ,
and the businessmen of Omaha cannot
safely allow any abatement of energy
nnd enterprise.
ART IN m'TLlTY.
The interesting paper on "Tho incon
sistencies of Modnrn Dccoriitivo Art , "
rend before the Art Association of our
city presents tlio subject of art in a
light not often considered. In a gen
eral way , art ia looiced upon as a luxury ,
to bo enjoyed only by the rich. It is
not associated as it should bo with the
objects of common use , witli one's dress ,
with one's house , with one's furniture ,
carpets , wall paper and oven with the
pots and pans , the cups and saucers of
the pantry. With too many people a
sharp line is drawn between
utility and art. They fail to grasp
the fact that any familiar article
may combine usefulness with beauty.
The tendency Is to subordinate every
thing to utility. The beautiful is lost
sight of and the souse of the aesthetic is
blunted. This is manifestly a false
conception. That article possesses the
highest utility which not alone is the
most serviceable for the purposes intend
ed but combines beauty of workmanship
or design. It is a mistake , therefore ,
to dent art among tlic clouds and to look
upon it as something simply to bo ad
mired. Art should bo brought down to
the daily life and should bo associated
with the articles of every day use. The
Greeks thoroughly understood tnis prin
ciple mid engrafted the beautiful into
the commonest utonsiU of their house
hold as well as In their statues , their
pictures nnd their temple- ; .
It is the idea which should bo culti
vated among our people. They should
be taught what is art. They should
loura to appreciate what is beautiful
and to be able to discriminate ) thu true
from the fnlse. the appropriate from the
incoutiltttont. Tlio 16ve of art implies
comfort , happiness and humanity. Art
itself tynilies civlliv.ation in its highest
form and leads us one atop nearer to the
divine.
1 V1VJOUS CUSTOM.
It is said to be the common experience
of occupants of the white house that
their right hands and arms become
swollen and well nigh paralysed after
each struggle with hand slmkot'H at a
public reception. Lincoln is remem
bered to have suffered from this custom
so that ho publicly complained of it , and
ho had an arm and hand that could
stand a good dual of rough treatment. .If
wo are not mistaken General Grunt also
was on more than one occasion com
pelled to forego hand shaking when
ho could no lunger endure the
torture resulting from it. President
Cleveland has passed through these or
deals without oxpo'riencing any eorious
results , but he has not been BO lavish of
hid courtesy as some ot his predeces
sors. Gujicrnl Harrison was required
to shako hands with a great many thou
sand people during the cauipaignt and
it is well known that he suffered fron
the exertion.
ifust aaa president is to bo innugur
to I oil Is. an opportune tlmo to suggest the
abandonment of n practice which ii
both tyrannical nnd senseless. Why
should the president and his wlf <
bo condemned to grasp the
liruid of every person wbo goes to the
white hoiKo during n period of four
yours , nnd as often ns they come V
What justification is there for impos
ing this most oppressive , nnd oven dan
gerous , duty upon the chief executive
and his wife V There is no rule of eti
quette and no principle of courtesy that
require it. All that these call for is i
recognition , and perhaps n passing
word of salutation. Doubtless the hand
shaking practice is aa old as t he custom
of receptions , and thus has the approval
of long usage , but each succeeding
president in this growing land finds
the exactions of this custom increasing ,
and ns there can bo no distinction made
between citizens who pay their respects
on public occasions to their chief mag
istrate , the only way to treat the prac
tice Is to abolish it. The matter would
be less grievous If people would bo con-
tentwlth simply meeting with their
hand the hand of the president , but this
is not to bo hoped for. Hundreds tire
not satisfied with anything loss than a
grip into which they throw all the
muscular power at their command , by
way of cxprosing their gratification.
They do not mean to bo cruel and
brutal , but that is simply what they are.
The objection that it is not desirable to
shako hands with everybody is also tc
bo considered.
General Harrison would run no risk
of losing in popularity if ho should refuse -
fuse to countenance thIs vicious practice
of hapd shaking and return to the cus
tom of the early presidents , when a bow
from the gentlemen and a courtesy from
the ladies was deemed a sulllcient form
of greeting.
THE RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE.
In the current number of Scribner'ls '
Mnyminc ox-Postmaster General James
makes a plea for the divorcement of the
railway mail service from politics. No
man in the country is better informed
regarding the character of this service
and its requirements than Mr. James ,
and his opinion that it would bo im
proved by freeing it wholly from
politics , is entitled to thoughtful con
sideration. Mr. Jumos points out that
during most of the time since this ser
vice was established it has
not only received little aid
from the politicians in congress
and the administrations , but
has had to contend against their indif
ference or absolute opposition. The
idea of such a bcrvico , first presented
more than twenty-five years ago , was
not put to n practical demonstration
until 1871 , and although its utility was
soon made obvious it gained support
slowly from congress and the depart
ment. Now , however , it has como to bo
recognized as indispensable , and
the disposition is to steadily im
prove the service and increase
its efficiency. In order to do
this men who have become profi
cient in the service must bo re
tained , for demorallxation must cer
tainly follow a policy of removals such
as is pursued in other branches of the
government service , and this applies as
well to the heads of the railway mail
service as to the clerks. In the view of
Mr. James it will not bo suflicient to
apply the civil service rules to this ser
vice. It needs the sanctity of the stat
ute law , declaring that the clerks
should not only keep their places
during good behavior , but that after
twenty years of faithful and
eftleient service , or before that
time if injured , in the discharge of
their duty they should retire on half
pay. Under suoli conditions ho says
the United States would have ono of the
host and most ollicicnt railway mail
services in the world. There is much to
bo commended in what Mr. James says
on this subject , with which he is en
tirely familiar , and it will have the un
qualified approval of the mon in the
service.
Fotrit years ago the central figure in
the inaugural procession was Governor
Fit/.hugh Leo , of Virginia , who was
mounted on a gray horse and clad in a
general's uniform of cadet gray. Thus
the confederacy was ty'piflod , and the
nephew of the military Iqador of the
confederacy was the cynosure of all
eyes , and was enthusiastically greeted
by admiring democrats all along the
line of march. In to-morrow's proces
sion , so it is announced , n prominent
flcurovill bo Governor Fornkcr , of
Ohio , who will bo mounted on a
black horse and wear the uniform
of , n union general. Ohio's governor
is a man ot line appearance , bits n horse
splendidly , lias a martial bcr.ring , Is
famed for courage in war and in pence ,
and is In all respects the peer of Vir
ginia's governor. If the programme as
stated is carried out , undoubtedly the
enthusiasm that will greet Foraker will
quite equal , If it does not far surpass ,
that which was extended to Leo , and
which was more in honor of his uncle
than himself. U promises to bo ono of
the distinctive features of to-morrow's
great event.
WH elsewhere print a history of the
county seat wars in Kansa.- ) , which will
bo found very interesting. That state
has been peculiarly distinguished for
these conflicts , some of which have boon
of a quite desperate and serious charac
ter. Within a year thorn havu boon no
fewer thun fourteen of thoria wars , all
resulting from the same causes , and our
correspondent states that there are now
six contests in progress. It is estimated
that in the last four yours those county
Bout conlliuts have coat the state ( i mil
lion dollars , and of course this is
not their only ill rosnlt. It
U a sedans reflection on the state ad
ministration that this sort of thing has
ho6n nllowod to continue to such an
oxtenti but the legislature appears to
have finally concluded that something
must bo done , and n bill has passed the
upper brunch of that body authorizing
the governor to designate" the county
> eat of newly organii--id counties , tlio
l > lacu so designated to remain the county
> oat for u torni of not Ions than ( Ivo
yosrs. Such iw would do away witli
the wars , though it doubtless make the
task of selectfng tie ) county very inter
esting for thcTbSecutlve ,
Till ! practisety sleeping on the rail
road track hisuul : : features , The man
guilty of such an act is much like the
ono who bloxtaffut the gas , mid neither
likely to lonvfijmuch of a gap in human
circuinstaiH'oifMBut the innocent by
standers wholinyo to gather up the ro ]
mains are on titled to some considera
tion.
KpI'oMn in Montana.
Cfnr'fiimiH Kiiqmrtr.
Now that Montana is about to become a
state , it Is plonsunt to sec a spirit of reform
pervading Hint estimable community , Ita
Iciflslnturc lias Just declared that chiick-u-
luck , tnonto , stud poker nnd kcno must ba
driven out , nnd thnt tlio only gambling
panics which shall hereafter bo connldcrcil
legal nrc faro ntul draw poker. It is neces
sary to draw the line somewhere , but lot na
hope Unit these llcrco reformers have spared
thonoblo game of "crnps. "
\Vlint It Is tn Me.
Clittaaa Jiitcr-Utcan.
Dr. Horace Porter , In tlio Open Court ,
asks : "What makes people lie ? " ami snys in
answer : "In looking at the subjective face
of uicnJncity wo find at once n retrograde
mctnmorphosls of the victim's hemispherical
ganglia , " The public have doubtless sup
posed the case pretty had , but they did not
know before that the democratic "hemis
pherical ganglia" was involved. It was a sad
case.
When Found Make n Note Ou't.
Oiitaan ft'eiw.
Colonel Elliott tShcnarJ has sent some
beautiful llowers to the wife of the presi
dent-elect. Ills well known fondness for
bible texts doubtless promoted him to send
nlonp with them the bit of scripture found in
Isaiah , xviil. , G.
Ho Wns Us"d to It.
Pliiltuteli > lita Kortli American.
The natural gas \volls of Pittsburg could
not Imvo astonished General Harrison very
much when he went through the city. The
visiting delegations that have necn calling on
him for weeks have made him familiar with
the product ,
Osenr "Wan Too Previous.
SI. Louts Globe-Democrat.
Mr. Oscar Wilde's ' recent article on the al
leged decay of lying would not have been
written if ho had waited until after the
cross-examination of that rcmur kablo wh >
ness , Mr. Richard Pigott.
Dakota's Joy.
Keiel'orls Herald.
In her first spasm of joy North Dakota has
not only palntcd/things rod in the ordinary
way , but scarlet fever has actually broken
out ut the capital of the new state.
iPovorty.
J. P. Rabcoclt In Ifcte Yorlt Il'urtJ.
A stately dame m .satin's gloss ,
And ostrich fcjifjiers turbaned high.
Her gains some other woman's loss
Perhaps kect > her in finery ;
But money novcr could supply
The treasures of u gentle mind
Her art to match her gown she'll buy
And cubic feet of books to bind !
"I want to "ouy n picture , " she
altho' thh dealer's
licgan , eyes
Already dazed witli jewelry
Now measured her in soft surprise
"A picture where the moon will rise
. And trees stand out in vivid green
Just live feet throe must bo the si/A !
I doa't ' much c.iro about the scenol"
The picture came "just five feet three , "
And uttetl in the panel where
The fat dame wanted it to be
I And quick forgot that it was there I
Her poverty increased with years
Anil so her riclies did , 'tis true !
And often she'd shed bitter tears
I think she was a parvenu 1
RichcH.
A slender maid whoso eyes are true
And wistful for a bit of heart
When hearts are young and skies are biuo
Not quite the whole ot life is art
Sits in a dingy rookery
And limns a dainty pastoral ;
The swallows past her windows fly.
Tno amorous pigeons coo and callt
" 1 want to sell a picture , " she
Uegan , while love lit up her eyes
Her heart already crossed the sea
Unbuoyed on a cloud of sighs
"I want to sell a picture , ah ,
Wide seas may soon bo bridged by gold ;
A picturo'll bring him from nfur
\Vhotn in my fond arms I would cntold. "
The lever came Just five feet ten
And lilted In that fond embrace ,
The white arms clasped htm close and then
Ills bold lips found u blualilnir face ;
His riclius , too , increased with years ;
She had a heart und wedding rinir.
The priest who inadothem one now fears
He'll never have a christening !
Curried the ProolVi with Him.
Two ex-confederate Holdiurs who ap
plied for an allowance under" the
maimod-soldior not yesterday , says tlio
Atlanta Constitution , showed strong
proof thai they were badly hurt during
the war. About 2 o'clock Mr. Lucius
Maxwell walked in and taking from his
pocket an old confederate passport
slowly unwound it and laid before Col
onel Tip . . Harrison six pieces of his
skull. Mr. Maxwell was a member of
the Forty-second Georgia regiment , and
received a terrible wound in the head
in ono of the battles around Atlanta in
July , 1804. About 4 o'clock Mr. Joso-
phus Rlden cumo in and took from his
pookotbook a piece of his own skull ,
which ho had preserved nil these years.
Mr. Rldon was n member of the Thirty-
fourth Georgia rogfmcnt , and was shot
in the lop of his licad at the battle of
Jonosboro. To this day these unfor
tunate Votora'ns still nulTer from the ef
fects of their dangerous wounds , 'and
have never boon able to do steady work
since they were'i'ticolved. It is hardly
necessary to ntlfl that the applications
fo loth wore promptly allowed.
.
Sued for'QottliiK ' Miu-riod.
The personal and real estate property
of Leonard Ilobbins. of Harwich , Mass. ,
was rocohtlv attached for $ , ' 55,000 , on an
action of control by ( Jnlnb N , Alien.
Some time a V ) Allen petitioned the
proper authorities to have Hobbins
placed under guardianship. At a sub-
sea uont hearing" before Judge Hurri-
nmn of the probate court the case was
continued , after Vyhiuh Ilobbins wan in
duced to sign1- bond for $300,001) , ) in
which ho ngre < T.neyor to marry. lie
afterward consented to have u guardian
appointed , providing ho would bo al
lowed to select1 him , which ho was per
mitted to do , and George II. Snow , of
Harwich , cashier of tlio First National
bank , wus appointed. Soon after a com
mission was duly selected to make an
3xamination into the mental condition
} f Rabbins. Ho was adjudged fully
3Oinpotunt to conduct his own business ,
ind upon this Mr. Snow resigned his
position and the guardianship was
ibolishcd , About this time ho was
named and the notion is brought on
iccount of his wedding ,
The statistical report , as given in the an
nual MothodiHt Kplscopul year book , nhovva.
Annual conferences , 110 ; itinerant preachers
14,1115 ; local preachers , U.l.'fJ ; lay members ,
! , < C.tlrtri : ; number of Sunday bchool scholars ,
i.Olil.lSI ; value of church proport.v , * 5U,6l'J-
W.vuluoof iMi-BOiiugea , a , iK > 3U47 , Total
churcli
VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS.
Alllionuli Mildly ll.sfl urctl.
l-'rcinont Trtlnnif ,
1'auh Vnndcvoort is snlcl to bo nn nppllcanl
for chief of the railway mnll service uudci
the new ndniinfslr < ulon. This old bloke I
eternally In the ring nfter some soft snap.
Not n Stan \Vorslilppor.
Charles P. Mandcr.ion ha * made n gooi
record as senator for Nebraska. Ho Is i
in nn that looUs after the interest of the state
lie represents ns few senators do , but the
amount of crush nnd oditorinl slobboriiif
shown by nmny of our exchanges the pnsl
week mnkcs m tired. Give us n rest. Soil'
ntor Mnndersoii is simply ono ot a largo
number of good men of which iNubrasun ciu
boast.
_
KiniiuMitly Fitted.
Kearney Hub : So far ns Nebraska boinf
represented In the cabinet seems n dead fnll
lire. Hut there arc plenty ot positions thai
some of our representative citizens Imvo r
clmnro nt. Wo think that wo are entitled tc
n few of the big olllco * outside of tlio palo ol
local affairs. Wo should ngrco among our
selves nnd give n unanimous mulorsomont tc
ono of our best and most popular citizens foi
a foreign mission. Governor Saunders is in
every respect fitted for such n position , nnd
the ndministratlon would bo In accord with
the popular will should It confer such a fuvoi
upou him.
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Would Ploniu the Public.
Howells Journal : Ex-Sonator Van Wyck
is said to stand a very peed chance of secur
ing a position on the Interstate commerce
commission. If the president-elect should
see lit to appoint Vim Wyck to this import
ant position , lie would please the independ
ent wing of tlio republican party In the west ,
ns well as the public in general. Whatever
may 1)0 ) said concerning Van Wyck ns a poll1
tlclun , there Is no denying the fact that ho is
thoroughly well informed on the railroad
question. AVe hope that ho may bo fortunate
enough to secure the position. He could ac
complish more good In that capacity than he
could In the senate which is saying a great
deal.
AS OTHERS SEE US.
Nebraska's Modesty.
St. LouisUlobc-Dcmocrnt : Nebraska is be
comingly modest. Patrick Kgan , of Lincoln ,
the'prcsl'lent of the land league , appears as
a petitioner for the mission to Mexico ;
Charles Manatt , another citizen ot Lincoln ,
the Grecian missslon ; while E. M. Coflln , of
Ord , and H. I' . Maiden , of Valley countyaro ,
applicants respectively for the consulships to
Chemnitz and Birmingham : George II.
Wells , ot Schuyler , closes the list with an ap
plication for the second audltorship.
Oinnlin IIH a 1'nrkoixilis.
Philadelphia Uncord : Westward the paolc
of pokers tnkes its way. Omaha now asserts
its place as the "third packing center" of
the United States. Its claim .seems to be a
good one , based , as It is , on receipts of
,110-lG'J cattle and 1SS3COJ , hogs in 1SS3 , and
the shipment of 15,000 car-loads of meat.
Tt Sometimes Happens.
Minneapolis Tribune : A Chicago news
paper announces that a Nebraska sheriff
wus surprised to ilnd ono ot his prisoners
hanging to a tree. The editor must be a newman
man in this country. Xo Nebraska sheriff
is over surprised at a little thing like that.
The Nebraska evil-doer is oftener found on
a trco than In jail. It doesn't cost anything
to feed , a dead man.
Wo'ro no Village , Tliank Yon.
Boston Globe : According to the Chicago
Inter-Ocean Sam Jones will do Omaha in
May. This is a big contract.
Well , Vou Can' * Duplicate Him.
Kansas City Journal : The polioo judeo of
South Omaha tends bar at his saloon in the
morning and sentences "drunks and disor
derlies" to the work house in ttie afternoon.
The two occupations do not conllict in the
least. In fact the saloonkeeper plays Into
tno hands of the police judge.
Our Glorious Future.
Philadelphia Keeord : Competition at , East
St. Louis , Kansas City and Omaha is worry-
itigChicago pork packers , who have brought
charges ot discrimination in live hog rates
against several railway companies of the
west. The extreme western cities have nu
incrous advantages over Chicago , and then
is a feeling among pork uiou ttiut Omaha i :
destined to bo the future central point o
distribution of the country's hog products. .
As Chicago displaced Cincinnati from the
leadership In this Industry , so Omaha ii
likely to supplant Chicago , Cheap com i :
cheap hogs.
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MAKE YOUR MONEY.
Hochcster Post Express : Itlsthcnobl
Kentucklan who never misses the water
when the well runs dry ,
Te'rro Haute Express : The word "most" "
means cider in the German language. No
relation to Hcrr Most , for elder will work If
not prevented.
St. Paul Globe : Afghanistan would bo a
good > place to ship dynamiters and anar
chists. The ameer can dispose of 500 aglta
tors in ono of the .shortest days. Ho dousn't
use electricity , either. .
Burlington Proa Press : Bangloy ( ofter a
thl'ce years' absence from homo ) Has Mias
Luuison got that follow Daoy on the string
yet. Tooler Yes ; she married hlui. He's
on the apron .string now.
St. Paul Globe : Harmim has been hum
bugged by u confidence womua who operates
in the streets of Now York. Ho has u dose
of the stuff ho has been working the con ( id
Ing public with for most of his life.
Chicago Herald : Dr , Tanner bcllovos
that he will shortly bo ublo to go into a
trance Btato at volition , bo burled , and be
resuscitated nt the end of four weeks. Lot
him try It , and then let's forgot to dig him
out.
out.Jeweler's Weekly : ( As they Hald their
last "good-byo11 n clock strikes ton ! cloven I
twelve. ) George How tne hours fly when
you nro nt my sldo , dear I Daisy Vos ,
George , but Unit's pa In the din lug-room
petting the clock.
AIDS TO DIGESTION.
Life : Don't bo angry when the photo
grapher tells you to mnlKi. Grin and boar it.
Puck : A prnat many girls Buy "no" at
IIrat ; but , like the phoiographer , they know
liow to retouch their negatives.
Plttstmrg Chronicle Tologrnph : The
largest suunt paid for short literary work In
recent tiuius nro tlioso expended by the
London Times for thu I'unioll letters.
Life : Uncle George-Do you lllco to have
> uch long Imlrl Charley No , I'd rather
mvo U abort myself , but mamma wants nio
: o look lllco.ono of tboeu d d cherubs.
Philadelphia North American ) Tnmmany
Hull IB ubout to start u now bank. In the
lays of Tweed the grontost amoltloa of that
irganUation wa * to got uway with the con-
cats of ono of thesu Institutions ,
Judge : Little Peter Frayedbaolc "Say ,
oss | that's my mother over tliero buying
illppors. " Shoe-dealer "Yosl" Little Petur
- ' You tell her that ones uiado of woratcd
vlili padded sole * in th1 most ityllsh , an * you
; ets a free ticket to our next Injun show. "
Terra Haute Kxpresa ; UorackHow Is
our novel Boiling , Wugstafff Waifutaff
'relty well. I got out n nocond edition , yon
mow , with all Jhe objectionable paKsagea
upprosscd. Horacks And dla that help the
sale 'nnyl Wngstaff Of the first odlllot
yes.
Chlcngo Tribune : uMy call on Generti
Harrison , " explained the map peddler to tH
bystanders , as he cnmo ( lying out throug
the door of the Arlington hotel , assisted inn
tcrially by the boot of nu nthlotlo porter
"was of n tmrcly social nature nnd had ii
political slgnUlcanco. "
'St. Paul Pioneer Press : ( Young wife , Ii
boarding house to husKi'ml ) SOc , George , 1
have washed out n couple of handluM-chlef :
this morning and saved 10 cents laundry
George ( enthusiastically ) You nro n llttlt
treasure. I inn going right out now nnd buj
on extVii cignr. Economy Is wealth.
P ERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
All roads now lend to Washington. Pollti
cal pllgi ims line the route from the HocklO !
to the Potomac. A blind man could feel hi :
way to the national Mecca.
Prof. Hillings'theories st and i goodchanc <
of innoculatlng the stiito treasury. There I ;
where ho hopes to get at "tho root of evil. '
The love of money i ? this root.
When the London Times emerged from the
ruins of "Piirnclllsm und Crime , " it ex
claimed with melancholy emphasis , Hldianl
Pcgout , And Richard obeyed.
There is no Indication of alarming regret
in this region over the fuel that President
Harrison declined to wax ttiq Interior depart
ment with n railroad attorney.
Morrlssey nnd LHlliim nro well mated ,
The state might be searched In vnin for ttielt
equal as Ingratcs and characterless buffoons.
Fortunately the men they attacked , success
fully parried the poisoned thrusts and ex
posed the animus ot the wretches.
The Investigation Into the cause ot the
boiler explosion nt the insane hospital In
Lincoln developed the singular fact that the
water In the boiler escaped without the
knowledge of the engineer , nnd the "blarated
machine blow up when empty. " Had the
boiler and engineer been empty nt the same
time the consequences would have been
appalling.
There are times in men's lives when pa
tience ceases to be u virtue. ' The season is
ripe for the judges of the district court to
set aside temporarily their dignity and self-
respect nnd kick Vnn Ettcn out of the build
ing , A quartet of sole leather , vigorously
applied , would have a uenoflclul effect. Tlio
public would certainly npplaud a woll-
dircctcd effort to suppress a nuisance.
The attractions of Canada as a summer re
sort seem irreslstablo to men in a hole. Oc
casionally ono Is found with sufllcient nerve ,
to bear the chilling blasts nnd blurt the pub
lic on his native heath , but the majority pre
fer to embrace the charms of the queen's
dominions. Hob Shaotfcr , of Washington
county , will represent Nebraska ut the
boodlors' convention this year. Ho carries
with him about $3,000 cash , contributed by
confiding individuals and trustful townships.
The efforts of Senator Ijams to secure the
passage of n bill reforming justice court pro
cedure and reducing the number to six in
metropolitan cities , is warmly seconded by
the people of this city. At present the solo
object of peace magistrates is to pile up fees
for themselves and the constables and fleece
the plaintiff or defendant , or both. Justice
moves by stealth In suuh a shop , and Is not
permitted to interfere with the business in
hand. There nro a few honorable excep
tions , but the entire system could bo abolished
ished without seriously affecting the com
munity. A reduction of the number to six
will effect a corresponding increase in
sobriety and intelligence.
The galvanized beauty of Hon. Christ.
Spocht , the dashing member of the Douglas
delegation In Lincoln , is creating alarming
havoc among the belles of the capital city.
The pensive smile ot Diok Hurlln , the physi
cal charms of "the Irish giant , " and the
mellow rotund sweetness of Gushing sputter
like a tallow dip compared with the electric
brilliancy of "Our Christ. " JNTo wonder tlio
girls shower boquets upon him nnd strew his
path of duty with smiles and smilax. En
vious members may snatch the garlands from
his brow while ho sleep ? , but they cannot
rob the fair sex of the autographs and photo
graphs which he is said to bo lavishing upon
them.
BUZZINGS.
"I notice that Tim 13ms has boon favoring
the valued policy bill now before the legisla
ture , " said a heavy properly owner to TUB
HUB man , "and I uni in full sympathy with
the position taken on that question. It is a
very simple matter to correct the abuses
which now exist in the mat
ter of insuring property. In
my opinion the blame is not to bo attached
wholly to the companies , out in part to the
avarice of the average Insurance solicitor
who looks only to his commissions on the *
Jace of the policy. If insurances companies
wore compelled by law to pay the face value
of their policies they would require their
solicitors to know before writing n policy
just what was Intended to bo Insured.
They would demand that a list of articles
and a description of property' bo timdo und
attached to policies , after having been sworn
to before a notary , showing cost price ot tlio
articles , the length of time they Imd been
used and the estimated value of thaui us well
as tlio other property ut the time insurance
was effected. This last fuct might readily bo
ascertained by a committee of appraisers the
expense of which could well bo borne by
the property owner seeking Insurance , on
the same ground that ho pays for medical
examination into his physical condition be
fore taking out a life policy. The result of
this procedure would ) > o that on insurance
company would know what It , was doing at
the time of the writing of n policy , which
would bo In striking contrast to tha practice
now prevailing of the agent going it blind
nnd trusting to luck and the sharp practice of
nn adjuster to see that the company's inter
ests are well protected after a disastrous
lire. The argument on the part of the in-
lurance companies that this valued policy
aw would bo nn Incentive In the mind of u
llshonost man toaa \ the incendiary torch , X
.tilnk U not tenable. A dishonest man
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would cause his property to bo burned just
is readily If his Insurance hud been taken
) Ut under the plan suggested above as if no
mil taken It out under the present rule of
nsurinir on whatever valuation ho may
: hoosa to givo. Tncro is no legislation that
vill rcauh the dishonest man. "
, .
A lending ofilchil of the Union Puclllc ro
ontly returned from u trip to the northwest ,
luring wliieh ho stopped at Hnlonu for ono
r tvro days , lu conversation there with a
ew ot the loading stock shippers , mining
; ion and niBrcliants the talk naturally drifted
Ho the politics of Montana nnd the Import-
iico the territory wus soon to assume by
cason of her new statehood , A review of
lontuna's ' leading politicians followed In
ntunil fieqiionue and the name of
inrrison wus mentioned as one of t ho com-
ig man In the territory , Said a gentleman
f wide acquaintance throughout the torn.
) ry ; "Mr. Harrison has been In Montana
ow for about four yeur.i and in his business
jlatloaa and soelul intercourse with the poole -
lo ho 1ms become Immensely popular , In u
UHlnosa way he lias been phenomlnally sue *
jssfnl and there can be no doubt that thera
i a bright future in Montana fnr Mr. Hurrl-
> n. No , I cannot load myself to think that
10 Harrisons wore so presumptuous ns to
uvo had designs on thi9 territory in a pnlltl.
ft is simply a CASOO ! gaaJ fartiaa
nil around ! Tlio success of tho.fnther Is the
forerunner of the future success of the on
because thoj' nro both popular. It Is proba
bly too .10011 to niako predictions on the '
United States .icnatorstilp of Montana , but It i
Is certainly within the range of possibility
that Kusscll Harrison may some day rcpro- ,
sent the grentstate of Montana in the United
States scnnto. "
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"Tho signal reports I don't suppose inter
est you ns much ns they do me , " rcmnrks
ono of the heavy fruit dealers of Council
HlufTs. "fa mo they nro ot a peed deal of
Importance. For instance , the other day two
of our dealers made shipments of fruits and
vegetables Just as the cold wave struck its.
The result was that they ench lost over a
hundred dollars. If tlioy Imd received the
weatlior Indications they would have hold oft"
shinning- wns lucky enough to get lot out In
Unto , nnd all because 1 had arrangements for
securing private messages concerning the
nrolub.lltlos , What your papers ought to do
Is to ninkiMi move to secure nn additional
night man nt the Omaha signal ofllco. y |
Omaha Is ini | > oraiit ( enough ns a
station , and as a city , to warrant
tlin service putting on nn extra man for
Ifilit reports. Chicnpo , Kansas Ulty and
other places Imvo this sort ot service , but
the Omiihn Btatlon is only a tiny office.Vo
have to depend on the Omnlia offlco for ad
vice In rcgnrd to weather , to guide us In
malting shipments , and wo are now about
twelve hours or more behind. It Isn't
merely to satisfy lillo curiosity , but It Is an
Important business matter In numerous
lines of trade. . " The board ot trndo of
Council muffs , Judging from the Informal
expression ol Individual members , will
gladly Join in adopting any measures sug
gested by Ouinha business men In helping to
secure the additional service It Is said to bo
a matter , however , which will not bo very
dlfllcult to adjust , nnd which needs little
more than n formal request by Omaha for
the government to give the needed service.
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"I notice , " said a lending society man o
this city , "that Tun Her. printed an inter'
view with a gentleman who suggested that
Omaha and Council Hluffs should ngrco upon
given date in midwinter upon which to
inaugurate a great fete day , or a day when
the freedom of one city might be given to the
other , nnd nil places of amusement opened up
for Its entertainment nnd a general feeling
of neighborly interest and goodfellowshlii
iromoted. The Idea Is to have n sleighing
carnival on a grand scale nnd to devote ono
day of the winter entirely to social enjoy
ment. This Idea Is suseoiHiblu of great en-
nrgomcnt. Features might bo nddcd lu both
cities designed to attract -people trom sur
rounding towns , with n view to advertising
the cities , renewing old acquaintances and
nuking- now ones , and resulting in nothing
but.advantage to the wholesalers and rO'
tuilors of Omaha , The plan of St. 1'nul nnd
Minneapolis to have a great attraction In
midsummer and another in midwinter is a
good one , and , In my opinion , the sooner
Omaha and Council Blurts pool Issues on Una
idea the better it will be for tneui. "
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Ajiromiuont attorney of this city sat in ono
f the rooms of tlio Omaha club the other
evening clinttlng with friends. The conver
sation turned upon the subject of public
charities and charitable institutions of the
city. The gentleman had recently been in
Detroit whore he had observed n novel Idea.
A public exposition Is announced for April 2
in that city und has been named the Detroit
Mower Exhibition. It U for the benefits of
the combined churittes of the city. The en
tire not receipts will bo divided equally
among the twenty charities and thu exhibi
tion is under the supervision of ollleors of
the charities. The flowers , ot course ,
will bo displayed In a largo liuiM- ,
ing which will bo set apart to
booths in charge of committees of ladies
representing the respective charities. Each
Booth Is to bo distinguished by the use of tha
flower that will l > o among the decorations ol
the booth , as nn ornament ot the ladles' cos
tumes , and as n permanent article ol
merchandise. Each booth Is numhorcc
and has a distinctive character. No. 1
for instance , will bo the Day Nursery and
Kinder Garten , with ornngo blossoms ; No ,
2 , the Open Door societywith panslos ; No. I ,
Home for the Friendless , with sunflowers
and marigolds ; No. 5 , U'omens' Christian
association , wh'ito carnations ; No. 7 , Indus
trial school , mignonette and grconsiNo.il , j
Children's Free hospital , primroses ; No. lit , j
Hebrew Women and Orphans' asylum , vuria-
gated carnations ; No , 31 , Homo for the Hoys ,
red carnations , etc. , eto. There ar < ) premi
ums for the best exhibits ! Articles In thu
booths are to bo put on snlo , and the entire
exhibition Is under woll-dollnod rules and
regulations , and bids fair to bo one of thu
HUCCCSSCS of the season.
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There Is a man in Omaha who M Im
mensely wealthy. Ho hns liven hero fat
twenty-eight years. His money is Invested
partly In unimproved real estate and partly
in real cstnte covered with old Imlldlng4
whose rentals sustain him und pay the tuxei
of the unimproved really. A man of lest
public spirit was never born. This man sal
In n wholesale grocery house the other dnj
mid descanted upon the advantages nnd dis
advantages ot Omaha. Ho arraigned tin
Union Pacific road for its bad faith with ilia
city ot Omaha in the matter ot depot fnclli' I
ties , and ho brandished a club In the face ot I
the U. & M. railroad for the same reason , I
Ho eald that they had treated the cltj J
of Omaha outrageously , One of the travel jl
Ing men of the firm , who had listened 9
quietly to the gentleman's harainjuc , spoke |
up und suld thnt ho heard a division superin
terdent of the Union Pncillo say thnt II M
would not bo ninny day before the Umoc
Paclllo and Jiurllngtou & Missouri rlvei
companies would linvo a union depot Ic
Omaha , wliieh together with the tcnnltin
racllltlos , woultl bo owned and controlled
olntly by the two roads mentioned , and that
ionnectlng lines In all directions would In
[ ivcn the privilege of entering the depot
ipon pro ratn payment of the oxpin o ot
nnlntonanco.
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One of the loading nrohltocts of tins cltj
aino Into the Mlllurd rotunda the othei
veiling , throw himself down in on > ot the
asy chairs next tu a frlund , and exclaimed
hat ho wns heartily disgusted , fn uiihwci
j a question ho went on to sny Unit the tipii
, cd rivalry and petty Jonlousics wliltih won
emu developed In the contest among UK
rchltccts on the city hall plans were giinugt
r > disgust any liluh-uilmluil mnn , and hi
dded that he hud u great notion tu wash tin J
nnds ot the whole business und refuse U i
Dinpeto under any consideration. Howounl
p liU uptirt of clenndelation with thlseig
Illcant oupntion ; "I wonder if the iltj :
imncli'will rcxjulru each competing architect
i bwcur that liU pluns worein tut o In hit
Hire without the aid or direction of castori
ivhltccUl"
HI 111 ft Willow.
Philadelphia Record : Two ladica
oin the wont happened to scrape an
jcjualutniico while waiting for POMIIOC-
nT ( train * at the Hcoad street Htntion
a'storday. "How lonyr him your htis-
nnd boon doadjj'1 naked' ' ono. "About
year , " wus the roply. ' 'And you are
ill n widowV "Yea. HisoatiUo tiln'l '
ittlod yot. "
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Mon may come nnd men may go , Iml
ufctati H , An , The coinpotiltot
jupuctfully docllnoH to sot up i'.r .
nnulnder of this paragraph. '