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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SIHSTJTAY APRIL 28. 18S9. SIXTEEN PAGE& THE DAILY BEE. KVI3IIY MOIININO. TRHMB OF BOnSClUPTIOH. Dally ( MornliiB Kdltlon ) Including SUNDAY UK * . One Year . 41000 For RU Months. , , . A 00 For Thr o Month * . 2 M Tuts OMAHA SUHIIAT DBK , mailed to any nddrcsa , On Year . 800 WKBKLT HER , Ono rear . s 00 OMAHA OrricB , Nos.nH nnrt 016 PxnHAM BTHBW. CiticAnoOrricK , HI : HOOKHHT Htm.nma. NBW ToitK OrricB. KOIIMH H AND 16 TIIIUUNB WASHINGTON Orricu. No. 613 I BTItr.KT. COUHB31'ONIRNCK. . All communications relntlng to news nna cal- torUl matter nhoulU boadilreBsed totbe KDITOR . . All bnMneju letters nnrt remittance ! should b addressed to THE lir.s I'unt.tniumi COMPANY. OMAHA. Drafts , chrrks and poxtotllc * orders to be mode payable to the order of tbe company. , Propriete E. ROSEWATEK , Editor. Notloo lo ARcntH nntl BtibscrllioM. In order to miccoMitiilljr rectify nny fault In the delivery ot papers , it is absolutely necoi- wiry that wo know tlio ( Into on which papers wcro late or missing. If Into , give the tlmo anil train on which Tun HIK should Imve reached your town. Also state from what direction , so thnt wo cnn locate the trouble and apply the proper remedy. I'npora nro frequently carried by n town through the carclcsincss of tlie route agents , nnrt when this occurs , wo cnn , with full Information , place the blnino where it belongs. Wo will consider It a fn\or If apcnts nnd BUD- Bcribera will notify us nt once wheuTiiillH fall * to reach them promptly. V 'X'UU OAlhY nHli. Sworn Stntcntont of Circulation. Btnte of Nebraska , I . , County of Douglas , | " GcorgoILTzschnck , BecrotaryofThoUe * Pnb- DsliliiKComtmny , deus Holommy swear thnt the actual circulation of Tun IJAitv DKK for the week ending April ST. 119. was as follows : " Ftmdar. April Ul . . . . KBa" Mondnr. April 23 . 1H.II7U Tuesday. Anrll SI. . . . . lR.fiOi \VedncEdny , April 21 . IS.GS9 ThursilttV. April . . . W > < 17 Friday. April i-'fl. . . , . . . 18.63S Baturdny , April a7. . ; . lf.B97 Average . 18.010 OEOHOK B. TZSCHDCK. Sworn to Irefore me nnd subscribed to In my presence thumb tl v of AprlU A. D. 1889. Scul. N. P. VEIL , Notary Public Btnte of Nebraska , I County of Douglas , f BS- Cleornu n , Tzicniick , being duly sworn , de poses and says that he Is secretary of too Iteo lubllshlng company , that the actual average dally circulation ot Tin : DAILY HBP. for the month of April. ISM. 18.7 copies ; for May. 1888. 18,183 copies ; for Juno , 18SH , lli.uu copies ; for July. l HH.lH , aceplos ; for August , W8. 18.183 copies ; for September , 1K88. 18,154 copies ; for October , 1K88. 1 8,0-14 copies ; for NOToniuer. 1888 , IS.Obrt copies ; for December. 1S88. 18.SSI copies ; for January , 18SO , 18,57 * copies ; for February , I8J89 , IB.iflifl copies ; for March. UW 11.854 copies. UiOI : < ( > K II. TZSCHUOIC. Sworn to before mo and subscribed In iny presence thU 10th day of April , A. I ) . , 1889. N. P. FRlu Notary Public. TIIK prospects for considerable rail road builalnp in Nebraska this season nro brightening * NKW Yoitic will spend the half of the present week celebrating and the other half in sobering up again. WHAT a rioh , promising sound thcro IB about the niuno of the Omaha & Yankton. The trouble is , however , it is nothing but a name as yot. IF the board of education is desirous of having its bonds carry , it should re spect public sontirnont , trim its sched ule of now buildings nnd cut its cloth according to the means. ' , TiiE street sweeping firm has evi dently become blinded'by ' its own dust , if it intends to "got oven" with the city by instigating suits because it has boon held down to the letter of its con tract. Both the military and naval demon stration in Now York on the 30th will T > o the most impressive that the country has seen for many a day. At the small est calculation thcro will bo fifty thou sand troops in the parade , and n naval display thirteen miles in length. NEBHASKA adds ono.of her sons to the roll of the heroes at Samoa. Oscar Brinkman , seaman on board the Van- dtvlla , deserves recognition and promo tion at the hands of the navy depart ment for his fearlessness in aiding the rescue of these imprisoned on the Trenton. Mit. ROKEHT P. POUTKK , the newly Appointed superintendent of the census , ' 'is already making extensive propara- Jtlons for taking the eleventh census. It will bo a big feather in his cap if ho can rush his work forward before the Jast volumes of the tenth census make their appearance. A uiiKWisiiY trust Is one of the possi bilities of the near future. The pur chase of u number of breweries , In the loading brewing centers , by an English syndicate , and the consolidation of eighteen out of twenty breweries at St. ' 'JLouls , would indicate a general move ment of such a nature. THE Union Pacific directors have evidently reconsidered their intention 'of abandoning now construction by giv ing orders to resume work on the Choy- * jnno and Northern. The proposed line will tap the heart of the oil regions of "Wyoming and is destined to become an important feeder to the Union Pacific Bystora. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ STIIANOK as it may seem Now Hamp shire is credited with having the largest divorce rate of any state , not excepting Illinois. During the year 1887 there was one divorce to every ton marriages. The number of marriages for that per iod was thrco thousand four hundred end ninety. With such u record the Granite State occupies a position in the country unique as it is undesirable. PiiinADicra-aiA haa adopted manual training not alone in the grammar , but in the primary departments of the pub lic schools. Clay modeling and the study of forms have been made u prominent feature of Instruction , and ttio results uro most promising. Other cities are euro to profit through the example sot by accepting the best features of this advanced method of education. TUK peculiar phenomenon of the Washington celebration is the number -of descendants who clulm to bo able to iraco their family tree back to the father of his country. Their names uro legion tuid their demands for special favors from the committees in charge of the Now York celebration are most impu dent. It the teat of a true Washington could bo applied by the simple rule that Bo Washington can bo a subjeo for par ticular privileges who over told a lie , it the committees would bo troubled by very few applicants. I A. WORD OF CAUTION. Before the board ot education takes final action on the submission to the electors of a proposition to vote the bonds deemed necessary for the erec tion of school buildings , it should revise its schedule of now school houses and estimate for proposed sites and improve- in on ts. The citizens of Omaha will not sanc tion the present enlargement of the high school building under any pre tense. That structure is nnd will bo ample for high school purposes for the next ton years. Any change in its in terior construction should bo in ado -with a. view to its being solely adapted for high school and normal classes. Instead of expanding seventy- five thousand dollars for an oxtcnsion of the high school building , the board should sot apart the amount necessary for the purchase of an eligible school site , within two to flvo blocks of the high school square , and orcct thereon a modern sixtocn-room school houso. Such n building need not cost over forty thousand dollars ; and for that matter no school house should cost moro than that sum. The policy of the school board should bo to give schooling facilities to the largest number within our city limits. Two twenty-five thousand dollar school houses nro moro dcsirablo by far than one fifty thousand dollar school house , while two such school houses will require moro fuel and double the janitor service , they will bo nearer the homes of n larger number of Children. That should bo ono of the primary con siderations in the location of projected school houses. It strikes us that twenty-five thousand dollars for retaining walls and side walks around the high school is an ex travagant estimate. Half that sum ought to suffice. The board has taken the right course in sounding public opinion and it is to bo hoped it will act prudently In reaching - ing its final conclusion. A NEttltASKA IDEA. The very general observance of Arbor Day throughout the state > vas a notable event of the past week. Thcro were few cities , towns or villages in which this anniversary did not receive proper recognition. Thosentimentof the Idea , perhaps oven moro than its future prac tical value , seems to have taken strong hold of our people and tuce planting and the observance of tree planting day have become assurett for all time to come. That this is so ought to bo doubly gratifying to Nobrnskans. The ma terial benefits to bo derived by a for merly treeless state are largo. Not many generations hence will see our prairies dotted with generous groves , and the growth of limber transferred from the streams to hillside and plain. Grateful shade from bummer's heat nnd shelter from winter's storms will , of themselves , amply repay the time nnd labor spent upon the care of trees , with out consideration of the fuel and lumber supply which in years to coma may rea sonably bo expected from the sprigs which school children nnd fnrmors arc setting out on the annual holiday. But Arbor Day , wherever celebrated , will for all time to como bo inevitably traced back to the Nebraska homo where the idea had its origin , and the fooling of just pride in its birth makes its cele bration in our own state a pleasing and patriotic duty. Our Nebraska City correspondence tells of the impressive ceremonies which attended the ob servance of Arbor Day at the homo of its founder where a general suspension of business , an im posing procession and the speeches of old-time friends nnd neighbors paid fit ting and fooling tribute to the philan- throphic idea of Mr. Morton , which had berne such luxuriant and beneficent fruitage. It is not often that these who sow great or novel thoughts of general ap plication live to BOO the harvest unless- indeed , immediate personal or wide spread pecuniary gain is promised. Re formers must too often bo content to leave to others to gather the fully ripe grain , while they remain satisfied with the pleasures and pains of the labors of seedtime. Mr. J. Sterling Morton has boon peculiarly fortunate , as was well said by Dr. George L. Miller , in his address - dross at Nebraska City , in not only being - ing the acknowledged originator of Arbor Day in the United States , but in living to sco his beneficent idea adopted throughout the entire country as an oconomio suggestion of great and growing valuo. He was fortunate in the warm tributes of admiration paid him under the shadow of the beautiful home where Arbor Day was born , but ho is Htill more fortunate in the silent tributes , which by hundreds of thou sands are yearly being planted in moro than a score of states , and which for generations to como will boar fruitful witness to the value of a Nobraskun's idea. Within the past fourteen years there have been centennial celebrations of some of tho.most memorable events in the opening history of the country. The first of tnoso win In memory of the encounter at Lexington , April 19 , 1775 , and in the interval , Philadelphia has had two great celebrations in honor of the signing of the Declaration of Inde pendence and of the framing of the federal constitution 1787. The lust of the momentous events of a hundred years ago to bo commemorated with na tional rejoiolnnnd thanksgiving , the inauguration of George Washington as thu first president of the United States , and the beginning of constitutional government in this country , will bo celebrated in New York City , and very generally throughout the nation , on next Tuesday , with a patriotic interest nnd enthusiasm that has never been surpassed in our history. The preparations that have boon making for this event , and the ex tended consideration that has bcon given in the press to the history con nected with It , have familiarized the people with its character , its meaning and its importance. The Inaug uration ot Washington was the tri umphant consummation of the moat rcuiurkablo struggle for popular lib erty in the history of mankind , Wo shall seek in vain for anything compar able with it in-lofty wisdom , devoted patriotism , and unselfish sacrifice , while the result haa magnificently jus tified the work. Under the constitution whoso operation really begun with the inauguration of Washington , and which the first ot living English statesmen has declared to ho the greatest work ever accomplished at ono tlmo by the hand of man , a nation of less than four million people , occupying an nrotx less in extent than the largest state nt pres ent , has in a century briot tlmo in the Hfo of nations grown Into a mighty commonwealth of moro than sixty mil lion frco and enlightened people , load ing the world In enterprise and all thnt contributes to human progress , and with a dovclopmont of material resources , wealth and power beyond nny possible conception of the men who founded it. No American citizen can contrast the conditions when Washington first took the oath of ofllco with these ot the present without fooling n profound bonso of pride in his country , and patriotically resolving that no effort of his shall bo wanting to preserve intact and porpotu- nto the Institutions that have been so grandly fruitful of the noblest achieve ments in human history and the high est benefits to mankind. And every citizen who can comprehend nnd ap preciate what has bcon achieved will render to the memory of the wise nnd patriotic man who established the re public a homngo nnd reverence , only less than that to be paid to the Great Ruler in whom they reposed their faith. The spirit in which the centennial of the inauguration of Washington should bo celebrated , and In which it will bo largely observed , is that of patriotic re joicing nnd reverent thanksgiving. Its influence should bo a broader and deeper popular education in devotion to American institutions nnd in the love of country. There is need that the people shall bo impressed not only with the magnitude of the work ac complished by the Fathers , and the un- paralellod results that have proceeded from it , but also with the cost in labor and sacrifice of what they did. There is no grander record in human history , perhaps none so grand , of in con querable devotion and fidelity .to the cause of frco government , and a knowledge of it is necessary to a right ami adequate apprehension of the duties and obligations of American cit izenship to-day. Thcro is stimulus to patriotism in cvory incident of the un rivalled heroism of the revolution a heroism of deeds nnd of suffering , of unspeakable - spoakablo hardship and of glorious valor ; in the almost moro than human wisdom which framed that instrument of government that has stood unimpaired the test of n hundred years , nnd in the great character and history of the Father of his Country , who by the unan imous voice of Jtho people was chosen to put in operation the machinery of constitutional government he was so largely instrumental in creating. But wo need also to remember the faith with which Washington and his great compatriots relied for assistance upon a higher power , nnd how they failed not to acknowledge such assistance in the hour of their triumph. It is , therefore , most appropriate that the churches throughout the nation will participate in this anniversary , observing as far a s practicable the services held at the .church in New York to which Washington nnd congress repaired after the inauguration. The re ligious side of Washington's character was not the least conspicuous and admirable , and the example he nnd the distinguished men with him sot of n sincere religious faith and devotion can not bo valueless to the peoulo of to day. day.April April SO will bo a memorable day in the United States , and the influence it will exert must bo beneficent not only upon our own people , but upon people the world ever , who are in sympathy with free institutions and a "govern ment of the people , by the people , and for the people. " A ItlSTNO JinCItlTEVrs WORK. Mr. Thomas R. Kimball , ono of the editors , sends us the closing number of the first volume of the Technology Architcclnntl Jtcvicw , issued from the de partment of architecture of the Masia- chUbOtts Institute of Technology. The success which has nttendod the Itcview has encouraged Mr. Kimball to widen the scope of its usefulness , next year , by including in its text subjects important both to architectural students and the general public interested in art and architecture. Primarily established to point out and emphasize the resources of classic art as a basis of design , the Jlevicw has awakened n degree of inter est in architectural circles which is highly gratifying to the editors nnd the celebrated school at Boston which they represent. Of the plates enclo&od in the Jlccicw , two of thorn , an Italian villa and n design for the Boston Art olub building , both the work of Mr. Kimball , commend themselves as most admirable projots. The citizens of Omaha will watch with gratification Mr. Kimball's ri.so and success in the profession ho has chobon. AMUSE.MIWS O,1/Vl//.rl. Omaha has long enjoyed the reputa tion of being ono of the best amusement clllcs in the country. With possibly an exception or two , there is no other city of equal population thnt patronizes dramatic and musical entertainments , particularly of tho. bettor class , moro generously than Omaha. Abundant evidence of this might bo drawn from past seasons nnd from the present , and the fact is fully appreciated by the strongest and finest combinations in the country , which now invariably in clude this city in their routes as among the most dcsirablo points to bp visited , The boason now drawing to a close , in what it has presented aim has yet in store , will certninly equal , if it does not surimss , any previous BOOBOU in the number of superior entertainments pre sented , nnd wo think it safe to say , also , that it will prove to bo exceptional in the extent of patronage given to public entertainments. A list of the attrac tions that have visited this city will include some of the moat distinguished -INK-V SL--- ' - - and meritorious in Iho world , The foremost of all these , of course , is the Booth nnd Barrett combination , which concluded n most successful engagement at the Boyd opera house last night , its admirable perform ances having boorf witnessed by mull- onccs whoso IntolVigonco nnd apprecia tion could have nowhere boon sur passed. Other mMbJo Attractions , re gardless of the order of their appear ance , were the Now York Madison Square company , ' I gbson nnd Crane , Nat Goodwin , thoFldroncos , Mrs. Lang- try , Fannie Davenport , Efilo Ellslor , James O'Neill , Lotta , Mlunio Mnd- dorn , The Bostoninns , the Carleton - ton Opera company , and Albani , with a number of other combinations of greater or less morlt. .Before the season closes wo nro lo have Joseph Jefferson , the greatest comedian of his time , who will appear nt the Grand ouora house thin week ; the Conroid Opera company , which will occupy the stage of the Boyd this week ; Frodcrlclc Wardo , a very superior actor ; the Musln and Bloomfiola concert compa nies , the handsome nnd accomplished Rhca , Sothern , a second season of Nat Goodwin , and a number of others of merit. The annual visits of these at tractions , most ot which already booked for next season , with a number of others of su perior merit , nro evidence that Omaha is appreciated as nn amusement center , ana this fooling is growing year by yoar. The best dramatic and musical combina tions have found it profitable to como to this city , and there is _ every assurance that in future nouo'bf these will fail to include Omaha in their routes. The fact is ono in which our people may find a largo measure of gratification. FOR the past wooic the local money market has boon cosy" in supply with an active demand for jobbers. Prime mercantile paper is steady at 8@10 pot- cunt. Exchange , $1.00 per thousand. City trade haa boon rather quiot. Country trade and collections have boon good. Crop prospects are excellent. The clearings for the live working days of last week were f:5,45ii,092.7a : , nn in- crcaso of 1.3 per cent. Country pro duce and pardon truck Is plentiful and in good demand at somewhat lower prices. Eggs , clfeeso and butter are steady at quotations. Hides nro oft and a trifle lower. Poultry is in good de mand nnd firm. I ! BEE calls sHccifiil attention to its labor news in this Bsno. In it the me chanic and artisan ynll find information of vital interest lo hirn , and the builder and these intcnding-ao improve their property in any wnyJ are afforded an opportunity to feel thejpulse of the labor- market. HITS AND tftlSSES. The luitchct-facc 1 tlic patriotic style of beauty just now. * " Omaha is to bo nlulcttd with another ex hibition of whcclwoinuo ' .pantiug for no toriety and stray dollars , ' ! The board of ednqat-irtn-will soon Issuer n thrilling serial storykdesunptive of "Tho Sites of a Growing City , " uiul tue specula tive tendency of its members. "Lives of great mor. oft remind us Tliut wo can make lito sublime Anil in'poin leave behind us" Our wives with the household prime. The Nebraska legislature inanuul is out. Fortunately the legislature adjourned before the job was completed. The boolc , however , will bn treasured as a reminiscence of a job lot. The consolidated cable nntl horse lines of Omaha failed to connect with Council Bluffs. The motor nnd the Boston end of the Union Pacific are to closely allied to permit a rival to fatten in an exclusive clover patch. Two weeks moro will end the park com mission agony. The anxious 100 , who have applied for the job , need not worry about the responsibilities of the position. A discrim inating court will sco to it that thu ofilco seeks the man. Commissioner Anderson confidentially in forms the public "I'm not the man to say ono thing and mean another , oven if I do chow gum. " People acquainted with slippery L. M. will recognize in this assertion his nat ural attachment to truth. Surrounding cities are taking undue liber ties with HID name of Omaha. A score of paper railroads organized within a year or two have boon floated tomnorarilj' by bor ing the magic title , which is synonymous wltn integrity and success. Tliu projectors arc merely adventurers who browse on the outskirts of prosperity nnd endeavor to raise the wind with high-sounding promises and empty purses. The generalship of tho-motor in outflank ing the local onlciala of the Union Pacific who tried to barricade the viaducts , was shrewd , skillful and successful. While Holcomb , Kimball & Co. wcro chuckling ever the prospect of a liberal cash bonus , the motor commander slipped a bomb under their chairs , and lit the fuse in Boston. The explosion demolished the obstructions and silenced the obstructors. The ox-puglllit , Bon Ilocran , ls doing the country towns of Now York as "A Model of Horcules. " Ilogan was a great favorite in Omaha in thu seventies , and endeared him self to all acquaintances by gnnllnmanly con duct nnd unassuming manners , no unusual In the profession. Ills bpijt with the brigait Allen , u fuw miles bulnyvhe / city , attracted us manv church pillars us a Sunday school convention. Hon is now H/iariing / for points with the hosts of old Harry , nnd lecturing , between times , on ph.\aIc.A | culture. STATE PRE I COMMENTS. The Norfolk Now8 eheoifully assorts that Boston "sticks like a brother to Its baked ( beans , brown bread and bock boar , " by some * 60.000 majority. "Congressman Laird's harp , " says the Hustings Democrat , ' 'has nbeon hung upon the highest tree , for tli4 present. He's till right. Ho U gettln sYrpng and healthy , and Is very much llko jjis lil self again. " The Adams County Democrat Una discov ered that tlin ayes of ttio hungry "aro turned to the best plums In western Nebraska , vit : the McCooIc land ofllccs. Among the most huiipry wo notice Hon. Bill Drown , of Cul- bortson. " Says the Beatrice Democrat : "Paul Van- clervoort , the oottlo-scarred veteran , who has marshalled the forces In the railroad lobby for years , bus at lost procured nn appoint ment. Ho U now a mall carrier In Omnhu , or Bomothinc to that effect. " "If Omaha gets nothing under this admin- Utrutlon , " suggests the Frvnont Tribune , wltb cool candor , "u will bo bucnusa that city Is a part of u titato with a aura republi can majority and not bocauvu it is not am- bilious , While the effort Is still being made to gut John L. Wobstcr thu position of u justice ot thu United Stated supreme court , ' * - efforts nro also bolnc directed toward Judge GrolT nopolntod a member ot the Intcr-Stnto Commerce Commission. It is not possible to get both men appointed , but in the presentation ot their names Otnnhn is going on record In Behalf of two excellent men. " Congressman Dorsoy has Incurred [ the mortal enmity of the Fremont Flail , Ho did not consult the editor's wishes m regard to tbo postofllco , nnd assumed the whole re sponsibility of selecting the postmaster. Truly , a congressman's lot is not a happy ono , The Dakota City Englo Is ready to cngftgo In mortal combat with nny liar of equal weight , -h.o disputes the claim thnt "Dakota county hns the largest corn , the finest cattle , tbo btggost bogs , the richest lands , the best schools , the fairest women nnd the bravest men of nny county In the stnto of Nebraska , " The Fremont Tribune pathetically Bug- gOsts that "tho Nebraska land oDlces nro still manned with democrats , notwithstand ing the fact that the republican Administra tion Is nearly two months old. " The Tri bune couples Its mourntul plaint with n hint that Congressman Dorsoy should keep his promises. Referring to the overwhelming defeat of prohibition and outlawry In Massachusetts , the Grand Island Independent says : "All sensible thinking men who nro conversant with the working of prohibition have become fully satisfied thnt the llccnso plan Is the best thnt has yet been dovlscd for the regu lation of the liquor trnnic. " "Prohibition , " says the Blair Pilot , "got n black eye on Tuesday n very black oyo. Staid , sober , industrious nnd mornl Massa chusetts voted on n prohibitory amendment , and the returns indicate forty or llfty thou sand majority ng.iinst it. Whnt may bo ex pected' for prohibition in this 'wild nnd \vooly" " state , when the rock bound , morality loving puritans of the 'effeto' cast sit down upon It with such a 'thud I1" Sir Julian is Shrowil. /iViiiMi Cltu Jutii-nnf , Sir Jullin Paunccfotc , the now British minister , has arrived in Washington , nnd shows a prudent disposition to mind his own business. Ilnril on the Mlssoitrlnns. ClttMtio Trtlmne. If water soils for 10 cents n drink in Guthrie - rio , I. T. , what fabulous prices Missourinns must have to pay for something they can drink ! _ Senator llnnr'H Chagrin. Senator Hoar Is understood to bo sadly dis gusted with his own Massachusetts because that silly stnto didn't know enough to take his advlco nnd como in out of the wot. Advertising Sitmennie Journal. Advertising pay4. A man In Dakota ad vertised for a house and the very next day a cyclone came and bluw a whole brick block over on him. It I < ? nn Honor. Omalia , Mercury. The hearty endorsement received by Judge L. A. Groft for a position on the intcr-stato railway commission is very creditable to thai gentleman. It is likewise creditable to these who endorsed him. Whnt Wonder Is It ? .Iflrl/mfcil / to .tmcUit litre * liy ir < i 7ilnoron Cilttc. The naked hills lie wanton to the breeze ; The fields are nude , the groves unfrocked , Bare are the shivering limbs of shameless trees ; . \Vliut wonder is it that the corn is shocked ! 1IU Great Allstnkc. fl'cit ) Ynil : Henihl. Ho had gone to Oklahoma , And ho didn't take a gun ; So ho missed his quarter section And his bones bleach in the sun. Dcsrciii'i-ntfc Sons. SI. In\tl \ * ( llitliC'Demucrat. If the fathers of the republic had siiown the silliness and petulant spirit displayed by the weak-minded creatures in New York who claim to be their descendants there would bo no centennial April Hi ) or any other day which would bo woith celebrating. Iltith Futile and Obnoxious. Providence Journal. Massachusetts is to bo congratulated on the vote which it has given nguinst the pro hibitory constitutional amendment. It ought to bo the end of that form of legislation which hns been compelled to abandon the purpose ot forcing people to religious observ ance of penal statute. AS OTHERS SEE US. Oninha'R Advantage. Mlniicaut > U.i 'Jnlntnc. "This Gaiter divorce case is going to hurt Chicago liku the very mischief. " "Why sor1 "Because it is taking her 50 long to got it. If Chicago keeps on this way Omaha will got a corner in the divorce market. " A Hnpolb-R Suir. 3lnncai > till.i Tribune. "No , "William , I pannot murry you now , but I will glvo you my hand xvhen the otio bright dream of young life is realized. " "And what is that , my darlmgi" "To SCQ the Minneapolis nine win a game from Omaha. " "Then , Gwendoline , wo must part , nud part forever. In the after years , when you are tbe mother of another man's children do not forgot him who loved you fondly , nnd whom you banished by a singly sentence. Faiowoll , " nnd ho was gone. Mr. Gnlhrlo ( if Clitmtin Tiinct , Personal in an Oklahoma newspaper : "W. B , Guthrie from Custer county , Nob. , hns arrived. He rode a slim bay nuiro , and cov ered twenty-five miles In ono hour aud thrce- quarturs. " * Omaha's Denver ItenubltiaH , Omaha reported a larger amount in clear ings than Denver last week. It may bo that , of tha thrco cities , Denver , Omaha and Kan sas City , Denver will , by the oml of the cen tury , bo in the leoil , COUNTRY BREEZES. The Nose for NOWH. Clear Water Mintage. There is something dead under the Mes sage building , Judging by the peculiar odor notlcablo in tlio barber shop. For BO mo tlmo It was thought the blame might bo laid on the barber's foot , but ho swears hlnisulf clear , owing to his frequent ducking expedi tions. _ BulldlriK up the Country , JlrcMter Xeu * . The News only points with pleasure to the many now mnrringo licenses recently Issued to the rising generation or rather the gen eration that has recently risen. There has bccu a continual output of these useful docu ments since January 1 , It will bo remem bered that one ot Hlalno county's judges was forced to abscond on account of the dullness In the matrimonial market. This U the way to boom nnd build up the great thrifty country as It should bo. Not Alraid of Air. Guupy. MV t 1'iilnt HcintWlean. The conductor of thu Jlvpubllcao i threat ened with wluit In vulgar parlauco Is tanned a "licking. " it may bo remotely tlmt ho deserves chastisement but not nt Ml probable that ho will got It , It A party by the nnmo of Guppy should bo foolish enough to undertake the Job howould bo led to be llovo farther on thnt ho had been monkey ing with double-Roared chain lightning and thnt n mountain had fallen upon him , There would bo n spectacular exhibition In com parison with which northern lights , brilliant comets nnd shooting stars would palo into Insignificance ; the earth would appear to quake and the rush and force ot a cyolono would seem to bo heard and felt. Mr. Guppy Is mlvlsod , therefore , to nurse his wrath in milotudo and allow the whlto-wlngcd toes- scngcr of pence to hover around a while. It will bo far bettor thus. BUZZING 5. Self-destruction Is to bo pitied. When n great railroad company doorcases Its revenue 91,351,031 In ono year , nnd (200.000 in thrco months , something la the matter. It invites investigation especially when the Interests ol a flourishing city nnd the surrounding coun- try.nro Injured or retnrdod. s'uch ts the case with the Union Pacific , druaha nnd certain sections of Nebraska. It looks as though the man immediately lu charge of tbo operation oMts trains is not vor.setl In the linportnnt bearing they have on the coinmcrclnl interests of the country and the revenues of his company. WhenJ. H , II. Clark VAS general mnnn- gor that ofllclal succeeded In "knocking the bottom out of things" through his falluro to supply the business public wltb necessary train facilities to build up local travel nnd trade , and develop the resources of the country nlong the lino. Stage lines anil liv ery stnblcs were then powerful nnd success ful competitors for local business that ought to have gene to the company. When ho loft , nna Cnllnway came , the night trains"ou the South Park road , between Denver and Loadvlllo , wcro withdrawn. This gave Donvcr the mumps , and that road showed a decreased revenue of nearly ? y03)00 ( ) In 1884. In 18S3 the consequences weroovcn worso. At the same time livery "rigs" were powerful nnd In domaua on the Omaha & Republican Valley railroad. In 1SSG the Lnadvillo trains were restored. Denver recovered , nnd tlio South Park road Increased its freight anil passenger earnings $100,000 in that year. In the month ot Juno Mr. Kimball mid others succeeded In inaugu rating n system of local passsongor trains from Grand Island , Beatrice , Stromsburg and Norfolk , reaching Onnlia m the fore noon as otic train , and returning nt night. This resulted in un increase of f 141,1)12 ) in the freight nnd passenger earnings of the Ne braska branch lines in 1SSO , against a de crease of ? ir,920 in 1333. The system ( since broken up ) wns success ful from the start , nn average of 15,000 pas- songcrsnmonth was handled , aud on the main line , these local passenger trains earned about OOc per uiilo. The cost was less than 50c per mile. These trains wcro not only profitable to the country but they throw open the daily trade of the surrounding country to business men of Omnha. The freight nnd stock trams ware also run at convenient hours for the Omaha nnd South Ouinha markets. The oltect on the two cities wcro magical. The years 18SG and 1887 were the quietest iu our historv In their developments , not only to Omnha nnd South Omaha , but to the entire district covered by the operation of these trains. Omaha at once becnmo n trade and travel center. Business , wholesale nnd retail , was on th o rapid increase , money was plenty , among the retail dealers especially , and Omaha then began to assume metropolitan proportions tions all because the policy of the company was to jnako Omaha accessible to the people of the surrounding country , enabling them to visit the city In the forenoon and-return to their homes at night. This splendid system has been emascu lated nnd Omnha is no longer accessible to the people on the branch lines as a trade and travel center , and the country west of Omaha is shut oft from the city and its trado. So far as Nor folk , Lincoln , Stromsburg , Beatrice , Wahoo , David City and other places on the branch lines are concerned , the present inadequate train service makes it impossible for the business men of Omaha to reach out and se cure their trado. No service at nil is better than the present. It is injuring the company ; it is injuring Omaha , and it is decreasing the packing operations of South Omaha , as shown by the latest reports from thnt exten sive market. The Kansas City express ac commodates neither Omaha nor Kansas City. It should arrive in the forenoon nnd leave at night. The tram from Norfolk (150 ( miles from Omaha ) , requires thirty-six hours nnd upwards for the round trip over the Union Pacific. Over tlio Elkhorn Valley road it is nn all-day wait at Omaha and about eight hours on the train. Tlio towns nnd cities in the ElUhorn Valley , between Omaha and Norfolk , are thriving and prosperous. On the Union Pacillc , business is dull. If General-Manager Kimball will instruct his subordinates to arrange a permanent and convenient schedule , so all local trains can reach Omaha In the forenoon , nnd return at night , the stimulating nffect on the revenues ot his company , on Omaha , South Omaha nnd the surrounding country , will be imme diate in its result. Ho is fnmilmr with the growth of the suburbs around Cincinnati and Chicago , and the interior cities of Ohio and Illinois , and their superior train facilities , both freights and passenger. Permanency anil convenience in tram schedules arc essential , as In everything else , and with such as tlio ono indicated the rood , the people mm the ' city will prosper , nnd for nil time. Omaha' will bo the principal "trade center" of the west , on account of its acces sibility to the people of the surrounding country. _ * WITH THEVIOLETS. 0/lirr / Jl' < niMI llnlmc * . Her hands arc cold ; her facu is whlto ; No more her pulses come nnd go ; Her eyes are shut ti 11 Co und light ; Fold the light vesture , snow on snow , And lay her where the violets blow , But not beneath n graven stone , To plead for tears with ulion eyes ; A elcndur cross of wood alonu Shall say thnt there u maiden lies In pcaco beneath thu peaceful skies. And gray old trees of hughost limb Shall v.lieol their circling shadows round To make the scorching sunlight dim Tlmt drinks the greenness from the grounil , And drop their dead leaves on > hu mound. When o'er their boughs the squirrels run , Aud through their loaves the robins call , And , ripening in the autumn sun , The acorns and the chestnuts fall , Doubt not that she will need them all , For her the morning choir shall nlng Its mil tins from the branches high , And every minstrel voice of eprlng That thrills buneath the April sky Shall grout her with Its earliest cry , When , turning round their dial track , Eastward the lengthening shadown pass , Her llttla mourners , clad In black , The crickets , sliding through the grat > g , Shall pipe for her nn evening muss. At last the rootlets of the trees Shall And the prison where she lies , And bear the burled dust they solzo In leaves and blonsoms to the nkles So may the soul that warms It riso. If any , born of kindlier blood , Should nskriiot maiden lies below ? " Bay only this i "A tender bud , That tried to blossom In the now , Lie withered where the violets bfow , " FOR PEOPLE WHO THINK. The worst enemies of the human race ard the doctors who try to prolong our mlsorab'o ' existence In n world tlmt is full of death , traps , saj-d tbo London Telegraph , Ono medico tolls you not to oat or drink what you relish because you will oat or drink too much. Another says that you must only cat what you fancy , because- otherwise you will bolt your teed without giving to each morsel the thirty-six mastications which nro noccs * sary for digestion. You must wear n respir ator over your mouth , n pad on your chest and a swathe of flannel round your lions. It you live In town you will dloof fog ; It you go to the country you will bo poisoned by bad drainage } If y u drink water yon are tempt , ing the typhoid flood ; milk spoils scarlatina , and tca-cnko is sudden death. Do you ftlum these tempestuous pleasures of the nouses and take refuge In the recreations of Iho mlndl Do you borrow n novel from the cir culating library ! That is to Import the germs ot dlsoaso Into n healthy household. The volume in your hands may have been perused by n person recovering from nn lu tedious lllncsal As n matter of equity there can bo no question - tion that womnn hns not only n right to life , liberty nnd the pursuit ot happiness , but also of n husband If she feels so Inclined , writes Mary Norton Bradford In the Boston Globe. If n woman wants to propose thorn's no "law agin' It , " But lot these sisters who favor the now dispensation seriously con- sldor whether they nro ready to assume the responsibilities that devolve upon these wuu "propose. " Are they prepared to pay for or forego theater'tickets , carriages , car fares , ice cream , nngol cake , caramels , bonbons , banquets - quots , nnd nil thnt courtship now implies 1 Are they prepared for the post-marital tortures - turos of January bills ? In short , are they prepared to assume the responsibility ot maintaining a family ? Ot course they nro not. And until they nro It Is not only n breach of good taste , but n very cheap farce for any ol the fommlno halt of creation to talk of actual out-aud'out viva voce proposing. Meantime the good old fashion of courtship will undoubtedly go on , nnd women will have as they generally have had just about an much to do with it ns anybody. Wo have road nothing on the question of prohibition which has scorned to us moro thoughtful or more beautifully considerate or charitable than the remarks mndo by Hov. Phillips Brooks , D. D. , ot Boston , in his Fast Day discourse , says the Philadelphia Hoc- ord. Dr. Brooks says that ho has "no re- pronoh to bring ngainst the most extravagant of temperance reformers , " for ho can well understand tUo feeling which leads sorao to account "no measure too swooping , too radical - ical , too venturesome , for the suppression of that which lies at the basis and root of so much sin nnd misery thai besot our land. " But ho gently intimates ; "To many of us it seems ns if restrictive legislation , which is not prohibitory legislation , but which Is continually - tinually educating the restricting process upon the restraining consciences ot men- ' upon those , inclined to solf-iudulgonco in in- toxicatlng drink , nnd these restraining thorn- solves for the benefit of others as If such legislation without prohibition is the true policy. " The present is an epoch of curious religious - ious development. Faith ilios the banner of tolerance , nnd doubt rallies its forces with an appeal for righteousness. Religion is tol- Grant to a shred of faith ; skepticism clamorous - ous m its domnnds for a bettor life , The ox- ironies of Christianity arc drawn together moro closely than over before. JMftcron'ccs of creed nro forgotten lu the fact of unity ot origin. Variance in form is accounted of oven less importance than difference in dog- ma. Common ground is being found whcro for generations there has only been room for strife. Episcopacy shakos bauds with the presbytery and only Romanism stands without - out the palo of recognized unity. Kven to Homo overtures are constantly being mode ) by the religious unlformists , which only tha rigorism of Homo prevents breaking down the line between thorn. What is broadly termed * protestantism including Anglican episcopacy1 is mora thoroughly harmonized and solidified than ever boforo. John G. AVhitticr deplores th& enforced Idleness of the convicts of Now York prisons , duo to the repeal of contract labor laws that operated ngainst the interests , or were as- surned to , of free labor. Says the revered poet : "I desire to protest in the name ot Christianity and humanity against tbo enforced - forced idleness in prisons , perilous alike to the body and mind , which can only result in tilling your prisons with uianiacs. My sympathies nro with the laboring class tn all their just demands , nnd I would favor every legitimate measure which promises to benefit thorn. But the suppression of labor in tha prisons is too small a gain for thorn to bo purchased by the transformation of prisons into madhouses. I trust further reflection . nnd the knowledge of the droauful con so- qucnces of the slow torture of brooding Idle. ness will ere long induce them to forego what must bo a very trifling benefit at tha least. " Moro men have boon losers than have over been gainers by trading lu western uniin- proved real estate , Bays the St. Louis Globe- Democrat. Tlio men who maiio money nro thosu who till the soil and gain tbo increased vnluo thus imparted to their holdings ; and the men who hasten to the regions where now lands uro opened to settlement belong for the most part to that class , ns the record of their achievements clearly demonstrates. They are honest and Industrious citizens , BO far as the largo majority of them nro con- corned. It Is not less to the advantage ot the nation than of themselves that they undergo the hardships and privations of frontier life. They carry with thorn Into tha waste plnccs nil the Influences of civilization ; nnd o long ns any land remains for them to occupy and develop they uro entitled to tha privilege of going forward In their work ot cumjuotit. There may bo states , nt least it Is concclv- nblo that thcro are state , throughout which , ho Hcntlmcnt against drinking is to strong .lint a statutory prohibition can bo enforced , Buys the Now York Times. Tn most states that Is not the case , nnd in these the practl- cal method of dealing with the liquor trufllo 3 by local option nnd high license. When a civil division llko u city or n township votes irohlbitlon for itself the chancoa nro thnt it will bo nt least reasonably well enforced , whllii the vote of prohibition by a utato. and iiui-h moro the embodiment of prohibition in ho constitution of a state , Is a "barren Ideal- ty. " Thu good benne of the people of Mas. < ichuKoUt Is ftliown by the rejection of thin empty and inmuhovious declaration even In ha cities that have prohibited the sale of iquor within their own limits. A billious Britisher writes In the Ixmdon Sunday Times : "If I were asliod for an pitomo of American life I should point to n Jroadwny tramcar. H dashes along , n Jug. gernaut of illuimllty , The road was built hiough bribery and corruption. It Is owned , not by Now Yorkers , but by Phlla. lelphiu shareholders. The fyr is overcrowd. cd , lo the Jnconvumoucn nnd unuoyanco of every passenger , On the front platform , In o | > oii violation of the regulations of the cam- any. U a mob of smoker * . On the back latform , also In violation of the regulations , n mob of pickpockets. The driver 1 dlsl rogiird UK u city ordinance by the speed ut which he drlvua , nnd them in no trip' without uufcldnnts. Corrupt , uncomfortable , but fast-that U the Uro.ulway tramear , arid it l , J regret to lay , In tlione reupects , charao- orUtio of the great country -which permits U