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TIIK weekly bank blntornont shows
the reserve luis incrcns-ed $830,000. The
banks now hold $ lol,000 ( ) in excess of
legal requirements.
I.v the w.ir between the wool unnu-
fncturors and wool growers , the west
wijl cheoi'fully hack the former on tlio
issue of tnriJT reduction.
A Nr.w YOIIK court li.ien the tnarkot
value of : i church snore at ton dollars.
The gentlemen of the pulpit should see
to it that the price is paid in advance.
Tin : twenty thousand boomers who
hurriedly invaded the ( Jhorokco btrip
will { jo out with greater haste when the
troops get uftcr them.
littroiu : excluding Nnbrnska from the
list of precious-metal producing states ,
it would bo well to turn if. . returns from
the gold-fringed canyons of the Koyn
ruhu.
ICAXSAs reports seven Ihoiiband , o o
liundrud and ninoty-ono divorces
granted in twenty years. Drug store
whisky is not a , howling success a9 a do
mestic Imrmoniy.or.
Tnnuiis : much significance in the
fnct Unit the llrst election of ofllcors of
tlio Oniahu , Sunorior & Southwestern
railroad was held tit Cawker City. The
road is bound to bo a commercial corker.
IT is now prouoscd to convoy the
power of Niagara Falls to Now York by
inoins of a cable screw costing fifteen
thousand dollars per mile. Tlioro is no
doubt of its ability to bore n hole into
the surplus of thuso who tulco the bait.
TIIK senatorial smelling commiltoo
failed to discover tiio executive session
leaks , and has virtually abandoned the
task. The investigation was fcolish in
conception and ridiculous in conclusion.
The Bonuto might asvoll undertake to
chock the revolutions of the planet as
to attempt the suppression of secret sos-
bion news.
TIIK pro-ipects for a revival in the
production of htool rails this year are
onconniging. Some llvo thousand miles
of now railroads are under construction
while bevon thousand miles are being
surveyed. It to whatever demand may
coino from this source the steel rails
necessary for purposes of renewal bo
added , the anticipations are not at all
visionary.
AJIKUK-AN" artists Imvo at last won
tno recognition they have so long do-
borvcd in I'aris by the selection of
three pi eminent painters of this coun
try as members ot the jury for the approaching
preaching salon exhibition of tlio So-
e'.oto Nationalo. lly dint of persever
ance in the fuco of prejudice and dis-
oourngomont Americans have made for
themselves a name in the art cnpitol of
Europe. .
Tnr.history of the ini'iimiosconnected
with tlio abandoned city hall founda
tion and tlio court house retaining wall
are gradually cropping out in court ,
verifying the adage\Vhon rogues fall
out honest men come by their own. " It
is not | ) robablothat % the taxpayers will
regain the substance riotously squan
dered on favored contractors , but the
facts coining to light will enable the
authorities to guard against rascally
Bchomers in the. future and prevent the
robbery of tlw people.
TIIK olllcial ronort of the central
Siberian prison at Tomsk presents a
black picture of tlio barbarities to which
Kussinn political exiles are subjected.
Tlio ptison is totally inadequate to the
demands upon it. Owing to lack of
room "tho. sick wore placed in the open
nir , with the temperature at the freez
ing point , nnd in consequence of this
exposure the mortality was enormous , "
When it Is considered that Tomsk
prison is the largest nnd best in Siberia ,
mi id CHI may bo formed of the horrors ot
the exile system maintained by an
alleged civilized government.
'inn NKimAsifA DEMAND ,
Tlio eastern press , even that portion
of It which professes a desire to bo fair ,
falls Into the railroad way of reasoning
that a reduction of transportation rates
would not benefit the producers of No-
m-nskn. Wo Imvo so frequently com-
batted this itloa , with reasons which
seem to us impregnable , that it appears
HlJo a work of supererogation to go
over the ground again. Those who make
this contention must necessarily main
tain that railroad charges exert no In
fluence , or an influence relatively In
considerable , upon the prices of com-
modulus. Such an assumption every
man of practical Intelligence will re
pudiate. All men familiar with econo
mic conditions know that the cost of
transportation Is one of the most Im
portant hi it ? bonruic's upon the coat of
commodities. It is a factor of
prlmo consideration , nnd in the
progress of modern affairs , nothing
lins exerted a greater Influence upon
the course of values than the cost of
transportation. All the improved ap
pliances of production and the econom
ical utilization of labor by means of
labor-saving machinery have not had
more to do with determining values
than this matter of the cost of trans
portation. If wo could Imagine u sys
tem of production such as prevailed -
vailed say half a century ago
as existing contemporaneously with
the present system of trans
portation facilities wo should bo
the bettor able to comprehend how
greatly the cost of the latter has had
to do with do'tormining values. After
the cost of labor it is undeniably the
most important factor in the price of
commodities.
It is this incontrovertible fact which
sustains the demand of the farmers of
Nebraska for a reduction of the rates
charged by the railroads on corn. Tlio
influence of supply nnd demand is of
course not lost sight of. Every intelli
gent farmer understands what this
means. But ho knows also that what
ever the odds on one side or the otusr ,
the cost of transportation enters largely
into the ultimate value. There is no
getting away from this proposition , and
tlio efforts of the railroad managers and
those who are int.ympathy with thorn
to befog the producers with thc _ argu
ment that transportation rates play an
insignilicant part in fixing the prices of
their products will not stand the test of
intelligent examination.
Tlio demand upon the railroads in
behalf of the farmers of Nebraska simply
is that the rates upon their staple pro
duct ahull bo placed upon a fair nnd
equitable basis as cnmp.irod with that
of other states. Nobody has asked that
the railroads shall make exceptional
raios in favor of the producers of this
state.The farmers of Nebraska do not
ask and do not require any dis
crimination in their interest. They
simply demand , whut is just , reasonable
and equitable , to be determined by
what is accorded to the producers of
other states. They do not desire thiit
any special favor shall be shown thorn ,
but they do ask and insist that they
shall not bo discrimated against and
placed at an undue disadvantage in the
markets of the country. They
believe that this is the position
they occupy now by reason of
the excessive charges of the rail
roads charges which , by comparison
with those in Iowa , Kansas and other
states , ciiu uo clearly shown to bo unjust
and unreasonable and they ask that
this discrimination shall bo remedied.
This is the whole moaning and pur
pose of what Is called in the eastern
press the "Nebraska demand. " If there
is any injustice in it , if there is any
thing in it that is not justified by the
facts , the railroads will have the oppor
tunity to show before the federal com
mission wherein the claims of Nebraska
are at fault. The farmers of this state
will await the result with the fullest
conlidunco.
TIIK ALIEN OWXEHSUU * LAW. '
Congress a tow years ago passed a law
prohibiting'aliens from acquiring title
to lands or real estate of any kind in
the territories. This law was passed
for the reason that organized companies
of foreign capitalists had taken up im
mense tracts of the public lands on
which wore placed largo herds of cattle -
tlo , and in many instances had
obtained by purchase tracts
of land embracing thousands of
acres. Thib law prevents aliens from
investing in mines as well as in lands ,
and to that extent is objectionable to
the mining regions. In nil of the terri
tories the governors have recommended
hat the law IJQ bo amended us to por-
mUtilions to invest in mines , and the
house committee on mines has agreed
to report a bill repealing so much of
the hi was pro von Is aliens from invest
ing in mines. There was a dis
position bhown in the committee
to report a bill to repeal the law en
tirely , but after consideration it was
thought that such a measure could not
bo passed , and therefore the committee
decided to confine its recommendation
to amending the law so as to rotate to
the minlntr interests.
It has boon abundantly demonstrated
that the olToct of the law , as far as the
mining regions are concerned , has been
to keep out a largo amount of
capital that would otherwise have
boon invested there , and the mining
communities conorally are in favor of
the proposed amendment.
Very soon after- this law was passed it
became apparent tlint Its oll'ect would
bo very harmful to the mining interests
of the west. As soon us the meaning
and scope of the law wore understood
in the foreign lock exchanges there
was nn immediate abandonment
of all investments in mining
stocks , and it became Impossible to
negotiate the sale of mining shnros'ox-
cept upon guarantos that made the
purchasers perfectly eocuro. The re
sult has been very damaging to the
mining Interests of the west , and it is
unqucfrtionublo that many millions of
foreign capital have boon kept out of
investment in 'the western mines by
reason of this law.
In Its primary purpose the
policy of . prohibiting the invest
ment of ioroigu capital in * this
country in such a way as to absorb
serb vast tracts of land was sound , and
the oxpodloncy of maintaining that
policy will not now bo questlonou1. Uut
whon'thls is made to shut out the In
vestment of fproign capital in mining
Interests , which usually comprehend
only a very small area and that not of
a character to bo available for agri
culture , the matter assumes nn
altogether different aspect. The
bill introduced in congress reflects the
Eontlmcnt of the west for a modification
of the law , which will allow the Invest
ment of foreign capital in mining 011-
torprisns without permitting thoao
wholesale nurchascs under which for
eign syndicates have become possessed
of vast areas of land in this country.
DUTY ,
In the light of the experience gained
at the county and city elections lost
fall , there is no room for argument on
the question of increasing the pollintr
places in the city. The main point is
the number of polling places necessary
to enable every qualified voter to exor
cise the rights of citizenship without
hindoranco or delay. There is no oc
casion for hasty action. 'The council
should consider the question In nil its
bearings , and particularly with regard
to tlfo coming state election.
Four separate amendments to the
state constitution will bo voted on at the
November olontion. Prohibition nnu
high license , though incorporated In
one act , nro distinct and will require
separate ballots and boxes. Tlio third
amendment proposes to increase the
number of supreme court judges from
three to five , and the fourth proposes
an advance in the salaries of the dis
trict and supreme court judges to three
thousand and thirty-five hundrod'dol-
lars respectively. In addition there
will bo acomploto roster of state ofllcors
elected , one congressman , four district
judges , a clerk of the court , twelve
members of the legislature , one county
commissioner , and such local proposi
tions as may bo submitted.
All these will roqulro at least five
Imllot boxes. The difficulties ana de
lays experienced at the local elections ,
the Incic of system in the registration
list , and the incompotoncy displayed by
a majority of the j.udgcs and clerks ,
renders imperative a radical redistricting -
ing of the city. Of the seventeen
thousand voters registered at the city
election not more than seventy per
ocnt voted. "With the labors of the
judges and clerks doubled at the state
election , and three or more parties
in the Hold with long tickets , it is
clear that the number of polling places
must bo suflicient to prevent crowding
or the disfranchiscmont of voters. It
is safe to estimate that the rcc-islered
vote of Omaha will exceed twenty
thousand next November. By provid
ing one polling place to each four hun
dred voters , which should bo the maxi
mum llgure , the city would have fifty
voting booths. This number would not
bo too much , in view of the labor devolved - '
volved on the judges and dorks , and
the necessity for prompt counting and
declaration of the result. It allows ono
minutn and a half for each voter to cast-
'
bis ballot.
Another important point should bo
considered and acted on by the council.
The registration law compels non-regis
tered voters to appear ttt the city clerk's
olllco with two freeholders of the ward ,
to swear in his volo. The intent of the
law is to facilitate , not to hinder the
exercise of citizenship. The council
should therefore authorize the city
clerk to appoint a suflicient number of
deputies to plneo ono at each polling
place.
The ono issue of prohibition at the
coming election involves the vital in
terests of Nebraska , the prosperity or
paralysis of our commercial and indus
trial life , and it is of paramount im
portance that the 'voters of'tlio chief
city of the state should bo afforded
every facility for voting.
UNWRIXTEX HISTORY.
Tlio credit of conceiving the idea of
building the Burlington & Northern
railroad for speculative purposes solely
must bo awarded to the lute A. E.
Touzntin. The execution of that brill
iant plan and the method and manner
by which this stub road became a thorn
in the llosh of the Burlington system
and n disturber in the happy railroad
family are worthy of the .luckiest
stt'okcs ot a Jay Goijld and afford an
i.lustration of the scandals in railroad
construction and management. When
A. K. Touztilin , long oonnocto.'i with
the Burlington"severed his connection
aj vice president in 1SS. ! and
wont into the > iorvico of
the Aluhison , ho waited for an
opportunity to slrilco a blow nt his old
friend and to display his ability us a
railroad'mugnato of the llrst rank. IIo
thereupon conceived the project of
building a road along the east bank of
the Mississippi from a point near Uur-
llngton to St. Paul. Tills Waa a Hold
fully occupied with railr.oads. The host
railroad authority of , , the country ,
notably Thomas II. Potter , then with
the Burlington , recognized the fact
that the road could not pay and that its
construction threatened danger.
§ trango as it may seem , however , Mr.
Touzalin interested in the plan n num
ber of directors of the Burlington
Itself who pledged the support of
that road in the face of the strong pretest -
test of the other members of the direc
tory. Mr. Touzalin and borne of his
friends holding two-thirds of the stock
of t the Burlington & Northern-leaving
the other third in the hands of the Bur
lington mnnngor ? , pusnod his road rap
idly to completion nnd opened it for
business November 1,18SO.
From the lirst it was bent on mis
chief nnd took itsuhancos of being ab
sorbed by the Burlington after the example -
ample of thtfNlcklo Plato. Two poli
cies wore opjii to the Burlington : to
treat this adventurer as an enemy or to
foster itsinterostdasaparont. Tholattoi'
course was chosen. Swallowing its pride
the Burlington-concluded to court "the
favor rather than to rlslca war with this
swaddling infant. Accordingly an
agreement was drawn up between the
two railroads for n twenty years' tralllo
arrangement of amity and friendship.
But from the beginning , the now road
failed to earn operating expenses and
interest and ran head over heels in
debt. The policy mapped out by its
projectors was carried out to the letter.
It began over1/tito wr.r of prominence
which hits Involved the railroads west
of ChlcngOn.wJt fomented strife and
trouble wherever it could. It pur
chased peacoiby bringing Us powerful
rivals to terms , and finally tri
umphed by compelling the Bur
lington tOjUbuy up the con-
trollng interest of throe hundred and
sixty-flvo miln.3 of road at a fabulous
prlco after foodincr and fattening off
the Burllng'tkm's' revenues for four
years. How much of this blood money
wont into the" JockctH of the original
promoters and of the Burlington direc
tors who bled the parent for the benefit
of the unnatural offspring may neVer
bo known , But the story of the Bur
lington & Northern adds a dark chapter -
tor to the h story of construction and
operating rings. Between the lines
ono may rend why It is that the people
have lost faith in railroad flnnnccorlng.
XEIIRASKA AXIJ THE NEW STATES.
The letters published in TUB Br.i :
during the past two months , detailing
the characteristics , resources , develop
ment and prospects of the four new
states , and Wyoming and Idaho , soon to
bo ndmiticd into the union , furnish re
liable and unbiased data , derived from
uctiml observation and' inquiry , to aid
111 forming1 an intelligent opinion of
their future possibilities. Nebraska
does not suffer by comparison with any
of them , although in thoproduction * of
the precious metals , of lumber , fish and
Coal , and of wheat in the Red river
valley , they severally claim precedence.
Interior Wyoming is fitted mainly
for stock raising with incidental
farming. Its inexhaustible stores
of coal are as yet scarcely
touched , although for twenty years
there lias been a constantly in
creasing output. Of its oil development
which is .is yet con fined to experimental
borings , great expectations are justly
formed , and the iron industry will in
the near future attain to a great devel
opment. The two or three railroad
lines which are now passing west be
yond its eastern borders , will soon ren
der practicable development in all di
rections , which will insure at an early
day a largo und prosperous population.
The development of the gold and sil
ver mines of Montana is on the increase ,
both in the direction of production and
of now developments. In the produc
tion of copper the Butte City mines
stand second only to the exports of Lake
Superior. In stocl : raising the state ,
east of Helena , has possibilities be
yond computation , nnd in connection
with that industry the raising of small
grains and fruits , already successfully
begun , will attain to great importance
as incidental to its development in the
directions above named.
Of Idaho nearly the same can bo
justly said. Ho're , as in Montana , vast
tracts of land require an artificial sup
ply of water in order to become pro
ductive.yith irrigation one-third
of each state will produce the
small grains nntl the .frUils and vege
tables in thojjr.oatest abundjinco. 'Idaho
in ' its tnijiipg devplopmen ' js. . rapidly.
a'pproachingithe'frbnt rankjamong the
Rocky mountain states , and its Known
resources Imvfi be'en as yet only touched.
In both Idaho and Montana there are
supplies of timber adequate for the uses
of the people for many years to come.
Washington west of the Cascade
mountains , will year by year surpass its
present growth. To the nroduetion of
lish , coal and lumber no assignable
limit can bo fixed. Western Wash
ington will take the * * precedence
in small fruits and vege
tables , which are remarkable
alike for their variety , quantity and
quality : and it will as the timber dis
appears'and with the construction of
roads through the heavy forrest bottom
tom , become tn , rtho course of two or
throe , generations a prime farming
country. Its Uvpileading cities on
Puget Sound , with those resources back
of thorn , cannot diminish in their pres
ent importance. What city will ulti
mately assume precedence whether
Tacoma or Seattle , or some third entre
pot which is yet to arise it is impossi
ble now to predict. Tlio question
is ono which will finally bo settled -
tlod by railway needs and oppor
tunities , and by the condition which
ocean navigation imposes. Eastern
Washington , which * has a lively and
growing city in Spokane Falls on the
Idaho border , possesses in its valleys
resources for agriculture , and especially
for stock raising on its high plains , and
bids fair to take a prominent place in
its mining development and in that of
northern and central Idaho.
The oastarn ono hundred miles of the
Dakotas are much like eastern Ne
braska , only that wheat instead of corn
is the loading apop. General agrricul-
turo Is , however , becoming more im
portant. The Rod River valley in
North Dakota , and almost equally
the valleys in the south and
east of South Dakota , nro
phonomonnlly. productive. The deep
and rioli soil ; s underlaid with a sub-
stratumof HinCjSjt'pne possessing strength
ening quahtlqs , and ocly intollignn *
and careful fanning is needed to rondt c
it pormnnonjiy productive. From
Ynnkton northjUirough both Dakotas ,
and west nearly to Bismarck , there is
supposed to boon underlying body of
pure water , w ifch can bo reached by
artesian wells , throughout its whole ex
tent , as it is nlmuly tupped at numerous
poinlsin twdoV three counties. The
country west of Blt-marck in North Da
kota is not/r / inviting to agricul
ture ; in Btwk\ ! \ raising , and es
pecially in Hnjbop , It is destined , to
take the first rank. South Dakota
west of the .Missouri rlvor , recently
opened to settlement by the purchase of
reservation lands , possesses no attrac
tions at present to the husbandman , and
few oven to the stock raiser. The most
that can reasonably bo looked for in
some years to come is thntllttlo by little
the business of Stoolrtnislng may become
profitable andextensive. . So far as
agriculture is concerned , while the soil
possesses the elements of productive-
nuas , the absence of moisture must bo a
bar to the pursuits of farming. When
the Black Hills nro approached , how
ever , this condition disappears ; there
farming is 'sucosssfully cnrrlqd on , aiid
certain crops are raised which in quan
tity nro not second to those oven of
custom Dakota.
Upon the whole , no stale has been
found , nnd no considerable section in
any state among the six nbovu referred
to , which boars comparison with Ne
braska In all the elements of successful
farming In good soil , variety of pro
ductiveness , abundance of moisture ,
mi re air and an equable climate. Tlioro
is not in any of theselocalltlesanythlng
which should for a moment tempt the
average farmer , stock-grower or fruit-
raiser In Nebraska to abandon his trlod
nnd proved soil nnd climate in
search of "fresh fields nnd pastures
now. " Of course the climate of the
northwestern states may possess attrac
tions to the enfeebled and the diseased.
For persons in ordinary health and
strength nothing whatever is to bo
gained by 04transfer to the conditions
presented for industry nnd enterprise
in the now spates. The opportunities
for business nnd money making nro
counl in most Nebraska towns nnd com
munities to these presented in the cities
nnd towns of Montana nnd Washington.
Here , as there and everywhere , It is the
character of the business man and his
methods , rather than any uioro advant
age of location that determines
his success or his failure. These
now states are , like others two
thousand miles away , pleasant
place's to visit. The 'magnificent
mountain views , the noble forest
scones , the far-reaching landscapes ,
the beautiful water vistas , the plains
and valleys , the rivers and cascades ,
all possess a novelty and interest to the
visitor from the rich nnd beautiful Ne
braska prairies. But scenery , while
it is attractive to these from other re
gions , , is not the all-important thing.
It cannot outweigh the elements exist
ing here which attract the husband
man to the soil , which win the busi
ness man to the pursuits of trade ,
and which render society at once
beautiful and beneficial. Schools ,
churches , libraries nnd theaters
exist there as they exist horo. As to
bettering his condition , the merchant ,
the profossiorfal man , the farmer , the
laborer can do that here as well as
there. It is the character , the aims ,
the method , the determination that
makes the difference in men there or
here , nnd the world over. There are
doubtless thousands of people , residents
in the states to the east , who can bettor
their condition by going to the now
states , as tlioy indeed might do by com
ing to Nebraska. But no Nebraskan
who is reasonably successful in his
chosen pursuit , can hotter himself by
the change. There is nothing in the
way of lands easily productive equal to
the lands of Nebraska. Nowhere else
is the climate so favorable to production
and health. The Nebraska farmer and
business man should remain content
with his state , his condition nnd his lot.
These cannot bo improved by any
change which removal to a now field
and now conditions would bring.
HERE AND THERE.
A very active scrutnolo is just now going
on among the young attorneys for the assist-
unf United' States district attornoyship.
Said a disinterested observer yesterday :
"Yes , young Mr. Bnluridgo has gene to
Washington to see what lie can do for his
fences , and to test his Btccl with that of
KiUph UrcckcyiriilpQ , who is considered in
the lead for the vacant ofllce. Yes , I atn
told there nro a score of canJldat03 for the
unimportant place. It's the honor , they
seek , you know not the salary. Then , of
course , the appointment ii something of an
advertisement. "
"I learn tnatK. S. Krvin telegraphed Sen
ator Mandcrson for the place the day Gur-
ley declined it , and that the senator has
written certain parties here to learn who
Ervin Is , and how lone a string-he pulls. I
do not thinlc , however , that Krvlu's appoint
ment will daoond upon tlio reply made to tha
senator's queries.
"Tnon there are Charles Goss , H. A. L.
Dick and , T. L. Kaloy , ( formerly of Hod
Cloud ) of Omaha , W. T. Scott of York and
"Lawyer Burke of Blue Springs , nil holding
n lightning rod in hourly expectation that
the appointment will strike thorn , "
"I wish our banks could be induced to have
some style nhout thorn and abolish this title
of 'cashier. ' It doesn't represent what people -
ple suppose and to mo is u standing sourea of
useless interruption. "
It was William Walhice of the Omaha Na
tional who thus gave expression to his feel
ings , after having boon requested by no loss
than flvo men in throe minutes to cash
cheeks. At the time Uo vas chatting with n
BED reporter on amusement topics , nn
being compelled to break into the conversa
tion so frequently , long enough to dlruct his
customers' attention to a paying teller across
the onlco , Irritated him.
"What sort of distinguishing mark would
you BUbstituto should the title of caslnor bo
abolished ? "
"Anything not calculated to convoy the
impression that the money is handled hero.
In England I believe they use the
word 'mauagor , ' which is appropriate nnd
really covers the work of the position. Nine
tenths of the people present themselves ut
my window simply because they see cash
ier in gold letters aoovo it , supposing that I
handle nil thononoy , when the _ _ fact is I
hardly over touch tnc stuff , A paying toiler
always does that part of the work. "
"How many dollara does your man handle
in the course of n yoarl"
' ! have no idea.but ho is always busy as
you see him now. ' "
"Ho scorns to flip the truck about his cage
.H though Its vnluo had very little weight
with him ? "
"Thiit Is true of nil bank otnployes , and an
old man said to mo when I was u boy that it
spoiled young men to work iu banks. They
soor. learn to regard money n having no
particular value and spend inoro than they
make ,
*
A tall , weathor-staluod man , with long red
mustaclio and blue eye * walkoJ into the
Oulalm National bank yesterday morning
and of Present Millard inquired whether
Paymaster Wilson kept his money there erIn
In Bomo other depository.
"I think wo have n low dollars belonging
to him , " rcnhod the president. "Why , do
you want to get some of ill "
"That is what I catno In for , and you will
oblige mo by cashing this "
In the moan tlmu Mr. Mlllnrd'a visitor hnj
gene deep down Into the rouessos of hli in.
side pocket and brought up n dirty looking
paper which when unfolded provoJ to be a
draft for ? SOO. .
"Got Homebody to coma In and Identify
you and wo will glvo you the money for It. "
"Well , I am not acquainted here and ex
pect It will bo hard to Had any ono who uan
vouch for mo. "
"Unless you can do It wo cannot advance
the moDoy. "
With that the straugcr turned sadly about
and slowly wulkoil out.
"Why Uo you put him to BO much Incon
venience nnd trouble , " asked n reporter who
happened to overhear the convocation ,
"Bocnuso It Is ono of our rules,1' replloil
the banker ,
"But you could easily put hint down ns an
honest man. Have you no tact for reading
human nnturol"
"Yes , 1 would , were I n bottlnp nmn ,
wager ton to ono that this follow U honnst ,
still wo can't bo too careful tind must trail
all people allko. Men are often put to much
Inconvenience to get thomiolvos Identified ,
but there is no place to draw the lluo except
wlioro wo have It drawn. "
*
A
W. J. Arnold , who has charge of the beef
killing department of Armour's Knniat City
packing bouse , was a guest of his old frlond ,
Jnka MarKcll , several days last week ill the
Millard hotel. Speaking of an alleged mu
tual admiration entertained by Phlllu 1) .
Armour and Senator Vest , ( sarcasm , ol
course ) , the conversation naturally drifted
on to Mr. Vcst'a ' great beet Investigating
hobby.
"I am stiro , " said Mr. Arnold , "that ho
will wither up nnd blow nwuy before discov
ering anything resembling n combination
among packing men to control the meat pro
duct and prlcos In this country. "
"From your assertion , then , ono might bo
oxpcctcd to infer that there Is no such com
bination In existence ? "
"Exactly , and I doslro to omphnalzo my
utterance. There la nn combination now ,
and never has boon. "
"Why , then , is It that the price of beef to
consumers Is out of proportion to want you
pay the producer for his animal on the
hoof ! "
"It is not , and any ono who will take the
trouble auu tlmo to investigate can verify
that statement , "
"Ono of the charges against you people Is
tbat a western shipper who stous at the Kan
sas City or Omaha markets with bis cattle
finds that the prlco doesn't meat his expecta
tion , nnd going on to Chicago , discovers after
arriving -there that Uo can do no bettor has
boon confideiicocl , "cinched" and must ac
cept Just what ho can got. "
"That Is a deliberate falsehood. There is
no exchange of crooked courtesies or secret
understanding between the buyers of the o
three markets. Wo all try to do the best
possible , and even at that , were It not for
tbo fact that every particle of an animal can
bo utilized , wo would lese money. "
"And beef worth 15 cents a pound ! "
"My dear boy , only the very choicest
steaks bring that price , nnd there nro not
many of them in an animal , the way wo are
compelled to cut nowadays. Yon can purchase -
chase roasts , good , enough for anybody , at
3 % cents. Hut the only way to discuss this
subject is by giving figures and practical il
lustrations. "
ACCIDENTALLY OVERHEARD.
Street Hallway Director Wo have sorno
claims against the city and the city has some
against us. Can't wo get togcthtr and fix
matters up BO wo can got n new ntart with a
clean balunco sheet ]
Member of Finance Committee of the
Council How are you folks fixed up there at
your power houses for insurance ) I was
lookinir tbo matter up the other day and I
don't think you are properly protected.
Street Hallway Director I dou't know , I
nm euro. I have all my earthly possessions
in that plant and X want plenty of Insurance
on it. Go up and examine the largest and lix
it up if any uioro insurance is needed.
Member of Pinanco Committee All nght ,
and we'll fix up these claims in a few days.
Good day.
Street Railway Director Much obliged.
G ood-byo.
Councilman W hat have you there !
Waterworks Collector A bill for S50 for
repairing n break in a water pipe in front of
your son's homo. . *
Councilman Givn that to mo , I'll BOO the
company about that. There was an arrange
ment by which that was to be repaired. You
toll the superintendent to send mo a receipt.
'Ihat other business 'vill bo recommended
for adoption ut the council meeting'tomor
row night.
Councilman Are you going to take that
lot I showed you ?
Street Hallway Mafeunto I nm not certain
yot. By the way , where will you locate the
now electric lights !
Councilman O , they're already located.
They will bo along the cable and motor lines
on Doclgo , Loavcnworth , Sixteenth , Cumfng
and Worth Twenty-fourth streets. Couldn't
have been better suited if you'd selected the
locations yourself.
Street Hallway MatrnntoVoll you might
fix up the papers for the lot , it suits mo llrst
rato.
.
o
VOICE OF THE STATE PRESS.
Use thn Pruning Knifo.
I'laliivlem Gazette.
Attorney General Loose has stood by the
producars of Nebraska faithfully. Will tlio
farmers sea thnt ho Is rcnomiaatcd and
elected , or will they allow corrupt politician ?
to pack the primaries and conventions. Wo
shall soo. And , by the way , would it not bo
u good plan to1 look after other oftlcas as well.
If any ollluinl has not shown himself to bo
the friend ot the people , weed htui out. The
year 1SUJ will bo n propitious time to HBO the
pruning knife.
Nomlnntu < ; ii > an , Mon.
J/cCiwI llecniil.
The Farmers' All.anco In Nebraska now
numbers 33,000 , members. What deco this
mean , republican brethren of Nobrasku ? It
simply moans that the republican party must
nominate uloan mon , that nro thoroughly
identified with the Interest" ! of the people , or-
the party will have to give w. y nnd let dem
ocrats and independent * c.trry oft the plums
at the coming alnution.
A Gliniiui ) to S\vi ; h.
JWir/ufk AVtr * .
While passenger rules have gone Into rapid
decline frcluht rates seem endowed with remarkable -
markablo vitality. Porhapj the farmers
could make money by giving away tnolrcorn
and limning excursion trips for their health.
on
i'i (
Lccso's position on the transportation.
question lias placed him prominently before
the peopio us nn opponent of corporation
rule mid that's why they Ilka him. Ills
three tornii as attorney general have dam-
onstrajud bun to bo a nmn of ability and one
not easily swayed by corporation Influence ,
Only uppoiril lollfiurvnnts ,
AH that is ujlcej of the fitato board of
transportation U justice. If they uro un
willing to demand that of the railroads in
thn Interests of the people of Nebraska , It
will bo a pleasant sight to see their several
otllcial heads drop Into the basket ut tlio
next republican Rtato convention. The inoin-
iiors of tbo baurd should remember that
they are thn servants of the people not tlio
tools ot corporations ,
Cliuulc Full or Mouse.
tfHjXi ( or Times.
Wo are pleased to nota the Interest Tun
OMAHA liin : takes In ttio enterprise of our
little oitloa 'round nbout the stuto. An
irtlclo published In that paper relative to the
securing of enterprises and manufactories Is
chuck full of good hard sense , and pru.liuU .
great prosperity for tlioia towns active
enough to secure them. Tlmt Huptu'lor H
one of ilium is evidenced by tlio nutnbor of
tier railroads and her uxcrtloa * put forth to
secure inoro , ono of which will dotibtlo't
built tbls coming summer.
A \VorlU of McnniitR ,
s
Rtarntu Hub *
The sltnplo announcement that two uun (
drcd and alxty alliances were orgnuUod In
Nebraska last month has ft world of uioauinf
to the nvotnco polltlcan.
Tlio nistiimulsliliiK KonttirO.
St. Jioul * GMit-ntmptrat
The house rules have simply enabled
majority to rule. This is ju t what
people Intended , and In the vltitl prlnclplo
which distinguishes free government from
despotism ,
Jtnntly TDK HenlUtlo.
KtinMt Cttu Tiintf.
When Lord Unndolph Churohlll speak *
nguhi In the house of commons the Asso
ciated press should put hi * speech In the
hands ot nu oxptirgator before ( tending It
out In this country. The vulgarity of bis
last effort was nauseating.
BOOKS NEW AND NOTABLE.
A collection of Clmuncoy M. Dopow's orations
tions mid nftnr dinner speeches us edited In .
book form by Joseph H. ( llldor and revised i _
by Mr. Dopew Mniaotf constitutes BOIIIO
brilliant reading.
Fifty-two solcctod representative speeches
on subjects grave and gay give the reaaor
an adequate Idea of the wide range ol
thought of this clttt'd speaker.
Not alone are his subjects Instructive and
of absorbing Interest , but tbo polished die-
tlon , the gracefully rounded periods ami the
ready wit constitute a charm all their own.
Ills happy manner of treating subjects In
thomsclvc ! bordering on dullness , meta
morphoses them qulto and renders them de
lightful reading.
His charming shades of thought In liphtor _ _
vein nmkif this volume desirable for even a -1 , ?
holt hour's diversion when continued read-
m\r Is impossible.
It is a book that will stand < n utter years
a monument to a bright mind of roumrkublo
versatility. Exteriority It Is attractive as
well , being smartly bound in bluo. wliito and
gold , with good paper and admirable print.
A woman's life between book covers and a
useful , wholesome , God-fearing life is found
in "Glimpses of Fifty Years , 1SKMSS9 , " by
Frances H. Willard.
Tlml Miss Willard 1ms n powerful per
sonal magnetism Is evident to all who renl ! _
her book. Written ut the urgent Insistence
of the whlto ribbon women , whoso president
she is , her original idea of personality was
doubtless narrowed to the Intimacy of a cir
cle of sympathetic friends. Hut the result
Is u book interesting to all the reading pub-
lie.
lie.f
f n her doslro to bring herself nearer to the
scattered men and women who uro working
dully in the common causa elie linn boon too
diffuse In trilling description , her book bolug
visibly weakened by useless und tiresome
detail.
Women will bo interested In this journal B ,
of an ambitious , busy nnd useful , although {
in ninny features homely life. Encouraged '
in her girlhood by her mother und father to
do her best In thn direction Indicated by her
Inclination a > id intuitive self-knowledge , she
has developed into a widely known und
widely loved loader among tbu advocates of
temperance and woman's rights.
Her book is interesting from the Htand-
polnt of a Christian woman encouraging
progressive thought and noble endeavor , nnd
will doubtless be a spur to many aimiliarly
ambitious.
"Tho fear o' hell Is a hangman's whip
that drives the wretch to order , " must cer
toinly have invaded the mind of the nulhor
of "Letters From Hell "
, as shown iu
result of narrowing pen pictures ,
bluck covered volume with its title in lurlll
letters has an introduction by George Mao-
Donald , LL.D. . in which ho says the letters
iirst appeared in Denmark eighteen
yours since. The first issue was hort-
ly followed by an English translation
now out of print. Kecently it uppeurcd in
Germany in u modified form , und the present
version is n translation from this Gormun
by A. O. Kollmoyer.
Doubtless a tormented conscience can cre
ate for itself a bluelf world of torture that ,
consumes ' without destroying , but happily
s'.ieh a 'feurful condition as here described is
very rare.
The book Is ghnstly In its Imagery , nnd
although its purpose is reformation through
fear , it affects mo us savoring too much of
lire nnd brimstone lor our enlightened age ,
Page after puce of descriptive terror' In .t
fsce/o the murrow in one's bones ciilmmnlu
iu u denouement of horror that could only be
conceived in the uttermost readies of u hell
where God's mercy und loving kindness lnvo
no place.
The advertised cure for malaria and its ac
companying misery following immediately on
the closing cry of ngony in the book appeals
to mo us peculiarly litting. Such u bool ; , ac
cording to my mind , is tr.oro apt to produetr
chills nnd fever than a right spirit of godli- -
UC8B.
Edward Bellamy's -'Six to Ono" is a do-
llghtful , breezy little story , aptly culled " /f
Nantucket Idyl. " A newspaper man , Frank
Edgerton , utterly brain-tired nnd weary in
body und spirit , is ordered by his physician
to Nuntuclcot for u long Rtuy. He positively
objects to burying himself In "Unit ridicu
lous llttla dead-alive down-oust sand bank"
and urccb us us n protest 'There are bound
to bo six girls to u nmn. "
HaleR overcome finally by persuasion anil
arriving nt his destination , ho finds tlio six
girls , onr of whom is u pretty cousin to be u
bewildering panorama of he.uity , wit und
Kuilelessnoss. After u dozen days ho writes
ills doctor that ho is "rejuvenated , " lias
"found the fountain of youth in u reservoir
of femininity I'1 In short , is touching hcndj ,
with no fear of touching hearts , being safe
in numbers.
Gradually ho falls in love with u girl
whom be nulls tins "mermaid , " and whnso
face ho describes us having "ns much benuty
us you hnvo the e.vos to neo Into. "
She is weuded to Iho sea , tills maid ,
so that in reality there lira two to MIX in the
struggle for comniciit.
After a treacherous wave rurrles her dun-
gerously far Into the hU'.igry ououn nnd Ed *
{ erton rescues her , she acknowledges his
iiiperiority to the old lovo. Promising to
eavu her lovuj Island for tlm busy city of
.vhii'li she Imj not oven dreamed , whenever
10 shall come to fetch her.
"The Crime of .Svlve.ster Hommrd , " by
Anatolo France1 , is u bountiful story f f u deur ,
gentle , lovuublu old man , who during the
irogrcns of the tale winds himself so closely
ibotiL the tendrils of one's heart us to render
ilsporsonullty Indissoluble over after with
.ho charm of old ugo ,
.Simple , Innocent , a scholar und a dreamer
with absolutely no business ability , carried
iwuy ulwnys by the impulses of bis tender
heart , ho is simply udvcrablo.
His unpclllMiishncfts and generosity , his
Ulndly irony that never hurts , Ins joy in lifo
nnd youth with his underrating of self and
compunctions of cunncionuo nmka him u
character in French literature to bo clacseil
with 1'Abbo C.'or.stuntln.
His cit , bis housekeeper , his good Trlcnds ,
Jnclo Victor nnd the altogether charming
leranuo nmlic u circle of sympathy about tills
continl figure.
Aiiutolu , Franco combines realism ns syn-
onornous with truth nnd romanticism where
be lifts this truth beyond tlio ro tlm of t.iu )
familiar In this story. It can bo read mid ro-
rou'd to take tlio bad taste from tlm mouth
left b.v mnny novels In the school of t'roas
naturalism and ever ilvo ; a new enjoyinu u.
OMAHA
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