" " " JL11J2J UIXLULtLA LJjUJLUJl J5.li.ily . , 'JL'UJijSUAX , J l7JL7 , JLtfOO. DAILY 33EB E. R08EWATEB , _ _ J2VLLIY MOHNINO TF.IIMH 01' .SUl.-fUII'TION. Dully nml Sutidny , Ono Your. " 110 00 fix month * 1 > M Tlilrt'lMOIilln. . . . 2M Huiiilriy llui ! , UIID Vonr 2 00 Weekly Iluv.Unu Vi-nr 1 25 OITICEA Ornntin. Thr Ilpo Itiitlilln . f Oinnliii. CnrnnrN nnil 2fllh Strpe.Hi roillicil M < i IN , 12 IVuH Street , riiiriiuoonii'i' ' . IllJf.'linmborof rotnnieroo. New Viirk.KnnniHi : ) , Iluiul IVl'rlhimelluUdlng , Walutitoii. ; ! 5UI 1'ourti'piitli street. COllIltsl'ONIKNOn. : ) AM rrmuniinlrntlon * rolntlnz to nr > vrj nml f ltli > rlil : matter should bo atldiesseil to the Ild.ti.iIM Dep.'irlmi'tit. WrflNK&j LKTTEIIP. AH linOnrn Inttort anil ronilttanro MiouM lifiililrii'd ; to Tim Hen 1'iiMMilriji Company , Oinnltii. Dm tin , chocks and noitolUrn onlen tolm tniiilt' payable tutliu uiuur uftlioOoni- pnny. llic Bcc Publishing Company , Proprietors , Tin1 Iti'O H'lillnc. I'arnarn nml SovonleontliSta M\01N ( Htntc of Nt'lirnikn , l j C'nmity of DniiBlni. ( " ' firoipi' It. T7wrnirk , ( w'rotary nf The Hco I'lilitlnlilnB Company , docs wilomnly nwoar Hint the iii-tuiii elruiilatlon of TUB DAILY HKH for the wi'uk cnillriB JnlyB , IS'A ' was U3 fol lows : f Hnnitnr. .ItinoCn K.WM Mnnilnv. , lunc : l ' 'I.7K1 Tui-siliiy. Julv I ltl.art M'eilneMlnv. July 3 ll.'JVi ! ! TlMiiKilay.'Jiily 1l 1 ! ) . : D Vililav. .Inly I in.T2.'i Katunlnv. July 5 1U.810 UM-MI K It. TzsciitCK. toVfore rnn mill 411 Inert IIIM ! In my lui-M-ncii tlih filli ilny of July. A. I ) . . IR'JO. IScul.l N. 1' . PHIL. Notary Public. Btatoof Nebraska , I Cimiitv of I ton Bins , f Oi'uriti' II. T/.si'liiH'k. iH'liiu duly worn , rto- JUKI'S mill HIVS ; tli.'it 1m Is sorrutury nf The Iit > o > J'ulill.-hlu ( ompanv , thai thi ) actual avurauo tnllv i-lrculntlon of Tun IIAU.Y HKI : for the immtli of .Inly. I'M ) . IVHWcoplei ; for August , 1S.-JI , IN.I..M i-iijili- < ! fur Scptombor. 1S < " ! > , 1P.7IO rnplos ; forOfMohiir , ISN ! ) , IJ4)7 ! ) copies : fur No vember , If-asi. li.ilU ! : copies : for IVrriulHir , IHM ) , 9i.MH ( ccipli-s ; for .Inntinry. H. ) . 1 ! > AV ropli > s ; for I'ehiiinry.tKlO. 10,7(11 ( coiili's ; for Mnroh.lHlM , ! ) iRS | cnploi : fur April. l nO , .M.MI i-nplos : for May. bin ) , 20.180 copies ; for Jimiisuo , 2.i01 ) : rnnlos. CKOIUIK It. TzsriiucK. Sworn In bpfiirp mo anil snlpsi-rlbcd In my proxi'iu'i' tills ' 'ml ilny of July. A. I ) . IS1 * ) . [ Soul 1 N , I' . FIMI , , Ni.taiy I'lilillo. A riiotiiiirrinN'groan is the tribute of mtuliM'Jinco to tiniins\vorablo truth. A u vrr. war on coul with llio mercury In Mn > nitioties is oiioof thtuc niiduuiauior jiIi-nH-intiMos wltlnvhlch tlio coi'ioritions [ ; di'li lit to tlcklo tlio consumer. Now THAT the Daily Ilnnd-Hag is pi i iii aid and comfort to the cnoniios of the prohibition boodlcrs K'cipiwiito inn BuhHtiintinl man- war between the rival cracker biiHimyot prodticod no serious ro- Bulls , but the ] irosucts ] ivro fnvoriihlo for soini' di'iully biscuit shooting in the near future. A imiKK1 sealskin rumpus would bo ndviuitii onua in putting to n practical lest the now navy. At present the bqmuU'oii of evolution is purely orna mental. TUB ti'-w hortplttil should bo painted wlillo to brighten its dark record and fiu-nish visible proof of the fact that the tux payers huvo a sacred elephant on their bunds. Tin : miinner in which the oath-bound Btulwarts are being hustlcil to'tho rear lndlonti'9 the determination of the ro- pMblt'-ini parly of Douglas county to puryi- itself of traltoi-s. Tun way the stalwarts yelled at the Bovi-nth ward nicotiiij , ' Hhows that Mr. l llt-r linorted tlio knlfo in a vital spot. K\i'iitlu > mailsaek swayed painfully In the bubdcciuent wind. Mis orui distances Maryland this sea son In reporting a partial failure of the fruit crop. An advance In prices maybe bo exi"'ted or the bottom of the boxes will Jo elevated an inch or two. POLITICAL parties are springing up like weeds in the western states. The sorehead who cannot gather about him a Bullleiont number of chronics to call a convention and nominate a state , ticket is a lit subject for the coroner. Tun rumors that hot winds have dam- ngt'd crops in South Dakota prove to have Iwun without foundation. Abun dant moisture has prevented scalding aiid the indications for a bountiful har- tfobt are most favorable. Tun owner of the Daily Handbag evi dently escaped the mol-de-mer while re turning from Europe , Tlio amount of bile unloaded twelve hours after landing slunvh that the Atlantic is losing Its reputation. Tin : numerous candidates for governor should not longer conceal the fact that they are in tlio race. They should go with tears in their eyes mid confess that they are ruunlni ; , and hasten to solidify their screamers. There are but u few more days. TUK census returns from New Hamp shire furnish a strange contrast with western figures. For an Instance Man chester gained about 10,000 people in ton years ; ( . 'oneortl gained " ,000 and Dover but 1'JOQ. Compared with Omaha's mar velous growth , New Hampshire is left out of the list. TlllH Cheyenne agency Sioux huvo en tered a violent protest against thoconsus and declare a "heap big light" will fol low any attempt to round them up. The distinguished ox-scalp lifters do not ob ject to the impertinent questions on the schedules. It is a wholesome fear that an honest count would show a decrease in the tribu and produce a reduction in the amount of rations Usued that tills their Internal economy with Indignation , They insist ou a full ration and no count. Two hundred and tlfty per cent in crease in population may IMS satisfactory to St , Paul , but the llguros have not been verified by Minneapolis. The saintly burg has done pretty well In ton years , but Omaha has done bettor. In 18SO St. Paul had forty-ono thousand people , Omaha a scant thirty thousand. St. Paul has grown to ono hundred and forty-throe thousand , an increase of two lufflflred and fifty per cent , while Omaha has grown to ono hundred and thirty-live thousand , tin increase of throe hundred and forty-ono per cent in ton years a record that cannot be approached by any city having n population of twenty thousand or niorb in 1SSO. -I 1'nOSVKllOVS HALF TK.tR. Advixnco shoots of Dun's Soml-Annual rovtow of tnido furnish tin interesting exhibit of the commercial prosperity of tlio country during the past six monlliH , The facts and figures produced olTcctif ally dispose of the cry of "html times. " The number of business failures In the United States during the first half of the year was five thousand three hundred and eighty-five , compared with fifty- six hundred nml three during the first half of 1889 , a decrease of two hundred and eighteen. The total liabilities were sixty-five million three hundred and nineteen thousand three hundred nnd eighty-four dollars , a de crease of live hundred and ninety thou sand dollars compared with the same iwriod last year. It has boon aborted that the number of business failures in Kansas was less than In Nebraska In proportion to popu lation. The truth Is tliut tlio record of Nebraska Is in every roHpoct superior , During the put six months the number of failures In Nebraska aggregated ono hundred and twenty-eight , with liabili ties amounting to seven hundred and forty-three thousand dollars. In Kan sas , in tlio same time , the nutubur of failures was ono hundred and fifty- two , with liabilltie * reaching the enormous sum of nineteen hundred and sixty-two thousand dollars , "While Nebraska's list of failures Increased four , compared with the number for the first hall of. 18S' ) , the liabilities de creased. On the other hand Kansas records an increa a of twenty-one in fail ures and a million and n quarter dollars In the aggregate of liabilities. The general business of the country is in n fairly prosp3rous condition. A marked inuretiso in trade is noted in all departments and the outlook for the last half of the year promises to exceed the record for the past six months. The report furnlsho } the following in teresting resume of the condition and lirospjcts of trade in Nebraska and the metropolis. Two open winters and the backward spring of l.VJO , coupled with nit abundant crop In ivj' ) , especially com , the hulk of which was illspoMKl- without much profit to the farmer , has had , to some rxtont , n depress- III ! , ' i-ffect upon the Rcnr-nil trade of this state , imtl when couplet ] with tlio uncertainty of tin ; outcome of iirnbitilUuti , which hai been and is still liolniiij.'itiitcil , thostoady increase in almost all lines of business is simply pho- nonicnal , ( lomonstrutliif ; beyond pcnulventure that wo are so situated Kcoxrapliically aiid fomtneroliilly that rot regression is next to luipooiblo. With a population of over 131- 000 in Omaha , upwards of fiO.OOO in Lincoln , ami a stesulv and healthy incre.iso at Hnst- Intrs. Criind Isl.mil , BiMtrico , Keartioy , Js'e- briiska City , and almost every portion of the stuto ; an abundant supply of money In our banks at tlio present time , niiil the prospects of a more bounti ful crop and increased acreage than last year , the outlook is unquestionably bright. Ou the whole collection' ! have been reasonably jrooil. failures much less than for the sumo period of ISb' ) , nml sales show an increase of from 15 to ai per cent in thoprin- citMil lines , while our bunk cleariiif-s have cninboil up , ' . > per cent. Builrtiiiff niid'othcr improvements In Omalm , so far this year , while not up to the anticipations of the most sanguine , have been in kcepinp with our con tinued prosperity , entirely free from boom influences , ami of euclia oUaracter that the sagacity of Investors anil capitalists , nnd their fuith in the future of the Gate City nuil the state , is evidenced thereby. The packing interests of South Omaha , now the third in importuned 5n tlio country , promise a largo In crease in the early future , to meet which con siderable additional capital will bo invested. T1IK XKn'Ml WEST. In the Julj' Forum Mr. Richard J. Ilinlon. has an interesting paper on the progress and possibilities of the region between the Missouri river nnd the Pa cific oeean. Ho observes that thirty- four years tigo this vast region was al most a solitude , practically unknown even to geographers. Eastward , the nearest railroad points to the Missouri river wore Iowa City and Jefferson City , both not less than two hundred miles away. Westward , California had some twenty-six miles of railroad , nnd it was several years before this lengthened out to thirty-one mllos. It was still nearly two years before the telegraph crossed the Missouri and moved on westward. The pony express was evolved during IS")7. From the Red river to the Gulf of Mexico and from the Missouri river to the Pacific ocean the whole number of persons in the summer of 1836 eould not have exceeded four hundred and fifty thousand , of whom the American wliito population was not over ono hundred and fifty thousand. The whites were found in largest numbers in California , in Oregon , in Missouri , west of the river , nnd in southwestern Texas ; twenty-live thousand were in the newly organized territories of Nebraska and Kansas. What a magnificent growth this re gion has had in the period since , tlio life time of u general ion. West of the ninety-eighth meridian there are now at least twenty-two thousand miles of railroad , ono hundred and fifty thousand miles of telegraph wires , and a popula tion of five millions. Mr. Hintoii says that of telephone and electric light cables , in proportion to population , there are more miles in use In this region than elsewhere within the United States , and there is more prop erty owned per capita than elsewhere on the continent. Two-fifths of the na tional domain is found west of the nine ty-eighth meridian , and'throefifths of the remaining public land of the United States , excluding Alaska , must ho sought for in the same region , which in tlio opinion of Mr. Illnton may. support , under conditions that are realizable , a population of ono hundred millions. iloroln is u suggestion of the vast pos sibilities of the newer west , What may not reasonably bo predicted of a region that has made sueh wonderful progress In the last throe decades ? Being now so largely supplied with the facilities for development , nnd offering in Us great resources opportunities for enterprise unequalled elsewhere on the continent , why may not this region , within half the time it has taken to roach itspret-ont development nnd prosperity , contain a fourth of the population of the nation nnd a much larger pro portion of Its wealth ? The now states , freed from the rostr.iluts of the territorial condition , will put forth every effort to advance their prosporlty , offer ing whatever libjral induuonnuts may be neeeshai-y to attract population and capital. The energies of these commu nities will bo exerted to the utmost for the development of their states , nnd progress In the years to come cannot fall to be wore rapid than In the period bluco tlio region of the uowr west began to emerge from its wilderness condition. Hut as Mr. Illnton points out , there is ono controlling factor In the future ilovoloiv- inont of the newer west , and that is provision for Irrigating Its arid lands. So essential to it , ho remarks , is the matter of water storage on n scale com mensurate with the area , that the de mand therefore will most certainly shape and give form to all of Its public affairs and legislative discussion and action , It seoina probable" that the newer west must wait a few years yet for sueh pro vision to bo made , but tint it will ulti mately come Is as certain ns the con tinued growth of this section In political and material power. DISCUSSING THK It.lTB QUESTTOX. Today ox-Senator Van Wyclt and T. M. Marquottc , the Burlington's ' general nttorney In Nebraska , meet in joint de bate at Crete to discuss the railroad rate question. It occurs to us that thisques- tlon need not ho original. It is admitted oy all honest people not in the employ of the railway companies that the pro ducers of Nebraska have ratioMnl grounds for complaint of unreasonable exaction on the part of public car riers. It has been shown con clusively by THK 13un time and again that freight charges on leading staples are arbitrary and fixed regardless of comparative distances or service ren dered. Those glaring abuses of the freight schedules are exposed in the comparative tolls charged nt different points in the state , equally distant from the place of destination. The people o ( Nebraska know that direct railway regu lation hits for a long time been de manded ; jobbers In Omaha and other wholesale points in the state are aware that their trade 1ms boon lessened by a discriminatory and exorbitant rail way tariff , and the remedy has often been suggested. If the republican farmers of Nebraska will turn out to the primaries and see that mon free from railroad influences are sent to the state convention to choose clean and compe tent men to fill the ticket'then the rail way abuses will bo stopped. If they al low the convention of the dominant party to bo captured by the railroad cohorts , then they must still yield to the demands of the highwaymen. lint for General Van AVyck , who Is not supposed to bo an export on rail way figures , to meet in joint debate a high priced attorney of a great rail way and discuss the question of rates , is tin absurdity that will prove u boom erang. The Burlington attorney will bo loaded with figures to mystify and deceive. Like Reynard in the fable , ho has so many tricks and turns that ho feels confident of escaping the hunt , while the poor cat can only run up n tree , He will show by figures which his opponent cannot successfully dis pute that the cost of building nnd main taining a railroad exceeds all Us income save a very small per cent , and further attempt to show that the folds of the monopolistic ana.- condn , as they tighten about the people , are little less than mantles of charity. It is generally understood that local rates in Nebraska are too high , and the noonln liuva nn nimortmittv this innnt.1i . totakoastep that will secure pro per and effective legislation. They must attend the primaries and , see that the right kind of men are chosen to fill the various ollices. AJX AQlinKMKXl' OX Stl.rEtt. The conferees on the silver bill have finally readied an agreement. This is that the treasury shall buy four million flvo hundred thousand ounces of silver per month nnd that the certificates shnll bo a full legal tender. The members of the conference opposed to frco coinage endeavored to olloot a compromise mak ing the monthly purchase of silver four and a quarter million ounces. Thoques- tion of making the certificates full legal tender was also a knotty point. The agreement will probably bo regarded as a partial victory.for the free coinage ad vocates , but while if adopted by the two houses , as probably it will bo , It will result in absorbing the silver product of the country , It avoids the two serious ob jections to free coinage , that it would bring in foreign silver which would have to bo paid for in gold , nnd that the profits of coinage would go to the owners of silver. Properly considered , it is as fair a compromise of widely divergent views as could reasonably have been expected , nnd although It is under stood that the administration favors a Umitatlon.of the purchases to four mil lion ounces per month , the president doubtless would not withhold his ap proval from a measure providing for the larger amount. Under the proposed purchase of four and one-half million ounces a month the treasury tYould absorb fifty-four million lion- ounces annually , or twenty- four million ounces more than at pres ent. According to the report of the di rector of the mint on the production of tlio precious metals for the calendar year 1889 , the silver product of our own mines was approximately fifty million fine ounces. In addition to this , about bovon million ounces of silver wore ex tracted from lead ores Imported Into the United States and smelted in this country , and overflvo million ounces from base silver bars Im ported , principally from Mexico , mak ing the total product of our mines , smelters and refineries about sixty-two million line ounces of silver. Of this about six million ounces were used in the nrtH. It will thus bo seen that if there Is no increase in the production of our own mines , It will all betaken by the treasury under the proposed purchase of fifty-four million ounces annually. In view of the fact , however , that during the last ton years the production Increased by twenty million ounces , in the face of a consider able decline In the price , it Is to bo ex pected that It will continue to Increase under the inlluenco of legislation in tended to advance the price. It Is no more unreasonable , certainly , to look for u production of seventy million ounces at the end of another .lea. .years than it would have boon in 1SSO to ex pect the prosemt production. At any rate the government will undoubtedly bo enabled to obtain , nn annual supply o ( Jlfty-four million otlnces without having to purchase any from abroad. It Is to bo hoped the prolonged contro versy over sllvVl'lh nongres will now speedily coma 'lJ nn end. It has not been wholly unprofitable , but the coun try will welcome its termination In some decisive uctlon that will be fair to all in terests. . , of THK VVllLir FOOTS Tlit ! HILT . Advices from : Dos Moines show that original package house ) are flourishing without Interference. The joints , where whisky and b&or are sold Indiscrimi nately , howovdr/'nre causing the tax payers a hardship that is not experi enced under a high license law. The professional spies-under the alleged pro > hlbltion law of Iowa , are reaping a great harvest , but the taxpayer foots the bill. That Is to say , the Illicit joint is open , and the constable goes about lodging complaints from day to day. The pro prietor of the joint escapes , but the uon- stable manages to draw about live thou sand dollars a year , while .the justice ol the peace before whom the cases are tried gets about six thousand dollars n year for bis services. Professional wit nesses arebroughtln , and us their living depends nlono upon their Information , they are always ready anil willing to testify in their own behalf. Some ono ol the proprietors of the joint that has been searched perhaps goes to jail , but the county foots the bill. The sale of liquor goes on the satno as before , and the tax payer finds that instead of regulation of the whisky tralllc there is no regulation , nnd ho must pay all the bills for prose cution of the violators. This is why the farce of so-called pro hibition in Iowa Is obnoxious , and why wholesome laws regulating the trallle are regarded by conservative men In that state as the only way to properly treat the liquor question. .IS .1 STllADDLER. The Chief Conspirator of the Tarn- many Twenty-eight club Is now trying to ride two horses at the same time. This would not bo dillleult were it not for the fact that the horses Prohibition and Anti-Prohibition- going in op posite directions. The Tntmnany chief has his heart sot upon gubernatorial honors , nnd ho is playing in the role of all things to all men. To the prohibi tionists ho relates the story of how ho once maintained law and order and what ho would do towards enforcing the laws as chief executive , while to the anti's ho gives them full assurance that ho Is in terested in the defeat of prohibition. But this hot and cold platform will not succeed. Mr. Uroatch nnd his few misguided followers cannot humbug the people. The Bcheme is too transparent. If the Tammany crowd .expect to capture Douglas county on the anti-prohibition dodge , and then pose ns prohibitionists in prohibition strpngholds , they might as well give up the ghost before the con vention rather than prolong their miserable existence by eloight-of-hand and other species of deception and treachery. It might bo a good Idea for the Tam many chief to adopt his general tactics in disposing of the great question con fronting the people of Nebraska , that is , ho could declare in favor of prohibition and have his coachman vote against it. That was the motfiod ho adopted in , his betrayal of Liningor. HAXK clearings , building permits nnd realty transactions are the bestovidenccs of aclty's ' material growth. Omaha's rec ord for the past six months demonstrates its steady progress. Tho" total bank clear ings for the first half of 18S9 was in round numbers ninety-seven million dollars lars ; for the past six months of 1890 , ono hundred and twenty-three millions , a clear gain of twenty-six million dollars. The increase in realty transactions is equally gratifying , the total for nix months being a fraction over nine and a half million dollars , a gain of nearly two million dollars over the corresponding period last year. There has been a slight falling oil in the value of permits issued for buildings , as shown by tlio record. In reality there lias boon an in crease of two hundred thousand dollars. No permit was issued for the city hall now under way , nor for the viaduct nnd union depot , on both of which consider able has been expended In preparatory work. The recora as a whole furnishes substantial proof of the steady advance of the city , financially and materially , despite the fact that general enterprise in all departments is seriously checked by the fears of prohibition. THK assurance is again given out that the Tammany club was organized to "discourage the use of money in elec tions" and "purify the ballot. " The in dustrious distribution of boodle in fifty dollar rolls and in banquets junt now in dicates that the club is sticking to prin ciples with all the alacrity that distin guished them when handling the demo cratic fund lust December. As for "pu rity in elocfions , " the olTorts of the btal- warts to capture the Third ward delega tion with forged credentials and bribes is a too recent occurrc-nco to bo covered up with hypocritical pretensions. THE notodous'Tirm of AYe , Us&Co. , is actually grooirilhg its gangs to help the Twcnty-eighters in the primaries. The democrats piust reciprocate for the active aid and. comfort which the Broatoh gang rendered the party lust fall , and to strengthen the pecuniary harmony that' ' prevails between the council combine and the dispensers of grading jobs in , the postolllco. What a precious combination of conspirators this is , to bo mfr'e. ' JUST why the nly ( wants the dirt swept oil Its streets and -throivn on the side walk Is a mystory'lhat has not boon ex plained. If the machine will uot collect the dirt or leave It In piles to he carted away , It should bo condemned. There'll Ho Xu Icn Corner ! MR There. St. Lo H lleputtUt. Tlicro will bo nj Ice tmdu In tbo Rlortously fervent hereafter to which the cent n pound St. Louis ice combine Is hurrying. < V Imuk Ton Yours Alicml. By 1000 wo may bo a band of forty-nlno staUwand no territories , with the Indian strip anil the District of Columbia nlono out side of stuto jurUtlli'tlou. An Uiiprori-xhioiiul Aul , Clilcuw TiViuiir. Thelossoa inculcated by tbo coroner's jury in the case of the pugilist killed nt llattery D seams to bo that a man who BOOS ilowa to avoid punishment ought to be Idlled , Tlio Klrst Shall t > i bast. r Hendrlck's stntuo la milled totjio memorials of our grent men which have been completed and dcillcatod ; but New York's monument to Gmutut lilvershlo remains on the list of metropolitan fizzles. The rHornioiiH Must Go , J'/illi < M | > hf < i l'rtt. The .Nformon church's origin is fraudulent , its claim * impious nnd its practices against law nnd social order. It appeals to the Igno rant and panders to the svusuul. KUlrp.ition is the only remedy. Vselcss Tinhor Saved. SI. roitA ( ( IMiC'Dtmnerat. The Georgia republicans have decided not to put state ticket In the field tills year , for the vcrjr good reason that If they should do so tlio itcmocr.its would not permit tbo fact to appear la the election returns. MI3KTS MANY H Soincthitip new under the sun , King Solo mon to the contrary notwithstanding. Some thing now and since THE BLU stands Sponsor ser for It something good as well us now. Have you never , ns you walked along tbo street , cast a Kluticant the mass of trashy juvenile "literature" upon our news stands and wished you knew some charm whereby your hoys might bo secured ngainst all dan- ( 'orof lontamlnntionfromltf Well , wo arc prepared to furnish you the charm. Ilavo you never , while Idling away an af ternoon at homo or sitting alone in the even ing , with tbo rest of the folks gone out , wlshcil for something to read something not too heavy , something Unit you could bo Interested In from the llrst word and that should not lie too long for the time nt your disposal ? Well , wo are prepared to supply you with that something. Ilavo you ever felt a pressing anxiety to know nil nboutsomo subject "right nwnyl" Don't you llnd puzzling references in your newspaper occasionally , or hear mutters men tioned In conversation that you would like to understand moro fully , or llnd yourself hesi tating in your business for want of knowledge of some sciciitllie. principle or Invention ) \Vo are pa-pared to Jill that want , too. Turn to tlie advertising columns of THC Br.r. and you will see Just what wo moan. \Vo will furnish you a complete set of tbo Amcrirnnl/cd Uucyclopivdla Britannic. Jt will do nil the things wo have spoken of ; supply your boys with attractive , entertain- ng and improving literature ; furnish plenty of tlio most delightful reading for yourself , anil tell you in simple , understandable Inn- guauoall you want to know about every subject in the whole range of human knowl edge. And the work which wo are introducing to you Is no cheap or lustily potton up affair. It Is a better eao.yclop.udia than can bo bought elsewhere for three or four times the money. It has all the merits of the celebrated 03n- cyclopaiOia Jiritnuniru , on which it is founded , with none of Its defects , livery subject discussed in the latest , EnglUti edi tion will bo found witliin its'pages. Tlio ar ticles thut have been most reduced In lenKth are those devoted to the subjects in which tbo intcreat of Americans is necessarily far less keen than that of Englishmen. Ko American , for exemplo , wants to wmlo through solid pages of a description of an English county or parliamentary borough. IIo may want to know where the country or borough is , its population , the character ot Its Industries , Its modern or antique ob jects of interest ; but , these things tola him , bis interest is at nn cml. On the other hand , when the question Is of an American state or city , ho wants to know all about It. It is to him what the English county or borough is to tlio Englishman , and ho nooils to have it treated In an equally exhaustive manner. The compilers of the Americanized Encyclo- pcdla ; Urltannlca have recognized this need , ami , reducing the articles of exclusively English interest wittiin reasonable limits , they have utilized the space thus gained for the exhaustive treatment , by American experts - ports , of specially American subjects. Nor Is this their only improvement. The origi nal Britamiiea is singularly deficient In its biographies. It excludes all mention of characters living at the data now fifteen years past of the compilation of its latest edition. The American editors have rem edied this defect by tbo insertion of a series of 3,000 biographical articles , in which the life of every living character Is brought down to the present year. The .Encyclopaedia Hritannica , revised to date , improved by judicious pruning and copious additions , Is furnished with a com plete set of now maps and beautifully illus trated. Such is the Americanized ISncyclo- piedia Britannlca. And in securing to every reader of TUB Br.u the opportunity for Its possession on such reasonable terms wo feel thut wo have taken a forward step in journal ism and aided the progress of American civ ilization. _ PKUPISUMINT DROPS. Scranton Truth : Tlioro would bo notroublo In politics if the politician were let alone and given his way. Atchison Globe : The man who Is trying to climb tip rinds lots of heels above mm and lota of lists behind him. Milwaukee Journal : When a person grows. weary of well-doing look out for a brilliant spurt in the opposite direction. Now York Sun : "So Chollio lias gone abroad. " "Yes. " " "Who sent him that beau tiful bunch ot forgetnienotsi" His tailor. " Harvard Lampoon : Beatrice Isn't that man a Hue tipo of a runner ) Harry He may be a line type , but ho 1ms just inudoa uilss- sprlnt. Philadelphia Times ; "And you call that young Sera posy u musician I" ' 'So hois , and a good ono. " " 'Well , for a musician ho keeps shockingly bad timo. He didn't come in this morning until near a o'clock. " Boston Herald : First Clubman "What time did you get home last night } Do you remember * Second Clubman I ought to ; My wife has told ma about fifteen times today. Texas Si f tings : Little Hey Pa , what Is a trunk railroad < Father Well , my son , I exp - p < ; ct ttio railroad that pees to Saratoga Is a trunk line. Ashland Press : "Thought you were tend ing bar. .fucki" "Was been llrcd. " "AVItut for ! " ' 'Couldn't ' raise 10 cents' worth of foim on 1 cent's worth of boor. " Merchant Traveler : "When ) did | Btmvno K H his money , p.ipxJ" "From his uncle , old Sam Unnvii. IIo inherited every thing ho bin in this world except the final 'o' to bis name. " Fllegendo IHrxttcr : A. A more deserving medical man than our friend Ulchard does not oxiit. Ho very frequently acropts no fee from his patients I U. You don't ' bay sol A. for ho generally settles with the noire , Doctor What Is your husband's com plaint , inn'um ? Is It chronic I Wife YDS. sir. I huvu never known him to bo sutislloU with a meal for the last thirty -live years. Philadelphia Times : "Hullo , SMgglns ! I hardly know you.Vhen I lait saw you you were dying from sleeplessness , and hero you ni-e , fat imd hupny. what has cured yoijl" "ileoiiappoinUMioM the police force. " Hoston Saturday Night : Sweet girl- Mother , Gi'orgo told mo solemnly that thut pretty buirpin holder ho pave ma cost f.1 ; yet today I SHW exactly the sumo kind on snlo for 10 fonts. Mother -You know , my ilonr , George la very ivllnloiis. Mo.it likely ho bought ft at a cuurcn fair. Wi st Shore : Murrlll "How Is tlio now university in your i-lty coining oar1 Wnolloy "O , splendidly -the baseball und foottmli grounds tire lulu out , thu hath IIUUHO built and wo' VD si'1'i.rod doven uthlotlu instructor , AVo'ro going t hlro n mun to loach Latin nnd liUtory ami all that , nnd 1 expect wo'll otn \ ( , vitu a larfcv class next fall. " KEKP IT UEFOUK TIIIJ I KOI Lil3. For the benefit of voters who arc Interested In the result of primaries this week , TUB HIK : reproduces the following editorial which ap peared In Its columns December 0. 1SSO : No amount of seif-prnlso nnd hypocrlUenl Gretcnse can wl | > o out the uglylict that match's ' career as mayor , from bciimnlng to end. has been ono of unceasing duplicity. A double-denier by nnturo nnd training , ho has paraded the upper wards with sanctimonious vlsijo to hoodwink tlio law nnd order elements , whllo ho wns clicolc-by-jjowl with the lawless cla-iics of tlio lower wards. Ho was all things to all men , provided ho could use them to further the po litical fortunes ot W. .1. Uroutcli. Uroatch waves aside us a tnllo tbo fact Hint ho sanctioned the payment ot n month's sal ary to Tom dimming * without the warrant of law. This Is doubtless n specimen of tbo "backbone" nbout whlrh ho pnitc * . It U paralleled by hH bra/ieu conduct in forcing on the payrolls of the city his chosen political pots , 'iho power to create new nfllccs is alone vested In the city couucll.but . the mayor has Ignored this express authority ninl crea ted the ofllco oC cleric of the street com missioner , with n sahuv of fci.X > 0 per year. Placing H. U Sewnnl. nn clastic tool , In that position , Lirontcli displayed his ' 'backbone" the played to comptroller and ordered that olllelal to place Soward's name on the pay roll without the authority of the city council. Urontch thanks God in ono bronth that Llnlnger was not elected mayor , and shows his hypocrisy In another by confessing that the voted the straight republican ticket and forced his coachman to do likewise. Is that the act of nn honest man I Does ho not by hU acts prove himself a liar nnd double-dealer ! While ho openly professed allegiance to the republican ticket , ho had stu-rutly scattered his hirelings over the dty to work and vote against himself and his coachm.mil Mr. Hroatch refers to private matters that have no bearing on the question. TUB BKK might , if so disposed , furnish n few chapters on his connection with ceitaln disorderly houses ; but lot that pass. Wo propose to hold up llroateh to the scorn of honest men on bis record as im omYhu und his duplicity as a politician. Palaver and falsehood anil conceit cannot alter the stubborn fact that lie and his gang outraged the b.illotbox in uu at tempt to to continue in power , nnd after IxMng squarely beaten in the convention , notwith standing efforts to bribe delegates , ho con spired with the leaders of the "Solid Twonty- olglit" to defeat the men they had publicly pledged themselves to support. They mvoptedtlc-moerutio money to betray the republican party. With treachery on their lips und malice In their hearts , they accepted Air. Liningor's hospitality , while hours before they hud perfected their pluna to slaughter him lit the polls. These nro cold facts which will haunt Ih-oatch and hit gang 'till Judgment day. .v/ir.s or TiiKAVnTIMj.sT. ! . N'clirnska. The jail nt Grand Island is empty. .Sheridan county old snldicn will form n veterans' association at Kushvllle.luly lJ. ! W. P. McCroary ot Hastings is talked of as Adam * county's candidate for attorney gcn- ui-al. uial.Tho The premium list has boon issued for tbo Polk county fair , to bo held at Osceoln Sep tember 2 , I ) , -1 and ; > . Prof. 1C. H. Ilartnn of Hnmllton cnuntr Is out as a camlidato lor the republican nomina tion for state superintendent of public In- btruction. A Clmso county man bought n dollar's worth of sugar on time and sold It for .V ) cents to buy u ticket to the circus. The family of M. Y. StiirbucK of MeCook were poisoned by eating canned beef , but all recovered after suffering Intensely. The ICimball county republican convention has elected two delegates to the state conven tion pledged to support Ifayncr for attorney general and Tom Ucnton for auditor. Mrs. Samuel Stump , -while on the way to celebrate the Fourth at Falls Uitv , was thrown from n wagon mid so severely Injured that sbo died thirty-six hours lat r. S. S. Spires of Odell , who owns ono of the llncst herds of Merino sheep in the state has finished his glionrliif ! with these results : Thirty ot bis ewes averaged twenty pounds of wool each. One two-year-old ram sheared tbirty-iiino pounds , two others thiVty-slx pounds parb , another thirty-four pounds and still another thirty-four uinl n hnlf pounds. The entire HOCK of 200 averaged eighteen pounds of wool cadi. ,1. C. F. Cannon of thr First brigade , Third division. Twentieth army corps , Ono Hun dred and Twenty-ninth Illinois infantry , com pany K , now living at Franklin , claims tbo distinction of being the youngest living soldier that served In tbo late war. Ho was born Juno lit , 1SI1) ) , enlisted Juno Ifi , lislil , was wounded seven times , honorably discharged , nnd draws no pension , nays the Fr.uiklin Ko- publican. Up stands .six feet seven and oao- ualf inches high and challenges the record. The residence of Mrs. Ilulger , nn ngod widow woman , living near the St. Joseph fc Grand Island depot , was entered by two tramps the other night who inado an assault with intent to commit rape. She was knocked sensele-ss by ono of the rulllans , but tbo cries of two little girls who wore staying with her brought assistance , nntl in tbo o\- citemeut which followed the tramp * esonpod. The attending physician pronounces her to be in a critical uonditioa. It > WU ItRIIH , The building of the Ottumwa coal palace has commenced. The ladles of Union county have formed a Blue Grass league. A military company has been organized by Keokuk colored men. There are twelve prisoners conllncd In the Montgomery county jail. It Is estimated that the Catholic Mutual Benefit association has a membership of L',000 In Iowa. During the month of Juno nearly six tons of butter and lii.JillO doicn eggs were shipped from Manchester. Algona will issue bonds for a ? 10,000 water works system as boon as u successful artesian well is assured. A brutal DubuqiiP street car driver killed a tired horse by striking it on tbo head , and will have to pay the company for the animal. A couple of Hutler county farmers went on n wolf hunting expedition one day last week and returned with twonty-ono young cubs , for which they received the snug sum of M2. J. n. Mctzgcr , a fanner living in Clay township , Clay county , was dragged to doatli by a runaway team tlio other day. About two years ago ono of his sons was killed in precisely the satno manner. During nn electrical storm the other day thohousoof Mrs. Ludwlg , a widow living near Coldwater , was struck by lightning. The whole family was rendered insensible , and when tlio childivn recovered they fouiiil their mother standing In a corner of the room ' with li'fo extinct. Tlenjamln Truoblood of Penn college , Oska- loosa , is en route to ISuropo to attend a moot ing of the International Peace and Arbitra tion association , which convenes In IVindon July M and l.p . Tlio purpose Is to establish international arbitration between nil imllims , nnd the association is made up principally uf Quakers , Tlio coal mines nt KIrkvlllo , Wnpollo county , have boc-omn I'xhnu.sti'd and thf > iiun- puny Is moving its htorns und other Imildlng.s to the new town of Htteinan , ni'ar Albia. The residents of tbo town are following suit and a great many buildings have already been moved awav. Tfiu town will siirremlor itschartiir und ( n a short time Klrkvillu , which was nloiin time a thriving little city , will llvo only in memory. The most valuable addition ever mndo to thi ) historical archives of Jowa was received at Hurllnirtoa the other tlay by Charles Al- drieli , originator of tbo famous "Aldricb col lection" in the Iowa state library. The tn-nsiiro consists of tbo original civio und military document ! ) of tbo Into General Henry IJ'Hlift ' * , llrst governor of tbo territory of Wis consin , and probably the most famous cbaruc- U'r In tlio history of Iowa and the lllack Hawk war. Tim papers we ro received from the widow of the i.tcSt'liator A. 0. Dodge , son of the ( Jenrr Tim Ttvn DalcottiH. A petrified lUh was found near Parker the Qthur day. A female base ball clu'i has been organized at lU-atrleo , liondlo county. Watcrtown has the only camp of Daughters of Veterans in the stato. South Dakota hat .VKtuIllauco organizations , witli a membership of MIKM. ) Mrs. Hoi.stu \ , Hallot has been admitted to practice In ltu Ktunk'y county court. In 'ho pust year thu enrollment of tbo I'lcrro schools has InerwrNl from ISO tolilfl .Tulln Cloud , nn flphty-llve-yonr-ohl Indian squaw , tiled of heart disease whllo celebrat ing tlio Fourth nt Luke Mtullsott. The Chamberlain city council has Inipo.ied n&lOOllcensa on original package houses , Hit ) S money to bo paid < iimrterly. < Alex Hwontro of Plorro Is the oldest wldta native of Dakota. He was born where tbo city of Pierre now stands fifty-two years ngo. A three-year-old baby , asleep In n small box , was found by Stage Driver Itronkm * on ii the road between liloomlngton nml While Lak i the other dav. Urenkar took the child to Whlto l.nko ami turned it over to the ca of the postmaster. The telephone ( spoiled nn elopement nt Sncnrllsh the other day. John Cowgill of \ \ hltewood fell In love with a Miss Hayes , and ai the girl was under age nnd the consent of her parents not to bo hud , nn olouoment was the ivsult Tlio young couple stnrtul for SponrlNh , where the nuptial knot win to bo tied , when the "irate parent" got wind of the affair and telephoned to the sherlfl to stop the runaway * . I'ho loving pair were melon the rend by the oftlccruml the young uulv sent back to her parents. Cowgill vwlil probably ho prosccuti'd for abduction. Sht'HlT ( Uithrio of 1'ierro the other tiny fon'clost'd a mortgage on stock Mongtug to Spotted llcnr , a Sioux Indian , being the llr.tt rose on record In South Dakntit' where the propertv of nn Indian has bren seized for debt. Last sprinu Spotted Hour had soinu trouble with his wife and look the matter Into the courts. Ho was beaten In the cnso and the costs , etc. , charged up against him. Not naving the money to settle , ho gave a mortgage on his stock , whlrh wa4 seized for tlio debt as mentioned abovo. S. Hear staved off financial ruin by securing ti loan from ono of the banks with which ho paid the holder of tbo mortgage. Jllt.tXU.'S THOritl.HS. A Church I'.irtyKormoil In Opposition to tlie Itcpiilillf , Hto .T.vNKiiu ) , ( vli Xew Yoik ) July 7. [ Special Cablegram to Tin : HKI : . ] A nii'i-lmg has been held at Hlo , at which the "Catholu ; party" was organized for tlio purpose of con testing ut the polls for the rights of the late state church. A eonmiltteo was also ap pointed , of which the bishop of Para Is the chairman , This . prelate is a man of great ability and will probably bo the next arch bishop. Army and navy olllivrs also appear on tills committee , and there nro sovcr.il names of men of prominence under the em pire. Nearly all the Journals have attacked the orgaul/.ors of .the party. The IMnrlo do Notlcias charges that tbo organl/ors are con - pi valors and monarchists and not dories , whoso spite lias boon aroused bj thcdtvlaru- tionofthi ) republic , that tlin priests aiv ilo- tcrinined to read the provisional government a lesson is nivtty certain. Tlio pnvipit.iio separation of church nnd .tnt > , pivcoil.'il by the moro than pivripitalo electoral law , has furnished the clericals with strength In tbo body politic of Hiiij-.il which tln-y nro not llki-ly to throw invay. Tbo mliniivr.s of Comto who have abolished tlio takim : of oaths mid would , it is behovedivcreate the goddess of reason won ) it not for t'o.ir of ritltcnli > , for.ii but u small minority in Ura/il nnd the main body of voters have the same ivganl for the church nnd its ministers that they have al ways had. Ucpulillcaii State Convention. The Ti'puhllenii electors of tin- stain of Nt brasKa iiru requi'Mi'd to send tlelogiilrs from their several con ntU-s to meet In eon vent ion In thoelty of Lincoln , Wednesday. July yut H o'clock p. in. , for the pnrjiosi ) of iilueln ; ? l nomination c.iiulldutes for thu following sUl ollk'os : tlovornor. Lieutenant Governor. Soerotiiry of State. Aiiilltiu-ot 1'ubllc Accounts. Slate Treasurer. Attorney ( irnoral. Commissioner of 1'uldlo Lands and Hullil- Injis. otiliorlntondi'iitnf I'nbllu Instruction. And tlio transaction of such other as may como before Hie convention. Till : AI'I'OIITIOAMKNT. The si-vci-al counties are onlltlod lo ropro- srutal Ion ns lOllowM , Doln1biisvil uni > n llio vote fii t for lion , fiotirni ) II , Hustlm ; * , DICSI- ilontlnl ni'i'tor In IH8. . clvlng onn ili'leirnlr--il- largi ) to cneli county , nml ono for onoh ! . ' > ) votes anil tlioniajiir fraction thereof : It Is rei'oiniiii'iiileil that no proxies I HI ml- tnllttid to. llin convention , and lliiitllu'iliil'- Billes liresont hi > anthorlic.il to cast the full vote of the ilek'Kiitliin. U D. ItiniAiuis , Chairman. WAi/rM. Siuf.ir : : tfuorutary. I'o.Mtivnly cnroil byt these 1'ttln They also relieve Dis tress f ro-A Dyspepsia. I digestion and Too Hearty tlliR. A perfect cily torDUzlnc.'C , Nausea , Drowsiness , Tnslo in the Mouth , C'oiUctlJ Tongue , 1'aln In tboSlilo , TOItl'Il ) UVKIl. They Wgulato the Jlowcls. 1'urcly VejetttMo. SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRICE , 4O9 DOUGlAS--STREE On account of our I mnl inoroiifiinf ? Practice , wohnvo KI3MOVR1) to moro fl | > Hiinun und con venient ollicos. Drs. Betts & Betts , MOO Douglas St. Omaha , Kel ) . 1 OMAHA LOAN AND TRUS1 COMPANY. tiulmrrlhodiiiidUiiurniitrcd Capital. . f.v , fi01 1'nlrt In Capital . itw.ujj lliiys mid Milk stocks nnd boiiilv , ni'X"tliili'.s roiiiini'riilal | iiiir : | ; rooi'lvos and I-WIIUM tmstHi iicts an tr.uHfor lO'iit. uiiil lrulri > nt corporations , tali us cburtfu of jiroperty , t-ul- ll'CUi l Ornahaoan&TrustCo SAVINGS BANK. S.E. Corner IQth nnd Douglas Sis I'ald la'fapltal . W.W ) Hiliiiflilbuil anil ( liinranti'i'U ' ( . 'npltul. ' . . lou.mj. ) Liability of Kliicklioliliirn . UOO.WJ Sl't-r font Intori'ht I'ald on DoposllH , I'KANK J. I.ANri : . I'uMiliT Ofllo < 'rsA. : P. Wynian , iniwldi'nt. J , J. llrouu , vluo-iiri'iloiil | , W , T. Wynian. iit-usurur. Dlrcctorx A. U. Wyuifin. J. II. Mlllanl , .1. J llrown , IJ'iy ' ( I. Itarlon , l \V. Nash , Tliuniu J. Klmbu.l . , Uuoruu U. Luku