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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , AUGUST 10 , 1890.-TWELVE PAGES. TJIM DATTAr BEE , t . _ i " E. EOSEWATER , Ed'tor ' , TKKSIS m'S Unity stud "uwlHy.Oue Voiir . 110 00 Mix iiiittitlm . r ro Throe month' . 2 Ki Hiirul'iy lor. ! iino Year . 200 Weekly Hie , Ono Year . 1 1 OI'FIOES. Dinilut. Thr llco llulldliis. Houlli ( iiiiiihn , Corner Nmul SCth Streets ( . 'oiincll liiuifr , I'J Pimrl Street. ' lilcnKnunirp , 'II ? Cliiiinlicr of Commerce. Ts'i-w Vorl < .IC < otiis CUI nnil l. > Trlltinu KulUllnj. Washington , 613 Kourtttcnth Stioct. All fi'intniinlc'iillnns idntlii'l tn nmf.i and rflllnr'nlmiitlur ' should bo mlclri'.nod to tko ] .flltorlal l ys umnus , All tiiivliH'M letters ntnl rrm'ttnnro < < HhouM 1)iiuldt-i' ) - . . l loTliullc.-o I'nlil slilnirroinpniiy , ( itiiiiliu tirtiflfi I'lioi'kM ami ixntulllct ; orelois to In ) iniiili1 iinyublu tutliu order of the Coin- 1 any- The lice Publishing Company , Propilclois , The 11 ell'lilV. rnrnatn and Seventeenth Sis t-\VfN ) | ! 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Tniswoclily Intik statement shows the rcsorvo lins ilocroased $7,071,000 , The bunks now hold $1,286,000 , in excess of legal requirements. WIUIUK vtiH C'h.'iuiicoy ' wlion the Cen tral work men \vcnt out ? A uittKF aCtcr-dlnnor address from Dopowou the linrinonioua relations bo- t\veeii corporations and labor is in order. WHAT his : become of the various "boulevard projects which bloomed last Rpring ? The purk commission 1ms the Jloor. Tim Intest Russian miin-of-ivar is named "Tho Twelve Apostles. " Itwill doubtlcHH iireaeh the gospel of peace nnd good will toward the cir ! , and light for it if necessary. Tun original ptinlnifjobill 1ms received the approval of the prosldont. The liberal - oral assortment of fees with incidental bhiclciuall lojiped off by the supreme court are tliuu restored tft comtsibles nnd justices in the prohibition states. TIIK country lifts boon congratulating1 lUolf that it wns through with nil the centennial celebrations , but there is still another. The first discovery of anthra cite coal was made in September 1791 , tind a fund is now being' raised for cele brating the centennial u year from next September. A i'EW hundreds of tlio thousands ex pended by tlio f-trcotcoinniissionor'ovory month could bo profitably spent in rendering Douglas street vfcat of Six teenth Biife for travel. Prompt atten tion to this street \vill save the city a Inrpro bill of damages and protect prop erty on the north side from serious injury. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DASKHAI.I- , once essentially the national game , is losing cnuto , and it is predicted that within two yourn interest \vill bo lost in it. This may bo true , but the umpire that Omahncitizens tried to mob the other day for his unjust-de cision * , will never bo forgotten. IIo would ereato interest yciirs from now. Democratic * managers are nlrosidy no- potlatlny for him to inaimgo this fall's umupalgn. Tin ; city authorities cannot too soon make a thorough test of the millc that is being sold in tlio city. Tuberculosis nnd other Bjieoies of disease nro said to abound. Tlio death rate for July sur prised Iho health olllcer , and the disease lurking in the milk consumed \vns doubt less in a inrffo degree responsible for ninny cases of Bicliiiess and d6ath. In- vcstigiitions , if made , must bo thorough , nnd tests nuist bo made In moro places tluui one or two , as bus boon the custom heretofore. "LAiiou DAY , " the first Monday In September , will bo generally observed in all cities in Nebraska. Tlio labor organizations of Omaha nro making1 preparations for an interesting observ ance. To the jnon who work , nil days are labor days , but this is a day of rest and recreation. Tlio committee ) on iinusoinonla is preparing an extensive programmo and trades uulons and Knights of Labor from adjoining cities will doubtless join the Omaha forces for 3. grand celebration. Til K prompt passage by the senate of n resolution urging the removal of the remains of General Grant from Now " "uric to Washington , Avlll bo approved hy every patriotle cltizon. Not only has Now York utterly failed to fuinillts sol- emu ] ) lodgOi , but it lias added insult to Injury andghumofully nogloetod to honor the memory of the great leader of the union armluj. To idmo t any other city In the north it would bo a labor of love to properly mark the resting pluco of tho'dlbtlngulshed dead with n monument Iwflttlng Ills Kurvico lo the country. Is'ow York , however , shows no disposi tion to carry out its obligations. On the contrary the mercenary spirit of Iho pee jilo goes BO fur as to crowd barter and trade to the very doors of Riverside. It is to bo "hoped the notion of the senate will result in the removal of the remains 1o the itntlonal cemetery nt Arlington In proximity to thognuos of thogallnnt liorocs of the union whom the great cap tain loved so well and by whoui ho was Idolized. The nnnuil report of tha board of di rectors of the Omaha public library pre sents an instructive review of Iho growth nnd condition of that important institu tion. The library now contains twenty seven thousand BX ! hundred nnd fifty volumes , of which four thousand nnd eighty were added during the year end ing Miy 31. They umbruc'O all depart ments of human knowledge nnd the se lections have boon made with a view of mooting the d I verso demands of n cos mopolitan community. That the pub- llo appreciate the benefits to bo derived from n well selected li brary is nhowii by the fact Hint one hundred and forty-five thous and six hundred and ono books were given out for homo usodurlng the year , an average daily circulation of four hundred nnd seventy-seven. The refer ence department with Its eight hundred volumes of strictly reference books and the rending room supplied with ono hundred and thirty-three publications attract a steadily increasing army of patrons. With regard to the character of readIng - Ing matter selected , the experience of the library is similar to that of like institutions throughout the country. Nearly eighty per cent of the demand is for works of fiction , history ranking second and travels third. This disproportionate demand for light liter- nturo imposes n grnvo responsibility on the library board. It requires the oxer- clso of ( Intelligent discrimination and rigid scrutiny in the selection of now works of fiction , and this gradually leadd readers of this class of books to higher menial Instruction and enjoyment. Since the advent of Miss Elizabeth Pop- ploton on the board , this policy has been pursued with marked success. For a number of years the poorer fiction , as it has worn out , has been dropped from the catalogue and greater vigilance exor cised in the selection of now books. A great improvement has thus been made la the character of the works in this de partment. A continuance of this weed ing out policy cannot fail lo have a marked beneficial oiTcct on the patrons of the library. The steady and rapid growth of the public library will necessitate a mater ial enlargement of the room net apart in the now city hall for library purposes , and the authorities should secure such a modification of the plans as will gi\o ample room for expansion. THE AVl'l'.AI ' , UK Till ] 1" . Jf. C. A , The public has been made familiar with the fact that the Young Men's Christian association of Omaha Is em barrassed financially. There appears elsewhere in THE Bun an official state ment of the causes of this embarrass ment , and it is hoped It will receive the attention of all who are interested in the success nnd welfare of this association. It appears from this statement that the strait in which the association now finds * itself is not duo to mismanagement , though it may bo in part to a lack of persistent zeal in seeking that public support which such associations everywhere receive. The testimony is that the funds of the association have been judiciously managed , but they have not been sufficient to moot the demands. Tlio association desires to raise by subscription the sum of only fifteen thousand dollars. "VVith this amount in hand the present indebtedness can be wiped out and live thousand dollars bo applied to paying . the expenses of the fiscal year which ends May 3 , 1891. This is a very moderate demand to make upon n community llko Omaha , and there ought not to bo the slightest difficulty experienced in securing the amount. It is perhaps needless to say that the asso ciation deserves to bo sustained. Its purpose is good , and the record of re sults accomplished is praise worthy. It would ho discreditable to Omaha if the Young lion's Christian association were compelled to abandon the work in which it is engaged because unable to raise the small amount of fifteen thousand dollars , iinil yet that must happen if the money it asks for is not supplied. "XYo feel con fident , however , that i'ts appeal , when the facts are fully understood , will not bo in vain , and it is to bo hoped the re sponse will bo prompt and generous. IMPRUVKD A QHICUIiTUKK. "SVhilo It IB undoubtedly true that the first need of the American fanner is relief lief from excessive taxation nnd extor tionate transportation charges , the im portance of improved methods in agri culture , in order to obtain the best re sults from small areas at the least out lay , Is not to bo lost sight of. It will bo roniomborod that Secretary Husk in his address to the farmers a , short limo ago , urged the necessity of greater diversification cation In farming as ono means of remedying the difficulties in the way of profitable agriculture , and while these matters have received some attention in the United States wo may learn something regarding them from other countries. . In the August Forum Prince Kropot- kin writes on the possibilities of ngrieul- turo , with u view , as ho states , to induc ing people to think for themselves on this subject. IIo maintains that if tlio population of civlliv.od communities were increased tenfold the soil would still Bupuly all .that they might want , nnd in support of this vio\v \ ho shows that in Franco bineo 17S'J ' , while the population has not increased fifty per cent , the area under wheat nnd the ylold nor aero have each nearly doubled , FO tluit the product has increased nearly fear fold. A century ngo the average yield per aero was nine Imsliols , while in 18S8 it was seventeen bushels , for the whole country. On the bettor doss of lands nothing under thirty-three husholB to the aero is con sidered a good crop , whereas thirty years ago the ownora of the sumo land were content with twenty-two bushels to the aero. In the best soils the crop Is good only when It yields from forty-three to forty-olght bushels , and occasion ally the product Is as much ns llfty-llvo bushels to the ncro. There are whole counties , says Kropotkln , llesso , for example , which are satisfied only when the average crop attains thirty-fcovon bushels , while the experi mental farms of contra ! Franco produce from year to year , over large areas forly-ono bushels to the acre , and a num ber of I'nvlns in northern Franco regu larly yield , year after ye u , from fifty- five to slxty-olglit bushels to the acre. Upon limited areas under special care , oven PO much a eighty bushels has been occasionally obtained , Such are the ro- nmrknblo results in Franco of improved methods of culture. Similar examples of the effect of thorough culture are to bo found outside of France. Ono suuh example may bo m in thodistrli'tof SalTeloro , In a part of Bust Flnmlcrs which nature has endowed dewed with tin unproductive but easily- cultivated sandy soil. Its territory of thlrty-sovon thousand acres has to sub sist thirty thousand inhabitants , all liv ing iy agriculture , nnd yet these peas ants not only grow thulr own food , but export agricultural produce nnd pay rents to tlio amount of from fifteen to twenty-five dollars nn acre , A popula tion which is denser than that of England proper inclusive of its cities , is thus , observes Kropotkln , no curse at all. It is easily fed , and could bo fed much bettor were it not for the over-In creasing rents upon an unproductive soil olinply improved by rational manuring. Even moro worthy of notice are the re sults obtained by irrigation , which , on the meadows of the Yosges , the Yan- chtso , etc. , has trebled the yield of hay , Hy means of irrigation a money return of from ono hundred and twenty to two hundred and eighty dollars is obtained from u soil which formerly would not yield more than from sixfeen to forty-eight dollars lars worth of poor hay. Numerous ox- nmplcs are given of the great advan tages obtained from Irrigation , 'With regard to market gardening , Kropotkln says that soil making , hot water pipes < in the t > ell and culture under glass at a certain period of the life of the plant will bo essential features of the gardening of the future. In con clusion ho says wo need not fear over population ; our means of obtaining from the soil whatever wo want under any climate nnd upon any soil have boon improved of liito at such a rate that wo cannot oven foresee whit is the limit for the productivity of a few yards of land , and ho closes his very instruct ive article with the practical suggestion that instead of building an Eiffel towr at the Chicago exhibition a number of intelligent men might cover with glass houses a'hundred acres or more , devot ing part to ilowors and tropical vegeta tion , and a part to the plainest vege tables and fruits , such us will bo con sumed by the ton during the exhibition. This would cost loss than one-tenth of what a tower would , and would repay the expense , besides which it would , in the-opinion of Kropotkln , make a com plete revolution in the ideas of mankind ns to what the soil Is and how it must bo treated. KAD OA" TIIK CITY II ALL. The most monumental piece of gingerbread - broad iirchltccturo is beyond n doubt our now city hull building. The designer of this romnrknblo structure appears to have been determined to give object les sons in zoology to the present as well as future generations. Just above the grand arch over the main entrance ho bus planted two monsters that are not to bo found among the Leasts that Hy , walk or swim. The talons of this' mons trosity carved in brindlc-colored sand stone have already been imbcdod firmly and the remainder of these ginsticutuscs will presently put in an nppearnnco above the talons. What the particular significance of these horrid tilings is wo fail to di vine , but they are certainly out of place , and will always bo nn eyesore to people of good tasto. This is not all , how ever ; the upper stories and gables nro to bo adorned with an as sortment of cat's and dog's heads , and winged monsters , that will be bewilder ing as well as striking. If wo were building a great museum they might possibly bo the proper caper , but on a public building , and especially a city hull , such.ornamentatlon is in bad taste , oven if it did not involve a waste of money. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ T1U' d. A. It. BAY Tne annual encampment ofotho Grand Army of the Republic will bo held in Boston this week , beginning next Tues day. It promises to bo among the most memorable of the meetings of this gront organization , both in the number of old soldiers who will attend , the distinguish ed guests whom they will entertain , and the importance of tlio matters to bo con sidered. It is expected that not less than two hundred thousand people will visit Boston during the encampment , and very likely the num ber will largely exceed this , These annual encampments of the Grand Army possess an interest not limited to the old soldiers and thos.o con nected with them by ties of relationship , In the patriotism and sacrifices they commcmorn.to they appeal to every cltl-/on , and they perform an invaluable - valuable horvlco in the lesson they convoy to these who have grown to manhood wince tlio war of rebellion at tlio enormous cost of preserving the union. It is not the leust Important part of the mission nf the Grand Army of the Republic that It has a wakened Iho Interest of the people , particularly of the generation growing to manhood and womanhood , enlarged their channels of information regarding the great con- lllctfortho preservation of the union , and bllmulnted loyal bontiment. Major George S. Merrill , in an admira ble article on the Granl Army in the August number of the J\Yio ! \ Eng- hind Jlatjazine , remarks that statistics but meagerly measure the Inllu- enco whieli has gone out from the nearly eight thousand post rooms in the organ ization during the quarter of a century of Its exlstonco. Not alone , perhaps not chtolly , In the cities and larger towns , but in the quiet country villages with less than a score of veterans , the llttlo posts have boon centers of patriotic * de votion , tender ehnrities and loyal inspir ation. The Grand Army of the Republic , writes Major Merrill , is a unique organ ization. No "now blood" can como Into it and there nro no growing ranks from which recruits can bo drawn.YItli the consummation of peace through vic tory its rolls were closed forevo r. Its lines nro stcndTTy nnd swiftly growing thinner , and the conseless tramp of its columns is wlMiPvor-lessening tread ; the gnus in the picket line grow wider ; dtly by day details nro made from the reserve summoned Into the shadowy regions to return to touch elbows no more ; until by and by , only a solitary sentinel shall stand guard , walling till the bugle call from beyond shall muster out tlio last comrade of the Grand Army of the Re public. " Nebraska will bo well represented at the encampment , nnd undoubtedly her representatives will not fail to secure for her the attention which she .deserves ns ono of the leading soldier states of the union. It Is to be hoped that all things will bo propitious for the gathering of the veterans , and that the encampment may bo in nil respects the most success ful , satisfactory nnd profitable the Grand Army has over hold. Tit K magnitude of Omaha's stockyards interest is Illustrated by a glance at last week's business. Tlio receipts of hogs during the past seven days reached the enormous total of sixty-eight thousand , the greatest number in the history of the yards. The receipts for the previous week were sixty-three thousand live hun dred , whllo the next greatest week was that ending Juno 8 , 1SSS , with a total of forty-seven thousand eight hun dred and thirty-eight. These figures show the growing importance of the Omaha yards to the stoclc producers of the west. The con venience of the market , the certainty of top prices and the promptitude displayed in handling and disposing of stock com bine to make it the natural center of the trans-Missouri region. Tlio packing industry - dustry keeps pace with tlio growth of the market. Daring the past live months the number of hogs packed exceeded the record of the same period last year by ono hundred and five thousand , The business has grown to such proportions that the product of ono house tills year will aggregate twenty million dollars , against six millions last year. If this gait is maintained till the close of the year , the total product of all packcrios will reach forty million dollars against twenty-two millions last year. This amount practically exhausts the capacity of the houses , and already contracts have been lot for additional buildings , and within a year It is probable that the capacity of the present plants will bo doubled. Such a record of industrial growth and prosperity In six years chal lenges comparison with any city in the land. THE rejection of General Adam Ba- dcau's claim for a place on the retired list of the army will meet with universal commendation. General IJadeau's con duct in connection with the Grant me moirs was , to say the least , decidedly disreputable and unworthy of nn officer of the army. WOMAN'S 13AKDUOX. PJ..VTMMOUTH , August 9. EMitor Woman's Bandbox : I am so awfully glad to hear that you purpose stalling n corner in your paper where wo women can have a clmiico to cx- press ourscrlvcs. I was saying to Charley , my uuSbiiiul , the other ilny , that I didn't see wuyTiir. BBB dldnTt"stnrta Woman's Hetl- culo , nnA ho satil onti .paper hnd already start ed ono woman's ridicule and ho thought that wus cuougli. I inn so glad that you do not propose to devote it all to Mr. Ned Fryebut , that you nro Rcing to lot wcvwomcn talk about tilings which concern us exclusively. A woman shonld have tlio right to express her views when she ha * views , nndn corner of the paper should bo called the Woman's Corner. Now I have a neighbor , nnd bur nanio Is Mrs. Smith , and she clnims that a pink clmllis dress should not bo trimmed with orange tullo. Now , Mr. Editor , what do you think about it } I believe that ehnllis should bo trimmed with nothing but cut jot or stool beads. Please ( jive mo your opinion of Ihis. Mas. Junr. [ Of course Mrs. .Tudy must remember Ihat the otlilor of the Ba mlbox is not yet sunl- ciently posted on tulle and chulllsas , he wears pants , but It seems to aim that cut ] ot and steel beads would innUe appropriate trimming f ornuythiu ) , ' . KDITOII WOMAN'S B AXDIIOX. ] Ijct Her CJliow It. CO/AD , Nob. , August- . Editor Woman's Valise : You do not have any sort of an Idea how glad I was when I heard , that you were going to have a plnco in U'lin HII : where wo women can got n word In eilgcvvlse. I am tired of politics and all this monkey work exclusively for men. If it hadn't bsen for wo woman folk where would the men have baca anyway I I want to know , Mr. Editor of the Wonnn's Valise , why old maids are pointed at by so ciety with a grult scoiT. I waat to know if nn old maid , ns they call luem , is not to bo moro respected than n giggling ( 'irl with banged huir and scrambled br.iins \ And to settle a dispute , Mr. KJltor , plejwo tell mo If it would bo proper for n young woman to chow gvm at church.1 Wishing the Woman's Valise good luck , I nm , AI'NT > AHUT. [ It would seem to the cJltor of the Valise that thq yoimg wotmn in < iuoatioti should bo given the privilege of ehowlni : pura if she Imow how to chow It. En. WOMAN'S ' VALISE. 1J. S. If the gum is how she should ba al lowed to do as she pleases with it. It is not good form to chow borrowed gum.j TlioiTuko His : tlio O.lds. OstAiiA. Neb. , August 9 , Editor Woman's Ilamltrunk : Why on ourth didn't you start your department earlier 1 I told my husb.vnd yesterday that I allowed If you didn't got a move on you nnd get up a inomau's exclusive department prolty soon Unit llieso letters nlioutNed Fryoin other woman p.iptsrs would do you up. It will lin so nice to Imvo a place in Tim II KI : wicro | wo can gossip mid tell Uiles 'aud jokes and talk dress nnd fashion. Do you think , Mr. Editor , that Mury .Anderson did as well in imuryhiK the Italian count ns she might have done hi marrying an English Jultol I think that a Juke Is * , moro proper nnd would lllcu your opinion , , Mus. I'U.NCII. [ Doing a Julfo himsoU , the editor ot the Ilitndtrunk would uot llko to decide this ( juestiofl. ] ( ' Tiiinmniij' ami David It. It Is announced that Governor Hill is to lend a helping hand to Tauinmny. The governor - ernor will expect a dash of reciprocity from Tammany nt the proper time. It in. While Tim HER Is gathering in Us scoop s on the World-Herald. the reporters on the latter sheet uro employed in watching the counters of the dry ( roods store , which adver tised in the VVoild-IIenilJ , to see Iho results ef un advertisement. Ilailcnu'a Had Ilex General Adam JJailcuu soumi to bo In hard luck. Tlio govern incut setnnt us Indisposed as wus the Grunt estate to provide iiiui with a livelihood for the remainder c his duyu. LOI3ST13U SALAD. Elopements by balloon nro nil the rnge In England now , This plan will never work In Omitha. Tlio "old mnn" with his shot gun could pot revcnpo just as easilyns ho over could , The only time that n balloon over started from Onmhn , It was sent out by TIIK Bin ; Is the TO's and stranded nt Cut-Oft Lake. It requires n scientist to understand why milk advances in price as ice goes up. IJut of course water is more expensive when fro/en. Several "kicks" nnvo found their way to Tin : Uir. : the past week , and nro given room in the hope that the kicker mny accomplish some good. A gentle kick with side whiskers nnd n mane and n tall , comes In to the effect tlmt Douglas street , between Seventeenth and Eighteenth , has boon so cut up by the rains this summer that it isdnngoroiiM tonttcmptto drive over it. Tlio kicker Insists that the authorities look after and repair the street , Ono infuriated citizen sent n bath of them in the following tewo style : 1 kick nt the reckless way in which the street car com panies motors nro rushed through the street * and over crossings without regard to the comfort or lives of podcstrliuiii. 1 kick because I can't pass down Twelfth street from Jackson to .Tones by the sidewalk , on account of the heavy crop of weeds which block the pntlis completely. I kick when I see democratic county ofllcluls spending their time nt republican conventions mid loafing in saloons niul on street comers when they should bo In their offices attending to the business for which tlio people are ovcrasscsseil In fees. I kick when motor conductors allow loatcrs to stand on the front platform of the rear ear and smoke In the faces of passengers and crowd women to the rail on entering or leav ing the car , A Louisville pie factory is about to bo es tablished in Washington. The city of Omaha would recommend Pntrlciuo O'Hawes ' for general manager. The Frontier County Farmer , the official organ of Iho runners' alllancj of Ihat county , places the independent ticket in its columns with the exception of McKelghan for con gress. It cannot endorse him , and Ilurlun's ' name is inserted instead. Ex-Senator Van Wyck will speak Monday at Wiiklns' Orovo , in Xcmuha county , This is on the dividing line between Johnson nnd Ncmaha , and there will bo a largo galhoriug of farmers. A large audience assembled near Shelby last Friday to listen to addresses by Judge McICcifKin and General Van \Vyclc. \ The cruncriii did not take Tin : Mix's ' advlco nnd explain if ho knew of Iho wonderful concilia tion Hint hnd been effected between ex-Gov- ornor Butler and Dictator Burrows. Burrows charged the cx-govcrnor with nil sorts oC vil lainy , the most serious charge being the al- tempt to bribe with $50.0 of lawful currency of the 13. & M. railroad mintage , so pure , nn- gellc nuu virtuous a creature as himself. Butler's publication of this attempted bribery made Burrows very indignant , and ho felt outraged , so that tlio burning rage withm him manifested itself by an nsliy paleness , nt least so ho says , and ut the ex pense of the alliance ho published letters and circulars whieli ho caused to bo read in nil the alliances in the state. Yet , after the governor had in cold blood at tempted to ravish the dictator with a bribe of S500 , and the dictator had publicly branded the governor as n corrupter of the Innocent nnd virtuous they lie down In the sarno bed in sweet accord and harmony as pure spirits , and quietly tucked in by that servant of the U. M , , Hall of Pawnee , called in derision "master of the grange. " General , you should tell what you think of your spotless co-workers. What molllllod Burrows from liU towering rage ? Did he accept the S-100 or forcoanotlierSWO out of the B. & M. conlribulion box } Why does Butler lie down with a man who mul scarified him unmercifully to the extent that ho begged fdr peace mid pleaded for mercy on the ground that his generous .oiler caino from another party and not the B. & M , Do tell us , gen eral , whether you believe that ] ) urrows told the truth about Butler , or Butler told a lie about Burrows. By the way , what becomes of all the funds paid into the state alliance by the sub-alii- aiices ? Are wo rightly Informed tlmt the fund is used to pay the campaign and travel ing expenses of Powers f This looks very funny to a man up u tree. A conin trust comes to the front la Now York wltli a capital of 3,000,000. The trusts do no seem satisfied to hold a mnn up during his life time , but they want to squeeze him on UU way to the grave. Kemarkablo and unusual meteoric displays unvo been witnessed this month in many parts of the country. Two comets have recently been discovered and superstitious people begin to believe tlmt Grandpa Powers' boom is passing across the political horizon , A wild rumor was heralded across the country a few clays-ago , to tbo effect that a great Echcmo was on foot to colonize Iho negroes and take them to Mexico to ralso coffco. Later developments show that the scheme was nil buncombe , ami the columns of newspaper logic which went up with it was something appalling. The theoretical philanthropists who are engaged in the task of colonizing the negroes about once a year have their bunds full , while the negro is do ing very well , The announcement is made that Omaha is to have n local mcnngona and that the nucleus for a geological garden has already been oblained. Wo had Ihought tlmt the council combine and some of the politics of this city were near enough nn approach to * a zoo to render all other attractions in that line common place. It was an unfortunate circumstance when the Crete Democrat suspended. The editors nnmo was Overeash and ho quit for the want of funds , which proved that there was noth ing n name. The authorities of Paris , fearing n "depopu lation of France , " propose to offer a.pivmlum to those who get married. The plan is that tlio license and purson bo furnished free , This system would prove a sweet boon in this country. Potatoes are worth about $3 a bushel , and because of a short crop are expected to go up to $1 or $5. Tlio man who has Iwen carrying a potatoo in his pocket to guaixl ott the rheu matism will bo obliged to sell. If the editor of the double decked What Is It , waats the democrats to nominate Kem , why doesn't it say so and save the democrats in tbo Third district all this suspense and nnxloty ! The democratic ] convention meets nt Columbus the lUlh , und tbo heartache might as well end now us any time. AUCUJST. Catherine I'uk In .liitf" * ! St. jVfr/iofa * . Deep in the wood I niiulo a house U'horo no ono know tbo way ; I carpeted the floor with moss , And there 1 loved to play. I heard the bubbling of tbo brook ; At limes nil acorn fell , And faraway a robin sang Deep la u lonely dell. I set n rock with a.'orn cups ; So quietly I played A rabbit hoppcxl across tbo moss , Ami did nol seem afraid. That nls'ht before I went to bed 1 nt niy window stood , And thought how dark my house must bo Down in tlio lonesome wood. FROM Till ! STATE CAPITAL , A Lincoln Drummer Ends a Dissolute Life with Oarbolio Add. HIS WIFE IN A DESTITUTE CONDITION. A \Voiium AskH for Separation from na Insnno ItiiHbnml IIow a Farmer Discovered n. Tlilof City News Nolos. I-.ixcot.rf , Neb. , August 0. ( Special toTnn Ilun.J Morris 1'eppor , n traveling man , agcil twcnty-sovcu years , committed sulcido hero today by drinking carbolic aclil , Pi'ppcr has never been able to get ahead In the world on account of his gambling propen sities mul his vdfo ami four llttlo children have often boon In absolute want. Seven weeks ago ho left them with only $5 and did not return until yesterday. Ho hurried up town with a pocketful of money , returning nt midnight penniless. Tills morning be fore breakfast ho loft his home nt Tenth and V , nnd about two hours later was found on tlio prairie near Seventeenth nnd Y dying. An nlmost empty whisky bottle , n glass and a bottle of carbolic acid tliivo-fourths con sumed told the story of his method of self- destruction. IIo was taken to the polled sta tion , where ho lingered In dying agonies forever over three hours , His wife is left in desti tute circumstances with four children , the eldest of whom is six years of age. Pepper was n Hebrew nnd the line of goods ho handled was jewelry and spec-taclcs. llu was a native of Gcnnuny nnd 1ms been In America niuo years. iJuring tbo past three years ho bus resided in Lincoln. After returning homo last night lie showed signs of great depression In spirits. In reply ton query of bis wife ho replied that his money was all gone. She accused him of re sorting to his old vice of gambling , but ho would not say anything in reply , yho bogged him , as she has hundreds of times before , to glvo up this ruinous vice with which ho was so fascinated. This seomcd to throw him into a deeper melancholy. This morning ! ho would not waiter breakfast , but said lu > had to go up town and would return Inter and cat. This was tlio hist time Mrs. I'opporsaw him until noon , when she was called lo see him breathe nis insi. Shortly after the sulclHo died his llttlo six- year-old son fame running to the police sta tion to ask what was tlio matter with "papa. " Tbo mother took him to the side of the corpse und , pointing at it , said : ' There , my llttlo chfrljtig , is your father , and bo is dead I" She then broke into an hystcriral flood of tears and hnd to bo remould by her aged mother. Mrs. Pepper Is loft in a pitlablo condition. She hasn't a penny In the world and lias four llttlo children to support. The youngest is an infant at the breast and is dangerously sick. Tlio llttlo woman has no idea what to do to save herself and bilbos from -starvation , lu addition to these she has a feeble molhur to support. Mrs. Pepper is only twenty-four years old. MAIIHIIIDTO A MANIAC. For the first time probably In the history of Lancaster county the district court has been called upon to ileelaro a innrilnga null and void and the affair has created consider able of a stir. Tbo person making this un usual request In , Mrs. Louise WeingroliTp. n strlklnglv handsome woman who Hjieaks Kn- gllsh with a slight Gcnrniu accent. She luuits not over iwemr-eigat , but claims to bo thirty-live years old. Mrs. WelngroifTo boa been married tea maniac for seventeen years' ' and the story she tells is substantially us fol * lows ! " 1 was bom in Ilannvor , Germany , thirty-five years ago and had the Rood fortune to receive tin unusually good education for n girl. I entered the employ of n druggist nt fifteen ami two years Inter met August Wuin- preifte. lie was just from America nnd the words America and fortune mean about tbo same Ihliig to German peasantry. Still I was not particularly attracted by him and was in clined to avoid him on account of the strnngo glitter in his eyes. My friends , however , were determined that I should marry him and represented to mo that ho was n man of wealth and bad a magnificent homo in Nebraska for the woman who would become bis brido. IIo was also said to bo u man of unusual intelli gence , und before I scarcely was awara of. what I was doing I was uciiuulntcd with the strange noting fellow.o caino immedi ately to America and the terrihlo truth flashed upon mo en route Hint I was perma nently tied to nn insane man. Imagine my feelings if you can. Later I learned that ho had been confined in un asylum nt Hanover , Germany , on account of his violent insanity , and that bis relatives , who hnd grown tired of caring for 1dm. hnd shipped him to America. I found tuat the American homo of which he boasted wiis all u dream or hoax and for t-.vo years I suffered all the tortures of poverty and the horrors of beinn the wife of a maniac. In 1875 ho finally had to bo con fined nRUin in nn asylum. After waiting fif teen years for his recovery I have learned that ho is incurable , nnd as 1 was really de ceived into marrying him , 1 have finally do- elded to nsk tlmt the marriage bo declared void. At a o'clock this afternoon uiy attor ney Hied papers to that cllect. " IXOUMOUS I El It'U TO IIBTKCT THIKVCS. Felix Stelnhausen , n farmer In Yankee Hill precinct , has boon missing his corn for some time nnd always noticed that the cereal was taken during his absence nnd that of a neighbor. As the outlook for the present crop is rather discouraglnc. Stolnhnusen Inu viewed with considerable concern Ids dimin ishing pile of corn. IIo finally devised the clever plan of driving shlnglo nails Into the cobs of several rars and placing them near the entrance to Ills corn crib. Yesterday morning ho discovered that several bushels of corn bad again been taken. It is reported that , on repairing to the crib of his suspected neighbor ho found several ears Into which ho had driven shingle nails lying in his neigh bor's crib nnd a number of cobs in the horse troughs with the tciltnlo nails sticking in the end. The farmer was ntJlrst puzzled , ns lie and Ids neighbor had boon awny together during the time the corn was taken. Sud denly StcinlmuscH happened to suspect that the fellow's ' wife hnd taken the corn. Ho wont to the house and charged her with the theft , The woman pretended great indignation , and when her husband came homo told him of the affair. The neighbor then got angry mid attempted to whip Steinhuusen , but received a terrible thrashing himself instead , Tlio neighbor re paired to the nearest Justice of the pcaco to cause Stclnhaiisen'-s arrest - on thoehnrgoo assault. As soon ns Stclnhauson learned of this ho retaliated by rushing off lo another Justice to cause tbo arrest of his neighbor's wife on the charge of stealing , A N1W 1IAIU1OA1) , The Randolph ft Northwestern Nebraska railroad company has sprung Into existence and today the articles of Incorporation of the now organisation were Hied with the secre tary of atutc. The hoivlmmrtors will bo nt Wayne , Nob. Ono million dollars has id- ready been rulsod as capita' ' stock. The Hnu will commence at I.andolph , Nob. , and extend in n northwestern direction through the counties of Codnr , Knox and Holt , to Fort IMndnll , In youth Dakota , The highest limit of indebtedness Is Used nt Snoo.OOJ. The incorporators - corporators are ICdu-in W. Winter , Kdwin h. Woodman , .Tamos II. Howe. Walter A. bcott , John 15. Unrnes and Thomas \ . Moran. , ximusK.v'3 : riioiii/XTs AMI TAX i.uvv. lii tlie auditor's ' report con corning thn imess- incut roll and levy of btnto taxes are found the following Interesting facts and figures : General fund § 8T8(185 , ( 02 Sinking fund Hl.fiUO 73 School fund Mli.Wi . ! IX ) University fund W ,2 00 Uofnrin school fund BIJ.IHtt . 1(1 ( Feeble minded asylum fund ' iU'M , 03 Total ? l,171fi'iMS , ' There are 7,18llH'j acre * In the state under cultivation , nnd the projcut year arc divided ns follows : Wheat (199,001 ( Com n'JI.-i.WW Oats 1lli7Ml Hurluy 1 ! > V J Meadow Ois.ivjr Flux nr.Mr ! Hyct , ( H/Jia I'otatooa 0,031 Miscellaneous , , , . MKA IIEPOKT OF 1IOAIIII OPTItA.NM'OIITATION' . The third annual report of the Nebraska state board of transportation is now out and ready for distribution. Among the Atntlstlcfl not heretofore publlscd nro the following ! Number nt net-son * killed by riillroniU In Nolirnnkn. diii-lntf ISMl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ; IT Niimhorof person * Injured. . . , . 1,0'ji ' The total earnings of the roiuU were 113 follows - lows : Union Pacific railway company. . . tKr.lfl.or : oo 1MI. * M. V , railway company. . . ; itNttiJf 17 O. K. fc It. V. railway company. . . . I.WH.WH , 'm ' l ) . , 8t. 1' . . M. .V O. radwiiy company tUTT.NX ) 1:1 : Mo. I'aelilornllwny company . lVc , : > r. ii , ID 8. U. fe I'm1 , railway company . . . . M0.07I T I St. .lew AT U. I. railway company. . . l.ow.ow ' . .1 K.C. fit ) , railway company . 1.7,5011 5. / ! ' U. 1C. &N. railway company . . . ' U..1I. &Q. railway company . S.VW.VIJ ! ! I'l ' I'aoillo railway company . O. , U. 1. & 1' . railway company . 3,0 > U.r.lS . 4I > Total . .irAtOHxTYi ) SW.VM.OWIM1 IIV T1IC ClllCKini Tllt'Sr. It Is reported that the splendid cracker factory in Lincoln on Ktghth nnd Q strouts It the latest victim that goes to satisfy the maw of the trusts , The factory linn boon absorbed by the cracker trust , but It Is hoped that that corporation will not foreo it into Idleness , \\ll.l , CONTIIST Till ) WII.U The hell's of Mrs. .lounlo Mny are decidedly opposed to her extravagant donations to African missions and today their attorney from Now York city arrived to take the pre liminary action to fighting the will. mcK.viiT OUT or JAIL. r W. H. Klclmrt , who is believed to bo tbo / / cnnso of pretty Mury Morford'a ' death by / sulcidn , has finally been released from Jull b > " * turning over n lot of houses which ho claims nro. worth S'i.OOl ) to u money lonuer for the $ .VK ) bonds demanded , lllckart's ' conduct t'i ' Jail has not increased the respect of the of ficers for him. IIo dnro.not go back to Uowltt for fear of uoinc lynched. It is now belloved tbntlho siileldo was caused by u quarrel botweun Klckart nnd the girl.1 iiAYi.ioiiT noimr.uv. Thieves broke into Mrs. 13allov' rooms nt noon yesterday and stole a gold wntch and chain that had boon loft on tlio dresser lu her room. STATI : noi'si : XCTKS. Attorney ( tcncrnl Keeso lias recovered from the shock received in jostordny's rallioad wivek , and was at Ills desk again as usual tills morning. IIo will not do any writing. however , for two or three days , on nccountof hh bruised right arm. . Hen Cowdory , socre- tnry of state , turned up smiling this morning nbo , having recovered lit a remarkably short time , lien explains this by saying that any person surviving such a wreck as that caused by the Into republican state convention can stand anything. The Farmers' bank of Cook has filed arti cles of incorporation. The capital stock is S'i"i,0K ( ) and the lucorpor.itors Charles M. Chamberlain , . .1.V. \ . Holden , A. W. HuiTuin , O. Livingston , Louis Scluu'ht nnd .Tamos It. Tuber. OirV XUWH AND NOTTS. Jim Jeffries , whllo on n spree yesterday , climbed Into the hay mow of the barn back of Charley Meyer's saloon to sober up , Last evening while attempting to descend from tlio place ho fell to the lloor below nnd broliu four ribs. Ills injuries nro not serious. Jef fries is nn old man of fifty. Mrs. Jennie- . ( ] hither sues for n dlvoroo from her husband , Henry M. Glnlhor , to whom hho bus been married olglit yours. Shu tells the nnmo old tnlo of his unlng bad language to her , this being the only excuse she offers for her stop. W N. Clinton , the railroad man who had both his legs out oft In a railroad accident a month niro , has nearly recovered and soon will bo ublo to don n pair of artificial limbs. The report of the Chicago , nurlington and Quinuy railroad company for the mist year shows that ir.riTO persons are employed on the lines in Nebraska at a cost of $ lO'l'Jlt- 81U.'J7. This makes an average of $1.05 per day for wages. As there are several high salaried officials the average for the other employes would bo brought to u much lower figure. COUNTRY Il'wt r/ndm Gattttc. Wo ate two young roosters for dinner yesterday - torday , and our wife was madder than n wet hen because ) wo persisted in crowing at mid night last night. Urotlicr , Oct. Your Hair Cut. ( Jiftna Mi'jMirtcr. The long-haired editor of the Hipsnorter published nt I'npillion wants to represent the dumocrauy of Sarpy at the next states assem bly. IIo will have to got a double aetloa mowing machine to cut the cowboy locits from one-story ! ) cr.inliiiu or the solons will think ho is old .Setting Hull. Our llrllllaiil , Sinn' . Amelia Jinirnal. This paper may bo n "iniscarriago" or n "misconception , " wo do not claim to bo as high up in obstetrics as the Graphic. Wo have n splendid corpi of contributors and have not had to olfor valuable chromes for either correspondents or subscribers. Housed by the Itoportor. iriorc / / llciMHlrr , The anarchist imbecile that is foreman on Mrs. Dodds' Kaglc-Dcmocrnt-Arbor State paper took ono of his periodical fits week before - fore lust , after perusing theHisrouTKii , which they say lusted much longer than usual. During the period of unconclousncss they say ho puffed like an engine , p.iwod the floor and bellowed llko ahull , barked Itkoadojr , mowoiljf llko a cat and hooted llko nn owl. IfyniDiioal Hilarity. iivt iTnfim < ; , Mttc. Ed. Whitinyer and IhiUio Lovojoy were married last Sunday , and the Ga/cllo Is among the host of friends to congratulate the happy pair. Monday night the Sand Creek seroiiudors , both male nnd fcinulo , g.ivo them n grand salute , and It is said by these who were looking in at the windows that when the first shot was llrwl they both Jumped straight up In bed nnd kicked uuvttrnl rounds out of the foot of the bedstead. After n general - oral good time the intruders went home. Oiir KstccMiicii Contemporary. Giitnt Hntcrprkc. Auburn hair , sorrel mustache , pennyroyal eyebrows , and bay complexion. It walki with a gentle , rippling movement of the shoulders , sometimes spasmodically thrown backward to give prominence to n eonsump- ted chest. It walks upon two bones , sometimes - times In this particular case erroneously called logs. It is not a hog , but moro like a leech or n vampire. It may suck eggs , but It Is not a blrj dog , It chatters n good deal , but it Is not n registered monlcoy , lacking the prehensile addendum. Although Inhuman It takes some Interest In human affairs and reco gnizes a great many people heforo elec tions . Tell us what It Is und you may Imvolt. I'l-notU.'al Cln-lslliuilly. Mr. D. TT. MooJy'H plan for training Chris- tlan workers at a xchool where cooking and tewing shall bo comhlncd with bihlo study Is nn admirable ono and worthy of its origin ator. It is in a line with the genuine onter- prlso and progrosstvcne.ss which nro ovory- whern animating religious work. Ctmstluntty is a llvo and practical thing whoso liUHtiiisa it Is to mnko the world butler worth living In , nnd whoso province it is to meet und to Jill the wants nnd needs of human society. OMAHA LOAN AND TRUST COMPANY. Riibsorlbod nnd Guaranteed Capital..f.r'00,000 1'ald In Capital IKO.OOJ Omaha Loan &TrustCo SAVINGS BANK. S E Corner 10th and Douglna Sts 1'ittd In Capital I M.Wio KubHiirlljul und flunriuiU'fd Capital. . . . 1UO"I Liability of titookholcli-M 200,000 & Pur Cent Interest I'atd on Dopnilts , I'ltANK J , I/ANUi : , Oashlur. OfllcoMi A , U. AVyinun , president ; J. J. ISrawn. vice-prcsldont , W. T. Wymiui , treasurer. Olreulore-A. ; U. Wymmi. J. U. Mlltarrt , J. J llrown , Uuy O , Ilimon , K. W. Nuali , Xlioui J. UUubull , Ocur o 1J. Lako. , H