Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY , AUGUST 10 , 1890.-TWELVE PAGES.
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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
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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