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Till ! bad lands were rightly natnod.
Now plant resolutions where tlioy will
bo kept out of sight.
A HAl'i'Y now year to the members of
the roforui loglalnluro nnd tholr con-
Btituonts.
A HAlTY nnd prosperous Now Year
to the vendors of THE BUB nnd the rest
of mankind.
Tilt : blizzard has como to the battlo-
fjrouml , nnd it may bo oven moro deadly
than the galling- .
TUB ndvont of 1891 may well suggest
to the people of Chicago that they have
Hovoral good slzod chores to do before
1803.
AiTin the war correspondent , the war
artist in the weekly papers and maga
zines. The public has a long siege still
nhond.
GOVHKNOU HILL persistently deolinos
to bo shelved with a sonntorship. Tlio
people will doubtless bo compelled to
furnish David a largo , well seasoned
presidential shelf.
KINO COTTON' no longer wields the
productive scepter of the nation , but In
the Bouthho isyot the reigning monarch.
His contribution to the wealth of the
country last year aggregated $400,000,000.
Tim American wheel trust IB one of
those benevolent institutions started for
the public pood. An advance of 70 per
cent in prices hns boon ordered doubtless -
loss to encourage an infant industry.
IF the Nebraska militia is any good on
parth why not send it to protect the
plucos where settlers have gathered for
safety ? Telegrams to Tim BKU state
that such an assurance of interest would
bo appreciated by 24,000 residents of the
frontier. What do you say , Gouoral
Colby and Adjutant Cole ?
FJIKSIDKNT IIAUHISOK emphatically
denies that ho has boon urging special
V pension claims upon the department.
The denial was scarcely necessary. If
Benjamin Harrison has impressed one
thing more than another upon the people -
plo It is the fact that ho understands
and upholds the dignity of the presiden
tial olllce.
Till ! exhibit which wo make In this
edition of the extensive and substantial
improvements made in Council BlulTs
the past year cannot fall to bo gratify
ing to the citizens of our sister city. In
view of the business depression through
which the country hns gone nnd the
many drawbacks that huvo boon encountered -
countered during the past year , the
marked and steady growth of Council
Bluffs is a striking proof of the resources
of the Mlsbourl valloy.
POLK county , Iowa , Is the paradise of
prohibition. Iloro the code of total ab
stinence blooms in rank luxuriance. It
Is pointed to with pride us a model of
Bobrloty and good order , A compa risen
of the cost of criminal prosecutions in
peaceful Polk with that of the counties
DI the Mississippi and Missouri affords
a most remarkable contrast. During
the year ending last Juno criminal costs
in Polk county were $100,111 , against a
total of $352,183 In the remaining OS
counties of the state of Iowa. Ex-Gov
ernor L'imibco may luivo to como to the
front with ano'thor explanation.
Tun time has not yet como to pass
judgment on the exciting events of the
past few days in the Indian country.
Doubtless the bloody conflict will bo the
subject of much discussion and of con
gressional investigation. It would bo
strnngo , Indeed , if somebody did not
claim that the war is simply a slaughter
of the innocents. Whatever Is' thought
when all the facts nro known , it can now
bo said that the course of General
Brooke in exhausting nllpcacnful moans
to got the hostiles back on the rosorva-
ntlons , and avert the horrors of an
Indian war ngainst the settlers , has deserved -
served and received the highest com
mendation of the press throughout the
country. For six weeks ho waited patiently -
tiontly for the Indians to respond to the
call of reason and decency Then ho
took decisive stops to enforce oboillonco.
Boy on d that point it la not proper to
criticise from any facts at hand.
I
OMAHA , PAST , PllKSKKT AM ) FUTURE.
Thlrty-flvo yoara ago on December ,
last , the first while pioneer made his
permanent homo on the site now occu
pied by the city of Omaha. Within ono
generation the founders of this town
have soon it grow from a llttlo Indian
vtllago to a metropolis twcnty-sccond
in population nmong the galaxy of great
American cities.
In the race for supremacy between
Omaha , Kansas City , St , Paul and Den
ver , Omaha has distanced thosb compet
itors in population and substantial
growth.
Whllo at least two of the Big Four
have boon on the standstill or actually
retrograding , Omaha has forged ahead
steadily and maintained her reputation
as the most promising and progressive
city west of Chicago.
The record of the .year's development
which wo present In this Issue is extreme
ly gratifyinga.id satisfactory. The finan
cial and commercial depression which
has prevailed everywhere east nnd west
has been scarcely felt by our merchants
and manufacturers. The year's bank
clearings show a marked Increase over
these of the preceding yonr. The llvo
stock and packing Industry 1ms nearly
doubled within the past 12 months , nnd
Omaha bids fair to take the second rank
among American pork packing cities
within the next three years. Whllo few
very largo blocks of buildings were
erected during the past year , the num
ber nnd value of permanent structures
exceeds that of 1889.
Although Omaha can now truthfully
boast of being the best paved city in
America , considering her area , she has
kept right on with her street improve
ments , extension and perfection of her
water supply , and her sewerage con
struction has reached a point unsur
passed by any city in the country.
Altogether , Omaha can look bark
over the year 1800 with supreme Balis-
faction as ono of the milestones In her
unparalleled record of growth and pros
perity.
It Id not extravagant to predict that
the population of Omaha by the year 1900
will exceed 300,000.
NEnitASKA INDUSTRIAL STATISTICS.
The second biennial report of the Ne
braska bureau of labor has just been is
sued , and makes an elaborate document
of nearly a thousand pages. It gives ev
idence of intelligent and faithful workon
the part of the deputy commissioner of
labor , Mr. John Jenkins. The report
contains Interesting and valuable in
formation regarding the costof % living
among unskilled wage workers , loan
and building associations , farm mort
gages , manufacturing industries , the
sugar beet industry , and other matters
properly coming within the scope of in
quiry required of the bureau of labor.
Most of what the report contains on
the subject of farm mortgages has al
ready appeared in TUB BKK. A care
ful' investigation of the mortgage in
debtedness of Sarpy county was made ,
that being ono of the oldest counties In
the state and in the opinion of the dep
uty commissioner furnishing a fair
basis from which to estimate the mort
gage indebtedness of the state. The In
vestigation covered a period of ton yoara
down to January 1,1800 , nnd during that
period 805 mortgages were executed ,
representing $1,300,523. At the end
of the period covered by the investiga
tion there wore unpaid 371 mortgages
representing 8408,618. Fifty-eight per
cent of the mortgage indebtedness was
for purchase money , and tlio rate of in
terest on the larger part of it was six
and eight per cent. Taking the figures
of Sarpy county as a fair basis from
which to estimate the mortgage indebt
edness of the state , and it is plain that
the farmers of Nebraska do not ewe to
exceed one-third of the amount which
certain reckless alarmists have claimed
they owo.
The bureau was not able to obtain
thorough Information regarding the man
ufacturing industries of the state , though
it appears to havomnilo strenuous cITorts
to do so. Only about half of these to
whom inquiries were addressed re
sponded , and a still smaller number
furnished statistics of any value. The
principal objection to giving the in
formation called for was that the bureau
hud no right to make investigations into
private affairs. The bureau asked for
no information that has not since been
demanded and secured by the federal
census authorities , and the deputy com
missioner pertinently suggests that "if
It is right in the federal government to
demand this information , it follows
that the eamo right exists in the
state. " At any rate the question of com-
polllug manufacturers under penalty to
furnish such statistics as may properly
nnd without injury to them bo made pub
lic merits the attention of the legisla
ture. If It is desirable to collect nnd
publish industrial statistics , and it is
presumed no ono will question that It is ,
it is obviously necessary to provide a
way to got them. And surely what con
gress may order in this matter it is
within the power of the state to re
quire. Available information was OD-
talned from 810 establishments out
of 8-17 nddrosspd , the amount
of capital invested in these
Jtinol , 18S9 , being $7,503,163 , nnd their
production for the year ending at that
date was of the value of J32,030,51l. The
average number of persons employed In
the Ill'J establishments was 0,005 , and the
wages paid during the year was $2,804- ,
150. It is undoubtedly a safe estimate to
place the value of the annual productions
of the Industries in Nebraska classed by
the bureau of labor as manufactures at
nearly or quite 850,000,000.
Tboro are in Nebraska twonty-nlno
building and loan associations , of
which the bureau of labor received
reports from twenty-four. These stated
their total not assets amount to $585-
170.60 , and the total number of share
holders at the time of the reports was
IVlGi This is a very good showing for
a young state. The deputy commissioner
recommends the enactment of u law re
quiring that all mortgngo records nnd
blanks shall bo ot a certain established
form as to the matter printed thorcon ,
nnd also that a certain length of time
should bo specified In which the release
of : i mortgage should bo recorded nnd
notice of release delivered or forwarded
to the mortgagor by the mortgagee. Ho
suggests legislation to provide for boiler
Inspection ' , renews the recommendation
ofjhls first report regarding the employ
ment of children in shops , submitting a
substitute for the existing law , which is
practically valueless , and urges suitable
factory legislation to secure greater
safety and comfort to employes.
TIIK UVSIA'KSS OUTLOOK.
The beginning of a now year invites
consideration of business prospects , par
ticularly when , as in tlio urosont In
stance , there has been for some time an
unsatisfactory financial condition and
the confidence of capital hns been at a
low point. The now year briugs with it
a general settlement of accounts , u thor
ough Investigation of the results of the
Inst year's business , a unlverbal taking
of stock , nnd the transfer of a vnst sum
of money In payment of dividends , in
terest on state and municipal bonds , nnd
in ether ways. At this time business
jnon consider the question whether they
shall restrict or enlarge their enter
prises , and within the next few weal * * it.
will bo practically determined whether
the industrial and commercial interests
of the country are to remain stationary
or to expand.
It Is gratifying to note that .the pros
pects appear favorable to expansion.
There scorns to bo a returning conll-
donco , and this , if realized , is the best
possible assurance of a revival of busi
ness activity and an increase of the goa-
oral prosperity. Very few intelligent
observers question that the real cause of
the financial stress of the past few
months was the loss of confidence. The
threats of legislation that might ofToct
a radical change in the financial system
of the countr y made men app rchonslvo
and money , whoso value no 1 cgislation
could ( impairwas withdrawn from active
use , while there was a general tendency
to cut tall credits. The country was in
fnct prosperous. Its foreign commerce
was never larger , farmers received
profitable prices forthelrproducts , there
was no complaint from manufacturers.
Ordinarily with such conditions capital
is found seeking investments and can bo
had almost for the asking. But it got a
scare , and notwithstanding the efforts of
the treasury to restore confidence , capi
tal has remained extremely cautious for
several months There nro indications ,
however , of un improving tendency , and
there is reason to hope that it will
continue. Of course a great deal depends -
ponds upon what congress shall
do in the way of financial legislation , or
whether It does anything. At present
the disposition appears to bo to pursue a
conservative course , but the difficulty is
that a few incorrigible extremists maybe
bo able to defeat this , though there is
apparently llttlo danger that they can
carry through the policy they desire.
But at any rate recent expressions of
prominent eastern merchants and finan
ciers are very reassuring.
Locally there is every reason to expect
that the year 1891 will witness n notable
expansion of Omaha's ' prosperity. No city
in the west is in bolter condition to take
advantage of a renewal of confidence nnd
and a revival or enlargement of business
activity. Her finances are in a per
fectly sound condition and her commer
cial interests are equally so. The year
just entered upon ought to bo ono of not
nblo progress and prosperity for Omaha
ana all the indications uro that it will bo.
3tlt. STRKX'S
Land Commissioner Steen has caught
the reform spirit of the times and offers
an urgent suggestion to the incoming
legislature. As it concerns ono of the
largest expenditures of public funds and
promises to effect a considerable saving
thereon , it is worthy of the prompt at
tention of the people.
The hist legislature appropriated
$415Oo8 for various public institutions ,
to provide board and clothing , fuel ,
lights , furniture , bedding , paints and
oils. Under the present system each in
stitution makes its own contracts for
supplies and buys largely of local deal
ers. Commissioner Steen stales that
this arrangement causes a loss of several
thou&and dollars annually to the state.
First , the local dealers manipulate bids
so as to prevent the award of
contracts at low figures. Second ,
they fill contracts with inferior
goods. Third , otllcials take advantage
of the looseness of the system to provide
themselves and families with luxuries at
the publio expense. The commissioner
believes that a state purchasing agent
and a central supply depot would remedy
these evils and save the state tons of
thousands of dollars annually.
Tlio charges which the laud commis
sioner , after two years' experience with
the matter , brings against the present
system , are certainly grave enough to
warrant a thorough investigation of the
subject. It is doubtless true that local
dealers frequently pool their interests
in submitting bids , and that they have
sometimes cheated the stnto by sub
stituting g < ) oda inferior to these
the contract called for. A wav should
bo found to remedy the evil , but It is not
clear that Commissioner Steen suggests
the best one. The maintenance of a
central fctipply depot would be expensive
and would offer quite as favorable an
opening for fraud ns exists under the
present system. The grossest publio
frauds over committed have occurred
when supplies have boon purchased on
a vnst bcnle. And tlio larger the scale
the blgsror the frauds successfully concealed -
coaled from tno public. That was Now
York's experience with the Tweed ring
and ether corrupt public servants. The
central depot would also involve addi
tional expense in the handling of goods
nnd constant shipments by freight.
Nebraska maintains eleven great
institutions , in various parts of
ify
the state , which are p.-inelpally
supplied with the necessities
of Ufa by direct purchase , paid for out
of the treasury.Vhy should not each ono
of them bo conducted precisely us they
would bo if owned by private indi i-
viduals ? In that'caso the coal , the gro- >
caries and provisions , the clothing , fur-
ulturo and bedding would all bo pur
chased of the parties who could lay thorn
down at the designated points for the
lowest cash price. No private indi
vidual wouldaffowliTmself to bo hold up
by u potty couJCTnntion of local dealers ,
nor would ha : elpt for the delivery of
nny goods the lid not equal the letter
of the contviu : Ho would throw his
business open t the bids of all dealers ,
local nnd foreign , nnd would buy on the
closest margin at which the goods could
bo laid down. And no man who Is not
cnpablo of cotldtfctlng business on that
basis should bo 'usted to expend tens of
thousands of aSllars of the people's
money.
IIow long must wo recognize a differ
ence between private and public busi
ness , and lamely submit to impositions
as a state that no ono would dare to offer
us as individuals ? Wo do not believe
it is necessary to burden the slate with
another great publio institution in the
shape of n-conlral supply depot. Honest
nnd buslness-llko methods will remedy
the evils of the present system , nnd if
the olllclals now in office are not able to
furnish it they should make way for
men who are.
TJ1K CALL OFFUOXTIKK
Till ! Bin : received yesterday the fol
lowing dispatch from Hay Springs ,
Sheridan county , ono of the points on
the Nebraska frontier that Is most exposed -
posed to Indian depredation :
The stuto authorities have scon fit tto recognize
"
ognize the drouth sufferers in tho" south
western part of the state , but Ignore the
mental mid physical suffering of the 2),0l)0 ) )
unarmed and unprotected citizens of this
section. If our appeals to the state are with
out avail Onmlm's ' business Interest should
make themselves felt In our behalf.
It is stated that the adjutant general
bus made no reply to frequent and ur-
goni appeals sent him during the last
few days. Several weeks since Gov
ernor Thayer forwarded to the front all
the arms and ammunition available at
that time. It is doubtful whether
it is now within the power of the
state government to furnish more relief
to meet this now emergency.
But this fact should not prevent the
adjutant general from giving prompt at
tention to the letters and telegrams ho
receives. The least he can do is to im
mediately advise the distressed settlers
ot the fact. If ho can help them ho
should do so without delay. If ho can
not ho should Inform thorn to that effect ,
that they may not ignorantly trust their
safety to n vain hope.
This is indeed a time when every pub
lic ollicial should bo at his post of duly ,
and when the citizens of the northwest
ern portion of the state should receive
the same attention as that given to the
citizens of anyjDthor locality.
GEKJIANY long since dropped out of
the list of the "effete monarchies of the
old world. " From the moment its guns
thundered att the gates of Parh , 20
years ago , its grpwth in population and
commerce has been no less marked than
the marvelous solidification of the em
pire. Tlio fact is strikingly shown in the
growth of its loading cities. The cen
sus just taken givps Berlin a population
of l,573,4S5.an increase of 250,000 in Qvo '
years. Hamburg ranks second with
715,000 , including the adjacent town of
Altona , equal to an increase of 21 pot-
cent in five years. In nor cent of gain
Leipslc surpasses all cities in the em
pire , having now 85S,272 ! inhabitants ,
ngainst 159,500 in 1885 , an increase of 82
per cent. Munich , Breslau , Colofiie ,
Magdeburg and Frankfort-on-tho-Maln
rank in population in the order named
and show like surprising expansion.
Those figures prove that the leading
cities of Germany keep abreast of the
leading cities of America , and in some
instances distance thorn. Now York
nnd Berlin are equal in popu
lation , but Berlin advanced 2oO-
000 in five years against Now
York's 300,000 in 10 vears
Hamburg shows an increase equal to
Berlin , and if permitted to extend its
boundaries as liberally ns Chicago , its
growth in five years would equal lhat of
the Lake city in ton. Whatever strides
the leading cities of the United States
have made in ether directions , it Is evi
dent they are not advancing in popula
tion at a greater ratio than Gorman
cities. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
STATISTICS of defalcations during the
year , compiled by the Chicacro Tci wnc ,
place Pennsylvania easily at the head
of the list , with an aggregate loss of
$2,320,837. , Now York ranks second with
$1,920,270. Among the western states
Nebraska shows a top total of 81GO,2o3 ;
lown , $9,015 ; Kansas , $112,447 ; Colorado ,
$74,000 ; South Dakota , $12,000 , and North
Dakota , $14,000. The total recorded de
falcations roach the splendid sum of
$8,022,050 , or the second largest aggre
gate reported in 12 years. And it was
not a very profitable year for trusted
crooks cither.
A NOTAUI.K figure , if not a combina
tion of figures , is removed from active
affairs by the death of M. A. Dauphin.
Essentially a promising man , ho beat-
tored his 'principles broadcast , touched
the pockets of r.ieh and poor , and made
Louisiana the -Mecca of the votaries of
chance. Few rapn in private life levied
tribute so offociLvoly and returned so
litllo. While the multitude may not
bedew his memory ! with tears , It Is quito
certain they will cherish these two by
six certificates pi misplaced contldunco
and cash. '
JAY GOULD oxpVcsses high regard for
tlio government , directors of the Union
Pacific , of coursc.'i'Tho directors will all
join in expressing a very high regard
for Jay Gould. . , ' , .
IGNATIUS Dd MntTA' , entertains a
burning desire to load the Alliance into
the land of oromlBO. Ho will cultivate a
lightning rod for the presidency for the
next two years.
SUXATOII HOAH has concluded his
speech on tlio force bill. That's an
other reason for u happy now year.
\VllKN Sldtooy Dillon makes "a stato-
mont" tno public does iiot necessarily
regard it as conclusive.
Won't Tnlco U'.H ' 1'renorlptlonH.
St. IMUI aiobe Deinoerat.
Mr. Cleveland , In his role of mcdlclno man
of the democratic party , finds some of the
same difficulties In getting bis alleged rnlracu-
lout powers credited and bis prctontlon * rco-
ocnlzod that presented themselves to his
eminent contemporary , Sitting Hull.
A 1'rttruiiiiUllc.
Chicago A'eio.
"How shall woman our ships ! " asks Ad
miral Luce In a magazine article. First get
your ships.
They All Do It.
Mtntifiiiolt * Journal.
The New York Herald charges Mr. Dlntno
with secretly bidding for the fnnncr vote.
That , however , docs not nppcnr to bo an unpardonable -
pardonable sin , slnco every mnn who has
over run for the presidency since Washing
ton passed away has clone the same thing.
Simply n Gould Orjjiui.
Chicniin Tribune.
The Dos Moltiea Hegistnr , of course , Is not
a newspaper ; novcr hns been n newspaper
and never xvlll bo one. It la what lit name
Implies , n rcplstcr of the decrees of Jay
Gould his Iowa organ nnd Imntl In glove
with him In till his schemes to plunder the
people of Town. Why wed honest men uny
any attention to Its subsidized howls of nn-
gulsh when Its master U In trouble.
Applies to All.
CMcnijn Tribune.
The stronpest candidate the democrats
could nominate for president would bo Mrs.
Cleveland. It is true she might , bo prevented
from serving , if elected , by a strict construc
tion of the constitution of the United States ,
but the trouble with all the eligible candi
dates of the democracy is that uono of them
can bo elected.
The New Itaifrmul Combination.
I'ittshurti Dltpnlch.
The contempt shown for the spirit of the
law on the part of tbo railroad presidents Is
the cliiot clement of strength in the demands
for more and stronger laws to control the
raUroad.t. The presidents may bo able to
run things to suit themselves for a time , but
the more arbitrary they nro the sooner will
they bo shorn of their power. And this Is
nbout the only consolation Ibo average citi
zen may have in the contemplation of such
movements as that of the Gould party.
AHOUT HOJ1EX.
Princess Beatrice of England Is writing a
book on Inco , to bo illustrated by herself.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster and Miss \Villard nro
resting on their honors whllo Mrs. Mary A.
Llvcrmoro and Mrs. Bcceher tnko a turn nt
Invectlvo in tlio newspapers.
Gun It bo possible that Miss Willard Is
growing sentimental ! It is said thatslio has
suggested that the woman's building at the
world's fair bo made in the form of a woman's
heart. It is now In order for Miss Willard
to map out tbo difference in shape between
tlio male nnd female heart.
Fanny Kemblo ( now Mrs. Butler ) is living
with her daughter , Mrs. Lclgb , In Surrey ,
England. She is in her eighty-second year
and In fucblo health.
Mrs. Letitiii Tyler Somplo , granddaughter
of ox-PresldentTyler , has given n collection
of old oil paintings which belonged to tlio
Tyler family to William nnd Marry college.
Miss Frances E. Willard calls it "tbo'
frothiest of folderol , " tbc Uillc tbat sue would
llko to bo made a bl3bop. Perhaps she pre
fers to have It called a "blshopcss. "
Mmo. Barrios , widow of the late Control
American dictator , has a magnitlccnt collec
tion of diamonds. The greatest part of the
jewels were heirlooms of the kingdom of
Guatemala.
Mrs. John D. Ilockfcllcr , wife of the rich
est man in America , is a model housekeeper ,
unpretentious and exact , looking after every-
thl.ig and keeping a book account of all ex
penditures. The ladies should found Mrs.
Hoekfellor housekeeping societies.
Kate Field is authority for the statement
that women spend $ fiOJO,000 a year for cos
metics to make themselves beautiful. Men
spend n great many times ns much as that
painting their noses , which makes them
"ugly as sin" both in complexion and temper.
THE VLOtilXG \'l-.lll.
Tbo following poem from the Inspired pen
of tlio Into George D. Prentice , ono of tlio
most brilliant editors of tbo auto-war period ,
will bo lead with great Interest :
'TIs midnight's holy hour , and silence now
Is brooding llko u gentle spirit o'ur
The still and pulseless world. Hark ! On the
winds
The bolls' deep tones are swelling , 'tis the
knell
Of the departed year. No funeral train
Is sweeping past ; yet , on tbo stream and
wood
With melancholy light tbo moon beams rest
Llku a pale , snotlesH sliroud ; tbo air Is btlrred
As by a mounter's sigh ; and on yon cloud
That ( louts so still and placidly through
IIPUVCII ,
Tbo spirits of the seasons scorn to stand ,
Young spring , bright aunimur , autumn's
.solemn form.
And winter with his atcd locks , and breath
In mournful cudencus that como abroad
Llko tin ) far wind-burp's wild and touching
A niulii'iioholy dlrgo o'er tbodoad year ,
lionu from thu earth forever.
Kor jiiomory and for tears. Within thn deep ,
Still ihamburb o ! Die heart , a .specter dim ,
Wlioso tones ; uu llko the wizard's \olco of
time
Iloiid from tlio tomb of ages , points Us cold
And po'.enm linger to the bountiful
And holy visions that It.ivo passed away ,
And left iiosliudow of their loveliness
On the dead waste ot life. That specter lifts
The collln-lld of Hopu and Joy and hove
And bfiiillng mournfully above tlio pnlu ,
hwoot foims tbatbluutber therescattuts dead
llowers
O'or what has passed to nothlnflncss.
The year
Has gone , and with it , many a glorious timing
Of 11tippy dreams. Its mark Is on each bion- ,
Its sh.ulow In oachhe.irt. In Its swift
It waved Its scepter o'er tbo beautiful ,
And they are nut. It laid Its pallid hand
Upon thu MnniR man. and tlio liatigbty form
Is rallun. and tlio Hushing eye Is dim.
It trod tbo hall of revelry , wlioro thronged
The bright and joyous , and the tearful wall
Of stricken ones It , lieanl wlioro erst tlio song
And leekless shout resounded.
It passed o'or
The battle plain where sword and spear am' '
hhlold
Hushed In the light ot midday , und tha
Mreii'-'lh
Of serried hosts Is shivered , and the grass ,
( iiuen from the soil of carnage , waves above
Thu crushed und mouldering skeleton. Itcuiuo
And fueled llku a wruath of niLst ul uve ;
Yet 010 It multed In vluw less air
It heralded Its millions to tholr homo
In the dim land of dreams.
Remorseless tltnot
fierce spirit of the glass and soythel what
power
Can stay him In his solemn course , or melt
His Iron huurt to pity ? Un. btlll on
lie presses , and foiover. The proud bird ,
Thu condor of thu Andes , that can Hoar
Through heaven's unfuthoiiiablu depths , or
liravo
The fury of the northern hurricane * ,
And butbu his plumage In thu thundor's
homo ,
1'urls Ids broad wings at nightfall , and sinks
To rest uixm his mountain crag , hut time
Knows not thuvclKhtnt sleep or we.irlnotjs ,
And night's deep duikncsa 1ms no chain to
hind
Ills rushing pinions.
Revolutions sweep
O'or earth , llko troubled visions o'er the
hroastr .
Ot dro.iinlng sorrow ; fillet rise and ( tlnlc
lilku bubbles on the > \tter : ; tlery MCA
.Spring luiulng from the ocean , und go back
'lo tliulr mystorlotis caverns ; niouritnlim rear
To heuvtin their bald and blaekenud flirts und
low
Tholr lull hcadi to the plain ; now empires
flnthurln'g the strength of hnary centuries.
And rush down llku thu Alplno avalanche ,
.startling tlio nations ; nnd Hie v ry stars
Yon bright anil burning blazonry of Oed ,
( Hitter uwlillo In tliolr uturnal depth * ,
And , llku thu I'leinds. loveliest ut tholr train ,
blioot from their glorious tiphurus. und puss
To duiklu In the tracldes-s void , yet timo.
Time llkn thu tomb builder holds hb tlerco
carror ,
Dark , htu rn , all pitiless , und | mil sen not
Amid tint inlchty wrecks thatHtruw his path
To Hit und in use. lll < u other vomiuururit
Upon thu fuuifulruluhu has wrought.
fTXA 8 \TltIKS. .
Chicago Tribune : An Indian baker is a
x bread-man.
Jndlnnnpohs Journal : You needn't Imlp to
raise n laugh , but you can have n sigh alone.
St. Joseph News : There Is only ono mnn
around a newspaper oftluo whoso work Is over
mm ; the collector.
Ulnphnmpton Lender : Wo Imto to sco
girls throw kisses. The avcrngo girl Is such
n thundering bad shot.
Atchlson Globe : The Lord know what
va-s best for man's ' pcnco of mind when Ho
tilled to put eyes In the back of lib head.
New Orleans Picayune : The mnn who said ,
'All's fair In love or war , " Is undoubtedly
ho man who got the best of It In both cases.
New Ilnvcn Hcglstcr : It hns been nscer-
nlnod at last why Dr. Koch's lymuh should
my a duty. It Interferes with homo con
sumption.
Philadelphia Tltnos : "Many at the Chrlst-
nMtnblol" ' Eight of us. Father , mother
and the live children. " "That's only seven. "
'Yes ' , but the turkey was nte. "
New York Herald : "I must go to sco that
icrformnnco. " "Whyl" "It must bo won-
lorful , The star actress , nex-ordlug to the
bill , Is supported by her husband. "
St. Joseph News : When Slmkcspearo said
.hat the npparcl oft proclilir.s the man , ho
nust have been thinking of these who wear
clothes so loud that you can hear thorn.
llch In the basement tha gas-meter stands ,
Counting its feet with Its thin , taper hands ,
Aist , fust they spin , as by some maglo spell ,
Whtlo In dim-lit room o'erhciid some beau
rings the bello. Culcngo Tribune.
Boston Transcript : Brown Tell mo , do
, 'ou thlnlc that Ilobbs over says what Isn't '
sxnotly truol" Fogg Well , 1 should not
Ike to chnrgo Ilobbs with un truthfulness ;
jut If ho himself believes ouo-hundredth part
of the stories ho tells ho must bo the most
credulous man alive.
Aud now the llttlo children In their innocent
delight
CrncU hazel nuts upon the steps and oranges
do blto.
When homeward comes their weary dad , engrossed -
grossed with worldly cares.
[ t will not make him papplcr to
toFall
Fall
FallDown
Stairs.
St. Joseph Herald.
\E 'S OP Tiff ! SOUTItn'KHT.
Ncbrankn.
Sumncr has boon offered n $15,000 woolen
mill for u subsidy of fj,0 ( > 0.
Twenty-two wolves have been hounded to
death near Alnsworth this winter.
A number of farmers ta the vicinity of Ilnr-
ilson ore preparing to go into the sheep bubi-
n ess.
Stewart Kawloy nnd Floyd Sykos , held on
burglary , broke J.iil iitUloomingtonnndmudo
good their escape.
Kov. A. M. Lawrence of Burlington , Knn. ,
has accepted a cull to the Presbyterian
church at Minden.
The Albion Young Men's Christian associ
ation celebrates its first anniversary by open
ing n leading room and gymnasium.
A high wind at Alnsworth unroofed Me-
Cord's warehouse nnd nearly upset the bullu-
Ing , together with Sisson's hardware storo.
Among the now enterprises talked of for
Peril arc a waterworks plant , a llourlng mill ,
n grain elevator , an opera house and several
store buildings nnd residences.
Frank Shuttle , n farmer living on Elm
Island , Buffalo cnuuty , hns been arrested on
the ( 'hat-go of sending the infernal machine to
L. A. Bisco of Gibbon , which exploded Whllo
being opened.
An incendiary started a fire on the outside
of Jacob's saloon at Hooper and then turned
off the wnter at the tire hydrant. The flames
wcro extinguished , however , nftor doing $300
worth of damage.
E. M. Palno stored thlrty-flvo bushels of
wheat in the granary on his fnrn near Cedar
itaplus , when some ono stole twenty-livo
bushels of it. Mr. Palno says ho will give
the other ten If tbo thief will call for it.
While taking two young Indies homo from
a dance , Charles Bradyof Chadionnttcmpted
to shoot n barking doir , but whllo pulling his
revolver from his pocket the weapon w.is dis
charged. The ball stuiclc him in the thigh
nnd passed through his leg , nearly hitting
ono of the young ladies.
During a wind storm the stock sheds of T.
J. Mossman , near Ansley , caught lire from
Hying sparks from the chimney of the honso.
Tlio family , who were all in the house at the
time , did" not discover the llro until It had
gained considerable headway and had been
communicated to thu grain und buy .stacks ,
fodder ricks , etc. They succeeded by hard
labor In saving a good portion of the sheds ,
but not being able to rcui'h the granary In
consequence of tno wind blowing llro from
the stables , it , with the entire contents , is a
complete loss , with nearly grain enough to
winter the stock and wheat enough to give
them bread and seed.
Tno Tccnmsoh Chieftain mentions this no-
utillnr disease of a horse : W. AV. Jobcs. who
lives south of town , lost n horse recently by
n peculiar disease. The nnitnal was noticed
early ono morning In apparent pain violently
rubbing Its forehead till the blood started
from the torn hide. By degrees it seemed to
grow better nnd nctcd natural enough for
twenty-four hours when restlessness waa ob
served. "When a whisp of hay was offered it
was grabbed nt nnd bitten spasmodically.
Shortly the horse grabbed at its knee , biting
nnd clinging to the limb ns though in n spasm ,
until the teeth cut into the llosh. Soon after
this it fell overnnd died. It is thought to bo
some trouble with the brain.
Iowa.
Emmctslmrg wants a brick yard.
William Ilanna of Vail ate thirty eggs fried
in butter in ten minutes less than ono hour ,
and won 8-0.
The Carli-do farmers' nllianco has adopted
a resolution protesting against the enactment
by congress of the oluctions bill.
Two rogues nro getting Webster county
farmers to sign what purports to bo census
PRINCIPAL POINTS
EAST , WEST ,
NORTH and SOUTH
1302 Fnrnnm Stroot.
Harry P. Deuel ,
City Passonsor nnd Ticket Agent.
blanks , which Inter turn up In the form of
promissory notos.
llonry Watforson. odltor of the IjotiUvlllo
Courier-Journal , will lecture nt loa Moinas
January t on "Manor nnii Morals. " Ho will
also sponk nt vVlntcrsot , Grltuiell mul
Kookuk.
Hosottrt WnUon , colored , hns returned to
Miuscutlno from u visit of exploration to
Ilntosvlllo , Ark. , her old homo , which she
loft thirty years nso In the days of slavery.
Shu found n brother nud a host of her rela
tives there.
Mayor Duncnn of Burlington carries n mln
laturo paving Iirlck made of Burlington clay
as n watch charm. Ho Intend * to linvo 1,000
maiio for distribution ntnong his friends.
Jhoy will boar his famous utterance i "Tho
way topavols topavo , "
Andrew Snonccr nnd wlfo celebrated their
golden wedding at Mt. 1'lcnsnnt on Christ
mas nny. They were married ut Denmark ,
Leo county , by Father Turner , nnd they
huvo remained within twenty miles of tholr
llrst homo nil these lifty years.
Wni'itn Hlehardson , a boy of seventeen ,
fell \vhllo skating nt Clinton , struuk on
tlio back of his head , but was apparently not
much hurt , being nbout for sovornl hours
nftorwnnl. After ho had gone to bed ho was
seized with crumps nnd died in nu hour.
Tlio Two Dakota * .
Wesley-Amlorson , n prominent citizen nnd
old sotller of Loud , is dead , aged about sixty-
two years.
The Huron Woman's Hcllof corps distrib
uted during the holidays $ ! IVJ in clothlng.pro-
visions and cash among the needy.
The farmers' alliance of Ynnkton county
proposes to semi two carloads of supplies to
tlio drought sufferers of South Dakota.
Huron's now artesian well Is SSO feet docn ,
Is 0-inch bow , nnd hns a nrossura of nlnoty-
six pounds to the square Inch. The ( low 'is
about ono thousand callous per in I tin tc.
A chattel mortgngo for $1.100 on the store
fixtures and stork of W. M. Barllett , the
Madison merchant reported to have boon
robbed of W.IXMJ on Christmas eve , hns been
filed for record. His father Is the mortgagee.
A mortgage and deed of his real e.stnto has
also boon recorded. His other liabilities nro
nbout $1,000. His store was closed on tha
20th.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'llOPOSKD ' 10TIIK WIIONG OIUU
Sml Plljjlit lii Whlrli n NVrvnus Voting
Man I'liuiul Ilimscll'
Rutlyaril Kipling , In ono of tlio series
of tales that brought Hint plftod nnd
brco/y j-outiff nmn into the sttnllpht of
fiuno mid fortune , lulls Iho story of an
unlucky An lo-Indian who proposed in
the { jloom of nn Indian dust storm to the
wronp girl , whom ho took for her slslor ,
says Iho Now York Prosi. Right up in
staid , sober , unromsititlo old Urhlgoport
there hiiH recently occurred civao of the
same sort.
Among tlio bolloa of Bridgeport are n
pair of mighty pretty twin slstora , whoso
ntlnvetioiiH , us they should have douo ,
huvo secured for thutn ahost of ndmlrors
nmong tlio Bridgeport awnins. Ono of
the two is mimed Mary. The other's
nnmoLs Martha , It is an embarrassing
peculiarity of Iho two that at the ngo
when American girls are most charm
ing , they relaiti In a striking ilcgroo thu
perfect resemblance to each other that
in their infnnlilo days compelled Ihoir
mother to He n blue ribbon on Mary's
arm lo toll her from Martha.
So eloso is this resemblance that thu
near relatives of these young women are
often deceived by It. Sturdy Sam
Hogors , the faithful young man who has
boon the "ateady company" of Miss
Mary for a year past , congratulated
himbclf on the fact that ho never got
fooled in the identity of the damsels.
Jfo will plume himself on this no longor.
His pride got a sere fall the ether night ,
when his conlidonco led him into a llx
calculated to throw tlio average young
man into Iho depths of humiliation mid
despair.
For a long time past the heart of Mr.
Rogers lins been : is securely in Miss
Mary's possession asif that young woman
had had that useful organ locked up iti a
safe , of which she only know the coin-
blnction. But Mr. Rogers is a very
modest young man. Not until the other
night dared ho avow his passion. And
the circumstances Hint followed nearly
doprivad him of his reason. It wits on a
Sunday evening , of course. The short
Oeloboi1 day had faded , Ihoug'i it wan
not quito dark , whoa Mr. Rogers lifled
Iho briiHS knocker on the door of Miss
Mary's homo. ,
Her youthful brother opened It and
ushered him into the parlor , with the
suppressed nnd aggravating grin that
young brothers are prone to indulge in
under such circumstances. Presently
another door opened , and Miss Mary , as
Mr. Rogers supposed , walked in. To
her remark that the room needed a
light , Mr , Hogors interposed a decided
negative. IIo had come fully dolor-
mined lo ask the motnenlous question
tlion nnd there , nnd ho foltthnt the dim
ness of semi-twilight would lend him
cam-Ago.
The nil important question was put.
The young lady hesitated , Hcomcd con
fused , surprised , and linnlly faltered out
a trembling yes. But the joy of poor
Mr. Rogers was short. For the door
opened again , and in Ihero walked ,
bearing a lamp , not Mina Martha or any
ether member of the family , but Mib's
Mnry herself. That wicked younger
brother had sent Iho wrong hlblor Into
Iho room. Mr. Rogers had proposed to
Iho wrong girl. And she had ticcoplcd
him. We draw the ourtning over the
scene that followed. The anguish of
Mr. Rogers was far beyond Iho power of
print to portray. The dllommn. into
which ho bud plunged himself was tno
awful to bo described. Lot it stand na a
warning to all American young men to
beware of dimly lighted parlors on Sun
day evening.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. U. S. Gov't ' Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
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COMPANY.
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1'uld mCuimal . 3M.OW
Iluy and sollu stocks and ) iond ! nrgotlatoi
commt'roliil ' pap'Ti ' receives und oxuculcs
trusts ! acts ns transfer a'jent and trustuo of
oaruoratlotiB , tuUos cbargo of property , ool-
Unc .
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SAVINGS BANK.
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. I'ftld In Ouvltat . I 51.C05
Subscribed and ( Jiwrnntt 'd O.uiltal. . . . IW.oa )
Liability of Stockholder * . 200.000
6 1'er Cent Inlort-st I'ald on IlepoHlU.
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vlco-nrusldont , W. T. Wynntn. tnmuiiror.
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