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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY TANTJARY 18 , 1891.-SIXTEEN PAGES. TELE PUULISIIED EVERY MORNING TEUM8 OK eUIIFCIUt'TION. Dully mid Sunday , Ono Year . tin CO Tlm-o innnllH. . . . . . . . > . . < > i 2 J Rnndny lleo , Ono Year. . . . . . * -JJ { AVccklyltcct Una Year. . . lw OITICES : Omnlin.Tlio lion Ihilldlnt' . f-outli Omnlin , Corner N nnd 2fth Street * . I'miiicll lllulTs , 12 I'rarl Street. ChlcnKO onice , 817 CliiunlxT of Commerce. New Vork. Rooms 13,11 nnd IS , Tribune Building 'WmhlMKton , C13 Fourteenth htrcct connrsroNnKXCB All coniiniinlontloni rt'lutlnit to nowi and rdltorlal mutter should bo addressed to the Editorial Uppitrtmcnt. j. All bii-lnciH It-it eruinil remittance * should IscailclmMMl to The lliM > Pul > llihln Company , Onuiliii. Drnflfl , checks nnd poMofllcoorcIeri tolu inndu payable to the otilrr ct tlio ooia l > nny. Tlic Bcc Publishing Company , Proprietors , The Hco 11'lcl'R , Purnnm nncl tovontconth Btt E WOKTTT > TBMKN'r 01 ? 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JfOO. 10,815 copies ; for April. IfDfl , 20.fM roolrs ! for Way , WO. 20.1SO roplrs ; for June , 1MK1 , W.I01 cop'ei ! for July , 3HO.BO.frS copies : forAucust , Itm'.SP.TiOcnp'osj ' Tor toHtiml cr. 18tO.2J.KO topics : for October , 5fW , 20.7ia copies ; for JNovi'inlier , 100 , 21,13) ) copies ; for December. IMO.KIJ'I conies. GJOHOI ; It. T/scnuCK. Eflorntn bpforfl me. nnd mil > erlbcd In my pretence , tlilslllstaay of Decetnl'cr. A. I ) . , 169U N I1 , l-'rir. Notary Public. Tins liulirin temper hns boon notably Bwcotor slnco General Miloa soiit the braves a supply of sugar. COUDXKI , FOKSYTIIIJ will face his nccusors with a diamond hiltcd sword , presented lilin by his Nebraska nd mlrors. , THIS Ajncrloan partigriiphor has had lota of Itni with Nebraska In the last few weeks , but tlio joke is getting ft llttlo threadbare now. IN Tin : light of the council investiga tion , the plumbing superintendent should hoed the Buggostivoncsa of his unmo and plunge Into privatelife. . CuNTitAt , AMKUICA is on the verge of another war. It is to ho hoped that somebody will got thoroughly and per manently whipped this time. AVricriONS multiply in Kansas City. An amateur boomer proposes an air line road to the gulf , thus ineronnlng the troubles of a town already overburdened with wind. As chairman of the state relief com mittee General Thayer has nn opportu nity to continue the splendid work in which ho has boon onngod for the last two months. Tim bounty on maple sugar is a swcot morsel of overripe protection to "infant industries. " But Vermont is as much on titled to a pull on the national treas ury as Louisiana. TEKIT.KR and Wolcott have made up tholr minds to swallow ex-SontUor Hill as a monetary commissioner , but the face they make up while pot-forming the act is not at all becoming. STATISTICS of crime show that 4,290 , murders wore committed in the United States last year , and only 102of the criminals wore convicted and executed. No wonder crime is rampant. COLOHADO Is rich in mines of every description. It has not a foot of natur ally arahlo land. And yet its agricul tural product In 1800 surpassed in value the output of all its mines. That fact represents the triumph of irrigation. Tins Nebraska delegation in congress cannot more effectively guard the com morclul interests of the state than by in sisting on unobstructed railroad entrance to Omnhn. No charter for bridging the rlvor at this point should bo granted that does not provide for the passage of railroad trains. THKIIK were three states at the bogin- ninu of the year that had gubernatorial contests on hand. But Nebraska Is the only one of the trio that is still wasting valuable time on that account. The leg islatures of Now Hampshire and Con necticut have settled their differences and got down to business. SKN'ATOK FASSUTT of Now York an nounces that ho will move to California because ho is convinced that IN'ow York is disgustingly democratic , llo has been the most prominent of the Platt lenders and was said to bo booked for governor. It is plain that the Now York democrats nro driving' the bright men west by plac ing a prohibitory tariff on the ofllcos. Tim Omahn newspaper that advocates the abandonment of the semi-arid coun ties to stoek raising attempts to betray the bottlers into the hands of tholr worsi , onomlos. Ask the people of Khnbal : county who is responsible for the fact .that their farmers are not building irri gation ditches this winter and receiving pay from the proceeds of county bonds instead of asking aid from the state. DKSPITK a vigorous boating of the drum , the grout western railroad syndl cato fails to materialize. The hidden mainspring of the movement to organize a massive pool is gradually coining to light , and exposing the long-bladoi 'knives which the larger are running into the vitals of the smaller corpora tlons. The unity and harmony which prevailed at the Now York mooting is succeeded by general distrust nnd posl ilvo denunciation. The present condi tlon of affairs promise an early war ratiior than prolonged peace. FINANCIAL Ull'IIUVBUEST. The Omahn bank clearings for the past week show an Increase as compared with the corresponding week of last year , For the four preceding weeks they htul shown a decrease. The im provement In the local financial situa tion thus Indicated reflects a general change for the bettor that has taken plituo stnco the beginning of the year. This Is duo both to an increase of the circulation and to a partial restoration of conlidcnco. During the month of De cember the circulation was increased $21,000,000 , made up of gold nnd silver cor- tlflcntCH , gold coin and legal tender notes. Accoidlng to the last treasury state ment of tlio currency account the total amount of money in circulation at tlio beginning of the present year was Sl.oilS.O.'W.Oia , which would give an average holding of over S21 for every man , woman and child In the country. Tlio nmountof gold in circulation is $ . ' 5.- 000.000 larger than.lt was a year ago , the amount of silver certificate ; ) $23- 000,000 , gold certificates $22.000,000 , sil ver dollars $0,000,000 and United States notes about ! ,000,000. Thereis thus shown by the olllclal figures to have been an increase in the clrcution during the past year , including all forma of cur rency of over $1)0,000,000 ) , while national bank notes to the amount of $20,000,000 were retired , making the not ircroaso of circulation $70,000,000. This Is nearly doblo the amount wh ich Boino of the ablest financiers regard as a safe annual addition to the circulation in order to keep pace with the growth of population and business. The improved confidence in financial circles is duo to several favorable condi tions. Ono of these is the better out look for the transportation business of the country. There is more faith in the successful operation of the now agreement between the presi dents of the western roads , the effect ofwhich is to remove the apprehension that existed of wide spread disaster to the carrying inter ests from a continuance of conflict bo- twcon them. Another favorable condi tion is the protnibo of improvement in most of the manufacturing industries of the country. The iron and stool Interest sat'prcsont somewhat depressed , but vlth this exception there is little com- > lnint from manufacturing enterprises. Still another fact is that the long-con- Imied monetary stringency weodoo. out nest of the weak and speculative class of business men , nnd these who lave gene through the pinch lave established a claim to confi dence that financial institutions fool : allod upon to recognize. It is very n'obnblo that the growth of confidence las Dcon somewhat checked by the financial propositions in congress , but ho fear of radical legislation is very ikely not so great nor so general as it vas some months ago. At any rate , the mprovcment in the financial situation , ) oth locally and generally , Is a welcome act , nnd there Is no reason to suppose .hat . it will not continue. A HILL TllA T OUGHT TO PASS. Senator Moore of Lancaster Has intro duced a bill providing that all counties having less than 12oCOOpopulation shall bo governed by three commlssonors , and all having.moro than that number by fivo. This is a wise measure and ought o bo enacted into law. It is aimed at the cumbersome and ex pensive system of township supervisors now in vogue in a number of counties in Nebraska. The pmsent syfatom is pro lific of evils and abuses that win only bo cached by a stringent state law. It is ; rue that counties now have the option to choose either the commissioner or supervisor system , but in the nature of the case the law is practically void. A board consisting of from twenty to forty township supervisors is a political machine not easily"overturned. Having ono or muro representatives in every township , and controlling the oporoprl ations for every rend , bridge or other improvement that is asked , the board of supervisors is in a position to perpetuate - uato * itself in spite of public opinion There are several counties whore com' mlssionors are preferred , but the power of the extensive board over merchants , nowsnapors and all classes of people doing1 business with the county , is too great to admit of a fair discussion of tn question. The supervisor system compels the employment of from twenty to thirty men to do the work , whicl : could bo done far better by three. It is enormously expensive to the taxpayers. It divides responsibility among so many that it is impossible to fix it upon individuals. The worst botches in the construction of court houses and the most notorious scandals have occurred where a largo number of irresponsible supervisors have been em ployed instead of thrco level headed commissioners. There is no excuse for the further existence of this expensive and ineffective systom. A state law is required to remedy the matter , and therefore the Moore bill , or ono like It , should bo passed. IKDKPUNDKXT HlllCK I'.lltDS. One of the great drawbacks to building operations in Omaha is nn al most total lack of independent brick yards. "With few exceptions , every brick manufacturer is a contractor em'i the output of the yards as well as prices are gauged by the number of contracts secured. A majority of building enterprises are projected during winter. It is the time for consideration and preparation of plans , and the making of all necessary arrangements for ncttvo work nt the opening of the building season. But builders are mot at the threshold of work with exorbitant prices of brick. With the scant stock on hand controlled by contractors , builders must either tic- copt tholr terms or defer operations to a later period. The elToct of this grasp ing policy Is conspicuous every sprint : . It chills enterprise at the outset , delays active building operations , inflicts seri ous loss on mechanics -and in I- directly injures trade. The temporary craln to the brlok combine is overbal anced by the reduction of the building season as well as the total amount of work. The annual capacity of the Omaha yards is about ono hundred and fifty million brick. The slock on hand at the present tlmo is 10,000,000. One year ago It was 10,000,000. It is safe to say the reduced stock on hand will serve as an excuse for another squeeze In prices the coming spring , producing the Inevitable paralysis of building operations at the opening of the season , The claim that brick is sold at bed rock prices in Omaha is untrue. AVith facilities for the manu facture of brick equal to these of Kansas City , Omaha prices nro from ono to two dollars moro per thousand the year around , in addition to the regular spring squcozo. The radical extension of the fire limits affords templing inducements to capital ists to open and operate independent brick yards In or near the city. The raw material abounds every whore , and all that Is required to rear a profitable business is capital , energy and stable prices for the product. The success of the enterprise is beyond question. Tlio donmnd is pressing and local capitalists should promptly move in an enterprise that not only guarantees remunerative returns on the investment but will bring about competition in brick making and give independent contractors nn equal show with these operating brick .yards. Tlio time i ? ripe to force a division in the combination of brlcK making and contracting and give stability to prices during the building season. BrOfl.VIiV KAILHUAD HATES. A radical reform in the cost of passen ger fares on American railways is a cer tain development of the early future. It may come through peremptory legisla tion , or by the adoption of progressive ideas on the part of railroad managers , but in ono form or another it is sure to bo realized , sooner or later. The state railroads of Hungary and Austria have recently put into practical operation the zone system of railroad tariffs , which is based upon a theory fundamentally different from that p vuiling in this country. It has been tlio subject of agitation in England slnco 1810 , but the real attempt to organize the movement for this reform dates no further back than 18S3 , when a distin guished Austrian economist began in earnest to press it upon the attention of railroad managers and the government. The state railway ofllco of Hungary was the first to adopt his theory , but it was quickly followed bytho government rail road managers of Austria , and later by the private corporations of that country. The American milcago rate is based on tlio theory that it costs twice as much to haul two passengers a given distance as to haul one. The 20110 system assumes that this theory is erroneous midattcrapts to adjust railroad charges on the theory of uniform letter postage , within certain limits. The entire length of a railroad is divided into zones , adjusted both for local and distance tralhc. Discarding the Austrian terms of kroutzcrs and kil ometres to express , cost nnd distance , and putting it in the American form of cents and miles , tickets uro sold as fol. lows : The lowest ticket is 4 cents , good for any station within C.2 miles ; the next costs 8 cents , good for 12.4 miles , and for longer distances as follows : 12 cents up to . ISmiles 10 cents up to . 31 miles 20 cents up to . 40 miles 32 cotitsup to . CO miles 40 cents up to . C2 miles 49 cents up to . 79 miles OOcentsupto . 03 miles 70 cents up to . IDS nillo : 80 cents up to . 124 miles 100 cents up to . 155 miles 120 cents up to . ISO miles 140 cents up to . 217 miles After the twelfth zone the ndditiona faro is 20 cents for every 31 miles or fraction thereof. It is interesting and instructive to compare these rates of the Austrliu railroads with the rates now prevailing in Nebraska. The following tnblo is based on facts furnished from railroad headquarters and makes the cornparl son with points on the Union Pacific west of Omaha : Miles . Present 7' ° no Fremont . 40 $1.10 $ .3 Columbus . 91 2 00 .CO j Grand Island . 153 4.41 1.0' ' Kearney . 19lJ 5.03 1.4i ) North Platte . 201 8.51 1.4i ) ' Sidney . . . .411 12.24 2.S' ' ) Denver . BOO 18.15 3.&t It is not to bo hastily concluded tha t the faro from Omaha to Denver ought t not to bo more than $3.80 , instead of f $18.15. Such a conclusion would bo un just to the railroads. In Austria there is a small extra charge for baggage , and l the rates above quoted are for third I class accommodations , vhloh are doubled I for the best coaches and fastest trains. Then , too , the population to the square milo is vastly greater in Austria than in Nebraska. But this does not affect the principle. The indisputable fact is that the cost of railroad service all over the United States is out of all proportion to the cost in the most progressive countries of Eu- ropotmd that our rates are based upon the erroneous theories that it costs twice as much to carry two passengers as ono.nnd that tlio science of railroading consists In charging the public all it will stand. Both theories are exploded by the experience - porionco of the last six months in Aus tria and Hungary , where it is not to bo conceded that either the people or gov ernment are intellectually superior to ours. ours.Thoro There is no apparent reason why the zone system can not bo applied to Amer ican railroads , at least to a limited ox- tont. The mileage rule in this country varies from 2 to 8 cants , nnd this rate is maintained in our most densely popu lated states. Maseachusots , with moro people to the square mlle than either Austria or Hungary , and Now York , with fully as many , pay from 2 to 3 cents a mile on tholr enormous traffic , instead of 0 mills , as in the foreign countries quoted. If density of population has not operated in favor of low rates In nil the years that railroads have been estab i- lished in the United States , why should It now bo regarded as an obstacle to at least a partial application of European mo'thods ? The fact is that American railroads have boon slow to BOO the fallacy of Jay Gould's theory that pas i- senger nnd freight charges should bo "what the trafllo will boar. " They have never been willing to give a fair trial of tlio principle of small profits and largo buJnoss. And yet nil the evidence ' dence nt hnuti'5avors , the latter princi ple.Tho The report "of the Interstate commerce coinmls3lon"'iUio\v8 that the average train consists , of three cars ami one-half , with n capacity of 200 passengers. Hut the average' ' tr nltrcurrlos only 12 passim- gens 21 por'cont of its capacity. The 12 people what travel are thus required to pay for the > accommodations of the 158 who do not. The result is high fares for the traveling public , with no corresponding spending degree of profit to the rail roads. ' What have the cheap faros of the zone system done for the Austrian and Hungarian railroads thatformerly found dllllculty in making tholr earnings moot expenses ? The first five months showed a not increase of 133 per cent over all the lines , while in eight months the local * tratllc in the vicinity of Budn-1'est rosefrom 25o,000 persons to 4,307,580 nn increase of 1,000 per cent. There is another good illustration near at hand. In 1890 the Chicago & Northwestern reduced its mileage rate from 3.31 to 2.17 and thereby increased its business 200 per cent. These facts are well worth the study of tlio people , the lawmakers and the railroad man agers. Austria and Hungary have ono ad vantage Americans do not possess. The government owns or controls their rail roads , and when the king issues a de cree it is carried into effect. In this frco country there is no king so power ful as the crowned heads of our railway systems , and when the pcoplo issue de crees they find it very difficult to make them hooded. The Hungarians pay no interest on watered stocks and bonds , which is another point in their favor. But , In spite of the difficulties' which surround our railroad problem , the time is coming when it will bo solved on a basis moro just to the public and , very likely , moro advantageous to the rail roads themselves. METHODIST The Indications are that women will have representation in the next general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church , which is to bo hold in Omaha in Ifc02. Pull returns of the vote of the churches on the question of admitting women to the supreme legislative body have not yet been made public , but about three-fifths of the .districts have made their returns , nnd these give 190- 828 votes in favor of the proposition to admit women nnd 117,074 ujrainst. It is believed that later returns will not re verse this verdict or materially affect its proportions , so that it is doubtless safe to say that ono of the most important issues under dis cussion In ono , of the greatest religious bodies in the world is decided so far as the laity is concerned. This , however , is not final. It yet remains for the an nual conferences and the general con- forcnco to give the final decision , and in order to make complete the victory of the movement imfavor of fominlno rep resentation in the general conference it is necessary that throe-fourths of the ministers who are to vote this year dhall vote in favor and two-thirds of the mem bers of the general conference. But these requirements do not cause apprehension to the advo cates of the innovation , who argue that as the ministry , prior to the con ference of 1872 , respected the vote of the laity in 18G9. So it may reasonably be expected that the ministry voting in 1891 will show respect to the vote of the laity in 1890. It is suggested , however , that it would bo no compliment to the laity of the church for the general con ference to ask its views on a question so important and then to have that expression overridden and de feated by an adverse vote of the minis try , while it is not to bo expected that these who .did not choose to vote at all are to have their votes counted , as in any way in oppo sition to the decision of these who obeyed the summons of the general con ference nnd cast their votes upon the question. It would therefore bo a matter - tor of astonishment if the ministry should fail to ratify the vote of the laity. Yet as n matter of fact there has been a very pronounced hostility among the ministry to admitting women to ropro- sontation in the general conference. Until the year 1872 the general con- fcronco of the Methodist Episcopal church was composed ontiroi3' of mln- isters. The agitation for Iny roprosen- tution wtis continued for a number of years , and was finally successful in 1871 , laymen having been first admitted to the conference in the following year. Subsequently women were elected as re servo delegates and prior to the general conference of 1888 as regular delegates but after a long and animated discussion in the conference they were rejected the ministerial vole being against them by a. small majority. Then it was ro- Bolvcd to submit the question of the ad- mission of women to a vote of the entire adult membership of the church , nnd this was done las October nnd Novom- bar with the result already stated. It was urged in favorof the proposition that women by tholrintelligence , their devo tion to the church , nnd their interest in its institutions nnd operations , wore en titled to recognition in its chief legisla tive body , and that the spirit of Method ism in recognlzlng'tho rights of women in the church demanded this measure. The opposition was on the ground that the measure wns > against precedent , against the teachings of scripture , and 1 wtis likely to load , to woman suffrage in the state and totho ordination of women as preachers. The largo majority In favor-of the proportion will bo accepted as substantial ovittimco of the progress of more liberal views respecting the rights of women , at least in the churches. Women are greatly in the ma- jorlty in the Methodist Epls- t'opnl church , it bolng estimated that ithey comprise at least two-thirds of the membership , nnd they are also the most vital force in Methodism , as in other de- nominations. It must bo confcssc'l ' that tlio churches would hnvp but n fcoblo life without their faith and devotion i their earnest labor nnd tintlaggIng zeal , iTlio church being thus so greatly do- pendent on them for its welfare and sue- cess , it would seem to bo not only n mat- tor of justice but of sound policy to admit them as counsellors in the hlghobt legislative body of the church. Mani festly this la the view of n majority of the Methodist laity , ami if the ministry should refttso to sanction it now the agi tation will continue until it triumphs. What may follow , or proceed from , the attainments of this demand of women for n broader recognition in church nlTalrs it would hardly bo profitable to conjecture. CITTE vnicr.s IN THK The stock raisers and feeders of Ne braska , Kansas nnd Iowa have brought their cattle to a low market for several years past. There is apparently reason to hope for better prices hereafter if it is true that no combination oxlstb to depress - press the market without regard to sup ply and demand nnd the cost of produc tion. In his elaborate statement submitted to the senatorial committee on November 30 , 1888 , Mr. Philip D. Armour made a good showing for the theory that over production was alone responsible for the persistently low prices which had pre vailed up to that timo. In this issue of Tin : BKI : his argument is carefully re- viowctl in the light of the latest statis tics of the buslttess , and shown to bo no longer tenable as tin excuse for low prices in the future. During the past year the receipts of cattle nt Chicago , Kansns City and Omaha have boon Increased 18 per cent. In the same period the foreign market has Increased over fifty-five per cent and the homo market at least throe per cent. The demand has thus made n not gain of 40 per cent on the supply. In the mean time the cost of fattening corn-fed cattle for the market has increased nearly four hundred per cent. If the natural laws of supply and demand nnd cost of production govern the price of cattle , must noi prices show n substantial increase in the immediate future ? If this result cloos not follow will it not bo justifiable to infer that there is an unnatural combination to deprive the producers of their just share of the profits of llio beef business ? SHNATOU PAULKNKH of West Vir ginia has made a record as a prolific talker which wo believe has never been exceeded in congress. Ho begun a speech on the elections bill Friday even ing nnd concluded it Saturday morning , having occupied twelve hours in its de livery. Speeches occupying moro time than this have boon made in the British parliament , ami the cases are doubtless numerous in which forensic oratory has boon drawn out to a greater length , notably in the trial of Warren Hastings , when ono of tlio lawyers talked moro than sixty hours. But wo think Mr. Faulkner extended his speech over moro time than was over before occupied by an American congressman , although John Qulncy Adams , in re plying' to charges preferred ngainst him in the house of representatives , answered an inquiry as to how much time ho would probably occupy by Buying that ho might bo able to finish in a month if ho was not interrupted. The charges were withdrawn. The West Virginia senator spoke just three times as many hours as Duniol Webster occupied in his cele brated speech in reply to Hoyno , and it need hardly bo suggested that there is amore moro noteworthy difference in the merits of the two efforts. TUB salaries paid by railroad compa nies to employes is n private matter , but when a corporation forces competent men out of service by starvation wages and imperils the lives of passengers , the public has n right to protest. The re duction of the wages of operators on the Milwaukee road cannot bo justified by the management. It is a penny wise and pound foolish policy , which will re act on the business of the road. Next to the engine men , the telegraph operators occupy the most responsible position in the operating department of a road. The running of trains is in their bauds. The safety of life nnd property depends on their competency , reliability and care in forwarding and receiving orders. A single mistake may pluntro a train to de struction. It Is the height of folly to squcozo this class of skilled workmen. Such a policy will harvest a sufficient number of disastrous wrecks to moro than wipe out the pittance saved from the reduction of wages. ESIMA. AliDOTT's public career was as full of generous deeds as her domestic Hfo was pure and ennobling. It may bo said of her that cheerfulness was her poem and good will her lyre. The spirit that guided her footsteps and shaped her destiny is conspicuous in the dispo sition of her estato. After providing liberally for immediate relatives and friends , nine churches in which she wor shipped nro given $5,000 each , and the remainder of the estate , estimated at nearly $1,000,000 , is to bo divided equally among various eastern benevolent insti tutions for the cnro of the young , the aged and infirm. Neither sox nor crcot ] hcdgo her bequests. Christian nnd IIo- brow , Catholic and Protestant , are treated alike. Her benefactions nro as broad and free as her career was bound less. They accord with generous im pulses that dominated her life , nnd adc affection to admiration In the public's memory of the American songstress. Tin : officers of the Ni.tlonnl Amoricnn Woman Suffrage association nnnounco thnt the 2M annual convention will beheld hold In Washington city from February 20 to March 1. The circular thnt makes this nnnouncoinont ox presses nn on tluiBlastic faith in the favorable pros poets of thu cause for which the asso ciation has boon laboring for nearly t quarter of a century , anil oloqtiontlycon Rratulatcs the frlonds of woman suffrage upon the victory achieved in the nd mission of Wyoming "with equal rights for woraon guaranteed In its organic law. " NATIVK shrewdness iild not desert the Indians In the hour of dofuat. The Bur romler of ancient arms will enable them to put in a claim for modern weapons in the near future. ONE by ono the combine sunflowers fall by the waysldo. The girl thatcun nioko tVio kitchen lire Without the coal oil can Is thu ( joining girl. Lot's hear no moro About tlio cowing roau. THIS AX D THAT. Under the head of "Omahn Modesty , " n vrltcr in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ills- usso * the destruction of Houguercau's ' Spring" In this city by Wurblngtoii nnd hnrnctcrltes the net n mo < t criminal. Uut , " says the writer , "last week I heard nether exhibition of modesty In art thnt wiw 3 iirnusitiK ns It was pleasing and touching or its very Innocence. A family who were bout to leave the city had In the house an xqutslto collection of 'statuary , many pieces f which , owing to the contemplated re- novnl , were sold to friends. Among the icautiful works of sculpture was quito n argo-slzcil one or Venus In the umlrnpal nnnncr In wblck the goddess usually * Is hewn. An Irishman was sent to convoy the tntuo to Us owner , and ho rolled cheerily up n his wngoti ami called for thnt for which 10 wns sent. Very promptly the ranrblo 'enus was Imiutcil to him and the companion vho hurt come with , him , another man of his wu country. Tor a moment the two men ookcd aghast , then crimsoned with shnmo , nd before carrying the offending godiloss to ho wagon they looked furtively up nnd own the street to see If nny ono wns tin for- utmtcly in sight. Only In the distance were ) coilo approaching ( but unobserved from n vindow was the young Indy artist who tolil no the story ) . Then n bright thought lushed through the mind of the first tnnn , t was cold , but ho was nlso inoclost , nnil his teen scnso of modesty forb.-ulo his going hrough the streets with the undressed Venus with him. So , for n moment pule nnil vhlte , wns the goddess placed lonely on the ran nd whilst the overcoat of the mnn who viw to carry her wns hastily taken olt nnil irc.sto , as swiftly wrapped about the chiseled erin of Cuplil's mother. Thou with this achievement nnd tliu nude statue warmly overod with his overcoat tlio mnti walked rlumplmntly to the waiting vehicle , nnd ilachig the ovorcoatod Koildcss securely lu It , Irove to his destination in great content. It vas nn intensely amusing scene , but there vas a pretty vein of rtullc.icy honcath the Uliculous aspect , for ho who couhl not un derstand art certainly did thnt of not oiTcnd- ng moJosty. " "I never had much use for an Indian nnd never will , " said nn Omahn man tlioothcrdny while discussing the Sioux outbreak. "Thoy will steal anything they can carry nway nnd that they think will bo of the least use to any- ono. I'll ' tell you of nn illustration , Onlynfcnv vcnrs ago I ran n little store in the north western part of the state where the Indians voro considerably thicker than they nro now. .n these dnys wo lived chiefly on canned goods , and the tin cans , after being emptied if their contents , wcro thrown out of the back door , that being the easiest way of get ting rid of thorn. By the winder other moans the cans became scattered around until tlio ground In nil directions about the house pre sented a very unsightly appearance , being covered with cans of nil sizes and shapes. My \vlfu bail spoken to uio several times about t , but I was at a loss howe o got rid of the caus except by picking them all up and carrying them away. However , ono day an idcastrucicma and I decided to .ryittlmt very afternoon. When I went lomo to supper I told my wlfo that f had a means ot getting rid of our ohl tin cans nnd explained the details. She doubted my ability to mnlto the schema work successfully , but 1 told her to watt and sco. "After supper I went out nnd began to sort out the cans , apparently with great cnro , nnd piled them up in little piles of a dozen or so In each. Just as I expected , whllo I was en gaged in this work some smmws passing by stopped to sco what I was doing. It wns a now sight for thorn to sco a white mnn apparently about to mnko some use of old tin cans. The news evidently spread rapidly , for before I had completed my work there was a group of nt least fifty bucks , squaws and children watch ing mo nnd Jabbering continually among themselves. I paid no attention to them nnd as soon as I had the cans all nicely piled up went into the house. By this lime it wns growing darlc fast nnd I sat down utul pa tiently waited for developments. "In the course of nn hour or two wo hoard several rnttlmgs and 1 said to my wife , 'There go the cnns.1 Sure enough the next morning when wo opened the door and looked out , not a can could bo seen ; all had mysteri ously disappeared. " Omnha anil Tin : BEE hnvo secured a grent deal of advertising out of the Indian' troubles from tbo fact thnt nearly all of ttio dispatches to th o newspapers of the country have been sent from this ofllco. Some of the advertis ing , however , has not been to the ail vantage of the city. A well known press operator hero received n letter from his mother In Virginia the other day pleading with him not to expose himself unnecessarily during these troublous times , "i know , " she wrote , "thnt your business calls you out at night nnd thnt you are obliged to expose yourself to some extent. But , my dour son , 10 relieve your mother's nnxiety , promise mo that you will not venture into the suburbs after darlc. " T1IK JlOItAST 31.110. lAle , "IIo told me , " snld the modest maid , "I wns the pearl of pearls ; My charms displayed would oucrshado Ten thousand other girls , IIo vowed I wns his cherished prize , Ilia poildess ; , his dcliu'ht ; IIo pruised my eyes moro uluo than skies , Their glanca than gams moro bright , He swore gold glittered in my hair , No word could tell my worth ; Ho called mo fair beyond compare AVIth anything on earth. " "And trust you , " nskeil the matron wise , "In what ho says to you ) " From the innld'3 oycs shouo sweet sur prise : "Of course 1 I know It's true. " IKTA'TIMe SM'OItT mVSTHA TEI > . New Yotli Herald. WIIKRI : THIS ru.v JJOHS NOT COMR IN. Tobogganing down on a slippery slide Is thu blissfullest kind of bliss ; But it Isn't so funny when you strlko a stone And laud uo ano.C puou"H't "H't HVJt I'.lS'fftlt , If no Yuilc lltralii. Ho tends his flock on Sunday , Makes parochial calls on Monday , .And on Tuesday , Wednesday , Thursday , He may generally bo found In the thickest of the tea llchts ; Friday ana Saturday are oit nights Dovot" < l to the sermon whlcn On Sunday ho expounds. .ii < L < i.\T sii.iTjf.it. NewYoikSun , They stood besldo the frozen pond , The Ice was clear and thin ; The girl was timid , hu WHS bravo , And Hti-alghtway stuinblad in. She screamed ; ho smiled , then tenderly , Though shlv'rlnt' . ho snhl : "Bo calm , my own , for fools rush In Where unguls four to trod. " JMI > TAUT * : . Ho took her to the pUy , Ann slio wu : > passing fair ; Ho sat by Iwr sldo with nn nlr of pride , As though ho were glnd to bo there. Her voice wn soft uml low , She smiled ns innidnis can ; But U'a u fact , that nftur endi act IIo went out to sue a inunl AMOXO STATJJ TIS rou.NTiir F.ntTon. lie la llttlo nnd meek , nnd you'd scarcely ilronm He'd over n word to snyj Hut you ought to hour his mljcctlvos stream In n wofnl , wicked wny , When copy for puffs comes In by the ream From patrons who do not pny. ' Now York Ilonild , II. W. Hill hns bccomo the editor nud \ Isher of the North PJntto Tclogrnph. The West Union Untotto announces thnt It .1 the "loudest p.ipor for Its slzo published In Custcr county. " Tlio plnnt of the Daykln Urn hns bocn noved to Hebron , where It will bo used by s .ho Mull of thnt plnco. A. C. Grny hns started n doniOL'rnllc paper j * ntStockhnm , Ilnmllton county , which ho h * jfi christened thu Vlilotto. " - * It Is reported thnt the Pintle Center Argus ins been purchased by n stock coinpiiny and vlll bo moved to Columbus. The notion of the Holt county nil I.in co In boycotting n number of p.ipors hns cnlloil 'oi'th bovoro condomnntlon from the O'Noill ' tout. Colonel K. P. McCormtck , Into editor of the O.ikdulo Pen nml Plow , Iin3 dep.irloJ for 'tuunlx , Ariz. , whora hu will tnnko klsiuturo homo. Tlio oilltorof tlio Cordova Graphic warns ho business men of thnt p'.nco ' thnt If they vnnt the paper to stay thuy must come to thu > tmt nnd ndvortlho. P. 15. Mntsou 1ms retired from the Da von * tort Lancet , nud tin. ' now owners , ShiRol & Leoso , hnvo changed the nnino of icr to the People's Weekly Journnl. The Miller Union observes thnt the aver- ngo country cilltor lliuls It r.Uherdllllcult at the present time to Unit news enough to till up his paper ; but he finds it more difllcult to collect money enough to p.iy paper nnd conl bills. bills.Tho The following "C.ird.of Explnnntlon" ap. le.u-s In a Friend paper : ' 'Tho nnmo Free . 'ress beoms to bo n 'noo-ilo. ' Therefore the boat pnpcr In Snllno county , hns Its name changed to The I'ooplo's Hlp-S'iw. These ire hard times , nnd something Is needed which will go through the knots. Ktp-rlp-p * lp-p-p buzz-buzz-z-btiz-z-z turn on n llttlo nero steam -thoroI Don't It saw hi elegant shape 1 If you want to see it saw each week , Irop n dollar nnd a U.xK In thu slot , and don't monkey1 with the machinery. " The llrst issuo'of the Horwyn Times was n , rather remnrkablo shoot typographically so nuch so , ID fact , that Uio publishers felt called upon to wrlto an article of apology with nn explanation appended. "When , " says the editor , "wo came to look over thor r > aper , snw ninny words misspelled , by the letter , z In place of , x. And d's b's fs p's pro- mlscuusly misplaced. Now wo do not wlsli .lie renders of the Times , to think wo dent mow nny thing nbout spelling' . Wo think the former publisher , pot in n hurry , nml throw his typo lu the case nny way to got It out of his way. Wo think there will bo less nlstnltes hereafter But wo want the reader to hear in mind , wo nro now In tlio business , nnd wo nro not infallible. " The following notleo has boon Issued by President Marvin nnd Secretary Simmons ! 10 nineteenth mmunl session of the iV > jraska Press association will bo held ,14 Uo- ntrlco on Thursday nnd Friday , Januar ) nnd 30. Arrangements are being made to Ir sure a. thoroughly good meeting , at which the practical business interests of the mem bers , ns well ns the social pleasures , will bo looked after. The exercises will Include nn nadress by lion. H. M. Dushncll of Lincoln , n poem by Mrs.Ella W.l'eattloot Omaha , and papers upon subjects of Interest by some of the best writers In the stnto. It Is hoped that all members of the association and tholr wives will bo present , nnd that these news paper men who nro not members will attend Uio meeting and Join the organization. The energetic nnd hospitable citizens of Beatrice promise that the association will bo well en- tcrtalnoil , nud an enjoyable session may bo expected. fASSIXfi JKHTS. The ghost dance has been transformed Into a rillo ball. Faith , IIopo and Charity the loan of nn umbrella. _ _ Charity begins at homo and Is one of the most coullrmcd homo bodies to be found. Boston Commercial Bulletin : "My hus hand Is very fond of animals , " said Mrs ] Furber ; "last night lu his sloop no turned over nnd said : 'Tnho out something for the kitty. ' " New York Herald : Sophocles McDean x Just ono moro kiss , Viola ; these others were such llttlo ones I Viola Hacon "Woll , what do you expect when u girl's chewing guml Chicngo Inter-Ocean : ' 'Tho homo of the ICcely motor Is in Philadelphia , isn't ill" nsltcd Mrs. Shnttuck. "Yos , " replied her husband. "You might hnvo known that from the fact that it doesn't go. " Washington Star : "What Is it , Algle , my boy ! " inquired old Clubstor of the young man sitting pensively before the flro. "Noth- iiifr , governor , only thinkiiigl" "Till nil I tig , " Alsio ? Thinking ? nnd you a popular society man ! " Now York Herald : "Now , Mr. Branson , wo wantu scripturalquotatltm for our church fair tickets. Can't you think of onol" oaUod the fair maid. "Certainly , " sola Bronson. "How will 'A certain man fell amonit thieves' ' do ! " Chicngo Trihuno : "Ever had your life Insured - sured , old follow ? " "No. Companies won't tnko mo. Heart notion too fceblo. Nobody to Insure my lifo for , anyhow. " "Ain't you married ! " "No. Heart action too fccbto for that , too.1' Now York Herald : St. Peter Well , young man , bow did jou get In hero I What is your business ) Young Man I nm nn nmatcur photo grapher , would you allow mo to take u ehot ut the pearly gates ! St. Potcr The elevator is just going down , stop right in ; wo press thu button , you do the rust. A DOI.I.AU I'.ACII. Only a glitter of golden hair Over her sealskin collar 1 nut these glints cumo high , nnd I'll dare swear Thnt this ono cost n dollar. OMA.HA 1.0AN AND TRUST COMPANY. flabtorlbcd nnil Guaranteed Capital. . . .HOO.OOO I'aldtn Capital . OTiO.OOO lluy and soils B toe tin and bonds ; nogntlatos commercial paper , rocolvca ami exocutoi trusts ; nets as transfer agent and truntooof corporations , takua charge of property , ool- lucu tnxei. _ _ Omaha Loan&Trust Co SAVINGS BANK : . S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sto. I'nlO In Capital . I 65.COO Subscribed and Guaranteed Capital. . . . 100,001 Liability of Stockholders. . , . 1 0,000 6 1'erOcnt Intercut I'aM on Deposit * . ri.ANKJ.IjA.NUB.Ual.ilor. "V Onicera : A. U. Wy man , pruU\unt. \ J. J. llrown , "Vx * vlco-proildcnt , AV.T.Vyman , troaiurur. IlruotorA. ! . U. Iviku"V llrown. Uuy 0 , Ilarton. E. W. Niuu , L , KliuLall. Goorto II. Iviku- *