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WAUCINQ is not purtlculnrly ( jood In
Detroit , but it is the boat who has since
ull tlio street civr employes arc on a
Btriho.
NKAYoiiu inlHscil the woi-ld's fair ,
but she will bo thoroughly navortlscd if
Jnolc the Kipper has actually bouomo a
citl/.on.
DCMOCKATIC patriots uro now cnjoy-
tntr the pordplniUon inuldont to nmbi-
lions whloh a doniocratiojjovornoralono
can satisfy.
MAY 1 conies on Friday this yoar. Is
there anythinpr sijnillicnnt in this in
view of the socialistio and labor agita
tion in EuropoV
fissurancos from Portugal that the Pun-
pou rlvor was open to Enplislunon before -
fore startinjr on his trip to Africa.
BlUTlSH armies tire bosoms of destruc
tion and they swoop savage colonial
rebels into oturnity with a prim , politic
indilToronco which surprises modern
civilization.
BiSiiAlioc'S Bccond campaign for the
roinhstag ends next Thursday. Katsor
Wllhohn is awaiting the result with a
more breathless interest than the late
chancellor.
CtniA does not buy a pound of Ameri
can Hour today. Within six months she
will begin buying at the rate oM,000,000
barrels a year , and all on account of
reciprocity.
A SiN'or.K firm in To.xas secures a con
tract for improving Gulvoston harbor ,
Involving an expense of nearly three and
one-half million dollars. This 11 rm It Is
hoped Is not llko the Texan governor's
name. It ought to know when it has
enough.
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COLONEL JONKS of St. Louis , editor of
the Jicpulilic , and a moinbor of the
world's fair commission has espoused
the cause of Phoebe G'nuzins. This is
politic unl discroot. Mr. .Fouos and Miss
Couzins will reido in the same city
after the fair Is over.
SKNATOK KOONTZ'S bill for experi
mental farming stations at Ogallahi and
Culbortson , unfortunately wont through
without an appropriation. As a consequence
quence the towns must either contribute
tlio funds for carrying fovard the pur
pose of tlio legislature or the idea must
bo abandoned.
A SAYINO of $3,000,000 a year in sugar
makes a poor man enjoy his Sunday
Ulnnor and rolloct that it was a repub
lican congress which tool : the duty off
this necessary article. lie will also remember -
member that the three preceding con
gresses were democratic , but they did
not discover any necessity for free sugar.
NICKKL and tin , gold and silver , iron
nnd load have already boon discovered
in the IJlack Hills , and now comes the
report that quick silver has boon added
to the mineral icsourccs ot the terri
tory. TIIK HKK merely repeats what it
has so often said before. The IJlack
Hills Is the richest mining region m the
world.
OMAHA is getting ready to become a
grain market. Two of the large olo-
vutor linns of the city have already an
nounced that they will provide public
storage for largo quantities of grain.
Lot the good work go on among grain
moil and also lot the warehouses under
class C bo provided.Vo want a com
mission as well as praln mnrkot.
Cm/.KN GKOUOK FHANCIS THAIN of
New York city , U. S. A. , has come to
the front with a powerful plea in sup-
jxirt ol the Italian demand for redress.
Citizen Train backs Hudinl nnd the
Italians and inveighs in hla usual
caustic style against czarism and
the American plutocracy. In his
prophetic vision M > Train sees
the war cloud gathering over
our horizon and an army of Italian
troubadours on the way to bombard Now
Orleans , New York and lioston. Mr.
Train is in this instance , as ho always
lias beou , an eccentric. Ho very natur
ally seeks to create a sensation , but wo
do not believe that the country will bo-
oomo twrlously alarmed over the pros *
poet of a war with Italy.
uovniyMvyc or CITIRS.
The growth of modern cltlos haa boon
.ho . marvel of the nineteenth century ,
rlinarlly this constantly increasing tone
dcncy to crowd into the great cities Is
due to the industrial revolution that hat
taken place since the application of steam
o locomotion on hind and sea and the
ntroduction of labor saving machinery
n every branch of industry. The
jrowth of cltlos is by no moans confined
to America. London and Paris are growJ
ng almost as rapidly as Now York ,
Tlio growth of Liverpool has kept
pace with that of Chicago and
Berlin has in 20 years grown
Vom a city of le-s than six hun
dred thousand population to over a mil-
ion and a , half. The perplexing problem
that confronts every great city is that
of economic and ofllclont municipal govi
eminent. This problem fiaa been much
nero dinicult of solution in this
country than abroad. Our municipal
corporations with Ihulr millions
upon millions of capital Invested In
storehouses , factories anil dwellings , are
centers of constant political activity ,
Tlio machinery of our own city governments -
monts , with its armies of salaried of-
flcials and oinployoa under the
control and in the hands of unscrupulous -
scrupulous nnd dlbhonnst men , becomes
it dangerous monacn to the well being
and prosperity of taxpaylng and law-
ibiding clli'/ons. And the larger the
cities grow the more widespread the
corruption.
The oxpijrionco of Now York , with
the Tammany braves and the Tweed
rinp , repeats itself in nearly every largo
city. Spasms of reform only nITord torni
porary relief.
Tlio hypocrite who rode into power on
the reform wave which was to abolish
taxeators and make corporation olllcmls
perform their public duties and rocog-
ni/.o private rights , is now the paid attorney -
tornoy of the same aggressive combina
tion , and ho has learned at the expense
of the people how best to servo his pres
ent masters.
The alderman who was the partner of
the city contractor has become the agent
of the frnnchisod corporation. The thief
who stole the fees and overcharged the
taxpayers for services is in the pen
itentiary and his successor is paid a sal
ary , but hypothecates the public fun-as.
The corporation attorney is the friend
of the city ollicial and shows how prollt-
able slock in a now public or quasi pub
lic enterprise can become , provided the
council will bo liberal to its promoters
and odors a block of stock at a nominal
llguro. The elevated road is built and
the councilman retires to private life
wealthy. Subsequent disgrace is coated
over with the gilt of that social position
which wealth alone makes possible and
which is too often strong enough to dis
solve private resentments and cover
oven dishonor.
The first grovt question in the solution
of the entire problem is : How shall wo
receive honest administration of city
alTairs V
The people of all our cities with that
quick apprehension of danger character
istic to Americans in public matters are
spasmodically aroused. At intervals
they put forth strength and assort thorn-
sol VCH at the ballot and in the courts.
Thus far they have only succeeded in
making their power feared. They
have not yofc been able to secure
that sustained olTort which would make
thuir will irresistible. There is some
discouragement already and moroto fol
low. It will take time , patience , educa
tion and diligency to break down the
walls of an enemy behind bulwarks
hastily thrown np but skilfully cemented -
montod and strongly rebuilt as weak
places are exposed.
To the thoughtful student of the sub
ject of government , the organization
and methods of a successful business In
corporation afford a model which might
bo adopted to the management of city
( itfiiirs. A corporation has a president ,
as the city a mayor. The treasurer of
the city corresponds to the cashier of
the private establishment ; the auditor
or comptroller to the ponoral account
ant ; the street commissioner or chair
man of the board of public works to the
manager or superintendent ; the city
council to the board of direc
tors ; the other city employes
lake ether analogous places. The
trouble at present is that there is too
much responsibility and too much shift
ing of obligation from ono to another.
There is no contra ! authority empowered
to punish thieves , miscreants , bribn
takers and disreputables , or to remove
men unworthy of confidence. The pro
cesses of the courts and elections maybe
bo Invoked , but these are too tedious and
uncertain to frighten or restrain the
corrupt.
\Vhntwo need is intelligent individual
attention to our civil duties at home. A
centralization of the governing power in
the cities. Quick detection of wrong
doing and swift retribution for the
wrong-door. A fixed , unalterable re
sponsibility for the performance of .pub
lic duties upon definite departments of
the government , and severe and certain
penalties tor violations of public duties.
A strong , influential , non-partisan , con
servative body of our best citizens , whoso
business it shall bo to watch public
Interests , restrain dishonest or incompetent -
competent olllclals from extravagance
and corruption , and encourage the
able , energetic and honest ones. In
short , an organization full of vigor , free
from iimnodiato pecuniary interest in
tax shirking or municipal legislation ,
bent upon purifying local politics and
determined upon honest government.
Nothing else can apply our present sys
tem effectually to the purposes for
which It has boon created , but which is
made an engine of oppression nnd cor
ruption. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
I'RKSIDKXCIAI , TOURS.
The journey which President Harrison
risen is making suggests to the Phila
delphia Xnlgerthat the custom has boon
honored by nearly every president since
Madison's tlmo , and while some of the
tours hnvo boon rather limited , others
have boon qulto extended. But there
has been no such oxtonslvo single trip
as the ono President Harrison is
making slnco the first presidential tour
of President Monroe. This tout-
was really a visit of military in-
8M3ction ] by the coiutnander-in-chief
of the army of the United
States. The recent war with Great
Britain had shown that the northern
frontier f nnd the Atlantic seaboard were
open to the incursions of the late enemy ,
nnd It was the supposed necessity for n
personal i examination of those exposed
portions t of the country , with tv view to
providing ] protection , that gave rise to
t ho drat great journey of a president of
t , ho United States.
This occurred In May , 1817 , nnd Mr.
J ilonroo , after visiting the states
c f Maryland , Delaware , Ponnsyl-
\ I'nnla , Now Jersey , Rhode Island , Con-
ectlcut , Massachusetts , New llamp-
hlro and Maine , making no moro prog-
s in a week than is now possible in a
lay or less , wont west as far as Detroit ,
ils destination , 'and then almost the
1 imit of northwestern civilization , the
i oulos westward being mostly the trails
I Indians and pioneers. On his return
} 10 wont through th'o forests of Michi
{ gan and Ohio by pack horse , wagon and
B addle horse travel to the Pennsylvania
1 Ino and thence through Maryland back
t o Washington. It was a most fatiguing
j ournoy and kept the president on
t , ho go from the end of May
until September , moro than three
i nonths , the distance traveled being
i about 2fiOO miles , or less tlrin one-third
t > f that which the tour of President liar-
i ison will cover , and in which ho will
( iccupy n month with comparatively no
f 'atiguing conditions to the journey and
i iiniplo tithe to rest at any point on the
ivivy.
Washington and John Adams while in
I ho presidential ollluo , did not do much
1 raveling except between their Virginia
i ind Massachusetts homes nnd the
1 lion remote federal capital at Phil-
ulolphio The travels of Jefferson and
MadLson were also confined mainly to
1 holr journeys between their homes in
Virginia and the city of Washington ,
( jonoral Grant's travels were over
loarly the whole country , but lie made
numerous excursions. President Clcvo-
and's tour extended about half the
illstanco that Harrison will go over.
It will bo soon , therefore , that although
only a few of the presidents have made
tours , the custom had its origin with no
ess distinguished a man than Mr.
Monroe and is throe-quarters of a century
> ld. It is very likely to bo rogulnrly
honored by future presidents.
01A ( JIIKA1
Gcrintiny mourns the dciilh of her
greatest soldier. America , so recently
plunged In a like sorrow , will extend her
ivarmcst sympathy to the great nation
whoso unilic'itlon : md power are largely
luo to the .splendid military genius of
the man who lies dead in her capital.
Among the soldiers of modern times , or
Jidood of all time , Count Ilolmutli Carl
Uornliiird von Moltko achieved a place
among the greatest. In the estimation
of his countrymen ho was pro-eminent
among- his contemporaries , and ns to Eu
rope there can ho no question that ho was
entitled to bo so rofrnrded. Only
America may contest his claim to first
place among the masters of military
science whom the warn of the last HO
years developed , but if wo decline to be
lieve him greater than1 .Grant nnd
Sherman , surely no higher honor could
be paid his memory than to acknowl
edge ho was their poor.
Moltko was born in tbo llrst year of
the present century , when most of Eu
rope was agitated by the conflict of
arms and was soon to witness ono of
the most terrible wars in his
tory , lie was not five yours old
when Napoleon crossed the Rhino
and entered upon that wonderful career
of conquest which mndo him master of
central and southern Kuropo , and added
to the achievements of French valor the
battles of Aiisterlitz , Jena. Eylan and
Wograin. Ho was six years old when
Napoleon formed the league of Ger
manic states known as the confederation
of the Rhine , and issued from Berlin the
decree which declared the British isles
in a state of blockade , confiscated all
English merchandise ! , prohibited all
commerce and correspondence with
thatcountry , and ordered all Englishmen
found in countries occupied by French
troops to bo treated as prisoners of war.
lie had not attained his fifteenth year
when the battle of Waterloo wua fought ,
in which the soldiers of Prussia played
so important a part. Moltko was thus
cradled anil roared in the midst of mili
tary conflicts , and the bant of his genius
was given the largest possible encourage
ment. Ho was always an'ardent student
of the science of war , nnd his earlier
studios were not confined to his service in
the Prussian army. His advance was not
rapid , but every promotion was a recog
nition of merit and when , after a service
of 'ill years ho was made chief of the
stafT of the whole army , his selection
attested at once the wisdom nnd the con
fidence of the king. In this position ho
found the opportunity to make immortal
fame as a general.
The military genius of Moltko was in
planning campaigns. Ho was n consum-
mlite master of strategv. This was brll
liantly shown in the warbotwoon Prussia
and Austria in 1801) ) , but the fame of the
great soldier rests upon the French
campaign of 1870-71 , which In the
opinion of all students of stra
tegical science has never been excelled
in completeness of detail and masterly
arrangement. It Is of course to bo ru
momborod In considering the success ol
this campaign that the Gorman army
was in perfect condition a fact the
credit of which Is also largely duo to Von
Moltko was magnificently equipped
and was imbued with that spirit which
carries armies to victory , while the con
dition of the Froroh armies was in nearly
all respects inferior and they had no
such inspiration to light. Still ,
without such a general as
the armies of Germany hai
in Von Moltko they probably would not
have achieved so rapid nnd complete n ,
victory. The genius of the great sol
dier cannot bo disparaged by any com
parlson of the moans at his command
with these of the iirmlcs ho overcame
and ho merited all the honors ho re
ceived , all the affection and homage
which his countrymen have shown him
and all the credit which the world has
glved him.
Von Moltko was born October 2(5 (
1800 , and his ninetieth birthday was
celebrated throughout Germany last
year with great popular enthusiasm
the occasion being marked by n notable
manifestation i ot-Uio esteem in which the
veteran soldiof was held by the omporor.
Us death wllW bo universally and sin-
oroly mourncuNjy the Gorman people
\ \ nby the sons of the fathorlnnd ovory-
vhcro.
, is ro
During thoanfflnorablo Chicago fire of
871 the onlyj | Wildings that withstood
ho torrlflo ortjdal of llro were the post-
lllco and court Siousq. Those two build-
ngs proved tlwlmsolvos absolutely fire
) roof because there was literally no com-
nistlblo material in their make-up.
In the Chicago flro and , Inter on , In the
front Boston llro , largo blocks of granlto ,
ron and glass were literally demolished
) .V flro and walor , notwithstanding the
act that they had boon regarded as
Ire proof. The truth is , however , that
absolutely flro proof buildings are still
ory scare in this country. It goes
vlthout saying that no building can
) o classed as fireproof unless all its glr-
lors and beams are wrought iron or
tool , and its roof is mndo of brick ttlo or
slate resting upon n steel or Iron framo.
The so called blow burning buildings
vh Ich have recently boon constructed
vlth flro proof tiles resting on wooden
> eams and joists are not much bettor
han the ordinary llro traps encased In
ornamental stone , brick and glass supcr-
tructures.
iV striking instance of the worthloss-
icss of bogus flro proofing was furnished
ess than two months ago by the fire in
.he . Lumbar Exchange building at Minne
apolis. This imposing structure was an
cloven story building , with sandstone
rent and elegant interior finish in mar-
jlo and encaustic tilluir. To the unlni-
, iaied it appeared to bo absolutely flro
> roof. The only combustible material
visible were the window frames , baso-
roards , lloors and doors. A fire in an
idjolnlng five story building occupied by
in oil and paint concern shot through
the roof and entered the Lumber Ex
change through the windows of the
sixth story. In less than three hours
Lliis great building , which was sup
posed to bo llro proof , was a mass of
ruins interiorly and the outer walls of
iho upper stories were badly
jamnged by lire and water.
The llro proofing was entirely inade
quate. There were only a few iron
girders hero and there to support the
lloors and the lire tiling between the
wooden joists afforded no protection
against the devouring element ,
The great water tank under
the roof stood upon wooden
beams and whtin those were burned by
the flro the tank , with its enormously
heavy contents , crashed through all the
lloors to the b.isqinont. The same dis
astrous results followed the burning of
wooden joists in several stores wherever
they supported iron safes. The only
portion of the Lumber Exchange that
was not ruined .was a now wing where
wooden joists imd been entirely dis
carded.
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The conscnsus'rtf ' opinion based on ox-
poricnco is thnt'tho slow burning pro
cess with llro tilor.rches ( resting on
/
wooden joists ifi a s'liiini and cannot bo
depended on lis h n'oloiition against lire.
Such arches , moreover , are liable to
cause a dangerous sqttling of buildings
whenever the joists are attacked by dry
rot. Those who .really want to con
struct modern fire proof buildings must
go to the expense of wrought iron or
steel girders and beams.
TUN DISASTKll AT 110MK.
The explosion of n powder magazine
in a fort near the city of Rome , with the
killing and wounding of a number of per
sons and the destruction or irreparable
injury of valuable works of art in the
Vatican and in the churches of St. Peter
and St. Paul , is a calamity that invites
moro than passing attention. The full
extent of the disaster , so far as the treas
ures of art are concerned , it may take
some little time to ascertain , but the in
dications are that it is qulto se
rious , and that some of the most
precious works in the world , which
have boon the admiration of
mankind for centuries as representing
the genius of some of the greatest masters -
tors who over lived , are altogether lester
or so impaired that they cannot bo ro-
slorcd. Of course those which have
boon destroyed cannot bo replaced , and
a work of art that has boon damaged
loses much of its interest , for no skill
can fully repair the injury.
Tlio value of the treasures of art in
the vtitican and the great churches of
Rome , with which the names of Raphael
and Michael Angelo are inseparably as
sociated , with a host of others hardly
loss famous , cannot be expressed in
dollars and cjnts. Their pecuniary
worth , by any accepted method of ap
praisal , is insignificant in comparison
with their educational , and perhaps it
should also be said , their moral value.
They speak to this ago of the marvelous
genius , the elevated thought , the lofty
aspiration , and the tireless industry of
the men of past centuries , tolling us
that while in the conquest of material
things ) wo have iiyido progress , In that
which altunos tholnlnd to the contem
plation of the pure and the beautiful
and uplifts the soul nOovo the influence
of sordid worldly affairs , wo have fallen
back , and must tjeqk | instruction nnd In
spiration from' tlio generations long
dead. The world'of today cannot afford
to part with suclijtcachcrs the products
of the supreme genius of Michael Angelo
golo , of Raphd/jl / of Giotto , Bernini ,
Tadolinl , and thftliinny others who were
contemporary wltll or followed them.
They tire pricolp. J' ' , and the loss of any
of thorn is not that of Rome alone , or of
Italy , but the t'lvjllzod ' world. Almost
innumerable as U.y ) works uf art are in
the Vatican and 'in ' St. Potor's , none of
them can well bo spared.
The force of the explosion must have
Iwon tremendous to have such results as
is reported from it , a distance nearly
three mlles away , and It Is almost in
credible that such structures as the par
liament building , the Vatican and the
church of St. Peter should have had bo
great a shaking up as they are said to
have received. It is to bo hoped that
further investigation will show that the
damage to the art treasures has no
boon so great as at firxt reported , uni
will not bo wholly irreparable.
TjllJ paper tnat commanded the great
est interest ut the annual meeting of the
National Academy of Sciences the past
vook was b.r Prof. Lnngley of the Smith-
oninn institution on flying machines ,
[ 'ho ' professor gave the results of n series
of experiments ho began about 11 vo years
igo to ascertain the possibilities ot
aerial navigation , anil ho stated that ho
ind reached the conclusion that the
imoutit of power required for artificial
light was perfectly attainable
jy Btoam engines wo now pos
sess. Ho had demonstrated what ho
characterized ns an amazing fact , that
.ho faster you go the loss It costo in
: > ewer , nnd tluit ji ono-horso power will
transmit a much heavier weight at n
'apld ' speed than at n slow one. Prof ,
jtingloy was not prepared to say that
nan could traverse the air , but under
certain conditions nnd with our existing
noans , so far as the power Is concor nod ,
the thing was possible. Tlio difficulties
would Iw in getting started , in coming
lown to the ground again nnd In ptild-
ng one's self through the air. Ho
.bought that experiments in aerial nav-
gallon would pass out of the sphere of
iharlatanlsni and Into the' hands of en
gineers in a short tlmo , nnd ho predicted
lotnblo results , saying that ho did not
question that man would ultimately ac-
qulro the knowledge of moans to suc
cessfully traverse the air. A promise
of this kind from such a source Is entitled -
titled to most respectful consideration ,
ind it opens the way to wide and ploas-
, ng excursions of the Imagination.
TIIK most trustworthy reports and
estimates from abroad continue to indi
cate that there will bo an exceptional
demand for American wheat this year ,
nnd the promise is that this country will
bo nblo to supply it. If the conditions
now indicated shall bo realized the farm
ers of the United States will have a
measure of prosperity during the next
two years greater than they have had at
my time for a number of years past , and
It would seem that in any event , assum
ing that this year's crop will not exceed -
coed the nvorago for several years ,
\morlcan farmers are assured a gen
erous return for their industry. The
outlook for the agricultural interest of
the country appears altogether hopeful ,
and this carries with it the promise of
prosperity to all interests.
AN organization of real estate owners
can make its influence very potential in
Omaha. It Is a move for bettor govern
ment , for the encouragement of manu
facturing Industries , for the reduction
of taxes , for an equitable assessment of
property and for ridding the city of
boodlors. Glvo it a hearty support and
make it a success.
TIIK ordinance changing the fire lim
its recently established appears to bo a
very fair ono and if passed will bo gen
erally satisfactory. U exempts some by
streets formerly included from the reg
ulations regarding the construction of
wooden buildings , but includes all im
portant thoroughfares In the central
part of Omaha.
CAUUYIXO coals to Now Castle has
long been a common paradox. Now wo
read of a strange thing. American vines
are grafted on the Madeira grapes to
prevent phylloxera and make good ivino.
PKESIDUNT BALMACKDA of Chili has
sent his. message to congress. From its
length and details ho appears to regard
it as the last ho may bo called upon to
deliver.
LA GKIITK is French only in name ;
in origin it is Russian and it has gone
homo to plague the people who lirst
tried to throw It off.
Tun deplorable labor troubles in the
coke regions of Pennsylvania are appar
ently as far from settlement as over.
Oino makes the twenty-fifth state to
adopt the Australian ballot law , and
so election reform moves on.
; * Care.
I'llMiura l' xt.
Secretary Footer Is to ho the political
ngorof the Harrison campaign for ronomitm-
lion nnd ro-cloetion. Ho has greater capacity
than Quay and a uottor reputation.
' 1 lid South llospontlH tlic
I't-tintiuru Inilcjr-Awert ( Item } .
It must be admitted tliat tlio speeches thus
fur made by President liurrisou In the south
uavo created n decidedly favorable Impres
sion , and that his reception hiw boon as cor
dial , oven enthusiastic , as lie could have
looked for la tbo most radical republican
strongholds.
A Mlml of His Own.
It is not because Governor Boyd Is u bad
democrat that he Is abused by some of the
democratic newspapers nnd loaders of the
party , but because ho is not a pliant tool.
His veto of the rate bill shows him a man of
Judgment nnd ono who proposes to assert his
independence of democratic intrigues. Boyd
has opinions of his own.
They Know II in
Gmtttl Inland In
The majority of the Independents do not
open their nrms very wide to receive Vnmlor-
voort , the oil room manipulator and corpora
tion capper , who has drawn sustenance from
the republican party nnd from the railroads
for moro than n quarter of n century , ami
\vho loft the republican party only when forci
bly shaken from the public teat by Postmas
ter General \Vnnuinnner. \ The independents
nro nblo to see through bis disguise , and also
through his motives , and nro suspicious
enough not to take him into full fellowship
or conlldcnco. They will not glvo him the
secret grip or password to the Inside temple
for some moons to como , lest ho may prove to
bo merely playing spy for the railroads.
A31A TKVU tlAHHKXIXG.
SomervlUe Journal ,
Bring out the rusty pardon rake ,
Hunt up the boo nnd spade ,
For spring Is here and It is time
To have the garden made.
Your wife will loan upon tbo fence
And watch you while you work.
Bho's always prompt to give advice ,
Sbo'll never lot you shirk.
Don't waste your tlmo In trylmr to toll
Tbo bulbsi from worthless weed * ;
Dicr them nil up , that's easiest , nnd
You'll need the room for seeds.
Work hard man , you won't break your back ,
Though you may fear you may.
Don't stop to lean upon your sp.ido
Think what your wife will sny.
Then when you've got tbo garden dug ,
The goods all out of sight ,
You'd bettor hire n gardener
To do U over r if lit.
FROM THE STATE CAPITAL
Over Niuoty Thoimml Dollars of the Re
lief Fund Already Paid Ottt.
PAPERS ISSUED FOR AN ILLINOIS CRIMINAL
An IntercHttiiK Injunction Cusu I'ost-
pound ioi1 Two Weeks Not
nu Attempted Murilcr
OddH nnil KiulM.
LINCOLN , Neb. , April 25. [ Special to
Tin : BKE. ] Today the state relief commis
sion paid up nil grain bills presented for
cereals sent to the needy farmers. Altogether
gothor over $90,0 * ) has boon paid out for
eraln nnd potatoes and tbo freight there on.
There yet remains unpaid bills that have not
yet been presented which will amount to
nbout f 7tO ; < ) . Tlio froighl on the commodi
ties sunt out iimoiiiils to $ ! ) , OI5.13. There re
mains only about J2WJ ( In the fund which
the relief commission will oxpoml In grainer
or potatoes , ns the case nmy depend. There
is Just now n great doinand for potatoes , nnd
the inonoy will probably bo usoit to supply
tbat demand. The committee will moot Iho
tatter part of next week ami cioso up the
work as far as grain purchases are con-
corned. The committee lias been malilnir
strenuous endeavors to sccuro n reduction in
freight rates , but the railroad managers do
not take kindly to the proposition.
I'osTi'Oxun rou TWO wniis. :
The bearing of the Injunction brought by
E.V. . Hutchison , Jr. , to restrain Junnlo
lircon and Edson Hlcli , her attorney , from
disposing of some notes bo claims belongs to
him , has been postponed for two weeks.
There Is a complicated story behind the ease.
which will probably como out on the hcarlnir ,
K. W. Hutchison , Jr. , Is a wealthy farmer
living near Ashland , but latterly lias spent
the greater part of his tlmo iu Lincoln. His
sons , E. W. nnd J. G. Hutchison , nro fearful
that the old gentleman , who has tlio reputa
tion of being a lively old man and Inclined to
go around with the boys , will waste his sub-
stnnco. .1. ( ' , . bought some land of the father
some time iigo and gave him notes for S-1,000 ,
or at least , the old man savs the notes were
for him , but his son , who has the same ini
tials , claims the notoi belong to him , ntul that
ho simply gave them to his father to deposit
in the savings bank for him. The old got.-
tlemaii , ho says , deposited them in the Lin
coln safe deposit , and gave the key to Mrs.
Jennie Given , with whom the old man np-
pears to bo on friendly terms , nnd who bus
boon his banker for some time , it is said.
As soon as tbo sons heard that ho had
turned tbo notes over to Mrs. Green's keep
ing they sworn out this injunction , but from
the affidavit of Edson Hicu. now on file , thny
were too Into. Mr. Hicb says the notes were
given him at 9 n. in. April ( i , tbreo hours be
fore the injunction was sworn out , for stile
or collection. Ho sold the notes , ho says , the
next Jay to an Innocent purchaser , who resold -
sold thorn to a man from .Sanndcrs county.
This last transaction was made at ten min
utes toil o'clock on Thursday , and forty min
utes afterwards the injunction on him was
served. The case will have a bearing May 0.
1'I.VAM.r 11UN' TO UAIIT1I.
Today Governor Boyd issued requisition
papers for Byron Hose , who is now nt Alex
andria , Thayer county. Hose Is wanted in
Oquawka , Henderson county , 111. , where he
is charged with criminally 'assaulting Mary
N. Watson , the daughter of Henry C. Wut-
sou.
NOT AN ATTKMrinn Mtmnnii.
The case of S. E. Swigart , who was
charged with shooting with intent to kill
William E. Bullock , n neighbor , was held lio-
fore Justice 1'Vixworthy. It appeared that
Bullock had been simply struck over the
neck. His honor lined Swigart SI nnd costs.
Till ! MAI'S OF 1IOV1) COfNTV.
Mr. A. Soblogel , the draughtsmen in the
land commlssionorVofHco , loft today for HI.
Paul , Howard county , to deliver to Messrs.
Paul .t Harvey , the surveyors of the now
county of Boyd , the township maps of Boyd
county. These maps are to bo forwarded to
the ccncral land ofllco at Washington for ap
proval.
STATI : iiousn CHAT.
Labor Commissioner Andres has rccoivod
an invitation to attend the eighth annual
convention of lubor commissioners at Phila
delphia May IT , nnd has accepted.
State Oil Inspector Heimrcid lias entered
upon tlio duties of his otllco with his charac
teristic vim. If there have been any abuses
or neglect in the inspection of oils ho pro
poses to command n halt. Ho lias
already scanned his field of labor
over nnd is now pondering In his mind
whether or not the railroads in tbo Htato do
not nlso como within his Jurisdiction. Ho is
inclined to believe that tlioy do , nnd after
satisfying himself that they do ho will bring
these corporations to time the same as any
other pel-sons handling oils. Ho proposes to
'
wngo the same spirited warfare agn'inst in
ferior oils thrt ho did ngainst rotten cedar
blocks while a member of the Omaha board
of public works.
ODDS AND KNMI3.
Persons entitled to receive bounty on wild
animals , can now draw what Is duo them by
calling upon the county clerk before tlio
$ inXM ( ) appropriated by the legislature is ex
hausted.
Mrs. Jennie Marsh , wife of W. W. Marsh ,
died this morning at the Capital hotel of ner
vous prostration , after nn Illness of five
weeks. She was nged forty-two years. Tim
remains were Uiken over the Elkhorn this
nftornoon to her homo In DelCnlb , 111.
The remains of Mrs. J. F. Morris wort )
taken U ) her old homo nt Youngstown , O. ,
over the Burlington this afternoon.
Judge Stewart was engnfod this morning
in hearniL' the case ot John Uruham VH
George Williams for conversion of property
valued at $ i-i.
Nols Anderson , nged twenty-four , son of
Andrew Christiansen , nnd Mary Nelson , aged
twenty , daughter of Nols Person , were
grauteu license to wed today.
An Omaha Arllsl'n Work.
Mr. Albert Hothery , whoso work iu Iho
last exhibition of the Woitorn Art associa
tion received the recognition of a medal nnd
was so very highly praised by the general
public , is the recipient of the following uotlco
from tbo Quincy ( III. ) Journal :
Two painting Inivii [ icon rccnlved In this
town ruoontly from Mr. Alhnrt Itotliury , for
merly of Qiilncy , but now of Umitlia.
Ono of tlio plcluiui rtmresiMits 11 bunch nt
In I'rnnuo rosus. Thuothur IB tlio ) iuil ; ( of an
old man a study. The work on Doth p utnrcs
shows a SKlllod hand.
Thi > rosti pluturo Is nn oxiiiiliiltii thin' ' . Tim
rosc.s llu soft and loosu and fret ) . Tliuro am no
Hliurp outline's -no rlnid ciilorn. Tlio lljie-i air
soft anil Indlstlnrt. and ilrunmy. The tiliHnrr
Is iidullulitfuly srawful and poutk-til llttto
Ihlng. It Is us swot a llttlu llowor pli-up as wo
liiivo ever hiiim. The toiii-li nnd soul nf tfunlns
run all through the llttlo u'um. It ! > a plutnru
that will nuvor lno Its ilullrlou-i charm.
Thu old IUIUI'N lumfl U < IM ) > n good tlilnir as
dlUVrnnt From thu llownr pltiuo as day Is from
nluht. It. Is the head of an old soldlnr. Thu
sofl. wool liat Is thrown baeic from tlio foic-
linad , and an old eo'it and woolen shirt show
about tlio nook anil slinuldari. Tin ) < lrawlng
and the coloring are both good. Tno handling
Is froi ! . oiihy. bold , irllstlo. It , lee , U u picture
Unit will woar.
Mr. Kotliory Is Iho most unthiiHlastlo and
ambitions p\lntor : whom wo havu ovur known.
Thu munsturtud out Ion yi'iirsaaodi-tiinnlni'd
losii'cri > d--and ho lias supoiM'dod. Hi ) Is yet
ynuiis but ho.slundx at the hoail of his pro-
fi-sslon In Omiihn. MnliaH many frhmds In
Qnlnuy who will alnuurnly rujolco ovur his
"Keslival of l ) yn. "
There will bo a "Festival of Days" hold on
tlio lower lloor of the Uimgu building , Fif
teenth nnd llnniuy streets , on Thursday
afternoon nnd evening of this week , given by
the Indies of the Parish Aid society of Trin
ity cathedral.
The ladies have boon working hard for
many weeks making useful nnd fancy arti
cles for this sale , which tliuy hope will prove
attractive and saleable , "Monday's" booth
will bo presided over by Mrs. Yntai , Mrs ,
W. Page , Mrs. Motcalf and Mrs. Atchl-
son , assisted by other members of tbo
Alter guild , and will have for sain nil the
paraphernalia belonging to "wmh day. "
" " booth will hava all
"Tuesdays" things ap
pertaining to Ironing day , such us Ironing
hoards , Iron holder.- ) , lung whll-u aprons , and
other useful articles Mrj , Byron Itucd ,
Mrs. Win-tills and other mombiiri uf the
Woman's Auxiliary" will huvo charge of this
booth , provided over by Mrs. I'ottor , presi
dent.
Wednesday lielng mending day , Indies will
find ull sons of useful tilings for sale
here , such us sewing nproni , button biu's , etc.
TbU booth will bo in charge of Mrs , Popple *
ton , MM. Peek , Mrs. Clinic , Miss Pesslo
Yates and Miss MfKennn. ThuiMilay bolnu
reception day , Icoeroam nnd eaitowlll bii In
demand , wbtlo dainty cups lilted with Uo <
Helens tea will bo served by lovely matrons
tvul maids. Mrs , Lovl Carter , Mrs , liarka *
low. Mrs. Hill , Mrs. Ayres , MM. Mulr and
Mm. KlrkouitMl will see that refreshments /
nre served In proper stylo. Friday Is sweepJfr
ing day ; here v. ill bo found many styles ofe'
swopinc caps and iiinnv other things lir
tended to iniiko this day's work moro iiloas-
mil nnd easier. Mrs. Johnson , Mrs. Uoutd ,
Mm. Irfove , MM. MoCormlok , Mrs , Smith
nnd Miss l ) . Chamber. * Inivo charge- tins
booth. Saturday being baking day , Mrs.
Barton , Mrs. Popplnton , Mrs. Yntes. Mrs.
CJiirkson. Mrs. Pritehett. MM. U. Smith ,
Mrs. B. Ualdwull. MM. Kiclmnlson ami Mrs.
McICcnna will sell the dalntlas from this
booth. The room will put on a gala-day
dross nnd in tbo evening the ISnnruV band
will delight the car with sweet sounds.
WKUli TOcToAUlIOl'.S.
Inspcctor.M Allow a Dig ; Kol > -
lnr ; to I'lseapo.
A reward of $ oOO nwnlts the lucky man who
arrests J. C. ICollcy , nlias Frank ( Jnvnn , who
is wanted for burglarir.ini ; the postofllco at
Albuquerque , N. M. , nnd stonlmg f IB.ooo.
IColloy was seen standing iu front of the
federal building in Council Bluffs yestenlav
by n couple of postolllco liispoclorj , but be
fore in-routing him they thought it best to co
and take another look nt thu description so at
to bo sure ho was the right man , and when
they rein mod to nnb him ho was gono. It Is
believed ho cumo to this slilo of the rlvor , nnd
the detectives nro turning tbo town upsldo
down to Jlnd him.
Tlio Iiiuluv * * Miisliil Society. , . *
Mrs. J. W. Cotton nnd her pupils will give
n recital under the auspices of the Ladles'
Musical society Wednesday ut ! iUO : p. ui. , the
programme being us follows :
Come to Mo Penza
Mr.Vlierrr. .
a On Wings of Sweetest Miiilp Mendelssohn
{ b Open Thou , My Love , Thy lllue Kyes Massenet .
.Miss C'oon.
Thu lto.se Spuhr
MIssUlnrliMm.
I'utrla Mattel
Mr. llorosford ,
InAIil 'TIs a Driwm I/assen
I b Madrigal Cliamlnudu
Miss Doanu.
0 I'atlniti Abon lliiH.san Von Weber
Miss Halt.
Krnunl Involaml Kriiiini Verdi
.Miss Oliver ,
a My Heart , at Tli > Swoiit Voice..Sampson
b Dellla Saint KIIOIH
Mrs. Mnellor.
OKurth. 1-'unnri < ll Aldn Verd
Miss Clurkson and Mr. Wherry.
Wlkeilo
Miss I'orturlleld.
Air ( Jelll
Miss Cook.
Ho Was n I'rlnce Lynon
Miss lllHlmp.
Octette ApproHeh of Spring Onde
Klrst Sopranos-Miss ( Aiuli. Miss Oliver.
Seeond Sopranos M I'M. ( innId. Mlsst'larkson.
Klrst Altos-Miss Hull , Miss I'orli rlleld.
i-ccond Altos Mis. MonlUiMls.s lllshup.
County MuttcrH.
Thirty minutes suniood for tlio county
commissioners' regular weekly mooting yes
terday. Bids for grading Park street were
referred. A request for the privilege to
erect n stand at the northeast corner of the
court house grounds , from which President
Harrison may .speak , was granted. Or. KingA
the assistant county physician , was dls- '
missed. Tlio reason given Is that Dr. Keogli ,
the county physician , can do' nil of the work.
Dr. Kinir will stop doivn nnd out May 1.
.1. W. Edgorton was appointed Justice of
the peace for West Omulia precinct , nnd $20
was appropriated to help defray the _ ox-
Ileuses of a widow and her two children"wlia
desire to sail for Norway.
o
JJiSTti.
Texas Sittings : Indignant Landlord If
you don't pay up. out you KO. I'll have you
llrod right out into the street , bag and bag
gage. You haven't ' , paid in six months.
Delinquent Tenant Don't do that. I'll
bo disgraced iu the eyes of the neighbors.
Hathur than have you llm mo out , I'd stand
you raising the rent from $30 to $ : JU u month.
'rnr.Y SHOULD no TO rumen.
IMIa Cini'ntli fa1mrtr.
The Delta boys sliould all refuse
To play baseball on Sunday ;
For when they do in comes the news
Of their defeat on Monday.
New York Weekly : Mrs. Shurpoyo ( at a
hotel ) That couple try to act ns if they bud
boon married for years , but I know they are
on their wedding tour.
Mr. Sharptiyo Guess not.
Mrs. S. Yes they aro. Ho gave her the
tenderloin of thu stoak.
Drake's Magazine : Something that can
receive a blow , even whim in a heated condl-
tion , without returning it , although It , does
sometimes llaro up a llttlo n lighted lamp.
/
Chicago Tribune : The statement U made
by a Young Men's Christian association
ollicial that Illinois has 7 0,000 young men , of
whom half u million do not attend church
services. If this bo trim it must bo that half
n million young women nro not using their
influence us they should. *
Binghamlon Republican : Kowanls nro offered -
forod lor designs for tlio now silver dollar.
Most people have designs on the Hollar , but
the doll'ir itself to them is n sulUcicnt re
ward.
Indianapolis Journal : She A penny for
your thoughts. Ho But they are worth
their weight in gold. Shu Well , n half
penny , then.
New Yorlc Recorder : "What is repent-
nncol" ivsks .
n contemporary. Asnrulo.ro-
pontaucu is being sorry when it is too Into to
do any good.
Now York Herald : Smytho Why do you
say that there Is no Held for DUSK'S now
period Icall
Tompklns Ho nnnouncni In the initial
number that it will bo devoted to honest poli
tics.
Munsoy's Weekly : Spartucns Do you
ever put on Iho glovi'sl
Adolphus O , j'os. Every time a girl will
let mo.
Lifo : "And a.s the maid did not como to
the door , my grandfather went tiway nnd
never proposed ! "
"And did your grandfather never marry ! "
Indianapolis Journal : Yabiloy What was
the naturu of the misunderstanding between
you and VieKim ?
Mudgu The misunderstanding was nil on
my dido , i understood that Vickars was u
man who could be kicked with Impunity.
W. Oaks of Slonx Falls , who was struck
by lightning eighteen years ago nnd has boon
blind ever oincu , has Just bud an operation
performed on his eyes tbut bus restored his
sight.
NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS.
Vanilla , - Of perfect purity.
Lemon -I
- Of groftt Btr0nirth.
Almond [ Economy in thoiruso.
Rose oto.vJ Flavor as dollcatoly
and dollolously aa the froah
