Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, July 06, 1891, Page 6, Image 6
LONDON FINANCIAL REVIEW. Little Demand for Discount During .tho" Past Wcok , HEAVY INVESTMENT IN B1ITISH FUNDS , Amrrlcnn Itullrond Securities Panscd Through n Period of Unusual . Activity Tlio Purls Bourse. LONDON , July 5 , Discount during the put week was quoted nt 1J/1 ? ! there was no demand , On the stock exchange business was cjulot. The increase of Invosttnont busi ness Is largely uuo to thy rcloaso of consid erable amounts of capll.il ihrough half divi dend und Interest pnymonts. Among the dividends announced are ; London nnd West minster bank , US per cent ; Joint Stock bank end Union bank , Viyt pur cent ; City bank , 11 percent ; Consolidate ! bank , 10 percent. Continued In vesting In British funds caused on Increase for the month of ? ( c. Kupeo paper fractional lluctunlton closed unaltered. In foreigners thn principal feature has been the selling of Portuguese tjecuritlcs owing to ills- nulctlng reports on the financial condition of Portugal. The fall for the week Is 'iyo. Husslans were also sold and losl He. Spanish lost c. Chilian rose : ifjC } on reports that Ilia collapse of Bulrnaccdn is Imminent. In Knglish railways there was n malarial advance on the expectation of favorable divi dends ; Northwestern ro o tJfc ! ; Cathnm IJfe nnd others on iho avorngu of Jfc. American railroads , which were heavy iho llrst part of the week , now appear to bo entering a period of activity. The whole current of dealing since Wednes day has been ono oi buying , dally increasing In volume which was only torn- pornrily checked by yesterday's holiday. The public seem to bo waklntr up to the fui't that the best speculative medium in the immedi ate future Is the American market , Tlio week's variations In American securi ties Include the following Increases : Loulsvlllo & Nnsbvlllo , UJu'c ; Denver Si KIo Grande , prof/erred / , 'Aytc\ \ Union I'nclllo and Wnbasb , preferred , I' c ; Denver nnd coi.imon find Wabash - bash debentures , 1 ; Ohio Si Mississippi JSfe ; Lake Shore , Mexican Central and Nor folk it West 1'olnt preferred. yo each. Canadians were llrm. Gr.ind Trunk lirsts nnu seconds preferred rnso J c. Mexican railroad was stead v : seconds rose li-j'c. and and lirsts IJ c. Among miscellaneous secur ities Hudson Hay advanced J c , and Kast- mnn's 5Jc { ; Whlto Hell's asbestos dropped 1'4C. ' A rcducllon of Iho inl < ! rim dividend from 10 to ! y < j per cent was the causa. llnvanii Market" ) . HAVANA , July 5. Sito\K There has been seine demand , but since the middle of the week t > uvers have reduced their offers itnd and the market closed < iulot and weak. Mo- Irssos sugar , regular to good polarization , 2.'W@'iigold } per quintal : Muscovado , fair to good , refilling S. > to 'JO degrees , 21U > ( ? ( ) sJ.IU.f ; centrifugal , 92 to 90 polanzallon , "VA. Stocks In Iho warehouse at Havana and nnd Maian/.as , ! i,12G boxes , Itl9,000 ! bags nnd U,5X ( ) hogsheads. Receipts for the week , 1,000 boxes , 94,000 bags and 325 hogsheads , of which Sb,0H ( ) bags nnu nil the hogsheads go to the United Stales. BACON-$1:1.00 : gold per cwt. BiJTir.it Superior , ? 'J5.00 gold per quintal. Fi.ouii $ lt.0i ! ) gold per barrel. AMCUICAX .TiitKii : : > BBBF 89.00 gold per quintal. HAMS American sugar cured , f 17.00 gold per quintal for northetii , and $ .23.00 for south ern. ern.LiMti ) In kegs , J12.00 gold per quintal. In tins , $13.00. I \im : Nominal. Shocks , nominal. Win re NY BUANS $0.75 gold per quin tal. Cm\viNo : Ton tcco $21.00 gold per quintal. Hoorri Nominal. Freights modor.itq. EXCIIAXOI : Weak ; on bond , Spanish gold , Jli.UbfelJ.IM'.f. ' Bail \ \ celt for tlio Tobacco Market. LUUISVIU.I : , ICy. , July 5. The past week has been a bad ono for the loaf tobacco mar kot. The offerings have detcrloralcd in quallly ana the buyers have not paid as close attention as usual , frequently neglecting the breaks altogether. In consequence prices In everything have weakened , and in some the decline has been consid erable. Prices will average from $1 to (5 lower than they were two weeks ago. This fact may bo duo to two causes. The ex tremely favorable weather for the now crop may have a bearisn tendency , nnd again It may have happened that b'uycra bad fewer orders than usual last week. Medium and common grades have felt the weakness most. Burley not possessing special qualities to recommend it has been , without friends , and there has been a poor market for nondescript nnd badly conditioned hogsheads. Prices of darks have boon bettor sustained than those of hurley. Good green rivers have boon in demand and Uavo sold well , nnd anything in the way of a nice wrapper was sure to cause .active bidding. Hogio ouyors are , however , doing nothing out picking a llttlo here nnd thoro. Purln Weekly Kcvlow. i ? , July 5. On iho bourse during the week business wai sluggish and there was a general decline. The monthly liquidation luslconcludod.shoHod considerable dlfllculty arising out of the shortness of stock. Con- tangoes were unusually heavy at the open ing of the settlement , butsnbsoquontly light ened ns it was seen that no failures wore probablo. The end of the settlement lott tbo bourse notably languid. The week's decrease include : n per cent routes , 10 centimes for the ncconnt. Bank of Franco , 10 francs , Hto TInto , (1)4 ( franca ; Credit Flncicr , 1) { francs. On tlio Itcrlln Hourso. DRUMS' , July fi. On tbo bourse during ibo past week business was stagnant. Bank nnd Industrial securities were especially weak. The Until quotations include the following : Prussian 4's , 105.70 : Doulsuo bank , lBO.il.1) Mexican fl's , 88.50 ; Roubles , 233 , making a reduction of Ion points for the week ; Boch- umors , 10(1 ( ; Harpouers , 182 ; short exchange on London , 20.25 ; long exchange on London , 20.2S ; private discount , ! % Tno deprecia tion of tlio rouble b duo to tuo expected fail ure of Iho Russian harvest. Frankfort Financed. FHANKFOIIT , July 5. On the bourse during the week business was dull and prices dropped. The tlnnl quotations Include : Ital ians , f.ll. 10 ; Porluguoso , SIXl.M ) ; Russian , J97.70 ; Spanish exchange on London , & 0.l ! ) ! ; prlvalo discount , Q % , WONT nl3 INYlSllVIHWRD. Kv-ProMdrnt I Injun DccllucH to Talk ) for Publication. Ex-Prcsldent Rutticrford B , Hayes and his BOH , R. P. Hayes , cashier of ibo' First Na tional bank of Fremont , O. , arrived In Omaha yesterday morning from Beatrice , whore Gonoial Hayes delivered an address before tno Chauttutqua assembly on Satur day. Major Paddock , Howard B. Smith and several atliors mot the ox-president and his sou at ttio depot and escorted them to tbo Mlllard hotel. After resting un hour both General Hayes and Ills son , accompanied by Major Paddock , went to the First Congregational church and heard Dr , Duryoa expound the gospel. The afternoon and evening wore pas&ed very pleasantly calling upon tbo families of How ard B. Smith and Captain J. C. MclColl , who are related to the Hayes family. The ex-presiduut was seen last night at the Mlllnrd hotel by a 11 BK reporter. "You understand that I never have any in terviews , " said General Hayes , the vorv In- ilant after shaking hands with the * reporter. "That Is un Indexible rule of mine , and although - though I dislike to disappoint a reporter , I must refuse to give you anythlutr for publi cation. " "Would you not favor the public with your opinion , or a prediction , as to political re- tults In Ohio this fall I" "No , sir. I have absolutely nothing to say about politics. 1 have nothing to say for publication upou any subject. I will uot bo Interviewed. " General Hayes then Inquired very pleas- fatij nbout ex-Uov rnor Snundors , Mr , Hoiowntor nnrt several other prominent real- donlfl of Omnbii. "Do you think thn people of Ohio will como up to tin ) support of Major McKtnlcy mid elect htm this full ! " tbo reporter naked , nftor chattlnit a few moments nbout cropi and ChautnUfiua Msombllcs. A stony sluro nnd the swish , swish of a Inreo pnlm leaf fnn were tbo ouly apprcclablo reply to the Inter rogatory , General Hnyei appears to cnrry tne wolgnt of Increasing year * with consldoruble forti tude nnd well preJServert vlnor. Ho Is now ilfly-nlno yours old , and but for the fnct that his pray hairs arc more numerous mid ho keeps his whiskers some shorter than ho did llvo years ago his appcurunco remains very much the sumo. Tuo Nebraska division of the Loyal legion will tender General H.tycs ft reception and"uTnficr at , Iho Omaha club rooms this evening at 8 o'clock. General Hayes Is comniniidcr-ln-chlof of the Loyal Legion of the United States , and the Nebraska division will solzo upon this oppor tunity to oxuross its appreciation of Its com mander's ' presence In the west. Prominent member * of the order from Lincoln , Ik-iUrice , Fremont and other cities will Join with those who rasldo In Omaha to make the occasion a very pleasant ono. The ox-president will leave for homo Tues day morning. His son , U. P. Hayes , will RO from Omaha direct to Duluth , whuro ho has some Important business to look after. The soft glow of the tea rose Is acquired by ladles who use PUzQtil'sComplexion Powder. Try it. Ij.VHOIl'S EM III QMA'.lt'lON. Eva MolJoiitild-ViilcxIi Addresses tlic Otnatiu U'orltci-H. Grand Army hall was well UlloJ last evenIng - Ing by representatives of the different labor organisations to hear the address of Mrs. Eva McDomild-VnIesli. The meeting w.is under the auspices of the Independent club , and Secretary De.wor occuplotl the chair. Mrs. Viileih Is Uio state leuturer of the Minnesota alliancu The little lady spoke lit Wuhoo on the Fourth and will leave this morning for her homo at St. Paul. "If wo want to gain success politically nnd socially , " said the speaker , "wo shall have to unlto and stand solidly together. I want to see Intelligent lecturers como from the alliance - lianco to the cities and spoalc , and those from tlio cities go down into the country and talk to the fanners. The people who nro doing ttto best work in our cause today are those who have graduated from the ranks of some labor oriranl/atlons , and I hope to see moro of them taku the Held. - "There Is no question of greater Importance than that of wages , and certainly no question which our people can ho more Interested In. The masses are beginning to discuss the eco nomic questions. Fifteen years ago such a thing was hardly thought of. I regard the mlllfonnlro and pauper as products of the wage system. These two go side by side in our nresent system. Wo don't want to ex terminate the millionaire , but wo want to change iho system and have them do honest labor. Tak'a away thu extra facilities for these people gottinir hold of all the good things of this life nnd make them ( jot down and hustle. I bollevo the wage system simply a step oti tno road to the progression of the raco. If wo go back to the barbarian , who was contented to live in a hut and subsist from band to mouth , we shall lind that the llrst stop toward civiliza tion was the Institution of slavery , nnd slav ery was tbo llrst step toward the wage sys tem of toJay. Slavery was a blot on the niv- ilbatlon of this country for some years after its abolition. "It tooic a great deal of education for our psople to learn that the blajlc man was created just as free ns the white man , and that ho was entitled to just as much lib erty. "Of course we have some fault to find with the wage system , but still it is an improve ment on any system which preceded It. In these days labor has risen to the dignity of a commodity , and is bought and sold in the markets. Times have been changed very much by the invention of layer-saving ma chines , but the extensive use of ? uch ma chinery has caused an over supply of our commodity labor. 'Tho young men nnd women of today don't look forward to an independent life out to the employment of their services In some largo corporation. The key note of the Amer ican people's idea of liberty was the develop ment of the peoples individuality. But In the great workshops of today a person's in dividuality is rapidly being crushed out. The man ana woman in the factory nro be coming a part of the machine they operate and their individuality is being lost The errors of the wagj syatara tod'iy pUuo it in the best possible condition for the coming of a better ono. "I know some employers who would give all they have If they could bring about a bet tor system. Thov would bo glad to see anew system where industrial matters woiild boon a raoro scidutilic basis. The motto of the manufacturing establishment of today Is not the golden rule to 'do unto others as you would have others do unto you. ' but do your neighbor before ho gets a chance to do you. Wages nro regulated by the law of supply nnd demand and there Is always a great sup ply of labor in the market. The miinfaeturors nave built up a wall around themselves nnd they call it protective tariff , but while protecting themselves they have loft the doors wldo open for the Importation of cheap labor , consequently we have always an un limited supply of labor In this country. When a manufacturer finds the standard of American labor too high , ho goes to Europe and Imports a lot of low-class foroicnors , who will work for little or nothing. Not long ago my attention was called to the largo number of tramps in Minnesota. Some ono said that any man wanting work could get It , but I hardly think that Is so. Fifty years aso a shoemaker , carpenter or blacksmith had to servo n long apprentice ship before they were competent to work alone. Today n shoemaker doesn't make shoos , ho repairs them. It is the same way with the others. A machine has superseded these workmen to a great extent. So pro gressive have wo become that llttlo children have been taken into the factories. A philan thropist would say that the system was so perfect that llttlo children could now go to a factory and earn a few pennies a day. Look out of your window every morning and see the string of little children wending their way to sono largo factory. There are over a million and a half of children in this country who ; go to work three hours before the school house doors are open , and don't return to their homos until tbo school doors have been closed three hours. These are the children to whom wo must look to as the citizens of the coining genera tion. tion.Tho The speaker then told about the condition of factory girls and stated that the average pay of working girls was $ \.l \ per week. The address was well received and was loudly applauded. Do Witt's ' Llttlo Early nisorsj only pill to cure sick hoadachcand regulate the bowels. I'KltHOXAL J. D. Hagan of Sidney is at the Dcllono. J. M. Kings of Uentrico is at the Milturd. F. O. Stalnger of Grand Island Is at the Mlllard. G. I ) . Goodcll of Chcyoniio is n guest at the Murray. Lew Dockstador , of minstrel fame , and his wife are stopping at the Murray. Colonel Al Faitbrother returned to Omaha last night from an extended trip to Interior points. He starts tonight for his home In Durham , N. C. Dr. S. D. MotYor returned yesterday from attendance upon the commencement exorcises of Yule collOKu whcro his son , George W , Mercer , graduated. Ouiuha had six repre sentatives In the Yiilo class of ' 1)1 ) , viz : George W. Mercer , Herbert Holcomb , Augustus Kountzo , Fred Preston , Wallace Oroutch and Franlt 1'ro.stoii , t Authority. "I believe the Ferro Manganese Waters of Regent Spring to bo the cost tonlo waters in the world , " Dr. W. P. Mason , Prof. Uou- selaer Polyt. Institute , Troy , N , Y. "Delia , I saw you on the porch last night with Mr , Twiddles of Boston , nnd tonight you wore walking on the beach with Mr. llunglo of Chicago. 1 trust you are not flirt ing , Delia. " "O , no , mamma ; I nm only making a collection of souvenir spoons. " Mrs. Fussy You have heard my daughter aitig , Mr. Caustic. I want your advice. Her voice needs cultivation , and I think I shall send nor to Paris. Mr. Caustic Send her to Eeypt , madam , or lloog Kong : Ita farther awny , T I 1 IT A\T TH t I\H If I TTPttO TALK ON TRADE MATTERS. Chicago Business Mon * Ezpresa Their Opin ions on Omaha. A VERY BRIGHT OUTLOOK FOR THE CITY , Plenty of Capital nnd Hard Work Arc Hound to llulld ' Up a Great Grain Market at Omahn , It has been said that the pcanlo of Omaha nnd Nebraska do not fully appreciate the great Importance of the warehouse bill passed by the state legislature at its recent session and there may be n great deal of truth in the statement. The fact Is , however , that the grain men all over the country nro alive to the importance of the movement in Omaha toward the upbuilding of n grain market and the subject Is boiug discussed In eastern grain centers. Having an hour or two to spend In Chicago recently I dropped around to the board of trade building and was surprised to tlmt how much Interest Chicago's grain men take In Omaha and how well Informed they nro regarding the situation hero. The U Ml grain man I met with whom I could claim acquaintance was Daniel Butter of F. S. Logan Si Co. , who is a great admirer of Omaha and who has much confidence in her future. Speaking of the warehouse bill recently passed by the leg islature of Nebraska , Mr. Butler remarked : ' it U bound to bo a gooJ thing for Omaha and for the whole state. Without such n law crnln men nro forced to sell their grain to arrive nt Chicago , St. Louis , Baltimore or some other noint. In doing this they nro under this dlsa I vantage they have no inspec tion law and consequently are obliged to accept the nrieo of a lower grade , no nuit- tor what the grade or quality of the cr.iin is. Under an inspection and warehouse laxv In a center like Omaha , and with the inspection kept up to a grade 01 * quality equal to Chicago cage , London , Liverpool , Glasgow , Hull , Bristol and all of the Irish coast would buy from Omaha direct. Not because the grain would bo better or worse , but because of the advantages the railroad companies would give them on a through freight. That so far as foreign business Is con cerned would increase the trade of Omaha , but independent of'the foreign dom.ind , Now York , B iltimoro , Philadelphia , Monttoal and Boston , besides the whole of the Now Eng land states would buy corn In Omaha , for the very good reason that all the terminal charges which are incurred here in Chicago would bo saved. To cut tbo whole aigumont short , the farmers of Nebraska by a ware house and Inspection law would save from 1 to" cents on their corn i > nd with a good railroad qut probablv 3 to 5 cents a bushel. " After leavingMr. Butters I walked through the corridors of the board of trade building and , attracted by n familiar sign , dropped In nnd had a short chat with Colonel John Con nelly of the Hrm of Schwartz , Dupoo & Me- Cormlck. Their business Is confined mostly to the option trade and they do not give much attention to elevators and warehouse laws only so far as they directly effect their branch of the business. The conversation naturally turning upon Oinitha Mr. Connelly remarked that Chicago was receiving a largo amount of speculative business from Omaha. It was nor , so very long ago that Omaha was looked upon as not being a good speculative point , so fur as the buying of grain and provisions wis concerned. The city has changed very materially in that respect of late and now all the Chicago brokers who have ofllcos in Omaha report a largo and growing business from Omaha. Colonel Connolly nelly af.poara to think that we miy do quito a largo cash business in grain at Omaha nnd that the buying and soiling of the actual stuff may be carried on quite ex tensively , but that trading in options or speculation pure and simple will for some time yet bo based on the Chicago market. The next llrro that I felt at liocrty to claim au acquaintance with was Hoscnbaum Bros. , who , lu addition to their grain business , also do a largo live stock commission business , having at onetime time n branch ofllco at the stock yards at South Omaha. Mr. Hheimstrotn thinks "Omaha has many natural advantages , such as a location in a great grain producing terri tory , splendid railroad facilities , etc. , but that it would take hard wont to build up a great grain market. She will bo at a dis advantage In that the trunk lines will wuntthelong haul and will not like to slop Iho grain at Omaha. They may , however , give milling and transit privileges ; that is , allow the grain to bo halted there for a cer tain time and then rcshlpped on the through rale. The future ot the grain mar ket at Omaha will depend very largely upon whcthen catptal can bo induced to go into it. It will bo n pressing question where the money is coming from to carry the grain produced by the formers of the west until It Is readv to bo placed upon Iho market. Omaha will make a good grain market with half a chance. " I had hardly stopped oulsldo of Rosonbaum Brothers' olllco when 1 fortunately mot Hlchard Gunning , au old Chicago board of trudo man , and for a short time located In Omaha , where ho formed n largo circle of friends. Almost the first word spoken by Mr. Gunning was in regard to the efforts being put forth at Omaha to build up a grain market. "It Is ridiculous , " said he , that a city the slza of Omaha and the distributing point for such a productive grain country should not bo an important erain market. There is no reason why there should not bo a number of largo elevators built there. The only trouble is lo get men to Invest thulr money in such enterprises. The bankers ought to take up the grain business , as Its development would bo of great advantage to them and the nature of tho'businoss is such that thov would bo well protected on every dollar invested. " Mr. Konnett of Kennctt , Hopkins & Co. was found in his ofllco , and though busy as usual had time to tulle a few moments on Omaha and her prospects as a grain market. "Omaha is a gro'wiug and enterprising city , and its business relations with the older cities to the east are constantly becoming closer. I see no reason why enterprise and capital combined should not make of Omaha an important grain market. She is doing a largo business now In a spec ulative way on the Chicago board of trado. i'ho handling of grain and live stock has como to bo a great business , and It Is a grow ing business , and Omaha is located in iho center of a territory most productive of those commodities. Look at the growlh of the llvo stock business at South Omaha and draw your own conclusions ns to possibilities of the grain business. I know of several houses that already have sent cash buyers of grain to Omaha. All that the Omaha people must do to insurq success is to put plenty of money into it. " Mr. Nash of Nash , Wrlcht & Co. , was the next grain man encountered and ho appeared to be fully alive to all that was being done in Omaha in the grain business. "There is ono dlfllculty , " said ho , "to bo mot In establishing a market at any point and that Is tno trading of the different cereals , Omaha should establish the same grauc.s as Chicago because the rigid inspection of grain at Chicago Is what has brought buyers here and made a market of It. When navigation U open so that Chicago can reach the t > ou- board on us good terms as St. Louis It Is al ways the case that Chicago grain tunes the lead because of tt o superior grad ing , A considerable proportion of Nebraska corn grades Np. it at Chicago , but that is no reason why Omaha should make her grade low enough to take It all lu as No. 2. The main reason why Nebraska corn grades low Is because it is full of dirt , not bolni : properly cleaned. II Omaha will be rigid in the matter of inspection she will gain In the opinion of buyers nnd not lese auvthlnp with the sellers or producers , " James It , Tanner of Sprlnglleld , chairman of the Illinois board of railroad and ware house commissioners , says the Illinois ware house law upon which the Nebraska law Is based has been an unqualified bilccess. Wlillo there have been some minor amend ments made from time to time as were found advisable lu its practical application , the law today Is substantially thu same OR that which was enacted by tbo legislature fourteen years ago. "Now , " said Mr. Tanner , "tho farmer knows that when bo ship < his grain to Chicago cage it will bring a fair market pnco. No , 2 wheat will not bo graded No. U by Inspoo tors whose Interest It Is to have it so graded. Tuoro are eighty Inspector ? in Chicago and every car Is Inspected and graded when It comes into the warehouse aud when U goes out agalu , TUo men being appointed by the state have no IntcV&ll in givlntr grain n grade other than that . .Li. which It is Justly en titled. Of coursa.wa have nad a llttlo dim- culty In the onforVMmcnt of the law on some occasions , partlctflhHy with the railroads , but whenever thn tnsfjfs under dispute have been taken Into tticmcourts the commission lias invariably beoWSustnlncd. " Itwas irnntRraMtyltie to hear the many predictions nvidft u.y * > Chtcaio business men ns to the success that Omaha Is bound to achieve If she \vlfl only take advantage of the opportiiiiltiaiJspresentod. The onlv doubt apparently In the minds of Chicago non us to the succjs of Iho grain movement here was as to whether Omaha capitalists and bankers would mil their money into the enterprise. ' * * - "Cold , couctb , coflln is what philosophers term "a logical sequence. " Ono is very liable to follow the other ; but by curing the cold with a dose of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral , the cough will bo stopped and the cofllu not needed Just at present. "Iho Pilnter'H Patron Sulnt. " This is what u Washington coinpoiillor once called Gcorgo W. Clnltla , tind it scorns to mo doci'VOliv. ( . For months there has boon lying on my dealt wnlting to bo rend the "Recol lections of George W. Childs. " Last wcolt when the thoi'inoinotor porsovor- Injrly climbed to 100 ° , when everybody oust of the Mississippi river mopped his moist brow nnd iiUomnled , at the risk of Ills life , to drown himself in ieo water or still moro vicious beverages , I sat comfortably In my oyrlo with the ' ghost of n bre'eo/o for a fan , and hot water and tboso "Recollections" for companions. I passed a most satisfactory afternoon , and closed my book with a sigh of re- grot. Tlio cailso of regret was the absence of more such tnqn its tlio proprietor of the Philadelphia' Ledger. I have road tlio straightforward record of a man ttho , born on May 12 , 1829 , has never boon out of employment since his twelfth year when ho began work as an errand boy in a Dultimoro bookstore ' at SU a weo'k and who would as liof carry a bundle today as in the humble olden timo. "I carry bundles very often , " adds Mr. Childs , "but I under stand that certain young men of tlio period would scorn to do us much. " Would that certain young men of the period had souse enough to be Gliildsos ! Then they couldn't possibly bo thorn- solves , and how the world would bo bonofittcd by the transformation ! There are different kinds of great ness. There is tlio greatness of the pool , the artist , the statesman , the inventor , the merchant , tlio warrior , the naviga tor , financier ; there is that rarest of all , the greatness of goodness moro needed than all the rest , as upon it depends the salvation of humanity. Mr. Childs is a foremost American , not because ho is successful and rich , but because he is filled with the milk of human kindness. "If I am successful , " ho writes , "I owe my success to industry , temperance and frugality. If asked what , as tno result of my oxporionc/oJHs the greatest pleas ure in life , I shijiit'u. say , doing good to others. Scominglv the moat ditnoult thing in the womflis to bo prosperous and generous utrthb smno time. Doing generous grows oh ono just as beiti" ; moan doos. TUo'd spositton to give and to bo kind to othcfre should bo inculcated and fostered in cliildren. It seems to mo that is the way to improve the world and make happy the people who , tire in it. " When n man notouly professes to want to help his kind but _ does it , ho makes the best pos'siblo citizen , nnd is the only roal'Christian. ' Sucli a man , if ho attains wealth , does so legitimately because ' of supotrpr business capacity , andi'not because ofi taking unfair advan tage of his neighbors. "This property , " once said Mr.Childs , referring to the Lodger , "was built un without breaking-other people down. " Nobody grudges him his well earned fo"tuno ; ho has nr.ido a newspaper pay despite the fact that ho excludes all de tails of disgusting crime , nil rejwrts ot vice that cannot bo road aloud in the family circle , all scandal and slang and all objectionable advertisements. I re joice that success is possible under such circutnsta'ncos , for I have been told again and again that it could not bo attained without pandering to the lowest tastes of the great majocity. That the major ity have low tastes is as true ns deplora ble. Ignorance is bound to be vulgar ; so , too , is education when devoid of sensi bility and aspiration. Loving his kind , Mr. Childs treats his employes as ho would bo treated. Ho gives ills printers comfortable , woll-fur- nishod rooms with walls colored to suit their overworked eyes. He gives thorn vacations and money to spend while oil duty. Ho never forgets Christmas , and tho'thousands of dollars thus disposed of pass under the name of "profit-sharing ; . " For thirteen yours Mr. Childs has boon paying his printers $10,000 a year moro than the typographical union rates re quire , or moro than ho need pay , because ho has been making money and ho fails to see why Ills employes should not share in his prosperity. In 1S70 his printers wore ready to have their wages reduced to10 cents a thousand ems , or 5 cents le&s than they wore receiving , the fonnor rate haying been fixed by their union. Mr. Cliilds rofubod to take advantage of what scorned to him unfair , consider ing his financial status. Ton years later ho and his life-long friend , Mr. A. J. Drexel , sent a chock to the Inter national Typographical union for ton thousand dollars. Is it strange that the printers east of the Mississippi have voted to sot a thousand cms apiece on the birthdays of Mr. Childs and Mr. Drexel , May 12 and September 13 , as a donation to the fund begun by those generous-hearted citizens for tno erec tion of u memorial building in Phila delphia as headquarters of their union ? Thus the fund grows at the rate of $7,000 a yearl Is it strange that n Richmond mend compositor ahould declare that "if all omplnyon * wore like Mr. George W. Childs , thei < o woulo bo no labor " ' " question ? , In the name ofahumanity and common sense , why cannot there be more such employers ? Why should there bo an irrepressible conflict between capital and labor ? Why cutinot capital see that the way to'i ' destroy anarchy is to stop sowinyt ho seeds of ferment ? Why will not capital apply ono single Christian procqpt.to . dally Ufa and bring order out of approaching ohaos ? Is it so dllllcult to do unto others as you'd be done by ? Mr. QifldH ) does not seem to find it so , and could ho bo multiplied in definitely , trndo'unions would have llttlo excuse for being , ' " Mrs. Winslow's' teething Syrup for chil dren teething reUtivcs the child from pain. US cents a bottle. Three Dinners and a Contract. Every ono knows that the road to a man's heart is through his stomach , but oven a wife who wants a new spring bonnet does not use the knowledge to so good advantage as tlio shrewd and wily salesman , bays the Now York World. A short time ago there came lo Now York a m.xn who hud the giving out of an order for SiiOO.OOU worth of material in his hands something or other about railroad construction , I believe. The competition for the order was something tremendous among the dilToront firms furnishing such material. The Dalesman of ono of the firms invited the man with the mission to a dinner , and instructed the chief to servo absolutely the host dinner ho could , without regard to price. A few days later ho repented the Invitation and within a woolc and a hnlf n third dinner was oaten nnd the two men might have boon taken fof friends of n lifetime when they got to the cigarB , An hour aftonvnrd the con' tract was signed. As the salesman's commission on the order amounted to a good many thousands of dollars ho could alTord to pay for the dinner. DoWitt's ' Llttlo Enny tltsors ; best little pills for dysjiep-sln , sour stomach , bad breath. 13FFI3OTS Ot < ' COFJPI2R. Ail Excellent Mcdiulno In It.s Plaoo nnd u Mental Stimulus. CofToo owes its stimulating and re freshing qualities to colToine , says the Boston Journal of Cominorco. It also contains gum and sugar , fat , acidscasein and wood and fibre. Like tea , it power fully increases the respiration , but , un like it , does not affect its depth , Uy its nso the rate of the pulse is in creased and the action of the skin di minished. . It lessens the amount of blood sent to the organs of the body , dictonds the veins aud contracts the ca pillaries , thus preventing the waste of tissue. It is a mental stimulus of a high order , and ono that is liable to great abuse. Carried to excess it produces abnor mal wakofulnosH. indigestion , acidity , heartburn , irritability of temper , trembling. Irregular pulse , a kind of in toxication ending in delirium , and gro.it injury to the spinal function ! ) . Unfortunately , there are a great many colToe tipplers who depend upon it as a drunkard upon his dram. On tlio other hand , colToe is of sovereign eign olllcacy in tiding over the nervous system in emergencies. Co-Moo is also , in its place , an excellent medicine. In typhoid fever its action is frequently prompt and decisive. It is indicated in the early stages before local complications arise. CotTeo dispels stupor and lethargy , is an antidote for many kinds of poison , and Is valuable in spasmodic asthma , whooping cough , cholera infantum and Asiatic cholera. It is also excellent as a preventive against infectious or epidemic diseases. In districts rife with malaria and foyer the drinking of hot colTco before passing into the oiicii air has enabled persons living in such places to escape contagion Have You Got a Horse ? Even' man who owns n horse should knew that Ilallcr's Ilarbod Wire Llnlmont is the only remedy that will give prompt relief to all sprains , cuts , bruises and galls , and is warranted to effect a complete cure. She Unuoiled the Serpent. Lust year n monster snake was soon in the neighborhood of Donnoll's mill , in this countyand its length was estimated by several parties who saw it at from eight to fifteen foot , says the Greensboro bore , N. C. , Record. An attempt was made to kill itbut it went into a thicket on the banks of the creek. Nothing moro was scon of this monster snake until recently , when MihS Ida L. Robinson saw a cow , the property of Abuor SchooUield.down and struggling , and went to see what was the matter. Imagine her surprise to sue , coiled around the neck of thocow an immense snake some four inches in diameter and at least ten feet in length. The cow was being choked to death , and the bravo girl took hold of the snake with with both hands , and , being a strong girl , she , with great difficulty got it loose , or perhaps frightened it until it uncoiled itsclf and ran into the thicket. After awhile the cow , with aid from the ladygot upon its feet and was driven home. The snake was of a brown color and showed no signs of striking or biting , as is common to all our native btinkcshen : o it is believed to bo an anaconda , which has made its escape from some monago- rie. rie.Edward Edward Starr saw this or a similar snake last spring near George Donnoll's old mill , which is nbout six miles north of Greensboro , in Monroe township , and said it was at least ton feet long. Syrup of Figs , produced from tha laxative and nutritious juice of California tigs , combined with the medicinal virtues of plants known to bo most beneficial to tbo human system , acts gently on the kidneys , liver and bowels , effectually cleansing the system , dUi'elllng colds at d headaches and curing habitual conitip it en An Immense -Knttl T. There is now on exhibition in the show window of a Sacrtftnonto ( C 1 ) store a fine live specimen of what is known as a timber rattlesnake , captured in Fresno county recently. His snake- ship is over four feet Jong , and bears on the end of his tail sixteen .well-formed rattles and a button that ho raises and trills in a men-icing way when excited by the approach of strangers In tlio screened box with the rattler are two horned toads that sejain to bo perfectly at ease in company with their deadly companionwho takes no noticj of them , but contents himself with keeping an eye on what is going on , and occasional ly darting from between a pair of strong jaws a long , quivering forked tongue , black at its extremities , and changing to a bluish red toward tlio mouth. The color of the snake is a dirty brown , with vorv dark irregular stripes across the baclt , tlioro being but a small contrast between the top and under side of the body. Nothing adds so much to a person's appearance - anco ns a line Illicit head of hair of oven color , and to assure this use only Hall's Hair Honowor , A Written Guarantee to CURE EVERY CASE or , _ MONEY REFUNDED. Our ci.ro 1 permanent and not a pmtchlntf up. Cnstw treated llvo y > Att ago l'ave n r Ken ai/mptum Inco. By ilfscrlblnntMu folly we can treat jou \ > r nmll.and veel'otliouamo urone Ruirantcoto euro or n-fund all money. Tlioio who prefer lo como lure for treatment cnn do no und we will pay railroad fare botu WBJB and liotil bills while ueio If o full to euro. Wo challenge the world for a cam tlmt our SIAOIO KDUKDY Y/lll not euro. Wrlto for full particular and get the evidence. Wo know that jou , arc tLeptlcal , Justly to , too , as the mo t eminent I'hytlclnnsnaio noverbicnablotOBlTO more than temporary rillcf. In our flro J ears' praitlco * llli the J1AHIO nr.UI.OY It lias been mott diricwlt to ovircome the prejudices ocaln > .t all so-called Bpcclttcs. nut under our strong Buarantcc ) on khould not hesltato to try thin remedy. You take no cli mo of lotlnif jour money. Wo ( ruar- anteetocuroorrt fund e ery dolln r , and ns o bavo reputation to protect , also financial liocUnsof 1300 , . 000 , It Is perfectly fafo to all who will try the trial- incut , llerotoforcyou have been mittlnRUpand pay Inn out ) our money for different treatments and although you are not yet cured no one has pr.ld bacUyour mon ey. Iionotwattoanymoromoncyuntlljou tiyus. Old chronlcdeepBiatoilcabe cuiidlnS5to 00 days , In- vtstlgatoour financial etanJInu , our reputation as builneis men. Wrlto us for names and adilnssta of tlioto w o have curtd who 1ml o gen \ pcrmliilon to ro- fortothrin. It cunts ) OU only postage to dolhUilt 111 nave > ou a , world of uf ( erlnB f lorn mental strain , and If ) ou nro married what may your ofr | > rlnif Barter throuch your own negligence. If your symptoms aio sere throat , mucous patches In mouth , rheumatism In bones and joint' , hair falling ; out , eruptions on any the body , fecllntcot K'ncral depression , pains nlieadorbonts , youliavono time to watte. Thoio who are coniUntly taUtig nurcury and potash should dUcontlnuolt. Constant use ot lhe odruif wlllmrtly brlntf tons and e itlne ulcers In thu end. lion't fall ta writ * . All correspondence sent > ealod In plain envel opes , Wotnvltothomojtrliirld Invcftlgatloa and will do all In our power to alii you In It. AddriM , COOK Jtn.VKDY CO. , Omaha , fi'rltraiha. Orllco 1 Jlh an ! J'arnam , cecond floor , cntruico Uthti FOR MEN MAPIP PHPC liIMulu bunt ONLY 460U for u cuu : of Lost or K.UUng Manhood. Ooiiurul or Nervous Debility , wo.iknevj of botlv or niliiU , tlio oirupts of orrorsor uxcussui In old or yuuiiK thai wo uumioLciiru. WUBIU- ranteo every casu or ruf uml ovury tloljur. Hvo cluys trial troiitiiiuut $1 , full count ) S5. 1'ur. coptlljlu lionullu runllztul n > tliroo ilnys. lly mull , securely nnukuil from olisurv.Ulon. COOK REMEDY CO , OMAHA. NBU. LADIES ONLY MAR IP FEMALE REGULATOR. Snfo ami nliHUlU Cortnlii ton day or money rufumluU. 1'rloa liy mull IBoaluil from olmurvutlou. COOK UEMEDY OO. , OmaUa , Noo. OMAHA ttuuuws' and DIRECTORY BICYCLES. A , U , Pcrrigo&Oo. 0. Daxou , AllMakes ; , All I'rlcos , All Sold on Monthly Parti. Payment ) , f 1315 HoilKO Street. 1C071J Fnrnnm St. , Onntm BOOK BINDBRgi & ST.'ATIONBR3 Omaha Republican Printiug Oo. , Lair trlufs , bank suppllix , nml UTerytliltu In ttia printing lino. 10th nml Douxln * troot < . Ackcrnmtm Bros. & Hointzo , Printer , " , binders , olo-trolrpers , blnnk book mnnu- fnrturer , lllftllownr I ftruot , Onuhi anthracite and lilt SITS. Ktti ftrojt , mlnotn coil. Omaha , Neb. 21SS. litli stroot. Nebraska Fual Jolinson Bros. , S13S. IStlntraJt 914 Farnnm Sircot , Omaha , Nob. Omahr , Neb. CORNICE. Eagle Cornice Works F , Ruompiutr Manufacturers ofOalvan- Oalvanlred Iron cornices , lied Iron Cornlco , Dormer window , door Window caps , metallcskT- caps , tin tali etc. Tin IlKhts etc. 1110 and till Iron nnd slito roofer. DodgoSt. 811 Karnain 8t. CEMENT AND LIME. J. J. Johnson & Co , , 1183. 13th atrjl' Omaha , Nob. DRY GOODS. M. E. Smith & Oo. , Kilpatrick-Kocb. Dry roods furnishing Goods OD. , Dry , ( , notloni , itontt goods , notions. Dry KOOiH fiirnl hln Cor. llth and Howard sti. Corner lltli nnl Harnoy ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. mu'itorrAUTOMATIC Wolf Electrical Oo. Electric Motors IllUbtratcd C'atalu.-uo nnd D ) n imiM. CntaloKiii' free. frc'C. II A. Klnnuy.dun'l 1C1I Capitol Avenue. ActMJ3.V.V Ufa HldV. FARM MACHINERY , ETC. Parlin , Orendarfl1 & T. G. Northwall , Martin Oo. , General western ngont Corner Jones and Uth sti. Skandla Plow Oo , Omaha , Nob. 1310-1. > "il Shormin avo. FLOUR. S. F. Oilman , Omaha Milling Co. , Mcrchiint Millar ) , 101IN. IGthstroit Olllconnd Mill 1I1J N'oith C.B. Illack - Manauor. lull .Struct. FURNITURE AND CARPETS. LIQUORS. Her & Oo , , William D.irst , I.lquor Murclnnt * . U'lnci , I.lquori anil 01- llli Il-unoy ittMil. Maimfiiptiir'rslCiiinnly'i Knit India lllttorJ. 131,1 Knrnixni St. , Omi'u L. Kirscht & Co , , Friok & Herberts Wholesale Liquor Dealer ! Wholesale I.I < inorIe l.irJ 1001 rarnam Street 10th St. R , E. Grotto , Importer and .lolibir of Wlni't and I.lntiuri. 1020 anil lir. . ' Fanmm SU Price Ihti on application' LUMBER. G. W. Douglas & Oj John A. Wakofieltl , ImportedAmerican for Hardwood I.mnbjr , lamlCriiicnt.Mltnaukca lldraulo ! Cement and 1.110 North IRtli Strait. CJulncy Whlto l.lmo. Charles R. Lee , WyattBullard Lum Hardwood lumber , wool ber Oo , carpets unit purquot flooring. Mth andliard Strootf , 9th and Douxlai. Cady & Gray , Louis BradforJ , I.Ime , cement , oto. , etc Lumber , llmo , ceinoiitotl cor , 9th and Douglas ( C.I Douxlas struct. MILLINERY AND NOTIONS. 0. A. Stonohill , I. Oborfeltlar & Oo. , Millinery , Notions Importers and Jobber ! In Ctoa'n , Eta Millinery. 206,210 and 212 South 11 til 110-1138 IIHhSt. , Omaha Etrect. MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS , ETO MaxMoyer & Bro. Oo. A. Hoapo , Jr. , M'f'if Jowolcr , dealers In l'lnno , Orunnn , ArtUU" musical InitrumuntJ. ( to , MntcrlnN , Ktc. , Fnrnam and 10th. ISH Doimlni Street. OILS. Consolidated Tank Line Oo. Itcllncd and lubrioittnr oil * , axle Krnaso , oto. It II Until , Mant or. PRODUCE , COMMISSION. STEAM AND WATER SUPPLIES U. S. Wind Eugine & A. L. Stranj & Pump Oo. , Hnlllil.iy wind mllli ul ) l/JMOOl ( Karnain i nnd Vij .101101 it. ( J F llOKfl , acting nmmiKor. Omaha , Nob. TEA , OOFFEB , SPIOB3 , OIGARa Consolidated Coffou Company , 1414 and 1I1Q llarnarit. Uuiaha. Nub. TOY * . BILLIARDS. II. Hardy & Oo. , The Bninswiok-Balk Toy * , dolli , albumi.fanor n Oollendor Oo. good * , housofurnUbliu Illlirl mari'iiidln , , children's carriages Haloonflxturm goods 407. WJ H. 10th atroot. riages l.'ll'J I'lirnamiL Oniulm SOUTH OMAHA. UNION STOCK YARDS CO. , LIMITED. A. P. Boyer & Oo Hunter & Qroou , 13-Ul Hiclianuo HulMUu , 70 Kictmnge llulldlnf South Oumlia. Ho u th Omanii. S. J. OofTmin , Sm ley & Co. , 211 KicliaiiKO llulldln South Umaha. JOHN A. MCSIIANK. FlIANU U. CONUOtf McShane & Condon , INVESTMENT HANKERS , 300 S. 13th St. Flr < t Natlooal lUulc Uulld- ing , Omaha. Nap. Denl In stocks , tiondi. soourltloi , commercial pa per , eto Nfuullato loans on Improroil Om itm rual itstnle Short llmu IUIIIH. with uunk ilouk , or oil all IiiroT d colluteruUucunty _ WANTED Total Irkuoi of CITIES. COUNTIES. SCHOOL cw uix H H ia * * ? DIOTRICTB , WATER COMPANIES , 8T. R.n.COMPAHIE8 , ta Corrctpoiultncu ftohcltcd. N.W.HARRIS &COMPANYBankerfc 10 .105 Dearborn Street , CHICAGO- ) 13 Wa'l Btroot. NEW VOI11U 70 BUU U BOBTOM.