Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BBE : MONDAY , JITLY 13 , 1893 ,
AN EXPERT ELECTRIC TRIO ,
The National Ootnmisilon That is ( bn-
sidorlng the Subway Problem ,
THEIR PROPOSED METHODS OF WORK.
Tlirco Mpti of Note Prof. Uowl.nul'n
SolcMititlu Work ntut Mr. UOMO-
watcr'H IJiiitlncurlMK Kocowl
Limit. hliimk'H Career.
ntiRlncers mid munlclttalltlci nil ever the
world nru wntcliliiK with In tor-Mi 'or ' the
publication of the report of the commluoo
appointed last October by the pioilclcnl In
pursiwnco to an net of conjjron roHanllug
the host syntomi of undcrgrouuil romlutU
and subways , suys the Wi-shltitoii | Star.
Thh commlttco Is composed of three mom-
burs Mr. An draw Uosowator , Prof. Henry
A Rowland and Lieutenant Francis Uawn
Kliunk of the engineer corps , U. S. A.
Although appointed in October , ISM , on
account of the other professional engage
ment * of the commissioners no meotli.i ? wns
held untllJanuary I , 18'Jl. At thU meeting
Mr. Andrew Hosowatcr win elected picsl-
dent'nnd Lieutenant Shunlc srcrntary.
A plan of campaign was tben adopted ns
follows !
To lmiilro | Into tlio practicability of puttltip
nil kinds of electric wires undorgroand.
To ascertain the existing slate of alT.iIrs in
Washington : the location of underground
nnd overhead wires ; the franchises of the
various companies ; systems used by them ;
woikltiK of tlieso systems , etc.
In this connection it was necessary to In
vestigate many collateral subjects , such as
street railways , sewers , eto.
To ascertain the existing state of things In
other cities , their oxporlonco ai to sxatoms
used and togulations found necessary.
Then npaln to oxaintno the various projects
for subways ; to comp.iro the conduits , cables ,
etc. , now in the market and to select the best.
As the subject is comparatively new these
Investigations involved 11 great deal of worlc.
Tlio uonnl has thus far obtained the opin
ions of the best elcetrlc.il authorities In Eu
rope and Ameiica , and has corresponded
with the governments or the U-adlng citte ?
In I'rof. Kovvlnml the board is foitunato
enough to possess ono of the highest authori
ties on nil cloctrlti.il matters.
At the present time the correspondence is
practically llnlsliud. There is n vast amount
of information to bo classlllcd , condensed
nnd dlL'psted. This is already partially Uono ,
and the board has formed a general Idea of
the beit system for the citv. This will prob
ably roulro ( | a gro.it deal of modllicatlon and
Adjustment before it ! s all lit In every par
ticular.
1 ho board will then proceed to write us re
port. There will bo maps embodied in the
report and a draughtsman IMS been employed
several months on this worlc.
Tlio utmost harmony prevails amongst the
members of the boaid. Ap.irt from the do-
libcrativo and Judicial functions which nro
cquallv shared each revolves In Its own pe
culiar orbit.
1'iof. Howl.md , the oloctricinc of the Johns
Hooklns university , holds high rank In his
profession. What ho don't know about olec-
trlcs l considered as absolutely not worth
knowing.
Mr. Kosowater. a municipal cnirincer of
much experience , is supposed to think In
terms of slopes , concrete , cost of brick woik ,
etc. Being executive oflieur of the boatd ho
presides lit all meetings.
The military member of the commission.
Lieutenant Shunk , is by no means the least
Important of the board , oven though ho Is the
Junior member. Ho is n thorough electrician
nnd has n marvelous faculty of evoking order
out of chaos. Unu"ur his miudo llngots an in-
compiohcnslblo m.i s of papers marshals
Itself In sets of fours companies and battal
ions. Ho can solve the most dlfUcult prob
lems In mathematics nnd fully sustains his
third of the board.
Below will bo found portraits of the mem
bers of the commission , with a brief biograph
ical bkotch ot each.
Mr. Andrew Itosownter was born October
81 , ISIS , and was educated In the public
schools of Cleveland. In April , ISiit , ha se
cured employment upon the engineer corps
which was sent out to make snrvoys and ex-
pic rations of the Kooky mountains with n
view of determining upon a practicable route
for the Pncillo railway. In 1800 ho staked
out the llrst mile of track on the Union Pa
cific load and soon after was appointed Inspector
specter ot t'.os and bridge in itovlal of the
road , with headquarter : * at Omaha. In the
spring of 1507 ho was assigned to duty lu the
engineer corps selected to make n special ex
ploration nnd survey of the Kooky
mountain refclon , In order to select
the bust possible crossing for the road.
This , nt this tlmo , asldo from the
dlftlcultengineering features , was n hnznrd-
ous undertaking. The party was harassed by
Indians at every turn , three men being killed
within the first three mouths. In August the
chief engineer , Perry T. Drown , wns himself
killed while trying to extricate his party from
nn ambuscadu. The corps , however , con
tinued with its work until winter sot in. The
patty was then disbanded and Mr. Kosowator ,
with two ottiois , was selected to prepare the
maps , prolllcs and estimates of the liOO miles
of line embraced In their mirvovs of the sea
son. In the following spring Mr. Kosawulor
wns appointed assistant city engineer of
Omnhn. Shortly after ho published hU first
detail map of Douglas county , and accepted
in addition to his other ofllco that of county
surveyor. In 1609 ho AX as promoted to the
position of city onirlnoor , ana continued
In that position , excepting an Interval of a
few months , tl'l ' the spring of IhTI. Ho tuon
engaged In Journalistic xvork , serving at
times both as business manager and editor of
the Omaha Deo. In ISTb ho resumed the
oiijjljiecrliii : profession nnd wus cngngod for
nearly two years ns engineer in chnrgo of
construction of what is now u part of the
Omaha , Minneapolis & St. Paul railway. In
18 0 ha opened up n prlvuto eiiElnocrln ; ;
ofllco'nt Omaha , \\nsshortly after cn-
gngt-d as resident engineer In chnrgo of con
struction of the Omaha wntor works. In the
following year ho was tendered the position
of city engineer of Omaha , xvhlch ho
accepted. Under his administration the rlty
xvas wonderfully Unproved. Mr. Kosewator
resigned his position lu 1SS7 to enter upon
the larger Held as consulting engineer of
municipal public woiks , making sewerage
designing u specialty. Ho Is u member of
the American Society of Engineers , and xvas
the Hrst president of the Nebraska Associa
tion of tinftliu'ars and Survoyois.
Prof. Henry A. Koxvland graduated from
the Kenssolner Polytechnic Institute nt Troy
In 1STO. The following year ho xvas survey
ing fern rnlliond Invostorn Now York , but
gave that up to accept a position ns teacher
\Vooster university. In l&TJ ho returned
to Kcnasalaur Institute as Instructor In phy
sics , and lu 1874 became assistant professor.
When the authorities of the newly founded
John Hopkins university nt Dnltlmoro cast
about them far KOIIUI one to fill iho ehatr of
uhysk-s and become director of the physical
laboratory Pi of. Kowlund , with his already
recognUed ability , xx-us chosen for the place.
This XVBS n year uoforo the university actu
ally opened , nijd the interval ho snout lu
Europe , xvonting lu Dorlln with Helmholtz ,
lloro tie Investigated the olTect of static elec
tricity In motion mid proved that n moving
chargn has tlio effect of a curiont.
While the energies of Prof. Kowlnnd have
boon largely devoted to exhaustive researches
Into the nature and phenomena of electricity
nnd mngnotum , his xx-oiktnkosabroad sweep
through pretty xx'oll the xvliolo range of
puyilca.
The xvell-iiarned degree of Ph. P. xvns con
ferred upon Pi of. Uoxvland by Join's Hopklni
university In IbM ) . As a member of the elec
trical congress nt Parln In li > 3l and of the
Jury at the olcctrie.il exhibition nt the biituo
tlmo and place ho locelved the order of n
chevalier of the Legion ot Honor. In ISI ho
xvns elected n member of the National acad
emy of sciences. In 1S6.1 he presided over
the physics section of the American associa
tion for the advancement of science nt
Minneapolis and road a memorable nddrcsj ,
entitled "A 1'lcn for Pure .Scluucv. " In IfiSI ,
being appointed by thi itovornmeiit on the
commission specially foimod for the
purpose , ha presided over the national
conference of electricians at Philadelphia.
During the name year ho received from ttio
American Academy of Arts and Sciences , of
xvblch ho U an associates tlio Ku in ford medal
for his researches In light and neat.
Ho Is corresponding member for the Bri
tish Association for the Advance of Science ,
and of the Cambrldgo Philosophical society ,
U ono of the txvolvo foreign members of the
Physical society of Loudpn. a foreign iiieui-
the lioyal society aud Is a permanent
member of the International commission for
establishing electrical units.
The Junior member of the board U Llotiton-
ant Francis Kuvn Shunk. Lieutenant Shunk
comes from \vell known family In PoninvU
vnnln. Ills groat-grand father was the lltth
gox'crnor of Pennsylvania nud nftorwiud
roprfiontod that state In the sotuito. Lieu
tenant Shunk's grandfatlmr xvas also gov
ernor of Poiinsylx'anlt and died In ofllco.
Of his father ilttlo need bo said , ns ho Is con-
ildered ono of tlio ablest engineers In Amor-
lei. Ho was chlof unglneor of the elevated
ralUvnys In Noxv Yorlc and Is now In charge
of the IntoreontlnenUl railway.
Lieu ton mil Shunk U not the llrst soldlor of
his family , During the early Indian wnri
his nncdstor raised and commanded n rogl-
mont of his own , xvnlch nftorxvard went Into
the revolution. Doth hU undo nnd treat
undo graduated from West Point , nnd Major
Francis J. Shunk , bis undo , xvns chlof of
ordnance on McClollnn's staff.
Lloiitcnant Shunk llrst saxv light In liar-
rlsburg , PH. , In ISi'J , and xvas appointed
to West Point In 18S ) , ( iraduattiig four yunrs
later with distinction nt tlio head of his
class , Liter ho received nn appointment as
second nontenant of engineers nnd ordered
to Wlllot's Point , xvhero ho devoted himself
to the sludv ot submarine mining. Ho was
recommended highly by the chief of engi
neers and appointed n member of thn electri
cal bo'trd in 1S'J. ) On February last ho re
ceived n piomotion and is now lint lieuten
ant of engineers.
A.V I-VIM\G ; "OF iioimoii.
IIoxv a XVoiiuiu's PurolniHC Drove Ifor
HimbiiiKl to Drink.
Mv liege lord , Mr. T. Kaymond Smytho ,
came home the other day much oxcltod. Saul
ho : "Wife , did my now shirts comol"
I ansxx'orod in thn ufllrmatlvu , and also
mentioned the fact that ho xvas evidently not
beginning the retrenching business on shirts.
Ho proceeded to excuse himself for having
more shirts intule during the pnnlcy time in
this xviso :
"You see , these ntoanowklnd of shirt , "
brandishing one frantically before mo. "A
fellow doesn't have to to xvoar anything xvlth
those. "
I camly remarked thr.t the ono ho held
seemed to mo like unto n Grecian
drapery straight and much slashed. It
also occurred to mo to mention that oven in
tills ugo and in Omaha objections might bo
made to such a toilet. Ho answered .
"Madam , you are oven n Ilttlo more donao
than usual. Any one with r. grain of sense
xvould know that I jneant I would not have to
xx'car a vest. What I noxv need Is something
In tVc xv.iy of fastenings. "
Ho then delegated mo to purchase thrco
shirt studs for him. Of course I xx-as most ,
anxious to prove xx'orthy of the conlldcnco
placed in mo and I hied mo nxvay to n
leading Jeweler and then my trouble began.
The benign head of the housoxx-altodupon mo
in person , as It were. Tlio flat taring distinc
tion rather rattled mo. I xvas In a mist as to
respective charms of pearls or diamonds , but
xvhon ho said : "You can xvcnr the diamond
studs for ear-rlnirs x'cry becomingly , " I xvcnt
o\-or to the brilliants' sldo xvith both feet ,
though even then I xx-ondered had I three
ears. Still , mothought t can wc.ir a nose
ring , if ox-or foolish enough to hnvo now holes
cut in my ears to punch things through.
The diamonds xvoro small , O , very small ,
out as pure as anything. Then came the
mode of fastening. Tliero xvcro common
solid buttons front nnd roar. Then the to
boggan slldo Kind , but to the kind that you
could lend asunder by uushlng a spring and
close xvlth a click I gave the prjforonco
It xvas quite long though , nnd on Its Inner
most side had u small pointed knob. My en
thusiasm xxfas slightly dampened xvhon Mr. S
expressed a fear that they might penetrate -
trato his anatomy , but as xvo xvoro
going to a progressive high-livo
party that ox-enlng , I mildly advised him to
experiment on them. xvhlch ho did or , rather ,
they cxpcilmcnted on him.
Wo began playing at the same tnblo. I
xvondorcd a httlo. xvliea ho made n bid of
txvelve on n lone rive spot , nnd xvhon in the
next hnnd ho deliberately xvnltzcd nn uco
down on his partner's king , leaving a Ilvo to
bo taken by the opponent'iiueen. . I know
there must bo somothini ; decaying In Don-
mark. As ho xvas about to move down to the
next table ho xvhibporod :
"Mrt > . Symtho , the top stud is Jagging my
wind pipe. I urn likely to spring a leak at
any timo. "
1 supposed him to bo Joking nnd answered
that should the xvorst happen I would hunt
a cheap ( ? ) plumber and have him soddored
fresh and green. It xvas next , my fete to
folloxv htm to the foot table , xvhon In the
calmness of agony lie said in husnod tones :
"Tho second stud point Is xvallowlng around
in the warm corneis of my loft sido. It Is
oven noxv entering the verv core of my
heart. "
I thought mayhap It will dig out the scocls
of untruthfiilncss , but I ansxvarcd him
nothing. It did howox-or startle me xvhen n
Httlo Inter ho whispered ; "Madam , very
joon will it bo knoxvn to this motley throne
that murder is being perpetrated In their
midst. Tlio moisture that I feel , nssucs mo
that I must soon present n carminefrontis
piece. In fact this - shirt bosom is soak
ing in gore. " I then said lu hoi rilled legato :
" \Vlion the tlmo comes to move lly to the
veranda. I will sei/o that carafe of
lee xvator and pour down your nock and rlnso
you off. " Ho scorned displeased at this propo
sition , remarking that the sudden cold shock
to fresh , deep wounds , might cause gangrene
to sot In , or porchmico n lock-Jnxv.
Wo then parted for the rest of the evening ,
until about to take refreshments , when ho
stood back of my chair nnd said : "Tlio
northeast corner of my liver has just surrendered -
rendered to the bold attack of the third .stud
noint. Kalso the children to honor the mem
ory of their father , nnd send my mutilated
remains to Council Dluffs , xvhoro they huvo
time to mourn the fallen. "
A Ilttlo Inter ho sat softly down nnd con
cluded xvlth : "If you think It xvould not bo
unscomly to cater to my carnal appotlto at
such a tlmo , you might pass mo that ice cream
mummy , and I xvill try to eat him "
P. O. W.
Gold Coin in Circulation.
The largest tfold coin noxv in circulu-
tlon is said to bo Iho gold in < rot or "loot"
of Aniun , n French colony in eastern
Asiiu It Is a Hut , round fjold piece , and
on it is written in India ink its value ,
xvhich In about S"l0. ! The next sued
coin to this valuable but oxtrouioly
awkward ono is the 'obang" of Japan ,
which la xvtirth about $ fti , and the no.\t
COJH08 tlio "bundu" of Anhantoo , which
rcprcbonts a x-aluo of about $11) ) . The
California -$50 gold ploco is xvorth about
the same as the "Imiida. " Tlio heaviest
silver coin in the world also belongs to
Aimm , xvhora the silver ingot is worth
about $15.
Furniture Polish.
The noxv servant girl tried two kinds
of furniture polish on the rosewood
dining tablo. faho declared that Ameri
can lurnUiiro polish was "no good at all ,
at all. " She got half a pound of xvhlto
beeswax , txvo cakes of uastlle soap and a
pint of turpentine. She boiled the uonp
and x\-ax together that is , she inoltocl
them until they run together. Then
nho poured In tlio turpentine. All the
hard wood in tlio hou o shines like
mirror prints now , " 'Tlstho wuy they
make the burn shine in Dublin,1' auld
she.
_
No gripping , no nausea , no pain xvhon
DoWltt'ft Little Early Klsori uro taken.
Small pill. Safe pill. 13ost pill.
tu Confitnntliinplo ,
Constiintinoplo has lUty noxvspupors ;
nineteen of thorn are dally , live boini-
\vciokly , seventeen vuukly , thrco semi-
niontlilx , ui.x monthly , in nationality
live are TurUihh , boven Armenian , olgliC
Greek , six French , txxob'ronoh and Inp- ]
lish , ono Italian , two Hebrew , two Bul
garian , ono Arabian , ono Puibiun , one
Uormau.
A. very small nlll , hut a very good &r.o.
DaWUt's Llttlo Karly Utsors.
A Cliibtnt' ol * Cliliuisu Towns.
According to Father Hue , the mission-
nry , there la on the river Kiting in Clilnii ,
six hundred miles from its mouth , a clus
ter of cities , llankoxvYoehang and
Hanyang , ns close together iw St. Paul ,
West St. Paul and Minneapolis , xvith an
population ol 8,000,000 people.
DaWltfs Llltlo Early Klsow only ptl ) to
ouroalckhoaaactio auu ro.-uuto thu
AS A MEMBER VIEWS IT ,
Nebraska's ' Alliance Made to Servo the Eur-
pose of Demagogues ,
FRAUD AND DECEIT OF THE LEADERS ,
Coniluutcil on the Principle or Ml/lit. /
IJjln lllght and ( lie Yoluo of
the .Minority la
Silenced.
Sti.vr.ti CHBRK , Nob. , July 10. To tha Edi
tor of TUB UKI : : Your editorial In Tun
Dxit.r linn of this date entitled "Alllanco
Money nnd Methods" appears to bo founded
on a misconception of the powers and nature
of the alliance and of Its legitimate relations
to politics , and especially to the Independent
or pcoplo'.s ' party , and I am sura you will
thank mo for setting you right on some
points.
In order that you may x'orlfy some of my
statements I enclose you a copy of the con
stitution of the Nebraska state farmers'
alliance as amended at Lincoln last winter ,
xvlilcli , as you may not bo n\varo , U free to
all. On the basis of n statement made by n
member of the republican state central com
mlttco xvho is also a member of the alliance ,
you figure out that "tho Independents had n
luttd for organisation nnd other campaign
purposes ol ever $150,000 last year. " Noxv
this Is x-cry far from the truth , oven on the
supposition that the paying mem
bership Is 70,000 as assumed , xvhlch
Itself Is doubtless an overstate
ment. To bo correct it xvould folloxv that nil
of thoao 70,000 must hnvo Joined last year ,
xvhich is not true by more than half and
then , too , the initiation Too Is 51 und not
$1.25. It is nlso true that the state executive
committee of the allinnco assumed to remit
tlio duos of the members for the third and
fourth quarters of last year , xvhlch of course
cut down the receipts by noirly half.
Noxv I xvant to say right here by xvay of
digression that last summer In ono of my
letters to TUB Bii : : I denounced this action of
the oxecutlvo committee as a bold usurpation
of authority , and if you xvlll loOk the consti
tution through you cannot find ono synaolo
bv xvav of n refutation of mv statement.
Now the public is Interested In this matter
in this xx'nv , that these same men me loaders
In the Independent party nnd uro basolv
prostituting their olllclul position nnd sub"
vortihg the principles of the order to servo
their own politicnl ambition. As I have
before snld , If thoao men xvlll so
violate nnd trample on tbcir own luxv how
can they bo entrusted 'o administer the Inxvs
of the * tnto ? And much less to remodel and
reform our political Institutions , o tasit xvhich
they soiiin to have sot before them. But they
say that if I or others have any complaints
of this sort to miiko It Is our duty tlrst to
prefer charges within the order and not go
before the public. Noxv I xvill admit in a
general xvay that a mnn ouitht not to air his
dirty Inioti on the street corners , but In this
case , xvhero our order , ourselves and our
money are being unlawfully used to oncom-
piss our political destruction , xx-o have a
rlaht to protest In the order or out of it and
that xvith nil our might , nnd our efforts nro
not propcily to De termed "mud-slinging. "
But it is further said that if xx-o find our
selves not to be In accord xx ith a majority of
our brethren xvo should quietly withdraw. '
I ansxvor thnt ns regards our 'constitution
und declared purposes the alliance is nor.-
partisan. Now If the mnjotlty xvlll so change
the constitution as to pormit'thom to do laxv-
tullv xvbat they nro now doing unlaxvfully , I
"
for ono xvlll quickly get out of the xvny , "but
xvo do not propose either to bo eroxx-dcd outer
or KlCKCd out. Minorities hnx'e rights no
loss sacred than the rights of majorities , no
matter hoxv great the majorities or small
the minorities. Majorities ore , or should bo ,
subject to laxv , but in the allianoo there is nn
opinion very generally prevalent that major
ities are above all laxv , and so they seolc to
override the rights of the minority with the
iron heel of nn Attilla. Is it not true that
they require further cducntion in the science
of government nnd politicnl ethics before
they tire lit to rule }
But , to resume. You sny thnt , "Grnntinc
thnt there are 75,000 members in the state
today , the nllliinco has nn available Income
of $15,000 nt least for the xvork of the coming
campaign. "
Noxv will you bo so kind ns to tell the hund
reds of thousands of readers of Tin : Bui : just
how It appears that ono solitary rod cent of
that money Is available for campaign pur
poses ! Is It in the constitution of the
alliance ? Is there ono xvord In that consti
tution by xvhlch oven the state nlllnnco itself
In session at Lincoln last xvintor could have
appropriated ono dollar for campaign pur
poses I What right had they to voto&,000 !
toxvard paying the expenses of the inde
pendents In their contest for the state
oniccrsl What right xx-ould they have to use
It for the campaign expenses of the inde
pendents in any xx-ny ? The right of might
ana none other. 1 hud money in that state
treasury good republican money , not flat
money , farm mor'gago money , sub-treasury
money or any other kind of stuff. What
right had they , a professedly non-partisan
Institution , to use that mouoy to assist my
political enemies ) The right of might aim none
other. I tiail money In our county nlllnnco
ttcniury. What right had the co'unty alli
ance to use my money to pay tno expenses of
a delegate to Cincinnati to organize n politi
cal party , ono of the chlof objects of xvhich
xvas to bo the destruction of my own ! The
right of might and none other ! What right
had they to send that delegate at nil I The
right of might nnd none other.
You sax"It Is folly to llnd fault with them
fpr spending the money they have collected
for political purposes. " 1 call not concur. Lot
the fncts bo knoxvn. The mass of tlio alliance
membership do not understand the trickery ,
the fraud , the deceit and the lying that is noxv
Doing practiced upon thorn by many of their
false lenders. But their hearts are right nnd
when their eyes shall bo opened they will re
pudiate these demagogues xvho are how rid
ing thorn xvlth whip and spur.
I personally knoxv a number of members of
the alliance xvho think about thosa things ns
I do , but most men do not llko to assort them
selves in the fnco of nn opposing majority.
Hoxvovor , xvhon the tlmo comes tbov xvill get
in their xvork. Wo bollex-o in the principles
of the alliance as Inid down In the xvork 1
mail you , but not necessarily in the pub
llbhcd resolutions of1 the various nlllnnco
boJtes. We bellovo In frco and open discus
sion nud In reading papers nnd listening to
speakers ol all shades of opinion and parllou-
Inilvlntlio discussion of political questions
In "a strictly yon-partisan spirit. " and then
xvo bellovo In allowing cuch mnn to hold his
own opinions free and tintramolled , being
left perfectly at liberty to give effect to them
ns ho sees lit , without being In danger of be
ing denounced ns n traitor by his brethren.
Vo bollovfa In the alliance as it xvas in the
faith ns It was once delivered to the saints
nnd not in the alliance as It has been turned
from its original Intent to serve the purposes
of self-Intrusted demagogues ; nnd xx-o de
mand that the alliance got bneic onto
the solid ground of non-partUnnsblp
xvlion the farmers of the north , east , south
and xvest can xvork together honorably , con
sistently , unitedly nnd effectively for the
best interests of tlio tolling masses und of
the people of the whole country.
The Idea runs thioiigh your editorial thnt
thoulllnnco and the independent narty nro
Identic-ill. This Idea Is largely prevalent
among members ot the alliance themselves ,
and praetlcallj It Is true 1 admit , but , as has
been seen , it Is to that xvo. object. If their
purpose * nud objects nre sutMtnntlutly the
sumu It should be only as nn Incidental mat
ter , o long 03 thorooustltutlon of the nlhnnco
remains ns It Is ,
Your suggoctlon : ns to the organisation of
republican dubsul * Just the thing. Ono
should Immediately bo formed In every voting
ing precinct xvherc-oven thrco nctlvo , Intelli
gent men can bo t found to sustain It. The
boucllclal results xvould bo Incalculable.
CIIAIII.KS Woosinn.
Advorse'lo Producers.
PAtiincu ) , Nob.July 11. ( To the Editor
of Tun Hr.F.J-Tho crop * In this , Clay county ,
nro abundant and1 the farmer Is happy. The
harvest of rye , burJoy nnd winter xvbont Is
now on mid everything promises the greatest
harvest of small grain known in the history
of the county. If the farmers xvoro able to
rotnln their irr.un for bettor prices , nnd hnd
rrannrles in ivhlch to preserve the crop , they
xx'ouldboln n much bettor condition , The
crop xvlll bo so great that the most of the
farmers xvill be obliged to sell for xvant of
sufficient room In xvhlch to store It.
Tlio boncllts to bo derived from Iho xvnro-
house bill , passed at the last session of the
legislature , were It cairled out In Its true
spirit and purpose , nro apparent.
Tnr. HKIJ has the unanimous support of
the republicans of the Interior of the state In
Its demand on the stnto board of transporta
tion to lower the rates for the transportation
of freight. The promises of the republican
party In this respect , ao far. bavo been like
the fruit of old , turned to ashes In the mouth.
The people had no conlldenco In the secre
taries that were appointed. The ono from
this countv nnd another from Adams countx1 ,
the countv xx-ost of us , are xvell knoxvn to the
people hero ; but Ilttlo hope of rellnf could Oo
expected from such men , men taut hnd no
svinpathy xvlth the xvatits ana necessities of
tfio common people.
Their lite and training nnd occupations
bavo all run In n channel udvorso to the In
terests nnd welfare of the producers nnd
farmers of this section of the state. But yet
It may bo that oven those gentlemen may bo
brought to a realizing sense of their duty to
the people and the republican party. The
republican part } * must surely do something
In ttis regnrd to redeem Its pledges to the
people or it xvlll bo surely lost In the coming
contest.
A great many politicians nro pressing to
their bosoms tlio delusion that nn atundant
harvest xvlll do axvay altogether xvlth the
independent party. No greater mistake
could possibly bo made. It takes no political
prophet to foresee that In the coming years
the political battle xvlll bo betxveon organized
capital and the peopje. Unless the republi
can party shall take up the cause of the people
ple the situation demands a party that xvlll.
The manipulations of the monov of the xvorld
aiothobano of this last half of the nine
teenth century ; corporate poxvcristho tyrant
of this icpubllc. The republican party in
the tiast has been the party of the people.
Shall It bo so in the future ) Tno farmers
nnd producers of the xvest nro not anarchists
and destroyers of social order or In favor of
flat money , us Is usually supposed by the
people of the eastern states. No better citi
zens can be found In nny country. They
xvnnt a peed safe reliable currency , but they
xvant enough of It to do the business of the
country with. They nro enterprising pro
gressive men.
Those people hnvo looked to the republican
party for relief. The republican party has
promised but has not been true to Its promises.
To retain its hold on the government it must
listen to ana obey tha voice of the common
people of this nation , for in that rests the
security nnd perpetuity of the republic Itself.
W. S. PmcKurr.
IlUTljUIl'S I2
Attended Country School and Had a
Flslit AVitli His Teacher.
General Butler , in his nexv book , has
something very interesting to say of his
early life and education in the country
school that ho attended. "I remained
at homo , " ho says , "during1 the autumn ,
and then itas that our shoemaker gave
mo the hook of all the books for a boy
Itoliinson Crusoe. ' The question xvas
not xvhothcr 1 xvantcd to read it , but
whether I could bo kept from reading it ,
&o as to do the Httlo matters that I ought
to do and xx-as able to do. My mother ,
laying nsido her labors , xvhich xvas unite
necessary for our support , taught and
explained the book to mo xvith great
pains. "
His mother xvas a very religious
woman , and she struck a bargain xvith
Bon by xvhich ho xvas to commit to mem
ory as many verses of Scripture as faho
explained chapters of the book to him.
Among the books that ho studied at
school xvoro "Pope's Essays on Man"
and " ' Task. " "And I
"Cowpor's . remem
ber , " ho says , "I got my first feeling of
hostilily to sla-vcry from boinjr called
upon to parse a half nago of 'Is India
free , or do xvo grind her still ? ' "
Of his biblical training Butler says *
"I had committed to memory tlio four
gobDols , and once had recited them at
call for a quotation in every part. I
knoxv every xvord , not even excepting
the first eighteen vortos of the firbt
chapter of Matthoxv , xvhero everybody
begat every body ols > o. "
General Butler recites a ehaiaeteristic
incident xvhich occurred xvhon ho xvas in
college. IIo relates the difficulty xvhich
Ii8 had xvith his toucher. IIo says :
"Tho tonchor took the chalk from mo
as I retired Irom the blackboard , and
said , in the presence of the class :
" Butler , you don't know anything.1"
"Not about demonstration
The pupil replied ,
stration , but I can toll you some good
thingb that you don't knoxv. "
Butler xvas originally intended by his
parcmts for u Calvin&t minister. " Wnilo
in college , under a penalty of a forfeit of
10 cents for each ollcnso , ho xvas obliged
to attend morning prayers each day and
church twice on Sunday. IIo rebelled
nt this because ho did not believe in the
the theory of Calvinism , and finally , ho
tiroxv up a petition to the faculty to bo
excused from attendance upon prayer- ) .
IIo came near being ox polled for this act.
There is a good deal of spauo given to
the manner in xvhich ho xvon his wife ,
xvhich xvas not muchot a departure from
the approved method of doing that
thing.
To his wlfo ho pays the most touching
and noble tributes. JIo says : "My xvlfof
xvith a devotion quito unpornlloloil , gave
mo lior support by accompanying mo at
my earnest xvibh through Iho war of the
rebellion and made for mo n homo
xvharover I xvas htationed in command.
Returning homo xvith mo after I retired
to civil and political life , Mrs. Butler
remained the same good advisor , edu
cating and guiding her children dui'ing
their young llvoa xvlth such skill and
success thnt neither of thorn ever did an
act xvhlch cninod mo sorlous sorrow or
ga\-o the least aaxioty on their behalf. "
Over 4.10,000 Ho wo scales nnvo been sold-
nnd iho demand marca-slnt ; continually. Bar ,
deiu'sSolleck Co , , Chicago , 111.
VoltH.
It lias been calculated lately that tlio
electromotive force of a holt of lightning
is about : i,50i,000 ) volts , the current
about 1-I,000OH ( ) amperes , and the tlmo
to bo about 1-20(000 ( part of a second. In
such a holt thoro.is an energy of ii , 150- ,
000,000 watts , ok"UU8l,102 horse power.
Small In size , great In resulU : IJoWltt's
Llttlo Early KUurs. Best pill for constipa
tion , boit for nick headache , best for sour
stomach.
Used in Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard
DUFFY'S PURE
PUREHISKEY
FOR MEDICINALUSE
MO FUSEL OIL
It Is n most cfllcnclouB remedy for Dyspop
sin , lironchttU , 1 noumon n. iho Qrln unit
the wnakeniU niul dobillt Uect condition
caused by it HN.i period stlniulnut ior
wo.ilt and t-rpd noi-voi. During the hot
weather It will bo fo\iud , when rnivnl with
water to ho an admtrable amidotu to the of.
fdctso I tlit < he.it.
MEV AND W MEN NEP.D IT
It slst on getting It ffjni your druagUt or
Crocpr. ns It has been ntuvun to bo UIH ON
LY PURE MFD.CINAL WHIbKEY on
iho irmrltot Wtte for onr book.
THE DUFFV MALT WHISKEY CO. ,
Rochester , N. Y.
Physicians , Surgeons and Specialists ,
14O9 IJOUGLv AS STRIiilST
OMAHA , NCU.
The most widely nn 1 favorably known iipec-
lallstH In the United States. 'Lliolr loiu e\-
puiluncc. remarkable skill nnd universal HIII-
i-css In tlio trcntinunt andetiio of Ncrxon < <
Chronic and Stirglu.il Dlseanus , entlllu tin si
oinlncnt physicians to the full confidence ol
the ullllctodeverywhere Tlii-y citninntce :
A CKHTAIN AND 1'OSITIVI , OUKK for
the awful olTocts of early vice aiad the numer
ous < - \ Us that follow In Its ti.iln.
1'IUVATi : . III.OOI ) AND SKIN DISHASLS
spcpdllv , coinpli-telv nnd purmununllv cure I
N'iitVou& : biit'iTY ; AND M\UAL : DIH
OUI-Klta yield rc.idlly to their skillful trejt
tnmit.
1'lI.nS , KI&TULA AND linCTAL ULCHI's
L'lianmtecMl cured without palu or detention
from business.
UVUKOCni.E AND VAUICOCHLn norma-
nuntlv and successfully unri-d In tivcrv cast-
SVlMlII.Is GONOUUHCKA OLnr.T . -
, , OLnr.Tpei -
iiintoii-lKcn. scmlnnl Weakness , Lost Manhood
Nl-'hl Emissions , Oi-ciiycd Faculties Kumali
XVenkness and all ( k'llc.ue dlsoidcrs puciillai
to either hex positively cured , us well ns nil
fulictloiiul disunites tint result fiom youth
ful follies or tlm e\ciss of m.iture yen is.
' | ' | | " | % | Gu.nnntced permanent ! }
O I l\l\j 1 U l\Li cured , removal complete ,
ulthout mittlng , cnustlu or ( Hlatntlon. Curt
effected .it home by patient without u mo
ment's pain or annoyance.
TO YOUNG AND MIDDLE-AGED MEN.
A -xIII ? 17 riJTl < ' The awful olfuets of
/V OUKL UUKL
early vloo whluh brlnjrs
organic no.ikncss , dcstruylnc both mind and
body , with all Its dreaded ills , permanently
cured.
nTUTT * I < ( Address those xvho have
\ N
L/1VO. IJLji 1-J Impelled them = elxt'S by 1m-
ornper Indulgence and solitary habits , xvhlch
ruin both mind and body , unfitting them for
business study or niai rlngo.
MAHHIHD 5IEN or those entering on that
happy life , nxxuio of physical dnblllty.
iiulckly assisted.
OUB SUGOEgS
Is based upon facts. First I'ractleal oxpor'-
onco. becond Kvury ease Is specially studied ,
thus starting right. Third Medicines nro
prepared In our laboratory exactly to stilt
oacn case , thus effecting euros without Inj uiy
Drs. Belts & Belts ,
H09 DOUGLAS STREFT. OMAHA , NEB
BAD BLOOD I :
Pimples oa the face | ;
Breaking Out | |
Bkln Tronbloa | .
Llttlo Bores ) Hot Skin | :
Boils l Blotches | |
Cold Boresi Bad Breath | ;
Bore Month or Lips | :
If roil su'lir frum anj
tULSO yinptoiiiitr
mm
ENGLISH
ELIXi
roil SALE 1)Y ) KUIIN .1 CO. . Omiilia.
AC1KNUINK MIUUOIIlSKII.IilCU & K1D1) S UKIIM
JJUADlCATOIl < ; rea nllillsuniH buciiuno It kllli
luo nilcrobo or Kurni 1'ut iii | ami roliillod In f. . * ( !
one ] 13 ulzos , tlio latter 1 1I 1 u.illoni Hcnt nnr-
wliuro prup ild on ruoolpt of prlca orC. O 1 > Vo
l snu n Kiiti'nntvu to euro Tha nuhllc. trndo nnd
lobbt-r * mipiilled liy the ( looilin.m limit Co Slo-
Cormlek.V l.und , Omah.i , U A Mulc-hor , Howard
Myern nnd I. .1 hujkoni , South Oiiwhj A. U Ifo a
tcr and .M 1' . Ullls , Council UluU <
r.iokico matri , 6 Rullons.
Doliclovs. ipirkliiiK. ard
appetizing N'td lir < H
drMera illl'l nbrautlful
IMitura Ilfwik and cards
Boat to any nne ddrocrir'
o. i : . uiiiFS * w
rililadolulu
( ionori'liocit. ( Jlect nnd
turod In S ( lays Ijy tlio l < 'ronuli Uoinuily ' ; n
cltluil tlio KINO It ilbsolvoi iiKiilnit nnd Is
uljiorlieil Into tlio liilhiinoJ partn. Will refund
mouoy It ItdoiH not uuro or ciuihos stricture ,
Uuntlumuii , liuru la u rollablu iirtlclis * . ' ! a
miuUuuu or - for t ! > uur mull iirepald , Mc-
Cunnlck A. Lund , Onmlin. .
" ' '
"DO'CTO'R These Cokhrutcd K.NOI.IMH'
PllUaroaroiltlruCurefart-Ick :
lAGKER'S Hiadnclic * lllIluiiBiiri * , and !
Coiutlr-utlon. Hninll , v'tf1. * *
I PURE nut and n futorllo ullh the.
lk * Buld In r.nilaml for Is. ;
d. , In America for S&r. Out ;
irt from your I > rugilit * , orj
end to . II. HUOkEU * , ( ( ) . , ;
i PILLS. 40 IWil Hro ) .i ; , > * \ark. !
TorSaluby Kt'llN A. CO. . Oni.ihii.
Tooth wltlio it pintcs niinovttblo lultlKo
work , "Dr. Tlirookiuorton's patunt , " No
( Iruiifilii-iduurn ( if limit's lilto anyililn-t you
llko. teeth ri < | imlil linn. Jui-t tliu thin'-- for
niliiistfis. lawyurxiind iiulillunpu-ikurK I'rlt-t ;
u ilttlo niiiro llian rubber plutc-i. ultliln IU.IL-II
of all. Dr li.illuy liuiiiUt , liits thn holu riKlit
to Uniahii anil Douglas Ouiiuty , olllcu Jill lluur
I'nxton blouU. O MI uli it.
STEEL PENS.
GOLD MEDAL , PARIS r.x POSITION , 1889 ,
THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS.
well satisfied
Istye BEST LAUNDRYSoAP irjtlje v/ord !
and ' 1 ' use it in aJI my&i > Jiiri a
KEEP IT.
N.K.FAIRBANK&CO.
Shoe dealers will be interested to know that they can find a
fine assortment of tennis shoes at Four Ones , Ilarney Strecthx
I also give them notice that the
Have been greatly improved and will be very extensively ad
vertised the coming fall and winter. My trade on the New
Jersey Goods this season is "out of sight. "
Take my advice and place your orders now for fall and \vin- <
ter. I do not retail any goods , nor am 1 interested in
an ) ' retail stores.
Get your Rubber Boots , Shoes , Felt Boots , and German Soj
at headquarters and save money.
Z. T. LJNDSEY.
Omaha , Neb.
NO GUREX ! NO IP AY.
1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb.
Mnnr Tear * ' experience. A regular yrnitiiatn In medicine * fiTpiomfii antiMr. ! iltll trontlnff with the
irenteat miccess , nil Nurnnu Clmmlu nnil I'rlvntfl ll-ou oi A pormamtnt euro im.irnntoml for Cuturrh ,
SpiTiintorrlico i Lost .Mniiluiod fomlnul WuuknuM , NlKlit I.uiii , liniiulj icy SilillK | Stricture , nod ill
dlsi-a o of tlio Illooil , Skin urn ) Uilnury Ork'itu N It I tci'nrmi ' noUJ tor uvury CIKU I undertake and full
! ocure. Cmmillatlon free Rook t.Mvttvrlot of I.lfo ) innt fn-u Oilloo Uoilr.i 'J u m to 8 p m. Sunda/
111 11 ui to 12 m Send xtnmp for roply.
itfANHOGD RESTORED.
SAN ATIVO. " the
Wonderful bpaulah
Ili-medy , IH nold wlllin
WrltU-miuiminU'ci
to cure nil ? fervoua Ills
eutcc , such nsVeilc
Mcmor ) , i on of Ilr&l-i
1'owcr , headache.
Wnl.cfullii.se , Ixnt.Mnr-
hood. vpnoufneps , Jjis
eltudc- . all drolls and
Seforo & After Uao. loss of power of the
Photournplicil from life. GencrntUe Orfon § , lu
rltr.ir fcx , cnuHd Ity
over exertion , \outhful lndescrellun . or the cxcettlie
use of toliacco , opium , or rtlinulnnU , hlch ul'Cnalcljr
Icid to Inflrmlt ) , Connuinptlon nnd IUBGIIIIS Put up
In comcuknt form to carry In the nt pocket Trice
( I n PUCUIVC. or 6 for W. Wllli cviry M order we-iilui
i written eunrantt tu euro or irfiind the
money. Sent by mall to any address. Circular free
Mention thla paper Alilrc ,
HADIIID CHEMICAL CO. , Urunch OlHcc for U. 6. A.
< U Ifirhorn Strcpl , rniCAOO. IU.
KOIt SAU : IN OMAHA. K1.1J. , Of
\uhn & Co , Cor , IStli A Dor.zln t-u
I. A Fuller A. ' , Cor 14lh ft Dounlasbti.
\ t ) . t ofcti r ft I o . ( ouiu li lllutrn li.
NEBRASKA.
National Bank
U. S. DEPO31TO11Y , OMAIVI1 !
Capital , - - - - S4OO.OOO
Surplus Jan. 1st , 180O , - Oii.BOO
Onicor * nnd Directors Hi-nry W Vnlos.l'runldont
lKiWl a Hood , Vlco I'roildunt , . .IiimoiV 8 vn.'J W
V Morso. lolin S Collln , It 0 liKllUU , J .V II
i'utrlckV II H lluitlieii'Ciiiblor.
T1-1E IRON BANK.
C'ornur Utli nud furnmuill
OcnoniHIuiikln : HiHlnmi I'r.un i-l oil
INTEREST roiDONDEPOSITS
ATQMAHA10AN&TRU5TCO.
5.QCDR.
CAPITALS : 100.000.00
DIRECTORS ! A UWYMAN-C.W.NA5H
JHMIUAriO'CUV-CnAltTOM C.B. L/\KE
Jd.QROWN-THOSL.KIMBALL.
,
fr V HV
Uucius rs > n . .iior nil It
unnatuir ! ill cli igfi niv
prlv tuij | t ee o [ ; i.i. i
corlnln cum Iur Ihidchill
latlnjr uunkuoi j'tcullur
to winnrn.
- , . - Jrroti'riboltnndfaeliaiA
THttv'HtCn'UiriiCo In rocoinnifiidloc It to
Ol.OO.
nurferlnz from
Uio eirocH ol
I U BB LMIIli 11 youthful orron
tarlrdocnr. wmtlni * weakDMi. lost uiwUiou-t. - elo.
I wftl KUJ a vuluaClu truallw > ( "Jc'lJ contalnlni
fulliiarUculani for homo cure , VllKIS * > t cliarga
JL lulimild m dltal work ! uould ba roa4 by i-Turi
rnaa who U nrrroiii an < r U'l.UIUtrO. A'ldrrrt '
If tot. V. U. I'OWLUll.aioodu * . C'uuu
DOCTOB , McGrKEW
THE SPECIALIST
Morothan li fo.irj axpjrlonoj In tlm treat
PBIVATB DISBASna
AcurOKuarautoedln i toi dnr , vtltliont bolonof
an lioiu' < llmu.
GLBBr.
Tha moit complete nnd iihiolute euro for uleol and
nil iiiinorlnK dl > cliarK < uver known to the uiodloaJ
l > rofo luu. I'uriujni-atlr cured In froini to Udafj
STRIOTUEH
Or pain In relloTlni ; tlio bl iddor caret nlthout pain
or liiKtrunicntii , no cuitliin , no dllntliiK 'Ihuuojt
rcmurkublurumudy knonn tu uioduni iclincu.
SYPHILIS.
ntred In f to W dnys Ir .Medran'i traatmnnt for
Hilt turrltilu bloodill at > ihti bi-un pronouno < iJ III *
ui < iitiucce < fiilruiiii-dy orurdlicorornd for tli ? u'j-
oliito euro of the < li < eivj Ht < lucaun with lull
dlnmielmi uoror boun uqiulloL A ouuipldU our *
tfunrtttitoud *
LOST MANHOOD
n > iall weakno ioi o ( tl o noximl or < uai , nsrroiM-
And timidity und du pondniy nbiolutolcuroJ. .
'ahoiullut 14 luiiuudluto ami cumploto.
SKIN DIS0A8B3 ,
nnd nil dl-caiot of Iho blood , Hirer , kldnej-i , n4
blnddur perniununtly curoj
FEMALE DISEASES
th < i doctor "lloico Trust nont" for ladhi li pro.
nounted by nil who ( uni u < ' It lo bo the moit com.
iili-tonnd conwilimt niino I ) ever oaurod for th
truntiiiontor rBmiilodlionioj Hli truly nnondorrul
ruiuudy. lluuri ( r ladlui Irom 'I lu > ouly.
DB. MoQUBWd
Mnr ellou auccnn In tliu treatment of prlTatodli.
va > u hn * wiin for him n ruuutatlun which li trii t >
n.itloniillnrliiirictor. nn I hlnurimt nrmy o ( patlonti
riucuun fiom the Atlinlla tu tlio I'uclflu , Tliu doctor
ii n urndunto of "rculnr" mixlltlnu and Inu hay
IOIIK and unroful oiporlunoo In hoipltnl prnctlou ,
nii < l li clniied nmoiiii lha lu nlliiK ipoi lallsti In mo I.
tmiclunco. Troatmunt ! > / Lqrrusponilunco , Wrlta
for cliculur * about oatli of t.io ut > uro illn.u.n , fro *
Olllco Mill and Karmm btrosti ,
Nub. Entruncu uu ulthur Htrust ,
riltuulloiiK procured ttit gridu *
( l , > WrU forclrculnii ,
vlHHKIIWOOII KHOH. . IU N
nmrnnrvl -
SOIIOOL OFhork l.lfu Illd'g. Onmha , Neb.
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