THE OMAHA DAILY KEE ; SUNDAY. APRIL 3. 1892-SIXTEEN" PAGES.
THIS DAILY BEE.
II UOSnWATEH , Knirnn.
IPUBLISHED EVKHY MOKMNO.
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'Dully ' nml Sunday , Ono Yo.ir. . 10 (
Bit Month * . BOO
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or n ens
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Council Wunx 121'onrl Strccl. *
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Omaha. Drafts , checks and postofllcp order *
to be nmdo p.iyable to the order of the com
pany.
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Notnrv 1'ublle.
Avcnici ) Circulation for Felirnary StKlO ,
THK country Is now wnillnpr , libtlossly
waiting , lo licur from Gonornl Algur.
THK whccl-shovclnnd piclc nro needed
on nmny paved strools of tills city before
fore the swcopor can bo of service.
TliK kindergarten is certain to become
a feature of public instruction all over
this country. Omnha shuulil fall in line
so as to bo near the head of the pro
cession. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THK wrangling democrats hereabouts
have not yet reached iho stage of literal
phlebotomy , but a few more open letters
will corl'vinly incite the warring fac
tions to bloodshed.
Tilt's far none of the talking farmers
Imvo hnd the lomority to attack the
statements of the working farmers who
nro tolling the readers of THK BIE Unit
farming in Nebraska is profitable.
No\V is the time to invest in Omaha
realty. Values on inside property will
never bo lower , and the most conserva
tive judges declare Jhat an upward tendency -
doncy in the market has already set in.
LL Major i'addock's public position
nnd salary as government director of the
"Union Pacific railway complicate his
mental processes in passing upon the
merits of the Nebraska Central proposi
tion ? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SUKATOit PUFFER will probably dis
cover the uarcasm in ox-Senator Ingalls'
remark that Jerry Simpson is "by long
odds the ablest nnd most conspicuous of
the Jacobins landed in congress by the
alliance ro volution. "
THK advertising patrons of THE BEE
appear in full force this morning. This
Is owing to three causes : They have
bargains to oller people have money to
buy their wares , and THE BEE has
thousands of readers who want their
goods.
FKUDINAND WARD has boon in prison
long enough to have learned an honest
trade. As his time is about expired
and ho IB soon to bo discharged it ia
hoped ho will not again attempt the
role of a Napoleon of finance and got
down to a mororospoctablo business.
Ai/rnouau Hon. William A. Paxton's
plan for delivering dressed beef to the
Sioux Indians is apparently not practi
cable under present conditions , it is
gratifying to know that the Indian ollico
approves of the suggestion thcorotically ,
and wishes it could bo applied in prac
lice.
SENATOR QUAY'S successes in push
ing his libel suits to trial and conviction
has doubtless encouraged State Senator
Finn of lowu to seek revenge upon his
traducers through the courts. In Mr.
Finn's CIIBO , however , there may bo
more dilllculty in establishing botli
malice and damages.
GENERAL debate on the free wool bill
has closed and not a vote has been
changed. General debates in congress
are not indulged in for the purpose of
convincing members that they are
either right or wrong in their views
upon debatable questions. They are
uttered , to enable politicians to print
political literature at public oxpcnso
and to mail it frco to their constituents.
EASTERN and bouthorn churches are
making heavy drafts upon Omaha for
pulpit talent Within a few months the
following able and popular clergyman
have boon culled to largo congregations
elsewhere : Rev. Willaril Scott of St.
Mary's Avenue Congregational , Rov. A.
W. hiurnir of the Firat Baptist , Uabbi
Koseimu of the Congregation of Israel ,
nnd Rov. W. J. Darelm of the First
Presbyterian church , The taste of the
churches which have secured the serv
ices of those gentlemen ia nboyo reproach -
preach , though Omaha regrets exceed
ingly to IOBO her favprlto ministers.
RHODE ISLAND is in the throes of a
local campaign , and us the little state ia
to fire the llrst skirmish gun of the grout
engagement to follow in the fall , the
canvass there possesses unusual national
interest. The republican ooinmittoo
proposed a fioriou of tariff discussions
with Cleveland nnd Campbell on the
tariff reform eido und MoKinlay und
Rood as their opponents , The demo
cratic .conmuUoo rejected the propo
sition. The committee ia wise In its day
and generation. It knows from the experience -
perionco in Ohio that protection can
knock put frco trade upon any American
stump.
T1IK i'AHMRK AXD Tin : t'ACT.
There is n , great deal of mlsstntomont
masquoradlntr around the country In the
gulso of political truth , Unhappily
much of this is so often reiterated thnt
a great many people have accented it as
fiincoro , and are basing political action
upon fallacies which u little direful
Investigation would reveal. For In
stancea host of demagogues are preach
ing the farmer into the belief that all
the legislation of the republican trnrty
since it first came Into power has boon
directly against their interests. Now
the facts are , according to the records of
the Chicago Board of Trade , that the
price of grain averages nearly CO per
cent higher than thirty years ago , as
the following comparative table clearly
shows :
Coro.K l a i ! B.
Coin -SJ 8.40
Wnoat " 5 -J [
Oats 'H ' .at
Ryu
Hurley. . . . , ' < -M
Meantime , through the operation of
laws enacted by the republican party ,
the manufacturing industries of thin
country Imvo boon developed until they
are the marvel of the whole world.
Tlioy make a homo market for a very
largo proportion of the agricultural pro
ducts of the American states , and by
the encouragement of invention the
producing power of the laborer has boon
infinitely increased. The prices of dry
goods , groceries , clothing , boots and
shoes and farm machinery have meanwhile -
while boon reduced at least 50 per cent ,
BO that the purchasing power of a bushel
of grain is today about 200 per cent
greater than in 1802. Railway freight
rates have also declined and in a still
greater ratio. Interest on money is not
ovur half what it was in the Mississippi
valley thirty years ago. Taxes , as com
pared with ether nations , are remark
ably low. and thn per capita of circula
tion is twice what it wan in 181W. It is
greater than in any ether country ex
cept Franco , leaving the wilucat our-
ronoy of Argentine out of consideration.
These are facts which demagogues
omit in discussing the economic condi
tions now existing. They uro entirely
ignored by a political party which has
recently announced as its principal
roapon for existence that the nation is
"brought to the verge ot moral , politi
cal and material ruin" by the legisla
tion of the nation , for which the re
publican p.vrty is chiefly responsible. If
wo are to compare recent changes in
: rep values the result Is still favorable
'or the farmer , prices in IS'Jl ' and in the
ast four years having boon materially
higher than for the four years im-
inodiutoly preceding , while at the same
imo the prices of manufacture ? of
loarly every kind havo. been greatly ro-
duced. It is only fair in discussing these
natters that the facts as they exist bo
ivcn their full weight.
Wo must all admit that there are
problems of serious moment to the wol-
'aro of all classes presented at this time.
The relations of labor and capital , of
production and consumption , of individ
ual rights und corporate aggrandize
ment , of transportation and markets
and a hundred ether factors of modern
ifo to each other present new and com
plicated conditions with which the indi
vidual and legislative intelligence of
the country must grapplo. The unfair
ness of the discussion as conducted by
the more or loss gifted leaders of what
s termed the people's party is found in
; hcir olTorts to array the agricultural
classes against capitalists engaged in
occupations dependent upon , but in
argo measure separated from , agriuul-
, uro. Until the people of the country
disconnect themselves from this false
method of reasoning and are ready to
admit the existing conditions and base
their propositions for the betterment of
nun kind upon actual fuots very little of
good to the community in general can
: omo from the present agitation.
THK LAWS DKLAl'S.
The startling statement is made in the
public press that of the 10,19(5 ( murders
lnown to have boon committed in this
country within two years but 552 of thu
murderers sufforoa death for their
crimes. It is further remarked that of
these 322 were lynched and 2150 executed
in purfiuanco of law. It is generally bo-
Hoved that the undiscovered murders
outnumber those discovered. The olleot
of thuso generalizations is that hardly
one murderer in fifty IH duly punished
according to the law of the land. In
crimes ot loss degree the proportion
never detected is likewise largo and the
acquittals outnumber the convictions in
cases brought to trial.
The thinking reader will contemplate
these admitted facts with no lit.tlo con-
con ? . IIo will ba forced to the conclu
sion Unit the enforcement of criminal
laws in this country is far from buocess-
ful. There must bo grave defects in a
system of criminal jurisprudence whore
those conditions are possible , or this re
markable failure of justice could not
ensue. It Is a sad commentary upon our
cumbrous system of courts and our
costly methods of procedure that but 230
murderers out of perhaps 20,000 are
brought to sutt'cr the penalty of the law.
The resort to lynch law in bo many cubes
is the direct result of the failure to con
vict in our courts , and in vlovv of the
statements herein it is noteworthy that
the proportion of cnso'jwhora the people
take the law into their own hands 1 * so
small ,
The reasons for this unsatisfactory
Etuto of affairs are n jmorous. They are
chiefly duo , however , lo the carelessness
of courts und the indllTorunco of the
people to enormities with which they
have become too familiar. The ten
dency to discharge crimlnalH upon mere
technicalities and the insnlTorablo do *
lays incident to criminal practice nro
uUo in a great measure responsible ,
Now trials , appeals , continuances , and
ether pretexts for delay contribute to
the final acquittal of many moil whoso
crimes can neither bo condoned nor their
guilt fairly questioned.
From tha preliminary trial to the supreme
promo court the machinery of the law
in the hands of shrewd attorneys can
bo manipulated to postpone the linnl
verdict until it becomes almost u hope
less task for the moat industrious prosecutor
cuter by reason of forgotfulnosti or dis
appearance pf miUcrir.l witnesses to prevent -
vent acquittals in cases whore all the
circumstances clearly point to the guilt
of the accused.1 Take Iho Neul cuai
ia this county at * an instance. It
was two years from the dale of the com
mission of the atroloH \ murder before
the crime WAS expiated upon the gal
lows. Thn costs of tiio tri-tl all told
could not have fallen short of 810,000.
There is , however , u remedy. It rests
in public sentiment. When the people
of a community domain ! the enforcement
of law with sulllo ont vigor lo impress
courts and court olllcorn , the dilatory
tactics for the success or want of MIO-
cess of which the judges nro in great
measure responsible are not so frequently
resorted to and the trials are pushed ,
not with undue haste , but with the dis
patch necessary to meet the ends of
justice. .
A/lM/MfJtM VAXAlj I'HOMOTIOX.
A convention was held in San Frati-
ciflco the past week , composed of dele
gates from nearly svcry county in Cali
fornia and from numerous commercial
bodies , the object ot Which was to encourage -
courage national action toward the com
pletion of the Nicaragua canal. The
convention adopted a memorial to congress -
gross setting foilh that the construction
of the canal Is necessary to the .success
ful defense of the Paoillu coast , in time
of war , and to the commercial success of
the whole nation in time of peace , and
presents the advantages to bo gained in
time and distance from "tho projected
watorway. 'I'ho memorial states Unit in
the very nature of things at tills time
reasonable exchanges between the two
most distant sections of our country nnd
between all parts of the far west and
iuropo are impossible , because the dls-
.tinco by water around the Horn is too
eng , and by land there is no effective
rater competition. The only romndy
'or the evils complained of ia the con-
truction of the Nicaragua canal ,
which , the memorialists say , will forma
lommcrcinl linu binding together the
wo sides of the American continent and
fomenting oven moro closely Iho ties
ivhlch unite the western , southern and
lorthorn parts of our common country.
The memorial declares it to bo a patri-
tic duty and a commercial necessity to
build the canal , that it should bo built
: iow , and th.it it should bo controlled by
ho United States. Resolutions were
adopted asking the governor of Cali-
'orniu to communicate with the gov
ernors of nil states nnd territories
ooking lo the holding of a national con
vention in Juno for promoting the con
struction of the canal.
In a recent public address by ox-Sen
ator Warner Miller of Now York , who
s president of the canal construction
company , the importance of this work
-o - the whole country , and especially to
the Pacific coast , was elaborately set
'orth. Whilst wo hnvo built a number
of transcontinental railroads , wo have
not made it possible to carry the raw
produce of one soctinn to the ether ,
The largo products of the Pacific coiist
Becking cheaper transportation than
, hat afforded by the railways have to go
to the markets of the world around Capo
Horn , requiring up to six months' voy
ages. The result is that the Pacific
states find themselves further away
rora the markets of the world than any
ether part of the world , and it is not
possible that that great territory on Iho'
Pacific coast will over bo thoroughly
developed or densely populated unless it
can bo brought into closer connection
with the other portions of the earth.
The distance from S in Francisco to
either Liverpool or Now York around
the Horn is nearly 1G,000 , milos. Cut
the isthmus at Nicaragua and the dis
tance from San Francisco to Now York
is only 4.9CO miles , and to Liverpool a
trillo over 7,000 miles. Thus by the
construction of iho canal of 170 miles , San
Francisco would be brought 10.000 miles
nearer to Now York and to the markets
of tbo world than it is now. The dis
tance between tlieso points would ba
reduced nearly one-half the circuaifor-
once of the globe.
The Nicaragua canal wouldbo of very
great value in enabling the manufac
tured products of this country to roach
the markets of Central and South Amer
ica and tno Orient. In order that wo
may command these markets wo must
bo able to reach them moro cheaply
than Europe , und this uivuntago the
Nicaragua canal would give us. With
this waterway completed merchandise
from the Atlaatlc coast can got to the
Pacific ocean and roach all the nations
of the Orient ever a line of transporta
tion Ii.000 miles loss than from-Europe.
The 8'iving of distance would of course
moan a saving in the cost of transpor
tation. For these reasons it is not too
much to oxpcct that within ton yovrs :
aftot- the oanal is open the United States
will have substantial control of the
trade lying around the Pacific as far
west as Shanghai , and certainly the
commerce of the west coast of South
America and of Japan and Coroti und
of the eastern coast of China.
When it is romeinbarod that the popu
lations of these various countries amount
to more than 75,000,000 the importance
of cultivating closer trade relations with
them bscomos manifest , but under pres
ent conditions wo are not able to compote
pete witn Europe in these markets ,
The advantages enjoyed by Europeans
would very largely como to UB with the
completion of the Nicaragua canal. It
IB not to bo doubted that the people of
that entire country uro rondy to join
hands with those of the Pacific const in
promoting the completion of this enter
prise oy every practicable and proper
means. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
COXSOMD.lTllfa FOHKION MISSIONS.
The report of the houao committed on
foreign affairs in favor of reducing the
number of foroiern missions by consoli
dating several of them , and proposing
ether changes in the diplomatic and
consular service , T presents a matter
which merits careful consideration , The
report says that the great facilities of
transmiuaionand interchange of thought
in every matter connectsd with foreign
countries dispenses to some extent with
the need of foreign representation. In
addition Ui this the country has grown
to such in agin t tide as to enjoy the regard
of other nations , which gup.runtoea her
aguinsi foreign insolence , outrage and
( % iuseless war.
In view of tikis the committee is of the
opinion Hint very much might bo safely
done in reducing the number of our
ministers by consolidation of several
countries under one mission , and recommends -
mends that tliib ba done with DoumarK ,
Sweden nnd Norway , Colombia and
Ecuador , and Porit uul Bolivia , A re
duction of the aasJ-Icsof consuls general
at London , Livi\j \ | > eel , Paris , Havana
nnd Ulo is also rwiommondcd , salaries
of consuls at a number of points are rod -
d u ceo and the cmnyonsatton of consular
officials whoso salary Is $1,000 is made
dependent on foosj. This is u ui.ittor
'
with which politics should'hnvo nothing
to do. The only question to bo con
sidered is the possible effect of such
changes upon tlio International interests
of the country. 'tylicro can hardly bo
any difference of'tfplnlon among intel
ligent jnon as to the necessity of a great
nation like the United States maintain
ing a capable and olllclont diplomatic"
and consular snrvtco. If wo did not
have the example of ether countries to
warrant this view our own experience
would amply do no. A hotter under
standing and appreciation of the value
of this service has boon obtained during
the past dozen years than In all the
previous history of the country , for the
reason that this service has become
much loss than formerly an asylum for
stranded politicians. The last four ad
ministrations have sought to improve , in
a practical direction at least , the foreign
service of Iho government , and the ef
fort hns boon productive of good results.
Especially is this true regarding our
consuls , who are generally active and
zealous in the discharge of their dutlesj
But there Is certainly much weight in
the argument that the facilities of in-
tormitiondl intercourse dispense to some
extent with the need of foreign repre
sentation , and if it bo practicable to
effect the consolidation of cortnin
missions without endangering our in
terests it would unquestionably bo well
to do so. With regard to the consular
service , tllo proposed reduction of sal
aries is of questionable wisdom. These
are not moro than sulllciont to induce
good men to accept the positions , and
economy in this direction might have
the effect to lower the character of the
service. In comparison with the com
pensation ot similar representatives of
othni- great commercial countries the
consular olllcials of the United States
are not overpaid. It is doubtless true
that no difliculty would ever bo ex
perienced in finding , men to take those
positions , whatever the compensation ,
but that does not justify a moan and
niggardly policy'and besides the aim
should be to encourage the most capable
men to seek this service. If the tenure
was permanenttho cose would bo some
what different , bu't ' in any event the
United States can afford to pay its prin
cipal consular representatives salarieo
that will onuole.thom to live in a man
ner comporting .Avith the character of
their position and the dignity and
wealth of the nation , und not to dolhis
will invite a deterioration of the ser
vice , because it will become what it for
merly was for half a century or longer ,
a refuge for politicians whom the people
hud discarded.
THE pending i otion in the national
sonata is to strike out the provision in ;
the'Indianjappropriatioo/bill for the assignment - '
signmont of army ofllcors to duty as In
dian agents' Itis ; qutte-likdy , however ,
thnt tho'tnotion will ndlTpro"vail , though *
it will bo urged by the chairman of the
committee on Indian affairs. Ordinarily
his strenuous opposition wo.uld bo con
clusive , but in this instance there are
moro forces than appear on the surface
back of the proposition for placing mil
itary ofilcors in charge of Indian agen
cies. THK BEU thinks it very unwise to
disturb the present administration of
Indian affairs. It is admitted that the
Indian service has never boon upon so
high a piano of both honesty and effi
ciency , nnd it will bo unfortunate for the
welfare of the wards of the nation to inject
joct this now element of uncertainly into
the problem.
TUB Philadelphia Times , with its'char-
nctoristlc Quaker indifferoiic oto consequences
quences , says Hamlet is played-out
west to good houses when the title of
the play is changed to "Was Ills Nibs
off His'NutV" Undo.- its Shakespearian
name the box receipts are insignificant.
The Philadolpoiu Times is closer to the
truth than it supposed. People in the
west having hoard Edwin Booth's in
terpretation of the character of ttio
melancholy Dane decline to have it
spoiled by barn-stormers and ether am
bitious empirical tragedians. . Ilonco it
is that the manager of a Hamlet com
pany may seek to disguise the fact that
this masterpiece which Booth has
helped to make immortal is to bo pre
sented by inferior talent , The west is
wild and woolly , no doubt , but the west
is discriminating.
ALMOST every school building in
Minneapolis is surrounded by a well
kept lawn. The grounds uro hand
somely enclosed , the buildings are at
tractive in architecture und the promises
are kept in excellent repair. Omaha
can learn a good deal about being tidy
and attractive from the Flour City ol
Minnesota.
Jtl-ltU4f4lt ) 111 I'UCU.
CMtiilo Kcu-t.
Let the dead and'th'o boautUul roit. Free
silver ia gone to m&t'tho ' force bill.
ClutiH Hm-r'ifaVf ' ully Huf , ' ru < l.
rJifWgii Times.
After much prot ittoH to tno contrary
C/'laus Spreckles Imndropped amiably Into
t Ho clutches of ttioSu'gar Irust , tbo I'lilladol
phia reilnery bolnJR"'turnod ever to that
organization in con pratlon of $7,000,000 In
trust certificates. } i0 |
Allvlrn.
St. I'au }
ItU surmised tbntn wlioraver you find a
farmer about now \\q \ received a "field your
wheat" circular anil took the udvlca it con
tained. you will find1 man who feoU a
deal lllce kicking itomobody aii'l who would
( irefor It should Do the man who devised that
circular , _
Truck Nturo It
Uhlcayo Hut ,
Whllo honoit republicans ana honest
democrats In co'iurim nro lighting for honest -
est money , the Illinois supreme court has
decided that old boots , decayed beans ,
nticlout egg * uud rancid butter are full lo al
louder when lorcod upon hired men lu
payment for their sorvioui. ,
An Irroilitlliln Uumlilnulloii.
( -'tiictnmtl Ciiminrrrfcif
A Pennsylvania man has invented a walk-
It ) } ; stick for political parade * . It is uollow
and contains the American Hag , which can
ho unfurled as ocoision calli , A moro popu
lar , If not moro patriotic invention o ! hollow-
, would bo a cnno providing liquid ro
frcshment for the wcnry statesman on the
long inarch.
Thcntrlrnl ItmlonrM ,
A'cir Voifc THImnf.
Says the Indianapolis Mows : "Thoro Is a
serious Invasion of everybody's comfort at
ho theaters hero. U Is the Indofnnslbla
mbit of RrabbliiK hats , shoes ana wraps as n
lorformanco n tsars the end , nnd the moment ,
ir frequently before the moment , when the
loll for tno final curtain sounds to rush for
ho door.1 Unfortunately UiU hnd habit Is
not peculiar to Indianapolis , as any ono will
entity who ROCS to the theater In this city ,
n churches also In this city It Is the custom
of many unthlnKlng in on to annoy over/ ono
around thorn by putting on their overcoats
vhllo the benediction Is bolnp pronounced.
L'hotrobjoct can't bo to save tlmo , for tlioy
don't cot out a moment sooner on account ot
heir unmannerly hasto.
.liiliu Cliliiamuii UIIIMVI n Tlilnc or r\ro.
I'MhuMiMa lltcunl.
Our orojont treaty with Great Britain pro
vides that any parson who is a British &ub-
cot shall ho admitted free of entry nnd with
Ight of rosldcnco In the United Statns ,
1'aHlnp advantage of this pap , six Uhlnamon
oachod Montreal n few days ago , were
inturallzjd by the superior court , and
straightway loft for Now York. They were
inltcd on the border , hut their naturnllr.a-
Ion papers being all right they had to bo ad-
nlttod. The thought will suggest Itself to
nany minds thnt a poonlo as smart as these
night not raalco such an undesirable class of
tmnlgrante , after all. At nil events , enough
of them might bo lot In to glvo our statesman
a row practical hints on the framing of ro
strlctlvo treatios.
AKJ.VS
Wind.
The pools.
That tired feeling.
Theatrical ucnoilts.
Vacuum in the coal bin.
Bits of green grass n-suowlnjr.
Loungers In the street corners.
The shop windows full of light fabrics.
The frayed luolc on the men's overcoats.
The noisy ehnttor of the birds in the morn
ing. .
The woman's query : "How are you hav-
ng it mndoi"
The chill of tno mornings and evenings
and the warmth of the midday sun.
The man who pushes an Ice cream cart
with ono hand and rings u boll with the
ithor Is on the streets. Uluo birds may bo a
little scarce , hut spring is now i.ll right.
Tliough springtime you ball , since you
think it a boon
A path through the wild wood to trace ,
It hurts whoa you think how that dear girl
will soon
Have frecKles all ever her face.
I'urk Improvement * .
OMAHA. April 2. To the Editor of TUB
BEE : For the information of the people of
the northern nart of tbo city who , with pleas
ing public spirit , offered to plant trees on
Arbor Day in the now park lands , without
cost to the city , 1 wisu to say that it is the
decision of the Park commissioners to plant
trees for future use iu the now parks In
nurseries , from which they will bo trans
planted hereafter. The 'reasons for this
action are that iho titles to the lands will
not bO'acquircd until it will 1)0 too late to
plant with safety this year , that no time will
bo lost by ihls course , and , what is moro im
portant , successful planting cannot bo done
on land that Has not been somewhat prepared
for the purposo. GBOIIGB L. Miu.Kit ,
President of the Pane Commissioners.
SOME UlUK WOKOll til'OKKf TJKST. .
Columbus I'ost : "Faith" was described by
an Olilo uoy as "cxneclln' something you ain't
' togll. "
Boston Jester : "Your tie. Mr. Inlllnci. ! ! Is
sadly disarranged. "
"Thank you. Miss Smllax , won't you
arranxo It for mo.
"I'm 'afraid If I did , you'd 'want me to
arrange another. "
Washington Star : "Doosyonrpastorpormlt
himself to make jokes In tliu pulpit s aid ono
lady to another. "Oh , yes. " was the answer
in an apologetic tone ; "bill they nre never
very good ones. "
Now York Herald : Bond Is your tenement
ono of these now. common sense buildings ?
Torwllllirer Wolf , ft Isn't so voiy now. but
it lias all the common so cuts und some that
are really niilqno.
She Isn't an angel ,
She Isn't a goddess ,
She Isn't a lily , a rose or a pearl ;
SheS simply whut'H sweotuut ,
Complutest uud neatest.
Dear little ,
Queer little ,
Sweet little girl.
Kate Field's Washington : Mrs. Youug-
linsbaua Dear , you will hure to glvo mo flO
extra this week.
-Mr. YouiiK-Husband Why , Clara ! Did I
not glvo you the nocossiry amount , $18 ? That
Mrs .Young-Husband Yes. but Tliavo boon
trying tome of these reolues published In the
papers for keeping u family ou $ G per week.
Washfnston btar : "I'll give you this foun
tain pen. " Niild the old gentleman to his son.
"Thank you. "
"It's the most fitting gift I could think of. "
"WliyV"
"It won't work. "
CIIANOK 01' SKA.SO.VS.
Huston Knt'K.
The days of wlnteraro ovor.
The snow and thu k-o have gone.
Tito skate and the sled are b inlsned ,
And the biuo b.ill season Is on.
And now , though the sides are cheery.
Though the sun' * rays brightly pour ,
Look out fur death ? by the dozen ,
Deaths by thu many a sooro.
They will not be your friends or relations
Whoso aemlsM your heart-will pain ,
But those of the clerk who wants to go out
From the store to thu base ball game.
Illnglmintun Loader : Astronomers h.iyo
fulled to direct attention to tlie faut thnt the
tulter the moon Is the later sho's out nights.
Boston Transcript : Tastes differ. Some
people c-in see beauty oven In a looklng-gluHs ;
othurs cannot.
Oalvoston News : Man H not merely thu
architect ot Ins own fortune , but ho must lay
the bricks himself.
LIFIS'N AJMSO.V.
H'rlttf.n fur The lift.
The world is full of carping ones
Who never si-o thu light.
Who Inoud and dwell In sorrow ,
And ihnch prefer thu nliiht.
Whoso plulnt IH never answered.
Who hocm lo rather b
The kind Iho Hood Hook spuaks of
As "thu blind who will not sou. "
Thu plnslng of the happy blrJs
They never BOOIU to hoar.
Thu bloomliu llowttra , thu sweet , fresh air ,
The sunshine bright and oloar ,
Aru all lo ( hum iinnotlc-ud.
Until some dark , black cloud
O'c'i-lmiiKS thouarth , and then their cry
Is earnest , Ion ) ; ana loud ,
Wo read that "Hope eternal snrlnes
Within uavh human breast , "
And how that "man Is novur" quite ,
"Hut always to bo li'nst.1' ' '
Contentment tho' ! If ft for in
'Tin blosHlnti'M InrgcNt uurt ;
And n.ipoy U tin ) iu-iii who ouu
KnsLirJnu It In hlx heart.
If wu look nnd see about us
Tha troub.o nil must boar.
And now and than notu some frill ouo
With more then aoonis his shun ) .
Them is i-oiu | > eiisatlon KOinowhuro ,
Although wu boo U not.
If It only tends to make us moro
Hubmlsslvo to our lot.
Of roursu | | Is but. natural
Tiut | sorrows tomuilmt : * eome.
For Ufa Is made of light and uli.ido.
And ontur.H In oiu-h liomuj
Hut llmru'n much wo tun ho thauUfut for ,
And wo should f eapu thu bin
Of li.trrln , ' all the hiinshlnu out
Tobiiut thosliuuow * In.
Thu men whoso mark U made upon
The hlitory of Time ,
All bgro their troublm bravely ,
With forttuuu | Mihllmc.
If roses did not Htrow thulr path ,
They did not H tnridtlstli.
Hut roused thuim > ulvui unoVtrlod ugaln ,
Hcsolvod toduordle.
If wo always hunt the Itiigntcit side ,
This moral tit Imiiruni ,
Ami ever strive lohldu from view
Whatever mulit < llstre .
Wo lll nmko the world 1.01110 hotter ,
Ami 1 cannot nut bullovu
Wo will hulp uursoJvea and other *
tlo' great lts. on to uclileve.
IT WILL INSURE ANYBODY
Now Methods of a Life Company Booking
to Do Business in Nebraska
HOW IRRIGATION IS EXTENDING
Mntly Attics of Ditch Already Ituitt liy
riirntPM unit .Many Morn
iiB ( IriKlliiR NcbriiHkii
Schools Lincoln Nut on.
LINCOLN , Nob. , April 2. [ Special to Tun
Br.n.J A. II , Babcoclt , In charge of the
Insurance department of the stnlu , today ro
oclvcil an application from a Ufa Insurnnco
company up nt Si. Paul for 11 cortlllcato tailo
business in the state of Nebraska , The only
thliif * reninrkihlo about the application is
the fact thnt It comes from n company thnt
represents an entirely now Idon In Ufa In
surance. The company Insures only these
applicant ! who Imvo boon rejected by the
old line companies. For Instance , it will
Issue n policy on ttm Ufa of a man who Is
known to como from n family In which con
sumption or kindred dlscaso Is known to bo
hereditary. All risks tlmt nro lookca upon
as objcctlonnhln oy ether companies nro wel
comed by this now competitor in the Held ,
Mr. Uabcock says that the papers of the
company liavo boon carefully oxamlnod , and
that tliero Is no doubt but that the company
is doing a perfectly loRltlmato business. It
will receive n certificate nccordlnily.
Moro Supplies Contracted l' ' ° or.
The Uoard of Purchase and Supplies this
morning finished up the work of opening
bids for supplies for the several state Insti
tutions. The following contracts were
awarded :
Asylum for the Insane at Hastings Cloth-
ing. Folk & LllooMi ; boots and shoos , ICIrby
& Day.
Asylum for the Insane at Norfolk ClothIng -
Ing , Baum liros. ; boots and shoos , Morris
Mayer.
Hospital for the Insane at Lincoln Cloth
ing , A. Hurlbut ; boots and shoes , Bander-
son , Sehucnnan & Davis ,
Now Irrigation Company.
Still another Irrigation comoanv was In
corporated today. It was the Union Irri
gating and I'uwor company , and it is an
enterprise of Douol county citizens. It has n
capital of $20,000 and will conllno its opera
tions to Douel and adjoining counties. In
this connection it may be stated that the Im
pression prevailing In some quarters that
these Irrigation companies hnvo done but
little nioro than to Ilia articles of Incorpora
tion Is cuth'cly incorrect. Labor Commis
sioner Audros , who has been visiting the
western and sou thorn oart of the state In
order to nmko a personal Inspection of tbcso
now systems , stated today that ono com
pany inspected by him In southern Nobrasu. %
had within the past season completed ditches
and laterals aggregating 200 miles. Other
companies wore In actual operation last sum
mer , ono company in Scolts Bluffs county
operating fifty miles of aitches with unquali
fied success ,
( Inulhifj N'clirnslm Schools ,
State Superintendent of Public instruction
Goudy has taken up a lu'ich ' needed reform
in the matter of the grading of the country
sphools of tbo state ol Nebraska. In a letter
addressed to the county superintendents of
the state today ho rofeM to the matter at
length. In the latter ho uses the following
words , wnich will hardly fail to bo under ,
stood :
Now thorols no sufficient reason for this
haphazard , nnbuslncss-llko plnylnir at edu
cating our children in the country schools : a
course of study Is us practicable in the coun
try schools as In the city scliooU ; u plaoo to
begin , u Him ) to continue and u place to stop In
the study of any subject and u systemat
ically arranged serlnsof subjects Is as noees-
sary and as fruitful or aoud results In nno of
these schools as In the uthrr ; the proress of
the pupil Is more rapid , his Interest U deeper ,
his attendance is more rojuljir'Inf the h'chool
whoso affairs are administered according to a
well dollncd syMom , and necessarily his work
la nioro thoroughly done because it Is moro In
telligently Hone. The trustcus of the rnnil
districts , bv the aid of the county superin
tendents , .seconded by the teacher , can work a
involution and brlni ; about Krand result * In
the common schools by taklnir the .stops In the
direction of the grading of the country
schools.
Union Veterans In Nebraska.
The roster of soldiers , sailors and marines
now liviiifr In Nobrastta was received from
the publishers today and already a largo de
mand for the work has beau raado upon tbo
secretary of state. Too book comprises D54
pages and contains the saino of ovcry union
veteran who is known to reside in Nebraska ,
together with hii company and regiment and
his present postofllce uddross. The veterans
are grouped under the states from which
they nro enlisted. The record shows that 1)53 )
veterans who enlisted from the young terri
tory of Nebraska still hold their residence
within the borders of the stato. In addition
to the rosier Secretary of State Allan has
added a Inreo amount of valuable and Inter
esting statistics which will not bo found iq
other state publications.
An Kxpnnslvo Jollification.
Herman Sparschuh is a Jolly Bohemian
living until this morning at 821 North
Seventh street. Last night ho Invited in a
party of cone-filial Bohemian spirits and in
spired by the contents of a keg of beer which
had boon brought In to adit to the hilarity of
the occasion , the crowd were soon In the
midst of a Jollification that lasted way Into
the late hours of the nlghU In fact , the fcs-
tlvltles might have continued until daylight
but for an unforscon accident. In some man
ner tbo steve XVBS overturned and before the
party In Iho rooms were nwnro of the fnct
iho li on so was In flnmcs. The wind was
hlowincr a trnlo and before the tire depart
ment could nrrlvo iho building was so far
pone that the most strenuous efforts upon
the pnrt of the ilrcmon lo extinguish the
blaze was unsuccessful. Hut fo\v of the
household ofTocts were saved und Ihcra was
no Insurance on either building or furniture.
Wltlitlrtm ItU Ol.Jnrtlnin. .
Mr. Hichnrdson , propnelor ot the Windsor
hotel , who has made an objection to the
granting of n Hconso to Bud Lindsay to soil
lliiuors In th ? building adjoining the hotel ,
appeared before the oxolso board and with
drew his objections. Ho had boon led to bo-
llovo that Llndsoy would conduct a disor-
dorlv house , but at the mooting this morning
ho slated that ho bollcvod now that his ob
jections were unfounded nnil IhatLlndsey
would run n respectable nnd orderly house.
The Iciml objoctiLiis to thn granting of n II-
cense to Llndsoy have not yet IMJOII with
drawn. The oxolso board adjourned with
out coming to n decision In regard to the
matter.
Coimliililn Mnllory'fl Kxrltlnp Adventure.
The usual monotony of a constable's exig
ence was varied somewhat by a little ox-
norlonco of Constable Mallory last night ,
Mallory went to the house of Mrs. Emma
Myrlok on South l < V > urtoonth street to
rcplovln n sowing inaoluno. Mas. Myrlch
didn't propose to have It that way nnd when
the onicer appeared she belled her doors nnd
defied him. Not to bo dotarrod ha procured
an nxo nnd assaulted the boiled door. At
this Juncture a , son nflho woman appeared
and engaged In a tussel with the oonstablo
which resulted In n victory for the latter.
Ho then demolished the tlnor nnd carried
away the machine In triumph.
Odds nnd Kudu.
During the month of March the Lincoln
pollco force made Kill urro.Us. The Jailer fur
nished 2G'J incnls nt n cost of $13.75.
1'ollco OfHccr Koano was removed from
the force today by order of the mayor.
The managers of thu Mav festival have secured -
cured the Lansing theater for their annual
entertainment on the evening * of May 1(5 ( , 17
and 18. The great tanor Cumpauinl will be
ono of the .soloists.
Messrs. Ulllingslov nnd Thompson loft for
Topeka this nftornoou to consult with Koclc
Island ofllcials in regard to the matter of
closing up 1' street at isluotcouth , as well us
in regard to ether matters.
The Jury In the cnso of Aim Kane , who
wanted $10,001) ) from the Uurllngton company ,
loday returned a vo.-dlct for the company.
VOnUEIt K\1'1.US1OS MX
Myntnrlons Allhlr Winch Called Out a Karen
ill Police.
NEW YOIIIC , April 2. An explosion on
Willow street , near Cranberry , Brooulyn ,
last night at 12:45 : woke the entire neighbor
hood and broke tbo windows in all the houses
adjoining. The ontlro pollco rojorvos of the
Second precinct were called out by the ex
plosion. The neighborhood Is quiet and old-
fashioned. No. 41 Willow street Is the rosi-
aonco of William V. Whiting , 47 is Charles
L. Smith. Across tha street lives John Me-
Dormott nt 44 and Horatio King at 40. Dr.
and Mrs. Lyman Abbott llvo nt 5(1. ( The
ponder was exploded in tha gutter in front
of Mr. HecKnagol's house , three doors from
the Cranberry street corner. It loft n black
murk on the stones of the putter and shook
the mortar from bcnoalh them.
The explosive was probably In a tin can
and ihoro were several pounds of it. A half
yard of felt picked near bji may have been
used for wrapping , A piece of blaclc powder
fuse was also found near bv.
Tha police could not loa'rn that anybody
hnd bean in the struct and no person in tbo
neighborhood is Known to have any enemies.
They Will Not Dul > t .
PUOVWBNCE , K. I. , April U. The demo
cratic committee has rejected the proposition
of the republican state committee for a joint
debate between ex-President Cleveland and
cx-Govornor Cnmnbcll and ox-Spcukor Ueod .
and Governor McKlnloy.
Han Cleared tlin llcsorvallon.
CHICAGO , 111. , April 2.-Colonel Wade , who
was last week ordered to clear the Arupahoo
and Choyouno reservations of intruders , hns
telegraphed General Milns that the orders
have been obeyed.
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"A KISS IIK TOOK. "
Lillian J'litnlretl , fi San Fntnrbra OilL
A kl s ho took and a backward look.
And her Heart croiv suddenly lighter :
A trifle , yon .say , to color a day ;
Yet tin ) dull jr.iy morn seomud brighter.
For hearts are such that a tender touch
May banish a look of sadness ;
A small , slight thing can make us sing ,
Uutu frown will check onrglaflnoss.
The cheeriest ray alonn our way
Is the little net of kindness ,
And the keenest stlns some unroless thing
That was done in n. moment of blindness.
Wo can bravuly face llfo In u homo where
strife
No foothold can discover.
And bo lovers still , If wo only will ,
Though youth's bright days are over.
Ah. sharp as swords cut the unkind words
That are farboynml ruuiilllii ; ; .
When a face lies hid 'noalh n colllii-lld ,
And hitter tuars are falling.
Wo fain would clvo half the lives wo live
To undo our Idle acornlnz ;
Then lut us not mlns the emllo und kiss
Whan ue part In the light of morning.
PROWNING ,
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S CO.
\ \ > G'oruai" lutil Ull ! Duilj'lli Jtf.
Something New
in a Hat
We've got the best thing in a hat you
ever saw. We're going to
sell it as long as it lasts for
$1..65. It's a stiff hat , in the
( latest style. We've got lots
of them. It's a hat that will
wear all season and be a
good hat still. It's good
enough for any Omahan and it's good
enough for you. If we asked $2.50 for it
we'd get no more than it's worth. Our
$3.50 hat is sold in hat stores for $4.50 ,
and our $2,50 stiff hat is not quite as good
as the $4.50 hat but it's worth lots more
than $2.50. Now remember , this hat we
sell for $1.65 is the newest thing out , and
while it isn't a $5 hat , it's a mighty good
hat for $1.65. It's the very best thing ever
seen in Omaha. We will save you money
and please your taste with our new spring
suits and overcoats.
Browning , King & Co
' ' - W. Corner Ijth and Douglas St