TIIK OMAHA DAI FA' BED : MONDAY , APRIL 4 , 1892.
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Cliniliitloti lor 1-Vlinmry ! M(51O.
TillNobr.ialm : Central gives greater
protniso for Omaha Ihnn any outorpriso
proposed in this city for years.
IIIK relations between County Judge
Kllor and the Hoard of County Cotnmis-
Blonors appear to bo decidedly strained.
Tun ultimatum of the Omaha jobbers
to the Iowa railways should bo the abolition
lition of the bridge arbitrary or war to
the knife.
TUB Board of Education will find
public sentiment back of any reasonable
appropriations for beautifying the
public school grounds.
BIIYAN voted for free coinage and has
the honesty to admit his guilt. The
gentleman's frankness is moro to bo com
mended than his judgment.
WASHINGTON newspaper correspond
ents are discounting the common sense
of the nation by perpetually playing
James G. Blaine as the Bogy-man.
TEN ahiormon and a member of the
Hchool board are the trophies of the
Chicago grand jury. Bribe taking is
not lust now in style in the World's fair
city.
TIIK approach of suring would be
greeted with moro pleasure if it wore
not for the fact that it also moans the
rancorous quarrel between Birkhauaor
and Squires.
OMAHA continues to give evidence ol
reviving business in her clearing house
reports. Lust week shows an increase
of 33 per cent over the corresponding
week in 1891.
HAUMONY is spelled with a lower
case "a" ' in local democratic circles
now. In some localities it changes into
a short , expressive and somewhat pro
fane word beginning with the same
letter.
A NHWSPAPEH which will attempt tc
point a free trade argument by compar
ing the conditions in North Carolina
from 1850 to i860 with those from 1870 tc
1883 presumes a good deal upon the in
telligence of its roadors.
TUB Iroquois Club of Chicago is danc
ing the Ghost dance preliminary to an
outbreak in Juno. Cleveland is the
Messiah they look to , and a deluge ol
mud is the force by which they hope tr
overwhelm their moro enlightened
enemies.
GOYKKXOH Boir.S and the other anv
bilious western democrats wore conspicuous -
uous by their absence from the Iroquoii
banquet in Chicago'Saturday night. The
atmosphere was not invigorating foi
"that good western man" wo have heart
BO much about latoly.
HIIODF. ISLAND votes Wednesday 01
her state ollicors , and for the first tim <
in her history a campaign in LlttU
Hhody has been regarded with nationa
interest Cleveland , Campbell , Whitney
noy and M'cAdoo , democrats of mitiona
reputation , addressed a democratic
meeting in Providence Saturday night
At the name time Hood , McKlnloy am
Ilorr wore speaking to a largo and on
thusiastio topubllcnn assembly. Ithodi
Island blurts the national campaign o
1892 , and she ought to start right b ;
Caving the republican ticket a dccUlvi
majority. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ i _ _
Tun win- over the relative merits o
Walt Whitman'a literary work goes on a
the sldo of his now-iiitulo grave with a
much virulence us before his death
One sot of critics insists that-ho was am
another that ho was not a genuine poet
The Now York/u&jieiiilent consigns hir
to oblivion as a writer , and pronounce
his literary life a failure. Other joui
mils of equal character pronounce hir
what ho claimed to bo , the poet of don :
ooiMcy. The concensus of critical oplu
ion appears to favor thu thoo.-y that hi
tun of fiuno sot when the light of hi
life went out.
A LION fatigued by the heat of a sun
inor Jny foil asleep in hid don. A Mous
ran over his inane and oara nnd a wo It
him from his slumbers. The- Lion ros
up nnd tthook himself in great wrnt
nnd searched every corner of Ills don t
11 IK ! the Mouse , A Vex seeing hln
eaid , "A line Lion you are to bo frightened
onod of a MouseTis not the Mous
I fonr , " said the Lion ; "I rcient h
familiarity and ill-breeding. " Withoi
a vary serious stretch of iuinginatioi
Mr. JEsop'u fnblo might find a local aj
plication in thu Montgomery-Martin
Uoycl political mill.
IH IOWA A. noVHTFVt , STATKi
This question Is nsked and answered
by Governor John N. Irwln in the April
number of Th .To rum. Mr. Irwin
points out the several causes of the decline -
cline of the ropulUc.ui p vrty In Iova.
chief among which to the prohibition
law. Ho says "tho otio great c.tusa of
the decay of republican majorities In
Iowa can doubtless bo fairly attributed
to the working of the law prohibiting
the manufacture and sale of liquors of
any kind within the state. " Ho states
that whereas formerly nearly all the
Germans In the slate were republicans ,
now not 5 per cent of the Gorman vnto
is cast for republican candidates for
state olllccs. Most of lliojo voters are
Btill lepubllcans upon national issues ,
and many of them yet vole for the re
publican presidential candidates. And
what is true of the Germans U partially
true of the Norwegians and Swedes , ac
cording to Mr. Irwin. Likewise , ho
says , thousands of republicans of Ameri
can birth who drifted with the parly at
first became in tlmo disgusted with the
law and either rofubcd to vote at all or
voted democratic ballots. These losses
could not bo made good by drawing re
cruits from the ranks of "tomtioranro' '
democrats. They wore calledbut they did
not respond ; the prohibition democrats
talked prohibition , but regularly voted
with the democrats. Mr. Irwin gives
his testimony that prohibition has been
in practice , in Iho cities of Iowa , an
ullcr and absurd failure.
What the great majority of the pco-
plo of Iowa now demand , says Mr.
Irwin , is county or clly option , or homo
rule , and lie declares that unless some
thing is done to satisfy the anti-prohioi-
tton republicans the state Is utterly and
irrevocably loH to Iho republican party.
Mr. Irwin believes that a majority of
the voters of Iowa nro republicans on
national issues , but lie says the internal
questions of the state may force it into
the democratic electoral column. The
possibility of tills must bo admitted , but
it is not likely to happen this year. The
farmers of Iowa , who constitute the
strength of republicanism in the state ,
can safely bo depended upon to vote this
year with the party which has given
the country in reciprocity the most im
portant commercial policy in our his
tory , which has opened to our porlc pro
ducts the long-closed markets of Europe ,
and which insists upon maintaining a
sound currency so that the farmer shall
receive for his produce an honest and
stable dollar. It is unfortunate that the
republicans in the legislature permitted
to pass unimproved another opportunity
to substitute high license and local op
tion for prohibition , but this mistake
'will not count as heavily against the
liarty in the presidential election as Mr.
Irwln nnd others apprehend. Iowa
should not be ranged among the doubt
ful states this year. Her electoral vole
will bo given to the republican presiden
tial candidates , not , perhaps , by an old-
time majority , but ly ono largo enough
to prevent any doubt as to how the in
telligent voters of the state regard re
publican policy and principles.
CAy MA lCOXrUXTS.
The Mr. Grace of Brooklyn , upon
whose authority it is announced that
Mr. Blaine is still in the field as a can
didate for the presidency , is very likely
looking for notoriety. How much
prominence ho enjoys us a local poli
tician we do not know , but it is hardly
probable that Mr. Blaine , if ho pur
posed recanting his declination to bo a
candidate , would faolect as the medium
to convoy the information to the repub
lican party a man who is wholly un
known to the country , and of whose
reliability and responsibility there is no
other knowledge than the statement
that ho is a prominent Brooklyn repub
lican. Tno naming an authority for the
statement that Mr. Blaine will accept
the nomination if it is given him is the
only fact th.it gives the storv any claim
to attention , but the obscurity of the in
dividual named militate * against the
credibility of the statement. No sincere
friend of the secretary of state will believe -
liovo thai ho is practicing the duplicity
which is implied in the story sot afloat
by Mr. Grace of " "Brooklyn , and no re
publican who can consider the matter
with a fair mind can doubt that if it
should bo found that Mr. Blaine was
insinc-oro in declining to be a candidate
his nomination by tlio Minneapolis con
vention would bo about the weakest that
could bo made. If Mr. Blaine , after
having formally and in the most posi
tive terms declared that ho was not a
candidate for the presidency and that
his name would not bo presented to the
national convention , has boon insid
iously encouraging a movement to HO-
euro the nomination for himself or in
any way encouraging those who doslro
him to bn a candidale , ho would if noini-
natod alienate tons of thousands of re
publicans who would feel that auch con-
duet deserved the navorost robuko. But
wo believe it to bo entirely safe to say
that Mr. Blaine has been doing no such
tiling , and that Mr. Grace of Brooklyn
had no authority to put Mr. Blaine in
such an unenviable attitude before the
country. Having taken himbolf out of
the list of president ! > 1 candidates , foi
the woll-undorstooil reason that hlq
health would not permit him to take
upon himself the arduous work of o
national campaign , Mr. Blaine will not ,
there IB no hesitation in asjortlng , allow
his name to bo presented to the Min
neapolis convention. The atatoraonl
that ho is now in geol health is hurdlj
credible in view of thu fact that only i :
few days ago ho resumed his duties at
the State department after an illness o
fovural weeks. The men who persist ir
oilortH to induce Mr. Blaine to tauo ;
course that would subject him to the
charge of gross duplicity and insincerity
nro not his truest friends nor are UID.J
friondb of the republican party. Theli
course involves a grave wrong and in
justice to the former and menaces tlu
harmony of the party.
The Chinese residents of the Unltoi
SUites are preparing to ask their government
ornmont to adont a policy of rotaliatioi
uyainst this country in case eorigresi
legislates to exclude all Chinese , will
the exception of diplomatic and coimilai
representatives and their necessary attendants
tondants , as is contemplated by bills ii
congress. A petition Mid to bo alroadj
largely signed ca1n ! upon the government
' take for abrogating
ment of C'hina to stops
ing the treaty with this country , to pro
hibit the importation of American goods
into China , and to o.xcludo all Ameri
cana from the Chinese emplie. All f.iir- .
minded people will concede that in the
circumstances this action is natural and
pardonable. The tendency of a part
the American people to go to the
furthest extreme in their hostility lethe
the Chinese , in utter disregard of the
treaty obligations of the government ,
has boon tolerated with notable pattonco
nnd forbearance by the Chinese govern
ment and its representatives to the gov
ernment of the United States , but it
could not bo expected that the persist
ent pursuit of those people woulil bo al
lowed to go on perpetually without some
manifestation of resentment. ' A short
time ago the Chinese minister at Wash
ington , in an interview , modestly stated
that Iho repeated efforts of his govern
ment to sccuro some statement from
the government of the United States re
garding its purposes or sentiments
towards the Chinese people had boon
unavailing , and ho intimated that his
government was not pleased with the
result of his inquiries , but this seemed
lo have no olTcct upon the members of
congress who are bent uion , assailing
ami insulting the Chinese at every op
portunity. Possibly the action of the
Chinese residents will have a wholesome -
some olTcct in lostralning the radical
element , though the chances are that It
will intensify their hostility. It ought
to have some inlluonco , however , upon
the fair and unprejudiced sentiment of
the country and lead it to declare itself
ngalnst the course of the pcoplo who are
ready to ask the United States to violate
its treaty obligation ? . The action of
the Methodist 'conference in Now York
In adopting resolutions opposing further
rostricllvo legislation against the Chi
nese , is an example that should bo gen
erally emulated.
TIIK XKIlltASKA t'KA'T/lAli.
A candid consideration of the Ne
braska Central Railway company's
proposition is commended to every
taxpayer in Omaha. The county
commissioners nro expected to pass
upon the question of submitting a
bond proposition tomorrow afternoon.
Should they agree upon calling an elec
tion , the city council will , in the even
ing , bo ready to take up tlio subject
upon behalf of the city. It is highly
important that prompt action bo taken.
If the bonds are lo inset with favor , tlio
earlier the election can ha hold the
belter for all concerned , so that work
may begin on the enterprise. If they
are to bo defeated , it is only fair to the
promoters that they should know it as
scon as possible. THE BKE regards it
as entirely probable that the county
commissioners and city council will
agree to submit the question to vote.
The people can determine for them
selves whether or not it is wise to
subsidize the now railway enterprise.
They can bo trusted to do what is best ,
and it would bo no credit to either
public body to refuse to place enough
confidence in them to permit them to
vote upon the proposition.
It is clo'ir that Omaha is not yet ro-
ceiviiig her just deserts from the rail
ways centering hero. In fart it is to the
iiilercat of most of the corporations with
terminals ho-o : to work against the com
mercial prosperity of the city. The
Nortl.wostern system and Chicago , Bur
lington & Quincy are Chicago roads and
it is to their advantage in the haul of
merchandise via Blair and Plattsmouth
to that city. Their local distributing
centers are Fremont and Lincoln and
not Omaha. The Rock Island has not
yet developed its Nebraska lines , and the
Milwaukee terminates at Council BlutTs.
Practically Omaha's only road is the
Union Pacilic , and it maintains a term
inus also at Council Bluffs. The Mis
souri Pacific is a St. Louis road and its
Nebraska lines radiate toward that city
and not toward Omaha. The Union
Pacific has for a year boori largely a
Missouri Pacific feeder , and so has boon
interested in diverting freight from this
city.
city.Now
Now Iho proposed bridge and terminal
facilities will admit the Wabash from
the southeast , the Sant.i Vo from DCS
Moines , when that road is completed ,
and the three roads now at Fort Dodge ,
la. , will bo made local to Omaha by ox-
lending the proposed line to that point ,
thus giving this city choice of lines to
the northeast and making us moro inde
pendent of Chicago. Not only so , but
tills cnlorpriso will bo an invitation tu
the Great Northern system to push down
the Missouri valley from Sioux City and
so open to Omaha a competing route tc
the Dakotas , Montana and the far nor til
west. Furthermore the ox tension of the
line through the cityto _ South Omalni
will bo Iho nucleus for ro.ids extending
into the northern purl of the state anil
to the tout h west , because under the
terms of thu bond proposition the Ne
braska central bridge , tracks and termi
nal facilities shall bo open to the us < 3 ol
any and all lines centering lioro upor ,
fair and equitable terms. There Is
enough of morlt In the proposition tt
warrant careful investigation on the
part of taxpayers anil liberal treatment
by the governing bodies of tlfb clly iiml
county.
Mlt. Cl.KVKf.ANl ) dragged the doe-
aloguo inlo hl.s political speech in Provi
dence and paired it with tariff reform ,
much to the amusement of a crowd ol
democrats who always vote as if Iho tun
commandments were a theory inorolv
and not a condition of righteousness.
GOVEUNOII BOYD in his Chifngc
speech gavu as ono chlof reason of the
continued supremacy of the republican
party in thu western wtutoj the state
ment that thu immigration to that unc
tion is largest and every immigrant , as
a r.ulo , is instinctively dr.iwn to the
dominant governing political party.
The governor's memory must bo im
paired. Ho should recall the classic
and hoary anecdote of a compatriot whc
was shlpwreckoJ and washed ashore on
a lonely island in mid-ocean. Upon re
covering sensibility his first question
was : "Is there a government on this
rocky islet1 Upon being informed that
tiio people recognized such an Insti
tution , ho promptly announced : ' 'Well ,
I'm agin it. " The facts are against the
governor , not in the case of onr nation
ality , but BavInprJaitcoptlons in all. The
states most distinctively American in
the north are s ifblV republican. In the
south Iho pcoplo Inherit democracy nnd
adlioro to It booan-so of local conditions ,
and not becnusu * , tioy } nro the purest
blooded American in the union.
Tin : storms ofnlho past few days are
hardly a circumstance to the breeze
which ambitlous ' .local democrats are
pumping from their political bellows.
With SIMor.
iM ncrnnl.
The Rovoramcnt hns 00,000,000 ouncoi of
silver piled up hi the mint vaults in this city ,
or about one ounce jir capita for the popu
lation of tlio United States. If the ounces
cwi not bo ( loatod Into circulation , wlmt folly
tooxpoct tlmt nny greater weight of metal
could bo pot nllu.it by nu edict of congress I
It Will lln Utmnlmnii * .
SI. J'.iut I'timccr 1'rm
It Is now certain that 1'resldont Harrison
will bo the practically unanimous choice of
his party nt the Minneapolis convention.
The situation is ono not nt all common In
nnrty history , mid tha result by no moans
what n careful political observer would have
cxpoetndor proJIctod six months or a year
1150. Yet it has como aboat in a perfectly
natural way.
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I'rnrtlr.tl Knlnrprtac.
lluffattt Wyn.'fio. ) / .
Practical ctitcrprlso characterizes the lines
of spccl.U work in which THE OMUU DDK Is
constantly oiiRagotl. A notable example Is
Tun BKU'S recent publication of a series of
articles poanoU by western soaators relating
to the states which they are roprosontlim in
the national coiiRrow. Last Sunday's BIE :
contained a loiter froai Senator. Warren ot
Wyoming , which wo reproduce for the reason
that it sots forth much valuable Information.
Umlot-Rrmiiul Wlrrs.
Chtc iyC ) lnlr.r Octun ,
According to the last report of the Doll
Telephone company Now Yorlt City has
20,831 mtloj of underground telephone wires
nnd UhlcaRO has but 7,233 mllas or wires
under ground. This dlftaronco of moro than
20,000 miles Is the difference bltwoon the
methods of the two cities In compelling tolo-
grapti and telephone companies to place their
Wires under ground , In Now York the
mayor enforced the ordinance by cutting
tlo'vn the poles where wires were overhead ,
la Chicago wo only passed the ordinance.
DnnurviM Itunoinliiiil Ion.
CVifcuoi ) Tribune.
Governor McKiuloy of Ohio has author
ized the Columbus Dispatch In say that ho
is not and will not bo a \ndldato for the re
publican nomination for the presidency. In
answer to the plain question , "will you bo a
candidate before the republican National
convention at Minneapolis for the presi
dential nomination ? " ho replied : "I will
not. President Harrison has given us a
stronp , honest aim patriotic administration ,
nnd If n candldato'I think ho will bo rcaom-
" J
tnatod.
AHSiillliij ; Dnkota'H Divorce Industry.
Clitc'tgn Herald.
The supreme court of Now York has de
cided that within 'its territorial Jurisdiction
"a foreign dlvorce for a cause not recognized
by our laws , no service and no appearance
by the defendant , , is fold. "
The court goes oh q note the phenomenon
Ihnt n citizen nf this country can bo married
In one state while legally single In another.
This decision will have a depressing' effoi-.t on
the portion of. Now York "society" that hits
boon practicing cqusqc'utlvo polygamy with
"
the connlvaaoo of "western communltiqs ,
wlioao lax social arraueomonts were made to
invite Immigration , out which , to a consider
able degree , have had 'merely the effects of
promollng eastern licentiousness.
The states will como in tlmo to uniform
laws on divorce , and by that tlmo the con
science of the country will undoubtedly
determine that the way to reduce evils now
too prevalent will bo prohibition throughout
the United States of remarriage of divorced
persons during the life of both parties.
CAUSTIC A iff i
Now Orleans I'lcayuno : When a man'i Dc t
nnd uiuttsod girl has thrown him overboard
he Is all at , sea.
Ito-iton Tianscrlpt : The man In the base
ment undursulls nla competitors on tlionrtia
floor.
Now York Herald : Koundur Why don't
vouswoiiroir ?
' Olu Soak I ( hlc ) have.
Koundor Nonsonso.
Old Soak 1 1)O sworn off water. ( lllc. )
Somnuip asiiin , bnrkeeu. Wai'-on-oii.
ItosUm .Tester : "I'urklns has given up thu
brlcUmakliu Uuslnuib since ho joined the
Oonil romlilar-i. "
Why , what had that to do with It ? "
"You bcu. It was uialnst his mural convic
tions to wet h.s clay.
sum : AS ir.xAi.
.Vfmicdimlfs Jiiunml.
When robins UDIIIO tonustngaln
And Blue anew their uwcut rnfruln ;
When pussy wlllowa louvu thulr nitst
With soft Cray Mown on every breast ;
YVIiom lialmy U the .soft M > rlnx air ,
And sunshine glitter. * every whorii ;
When all forgot uro winters chilis
You'll havu to imy your old coal bill.s.
Now York Herald : -The editor of our
mvelllnx contemporary. " says thu l.iirkmi
Ijiim'imry. "no are told , li is threatened tu
Htal ) us on sljht with his ollk-u shoirs. lint
wo expect no Injury from thu nnsaiili , uwlii
to tin dullness of his tvo.ipon. which husliumi
worn nut in cniiMantly cllpplnc unuredltud
Items from our scintillating cr.lunms. "
Huston Transcript ; llu ( preparing to leitve )
I assure you , Ml s Hnmrli > , Iho time ) mi
piHso.l very pluaH.intly this ovenln .
She ( ubslrniuedly ) Yrs , It Is pleasant tu
know that It Is p.vst ,
lllnzliiimton Leader : A miss ID as good MB n
inllo. Thin Is prolmli'y ' why a man doesn't foul
the dUtancu when hi'a ) got a nluuglrl with
him.
Klnilra fiiuottn : Jagson H VS the reason
til-it woman fill.a so niuuh Is because bin
aulTt.'rs In Hlluni-u.
J.owoll Courier ; It Is much hotter for a mini
to ho In lil h splrlta.th.ui to nn\u high spirit *
In him.
Atclilson ( Hobo : Ut'poiitlng of u Hln Is n
Erout ilu.il lllu iinlllpg a huiivy ttlml uphill
aftui- you havu haila , ; eel ) tlniu .sllcllu do\ui \
Hlfllu s ; The most jrondiirful thins about n
shad \-t \ how tlio mu-.it'rivur ' got In hutwuuu thu
bonus. i >
Uf >
Philadelphia Hut'iud : Tim eour.v.r nf tin
nx" migJIUt often iiui'du bmstur
< u
IndliuiopnllH .Tniiriftll : "Manllly Is llu
ughest pipur kmnUlM milluvu. " HII : | ) Wluk-
wire , luumwulally.ii a-iuy. " quurlud Mnd i *
"where vim I B"t a MUjy'C
eu int i.itTi .nsiii. 1:1.
Old H.iylncs aru wtilLuiinugh In their way ;
And yet llieiu Is.mmu for Improvtinuiut , 1
talto It. " ' "
Twotild hi ) truorl tp'lsiiy when nu quoin li
todavt / '
" \Vln-ru iheru'M a will Iheiu'j n way tt
hruak It.1
, ' .
M'anlilii'jdm Slur.
Iternmuhor. WIIUH i'X | ) u i's mount
And Rlylesi mor.i strlUluK mow ,
> on cannot run it hank ai-roiuit
With thu uhuuku your IruuturH NIQ\Y | ,
*
New YuiH lltniM.
Now In IhuHDulal uhrysallH
Mui hidden many a nmluiik-m miss
\\hohlKliHfurthoduys whim her lns blio'l
unfurl
A llutterliif , Uuttorlly. iinimor lil ,
*
Sninttfft ffeui.
A iiiuii'u di'cdii tin llvo nft r him ,
IIut when IKI Into 1'iiiiu iliulur
Thu helm whiiHU horlt..i u u ilm
HDIIU roa I Iil4 will .tviu.dm' .
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And an mu wavu I It ID ami fie
U IMUU.I a luouiuof udii.lr.illmi.
.VCir JIMOK.t A.\l >
D , O. Flower , the talented editor of the
Aronn. has Just published a little book of
brief sketches of the lives of some of these
vho have "loft footprints on the sands of
limp , " unilor thovantlonof "Lrssons Learned
from Other Live ? . " It Is written with .
nuhlo purpose and some of the passages in It
nro almost subllmo In their grandeur of
language. The lives tro.itcil ot are very
varied. Kor Instance , Mr. Klowcr tells us
seine Interesting facts about the ancient
philosophers , Seneca and Knlctotus ; the
bravo nr.d angelic warrior maid , Joan of Are ;
the grand statesman , Henry Olay ; the great
actors , 1'Jdwin Booth imdJosonh Jefferson ;
the tuneful poets , John Howard Payne , Will-
lam Uullen Urjnnt , ICngar Alton I'oo , Alien
Uaty , Phoebe Gary , John Urcenloaf Whittier -
tier ; the famous scientist , Alfred liussol
Wallace , and the many sided genius , Victor
Hugo.
The following la taken from bn
sketch of Knlctctus , which shows
that the author has no llttlo ability ns
n pathetic writer : "Oh. there ho comes ! "
ho writes , referring to Kplototus. "Seo these
gr"at , pensive oycs , nnil note the nupromo
majustv that stum pi his high arching crow ,
but also note how deforced In body Is that
llttlo misshapen creature. Was no born sol
Ob , no I At least tradition tolls usthatoiio
day his master , on coming from the roval
palace , cnragod at some miscarriage of his
hupos , and craving that ulonsuto that Is bora
of naln , sent for his llttta slave boy , had him
strapped down , and then with Instruments
of torture Uvlslad his youthful lltnui. At
length , In Intense agony , the llttlo sufferer
cried out , 'If ' vou go on you will break my
legs.1 A ilcndlsh ecstncy seemed to possess
the master , who forthwith twisted the llttlo
limbs till a loud , snapping sound Illlect the
room nf torture.
"With a look of reproach on bis thoughtful
face , and great tears standing in his oycs ,
Upletotus exclaims ; ' 1 lold you If you liopt
on vou would break them.1"
What can bo moro touching than the fore
going nnd In what bettor language could the
writer have expressed himself i It is a splen
did book aim should bo In the hands of every
boy and girl who can road English. Pub
lished by the Arena Publishing company ,
Hosloii , Mass.
"Ton Thousand A Year , " by Sanmol War
ren , Is n magnitleent literary masterpiece ,
and although written very many years ago It
can bo road and ro-rcad many times with both
profit and pleasure. In addition to the un-
folttlng of the ingeniously conceived plot , It
glvos an excellent expose of the devious
ways and questionable methods by means of
which in the good old days ot a half n cen
tury ago Englishmen managed to obtain
seats In Iho British parliament. The faith
ful pen-pictures ot the beauties of English
rural scenery with which It abounds glvbnn ,
Irresistible charm to its paces. Then again ,
the artistic description of the various characters -
actors who take port In the story are so trno
to nature that after the reader lias fairly dipped -
pod into Iho book and occomo acquainted
with their various idlosyncracies his Inter
est Is awakened to such a degree that ho can
immediately rccognuo thorn whenever they
maUo their appearance. In this respect
Warren has shown his great ability as a
literary artist. There is no slovenliness
about this book. It is first-class in every
sense of the word from the llrst to tha last
page. It U Immeasurably superior to the
average novel of the present day and Is un
questionably one of the most entertaining
books over Issued Irom the pross. Publisbeu
by T. B. Peterson & Brothers , Philadelphia ,
Pa.
"Somo Children of Adam , " by U. Manloy ,
Is something very different from the many
trashy productions that emanate in such
aoundanco from the press of cur day. It is
brim full of well drawn characters , good , bad
and indifferent , and tno reader is hold spell
bound while perusing this truly fascinating
novel. It has a thoroughly well worked out
plot , and the thrilling situations are de
picted with dramatic effect. Ho or she
must bo of a very stoical nature who can
raau without being touched by the sad pie-
. ure of the awful troubles and nfllictions that
fall to thu lot of the noble minded and heroiu
Dcsireo Rcnaud , who resists torn [ nation un
der the most trying circumstances. Her
father , Achilla Uonaud , is nothing moro nor
less than a villain and would-be murderer ,
but exteriorly hois a gentleman ot refine
ment whoso only failing is a pronounced an
tipathy to performing any kind of work.
The moro serious portion of the narrative is
ploasantlv relieved by the vagaries of the
denial , but eccentric Undo Plato , who
always has on hand some impractical scheme
for the amelioration of the condition of the
human race. Published by Worthington Co. ,
747 Broadway , Now York.
"Tho Moral Crusader , William Lord Garri
son , " is a torso biographical essay in which
lioldwia Smith , the author , has undertaken
to reconcile character and conduct as cro-
sonlod in the life of the great anti-slavery
acitator , and with keen analytical acumen ho
presents us with so shrewd an estimate of
the man in all his strength and v.uakness
that Ills policy is rendered intelligible , when
without such side lights it appears incon
sistent , if not inexplicable. Garrison's life ,
as lold by his children , in four large volume ? ,
forms the foundation of this compact book ,
iu which all thu essentials of the life-story
arc told and in which wo llnd a great Interest
by reason of the opinions expressed by so
distinguished a man as Goldwia Smith.
Garrison takes rank among1 the immortals and
tnis essay is worthy a place In every Ameri
can library.
With the view of ascertaining whether
human life can bo sustained at great alti
tudes above the level of the sea in such a
manner as will permit the accomplishment of
useful work , Mr. Edward Whympor made a
journey through the republic of Ecuador In
1S7D , and has given to the world the result of
his investigations in au excellent work under
the title of 'Travels Amongst Iho Great
Andes of the Equator. " It Is written in u
very pleasant vein and the author , wno is
evidently a keen observer , has furnished
some chnr'iiing dcscrlnlions of the scenery ,
and habits and customs of thu dweller.-
cqualoi-lal regions , inlorspursed with numer
ous funny llttlo incidents and stories. There
is also much valuable scieullilu inlonimtlon
to bo gleaned from a careful perusal of tills
excellent work , which h full of fairly well
executed Hliistr.Uions nnd accurate maps.
This la a book which should bo road by all
who tauo an interest in Spanish America.
Published by Charles Scribuur's Sous , Now
York.
The World Almanac contains n fund of
valuable information not usually found in
compilations of this kind. In response to
tha Kollcltation of a great number ot the
users thu edition for IB'Ji has boon enlarged
until it has reached it size u n p rope il on toil In
tha experience of newspaper annuals and its
editor nives uxiiruMiion to tha belief that no
matter of nctitu inUii-ust to the public has
been overlooked lu this year's Issno and that
Its circulation is cM-oxlunsiva with the
planet. It Is churned that It has received
commumlallun from such widu extremes ns
lucl.ind mid Western Au irtlia. As a mat
ter of fact It U oni ) ol thu inoit exhaustive
and accuralo uompumllums of useful knowl
edge publlahcd in the United Status or in
thu Knu'llOi lar.iruagu. Published at thu
onii-o of The Woi-lu , Pulitzer building , Nuw
York.
Mrs , Benjamin Lewis , the glflud transla
tor of iJiibnl Unforuit'.s ' "Hjiico and Colotto"
In u null * In Ihu rtudur says ; "Tnls story of
( Julotto and Kuia-u U atruo ono. 'J'horu are
many homines iuuvoryday llfu who meritlnc
lunrel wrualh us well ns du Ihu victors In an
nmptnthuator , fur their rauo Is oftati long
PHI , and riMulru-t | patlunce , love and tender
ness to nnhold ilium in their eoursu lo vic
tory. " Whi'lhur It bu ituu in every particu
lar or not Is not so vury Important , ilncu at
all events it is u very pretty and entertaining
Htory. Thuru l iiqthing very rumarkablu
about It , and thu uvunU > reunritu.l In lit pages
are iUitu | protmblu thmiuh , porlniis | , 1:01 : of
IuMunnt | occiirreni-o , TIILTO iiro sonio uxcit-
Ing sltuatloiiH iui'1 the traglu lussagus 010
wry forelblv wrllten. Publlsbud by ( Jassoll
I'lilillHlilniruauiPimy , 104 and IDil fourth nvo-
liuc , Ninv York.
T bu Tribune Almanac- for thu current year
IK u good deal moro than a meru almanau ; U
is a umiill fiicvflupodfa of vnlniiblustatistical
lulurmatlun on almost uvury oonoolvablo
tuplo uinli-r thu BUII. Its political depart
ment li vurv nblv odltei ) and n nil other
tiranchiHOf htiimin knowludgo oi ( wlilch It
tii'ichoH U iloui < ci In a rullahlu and admirable
wav. To thn liualiiuHS man , the fanner , Iho
luwvor , Ihu oillior ami tn fact ovcrybody
who lias much reading or writing tn do sjch
a romnlliillou U valuable H neil * nt the
' ' ci'iils a . Hub-
'J
\ Hfinuiturutii pr'uiof copy.
Ihh'o'i by Iho Trlbuno ASIO tatloii , New
Yoik.
The Mtornry Norinwojl , publlshoJ at St.
l uul , Mluu. , l a now inouUily una tnudu tt >
nppoarnnco for the first time this month. In
their Introductory the editors day that they
owe no apology for Its birth nnd they do not
mean to tnako any for It , They nlso .state
that thov will not disgrace literature by pub
lishing ( tip products of pcoplo who merely
sign their names tonrllclo * written bv others ,
but it Is their purpose to present their read
ers with the best brain work to bo had. They
further announce that they will not oncronch
upon the domain of the newspapers by pub
lishing moro news nor do they Intend to enter
the precincts sncrcd to books. In a word It
Is their Intention to niako the Literary North
west a magazine In the proper sense of the
term. Thcra nro some excellent contribu
tions In the initial number nnd If the quality
of the contents Is fount as high as that , of the
llr.st Isstio this periodical should bo liberally
supported.
That "HolenM Bablus , " by John Mabbor-
lon Is a great favorite with the reading pub
lic Is plainly shown In the fact that the 2.10th
cdlllon has Just boon published by T. II. Pet
erson A : Brothers , Phll.tJctphia , Pa. It is
not dilllciilt to comprehend the reason this
unique volume has attained such popularity.
It treats of a subject with which wu are all
of us moro or loss familiar and it contains
more gcnulno fun In its pages than , perhaps ,
nny other work of a similar kind that has
Issued from the press within the past uccadc.
As n picture ot child-life It Is uncqunlud nnd
tt should bo lead by nil who tnko an interest
In infantile matters. "Helen's Babies" once
road will not easily bo forgotton.
*
n
The Ladles1 Homo Journal for April Is par
ticularly rich In good reading and moro then
cvor docs It int'ot the domiuut for a journal of
Its chainctor. Mrs. Gladstone , wtfo of the
"Grand Old Man , " begins the lirst of n series
of nrllcles , "Hints From n Mother's Life. "
lu this millibar , which comes to gladden the
hearts of thousands In Its Easter cover of
pink. Eugene Flol-1 contributes an oxqulslto
poem , "Tlio Singing In God's Acre , " which
is made the frontispiece of the number , beau
tifully lllustralod byV. . Hamilton Gibson.
And then to glvo addlllontil interest to Iho
poem , Mr. John BiiUantyuo wrlttn of Mrs.
Eugene Field in the series of "Unknown
Wives of Well Known Men. " There are
other and just as tntorortlng nrllcles scat-
torcd throughout the number , making It ono
of the very best Issues slnco thu uapor began
to bo n household uecesslty.
Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for April
Is , ns usual , very nltraetlvo , the frontispiece ,
entitled "Beauties" being quite a work of art.
An intensely interesting article on "Orlllcsof
tha Dead" Is furnished bv Mare F. Vallotto
and "Tho Foil of Philosophers , " by Oliver
Harper , will bo found well worth reading.
Another paper of more than passing Iniorcst
is "Somo Hoprosoniatlvo American Drama
tists , " by Arthur Hornblow. The illustra
tions which accompany Pbobn Natt's capital
contribution on "Somo North Gorman
Towns , " are above the average. "Chelsea
nnd Us Literary Associations , " oy Neil Mac-
doaald , Is brimful of fascinating reminis
cences of English writers , and "Chill and
Modern Naval Warfare , " is a. very ttmol
article , which will doubtless bo widely rca
at this tlmo.
"Of the making of books there is no end , "
Solomon is reported to have remarked sev
eral centuries ago , but If ho had lived in
these fin de slcclo days ho would probably
have used some stronger expression ir. regard
to the oxtenslvo output of periodical litera
ture. The Now Kansas Magazine Is the title
of yet another aspirant for literary renown.
It is published nt Atchison , Kan. , and Is n
very creditable little production. The initial
number opens with an excellent article by H.
M. Manloy on "Tho Tribulations of Mr. Sun-
tlowor , " and Is followed by a .sonsiblo paper
oy A. J. Hnrwi on "Will Manufacturing Pay
in the WosU" Among the other contnbutois
are Dr. W. W. Campbell , John M. Cain ,
Prof. E. B. Knurr and E. Snydor. It has a
law department conducted by H. M. Jackson ,
and tt is very ably edited by W. H. Wynn ,
assisted by four associate editors.
The Manual of American Water Works for
18'JI ' , edited by M. N. Baker , Ph.B. , has just
boon issued by thu Engineering News Pub-
lisning company , Tribune building' , Now
York. Ttls manual was intended , and has
proven to bo , for those intcrcitod in water
works just wuat Poor's "Manual of Hail-
roads" Is to railway men ; in addition it con
tains much valuable matter for cnginccis
and water works olllcials.
The growth of water works in this coun
try has been wonderful. In ISUO there woio
but sixteen works in Iho United States. In
18UI there were UUJ7. : Quito ns wonderful
have been the changes in relative ownership ,
fifteen of the sixteen works in 1SOO having
been owaed by private companies , against
ono owned by the city In which tt was
locatedwhilo in 1S')1 ' ) there were Ilii9 private ,
against 878 public works. This issue of the
Manual contains Interesting descriptions of
2iy2 water works , tioa7 of which are in the
United States and ninety-live in Canada.
"The Little Minister , " by J. W. Barrio , is
a powerful novel nnd tbo plot is well con
ceived nnd Ingeniously worked out. Irhard
ly can bo ranked as high as "A Window In
Thrums" as a llturarv production. It oucht
to bo very popular with the Scotch and
these familiar with the Doric dialect as it is
full of It , which Is rather a drawback ns re-
pards these who only understand the En
glish language. However , It tls a charming
work nnd well worth reading. Published by
United States Book company , 150 Worth
street , Now York.
I'AUMNK. Nob. , March IIO. Tn the Dlllnr of
Tin : IIK : I am a.sunn , : lunuolluan and havu
had u dispute through a llaiilBh nuwsnapur
with a socialist concurring thu lust event In
Chicago , whnn thn pollco forced ndmlttanco
Into a ninotlng and compound the member * to
hang up the Amor/lean llatt bctwroii tha red
onoson tha wnll. 1 Insist that It was an an-
nrchlstlo mooting at which Ihonvontorcurrod.
liutlio maintains that It was not. I ask TIIK
UIK : U ) dccldo Ihu question. W. IHndorup.
Ans. Thn facts of the caao are about M
follows : On the occasion yon refer to the
pollco entered the hull , which was the old
mcotlnif place of the anarchists , and re
quested thosu tn charge to hang up an
American ling between Iho red Hags already
on the wall , mid , being refused , the oftlccrs
Insisted on bunging it up themselves. The
police had grounds for supposing it was an
anarchistic mooting , since they recognized
among these present many who belonged to
the anarchists who took part In the May
market riot , Some arrests were made for
using langtrngo to Incite tn riot. At n subio-
qucnl meeting hold In the same place by
about thu same pcoplo , the pollco , being de
nied admission , forced an entrance , but we
believe no arrests were made nt that tlm > v
Although there is llttlo doubt thn meeting
was an anarchistic one , such was the clamor
made by the working people about maintain
ing Intact thu right ot nolulng scurut meetIngs -
Ings and frco speech that the matter was
allowed lo drop , ami the men wuro never
prosecuted.
JOHNSON. Nob. , March 30-To the Kdltor of
Tut ; linn : Will you please toll mo In your
valuable unnar tlio piopor way lo address tha
female president of a soeloty. whether as Mrs.
or madam and oblluo. Mary Kllnn
Ans , It depends upon whether Iho lady Is
tmiiricd or single , if you address her In wrll-
Ing or at the beginning of nn address. If the
former she should bo addressed as " .Mrs
President" and If the latter us "Miss Presi
dent. " In addressing her on other occasions
the proper word to USD Is "madam , " which
corresponds to Ihu mascuilr.a sir , that ono
would lisa In similar cases In addressing a
mala president ,
I'liKMONT. Nob. , Match .11.-To Iho I-Mltor of
Tun liii : : Thu question eiiino up today In an
iirKiimunt , wlmthera oliiirtnado In this coun
try wholly of Imported tobacco was a domes-
tie cigar or an Imported eliar. |
Ans. Such n cigar Is regarded hero as a
ilomest to cigar. An I in ported cigar Is ono
that Is manufactured abroad and ibon 1m
period into this country.
OMAHA. Maroh ' 'fi.-To the Kdltor of Tun
llKi : : I'luusu iinswcr In SUNDAY'S UKI :
u hot bur or not tbo lausot Nebraska rciinhua
notaiy nubile to have his name on his nota
rial seal , and ubltju. A. W.
Ans. H Is optional on the part of the not
ary. Ho can either have his iinmo or initials ,
or neither , if ho so desires.
OMAHA. March .N. To the Kultor of Tin :
IIIK ; : I'lcasu answer In your next Issiiohl"li
Is correct ami hy : "Whcio was you , \Vlllluv
orberu \\ero you.VlllluV"ll. . f.
Ans. Thu last mentioned Is correct because
cause it Is according to the usage of these
who sneak and write the language most ole-
canlly.
OMAHA , March 2U.-To the Kill tor of Tnr.
HIM : : t'leaso Inform mo through thu columns
of your paper what modus vlvumll K-f-port
Ans. It Is a Latin phrase which signifies
n moons by which life is protected. Whoa It
occurs lu the pending discussion of the Bor
ing sea question it rafors to an understand
ing that while the arbitration Is proceeding
the lives of the seals shall bo protected.
TAI.MACIK. Nob. , March JIO. To thu Kdltor of
Tin : HKI : : I was usliul the question , and lui\u
asKed It several times myself , hut never gut
nn iinswcr that explains It satisfactorily. I
therefore write yon to kindly explain In tlio
columns i.f Tin : UIK : what Is mount by fteo
coliiupu of silver ? Henry Iteiikon.
Ans. The receipt by the government and
coinage free of silver bullion , 312 , ' $ grams of
silver bullion buing accepted for a dollar.
In other words , under free coinage every
owner of silver would bo able to deposit sil
ver bullion nt government mints for colnago
without chargo.
J'Or.YT.S O.V .S2MT7J 1'OI.ITIVS.
O'Neill Frontier : Billv Bryan is a bright
boy , but iroai all appearances his oonstllu-
onts next fall will not consider him the right
man to represent them in conuross.
PapiHIon Times : Sarny county democrats -
crats will send n Cleveland delegation to the
Omaha convention. Sarpy republicans will
declare for Harmon , since Blaine is out of
the way.
Nebtaska Independent : The World-Her
ald's editorials on the silver question nro
simply disgusting. Wo Imva nowhere soon
moro transparent hypocritical nonsense
crowded into so short aspaco.
Auburn Granger : V-'hcn Mr. Thuraton
asserts that the republican party has plenty
of young uion for con cross ho sends a cold
chill down the spinal column of John U. Wat
son and makes Church Howe contemplate a
visit to the Springs. Ttioy aru no spring
chickens In politics.
Weeping Water Kopubliean : Wo are for
tno man who the most surely \\ll ! lead Iho
republicans to violory , and are decidedly
acainst any cutting controversy wltbin our
own ranks which shall aloniate any of our
much needed friends. When wo want any
contests within ranks to give us unbounded
joy , wo want them within the ranks of the
other parties.
Ho wells Journal : The Omaha We mi-
Herald Is offorincr a lot of cboapand unsought
for advice to the democratic party of No
braslcn , and , among other tilings , it is pre
sumptuous enough to ask that the demo-
craticdelegates to the Chicago convention
go Instructed. Now wo bhoutd verv much
like to know what the editor of that mug-
wumpjihcct has got to do with the actions of
a democratic convention { Last fall that na-
per was the organ of the calamity howlers <
and it never has boon , under its present
management , a democratic paper and It takes
supromn gall on the part of Hitchcock to
offer advice to that party. When our con
vention meets it will probably bo able to
traiibnct Its own uuslncss without tbo aid of
advice of the editor of the World-Herald.
" " & CD.
W. ( Junior 15U mil l.ia.ln ) Sti.
SomethiiigNew
in a Hat
We've got the best thing in a hat you
ever saw. We're , o-oing to
o o
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.
i
Brown ing . , King & Co
Upon Snluril iys tlU H pm. \\f " - ncr