THE OMAHA DAILY BKE : TLfKSD\Y. APRIL 19 , 1892.
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Otrrtillitlnii lor Marcli , ! ! l,3tO. !
TIIK Nobnvskii Central onlorprlso
protnlsoH nioro bonollts to Om'ilnv thnn
any recent propohod undortntclnp. It
deserves consIdornUon ntul fair troixt-
tiiunt.
KX-SKNATOII Df-Aiu is bollovcd to bo
the only mini in nil Now England who
liolibvcs in tlio absolute oxclualnn of
Chinese mid in his case pique has more
to do with hid belief upon the subject
than polities.
GINIHAT : : , PALMKII fought the south
ern confederacy i person Grover
C lovcland sent a substitute. This IM ono
rotiBon why Iho Palmer boom languishes
nnd wanes while that of the other gen
tleman grows and waxes strong.
NniiitASKA republicans can organi/.o a
fight for victory or they can demoralize
their forces and invite defeat. They
huvo their choice. It tlio conventions
nro to bo manipulated for tlio gratifica
tion of personal malice or devoted to the
revivification of dead issues the party
iv ill simply invite disorganization and
disaster.
SKNATOII MILLS , in his friendly loiter
to Governor MoKiiiloy , admits by im
plication that he does not expect to live
long enough to feeo another democrat
elected president. IIo says ho lins
. . cached the top round of the ladder of
his own fame , while Inn friend Me-
Kinloy may look : with hope to greater
political achievements.
Tin : necessity of a thorough spring
Htroot cleaning should impel its conn-
ril to miiko provision at its next moot-
Jug for the employment of : i force under
the street commissioner adequate to
haul away the accumulated dirt from
the paved streets and alloys. Tlite
should bo followed up by the Board of
Public Works with an order to the
alrcot sweeping contractor to place our
principal thoroughfares in a presenta
ble condition.
CoxsmKniNa the fact that a very ox-
pcnslvo foundation would bo required
for the Central school building if it were
erected on the Johnson site , norhaps
there will bo no tears shod on account of
the legal proceedings instituted. Tiio
Bite is by no moain a dosir.iblo ono and
unless the board has gene too far to
recede , the deal should bo abandoned
and a site selected where n good founda
tion may bo secured nnd motor lines
will not threaten the lives of the little
ones In going to and from their play
grounds.
Tun worlc of the Omalm City Mission
nnd Co-oporatlvo Charities for the past
winter has boon highly gratify'ng ' to the
benevolently inclined people of Omaha.
Never before has the charity of the city
boon so systematical ! } distributed , and
never before has it boon possible to fool
tlmt the worthy poor were reasonably
foruiin of relief and imposture llkowiso
reasonably certain of detection. Tlio
results of the season have emphasized
the Importance of co-oporativo , syste
matic charity.
U.\mu the plan proposed by the
park commissioners for securing parks ,
the whole city is to bo taxed for their
pun-bane. Under the plan contemplated
by the ohartor , property immediately
bonelltod will bo required topvy pro
portionately inoro than the city at largo ,
This is right. The value of adjacent
lands will bo largely increased by the
purchase nnd improvement of those
parks. The owners of auch ndjaconl
InnJa should bo expected to contribute
more toward the coat of such purchusa
and Improvement than the owners o
lunds in no wise bonulllod.
PAUL VANDKiivoourand Joe Kdgor-
ton , thu twin champion * of the tolling
masses , nro campaigning for "tin
people" on their own hook. Neither o
these foes of corporate monopoly ha ;
tiny known source of income or ovoi
vibiblo menus of support. The ( { iicstiot
naturally suggests itself : How do thosi
inon support themselves and tholi
fainillosV How cun they allord ti
devote their on tire time to spoutinj
politic ? aim where do they got thi
wherewith to incut the expenses of vol
untcur campaigning ? In ether word
who pays their hotel bills nnd' where di
they got the money to pay their cu
faioV To a man up n tree it looks ns i
Paul nud Joe had secured n season *
engagement at railroad headquarters ( o
masquerading as untl-uiouopolists.
A FOllMWADtiR MOXOl'OLV.
There ought to bo no dolny in passing
the resolution introduced in thohousoof
representatives , calling on the nttornoy
general for information regarding viola
tions of the null-trust law by the sugar
trust. It is llmci nn effort was inndo to
determine ) whether that corporation ,
which by its latest operations in absorb
ing the Glaus Sprockcls nnd other inde
pendent rtiflnorlos hao become n formid
able monopoly , U superior to the law.
As soon ns tlio trust hivl completed the
deals which trampled out nil competi
tion , it began to execute its plans of lim
iting production nnd advancing the
price of sugar. Tlio big Sprockola
rollnory in Philadelphia was shut down
and other rofiqorloa are expected to fol
low. Representative Scott of Illinois ,
who introduced the resolution in the
house , stated that the advance in the
price of refined augur ftineo the trust
annihilated all competition will give the
monopoly extra profits exceeding
$12-3)00flOO ( ) per annum on the basis of
last year's consumption. Ilo also said
that tlio trust Is enabled to extort
onougli money each year to pay 00 per
cent of the vahio Of its plants and equip
ment.
This is a matter which interests every
household In the land , and if the anti
trust law passed by the last congress is
to bo of any value in protecting the
pcoplo against combinations to control
production and prices it ought to bo
promptly brought to boar in the sugar
monopoly. The act of July 2 , IS'JO , de
clares to bo lllog.il every contract , com
bination in the form of trust or other
wise , or conspiracy in restraint of trndo
or commerce among the several states
or with foreign countries , and provides
that every person who shall make any
such contract or ongngo In such com
bination or conspiracy shall bo docmod
guilty of a misdemeanor , and on con
viction thereof shall bo punished by a
fine not exceeding ? 'i,000or by imprison
ment not exceeding ono your , or by
both , in the discretion of the court.
The same punishment Is proscribed for
persons con victod of monopolizing or at
tempting to monopoli/o any part of the
trade or commerce among the several
states or with foreign nations. There
can bo no reasonable doubt as to the ap
plication of this law to the sugar trust ,
which is uude.iiably a combination to
monopoli/o tin article of commerce
among i\\o \ boveral stutos , and one , moreover -
ever , of universal use and necessity.
It has boon proposed in congress to
attack the trust by repealing the duty
on rolliied sugar , and it is probable that
a measure for this purpose will bo
Drought forward by the house way and
neans committee. If it should bo found
hat this is the only way to insure the
overthrow of the monopoly the proposi
tion would undoubtedly meet with gen
eral popular approval. But the law ,
ivhich soonia ample for the purpose ,
should first bo invoked and tlio prosecu-
ion of the combination bo pushed as
vigorously as possible. The courts were
bund to bo strong enough to compel the
dissolution of the Standa 1 Oil trust ,
: ind certainly the sugar monopoly is not
nero formidable ) . Tlio legislation of
the last congress for the suppression of
trusts has hadnoolTect , notwithstanding
the [ .ict that the constitutionality of the
: iuti-trust act has boon nllirmud. Com
binations have boon made in defiance of
the law. A determined effort should bo
: nado to enforce the law , and it can bo
put forth in no direction with greater
promise of bonulit to the public interest
the interest of every household in the
nation than in the prosecution of the
formidable and extortionate sugar mo
nopoly. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
UY KXl'KllT O.V IMMIOltATlOX.
Colonel Weber , the United States
commissioner of immigration , has corj-
tributod to nn eastern magazine his
views on the question of immigration ,
in which ho gives no encouragement
to these who demand extreme measures
of restriction. Having given this sub
ject very thorough study and investiga
tion , with the best possible opportun
ities for doing so , his opinions will
command respectful consideration.
Colonel Weber maintains that little
now legislation is necessary regarding
immigration , n view that has boon
reached by all the more intolllgo.pt
students of the problem. Ho says that
the constitutional vagabond of Europe
does not emigrate * and ho gives it as a
result of ills observations that the
general character of eligible immi
grants to the United States is sub
stantially the sumo us that in past
years , the evidence of this being in the
Inrgo porcont'igo of prepaid tickets
bought in this country and sent to
relatives nnd friends in Europo. With
reference to the outcry made against
the immigration of Italians and
Hungarians , Colonel Weber takes the
position that it in advantageous to the
United States to draw population from
various European bourcos.
Ho does not nlmro in tlio apprehension
of some , manifestly absurd in the light
of experience and of an intelligent ap
preciation of tlio conditions that prevail
lioro , that this country may become
Europoanlzod , " observing that the
elvurp corners of the various nationali
ties coming to us are largely rounded oil
by contact with each ether rather than
with Americans. Colonel Wobsr has
a just &OIIPO of the great results accom
plished by European Immigration to the
United Status , and ho gives duo credit
to the people of the various nationali
ties for what they have contributed tc
the worlc of development , each improv
ing with the process. In the ovontof n
atoppago of Immigration ho asks
"Whoro would the supply como from tc
"
make good "not only the waste by donth ,
but the needs of the continued expansion
and development of our still hardl- ,
touched natural resources1 and ho sug
gests that If wo should deduct from the
increase of population for the last decade
cade the number ot immigrants nm !
their increase after landing during thai
period our boast over the growth of thli
country would bo changed to n wall.
It is pretty well understood that then
will bo no logiblation by the proson
congress intended to satisfy the do
in an us of the extremists on this quos
lion. It is
probable that greater ro
sponsiblllty will bo imposed upon tin
steamship companies , so us to compe
them to exorcise greater care rogardinj
the character of the emigrants tho1
allow to take passage for this country ;
and provision may bo made for a moro
thorough inspection and investigation
of emigrants abroad than Is now made.
But , beyond now legislation of this
character , to which there can bo no
reasonable objection , it is not likely
that there will bo any enlargement of
thu restrictions upon immigration ,
HK/'l'/J//r.l.V / 1'HI.WAIltKS.
For the first timu in the history of
Omaha politics an opportunity is pro-
sonlnd for an honest nnd untriiinollod
primary election , if the rules adopted
by the county central committee nro fol
lowed. Wo have reason to buliovo that
the republicans of the city are deter
mined to carry out the regulations of
the committee in spirit nnd to the lot-
tor. It should bo the duty of the cen
tral committee men from each ward to
attend the primaries In por.son and non-
ostly supervise the proceeding * in order
lint tlio now system may bu given a
fair trial.
As has repeatedly boon stated in these
columns , Tin : BUP hollovos the reform
cannot bo complete until the caucus is
entirely eliminated from our system of
pro-election methods. However , Iho
committee has provided for caucuses and
delegate tickets were adopted In all the
wards on Friday night. In several
wards the caucus nominations have not
boon satisfactory to nil the republican
voters. As a consequen o now names
have boon presented and the contest for
places on the delegations to tlio county
conventions will bo renewed at thu pri
maries.
Hero is the danger which must bo con
sidered by the friends of reform. In the
sharp and in some cases bitter compatl-
tlon between factions unless Iho author
ity of the county central committee and
their judges and clerks is fairly exor
cised and the regulations nro insisted
upon there may bo frauds committed
ivhich were impossible under the old
roe for all system. Tile Bin warns ro-
mblicans in , advance of this possibility
uid urges them to stand by Iho rogula-
ions to the letter regardless of the ro-
itilts to their factional or individual in
terests.
The reform is being tested. It is per-
laps fortunate that the firat primary
lection held under these rules should
bo one in which there Is comparatively
ittlo at stake. The incentive of fat of-
'Ices to bo captured will not bo a feature
of the contest. The now regulations can
horoforo bo enforced with moro case
than when the congressional , state and
county olllccs are at stake.
MKMHUUS of the Grand Army of the
Republic are petitioning congress
igainst the passage of bills to remove
the charge of desertion from the records
of persons who were guilty of that crime
iluring the rebellion. This is well , and
t is to bo hoped that the Grand Army
us a whole will make a vigorous protest
ugainst such legislation. The views of
Tun IJiu on this matter were clearly
expressed a short time ago. It is an out
rage that the inon who dropped their
muskets and deserted their colors in the
days of the nation's greatest peril
should , twenty-seven yours after the
war , have their records nurgod by act of
congress and thereby bo enabled to ask
the government for a pension , for this is
the well understood object in asking to
have their records "corrected. " It is
an injustice to the bravo and faithful
soldiers who remained at their post of
duty and suffered hardships and priva
tions to relieve deserters of the penalty
of their crime , and when such persons
cot on the pension rolls of the govern
ment a wrong is done to every citizen
who contributes to the pension fund. It
IB an abuse that ought to stop , and if the
Grand Army can put a stop to it it will
perform a service that will merit hearty
commendation.
TIIK San Francisco Chronicle refers to
an incomplete list of seventeen rich men
in California who died leaving estates
valued at from $1,000,000 to $40,000,000
and yet not ono of thorn bequeathed u
dollar for educational purposes. The
California millionaire is not ordinarily
made of philanthropic stuff. IIo gets
his money without much regard for tha
methods of acquisition , hoards it during
his lifetime or spends what ho needs for
his own pleasures and dies with a will
which his holra strive to sot aside. Then
comes a scandal with which to tarnish
ills name , a compromise with the con
testants and ho is forgotten. Ricli men
of the Atlantic slope usually endow colleges -
logos or charities. Their lives may
have boon no bolter than these of the
Pacific , but they leave behind them n
monument which helps future genera-
rion to forgot their faults and make
the contests over their wills something
bettor than a scramble of selfishness ,
for in most cases the charitable be
quests or part of them at least are con
ceded by the contesting heirs by stipu
lation.
Mi : . MUHAT IlAT.STKAt ) has had
enough political experience to entitle
his opinion to respectful consideration ,
and ho is in a position to express it with
candor. Mr. Ilnlstoad has no doubt that
President Harrison will bo ronomi-
mitod. Ho regards Iho withdrawal of
Mr. Blalno as final , docs not think Gen
eral Algor will got moro than ( v compli
mentary vote , and it is now question
able whether he will got oven that , and
there is nobody olsu in thu list of possible
blo candidates. The opposition to the
president , Mr. Halstoud does not be
lieve , will hive any Influence at Minne
apolis , and it is not easy to see how it
can have in view ol the fnot that nil o
thu strongest party loaders are fully
committed to tlio runomlnation of liar
rlson. The great majority of republicans
licans see the situation ns Mr. Hulstoat
doos.
YOUNG Mit. BRYAN now wishes he
had con 11 nod himself to Ills duties it
Washington as a 'representative of tin
United States. " It is humllating for i
congressman to return from his con
Btiluunuy to the capital with his eye Ir
Tin : Board of Trade should not real
until all the railways centering it
Omaha Imvo agrond to a milling-ln
transit rato.
WILLIASI HoLMANhas already servoi
thu Fourth Indiana district in congrcs
for about thirty years , nnd has
boon ronomlniitwi. When ono thinks
of Holmnti nna record as a perennial
chcoso'p iror , | iuiviturally wonders what
sort of paoplo'nUko their homos In that
Indiana $ ; $ district.
Iho Illiclixotr to I'rnspcrltv.
/I'dAtm f f'lJiwrnnl. / .
The people of Illinois soorn to bo Impressed
that the roaa prosperity is the pu olio
highway. Thofiavo petitioned the lot-Is-
laturo for JIO.OQAOd ) , with which to improve
country roods. J * i
I'.cBiiintlnp riiiilliUliui.
: .Mw > r t * ' * -
1 ho council otlDtWonport , la. , has detenu-
nod to mcroaso' ' VhoVrlc'S of saloon licenses
rom $100 per nnmnri toSKK ) . Iowa Is n pro-
hlhltlnn stiito and cltlo s lire forced to take
tringant measures to keep down the mini-
> er of dives.
Cutmo nnd Kirvrt.
UVicclfiij tnMUocnttr.
Eurthnuako shocks were experienced at
ovcral places In Now York state yesterday
very soon after the appearance of the morn-
ng papers containing Mr. Cleveland's uplstlo
o Mr. bible , in which ho almost doubts the
propriety of hU oivn rcnomlnatlou.
A Cluinco for n Ilo" I.
AVio Turft TrUntne ,
The exports or Shonield cutlery to the
United Stales have fallen off one-half since
the passngo of the Mclvlnloy bill. Of course
this moans a chance for American man
ufacturers , but democratic erloj against the
'swindling cutlery tax" are now in ordor.
InrniiHlKtriiry
Kentucky , in appropriating 8100,000 for ft
state exhibit at the World's fair , next year ,
idled a proviso that no intoxicating liquors
shall bo sold on Iho promises controlled by
.hat state. Many Kontuoklaiis will think
this Is a discrimination against ether liquors
n favor of whisky , which they do not class
as nn intoxicating drink.
A I'oxi'rty ol ArKUiiiunt.
What a poor opinion the country must form
of tlio quality of democratic congressmon'a
brains .vhon .1 Is shown that they have prac
tically reprinted Henry Uoorgo's hook on
'Kroo Trade" In the Congressional Uncord
as part of their speeches. Slnco Henry Is m
such nigh favor ana sucu an able detuocratlo
think-tank , why not have him appointed as
the mental pooh-bah of the democratio
party t If sufllclontly remunerated llonry
would doubtless trade his dialectics for dem
ocratic cash.
Thu Allmny I.i'
Jlniirr's HV < 7'y.
The present democratic legislature of Now
York rivals in slmmoloasnoss the old carpet
bag legislatures in the southern states as de
scribed by domocrats. The impression pro
duced by it is that of a band of robber * who ,
with U.o assistance of honest citi/ens , huvo
obtained possession of the law making power ,
which they nro abusing monstrously in order
hastily to oailcn thomsolvoj , conscious that.
they will bo driven from their places as soon
as the people can ro.ich the ballot box. The
Now York legislature is as tremendous a
handicap upon the democratic party at the
opening of the year's campaign as the house
of representative \yoshmgton. .
Kansas City Stanlna. ( dom. ) : The action
of the Nebraska democratic sluto convention
in acfoatlng n free coinage resolution Is an
indication of the change in public sentiment
tlmt is going on in the west.
Kansas City Timesfaom. . ) : The action of
the Nebraska convention in defeating the
free cnlnugo resolution does not mean that
Nebraska ODposo3rsllver uionoy , hut that the
present Is no timo-to push sldo Issues. With1
thu party united lor lower taxes , disrupting
opinions .should bo waived.
Now York Evening Post ( mug. ) : The
action of the Nebraska democratic state con
vention yesterday shows how rapid is the
collapse of the free silver movement , There
Is no nart of the rtmnlry where this move
ment seemed stronger two years ago than in
Kansas and Nebraska. Kcpubllcans nnd
democrats alike appeared to bo carried away
by the craze.
Minneapolis Journal ( rep. ) : ThoNchraska
democrats placed no financial plank in the
platform yesterday , but an attempt to put a
free coinage expression In was defeated by a
vote of 3 IT to 2:21) : ) . The majority would have
brought moro credit to thensolvos by saying
what they really believed about silver in the
platform. But thov carefully avoided doing
so. Their position is a cowardly ono 1
Chicago Herald ( dom. ) : The action of
the Nebraska convention will servo to con
tradict the assumption so generally made
that everybody west of the Missouri river
Is spending his days and nights in clamor
ing for unlimited silver nnd a cheap dollar.
It will have a wholesome effect upon the
national convention , and assist In steering
It clear ot the mistakes of some former
national democratic conventions.
Philadelphia Uncord ( dom. ) : The defeat
of a frco silver resolution in the Nebraska
democratic convention will bo received with
almost as much chagrin by the victims of
the uhcnp money delusion as was the defeat
of the lilaud bill In thn house of rcprosoatn-
*
lives. The vote in too convention was u
close one -247 yeas to 'J-J9 nays but It was
a back-btcaking blow from an unexpected
quarter , and most welcome. The Indorse
ment of Cleveland and the repudiation ot
light-weight dollar ) go well toyuthoD.
Denver Hopabllcar. : What a wretched sot
of tricksters and mountebanks the loaders of
the democratic party In this country are , to
bo. sure 1 In 18'JO , and again In Ib'.H ' , for in
stance , the democratic state conventions in
Nebraska declared unequivocally in favor of
the free and unlimited coinage of .silver ; but
In the state convention hold on Thursday 1,0
elect delegates to the Chicago convention tno
democrats of Nebraska voted down the free
silver plank offered by Congressman Bryan
by a majority of eighteen. Kvory democratic
state convention held thus far In the United
States this yuar has voted against free silver ,
and yet wo are told dully hy tna ono horse
democratic organs of Colorado that their
party U friendly to silver. Out upon such
frauds aud false pretenders.
T.ILK AltUlU' MtStr.
General George W. Jones of Duhuquo ,
Town's llrst United State * senator , bS years
ola , is dead. Ho had never ooon sick a day
in his life.
Mr. Boutwoll , secretary of the treasury
under General Grant ; is now and then out on
the streets of Wasbington. IIo is almost the
only survivor of thnt-cnblnot. '
I'rlnco Bismarck's physician has selected
Norvi. Italy , as a placo'of winter residence
tor the ox-uhancoitor. Not a bad name for
the home of the grold man.
For the ilrst tlma in tha hlstnry of national
political convention tlui next republican na
tional convention Will jlmvo as a delegate a
full blooded Indluu 'IJo will represent Okla
homa. iLi
Gladstone attributes : inuch of his present
health to the fact that ( ho drinks a quart of
wlno with his evening a in nor. The grand old
man evidently wouldn't do for u standing
prohibition argument in a wet or dry cam
paign.
W. C. Crawford is nqw , at the ago of 80 ,
living In destitution Alvarodo , Tox. Ha
Is the solo survlvof "of 'Iho band of patriots
who signed tbo declaration of Toms inde
pendence at VVasnlnglou on the Brazes river ,
March . ' , \b'M.
Governor Paulson of Pennsylvania is
said to bo the handsomest of all the inon who
are standing out in tlio open with probtdon-
tlal lleutning rods elevated. Ho is over six
foot In height and U gracefully and strongly
proportioned , while hit features are clean
cut and hU chin Indicate ) llruinoss of char
acter ,
Mr. and Mrs. George Montgomery of San
1-Ynncisco have ronour.odd the pleasures of
the world and are devoting their energies
and a targe fortune to tbo advancement of
trie Salvation army , Mr. Montgomery is a
millionaire. Ho owns valuable mines In
Mexico and much real estate in California.
An enduring monument to thulr phllanthro-
nhy is the town of lirulah , on the outskirts
of Oakland , Cal. , which they have estab
It U n Salvation army town , ns pa-
cullnrlr characterise of the people with
which It Is peopled , as Is Pullman , III. Hero
Mr. Montgomery tini given land on which a
refuge for fallen women is bolnp built , and
ho Is to establish tlicro a homo for worn out
"soldiers of the cross. "
Kx-Oovornor Hobort Li. Taylor of Tennessee -
see Is very much In love with his work In the
lecture Hold. "I have moro fun In a week
now , " ho saul the ether day , "than I had in
ayearaj governor. I'm glad I'm out of of
fice , and think that I'm done with politics.
What on earth does a n.nn want to lu In of
fice for when ho can travel around over the
couiilr.v In good style , with everybody gl-\d
to sec htm , and innko more money In a week
liati ho ujuld in ofllco in three months ) "
They were * watching the people going to
church Sundav inoriilni ; from the hotel win
dow says the D.itrolt Frou Press. "There's
a nlco looking man , a comfortable looking
sort of n man , ono of these men you always
have a feeling or doslro to trade places
with , " remarked the visitor , pointing out the
ono in question. "Yes , " replied the resi
dent , "ho Is ono of our best known men , nnd
ho has for years boon taking Ufa very quiet
ly , indeed. "A capitnllsM" Inquired the vis
Itor. ' 'Oh , na ; n doctor , " and there was a
lull In the conversation.
Tin : / / > ; : . ! / , trim.
London Answers recently requested an
swers to the qhostIon : "What sort of wo
man would make an ldo.il wlfnl" Many re
plies wore received. Iloro are a few that
servos as types of all :
#
A woman writes : Alyldoalofn wlfo Is n
helpmate In the trua souse of the won ! ; ono
who U on an cqunllty ( as far as possible )
with her husband , who can greet him with u
smile after a hard day's wont , who welcomes
Ills friends as his friends , and has the homo
so bright and cosy that "a follow doesn't care
turn don't Know. "
to out again , you
"Hog "writes ; "In my opinion an Ideal
wlfo should bo beautiful , fascinating , good-
tempered , lovable , sympathetic , musical , ar
tistic , literary , not jealous , and thoroughly
domesticated. When I llnd a woman pos
sessing all those dualities I shall marry
her. "
"Don" writes : "Mos'ldes being thoroughly
domesticated , n wlfo should ho cheerful nnd
musical ( for music Is n great element in a
home ) , nnd she should know just n little
about the topics of the day , In order that she
may b'j n pleasant companion for her husbanu
as well na his housekeeper. "
'Ton Dim" requires as a wlfo some ono
who Is nftoctlomito , strong hearted and
brave , cheerful , bright , Industrious , nnd yet
not a busybody ; i girl who is clever nnd
well oancated , but not oh , not n uluo stockIng -
Ing 1 able to cook \vnll and to sow and darn
iibatly.
In his opinion , walking on the darnine of
the modern school Is llko tramping over a
plowed llolu on n dark night.
*
"M" writes : "I make no mistake when I
say an Ideal wife Is a woman who can make
a chump chop nulalablo. As for th sou ) in
tbo modern girl , I again sav she has none.
All that your nineteenth contiirv young people -
plo think of Is lovo-muking pure mid simple
breaJ and cheese and lovo. "
#
"U. N. " wants to marry nn economical
widow with whom ho is acquainted. Her
week runs this wav :
On Sunday morn aslmnla joint ,
On Monday fricassee ;
On Tuesday eve as curried veal
Wo Imvo it sorvoa at tea ;
Then dallypunjiually at ! i.
That joint comes up as Irish stow.
1'AlSAtiOl.b.
The moro serviceable parasols are In the
dark shades.
A beautiful parasol in lavender has the
silk top trimmed in points with a lace ruche
of a paler shado.
Rulllos and puffs , ribbon and luco and
flowers , all form the chief attractions In the
way of ornamenting the new sunshades.
Many very odd handles tro formed of
crooked sticks , twisted apparently without
method or reason , but with all they are very
stylish and look real chic.
Make n largo rosette of chiffon and rib
bon , and sow It around the stick at tbo top.
A largo silk tassel or bunch of ribbon glvos
a pretty finish to the stick.
Some girls who greatly love ( lowers would
put a small bunch of buttercups or violets
( urtillclnl , of coursu ) huro im.l there , all
around In the chiffon puff on the handla and
mingle n few in with the roactta on top.
A very handsome parasol of red twilled
silk and trimmed with black gau/.o. The
trimmings consisted of a full pull nf gau/o
all around the edge and on the top nt the
center. It has a black stick resembling a
gentleman's walking stick.
CAUtillU JUTS.
Philadelphia Ledger : Whlttlor boi-au life
as a shoemaker , but It was us a pout that ho
won his lasting fume.
Washington Star : Perhaps after all the
children are our greatest patriots. They uro
so fond of thulr native null that they gut it all
over their faces.
Now York Herald : Young Minister I've
hcon praylnK for you n long tltuo. Miss Dora.
Dora ( astonished ) Why didn't you let mo
know It ? I'd have been yours nf lor the llrst
prayer.
Peck's Sun : Hon. Joseph Mnlhattnn upimr-
ontly has secured a position tuxm thn edito
rial stuff of thu Ton-tit Palls ( Minn. ) Joniinil ,
as Iho lust Issue of th it veracious publication
a iytlmt a farmer of that , uluun raised 1OUO
hnsholH nf mipcorn this year and xtorud It In
a barn. The barn uaught liio. the corn hugun
to pop and Illlnil a tun aero Held. An old mart )
In u nplRliborlng pasture hud ilofeutlvo eye
sight , saw the corn , thought It was snow , and
laid down anil froze to death.
I'liiludolulila Uncord : Gout on Arch street
to old ueiiiiilniiiiao | rt'oll. old fellow , what
uro yon worklntat ? Old follow HoKizlii' .
Ciont. sarcastically It's u line trudo. Did fel
low Not now ; there's too many at It.
Now York Sun : Old Uiigloy You couldn't
support my dunuhtor. sir. 1 can hardly do It
inybolf.
yonni ; Ilraco I'osslbly not , entirely ; but
every little helps.
JndRo : Wlfo John , I want 810. Husband
Muriu , I um berry tosuy that I hnvan't that
amount toil ny. Wife-John Henderson ! Ida
believe you ant up with another Hick inun last
nlKht.
_
MOUIV jiuiuts ,
CMcttao Times.
In the spring the p ir.tgruphUts
Their pootlo talents call
Tolholr aid in fabricating
Parodies on "Ioi-klyy Hull. "
In the Bjirlnthu sulTtirlnv ro.idora
l-'uruwuy tliulr papurs Hint ;
When they nee some lines
With tin * chestnut , "In
Now York Ilor.ild : One of the Klniulnr
fuels In the publishing llnu 's ' that polsonon *
liter.ituro U never drug In thu marUei.
Sl.ir ; "I lull yon , " s.Ud the
Imsliiesi limn , "that son nf mine Is no fool. "
"What nialuH you think soV" ankod HID
youiu' man's uncle.
"lleeause 'fools rush In whoie uir.'nlH four
to tread , ' and Augustus hasn't onersy e-iough
to rush anywhere. "
Coluinhns I'osl : A lloston pupor prints nn
essay entitled "What Mialln Cat for
Kliuier'r" Tlmt iiunstion has bothered mil
lions of pourduvlls for axes ,
Illnzhainton Hopiilillcun : It Is curious how
a woman uho Hureutns nt u niou.se Is nut
uturtled by u millinery bill tlmt in ukus u mini
tremble ,
tniKX , ri.i [ ir.i.s i > i.u > .
! ' . I , , Stunlon In .lllnnln CnnntHuttiin.
When Jim wits dead.
"II It survod him rUht , " thu nubur-i auld ,
An' 'bused htm fur thu life hu'd led ,
An' him u-lyln' thur ul lust
With nut u ro-o iipun his breast :
Ah ! mutiny eruol uor.ln thuy ned
When Jim was dead ,
"Jos' killed h' oll. " "Too moan tor live , "
Thuy didn't huvo ono word tor 1.1 vu
Of comfort < , they liuvmed near
An' Kiuiid on J m a-lylir-1 'here !
"Thur uln't no UbU tur tiilk , " thov scd ,
Ho'ti buttur iluudl"
Hut suddenly thu room unwed still ,
While Cod'H tvh'lu siiiuhinu neomed tor fill
Tim diirK place with u Blu.tin of llfo ,
An' o'er thu dead she bunt Jim's wlfo !
An' with liurlllwoltHU uloq to his ,
As tho' he know mi' felt thu kKs.
Him sobbed n tmiuhln' alilht tur HOO
"Ah ! Jim was always jooj tur me ! "
r toll you when tint cum tor 11'lit
U kinder HOI thu ilu id nmii r uhti
An' round thu nuupln' woman thuy
Thrnwud kindly unnsof luvu that day ,
And iilni'lcd with her own thuy shed
The toudureat teura wbtm Jnu was dead ,
DAHOMEY'S ' BURIED MILLIONS
French Hope to Oixpturo the Immense Treas
ure Accumulated During Two Ocnturics.
HIDDEN IN PITS UNDER THE PALACE
lint HIP KtiiR DiMiMr , | | | < Army nf Ilrrco
anil Intrepid AniiiroiMnnil Will llrtriut
Aliiiinoy inn ) | | | < Sidney to
- Hit ) rtlcriitoM.
pril 18. The ( Jlobo correspond
ent says the L'Yonch preparations for wnr In
Dahomey Imvo us the rani objoet tha cnpturo
of Abotnoy , the capital of Dahotnov , wboro
It Is rrportod , tlmt successive kings for two
centuries huvo boon burving largo amounts
of treasure In pits under the palace. This
treasure , says the correspondent , allowing
for exaggerations , ntnouiiti to ? 100VUO,000.
which the L'rnnch hope to capture. It Is Bali !
Hint the king of Uahomoy has doubled his
force of female warriors and will not sur
render the treasure so long as ho has n sold
ier loft.
If the king of Dahomoy has doubled Ills
force ofAinarons ho lias now about 0,000 of
thcso soldiers. The fcmalo warriors are an
old fcaturo of Dahomey's army. The llrst
corps was raised about tlio your 1729 , when a
body of wotnon who had been armed aim
supplied with banners , merely as a stratagem
to make thu attacking force appear larger ,
behaved with such unexpected gallantry as
to lead to the forming of a pormanunt regi
ment ofomun. . They arc kept under tno
most rigid OUcipllne , and the mm Is to maUo
them positively loarless. The statement that
Bomo of them were shot for cowardice after
the wnr with France In IS'JO ' , shoxvs that a
warrior's full uuty Is requited of them.
Mr. Horghcro , ono of the few whlto visi
tors to the capital , Abotnoy , tells of n sham
light which proves that tnamuuvor.s of this
sort in Uuhotnoy are not the playful affair *
that they are In civilized countries.
In n spueo used as a dilll ground there hail
been nitseu a bank formed of bundle * of
thorny cacliu bushes about 1)00 : ) foot long ,
twenty foot broud and seven foot high.
Forty foot beyond and parallel with this
heap rose the frame work of n housa of tha
sumo length , hut about sixteen foot broad
and high , The two slopes of the roof \voro
"
covered with n bed of "thorns. The whole
represented a tortlllod town.
The barofootcuoinon warriors were to
surmount three tunes the hoapnt thorns , de
scend Into the clear spaco.nscalado the house ,
which represented a citadel bristling with
defenses and tnko the town. Thov were to
bo twice repulsed hy the enemy , but at .tho
thira assault thuy were to bo victorious and
drag the prisoners to the king's foot in token
of success. The llrst to surmount all the ob
stacles was to .receive from the king's hand
the reward of bravery.
The king placed himself at the head of the
column and harangued his wnmon soldiers.
Then at ttio signal they throw themselves
with the utmost fury upon ttio bnnttof thorns ,
crossed It , leaped upon tlio thorny house , rj-
tired from It as If driven back , and returned
three times to the rlmreo all this with such
rapidity that the eve could scarcely follow
thorn. They clambered over the thorny ob
structions as lightly as a dancer vaults upon
a lloor , and that although their naked foot
were ulcrccd with the sharp cactus needles.
At the first assault , when the most Intrepid
had already gained the summit of the house ,
a woman solclior , who was at ono of the ends ,
foil to the ground from a height of sixteen
feet. She was wringing her hands ana remained
mainod seated , though her comrades were
trying to roammato her courage , when the
kinir himself carne up and uttered u cry of lu-
dicnntion.
The woman sprang up as if oloctrltlod , con
tinued the inatuuuvois , and carried off the
first prize. Throj thouianu w omen took part
in this astounding exhibition.
lUM'OPK'S AVINTl'V M'KATII Jit. :
Portions of I'tit-lntul hnoirril Under anil
Jlltti'i * Colil In 1'rnncu.
LONDON . April IS. The severe weather
sot In hero last week continues. In many
places the ground Is covered with snow n
foot deep , and regular blizzards have oc
curred. Enormous damage has boon done to
fruits and vegetables. In many places rivers
have overflowed their banks , the adjacent
country is Hooded nnd croos uro destroyed.
In some places the situation is really ser
ious. Snow and slcot have prostrated
telegraph poles nnd cut oft telograpnio
communication. So serious was the de
struction to wires that the ordinary force of
linemen were unable to cope with the difli-
cultles and soldiers were ordered to their as
sistance. CJicat damage was ilonoto crops In
the ( Jhiinnol islands.
A heavy storm Is raging today in the north
of Wales and Cheshire. Advices sav the cold
wave Is baginning to bo felt on the Uultlc.
Dispatches from Paris and thn north of
Franco say hull and sleet are falling. The
weather Is bitterly cold.
L'KAK TKOimr.K ON MAY DAY.
iiiro | > rnu Countries laklncr I'rcoiiu Ilium
Agnlnst Outbreaks liy .SochillntM.
LONDON , April 18-Ttioro are grave foara
of trouble In some parts of the continent on
May day. Jn Germany all demonstrations
will bo forbidden. It Is expected that the
socialists and anarchists will endeavor to
show their strength , but they will bosovcroly
repressed. There nro no fears of trouble
from aomilno worklnffmon , who will pond
the day quietly with ihclr families.
In Italy It U thought the authorities will
have thulr hands full In keeping a somtilnnca
of order , and propnrfltions are being tnrulo to
use the necessary forco.
In Franco the socialists ro preprtrltiR to
hold processions ovorvwhoro. It Is expected
fiat 3,000.000 people will bo In line together ,
\vhilodisturbanccsaro not looked for , tha
authorities are prepared In tucot them lucim
they occur. The demonstrations are chiefly
in favor of the eight-hour day.
( Ml I M'S IMIAMITANTS IMVllttl > ,
Sine ml Comlilimtloiis Arn ArrniiRcil In Do *
Irut the 1'nrl.v In I'oMor.
lCoi > urloMr < l IVUIi'i Jiimu HnnliHfnnftL ) \
SiNTivao , Chill , ( vln CSalvesion , Tox. , )
April 18. flly Mexican Cable ) to the Now
Yorlt Herald--Special to TIIK Ht'R.I I had
an ( ntorvlow last evening with n prominent
inombor ol the commission conservator in
i-pgard to the present political crisis. Ho
said that upon today's decision depends tha
fr > to ol the now c.iblnot. If the commission
finds against the policy of the ministry , all Sr"
the cabinet ministers wilt resign in n body.
If , on the contrary , the ministers' action is
sustained , it will bo taken as an indication ol
confidence In the cabinet , Kvorythlng points
to the triumph of the ministers. U appears
that llvo of the railroad directors , whoso
threatened removal has led to Iho latest row
between the clericals and the liberals ,
thought they had the support of
President Monti. Greatly to their
imrprlsQ ho backed up hU cabinet
in its position , but refused to give any do *
clslon. preferring to allow mi appeal to bo
inado to thn commission conservator.
Thcro are rumors all over Santiago of
overtures and alliances between the Unlnrn-
ceillsts and conservatives anything to boot Sr"I
the party In power mid no thought of the
tcrriblo straits In which Ct.ILl llnds herself.
The covcrnmunt Is determined to pursun n
system of economy in order to try to lift the
country out of Its financial dlfllrultios. Ono
measure In this direction will bo the ston-
page of the construction of several railroads
now being built. This iilono will effect n
saving of $ < JUOO.OOO.
Minister Hemi has Hied ton claims , dating
back to the war with I'oru.
AN INSTRUCTIVE DOCUMENT.
I'i'liiirl of the MiliuujH unit Kli'ctrlriil ( 'iiin-
mUtlmi Appointed liy tin' I'rrslilcnl.
Tin : Ur.u tins Just received nn oniclul copy I
of the published report of the electrical coin-
mission of the District of Columbia relating
to underground subways and the electric son -
ice lu the city of Washington. This com
mission consisted of Andrew Kojowatornow
city engineer of Omulin , Prof. Ilonry A.
Kowlatid of John Hopkins university , and
Lieutenant Shunks of thu engineer corps ol
the m my. Although advance nustiucts
were heretofore published , there is in this
volume a vast amount of information of
great value , not only to electrical people , butte
to the property owners nnd municipalities
generalhIt is suustantiailv un illustrated
encyclopedia of the state of the art mid col
lation or practice In all the great cities of
both continents.
On tlm subject of franchises it presents
valuable illustrations of tlio methods ulnond ,
showing in strong contrast the shirtihod
methods of giving ui.conditionul franchises
in lliis country ns compared with the
cities of Europe. The laws rc-
lutin-r to elective franchises of Lon
don aim 1'uris nro presented in full
The experience of Now 1'ork. Chicago and \
Philadelphia are fully given ana strong aigu-
monts presented In luvor of municipal own
ership of subways Mid all the varied plant
essential to municipal development. A table
of the cost of lighting a largo number of
Amoilcan cities under public ownership Is
produced which , after allowing for interest ,
insurance , maintenance , taxes and deprecia
tion on a most liberal scale , shows by its
summary that public municipal lighting can
bo meiro cheaply effected than under contract
with private corporations. In treating of
the telegraph service' , after presenting many
pages ot sophistry by the Western Union
company as to the impracticability of operat
ing multiplex systems of telegraphy without
great ivturdution In delivery , the commission
brushes it nil aside with a five-lino letter
fiom W. II. 1'recce , the eminent electrician
of Great. Britain , who says :
"Quo to llvo miles of main circuit
placed underground on entering or pass ,
iuc through a city would Imvo no
practical clloct whatever in operating a
triple or quudruplcx circuit. Nornly nil our
circuits entering London have Iiom live to
ton miles under ground. Wo invaiialili use
throe inch cast iron pipes into which wo
draw cables. "
Interviews with the Postal telegraph oHl-
cials at Washington ns to the experience of
that company confirm the same conclusions.
The report contains over IfiO pages of closely
printed mutter with fifty pages of llnoly Il
lustrated exhibits of the best Amoricun and
foreign HUOWUJS and conduits in addition to
asoiics ot largo maps embodying the pro
posed plans , the present overhead lines of
i loading companies with the location of every
electric polo in the city of Washington , the
number of arms and wires on each polo and
also the extent of the underground service
at the date of the report.
Pore Marriuotto , ono of the early French
Jesuit explorers of the great lakes , is to huvn
a stutuo placed in the cap'.tol at Washington
hy the state of Wisconsin. The ashes of
this heroic bulf-cnUopriCit are believed to bo
Interred at St. Ignnce , Mich , and Iho spot s
marked by u small sh.ift that inadequately
represents the iiiteroit of Michigan In his
services.
\V. \ C'oraor lulli mil CD. Iaii3'lu .Sti.
Like
Little Chicks
. Our designs for Men's Spring Wear
'are the latest thing
out new , fresh and
desirable. We've
never had a finer as-
_ sortmcnt since we've
been here. Every imaginable style and
color , to fit any shape , and to fit , too , just
as if it was made expressly for you. Made
like tailors make them , and sell for half
tailor's prices. We've got fine Spring
Suits for $10 , $12 , $15 , up to $25 and $30 ,
and you can't buy them unless we make
them fit perfectly. What more do you
want if they fit and wear as well as any
thing you can buy to order ?
Browning , King &Co
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