TIIK OMATTA .DAILY BKR : SUNMUY , JANUARY 8 , 1893-SIXTBtiN 1'AGKS.
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A HUNDitKU pounds of pork will soon
buy a ton of coal.
Two overhead nulsiuicos that oujjht
to bo abated are the xxlres nnd the hip
tliontor hut.
ACHY for bolter milk inspection Rooa
tip from ovory- kitchen in Otntthn. Give
the cook's n chance.
x hundred girls were grndu-
ntod from the Boston cooking schools
last year. At this rate-tho whole country
will soon know how to hake botuis.
THU teachers and pupils of the public
nohools have once more pot fairly set
tled down to steady work and the holi
day vacation is only n pleasant memory.
IF THINGS keep on at the present rate
Omaha will bo a full-Hedged music center -
tor ore IonsWo uro becoming1 cultured
by degrees. It is only iv matter of time.
Tim outbreak of typhus fovcr in Now
York City is to bo roffrottorl , but it maybe
bo the moans of arousing ; the inhabi
tants of thu metropolis to the Impor
tance of keeping : out the cholera.
CIVILIZATION is advancing' wfth rapid
strides in Russia. Fonmlo convicts in
Siberia are to bo exempted from flog-
tfinpr and from wearing manacles and
will hereafter bo confined on short ra-
Vions instead.
TUB exhibit of the products and re
sources uf Nebraska at the World's fair
Is a wubjoet that demands early consid
eration ut the hands of the locrislaturo.
Nebraska must not bo permitted to lag
behind other states.
SEE that your coal dealer requires the
driver to weigh on city scales every
load of coal delivered on your promises
and then got a certificate of weight before -
fore you pay. Every man is born tolerably
ably honest , but sometimes ho wanders
tiway.
Tnu Chicago Board of Education has
knocked out n boodling contract given
to a school furniture trust , and this
affords ground for the belief that the
eaid trust was guilty of gross negligence
and foolish over confidence. That board
of education should have boon looked
after.
IT is admitted by Goldwin Smith that
"tho Canadian Pacific rnilioad has , by
its political atlitudo and conduct , made
itself especially obnoxious to Ameri
cana.1' i'hia is n frank admission and
its truth is so well known in Canada
that there should bo no objection to the
proposed retaliation.
THE failure of the Leeds Land and
Improvement' company : it Sioux City
with liabilities of $500,000 indicates that
a reckless spirit of speculation still prevails -
vails in some quarters , notwithstanding
the general tondonoy toward consorv-
'ntism , The tirno ffifr forced booms in
real estate has passed.
ALONG with the wreck of William
Toll's arrow and George Washington's
hatchet gooa the great desert of Sa
hara , which has been shown by recent
explorations to be watered by rains and
productive of luxuriant grasses. One
by one the idols uro being shuttered and
the old beliefs swept away.
Govr.itNon MOKINLKY hns appointed
throe delegates to represent Ohio in the
ship canal convention at Washington
on January 12. This indicates that
Ohio does not propose lo bo a passive
witness of the otlort that is being made
in behalf of nn enterprise in which she
has a deep interest. The convention
ought to bu composed of representatives
from every one of the states bordering
on the groi\t lakes and those ot the west
whoso products go to the seaboard by the
lake route. If the preliminary agita
tion had been commenced In time this
\vouldhovobocn realized.
ItKl'OitTH from the various chnrltublo
institutions of the city snow that durlug
the holiday week the poor and helpless
pobplo of Omaha were abundantly pro-
vlilod for. The distribution of charity
has become so systematized that there
is no longer any excuse for thu existence
of the chronic tramp and beggar. The
Associated Charities has u moans of
learning whether applicants for alms
are worthy of receiving them and also of
giving poor people willing to work a
chaneo to earn something to alleviate
distress. When worthless vagabonds
enter this city and run up u gainst such
a condition ot thlngi , they are apt to
emigrate.
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The legislature hns adjourned to next
Tuesday. Do the people of Nebraska
realise whnl ( his adjournment will cost
thorn ? Do they realize- that this ad-
jonnmuMil was brought about , If not rib-
solutotjr dii'lnloil , by the corpora to lobby
UN part cf the program by which seven -
tccn handcuffed senators have virtually
bound thoiTunlvo'j to throttle all legis
lation the people demand , and
lo which alt the political parties
have pledged themselves in the
luit campaign' ' Do the people
roall/o that this aJjoitrnmont to Tues
day is simply designed to give
the conspirators against popular sclf-
trovornmont time enough to got their
moat pliant tools placed on the import-
tint jotmnlttces nnd through these
committees lo block all legislation that
lends to relieve the pioditcors nnd ln-
ditat iiil ( . liiiui's front extortionate exac
tions and burden some tn.xatlonV
Adjourned until next Tuesday ! Ad
journed without completing their or-
ganl/iilion ; without giving Iho outgoing
governor a chance to send in Ills mes
sage , and without giving the incoming
governor uchauco to tlelior his Inau
gural I Adjourned at the behest of cor
porate highwaymen atul public plun
derers , banded together for one common
purpose , to dominate the legislature.
How much longer will the people of
Nebraska submit tumoly to Mich out-
ratrcs ? How can any decent , man countenance -
tonanco or condonestioh an nbject sur
render on the part of the people's rep
resentatives of tlioli * Mcrod. preroga
tive ? What can bo expected of a legis
lature that will permit corporate hench
men ntul corrupt lobbyists to interfere
with its organization nnd dictate its
committees ? Why not ntljourn sine die
and be done with it ? That would at
least relieve the people of over $100,000
of taxes. If the people of Nebraska are
.o bo governed by a junta of conscience-
ess corporation managers and greedy
oiiti'.ictois , why not abolish the logis-
ature entirely and substitute a railrotd
iliclatot'ship for our republican form of
ovorntnont ?
.1 ntniiHH int. rnsr.
Oil Inspector Iloimrnd makes some
valuable suggestions in his interesting
report to the governor concerning the
conduct of his dopurtmont llio past vear.
u says :
If any changes are to be inadi * in the law I
ivoulil suggest that the test boraUcdto 105 °
possibly 110 ° ; that no brands relat-
ng to inspection , either by fire or
tliur method , bo permitted upon the
inrrel , excepting the brand of intpee-
ion us applied by the oil inspector or
lis deputy. Oil companies are in the habit
of branding barrels w Ith a lire test of various
degrees according to their fancy , whk-h
brands may be correct and may not , but
insomuch as a lire test is higher on the same
quality of oil than the tost' provided by our
aws , and is invariably nrirlced in large bold
face letteisand calculated io leul the pur
chaser to believe be is gettini ; an oil with u
uiK'h higher test than the law requires or
than our inspection shows , I believe , sonio
stops should bo taken to prevent these mis-
cad tug brands.
Experience has shown that the oil
companies will take advantage of any
oophole or weak spot in the law and
the ouo which Inspector Ileimrod has
pointed out should receive the attention
of the legislature. Tin ; HII : in the
past hns investigated this subject con
sidcrably and has pointed out the neces
sity of a higher test for oils sold in the
state. There can bo no possible objec
tion to making a good law hotter , except
that , which may be urged by the oil
companies. We commend the subject
to tlib merchant members of the legis
lature.
/r oos ; ; A'or i'.i r TO r/j//'o/i//zs.
The regular annual agitation in fnvoi
of the improvement of the Erie canal is
now in progress in the state of Now
York. Governor Flower urged the im
portance of it in his recent message to
the legislature and borne of the news
papers , notably those which ate not in
favor of the ship canal Idea , are calling
upon the lawnmking power of1 the
hliilo to do something to make the
canal useful. But it would bo much
bettor if all this energy were
directed toward stimulating a public
sentiment in favor of the deep water
way from the lakes to the sea. Experi
ence has shown that the stateof Now
York will not keep the Erie canal oven
in a fair sine of repair , to say nothing
of deepening it and enlarging its locks ,
us is now proposed. Tliu commurco of
the country has entirely outgrown that
little ditch und the insignificant 200-
ton boats that navigate it. It can
not bo mil do a successful competi
tor against the powerful nillrond cor
porations. Concerning the latter the
Now York Times says : "They are al
lowed to encroach upon the plorn In this
city sot apart by law for canal boats and
to hlndor seriously the discharge of their
cargoes. They monopolize the elevator
facilities nt LiulTalo , and it is alleged
that they ehnrgo exorbitant and unlaw
ful rates for the transfer of grain to
cana'i boats. It Is known that they re
duce Iholr grain rates during the season
of navigation so as to deprive the canals
of their fair share of jhe trnlllu and put
them up to recoup their losses after the
close of navigation. "
Tills is the condition into which the
Erie canal has now fallen , The railroad
corporations and the elevator monopoly
have killed it. The people of the Em
pire slate refuse to support It In accord
ance with the needs of the time , and
oven if they were to consent to the im
provements now asked for , It would not
bo onpablo of meeting the grow
ing transportation demands of the
present , to say nothing of the future.
It may bo that anotlior yoaror two of
Erie canal experience will bo required
to convince the people of the utter use-
losanoss of trying to make that small
ditch a formidable competitor of the rail
roads ; but why not squarely fat'o the
plain truth , that the canal Is no longer
adequate to meet the demands ot the
great lake commerce , nnd that a ship
canal must take its place. What is
needed in a more perfect appreciation of
the development of the country mid the
growth ot the commerce of the lakes.
It la molnss tn talk about the expense
of nn enterprise upon which such vast
Interests depend , for that expense must
sooner or later bo borne , ntul every year
of delay will take money out of the
pockets of the people for which they
icvor can receive a return.
LIIAMIIKK o
The doc'slvo vote by which the now
jo.ml of ulicctors of the Omaha Board
of Trade were elected last Monday Is
rccogni/cd on nil hands ns nn emphatic
endorsement of n radical change of pol-
cy on the part of the men at the helm
of the board.
It is expected that the now directors
will Infuse vitality Into the board nnd
nako it what it orlglnn'ly ' was designed
lo be a mercantile association for the
iroinotion of the interests ol our job-
jars nnd the establishment of u produce
exchange. With these two objects
steadily in view , and with the hearty
ind active co-operation of our wholesale
merchants and grain dealers , the direc
tors and olllcors of the Board of Trade
will lind a broad Meld for building up the
commerce ot Omaha , llorotofoio the
energies of the board have boon scat
tered nnd frequently wasted by under
taking projects entirely outside of its
province.
Side by side with the Board ot Trade ,
two other organizations are exerting a
wholesome Inlhionco for the promotion
of Omaha's growth. The Nebraska
Manufacturers and Consumers associa
tion has within the past year created
almost a revolution tunontr Nebraskans
in favor of patronizing homo industry
nnd production of mills and factories in
Omaha and every other city in this state
lias been stimulated and Increased and
now industries have boon cstiblishod in
Omaha nnd other towns by the impetus
given to the homo industry movement.
The Omaha Builders' exchange is an
other important factor In promoting
the growth of Omnha , in stimulating
construction with Nebraska made ma
terials nnd encouraging enterprises that
give employment to largo numbers of
workmen in the building trades.
The time is ripe for the amalgamation
of the membership of the Board of
Trade , Iho Manufacturers' association
and the Builders' exchange ns one
great body , to bo known as tno chamber
of commerce. This will make a body of
500 roprcsuntatlvo merchants , manu
facturers and builders , whoso combined
influence in promoting great enterprises
would bo almost irresistible. While
each of the three component organiza
tions within the chamber of commerce
would have its o.vn Hold of activity ,
their strength united in favor of any
project would become a power for good
that has never before boon felt in this
city.
city.One
One reason and the chief reason why
Omaha has boon held back in her race
for commercial supromocy has boon ttio
lack of concord and co-operation.
Whenever any great enterprise- at
tempted our most influential business
men have boon pulling apart instead of
pulling together as they do in Minneapolis
apolis , Danvor and Sfoux City.
A chamber of commerce will tend to
harmoni/.o discordant elements , fortify
and strengthen this city against for
midable competitors and vitalise every
artery of trade and industry. Above
all things it will bring together all our
llvo , wldo-iiwti'te business men and fum-
iliarr/,0 thorn with our weak points
and our strong points , our wants and
our resources.
ss or A GKK.tr iroitK.
The friends of popular education
everywhere will llnd gratification in the
fact that the work of university exten
sion is making steady progress. At the
national conference recently hold it
Philadelphia it was shown in an im
pressive and instructive way the remark
able and encouraging measure of success
already ai-hiovod by a movement of re
cent origin and at its inception
of very doubtful prospects. It
is n fact familiar to those who know
anything of the plan of university ex
tension that it has been operative in
England for several years , and lias un
doubtedly exerted a powerful inlluoneo
in nutting the intellectual level of the
community. It originated in the recog
nition by libarally educated a-id
thoughtful men of the necessity , or , at
least , the great desirability of enlarg
ing the mental horizon and stim
ulating the intellectual activity
of the great masses of the paoplo , who ,
too much absorbed in their dally labors ,
hud failed to build upon the basis of the
knowledge gained in their early life , or
to keep abreast with the rapid and con-
stunt developments of modern thought.
In view of those conditions , it was de
termined to make nn effort to bring
those people , already educated up to a
certain point and not lacking in intelli
gence , within the scope of the higher
culture of which the university is the
natural center and most authoritative
exponent Those people being unnblo
to go to the university it was decided to
bring the university to them , and by the
organization of local education at centers -
tors under university direction to open
up a popular channel of communication
with the most enlightened thought of
the day.
The movement , which had been car
ried to great success in England , whore
it originated , mot with great favor us
soon as It was instituted in this country.
The people for whoso benefit it was
projected showed a gratifying , inter-
oat in ttio work , Wherever it was
started there was at once ex
hibited a general poupulnr solicitude
for its success. It gained ground
rapidly in the eastern cities , In many
of which it has been pushed with ourn-
estnoss and vigor. It has inado great
progress in Philadelphia , and it has
gained steadily in Rhode Island , Wis
consin and Kansas. In ouch instance
the impulse wus given and the move
ment has been molded by the loading
educational institutions In those states.
Brown university in Khoilo Island
and the state universities in Wis
consin and' Kansas hnvo been in
strumental In cirrylug university edu
cation to the people , and in fact the
sympathy and assistance- nearly every
loading college nnd university in the
country has gone out to this movement ,
auU the men to whom It owob its phe-
.
nomotml succowjAro in the main the
hard-worked nnd nthtislastlc members
of faculties andffiio professions.
U U time that Nebraska had begun
to show some Interest In this method of
extending popular education ! This
stuto has a well nppoin ted university
and there U no reason why It should
not take up this work of university ex
tension nnd glvo the people of this
state nn opportunity to avail them
selves of it. WffWiould not bo behind
Wisconsin nnd K-ins.is in this matter ,
nnd the subject itJSino which the pres
ent legislature mTy : very properly con
sider.
SOt'TII DAKOTA'S H/TOKCK / ItA n'S ,
The state of South Dakota has xxon
nn unenviable notoriety by reason of thu
loose divorce laws of that common-
wonlih. for the last txvo yeara every
husband or xvlfe xvho desired to ntitnil
the marriage contract nnd could not prci.
sent a satisfactory plea under the laws
of the state in which they lived , or
xxould bo compelled to xvntt for
a verdict longer than they
wished to do , would re
move tholr p lace of residence lo Sou h
Dakota , xvhero u brief habitat la suill-
clout to ormblo applicants for a release
from the matrimonial ties to obtain
their xvlsh , without much regard to the
character of their complaint. This
o.isy method of severing the marriage
bond has boon a protltablo tiling for the
courts and laxx-yors of South Dakota , but
it has boon n reproach upon the state.
It is gratifying lonoto that the people
of South Dakota , have begun to realize
that It la desirable to have reform in
this respect nnd to got into line xvlth
'tho sentiment ot other portions of the
country in reference to this very impor
tant matter. No less than four bills
linvo boon introduced in the legis
lature proposing changes in the
statutes relating to divorce ,
most of xvhicli attack the rosi-
ilcnco feature and propose that the tortn
shall bo lengthened to a year. Ono of
thcso measures provides that no person
shall begin a divorce suit before having
been a bonn tldo resident of the slate
for ono year , and if the cause of notion
shall have occurred outside of the state
the torin of residence shall bo two
years. It is perhaps not surprising to
lind that there is a considerable oppo
sition to .111 y change , hut there is reason
to hope that those xvho nro hostile to an
amendment of the laws relating to divorce -
vorco xvlll bo found to constitute so
small a minority/thnt their influence
xvill not htxvo any effect in determining
the question. At a time xvhon the general -
oral sentiment of the country is taking
positive form against loose divorce laxvs
outh Dakota cannot afford to occupy
position antagonistic to the gen
eral trend of public opinion. There
.8 a general movement for moro strin-
jont legislation on this subject of
divorco. For yours the popular sentiment -
mont has boon groxving that the annul
ment of the marriage contract xvns too
easily accomplished. No ono who
is familiar xvih 'tho facts xvill
doubt that thorOhas boon tun pi o
justification for- , this feoling. Every
consideration nffcetincr the social
xvelfare demands _ that there shall
bo reform in this direction , and there is
less reason for tolerating looae divorce
laxvs in u now community than in an old
one. South D.ikota should as speedily
as possible rid herself of the reproach
that she suffers in this respect by so
amending her divorce laxva as to have
them in accord with the best statutes of
the oltlor states for the protection of the
marriage relation.
COLORADO is to have a great beet
sugar convention on Juno 18 , nnd to
judge by the interest that is taken in it ,
something will bo accomplished in behalf -
half of the beet sugar industry in that
state. Thogovornorof the state will ap
point twenty delegates , each chamber of
commerce in ttio state will send ton , the
Denver Real Estate and Stock exchange
ten. and each city and town having a ,
population less than 5,000 will have five ,
each county ton , and eacli agricultural
society will bo entitled to ton. It will bo
seen that this will bo a largo and gen
eral representation , r.nd it is evi
dent that the people of Col
orado are decidedly in earnest in their
efforts to promote the sugar boot Indus
try. It is said that the Oxnards , who
have two refineries in Nebraska , con
templated putting $500,000 into a factory
at Brighton , Colo. , but will do nothing
until they know what congress is going
to do about the sugar bounty. This is
one of the principal subjects that will bo
considered by the con von lion. In the
meantime , what is Nebraska doing ?
The boot sugar industry is an important
ono in this state and there Is as much
reason for action hero In respect to the
sugar bounty as there is in Colorado.
u is only ono certain way of
maicing nnd keeping the city clean dur
ing the coming summer , and that is
for the municloal authorities to do the
work themselves jufd not leave any part
of It to bo dona.,5)y , ) individuals. Ex-
prionco has ainpl bhown that in most
cases propotty owjjjTrs and tenants will
not obey the mlivw In the mat
ter of rotnovinjj'iodlsousB ' breeding
refuse and voyy.jfow are subjected
to the penalties for such neglect.
This having , bfwn the case in
the pnst there is J.tjo reason to expect
a sallsfnctory rqfoftm in future , ana
therefore to make sure of the desired
result the city j V&'uld & ' take charge of
the entire work ofWnitutlon down to the
smallest details. ' '
IT is evident thifthodemocratic gov
ernors of Now York nnd of Pennsyl
vania do not heartily favor the pro
posal to establish a national system of
quarantine , though both of them in
effect admit that without additional lotr-
islntion by the states the security
against an invasion of cholera will bu
inadequate. Govo nor Flower of Now
York says ho is not opposed
to a national quarantine , abut
ho does not favor exclusive federal con
trol , which simply means that ho would
retain something for the state that
could Do parceled out to the politicians.
There can be no half-way measures in
this business If the country is to have a
uniform , thorough and olllciont system
of quarantine inspection and supervis
ion. Governor Puttison of Pennsyl
vania recognizes the Imiwrtimco of
making every preparation to liond off
the cholera nnd confesses that the port ,
quarantine and health laws of Pennsyl
vania nro confusing , hut he carefully
avoids any suggestion in favor of a na
tional system of quarantine. The atti
tude of the govornois ot the two states
having the principal seaports is thus
shown to bo In effect hostile to the
proposal that the federal government
shall nssumo the control nnd supervi
sion of the quarantine system , nnd It is
to bo expected that tills will have an
important boai Ing upon the views nnd
action of the partisans of these gov
ernors in congress. It Is now pretty
well nndo'stood that the democrats In
congress will bo nearly unanimous In
opposition to national quarantine.
A Hf t.ui'lN : recently Issued by the
census bureau concerning mortgage in
debtedness in Now Jersey , shows that in
the oust as well ns in the west the
greater portion of the mortgage In
debtedness is upon city property rattier
than upon farms. The mortgage in
debtedness on farms in New Jersey , ns
shown by the census report , was $23 ,
755,000 , and on homes or other real
estate $00,029,080. It appears that ! to
per cent ot the farmers In that slate
own their farms without incum-
brancu. Compared with the now
west , however , the eastern states
do not make a very good showing in this
rcsncct , for the eastern farms have had
many years In which to pay for them
selves nnd all Improvements that have
boon placed on them , whlio those of the
west have boon but a short time under
cultivation and may bo said to have only
just begun to yield returns.
Tin : discussion in the sonuto of the
bill proposing to suspend immigration
for a year disclosed the fact that there
is a very wide divergence of opinion re
garding the expediency of such legisla
tion. The Inference to bo drawn from
the first day's debate is that the .pre
dominant sonUmont in the sonata is not
favorable to the extreme policy of put
ting a total stop to luiinlgrulion , nnd it
is only fair to say that those who
advocated this policy did not oltor any
very convincing arguments In its sup
port. The general fouling seemed to
bo that with nn adequate system of
quarantine , under national control ,
there would bo no necessity for shutting'
oil immigration for a year , though It
might bo expedient to authorize the
president to order a temporary suspen
sion in the event of the danger of n
cholera invasion becoming serious.
Tun project of constructing a canal
from Omaha to the Platte river is
looked upon with much interest by the
laborers of tills cltv , many of whom are
now out of work. It-will require n great
deal of labor and will give needed em
ployment to a largo number of men.
The important question is , when is the
work to bo started ? Judging by the
business push that has always charac
terized the men who have organized the
canal company , to say nothing of their
well known financial ability and stand
ing , there can bo little question that
they will carry out the plan. The
sooner the work is begun the hotter
everybody will bo pleased.
Tun BEU lias for years contended that
the janitor horvico of our public schools
costs the taxpayero of Omaha too much.
Comparative figures presented else
where in this issue prove the fact. Al
most twice as much is paid to janitors in
Omaha than is paid them in other cities
of Omaha's rank. There is no reason
why school janitors should receive bet
tor pay for their work than do janitors
in buildings owned by private citizens.
A Grcut Truth In u 1'oir Lines.
There is altogether too much of inertia
and rod tape about the proceedings of con-
gioss.
GotthiR Uouiitn Iluril I'un.
lionton JleraM.
Twelve newspapers published in Georgia
in the interest of the negroes have issued an
address in which they insist upon the use of
the word "negro" in preference to "coloied , "
"Afro- American " other .
- , or any term.
ICiiKuiitliiK Diet ut Inn.
GlnJic-Democmt ,
Digger presidents than Cleveland over will
bo- were defeated in attempting to dictate
the choice of oflkrers in states. This is a sort
of interference in local concerns -which the
people of no community would tolerate from
any president.
Undo Ham's ( Jrcut
St. I'nuJ Pluncer-l'iest.
It is estimated that flrus and accidents by
flood and field have destroyed at least ? 'iO.-
000,1)00 ) of Uncle Sam's paper liabilities. Hv
that sum ho is the richer. There is talk of
having' congress in the near future remove
this amount from the statement of the public
debt.
to bo ( Jimrdeil
H'lifMngtan Star.
That oven the instruments of civilization
are sometimes dangerous must bo evident to
any one who reads of subway explosions.
That the conduit is the legitimate successor
of the telegraph polo is an unquestionable
fact , but it by no means follows that the
conduits should bo sources of apprehension ,
or worse. The action of the giis iiii uncer
emoniously uplifting manholes so that Its
accumulated force might bo released may bo
accepted by the companies controlling the
conduits as an indication of what they ought
to do once every week or so , Explosions
would then bo impossible.
Tim National IMy Holt.
.Sun I'lnncttco CliionMe.
Thosalaiies paid to persons In the civil
service of the United States amount to t'JO-
000,000 annually. This scorns lllio a tre
mendous amount , but when It is berne In
mind that this sum pays the wages of 180,000
persons It need not appall any ono. Thu av
erage is only $ T > 00 a year. The number of
public ofllcds has been increased 20,000 dur
ing the past ten years , but the additions
woio chiefly postmasters , some of ttiom re-
reiving inslgnlllcunt amounts. It ought to
bo added that u largo proportion of the
130,000 , nro not exclusively employed by the
government , but only put in. a part of
their tunu.
tunu.S'
S' ? LOOK run run rt..i ir.s.
KUa Wh'thr 'llcor ,
Don't look for the HIUVH as you go through life ,
And u\uii whim you lind uiuni
It Is wlsonnd kind to ho honicHlnit blind
Anil look for thulitnu behind Ilium ;
I'oi thu climdlitMt nlnlit has u hint of light
Komuwhoiu In lt bliudouN hiding ;
It U liottor by fur to look for u Ntur
Than tliu spoU on thu t > un abiding ,
Tliu curruntof llfu runs over awiiy
To the boMHii of Ooil'n grunt OCIMIII ;
Don't nut your Co ire 'piliiht thu i Ivor's court > o
Anil think to alter Its motion.
Don't wusi a I'ursu on I no iinUorso
" ) ' lll follow llscourne it * hufoiu jon.
Don't butt ut ill" Hlorin with jour puny form
But be ml und lut It KO < > ' < > ! you ,
Tliu world nil ! nu\urudju t Itfcrlf
To xtilt } imr whims lo tliu loltitr ;
Some thing * must go w ion ; : your wliolo llfu
Ion ; : ,
And thuhoonrryou know It tlio butter ,
It N folly to tight with thu Infinite.
And K under ut hist In thu wrobtlo ,
Tlui w IseaV inuii Minims Into tiod'n pluu
A * thu wuter i > hui > u3 Into u veisul ,
sKuvr..nt unnr.tir THH i'1-r.nr.
Now York fornmptvliU Are wo to under
stand from Or McUtrnnV ; rcstm-itlnu thul
y Is now nlx lUh"d onklnll >
%
St. Ixiuls Kepubllc With Dr MeOlynn
and Dr , Hihrps both ti-liimplianl apalnst HIP
heresy hunters , It | < t Inixl On poor lr. ' Pre
served " Smith to IK- thrust out among the
lost. What H In n niiine an.\ho\x >
Noxv York .Sun- While Dr. Mc01.xtm
eotints a cre.it number of sxmpathl/ei-s
among the Catholics. It ! s > safe to say that
the inajorlt.x of those xxbo liaxo rejoiced at
his H'.stor.ttloii are enemies ot the Honrin
Catholic church ,
Cincinnati I'oinmeivitil Amoiifj mnlm
chtnvli-iwers In I'hll.idelphla are txx-o p.irtles
on the riurstlon of high feminine headgear
One side deiioiinees high huts as shuttliiR
out \lexv of the preacher , .mil the other side
upholds them as oflcrltitf opportunity for re
tired naps , t
Hartford Cour.inf Wo again remind j
i-piulers Intele.sted In the fortunes of 1'rof.
HIIjfk's. allowed heietle , that the decision of
the Nexx- York pivsbyterx is bx110
final. Tlio case is sine to. p. ) lo the higher
church courts and to trouble the pcaco of
Amerleau presb tcilanhm for a K"ijj time to
come.
Chleas'i ' Times Prof Henry
Smith XXMI branded xxIth heresy nt the re
cent trial bofoie the church authoiilies
1'iof Henr.x. eli' . . nt.iy thank his luekv st us
and the sentiment of the : IRC that the new
A ear's dixxn didn't 11ml him broiled or fried
In oil nit \ \ -11 un " 1'reserx'ed. "
Miiiiieuinills Tlme-i Klnce the nivhblshop
of Canterlnir.x apiuvxcd npenlnff of museums
and picture inillcries on Sunday , part of the
lelluloiis press of Kngland onlj slops short
of c.tllliijr him xvorso than a bin lar. The
only comfoil xxe extr.trl fmm this is the te-
Ili-etlon that all the bigots tire not In this
country.
Chicago Herald- The ramp.itsii ; of Prof.
Cli.iitcsA Urlu'irs iDf.ihist the cieed of his
church has lusted nearly txvo .xears. If an
appeal shall bo taken the decision of the
highest Presh.x tcrlnii tribunal xvill bedellx--
eied in about txxo je.irs from now. It takes
a loiiff time to determliiu whether the
preacher Is a hciclir or the creed is heretical.
_ .
J/.1.S7'.S I'HOM II.IM'N H01t\ .
Good people nox'cr love bad company.
A man with u prejudice is n man with a
chain.
'flio man who borroxvs trouble always haste
to pay big interest.
There is no Bxveeter music in heaven than
the song that ( rocs up from a grateful heart.
T ibor troubles ah ) often caused by men
xxho are trying to make a living xvlthout
xx oik.
If there is any of the ho. ; in a man the
bristles xx ill soon begin to slioxx- when ho
travels.
\Vhone\-cr the preacher takes a square aim
at sin ex'ery hypoctito in the church begins
to dodge.
Preaching experimental religion xvlthout
experience is as easy to do as climbing pil
lars of smoke.
A hog in a pen nox-er tries to bo anything
else , but the one in a .street car tries to pass
himself otT for a man.
Ono reason xvhy it takes so long to save
the world is because bo much of the preach
ing is aimed straight at the head.
When thn corporations touch thn collar but
ton thu NuliiiiskasunuUi will do the teM.
Plilludulphia Ilecoid : Ho sle Who xxoro
thoM ) slnguluily stupid youiu men jou IIID-
scntcd to inu last night , ileai ? TussleOh ,
thuy aio luuding members of tliu smart sut.
HroxxnliiR , King & Co.'s Monthly : " 'Dun'
xvull , ( rood und faithful servant , or your xvoik
won't buull done , " bald tliu tailor as he stu ; tud
his collector out.
TCA.IS Sittings : A xu-stcrn lecturer bus se
lected for hts Mibcet | , "A Hud i : g. " This sub
ject of ten blilUci n lecturer nnf.uoi ably.
Washington Star : "Which do yon HKc best ,
Undo HIlus , liagedy or comedy"Well , for
tlio most p.ut , leplletl I'minor llvxosh , "I
belle\e 1 piefer trugeily , for \ilien thu Ulllln'
comes yo fouls that yui guttln' SortorSiiuuio
with thu uctois. "
JtoebesterDeinoci.it : Thn ronson tliu plann
Is Mich n sympathetic Insti iiinent Is been use It
isgiuatly touched oxuiy time It Is phijcd.
Philadelphia Times : Thu hailier can hold
unothur mini's Jaw , when lie e.iu't hold his
oun.
lloston Transcript : llronn ( leadhu ) 1'or-
foini.iiu'esul thu unclunt ( iieclv the.ilcrs be
gan al 7 o'clock In I he imiiilii ) und lusted
often fully txxclxu liouis. 1'o.rs With thu
usual Intel missions , the aiiclunt Uieuks must
liaxulieun pretty full by thu tlmo thu giuun
unituln xx as iniigdoun.
Conconl Monitor : Illuis nuxeryet been de
cided by competent authorities whether snor-
IIIK Is xocal or Instrumental music. 1'ulllng It
"sheet musle" doesn't settle thu mutter ut all.
Hroxvnlns , Kins tc. Co.'s Monthly : "This Is a
teniperuneu hotel , Isn't It J" uskuU onn guust of
another.
" 1 think It must be , " xvas the icply. "I novcr
knuxv it to be full. "
Philadelphia Itecoid : A recent noxol says
of ono of tlio characters : "He x\us us gaudy us
a led man with thu blues. "
Atcblson Globu : Thurumn so many things
lo inuUu u man tlrud that he never feels mom
than half well.
HUVKUH'-MKNT.
I'UCll.
Shu was u wealthy Cot ham girl ,
Who lecuntly wus wedded
Unto u hllpercillous lord ,
Long , lull L and moiiUey-headed.
First-class she stilled uwuy with this
ItrlKht ( loner of thu prei.ige ,
Though her Ki.uidclad eainu over hero
A peasant In thu .steerage.
tt I'orror inn ,
ttnrrlMnirff IJnrly Diy trcp } \ \ hen thox
came to "Choice for United sta'oi ' .i-nlii
thfl republicans hero \oted nlnioM. solid for
A S Paddock Tliov renllm that he inadii
the sttatoagootl ri > | nvHnntntlvi > and his reflection
flection xxoulil bo highly satlsfuetor.x to
them.
Ni'bmska City Press Crop 1 The outcome
of the senatorial contest In Nobvuska Is
IxMiml to h.ivo n great deal of inllucm o iixm |
the logWntlon of the nation. Nebraska's
senator mnv oven bo the doi IMvo i > xxor in
shaping the balance of poxx-er m tlio senate.
Shonlil republicans bo able to hold the
hltfhor hotiso thuj would yet intlucnco th
nation very largely. Hut It Is doiibtfu
xvbetnor republicans wish to do this.
PiipIUlon Times ( dom. ) ; 'Iho name ol
.Senator PaddoiU.s suecosior xxllUie-Urxaii
01 McKolglmn It begins to look llko Hr.xan
is the only democrat xx ho could posslblv xx h
Independent snpixu-t , and McICelghan is the
one independent for whom ilcnmnr.itlc legis
lators xvoiihl xote. and since n democratic-
independent coalhton , seen a iiioro than
probable , we may liYop.iro to mlilic-ss him as
honator Hr.xan or Senator Mclxeighun
annul Tsl.u-a Independent ( rep ) If thn
romihldins subject thomsplxesto railroad
rino inslitltig on" thu c.iiulldac.x of Tom
Mnlorx uim that of IAM-OIUO Crounso. whoso
election -vxould make Majors pox-ernor of
Nvtiraxkii.ii fusion of democrats and hide
pendents xvlll certainly oomo mid defeat the
republicans lint It the ieptibllcans res | > eet
thuxlll of the people , which declared that
they xxaiitcd Cromiso forgoveumr und have
sense enough to propose n popular , llheial
minded and able man for senator , llio.v un
doubtudly stand a good , elmiico to see their
man elected. If the.x icfnso such scnsiblo
action thej undoubtedly w 111 solicit and deserve -
servo defeat.
York Times ( ivp ) : There Is no reason
fur our opposition toSenator Paddock except
that ho xotod against the republican party
on the three most important part.x me isurcs
that came before congress during his term
as senator Kx-or since ho cast those xoles
it has been our opinion that it xx-as not nest
to re-elect him and the Times ha.sMiidso
from the moment those xotcs xxoro icportod.
Tlio republican p.ut.x of this state cannot
nfloril toendor.se thuixibltionol .Senator Pad
dock. H is the iHisition of our enemies nnd
not of ourpart.x If xx o endorse it by retui ning
Mr. Paddock It is a surrenderor every repub
lican principle H does not matter thai
Mr. Paddock has been a lepiihllciin from
the foundation of that pai tx 1 f lie deserts
it and votes with tlio onem.x it Is time to lot
him down There are these xxho think the
great din and confusion created b\ the demo
crats and independents smote his ear xxith
such force that ho thought the lepnbtlcan
p.ut.x xx as ox-crxx helmed In Nebraska ami in
sito.nl of coming home and rullx , Ing tlio scat
tered forces of his part.x , ho stu rendered
xvithout making an.x conditions , certain ills
that he votcil against his part.x on thn l/nlgo
hill , xxhich xv.ib intended to secure fulr and
honest elections , thus committing Nebraska
to the support oC election funds and bull
do/ing , lie loted against the lopnlitic.in
party on the silx'er ( piustion. thus commit
ting the republican party of Nebraska to the
selllsh and dishonest pglir.v of Mihsdl/ing ! a
few inilliiinalio sllxur mine oxvners at the
expense of the government direct , and In
directly the i isk of national bankruptcy and
Ilnanclal disaster. There uro a good maiij
who graxely hint that the hullloimito
have used largo stuns of mono ) to In
lluenco public sentiment and In other
xxajsto advance the cause of nnlimiting
coinage Senator Paddock also voted against
the republican party on the tarift question
bv his vote committed the republicans of
Nebraska lo a vascllluting , divided and un
defined position on this great fundamental
principle of our p.ut.x. To return him to Iho
United States .senate is to acknoxvlcdgo that
ho has correctly rcptesented the republicans
of Nebraska. IIo is a pleasant man , a peed
man and un industrious worker , but ho bus
trimmed his sails to catch a passing hreezo
for himself to the serious detriment of his
party. Ho has courted the democrats and
independents and bousts that thox xxill veto
for him. They certainl.x ought to , but liardly
xx 111. However , let him get them if ho can-
lie cannot get the republicans.
.sow/ ; u/.v or A or ; ; .
' Governor Hogg of Texas is : KI vcars old ami
a good man , xxcighing HT. > pounds.
William ! ' llarrity has an income of
$2..p < ) U u ) car ab piesldcnt of a Philadelphia
business concoin
Allsopp , the Inoxx'cr , is noxv Baion llimllip.
The original lord of that title no doubt ex
celled in back talk.
The heaviest man in congress is .lolin AV
HIfo of PonnsxlxMiii.i A special chulr has
been proxided fin him.
Congiossinan Curtis of No\y York is six
feet six inches tall , when lie isn't trying to
reach up to the height of debate.
DJames McVeigh of Wn ) cross. fJu . is S7
years oldhub twenlx'-thrce childicn living ,
und has never boon sick u day in his life.
Franklin AV. Smith of Boston is still agi
laling the establishment ol a national gallery
of history and ; nt in Washington , to cost
ultimately 610,000,000.
General Kearney of Texas is a striking
example of fame suddenly acquired by seiz
ing a favorable opportunity to make a foxv
rcmaiks through one's hat.
Senator Stcxwirt of Nox'ada sajs that if
the republicans do not hurry up and piibs a
free coinage bill they won't earr ) a singlu
btate west of the Hockics jn 1WH ! .
Three Hritish brcxvcrs have been raised to
the peerage by Queen Victoria ICdwurd
Murphy xx-ill sooner or Inter reali/o thu mis
take ho made in locating at Tro }
The fliat nox-el of the lalo Adolphns
Trollopo xvas xvilttcn in txx'enty-foiird.iA.s , In
oiilor to obtain tlio mono. ' , to gix'o his xvifo u
change of air ordoicd by the doctors
The historic chateau at Ciroy. Franco ,
wheru Volt.ilra once lived has been sold to a
wealthy French manufactuiur for & )00,000.
Largest Miuiuf.iuturor-i uu 1 Hotillon
of LUoUitni' In tiu xYorla.
It's a long time
Since we gave you fellows a snap in overcoats
such as we are going' lo give
you this week. We have now
displayed in our corner win
dow an almost complete as
sortment of our overcoats so
complete that you can certain
ly see one there that you want
well , you can have any one
in the window for a ten dollar bill. We never sold
any of them for less than $12 and lots of them as
high as $20. No use to describe them you won't
buy 'till you see them , but when you see them you
will buy them. $10 for choice. Our coats are al
ways proper in style , substantial in fabric and as
well made as tailors can make them. We have
nearly all sizes in the window , but it's time to un
load and our sacrifice cuts no figure beyond the fact
that you have the choice of any overcoat in that
window for $10.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Store open buturday every till even Inj till 6 31 SW , Cor , 15th and Douglas St