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COHUEHI-ONDKNCR
All rnMiimnUitlons relating to miwn and
editorial mutter should bo iiddfc-n-sod to tlio
Editorial Department.
IH'felNnS.S LETTKK3.
All hiisltii'.vi IcttiT.i nnd remittance * should
bo nddrvs-u d In Thu Hco I'ublLslilne Company ,
Onmlia. Driiffn , checks and wwlolllcn orders
to bo nmdo t > tyublu to tliu orircr of tlio com
pany.
TUB rmn 1'unusHiyo COMPANY.
8WOKN STAmMKNT OF 01UOULATION
Ktate of Nobrinkn , 1
County of PotiRlas.f
Oeoreu II. TzMclnick , socn'l.iryot TUB Itrr.
I'tiljllHhlni ; company , docssolenmly swear that
tliouctimlclrmilatfonof TIIK DAILY HKK for
tlmwcnk ending January UH , 1893 , wai as
follows :
BiimHy , .limn iry 23 . . . . . . . .20,002
iMomlay , January 23 . . . / . 123,777
Tucscliiv. Jiinuary 24 . 'J1'J2l
Wednesday. Jiinunry 20. . ' . . 21.HH3
Thursday , January JO. . . . . . 2.1,003
J'rldiy , January 27 . 23,907
Hutunluy , January 28. . . . 24,300
uiouunn. : , TOHUCK. .
Bworn tnbofnro mu an , I subscribed In my
pre c'iio lliljf 'JMtli d ly of .lann iry , IH03.
IBoal ) N. I' . mil , , rsotiiry 1'ubllo.
Avcriijjti C'lri uliitluii Tor DoiiMiilier , 24,530
Tin : list of promlnunt men , wJio luivo
passed uwny since the beginning of the
now ycur is aliutuly large.
Now tluit thu novoltj ; of the now post
age stamps hits worn oil 11 decided pref
erence Is shown by most buycis for the
old ones.
Tin : benntuihil contest has become
tame and monotonous. One candidate
Bcermi to bo afraid and tlio others
"cluHSont. "
Tin : present winter has been remark-
utflo for the number of w i ccks at faca ,
but fortunately tlio loss of life
Loon unusually great.
THK report that a girl famine exists
in South Dakota has aroused a great
deal of cxeitcment among the marriage
able women of the overstocked east.
Tin : charge that a banket of cham
pagne was used to influence the New
Jersey leglnlatiuo in the election of a
senator does not stand to reason. Noth
ing short of applejack has any Influence
with a .Torsoyman.
Tin : Austrian government has asked
the authorities of Pittsburg , Pa. , to sup
press a newspaper in that city which ia
unfriendly to Austria. Curious Ideas of
American institutions sometimes got
into European heads.
IT IS to bo hoped that Emperor Wil
liam will succeed in his efforts to induce
the great manufacturers of Germany to
do something for the improvement of
the condition of their workingmon. The
attitude of the emperor upon this sub
ject does him greal ei edit.
JACKSON , the colored pugilist , is
going to try his hand at elevating the
stage , and from all accounts ho is not
intellectually inferior to the other
bruisers who have joined the dramatic
profession. These ate dark days for
actors who have any priflo in their call
ing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE county attorney is on the track
of certain parties in Eubt Omaha who
are said to bo selling liquor without
authority. There is no cason why any
of. the violators of the liquor law should
1)0 overlooked , oven if they do happen
to bo doing business in u , secluded
locality.
THK periodical war cloud in Europe
is discerned by some people in t\io dig
satisfaction of Franco with thot attitude
of Great Britain toward Egypt. It was
high time for the appeal anco of an
other European war cloud , but this ono
is BO small that it is haidly visible to
the naked cyo.
Tin : mantles of the dead D.iltons have
fallen upon the shoulders of other
bandits as desperate as themselves. A
dispatch from Ottawa , Kan. , reports
another bank raid by a gang armed
with Winchesters , who secured the cash
and got away , killing ono citi/on and
wounding others. Lot them try ColToy-
vlllo next.
Tim salary-grabbing county coinmls-
Hlonors of Cook qounty , Illinois , excuse
their notion on the giound that it costs
so much-to got elected. Ono of them is
quoted as saying : "What is $1,800 , when
you havp to spend $1,000 to got elected
and only have $800 for yours-olf ? " Such
a plea as this ought to completely dis
arm criticism.
THK prince of Wales buys several
hundiod pairs of gloves every year , but
there over 100,000 shivering poor people
in the city of London who do not wear
any at all. If some of the money wasted
on the royal family vvoio used to buy
food and clothing for these BulTcrors it
would rolled gioat credit upon the
British nation.
THU Omaha school children who have
been selected to contribute specimens of
their work for our educational exhibit
at thu World's * fair nro as proud as a
young artist who has sold his first pic
ture. lt > is expected that the exhibit of
the Omaha Vchools will bo highly credit
able , as great interest N taken lu it by
both teaohprs and pupils.
TOMOUROW Judge Dundy will hear the
appeal of the attorneys of the Pullman
v nr company for the reinstatement of
the Injunction which cumbered the
United States court docket for BO many
years. The strong probability Is that
the } lruyor of the petitioner will not bo
granted and that it will have to stop up
to the captain's otllco and settle the
claim of the city. Thq city attorney
will contest any attempt to wc-ulo the
city's bill. It Is a just debt and ought
to have been paid long ago.
TIIK tf IWJ.t 1 * OI'/.W.VM
Th" tii | ' tion of opening or closing the
ifHtuH of the Columbian exposition nn
Sundays Involves botli practical and
moral comldomtloiw Conjrrww has do-
orwcil that the fair shall bo tjlonod on the
Ili-Ht day of the week , and an active agi
tation has boon In progress for ttiuno
time with a view t < ) having this action
icsclnded. The soleot commltU-o of tht >
house of rept esontntlv e on the Colum
bian exposition has heard a nmai
of opinions on the Sunday open
ing question and still has the
matter under coiiMdorntloii. The
pulpit has sjwken on the subject and
many IntorvlowB with ministersof , the
gospel have boon given to the public ,
showing vv Ido divergence In the views of
tho-o u ho represent the religious senti
ment of the country. The newspapers
Imvj dkeussud the question and have
pronounced almost unanimously against
closing the exposition on Sunday.
Considered In its practical hearings ,
the closing of the fuir on the Ilrst day of
the week would inevitably icsult In n
heavy jK-'cimtary loss to the enterprise.
It would bo idle to oiler any estimate
of what this loss mil/lit be , 'but
whether ono million or several millions
of dollars it will bo u sorlous matter. It
Is quite possible , and oven probable ,
that the financial success of the exposi
tion will fall considerably short of pioi-
ont expectations. Several considera
tions seem toariant this view. The
action of the eastern trunk lines of rall-
i o.ul in agreeing upon a reduction of
only 20 per cent in passenger fares will ,
If adhered to , compel many people-
the east to remain at homo who would
attend the fair If the transpor
tation charges were more reasonable
than is proposed. Everybody is ex
pecting that the cost of living in Chicago
cage during the exposition will bo bov-
oral times greater than It is oidinarily ,
and while this may be a mistaken idea ,
it will not foil to deter a great many
from going there. The most serious
danger to the success of the fair , how
ever , will bo In the fear of many that
thoj will jeopatdl/o their health in at
tending it. The present year promises
to lw exceptional In * the piovaleneo of
contagious and infectious diseases , and if
there should bo a development
of such diseases early In the
spring thousands of intending visitors
to the exposition will consultsafety by
remaining at homo or seeking localities
the least accessible to disease. The
country has heard a great deal recently
about the impurity of Chicago water ,
the .sanitary defects and the general un-
hcalthfulness of that city , and admitting
that the .statements are a good deal
exaggerated , it is none the less certain
that they will have some olTect in keep
ing people away from the opposition , at
least during the summer months. In
view of these considerations , which are
not at all fanciful , the exposition man
agers cannot afford to lese ono oppor
tunity to make money if it is desired
that the enterprise shall bo a financial
success.
As to the moral consideration , what
class of the people would bo benefited
morally by being excluded on Sundays
from this great exhibit of the world's
achievement in science , art and indus
trial development ? Cortn'nly ' not the
masses of local wage earners , who1 would
bo denied the opportunity to HCO the ex
position without loss of tlmo from their
woik. Onthocontrarythoprobabloeffect
upon the great majority of them would
bo to create a feeling of resentment
nnd revolt not at all conducive
to moral sentiment or conduct. They
would regard &uch a restriction as a
positive wrong to their class , and this
would certainly not improve their
respect for the sentiment responsible for
It. They would not bo drawn Into the
churches by being kept away from the
fair , but would seek whatever-entertain
ment could be found outside the exposi
tion , and undoubtedly there will bo a
plentiful supply of this , much of it of a
character that will not promote moral
improvement. What the exposition
would lese by Sunday closing , the
fake showmen , the baleens and the
icsorts of vice would gain. Then
as to the vlsitois , what per
centage of these would bo atti acted to
the 'churches 'because they could not
pass Sunday at the fair ? Being there
for pleasure and sight-seeing is it not
most reasonable to assume that very few
of them would spend the day in places of
woiship , oven of these who uro icgular
church attendants at homo ? Such as
desired to attend church would do so If
the fair wore open , and to these who did
not so desire It would bo something of an
in justice to deprive th rii ofjho privilege
of enjoying the object of their visit for
even a single day. Fi om whatever point of
view regarded the proposed closing of
'
the Columbian exposition on'Sundays ap
peal s to be a mistake and congress
should correct the error It made when
It ordered the gates of the fair closed on
the first day of the week. These who
think differently will do well to bear In
mind thatmoio than eighteen centuries
ago the highest authority of Christianity
emphatically declined that "theSabbath
was made for man , not man for the
Sabbath. "
couni > K r KMPIIK
Of the sixty counties in the state of
Now York , according to the report of
the commissioner of statistics , forty-four
show a decrease In rural population.
The i omalnlug counties ni o mostly near
the largo cities , from which a population
has otorllowed that Is classed as rural ,
but it appears that there is an actual
dccicaso In the number of people in the
state engaged In agricultural pursuits ,
though theio Is an Increase in the urea
under cultivation. No cause IB assigned
for these facts , but the truth doubtless
Is that the 'farmers of the Empire state
are gravitating toward the cities and
seeking improved agricultural oppor
tunities in the west. It is well known
that there have been In recent years
largo additions to the farming popula
tion of the w ostern states from the old
states of thu cast. This movement Is
constantly going on , though it is so
gradual as to attract little notice.
The increase in the urban population
of all the old eastern states goes steadily
forward. The growth In the number
and magnitude of the manufacturing en
terprises In their cities and villages Is
enormous , uflordlng employment for an
over Ini'ronnlng number of worV Ingmi'ii.
Among tlicw aro'ninny nons of farmers
who never rcl'it'ii t ) agricultural pur
suits. From tlih cnuno nnd from emi
gration tin1 ran If n of the farmers are re
duced while tlio aggiegato population la
constantly Increasing. There In a wide-
spicad tendency among young men
reaicfl on eastern fauns ttf > cok ho now
western states where the occupation to
which they have boon trained can bo fol
lowed with better returns for the labor
and money expended. Comparatively
few eastern farmers are rich enough to
provide their sons with farms at such
prices as aio demanded for desirable ag"
rlcitltural lands in the old states , and
hence It Is natural that the young men
who have u liking for the calling to
which they have been reared should sot
their faces toward the opportunities
which the new west oilers to the agri
culturist of slondor.mcans.
The annual excursions by which thou
sands of farmers from the east are
brought Into Nebraska and other west
ern states to see the country and judge
of Its merits and attractions have , stimu
lated this w estward movement , though
they may have brought few from the
Atlantic states. Tills westward drift of
the eastern agricultural population Is scr
gradual as to attract little attention ,
but there can bo no doubt that It has
much to do with the actual decrease in
the number of farmers In the old states
to which attention Is called by the New
York commissioner of statistics.
AX IMl'OtlTAST DUTY.
By the provisions of the act of 1891
regulating loan and building associa
tions , tlio authority granted associations
incorporated under the laws of other
states to do business In Nebraska must
bo renewed on or before the 31st of Jan
uary of each year. Foreign associations
are require * ! to ( Ho with the state
auditor attested copies of the laws under
which they are incorporated , together
with sworn statements of officers show
ing their financial condition in detail ,
and also copies of their charters and by
laws , and such other information as the
state auditor may require. It is made
the duty of the state banking board
to examines these papers and de
termine whether the laws of
the btato whence the applicant comes
"alTords as ample protection for the In-
tci cats of Its members as is afforded by
the laws of this state. " The solvency of
the applicant for a certificate must bo
carefully looked into , and the chatter
and bj-luwa must bo in harmony with the
principles of mutuality outlined by law ,
and must bo free from abuses ami
perversions of honest co-operation.
Should the applicant fail in any essen
tial requirement of the law , It is the
duty of the banking board to deny the
application for n certificate.
The Importance of the duty Imposed
on the banking board has not been ap
preciated heretofore. To all Intents'and
purposes the law has been a dead letter.
Associations of doubtful solvency , prac
ticing inequitable and dishonest meth
ods , have been given authority to do
business in Nebraska. The result of this
negligence Is manifest in the number of
complaints on file In the oiHco of the
board , and the personal appeals for ro-
diess made to bank inspectors. In u ,
sooro of counties investors and bor
rowers have been inveigled into decep
tive and fraudulent schemes , to discover
when too late that they wore paying ex
orbitant fees for the services of eastern
financial Napoleons.
In the older states where abuses and
disreputable methods have crept in ,
stringent laws have been enacted to
safeguard the business and confine it to
its proper limits. A few years of state
supervision and regulation cleared the
field of speculative bubbles or hedged
their operation within the lines of estab
lished principles. While the Nebraska
law is not as comprehensive as the in
terests involved require , it affords rea
sonable protection against co-oporativo
rascality , If properly enforced.
The value of co-opeiatlvo associations ,
when honestly managed , Is beyond ques
tion. They are commended by the ablest
financiers in the country. They have
established their worth by aiding in
building countless homes and encourag
ing frugality among the masses. The
fundamental principles upon which they
nro founded are well known. To permit
an economic and beneficent movement to
be perverted by mercenary speculators
is an outi ago ; to give it legal sanction Is
a crime.
Nebraskans have boon deceived and
plundered sufficiently to aiouso the
banking board to action. A vigorous
enforcement of the law should bo in.tug-
uratcd. Not only sjiould bogus foreign
associations bo compelled to deal justly
with their patrons on pain of exclusion ,
but associations of homo growth con
ducting deceptive and fraudulent
schemes should bo ordered to adopt legit
imate legal methods or abandon the
field.
Tins pauper population of London
that is , tho"people who are public charges ,
exclusive of lunatics and i vagrants
is now 10JSOO , showing an Increase
of fiOO ( over last year. This vast army
of dependent poor by nn means includes
all of the hungry oncffwhoaro compelled
to subsist upon charity , for private
beneficence is saving thousands from
starving and freezing to death In Lon
don this winter. Of tlio latter class there
are many who would rather dlo than
suffer the disgrace and dlsfiunohlscmont
which accompany all forms of public ic-
llof. The figures above given do not
fully show the Incica o in poverty
occasioned by the preiont Industrial de
pression In London , for public charity
has not yet had tlmo to icuch all of
these , and they consequently cannot bo
included in the statistics given. Con
sidering that the distress resulting from
lack of employment extends all over
England , it will readily bo seen that the
situation In that country Is alarming.
How It Is to bo remedied is ono of the
unsolved problems.
TIIB rank of America In the maritime
world is constantly improving and the
day is not far distant when this country
will bo able to claim supremacy In this
respect over all other nations. Re
ferring to this subject a Now York
shipping moi chant says that of all
thu ships that arrived at Now York last
year America wafyeeoond on the list of
nations roprewMed. During the entire
year Uinnj woroj ? , > iH ) steamers , ships ,
barks , brigs and schooners In Now York
harbor. Of tlrjso the greater number
belonged to Great Britain , sha having
12,08 ; ! ; America was next with 1,228 , and
Germany | with "Ool. Forty
years ago this country disputed Great
Britain's maritime supremacy and had
the finest Bhlps. that sailed the ons , but
a decline in Amur-lean shipping took
place on account of the liberal subsidiz
ing policy adopted by Great Britain , and
after the war our merchant marine
almost disappeared. F0r sOuio * years
past a shipping revival 1ms been gain
ing foreo In this country that now seems
destined to carry America steadily for
ward In maritime importance until the
first rank Is reached. .Tlio stars and
stripes will soon "be a familiar object In
every seaport in the world.
A WKH'KK In the February number of
The Forum , Sir Spencer Wells , makes
Homo timely suggestions as to how the
coming of cholera may bo prevented.
Ho declares that If cholera is over to bo
nb )1 luhcd It will bo as the result of col
lective and Individual effort to raise the
standard ( if national health. The people
ple must bo protected against the seeds
of disease. Ho insists that It Is the busi
ness of the state to intercept the transit
of diseased travelers , not by unnecessary
and vexatious quarantine restrictions ,
nor interference with commercial and
local intercourse between healthy
places , but by insistence , on careful In
spection of all arrivals from Infected
poi ts. A necessity to the prevention of
cholera , as indeed of most diseases , is
pure drinking water , and water of
doubtful purity should be boiled before
using. A striking , if not a novel , sug
gestion of Mr. Wells' Is that the
bodies of the victims of cholera
should bo cremated , and undoubtedly
as a means of extirpating the
disease this Is the ptjupor course
to pursue. Choleia germs are not de
prived of their danger w hen stored in
the ground. With all the admonition
and counsel that has been given on this
subject there w ould seem to bo no excuse
for any community not being prepared
to prevent an invasion of tlio dreaded
pestilence.
Tin : clerks In the Omaha postofilco
have mailed to Speaker Crisp a petition
signed by the leading citl/cns of this
city and state in support of house bill
3008 for classification of clerks In all first
and second class postolllces. Should
this bill become a law It would
dlvidotho clerks into two classes , the
maximum salary of ono class to bo $1,400
and of the other 81)00. ) It would put the
clerks on practically the same footing in
ihe department upon which earriers-nnd
postal route agents wore long ago placed.
The clerks claim tthat their fidelity is
entitled to tho' < tjamo recognition as
that accorded ° the carriers and they
join with dorks all over the
union in a petition to'congress to grant
them such recognition. In the opinion
of THE Ecu thofe ean bo no possible ob
jection tooxteMJ , g tlio ciVjil service
rules to Include thu clerks in first nnd
second class ofiicos ; numbering In all less
than 10,000 men. The rule has proven
to bo of great benefit 'in other depart
ments of the postal service , and it maybe
bo confidently expected to bring just as
good results If applied to the clerks.
Tin : merchants of Omaha and all other
Missouri river points want ho railroads
to soil World's fair tickets from every
station jn the west , with stop-over priv
ileges at the river. They want the ro-
organi/cd Omaha Board of Trade to
make Its Influence felt in favor of this
city. Lot the board appeal to the West
ern Traffic association nnd insist upon
stop-over World's fair tickets via
Omaha , and if the railroad managers
plead that a stop-over at Omaha cannot
be grunted without granting the stop
over at Kansas City , St. Joseph , Sioux
City and other Missouri river terminals ,
the Board of Ti ado should join hands
with the commercial bodies of the other-
Missouri river points and force a conces
sion of stop-over privileges for all.
LlEUTKNANT COLONIU. TlIADDKUS II.
STANTON , paymaster of the Department
of the Platte , has been promoted to the
rank of colonel and assistant paymaster
general of the army. This is not the first
tlmo that Colonel Stanton has been promoted
meted for faithful and meritorious ser
vice , but it Is conceded to bo no
loss deserved now than when in
1805 his superior officers recognized
his sterling qualities and bravery in
battle. It Is safe to say that there Is
not un officer in the army , nor a citizen
who knows the colonel , who will not bo
gratified at the later distinction given
him , and TUB Bsc , It is unnecessary to
add , Is In accord with this very genor-
orally oxpi essed sentiment.
Tin : sale of the property of the Robin
son-Stokes to the
company Kilpatrlok-
Koch Dry Gaods xiotnpany of this city
will result In thO resumption of an important
(
portant manufacturing business that was
recently suspondotlton account of a lack
of capital. Thejfflt'chiislng firm is well
know n as one of ( .he , most substantial and
enterprising buslridss houses in Omaha ,
and it is needles to'say that the factory
which has passed into its hands will bo
successfully operated. It Is splendidly
equipped for tlio , manufacture of the
cheaper grades of men's clothing , and It
has already been demonstrated that
there Is a promtdlj g Held for It hero.
SOUTH DAKOTA" will exhibit at the
World's fuir a ouilMrt solid gold worth
$700,000. This wUUbo an object lesson
on the untold riches of the Black Hills
that will muko a last'ng ' Impression on
visitors at the fair. Mine owners of the
Black Hills know how to advertise.
OMAHA continues to ba regarded with
favor as a convention city. The next
annual convention of thu International
Urleklayo'rs union , to which there will
ho USD delegate3 , will bo hold hero. It
was hold last year In Baltimore.
PASTOHS of at least two of the
churched in Omaha today pay tribute to
the genius and llfo work of the late
Bishop Phillips Brooks , whoso 'wonder
ful power as u preacher and teacher had
wen thousands of admirers and followers
throughout the Tnltotl States. Men of
all ercctln and conditions rovorcm-0 a
tmtn whoso whole llfo Is devoted to good
deeds nnd U sltu-oro In his high purpose
to better the condition of mankind ,
Such-a man was Phillips Brooks ,
Tin : bloodless revolution In Hawaii
Is liable to produce far-reaching Interna
tional complications. It will not bo so
much a question whether Hawaii shall
become a republic , but whether the
Sandwich Islands shall In ? annexed to the
United States of America. Annexation
to the United States would doubtless bo
vloWod with disfavor by Great Britain
for ninny reasons. It would extend the
boundaries of the United States toward
the Australian and Asiatic colonies of
Great Britain , which are a souico of
: * grait revenue to that nation. Unolo
Sam's foothold on * the Sandwich
Islands would therefore bo rcgatded asa
menace to B ; itlsh supremacy In Chinese
waters and in the Indian ocean. It Is an
open question whether the benefits of
Hawaiian annexation to the United
States would offset the danger fiom
needless entanglements with foreign na
tions beyond the Pacific slope. In view
of the Impending change at the helm of
government it is not likely that the
Hawaiian annexation question will betaken
taken up by the present congress or the
administration of President Harrison.
* A UarM < 4t of Shining Mnrln.
Bishop Phillips Urooks , General Benjamin
F. Butler , ox-Prcshlcnt Haves , Senator
ICunim and Justice Lninarl And onlu little
over three weeks of the fifty-two weeks of
the vear have expired ,
Itollof from i\tortlon. :
Itccoiil.
The telephone patents are rapidly expiring
and the business w 111 soon bo common prop
erty , v1th many rivals in the field The out
come will scMrcol } bo an ci.i of fico speech
by wire , but the country is likely to get
somewhat closer to that b.isls : i fact which
will hi lug un.illoj ed satisfaction to many
business interests.
Up Tux Shirker * .
Cincinnati Cnmnicivliil
In favoring a graduated Inheritance or suc
cession tax , Controller Campbell of New-
York sttito offers us an niguincnt that It is
justified because personal property escapes
taxation during the lifetime of its posse&sois
The Idea is to lounil up for assessment the
gains of a mnn when , by his death , ho is no
longer able to conceal them
Qlnilntoiiii'H riiihliliit ; Stroke.
Flitluilclirfitu Lctloer.
According to present rumors Ireland Is to
be offered u genuine measure of home rule
and the election law s ot the entire kingdom
: ire to bo simplified In the Intciest of dein
ocnicy. If Mr Gladstone should accomplish
sueh reforms nt the end of his long career he
would go down Into history as the greatest
of Biitish statesmen , as ho is ahead ) one of
the greatest.
A Splpinlld Cniccr.
Kansas C'ttu Jinn nal
It is to Justieo Lnmar's high credit that
through a long public career ho kept his i > er-
sonnl character fieo from stain Ho was not
a great man , hut ho was prominent , Intel
lectual and clean num. As a member of the
supiemo bench he disappointed his critics
and proved himself as good .1 law ) or as h&
had been politician Mississippi inuy w ell bo
proua of his memory.
o
or MMriilngH ; trade.
New Yon Situ.
It is a splendid thing for a joung fellow to
start out in the woild with u good trade. Ho
can be as stiff us ho pleases , nnd doesn't need
to buckle down to mi ) body , neither to the
boss nor to the foreman. If ho minds his own
business and steers clear of gallivanting.
Ho can nearly alwajs got a Job at fair pay ,
and can often have a chance of traveling to
some other part of V\\c country to look for a
better Job at higher pay. What long-headed
American boy would not Hko to have such a
show in life ?
Cuinmrmlril to South Dakota.
Mtnncdiitiltx Tillnini.
Judge Thajcr of Bridgeport , Conn , hear
ing an application for divorce the other day
and learning that the parties had come to
Connecticut for the solo purpose of getting a
divorce , declined to give n itecrco on thu
ground that Connecticut ought not to bo
made a convenient divorce resoit by neoplo
living elsow here 'J ho Judge's uetion is com
mended to the courts of South Dakota. If
people can't get a divorce In their own states
thcj' shouldn't bo accommodated in other-
states.
I'lotistirct , of Anile Ipntlmi.
ll'dx/iuii/ton / Kldl.
Thoimnds of people who would patronUo
the telephone wore the lates within the
reach of average Incomes will bo pleased to
know tint during the present J car all the
essential patents out of wlilchgicat fortunes
have , In some Instances , been deservedly
made , will expire This will oppn the field
to several worthy competitors who have
heretofore been restrained and out of the
competition will como cheapness and an enor
mous increase of telephone ) business Con
servative electricians have estimated th.it
capital can profitably invest in the stock of
a company which will do business on the
basis of a icntal of ? l."i for each telephone
In Swltzerl.ml the rate varies fiom 10 to $ J1
and the territory ojfen to each instrument is
very much greater than In .1113 citj in the
United States
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"I AM < 1OI.\G llUMi : ! "
Boston Globo"I am going home ! " \Vero
over last words more beautiful than these
whisper ed by Phillips Brooks'
Now York WorldBy his death a
mighty fouo for good has ceased to bo
active , except as an example and an inspira
tion.
tion.Now
Now York Tribune The world is made
poorer by the death of Bishop Brooks. Sel
dom , indeed , does the death of an Individual
aflllct so many millions with a sense of irrc-
parnblo loss
Now York Herald : There are many good
and great men in the world , and aluajs will
bo , but wo shall miss a very genial presence
and cherish the memories of his past with
mingled pridoand admiration The world
can h.ujly help feeling poorer because
Bishop Brooks has been promoted to higher
serv ico.
Denver republican - Phillips Brooks ,
A'hoso sudden death 1ms so shocked the
whole country , was ono of the greatest
preachers in America His influence , in
Boston especially , was very strong , wheio
ho was , of i-oursc , widely known personally
But his power was not confined to that city ,
nor oven to the limits of his nun dioce.se It
extended over the entire union.
New York Times Bishop Brooks was
first of all a genuine man Ho never did a
mean thing Ho had intcnsoconvlctions and
was pibsloimtolycni nest In their defense ,
but ho had learned , the dut > of Christian
patience so well that when ho became a
bishop ho never allowed the slightest feeling
of partisanship to obtain with his dealings
vvltti the clergy who were opi > oscd to htm ,
and ho was magnanimous In dealing with
them to the last degree.
Springfield ( Mass ) Hepnbllcan A great
blow has fallen upon our country , a great
loss has been visited upon the church of
Chiist ; and theru is no consolation which
will reach today these who moum the death
of Phillips Brooks , for it is felt to bo inepar-
ablo. On no other preacher of the gospel
unU to ichcr of men now living depended so
much of vital Imjiortatico for the spiiitual
llfo of men Ho was tlio prophet and ex
emplar of Christ In our age ,
Now York Sun : Ho was a man profoundly
In earnest , of the fullest sincerity and the
broadest religious sympathies , Ho cared
less for the muru organization of the Kjilsco-
ptl church than for the Inculcation of the
general principles of Cliiistlanlty. believing
that in obedience to them depended the wel
fare of men both tcinK | > ral and eternal The
example of Jcsua and the spirit of Christ
were for him the power essential to the
spiritual regeneration of mankind
Washington Post : Ho wiisa broad-minded ,
groit hearted man In all th4t these ex
pressions imply , tenderly sensitive to the
nppenti of distressed hmrmnttr , loving nnd
Invnhlu to oven the humblest ot his c-onpro-
gallon , alwajs nhcildlng iilwnt hint tlio null *
niico of his own spirit , and leaving nn ! m >
puvtg lu hid dally walk and conversation that
proved to mini ) lu doubt and trouble thrlr
nuru comfort and Raving giiiro , In hlstUt-
inlso the church loses a conspicuous prelate.
i elision a faithful evangelist , the country a
distinguished citizen.
SKCVJLilll .SJ1O1.S AT THK I'VU'tT.
Washington Post : A recapitulation of Dr.
AlcOlynn's remarks shows that ho has freely
forgiven the pope- .
Detroit Proo Press- That chaplain In the
Kansas house of representatives who prajcil
for the supremacy of the populist party Is
too much of a partisan to bo trusted. Ho
could have struck the golden mean by pray
ing for tlio jieoplo of the stato. Ulv Ino Inter
vention on their behalf could bo asked for
w Ith unction and earnestness.
Chicago Dispatch ; Bishop Hare Is after
the Sioux Falls divorce- colonists with a
a sharp stick. "Alarrlngo , " ho says , "is a
peiullnr contract. " It Is In South Dakota ,
bishop , ills. "Dlvorco In Itself might bo
tolciated , but this state now practices con
secutive polvgamy , " adds the bishop. "Con
secutive polygamy" is good , very good.
New York Commercial : The llov Dr.
Vim Dvko holds that the h > pororthodox of
the Piesbytcrian Church are ruining It by
their prosecutions of heretics If the provo
cation of such sovolo criticism as the Hov
Dr. Van Dko indulges in Is uno of the In
evitable results of such piovocations , as It
seems to bo , ho goes far toward proving his
caseNow
Now York Advertiser That was an odd
kind of n fiacasln Denver last Sundav. when
the icsldenco of a clergyman who had led
the movement to compel the thc-atuts to close
on Sunday was attacked by 500 rioters , who
were not subdued till after a pitched battle
with the police. Nothing preclsel ) similar
ov or happened In this country \Vo are not
cmlyagrc.it but aio becoming all sorts of a
people , It seems
Papilllon Times ( dcmV Senator Boyd
would sound well , and It Is possible wo may
soon bo able to thus address the best execu
tive ofllcer ever known to Nebraska or to
any other state.
W.i ) no Democrat . The action of Paddock
In forcing the Union Pacific olllt-lals to call
down Judge Thurston has settled the candi
dacy of both these gentlemen , and the whole
business seems to bo muddled vvorso than
over.
Blair Pilot ( rep ) Hon W D Hallor of
this county and Clark of Douglas are staying
solidly and consistently b ) the coming man
for senator , and oven If not successful they
will have an approving conscience in that
they are voting for the man of all men in Ne
braska who should be made Mr. Paddock's
successor.
Schri ) ler Herald ( dcm. ) John M. Thurs-
ton has withdrawn from the light for United
States senator Now the people vcr\
naturally wonder who the raihoads will
take upas their pi efcr red , candidate. Pad
dock will pi obably bo the man , as ho has
never been known to do an ) thing to antag
onize the rallroid interest.
Holdrege Citizen ( rep ) OoveinorCrounse
has given it out plainl ) that he Is not a can
didate for United States senator , that the
voters of Nebraska have said that they
wanted him to be governor , and therefore ho
proposed to servo them as such to his best
ability It Is to be hoped that ho will stick
to it , as ho can do the people much good in
his present position.
Nelson Gazette ( rep. ) . Otor gifted orator ,
John M. Tliuiston , declines to have his
name used in connection with the United
States senate. It is to bo hoped that someone
ono who can as well represent Nebraska
may bo selected , and not ono w ho is a stigma
to our fair stale , such as some whoso , names
have bee i mentioned and who are neglectIng -
Ing their congressional duties at Washing
ton hi the vain hopes that they may secure
fccognition.
Fremont Flail ( rep- John M. Thurston
has taken his shadow from the door of the
Icgislatmo in an absolute refusal to bo his
party's candidate for United States senator-
View Judge Thurston as wo may on the
question of monopoly , w o must concede that
ho Is , by natural and acquired accomplish
ments , byar the best timber that was before -
fore the jcgisliitii ! o for the position .As an
able and thorough man of business as well as
an adroit politician ho could command an iir-
llucnco in anv body of which ho vvcr-o a mem
ber in shaping and controlling legislation ,
and , being eloquent and self-conlldent , ho
could command and rivet thoattentloiiof the
body until he fully and intelligently stated
hla case. But it would bo characteristic of
a legislature throw n together as this has
been to elect a counterpart to Kern in the
lower houKU to still farther attract the linger
of derision toward our politically outraged
state.
jur.r.v
i SCa- .
They talk about w Oman's sphere ,
As though it had a limit ;
There's not a hundred dollar- gown ,
There's notn bargain store in town ,
There's not a stlo from any souice ,
There's not an action for divorce
Without a woman in it
Clileau" Inter Oft in.
How- doth the busv plumber now
Improve each shining day ,
And mend the leaking water pipes
So the ) will bieak straightway.
Vi tncc on Tine i
Said the widow ( mendacious voung Mrs ) ,
"I reall ) don't know what a kis "
Her lover , in haste ,
Put his arm round her waist.
And said gentl ) , but firmly , "Why this. "
inntt.n't ft tit
Kentucky linn reeonnldered her boycott
wntlc-o sen ml on the World n fair last full
and w III have n $1H,000 ( ) exhibit.
The North Dakota building Ls new com
pleted , and the woik of decorating the Into
i lor will begin about rohru.iry 1.
The model of the Santa Maria , the flagship
of the Columbus Meet , has at rived from Sui
Domingo and will soon ride , thu waves of the
Jackson pn-k lagoon
Neatly JO.OOO.OOO has been appropriated
for exjiosltion puimses | by foreign govern
ments and over $ .1,000,000 by states and terri
tories of thlscoimtr ) ,
Prospective visitors to the fair , who have
not made definite ntrntigomcnts forlodglngs ,
CMII secure full Information by addiosslng the
bureau of public eomfoit.
Colonial da ) s in Virginia , nnd paftlculaily
the historical period when Washington was
the central tlguic , are to bo Illustrated , fully
In an nvhlbit planned by Vliglnla women.
Guatemala \oUil "OO.OOO for a display at
the fair and Is spending $2.1,000 for the build
ing , located pu the shore of the little lake
that spreads in the rear of the line art sal-
loryThe
The women of North Dukota have ar
ranged n novel exhibit for the state building.
This consists of thu cart inwhli-h the firs' ,
settler of tlio country brought his bride to
Pemblna
The World's fair contracts already made
call for buildings and Inndscape Improve
ments costing $ rjlO.f ! ) > J4 to 'I lie fair , ready
U > open , w ill eost0,000UOO ! , according to tlio
latest estimate
Thu Doputnienl of Xooproxography an
nounces a seiies of Icctuies duiIng the fair
on the "Science of Animal locomotion" by
Mr Kadweard Muybrldgo ot tlio University
of Pennsylvania.
The list of Germany's exhlbitois at thu
World's fair contains 6.077 n unOs Hepio-
son ted in It are JJO cities and towns of the
empire , and of those forty cities send moro
than ten exhibits each !
The ijag car t led by Plnu ro and his follow
era dining the conquest of Peru will bo a
notable object in the Venezuelan exhibit at
the World's fall The sword of Cortez will
bo exhibited from Mexico.
Sonoma counts , California , will send a
unique exhibit to the World's fair It will
bo u representation of the go.vscrs , ono of the
great natural curiosities of the state. The
model w ill bo 3J feet long , iiS feet w Ido and
13 feet high.
Of the total 3tVI3SU square feet available
for all exhibits , 1,110,31 ? lias been assigned ttt
foreign and l,7S7'u ) to domestic applicants
Concessions nbsoib 'Jll-Kn square feet mil
onlv 1314,470 square feet remain unassigncd to
all departments
Colossal pieparations are under way for
the Standard Oil company's display In the
mines building Thirtveight thousand del
lars has been sot aside for ilecointlon alone ,
and the collection and Installation of the
plant will piobabl ) iostas much moio.
The directors of the World's fair have do
elded that the inauguration ceremonies in
May next shall be in the open air. nnd that
all who pay 50 cents to get Into the grounds
shall have the piivilege of hearing what is
said -'providing the ) can got near enough to
the platform ' It is added that more than
'JOO.OOO pei sons are expected to bo present
Spain is to contril/uto a notable exhibit
from its war depai tment A feature will bo
the collection ot historical artillery pieces ,
including among other things a lombard of
the fifteenth ecu tut ) , with Its carriage , an
iron cannon of a little later period , an Iron
cannon foiged In the Hist dvll war , this cen
tur ) ; two ten-ton plft.es of modern construc
tion , two of three tons and four of ono ton
The bureau of piomotlou and publlcitv fur
nishes the follow lug pi ices of rooms w Ithout
board lu that part of Chicago ling between
North avenue and Sovcnt ) ninth street.
Single room , single bed , one person. , SI 85 ;
double room , double bed , one person , $2 12 ;
two poisons , $2 70 ; doublo-bedued room , two
double beds , two parsons. $ .J50 ; double-
bedded room , two double beds , tinoo persons ,
$1.15 ; double-bedded room , two double beds ,
four net-sons , $ . " > SO. The prices given above
do not include laigo first-class hotels nor
prominent new buildings in com so of ereotiou
in. the vicinity of Jackson park.
Kale Hold's Washington"Yes , " said the
tiiiinlio had just fallen donn tlireo HlghM
of HlaliN , "l'\u been on qullo ah u\tended
trip. "
1'ueU Lord ntr-Mud-SIr Cliiullo Is golm ?
to marry : in American Kill. I.old IluvursnuUu
No ? why , 1 hail np Idea his fancies v ure w >
low us th it.
Washington Star- Considering tlio fact that
coal bills are proM-nteil oveiy month , It's a
vvondurth.il mom ptoulu doirt dlo of heart
failure.
Chicago Tribune. : JIIKKS T toll von , sir ,
KOIIIU wtiy has got to 1m found to Unock out the.
Infamous \\liKUy trust.
buliloiuio bunposo you sweat off ?
Indianapolis Journal : "Why , Is DtcKotts
applying for nn Ineiuasu of pension ? "
"Ilos.ijs thiiiiRunt nulled his leg no hard
that It lamed him for life. "
Now Orleans I'ecayuno : The military
prisoner makes his escape In an unguarded
moment ,
Lonell Courier : Women lire usually tender-
lieaited , but It Is not uncommon foi them to
engage In crewel work.
A VISION OK IIOKIIOII.
/mlfriimjiolfn Journal.
\\hltwiullli iilhmil t thu fiUuio'HHKy
N this that's now molededl
That tliiuils liiblilKU HID looker's eye
\V Ith honors unc'xnerlt d/
IVspltotho diesM icror jnei's illli ,
\ \ i'greatly fear tlieio'llfoon livKlu
'llin lulKH f Ido out cilnollne ,
'W.ith loom to do a sKli t dilute In
UiibLin and unsuspcclul.
MinufftOturoM 'vn 1
of UlotUlu.- tua W-jrU.
Can't stand long
That wall can'f that's between the Benson store and
ours , and our goods
can't stand the dust
lonjj that'll be raised
when we begin to dig
through. We can't stand
to have many goods
dusted that way , hence
tliese prices : *
Men's suits $8.50 , $10 , $12.50 , $13.50 , $15. $16.50 up.
Men's overcoats $8.50 , $10 , $12.50 , $13.50 , $15 up ,
Men's trousers $1.50 , $2 , $2.50 , $3 , $3.50 , $4 up.-
Boys' long pant suits $5 , $6.50. $7.50 , $8.50 up.
Boys' overcoats $5 , $6 50 , $7.50 , $8.50 up.
Child's 2-piece suits $2 , $2.50 , $3 , $3 50 , $4 , $5 up. '
Child's overcoats $3.50 , $4 , $5 , $6.50 up. . s
Child's knee pants 50c , 75c , $1 up.
Star waists 50c , 75c , $1 ,
Perfect goods , all of them , you know that.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
B.oro . open ovorr avpnlnj till ail j . g , W < ( Jgfo jj gj