Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA BATLY BEE : TUESDAY , FKBRITART 1808. r
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Monday. J-Vhrnnry 13 25,035
Tiieuliiv.Kobrunry 14 23,778
Wednesday , I'uliruary 15 * . . . . 23,770
Thursdiiv , I'obrimrvlO 23,781
Friday , I'clinmry ' 17 23,011
Saturday , I'cbrunry 18 21,184
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KANSAS Is making a reputation that
Is as wldo as the world , and there is not
n state In the union that envies her.
Tun newspapers of Buffalo , N. Y. , are
decidedly opposed to a ship canal. It
would ruin the great elevator monopoly
In that city.
Tiir policy pursued hy Mr. Cleveland
in announcing his cabinet appointments
as fast as they are made is a good one.
It saves many expectant democrats the
misery of suspense.
BOSTON has shipped two carloads of
girls to Texas in response to the brisk
demand for wives in that state. The
Texan who takes a Boston girl for n
wife will have to reform.
TllU great Hoods now raging in Aus
tralia uro probably no worse than will
bo witnessed in this country when the
deep snows In the north begin to melt
and the thick ice in the rivers breaks up.
A nir.L creating a now judicial dis
trict has just been vetoed by Governor
Hogg of Texas. Ills idea seems to bo
that a state that has no enforcement of
law does not need any now judicial dis
tricts.
IT is gratifying to know that the Read
ing railroad company is In danger of los
ing its financial backing. Capital is apt
to bo timid wlion it is bolstering up an
institution against which public senti
ment is solidly arrayed.
THE Canadians profess to regard
American institutions nnd laws with
contempt , but their whole ; tariff system
is an imitation of ours and has been
o } pied in its smallest details. Imitation
is the sincerest ( lattery.
THE government pays the enormous
price of $050 a ton for the armor plate
with which our now warships are pro
vided , while stool in the form of rails
is worth only about one-thirtieth of that
sum. It is evident that a big profit must
bo made by somebody.
THE articles for exhibition in Ne
braska's agricultural building at the
World's fair are beginning to arrive at
Chicago and the exhibit promises to bo
ana of the best of its kind. Other states
may eclipse us in many respects at the
exposition , but in the line of agriculture
wo ought not to fall behind.
THE Toronto Empire sayo that Benja
min Harrison "lias just two weeks more
in which to act meanly , and ho may be
expected to 1111 up his timo. " Those
peppery organs of toryism will do wol 1
to bear in mind the fact that the whole
American people are behind President
Harrison nnd approve his Canadian
policy.
WHISK n paper that keeps standing in
every number an assurance to adver
tisers that it has the largpst circulation
In the city of Omaha , county of Douglas
and state of Nebraska positively declines
to avail itself of the privilege which the
Sloeuinb law confers upon the most
widely circulated paper in every county ,
it shows a degree of rare disinterested
ness and commendable benevolence.
Such a thing has never before been
known In the newspaper world , and
probably never will bo again.
TliK pastor of one of the Omaha
churches preached yesterday on the
wickedness of cities and took occasion to
say that ho did not believe that Omaha
is worse than other cities. This Is per
fectly true , and ho might have gene
further and said that there are few
cities equal in size to ours in which there
is less disorder or In which vice and
crlma arc kept under bottir restraint.
It Is sheer nonsense to bay that this city
is notoriously wicked. Every man who
has been about the world u little knows
bettor.
A LBTTKit from Goring , Neb. , pub
lished in THK HICK , shows what has been
uccompllshod by irrigation In the North
Plutto valley , nnd ulTordu a glimpse of
what may yet bo done by this means to
muko the tvrld region of this state fruit
ful and prosperous. A largo extent of
territory that was formerly regarded as
unsuitable for cultivation on account of
a lack of rain Is now highly productive
in consequence of the ivtltlclul water
upply that lias boon distributed through
it by moans of irrigation canals and
dlU'h siinl the work Is still going on
prosperously. Irrigation coats money
but experience proves that it pays
There Is a great dual of land in the
western part of Nebraska that will soon
bomndu productive by artificial water
ing , and the agricultural resources o
the state will thus bo increased far boyouc
the Jiuilt that has heretofore seemed
possible.
TIIKMil' ,
Vonr full wcokfl have now elapsed alnco
.ho collapse of the Capital National bank
nnd the crush that brought rulrt to scoroi
of citizens nnd loft the state treasury
short over $ : T > 0,000 , The disclosures of
embezzlement , forgery and fraudulent
jookkcoplng tundo public through the
voluntary confession of Mother .and the
rpports of the Rational bank examiner
cave no room for doubt that the grcator
part of the so-called state deposit ,
amounting to Over $150,000 , was nppro-
irlated by Moshor for private specula
tions which werq carried on during
n , period of years. In fact , It is almost
certain that these peculations were
M-'gun BOOH after Mother had secured
the extension of the penitentiary con-
, ract and It is equally certain that a
largo portion of the missing quarter of a
nllllon was paid out to political black
mailers and bribe-takers whoso good will
) r support Moshcr found necessary in
tils manipulations of legislatures and in
its operations at the penitentiary.
Mosher's release on $10,000 bail by the
United States authorities in the face of
thirty different counts of indictment , In-
hiding perjury , forgery nnd grand lar-
eony will scarcely satisfy the cuds of
justice. The people of Nebraska have
nore than an ordinary interest In this
; aso. Moshor has not merely violated
lated the criminal code relating to offi
cers of national banks , but ho has
committed some of the gravest crimes
nmishablo under the laws of the state
of Nebraska. This is not all. Mr.
Moshor's transactions vitally concern
the people of this state , and they will
justly hold the executive and legislative
jrunchcs of state government responsi
ble 11 they fall In their manifest duty to
vindicate the majesty of the law.
First and foremost it is the duty of the
executive department to take active
stops for the recovery of the embezzled
funds belonging to the state and to em
ploy the machinery of tho. courts to
prosecute whoever is implicated ,
whctlier ho occupies a position high or
low , .whether in office or out of office.
The plpa that the state must wait
until the national bank examiner gets
through with his investigation is merely
Pegging the case. What has the state
to do with the national bank examiner
and why should the state depend on him
for ferreting out the swindling opera
tions of the officers of the bank ? Sup
pose the bank examiner should fall to
got through before the legislature ad
journs , and it was found that part of the
embezzled funds was school money
which the state is bound to replace ,
would the law officers of the state wait
until the next legislature convenes ?
Next In order will bo the more serious
question as to what has becomo' of the
state's money loaned to Moshcr. Who
were his silent partners in the various
speculative projects , and liow much-p
btatomoney was invested and lost in
those enterprises ? How much ' of the
state money in Moshor's hands was borrowed
rowed- not to be returned , or forgotten
to bo returned , by men of influence in
and out of office ? How much did
Moshor pay for the penitentiary con-
trac * . , and how much was he forced to
contribute , or hold up for , in order not
to lose it ?
It is no use disguising the fact that
Moshor wrecked himself and scuttled
his bank through the constant drain
created by political leeches and enter
prises in which his partners and asso
ciates wore deadheads and doadbeats.
This is a lamentable state of affairs
but it calls for action , and honest men of
all parties must take a stand for good
government and purge the state house
and state institutions of corruption.
DA3f.WIXa EFFECT OF LOI1'
MEKT.
In 1872 , when Omaha had about 15,000 ,
population , the aggregate taxable valua
tion of property in this city was nearly
$1:1,000,000. : In 1892 , with fully eight
times as many people as wo had twenty
years ago and fully ten times the solid
improvements in the shape of business
blocks , factories , mills , dwellings , street
railway plants and public Improvements
like water works , sewers , pavements ,
and viaducts not oven contemplated in
1872 , our aggregate taxable valuation
was a fraotlbn over $20,000,000. Twenty
years ago Omaha covered an area of
about flvo square miles ; today she covers
nearly twenty-live square miles. If the
assessed valuation was pro ruta with
that of 1872 , wo should have an aggregate
of from $75,000,000 to $100,000,000 , and
that would if anything be below the
assessed valuation of other cities of
equal population and commercial stand
ing.Tho
The extremely low assessment has
already had u damaging effect upon
Omaha in more ways than one. It has
kept away capitalists who were dis
posed to Invest in Omaha real ostao by
creating the impression that our prop
erty values are Inllatcd out of all pro
portion and our tax rate too high. It
lias lowered Omaha's credit abroad.
Within the past week City Treasurer
Bolln has received two Jotters from
eastern Investment concerns pointing to
the marked contrast between Omaha
and other cities of about the same popu
lation in the matter of assessed valua
tion. Ono of those firms goes so far as
to dceluro that there would bo no dlfll-
culty in disposing of Omaha bonds bear
ing 41 per cent interest ut a round pre
mium , If It were not for the extremely
low valuation. The same Is doubtless
true with regard to gilt-edge mortgage
loans on Omaha real estate.
It has become almost a matter of abso
lute necessity to ralso the assessed valu
ation and lower the tax rate. How It Is
to bo done Is a mutter of detail. The
mo-a effective way would bo to dispense
with the present precinct assessors ,
create the office of county assessor , and ]
have a periodic revision of the ta
Istn. If the preolnol RH ossor8 nro to
continue they should bo ol.vwlfled , and
OMO employed In this city , South
Ornnhn and East Omaha should bo up
pointed by joint notion of the respective
city and county authorities , with fluoh
pay ns will procure the services of llrst-
vlass appraisers.
Tin : FOX. AND THE OHAVKS.
A famished fox s.iw some clusters of rlno ,
t > lnck grapes hnnatng from a trolllsoJ vino.
3ho resorted to all her tricks to got at them ,
but worried herself In vain , forsho could not
reach them. At last she turned away , beguiling
guiling- herself of her disappointment and
siiylni ; : "Tho gropes are sour and not rlpo
ns I thought. " * n > ift FMe * .
Poxy Mr. Hitchcock's efforts to roach
after the license advertising Is u strik
ing reminder of this fable. First ho
tried to reach the grapes by forcing n
light in South Omaha on a bogus circu
lation claim. Beaten in court ho came
up smiling before the Omaha police
board with his extension ladder , but the
ladder was still too short. Now ho
comes before the legislature with a
tricky bill for his own relief under the
pretext of doing n great service for u
largo class of people in Douglas county.
That largo class consists principally of
a few disgruntled druggists that deal In
whisky as a beverage and a half-dozen
saloon keepers who were duped by the
Fraudulent guaranties and tricks
To the famished fox of the W.-IL
The foxy editor seeks to cre
ate the impression that ho is
inspired by pure benevolence. Ho tolls
the legislature that while the World-
Jleruhl now has the largest circulation
in Douglas county it has no disposition
lioi'cafter to monopolize this business.
This paper [ the W.-IL } is willing to
take Its chances on getting business
without the aid of a monopoly created
by law.
To bo sure , the W.-IL has the largest
circulation. But it scouts the idea of
monopoly which the Slocumb law has
created by requiring publicity in the
paper of largest county circulation.
While absolutely certain of the entire
license advertising , foxy Mr. Hitchcock
wants the low changed so ns to give
everybody that can trump up a claim of
5,000 circulation a bito. This spasm of
enorosity is highly commendable , but
the average lawmaker can only see in it
another case of famished fox and sour
jrapes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A roiyr TO HE HKMEMUEHED.
Secretary Rusk's explanation of the
ncrcased cost of maintaining the De
partment of Agriculture may not prove
satisfactory to all critics , but it cannot
be denied that ho makes a good point
when ho says that "tho people of the
United States must not forgot that the
agricultural interests are really very
close to all of them , whatever their line
of business , the entire business of the
country being dependent upon the well-
being of our farmers. " It is worth
while to remember this , not only In
providing for the continuance of those
branches of the work of the department
which have boon shown to bo useful , but
also in making laws that touch the agri
cultural interests of the country. Per
haps the importance of the farmer as a
factor In the problem , of government is
more appreciated in the west than in the
east , but it docs not require a great deal
of discernment to perceive that the pros
perity of the whole country depends in
great measure upon that of the largo class
of producers who win their living from
the soil. Without thorn the country
would be an unproductive wilderness.
They have made our commerce what it
is , nnd have made possible all that has
been achieved in the progress and de
velopment of the country. It is impor
tant for the prosperity of the whole people
ple that the interests of the great agri
cultural class should bo constantly pro
tected.
The corporation lawyers say that the
farmer wants the universe and is never
satisfied with any concessions that are
made to him. That is doubtless true of
oomo of the men who pose as representa
tives of the agricultural class and make
their living by talking politics , but the
working farmers make few complaints
and bear their burdens patiently. They
are the men who should stand as the
true representatives of their class , and
the blatant demagogue who never did a
day's work should not bo permitted to
prejudice their interests.
IT HAS never been the poHoy of the
South Omaha meat packing firms to say
much about their plans in advance of
their execution , and therefore the pub
lic has always been tnken by surprise
when they have enlarged their facilities
from time to timo. Last year the 6a-
paclty of the stock yards and packing
houses was nearly doubled , and it is now
known that the present year will witness
a similar growth. The Hammond com
pany is about to begin work on flvo
three-story brick smoke houses , Swift &
Co. are preparing to erect another im
mense building , and the Cudahy com
pany will add largely to Its already largo
plant. In addition to these improve
ments , the stock yards company will expend -
pond about $200,000 this year in extend
ing its facilities for handling a rapidly
growing business. The influence of this
rapid growth in the meat packing busi
ness will bo felt in every artery of trade
in Omaha.
SCARCELY less important than the
car coupler bill now before congress
is the bill that has boon introduced in
the legislature of Indiana providing
that no railroad company shall require
any employ to work more than sixteen
consecutive hours. This measure Is not
only important to the overworked em
ployes themselves , but it has a direct
bearing upon the safety of the traveling
public. Many fatal railroad disasters
have been shown by investigation to
have boon duo to t'io unfltnoss of over
worked men to perform the duties im
posed upon them. The reform proposed
in Indiana is iloeilod all over the coun-
A scitiqus drawback upon the grain
buslno > 1n Omulm at present is the lack
of cn'jS. Grain dealers are ufrnld to sell
'
becu'so they are not sure of being able
to ilolivor on tlmo. The western rnll-
v4ad men Bay that the shortage of ours
ila duo to the fact that the custom lines
'
n"o holding the curs from the west , but
this explanation docs not satisfy the
They maintain that tt la the
luwlr.osa of the * edhitmtilos to provide
cars nml Unit tlty { u- famine lias now
'
continued long OIJUUR'II to ilutnand uti 1m-
mod Into remedy. Oho .local prnlh man
declares that whl l'lfc ' wants 100 cars ho
cnnnot count with any certainty upon
securing more than live. Other western
cities are lmvhip"a 'similar experience
and there Is a gonornl duinand for re
form i i
Tut * . UKR 1ms not'hiihounccd ' Its full con
version to the ii3pUlatialth ( | In usual formal
manner , but it Is closing up ttio cliaunol over
wnlch to make thufitul leap when the
proper tlmo eoniosV Itoinemberlng the dis
tinguished honor crfhfifrrod upsn him last
summer , Ilo30wntcKi6cs | not care to sunder
the tics that blnJ him to the republican
ship with "what might bo called" unseemly
hasto. Lincoln Journal.
THE Bun was opposed to railroad
domination under any party name as
well as to ImdlorlBin and the plllago of
taxpayers by dishonest olllcluls lonp before -
fore the populist party was thought of.
It will not have to cut a cnblo to got
loose from the ship manned by the
monopoly crow. It never was attached
to it. Its Ideal republicanism is em
bedded in the cardinal principles of the
party founded upon the corner stone of
free speech , free press , free man and
free soil. To that republicanism it will
continue ) to adhere , como what may.
WHEN the democratic party came Into
power in the general government eight
years ago it was filled with the spirit of
investigation. Republican thievery and
mismanagement were to bo exposed and
the people were to bo shown how the
corruptionists had fattened upon them
The Investigations that were instituted
disclosed the fact that the nfTulrs of the
government had been administered hon
estly and the investigators retired from
their task disappointed and discomfited.
That experience taught a useful lesson.
There is no talk of investigating the re
publican administration that is now
drawing to a close.
Jtocalllni ; n I'rocrdunt.
Ulol > c-Dcmocrat ,
The only precedent fcr the course of Gov
ernor Lowelllng Is to bo found in the order
Issued by Jefferson Davis as secretary of war
In 185(5 ( for the dispersing of frho free state
legislature of the territory of Kansas.
I'nrtlully I'urldccl.
/Causa * Ctlu Times.
South Dakota has taken a step toward Im
proving her reputation by extending the res
idence period for divorce proceeding from
three to six mouths. The reputation of the
state will continue bad as long us Dakota is
known to all the world as the haven of mis
matched couples.
Cost of the KaniuH lit volution.
Kansas City Star.
Conservative estimates place the cost of
mobilizing the militia of. Kansas at Topeka
at about $13,000. That amount of money is
something to a now state llko Kansas , but it
is a very slight consideration , after all , in
comparison with thq outlay of reputation
which tho. Imbecile and unnecessary row at
Topeka has involved.
. * .
A Great Opportunity Loit. - _ ; >
Mlniieaplpla Titbune.
If General Clarhsqn , Jmd only been well
what an ideal commander of the republican
forces in Kansas ho wouldhavo mac'o ! There
would have been no compromise with Clark-
son in command , but a fight , short , sharp
and decisive. The general has been spoiling
for a light for many moons and it is a great
pity that illness prevented his participation
inthoTopeka festivities
I'rciicli Melodrama.
Kcw 1'onft Tribune.
The account of the mooting of the cld'er
and the younger do 'Lesseps ' reads like a
passngo from n French pluy. The son , ac
companied by detectives , Is allowed to spend
the day with the father. The detectives
are introduced as intimate friends and are
invited to remain and dine with the family.
The old diplomatist. Ignorant alike of his
own sentence and of his son's imprisonment ,
entertains his guests with a senile exhibition
of his own credulity respecting the Panama
project. Father and son embrace each other ,
and the detectives take back their prisoner
to his cell. It is melodrama .with a tragio
pathos of its own.
AVlll Greihnm String the Ax ?
Washington News.
Judge Grcsham will not bo subject to the
charge of partisan purposes if ho gives a
thorough shaking up to the consular service.
There are a great many barnacles who have
fastened themselves upon the service , whom
Mr. Bayard did not ilnd time to remove dur
ing the first administration of Mr. Cleveland.
A secretary of state and an assistant secre
tary who will scan the lists of consuls with
a view to weeding out the Incompetent , will
do a practical service to the country. They
ought to retain men of both parties who are
capable , but they can make plenty of vacan
cies for capable now men by dismissing the
lazy , incompetent and inofllcicnt.
Anil ThU In Kiime.
Lalteicood Dttpcttch ( o , Globe-Democrat.
Senator J. II. Berry of Arkansas did not
como by appointment with Mr. Cleveland ,
and it is supuosed that ho came in the inter
est of some candidate for the Department of
Agriculture. At any rate ho seemed to bo
much dlsttppolntcd when ho heard that Mr.
Cleveland had announced his selection for
that onico.
In reply to the question , "Who is J. Ster
ling Morton ? " Senator Berry said :
"Why 'or he's very well known , " and
was ready to chance the subject.
"Where docs ho live ? "
" 'or In Nebraska "
"Why , replied Senator
Berry triumphantly.
"But where in Nobraskal"
"Oh , in Lincoln or Omaha , I think. "
"Hns ho over hold any ofllco ? "
"Well , I think ho was in .tho legislature ,
but I am not sure ; and ho has been mentioned
for governor. " And that is the mostdollnllo
information that can bo obtained hero to-
nlglit about the next secretary of agricul
ture.
I'ollllral Drifting.
Klolirara I'lonetr.
The tendency of the ago Is to work on now
lines. Old political parties have drifted Into
now channels and divided on now issues. Wo
see what the war accomplished In sustain
ing oa nowa party , Icjvyiflg the obligated or
unprogrcssivo in the democratic ranks. The
democracy fell until Cleveland twice lifted
it from oblivion. In < 6n own state It has
taken a now party , to 4caoh the old ones
their duty. At Washington Judge Grcsham
is asked to become Cleveland's secretary of
state. At Lincoln tlul legislature asked
Judge Allen to bocpmn Hhu senator of Ne
braska. Both have iMcft on the Hold of
battlu in the ropublicMy rty. But in consequence -
sequence of the monopolistic tendencies of '
both the old parttos.Je ] ; > eh sccuroi for him
self now nssociatosMtjfltli wldo apart in
principle , yet near togotbor In practice.
Now how ( jueor thft GAchanges seem at
this time. Thirteen'trfTS ago the party
represented by BlalniTjiChrilcld and Harri
son Avas the hnlf-broodjparty against Grant's
800 , of which Conkiiugud Grcsham were
members. That was W 0 talwart party. In
our state politics wo"fiha Judge Allen sup
porting two extremes In conventions two
years apart : Leeso. an anti-monopolist , for
attorney general ; Kiehards , a monopolist ,
for governor two yean otter. Following
which wo Ilnd Judge Allen ranting on issues
as wild us the worst anarchist really
playing with subjects as a demagogue
to catch the populist vote for judge. Ho
It said to his credit , however , J.hat
as a ] udgo ho aimed higher than us a politi
cian nursing 11 prejudice. Now wo take him
up and iniiko a statesman of hlmlnndoy
giving him an opportunity to drift still
larthur. perhaps , but not Into such unwise
'follies as his anarchical speeches led the
foolish to follow and tumble ovur. Ho will
attempt to reform some abuses , and doubt
less will succeed What independent mind
will not do new things and take now sldost
Good mcu and bad men have douu nobloucts ,
WILLIAM V. ALLEN.
SENATOR-ELECT FROM NEBRASKA
not always with the same motive , but reach-
inp the saino end.
The ago Is dealing more with Issues than
with political parties. As organizations
thcso parties rlso and fall , and , while up ono
year and down another , the tendency Is to
place In the hands of the government men
who nro willing to bravo those issuesngnlnst
the dictates of corporations and machlno
politicians.
Judge Grcsham as President Cleveland's
first cabinet ofllccr Is a bold stop for the
president-elect to take , fighting the very
faction of his party that demands patronage
and works the wires , whllo it is no less a
peculiar position for Judge Gresham. Yet It
Is nothing short of brayc action in which the
nation will bo benclltcd. In our own polit
ical situation as n state , wo send Judge
Allen to do nioro than Senator Paddock has
done , because ho is better educated , is
bolder in debate and is apparently frco from
mercenary obligation. How long that will
remain so time alouo will toll. Ho is human ,
ambitious , tenacious , determined and
aggressive all leading to serious mistakes.
AtiH Till ! OHAXIt AttMF.
FUEMOXT , Neb , , Feb. 30. To the Editor
ofTuEBEE : The very complete reports m
TUB BSE of the Grand Army encampment
held in this city last week have beeon favorably -
, ably commented upon by the members of the
Grand Army of the Republic In this city ,
and all are unanimous in saying that no
other paper In the state has for years shown
as much interest in Grand Army matters ,
But there were ono or two interesting fea
tures In regard to the encampment which
your correspondent failed to notice , or if ho
noticed them , failed to comment 'upon. Ono
of these'features ' was the extraordinary dn-
terost taken In the encampment by the rail
roads and the unwarranted and disgraceful
Interference with the deliberations oftho
organization by the railroad strikers. All of
the well known railroad manipulators of the
state were there and there were many now
ones whoso faces are not so familiar to the
public.
Railroad passes were moro plentiful than
they have been at any political convention
or session of the legislature for years
These passes were peddled In the most
brazen and open manner , and DO delegate or
hanger-on was compelled to pay his faro
cither to or from Fremont. There were 710
votes cast for department commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic , and 4'M votes
cast for president of the iWoman's Relief
corps. This made a grand total of 1,155
delegates to both encampments , and out of
this largo number It is believed that now
moro than 2 per cent paid their railroad
fare , and of the small numberjwho idid pay
their transportation to Fremont It Is certain
that most of them took receipts nnd 'had '
their money refunded afterwards. In ad
dition to all this , the rules of the encamp-
portunity. These visitors were also sup
plied with passes , thus swelling the grand
number of passes over the various roads teat
at least 1,500 , and many are of the opinion
that even moro than that number were given
out on account of the encampment.
The query naturally arises , why Is It that
the railroads deemed It necessary to inter
fere iu the deliberations of the encampment
to so great nn extent ? It cannot bo believed
that the railroad managers were nctu-ued
by sentiments of pure affection for the
veterans of the stato. They evidently have
some sinister motives in view which will
naturally develop In the course of the next
year.
When will an end bo put to the unblushing
effrontery with which the railroads of Ne
braska seelc to interfere with the regular
business of state institutions and societies ?
Isn't it about time that the pass nuisance bo
abated la the Interests of good government ?
GUANO AUMV.
XE1IH.1SKA AS1 > XEHH.ISK.IX3.
York will proba'bly nave an uptown tele
graph ofllco soon.
Stanton county's fair will bo held at Stanton -
ton , October a to 0. n
A Custor county farm which sold n year
ago for $1,800 changed hands last week for
A sunstroke received last summer resulted
In the death of John Uclanoy of Avcst Point
last week.
John A. Kohoo of Platte Center Is said to
bo an active candidate for Internal revenue
collector of Nebraska.
It is said that a populist paper Is about to
bo started at Wayno. There are only three
other journals occupying the field.
The revival now in progress at Callaway
Is attracting such audiences that ono church
will not held the crowds wishing to attend.
Norfolk 1ms a chnnco to secure the location
of a wind mill factory If her citizens will
agitate the financial atmosphere just a llttlo
'bit.
'bit.As
As the result of racing horses on frozen
ground , young Leo Clanton of Shclton Is
NATURAL FRUIT FLAJ/ORS. /
Vanilla Of perfect purity-
Lemon Of great ctrength-
Orange Economy In their ma.
rO3O , lc.
Flavor as delicately
and dellciouely M the fresh fruit
bruised up all over , ono of his lunicldes Is
broken and his head and face are skinned iin
an artistic manner.
Factory " ( SpnoroBlty. "
A'nifoUt JVciM.
It U rather anmsliiK ( hat th lamn woolc the
> orfnll < ( Nub. ) News said ( hut tliu World-
llurnld Riivi ) "thion chuors nnd n tlpor every
tlmoan American factory , mill or nilno Mints
down , " the Wnrld-lliiinld should print a four-
column wrlto-up of Noi folk's licet suttar In
dustry a urlii'-iiii unsolicited nnd unpaid
for. World-Herald.
"Unsolicited and unpaid for" sounds rich.
When the World-Herald starts out as a
philanthropist by donating its advertising
space frco of charge It will then bo time to
parade its alleged generosity in advertising
Norfolk and rsorfolk enterprise. When
white blackbirds como to stay , then , and
not until then , will the World-Herald
open up its advertising columns frco
of cost. The trouble with the double-
barrelled organ is that it is af
fected with a oad case of the big head.
Philadelphia Times : Ifvo conclude to Rob-
bio up Hawaii lot the band pluy "The ICIngof
the Cannibal Islands. "
Somorvlllo Journal : "Vlrtun Is Its own re
ward , " just as II always was , but the virtuous
con 11 mm to expect cnUu. and plu , and pudding ,
In addition , just as they always did.
IndlnnnpolU Journal : Watts However
much you may object to Klckliam's npiralnt-
mont , you cannot buy anything ngnlnst his
capacity.
1'otts No , Indeed. lie can hold moro offices
than any other man of his size I over Know.
Washington Star : "What I don't like about
your schools , " said the boy wlio bad boon
wlilppod. "Is that they mil too much to phys
ical cultuio. "
"It shows nn do fnon of It < lut ronlar .artors
nln't In It wld us pugilists ; .seo ? wo can BO on
do slngo and net whunovor wo feel llko It. lint
yousedon'tseo " nouclors goln' In do prize ring ,
doyor ?
K
Indianapolis Journal : "Have you heard ot
Thompson's now vlicmu ? "
" .Vo. Tell us of It. "
"Ho tolls every woman of his acquaintance
that she looks mostBracoful when standlngup.
Natural result : Not ono of thum will take his
soutln a car uhun he oirors It. "
"You won't have the nnrvo to put up the
price of Ice next summer , will you ? asked the
plain citizen.
"My frlund , " ropllud the Ice dealer , "If your
lienrt bled as mint ; does for the poor men who
hnvo to work on the Ice ponds whllo tlm mer
cury Is about zero , you would feel Justified la
gutting the highest price poislblo ns u recom
pense for their sufToi Ings. "
Sotncrvlllo Journal : In the production of
electricity wo waste now iibout.08 per cent of
the energy omoloyod , but the man who gets
hold of a live wlro by mistake seldom , if over ,
thlnus of that.
HITTINO THE NAIL ON THE HKAD.
ClnihtcraiKl Fttrndhcr.
Within the onico dim ho tolled ,
Each night so very Into ,
Ilo told his wlfo It put bis ncrrci
In g.ulto u fearful ututu. -
'Tor money you'ro too nnxlous , donr , "
HIiH said , "that's ono thine sure ;
Ana If you keep on you will bavo
To tiy that now gold euro. "
It * mljthtliij ; HIToct Upon the ( Irntul Old
I'nrtjr.
Stlrw Citttt Ttmtt.
The auiilkhu'y of John M. Thurston foi
unllwl States senator nnd li ! < i nomination
by the republican caucus will work morn
Injury to the party In Nebraska than the
olootlon of the boat republican In the slate
could iiosslbly hare douolt good. U U only
nn mldltlounl proof that now , ns from the
beginning , iho neck of the party Is
beneath the heel of the railroads ,
I his thing places honest re-publicans
In n very unpleasant predicament They
f.innot leave the party , nnd It Is vorv dls-
tasteful to them to roiualn Iu U and submit
to this odious domination. U Is about time
tliov look the railroads by the nape of the
iiiflt mill llred them out bodily. If the rail
roads had good sense they would rtro thorn-
selves out. The rani ; nnd Illo of thu party
ulsh them no harm , the people of thu sinto
wish them no harm nnd they might ilnd that
they could best subserve tholr own interests
by trusting those Interests , as regards legls.
lation , in thu hands of the people , counsel
ing with them as reasonable men rather
than attempting to buy and bulldoze them.
They may some tlmo kill iho goosu that lays
the golden egg.
Hot Springs , S. D. , Herald : lion , John
M. I Illusion U a great stntcsmtu. And ho
Is , withal , a great republican , for ho has said
so himself ( | iilto recently. Ilo has necom-
lillshcd a great work. Hy pondstcnt effort ho
lias siuvocdcd In so i-oducin republican
ranks that a icpnbllcan can only bo elected
governor of Nebraska b.v aid of n railroad
democrat us a running mate. The iio.dOO
inaloiityof a few years ago Is gone , the
legislature Is In the hands of tlm opposition ,
a populist elected United States senator and
the remnant of republicans In the legislature
so reduced In number and dcmorallred In
principle tnnt Thurstou could be Its caucus
nominee for United States senator.
Truly John s'lould feel proud of
the result of his labors. Hut the notable
thing about It all is that the party leaden
do not seem to have the least Idea of what
Is the matter with republicanism In Ne
braska. It Is apparent to every ono clsa
that It Is r.tltroguclsm. John has uccu quito
busy for a year or two explaining to
the national committee what thu trouble is ,
but in all his explaining never turn-licit the
leal cause. The people of Nebraska hnvo
grown tired of n republicanism that simply
exists as the guardian of railroad Interests
administered on most Infamously corrupt
basis of robbery and extortion. There will
have to be u radical change on the part of
the leaders If the republican party over
again controls Nebraska , or Is worthy to
control It.
.V/ ; IMAK.1'A CAIHXICT Ol'l'WKtt.
Plattsmouth Journal , ( dem. ) : As secretary
of agriculture Mr. Morton can do moro for
himself nnd his country than ho would have
done had ho been made United States sena
tor at this tlmo.
IJlalr Courier , ( dem. ) : The Oakland Times
says that "J. Sterling Morton is a h 1 of a
democrat. " Allow us to remark that the
Times is a h 1 of a paper. J. Sterling Mor-
tou Is the Hlalno of Nebraska.
Hastings Nebraskan ( rep. ) : The presi
dent-elect could scarcely Ilnd a man bettor
fitted for the position , or ono who could till
it with a moro intelligent understanding of
the position and the duties ho would bo
called UIKHI to perform.
Lincoln Journal , ( rep. ) : J. Sterling Morton
was never a calamity howler. Ho never
could abide calamity howlers In Nebraska ,
because having lived and farmed hero for
forty years ho knows from observation and
experience that It Is a good place for farmers.
He is a good western man all through , nnd
will stand up for Nebraska on all occasions.
Norfolk News ( rep. ) : J. Sterling Morton ,
that intensely patriotic Nebraska democrat ,
has been tendered the secretaryship of agri
culture by President Cleveland , and accepted
the same. This recognition of Nebraska in
the portfolio of the new nUiOinlstratlon is a
compliment that the west will not bo slow to
appreciate , and democrats and republicans
alike will rcjoico that the choice has fallen
upon the sago of Arbor Ijodgo.
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S11L1.KNIUM OI > E.
Hat r < wi.ompoon. .
The voice that through Ta-ra-rn's halls
Hns boom-do-ayed so lo ng ,
Hns gene to sen wlioro Annlo culls ,
And Joined JlcUlnty's throng.
There by u long lost cord they're bound ,
It pulled I'nt Unity's cart.
In cradles of the deop-rocked sound ,
Asleep , .Mover to part.
Only u pansy to bedeck
Tlio graves all kept sca-iiroon ,
Where Wllllo wandors'mld the wreck ,
And thinks what might hnvo been.
"What ! such a doom my song befalls ?
1 well bollovo it , for
The volco that through Ta-ra-ra's hulls
Now boom-do-ayos no moro. "
eonitltutti
family medi
cine chtit.
Sir fc UtaH.
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Btomath ,
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and Tain in
Hit Stomach ,
\Mnctt,8it > rlltn < } aflfrmealiIHinnf ,
Ttrowilncju , Cald < 3illU. Flushing * o/
I lltat , ShorlnfJH of Hrealh , Oratlvrntu ,
Intoleha on Iht Hkln. DUturbtd Strep ,
lantt alt nervnu * and trrtnbllng irnia-
itloM are rellmetl by tiling that IHIli
[ Covered with a Taileleu and Safubla Coating j
Ofalldrnzcioti Prlc * cent box.
Niitr York Depot. 3 VI Cnnnl Ht.
DOWNING , KIN !
gtf COL
Lai-gelt Minufaoturora an 1 flat illori
.
ot UlotUliiK la Uu WorlU.
,
' ?
"Agin" annexation.
He'd rather go it alone , so ho formed himself
into a committee of
one to kick J on the
proceeding's. Looks
as if the majority had
a walk away all to
themselves. Do they
want a walk away ? That's the question. For our
selves we are in favor of annexation ; there's sugar
in it for us , so wo are going to annex the double
store south of us , now occupied by Mrs. Benson.
We're letting the prices way down for the next
few days. Want to get everything out of the way
of the workman. Good , all wool , men's suits , our
own make for $8.50. Boys' suits $2.50.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Etoroopen Saturday ovary till ovonlnj 10 till 0.31 SW , Cor , 15th and Douglas St