- . - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - . - - - - . - - - - - - - - - - . . 7- . - _ - . ; ; . - TilE O7IA1IA DAILY I B l tntJ T DA Y , : MARCh 3 , 1895. . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 r : _ Boys and , Gil1s. - - I LITTLE Nil. TllD1BIE1NGER , - - lIy Jotl- Cilullcr laurll , I ( Coyrgtt1. ) ( IS . ) XIV JJrothcr , JIOI 118 1 81cl or ! lckltU , . " " remuleed , Itabbt "I "The fact Is , Mr Hnbbl , .as Just tellng the story-It you can cal I a storr-to please compan I you thInk the cll or Broth I.lon's tall Is the end 01 I the story , wel anll gooll-but It dhn't stop there when I told I In IY young daya. Ant I didn't stop there when It hnppcnet1. nut ' maybe Ivc talked too long anll saIl , too much. You know how wo gabble when wo got 01 , " " 1 lIke to hear you : talk , " Imld Sweetest Susan , edging a Ito closer to Mr Habblt and 1mln cutely Mr. Rabbit took cIT his glases and wiped them { n his big red handkerchief. "Ther 'R some comfort In that , " he le- - I , - . . . ' : - - , ! I ' . . j ' . JlltIlt VOX 'ritIEs TO 1OOL lIltElt RAI ) BIT. p' cIred. "If you really like to hear me talk ; Il go right ahepd and tel the rest or the story. It's a little rough In shots , but you'l know how to make allowances for that. J The creatures had caws and tushes , and where these grow thick and long there's bound to bo more or less scratchIng and bilng , _ _ _ _ _ "or cours , when Brother LIon had the ' oil his hide he In a pretty wool scalded or hlce waS prely bad COI\1ton , He managed to get home , but It was a long time before he could come out and go roaming around , the country 1r As ho was lhe ( King or the Animals ot course all the rest or the creatures called on him to see how he was getting on. I didn't go myself , because I didn't lnow how he felt toward me. I was afraid he had heard me laugh when lI backed Into the hogshead of hot watc ; , though I mate believe I was .1 aneezing. Consequently I didn't go and ask , - hIm how be was getting on. "Dut I went clvse enough to know that Drother Fox had told Brother Iton a great : rlgmarolo about me. That was Brother Fox's way. In front or your face he was sweeter than sauce and soft r than pud- .t ding , but beHind your bacle-wel. he didn't have any claws , but what tushes he had he showed 'em. "I never did hear all that Brother Fox ' said about 1e' In anyone place and at any one tinie , but I heard a little here and a little there , anti when It wns 'all patched up and put together It made a great mess. I had done this , and I had done that ; I had ' laughed at Brother Lion behind hIs back , and d' laughe I had snickered at him before his race ; I had talked about him and made rUn or him ; . and , besIdes all that , I had never had the _ I ' _ , on hIm. _ _ _ ,01 ! - - , "All the other animals round Brother Lion 10 willing to listen that they learned Brother . , Fox's lies by heart and went and recited them here and there about the country , and In that way I got hold or the worst or them. The trouble with Brother Fox was that he , .r hat an old grudge against me. le hall been trying to outdo me for many a long year , but somehow or other he always got _ caught In his own trap. , Il had a willing mind and a thick hiad , and when theo get together there's always trouble The riiI- lng' mind pushes and the thick head goes with Its eyes shut. ' " 1' ohl times people Jsed to say that Drother Fox was cunnIng , but I believe they've quit that since the facts have come . to light. My experience with him Is that he Is blessed with about as much sens as a half-grown Guinea pig He's a pretty swift - runner , but he 110esn't even know when . , the time comes to run. ' "Of course , when Brother Fox found out that for some reason or other I wasn't vIs- ing Brother Lion he seized the chan'ce to talk about me , and It wasn't such a grcat whie , before he managed to make Brother Lion believe that I was the worst enemy he bad and the cause or all his tronble. "I knew pretty well that something or tho. sort was going on , for every Limo Id meet any or the other animals they'd ask mo why I didn't cal and see Brother Lion Brother I Fox especially was anxious to know why -I' ' hadn't gone to ask alqr Brother Lion's health. . healh. "I put them all oU for 'some time until finally one day I heard that Brother Lion bad given Brother Fox orders to catch me and bring me before him. This didn't worry ' me at all , because I knew that Brother Fox ' ' was just as able to catch me as I was to catch a wile duck In the middle of' a millpond pond But I concluded Id go and see Brother Lion and find out all about his healb , "So I went , taking good care to go gallop. tag by Brother ox's house. He was sitting - - - " - - trel' : 'em oil . and now Im worse or than I wo t.1 frE ' "Says I : 'I could have come as often a Brother Pox [ did , and my coming would have done you Just as much good , ' 'I ' 1 don't know about that , ' says he. 'Brother Fox has been mighty nellhborly , Ho hu lost sleep en my account , and ho has told me a great Isny thlnge that I didn't know betore. ' 'I ' ' . 'I've [ known him 'Likely encugh , says J.'e to tel Ileople n great many things that he didn't klw himself. hut Brother Fox , ' says J , 'was the least of all things In my mind when I round cut that you had been cahle by water that wa not more than milk warm. J didn't need to be told that when milk warm water scalds the hair off at apyholly , some' thing else Is the maier besides the scolding. ' " , \ t this , Brother LIon seemed to quiet town a little lie didn't talk so lout and he began 10 show the whites or his eyes. be/an / " 'Ye ! . ' says I , 'lrother Vex 1& famous for talking behind thdoorbut I've noticed that hc never says anything nice about I an'bOly. You know what hc's said about me , but to you know what hc said about you ? or course you don't , and Im not going to tel you , because I don't want you to be worried. ' worried. Lion 'lut , says I'd he. Ilte to know , ' says Dother " ' ' ' ' I. 'It wouldn't (10 you any good , says 'I could have come here and Jowerell anti made a good deal of trouble , but Instead at mate Ot that I knew or an old friend or mine who knows how to cure hot burs anti cold burns , and so I"ve been off on a long trip to see the witch doctor , old Mammy-Dummy Big Money. ' Money. " 'Aud did you see her ? ' says Brother Lion , he. says " ' did ' I 'and , fur- 'I most certainly dil , says , ur- thermorc , I laid the whole case before her. I had to travel far and wide to find her but when I dil find her , I asked her to tel me what was good for a peron who had been scalded by milk warm water. She asked mo thre times the name or the person ! and three times I told her. Then site lit a pine splinter , blew I out , and watched the smoke atter. There was something wrong , for , she shook her head three times. ' ' " ' did . . Money 'What Mammy.Dummy Big "laney say ? ' says Brother Lion , says he. His , voice sounded very weale \ " 'She said nothing , ' says .1 , 'She watched the smoke scatter , and then she put her hands before her face and rocked from side to side After that she walked back and forth , and when she sat down again she took off her left slipper , shook the gravel out and counted as I fell . Once more she asked me the name of the person who had been scalded In milk warm water , and once more I told her , ' " 'Walt ! . says Brother LIon , says he. 'Do you mean to tell me the water I fell In was only milk warm ? ' m\ "Says I , .I seemed so to me. I hat just washed my taco and hands In I. . ' ' 'el , well , wel ! ' says Brother LIon 'What else did she say ? ' says he " 'I don't like ' to tel you , ' says' I-and just about that tme Brother Fox walked In . 'Dut you must tell me ' , ' says Brother LIon , says he. , " 'Wel says I , ' [ I must I will . but I don't like 10. When Mammy-Dummy Big counted the white pebbles that Money had u _ hat . whie L " .L : fell from her slipper , Qnl aSKCU mo Le name of' the person who was scalded In milk warm water , she told me that be could be cured by poultcing the burs with the fresh hide or Ills best rrlend. I asked her the. name of this friend , but she shook her head and said she would cal no names Then she said that your best friend had short ears , a sharp nose , leeen"eyes , slim legs and bushy tail ! ' "Drother Lion shut his eyes and pretended to bo thinking. I looked at Brother Fox os solemnly as I knew how , and shook my head slowly. Brother Fox got mighty restless. and walked oround. lie Fet up al1 walEd " ' \Vell , well , well ! ' safs Brother Lion , says he. 'That might mean Brother Wolf , or It might mean Brother I ox. ' " 'I expect It means BrotherVolf , ' says : Drotller Fox 0 'Why , you don't mean to stand up here anti say right before Brother Lion's race anti eyes that Brother Wolf Is a better friend to , him than you are ! ' says I. "Drother Fox's mouth fell open and his tongue hung out , and just about that time I made my best bow , and put out for home. " I home. "Dut did Brother Lion try the remedy ? " Duster John Inquired , as Mr. Rabbit Ilaused : and began to light his pipe "I " think Brother Lion caught hint and shinned htm. it's a great pity I he didn't. But I'l not be certaIn. So many things have happened since then that I dlsremem- - ' I " ' I' " . , . . - ium LION ILL. - - on his front porch , and I could see he was astollished , hut I neither said howdy nor turned lY head , I knew he would follow along after "When 1 got to Brother Ilon's house everything was very quiet , but I knew lrother Lion was awake ; for I heard him groan every time ho tried to turn over. So I rapped at time door anti then walked in Brother Lon ! watched inc from under his touselell inane for IOle time before he said asmytliiiug Then he says , says he : " , 'What's thl 1 hear ? ' lay "Says I , 'Not having your lars , I can't " 'My lars are al geed I anybody's ears , ' lays be. 'I 'Dut I can't hear through them , ' says J , - "Ue gruntl ( DI1 gumblelt' a little over this , because he didn't know what reply to make . , . 'You haven't been to see me until new , ' IYI hue " 'No , ' says I , 'I knew you were pretty . bad oft , and so I bad no need to come and ask you bow you were. I knew I was party to blame In the matter , and so I went off to te It L couldn't find a cure for you . ' "Says he : 'Don't talk abut cures Every. ' , body that has come to see me has a cure , l'vo " ru , , _ . I. ber about the hide business nut you may bo sure Brother Lion was very superstiti- tioutmu. My beat opinion II that be tried the cure , " cure. ( To bo Contnued , ) TU.\I 1 Ut\TH. Extraordinary fmploTI'tl or Wild nod UOIUUO Alium" , In many countrIes the fshcatcblng powers or the otter are taken advantage or , and this falcon or the water Is traIned to per. form , In the sea or river , tasks Blmlar to those fulfilled by the falcon In time air Bishop leber mentions bavlng seen lying on the bank or a river , In China , a number or tame otters , tethered by long ropes atacho to collars woven or straw , Time animal : captured when very young , and ted entirely on bread and milk , not being allowed a morsel of dali. An artificial fish Is then tied to a string and the otter taught to retrIeve - trIeve it. A real fsb Is next substituted ; and time otter Is punished Ir be mangles I and uninjured rewarded I be briogi I to his master 'fhe Chinese fish with tethered otters , and A seen 1 the animal seizes a Ash they haul , . It Into the boat and force It to relinquish its prey by stamping . on its tail . The Chinese also train the ormorant as a fish catcher . A ring Is slipped over the neck or each bird just looely enough to let It breathe freely , but tight enough to pre. vent its swallowing . When the bird lies given \ up Its victim its muter raises the rinK and rewards I with n morsel or fish . In the tmber trade or Ceylon elephants are very Important factors , and are found Immensely useful In piling the timber. Once taught its task , It will continue to work without the aid of an overseer. Other elephants - phants are trained to act u builders anti to summon the overseer IS soon as they have laid a course or stones , so as to obtaIn his apllro\'al before they be"ln on the next One or these animals was obser'et by the overseer to stand In front or a certain por- ton of the wall so as to nhlo It from obser- vutlon . The overseer Insisted upon s'eeing ' aelng It , whereupon time elephant , who had "seampell" a Portion or his work , volun. tarly pulled down the defective Portion all relalt It. One at the most remarkable togs ot the present day was IJiable . who engaged In the Inlant smuggling trade on the continent , For n long tme he was the terror ot the customs officers . for he lurllassed his human InstrLetors In the way he evaded the duties on silks anti laces which he carried beneath his false coat or shagg hair. Ills culmin- atng feat was riding twenty miles under the runnlug gear or the crt which c6n. tallied the officers who were on the lookout for him Another dog or remarkable saga- city belonged to a sho.black In l'aris With n view to Improving business , he used to dl' his paws In the mud , all then sol the boots ot the first person that passell along. The dog was bought by an Englishman , who was amu8et ant charmec by his trick , but the faIthful little creature escaped to Dover , crossed to Calais , ami round his way fa his old mutaster In ParIs , mnser There Is a kind of dog named "turnspit , " descended [ rom l.mate .ounds ] , which they 'resemble In body , but have very short and enn crooked legs. l They arc ale all to be derlyed froni. terriers. The name comes from the luty to which lan sets them , [ ore- lug them , to turn the kichen-splt , on which the fowl or meat Is roasted before the open fire. The tog was put Into an cmi- closed wheel ] , placed at the end or the spit , which he had to tread , causing I to re- volve. I Is a curious fact that now the office Is abandoned , the race has become nearly extimuct. The Duke de Llan'court hall In his kichen two turnspits , which took their turns regularly every other day In the wheel : one or them , not liking his employ- ment , hill himsel one cay when his turn came , and his companion was forced to mount the wheel In hIs stead The latter was so angry that he conducted the , cook to the garret , where the Idle dog was hid- den , and killed hint. In many parts or the province or Canton , In China , the orange trees arc Infested with worms , and to get rid Ir these pests the na , tives Import ants from the neIghboring hills. The ants are trapnl by holding the mouth or a lard bladder io their nests. Full or time 1U creatures , these bladders are placed r.lorg the branches or the orange trees , where they form colonies , and to facilitate their I p t , N GATHERING COCOANUT. movement bamboo rods "re laid from tree to tree. They soon disperse through the orangerIes and exterminate the worms. The delicacy or scent which time pig pos- sesses In a remarkable degree has been turned to the use Cr man , The celebrated sow , named "Slut , " In the early part or this cen- tury In England , was taught by her master , a game keeper ' , to mark game like n pointer. In some respects she surpassed the dogs at their own business , having frequently do tectell a covey or close-lying birds , which the dog had missed. She was not restrIcted to one Idnd' of game , but In a sIngle day was known to point partridges , pheasants , black game , snipes and rabbits ; but for seine unexplained - explained reason she never took any notice 01 Ilares. On lie continent , truffle hunters train pigs to discover the fungi by scent. W'hen the pig smells a truffle , ho begins to grub up the ground with his snout. Nowadays r.o one but the organ grinder makes use or monkeys , but In past days advantage - vantage was taken or ther ! instincts , and es- pecialY or theIr curIosity and ! Imltntveneu to capture them. Le Valant , a noted traveler - eler , tells us the natives or southern Africa make use or the common baboon when the , supply of water Is exhausted. They keep ' him ! wIthout water for several days , until lie Is nearly mal , and then they lead him out , attached - tache to a long rope , knowing that I water Is In the nelborhooll : ho will surely find It Dut the Egyptians succeeded In training the monkey to pluck fruit front trees They did not muzzle the animals , but allowed them to cat as much as they liked , thus anticipating the law of Moses regarding the oxen which tread out the corn. In the Jumlna country , which lies to the south of Abyssinia , monkeys are still taught sevEral useful accomplishments . Among them Is ofclstng as torch-bearers at sup- per parties , when , seated In a rowan a raised bench , they hold the lghts till the guests depart , and patiently await their own repast , given as a reward for their services. . Somelms the party Is alarmed by an unruly monkey throwing his lighted torch ' \hto \ the midst of the unsuspecting guest , but fortunately tIme ladles there do not wear muslin dresses. , Time elaborate use or a stele and no supper punIshes the offender for his dIsobedIence. I Is said that the apes or Slam are very popular among the Siamese merchants as caimiers In their countng houses An enor- mcus amount or base coins are Imown to be In circulation In Slam , and tt Is very dim- cult to detect the counterfeit money No human being can discriminate between the good anti bad coIn with as much accuracy as these apes , and no trained banker can compete - pete with them In their peculiar specialty . In pursuing his employment time ape cshier , meditatively Iluts ' each coin presented to htm In hIs mouth and tests It gravely. , Fm lol two to five seconds Is sulelent lmo for him to make his decision as to its merits. I the coin la good , he carefully puts It Into the Ilroper receptacle ; If base , It Is violently thrown to the floor , while Mr Monkey makes his displeasure - known . by hi , angry chatter bsltt rho " , . so , imimm. Justice to one Is mercy to thousands , I 1 pitiful to see the penalties which folly has to pay , . 'No one la useless In th's 'orlwbo hightena \'orl\ Jghtena the burdens or It for another ! We attract heart by the qualities we dis- play : we retain them by the qualities we povaesa . A clear conscience can ret easy on a bed or granite , while an evil one would be uneasy on one or ewansdcwn . There la no computing the number or tmes ! we have serve as a link In the chain or the InEviable In the Ivei ot those whose paths we have crossed , mEAL CIY 10 ' ' OVERNMENT - EJpertncs 1 Integrit J lfeguBrds from Corruption Great E3ntitlsl "I " n iittI - sIDLGIIT ; iLAS.Eq r : ; ' CIVIC AFFAIR3 - flf II , l'onultr or Cur CUltas I.RCllcd lurc"tht nlul " ' 1.101- JUI11IrglIIItor Ino- mutt or City : cc.hltUm Shoull , -a Jr . Make , ) II& ? , , , pyo I.R".S ( ' , The admInistration at lunletp31 affairs may be compared to the running or an engine. The most sklnut erllneer finds his art crIppled by an Inferior locomotive , while the Fralllest monsler ot steel and Iron ever Put together In a railway shop Is Impotent to 110 Its best without a ( vei Instructed brain all a responsible consclene3 to direct it. The es- ! entals or good government are three In number , 'Iz : Officers who are experts In the departments , 'officers \Iho are men nr : honor and Integrl , anti an organization : ' which . can , be run , with - slght friction - and I' tie nunlmum numDer Ot loopnolcs ser corruption - ruption . Our field of inquiry Is the last of these three-the ideal city machine-though as we pass along wo may be able to flash a side light nQw amid thEn upon the queston and honorable . Clt ' or securing able mcmi City government at time prcsent tmo takes its foundation front the devil's book of proverbs : It Is Fovernment or the people ly the bosses for the ring. The In- creaS3 or cites In populaton amid In area was not foreaeen by the pIoneers who first foull ' t them. rothlng less than the mystical Insight or a prophet could have predicted that the hamlet of fifty er venty- five years ago was destined to become a human beehive Into which farms ant villages ' to of and country tewns were pour swarms o gold hunter or search rs for izarnimmg. Like the Isherm n In tIme ' Arabian Nights" table , they did not dream ot the g"ant force held prisoner within so little compass , and would have been beyond measure astonished to see the contents ot one small casket stretch out Into time towering stature of I coioSEI genuls. The result of , tlls ) failure to measure possibility or growth held In that womb of the future was a want or provls'on for that growth. Charter were secured altogether tee narrow for the 'oung munlclpaly to grow In : something on the Chinese plan or bantag- Ing the feet or chidren to prevent theIr en- largement. The tartur or this last pro- ccss Is nlc to be agonizing ; certainly the misery and wrong inflicted upon a c'ty's future by such short-sighted treatment are not less terrible. I c0 not here crltcse the rectitude or the invention or the founders or our cities. Their foresight and wIsdom alone were at raul nut the blunders or the parents are visited upon the children , as well as theIr sine , and we are reaping the harvest of corruption sown by our rounders' want or faIth In thin future or a city or their own building . A narrow-gauge charter was granted bY'lth state legislature , ali as soon as It needed10xtenslon the legis- lature must again be appaled to. This threw the work Into the IHlnd .or . those members of the legislature ] who represented city districts. The country membqr' was Ignorant or city needs and could bel ] l [ by the nose to con- sent to any measure which would line his pocket , The tampe llg' pf state legislatures with cit charters , tSj and has been Infamous : It has been an opemi Qq to unwise and Interested - tereste Interrerenc" with city officers amounting to the creation or an Irresponsible oligarchy over the heads of the voters A city had In one tnshpce elected republicans upon its municpal ttcket . the legislature was democratic In the tck't The democrats In the , legislature slmpy ! ! hanged the city's charter , turned everything topsy turvey , threw out tM rep hUt ihS just elected and voted themselves In. ' ' 'h first step In reform must begin with this iftatter. Legislatures shouldrramo , general rules for city organlza- tor and ; heave tho' ' nl ' rerdelnle , rlamlrgl or tlme'cltys charter to ' 11e 'tltzenlot the town , with the proviso that resubmlsslon b& allowed - lowed . I reform be n eed In the future " ' 0 must ale remember that the growth of cteslnvolves tile expenditure or 1m- , men1e sums or public Improvements. Now there Is.no fund or , experIence to draw In this particular. The plan or government for a nation , can bo compared wih those or other republics or monarchies which have lived and fallen In the near or remote past Wo are the heirs or their experience We can ! ook' at our , own , plans In the lght or thlr efforts and profit by their mistakes or Improv upon their successes. In a I mu- nlclpal administration little can thus b learned ; things must be done on a scale undreamed - dreamed of by Athens , or Rome , or Venice , or Florence. In the work or housing , feeding - Ing or otherwise caring for a million or hal a million or human beings , so as to encour- age health , distribute labor and provide for comfort , we are pIoneers. Then there are tvo other factors to betaken taken Into account In this prelude to our answer to the problem : There Is the indifference - difference of intelligent citizens and the existence - Istence or a class or ignorant foreign voters Goo citizens , so called , do not care to vote , and foreigners do not know how to vote. The men who ought to vote are disgusted with the roleness or politics which their own neglect Is helping to create , and the men who are , unfit to ' vote are snared In the web of cunning demagogues whose lvel- hood depends upon keeping poltci cor- rupt In New York 'In 1890 100,0000 of Its best citizemus did not even ctzens register , and the Tammany tiger would have been In power until this moment had It not ' been for the unflinching perseverance , the sturdy honor , and the belief that good government - ernment was as much God's cause as good chmurcimmanship which made one man go to the front as the champion of righteousness and purity In city life. Single-handed he hewed his way through misunderstanding contempt , slander and heartache , until today wherever the name of Dr. Parkhurst Is spoken the Tammany sachem strikes his tomahawk Into a tree , fold his hands and bows hIs head In submission and begins to chant his death song , Beneath Ideal municipal conditions there must lie three axioms : First , government or the people for tie people and by the people ; second , the government of a city I business , not politics : third , charters are subject or pltcs ' divine sense. Insplralop and sanctified common or these three points the second needs a passing explanation. The only two parties which have 1 rational basis for existence In city elections are the citizens or municipal party and the bolp , party. At present the natonal parties , are Iln control for boodle only In . tht'I politics of the nation issues' ,4mt1t defined In the platform ; any on ; decide where the party stands uponjti ? plons In dispute , but In the city these Jbes do not exist , and nothing Is left fcc. Ijues [ parties to do but to fight for the spoils rene , The nation and lght city have dit'imt ! 1 : needs , and to make time same parties , hirb In time politics of both Is lS absumrl'Iu ! ( for I gold washing machine to bo exlmctet to turn out loaves of bread or pictures . , ' 1,110 best way to break up this party spirit se m8 to me to be , first , to create a platform , 'r01ul enough to include the better citizens 'ol"bothi partes who are really Intereie tn' ' ko city investigation , and second , to orfa'lt a committee or In. vt'stigation , wimoset.hi'k shal b simply to unearth and bring to light and expose the dark and wicked Jth . les perpetrated be. hInd the scenes In lvey department or city 'ohitics. , \ , 'f ; 'pltCB. now we n'Ohthe constructive part or this essay . Exposure Is Insuihicient or itself - self There must 1 I determined effort at changed conditons ; ' In other words , every movement which alms at municipal reform I must offer its ' well wishers a program or' ' acton IS 1' substue for the present ' twisted and unhappy state or affairs. At time beginning we crlUclsell our city founders for clothing the child they brought Into time world In I suit too small for hIm and full or holes Now WI must find another suit , which shall be a climatic as a suIt or air , and yet as tight fitting l time unmentionables of a gymnast In the cIrcus , First of miii , then , In the Ideal city there must b centralzaton or responsibiiiy . 'fhla may sound terrible In the ears or true believes In a popular government , blt J hope explanation will rob the scorpion ot hIs sting . There are only two propsals be. fore the world , 10 far a my' reading goes whIch offer a practical solution or time problem - lem ot municipl business , vb : Bipartisan bards and a single responsible executive at the head or each leportmenl. Bipartisan , boards are boards , a the name Imples , In' ' which an equal number of ciizens of both ' parties are placed In charge or each depart- ment. This Nan has several RraTe defects : frt , no one I head : there are tour heads Instead or am Nol every one kl\s that the worst or having too many cooks Is not , that they spoil time broth , but thai we cannot } en which particular one wo ought tl kick. Hesponslbllty cannot Il fixed when there are malY In charge Publc service should b so arranged that { nl man can be called and umilsdemeanor to account for any every Ilsllemeanor and hl18creton. Explanations shou' bo ns tree anti frank as the daylight , anti how can we get them from a board composed or in' dl\lduals whose peronal ; [ Interests are In all IkelhooJ keenly enlisted to cover 1' any nearious transac' ton , Again , who will guarantee that the members of a board will always bo of one ' 111 time same m111 In respect to city 1m- pro\tInts. or to any mo\ement demanding \ , In houses , concert or acton closing gambling for Instance , I has been pol\tOI out that laeh memher might give contrary Instrue- tons front the other , the board thus 1la'lnl a perpetual game or see-saw , Indepenlent of regard for time pUblc service or the public weal. Besides this , boards or an ) ' klli are apt to to theIr busIness independent or each other. Ono board tears up the pa\'ement for sauvers another for gas , another for water , il at different times al\l In spite or time out- cries or long-sufferimug and much abusell tax. imayers Then I believe such boarels to be wrong In principle , for they do not wile Ot I'arty spirit from cIty pohitlcs : they only split the dllerence between the partsanship or one party amid that of another In such n system merit and Inteligence , or fitness for time place , wOI11 ! fnd It Impossible to secure , al al1llolntment , anl1 to the Ilartsnns alone I would belong the spoils. The secolll or . these mcthols consists of n , single execut\.o or ma'or , with the right to ' appoint single healls for every tepartment of tIme government ThIs Is time only strong plan Ils an applcnton of the prlncl11e on which our federal government 11 b.\set time mnyor slH1ng In III ace at the president , and time heads of the various departments being his cabinet 1 this Is not one.man power In a national almlnlstrton why should Il bo called one-man power In city ndmnimmistma- ton ? I GOOOOOOO or people can trust one man wih the nation's business , why canl0t n city or 1&0,000 people trust one man with time , same work on a vastly smaller scale for two or three years ? One objection to the vesting or the appointive - polntve po\er In the . hanls ot n mayor Is his Probable , I ! Incapacl ) xllerts are needed 10 handle city business , ns we pointed out at time beginning. Now , Instea(1 or the mayor or a city being selected front among the Inexperienced citizens In a municipalty , It seems better to adopt the German planer or professional mayors I Is 1 custom of that country to cal the mayor or one city who has demonstrated his ability In that sphere to take charge of the executive department - partment or a larger city , much as ministers are cale(1 from ana parish to another. The moral character and administrative effectiveness - fectiveness of 1 ma'or thus stant always at a jremiutmm. Creal will rIse to tIme surface , and out or a list ot candidates gathered from within the confines or time state , or I nell be from thin larger area or the nation , experts . ports could be selected who would do justice to this high and Important position. The council's power to overrule tIme mayor's veto should rrqulro a four-fifths vote In ordinary eases and ' In maters or loney or the granting of franchises the vote shoull be unan itimoums. The police power Is a stale function , and I have often wOllleret upon what principle I could be granted to I city wIthout impairing the state's rIghts as a commonwealth , bound to protect the lives and liberties or all cit- zeus within Its' spher I the municipality Is still to exercise this power as the deputy or the state , then there should be one police commissIoner appointed by the mayor , and removable at his pleasure , having absolute control over the entire ' administration or thm' polIce department. The expenses or thIs department should Illustrate poetic justice by beIng paid from saloon licenses , funds for prostitution , etc. Let the devil pay the sal- aries or those who help to keep hIm In order There are two remaining points on' which I must write a few words ; the time Is too , ' limIted for mare than a brier allusion. First , the municipalzaton or water , gas , electric ] and street riway plants The city should own these Indlspelsable conveniences for the sakeof economy [ for nothing else. In Berlin , from the year 1827 , under the ownership or a company , gas cost $2,40 per thousand reet. The city , bui 1t own plant upon the expiration at the franchise and the price fell at once to on-hal or the former figure , $1.20. The present price Is only ! G cents and yet the city makes a yearly profit or $1,300.000 , or nearly $ per Inhabitant A monlent's ) com- putaton will show us hew much Omaha's taxpayers are gvlng : away every year tether ther ! gas corporation at the same rate-I e. , about $125,000. In Toronto , Canada , the street , railway franchise granted In 1861 terminated three years ago. The city bought out thE company , for $1,500,000 , the price being fixed by , arbl- tration . The franchise was then put up for sale to time highest bidder , hedged In by can- dilon9 so strIngent and favorable to the eiy as to sound almost comically one-sided. The city controls the extension or _ the system ; It decides the rate or speed and the amount of service to be given on every street : at certain hours the fares must be lowered for ; the convenience of working men and scheol children by the sale or tIckets ; passngers may be transferred from one branch to any other In I given dlrecton ! without extra rare ; the city prevents overcrowding by lix- log the maximum number of passengers whIch may bt carrIed In each car ; other provisions exist regulating the working hour of employes , the general character and style of thl cars , the duties of 'onductors and tIme mode or opera tion In the streets. Now , what do you thlnle time city gets for this ? I receives a rental of $800 a year for cach mile or single track , and It rurther receives percentages on the gross receipts , as follows : ( ( quote from an article by Albert Shaw In the Review of Reviews ro September ) : On all gross receipts - ceipts up to ,000,000 , per annum , 8 per cent : between $1,000,000 and , $10,000 , 10 per contl between $1,500,000 and $2,000,000 , 15 per cent ; over $3,000,000 , 20 per cent. These percent age payments are made monthly , and the city officials have the fullest liberty to Inspect - spect tIme books and accounts or the street railway compitny . These are not the figures or I juggler ; they rel1resent caustic facts , and they preach to every cItzen the gospel : "Stand still , look , lejirn and be wise , " The municipalzaton or those IndustrIes which serve the Public at large Is dreallell by many from rear or Increased corruption and corrupton disimonesty This , It seems to me , could be avoided hi part by time method abo\'o sug- gestell , or concentrating responsibiiy In the hands of one otclal , responsible 10 the public . and appointing his own super. Intendents or commissioners over the various departments or ae1nlnls- tralol , and then also by the secomid sate- guard , or whleh we are to wrie seconc , : The introduction or the principle or civil service reform Into very municipal bureau The clerks and subordlnatcs of each department shoull be compele to pas a strict examina- ton lS regards their qualifications for the office applell for , and should be required to furnish over and above any bond a certificate or good character rrom six freeholders ot time city and train ot least one mimmiater 'hen , ( rain the list or names or such men submitted by the board , the commissioner may pick out his deputes and clerks lS he pleases without danger to the public weal There I a vast deal more to be spoken of ; the council of one chamber cmanclpated from tIme fear of the bosses , wih curtailed legislative - latvo power ; the fire system , which should , above all others , b controlled by experts ; the saloons , which I would organize on the Gothenburg principle , so as to eliminate all profit from the sale or liquor ; the pavements I of asphalt for time lighter velileles , and . granite for heavy teaming ; the sewerage , which shoull be receIved In Immense under- grouml tanks and sold lS a fertilizer , the refuse - fuse belnp burned In I crematory ; the public schools , each surrounded by its campuB , where military dr1 should be compulsory , at least for the boys ; the manual training established In every city ; the largb school , one of which should be market house In the center or the town , with its low , flat root laid out for a I'ublo pleasure garden , on the European plan : the library and art institute and tree swimming "th8 , with the yearlY provision for theIr main tenance ; the spacious parks , wih a gym. nsslum In each ; time horticultural gardens , malntlined by their entrance fees , aa In Toronto ; and so on , until the perfect en- vlronment has been created. With the revenue from municipalized public work and the decrease In corruption , but little extra taxation will be reQulrel\ \ for thee IltnproTement . I'hilsdehphuia pays 18 per cent I of her eXllen8es every year wIth tIme income ( toni her gas works shone Berlin pays 1 'per cent with time 8lme. Why cannot Om.bI1 ihehlmmml this reformr1 1unlclpnly , however - , ' , and most or all . over ( important al. Is the need of a sensitive miamI determined civic conscience : I body ot citizens too broad to allow Ilcr- 80lI or party immtereqts to Ilomlnata their mlnl ' lu the consideration or municipal Ilroblem" , sincere In their ( search fur truth about ely eondltons , inflexible In their lIe- termInaton that righteousness shah come In city life to terminate . the reign or sharks , pirates alil ? hypocrites , who now prey upon the peop1e's 101ey : ciizns who will give more cr thought or good advice . , who wi give harll work and \ personal service for the cnaetment or civic wrongs mind 1llllers. . L. 1' D. LI.WYD .t 11.4111' 0' TlI irisr . "A harp er the WeI Is the tile at n little book or verse from the pen or isabel Ilele ) ' or Plattemmubutli . Thuls recent addition to lier- attire Is puhlshed by Charles Wels Moulon of Buffalo , N . Y. I Is n protucton which wi 110ubless 1.e . pOlllarlzHI by true . nucrit. " " harp ot the West" plays ] forty-sevemm tunes 11 a poetcal ts'ay ant hoseesses the true chords ot liar- mony. There Is 1 vera t Hi alll . general I excel ence wltln the covers at this bock which mnke I a volunme of interest to lJopb who alhnlre clean cut , 'erlfcaton , and I Is uloumbiy in' terestng to Nebrnkan In view of the tact tlm.ut weter talent Is thus r clearly deflmmed . Amon" ( ho best IlrOluctlcns ot "A larp or time \'est" are the iioemims on "Millionaire's Dream , " "DenIal , " "llctuf' , " "Ja\l YCI No Chid ? " "I.o\'e Is : PrIsm" . ant "What ' " Would You Choose ? The old soldiers are relembere.1 with a Ilret ) reference to "The Flag a 111 time Flowers , " In which the poet r's , with tcn- tier reverence : Gather the fowers of orchlr.l nml meallow , Hl ; IIHI Ilt'l nli Iwce mllnone\te \ , Hml clover them , In vm'eutims with the [ er Illt time To cover thin heroes we cannot tOI'get. fled , whlto and bIle , let the gl'aml colors mimmglc , He.1 mlnlle sunl ht anll reti of the rose , Whie of . the moonlght throlgh r.t which the ' were mll'chlng , 'hlto of time lilies mind cold winter Inows ; Blue or the sky 11 time hot Augl't weather , illume bou'e of the steel . which tImely bloletl Mingle In ordem' thmeir colors togeth . Bind thel with Inll'c and COVOI' them o'or. Sweet daisies mny thel' slumbers be \Hlel the dalslel Soft mmmay they rest In the hosom of earth , ' 'houRlnds tOllny are singing thclr praises , 'rholsnnds on thousands are telllg their worth. Miss Rchey presents this gem of thought , " \\o Are the SculPtors : " 'Vo are time sculptors , Life time mnrble block , And what wo carve unehnngnbte must stand , Firm then should be the purpose and tIme hRn . < Unfnlt'llnJ lest our execution lock Our lair design. Let 10 mmewconmem' Imoclt Upon our door with smlo and promise bland , ' Enticing mand us. hear naught blt the cem- Of that stern faithful setmtimmcl-thmo clock , The following happy originality on "The Owl" Is sprightly and refreshing : An old owl sat on 1 brolcemm tree , He cried "To-wit ! To-woot" The night was dnrk lS It well could he , But ho cared nnuht for the dark , not Ime To-wit ; to-wil to-wool ' A maiden rail and n dashing beau , lresumlblr to woo , Came strolling by that way , ycmum know ; 'rhc ) ' 'mtiked . us lovers do , quite slow ; 'o-wool to-wool ! to-woo ! Now thIs brave 'outh hind vainly tried To woo ! to wool to woo ! And nsl the maid to ho hula bride , But his tongue hung motionless tumid ted , To-with to-with to-woo ! To-wil to.wll But when thc owl In the ! trlmcss said . : "To-wIt ! to-Woo ! 'to-woo ! " ' ' his tongue was loosened In his head , Ills courage rose , und his fear It led , ' , To-wit to-wIt ! to-woo ! " " "The blr's sympathY . , you see ; ' to-woo ! Ho cries 'To-woo ! - Ohm ! Mary , dear . , shall wo wedded be , For , I love yep ; do you love me ? " To-wil ! to-wi ! to-wool The maiden light , blushed ti time woods were To hear hel' lover wool I made the 'old owl hluk with frIght To see the day come In the nlg'ht\ _ Hc cried out , " 'Voo ! to-woot' \ "The City or Peace" Is a pathetc feature of ' the beak , well rounded and' not strained. "My Creed , " " 110w Long Does It Tale to Forget ? " "Promie2s , " "Procrastination , " "Second Love" and "Victory" ale possess favor or the true poesy . and deserve mention. , l'lt.lTTLE 01 , TUB L'OUNGS2RES. " ralma , " saul little Elsie , as the family circle was discussing acquaintances , "I know two men " ; ono Is a gentleman and the other Is pall Uncle Jomn-Yoii boys fight a great deal , don't you ? Time Twins-Yea , sir "Who whIps generally ? " "Ma does. " Fond Mother-Clarence , didn't I overhear you praying at bedtime for God to keep Wile Wiggles ] from harm during tIm night ? ' Little ClarenceYep ! 1 wanted him' spared so's I could lick the stuflhmm' out of him tOday. Little Sister-Any ne\v studies this term ? Little BrotimerOneelocution.Vlmat's ' that ? " "It's leamnin' how to ream ? n .thlng o , It , will sound as If you was at the other end o' a drain ' pipe. " " "What lessons s'luhl we learn , 'Vendel , " asked time Sunday school teacher , "rrom this story or demonlacal possession ? " "One of , the lessons we should lear rrom I , " replied the little Boston boy , "Is that the word demoniacal Is accentcd on the ante- I penultmate , " , Grandma-Now , Rohble , what Idnd of pie do you like best ? Hobble--I domm't. know what you'd cal It , but It's what takes n "lle pie to make one pIece , NeiGhbor-Johnny ! Don't you know that your mother has been cnlng you for tIme last half hour ? , Johmnmmy ( at piay-Yes'm ) , I hear her , "Tlmemm wlmy domm't you answer imer ? " "I'ni 'trald I'll strain nmy voice so I cami't. joimm iii time hmynmns next Sunday. " Teacimer-Suppgse you hind $80 anti gave $20 away , how would you ascertain how mimommy you hind left ? lirlglmt Boy-I'd count thmemmm. Mamma-You never see Tonmuimy Jommes playing aboumt time trtmhiey car tracks or run- muing before time cars , Teddy-'Taint ito fun for hmimu , Maummmmma-W'bmy ismm't it ? Teddy- . lila emmanmrnmm. mmever saiml lie nmustn't , "Katie , " sternly exclaimed the little girl's father at tIme breakfast table , "you are too biolay ! i shah certainly have to punish you , " "Well , there ain't anybody hmolmlhn' you , is timers ? " replied Katie , with finsimiimg eyes and quiverimig lip. "V'lmat ( liii Noaim hive emi when time flood lied subsided amid imis provisions iii time erIc were exhausted ? " naked a Summmlay school teacher of her class one Summday. "I know , " squeaked a little girl , after all time others had given imp , " \Velh , what ? " inquIred time teacher , "Dry land , " said time cimlid wisely ; amid tIme answer passed , - p Time under's Ebemupmi. "The worsl I was ever frigimtenetl , " said a doctor to tIme CincinnatI Enqulrer , "vas wbmtn called at mndnigimt to attend a imman reparted to be in a dyimmg condlt'on , When I reacimemi his bedside hue was dead mind imad been fr ccv- eral lmours , his wife stood mmear seemingly caimml , amid vhmen I told liar uhiat her hmushiand was dead , hme salt ! : 'lie lit lint dead-you are a piiymlcian and you must cure him. If you do not I will huh you. ' I looked at imer and va % ' that I was alomme wthm ! a mammiac , In Imer hiand site grasped a pistol , am ] it Peas evident timat sims was determined to use it it I did not restore life to her hmusbanul , I knew that I must keep mmmy selt-iossesaion or all woului be lost , anti felt imis pulse , leaned over hmim as if listening to his heart beats , and finally said : 'You are right , lie is not dead , but ummust not be d'sturbed ; ' lie wihi awaken in the morning , As soon as he awakes give him this medicine , ' mund I pourtd sonic drops into a glass of water , I"ortunateiy time woman was o'atisfled and allowed mns to leave. It was a very imsrrow escape , amid I felt relieved when time woman was tsken to aim immsane asylum , " It , ire reported that Oovemnor iludd will reorganize - organize time mimilitia of California in antielpa. on of a possible engiimeera' trikq on tim Southern PaciAc , _ , . - , . . I- ' / ( ( I'\ ( ½ .ksN / - ; 4 ' $4 _ : ja' ' _ , , . . - . , , - -4' 4 , / 1 , 11 : * * Yale's Hair' . . ' ' Tonic I.llll'IJ mUltI ( ? tmitlemum'n-Tt ntTot'ulmi luc- gi'citt fllumtll'ti : In t'mill thu iii tent ion of time Ptihhie to'mlh"8 ixctiltmlot' unit' 'i'oiiie' , w'hilelt itt time ilt'st utiuti ohily i't'nmutI , ' klO'im ! to ( hmuiihlHt l' vhilehi posi- ti't'Iy ttli'iis gl'mly unit' lniu'k to Its.orlgl. mull color vitltont ulyc. I t Imiumu goiio on t'ecortl hint mIiuin , t. Yu1ewoiwieifiiI 'oimlLtmt clmentlst.-iuii mmimttit' tiuit' iliost ViIhllliuIti of mill'chilmiicmil uitsi'qvct'les : l mile. Ymtlu.i imei'soiimthly uituiorst'i Its tioii utiuti gl'es tii ( imubhic hem' soleiiiis gilfll'tlutee : thimt : it himmM bt't'n tested in u'el'y coimecivalile amid limis vros'ed Itself to lie tim only I In Ii' Speciile. It. Stoln limilt' fmthiimig himmnuedtmut'Iy auth crc- ntes a iuxtirioi * growth. Comttaltis lic imujurlumug imugredltnmt. I'liyslc'imtiis 811(1 chmelIliiutH Iiivlted to niini'ze it. It Is not atlelcy or greasy ; on time contrary It Imimikes time himiir soft , i'Olthufuli % , flUffyr mtlu(1 ( ket'he it imi curl. For gemitleunen mutt ? hmidies with , hunk' a , little grny , stremikeul grimy , entit'i'Iy grn3' , nmni wIth I3AI4D hEADS , it Is specially VCCO1U' immended , All druggists sell It. Price , $1,00 , I ? Aiiybody Offcr a Smmbstitmmto Simian Tiaomd , MME. M. Y4LE , health amid Conmimloxtlon' Sicciuiist Yale Teimmimiouf iimiauty , No.llOStato street , Chuicmugo. Dewey &Stone i F urtiiture o. SPECIAL PMOES FOR MARCH ' ChamberSuits _ 'We show over one hmuimtim'ed and fifty deslgimp , in imi'ice fm'oin $7.75 to 525OO. W'e offer a large mlumuIer of suits in Bird's Eye Mnple , Curly Bii'c'hm , Mahog' ' mtlly , ( Jhieri'y mtimd Afltiltie Oak , from 10 to' ' 50 l'l' ( eent discouilt. WE ARE OVERSTOCKED -ON- PARLOR GOODS , . Ailti have Ptit It hl'iCC ) oil emtchm 1)CCO to iuiitlce it mitove , our elegant line of Sofmmg , Dlvmuma , Emisy amid Reception Cilairs , FmiilL'3' TiOekel'8 , etc. , are imimirked at about ommt'.lmIt their itetuni value.yill muse quote , rpi'y loiy flgtlres , ( in nimy gopd ; unde to order this month , 'OUR. LINE OF' Dining Room FURNITU1 Is imii'go mliii ? counpiutto lit every detail , ' 'Ve offes' i'ai'e imrgmtimis 1mm thuls depart- ' iiieimt muIm(1 cull siimv yttl , moiuie beautiful tillmmgm4 iii Antique Oak itmimi , InItogany. Bi'itss muid Iroit Bemistends , Dressing 'I'itlhi' , Clilffomuiel' $ , Pnt'lut' Cmtblnots , ilmtimqtltit Lttllula , Pitriot' 'rmibie , lItisIc " ( umbliieta , Liulies' Dtl4kH , FoldIng Beds , Mmtttrese8 , niutI iii filet everythilmig In ( lull. llmie is goiiug at Ios'cr im'lces than e'el' before ( lUOtl by any Imouse on ltrt L'IIISH (1111111 ty of gomls , liraperyDept. , 1I its'i : ' iLOOit. DE'EY ' & STONE Ftirtiiture Co. , 1116-1117 FARNAM ST. teeth Without Plates " BAILEY 'fj" , , ' . Ptixtori lilock , , wtim timid FarmmamSts. WtrJp . 'J'oI. IO8 $ , Full Set Tcemlm , . . , , * 3 00 I Silver Flhlimmmml 00 lies I 'ret'thm . , , , , . , 7 tO I I'uurti 0 old PU logaC Tiiimm 1'Iatc , , , , , , , , , 10 00 i foul ( Jrowns-221c , 0 0 l'aimmhlss l'xtract'm SUe I hmridgu , Teeth-tooth 0 00 Tooth Out In JYlorning , , New Tcotl Same Day ( fNEW1 t4&LirEj R : z , C. WEiT'O ITERVE AIID BUIlT 'r3ZLT1LN is sold under poeittvo written guarantee , by autimorizml lmzents only , to cuumoVck Memory 11,55 of liralo and Nor , , ' l'uwer : Loct Manimood q tmirknes ; Night Losses ; Evil 1)r'anm. ) iok o onfmtlommce ; Nurvemttenamms ; J.ammajjumde ; sit Pram , ; Loss of I'owor of time ( isnorative Organ. 1mm either sex , cmused i'yover.exm'tiomm , Ynnilmfmml Errors , or ExCeabm'Ts Use of q'uiiacca , ( , ) ; immn or Liquor , which leads to Misery. Cunsummiption , Imisanity each Death. hit' mall , $1 a liox ; cix for $ SLwltil wntten guarantee in euro or rttfnmtd mnoney , WutI Liitr rum ; cure Lick hietidachmo. iiiUou.aeu i.iyor Complaint , Hommr Imtomat.im flycpep.is anti ¼ cnstipaUomm , ( IUAt.'L'kh lacucidonlyby Gen Drug Co , Ocmaui. , , 4' ' . ' . , . - , - - ' 1"'a , .14 . , Lt , ' . . -