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( Ponl. ) N. P. FKII. . Notary Public.
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tlio rnc'lflc nillronil dt-lil lie sliniiltl for
ward It wlllionl tloliiy to WasliltiKton.
Willliiiii It. Morrison Is
tiKainst third term iiresldcnts. Ko Is
every oilier doiiiocfat who tlilnl ; ? i-on-
vontlon liKlitnlntr may imssllily conic
his way.
It Is nwlii about tlmo for another
Htalcnieiit from Cliuunucy Hepcw dony-
liiK that he Is an acknowledged candl-
date for the ronnlilk'an iirusldcntlal
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Omaha I.-f Hiiccessfnlly exlendlnn Us
Jobbing trade. In the far northwest
Why not also extend Its trade In the
nuar northwest and the still nearer
turrltory dne. east ?
If Governor Altfjold has conclnded to
KU out of imlltlcs and retire to private
life he must first have pretty thor
oughly convinced liltnsi'lf that I'resldent
Cleveland will not have the advantage
of him in this respect.
Kx-Oil Inspector Hilton seems to have
not only kept the money which he col
lected hcloiiKiiiK to the slate treasury ,
lint also the ollicial records of his olllce
which might have thrown light on ills
qupstloiiable transactions. As a book
keeper Hilton Is an unexampled suc
cess.
Within less than thirty days the Im
provements in Omaha's water works
Kystem will have , beqn completed. The
question will then present Itself whether
the insurance companies that have ad
vanced rates on account of alleged de
fective lire protection will volunteer to
reduce the rates to the point from which
they raised them.
The jobbers of Omaha are swinging
around Hie circle In northern Missouri
and southwest Iowa. They go to herald
tidings of good goods and low prices to
the merchants of territory naturally
tributary to the Nebraska metropolis
and who will trade here when they
learn that Omaha wants their business
and Is willing to go after It.
A protest has been entered by the
Nebraska .Slate university team against
the award of last week's foot ball
mutch to Kansas. This leaves the
nctnal winners of the game in doubt
nnd infuses a new Interest into the con
test between Iowa and Nebraska that
Is to take place here In Omaha on
Thanksgiving day. It Is Just possible
that Nebraska may win out of the as-
loclatlon yet.
It is commendable and desirable to
toave Omaha's wholesale trade extended
In every direction. It is equally de
sirable for Omaha to extend its retail
trade by stimulating an exchange of
products with people who live within a
ratlins of from thirty to fifty miles of
Omaha on both sides of the .Missouri.
This can be effected best by improved
suburban train service and special in
ducements for patronage.
Mr. Tnkey's suggestion for radical re
ductions In expenditures for public
schools will meet with active and per
sistent opposition , but he Is right. As
a general proposition good teachers can
not be obtained or long retained unless
adequate salaries be paid them , but
just now the school board Is confronted
by dire emergency. We must either
reduce expenses or close the schools
before the term Is out , A condition , not
a theory , confronts the board and must
be met.
When the government gave the Union
Pacltle road a charter for Its trans
continental telegraph line it was with
the express condition that It be operated
apart from any other telegraph com
pany's line , that the people of the west
might enjoy competition in telegraph
tolls. This object was defeated , of
course , and the recent decision of the
federal supreme court will avail Un
people nothing , even If Hie two lines are
operated separately when they continue
to pool on business and charge the same
tn rift's.
A woman who was In some uninten
tional manner drawn nn n Lancaster
county Jury panel had to be refused a
place on the Jury before she became
ivwaro of her Ineliglblllty to serve. Of
course this will call forth an Indignant
protest from the professional agitators
who will see In It an Infringement of
woman's Inalienable rights. Hut It
would have aroused a more Indignant
protest from the woman herself had
ohe been allowed to serve and locked
up with eleven men night after night
until u verdict should havu been se
cured.
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A rliort time ago Secretary Carlisle
addressed the llnaiiclal nnd business
men ( if 1'oslon on Hie currency system ,
urging the necessity of retiring the legal
tender notes In order lo reform the cur
rency and relieve the treasury from the
embarrassment inrident to withdrawals
of gold foi' export. Tuesday Mr. Car
lisle talked to HIP Chamber of Commerce
of New York on the same subject and
went over practically I ho same ground ,
thus showing that the adverse comment
on his Huston addr ss. the fact that
the Intelligent public sentiment of the
country is not with him , and the cer
tainty that the coming oongrcs * will
not endorse his views , have produced
no effect upon him.
II Is not necessary to wait for the
president's annual message or the an
nual report of the secretary of the
treasury In order to know what the
position of tli-j administration Is In re
gard to the currency. Mr. Carlisle him
fully stated U In his Boston and New
York addresre ! : , with all the arguments
that are likely lo ! . urged In Its sup
port , lie llrmly adheres to the opinion
thai the legal tender note Is a funda
mental vice In our currency , thus Ignor
ing ( he experience of the thirteen years
following n .sumption of specie pn.incut's
down to the time Avlien the revenues of
the government began to fall below the
expenditures , a period during which tIn-
legal tender notes caused no trouble or
embarrassment whatever to the treas
ury. Mr. Carlisle is candid enough to
say that ( here are other defects , but
It Is the greenback that threatens the
stability of the whole volume of our
currency. Why now more than at any
time from 187 ! ) to ISM ? There can be
bill one answer , because the revenues
of the government are not now canal to
Its expenditures , whereas until IS ! * : ' ,
they were In excess and Hie gold re
serve was easily maintained. When
the government was receiving more
money than it required for Its obliga
tions and the treasury was In a condi
tion to settle dally balances through
the New York clearing house In gold ,
which It did unlll IS ! ) ! ! , it was ex
tremely rare that any considerable
amount of legal tender notes were pre
sented for redemption. It Is not Im
possible nor Impracticable to restore
those conditions , but that is not what
Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Carlisle want.
It would involve changes in the tariff
law which they are not disposed to
assent to ami rather than do so they
would add to the interest-bearing debt
and contract the currency to the amount
of the legal tender notes , for there has
been proposed no acceptable substitute
for this currency , though it is under
stood that both the president and secre
tary of Hie treasury are In favor of
some sort of state bank currency. It is
not the existence of Hie legal tender
notes that has impaired the credit of
the government , but the lack of sutli-
clent revenues. .So long as the treasury
was receiving enough revenue to meet ;
expenditures and something over for
paying oil' Hie public debt the credit of
the nation was at its highest and there
was no thought of the legal tender cur-
roney. H was only when Hie revenues
fell below the expenditures and it be
came necessary to increase the interest-
bearing debt that the public credit was
impaired.
The country Is now fully informed as
to Hie position of the administration re
garding currency reform. It is not a
position that will have general popular
approval , nor will It command serious
consideration from a republican house
of representatives. What it clearly in
dicates Is that there will be no currency
legislation by the Fifty-fourth congress.
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Krom reported expressions of promi
nent republican members of congress it
is by no means certain that that body
will do more , at least while the situa
tion in Cuba remains as at present ,
than to express sympathy will. UK-
Cuban cause. There will be no dllli-
culty , It Is apparent , in passing a joint
reso'lntlon of this character , but on the
( inestlon of according the insurgents
belligerent rights there Is very likely lo
1m considerable diversity of opinion ,
with the probabilities In favor of post
poning action on the question until
there appears to bo a better prospect of
the success of the Insurrection. As a
matter of fact recognition of Hie Cuban
patriots as belligerents would not beef
of very great service to them , while as
Senator Harrows suggested It would
Increase the responsibility of tills
government In its relations with Spain.
Our position as a neutral nation would
not be changed In the least after we
had accorded belligerent rights ind if
by so doing we would not give any
material advantage to the Insurgents
while assuming for ourselves greater
responsibility , self-interest clearly sug
gests that we should hiIn no hurry
lo act In the matter beyond an expres
sion of sympathy. There Is a very
strong feeling that the fulled Slates
ought to do something to encourage the
Insurgent cause , but there Is also a
pretty general sentiment Unit we should
ba governed In the matter by a high
sense of fairness as well as considera
tions of self-Interest.
NWTIi.v run IIOVSK.
When the democrats' are In control
of the house of representatives the
southern wing of the party gets the
larger share of the honors and emolu
ments. This was the case In HID last
two congresses and doubtless It was
Justlllcd , In the first place because the
solid south has been the bulwark of Un
democratic party and In the second
place for the reason that the demo
cratic representatives from Unit section
are for the most part abler and more
experienced legislators than the men
whom the democracy of the northern
states send to congress. Since the time
of .Samuel .1. Itandall there has been
no democrat from the north so well
qualified for the speakershlp as ex-
Speaker Crisp , while it will hardly IM ;
seriously questioned that Mills of Texas
and Wilson of West Virginia were mi-
pcrlur to Morrison and Springer as
chairmen of the ways and means com.
mlttce. "
In the Fifty-fourth congress there are
thirty-three republican representatives
from the southern states , including Mis
souri , distributed as follows : North
Carolina.I : Delaware. 1 : Maryland. 'I ;
Virginia , 1 ; West Virginia , -I : Ken
tucky , i" ; Tennessee.I : Texas , 1 : .Mis
souri , in. Thus the south furnishes
n little more than one-seventh of the
republican membership of the house ,
but tills contingent of southern repub
licans Is entitled to consideration in
the matter of distributing tin- patronage
out of proportion lo Its relative
strength ami It would seem to be good
policy on the part of the northern re-
pi'bllcans to regard any reasonable de
mand which the southern republicans
may make. It appears that thus far
the only olllce the southern repub
licans are making a serious effort to
obtain Is hat of doorkeeper of the
house , the candidate for this position
being Mr. Tlpton , the editor of tin.
Cleveland. Tciin. . Herald. It Is safe
to assume that Mr. Tlpton Is fully quail-
lied for the position , and If such In- the
cast- and he can command the support
of the southern republican representa
tives it Is to be hoped that he will be
successful. The Washington corre
spondent of the Louisville Courier-
Journal says that "he and the south
will not get a smell. " It may be a
good political stroke for the repub
licans of tin- house to show in a sub
stantial way that they appreciate and
are disposed to encourage the party
loyalty and the self-saerltleing efforts
of southern republicans.
77//S ' //.WK-WMIK OTltKIl TIMK.
The slip-shod way In which business
Is done on so-called business principles
by the city council , nnd especially by Its
committee on finance , has Just recelvetl
another striking Illustration. On the
IStli day of .Inne , or more than 11 vi
months ago , a shortage In the treasury
ranging from ! ? 0tH)0 ) to $10,000 was
made public. An otllclal inquiry was
ordered by the council and four experts
were employed to check up ( he treas
urer's books and records. This work
was commenced In the early part ol
.Inly and Is not yet completed.
The four experts have drawn ovei
! ? ' M 00 out of the treasury for work that
should have been done by the comp
troller. Hut the council , which has per
sistently withheld the pay of the chief
of police and policemen who rendered
elliclent service to the oily in July ami
August , has taken no steps to recovei
from the comptroller or his bondsmen
the sums paid out to experts for work
which he has been paid to perform ami
neglected to perform.
During all these months since the
treasury defalcation has been a matter
of public notoriety Chairman Cadet
Taylor and ids committee have been
incubating an ordinance that would In
sure a regular ami systematic checking
up of Hie city treasury by the comp
troller and more effectively guard the
handling of public funds. An ordinance
embodying these safeguards passed the
council last week. It was vetoed" by
Mayor Itumls on the ground that It was'
defective in several Important details.
The ordinance was passed , over Hit ?
mayor's head , although it was admitted
that the ordinance is not what it should
be. Chairman Taylor of the finance
committee is quoted as saying that "the
ordinance is susceptible of improve
ment , that , it treats only one side as to
paying out the cash , but tloes not wholly
guard the taking in of money. " Mr.
Taylor added that these defects can be
cured by future legislation.
To be sure they can. Hut why In
the name of common sense has the
finance committee consumed live long
months in preparing an ordinance that
Is admitted to be incomplete and must
be amended before it will be effective ?
If It takes live months to prepare an
ordinance regulating the disbursement of
city funds , how much longer will it
take to prepare an amendment regulat
ing the collection and receipt of public
funds ? If tills Is an application of busi
ness methods to the public business the
taxpayers will not be able to discern
the Improvement over the unbusiness
like method * that have heretofore pre
vailed.
TJIK CITY ntUANVitnirs nom ;
The bond of Henry Holln , late city
treasurer of Omaha , was In the sum of
tfSOO.OOO. The bond of J. II. Dumont ,
present city treasurer , is In the sum of
? . > r > 0,000. And now the. council , pre
sided over by A. ( " ! . Kdwards , has by
resolution llxed UK ; bond of A. O , Kd
wards as city treasurer at100,000 , or
one-half of the sum in which Henry
Holln was required to furnish bond.
Two years ago Henry Holln was rated
as worth several hundred thousand
dollars and the sureties on his bond
were considered gilt-edged. Today
Henry Holln is a bankrupt , nnd , with
perhaps a half do/.en exceptions , the
sureties on Ills bond are either Insolvent
or beyond Hie reach of execution. This
In Itself shows the Importance and
necessity of exacting full security from
every custodian of public funds. When
Mr. Dumont was appointed the reduc
tion In the aggregate sum of the city
treasurer's bond to $ )0,000 was re
garded as stretching a point and going
down to the lowest limit. .Mr , Dumont
himself Is responsible and moreover a
man of business ability , possessing the
conlldence of bankers and business men ,
Mr , Kdwards has neither responsibility
nor business ability that would Justify
letting down the bars. Yet the council
proposes to repose greater confidence In
the integrity ami business ability of A.
< ! . Kdwards than It has In that of any
one of Ids predecessors.
The pretext upon which this reduction
of bond has been voted Is that in fixIng -
Ing Its amount the basis prescribed by
the charter Is twice the sum of the
average monthly balances. It Is claimed
that these balances for the year IStl.'t
average $ lUr ,7lH.r 'J. This Is not merely
a jugglery with the figures , but a
palpable violation of the letter and
spirit of the law.
Section IfKI of the charter expressly
prescribes the basis for the city treas
urer's bond. It reads ;
The treasurer chill give bonds In a sum
not less than $200,000 or double the amount
at money Itkoly to come Into the liunJa of
such treasurer.
This Is a plain proposition. It directs
the mayor and council to exact from
the treasurer u bund not less than
double tiin amount of money likely to
come Into his hands at any one time.
That tloes not mean striking an average
of balances for the year , but ascertain
ing as well as can be the highest
amount that is likely to be In the hands
of the IrciMov * : ' at any period during
the term for which he is elecled.
i The feeordrtjB of Treasurer Dumont
show the following balances for tin-
past live ji fTiiT s :
Jim ? 30 H $2S".t.M Si
; July 31 i * 2MC.SI II
[ AllKUSt 31 351.315 8 ! )
I September 30 250.9di ) DO
i October 31 jr. tfiJWr > S5
Total for five month" $1.19S,65i 37
This shows conclusively that a strict
compliance wllli the law would have
required a bond of not less than $700.-
000 from the present Incumbent , in
stead of $ r > r > 0.0 0. If the bond Is re
duced to ? loo.ooo It would come within
less than $ lt.o ( < m of the balance In the
treasury on August III last. Hut even
If the assumption of the council were
correct which It Is not the average
balances for the live months ended
October l are . < ? tl.7u.)7. ! ; ( ) On that
basis the bond would have to In1 not
less than ? ISO. < MiO. ruder no conditions
can the council justify Its action. If
It can construe the law to mean the
average balance of a year , why not tin-
average balance of a month , and why
not the average' balance of the par
ticular month In which the balances
have reached the lowest level ?
llev. Frank Crane laments aloud the
niggardliness of 1'rotestant church
goers who boast their devotion to Cliris-
llanlly while dropping li-cent pieces In
the contribution box. He goes so far
as lo Intimate that the reason the good
people do not support the churches
better is because they are under no
compulsion to contribute to them.
Would Mr. Crane have us go back to
the era of state supported churches ?
Would he have the church-goer rated
for the contribution box just as he Is
rated for the tax gatherer ? If the free
will Income of the churches Is inade
quate , is It the fault of the preachers or
of the laymen ?
Irrigation Is one of the most Im
portant subjects now engaging the at
tention of the people. People of all
classes and in all parts of Nebraska are
.Interested ( in irrigation. The farmer
looks tti it for regular and bountiful
crops. The mp'rchant and manufacturer
are dependent upon the prosperity of the
farmer for their prosperity. Capitalists
see in it a profitable field for invest
ment. The Nebraska Irrigation con
gress to be held shortly at Sidney
should therefore.be comprised of a large
body of thoroughly representative men
from nearly every county in the'jtate. ; .
The principal characteristic that dis-
iiKtilslicd tile ) lilt i ? Justice Jackson was
Ids .iiulieinl iihj irtlalitywflinl his com-
plete slnklnir-iof partisanship while on
the bench. It :1S : because of Ills 11011-
partisanship ? thi , t ha 'wis appointed
judge oC the suj iviiip' court as a denui-
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- - kl't'sidont.
1).V ) .a , . rojiii ' ' . If
I'rcsidcn'fc 'Qlcvoltind wants to maintain
the standard of tin-.bench Jic will select
: i successor to Justice Jackson who re
sembles him in this respect and he will
receive popular approval of his action.
Instead of profiting by the lesson of
the treasury defalcation by providing
greater safeguards to protect the public
money , the council conceives It to bo its
business to weaken and destroy the
safeguards provided by the charter. It
keeps on reducing the treasurer's bond
anil passing ordinances regulating the
supervision of the treasury which arc
admittedly defective and insullicient.
France is said to be making overtures
for a compromise in the Waller case.
The approaching session of congress
and the Inevitable expression of con
gressional opinion on the Waller out
rage appear to bo having their effect in
advance.
ICx-Treasurer Hill and his bondsmen
may now rest easy. That carefully se
lected Jury is not likely to bring in a
verdict for the state even if the su
preme court should so instruct/
ItfllfctltutN ( in th < > Nln-ari'il.
Cliir-lnimtt Tribune.
Free wool will enahle the democrats to
keep wnrm for the next eight or ten years.
When they parseil the law they must have
hcon tempering the winds to themselves.
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Now Vork Sun.
As for the democracy , Judging hy the elec
tions of 1891 and 1S9 ! > , It Is capalilo at gct-
tliiR beaten as badly as any reasonable man
'
could nsk , without any third term tied
around Its neck.
( neil TIMVII ( o ICooii . \ < vn > - Kriiiu.
Washington I'uut.
Our advlco to bright young men who are
thinking of coming to Washington to act tin
private secretaries to congresmen Is to slay
ut home , The private secretary of a con
gressman may be a great Institution In a
back township , but hero In Washington It Is
quite different. _ _
inii nail Sf nli-Hiiiim.
New V'dK Mull and Express.
Senator Allison wants It understood that
he 1s making { ifl.fcnunblo for the republican
nomination for president. The assurance IH
unnecessary. Mr.i AIIU < on Is a gentleman aa
well ns a statesman a typo of nil that Is
dlgnliled. upright aoil patriotic In American
manhood. IIo Is j western giant whoso
shadow may yeuilant eastward from the
setting sun of convontlon day.
A l.cNKdW for Ilnyuril ,
aolirt | Ii > mocrat.
Major Handy f 4s that when the World's
fair coniml03loaAfii | entertained hy the lord
mayor of LonitoKlii a Mansion house dinner
lion. Hen IlufKJ--urth made a speech In
which sougttSUi please the Urltlshers by
criticising tht HlJKlnley law , which had Just
jeen passed. Thereupon Judge ( now senator )
Lindsay of KcrJucky wald : "Look here
Huttcrworth , yotj'im. a republican and I am
a democrat and' 'freo
a trader and an ex-
confsderate soldier , but by - , i want you
to understand , olj fellow , that I don't come
abroad to apologize for or criticise the laws
of my country. " The story 1s commended to
Mr. Hayanl as one from which he might
(
lerlvo a useful lesson ,
I.OIMlt : AM \ T\II.TWI.MTKK.
Chronicle : Senator t.uilgt
at l.mt to have fonnil n fottnnn worthy of
bin alrcl. In hU contest with Killtar Slcnil
hf will mnt forcefully remind the people of
Don QuKote' * celebrated a\ ll upon the
w'nilnilll.
NVw York World : And now Henry fahnt
Lodge 1 rendy ( o declare war against ( Ir..it
llrlt.iln. The only hop ? of peace lle In the
( llmRrcrment sure to occur between Lodge-
' and Chandler which Minll take command of
I the land , naval and senatorial I'tiimp forces.
C5lob-Uniocrst : Senator Lodge Is right
I In Raying I hut the arinil ltlnii of territory
i by nny Kuropean nation In < ' ntr.tl or South
i America would he nn Infrmncmrat of tin'
1 Monroe doctrine , and an art of hostility
i toward the fulled Slntes. and It may In-
\ added that even n doinncrnllc administration
i would be nbllgd tn "let slip the dnga of
I w.ir" In such a casf.
Indianapolis News : Henry Cabot Ixulgp's
utterances on the Monroe doctrine will II ml
n universal echo In Anierlo.i. He speaks the
s-ntlmenta of hln country , ami withal IIP
nnikes a temperate and clear slnk'inont of
the whultiiuestloii. . A llttlu liutnlry tn any
cpn-niiinlty nmong ppupli * of any nlk In life
will attest the truth of Senator l.odgp's
declaration that American opinion Is prac
tically ut.anlmoiiB on this yiihject.
Philadelphia Press : Senator Ledge hna
been tclllnit our British cousins some ilnp.il-
utahlo truths ! In regard to the Mom OP doi'-
trtne. He says HIP p'oplo mean lo enforce
that doetilne. nivl he predict lh.nl cnnRross
at the coming session will pass a Joint reso
lution to that effect. It Is not probable that
f-ere Is nny member of rotiRres who will
oppose well n resolution. There are some
iiiiRlomanl.ics In newspaper offices who think
It simrt to Imitate London journal * and
8ii ° er at the Monroe doctrine , but those men
no more repn. ent American opinion than do
criminal * like Holme.- * and Durrani repre
sent American morality. The Ilrltish pub
lic cannot too soon become aware of that
fact. Senator Lodge has done well In unde
ceiving them , so far as he has been able to
do so.
Iltiffalo Express : Call It Jingoism If you
will , the uttorjiu-ca of Senator Lodge to a
reporter for the London Chronicle will be
cordially approved in this country as a state
ment of policy regarding the Vpne/.iidnn
question. He says that thus far the Monroe
doctrine liar ben 11 mere statement of nn
executive onicer , but that In his belief thti
next congress will endorse It In a formal
resolution as an Integral part of the policy
of this country , to be upheld nt all hazards.
Senator Hawlpy of Connecticut Is not oj-
( Hilarity accounted n Jingo , but his remarks
at the 1'sl Upsllon club In Now York on
Thursday night have the. Kama ring. Ho faitl :
"The time is coming when America nan go
np to the biggest bully In the world and
suy , 'Lot that poor devil alone. ' My wlfo
la IJiiRlifjli and I admire England , but still
I must confess I do not admire her Venezue
lan tactics.Ve , as a nation , are coming
Into a position of terrible responsibility. "
As the sense ot responsibility for doing
what is In our power as a nation to advance
civilization and justice becomes more fa
miliar to UP , It nny be predicted that there
will bo less flamboyant assertion of Interna
tional policies and more steady , evcnhand ° il
prosecution of such policies.
lUJHSO.XAI. AM ) OTIir.llWISi : .
Denver now boasts a colony of Schlatter
Day Saints.
U bsglns to look as though Barney rjarnatc.
would he obliged to hang up his stocks be
fore Christmas.
1'rlnce Christian Victor , grandson of Queen
Victoria , displays great originality. He will
leave a palace to go to Ashantee.
Several New York papers endeavor to rc-
fnto the charge of harboring foreign senti
ments by flying the American Hag.
Harriet Monroe , the poetess of Chicago , says
she draws her Inspiration from Lake Michi
gan , but neglects to tell whether she bolls It.
The refusal of Schlatter to accept money
for his work Is regarded by political healers
ns a melancholy perversion of a golden op
portunity.
Lieutenant Peary has , learned to speak the
Eskimo language with all the ease of a na
tive. It Is almost as easy to rcaclutlie pole
as to acquire that tongue.
"Kid" Tarpoy and Henry Smith , two en
terprising New York thieves , were caught
last week In the act of stealing a copper roof
from an eloven-story building.
Quten Victoria Is said to be much annoyed
at the tcndtncy of English aristocrats to
marry rich American glrlo. Her patriotism
has always been above reproach.
General Coxey proposes going on the stage'
to tell how It came to pass that he was de
feated for governor of Ohio. A nsedlesg task.
Pact Hi , the general was long on wind and
short on votes.
They have yent a man to Jail In Kansas for
contempt of court. His crime consisted In
refusing to drink beer on the witness stand ,
when told to do so by the Judg ; , who wanted
to know If it wns Itsor. He boldly declined
to bo experimented on.
Lord Aberdeen IK said to bo making a gen
uine success of his fruit nnd hop farm in
British Columbia. Mr. Clmpleau , the lieuten
ant governor of Quebec , says that the gov
ernor has already shown what the admirable
Lake Okangan district can produce.
The great .ind only Worth used to positively
tefuse to lit a gown to a woman with a wasp
waist , declaring that all the naturally har
monious lines of the figure were thereby de
stroyed and harmony was the first and most
Important requisite In artistic gowning.
( Jl.OItll'VIXC TIll.J K.VHMIMI.
( 'on ill ( Ion of ( In- Tiller of ( In ; Soil
.ilni-li Itfllvr Than IN SiiiiiiHfil.
Kansas Oily Star.
Secretary Morton does not belong to that
pessimistic class of Individuals who can see
nothing In prospect for the American farmer
except hard , miremmiorntlV3 labor nnd In
creasing indebtedness. The final statement
In the preso report of his annual report con
tains facts which must bo n revelation to
most people , who have heard llttla about
agriculture of late except dreary accounts of
unprofitable1 production.
"Tho average value of farms In the United
States , " sayy the report , "Is $1,000 for a
family averaging six persons. These farms
have fed farmers and their families nnd
40,000,000 urban residents , besides supplying
1500,000,000 worth of products to foreign con
sumers. In the practice of these facts how
can anyone dare assert that farming Is gen
erally unremunerativo and unsatisfactory to
those who intelligently follow It ? The mort
gages on farms do not exceed 1C psr cent
of the aggregate value of the farms a less
Incumbranco on capital Invested than In any
other line of Industry. "
Facts of this iwrt are worth something
In the way of elevating the pride of citizens
In their country and In the way of encourag
ing every worker to manage and strive for
his share of the > good things which are to
be obtained by the proper sort of effort In
the proper direction. They are pleasing and
strengthening antidotes to ths discouraging
and juggled array of statistics seeming to
i-liow that the lot of the farmer In getting
worss and his opportunities are getting ro
narrow that ho has llttlo liopa left for the
future.
Agriculture undoubtedly bus suffered with
other lines of Industry In the readjustment
of productive forcfH growing out of new
machinery and extendsd transportation fa.
cillttcH and changed and economical business
method * . lint ( hero remnlnti us ample op
portunity for the accumulation of n com
petency on a farm as In any other line of
work. It Is mfo to say that tha proportion
of farmers who save enough to live on be
fore their old ago hi larger than the proportion
tion of men tn any other line of Industry
who are able to retire from ImBlm-es and
spend their declining years In the enjoyment
of the fruits of their early labor.
Secretary Merion in doing u good work
In helping to change the current vlowu of
the condition and the poulbllitlcs of ag
riculture. It Is just as well to glorify
the farmer awhile. He has been subjected
of late to HO much commiseration that the
chang ; will be refreshing.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
A IMIIT WITH Mil. nVAIITS.
The \nril ( SditcKimin unit .lurlit In
Itrtlri-tiirnl.
Hon.VIIH.im Msxn-HI Kvartt , New York's
grand old man , llvci In quiet .tnd comfort l
his liomp , I'ourteMiih stret and Second nv-
enti" . New York City. A reporter of the
New York Sun , who recently called tin tli-j
f.iinoiid Jurist and statrnman , describe ! ) hln
hotiif u n flne old brown-stone m.inston , wltli
grrat corrhlors and cjpiclnti rooms , all flllpil
with lulntltis-i and statues of st.Hrnuifti.
warriors and .eminent jurists. Mr. Kvarts
was In .1 blK lounging chair In his parlor on
the second Moor. Two fret nway was A brght
grate fire , nnd beside Mr. Kvarts w.i * a beau
tifully Inlaid table , on wMch were dinars and
bunches of China niters. All through the
adjoining parlors were aslers and ehrysinthe-
inntns of all rolorc. There wns an aster of
deep carmine In the lapel of Mr. Evnrts' coat
nnd he was tlretscd Just as N'ew Yorkers Jmvs
seen him for the hut fifty years. In n few
months Mr. Kvarts will be 7S years old. Ills
.bine-black . frock eoat and waistcoat are Just
ns natty nnd well fitting ns thos ? of a youth.
Ills old-fashioned turned.down collar Is Just
ns rumpled ns tv r and h's ' crav.it Is of the
Mine raven hue. Ills hair Is somewhat thin
ner , but not noticeably so , and his feature *
are jut as milk-white and pronounced as tn
bygone days.
Mr. EV4i-ts Is practically In retirement. He
told the reporter that he seldom visited his
olllcini In Wall street , but that he spent most
of the summer nt his farm In Windsor , Yt.
"Along In November , " continued Mr.
KvnrlH , "It becomes a little dreary In the
country , and I come down hero to my cllj
home. I walk abint the streets In this neigh
borhood on bright afternoons nml occasional ! )
drive through the. park. I am bothered some
what with my eyes ; otherwise I am In vcrj
good health , nnd I get about very nicely. 1
cannot use my eyea to read , and this Is r
great deprivation , lieyoml this nllllctlon 1
have nothing In the world to complain of
I take n great Interest In all that Is going
on In the nation , and I have not lost n par
ticle of my concern In public affairs. I have
come to the conclusion , looking over events
In the last two years , tint the candidate of
the next republican national convention Is
sure to bo elected. All of the candidates
Heed , Harrls n. Allison. McKlnley all arc
good men , sound lepubllcans , nnd experienced
In public affairs. Nothing , I say , In my es
timation , ran prevent the election of the
next republican candidate for president. The
elections of the las ! two years demonstrate
to my mind that the country IB for the re
publican party. The domyratlc policy since
1S02 has changed the disposition of the coun
try , nnd It picfers to give Its affairs Into the
hands of the republican party. I am not Riv
ing you a stereotyped Interview. I am merely
chatting away nnd telling yon my thoughts
as they have come to me while silting here
in thly big lounging chair. I am not reflect
ing on Mr. Cleveland , or nny other democrat.
I have met Mr. Cleveland very often as one
of the trustees of the 1'enbody fund , and I
have no unkind word to say of him. 1 merely
believe that the people of the country prefer
that the republican party shall manage Its
affairs. "
"Tell me , pleas' , about the convention In
Chicago In 1860 which nominated Mr. Lln-
coln ? "
"Ah , " replied Mr. Kvarts , "that was a
convention. I bcllevo that If you will look
up the records you will find that the seventy
votes of New York state In that convention
are still recorded for William H. Scward. At
every roll call Now York responded , 'Seventy
votes for William H. Seward. ' I remember
that I moved to make Mr. Lincoln's nomina
tion unanimous , but I hardly think It was
done. I cannot quite recall that fact just
now. 1 remembfr that I was ono of the com-
mittco to go to Mr. Lincoln's homo and In
form him of his nomination. I then saw him
for the first time and also Mrs. Lincoln , and
they both Impressed me.
"During Mr. Lincoln's first administra
tion , " continued Mr. Uvarts , "It was neces
sary for me to be In Washington on profes
sional business. I frequently called on the
president , and I can still remember how
kindly Mr. Lincoln greeted me. Ho would
always say :
" 'I nm very glad to sec yon. Mr. Kvarts ,
because you don't want nny ofllce. '
"I saw Mr. Lincoln within a few days of
his assassination. 1 wanted n pass for my-
fielf and some professional friends Into Hlcli-
mond. Mr. Lincoln very kindly gave It to
me , and I recall to this day how well htj
looked and how strong , and what a marvel
ous man he wns , and within a few days
lie was assassinated. "
Mr. Evarts said that he had been waiting
patiently for n copy of Senator John Sher
man's book. He was Hayes' secretary of
state , and Sherman was secretary of the
treasury. Mr. Evarts was told the sub
stance of Mr. Sherman's buok , wherein the
removals of Collector Arthur and Naval Of
ficer Alonzo n. Cornell are gone over and
wherein everybody is criticised , with the
possible sole exception of Hayes. Mr.
Evarts was asked It he whined to speak on
these matters. He replied :
"Ah , no ; that wns a long tlmo ago. "
Mr. Evarts wns principal counsel for Pres
ident Johnson In the Impeachment trial , and
lie was counsel for the United States at
Geneva In the tribunal of arbitration on the
Alabama claims. Mr. Evarts' good health
hay often excited the comments of his
brethren of the bar. Ono day n friend asked
his the secret of his Immunity from disease.
He replied jocularly :
"I attribute my good health to the fact
that I always get out of bed late and never
take any physical exercise. " In this respsct
he Is like Allen Grnnbery Thurman of Ohio ,
now In his SOth year.
\r.llll.\SKA Al : rr.MHASCAX.1.
Tin * Sidney TeloRrnph linn Juit celebrated
Its twenty-second birthday.
DorchtFtfT will dnm the Uluo river nnd
gr.nv prosperous from Irrigated fields.
Hlnck dlphth rl Is raging nt Illg Spring * ,
Severn ) schools nro closed and quarnnt nH
has been Instituted.
A Jewelry thief nt Hclden was sentenced to
eighteen months' Imprisonment nt hard labor
In the slate penitentiary.
After January 1 Stnnton county will be en
tirely under the control of republican ofllrinli
for the first time In Its history.
Three girl bnhles were- born to Mr. anil
Mrs. Henry Aho of Tobias , nil nt one session.
One weighed live nnd the others four pound *
eneh.
William Worlnml , a farmer near Chapman ,
claims the belt for the biggest yield of oats
In Nebraska. He threshed 3,010 bushel * from
thirty-one ncres , nn average of nlncty-se\eu
bushels.
11 Is understood that as foon as the In
surance can be fettled nnd bonds voted Dlxon
will commence the erection of a new srlmol
house. 11 Is Impossible- secure n building
In town In which to hold school this winter
The populist stale contrnl committee has
figures showing that In the recent election if
gained n total of Ilfly-slx county olllo-rs ovr
the number elected by the populists at the
last former election. It lost just half that
number , leaving n net gain of twenty-eight.
A Hub child pf Mr. Hookey , who HVM
cial of Ravenna , horrified Its mother Ilio
other day by dragging n large , live and
wrlthlnx bull snake Into the doarynnl. The
child had found It lying In the Implies nnd
Innocently grasped It by the tall nnd took It
to the house. Mrs. Hookey killed the reptllo
with nn ax.
The preposition to vote bonds to the amount
of $275,000 , submitted to the voters of the
Lincoln and Dawson county Irrigation dis
trict , comprising -10.000 acres of land lying on
the north side of the 1'latte river In Lincoln
and Dawson counties , carrle.l by a majority
of S4 to IS. The main canal will be slxly-
two miles long and 100 feet wide nt th
head.
iT AND ititii/.v. :
Chicago Heoord : Kthel-I tielN-vo firmly
In hnvlng out one's "beauty sleep.
.Mnbel 1'oor girl , bow you must suitor
from Insomnia !
TndlnnnpollH Journal : "DliT I understand
you to say you wore a puglllstV"
"Dill's whnt. "
"Mnnuiil , oral , or cnlhrrnplilu ? "
New York Recorder : Art holds the mir
ror up to nature , but the illxcrrol artlHt
picks out his piece of nature pretty care
fully before he sets up the mirror before It.
Cincinnati Enquirer : Ferry-TImt Is ono
on you nnd one on me liorso nnd horse.
Ilargreaves How old-fnshloiicd you nro.
You mean wheel and wheel ,
1'hlladplphlix nocord : "Tho ante figures
In the pulctir Kiime , " anytt the Matmyunk
Philosopher , "but the uncle usually fol
lows. "
Judge : Old Lady Well , here's 10 cents ' / .
for yo , but I Hhonhl hate to feel that I was
enconrngln' yo to drink.
Tramp 1 don't need no encouragement.
Philadelphia Record : The man who has
joth legs cut off loses Ids standing In the
community ,
Iloston Itencon : "Just think. I have found
; hree gruy linlrs In my head. "
"Ah , madam as long ns they ciin bo
counted they don't count. "
Hoston Transcript : Will somebody plenKO
toll us why our lawmakers nro never ar
rested for passing worthless bills ?
Washington Star : "What do yon think ! "
exclaimed one emancipated woman.
"I don't know ! " wan the startled rejoinder -
joinder of another. "What do 1 ? "
"Our president , Ml s Tomasa IJuoy , has
tnken to smoking cigarettes. "
"What ! Wo must Impeach her nt once.
Tim Idea , of her doing anything so uno
mnnly ! "
MY NlMGIinon.
Judge.
I sit alone where twilight falls
And hear n dreary sound
Like pome Imprisoned > enl that beats
In vain to break Its bound.
A restless knocking , then n space
Of slleneo ; then again
The patient , dreary rat-a-tat
That sounds so sud , so vain.
Oft In the twilight hour ns now ,
I hear It o'er nnd o'er ,
And then my fplrlt whispers me ,
"They're chopping lm > li next I'oor. "
THIS SCHOOL ( illtl , .
AVnslilnRtcm Slnr.
A-down the- street she gully goes ,
This happy , careless maiden ,
With c-hucks which might otitblush the rosf
And lips with laughter laden.
It Is not what this fair ono knows
That renders her so charming ,
Although a store "he might disclose
Of classic lore alarming.
But she. has not yet learned to wear
A hat with monstrous feather
To theater , while strong men there
All gnash their teeth together.
She doesn't ride a wheel ns yet ,
Nor run to "modern" humors ;
She hasn't started out to get
Herself u pair of bloomers.
3ho never halts to l ; ml nn oar
To salesmen's guileful jargon ;
She doesn't want to try wlmtc'er
She sees that's labeled "bargain. "
Sweet Fchool girls , let the others aim
At qiioonllness and stntion ;
Your triumph sure rests on the claim
Of unsophlEtlcatlon.
Get Yotir Picture
Taken in a
new suit , They
piling in on
&dlSy | ? us with their or-
! $ ) - % to . . -l- . . TM j . f _
| ] ia | Q {
of a half
dozen Rine-
ha r t cabinet
photos holds
good this week for every purchase of $6
or ovcr in Boys' and Children's Depart
ments.
We've had to put in additional stock
to keep up with the demand on our long
and short pant suits ,
Prices range all over the different de
grees of goodness Our factory prices
arc always down below where the "other
fellows" get alter they chop chunks off
their prices in order to keep up with the
selling of the old reliable.
Browning , King & Co.
Southwest Corner Fifteenth find DoiiKln.s , OMAHA.