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We shall now linvc n clmnco to see liow
wo citit pt nlonj : without Hint In-
lenchcrs' trnluliiK hchuol.
Tlu-ro Is no use of lyliif ? about Oiuiilin.
Tlic > re nrc plenty of good tbliiRS to bo
saiti about Ilio city whlk- sticking to
tliu tnilh.
The subjects of legislation pentllng In
the lown IcglMlnttire arc Rtrnngely like
those tlmt wore under consideration at
the Nebraska capital last winter.
Should Niagara run dry , as la indi
cated by recent reports. ' where , oh.
Where , will all the radiant grooms and
blushing brides po liereaftnr tp spend
their honeymoons according to tlie ap
proved .fashion ?
Ambassador Knyard has had another
interview with Premier Salisbury.
That fact will afford sufficient material
for the prolific genius of the London
correspondents to keep thu cable busy
for a whole week.
If It be'true tlmt the north pole lias
actually been discovered , will It not be
open to serious question whether the
Monroe doctrine docs not apply to pre
vent any foreign country from assum
ing jurisdiction over It ?
And now the New York Sun refers
to him as John Mlltou Thurston. A If
every man In Nebraska with jhe , In
itials tT' . M. 'T. must , llkeTJeneral John
Milton Thaye'r , bo named after the1
greatest of English poets.
A Cambridge stock shipper consigned
a car of st'ock to the Kansas Cliy market
nnd lost ? ( ! < ) , that amount being the
difference between the price paid in
Kansas City and the price he could have
received in the Omaha market. lie will
not do it again.
The Fifth Ward Improvement club has
made some excellent suggestions In the
line of reform In the matter of tax as
sessments , but It failed to give due con
sideration to the subject of personal
taxes. Itealty in Omaha pays the great
majority of tax , while personal prop
erty escapes the assessor year after
year.
American enterprise beats the world.
A Chicago "syndicate Is said to be or
ganizing an expedition to meet Dr. Nan-
son with a view to securing from him
the first authentic description of the
worth pole. The expedition will doubt
less carry a patent' padlock and clap It
onto Dr. Nanscn's "mouth as soon 'as lie
has told his story. '
A Wisconsin town juts been compelled
to form an anti-tramp society to pro
tect Itself against the Invading horde of
tramps. The danger is that instead of
compelling these men to go to work they
wll | simply make them move on to af-
llict Bomu other community. If every
town had an anti-tramp society it would
go hard with the tramps.
The constitutions of the French re
public have always been a rope of sand
from the lime of Napoleon the great
to the time of Napoleon ( he small , and
from Tillers to Fnure. It will , there
fore , not bo in the least surprising if
the French Senate is abolished by a
combination of the Chamber of Depu
ties and the executive without wailing
for the constitution to bo amended.
Notice lias been given tlmt the county
will henceforth have to pay full rates
for all the transportation furnished
charity applicants. Thu railroads can
scarcely be blamed for refusing to en
courage half faro passengers , whether
their expenses are paid by themselves
or advanced out of the public treabtiry.
The county charity transportation ac
count offers a great loophole for abuse
and only the most watchful care and
stringent regulations will prevent impostors
pesters taking free railroad excursions
ut the cost of the taxpayers.
The Insurance companies doing busi
ness in Nebraska took out of the state
last year about $500,000 more than they ,
put In. Anil this was done in a year
of business depression , when the In-
detlnlto thing called moral hazard Is
said by tire Insurance men to have per
vaded the state. More than this , lire
liisuraiicc companies have operated
under the valued policy law , which compels -
pels them to pay the face of a policy
In case of total loss. As general busi
ness Improves Insurance business will
very materially revive and a still butter
euowltijf cau bo mude.
nnuirtxa
tt l. to lit ! hoped there Is substantial
foundation for the Rtntenirnt that con <
lldeiicc In American securltlfs abroad
Is growing nnd that ( he outlook Is favor
able for liberal Investment ! * of foreign
rapltai In them. It would be surpris
ing , Indeed , If such n change of feel
Ing did not take place after the cx-
prcflslou of American confidence shown
In the unprecedented subscriptions to
the new bonds , and another Incentive
to the restoration of Knropean con-
Ildence In American Investments should
be found In the very decisive vote by
which the house of representalives re
fused to concur In the senate free silver
bill. Foreign capitalists must see In
this nit assurance that In the event of
republican success In tin ; presidential
election this year all danger from free
silver will be removed for at least four
years and in the meanwhile all demand
for It will be pretty certain to die out.
A rclurn of conlldonco in American
Investments abroad would exert a very
powerful Influence In restoring con-
Ihicnce at home for there can be no
ipiestlon that ICttrnpcan financial senti
ment with rospet'l to affairs here lias
great weight with American capitalists.
With International Issues disposed of
and the success of the republican party
assuring the maintenance of sound cur
rency , there Is no reason to doubt that
a large amount of the Idle and unprollt-
able capital In Kngland , of which there
are hundreds of millions , would seek
Investments In the United Slates , ibt !
only In American securities , but
In every department of enterprise which
offers any promise of profitable return.
iiinnmts.
It Is reported that the treasury offi
cials expect that the amount of new
bonds which will not be taken by the
bidders to whom they were alloted ,
because of Inability to make the first
payment , will reach between ? r > .000,000
anil $0,000,000 and Is very likely to In
considerably more. One bidder in New
York for JjM.ni 10,000 of the bonds can
not take them and having failed to
negotiate Ids allotment , owing to the
high rate of his bid , it will go to some
other successful bidder who may desire
it , possibly to .1. I' . Morgan and his
associates , to whom , It Is said , all the
bonds not taken by the persons to whom
they have been alloted may go. Mr. Mor
gan had alloted to him about $ ! I-I.OOOK)0 ( )
and it will not be surprising if lie ulti
mately gets half the issue.
It lias transpired that a great many
bids were made purely as a matter of
speculation , that Is , the parties mak
ing them had no means and no Inten
tion of taking the bonds , but had in
view the possibility of getting some
thing , out of their allotments In the
event of their bids being ) accepted. A
number of instances have been reported
where small allotments of bonds were
sold nt a premium by bidders who could
not produce the cash necessary to take
up tinitallotments. . It is stated that
the treasury officials hold that the al
lotments of the bonds , arc not tnins-
'ferable nnd that the 'original ' bidder
must himself accept -and pay for\ \ the
llpnds alloted to him , , but as there was
nothing said in regard to this iu the
secretary of the treasury's call for , bids
it is hardly probable that there will be
any objection made to the transfer of al
lotments. ( The experience , however ,
will undoubtedly have the effect , In
case of' another bond issue , which Is
probable within the next six mouths ,
to cause the secretary of the treasury
to require bidders to accompany their
bids with a deposit-as evidence of good
faith , the deposit to be returned in the
event of their bids being rejected. This
will have to be done to prevent an Im
mense Hood of worthless bids and there
would be nothing In such a requirement
at all inconsistent with a popular loan.
UKItnRltT UN KAVAL KRKDS.
Secretary Herbert Is a staunch advo
cate of building up the navy as rapidly
as practicable and he Is entitled to com
mendation for the work lie has done in
tlds direction. When a member of con
gress he was an earnest champion of an
adequate navy and did much to create
opinion favoiabie to his view. As secre
tary of the navy ho has been no less
devoted to this policy , to which ( hero Is
now comparatively little opposition and
which the present congress would un
doubtedly be disposed to carry out on
a liberal scale If the condition of the
treasury would warrant It.
Secretary Herbert was before flic
house committee on naval affairs last
week and expressed the opinion that
more battleships should be authorized
than was recommended in ills annual
report. Indeed , he thought that con
gress could not make a mistake In nu-
thorlxlng the construction of too many.
Naval officers who have recently given
their opinions regarding naval require
ments have pointed out the necessity
for more battleships. We shall have
eight whi'ii those authorized and build
ing are completed und It is the judg
ment of experts that there ought to lie
at least double this number , while a
force of twenty battleships would be
none , too large for the purposes of de
fense. A bill Introduced In the senate
provides for the construction of six new
ships of this vlass , but It may be
doubted whether the present congress
will authorize so many as this ami prob
ably provision will be made for build *
ing not more than three or four , which
could bo constructed and in service by
the time the next congress comes In ,
when the question of a further Increase
can be deteriiilned from the then pre
vailing conditions. There is very little
prospect that this congress will provide
more revenue. A small coterie of free
silver republican senators seem deter
mined that no revenue measure shall
pass unless there Is legislation favor
able to the free coinage of silver , ami
as the overwhelming sentiment In thu
liotisu against free sliver renders such
legislation Impossible there is hardly any
chance for the passage of a revenue
bill , even though It was assured the
president would approve one. Such be
ing the situation , no very large addi
tional appropriations cau be made for
thu navyt but provision for three or four
more battleships may be practicable.
From every point of view , except the
financial , It Is n most auspicious tlmt
for pushlnc the policy of building up
the naval power of ( lie nation. Never
before has there been such unanimity
of popular sentiment In favor of doing
this , men of all parties admitting Its
wisdom and expediency. Kvents have
created a general conviction that the
I'nltcd States Is no longer secure In Its
position of Isolation or in the good will
of other nations and that peace and
safely will be best Insured by having
the abllltj of self-defense and the power
to compel respect for our rights. With
our sea coasts properly defended ami an
adequate navy , the Influence of the
United States would be augmented and
no nation would venture to trifle with
us In any matter Involving our Interests
or rights , In the old world or the new.
Having the ability to build better ships
at less cost than any other country In
tlie world excepting Great Hrltaln , with
everything necessary to their construc
tion produced at home , whatever money
is expended on the navy will be dis
tributed among our own people , promot
ing the welfare of a most Important In
terest. It Is Impossible to say with any
degree of certainty what congress will
do , hut the country will approve action
for a further Increase of the navy.
CUXCKKTIIAIK At.l , I'.WOltTS.
The man of genius Is the man endowed
dewed with the faculty of hammering
steadily on one nail. Men who scatter
their energies seldom succeed In any
thing. The same principle applies to
communities. Concentration of effort Is
essential to the achievement of results.
Omaha has never been lacking in en
terprising men nnd In promising proj
ects. The trouble has been to get all
Its enterprising and public-spirited men
to center their energies on one project
at a time. Omaha lias always so many
Irons In the fire that few of them ever
reach a white heat. This Is true today
as much as It ever has been. There is
a general disposition for harmonious co
operation among all classes of citizens ,
but there Is a lamentable want of con
centration. Our danger lies In branch
ing out in too many directions without
bringing any Important enterprise to a
head.
The project that bears the greatest
promise of substantial and lasting bene
fits and one that will more than any
other agency bring other projects to o
focus Is theTransmlsslsslppi exposition.
Tlie magnitude of this enterprise and
its far-reaching effect upon the future
of Omaha has not been properly ap
preciated by our people. It will force
the completion of a union depot and will
insure tlie building of one or more first
class hotels within two years. It will
stint date activity in the building trades
as no other project could possibly do
and will bring /more / people to Omaha
and circulate more money in Omaha
than all the other pending projects com
bined.
The essential thing now is co'ngres-
sloual recognition. Time is the nil-im
portant , element. Unless all eilergles
and Inlluojjqes Omahacan , exert are con
centrated so.jas to secure ( action by con
gress withinthe , next three months , the
opportunity .to turn the tidal wave of
immigration and investment toward the
transmlsslsslppi region will be lost.
The proposed exposition lias been
started under most favorable auspices.
It was located at Omaha as the most
available and accessible place by the
unanimous vote of the delegates from
the states represented in the Trans-
mlsslsslppl congress. It Ims been uni
formly endorsed by the press and people
of Nebraska. It has received the hearty
approval of the legislature of Iowa.
The bill giving it governmental recogni
tion has been referred to a friendly
senate committee , of which Senator
Thnrston Is chairman.
The presence of Senator Tlmrston In
Omaha should be utilized by the board
of managers to arrive at a perfect
understanding with him as to the de
tails and conditions under which tlie
work can be pushed to completion.
While Senator Thurston may be con
fidently relied upon to do his part , Ids
efforts must be seconded and supple
mented , not only by the men actively
enlisted in tlie enterprise , but by the
whole body of our citizens , from now
on until congress shall have accorded
favorable action.
In an address recently delivered by a
prominent merchant before the Omaha
Iletallers' club the credit system
was characterized as altogether
vicious , demoralizing to both mer
chant and customer. A strong
argument was made for the posi
tive withdrawal of credit by local re
tailers and the plea 'made for the con
duct of business on n strictly cash basis.
It was further stated tlmt most of the
failures of retail merchants In this city
could be traced to their book accounts ,
while others had voluntarily closed their
doors because they could not collect
what was due them. This subject Is
not a new one. There Is not n retail
merchant In Omaha who prefers the
credit system. Tlie problem with him
Is , How can It bo done away with with
out injury to his business. There Is
but one way by which the pernicious
system can bo abolished. The retailers
know how It should be done. The only
question Is , Will every retailer In Omaha
agree to require customers to pay cash
and honestly live up to the agreement ?
When the Union raclflc railway closes
a contract with the Omaha Bridge nnd
Terminal company for use of the pro
posed union depot It will do so with
the full knowledge that the depot shall
ever be open to all lines that may enter
upon reasonable terms. The depot
grounds donated by the city to the
Union Pacific road were given on con
dition that Its bridge and depot be
thrown open to other roads upon equit
able terms. Upon the abandonment of
those grounds for depot purposes the
only proviso the city need make In per
fecting title to the old grounds Is one
which shall Insure tlm use of thu Union
I'aclllc bridge to any roail that may
want to pay for such privilege. With
a competing bridge owned by the new
depot company , however , there will be
little dinicull.v in ( he \\t\y \ of any road
which inny n | | < r Omaha. The strong
est point liiiftivor of the new project Is
that It emhitr both bridge and depot.
In the days'U ' > $ this city will realize
the ! ncacul.iho ! ! value of the scheme
now on foof. ' " '
"OllO Of IIllt > I'lllpf caUSOS Of Illinl
times , " says'n'\Wyor ' ' I'liiKt-ce of lletrolt ,
"Is the maintenance of tlie excessive
ni'tllk'Ial ehnrfct's ' of tlie transportation
corporation ) , " ' jiitit tlie transportation
coiporatlons will In reply reverse tin1
promises anfl' | ' ! < ! iy that hard times are
the clilef oaiifir-of the inalnteiianee of
excessive trallle ehart'es. The rent
trouble Is that thu railroads arc still
tryhiR to pay Interest and dividends on
a vast amount of fictitious capitaliza
tion , ami until the water IB wrung out
of a few of them by sale tn foreclosure
and reorganization on an actual value
basis , rates will he kept up to the high
est possible notch. Mayor Pliijifee
about hits the nail squarely on the head.
This Is the ago of commissions.
When politicians don't know how to gel
out of a hole they are sure /-reatc a
commUslcn to postpone the perform
ance. The latesi Is a non-partisan coin-
mission to recommend legislation to
meet the problems presented by labor ,
agriculture- and capital. Ily the time
that commission gets through , three
generations of Kip Van Winkles will
have hybernatod and awakened out of
twenty years of dreams in the political
sleepy hollow. The next thing we
shall hear of will be a non-partisan
commission to solve the problem of
squaring tlie circle or to devise a scheme
for perpetual motion.
Honesty is tlie best policy for the
builders of cities as well as for the
builders of private character. If you
can't stand up for Omaha without lying
and Imposture you had better sit down.
The braggart is as detestable as the
hypocrite. The most effeclive way to
stand up for Omaha is to do something
tangible for Omaha , either by contribut
ing to Its development or by helping to
promote projects tlmt promise to build
up Its Industries and Increase its busi
ness. Ulowlng bubbles , building air
castles and instituting llctitlous com
parisons only do barm in the long run.
So well satisfied are the promoters of
the Atlanta exposition with the results
achieved througlDthat undertaking that
they are cent mp iting an exhibit of Its
main feature , * } atn Chicago for the pur
pose of advertising the resources of the
southern states' , to the people of the
great northwests Jf the Atlanta exposi
tion was of so"gr it benefit to the south
so will the , TVubsniississippl exposition
be of canal iiiM'IUillt to tlie west. The
threat of Atlanta1 to Invade the north
should only spjjj' | n the 'men behind the
Transmlsslsslpplrbexpositlon project to
greater effort1 ! ' v
One of. the.Qtivstlons with which the
Board of 'Gounty Commissioners Is
called on . 'to rr sUe. Is the oj viisc ? ,
of weeding" out Uussia'n thistles , on
which a premium Is offered to road
supervisors under the new law. If pullIng -
Ing up Itussian thistles proves profitable
it will naturally follow that the plant
ing of Ilusslan thistles will become a
profitable industry in these parts.
Mrs. Chant , tlie noted English re
former , who is traveling In the United
"States , looked at Omaha and then said
she believed America was no worse
than the rest of the world. This is
welcome flattery , but It must not be
used as an excuse for Interrupting our
efforts to improve our condition.
The Menacing ; YolloYv
Chlcngo TJincs-IIernld.
Yellow dog candidacy In either national ,
state or municipal campaigns Is a menace
to the party which countenances ft.
An KHSi-iltllll I'ri-cailtlon.
Globe-Demociat.
General Weyler hay canceled all permits
for newspaper correspondents to accompany
hfs army , which signifies that he does not
propose to let the world hear of his reversss.
Ail On oil Port for I'IIKH.
St. Lgulu Hepubllc.
Nansen has found the north pole. To
whom does It now belong and what will the
ovMiei do with It ? Oh. yes. Sureenough. .
Let Dan Stuart lease It for his next prize
light.
Shelter for ( lie Coal I'ool.
New York World.
The coal pool could not operate a day If
there were an administration In Washington
lior.eJtly hent on enforcing the laws against
all offenders , including contributors to cam
paign funds.
TillI.lvlUK Truth.
Louisville Courier-Journal ,
Senator Smith told the living truth when
ho said that the people were disgusted with
congress. In latter years the business In
terests liavo hardly dared poke their heads
out of doors while congress is li ( session.
A KlmlorKnrteii Warrior.
Unltlniorc American.
The younc Itlng of Spain lias Just received
his llrst military uniform. In vfew of the
profound regard ulid wish for peace on a
lieimancnt footing expressed by all civilized
governments at ttila stage of the world , it Is.
a somewhat odd'iitforlunentary on his dcslro
tliat It Is the gl-noral custom ( or embryo
prlucou to become Tsoldiers before they are
mon. The creation of a military Instinct In
thu future rulersnu certainly not the Quick
est way to hasten1 tlib time when war and
all Its attendant : .horrors will be regarded
as a relic of barbarism.
The of Grc-cil.
New Yorl 'Flreinnn's Henild.
Notwithstanding" ! ! ! ? fact that the fire loss
In Omaha , Neb. , haVblen made less than last
year , the Insurance companies talk of raising
rates. The Dee si 'irt "
"Tho city purdharpll a new steamer and
additional hose , cafiscd the water mains to
be enlarged In tli6" business districts , em
ployed a new flro. chief and reorganized Its
flro department , dndikua had a year of im
munity from disastrous ) fires. The companies
agreed to reduco44J > ftCrates , now they speak
of Increasing them. ! or sublime assurance
commend us to tho'Insurance companies. "
It Is the sanio did story of greed. The
more they get the itoro ) they want.
Forty Acre * anil 11 3InIe.
New York Sun.
Hon , John Milton Thurston of Nebraska
has Introduced Injo the senate , by request ,
a curious pension bill , which was drat ex
hibited by a Nebraska member of the house
of representatives wino five or six yeirs afjo ,
U proposes to pay to every negro born in
slavery a pens-oil of from f I to J15 a month ,
according to age , nd to give to every former
fave ! more than 70 years old $500 in cash.
The author meant well , but bis schema Is In
complete. Ho ought to amend It by provid
ing a pension for every negro born free , and
tlien , to prevent htrd feellngu and avoid
discrimination , he rtiould have the govern
ment pay a pension and bguua to every whltu
man. Tension everybody. What' money
In the sovernmonl , anjr w y ? Only some-
thltiR to borrow.
The Iltmlnr * * Kllmillon ,
ChlMRO Tout.
A Kurvoy of the business field today xho\vi
a Kfnrrnl dullness for this period of the
sea on , duo to the weather , the clo e > ness of
money and proloriKcd congrMslimnl Inaction.
This Mite of thing * , however , does not swm
to retard the growth of confldtncu as to the
future. In the principal wontem cities ,
Chicago. St. lAul and Omaha , trndo Is
freshening up fairly well and merchants arc
hopeful. Two elements In the financial situa
tion aie most e-acourafilnK the overwhelm-
Inu vole Against the sonnto sliver "substl-
tuto" and the rjpld restoration of treasury
Kohl rwerv ? . In the mony market and the
speculative arena u feollng of fresh confidence
has fallowed the conciliatory declarations of
Salisbury nnd llnlfaur , although It Is felt tlmt
the Venezuelan matter Is still far from seltlf-
metit. A illstm-bliiR anomaly Is th * f.ict that
there 1ms been a considerable withdrawn ! of
gold from the treasury to lie paid back at
once in payment for bond ( subscriptions.
This , hottevtr , Is bu-vltuble vhllo the ob-
stnictlvo party In congress prevents the
adoption of a rational currency system. Until
the government Is placed In n position where
Its revenues exceed IU disbursements , nnd
until It Is tfllvcn out of the banking Inisl-
s * , It will continue to bo a dlstiiililng
factor In trade. To reduce the disturbance
to a minimum Is the problem of the future.
.Mil. KIJM "oiTIIACnn.
Tin- 1'ralrliSlati > Niuta flinrueil uttli
Uoldliuu' I'llrranro.s.
LU. I.c.ulft lU'pul.llo. .
Congressman Kern of Nebraska la under
the "nprrralun that lie has boon made the
victim i > f a vile roiuplr.ify. Houuvcr that
may be , ho Is luivlti a psclc of trouble and
the oppnflton sheets In Ills district arc over
joyed.
llppreaentatl\e Kern Is n populist of In-
tctiklly and glnom Ho think * the world Is
fleeting at n tuo-mlmita gait psrdltlonward
and the only hop ? lor it is by electing hont-u
servants cf the people Ilku himself to
nfllro.
Ohio hns a congressman of the name of
KPM- who Is n very illffpront soil of an Indi
vidual. Kerr Is n republican , a believer In
the gold standard and n JOJOIIM optlmti * . .Mr.
Ken Is a new member and , appreciating the
necessity of convincing his urban constituents
that ho was doing somelhlns In congrfsj to
fjrn bin money , he carefully wrote an
optimistic ppi'och provjpg that the gold stand ,
ard was the Inevitable result of commercial
development. He t-ubmltud a few remarks
about John Sherman's ability as H lln.uiclcr
by way of peroration , and then obtained
leave to print.
The publication In the Hecnrd nf speeches
which he never delivered Is IteprcJcntntlvo
Kem'n longest congressional Rult , anil as he
has olicady twrved a couple of terms the
printers arc quite famlll.ir with his name.
But ICerr they did not know , ami In tlie
usual tffort to edit ropy the proofreader and
printer contrived lo credit the speech to
Kem.
lOrr's I'pPiK'h ' credited to Kem nppeaml In
the Congressional Uncord with "applause"
scattered about through. It to emphasi/o the
hit which had l en marie when the speaker
told of the prosperity of the counirj and
tlm beneficent remits cf a gold Hlandard.
Now Mr. Kern's enemies In hs ! own party
ar.e Insisting that he has succumbed tn
plutocratic Influences and betrayed the honest
tillers of the soil. The Nebraska congress
man has had the correction made In the
Rccoid and telegraphed a denial home. His
oyal supporters are Insisting that Wall ntroct
Is responsible for the Insertion of the speech
und the cheerful news comes that converts
to this view are numerous.
With the assistance of "the Doy Orator of
the Platte" the people of Nebraska may gen
erally be converted to this view. In this
event nothing short of a stinging rebuke to
Wall street through the election of the entire
pnpullst ticket will suffice The people of
Nebraska should let Wall street know It
lannot assassinate the people's representatives
with Impunity .
1100MS AII IlOOMHllS.
St. Pa\il \ Ploneer-Presp : Iowa democrats
, purpose bringing out ex-Governor Bo'es as a
candidate for the democratic presidential
nomination. What on earth have the Iowa
democrats against Holey ?
Globo-Democrat : The attempt to start n
boom for Whitney In Mississippi has turned
out to be a flat failure. It appears that the
democrats of that Plate are practically unan
imous for a free silver man , regardless of all
other cons'deratlona.
Washington Post : Tlio Stephen B. El-
klns boom is not to be whlpkcd to cnc side
by the o\cr-zealous friends of the other can
didate ? . Mr. Elklnp is a native born citi
zen , Is up to the a(50 ( limit and possesses many
other nullifications for the prcoidency.
Washington Star : Mr. Quay , as the
silent man of the republican party , has , by
his presidential candidacy announcement ,
dene- just what most surely emphasizes him
In the character of the sphinx , by making of
himself and the final whereabouts of Penn
sylvania's elxty-slx votes In convention more
of a mystery than ever.
Philadelphia Times : There would be
eminent fitness in the democrats nominating
ex-Governor PaUlson for president. He Is
a man of positive convictions and possesses
the courage to execute them. Ho Is reso
lutely In favor of honest money , and that Is
an Indispensable record In any candidate of
a hopeful party In the next contest. That
ho favors honest government , whether city ,
state or national , Is abundantly proved by his
recordu as controller cf thiti city and an
governor of Pennsylvania. However men
may differ from him as to his policy , his
Integrity has never been questioned , and
his devotion to thoroughly honeH govern
ment Is und'eputed. He is also devoted lethe
the majesty of law and order and the tufcty
of person and property , and his nomination
would thus commend Itself , not only to the
great business ) Interests of the country , butte
to all Intelligent citizens who believe in
maintaining public and private credit and
domestic tranquillity and rafcty.
i'iitso.VAi : , A\
Suppose Dr. Nanocn says ho found the
polo who dares contradict him ?
Those reports about tlic"rioHh pole would
lia much more comforting if delayed until' '
next. August.
Congressman Craln was on ? of the finest
classical scholars , ever sent to congress
andtho public learns the fact , for the first
time , from his obituaries.-
The frequency with which General Wcyler's
mouth Is brought Into action suggests that
he Is about to pull off a prize fight. Dun
Stuart Is clearly outclassed.
Dr. Mabel Spencer of Kansas City , Kan. ,
liaa been appointed county physician of
Hlley county , Kansas. She Is the firut
woman In the state to receive such an ap
pointment.
Mra , Hiram Kelly and S. I ! . Cobb , Thomas
Murdoch and A. C , UartleU of Chicago have
together contributed the sum of J150.000
for the erection of a homo for the friend
less in that city.
The Chicago & Northwestern company has
ordered Its depot men to array themselves
with scarlet caps and gold trimmings. This
fetching heudgear Is Just what Is needed to
complete the artistic tone .of the Omaha
depot.
When the now constitution of Mississippi
was promulgated uome tlmo ago , the docu
ment was severely criticised. Hut one wise
provision was overlooked. The legislature Is
limited to one. regular session In four years.
That provision outweighs a multitude of im
perfections.
William Kline , a. burglar , who has Just
been sentenced to fifteen years at San Fran
cisco , after a long career of crime in that
city and vicinity , had long been referred teas
as "the ple-eatlng burglar , " from the fact
that he never loft a houaa without first de
voting marked attention to whatever pastry
ho could find.
Miss Susin B. Anthony celebrated her 7Gth
birthday anniversary on Saturday last. On
Thursday next a formal celebration of the
event will take place In Ilocheater , N. Y.
In Issuing a general Invitation to the public ,
Miss Anthony said : "I will bo particularly
pleased to have the gentlemen call and tea
maid.
a 70-year-old
Millionaire Crocker maintains a fence
twenty-five feet high on one aide of his place
on Neb hill , San Francisco , fencing off all
the view from the lot owned by the estate
of an undertaker named Yung. Yung , who
lived there at tlm time , didn't want to bell
his lot , but after the fence was put up had
to move hlj house. The fence cost $3,000.
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CHICAGO , Feb. 17.A local paper My * :
Clil < v\S' \ > ' 4 hypnotic clinic Ims dlr J n-boriiln' .
It Wai to have been bgun today nt the
Illinois Medical collcgs nnd promised lo
furnish the Rr"rtest ( sensation which the
professions of medicine and surgery In
Chicago have known for yrnre. But the
great public Attention It Attracted , even before -
fore Its commencement , was too much for
the conservative physicians Identified with
the college , and the management of the In
stitution , in consequence , recently decided
not to allow the clinic to begin.
This 'vaa to have been the first public
hypnotic clinic In th United State * conducted
by a medical crliocl. u was to cave boon
freeto the public and would have taken an
equal footing wl'h the other free clinics run
by the Illinois Medical school.
As an adjunct to the practice of medicine.
hypnosis has been used for some time abroad.
In France , Uennany , Atisirl.i , Holland and
Sweden special hcsrpltals and Institutions
have been established which arc devoted
exclusively to fhn inutmcnt of disease by
hypnotic niRsestlon. In the- United States
the only , public clinic xvliero hypnotism has
been utedns the dcntcl cllule. of the
Unlvmlty , of Minnesota , which lusted only
a couple uf months before the opposition of
the members of the medical faculty caused
Its withdrawal ,
Dltl.MCS 01. ' MAMC1.M. .
In the hcKimilui ; men drank water and llien
c .lino to use the r.illlc of cows , asses and
camels. Then In some iplrlt of Investiga
tion they drew the milk of marcs nnd per
haps the tupply mure than equaled the de
mand , for seine cf It was left over to btaml
ami ferment , and as a result they had
koumyEs , from which they flna le.irucd the
delights of. Intoxicants.
Next In harinlcctmess to milk .ire those
drinks which are prepared from the products
of the still without thu aid of fermentation.
Siuh aie lea , coffee , cocoa , chocolate. Among
thesM the use of cocof ; Is probably the most
nncleiit In Europe , as It reached there before
either tea or coffee. Thu IJmperor Monte-
sauna wiU't have bsen very fond of it , as ho
had 2,000 Jars prepared dally for the use of
his household and fifty for his own con
sumption.
Columbus , who did many good things , car
ried the knowledge of cocoa tu Europe , and
It noon became common In Spain. It was
Introduced to England In 1637 , and about th ?
beulnnlm : of the alchtepiith ceriturv choco
late , which is n preparation from the same
pl.int , became fachtunable there.
Coffee , the drink more highly regarded
today than any other , was first used in
Abysxlnla In 875. Thence It was brought
to Aiabla. A Greek first Introduced It to
England and made lilniMlf famous by the
act.
act.Tea
Tea , which ilvals coffee In favor , Is a na
tive of China , where It has been grown forever
over 1,000 years. Pepys mentions having
drank It In 1CGO , shovrliig that It was then a
novelty.
It will surprhc those who like beer to hear
( lint It Is not n modern Invention. It was
made by the Egyptians many hundreds of
yean before the Christian era , as well as
by the Greeks and rtomnn" . We have re
ceived It from the ancient Gauls , who were
great drinkers as well as feeders. Undoubt
edly the use of bser was common as early as
the use of wine.
Among the Egyptians , Greeks , Ilomans and
Athenians beer was made from barley , while
In Spain and Britain wheat was used for
mnlting. Tacitus , In the first century , raid
that beer was the usual drink of the Romans
and the soldiers of Caesar Introduced It Into
Britain.
So-called beer was made In England a long
tlmo ago by tapping spruce , fir , birch , maple
and ash trees and using their Juices. This
process Is still kept up In England and In
this country , where home-made beera from
roots arc- much uwd.
Ale. which Is more used In England than
In America , Is a heavier malted liquor than
beer and contains a small proportion of hops.
It was a favorite drink of the Anglo-Saxons
and Danes.
A more aristocratic drink Is wine , the use
of which Is as old as"civilization. . ' Its origin
Is ascribed to the gods. The culture of the
vine began In Armenia and Pontus- and
speedily spread. The most famous of Asiatic
wines was that af Chalyb. which furnlshe
the tables of the Persian kings. Wine wa
not used by1 the most ancient Romans.
Whisky , which Is more democratic than
wine , is distilled from various grains , fron
potatoes and fiom malted barley. It wa
named by the Celts' In Ireland and Scotland
Brandy , a drink not so universally used , I
distilled from wine.
One of the new drinks or dishes of New
York swells Is called the "Fire Island Cock
tall. " Here Is the formula : Take a smal
glass and sprinkle the bottom with pepper
and salt. Add a tablespoonful of Worccste :
or some other sauce and pour In an equa
amount of catsup. Next put In one largo
drop of Tabasco sauce nnd squeeze half o
a lemon In on top , adding to this a table
spoonful of vinegar. Stir the whole gently
and drop In as many raw oysters as the
glass will hold. The oysters are eaten in
the usual way after this process has beer
completed , each one receiving a bath In the
conglomerate sauce before taking.
Another new wrinkle In mixed drinks Is
"Tho Opera , " which Is a club affair , usually
for two. Two eggs broken In the botton :
of a mixing glass are covered with powdered
sugar and a couple of ponies of brandy. The
glass Is then fllM with cracked ic ? and the
whole Is shaken In the usual way. A pint
bottle of champagne/ then divided and the
first mixture Is distributed evenly between
the two glasses of champagne , being strained
very slowly Into the champagne to prevent
effervescence. This Is a drink for the gods.
A very fancy dilnk Is made in this way :
Squeeze the Juice of half an orange Into n
gluss and add the Juice of one-quarter of a
lemon. Then pour In consecutively half a
spoonful of sugar , the yolk of an egg , halt
a pony each of brandy , bcnedlctlno and
maraschino , a dash each of cnracao , anisette ,
parfalt amour and noyeau , and add three
ponlea of pure cream. Fill up with flue Ice
and shake well before serving.
JIIAUCIII.VC ; T1IUO' GKOllKIA.
This wan out on the farm. Notice bad
come that there WHS to be a soldiers' re
union at Omaha thirty miles away. John
Milton lived on this farm under a leafe.
It was the treasured experience of his lifo
that "lie had been a soldier during the civil
war. Hung on a nail , ever sacred for spe
cial occasion * , waa his uniform , the bat
with gold cord and tassels and the coat
with brass buttons down before. John had a
wife ; more than that , he had a half dozen
children , ranging from Jerry , who was 18 ,
down to Jack , who was 1C , < and Mury , who
was , 12 , and Ellen , who was 9 , and Harry ,
who was 4. and Tad. who was 18 months.
The world hai ) gone hard with John and
lib wife , but greater loyalty the ono to the
other never existed. She In ruf-
fcrlng and poverty had brought
him all his little ones , paying
dearest cost therefor ; round had crown her
shoulders ; stooping her body , palo and thin
her face and shrunken bar mouth , wherein
the teeth had failed. While thl offering
had been laid by her upon the family altar ,
John had tilled the field and worked early
and late to plant and gather the harvest.
To him , homo and wife and little ones had
been , as ft were , liU country , his altar and
his God !
"Mary , " mid he , for such was the sweet
name of the woman who had been to him
and his wife and mother , "Wo will go. "
Said Mary , "Jerry will look after the
house and wo will go , If you say so , John. "
She had never forgot that she waa a sol-
dler'a wife and that John's clothes that hung
on the nail made him , as It were , the
savior of the country rich legacy for her
little ones.
John put on these clothes and Mary put
on her drew poor , throAdburo , drooplnir ,
tralllnR t llcond bonnet ot ancient date.
"No- , " Mid she , "no ro ready , "
Along the Mrcetii of Omaha the parmla
took Its w y. I'nJer Iho o corl ot frenh ,
joiitiR poldlera of the regular army in their
bright uniforms followed thevetorn ot the
civil wir. At the end of the proeejulon
came John , limning and gray , and by his
side , with her hnmt In hl rm , came Mary ,
In her drasgl'iiR ' clleo gown , her faded bon
net awry , her face palo and thin , her mouth
sunken nnd white. And they sang :
"Mnrchliift through CJeoigla. "
The ttlrrlns sonp tanp through the streets
and the multitude and those In the windows
liivird ; bin at Iho end. way behind In lime
and tune , came Iho quavering voice of Mary ,
berne tip by the strong voice ot Jo-tin ,
"Marching Ihrough Georgia. "
And those who were thrilled as the main
body marched by cried when they heard
Mary and John.
During the Interval , after the march
through the streets , and whlo John "rested
on his arms , " and Maty enjoyed the hos
pitality of a kindly homo thrown open to
her , there came along a womin.
Shewaa yomiR and a tempter. Shecnmo
to John nnd ifcrcw upon him the npell i f
her charmy. While John lingered there
flitted between him and this strange per-
eon the fitce o ! the faded little woman , the
mother of bin family and of hlo home , with
her bent back and her broken body , her palo
face and her sunken mouth , In her callca
gown.
Ho saluted the woman In m'lltary ' form ,
for be had learm-d lo Judge not too Inrshly ,
and marched nway , and when ho hnd cotton
out ot her -hoirlng , exclaimed :
"Oh , go to Nova Scotia ! " Halifax la In
Nova Scotia.
Now , nl a late hour of the night a way
worn pair" got home over the country road-
thirty miles from Omaha. They entered their
humble house , the exultation of the day ntlll
strong upon thorn. The pathos of the tlmo
It \\-nt not theirs to shako oft while the day
still lived.
John sang till the house rang :
. " .Marolilng through Georgia. "
And Mnrr , with her cracked and feeble
voice , which quavered and quavered ihrough
their little homo. Joined In ,
And Jerry woke and heard ; nnd so did
Jack and Mary. loo. and Ellen and Henry
likewise and nil raised up their voices :
"Marching through Georijln , "
And Tad , the biby , erled till mother raised
him high above her head and the whole
household sang to him the soldier of Iho
future1
"Marching Ibrough Gcoigla. "
OMAHA , Feb. 13 , 1S9C. J. D. II.
rs KNOCKOUT.
Globo-Domncvat : The defeat of free ullvcr
In the house by a majority of12G ought to
put a stop to the discussion of that played-
out and fatiguing Issue.
Kansas City Times : The defeat of the free
silver substitute for tlio tariff bill In the
house , by a majority of over 100 shows with
stereoscopic clearness what the people think
of free silver. The last congress was for
free sliver by a big majority. Whore Is It
now ?
Chicago Times-Herald : With a clean ma
jority of 125 for honest money in the people's
branch of the legislature , It would seem that
the populists and democratic free coinage ad
vocates should consider themselves decently
burled and refrain from any more attempts
to bring confusion to our national finances , '
to Injure our natloifal credit and to disturb 'M
the business Interests ot the country.
Chicago Post : The Irrational and perni
cious teachings of the free sllverltcs met a
Waterloo In the house of representatives.
By a vote of 215 against ! > 0 the ridiculous
clonago proposal of the senate was currency'M
All sensible Americans will rejoice over this
result. It la not a party triumph , but a
triumph of common sense , sound economic
doctrine and patriotic principle. The senate
"substitute" was a delusion and a snare.
Had It become the law of the lend a serious
blow would have been dealt to a currency
ayttem already viciously defective. The first
step would have been taken in the path
which leads inevitably to a reduction of the
.financial policy of Iho government to a silver
basis. ' "
W TO A 1'OJXT.
Detroit .News : "So X. wunts to go to the
legislature , does hi- ? "
. . "Yes ; he says he wants tn find out If
there Is any truth In the e bribery stories. "
Philadelphia Record : Smokeless powder
Is one of the latest addition ? to the nclcnce
of war. If somebody will now Invent a
Bir.ukeless cigarette , pence will have her
victories , too.
Chicago Tribune : "What's that Ions
piece of writing , papa ? Is it poetry ? "
( Hastily replacing It In his empty pocket-
boolo V yes , dear. It i.s nn owed to your
mother's milliner.
Somervlllo Journal : When a man hasn't
been to church for two week * he feels a
llttlo hurt the next Sunday If lie llnds that
nobody has noticed It.
Washington Star : "What do you think
of that act of congress ? " united the lawyer.
"Too much comedy in It and not enough
bnslnecs , " replied the theatrical manager
ptomptly.
Christian Advocate : Traveler May I
tnko Ibis sent ?
Maiden ( from Boston , Icily ) Where do
you wish to take it , sir ?
Benton Tianscrlpt : Fendcrpon You say
that man Is n dear mute , nnd that he lm
an Impediment In his npecch , 1'ruy , bow
can tlmt be ?
FoggE Very easily , A few months ago he
lost two lingers by n buzzsuw.
Cincinnati Enquirer : "I mean , " pnld the
nmliltlou.s young lawyer , "to bo a United
States senator or nothing , "
" \\"y , Hill. " mld tlio mun who hnd known
the young lawyer when bo wore knlcker-
lockerV'y , Bill , lots of fellers has been.
both , "
Chicago Post ; "What Is It ? " asked tlio
Bultrin.
"Ob , It'H onlv nnntlier ultimatum , " ro-
pllecl his private necrclnry.
"Well , number It ' 416' nnd ( lie ft away
with the others. "
REVENGE.
Harper's Weekly ,
Oh , that mine enemy would ivrlto a book !
lie illd BO once , und though It never took ,
Yet I receiver ! ten dollars to review It ;
And puilseJ It BO , perhaps again he'll do It.
IMUttllTUIl OK TIIK
Frank L. Stantnn In tlie TImos-IIeraM.
The Daughter of the. Reglmentl Flash
Bwonla , ye captains line
Tlio Daughter of the Regiment Is glancing
tloun Die line )
Blow , tingles , nil your sweetest no'.04 ' lo
nnRweiing skins of blue-
Tito Dnutihters of the Regiment Is on parade
with ypn !
Thu Daughter of the Regiment ! March fair
yo patrlot-rons !
Her eyes are lovelier than the beams that
on vour
The etuis that twinkle from your flags
clieain oVr her rocy way
The Diiughtor of the Regiment IB on parade
touay.
The Daughter of the Regiment ! AI ! radiant
Elm conies :
There's u signal from thu captains nnd a
welcome fiom Iho drums ;
And clH'cr on cheer rings o'er tlio rnnka.
A Illy of the May ,
DID Daughter of the Regiment blooms In
thu' lines today.
The DniiRhter of the Regiment I Rut never
uny rote ,
Would crimson on n battlefield could she
but fuco our foes ;
No bltirk wraiths fiom.tlio . reck'cFH guns
the lioly heavens revile ;
For love hath aurcoled lier brow nnd I'enco
U In lier smile.
The Daughter of the Regiment ! Blow ,
buples , Hllvfr-sweet ;
And kiss , yo winds , Iho friendly flags tint
rlppln to her feet !
'or Mio toiiietli In her beauty from a land ;
where love luith tway
DID Daughter of the Regiment looks down
thu lines today !
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