Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 8, 1892, Page 5

PULSE OF WESTERYN PROGRESS Another folution of the Arid Land Problem Suggested, NECESSITY OF FOREST PRESERVATION aStimulant for Wyom. ng's Mineral Intorests—Mining and Stock Rustling in Montana— News of the Northwest, Prepare To the Editor of Bir: The live question inviting the carcful attention of legislators from the sevoral western states ut tho prosent time is, “How can we utilize thearid lands within our states " To one living in a section where a greater part of the unoccupied public domain 1s ard and used only for grazing purposes, it is ovident that they will forever be unoccupied unless something 1s dono to invite settlers, aud liberal inducements are held out. Ouce 1n wwhile throughout this section and “In the western row of Nebraska counties the tourist will soe a deluded tenderfoot under- taking to harness the soii on our high benches aud drive it into productiveness aud upon ne guaintance finas’ him the most misoruble being ou earth, Ho can raiso nothing, The soil refuses to reward his labor. Discon- teuted, hating himself and overybody else, he leaves the country. The attempt to farm Without irrigation throuxhout the —entire hublic domain open for settlement today is a dream and the person that don't know it will s00n find it out by trying it. 1 have lived here for the past four years, and in that time have traveled over most of the vacaut public domoin in the western Btatcs, and ov ers 1 find the samo state of affairs, Our soil is rich and when irri- atoa s very productiv The old desert fandlaw ‘was & oo law for the countrv, but its provisions were abused. Vast tracts have been proved up underit and claimants huve been sworn to its beiug in a state of ir- rigation, when perbaps there never was a drop of water on it. 1t was not the law that should huve been repealed, but the mode of proof. To the end that there is a future to the arid sections in a farming sense of tho word I nerewith give you the skeleton of a biil 1 Am preparing to send our representatives and Nebraska congressional representatives, 1 thiuk the bill will meet the occasion, and that nnder its provisions most of the unoceupied iands will be taken up aud that settlers will Bod it a eood investment and rush o take Mdvantage of it, An uct 1or the salo of arid lands in the states of Wyoming and Nebraska, Section 1. The surveyed public lands of the United States within the states of Wyoming and Nebraska unfit for cultivation and arid in character may be sold to citizens of the United States or to persons that have de- clared their intention to becomo such n quantities not exceeding 320 acres to each person at the minimum price of $1.25 per Ca Tur n, Wyo.,, Feb. 4. That any person desiring to avail himself of the provisions of this act khall file with the register of the district a written statement designating by leal sub- divisions the land he wants, setting forth that it is unfit for cultivation and arid in character, and that he does not apply to pur- the lana for speculation, etc., but for urpose of reclaiming it by irrigation. Sce. 3. Then the application shall posted and published for sixty days; at the end of that time the applicant can make elec- tion whether to pay the §1.25 in cash or pay 10 cents an acro down, and at the enu of five years, on proof of fall irrigation and re- clamation, recelve a patent without further payment, provided that he can et a patent At any ume by paving the balance, $1.15, and Riving notice for sixty days. Sec. 4 defines reclamation. Sec. 5 provides that the land ean be pold, transferred and mortgaged with pro- visions. Sec. 6. That no oce is a bona fide pur- chaser or mortgagee until the land is fully reclaimed. Sec. 7. That a certain number of acres Ao to be reclaimed each year during the five years, oruntil payment of balance due. See. S provides' for forfeiture and contest. T'he passage of such a bill as this would luvite the poor man t seek a homoe i our midst and would open up u good safe invest- ment for capital. The scheme for the government 1o build Immense lakes and irrigate lands for peoplo that don’t want it is a delusion and not fruit ful of much consideration. Our immedinte tountry is too broken for such an undertak- Ing and what system of irrigation might be fuccum’ul in our locality would be worthless be n anothor. What this country wants is to huve the private individual own the land Without requiring him 1o live upon it. I Jhink that self interest will irrigate and recluim it. Avex. BurLen, Forests and Irrigation. Forest preservation and irrigation must o hand in hand in the west. One is essential lo the other. The talk of reservoirs and basins for the storage of surplus waters is a Waste.of breath, unless the timber on the Wountain sides is preserved. To make irrigation successful ana exten bive in areq, it is important that the natural protection against sudden thaws on the snow- povered mountains be maintained. If the present ruthless raid on the mountain forests 03 on unchecked, disaster and destruction ill certainly follow. The experience of the peoplc in tho Alleghany mountain region is oue tho people of the “west shoutd guard mgainst. — The Alleghanies having been tripped of timber, there is no protection weninst sudden thuws, und the result is that tho melted snow every spring rushes down npon the valleys in torrents, doing incaley. lable ¢amage 1o property. A'like fate awaits the vaileys of the wost. * It is doubtful if any artificial barrier could withstand freshets such as would follow tho disappearance of Limber. Experts agree that under present ronaitions reservoirs for the storage of waste waters are practicable, but if the denudation Pt the forests is permitted to go on it would be a crimmal expenditure of public funds to attempt to contine thespring floods, With tree protection thaws are gradual, Md the source of water subply fairly main. lained throughout the summer. iiemove 1hat protection and disaster is inevitable. The * upply of water would be exhausted long »eforo u crap could ripen. Protectior of the forests is essential to the yermanency of irrigation. A Rald on the Rustlers, I'ive years ago Montana stockmen declared var on the rustlors, and waged it so vigor. jusly that from cen to twenty-five horse lifters were sent over the divide with their boots on. A similar war is now on, pro- roked by bold und extensive robberies on the Janges. A Tund of $20,000 is bemg raised, and with Ihis the stock’ growers bellove they will be Mble to put & stop 10 horse stealing in the Mute. Agents will be kopt at all the ship. lug points in Montaua, Idaho and Wyou. E.g. and overy possivlé outlet guarded, uless the rustlers soon dispose of the tolen horses thoy have corrulled in Wyom. &m. uear the Montaua live, and soattor, & 1@ force will be upon thom, and the result Nill be a pitclied battle, for which the stock meu will be prepared, The rustlers aro Jrongly entrenched ' the mountains and mill fight to the last ditch. Their operations pavo extended from Washington to Piorre, Mining in Montann. ‘The Moutana inspeoto of miges in bis an. Bual report says the old quartz mives con- Muue to grow in value as they acquire depth, Mud are developod on & large scalo, showing lhat nature has bestowed our mountains ith untold wealth. Many wining elaims that 0d been patented several yoars ago and loft ie idle huve een o) during the past ummer with very good results. Although our lurgest copper mines have been closed for @ period of soven wouths, the output of Yaluable metals will equal that of last year, 1f not exceed it. ! The lnspector speaks also of the exteusive poul winlng at Red Lodgo and Sand Coules, Lokedale, Timberiine and Horr. The output s steadily on the increase. (n Choteau, Fer- Bus, Meagher and Missouia ocounties consid. Brable coal land bas been taken up during hha past summer, and in the opiuion of the uspector Moutana st uo distaut dey is des- tined to becomo a great conl nroducer as wall as the leading mineral producer of the world, According to the report, thirty-two fatal mining accidents are recorded by the in- 8pector, and seven by the deputy, making a total of thirty-nine Of nonfatal accidents, twonty-five are reported by the iaspector and four by the deputy, making a total of twenty-nine nonfatal accidents, Chey s Smelter, The Cheyennese are crowing lustily these days over what appears to be a “zo” in the smelter projoct. The outeome of the agita tion going on for soveral weeks is a bonded ain between a committee of citizens and Ben Blanchard, in which the lattor agrees to build and operate smelting works, giving employment to 300 mon. In consideration thereof the neople donate lands and cash ag- gregating $150,000. The smelter company has already been incorporated with $2,000,000 capltal, ‘The erection and oneration of reduction works in Cheyenne will have a_stimulating effect ou the mineral intorests of the state. At present the raw ore is shipped to distant points, involving extra cost of transyorta tion. This cost ronders useless low grades, which cannot bo shipped a great distance and leaves the miner a margin of profit. Con venient reduction works meaus uot only greater profits for miners but greater nc tivity in mining and kinared industries, Wo doft our chapeaux to Cheyenne enterprise. Western Measures In Congress, The following bills are ponding in con gross: Establishing a branch mint in Omaha and appropriating £100,000 tharefor. Providing for the construction of a public building at Hastings, Nub,, and limiting the cost with site to §230,000, Providing for compulsory education of Indian children, Providing for the purchase of a site ana the orection of a public building in South Omaba, at a total cost not exceeding $100,000 (iranting to the state of North Dakota cer tain lands " herctoforo st apartas a wood reservation Fort Totten military reservation, for the use of the wilitia of North Dakota, Providing for the disposul of the Fort Sheridan roservation of Nebraska to actual sottiers, under tho provisions of the home- stead laws. A Wyoming Strike, That the muneral development of Wyoming 18 in its veriest infancy is being demonstrated every day in the comparatively small anount, of exploration work that is being done in the mineral districts of the state. The La Plata district 1s the last one to send out good tid- ings, and this 1s the way the Laramie Re publican jubilates over the latest discovery “Seventy-five dollars to the ton | 'hat's what five assays ol the new ore from the Brooklyn shaft averagad. Mr. Reed completed his tests and submitted his returns. The five samples treated ran all the way from twenty-five to sixty ounces of silver and thirty to fifty per cent of lead to the ton. T'his is an dverage of 243 in silver and £32 in lead, at prescut market prices for those motals, Nebraska, A stock company is being formed to ope- rate the West Point brewery. Paimor has subscribed $4,000 for stock in a foundry to be started at that place. A mother near Archer punished her old child by ducking her in cold water, Tho Sturdevant Dry Goods company of Atkiuson has been closed under attachments aggregating §16,36! A now clevator with 5,000 bushels capacity is to be erectea at Monroe, Platte county, as s00n as the weather will permit. Fred Merchant, a. well-to-do Nemala county farmer, was kicked by a horse and his jaw broken in soveral piaces. He may die, Farmers liviog near Harvard have organ- ized a stock company to build a cheese fac- tory and work on the plant will begin at once. Mrs. Laura Schwenk, residing near Har- vard, who recently fell heir to a snug fo tune, dropped dead of heart disease. She was 70 years old. Jobn H. Matheson has been elocted presi- dent of the Stanton County Agricultural socioty, and the dates for the coming fair are October 5, 6 and 7. Major D. Williai a_prominent Grand Army man and Mason of Genova, is deaa at the age of 75 years, He had been a resident of INillmore county since 1570, Josoph Stara, o Valloy county farmer, while returning home from Burwell drove over a steep bank and was instantly killed, His body was not found for several d. ays. M. C. Frank, police judge of York fand formerly editor of the Republican, who nad his arm crushed by a train two vears ago, submitted to a second amputation of the limb last week, as the limb had never healed. A project is on foot tostart & health resort at Blue Springs, on the property on which the famous Biue Springs are located, from hich the town derives its name, It is the intention to form a stock company with a capital of 12,000, While two vrothers named Overhulsen were attending-church at Liberty, somo mis creunt left forparts unknown with a good team of bay colts ana good harness and a buggy belonging to the avove parties. Search is being made in every direction, but no clew has been obtained, The old Ferry house, a landmark at Coy- ington, was destroyed by an incondiary fire the other night. Five people liviug in the houso were overcomoe by the smoke, bus were rescued in timo to save their lives. The only fire alarm known in Covington 15 the tiring of revolvers. Custer county will have, according to the Broken Bow Republican, the largest acreage of crops the coming season over put out in the county, should the planting season be Tavorablo, as present prospects indicate, The success attained last year has encouraged the farmeors, and most of them will put out in- creased acreages, The farmers' co-operative creamery r} Neligh publishes a report for 1891 that ms 4 o good showiniz, It made 83,526 poands Jf butter which sold for $15,407.17. Patrons were paid $7,632, and the running exponses 077, The net profit of the concern was $617, and the stockholders were afforded a good murket for thew dairy products, year- Town, A circus is to be started out of Des Moines in a fow weeks. It cost Des Moines $11,609.85 to care for its paupers last year. There have been six cremations at Daven- port in the past nine months, An addition will be made to Mercy tal at Dubugue to cost §25,000. ‘Ihie contract for the new park of thae Des Moiunes Driving Park association will be let soon. John Slater, the fowa City burglar, wll spend tho next four yoars in the sectusion of the penitentiary. There were thirty four deaths at Clinton during January, the largest number ever ro ported in oue mouth, The business men of Doon have offered a bonus of $2,000 for a good Lifty to seventy- five barvel flour mill, Rev. Mr. Glover, au ex-miuister at Du- buque, is accused of forging nis wife's will avd offering it for probate, Several men were severely injurad in o free-for-all saloon fight at” Waverly. Tho participants are now in jail. A little 3-year-old child of James Wilson, noar Marengo, got 100 near some wachinery iu operation and was killed almost 10 stautly, Towa will be allowed to have 1,200 of her soldier participate sin the dedication of the Worla's fair bulldings av Chicago, October 12, The young men's party bas been organized at Mt. Pleasant and they will nominate can- didates for all the positions made vacant this soriug. Charles Atkins, a woricman Manufucturiug company plant at Oskaloosa, Was struck by @ piece of iron which fell tweaty feet, seriously injuring him, Matt Audrews, the postoffice thief found guilty at Keokuk, has been senteaced o puy & fine of $1,000' and serve u term of foup yeurs in the Fort Madison penitentiary . 5tops have been taken by a number of farwers near Columbus Jubotion 1o effect an organization to explore for gas which : believed to exist there in paying quanti- tie: Court matters are so far behind in Wapelio county that the legisiature will be petitioned o give relief vy the uppointment of a court udmls 10 addition to the three already on the neh. Oun January 18, a cow belonging to William Audrews of Moutrose gave birth to a calf Wuich was dead, and giving uo wilk she was hos pi- at Seevers THE OMAHA DAI turned into the stock pasture with the other oattle. Two weeks later she was discovered with another calf, fat and hearty. She now gives plenty of milk. Rock Rapias is all broken up over the at- tempt of . W. Johnson to shoot Eugeno Billesby because of attentions to his wife, to whom ke had been married but a month. Jolinson is unaer arrest. Mrs. Minnie Dean, a domestic in the fam- ily of A. Barringer near Ruthven, is charged of having neeleoted “hor 10-months old child so that it died of hunger and expos-: ure. Sho will be prosecuted. The horse ridden by Sureeon C. H. Loth- rop, of the First lowa cavalry, is still hiving, at Lyous, at the mature age of 35 vears and in tair condition. There 1s some thought of exhibiting him at the World's fair if he shall live until it opens. It has been been found necessary, recently, to filo and trim his teeth 10 enable him 1o appropriate sufficient food to keep bim in good condition. South Dakotn, Yankton's electric light plant has boen put in a first-class condition. Tho Madison artesian well has ronched a depth of 1,070 foet, but the hole is dryer than a prodibition state. The Custor Chronicle reports that 85,000, 000 aro available for developing tho tin materials in Custer ana Penntngton counties, Fifteen tons of bullion, averaging $600 per ton, tho rosult of n fifteen days' run at tho Deadwood smeltor, was shiposd to Omaba last week. Rapid City hus reached the conclusion that a smelter of 100 tons capacity is essentinl to the welfate of the city and the prosperity of noighborini mines, Tho elean-up of the Homostako and nsso cinte mines for the lst half of Junuary went oast yestorday. Thers wero seven lurge brioks valuod at something betweon £230,000 and £300,000, A miner noar Bald_mountain who has held and worked a claim for the past eight years, was recontly offorod 8,000 in cash for & one-half intorost in a claim which two vours az he offorad to a parly now rosiding in Deadwood for a grub stako, he Hardin-Baker company organized at Milwaukeo a fow davs ago will @roup of four quartz claims in Ty Guleb, four milos enst of Deadwool ground is at prosont a fair prospact, show- iug several small veins of fres gold ore, Tho Addie mine, one of the best_developed of the larze numosr owned by the Harnoy Poak company, is proving itself a veritabie bonanza. Tho'shaft is now aown 430 feot, and shows n strong vein of tin-boaring vock full six feet botween walls, careying a high per centof tko white motal. A discovery of sand carbonates assaying thirty ounces silver to tho ton bas boou made ono wnd a half miles north from the famous Spokane mine, Custer county. Lo vein was found cropping at the surface and showed a width of seven fnchos, A shaft has sinco boen sunk twonty foot, the vein at this depth being elghtcen inches wide bo tween well defined walls of granite and mineralizod slate, Wyoming. Valuablo deposits of soda in the Sweet- water valley are being worked. The expenses of the United States court n the state last vear were §23,500. Judgment for $13,000 has been against the Cheyenne National bank. Sheep on the ranges between Rawlins and Bitter creeic are reported in good condition. Laramio is entitled to free mail delivery, but there Is no money availuble to foot the bill. Paul Rudzinsky attempted to walk from Cheyenne to Omaba. A blizzard caught him and nearly ended his carasr. His feet were 80 badly frozen that amputation was neces- sary. The snow is eight feet deep at ld Hill, but development work continues, the stamp mill is in operation and the road is open. The camp has not had 1ts murder yet, but a prize fight was brought off one uight last lodged In 1800 tho state legislature passed a bill requining fire insurance compunies writing in Wyomiug to visla to the fire departments of the various towns 1 per cent on premiuns as living money. A test issuo was made. and Judge Scolt of the first district court holds that the law is unconstitutional, With the opening of soring forty miles more of Hnished grading will be added to tho Wyoming lue of the B. & M. rnilroad. Twenty outfits of 100 men cach are working west from Gillotte, ana the nearest gang is only filteen miles bevond Powder river and sixiy-five miles from Buffalo, Wehave a curioas kind of a wifoat o house, says the cditor of the Bvanston Now If wo smile at the hired girls, she's mad; if we dow't notice them, she swears it's only done for a blind, which is liable to be a fack. The result is we can’t keepa good looking girl more thau one weok out of the year, but then that's economy. Montana, ‘The next national mining congress will meet in Holena, July 12. Great Falls is unable to koep up with the demand for school accommodations. During the six montbs ending Decomber 30 the Boston and Montana company has pro- duced 13,700,000 pounds of fine copper. A body of high grade ore throe feet in width has been uncoverad in thalower work ings of tho Hopo mine, at Basin, ¢he prop orty rocently purchused by the Edgerton syndicate. The city council of the city of Helena has passed a resolution favoring the exclusion of Chinese, and urging the Montana represen- tatives in congress to support any moasure looking toward their expulsion, The Workingmen's union of Butte has issucd a warning, addr vising them to keap away from that the countrv s flooded with idle men trouble is fearad with employers, The Omaha Mining comvany has filed its articles of incorporation with the secretary of state. Oporations will be carried on 1n Meagher and Cascade counties, Tho iu- corporators are Emilie Roohl, Hugo Matthews, M. H. Luther, J. C. Warduer, Adam Harnung,” Philip Hartman, tionry Keogh; capital £00,000, The anuual report of the State Boara of Stock Commissionors states that during the | pst year stock bas been unusually free from diseaso, and their condition has been gen- crally fine, The figures compiled by Seore- tary W, T, Preuitt give an oxcellent idea of the extent of the cattle raising industry in Mountans. In 1891, 235000 head of cattle were shipped, including 13,746 head of strays, while 25,000 bead were slaughtered in the state. rom the sale of strays the sum of $4,580 has beon rovoived by tho secrotary and paid over to the owners of the scrays. Tda The Banner mill at Idaho City will run through the winter for the first timo in its history. Boise enjoved a rabbit chase iu the centor of the city the other day. Quite a rural town is Hoise, Surveyor Gieneral Pottit has let contracts for the survey of 180,000 acres of land in the Fort Hall Indian reservation and atso for all noeded surveys of Owyhee county, ‘I'ne snow Bellevue is about four feet deep and narrow passages lead from house to house, while the railroad marks the groat connecting highway Along the main street piles of snow & dozen foet high tell how the roofs are prevented from caving in through the groat weight, ‘The Cocur d'Alene Miner gives the pro ceedings of a recent meeting of the Mine Ownors association at which 1t was agreed that all produciog mines included in the asso- clation should remain closed down st least four moutbs if the railroads do not soouer yield to the demand made upon them., A long suspenslon is anticipated. Robert Laing, a resident of Boise, has made a discovery which may be of great value to the sagebrush districts of Iaaho, Utah, Novada and other states. Some time 8g0 he became imbued with the idea that the sugebrush wight be couverted int the coarser grades of paper. Laing states that he can manufacture sagebrush paper at s small cost, and bt ho cau make . | rofit by selling it at 4] cents a pound. Along the Coast, Seattle is incubating a new charter. ‘Thie Rono, Nev., reduction works are again iu operatio. New Whatcom boring for oil, ‘'he rolling mills at Laramie wili soon begin operations. 1 hienry Wetheroee, a *49cr and & prominent | lumber merchant, aied last week. A tonderfoot iu Seattle is endeavoring to | gxtract legally $15,000 from & wan who called | bim a thief. A colony of 1,000 Daues will be established (Wash.) capitalists, are | caus | rare beauty and | Sully contributes a | Mun the Only Reasouers" servatious on about “Receut Ocoavic Causeways," Gymoastics.” LY BEE: MONDAY next spring. The Portland Union Dopot company has emerged from a dnarcinl cloud, and work on tue depot is about tq begin Washington demogrioy is veering to Hill, not becauso Clavelagd 1s loved loss, but be- the spoils are loved more. Pat Shicld, the saildr who fizarea in tho Chilian controversy, vollided with Sun Fran- isco whisky last week and landed in jail. 8ix hundred men atd now employed in the coal mines of Cambria, Weston county. Twenty-thiree coke ovens aro burning all the time. Tho smalipox is Chineso in quarantine on Sun Francisco bay, sons in quaranuine, Sacramento's Board of Health thinks “‘heart failure”” covers a multitude of dis- ecases. Hereafter doctors will be requirea to certify the primary causo of death, The big soda lakes near Laramie are to bo worked systomatically, The water is to be drained off, aud with a new procoss of dry ing, it is believed 20,000 tons per yoar will bo produced. Duncan Bankhead, a Sootchman, who is the largest winemaker of Cette, France. is in San Francisco making arrangamonts to ship a large quantity of California wine to Franco for blending with tho light Fronoh wines, Last year he shipped 150,000 gallons, A late census bulletin is devotod to the subject of paupers in almshouses, It shows that the average age of an almshouse pauper is 51 years, In the far west ono-half of all these paupers are beiweon the ages of 60 and S0 years. In the almshouses of Oregon th are ninety-nine paupers,thirteen of whom a women. “The oldest man is 100 years and tho oldest woman 85 It is positively stated, suys a nor! change, that work on the Puget tension of the Union Pacific begin insido of thirty days. Orders have been issued to rush tho bridge across the Columbia. Under the new arrangement tho Union Pacific will absord the Port Townsend Southern railway, which, when comploted, will extend the Port Townsead to Olympin. Ivist colonists numberioe 400 familios are soon to form a colony in Inyo county, Cali fornia. These people, coming direct from Ireland, will settlo in the vicinity of Owens lake, and the development of Inyo will he greatly accelevated, ifteen thousand acres of land have been purchased by the origin ators of the enterprise, ana this tract will bo icrigated by waters ta from Owens river, —_———— § NEW BOOKS AND PERIODICALS, sproading among the Angal island, in There are over 500 per- orn ox- ound ex railway will The first number of a new bi-monthly se- rial published by Lew Vanderpoolo & Co., of New York, made its appearance on January 1. The imtial article is entitlod “Trans- planted Shame,” and is writton by four of New York's most prominent citizens, whose names aro not given. It is in many respects a very remarkable ittie book and contains some excellent advise tersely oxpressed. After exposing all the conventional crimes and weaknesses, moral lies, socioty shains, and the general moral, religious, social, legal, political and commercial rottenness of this country. One of the contributors very pertinently informs us that “'to cata- logue evils is very much casior than to sug gest romedies for them; and from the very nature of things, no remedial measure can bo auything else than utopian unless it employs agents of sufficient power to destroy results by striking down causes.” But we neea not despair for, “Therois one remedy, and but ono which has the power to end’ all theso mockerios, rastore right, justice, and decency to their usurped thropes, or, in' fact, to ve verse at will the whole enginery of the uni- verse, and this s woman." This soundéd very fair on paper, but the truth is itis nsking too much of the women of this or any othor country. They are not angels and they have their passions and foibles the same as men. Ever siace the creation of the world good women have boen exerting a powerful influence for the improvement of the race,but at the same time if there be any truth in his tory thé bad womion have not romained en- tirely idle, and they ' nhave done their share toward making things uncomfortabie for the upright and righteous. Woman does not always sin in the same way that man does, but in the language of the street, she ‘‘gets there” all the sams, “Tne Wild Rose of Gros tauffen,’” by Natalv Von Iischstruth, and translated by se L. Lathrop, is pre-eminently one of the most. i ative, picturesque and in- iri An airof purity this unconven- alness pervades ! tional stovy, which appeals strongly to the soul’'s sympatbies and affections, whiie the character of the youne buroness—an only child brought up at her father’s estato far from the city—exhibits a general manifestation of giclish innocence and naive sweewncss that fairly carries th reader with her. Although never sensa- tlonal, the story is rich i social pictures, presenting many incidents of great interest, especially the description of the court ball, to which our beroine was suddenly introduced, is wonderfully graph Altogether the various characters ave well drawn and the plot and denoement exceptionaily 1nteresting avd nove!. Published by Worlhington com- pany, 747 Broadway, Nei York. Harper's for I'obraary contains the beg ning of a remarkably attractive series of papers describing a~ canoe vovage in 1801 down the Danube, *i'rom the Black Forest to tho Black Sea.” 'Ihe first article of the is written by Poultney Bigelow and is superoly illustrated. Julian Ralph - con- tributes another of his valuablo papers under the somewhat enigmatical title of A Skin for A Skin,” with illustrations drawn by Frederic Remington. George W, Sheldon hus a good paperon “Old Shipping Merchants New York,' iliustrated by Messrs, T. H, Schell and C. D, Gibson from vaintings by icaton and Nagle. *Tne illustrated article on *“The Roval Danish Theater is very read- avle aud is from the pen of \William Archer, the pictures are being executed by Hang Togner. [n a paper entitled, “Chicago—The Main Exbibit,”” Julian Ralpn gives a g hie and elowing sccount of the prasent aspects of husiness and life in the great metropolis of the lakes. Then thereis the new play by Amelia Rives, entitled “Athelwolu,” and *“The Lattie Mald at the Door,” oy Mary . Wilkins. This number isa particularly in teresting one from a literary and artistic standpoint, The contents of the February number of the North American Review are of an unu- sually varied cnaracter. Iu addition to the first of the four articles by Mr. Gladstone on +*The Olympian Religion,” will be the follow. ing contributions: *“Tammany Hall and the Domocracy,” by Hon. Richard Crokey H 'How to Attack the Tariff,” by Hou, Wil- liam Springer, chaivinan of the Ways and Means committee; “A Claim for American Literature,” by Clark Russell; “Can Our National isanks Be Made Safer!’ by Edward Lacey, “comptroller of the currency *'Fires on Transatlantic Steamers,” by Earl do la Warr, who bas vecently been active in the House of Lords in nis efforts to provent imperfect stowago of cotton; *Tue Duty and Destiny of Kngland fn Asia,” by Sir Eawin Arnold; “A Perilgus Business and the Remeay,” by Henry Cabot Lodge —the busi- ness referred to being the occupation of trainmen; “A Yeavof Railway Accidents,” by Colonel H. Ptout, editor of the Kail. road Gazette: *“I'ne Opera,” by Idmund C, Stanton, director of 'the Metropolitan Onera touse, and “Louevies and Gambliog,” by Anthony Comstooi, The IPebruary nymber of Short Stories contains such an exggliont collection that it is very difficult to aeeide which of them is the most meritorious. *Sandy Macpherson,” by Robert Buchanaw, is the title of the “Famous Story” thi$ month. This is ure- eminently u magazigd for busy people, und especially that numeérous class who, while fully appreciatiug theibenefits to Lo derived from occasional reluxation from the cares and worries of 1ife by dipplug into fiction, yet hesitate to start in reading a long novel. To such people a publication like Short Stories is a perfect boon, Published oy the Current Literature Publishing company, 30 West Twenty-third streer, New York. The Popular Scieiice monthly for Fobruary has a very attractive literary ‘mouu. *‘Per- soual Liberty," the jownt produciion of Eg- d Atkinson ana Edward . abot, is a very readablo article as is also **The Story of a Strange Land,” by Prof. David 8. Jordan, A fund of valuable 1nformation 1 furaished in the contribution by Hon, Carroll ), Wright on “Urban Population’ aud *Electricity in Reiation 1o Scieuce,” by Prof. Wiiliam Crookes should be widely read. Mary All ng Abor bas a verv good paper eutitied “‘An Experiment in Education,” while Jumes thoughtful artick, “ls M. Da Lucaze - JANUARY 8 on lands along thoe Walker river in Nevada ' ostine and instructive 1892 apers by prominent people. Publishad by D. Appleton & Co., 1 Boud strent, New York. The feature of tho February issue of the Current Literature Is the printing of the prefaces to J. F. Nisbet's “The Insanity of Genius." These 1wo articles givo a wondor- fully comprehensiue review of a starding book. This number also coutains rondings m the newost books, scenes from Arthur Quiller Crouch's “I'he Blue Pavilions; Ouda's “Santa Barbara,” and Opio Road's immett Bonlore,” Tha famous ehapter for the month 18 “‘Francine’s Muff,” from Henri Murger's “La Vie Boheme." Other notablo articlos are: Kobold s “There aro Sach Be. ines,” “Iutellectual Arrogance,’ ra's Huir," “Love and tho Dramatists, “The Age of Prudence,” and “Old Songs Made Now." The English Iliustrated Magazine year by yoaris growine in favor and it weil merits the large amount of public patronage it now receives at the ever increasing army of read- ers of periodical publications. 1t is nlways excellontly edited, finely illustrated and its contrioutors rank among the leading thinkers and writers of the present age. This is say- ing a good deal when so many monthlies uro now issuing from the press in this countr Macmillan & Co. deserve a word of com menaation for proviaing the public with a good wholesome magazino at the moderate price of 15 conts ver cony, Published at 1121 Iourth avenue, New York The annual edition of the Ashland Daily Pross 1s a magnificent one of which the pub. lishers and tho citizens of “the Garland City of the Island Sea” may well bo proud, On the inside of the cover1s & beautitul “Sleigh Ride Gloo," dadicated to tho Askland people and written especially for this edition by N, D. Coon. Therearo some excellent illustra- tions of promivent buildings and pretty bits of scenery, which together with the portraits of municipal officials and loading citizens, mako this issue very attractive and intorest. ing. Some idoa may bo gained of the cost of such a compilation s this when it is stated that it contains unwards of 450 illustrat lons, some of them being quite artistic. “Our Child,” by Clara Baliou, is a wealk story which the author describes as a tale of passion. It is one of those novels in de- seribing which he use of tho Erench language comes in handy, forit is dificult to discover its raison d'etre. Published by W, D, Rowland, Chumbers strest, New York. he Fobruary issue of the California Hlustrated magazive will contain_an account of “Hunting the Antelope with the Sabre," anexciting sporton the desert of America. Prof. Holden of the Lick observatory wive: some novel views on *“I'he Crater of Co- pernicus:” Ex-Goyernor L. A. Sheldon vo- viows tho ifty-first coneress; while Abbot Kinney, ex-forestry commissioner, deseribes the ~forests of “the Pucific slope. Vick's Floral Guide for 1502 is an artistic publication.. Tho first colored illustration gives somo very fine specimans of new French avvas. ‘I'hen thero are some exquis- 1te pictorial representations of poppies, How- oring daisies, chrysanthemums, geraniums, , sunflowers, pink and white carnat and a whole host of others, all works ofart. ‘There are also some excellent pic- tures of the various kinds of feuits grown in this country. Publisked by James Vick, Rochoster, N. Y. The annual almanack 1ssued by the J. H. Bates advertising agency of New York, con- tains some excellent illustrations, principally of public buildicgs in Washington, afso por- traits of tho governors of each state i the union and a'short historical sketch of each state, bosides the usual modicum of nterest ing facts and figures that ono looks for in such publications, *'A Handbook of Florida,” by Charles Lod- yard Norton, is a very useful little compila- tion, giving a mass of valuable information navout the towns on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, middle Florida. subtropical Florida and west [lorida. Then there ore some in- teresting facts regarding the native races and the cultivation of tho various fruits in- dizenous to the state and something about the game laws, average temperaturs, the Duttiers gives ussome interestitg"New Oo- the language of Auimals;" | Mr. M. 2. Blauchard tells us what he knows | Alice B. ‘I'weedy fustructs us about ‘Homely | uine Carisoad Sprudeél Satt and | Which must huve the signature of *[is- There are several othior iuter- | York,” on ey rainfall, ete.. There is likewise a map of cach county with appropriate historical skotches of the counties. Publishea by Longmans, Green & Co., 15 East Sixtoenth street, New York. The first number of Humanity and Hoalth, a4 new monthily devoted to the physical, mental, moral and spivitnal health of man. Kind, has just been issuod by the Humanity Publishing company, 18 Clinton place, New York. It basan exquisite frontispiece and is brimful of well writton articies on topics of paramouut importance to the people. Wo have roceived “Tho Globe Almanac and Political Hand-Book" for 1502, compris- 1ng 206 pages of interosting and instructive matter on very nearly every conceivable topic under the sun. It is un exceedingly useful littio compilation and reflects great credit on tho publishers, the Globe Almanac company, St. Paul, Minn, St. Nicholas continues to improve both in artistic beauty and literary excellence, The IPebruary numbor «is perfectly delightful. It has a whole host of clever stories writton for young children and yet freo of all that foolish nonsenso that used to form the principal vortiou of caildren’s books somoe few decades ag We have received a cony of the aunual odi- tion of the Natwnal Building and Loan Heraid; published av Minneapolis, Minn, It is & masterpicce of typographic and artistic skill. Besides a mass of attractive matter of special value to parties interested in build- and investment associations it contains a number of portraits of eminent men beauti- fully executed and far supsrior to the ayer- agoe picturo one finds in a puolication of this nature, 'he common roads of tae United States,’ saysa United States commissioner of agii- culture, “have been neglscted, aud are in ferior to those of any other civilized country in the world.” 1f this bo the caso then tho publishers of a new monthly called Good Roads, the goneral aim of which is to stimu e the interest of tho public in the better- ment of our roads and streets, deserve gen - erous patronage for undertaking such a stupendous work, The little publication 15 illustrated ana fuil of information and sug- Kestions rogarding the improvement of our public highways. “Published by the Lenague Roads Improvement Bureau,Potter building, Now York. The twenty-third annual 1ssuo of the Pub lic Ledgor almanac is a very useful compila- tion. Its contents is very varied in natu. o, Lu its soventy-threo pages wiil be found some valuable information uud statistics on astron- omy, athletic sports, baso ball, sas re- turns, the Chilian revolution, the drama and the World’s fair of 1893, We havo received the initial number of “*Baby,” a little fortnightly publication de- voted sole to tho intorests of mothers, Its editor unnounces that no expense will be spared-to obtam articles from the highest anthorities on the raising of children. In this peniodical the young mother can flnd some oxcellent advice with regara to such important matters as tho health, food and dress of their little darlings, Published by Bavy Publishing company, 907 Broadway, New York wm Burpee's Farm Aunual for 1892 is full of pretty illustrations of tlowers and vegotables and any amouat of valuwole information about saeas, It is atwractively gotten up, and overy floricalturist and horticalturist stoula soud fora copy. W, Atlee Burpee company, Philadelphia, P, A charminely sentimental Scottish song is “Wait aWoe, an’ Dinna Wuary.” by R. M'Lean Colder. The music is composed b; John Wilson, who, althouzh & youug man, ovinces considerable musical “ability and much criginality as a composer. e scored quite a success with his dashing musical medlev, “The Scottish Minstrel Lancers," Published by Mozart Allan, 70 South Port- land street, Glasgow, Scotlund. Mr. William Lighiton of this city has com- posed & very plsasing quickstep for the Piano entitled “Friendship,” and dedicated to the Oddfallows society. Published by Carl Hoffman, Leavenworth, Kan, Spoopendyke's Troubles, Have I got a cough! Do you think I'm an omuibus and can't cough! “Well, of all the dodgasted women I ever saw--hore I've coughed for seventy days and you want to know if I've got a cough. Now Mrs. Spoop. endyko, I want that bottle of Haller's Sure Cure Cough Medicine —you hear? e Tmportunt Meeting Announc ‘There will be a meeting of the subscrivers of the Real Estate Owners association av 1's room, 202 New York Lafe building, on Mon- | day evening, February 8, at 8 o'clock, for the purpose of talking over the entire ques s e —— TAKE TIME TO DELIBERATE, but when the time for action arvives, | stop thinking und buy u bottle of geu- | Be sure to obtain the genuine imported article, ) e ————————————————————— tions of park bonds, the amendment of the mechanic's lien law, the roforming of our city charter, the laws governing real estate, | the guestion of taxation, special improve ments, manufactories, home vatronage, | finances, aad all othor matters which may bo | called up or sugeestod by anv ono prosent, baving a bearing upon the interests of the taxpayers of this elty, A fill and freo discussion of all theso topi Will bo hiad, and any one present will be in vited to freely express themselves as to what might b done to bring about more favorable conditions for the peoplo of Omaha The importance of this meoting cannot. be | overesti teq, and it is a duty all members oWa to tho city, poople, taxpayers, to forego ali othor arrangements and be present at this moeting. - - Chamberlain & Co, From the Clinton County Advertiser, Lyons, T, It was the good fortune of a representative of this paner to visit the Jaboratory of this onterprising firm at Des Moiues ono day thi week, It occupies four floors of a double building and employs sixty-five hands in tho different departments, which includo the compounding ot the different preparations, bottling, vacking, shippiug and printing. In the latter department they have a finoly equipped printing office, with half a aozen presses, which are kept nearly constantly in operation printing lavels and differont kinds of advertising matter, Their laboratory is espocially busy at this tiine, as Chamber lain’s Cough Romedy, which they manufac- ture, has proven a spendid remody for thoe £rip, aud i all cases groatly rolioves the patient aftor taking one or two doses, whilo 1ts continued use will effect a_comploto cure. 5 and 50 cent bottles for salo by druggists. GET TO WORK. Suggestion to Members of the Republican Congressional Committees, Oxany, Feb, 6.—To the Editor of Tur Bee: Will you nlease give publicity to the follow - ing quotation from the order issued from the republican national central committeo about tho apportionment and election of delegates to the national convention ! “HEADQUARTERS REPUBLICAN Covyirr Prazy Horer, New York, Jon 20.—To the Republican Electors of the United States: In nccordance with usago and the instruction of the republican national con veution of 1888, a national convention of delegated ropresentatives of tho republican party will be held at the city of Minneapolis, Minu., on Tuesday, the ith day of June, 1502, at 12 o'clock noon, for the purpose of nomi- nating candidates for president and vico presidont to be supported at tho next national election, and for tho transaction of such other and further business as ma brought bofore it. The republican ol in the scveral states and territories, and voters without regard to past political afilia tions who believe in ropublican prineiples and endorse the republican poliey, aro cordially invited to unite under this call in the formation of a national ticket, *‘Each state will be entitied to four dele- gates-at-large, aud for each reprosentative 1u congress-at-large, two delegates, and each congressional district, each territory and the District of Columbia, to two aclegates. The delogates-at-largo suall bo chosen by popular state couventions, called on not less than twonty days' published notice, ana not less than thirty days veforo the meeting of tho national conveation. The cougressional dis. trict delegates shall be chosea avconven- tions called by the congressional committeo of each such district, in the same manner as the nomination for a representative in con gress is made in said district; provided, that in any congressional district where thero is no republican congressional committee, owing to redistricting the state under the new con- gressional apportionment, the republican state committes shall appoint*from tho resi dents of such district a committee for the purpose of calling a district convention to elect district delegates.’” This vower of filling vacancies from con- gressional districts where the delegation is not complete has boen transferred by tho republican stato central committea to the re- maining membors of said_aistrict, and the time for such convention has boen fixed at ebruary 10, We are informed that all districts aro in lino and properly at work, oxcept the Sec- ond, and we would suggest that thoy take immediate steps to convene their mombers and cet actively to work, and that they moot at the Millard hotel on Wednesday, tho 10th iust., for the purpose of filling such vacan- cies as may exisvand transacting such other business as may bo of importance. Vory ctfully, 5.D. Mencer, State Central ¢ ublican m mittee, The ¢ ing in Al “La grippe 1s rvaging hero and 1 fing Chamberluin’s cough remedy to b a certuin cure for 1, says W. G. Jobns of Trim- ulo, Culiman company, Ala. Mr. Johns ordered a supply of the remedy to be shippod by exoress as quickly as possible. 1hero 15 no question but this remedy is of great valuo 1 tho treatment of the grip espocially on account of its counteracting any tendency of tho disease toward pneumonia. It is also a prompt and cortain cure for tha cough which usually follows an attack of grip. 5 and 50 cent bottles for sule by druggists. e e KB Dr. Birney cures catarrh, Bk bldg Flavoring Exiracts NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. Vanilla - Lemon Orange Of pertect purlty. Of great strength, Nmond Economy In thelr use Rose sicy) Flavor as delicately njld dellclously ae the fresh frult, TAKEARPILL. Hobb's Are the Best on Earth, Act gently yet fvrompx Ly on tho’ LIVEIL KID: EYS and BOWELS, dis- p(‘lmlu’ npmmcllws. l“n-,v- H (18 and Colds, thorough- LITTLE Iy cloansing the system of discaso, and curcs B Labitual constipation They ure sugar coated, v W 00 0L gTIpe, Ty 1010 casy to tako, and purel M vegetablo, 45 pills vial.~ Porfect digestion follows their use. The abrolutoly cure sick h - ache,and arc recommend. ©d by leading physiclans, ¥or salo by leadiug nmspm or sent by maii; 26 ctw. a vial, Address HOBJ'S MEDICINE CO., Props, San Francisco or Chicaga, VOR SALE IN OMAHA. NEB., BY Euhn & Co., Co.r 15th & Douglas fts. J.A Fuller's ¢ or. 14th & Douglas Ste, & D Foster & Co., Council Blufts, 1a. One Minute Remedy For ull affections of t_lm 3 Throat, Lungs and Bronchial Tubes EXCEPT CONSUMPTION 25 AND 50 OBNT For Sale by Druggists. JOSEPH GILLOTT'S STEEL PENS. or &Mendelson Co., & ory bottle, le Agents, New GOLD MEDAL, PARIS EXPOSITION, 1889, THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS. Lomething to look out for—the fraudulent imitations, 4|lu(lor: and substitutes that are sold Dr. Pierce's genwuine medicines, af less than tho rogular prices. To protect the public from fraud and decoption, theso genuine fuan anteed medicines are now sold only through druggists regularly au- thorized as agents, and always at theso long-cstablished prices Dr, Picroe's Golden Medical Dis. covery (for tho liver, blood and lungs), . . . o £1.00, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescrip: tion (for woman's weaknesses, ir- regularities and ailmen Dr. Pierco's Pleasant | the liver, stomach and bowels), 23 cents a vial. Dr. Sage's Catarrh Remedy, 500, But remember this; they cost you nothing, it thoy don't help you. They're guaranteed in overy case to benofit or cure, or the money is roturned. They'ro the cheapest medicines you can buy, for you pay only for the good yow get—but_they’ro ‘the best, too, or they couldn’t be sold on any such terins, A GENUINE MICROBE KILLER Iy KUDE ERADICATOR-= uros all dosoases hee s, the microbe or ut upand rotalled in £ 8 and L gallons. Snat ) b ante plied by the Kinsor Drag Malehor, Howard Moyor and Omahn: A, 1. Foster and 1. South w1 Councll Wuite f'WHY Do You covaH? } Do you know that a Jittle Cough § is a dangorous thing ¢ H DOCTOR ACHER'S ENCLISH Will Stop a Cough at any tim and Cure the worst Cold i 'welve hours., A 25 Cent bottl may save you $100 in Doctor bills-may save your life. ASK YOUR DRUGGIST FOR IT. IT TASTES GOOD. [ b Dr, Acker’s English Pills CURE INDIGESTION, mall, pleasa o favorite with the Ta e, 46 West T ilo by Kuhn & Co., and s & McConnell, Omaha. Le Duc's Periodical Pills. The French remedy acts directly upon the generative orguns and ouros suppros menses. 8201 threo for 35, and can ba mailad. Should not be usod durinzpre snanocy. Jobbors, drnggiats and the public suppliod by Goodmaa Drug Co., Omaha erman Thonsands ot teatimoniale, - Seo Dr. Mile book, New and Starthing ¥ Fieo at drug: iste. Two Yeary Shortness o, Breath, Pain in Sides, Fluttering, Smothering Spells, cured by onebottle. NATH. ALLISON, Glen Rock, Pa! The most relia- bie curs for all Heart Diseases. Elkhart, Ind, 1§ delima, &<, 1CAL Oo. For sale by Kuhn & Co.. 3th and Douglas, GonoryhOea, Gieetand 7 ocurernnq cured in 2 days by the Fronch Remedy entit- Jed tho KING 1t dissolyes agalnst and fs ab. sorbed into tho inflamoed parts. Will rofund money Ifit doos not cura, or eanses siricturs Gentlomen, hero 13 a raliable article. $3 a package, or 2 for 35 por mail propuid. MeCor- wick & Lund, Omaha LSEABLISHED 1866, Max Meyer & Bro. Co., cwire. OPTIGIANS AND PRACTI. AL TERRITORY 5SS, OPEN TO-DAY FOR AN Ex- gERéENCED ROAD SALE'S’,?J/IFS'%N NCOMMISSION- /¢ FOR GIVE EXPERIENCEMRIT7ERMS D GLVCK: | Eye, Ear, Nose, Throat, SPECIALIST. Glasses uajusted o all visual defocts. Qutarth successfully troatod, Room 18, Barler Block, 15th and Farnam EMENTS. Sh WAVMU.\ i ual Seventeenth sana Harney St SUNDAY AND MONDAY, Feb. 7and 8. JNO. T. KELLY estof funny Trishuon, supported by TOH DALY und FLORKRIE WE=T. Fun Rioting, u and ' The Leader of Red Hot, Refinod Comey Pr Parquet, 8 .00; Parauet Clrele, The nnd Buicony, e and oe: Gallery, 25 Two Nights Only. Tho ful ot The Whizzing. Rippling, #1.00; Farnam S, Theater [z | “One ronia weon | SAM T, JACK'S Yo | Creole Burlesque Co, Mat'm vs | i i uid Satucasy | 50 HALE HUN- 50 GRRAND OPEARA HOUSE A Verfect Comedy . WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEB. The Genlal und Cosmopolitan MAX O'RELL As Seeu Throush Fr Spectacios oo and $1, 5.ile opons Mondiy EDEN MUSEE., Week of February 6ih Cor 1ith and Faroam Ste. Esyuimaux Fawily Deave's Marlonettes The Graces, Contort o o IMusion. Angel of the Als Adwilssion Onedime. Open, | 1o W0 & o