Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 25, 1892, Page 4

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Goorzo 11 Trachuck, socratary of Tho Beo Publishing com ny. does solemnlv swoeal AL the el ejrentition of T DATLY Be for the week ending April 23 1803 was as fol- Jows: Bundny, April17..... Monday. Apri] 15, Tesdny, April 19 Wednes April Thursday. April Fridny, Apri ¥ Baturduy. April 2. Average RGE . T7 * Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this SEAL. t April, A, Di day of Ap O o Notary Publie. for culation M. E.( eral Con W Methodists throughout the country may be assured that the reports of the proceedings of tho general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church to be published in Tig Bee will be accurate, fair and interesting. Wo shall dovoto all the space necossary to muking complote daily reports of the sos- sions of this great meeting of one of the greatest of protestant churches, Our staff assigned espocially to tho duty of reporting the conforence is thoroughly informed upon Methodism and selected with particular ret- erence to proparing accounts of tho delibera- tions for Mothodist readers. Persons in other parts of the union interested in the general conference will find it to thew ad- vantage to subseribe for Tk Bek during the month of M OMAnA olearings coutinue to show almost a phenomenal growth. For the weel just past tho increase exceeds 44 per cent. THE prospects are now encrouraging for the Nebraska Central enterprise and it is to bo hoped nothing further will be allowed to delay the submitting of the bond proposition. NEARLY five months have been con- sumed by this congress in deing prac- tically anthing, and what is more there is little probability of anything imports ant being done during the remainder of Tur Chicago Blaine club is simply making itself ridiculous and occasioning its great namesanko annoyance by its silly effort to revive the Blaine presi- dential boom in the face of Mr, Blaine’s letter positively declining to be a can- didate. PARTLY because of the unfavorablo season and partly because of negligence serious delays have occurred in all the great public enterprises of the city. ‘Where negligence hes been the obstruc- tion, it behooves public oflicers respons- ible to move upon tho works immedi- ately. WiILLIAM MCKINLEY, Jit., will prob- ably be a republican candidate for president at some time in the future, but the efforts of malcontents to find somebody around whom to rally for the defeat of Harrison are nov at all likely to persuade the gallant governor of Ohio that this year is favorable, A RosenuD Indian has been arrested for taking whisky upon his reservation, getting drunk and assaulting a police- man. It happens that he once attended school at Carlisle. The two facts make his case interesting enough for a news item, though white men are frequently guilty of the same offense unon the same reservation and notbing 1s thought of it. The Indian ought to he ashamed of himself of course, but becuuse he was given achance for an education and afterwards went to the bad his cese is cited us a proof that schooling is useless to these savages, This is not fair, One might as well argue because a Harvard gradunte recently committed forgery and suicide that therefore a university education is worthless to white men, —— APRIL 30 has been announced as a day of fasting and prayer for the colored people of America, who fecl that the condition of their race in the south war- irants an appeul to the Almighty, The unhappy situation of the black man ex- cites the pity of the world, and yet, looking back over the last thirty years, one cannot help feeling that after all the race has much for which to be grate- ful, Liberty is a precious boon of itself, The opportunity for education is another. Individual responsibility and the per- sonal benetits resulting from individual industry are privileges of great import- ance. The marvelous development of the blacks from ignorant, servile ani- mals to their present status, notwith- standing its humiliating incidents, should give them hope. They may never break down the ruce prejudice which has back of it a thousand years of existence, but they have achieved wonders, and there is a future still brighter for them. In no other land are they so happy, so intelligent or so prosperous,. They can afford to take heart, and having walted over 240 years in this country for personal lib- erty, be patient to wait for their final absolute release from the bondage of caste. Our colored friends cannot be blamed for feeling the iniguitous condi- tions under which they have been forced to live by the Caucasian race, but they may teach that harsh division of man- kind the virtue of patience. OMAHA DAILY DAY AS TO DOUGLAS COUNTY, At the presidentiai election of 1888 Benjamin Harrison roceived 10,237 votes in Douglas county. It 18 not extrava- want to estimate the repuolican vote of Douglas county at this time at fully 12,000, Less than 1,700 of the 12,000 re- publicans took part in the caucuses and primary elections held in this county last week. In other words, only fifteen out of every 100 republicans in Douglas county are represented in tho outcomo of the county convention. Execrable weather, bad roads and general indiffer- ence aro responsible for the failure ot the rank ana file of the republican party in this county to participate. The sen- timent is so overwhelmingly in favor of Harrison that no issue on presidential candidates was anticipated. In only tvio of the nine wards in Omaha was there any contest over the caucus dele- gato ticket, and the contest in the Fourth ward, which has been purposely heralded as a square fight botwesn John L. Webster and 15, Rosewater, was in roality merely a contest between certain disgruntled delegates who had been fairly beaten two to one in the ward cau- cus and induced Webster to head their ticket. The caucus ticket would have been overwhelmingly elected but for the rainy weather, which kept away hun- dreds of republicans that usually take purt in such contests. Another reason for indifference was the well known fact that the faction opposed to Dr. Mercer could not mustor ten out of any huadred republicans in the county, and its partial success was gained only by a perfidious violation of pledges, a liberal use of boodie and a concerted onsinught by the ward heelers and roustabouts of all parties who muke aliving out of ward politics. The leaders of this rabble, who train more with democrats than with repub- licans, and have the World-Herald as their mouthpioce, knew they were badly beaten in the county the night be- forc the convention was held, but they purposely claimed a sweeping victory in the next morning’s Fuke Factory. Their tactics always have been to claim every thing, and by their falso cluims they succeeded this time in making several trades with delegates from country pre- cinets who generally want to be with the winning side. Feeling decidedly uncertain, they took steps to earry the convontion by the purchase of delogates ond proxies. Kven with all theso qu tionable methods, they managed only to squecze through an exprossion of prof- orence without instructions by just two majority, and were content to take a job 1ot of delegates to the state conven- tion. This explanation of the condition of the republican party in Douglas county is made to dispel tho misinformation which has been sent broadeast through democratic channels, and which has given so much joy to the ghost dancers in the republican party who fondly im- agine that Douglus county republicans have repudiated Dr. Mercer and tramped upon the editor of THE B IRRIGATION IN NEBRASKA. Although last year und thus far in 1892 the rainfall been abundant all over the state, the people of western Nebraska have not forgotten the crop failures of former yoars sed by drouth. They have been working with intelii- gonco and vigor to protect themselves from the recurrence ol crop disasters by constructing irvigating canals. The ex- tent and importance of these enter- prises are not generally known, and therefore Labor Commissioner Andres’ report upon the subject will be of inter- est to the people of the state. In Dundy county there are two ditches, ono of 12 and the other of 13 miles in length, and 60 aaditional miles are to be constructed the present year. InHitcheock and Red Willow counties there are 80 miles of irrigating ditches already completed and 115 miles more are in course of construction. In Lincoln county, which has the oldest irrigating system in the state, 28 miles of ditgh arc available. In Furnas county one corpo- ration will invest $250,000 in an irrigat. ing and power plant. Already the water runving through 15 miles of ditches and 18 miles are to bo added this year. Scotts Bluffs county has four extensive ditch plants in operation, with 51 miles of ditches; 87 miles more will be added this yeur, Choeyenne county has 19 miles in operation and 11 miles under way. One ditch in Kimball county is 15 miles long and one in Dawson 10 miles. It appears from the showing outlined above that Nebraska now has 238 miles of irvigating ditches in actual operation, and 291 miles additional 1in course of construction. These lines of ditches cover over 800,000 acres of land, and when the additional ditches are com- pleted Nebraska will have not less than 500,000 acres made independent of tho annual rainfall, The fact thut we had a senson of abundant moisture should not make ditch builders indifferent, In time of peace prepare for war. In time of abundance prepare for famine. Let the good work go on, —— ANILOPTION LEGISLATION. It is expected that the next big battle in the house of representatives will be ovor the anti-option bill. It is under- stood that the author of the measure, Mr. Hatch of Missouri, who is chair- wan of the committee on agriculture, will endeavor to call the bill up this week, and whenever he does 0 a vig orous opposition will undoubtedly be developed. The influence of the spec- ulators of New York, Chicago and other commercial centers will then be dis- closed, and it is not doubted that they Lave been energetically exerting them- solves to defeat this legislation ever since it was proposed in congress. Tho opposition will probably manifest itsolf ina flood of motions to call up other privileged bills in preference to the option bill, and the question of consider- ation will then be raised to test tne strength of the advocates of the con- tending moasures. It is likely that some of the tariff bills will be urged forward in opposition, for the reason that few of the democrats would be dis- posed to vote against taking up any one of these measures. Word hus gone out that the option bill will probably be called up this week, 80 that the opposition can be thoroughly organized for tho battle, and represen- tatives of various commercial bodies are expected to boon hand. It was be- lieved when this legislation was first proposed that there would not be muck difficulty in passing an anti-option bill through the house, but the active and persistent work of the strong docloga: tions sont to Washington by the com mercial bodies of N ork, Chicago, New Orleans and other cities has had its effect, and there 1s less certainty uow than thore was a couple of months ago of carrying the proposed legislation. Still the supporters of the anti-option bill are hopeful, and as most of the democratic members of the house have agricultural constituencies, nearly all of which are in favor of the legislation, the chances of its passing the house would seem to be very good. Recent experience in grain specula: tion has strenthered the position of the advocates of an anti-option law, and it is to be presumed that they hive made the best possible use of it. Unquestion- ably intelligent public omnion, aside from those who make a business of gambling in products, is favorable to the proposed legislation, which ie de- signed to freo the markets from an un- sottling and more or less demoralizing influence, It is not intended to inter- fere with logitimate dealings in futures, which are explicitly defined in the house bill according to the suggestions of the representatives of commercial bodies, but to put a stop, if possible, to that class of transactions which arve dis- tinctly in the nature of gambling, and for which there is no rational or valid defense. Both producers and consumers are interested in this legislation, and while it might possibly fail to accom- plish all that is expected there can be no serious danger in trying the experi- ment. The farmers of the country are almost unanimous in asking the legisla- tion, and iv1s a proper and reasonable demand which congress ought to comply with, A BUSI) MAN'S CAMPAIGN. The chairman of the Massachusetts republican state convention pointedly stated the character of the coming pres- idential campaign when he said that it is n business man’s campaign, ‘“‘and overy human being in this country en- gaged in any occupation by which he gains an honorable livelihood is in this sense a business man,” The issues of the campaign, he declared, involve the financlal solvency of the country, the protection of our industries and the welfare and happiness of ail the people! The issues upon which the people will render judgment in the presidential clection ure entively practical in their charactor. They touch the material interests of every man in business and in productive employment, and the nop- ular verdict will determine whether the country is to go forward on the lines pursued during nearly a third of a cent- ury, with such achievement in develop- ment and progress as no other nation ever accomplished in a like period, or by a doparture from that course check progress, impair p osperity and invite disaster. There can be no mistake as to the position of the republican party. There is no equivocation or ambiguity in its declaration of policies. It believes in such protection of American ustries as is necessary to their maintenance and to the fair compoensation of the labor em- vloyed in them. It contends thata home market for th leultural producers of the country is moro to be desired and move profitable than foreign markets, and that in order to crente a home mar- ket it is necessary to fostor and build up manufacturing enterprises. The vepub- lican party believes in promoting the foreign coramerco of the country by ar- rangements with other countries, mutu- ally advantageous, which will not inter- fere with but rather stimuiate the ox- pansion of home industries. Regarding the currency, the republican party is now us it always has been fiemly opposed to any policy which threatens debase- ment. It demands soundness and stahil- ity in the money of the people, so that the dollar paid to the farmer for his wheat and to the workman for his labor shall always be equal in purchasing power to every other dollas. The democratic party antagonizes these policies. Although divided as to what may be expedient, from the point of view of presont party interest, in dealing with the tariff and the cur- rency, the geaeral purpose of the party is to remove the safeguards to Ameri- can industries and to inaugurate a cur- rency volicy which would result in im- pairing the credit of the government and doing immeasurable injury to the welfave of the people. Were the demo- cratic party in control of the govern- ment it is not to be doubted that it would sweep away at a blow every secu- rity to the industries of the country which protection gives ana open the American market to the destructive competition of foreign manufacturers, The course of the representatives of the party in the present congress ciearly shows what would take place if the party was in possession of the power to carry out its polivy. A large majority of the democratic party favors the free and unlimited coin- age of silver, and effort in behalf of that policy has been abandoned only as a matter of present expediency. If the democracy should be successful in the national election of this year nothing is more certain than that free silver coin- age would accompany the destruction of the protection policy, bringing hand-in- hand the prostration of our industries and the establishment of the singie sil- ver standard, The issues are most clearly defined upon which the national eampaign will be fought, and the popular verdict will bave a decisive effect on the material progress of the uation and the prosperity and welfare of the whole people. —— THE BE& AND GENERAL CONFERENCE, THE BeE will contain the fullest and fairest possible weports of the proceed- ings of the general conforence of the Methodist Ipiscopal church to be held in this ity next month. Recognizing the widespread interest which will be entertaived for the great guadrennial meoting of the largest and most aggres- sive Protestant church in the world, we bave made special arrangements to secure the most accurate and complote reports possibley THaving the bost facil- ities for pflnthmlo nows we feel confi- dent in promising the best reports of the deliberations of ths body for the general veader. Eliminafng the routine details essential only to,aporbatim record and brightening the dry procoedings with pen gketohes of prominent persons, thelr characteristics bhl incidents not com- prohended in o forsnal transeription. for future reference, we shall strive each morning and evening to give to the reader an intoresting and instructive exhibit of the events of the twenty-four hours preceding the hour of going to pre The reputation of Tir Bee for enterprise is asufficient guarantee that there will be nothing omitted from these reports which will be of importance to Methodist readers, THE attention of the Omaha Board of Education is invited to the report of two Lincoln high school tenchers upon theiv recent visit to Omaha wherein they state that tho Lincoln high school “ismuch better equipped for educa- tional work”™ than that of Omaha. SOMETIMES glee whi malice turns to a bittorness which would make gall positively sweet to & malcon- tent. Philadelphia Ledger. In spite of the very large allotments of land recently made by the government the aemand for government land greatly exceeds the supply, and much bitterness of fecling is excitod among the unfortunates who fail to get that for which they have made long and painful journeys. In the scramblo for land, as for other things, the nimble, daring and energetic zat the cavice locations, and those who stand most in need of help are left bo- bind. There must bo many painful scenes in this exemplification of the ‘“‘survival of the fittest”’ —tho fittest meaning the men of most cunning or most strougth—not necessarily the most worthy, Pl SR A Clown fo Papiltion. Times. In republican circles it is conceded that Judgo C. R. Scott will be the republican can- didate for congress aud the average Omaha attorney pravs for tho success of Scott be- fore the convention, for by this means he hopes to rid himself of a judge be dves not like. Judge Scott 13 making lots of horseplay to catch the rural vote, At the oponing of the term he began to eat the wicked lawyers blood raw, and thus won the plaudits of the people. Today he has repudiated all his good work and if any lawyer has failed to get what he wanted it is because he didn't ask for it. Scott is a clown. Vandervoort's Earmarks. Grand Iand Independent. It1s now stated again that Blaine, in con- sequence of the immenso prassure brought to oear upon him by his friends, has consented to accopt the presidential nomination if unanimously offered to nim, Peoplo say he is in the race again. And we say, as wo always said, ho has ‘never been out of the race. Another report says that Thurston 15 working again his old scheme to reach a place in the cabinet: by favoring Alger's boomlet, that the lieutenant of his oil room campaigns, the Mpst Reverend Mr. Vauder- voort, Is tolping him and that & meating of reprosentative men of. thirty-six Nebraska counties is to be held in Omaha to assist in booming iuto life the railrond oil room baby. : A Demagogue. American Economist. There is a great differonca betwaen the other *‘great” tarift “reform” speech, Mr. MeMitlin’s, and this of Mr. Bryan; not in poiut of dishonesty, not even in degre of dishonesty, but simply in the skill with which dishonesty is interwoven and con- coaled in the language of each. McMillin is the thoughtless, reckless partisan who knows only that something must be sid for his own aud agaiust the other side, and in tho ab- sence of facts boldly resorts to fiction, Bryan 1s too skilful a debater to give his opponents such a chance at him. It may be that he profited by tho exampla of his unfortunute colleague, who has bean kept in torment by hostile citations of his falsehoods ever since ne openod tho debate in his wila speech on tho free wool bill. The Nebraska congros: man generally avoids direct statements, o; copt of the most commonplaco and inconse- quential facts. Supposwtion, inference, sug- gostion serve him as promises, and so adroit 15 1o in their uso that when he draws a bold conclusion from those suggested or supposed statomgnts with all the confidence of uno who started with aemonstrated truth, the ordinary bearer or reader is led to veliove that every step in his arcument hus been validly proved. Great for the moment is the power of sophistry. - A CAMPAIGN FIR VAN WYCK, The Rallroad R 0p pubia ckass Bntterles ing u Breach in the Ranks, Superior Jowrnal (B, & M), Rosewater is not in it. The little political traitor was laid out in his own ward at the primaries yesterday. 'The republican state convention av Kearney is to be congratulated. [Inasmuch as Itoscwater was not run- ning in his own ward and Webster carried tho ward on a bolter's tickei ovor the regular caucus nomination—by the help of Boyd democrats and auti-Boyd Bourbous, railvoad men and exprossmen—this is de- cidedly appropriate. | When G briel Blows His Worn, York Lepulil can. L. D. Richards will no doubt bo chosen as a delegate-at-large at the state convention next weok in IKearnay. Saveral countivs bo- sides York have instyyoted for bum. Exact justice would not onjy ;seud him at the head of the stato delegation to Minneapolis but would scat him in tho gover- no's chair at Lijehin tnis fall. Even Rosewater should by disgusted enough by this time, with the bummer's equal, the pot house politiciun, the dftoh slugger, the iuti- mate of the thug and the loafer, the present governor of Nevraska—to lead a hand in placing an honest, uppight, respactable citi- zen of ability like Itleharas 1n the oftive that should have been his‘y year and a half ago. The Fremqut % The republican ship has bad rather a tem postuous voyage in jNebraska for two or throe years. Sbe has weustherad cyclones and waterspouts, girzived collisions, been pulied out of maclstroms, and ever and anon “the cruel rocks have gored hor sides hke the horns of au angry bull.” But sho has entered upou pacific waters agaic, and her s are filled with a prosperous breeze, and sheis bound for a radiant port &oross the purple waves. The old ship was all right nherself, and there were brave nien sud skiil- ful mariners aboard, but there was also a Jonah: aJonah whose name was Rosewater, and the gods were angered, aud the vessel seemed 10 be doomad liks old Vanderdiokins craft of ghostly fame, Tho Jonah shipped as ap able seaman and profossod great love for the officers aud men, ond SPIUBE BMUSING stories in the forecastle of eveulwgs, SO that for a time ho was guite popular. But he sneaked down the companiouway in the dark and knifed the c....ain, aud bo tam- pered with the compass, sud secured &n APRIL: 25, 1892, ] augur and endeavored to scuttle the ship. And that her old beams and timbers are not rotting on some desort shore Is not his fault. The orew of the storm-tossed vessel at last discovered the Jonah, and they have oast him overboard, and thore isn't & friendly whale in all tho oconn around that will swallow him. ["Tis woll. Now lot the ehost dancing erow find a pilot Lo got tho ship to anchor in safe harbor, for there is a hurricane in sight and danzerous reofs and rocks abound all ‘round.] Shots from R Fremont Trih Thoe peoplo of Nebraska will be glad to iearn that at the ropublican primaries at Omaha yesterday, E. Rosowater, who was a candidate for dolegate-at-large to everything in sight, was rmdden around town without a saddle and dumped with & mellow plunk into the soup. Fvery man who was suspeotod of eujoying Rosowater's friendship was also immersed in the broth, and the grand old | editor went to bed last night with a pain 1n his side, and a great longing to be loping | tarough space with the magnificent stallion | which latoly died. Truly, a brighter day is dawning for Nebraska when Rosewater is sat upon at evory mark of the road. Ho used to have a good aeal of influence, but as a resuit of the Highor Education campaign, conducted by the Jackass Batteries, he can't even control an assembly of hand-organ play- ers anv more, Fare thoo well, Mr. Rose- water; and if forever, Mr. Rosewater, then forevor fare theo well, Mr. Rosewater. Postmaster Gere Jubilant, Lincoln R. R, Journal. The saddest thing about thut spanking ad- ministered to Eddie Rosewater by the repub- licans of Douglas county yesterday is the fact that he will be crying for another ono within six weeks, The litule fellow never knowa when he has enough. How to Settie I Dorsen's Fremont Fluil, If Richards desires to forsver and etern- ally settlo the mattor in the quarrel botween himself and Ed Rosewater he should ever- lastingly squelch him in e state conven- tion, — OF NOTE. At the ago of 05 ox-Govornor Natnaniol 8. Borry of New Hampshire is said to bo_tho living_ox-governor—a regular eldor Ty, 80 10 spoak. Fanny Crosby, who is 65 yoars old. pleads guilty to baviig written 3,000 hymns, and has ot oven yot roformed far enough to take a verseloss rost, Ex-Govornor and o Jnited States Senator Joseph L. Brown of (Goorgia was 71 years of age last F'riday. Since his retiremont from public life he has resided quiotly at Atlanta. An attorney engaged in a murder trial in Georgia mado such powerful gestures vester- day that he dislocated tis shoulder. This is 8 warniug to Assistant State's Attorney Willlam S, Elliott. B Governor Pattison of Pennsylvania has the appearanco of an Italian, though ho is & Marylander by birth, and of Scotch descent Ho is a little more than six foot tall, very fine Jooking, and is considered the hand- somest of tho momn whoso names are promi- nent as possible candidate for- tho prosi- deucy. A new aneczote of N. P. Willis 1s told. The poet, thuugh a clever conversationalist, was u poor speaker. Called upon once ata banquet. he excused himsell thus: *I thank you, gentlemen, for the honor you have con- forred, but I 'am not a speaker. If I have any ability at ail the pen is my forte. You cannot expect a pump o give iater from the handio as well as from the mouth, and if you will pardon me I will sit down.” Aud he suited the action to the word. General Rosecrans says that in tho proverb “Everything is lovely and the goose hangs high,” the word ‘“hang" should really be “honks.” The saying originated in the northern states, where, in rainy, fogzgy or stormy weather, it :s a well known fact that the geese fly low—skimming along over the very housetops. In the fine and pleasant weather they fly in long strings, so high in the air that their peculiar ery, *Honk, honis," can scarcely be heard on the earth below, hence the ola saying that everything 1s lovely when “the goose” “hbonks high," and not ngs high,” which is a most nonsensical perversion of the original old New Engiand saying. New York Koeep off the grass. Recorder: A sign of spring— Phitadelphia Times: In his way the base ball umpire Is a political boss. On his word, too, depends who shall be in or out. Galveston News: No man s great enough to veto a mililucry bill aftor his” wito bus 0. it Chicago Mail: fiarry Furniss, tho artist and writer, says its no luuzhing matter to write jokes for Punch every woek in the yeur. That's about the way it strikes the reador. Atlantu Constitutlon: I'm happy to sny.' remarked the preachor, “that the sheriff disd "1 dispute that statement,” suid *ho died, but I'lLbe hanged if he Phitadelphia Record: paper-menn when it s nothing Lo be dosirc my son, that the audle op. what docs the ys, ‘the sing left “Itovidoatly means denough of it HEAUD ON TiE § Harp r's Dazar, With blarinz horn und rolling drums, Hehold the lonz procession comes! What is it shriily lods the i N w5, 1T you v cod: *Look th n wheels's the ays Mrs. Towner 1y, [ hope Soine day they'll smash that cillyob But sweot Miss sudie Primrose, she Pronounces it “ealii-o-pe!’ Now York [er; the face of tho zirl I love above all others. Cora (agitatod)—D-didn't 17 Juke (composed)—-No; you only saw the re- fiection fn the glass. Somervilic Journal: Thore fs no earthly use in polnting cut the beauttes of tho and thescenery to the boy wio 18 goin sehool, painfully conseious of the first paten on the rear elevation of his every-day pants, Sophy; sllyope. You never saw Columbus Post: This is the sensontwhen the youuz squirret berches upon u hizh I e and watches tho good littie boy biowing into W gun. ND ERFECT. rk Herald. He drank two bowls of Jorscy upplejuck, Fho verdict of dho jury was of death by causo unknown; But whon his broath got started it drove the Sexton back, Throw out the diods snd coffin and wway the stone. rollel Boston Bullotin: Photographer—Now. then, Mr. Crosser, If you plea: usant for moment—that's it~ 1 You may now rosu slon. One Lowell Courler: ight expect tho kan- garoo-skin businoss to Le on the jump. and it Tt has Jumped to a miliod skins u yeur s, l uscd in this country, nious briug; thit is word 1 fall R. J. Burdette in Ladies' Home Jowrnal e stite of man; today he puts forth f'hibit; touorrow blossoms ps on blossom ing cper root. until ut st ove him from his And taking 1t takes more work t corner Than 1t does to stir u house dog fromw the rug Lefore the fire. Then—whan he thinks, good easy wan, 1ils wiys uro settied for all time— Some busy Womiun cowes along and says: Plense move about six inches tiil [ run Tho swoeper o'er the place your chalr has heen. " And 10, he splits the air with lamentations, Loud, aud deep, and shriil; 10 erics, there fs 1o rest this slde of Paradi For w poor mun, weary and wora with moving ‘round Out of the way of sweepers, And wishes ho were doad. 0.flow wretched 1s thut poor man who cannot it In Tast year's dust and grime until this ypnr Stiall bo w20 Tust your! And when be'dics, his hope and comfort Is, | Hewiil Le lula in'dirt, never to wove agalu. NEW BOOKS AND PERIOD, Guide books and compilations of that char- acter are not, generally apeaking, very in- teresting productions, As a rule they are used only for a specifio purpose, but “Abroad and at Homo; Practical Hints for Tourists, by Morris Phillips, while partaking some- what of the nature of a euido book is also of itselt a vory charming little work. A con tinuous residence in l.ondon of eight years has entitled the author to speak somewbat authoritativoly of how things are managed in the world's capital, and in an aerecable conversational style wo ars told among other thines where to lunch in London, and what is also equally important, where not to lunch, We aro also given some interesting facts about London hotels and boarding housos, railway traveling, poverty and charity, tho quéen’s mows, the crypt of St. Paul's cathedral and a thoasand and one in teresting and curious facts avout England and the English, Then we are taken across the English channel to Parls and aro given some sound advice about the habits and customs of the gay and festive Parisians, all of which mukes very ontertaining roading. Returning to the United States, the roader 13 0 imagination, treated to pleasaut tour of a part of Georgia, Florida and California and makes a flying visit to Salt Lako City. Mr. Phlllips also has a few words to say about the auditorium at Chicago and conciudes his charming little publication with a disserta- tion by Mux O'Rell on American hotels. A. Oakoy Hall has writton an appropriate pro- face o Mr. Phillip's book, which is pub- lished by Brentan “‘On Seats and Saddles, Bits and Bitting and the Provention and Curo of Restiveness in Horsos," by Major Fravcis Diwyer, was written for the Knglish who, as a nation, possess in o high degroe the physical and moral qualifications thut ¢o. to make good riders. Americans who visit England for tho first timo ure very much struck with the ©aso and daring with which young John Bull will mount almost any kind” of animal and by hook or by crook munage to break it in, 'And yet," says Major Dwyer, speaking of the English, “thore exist vory incontestable ovidoncos that a great amount of unskillful- ness, touse a wild term, in the matter of riding does roally oxist among us.” 1t is a well known fact that people are very sensi- tive about their ability to rido properly, and will quicker resent any insinubtion about their riding than they will an imputation s to their wauat of proficiency in pretty ' nearly any other direction. Itm be confessed that it is most usually a very thankless oftice to offer 1 that rides anything like advics, ver well meant and sound. on anything concerning his horse, bridle, saddle or seat, To render unnecossary the performance of this painful duty is one of the reasons this little work has boen published. In its pages an be found a fund of valuabio information regarding everything likely to be of interest orsorvice to the would-be horseman and all written in a plaip though attractive style. Published by United States Book compan, New York. ' No one need say, “I cannot sing the old sougs,” Who has & copy of the new book called onized Mslodies,” just pub- lished b; rifer of Boston, Mass, *““The Tune tho Old Cow Died On,™ may not bo classic, but there are lots of' peonld who like to make merry singing it, and others of the same sort, Then there are others whoso tas runs to sentimental songs, and still othe who are never so well pleastd as when they cau gather around the instrument and join in some hymn full of religious fervor. Itis not often that a singing book to suit all tastes compiled, but "*Harmonized Meloaies’ comes about as noar filling tho bill as auything that has been issued from the American press. This is without doubt an excellent collection of the best of tho new ana old songs and bal- lads which have attained more than a mere passing popularity, aud the vocal and instru- mental parts, all’ complete, are given with the words, the arrangement having veen made especially for the volume by Charles D. Blake, the Boston compeser. In the list | are a number of copyrighted song s, nover be- fore found in a miscellaueous collaction. Published monthly by ' I, Trifet, 403 Wash- ington sireet, Boston, Mass, “Walter Graham, Statosman; an Ameri- | can Romance, by ati American, who notwith- | standine our inordinato desira for political | preferment, our insatiute greed for wealth, and the mighty uplieavings of competition and perfidy which occasionally astound us, still believes in_ America.” This is a good, wholesome, sensibly written book, evidoutly ho work of a bealthy, vigorous and ene: gotic Amorican of the ovtimistic school. Wo have teo croakers in this great and glorious country and we should bail with do- Light every cmanation of a buoyaat, hopeful mind. Tho author of this interosting work has for sonie reason not divulged; not seen fitto attach his uame to tha child of nis breiu, but ho has given us an exceiient life- like picture of the typical Amerivan states- mau from his cradle up to the time when ho comes within hailing’ distanco of the white house. T'his Is no mere ordinary biography of a public man such as wo find in the nows- papers and magazines of the day,but it taies usinto all the litus socrots and struggles with conscienco wbich lio in the path of every man's ambition. Bosides being a very | entortaining piece of fiction incidentally it coutains much valuavle information, e peciaily for yourg Americaus, who, by’ per- using this work can gain no little insizht i 10 how the political machinery of this su cessful republic is sot In motion and kept moving. Published by Fulton Puvlishing company, Lancaster, | o ) The April uumbae 0. slunsoy’s magazine | the famous old world miltionnires. There fy a portrait of the founder of the Frankfory bank and views of the oity on the Main. The spocial prominence which Munsey's gives to tho stage is demonstratod this month in a uniquo featuro entitled “Posing for the Camera,” embodying photographs of well known actresses in picturesque attitudes, in & blographical skoteh, with portraits of M, Lassalle and the brothers do Reszke. of the Metropotitan Opera House company ; and in 0 now department giving a review in chatty fashion of dramatic matters at homo and abroad in convenlent formn for reforence hore. after. Published by Frank A. Munsey & Co., Now York. The story of the Fronch rovolution of 1703 and '03 18 always intoresting, but when told 1v the thrilling words of the groat Alexandor Dumas it becomes enteriaining, and the event most worthy of note is the flight ot Louis XVI and his capture, including tho life sketeh of Marie Antoinottd, Roboes pierre, and Princess Lamballe, Weo' are also troated to an ablo discourse on tho femaly eloment in politics and the role played by the cordeliors during thoso stiring: times. Tho doings of the Jacobins' elub is likewiso grapuically roported. Published by 1. B, Peterson & Brother 1n their now 25 cent series at Philadolphia, Pa. Current Litorature, in its roadings from the latest books, gives n strong solootion from “A Fellowe and Hispwife,” the brilliant novel by Blancho Willis Howard and Will- iam Sharp, Tho gossip of authors, both foroign and domestic, 18 especiaily intercst- ing, the paragraphs of Augustus Thomas und Ambrose Bierco being particularly timoly. In the Book List the notices of now books are much longer and more comprehensive than herotofore, the most important book having evidently been given proference, Tho Overland Monthy for April contains an interesting article on ‘“The Indians of North Awmerica,” by Captain W. I, Dough erly. Itis the second of the sorics,profusely illustrated, and includes an account of tho cantain’s personal oxperiences at Wounded Knee in tho luto Sioux uprising. Most of whe other articles are devoted to Pacifio coast topics, as for instancoe “I'he San I'rancisco Water Front.” “Tho Mission Dolores, "y The Californian of the Future,”” “California Lion Hunting with Foxhounds,” and_*“Happen- tugs in Old Calaveras.” There are fow famillar namos amon this month's con- tributors, but i1t is a feature of the old Over- land to give place to contributions upon their merits and not to 1nsist that tho namo of a popular author is of more value to the magazine than the meritorious work of an unknown writer, 'no Engincering Magazine for April, be- ginning the third volume of this strikingly successtul publication, opens with the first of a series of papers on *“The Future *World's Highway, " 1n which will be pointed out the vast commercial importance of tho lines of waler transportation to be formed by the connections certain to bo made bityeon the great lakos and the gulf, on ono band, and botween tho lakes and the Atlantic on the other. Tho author of these papers 1s 1\ ( ham Gribble, a cwvil engineor of distinetion on two continents. lu this connection a paper of interest ts one entitled, “Do Water- ways Beuetit Railways?’ being a chapter from the expericnce of the Pennsylvauia railroaa, by Prof. Lewis M. Haupt. Marie Bernhard, the author of “The Reo- tor of St. Luke's” 'has written another fus cinating novel, which she calis “The House- Lold Ldol," "It is an entrancingly intorestini story and the oharacters are all very skill- fully drawn, tho central figuro being Stella Bruebl, a young lady of extraordinary beauty of fuco and person, but with a heart as cold as stecl. She is the idol of hor doting parents who lavish upon hov overy care and attention to the utter neglect of her sister Gerda and her brother Wolfgaug, who aro permitted to grow up like wild uncultivatea weeds. Of courso sno has innunerable suit- ors, the most porsistent of whom is Princo Riantzew, a regular lady killer 1w bis own estimation, but who is brought vory low by the enchautress Stella Bruehl. The uoblo conracter In this entortaining romance is Waldemar Audree, u brilliantartist who atso falls & victim to tho wiles of tho fair Ste! out fortunately oseapos a marriage with hor and finally wels Geraa Bruchl, who at an carly stage in the narratve conceives n strong passion for the taloated artist. Thera aro no deeds of violeuce, no murders and no suicides, but at the ne tims the readoer’s interostin the progress of tho story is main- tained from the opauing chapter 1o tho closo of tho book. Published by Worthington Co., 747 Broadway, Now York. “The Oak, a Popular Introduction to Forest Botany,” by H.Marshal Ward, gives a short account of what is most wortiy of attention in the anatomy and physiology of the monarch of the forest. Ln this hittle work we have u full bistory of tho treo, boginning with a description ~of tho strucwuro of tho acorn, its composition, and bow 1t behavos when placed in the ground, and how it is affosted by its enviroumonts, “Phon thero ara somo delightfully simple ox- planations of how tho germinated acorn gives rise to tho sevaling or youuw oak, aud what its peculiar structure, tissues, ete, ato composed of, aud how each is capablo of ¢)o- ducting itself in o given manner und r proper conditions, ‘Tne reader is pleasantly nductad into the study of the saphng and the tree, and the at first comparatively simplo root systam, and later on into tho mysterios attending the making of the stem aud leaves. Tuis littlo work will b found to contain all the information ou tho subject of the oals treo, which au intelligont luyman might wish 10 possess. It is not intopdod for the young, nor for the specinlist, though even to him it will doubtloss b often usoful rd openiug a new volume, 15 crowded from cover to cover with outertiiniog roading In “The Rothschilds” Joel Benton | very interestingly tue family of ter. ribes &o We Cornor 15t Oh, What a Looked for ” T— - m—( | those came our | | A AFE; T—é”;:\ from, from $10 to $30. Spring--- a while winter in the last few days, and you ought to have scen spring suits. lection on ecarth to choose Every one of them the 1g reforences, or suggesting ling h, Published by D, Appleton & and 5 Boud :roet, New York. anl Daaglas i as if we'd have all summer, but who thought so to see us by droves out the t col- turn Fines Y0Y'S at prices all the way pa— very latest pattern and made to fit and wear as well as tailor's goods at twice the money, Our $1.65 hard hat is a jo- dandy, Hatters get $2.50 for them. Browning, King & Co » S, W, Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts : p