Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 31, 1892, Page 4

R Eoimor or=— THRME OF SURSCHIPTION, Dally Beo Gritnont Sanday) One Year. Vnily and Sunday. Ono Year Fix Montha, iree M Fundny Omniia. The oo Bitiding. Bouth Smalia, cornor N Counell Blufis, 17 Paarl Stroot, Chieago Oflice, 317 Chamber of Commaran. Now York, Rooms 13, 14 and 15, Teibune Butlding] Washington. 513 Fonrteenth Streot CORRESPONDENCE. Al ecommunientions rolating ‘to editorinl matter should bo addressad Atorial Lepnrtment. BUSI All businoss lott nddressed to The ifo 1 h Strooty, nows and to the Tni- ESS LETTERS, A remittances should be blishing Company. T, chocks fMco ordors L0 bo made i Jeder of the company. 'HIX BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY. HWORN STAT OF CIRCULATION. Ftate of Nebraskn, County of Doigelns, ( Genrge B. T of e BER Pub Tiahing e awonr tiat tho atinn of THE DALY BER for the week ending July 1, 152, was a8 follows: Sunday, Jul Monday, July Taesdny. Wednesdny. Thursdny. | Friduy, J Baturdny, July 0. Averago T s A ORGE B, 178CHUCK. foro me and yubseribed in my pres. dny of July, 1862, N. P, FIEL Notary Publio. Sworn to enco this 3t Tue crop reports from every corner of Nebraska sound like a fairy tale, but they areall trus. This is a glorious year for Nebraska! THE Atchison rond seems to have an upperhand in the cut to Denver. Mana- ger White of that road is an accom- plished letter writer. Mit. BrRYAN will wish the English election system was in vogue this year, 80 ho could have a chance from Georgia, for Nebraska will not return him. ARE the democrats of Nebraska to have a state convention this year? No call has been issued and it is evident that they are waiting to learn the bene- fits and disadvantages of fusion. Wi HAVE, of course, all reasonable hopes that St. Petersburg will escape the cholera, but wo might suggest to the disease that Dr. Talmage is still at St. Petersburg and—well, no matter. JEREMIAIL OSBORNE has been arrest- ed for riding a bicycle on Sunday in ‘wirfiold, Conn. Tt wilb a wise nct and we would suggest as un improvement that they extend the arrest to all the other days of the week. JupaE CROUCH of Waterloo, who almost defeated Colonel Henderson for congress in the Third Towa district two years ago, has declined to run this year. The judge knows that Henderson cannot bo beaten in a presidential year. decided This is a ALICE MITCHELL hus been insane by a Memphis court. surprising verdict, for it reveals the fact that fools are so rare in Tennessee #hat they are not casily recognized. WE 1IAVE hunting vainly through our long list of metaphors to find one which would compietely and aptly express the haste with which our democratic exchanges have dropped all reference to the Homestead question. been McCLURE of the Philadelphia Zimes has challenged Governor MeKinley to a tariff debate and tho affair has been re- forred to the campaign committees, If the debatoe tnkes place what a lively seramble these two Scotchmen will have!l Wi HOPE the Congressional Record will not suspend publication because it hasuo funds. It witl not be a genuine newspaper until it has lived through the oxperience of running on no money and nocredit. Public Printer Palmer knows that. I'r BEGINS to look as if inspite of our bonsted liberty it would be necessary for the law to adopt more stringent meas- ures about persons cacrying concealed woapons, It is too easy for an anarchist to assait Frick or a madman to kick Broker Page in Philadelphia. HON. J. C. BiLLs of Davenport, Ia., has declined to be the candiaate for presidential elector on the democratic ticket. It is very woll known that Mr. Bills is a domoorat in Towa largely be- cause of tho liquor question and his ad- miration for Governor Boies. e is not a free trader and this year he conse- quently is not a democrat. HON. A. K. CRAIG, the member of congress from Pennsylvania whosedeath caused the adjournment of congress until Monday, was the father of Mayor J. E. Craig of Keokuk, In, The contest in his district was close and his election was contested, his son representing him ns his attorney last wintor before the committeo. The lown Craig is likely to be the democratie candidate for con- gress in his district this yoar. SENATOR DAVID B. HIiLL seems to have practically dropped out of public consideration. His completo collapso at Chicago probably disposed of all chance of his ever again being seriously con- sidored in connection with tbe presi- dency, and the politicians who take this view retuin vory little interest in him. Then he would have no influence with a demoeratic administration should one be chosen next November, which is another reason why the politiciuns turn away from him, It is said that Senator Hill is willing to go into the campaign if he is invited to, but it is by no menns cortain that even this consideration will be shown him. Meanwhile scnatorial duties are suid to be very irksome and distasteful to him. There is hardly a purallel in American polities to the sud- den decline and full of David B. Hill as & leader, and here is a lesson in it which other uspiring politicians seeking p ace and power by unserupulous means should cavefully study. Still Mr. Hill muy have o fow friends whose loyalty to him will be wmanifested at the proper tiwe. THE DATLY ”mcm THE LATE JUDGE CLARKSON, When death comes in the course of naturo tho shock is not so severe nor the sonse of beroavement o piognant as when one in the prime and full useful- ness of life is taken out of the ranks of the living by an unforesoen casualty. It has been a long timoe since this com- munity was o profoundly moved by the death of an honoved citizen as it has been by the drowning of Judge Joseph R. Clarkson, and those who knew of him only by the distinguished position ho had acquired as a lawyer not less than those who enjoyed his personal acquuintanco regret his 1oss as that of a most worthy and useful citizen. Judge Clarkson was in the prime of lifo, having only a few months ago passed his thirty-soventh yoar, and he had at- tained a position of prominence at the bar which brought him a lucrative practico and gave assurance of future eminonce. QDuring the brief time ho was on the district bench he showed judicial qualifications of a high order and his professional carecr was distin- guished by a high sense of duty and responsibility which commended him to tho confidence and respect of all with whom he had professional reiations. He was personally very popular, having a hostof warm frionds who will suffer the keenest sorrow at his loss, The entire community will deeply sympathize with the widow and rela- tives of the deceased, upon whom this sudden bereuvement falls with most disteossing severit, RDING IMMIGRATION, The bill of Sonator Chandler of New Humpshire to facilitnte the enforcement of the immigration and contract labor laws, which passed the senate a few days ago, is probably all the legislation on this subject likely to be adopted by the present congress. It contemplates no radical departure, but provides simply for additional safeguards against the lunding of immi nts excluded under existing laws. In addition to the requirements of the acts now in force regarding the landing of salien immigrants by water, the Chanalor bill provides that it shall bo the duty of the master or commanding officer of the vessel having immigrants on board to deliver to the proper inspec- tion officer tists or manifosts, madoe at the time and place of embarkation of the immigrants, stating the age, name, sex, occupation, nationality and final destination of all immigrants landed; also whether ever in prison or supported by charity, whether a polygamist, whether under contract to perform labor in this country, and the condition of health, mentally and physically, of such persons. It is also provided that the surgeon of the vessel shall swear, prior to the depurture of his vessel, before the United States consul, that he has made personal examination of the immi- grants, and verifications of lists must be mads by some competent surgeon employed by the vessel’s owners. It is further provided that no hond or guar- anty that an alien immigrant shall not become a publi charge shuall be ed, except when special authority is given by the superintendent of immi- gration, approved by the secretary of the treasury. 3 There can be no reasonable objection to this measure. It imposes no obli tion upon the owners or officers of v transporting immigrants which can fairly be regarded as oppressive or oaor ous and it requires no statement from the immigrant that is not proper. The ef- fect of tho biil, if it shall bicome a law. will be to cause the officers of vessels brioging immigrants to the United States to ex S0 greator care as to the character and condition of the fens who take passago with them, and no one will question that it is the right of this governmont to require that this be done. Lvery citizen will approve all fair and proper safeguards against the introduc- tion to the country of undesivable per- sons and this is all that the bill of Sena- tor Chandler provides for. It proposes nothing that will prevent the coming to the country of persons not excluded by existing acts. The bill oughtto becomo alaw hefore the expiration of the pres- ent session of congres: COLORED POPULATION SHIFTING, In the state of Nebraska durin decade from 1880 to 1890 the increase in white population wus 13.3 por cont, and e in coored population was cent. This rapid zrowth of the population in this state sug- gests the explanation that the nogroes of the south must be working their way northward, and upon looking into the matter this is found to be the case, for there is a decrease in tho colored popu- lution in some of the southern states, while in many states of the north the proportion of increaso in colored popu- tion is found to be larger during tho period between 1880 and 1800 than ever before. During that aecade the populu- tion of the United States increased by 11,550,920, Of this increuso 8,600,816 was ut the north and 71,104 at the south, the perceutage of colored in- crease being 27.9 at the nosth and 23.6 at the south. 1n at least four of the northern states the ratio of colored in- crensu is groater thun thatof the whites. In California the whites have gained 44.9 per cont while tne colored gain has been 90 per cent, aud Pennsylvanin, Ne- braska und Illinois have also largoly in percentage of colored popula- tion, In New Jersoy, Pounsylyaniu, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and Kansns tho colored population incroased av the rate of 184 percent while the whites in- croased ut the rate of only 21.6 per cent, showing u steady and rapid colored gain, The negroes outnumber the whites largoly in South Cavoling and Mississip- pi, whilo in Louisiuna the colored and white people ave about equal in num bers. The proportion of colored people in the #outh is smallest in Missouri and Wost Virginia, where thoy constitute respectively 5.6 and 4.8 per cent of the whole population. Lu only two northern states, Kansas and New Jersoy, does the proportion rise above 8 per cent. The figures prove that the colored people of the south are gradually mov- ing northward, and as the proportion of their increase is larger in the cities than in the rural distriets it is evident that they are swelling the urban popu- lation and iocreasing the ranke of the poor und dopendent cluss. The colored g the THE OMATIA DAILY people of the country districts are al- most always employed as farm hands and are more thrifty and independent than those of the cities. The steady movement of the nefroes northward may be supposed 1o indicats that they hope thereby to improve their condition. Whether they will bo able to do so or not depends eatirely upon their willing- ness to work and take advantages of such opportunities as vhey find. SHIPPING FRUIL IO EUROPE, An interesting experiment which may prove advantageous to fruit growers generally in this country is now being tried. On Wednesday lasu the stoamer Majostic londed a large quantity of fruit from California, consisting of five ear- loads of Crawford poaches, Bartlett vears, plums and apricots, valued at 85,000, for transportation to Wurope. Most of this frait is consigned to u dealer in Liverpool, The time of the train which carried this perishable freight from San Francisco to New York was eight days, and as it will prac- tieally take as much longer to get it to Liverpool it will bo seen that the undertaking is a somewhat risky one. But it is believed to be possible to open a market for American fruit of this kind in Europe. If the experiment should prove successful it may be that the problem resu'ting from the overpro: duction of some kinds of feuitin this country in recent years muy be solved. Amarican peaches would cortainly be a vare luxury in Burope, and American residents in London and Paris and other Buropenn cities would buy all kinds of frait from this country at faney prices. It is rather doubtful whether it is oracticable to transport fruit from this country to Iurope, but if California fruit can be succossfully marketed thero it ought to he comparatively easy for the eustern growers of similar delicacies to find a mavket across the sea. A s ingof a few days on a shipmont of peaches would be very important. If ou of seientific methods of pre- rving fruit fresh in transit we could furnish Europs with half as much as she annually sends to us it would be a “eat gain for our producer REMEDIES FOR LABOR DISTURBANCES. Those who recognize the fact that the industrial warfare which is common to all countries is becoming more from year to year, and that the strained relations of eapital and labor are getting to be more and more menaci to the peace and order of socioty and to the permancnce of oxisting institutions, nre earncstly casting about for means to remedy this condition of affair: Thoy urge that capital and labor, which du ing late years have drifted so far apart, should be a#gain brought together upon the grounds on which they formerly stood, those of mutuality of interosts, instead of those upon which they now too commonly stand, distrust and an- tagosism.” The argument of force hav- ing failed to accomplish anything for the good of either side, the wellwishers of both insist that the arzument of con- cilintion should bo given a trinl. As arbitration cannot be mads compulsory by legislative cnactmont, but must b voluntary, it is urgel that organized eapital and organized labor could do no wiser, better thing than t ing upon a comprehensive scheme for the adjustment of any differences ar ing between them, Suggestions of this kind, born of a philanthropic desive to the interests of both capital and labor, arve certainly worthy of the serious consid- cration of all concorned. If a prac ble way can be found to conciliate these two great forces and give reasonable assurance of keeping them at peace it woula be the greatest of all boons to mankind, and there is no question that has a stronger claim to the attention of statesmon and philanthropists, It would be to discredit the intelligence of the age and to lose faith in the influ- once of advancing enlightenment to assume that no way can be found for bringing eapital and labor together, and yet when we consider how old the problem is, and how little real progress has been made toward its solution, the difficulties of the task which it presents seem well-nigh insu-mountable, = The true friends of humanity and ot society should not, however, despair. In the meantime, the working classes themselves should seriously considor what is their duty to.socioty and by what peaceful methods they can best promoto their own interests. Organized labor ns it now exists undoubtedly has its uses, but that it is accomplishing all that it might accomplish for improving and elevating the condition of labor may well be questioned. It should have some other purpose, certainly, than that of waking aggressive or defensive war- fare, and until it does it must be an obstaclo in the way of any plan for bringing capital and labor together and keeping them together. One suggestion that appears to offer a means of relief is that of productive co-operation, It is true that expevionce in this plan has not produced such satisfactory results us were hoped for from it, but it has not been an absolute failure, and it is quite possible that its trial has not baen made under the most favorable conditions. Another plan from which large num- s of working people in England have vad groat benelit, and which ought to be practicable in this country, is thut of distributive co-operation. It is an interesting fact that there are aver 1,000 distributive co-oporative so- cioties in Kngland, selling ),000,000 worth of commodities every yeur and filling a recognized place in the system of English industry. This plan has done mueh for its followers in giving thewm the spirit und habit of united ac- tion, stimulating thrift, sobriety and a conservative spirit of good order. These expedients do not, of course, solve the question of how to establish and maintain friendly relations between labor and capital, but they do help to create o mutual respect and confidence, which are necessary in order to bring about that result. A practical and suc- cessful method of creating a feeling of mutual interest botween labor und capi- tal is that of profit-sharing, and if this system were to become general there is reason to believe that labor disturbances would be extremely rare. But the mis- fortune is that thore are very fow em- ployers who have the wisdow to see the serions conserve BEE advantages of thi monoy return, § It would be b‘mibm o overastimate the importanddl f this subject of the relations of the®fploying and the em- ployed clnssos. ®1t involves the highoest interosts of society and of civilization, and invites the phofound consideration of the most thoughtful, who' can bring to its study n wisdom freo from passion or projudice, has perhaps never engrossed n idffgsr share of public attention than (48 now doing, and this é{l\lc o of some good ought to bo rosults, REFORMATION OF CRIMINALS, Soine interesting facts relating to the cnuses of erime have recontly been pib- lished by Dr. William Duitield Robin- son, who has for ten years past been physician to the Bastern penitentiary in Pennsylvanin, The study made by Dr. Robinson covers a poriod of sixty yoars, beginning th the founding of the Eastern penitontiary in 1820, and the facts which he adducoes are of special in- tercst Lo all students of the social condi- tions of the time, Reforencs has already been mado in this paper to the efforts that are being made to introduce raformatory measures and influences in the Nobraska peniten- tiary, and no doubt thero are many who will b intorested to learn what is thought by De. Robinson as to the prac- ticability of reforming criminals. Io tukes little nccount of religious or edu- cational infliences, but conlines himself to the reforming power of such vestraint as i3 imposed upon eonviets by law, Ho 1imits the application of the word ‘‘re- formed” as menning *netther christian- ed nor moralized, but that the habit of me-doing- has been stopped,” ana in this senso ho believes that eriminals may bo reformed. Reviewing the whole lifo-history of the average criminal, it is found that the greatest tendency to crime is between tho ages of 20 and 25, just when maturity is reached, and all the natural impulses and powers, including thoso of a vicious ¢ acter, have at- tuined their full vigor, and before expe- rience hus had time to touch her lessons or prudence has beon able to mako her warnings heed It is likewise found that at this the predominant offences are thoss of sudden und violent passion, and that dishonesty is particu- larly promiaent. With advancing years crime habit is changed, and offenses cool-headed premeditation become most common,.while the few individuals who persist in wrong-doing to extremo old age are mainly those of uncommon viciousness and malignity. In any general community, it is pointed ont, 16 por cent of the individu- alsare from 20 to 25 years of ago, and this class furnishes 20.32 per cent of all the penitentiary grade convicts. in other words, [ess than one-sixth of the general population are responsible for nearly one-third of all the penitentinry convictions. “Applying this showing to individuals,” says Dr. Robinson, “‘we learn that men at the age. of 60 are about eight times as trustworthy as at vears of nge. Putting it in another way, of eight paople who ava crimi of the penitentinry grads at 20 to 2 yours of nge, when they shall have be- come 60 to 65 years old seven will have veformed and only one remained a crim- inal. The result is not caused by death, the poteney that factor having been fully estimated and adjusted so as to climinate its influence from destroying the equilibrium of the convict and non- conviet population at each period of life.” 5 The conelusions reached by this pro- 35 of ronsoning are that criminal ten dencies decren h years and thut reformation is not only possibie but per- foctly practicable. If the restraints and discipline of the penitentiaty are effect- ive in eradicating criminal tendencies it is plain that educational influences, such as have been tried. and are to be continued upon a broader basis at Lin- coln if the friends ot the movament are successful, would produce good results in the reformation of the criminal classes. plan apart from the uge NEBRASKA AND TidE FPAIR. The work of preparing for Nebraska’s ienltural oxhibit at the World’s fair is goiug forward under the supervision of W, W. Cox, the supe:intendent of the exhibit from this state. Mr. Cox is organizing committees in the various counties to look after the work of pre- puring for the exhibit, and itis expected that every county in the state will be represented. In many of the counties appropriations will be made to meet the oxpense of the exhibit, and commit- tees will be appointed to attend to the proparations. Porhaps no state in the union will be able to make a better comparative showing av the fair than Nebraska. The extraordinary development of this state during the past two or threo de- cades will naturally attract attention to the resources which have made such dovelopment possible. Our exhibit at the World’s faie will be a great adver- tisement and every citizen of the state will be u gainer by it. Therefore, it is to bo expected that every Nebraska man will take an interest in the propar- atory work and do ull in his power to promoto the syggoss of the exhibit which this state 14 propaving to make. The eftorts of Mv. Cox shouid bo warmly secondédoverywhere, e AN IoWA republican editor, Johnson Brigham, has been debating in his paper the Homestead que rnst the democratic paper of Cedar Rapids, vein- forced by three contributors, and he has soundly whipped them all so that they ure all abusing him, a signal evidence that &1l their apguments have failed. WORLD'S ‘Shakespoure on the Weather, Philad<phia Inguirer, One breath of summor mukes the whole world swim. Interested solicitude, Mr. Gladstono seoms to bo in less alarm about bis health than his unionist oppouents 0. —_—— Silly Speoulations, Glibie- Demnuerat, All those storles’ about how Gladstone's way toward power Is to be blocked avo silly. He will go to the head of the governwent all right, and at the right time. e — A Clean, Sensible Man. Niobrara Pioneer. The Douglas county republican convention will doubtless seloct as its choico for & cans Y. JULY 31, 1892-SIXTEEN PAGES, | cidate for covernor bofore the state conven- tion Juage Lorenzo Crounse. No candidate bas thus far boen so highly spoken of for that position as Judge Crounso, and it comes from ull parts of tho stato. ' A olean, | sensivle and exporienced_man, he has the respect of everybody. Then with Van Wyek as a candidate an old-fashioned debate between these statesmen would be just e kina of a campaign that would suit both and got the people out. — e Tongings of Genlus, Loutsville Courter-Journal, Tho poot who wants “tho swoep of the wild, wet woather neods only patience. He will get it some day when h umbrella is missing. Why are poets so imvationt! i Doesn't Own e Sea, Philadelphia Times, Running down the Alva is a gentle hiat to Mr. Vandernilt that though he owns a good section of the earth, ho is liable to get be- fogged if ho begins to crowd the sea. e CHAIS WITH THE Harpor's Young Peopia: “1t's very queer Mr. Butterman’s pounds nover seom as inrgo 0s yours, mamas,” said Willie, watching his careful mother weighing out her stores. “Don't they ! asked mamma, busy meas- uring floar *No, indeed! 1f I goto him for a pound of butter, it st noar as big as the ponnd you give Dridgot. And I've found out < solomnly. isit, Williot? ¥ —with a twinkle of his aye—¢it's Justons of Mr. Butterman’s littlo weighs ! BUDS. Washington Star: “A Washington man who likes to encourags his boys in outdoor sports recontly undortook to holp out in a Ka.nc of base ball, At evening his 10-yoar- old son said **You outit to honos you Ot course,” “I'd foel mig “Thav's right.” anted to ask you, pioasa never to 1o play base ball again whore I can soe our father, oughtn't v bad not to," P Now York Sun: In laying down rales for the voung oro has to bo very careful or they will bo takon too litorally.” A case of this kind ocenrred recontly with a result that put ko parent deciaedly out of countenance, “dolinio,” saia his mother, “what did vou mean by makiug mo call you over and over gain when you heard mo the first time?? “Why, ma, was the staggering reply, ‘'you always told me never to interrupt you.” The littlo Boston boy had baen chastised by bis school teacher. ‘“Iixcuse the question'™ he said, “‘but have ‘on taught school before?! ben you have chilaren of your own “Yes; how did vou now 1" “I perceived at pnce that yours was no un- vracticed hand.” Tommy—Oh, maw, we was up to the park today and saw a garter snake most a yard and a half lone, Mrs. Fige—Dshaw, child, garter snakos do not reach that length. “Well, T thoughtv it was a gartor snake, l‘r:;:;sv? it was wrapped 'round the limb of a Thue Village Pastor—Johnny, vou tell mo you bave been to Sunday school? I'no Bad Boy— Yes, The Village Pastor—But, hair is wet. The Bad Boy—Yes, day school. Johnny, your r, 1t a Baptist Sun- ) s “Well, Efie, I sce you haveadollar. What are you going to do with it “I'm going to thpend it on a naughty littl heathen girl [ know. EeTite “ludeed! Who is she?? *Me." ¥ e “L“mlu Do'—My new doil hasa drefrul dirty ace, Lattle Dick—Why don’t you wash it} Little Dot—Mamma wou't let me. I dess afraid Lil det soap it her eyes, o e ather,” said a “0-year-old, “whoro is ms, my be “Why, blown to,” ¥ What do you mean?" the place where everything gots i SABEATH SIMILES, “Settied Ourof Court” is play. Probanly w three-a Without gioves. title of 4 new tennis racket 20 Ne fng v ouse, Port Miss—They don't st something Chic-fsh, Shoe ¢ pretty n lerk—Now here Is Turkis] shoes for what I want is Washi “Do you smoko? ton Star: the sociublie man, “1 don't kno don't it isn't be asked UYeT nough,” repiied Glimmins, wuse ' novhov Herald: Penelope—Do you notie striking in this room? > 2 ! A0l 1L look as though I did? elnpe—I didn'tknow but you might have heard the clock. 7 4 New, THE SUMMER PLUNGER. New York Press. I'stood ndmlring hoer rare lovoliness, Her eraceful form, her tiny feot and hands, As. robed in her new. scanty bathin: dress, She slowly paced the y yellow sands, And while T vowed I'd love her evermor Aud praised with honeyed tongue her many charas, he left me standing thero upon the shore, And, smiling, plunged into old Ocean’s arms! Indianapolis Journal: “Whatever you do, my son.” sud the million ure to his “be Sire Lo use your money for agement of ocucation, arts, “I do try, father," humbly, “ind SUPPOTLS Of sov eir, vhe encour- Ilferature and the said th am already on wl book=makers. younz man, )t the chief Boston Nows: Mr. Sh L have this morning! Mrs, Shufiles — And shouldn’t hive gone especiaily without o/l miking nie sit up tii lles—Oh, what a cold no wonder! You hing last night, o ubout it, and . 1 was sitting e [ heard ) Lhat you ran across Thist's whore you caught col HE TOOK A DIP, Atlanta Constitution, Unele Jim~he nevor siw ‘'he sea but once, thon They put him in u bathing snit, Just ko the other men: But when i-tib-toe on the beach He saw tho billows ris: And, breakinz o'er him, strive to reach To'mansions in tho siies, Mg ferked that buthing suit of red “T'was well the sun had set) And cricd, us tast tho buther. “Dhis blumed thin Siftings: volunteers t not 1o be be. 01 Say cold de flod: s ringin’ wet! Ine thnes In ten the man who Infornution that be 13 sober Is vl Star: Thinzs aro nt whors the so beit L Washingto dly ap- proaching Your Jer young CRUSG SUS- penders are 5o efom PSALM OF THE 544D HELDS, Chicago Tritnme. Tell me not in merry accents, Vo an untiatehod roof: ¥ head that Lieks senses= Balduess {5 of thought a proof. Huir is vul halr is useloss, und comb i bore duil and juiceless, I'need brush and comb no more, Not for wiso men matted hair is, Blunck or brown, or rod or fairy Lot the savizo of the prairies Wusto his tme In ralsing hutr. Life s short an | hulrs aro numbered, And, thouzh flios are hardly borne, Stillut nlht I've niwiys sluinbere When the nighteap I have worn, In the world's broad field of hattle, Who'd be ut the barber's enl’, Listeniug (o his tiresomo tuttlo? Botter bure as u billiard Lull Far no tuturg, bald-hoaded brothor, You were bkl {n lnfant days; Crave not hirsute or u hor-— Brain it {5, not halr, thut puys. nen ull romind us— oth and polished pates ry hoads behind us— Lot us thank the favoring fates! Footprints of old tine's fleet walking No one sec 00Lh CTOW0S, Mind no mor tulking Made by unxlous mup-hesd clowns. Lot us then. O buirloss brothor, 4 Proudly throuzh Iife's bathway roliy Weo remember thut desr mothor Earth 1s burren at the po.o B BITS OF OMAHA LIFE They wore talking about servant girls, and each woman of the partv had a story of tho wrongs sho had suffered at the hands of vhose modern tyrants. The circle broke up when Mrs. MeBlank had added hor contrivution, Ir. Me., you know, 1s an awful crank on base ball,” snid Mrs. Mo, and wo had an awful time koeping a girl one summer when he was interosted in the local team, I was quite {1l all summer, and had to bo waited upou continnally. Just befors the Fourth of July our girl left us, and Me. brought home 8 great big colored woman from the intelli gouce ofice. Sho was a splendid cook, and we got along first-rate until tho Kourth came along. Mo, nad to go to the ball game that day, and the night before we consulted as to what we should do to induce Roso, that was the girl's somewhat inappropriate name, to stay at home with me on the Fourth. Mo, couldn’t think of missing the gamo, and we finally decided to Lribo the woman, and I was autliorized to give her $10 to forego the pleas- ure of celobrating the day, Mo, wont down town after suppor, and I called Rose to my room and told her 1 would givo nor $1 extra 1f sho would stay 1n on the Kourth.” 0, Lordy, no; [ wouldu't stay for no dol- lah,’ roplied Rose, with more emphasis than L thought the ocension warrauted. I offered her & ), 83, $4, and finally told her L would give her %5 for hor day's work, ‘ell you what I'll do,” she answereq, to this proposition, ‘I'll stay if you'll give me 85 and that pink dress upstairs, *‘What pink dross do you mean, I asked. **Why, that pink gingham, the nervy thing answered, I had paid 6) conts a yard for a very pretty ginghum, and it was made up 80 that it cost me close to 320, *HBut that won’t fiv you, Rose, I said. That black huzzy just throw herself back and said, with a laugh: *Ob, yes 1t will, for 1 had iton down town last nigh.’ “That settled it, of course, as T could not woar the dress again. Sne got & and tho dress, and it rained all the next day, so Me. couldu’tgo to the ball game after all.” There was a five on Cass street the other day. Tae howo of one of the prominont citi- zous was ablaze, with prospect of being wtally destroyed. Water had boen poured into the second story of the building until tho thoor was several inches outof sight. Firomen wero up to their eyes i work and were nearly blinded by the smoko. . Assist- ant Chief Barnes was upstairs watching the firemen and directing their efforts. Ho was caleuluting as to how many seconds longer the men would be able to stand the fight in the smoke when he heard a still small voico at bis elbow, asking him to kindly dig up a pair of slippers from the closet. The voice belonged to the lady of the house, whose foet were gettiug wot. “Goi out of here,” shouted Barnes, who was looking for tbe house to fail auy minute. The lady was very indignant and talked very froely aud forcibly of the wrong the city oficials were doing in employing darunken firemen who didn't know how to treat people decently. Just then Assistant Chief Salter came down from auother part of the house nearly blinded by smoke. tho attention of tho angry womon, who shouted: ‘“Ihere, look at the bloar-oyed old souk. He's drunk as hocan bo now. Nice kind of a man tosend to keep your house from burning up, isn’t he!” Saiter had not heard of Barnes’ experience with the excited woman, and unless ho reads this sketch he will probably never know why ho got such a dressing down. 1t was in the motor going Council Blufts- ward. He wore a tall hat and 'twas evi- dently his first; sne was protty und stylish and przscatly they began to talk of books. “iuve you ever read ‘Why I am Sud? " she asked. No. “Why didn’t you?? (With a languishing glanco at her) “Be cause I know." [Laughter.| “Have vou ever road the ‘Kroutzer Son- ho asked. vho is it by, Rosst” 2 Tolstoi,” (With an i of decided and withering dis- approval) *No, I never read any of Then they talked about French novels and both of them concluded that whilo they might bo very interesting “onco you got into them,” their pernicious influeuco on young persons was vory deplorable. After that they talked about somo young man who didu’t know what olives were und whom they thought to be insuficiently edu- cated, on this account, They woro two bricht looking women. They stood on a corner waiting for a car, Oneof thom was saying to the other in a tone of oxireme weariness: “I have just been to Mrs. Blank’s,” naming o prominent dressmuker, “Yes!” snid the other mn an inquiring, symbpathetic tone, *“Talk about autocrats; the czav of all the Russias is not a circumstauce to o droess- BWNING, KING Largest Manufacturors and ratailors of Olothing iu the W orld tise us a little bit. Our store closes at 6:50 p. daays, when we close ai 10 p. m. His weeping cyes caught | These are the Sizes and this is the Price: gg suits 18 [} 1 suits suits Z 6 17 s 4 suits We've asked you to wait, and that it will pay you o have waited we'll emphatically demonstrate to you now, There are 124 suits, mostly cutaway that we've sold all the way from $10 to $30 a suit, Your choice now for a five dollar bill. size you're a lucky man, for any suit is worth twice five and lots of them are woirh 3, 4, 5and 6 times the price. They're broken sizes and we take this as th: most etfect- ive way to dispose of them and at the same time adv Browning, King& Co oospt Butar- | tanker with a good trade, and I never go to be fitted without learning something now about my anatomy or my personal peoaliari- ties " “T'be friend laughingly asked, “iVhat was it this timet” *‘Why, as Mrs. Blank pinned me up in a liuing, she remarked, in a semi-intorested manner: ‘Whata funny fat stomach you have ! “And what did vou say 1"’ ‘‘Nothing; as I hadenover befors known that my stomach was eithor ludieraus or corpulent, T merely moditatod on that items the remainderof my stay. Ab, here's ouf car,” and thoy wore gone, e — A NEW HINT FROM PARTS, European Edition. New York Herala, A SEASONALE CLOAK. A seasonablo cloak 15 a cream cashmoro, with lace collarotte and long trailing ribbons. The lining is illeul surah. e Look Out for i, A man by the name of W. A. Hills has been traveling through the country solicit- ing subscription for Tk Bk ana othor papors. Ho seems to have securod a lurgo number of orders for Uik Ber, but has failed to turn them over to this office. Hilis is & man slightly below uverage height, medium build, smooth face aid while he does not appear 1o bo over 83 or 35 yoars of age, bis hair is very gray. Ho is reported to bo a very smooth talker and has appar- ently done a thriving business. It will pe well to look out for him. e Coddling the Tiger, Washington Post. The attention Mr. Cloveland has boen bo- stowing on Tammany makes it quite plain that, 8o far as he is concerned, there will bo no rainbow chasing in tho northwest this vear. —————— REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION, Tho republican eloctors of the state of N braskaaro requested to send delegatos. from theirseveral counties to meet in conventlon atthoeity of Lincoln, Auzust 4, 182 ut 1) o'clock a.m.. for tho purpose of plaoing in nomination cundidutes for the following state oftices: Govorno Lieute: nt governor; Secrotary of state; Auditor of pubtio « Treasurer: Superintendent of pubite nstruction; Attorney general; Commissionerof ands and bulldings: Eight presidontinl eloctors: And to transaet such other business as may come before the conventlon THE APPORTIONMENT. counties are enpitled to ropro- sontution as follows, beinz basol upon the vote . Hastings for attornoy ge ral In 1800, wivinz ons delegate toeach connty anlone for ench 100 votes and the major fraction theroof: scounts; The seve Countios, 1 tios. Adams Anteld Bovd Box Buiis Brown Buftalo tutlor. Burt Chen Coula Chiso Chuyeni Cherry 5 Ciny. TS Haye Hiteheod Hooker Holt Howard..... 0 Jettoraos Mhnson riey ovn 1 Koith.... ... Kimbill Saundors Scotts BIUA Sewnrd Shoridan Shorma Sioux 5 Stanton’.... Custer. . Dakota I Whebing(on.. Wayne. Wabstor. lor. Madison Morrlek Mol ance Franklir Total Frontier. It Is recommended that no proxies bo nd- mitted 10 tho o and that the dele- gates presont bo authorized to cast the full vote of the delegation. $. D. Muncki, Chalre WaLr M. SEELY, BALCOME, i BUTHERLAN D, Lsocre ..88 suits of si ..84 ..88 .86 sl ..88 ..89 .. 40 42 b suit suit suits suits suits 'size.,. size, ., of size. in this lot If you can find your