Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 13, 1894, Page 4

et e et e I'(E OMAHA DAILY BEE. ) EVERY MORNING DERCE, e 1o news wa oh) v EANOT IMPANY wid rowas FIATEMENT OF CIRCULATION. 12, Tomchuck, secretary of The sbishing company, being duly sworn, says thist the aetual number of full and complete coples of The Daily Morning, Kvening and Wondny T printed during the month of Junuar , wan an folows 1 i 12 1 " 15 15 Fotal for the Lews reductions turned cophe Total wold Dinfly ave *Bunday month for e et cireulation BCHUCK cribed in bruary, 154 ary Public worn o sl my i (BIAL) your eye the free list, Be the wenate gets through with the Wil tarift il microscope cover it of the Ruwnla Keep upon fore won need a you may 1w war corre The treaty adoption ne between and Germany add a large number of ambi wpondents 1o the army of the unemployed. arb to arbi While tration trate his Ident Cleyveland s in the proceed Bimwelf and from Pre business the differ friends, the w York? why not democratic wenators The printiog of the soldlers’ roster in Wis in n of $26,000. The padding in the Nebraska roster cost the state 3200, We do the this state consin resulted wteal only about things more modestly Mr. Bryan should not despalr, He hian en- dorsed one applicant for office and falled to secure hin appointment, Senator Vest says that he has endorsed forty-two candidates and secured the appointment of but one of them, o It costs $10 to kiws n protty woman in Houth Omaha, and the plea that the en- ehnntross 50 powed her head ax to invite t caroms, will not be recolved In extenuation of the offense. People secking bargalns in Kiswes will hencoforth fight shy of the South Omahu market, The eleetion to Al the vacanclen in Penn- sylvania's congressional delegation ocours a weok from today, The democrats acknowl odge that It will bo only & question of how near the 100,000 mark the republican ma- Jority will reach, New York republicans set a good example, Pennsylvania will go York a fow better, ow Tt looks an If the Insurance lobby at Des Molnes wau getting in ita fine work In de- fonting all measures pending In that body to protect tho policy holders. People' who wurvey the size and extent of this lobby will not be at a lows account for the nocessity of ralsing the Insura rato to balance the exponse involyed, to Brooklyn fs undergoing the stimulus of Delng the seat of the groatest religious ro- vival In rocent years, Most people would {magine that the City of Churches offered n poorer fleld for evangelization than almost any other city In the country. Byidently tho number of churchos Is no adequate indica- tion of the extout of religlon among tho members of the community, Tho Nntlonal Farmors alllance I not at all modest In Its demands for roform. It wants freo and unlimitod colnage of sty natlonal curroncy, u graduatod incomo tax, postal wavings banks, reclamation of lands Nold by railrond companfes and allens and government of all tolegraph, telo- phone and rallroad lnew, and they want, above il things, the retirement of Seo Marton from the cabinot, Minfster Thurston was pplanded for his addrows on Hawall at Washington Sunday aventng, whilo tho opposite view of the Ha wallan sltuation was applaudod in the same ity when the MeCreary resolution passed tho house o fow days beforo, Whether the applause Ix on one wide or anather de- pends on whether the sentiment In oxprossod 1n @ church gathoring or In congross. Prosls dont Claveland still rulow the roost in the oo of control opresontativos Amatour domocrads Inslst that the of the wategunrdu thrown around the federal a doglaration that such olootions are porfectly safe In the hands of wtate oficlals, How much protection will be extonded to frauds In Now York City when Tammany controls the exeoutive of To what longth may the state authoritios of Mississlppl go to protoot the vight lored men who are denfod the priviloge of voting for congremsmen? oloctions amount t power the atate? Jowlah Quiney's froquent teips to Wasl Inglon are now explalned by the announce mont that ho haw boen retalned to reprosent the Argentine republic In its boundary dis pute, which Proxident Cloveland s to arbi trato, This work does not prevent Mr. Quinoy from Kiving the administration tho benefit of hix advice upon Intricato polnts of patronage dispensing. Mo would have found an excuse (o be near the president oven It the Argentine cane had not come his way, Major Paddock wants his brother county commissionors to eut down tholr own sal- arios 20 por cont. This Is only anothor sam- plo of the major's frequent off oheap popularity by posing as a reformer, It the major I 1o dead earnost, let him sot the oxample and turn futo the county tyeas ury the 20 per cent of his own salary, Thero 18 nothing to hinder him from sealing his own salary, whatever the other commis uloners might do. In faot, 1t would be smls nently proper for him to hand back 20 per cont for the last yoar In view of the faoct that he has devoted a good share of his time (o Junkots and drawn pay as government di- rector of the Unlon Pacific road. 't 0 galn THE CURRENCY SUPPLY. ebate in the house of reprosentatives & few days ago on the wub- fort the sfiver seigniorage Mr. that the with the not enough In the courve of the of eolning Pland declared country s currency This Is & stock argnment with the men who catme of silver and they em trouble there s champlon the ploy 1t regardl ditlons. ¥ for eurrency at #x Of eifcumstances or con there months & heavy accumulation of all the mogey centers of the that the banks of New York Boston and Chicago are wup- phed largely in of the legitimate demand. While business has been greatly deprossed for a year past and the call for money restricted the circulation hus gone iroreasing, having reached at the beginning of the current month the amount per capita in our history. According the last monthly treasury statement thers was a Increase In the elrenlation during January of $10,765,245, the total circulation on February 1 belng placed 1,7 3,611, a per capita of $25.66, or | $121,525,072 more than on February 1 a year ago, This was a large increase for A year of great business depression, enough, Indeed, for a period of mctive pros- perity, and in of these figures It In manifestly abaurd assert that there I8 not money enough in the country. 1 rrency that but more confidence, and the financial plans of Mr. Blapd and his helping to create the latter. The of their wch rather to restoration of confidence, When clause of the of quiring purchases of silver by the treasury that there would attempt for some r upon the coun- ryliody knows that has beon country and Philadelphia, excoss with currency on largest [ net uite view to i# wanted, Is not more © adherents are not ey the tend delay congi mes | repealed tni act 1590 it was reasonably hoped be years o thrust try in any form attempt, ever, 15 already being made In th tion to coln the so-called silver re not another serfous #lly Such more an how- proposi- eigniorage, such retary first Issulng certificates upon it in from Ume to time as the w of the treasury shall adviwab In other words, It give authority to the financial officer of the gov- in his add to the currency what practically flat money, no speclal provision being made for nitaining the parity of this money, which ild be Just as much an obligation against the gold re ax any other form of cur- is pledged to Amounts consider to is proposed ernment dixeretion, to would be ve rency which the government mafntain at & parity, and public policy requires shall be maintained. It ix not wurprising to find that in view of the poswibility of this proposition becoming law financial eircles agaln: disturbed, and that there In danger of a relapxe into the feoling of distrust from which they had nearly recovered. There s a bellef that the president weuld not approve a bil) to coin the selgniorage if passed by congress, but there is uncertalnty about this. It my that Secretary Carlis'e Is not unfavor- able to the proposition, and this fact war- rants the Inference that the president may be willing to assent to it as a means of ro- lieving the treasury, It Is expected that a vote will be taken on the Bland selgniorage il this week and its passage by the house would not be surprising. If that should happen 1t would be almost certain to pass the menate, There can be no doubt that such a result would be damaging, for it would go far to defeat the good effects of provious leglalation in the Interest of a wound and stable currency. The country has an ample supply of cur- rency for the demands of business and all that can be maintained on a sound basis with the present gold resources of the gov- ornment. Inflating it by the addition of $66,000,000 of fiat money would be a most unwise and dangerous expedient. i O 3y 70 MAKE I1' A REVENUE BILL. As the Wilson bill stands it contem- plates a defieit in the revenues. This the supporters of the measure do not pretend to deny, though they profess to belleve that after the proposed law shall have been in operation for a time, how long a time they which are | or even weeks will, however do not venture to say, it will produce more ravenue from customs than has been ob- talned under the present law. In order to do this elther the consuming capacity of the country would have to be largely increased or there would have to be a considerablo ro- duetion In the amount of domestic-made goods, No rational person oxpects an In- erenso of consumption when the wage earn- orn I all departmonts receive reduced in comes, #o that those who talk about larger rovenuo from eustoms under the tariff polley roprenonted by the Wilson bill as it passed tho house must boliove, it they do not talk at random, that American Industries will be fo to yleld to forelgn competition. There Iv no othor explanation of thelr position. 1t appears that the democrats of the sen- ato flnance committee do not accept the theory that tho government may In time dorive the customs revenue it needs from the atlon of the Wilson bill and they pro- pose, It s stated upon what seems to b good wuthority, to make sure of its belng revenuo mensure. In order to do this some things must be taken from the fres Mst, where the ways and means committee put thom, and made dutiable. Thus it Is ge- garded as probablo that fron ore, coal and wool will continue to pay duty, though of a lowor amount than those articles now pay. It 1 alyo stated that tho senato s likely to place o duty on raw sugar, perhaps retaining the prosent duty on refined. A duty of halt @ cont & pound on raw sugar as woll fined It I8 estimated would yleld a flueal rovenue of $20,000,000 a year without Inoreasing the cost of sugar to consumers, A duty of one cent would yleld a revenue of $40,000,000 to the (reasury, afford some pro- teotion to domestic producers and do away WIth all exouse for an income tax. At the samo thne It 15 urged that a uniform duty on Imports of sugar, whother of one cent or halt o cont, would complotely break the power of the trust. It Iv understood, ulso, to bo the Intention of tife democrats of (he senate Anance commlitteo to Increase somo of the dutios (0 the Wilkon bill, Those promises indicato that the bill will be modified In a number of Important respects, and while the prediotion of a democratic senator some time ago that whon tho measure camo from the wenate its author would not be able to vocognize It may not be fully true, thero Is ronson to expect, if present reports have any substantial foundation, that it will be vory materlally changod. This Is & pros- poot which those who are concerned for the Intorests of the treasury will regard with satistaction, but it must be viewed with any- thing but complacency by the house demo- orats who voted for the Wilson bill. It Involyes a serlous refloction upon tho wisdom and judgmont of the framers and supporters of that measure in the house. However, no consideration of this kind ought to inter- fore with the senate making the new tarlft law one for revenue instead of for a deficit, and the chalrmau of the senate finance com- mittoo has very plainly said that this is what the democrats of the sonate expeet to do, It does mot appear likely that the bul an on e UNAHA will be ready (o report to the senate at as early a day as was predicted when it was sent to that body. A delay of a few days make no im portant differs tor work of indus trial resdjustment is in progress will doubtiess go forward regardiess of what may be done with the tariff bill. This re adjustment is taking place with reference effects of the Wilson bill as it house, 1f the senate removes some of the more dangerous and mischiey ous features of the can do no barm to Industries that have been adjusted v conditions, the now and to the pas measure It to meet the DRUGS AND DRY GOODS It we are to believe the numerous adver- tisements which hold up to the public par- ticular patent medicines as the only and ex- clusive remedy that will relleve mankind of the flls that flesh Is heir to, the health of the country s on the point of being con- wigned to the tender of a newly formed medicine monopoly r many years the drugglsts imagined themselves secure in the trade In cureall nostrums, scented soaps and Aelightful dentifrices which they took %0 much to The prices of these specialties were fixed on a planc suf- tently high to richly remunerate all con- in the manufacture and sale, while the Innocent purchaser remained in dense ignorance as to the real the In- & How much of the price was set r against nt, how much to manufacturer, how much to jobber, how much to retafler and how much to plain mercies care cultivate, cerned value of Alents everyday water were points with which he did not attempt to rack his brain. This golden age of the druggist is no more. Since the advent of cut-rate drug shops, cheap dry goods houses and depart- ment stores the prices of patent medicines ve been in a most demoralized conditio p for which the corner druggist asks 15 cents can be had in the basement of the dry One-dollar bottles of warsaparilla sell on the bargain for 69 centy, The cut-ratg patent medicine dealer i not required to keep an experienced aw his clerk and saves expenses dozen different ways. At the same time akes one of the most lucrative branches retall drug trade Into his own hands, while the “reputable’”’ druggist walts, for physiclans’ prescriptions. This, at 18 the story told by the Interstate Drugglsts assoclation its rocent meeting in York, at which 1t was de- clded the encroachments of the common enemy. The plan adopted is simply ure the co-operation of the mant goods palace for 9 cents. counter pharmacist so-called at to s to s turers and {o prevent any one who cuts rates from renewing his stock in trade when It be- comes Bighty per cent of the drugglsts in any one place are to be author- 1zed to agree upon a schedule of prices to be maintained for all standard commodities. Any one who dares to sell below the estab- lished tarlft rates will have his name en- tered upon the blacklist, and when he seeks to purchase goods will find himself practi- ally boycotted. Jobbers who break the rule arc to be blacklisted by the manufacturers, and It prices don't rise to their former fig- ures 1t will be because there Is a leak somo- where, This new scheme to throttle competition may promise very well for the retail drug- Klsts, but it bodes no good for the consumers of patent medicines and will run up against the laws against trusts in almost all of our states. The reason why patent medicines and drugglsts’ sundries have been sold at cut rates fs that experience has shown that they can be profitably manutactured and sold at those prices. If the drugglst cannot com- pete with the dry goods store he might re- linquish this part of his business and con- fine himselt to the legitimate compounding of modicines. A retall medicine monopoly will not be tolerated at this late day. exhausted, WORK FOR ORGANIZED CHARITY. The spasmodic relief bureall has closed its doors and remanded the destitute and needy people to the tender mercles of charity as- soclations and indlvidual benevolence on the eve of the heaviest snow fall of the sea- son and the severest winter weather. This 18 just what might have been expected. While some good has doubtless been done by the bureau, its organization was mani- fostly superfluous. The task of systematic rellot of the destitute unemployed that were not boing cared for by the county had been assumed by the Assoclated Charities. The columns of the dally press were at the dis- posal of every charity organization, and ap- peals for ald could and should have been made through the press whenever it was deomed necessary, Instead of promoting systematie work the bureau has hindered, Qistracted and disorganized. Instead of promiscuously plling up and scattering edi- Dles, provisions and clothing, there should have been a judiclous distribution of these things to avold having a feast for one week and a famine the next week. No outside agency or bureau should have been permitted to Intrude itself upon the community for work that devolves upon rogular charity organizations, This 18 not sald because the defunct bureau was estab- lished by another newspaper. The Bee had warned charity assoclations against spasmodic outbursts before the bureau had boen thought of. Now that we are confronted by the reac- tion that follows all such efforts we deem it our duty to appeal to the charity organiza- tions to rodouble thelr efforts, The rigors of winter are only half spent, We are ltable to have six weeks of severe cold weathor and hundreds of families that have held out up to this time will be added to the number that have been dependent upon charity this winter. To meet the pressing want for fuel and food Is the grave problom. The funds of the assoclations, which are nearly exhausted, should be replenished and arrangements made for storing, handling and delivery of the articles needed most. The Qistribution should be based upon actual wants and no wastage permitted. This s no ohild's play. All the energles of organ- ized benevolence will be taxed to cope with the manifold wants of the impoverished for the next slx weoks. The figures presented by the statisticlan of tho Interstate Commerce commission to ll- lustrate the effects of tho business depres- sion which swept over the entire country during the summer of 1893 are almost startling when considered as & whole. The commission shows that durlng the year there were 15,660 commerclal and mercantile fallures, with an aggregate Hability of §402,- 188, These figures do not Include the bank fallures. The akkro liabilitles of the banks that were compelled to suspend, even with thelr assets oxcocoding their lla- Dilities, was $80,000,00. And yet, in spite of the immensity of the figures the country Is in & comparitively favorable condition. The bunks seem to have recovered entirely from the effects of the stringency, and there Is a hopetul,, bouyant feeling which augurs well for the near future. The eastern banks hold largo sums In excess of legal requirements, and the western and southern banks have PAILY conditions is going. on rapidly | the income tax proposition having be TUESDAT, B fortified them: tition of the & dustrial circles effects of the general stagnation number of mills and factories that are idle is greater at the Peskent time than for many The resggwdment to meet the new however, and before many mo . of the idle fac- torfes will be ¥hnning at least on reduced time and lower wages. The workingmen of the country wilj,tael the results of the era sion the ggost keenly, and it may Ives against a possible repe- ters of last year. The in- jote soem to be feeling the and the years most to a sincore, Mr. Cleveland's opposition personal Income tax is undoubtedly but seems to huve tost the opportunity to make his manifestation of ‘It of any practical value, He should have brought his influence to bear on the democrats of the house, for in- corporated with the tariff bill it must ren there unless removed by the house, the sen ate having no authority to take it out of the bill, though that body may practicstly do- stroy it by amendment. It is true that it was known to the house democrats that Mr. Cleveland was not in favor of a personal in- come tax, the suggestion In his message re- lating only tax on Incomes from the wtock and securities of corperations, but the extent of his influence with the democratic con- represcntatives in the lower branch of gress s shown fn the fact that only seven teen voted against the tax on the final test of loyalty to the party decree. That his in- i the democratig senators has been demonstrated. The indi- cations are that the Income tax proposition will be retained in the tariff bill without ma- terial change, that Mr. Cleveland will 10 give it his approval with the rest of fluence I8 not greater with and hay the measure The long-promised blow which the Railway Age proposed to give to the Interstate Com- merce commission has fallen commission still survives, T Rail: port last and the litor of the y Age has made the last annual re- the the object of his especial displeasure. finds fault with it b e conclusions from the to of commission P use it draws favora statistics. The have fallen into disfavor it declined to make favorable comment upon a favorable show- ing for the period embraced in the report, but even conservative busincss men will not be misled by the specious reasoning of the paper referred to, But the fulminations of the Rallway Age have called attention to one necessity, and that s for some system of report that will bring the statistics up to date fnstead of permitting them to lag a year behind the report. commission seems be- cause an un- Tin-horn charity having blown itself out, now Is the time for prosecuting real relief work. The unemployed must be assisted to secure employment and to become once more entirely self-supporting. No one should be compelled to suffer for want of necessities of life while the victims of misfortune. Sys- tematic charity is as much in demand as ever. ———eee A Touchjng Sceno Cleveland, Plain Dealer. That was a peeullarly touching scene at the tabernacle i’ Nashville, Tenn., when in answer to the call for repentant sinners ex- Senator Ingalls went forward, and received the blessing of Sam Jones, The spectacle of Sam Jones praving for Ingalls suggests the idea of Boutelle: pronouncing a bene- diction upon Tom Ites Economy s Possible. St Louis Post Dispateh. Detroit, which 15 about to establish a municipal electric lighting plant, gets it for less than the estimate of the commis- carry out the project. Every electrical concern fn the country bid for the job except the trust. This goes to show that economy {8 possible in municipal work when really public-spirited citizens are in charge. It also shows that compe- tition may be relied upon to insure the best results. sion_appointed to Prosperity on the Farm. indianapolis Jowrnal. In twenty-two of the states and terri- torles alxty-eight out of every 100 farmers own the farms they cultivate and seventy of every 100 of these farms are free from incumbrance. Of the 30 per cent mort- gaged the average mortcage fs for 3 per cent of the value. Of the total mortgages, 7o per cent represent deferred payments on money borrowed to make improvements. But these figures will never be seen.in a calamity paper. ————— FARMER PERKINS ON VALENTINES, Harper's Bazar. I tell ye times has changed a plle sence I was in my teens. Young fellers had a way them days of livin' ‘thin thelr means. They didn’t squander all their stuff while courtin’ of a girl, " But saved a bit for startin’ in the matri- monial whirl, These days a man with hardly 'nough for lodgin’ an’ for board Pays out the surplug he'd ought to hoard A-takin® girls a-drivin’, and a-buyin’ theeter seats, And_sendin’ flowers to 'em with spooney books and sweets. sh he has—the cash ‘long But wust of all the stravagance I sees in these here days Is in the valentines they send, got up in splendld ways— Huge boxes made o' real lace for a frill, That must o' cost ten dollars if they stand ‘em in a mill, colored plush, with *Nd one girl that T heerd on got silver bun- buneer That must ha' cost her feller half his wages for a year. He sent It In anonymous, time style— I'd laugh 'f kome other feller got the credit for & while! in reg'lar old But_what's the use o' them there Kinds? That's what I'd like to know. A ten-cent paper lace one used to make our pulses glow. An', for a fact, the way I got my Betsy for A mate, Awiy, 'way back In years gone by—I think ‘twas fifty-elght— no gaudy chromo thing with 'try on the back, A-showin’ Cupids. flittin’ round In clothin' ruther slack, But by a common ¢pmic one, of personal inte vival, old Bl Wilkins of Canarsle, went 'nd sent Warn't by My Ho thought she'd think T sent It, but that's where old BHll was downed, For_he forgot to.mall It, an’ his brother brought it ‘rownd, , And sald he had i g for Miss Hess! And’ did it knock 6ld Billie out? should ruther guess! age from his brother Well, T And that Is why I fro ) valentine, ‘There ain't no lfe's been happler than this too short span of mine; An’ when I think that comlc won a wife that time for me, I'm goin’' to stand by that there kind as long as L can see. | ns upon the gaudy in | FEBHRUAKY | & republican president, his c | the Colorado 145, THE COURTS AND THE TOILERS. St. Louls Republic: Congress cannot aet too quickly In this matter, action being con sistent with a proper investigation of the law and facts, to serve the ends of justice. It the Jenkins ruling is authorized under any interpretation of the present bill Introduced by Senator Allen of Nebraska or some simllar measure, should be passed defining and limiting the powers of United States courts In such eases. The emergency is one 10 be promptly met Milwaukee Sentinel: It is fortunate for Judge Jenkins, in view of the uproar over his order, that he has always, under all eir. cumstances, voted the straight democratio ticket, and that he was appointed by a democratic president. If he had happened to have been a republican, and appointed by ances of escap. Ing impeachment by the present congress ot cranks and denfagogues would be small,in. deed. The opportunity of holding up a re. publican s the enemy of labor and the tool of corporations would be t66 tempting to be resisted. Denver It the Associated correctly the opinion of Judge Caldwell on Judge Jenkins' pross Cireuit order in l | law when the | | fall the Northern Pacific case, that jurist is cer- | tain to maintain the ruling of Judges Hal- lett and Riner on the petition of the Union Pacific receivers to reduc es. 1t he does then the prineiples enunciated by nd Wyoming judges will hold #00d not only in these two states, but in all the Eighth judicial circult, which com prises the states of Arkansas, Missour), lTowa, Minnesota, Kansas, Nebraska, Colo rado and Wyoming, and, we belleve, the two Dakotas, Denver Republican: Judges Riner of the United States distr Colorado and Wyoming evidently do not pro pose to let the “friendly receivers” of the Union Pacific construe the law to suit them- selves either in their treatment of the Gulf ystem or the employes of the Union Pa cific, and the courge of the judges in these matters will be heartily sustained by intel- ligent public opinion. ~ The “friendly re cefver” abuse ought to be stopped as soon as possible. It 15 a modern innovation not based upon statutory enactments, but up from odds and ends of court de anid the time has come when direct leg tion is needed to define its limitations, and also, we think, to lessen the frequency of its occurrenc Chicag) Post Hallett and t courts of It i becoming increasingly evident that nothing short of ¢ United States~} supreme court decision will settle finally the law and the equity of the rallway wages schedule controversy. Judge Jenkins has taken one view of the question. Judge Dundy holds an opinion which is not on all-fou with that of Judge Jenkins and has em- bodied it in the Omaha injunction relative to striking employes. Judge Woolson of lowa sustained Judge Dundy. Judges Hallett and Riner of the Colorado and Wyoming dis- tricts distinctly condemn the Dundy decision as inequitable, inferentially repudiate much of the oning that le Jenkins up to his injunction, and laid down the broad proposition that the employes of the Union Pacific railroad are entitled to ‘“ample notice” of any proposed change affecting wages and to “full and fair hearing by the receivers of the road before any change is made,"" R NEBRASKA AND NEBRASKANS. Boyd county property will hereafter be as- sessed at its full valuation, Sarpy county's twelfth annual fair will be held at Papillion September 4, 5 and 6. The twelfth annual fair of Otoe county will be held at Syracuse September 25, 26, 27 and 28, The proprietor of the Chadron opera house has offered the use of the bullding free for charitable purposes. P. A. Westerberg of Oakland has been arrested and held in $300 bonds for selling beer in his pool room. A. Trimble, a prominent stockman of Boyd county, has been arrested on the charge of selling mortgaged cattle. Twelve Burt county farmers expect to leave for northern Texas in a few days, where they will purchase land. It Is probable that Andrew Sorenson of Oakland, aged 75, was fatally injured by falling ~down stalrs at his son-in-law’s residence. The contest for the treasurership of Boyd county hasn't ended as yet. Although ruled out by the court, Contestant Chambers has filed a new petition and will keep up the fight, bright and handsome young'lady. He do- nated the fee to one fellow to give him a start in Aife, and the other grooms were taxed according to statutes in such cases made and provided. John Doe and Richard Roe will not play an extensive part in police court at Grand Island, for the mayor has Issued an order that where a prisoner's real name Is known to the officers, it must be properly entered on the records. The rumor that Judge Rhoades of Custer county married a couple pecently and had to wait for his fees reminds the editor of the Mason City Transcript that while he was serving his country as justice of.the peace he married eight couples. Of the eight palrs whose hearts were made to vi- brate with the same motlon, one fellow stood him oft for several months for the fee, but he was man enough to pay it; another chap had only $2 to pay for the $3 job, but the magistrate kissed the bride and called the account square; one sunofagun skipped out and never even thanked the squire for splicing him to a e LENTI BUBBLES. Texas Siftings It Is supposed that a hen lays an egg because she can't stand it on end. Cleveland Plain De the weaker vessel band that's broke, ler: Woman may be but it's always the hus- Detrolt Tribune: Thé fact that a woman is flighty by no means Indicates that she is growing wings. Wimira Gazette: Speak gently to the err- ing or you won't get an invitation to the killing of the fatted calf. Atlanta Comstitution: “How _ do manage to live in this dead town?"" I'm the undertaker.” you “Fine; Binghamton Republican: Generally more aimless a boy is the better he liki run around with a shotgun, the s to Philadelphla Times: One successful ex- hibitor at the New York poultry show s a negt This 18 important, as contradicting the tradition that chickens have no show when a darkey's around. Puck: Mrs. Blinks—Why do you stay at the club until 2 o'clock In the morning? Just tell me that, will you? Mr. Blinks—So vou'll be too sleepy to talk very 1cng about it, my dear, The New Salesman (on trial)— T've only been at dis job for days. I'm used to drivin' a car. I've 4 you all de stuff in my department, an' T ain't sald nothin’, 1'd like to stay il der week's up, but' I'm afrald it you keeps on askin' questions I'll have to talk a little—job or no job! CONGRESS AND ART. New York Sun. When St. Gaudens' medallion his piercing eye, Clad only in a pleasant smile, “Content" to typify, He callod a consultation of his colleagues figure met d the artist was dead wrong to scant the dress. For at least a palr of trouser legs Its beauty would enhance, 8o they passed a resolution that t Must Wes Pants! Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov't Report, Re al J ez, 20 Baking Powder ABSOIUTELY PURE NEW DEAL WANTED, Wahoo Wasp: The Wasp is glad to note that a number of republican papers in the state are of the same opinfon it is in regard to dropping off all the old office seekers from the state ticket this fall and taking up new and younger men. With the exception Bartley and Moore, who deserve and are en titled to r tions, the Wasp would like o seo the tleket composed of new tim ber. Bloomington Echo: Already in this state are the old | scheming on fixing up a slate for the state campaign. This s noth ing new; it has been done since the organ ization of the state. Year after year the politiclans in the old gang have selected the fellows to be npminated, and then called the convention and let the delegates from the country come in and endorse their little scheme. Times, however, have changed. and this year it begins to look as If the dog would wag tha tail instead of the tail w #ing the dog. An entirely new set of men will have to be selected this year in order to secure the full party voto. The Echo will not support any old politician for offica this no matter who he may be. Give us a new deal Lincoln News state The bane of the republi can party of Nebraska is the horde of office kers who are no sooner out of one office than they are after another. If they get dis- appointed In that ambition, they wait for the next opportunity to get in under the of- fieial canvas. To serve the public Is an honorable tion to which any man is justified in aspiring, but when men make public ofice their principal support in life are In {t merely for the money there is in it—it is time for the rank and file of the party to turn them down for all time. To accoptably fill the position of governor, sena tor or other high office requires a training, or at least a thorough kmowledge of public affairs and the administration of govern mental functions, and men who can fill these requirements are wanted. But this does not mean that public office should be a private pursuit with them. Too many of them pur- sue offices and nominations until they be- come eye-sores, and the News hopes (o see this sort of revenue republicans turned down effectually this fall THE SUNDAY THEATER. OMAHA, 12.—To the Editor of The Bee: We much nowadays regarding gambling vices, the social evil and the dan- gers of a continental Sabbath, etc., but as yet no one has raised his voice, publicly at least, against the viclous tendencies of the Sunday theater. In my humble opinion the Sunday theater is a very seductive school of ce, and, because it wears a garb of semi- respectability, it becomes a powerful factor in promoting a growing disregard and disre- spect for the Christian Sabbath. Are not six days sufficient for theaters and theater goers? Why should it be necessary to apen any theater on Sunday where there are s many ably filled pulpits? The Sunday th ater is growing in popularity with ors and managers because it is the best patronized of any in the entire week. This 18 certainly humiliating to Christian feelings. COMMON DECENCY, Teb, hear The American Institute of Civies Is a na- tional institution devoted to the promotion of good government through good citizen- ship. In accordance with its annual custom, it seeks to secure the widest possible obsery- ance of patriotic holidays, with addresses and exercises promotive of its objects. We take plcasure in presenting the insti- tution's plans for the observance of Wash- Ington's birthday. As the subject for ad- dresses on the 162nd anniversary of the day, It suggests the following words from Washington's farewell address: “Virtue or morality * * * a necessary spring of pop- ular government.” It s proposed that the children of the public schools be assembled (preferably at about 10 a. m., so as to interfere as little as possible with holiday plans) in large audience rooms, where brief addresses shall be de- livered by popular speakers, with suitable recitations by the children, patriotic music and the salutation of the flag in accordance with the manual provided by Colonel George T, Balch of the New York City Board of Education. Presidents of colleges and academles are asked to interest students in a special ob- servance of the day and pastors of churches are urged to set apart Sunday evening February 18 or 25, for a popular patriotic service calculated {o awaken among church attendants, young and old, a deeper sense of obligations Testing on citizens who profess to be guided by the exalted moral teachings of the man of Nazareth. The institution solicits information as to the observance of the day, and-will award a suitable prize for the public school pros gram which is deemed best caleulated to effectively promote good citizenship. Pro- grams, accompanied by reports of meetings, may be sent to Henry Randall Waite, pre ident of the institution, 38 Park Row, New York. The manual for the salutation ot the flag will be at once sent to any teacher upon receipt of 6 cents In stamps, the cost of printing and mailing. Dr. Ridpath, the historian, speaks of the cause represented Dby the Iustitute of Civics as “one of the worthiest for the support of which men have ever put themselves side by side;” ana Dr. John Le Conte expresses the conviction that ‘“the time has come when an in- stitution llke this 1s absolutely necessary.” Those who share In the conviction that the way to good government s through good citizenship, will bo interested in reports as to the objects and plans of this institution of | WHERE T0 FIND THE NEWS, Comparison Between Papers Printed Yostors day by The Bee and Would-Be Rivals. The dally comparison between the amount reading mattor t commercial news and advertisements, printed in The Bee, World-Herald and ncoln Journal, gives the following figures for yesterday Morning Bee, long, wide column [ Morning W.-H., short, narrow columns 31% Lincoln Journ sl arrow column 2 ki) S DEFECTIVE ELECTRIC of exclusive WIRING. SHERIDAN, Wyo., Feb To the Ede itor of The Bee: The fact that several large cities have recently suffered a great number of costly fives, and a large per cent of such fires having had thelr origin from Impre it soems a suitable time to call attention to the defects in the present methods of fnsta and ot electric light The writer has been called on several oc- castons to make a special inspection of wir- ing which had already been pronounced safe by the regular and in almost every case there has been found some very dangerous work which had never been looked Into by such Inspectors. One of the most common defects in wiring s found in the connections or “splices” as they are called. The splicing of two wires together or the insertion of a tap on the mains should always be well done. In tapping the small wire should be tightly wound around the main wire and then thoroughly ered, using as a flux a dilute solution of muriatic acid and zine and the remaining acid r moved from the wire. This is for the reason t this solution still contains some free acid which if left will eat the wire down to such a all size that it will not carry the curre which the wire has been calculated fo without becoming so heated as to fuso the wire, which on separation would establish an arc which would very quickly burst into flame and extend to any inflammable mas terlal near it. It can be found that the acld has not been removed In nine cases out of ten from soldercd connections, and this very | thing has caused many of the fires orlginat- ing from improper wiring. Any one who will take the pains to remove the tape from such connections will almost always find the wire corroded and eaten The use of rosin splices should not be er wiring, ation spection wires as a flux In soldering permitted, as very fow wiremen know how to make a properly soldered splice with it. It will as a rule run in between the wires and just allow enough contact to cause heating and consequent trouble. The use of rubber tape on unsoldered joints is also a cause of many poor splice: as the free sulpher remainMg in the rubber corrodes the tape and causes poor contact By first wrapping the splice with paper this trouble will be removed. But I want to call attention to the fact that this is a thing that very seldom receives the attention of the average wireman or inspector. Another matter to be given some atten- fon is the fact that all men engaged in this Kkind of work should be familiar with elec- trical calculations used in determining the proper size of wires. But as a rule they know nothing of such calculations and re- sort to the use of wiring tables, which are only gotten up to sell, and are very seldom reliable—which results in very unsafo work. Proper attention is not glven to safety devices. The only desirable point seems to be cheapness, which often proves very costly economy. Cut-onts, [fuse (blocks, rosettes and all safety appliances should be made the subject of most thorough inspec- tion, and should be so installed as to insure positive action at the proper time, and so constructed as to prevent the fused metal from dropping on inflammable matter. The use of cheap qualities of wires should also be avolded. I have only called attention to some of the most important points bearing on this mat- ter. There are many others which deserve the attention of the public, and the sooner the better. The boards of underwriters in almost every city have found it impossible to depend upon the inspection reports of pubs lic officers and have employed, in addition to their regular staff, an electrical inspector, who makes a complete survey of each and every building insured, as to the electrical conditions and wiring, and the result has been a greatly decreased mumber of losses from electrical canses. : The electric. lighting_companes are in a great measure responsible for the poor and defective wirlng done by employing incompe- tent workmen, The only requirement is the aisplay of some knowledge of circults and connecting lamps, ete. There should be some way of compelling the electric light companies to employ only men who are thor- oughly familiar with the work and able to pass a rigd examination before tho proper officers. The electrical business has made such rapid progress that it is fast losing the mysterious ideas with which it has been surrounded, and 1 am happy to say is being looked upon in its proper light and with increased intelll- gence. Electricity, with a properly Installed system, 18 portoctly safe, but under certan ns n do great damage. S & F. J. PEARSON, Manager Sheridan Electric Light Company. R SR A Takes His Medicine Like a Man. J. D. Calhoun. Thero 1s necessarily a good deal of dis- appointment among the friends of un: cessful candidates, but Mr. Harley will make which can be obtained by writing to its presiden a first class official. ROWNING, KING & co The larges makers and sellers of fine elothes on earth, Your moioy’s worth OF youF Muney BAGT, It's so easy if you BROWNING, |8 Will pay the express If you send the money for §20 wortki or more Like everything else it took us some time to learn it, but we know now that if you want to do business it must be done with goods that are in style; that’s the rea- son why when the sea- son’s well over wa cut the life out of prices and let $20 suits go at $16.50 and $12 suits at $8.50 so on. We don't carry over a thing, but and let them out at any price to have always a new this year's stock. Try it and see, KING & CO., W. Cor.15th and Douglas Sts, s