Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1894, Page 5

| / - 4 » x UNDER COST. FANCY COLORED 10c¢ Dress Prints Limit 12 Yards, OUR COST CASH SALE is growing in magnitude and poju'arity. ] culling out our odds and ends and selling them without regard to cost, but we have marked down the entire stock. You cannot help but get a bargain whether you are looking for one or not, We are not offerit i We throw the doors wide open to you and everything at a reduced price, | in hopes of selling you something that there is a profit on. Mail orders promptly filled. only quote prices in our ads. on the goods we are selling at less than cost. UNDER COST. 2'98 6 CHENILLE PORTIERES, Only a limited quantity. Per Pair. AT HIGH CLAS Dress Goods At Ruinous Prices. 78¢ Is Monday's prico for choice of 300 pleces fine imported novelties, natte's satin swivels, broadeloths, storm serges, basket weaves, etc., all 40 to 50 inches wide, latest styles and newest colorings, have sold this s at $1.25, $1.650, $2.00 and $2.25 yard. 39c¢ 1s Monday's 20 hopsacking, strictly all wool, 50 inches wide, ason price for 20 pleces imported in newest colorings, same goods as we sold at $1.00 yard. 19¢ is Monday's price for choice of 50 pieces storm serges, lall Jwool Scotch /chdviots, golden rod suitings, bedford cords, imported English suitings, etc., all 36 to 40 inches wide, not a plece in the ot but has retailed at 50c and up to 75c yard. Linings, French percalines, 36 inches wide, all shades on special sale Monday at 15¢, worth 20¢. Millnery Deparlment All trimmed hats, 2.98. Monday your cholce for French felt, untrimmed hats, bonnets, ete., your choice for Glc, reduced from $1.50 to $3.50. Felt plateaus for 60c. Felt plateaus for 98c, N. B. FALCONER'S COST CASH SALE ., Kid Gloves 25e. A lot of 0dds and ends in real kid gloves, gloves that sold regularly at from $1.00 to $1.50 per pair, 2 pair to a customer tomorrow at 23c per pair (sizes are broken). Kid Gloves 98e. A full arsortment of kid, pique and gauntlet driving gloves, the kid gloves are worth up to $2.75 per pair, the plque gloves $2.00, the gauntlet driving gloves $1.50, Monday these fine gloves will be sold at 98c per pair; limit, six pairs to a cus- tomer. THE UNDER COST. " B9cC 12 picces of §1.2 Black Henrietta Cloth. Limit two dre Per Yard SSES. NEW BLACK DRESS GOODS. Just received our full compliment of New black dress goods, shown this among them is the many the new weaves are year, most noteworthy “Budora” cloth, a weaye that will certainly supcrcede all other plain is ABSOLUTELY DUST PROOF. e selling at prac- tically cost price. UNDER COST leaders for tomorrow will be: 5 BLACK HENRIETTA CLOTH AT 69C. $1.50 BLACK HENRIETTA CLOTH AT 89C. Take our advice and buy your black goods now, the prices are lower than they will be black goods, as it All new goods Our again this season. Persian Shawls. Shawls Worth $6.75, Monday $2.89. 100 new Persian shawls, silk and wool mixed, all new and handsome patterns, reg- ular value $6.75, will Monday at $2 we. offer the choice Evening shawls, either cashmere, crepe or tis slightly sofled, worth $3.75, $5.00, $7.50 and $8.00, choice Monday $1.39. CLOAKS. Infants’ long cloaks, made of cream cash- mere lined with good quality sateen lining, embroidered cape and skirt, regular price $3.75, $5.00 and $6.00, Monday choice $2.98. Ready=-Made Suits. Ready made suits for traveling, odds and ends, ranging in price from $8.75 to $15.00, e, OMAHA DAILY BE FALCONERS C Monday choice of the lot §3.75. [894~SIXI'EEN PAGI Lpri bl E: SUNDAY,, FEBRUARY 18, OST UNDER COST. AT Per Yard, COLORED STORM SERGES,‘ Etc., etc,, all worth from 5oc to 75¢ per yard, No limit. A geruine reduction sale on a 250,000 to ¢300, 000 stock of Dry Goods Embroidery. Embroidery. ONE MORE DAY, Embroide-y 3 I-20 1,200 vards of embroidery cambric, all new, pretty patterns, 8 1-3c and 10c. Embroidery 8 130 1,600 yards of embroider ytomorrow na sook and cambrie, all new choic whites and all colors, worth 15c and Embroidery (50 1,500 yards of embroidery tomorrow in wiss and nainsook, all well worth Ribbons, Ribbons. BUY MONDAY. Rinbons 3 1-20 000 yarde of 7 ribbon, satin edge and satin, worth Ribbons 7 1-20 4,000 yards of No. 9 ribbon, &ros grain, satin edge, worth 15c. Ribbons 10c 5,000 yards of No. 12 ribbon, in gros grain, satin edge, worth 20c. ALL REGULAR GOODS, SATIN AND VELVET RIBBONS AT ACTUAL COST. tomorrow, in worth in Oc. gros grain, 214e. moire and i UNDER COST. “BSe.. 81.50 DAMASK and Huclk Towels, No limit, Buy all you want. | Who is going to pay fu Nottingham Lace 15¢ yd, We will close out tomorrow 5 pleces of 48- N Nottingham lace, taped on both c to 760 per yard, at 15 This is one of the best bargains in Nottin ham lace we have ever off¢ 1. Chenille Porterics 82.98 pair All of our $5 and $6 chenille portiers go tomorrow at §2.98 per pair. Chenille Porteries 84.95. Our entire stock ol portiers, heavy fringe, top and bottom. that have been selling at $7.50, $8 and $10, go tomorrow at $4.95 per pair. The stock is not large, so come early. Dornmestics. Fancy colored (dress), best prints, 10¢, now Indigo blue (dress), 440 Amoskeg (dress and apron) ginghams, 10c, Cream outing flannel, 10¢, now Black chevron (white stripe), 15c, now Ge. Novelty iits (fancy figured), 12%¢, now best prints, 10¢, now 1-3e. now 8 20¢ figured sateen, 25c, now red, fancy flannelette, French Turkey 10c. Brandenburg cloth, 20¢, now 12%c. 150 APRONS TO-MORROW handsome! REGULAR PRIC 59c APRONS BUY MONDAY. ALL IN ONE LOT TOMORROW YOoUR CHOICE FOR S OPC, , in the best of qu , very ly trimmed, E, 85c, 90c $1.00, SNOHUJAYV 26S LINCOLN WORKMEN'S DEMAND ‘Thuy Object to Enforced Idleness When Im- provements Are Needed, PLANS DISCUSSED AT A MASS MEETING Resolutions Mado Adopted In Favor of Home- Materinl In All Cases and No Convict Lubor. bing House Fails, LINCOLN, Feb, 17.—(Special to The Bee.)— The court room was crowded to suffocation last night by the unemployed workmen of the city, who met to devise ways and means to bring an end to the long period of enforced fdleness. The discussion assumed a wide range, but no definite plan was adopted. A large number of resolutions were adopted, demanding, among other things, that the county at once commence work on road im- provements, that the school board proceed at once with the construction of ne buildings, to be constructed entircly of Lin- coln made brick, with no convict-trimmed stone, that the wol of straightening the channel of Salt creek be resumed at once, and the balance of the money available, amounting to §15,000, be expended among ‘workingmen, The meeting also adopted a resolution declaring that workingmen should be paild full wages and that eight hour's should constitute a full day's work. Mayor Weir was mildly censured for his statement thAt the city ought not to proceed with work on the streets until the frost was out of the ground. Several committees were appointed to confer with the school board, the county commissioners and the city council. PLUMBING HOUSE FAILS. J. H. O'Nelll, proprietor of one of the laading plumbing establishments in Lincoln, was compelled to close his doors this morn- ing, the First National bank taking possc slon for the benefit of itself and other cred- ftors. Mr. O'Nelll has been one of the aggressive fa 8 in the plumbing business in the capital city and has always done a large business, filling a large number of the ~=eontracts for the largest buildings In Lin- coln. He ascribes his fallure to slow col- lections, but expresses the hope that he will be able to resume business in a very short time. He is well known in Lincoln and one of the prominent 1 office the Knights of Pythias, Th clalms against him are held First National bank, $1,250; Chicago, ; Talbott, Bryan $1,107 Mrs. J. H, O'Neill, $500, DEATH OF FRANK HATHAWAY., Frank L. Hathaway, one of the best known newspaper fmen of Lincoln, died yesterday at Denver of pulmonary consump- tion and his remains were brought to Lin- coln today Mr. Hathaway has been on- nected with the State Journal for rs as its managing editor and business manager. Several months ago he was mpelled to leave the state on account of the rapid in- roads of dis upon his system. ile went to Denver, where he hoped to regain his health; but since th time he has steadily Erown worse. The end was anticipated al weeks ago and his parents and sister have been with him since it was known that he could not survive, The funeral will take place from the residence of Robert Muir tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock MAKES A SERIOUS CHARG Father Corbott, the Palmyra priest has croated such a sensation in Ca cles by his troubles with Bishop was In the city today and in an interview with & reporter of an afternoon paper he makes the flat-footed charge that the widely circulated letter written to Bishop Bonacum by Archbishop Satolli was never written as purported by tho apostolic delegate, I genuineness of the letter has been before, but Bishop Bonacum has to parties proved its truthfulness Father Corbett maintains that he still exer- cises his rights and duties as priest of the parish at Palmyra, In spite of the recent order of the bishop suspending him. LINCOLN IN BRIEF. Two men named Charles Adams and L. Wolf & of Allen, who e e Honacum, chal hool | Charles Emil were arrested this morning on the charge of breaking into a Rock Island freight car and stealing goods to the value of $25. A banquet will be tendered t the members of council No. 7 of the Commercial Pllgrims of America at the Lindell hotel one week from tonight. Invitations to the number of 151 were sent out by the proprietors this afternoon. Frank Hollingsworth, a school teacher in Yankee Hill precinct, appeared before Jus- tice Spencer this forenoon to answer to the charge of too severely whipping one of his pupils. The complainant did not appear and he was discharged. The court room was filled with thirty or forty pupils who were willing to testify in behalf of the teacher. Mrs. Bauman of 3509 Half Howard street, Omaha, writes the chief of police of this city in quest of her runaway husband, whom, she says, left her six weeks ago. TO COLLECT DELINQUENT TAXES. County Citizens Who Fail to Pay Will Be Given Troubl FREMONT, Feb, 17.—(Special to The Bee.)—Treasurer Nelson has issued distress warrants to colleet delinquent taxes and tho sheriff will proceed to put them in execu- tion, Mrs. A, M. Edwards, M. M. Coad and R. M. Allen, three of tho most successful of Dodge county's live stock broeders, are booked for papers before the Nebraska' Live Stock Breeders association, that will meet at Columbus next week. s Local bank cficials yesterda eanized o clearing house association with the following ofticers: President, C. M. Williams: vice president, Julius Beckman; secretary and treasurer, William E. Smails} manager, Will O. Cleiand. A caso camo before Justico Biles this afternoon which has a history that has elicited much interest. The case is a com- plaing of Mail Carrier James Smith against Henry Wispell ~ for assault and battery.” Wisnell id Smith are brothers-indaw and the irouble is the outcome of o family quarrel that com- menced in a_petition_for divorce 1n the dis- trict court by Mrs. Wispell, but which was withdrawn by the plaintiff.’ She then moved to Seribuer, taking her two children with ner. But a short time ago Wispell me into possession—peaceavly or other- wise—of the cidest child, seomingly against the will of Mrs, Wispell and her friends. Two days ago Mrs. Wispell came to the city and drove to the Wispell residence whilo Wispell wus being detained away by Brother-in-law ~ Smith, and broke tho door down in her' effort to get the child, but in which she was unsuccessful The climax was in the meoting of Wispell and Swith on the streets yesterday and tho furions assault by Wispell, who charged Smith with being the woman's accessory in attempting to kidnap the child. Wispell was nounced guilty and fined #10 and costs, Fremont division, Uniform Rank, Knights of Pythins, has elected oficers as follows: L. Leedom, captain; J. H. Matthows, tirst licutena ant Parsons, nerald; George Wolz, tr “I'h¢ Ladies Charity club is calling upon the people of the city for clothing for the suffering poor. Mrs. Cantain Dodge vening or- Murray returned from Omaha today and reports that Mr, Murray is materially improving, both physically and mentally. The tenchers' meeting held at the court houso today was n grand succes: o teachers being present than ever before on a liko occasion. Against the I AIRBURY, Neb., Feb. Telegram to The Bee.)—In tho case of W. H. Curtis against the B. & M. in distric court the Jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff for §1,000 for the loss of his hand This is the second case of this nature the B. & M. hus lost this torm, W. H. Murdock, who was arrested a fow daays ago in South Dakota, pleaded guilty to the charge of bigamy aud 'was sentenced to one year imprisonment in the penitentiary. & 17.—(Special Interested In the Manly Art. FREMONT, Feb, 17.—(Specia to The Bee.)—A gentleman’s sporting club has been organized in this city and great interest is wanifested in promoting the “wanly art.’ Two boxers from Omaha were up yesterday to zive the boys some points. Hank Ken- dricks, a noted athlete and pugilist, had challenged George Bucklin, the court house Jaaitor, to a friendly bout of five rounds, but ou the first round he went in so furiously and cruelly that Bucklin forced him into the corner and knocked him so completely out that he threw up his hands and begged for mercy. It is understood that they will soon meet for a fight to a finish unless “interfered with by local authorities. Alleged Hog Thieves Bound Over. TEKAMAH. Neb., Feb. 17.—(Special to The Bee.)—The cases of tho alleged hog stealers, Joe Shafer, Henry Betts and Sam Grover, were tried Thursday and the ac- cused were bound over to the March term of district court, The district court for Burt county will convene March 26, Judge Am- brose of Omaha presiding. Harry Lyman and Amanda Story of Tekamah were marriod Saturday, Rev. Peter Do Clark officiating. A number from Tokamah attended tho quarter centennial anniversary of the Stato university Thursday and Friday. “The extensive addition to the Brookings hotel is completed, and now Tekamah can boast of two good hotels, ho merchants' carnival by the Baptist church of this city at the opera house Wea- nesday evening was a success. About thirty firms wero represented in the parade. R. A. Nicholson of tho firm of Nicholson Bros. of this city has moved to Wakefield. ‘Tho masquerade given by the Happy Hour club at Thomas' hall Friday evening was the social event of the season. Seventy- five couple wero represented. A goodly number from the surrounding towns were present. The Odd Fellows of this city have been making extensive improvements in their hullof late and now have a very fine lodge room. They own their buitding, which is substantial brick structure, and have a large membership comprised of tho best citizens of the county. and onals, AUBURN, Neb., Feb. 17.—(Special to The Bee.)—Mr. David Campbell is visiting rela- tives in Missouri, Mrs. Jesso Huyes and children of Stelia Sundayed with her parents, Mr. and Mrs, R. 8. Freod of this city . M. Hosmer of Kansas City, formerly a business man of Aubur, is visitiag heve, Calvin Phippeuney, ono of the oldest set- tlers in this vicinity, azed 75 years, dropped doad of heary disease Thursday morning while feeding his stock Mvrs. Casper, wife of John Casper, a_well- to-do farmer living three miles south of Auburn, died Monday of heart trouble, The docensed leaves a husband and oight’ chil- dren Tho “Valentine supper pices of the Ladies Aid socie tian church was a very enjoyable affair. Grandma Tate died February 13 at the residence of her daughter, Mrs. Charles Noal of Peru, aged 73 years, Sho was a sister of the late Wilkinson Sage, one of the earlicst sottlers in this locality, whose homestead now comprises Auburn _and whose old log house still stands north of Central avenue. 'The deceased spent muny days in this city and was known to all as andma” Tate. under the aus- y of the Chris- Fillmore County's New Court House. GENEVA, Neb., Feb. 17.—(Special to The Boo.)—Fillmore county boasts of splendid new court house. Not many counties in the stato support such a building. 1ts cost was uothing great, but for convenience, neatness and sightliness it is rarely surpassed, The structure and its furnishings have cost the county #0.000. It has just been accepted from “the hauds of the builders, and e 224 inst. Is set as the duy for dedication. 1t is to be a great oceasion, in which all classes are taking a bearty 'interest. A parade, public addresses and patriotic and sociul on tertainments are to bo fontures of the duy Governor Crounso and Attorney General Hastings are to bo among the honored guests and participants in the celebration, Surprise Elovator Burne: SURPRISE. Neb,, Feb. 17.—(Special to The Bee.)—The burning of the Nye & Co. ele rat this place this morning caused much excitement. Itis vot known at pres cut how the'fire originated. There was about 8,000 bushels of corn, 500 bushels of oats and 150 bushels of wheat in the ele- vator. The railroad company lost one empty box car, which stood at the elevator. Schuyler Brevities. SCHUYLER, Neb,, Feb. 17.—(Special to The Bee.) —Miss Grace Whitman and Joseph Zerzau, who are attending school in Lincoln, were at home this weelk. Miss Margaret Fuller,a teacher in the Lincoln schools, 1s spending a few days with her aunt, Mrs. C. J. Phelps. 3. S. Erb, who has been acting as special night policeman for a number of months, has resigned, having concluded to accept work upon the farm of C. H. Chase west of Schuyler. Millie Brown of Omaha is in Schuyler te attend school. G. McDonald of Geneva, Neb., was beforo the school board of Schuyler at italast meot- ing with plans foran eight-room schoolhouse, to cost §25,000. Making o Strong Defense. BEATRICE, Feb. 17.—(Special Telegram to The Bee.)—In the Woods murder case, which has been on trial since Thursday morning, the evidence for the aefense was all in at 10 o’clock this morning and a large number of witnesses for the defense have been examined today. The theory of the defenso is that when Woods fired the shot which did the fatal work he did not know that Saffel or any of his companions were in the direction the riflo was pointed. The de- fense is making a strong long this line, ‘Tho testimony also shows that while the shooting oceurred early 1 the ovening Woods did not know Saffel had been killed until the following morning. ORD, Neb., Feb. 17.—(Special to The Bee. ) —Miss Nella Craven gave a tea to a humber of her young friends Monday evening. Miss Luclla Kates left Wednesday for Lincoln on a visit to acquaintances there, Mr. J. S. Jobuson returned Thursday evening from his lown visit. Hon, A. M. Robbins returned Thursday m o business trip to Omaha and other Nebraska point Mrs. Lucy Babeock Jeft Saturday morning for Alameda, Cal., on o vist to friends n that place. ‘hane WESTO! ire. (Special Tele- gram to The Bee.)—Chancellor Crooks of Wesloyan university (elivered nis popular lecture, “Betsy and I' Are Out,” toa large audience at the Methodist Episcopal church last night. What Cavleton said in poetry concerning the domessic infelicity of this much divided household the chancellor do- livered in_woll rounded, convincing prose with all the necessary additions and com- ments to make it forcibly applicable to the nineteenth centus Loulsville's Revival Services. LOUISVILLE, Neb., Feb. 17.—(Special to The Bee.)—Last evgping Pastor Fleming ptized a half dozen people into the fellow- ship of the Baptist oburch. Tho meetings under Pastor Flemibig and Mr. Green aro still full of interest. 'There nave been about twenty-five conversions and a dozen addi tions fo the church so far. The meetings will continue all next week: Charged with Mistre & His Daug 3 BEATRICE. Fob, 17.—(Speclal Telegram to The Bee.)—John Baker, living in south- ern Gage county, was urrested by Sneriff Kyd today and placed in Jail to await trial, having been indicted by the grand jury on o charge of incest, his daughter being the vie- tim lo Fixing the CLAY CENT Feb, to The Bee)—Senator W. ident of tho State alliance and candidate for congress from this dist addressed a small zatbering here Thursday in the court room, Voters, 17 o Sonator 1 eb., (Special Dale, pi probabl - cure sick headache: Risers. Pllls_that Little Early DeWitt's THE COMING FIFTY YEARS Changes it Will Bring in the Sphere of American Politics, MANY EVIDENCES OF PAST PROGRESS Edward Everett Hale, the Orator and Philosopher, Takes a Happy Hopefal View— A Most Interesting Paper. New England and [Copyrigh'ed, 1894.) First. As to national politics—American politics will grow more and more national for half a century and more. This has been inevitable, since the In- erease of facility of communication. On tha facility has followed emigration from state to state, so that each state now has many citizens who are born in other states and have the traditions of other states in mind. As it now is, many cit of Connecticut and New Jersey spend their waking hours working in the city of New York. It is impossible, under such conditions, to awaken much special interest in the politics of one state or another. Interest in national poli- tics sweeps away or overpowers the issucs of state politics. And, also, as the nation really L one body, instead of being forty-four bodi it is desirable that many matters should be settled by uniform national law, and not left to the variations of state statutes and courts, A uniform bankrupt law, a uniform marriage and divor law, suggests themselves of course to the people of a nation who have tested and proved the | value of a uniform postal law, a uniform tarift and a uniform currency. When the constitution nation born, there was great tween state and state. Every made in the constitution satisty this Jealousy, by adjustments en comm clal states and agricultural states, between large states and small. Of these jealousies | the emigrants from Europe know nothing. | They do not understand their origin and cannot even pretend to take an interest in them. Such a man moves from Lioston to Albany, and does not so much as I'now that the law above him has changed. Prob- ably he means to do right, and generally does right, so that there is no o that he should know that the law changed. He knows he Is a citizen of the nation called the “United States.”” Dut he neither knows nor cares anything ehout the traditions of or peculiarities of the state of Massachusetts or of Now York. He would as soon call a fowl a chicken Lecuuse he lives In New York as adapt himseif to any traditions of the polities of the Clintons or the Burrs. He continues to sny chicken, because he is a citizen of the United Staies, quite indifferent to local custom. And for the samo reason long grant, that 15 for one generatior two, the citizens whom wo roc Burope, are interested in national with zeal which quite overpowers their terest in state politics. THE DRIFT TOWARD unfortunate “Friends ade and the lousy be effort wa to bety asion has | ive from politics in ATIONALISM name has been of Government,” to de wish that the stat nation ortake many enterprises which are no the hands of strong corporations, The name is unfortunate, because it seems to imply a wish that the United State nation should take the duties of ti With this matter, nationalism has nothing to d drift of opinion in the next fifty will be in favor of the tion by the admin'strations of c'ties, of and of the naticn dl y Individuals or The has been that ars, and it not stop today The steps This chosen by th seribe should eparate stites, call The In America years tat harged irift will in for tomorrow poration way 3 | person employed ha UNDER COST. =18 CGrlowres 25¢ Aa odd lot of $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50 kid gloves. Limit two puirs to a customer at Z5c o puir. Broken sizes * CASH SAL BB UNDER COST Kid and Pique Gloves o8¢ A full assortment of ladies’ $1,50, $2.00 » nud $2.50 gloves at ¥8c per pair, Nono fitte: Per Pair Al el Pl e towel sale,$1.25 N This last best will go fir Among them you fringed and hemstitched sk towols, what s worth for $2 Continuation of and $1.50 towels for 5Sc ¢ chance at them. The Make your selection early. will find knotted huck towels and da towel among them but and $1.50, and take your ehofc Bleached damask tab worth $4 Ve have damask table cloths, 2 yards long, and every value 4, and they some designs. They $2.50 each. Weo have most of the cloth Mail orders for sent in car Men’s Underwear Below Cost, For Monday garment over % wool shirts and di ity; tomorrow, 48¢ 1" table of odds and ends in men's fine merino, plain and ribbed, all wool and heavy cotton underwear, assortment and sizes stiit good; was $1, $1.25 and §1.50 quali to- morrow at less than % price; cholce 62%c garment. 50 dozen boys’ heavy flannel, fine madras and cheviot, light and dark colored shirt salities that are always sold all in one lot to close, Silkk Department. Here are a few genuine silk bargains, none worth less than $1.25. Read the fol- lowing and be convinced that Falconer's is the place for silks. 16 pieces 24-inch figured China, was §1 10 pi 24-inch black surah, was $1 2 pleces 20-inch black bengaline, our 1s your $1.25 cloths, $2.50 each, just 100 blenched yards wide und2 ne of the are all new go on sale napkins to mateh IR0 and hand Monday at the the be above g must place on sale at 48c a 100 dozen men's heavy ribhbed awers, regular $1 qual- went’ all sizes. was pleces colored silk velvet, was $1.25. All go on sale Monday at 68c Yard. s direction are suggested in the follow- ing calend: 1621-1631—The public and wills and kept records. This is not a matter for the individual in America. 1634—The public provided all education. From the beginning the public provided all road 1660—or _thereabout—the all_light house service. 1620—and always—every ion in the arm, From 1789, the public and distribut all lett . From the beginning the public Is responsi- ble for the relief of poverty and the sup- pression of disease. From the beginning of street lighting the public lights the streets. rom the beginning of aqueducts the pub- lic furnishes water. From 1520 down, the public furnishes fire departments. The principle seems to be this: When a need is a need which everybody feels, or as Pinafore says, “almost everybody''—the pu undertakes the charge. It establish administration, as of rewage, water, r al of refuse, vaccination, paving, mails, schools, roadwa proba transfer of property. It does this becaus e rybody, or ‘“‘almost everybody' needs these resourc It is true that a blind man is not Lelped by the streot lights, and a deaf man does not hear the public clock strike twelve But the law cannot care fi trifles. ‘‘Almost everybody"” needs these re- sources. S0 soon as It appears that everybody, or “almost eve body'' needs in the same way the telegraph an telephone, way trav back and forth, fucation for trades, fine art, the languige or metaphysics, needs coal at the minimum price, or b d or butter at the minimum price, the public will undertake the necessary enterprises, precisely as it now s the mails. But it will not do this while these enterprises only serve a class in the communit THE GOVERNMENT OF CITIF The government of citles promises to be more sclentific than it now is, as fifty year g0 by. This means that the public, which does not mean to and which is not fooled much in the long run, will insist on having teachers who can teach, pay who can pave, lighters who can light, and policemen who can police. It is the habit of pessimists to say that all city govern- ment under democracies 1s bad., This is not true. The fire rvice of American cities is generally g wat service 18 generally good public schools are generally on a standard quite as high as the private schools. Here are thrse depart- ments of service which cover nine-tenths of the expenditure made by citfs In my own home, Boston, the service of the over seers of the better carried on than that of n business establishments, by which I mean that there are few large business establishments in which ory such conscientious and in the obfect in hand and gives his time so loyally to that object As more attention is bestowed to the ject it will be harder and harder for to “go Into politics” for what they steal The object to be sought Is that for tors of departmen in city adm!inis chiefs should be sought, as we now heads of department in manufacture or cation, If you want a chief engineer for y fire department you will find where there is such a man and induce him to come to you you now do when you want @ bank cashler, a clergyman or an chitect You will not think it necessary that he should now live In the city where he I8 to rk. You will make It worth his while to come and live there. You will appoint him 00d behavior. You will not turn him out at the end of the year, any more than you would your doctor. THIZ GOVERNMENT Fortunately publ small cities, nats, pub recorded all deeds public man must ser' carries all mails S, be fooled The ne intelligent int sub men can direc tions appolnt au OF LARGE TOWNS. for us large towns and of th jour suppose opinion the country. Bu wrong. it is to b pinion The edit hed the uppose, th o s govern those who suppose this are be observed, Indesd, that these journals themsolves do not always—do not often cre public opinion of the cities in which printed. Their power, which is great, is exerted far away The traveler from the large eitic publi ate the planet Mars who and not a | such as we carry is bound to become popular, I price when inducements like these are being he provided | our country Is directed | | | ana We are not only LEADERS d out? We Extraordinary Value. 1 solid case of ladies' heavy jorsey ribbod silk faced and sk tape i cotton vest pants, a regular 6Ge qu for tomor- row only 32%c a g nent 1 solid case ladies’ best quality heavy natu- ity rrow only they ral gray merino shirts and drawers, a qua made to sell at i5e, for ton B0 at 33 1-ic a garment 50 dozen extra fine quality ladies' % wool jorsey ribbed and plajn goods in natural gray, white, black and camel's hair color, all regular $1.00 and $1.25 waterials, for to- a garment all stylos morrow they go at 621 wool fleece of usually 33 1-3 ladies odd 100 dozen lned cashmeroes sold A pair, cotton and iiste and $1.00, tomorrow at Notions. white and colors, 4¢ a ball Monday. all S a thread at 7oe and mile crochet cottons, Paragon dress stays, in colors, sot. Al silk 1s, worth colors and yard. anted 6 garter webs, plain fri Monday 10c Silk card ruching 20¢ a box, warl yards Vietc curlers at 8¢ Monday. curling irons Ge each, 15c and 20¢ Gypsy walving irons 15¢ each, MAIL ORDERS aiptly: Altiemel celtiie! wishios to see how America Is now govorned, will do well to go to large town, crally a town with a city charter, of popu- lation of not more than 100,000, perhaps not less than 10,000, Heo will find there that the directors thought, of invention, of art and indu are apt also to choose to direct drainage supply tion and po- lice. That is to say, the directors of one- half of the rs of the town choose to direct the other half. In conversation with such leaders of opinion he will find that they are also leaders of action and of government. hey do not yet choose to leave governe ment to inferior hands. When the town Brows larger they are apt to do In such conversation the stranger from the planet Mars hears such citizens say, “We are going to do this or that,” or “Wa tried this and it did not work. ' We shall now try that, which succeeded in New Utopia or in Little Crastis, and we think it will do better.” That is to say, he will find that the leaders lead In such a com- munity. It seems to be b dent, which one can hope may be corrected in half a century, that such leaders do not now lead in larger citles. When they do not, it I8 simply that they do not want to. BETTER OR WORSE? Whoever asks if the political future is to be better or worse really asks if men and women are to be better worse. Tho fountain rises as high as its source, but it rises 1o higher. Whether men and’ women are improving s an open question. The statistics cannot be relied upon any more than in other questions. For there are questions of the spirit involved which no statistics can measure. But can be proved 1. That the bodies men and women are, on the whole, more fit for the work required of them than they were fifty yours since. They are better clothed, ~ botter warmed, betier housed, better fod. oy can run faster, can lift more than they could, on the average. They can draw and write and sing better on the avera So much has been gained on the physical side. 2, It Is even more certain, on the mental side, that men and women In America aro better instructed than they were fifty years , more people can read, and they have e books to read. More people can sing, as has been sald, and they can hear bett music. There are more schools and colle and they are better than they were. There are large popular institutions, such as the Chautauqua and Columbian reading circle which direct the reading of large bodies of people all over the land, and fmprove it So far as the education of the mind and the improvement of mental power depends on books und teachers, there is certainly fm- provement 1L i hard to say average man has mo a comparison between in 1840 and that there las on these lines speak with certaint The essential question is as spiritual advan Are the m of America n aind W they less selfish more for the common misleading, becau but the. record the first it of an mor of A community would be reful and complete administration or i Improvement the slgn in tho statistios would be simply an enlargement in the number of criminaly convicted. The exilo fro of lar numbers of eriminals ends confusion of our statistics as to and im- pri It he Juvenile crimo In th there fifty y the population for charity, for the improve and villages are vory i inerease of population the i rance of than in 1540, lure of Interest in r thropists find ready recruits for any v favored enterp, of improvement or form. Al thesc intelligible indications of advance. But no person not far gone in Phar liscussions for visible or tangible signs of the time EDWARD E. of n the wholo the il But deb con- books to In- ble to whether wer in the the gress 1894, between and timate ment It 18 to moral or ) and women manly? Are letermined to d? The statistics they cannot show convicted erime, improvement. in and live 17 much Now the a more ¢ of criminal law ot re tone n the foth nments. is certain ever, that clity of Now ero I8 loss York than proportion to that the gifts went of towns larger than the probable %8 In propor do not fin phi) It iy certal 1ch 56 It i tion n fa iglon I Alsm such HALE.