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Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

GENERAL HAzEN and the signal ser.
vice are placed In a very unfavorable
light by the Investigations of Con-
gressmsn Beltzheover, of Pennsyl.
vania. 1t seems as IL since General
Meyers death the service had become
thoroughly demoralized. Every one
knows that the character of the pre-.
dictions Is not what 1t was. Their
errors have become subjects Of com.
mon remark and the predictions are
practically worthless. Very few PEG.
pie now read the signal service predio.
lions to see what the weather is going
to be, while very many observe the
weather to note how the signal service
has been mistaken In Its forecasts.
A good guesser will make more hits
In a monththan the signal service will.
The trouble seems to be, first, that
Hazen Is entirely unfit for his position,
that he has used his office to fill the
service with favorites and supernumer.
aries, and that he has devoted more
time to e~ndeavoring to secure favor.
able congressional legislation than he
has to maintaining and increasing the
Efficiency of his department. 1t look.
as if q change will be necessary ant
that no change will be effective which
does not begin with changing tn,
head of the bureau.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

A NUMBER Of reasons suggest them
selves why the proposed commercial
treaty with Mexico ought to be retifed
by the senate. The first is the cer.
tainty which 1t promises that Ameri.
cans can under its operations at onoe
control the greater portion of the
trade OF the country to the exclusion
Of the German and English houses who
have monopolized all of its commercial
advantages. The new treaty proposes
q limited reciprocity In trade advAn-
tages between the two countries, allow
Ing a large number of specified articles
to be admitted on both sides free Of
duty. Twsnty-eight unmanufaotursd
Mexican articles are put on the frss
List BY liz terms. An twenty of thss,
are already unaffected BY our tariff 4
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

SOME comment is being excited by
the fact that the president has made
no apparent move towards the execu.
of the civil service law. All criticism
as yet Ia premature. A full month
yet remains before the act goes into
effect and Mr.. Arthur has no doubt
been keeping up a good deal Of think
Ing since Its passage. The only par
ties who need to worry themselves are
the odd thousand clerks and supernu'
meraries whom the enforcement Of the
measure will affect. As far as any
one else Ia concerned 1t Is harmless.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

THE Herald and Republican have
crossed swords over the question
whether the Grand Army Of the Re-
public is q political organization.
Those who ought to know declare
that it Is not. Probably no eomrade
will deny that the organization Is made
use Of by designing men for political
purposes Just o. the Masous and Odd
Fellows societies are frequently d.
verted to assist members in reaching
Office. There has been some lively
partisan work done by comrades o.
the G. A. r. mot . thousand mile
away from Omaha but presumably
L. unfair to charge their tricksry Il
the organization which they hAv'
used to boost themselves Into promi
nenoe.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
DAKOTA.

Three thousand feet Of sewer pipe were
laid in Fargo last year.
Grafton's growth in buildings In one
year has been over 1926, 565.
Aberdeen, 10 Brown county, is talking
OF building q street railroad.
Potatoes are worth $1.50 per bushel in
Grand Forks and can hardly be obtained
for that amount.
In the last six months Elk Point has
done q business amounting to between
$3.50, 900 and 500, 900.
The county commissioners Of Cass
county have apportioned that county into
twenty. eight townships.
The Union elevator OF Fargo contains
$4,000 bushels of wheat which is being
shipped east at the rate of $500 bushels
per day.
There is q rumor to the effect that the
location by the extension of the st. P, M
Il M. railroads towards Turtle mountain
has been definitely settled.
The Germans Of Morton county have
held q meeting to devise means to send
relief to the food sufferers in Germany
They will give q concert.
The records ct Fort Pembina prove the
present winter to have been the coolest In
eleven years. The average temperature for
the first twenty days in January was eigh.
teen degrees below zero.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

TIE committee on commerce are
certain that there can be no objection
to their new and revised river and
harbor bill. They claim that all the
creeks, trout brooks and canals have
been left out, and the items recon.
mended are for necessary improve
ments. But there Is every probability
that before it gets through the house
1t will be extended to its original pro.
portions. Fifty members are waiting
for a chance to insert q steal for the
benefit Of their localities, and to drive
another bargain before they retire
from public life.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

en- order refusing to allow Mardsen leave
Of absence and had IL served on Judge
Boardmsn.
The question as to whether the United
States authorities or Elko county, New,
Mcntello train robbers is being discussed
at ElEo. For the attempted murder of
Messenger Ross, the robbery Of the train
hands and the attack on Wells, Fargo &
Co.'s car they are amenRble to the state
laws, but in attaching the vehicle or car
Of q common carrier containing the United
States maii there Ia committed an offsnse
against the postal department Of the Uni.
ted States.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

A BILL Is now pending In the leQis
lature that will relieve the connoil a
great deal and enable them to carry
out needed improvements. 1t pro-
vides for q special levy of four mills
for police and fire protection, indie.
pendent of the general fund. This
will enable the council to make use Of
the general fund without figuring out
at the end of each month what fixed
charges must be met from 1t for pay
ment Of the city employees.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
Blood Poisoning.

John Mccullough, the actor, says of
the use of cosmetics:
"Blood poisoning from the use of
face paints is In my opinion not only
an absurdity, but 1t is sheer humbug,
and any respectable doctor or chemist
acquainted with their properties will
tell you so. I have been on the stage
for the past twenty-five years, and, OF
course, like every other actor, had to
use them in my mske.ups. Look at
my face and judge for yourself.
Whether I am q sufferer or not by
their use." (Mr. McCullough's face
was spotless, and there were no indi.
cations that he had at any time been q
sufferer from the use of this various
paints and cosmetics).
"It is claimed that you were a vic.
tim of blood poisoning some years
ago while playing with Edwin For
rest."
eyes, there was such q statement,
but 1t vas a story made out of whole
cloth. l never was sick from any
such cause. I buy the best kinds Of
paints and cosmetics, and have never
yet found them Injurious.
"Of course if an actor ha, a cut or
sore on his face the use of cosmetics
causes Irritation; still, even then ]
have never been affected with any dis
eass or silment on that account. Tt
be brief, 1 have never known or heart
of any instance Of an actor or actress
being laid up by blood poisoning,
When / say this / don't mean to con
vey that the use of Chinese vermilion
for instance, which is sold for a mere
song, will not injure the face or sys
tenn of an actor. No respectable actor,
however, who has any regard for hi,
health would buy such snuff"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
WARRINGTON TERRITORY.

Several washouts occurred on the North
ern Pacific near Ainsworth, a few days
ago.
Mrs. A. w. Day and her son, Arthur
Maynard, while descending a slough back
of Seattle in q email boa, on the first OF
February, upset the boat and were thrown
into the water, the boy being drowned
He was 4 years and ten months old, They
were recently feom Spoken Falls.
George Thorman, = stranger employed
ns a freman ON the railrood at Seattle, fell
off 4 moving train at Rsnton md went
| through a trestle. He had an srm and 8
leg broken and was otherwi Q so seriously
ipiur. d that he died before reaching town,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

EVERY dispatch adds new partlcu.
lars to the tale of disaster wrought by
the Ohio floods. Such q calamity as
the abnormal rise of the rivers In the
east In midwinter Is unprecedented.
That the distress among the sufferers
from the foods Is appalling Is shown
by the reports Of the various relief
committees In Ohio and Indisna. The
country will now be called upon to
check their contributions for the
Rhine sufferers and devote their char.
ity to relieving the distress Of their
own people.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

CAPTAIN PAYNE and his raiders do
not seem to be the only intruders on
she lands of the Indian territory. A
list of 2,400 intruders have been sent
to Commissioner Price with the re.
buest that shey be summarily turned
out. 1t looks as IL there was imme'
diate employment for four more com
panies Of cavalry.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
NEVADA,

A Chinese mission school has been eE.
tAblished at Reno, and the MongOllans
will have a chance to acquire the English
language cheaply.
A conflict hiss orisen in Nevads between
District Judge Boardman, of Reno, aud
the Legislature. Il appears that Walter
| Msrsden, q member of the assembly, Is sn
important witness for the state In the trial
Of the notorious swIndler and confidence
man, Fitzgerald, alias Wilson, etc. Tie was
| -subpnueed, but being unable 70 lontain 2
| release from his legislative duties, he laid
' the matter before the house. which passed
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
MONTANA.

The bullion shipments from Butte dur.
ing last week were valued at $110, S3S.
Beaverhead county has never been map.
ped. There are other counties in the ter
ritory in a similar position.
The 6rst adobe building In Montana wai
built 80 years ago at Fort Lewis, which Il
now known as Fort Benton. The build
ing is still standing.
The proprietor of Hunters hot springs
says that Rufus Hatch of New York II
endeavoring to lease the hot springs from
him through his attorneys in Washington.
ID. G.
The Bozeman jail contains one mar
charged with tampering with the mails
one with murder. four with burglary, tive
with grand larceny and q number of other
for various offences.
Felix O'Neil has fed a suit at Butte
against the Utah Northern railroad fol
SIS, 900 damages for injuries received y
the falling of a building in which he wa
working under the orders OF a superior
officer.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
ARIZONA.

One hundred Mormon families have or.
rived at Smithville thus far this season.
The Navajo Indians in Arizons have
800. 600 sheep and 200, 900 goats, the re.
suit of an investment Of $50, 900 made for
them by the government two or three
| years ago..
The bill introduced in the Arizona leg
~islature to aid in the construction of the
Prescott and Thirty.ffth Parallel road
provides that the supervisors shall. issue
5000, 600 in county bonds to exchange for
. like sum in railroad bonds.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
How to Be Beautiful.

LONDON Truth.
Whatever the internal application OF
hot water may effect, girls DESTROYS Of
having a good complexion would dc
we'll to apply it to their faces. They
shorld either dip their faces into u
basin of very hot water Or apply the
water with sponge. At first they are
like Holsters, but In a few moments
this Is replaced by the tints of peaches
and lilies.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

CAPTAIN PAYNE and his raiders do
not seem to be the only intruiers on
the lands of Indian territory. A list
of 2,400 intruders have been sent to
Commissioner Price with the request
that they be summarily turned out.
This looks as II there wss Immediate
employment for four more companies
Of cavalry.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
OREGON.

The Willamette river, four miles above
Portland, is gorged with slush ice.
Ham Boyd, formerly mayor of Portland,
Or, and for years one Of the most enter.
prising and influential citizens, has been
sent to the poorhouse.
Cornelius J. Murphy the Portland forg-
err, recently from San Francisco, where he
was employed In the custom house, has
been sentenced to ten years in the peniten-
tiary.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

CITIZENS who refuse to clean their
cutters ought to be promptly waited
upon by the police. If by shameful
negnect our streets ara allowed to re-
main In their present condition several
thousand dollars will be lost by our
citizens through flooded cellars.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

THE clerks at Washington who get
ten hours pay for doing seven hours
work are breathing easier since the
item dealing with their case has been
stricken out of the general appropria-
tion bill and reported In a separate
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

SUSAN B. ANTHONY sails for Eng.
land In q few days. Mrs. Cougar will
remain at Lafayette until her libel
trouble has been brought to afocus.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

BILLS to protect the primaries are
now pending In the New York and
Ohio legislatures. The bill to pro-
tee. primary elections In Nebraska
ought to be speedily brought to q
passage ct Lincoln.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
DorNo a heavy business-

DoN0 q heavy business-The
stone.yard. --[CouIler Journal Doing
q light busines--The gas works
Drummer. Doing q safe business
The bank-vault works. --[Baton. Do,
Ing q grave b1siness-The cemetery
oompany.-[Nsw South. Doing Z
medium businsss-The spiritulists,
||tGrip. Doing . rafting business -
The tin ahop.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

SOME ten thousand bill have been
introduced In congress during the
past year and q half. Nine thousand
nine hundred and fifty might just a.
we'll have been omitted.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

LOOK out for the new nickels. En-.
terprising citizens of Washington are
washing them with bronze and passing
them for five dollar gold pieces.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
A Poem Of Poker.

49, DAAs - SnEl0y udu u
most agreeable party of gentlemen at
his house. Among them were Mr.. |
John Mason Brown, Mr.. George M.
Davie, MI. Arthur Carey, Mr.. W. o.
Harris and General Basil Duke. MIR.
DAyie i~mprovised the following song,
which was sung to an air from Spa.
tience" by Mr.. w. o. Harris, with
brilliancy and power. The Post does
not understand the technical terms
used In the song, but they were per.
fectly Ineligible to the gentlemen
present.
KING AT THE ~RoUNp.rABLE.
Air from Patience"
II you want to play the game in the way
way to bring you fame.
And you have of cash to spare,
Do not bother with the fools who have
written out the rules,
But drop in an easy chair;
Fill you up a little ''jigger," just to ami.
mate your figure,
And banter them all to play;
Never mind the art and science put in
luck your whole reliance
In the Wattersonian way.
Then perhaps some one may say,
Az you make your mystic play,
Amy one can understandable must hold q
mighty hand;
SO, no matter what's dealt to me,
From his manner and expression, I am
forced to the concession,
He may take that pot from mel"
When you get q little hand that you think
will never stand,
Don't give up your ante;
Just remember it's q law-everything is in
the draw
And call for the usual three;
Ii the size and colors differ, make your
drink q little sitter,
Put o bad look in your eye;
With the swsgger of q duffer take the
chances Of q buffer,
And stack your chips on high.
For perhaps some one may say,
As you make that sort Of play,
His nerve Is 30 delicious 'twould delude
the most suspicious,
And he hold the edge on me;
From the way he sips his whisky I am GER
tain it's too risky,
That young mans raise to see."
II You try Q fush aud fail, and are left
with hobby tail,
Let your courage leave you not;
Take another drink of liquor. never let
your spirit flicker,
And lay for the lovely pot,
With o mighty show Of fire raise the rifle
higher-higher-
Never mind how the other one plays;
Knock your knuckles on the table-put up
all that you are able
And ask, "Who wants to raiser"
Then. surely all viii say,
As you play that 'nervy" way:
Surely he Is no beginner, but a hardened
old sinner
He can't be decelving me-
l may deserve n c~ens'Ire, but I dar'sen't
II make the venture;
His games too deep for me!'
When the game has reached its close,
where you'll stand, nobody knows;
Then, call by the Restaurant.
Order oysters, crab and pheasant, and the
pompino 80 pleasant,
And the tender-hearted pate fois gras;
Then, . little nip Of liquor-j just to work
| the stomach quicker
And, along about two or three,
! You should saunter home to bed, with :
towel round your head,
To your wife and fsmilee.
Then perhaps your wife will say:
. SITS just his g~uileless way,
It's perfectly apparent-he's q regular
:, knight Grant
In the cause OF charitee;
Yet, I can't help being Jealous of the Ma
nj Sons and Odd Fellows,
Who have kept him out from mel"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

II looks as IL the present legislature
was the jobbers' bonanza, and 1t
Is being worked for all It Is worry.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

PICKING the pockets of the tax
payers at Lincoln Is just as much rob-
berry as riAing them at their homes.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
COLORADO.


The new Denver court house will be
occupied about the LIST of March.
Central CITY wants a better system of
water supply. The present works are in.
adequate.
The Elk,s club held an entertainment in
Denver on the 12yt inst. which nroved
verv successfuI.
T,.~
Ing s.5ees Runway %1mpany mas peen
sno.at;.n ~ hts. eli prpo.n !"
Notu;.h...,d;,..h. .o,a uu...h....l
snow n isrSs numbar 81 ;mm;arant. srs
ao;ns int tbo TTncom Wa9isa "'
Tha a. ooo oro.n n tha F;,.t p.n.;..
ohnrOb ~ Donyan n S.mnsSa 90 tSs
smnnnt 81 a. ooo ,ast ,vsah hy 49, rmo
known hoodlums.
Tho ,o.;.I..r,a h.. .,,uo,,o..d com
ooa ~ h,,;i% w. nS H.au S~CTH'
;~o. .n% ain0 noU ~ h w .n' no.p;"m ~ -.
aus, %" ~ n,b;oS ~ :. o ~ :. Ipoatod '"e
p-;.L pom.-o, .. o-..n;.;nr
,.Dnto h,nd ysnp . ~
Hsny W III. ~ csHn,u DIT, ~ Innn .I
Sooo n n asS az t1 m;ii y. oa - .sJ
soon
m. Do....r -;.u......
~ ths nsc,,l;ar;,;os and ndd;t;.s &c w.,u'
hers If ths present Coloradn lao;s,ature
| t. do The subisct ;rst;ca ths ,oar5s ad;t;or
| ~ ths nanar Shou,d no o;van 4
case ma peen commenced In INT
Gnitea 2SaSss Uours q. Denver, IN wnlon
Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16
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Omaha daily bee., 1883-02-16

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Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-07
From Viola.

To the Standard.
VIOLA, April 4.-Everything quiet
around Viola, although considerably
disappointed by the delay in the arrival
of the STANDARD Saturday. The mail
agent carried down the road.
M. H. Gwyn planted corn last Sat
urday.
We have new bell on the Baptist
church, and Sunday afternoon it called
splendid Sunday-school together.
Prof. Ben Jones has charge of the Bible
class and is good teacher.
We are sorry to announce that Mr..
|. 9. Garretson is quite sick.
Our old friend, Uncle Dot Walker
died near Viola few days since. He
was good citizen and had many friends
here. VETER.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-07
Communications.
From ClearmOnt.

To the Standard.
CLEARMoNT, April Corn plant
ing has commenced. / think there
will be over an average crop planted
this season. Wheat has improved very
much for the last two weeks. Oats are
coming up nicely.
Mr.. H. G. Williamson is very sick
with fever and ague. He has been
chilling for about II months or more.
learn this morning with regret that
our old friend and neighbor, Jonathan
Youngblood, was stricken with palsy a
day or two since. Hope he may socn
recover.
Our clever merchants, Messrs. Fen
nell d Hennegar are doing a good bust.
ness. They could do better if they
go to their place of business earlier.
John M, Spangler has returned to
his home with six little children, the
oldest being only II years old. Hope
some of his lady relatives will keep
house for him while he makes crop.
MASON.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-07
"WOMAN'S BEST FRIEND"

Ample testimonials from every section of
the country show that Dradfelds Female
Regulator is "Woman's Best Friend"
Many suffering females have tried it, been
cured, and bear witness to its merits with
sound constitutions and rosy cheeks. Its
record is before the public. Don't fail TO
try il if you are suffering from any of the
complaints peculiar to your sex.
GooDwATEB, ALA, July I'd, 1877.
My wife was sick for a long time with dis.
eases peculiar to women, not necessary to
describe, but which will be understood by
all interested, and although she had the best
medical attention she grew worse, until she
became a confirmed invalid, confined to her
bed. Seeing the advertisement of Bradfeld's
Female Regulator, bought bottle, and by
the time she had finished taking it she was
so far restored as to be up; she is now well
and able to attend to her regular duties.
believe it saved her life. c. W. O'NElL.
DIR. J. Bradfeld, Proprietor, Atlanta, Ga,
Price, $3.50 per bottle For sale by j. B.
Ritchey, Druggist, McMinnville.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-07
Warren COunty's Iron Deposits.

W.. are informed by Mr.. j. D.
Elkins that iron ore in apparent large
quantities, has been discovered on his
and other farms in this county. Mr..
Elkins thinks the vein extends from
McGee's cove to the old forge, where
once was made the famous "Rocky
River Iron" distance Of eight miles,
varying in width from ] to mile.
II has been found to exist on the
farms of John Cardwell, Thos. r.
Gribble, I. B. Neal, j. D. Elkins and
perhaps others. Mr.. Elkins thinks
these iron deposits extend up into Van
Buren, and White counties. There is
evidently iron ore in that section.
Many Of our Oldest citizens remember
when the celebrated "ROcky River
Iron" was made in a crude way on
Rocky river many years ago. 1t was
of superior quality and nearly equal to
the best steel; in fact it was considered
better than most steel for plows. 1t
was very hard and yet retained the
quality of being tough and durable.
We can remember we'll when our father
used to work it. Mr.. Elkins says in
making stock pond in a low swampy
place on his farm, he struck what he
supposed was a solid rock. He soon
discovered that the bed of rock extend
ed over the whole bottom. On further
examination he found this supposed
rock a solid mass of iron ore. If it
should exist in large quantities, as Mr..
Elkins thinks, its proximity to the coal
fields of Cumberland mountain, soon
to be opened, will make it very profita-
BILE. We wait for further investigation
and developments. If we have the
ore of sufficient richness and in suffi'
cient quantity to manufacture iron on a
large scale we certainly have all the
other natural advantages to make iron,
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1883-04-07

made when the weather is pleasant,
and the decoction or solution should be
warm enough not to chill the sheep.
There is no doubt these applications
would be effectual remedies for mango
in dogs and other animals.
Another remedy given by that emf
nent agriculturist, Mr.. George Geddes,
to the New York Tribune is very in
structive and interesting, but too long
to copy in connection with this article,
We will probably give it entire mex
week.