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Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

that It Is possible to rear oysters In
unlimited number from the eggs, and
to keep them alive for q few days and
for come time after they have devel-
oped their ehells. If these young
oysters could bs reared until large en-
ough to handle and plant, the supply
of oysters could be increased
indefinitely. There would be
mono of the uncertainty which at
tends fish. Matching, for the young
oysters would stay where they are
put, and would be ss tangible az pota-
toes. The great Importance of the
subject has led many naturalists to ex.
pertinent at 1t within the last five
years; but they have not advanced be-
yond the point where i left the sub
ject. The difficulty which they have
met Is due to inability to renew or re-
place the water without losing all the
oysters, rs they are so small that no
method of strs'nipg can be employed.
Daring the winter 1 designed an ap-
psratus to meet this difficulty, and the
Johns Hopkins University allowed
me to construct 1t at their ex.
pepse. 1t is q system of inclined
troughg, with lodges In the bot.
tom, like those used In gold
washing, and the young oysters are
caught like the pockets formed by the
lodges, while the water flows on. A
renewal supply of water is poured
into the top OF the trough by a steam
pump. A number Of young oysters,
four days old, were put into the sp.
paratus or Tuesday noon, and non of
them have escaped, although all the
water has been replaced over many
times. These oysters, which are now
nine days old, are still heslthful and
vigorous, 30 the experiments are 80 far
successful. The apparatus has COM
pletely removed tho obstacle which
has stopped all Investigations up to
this time, and 1t will, therefore, allow
me to try other experiments. SO far,
then, the new method is a sue.
cess, but the oysters have not
grown. Out of many hundreds
have now found only three, which are
any larger than they were on Tuesday,
when they were put into the machine.
The weather up to yesterday has been
cold and unfavorable, and their failure
to grow may be due to this, or to a
lack of proper food, or to some cause
as yet unsupported, 1 feel, though,
that I have command of the subject,
and can O experiment until l find
what is needed. Capt. Wsddell and ]
have agreed that the Importance Of
the matter justiies me In sticking to 1t
for the present, and We have decided
that 1t will be best for me to remain
here, while he resumes the work Of
examining the oyster beds Of Mary
land"
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
AN IMPORTANT @ JHsrIoN.

SCHUYLER, Neb., June IL, 1888.
To the Elitor Of the BE.
2e kind enough to ask U. P. Waller
tine what became of his bill compel.
Ing the railroads to pay their tsxeF.
Having plead Ignorance of the true
state Of affairs during his last can.
vazs, he popped up at the opening OF
congress and offered q bill, as sb've
stated, whereupon The Republican
called upon the world to behold the
great aati-monopolist laboring for the
interests Of the dear people, etc., etc.
Since then the silence has been pain.
full; not q leaf stirred; the star rout-
ers are remembered by him with new
deals, but his constituents are for.
gotten, or turned ver to the mercy OF
Judge Dundy.
If the railroad company lie going to
keep him In congress- the writer sug-
gests that progress upon this Valen-
tine bill be reported often. Of course
no one expects the bill to pass; even
Mr.. Valentine dreamed of It
becoming a law, nor would he vote
for 1t on the final passage; yet an sp.
parent effort wa necessary, al we now
observe, to keep the people In good
humor. G. j. NJ.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

THE New York Herald gives promi.
nence to a special dispatch from Rome
stating that letters have BEEN Issued
by the propaganda summoning all Am.
erioan bishops to Rome to receive
papal instructions, and to mako pre-
parations for . provincial council of
the whole Roman Catholic church In
America, to be held next year In
some city of the United States.
The last council was held In BAlti-
more, but 1t IL said by some of the
priests who have been interviewed
that q new council Ia needed for the
enforcement Of better discipline In
the church, and for q more COM
plete withdrawal of the priesthood
from political affairs. The tendency to
liberalism In action under democratic
institutions and Influences Is to b;
co~unteraosed, and the bond Of ALI
ance between the church In Americs
and Rome Ia to be strengthened.
None Of the priests In New York,
nor the cardinal himself, have been
appraised Of such q purpose as is an
nounoed In the dispatch, or, II they
have any knowledge of 1t, ire not dis
posed to communicate 1t In advance oil
the official public announcement; but
there seems to be q universal feeling
among them that the council would bG
convened at no distant day, and that
there is need for It,.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
JOSH BILLINGS.
HENRY W. SHAW.

A striking instance of the failure
which may attend the efforts of a
man, before he finds his proper
sphere, is found In the life Of Henry
W. Shaw, better known to the world
as Josh Billings.
That he is a man of national inter.
t%erest, may be inferred from the fact
that his Farmers Allminax," In Its
second year, reached the enormous
sale of 127, 600 copies, and during its
successful career of ten years, the
author and publisher have each re.
oeived $50, 600 from the profits.
Both his father and grandfather
were members Of congress, the former
acting as political manager for Henry
Clay.
From the time of his birth, In 1920,
until 1884, his life was spent at L snes.
boro, Berkshire county, Mass. Going
west in 1884, he led o frontier life
and engaged in the various occupations
of stearing steamboats,, keeping a
country store and auctioneering. At
forty.five years of age, while editing a
small paper In Poughkeepsie, to which
place he had come for the purpose of
educating his daughters, he compared
several of his humorous essays with
thcss of Artemus Ward, and wonder.
ed why his own had failed to st rike
the popular taste.
Concluding that the secret Of sue.
cess was in the phonetic spelling, he
adopted 1t In his "E,ss on the Muel, ,
and dlspOsed of 1t for 81. 90, his first
earnings In the line of literature. The
essay was extensively copied, and fur
Their efforts In the same line soon made
his name a household word. From
this time to thu present his career has
been one Of continual financial sue
cess. From The New York Weekly
alone his income has been for many
years 500 per week, for the hal
column which he contributes to each
Issue.
Daring the last seventeen years he
has delivered a thousand lectures, the
serious delivery of his nonsensicalities
being, at times, go irresistably laugh
able that he soon became popular with
the laughter.loving people.
He Is a man of pure life, and Is {
moral teacher In bis way. He love
his home, and finds his chief deligh'
and proudest moments when with hill
little grandchildren. In his daily
walks he shows none of that eccen
tricity which many attribute to him
but IT,, on the contrary, n of the mos
natural Of men. His long hair is mo-
a literary s~ffectstion, but Ia so worn t.
hide a physical defect.
Underneath the bad spelling of hi
proverbs and aphorisms there Is, a
times, 3 depth Of wisdom and phlloso
py which gives him a higher place IL
the world than thst of a mere humor-
ist, and which is often overlooked b,
those who are amused merely by hi
peculiarltiea of expression.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
ROMANCE IN NEW MEXICO.
How q Soldier Won the Hand
the Niece OF Mrs Senator
Logan.

Special Di patch to the Globe Democrat.
ALBUQUERQUE, N. NJ, June 8-Iu-
formation has Just reached here
through one of the gentlemen attend
Ing court that Santa Fe, socially
speaking, Ia just nov rsked from cen.
ter to circumference. Eva Cunning
ham Ia the niece of Mrs. Gen. j. A.
Logan, bat 1t does not appear that
she has q particle of the dis
cretion, policy and good judg.
ment which is known to characterize
the words and acts CT her noble.spirited
aunt. The young lady Is inexperienced
In the ways of the world, having been
shut up In a convent all her lie, and
never having been permitted to freely
cultivate the society of gentlemen.
Gossip relates that flrtations were
conducted without reserve from her
upstairs window In Psymas,er Tuck.
er's residence with the soldiers, until
the matter became generally known
and until her charms were freely dis
cussed among the prvates of the Santa
Fe post. Sergt. s. s. Errett, OF the
22nd Infantry, soon came to be rec.
ognized ss Mrs. Logan's nlece's
admirer. She made trysts
with him, and they
net and walked and wo led along the
banks of the romantic Rio Ch!queto
and In the hills among the oscti, sage
brush and scrub csdars. Here they
must have told their love, while Mrs.
Tucker was all the time under the
impression that her little SOD, Logan,
was out for o walk with Miss Gun
ningham, when In truth and In fact
that young lady had left him at play
In Msjor Aailhache's place and strolled
off alone to meet her lover. Finally
1t all leaked out, and fearing that the
storm was about to burst on their
heads, Sergeant Errett and Miss Gun
ningham slipped quietly away about q
week ago, and hunting up = minister,
were secretly married. The secret
was kept until Tuesday, when the
storm came. A council Of war wss
held, and the young lady wa
called on to explain. This
she did by confesHing her secret
marriage. What followed is unknown
precisely, but this much is q fact. San.
a.or Logan said he didn't mean to have
any such id nonsense around
him, SO Sergeant Errett was summon
cd, a minister was called In, and again
this time In the presence OF the
household-Miss Cunningham and her
.ollIa. Lou lovar uara declared hus-
baui and wife, and so 1t all ends.
There is nothing very bad about 1t, q.
it has turned out, but the gossips must
talk, you know, and they are making
the most of this. Errett is a clever
fellow, and he is In luck. Miss Gun
ninghsm will be a wiser and better
woman a year from now The old
folks are making the best of 1t, aud
that's all anybody can do.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
SENATOR VAN WICK AND
NERRAsKA "A.

Taking advantage Of q criticism OF
THE BEE on General Van Wyok's OPP
position to the Nlobrara Doadwood
stage route, the Omaha Republican
makes a vicious attack on the senator
which Is az unjust as 1t is uncalled
for. Since the time whom John M.
Thayer represented our state In the
national senate, Nebraska has had no
ADLER senator than General Van
| Wyck. Unlike several Of his prede'
cessors he has been a representative
Of the people, and not @ tool Of the
corporations. No railroad has been
able to boast that they carried the
vote Of Charles FL. Van Wyck In
their pocket, and no corporate
monopoly has counted him among
their paid agents at the national cap
ital. That Is q great deal to say,
when we consider the past history OF
Nebraska, and 1t is chiefly for thi,
reason that tie Republicans, which
lives by railroad patronage, cannc.
speak of the general without q sneer
and q scoff.
THE BEE IL not and never has
been an organ Of Senator Van Wyck.
1t reserves the right as an Independent
republican paper published In the In
terests Of Nebraska, to crltise or to
commend the general solely according
to his deserts. 1t has found much to
praise In the bold stand which he hs,
taken against the aggessions of cor
porate monopoly rsnd In the fearless
manner In which he has arrsigned
corruption regardless OF party lines,
General Van Wyck Is impetuoug; he
Is sometimes eccentric. But he Is al
ways an honest man. That Is some
thing over which Nebraska may con
graduate herself. In addition he /,
an able and we'll informed representa-
tive of the interests Of the state, with
an eye always open to Its welfare, sc
far as he understands 1t. Tho senator
has made a record In Washington, Of
which he need not be ashamed, anG
the people of Nebraska who refuse tt
take their cue from tho railroad com
panies have no reason to be ashameo
| Of their senior senator.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
SOME PLAIM @

The BEE Is down on the Thomas
soncerts. The BEE Is down on the
opera houre-that's the long and short
Of it-snd THE BEE Is down on the
opera house because Mr.. Boyd refused
to pay the concern blackmailing rates
for advertising. - ep,bliean.
MI. Tom Boyd may discover that
patience sometime will cease on the
part of THE BEE to be a virtue. TIE
BEE has treated the opera house with
a great deal Of consideration. 1t has
treated Its proprietor and manager
with even more. II is q matter
of indifference to us whether
Mr.. Boyd refuses to pat.
ronizs The BEE Or not. That
Is entirely for him to settle on square
basineas basis. But when he uses
our columns to advertise his concern,
he must pay the same rates 81 any
other business man, no moro and no
less. The BEE Is not running q junk
shop. 1t shut down on free pufs for
theatrical troupes some months ago.
That IL what troubles Mr.. Tom Boyd.
And now a word about the opera
house and Its management. Since the
day when Mr.. Boyd opened what he
calls his "temple Of amusement" he
has been hsttered and beslobbered by
| the press Of Omaha until the subject
has become %sickening. No Omaha
Newspaper has .ventured to criticize
the construction Of the building or the
management of Its conductor. Six
free tickets for each show In return
for column after column of free puffs
have closed the mouths of the editors
of the Herald and Republican. 1t Ia
a notorious fact that no place of
pnblic amusement In any Of our large
cities Ia as open to criticism as Boyd's
Opera House. The building is a good
one to look at, but q very bad one to
get out of In case CT fire or panic. THE
BEE has thrown In Its waste paper bas-
ket ecores of communications from in
dignant citizens, denounoing the Opera
House al dangerous, and point
Ing out Just where the danger lies.
Last night when the entrance
was blocked with crowd
which stood jammed In the
narrow p~asssgsway that leads froa
tho second story platform, n of our
prominent business men called out SO
that even Mr.. Boyd might have heard
him: "There is no Omaha newspaper
that dares to expose this ire.trap!'
"Fire-trap" Is the right word In the
right place. Frescoes are pretty, but
solid walls, . brick ~proscenium arch,
ground floor entrances and plen.
ty of exits with doors opening
outside are still better when the
public safety is involved. A large
stage Il good, but a large stage sepa'
rated only from the audience by q hall
inch plank partition makes an excel.
lent hue for flames. Two galleries
give q theatre Q metropolitan appear
anoe, but where one Of them Is emp
tied by the aame narrow passage
through which the audience leaves TIT
parquct aud parquet circle the dangei
to human life Ia increased.
These are a fow plain facts abeu
Mr.. Boyd's 'temple of amusement,
which Is an ornament to our town,
source of profit to Its owner, but b.
no means as safe as 1t might be for tn
public who pstronize it.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

THE predictions OF The BEE re-
gsrding the results Of General Sherl-
dams visit to Omaha have been COL
frmed. Fort Thornburgh is to be
abandoned, Fort Brldgsr becomes a ak
company post and the forces In the
department of the Platte are In.
creased by the addition of the Four
tesnth infantry, which will make iti
headquarters at Fort Sidney until
later In the fall. The Ninth infantry
will go to Fort Bridger, where
Colonel Mason will assume command
until further orders. There ar'
rumors that extensive Improvement
,rl are 10 be made at Fort Omaha yer!
shortly and that General Sheridan
sdnce bis late visit, Is more generousl,
disposed towards this department thai
ever. FN1N
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

THE Union Pacii, owns nearly o
million acres Of land In Nebraska.
That is, they own them enough to
mortgage and sell them, according to
Judge Dandy, but not enough to pay
taxes on them. Such ownership IA Q
sweet boon denied to the producers Of
this state, who pay the taxes for 9
psnper corporation.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

MAJOR NICKERsoN's disgrace has
been too much for him, and he Is now
a fugitive from justice with a military
order out for his arrest. A mania for
gambling sat the bottom of the Majors
trouble, which seems to be q combina'
tion of moral aud financial wrecks fol-
lowing the promptings Of Illicit pas
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

Senator Cameron has not gained
much since he fed to Europe. If he
does not get better he will stay abroad
two or three years, dropping out of
politics altogether. And he might as
well, for he has no aptitudeu for poll.
tics, little tact and address, makes no
figure as q speaker, and probably
knows quite as little about public af-
fairs as any man In the senate,
not excepting Woodpulp Miller
who, by The way, Is not a fool by a
long shot. 1t is said that Cameron
has not made a cent of money by his
offices, and Is q poorer man to day
than when he was elected senator. he
war elected because his father wanted
him elected, which was reason enough
to the Pennsylvania legislature, which
he owned, body and boots, at that
time. And old Simon Cameron has
been one of the sstutest political man.
ayers who aver got control of q great
state and made q fortune.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

Mr. PoPPLEroN has earned his SAL
airy and can now retire from the public
prints for another year. Since his
memorable election dispatch, order.
Ing the bulldozlng of Union Pacific
employees, Mr.. Poppleton has not at
tracted half as much attention as he
has secured during the last week BY
h~ls..earne.t plea for the railroad tar
shirkerr.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

WHATEVER crops may suffer from
the long continued moisture the small
grain and grass crop. are reapiug the
benefit Of plenteous rains. Still We
would willingly let the grass crop rest
as Il is at present and give the corn q
chance with q .istle sunshine.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

GENERAL SHERIDAN's friends In
Washington have bought q $43, 900
house for him. There are cumpenss.
lions for the hard knocks that warriors
get II they live long enough to find
them out,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

The attention of the street com.
missioner Ia called to the condition Of
Sixteenth street beyond the bridge.
The avenue Is In a dangerous state for
either man or beast. One side Ia
graded and the other half Is In deep
ruts, while trenches and water pipe,
invite accident and life, llmt
and property. 1t Is high time that the
road should be put In a pausable CON
dition.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

PRESIDENT ARTHUR Ia gaining stead
lily In popular favor. He has been an
agreeable disappointment to his me
mics and q source Of solicitude to his
stslward friends. But for q | that, at
the present rate, the president will
fad less opposition at the next repub.
lican national convention than he will
at the polls . year from next Novem-
her.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

QUEEN VICTORIA Is reported as about
to abdicate. When Mickey gets ready
to hand over her official perq %1isites to
her son, the court undertaken will be
In active demand.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

BILL CHANDLER denies emphatl.
cAlly that he 10 q candidate for the
New Hampshire senatorial succession.
By the time tho monitors are com.
pleted the secretary of the navy can
retire with an easy conscience from
politics and business, which, with Mr..
Chandler, are one and the same thing.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
8 HaJching,

Annapolis Dispatch ~ the Baltimore American
Prof. w. O. Brooks, of the oyster
commission, has submitted an infor-
NAL report to the governor, dated
from Hampton, Virginia, May 27,
In which, after stating that he Ia not
vet prepared to make Q formal report,
says: III discovered five years age
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

Of barley from the ports of tie Black
Sea. Late advioes to shippers report
a lessening supply Of this competing
cereal, and indicate a better demand
In prospect for American corn.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

ANOTHER courier has been heard
from In Arizona. Crook has corrslled
a couple of hundred Apaches, includ-
Ing seventy.fve bucks, and has reached
the boundary.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

Mr.. MERRIcK has concluded his
nine day speech In the star route
trial, and all the jurors are still able
to answer roll call.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

A Siren That Lures the Hero.
Cincinnati Commercial.
Draw poker seems to be so demon.
alising In the army that It ought to be
prohibited In the articles of war.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

GENERAL Howard Is off for the
Yellowstone Park. His salary will
u right on during his absence from
d,fy
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
DECLINE OF MAN,

Nervous Weakness, Dyspepsia, I'm.
potence, Sexual debility cured by
Wells Health Repewer." 81.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
The BEE PUBLISHING CO., Props
T.. ROsEwATER Editor.

WARN weather and corn come and
go together.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
The Omaha Bee.

Published every morning, except Sun.
~. The cnly Monday morning daily,
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
Scared at Their Shadow

Cincinnati Enquirer (pem.).
The car Is not 30 nervou as he
WAS The only really nervous persons
now are the Ohio republicans.
Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13
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Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

FoRrY-sIx democratic papers In In
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Omaha daily bee., 1883-06-13

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Changes

In Nebraska and Iowa during the
week ending June g., 1883, furnished
by VIM. Van Week, of the post
Office department:
Daily Los Angeles herald., 1883-07-13
Turned States Evidence.



"Hold on heah,' exclaimed a
negro on trial for stealing a sad
die. "Hold on heah, Judge, for
I'se gxine ter turn States eyi
dence right heah." Chow can
you turn States evidence when
you are the only one concerned?"
asked the Judge Don't make
no difference. Use gwine to turn
states evidence right heah, and
doan yerself commence to forgit
it. IF turn dat evidence and
show yer zackly who stold the
saddle yell low me to go about
nv business, won't yer, Judge?"
Certainly sir, If YOU can turn
States evidence md tell US ex-
actly who committed the theft, the
law will grant you liberty" "All
right; heah fur de States evil
dence. / stole the saddle my
self, an good day, gentlemen"
and he walked out of the court
room before the officers could
sufficiently recover from their
surprise 10 detain him.