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Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08
Woman's Unconquerab'e Passion for
GOntrabnnd Goods
Detroit Free Press

De rOlJ free IreSS-
"Ihers's,no use talking. you can't pre-
vent women smuggling" declared a
veteran custom officer to a st;eet-car
audience yesterday.
"Why not2 Because faint in the books.
In the fust place women know no law;
really can'G discriminate between their
own cranks and and the right and wong
of things from a lawful point of view.
''Now you take smugglin'. could
name you lots of the most fashionable
ladies in Detroit who go to Windsor
neatly every week of their lives for the
sole purpose of smugglin' something. Not
that they couldn't i'll the long run save
money by investin' in the markets, but
t2ere' 8 never-dyin' charm in beatin' the
guy ment. high an low. rich an poor,
its all the same.
"Why, didn't Hugh McCulloch, when
he was secretary of the treasury some
years ago, make an order that eighteen or
twenty of his wife trunks be passed
through the New York custom house
thout Inspections That was the time she
came home f,om Europe. All the boys
Iknowed that she had dead loads Of contra
band stuff. But what do you think of
the highest authority in the treasury de
partment jumpin' in an helpin' his own
wife to smuggle2
"Taint 50 very long ago that l caught
the wife of one of the richest men i'll
Detro t in the queerest mess. | noticed
her off an on crossing the river a good
| deal. Course | knowed she was up to
smugglin', but to save my life / couldn t
g onto her special racket. Now, what
do you suppose it vast
"No, you couldn't guess If you was to
die a-tryin'. 1 never'll forgit what a stun
ner twas to me when | tumbled to it.
Brandy! Yes, sir, that was my racket;
an the very day we broke her up she had
six bottles tied to a sting around her
waist and hid under her cloths. i never
was so dead beat since I've been ON the
dock.
800 with herl Well, ! had one Of the
boys walk her up to the Office; the brandy
was seized and she paid Il mean her hus-
band when / say she) whatever wss right,
and the thing neyer got ont.
M"You c%oulan'F, IL ynu was to try, make
q woman understand that smugglih' aim
q part of her religious duty. lts no dis
respect to pIoas folks, for God knows |
have the greatest likin' for EN-, but it's
the everlaatin' truth that there's piles an
piles of women In Detroit thst1l take al
active part 10 prayer meetin' in their
church tonight an chin over to Windsor
as SOON as they get their freakfast to-
morrow to smuqgle sOmethtn' or other.
They don't care what his 30 long as I'll
smuQgled.
Eyes, 1 s'pose l shall have to admit
that while wa look asful sharp afte,
them hsrd.sa65tin' French women
straw era fs apt to have n ey'
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

The Keokuk city council has by reso-
luton declared that the Iowa prohibitory
law is a failure, and that moral suasion
and a rigid license law is the only reme-
dy for the liquor evil. This ought to set
tie the whole matter, but If Governor
Sherman does not call a special session OF
the legislature to repeal the law 1t will
show that a city council resolution il
about a, much of failure as the prohibi-
tory law.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

Mr.. WILSON has resigned from the
board Of public works, and a petition has
been presented to the city council for the
appointment of Joseph Barker. Now
this man Barker has been the tool, If not
a partner, of the Colorado sandstone
ring. His chief hacker, Woodwork,
occupies a very questionable position
himself az a contractor and councilman
at the same time. The insolence of the
corporation "henchmen is almost beyond
endurance. We all kaow how these
petitions are gotten up. Few men have
the backbone to refuse their signatures
to a petition, even whom 1t shows
on its face that it is not for the public in.
terest. If these same men who signed
the petition could only ballot for Joseph
Barker probably not one-tenth of then
would vote for him, not because Mr.,
Barker is not an excellent business mar
but because his way of doing business il
purely selfish and not calculated to sub
serve the public welfare.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

In consideration of the hospital assess
ment upon its employees the Union Pa
cafic railroad company guarantees to take
care of its sick, and it specifically agrees to
provide for them in cases of contagious
diseases, when the municipal authorities
do not take care of such cases. The vic
tim of smallpox now at st. Joseph's hos
pital was visited by the Union Pacific
physicians at his boarding house, and upon
their order he was removed to st. 10
seph's hospital, and placed in a wa'd with
several other patients, who were scattered
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08
RAILROAD LAND FoRFEITUREs.

RAILROAD LAND FORFEITURES.
The passage of the Oregon Central
land forfeiture bill is the FIRST evidence
that we have of any intention on the part
of the senate-the American house Of
lords-to restore to the public domain
millions upon millions of acres that were
given away with lavish hand to railroads
upon certain conditions, which have
never been fulfilled. Although the Ore.
g IN Central land grant is comparatively
small, yet the action of the senate gives
the people some hope that the other
unearned grants will be declared for
feited at an early day and thrown open
to settlement.
The forfeiture of these land
grants has been delayed by the senate,
which seems to be more or less. con
tro]led by the corporations and monopc-
lists. On the other hand the house of
representatives has done its duty quite
thoroughly and promptly. 1t will be
remembered that at the opening of the
FoIty-e'ghth congress the house, in an
aver to a general demand OF the press
and people, took action upon the land
forfeiture question and almost unani-
mously passed acts restoring to the pub.
lie domain 10, 600, 900 acres In New Mex
leo and Arizona which had been granted
to the Texas Pacific, which
never canned a single acre,
the extension of the Southern Pacific
eastward preventing the construction OF
the Texas Pacific within the limots Of the
grant. The Texas Pacific, however, at
tempted to transfer to Huntington and
his associates, composing the Southern
Pacific company, It's grant, but In this eff
fort it failed. There is no reason what.
ever for any further delay on the part of
the senate in declaring forfeited this i'm
mense grant. The house of representa-
tives, before its adjournment last sum-
mer, had passed forfeiture acts covering
over 80, 900, 600 acres, but the senate did
nothing but interpose delays.
1t will be remembered that the senate
attached to the Atlantic and Pacific bill
certain amendments which the house re-
fused to accept. These amendments pro.
vided that the lands should not be opened
up for settlement before the determine.
ton of a long litigation, to ascertain the
rights of parties claiming under the grant.
Senator Morgan, of Alabama, offered
these amendments, and stated hat he
should present similar amendments to all
the forfeiture bills. True to his promise
he attempted on Tuesday last to saddle
these amendments upon the Oregon
Central bill, but they were voted down
by a majority of nearly two to enc,
which is a very good indication. Senator
Dolph maintained that the rights of all
parties could be i~udicially decided in
spite of any act Of congress. Now let
the senate proceed with the other forfeit
ure bills and complete the good work be-
gun By the house.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

TIE Iowa democratic leaders, follow
Ing the example Of the Nebraska demo-
Gratis, will hold a meeting to-day at DeH
Moines for the main purpose of agreeing,
If possible, upon some satisfactory plan
of distribution of the federal patronage.
The secondary object of the a~ssemblsge
is to boom Judge Kline for governor,
his candidacy for a cabinet position hav'
ing fallen II at.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

THE OMAHA BEE has two kinds Of con.
tents these days. One half is telling the
legislature what to do. The other half
is calling it a body of knsves, fools and
scoundrels. Under these circumstance
these Topics will devote a line or two to
the legislature: Don't pay N attention
to Mr.. Rosewater.-Lincoln Journal.
THE BEE is a double. 5arreled concern.
The contents of enc barrel will be fred
into the scoundrels who are down at
Lincoln to betrsy their constituents
and barter away the interests of
Nebraska for their own personal gain.
The contents Of the other barrel will be
poured Into the rogues, thieves and cap
pers who are at Lincoln trying to corrupt
the legislature with their schemes of
plumber, and endeavoring to prevent
legislation for the protection of the
producers and taxpayers. No honest
man in or out of Office needs to dread
The BEES artillery. No honest member
of the legislature will lack proper recog-
milton through this paper for his fidelity
and efficiency.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

closed, or to be busy lishtin' a cigar
whep some of the high toned Detroit
ladies' we know are gettin' of the boat
loaded down to tho gupnells with a Goa.
trabsnd cargo. Humon natures the
same the world over, and a custums in.
spector amt no less human than the rest
OF the world, good lookr, swell cloths and
cheek 10 something that catches us as
often As any body else, maybe
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08
HEY, RUFE.
Aunt Betsy's Reply to Uncle RuTus.

BURCHARD, Neb., January $40 the
editor; | wish to say a few words in re-
gard to Uncle Rufus ideas gained in his
recent western trip. He may be right
about our ovetproduction of machinery
but If there is it don't do us any good.
We have to pay as much for a pillow now
as we did when corn was S1.00 per bushel
and the same with everything. Why2
Because we did not get the $1.00, it was
the capitalist that gotit. 1t has been a
good many years since the farmer got an
average of more than 80 cents per
bushel for his corn. In 1881
there was a short time that corn was 60
cents per bushel, but we did not get that
here. We had to pay that. Uncle Rufus
says it costs 81 per acre to plant and har-
vest n acre of wheat and that if he gets
twelve bushels he gets his money back,
providing he gets 90 cents per bushel; and
if he gets "a bushels he doubles his money.
1t seems to me his slate and pencil must
have been sadly neglected at school.
l strongly approve of his idea to have
the farmers hold their corn over so as to
have a supply in case of a short crop. If
they were getting % cents instead of 10
and 10 cents they might possibly do so,
but they must pay their debts, if they
keep their corn or not. l think if Uncle
Rufus had to commence farming on an so
of school land and had to go in debt for
every thing he had, he would have some
new ideas. AUNT BETSY.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

THERE is only one thing lacking to
make the New Orleans worlds exposi-
ton q SUCCESS financially, and that is
money. The shortage already is $780,.
900, but 1t is hoped now that when the
exhibits are all completed, by the middle
of this month, that the attendance will
increase sufficiently to greatly reduce this
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

THE Lincoln Journal Topics man says
that Mr.. Rosew ater ''might be treated
like an artillery horse we once saw that
had very many of the qualities that en-
bellish Mr.. Rosewater." We would like
to know in what service it was that MIR.
Topics saw that artillery horse. Wa it
in the confederate artillery
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

WHEN Bill Stout, who is the real
speaker of the house of representatives
of the present legislature. with Allen
Field as his dummy, gets ready to pre-
sent his little claims the legislature will
promptly order the treasurer to cash them.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

The city Of Lincoln has added to her
hotel facilities a frat. class house, the
Gorham, which will be appreciated by the
travelling public as well as by the citizens
of the capital city.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

IT might have been a great deal bette,
for Copgressman.elect Dorsey to have
stayed away from the legislature. he
has assumed a responsibility for Bill
Stout's election as speaker which may
compel him to make a great man, ex
plantations.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

Now that Field has become speaker,
Glen Kendall and his associate scnool
land thieves feel pretty safe, thank you
The special committees that will investi
gate the school-land frauds will do their
level best not to investigate.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

WITH Church Howe as president of the
senate and Field as speaker of the house,
the railroads may feel pretty safe from
any interference for the next two yeare,
unless an outraged people shall rise in
revolt against absolute tyrrany and rob-
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

PERHAPS Mr.. Nettleton has discovered
by this time how much reform he may
expect to achieve within the republican
party in the matter of railway regulation,
or in purifying the Augean stables which
are infested by sharks, jobbers and land
r,bh
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

OF course the Omaha Republican CON
graduates Mr.. Field upon his election as
speaker of the house. 1t should also con-
graduate the railroads, the jobbeIs and
Bill Stout.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08
EoR RENT-Furnished rooms 1919 California st.
II Mrs, A CAldefwooi. AiS7p

LIoR GENT-Cottaes 3 rooms Sh'nb's ID addition,
II $40 per month. Inquire room 4, Omaha Ma.
tional Bans Building. SS6tf
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08
ment.,,

BRAD SLAUGHTER failed to catch on
this time. The legislature in leaving
him out in the cold has done one COM
mendable thing at last If 1t never does
another.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

upon them han policies of insurance on
his life, placed in one or more Of the
many Hrst-Class companies now doing
business In our midst.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

If any more fodder can be found In
the public crib of Nebraska, the legisla-
ture ought to deal 1t out to the Zediker
family
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

PRESIDENT ARTHUR proposes to give
the Worlds Exposition a boom by visiting
the Crescent City next week.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

GENERAL BRIsBIN now makes an ap.
peal for Gen. Grant. That ought to re-
lieve Grant from any further embarrass.
ment.'
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08
FOR SALE.

Tor sALE-MUsICAr INSTRUMENTS A.
II Hospe offers ore Boardman & Gray Piano at
a12h; enc II Nines Bros Piano at. slh0; one J,P Hal
Piano at Sl95; one Macon & sramlin Organ at SIS;
one shoninger organ at S35; one Woodbridge Organ
at $50; one Estoy Organ at $50; one johnson. Organ
at go, for cash or on easy menth'y i~nstailmentss.
Also agents for celebrated KimboH Piano and KIM
ball Organ, Emerson ana HdLet & DdUtS Pianos.
Largest stock, lowest prices. 4. hospe, 1919 Dodge
stfest. b39feb6
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

ITO RENT Nicely furnished no0m suitable for
II one OF two gents. 1905 Farnham SO. 54S-s
EoG RENT-s iurnlshed rooms with FIRE, 1918
n Capitol ave. 536-Sp
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

THE fruits of the Legislative oaucus are
now Visible to the naked eye.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

NOR SAIL OR TRADE-Good steam Touring mill
Il with two run of burs and one feed burr; all in
20 cd repair and only been used Is months. S tuatedl
on oneof the be t business lots in kearney, .Neb,
VIII dispose of lot aud mill together OF mill alJne;
q fine location; will sell on good terms; or trade for
K,arney, Nsb. bl7feb5
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

NOR SALE OR EXCHANGE-For vacant or im-
Il proved property, the furni ure OF 20 rooms,
nesrlrnes; the premises for lease; centrally located,
brick block, modern impro yements; also store and
basement for rent in same block; goo, chance for
hotel business, Morse and & Drummer, Cor; 18th and
Esrnam st. 1853
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08
sEIsCaLLANgCUH wAHEs.
YoA ara7--Eeubes aMa .,ars

EoR REaT-No S42 S 18Th ST; new house Of s
\ roomsi big lot, lad and soft .ateri cheap to the
right man. Inquire at SGT s 2Gth st, SCOTT
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

WyANTED-Agents to handle our Electric Bet. ana
wv appliance, exclusive territory given. A grand
opportunity Tor the right parties. Investigate by adj
dressing the Peerless Mig Co., Kansas CITY. Mo.
l3S-jan1ip
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08
NOTICES.
TO IOAN.-MnneY.

NONhY LOANED on ChAt,e's. CoilAterals, Sc.
vi cured Notes, or Real Estate. Financial kN.
change 1868 Fart am 81. 54itob5p
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08
EIfCsEL6NgOuz.

osT-si0O. in so gobhpioces, sewed up In a long
IIs,rip Ct 10th. II the h1der viii please return
same TO BEE office thoy VIZ be doing a great kind
ross to an old widow lacy which was all she posse4sd.
VIII DO literally rewarded 56a-9p
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

EoR RGNT-Lsrge pleasant tarnished rooms. In.
II quire n. w. corner 18th and FatnAm As. 4Sl.tf
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

nor RENT-Houso OF eight rooms, situate be-
II tween Convent and Pleasant streets, on Harvey
street. Inquire Of W. NJ. Thompson, First National
Bank. SSgtf
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

DLUMBJNG vai ittiDg, joSbiDg promptly attended
L tO,l.3H. l6tn t, Joha ], CayaDGugh. ls2,jl2p
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

NOR RENT-A good furnished room Apply az
IT Atkinson's Millinery store, 18th St, sou h OF
Post office, 33itt
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

ID oohs-With board, def rablo or winter. App
HAT st CHARLES Hotol. 42l-t
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

NOR TRADE For merchandise groceriIs pre-.
i fered, three 81 rauIsb'e lots IN Dayton, Ohio
Of incumbrADce All CONN INDICATIONS vii b. t'elted
strict y Confidential. S. II, W,nspear, goa Cumin,.
st. 387jfiS0
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

ZION one house. Inquire Edho.m & Eric.
~ SON. 2s.Af
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

D2AIRIE CHICKENS-I want q mar In every
i town in the state TO buv them for cash. No
lint as to guantjty d. B. Bsemer, buyer and ship
per otGame pauItry and Eggs, sol, SOS, sos, and SV7
Howard st., Omaha. s23-tf
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

DOR R~ENr-Furnished rooms 1910 Dodge st.
4 PAST
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

EoR BENT-Neatost and cheapest furnished rooms
" In Omaha. Apply to G.. II. Anderson, room IA
Anderson Block, north entrance. 10th and Dayen
port st. 2i3jan 10
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

RENT-Nicef furnished front ror mwith stove
II BIZ 18TH st. between Howard & jackson. 5oS.9p
Omaha daily bee., 1885-01-08

TRADE--3took OF groceries for acTGproperty
J. adj ,iDlUg Omaha. Cnas, II WOolley, L.oom 20
Omaha National banF, Omaha. Heb. 627-5
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-17
Neuralgia Of the Face!

Capt. John Orr, Pearlngton, Miss, has
been most intense sufferer from facial
neuralgia Tor over twenty years. He has
rad seventeen operations performed on
'he nerves-that Is, had them divided, cut
,f close to the bone from which they
.merge. But this never did him any good;
the most excruciating pain continued
without the least interruption. He often
wished for death to relieve him Of the in
tolerable pain. The best physicians failed
20 relieve him. They finally advised him
to consult Drs. Hartman g. Miller, at the
st. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, which
he did. They prescribed PERUNA, and
in less than month was entirely relieved
of the pain. Before consulting these doc
tors the least touch to any part of his face
or nose would cause the most fearful pain,
while now he can blow his nose and wipe
his face without the least fear of pain.
The captain is grateful beyond measure
for this unexpected and unhoped for result.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kenner, ,o8 Laurel street,
New Orleans, has been one of the great
est sufferers from Neuralgia of the face
during the past year that we have ever
heard of. From. morning to night, and
from night to morning, there was one
Sohsta'ity ouihhS phhit
extending clear around her head and deep
down through every muscle, tooth and
bone in her face. No rest and no sleep.
All physicians failed to relieve her, as
we'll as all remedies. She was constantly
in the most agonizing despair. She called
on DR.. Hartman, who said the cause was
chronic catarrh. He prescribed PERUNA
for her and now every pain has left her.
She feels like another person and can eat
heartily and sleep soundly.
Mrs. G. ]. Miles, Gallipolis, O., writes:
"DR. S. B. HARTMAN & Co., Columbus,
o. My affection has been rheumatism, To-
Gated in the right arm and shoulder, of
more than two years. standing, and after
trying great many remedies without any
relief, l commenced the use of PERUNA,
which, after using three bottles, found
decided change for the better. l contin-
ued to use it and now feel entirely we'll"
Huldah Ward, Wellston, o., writes: 81
have been afflicted for years with that
dreaded disease, catarrh. tried a great
many different kinds of medicine, but to
no effect. commenced taking your Pc
RUNA about nine months ago; have tax.
en- about ten bottles. II is doing me much
good. BY its continued use hope to be
entirely cured"
DIR. A. B. Lovejoy, Dadeville, Ala,
writes: 81 have fine run on your Pc
RUNA and MANALIN. Please send me a
lot of books, The Ills Of Life"
Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-05-17

Oakbury derce ~ o consuming flame--a hame
which resolved itself into smoke when he
was sbown the boy, and found him moth
ing like his missing son. After this, gossip
should have died . natural death, but IL did
not. People who are determined to swallow
Q monstrUus tale will lick it into the shape
they can deal with best. In spite Of the Tai
bsrts' strenuous denials and plain statement a.
to how the child was thrown upon their
hands, everybody would have Il that II not
Lord Hadwynns son be was someone else's-
meaning some one, o nobleman's probably,
whose wife had, for private reasons Of her
own, intrusted him to the Talberts.
Even the reputation Of being q harbor Of
refuge for duchess or countess IN her dis
trcss ia fattering thing; and the Talberts,
especially Horace, felt pleased while laugh
ing at the absurd idea. Perhaps IL was for
this reason that Horace at last yielded to his
niece's solicitations and astonished her one
day by saying;
SBeatrice, Il you really mean to keep that
child for . while, we will engage q nurse
for IT,"
She said nothing, but gave Uncle Horace q
most grateful kiss. She must have grown
wondrously fond Of the baby, as her eyes
were full Of glad tears.
That afternoon she drove into Blacktown
and rugged the child out from head to foot in
new and dainty raiment; nothing was too good
for him. Horace and Herbert, who knew the
price of lace, lawns and cambrics to q penny
q yard, wondered how FAR her whim was 60
ing to carry her. Perhaps they felt rather
aggrieved that their aid had not been asked.
They dearly loved . little shopping, and could
have chosen . trou@eau or layette with any
woman under the sun.
But the affair Of the nursemaid was pecu-
larly their own. II the Talberts had one
gift Of housewifery above another, It was
their sktll In engaging suitable servants.