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Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-08

"And now, as I'm about to press my
good might kiss upon your sweet lips, I
want to tell you that this is the happiost
moment of my life, " gushingly remarked
the State street dude rs he stood at JAR
by's doorway holding fast the hands OF
Miss Luly ut clock this morning.
'And mine too" murmurod Lulu, as
she suppressed yawn.
Your words fill me with delight; tits
your trusting love that prompts you to
utter them, is it not, darling"
"No, not that"
"What is it then, sweet, that makes
this the happiest moment of your life?"
"Ihe fact that you are going and L can
go to bed. I'm awful sleepy"
Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-08

AT last the Harvey street improvement
has been ordered by the council. This
is notice for tho vacation of Cootsylle
Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-08

WITH the increase of city additions,
Omaha town lots are likely to be sold in
tho near future somewhere east of Free
Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-08

There is no disease which takes firmer
grip on the system, when once it gains
foothod, than neuralgia. Tho agony
from tits at times unbearable, but it Is u
mistake to suppose that there is no reme-
dy for it. st. Jacobs Oil has cured
thousands of people who suffered so
much from it that lie was almost bur-
den to them.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-08

on the soth ult, and three inmates burned 70
death.
Omaha daily bee., 1885-10-08

ANoTHER policeman is charged witt
drunkenness, Turn the rascal out.
The National tribune., 1885-04-23
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TRIBUNETS.

This old world Of ours seems to be growing
smaller every day. Time was when no man had
been hnndredth of the distance around it. And is
Is only yesterday. speaking historically that the
first explorer cireumnavies,.ed the globe accom-
plishing the voyage in the marveIousIy short time
of three years. Now going around the world il
thought so small task that young bicycle dude
proposes to do il on his wheel" He left New
York last Thursday the steamer for Liverpool
From there he will :" wheel it across England to
Dover, cross to Calais, down to Paris and
thence through France Germany Austria, and
down the Valley of the Danube TO Constantinople
where he will cross into Asia and expects 10 reach
Teheran, the capital of Persia. before Christmas
He will Winter in Persia and in the Spring start
for Japan through Central Asis and the Chinese
Empire. From Japan he viii sail to San Francisco
and come home across the Continent. The name
OF the adventurer is Thomas Stevens
Philadelphia Cal: Gen wolseley has been Joined
by his wife, and it is thought that the war viii
go on.
Neto Orleans Picdyune Rats desert sinking ships
as matter of course but angels would do the same
thing
Philadelphia Press: That New York Fish seems
to have combined the rapacity Of the shark with
the capacity of the whale.
Trenton Times: The office-seeker would very
much like map of President Cleveland's Execu-
tive mind. He would like to trace out the center
of appointments.
RocslGnd erGG-ette: Ny arms reach out
IN vain-they fold the air" sings Z. c. Stedman in
the Century. Of course they do. They always do
when you get on roller-skates.
All the comforts of life seem to be rising beyond
the reach of people of ordinary means. 1t costs
about $4,000 to build frst-elass cannon and no.
body but plumbers and ice-men can afford to do
any fighting.
II is now claimed that daily drink of phosphor-
lied cod liver oil will in short time restore gray
hair to its natural color, but if this is the only
remedy most people will let their hair grow grayer
than ash heap.
The Morning Journal is sure that the Queen Of
Ashantee does not live in a hoyel.
Pitsb,sro Bulletin: The hoop-snake which takes
its tail in its mouth and trundles over the ground
Is, to the least regardless of dress and its ap-
propriateness. His walking suit consists of swaI-
low-tail.
Teacher: Give me an illustration of heat con-
yerted into motion"
Pupil: Man dropping a hot quarter on LIST Of
April"
The National tribune., 1885-04-23
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PROPERLY PUNISHED.

The conviction of Hon. John F. Mckinney,
of Piqua, O., Of the offense of receiving illegal
fees in pension cases is a very creditable
thing for the Pension Bureau, since Mr.
Mckinney is one of the men whom it is gen.
orally expected will be able to escape the
consequences Of wrong doing through pro-
fessional standing and political influence.
Mr. Mckinney is one of the foremost law
yers and politicians in Central Ohio. He
was for many years Chairman of the Ohio
Democratic State Committee, was member
Of the Forty-second Congress, and has been
repeatedly put in nomination by his party
for very important Offices Ifsuch a man as
this is brought to judgment for the offense
Of receiving $3.50 fee for securing $170O, it
certainly shows vigorous and healthy adj
ministration of the supervising care of the
Pension Bureau over pensioners. 1t gives
the lie direct to the reckless assertions made
by unprincipled men as to the connivance of
high officials with impositions on ex-sol-
diers.
1t is important in other ways. An en-
deavor was made last Winter to demonstrate
that $40 was sufficient fee for pension get
ting. Here We have man of high profess
sional repute extorting 13 times that sum
from his clients. Being q lawyer of such
standing, the presumption is just that he
thought the work well worth the fee. 1t
doubtless took him several years and a vast
amount Of tedious correspondence to get the
eviden which would satisfy the rigorous
requirements OF the Pension Bureau, and
there is not the slightest question that he
would have charged any other client much
more than $3.50 for collecting 81 700 in such
botheTsome way.
Last Winter every energy WIGS bent to
drive the business of pension soliciting away
| from Washington, and confine the pension
| applicants to local lawyers. This incident
| shows the inevitable tendency of that prac-
| tice. No local lawyer Of any standing or
| ability can afford to solicit pensions for the
| fee prescribed by law. 1t is preposterous to
imagine that any ex-soldier in an interior
The National tribune., 1885-04-23
a GRAVE LEGAL QUESTION.

The increasing perpiexities of our COM
pick civilization are daily downing" more
and more of the ablest intellects of our land.
In earlier and simpler days it seemed that
no question could arise but some mind could
be found to tackle it and reach clear around
it as easily as six-foOt black snake coils
around a cotton-tailed rabbit. But now no
man goes to bed at night without dread
that on the morrow he will be asked some
thing that will puzzle him worse than the
question of how the apples got into the
dumplings did George III. An unexpected
conundrum is now shaking the mind of a
Brooklyn Judge with an intellectual cy-
clone. Three years ago next Fall Karl
Leisch, of that city, was one of the pillars of
the Ancient Order of Drpids. He could be
relied on every time, but it appears that
Mrs. Leisch could not A letter was sent to
him, which was delivered at his house while
he was absent. AS it was directed in deli
cate handwriting, and marked strictly pri-
vate," Mrs. Leisch did not lose an instant in
opening it and devouring its contents. 1t
contained grave secrets of the Order-prob-
ably revelations that the lodges goat was off
his feed, or that Jubilum or Jubilo had in
advertently sat down upon the gridiron
after it had been made ready for candidate.
At all events the secrets were of such
interest that Mrs. Leisch at once fastened to
confde them to near and dear female friends
and in day they were the talk of the neigh
borhood. The lodge promptly expelled
Brother Leisch, who in the course of a
couple of years pinned away and died. His
too-talkative widow has sued his lodge
for the amount of his funeral expenses
She says it had no right to expel him for
what she did without his knowledge and
consent, and the gray-haired Judge is cud-
ceiling his judicial mind as to how far the
rule of law that the husband and wife are
one, and the husband responsible for the
wife's acts, can apply to the control of the
latter's ungovernable member. Of course
no reasonable being ever expects any man
to be able to hold his wife's tongue, or re-
strain her from the immediate divulging of
any secret that may come into her posses
sion. But on the other hand, every interest
of society seems to demand that the Judge
shall take this opportunity to make of Mrs
Leisch ali awful example to deter other
women from opening letters that may come
to their husbands addressed in delicate PEN
manship.
The National tribune., 1885-04-23

NEBRASKA inaugurated a great movement
Is years ago when she instituted Arbor Day.
Her prairies are now ornamented with more
than 100000 thrifty forest trees, set out
on recurring Arbor Days, and this splendid
success has led other States to follow her ex-
ample. Kansas is rapidly becoming we'll
tiabered State, and Dakota, Iowa. and Min
nesota are progressing in the same desirable
direction Other States are falling into line.
Michigan and Pennsylvania inaugurated the
custom this Spring with great enthusiasm.
In the latter State the Governor led in carry
ing out his own proclamation, and planted
a tree with his own hands. All over the
State last Thursday old and young united in
planting slips of trees wherever there was
few feet of waste land. Many teachers took
advantage of the opportunity to give their
pupils much valuable practical instruction
in botany 1t is custom that cannot be
carried to an extreme.
The National tribune., 1885-04-23
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Gen. Hancock Invited to Gettysburg.

To THE EDITOR: soldier of the Second
Corps in last weeks TRIBUNE wants to know
why General Hancock was not invited. This
reply to the invitation sent to him is tho most
satisfactory answer, hence it is given here for
publication As will be seen, the General names
two officers to represent the Second Corps on
the committees. The same course was followed
in all of the other corps.
General Hancock has been again urged to
come and serve on the special committee to ex-
plain the hattie to the President, and Governor
Curtin hopes he will be there.
GoyEEsoRs ISLAND, n. V, Feb. Is. 1885.
DEAR SIE Your favor OF the 18th inst. WAS duly
received 1 must very reluctantly decline to serve
on the committee of invitation the occasion OF
your VISIT to Gettysburg. my engagements and
family ties under recent circumstances. viii not
permit me to be present to give the matter the
attention il deserves.
In obedience to your request. suggest the names
OF Gems. Nelson A. Miles and John r. Brook for
additional members OF the committee.
appreciate the compliment yen pay me IN ask
ing me to be present am, yours. very truly.
To J. IL. Slime, Esq. WINFIELD s. HANCOCK.
y. FL. slime.
The National tribune., 1885-04-23
A GOVERNOR IN DIsFAyOR.

The comrades in Minnesota are exceed
ingly indignant at Gov. Hubbard for veto
ing an appropriation of $1,000 in aid of the
proposed Soldiers and Sailors Reunion. He
waited until after the Legislature had adj
iourned before announcing his veto. The
Posts throughout the State are passing de-
mandatory resolutions of great severity. In
those unanimously adopted by L. P. Plum
mer Post, of Minneapolis, are the following:
Resol;cd, That il is the sense of the L. p. Fl,im-
mer Post that Gov. Hubbard, in yetoing the appro-
priation of $1,000 voted unanimously by both
branches of the Legislative Department of the State
of Minnesota, has placed himself upon record as n
selfish and narrow minded official and that we
condemn the act as unworthy of soldier aud the
Governor of State ranking third among the States
of the Union in its membership of Grand Army
soldiers and second to none in its loyalty TO the
Union.
Resolrcd Thct v-a cannot find words to express
our utter contempt for a man who, but for the
suffraf,es of the soldiers of Minnesota. would have
been defeated by 60 600 votes in the gubernatoral
contest for the position he now occupies; who has
forgotten that there are 10000 soldiers in the
State Of Minnesota who are not offlce-seekers. to
whom the great State OF Minnesota is indebted for
their ustrous services defenders OF their cotn-
try in its hour of peril.
1t is asserted that during the campaign
Gov. Hubbard thought it expcdient to join
Garfield Post, but he did not pay his muster
in fee or dues, and now stands on the records
as q SUSPENDED member
The National tribune., 1885-04-23
NO POLITICS ABOUT TT.

We asserted last week very confidently
that, although we knew nothing about the
facts that led to the black-balling Of Capt
Garrett in the GAR. Post at Lebanon, Pa,
we were sure that politics had nothing what
ever to do with it. So it turns out. A cor
respondent at Lebanon, in whose statement
we have every confidence, and who author
ICES us to use his name if desired, says that the
opposition to Capt. Garrett developed from
circumstances connected with the Pittsburg
railroad riots. At that time he was in COM
mand of a company of militia, and declined
to obey orders to march to the scene of action
Much feeling resulted from this, and his
company was disbanded, and the black
balIing is one of the consequences
The National tribune., 1885-04-23
THE PRICE OF PRODUCE.

Our farmers should not allow themselves
to be carried away by any decisions as to
the extraordinary price of wheat and other
produce resulting from the Anglo Russian
war. The war will come, beyond doubt,
and it will enhance prices, but not to any
thing like the extent that spectators and
others would make believe.
in the first place. one fact is always for
gotten in these affairs, and that is that we
all have access to the same news and we all
act in accordance with the news. and conse-
quently we are very likely to overdo any
thing of this kind. That is, there arc 6O,OOO,-
900 people in the United States that read the
news of the war abroad. Each one of these
says to himself or herself, "This is going to
greatly raise the price of grain" and they
Immediately set about planting OF buying or
holding, in expectation of making great
profit in consequence. It is inevitable that
they more than discount any probable ad-
vance, and there comes a reaction which
exposes them to great loss That is, suppos-
ing that the enhancement, would amount to
so much as % per cent, it would require at
least so per cent. to make good all the people
who speculate upon such an advance
There is another thing they may forget,
and that is that India and Australia are
competitors of ours for supplying the bread
stuffs of the world. Any rise in prices rot
only stimulates our people to make greater
exertions to supply the demand, but it slim
ulates our competitors at the Antipodes
which goes to Offset the advantage that we
might gain from the conflict.
In this connection the Ffnancial Chronicle
discusses the situation n a very calm,
The National tribune., 1885-04-23
SOME TIME ago we mentioned the rathe

SOME TIME ago we mentioned the rather
remarkable suit of Squire Alexander Harvey,
of Gloucester, n. j., for divorce from his
wife, who had habitually dosed his under
clothing with croton oil in order to induce
an inflammation of his skin, which would
keep him home of nights. The prosecuted
mans family troubles are not nearly ended.
Last week he went to his wife's house to
carry off grand piano, was attacked by his
grown-up son with brickbats and other mis-
siles, fired his revolver at his rebellious
progeny to discourage him, and is now under
arrest for assault with intent to kill.
The National tribune., 1885-04-23

FORTUNATELY for the credit of our Navy,
Commander Kane is able to make an ex
PLANTATION of his conduct in not better pro-
teeting the lives and property of American
citizens at Aspinwall 1t seems that the
negro lawyer who was leading the mob,
distinguished by the name of Revolution
ists," that had possession of the city, seized
the Captain of the Colon and some other
Americans, and held them as hostages,
threatening to execute them if any resist
ance was made to his designs. This tied
the Commander of the Galenas hands and
produced the result mentioned. Altogether
the Commander seems to have acted as a
prudent and discreet man. and we are glad
that the Department approves of his course.
The National tribune., 1885-04-23

city is going to get lawyer worthy of the
name to prepare his application, answer
from week to week for years the Pension
Bureaus calls for additional evidence, and
submit to all that Offices exactions, for fee
of S25 contingent on success! 1t would be
briefess barrister, indeed, who would devote
so much time for so little, and that little so
uncertain. He would make much more
money saving wood at so cents a cord
1t then follows that if the pension applicant
is restricted by law to his local lawyers, he
must either pay some such illegal fee as Mr.
Mckinney has exacted, or he must employ
only such so-called lawyers as are starving
for lack of business
1t is only in Washington end the very
large cities that enough pension business
can be gathered together to make it worth
while for competent men to undertake the
prosecution of claims on contingent fee Of
$50. BY having great number of these to
attend to at once, 30 that their care may be
made matter of routine to trained cleTi-
cal force, the business is reasonably profitable
In the smaller cities and towns good lawyers
will occasionally take hold of pension case
as matter of friendship or charity, or for
political considerations, but as rule to con-
fine soldiers to the employment Of attorneys
in their own neighborhood, with the fee
restricted to $25, is to deliver them over to
the mercy of incompetents and shysters.
OF course there is no excuse in this for Mr..
Mckinney, who is justly punished. He is
lawyer, and knew very well that he was
violating law for the protection of pension
ers, and his punishment should be severer
than for men who have not his education in
the principles of obedience to law.
The National tribune., 1885-04-23
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