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Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
The Presidents Veraoity

MIR Cleveland is not an ardent adj
mirer of the newspapers He doesn't be-
lcve they are truthful and trustworthy,
and he hasn't hesitated to say so when
opportunity enabled him to do so. In his
well-remembered letter to the editor of
Puck he accused the newspapers of lying
generally and meauly, at this time more
than ever before, and in this country
more than IN any other country. He
characterized this habit as an insult to
the love of decency and fair play of
which Americans boast. We are not
aware that Mr.. Cleveland ever retracted
OF qualified this accusation, but quite re-
Gently he has shown that his opinion of
last December is his opinion still, Not
many days ago in letter to Florida
man he expressed surprise that the gentle
man should have been annoyed by new
paper talk, knowing 1.-THE utter and com
picte recklessness and Justification IN
which they so generally indulge"
For the strength of his cause the
record of the accuser should be
clean and above reproach. How
is it with the president? The
Washington Post, democratic paper o
nigh character. makes statement in an
swer to the question. 1t states that the
editor OF that journal, hearing the reports
that tho collector at New York was about
to be replaced, called on the president
and asked if there was any basis of fact
In the rumors 1t Sras the privilege OF
the president to have told him that he
had no information on the subject to
impart, that he didn't desire to talk about
the matter, or thatit was no business of
the editor But he didn't do this. lie
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

the $4,000, which they have voted
towards the building, into the city hall
building fund, which has already $4,000
to its credit. This will give the council
nearly sos, 900 in ready mon ey, and even
if the basement should cost $40 600 more
they can readily get contractors to un.
dcrtake the work and take their chances
OF waiting few months for the balance.
II is very important that work on the city
hall should begin US soon as possible. By
building this year employment will be
furnished to many men who need it.
What is perhaps as important, the con
struction Of at least half dozen blocks
on upper Farnam street will be in
surcd Besides six months In time Will
Iva e1ypl
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
THE WATERS RETALIATION.
"Railroading" Guests who Find
Fault with Their Food.

indianapolis Journal; "a hotel dinin'
room, remarked the head waiter, lis de
place to study human natur' an git
p'nts Animals shows wust at feedin'
time. Human animals amt no 'ception.
Sometimes when de feeds goin' round
raw beef day, would mark second. A
waitaE knows who's who. It's
people who haven't anyun' to
home who make us mos
trouble. Dc man what gen ally eats 10
meals, standin', and dc woman what
keeps house on fo' dollahs a week make
dc dcfugclty. We can't please 'em. by
bully ragin, de .waitah they try to make
us believe thcy's somebody an is use to
dc fat OF de land. They is anxious to
show OFF to dc other fedahs. They growl
at the steak like bull tcrriah aftah
three days fast. NJthin' suits en-. Den
we railroad 'em.
Whats thatg"
"Gives 'em tough chuck, cold potatoes,
and frcczc.out feed gen'ally. When |
was a side watah wild ten plates, / did a
Job of railroadin' much admired by de
protcsh Seven at de table was puilcck
ladies an gen lcmcn; other three never
had anything to suit 'cm, One mo'nin'
de boys held little caucus in de dinln'-
room, an new vote was taken dat |
should have dc moral supphort of de ira
tcrnity III dc railroauln en-. IL carried
imam. For fo' weeks, seven people at
that table had hot plates, po'tahouse
steal everything wahm an nice. Other
there? Well, dc cook was onto it. Every
time went into tic kitchen there were
three nice.brilcd chuck steaks, buzz.
saw couldn't go through, flannel cakes
! tough enough TO- steam packin', and
potatoes, ct ccttery, Specially cooled. At
the end of TO weeks they lef' de house,
1t was a long tussel, but l win. 1t was
ovah done by any OF de profesh, an de
brotherhood passed me . vote of
lhnnkSn
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

Our esteemed contemporary, the
Herald, has followed in the wake of the
BEE and secured fast perfecting press
and stereotyping machinery, which is
the duplicate OF those purchased by us
nearly year ago. The BEE likes enter
prise, and we therefore congratulate our
contemporary on the advance in its
mechanical facilities. We wish we could
note as great an advance in its truthful
ness, but when the Herald boldly claims
"doublc the actual paid circulation OF
any paper published in Nebraska" we
must firmly demur. Its editor had evil
IDENTITY forgotten the late census taken by
the BEE, which showed double the actual
circulation of all the Omaha daiiicS COM
bined, for this paper. That interesting
collection of chilling facts was never as
sailed by our esteemed contemporaries
because it WAS little too definite to be
covered by general denial. The BEE
also eongratulatos the Herald upon its
illustrations. The leading one which
represents q nowsboy throwing four
copies gratuitously into one yard is the
most faithful to the facts of all. Now
that our esteemed contemporary has got
a fast press il should devote its energies
10 SO curing subscribers enough TO pay
for il. Potter presses cost money, as the
BE knows, having bought two within
single year.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
STATE AND TERRIToRY.
Nebraska Jottings.

Ponca has tabooed gambling.
Harrington is already figuring on water
works.
Beatrice is short of boarding houses
and furnished rooms.
Galloway was swept by brisk breeze
last week, lnflicting loss OF $4,000.
Gus Koehler, of Grand Island, has in
vested $4,000 in an ice and fish pond.
Rainbow festivals have broken out in
Franklin county. Distance lends en-
chantment' to them.
An addition 3sx7s is to be built to St.
Francis academy in Columbus. IL will
be built of brick and will cost Sl2, 900.
Willis Hern, of Belvidere, lost an in
dex finger while examining the molars
of a family horse. One trial convinced
him.
The Schuyler Quill, an independent se-
publican weekly, is out. John =:
Sprechel wields the business OF the Quill
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

THE scene of Grants death, Mount
McGregor, is said not to have done very
well this summer as resort One of
the proprietors states that the place has
become so thoroughly associated with
the idea of death that the people do not
care to spend their time in the neighbor-
hood. 1t is overrun with mere curiosity
seekers, to the great prosperity of the
owners Of the little narrow-guage rail
road running to the Mount from Sara
toga, but of no great benefit to the pro-
prietors of the historic spot. By the way,
what has become of the project to give
Mount McGregor to the government =?
Was it allowed to die in the pocket of
Congressman Beriah Wilkins9
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

THE story that the late Hubert o.
Thompson, the New York democratic
politician, committed suicide, is repeated
with additional evidence supporting the
theory. 1t is not unlikely that the de.
velopmcnts in the trial of Squires and
Flynn will supply further reasons why
Thompson should have desired to escape
q catastrophe which he must have seen
was imminent. There is a lesson in these
events for both politicians and people, If
they would but learn them
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A man has invented a machine which will
make 10000 revolutions per second. He
ought to find ready sale tor it in Mexico.
The Washington Hatchet says Senator
Warner Miller's opinion of Senator Ingalls,
would not be allowed to pass through the
mails.
"Women drink liquor" says writer, land
yet they never see snakes" Guess you
haven't posted yourself far enough back.
Did you ever hear of Eve?
Senator Edmunds got $4,000 into the river
and harbor bill for the erection of two cribs
at Burlington, vt. This Is extravaganza.
For baby town like Burlington one crib
would be quite sufficient.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
The Poet Scout bitten by a Snake.

St. Louis Republicans: Captain Jack
Crawford, formerly chief of the scouts in
the Sioux and Appache campaigns, was
bitten on the back of the right hand by II
rattlesnake Sunday evening while en-
route from his mines in the South Oscra
mountains TO his home at Fort Craig.
He had Just killed one monster with his
whipstock, and while returning to his
wagon a few yards distant struck an
other with his foot, when it sprang up
and fastened its fangs in his hand, He
seized the reptile with his left hand and
tore 1t loose and stamped 1t to death and
at once sucked tho wound, extracting the
poison, which act undoubtedly saved his
life. He then drove to the post, dis
intense pain, His hand and arm are
terribly swollen. and he is very sick
man yet. The physicians think lie may
reCOYer.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
Wyoming.
uA territorial base ball league is strongly
tolkoI NJ

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talked of.
The Pacific hotel in Chey enne is to be
enlarged by adding third story and tho
erection of large wing.
The Union Pacific authorities are grad:
ually replacing their Chinese help in the
coal mines with white labor.
Both Rawlins and Laramie expect here
after TO obtain the greater part oil their
coal supply from local mines.
1t is estimated that before the season
closes more than 10000 more cattle will
pass through Wyoming 10 Montana and
other northwestern points.
The railroad yards at Laramie are to
lighted by four electric lights Of 1000
candle power each. They will be mounted
on poles thirty feet high
lCrook county is 100 miles square. The
assessment which has just been com,
pleted for 1886 gives the county total
valuation of s2,S96, 5l6, OF this amount
1858 head of neat cattle are valued at
S., ,5O1, ,592, O,794 horses at $l99,6lO, and
0,879 sheep at Ss, 1877. Lends and improve
ments are only assessed ut S1O3,229.
One of the tracklayers 10 do work on
the Cheyenne IL Northern railway IL
named Israel Parrish. There is nothing
worry strange in the name. but 1t Is
strange that he should tower so far above
the average of mankind. He is twenty
two years of age and measures SIX feet
eight inches in height. Within the past
year he has grown One.half inch, and ex'
poets to reach the height OF seven feet.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

St. Stephens Gazette: Mrs, Langtry
owes much OF her physical charms TO her
love of physical exercise. Tho pubic
has been told by the ubiquitous para
graphist of her exploits of late rs u trainer
OF horses, but it is not generally known,
| believe, that the Lily is one OF the best
lady pedestrians of the day.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
Coal for the Poor.

The bids for supplying tho county with
coal for charitable purposes during the
coming winter, were very close between
the Omaha Coal, Coke and Lime com
pany. Havens & Co.. and Jelf Bedford.
They ranged from $500 TO $4.55 per ton.
The contract will have to be awarded
upon consideration Of the merits OF the
respective Goals.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

THERE will be a general feeling of
relief among republicans upon hearing
that General Kcifor has withdrawn as a
candidate for congress. Keiter was a
dismal failure as a congressman and
worse one as speaker of the last repub-
lican house. His political retirement
was well earned and should be main
faippb
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

Mosr people will think that it is carry
ing criminal Jurisprudence to too great
an extreme when n confessed murderer
is required to establish the accuracy of
his confo sslon by an actual operation, us
has lust been done in Brussels.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
So Fade ,he airy Mists Aaway.

Charlotte On. @ ObscrYer; II has
always been supposed by many that
feather beds were sure bulwarks against
thunderbolls. A Michigan woman, how
ever, who sought Que OF those safeguards
during recent storm, was stricken by
lightning and lost her senses, her hair and
hor teeth in consequence.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

IT may be OF interest to contractors to
know that the board of public works is
authorized to pay ten cents n yard for earth
from private lots put on Douglas street
between Twentieth and Twenty-third
streets. In this way, If sufficient earth
can be secured, 1t will grade the street at
a very small cost.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
A Hopelessly Bad Egg.
Chicdgo Nelps.

j. Warren Keifer has concluded that he
doesn't care about representing the eighth
Ohio district in congress. He did not come
to this conclusion, however, until he found
upon Investigation that the voters of the dis
trict had positive views on the subject 1t
would repay the republican party to hire
man to tell Keifer every fifteen minutes that
he is a hopelessly bad egg.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
100 Doses one Dollar.

Is iuseparably connected with Hoods
Sarsaparilla, and is true OF no other
medicine. 1t is an unanswerable argu-
nent as to strength and economy, while
thousands testify 10 its superior blood
purifying and strengthening qualities. A
bottle of Hood s Sarsaparilla contains 100
doses and will last a month, while others
will average to last not over week
Hence, for economy, use only Hoods
SarSnnarilla.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

Mr.. AND Mrs. CLEVELAND have gone
to the Adirondacks, where they will
sojourn month. The president means
to have a good time. He has taken his
motherinlaw along and directed that
no mail shall bo forwarded to him dur
ing his absence.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
To Our Patrons.

IN order to dUotd complications ia oar
accounts lcih subscribers lDe haze decided TO
make the absorption price Of the DAILY
BEE $1,000 per dHlIun. BY natl, for scten
issues per ,Ccck. Parties wIlo desire The
Sunday edition only ,oilL be supplied at
500 per dllutm.
THE BEE PUBLISHING Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
A Book by the Brook.

Give me a nook and book,
And let the proud world spin round;
Let it scramble by hook or By crook
For wealth or a name with sound.
You are welcome to amble your ways,
Aspirers to place or TO glory;
May big bells jangle your praise,
And golden pens blazonyour storyl
For me, let me dwell in my nook,
Here by the curve of this brook,
That croons to the tune of my book,
Whose melancholy watts me forever
On the waves of an unseen river.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

ball club in America. 1t consists of one
player. Ii the managers would secure
eight other players, the club might oc-
casionally win game.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

THE defeat of the yacht Gencsta by
the Irex, in English waters, has an inter
est for Americans in the promise that the
winner may come to this country to try
her qualities against the best American
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

TIE special plans for the basement Of
the city hall have been received at the
engineers Office, and there will bo no
further excuse for putting of the prelim-
Inaries for building. The council should
direct the board OF public works TO read
yertise at once for bids for the basement
The board of education is ready TO turn
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

OMAuAs increase in the bank clear
ances last week was 40 per cent over the
corresponding week of last year. AS
usual, Omaha leads all other cities in the
percentage of increase.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
THE DAILY BEE.
Sworn Statement OF Circulation.

Subscribed and sworn to before me this
1ith day of August, 1856. N. L. FELL,
fsEAI.I Notary Public.
Geo B. Tzschuck, being first tduly sworn,dc-
poses and says that lie is secretary OF the Bee
Publishing company, that tile actual average
daily circulation OF the Daily Bee for the
month Of January, issG, was l0,31S copies;
for February, 1886 1885 copies; for March,
1886, 1857 copies: for April, 1886, l2,l9l
copies: for May, 1856 12, 439 copies; for June,
1885, - 22gs copies; for July, 1886 1914 copies.
GRO. b. 1ZsCHUCK.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, this
I'd day OF August, A. ID. 1885,
N. T. Fiji,
fsEAL Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
IngersoIl on Shakespeare.

JHIcUUO ITHUS,
Colonel Ingersoll is going to drop his as
saults on christianity, and next season lecture
on Shakespeare. or course, IL Mr.. Ingersoll
Is consistent with his past, he doesn't believe
there ever was such man as Shakespeare.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
And a Cowboy Poet at That.

HdmNTOn ICdHddU Spectator.
Rattlesnakes were not made in vain. One
of them bit an American poet the other day.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
Easily Forgiven.

DOstOH TltCUFU.
Perhaps the public can afford to forgive
those 10000 words of Tilden's will, since
every word was worth about $500 to the
aforesaid pnblic
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

NEBRASKA editors seem to be lightning
proof Two OF them have recently been
struck, but still survive
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
Can Lick Mexico, But Not Geronimo.

CHICAGO IITHGS.
1t seems to be generally regarded as GER
tain that we could click" Mexico, yet we
don't seem to be able to slick" Geronimo.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

THE backbone of summer remains un-
broken.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
Ended as 1t Began.

San francisco Alta.
The next war with Mexico seems to be
over.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17
trhe Seoret of Beaufy.

Marches in the Soudan have been light
cncd nv the use OF st, Jacobs OH,
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

SENATOR VAN WYCKs challenge is the
political sensation of the day. Who will
take il up?
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

Elaxseed is worth 80 cents per bushcl
at Beresford.
Some recent assays on the Ross-H Han
nibal ore returned over $500 to the ton
The Little Bonanza is said to be the
most promising mine IN the Black Hills
country.
Yankton is experimenting in stone gut
tcrs. Cobblestones and cement are the
materials in use.
The new Buxton Mine company, of
Lead City recently made II shipment Of
"a, 800 worth of ore.
Invitations to the several territorial
companies have been issued for ii militia
encampmcnt, to be held at Canton Au-
gust "a, 20, 26 and 81.
A stock company with capital OF
$25. 900 is being formed at Watertown.
The project is to heat the city by steam
by using q plant of boilers, and also 10
light the city by electricity.
Old-time boatmen say that the Mis-
souri, is lower now than before in twenty
eight years, or since 1853, when it is q
tradition that early settlers used to ford
the river at II point near Ponca, where
there is q rock bottom.
Omaha daily bee., 1886-08-17

The state association of hotel Keepers
will meet In Sioux City next year.
Mr.. Hanna, of Columbus junction, in
digging well, struck a vein of hard
coal.
The Third Iowa Volunteer cavalry will
hold its reunion at Bloomfield, Septcm-
Der %, "a and 25.
The fourth reunion of the Thirteenth
Iowa infantry will be held Mt Brighton,
Washington county, on the 2Dth and Both
of September.
Lake Manawa, at Council Bluffs, has
large number of visitors daily, but the
place can never become q fashionable
resort until a sea-serpent has been dis
covered in its waters. Barnum has them
for sale in job lots.-ISioux City Journal.
Governor Larrabeo is in receipt of
communication from "A war-like rooster
residing in the southern part of the state
requesting the issuance of II commission
to permit said warrior to raise n company
of volunteers to march on the halls OF
the MontcZumas.
Polk county real estate, outside of Des
Moines, is valued, for tax purposes, at
$4,674, $50; Des Moines property is rated
at $S,05S, 090 The total county assess
ment is $17,SSS,991. There are 27,S22
head of cattle in the county, 1864
horses, S2S mules, 1880 sheep and 81 ,571
hogs, not including Des Moines.
Politics enter into the farce of prohibi
ton raids in Carson. Nothing stronger
than soda water is found in republican
saloons, while in democratic saloons
every bottle and keg is seized and con-
fiscated 1t is of first Importance to the
thirsty citizen to make his politics known
when he calls for pop"
A slxteen-Year-old girl of one OF the
best families of Eldora cut q queer caper
recently. She strained her fathers
credit to the amount of $50 at a dry
goods store, Sl5 at a jewelers., borrowed
$50 of n grocer purchased ticket to
Omaha and started off alone to carve a
future to her liking. The man of whom
she borrowed the money dropped to her
racket" followed and overlook her at
Clifford, secured his money and enforced
her return to home and friends.
"Our brewers are selling considerably
less liquor to saloons, " said Burlington
are just about making it up among pri-
vate consumers. A man who makes the
rounds of the city frequently. in an Off.
cial capacity stated to me that he had
been offered beer at ten or eleven houses
on his route that morning, most of them
| places at which beer was not kept few
months ago. | have seen frequent excur-
sions to the country this summer, Il load
| of men, sometimes hard women with
| them and a keg or so of beer. They go
| out to some leafy dell and drink all day.
| Furthermore, heard n man ask one OF
| our brewers last Saturday to bring him
! four-gallon keg of beer to his house for
| Sunday. The brewer said he corldn' I
! do it; that he had already orders in for
| 24S such kegs, and could hardly supply
| them"
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An American Idra III france.
PHILADELPHIA Ledger

The system of hiring out boxes in post
offices to business men FOR the reception %
their mails. which has been il use IL iai're
towns in France and Switzerland and IS i
eraI throughout The Uai.@d Stats, Is 90"
20 be Introduced Into the " aos.-"-lce
re entity erected H. Paris. y lor-e Teon
in the building IS Sd aP--f. - 'a- a. u
persons who desire TO VIZ err Il -
furnished with maps Sul . -i''.- itc.tod-
aries and directories, AMI has q So. ply OF
nens. ink and blottiu. paper. An attend
ant supplies stationery at cost pre-, ana
there is a small charge OF IA pcnny o. C"o
hence for the use of the ROOM
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HARRY BYNG'S

Barber shop, corner of King and Alakea streets,
70 get one OF those far-famed and wOrld-renOwned
shaves whatsoever gives information concerning
the above child he has whskers and mustache)
will be prosecuted TO the full extent of the law.
Given under my Hand and
Heel, this forty fourth day Of
Septober, Anti-Peauuts Eight
cen Hundred and Fast Asleep.
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LEVI STRAUSS & CO..
II and lo Battery street, san Francisco, Cal

Inpor tiers Of Foreign and Domestic Drygoods,
Hosiery, Ladies and Gents Furnishing Goods.
sole PrOprieTors ana Manufacturers OF the Cele-
barted PATENT RIVETED CLOTHING.
419 ian26 s.
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SCfvU" baptism.

Civil baptism has followed civil marriage
I'm France Last month, 3-year-old glrl'
dressed in white, and wearing a tri-color
sasb was "civilIy" baptized by a French
mayor.