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, 1888-03-15

"Housemaid's knee has long held
recognized and honorable place among the
ills which flesh IL heir to-honorable be-
cause, as we know "Who sweeps Is floor
rs Tor Gods law makes that and the nc
ton fine" The prevailing taste for
emotional drama has developed a varla-
ton of this complaint which may be called
''leadine lady's knee" Mrs. Kendall is
the first victim, or ut any rate the first
whose case has been recorded. Lady
Clancarty has to importune, first her
fiinty hearted brother, and then the more
complaisaut king, for mercy toward her
husband. This involves such continual
kncellng that Mrs. Kendall has been for
some time suffering the pains hitherto
held peculiar to housemgids and nuns.
She now kneels upon II cushion Pail
Mall Gazette.
, 1888-03-15

Although the Thugs of India have been
long since exterminatcd "a Hintloo writer
in The London Standard tells how they
have been replaced by professional poison
ers. These people make Use of II poison
extracted from the seed of the ahatura
mixed with opium, and travel from place
to place, now poisoning II travelling COM
panion for his money, a laborer for his
oxen or n host for the valuables in his
house. They are distinguished from the
Thugs in that they kill women, children
and pilgrims, whicl, tho Thugs would not
do. The road poisoners are organized
secretly, and great efforts have been made
to exterminate them, but thus far with
out success.-New Orleans Times-D Demo-
crat
, 1888-03-15

Two-thirds of the cotton seed oil sold in
the United States goes TO the makers OF
lard and butterinc, and its use to the eN-
tent Of about 30 per cent. has been one of
the most powerful influences in reducing
the price OF lard IL is also being used
for cooking and n large proportion OF the
oil taken with salads and sardnes is the
product of the cotton fields, Happily sci
entiilc men declare that IL II perfectly
wholesome, and some say that it is better
than animal fats, at which vegetarians
will rejoice. II is estimated that not far
from 600, 600 tons of cotton seed are used
in this industry every year, and that from
400, 600 to 800, 900 barrels of crude oil are
produced, half OF which is exported from
the states. The oil is not the only prod
uct of the seed The meal af,er the oil
has been expressed, is sold, either loose or
compressed into cake. for animal food,
cattle taking to IL k.Vly, and for fcrtlliz-
ing purposes. When refined 1t is difficult
to distinguish between the cotton and
olive oils. Chicago Times.
, 1888-03-15

+ II Mccullough to S Il Hatfield,
block 2. Nettleton's 1st add ........
A NJ Cannon to Sarah Il Duncan,
lots 10 and IL, block 4, Cannons
a1u.,..,, IbU
J u Candy to John Howe, lots 10
and lG, block 10l, RR add.......... 5000
Geo II Scott to Jno w Smith, lot 1,
block D, Mountain View add,,... 450
VIM a Woodruff and Geo Gabbert
TO Q West, lot 3, block {, s,Noslers
II I Bell to- Carr and Nc. ''
Rae, lot 0, block 4, Shannon's add 200
W Kellogg to G NJ Leaned, swi Of
Warren to G V Tutte, lots o
and 10, block Ia, Cahnons add...o 1,1C0
Milton 5 Anderson to NJ Denman,
part OF nwa Of set, and part of sw.
of net, of sec 2-20.<3.............. 300
s ) Johnson to l. q Grooves lots 8
and q, block 8. Carlin's add....... 100
Heath to L @ Graves, 'ots /, 2 and
8, block "a, and lots and o. block
20, Heath's I'd add dd.........,............ 1000
s. Heath to l. Graves, lot 4, block
%, Heath's "a add...... .......... 200
r Field to Geo + Eumiston, swl
Booge 10 G + Young and Annie
4 Amerman, lots 7, 8, o, 10, II .
and 12 block 8, Booge's add. ...... 1900
Jno Booge to J T Cooper, lots 1, 2,
8, /, S, and 6, block and lots /,
2,3, 4, o, q, Z, 8, o. 10, II, and l2,
block ~, Booge's add. ............... $500
G. Z Cragin to M A Phelpsand j Ii
Powell, n i2 feet of lots IL and ~
block II, Cannon's add..........., 400
Nelson Clark to l. Prickett aud
Fred X McBroom, lot g. block o,
s F.............,..,,.... 6,OO0
w j Farrer to VIM Fl Mead hs in
Blue Lead and Silver Spar mining
cialms.r..... ,....,,...".. ......,., 100
J w Stoneman to Y J Timon, lot 2,
block 6, Chandlers I'd add,........ 600
T w MILESTONE to w X Rogers,
block l. Ranges I'd add to Cheney 400
G ID 1de and Kaufman to Chas r
Conner, ., block 8, lde Il Kauf-
mans add ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 300
Il w Bradley To- VIM Williams, lot
10, block II, Il IL add ....,.....,.". $500
NJ Corthwait to II u Wads worth
lot |, 2 and s. block 3, Ide's add. 400
Il o McReynolds to Fl b Wads.
worth, lot 0 and WI lot s, block H.
Havermales add...................... 5000
ID Il Fotheripgham to a 4 Doane, II
125 fl lot 3, block 90, r r add.... 500
w . Nettleton TO ID Westiall, lot
"a. block 22 Nettleton's I'd add. 300
l. Vanx to VIM II Mead, 1t in
Blue Lead and Silver Spar mining
cIalfls .'...'.'..-.............'...... 100
, 1888-03-15

The queen regent of Spain is knocking
the blue laws of Spanish etiquette to
pieces at jolly rate, The other day she
called q meeting of the ministry mt the
Castle OF Araujue2 When the statesmen
reached the gate Of the park they found
the qncen and the Princess Isabel waiting
for them. The queen was i'm II victoria
and the Princess Isabel was In Il drag aud
four The queen was driving. She in
vited Senor Sagasta u take seat beside
her and the other ministers were accom-
modated in the drag. On reaching the
castle coffee was brought, and the queen
ordered cigars TO be produced as well and
offered to the gentlemen The ministers
seemed to hesitate. In all the annals of
Spanish history no subject had ever
smoked in the presence of n queen. The
queen regent, however, gave the COM
mnnd, and the ministers, like dutiful sub
jects, obeyed, Gold sticks and chamber
lains have been ever since in hopeless
despondepcy. York Tribune.
, 1888-03-15
important Case.

Yesterday afternoon the case of the
Electric Light Company VS., Harry
Gordon was tried before Judge Snyder.
1t seems that several months ago Mr..
Gordon. took the lamps out of his
saloon and arranged to have il lighted
by electric burners. He claims the
company failed to furnish an adequate
amount OF light, and in consequence
he was obliged to resort to lamps
again. He therefore refuses to pay
the company on the ground that they
violated their part of the contract in
that they failed to furnish the amount
of light called for therein. The Judge
took the case under advisement.
, 1888-03-15
4 Iirazen Faced Advertisement.

well known firm advcrtises artistic
gas fixtures" We have one OF tho beg
gars down fl the cellar It's the artful-
est thing out of JAIL and how 1t managed
to escape indictment with the rest of the
boodlers has always been mystery to the
consumer ever since II began to say ''twice
two is five, and three to carry make eleven;
put down seventeen" Artisticp IL does
II with nm easy grace and an honest face
that wonld deceive the very elect ---Bur-
dette In Brooklyn Eagle.
, 1888-03-15

Gen. William +, Rogers is the possessor
OF stained glass portrait of George
Washington, which was made in China
seventy years ngo, when the art was
almost unknown in this country. Tho
portrait is by SulIy, after Stewards cele-
brated painting, and il life size. IL has
been In the Rogers family Tor sixty years.
and Is one OF the half dozen Of its kind In
the world.--Chicago News.
, 1888-03-15

He-I see that between sixty and one
hundred persons in different parts Of the
country have been poisoned by ice cream.
She turning pale,-Did any Of them die,
GeOrgeY
He-N-no; but some Of them were very
sick.
She color slowly coming backbone
cannot be too careful, George, where one
eats ice cream. Hereafter let us stick TO
Delmonico's s.--IImper's Bazaar
, 1888-03-15

JUDGING from the preparations the
banquet to be given in honor of Judge
Turner, this evening, by the members
of the bar, promises to be one OF the
most interesting social events that has
ever taken place in the city. 1t is q
fitting mark OF respect to II very
worthy gentleman.
, 1888-03-15

The land office people are still
watching anxiously for "A special agent
to look into the affairs OF that institu.
tion. They will probably become
baldheaded with watching. ESpedi-
ton is not a characteristic of the pres
ent administration in the transaction
of public business.
, 1888-03-15

The White House IS in daily receipt of
heavy shipments of spring dry goods in
cludng all the latest novelties procurable
in the markets of the United States.
The White House will open on Tuesday
morning, March 18th, novelties in silks
dress goods, spring wraps and jackets, pass
menteries, and trimmings of every descrip-
tion which can only be had at that estab.
lishment When their formal spring Open
ing takes place it will make the ladies'
hearts glad, and their would-be competitors
very sick indeed.
, 1888-03-15
An Impor,ant Discoxsrx.

A Philadelphia society writer has made
the important discovery in social ethics
that II you wish to be extremely English.
you must not speak to apy one ON tho
street when you are driving in . hsusopo
cob,
, 1888-03-15
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Interesting Lectures.

On March 25th and 9th, two very
interesting lectures are to be delivered
IN this city under the auspices OF the
Y. NJ. G.. A. The lecturer is to be the
famous colored orator, Rev. j. H..
Hector, who is accompanied by one OF
the famous jubilee singers. The sub
ject of the lectures have not yet been
announced, but they are guaranteed
to be very interesting.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05

against American ship owners shall be
relaxed so that it's ships can sail the
seas under the American flag. But II
this were not so, aud American ship
owners could not sail their vessels at u
profit, under present conditions, why
should the government be called upon
TO make good their lossesp 1t is obvi-
ously no part of the governments busi-
ness to pay any portion of its citizens to
carry on a losing business, and clearly If
it could be justified in doing SO with
respect to ship owners it would be very
difficult to draw the line at which such
policy should halt. The sentiment
that is infused into the ship subsidy
argument is all very well, but as u prac-
tical question, in which character alone
it is proper to consider it, it does not
and we believe never will commend
itself to the favor of majority of the
people.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05
STATE AND TERRITORY.
Nebraska JOttings.

The schools of Fremont have abol-
~ished the recess.
Dodge county is feeding and Shelter
ing 30, 900 Oregon sheep this winter.
Ogallala is afflicted with surplus of
thieves, and vigilance committee is
talked of to read the riot act to them.
The State Firemen's association will
hold its annual meeting at Plattsmouth
on the 18th, to select time and place for
the reunion.
There was solitary exception to the
unanimity of the voters OF Weeping
Water on the proposition to issue $l5 600
in bonds for waterworks. The town
will experience high pressure at an
early day.
The daily press of the state, with two
exceptions, insignificant and envious,
are unstinted in glorifying the growth
Of Omaha in 1887, and her unrivalled
career as the commercial and manu-
featuring giant of the west. The Lin
coin papers are appalled, and unable to
express their disgust at the exhibit.
Several enterprising country papers
have gallantly rushed to the aid of the
eligible girls anxious to swing the pre-
negatives of leap year. Lists of unmar-
ried men, their looks, dispositions, pros
pcSbo ihu pilSo h"NS pNNh PupiiohNui
and the maidens of the favored towns
| can safely look before they leap into
the surging seas of marriage and
| divorce.
Chase county, with barely two years
of settlement, has population Of 1000.
| Imperial is the county seat. There are
six or seven thriving young towns, with
nearly all lines of trade represented.
| The principal towns are Wauneta,
| Chase, Winchester, Imperial, Cham
pion and Candy. Land can be secured
| by REIMBURSEMENT or deed. Decided
lands are selling at from S4 to SO per
acre, while in the remote portions of
the county government land can still be
| had.
| The republican workers of Nemaha
county gathered in melancholy numbers
few evenings ago, to gaze into the
empty depths Of the political treasury.
| The defeated candidates had exhausted
their surplus in an effort to exalt them
selves and the party and their condition
cried out in the wilderness OF blighted
hopes for reimbursement. The meeting
| developed oceans of breath but not a
| penny jingled for the suffering. The
inner feelings OF the members regard
ing backsliders were thus voiced by
Rufus Leech: "They are mugwumps
let them go to the devil and stay there,
and as he slapped his hat on his hand he
declared: "His satanic majesty, with
all his modern appliances for roasting
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05
A Friend at Court.

1t would seem that the advocates of
ship subsidies have useful "friend at
court" in the person of Mr.. G. B. Nor
report of this official, just submitted, he
presents with some elaboration the aids
and advantages enjoyed by the shipping
OF other nations, and presents as his
conclusion the opinion that it is impos-
sible, without a change. of the present
conditions, for the United States to re-
gain its lost supremacy in the foreign
trade. He says our vessels must be put
on an equality with foreign ships, by
which he means they must be paid
subsidies or bounties, or they must
be gradually forced out of the contest.
There is nothing new in this statement
of the situation. 1t has been repeated
in every report that has come from the
bureau of navigation since the subject
OF restoring the shipping interest of the
country has been discussed, and it has
been presented in every possible form
by the advocates of ship subsidies. Yet
it has thus far failed to convince any
large portion Of the people that it is the
policy or duty Of the government to go
into the business of building up ship
ping interest by system of bounties
that would almost certainly be of
| endless duration, and the limit
of which in amount, after the
policy had become established, no one
can pretend to foretell. We do not ap-
prehend that the opinion of the present
commissioner is likely to accomplish
any more in this direction than did
similar views of his predecessors.
| AS a matter OF fact Americans are
now sailing foreign-built ships, un-
der foreign flags, at profit,
and it is said that the Pennsyl-
vania railroad company, under another
name, is asking congress to permit the
registry of fleet OF ships owned by
itself in order that it may sail
them as American ships in the for
eign trade without any bounty n,
all. This is testimony that the
sagacious and thoroughly practical
corporation sees its way to profitable re-
turns in this business, and merely asks
that the absurd laws which discriminate
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05

is not surpassed on the earth, stone for
building and coal for fuel is plentiful,
the seasons are faithful, and altogether
tho region is peculiarly the abiding
place OF this age of man. The result OF
when Is thatmany cities and towns have
sprung up within the territory men-
toned almost as IL by magic and on every
hand every class Of the best and most Of
icctlve machinery that human ingenuity
mas produced is in constant and salts
factory use. The reaper and thrcshcr
on the farm. the saw mill in tho forest,
the wind mill and pump on the plain,
the telephone and press In the towns
and cities, the telegraph and railway
everywhere, and all and singular the
appliances that mans handiwork has
furnished to help and perfect ease in
everybody's work. from the needle of
the housewife to the pile driver of tho
bridge builder.
In every way the region is flourish
ing and producing and it is surrounded
by vast area of country ready to swal-
low up and consume all the golden belt
can produce and all that its people can
spare, and more too. TO the great ex-
panse OF Texas and the Rocky mountain
region and the grainless territories of
the northwest go our corn and hogs, as
well as to lands beyond the sea. and for
everything that the Golden Belt pro-
duces there is an illimitable market
throughout the boundless world. This
prosperity makes healthy and pretty
women and children, strong, big
hearted, broad-minded mon, u popula-
tion that is the salt of the earth and
pleasing in the sight OF heaven.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05
w. II. Macdonald on Casters.

Minneapolis Journal: Those who
know w. II. Macdonald, OF the Boston,
ians, know that he is one OF the most
graceful actors on the operatic stage.
He possesses unusual histrionic talent.
But he was not always thus. When
"Macn first went on the stage he used to
make the statues painted in the scenery
weep. But ne thought he was inn
mensely clever until one day his brother
came TO see him.
'Well, Sam, what did you think OF
my performance" asked Mr.. Mac
Donald.
you sang splendidly."
"What did you think Of my acting?
/ was just trille stiff, wasn't II"
"Well, think they could have
moved you about u good deal easier,
and you would have made better APP
pearance If you had been on casters.
That is what made Macdonald study.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05
PROMINENT. PERSONS.


The marquis Of Lbrne is threatened with
cancer.
Weston, the pedestrian, is an editor on the
New York Star.
Tennyson receives So5, 900 year from the
sale of his books.
August Belmont, the New York banker,
won s2l 600 with his racing stable last year.
Whtter's congratulatory letters already
number over five hundred and the end is not
yet. -
Queen Victoria refused to allow Mrs
Mackay to be invited to state ball or con-
cert.
Jay Gould never smoked but one cigar in
his life. 1t made him so i'll that he never
tried another.
Mrs Joseph Harrison, the widow of the
man who built the first railroad in Russia, is
worth So, 100000
San Francisco has more representatives in
the United States senate than any two other
cities in the country.
The richest socialist in the United States is
Courtland Palmer of New York, who ranks
among the milionaires.
Mr.. Randall has introduced IN congress q
bill to increase the pension of General Rick
ett's widow to $50 month.
Colonel Robert Ingersoll has been formally
pronounced dead by his associates of a Thir-
teen club because he failed to attend the last
annual dinner.
Hugh M. Brooks, alias Maxwell, the young
Englishman under sentence of death in st.
Louis for numbering Arthur Preller, has en-
braced the Catholic faith.
Congressman "Tom' Reed, of Maine. is
comparatively poor. He has never taken a
house, kept a carriage nor given a dinner
since he first went to Washington.
Dr. Mackenzie states that for more than a
month the Crown Prince Frederick William
has been free from the unpleasant sensation
in his throat which he first experienced last
January. The prince is hopeful and cheerful.
Jay Gould is reported to have said recently
that the spectators have made a playthng of
his health for years, and that he could shake
Wall street to its foundations by simply
standing on the steps of the Stock Exchange
building, striking his forehead with his hand
and giving groan.
Theodore Tilton is living in remote quar-
| ter of Paris in by no means affiucnt crcum-
| stances His dress is almost shabby and
| with his hair hanging about his shoulders he
| presents a peculiar appearance as he walks
| about the streets of the French capital. He
| does little literary work now ana then, but
| writes with no regularity.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05
scheme

UNLESS Chairman Balcombe sees fit
to step down and out from the board Of
public works on his own volition, the re-
quest that Mayor Broatch should take
his head off will be made in vain. The
mayor has no such power under the
charter. He may invite an appointive
officer to resign, but he cannot compel
him to do so. The power to remove city
officials, whether elected or appointed,
is vested in the district court. The
mayor may prefer charges OF malfeas-
ance against any official or member of
the council before the district court, and
if the charges are proven to the satisfac-
tion of the court, the officer must go.
That is the only method prescribed by
law for deposing officials, and any at
tempt to remove them by any other
process is simply wild goose chase.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05

THE Chicago Tribune suggests that re-
publican politicians who are troubling
themselves about an issue may find one
certain to command popular attention
in the reports OF the Pacific railroad
commissioners. 'What party" asks
the Tribune, twill take this matter up
and pledge itself to see that steps are
taken to punish the crimes OF the Pa
cific railroad wrecKers and compel resti-
tutiOp?" 1t is very likely that neither
OF the parties will have the courage to
do this, for the reason that both of them
will have in view the financial assist
ance which these very wreckers
may give, but none the less
the issue has been made be-
fore the people and they are
not likely to permit it to drop out of
consideration. This would seem to be
understood by the corporations, which
are already seeking to counteract the
effect of the disclosures made by the
commissioners, for that purpose working
over, with some new embellishments,
the familiar pleas that have served
them in the past.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05

THE public judgment unquestionably
is that all express companies should be
subjected to regulation under the inter-
state commerce law. The opinion of
the commission, recently rendered, is
that an express company which is
merely a branch of railroad comes with
in the operation of the act, but it does
not regard the law as clearly applying
to independent express companies, and
therefore asks congress to define its
powers respecting such companies II it
is intended that the act shall apply to
them. 1t is not easy to SEQ how any
class OF express companies doing busi-
ness with the railroads in the handling
and transportation OF property
can be regarded as outside the category
OF common carriers, in howeverre-
stricted a sense that term may be ap-
piled, and if this be admitted there is
no further question that the act should
be made to apply to them. It's also im-
portant to consider whether, II the law
is not made applicable to these COM
panies, wide door will not be left open
for evasion of the spirit of the law that
would in measure defeat its purpose.
The weight of argument is certainly In
favor of subjecting express companies
TO regulation, whether operated as a
branch Of railroad or as Independent
enterprises, and we have no doubt this
view will prevail in congress. -.
Omaha daily bee., 1888-01-05
The Golden belt.
81. Joe (Mo.l Gazette,

1t is we'll known to all people who
know anything of the geography OF this
country, its topography and resources.
that the region embracing central and
western Iowa, eastern and central Ne
braska, eastern Kansas and northern
Missouri, as well as all other portions of
the state lying along the Missouri river,
Is metaphorically golden belt flowing
with milk and honey, and really an ag-
ricultural garden. The land is prolific
of corn and every other class of grain
indigenous to a temperate zone, and the
soil is so strong and fertile that not only
these flourish with more strength then
elsewhere on the habitable gloDe, but
all other kinds of vegetation
peculiar to such climate, flourish
abundantly and spontaneously.
The region raises the best and
most succulent grasses for cattle, horses
sheep and swine, the growth OF timber