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Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-12-14

Twas Christmas Eve and Santa Claus
Was in dreadful hurry,
And swift as thought he donned his cap
And coat so warm and furry;
Then to his sleigh he hitched his deer
With many pat and chuckle,
Meanwhile beStowing watchful care
Upon each strap and buckle.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-12-14

"I'll jes' slip out easy, change do stock
ms, and slip off easy wild mine fore de
brekfus"
The Christmas moon, round and white,
was looking in through the cabin win
dow when Hazhie stole out to the stock
ing-row and made stocking number
three and number four change places.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-12-14

II.
Said he unto each antlered steed:
MY pretty one, my beauty,
We've many mile to go tonight
And you must do your duty;
My little friends, the world around,
Have given me fair warning
That they expect call from me
Before tomorrow morning."
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-12-14

HE MADE NUMBERS THREE AND FOUR
CHANGE PLACES.
the moonlight and unable to sleep,
heard the noise.
who's dare" he shouted.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-12-14

6Aa1AGI!::A,ugss;,AE1L
VS. MAcN1hNs
InlS|4 u u :. !: :.
MWxXXs%sH good city once man
Bgjt.sL%M .sS&3f I of eighty-seven,
Ak TEA%#F Brimful OF equity aches
eNN Nhk<#N beI and pains, just ripe
SMUE MlN l for death and Heaven;
k<&B~J HlI land as II good
Ha##W AEb Christmas Eve he
M#.IM 81 thought he'd try his
WE SBy hangingup his stock
ENIe&1I g., ing, for he still loved
ssAr NfeIoZT fun and pluck.
Next door to him a maiden lived, lovely,
charming miss;
She had but sixteen summers seen, was full OF
life and bliss;
Ger eyes, her checks, her hands, her face-well,
they were just perfection!
And she hung up her stocking, too, with bright
huu gay
On Christmas morn that aged man his stocking
full he found.
With plenty more OF other things pinned up and
nailed around
He wiped his specs five hundred times, his
laughter turned to screaming,
On opening such queer packages; he thought he
must be dreaming.
4 hustle hair-pins, bracelets four, gold garters,
eighteen walls,
A gross OF gloves, nine bonnets gay, case to
shine the nails,
Six dresses, Stylish flowing trains, two nuns
and sealskin sack,
Two parasols, q dozen fans and slippers white
and black,
Four pairs of corsets-oh, what shape!-long
hose OF open stitching,
Three diamond rings, two ruby rings and curls
of hair bewitching,
Two sets OF bangles, earrings eight, perfumes
gross or more,
Ten pounds of candy, poodle dog and other
things score.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1889-12-14

HERE lived in this
good city once q man
OF eighty-seven,
Brimful OF equity aches
and pains, just ripe
for death and Heaven;
And as it was good
Christmas Eve he
|. thought he'd try his
4 luck
'By hangingup his stock
, ing, for he still loved
fun and pluck.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24

would be chosen without opposition. Every
thing went smoothly till late IN
the afternoon, when the friends OF
Hamilton, who was defeated In the eau
Gus, began to rush in, TO the CONSERVATION OF
the Cooperites. When the votes wero
counted II was found that Hamilton had n
majority, though II was quite small. Ham,
ilton claims that he did not know of the
move but iutimates that he will qualify and
fill the office.
Church Howe was in the city yesterday.
He declares that he can hardly remember
the time when he used TO be in politics, II
was so long ago.
The Nebraska wooden mills are again In
operation, having received an infusion OF
now blood and recovered from the tempor-
ary financial embarrassment OF q few weeks
ago.
The Lancaster County Pioneers associa-
tion was formed at the county court rooms
last night.
Some of the Lincoln street railway lines
are talking of adopting electricity as mo-
tive power.
The automatic chess player at the Eden
Musee was beaten Monday by one OF the bell
boys at the Capital hotel
II is reported that the New Republic will
shortly wriggle out Of the difficulty caused
by the recent attachment, under an order of
the courts, and will resume its old standing
as the leading prohibition organ of the
state.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24
HITS AND MISSES.

Eli Perkins hurriedly returned to Omaha
fidavit. AS a prevarcator, Eli does not pro-
pose to tolerate a rival in the west.
An Omaha company invented a prepara-
tion for cooling hot boxes just at a time when
democratic office holders are chufing under
the collar.
The whaling of the Minneapolis team in
Omaha is accounted for. The city kept
some four hundred of its strikers at home.
Candidates for park commissioners are
blooming outright on tho corners. but many
of them will be left if the court knows itself.
Chief Seavey does not want newspaper re-
porters to wear stars for fear they may be
mistaken for detectives. Newspaper re-
porters as rule are good detectives, and the
chief might pool issues with them In refer
ence to the badges, something should be
done to enable reporter to convince any Of
ficer that he is member of the press and en-
titled to certain privileges necessary in the
carrying on of his work successfully.
How will the judges of the district court
be able to make their selection of park COM
missioners when they have not been fur
nished with copies of the revised charter de-
fning their duties'
There has not been suggestion of union
depot for four weeks. We do not desire to
ruthlessly disturb the dead, but merely to
remind the people that it is time to see that
it's grave is kept green.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24

tive target, and a great variety Of
affected virtuous indignation has been
INDUCED in.
1t turns out, rs was to have been ex-
pected, that the Times and its imitators
have been hitting at the wrong head.
The circular was certainly sent out by
Wanamaker & Brown, and it reached
not only one but many postmasters, but
IL is Mr.. William Wanamaker, and not
Mr.. John Wanamaker, the postmaster
general, who is the member OF thu firm.
The Philadelphia Ledger, whose trust
worthiness no fair minded person will
question, thus explains the matter: "Just
such circulars have been sent out year
after year, addressed not only to post
masters, but to ministers, merchants,
lawyers and other prominent people in
various towns and villages throughout
the country. The sending out of this
particular series of circulars began last
autumn, before the election last year,
and, of course, before there was any
Postmaster General Wanamaker. John
Wanamaker, the head of the postoffice
department, the Ledger explains, has no
control whatever over the affairs Of the
firm which sent out the circular, and no
responsibility for its management.
The Times might have saved itself
and many other papers from the ridic-
ulous position in which this mares nest
has placed it. if it had taken the trouble,
which every careful and reputable
newspaper should take, to properly in
form itself, and in this case the infor-
nation was easily accessible. But a
point was to be made, as it thought,
against member Of the administration,
and it struck out blindly. Meanwhile,
Postmaster-Gencral Wanamaker goes
on attending strictly to the duties OF
his department, unharmed, and daily
growing stronger in the respect and
confidence Of the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24

THE observation made by Mr.. Andrew
]. Carnegie that if the trusts are left to
themselves they will go to pieces from
sheer dead weight seems to be aptly il
lustrated in the breaking up of the oat
meal trust. For some years it appears
the affairs of the oat meal trust went on
swimmingly. The price OF that product
went up as the mills OF the country con-
solidated under one management. The
handsome profits of the business tempted
men outside of the trust to go into the
making of oatmeal for the purposes of
being taken into the combination or
being paid royalty to close up shop.
The result was that the trust has been
weighed down by the heavy load Of sup
porting more mills than the consump-
tion of oat meal warranted. A break
has followed. The trust has gone to
pieces, and each mill is thrown On its
own resources.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24
IDLE TALK.

All the talk about the city buying the
gas works and water works is wasted
breath. The city has no money with
which to buy out the gas company, much
less the water works company. The pur-
chase of these two plants would involve
an outlay OF more than a million and
half. The city is limited in its author
ity to issue bonds above ten per cent of
its assessed valuation. The bonds al
ready voted for public improvements
projected for the next two years, and
the bonds about to be voted on for the
construction of public school buildings,
will absorb about all we can issue
within the ten per cent limit,
unless our assessment is very ma
terially raised during the coming
year. While the actual value of pro-
perty in Omaha exceeds one hundred
millions, it would be almost ruinous to
raise the assessment up to fifty per
cent of the actual valuation unless the
whole state would make its assessments
at the same ratio. That is not likely to
happen until we have IL revision of our
revenue laws and radical change of
the whole tax system.
There is, however, another barrier to
the wildcat scheme of buying out the
waterworks, The charter of the city
waterworks company, which is in the
nature of contract with the city,
fixes a limit of twenty years
from the date thereof as
the time when the city may acquire the
waterworks by purchase, after appraise-
ment. The twenty years will expire in
the year 1901. Until then, the city
cannot take possession of the water
works by purchase, unless the company
be willing to sell out, and the city as
sumo its enormous bonded debt. The only
possible ground upon which the city
could take possession would be failure
OF the waterworks company to comply
with its charter provisions. That the
company Is vulnerable on that point is
matter of common notoriety, but the
process under which the city might take
possession would take years of litiga
tion and over a million in cash by the
time the seizure of the works was sane
toned by the courts.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24
DISTINGUISHED VISITORS COMING

DISTINGU UISHED VISITORS COMING.
Mayor Broatch has been advised that
the special committee of the United
States senate on our relations with
Canada will arrive in Omaha on tho
morning OF May 4, and remain in the
city until the evening of that day. The
committee consists OF Senators Hoar,
Hale, Pugh, Dolph, Butler and Voor
hees, and it is understood that their
trip will extend to the extreme north
west, whore they will investigate the
commercial relations there with Can
ada, having reference, doubtless, to the
growing competition in that quarter OF
the American and Canadian railroad
and shipping interests. The siuation
along the Manitoba frontier will also
be investigated, and the committee will
visit other points at which commercial
| relations with the Dominion may need
to be looked into.
The mayor is also informed that on
May 13, the secretary of war, with
Major General Scofeld, Major Cen
eral Crooks, Adjutant-General Drum,
Colonel Barr, and other distinguished
military men, will be in Omaha and re-
main day or longer.
1t will be proper to show
these distinguished visitors some
public respect and courtesy, and it is
suggested that steps be taken to do this.
There should at least be public recep-
tion arranged for, SO that all pers ons
desiring to pay their respects could do
so, and such social courtesy and enter
tainment might be rendered as would
be appropriate and likely TO be accepted.
1t is very likely that neither the sena-
torial committee nor the mi litary WIS.,
itors would desire any elaborate pre- pa
rations for receiving and entertaining
them, but they ~ould doubtless not de-
cline public manifestation OF respect.
and it is proper and desirable that this
| be rendered them.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24
GREAT MEN.

Colonel Ochiltreo and Edward Sanborn are
now known as the Corsican brothers.
Eddie Annon, the Adonis of the Produce
Exchange, is one of the best steeplechase
| riders in the country.
James Norton Winslow Is generally ac-
credited with being the handsomest skipper
in the New York Yacht club.
Secretary Blaine says that for two hun
dred and ten consulates there have been
thirty-tive hundred applications.
James Russell Lowell has great affection
for Philadelphia, which he says should be re-
garded as Mecca by every patriotic Amer
can.
Thomas Mast. the artist, has accepted q
place on the San Francisco Examiner as car
toonist extraordinary. The Pacific coast is
very proud of him.
The Rev. DIR. Talmage is credited, no doubt
wrongfully, with this odd example of mixed
metaphor: 1--WE pursue shadow-the bub-
BILE bursts and leaves ashes in our hands"
Jules Champagne, Montreal magistrate,
recently awarded 500 damages against
Medard Paquette for Attempting to kiss a
girl against her will before he had popped
the question.
IDTlbuJ WAS ItlB Ouly CdUlHSu
who never kuelt to the queen, his reason
being that he could not render to an earthly
potentato the homage which he owed to tho
Supreme Being alone.
Senator Beck is said to be engaged to Miss
Margaret Cameron, clerk in the quarter
master generals Office in Washington. She
is comely person, and is said to have
touched the senator's susceptible heart by
her sweet singing of Scotch ballads.
Sir Charles Russell, who recently defended
Parnell, is not believer in the Bismarckian
method of firing up with brandy while un-
dergoing great mental strain. During his
recent speech, which lasted through five
court days, no drink save cocoa passed his
lips.
Sir Thomas Gladstone left an estate Of
10000 acres in Kincardneshire, which passes
in fce-simple to his son, Sir John, who is an
uncompromising tory. The estate is a mag
nifcent wooded country and is overlooked by
Fasque house, one of the finest mansions in
Scotland.
King George, of Greece, is suffering mar
tyrdom from neuralgia and gout, and it is be-
lieved that his desire for complete rest as an
allcvation for his pain will hasten his abdi-
cation in favor of Crown Prince ConsJan-
tine. Queen Olga, who is a grand duchess Of
Russia does not share her husbands desire
TO vacate his throne.
Mr.. Mutsu, the Japanese ambassador to
the United States, is one of the best edu-
Gated diplomats of his time. He speaks a
half-dozen languages huently and reads and
writes several more. His wife is quite u
musician, having pure alto voice and being
especially skillful on Japanese instrument
resembling the mandolin.
Postmaster-General Wanamakcr is some.
times found at his Office at o'clock in the
morning. The long hours and the hard work
don't appear to tell on him. His early COM
ing and late going is the talk of the depart
ment. He is in his office in the morning be-
fore the 5000 clerk arrives, and there is no.
body left at night when he goes home except
the night watch.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24
A NEW DBPARTURE.
The Pacific Express to Build a Mann
moth building.

For long time President Morsemau, OF
the Pacific Express company, has Doen
quietly conducting negotiations for the pur-
chase of grounds and the erection OF build
ing for the main offices and hoadnuarters OF
the company In this city. Yesterday he sue
ceeded in closing deal with the CONNER
cial National bank people for that portion of
the lots at Farnam and Sixteenth streets
which will not be occupied by the new bank
structure, fronting on Sixteenth street and
the alley. The price paid Is as yet kept
secret. On that site the company proposes
TO commence the erection ut once of an edi.
hce adapted to and arranged especially for
its business. Mr., Morseman said
"Our plans are not fully matured. therefore,
until they have been i don't care to give out
detailed statement as 10 what tho building
will be like"
1t was learned, nevertheless, that the
structure contemplated will be either sixty
or sixty-six feet square, five stories high,
constructed of brick, stone and iron, fire.
proof throughout, modern in all Of Its ap-
pointments and creditable in every way to
the great corporation occupying it, It's con.
struction marks departure by the company
from its old policy of renting all the build
ings which 1t uses. In no other city in which
the Pacific Express does business does IL own
any property outside of stables and this
move demonstrates the faith which the cou.
pany's officials have In the permanent pros
Derity OF Omaha
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24

TIL. roll OF members holding certifi-
Gates of election to the next house of
representatives has been made up and
contains one hundred and sixty-four
republicans and one hundred and sixty
one democrats. On the face OF this
statement it would look as if the repub-
licans had majority of three. 1t would
seem, however, that under the present
membership of the house their majority
upon close party question will be re-
duced TO one, due to the fact that a
quorum OF the house, as now constituted, +,
is one hundred and sixty-three. 1t is
not likely, under the circumstances,
that an extra session will be insisted
upon before the election OF the new
members OF congress from the states
soon to be- admitted. 1t is expected to
add at least five to the working major
iLv
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24
An Untarnished RECORD.

UFtfIbU TYUUtF.
Judge Croft, of Omaha, is recommended to
fill the vacancy IN the inper-stats commerce
commission. We believe the selection to be
good one, as Judge Croft i perfectly CON-
petent, is man wac thoroughly under
stands the law and stands bsfore the people
with an Untarnished record. He is man
of integrity, with a, clear min 4 ami hands
free to work for>his coIatry's btSt interests.
AS we have already said, we believe the Sc
lection an excellent one, and that united
effort should be mlls TO secdre the ap-
pointncnt of Judge Grof to the inter- state
commission.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24

supposed existence Of smallpox here Re.
speotfully, FRANK G.. CoNDoN.
The State OF Nebraska, Furnas County,
IS: l, h. B. Wright, chairman of the board
Of trustees OF the village of Arapahoe, state
Of Nebraska, being first duly sworn, deposo
and say that there is not now, nor has there
been within year, case OF smallpox within
the corporate limits OF saio village Of Ara
pahoe. Owing TO the report that one or two
cases existed some miles south of the village,
measures were taken TO prevent the neigh
bors OF those said TO be afflicted from coming
into the town, this being the only grounds
known 10 mo for the many exaggerated ie-
ports regarding the disease here.
EDGAR u. WRIeuT.
Subscribed In my presence and sworn TO
before me this 22d day of April 1889
SEAL PERRY l.. HOLE,
Notary Public.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24

sure, yet it has Jared better than most
states at the hands OF the administra-
tion, having secured a number Of lu-
crative and responsible offices, among
them that Of internal revenue commits
sioner. The republicans OF Ohio, Illi-
nois and Nebraska, for example, are
warranted in feeling little sore at be-
ing almost ignored when the little state
severed from old Virginia is so favored,
but perhaps If they will seriously re-
fleet on it they will conclude it is their
own fault.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24

New YORK is already experiencing
an improvement in tho appearance Of
the streets cleared of the unsigh tly tel
egraph poles. For the first time in
many years an unobstructed view OF the
sky can be obtained in the business dis
tricts. The streets look wider and the
buildings more imposing. Now that
the work OF removing overhe I'D wires
has begun, the people of that city arc
determined to make clean sweep of it.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24

Z THE Washburn & Moon Manufactur-
Ing company has entered suit for dam
ages against the Omaha Barb Wire
company for alleged infringement of
the barbed wire patent. The suit is
evidently bluff TO compel the Omaha
company TO join syndicate which
attempts Ito regulate the product and
price of an article so essential to the
farmers of the prairie states. Several
courts have already decided against the
ci9ims OF the syndicate.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24
11ING Ar THE WRONG HEAD.

The democratic newspapers are
shouting in chorus over what they sup
posed 70 be great discovery preju-
diciai to Postnaster-General Waua"
maker. Some one sent to the New York
Times trade circular issued by Wana-
maker Il Brown, of Philadelphia, which
had got into the hands OF II postmaster
somewhere in Virginia. The Times
printed the circular, with extended
editorial comment, in which II vas as
sumed that the Waramaker of the firm
that sent out the circular and the post
master-general were one and the Same
person, and, Of course, deploring the cir
cumstance Of the firm of which a cabi-
net officer was the leading member
using his position to advance its in
terests. That journal expressed the
hope that the postmaster-gencral would
be able to explain thai ho had no
knowledge OF this business, but It was
compelled to regard the matter as put
ting the head of the postoliice depart
ment in very unenyiable light, and
indeed humilialiHg the country. OF
course the supposed discovery was
seized upon with avidity by the demo-
cratic press, To which Postmaster-Gen
eraI Wanamaker Is a peculiarly atsrac-
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24
INAUGURAL ANNIVERSARY.
Service to be Held at the Grand
Opera Hohse.

The pastors of the First Baptist, First
Methodist, First Presbyterian, First Luth-
eran and First Christian churches have ar
ranged for Inaugural Anniversary services
on April 30, at 10 O'Clock, NJ the Grand opera
house. The Post band aided by singers,
will furnish the music. General Wheaton
and stan are expected to be preseut, Bishop
Newman will preside Mayor Broatch will
read the presidents proclamation, Mr.. b, B.
Young will be musical director. Short ad-
dresses will be delivered by Doctors Harsha,
Lamar, Detwiler and Bishop Newman,
Scripture lessons will be read by DIR. John
Williamson and prayers offered by Doctors
Martin and House.
All pastors and churches who will partici-
pate are cordially invited TO do so, and all
ministers present are expected 70 occupy
seats on the stage. 1t is requested that, on
Sunday next, the pastors VINO will partici-
pate with us in this service, announce it to
their congregations and invite them 10 at
tend. A. w. LAMAR,
Chairman Com. ON Programme.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24
Nntice 60 Apents and subscribers.

In order to successfully rectify any faut in
the delivery of papers, IL is absolutely neces-
sary that we know the date on which papers
were late or missing. If late. give the time and
train on which Tue BEE should have reached
your town. Also state from what direction, so
that we can locate the trouble and apply the
proper remedy. Papers are frequently carried
by town through the carelessness Of the route
agents, and when this occurs, we can, with full
information, place the blame where 1t belongs.
We win consider 1t favor IL agents and SUD-
scribers will notify us at once when THE BEE
fails to reach them promptly.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24

THERE is no reason to complain of the
volume of our export trade to Europe as
compared with the corresponding
period last year. Since June /, 1888,
we shipped four hundred and nine
millions worth of exports, gain of
fifteen millions over the same time
1878
Omaha daily bee., 1889-04-24

THE output of coal in Colorado last
year Is computed at two millions, two
hundred thousand tons, valued NJ the
mines ut about five million dollars.
Although this is an increase, as COM
pared with the output OF 1889, Colorado
ranks only eleventh among the coal
producing states. Colorado, however,
IL soon destined to rank high as coal
state. The quality of her coal is unsur-
passed, and the consumption OF it in
vast quantities awaits only the develop
ment Of the trans Missouri states.