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Tho Prcf,ssor's Interesting ui>eeuraa
Ms~ Rather Too Much for ~. clock.
Tie professor WAS making one of his
occasional calls
avn pleased to find, Miss Laura,
lie was saying, shat YOU appear 10 take
an interest in this subject of the archi-
lee nre OF the middle ages Il has al.
ways la a strong fascination for ma
confess, however. that If late / have
been studying with more interest, il pos-
sible. the problem of emigration. Has
1t not occurred to you that there is need
OF deeper insight into this great ques-
lion?"
Why. yes, professor replied the
young lady, Il suppose so. but"
Il knew 1t could not fail to present
itself TO your mind, Miss Laura, as one
of the m, st absorbing of topics You
have seen, dare say, the report read by
DIR. William Farr before the London
Statistical Society of 1853, in which he
gave several very interesting tables
showing the value of agricultural labor
ers' wages and the necessary cost of
their maintenance
But you are familiar. of course, with
the general results of his Investigations.
just so. They We're published. as you
may remember. in all the leading scien.
tific and industrial journals. More re-
Gently ng Becker, chief of the German
statistical office, estimated the average
wages of the German emigrant aud the
average margin of living which he
finds 10 be much closer than among the
English emigrants. DO you recall his
exuct figures 2"
why, professor"
"But of course You do, or at least you
ore familiar with his conclusions. Take,
too, tie question OF Chinese immigra-
tion. The testimony collected by the
House committee on education aud la
Dor in 1S7S-or was it in 1892"
Il am sure, professor. L."
"You are correct, Miss Laura The
testimony was collected in 1878 and the
report presented in 1879. You remem-
Der the protracted debates that followed.
In the Senate there was only one man
who stood up for the natural right of
a human being to emigrate wheresoever
he chose. regardless of race prejudice.
1t was-let me think moment. Do
you remember what Senator il was 2"
why, professor"
"Ahi ! remember. It was Senator
Hamlin, of Maine, as you were about to
remark, Miss Laura; it was Senator
Hamliu. Mr.. Sargent. Of California
ever meet Mr.. Sargent?"
Why"
Genial and lovable soul, Miss Laura.
Full OF interesti facts and figures.
But bless mel had no idea il was get
ting so late. Did not the clock strike 10
a moment ago?"
Il think it tried to strike, professor,
said Miss Kajones wearily, -but it gave
it up. T-[Chicago tribune.
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wouidn.t Come Of Hls own Accord.

Jim Webster, colored transgressor,
was arraigned before magistrate, who
said to him: "Pll let you go this time,
as the evidence against you is not very
conclusive to my mind Thank you,
sab; thank you kindly. l wishes all de
odder magistrates would treat me like
you does. Yer a gennerman. sab.
But don't come here again, or I'll have
to be severe with you. you may be
sure am gwinter to come heah no
noah. / didn't come dis time. Hits
de perliceman what fotches me ebery
time. Ef you waits till I comes here
all by myself, you viii be heap older
dan Methusalum.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1891-03-25

An old veteran told this as happening
at Savannah during the war:
A young Confederate officer, who was
pretty much OF bully, STOPPED in at a
tonsorial saloon. Draw ing his sword,
be ordered the barber to shave him, at
the same time. warning him that if he
cut his face or drew drop Of blood he
would kill him when he got up The
operation was performed without acci-
dent Before be went out, however, the
bully asked the artist if he was not very
much frightened while he was doing the
work.
The barber smiled.
"Not in the slightest. he replied, -for
nIhad accidentally drawn dropo blood
] would have cut your throat from ear
to ear before you could have moved
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Ineubater. . Supply ths AllIra.or Trads

Incubators to supply the Alligator Trade.
Quite business has sprung up in
Florida of Matching alligator eggs by an
artificial incubator. 1t seems that the
demand for alligators was so lively that
the natives could not catch enough to
supply the market. Some genius con-
ceived the idea of saving himself the
trouble of splashing round in the water
after young alligators, so he got lot of
eggs, put them in an incubator, and
Matched out as fine lot of young rep
tiles as any one would wish to see. They
were as wicked in disposition as the old
est and ugliest gator that ever scared q
pickaninny or devoured a yellow dog.
He fed them at first on oatmeal, and
after few days of Scotch diet taught
them to eat meat by choking them until
they opened their mouths and then
dropping bit down their throats.
The idea of raising gators for the
market took well, and now several in-
cubators are always at work Matching
out the ugly creatures, and half the lit
tie darkies in the villages are poking in
the sand banks all day long getting eggs
for the artificial hatcheries -(St Louis
Globe Democrat
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The secret Of suecess.

Feldmeyer Bros. believe that the secret
of success is perseverance. Therefore
they persist in keeping the finest line OF
perfumeries, toilet articles, cosmetics,
drugs and chemicals on the market. They
especially invite all persons who have
palpitation. short breath. weak or hun
CRY pain in side OF shoulder, oppression,
night mare, dry cough smotheTing;
uneQualed New Heart Cure, before II ID
too late. It has the largest sale Of any
similar remedy. Fine book Of testimon-
faIs free. DR.. Miles Restorative Ner
vine Is unsurpassed for sleeplessnes,
headache, fits, etc, and 1t contains no
opiates.
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Thn airanfaat Strike.

Among the greatest strikes that of DIR.
Miles in discovering his New Heart Cure
has proven itself TO be one of the most
important The demand for IL has be-
come astonishing. Already the treat
ment Of heart disease Is being revolution
ized, and many unexpected cures effect
ed. II soon relieves short breath. fluf-
tering pains In side, arm, shoulder. weak
and hungry spells. oppression, swelling
of ankles. smothering and heart dropsy.
DIR. Miles book on Heart and Nervous
Diseases, free. The unequaled New
Heart Cure Is sold and guaranteed BY
Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug Store also,
his Restorative Nervine for headache.
fits, sprses, hot flashes nervous chilIs,
opium habit, etc.
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8 II r A u SS
Retail Liquors At Vaclsssl, 9iirs,,
WE CARRY THE LARGEST STOCK OF
al Kinds Imported and Domestic
Fine Vines and LIQUORS.

Come and convince yourself before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
We import and receive all our goods
direct. All our WHISTLES come direct
from United States Bonded Warehouses.
We are known to sell the best 81. 90 Whis-
key in the market, and are able at pres
ent to offer better article than ever be-
fore purchased for the money. We are
the only ptace in the city where you can get
ALL KINDS OF CoRDIALs.
We believe in large sales and small prof
its. Special attention paid to all city and
country orders. Give us call and be
convinced.
N. B.-Families supplied with Bottled
Be at short notice, at
STRAUSS'S
decoly 16 Market Space.
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ELECTRIC BELLS.

Annunciators, Burglar Alarms, Electric
Bells Bronze, Nickle and Wood Pushes, Door
AID Window Springs, Electric Mattings, Door
fals and Attachments, Magnetic Bells, Buzz
lsTs, Batteries (all kind), Foot Pushes, Pear
Pushes Desk Pushes, and all Supplies for
Aleesrie Bell Work, furnished on short notice;
se'k guaranteed 10 give satisfaction. Can
give good reference, Samples can be seen AT
u MARYLAND Ave.
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EoR SALE-COLES' BOX OR WARD
L ROBE LOUNGE is perfect Lounge
by day and perfect bed by night, aud you
can put away as much clothing or other arti-
cles as in the average wardrobe. You get
three articles for the price Of one. No extra
charge for packing and shipping,
Mrs. DIR. Talmage, wife of the celebrated
preacher, says these lounges are very nice.
Price in Creton, so, $l2.
Raime, $l2, $I4
Raw silk, $40, $25.
Silk Brocatelle, $25, $40.
Terms 10 per cent. discount cash with or
der, or one half with order, balance sixty days.
fs ALFRED COLES,
Grand and Myrtle Ayes., Brooklyn, N. Y.
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ANNAPoLIs, Nd, WEDNESDAY EVENING, MARCH a6. lsel
IS YOUR WIFE WELL7

THE WOMEN OF AMERICA
ARE THE LARGEST
CONSUMERS OF 3. s. ..
TNEvERF FAILS TO RESTORE
BROKEN DOWN HEALTH
WHEN CAUSED BY
IMPOVERISHED BLOOD
oRTHE CARES OF
THE HOUSEHOLD.
ovRRTEN THOUSAND
OF THE BEST WOMEN
OF THE COUNTRY
TESTIFY TO THIS.
Don't fail to send for our book On
blood diseases Mailed free.
swIFr SPECIFIC Co.. Atlanta. Ga
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NOTICE.

Families supplied with the Celebrated
Niagara Falls Beer. Coldest in the city
Send in YOUR orders to SMITHS 50 West Street
Annapolis. Choicest Wines, Liquors and Ci-
rn Kept on hand at the +. & L. RESTAU-
RANT, same number. sill
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VIM. R. SHIELDS,
Barber & Har Dresser
Cor. state CIrclo and OornhiIlst

Particular attention paid to Shaving, Hair
Cutting, shampOoing, Hair Dyeing, &c. Also
Rsiors set and guaranteed TO give satisfaction
o. no charge. Cleanliness a speciality in this
shop. Give me trial.
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Prescriptions compounded day OF night
by careful and experienced druggists at
Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug Store.
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For Sale Very Cheap.

CHESTNUT, LOCUST AND CEDAR
POSTS, any size desired. Also Pound
Net poles. Piles and House frame tim
Der, sold and delivered at the lowest fig.
ures for cash, or on satisfactory notes.
Apply to or address
M. L. CRANE, Eastport, p. o.
2-16 A. A. County, Md.
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A Connecticut Yankee

Wanted an agent in each town to sell the
,bo,, named book. This is Mark Twain 8
lsicst Nearly 90 600 copies already sold, $50
alu,irations. Nearly 600 pages. A great
many SCENTS average forty orders per week
Almost anyone can sell twenty-five weekly
This Is very profitable business. Write for
terms II. WEBSTER & CO., East l4th
Street, New York. jig
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FOR SALE CHEAP.

DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS on
Conduit Street and on Market Street -
These are the only lots now available in
this section of the city Apply TO
f. EUGENE WATHEN.
j9 Attorney At Law, 10 Church Circle.
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EOR RENT.-Three Furnished ROOMS
i for rent No. 50 Conduit Street.
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WANTED.-AN ACTIVE NAN for each
w section Salary e7B te 800, 20 locally
represent successful n. 7. Company incoF-
gewelfy. etc. TO consumers at cost Also
Lady Of tact. Salary go, to enroll members
References exchanged. Empire Co-oDernffve
Association scredit well ratadl Lock Box 6l0
y. 4 So
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WANTS. FOR SALE, &c

We Will insert In this column advertfs.
70 ente OF Wants, For Rent, For Sale, Loaf.
9oands &C., not exceeding four lines, ONE
" EEK. or less. for 20 Cents.
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TYpewriting dome.

5 CENTS PER FOLIO 200 words, nv ].
V. DUFFY. 102 King George Street ns
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WANTED AT ONCE.-A MAN TO
w HgndIe In Annapolis THE ANALOS-
TAN MAGAZINE, q new monthly devoted to
the literary, social snd rOlitical life II the
South. Evsrything necessary 10 furnish live
agency viii be furnished. Must have push
and anlnbfy- Address THE ANALOSTAN
PUBLlShlAG Gu. " ashinGton d. O. d2a
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18

THE salaries paid by railroad compa-
nies to employees is private matter, but
when a corporation forces competent
men out of service by starvation wages
and imperils the lives of passengers, the
public has right to protest The re-
duction of the wages of operators on the
Milwaukee road cannot be justified by
the management. 1t is a penny wise
and pound foolish policy, which will re-
act on the business of the road. Next to
the engine men, the telegraph operators
occupy the most responsible position in
the operating department of road.
The run ming of trains is in their hands
The safety of life and property depends
on their competency, reliability and care
in forwarding and receiving orders. A
single mistake may plunge train to de-
struction. 1t is the height of folly to
squeeze this class of skilled workmen.
Such policy will harvest sufficient
number of disastrous wrecks to more
than wipe out the pittance saved from
the reduction OF wages.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
CATTLE PRICES IN THE FUTURE.

The stock raiscrs and feeders OF Ne
braska, Kansas and Iowa have brought
their cattle to low market for several
years past There is apparently reason
to hope for better prices hereafter il 1t
is true that no combination exists to de-
press the market without regard to sup
ply and demand and the cost of produc-
tion.
In his elaborate statement submitted
to the senatorial committee on November
80, 1888, Mr.. Philip ID. Armour made a
good showing for the theory that over
production was alone responsible for the
persistently low prices which had pre-
vailed up to that time. In this issue Of
THE BEE his argument is carefully re-
viewed in the light of the latest statis-
tics of the business, and shown to be no
longer tenable as an excuse for low
prices in the future.
During the past year the receipts Of
cattle at Chicago, Kansas City and
Omaha have been increased 18 per cent.
In the same period the foreign market
has increased over fifty-fve per cent and
the home market at least three per cent.
The demand has thus made net gain of
40 per cent on the supply. In the mean
time the cost of fattening corn-fed cattle
for the market has increased nearly four
hundred per cent. II the natural
laws OF supply and demand and
cost of production govern the
price of cattle, must no. prices show
substantial increase in the immediate
future?
If this result does not follow will it
not be justifiable to infer that there is an
unnatural combination to deprive the
producers of their just share Of the
profits of the beef business?
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18

and large business. And yet all the evil
dence at hand iavors the latter princi-
pie. a.
The report OF the interstate commerce
commission shows that the average
train consists Of three cars aud one-half,
with capacity Of 200 passengers. But
the average train carries only AZ passcn-
gens-21 per cent of its capacity. The
AZ people who travel are thus required
to pay for the accommodations of the
15S who do not. The result is high fares
for the travelling public, with no corre-
spending degree of profit to the rail-
roads.
What have the cheap fares OF the
zone system done for the Austrian and
hungarian railroads that formerly found
difficulty in making their earnings meet
expensesP The first five months showed
net increase of 1873 per cent over all
the lines, while in eight months the
local traffic in the vicinity of Buda-Pest
rose from 900 persons to 4,367, $50
an increase of 1000 per cent.
There is another good illustration
near at hand. In 1890 the Chicago 81
Northwestern reduced its mileage rate
from 3.31 to 9. II and thereby increased
its business 200 per cent These facts
are well worth the study Of the people,
the lawmakers and the railroad man
ayers.
Austria and Hungary have one ad-
vantage Americans do not possess. The
government owns or controls their rail-
roads, and when the king issues de-
cree it Is carried into effect. In this
free country there is no king SO power
ful as the crowned heads of our railway
systems, and when the people issue de-
crees they find it very difficult to make
them needed. The Hungarians pay no
interest on watered stocks and bonds,
which is another point in their favor.
But, in spite of the difficulties which
surround our railroad problem, the time
is coming when it will be solved on q
basis more just to the public and, very
likely, moro advantageous to the rail-
roads themselves.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18
4 BILL THAT OUGHT TO PASS.

Senator Moore of Lancaster has intro
duced bill providing that all counties
having less than 125, 25,00Opopulation shall
be governed by three commissioners, and
all having more than that number by
five. This is wise measure and ought
to be enacted into law.
1t is aimed at the cumbersome and ex-
pensive system of township supervisors
now in vogue in number of counties in
Nebraska. The present system is pro-
life OF evils and abuses that can only be
reached by stringent state law. 1t is
true that counties now have the option
to choose either the commissioner or
supervisor system, but in the nature of
the case the law is practically void
A board consisting of from twenty to
forty township supervisors is 81 political
machine not easily overturned. Having
one or more representatives in every
township, and controlling the appropri-
ations for every road, bridge or other
improvement that is asked, the board
of supervisors is in a position to perpet-
uate' itself in spite of public opinion.
Il q dlS CNCIdl COuuIlCS WnSTc COLu-
missioners are preferred but the power
of the extensive board over merchants,
newspapers and all classes of people
doing business with the county, is too
great to admit Of fair discussion of the
question.
The supervisor system compels the
employment OF from twenty to thirty
men to do the work which
could be done far better by
three. 1t is enormously expensive to
the taxpayers. 1t divides responsibility
among so many that it is impossible to
fix it upon individuals. The worst
botches in the construction of court
houses and the most notorious scandals
have occurred where a large number OF
irresponsible supervisors have been en-
ployed instead of three level headed
commissioners. There is no excuse for
the further existence of this expensive
and ineffective system.
A state law is required to remedy the
matter, and therefore the Moore bill
or one like it, should be passed.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18

EMMA ABBoTT's public career was as
full of generous deeds as her domestic
life was pure and ennobling. 1t may be
said of her that cheerfulness was her
poem and good will her Tyre. The spirit
that guided her footsteps and shaped
her destiny is conspicuous in the dispo-
sition of her estate. After providing
literally for immediate relatives and
friends, nine churches in which she wor-
shipped are given $1,000 each, and the
remainder Of the estate, estimated at
nearly 81 900, 900, is to be divided equally
among various eastern benevolent insti-
tutions for the caro- Of the young, the
aged and infirm Neither sex nor creed
hedge her bequests. Christian and He
brew, Catholic and Protestant, are
treated alike. Her benefactions are as
broad and free as her career was bound
less. They accord with generous i'm
pulses that dominated her life, and add
affection to admiration in the public's
memory of the American songstress.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18

1t is not to be hastily concluded that
the fare from Omaha to Denver ought
not to be moro than SO. so, instead of
$1S. Is. Such a conclusion would be un-
just to the railroads. In Austria there
is small extra charge for baggage, and
the rates above quoted are for third
class accommodations, which are doubled
for the best coaches and fastest trains.
Then, too, the population to the square
mile is vastly greater in Austria than in
Nebraska. But this does not affect the
principle.
The indisputable fact is that the cost
of railroad service all over the United
States is out of all proportion to the cost
in the most progressive countries of Eu-
rope, and that our rates are based upon the
erroneous theories that it costs twice as
much to carry two passengers as one, and
that the science of railroading consists
in charging the public all it will stand.
Both theories are exploded by the ex-
perience of the last six months in Aus
tria and Hungary, where it is not to be
conceded that either the people or gov
oiO superior W
ours.
There is no apparent reason why the
zone system can not be applied to Amer
lean railroads, at least to limited ex-
tent. The mileage rate in this country
varies from to 8 cents, and this rate is
maintained in our most densely popu-
lated states. Massachusetts, with more
people to the square mile than either
Austria or Hungary, and New York,
with fully as many, pay from to 8 cents
q mile on their enormous traffic, instead
of 6 mills, as in the foreign coun tries
quoted. II density of population has not
operated in favor of low rates in all the
years that railroads have been estab-
lished in the United States, why should
it now be regarded as an obstacle to at
least partial application of European
methodist
The fact is that American railroads
have been slow to SEQ the fallacy OF
Jay Gould's theory that pas
senger and freight charges should
be what the traffic will bear. +"
They have never been willing to give a
fair trial of the principle of small profits
Omaha daily bee., 1891-01-18

million brick. The stock on hand at the
present time is 100000. One year
ago it was 100000. II is safe to say the
reduced stock on hand will serve as an
excuse for another squeeze in prices the
coming spring, producing the inevitable
paralysis OF building operations at the
opening of the season. The claim that
brick is sold at bed rock prices in Omaha
is untrue. With facilities for the manu-
facture of brick equal to those Of Kansas
City, Omaha prices are from one to TWO
dollars more per thousand the year
around, in addition to the regular spring
squeeze.
The radical extension OF the fire limits
affords tempting inducements to capital
lists to open and operate Independent
brick yards in or near the city. The
raw material abounds everywhere, and
all that is required to rear n profitable
business is capital, energy and stable
prices for the product. The success of
the enterprise is beyond question. The
demand is pressing and local capitalists
should promptly move in an enterprise
that not only guarantees remunerative
returns on the investment but will bring
about competition in brick making and
give Independent contractors an equal
show with those operating brick yards.
The time is ripe to force a division in
the combination of brick making and
contracting and give stability to prices
during the building season.