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Show truth dangerous criminals. degradation. Rut a leading citizen aud hnancier who furnishc money or stocks to buy the alderman goes about, quite nicely, with a consciousness of virtue far superior to that of tho alderman, and certainly with much less indication of public condemnation. Yet ho is probably the more despicable of the two, because he has sunk from a higher 6Ve ' bo sure, ho has not violated an oath of office by liis crime, but as an enlightened and highly intelligent citizen he is the more capable of understanding the depth of his own criminality and. its tendency to destroy justice and ruin civilization. Not only is such a man a peculiarly pernicious and dangerous criminal, but when he stands before the public as a representative of the class of honorable business men he is a smug hyprocrite, us well as a candidate for state's prison. But citizens who are afraid to show their opinion of him are but little less contemptible than he. in An article appearing of Case and tember number be read and inwardly Lested by the general public, by the and by representatives of corporations To the latter oifice holders. iaes it is especially commended, Bbould reads as follows: 13 traps. The old Scotia, further eastward, adjoining the site of the wooden structure recently condemned by the city and torn down, is no better than the one which stood alongside it, an eyesore to the community. It should have been torn down with,tho other, for it is equally as dangerous in case of fire. Built of nothing but and plastered on the inside, the owners have endeavored to conceal its defects by covering the rotten and antwo-by-fou- rs nor despercient woodwork witli some second-han- d Neither homeless tramps worst element the constitute corrugated iron, aud tho result is an ate thugs most eyesore in addition to the danger criminals dangert oncietv. The which threatens the block by its being in not are the welfare the public to stand. are not permitted Smrs or tenements. They And while we are about it, we might nor f" ?rv ragged, ignorant. They as well a criminal say into something about the Kenhave no't been driven Hotel. This building was in days of yon existence. conditions hard condemned eduas a menace to publ ic well past well born, Thevyare often Between tho roof and the ceilsafety. They cated, and highly intelligent. of tho top floor, according to a refinement much ing frequently possess statement made by the present chief mental culture. It is common to of the lire department, there is the Snd them gentlemanly in demeanor dust of years, combustible and explotheir rocial reard unexceptionable in FIRETRAPS. sive. It lies there thick, waiting for The crimes which these men lations the time when fire shall ignite it. The come up in the (oinmit are not such as Really, the authorities of this city building itself is old and dry. Police court. They are not committed The authorities are slack in this reare very slack in their duties concern- attacks upon bv assault, or violent This is not the only one. The but by secret and insidious ing the erection of buildings which are spect. Alexander block, near the site of tho of attacks upon the very foundations situated within the fire limits The now government building, is another civilized society. one s structure now being erected in the ii retrap. It has two escapes on the To corrupt instead of overthrow rear, but the interior is so is government is not treason, but itwho rear of what was formerly known as that if a lire were to break outarranged on the A citizen the Harmon block, now christened the second floor, the hardly less infamous. of the front occupants has reached prosperity and wealth Wilson block, and which will be used rooms on the second and floors third under a free and beneficent govern- for hotel purposes, would not be per- would never reach the ground, unless, ment deserves all the execration that makes mitted in any other place. Instead of perhaps, they jumped. Inside, there is the world gives a traitor, if he not the least sign of fire protection. ina brick structure, which use of his wealth to undermine the building But as usual, it is fair to presume servants who would have a semblance of being fire- - that the authorities will wait until some tegrity of those public constitute the government the owners have put up a lot of holaeaust lias burned and smothered Animosity against rich men as a class proof, out a dozen lives or two. It is the same has sometimes been propogated by studding, covered them with wire lath the world over and this city is no exthose who are fanatics or worse. The dn(j have plastered the outside, ception. The man who has liis horse houesty in one of the prettiest kinds of Are- - stolen always buys a lock for the door. If the insurance men would get after nota-- 1 Tfc ouand successful men who havesomeBaid-,bthis class of people they would be conly the 'vaJ' cpndomng eucceeded in business life is . this is completed the ferring a benefit of more lasting charfense, of will outride den the shell covered acter than by raising rates because the min lhrZ M side bv s of of with immitation the pressure of the water is said to be J in brick, iron, u... onmmoroo this kind in our cha same as is used on the annex slightly lower than it Bhould be. and boards of trade are other men of 10 , Kenvon Hotel No wonder in- and success, Te;:23 Town Growing. soeialeircles some who In the in Beaumont, Tex., 1,500 residences church, of them prominent tfa. ag tl).g t0 occur the to more harm the body politic last twelve months. It are doing It seems that the street, Second worea built of oJ.000. than all the thieves and murderers in has population is plagued with such rattlethe nation. These are the men whose South, money finds its way into the pockets of aldermen, legislators, or other public officers to pay for franchises, public contracts, or other official acts by which large returns from the investment are expected. Sweeping assertions of corA ruption among public officials or among those who obtain public contracts or franchises would be grossly unjust and inexcusable. But it ought to be plainly recognized that corruption in these matters is exceedingly common. It is far-reachi- ng pre-eminen- indi-u'dua- tly K I male-inflexi- ble I of-b- y so-cal- . &"eted?n led IMMODEST PICTURES. Now comes the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of America with a protest against the exhibition of the unclothed female upon the bill boards of the land. In a red hot declaration the delegates to the recent convention in 1'ori.land, Maine, Resolved: That tho innocence of youth, tho purity of middle ago and tho sanctity of old age are alike shocked and degraded by these illustrations and they went on to say that the mighty hand of the law should stop in and stop these displays of the prima donnas, the ballet dancers ami the circus riders. Inasmuch as they declare an intention ' of submitting this resolution to all tho societies and women's (rl ubs in the country, ii will not be long ere we shall see the several, to enact legislatures importuned stringent, laws against the posting of a womans picture unless the same shall be clothed. Let us stop and consider' for a moment what this moans. It. mean that in the future when the circus man comes along and hangs his lurid hauliers announcing the coming of the three-ringe- d atTair which is at oneo the delight of the innocence of youth, the purity of middle age and tho xuuctlty of old age that wo will no longer see the lithe figure of Milo Bonnetti Benettiscn, depicted as Hying through tho air attired in tights but that her shapely limbs will be clothed in crinoline. That the willowy form of Jennie Bartolini, tho young contortionist who is portrayed as standing with one font at six oclock and tho other at half past dinner time, will htivo to be robed in a divided skirt. That when wc look upon the forty feet of ballot in tho Devil's Auction or tho A dam less Eden, our eyes will not feast upon a row of shapely ankles nor plump calves, but instead we shall be compelled to rubber at a row of old pelicans attired in ulsters. No longer will we lie rejuvenated and made young again by looking at the photographs of this aetress and that one, arrayed in tights aud trunks In the name of the bald headed row, which represents the purity of old ago wo utter a solemn protest. -- Magnificent Display an undeniable and appalling fact that many a business man of high standing has no hesitation, in private conversat- 0! Artistic Furniture... ion, about admitting the fact that he is obliged to use money illegitimately when he attempts to get such a contract or franchise. Business establishments that are perfectly honorable in their dealings, and which would bitterly resent any imputation upon their honesty, often take it as a matter of course that when they want a public contract they must buy up some official to get it. The unspeakably despicable excuse is put forward that this is necessary in order to get the contract. If the name of every prominent citizen ordinary claims to be respectable and honorable, but who has been guilty, directly or indirectly, of bribing a public officer, should be published, the revelation would he astonishing. The extent of this kind of corruption is in large part who is now ready for your inspection. Such fanciful designs and beautiful workmanship to he seen in our A) Ladies Dressing Tables, Ladies Desks, A Music, Stands, X X Etc. Mirrors, Etc. Etc. due to the fact that attempts to punish it are so rarely made, even when tho fact of the crime is an open secret, and still more to the fact that such crimes, though well known, do not seriously injure the social standing of the criminal. By some inexplicable science or judgment, twist of con- people often look with much more leniency upon the giver than upon the receiver of a bribe. A hoodie alderman becomes the of type Is simply wonderful. We will take pleasure in showing you our stock. ..H. Dinwoodey Furniture Co., j |