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PLACETS AfOUTIl WEiCA iir;,. -jrWKSIXX V, ".MAT 17, 18 S3. ii Ji c .. -jijiican Convention. The irjnil.lit iiiiK of tlio first oonres ioiial district met in convention nt Ash ??;tnd y -f ci'daji, to nominate ! lrgntes to Hiiitioiial convention at (Mucao ui June. j'he iii'-ctin was c:ill''l to order at 7:4 j 1. in., ( y Courtney, of I J.'- it i ice. Til..- n.ii.d procedure of having a com , liiitt-o tijiiiii oreilcnli.d.-i 11 -(pointed was (liji list (I with, ami tin; temporary sieie tury, Km I y, of 15 ati ice, ie;id tins roll. After eon-idi-ruMe discussion it was decided to el. t a periiian-iit cliairinaii ly ilcel.ii al ii-ii of counties. S. 15. Strode received To voti s, and ( '. . W In.-, d'n, !". Tlie Hon. ('. O. Wh-cdoii. ia taking the chair, c jinisi lied unity in the ranks of the repuhlieati -uu t y. siiid if the pasty presented a solid front to the enemy (iinviT Cleveland would receive his marching orders in great style. .Mr. liltchie, of Cass County, and Mr. II. O. JJeatty, of Wuhoo, were elected secretary and assistant secretary rcsjiec tively, to the conven ion. Mr. Divid Mercer, of Douglas, moved that the convention proceed to elect dele gates to die na ioii d convention. After a lot of wrangling the motion was carried. The ballots were then cni-t for delegates, with the following result: i ' I !'. . . . Ii.lt w r.'isiiiii-ii a-ey.... I'nmsoii . 97 W Mi ! . . . it; win' i it s . . . 1 Seu i r i ." ... !t 11. J . cUtrke . . . . . (0 Upon motion of I). Mercer, of Douglas, tho vote was declared unanimous for Ore one and Hates. Upon motion of D. Mercer, of Douglas tic; eTcet ion of alternates was proceeded with, with the following results: !-V ville I".'. lis. hi ia ':i-ey i.i litl-lliifll . . IM it '; .M ill (ill y Till II. Twwe. .....' .; Upon motion the vote was dedurod unanimous in favor of Seoville and Wilson. After indulging m cluers for the suec-'ssfid candidates, the large as s 'mlily dispersed. Wo Will Decorate Dc.or.itioii day will soon he here. It is but titling that one day in the year at least should he given to honor the dead who gave their lives that we might en joy this fr e and happy land. The day wiil he i cm 'ii:' ' cd with ipiropritc cere monies all over the. United States and it is our duty to honor the brave dead by contributing something to the occasion. Let cvi.'V person, old or youuif Kud a helping hand in the exercises that are to be given on that day. If you can do nothing more, biingyoiir tlowers to deco rate some fallen heros grave All of th-' things go to h- Ip anil it shows so much bclti r spirit to see a w hole city and country working hand in hand in th. se Cling-.. We are all glad that wt have su:h a country as these United States and we should one and all he-nor those who gave them to us. Let us ral lv round the flair of the free. From Fi iilav's Diilr. llow long will ( lanky weather last, the sunshine follow on the blast? How long will skies be dark and gray, with cheerless rain from day to day. how long ere summer comes to stay "(), Lord, how long .'" I low long must we, with weary feet, like circus actors cross the street, to clodg the caverns and the holes, to leave behind our rubber soles, to flounder in the mud that rolls "O Lord, how long?" Walt Mason -The druggists convention yesterday recommended that the proper steps be t ik -n tow. ud adding a school of phar macy to tli - State University. This will b-j a good addition if our state is old enough to warrant it. But for the legis lature to appropriate large sums of money for t!i hem-lit of the probable fifteen oi twenty u he would take advantage of the seliool, we do not believe to be a wise move. We are in fay or of adding to th uiiiv- isity faci ities as fast as tin demands of our state warrant, but v. do nor bdh ve in throw in meney -iv.ii-. just for the sdvt; of the name ;f having.-: fechool of pharmacy in our state. With all its annoyances from the strike the 'J" furnishes much bctb r freight faeiliiies to this city than the Mis souii Ltcitic. Within the pa.t few weeks we have been annoyed more in getting "fre'ght from various points over the M. I', than in id I our lives over the "Q" sys tem; and we know uf others who have the s niie grievances. In this rjs.iect. at least, the H. A- M. has been nil ilia this co Ci-rn could k for it, but when it take a week to g--t - b. x of freight from Lin coin, fifty -seven lodes, over tin; M. I, or two weeks from Chicago, and this is oft r ) i 1. it is ton; a howl was raised. X bra-ka Ci V Tine s. V 'V.i:-,h;i ivinj her named as A W - i i n t town yesterday rn I ask ' . ' : ! t. (' it-ir t-r k whert'sh ; t -. ; S. ii' K:k'-n!ary bouirht .- : t'i ( .! i -- avd on nrrivinu ! ! . "ii r. f-;:l ft' b:.- her found. li :..e .i ? th hotel ror the idyht. D i. Ii. ! '.:'.t si ju n;cd through an n r) ' si : v. in-low and fell to the ? ! ! M, -i : !i r fa'-e and shouhler e,.,-. - . i:.i fti'iv. Til ' I'ple f Cedar ( ; i i 'i '1 and complained ' ' - o issued a t an ! --ii was I.roiiiiht . i . i u'i th.- in 'iiiiii-.; an i ox d :! j-iii tor s-o. l;ee;iui: U ltil sii" an be -.t-..., ,. ,,f !,y tin vroo.r a::'' m-i'-s. To .! in i. u.t l.)'ib: 11 v e-azv :n l it is nxt known that she has any n atives li vim; near In re. THE. SUNDAY SCHOOL FOUNDED IN 1731 BY A PRINTER OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE." How Kobert Ilulkea Wa I.c-d to Orgnu ts the I'lrat Sunday School Why th Sc'iriuo Attracted Cienerul Attention. HUturlcal Iti-tii) of lutereiit. Sunday schools were founded about th closo of tho year 1781 by Ilobert Raikes, a printer In Gloucestershire Business lead ing him Into tho suburbs of tho town inhabited by tho lowest class of people, b was Biirprisod by seeing multitudes of miserably ragged children, who made the S;ilbat b day a cartiival of noise and riot. In which cursing and swearing had a largo part. To check thi3 profanation of tho Lord's day he engaged four women, teachers of week da schools, to instruct such chil dren as ho should tteud them on tho Sunday lu reading and the church caCechiam. for which they were to receive one ehllliDg each. A visible Improvement being effected In a short time-, both in the manners and morals of thechildren. Mr Raikes' scheme attracted general attention. Her majesty tueeu Charlotte admitted htm to an audi ence, and expressed high approbation of his plan Numerous schools formed on llio same model sprang up in tho principal towns, and a society, under high pation age was formed itAlxmdon in 17S3 for the establishment ana support of Sunday Bcbools throughout the kingdom. This was the first stago of the Sunday school. CltATUITOUS INSTKUCTIOX- A great impediment to prosperity was the expense of hiring tho teachers It is ntt certain who first conceived tho idea of gratuitous instruction, but this in time came aUiut. and the result was that by the year 1S00 teaching in the Sunday school was almost universally without rem unera tion In 1S03 tho Sunday School union was formed which, by its numerous publica tions Hp-ents and branch societies in the di. Tore-M parts of the kingdom, exercised a wide influence Tho Institute of the Church of Kngland. wliich operated in a like manner, is ef a similar date. Scotland boasts of Sunday schools a early as l?t2 But It was not till 17SG, when tho Socii'ty for Promoting Religi mis Knowledge among the Poor was formed, that they were publicly recog nized, nor until 17(J7. when the first Free Sunday School society was organized, that five Sunday schools became general. At first theso met with considerable op position from portions of the ecclesiasti cal court, but this soon vanished, and Sunday school unions existed In most of the large towns Sunday schools in Ireland had been In a measure anticipated in County Down in 1770. but the system pursued by Mr Ilaikes was not adopted till about 1785. sineo which date its system has been similar to that of England. In Ireland tho Sunday School society was established in 1S09 The Roman Catholics, in the United Kingdom at least, havo numerous Sunday Schools THE FIItST IN AMERICA. Tho First Day or Sunday School society, formed in Philadelphia in 1791. is the first permanent Sunday school organization in the United Stales of which there is trust worthy record It was composed of members of different denominations, including tb Society of Friends Its constitution re quired that reading and writing from tho Ciblo and such other religious and moral books as the society approved should fur r.ish tho course of instruction. The New York Sunday School union wasorganized in 1SKX the Philadelphia Srinday and Adult School union one year later These throe societies recognized tho union of differed, denominations, and led to the organization of the American Sunday School union at Philadelphia in 132L The object of this union was to concentrate the efforts of Sunday school societies in difTereut sec tions of the United States, and to start schools wherever there were children found in sufficient numbers toattend them It naturally came about that as new states were settled and tho various denom inatiuus were strengthened. Increased attention was given by each to its own Sunday schools. and denominational unions to promote these wera formed As years passed, the question book was added to the original recitation, and at length In a great degree- superseded it I.ater on eama lesson helps, texts, maps, black board exercises, etc In the earlier schools reward tickets were given. .nd when these had suiliciently accumulated they were exchanged for books This stimulated the production of works of a character suitable to young minds, and from this ha3 been developed the Sunday school libr-ary Good Words for the Reporter. Reporters d';:7er in many ways Some are purely descriptive, in some a bump of humor is magnificently developed, some permeate a story, short or long, with In dices of personality Others are cast iron in recital, and make their stories as piquant ie an algebraical problem. A good rejwi ter. gifted with natural spirits and health, is a thing of beauty and a joy forever in any well regulated newspaper office Every door is open to him. and the 6e!d of life is spread before him with its sunshine and its shadow In the course of r.n evening he talks with presidents and walks with princes He sits with the sorrowful and mourns with the humble No place is loo sacred, none too lowly; no man is too high, too rich, too great for him to approach, none too poor, too hum ble foi hi in to serve IJo is as much s.t home in the palace of a millionaire as in a hospital ward of a prison He writes with pi:U readiness the glib utterances of a oefrided bishop and the harrowing confes sion of a joor devil In the Tombs A ood reporter must be discreet. How c;ui h tie hears that he cannot tell, how iuuc!i he knows that it would not be fair for ti'm to re veil. He eocs the best and worst types of society, and boa his hand tiiore constantly upou tho pulse of affairs than any minister. lawyer, doctor or Deieiiant Joo Howard in New York Uranhic UTILtZINO AUSTRAUA'S PESTS. Cunoed Knhhlt for th Laboring CliMe of i:nlitiid A SenMble YVny. Many unaccountable things hapjien in in telligent communities. Tho one Miowing noro than Ordinary dullness ju,t at this time is tho action of England and her colony of ?'ew South Wales concerning the simple cir cumstance of nn over abundance of rabbits. JW notorious that the laboring class of Inglaiid are unable to obtain sufficient tmimal food. Longing for meat for themselves and children, muny go by night to catch a rabbit or two. When gnme-keepers or police step in the poor fellows are sent to prison and branded as ixiachers. The government of New South Wales, instead of securing theso exfierts in the art of snaring, and canning tho meat ns fast as tho rabbits are caught, are inviting men who, with vile ioioii, are about to spread disease among the jxkm- creatures, so that they may die uu awful, lingering death, the flesh and skin also ling wasted. The English government and "gentry" tre at gre'at expense in watching and punishing the very men in England who would be in valuable in Australia. If they would give theso "jxiachers'' a free passage to Si dney, and the heads of government there would talidtheui by contracting to present them with a homestead, when the rabbits were caught, they would do it right away, ten times faster than these poisonous cholera doctors. By employing artists in canning millions of dollars might Iks made of the pn served rabbit meat. How much more sens ible to mako money of the flesh and skins? If tliojnantity should be immense and put the price down very low so much the bette-r. The poachers would make money at even five cents ier rabbit, as they would catch on tho average of ;3O0 every day, niul a much greater number at first. The delicious food could then be taken to England and sold at a price within reach of every half slartTd agricul tural or other laborer. (Jeoiga finrduer in New York Herald. -f Forming u Town I.t Syndicate. A Lincoln man who has jusb returned from an extended tour of tho country re cently struck a small town in Missouri where the iiliantie-s comjtosing the metropolis wero surrounded by numerous acre's of land staked olf into lots. J3ef.oi one of 1b magnificent trade emporiums sat an old man smoking a corn cob pipe and apparently plunged in meditation. Tli' Lincoln man assumed nu air of profound innoeeiiee atld accosted him, when this dialogue ensued; "What are these stakes here forf "Town lots, stranger? This hyar town is just er goin' to have a boom. An opery house will be built thai, ef uothiu' happens." "Who owns this projiertyf" "A (tyiidifiit. Ye won't see ary flies on this town." "What is a syndicate!"' "Why, j-o see, a syndicut is or lot of fel lers in ther city what has money, and they sorter get together and buy up a farm, and they stake it off, yy see, an' start a boom. That thar land was ther Wi.I.Iej Maguiro farm, but ther syndicut bought it, and staked it oil"." "And how eloes the syndicate do its boom ing.'"' Wal, one feller in ther syndic-lit gets con trol of it all, )'e see, and he sells a lot to an other teller, an' it goes round an' round, an' every time it goes round the price is riz." "but then it would never Iks sold out of that lxjily." "It wouldn't, eh? Stranger, yer wrong. Finally, er lot is sold to some outside feller, and then it's deddycated, yo see, an' don't go oiind no more." "Thanks; now I know all about it." Ne braska State Jouriia), Scorch iiir a Hindoo Priest. In a temple within the palace enclosure a daily offering of a goat is made to the blood loving goddess "Kali." We did not see tho day's sacrifice, but the blood was yet fresh which flowed from the neck of the little offering, which is severed by one blow from the high priest. I was looking at the goddess with her necklace of skull tU?'ousU u?y oera glass. I saw the priest susjiected mo of some disrespect to the eleity. I gave him the glass, lie marveled at the huge size tho image assumed. I then turned the glass and made him look through the diminishing enib "Wow! Wow I W-o-w!' was his exclama tion of surprise. After making our offering I was about to light my cigar in the court with a magnify ing or sun glass, 1 saw his reverence wanted to see the thing. J motioned him to hold out his hand. His face wore an expression of sweet innocence as the rays pf the sun began to brighten ou the back of his fist, but whev. they got to a little focus and shot a hot spik into his brown skin he uttered auothsi "Wow! wowl oh, wow! w-o-w!" I never .;aw such merriment as the other priests and attendants exhibited, and the good old chap seemed hugely to relish the joke. But I noticed that every now and then he would look at the little roasted spot and rub it with his other hand. He will know a sun glass hereafter. Carter Harrison in Chicago Mail. The "IJiree Sixes'" Alarm. Speaking of fires, one occasionally hears the remark that the alarm sounded three sixes." Now what is meant by "three sixes" is an enigma to nie-st persona. It is jxipu larly supposed it is a general alarm, and will bring to the seene of action all the fire ap paratus in the city. This is a mistake. Tho "threa sixes" are substantially equivalent toa d ublo third alarm. Fire and Water, a journal devoted to the firemen's interests, explains that ordinarily a third alarm calls out uu average of eleven engine pompomes and four hook and laelder companies. The "three sixes" sent out after a third alarm has been sent in will bring out, ordinarily, twenty-two engines, eight hook and ladder wtmpunies, two water towers, the chief, two assistant chiefs and several chiefs of bat talions. These numbers might vary a little, according to the location of the fire. The full force of the New York city de partruent consists of fifty-five engine com panies, eighteen hook and ladder companies, two water towers, two tire boats, one chief of tle'partuient, two assistant chiefs and twelve chiefs of battalions. -rJScientiSe Ameri can. "Wives of Xfrp.iper Men. There are not a few newspaper men whose wives are constant helpmates in their profes sion. The wife of Frank G-. Carpenter, the Washington eorrespondont,used to clip.every day, from a score er more of newspapers, articles which might in future be of use to her husband. These she would date and then file away in envelopes in a cabinet made for the purpose. Consequently, Mr. Carjicnter has lots of clippings on any sutej'-.-t that v;si ever written alout ia the public press. He s.ys it is th2 ba.st thing of its kind iu exist ence, and his wife is responsible for it. New York WorliL Quickly IMi tseil Of. Magistrate (ta prisoner) Drunk and disor derly; what's your name! Pri.oner Gawjo Washington (hie) John sou, pah. Ma-istrato Well, Gawgo Waihipgtoa Hick Johnson, it's f 10 or thir days. The EiJoch. 1.1,-7 ... i if . ' - - ,1:1 -v-lYW The Dusty Ride. I X'-YfT'i2 The Return Home. "Just look at my dress. It is almost spoiled. We had one those small sieve '.v . are no good." a Lap Dusters Fat Colors: wiiUuh. 5a Horse Shocis Are m&do up (troug. 5A Horce Covers Will tip fli - a elf. 5AFiy Net?, Are the Eett nd Ftrcrcrt. Don't spoil your girl's dtvs.; by buying a poor, loosely-woven car riage duster. 5A Lap Dusters for carriage use have tli- stock ami work put in them to make a first class article. The new patterns f embroidery, flowers, birds, scenery, etc., are well worth seeing. One hundred different designs at prices to suit all. For sale by all dealers. Copyrighted iES3, Ijy Vm. Avkcs : fic.NS. An Illinois Farmer Aic!3 tho Court i to Settle a Trivia! Matter Bi;Kein:i(, Ciiy, 111 , M;iy I 1.- A trijilt tniycd' was euricU-d in tlic country neNir liurol.itt e-veiiin. llvniy Milkr an 1 William Oderliwlt, fanncrt', had u lawsuit oyer a trivial ni:;tttr, inul iMilh-r. tlie oser. sworo lie would j t cyi'P,. , !"tcr thu trial Milk-;-, tiuo io his word, shonl dn ! his ri;l-: and went to a livid wlu-ri-L. C. Kinsov, one of Odi-rlioll's v i t lu-xses, was plotiLjliin i. Miller first killed Kin soy's horse-, and then shot iiiii;:-v twiro inflicting lnortal wouiuls 'I'ln-n tho lat ter went to another fie-ld whore Odeihult was at work. Oderhok's horse was first slain ly Miller and then Odf rholt him self. It is supposed that Kin soy and (klerli-lt attempted to shield themselves be-hind their horses, Wlir re-yeliijc was complete Miller proceedeel to a hut wliich served as his homo, and after Svttin- tlie place ii fi i e Mew his own lirains out. His hlaf kenoel corpse was found in the dehris. Beside him lay two guns and a howie knife. Miller was a foreigner, forty vent's old., and liv;d alon. Kinsey and Oderholt were utnon the mct resp-cted citizens of th- county. Arrest of liberals in Cuba. Havana, May t. T'e. Captain Gen eral's decree, placing the isl-ind in a state of siege in certain districts, is producing the results mentioned as likely to takt place that is, it would be npplied as a means of suppressing or oyer awing tlie liberal party, and such is now being the case. At Mad ruga, :i watufag jluee about eighteen miles fioin Mutanzas. the leal j estate owners, Antonia r-.ilvu and SuiUia- j go Mor.tcpi, as also I'aiiiiene Gutierrez, in comnieicial bitsiuess. all three liberals, I were arresteel and brought to this tit j , j where they were placed in coniinenv nt in j the fortress of the Cabaiina. The pretext is j that tiiey were in coi r-, spondene j with the j kidnapers, but us tin y are n.ui c f high j reputation, and have IK---H In-lure mal treated by government o!iii ial, owing to their liberal views, it is evident that they are now persecuted for the same reason. Gutiern z is an Austrian, or from Spain, which make? his offense greater in tin eyes of the guvernor gen. ral. The may or. Jose Fernandez. :.nd D -puty Major Gregorio In h.uistieta. both Spaniards, of the town of Mad ruga, having renounced their positions, they have been replaced by the captain general by two nun nam ed Granada, who w--re six m ntMs ago accused of being the patrons of friends i of the highwayman Jx-ng re I'omero. j Cuba is certainly progressing, and the j state of : iegi! is working wonders. In Matanzas two kidnapers wero shot within tho prist fifteen days, and in nr. rn?oii!iter this week one more was killed and anoth , or wmindid and taken prisoner. They Endorsa C; vol ;nJ. Xam:vjt.!.k. Term.. May 10 The d in-' oerativ 't t ei-nv. ntiiiii rea.--(-nibh (1 at I! nYWk tins ivi..rning. A r-s-.iliUion r.-.-i-intio-iiirc.l f-r'tiowin?.,' lr sid. nt ( '.-v-. i in. 1 ft - - i r: ; "VMevr.s t r ii::.ii; in of a d ; -.- : ri, ta!-! -t A M. L fill! l Go-w'v. :n ' ! i .) : - :T - n '- r: ' ! ; a t- - i:t!-i!l. Th o. i!v i'l t t t.irni m i l Oe 1 - r.t i, V h lrfl d 1" Pl-v -ii:.'i" a l;niiiist-!t i-n; tn- r. si 1 r.'s ;ti - ii j; t ronrc-si, :ui 1 Hi ni:in i-r r.i-nt of :ifi':iir- in Ter.n ss- dniintr the lust to years. The r?jurt was odoytcd BUi'd .rcat enthusiasm. FUBNSTUHE TOR ALL -YCl' HK-l'Ll) CAI L Where ;i uiii ui lift nl stcck (' (hmhN niul Knir I'l-iii-s ;il)()lllil. UWDSB AKSKG A 11 D caHBALRlING A SPECIALTY I-IJIViiY JiOJEC'lv, (OKNlilf MAIN AND SIXTH .; .:. ;.:.. I!.;-. POKI-: PACK KKS and hi Tin: iik;t Tin: jiakkkt Ciifiar Cured Meals, !h:ms. Bacon, Lard, ic., &c el ear vn :..!,c. The Lot hrrniMS V, HOi.KrAI.i: I V 1 V r 3 Jh -A CU'0C-S'U Y. ii: i .-i-ii -.!i-;:si.!ly .i. l.iOi-l 1 UiUi Qlill iVfuUibiuo. i Cimio, OHO PUR E L .i nn rr j S a FA h n nn i MliiDOT In Cass County. He also li :s tin- l.ite.-t yie.- of iiinvitliieiy, .;:-!i a: New De part nro Oultivutor.-, I5t',cl:vvv uti'l Mitr.i'.-:.j--iis lliudc-r.- unl Muwem Piow-i, Harrow. and tlie f i.-lirate-d Li-l.-i- an l Diili: SlntU'er arid Molino Wapitis. He also r.i ci.ltivaturs iVoin slo.t.u uj, to xiO.Ou; Harrow's ;n- I'l-iw.s i;i --::: l 3 !' i' 'it i Uv. lias a branch lmusc at "Wcepiivr Water. LV:;;v ami c;il mi Fivl bi-hue von buy, ci ther at r - L'lattcinouih or "Weejiino; VaK-r. I HE IMPORTING LiNCOLo?. art. ill 74 '-'-: VrflV, p&&yfh .'i-C . j?m ? -l.ii"f!RTE:ta oi-- Pure-bred French Draft (Fercheron or Norman AND ENGLISH SHIRE HOUSES. Visitor alv.xj s wil -onio. Call ar.-i te- our horses or r--.-nd for c-at-loa" IMPORTERS ojje. HARDWARE e, TET PLATS, ffS- 22, 24, 26, 28, 30 & 32 Laka Street, "EMPORIUM. CLASSES OF- 1 ' I.ATTs.M ( ) I "I 1 1, N 1 .1! I !. SK A J. V'. M autimm. r.i i: s in HUTTKU AND I. CCS. afhikds always :; hand. ( I OYsTKIfS, in c-.-ms mid hi, II , i.l AND KK'i'AlL. 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