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Tun sulijoct of tlio next contest relates
to the payment of bills of the lust.
RIOISTIII : MUOHATH has urmlly coino
down with the cash nnd saved his job.
"All's well that enda well. "
IT is odd that while the last of the
great commanders on land nnd sea nro
paraing awuy the pension Hst continues
to tncroaao.
CtTiiA says aho will bo rulnod If reci
procity Is not obtained. Then by all
moans lot Cuba hurry up and strike the
Elaine gait.
THK friends Of suicidal legislation are
TJecoinltifj- very scarce in Nebraska. It
ono of these things of which it is woH to
lave a drouth.
WITH the interstate brldfjo charier a
law and two more advancing favorably ,
there Is a possibility of bridges becom
ing : a drug In this market.
IF the Omnlm btvsotmll club is deter
mined to capture the scalp of the "West
ern association no tlmo should bo lost in
reserving- . Two Strikes.
THK movement to abolish the code in
Europe receives a fresh impetus from
tlio fact that blood was actually spilt at
n recent meeting of duollista
Aoir.VTiON pays. The county treas
ury ifi $ ! ) ,500 bettor off , as a result of
THIS UKK'S porslstont demand for an an
nual settlement of foes received by county
olllccrs.
Tun admirers of the late General
fplnncr propose to honor his memory
V'ith lunonumont. The fact ' that the
ynovamont did not originate in Now
"York strengthens its chances of success.
WHAT Cleveland loses by his silver
letter Is in a measure atoned for by the
fact that Springer goes back on him and
' will no longer make foolish speeches of
nomination years before the opening of
the campaign.
Tnusuperintendents of public institu
tions have no reason to complain at the
prospect of economy this year. They
Jiavo hid in atnplo supplies in the way
of previous appropriations against the
rainy day of a reform legislature.
RA LIOADS nro paying handsomely
for their opposition to the general use of
Bafoty couplings. Acting- the princi
ple that corporations maintaining man-
Idllors should pay for the luxury , east
ern juries nro assessing dtunag-os rang
ing from $10,000 to $30,000 for lost arms
find limbs.
A NI W" woman'a
: council has boon or
ganized by Frances Willard , with which
pho proposes to "overthrow all forms of
Ignorance nnd Injustice and apply the
ccldon rule to society , custom and law. "
3t is barely possible Miss Willard has
undertaken a larger contract than her
ago or energy warrants.
IT is observed that the people are be
ginning to pass resolutions to the olTcct
that Nebraska is able to take care of her
own people. That Is true , and it is also
true that she could expect no help from
tlio government. Is anybody able to
eco what has boon gained by the national
advertisement of disaster ?
TiiK recent acquisitions of stars to the
dramatic- firmament , coupled with the
TOinarkablo financial success of their
debut , loaves no doubt that the prize !
ring and the divorce court are the prin
cipal doors to success on the stage.
Prosperity on the latter is in proportion
to the dubious notoriety achieved in the
iprmor ,
TUB vigorous action of the commis-
eiouurs in tlio Meg-oath co.no produced
the desired result A settlement 1ms
"been effected by which the register
starts the 1801 with a cloati balance
ehoot The result lb satisfactory to all.
Throughout the controversy tlio re was
ehowna friendly spirit , a generous do-
elro to afford the register every roasona-
Wo opportunity to squara himself with
the county treasurer. It was only when
lie aoficd the law nnd sot himself above
public sentiment that the commissioners
V'tro compelled to protect the taxpayers
by adopting radical measures.
The last of that illustrious trlumvirato
of soldiers whoso genius shed itnporlsh-
able glory upon the military history of
thulr country is dead. General William
Tecumfioh Sherman , great in war and no
less distinguished in tlio walks of civil
life , hns followed hh Immortal compeers
into the "undiscovered country , " and a
nation mourns the irreparable loss : No
citizen of the republic hold n higher
place in the hearts of his countrymen
than the great toldler and patriot whoso
bravo battle with death entlod in defeat ,
and no tribute will bo wanting to attest
tlio nation's appreciation of the splendid
gontus and the lolly character of the
illustrious dead.
General Sherman was not only ono
of the great men of his .time.
ZIo was ono cf the greatest
in his sphere that this country has pro
duced. The task of determining the
place ho should occupy in relation to
the other great commanders whom the
war for the union developed , must por-
haps bo loft to the Impartial judgment
of the historian of the future. Contain-
pornneous opinion is divided , nnd the
number of these who would assign him
the first place is very largo. But
neither his fnino nor that of any ether
will suffer if it bo said that as a soldier
ho had no superior among his comtom-
pornrios , while In some respects ho was
unequalled. Especially was ho preeminent -
eminent as a master of strategy , his
great ability In this respect being
shown on ovury march that ho
made nnd in every battle whore ho com- '
mandcd. His military genius , however ,
was not limited to this. In all the quail-
tics that ninko a trreat commander ho
was splendidly equipped. Quick of iwr-
coption , prompt to act , tremendously
vigorous without impotuosltpro , -
foundly skillful as a tactician , and clear
headed in all circumstances , General
Sherman's victories wore won by con
summate generalship. Ho was not al- ,
ways successful Cajsar and Napoleon
were not but when the vast service ho I
performed is considered It will be found |
that no union general made
fewer mistakes or suffered loss
serious reverses , while much that
lie accomplished was of the
very highest value. The crowning act
of his military career , the march from
Atlanta to the sea , which has bocn
characterized by the greatest Gorman
general of modern times , Von Moltko ,
as ono of the most remarkable achieveP |
ments in military history , illustrated
the comprehensive scope and the mag
nificent solf-rellanco of General Sher
man's genius. Tie know what that
splendid army that captured Atlanta
could do under his leadership , nnd ho
saw that if ho could march through the
heart of the confederacy and expose Ha
defenseless condition the ronult would
bo fatal to the confederate causo.
The task was not a very diffi
cult ono , and the merit of the
undertaking was rather In the conception -
tion than in the oxocutlon , but only a
genius for war could liavo planned It.
The fame of that march history will pro-
Burvo fadeless through till the coming1
generations.
General Sherman believed that war
meant destruction , and ho fought upon
that principle. Ho did not ho.sitato to
strike when the tlmo came , nnd he
struck with all the power at his com-
mund. When he leveled Atlanta to the
ground ho was bitterly denounced as a
modern Atllla , but subsequent events
fully vindicated his course. The para-
lyingblow ho there struck shortened
the conflict. But while General Sherman
wus relentless in the prosecution of
war , none could bo moro mng-
nuniinous to the vanquished. When
ho received the surrender of General
Joseph Johnson ho ofTo rod that confodor- I
ate officer terms so generous that they I
were rejected by tlio authorities at
Washington , though afterwards sub
stantially allowed. Ho felt no animos
ity toward the people whom ho had
fought. Ho had lived among thorn and
understood their character , and this
knowledge enabled him to discern more
clearly than almost any ether man on
the union side at the beginning of the
rebellion its possible extent and dura
tion , but while ho regretted as deeply as
any ono the terrible mistaico of the south
ern people , ho respected tliolr courage
and was always ready to welcome
them back into tlio union. Thus , when
they wore beaten and the conflict was
over ho was ono of the most earnest In
favor of a policy of reconciliation that
would Insure n real and permanent
peace. Ho has spoken severe words in
condemnation of the polltic.il methods
in the south , by which a largo body of
the citizens of that section are deprived
of their political rights , but the south
ern people have never forgotten that in
the hour of their bitterest trial they hail
no more magnanimous friend in the
north than General Sherman. A refer
ence to the character of this distin
guished man as a commander would not
bo complete that omitted to mention his
great popularity withhtssoldlors. Ho was
a rigid disclplinarianoxnctlng the strict
est performance of duty and showing
little inorcy to these who willfully violated
lated the regulations , but ho almod to
bo absolutely just , nnd no soldier who
had a proper grievance that demanded
redress was denied attention. Ho took
an almost paternal interest In ills men ,
and the familiar title of "Undo Hilly"
with which his eoldlors greeted him at
tested the affection in which ho wns
hold , while his acceptance of it evi
denced the simple and unostentatious
nature of the man. There never wna a
commander who had more completely
the love and loyalty of his troops , and
thousands of them liavo road with heavy
hearts and moist eyes the tmnnounco-
nicnt that ho has gone out from the
ranks of the living.
In his social arid personal relations
General Sherman was an Ideal gontlo-
mnn. Ho was everywhere a welcome
guest , nnd wherever ho wont ho con
tributed interest and pleasure , ITo
liked intellectual society and such go-
doty liked him. Ho was ono of the
most genial of men , and If any shadows
came Into his life the world know not of
them. IIo was fond of the drama and
inudo warm friends of many prominent
actors. There have boon few important
banquets In Now York since his resi
dences there at which lie was not pres
ent , and hla torso speeches , always rich |
in suggestion nnd oflon brilliant In
epigram , were prominent features
of fliioh occasions. At thu soldiers'
reunions , where for years ho
wrti n prominent figure , his ad
dresses were models ot wlso mid patri
otic counsel. Ills homo life , ns it has
boon described by these who know It ,
was beautiful in its affection , in the
Christian spirit that porvnded it and In
Its simple dignity.
In the death of General Sherman the
world loses a great and good man , tbo
. nation a loyal and patriotic citizen , his
companions In arms a brother whoso de
votion to thorn never flagged , and all
who know him a frlond. lib fume Is so-
euro , and Ills memory will bo cherished
by his grateful countrymen ns long ns
the union which ho aid so much to pre
serve "Oiall survive.
VISITOR.
The name of Charles " \V. Eliot , presi
dent of Harvard , university , has in the
past I few years bccomo a familiar ono
through his contributions to the leading
mncnzinos. ' On moro than ono occasion
,
ho has boon heard on questions of edu
cation , economics aud sociology beyond
the walls of his own college , and it Is
needless to say ho has commanded a
most respectful hearing. Only a few
weeks ago Till' Bun had occasion to
comment favorably on ono of
hlb characteristic articles entitled "Fam
. .
ily Stock in n Democracy. "
The opportunity of meeting a man
eminent as a successful educator and the
representative of the first university of
the land will bo gratifying to many of
our citizens. By a reference to the local
columns of this issue , the particulars of
President Eliot's first visit to Omaha
may bo found. It is certain that ho will
bo most hospitably welcomed , not nlono
by the sons of Harvard and college men
generally , but by the men and women of
our city interested in higher education.
President Eliot has won deserved
recognition. Elected at the ago of
; t5 to the presidency of a university
. whoso chair for 250 yoafs had boon
honored by tlio most learned and
brilliant minds of America , ho finds himself -
self ( after 22 years of service compara
tively a young man and his labors
crowned ; with success. As the father of
the elective system , President Eliot has
gradually worked a complete revolution
in the long accepted curriculum of college
studios. No higher compliment can bo
paid to his abilities as an educator than
the fact that all the loading institutions
of learning in America , despite tholr
long . opposition , have adopted his meth
ods. But President Eliot has earned
.
for himself moro lasting renown by
stamping upon Ilnrvnrd indelibly
his strong personality. It may
bo . assorted without contradicI
tton that the spirit and progress
of , the university is reflected in Its presi
dent , who hns guided the college for the
past quarter of a. century. In other
words , Charles "W. Eliot hns expanded
the ideals of the university into full
vigor . and bloom. The education of the
true Harvard man to which the great
school bonds its energies has been
aptly . described by President Eliot
in , his publio addresses nnd writings.
Ho . BOOS in the development of the
full . , rounded man , strong In body , pure.
In mind , sympathetic , intellectual , gentle -
tlo , and refined , the preservation of our
domestic virtues and the stability of the
republic. Common acceptance of higher
education , however , is moro ambitious.
It demands of the collego-brod man n
colossal . intellect and a fund of knowledge
before , which all harriers yield anil all
doors open. President Eliot is satisfied
with much loss. The mental growth of
the average man has its own limitations.
The true educator recognized that ho
can not transcend nature's qualifications.
,
Men of genius and mon of great mental
endowments are the exception. A col-
looro would bo false in principle if its
aim was to produce nothing but those.
Per that reason the president of Har
vard looks for success in developing the
educated man to tbo masses \/o \ that
virile stock whether it bo found at the
farm , at the work bench , at the store erIn
In the professions where physical vigor ,
integrity , common sense , sobriety and
honorable sentiments are hereditary.
On such material higher education and
university influences must generate high
thinking , must expand tlio 'nlolligonco ,
enrich the iniairinntion , point the way
toward welldirectedambition and in
spire hope and love , reverence and pur
ity of soul.
"With a purpose so noble and senti
ments so lofty , Charles W. Eliot will find
on his visit among the people of the
broad west hearty and generous cooperation -
ation in his life's work.
GET DOWN TO JWSIKESS.
The annual reports of heads of depart
ments are on record , the tax assessment
andlpvy completed , the apportionment
of rovcnuo made and the municipal
desks cleared for the work of the current
year.
The council is thus furnished with ac
curate data to determine the amount
nnd quality of improvements to bo made
during the season. A vast amount of
preliminary work is necessary before
practical operations ran begin. With
the greatest possible expedition eight
weeks will bo consumed complying with
the legal requirements regarding now
paving contracts. Curbing , grading
and sewer extensions require from four
to six weeks to close a contract , nnd to
this must bo added the tlmo required by
the contractors to secure material and
inuko ether necessary preparations for
active work.
These considerations are sufficiently
weighty to reuse the city ofllclnls from
their lethargy nnd spur thorn to action.
There is no time to bo lost In making
preparations for the inauguration of
public work. Apart from considerations
of oconorsy , the present time is pe
culiarly appropriate for scrutinizing es
timates , bids and contracts. Besides
tlio council should sot an example of ag
gressive enterprise by doing everything
in its power to glvo labor employment at
the earliest possible moment.
Activity in public works not only
stimulates private enterprise , but fur
nishes employment to largo numbers of
worklngmon. The lack of employment
during the winter told seriously on hun
dreds of families , many of whom'rocontly
moved from the western counties and
from adjoining Btatos. Their condition
urgently appeals for work. It rests
with Iho council to.tdo Us share by Bottling
tling down to business nnd making nil
nocossnry arrango'infants to put in opera
tion public works as soon as the sonson
"
warrants.
1'iioi'osKn ntmaA r/o.v LA tr.
The bi'.l ' finally drafted by the slate
irrigation convention nt Lincoln for pre
sentation to the legislature provides for
a system ns complutu as that enjoyed by
any state in the west. It lays the foun
dation for the development of irrigation
on as broad a Bcnlo ns Unit practised in
Colorado , Wyoming or California. If
the measure becomes a law , there will
bo every reason to oxpoot results like
those which have been obtained olso-
where.
Tlio bill was drafted by a com-
mltteo representing all sections of
the utato nnd including raon of varied
experience . and talents. It is based on
the fruits of many years of oxporlonco in
other states , nnd adapted to the condi
tions of Nebraska by lawyers , farmers ,
practical irrigationlsts nnd exports , who
sought to make it a model irrigation
law. In its final shape It was moulded
in part with the assistance of the chair
man of the house committee on irriga
tion , and will bo substituted for the bill
of his which is already on its passage.
It will thus bo known ns the Purnoll bill.
By the provisions of the measure the
sttito Is divided into six grand water di
visions , arranged with a vlonr to the ad
ministration of all ditches and canals
I using the waters of a single river basin
' under ono bend. The chlof officer of the
system will bo a state hydraulic en
. gineer , appointed by the governor. Ho
' is required to bo a man of export knowl
edge and ability , capable of passing
upon the merits of every ditch or
canal projected. It will bo his
business to gauge the streams , make
drainage maps and guard the water
supply by the methods which have olsc-
where J proved effective In utilizing it to
the utmost agricultural advantage. The
local commissioners are granted powers
' in the settlement of the details of management -
agement which , it is hoped , will largely
ellmlnato the necessity of carrying
trivial : disputes into court. The whole
toner ; of the measure is liberal enough
to : encourage the investment of capital
in largo enterprises , and is yet just to
every J interest and ample in providing
for the protection of the smallest ditch
and of the humblest consumer.
The convention was so fortunate as to
amicably arrange the only difficulty
which threatened the success of the
. movement. This was the provision of
the bill first introduced by Representa
tive Purnoll , which' proposed to give
I j precinct corporations * superior rights in
' the condemnation of property to these
enjoyed by individuals and companies.
This provision would have been a
menace ' rather than an invitation to
the investment of outside capital , with
out which the development of irriga
tion would bo Impossible. Mr. Purnell
magnanimously agreed to waive this
provision and hourtily co-operate with
the convention iti drafting the two
measures Into a hnnnonlous whole. This
result gives communities all the ad
vantages of the Drocinot system , but
erects no barriers against the invest
ment of capital in other legitimate en
terprises. It is exceedingly doubtful
whether any other state of the west ,
with nil the advantages of experience ,
has today an irrigation law at once so
broad and so just as that which will
apply to Nebraska after tlio passage of
tills act.
The friends of irrigation entertain no
doubt as to the success of the measure in
the legislature. Drafted by the repre
sentatives of nil portions of the statn ,
founded upon the experience of Califor
nia , Wyoming and Colorado , and enthu
siastically endorsed by all elements in
the movement , it ought , in the hands of
Representative Purnoll , to speedily be
come a law. If it does , tnoro is reason
to expect wonderful developments in
Nebraska , and especially the western
half , in the next five years.
A MUfflPlnBKT lIK
On the roll of the world's trroat phil
anthropists the name of" Baron Hirsch
must hereafter occupy a prominent nnd
honorable place. Long known for his
generous benefactions , ho has recently .
challenged the ad miration of the world '
by his splendid munificence in behalf of
the persecuted Jews in Uussia. For a
ygar past Baron Hirsch has furnished
on an average $10,000 a month for the
relief of Hebrews whom the oppression
of European tyranny had driven to seek
an asylum in America. The fund
established by the b.vron is man
aged by a board of trustees
composed of some of the most
prominent Hebrews in Now York city ,
and the service it has done for the un
fortunate people in whoso interest it was
created lias boon almost beyond compu
tation. The Jewish immigrants have
been colonized as fanners , have boon
given an opportunity to acqu'ro ' trades ,
and schools have bso'fl provided for the
children where tlmy are enabled to
learn the English language and study
the subjects in the curriculum of the
public schools. T'liQ trustees have
branch committees in Philadelphia ,
Baltimore and otller'oastorn ' cities , all '
of which are "doing excellent
work in preparing ! the Immigrants
to assimilate with our paoplo
and bocoino solWiipportlng. Many
of those people haVd Ifoun kept in ignorance -
anco by the prejudice ? against them in
their native countrMand they need to
be taught how to.iinnko themselves ,
useful hero. To this purpose consider
able p'irt of the proK $ > ds of the fund is
dovotod. Tlieso people nro said to evince
great ongornoss and enthusiasm as the
hope of prosperity and happiness comoj
into their heretofore hopeless lives , and
are exceedingly apt pupils.
Huron Hirsch is determined that the
Hebrew people driven from their homos
in Europe shall not become a burden to
the citizens of this country if ho can prevent -
vent It , Recently ho telegraphed the
trustess of the Hirsch fund to draw upon
him for $2,600,000 for the relief of these
unfortunate people who come to the
United States , The income of this
amount is to bo devoted to the work of
giving thorn homes In some for tile fann
ing district of the country. According
to the agreement drawn by ttio baron ,
the trustees may draw upon Purls for
the money on March 1 nnd Invest it in
this country na they may decide. They
nro free to act In expending the money
according to their host judgment , nnd if
the Income from the fund Is not sulllciont
to moot the necessary demands they can
draw upon the principal , Baron Hit-soli
promising to make good the amount
in which the fund may at nny tlmo bo
reduced.
The enlightened world condemns the
cruel persecution to which the Russian
.Tows tire being subjected , a persecution
which it appears hns become relentless
and barbarous by roa on of this con
demnation. Later dispatches report
that the Russlnn authorities are pursu
ing these unhappy people with a brutal
rigor nnd severity illustrative of the ma
lignant ! spirit of despotic power. Surely
there never was n people boiler en
titled to sympathy than these victims of
of a heartless tyranny , but more sym
pathy will do them no good. They must
liavo such malarial and practical aid as
Baron Hirsch is jjlvlng them , and the
oxnmplo of that munificent benefactor
should not lack emulators among the
race of these unfortunate pooplo.
OLD XASTKKS * TllKXKW WOULD.
It is an interesting fact that within a
few years Americans have boon such
. liberal bttyoro of the paintings of the old
masters that the bast works of n number
of them are now only to bo found in this
country. Theodora Child , the art critic ,
in n Paris letter to the Now York Sun ,
sajrs if the movement which has begun
within the past two years continues , ns
scorns prob.iblo , and if it becomes a
craze with the millionaires , ns is almost
inevitable , the United States very soon
will drain Europe of all the pictures by
the old masters that have not yet been
immobilized In publio nnd national
collections. Mr. Child says that
through the irresistible power of
dollars and the into rinodlary of skillful
dealers , tlio galleries of the noblemen of
England and the prlncossos , dukes , bar
ons and counts of the continent will bo
stripped gradually of tholr artistic
, riches. The process has already begun ,
and so rapidly has it proceeded within a
short time that some of the moro famous
pictures have disappeared from the
places they had adorned for years and
are to bo seen in the private collections
of wealthy Americans.
Mr. Child records the fact that within
a year two Parisian dealers have sold
over ono hundred and forty paintings of
the old masters to citizens of the
United States , most of which wont
to Now York and Chicago. The larger
number of these works are of the Dutch
school , but French art is well repre
sented among them. The great French
painter who recently died , Moissonior ,
is said to have remarked not long ago :
' Alasl I can no longer see my pictures
unless I go to America ; " nnd other
French masters , ns Dolacroix , Corot ,
Millet , Rousseau nnd Dupro , nro said to
bo equally well represented in American
galleries , public nnd private. Referring
to this movement in America in favor of
the old masters , a Frenchman who speaks
by authority says : "Tho study of these
masterpieces will do moro in a few years
for the artistic .education of your coun
try than whole centuries passed In the
sterile contemplation of anecdotic paint
ings and of these mannered and conven
tional pictures whose only merit con
sists in careful execution , full of artifice
nnd details , which have been for so long
the only passion of the American buors. .
The study of these masters formed our
modern French masters , nnd the study
of them will form yours. "
Yet Mr. Child suggests that It may
be questionable whether It is advisable
to continue very far in the purchase
of pictures by the Dutoh mas
ters , whoso patient realism and
commonplace observation give but a
minimum of esthetic enjoyment. The
works of some of them nro never to bo
rejected when they can bo secured , but
a great many of then ! can bo of little
benefit to amateur or nrl student. Mr.
Child observes that nt present America
has the immense advantage over Eu
rope of being free from the burden of
traditional admiration in art matters ,
and ho thinks the ideal for America
would bo to remain herself imperial ,
plain nnd true to look with suspicion
on the old art of Europe , or
rather on the old reputations
of Europe , nnd never to pur
chase by tradition , but rather from con
viction and after reasoning'and above
till tilings , ho says , the ideal would bo
not to fill American museums with the
rubbish of three centuries of European
art , in the production of which no coun
try has been more active than Holland.
There is undoubtedly wisdom in these
observations , but nevertheless the tendency aa
oncy among Americans to possess the
works of the old masters Is not to bo dis
couragcd so long as it Is gulolod care
fully and judiciously. There Is the aan-
gor , which it is most desirable to avoid ,
that it may distract attention from living
contemporary art nnd deprive It of
the encouragement which combined
wealth tujd intelligence alone can glvo ,
but if Its o licet shall bo to stimulate and
extend the taste for art contemporary
work of the higher class will not bo
likely to lack encouragement. At any
rate it is interesting to know that this
movement in America in favor of the
old masters has assumed such proportions
tions , and whatever may bc/said regard1
ing it , undoubtedly it will run its cpurso ,
with the possible result , as has beer
suggested , that Europeans will yet bp
Booking in America examples of their
great historic arts.
THK contest for the Davis millions tr
Montana does not differ from llko con
tests In the oast. It has drawn together
nn array of legal talent from all section' '
of tlio country and If the contestants o1
the will do not succeed in scattering the
twelve million ? Involved , it is curtain
they will give the Into Mr. Davis a rep
utation his acquaintances In Butte never
dreamed of. A remarkablefoaturo of the
development * in the case Is the number
of offsprings awakened by the million
in sight , and tholr consuming dobiro to
uncover the shady side of tlio deceased's
curoor for a share of the spoils ,
OF THK twenty officers comprising tlio
staff of Ganoral Sherman during his
famous march to the BOH , ton have preceded -
coded him to the silent camping ground ,
two are In notlvo norvlco In the army ,
and olght prominent In various pro
fessions. Among the living is General
Corse , whoso signals to Sherman formed
the groundwork of the hymn , ullold the
Fort. "
THE endowment fund of Amherst college -
logo has been swelled by n cash dona
tion of $10,000 from a benefactor whoso
name nnd residence is a mystory. The
policy of Bocrccy Is not patented , however -
over , nnd perrons troubled with n sur
plus of wealth nnd a generous inclina
tion nro at liberty to follow the fashion.
Mice Olmruli Pairs.
BuylnR blindfolded , ns It were , unclaimed
express packnces Is a species of lottery dealIng -
Ing that the inw docs not forbid.
WOHUMttiOt IJOH.
Afwl'iirk H'uiM.
What has become of tlio woman who made
150 siiocclios for the farmers of Kansas dur
ing tbo Into campaign ) In the grand distri
bution of prizes what has tlio womnu got I
Temptation 4 of onioc.
Now York pays her alucrmon $ .3,000 a year
salary , lluft'ato p.iys horsl,000 a year sal
ary. Brooklyn pays hers nothing. Wo have
poor aldermen , but nonklermon who are poor.
Show to Your Wife.
-A'citt 1'wift HcMlil.
Well , these little merrymakings break the
dull monotony of life.Vhy uliould wo tie In
gooil temper all the tlmo ! To pet downright
mud once In a while Is our moral and physi
cal salvation.
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They Smoke Cljjarottcfl , Though.
Amutm Cttu Stnr ,
At the C.irllslo Iiullnn sctiool football has
been iironlbltod as a "fiendish fjamo. " There
nro some tilings which even the Indian na
ture , Inured to the sun and ghost dance ,
shrinks from.
Knows Jay.
Si'cw 1'ortc 7/cniM.
Wo tried the subaldy fjauio on the various
Pacific railroads , and the only result Is a pllo
of debts which will never bo paid. One ex
periment of that It 1 nil Is enough , and it
should not be repeated.
Ono ArMiiiiiiiitt I 'or Passes.
In speaking of the nccidcnt to State Repre
sentative Dunn , the ticrlbner News remarks
that if ho had "traveled as other members of
tlio legislature do , bo never would have
narrowly escaped being loft while buylns u
ticket. "
Corporations Tnko dinners.
Jloaton Qlolie.
A Jury j-csterday said the Boston & Albany
railroad must pay $10,009 , fora workman's
arm. Such luxuries are expensive , oven to a
a railroad corporation ; but the companies
scorn to think they can oettor afford to pay
such Dills than provide safe appliances.
MIlllonnlrcH Won't Kick.
fnd'amipolb ' News.
Mr. Powderly soys that tuo poverty and
indifference of our people are the greatest
ovlls menacing the government. If ho moans
that these who are in poverty are Indlfforon t
wo shall sail along smoothly enough , for the
millionaires are not coing to kick up a row ,
Tools of Trade.
JiiuttHii Advertl cr.
Tbo statement that three gowns consigned
to the most prominent fomlnlno member of
the Now York's 400 are hold at tlio custom
house suggests the querv whether articles of
apparel Intend to bo worn by a lady , whoso
sole occupation consists la discharging the
functions o'f a society lender , might not claim
free admittance as "tools of trade. "
lloaily Wlioii AVaiitcil.
Kaiuos Cttu Journal.
The expenses of the Nebraska militia
who stood guard on the Dakota harder during
the recent Indian disturbances were $40OUO.
There Is reason to bo thankful , however , that
tbo loss of Ufa was so slight. Only one mili
tiaman was killed and no Indians. And the
unfortunate militiaman was slain by ono of
his own comrades , who has apologized pro
fusely.
AVIiy Not Arrest tlie Fellow ?
Ctiteagn fiwt.
It is very singular that the public of the
pretty city of Hockford nnd Wlnnobago
county vvill tolerate for so long a lime that
unmitigated scoundrel , Gcorgo Jncob
Scliwoinfurtb , They surely know that ha Is
n swindler as well ni a blasphemer. His Im
personation of the Christ may not bo a spo-
clflc violation of the statutes , but when ho
deliberately ropes In dunes nnd secures their
money by misrepresentation , as ho did a day
or two ago , securing a clear 80,500 , then tuo
law Is specifically defied and the fraud
should bo made to suffer for It. Publio
sentiment In Hock ford surely cannot favor
this man , ami it Is a wonder ttmt It does
not take some material form against him.
Is there no publio prosecutor In Wlnnobago
county who has tlio courage to take the
Initiative ?
Hal Iron ( In Grow Desperate.
San Ticinc/ico / Krnmtn'.r ,
Railroad commissions nro of two general
types , these which have power In themselves -
selves and these which can merely innko
recommendations to some other authority.
The former class lias proved ft complete
failure , Iho latter lias goncrnlty been more or
less successful. The California commission
is a good example of ono kind ; the other Is
represented by that of Massachusetts. In
California the. now constitution attempted to
put tlio railroads absolutely at the mercy of
the commission. The commissioners were
vested with legislative , executive and
judicial powers. They could flx'rates , make
regulations , suporlntond their enforcement ,
receive complaints , take evidence and decide
casea. The result was that it became a mat
ter of lire and ( loath to the railroads to have
a friendly commission , and they got It ,
lloth Snrnllornhnnltnml OrovorClovoinna
object strenuously to any reference to tholr
extra adipose tissue.
Kussoll A. AlRcr. jr. , son of the general Is
making a tour of tlio world.
Khip Humbert of Italy , hai often snld , "I
should wish to bo n Journalists were I not a
hlntr. " If ho were ns bright as he should uo-
ho would wish so In spite of his kingship.
In n recent. Interview Francis Wilson the
actor Indulged In this mot ! Optimistic or
pessimistic In theology I Well , I'm neither.
1 believe In n "happy botwccnlty. "
Miss Schrelnor's "Story of an African
Farm" 1ms already mndo the fortune of her
"Dreams. "
.lay Gould's daughter Nellie Is natd to have
mndo up her mind nuvor to mnrry.
Stanley says that Udlson has the most won
derful pair of eyes that ho has over seen In a
human hcntl.
Amelia Hlves-Clianlcr's novel , to which
she has glvon the tinmo "A Olrl of the 1'nvo-
incut , " Is suhl to bo now In the hands of ANew -
Now York linn under consideration.
Ills believed that ox-Mn.vor CobbofBos-
ton Is dvlnir of arsenical poisons absorbed
from wall paper or furniture in his own
homo.
John E. Parsons of New York Is said to
have received for hla services to the sugar
trust the largest fee over initcl In this coun
try , * IOO,000.
Operations were suspended the other day
m the district court nt Hlchmoml , Ind. , while
ono of the jurors , Kldcr llrown , married
J nines Hltnmcr and Miss Sheliln Dcnton.
Frances Wlllanl requests every Woman's '
Chrlstlnn Tomporunco union woman to begin
February 2J and for teii days deny herself of
some luxury nnd contribute the amount thus
saved to the national fund.
While Senator-elect Conion ! o ( Georgia
was In Now Yorlc tbo past week ho Iinil his
pocket picked of fits on a ferry uosit. When
lie \vas nliout to tnko the congressional lim
ited lor Washington ho discovered the theft.- .
Ho lound n friend nnd borrowed money
enough from him to pay his fare to the capi
tal.
Senator Cockroll of Missouri Is said to DO
the only man who has over had the audacity
to smoke n pipe within the sacred con lines of
the senate.
1'ASNIMJ JUSTS.
Now York HornlJ : Ethel Clara wont to
Europe to got married , did shol f'd ' like to
see the man I'd ' go to Europe to mnrry.
Miuid Without doubt ; or Titnbuctoo
either , 1 fancy.
Week's Sport : First Gun Cnrtrldgo-I'm
going to quit my position suddenly some day ,
and without warning.
Second Gun Cartridge -Because you know
you'd ' ho discharged if you remained.
Puck : Edith And would you marry for
money i
Mabel Would you marry without it ?
Paris Figaro : "Hy the way mademoiselle ,
what is your nf-o ! "
"Ob , I don't tell that anymore. J nm Just
ns young ns Hook. "
"Upon my word I I thought you were
younger than that. "
Dotrolt Free Press : A Canadlnu judge has
ruled that giving $30 in money and an old
blanket /or a squaw constitutes a legal mar-
rlnpo. This shows how shamelessly the
nborgincs nro being robbed. Mnrringo 11-
cen&os in civilisation range from GO cents
toil.
V
Washington Stnr : "You always want
your own way,11 growled the grocer's wife In
no pleasant humor with her husband.
"And you oughtn't to Interfere , " ho re
sponded with pride. ' 'That's how wo got
"
rich.
Washington Post : " 1 have had a good
mind to bid farewell to the world , " said a
misanthropbic citizen.
"What deterred youl" N
"Well , there wouldn't bo much satisfaction. ,
Now-a-dnys nobody seems to believe a man's
dead , whether ho Is or not. "
A'cio Yorlc I'rt .
"Speech Is silver and silence golden , "
So 'tis declared by nn adage olden ,
Not always truth a maxim tenches ;
There is no sliver In Cleveland's speeches.
New York Hcrnld : A liypocrlto Is n man
who has beaten you nt your own game dur
ing the week and who prays on Sunday Just
as though nothing had hnpponud.
Indianapolis Journal : "Hut this girl Eg
bert is engaged to Isn't she rather giddy )
She seemed to mo a rather thoughtless creat
ure. " "Thoughtless 1" answered Kgbert'g
mother. "She is absolutely thlnkless. "
Soinorvlllc Journal : The reason things go
wrong so oftc'ii in this world Is because men
won't take wo.-nen's advice. If you don't be
hove this at lirst just go and ask the women
that's all.
Indianapolis journal : Watts Women
don't scorn to marry so early ns they did
some few years ago.
Potts No ; they don't. The great number
of thirty-year-old widows with grown daugh
ters is proof enough of that ,
Drakc't Mauditne ,
Drink to inoonly with thino eyes
There's glass enough in thine
Nor drop thy new teeth in the cup ,
Twould vltlato my wine.
Yonkers Statesman : The prohlbltlonUta
of Now York nro circulating cards bearing
the words : "Tusto Not , Touch No , Handle
Not. " Somebody should attach ono of these
to each llvo electric light wire in the city.
III PlllVll.
Kcw Ymltlltralil.
Miss Edna holds my heart In pawn ,
Her Interest still increasing ;
Hut now , nlns 1 my wealth hns pone
Dear lamb , she's grrut ut Hewing.
So , fiilr ones , -who would buy a heart
At random , and not pick it ,
Hero Is your chance , for at my mart
I'l sacrifice the tlciict.
A Point for Oonkcrfl.
ACID 1.lit llenilil.
Nine hundred sinners pluiiRO hondlong into
bell ,
And not a word was sold about their bad
ness ;
But ono poor saint was tempted , nnd ho fell ,
And lol nine hundred sin ners shouted forth
in gladness.
IIo Getw There. .
1'ltMiwv > t i > utch.
The wires may brook and the poles may fall
The tickers bo jerky oud lame ;
But Jay Gould winks hla weather eye ,
Klovatcs tolls V an altitude high ,
Ami gets thcro Just the numo.
STILL
OUR SPECIAL SALE OF
MEN'S FINE TROUSERS
At One Dollar Discount on all goods above $8.
Excellent value at $2.80 and $3.7B.