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l ) N. P. rBir , , Notary Public.
The college graduate will soon be seen
With a tape line trying to meisure his sense
Of his own Importance.
About this tlmo beware of the green apple
and Greener watermelon , which mix badly
with Ice cream on an empty stomach.
General Kelly has left Loulstlllo , but It
IB doubtful whether he will water Ills horse
In the Potomac by the Fourth of July.
Tb.6 close of the tariff debate In the sen-
nto has witnessed some pernonal sparring
that Would , In the days of Clay , CalhoUn
and Prontlss , have been settled by pistols
and coffee.
Superb coaches havp been placed on the
Bast Omaha and Courtland beach lines. Now
161 the Omaha Street Railway Company do
likewise on our main thoroughfares. The
old hbrse cars are both unsightly and un
comfortable.
Colorado mining troubles promise no end
of turbulence and outlawry. The kidnaping
and mobbing of Adjutant General Tarsney
Indicates a lamentable condition bordering
on anarcliy In the mining regions of the Con *
tcnnlal state.
. Omaha does not claim to be n summer re
sort , but Ihero Is no necessity for our people
ple rushing to the seashore ultli the .tem-
pcraluro ixt 92 degrees In New York and
OB degrees In Philadelphia on Uie fahady
aide of llio hammock.
The American Railway union lias fixed
iho nalary of President Dpbv at $3,000 a
yeah That Is only one-tenth of the salary
of the average railway president , but there
Is no fear that Mr. Debs ulll strike for
higher wages during the present torm.
Over 5,000,000 speeches have been sent out
of Washington under congressional frahks
'already during this congress and the end Is
not yet. The poor constituent who Is sup
posed to read this endless grind does not
appear to iiavo had his feelings considered al
all.
Jti&t before Gabriel blows his trumpet a
herald will appear to proclaim to the world
that some more Important newly discovered
evidence Is ready 16 be presented to the
Urttlsh government as a ground for reopen-
Ind the case of the unfortunate Mrs. May-
brick.
Talk about hard luck ! What about those
seventeen-year locusU which nfter having
boon compelled to spend the greater part of
their lives In darkness and dampness under
the earth have the misfortune to emerge for
thdlh few -weeks of pleasure during a demo
cratic administration !
Tliero Is more truth than poetry In the
assertion of the London Post that the om
nipotence of capital In the United States
has grown Into almost Intolerable tyranny.
Hut how about Rnclnnil. Germany and Rus
sia , and , for that matter , nil other countries
fthht arc ruled by emperors , kings and
queens and upheld by standing armies ?
'The ' Hoard of Education has expressed Its
want of confidence In the capacity , If not
itho Integrity , of the present building super-
Intuhdent. The only excuse- given by some
of his backers has been the plea that ho
would be dropped by the end of the fiscal
yeah It now remains to bo seen whether
the board will scandalize Itself by his re
election under the pretense that ho Is the
victim of political persecution. As a matter
o fact thft inan got his place and was held
up In his reckless squandering of the school
moneys because of his political activity. Had
the Mian been competent , diligent and trust
worthy Ihat might have been condoned , but
It Is a disgrace to the board to Impost upon
the taxpayers at $5 a day or J3 n day a man
who lacked every essential qualification for
the place ho held.
The express companies appear to \ > o now
resorting to the same tactics as the railroad
companies to relieve themselves of liability
for damages arising from Injuries to tlielr
employes while In their service. The Adams
company has Just Issued an order compelling
Us employes to contract away their rights
against the company , alleging as the reason
that Other express companies have done tin
gamo. The form of contract proscribed by
the Adami company purports to bind not only
the employe but also his heirs , executors ,
administrators and assigns and to relieve the
company from liability for Injury or death
whether caused "by any act or negligence ol
Its agenti , servants or employes or any 01
them or otherwise. " Refusal to sign the
contract Incurs the penalty of Immediate
nlltmlaial and the new order affects both old
employes and new ones equally , The Adami
company Insist * that It has been driven k
thU Htep by the necessity of protecting Itself
It will doubtless rind that It has laid tin
groundwork for a host of ceaneleaa lltlga.
tloti And before It gets through may dlsoovei
that It hai not bien relieved of liability U
ttia citeul that U hollared.
Tltf I'tiltlrrWllOMti.ITKOAMOK. .
In orrtei' ' to atlvano th prosperity of No-
brattta nil IrttcrtMl * 'must work together for
the geHfral wolfd're. There must be such
reciprocity bettt'e'tin thcln n "will Insure to
each the largest po'irslblo advantages In the
homo markdt. It Will doubtless bo admitted
by everybody convdrnont With the facts that
the wide adoption of the policy of patronizing
homo Industrie * has been of great benefit to
the manufacturing Interests of this state.
It enabled most of them to enlarge their
operations before the business depression
came on , and unquestionably to that policy
li due the fact 'that ' the huihber of suspen
sions of Industrial establishments In this
state during the period of depression has
b cn comparatively small. It had a good
effect In Improving the quality df goods ,
whore lnuirovbmi'nt ' was netfcmary to suc
cessful competition with similar lines ot
goods manufactured elsewhere. It was pro
ductive nf n sentiment of mutual Interest and
good will amoMg manufacturers which ha
been hflpful anil beneficial to all of thorn.
The recent Visit to Interior merchants by
representatives of the wholesale mercantile
Interests of Omtha very satisfactorily dem
onstrated that the preference of the country
merchant Is to deal with Nebraska Jobbers.
It was found that very generally the busl-
nesi men of the Interior are strongly In
sympathy with the principle of home patron
age and that they are disposed to give It
the broides' appjlcatlon. In doing this they
take the loglpal view thai the wholesale
merchants of the state ought to do all they
can to Increase the business and prosperity
of Nebra ka manufacturers. There are fac
tories In a great many of the towns of the
state whose operations would be materially
enlarged If 'their products were more freely
handled by Nebraska jobbing houses and the
business men of the communities where
these factories ore located reasonably think
that when they "give their trade to the whole
sale merchants of Omaha and Lincoln thoic
merchants should do all they can to foster
and build up the Industries of the towns by
giving their products the largest attainable
market. This Is a fair and common-sense
view and It Is proper to say that a con
siderable number of Nebraska Jobbers are In
practical accord with It. Many of them arc
handling the products of Nebraska factories
and mills and giving then ! a fair chance In
the market. IJut It Is desirable that all of
them shall do so , and It would seem that
all would ECO that It Is In their Interest to
do It , because In building up Nebraska In
dustries they are Increasing the market for
everything they handle other than the manu
factured products of this state. As a matter
of fact , however and this It Is that
prompted tHs article there are wholesale
merchants who appear not to understand
this matter or to appreciate Its significance.
They want their Nebraska market to grow.
It mint bo assumed , but apparently they are
unwilling to do anything In the practical
way herein suggested to promote Its growth.
The policy of patronizing home Industries ,
all things being equal , Is a sound policy.
Its benefits have been conclusively demon
strated In this statd. Adherence to It can
not fall to do a very great deal In promoting
the material progress and prosperity of Ne
braska and In strengthening our Industries
for withstanding the strain Of such periods ,
of depression as the one we are now passing
through. There can be no question as to the
efficacy of this policy during the past year
In keeping many of the Industries of this
state In operation. We commend this ques
tion to the thoughtful consideration of those
wholesale merchants who are not In prac
tical "sympathy with the principle of patron
izing home Industries , believing that If they
will give It such attention they will see the
wlsdort and expediency of adopting It.
Aff 13I.MIG1UTIOX COMMISSION.
At a recent Informal meeting of a number
of republican congressmen the subject of
restricting Immigration was discussed and
the Idea of removing the question from par
tisan contest was generally favored. It was
proposed that congress create a national
commission cotriposed of representatives ot
both parties , and that this commission should
outline a national policy and prepare the
appropriate legislation. By such means , It
was argued , no ono political party could be
held responsible , but all parties would have a
hand In settling thd question. The sugges
tion that this subject be removed from par
tisan contest Is unquestionably sound , and as
a matter of fact the two great parties are
practically In accord regarding It , as the
language of the last national platforms
shows. The republican platform says : "We
favor the enactment of more stringent laws
and resulatlqns for the restriction of crim
inal , pauper and contract Immigration. " The
democratic platform approves "all legltl'
mate efforts to prevent the United States
from belns used as the dumping ground for
the known criminals and professional paupers > >
pors of Europe , " demands the rigid enforce
ment of the laws against "tho Importation
of foreign workmen under contract to de
grade American labor and lessen Its wages. ' *
and condemns "any and all attempts to
restrict the Immigration of the Industrious
and worthy of foreign lands. " It Is thus
seen that there Is substantial agreement be
tween the two great parties on this ques
tion , and If each acted strictly In conformIty * -
Ity to Its platform declarations there would
b& no contest regarding a policy. Whatever
legislation should be found necessary to more
rigidly exclude the classes which everybody
agrees ought to bo excluded would bo enacted -
acted without any conflict , nut thbro are
politicians In both parties who Want to go a
great deal further than thb platform utter-
nnoss. Representing constituencies that have
extreme views regarding Immigration , die'
tated by either prejudice or scinsh Interest ,
and In some cases by both , these politicians
would shut out Immigration altogether It
they could have their way. It Is they who
are constantly agitating this subject and as
to most of them their motive in doing so U
perfectly obvious. It Is not the general
good , but their personal advantage that
chiefly concerns them.
Possibly a national commission composed
of representatives of both parties might ac
complish the desirable object ot taking this
subject out of partisan contest , but this Is
problematical. At any rate there 1s car-
talnly no urgent demand for considering new
legislation relating to Immigration , cither by
commission or In any other way. The pre
vailing Industrial condition In this country
la operating to restrict Immigration perhaps
more effectively than any additional legisla
tion Could , and for some Hint past the efflux
has been equal to , If not In excess of , the
Inllow. Of course this state ot affairs will
not be permanent. When Industrial degres
sion passes away and prosperity returns to
the country emigration from the United
States to Kurope will stop and many of those
who have gone away from this country be
cause there was nothing for them 14 do here
will come back. Uut Immigration will not be
resumed on any extensive scale until theft
Is a very great Improvement In the laboi
market ot this country , and ho Is a wUe
prophet who can tell with any degree of ac
curacy when this will be. With the demo
cratic tariff In operation , the wages of labor
largely rruluced and the consuming capacity
of the country materially curtailed , It Is not
likely that the United States will for some
yffars to coirto offer any very strong tempta
tions to Europeans to change their habitat
from the old to the new world. There has
hot been at any other time In the last
twenty years less reason for apprehension
regarding Immigration than there Is now ,
and this being the case there ls no excuse
or justification for agitating the question In
any form. The politicians who nro doing so
are making a bid for popularity which Is not
creditable to cither their manliness , their
honesty or their patriotism.
A M
Jtidge Nott of the United States court of
claims , who recently handed down the Inter
esting decision that held that the president's
veto power whs not extinguished before the
expiration ot the constitutional ten days by
the Intervening adjournment of congress , has
submitted some suggestions to the New York
constitutional convention that call attention
to the defects In the cust6mary efcerclso of
the veto power by the Various executive
heads of our different governmental organ
izations. 'He says that his observation of
the operation of the veto power at the seat
of the national government for moro than
twenty-five years has confirmed him In the
opinion that the best thing the convention
can do Is to go back to the state constitution
of 1777 and adopt Its provisions on that sub
ject with minor modifications. He would ,
therefore , vest the veto power In a council of
revision consisting of the governor and two
Judges of the highest appellate court to bs
designated from tlmo to time by the chief
justice. Every bill before It becomes a law
should be presented to the council and If
approved by any two of Its members shduld
bo signed and given a place upon the statute
book. If not apprbved by tWo members of
the council It should be returned 'to the
house In which It originated and go through
the same process now required for vetoed
bills.
bills.Tho reasons urged for a change from the
present system are that the veto now Is not
only subject to partisan abuse , but also falls
to effect Its legitimate objects. These ob
jects are twofold. First , the veto Is ex
pected to act as a check Upon ill-advised and
pernicious measures. This function Is toler
ably well performed because the attention of
the executive Is quickly called to such legis
lation by an ever-vigilant public press. Many
good bills fall to secure the necessary signa
ture , but comparatively few really vicious
bills obtain It. The second object at which
the veto power should aim Is the Intercep
tion of defective or unintelligible bills. It Is
this that the Veto Usually overlooks and the
result Is a long train of evils , uncertainty ,
lltlgatlon.filclal errors and renewed legisla
tion. The greater part of the time of our
higher Courts Is taken tip with the Interpre
tation of statutes that may be construed In
a dozen different ways and which with the
slightest revision might have been made to
express their meaning clearly. A great part ,
too , of the time of the legislature Is taken Up
with the enactment of legislation Intended
to straighten out what a previous legislature
has failed to make clear. A careful revision
by two experienced judges would , It Is
claimed , soon teach our legislators how to
frame laws and bring the citizens and tax
payers Incalculable benefits In diminished
litigation and better legislation.
Whether or not the remedy advocated by
Judge Nott Is just the thing needed , the evils
pointed out are certainly real and oppressive.
The work entailed upon our different execu
tives Is too varied and mUltttudlhdus to per
mit them to exercise the veto power with the
care and circumspection that Is desired.
Often they have not the training that will
enable them to revise the technical and legal
features of a bill Intelligently. Moro fre
quently they feel no responsibility for that
aspect ol the legislation , accepting bills as
they are presented without Inquiring Into
their legal form. Some kind of expert reVision -
Vision at a late stage In the process of legis
lative enactment Is demanded to properly
complete our system of governmental checks
and balances.
PltOlWSSIOXAL FOOTIIALL.
The announcement was made last week
that stock companies had been organized In
the larger eastern cities and the framework
complsted for a professional football leagufe
to provide entertainment for the football
cranks during the closing months of each
year , beginning next autumn. The football
league Is to be constructed much upon the
plan Upon which the baseball leagues have
been formed , each city belonging to the or
ganization to have a team to represent It ,
the games t& bo played according to a pre
arranged schedule , the players , the umpires ,
the referees and the whole staff of super
numeraries to bo placed upon the pay roll ,
the profits to accrue to the stockholders In
each club. In other words , football Is to bo
brought down to the level of professionalism
and to be fanned for revenue only.
It would of course have been surprising
had not the tremendous enthusiasm that has
been developed over football been turned to
account as a money making venture. There
Is room for doubt , nevertheless , that the foot
ball league Will prove such a popular venture
as Its promoters expect. The favor which
has been shown the game of football by thb
public has been owing more to the fact that
It has been practiced by amateurs and by
amateurs representing the different colleges
of the country than to the Interest which the
play presents to the average audience In at
tendance. The great annual Thanksgiving
games that have attracted such huge crowds
have become events in the college world.
The concourse of people , the gay decorations ,
the fantastic college yells , and above all thb
enthusiasm and excitement which nro mani
fested by the students of the opposing colleges
In behalf of their respective teams , cut al
most as great a flguro as the struggle for
supremacy In the field. All these must neces
sarily bo ubsont from the games of the pro
fessional teams , which must rely chiefly upon
the Interest which they can stimulate In the
contests themselves.
There are al > o some obstacles In the
game of football that will stand In the way
of making It a sport for professionals. U
requires a long course of most rigid training
and constant practice to get the men Into
proper condition to play. This strict dis
cipline must continue during the entire
season. The members ot the college
teams actually give up their Individuality
for the time being and llvo together ac
cording to minute rules of conduct pre
scribed by their trainers. Such sacrifice
can scarcely be bought from the profes
sional player. Again , the teams Include
substitutes often more numeroaj than the
regular members. Each addttonal player
on the pay roll of the professional league
means an additional expense to the manage
ment. The outlay for a professional foot
ball team must be , on the whole , much
greater than that tor a baseball club , To
play the game , too , Is supposed to require
tnoro exertion and Pfiorsy than Is usually
to bo had from men who nro working solely
for thc.r salaries. 'W ' * deillro to win and
the glory of the cfa ( , which they happen
to represent will hartlly prove the substi
tute for the devotion t'o'aima mater and iho
hero worship that , gounilB to the su'c-
ccssful college alhlcrtai Professional ftot-
ball will have to rutV'tlie gauntlet of these
and nUmoYous other'jihv.er ' o circumstances.
TIIK jf
The advocates of Kovcrnmcn construction
and control of the Nicaragua canal seem to
be gaining ground In'cojhgress ' , and the prob
ability .of lCKlslatlonfor' , this purpose being
adopted appears to bo , stronger than at any
previous time since It was first proposed to
Identify the general government financially
with this project. The subcommittee
charged with framing a measure has about
completed Its work and a bill may como be
fore the house at any time. It Is proposed
that the \york of 'construction shall bo under
the supervision of three engineer officers of
the army , and that as many others shall be
detailed to assist them as the necessities
of the ciso may require. U Is proposed to
Issue stock to the amount of $83,000,000 , of
which the government will retain $70.000,000.
Of the remaining amount $7,500,000 will be
given to Costa Rica and Nicaragua and
$5COO,000 to the Maritime company In pay
ment for their concession and In lieu of all
the stock Issued by them and all the Indebt
edness Incurred by them up to the time the
work was suspended. The committee has
asked for a detailed statement of all moneys
actually expended on the canal up to date ,
and when this Is obtained It may be found
necessary to somewhat change the above
amounts. The question whether the money
to be provided by the government should be
obtained by an Issue of bonds or by coin
ing silver has been decldod In favor ot bonds.
This decision may tend to draw support from
tile proposed legislation , for It will undoubt
edly bo contended that It would be a mis
take for the government to borrow money
and pay Interest on It for building the canal
when 11 can supply the amount needed from
the treasury vaults with no other expense
than that of coining.The fact that Secre
tary Carlisle Is understood to favor bonds
Indicates that the administration Is still
firmly opposed to Increasing the amount of
coined silver. There clearly seems to be a
growing sentiment that the United States
cannot afford to allow this enterprise to be
abandoned or to run the risk of Its falling
Into foreign hands , and that the only thing
to bo clone under the circumstances Is for
the government to assume the responsibility
of Its construction and control. On the other
hand , there Is no ddubt of a strong popular
opposition to this plan , or to any plan that
will Involve the government financially with
the project. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It has been the custom for some years for
the Board of Education to elect Its officers
and employes by paper .ballot. This mode
of procedure enables men'who lack the co'ur-
ago of their convictions' and men who want
to play double to over , their tracks and
shirk responsibility. Voting by paper bal
lots Is Iho prcrogatlvb of 'the sovereign elec
tor , who Is accountable lo nobody and Is pre
sumed to exercise ills right of franchise1
according to the dlitales of his Own con
science In the selection .of public servants.
On the other hand , members of legislative
bodies and delegates to conventions areslm. .
ply representatives bf4"tho Sovereign voter
and accountable to nj/n for every vote and
act. It Is therefore Incumbent upon men who
exercise delegated p6wers to taketlielr con
stltuertts into their ? > nfldence by Voting on
every roll call open and above board sa
their choice may be known and recorded.
Skulking behind the screen of a paper ballot
Is conducive of deception and opens the way
for the selection of Incompetent or dishon
est employes who have a pull.
The burning of a toy and novelty goods
store In Philadelphia the other day antici
pated the glorious Fourth by over two weeks ,
but occasioned a display of pyrotechnics that
would have done credit to atiy small boy on
Independence day. Firecrackers , rockets ,
Roman candles , Greek fire and every othei
Variety of fireworks known were Included
In the exhibition , to say nothing of the bon
fire made by the building and Its other
contents. The chief regret ot the admiring
audience was that the event had not been
properly scheduled to take place on the day
when we all Celebrate ,
The most reckless thing that has ever
been undertaken by anybody In the nattprial
legislature Is the attempt of the senator
from Florida to have a ( Jommltteo appointed
to Investigate the control of senators and
representatives by corporations. It IS safe
to predict that no such resolution will ever
carry.
An Itrm III thn Strlko Hill.
Sprlnuflelil Itcpubllcan.
It lias cost the state of Ohio over $100,000
to keep the militia In the field to protect
property against the coal strikers. But
t > nt Is one of the smallest Items of the
expense of the strike.
First Oot tlio Majority.
aiobc-Domocrat.
The cause of woman suffrage would be
stronger If the men qould be convinced
that a majority of the women really want
the ballot In addition to the things that
they already have to bother them.
ijtrnlglit IKHUO Ncrrmmry.
Intllnnnpolls Sentinel.
If , ns reported , the senate gang of
ors proposes to notify the house of repre-
sentntlvei that It must take the amended
senate bill or nothing , then by nil means
let us have nothing. The democratic
paity can take Its stand on the house rec
ord and win. _
ConsUtimoy n MlMlng .Jewel.
St. Paul Globe.
Of course the senate Investigating com
mittee will not be millty of the grave In
consistency of Imprisoning the two cor
respondent ! ) who re usq to give evidence
as to their knowledge. of Sugar trust brib
ery , nnd permit President Havemeyer , wh6
likewise refuses to testify on the same sub
ject , to remain ut" liberty. The sauce
given to the KOOSOnjust be given to the
gander also. IK i
, , ,1 ,
I.iur No l.ouKei Justice.
, , 9er >
There Is growing , tfl , P ° a strong public
opinion that the law Jn Ha modern opera
tion has been abustu BO gravely that 4
good , Bhrewd lawyer With no case at all
can save a client from punishment for
months and even yeeirs , ulthough It Is
patent to every OIIQ : that no valid reason
exists why justice shqulu be delayed a day.
I.osul "pleading" Is. po\y Htich an Intricate
and many-resourced1 * prt that plain , old-
fashioned Justice niust tetumhlc and grope
tliroUKli wearlHomoi > nnd ) devious pathways
before she can clutQUilin offender who hus
sharp-eyed counsel f $ , ijuldo him.
llerronlo Hysteria.
New York Tribune ,
When well meaning1 clergymen , college
professors , religious editors nnil social re
formers IniUilKQ In wholesale denuncia
tions of the civilization whose comforts
and luxuries they do not scruple to enjoy
to the full , they are seeking to Htilke a
blow at law and order that must make
them eliminate In effect , though , of course ,
not In Intention , The great majority of
these men have neither the mental equip
ment nor the knowledge that nlone would
entitle them to speak with authority on
these exceedingly complex questions. They
are tnlluenced largely by their emotions ,
and are either unable or unwilling to xee
moro than one sldo of the problems they
set out to solve. While they poe us
prophets , , their utterancea nre IlttU more
than the inarticulate ravlnca ot hysteria.
rt/r.t'tr.
Philadelphia ttecord : The wide-awake
churches uught to provide a place for the safe
keeping of bicycles. There Is nothing to
prevent a Sunday bicycler from taking In a
sermon an a part of hit Sunday outing.
St. Paul Globe : A Chicago clergyman In
answering the question "Where Is heaven ? "
located It n Idng distance from the city In
xvhlch his pulpit stands , Which shown that
truth Is not a sitranger to the Chli-ago clergy.
New York S'unj A young 1'ortlaml clergy
man has had to preach his farewell rlitdn.
Ho had been detected drinking glngtir ale and
going to ball gatucs. PortlunJ can put Up
with ball games , but she considers that drinkIng -
Ing ginger ale In Maine Is abusing one's privi
leges.
Globe-Democrat : The .eloquent pastor of
the Church of the Holy Bushwhacker.points
to the hated Puritans of the north with the
finger of a scornful stranger and says "Ypu
uns , " but ho takes the beloved cavaliers of
the south to his affectionate bosom and says
"We uns. "
Chicago Times : That Indiana person who
wants $1.000 , before ho wilt accept the popu
list nomination for congress and enter the
race actively la evidently a person with nn
abiding fondness for sure things. Still , con
sidering what a man sacrifices when ho runs
for congress In Indiana , ho doesn't seem to
bo so very exorbitant In his demands after
all.
Kansas City Star : Rev. Dr. Tensing of
Boston .declares that the "Hub of the Uni
verse" Is the lowest place In America In
morality. Dr. Parkhurst says the same thing
of Now York and ministers In other cities
have , from tlmo to time , made the same
charges about their places. Are not these
declarations somewhat like confession of
failure by the mlnlstqrs themselves ?
1'iwrf.R .i.vw Tineas.
The silver lining of political clouds are
now accorded a free coign of vantage.
Senator Hill comes perilously close to dis
courtesy in arraigning the bargain counter.
When a married man Indulges In a summer
hair cut his wife's pull Is temporarily de
stroyed.
Adversity lends a plcturesquoness to Rev.
M , J. C6rbett's condition of "suspended" ani
mation.
Had Ihe atmospheilc blowhole delayed
operations twenty-four hours It would have
been distanced In the race.
Viewed In the light of the testimony the
nrecklnrldge Is peculiarly qualified to pose
as a Tammany mouthpiece.
The noticeable absence of wheel-horses
enabled the Wcaiers to render the democracy
a conspicuous silver service.
The proud boast of Kans. . " has become a
memory. Her hitherto empty lalls are
thronged with weary Wealors.
John Vaugh Is a Kentucklan of 120 sum
mers. Ho Is cutting a new set of teeth ,
probably for campaign purposes.
Odette Taylor , Who Was to have been a
Mrs. Gould , Is temporarily wedded to litera
ture , and now realizes how to be happen
though shaken.
Had Senator Chandler known that Ne-
braska's Junior senator successfully umpired
a base ball game he would have hesitated
long before assailing him.
New York's success In unearthing the al
liance of the police with crime promises to
stir other municipalities to action. There Is
no patent on Gotham's sweat box.
Dland's silver boom wisely refrains from
venturing beyond the boundary of Missouri
until the doubt surrounding the reported
death ot Dill Dalton is cleared away.
Congressman Harter , the rlp-siibrtlng free
trader and yellow metallst , has decided to
move out of Ohio. The state Is becoming
an exceeding lonesome place for democrats.
The alarming number of Icebergs recently-
observed In the path of ocean greyhound ?
may be traced to the passage of Croker and
ParkhUrst over the Atlantic at the same
time. The coolness between was enough
to convert the ocean Into a skating pond.
Sir Charles Russell that was has become
lord chief justice of England. He Is In his
61st year , in full vigor , and will probably
perform the functions of his high office for
many years. He used to jest when a mere
sdllcltor in Belfast about his being some day
at ( he head of the bar of the United King
dom , and probably supposed It would be Im
possible for him ever to attain what he
frankly declared to be the object of his life ,
the chief Justiceship of the realm. Step by
step he attained eminence by sheer force of
extraordinary Intellectual power , for neither
family nor fortune aided him.
o
noitx.
The true hero seldom realizes that he Is
one.
one.Whenever
Whenever you speak evil ot another you
are sure to hurt yourself.
There are people Who never get Into a good
meeting unless the lead It themselves.
Before some preachers Will throw a stone
at a sin they want to know who is hiding
under It.
We can Insure against fire , and guard
against a thief , but there Is no protection
against a backbiter.
Whenever you find a man selling goods
with a short yardstick , you find one who Is
convinced In his own mind that the bible Is
not true.
T.OKO
Atlanta Constitution : "There goes a
man that keeps Ills word. "
"He does ? " .
"Yes ; no ono else will take It. "
Inter Ocean : How did Mrs. Gabble
manage to carry off the first prize at
whist ? "
"She remembered the trump for three
straight games. "
Detroit Free Press : Inquirer Do you
think nny person Is ever burled alive ?
Physician I should , say not. There Is
no danger of such n thing if a regular
physician Is In attendance.
Judg6 : "There was no speaking at Jol-
loy's dinner , you say ? "
"No ; but the guests applauded every
course nnd encored the wine. "
New York Press : "Another drosi. It
takes a great deal of money to keep you
In clothes , Mary. "
"Am I not your wife ? "
"You nre my dear wife.
Texas Sittings : It Is learned that there
nt-e 8,000,000 piano players In the United
Htutea. nnd they can elect nny man presi
dent that they may unite on. This Is ter
rible.
Mlddleton Times : It Is believed the sev
enteen-year locusts will finish their business
and adjourn before coligiesB does.
Detroit Tribune : Clnrn When you re
fused Freddie , did you tell him to brace
up nnd lie a man ?
Sadie No ; I don't want to be unrea
sonable.
Doston Gazette : liafly Do you know
how to look after bric-n-brno ?
New Servant Yes'm. I always put the
broken pieces In the lire , so the poor rag
pickers won't out their fingers.
Indianapolis Jovirnnl : Tommy Paw ,
what Is the "swentlntf Byfitem ? "
Mr. Flgg I don't know exactly , but It
haH Homethltiff to do with the troubles of
the pore.
SUMM10R DAYS.
New York Preai.
Brooklets musically flowing.
Zephyrs through the brunches sighing ,
Cnttlo In the meadows lowing ,
( Hussy ponds In alienee lying.
Song birds Baycat carols Binning.
Flowers exhaling scentB delirious ,
Maiden In a hammock swinging
While her mother'awn8hlriK _ dishes.
yuw i LAY aiKluir.N TO sinm * .
Kugcno Held In tlic Chlcngo News ,
The fire upon the hearth Is low.
And there IB stillness everywhere ;
Ijlko troubled Mrlts , hcie and there
The tlrellBlil shadows flutterlnff so.
And as the shadows round me creep ,
A childish tieblo breaks the gloom ,
And softly from a farther room
Comes ; "Now I lay me down to sleep. "
And , somehow , with that little prayer ,
And that swe t treble in my ears ,
My thought Koea back to distant years ,
And llnuors with a dear ono there ;
And. as I hear the child's amen ,
My mother's fiilth comes back to me ,
Crouched at her side I seem to be ,
And mother holds my hands again.
Oh , for an hour In that dear place !
Oh , for the peace of that deur time !
Oh. for that childish trust subllmel
Oh , for a gllmpso of mother's facet
Vet , as the shadows round rne creep ,
I do not seem to be nlone
Sweat miurlo of that treble tone
And "Now I lay me down to slc u. "
WAS A SURPRISE ALL AROUND
Dropping of High School Teachers Ptrz-
sling to All but n Few.
NATURE OF SENTIMENT EXPRESSED
lr. , IurM IiiUiimlos tlmt IHfTtfrrncrs In
mi Hud .Mtirh to Do nltli It-
IVIiat the Ten clicrs nnd
Their 1'rlcmli .Sny.
Much surprise was manifested In public
school circles yesterday over the octlon of
the Hoard 6f Education In .removing three
of the best known teachers In the High
school. The feeling was Intensified by the
manner In which the removals were ac-
complhhed.
In icfusing to elect these teachers for the
coming year the board failed to assign pub
licly any reason for Its action. The'matter
was considered In secret session , and the
only Information given to either the teachers
or the public were from private sources.
The action of pertain members in displac
ing these teachers was a surprise even to
some of the bo.ml , who scarcely expected
nny such action. The matter was first
broached In the meeting of the High school
committee last Tuesday night , \\hen Miss
Cro\vley and Miss Street failed to receive
the votps of a majority of the committee.
What occurred in the secret session of the
board Is not jenei'.ill } known , but It Is said
that several of the members disputed the
religious side of the matter with some aulor.
Mr. 1'ler-ion improved the occasion to bring
up the old complaints of Ineverenco for the
bible In legard to Miss McGc ? , and made a
vehement bpecch by wny of Inducing the
other members to believe with him that she
ought not to be elected for another year.
Mr. Ttikey took occasion to criticise the
committee with some spirit. Ho thought It
was a very peculiar thing that the commit
tee would recommend teachers for election
and then refuse to vote tor them , and even
ask for a secret ballot in order to conceal
its position. The vote was taken and the
three teachers received only five of the
eight votes necessary to elect.
While the members are not talking for
publication , some of them are willing enough
to give their views on the consideration that
their names are not mentioned. Ono of the
most conservative members said : "If you
will not use the statement as coming from
me , I can give you the \\hole \ matter In a
nutshell. The whole trouble came from the
determination of the A. I1. A. members to
reject Miss Crowley. Miss Street was In
cluded , not because they had anything
against her , but because they thought that
If another teacher was rejected at the same
time , who was a Protestant , It Would have
a tendency to conceal the real animus of
their action. Miss McGee was not Included
In the original plan nor was she unaccept
able to any member of the committee. Her
rejection was not considered until the mat
ter came up In the executive session , when
some of her enemies Improved Ihe oppor
tunity to Include her amdng the rejected. "
DR. DUttY&A Si'CAKS PLAINLY.
Dr. Duryea Is the chairman of the High
school committee to which was left the
question of the recommendation of teachers
for that building. He was not present at
the meeting Friday night , but was found
In his study yesterday. When asked If ho
had any knowledge of the reasons for the dis
missal of the three teachers ho said that
the whole matter was a mystery to him.
When the names of Miss Crowley and Miss
Street were rejected in the committee meet
ing , he had asked the members who voted
against them If they had any one In view
who would be an Improvement. He said
that he considered It very poor policy to
dismiss teachers who It was admitted were
good teachers unless there was a prospect
of getting exceptipnally good ones to fill
tlielr places. None of the"membcrs had said
that they had any one in .view nnd the mat
ter was dropped there. Continuing Mr. Dur
yea said : "I was obliged to be at the
Young Men's Christian association rooms on
Friday night , where I had a class In polltl-
ca leconohiy. I finished with the class soon
after 9 o'clock and had started for the board
meeting , when I received a telegram con
cerning a matter of the Utmost Importance ,
which detained mo for the balance of the
evening. I felt safe In not attending the
meeting , because I thought It was perfectly
understood that the board wbuld approve
thb lists of teachers as submitted by the
unanimous reports of the committees. The
failure to elect Miss Mcdee was like a
thunder clap to me. She was one of the
brainiest Women In our schools and had a
vigor and force In her work that rendered
her highly valuable.
"We wont over the list of teachers In the
committee and all agreed that we had no
weak teachers In the High school. Some
thing was said about some friction among
the teachers , but Prof. Lewis assured us
that while there had been something' of that
sort a year ago , none of It had been noticed
this year. The whole Impression seemed to
be that we had a remarkably fine corps of
teachers. Both Superintendent Fltzpatrlck
and Prof. Lewis recommended all three of
the teachers who were subsequently dropped.
Of Miss McGee , especially , they spoke In the
highest Icrnii nnd Miss Growlky was referred
to as n very valuable teacher "
TUB IIOAUI ) AND CATHOLICS.
When aikcd In regard to the rcllglqu *
jiliaxo of the matter Dr. tJllrj'ba oppressed
himself very earnestly. "Tk thouftlit ulrucle
me In the committee. " said he. that the
rejection of Miss Street might be n blind to
conceal the motive of Miss t'rowlcy's ro-
movnl. Nothing has bsrn * M to me per
sonally In icffiiril to the religious questions
Involved , but many things hn\o been ald to
others. I have understood that the oMIfen-
tlon of the American Protective association
binds Its members not to vole for any Cath
olic for any position. It Is said that the
members of this organization on the board ,
have determined not to vole for the election
ef any additional teacher or janitor who Is
n Catholic. It this Is true , It ls umimcrlcan
and unfair. Out of the ISO teachers In our
public schools we- have twenty-two Cathollo
toachets and I have never hoard that ono of
them i-ver obtruded her belief In her school
work In .1 manner that could Rlvo offense to
anyone. It Is also said tluil If the other
members of the committee had opposed the
ilotonnln.ulnn of certain onei lo remove Miss
Crow ley the head of every Catholic leac.Her
In the schools \\ould have been lopped off.
I have not hc.ird any of the members them
selves say this , us they are dumb on thin
matter , but there are HOIIIC on the outside
\\lio are not so discreet. "
Superintendent Flupalrlck and Prof. Lewis
were both seen , but declined to express tlialr
opinions. They said that they hud expressed
themselves In n manner not to be misunder
stood before the committee and since the
board had not seen fit to agree with
them , they believed that courtesy to the
board would dictate their subsequent silence.
In reply to direct questions both gentlemen
said that In their opinion the rejected
teachers were thoroughly competent. No
chargns had ever been made that reflected
upon their ability or success as teachers , and
their work had been in ever ) respect satis-
fattoiy.
Mlsa Crowley was one of the first gradu
ates of the Omaha High school. She thpn
went Into the schools as a teacher , where
she has worked with unvarying success for
twenty years. Her whole llfo has been Jtlven
to the Omaha schuolt. and the news of her
letlremcnt was painful to her friends. Her
work has always been considered ns of a high
order , and she is very popular with her
pupils. ,
Miss McGce Is a graduate of the Unlveislty
of Michigan , and since her graduation lias
taken three years of post graduate wor.k.
She has taken the degree of M. A. , nnd her
thesis is now In preparation for her dqctqr-
ate degree. She was formerly a member ot
the faculty of Hrownoll Hall , but wont Into
the High school , a year ago. She Is recog
nized as a woman of remarkable attainments ,
and her desire to work In her own way ,
which , nt times , has been productive of slight
friction1 ? , Is the only fault that anyone has
ever been able to find with her.
MISS M'OKK NOT WOliniED.
Miss McGce seemed to take her rejection
as a matter not worth worrying over and
was apparently In the most pleasant fratno
of mind. She averred that the objections
to her on religious grounds were too frivo
lous to be worth answering. She consented
to state the facts In regard to the complaint
of Hev. John Williams , at the request ot
the reporter , and remarked that If Mr. WJ1-
llams had como to her for an explanation
ho might have been perfectly satisfied. The
matter In question came up when her class
was reading Cailyle's "Mahomet" "At that
time , " she said , "I explained my under
standing of the view of the author that such
men ns Mahomet nnd Shakespeare were
Inspired. Nothing was said In regard to
the inspiration qf the Scriptures and I did
not give my own opinion. I simply en
deavored , as I have and always shall do , to
make clear to my pupils the meaning which
the author Intends to convey. Now. what
does Mr. Williams know about ray methods ?
Ho never spoke to mo on the subject , al
though he has had abundant opportunity to
do so. He never came Into my class rodm
to see for himself If my leaching was suth
as could Interfere with any child's prop'or
religious training. The whole thlnfe Is sim
ply preposterous , and the charge Is too ab
surd to lie worth attention. "
Miss Street is also a woman of more than
ordinary culture. She Is a graduate of Vassar -
sar college , and has taken her degree frdm
the University of Michigan. Hefore coming
to Omaha slie taught for a year In the High
school at Oskaloosa , la. , and another year
In the graded schools of Council I ) luffs. She \
was made a teacher In the Omaha schools '
In 18S1 , and taught for three years , after
which she was obliged to leave on account
of the 111 health of her parents. She re
turned to Oniulia three years ago and re
sumed her position In the High school. She
was fotmd In her school room yesterday.
where she had but just heard the news of
her rejection. She said that she was entirely
at a loss to account for the action of th *
board , as she had never heard of the slightest
dissatisfaction with her work. It had comate
to her like a thunder clap out of a clear
sky , and as she had not seen any of th
members of the board since she heard of It
she could not account for their action.
Prominent Missouri Politician Dend.
ST. LOUIS , June 23. A special to the Post
Dispatch from Springfield , Mo. , says Colonel
S. H. Hoyd , ex-minister to Slam , and dx-
congressman , died at a fishing resort In
Stone county last night , He had gone there
for an online to benefit his health , but was
seized with the Illness which ended his life.
Colonel noyd was ( i leading repuhllcan of
this state and was appointed minister to Slam
by President Harrison In 1891. lie remained
but ono year , owing to bad health.
Going to the
Bottom
Going1 to the bottom in prioo now going to
take inventory next week your last chance to
get suits for $7.50 and $8.50 worth lots moro.
Boys' suits $2.50 $3 worth 50 per cent more-
stilts given away to boys in boys' department
See the $4.50 combination suit with another pair
of pants and cap to match.
Browning , King & Co. ,
, S. W. Corner 15th and Dotiijlua/
