THJE OMAHA DAILY JHBEt 'NVJaDJS SDAY , MAY 3 , 1895.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
Tlll.MS OP
Dally Tin ( Without Sunday ) One Year f i
Dnlly llo ami Hund K , One Yenr 101
& 1
fill Month *
Three Umilln J ;
Runriar IK-e , One Y ir J
Hntunlny 1I - . On T ir ' '
Weekly Uee , Ona Year '
Ol'TIC'HS.
Omaha , Tlie IJee IlulltllnB. . . . . .
Boulh Omnhn. Hinder lilk. , Corner N and ittli 81
Council lilulTs , II I'earl Htreet.
Chlcnco OIIIM. 317 e'tinrnlirr nf Commerce.
New York. Hnomi 13. II anil IB , Tribune Illdf.
Wnthlngton , JW7 K Street , N. W.
. C'OtllinSPOKUHNCt * .
All communication * relnHni ? to n < * w.i and od
torlal matter idiould niUru'sod : To the IMLto
JII'SINKSS I.BTTKIW.
All IjuclnpM Mtera nn < l reinlllnnces nhould 1
addrpMCil In The Ilco I'ulillnhlnB compan ;
Omali * . Draft * , check * nlul i wtomce orders I
be made iiaynble to the enl r of the company.
Tin : nun r-uiiLisiii.NO COMI-ANY.
BTATKMn.NT OP CtUCtH.ATlON.
Oeorse II. Tunchuck. necrctnry of The lleiPu1
lldhltiK company , belnit duly wnrn , Biyii thi
the actual nmnlwr of full nnd complete cn | > lr <
the Dally Mornlni ? . KvrnlnK and Hundny I ! <
printed Ourlntf Hie month of February , 183 , , , wi
an follows :
1 . 2H.101)
J . 20.435
J . 50.JV )
4 . SO.I30
C . . . 20,011
7 , . 19.C/.1
S . 19.KJ9
9 , . 13.791
10 . 20.COO
31 . l ! > , ffiO
12 . 1S.816
13 . 19.710
II . 19,700 _
Total . K7.6
! * deductions for unsold and returned
coplr * . . "
Net ale
. '
Dally average '
anonoH n. TZSCIIITCK.
Bworn tn Ijefore me nnd milisrrlbed In my prc :
ence this 2d djy of March. 1801.
( Seal. ) N. 1' . PK1U Notary Public.
May 1 , 1803 , the World's fair opouc
In ClilmKO. Mny 1 , 1893 , Mr. Host
\vater jjlvus his lice to the World's fnl
In Onmliu.
Omnhn'H feminine Journalists as on
woman will hcnvu ti sl 'li of jjreat slz
when they lay thilrvcnry heads upo
their pillows the nl 'lit of Mny 1 , 1895.
Seven htmmnc wholesale firms hav
agreed to Klve Saturday afternoons t
thij.se In their employ , and may all thel
profits double between May and Sei
tembi > r.
Tt does seem as If any ono could writ
nn editorial or properly dish up the juil
tics of the day until she tries It ; the
her respect for real sure-oou > ; li editor
goes up until It Is out of
Why nro they so careful of ( he ope
cars In Omaha ? They take them on
ono by one , and the company arc a
purlleular about their advent as abou
leaving off their own winter llannels.
The Interpretation of the .Monroe do (
trine seems to bo that If a foreign com
try wants to come over and make wa
on any little republic In the wester
continent , the United States Is wlllln
providing they don't acquire torrltor
nor gain control of the government.
Let us have a society for the pn
vcntlon of cruelty to historical trad
tlons. Wo arc told Co cut down the AI
pomattox apple tree , curtail Paul Ui
veroV ride , abandon the story of I'oci
hontas and John Smith. Soon tli
brutal facts will have filled a who !
graveyard with the historical sentiment
that they have Slain.
Wo know that wo ought to say semi
thing about the "V. F. " or the "hyphci
ated Journal" The lU > e always" doe :
Now wo are just as fierce as we can bi
but It hasn't said a word about ui
and wo don't know what we ought t
rage against Use Christian sclenci
think wo have said a caustic thing , an
It will do Just as well.
Japan must bo chuckling lo hersel
Just now at Iho Huropean nations. Thor
Is the Itrltish lion deti-rmlncd to got hi
commercial paw Into that Asiatic pastn
ogling and patronl/.ing her ; the Uussla
bear , with his French and Oerma
neighbors , trying to dictate , lAit thes
last ten months have made Japan th
dominant factor In Oriental politics.
In Southern California the people
from poorest to richest , love to mnk
their world beautiful. Not content wit.
embowering their homes In th
luxuriant vegetation possible then
public spirit is shown by making the !
roadways a joy to travel over. The ,
have planted the pine of the north an
the palm of the south , so that the leave
may touch over beds of white uiai
Kiiorltes and hedges of callas.
The chronic readers of The Rec ma
complain If they miss the usual para
rrnph In regard to the IJoartl of Kduca
tlou , and these whom they employ. I
It wore only possible for all these mei
who consider educational labor so casj
ind the salaries tlierofor o tmiiilflceni
to take up the work for one week am
Bach man conscienciously to do nil th
tvork u-eniilred In the post Don he held
having for his only Income the nalar ;
belonging to that week , the stibjec
would be dropped from that Umo.
What n masculine wall Is going u ;
II over the land about the women wh
are taking the places that should b
given to the men. Much bosh Is belli ;
written about the homes these woiuoi
arc neglecting to make , as If there wcr
a ready-made husband and homo fo
jnch ono. The only sect that has offcrci
adequate supplies in the husband Un
wero" the Mormons , nnd they got Int
trouble ever It. Offer the reason that i
woman secures the place Is on ncconu
of the "employment of the fittest , " n
roll as on account of the "omploymon
of the cheapest. "
When ono sees how the grass love :
lo bo green on the Omalin lawns when
It is appreciated , and how protectlngl ;
Iho trves planted a few years ngi
stretch out their limbs and spread on
cliolr leaves to shelter these who caret
for them when ono sees this , she feet
Indignant that thert are so many un
necessarily ugly , barren spots , slovenly
tlncnnucd yards , treeless streets , whci
i llttlo energy on the part of the prop
erty owners and property renters , i
llttlo love of the beautiful for the !
homes , of pride In tuelr town , couli
taako It so different.
T1IK MAY DAY 1)KK.
The women wlio liare undertaken t
edit this edition of The Itco feel mos
deeply Indebted to the kindness nn
courtesy of Mr. llosowater. It certain !
Is no small thing for an editor to ID
tmst his paper for a whole day to th
fonder mercies of women almost en
tlrely Ignorant of newspaper work , an
whoso Ideas of pulling a paper ( (
gethcr nro gained In the two or thre
weeks of preparatory work.
Wo appreciate the confidence showr
and trust ( hat this woman's edition wl !
In no wlso detract from the line repnta
tlon of The Hue , We nro grateful t
Ihe staff for their unvarying courtes ,
In giving needed Information nnd t
answering necessary questions. W
trust ( hey will miss us , nnd , not ( o
pleasantly. Wo are especially grateft
to the superintendent of the mechanic ! !
force and his helpers.
Wo beg to express our thanks to th
many women who have contributed ai
tides. The size of this edition wan li
creased four pages after contribution
began to conic In. Yet many article
had ( o be "out , " and we deeply regrc
that some came too late tobo insertei
We can only say we are sorry.
Now , wo are quite1 ready to retlr
from newspaper work , to return to ou
deserted husbands-homes nnd chlldrei
We appreciate as never before what 1
means to give the public a bright , news
paper twice a day. Hereafter all ed
tors have our respect , profound and ui
qualified. Wo offer them our sympalh
and hold ourselves In readiness to li :
strct , advise and respond to any call
for help , for which we feel entire !
qualified , after this experience of tli
May Day Bee. KMMA 15. GOIIDON.
In all that goes to make ( he best sect
Jar papers of the world , the America
press Is up to the standard. Consldei
Ing promptness in reporting news an
attention to moral and religious quei
tlous it far surpasses all others.
To bo convinced that patriotism r
sentiment docs not control the jndgmet
In making such assertions , om- nee
only for n short time bo a resident t
Kngland , Germany or France , and con
pare their great papers with those con
Ing from the United States to appreclat
the difference ; or witness the surprls
and astonishment of foreigners at iiiu
Ing news so recent and reports of sue
matters , as they only expect to find i
the religious press.
To the more conservative peoples It I
a little difllcult for them to undcrstan
how It Is that ( hey can read the partlci
lars of deaths which have oectirro
after the paper was in press , and lx
cause of a few failures of events , sue
ns deaths or weddings , to transpire ri
reported , they make ( ho charge of nun
liability , but such accidents are rare.
If only the women of most Intclllgcnc
and integrity were consulted there at
a few departments that might be oml
teil and others so modified ns to niftl ;
( Item less objectionable to the hem <
The claim of perfection is not made , In
the American press Is certainly In tl
advance going on to perfection.
The feature most emphasized fn th
note Is that of the reflection of the det1
Interest of the people In morals and n
religion in what is called the sccuhi
press of our country.
It Is a matter of congratulation tin
the press of the country universal !
recognl/.es n divine ruler and that ei
Kors and proprietors of our great pnpei
have been foremost In benevolent an
religious enterprises wielding a might
Influence for justice and rlghtcousncs
The prominent , striking head lines a
nounce the assembly , convention or cot
ferenco of Christian workers with fu
reports of proceedings.
The favors shown ministers , churchc
and church Institutions Is to be accrci
Ited to moro than business motives.
By this means more than by any otht
single agency , our country between tli
great oceans , one people , stands as
great beacon light to the world , show
Ing the way to the greatest prosperit
reflecting the perfect light of the go :
pel of Christ. As a nation wo arc yt
in our youth , but still trtto to the blrtl
right of our Puritan fathers , it is sal
of us "Blessed Is the nation whoso Go
Is the Lord. "
These words often used synonj
inously in the minds of many , stan
for very different activities.
Originally these words had the sam
moaning a love of fellow man a sens
which philanthropy retains but charil
has lost , except in a biblical sense. Kac.
expresses both spirit and action. As
spirit the first looks upon human we !
faro as a thing to be promoted , whll
the latter takes a favorable view o
character , conduct , motives of a fello\
man.
As nn activity In which sense wo nr
most practically Interested , the forme
inaugurates methods , means by whlc
n large number of people are benefited
It may bo by their own efforts , takln
advantage of the means provided. Th
latter administers relief to the indl
vidual gratuitously. It has come to b
used almost exclusively as rondorhi ;
material aid. while philanthropy In
eludes this , but reaches the higher dt
partmeuts of human life , In provldln ;
schools , asylums , hospitals , for the ben
ellt of the community.
irnr n'ruTAN's ADVANCM * POSITION
In these days of enlarged opportunl
ties for women , In this western countr ;
where Ideas nro ns broad as the ex
pause of land and sky , whore the ne\
and strange are accepted with llttl
protest , ono can scarcely realize tha
but a few years have wrought th
change.
Wo scarce stop ( o ask what 1m
brought It about Varied would bo th
replies to the query. Many means am
necessities have been used to advnnc *
the position of women but success hn
come because the cause Is right. In th
natural order of things , therefore b ;
divine appointment.
It has been reached by that cvolutloi
wo are wont to call providence. It ha
not como because of n desire to usurj
power or lord It ever man. but to tak
that place the creator designed In mnk
Ing her a helpmeet to man. The mode
of the perfect state and church Is thi
family. "Male and fcmnlo created Hi
them , " with distinctive characteristic
and powers cacli supplementing tin
other , together making the perfect fnm
lly. Just ns fast as the warped prejudiced
diced Interpretation of the word of Goi
Is superseded by that broader Ititerprc
tatlon consistent with the whole splrl
of revelation In nature and the word
does the church attain to perfection o
organization and service.
The state which Is only the large
family has had In a monsure nnd mun
have In more active participation th
power and Influence of women. Th
flower of the Christian religion is th
position given woman. It Is the di.s
tlnctive glory over all other religions
A great fundamental characteristic Is i
recognition of sotil In woman. Becaus
she Is considered an Inferior being , hav
Ing no soul , she Is the victim of all th
nameless cruelties heaped upon hci
sanctioned by heathen and pagan rolls
Ions.
The deslro of Christian women ( o glv
this hope of Immortality to her sister
In the dark places of the earth , finpellei
her to do the unusual , the heroic am
was tlio first step which has led to 111
human sanction of service so holy. Hav
Ing exercised the power to teach In til
name of the Father and of the Son , am
of ( he Holy Ohost" to the saving o
the souls of her sisters upon whos
heads a man's baud dare not be laid
the necessity overcomes prejudice , am
she receives the authority to baptize
To be consistent , having the divine am
human sanction to preach the won
lu mission fields , the barriers are removed
moved when she returns to the horn
land.
In much the same way the question
that affect nnd threaten homo life hav >
lirst touched and aroused women d
desire and demand an effective part h
government of school and municipal al
fairs. As the welfare and protection o
homo and children dearer than life slial
demand participation in the more ex
tended government , she will bear nn ;
burden , assume any responsibility I- -
achieve the end. ,
If there have been some erratic lead
ers it only .proves relationship to he
brother.
The great body of Intelligent , oarnes
women , caring more for the physical
Intellectual and spiritual dcvclopmon
of the children anil less for thi > frlvolou
adorning of ( lie body ; giving time am
thought to ( lie liuproreinoiit of soda
life In all ranks ; active in every benevn
1 ncc for llic rpllf Ing of humanity ; fore
most in the great religions activities o
the world , are far moro womanly am
worthy the name of Mother than th
Ideals of the "weaker vessel" "angelic. '
sentimentalists , and attest the dlvln
purpose and direction of woman's en
larged place in Uio closing years of till
nineteenth century.
L. n. IIAUFOllD.
THE MOX110K nWl'ltlNK-18 IT TO 11
SUltttKXDKHKUl
The Monroe doctrine teaches the lav
of self presenvatlon. This doctrine , en
larged to apply to all vital America ]
interests. Is now practically and essen
t hilly opposed with specious argumen
by I'rcsidcnt Cleveland , in a recent letter
tor , declining an Invitation ( o attend i
meeting of business men In Chicago
The welfare of our people Is confessed ] ,
wrapped up In the standard charade
of our currency. To conform tins t
whatever adoptions may be mad
abroad , regardless of larger justice n
home , Is un-American Iri the extremi
What more clever advantages could b
given to foreign nations , by which the ;
could reduce us to a stale of dependent *
than Just such compliance with thd
terms of standard payments ? Is it no
a virtual surrender of the Monroe doc
trine on a most vital point of our mi
tlonal life and existence , a surrender o
sovereign power to foreign nations ?
Our patriot fathers did not conslde
In attempting the revolution that "th
American people were only concerned li
maintaining their precious lives anioiij
themselves ; " that "they might return t
the old days of barter , etc ; " that the ;
would be "Isolated from all others , " am
that the question of their Independent-
"could not bo treated without regard t
their relations to other countries. " The ;
framed UK ; constitution and establlshei
free bimetallism without consultatloi
with other countries. They consldcre <
only the justness of their cause , an
nounced it to ( ho world In ( lie Ileclara
lion , established an Independent nn
tlonal existence and won an honor tha
lives and brightens with the year ?
Would It not bo well to follow in tin
line of the noble builders of our fro
government ; , to "reason together" for !
Just standard and to enact the same re
gardless of all foreign considerations ?
KMMA B. WAGNKH ,
TIIK Sr.V O * ' APA.T1H' .
The recent message of Governor Stem
in the interest of pure elections shouii
suggest to every voter his iuiperatlvi
duty ns n citizen , it good governmen
is to bo maintained the responsibillt :
rests with the active intercut of ( ho In
telllgent , moral class. The dlspositloi
of the bettor element to shirk responsl
blllty Is , If not the cause , at least the oc
cnslon for the rule of the politically
dangerous few. Kvory lover of fair pin :
and good government should bo at hi
post , not niono on election day , to mnki
a choice of shady candidates , but at ( hi
primaries where ( ho effective work of
campaign Is done. There is such j
thing us criminal neglect. Hardly les :
guilty than the person who commit * t
crime Is the ono who knowingly per
mlts It.
Let every worthy cltl/.en then aroust
to n senco of his highest duty. HI :
army has Uie advantage of number :
and the consciousness of a rlghtcou
cause. Why should It suffer defeat n
the hands of political Intriguers con
trolled by the minority ? George WH
Ham Curtis struck the key note In thi :
connection , when he said : "It Is no
that bad men are politically shrewd , I
Is that good men are political Infidel ;
and cowards. " Let virtuous mauhooi
assert Itself nnd political Intrigue wll
bo disarmed. It Is Uio betrayal 01
friends , not the treachery of enemies
that threatens the stability of free in
stltutlons.
Few people appreciate the importance
of being on time. Bo prompt. It is i
motto of gold sparkling with gems. li
should be wrWffl In memory , engrave
upon consclcnpeaHtul burned Into detci
initiation. PrWaclj It , but above nit prnt
tlce It DoVjj know that tlmo I
money , and to iako It without leave I
to commit thtvf t } ' All the moro tlngran
Is It that Uirt-victim Is dcfenseles )
There Is something magnanimous an
well bred In equal , open combat 11 n
this hitting ono when ho can't hit bad
this stealthyaltnck from ambush , I
the exasperation of a well ordered sou
Steal one's njirgp , ho has recourse t
law. Take y&tfmc nnd polite soclct
bids him ( lo his uj\nds \ while the robber
goes ou. Take' live minutes from a
assembly of one hundred nnd you hav
stolen eight hours and twenty minute
a day's common labor $2 lu 11101103
Not only should one begin on time , bn
stoit on time , even If to do so wreck
thought Ten to one the principle < i
promptness Is worth the sacrlllpe. AVho
you make an engagement , keep It. I
Impossible , report. Silence In such east-
is perfidy.
AKTl-SVPFRAOR. '
An association of women opposed t
the extension of. the suffrage lias bee
formed in New York state , ami It ha
already grown to largo proportions
numbering In Its ranks many promlnen
women. They regard suffrage force
upon women as a mistake lu polltlcii
expediency , difllcult , If not Impossible
( o rectify , and certainly a social rovi
lutlon unasked nnd undesirable. It 1
certain that when women wish to volt
vote they will. Suffragists should labo
with their own sex. Wilt them to equn
suffrage , and the whole battle Is won.
TIIK SlINKY I'Htim.KM.
It Is to bo hoped that the inarko
attention and earnest thought which tli
money problemis today receiving wl !
result In Its better understanding an
the adoption ofn : Improved method fo
Its practical application. Upon this ui
dcrstanding , Indeed , does the perfectlo
of method directly depend.
Exchange necessitates' money , an It
striiinoiU by which'it can bo better at
complished. Utility Is the one basl
element In determining value in bet
conimodles and money. But that titllit
which makes the value of a commodltj
as corn , possible Is Its use In feeding
of a machine , its use to reap , drill , etc ,
while the utility which makes the vain
of money possible is the utility of ex
change. It Is tills utility alone wlilc
calls for money , and which affords I
an independent basis of utility In os
change , that Is , value. A failure to se
tills point necessarily leads lo confuslo :
upon what nlay or may not bo tru
money and a consequent leading awa ;
from the vital point at Issue. The advc
cates of a metallic currency Justify ( li
use of the prc tftr&nctals as money be
cause of their "intrinsic" or commodlt ,
value ; In othcrw6t.ds ( , because of thel
usefulness forvothcr purposes' , . , As we !
justify the tisif of ( Torn In feeding cattl
by Its use in ftedlng swine. It is plal :
that the utility. b/c.orn In ( he one case I
In nowise dependent upon its utility I
the other. Likewise with money ; It
justification as irmuiey- rests wholly upo
the utility of exchange , which it facll
tates. Each act must bo Justified wltl
in Itself. If thereIs any justillcatlo
for gold and silver , or of either aloiu
over other materials for the purpose
of money. It must bebecause , of thel
self-imposed method of regulating ih
volume. In no other case could con :
niodity value be of any moment where
as in tills country , integrity of govern
ment is unquestioned. The material
of which a money is made are of ( eel :
nical importance as a matter of con
venionco. That which combines portsi
billty , divisibility , durability , etc. , wltl
dllliculty of counterfeit must bo prefei
able as a money material to ono no
possessing these qualities. In this re
spect paper is perhaps superior to an ;
of the metals.
The trouble In our monetary sj-stei.
lies In the dillleulty of regulating th
volume to the growing needs of busl
ness. Justice fo debtor and credlto
alike demands that the volume of th
currency shall keep pace with tills in
creased need. Since the total value o
the currency is measured by the velum
of business , any Increase In Its velum
beyond that necessary to conduct th
exchanges of ( ho country nocessarll ;
and correspondingly depreciates th
value of each unit , 'while ' and deereas
below that necessity appreciates tli
value of each unit. The grevlous que *
tlon of the hour is what Is ( he true nn <
just standard of money , the best selee
tlon and method of obtaining it ? It I
nn admitted fact verifiable by genera
price lists , that sliver has closely fol
lowed the decline of general prices nm
has the same general purchasing powe
It has had for ( ho past thirty years
while gold has doubly appreciated li
value * . This would seem to point to th
free coinage of silver as the highest ac
of wisdom nnd patriotism and ( ho enact
act to insure timely relief to the debto
class. If ( he rapid and constant slirlnli
ago of values , unprecedented bankrtipl
cles and consequent forced Idleness am
long stagnation of business In recen
years , Is an oUJT'eT lesson to any decided
cidod point , it is that the adoption o
the gold standard 1M our currency , am
the rlso of gold for over twenty year
has been the chief cause of this lament
able condition. It is indeed to be hope' '
that "tho Intelligent Judgment , the In
tcgrity and the patriotism of the Amci
lean people" will solve this questlo :
aright EMMA B. WAGN13U.
Wi
It Is not like ftf ! itat we shall male
graven Images , or k-orship in hcnthei
temples , but then 6s danger that w >
may bo guilty of itl iflatry and of unwll
tingly teaching null training ( lie clill
dren in our Iiome3to have some otho
god before Jehovah. The beloved apoa
tie , with ( lie tenderness of mother-love
says : "Little children , keep yourselve
from Idols , " a great sign board , wltl
the finger of love warning against dan
ger those who are Christians.
Wo rend , "For tills ye know , that m
covetous man , who Is an idohitor , hatl
any inheritance lu the kingdom o
Christ and of God. " It Is n world wid
taunt that "Tho American worships tin
Almighty Dollar. " Wo nro only toi
familiar with the whirl and strife o
the mad rush for wealth. It la In th
very air. Men now grow old at 50 L
the struggle , young men are crnzoel
cutting short their school days to cute
a business life , llttlo boys not out o
skirts talk of banks and Investments
tliolr very toys suggesting nnd cnltlvnl
Ing a desire for gain. The machinery o
nine-tenths of our homes Is run by ( hi
motlvo , making them merely eatlni
nnd lodging places. The rich man o
every community Is held up ns a mode ]
though the wealth may have been got
ten by grinding the fnco of ( ho pool
lie Is given deference and poslltoi
solely because of his money ,
Parents are contented if their chll
dren arc Industrious , and point will
prldo to their success In business ; ar
happy and satisfied if their daughter
"do well" In marriage , though God 1
not lu nil their thoughts.
Speak to ( lie youth of the supronn
Importance of first socking the klngdon
of Goel , and they smile patronizing ) :
upon you nnd rush on. This worship o
gold Is so woven Into our social lifi
that we never consider the rich as belni
the most needy subject of our prayer
Wo are not alarmed at the position o
( ho millionaire , but he Is the envy of hi
peers , ( ho ideal of ( he nmhlllous youth
There Is the universal feeling that hi
wants nro supplied , ho is provided for
he needs nothing , and though he Is h
awful soul elauger , we pass him by am
give our attention to the poor , tin
nllllctcd , whose very condition call
their attention to God. Papers , socula
and religious , hold up to boys as ex
ampler for imitation men who hav >
gained great wealth.
Wo thus , not by profession , but b ;
conduct substitute somethi fr else fo
God. Is It not really idol worship ? I :
( hero no deliverance from ( he Inordl
nate love of gain ? It there no remedy
Yes. There must be a better under
standing of the right use of money , am
a comprehension of ( ho sin and daugc
oC Its misuse. In the homo different
true , worthy Ideals of life must bo se
before the children , and thus at tin
very foundation correct the evil. Tin
mothers must first realize the danger
have clear convictions of flic purpose o
llfo , realize that only as stewards of ( In
bounties of ( lie Creator do wo fulfil
that purpose , and then , by life and pro
ccpr , moro limn by attending meeting :
and public profession , impress and moh
the characters of ( ho children.
The Now York Tribune is rejoicing h
common with ( lie bolter class of cil (
/ens over ( ho appointment of a womai
Inspector for the schools of Now York
It commends ( ho mayor's action , be
cause of the need of the oversight o
women In New York schools. Certain ! :
there Is no field where woman's sharj
faculties of observation and housekeep
ing Instinct that notice dirt , unhcalthfu
surroundings , can be bolter employed
Me > st men can 111 afford lo spare tlnu
for the duties of such n position. Bu
many a woman of highest ablllly ha !
tlmo and Inclination for such work
Wo commend the action of New York'i
mayor , anil place It before Omaha' !
voters for their consideration.
We will have several reasons fo :
gradtude next Thanksgiving day. Thi
Trilby fad will bo over. The Gouli
wedding will have been 'forgotten. I
will be quite awhile before Bismarck * !
next birthday. Japan will liave finlstiei
her Chinese war and the Currant murder
dor case will have been concluded.
Secretary Morton "waute to know'
who gets the profits In the extraordinary
rise hi the price of meat So does the
housekeeper. How is she to keep llvliu
expenses down to de > creayod salaries ane
incomes , with ment going skyward , po
taloes $1 a bushel , and oven kerosene
on the rise ?
Not an almighty dollar , but Just one
almighty cent will find its way tlirougl
the slot fo the heart of any one of the
Woman's Christian Temperance uuloi
fountains and so move It to pity for the
hot and thirsty thatft will send out f
glass of lee cold cherry phosphate.
The London Advanced Sisterhood are
scoring a great point ) for Eve , by em
phnslxing ( lie fact that It was only 01 :
account of her great eloslro for cxtondcc
Intellectual advantages that she ate the
apple , a temptation that would novel
have appealed ( o Adam.
The sovereigns of Denmark and Eng
land are still able to supply the Euro
pean royal matrimonial market Now
Queen Victoria is negotiating with IIol
land In regard to her grandson , Prince
Alfred , and the youthful Wllheluilua.
The great antiquity of the statloi
question demands that wo approach li
wllh silent resiXMit , otherwise wo wouli
say some harsh ( hlngs about the people
who prevented Its being finished whui
It was well begun.
Forty-one years ago Johnson let flj
his arrow into the newspaper world
Gooel eleal of difference between John
son and us. lie wrote his editorials era
a stump , while wo arc stumped by oui
editorials.
It develops that the man who declaree :
Booth to bo alive is an escaped lunatic
and the physician style's his mnladj
"expansive delusion. " A most fellcltoni
classification for many cases now a :
largo.
And there , now's , the Platte canal we
ought to say something about it but we
can't remember whether we ought te
bo for or against it and we arc not sure
where it Is anyway.
The editor of The Bee is not responsible
siblo for the various opinions pxpressce'
ou Uie editorial page. He will see then
for the first time lu print Wo trust he
will bo merciful.
If Uie subscribers of The Bee Imagine
that It has turned a somersault on the
sliver question , they arc mistaken. Be
member , this Is the woman's edition.
It Is said that at present thcro arc
moro than 100 callings , occupations ane ]
professions open to women , and the
list Is constantly Increasing.
COLORADO WOMEN VOTER !
Thoit lint Onmpnlgn nnd How It TYt
Conducted.
WOMEN IN THE GENERAL ASSEMBL
Thojr Mnjr Ite Wcntcrn , but They Are Nc
llumlnantfl A rormer Omahn Writer * *
Story Queer Ulinptrr In I'ollt-
Icnl lllitorr ,
Since the Colorado woman became ft frt
and equal citizen of the United. States , wit
the privilege of voting for canJIdates of a
degrees of prominence , from Justice of U
peace to president of the great republic , si
hag occupied a largo share of public ntteiitloi
She has been the subject of the stum
spMker'i panegyrics and of the profession :
jester's most pungent jokes. Columns hav
been written about her. She has b n ej
travagantlr praised and unjustly criticize
And after alt she has seldom been trutUfull
represented.
Kunl | sutr [ RS came as a surprise to tli
people of Colorado. The campaign for tli
measure ) was so quietly and cleverly carrlc
on that ! when It was announced that woma
had been recognized as a person < iualllied t
vote there was nsttmlslinicnt. Nearly ever
man In the state had felt that woman wa
eutltlcd to the ballot , but many had double
the wisdom of doubling the usual politic !
complications. It has been said that man
men voted for the new law because they fc
that they were doing right and that tli
luue was worthy of experiment. They re/a
Ized the Importance of their votes and the
had faith In the good results of woman' * Ir
fluence In politics. If the equal sultragl&l
had adopted moro aggressive measures , the
would have antagonized the worst elemor
among politicians. Iy their unostentatlot
work they won the best men to their sld
and they did not alan.iv the machine politician
Into combating their efforts.
At the beginning of the campaign lai
autumn there was much curiosity concernln
what place the new voters would take atnon
the old voters. Some of the radical reformer
advocated the organization of a woman'
party , but It was soon discovered that wome
had strong political convictions. Perhaps the
had Inherited protective tariff and free trail
views from their fathers , for , although th
majority had bothered very little about plal
forms and political doctrines , they all man
fested a desire to divide on party lines. A
this stage the men of the republican , derm
cratlc and populist parties began to do mlt
slonary work. They formed political club :
They welcomed the new voters. They ac
milled the women Into their councils an
recognized them In every just and chlvalrou
manner. The campaign has become a que
chapter In political history. Women ntlende
caucuses , acted ag delegales lo the slale an
counly conventions and were given places o
all the tickets. During the exciting campalg
women were employed In every departmehl c
Ihe great enterprise of securing votes. The.
were on all sorts of conimltleos. The
stumped the stale. They presided at meet
Ings. When the long looked for election da
came they were employed as clerks an
judges at the polls. They also look out car
rlages provided for Ihe gathering In of de
llnqucnls. In Ihls connecllon It must be un
derstood that the very first women In th
stale were the most active workers. Politic
became for a time the chief Interest of thos
accustomed to lead in social , phllanthrop !
and literary circles. Grandmothers and girl
just twenly-ono were equally cnlhuslastlc.
Looking backward on lull first campalgi
under equal suffrage conditions It seem
something worthy of pride. Everywlior. .
and under all conditions women wore Ircato1
wllh Iho genllest courtesy and the IcInJos
conslderallon by men. Not one unplcnnan
Incident happened to mar the fair record o
woman's first venture In politics. The pollt
leal meeting became n most pleasant enter
talnmont. Woman's hand decorated ever
publlo halt with the national colors and wlti
flowers. Whole famlllej went to hear part'
principles elucidated. It was a campalgi
of education. Every woman studied thi
reasons for her political beliefs.
Equal suffrage nddpd more voters to thi
ranks of Ihe republican party than to boll
the others combined. In families when
there was a division of opinion each went i
separate way with the most amicable under
standing. In many cases women doulrtles :
adopted the opinions held by their husbands
probably for the reason that oven under thi
most advanced conditions men naturally Influence
fluenco those who have promised to love
honor and obey them. The state clectloi
brought four women Into great publicity be
: ause they were chosen to high offices. Aftei
enduring the ordeal uf having their picture :
In the papers and their biographies "wrltlei
up , " and afler taking the stump , attcndo ;
receptions , shaken hands promiscuously am
In every way successfully conducted them
pelves as candidates , they were rewarded
Mrs. Ansenotte Peavey was elected supertn
tendent of public Instruction. Mrs. France :
Klock , Mrs. Clara Crcislngham and Mrs
Carrlo Holly were elected members of thi
house of representatives In the Tenth general
oral assembly. Mrs. Peavey has been !
resident of Denver many years and la i
woman of broad culture and the hlghes
social position. The members of the legis
lature are all women of unusual ablllly. The :
are well educated , well bred1 and well in
formed on all topics. Two of them posses :
unusual powers as debaters , They showci
In their leglslallve work thai they coulc
make fine and tellng speeches and thai the )
could battle with the dauntless courage am
the wise diplomacy of experienced states
men when they were contendng for bill !
' .hat they were anxlom to pass. Some shame
fill libels have been printed about thes <
threa women , whoso conduct from first l <
lasl could not be criticized either from thi
standard of the legislator or the lady. Thej
liavo been represented as forbidding the us <
3f tobacco among their colleagues while thej
persisted In chewing gum. It has beer
charged by Irresponsible correspondents thai
they wore Incompetent for their high posl
tlons. All such stories arc simply malicious
libels. The records of the session show
that the three women did far betlcr worl
tor their constituencies than some of the
rnorr who sat In the house wllh them. I
the sterner members did not smoke It wai
tecauso the men of Colorado respect lh (
women who are their equals and because
they have never felt It any nelf-denlal t <
Torego the use of tobacco while they arc
transacting the business of the state
\lthough Colorado Is a western state th <
habits of a ruminant animal are- not com
rnon among women who represent the bes
educated classes.
It woultl bo absurd lo claim that cqua
suffrage is a means of bringing about ar
( ( together perfect condition of public affair ]
Among these who have argued "equa
rights" for women it has for years , been tin
custom to aesumo that all women arcpur
feet and all men just the reverse. It ha :
been prdlrted that women would , with thi
ballot In their bands , reform the wickei
manners of the earth. It has been toi
often the tendency lo dwell upon all llu
wrongs In the world as man's and all th <
rights us woman's. If the now law ha
ilono nothing else In Colorado It has showi
that men respect women and are ready t
accord them justice. Although there wen
old voters who bad opposed equal suffrage
not ono refused to accept the now law a
least philosophically. Events teen showei
that after the question of making woman i
citizen had been decided man's hand wa
held out to help and not to hinder.
Much has been said of the Impropriety o
women going to Uie polls or to any othei
place where politicians assemble ; yet tin
polls In Colorado cltlea have been made abso
lulely unobjectionable. On election dayi
families went In a body to cast their balloU
Naturally In each precinct , citizens mo
only their neighbors and the ordeal of drop
ping a piece of paper Into the ballot box wai
really not halt so trying ai going to tin
postoRlce. At both the state and city cloc
tlons many most Impressive family groupi
were to be seen. In never a 1 ca.se > three generations
orations , Including grandfathers and grand
mothers , girls just past 21 , and young men o
age. In addition to the husband and wife jus
In their prime , were to bo seen at the polls
High born ladlea and their servants slood ti
line logether. All elections since women havi
been voters have been unusually quiet and n <
cases of drunkenness or disorder have bec-i
reported among the lower classes of men
among whom trouble Is generally expected li
the battle of Ihe ballots.
U nothing niort could ba said of eq.ua.
suffrage , ft In * menace against corruption
In politics. The woman vote Is exceedingly
strong and deference must ba paid to tlio
conscientious projiullces of the mothers And
daughters of the stole. Women have strong
organizations nnd they nro not nfrnld to
take n stand against any unpopular or unjust
measure. There may be conic who declare
that ( he world Is mada up ot various classes
ot women nnd that the machine pollllclan and
wlro puller has femlnlno relatives. Politics
1ms brought to tt\e front the womnn office
seeker nnd parly schemer. That she ts not
very prevalent If most fortunate , but she
has her place at n dreadful cvnmplo to ( ho
men who nro her rivals In her special lines of
aspiration nnd nctlon. Custom and fashion
have always encouraged the habit of regarding
' *
garding woman as an angel whan conslderlns * *
her In a general way. Now that sflio Is on
& level with man , some Illusions may ba
dispelled. The fact that human nature Is tin
same In man and woman has been empha
sized but. Individually , the same fact lias
always been noticed more or less.
Aside from politics , the effect of woman's „
citizenship can be seen In many ways. As
n perfectly natural outgrowth of the new
conditions , men nnd women nro associated
In every public enterprise. The utmoil good '
fellows-hip exists nnd there has not yet been
the slightest disposition on the part of the
men , who have previously monopolized most
places of prominence , to prevent women from
having her share of the honors and the re
sponsibilities.
The man who gives the toast to "Women
/inco our superiors , now our eiiuats , " must
speak only of the political side , for nowheri
In the world Is woman accorded such lioneat tV
homage and such gallant courtesy as In Colorado
rado In Ihls progressive year of ISn.'i. '
MAUY HOMiAND KJNICA1O.
Denver , Colorado.
. .S.IMKInirs ,
Husband Darling , Is ( hero anything I can
do for you ?
Wlfey YC.I , love ; give mo a 1-ccnt stomp.
I waul to send one of your photographs to a
frli-nd "second-class mall "
- matter" you
know. Chicago IteiaM.
Wife Why don't you buy n horse and
rldo out In the beautiful spring 'weather !
Husband No , I thank you ; I have nag
enough at homo already.
Unrlow lleforo you -wcro married you
were full of theories about managing a wife.
How did they turn out , McHrlde ?
McDrldo It U a condition and not a
theory which confronts mo now ? JuJgo.
Occasionally a young man may bo per
suaded out of marrying a young woman ha
loves , but an old ono never Exchange.
Flggs My ! but Isn't that a plcturol
I'ogg Quito stylish. Dut what Is ItT
Looks rnlher largo for a piano lamp and
ralhcr lee small for a woman Utlca Globe.
The Husband I wish I had known as
much before I mnrrlod as I do now.
_ The Wlfo Don't talk thai way , John.
\ou surely don't mean to say you ever
knew less than you do now ! Town Topics. .
A man died nnct the neighbors called to
offer the condolence that words can give and
ono began by saying : "You have met with *
a great loss" "That's so , " exclaimed Uie
bereaved widow , "but It Is the very first
night I have known where ho was In twenty
years. " Exchange.
Bragg When It comes lo cooking , my
wlfo Is right at homa. Wagg That's where
my wlfo cooks , too. Boston Courier.
Blngloy Stncy seems to bo mighty fond of
his wlfo of lato.
Snags Well , no wonder. Slnco the finan
cial depression she has become her own maid
ana for the llfo of him he can't keep from
kissing her. New- York World.
He I wonder when you will lie abla to
sot a good a table as my mother does ?
She Uy the tlmo you are nUlo to provide
set as good n table as my in u tli or does ?
dear. Exchange.
"f never hear you complain , " sail an agitator
tater for the emancipation of women to a
gcntlo llttlo marled lady.
"No ; 1 have nothing to complain of. "
"fa It possible ? " How perfectly wretched
you must bo ! " Town Topics.
It Is a sign that a woman Is gelling old
when she stops crying over trouble and be"
Sins to Ihluk. Exchange.
I've rend the modern novel.
And I've learned this truth at last :
Tlmt the woman of the future
Is the woman with a past.
Exchange ,
"Now wo are married , dearest "
Said the cunning new-mnile wlfa
lou must tnke me In as partner
In your business , ns your life. "
The husband thought a moment :
"One condition , though , " said he.
"If you'll bo the silent partner
I don't know but I'll agree. "
Orchestra.
XIlhltjISKA AMt tfllllHASKAffS.
Quite a proportion of the corn crop Is al
ready planted In Gage county.
Quite an Interest Is manifested among th
farmers of DIxon county In chicory culture.
A company of men are sinking a shaft six
feet square near Lyons In the hope of finding
coal.
coal.Fremont's
Fremont's saloon keepers are Just now ex
ercising themselves to pay their delinquent
occupation tax.
Unless n very severe frost Intervenes Nebraska -
braska will have ono of the largest fruit
crops on record.
The cereal mills at Nebraska City starlert
on full lime last week after being closed a
brief period for repairs.
The bank examiner s'ays : "There are not
Tour banks In a hundred In so good a condi
tion as the four banks of Fremont. "
A couple of Nebraskans living at North
Dend have composed Ilia words and munlo
of a song entitled "My Wlfo Is Trllbylzed.
It should bo very popular.
Two men at Blair were arrested for violat
ing tbo state law In regard to fishing with a
seine. They had caught over COO pound * of
( Ish and wore using most of them for boa
feed.
'
STATK 1-ltKHS.
rvoil Him Right.
Bt. Paul PTCM.
Soren Jacobson , a farmer living1 In ths
northern part of the county , some time airo
idverllf-cd In the Danish Pioneer for a wife ,
i mlildle-uged widow was attracted by It
and a correspondence , was opened whlcJi re
sulted In her arrival In Howard county last
week for the purpose of taking Mr. Jacobson -
son as her lord and master. It appears ,
however , that ho had misrepresented him
self to lie H. wealthy young farmer when
In reality bo Is well along In years and Is
not the possessor of much of nils world's
roods. The woman soon Ured of him and
leclded to return to her home. IJeforo leav
ing she Induced Mr. Jacobson to pay th
uxpenaea lo which she bail been subjected
anil although ho had to sell all Ills horsea
ind farm machinery to raise the amount he-
did It like a little man. Soren Is out Jut
about (175 on the deal.
Enough I nniitne Factorlel.
Nebraska Farmer.
Ileports are current from many points In
the counlry to the effecl that the canning
Industry Is overdone. It in said that the
proprietors of tlieso canneries lire very u\aw \
Ibis spring aboul entering- Into contract
with farmers for furnishing them with sup
plies the comlnir season. Competition has
cut down the sale of thilr goods until It la
felt to ba necenary to proceed with cau
tion. As we hail occasion to remark last
week , farmers tthoulil keep these conditions
In mind and enter Into no new ventures
along this line al the beck of parties who
are Intended until they have had sufficient
time to weigh all the facts pro find con
and fully understand Urn conditions that
would warrant the establishing of a plant
of this kind.
A Omul I ( I en.
OrnnJ Inland Independent.
More than ever before would It seem to
be expedient to have an advertising car go
llirougli the east thta year and show to the
people who have gained the Inxpresalon that
tills la a worthless Htate that they are about
a mile off the track. The fulHU nnd exag
gerated statements that have been sent out
over the vast this year by various i > eoj > lo
who have libeled the Btuto by misrepre
sentations when the truth was sorrowful
enough , should be counteracted In eomu
way. The proypt'dB are that we will hava
an old time bountiful crop this year and
some of the 111 done last year ought to bn
undone. The people of the east should know
that lost year was th-J exception and that a
good crop Is the rule In "The Tret Planter ?
lUU. "