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Onward the triumphant course of woman takes its way. She has
appropriated many of what UBed to be considered man's special prer
rogativen, has stolen most of his clothes and now, advanciug with de
termined step, she grasps the handle of the bicycle and the horses'
saddle, and mounting, rides away precisely like a man. The woman
in bloomers on a bicycle or a horse is a cheering spectacle for those
who want women to get their rights. They are getting them at a
rapid rate. In fact it is becoming alarmingly evident that if the
present feminine pace is kept up man will soon cease to be in it and
be forced to the position held by Mrs. Lease's husband.
Delia Fox's now opera is called "The Trooper." It tells about a
pretty milliner who falls in lore with and marries a soldier who is a
teacher of ' fencing; that she becomes jealous of him, and follows
him, disguised as a trooper, to the barracks; that she takes the part
of her supposed rival and resents an insult by fighting a duel; that
she has no cause for jealousy, and then the play ends happily. Miss
Fox will play the part of a milliner, the trooper, a peasant and a
grande dame.
The theatened disruption of the department of the Platte and the re
moval of the military headquarters fromOmaha to some other point
have, naturally, occasioned much comment in the metropolis.
Many people now, that there is a probability of removal, re
alize for the first time the advantage to Omaha accruing
from the military station. The purchase of supplies is
necessarily an a large scale, and the presence of the military in
Omaha contributes very materially to the volume of business
transacted. In addition, the fact that Omaha is the departmen
tal headquarteos gives the city considerable importance. And
socially the city derives a distinct benefit from the soldiery. The
officers connected with the department have identified them
selves with the social life of Omaha, and their absen60 would
be keenly felt. Some of the officers are particularly popular.
There is no noticeable change in the business situation this
week, beyond the fact that wholesalers are beginning to recover
from the shock of the failure of crops. Early during the year
they learned to expect a large fall trade, a result of the
enormous acreage of corn which was planted, and the favor
able prospects for an abundant crop.
The total annihilation of these prospects was a hard blow, 'and
it has taken some time for merchants, both retail and wholesale,
throughout the state and Iowa, to recover from the shock. Grad
ually, however, they are becoming firmer, and more accustomrd
to the state of affairs. Retrenchment is the order of the day;
expecting little they are making their expenses as light as pos
sible. While the situation seems discouraging in this wise, the fact
that wholesalers are better prepared to meet the emergency than
ever before, lends a bright ray to the situation. With a light fall
and winter trade in prospect, and light expenses, wholesalers
feel that they must bear up as well as they can. The same
may be said of the retail trade.
The passage of the tariff bill has already had a very noticea
ble effect on business in the east Stocks and bonds are firmer
and command a better price. Importers and manufacturers are
preparing for a new order of things, and it is now only a ques
tion of time when matters will be so adjusted that they will
run in their ordinary course. This, notwithstanding the fact
that we have no produce for the market in the west, would nat
urally affect business here.
A leading banker in Omaha recently said that parties who have
withdrawn their deposits in the last year and a half, are bringing
money back with every indication that it has actually been buried
in the ground In explanation of this fact, he says that upon asking
the question whether they had deposited in the bank as before, in
variably they answer as follows: "Yes, but I want a new book."
A careful examination of the bills gives ample evidence of the fact,
as stated, that they have been buried in the ground. In this case
the banker states that their deposits have increased enormously
within the last few weeks. In the face of the failure of crops this is
a show of returning confidence indisputable in itself. A matter of
importance to all NebraskanB, business men and all others alike at
this time, is the credit Jf the state. The collection and assignment
laws of Nebraska are so poor and so inadequate as to seriously
damage our credit. The incoming legislature should make it a point
to so amend these laws as to enable creditors to recover as they do
in other states. A leading financier recently gave voice to the senti
ment that our crop failures did not hurt us nearly so badly in the
east, as do our populists and free silverites, our bad collection laws
and calamity howlers. With a fair, just and equal law on collections
and assigits'oreclosures, mechanics' and other liens, a law that
would not re7Srt""to the disadvantage of the honest debtor or give
undue advantage to the dishonest creditor, but would equally pro
tect both parties, a law such as is operated in other states, the credit
of Nebraska would be raised to the level on which it should stand,
and there would bo no difficulty in securing eastern money for in
vestments and loans. The east recognizes this country as the most
productive and valuable in tho United States. Eastern capitalists
like to have our lands and reap its benefits and profits, but they do
not like to invest their money where there is danger of losing it, and
it is only just that they should be protected in this instance.
Confidence, in the east, is returning. Prosperity will soon follow.
It remains with Nebraska to restore confidence in its institutions,
in its laws and investments in order to secure much needed prosper
ity also. The strike at South Omaha is a matter of the past. Affairs
generally Beem to be quieting down, and with tho adjournment of
congress, the general situation should improve.
HIS WIFE.
She sewed the buttons on his shirt with marvelous rapidity,
And took the spots from off his clothes with plesaurable avid
ity,
She creased his trousers every day till they were no more creasa-
ble
And when he growled her patient smile was something more than
peaceable.
She cleaned his russet shoes for him, with joy quite unmiBtaka:
ble,
And took his cuffs and collars out that is when they were tak-
able.
She put his money in the bank with such great regularity,
That other women viewed her dress with eyes that looked despair -
ity.
When he got blue she braced him up, and gave him something
drinkable,
And talked about the ship of his that was, she said, unsinkahle
'She let him buy his own cigars, with tact quite incontestible,
And thought up dishes that he liked that were not indigestible,
She lietened to the jokes he sprung and giggled at the best of
them,
And when she couldn't giggle she approved of all the rest of
them.
She did not drag him off to call when ho was quite undragable,
And when he had a nervous fit her tongue was quite unwaga-
ble.
Sne brushed him up, she brushed him down, and kept him spick
and spankable.
And showed him why the schemes he planned were not always
quite planable.
But she had no ear for music, and her mind was quite unbooka-
ble,
And when it came to beauty, why. she wasn't very lookable.
She did not care to go out much. She wasn't in society,
She had no time for heathens, and she couldnt talk on piety.
And every neighbor said of him, with laughter quite satirical,
"How did he come to marry her? It really is a miracle."
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