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Vol 4. No. 37
BYE THE BYE.
A woman of Hohemlnn proclivities, to
judge from her accent, called on Jiulgo Stew
art the other day for a license. Tliu Judge la
the ofllclnl designated by law to Issuo permits
for loving young couples to get married. Ho
has a printed blank, which he fills out with
the named, nges nml residences of tho lovers,
and tho applicant swears to the statements.
"When tho liohemlnn womnn appeared before
him tho Judgo got out a marriage license
blank and began to wish ho could spend tho
fee. lio illled out the date und asked the wo
man's name, residence and age. She had
watched tho proceeding with boiuo curiosity.
With a woman's Ignorance of thtvo things
the thought it all right to give her lmino and
residence, but w hou it came to her ago she
couldn't seo tho uso of it and 8Uocted some
thing wrong. Bo tho threw out n feeler by
asking tho question: "Must I tlo that paper
around tho dog's ncckf'
Frank McDonald ot the Capital hotel Is an
observing mull and Is tilled full ot interesting
information, lie was in tho rush to Okla
homa and sent grnphlo descriptions of it to
eight dlirerent papers, including lending
dallies at Chicago, Now York and Kansas
City, lio tells ot an incident uueut tliu In
dians that is new to Uye-thu-Uyu und may bo
to others. While at Arkansas City on tho
southern border of Kansas, Mac tiupiuucd to
be in a drug store when nil Indlun cumo in
and began a mysterious pantomime with tils
fingers. Tho storekeeper utched bis motions
and respoudeU in similur deut mid dumb
style. On inquiry Mao learned thut tliey had
been convening in tlio Indian sign language.
Tuo red man wuuted to puint Ins house, und
the druggist told htm the quantity ot paint
required and the cost. Tho druggist unarm
ed Muu thut this sign language wnS universal
among the Indians of Noun Ameiicu, uud
by It the members ot ditfcrut tribes commii
ulcuted with each other although their spoken
languages might bo unintelligible. In one ol
the beptembcr magazines is un ui-couut ot u
trip among the Indians in .which mi attempt
to use this sign language is mentioned, but
only Incidentally. The Kansas druggist said
tils knowledge of the language was worth
hundreds of dollars to him each year, be
cause it brought him a lai ge Indlun trade.
During last March, when Congressman
Laird's ueuth w us dully expected, tho Uinuhu
Jtepvblicun coiituineu un editorial oil uhu
tUut will bo remembered tor many a yeur in
Nebrutku us uuotuble bit ot newspaper work.
It wus un obituury before death, but, unlike
the regulation obituury, It wus not u uoso ot
Iulsomo llutlery. The writer raw u plot-
uresque, complex character. "Vvlth u tew
stiokes of the pull he put on paper before tho
reudeis the picture ot u Itfo lull ol promibo
and lull ol luilure; buttheiewus un inilniio
pity ubout Jim Land's death, und tho spirit
of pity pervaded the whole article, it was a
notable edltoriul, well worth leading tor Its
own suite; and, there huving been ninny in
quiries lor it, it is reprinted neiu in lull:
'The truth limy us well bo told; Jim Laird
is dying. Ills disease is sotteiilng ol the
brain, uud every eltort inudo to bung him
back to life Is pathetically ruel. lie ain't
come back. Tho cull has been unnouueeu
the call which, In darkness or in ngnt, m
hope or hopelessness, in desolation or plenty,
we all obey. Tho inevitable lius ovenukeu
him. It is vuiu lor his mends to sit uggle
uganist it. lio has pasted be und tho power
ot human cuie or prayer; ho Is hull way
across tliu river, wnoso ferryman, blurting
Irom this side with u huuiuii soul, brings
bacK silence. Wo can say good-bye. It is
all that's lelt.
"There Is an iulluite pity ubout Jim Laird's
lite, lie w us u poet, lie hud u loot's lervid
fancy ot spleuuid things. The war in which,
ulthough ho wus u boy, Ue pluyed the put t ol
uiuu, wus never u itullty to him it wus uu
epic. In politics, lomunce, religion, lie wus
tnosume. lie idcull2eu. lnmga meant mole
to him.
"His friendships were passions his passions
were Sbukespoieuii trugedies. lio lived iiuurs
in minutes. Uod hud given hnn uu lullmto
restlessness. It wus useless to tell iuiu to keep
still; it wus u wusle ot tune and u suit ot in
sult to Ins uutuie to recite rules ol conduct to
him. He wus made to disobey. The ilte
within him wus imperious. His force wus
spusmodlo uud imsistlblo. His heuit wus
tanning lioin tho beginning und it lius con
sumed mm. He could not help it. Most men
cun di uw the line, or penult society or iriends
to di aw it lor them ;u tow in the history ot the
world were bom ucioss the hue uiid he wus
one.
"There is uu infinite pity ubout Jiu Laird's
life because theie is such u gulf between
whut he did uud wlmt he thougut. He did a
greut deul tur more than the average but
beyond his doing sti etched the resplendent
kingdom which lie seemed born to rule. He
wus u poet but he did not wt ite uu orutor,
but his eloquence w as cu cuuiscribed u leuder
Ot thousands, hut only hundieds followed
him. lie promised u volume uud pel termed
uueplgium. 'there hus never been in con-,
gress liom the west a man who should huve
done so much, lie hud the courage, the
fctioug intelligence, the intense emotloiiuium,
the wealth ot tuuey uud inspiration, the rule
und subtle magnetism which, us public men
ure uuuljzed, compose the. icquisitesof the
real genius ot slulesmaiislup, uod guvo him
all these, uud then withheld the ludesciibuble
quality thut luses them una reiideiB them el
lective. It seems us though the very things
thut led us to expect the most ot him clashed
in riot ami desticyed him.
"He wus tho sou ot u man to love and pity.
He w us the sot t of a man w ho bids us usk ut lust
not why did you thus uud s'ol but why should
u just, kind Uod have made you thus and sol
For the commonplace uutuie the theory ot
freewill is well enough; it is good tor that
nature to uudei stand it is responsible to Uod
tor every act, hecuusu It has the power within
itself toconttol its conduct. Hut there ure
nutuies for whose shot tcomings for w hoso
mugulttct'uco of pi utilise uud comparative
burienuebs of accomplishment for whoso
uugovei liable fevers and uncoutrollublo de
sires and extinguished brilliancies the le
spousibilltles must puss beyond."
"Therolsa logic of eternity in tho llfoof
Mich a man ax Laird. Somewhere tho prom
Iso of It must bo redeemed. Soniowhero the
scattered fragments must bo brought to
gether. Soniowhero ho must find, not for
giveness (wo cannot belle vo it Is a question of
forgiveness), but a rccouieuso forthodes
jternto dissatisfaction which ho endured on
onrth."
V
O. II. Hot hacker had recently conio to tho
Hepubllcim ns editorial writer, and, being n
brilliant, virllo fellow with the Ikmi, ho was
credited with tho authorship of this obituary.
Ah a matter of fact It was written by Fred
Nyo himself. Nyo has dono consLlcrnbla of
tho editorial work of tho llrpubUvan, and It
Is also a fact that other of his writings have
been attributed to Hothackcr. Tho truth is,
tliu eoplo of On-.aha and of Nebraska do Hot
know or understand Fred Nyo. Outside of
his olUco ho is a coninulonablo fellow to
whom tho term boon does not misapply.
Life is not a serious affair to him. Its re
siwnsibllltlos sit lightly upon his shoulders.
Its cures, npxirontly. nro carelessly pushed
aside. Much of his time is wnsted with a set
of companions whoso mental horizon has a
leer saloon for a center nnd ward politics,
sporty talk, shady gossip, potty vainglory
nnd equivocal wit for u fringe. To people
who live In grim earnest Nyo's lifo is one boy
ish play-spell, mid his small slzo accentuates
its apparent insiguillcaiice. Dut that's where
they make a mistake. Fred Nyo's easy, good
nature allows him to bo carried along In tho
current or life provnllng In Omaha, but there
are depths to his naturn that cannot bo reach
ed by that current. Ho is capable of brll
Hunt work. That it breaks nut In fitful
flashes rather than In steady radiance is to le
regretted, but we must tako tho mini us we
find him. Ho hus literary elegance. That it
may notulwuys bo present In tho hurly burly
of dally newspaper woik is not strange. He
has ideas, and ho hns the courage of his Ideas.
He has a keen sense of humor, nnd he
has tho power of creating humor, He has a
broad view of man nnd Ills conduct, but he
also has u knowledge of their trivialities. He
has intellectual us w oil as literary vigor, us
tho editorial quoted above shows. He has
ii keen power of satire, and uses it with ex
qulstto fineness. There Is a serious side to his
nature, uud u sentimental streak in his com
position. Head (to quoto recent examples of
his work readily recalled) his "Christian
Minister," his editorial on tho acquittal of tho
Uecchler woman and tho Laird obituary. Ho
looks at life and finds it full of tragedies. He
has an inllnltc pity for tho poor victims. Ho
looks at men and sees faults and helplessness.
For the hypocrite lio has tho most implacable
satire, for tho failure a world of charity.
No, tho people do not understand Fred Nyo.
Easy-going of ho seems, commonplace as bis
life may appear, ho lias grand moods nnd is
capable of brilliant, exquisite, powerful
work.
V
J. E. McCluro, western passenger agout for
tho Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway
with headquarters nt Omaha, has been one of
tho busiest men in Nebraska during tho past
month or two. Tho travel Induced by tho
national G. A. II, encampment is a plum that
every railroad wants, and tho assenger
agents do lively hustling for it. McClure
captured tho biggest plum in tho lot by induc
ing tho Nebraska department to select his
road as thoolllcinl route. Tho depuitment
train, which will carry the department olllcers
and probably tho bulk of Nebraska's encamp
incut visitors, was secured through McClure's
personal etrorts.
Vlrst of tho Season.
As in years past Llndsey, tho restaurateur,
is tho first to open tho oyster senson In Lincoln
by placing beforo tho public those delicious
bivalves prepared in nny nnd every stylo to
tempt tho appetite. Ho handles only tho
choicest of Now York counts, which ho re
ceives by special consignment, nnd ho has ono
ot tho best cooks In tho west to prepare them.
They nio served not only in tho usual styles,
raw, stewed or fried, but this oxitertciillnarv
artist puts them up in a vurioty of fancy
styles us they do in tho best restaurants in tho
east. Tho tasto for oysters is almost univer
sal in this country, and Lincoln jwoplo who
want tho choicest article in tho finest form
should remember and patronlzo Lindsay's
cafe. It is open nt all hours of tho (lay or
evening, nnd n corps of trained waiters is in
constant attendance to give prompt und cour
teous service.
Lindsay's restuurant is nlso making a
specialty of a merchant's dinner, which is
served every day from twelve until half-past
two o'clock, thereby accommodating tho con
venience of ull, both those who conio early
and those who dluo late. Thero is a oholco of
meats and drinks, and a vnrlety of other vi
ands according to tho season. They nro serv
ed In fine style, nnd tho charge is only thirty
live cents per meal. Many solid business men
nnd others who work too far from homo to
go to dinner, or are too busy to do It, aro now
dining at Lludscy's nnd pronounce it the
greatest place of nil. Tho dinner provided
hero Is prolinbly tho best meal to lw had in
tho city of Lincoln for the amount of money
charged, and tho patronngo Is urowine us tho
merits of tho restaurant and tho excellence of
its service become known.
Lliulsoy's restaurant is in tho littlo cottneo
on tho north sldo of P street near Eleventh,
which has been altered to suit Its new duty.
While a specialty is made of tho oyster trade,
this restaurant, llko any first-claw establish
inent of Its kind, has a largo menu from
which orders aro promptly filled as desired by
the customer, Tho bill of faro not only con
tains the standard dishes of everyday con
sumption, but all tho delicacies are provided
In their season, eo that the most fastidious can
bo satisfied. Tho locution of .Lindsay's res
taurant makes it very convenient. Tho cot
tage arrangement not only affords private
rooms, but has another advantage, in that
thero arc many windows, ensuring a cool
place,
Half or O Silent Mure Winded.
A firm doing a legitimate and acceptable
business will taku on lease for term of years
one-hulf or less of uu O street stoio room.
Must 11 lu.tlMM.ll TVlltll lltlil 'I'lW.lftll htcu.ta
and north side preferable, Will pay jjood
rent. References given. Address , cure
wus uiuee.
L,INCOL.N, NUBKASKA, SATUUDAY, AUGUST rJAt 1680.
SPOUTS.
Tho llrst nnmial tournament of the Lincoln
tenuis club In-gnu list Mondny afternoon.
Thero w ere sixteen entries In til's men's singles,
eight in tho ladles' singles, mid seven in tliu
men's doubles. Tho players wero mtrcd In
tliu singles nnd tho winners of tliu first round
of matches wero paired for a second round,
and so on to tho end. Each mutch was three
out of five.
In match No. 1, O. II. Frankfurter defeated
J. F. llai r by a score of 11 0, 0 0, 40, (HI and
ti-1. Charles Hall, umplio.
-Match a Chin les I lliirr defeated Oscar
Funko 0-4 and 10-S. It was too dark to con -tlnuo
play, uud Fuuko allowed Jlurr to have
tho other Bet by defuult, 0-0. H, Northam,
umpire.
Mutch 3 Win. E. Hardy defeatisl Flunk
Huthaway (who hail been substituted lor
Lieut. Tow nicy) by a scoio of 0 0, 02 mid 0 1,
Hal Young, iuu)ii e.
Mutch 4 Flunk Uurr defeated 0. C. lliirr,
IKS, 0-1, 0-4. H. L. (leisthiirdt, umpire.
All matches but one wero even. Funko
received odds of hulf-llftccu from Uurr; that
Is, nt the beginning of the second gume nnd
every alternate guino thereafter he was given
ono Kjut, his score beginning nt fifteen.
Uurr and Funko put up tho best match,
and distinguished themselves by playing
eighteen games to decide a set. Uurr Is
improving on his oveihuiid service with un
outward corkscrew bound, and is developing
und underhand cut In returning that causes
the ball to bound back toward tho net in uu
exasiernting wuy.
Frankfurter uud Uurr had to play five sets
to decide their match, but Fruukforter didn't
seem to be nt his best.
Hardy uud Hathaway were very unevenly
matched. Hardy ought to have been hnudi
cupped, but had a picnic.
The liuir-lluir match had a xirttcu!ar In
terest because father and sou wero pitted
against each otlivr. Tho sou played well
buck and took tho bull with either i ight or
loft hand. Ho played w itli greut ease, placed
the rubber sphere about where lie pleased
and kept his father on ii constant jump. Of
course "tho old man" has a plausible excuse.
Ho strained a muscle wliilo playing ut Dixon,
111., mid had not recovered. In fact ho woron
plaster hi Monday's mutch and couldn't play
his best. Ho admits with an ulr of pride that
Frank Is n good player. Uut, joking nslde,
it was a pleasing as well as an uncommon
sight, thut of father and sou contesting for
honors In an athletic spot t.
Tho club very thoughtfully had a row of
chairs pluced on the sufe sldo of tho wire
fence that runs along tho north ends of the
four dirt courts. It mnde it comfortablo for
spectators and ol fouled them u good vlow of
tho field of contest. And it not only put a
screen between them nnd tho flying balls but
kept them out of the wuy of tho players.
Among the spectators on Monday were Mr.
and Mrs. A. a. Ueeson, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
L. Sheldon, Mrs. L. C. und Mrs. 0. C. Hurr,
Mrs. Dawes, Mrs. Orllllth, Frank nnd Mason
Gregg, O. M. LumbertBon, Hov. llalston,
John IS. Cunningham, Henry Hnuiin, Mux and
Julius Westeruinn, 1'rof. .McMillan, Misses
liarr, Walsh, Loomls, Grifllth, Uurr und
Giles.
Tuosdny afternoon brought ideal weather
for tennis but not many spectators for the
tourney. The program was another series
of the llrst round in tho men's singles, as fol
lows: Mntch 5 S. L. Uelsthnrdt defeated F. E.
Gregg, 0-1, 0-0, 0-1. Will Hardy, umpire.
Match 0 Charles L'. Hall defeated W. H.
Alsdorf, 0-'., 0-u-, 3-0, 'J-7. Churles Uurr,
umpire.
Mutch 7 II. Northam defeated C. II.
Hanun, Oil, 0-1, 0 0. Hal Young, umpire
Mntch 8 Frank L. Sheldon defeated F. L.
Everts, 0-1, fl-'J, 0-0. Frank Hurr, umpire
All these mutches wero handicap, but sev-
eral of tho favored players refused to accept
tho odds allowed them, Gelsthurdt put up
some of his best playing, sending few balls
out of court, and won easily. Hall and Als
dorf had a stubborn contest. Hall "falling
down" twice, and ono set required sixteen
gumes to decldo it. Hiinnn was stroniilv
overmntched by Northam, but the latter did
not piny his stMest game. Sheldon and
Everts gave the most interesting contest for
oii-lookers. Although ono of tho shortest
mutches us to tho number of games played It
was ono of tho longest in tlmo becauso of the
great number nf rallies.
Wodnelny was ladles' day, and drew the
largest nnd jolllrst crowd of tho week. Tho
sontlng capacity of tho "grand stand" was
taxed to Its utmost, nnd the field of battle
was surrounded on tho street sides with car
riages illled with spectators. Tho contests
were ladles' singles, two sets out of three, and
resulted as follows:
Mutch 10 Miss Uertio Uurr was matched
agnlnst Miss Gertio Iawh and wns awarded
tho match by defuult, her opponent failing to
put in an apiiearance.
Mntch 17 Miss Hathaway defeated Miss
Lonn Giles, 0-J1, 7-.V Hnl Northam, umpire.
Match 18 Miss Hnrr defeated Miss Cook,
0-0, 0 Ii. Charles Hurr, umpire.
Mutch 10 Mrs. Frank L. Sheldon defeated
Miss Walsh, 0-1, 0-2. Frank Uurr, umpire.
Tho Sheldon-Walsh contest wns notable for
It numerous rallies and ninny lino strokes.
Mrs. Sheldon hns a swift servo nnd mnkes
very few faults. Sho uses tho horizontal
stroke, returning low line Imlls, and also uses
tho back-hand stroke successfully. Mrs.
Sheldon generously offered to give her opo
nent odds, but MUs Walsh plucklly declined
an advantage that sho was fairly entitled to.
Miss Wulsli develops! considerable nlavlnir
form, nnd mode numerals Hue strokes that
wero warmly applauded by tho octators,
She frequently used the lawn tenuis stroke, a
favorite among experts. Tho racket is held
vertical, bow down, and nt tho Instant of
contact with the ball tho racket is raised up
ward and forward. This lifts the bull over '
the net nnd It Is then curried downward by
an over-twist Imparted to it. Tho four
ladies in tho other two mutches mostly used a
stroko peculiar to women: tho racket held
vertical with the bow up.
MUs Cook Is rated as a very good player,
but hod had very little practice this k'osoii.
Misses Hathaway und Giles we're most evenly
matched ami plnjed a strong game. Their
second set required twelve games todeclde it.
Miss Uurr practiced with Will Hardy In a
game ugalnst C. C. Uurr and Lieut, Town Icy.
She is most mnu-liko nf nny of tho ladles In
her stylo of play and prolmbly has tho liest
playing form. She uses tho over-hand ser
vice and puts n twist on tho Imll, something
quite unusual among tho Indies. She uses
tho lawn tenuis stroko, returns buck-handed
when necessary, places tho ball, is alert and
quick, plays easily and does It all with a lion
chnlant grace that Is quite charming.
This tourney has proven that Lincoln has
.ladles who can actually ploy tennis and for
get to poo gracefully. They wero all In ten
uis rig, and there wns not a snowy costume
among them. They wero evidently attired
for business, combining short skirts and heel
lets shoes with easy, comfortable suits. Why,
it's an actual fact that there was but one
racket with a rllilwn on It, and that was such
a tiny little knot It haidly eouiitcdl Tho
stieugth, skill and steadiness displayed by tho
ladles lu these ni'itches quite surprised not
only tho casual spectator but others who hud
seen them play In u desultory sort of a way.
Alt hall to the good sense and adaptability of
thu Lincoln girl,
Among the many scctutors wero noticed
Mr. and .Mrs. Mason Gregg, Mr. nud Mrs. A.
G. Ueeson, Mr. and Mrs. Uiiruard. Mr, anil
Mrs, C. C. Uurr, Mr. and Mis. F. E. Gregg,
Mr. uud Mrs, J, J, liuhoir, Memlames John
It. Clink, H. 1). Huthuwy, EJI Mummer, L.
C. Uurr, Choiles Llpplucot, C. G, Dawes and
F. 11. llohman; .Misses Merrill, Hello Oakley,
Grace Grilllth, .Martha Fimke, Minnie Ijitta.
Inez Don is, Lulu Clink, Miss Kemper uf
isuriiuglou uud .Miss Llpplncott: Messrs. J,
V, -Max well, Oscar Fuuke, Lieut. Tow nley,
Frank Huthaway, Fred Howe, G. U. Fruuk
forter, Henry MoiisMeld, Frank Folk, Frank
Hair, S. L, Uelsthaidt, Frank Walton, Hal
Young, C II. Haniia, J. II. Cunningham,
Charles Hull and Win. F. Meyer.
Thursday alteiiioou tho winners of the
llrst i omul In men's singles met before u
small number ot sptctutors.
Match 0 Charles Hurr defeated Frunk
fiTier, 0-1, 0-U, 0-4. Alsdorf, umpire.
Match 10 Frank Uurr defeated Hardy,
7-6, 0-!l, 0-','. Young, umpire.
Mntch 11 Uelsthnrdt defeated Hall, 0-il,
0-0, 0-2. Hathaway, umpire.
Mntch 12 Northam defeated Sheldon, 0-2,
0-4, 0-11. F. E. Gregg, umpire.
Tho score Indicates one-sided contests
throughout, but thero were many single
games finely played. Frank Uurr broke the
record by npoarlng in kulckertrackerg.
Friday evening both tho men's and thu
ladles' contests wero on, tho players in each
having simmered down to four.
Match 10 Gcisthardt against Northnm,0-4,
3-Uj 10-8. On account of darkness the finish
was ostpoiied until this afternoon. Hoth
played a swift gurno nnd mndo some of tho
best plnys of the season.
Match 14 Frank Uurr defeated Charles
Uurr, 0-3, 0-4, 0-1.
.Untch 20 .Ulss Uarr defeated Miss Hatha
way, 0-3, 0 4.
Match 21 Miss Uurr defeated Mrs. Shel
don, 7-5,40, 0-2.
Misses Uurr nnd Hurr will piny for the
championship this u veiling, nnd Gelsthnrd and
Northam will play olf their mutch.
Tho men's doubles will bo played next week,
beginning Monday. They have leeii pitted
us follows; Frank and Chni les Hurr against
Hardy und Gelsthanlt, Hurr and Gregg
against Alsdorf and Everts, Northam and
Town'.ey ngulnst C. C. Hurr nnd Sheldon,
Fraukrorter and Hull against Huthaway uud
Smith. It will require three evenings to de
cide tho championship.
.Clayt Shrader ran down to Fnlrbury Thurs
day on ills wheel to visit for two weeks. Tho
distance Is seventy Hvo miles by road. Ho Is
a shining example of the effect of bicycling.
Two years ago ho weighed 220 iKiunds. Ho
has reduced his ilesh over forty pounds.
Tho Llncolns defeated the Ashland bnl'
club Tuesday by a score of 20 to 4 and might
hnvo mnde it 40 to 0. Tho visitors put up the
most remnrkuhlo ball ever seen in Lincoln. It
was worth a quarter as a curiosity.
Jou Sullivan, Jim Drain, I'M Walton and
A. H. Edmlstou, of tho Lincoln wheel club,
took a forty-two mile spin to Cortlandjiud
back last Sunday.
An effort will bo made to consolidate tho
two wheel clubs and get a c'.ub room that will
bo better and mora central than either of the
present quarters.
Tho Omaha uud St. Joe league tennis aro
booked to play nt tho ball park next Tuesday.
Tho Llncolns were defeated Thuixlay by
tho Eaton & Smith nine & to 1.
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able. now patent are In exact and erfect
alignment. If preferable either Caligruph or
Hemlngton ke board will bo furnished. All
who have seen this new machine lu Lincoln
pronounce It n gem, nud we shall be pleased
to hnvo all interested call and see it. Olllce
wlthTiiK Cai-itai. City Couhikk, 122-121
North Twelfth street, new Hurr block.
Drown isreudy to serve banquets, wedding
collations and other spreads oiishuit notice.
OBSERVED ABROAD.
II. HALT I.AKK AND I'OIITI.ANI),
In our last wo endeavored to glvo n de
scription of tho trip as for as and Including
Ogden, Utah. Our next stop wos nt Holt
Iukc, but as so much has been said uf that
Mormon center nud tho subject IkiIIi as to tho
great issue und thu city by the Inland sea has
lieen freely discussed, I will brielly speak of
our visit them and then proceed with n more
detailed re;K)rt of our sojourn in Portland,
tho largest and-most Important city in tho
Northwett, .
At Salt Ijiko our party was given another
hearty welcome, and certainly ench ono of
tho excursionists hud ample opimrtunlty to
liecomu thoroughly posted with tho city, Its
surroundings, Its attractions, advantages,
disadvantages, etc, for surely tho guides did
nil lu their jsiwer to thoroughly explain
every object and interesting jKilnt. Tho
members of tho cIiouiIkt of coniinorco wero
untiring In their effort to please their guests,
and thut their hospitality wns duly opproel
oted Is now plainly to bo observed by tho
casual reader of the averogtsNchraskn iiows
paer. Nearly every one of our exchanges
that wero represented on tho trip sponks In
the highest terms nf tho city, tho rldo up
Tnylor ennon, thu trip to uud bath lu Salt
take, tliu drlvoover tho city, tho luncheon
nnd other courtesies extended. Salt Luku Is
a greut city, mudo up of uu assortment of
various nationalities, prominent among which
nro tho Mormons In fact all other creeds
combined do not receive half tho attention
Mint they do. Jew and gentile, tho latter in
nil Its branches, and the negro included, ure
considered us one common bond to tight inor
monism and polygamy, and I might add that
their concerted efforts nro telling tho old
story that "hi union thero Is strength," and
accordingly tho days of tho tollowers of
Hrighani Young, Taylors and others nro com
ing to uu end. Tho eoplo who nro now set
tling up this late seal or muriuoulsui nru of
tho true blue order; In Other words Amerlcun
leopIu who huvo no time or mtieuco with
such an ungodly causo and will not tolerate
It, Where wo used to find n class of peoplo
who had for their motto "Lot well enough
nlono" wo now find a class who say "onwnrd,
onwurd nnd upward." Consequently there
nlreudv Is a marked changu to be noticed, nud
whnt has long been a detriment to Utah nud
tho United States in general Is finally meeting
with its Just desert. Husincss is not overly
brisk in Salt I,uke, and llko most every plnce
else merchnnts, uro complaining that tfmos
nro dull. To hear tho real estato fiend talk
ono would suposo that tho place was having
as big u boom as it ever hnd uud that town
lots were In great demand, but this ii all
wind, for the records show no wonderful
amount of transfers, nor do thu Improve
ments, either private or publlc,;show any ex
traordinary enterprise. Suit lake's locution
Is, however, both beuutlfulnndudvontugeous.
It lies in thu renowned nd scenic Salt Iiku
vuliey, und from any high portion of tho city
a view of tho vulloy und mountains for many
miles may bo hnd, Tho furms under cultiva
tion, tho greut luko in tfid distance nud tho
Kjpulous city below, all go towurd milking a
most interesting picture ;for tho observant
eye. So much ror Salt Lake.
Tho trip from Salt Iuko was ono ot con
tinual enjoyment, mudo so by tho
efforts of tho Union l'ncllio ofllcials,
through their elllclent representative und our
genlul guide, Mr. Clarence E. Drown, who
never permitted un opportunity to pass that
would afford our pin ty uu uddltlonnl pleasure.
Our two cars, the "Delhi" and tho "Mirage,"
kindly furnished us by tho Pullman ieoplo,
through their courteous district sujerlntend
ent, Mr. P. N. Skinner, of Omulm, were
models of fjeouty nud verltablo palaces on
wheels. Every convenience und nccoumiodiv
tion wusuceorded tho party, and as tho cars
wero tho tost In tho service of this well
known corjiorntlon tho reader can well Im
agine that tho trip could not bo other than
enjoyable. Each cur wus supplied with n
well stocked buffet from which meals or
lunches wero served nt any tlmo desired. Tho
route generally has been very iittmctivo and
all except tho short tlmo during which wo
passed through the sandy portion of tho great
desert the scenery and travel hus kept up uu
ever chnngliig panorama, ho wing n beuutfful
mountainous country ono moment, followed
by n delightful view of some wonderful canon,
then a dash into somo lovely vnlley with an
occasional bright littlo stream on tho side of
the track. These changes wero so lntersers
ed that tho eye had no occasion to become
tired at what sometimes on similar trljw Ir
comes monotonous; too much spmeness. Tho
trip after leaving Ogden, as for us seeing clt
iesof greut prominence, has nothing worthy of
particular mention, but nevertheless thero
aresome tow ns nlong tho lino that nave be
come prominent in history from the fnct that
they plajed on iinjwrtant jxirt in tho settle
ment of thut territory when tho west wns
troubled with Indians. At The Dalles, where
wo left the train to travel the Italanco of tho
distance by bout, wo wero shown tho old fort
w hero supplies for tho troops wero kept and
general headquarters were maintained for nil
the soldier in thut section of tho northwest.
Of course there ore ninny old relics thero to
be seen and many of them show thut times in
that country were not as lovelv nr wni.
able us they might huvo lieen.
e arrived nt Portland about dusk nnd
found a largo committee of tho board of truilo
uwnhing us with carriages, and we wore soon
coinfoitobly ot homent the St. Charles hotel.
The lido un the Columbia rlvi-i- un mi.. r
the delights of the excursion nml n pleasant
change lioni train travel, eieciiiUy w hen ono
hus traveled, slept, eaten und drunk on wheels
several dns.
Wo found Pni'llmiil nil tlmt it u., n.iv....-
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tlsed tobe and u thrivlnr ciiiiiiiii-iiI i-.mi-..
of iitamt 00,000 icoiU. It is to the northwest
mini v-meiigu is in uiu middle section ol tho
I'llltcd States. Ill fact. In luiiiir nt .u-mnl.
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neuce it is ulwnjs classed with tho largest
cities of the continent mid tho usseitlon is
made mat more millionaires lesldetherothoii
nt nny other olnt in the country of Its sle.
The city is located on tho west bank of the
Willamette river and In the thickest settled
portion of Oregon uud within a short distance
of the nshlugton territory line. It hus easy
ucitss to tlieoceuu by menus of several well
PKICW FlVtt ClCNTS
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spilped steamboat lines, tho distance being
a littlo Overn hundred miles, this trip ns a
pleasure Jaunt, by tho way, liolng by all odd
tho most attractive and finest trip that Is of
fered tho sightseer who visits that section.
Tho 0. II. it N, Co. runs a lino of palnco
steamer doivn tho Columbia river nnd on
Ismrd limy bo found all tho luxuries, comforts
nnd conveniences Hint nro tobe found In tho
most elegantly furnished home.
The i allroad facilities aro very good and of
fer to tho business uiuu and pleasure, seeker all
thu Inducements for both freight nud passen
ger travel to Ik found III thu nioro thickly set
tied uud older communities of tho east, Port
land's wholesale trade covers u territory with
in it i ndltis nf WHJ to (KM) miles south and rust
nud us tar north as steuuilKiat navigation
runs, which Is far Into Alnikn. An excellent
view of tho city Is to bo had from Portland
heights, which lire Just southwest of tho city.
From this Milut the surrounding country, tho
waterfront, tho Wasatch range of mountains
uud every ioiut of Interest lu tho city bulow
can bo plainly soon uud thu sceno Is certainly
interesting. Of thu city, Km churches, public
buildings and thoroughfares much could bo
written.
The city hns a largo number of enterprising
nud public spirited men, but for a place hav
ing so many wealthy cltlrens more should bo
done. Among tho wealthier class thero np
IH'iirstobo littlo ambition us to whether tho
town growe more or not, nud If this clement
could only bu Induced to lend its aid to tho
work of the minority Portland could soon lio
tho greatest commercial mIiiL on tho Pad lio
const, Tho fruit country, thu timber lands,
the coal Melds, tho llsh Industry uud thoiiumer
ous other productl vo I csoiu ces tributary to tho
city make It tho great centre und commercial
mart of that region, and with Its Incomparable
transportation advantages for shipping to all
jKilnts of thocouiMiss she certainly has no rl
vul, notwithstanding the fnct that the over es
timated town of Tucomii claims such honors,
which lu true olutof view is iilnuid, Poll
laud enjoys tho beuellts of competition lu
shipping, which not only embraces iandtralllo
but traustortntloii by water us well, Hhlpis
who have overdone business where such wero
tho circumstances can readily coucelvu this
greut advniitnge. Wuter transportation lw
lug far the chcaiest, it holds tho railroads
down lu order to coiiqiete with tho lioots und
get uny business. Of course loud freight is
tho quicker, but It thu difference lu rates Is
too much, tho average shlpjier, and espoolully
on staples which nro thu lieu est pint, shljia
via tho water route. Even now goods arr be
ing shipped that wuy oven from New York,
although it takes several mouths.
Tho wholesale and shipping quarter occu
py tliu entire east pjrtiou ot tuu city which
include tho water front, Front and First
streets, while tho retail jKjrtlon is spreud over
uu extensive portion ot thu place lying just
west of thu wholesale districts. Many very
lino uud extensive establishment uro hero to
bo seen, uud a in ull largo cities thu dry
goods uud clothing uores uie.huiidsome und
attractive structures. As to tho newspuers
ot tho city, thero uro only two dulllts, but us
they nru of morn, than ordinary merit they
represent Portland very creditably. Tho
7Wc(nim is tho shining star ut night while
the dvyoiuaii Is the morning luminary. 'Iho
hitter Is ono of the oldest pupurs on tho coast,
and is the most Influential puor In tho north
west, lu politics Its word is law, uud becuuso
of its Inllueiicu on nil populur issues its opin
ions uro sought mid generally uccepted. Its
telegraphic report would boa credit to uny of
our vuiucd Ouiuhii contemporaries, uud its
rcortlul staff embraces ten of tho lest men
lu the country, managed by City Editor Hal
timore uud such ublo seconds us Max Shillock.
lu shoit thu Urtyoniun is to Portland whut
the IhruUl Is to New York in luct uvea
more so, considering thu respectivu slies of
both cities.
Like Sun Francisco, Portland hns a iiortiou
occupied by tho almond eyed heathen. As
usual they uro uu Industrious class, but tho
two principal reasons why they should not Ihj
given uu existence lu this country nro thut
they will work for considerably less than a
white uiuu, uud thut they will never spend u
cent outsldu of their own quarters unless they
uro compelled to. They llvo us cheaply us
possible und send their savings back to tho
celestial kingdom, uud it is ubout three
fourths of ull they make. Their food und
wearing uppurel uro ull iuqiorted uud couses
queutty they take out moio than they bring.
For shrewdness and aptitude they excel tho
natives, aro very neat und clenn und nro nu
merously employed. A cooks, housekeepers
or. luborers they uro sujierior to uny white
help thut is to bo found. They learn almost,
anything that Is given them and soon becomo
so valuuble thut they uro considers! a ne
cessity. Aug. 22, lbbO. L. W., J it.
Prof. V M, Oibeuult's muslcnl cluss will
begin September 2. All those desiring a
thorough course in vocal and instrumental
music will have prompt und careful utten
tlou. Tho professor may be addressed ut his
studio, LlndcH hotel.
Our renders should Iwir in mind that
Hartshorn, thu upholsterer, Is still on deck ut
II IV) south Eleventh stieet, uud ever ready to
make, repair or upholster your furniture so
us to give it the untie iipieurauco as now.
Ho is doing some Hue work nowadays.
The choicest brand of cigurs, the finest
ft nit and coufcctiouery nud the various flav
ors ot pure Ice cream may bo found nt Mor
ton iC Ielght's new stole, U'M N street.
UroppliiK Around a llioadwii) Hotel, N. Y,
"Now," continued u rrxrter, "this ntigh
boihood is Just tull of luck of late. Not long
silicon restaurant kieper mound in Hlecker
street, New Yolk city, struck u prize in tuu
Louisiana Statu Lottery, and several other
lucky 'strike, in tho samo concern followed
rapidly. On top of this comes tho announce
ment that E. Amsdeii, tliu well known printer
of 137 Eighth stltet, drew $5,000, uud.Cas
Migntic iV Yieu, the leather lucrchunts of :i
WVst Third stitet, drew 2,J0) ut the last
drawing. They each sent f 1 to M. A. Dau
phin. New Orleans, La. They ure well sat
itlled that the lottery company is conducting
u strictly legitimate business on sound busi
ness principles. AVie J'oifc IktUy AVic,
July".