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'; i. "A-PoP&IUXR' l?APERoPAopcRM -TlAAlzS Vol, 4. No. 88 Lincoln, Nbdhaska, Saturday, August Gl, 1QSO. Pwicis Kivw Cunts BWPW'iMJr-i f hi " in TIB i-1 ---- - . .ww W "' iV 4 " tam- "iiw--w J l$r BYE THE BYE. To Mr. Will 0. Jones: Tho attention of Byo-tho-Byo has been called to nn Itom which appeared In tho Journal' garbugo corner, yclept "Side Remarks." Now that It has hail time to get cold, roml It over and note how slllyitis: , "Tho circus took Jt departure Inst night, but tho city need not go Into mourning. Tut: Capital City Cowmen will appear this morning, and it is as good as n ono ring show any day In tho week. It is Impossible to fore tell In what direction tho care of tho editor will wavo this time. It is to bo ninccruly hoied that bo will not attempt to fan tho flit oil any inoro humblo workers on tho city press until lifter ho has used tliOso ears pretty vigorously in his own neighborhood." 1 want to say u fow words to you, not In oncer but in a kind, fatherly spirit. For tho information of the oasuul reader let mo ex plain: Two weeks ago I tried to explode tho popular notion Unit edltorlul writing is tho aemoof n no wspns!r man's hope and happi ness. 1 usod.your ambition und its dl-u-polntment as an example. There was not n word In criticism of you, not a lino of fault finding for your work. After a week's reflec tion you broko out with the ietty paragraph quoted above. 1 am honestly sorry for you. This skit has neither w it nor sense. It is not fit for boast or pride. It neither liui ts me nor helps you. It is n woman's slap, not a mull's blow. It is the boyish vengeance of calling names, the babyish tilck of making face There is no Jot of manliness In It. It Is mean. It is spiteful. And tho impression that it gives of tho nature of it writer Is colored ac cordingly. It is not metropolitan journalism. It is country weekly Ism. When you Ignoied Walt Mason's column of abuse I attributed It to uood bense. But now I am in doubt. I Uo not know whether tho restraining power was reason or fear. Frankly, since reading that spiteful quip 1 haven't as much respect for you. I couldn't. But ih;i hups you do not caie. The more's tho pity I Homo of these conclusions muy not tasto well, but surely it is not my fault. I write these things not to lesent your slur, for tho stub is too iiislguill caut to pierce my hardened skin; nor to hurt your feelings, for lllo is too full bf bitterness to nurse molico or spit venom. I write in the hopo that you muy profit thei eby. Your jio sltlon with tho Journal ought to carry digni ty and exaltation, and you should wear tlie'ii becomingly. You can afford to passcommon taunts In silence. You need not airy our per sonal grievances in naked type. Accept any newspaper mention of you, good or ill, as homage to your Importance. You lmvo plen ty of egoism, the prime element of success, but it may be petty or powerful. Egoism tplendld compels resect; splenetic, it invites contempt. Remember these things, my boy, and, in a word, bo a man, manly. In tho nbsenco of Fred Nye from homo an editorial writer on tho Omaha Jieimblican improves thu opportunity to corroborate Bye-the-Bye's statement that tho JlrjmblicaiCs re markable editorial on Congressman Laird was written by Nye instead of Bothuckcr. Tho llejHiblicun reprints tho editorial because of the many calls for It, and incidentally says it "was gentle and as complete mi analysis of his Laird's character as could liavo been written by ono who loved him," but that It was maliciously misconstrued. What o' the state fair! Its location for tho next five years is to bo decided in a lew days, but uo Intimation litis been given the eople of Lincoln of any etrort to retain It in this city. In a matter involving Interests of so great imioitaiico to Lincoln it is very singu lar that no stir has been made about it. Hero is an enterprise that is estimated us being worth $200,000 a year lu thu amount of money left in the city, mid jot, though u tormldublo rival (Omaha) is in tho Held for It, the people of Lincoln are asleep, It Is probable, thuttlie fair can bo secured by otfering the tree use of tho present giouuds and buildings for the co'ming llvo years. Tho company owning tho projierty announced several weeks ago that It would not niuko such an otter unless tho io niainder of Its stock were taken. It is under stood that souio, though not all, of that stock has been placed, but tho gentlemen In tho company surely have" too much pride in Lin coln's prosperity to let tho state fair go for want of such u proposition. As between Omaha and Lincoln on oven terms there is no doubt tlmt tins city will bo uwnrdod the prize. The people of tho western part of tho state prefer Lincoln, and Omaha would rather have tho fair hero than farther west. A ilttlo child with the band of Omaha In dians recently in Lincoln died hero and was taken to tho reservation north of Omaha. The distance is about 120 miles, and tho cor (wo was carried in a slow-going wagon. Ono might suppose that the body would decoin pose in n midsummer trip of two or three days, but that's because wo do not know In dian customs well. Tho corpse In this case went through a process that nnswered in place of tho ordinary embalming of tho white man. An opening was mndo in tho abdomen and the contents of tho cavity removed. Tho body was then wushed Inside and out, Tlud one of tho Indians said It could bo carried a thousand miles, Uo also asserted that it could bo dried (presumably lu tho tin,), and (hereby made to hold Its foini for many years, It is evident that tho Indians liavo many secrets of which tho palo faco knows little. Lincoln has n public library, and It pre tends to keep ceitalu daily papers on lllo, but the fact is that its Hies are aggravatlngly In complete. Thu Huiulay papers, always tho largest und best, nru missing. Just why a public library should mako such an asinine exhibition is not apparent. There may bo some excuse for thu Y. M. C A., which muse hold to tho f oi m if not to tho substance of a creed, but a public library ought not to bo run under tho bluo laws. Thu Couuieh has not n word to say against religion or morali ty, but the attitude of certain sanctimonious people towards thu Sunday jucrs Is a ettv piece of bigotry utmost too mean J.P deserve contempt, Ltfo Is too short to repent tho reasons why thoy should taboo tho Monday rather than tho Sunday paper to bo truo to tholr professions. To bo consistent they ought to boycott both, because, both Involvo Sunday labor, but thoy gag at tho lesser evil and swallow tho greater. It may hurt tho complacency of some people to say it, but such action is nothing more nor less than hypocrisy, and a great many xrsons with more blunt frankness than smooth X)llcy will call It by its right name. Individuals and clinch organizations may prescribe a lino of conduct for themselves, but when tho man agcrs of a public llbrnry attempt to adminis ter tho religion of n community on such n contemptibly Inslgiililcaut detail as tho Hun day dally they deserve to bo pitied. V A young man in thu swcllest of swell Lin coln circles says: "There isn't a l cully line dancer uinong tho young ladles of Lincoln, or rathor there Is but one: .Miss A. What is tlio reason f Why,.thoy nil try to guide, and that's a blamed bore to a follow, The girls seem to liavo taught uucli other to dance, and they liavo gotten tho habit of guiding so (Irm ly tlxed that they fall to shako it oil when dancing with men. I don't know how they got into it, unless it wns at Ixxmllng school; but it's a confounded nuisance that I wish they would drop." How is it, glrlsl v Several weeks ugo Byo-tho-Byu commented on tho Kearnoy A'lifcrprfse and a report that it was to be consolidated with thu Hub and mado an organ of tho lion-partizan prohibito ry 'amendment league. The consolidation bus been declaml off, after almost reaching consummation, and Mr. W. E. Smythe, the editor of tho JCntcrjtrine under-Its old man agement, lias taken hold of It, Tho pccplo of Kearney wero so well pleased with tho paper and lu editor that thoy raised a handsome bonus to Induce Air. ainytho to remain and conduct It on tho linos ali-eady established by himself. The Enterprise paused only long enough to spit on Its hands and tako u stronger grip. It is n morning pater with press dispatches, find with a singly exception is tho best dully in Nebraska outside of Oma ha. Typographically It is very handsome. Editorially it bus a pithy force and crispness that even Omaha dailies might emulate. It Is surprising to Und a jiapcr of Btich merit In n place of tho limited Held that Kearney of fers, and it is to be IioihhI tho people of that city will provo their appreciation with some thing more substantial than gab. Christmas is coming, and it -'Ml be marked iu Lincoln by it holiday Issue, of Thk Capital City CouuiEit. I am assured that it will ex cel anything of.tho kind over attempted here. People generally liavo Ilttlo Idea of the labor and preparation involved In a big special is sue of tho proposal high class character. It requires montlis of anticipation, and tho pro prietor of tho CouuiEit will go to Chicago shortly to mako tho preliminary arrange ments and search the market for attractlvo features and suggestions. Tho Holiday Cou limit will lo increased In size and printed on tho finest of paper. It will liavo a handsor.e ly engraved cover and numerous features to bo announced from time to time. It can bo said without boasting that tho Couhikii is re garded by tho fraternity as n tyKgrnpliio model, and thu Christmas number will main tain tlio standard. V ForepatighV circus brought to Lincoln tho hungriest hoi do of plunderers that has cursed tho city in years. The charge of fifty cents for the privilege of sitting on n piece of car pet a Ilttlo less soft than tlio board under It was robbery. rifty feet before reaching tho regular ticket wngou tho siicctutors run Into another wagon belling tickets at an advance of ten cents, to avoid the rush. It was a con lldeuco game and swindle. It was an aver age circus, but tho people wero plucked right und left. But n man has n sort of tcspect for tho fel low who robs him openly and gives him a chance for his white alloy. When, however, ho is enticed to givu up his cash on it promise of good basu ball and then has a game of iJChorley Hoisj" forced ujioii him it is bitter er than wormwood und gull. That Is the kind of a swindle and coulldeuco gnmo perpetrated by the Omaha and St. Joe ball clubs last Tuesday. Several hundred disgusted specta tors very properly shied their cushions Into tho diamond, hooted the disgraceful perform unco to a standstill and left tho grounds amid shouts of derision. The outraged spectators ought to liavo drfveu tho drunken swindlers from tho Held. If another leaguo game is ad vertised for Lincoln tho buso ball cranks ought to organize a vigilance committee to see that the sports either play ball or quit and walk homo. If you want to know what to expect at St. Paul's M. E. church tonight read tho descrip tion of Tho Talmago Smile on page two of tho COUHIKK. The state fnlr is near at hand, but it has caused little stir In Lincoln, apparently. In most places laving big fairs tho merchants make elaborate preparations to spread before the public tempting displays of their wares. There is ono well know n merchant, however, who needs to mako uo special display at his store, because he always litis on exhibition a great and tempting array of lino wares. That man is Hallett. the Eleventh street jeweler, whoso stock of gold and silver watches, lings, diamonds, table ware, clocks, presentation pieces, etc., etc., make a magnlQceut exhibi tion of themselves und nrooltered a reason able prices. Dr. II. C. Trogdon, Dentist, i.kJ South 11th street. Telephone Wl. Now line of Dress Trimmings blacks u speciulty at 11. It. NMoy & Co.'s. 2,000 yards of embroidery at So a yard at the great closing out sale at Ashby & Mills paugh's. Former price Me. Now Is the time to save money by buying your goods at thu closing out tale at Ashby & Millspaugh's. AMUSEMENTS. Hlelmrd Golden presented "Old Jed l'routy" at Funko's Thursday and Friday evenings to fair sized audiences. Golden draws thu, lines of rural character liner than Alvlu Josllu or Dcnman Thompson, and gives an Irresistible picture of Yankeclsm with bits of human nn turo that touch tho hearts of tho scctatorR. "Old Jed" Is now as n full-fledged play, but hud a stago baptism ten years ago as a ouo-act sketch, Tho scene aro laid at lluckuport, Maine, Golden's boyhood home, and the. char acter ho portrays lived and moved before him for years. MAXTKLL IN MONIIAUH, Tho theatrical season at Funko's opera house begins with September, and thu mail', ngemeut has booked a line, line of attractions, There will bo a grand ocnlug of tho soauou by Holiert Mantell lu "Monbars" Wednes day evening, and that may bo taken as an earnest of tho management's determination to bring to Lincoln thu best performances and thumost noted stars on the load. Mantell is thu handsome actor who was the adored of tho women of Now York, and "Monbars" mado ono of the biggest hits In tho metropolis. Tho Boston lleruhl says: "A play intensely In teresting, strongly dramatic, rich lu tho ele ments of romance, skilfully planned, and, on tho wholo, cleverly constructed; mi nctor young, hundsomo and talented, In a role well suited to display many of thu best phases of his art; costly and beautiful costumes, and claboratu ami appropriate scenery. Mr. Man- tell, with his handsome faco clean shaven, his tall and shapely form becomingly attired lu n beuutiful dress, which was u slightly modu lated costumo of the dlrectolre, mado a strik ing and commanding figure. Ills lovo making was delicious In Its sweetness and manly ten derness, his moments of self -sacrifice were Il luminated und ennobled by a graclouiuiessaud unconscious dignity of bearing and look, and his sudden outbursts of passion wero strong without apparent ell'ort, und Impressive und effective without noise or runt." i:i)Knjiuhi:e. 'The season ut tho Eden Museo will begin noxt Monday, and Manager Lawler lias planned uotablo Improvements for tills popu lar place of amusement. Thu rooms have leeii repainted, rearranged and put In handsome, order. Tlio main hall has been divided Into two by a partition and the rear room has been tmusforiued into n Ilttlo theater. It has Ikhmi provided with 150 seats, which will be five. After looking at thu sights lu thu curio hall tho spectators will bo entertained with a stugti performance iu tho rear room, which will nvoid any long wnlt. Tho theater below will lie run as formerly, with hourly ierfoini ancu8. Arrangements have also been mado to have thu Muscu oeii on Sundny hereafter. Tlu Museo will Imj ojeii next Monday after noon witn a lino hill. In thu largo theater tlio Chicago ojicm company will preieut n round of well known coinio operas: Ermine, Mas cotte, Olivette, ondOirolluO.roIla. Thocoin puny includes MIm Amy Leslie and Charles Gilbert, the comedian, who liavo been draw iug crowds ut tho Omaha museo for six weeks past, lu thu curio hall thu attractions will include I'l of. Abilene, the noted exposer of spiritualism; Miss Nelllo Demonlo, the lady salamander; Baby Stella, the colorless child. A nuw und attractlvo feature is a collection of war pictures and other curios nro being added. TALllAGE. Fow speakers of the day nro ns well known und popular as tho distinguished Brooklyn minister, Itev. DoWItt Talmago, whoso Sun day discourses, by the way, are a regular feature of tho CouiiiEii. Through the nubll cutlon of his sermons ho preaches to more peo ple than any other limn on earth, and thous ands are on the qui vivo to see him. Ho will lecturo this evening ut St. I'iiuI'sM. E. church for tho benefit of the Y. M. C. A., and the announcement is suillclent to draw n largo audience. MUSICAL. Mr. Helnrlcli Koehler, tho piunlst, will givo a recital next Wednesday evening at tho First Presbyterian church for thu lieneilt of tho Woman's Christian Temperance Union. Tho program will Include vocal solos by Mrs. Charles Llppencott and Mr. E. H. Eddy. Tlioso who heard Mr. Koehler ut the Y. M. C. A. rooms several weeks ago say ho is as line a pianist us was ever hoard lu Lincoln. Mr. Eddy Is tho noted Chlcgo tenor, who is visit ing In thu city, mid Mrs. Llppouuott Is a chiinning singer too often heard here to need extended mention. TALK OF THU hTAOE. Victoria Vokes, one of thu trio of sisters w ho have mado American theater-goers laugh and bo merry during many seasons, arrived on tho Teutonic trout England it few days ago. Miss Yokes Is a thorough sailor, having crowed tho briny deep no lesi than nineteen times. When questioned concerning her com ing American tour under H. B. Thearlu and Sydney Cooper, tho Chicago iiiuniigers, Miss Vokes said: "It Is seven yearn since I was last on these hospitable shore, wheru 1 have so many kind friends. As to w hat I will on in I cannot say Just now; it has not yet been decided. It will bo one of two pieces, how ever, 'The Doctor' or 'Hubby ' I like l)0th. I have not played any since my ioor brother Fred's death. That is over a year ago and I could not bear to think of playing iu Eng land, where there aro so many associations to remind mo of poor, dear Fred. I was very much attached to him. It was my sister Ho ld na that Induced mo to como back hero ouco mora. Thu kindness shown to her by IkiUi tho press and public hero Induces the hcllof that I may have n share In their opon-hwirted generosity. I hoHi bo, at Wst, and I will try and merit It to the best of my ability, 1 ooil with Thearlu ft Cooper's coutany nt Phila delphia, September 10th " Tho following attractions wero announced for this week In Now York: "Tho Oolah" at tho Broadway theater; "Tlio Brigands" nt the Casino; "Clover" nt Palmer's; HorrmuniiV Traiis-Atliintle Vaudeville. comviuy at the HIJou; Hoi Smith Uuell In "A Poor llcla tlon" nt Daly's; tho Duir 0Mra coninny In "Pnola" at the Fifth Avellllo;,,Uootlo,IUly,, nt tho Madison Square; E. A. Sotheru at tho Lyceum; "Biic-a-Briic'' at Tony Pastor's; "Antloiw" nt Nlblo's; Llzzlo Evaus at the Windsor; "Captain Swift" at tho Grand op era housu; "In thu Banks" at thu Third Ave nuo. a Miss Get tloThornburg, thu girl who mado u sensation among the dudes by her singing at thu Eden Museo, has Joined Bnhlusoii's Moating Pnlacn for a forty week season. Tho company Ims n boat witl; which It traveiMn the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. AVIieit a town is reached n young canon is II rod until the (veoplo nro attracted to tho boat. Tho com jiatiy gives n Miott variety performance, gathers in the quarters and lloats down to tho next town. Fanny puvenport is summering nt Santa .Monica, Cnl., where she is fast becoming known as the fisherman's mascot. She suc ceed is 1 in lauding two SOqiotmd striped bass there recently, and Is regarded as one of tho most cxrt anglers of that summer resort Shu will remain by thu km sands of Bantu Monica until about tho mlddlo of next month when she begins her preliminary travelling season lu San Francisco. All the star solo singers iu tho big Scandi navian Saeugerfest recently held iu Chicago, together with a number of other famous ar tists, have lieen engaged by II. B. Thearlu, tho Chicago manager, foi n series of twenty four grand festivals In Northwestern cities in November, Thearlu & Cooper, the Chicago managers, hnvo put a ".Now Michael StrogolP' comwny on the road, A ladles' military baud mid or chestra of sixteen pieces and a itambcuil club aro new features of this organization. They "bill" provincial cities like u circus. M. B. Lcavitt will have only ono conimny on the road this season. He will duvote most of his timo to the now siectaculnrpaiitomltno burlesque, "Tho Spider and tho Fly," which will lK'glu its season nt Trenton, N. J,, Sep tember UO. SPORTS. Tho Couiiikii'h account of tho tenuis tour noy closed with tho contesU of Friday. Tho ladles' singles wero finished on Saturday, but tho Ilnlsh of the men's singles was ostoucd on account of nn Injury to GoUtlmrdt. Miss Burrdefeated-Miss Bnrr, winning the medal and tho championship. Thu men's doubles began Monday evening. Gelsthnrdt and Hardy defcat'-d Frank and Charles Burr, (KO, !! (I, U 0, (l-'l, 7-5. Frnukfortor and Hull defeated Hathaway and Ilniiun, 0 ',', 0 It, 7-5. Barr anil Gregg defeated- Alsdorf and Ev erett, 11-1,(1 -I, H-U, 0-S. C. C. Burr and Frank L. Sheldon played against Nortliam and Lieut. Townluy, but darkness prevented a Hillsh, Score: 8-0, 0 -I, IMJ. Thu playing In thu Gelsthurdt-lfnrdy-Burr match was very uneven, ns indicated by the score. Charles Burr put iii n pretty steady game, and achieved the unusual feat of serv ing'Tour balls, making oery ono count, thus winning a lovo game. Frank Burr did nut do himself justice, for ids work in tho singles proved that he Is capablo of much better ten uis. Gelsthardt played u very careful game. Hardy's play was ragged. Ho often, though not always, put up a strong game. Sheldon did much brilliant work, making many seemingly impossible plays. For a middle-aged man with n son and daughter old enough to play tho gutiiu, thu enthusiasm and excellent play of C. C, Ihirr wero notable features. Lieut. Townley plays for form, sacrlilclug points occasionally, but Hal Nor- tliani played his usual strong, steady gait. The only playing on Tuesday was tho finish of tho match of Northani-Townley vs. Burr Sheldon. Northaiu und Townley got down to business mid won two sets, ()-', 0-0, giving tlium tho match. On account of nil accident to Hardy at his storu Barr and Gregg were awarded thu match with Gelsthardt and Hanly by default. Nortluiiu and Townley also withdrew from tho doubles, and for several days thu tourna ment was demoralized. On Thursday Gelsthardt and Northam play ed olf their iKMtponud match, Thu former won 0-1, a-0, 10-8, G-3. Tho championship in tho singles wns decided Friday evening nf ter a strong contest. Frank Burr defeated S. L. Gelsthnnh, 0-1, 7-5, 7 6. Tho doubles liavo apparently been abandon ed. The stnto tennis tournament will lo held m Lincoln during fair week, from September 10 to IU, to suit tho convenience of outside play ers. Entries must bo iu by Sept. -I. Play will begin at 10 a. in. The events w 111 be sin gles and doubles. Prizes may be awarded. Omaha, Lincoln, Fremont, Hastings, Kear ney, Elwood mid Pawnee City will bo repre sented. Thu boys about town hnvo been practicing lttcios.su to good purpose. On Tuesday even ing a team made up of thu youngsters defeat ed the champion Semmouses altera contest uf an hour mid u half, mid tho nuxt night they downed the Liiicolns. All hail to Young America I Keauiey has a Bachelors' Protective Union tennis club, and they have been playing thU week w ith Hastings gentlemen. Buy your coal of tho Whltobreast Coal and Lime Co., and it will always lie well screai.ed, full weight, U'ht quality and at right prices. Old jMiirs, large and clean, to wrap up bundles with or put under carets, for taloat this otllce at !M cents per hundred. OIJSKIiVEI) ABROAD. IM-WII.LAMKTTK AM) 1100UK lltVltll VALI.KVH Of the trip on tho coast comnrntlvely fuw see the Willamette and Boguo Blver valleys, and the reason Is quite plain, Most pcopln In swing the west, and in fact before leaving their homes, mako their plans to see Portland and thu Sound country, generally being Igno rant of tho fact that there Is n country so rich In fruit and agricultural product In thatsco tlon of tho great west. Our iarty found tho trip down these valleys one of continual Inter est mid pleasure. The country Is well settled, though there Is room for more, and prosperi ty is iu storo fur all who cuter. Thu soil Is rich and productive, fruit, however, Uing tho most prolltnblu. Sinking of thu yield and prollts, wo were told by ono of the residents that hind wum worth from t'2S to tlJOO per acre, und that from $100 to (IKK) per acre was tho amount of money lielng realized from the crops. Of com so this could not bo done the Hrst year, but after four years It was nothing uncommon for a man to get t-00 worth of fruit per acre. And as to tho quality of thu fruit, It Is equally its good as the California product, and many eop!o who are posted on horticulture claim that much of It lu southern Oregon Is superior. The Boguo river valley, which is tho farther south of thu two, Is considered the most, pro ductive, lioth ns to quantity and quality. Un til lately the mode of trnusortnllon has been quite a drawlxick, owing to the fact that all tho fruit had to bo freighted by wagon, or boat lu localities where water facilities were to lie had, but the latter In making long ship, ments is a falluie, owing to the fact thai It takes too long. The recent building of thu Oregon and California lino through that sec tion has proved a blessing to thu fruit indus try, and now shipments nro mado to all urts of the country us speedily as they could be mado in any other section. I his new railroad which now unites Portland and San l'rands- co by rail passes through what tho Inhabi tants are pleased to call thu "Paradise of America," nud from u guuurul view of tho iMMiutlful valleys thu average visitor Is almost forced to bellovu their claim, for certainly tho sight of heavily laden fruit trees, Immeiiso Holds of golden grain, well arranged gardens und other ultructlvu ground workings pro sent o scene to the eye that It does not soon forget. leaving Portland in thu morning on thu eight o'clock express, thu traveler Is given iiiuplo opportunity to see thu surrounding country and enjoy the sights as ubovu men tlouisl, except a ortlon of tho Boguo river vnlley, which Is not reached until after sun set, uurpurty was very roituniilo in re ceiving attentions from thu prominent titles of thu two valleys. Long lief ore we reached Portland telegrams extending invitations to visit several of the most luiKrinnt towns were received and read whllo enroute, and when ever time permitted tho courtesy was aecopjs csi, lu this manner wo had every udvutitugu to sea everything and become thoroughly posted. We stopped at Salem, Ashland, (which is only n few miles from tho California line), Eugene City, Oregon City, lu nil of which wo were very pleasantly entertained. Thu program usually consisted of a hearty normal reception on arrival at the depot, and within a few moments we would betaken iu carriages over tho city, given a banquet or collation, shown through thu various Indus tries und thu public buildings. I'ho most Im (Kjitant stop mado were at Ashland und Ha. lem. I say most iuqiortunt for the reason that tho former produces some of thu finest fruit in thu northwest, has a wealth of Hue lauds und a pros)erous people, whllo thu other IsJ tho capital of thu statu and enjoys many nat ural advantages, lu thu latter city we found numerous lluu statu buildings, among them the insane asylum, Institute tor thu blind, the statu lock-up, stute university and others. The liver furnishes u line water powcraud proves hciietkiul as a means of truiisjiortntluu. the trip to Ashland is l'l miles, mid to run directly thioilgh consumes about SO hour. The return was lull of Interest for thu "press gang," for at nearly every station largo crowds wcru in waiting to seothuNebrnskans und to glvu a cheer fur them as they passed through. Uue not acquainted with thu reason of thu demonstration would iinturullysupioso that u gicut ruler or tho president of tho United States was enroute, and that the ieo plu were paying homage to their biicrior. At u number or thu stations arrangements hud been made to have the trains wultlong enough su that a fuw addresses could be made, both by tho residents mid thu excursionists. Tho conductor of thu train would be Informed sev eral stations ahead wheru to stop, und was In structed to Inform tho chairman of our party to that effect, so that thoy would be ready to alight. We could always tell when wo wero near n placo by the sounds of miula In the distance. Invitations were received from many of these towns to stop over, but our timo l)ciug limited we wero compelled to lore go the pleasure, to these brlof receptions along the Hue were then arranged. At some of thu places thu train was held for over an hour and many places from twenty minutes up ward. At Junction City quite a demonstra tion wns arranged. As thu train pulled Into tho depot the band was playing a lively air, und ns soon us it hud finished tho mayor of tho city delivered uu uddress of welcome, which wnsTVbpouded to by our chairman, nf ter which thu baud Immediately struck up another time and refreshments were served. A s( enters' stand hud been erected and all tho arrangements were perfected as though there was to have been a reception of tho cus tomary sire and dimensions. When it Is con sidered tlmt all this wot k was for but thu pe riod of "A) minutes tho cntcrprizu of the deni zens is certainly commendable. After tho band hud finished more sjal.lng was heard and then the train moved out mid thu chirrs of both enteitnluer nud guest, together with another selection from the band, und thou wo were lost to each other. Our train reached Oregon City at du-k. It had been decided not to accept any mote in vitations, but thu one read some six hours be fore arriving nt this point was of such a na ture that it could not well liavo been declined. Oregon City Is 1 1 miles south of Poitluud, on the Willamette river. Tlio Invitation stated that if the uirty would stop over long enough to take refreshments and a drive that thu board of trodo and cltlrous would Join them In a moonlight excursion and charter a special boat to convoy the party down tho river. A stay of three hours was mado hero and n most enjoyable time wns ssMit, and the water trip was certainly a very nttrnctlvo part of tho day's pleasures. My next will bo about the Sound country. Aug. Stlth, '. L. W, Jh. PEN, PAPER AND INK. In the September .Viqdtfur of American Illnhni Mr. llohcrt Stiles, of ltlchmond, brings thu truth Into n strong, clear light con cerning "Lincoln's Bertoratlon Polley""'for Virginia," which Admiral Porter, with whom Lincoln went to Richmond on Its uvneuution, represented differently lu his "Incidents of the Civil War." Tho evidence hero given for the llrst time to tho public corrects oven Grant's nocount of thu matkr In his Memoirs, who Is lK!lcvcd to liavo written from hearsay. The contribution Is ono of tho most Important lu its Waring upon tho uvcutsof that exciting lcri"d which has npeared lu many a dny, and will lie P'nd nud treasured ns It deserves. With the September number tho Farwn enters Its eighth volume, mid its publishers announce that there has not been n slnglo month lu Its cuver when It has not mado n crmnuciit lucrcino In its number of readers, It ubcrllKr nt tho beginning ot tho eighth volumo arc fifty per cent, more than thoy were at beginning of the sixth volume, ono year ago. This is proof that tho kind of ar ticles which tho Fonun presents discussions of iuiKrtnut present problems by the but writers that It can employ llnds uu Increas ing uumlier of renders. The Uidlng article in tlio September Fo rum is an npM'ul to the American pcoplo by Thomas Hughes, author of "Tom Brown nt ltugby." Mr. Hughes asks that American sympathy be given to tho cause of England ns against Irclnud,lti the same way that Eng lish sympathy, under the leadership of him self along with John Bright nud other Eng lishmen, wns given to the Union rnuse In Amurlca, us against the Confederacy. At Udell's llrstiiuriiiil, About Christmas time last year tho Cou- lllKll announced that Mr. S. J. Odcll of tho popular Udell's Dining Hull had decided to give a trial to cheap priced living, and ac cordingly the arrangement was Inaugurated on Now Year's day, changing tho price of dny board from 60 to N.00 ier week. This chnugo was made ut tho earnest solicitation of numerous outsiders, who statist that It tho reduction wns mado ,thuy would nil como there to board, and they thought that tBo low flguro would lie nn Inducement for n multi tude of others to come In also. It was on this suggestion tlmt Mr. Odell decided to make thu i eduction, stating nt thu timo, ns our readers will reineinlxir, that it would Im ns a trial only, hut if liu could uliord to ho would continue, otherwlu he would liavo to givo it up again nud demand the former price. He has given the arrangement u fair trial of eight mouths und alter close consideration finds that he Is uiiablo to furnish such meals as ho serves for less than 8I.B0 a week. Iu explaining the situation to u CouuiEit reiwrter Mr. Odell says: "Wocairtairordto , set up a meal iiow-n-days for 10 cents. There used to be a timo when we could do that, but when you stop to consider the advance lu tho price of everything that Is needed for tlio ta ble you can readily see that It is Impossible to keep the price qf bourtl ut tho old time fig ures. We used to get ull thu butter, eggs und general farm produce direct lroui thu tanner nt n reasonable price, but you tnko it now, the fanner brings hisbtulf into town nud ev ery grocer and butcher is ufter him. By this statu of ulfnlrs lie has become sort of indo H!iidcut and gets about his own price. Then you tako tho incut market: wo have to pay very nenrly us much for that necessity hero ns they do lu Nuw York mid the east. Wo keep a large place and although wu are very economical, thu cxo)b0 account rims up enormously. You lmu no Idea what u crow wu handle around a nlacu like this. Of course ...... ..... . .1....... i.. . ...... ,.lla I. In.... !,., nf,rf!. don't stop to consider that this Is only a small T wrtlon of thu required help. Our bervlco Is mid hus generally been good, our tables nro always kept In prcseutablu order and wu givo every thing thu market nirords und I don't see why $4.60 is too much." "Well, what do your boarders say about the ralso; do thoy kick uny on paying the ex tra CO cents t" w us nsked by thu reporter. "Well, of course they dont care to pay uny more than they have to, but generally tho fow I have talked to on thu subject will not mind It. They know full well that they can't get tho sumo board anywhere (n the city nt the same price, und as there Isn't another place iu the city of Lincoln us con venient or so centrally located, they can do better hem than elsewhere, I don't appro hend tlmt 1 will lose half a down by the change." Mr. Odell Informs us that his new plan for breakfast is working well and that uo change will bo made In that arrangement. It works well and so that patrons can get anything they want and pay little or much, according to w hat they eat. The now arrangement In rates goe into ef fect commencing September Hrst. The table will le kept up to its usuul btuiiuurd of excel lence and as usual there will le uo room for complaint. Iliilforo Mrei-t Store Wanted. A linn doing n Icgitimntu and acceptable business will take on lease for term of years one-half or less of an O street store room. Must bo between Tenth and Twelfth streets and not th sidu preferable. Will ay good rent. References given. Addiess W., care this otllce. liuokUeepi'r Wants l.'ui;ai:-iiieiit. A young man thoioughly posted lu book keeping Is open for engagement. .Writes an excellent, distinct hand, Will work for mi souablo salary. Address A. B. cure TlIK Couiiikh. Prof. F. M. Glbetitilt's musical class .wlll U'gin September 'J. All thocu dehiiig a thorough course In vocal and instrumental miitio w ill have prompt ami careful atten tion. Thu professor tuny bo addressed ct his studio, Lindell hotel. l 1