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BYE THE BYE.
Locnl prldo Is commendable ns n genera'
thing, but thero nro times )iim it l of doubt
ful quality. Tnko tho case of tlio CouilIKH
mnn. Ho cnruo homo from New York tho
other day with a caret Img full of tho now
spider and tho lly puzzle. Of course ho wont
Lincoln Institutions to prosper, but w hen It
comes to filling tho asylum for Insane wo
would rather draw on our friends outside of
town. Howovor, tho Couhikii'h eastern ox
ploror maintains with emphatic earnestness
that In importing tlio Intest craze from tho
eaBt ho had only tho most amlablo of pur
poses: that of amusing tho pulaco. I'eoplo
who caro to accept this explanation and take
tholr chances or escaping tho asylum may
find tho latest puzzle on solo at tho CouniKii
ofllco. In itthoy will discover a big drop of
liquid quicksilver (reproM ntlng tho spider),
and the fun beghiB when ono tries to mnko
this sllp)ory stuir chaso I ed and bluo "llles"
Into their resoctlvo corners in tho spider's
web. Tlio mercury is nbout as elusive as on
eel, as contrary as a mulo and it llles tho track
In tho most aggravating maimer. Hje-tho
Byo seriously fears that tho sanity of tho
community will bo upset, but If nnyono in
sists on varying hum-drum llfo with a bit of
excitement ho should como to tho Couiukk
ofllco for a spldoi and lly. Thero aro only a
fow of them loft.
V
A cablegram from L'uropo tho other day
reported on Interview with Kossuth, nowllv
ing in oxllo In Italy, and tho Hungarian pa
trlot is quoted as haying, among other
things, that "thero ore men now living who
will llvo to seo tlio day when Ireland will bo
a state in tho American Union." It hoi illy
seems possible that any conditions win arise
to bring nbout such a result tho little green
Island Is so far away and so closely liound to
England. A thousand years henco tho strug
gle of Ireland for liberty w ill be regarded as
ono of tho subllmo events of history. Iho
emerald Islo has been under ths luel of tho o
preshor for 700 years, and her ieoplo havo
been subjected to barborous atrocities among
w hlch shooting and evii tion aro tho most
merciful. Her population has decreased by
millions, and hundreds of thousands of her
peoplo havo emigroted to other lands.
These oxilod Irishmen and their children pre
sent a &iectttclo w Itliout a parallel In tlio his
tory of tho world. They uro scatteied in all
quarters of tho globe, and many aro bound to
Ireland by no particular tlo except tlmt of
rcco and tradition. And jet in ovory cllmo
and under ov ery Hag of tlio civilized world
aro these Irishmen meeting, ovory week and
every month, through tho long years, now to
send encouragement to tho leadersof tho Irish
cause, again to ralso money to push It forward
and anon to celebrato tho llfo an.! labor of IU
heroes. Pause a moment and think of It.
Wheio in history con you find another such
examplo of narlotism! Hcio In Lincoln a
meeting was held tho other ovenmg to com
memorate tho deeds of Holiert Kmmott. A
fow weeks ago a meeting marked tho anniver
sary of tho Manchester murtjrs. Other meet
ings commemorate other events In tho long
struggle, and no doubt thousands of dollars
havo been sent from this city ncioss tho sen.
Lovo of country Is common to most races, but
never since primeval man emeiged from pro
toplasm has It had Midi subllmo oxpiession
as In the case of Ireland.
Tho chief speaker at Tueslav ovenlng's
meeting was M. V. Gannon of Omaha, and
ho held tho rapt attention of tho great nudl
encowhilo ho repeated tho oft-told story of
Irish wiougs nnd Irish hopes. Mr. Gannon
may not havo tho flowery embellishments of
soma orotors, but ho has tho eloquence of a
simple, direct manner, n lluont How of lan
guage, n lino diction, a pleasing voice that
gives forth ovory woul with tinmlstokablo
clearness nnd an earnest forceful ness thatenr
rles conv It tion. Ho Is a compni ati vely now
comer in Nebraska, but HoeniH bound to tako
a high runk in hlsprofosHlonond.if hochooso,
In politics. Mr. Gannon was long a resident
of Davenport, Iowa, and for jenrs was a po
tent factor in tho politics of tlio state. Ho is
a Democrat, of course his nitnio settles that.
Year after year Hjc-tho byo looked for him
at tho stoto convention of his party with live
ly anticipations of a coining "scrap." Iho
The liquor question w us tho bono of conten
tion over and over und over again. Daven
port has a largo German and Irish filiation,
and its delegation nlvv oj slead tho fight against
any plonkinthoplatformthatsqulnted toward
prohibition. Gannon seems to havo been tho
ablest man tho Democrats could find In Dav
enpoi t, and ho como up to tho convention ns
regularly as clock work. Ho Is really a tall
man, but across a convention hall ho, some
how or other, always reminded mo of a ban
tam. Perhaps It was by contrast with another
perennial delegate from Davenport, Mnjor
Cloustn. This gentlouian was largo and w ore
a paunch, and I sometimes wondered if ho
hadn't leon selected mayor by tho Germans
of his city because of 6UcrIor capacity as a
beer tank, measured by his abdominal devel
opment. Atanyrntoho was always thero.
Ho usually modo a speoch and got his tongue
tangled among bis teeth. Ho lumbered about
as gracefully as a cow and frothed at the
mouth w Itli dlro threats ugoinst prohibition
and ite friends. Uut Gannon well it was o
treat to watch Gannon engineer tho jwirlla
mentary fight after his betr-liefuddltd Gor
man f i lend had delivered himself of his an
nual fulmluatlon. Gannon was as trim and
quick and audacious as a bantam. Ho was
alert to ovory opportunity, full of expedients,
a ready talker, and tho way In which ho
hurled defiance right and left was a delicious
sensation. Ho was sent to tho state conven
tion to represent tho sentiment of Davenpoit
Democrats nnd seldom does a smnll locality
play so Important it part for years In the con
trol of jmrty olIcy as that city excited un
der the adioit leadership of Gannon.
Mr. Gannon is a lawyer, and for souiotimo
was tho prosecuting attorney for tlio Daven
port district. Boveral yours ago a bitter fight
was vvnged upon him. A system of nbuso
was alleged to havo grown up in tho ofllco by
which litigants were bled for tho hentlt of tlio
court olllclals, ami Gannon was charged witli
lielng the chief oirendor, Hyo-tho-Ilye is not
sulllclently familiar with tho case to venture
an opinion. Of course Mr. Gannon denied
tho chargo, and it may have been tho fault of
tho system rather than tho man. Perhaps it
was ono of those cose in which a K)1ltIcal
leader becomes too ponorful, excite too
many Jealousies and finally boenmw tlio vic
tim of all tho discordant elements in ids par
ty. At any rate, in this case the soro head
Democrats united with tho llepubllcans and
defeated Mr. Gannon's re-election. Depilvod
of ofllco, with his practlco gono to tlio w bids
and shorn of his jiolltlenl owcr, ho was all at
sea and it was freely predicted that ho would
go to tho dogs. Hut Gannon had more stam
ina than tlio world know. Ho moved to
Omaha,qultdrIiikingatidsworooffonK)lltlcs.
Tlio chango spoiled a jxilltlclon nnd saved a
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seems to bo o cuing liefore him. He was the
nttornoy of Mr. Hofowater In tho latter' re
cent libel suit Ai Omaha and his conduct of
that case attracted much favorable attention.
Mr. Gannon rpoke at the banquet to Minister
Patrick Kgon loBtfa!l,undbIsorntoryhttswoii
him many admirers In Lincoln.
A notnblo Incident of Tuesday evening's
meeting wns the warmth of the r option ac
corded Mrs. J. A Kllroy, who sune "The la
ment of tho Irish imlginnt." She recclud
the liveliest kind of an encore nnd wns pre
sented with three big baskets of flowers, Mrs,
Kllroy has lieon a frequent contributor to
tho programs of the Irish American clubs and
tho Lcaguo, nnd she evidently holds a warm
place in tho esteem of tho memliers of those
organizations.
Lincoln, Niciikaska, Satuuijav, Mawcii h. leJQO.
An h11 mistake occut icd In the Journal1
roKirt of tho airalr. Mrs, Welier sang "Tlio
last rose of summer," and responded to the
enthusiastic encore w 1 1 It "Comln' through tho
rye." Tlio ottrmit Mild her em-ore was
"Annlo Ijiurlo." Of course tho blunder wns
Inexcusable, but I call see how It may easily
havo occurred Some yoois ago, when
"Grandfather's clock" was In over body's
mouth, 1 had occasion to report a swell musi
cal, Among tho players was a young f'ddler
who wns just too too to play uiiythinr; com
mon or vulgar, nnd ho got mi encore. Ho
played "Home, sweet home," or something
equally familiar, and 1 iiindo no memorandum,
1 wrote up tho iK'rforinnnce with all the con
fidence of an nmnteiir scribbler. I don't think
ho was any more astonished thnn I when the
paper canio out. It lecor.ledlilmns fiddling
"Grandfather's clock.", I had no cousclouss
IU:NH MOHTI.AKK HTANLin
ness of having written that statement, and
did not know how It got into print, but I
never took It back. I tonsoUd myself with
the thought that probably tho young violinist
was more chagiined about it than I Proba
bly the Journal man hod some such oxjierl
enco. "Annie Uiuriu" may havo lieon on his
mind, Romtthing like Mark Twain's "Punch,
puiich with caie In tho presence of the pas
sengalre." Or another rijioiter In the room
may have tried, Just at thewiong moment, to
bo wlttj by reinoiklng Irrelavantly: "And
tho band plaved 'Annie Ijiurle '" You know
don't j ou, how a erson writing alotter.wlth
peoplo nliout talking, will unconsciously catch
some remark and put It down) Home other
fellow who wus not at tho muting pribably
read tho proof, and of couiso the blunder got
into tho pupeT;
Ojsteis uro served at Hrown's enfo In
ovoiy btvlc. Oiders filled on short notice.
II. iM. STANLEY, AMERICAN.
Most tienpln nro familiar, In n gemral way,
with tho position of Henry M. Htonley as mi
Afllenn explorer, 'but few are acquainted
w 1th his em ly life. Now that ho linn como to
light nftern long dlsnpxni unco among Afri
can wilds, Htunley Is the subject of a great
deal of comment. '1 he t'oUHIKU believes its
readers w 111 bo Interested in a brief account
of his early adventures, and nccouiiaules it
witli i large half-tone port rait of the explorer.
The Sllblect tins n SMint Intel ent In Nnlmm.
kans, because Hh'nioy wus a reporter In Oma
ha Itflfoiohe turned explorer.
Htnnlov sDonkmif liltimiOf ns mi Aitwrl.tm
citizen, hut he wns homo 'it Wales. Hlsnamn
was John Rowland. His fnthir was a car
penter and died when Stanley was young.
His uintlu r married a Holiert Jonos, a Welsh-1
limn, a slater and u plasterer. Hho died In
ISNl Henry M. Htanley (John llowland)was
born in n little cottngo within n part of the
old shell of Denbigh castle. Ills mother told
an Atnei iciin w ho v iit d her a short time lo
fore her death that Htanley was a hid of mi
usual talent, of great courage and could vhi,i
n Ixiy twice his size He received a good cd-1
ucation ami for a time wus n snlcti aehor in a
scliool conducted by a cousin They could
not ngree, and when Htunley wns asked to
cltun his kinsman's shoos the humiliation wns ,
too much. He left the school and went to
LlveriHl, wheio ho llvisl with an aunt and
found imploynuut as clerk in a hutehei's
store. Wo.irItd w itli this niotiot jiious llfo he
asked o captain at the Hallois' Home for em-'
plo melit mid wus eugugrd ns cabin liny. I
Htanley did not tell hU aunt of his intention !
to go to sen, and when he left ho put his old 1
suit of clothes over his liost one. His vessel
wns iKiimd for New Orleans. Hlanlev was
at copied for Iho voyngo to and from Now
uricniK, nut not being sotlsllod w Itli his treat
inent on board, he escaped from the vessel as
soon ns she reached the port.
In New Orleans ho wnsattruclod by thofa
miliar sign In a window, "A Hoy Wanted."
He wont Inside the store, wlioro ho met a
kindly looking gentleiniiii, whom ho asked for
employment, lie wns tried at writing on
sacks, and having done this satisfactorily, lie
was engaged 'Iho boy's employer's name
was Henry Mm Hake Htunley, Mr. Htunley
died, and out of lovo mid gtntltudo to his
Item ructor young Howlnnd, as ho was still
known, adopted his name, and culled himself
Homy Moi (lake Htanley.
Willie In New Orleans young Htanley wrote
a letter to his sister stating that John How-
hind, the WeMitunn fiom Denbigh, was dead,
and lie ioiildeicd it Ids duty to inform tho
fnmilv of hisdinth The story was believed
and John ltoulu'id in courso of tlmo was for
gotten Young .Stanley Joined the confeder
ate army, and while serving on tho Held was
taken pi Isonor He sCHed, worked his way
to one of the Atlantic jkiMs, and thence to
Liverpool Ho iiturned to his mother, who
said that her son tliui "lxikol liken trump "
While at homo he n celv ed u letter addressed
to hlin us "Henrj M Htanlej " Uwns tluu
that the fact itus levealfd to the family that
he wns the Honrv M Htanlej who had writ
ten to his sUter that John How land wusdend
He oxplulucd how and wh) he had changed
his name After a short time he returned to
Ainoili-n. while ho Joinid tho navy and serv
ed In it until the win closed. While In the
navy he scuicdthoHsitioii of correspondent
of the New Yoik Jlfiuhl . After leaving tlio
Pwioic Kivic OicNTaCjl
navy ho ngnln vlsllod his mother. While at
home ho hnil hU portrait taken In his naval
iinlfoim. 'I hat portrait may still bo seen nfc
iii inn iroisii iiouie.
After the war In. drifted westward and
nnong other ex iM'ilonces tried a loporlcr'n
llfo In Oiunhii during tlio wild andwooly dnys
of tlinttnwn.
The next tlmo ho saw his mother wns when
ho lutui tied from Abvsslnlu wltlitho Hiltlsli
nrmy, which ho had accoiupuiilod ns the cor
resiKllldellt nf the Nnw Vnrl II.. .1.1 ui...
metlilm lii Iiudoii. Ho ontertnlued hrr In
regal stle On anot her occasion, after ho
had found LI Ineslnn In Afrli.,, I.I. ,..n,.,
mm smier mei. uiiii 111 rorii, wiieio tlioy wero
Imwlldeiisl b the splendor of tho courtesies
shown him. On nnotlnr occasion, his step
fnlher, Holiert Jones, nnd his mother visited
him In 1indon at Iiigham'N hotel,
At HtflllleV's lllltlvit llfllltll tlllirf. rif.t .ii..nl
tmfth.lKl. .!..-. -.A l.l.. I. h 1 , -a
inenicntooH which tho great explorer gnvo
his mother ns keepsakes, nmong them two
white African hats which he had worn; n
round black cap covens! with long fur which
was given hlin by an Afilcmt uhlofj a stick
about u jaidlong, blink, haul and so hiavy
that half the material soniiid to lie of Iron.
Tho A fi lean who piesuitul It said tho tieo
ft iiiii which tho wood hud btun cut was called
thotioo of life. Hlunley's mother received
from him a hamper iiiailn of iiislies nbout
twelve liichis long, four to five fc t wide and
tin co feet di en. with u mnt mw.f mini,. nr
the same material. It wus u curious niece or
workmanship, and so compact Ihai It was
water tight. Htanliy said that It wus mndo
of tho sumo matoiial as tho one In which littlu
Muxes wns found on the banks of the Nile.
110 gavo his mother also n gold watch, hor
iiaiiie hting uigiaveil inside with the date,
August 18, IS7I. He gave his stepfather it
knire which he hud can lid with him thiough
all his travels In Abjsslnln Tliero uro also
111 the old homosteiiiltlili In u diirerent photo
grnphs of Htnnlo), taken n various plucis
Alexniiilrlii, Znnllmr, Coiistniitlnople, Purls,
London, ele (In ilu. !....! ,.r H... ..i..i..,.r....i.
sent from Coiistuiitiuopio are the following
worm, w i men in miner a lioavy hand:
"Airoctlomitely, II. M Htanley, 187(1,"
Rtinley's mother died at Hodelwyddnii,
Deilllluhsllire. Tlin linu-rlnllmi . .1... ....in..
statul that tlio ihcoau'd was tho 'mother of
u. .vi. mauley, the African explorer,' nnd nt
her Holiest the MiimiliiK.rliitli,ii t. ........ ..-., i
on her tombstone."
Thoiuns Htevens, who went nrouiul tho
win Id on u blcjelo, was sent by tlioNow York
ll'dli to Hud Htiinluv. iiml Im iIi.i.iIIum n...
explorer tliust I wns particularly struck
when I first found myself face to face with
Air. Htanley under his palavei shixlatMsuwa,
with his healthful, ioliustaps-aiuuce. I wan
exncs'tlmr to mo a iiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiir..K-it,i .......
out nnd enfeebled by tho InniiinerablonttaclcH
in vinciiii i over no uus sustuineti nnd tho no
cumulated Directs of the liarilshljmof nineteen
years, oir and on, o Afilcan oxplolt. His
hair and mustache urn gray, it Is true, but
iipai t f i out thai the explorer does not look n
ny inner ma s i igm, nun rortyyour. Ita
Is n mini stli'lilK' lu.lnu- (In. t.wiii.... i.L.i.i
but weiglis much more than one would lie
iiKoiy in nisi signt to guess, uisnoimal
Wolullt is I7fi IMHIIlds. ln l.i.lu ML., n I...-.I
stocky man of the Phil Hlieildanoi Htoiiowuli
tincHsoii ij)e, nun su ikos ono on llrst upM-nr-
lllllll IIS lll'llllf L'lWkl lil.fnpluniu.llir... ...,..
suchoiislltlonsuM the lellef und rescue of
i. niiii riiMin lie neven Helens sullen it inucli
on tint expedition.
PEN, PAPER AND INK.
Among tho piensniit features of tho current
miiuber of ll'iVn Ikvi.c inn im i,tu.ni,.T
ihapti is of "Ilony und Han," a new serial by
.uuiy nariHiii uilliei wihsI, "A Habblt
Hound up" by .Joaquin Miller, another of Jus.
sle Henton riiinnnt's "Will and tho Way
Htoi les" entltlul "A Picnic m ur tlio Kquu
tor," and an account of the "Heiiutlful Linlly
Marshall" by rrunces A Hiimpliiey, lllus
truted by a iortriilt.
Thu .IrnncHii-Mltlrr Mtmttzn for Mnrr-li tu
an opltomlj d eiicyclopnillii of Inforiiiatlou
lorwoiuen. ino article en "I'lijsical Cul
ture," by Moliel Jonuess, is one of tho most
Inteiostlng in tlio set hs, and of especial vnhio
to woniuii who need dust dovelopmint.
"The Luxury of tho Tin kish and Homun
Haths," b Annie JennehS-Mlller, Is full of
SUIfUOStiOUS to WOlllell who ill(rn ti Ifimi lin.
secrets of good complexions nnd shapely
luniiH,
The March ,lmia will lie jiociillarly Inter
esting to tlio lovers of driimutlo art. as Mod
Jeska's destrliitlon of her debuts In Hun Vi uu
cisco und Indon appear in this issue, and uro
w i itten in a manner that Is sure to captivate
all readers. A flno jwtrult of Modjeska as
Ophelia accompanies this paper. A 0.
Wheeler (N) in Crinkle) tho brilllnnt dra
iniitio critic, iiUo has a thoughtful pnper In
this same nuinbor entltlid, "Tho KxtineMou
of Hhaki-siiero."
In the Forum for March A. K. Kisko, with
all the reverence of uu orthodox believer,
w rites a protest ogilnst dogma III the Protest
ant churches, and an uixul for n church or
Kunlzatlon lmssl not on crtisl but on conduct.
Another religious etsay is by Archdeacon
Forrar, who writes of the good and of tho
evil done by monastlclsm an issay apropos
of the discussion of establishing brotherhoods
in the l'plscoul church. Frederic Harrison,
tho distinguished Lngllsh critic, who writes
now, we believe, for the llrst time In ou
American periodica), makes a comparison
between the Fit mh onsnntrj or today and
of one liundnd jonrs ago, from which ho
draws tho conclusion that the ability to os
scn laud lias changed tho French ivnsaut
from the most mlserubletooneof thelinpplest
nnd most tuUtnutltil tj pis of nun in modern
Kuroe,
Hchool children will leurn much foster If
they ore made comfortable and kept in per
fect health. Vtryfow t sea i o sevtre coughs
and colds during the winter mouths. It isou
easy inutttr to avoid the discomfort and diss
trtss of coughs und colds b using Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy. It is b far the bout
trmtmtut ever brought into general use for
coughs, colds and hoarseness When the first
symptoms of cold appear, use Chamberlain's
Cough Itemed) and tho cold can lie broken
up ut once. Hold b) A L. Sunnier.