PIM li. ,o,;'r ,0,0' y 1'81 "SA-PoPdlAR' PAPER of A9PIIRN -TIMES " Vol. 7 No. 2 6 Lincoln, Nkbhaska, Satuhday, May as, ltJDli. Pwicic Kivic ContH ' i t J i i m i Ji t , ii w ewifjRLK Tho cnrly Nebraska Mttl.tr nml tlio native product have liitd tlielr day, ninTn great tiny it was, not only for tliein but for the million others who tin III with prldo nt tho reflection that Nebraska Is their home. Tho fllver an niversary of her statehood ha passed Into history to liecome ft part of her unprece dented ro ord. It Is worthy n placa In tlmt lecord, for no public celebration In the went was ever mora wisely planned or moro suc cessfully uml satisfactorily executed, and tho proud Nebraskan who attended It affection ately draws another distinct credit mark on tho credit side of tho chronicles of tho state. Bo numerous were the unexampled pleas urea afforded thoso who attended tho cere motile, and bo closely crowded together were they in point of time, that one could barely keep track of them or get In advanta geous time from one grand and successful feature ere another was half over. Tin city was filled with illustrious visitors who enjoy the tender roverenco of tho pupllc, tho man who, with brain, or tongue, or pen, or axe, or plow, laid tho foundations of our history. To have been an old settler is n priceless boon today. It fills one with awe who, hav ing advanced well Into tho cares of life, con verses with' a man who nettled in .Nebraska long ere the aged youth of today was hoi u. To those of Us who look back throughout thieo dozen years of life to tho long-ago of our eat )y childhood it seems almost iiicredl hie that a good many people whom no meet every day camo to Nebraska ere wo were bom. It is no wonder that wo greet tho ojd settler with awe, If not alone for what ho has done, at leatt for what he has been and seen. To liuvo been an old settler covers u multi tude of sins, and well It may. Nouo of tho lato comers can foi in a faint conception of what the pioneer oxj)erleneed, however, he has laid, and wisely, tho foundations of a stnto grander than were many of nation which will live in history until the end of time. Think of tho inagnillceut p'an devised and adopted by the pioneer for the upbuild ingof tho public school s stein. No grander plan for n nobler purjiose ever sprung from tho brain of man. And it was adopted, through Nebraska pioneer Influence, by the congress. It is on a par with many other wise provisions mado for their posterity by tho early solons, concerning which one often wonders whence arose tho forethought then exhibited. And Lincoln honored her pio neers on Thursday in n way that must have richly gratified tho thousands In attendance. They appreciated tho compliment bestowed and disjiersed to their homes with assurances that they had enjoyed every feature, of the celebration. To representatlv es of the local press is due more than an even share of credit for the success of the festival. To II. M. Dushnell of the Call Is probably due credit for tho idea of such a celebration and the first steps to ward its application. Further than this, the selection of Will O. Jones of tho Journal as a member of the general committee was a wise one, for he brought to tho work a zeal that stopped not shoi t of the limit of his en durance, an energy that knows not fatigue, it wondei ful capacity for woi k and n brain to plan it. Entering tiou his duties on tho icomnutteo as nn obscuio member, ho con templates the successful Ismu of tho work satisfied to know that he did moie than nn eqtiul share and is lecelving duo recognition. Others worked fur success, and worked hard, but Mr. Joins' woik was not pre-eminently hard but (quull tuciessfuliii.d well-dliectcd. -' A wave of ii-sthetlcism has struck the po lice station witli a resounding thud that is grateful indeed to tho ears of all citizens who yeuill to tee the giouiiofmetropoliUiulsiii In Lincoln. Only think of it! JJncoltrs pollen force is to be made of some appreciable ben ellt tootheis thun thpso who need un .occa sional reminder of tho lequfrenieuts of socie ty's laws. In other w ords a day has dawned when ordeily people may seo the advaiita ges of suppoi ting n police force. Tho order 'basf gone (ojth'lrotn the new chief tlat the men ihalPfumillarize' themselves with the names and locations of sfeets and such pub lic or private building us the sti anger is infist likely" nt lie seeking, the vailous churches, places of ainuxeiiieut, telegraph and express tlllces, banks, hotels and news paptis. Such u requirement has been herw tofoie en'tiiely overlooked, ami ns n rule one as much moro apt to receive sucli deslieJ information from tho first citireu encoun tered than from a policeman. And that is not tho only beneficent feature of the chief's code. Tho men are expected to bo able to lecoguizea bleach of tho peuco or a crime when they tee it. Heretofore too many ieo plo have Leen victims of the often unreason ablo and sometimes ludicrous caprice of the , ldockhends on tho force, mid there have been bomo blockheads there. Men mid women have been subjected to arrest, publicity and scunditl in this city for tho exeiclso of the most iuiiccent and otherwise unchallenged personal lights, and such instances have not JHinro. The rules now require, tlmt each wntvl.er shall strive to securo n general l.iw!'dgeof laws i elating to crimes und bi'iwshes of the ordiiiuuios, as well as of po he," rules and regulation. And last, but r.ot least, tho members are expected to he at all times pi eseiitahlo in their personal ap peal ance. They are to keep their unliorus: and accoutieinenls clean, tlielr shots re splendent and their tongues civil. Hail to tho new legime! l'at i ons of local spoils have not, ierhups, fully realized the splendid field for spurt that will bo oioneil up by tho completion of the salt lako near West Lincoln, u branch of sport that is oh cleuu and enjoyable as it is Igorous am! exciting. Tho projectors of this enterprise will present for publiu and in (livlduui'uiiiuseinent an aquatic raco of a full mllo and a. quarter straightaway. Just how long it will take to cultivate it taste for boat- 9 C'W nx y t ''vi ( .H t '" " ,.P C - racing Is n matter of conjecture, but It is beyond question that n good many people of athletic tmU3 will be early in the field. In duo time, if tho local Institutions of learning recognize their opportunities, as they rarely fall to do, tlietH will bo a number of nourish ing competitive boat clubs in Lincoln, and nn annual regatta will bo an attractive foituro of Lincoln's piogram of athletic sports, a feature which will attrict attention and vis itors from long distances and all directions, Inland regattas east of tho Mississippi have been given splendid patronage ami eucour ment for over a dozen years, and there Is no good reason why Lincoln should not lead a similar enterpi Ise in the west. With a shel tered course of a mile and a quarter, the op portunity is here, nnd beyond question soma one will bo found ere long agitating the row log club and the annual regatta ton success ful Issue. No variety of college athletics it moro appreciated than the boat club con tests. Aside from its novelty In this section, it Is moro exciting ana less Intricate and pjr plexing than base ball or foot bull. There are already a number of projects on fo3t f o r the organization of four ami eight oar teams, nnd tlio exampl e of the first to form would bo followed with ulacrity. Wait for the uu uual legattn. It Is coming to Lincoln. It will lie found In due course of time that a good many men who went forth to the work of rescue during tlio recent Hoods nnd have lieen glorifying their own prowess over since will not bo well satisfied with tho glory they harvested that they would spurn uu op iwrtunlty of adding a few slieckels to the crop. 'They will persent bills to tho council and . will have olllclal who will need their oerrJoBS some other day, politically, sing pu- ibeuc ou8 to too council of tlielr bravery and fortitude. Tlio Hoods developed a few men of heroic, attributes, but heroism nowa days exjiects recognition in dolliirniind centu, ft alt until the heroes of the Hood get through liair.iuerli'g at tho dour of tho city treasury vaults, if they do before another Mood comes, and none of us will pino to bo known as heroes. Manager A. J. Spencer has bought un ele phant which Is to appear in "A Night at the Circus" and Nellie Mclieiiry bus christened it Cupid. This, with tlie wild man of Hor ned, i, hoi'.-e. a iIol' anil tint cliivei- lltlli, nit U- aiiiuy will make the uiciiiigeiio complete. I'm-Tlix snlillrr llii). Tho Albany 7Wc(nini, May "!, will qo printed on ail iiliny blue paper, esHvially designed for tlio Decoration Day utimlier alone, and will contain oilglual poems, sketches and stories by leading (Irani! Armj otllceiNinid prominent "old Vets" from all purts of the country. It will alo lo very profusely and elegantly illustrated. Tho entire 111 pages will bo sent by mull for A cents. Address, Tlio Tfltyrttm, Albany, N. Y. Hew urn lit Ointments fur (.'atari li Hint Contain Meirury, ns mercury will surely destroy tho sense of smell and completely derange the whole sys tem when entering it through thomucuous surfaces. Such m tides should never bo used except on prescriptions from reputable phy sicians, as tlio damage they will do is ten fold to tho good you can possibly derive fioni them. Hall's (.'atari h Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co,, Toledo, O,, contflln no mercury, and Is takyn Internally, acting directly upon the blood and muciiou surfaces of tho Bjstein. In buying Hall's Cutanh Cvre bo sine you get the genuine. It is taken internelly, and made lit .Toledo, O,, by F. J. Cheney ACo. Testlnfonliii free. t'BoJd by drugrtruj price 75c per bottle. - 'v i m .I'V.rai'-k.i h6-V J7 m J mm w mmmm THE SLEEPING SOLDIER. Once moro In dreamt hu lives the past, And, 'mill the ha tile's raxing llames, Hi) leads hi comrades nn to caro The teenrd nf I heir deathless names. Sleep on, O dreamer of today, And llcht iiiiio moro thy battles won. Thy brothers red In gras-grow a graves; 'Ihy work and (IrIi has beeu well done. InMoiw-miKB There wiisayoung fellow In Lincoln Whoofhnll games was ever moro thlneolu; When the club did disband Ho throw up hi band Ami drowned all bis sorrow Indrlncoln, k 'I II A man can't keep house In drouthy Nc- i brnsku with any degree of satisfaction unless he has a few gondolas in his front yard. ' III The geographers s ly that tho world Is com- posed of about three-fourths of water mid one-foiiith of laud. The geographers weio too penurious in the matter ot water. 1 ii ii n When tho news was received hero that sev- i enteen train loids of Methodist preachers I hud left Omaha for Lincoln It was supposed that an elToit to convert 11. I) Hathaway was to 1m made. Hut it seems that the peo- , plo were in error.' k 'i i Tho are good many coplo throughout the ' state who would llko to know whether it Is true that Mr. (Sere has moved his typewriter to the band stand on the square slncu it was discovered that tho walls of tho pott-olllco building are liable to fall on him and crease bis hat. There would be u good many ox- curslous to Lincoln if folks were sure thy could see thu gland old postmaster and editor pounuiug out able tariir articles In tlio open air. II II II A prominent state oillcial who is widely known in Lincoln, where his otllco Is. (don't give It aw ii) was in Piemen t thiswek (this Is strictly sub rosa) ami was earnestly en gaged III jionileious Interviews with ex-Congressman Horsey. (This inu.t not lie ie iK'ated.) Perhaps there ls.a ken on, I'erhups there isn't. .Meanwhile the solons of Lincoln can sit up Into at night guciihig who tho of ficial was, and what in tlio nam" of 1'ietly 1'oinl Llllles ho was talking with Mr. Dorse' about. t i Lincoln will have no bao ball tills summer If Col. Hlckey knows himself, and in all hu man probability he does. Thop'oplo of the smaller cltle in tlio state are very Indignant about It, but they s'miild view Lincoln's withdrawal from tho Nebruku league with u charitable eye. The city will soon have another whirl with tlio moml ennf the stiito legislative team, who will pu an exhibition ganio at the state house uccom igtothe reg ular schedule. Too much xpi.it would lie rather lirh for Lincoln's IiIoih). It is neces sary that she should go lightly, this summer in order to lie prepared for the' combat next' w Inter. II II The time will tonncomo When the premature plum p Will bo gulped by the nrevlous boy; Wiienthoapplo unrlpo Ho will cbeerfully swipe And stow It away In his Joy; Then over the bills The dispenser of pills Will come Willi his powders and salve..; Alula gravo will ho made In tlio box alder's shade, Where kuiiiIhiI tho lambkins and calves. 1 II H Tho Long H-ingo department Is or tho opinion that tho worst poetry Is not tint pro sented by thu cro roads weeklies, but that which Is published b; the higli-piicod magu-i-luas, "Little meuiilng, llttlo relevancy" It IT- r --. -" . j Hut rv, who, waking, now look hnck And link our memories with tho past liy strewing (lowers upon tho graves Of them whnoii fame shall ever last Wo know that (lowers shall lose tlielr bloom And idlo dreams shall swiftly fade; Hut in our liearts, In blood, is writ Tho kncrlllcu our heroes made. M. beats; It treats of nothing In uu ambiguous style ;dt is merely a lot of words strung on u wlro.iWhut's the good o pwtry mile it ls simple, and ihythnilcal, and withn patent purpose? If It Is simply an effort to conceal a mlcroscoptio Idea In a mountain of lan guage, It were better to have left It unwrit ten. Tim cross-roads poetry which treats of lovers who wei.t away anil never returned, and which makes "sliver" ihymo with "Oli ver'1 Is vastly superior to It: II ", II The author of this department I glad to inform Couincil readers that he Iris encoun tered in a little hook stoiu a volume of sur passing excellence. It treats of people who are now alive, ami does not grope for heroes and heroines in the dust of dead years. It Is not filled with "line writing," and Is thus u decided relief after thu majority of modern works; there is no nasto of words; no stale scandals are reheuised to tmiku It "realistic;" no loug-ilrawu descriptions of iiiqiosslblo scenery bunleu its pages, the villain Is not hanged In tho last chapter, nor is the hem mauled, It is a book for busy ieoplo and should bo lead by Uiomi who like information gracefully presenkMl. It is entitled "Thu Lincoln City Directory." i Ii 'I lie had been In northern legions whire Hid tii i mi fitiirmil Hiiu Ho had been In southern deserts where the sand Is very deep, 'there was nothing, folks assertid, would oc casion nun surprise, For he knew the world so thoroughly, nnd held It very cheap. He had rroksctl the Niger river, roamed thu Jtinulcs of the south, Ho had chased the saeied cattle on the camulsof the east, He hud thrust hi dome of thought into an alligator's mouth, And In tents of strolling lleilolns he had Joined tho lowly feast. There was nothing under heuMin that would cause the mini toMart, He had been so many places. In the the east and in the west, Hut this drouthy vernal weather bioLo the braces of his heart And he wrappe 1 hi heard around him, and ho sunk Into his rest. ! ' J Tho fact Is now gucrally recognled that eggs wero laid for a higher and nobler pur p.so than to bo thrown at actors, and they are now seldom uvsi by the audh'iioo to ex pi es disapprobation. Ills really better not m inr,uw uiijiiiing in. tiniuiJiue mars, un department has tiecu reading about tho mis fortunes which overwhelmed an enthusiastic yoiluglfiaii in u weU'in town. Ho went to a theatio with several eggs which were coined many eurs ago, and when tlio heavy villain of the play was niinounciii,; that the hour of his revenge at 1 ist had arrived, tuo misguided youth let fly an ancient egg which caught tho actor on thu Ikisoiii and In oko and rendered him as fragrant us u dead horse in the heat of a iliowsy summer. It chanced that the actor had beuu a profes slomil pugilist in his yo mger days and hud not forgotten all ths ti icks of Ids tru le.'And so he leaped blithely over the footlights and captured tho egg thrower an 1 swept out tho aisles with him. Tlio incido it nuy he in strumeutal in stinting the whosls of a long needed leloim, Henry dreenwull, of N'ew Oi leans and Texas and A. Y. l'oursoii, of Deadwood, 1). kota, and malinger of "The Midnight Alarm" and other successful roid pUys, have J suc- ceouoti j. m. mil us manager or the Union Square theatre in Now Yoik. Hpeelul Ciu'ltlKll Correspondeure.l Nr.w Yoiik, May'JI, ISIM, The only nnv city In town this week Is a slngulnily oiretl slvo piece of Indecency crpi't luted at lldir manu's thealie. It Is cnlhsl "Klysluin" ami was produced by William Fleron and Pen 1 1 Hyllnge who were Inst year iessinlble for the pi rverslou iff a Humus story cr.lled "The Chiueiiceail Case," whlcli attracted cousld ei able attention. "Klysluin" proves to bo Mario IVhunl's notorious novel, "Mou Ouclo llailiMssan." The shaineftil story lells iff a hiro who Inheilts a nci et haiem near Paris, nnd the exploit", UUlcdcciiiiihltt In laclvlou mss, have tiiM'uariii, wlilln many Jests and S'lllles reek with sugge-tlo is mi vile that It Is a wonder Anlhonv (' HKlocIt did not anet every one innnicled with it. "Hobby" da lor came to town on Monday with "Mporl McAllister," whlcli wnsseni at the IIIJou for the Hist time In tills oily. Mr. (Invlor with his husky voice, nimble legs and gloliwquo clothing is somewhat of a novelty on 1 1 road way, but the "show" with Its Inoffensive lllp pnncy and its clever people, inn sine iff u fair share of favor. The pi i sent Is the last week of Hoslna Vokes at Daly's and heriibrupl lie pin tine this year is markisl by the prisluc tiou of a new thiee-aet farce by Chillies 'Ihomiis, of biiidou, not el seen on this slile. It is railed "Tho Piicr ('huso'' and tells iff a long mid exciting chase for a wonderful ie celpt for cmry linen the propel ty of mi 1'ast India riijali. It Is Murdou's "Scrap iff I'aper" tut hid to fa ice, but not much but the scrap iff paper Is left. Tho fun iff tho play Is all intensely Kllgll-h and themnno ami .Miss Vokes has not a single chance In show her inelal. Hu.M, ii'. . Mnuugtr I". F. Ogstou's leigu at tho Fimku cIoih Juno Ist, next U'lshin-ihiy, with the eiiL-aL'eini'iit iff tho Ciiiintv I'nlr II., ulll I leave In a few das theiealterfor Now Yoik, ami win spi uu me siimiuer in the AUirou duck and at liar Haibor. Dining Mr Ogstou's maiingtmetit or tho Fiinkii ho has mado many fi lends, having at all times ie coIwhI Its pations with dun com tes mid n gentleman In every lespeet. Next season he will pave tho loud In advance, for Mile. lthea. Mr. Ogstou is a rustler and at the same tlmo a genteel and pleasant p'lxm In deal with and desei vis meiited success. As to who will succetil him, cannot yet be slid and as thu season at Futiko's will bo at an end this week, It is likely that no successor will he appointed until thu fall season opens which will bo Into In August. With Mr. Ogston gocr tho-best wishes or the entire Lincoln "press gang" mid the pations gener ally iff the theatre. Mario Hubert Fiohmiiu's inngiilllceiit pro. Jy MJmmmW ' Jt$JMSmmVmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmlL?J. 'nmLmmW - ' i-:MLm3mLWmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ll I&'llmmWmmmWmmmrV - frBlKSflMmW''mmmmmmmmmmmmm fll II CM, T VILLIAM DEAN HOWELLS, TS new Editor ol th Cctmopolltsn Mik-Int, diictioii or the "Witch" Thnrsitiiy evening' I cullisl out a large and fashionable audience at the Ijinslng. or Hie plivo mil 'h may lie said in It favor, and the company siippirtiug Miss Frnhiii'iu is fully up to the standard iff the play. It Is unlike anything elo Uki I the stage today and thelefoio the more en ! joyable. The play depicts tho old colonial dnys in MnsMichuvtt, and many ot the scenes m o weird and it Is said excellently I represents thoo times. As tho ' Witch" i Miss I 'roll in a n attunes a mot dllllcult role, but acts It with a precision that elicits tho sympathy pud applause or tho audience. Mr. Charles .lehllnger did sonto clever work as Walter lA'ydeii and In several or his ell muxes did some mont elftvtivu acting, one in particular lielug at thntiiiM jut befoiv the Imiiglng scene. The "Witch" Inn hud a gt eat run and deserves Its popularity. Tho Dmlil opera coiiip my mule lis lullbil' bow to Hie Lincoln public Monday evctili; In "The MMciit(u''and wen. It not ror IImi' fuel that wo weiii very will niqunlntisl wllli the old luviirlli It would he ililll Milt to Hiift nlm "Tho Mam itto" as pieseuted by Ihein. They hare changeil thu libretto n gnat ileal,' but liuvo hardly Improved ll. It has u ten dency toward lull loaning Hie comedy In it milliner scarcely pleasing to wltnewi. At times the M'i foi inanco drags and the 1st runners are not iivnily piotupl. In plchlnrc' I up their lines. Tuesday eveiilug tho "(JIiIhimc jiff Noiiuaudy" was priNliicnl to a fair slmsi' niidliuce, and ran somewhat smoolher tbnii Hie foinier production, but the same old it1 It nines were win n. They lire ungainly IinsV-' lug ami at b-it impleisint to tli. eyn. isuiKMiny uvemug " l no .liicnlin" wns rr p.'atisl o n small audience and put i lully ns good ns before. "C'hl s iff Nor-' mndy" was reieatcd Thuisduy to suaiir busluessiind hit night thocouipaiiy appoirist' . in "Krmlnlo," On thoiomniiiiy llltlo prukw, can lailx'stowiyl, still a severe n Itiilsiii wiaikl' Is? umiisiMsary. In the cast Is one ami -Imps only one that really ilm-s good work. Miss Amy Leslie Is a spilghtly and cousi-liii . lions nitUto and does sonni veiy clever uct-. lug Isoldes conlrolllng an excellent volco mm Is shown In all thosiusslioreu lrs. At Mm matinee tistay "Krmlnlo" will li put on uml t might another doso iff tho "Chimes" w III lux ailiulnUteied. The LluiloilN sts'lll to lelnlll Iho'r rust Imlil on the public po nihility and puise, for nut wlthstaudliig tho fact that Mondiy evening opened their thhd engigeiueiit In Lincoln this season yet the house was ciohiIisI fnmi . pit to iloiiie. it was a linn turnout that wit lles.nl Ihe pteselilntlou iff that loyal histori cal piece, "Damon mid P thlas,"iiui thu rhlvali on characters weio lirought out in n . manner that r.ilrly uiountsl tho eutiie hikII-' euco to respilislve enthiisliisni, 'I'liirshiy evening thu Mime cordial welcnuio greet ill' tlwsj ii'uveis in ".So i iff Monlo Crlt4." I loll i these plajs have I eel veil duo mention heietofore In these columns, thelefoio it is useless to i eili'iatc the pleasant words Imto ' tofoie extended. Iist nlglit "Tho Ticket of I.ciivo Man'' was given a mot credilnhhi presenlatlon In wlilch the coiupiuy scons I another dec I led success. Too house wiws again well I'lleil and the audleiico ccitninly seiunl to enjoy every action iff that tliiN hoiioml and Justly popular piny. Toniubt the kiiiiio piece vv ill bo cnt and "KulhUvii . Miiviiiirueen" will lie give i at tlio inuihuit. HOJtt: lllll'.AT I'l.AVH, Next week at tho Ionising will wlliifin several grand pioducllons by UhIIoV Kilth Avenue Coinnuy, some elnbor.to p rev elation now ln-lng puifeete I for tho work. Tho company h i lieeu hurd at work, ismlan-j " every spurn uioiiieut li'ii been put in on re lijaiS'U. Monday evening the Llndon's Sir. (Jrtlltliand Iheeiitlrostieugtli of thecut will bests'ii III u grand piiHluctlon ofa famous war $ drumueiitithd. "(5ettsl urg". It I n si ail stirring patriotic play, and leing uiemoriHl day the house will doubt le be (sickitl. Tuesday night a spectular prudiictlon of thu "Sea of Ice," w ill lie presente d w itti a full rv qiilrvmertnf skv al scenery. It ia griinJ plav, and w 111 be hand-oincly htaged. WvJ uewlay evening "ymsu's Ilvidence" vHIIhi thebllland forthobilMicnof the week thrm will Iw u change nightly Seats will it nut in at the sumo popular price, 10, M, nndl'OctH. can now- no secure.! THK 131'NTV KAIIl. After uu extended engagement all over llm country "Tlie County Fair'" will lie bmug tit to the Fuuke Wednewlay evening. TbeAtiv giK'is in general ro familiur with the sur ccks or this play tit the Union Square tiitatr. Continued on fifth vige.