tMt ) M " PoPil UR IWER ' op AV?PERN .JIMES " Vol.. 7 No. 60 Lincoln, Nicukaska, Satukday, Novicmiiicu 10, lBOli. F'wtcifi Fivic ContH i m Tories Why In It Mint tlio educators of our youth, tho parents nml guardians, over choose music an nn accomplishment In preference to art I If a doting lather has nn nniount of money to ox iwml on lifs faintly lio Immediately do tides on music iir n luxury to lavish Uoii his cherished ones, fondly Imagining that (level opnieiit will umko nn tirtlst of Micin In Mil specialty, A pmcnt spends hundreds of lot lars In tho moderate education of n daughter in music, only to see her come out, innko lnr deliut not as n musician, hut as n society girl. Sho then Riven up hor prnctlcu of past regularity, censes to piny for her friends In public, and booii growing rusty dislikes, mid tienco declines tn piny nt nil. Utir rosebud girl nnd muMclnii marries in time nnd In lur household cares hu.lly engages horsolf. until wo meet her n few years Inter on In lifo In u pleasant homo, nun ountleil by a bright fam ily: nnd nftor n while wo will boo her daugh ter being given tho advantages of n musical education llko unto her own. For what reason or nlm such a task is assigned no ono has renlly decided, but tho uautl conclusion was determined from other precedent family " ideas of culture, nnd so tho world moves on and continues In its old rut. x If your child docs not show a special desire and adaptability for music nnd its execution, why wnsto your money and tholr energies in the cultivation of n pursuit which you nro sure they could not follow professionally, nor oven be a skillful psrformor. lint if they should acquire tho manipulation and usual dexterity of lingering, through constant thrumplng nnd practice without nascent lovo for music and nn ear for tho symphony of sound, buccosb will not crown their efforts. Then after hours of laborious study of tlio Czeruy and other five finger exercises, will either become discouraged, from Inability to cope with others in this Bphere, or from lack of tlmo to devoto to daily practice, nnd wnnt of application, our musical prodigy gives up the coveted goal nnd retires from tho field with the laurel crown of "what might liavo been." After all that has been expended In this luxurious attainment what has she to khownsan acquired luxury! Naught save "un old piano covered thickly o'er with dust, tho keys are brown and yellow, and 'the strings nro red with rust." A young lady enters n studio from a lovo of art and a deslro to become a true artist. Sh will begin with the rudiment and foun dation principles, cultivate tho eye and the fingers to skillfully execute and detect good work. She must aspire to original ideas nnd then execute them In uu Idealization of her tubject. Ono must work from casts and from life objects, to perfect tho eye, to t,-nln it in truo outline, proportions and perspec tive, and afterward with an elementary training ono can advancunud from tho sketch class in black and white, curlculum easily proceed to the stago of coloring tho still life studies. There are few students (or peoplo, in fact), who see objects alike, hence tho va riety we observe in the various studios, of technique, style and coloring. If our student is still anxious to pursua her avowed pro clivity and artistic proiiensitlos, with bor rudimentary training slio will find herself ably fitted to develop and elevate her chos-n subjects. An urtlit, llko a poet, illustrates from the homely ride of llfe.theieby enhano Ing a virtue or exaggerates and magnifies an evil. Thus we find an artist creating Ideals and making a flue competence out of her labor. Again we will follow a student entering a studio for the purpor o of doing a little deco rative work, accumulating a few pictures and odd bits of brio a brao and making the family and her fi lends a few gifts of her own work. Or mayhap she has a deslro for a lu crative occupation, either ono of which if properly applied mutt bring tho desired re sult. She (the student) begins on some pieces of canvas to be a- bright little study, or a unlqus piece of china; no previous training has prepared her, but tho teacher will either assist her or sketch tho design herself, anil then after f pending n few hours of labor and a few dollars In money for tho decorative fancy, her penchant taste is repaid doubly in a charming bit of work which she can display to her friends as a result of patience and u trifle of adaptation. Sho does this piece model atoly well and so may do several others; and In tho end has a tangible evi dence of tho "things of beauty and joy for ever" to demonsti ato how her hmu s of labor were actually tptnt. Our little artist friend continues for n time In this work, makes rome pretty 01 namentbl remembrances for her friends, decointes hor ow;i "boudoir" or hrme, cultivating her own eye fcr tho beautiful and these with whom she comes in contact by gocd taste in modes and style of drefs, decomtlon and her leflued ideas of beuuty, Bho finally drops tho palette, and biuMies for a time, end perhaps months or years Intervene ere tho opportunity or incli nation to paint Is again offered. Is our little friend at a loss how or where to begin I No, indeed; sho is not awkward llko a musician who leaves tho keyboard for a few weeks or mouths. A musician, If absent for a time from routine work, could not correctly exe cute a harmony or even a few' melodious strains If "out of practice;" the old com plaint and thread-bare excuse of the pianist. How about our little artist! When she Hint picks up her brushes and colors, feels her work (s a trllle crude, aim in tho use of her brushes unable to hold them as surely as when last In uto, thestiokesu little unsteady at first will improve, and in u very short period she must and will (like Hlchard), be herself again. 1 do wish tluit the parents would see tho 'plausibility of this theory and allow the i children the privilege of a choice. Kcouoiny has long been pieuched and tho prevalent idea that painting Is an exiioiislvo luxury fow caimll'onl Is u mistaken theory, For every dollar sjient In nrt tho followor derive Im medtntfl valuo for value rendered. A picture, it piece of pottery with sotno quaint decora tion, a protty pleco of china or porcelain, nil of which sponk for themselves In value, ns compensation for exonso, tlmo and lulxir. Who was ever so stupid that If once In life they hud painted nnd been n declplo of nrt could not ngnln reproduce similar effects. To decorato ono does not need to possess tal ent or genius. A neat workman, small amount of originality, moderate degree of patience, you or any ono can, under a fair teacher, reach the acmo of your ambition and do "soiuo pretty things." Which will you choose to Iwn mechanical musician or n airly good decorator! Iloth are lino and worthy accomplishments, and nro luxuries, not necessaries. Hence, from a point of economy, wo cannot recommend either one. Wolgh tho mutter well for your self or child nnd follow tho lient of Inclina tion, Surely nothing is n success unless en tered into heartily, with manifest spirit. Experiment with your children, soo If they would enjoy tho pursuit of music or nrt, and if It ensues not, drop it as n hopeless task. Hut If Interest Is shown, sulllclout to denote n lovo for either one, thou cultivate, on to success and f.imo if K)sslhlo. l.ITTI.K HTIIAV NOTKH. Mrs. MaJ. Ilohaiinn Is visiting In 1'eorla, III., with friends. Mrs. Will Wlttman Is busily etigngod do lug some tapestry figures. Mr. Will Oreen has boon doing some nice decorative work recently anil his head Is full of new Ideas. Mrs. J. W. McDonald has been actlvoly working on some delicate and unique after dinner coffee cups this past week. We dropped in on Mrs. K. K. Lowu tho other day and found hor surrounded by a large clas working in nil linos of nrt, The many friends of Mrs. W. A. Preston will bo pleased to learn sho Is doing some exquisite pluses of china for Xmns re membrances. Miss Resale Tuttlo is located at Rushvlllo, Neb., now. From the orders she recently sent In for materials, we judge sho has a nourishing class at that little city. l'rof. Bagg in tho IMchards block is as busy as ever. He has several nice order pieces in course of construction and a flno working class to claim his attention. Mr. Will Donnnhuo is dovotlng tho mest of his time now in completing some crayon orders. 'Mr. D. does excellent work and can no longer bo classed with tho aumtuers. Miss Mary Chapln devotes two days in tho week to oil at Lincoln Normal and tho re mainder of her time sho is to be found in her charming little studio at the McMurtry block. Miss Ilarton has a fine class engaged In clay modeling. This class is beginning with the fundamental principles and If they do not progress it is noc the fault of tho teacher. Theio is n lino lino of odd pieces In chlun for decorative use, nt "Studio Hevera" UW south l-'th. Any ono who U in search of a novelty or souioumquoplocos will do well to call and see the new Hue. Fresh invoice re ceived weekly. An "Nancy" predicted, there has boon a number of nice parties given, and china souvliicrs wore the prizes mid we now know o( four more in contemplation where some elegant odd ploctu ot porcelain will reward the worthy. Tho china craze seems to continue march ing onward. Tho fever has struck a goodly number and the epidemic is still with u. Many ladles who never aspired to do any Artwoik are now dabbling in the mineral paints, dolug a Utile decorative china. What do you think of the present drop curtain at the LaiiBlugl I think it too bud some of our amateurs could not have tho opjwrtunity to correct the bad drawing, aud arrange proportions and respective for the assumer who put on the brilliant draperies nnd color tones. IturllUKton Itoiito-Wintur Tourist I tales. Special low round trip rates are new in effect to Austin, El l'aso, Houston, Lam pases, Corpus Christi, Galveston, Laredo, Rockport, San Antonio and V fiasco, Texas, also to Doming mid Eddy, N. M., and to New Orleans unci Luko Charles, la. These tickets are good for return until June 1, 181KI. For tickets and further Information apply to agent li, & M. depot, or city olllce, corner O nnd Tenth streets. A. C. Zikmek, City Passenger Agt. Orchestru .Music. Irvine's new orchestra furnishes Buperior music, any number ot pieces, for concerts, receptions, balls, pni tits, etc. I-envoordeis at Couiiikr olllce, 1KH N street, telephone 'J53. Genevu Mills whore. "Purity," Hour Bold every- Full lino of artists materials at Lincoln Frame nnd Art company's. 2M South 11 ill street. KC Unking Powder, 'J5 ounces for 25 coats Absolutely Pure. Have you tried it! Mrs. S. F. Ryan, fashionable dress making, room 78 Uurr block. K C Raking Powder, !M ounces for 25 cents. Absolutely Pure. Have you tried It! F, II, Harris, the Jeweler, Is showing some beautiful now designs In bilverwuio, just tho thing for presentations, Uknuink Cannon City Com, at tho Lin coln Coal Co., southwest corner of Klevuuth vml O stieets. Mrs. J. II. Hlair, tho South Kloveuth street. Lincoln milliner, 117 'cmcRGO' ram (Special CouniKH Corrospmdonoc.1 I ClllUAdo, Nov, 7, ISW. Ham deserter, am I not! Well, I cannot help It. tfyutilmdu World's Fair dedication on your hinds, with a lnigoshaie of the earth along with It, as well ns Miudlplumathcorpinnd Mrs. Potter -Palmer, you would not have time to write news letters for oven the best newspaper In Nebraska, any more thnu "Chicago"' him, What a picnic we hud, and you would have thought It a real boiri lido picnic, minus Hill ing worms and spiders, If you could have stood with me nt the Neluaskii building and watched tho pcoplollto in that giwit gateway, armed "cap nqioo" with umbrella, camp stool, wiaps, lunch baskets. And speaking of lunch baskets, I must toll you n J ke on a ery handsome and accomplished woman who was a member of (lov Moles' party from Iowa, and with that I promise, not to say anything more nbout the time worn, throndbaie subject of tho dollcntnry oxei clses. 'I his young woman, w ho Is very stilklug in appeaiiinco and would Induce ad miration In any company, was arrange I In "purple and line linen," bout on conquest. In tills fame p.irty w.is a queer old fashioned little lady, who happened to ocupy a seat In the samo carriage with tho young woman. As the carriage took Its position directly be hind the one containing Hie chief executive of the state of Iowa, and moved in procession out .Michigan avenue and Oratld lloulevard, out to the Midway I'laisaiucu, tho yoiingjr women did her best to entei tain tho little old lady, In her own charming way. She had noticed that a queer looking bundle rested on the lady's lap, but thought nothing about it, A pause caiiie at n distance of several lols from the gateway, occasioned by a blockade of cairltigcH. When under thu direct gnzi of tho thousntidsof Moplostniidiiiglu llnenlong tho Plal-ainco, slowly, nnd with great effort, tho given string wustintle.1 and four huoiom ham sandwiches wuro produced. As one man that crowd waved their hats and yelled "Iliinali for the Iowa hum sandwiches!" "Three cheeis for tho old lady!" and, well there sat the young woman, and sho refuse, I to out the sandwich ollered her. Thus end -eth tho (list lesson. Dear old Tims. Keeno has Immmi hero for two weeks. Richelieu, Mellaril III hit best play, Hamlet, Othello, Merchant of Venice; we have seen him In all of them, and havo admired him very much. Tho audiences that greeted him tested tho capacity of McVlcker's theatre, nnd went away, some pialslng, some ciiticlziiig. Ah ltlchclioil, Othello, and Richard III, he Is perfect. I have not seen him ns Shylock and his Ham let I do not llko. He does much fine work in the part, but it seems that ho makes,,., effort to please, nnd does so quite naturally. HU company h n splendid one, w 1th ono of who... I... lhL. i.i, Vi.i. .' r. ..." he shares his honors. This one is Julliu Scott, who tnkes tho part ot tho King lu Hamlet, of Iago, tho basest villain Shakes pear ever created, and he is duo. One feels that it would be u positive pleasure to "iniir- ther" him. Miss Cralgen, as Dehdcmoiiu, I mil peifectly willing to see choked, but as, UM?hll(i she is splendid. That Is, I do not wish to bo unjust to thu lady. Her acting is very clever, but hor appearance Is against her. Tho Inter-Ocrnn has lioeu very adverse in Its criticisms of Keeno during this last en gagement of his. 1 think it unwarrento I. Hearing tho dato of October t'tli comes a wee card from Mr. mid Mrs. William Mor ris, on which is engraved the name or their blessed bnby, Lloyd Guthery Morris. May ho live to be as charming as his parents. I ho)o soon to see them, as tho company plays here again In "Bottled Out of court" next month, when I shall pay my rcsjiecU persou ally to small Master Morris. It waxes late au revolr. Truly yours, "ClIICAUO." William Dean Howells, the novelist, pays this graceful compliment to .lanms Whit comb Riley; "Tho fnct U, our Hoosler Poet has found lodgment in pooplo' love, which Is a much safer place for any poet th.iu their admiration. What he has said of very com mon ospoct8of life bus endeared him; you feel, lu reading his vorse, that there Is ono of the homeliest souls that ever uttered itself in that way, and that he is truo to what we all know because he has known It, and not beruuio ho has just verified it by cIoju ob servation." Mr. Riley will read now and highly attractive svloctious from his own works at thu Lansing theatre MomWy even ing. November Ulstt. Ileer I'or l'anilly Use. For family trade tho John Quud Hruwin Co. Is now delivering a siqierlor grade of ex tra pale lieer in either pint or quart bottles. This boor for table use has no -quil and is meeting with popular favor with all the best trade of the city. Prices as cheap as tint charged for inferior ivcv. Leave orders at ofllco, ail North Ninth street, Owsar Hon -k, agent. Once trltsl no other lieer will bo nets I. Why not order a sample case of it. An KlegH.it Souvenir. The Western Resort Hook, a finely Illus trated publl cation dcH'ilptlve of all tho west ern resorts along the Hues of the Union Pa cific system. Sent free ujion receipt of six cents In stamps. J. T, Mastlu, C. T. A., 1044 O street, K. A. Slossou, General Agent, Lincoln, Nob. IliirlliiKloii lloute I'luyliig Cards New design, round corners, flexible linen stock, permanent colors, worth 60 cents. .We sell them at 10 cents. Good scheme to buy a lew pucks; might need them this winter; euchro, whist, high live, etc. A. C. ZlKUKlt, City Pnsi. Agt. After Twenty Years. This Is the title of ti renowned literary work that has been rend the country over. "After twenty years," lu Lincoln, would ulso make u decidedly Interesting work, with Kiigeuu Hallett us Its leading lUure. Mr. Halleit started business In Lincoln over twenty ytnrs ugo, having established his well-known jewelry house here in 1871, Since thou lie him kept npnee with every pop tltur movement and progressive strido made by tlio town, ami like the city, Is o msl lored the most prominent In the state, When new novelties were a.-nouticcd, llullt'tt Ins al ways been tho Hi ist to show them, and as for tho newest of Mm standard linos of goods, Hnllott has ulwaya kept a leprrsijntntlva stock. Ilallolt's career of twenty yems of business In Lincoln has iimdii many ft lends and n large patronage for hhii. Mis. drowning' llulilts. Mrs). Drowning woto her hnlr In long ringlets, which, fulling very much over her face, and when seen In piiiHIe suggest ed the utiplciislug Idea of blinkers that harshly cut n cross the graceful curves: ot brow and check. It was this stylo of ar ranging the hair that Hindu Mrs. Drown ing look, nut old fashioned for Mint would have given u touch of seiitlinciiL but strangely out of fashion. Her slight, pret ty figure was rather disguised than set olT by garments that fell lopping nbout her, but, thank heaven, she was entirety free from thu bad taste of the self styled clever women w ho acknowledge themselves to be failures ns women by uplng n inascullno style of dloss and address. in conversation Mrs. Browning seemed reserved, with a certain proud aloofness of inantier; atthu hiiiiiu tlmo Micro was n lis telling reticence In her attitude that did not help tho playful tossing to and fro of talk. Occasionally sliu Hung her remarks J Into thu midst of thu discussion, and such remarks, cro weighed, measured and full of sense and purpose. It was evident that .Mrs. Drowning had not thrown off the habit acqitltcd In tho years of sllencolti her darkened chamber of conversing In a a ono sided way with the best hooks, wh'.ch Is vastly dllTcrent from conversing with the hot men, Chicago News. Ileum Dressmaking. Tho sensible woman, she who lias the best taste and knows just how to make the best of It, is learning, If slio doesn't thor oughly understand It already, to have her dresses- made at home. Thorn never was a tlmo lu thu history of clothes when ho much dressmaking was dune nt home. Women have grown tired, oh, so tired, of thu same ness of custom dressmaking. The mistress of the household selects Rome young girl or woman who Is handy with her needle, then she goes studiously to work and plans her own wardrobe. First of nil, slio tries her hand oil an Inexpensive, dress, rind If she makes n niicccm of It, which she is very likely to do, she goes on from ono de gree of perfection to another. Three-founts of the difllciilty nbout dressmaking likes in tho fact that women do not realize what absurd figures they ' ?' '" th P1"1''1" "?, IT'V "CU 'h tho consclo.snosH of MiIhiIuwi, on them ,n, l ', " otk ,H ,,!,I'BS f.or ,UV n, """"""i will tl'y consent to look ridiculous-, or what' is even worse, commonplace, while harmony, symmetry mid beauty can be had by working for It; for whatever her follies nud vanities may be, the American woman Isn't lazy, especially when It comes to mntters of adornment. New York ledger. What m Wise Hlolher Van Uu. A wise mother can take ten minutes every day and rend to her children a few words on astronomy, geology or physiolo gy. Not dry statistics, which carry no knowledge to the little minds, but the names of planets and stars, tholr places mid the mythological story connected witli them; stories of the strata of rocks, with coal nud other minerals buried beneath clay and stones; how the hot waters aud the cold are deep down under us, walling for man until he needs them and discovers their hiding placer; stories of our own bones and nerves, muscles ami bloisl; the courts of our food from thu mouth to the stomach; how fresh air invigorates us, and stimulants dry up the tissues It Is aston ishing how easily little children learn the long words nnd use them Intelligently. All these subjects nnd a hundred mora are brought before them everyday in a rightly conducted kindergarten. Home Journal. Tim Hecret of llntertuliilng, A man does not enjoy the feeling that what interests a girl he has no knowledge of nud rather than make mistakes will re main silent, for men are very sensitive to rldlcu'e nnd are not going to let a girl laugh nt them If they can help It, but touch on his favorite hobby nud he will think you charming, simply because you have Introduced u topic on which he feels i home. No mutter what it is, if you simply arrive at the keynote there will bo no trou bio about conversation, and in this easy way you will lmv established your repu tation as a charming, intelligent, well lu formed woman, when. In all probability, you will only bo permitted to nod appiovul or say yes nud noat proper Intervals, New York Commercial Albert Iser. Women ami Men. Ah n rule women require ono hour of Bleep more a day than men. Fewer of the latter roach the age of fifty than the for mer, but afterward the sterner sex has the last of It. It has ulso hcciiound that sin gle women live longer than single men, while married women on an average live two years longer than tdngle ones. A woman's chance of getting married U calculated to be only !! per cent, when sho reaches her fortieth year. As there are still more men than women in the United States, more of the fair sex should emigrate. As it Is four men emigrate to three women. There Is said to lie only one sadden death among w omen to eight among men. Chambers' .Journal. When Whipped Cream Is Nice. Whipped cream Is a delicious adjunct to deep npplo pie, and should bo sent to the table In a glass IkjwI. It Is nice with any told dessert, jelly, blano mange, etc., with a little Jamaica ruin to tlavor It. New York Journal. Fine picture fi anus made, to order at II. W. Cowles, 110 and l'.M South Twelfth treot. TIttE T0 KICK- In a recent Issue the CoifiilKU gave cur rcticy to some of the imnieroiiH nnd earnest complaints against the exorbitant prices be ing paid for electric lights, n word of criti cism that has mot with the expressed ap proval of many patrons of tho gas and cltctrlo light company. This expiosslnu has biought out the Information that the com pany which has a monopoly of the lighting business In this city has ts-en reaping enor mous pi ollls from Its Investment. A gentle man who lins investigated tho matter says that outside of Its building, the electrlo light company has an even ff0,0(X) Invested In Its plant. It has bonded Itself In thu neat sum or $11X1 (KH) mid llHcd of Its bonds to rasUru Investois, and Is now paying a divi dend of !iS per cent umiii tills iiiioriiious amount of stock, or almost Ills) upon tier cent the actual Investment. Tho result Is seen lu tho pi Ices extol ted'froui tho publlo for elec Mo lights, lii'uudcscout light', which In eastern cities, where they are Inn nisi until 1 1 o'clock, cost sixty cents a mouth apiece, niii chargisl for hero, where fluty are burned only until liMIH), nt the rate of 'J: 1.1 pel mouth. One consumer declines that ho pays II cents per night for each light whli'h could be had ahmst nnywheio else for six cents each per night. The system of metois supplied by tho ci.inpnuy Is causing n gloat deal of complaint because of lis luelllcloti'y, or lather its over-elllclency. One patron of the company who took tho pains to In vestigate tho working! of thu machine rurtihhid him, found that It kept Itself dill giutly at work all day when no lights weio burning, so that a place of hiislucts which was a lew yeais since lighted for about lf inn up li bill of alsiut 45 by the meter. Such little Incidents as the above are uum einus, nnd ale arousing a great deal of antipathy nnliist tho company which is reaping such a rich harvest therefrom, so that hundieds of people will welcome the iu foi million that men of means have lu toicstod themselves In the orgnnbatlon of n new comi'iiny that will lie heard ft em soon, ii company that lias arrangements almost completed for putting In it plant that will bo the Pest that money can buy and will fur nish the competition now so much to bo do sited. "Yes, my dour Imy," replied n well-p(Hited father to nn inquiring sou, "physicians abuse ench other, not exactly for advertis ing, but for paying for thu advertising they manage to squeeze out of the piisrs, When you get into the newspaper huslncfs, ns 1 hoHj you will someday, ior all truly good nud gloat nit n get theie sooner or Inter, you will learn how ensy It Is for a doctor to howl against ieriulttliig his rival to adver tise ami immediately call up tho editor br telephone and seductively Inquire: 'Don't you want a personal, Just to help till up! I wish you would say that Dr. Skl.ie.u nud wile have i etui ned from a professional trip to Fooltown. I want my patients to know that I am on duty.' And, my boy, It you should chance to ever wi far forget yourself ns to be a doctor, i.Htenirof n id jo, generous editor, don't ever do that. If you wnnt your patients to know that your fame Is so wldo-spiead that you huve been called to Fooltown to smooth some one's way to tho grave, put n notice to Mint elfect in the paper nnd pity tor It, or write them all per sonal letters nnd tell them about It In a friendly way. Or better yet, send them a bill for your hist visit. This is the best way to lemiiid thnu that vou are ut home. Hut don't ask the new ipnper to do fieu for you that which you thl.ik should be paid for by others. In other wolds, If you think a hue In tho newipas-is will do you good, don't iifck It lor nothing. Newspniers do not gion-Jon trees. They cost money, jutt as little pills do, and while a good many of thu cditoiB live on wind, the men Mint work for them have not advanced that far in the profession and insist ou having their bread aud sometimes plo." About the most aggravating thing that one can encounter in a day's travel is the plioiugiaplilc music Imx that grimly le ceives one's nickel and absolutely declines to lender value ncel veil. If there is event time when the germs of anarchy and hlt'or hatrfd of monopoly spring Into full-blown aud buxom maturity aud tills him with the passion for the wilful destruction of prop erty, it is when ho sees his nickel bring no lerponsu fioiu the symphunetlo wizard. Theio are several of those traps for the un wary nickel In this city, and it Is no uncom mon thing to toe a number of very angry piM-ipIo a.ound them. Wht-n adults ate the victims it Is nil very funny, hut Inst Tiles- day evening a little girl who had droppisl hor nickel Into nn unicsiKiusive slot excited couslileialile compassion and . . utile no friends for the machine or Its owners. It may he piikumisl that one of these dumb machines may rnko in a good ..mny un earned nickels iiuring a day and it ought to lie ectnlilli-lad Mint any victim had the right to bin st it op., aud extinct Ills nickel. Five cents Is a small sum, hut no man likes to roallzo that he has la-en robbed of even that mite. Some one will establish a much needed piecedeut some day nud go after his nickel with uuuxe. "I have attended n good mnny sessions of tho legislature lu Nebraska," said a lady nt ordinarily keen powers of observation and a high sense of personal honor, "and I am convinced that some rigid steps should lie Inaugurated to disinfect tho moral tone of the galleries and fcomo of the adjoining olllce that lire populated only during the session. It Is disgraceful to think that a lady of respectability cannot attend tho sessions without being brought In contact with such wo. noil as have boon wont to liuunt tho gallflies, with the sanction and open favor of members, There should lie loss ground for the U'undals that alway llngr around the legislative halls. There was Ices of this objectionable phase ot slates mniithip appai out during the hut session tho lndoNudout legislature thnu during any of It prodroosors for many years, hut even the last session hail Its disgraceful scandals and the sturdy Independents wnro mixed up In them." Now that the campaign is over one mny Iioh, without Incurring tho suspicion that lie Is piojudicod on account of politics. Hint some of the men who forced themselves to tho fiont during the boat of tho IiIimhIIom f i ay and succeeded In making thrco-rlngod chouses of themselves with doleful regular ity, will subside Into the particular rf-cosso of obscurity that were apparently built especially for them, Ks0()lally shoiild some ot the young men who have been endeavor ing to shoulder the burdens of the entire political campaign got In nut of tlio wet, as tho fool killer Is known to materially abate Ids leniency just after uvory slltlcnl i'iiniHilgu. V O to can not but admire tho enterprise Mint affords visitors to eastern and Kuropeiin cities oonivolctil guides to show tlmui whither they want to go. A tirin who has been much abroad suggests that there Is u Hold for such uu agency In Lincoln, us we need 'em. Tho stranger who would under take to thread the Jungle of old herdlcs, superannuated hacks, cripple I wagons nnd ci a.y buggies on South Tenth street 'would certainly welcome such a inotropjlluii con venience hhii guide who was fimlllnr with thu by. paths. Tho coming legislature should adopt some plan for si curing scodlcr nnd moiu ac curate lotuins from elections, ns numerous other states Ituvo done. There is no souse In being coihOIciI to wait a week boloru It en. I bo told who Is olccUsI, And some more stringent Miles should be adopted to secure coiusiteut election boards, lu one of tho prccincu In this city whole there were but lit) votes cast, thocou.it was not completed until seven o'clock the morning nftor elec tion. It makes one weary to see some of the election and registration olllclnlsut work. I wmitd lint,, ti, ill,. In unrlriirtlliin ' - -"' '"" ', n , dieainlly sighed a pisjtlc, soul, "because you know It Is to wet and disagreeable, .an 1 you know It is Mich n long, long way between tho pavemant nnd tho cemetery. There would bo no comfort in dyiu in Lincoln except lu a droughty hummer. Didn't Search Ills I'uoksts. Kghert had la-en nway from homo eight years. Hut in nil that time his love for Lis only sister had not grown less. Often his heart had spanned the intervening leagues and lu his imagination ho held her hnnd ns they wandered over tho familiar hills together. Shu was ever In hi thoughts. Ah he ilea red homu the bright fjit vision that came to his mind was ot Hose, now just budding Into womanhood, running to greet him. Ho had been her companion, playmntn and protector from Infancy. During their long yearn of so nratlon no stronger passion had comu to drive her from his heart. Hu was nil Impatience to see her. She would throw her arms nlHiut his neck; her klssot would fall upon his face; she would plead with him never to leave her again. Would sho scutch his pockets for bonbons as In the old duyhf They were there ready for her. It wah dusk when hu swung wide tho gatu of the dear old country place nnd dashed Up the graveled walk. Ills .aged parents worn ut the ihxir to greet him. It was a great Joy to meet them, but the scene was not im he had pictured li. "Where was Rosnliclr" "In the orchard, Kgliert, but" "Oh, we'll bo back in a moment," and ho flew down thu path, throwing back a kiss to tho dear old mother. He waa a boy again, full of tho joy ot early youth. Out under thu trees he ran, looking hero and looking there; n glance nt the great apple tree where thu big swing used to lie; through the little grove of plums where the hammock always hung; past the rustic bench at tho foot of the el pis. Not there I Ah, sho must be under the grape arbor by thu hedge! On again. He saw something whltu glimmer through tho vine; sliu wns there. Parting the leaves ho rushed forward with u glad cry to em brace her. "Oh-h-li!" "Thu dov" "Why, Kgbcrt, isityouf Mr. Do Dan derly, this is my brother." Detroit Trlb vuo. Troubles of Childhood. Dorothy, eight years old, is not only in dolent but has ii Hoinuwl.ut "snarly" dis position. Thu other day her aunt heard her saying querulously to herself: "Oh, dear! oh, denrl I don't kuow what i to do I" "What is the matter, Dorothy!" her aunt nsked, "Oh, mamma told mo I might go over to Jennie Crossley's and my hands are dirty, and 1 don't know whether to wash them or put on my gloves!" Youth'a Compan ion. DMi.gers of limiting;. Clara When George aud I are. married I'm to havo my own way lu everything. Dora Guess, you won't. Clara Indeed I will. Thnt's tho bar gain. Don't you remember I told you he iiroposed to mo in n ruwboat, and asked If 'd float through lite with him just that way! "Yes," "Well, ho was rowing, but I was steer ing. "-Now York Weekly. An Ornlthnloglcitt Item. Tho small daughter ot a well known Boston physician went to visit her grand mother in tho country recently, and being town born and bred the singing of the birds was u new seiuatlou for her. "What is Mint nolsof" she Inquired. "Minis sing ing," replied her grandmother. "That is a golden robin." Thu next day the midget Informed her mamma sho would llko to ear that bro.ish.cu ngnln. Dooton Herald.