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, ' . .RA"K V IT rl ESPERIAN TUDENT """-.- J "" . w B V. Vi VKilSWT ' O F V:itIt.ISK.l, Voi,. IX. Lincoln, Nicn., ooroimu 1, 1880 IIOIIILS. .IOMKIMI OIMCI.T, l'ltOl. UtoofthoMAHSII IIOU.SK HltOWNVIM.ti, Nl',11. giitroln M' Commercial ELotel . I cor 11 mill I' St. MNUOl.X. - NK11HASKA. J, .1. 131 1 1 OFF, Prop. QeoB ffa.wjiufQQ.v 0.vt?ixarFx.opji, Turkish, Russian, and Sal! Wator Baths in Ihi' Motel. Rheuma tism enroll by Turkish Bullis. E. 11 A LliMT, What oh maker, ami Jowolcr U" S c a u cs u U mm U O St.. liot. llilli and lltli. Plinth idu. MNCOIN, NHH. Conservatory of Music I tulliKlicl by authority and under the sanction of the Hoard oriScgenis. Instruction given in a iliorough and systematic manner in all dt'imrimcnts of Mil fie. Tuition raUKluK ' $.00 to !1.00 por term. ISyTtao Vociil Klomcntnry Cltiss U vnsv. to nil S. . 1HMIMAKN,- Dlri'Ctoi'. j4n,ii, JShn toes' MaTHifactiirer and Dealer -IN-Flno Boots and Shoes made Irom the heat material and warranted. Repairing neatly done on nhort notice. 8ecdnd'iaoorft,omOonToDtln8t. . , Qitunnj. .1 SII.KXV I.OVtill. Korlh wo wundurud In lliu tw'i'lght, In the twilight wnmlurutl wo And I'nlr l.nnit In hur Kplcndor ltoau and suuinuil to smllo on mo. Unshod wan all thu world iiround iih And wu niovi'd on slluntly, Wlilluutu- t-oiil nitunud with imturo , llrcuthud In 1)1 Inttt ill harmony. High tin moon ul li wail tliu liunvcn Itodu in iiniJi'Hiy illviiui CiihiIiik wlurd fimt al It- lmloue 'Ninth thu gontl niching plnu. I,onr we'd walked, how lonj; 1 Know nut. Km- old Tlmo was naught to mo, And 'twas llttlu thought ordinal I II' tliu world won- hound or I'roo. '1'lrod nt last wo sought a howcr. ' And upon a rustic seat Silt vu long In nlliiiii'.n listening 'l'o our hearts harmoiiioim bunt. Oh I what love, whatjoy what rnpturu Killed my cup at love's behest Ah thu dainty head coTilldlny, ICoKtud gunily on my breast. Then lmr-t J'oith thu pout up passion Into rlmpsoilj sublime, Till tlio words of Iomi'h llrst pleading Shinned thu poetV noblest rhyme. Hut ulasl Icnrtus pinioned All too lofty was my lllijht, . Xiull llnTU'llffiiBWJTtil'HTBfiinftir IVom tho lofty trenchi row height. Love tliun UUo a dangerous euro l'li'il unfaithful uvuimoru Ah up throuijh thu stilly air ('ami' a tiny llttlu siioro. h'A'GUSIf POLITICS. MIC King of England was dead. On tJAt I lie inotningol tiicuih day ol .lune '7, Victoria was proclaimed queen. The preceding reign had marked a change in Enirllsh allui.is and English progress. Tim Mouse ol Commons had gradually re ccived thti' authority which makes il the motive power in England. .Ministers no longer held their positions when they had once lost the confidence of the Mouse, and Hie Lords shrank from a contest with the people's champion. The negro had been emancipated not by a fierce and cruel war, but by a wise act of govern mcnl, appropriating 20,000.000 of pounds lor his liberation; an example which the A nv riean Congress might well have Ibl lowed. English statesmen have accom plished much. Tlie fruits of their legis lalion are appuront. But it was only by long and continued strugglo that any ro. form bill was passed. The Conservatives, iho stays of monarchy, opposed, tho Lib erals, the friends of democratic liberty and reform advocated new laws laws for the good of the Crown and people. For iv score of years two men havo been be fore England as leaders Gladstone ua championing the cause of the Liberals, Disraeli that of the Conservatives. Disraeli, "tho beautiful," "in a bottle green frock Copland avalstcoat of white," has .. -i I. r -'. jrrhj" No. lo by tin- true law of ifiwruBHjpreeedcd in political power Gladstono'Mlio useful." To da) there are many in England who be liuvu Ihey are thepmlcetorsol'all Europe; that no war should hi; entered upon un less England takes a part; no treat' made exetfpt by her consent. Even al the ex penae of home enlerpriv), the Couservn live. demand a foreign policy of muclj force and vigor. Disraeli represents this class, and the dill'erence heuveen Ulad stone's policy airtj trnit ol DUracM comes lo this: shall the'-ivlojirces of England and the colonies, the home induMrics be encouraged and sustained, rather than a display of royalty abroad and a foreign policy iuierlering with the all airs of the Coulinenlal nalionsV Or in oilier words what Is the duty ol England y It is tin impuraiive right of all nations lo protect and legislate for their cili.ens. And wh) should not England devote her energies to the improvement of the United King doni and the colonies? England is truly grant Mer miuiatiine supremacy is scarcely questioned, and her Heels whiten cvofysea. Mow is this power to be retain ed T Other nations may extend their hor .dini4Ml.tilUl,tiv,ivjtU UuVir, ej;rUury in one body. England h confined to the narrow isle and all her acquired territory is nccessariU distant. There is, and can be but one wax for England lo maintain hei supremacy, and that is to work in harmony wiih the colonies. B, that faithful union of Mie two which should exist, England's licet may still triumph antly sail Iho sea. When this tie is once severed, down falls the proud queen ol the wateis. By wlnt right can Euglund interfere with the Continental uutionsV She owns not a fool of laud in Europe save Giliraltor rock. ITnr colonies have no interest in the balance of power theory, and the farther England adv nees in such a II airs, the more loose becomes the tie that unites them together. The queen now rules over possessions on which the sun never ceases to shine. Who can de sire more? Gladstone when before in of lice, directed the talents of his ministry to improving and reforming England, to uniting more fully the difi'orent parts, of the Empire. Tt was under his ministry Hint the Irish church was disestablished, the tenure of land in Ireland modified, riots banished on days of election and military promotion made dependent upon ability rather than purchase. England was at peace with all nations. In this manner did Gladstone manage alVairs. But in 1874 ho was forced to re sign. And six years of pump and dis. play, mingled with foreign wars and no legislation for home improvement, have rolled away. The Disraelian ministry came into power to make the supremacy of England felt. England must be in the ascendency wus the motto; Russia must bow lo England or sillier Ihc penalty, was the watchword. Think of the thrill of disgust, the Iceling of alarm, heightened even lo fierce demand for war, if the Rus sian C.ur should declare that Russia is and must be recognized ns the leading na tion of the old world, that Russian inter est must be uppermost, come what may. That the Eastern question is a vexed iiul knotty problem nor.o will deny. That Russia is fast advancing in wealtli ind civilzialion; that Turkey's time of po litical life is pnsl, even Oonsei vativos ad mil. Yet the Disiaelian ministry chain, pioned Ihc cause ot Turkey. Why? For injustice done her, or for political pol. icy? Turkey, expiring by the just sen tenco of Christendom, Turkey, whoso po lillcal pulse was falling fast, Turkey, the home of discontent and bloodshed, the persecutor ol Christians, Christian Eug lund had lo protect. What has been the result? Homo industry paralized, dis content in Engluni1 Ireland fierce be cause of bad government and famine, tliu finances it a wretched condition, a war leaving England and Russia enemies, Franco and England alienated, Europe agilalcd, and the dark thundering war eldtiilliiw WoU -by Iho'-luti'tm, vlt1n.c for a favorable In (eze lo tend in black ening the whole political In avens. "If this be the result ol thy foreign policy, ) noi.le Earl of Heaconsfield, if Ibis be Conservatism, we want it not" lias been England's latest answer. Beaconsfiold has fallon. Ris greatness is of the past, and England may well rejoice with Gladstone again as premier. Gladstone and Disraeli arc character that havo very little in common.. The one refined, mild and peaceful, ruling by cub tiireand intelligence, striving to benefit man, lo render more easy and delightful his position. The other stern, pompons, imaginative, and ruling with an iron hand. Disruoli is like the mountain stream whose course is checked, cramped, and impeded, but whose velocity is in creased by the ver.y obstacles themselves after they have once been passed. Glad- lone is as the broad curving river into which the former flows, whose heavy weight and strong velocity bears all be fore it. Disraeli is vehement and passion, ate, lilted to incite, but not to govern. Gladstone is cool, reserved, and one who as leader will be true to himself, his par ty and his country. Such are some of the characteristics and differences of Iho two men. Glad, stone is now at the head of the govern ment. What is to be expected ? A reign of progress and reform, Ireland relieved, foreign wars ended, and legislation for the people, the colonies, and not for the Crown. But however prosperous Eng. land may be, let her not forget those dark and dreary days of commercial depression when Disraeli was premier. N Z.S. 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