THE DAILY BEE.
E. BO3EWATSR ; EDITOR
ST. Louis Masonic Hall , which cost
$305,000 , has recently been sold for
§ 71,500.
CoNELKio has come to the conclu
sion that the President's back-bone it
made of steel.
THBnnm of industry on the river
front -la a gladdening sound to hun
dreds cf Omaha workioptnen.
gTIT.J - - hc
master .Goaeral James IB too freeh.
They.wonld1 UKo to "isoer'him. "salted
. it. . * * & , , ts. > i , * * * * 2 e
down for all time to come.
TTs'\i
worse than all , constitutional croak-
era cau check- the .wonderful , ora.of
t 1. i . f , , " * < V S. nf
prosperi tyupon which onr j-ttyTiaa
entered . .T . - * t - . , .
THE m'ghtyjndign.aioii of Dorsey
over'the ' eporta of Ins connection with
the Star route'f ands , IB only'ejuulled
by hie eilonce at the time that Mexi
can mica swindle waa exposed.
DUULIX bat been declared in a state
of siege. From the presentf Indica
tions in pwU mentfMr. Gladstone's
government Vfll ; before many weeks ,
be In * state jof.-Blege which Srlll end-in
uncuiidUional surrenrdor.r
Tint-pauper corporatlon horBaalon
PtfcfSe Living reported Itsearninga
for 4aat y ar us 'trifle ' oror 811,000-
OOOJ'the Tennsylvania-3 rillroad now
foiltf&s"ealt with -Benil-anniJal , dlvi-
f % f T * " ) J *
den'd ol eight per" cent en stock
watered { o three limp * if a value.
JAY GouED's/controPofV the Now
Jorsiy Central/tha Vabaetf and more
recently of the Heading is Bald to be
likely.tp reshlt'beforc the y * r Is out
In a "now throDgh'routortp l ew York
by .thuf onatruction < abort line
acrosSj. southern Pennsylvania from
lied Bank , near Harrisburg , to
Youogstowu iist soutHeast of _ Pitts-
borg. 'SfaTUfig'TromOgden this would
give an unbroken linoun3e * Grbul < 11
control across the coatinbnt , * the last
fonr links being made up of the Wa-
* * * * . r1 - a iwj - " * 9tT ,
bash anditk' .Pittoburg fypnpecllohs ,
the nuittllneMleading anfl the JTeroey
TIIK question of the condition of
the 11:1 : w Ons street scliopl , honse
which was under discusMoh afl.h'e l\st
muetlng he B jardj JEducatlon Is of
the highest importunes to every parent
in our ctif. If tepSrti ore to * ba be-
Hev d atJjuildfna tSly [ lately co m > *
pieced , is unsafe for occupancy. The
walls are said _ to be cracking , the
foundations settling and < ihe whole .
structure is repbrt d a eiKibitin 1 the"
groBscat negligence in construction
The new Board of Education"
should maka a Bdarohing iavoa
tigation of * lhis mittar in nc-
cordauco with the expressed tf-ish of
> r * J " "
the architect ; ! . At * hu ; same time it
. . . * * * .
.ifc' * * % * * * f * .
t.
would bo well if a ri < ; id examination
of the othar school buildings in our
city wora.made by direction-of tlin
the board. ' Omha cinnotafford even
to suapoct the'.substantial BOundnosi
and uafoty-of aLriicturua. to jrhich re
daily coufidod hundroda of procloui
lire : .
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THE now Board of Education has
handroai boon pTsdcT Hie" _ _ , .
Ion of'our ' public ecnool pystem andj
the management of'the schooljund. '
Omaha annually expends /or educa
tional pnrpoeca'frotn600b6o tof$300- '
000. This sum should bo suiticient
with.our preseot-populntion to-secure
a echoul eyatem equal to that uf any
city of our a&aln the countryWli
economicalbut , , not jpiiiegirdly
manai ement , pur icbools c n b * ; ra
ly improved. J luch excel n' work
is now being duue < in gome of the do-
partmentt , and "It .will bo the
duty of thonew . Board
aided by the superintendent to see
that euoh Is the cass'in every school
throughout the city. Omaha is justly
pro"ud"Triier echoolg , au3 will" Insist1
that they shall JieTc'opt abreasYbFThfl1 *
ednctlon l-prpgress of the tlmeB.T
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1
OMADX rcposei thir year to ercol
all her efforts In the observance of
Decoration Day. It is expected that
the University cadeta from Lincoln
will take part in the ceremonies of the
dayXkad'nuHKethe local volunteer
mlliUrjnorganizatlorjs , the fire depart
ment and also the Grand Army posts
in , the , . .vicinity will participate.
General , Vn Wyck .will bejrin-
vitad to deliver the onatlon of the'day.
The Initiative ' ia already being talcen
place'by Custe Posl No. 7 , Grand
Army of the -Republic , under whose
auspices an entertainment Ul be giv
en Wednesday evening at the Acade
my of Music , for'the purpose of rais-
Ing-the necessary funds.In former
years our citizens have been called
upon to defray the expenses of decoration -
tion day'by private subtcrlption.
This year all the resident * of Omaha
will'have ' an opportunity Vo add thelf
mite and at the same time enjoy
an 'evening pleasure and 'profit.
Miss Helen Mar While , the accom-
Itshod public reader , whose recitation
"By" the LeTt Flank" ' aron.ed such
enthusiasm hat year In * Chicago , will
repeat her success on that occasion ,
and6rchesttr < land TOCa"mnsIc' will
bo added athactions. r .
THE BEBWnestlyliopes
that our
people -wm'filHho Academy of Music
to overflowing. "Thts
cause is one that
appeala td each'and ' -
'everyAttorlcah
citizen. All
' cannotpersonally partici
pate hi'the beautiful and1
touching
ceremonies of Decoration
* Day.
" '
That work has Bp .
pronrlately devolved npon the
comradeB of. the nobladead , who laid
down their lives that the nation might
live "Tai > thcrS"cemalns the duty of
assisting-to make each
ananal reccar.
rence of } Decoration dav nrvp
j v uk > wcor
r * < 4 * * |
thus byg thQ
ornisluDg D cesiary
means. This pleasbg duty c n be
pjBpp jBlmph *
m nner than In that pointed out by
Ouater pMt'Nfi 7. > ' ' -Thfefe sh'onld uot
be a vacant sosttat the cAcademvjrof
3Imlc"on
SHO0LD WOMEN VOTE ?
Elsewhere we print a second lettei
from a lady subsOTiber in Seward It
favor of woman'fljpr1gbt"J | < vote d
political elections.'Jnfcommon'wltl
all the deluded advocate * of thistle *
departure , the writer assumeajhat the
right to rote liT' fuherent the
eamo as the right to life , liber
.ty and the pursuit of happiness.
Theee visionary reformers forget thai
the right to vote carries with it cer
tain duties , among which is the pre
servation cf peace and the defense ol
the republic in time of war. Man
hood * u2r ge ia imply carrylng ink
flag
shall govern. _ f _
* t Persons under age are not .allowed
f
to vote because they are dependent
andjtjlt.preflamaljlejbat.theytjwonld
vote under co-'ercion , and- , not accord-
a f T * 1 f
Ing to , their Independent -judgment.
NVomen'afe denied the vote for the
same reason , -Because the greater part
of them are in a dependent condition ,
and the law takefno note of- * excep
tions This dependance is strikingly
illustrated by the result , of elections
inrUtah , where women have the right
to vote. ' -1 "
7 At every * election" Utah the
J * "
f \ * *
wires andj daughters ioff Mormons go
to the polls , in hordei and vote the
tickets which their husbands and fath
ers put in their hands. * 'Thus every
polygamous man casts from "three
to htrty , or even'a larger number oi
votes , ' and womenr'eaffrage in Ulah
help's to pdrpeoare [ polygamy 'In-
atead ofbreaking' ' it ' np.
But Nebraska women Kro not Mor
mons and they can't bo coerced. Thai
is another reason why they should not
vote. Every'woman who wftl Defiantly
vote against the wishbs ofKer'husband
will lay the foundation of a rjl orce.
* " ! d'o'not claim that1woftfen a e op >
pros ed , or ought to holdoffico _ , jor in
any way change her domestic rela-
iions , " says our visionary , subscriber.
If women are not oppressed then why
do they ask fo'r political rfghtn' which
neces < isrily carry wilh them new duties' '
If " .th'ey 3on tf" want office why
should , they vote. , Theright.to
vote carriea wilh it lha right to hold
office , aitr'upon , jnriea and other
duties. The peculiar functions of her
BOX must prevent women * from filling
political offices4 th'at require "constant
attention , hence the impropriety of
conferring the' ballot upon women.
This is why a creat.majority of women ,
intelligent and'respactable wemGnpTio
not ask f or Jthoright1 to vote , ajnd
would not rote if' they shad " the priv-
-When the editor of THE BEE is
Impertinently asked whether his
mqjher of'hii wife _ , and he has both ,
would vote for a man without re
gard to principle or party , just be
cause he was good looking wo
merely 7answerlh t neither our mother
nor cur wife , the latter a native Amer
ican , -wouldjt vote under any circum
stances. tliey are content to trust
thair political rlgats to thoao who af
ford them protection and support.
Ttjey appreciate the faot that womans
sphere is in the circle of her house
hold. They do not look upon the
elective franchise as a-toy or a breast
pin to satisfy curioatty or gratify van-
iiy. i They don't.think that voters are
* " *
ri' f puppets r and voting would
.take up no more time than buyintr afT
* O
fT * *
paper , of pins. .If it were.sd
( vfpmen might send their children
to .vote for them by proxy. The
great polnf and the only point worthy
of discussion , is tho. claim that women
will reform politics with their votes and
do away with dtrukennojs and de
bauchery. The only experiment to
htch wejcan paint , is that of Wyom
ing ? " How many rum holes have
woWn'closod in that Territory ? How
matry Manco honeos 'and gatabiing
ho 11s have ihoysnppresBed ?
-According to General Thayer , who
was * Governor of Wyoming nearly
'throe years , woman suffrage has not
had the slightest effect upon these so-
clal evlK There is 'as much , and in
MMt ) , more drunkenness , and debauch
ery in WyomiDgthan there is In any
state or territory , and th"e class of
* " * Jm < * i - -
iooal fcfficlals which Wyoming women
have helped to elect will hardly stand
comparison with these of our own
slate , either for' Integrity or re
spectability. The most incorrigible
criminal io-the ebraska penitentia-
ara those imported from Wyoming. >
Where ignorance Is bliss , twere folly
fcfbe wIseTrTho"chargo"vthat air the
penitentiary criminals are opposed to
, woman suffrage ia as silly and base
less aa the assumption that every
champion of total abstlnanco is an
honest man , or that every foreigner ii
ignorant. The penitentiary statistics
.of Massachusetts just published show
that out Jof a fraction over 16,000
criminals nearly 13200 were strictly
temperaio.
fi The census returns of the last year
show that the per ccntago of persons
who can neither xead nor write is as
follows : Germany , 12 per cent. ; Scot
land , 16 per cent. ; Netherlands , 18
per cent. ; "United States , 20 per cent.
In Bavaria only seven per cent , of the
population cannot read or write. And
yet we are tauntingly" asked whether
American women are not as good as
negroes and ignorant foreigners.
Who were the ancestors of these
highly Intelligent Nebraska ladies
two , three or four generations
backl Wore they ignorant foreigners
or cultured native American .savages
adorned with bloody scalps. ' -
> Andjiow about the ignorant American
*
can womenof .all colors and'conditbns
upon whom these reformers , aesire to
confer the right to vofe. "
Would the intelligent , refined and
well Informed women , even if they
were willing tovote ba
, any thing more
thananoffcet-lo the ignorant , venal
and debauched of their sex ? If not.
irhat benefit will humanity derive
from this multiplication of voters ?
Forlorn- part we should regard the
intrusion of women Into the political
irena as a
-
curse-demoralizing to
romen , destructive to domestic harmo-
iy In Introducing a new element of Sis
) ordand.withouUhe , slightest , tone-- "
it to anybody. For these and many | ' .
other seasons which we shall furnist
'ifrbm time to.time , we are unalterably
'cppo'seoVtq giving woman the ilfcht U
* Sm SrArpoftD NoETHcotfe , who , " il
; is generally believed , will be taken nj
B the leadar of the conservativps ,
has been the lender in the * honse-ol
commons ainca JL878. He is a man oi
strong Tory principles , but lacks the
extensive knowledge , the quick per
ception , and the keen penetration oi
the dead statesmen.
.4XH tUeceasity for .Immediate con-
tsideratiou of the Chinese treaxiea by
uthe senate miy'bo-seen from the facl
'that these treaties provide that r f fi-
cations oust be exchanged at Pekinin
November.1 The treaties will accord
ingly f'allto the , ground unless "they
are taken up at the present session.
Transportation Routes.
Tjoneer Prew.
The resolution adopted at a apodal
meeting of the New York produca ex
change , held to consider the subject ol
canal , indicate that at last the bual
ness interests of the metropolis are
awakening to a realizing sense of the
imminent danger which "threatens
them. .I r , ! ? 886" Now Ytjrk has
'been alarmed at the possible diversion
"of commerce to other cities. Kival
seaports have been , improving theii
harbors and their Interior connections ,
its "lha eriddavorto compete for"a chare
of the constantly increasing export
trade. Baltimore , in particular , has so
increased her facilities that the
enormous railroad -interests cen
tering in New York have
been . .obliged . . to exert then
full power to retain the advantages
secured them by favoring situation
and original possession of the field.
But with all her forces occupied on
the menaced front , ' New York hat
failed to measure the extent of the
danger which it creeping on her from
the tear. She is now suddenly
awakened to a knowledge , of the fact
that not iron-ways , .but water-ways ,
are the destined channels through
which * the flood of wealth and itn-
p'ortance'is beginning to pour hi an
ever increasing tide. Secure in- her
railroad advantages , she is threatened
'by two great natural highways ,
'stretching almost unfettered from
the inland to the asa. It is the sud-
flen realization of the magnitude ol
thu dangerous competition which
.gives birth to her new cry'of ' appro-
h'ension and her call ; for instant EC-
tton.
tton.It
It is a proposition needing no dem
onstration that railways cannot com
pete with rivers and cannls for the
transportation of articlea of bulk. The
natural advantages of the latter , incest
cost of repair and-In running expenses
are too great to be overcome. Hence ,
it is not only by her railroad monopo
lies-but , by the. construction of the
Erie canal , that.Now York secured and
Quintains her Commercial supremacy.
With th.9 opening of the gre-it north
west and the astonishing development
of its agricultural resources , the latter
element of the problem dwarts all
others into insignificance. In-the in-
ture the contest for metropolitan im
portance must hinge upon the oueition
of seaboard transportation. It ia no
marvel , then , that New York Is begin
ning to look anxiously about her.
There are two great natural outlets
fpr the produce of the growing North
west. There are the chain ot the
great lakes and tha Mississippi river.
Of these , the former has heretofore
occupied the more prominent place.
Obstructions ia the channel and at
the mouth of the Mississippi have
largely restricted Its utility ; but , year
hi year , the grain trade upon the
lakes has increased in magnitude.
Navigation , however , ends at Like
Eio ; and , in 1825 , New York , by the
opening of IhcErlo canal , signalized a
nvw epoch In commercial progress.
By this a continuous line of waler
communication wai secured from the
remotest of the great lakes to the
A lantic. What , a boon this was to
c < mmerce , and to what extent it has
b -en made available , can best bo
comprehended from the fact that the
revenues 6f the canal have replaced
with interest every dollar nsed in ita
construction and repair ; and notwith
standing the abuses of state and canal
rings , a surplus of about $50,000,000
has accrued to the state. The great
disadvantagesto this route , however ,
are the.excesaive tolls exacted and the
expense of transfers. The vessels of
the lake trade must unload at Buffalo ,
and merchandise again bo transferred
to steamers at New York ; and the
transfer and storage charges are an
onerous burden. With these- disad
vantages , however , so great is the
margin in favor of water transporta
tion , that tha entire cost of shlppiu ?
from St. Paul to New York by way
of Dnluth and the Erie canal
is about twelve cents per bushel loss
than over the direct route by rail. To
secure a share of this immense advan
tage , the Canadian government con
structed the Wellaud canal , which
avoids tbo falls of Niagara ; and ' *
others , commonly known as the St.
Lawrence cacah , around rapids iu the
river course ; thus placing Montreal in
direct rivalry with New York. , . Still
the lockaqe aud transfers required
made a difference of from 3 to 4 cents
In favor of the southern route , until
recently , Canada , with enlightened
policy , decided to enlarge the Wellarad
to a ship canal. These improvements
are almost completed , and It is the
knowledge that the Erie , under pre
sent conditions , can scarcely hope to
compete , which Is ther first cause of
New York's well-grounded terror.
For the firstliaio , she sees a real potai-
bility that the eceptro of her power
'may pass Into alien hands.
But for many years the far seeing
have recognized that the determining
element in the transportation problem
Is neither railroad nor canal From
the-very doorway of the golden re
gion , the new northwest , the hand of
natnre has constructed a magnificent
path upon which the commerce of na
tions may run to andfro untrammelled.
No artifice of man's devising can hope
to compete with this stupendous nat
ural advantage. With increase of
wealth and population , must come a
swelling volume of trade , which will ,
doubtless , occupy all means of com
munication. But there can bo no
doubt that the future 'points to the
great highway which neither men nor
'monopolies can close. Slowly It has
dawned upon the minds of men that ,
while corporations were taking each
other by the throat In
the struggle for future con
trol , there lay c beforan them an
open exit to th,9 sea which mocked all
their plana. It is the knowledge of
this which has been behind all honest
and Intelligent efforts for river im
provement. Herfi wasr this great plaId -
: Id stream , ready ior bear the burdens
jf a continent ; and'now , atlsast.ccm-
inprce begins to realize that a new era
s at hand. By elow degrees the trade
s-LIch the war destroyed has been re
tained , and enterprise of afar greater
ncgnitude Inaugurated. From St. i
jouls to .New Orleans there now exists '
i system of barge transportation , I
rhose rapid expansion is the second :
mi more important factor in New !
fork's alarm. Grsin is now handled
n bulk with economy and expedition , tam t
! t -am tugs of great power take isiow i
rains of-barges , carr > ing eacbT from
ive hundred < to one thousand tons. " the
? ho great consideration is always the c
saving of time. , and expense ;
thesVrespocts the system' has proved
remarkably successful , ) 11 < i
It need b'utto , suggest" theresult.ol
making this"jmethodu apjfllcablepti ]
'
rivet ' transjiortatiori throughput' the
extent , to open a manlficentvistaj ; | foi
the future. With , iho inqrWsing
liberality' ' which 'congress .seems 3tf
clined sdisplayVtoward river im
provement , a few year's mora will suf
fice for the removal of obstructions in
the Upper Mississippi. If the reser
voir system- shall ins en reasonable
expectations , we "shall "then have "a
clear channel and a f * lr = tage of water
from St. Paul to New Orleans , open
to navigation for seven months of the
year. What this means a few compar
isons wtlHndlcate ; * With the present
condition of the river and the com
plications among transportation
line's , 'wheat c n be contracted
through to Now Orleans for
about 15 cents per buahdl. With
river improvements and free compe
tition it cannot be "doubted that this
will be reduced one-third. But if it
were not , It Is the same charge which
5s now made by rail from St. Paul to
Chicago ; and the same as the summer
rate from1' Chicago to New York by
lake and canal. From New < Orleans
to Liverpool ocean freights crebut ,
slightly higher than from New Ygrk.
Such a'Vast natural advantage as this
cannot long be unimproved. It hae
been urged for many years by men who
could recognize Its ultimate import
ance. It was set before congress In Mr.
Windom's report on transport-
tion to the seaboard. But its growth
has been retarded by circumstances.
The war paralyzad the 'commercial '
faiiereioo and Importance of the south ,
and these are only jnit beginning to
revive. The delays at the mouth oi
the Mississippi , ranging from four
hours to five and a half months , and
the shallow channel , limiting passage
to vessels 18 feet draught , turned the
sensitive course of trade ia other di
rection * . By the syntem of'jetties ,
there is now from 25 to 30 feet of
water in the pass , and the Mississippi
valley is in uninterrupted water com
munication with the world's great
ports. ,
Few realize how rapidly the day ia
approaching when this system of trans
continental tailways nd the improve
ment of the great 'continental water
lines will reach completion. The con-
.necting termini of rail and water will
be the gateways , not orly'of the'vast
commerce of the great wheaLboltaml
eattle ranges and mining regions of
thj new northwest , but of that im
ment-e tide of interoceanlc commerce
which will inevitably seek the shorter
and cheapar roufo'across the conti
nent.
A MAIDEN EFFOKT
For Domestic Bliss and Politi
cal Kefonnation.
SEWARD , May 2(1881.
To the Editor ot THS Ess :
Ia THE BEE of the 14th ult. you
criticise some arguments used iu favor
of woman's fiuffrage , and said " ( Then
woman suffragists reflect upon these
obstacles to the political mlllenium ,
wo shall present a few more stray
prints for them to ponder ovar. " I
Have waited some to see if your re
marks would not be answered , but as
no one seams inclined to s.iy anything
and as I am quitoanxious to hoar what
those few more stray points may be ,
I will glye yon the result of my reflec
tions.
tions.You
You said "would the , woman whose
ebatid sell * boor and whisky
vote forjny man who would
ruin her husband's business ?
Would the woman who frequents
beer gardens , vote to have the zardon
closed. Would the womru who mar
ries the worthless vagabond hesitate
to vote for any loafer of her acquain
tance ? etc , etc. And would the 25-
000 r restitutes of Chicago , and the
50,000 of Now York , and the mis
tresses of rll the gamblers , and sportIng -
Ing men generally , vote the temperance -
ance ticket ? Moat certainly not. Yon
have taken your illustrations from
the verydrcges of society , and utterly
ignore the influence of respectable
women. What would the vote of that
class amount to against the over
whelming majority they woulii' ' have
to contend with ? Whare yon will
find mo fire , prosdtates ii a town , I
will find-you five hundred respectable
women.where you , \vill find } mof ton
women in favor of intemperance , I
will find yon one hundred who are
) itterly opposed , and where you will
ind me ono hundred women , who fro-
qnent beer gardens , I wiU find youl.-
)00 ) women who discountenance all
sush "bearish" proceedings. And
what are the 25,000 prostitutes of Chicago
cage , and the 50,000 of New York oom-
1 pared to the respectable women of the
state of Illinois and New York.
You nsk would the presence of this
lower class at the polls tend to purif ;
onr politics , or to drive reapec abl
woman away from the polls : D.roac
men drive respectable men away from
the polls ! If the 50,000 of Now
York came in a drove , I rather thinl
they wonld driva respectable women
away and respectable m < m also , but a
each would vote in her reapecliv
ward , I do not think that their num
bet wonld frighten respectable women
at least it ought not to. Not whet
respectable women can attend thea
tree , concerts , lectures and place
of public amusement , which such
claues always frequent and sit in
their presence for an hour or
more. I dent think to go to
the polls to vote a procecdsng
that wonld take abonta minute , would
damage their ' respectability beyond
repair. But 'Nebraska IB the place in
question , and as our state Is young
yet and w , e are not cultivated np to
the fine state of moral depravity that
Chicago and New York are , wo have
not these obstacles to overcome. Aa
regard * , the "canvass in the
back-kitchen ; " just aa soon as a can
didate spent his time ingratiating
himself Into'thegood opinion'of
women for political favors just aa soon
he wouldlose , his influence wih the
men , and no candidate with common
sense would think of such a thing.
Wonld your wife , sister , or , mother ,
( if yon have any ) , vote for a 'man
without regard' to principle or party ,
ilmply becauBeJiQ.wasgood..loaking2
Of conrse not. And you must re
member , that'other men have wives ,
listers * and molhers * with1 just
is much common sense. It
Is not the silly women that want
to vote. Oh , no ; they would not vote
ior anything. It wonld bo awful 1
vwful ! So they muss up their hair ,
patxontheirgood ( clothes , throw just
is rapid'an expression as possible' Into
; helr countenances'simper ana" imag-
ne they are clambering roses , vines ,
vy or some other vegetation thai needs
k support , and wait for a twining con-
ract. As regards hen-pecked hus-
> and ( , doea It stand to reason that a
nan who is under pettlcoat-govern-
nont will advocate the extension of
hat ruler- But a > man whose home Is
,3 It shonld be has as much respecter
or his wife as for a drunken rowdy
nd he or his politics 7111 not feel de-
raded by her vote. Show ma a mane
o bigoted that he thinks he could
aach the Almighty a thing or two
bout running this globe , and I will
rfaw yon a man opposed to woman's
Ighta. " Show me a man so Ignorant he
n't tell whether Bonaparte waa
_ or after Christ ,
ami3 I will show yon
opposed to woman's rights ,
. _ ' . _
-2T 4.i/ - ? -
ahow nea man whoso interests 'ate in
fanlaon wlth the whislty 'elenujnf'or
-wHosfl political support or * buainess |
depends upon that element and I ( will
ahpw7yon a man opposed fo/woman'a
right ? , > show mo a ga'mbler. , rowdy" ,
ruffian , , or rum seller "ano I will
sKbw-you men opposed to woman's
rights , go through the jails and peni-
teutlarya and if yon find one criminal
in-favor of female Buffrage mork him ,
JfbrBarnnrn ke"apVsuch anihiala In his
business. Now cac I not with jnitas
much reason say that tor the most part
qnly tHis classare opposedfito' female
suffrage as yon can say that for the
most' pwt only shallow' pated sentimentalist -
mentalist , eccentric geniuses , aud
hen'pecked Husbands , are in favor of
it'Tho ? unpopularity of'a cause has no
wefghtupontho justiceor right of itfor
when Christ was hero on the'carth had
he undertaken to run for mayor of
Jerusalem his , cause WSB.SO unpopular
that he would not have ciat twenty
votesv
I do not claim that women are op
pressed or "onght to hold office , or in
anyway channeher domeaiic relations.
Hdmeis woman's , sphere , but I claim
she ought to have a volco in miking
laws to protect that'sphero."How many
hell hole3grog shops and gambling
dens would , , ratsa their * neads on onr
streets to entice our young boys to
ruin if we mothers and sisters had a
right to vote ? And I also claim that
women need not necessarily develop
high cheek bones , bi < r hands and foot
and a voice like a 'trumpet , because
they exorcise the rjght of suffrage , but
a woman c&n vote and remain a lady
in every sense , of the word. And cer
tainly women hive as much intelli-j
genco aa negroes or ignorant foreign-
era , and their vote would have aa good
a moral tendency and any arguments
to the conttary , no matter by whom
they are advanced , if they are void of
slnra and blackguardism and founded
on reason and justice , I think can be
bo satisfactorily answered. M. ,
PERSONALITIES.
John T. Raymond is aix months
elder than his mother-in-law.
Mr. Tildon contributes a tnsatiff to
the dog show in Now York.
It iabellaved that-Sitting Ball will
surrender in time .to got a pair of
spring p nts.
Bm Rill will indorse Balva Lock-
wood's application for a foreign ap
pointment , as foreign as possible.
The Duke of Sutherland and the
Marquis of Stafford are coming to
Canada to shoot 'buffalo "
, yaw" know.
It costJIcKeo RantinSlOO to strike
the manager of the Toronto Opera
Hoaa'e. Next time
he should hit a
cheaper'man.
ModjaaRaaays her name ought to bo
pronounced Mod-ie 1 ev-ska. We
never prononnce it any other wav.
Norristown Herald.
Senator Dawea ladescribed by a
correspondent as shaped like one-half
of a parenthesis , and as being ' , hin-
haired and scrawny.
Mr. Vandsrbilt bought § 5,000,000
more of government bonds the other
day. If William continues to keep up
his'lick ' the man that sells him scis
sors to clip cnUpous with will become
oppuleut.
An idiotic specimen of humanity ,
named John Griscom is ab'otat to com
mence a forty-five days'fast in Chica
go , with no farther object in view
than notor'o'y and gate-money. The
world has had enough of this foolish-
noaa , and it should be stopped.
The new czar leads a very simple
life. ETo rises o.uly ' and takes a long
walk , then braakfaata'with his family ,
after which" h"e goes down cellar and
oovsra himself up in the coal bin for
the balance of tne day to keep put of
the way of the nihilists.
The name of the Chinese Empress
who died the o hsr day waa Taze-
Tuar-Yu K'ane-Yi Chao Yu Chuang-
Klug Huang Tai Hon. We should
like to see the bareaved o'mperor slop
into The Philadelphia Ledger office
and request an obituary verao with
soEiothing in it that would rhyme
with the deceased's name.
The diplomats and senators at
Washington have all been going to the
circus within the past few days. Vice
Preddent Arthur did not disdain the
attractions of the elephants and lions ,
the clowns and'lhe gymnasts ; and Sen
ator Anth'ony got a renewed attack of
rheumatism under the canvas. Even
Senator Sherman's grave face was vis
ible ahd the British
, minister made up
a party and took forty seats.
A fellow named Charles Didenover ,
qf Charlotte , N. C. , has had a raort-
fjauo placed on his body to aocure a
debt , and the deed , "duly witnessed ,
sealed and eigned , " waB recorded in
the recorder's office at that plane. The
mortgage business must bo ehck in
North Carolina. No man of sense
wonld plaoo a mortgage on a person of
the caliber of Mr. Didenovor for 10
cents unloas ho did it as a pastime.
Dead or alive , the fellow who would
give his body in security for a debt
could not possibly be worth powder
enough to blow him up.
-No Exaggerated Case.
In writing the following , says Mr.
Chas. Baugert , CG East Harris street ,
Atlanta , Ga. , I wonld have it under
stood that nothing in the matter has
been exaggerated , but only the plain
tacts stated. A week ago I was taken
with what seemed a violent tooth
ache , au old ailment which had
caused me the losa of many of my
teeth. In fact is was no tooth
ache , but a severe pain in the jw ,
and extending from ear to ear. Tte
pain grew worse and I was forced to
consult a dentist , whose examination
reunited in my loosing another tooth
without any relief whatever. I tried
all sorts of "home'j remedies nnavall-
ingly , for two- days , and then
I procured St. Jacobs Oil. I never
had used it before , as I do not
take much stock * in proprietary medi
cines. Outward -application to the
face relieved but'llttle , but when I
"
rub" the gums with it , relief waa im
mediate , and' to-day I am as happy
as a fish in deep water. All pains
had loft. I must acknowledge that I
had often before doubted the many
favorable testimonials given for St.
Jticobs Oil , but I am now not only a
believer , but also a strong advocate of
this" most uouderfnl remedy.
i Worthy of Praise.
As a rule we do not recommend pat
ent medicines , but whoa we know of
one that really is a public benefactor ,
and does positively cure , then we con
sider It our duty to impart that in
formation to all. Electric Bitters are
truly a most valuable medicine , and
will surely cure Billlousness , Fever
and Ague , Stomach , Liver and Kidney
Complaints , even where ail other rem-
sdios fail. We know whereof we
speak , and can freely recommend them
to all. [ Ex. Sold at 50 cents a bot-
lle , by lab & McMahon. (4) ( )
GJ. . KUSSELL , M. D , ,
Homeopathic Physician.
Diseases cf Children and Chronic Diseases a
ipecialty. Office at Residence , 2000 , Ca.'MSt.
lours , a to 10 a. ra. , 1 to 2 p. m. and after 6
i. m. aplSdSm
O DOLLARS WILL .SECURE
TIIE ! WEEKLY BEE
For One Year.
RHEUMATISM ,
Neuralgia , Sciatica , Lumbago ,
Backache , Soreness of the Chest ,
Gout , Quinsy , Sore ThroatSweH-
ings and Sprains , Burns and
ZScalds , General Bodily
, Pains , '
Tooth , Ear and Headache , Frosted
Feet and Ears , and all other
Pains and Aches.
Ft Prepiratlon on earth fqnali ST. JICOM OIL
M * nff > rare , simple and cheap External
Itamtdj. A trial entaila but the comparatirelj
bUlog outlay of 60 Onta , and t ry ons uffer-
tee -with pain can bira cheap and potltiT * oraf
Cf IU claims. V i
Direction ! in EUitn Language ) . 71
80LD BY ALL DB UQGI8T3 AND DE1LEB8
IN MEDICINE.
A. VOGELER & CO. ,
. 4.JL.
Gentle
Women
Who want glossy , luxuriant
and wavy tresses of abundant ,
beautiful Hair must use
LION'S EATHAIBON. This
elegant , cheap article always
makes the Hair CTOTT freely
and fast , keeps it from falling
out , arrests and cures grayness -
ness , removes dandruff and
itching , makes the Hair
strong , giving it a curling
tendency ana keeping it ia
any desired position. Beau
tiful , healthy Hair is the sure
result of using Katliairon.
DEXTER L THOMAS &BRO.
Will Buy and Sell
REAL ESTATE ,
And all Transactions Con
nected therewith.
Pay Taxes , Eent Houses , &c.
IFYOUWANtTO BUY OR SELL
Call at Office , Room 8. Creigbton Block , Omaha ,
Keb. apo-dtt
Geo. P. Bemis
AL ESTATE AGENCY.
13 ih ib Dougldt Sit. , Omaha , Neb.
T al9 tt'cncy aoeusiBOTJ. ! a lj.'ot ri. ; < j null
nazs. Does notipccnlatc , aril taorcfore aaj
gains on IU bookn are Insnrcd to Its cr.trons , In
stead of belnir gobbled up by the agent
IS & 1S2LL.
REAL ESTATE BROKERS
No llflS Farnham Streci
OMAHA - NEBRASKA.
Office yprth Si Jo opp Orand Central ITctel.
Nebraska Land Agency ,
DAVIS & SNYDER ,
1505 Paniham St. Omahat fttbr.
400.CVO ACRKS caret ally ejlectcd land iu K tern
Nebraska for eale.
Great Barpklngln ImprOTsd farmg , andOmaho
citypiopertr.
O. F. DAVIS. WEBSTER PN"f DZK ,
Late t/xnd Com'r D. P. R. R Ia-leb7'.f
BTRON RIXD. Liwn Knr >
Byron Reed & Co. ,
OLDKST KSTAKLIS'JD
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
IN NEBRASKA.
Keep a complete abstract of title to all Peal ,
EaUto in Omaha and Donglaa Countr. mayltf
BUSINESS COLLEGE ,
THE GREAT WESTERN
Gco.R. Ilathbun , Principal ,
Oreighton Block , - OMAHA
Send for Circular.
uoY20d&w <
QIC \ ( nOH rdayatnome. bamp stWo >
VOJ I ID/ill ( res AddrpM Stlnnnn * Oo
Pnrtland. Me. U-
D. T. MOUNT ,
Manufacturer and Dealer in
SADDLES AND HARNESS ,
1412 Farn. St.
Omaha Neb.
Agent for tha
Celebrated Concord Harness !
Two Med&lsand a Diploma of Honor With the
? eryHlzheit Award the Judges Could Eostow
ma Awaried tnb Ilarneis at the Ccnteanlal
Exhibition.
Common also , Ranchmen's and Landle'g Sad-
lies. We keep the largest stock In the Wett ,
ir.d Invite all who cannot examine to send for
> rkeg. p3-tf
EAST iNDlA
55 Pi's G flf\
"ILbh & GO. !
50L.E -'DFAOTURBRS. . '
OMMIA , Keb ,
BAN KIKE HOUSES-
/ ; THE OLDEST ESTABLISHED.
BANKING HOUSE
. IN NEBRASKA.
GALDWELL AMILTONICO
Easiness transacted jame u that o ui Incor
porated Bank.
Accounts kept In Currency 01 gold gukject to
tight chtck without notice.
Certificates ol deposit Issued payable la thieo
six and twelve months , bearing Interest , or oo
demand without Interest.
Advances made to customers on pprote.J s
carltlci at market rates cf Interest
Bay and soil gold , bills of exclude Govern
ment. State , County anil City Bonds.
Draw Sight Drafts on England , Ireland dw.t-
( and , and all parts of Europe.
Soli European risea ; Ttckew.
COLLECTIONS PROMPTLY MADE.
U. S. DEPOSITORY.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Of OMAHA.
Cor. IStb and Farnham Streeta ,
OLDEST BANKING ESTABLISHMENT
, m OMAHA.
( SUCCESSORS TO KOUNTZB BKOa.
15TmU3TIO Ef 1359 ,
Organized ? ; a National Bank. Angtut SO , less.
Oapitaland Profits O erSSOO.OOO
8ped ly ! fcn horliedbythe Seaotary or Tre rar >
to rccetra Subscription to the
U.S.4 PER GEKT. FUNDED LOAN.
AND
Hctwni , Finldurt
AUSUETCS KG32IZ3 ,
H. W. TAIM. CiaMcr.
A. J. PorrLiTGR , AMorcoj.
loan A. C'KWrfrox.
V. H. DAVts ,
Ihll biuik joot'Ives Jcpolt wttlionl rectnl to
amoonte
Issnea tmo ! certiiCTteatcsrfnp Interact.
Draws dr tta 3D Ban Ftauclzco and principal
clliea of the United States , ala > Iiondon , DnUin ,
Edinburgh and tha principal Citleu of the contl-
nant of Europe.
Sells piRiise tlckota Ior Emisrauts in the In.
man no. nxyldtl
HOTELS
THE JRIGINAL.
Oor. Randolph St. & 5th Avc. ,
CHICAGO ILL.
PRICES REDUCED TO
S2.00 AND $2.50 PER IMY
Located In the business centre , convculout
to placts ol amusement. Elegantly furnished ,
containlEC all modern improvements , pa 9 nper
elevator , &c. J. n CUMM1NOS , Proprietor.
oclGtf
IE
,
Cor. MARKET ST. & BROADWAY
Council 121nfTs , lowa <
On line o Street Railway , Omnib'Ji 'o and from
all trams. KATES Parlor floar 33.00 per tlaj ;
second Boor , 32.CO per il j ; third fioor , 32.00.
The best famished and most commodious bonze
in the city. GEO. T. FHELPS Prop
Laramie , Wyoming ,
lue minor's resort , coed accommodations ,
atvjegamplo room , charcca rarsonahV Eprcta'
attention Riven to traveling men
ll.tf H. C H1LLIKRP Hrnprletof.
INTER-OCEAN HOTEL ,
Cheyenne , Wyoming.
Flrat-cl 85 , Fine ar e Sunplo Kooau. on. .
block from depot. Train ? stop from CO ninote ! :
to'2 hours for dinner. Free HIM titnd from
Deput. Kates 8100.82.50 and $ ifO , accordlni
to room ; Vnclo rntal 76 cents
A. O.T7ALCOJ' I'irrrlBtrr
W BORDKN , Cnlef Clerk mlO-
AGENTS WANTED FOR OOP. NEW HOOK ,
"Bible ior the Youn rJ
Being tie ! story of tli f criptures by ller. Geo.
Alexander Croott , D. D in slmplo and attrac-
tire Unen-ige for o'd and jouujr. Profusely
Illustrated , roikiiu' a moit Interesting and in *
pressive youth's instructor. Every parent will
secure this work. Pteackers. jou should cir
culate ! ' . Price $3 00.
Sent' for circulars with xtr errns.
J. n. CHAMBERS & i . ,3 St. Louis , Mo
ANDSTILLTHELION
Continues to
Koar for Moores ( )
HARNESS & SADDLERY ,
02
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6
25
I have adopted the Lion as a Trade
Mark , and all my Goods will be stamp-
id with the Lion and my Name on
he same. No Goods are genuine
without the above stamps. The best
naierial ia used and the most skilled
Torkmen are employed , and at the
owest cash price. Anyone wishing
i price list ot goods will confer a favor
> y sending for ono.
DAVID SMITH MOORE.
. VAS CAKr , M. D. K. L , SIOOIXB , M. D.
NEBRASKA
MEDICAL AND SURGICAL
INSTITUTE ,
PJIIVATE HOSPITAL.
Now open for the reception of pa' lenU for the
REATMENT OF ALL CHKONIC AND SUPOI
iL DISEASES.
) J S. VAX C.V.1IP & SIGGIIVS ,
Physicians & Surgeons ,
Proprietors.
ODD EILOWS BLOCK. CORNER I4TH
3DCE STS. . OMAHA. NEB-
A. W. NASOX.
3D E 3STTI S T ,
TJCI : Jioob'a B ck , corner Capita 4T . and
Uth 8tre t. Om iiT ab
ZBIEJIMIO V IBID I
THE NEW YORK GLuTHING HOUSE
-\flas Bemoved to
1309 FARNHAM STREET ,
( IVax ? Meyer's Old Stand. )
Where They Shall Keep Constantly on Hand an Immense
Stock of .
MEN'S , BOYS' AmCUILDUEX'S OLOTIUXG ,
HATS , CAPS AXD GEIYFS FClfiNISIIlVC GOODS.
PE10ES- ALWAYS THE LOWEST.
and Examine Goods and Prices.- *
. H 3VL
1309 Farnham Street , Omaha , Xcb.
MORE POPULAR THAN EVER'
The Genuine
SINGER NEW FAMILY SEWING MACHINE.
Tha popular demand for the GENUINE SINGER in 1S79 eiieeded that of
any previous year iforine the Quarter of a Century in which thJj "Old
Reliable" Machine has been before the public.
In 1878 we sold 356,422 Machines. In 1879 we sold 431167
Machines. Excess © ver any previous year 74,735 Machines.
Our sales last year were at the rate of over.
1400 Sewing Machines a Day I
For erery bnjlaraj dav In the jew.
The "Old Eeliabe"
That Every REAL Singer is the Strongest ,
Singer Searing Machine
> the Simplest , the Most
' '
chine has this 'I'rade
Mark cast into the / * ' Durable Sewing MR-
* &
Iron Stand and embedded ' * chine ever yet ConFer -
bedded in the Arm of
structed.
the Machine.
THE SSNOEH WUFAGTURSNO GO.
Principal Office : c 4 Union Square , New York.
1,500 Subordinate Offices , in the Tj niteil States anil Canaib , and 3WO ( Office * in the OH
World and South America. nei > lR-4l&wtf
CT. S.
AGENT FOR C i PB I 0 PIANO ,
And Sole Aicnt ? for
Hallet Davis & Co. , James & Holmstrom , and J. & 0.
Fischer's Pianos , also Sole Agent for the Estey ,
Burdett , and the Fort Wayne Organ
Go's. Organs ,
15 deal in Pianoa and Organs exclusively. Have had yeara
experience in the Business , and handle only the Beat.
218 16th Street , City Hall Building , Omaha , Neb.
HALSBY V. FITCH. Tuner.
DOUBLE AiTD SINGLE ACTING
: R IIAll PI.
Stsam Pumps , Engine TziBic.ii.g8 , Minuig Safiohinsry
8ELTIHD KOS2 , BRASS AfcD laOh FiTf iM2S , FIFE , STEAM PACKING
AT WHOLEA LF A LJ IIETAIL.
HAUA0AY WiND-MiLU , GHUBGH A@D SCHOOL BELLI
A L STRAND. 20fProwim 8tr a Hinaiik. Neb
J. A. W A K E F I E L D.
WHOLEaALE AND RETAIL DEALER IN
LUMBER , LATH , SHINGLES ,
Pickets , Sash , Doors , Blinds , Mouldings , Lime ,
Cement , Piaster , &c.
STATE AGENT FOR MILWAUKEE CEMENT CO. ,
Near Union Pacific Depot. OMAHA , U B.
CARPETS. CAiPETS. CARPETS.
THE CARPET MAN ,
Is now prepared to promptly fill
all orders at his
HEW AND ELEGANT STORE ,
1313 Farnhnm Street ,
In Variety of 'Design , Beauty' and Elegance , of
Vlaterial and Finish , and in Quality and Quantity to
select from , Mr. D offers inducements to purchasers
mequalled before or since the flood.