THE DAILY BEE THURSDAY APRIL 0 , 1885
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IT waa not a walkaway for Mr. Boyd.
MONKY makes the mayor go. J. E.
lioyd , _ _
How noon will the Herald and JRcjntb.
lican consolidate ?
THE democratic candidate for police
judge la a oaddor but Wolsscr man ,
THE "overwhelming majority" which
Mr. Boyd cxpootod failed to matorlullxo.
BoYuYi mojority , aa the late Qonoral
Strickland would say , la not so d d
unanimous.
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IT IB now evident that Mr. Boyd cither
underestimated Mr. Murphy or overes
timated himself.
MR. BUCK did not loao any aloop lint
night. Ho did not have to atay np to
find out whether ho was elected.
THE mm who has an itching for ouico
generally gets In by a scratch. Mr.Boyd
had to do nome very lively scratching.
ST. Louis has an ancient democratic
newspaper which ia misnamed the lie-
publican. Omaha haa now a paper with
the Kimo namu and politics.
WK have just received the Heal Estate
Mugwump , Vol. I , No. 1 , of Rod Oak ,
Iowa. Wo suggest that it bo consoli
dated with the Railroad Republican.
IT la hoped tint Mr. Colpotzer will
now bo rdappolntoi government director
of the Union Pacific. Ho has done
onongh for the democratic bora to be en
titled to that reward.
Mu. BOYD was the reform candidate ,
and yet ho received the solid support of
, the hoodlums , the bummers , and the
sports. Wo are f-lad to BOO that these
classes are In favor of reform with a
vengeance.
Mu. Muui'iiv was defeated for mayor
of Omaha by aomo very ' * fine work. "
The workers can always find employment
in such an election as that of Tuesday ,
where money Is usad freely to greasa all
t'ao wheels of the machinery.
Tin : oflicora of the Colorado legislature
aa usual , juat before the adjenrnmont of
that body , wore given a number of pros-
ants by their admiring friends. The
people of Colorado , however , would
rather congratulate them upon their
absence than upon their presents ,
WILL aomo mathematician please figure
out what become of the throe thousand
votes that were pledged by that citizens'
petition requesting Mr. Boyd to run for
mayor ? It strikes us that the number of
signers was greatly exaggerated , or else a
a largo number of the petitioners wont
back ou Mr. Boyd.
ME. BOYU wanted an "overwhelming
majority" as an endorsement of his ad
ministration while ho was mayor. In
stead of a majority of 1,000 to 1,500
which ho confidently expected when ho
started ont , ho gets loss than 100 major
ity. That can hardly bo called an en
dorsement. Wo consider it a rebuke.
THI : Chicago News clalmo that Carter
Harrison is defeated by fully two thous
and , as will bo shown by the official
count of tbo ballots. The News charges
that Harrison's "lino workers" have
committed extensive frauds. If Harrison
la really beaten , it will bo a big victory
In the interest of reform , bat It ia a ques
tion whether it can be oho wn satisfactorily
that ho Is defeated , because ho has the
machinery In hla hands to conceal the
frauds and maintain bimaelf in his posi
tion. Ho has too much experience in
this line to be caught at this late day.
THK inilucnca of the Ittyubllcan waa
wonderful , It was simply Immense.
After spending $10,060 its retonn candi
date will get in by a moro scratch , If ho
gets In at all. Four years ago when
Boyd had the support of the BKE against
Hoscall , and without any citizens' move ,
mont , ho received over 1,000 majority ,
and that , too , when thera wore less thin
4,000 voted polled. Now Boyd's alleged
majority is less than 100 , when the num.
! > er of votes cast Is over 7,000. Ho wat
backed by the Influence of the entire
press of Omaha , except the BKE. He
had tha Herald solid to begin with ,
without price , as his mainstay. He then
annexed the licpubllcan , and next lu
bought into the Dispatch , and to make
the combination complete ho captured
the two Gorman dallies and the Seandl
naviui paper. With all .this array ol
talent , with an army of pencll-acrAtchen
in rarioui languages , with all thU Influ
ence , and with all his money , Mr. Boyc
managed to barely escape defeat. H <
his corla'nly ' nothing to be proud of ,
TWENTY YEARS AGO.
Twenty years sgo to-day General Rob
ert E. Leo surrendered to General Grant
at Appomattox. Leo has long since
passcdfxvrsy [ , and now Grant is about to
surrender to the conqueror of all men.
It will bo the first surrender of the hereof
of a Hundred battles. His mind remains
clear and active to the last , nnd when It
recalls to-day the episode that occurred
In the llttlo Virginia village of Appomat-
ox Court House on the Okh of April , 18G5 ,
> nd which closed his military career and
ndod the greatest rebellion of any ago ,
t must afford to him satisfaction to know
hat the people of this re-nnltod nation
will never forgot his services In behalf of
.ho union. It was in May , of the year
before , that Grant , after six days hard
ightlng , sent his dispatch to Secretary
Santon which concluded with the cm
ihatlo proposition : "I propose to fight
t out on this line If it taken all summer. "
That sentiment strnok a popular cord
and created great enthusiasm throughout
ho notth. It made the loyal people feel
onCdent that Grant would prosa on to
Richmond and bring the prolonged
trugglo to a clojo. They were not dis-
ppointod. Victory after victory was re-
: ordod and nt last on April 3d , 18G5 ,
Richmond foil , and Grant puthod on to
rowdLeo to the wall. Four daya after
wards Lee , hemmed in on every side ,
ecolvod from Gnmt a message
, o surrender. The meeting was
innlly arranged to take placa at Appo
mattox , and there it was that the two
; roat generals mot two days afterwards
nd shock hands. It was the cordial
; rasp of the hero of the north and the
hero of the south the conqueror and the
onqnered each wishing for pcaco and
glad that the hour had at last come when
t could bo honorably accomplished. In
ess than fivu minutes the details were
upon. Lee was so impressed by
Grant's generous dealing that ho asked
no modification whatever of the terms pro
posod. Half an hour later these terms were
put in writing , and when the important
documents were signed the rebellion was
virtually at an end. Ono of those who
were present In behalf of Lee has written
n regard to a scene that conld not have
been but painful to him as well as his
ihief :
"There Is no passage of history in this
heart-breaking war which will , for years
o come , bo moro honorably mentioned
md gratefully remembered than the demeanor
meaner , on the Oth of April , 1865 , of
Gen. Grant toward Gen. Leo. I do note
o much allude to the facility with which
lionorablo terms were accorded to the
confederates , as to the bearing of Gen.
Grant and the officers about him toward
Gen. Lee. "
Four days after the surrender of Leo ,
General Grant reached Washington , and
in the evening the city was most brll-
iantly illuminated In his honor , and to
celebrate the cessation of hostilities. The
next evening , Good Friday , April 1-tth ,
18G5 , President Lincoln was assassinated ,
iiid the nation , which had been rejoicing
over the end of the rebellion , was thrown
nto deep mourning. It Is eald that the
plan was to have also killed Gen. Grant ,
but fortunately he had declined Lincoln's
invitation to attend the theatre with him ,
aa ho was anxious to proceed that oven-
leg to Philadelphia. To-day the nation
mourns for General Grant who must
soon join the martyred president , and
the Father of His Country. The three
great names in American history are
Washington , Lincoln and Grant. "Vic
tory crowned them with its garlands , and
the years In their flight confirm the ver
dict that the laurels were justly be-
itowod. "
A HIGH COMPLIMENT.
Mr. Murphy is to bo congratulated
upon the high compliment paid to him by
the clti/.ans of Omaha. Ho hai recced
an endorsement of which any man might
well bo proud. In a campaign which
rom the outset was regarded as dea-
parato and hopeless by some of the most
prominent republicans , and with a com
petitor whose election was almost conceded -
coded from the start aa a foregone con-
lusion , Mr. Murphy has made a nock-
and-ncck race. James E. Boyd had
wealth , political Influence , and personal
prcstigo In hla favor. Ho had been
elected mayor of Omaha by near
ly 2,000 majority four ycaw ago ,
and had become a great factor
of political patronage by reasja of boicg
member of the national democratic com
mittee. He entered this campaign de
termined to win now laurels by a sweep
ing popular victory at the polls. He
was not merely the standard bearer of
hla own party , but ho enlisted in his own
behalf the business men and corporate
Inllaonces. To maVo assurance doubly
sura ho also secured the Intlaenco of all
purchasable newspapers and political
strikers. And last , but not least ,
to make the defeat of
Mr. Mnrphy more crashing , ho
organized a whole regiment of Hessian
hirelings , who claim to bo loaders among
the worklngmon. With all this foi mid-
able array against him and with a treach
erous fire in the roar from political bush
whackers and pirates who masquerade
aa republicans under the leadership of
Caspar E , Yost Mr. Murphy boa made
a splendid fight.and surprised his friends
and humiliated nil enemies. Ho received
a heavier vote than any other man wo
know of at present conld have polled
against Jamoa E. Boyd. In a fair field
and with the almighty dollar barred ont
Mr. Murphy would have been elected by
from COO to 1,000 majority.
THE Boyd letter which this paper pub
llehod on Monday was not placed in our
hands by Mr. Ryan , as some parties al
lege , nor did Mr , Ryan have any knowl
edge of when and how it reached us.
The facts about this letter are axaotly as
we stated when the was published.
A gentleman , formerly connected with a
Lincoln paper , called at this ouico last
week and Informed the editor that a letter -
tor written by Mr. Boyd a year ago ,
which touched upon Boyd's senatorial
aspirations , h < td boon picked np
in the streets ot Lincoln. Aa it
might have tome bearing on tbo
campaign the party offered to have it
mailed from Lincoln if desired. The of
fer was cheerfully accepted. The loiter
reached hero Monday and was given to
the public within three hours alter it was
recolved. When Mr. Ryan wai informed
by somebody that wo had this letter and
was about to publish the contents ho on
dcavored to have the letter publication '
topped. So much with regard to this
contraband letter. It any responsibility
or odium attaches to its public *
ion wo Trill shoulder it entirely.
When Mr. Boyd and hla frlonds cool
down wo venture to say that they will
BOO nothing unusual or dishonorable in
our courao. The letter was not procured
by bribery or trickery on our part. It
was not marked "confidential , " and was
cgitlmato campaign ammunition. It
disclosed Mr. Boyd's political Intentions
for a higher place than mayor , and ostab-
ishod what had boon charged by us with
regard to the object of his candidacy.
ThU is not the first time cither that the
private letters of public men have found
their way Into print. Henry Clay wrote
a memorable letter which cost htm the
presidency. Mr. Blalno'o lottora wore
made use of in the late campaign , and
Mr. Boyd did not think any
thing wrong about that. If
any blame attaches to this lat
ter It must bo upon the man who wrcto
, t and not upon the man who published
t. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
DISGRUNTLED DEMOCRATS.
Special to Stnto Journal ,
OMAHA , Nob. , April 8. 1.15 a. in.
The election to-day was hotly contested ,
the Murphy republicans having the nn
distinguished support of the Lincoln ,
Nebraska City and Omaha ring of dis
gruntled democrats. The vote la badly
mlxod and at midnight the result on
mayor only la obtained. James E. Boyd
'a elected by 150 majority.
Dr. Miller's man Friday , who sent the
above to the railroad , republican and job
bora' organ at Lincoln is evidently talk
ing by the card. Wo can understand
why disgruntled democrats in Omaha de
serted Boyd In rcsentmont of Boyd's ' deal
with the republican citizens by which
half of the democratic ticket wss traded
of ! In otdor to insure his own election.
Wo cannot comprehend , however , where
the disgruntled democrats from Lincoln
and Nebraska City took a hand in the
Omaha city election. They may have
been disgruntled , to bo sure , by an often
aivo and dofenslvo alliance between the
members of the national democratic
committee and the chairman of the re
publican atato central committee , by
which Mr. Boyd secured the support of
the Omaha Republican in exchange for
his assistance in defeating certain demo
cratic candidates at present , and organlz
ng a close corporation ring for mntna'
bushwhacking in the future.
At the time of writing wo ere. without
authentic advices from the election In
Omaha , but it was generally conceded in
that city , upon unofficial returns , that
Boyd ( dem. ) Is elected mayor by a smal'
majority , about 150. Our sympathy is
extended to Mr. Roaewater and the BEE ,
whoso efforts In behalf of the party
were very lonesome as far as regards
the press. Lincoln Journal.
No sympathy form thitquartorh either
asked or needed. The BEE may have
been lonesome BO far as regards the
press , but It was not lonesome as regards
republican votes. It was quite natural
for the Journal to rejoice with the Her
ald and Hcpublican over Boyd'a brilliant
victory. They are a trinity that Is bound
together by a natural affinity. If the
republican party of Nebraska have not
already found that these throe papers ,
representing antagonistic political parties ,
have all their alms in common , they cer
tainly have losrned that tact slnco Mr.
Boyd entered the campaign to become
mayor. It has been so for years in every
campaign and it lull bo so in the future.
If it were not for the railroads and the
money-bag ] behind thorn these papers
conld achlovo very little in forming pub
lic sentiment. Aa newspapers they are
hardly worthy of the name.
TUE citizens' movement was supposed
to bo In the Interest of reform and bettor
councllmcn. Because Mr. G. M. Hitch
cock refused to pay $25 to the citizens'
executive committee they scratched hii
name off the citizens' ticket. When ho
waa asked for the money he was on the
street , and merely said ho would aeo
them some other time. The action of
' towards Hitchcock
the citizens' committee
cock Is certainly remarkable , In view of
the fact that they were apparently BO
earnest in their efforts to give the city
good government , If a man eminently
fit to bo a member of the council refuse *
to contribute to the- election of Mr. Boyd
then ho is unfit for the council and must
bo defeated. Such was the conclusion
of the citizens' committee. The less wo
have of such pretenses and humbug the
bettor it will bo for the reputation of the
business men of Omaha
Further Comment TDancce snry ,
New York Times ,
A Washington hotel keeper was boast
ing of the amount of money ho had made
during inauguration week.
'What do yon think of that ? " ho s ld ,
turning to a stranger.
The stranger lifted his shoulders , bnt
made no reply.
' Don't you think that's doing pretty
wolli" persisted the hotel man.
"My wife's rannln * a boirdin1 home
in Now Orleans , " said the stranger , sen-
tontlously , and then the Washington man
was silent.
GLOVE "FITTING.
It is pleasure to have gloves fitted
IN THE NEW AND NOVEL WAY
by an experienced lady glove fitter at
PATCH'S , 1517 Douglas St. , just above
Falconer1 ! .
1IIK EX-PHESIDENITAIJUS.
IIo Hnsnimlo No Pinna Tor iho I'uturc ,
Ex-P/otidont Arthur loft the national
capital Sunday for Fortress Monroo.
Since the Inauguration of his saccesior
ho has remained quietly nt the Frollng-
huysen mansion , mingling occasionally
In society and receiving the hospitalities
of a few friends. Previous to hla de
parture a correspondent called npon the
ox-president at his residence in thb city.
Mr. Arthur was looking exceedingly
well , but in reply to a remark that retire
ment from the cares of state was doubt
less attended by an ogrcoablo sense of relief
liof from responsibility , ho said : "It is
'BO , bnt I have beenmuch inconvenienced
by severe cough slnco the day of In
auguration , " In speaking of the future ,
the ox-president said : " 1 really have no
plans for the future. I go to Fortress
Monroe to enjoy a mild climate and to
; ot rid of my cough , and shall remain
hero until the weather moderates at the
north. I shall then go to Now York ,
but 53 for business arrangements or a
trip to Europe , which I coo have been
announced for mo , that ia not settled , "
need some rest first. "
In reply to a general remark upon the
rank of bis administration in history the
ox-president said that ho did not think
the subject could bo properly treated in
a casual conversation. It was evident
that ho fully appreciated the peculiar cir
cumstanccs attending his assumption of
the duties of the presidential ofllco , and
especially on account of the tragic re
moval of the president , but on account
of -widening of the broach which was
threatened between President Garficld
and certain powerful party leaders. In
a direct reference to the subject the ox-
president appeared to feel that for the
present it would bo hotter to allow the
whole matter to rest. It is known that
ho has carefully preserved all correspond
ence and other materials relating to the
earlier period of his assumption of the
rolns cf government. The strained atti
tude of ex-Senator Conkling , the per-
plexitlea surrounding the question of the
removal of Collector Robertson , which
was Mr. Coukling'a ultimatum , to far as
concerned the re-establishment of per
sonal relations with the president , and
the president's duty to his party , are
subjects which will bo presented in their
true light in timo.
The ox president evidently feels that
politically spooking , no act of his admin
istration could be construed into a source
of weakness or dielraction within the
lines of the republican party , and that
the Iocs of power was traceable to causes
for which neither ho nor his administra
tion were responsible. Before his retire
ment from the executive mansion Presi
dent Arthur collated for his orn uaa the
moat Important atato paper. ? and other
documents which emanated directly from
hia own hand. These were put In type ,
and a small number were printed for his
own use. It Is not probable that the ex-
president will prepare the story of his
own administration , but whether it will
be giton to the world during his lllo or
bo reserved for posthumous publication
will doubtless depend npon developments
and as they may affect the relations of
his administration to the events of * the
future.
In regard to the newspaper references
to his aspirations in the direction of gu
bernatorial honorj In bis own state tola
fall ho was silent. His plans for the
the future , he said , were not made , and
until ho roaches New York hoi 1 do
nothing ia any direction. There Is no
donbt that'much will depend on the turn
affairs take within the democratic
lines in the city. Bnt even then , say
those who understand the situation in
New York , he might encounter the same
or even greater opposition than did Mr
Elaine , and the republisan party this fall
proposes to carry New York If Trlthln
the range of possibility.
THE TYPE-WHITER ,
& . Mechanical Contrivance ) with Un
bounded ropnlarity.
New York Graphic.
The click of the typo-writer is one of
the most familiar sounds to the frequent
ers of down-town offices. In nearly
every largo office one or more of those
little machines can bo found in constant
use and they ate still growing in popular
ity.
ity.About ton years ago the first typewriter -
writer was Invented. It was patented by
two Detroit men who sold their rights to
the machine , but drew a royalty nn It
for some years. Ono of ' these men was a
printer by trade , and 'for ytars ho had
been experimenting with a writing ma
chine to snpplant the pen. Ho firat In
vented a machine for numbering auto
matically the pages of books such us
ledgers. When the type-writer was first
upon the market it was a crude machine ,
different from what It is to-day. The
foot waa brought into operation In it to
pull back the carriage upon which the
paper waa rolled , somewhat like a sewing
machine. There were various other
clumsy appliances connected with it , and
the machine was regarded by the public
moro as a curiosity than as a practical
writing instrument. A few largo offices ,
however , began to use type-writeis , and
the advantages of the Instrument woio
aeon where a largo number of manifold
copies were required and it was desirable
to have a very plain and easily deciphered
copy. Improvements were made from
time to time In the mechanism , and as
the machine waa gradually being per
fected it became more and more popular.
Meanwhile its success prompted other
Inventorstoapply themselves to thosubject
of writing machines. One of the first
to come out was invented in Sweden and
patents obtained upon it throughout
Europe. The principle of this type
writer was radically different from that
of the American machine. Inatead of the
typo being arranged in a circular
pocket and Hying up to hit the paper , In
the foreign machine the typo and keys
were arranged like plna ia a nlncushln
and the instrument was in the shape of a
hemisphere. With the keys sticking out
all over Us surf ace It very much resembled
a porcupine. This machine _ was very
small and could almost bo cerriod in the
pocket. It hai many advantages over
the American machine , andllkewlsemany
disadvantages.
Hardly had the foreign machine been
npon the market than another American
machine came out npon some of the prin
cipals of the lint machine , the patents
upon which had expired. This waa fol
lowed by another on an altogether differ
ent plan , tbo type being made of rubber
and all together on a little pad. When
writing the letter la brought over a small
hole in a plata and through this hits the
paper , all the other types at the same
time taking np a supply of ink. On the
other machine an Inked ribbon la brought
between the type and the paper , and the
ink takes the shape of the letter pressing
against It.
This was followed by still auotbet
machine wherein the type , made on hard
rubber in the form of a cylinder , revolved
to a horizontal cavity and the paper waa
driven up against the typo by the release
of a small hammer every tlmo a letter
was struck. One of the advantagca of
thin latter machine Is that an infinite
numbpr of characters can bo used In it
and typo tor writing in Gorman and other
foreign langurgcs can ba linortod at will.
A member of the Turkish legation In
the United Slabs not long ago expressed
his admiration of the type writer , and
his Intention of having end made that
uould ivrlto in the Turkish language ,
There are thirty.three letters lu this
language and Hassin Effendi made a
copy of thorn and gave it to an engraver
to make a sot of letters for the typo-
writer. It was only at the last tnlnnto
that ho discovered that all the typewriters
writers work from left to right , as the
English language is wrlttsu , while Turk
ish is written from right to left. The ex
cessive cost of altering a machine to write
in this direction decided him not to got
one. A typo-writer for writing In any
'anguago can bo made , however.
The manufacture of type-writers Is now
an Important American industry. Nine-
tenths of all the type-writers used in the
world are made in this country. The
traveller can now find the American
machines in daily use in England , Franco ,
Germany , Russia , and Indeed in all the
European countries. The English gov
ernment , which ia very alow to make
changes of a radical or progressive na
ture , has adopted the American typewriter -
writer , and In nil the government ollicos
In India , as well aa those In London and
clsoTrhero , the machine is now In con
stant uso.
The Chinese are about the only people
plo who will bo loft out of the typewriting
ing nations. Them are so many thou
sand charactora in their language that U
would bo Impossible to construct a ma
chine capable of doing the work.
There are many thousands of type
writers In dally ese in Now York City ,
and the Instrument has long ceased to bo
a curiosity. With the telephone , the
Wall otrcot ticker and the
type-writer a part of every
well-appointed office , the duties of
clerks have indeed been revolutionized
within the past half century.
Very many authors now write all of
their books and magazine articles on the
typo writer , and among these are W. D.
Uowolla and Mark Twain. The Declara
tion of Independence was not written on
a typo writer , bnt if Thomas Jefferson
lived in this day ho Would probably have
ticked off hia immortal document upon
ono of these labor saving machines. A
legal decision has been rendered to the
effect that although typo written manu
script la printed it is writing all the
same , and the postal authorities regard it
as written matter which must pay full
postage.
One of the openings for women that
are constantly coming up ia copying man
uscript on the typo writer , and very many
glrla and young women now find It a
pleasant and remunerative business.
Short hand writers have also found the
typo writers a valuable aid , and lawyers
are beginning to lisa It for writs and oth
er legal documents.
There are now nearly a dozen different
type writers on the market , each , of
course , claiming to bo the best. The
prices range from $25 to $100. The sale
of the machines io largo and constantly
increasing.
STATE JO 1TINGS.
The Bchool population of Sidney is 180.
West Point would bo satisfied with a 610-
000 opera house.
Tha brldgo over the liver at Guide Hock
was badly damaged by outgoing ice ,
Eleven hundred persona signed the pledge
during the recent tomperanca revival in lioat-
rice.
rice.The
The proposed Sioux City and Pacific cross
ing of the White river ia only thirty-throo
miles from the 'Wyoming boundary line ,
The tower of the Congregational church at
Fremont is completed. The height from the
ground to the top of the spire is 110 feet.
JudgB Koberts , of Atkinson , claims to have
issued 140 marriage licenses nnd performed
eixt'y marriage ceremonies during the past
yoar.
yoar.A
A do ! tractive prairie fire swept over the
country between Fremont and North J5ond ,
deotroyiof , ' a large amount of bay and farm
property.
The grand jury at Seward failed to find an
indictment ag.iinit J. Robert Williams , the
Canadian runaway from David City , on the
charge of forging the name of F. II. Angel tea
a note of § 1,400.
A Democratic Apology 1'or Poor , Irresponsible -
responsible Lmmar.
Chattanooga ( Tenn. ) Times.
Wo are free to nay that Lamar made a
grave political mlbtnko in closing hla de
partment when Thompson died. His
record in the department is not good.
Bo waa a part of the almost totally rot
ten , weak and contemptible Buchanan
administration ; and If ho were not dis
honest , his accounts showed criminal
looseness In managing a great trust.
Had he boon clear , ho would have
pressed to trial the Buit brought against
him in 187G for making way with $2,000-
000 of Indian trust funds in 18GU-'G1 ,
the eamo having been in his custody as
secretary of the intoripr. Thompson
never pushed for a trial , but fought it
off , were out the prosecution , and got
the case dismissed. Jore Black was his
lawyer.
Tnompson's letters to Mr. Davis and
to Benjamin from Canada , in 18U4 , show
him in the light of a monster engaged in
conspiraclen to burn cities , blow up
steamboats engaged in commerce and
passenger traflicand other warefare on
noncomhatants , women and children.
Such a character ought not bo honored
by recognition of hia past public services ,
whether ho lives or dies. Going into
mourning for one with such a record was
misdirected sentiment , serving to point
the worthlossnosa and hypocrisy of all
slmi'ar ' post-moitom compliments.
Tlio Fortune Kvory Voting | M "
Trwldent Oa les of Ilutger's College ,
"Every young man has a fortnno In
the fact of bis youth. The energy of
youth is nnbluntcd by defeat or worn by
bop } deferred. V lth age ono becomes
moro conservative , and looks at as Im
possible what a younger person would en-
dcavcr to accomplish , in many c Bea with
success. The effort , oven if there bo a
failure , Is a grand success. Self-confi-
dence , or self conceit , If you wish to call
It eo , la a great thing. A young man's
fortune is not to bo found in Inherited
wealth or social petition. Every man Is
the arbiter of his own fortune. Gracious
manners or business habits are good
tliinua to cultivate , bnt are not all. Will
power is the young man's fortune. It it
the essence of the man. A yonni ; man
with only llttlo will. power ia a foregone
failure. It should bo cultivated. Oen-
lua Is a ci t of God. and should not cause
pride , but an honest pursuit of duties la
an exhibition of will power , nnd Is some'
thing to bo proud of. Well-directed ,
educated will power Is what a joung man
needs , " _ _
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TOftTUUKD ,
Mnn's Noldcst Scrvnnt , l > r Check
ItclnB ,
To the llditor of THE llKE.
There is a vast amount of cruelty in
flicted upon horses in Omaha by the use
of the over-check In driving. The young
bloods dash up and down our street ] with
chock reins drawn to tight as to throw
the uoso of tholr stood straight ont in
rent , converting a handsome foaluro of a
hotso into au unsightly "ewe-nock ; " do
BO because they haven't much aonso on
any subject , while others do It bocanso
their attention haa never boon particular
ly directed to the cruelty they are thus
practicing npon a faithful animal , which
should nt all times rocolvo mnn'a kindest
caro.
caro.To show what genuine horsemen hold
with regard to tight reining , I clip the
following from the last annual report of
the Missouri Humane society :
Dr Kltcklng , nn English authority ,
writes on the subject : "It injures the
horao by confining the bond in n con
strained position whilst the heart and
lungs are excited by action ; hinders the
broathirg and circulation of Hood lu the
head. Tncso tffocta make the horao un
comfortable and ho becomes restless and
Irritable ; In fact , hla head achoo and
pains him , and ho gets many a jag and
blow jnst bocanso his driver can
not understand the cause of his rest-
lest nois. The chock rein Inillcts un
necessary tortnro upon the animal in an
other way , by holding the head upwards
it puta the muscles of the nock on a con
stant strain. They become painfully
uneasy and tired. If the horse can not
hear it , ho rests the weight of his head
upon the rein , and his mouth is violently
Btrotched. Thus ho only exchanges one
torment for another. 1 am not making
fancy skotchcs ; every word of my des
cription is true. I have soon many
splendid and valuable horses worthy of
a better fate tossing their heads inses-
santly , and champing their mouths into
a fcnm , from the Intolerable uneasiness
of the cruel check rein. "
Prof. Prllchard , of the Royal Veteri
nary college of _ London eays : ' ! would
therefore say , t'hat Instead of preventing
horses from falling , the cbck rein Is cal
culated to render falling moro frequent.
Other not uncommon remits cf Its use
are diaortlon of the wind-pipe to such a
degree as to Impede respiration ever
afterwards , execration of the mouth and
lips , paralysis of the muscles of the face ,
etc. It ia a useless appendage , support
ed only by fashion. To sum up in a
word , the chock rein lessens the horso'o
strength , bring ] on disease , koep.s him in
pain , frets and injures his month , and
spoils his temper. "
Mr. Fleming , veterinary surgeon of
the Royal Engineers , London , sajs : "I
think nothing can bo moro absurd than
check reins. They are against reason.
They place the animal in a false position ,
The horso.stands with a check rein cx-
nctlv as .1 man would stand with a stick
under hia arms , behind his back , whou
told to write. I have no doubt if the
public could only realiza that It throws
away a great deal of the horse's power
altogether , and is very cruel besides , this
rein would bo discontinued. It is not
only the head that Buffers , bnt from his
head to his tall , from his shoulders to his
hoofp , and over his whole body , he suffers
more or loss. "
The London Horse Book says : "The
chock rain is , in nearly every case , pain
ful to the horse and useless to the driver ,
because it fastens the head in an unnat
ural posture ; and as the horse's head and
shoulders fall together , cannot bo of any
real support in case of stumbling. That
the chock rein is Inconsistent with the
action of the horse's head , Is clearly
shown by the fact that when a horao
falls , it always breaks. "
Dr. Chas. Crowley , veterinary Burgecn ,
of St. Louis , saya : "Ono of the most
frequent nnd injurious effects is the cut
ting of the inside of the chocka ,
causing the animal to act badly , pull on
the rein , ets. Sore backs are also
caused by the ueo of the high check rein.
Tight checking with a Kimball Jackson
rein causoa chafing of the poll. The
chafed poll givca the animal great uneasi
ness and sometimes make an Inveterate
pull-back of an otherwise tractable horeo.
A horse will also tire much quicker with
hla head checked h'gh , and shying IB
often caused by a very high chock , aa the
animal can not got snob a perfect view
of an object as ho would If allowed more
freedom of the head. " B.
ChriBtianity and Vopular Aninso-
JllClUH ,
To the Editor of the UKE.
An article in the January Century
bearing the above title contains many
usefal suggestions which I wish to con
dense for the benefit of your readers who
have not road it , trusting that the ideas
may please some of our citizens nnd in-
iplro them to action along this line of
work.
"Amusement , like religion nnd oduca-
tlan , la a real need of human bolnga an
Interest that cloaoly concerns the charac
ter , and It la almost as great a mistake to
leave It to take care of Itself , and to bo
furnished mainly by those who wish to
nako money ont of it , and who have no
higher motive , aa it would bo to leave
education and religion , to bo cared for in
that way. It Is tlmo that wo comprehend
the Idea'that this is one of tha great In
terests of human life which Christianity
must claim and control one of the king
doms of this world which Is to
'become ' the kingdom of our Lord and
' " This moro than
of his Christ. means
the christianizing of heathen lands. It
signifies that the wide realm of human
thought and action are to bo brought un
der the sway of the Kingdom of Right
eousness ; that the kingdom of Industry
nnd the kingdom of trndio and tbo king
dom of amusements are nil to bo made
subject to His law ; that all those great
Interests shall be brought under the em
pire of Christian Ideas and Christian
forces ; that instead of standing ulcof
from them and reproving and upbraiding
them , Christianity should enter into them
and pervade them and transform them by
its own vital energy. The duty of the
church with respect t ? popular amuse
ments la not done when it has lifted up
its warning ngalnat the abuses that grow
ont of them , and hid down ita laws of
moderation in their uso. It has a posi
tive function to fulfill in furnishing di
version that shall be attractive and whole
some. This can bo done by the church
through Its leaden urging the Intelligent
and benevolent raun and women under
Us influence to look open this matter as
ono of tbo duties resting on thim as
Christiana , "
An instance of tucccseful work cany-
lug out these Idcaa la described nndurtuu
name of the CluveUml Educational
Bureau , which has jntt closed Ita third
season and Issued ita annual report. The
plan of operations is varied sllglitl } from
year to year , and nn outline of one eve
ning's entertainment will short the char
acter : "Tho People's Tabernacle It a
plain , well-lighted building , holding
1,500. The main Idea is education ,
though amutcnipnt Is often a feakiro ,
Season tlcketi , which admit the bearer
to ten entertainments on successive Sat-
.urtlay evenings , erst $1 , G or 1LU cents
per evening , Each entertainment is
opened with nn orchestral concert while
thu people assemble. There nro no re
served soils. Season ticket holders have
the exclusive rights of the house until
fifteen minutes past seven , when single
tickets nro sold. The first txorclto Is n
lecture prelude , an off hand short ad
dress on nome scientific or political sub
ject. Next the singing of national
hymns , conducted by a precep
tor , aided , by the orchcatrn
and choir , the congregation being drilled
singing master fashion. This Is followed
by dramatic rending , debate or lecture
Illustrated with the stcroopticon. Each
person who attonda receives a llttlo book
with paper cover , four thousand are dis
tributed every evening , hlstorys , biogrn-
pbys , &c , each book contains also the
national hymns sung by the great chorus
on the evening of Its distribution.1
What n grand opportunity fo'r aspiring
patriotism. "In the sale of season
tickets the fhops nnd factoryo nro in
vited. The audience Is composed nuinly
of the working classes and tholr families. "
"Fivo Illustrated lectures were given
on the art of cooking to an average audi
ence of three thousand women. The
bureau also furnished ten open air con
certs In the summer. The entertain
ments are gcnoraUya volunteered affair
by the citizens , special attractions from
abroad are payed and all running expen
ses by the receipts from anlo ot season
tickets.
I truttsomo benevolent gentleman will
fool interest onongh in this subject to
corrosp-nd with treasurer , Mr. W. fl.
Donn , of Cleveland , for particulars.
Grant Kofnscil IJCO'H Sword ,
DES MOIKKS , lown , April 4 , 1885.
Ono of the few surviving eye wltnoasea
ot Leo's aurroudcr at Apponmtox waa in
torvlowcd ycatorday concerning General
Jnbal Ejrly'a recent denial of the story
that La&'a sword waa tendered Grant.
The man's name is Benjamin Jeffries ,
and ho is a carpenter by trade and a resi
dent of DCS Moines. Ho served through
the war in a Pennsylvania regiment , and
at the time of Leo's surrender was a
member of Company A , 101st regiment ,
"Bucktnlls. " When asked as to the
circumstances that followed the close of
the fighting at Appomattox ho said :
"Alter fighting ceased General Grant
rode to the front , whcro onr regiment
was deployed on the sklimish line , and
ordered that a guard bo stationed across
the road loading down to the village and
that no one bo allowed to pass. About
two o'clock in the afternoon ho returned ,
accompanied by an escort of two or three
hundred officers. Leaving all bnt ono
aid behind ho rode through the lines nnd
down the slope toward the Court House ,
a abort distance off. As ho did BO , Gen
eral Leo , accompanied by ono aid , came
toward him from the opposite direction.
About ssventy-fivo yarda from where wo
were stationed on guard stood a small
story and n half lo house , near which
grow a largo apple tree. Grant and Lee
met at this point and halted under this
trap. Leo rode a largo handsome roan ,
wbila Grant was mounted nn a small
black horso. Dismounting , Lee drew his
swnrd and offered it to Grant , bnt Grant
would not accept it , nnd declining It
with a wnvo of his hand , it was put back
In the scabbard. Then Grant offered his
hand to Lee , and they shook hands , as
did their alda and all engaged in conver
sation , when remounting , they rode away
to the Court House , where the papers
completing the terma of the surrender
were drawn up. I stw the lirat meeting
between Grant and Leo , and saw Grant
refuse to take hla sword , for I stood less
than a hundred yards away nt the time.
I have as vivid n recollection of'that
scene as if It took place yesterday ,
Illinois TjcgiBliituro.
, 111. , April 8. The senate held
a short afternoon session and ordered a num
ber of appropriation bills to a third reading ,
then adjourned. NothinR JJ B heen heard
hero officially in regard to colling out the
troops for .Toilet. The governor is still out of
town.
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