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Contents of the Sunday Bee.
Pace 1. General Telegraphic News.
Poire 2. General Telegraphic News Local.
Page 3. Special Advertisements.
Pace 4. Editorial Political Points Press
Comments-Sunday Gossip Current Topics
Miscellany.
Page 8. Lincoln
Letter-Miscellany Ad-
Yertlsoments.
Page fi. Council
Bluffs-Miscellany Ad-
1 Pace 7. Omaha Social Matters-General
ad Local Markets ,
Page 8. City News Advertisements ,
i Page a A Visit to The Fatherland , by
Franz Sepel Book Jtevlevr A Tribute to
Alvan Clark-New York "Slummlngs"
JChureh Notices Advertisements.
I Pamela. Numerous Electric Devices Mu-
Meal and Dramatic Impletus Matrimonial
jtxperlences-OonnublaUlles Women that
Bkt Steel Kails In the Funny Man's Domain
-Kducatlonal-Advertlsoments.
V ' Fw 11. Tales of tie Gentler Sex Honey
.for the Ladles Uellglous-Slntularltles
1 DMcrlDtlon of Yokatiuma-Pepperralnt Drops
-Advertisements.
Page la. An Afternoon In Chinatown , by
Oraee Dean Hunt As to Rip Van WlnKle-
John G. Aator's New Homo , by Clara .Belle
Kissed Into Life by Ixive , With an Original
Poem by the Kev. G. W. Crotts-Adrnrtlse-
wnii.
KEEP up the boom by all means. But
don't ' , If you please , impose upon poor
laborers and working women with $10
wamp lots and suburban sites fifteen
Miles from the court house.
THE first question which was asked the
fcaplls of the public schools of Now York
last week was , "Have you been vaccin
ated ? " This ia as it should bo. The
( sanitary condition among children is of
more importance than the intellectual ,
and It would bo well for every largo city
to imitate the example of New York ,
, THE Now York Stock exchange and the
Chicago board of trade , it la said , huvo
begun reformatory movement looking
{ award the cultivation of a higher com
fnorcial standard. It is about time for a
treaotion of this kind. Besides our Can
ada colony , wo might start another one
m St. Helena. But prevention is bettor
than cure.
i AT LAST vacation is over and the pub *
He schools are again to resume work.
Teachers and pupils have had plenty of
time for play and recreation this season ,
End the serious work of mental and phy-
Meal culture can now bo carried on with-
jut impediment. With well-paid teachers ,
jMmmodious school houses and a modern
pquipiucnt of appliances for elementary
ksining of mind and body , thcro is no
reason why Omaha should not have the
Mt public schools in the country.
TiiKmost fearful disasters of recent
limes , leaving out the railroad horrors ,
kave been caused by the burning ol
locators. The recent calamity in Eng
land , and tiiose in Paris , Vienna ,
Brooklyn and in many other cities
Hiring the last decade or two would
Mem to arsruo that something ought to
pe done to avoid these fearful sacrifices
) Df human life. There is only one way
| o accomplish this ami that is to build
fireproof theaters. In such buildings ,
trith ordinary precautions as to lighting
and healing , an audience might fool safe.
Ploctricity will probably bo used to illu-
poinate the theaters in the near future
and this will bo a decided stop towards
IT Is stated , on what is said to bo good
" Authority , that ox-Governor Pattison of
) Pennsylvania can , if ho desires it , have
the position of secretary of the interior
> n the retirement of Mr. Lainar to take
l the vacant place ou the supreme bench.
Governor Pattisou's appointment would
J .fce acceptable to the country , excluding
) the portion of it constituting the sub-
pldizod railroad corporations. These
j Would undoubtedly regard his selection
i for the head of the Interior department as
ft Tory grave mistake , but alftho rest of
' | ho .people would accept it as au nssur-
mce that Uio'new policy respecting thu
public domain would be faithfully ad-
tiered to and firmly executed , and
| hl Is wbat they desire to see
louo. Aa a member of the Pa-
Celtic railroads Investigating commission
Governor Pnttison has gained an insight
} nto the character and methods of those
Corporations which would doubtless bet
t great value in the adminislralion of
the interior department so far as it re-
| atea to them , and ho has shown himself
* OM6ued of tbo qualities necessary to
ptftl with these corporations. The vrosi-
Vwt could not make a bettor choice or
mtj would , be more satisfactory lo
pwple.
A Soldlcm * MonumeMt.
The triumphal arch improvised In this
city for the reunion of tirond Army vet
erans suggests the propriety of a soldiers'
nonumcnt. Other cities , notably Clove-
and , Detroit , Buffalo and Washington ,
have erected monuments to the volunteer
union soldier of 1801-1805 on the public
squares and in the city parks. These
monuments to the valor and patriotism
of America's citizen soldiery are not
only historic milestones , but afford an
opportunity for artistic adornment , of
which the older cities of Europe have
until recently had a monopoly.
Although Nebraska Is pre-eminently a
soldier slate no inonuraont has up to this
time been erected or projected as a trib
ute of respect to the memory of the oil- ; :
ant volunteers who died that their
country might livo. The incessant
struggle to subdue the virgin soil and
jullil up hotnoa in what was a compara
tive wilderness up to the close of the war
Is primarily responsible for this neglect
of the heroes of the union. But now
Omaha and the state have reached
that stage of prosperity and
growth which ought to spur
on local pride and inspire a patri
otic sentiment toward emulating the ex
ample of other states and cities.
Instead of building the conventional
soldiers' monument , wo would urge n
new departure. Omaha , with her wide
streets and her elevation , affords an op
portunity for the introduction of the
ocrand Parisian arch , which adorns many
of the boulevards and broad thorough
fares of the French capital. A perma
nent triumphal arch , rusting upon
granite pillars , surmounted with a group
representing the republic surrounded by
statutes of infantry , cavalry , artillery
and marines , and embellished with the
national and stale coats of arms , at the
intersection of Sixteenth and Farnam
streets would bo a magnificent and
sightly monument. It would be somp-
thing entirely novel m America and at
tract attention Irom tourists and visitors.
On festive occasions the arch would ad
mit of artistic decorative dis
play. The location is central
and always will remain so. The cost of
such an arch need not exceed $20.000.
Half of this sum can be raised in this city
by voluntary contributions. Two prom
inent citizens have already assured the
editor of the BKK that they would each
donate $3,000 toward this project if his
idea is carried cut. Others will doubt
less contribute proportionately. Ton
thousand dollars ought to bo raised by
the grand army veterans. Twenty-five
cents from every veteran in Nebraska
would exceed that sum.
In a few days wo hope to see prelimi
nary steps taken. If the effort Is seconded
ended , the soldiers' monument can be
completed within twelve month * .
A Meritorious Charity.
There ia no charity of greater intrinsic
merit , or which better deserves the favor
of tbo benevolent than the Homo of the
Friendless. The state has thus far made
only very moderate provision for this
nstitution , and in order to meet the de
mands upon it private chanty must be
invoked. Mrs. Ebright , the late manager
of the Home , is now in Omaha on this
mission. She will this evening deliver
an address on behalf of the institution ,
and will probably also call on our citi
zens and solicit donations. It is to be
loped she will meet with a generous
response. Of the inmates of the
institution 102 are from Omaha ,
so that there is & special
reason why this community should be
liberal. It is our manifest duty to pro
vide for the friendless and helpless who
have boon taken from this city , and wo
should do this in no niggardly and
grudging manner. The superintendent
of the homo is Mrs. W. B. Slaughter ,
who is well known to many of our citi
zens as a lady in every way suited to the
peculiar duties of the position. Wo are
enabled to say upon trustworthy author
ity that the institution is admirably man
aged and is fulfilling its mission as ao-
ceptally as could be desired , and oven
better than could reasonably bo expected
with its limited resources. Of the neces
sity of such an institution there will of
course be no question , and this granted
it follows that it should bo properly
maintained. This must be done largely
from private benefactions , and every
reason urges that in this matter Omaha
should set the example of a largo and
ungrudging generosity.
The Week's Festivities.
The past week was one of exceptional
experience in the history of Omaha ,
marking an epoch that will long bo re
membered , and by which subsequent ex
periences of a similar character will bo
judged. There is happily little to be said
regarding the events of the week that Is
cot congratulatory , and perhaps only the
spirit of hypocrisy or inveterate cynic
ism will find anything to have been seri
ously at fault More favorable weather
could not have been vouchsafed , the citi
zens entered heartily into the occasion ,
the thousands of visitors found cordial
welcome uud abundant entertain-
munt , the facilities of travel
wore perhaps not perfect , but wore found
to bo sufficient , and there was not a per
son in Omaha during the weeK who was
not enabled to find abundant means of
enjoyment if seeking it. And the num
ber who did not take advantage of the
opportunity is very small.
Estimates regarding the number of
visitors during the week range from
60,000 to 73,000 , and doubtless the latter ii
the nearer correct. Every part of Ne
braska was represented , a largo part of
Iowa , and there were people from other
states. At a moderate computation those
visitors suent not less than half a million
dollars whtlo hero , in which nearly
every class of business shared
But the immediate bone ( its derived do
not constitute all the value of this occa
sion. It was an unequalled advertise
ment of Omaha , the advantages of which
will be continuous. Thousands of people
realized for the first time that there is
really a great city hero , with almost infi
nite possibilities before it , while thou
sands of others who had not been in
Omaha for a few years found ample
reason to wonder at the progress
achieved and the multiplied evidences ol
prosperity during the period since theli
previous visit. In all such Omaha has
found admirers who will not sparingly
praise her merits and whoso presenta
tion of them will induce others to vlsjl
this metropolis. Thus the practical good
of last week's festivities , will bo widely
extended and loug felt.
There is an obvious suggestion in this
experience for our business men walou
hey should seriously consider. That is
the expedience of extending their enter
prise to special methods for attracting
people to the city at couvcnient and
roper intervals. It should bo practio-
iblo to have at least twice a year some
listinctivo attraction provided that would
draw thousands of people to Omaha if
hey could travel at reduced fares , which
thcro would doubtless never bo any diffi
culty in securing. An annual exposition ,
ushloncd and conducted on a liberal
scale , is one method that ought to bo
jcrnmncntly established , and there can
) o no great difficulty in finding others
and no risk in putting them into execu
tion. Thcro are thousands of people ,
and the number h steadily growing ,
with whom a visit to Omaha is a con
stant desire which can bo readily quick
ened into action by the olfer of n sufficient
nducomont , The city is every year
becoming more inviting by the addition
of objects of interest , the growth of im
provements , and the taking on of metro
politan characteristics. There will cer
tainly come a time when its intrinsic
attractions will draw visitors in largo
numbers without the aid of special
allurements. But meanwhile it
will unquestionably bo found profitable
enterprise to periodically offer the people
of the tributary country such induce
ments to visit Omaha as will render their
coming a matter of both interest and
pleasure to them. These considerations
zan hardly have failed to occur to our
intelligent and enterprising business
men and it is to bo hoped they will not
prove to bo mere passing and fruitless
reflections.
The lilterarr Conundrum.
Ignatius Donnelly's book dethroning
Shakespeare will bo published during the
latter part of the month. Minnesota's
all-round politician , statesman , literat-
teur , democrat , philosopher , guide and
friend will bo a great man about the 1st
of October , or he will bo so aat upon as
never to rise again. It all depends upon
whether ho will bo able to prove , as ho
claims to be , that Francis Bacon wrote
Shakospoaro's plays or not.
It is generally conceded that this book
will decide the Shakespoaro-Uacon con
troversy one way or the other , and thus
will not have been written in vain.
Mr. Donnelly has divided bis
work into parts. In one of
these bo writes Shakespeare down ,
very far down , while Bacon is ex
alted out of sight , and ho tries to show
from internal evidence and by parallel
quotations that the latter is the author of
the great plays. In the other , ho ex
plains the cipher which he claims to have
discovered , and which ho says tells a
secret history of those times and of the
chief actors in them. The extracts al
ready published give a general idea of
the DOOK , the actual method of applying
the cipher only being kept IB the dark.
A large number of Shakespearian
scholars have already given their verdict
over Mr. Donnelly's effort Most of the
critical students of the plays decide
that their faith in the "bard
of Avon" has not been shaken.
Some are open to conviclion , and
otho/s decide in favor of Bacon. James
Parton , Robert Ingersoll , James Bailey
Aldrich , editor of the Atlantic Monthly.
H. 1L Furness , James Freeman Clarke ,
John Fisko and others , express them
selves decidedly against Bacon. Allen
Thorndyke Rice , editor ot the North
American Review , thinks that so far Air.
Donnelly's case is not proven , but
comas forward with a cipher of his own.
He says that ho has in his possession a
manuscript which proves that there is a
Bacon cipher running through the in
scription on Shakespeare's tomb which
says , "Francis Bacon wrote Shakes
peare's plays. " Mr. Rico bays this can
bo proved beyond a doubt. The manu
script will bo published In his magazine
nexf month. B. F. Butler firmly bcliovos
that Bacon is the author. Julian Haw
thorne is neutral until the proofs are all
in. O. B. Bunco , of Appleton & Co. ,
thinks the plays wore written by a num
ber ot bright young men of the period
and adapted for tbo stage bv Shakes
peare. The majority of loading actors
and managers stay by Shakespeare.
Bill Nye thinks that though the "bard"
may not have been much of a penman
ho showed admirable judgment in
locating his grave where it would catch
the tears and attention of tourists , and
in selecting such an able brain to com
pose his plays.
While the advocates of Bacon , leaving
out the queslion of the cipher , argue
that ho was the author of the
plays because they find BO many
expressions in his lotlers and known
works that appear in the former , the ad
herents of Shakespeare 'affirm that the
intellectual qualities shown in the writ-
ngs of the two man are ao radically
different that they could not possibly
have been composed by the same author.
While each reader is holding his ver
dict in abeyance it is well enough to re
member that people are tenacious of old
beliefs and whcro there is so much
smoiio there must bo some fire.
TVhat Are Wo Here For ?
There Is a sprinkling of rock-rooted
democrats in this section who have lived
long aud waited patiently for the spoils
of onloe. For something like twenty-
five years they have been hewers of
wood aud carriers of water for the party
without pay or reward of any kind. All
these years they have lived on hope of
the good times to oome when the fleshpots -
pots would bo within easy reach of every
arm that hold up the flag of Jackson ,
Buchanan and Sam Tilden. But the
most hopeful are beginning to doubt.
Nearly throe years of democratic rule
have rolled around aud yet the rank and
file are as hungry and as ragged as wore
the confuds. toward the end of the war ,
To bo sure , John A. McShane was
elected to congress last fall by 7,000 ma
jority , to the great surprise of Jim Boyd ,
Andrew J. Popplctonand other old dem
ocrats of mark , who only remember Me-
Shane as a clerk in the big house of his
uncle. The largo majority over Churcl
Howe bos opened their eyes wide to senatorial <
torial and congressional possibilities. II
a man like McShane can carry the dis
trict , why can't guns of great calibre
carry the whole legislature ?
In other words the election of John A ,
McShano baa turned the heads of a few
of our leading democrats. A sharp dis
cernment will satisfy any man that
James E. Boyd is employing tactics , that
will better pave the way to congress.
Then A. J. Popploton is taking far more
interest in local politics than ever , and
undoubtedly hu tome politic * ! ambition
to further. Ilauscom has a son-in-law in
Uncle Sam's court bouse ; Jim Crclghton
tias a son-in-law In the postoQlco. Why
should old wheel-horses bo kept out of
the crib , and why should the spoils all bo
divided by the rich old spttlcrs and their
relations ? In the language of Vlannlgan ,
what are wo hero for ? *
THE International medical congress
that was in session during the past week
in Washington city , is at an end. To
what extent its deliberations have added
to the sum of medical Wisdom it is not
the province of a layman to judge , but
there was dovolopcdjjtiito as much dis
agreement upon most of the theories and
principles discussed as is usual with con
vention of doctors. There can bo no
question as to the learning , the research ,
and the scientific acquirements of the
men composing this congress. All these
wore abundantly disclosed in the great
number of papers presented , and the dis
cussions thereon. There wore enough ,
one would suppose , to stock a good sized
medical library. But was any
thing settled about which the
doctors have been disagreeing , so
that the whole medical world shall here
after bo and act In harmony regarding
it ? Was any surer way pointed out for
conserving the health of mankind , and
preventing thn outbreak and spread of
disease ? . Was a plan of physical living
presentedeasily understood and practiced
byeverybodywhich would more certainly
than any yet in vogue promote and pre
serve health ? How to keep well is the
most important question with everybody ,
and what have these learned doctors put
on record in answer to it ? Judged by
these not irrelevant , but really most im
portant inquiries , wo npprchond the congress -
gross will be found to have fallen short
of comolctc success , though unsurpassed
as an assemblage of savants.
THE city of Omaha ia greatly indebted
to the officers and men of the regular
army for Iho entertainment so well and
BO graciously tendered the visitors at
Camp Logan. The army contributed the
chief features of each day's programme ,
and charmed the people with the beauty
and perfection of their performance.
MANY capitalists of Now York and Chicago
cage are maintaining branch offices in
Omaha , where investment brings quick
and handsome returns. It is something
now , however , to see Omaha capitalists
opening branch offices in Now York City.
POLITICAL POINTS.
The Norfolk Landmark admits that Ma-
honelsm is the sole important issue In the
Virginia campaign.
Governor mil , of NtiW York , Is suffering
the same kind of sunstroke that Concress-
inan Holman had to eadura *
The Charleston News lectures the presl-
Ident for not having turnedilllKKins out aud
ays the Maryland bolt o h | | failure to do so.
Jobn S. Barbour Is said to have laid Ills
anti-administration theories aside and to
have come out for Cleveland for a second
term.
The Providence Journal Rays almost any
kind of a crank can find footing on the vari
ous platform ? now bclnc erected all over the
country.
Kx-Kepresentatlve MUlUw.ot Louisville ,
has Riven as bis explanation- Buckner's
small majority thedlsgCtstrof young men with
"soldier candidates. "
Horizontal Morrison Is said not to want a
re-election to congress , but second place on a
ticket with Cleveland. It Is believed , how
ever , that he will take almost anything he
can set ,
"The democratic mule In Pennsylvania , "
remarks the Philadelphia Record , "prefers
protected thistles to free hny. Small wonder
that It doesn't keep up with the party pro
cession. "
Green 1 } . Ilaum , ex-Internal revcnno com
missioner , said the other day In an Interview
at Plttsburc that Ulalne seems to bo as
fltronc as ever , and will probably be nomin
ated on the first ballot. Personally , Mr.
Rauui favors Sherman.
Says the Montgomery Advertiser : "It U
really amusing to read in the protective tariff
papers of the south that they do not favor
'protection for protection's sake , ' when
they oppose every proposition that has been
made to reduce revenue and reform the
tariff. "
"The simple truth Is , " saya the Charleston
News ( Dem. ) , "that , In temporizing with
lligglns and his 'intluence , ' the administra
tion Ib estranging Independent ! republicans
and democrats alike in all the northern
states. What Is gained by tolerating him Is
not clear. What Is being lost Is plain to
everybody , it seems , but the administration
Itself. "
They Know Tholr Business.
SlieUiyville Democrat.
The courts of the Pacific slope are corpora
tion property , and they never fall the corpo
rations In a pinch.
The O. A. R. Would lie Willing.
Chicago tTimcs.
If a picture is necessary for the democratic
fla s and banners , why not have Mrs. Cleve
land's ? She Is a great deal prettier than
G rover , _
A Botanical explanation.
Plans and plots to spend the surplus grow
up , like toadstools In a night. Let a dema
gogue but blow his breath on the subject and
a fiduciary fungus straightway will sprout.
Statesmen know that they must fo to the
root for the remedy.
Disgracing Omaha.
Walioo TTaip.
The majority of the members of the city
council of Omaha who are waging such a dis
graceful warfare airalnst thojuro and police
commission are not only making fools of
themselves but are dlsgraclnp Omaha as
well.
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Wliat'a the Upe ?
Button Herald.
Mr. Evaneelist Moody'says : "You can't
pound a sermon Into a man with a sledge
hammer after he has got ! through reading one
ot thesn Sunday papers. ; ' Well , why should
you desire to "pound a serm6n into a man
with a sledgehammer ? " , j
Just The Same , In Omaha ,
Keui Turk TfOtvie.
How funny it would seem to have a really
respectable board of aldermen elected. Noth
ing would astonish ns more than the extinc
tion of boodlers. It would require a Ion ?
while for the city to get used to such a
strange situation.
More Deplorable Than Funny.
Ktte Toi * World.
One of the funniest exhibitions ef the year
Is Senator Stanford holding a "star-chamber
Inquiry" all alone by himself , like Dun-
drerv's poor , lorn bird , questioning and
cross-quesllonlng himself as to the matters
that he would not answer before the commis
sion. It must make Jake Sbarp laugh , sick
as be la. _
The Ghost That Will tiot Down ,
Chicago Hall. , . '
There has hardly been such ad anomaly In
history M that of the belated gnost of another
age looming up ID the Hint ef a new genera
tion and pretending to give advice on ques
tions of national Importance. If there were
a law Imposing the death penalty upon putrid
reminiscences and fools , Jeff Davis would
not be long for this world.
Maybe a Copper Knocked Off.
Chltaoo TrOivne.
A plntnbcr In Omaha , Neb. , claims to have
been robbed of a diamond pin worth lir > 0
while engaged In a street fight , ills profon-
oional brethren feel but little sympathy for
him. Ills conduct has broueht discredit on
thler calling. No self-respecting plumber
would confess to wearing a diamond worth
only 3150.
A Threatened Kvll.
Dottan Globe ,
The big express companies are consoli
dating nt such a rate that a good mauy people
ple are Inclined to Ihlnk there Is considera
ble cold sense In the recommendation of the
New Yorlc labor men that the business of
carrying parcels should be a government
function , the same as carrying letters. No
"express trust , " If you please.
Omaha as a Stook Market.
Htnitcy ItuMcr.
Omaha Is fast becoming a stock market
that will bo of real value to Nebraska people.
Thcro IH no necessity of shipping hogs and
cattle to Chicago there to bo slaughtered aud
packed , and then shipped back for Nebraska
people to consume. Western packers Jean
afford to pay farmers better prices and at the
same .time sell meat to consumers cheaper
than Chicago packers can.
Oinaha'n Hospitality.
The hospitality of Omaha knows no
bounds. From the center to the circumfer
ence of that great city every citizen Is striv
ing to entertain the thousands ot visitors
with the characteristic generosity for which
they are noted , during the reunion and fair
this week. Snch attention and treatment
will be heralded nil ever the country by sol
dier and civilian aud add volumes to the
plory and reputation ot Omaha and of Ne
braska.
A Ilnrroat Song.
Toronto Trulli.
O'er the far-reaching fields of upland and
plnln
The harvest of summer is golden acnln ;
And the clicking of reapers rings out on the
air ,
for self-binding reanersaieharvcstlngthere ;
Aud as fast ns the teams speed along o'er Iho
ground
The rlpn grain Is cut , neatly gathered , and
bound ;
And skillful hands follow to put It In shock ,
Saving teed lor the master and food.for the
stock.
Then hurrah for the reaper that harvests
so well I
Let the lips that speak well of its high
merits toll ,
For we harvest to-day with comfort and
ease ,
' With the mercury standing at ninety
degrees.
Oh I we dread not to enter the harvest to
day ,
An we aid in the years that have circled
away.
No old-fashioned sickles our skillful hands
bear ,
No cradles are swung by the strong-handed
there ;
Now few of a burden oppressive complain.
For with self-binding reapers we harvcstthe
grain ;
And Uio work Is so quickly and skillfully
done.
We're proud of the triumph that genius has
won ,
Then hurrah for the reaper , etc.
The old-fashioned tool * that were once used
with pride ,
As things that are worthless are now set
nstdo ;
For the needs of the times have inspired men
of thought ,
And things ot high merit nnd power have
been wrought ;
And though better things skillful hands may
prepare.
To add to our comfort and lessen our carp ,
A marvel of skill such ns is seldom seen ,
Is this useful , time-saving , self-binding ma
chine.
Then Hurrah for the reaper that harvests
so well !
Let the lips that speak well of its high
merits tell.
For we harvest to-day with comfort and
ease.
With the mercury standing at ninety de
grees.
SUNDAY GOSSIP.
THE new rules of the Union Pacific bead-
quarters prohibit smoking in the building.
There are no exceptions to this rule. This Is
rather rough on Mr. T. L. Kimball , who is n
great lover of the weed. It Is Intimated
that this rule originated with Mr. T. J. Pot
ter , who Is a strict prohibitionist , so far ns
tobaico goes. Whether Mr. Kimball will
obey the rule , or resign , or smoke on the sly ,
remains to bo seen.
EUQEXE FIELD , who is ono of the best
known newspaper men in thu country , has
recently had published byTicknor & Co. , ot
Boston , a very entertaining little volume
entitled "Garland's Culture. " It Is a com
pilation of Mr. Field's best humorous con
tributions to the Chicago News , nnd treats
mainly of culture In the city by the lake , as
viewed from Mr. Field's humorous stand
point , lu nil that Field writes , whether
prose or noetry , serious or humorous , there
Is a vein of refinement which shows him to
be a careful , tnoughUul and accomplished
literary worker.
A wniTKii in the August overland has this
to say of the early legislatures of Nebraska :
"The early legislatures of territorial Nebras
ka were of rather extraordinary composition.
Nearly all Uio members of the first assembly
came across the Missouri river from Iowa for
thu express purpose of being elected. To
make perfectly sure of this devoutly wished
for consummation , some of them even went
BO far as to bring along their entire constit
uencies from Iho older state. Thus , two
wagon loads of citizens from Council Blutts
provided themselves with ballot-boxes and
election blanks , and very refreshing refresh
ments , nnd on election day made n little ex
cursion Into the tract of prairie aud wood
land that Acting Governor Curalng had
marked off ns 'Burt county , ' where theio-was
not , at the time , a single bonallde inhabi
tant. The result was a set ot vastly formal
election returns , which entitled two repre
sentatives and onecouncllman to seats In the
territorial assembly. The second , third , nnd
fourth assemblies , were , of course , made up
of men who were , for the most part , citizens
of the territory , but all through the flrHos the
legislative body was of such a nature that at
any time muscle was liable to become a fac
tor lu legislation , and 'the revolver to act as
a representative of the people. ' "
' THE SUN" Is the title of a newspaper
recently started at South Sioux City , form
erly known as Covlngton , Neb. Thu Sun is
a very neat and spicy sheet. It Is In fact ,
ono of the handsomest country weeklies in
the west. WIllJayaudAl Falrbrother are
the proprietors and editors. Mr. Jay Is an
experienced newspaper man. Mr. Fair-
brother , who wields a very caustic para
graphing pen , Is a graduate of the Omaha
BEE. Wishing to become piolicient In
journalism ho took a year's course lu the Bun
ofilce. This explains Iho bright sunbeams
which Illuminate his latest venture. The
BEE wishes him and his pirtner success.
Si'.nASTiAX BECK has turned upngaln with
his pitiful tale of captivity among the Sioux
years ago. Ho claims hU wife and children
are still captives Beck's latest statement Is
that 1m made his escape last spring. Four
years ago ho told his lone-winded narrative
loan OmahtiBttP. reporter , whoprluted It In
Kood faith. < Since that time Beck has re-
ated the same story to at least fifty dlffufont
newspapers In the ea.stj all of : which 'have
published It. Buck'I an old1 fiaUd , with a
vivid Inclination. Ho tells his story mainly
for the purpose of getting drinks and trans
portation.
THK first homesteader , Daniel Freemen ,
of Uentrtco , Nob. , has given a cane crown on
the first homestead In the United States to
Galusha A. Grow , ot Pennsylvania , speaker
of Uio national house In ISCI-H , nnd often
called the father of the homestead law.
JIM SfKrnnNSON's Deadwood coach ,
drawn by six horses , attracted considerable
attention at the fair. There Is no reason why
the tally-ho should not become a popular In
stitution on the streets of Omaha and Iho
country drives hereabouts. It Is quite the
rage among Now York swells , and as the
metropolis seta the fashion for the country ,
\vo may soon expect to see the Onmhn swells
out on lally-ho excursions , now lhat Omaha
possesses coaches as good as any In New
York.
THE Omaha fair proved a financial success ,
thanks to the wealhcr clerk. The crowd on
Thursday was Iho largest over assembled In
Omaha.
"AUK these the veterinary soldiers ? '
asked a granger , as ho viewed the passing
line of the Grand Army of the Republic.
"ZKKO , " whom we .suspect to bo a well
known Omaha business man , writes ns a let'
tor which applies more to the other papers
than It does to the BEE. We agree with
what he says , as follows :
"The public are all tired out reading about
general freight agents , general pnssencer
neents and general tlcxct and passscnger
ncents , nnd general managers , nnd all that
sort of thing , and demand a respite , a rest , a
breathing spell f or n short period. The gen
eral public cure no more about who Is nr who
is not made a passenger njcnt , or a ticket
agent or any other agent than they care for
John Doc , or Jim Crow , and I am sure take
about as much Interest reading about them as
they do leading loug columns concerning
base ball , which I have my doubts about any
body reading. Dut wo call a general halt of
this sizing up of ticket and alt other agents ,
as It concerns the public no more than does
the hiring out of any other hired man. "
THE sham battle Friday afternoon will bo
considered the greatest event of this event
ful week. The thousands of people ( some
Bay 50,000) ) who witnessed It are enthusiastic
in their praise of the soldiers who took part
In the engagement Their manoeuverinc
vras perfect , aud their action In battle was so
realistic lhat an old veteran was noticed
giving vent to his feelings In tears. The oc
casion undoubtedly recalled to his mind
many n scene of carnage where his comrades
aud'uiess-inatos were cut down by his side.
CUItUENl' TOPICS.
Tnn French republic has jtistcompletod its
seventeenth year. For a republic In that
country , this Is pretty old.
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HANNTHAI. JlAMMiT , of Maine , recently
completed his seventy-eighth year , lift Is
now the only ex-vice-president living , and
his estimate of life is that It Is "all a droam. "
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A NEW YonKEtt , who trains fleas , has ad
vertised for 100,000 of | those enterprising
Insects. Hero Is an Industry In which the
noble redman can engage with little expense
and big profits.
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Hf
OKKEUAI. BOOTH , the lender of the salva
tion army , Is planning an Invasion of Zulu-
land. This is as It should be. The Zulus
will appreciate the methods of the Salvation
ists. Let them all go.
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A I..YAV compelling hotel keepers to supply
ench room with a rope as n means ot escape
In case of Urn. went into effect in New York
recently. The principal result so far has
been an exodus of dead beats. *
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NOTHING In this world equals the enter
prise of some of our American newspapers.
The Toledo HIade has " "
"scooped" all its con
temporaries by announcing the date of
Christ's second coming , The important
event is sot down for 1913-14.
*
A IIAUTENDEH in Chicago recently shot
one of hlH patrons dead because ho aslced for
more beer aud less troth. Such treatment of
grumbling bv drinkers is quite effective , but
the trouble la It ends the patron as well ns
the grumbling so much more rapidly than by
the usual method of slow poison that It can
never become popular.
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Oii > ago Is very popular this season. Ac
counts of persons who have passed the cen
tury mark are numerous. Just now a Mexi
can family named Waldonado lu Vera Cruz
leads. The father of the family died recently
at thu ago of IS ) and his tuneral was attended
by his three sons who claim to be 130 , 120 ,
and 109 years old. Maybe they are
thcosophlsts.
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IT would not do for the Sultan of Turkey
to come to America. Some of the Vienna
journals have been publishing caricatures of
him of late which so annojed him that his
orlentnt majesty sent a request to the
Austrian government to have the offensive
pictures stopped. The comic editors of
Vienna have consequently been enjoined
from ridiculing the sensitive monarch.
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Mus. ll.uuur.T niiucucu Sxowu Is In her
77th year , but still has all her bodily powers
perfect , notwithstanding Iho reports to the
contrary. She says she can walk from throe
to seven miles a day without fatigue , has a
good appetite and can sleep well.
She dots not Intend to write any more
for the public , giving as the reason her
opinion that authors should stop writing before
fore readers stop reading. It can bo seen
from this expression that Mrs. Slowo's men
tal powers also aio still unclouded.
ou FKOCTOH thinks that people
can learn to lly as well as to swim or ride a
bicycle. lie says men have allowed them
selves to Imazlne difficulties 'which do not
exist DOCMISO of failures brought about by
their own Inaptitude. This will bu
good news , especially for such
men as McUarlglo , who seems to have
much trouble in providing a safe retreat on
terra finnn just now. It would bo an Inter
esting slzht to see him cleaving the upper
air with the swiftness of a swallow nnd
POMO of winged United States olDcials lu
hot pursuit.
GEXERAI. LoN'fi TiiEr.T. who Is writing a
history of the late war , bays that ho will
probably arouse a good daal of opposition ,
both north and south , by some of his state
ments. This he will no doubt succeed In do-
Injr , for the general generally
speaks ri 'lit out In meeting ro-
eanlluss ot consequences. Ills comparison
between Grant nnd Leo la us follows :
"Grant piobably hail the most mural cour
age. lu tactics tliu two were about equal.
Leo probably excelled In strategy. As
mural courage U to tactics so is
strategy to the answer. " ThU seems to bo
rntlicrnon-couiinlttal. The realtor I& at liberty
to make thu toiuth teim of the ( ' ( ( nation what
he pleases.
*
Diu Cvnt's KIISO.N , in the Kpoch , tells people
ple to wear dark clothes In aummcr. Thin IH
quite cdulrary to the | iru\nlont Iden as to the
best color of clothing In hot wenlher , but Or.
Kihon hupports his doctrine by stating that
Arctic animals Jiavo white furs. This color
he claims does not allow himt to radiate from
the body at rapidly as hlarkt Tms U not thu
reason given by Darwin and the evolution-
ista for ( tip white 'fur of Arctic anliiiaU.
Their reasoning Is that white animals are
lets easily discovered by their enemies tu the
Arctic snow fields , and hence mcapo , whit
thednrx furred animals are destroyed. Dt
F.ilson may bo right , but It will be a long tlim
before ho can change Uio spots ot sumuicl
dresses. /
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THK women's tights women seem to have
come to the end of their arguments and pro
pose next to try ridicule. Mrs. Lacy Stone
BUgKcflls that It would be a good object lesson
to have Mrs. Julia Ward Howe , Mary A. Llv
ertnoro , Lttcretla Mott'.s daughters nnd Mary
Grow appear somewhere In the great nuitl-
ence at the centennial celebration of the
adoption ot the constllutlon In Philadelphia ,
seated with Chinese men and unpnrdoncd
criminals from the state prison. l et a ban
ner over them say : "Political Equals. " Then
in the procession Jet the army of educated
women cradtmtcs of our schools and col
leges follow behind the still larger army of
Ignorant , unwashed men who are voters , and
let these women boar n banner with the
words : "Wo Follow Our Political Superiors. "
It would no doubt please the vacrants
aforementioned to have nice , sweet girl
graduates In the procession with them , but
would not this method bo a waste of wit-
respect and precious time ? Do the lntoltl <
gent women ot this country want to turn
themselves Into a political salvation army ?
It vtould bo much more profitable for them ta
spend their time and energy In quallflng
themselves for some ot the good-paying vo
cations that are now open to them.
THE I1U8I1 BLOOD-LETTING.
Comments of the KriKllnh Pren oatlio
niltcholNtown Outrago.
LONDON , Sept. 10. The Times says : "Tho
blood ot the Mltcholstown victims Is on the
headset O'Brien , Davllt and Labouchero ,
whoso inflammatory and cynical language
drove U.o men ngalnst the muzzles ot the
titles. This teaches the people that although
their leaders have amusement r.ud profit , the
people pay for it with their skins. "
The Standard hopes that the spectacle nt
Mltchelstovrn will convince Labouchere and
Urunnerof the goal whereto their steps tend
before it is too late , or they will bo hold
guilty for the suffering which otherwise cn-
Slll'H.
Slll'H.The News this morning sav.s : "Coercion
wns not long In bearing its bitterest fruits.
The government meant to provoke bloodshed
In Ireland. Blood has been shed In perfect
wantonness , and butcnery Is Us most revoltIng -
Ing feature. "
The Post says that the Mitchelstown affair
shows Uio necessity for the full application
of the crimes net to prevent such meetings al
together.
The government has Issued an urgent whip
to their supporters to attend the sitting ot
the commons Monday during the debate ou
tbo proclamation of the Knnls meeting.
The Globe says that' O'Brien nnd his
friends have at last succeeded in bringing
about bloodshed. Upon them rests the entire
moral responsibility for the death of those
killed at Mitchelstown yesterday.
DUIIMV , Sept. 10. The Freeman's Journal
says : "Tho bloodstain Is ludelltbly attached ,
to Balfour , chief secretary for Ireland , and
to the government. " The Journal accusen
the officials of sending n force of policy and
a reporter to Michelstown , on wlioso evi
dence warrants against O'Brien and Mando-
ville , the poor law guaidlan , were issued for
the special purpose of exasperating the
crowd.
CUOP CONDITIONS.
Official Government Report of the
Country's Produce.
WASHINGTON , Sept. 10. The statistical re
port of the department ot agriculture for
September presents a heavy reduction In the
condition of corn aud potatoes , with little
change In the status of wheat and other
small grains. There Is a further loss In the
condition of maize from 80.5 to 72.3 per cent ,
four points lower than last year's crop
in September. The depreciation Is nearly
all in the west. The states
of the Atlantic coast nnd those of the gulf
report larger crops than those of last year
already beyond the reach of disaster. In
the seven corn-surplus states the average of
last month was 74 , now 64. The iigured arc :
Ohio oa , Indiana 01 , Illinois 57 , Iowa 78 ,
Missouri 07 , Kansas 43 , Nebraska 7J. The
average condition of winter wheat and
spring wheat when harvested is 8-i : last
year , 87.8 ; In 18 i , 73. In
the spring wheat region , Dakota returns
89 , a small caln ; Minnesota nnd Wisconsin ,
TJ ; Iowa , 71 , nnd Nobraskaka 70 , a slight re
duction from last month. The increase of
acreage will make the dl Hero nee still less be
tween the present crop aud that of 1SSO. The
average for rye is 82.2 ; that of oat * . Si.4 ,
against , bS.O last month , showing a
slight decline. The average for
barley is 83 , against Sfl.3 last month. A re
duction In buckwheat has occurred from 09
last month to Kl. The average condition for
potatoes is very much reduced , from 80.B last
month to 67.3. This Is four points IOWIT
than In IbHl. the lowest record for September
that the department has ever recoi tied. T ho
condltiou of clijar tobacco is slightly depreis-
ed In Wisconsin.
WANTS HIS OWN WAY.
Clovolnml "Will KUII the Campaign 11
llonnmlimtod.
NnwYomc , Sent 10. | Special Telecram
to the BEE. I The Sun's Waahlngton special
says : A gentleman who has just returned
from the northwest says : "While In St.
Paul n few days filnco I saw a letter written
by Picsident Cleveland to a personal friend ,
In which lie discusses nt some lencth the
prospects of his being a candidate for a ro-
nomination. The president says that he
has not tully determined that he will ben
candidate for n second term. The results ot
his administration thus far have not been ,
ns they could not rossslbly be , apparent as
yet , either in practical effect or In their Im
pression upon the people nt larce. The
president Is desirous that the country shall
havb an opportunity to study the
effect of his general policy mid
to give it such fair criticism
ns may be obUlned after actual
uonsiderr.tlon and not such ns has been heard
generally elvcn on the spur of the moment.
Should ho determine , however , to become a
candidate , he saye that hu proposes to tnko
his caiiipaiiii Into his own hands. Ho Inti
mates that thu ticket upon which ho inns
must bu made to suit himself , ns ho is deter
mined to lay out n plan of rampalKn which
must l > o Kiicceibtul. Ho says that he shall
decide nmn ) his candidacy nt a milllclmitly
catly time to irUothe p.irtv every opportunity
to iimlco Kooil selections lor its ticket and to
secure the benefit , If any cnti accrue , from
his administration. " lie then further says
that the president is not satisfied with 1'o.st-
master-General Vllns , and that ho probably
will want IViiblons Commissioner Dlncic
nominated for vice-president if hu himself
runs again.
\VroakH on the Imkcs ,
DKTKOIT , Mich. , Bcpt. 10. A special to the
Journal from Sand Bench , says : The life
saving crew at Point aux Barques has Just
telegraphed that tlui .schooner Mima Is a total
Vtrvck near their station. The crow WCIH all
saved. The snore north of Port llopo ( nr
mlle.s Is stre.Mi with lumber , which waa
washed off the deck loads nt passim : boats ,
which weru caught In the sudden storms.
MAiUiUKTrK , Mich , Bupt. 10. The
schooner Uiivld Dows. which wns supposed
to linvu Joumlrri'd with all hands In Lnko
Superior during tha calo Tnend.iy anil
Wednesday , armed nt this port at 5 this
moinlnir. Shu weathered thu gale without n
mishap.
All Quint nt Mltchclutown ,
Lo.vno.v , hept. 10. The pollen nt .Mltchols-
town assort that the trouble tliuru jcftterdny
was el no to the nationalist IcidorH slioiitlng
for thu mob to hold together. The town IH
quirt to-day. The nationalist ? uro exultant
over the Kood li-'ht thriy iimdn jesterday.
All wan quiet throughout the nlu-ht at the
hcone of yeatcrdai'H lUhtluu' , .KlUv-foiir
Roiiituhlas weru Injnri'd to such nn I'xttmt
that nlivslclans' hervlcus wcm required. Ono
hundred and llfty-lour civilians \vuru
Injured.
ninny Victims.
LONDON , Sept , 10. ThcAtistrUu consul at
Itombay reports Hint 'MK'M deaths troui
cholur.l occurred In Oudu during last May.
Loxuo.v.tiept. 10 During the past twenty *
four hours , nix uuw cast's of cholera and four
riming from th JUoae me nmorled , lu
Malt * . ,