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AYEKAOEDAILrCIMDLATIOX 18,123
THK SUNDAY BEK occupies a front
scat to-day , and yet It will continue to
go forward.
IN order to quiet the growing fears of
the Germans , the crown prince declares
that if ho succeeds or survives his father
there need ho no expectation of his
rushing into war.
THE Hon. Chauncoy Mitchell Dopow ,
while conscious of the fact that a hotter
nnd greater statesmen gave utterance
to the same thouglit'yoars ago , "would
rather ho right than ho president. " In
order that Mr. Dopow's unselfish anibi-
tiou may ho gratified , the people will
doubtless guard both his and their own
Interests by seeing that ho is not presi
dent.
COLONEL IGNATIUS DONNELLY has
discovered a cipher which ho claims
proves beyond doubt that Pat O. Hawos
smuggled the two democratic planks
into the republican platform. Early in
Juno Mr. Donnelly promises to publish
a hook giving the key to his cipher. If
the book does not appear , the burden.01
proof will necessarily rest upon the
distinguished Nebraska pie vendor.
THE Quakers of England sent an ad
dress to Gladstone signed by 1,200
names , declaring thomsolvo in favor of
homo rule in Ireland. An expression
of this kind might have been expected
from a people whoso sentiments have
always boon for justice , pcaco and self-
government. It was the Quakers who
led the van in the march of progress
and civilization. They wore the first
to practice religious tolerance. They
wore the first community to protest
against slavery on American soil. They
nro the only people whoso policy is to
deal humanely with the Indians. It is
therefore a cheerful omen when the
Quakers have taken Bides with Ireland.
AHTIC explorations are still carried on
by foreign governments , although the
terrible fate of the Grooly expedition
has chilled our government from fol
lowing up further polar discoveries.
There is a fascination in exploring the
realms about the north polo which
scientists can not over come. Students
therefore in all countries will watch
with keen interest , the task about to bo
undertaken hy the Norwegian govern
ment in exploring the cast coast of
Greenland. It was the Norwegians who
In ages gone by reclaimed Iceland nnd
made it hubitablo , The sturdy Moose-
men of the present day have a nioro
perilous business in hand skirting the
Ice-bound continent of Greenland under
the shadow of the Aurora borealis than
was ever dreamed of hy their venture-
tome forefathers.
IT is lamentable that the noble Amor-
| lean buffalo is destined soon to bo
nlassuci among the oxtinot Rpucios. A
fate as sure and irresistible as that
which overtook the Aztec is driving
3io monarch of the plains from off the
Bice of the earth. With a view of pre-
iorving the remnants of the once
mighty herds , the editor of the Chicago
Tiinca has sent nn expedition into the
remote regions of Texas to capture ns
many of the bison family ns possible for
Iho purpose of perpetuating the specie
from extinction. The expedition has
had great dllHculty in looating what is
loft of the herds , and found the butYalos
In small groups of but two or throe. It
is thereby mailo evident thut the spcoio
has dwindled to ICES than a hundred ,
and that the expedition was sent out
ttiol a day too soon to preserve the last
Dt the buffalo ? .
CouXKiiT. college has established a
foureo of journallum which ia intended
lo ; nnko professional nowsyinpur men in
the sumo wny as schools turn out lull-
Uodged doctors and lawyers. The tx-
pori men t will bo watched carefully by
those colleges whiph htivu looked upon
Iho idea ns impracticable. Similar
propositions have boon ontuvtained by
Harvard and other Amui'lcan universi
ties , but have always boon Bet aside.
Thnro is a gulf between the theoretic
nnd the practical newspaper man which
no schooling or sot-rules will satisfy.
The sucou.-sful journalist is the man
who follows a nc.tivo in&tlnct and who
works his wny in a newspaper from thn
bottom up. Ho adjusts his theory to
practical a ( Tail's and omoi'jjoncies , a
province altogether subsequent uhd
foreign fj.hc { work of n eohcoL
"Women In the School Board.
The question of placing women on
the school board is nn important one ,
and should receive careful nnd candid
consideration. Referring to this ques
tion a year ngo Tun Ben said : "If any
advantage is to bo derived from plac
ing women on our school board , wo cer
tainly would not oppose the innovation.
Wo nro not , however , convinced that
women nro bettor Qualified to manage
our public schools , in tholr present
stngo of rapid evolution , than men ,
although wo admit that there nro
women bettor qualified for such duties
than some mon who nspiro to bo mom-
bora of the board. Useful member
ship does not depend on
mere educational attainments
or familiarity with methods of teaching.
The board has to wrestle with financial
and mechanical problems which require
pxccutlvo ability and practical business
experience rarely possessed by women. "
Wo occupy no dtlToront position on
this question now , Unless It bo that wo
nro more strongly Inclined to doubt
whether there would ho any practical
advantage in electing women to the
school board , duo to the fact that the
experience of cltios whore they have
boon chosen to such boards has not
demonstrated that th'cir presence and
counsel in such bodies have been
largely or materially helpful. The
diniculty with most of these
who discuss this question is
that they regard it chiolly or
wholly from the sentimental sldo ,
which is the last that ought to bo con
sidered. Wo believe it to bo unques
tionable that the great majority of in
telligent women do not favor placing
members of their sex oil the school
board , and especially is this true of
these who are familiar with the work
of the board in Omaha. It can also bo
said with confidence that only a very
small minority of the female teachers
in the public schools of this city arc fa
vorable to the proposed innovation.
There is another matter , also , that
must not bo lost sight of in the local
discussion of this question , and chat is
whether women arc eligible to mem
bership in the school board. There is n
divergence of opinion on this point ,
and if practicable it should bo
authoritatively settled in advance of
placing women in nomination for the
board.
But , after all , this is not the vital ques
tion with the citizens of Omaha in con
nection with the election of a school
board. The all-important issue is
whether the city shall have a nonpartisan
san board or ono composed of politicians
who will make use of it for personal and
partisan advantage. No side issue must
bo allowed to divert the public atten
tion from this prime question , in which
ia involved the future improvement ,
progress and welfare of our public school
system. A minority of women in the
school board would bo an inconsequen
tial matter in comparison to surrender
ing that body to the politicians and
making it n part of the political ma
chine , a danger which it was especially
intended to avert by separating the
election of the school board from the
election of city officers.
The Notoraslta Ciintitntiqun.
Those who in summer days would hie
themselves to sylvan shades whore ser
mons can bo found in stones and books
in the running brooks , will betake
themselves to the Chautauqua assembly
at Crete. It is a matter of congratula
tion to the people of Nebraska that the
noble mon and women of this state have
for the past eight years conducted this
summer school whore recreation and
study are so admirably blended.
It is n most gratifying test of the
popularity nnd of the sterling merit of
these annual summer gatherings , that
the attendance increases from year to
year and embraces the best people of
the state. For the season of 1888 , which
includes the ton days between Juno
28 and July 10. The association lnw
boon spurred on to excel all previous
efforts in the attractions and comforts )
for all its visitors.
A Chautauqua assembly is the embodiment
iment of a high ideal. It endeavors to
bring about a popular gathering where
people shall bo drawn together to enjoy
the bounty of nature and to find relaxa
tion from business cares in physical nnd
mental culture. Its aim is to' imbue
everyone with lofty ideals , to instill
morality , education nnd thought in the
mind , and to make life a more harmoni
ous entity. In these endeavors the
Chaulauqua society of Nebraska
has succeeded. It has selected for
its place of meeting nn attractive
summer" resort surrounded by beautiful
woods and streams , where these seeking
rest and chnngo can find relief. H has
engaged a corps of prominent instructors
ana lecturers in the departments of the
arts and sciences. It has surrounded
itself with that religious atmosphere
which breathes the spirit of peace and
good will to all mon. It remains , there
fore , for the people of Nebraska to ac
cept the invitation which the assembly
so cordially proffers.
Memorial Day.
The twenty-first anniversary of Memo
rial day occurs Thursday. The origin
of the day is difllcult to trace , Over
twenty years have passed into nothing
ness since General John A , Logan , then
n dark and stalwart man in his prime ,
stood up within the .shadow of Arling
ton and placed ( lowers of speech ns well
as nature upon the graves of union
heroes , This may have boon the first
recognition of the day by union sol
diers. It is probublo that the very
lirst observance of it was nt the
south , and was restricted to the
decoration of confederate graves
and the more or less formal
remembrance of these who slept there.
But it was followed so spontaneously
throughout the country that about all
that is known of it is that for twenty
years it has been a national holiday , It
has ben"n deprived by the Inspo of years
of any sectional or partisan aspect , nnd
in this there is no regret. Glory mel
lows ns it takes its flight. Unto has
worn itself out. Years hind to the pan
orama of the war a richer and more
radinn't tint , Thn wounds are comfort
ably healed , Back since that fair day
when the civil war ended , have rollo'd
the waves ' of memory engulfing lu
their ebb the bitter pawioiib bom of th'e
confllctand the narrowing prejudices be
gotten of ignorance. In happy unison
the American people , hand in hand ,
do honor to the gallant men and true ,
who , struggling for what both sides
believed to bo n sacred cause performed
prodigies of valor. Year by year the
living volornns muster nnd march to
crown the dead. It is especially the
older mon who commemorate on this
day nil thai was grand and ennobling
in our national life. Yet the sympathy
of the rising generation goes out to the
hallowed cause.
As on this day wo realize how
young , how rich in promise , for
the work of civilization wore these
who died that the nation might live ,
wo may well fool like folding crape
around our banners and in solemn pro
cession visit the last resting place of
our dead heroes nnd commune with
those who made the greatest sacrifice
for humanity , sorrowing that their lives
were so brief. But when wo recall how far
reaching is the work they wrought for
freedom and happiness of mankind , wo
may rather sing a psalm of triumph
that they wore BO early translated to
immortality. "It is only the forgotten
who nro di-ad. " The example and
memory of the soldiers live oven
though they themselves have departed.
The heroes fell for us. They gnvo up
all for principle. In defense of what
they believed to bo right they wont
down to early but not unhonorod graves.
They sleep soundly in beds bedewed
with a nation's tears and over which
poronlnl flowers shall omit their fra
grance. There should bo no stint in our
appreciation of these who fell in the hot
blast of war. The country that rejoices
in the sweet of ponce through their Bolf-
sacrilice will never begrudge them the
meed of praise or hour's devotion to the
decoration of the sod that covers them.
"Sweet nnd becoming it is to die for
ono's country , " sang the old Roman-
poet , "like incense the memory of the
bravo lingers in the nir , oven though
the censor ho withdrawn ; like the mel
low tones of a silver boll , it vibrates
through time into eternity. " Lot fail-
hands then twine garlands and tie
wreaths or mass banks of ( lowers to
strew over the graves of the nation's
heroes , and lot all pour out with un
stinted hand the treasures of alTccllon
and patriotic love for the departed.
"By the flow of the Inland river ,
Whence the ilocts of iron hnve fled ,
Where the blades of tlio grcou prass ruiivcr ,
Asleep are tlio ranks of the dead ;
Under the soil and the dow ,
Awaltinu' the judgment day
Untlor the ouu the Blue ,
UnOer Uio other the Gray. "
An Omnlm Opera.
We take peculiar pleasure in an-
noucing the completion of an opera
which is wholly the work of Omaha
talent , tjlie public production of which
at an early date promises a rare intel
lectual and musical treat to our citizens ,
and n fame for the author and composer
that will not be con fined to local bound
aries. The now opera , "Mr. Sampson
of Omaha , " is from the pen of the well-
known journalist , Mr. Fred Nye , and in
plot , dramatic construction and literary
merit shows that Mr. Nye possesses a
high order of ability outside the beaten
paths of journalism. The music is by
Mrs. B. B. Young , whoso superior ac
complishments are familiar to many
of our citizens , and who in this
instance has shown that she
has remarkable talent as a composer.
Comedy is the prevailing vein of the
opera , with a deft admixture of satire
and a few touchub of the serious which
servo to give color and variety of tone.
To those who know the .author it need
not bo said that the quality of the
humor is high and the character of the
satire keen and telling. .The experi
ences and adventures of Mr. Sampson ,
an Omaha merchant of strong specula
tive tendencies , supply the plot , about
which are clustered numerous incidents
most happily conceived and admirably
developed. The situations are both
original and strong , and the climaxes
are worked out with great skill. The
characters are well drawn , and
the action of the opera , which is
in Bulgaria and Omaha , is. smooth ,
rapid and of continuous interest. The
most capable judges have commended
the music in the warmest terms , and
very much of it is certainly of rare
beauty and excellence.
"Mr. Sampson of Omaha" will ho pro
duced atBoyd's opera house next Thurs
day ovonuiff , and will bo given four per
formances. The bo.st local musical talent -
ont will participate in its production ,
and there can ho no doubt of its proving
n notable popular success. Wo very
cordially bespeak for this work of
Omaha talent the interest and generous
favor of our citl/ons.
Mcclinnlcnl Hclio < _ > lH.
The old sywtom of apprenticeship ,
under which the boy who wished to
learn a trade was "indentured" or
"bound out" to an employer for a term
of years , has been gradually falling into
disuse from natural causes , until
scarcely a vestige of it remains. It will
probably never bo restored. Fifty , and
perhaps oven twonty-flvo years ago , the
employers in most trades worked with
their hands , and being constantly pros-
cut could give proper instruction to the
apprentice. TIe took the boy to board
in his own house , and to a certain extent -
tent had nn oversight of his habits nnd
could control his general conduct to the
end that u good mechanic should bo the
result.
The situation to-day Is widely differ
ent. Employers seldom work at the
trade , for the reason that there is a
grout increase in the volume of busi
ness , and bocnuso now and quicker
methods of work have become so neces
sary that the time of the employer is
fully occupied in attending to business
details and in general direction , lie
seldom or never talcos tools'into his own
hands or remains loptr enough upon
actual work to instruct in that practical
way which was possible formerly. The
approiitlco'lsleft , therefore , largely to
the charge of the workmen. The fore
man or other employes give such gcn-
nral instruction us may result from
tholr good nature or sense of duty to the
boy or the dmployor. It is a fact that
there i& at present no euch thing as
regular or . systematic ' ' .tench-1
ing , ' tho. upnvout'iuo in .Ino'st 1n-
1 dustnoq bolnft TcfF1 to "pick up"
his trade Instead of having it taught to
> him , | tf * |
The result of Un < Mc0ndiUon ot things
is lhnl , the supply 'oj ' .inorlcnn skilled
workmen is atcndlfy * diminishing nnd
the ranks of such wdr1fmon must bo re
cruited from abroad. A remedy for
this is sought In the , istnbhshmcnt of
mechanical school wli jro boys mny on-
tor nnd on the pay man I of a moderate
fee secure practical His ruction in wlmt-
over trade they may io oct. Some seven
years ago schools of Uii i character were
established in Now Yofk * city by Colonel
Richard T. A ohmuty , and have proved
entirely successful. The schools are
housed in comfortable buildings erected
for the purpose , and instruction isglvon
in the evening to classes in plumb
ing , bricklaying , plastering , stonecutting
ting , house and sign painting , fresco
painting , wood cnrvlngj carpentry and
blacksmith's work. .During the day
there are classes in plumbing , house
nnd sign painting , slouo-cutting nnd
tailoring. Most of the pupils are young
mon between between eighteen nnd
twonty-ono years of ago , and among the
attendants at the evening classes are
many clerks who , dissatisfied with the
poor compensation of ordinary clerical
work , dovolo tholr leisure time to learn
ing a trade. The teachers are skilled
mechanics , nnd the instruction is of the
best and most practical kind.
It is proposed by the Master Builder's
exchange of Philadelphia to establish
In that city mechanical schools modeled
upon these in Now York , nnd there is
no reason to doubt that they would bo
equally successful. If so , the example
will doubtless be followed in other largo
cities in the country. The matter of
establishing such schools is ono of very
great importance in its bearing upon
the question whether this country is to
train its own skilled workmen or to bo
brought finally to rely wholly upon a
supply from the old world , and also in
tho-ofToct it might have in stimulating
the youth of America to learn trades ,
toward which generally they are not
favorably disposed. The average Amcr-
caii boy socks what ho regards as
the light and genteel employment
of a cleric , although the avcrnsre
compensation is smaller nnd the
hours of labor longer than in mechan
ical employments. The necessary re
sult is that the .supply of clerks keeps
constantly in advance of the demand ,
there is a jostling and pushing for these
positions , which has the inevitable ef
fect of reducing the compensation , and
oven now in most of-tno'largo cities the
young man is cxtr6nic'ty fortunate who
can got sullicicnt for thjp sort ol service
to enable him to Ifcvo 1-cspcctnblv and
koopout of debt , "fllontiwhilo the sup
ply of lhoroughlyHkyied ( mechanics
does not keep pare with the demand ,
and everywhere Uic wages of such is
generous and the employment constant.
Wore the immigratioit oC this class
of workmen to.jStou for n single
'
gle year the cotibaqu'piiccs would lie
serious to many iiulustvius. There is
something required that will enable the
country to 'recruit tiro-Tanks of skilled
'labor from its ott7ijbo'b , Whose future
welfare is aUo deeply cotn-orncd , and
it is not questionable that the establish
ment of mechanical schools may do
much to accomplish this.
AN event of national importance to
religious and educational ciivlos took
place last week in Washington. Itns
the occasion of the ceremony of laying
the corner stone of what is designed to
bo the great Catholic university of
America. For many years the Catho
lic clergy have urged on the lavmcn
the necessity of founding n college in
America which shall stand on nn equal
footing with the great Catholic univer
sities of Europe. But it was not until
quite recently that the project assumed
tangible shape. By the gift of Miss
Caldwell , an American heiress , of SWOO-
000 to the proposed college , Cardinal
Gibbon was encouraged to raise a very
largo sum for the immediate construc
tion of the university. An interesting
episode of the occasion in laying the
corner stone was the presentation of
the popo's gifts to Miss Caldwell , who
received a gold medal and was honored
with the golden rose. The Catholics of
America are to bo congratulated in es
tablishing u college of such n high
order as the proposed university will
bo.
IT IS AIM'AIIENT
That the smelter Is in bail order.
Tlmt Omaha has n base ball club.
That Oumlni needs a maikot houso.
That tlio sidewalks could bo repaired.
Thut Decoration duy will bo properly ob
served.
That the I'inkcrton scabs wore lucky in
escaping.
That for somutimo yet Omaha will need anew
now hotel.
That the Salvation army makes nioro notso
than progress.
Tlmt a brass band is an evil that custom
should not demand.
That there will bo no railroad track on the
Omaha and Council HliTrt ) ( bridge.
.
Harmony , but no Hopdlumism that's our
platform. \
IMilln Will 1'uMi Him Hard.
Sam Handall'ft staild in favor of cheap
whisky will make tlio Jobof ( crowding him
out of the democratic parti' a work of much
diniculty. _ J ,
Ir lias Coino lo I'ass.
.
Itlmscomo to pass ( In American politics
that tlio yells of convention delegates are
considered the onlj torrcct measure of a
man's availability as a candidate.
Tlio Nation's Sheer Anchor ,
I'MlaiMiMa Itctotil ,
Hofonns are ucoDinpHshcd in the United
Stutos by the movement of the masses of
the pcoplo The loaders and wirepullers care
only for spoils : the people on the contrary ,
cvro only for such policies us make for the
general advantage. The wirepullers are
afraid to touch tnrilt reform for fear they
may burn their flosers ; but the voters mid
taxpayers demand it and will have It. They
know the time is ripe for it.
How Massnoliubotts "Protects" Kan
sas.
St. LanU llcpulilican.
Massachusetts owns otic-half of Kansas ,
and tho.money } t was bought with has been
oxtoitod Irom Kansas' farmers to "protect"
Massachusetts .manufacturers. H would be
rcnsonnblo to estimate that Kansas hns
to Massachusetts nnd other favored mnnu
facturlnp ptntos { 7,000,000 to $10,000,000 a
year in tariff taxes in Uio Inst twenty-six
yours and it is this money which the lonu
ngencics In the Kansas towns are now lend
ing out on Kansas ronl estate mortgages ,
The Terror of the Small Hoys ,
C/i { i(7o ( J/cmM.
John Lnwrenco Sullivan owns n third in
terest In the circus with whloli ho is asso
ciated , nnd will travel with it. No one will
crawl under the canvas oi Mr. Sullivan's
circus.
The l nrls Ulcn of Us ,
A Paris Journal assorts that nn English
ox-lmngmnn has been hired by an American
manager for n lecture tour in the United
States , and Is to receive f 10OiX > over his ex
penses. _
Ilnvclntlnn.
W > tlttn for the Sunday nee.
I cannot now look forth ns once I canld
Along the opening of inv coming years ,
And suy unto my lionr't in Joyful mood ,
"Thy best of life is yet to come" thick
tears
Are blinding heart and eyes nnd path ,
and all
About Is dark with fears.
I strive to look ahead , clouds Rather fast ;
I look behind and sue the waning light
Where Happiness nnd I oneh other passed ,
And knew It not , until to-night , to-night ,
The lighting of a word , n look , n tone ,
Hcvealcd all in Its light !
Wo may not know why God should shut
our eyes ,
And open them ngatn some after day ;
Or why Ho lets Love PURS us In dlsiiilse ,
And Just nllows the faint , sweet ufter-rny
Of His Inverted torch to toueh our lives ,
And reach our darkened way.
Wo may not know ; but in His hand all
threads"
lie holds secure , nor breaks the frailest
one ;
Before Him life n subtle pattern spreads
And into It He weaves 'till all is clonn ;
T.hun wo shall truce to Joyful ends some
thri'iuls
We lost when Just begun !
CI.USA MVHCT.I.I.I : GiciiKNn.
VOIOK or TI1I3 STATE 1MIESS.
"Tin : OM MI v HER announces that McShnno
will not be a candidate for congi ess again.
The reason given is that his business needs
him , but it Is more probable that u disinclin
ation to faea the . " > ,0t)0 ) republican majority is
at the bottom of it , " suggests the Wayne
Herald.
In casting about for the presidential
standard bearer , the O'Noill Frontier con
cludes that it bus every reason to bellovo
that Walter Q. Greshnm will be the notninoo.
With such n man to lead them , and a sound
platform to back them , the republican party
may .feel assured of success.
Says the Llnwood Journal before seeing
this Issue : Last Sunday's OviAiuHni : was
the finest paper we ever read. It was brim
ful Of news , and the supply was not half
exhausted. TIIK Hun's Sunday sales along
this line are enormous , which goes to show
liow deeply Its cditorinl sentiments are em
bedded in the hearts of the people.
' Evidently , " suggests the Schuyler Her
ald , "the railroad corporation * of Nebraska
own the republican party of this state , and
they always have , and instead of matters
getting better they nro daily growing worse.
Under the present state of uffairs a member
of that party has to bo a tool in the hands of
u few men or ho cannot hope for any political
advancement. "
"The way the B. & M. manacrors endeavor
to make friends , " remarks the Plnttsmouth
Journal , "sse.ms to.be by.the plan of the bull
dozer , endeavoring to frighten people into
the belief thut their power is supreme every
where in the land , and especially on their
line. The usual course of business peonlo to
win friends is by fair and Just treatment , but
the English plan ia different. "
Says the Seward reporter : "The election
of Patrick Egan as one of Nebraska's dele
gates to the national republican convention is
not only an honor to him , but will have much
influence on Irish Americans all over the
country. Wherever exists the love of the
Emerald Isle Mr. Egnn Is known , nnd his
election will show that the republican party
is in earnest in its warm feeling toward the
victims of England's oppression. "
Speaking of sincerity , the Blue Springs
Sentinel says : "John M. Thurston was
moved to declare himself , n candidate for
delegate-nt- largo to the national republican
convention by the fact thut Hutlcr and otncr
anti-monopoly counties had instructed for
him. When such men as John M. Thurston
nud Charley Green posoas representatives of
the anti-monopoly party wo may well believe
thut the devil is turning paint. "
"Judge Greshum , " says the Falls City
Journal , "is steadily growing In favor as u
presidential candidate. Many papers that a
month ago did not look with much favor on
his candidacy are now boldly assorting that
no man whoso name has boon mentioned In
connection with the presidency combines
more element's of strength than does Walter
Q. Greshain. If the Chicago convention will
give us Greshnm and Hawlcy , the scried
phalanx of republicans will overwhelm the
cohorts of Dictator Cleveland and relegate
that political accident to private life and ob-
lixion. "
"While there is no doubt , " says the Wuyno
Herald , "that in point of ability , John M.
Thurston Is a lilting man to head the repub
lican delegation to Chicago , wo believe his
election to have been particularly nnwlso nt
the present time , as It will strengthen the
belief of many that the party is controlled ,
body , boots and breeches , by the railroad
gang. Thurston , Greene , Hates nnd Norval
are nil railroad attorneys , nnd the forces of
their respective roads were the lovers used to
secure their election. Tlio people were
beaten , but the gang's victory will cost the
party thousands of votes. It Is time to call a
halt , and send railroaders to the rear , If the
paity would nwii.tain its supremacy In this
btnto , "
The North Hend Flail thus talks : In the
clang nnd clamor of the campaign , whllo
willing victims are forging to the front pager
to sacrifice themselves on the nltnr of tholr
country , the auiot though earnest and ng-
gressivo Loose , of the adjutant general's
ofiice , should not be overlooked. No man
over honored that important olllcons William
Loeso hns honored it nnd the strokes ho has
struck for tlio pcoplo agulr.st monopolies
have redounded to his honor over every stuto
in the union. The ground ho has taken Is the
Flnll's ground and In his position ho make *
his efforts toll. Ho must bo re-elected and
every voter in Nebraska who believes la the
rights of the people against the encroach
ment of incorporate greed should see thut his
vote is recouled for William Leeso for attor
ney general of Nebraska.
"In tills boasted land of freedom and pros
pcrlty , in this gilt edged state of Nebraska ,
thcro arc thousands of men working for
fl.SD n day. Other thousands are earning
only $1.50 pur day , These mon , if they ure
never sick and nuvcr lose a day , make (1.60
to fr'J per week. They pay $ per week boai.d.
They lose n share of their time , It is'nafo to
say that none of tnem can save $100 a year
oven if they tuvo no families to support.
They have no recreations or amusements ,
they arg dull and supld aid desperate. Is It
any wonder that they drowa their sense of
slavery In liquor or that they are ready for
any mischief ! And this evil is growing.
The time will come whoa the trusts , rombln-
aliens uud other classes of rotibers must go.
The question Is whether they shall go pence-
nbto , lawfully nnd smoothly , or whether they
shall go in smoke and blood. Will the stroni
nnd wealthy continue tholr course otnccu
mulnllon nnd plunder , or will they submit t <
clmngo in the economic conditions that wll
give the poor nnd weak n show for dcccn
nnd healthful nnd comfortable nnd hopofu
lives I" aslcs the Lincoln Democrat.
ItOVAIiTV.
There Is n rumor Hint Cardinal Manning Is
to bo made n life peer.
The king of the Bulgarians manages to
live on fCCiO.OOO n year.
The carl of Dudley , who comes of ago this
year , has Jl,000,000 a year.
The octogenarian duke of Devonshire ,
writes all his own letters In a firm nnd legible
hand.
Elizabeth of Austria , hns developed nn tin
fortunate skin disease and wears a veil con
tiinmlly ,
The princess of Wales nnd her associates
nro setting the fashion of wearing ns much
Jewelry ns possible.
The queen of Denmark Is Intensely dcnf ,
but fond of music , nnd 1ms t big nud power
ful organ that she can hear.
Olga of Grcoco is the rnost beautiful
queen of Europe , nnd is sister-in-law of the
empress of Uussln nnd the princess of Wales ,
Victoria of Germany , it Is said , tastes portions
tions of every article of food intended for Iho
emperor , nnd superintends the preparation
of most of it herself.
Lord Salisbury , premier of England , was
formerly n working Journalist nnd fre
quently incloses news to men who wore for
merly his co-luborcrs
Lord Mandovlllo is so pleased with his ex
periences of trick riding nnd shooting a !
Manchester that ho intends Joining Buffalo
Bill In his now nd venture.
Queen Mnrgurltoof Italy , shows more nnd
more fondness for American literature , nnd ,
it is said gets nil the lending magazines pub
lished In tlio United Stntcs.
The young Viscount Belgravo , grandson of
the tlnko of Westminster , If ho lives to in
herit his patrimony , will , it is stated by a
London contemporary , bo the richest man in
the world.
The king of Portugal ordered in London
thirty tons of llroworks nnd fifty tons of
mortars nnd other pyrotechnic machinery
for nso at Lisbon in the royal reception to
the Icing of Sweden.
Marquis Torrlgianl , the syndic of Flor
ence , to whom Queen Victoria paid so hand
some a compliment upon the excellence of
the arrangements made for her convenience ,
is married to an American lady.
The queen of Sweden , since she hns
learned and began cooking by the advice of
her physician for her health , takes long
walks , and often goes into the peasants'
houses and shows them how to make good
dishes.
The queen regent of Spnin chooses the
word daily for the countersign , without
which no ono is admitted to the palace by the
many guards. This is communicated to the
highest military ofllcial , .who happens to bo
Marshal Campo , who proclaimed Alfonso
king.
The prince of Wales , if ho has won money
on n race , tilts his hat over his eyebrows uud
talks rapidly to anyone who may bo with
him. If ho has lost ho takes his hat off ,
wipes his forehead with his handkerchief ,
mid maintains a severe silence. A nmu who
says nothing when ho loses a race possesses
an clement of greatness.
Tlio Cleveland Colossus.
JVcto l'fr/f"Snn.
So many pounds of President
Wo never hud before ;
If weight could count , his firm intent
Would win the race oneo more.
So many pounds of President.
Of flesh n fearful lot ;
Upon a single purpose bent
To keep what ho hns got.
Upon the domociiils ho sits ,
This very hefty man ,
And thinks thut lie exactly fits
The democratic plun.
Some smart old stagers sigh nnd say
Thut 'Eighty-eight mny slide ,
Since Cleveland's carriage stops the way
And none but ho may ride.
They fancied him a stepping-stone
To help them on the way
To blessings long to them unknown ,
And to u brighter cray.
But now the trutli they clearly sje ; ,
Although nt llrst 'twas dim ;
That democrats were made to bo
The stopping-stones for him.
THK STATIi'S STATESMEN.
Jndgo O. P. Mason , it is said , ) ms his eye
turned United States sonatcward.
Andrew II. Graham is another of the oven
down strong to become state treasurer.
J. C. McUrldo is reported to have an eye
on a seat in Iho legislature from Lancaster.
Captain Ashby has loft the romantic vil
lage of Valley and will perhaps go to Kentucky
tucky-
Some of the big First politicians are sug
gesting Judge Sam Chapman's name for
congress.
C. F. Babcock , of McCoy , defeated as a
Chicago delegate , is now setting sails to run
for state senator.
John P. Clary , of Saline county , Is canvassIng -
Ing the Htate , trying to secure the nomination
for state ticasnror.
Chiirloy Casey , of Pawnee City , will rep
resent I'awnoc county in the legislature , if
ho hns his way about it.
Thomas Darnell , dofoutpd by Dorsoy for
congress , will now try his hand as a candi
date for attorney general.
J. 13 , North , as mayor of Columbus and
dulcguto to Kt. Louis , is satisfied and will not
be the democratic candidate for governor ,
JJrigadlcr General Colby could bo per
suaded to run for congress. As thn political
manager of Mr. C. O. Bates , the ceuoral
dous'not get enough exorclso.
OHAKF.
The Ice man spake to Iho milkman gny.nnd
spake him for an hour ; "What's the reason
you have , I prav , for letting your Jnlilk all
saurl All you need Uo lu to form a truit
you toll your customers , trun , If they use wy
ice on your diluted swill 'twill mwaya be
sweet though blue. "
*
"I have no idea whore tno lines came from ,
but the thought is suggestive , If not poetl
oal , " suggested an up-town gentleman Wed
nesday. It may seem u trivial matter , but ! t
Is not , by a long way. The Inspector of milk
In this city Is certainly failing to do hit duty ,
practically neglecting ills business , if the
samples of alleged milk I am compelled to
purchase are to bo Judged. Inquiry among
my neighborb reveals the fuel that .1 great
portion of the r.iillt sold in
Omaha is cither watered or chalked
or * 'doi'tored" in omo mysterious manner
known to the milky way , It I * b'.uo ' , alTords
no iTcam , contains no nourishment , and i .as
my wife expressed It , "horrid stuff. " It
hours In half the tlmo that pure dairy milk
will , and to my vnln appeal to tlio milkman
ho Hays : "Use Ice ! > r your refrigerator
use Ico. " This is a mutter of Importance , to
inuny , and 1 wish TUB Uec would call alien
tion to it.
*
"It Is strange , " jnSd o piwulator on nous-
las street , "but the oxpositwu building I * * * ,
WBvOr Jrftt paid 8 pot cent on tU ngffrogntd
oost-4133,000. If Uio buljdlnff could bd
turned Into n market house at some futurd
dny , nnd rented , n It could easily bo , nt a
rontnl prlco of ? 50 a day for such a purpose ,
it would bring to the owners a Immlsomd return -
turn on tholr investment nioro than 8 pej
coat.
"And tlfo market house must
come. Thcro must bo a place sot aside and
designated as a 'market,1 where people can
go for tholr vegetables , fruits , moats , cgga
nnd milk. If the council assigns a place on
Capitol avcnuo , between Thirteenth and Six
teenth streets , It will not bo long until wo
BCD a store routed on that street where green
garden truck will bo kept exclusively. Then
another for milk , meat , eggsfruits , oto. And
It would bo a wonderful convenience all
around. "
"Wo find plenty of work to do , " si\ld Cap
tain Palno , n deputy oil inspector of the
state , "but it's.vory Uttlo inferior kerosene
that I hnvo found. It all moots the roqulro-
monts of the test 150. Before the law
passed imposing a flno for soiling Inferior
grad03 of coal oil. It was astounding the
amount disposed of especially In small
places. J3ut mon fear the majesty of the law
When they would not stop off the road to lot
stxtan pass. "
"Well , It boats the world , " remarked
Judge Edwards , of Pawnee City. "Twenty
or twenty-five years ago I placed several
hundred dollars lu a pair of saddle bags , and
mounting a horse rode from Pawnee City to
Omaha. The money la my possession hod
boon collected by the treasurer of Puwnco
county on taxes , and I wns deputy , and detailed -
tailed to como to Omaha and make a Bottlo-
mcnt with the state treasurer. Among these
many thousands of houses 1 can not remem
ber where the state treasurer's ' ofllco was ,
nor Just where the bank of Mr. Kountzo was
located , where I paid the money. I have
lived in Pawnee all these yoars.nnd here this
wonderful olty has materialized. At
that tlmo I supposed JL'awnco would bo the
largest city in Nebraska but , well , Its hard ,
to tell what the future holds. "
"It would astonish you , " remarked a clti *
zen a week ago , "if you know the number o J
quack doctors , jugglers , montebanks , fortune
tellers , scamps and scoundrels masquerading-
as skilled and schooled physicians In Omaha.
The law prohibits them from oven claiming
to bo doctors , but by purchasing bogus cer
tificates they nro allowed to buuchngly ad
minister their Infernal drugs , and credulous
and ignorant people suffer. If they ottoot a
euro , nine times out of ton it Is by more
ehanco. They glibly tulle of tholr wondorfu ?
experience and largely increasing praotloo.
They pretend to talk Latin when they have
only a smattering of English , loeturo on an
atomy when they could not dissoot a sawhorse -
horse , attempt to cure a sick person when ,
Indeed , they could not cure a ham. Those
fraudulent professional murderers seem to
Increase rather kthan doeroaso. ' At the
time 'Inn BIB routed and sooutod that prlnoo
of humbugs , Dr. Fishblatt , there were many
of the false disciples /Esculapeus who
had preyed upon Omaha , quietly lofttha
town. But they are coming again , some nro
already hero , and whllo many reputable people
plo should shun thorn , even as they should
shrink from a ravaging pestilence , theyro
ceivc them with ooon arms Into their
families where , If opportunity is offered , they
will corrupt , debauch nnd poison the mind
and body. It seems to mo that TDK Osa can
not do a nobler work than to again vontllato
these nostrum nuisances , so disgustingly
plentiful in Omaha.
"Judgo Wakoley's decision on Sunday ball
playing gives general satisfaction , " said a N
pleasant , pious gentleman. Wliilo not ex
pecting to bo quoted , ho continued : "Well ,
from tliQ vast crowds In attendance thora
each Sabbath dav , I suppose the people de
mand it and , after all the pcoplo nro the
law. If our church-going nud religious
people dcsiro to break up ball playing on
Sunday , the only course to pursue is to teach
these who witness the game that it is sinful
to play ball on Sunday. Yet no moro so than
to witness the gamo. If thcro were no spec
tators certain It is thcro would bo no base
ball , " and the good man walked away.
ny THE WAY.
it is better to give than to receive a blow.
"It never rains but it pours" Is n quota
tion that some friend should hold an um
brella over.
The sweet girl graduate . Is now casting
about to find some ono who will wrlto an
essay for her.
The most aggravating struggle now In progress -
gross is that of finding some democrat to
take McShane's place.
Now that Prof. Sullivan has boon engaged
by a circus , it Is fair to prcsumo that the
clown will bo banished from the ring.
The state of Sonora , Mexico , levies n tax
of fi : on every baby born within Its limits ,
which causes a great many to bo berne with
out its limits.
The adage , "vVhile there is llfo there Is
hope , " was denied In writing by a man In
Colorado , as ho wns falling down a shaft
four hundred feet deep.
The powtcr-plato stories concerning the
battle of Gettysburg going the rounds of
many papers would cause the most devoted
patriot to become a deserter.
These attending the stata university are
congratulating themselves because It is an
nounced that owing to a misunderstanding
Ihcre will bo no "annual nddroBs. "
Cluif.Ua , the Sioux Indian who married
Miss Follows , Is doing the freak act In a
Chicago museum. If ho doesn't get .scalped
in Chicago , nls career will bo brilliant.
It is getting toward that season of the year
when the Httlo sister writes csxays on ' 'How
Beautifully the Innocent Birds .Slug" whllo
her Hlllo brother Is out robbing their nosts.
The clam bake at Shogu Inland promises to
bo a thiec-ringcd success. General MoBrido
is president mid Invltos the world to attend , <
The udmisslou foe Is placed ut tlio modest I
Bum of $3. j
IT 18 DKNIKU THAT
(
That Adam was the first man.
That Walt tisoly was In the revolutionary
war.
war.That
That South Oir.ahu clumorj for annexa
tion.
tion.That
That the Omaha pojtolllco DiilMIng Is ever "
tidy.
tidy.That
That one of our morning contoiuporarici is '
for sale.
That Shakespeare wrote Iho work' , accred
ited to him.
That McShano is sincere in his political
ilcclaratUms.
That any woman will bo clotted to tha
school boaid.
That natural gus was over found In Omaha
or under Oinahti.
That Blalno has said ho would accept the
providential nomination.
That two pretty teachers of our public
jehools will soon be married ,
John M. Thurston will vote the Nebraska
Jclogutlon for Bulva I.ockwood.
That the llrotraps and rookeries arc pro-
icrvod by the city as works of art.
That O. O. Bates , who will represent the
P.'rit district ut Chicago , Is u c-JiitUdutc-fo *
rr.u proslucnt.