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TUB Tatosaro not altogether confined
to Kentucky wlien Nebraska county
treasurers skip with the people's funds.
TIIK Concord School of Philosophy
holds but ono session this year. It
forms nn agreeable after-piece to the
recent democratic tragedy at St. Louis.
"WrrKX1 greedy railroad companies got
to fighting each other , the long suffor-
ing'pub'0 ' ' learns to enjoy the luxury of
cheap rates between Omaha and Cin
cinnati.
TUB recent reports of the increased
earnings and general property of the
Mexican Central railroad ought to put
to shame these American railroads
' r whlcli are continually on the verge of
bankruptcy. No wonder 'foreign in
ventors fight shy of Reading and Jay
Gould's railroads when Mexican rail
roads oiler safer investments.
SENATOU BKCK , of Kentucky , has
introduced a bill in the senate for the
establishment of a national zoological
garden near Washington. Its main
purpose will bo to preserve the wild
animals indigenous to the United
States. If Senator Beck can corral the
herd of olllcoseekors at Washington ,
the " 7.00" will bo a howling success.
GEN. SHKIOIAN comes out strongly
against what ho calls "circus parades. "
Ho has put his foot down on marching
in processions on any occasion. Ho con
siders these popular demonstrations
'more dangerous to life than battles , and
would prefer to face a battery of grape
and cannistor at Shiloh any day than
ride under a broiling sun for the gaze
, of inhabitants from their cool windows
and piazzas. At first blush one might
flornur at the unseemly conduct of "old
Tccumsob" in refusing to make himself
a conspicuous figure on a Roman holi
day. But them it must bo. remembered
that ho is under the shadow of his threescore
score and ton , when the blood runs
thin oven in the veins of a veteran cam
paigner.
IK Senator Stanford carries into ef
fect his ideas of an ideal university ,
California will furnish the model of the
coming institution of learning. The
university will bo broad and liberal in
every particular. Ono BOX will have
equal advantages with the other. There
will bo nn Industrial school in which the
inaohlno shop and a department to en
courage inventions will bo a feature.
The latter is dcoidmllyan innovation in
the educational world. It is evidently
Senator Stanford's purpose to make of
the university a practical school Whoso
graduates shall bo something moro than
ornamental tosocioty. If the university
BUCceodH in this particular , it will stand
at the head of every oducutiodul college
9f the country.
THK bill passed by the late Now York
legislature , substituting death by oloc-
ftrlcity for hanging , has received the ap
proval of the governor , and that state
Will bo the first in the union to do away
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with the ropd us an instrument of cnu-
itnl punishment. Undoubtedly the
great majority of these who approve ol
the death penalty will agree that a less
brutal method than that of breaking
the man's neck or strangling him to
ftenth is desirable , and as society will
bo equally protected and justice as cer
tainly done in putting a criminal la
death by electricity , that method being
more humane than hanging will doubtless -
loss in time bo generally adopted. It
( a a sound proposition that death does
not lOio its terrors in losing its tortures
IT seems n trillo odd that an English
man , Mr. Stephen Coleridge , shoult
have dramatized IIuwthorne'8 "Scarloi
Letter , " just presented with marked
favor at the Royal theater , London
This is probably the first instance on
record when n purely American etorj
by nn American author is produced bj
an Englishman on a London stage , II
certainly does not speak well for Ameri
can dramatic art. Here our playwrights
have boon sighing fora theme on whlcl
to build the historical plays of the na
tlon. Every ono of them has over
looked the rich storehouse of dramatic
subjects suggested by our classic writers
Hawthorne and Longfellow. The
American Shakespeare has' an oppor
tunity still open to him for.winning un
dying fame ,
Xcnohors in Politics ,
When the legislature extended to
women the privilege of voting at school
elections , the now departure was hailed
> y friends of education ns a step in the
right direction. It was but natural to
expect that women would take an active
ntorost in placing the schools upon a
ilpli plane of public morals , and exert ,
heir best efforts to have competent and
oputnble persons elected to manage ,
ho schools. In villages nnd the
malleicities this c xpccln-
ilon has boon fully realized.
3ut our experience in Omaha has
shown a lamentable want of interest in
ho public schools on the part of the
nass of women , and nn excess of politi
cal zeal on the part of teachers. Last
year a largo number of the teachers
entered the campaign as political par-
isans , under the pretext that the
secretary of the board of education ,
who was n candidate for re-election ,
wus offensive to them. The conduct of
Tinny of these teachers at the polls
ast year was on a par with the po-
itlcal hack and ward bummer. Men
who wont to the polls were button-
toled and pulled about by school
na'ums whom they had never met , tick
ets were snatched out of the hands
of voters and torn up by these zealots ,
and women wore dragooned into the
support of their candidates under all
sorti of pretenses.
The victory won last year by the com-
jlno of , the teacher's politicians placed
the board of education practically under
, ho domination of the school ma'ams.
The threat of their displeasure became
i club over the head of every member.
[ f ho dared to resist the importunities
of the leaders , or oven expressed the
opinion that expenses should bo cur-
, uilud , ho was put upon the list. This
s why Mr. Augustus Pratt , one of our
nest respected and best citizens , was
defeated last Monday while these who
: iavo been lavish and oxtravn-
jant with the school fund wore boomed
ind re-elected. In justice to the great
) ody of Omaha teachers wo must bay ,
liowcvcr , that the offensive activity at
the polls was chiefly exhibited by high-
salaried principals and special favor
ites who have been promoted above
; hcir merit. The primary school
teachers that draw from $400 to S700 a
year had no enemies to punish nor
friends to reward.
On behalf of the patrons of the public
schools and the. taxpayers of Omaha
THU BEK calls a halt to partisanship in
our schools. The right of teachers ,
male or female , to express their choice
Cor members of the board of education
through the ballot box is not
called in question. But the active
interference of teachers nt the
| ) ells should not bo tolerated. If the
teachers , by organized combination ,
ticket peddling and bulldozing , are
allowed to dictate who shall and who
shall not manage our public schools ,
than all discipline is at an end.
The inevitable result must bo the
promotion and retention of teachers
who arc most active in school politics.
A few years of such school ma'am
government would make the public
schools a political hot-house. It is high
time that tlio board of education should
sot itself right before the people by
adopting regulations that will make
political activity on the part of teachers
and other employes of the schools cause
for dismissal. Such regulations impar
tially cnforcedaro absolutely demanded
to preserve our schools from the pollut
ing oll'ects of political chicanery and
unjust discrimination against meri
torious teachers who are not disposed
to dabble in politics.
National Conservatory of
The establishment of an American
conservatory of music , national in its
scope and purpose , was a project that
demanded both courage and patriotism.
It was inevitable that for a time there
would bo oxpeditures largely in excess
of receipts ; that these who wont into
the enterprise would bo called upon to
draw heavily from their private means.
It was impossible to fix the period when
this demand would ceabo. Pride of
country , confidence in the liberality of
our people to sustain such an institu
tion , and faith that the results would
justify the endeavor , wore the incen
tives to undertake the project.
The honor of the conception
belongs to Mrs. Jeannette M. Thur-
bor of Now York. This lady
had lived much abroad , in Franco and
in Italy. She had scon the schools of
music in those countries numerously
attended by pupils from America. She
bocanio impressed with the thought
that the American people were n
musical people , and should have .in
their own land a national school estab
lished on a plan that would enable these
having talent , but not the means to go
abroad , to receive without cost u
musical education as complete as
Europe could give. This thought
grow upon her , became a conviction ,
and she determined to carry it intc
otlcct. Having largo moans of her
own she was in n position to sub
stantially demonstrate her faith and
zeal.
zeal.No
No small amount of effort was
required to enlist the proper
portions in the project , but such
were scoured , and in September , 188-5 ,
the National Conservatory of Music ol
America was incorporated. Throe
months'lator it was opened with u corps
of experienced and competent teachers ,
and a number of pupils which showed
that the enterprise was appreciated ,
The third ycarof the institution has just
closed with most gratifying results. It
has grown steadily in public regard nnd
in usefulness. Its curriculum has been
enlarged at each term , and now in
cludes features not to bo found in most
of the similar schools of Europe. During
the last term the conservatory was at
tended by two hundred pupils , and since
it was opened it has contributed a nuuv
ber of people to the lyric btago , some
of whom have attained marked success ,
It has most amply demonstrated thai
there was a demand for such an institu
tion , and that it is worthy of the mosl
liberal support from these whoso means
enable them to bo generous.
The usefulness of the National Con.
servatory of Music will bo- material ! }
enlarged in the ensuing term by the ad
dition of a uumh.or at branches. , A wise
slop has also boon taken , by way of em
phasizing its national character , in es
tablishing n system of free scholarships ,
under which it is hoped Jthat
in no great time ono scholar
ship may bo founded for each
state , to bo conferred upon
the candidate from the same who shows
the moat talent. Tlio success of this
worthy institution depends upon the
generosity of these who have the means
to bo generous , and to such it should not
appeal in vain.
Tun lower courts of Wyoming have
put themselves on record ns favoring
the cattle barons ns ngainst the govern
ment. In n decision just rendered ,
affecting moro than 4,000,000 acres of
government land , the rulings wore ,
that the owners of railroad land may
incloso their possessions oven when they
fence in government land by so doing.
According to this decision cattlemen who
were compelled by President Cleveland
to remove their fences from the public
domain within the railroad limit may
now put them up again. The suit was
brought by the United States ngainst a
syndicate of stockmen to compel them
to remove the fences Inclosing govern
ment and railroad land in pursuance of
President Cleveland's order. That the
stand taken by the Wyoming court is
nn injustice to the people is apparent on
the face of it. It is therefore a surprise
that the rulings of the territorial judge
did not sustain the executive. Tlio
case , however , deus not rest with this
decision. The government has ap
pealed to the supreme court of the
United States , und its decision will have
a most important bearing in the solu
tion of this vexed question.
AN attempt is being made to intro
duce cookery in the schools of Chicago ,
but it is meeting with very little en
couragement from the newspapers. One
of them discusses the matter in this sen
sible way : ' 'If cookery is introduced in
the schools there will properly be a de
mand for instruction in cutting , fitting ,
and in making articles of clothing and
for doing laundry work. _ It is import
ant that girls know ho\v to wash , starch
and iron clothes. Girls as well ns boys
should learn many things that are not
now taught in tlio public schools. It
docs not follow , however , that the pub
lic schools should undertake to give in
struction in every department of learn
ing or in every art practiced in the
shop , Kitchen , laundry and nursery.
They have already attempted to do too
much. " The indefensible folly of intro
ducing cookery in the high school of
Omaha was committed several months
ago by our school board , but it is to bo
hoped it will not bo permitted to sur
vive the present school year. It is one
of the matters which the now board
should give early attention to , with ref
erence to dispensing with the silly
fad.
SOJIK of the residents on Dodge
street west of Sixteenth , where paving
is to begin on Monday , are disposed to
protest ngainst the quality of the cedar
blocks which it is proposed to lay down.
Ono of them yesterday brought to Tin :
Bun olllco a sample which ho claimed
was no better than forty or fifty per
cent of the block now on the ground
and which was certainly most unfit for
paving. It may bo that the contractor
does not intend to use block partially
destroyed by dry rot and not fully sea
soned , as was the case with the sample
brought to this olllco , but such defect
ive material has been used in Omaha
and the citizens of Dodge street , who
must pay for the paving , are justified in
seeing that they are not imposed upon.
In matters of this sort taxpayers cannot
bo too careful of their own and the
city's interests.
WHEN Mathew Arnold wrote his crit
icism about Americans ho scored us un
mercifully in his blunt British way. A
noted Frenchman , M. Paul Blouot , bet
tor known as the author of "John Bull
and his Island , " lias just finished his
visit to the United States. His long ex
perience as n public man in England
and the continent fits him admirably as
a critic of our peculiarities. It is with
no faint hearted praise , that M. Blouot
testifies that the educated American
represents the highest typo of civiliza
tion , while the women of this country
nro beyond comparison. It may bo that
as a Frenchman M. Blouot is too gallant
to point out our shortcomings. But it
will' bo remembered that Mr. Arnold
was no lens enthusiastic in his admira
tion of American women , while ho drew
a sadder picture of everything else.
VOICE OF TIIK 8TA.TI5 1'JIHSS.
A great number of the weekly papers favor
Grt'slmm for president ,
The democratic papers nro attempting to
start nnuw the factional light between the
Morton statesmen and the Hoyd politicians.
The Stilton Kecistornsks : "Why wouldn't
Deb Ingursoll bo n good candidate for presi
dent ! The man who abolished liell ought to
bo very popular. "
"Governor Thayer , " says the Hastings Independent -
dependent , "has been a faithful servant and
his tlrst term will bo followed by u second.
Nebraska Is loyal to her public servants who
prove their fidelity by action. "
The Palls City Journal thinks tRSl means
should bo provided whereby the Pullmun
Palnco Cnr company could bo taxed for the
property that U operated on the different
railroads In this state. Kansas already taxes
the Pullman company , and wo BOO no good
reason why Nebraska should not do like
wise.
The Wymoro Union reads the warning to
the railraad henchmen In Gage county :
' Gugb has a clear and safe republican ma-
Jonty , but for nil that it is not possible to
force n monopoly capper down the throats of
our people under the mere guise of republi
cans. Gage county will bo represented by
men Who will work for the interests of the
people as against dictation and domineering
of corporations. Elections cannot be rail
roaded through even If conventions arc , and
this is n fact that will bo well to remember. "
In commenting on thoUresham boom the
Wayne Herald says : "Tho movement in
favor of Judge Grcsham continues to gather
force every day and bids fair to bo sufil-
cicutly strong by the time the convention
meets to' sweep everything before it. It lias
been especially marked ftlnoo the meeting ol
the Illinois ponvcntlon , when ho was placed
in the Held with tlio entire strength of the
Illinois delegation , nt his hack. Ho has a
strong following In nearly every state ,
though the largo .number of fuvonto caodi
dales prevents their cowing'to him us first
choice. It Is probnbliyhSi at this time ho Is
the second choice of Finoro republicans nnd
moro delegates thnu ntw other man , al
though ho hfis never declared himself n can
didate , nml Is nnparnnlly not making the
slightest effort to secUrt ) the nomination.
The favor with which ho is regarded Is slm-
[ ) ly n tribute to bis honesty , ills brains , and
the fact Hint his record is such ns to mnko
lilin a candidate wlio could not bo opposed on
personal grounds. "
Tlio Nance County Sf ntlpel thus sneaks Its
mind : "It does not n'ugur well for repub
lican success in Nebraska to sco such rail
road mugnntcs ns John M. Thurston nnd
Charley Green Riven n leading place on every
Important occasion. Ouo of the preat ques
tions before the people of Nebraska is
whether the people or railroads shall hold
supremacy. As fur ns the Sentinel Is con
cerned , It Is In fnvor of the former nnd will
not hesitate to denounce any sclicmo to foist
railroad attorneys to positions of power In
the politics of this great commonwealth. "
Umlertho caption , "Sound the Slogan
Triumphant Democracy Lends the Vnn , " the
Sarpy County Democrat , nn Intellectual giant
nmong the democratic newspapers of No-
braskn , we lltul the following :
The dentli-knoll of the g. o. p. Is sounded.
As line nn array of men bedecked in wliito
lints , badges and canes , marched from their
headquarters at the Pnxton hotel In Omaha
to the depot to take the tralli lor the conven
tion at St. Lou\s \ Tuesday-lftst Sunday even
ing , ns over was sceu In , the state. It will
from now on till November fourth bo a tri
umphant march , and the doctrine of democ
racy will prevail for another four years.
Let the good work go on , the moro men bo-
CQIIIO to understand the doctrine of nur fore
fathers , the more they cling to It , there will
bo n few parasites nnd leeches cling with a
death grip , so It is with all great parties.
They will bo shaken off ( people will come to
khow them nnd give them n wide berth , men
that will sell their birth right Is not wanted ;
men tlint will join n party for spoils is not
wantedbut ; men that will cast their lot with
the party for better or worse , that will
stand by It in adversity- men that are
wanted.
Good true men that have the good of the
country nt heart ns well ns the party.
Let us put our shoulder to the wheel and
push on nnd win this battle for the right , and
put down republican bossism , that is against
democracy and the people.
Never in the history of literature or
the language of men , wus nn idea
in defense of the party that opposed free
schools moro forcibly expressed. The den
sity of Ignorance enshrouding the writer of
the above logical propositions would suffo
cate n barbarian. However , he claims to bo
a "representative democrat , " and up to the
hour of going to press his claim Is undis
puted.
KOYAl/TV.
The prince of Wales is said .to have made
SoOjUOO by backing Ayrshire forthe derby.
Queen Victoria has sent to the Glasgow
exhibition two table napkins manufactured
from yarn spun by her majesty ,
Emperor Frederick , , thas appointed Sir
Frederick. Lcighton , President of the Lon
don Uoyal academy , .dSinjght of the Order
of Merit. : | ts 1
Tholittlo king of ' paid , like many n big
king , raises numerous ! 4diituruiires. ; A few
ilaysago , not liking ii'sbread | _ _ and milk ,
ho seized the bowl iapdii > Dured its contents
over bis nurse. jit'j ' j
Prince Alfred Bell.ljsdif of King Bell of
Cameroons , has learn'ed" tiic trades of lock
smith , joiner and shjiVcnrpcntor , nna is now
studying and working 'inthe ' machine shops
of the North German LJoyds at Urcmer-
haven. > i
Prince Roland Bonaparte , Mr. Austin Cor-
bln , Mr. nnd Mrs. U.-I. Hooper , and Mr.
and Mrs. Campbell Clarke , wore among _ thq
guests ut the dinner party given to Mr.
Bluinc in Paris by tlik Count and Countess
Kcssler.
Queen Olga , of Greece , a beautiful womnn
with n plump , well developed form , thiclr ,
handsome hair und expressive eyes , has
charming manners. She is a fearless horse
woman , is very domestic nnd often spins
silk ut home. The Greek people almost wor
ship her.
Crown Prince William of Germany , nn
English hater , had a chance to show how ho
disliked the British the other day , and he
took advantage of it. His nose began to
bleed , and handkerchief * , to stop the flow of
blood were offered by members of his suite.
Ho refused them , saying : ' 'The moro of
this English blood I lose the better. "
The Marquis do Mores , who married Miss
Hoffman , of Now York city , and who has
with his young wife been hunting tigers in
India with the Due do Orleans and a few
other scions of European nobility , Is now on
his way back to this country. The party
while in India killed twenty-one tigers , und
four of the beasts , if the marquis is to ho
credited , wore slain by his wife.
Countess Hcnckcl Von Donnersmarck ,
wife of a great German noblonmn , has given
birth to a boy to the count'b ecstncy und de
light , for ; although llfty-four years old and
twice married , this is his debut as n father ,
thus securing nt last the long hoped for heir
to his vast property , which otherwise would
revert to a distant branch of the family. As
n token of joy , the count presented to Uio
happy mother a diamond necklace worth
flOO.OOO.
Queen Snplnoof Sweden , who is again In
Bournemouth , England , is described us of
middle height , \VCMM her brown hair la plain
bands , and her features , which bear the
btump of long physical pain , are clearly cut.
She Is a wdman of clear judgment und strong
intellect. She reads enormously and re
members what she has road. Every mornIng -
Ing after her breakfast she receives and per
uses newspapers from every European uoun- .
try , understanding all the languages with
the exception of Italian , which IK translated
for her ,
Tlio Kangaroo Ticket.
Ulolie-Demacrat.
The democrats , as a rule , speak of the
ticket us Cleveland and THUUMAN.
On tlio Truck.
llostun tlleraltl ,
Walter Q. Grcsham seems to bo rounding
the quarter polo with his nAso to the foro.
'lliaii a Kite.
Tlio .cd bandana might infuriate the re
publican bull into knocking ! tbo democratic
ticket higher than Qllroy's jilstorlo kite.
How It hookert at fet. Loula.
It took on an average of about ten drinks
out of a black bottla , to ralso n shout for
Cleveland In this most'do'iuocrutio of gather
ings.
I'athotid.
f'eu > I'oiSun. .
The spectacle of Hon. Ignatlous Donnelly
weeping at the tomb of Suakespoaro recalls
the scene of that other American humorist ,
Mark Twain , shedding tours over the grave
of Adam , his ancestor.
Add no I'm1 Gent.
I'loneer 1'reti.
It Is now that the enterprising haber
dasher , with his hand on the democratic
pulse and his cold , keen eye on the logic ol
events , tums to hU confidential clerk and
hoarsely whispers : "Add 50 per cent to the
selling price of red bandanas. "
Where It Oanio Prom.
The Iiisjing which greeted the vote on
woman suffrage in the national prohibition
convention cau hardly have been prompted
by mallco. It is moro chnrltablo to assume
that It came from n bottle of soda water in
some delegate's pocket.
Burns Ijlko n House Afire.
Globe Democrat.
Colonel Ingcrsoll says that "the mistakes
of the past are the torches of the present. "
If that bo true , then the democratic party Is
the best illuminated organization that has
over marched down the ngcs.
Mother Hiibtmril
CMcaan Trilnine.
Uio idiotic crusade against Mother Hub-
bard gowns , started by n nastily nlco-mlndcd
city marshal of Omaha named Tom Cum-
mlngs some years ago , Is still kept up. Two
women were recently nrrostod thnro for
wearing thcso gowns on the street. Of course
there Is no law for such nn arrest , nnd If
some women so arrested would Institute suit
for false Imprisonment she would put n stop
to this dark-age trick ot bigotry.
Unreliability of "lloonw. "
Oitcago Keu-f. '
A "boom" is about as liable to flatten out
as a toy balloon , and it requires ns constant
effort to keep It up. Governor Gray started
out with the "boom" all in his favor for the
vice presidential nomination nt St. Louis ,
His state was a "pivotal" ono , nnd nothing
that It asked was too much to bo granted. It
had endorsed him nnd his "boom" mounted
toward thq ronlth , Fitness for the position
was not thought of. He was simply "boomed"
by his friends.
Tho/TrUxinc'n Mistake.
Doitun Mccrttser.
It Is scarcely creditable to the Now York
Tribune , which Is in a position to bo the
loading newspaper of the party , that It
should so carefully exclude the name of Gen
eral Grcsham from n comprehensive article
on the republican situation. Unless the
Tribune Is willing to become the orpin of a
faction , It cannot afford to Ignore ono of the
strongest and b'cst candidates that will como
before the convention.
_
What Wnll Street ThlnlcH.
Wo have said all along there was no show
forthe Union Paelllo Funding bill this ses
sion. The democrats arc wilting to give it a
hearing nt night , but the republican leaders
will consent to no special order which docs
not provide n hearing for the Arrears of
Pension bill , nnd the democrats nro equally
determined that this bill shall not bo per
mitted to come up. With this deadlock the
further consideration of the bill during the
current session is almost absolutely impos
sible. ' _
Where the Bee Is Appreciated.
Cliicaon Trllnme.
"Papa , " snid the little daughter of the
newspaper man , as she looked over the edi
torial page , "is this the part o the paper
where you put what you writol"
' Yes , uiy dear' "
"Well , this is the page J always read. "
" 1 nm glad to hear It , pet , " said the
pleased editor.
"Of course I don't ' read the whole page , but
I always read that co'luinn of 'Borrowed
Thunder. ' I think it's Jhe best thing in the
paper. You write it , don't you , papal"
"No , my child , " groaned the editor.
That Night.
Jiiine.1 ir/ilfcoml / ( Itllcu.
You and I , and that night , with its perfuino
and glory !
The scent of the locusts the light of the
moon ;
And the violins weaving the waltzers a story ,
Enmeshing their feet in the weft of the
tune.
tune.Till
Till their shadows uncertain
Heeled round on the curtain ,
While under the trellis we drank In the
June.
Soaked through with the midnight the cedars
were sleeping ,
Their shadowy tresses outlined in the
bright
Crystal , moon-smitten mists , where the foun
tain's heart , leaping
Forever
Forever , forever burst , full with delight ;
Anil its lisp on my spirit
Fell faint as that near It
Whose love like a lily bloomed out In the
night.
O , your glove was an odorous sachet of
blisses !
The breath of your fan was a breeze of
Cathay !
And the rose nt your throat was a nest of
spilled kisses !
And the music in fancy , I hear it to-day ,
As I sit here , confessing
Our bccrot , and blessing
My rival who found us , and waltzed you
away.
CHAFF.
A few Sundays ago Rev. Mr. Copeland
pointed out in ono of his sermons that the
churches were largely to blama for the lack
of interest which the younger members show
and suggaitod that the churches should bo
made brighter and moro agreeable. The
suuie feeling is shared by a great many good
people who are trying to make the church n
place which shall attract young psrsons ,
"Tho trouble is.'i said tin observing citizen ,
"thero is u feeling that , secular enjoyment
should enter into the church ns little as pos
sible. Is this n mistaken idoi ! Perhaps
It Is. At least in the City of Churches ,
the oxpsrimeiit Is being tried of connecting
to the church n club room fitted up with a
library , shooting gallery , games and other
methods of amusenunt. The club numbers
among 1U members all the young people of
the church. It meets once u week for dis
cussion , shooting , playing and conversation.
The minister enters heartily into the sports ,
Ho plays checkers and chess , und can hit the
bull's eye In the shooting gallery. He has
made himself popular with the children and
young men , and they prefer the company of
his club to that of the saloon. If Brooklyn
can take so radical a stop , why cannot
OmahaJ"
* *
"Whcro can I got a good short-hand and
typo-writer ! " asked a business man. "Wheroi
Why , every where. Just put an'ad1 In. TUB
BEE and your ofllco will bo overrun with ap
plicants , " "Yes , but they nro not the kind I
want. It Is astonishing that out of the largo
number of young men nnd women who learn
stenography and typo-writing not ono In ton
makes a success of it. There is not a day tnat
I am not pestered to death for positions. But
when I engage an applicant , whether male
or female , the chances are that I will dis
charge him within a week , You see nine-
tenths of thcso applicants bsgm the study of
typewriting before they understand the rifdi.
incuts of spelling or punctuation , not to say
anything of grammatical construction , Why ,
bless me , I um obliged to teach every ono
how to compose an ordinary business letter ,
und as my time is limited , and as I pay a fair
salary , I don't propose to do the work of a
school. "
. * .
"If you want to see a specimen of the
greenhorn in all his rural simplicity , Just
take a walk down Tenth utrot , and watch
him get bloil by the Jewelry fakirs , " re
marked a policeman yesterday , "Thero are
two or three places down that street where
they pretend to bo having an auction sale.
A capper who works for his
beer and board , stands on the
sidewalk , and when a supposed sucker is
sighted a sign to the alleged auctioneer U
given , und that worthy Immediately hops up
on the counter and commences to cry , " | 3 I
am offered , " when , In truth , ho is offered
nothing , and there is not u bidder in the
house. If his seductive voice attracts the
passer-by , who is fool enough to bid , the
capper or pluggcr comes to the rescue and
raises It n hnlt dollar , or some sum which
generally hai tha effect of causing the deluded -
ludod customer to go higher. Before ho
knows what ho is doing ho 1ms become the
owner of n brass watch and Iron" chain , pay
ing several times for it. I bcllovo such
places should bo closed out. "
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* *
'I ' sco the circus season Is on once moro , "
remarked a gentleman whoso hair Is while ,
nnd who lm scon hundreds of "colossal
aggregations" during the different "tenting
seasons. " "To you nnd mo , perhaps , " ho
continued , "the circus has lost its charra ,
But to the little ones each show has all the
freshness of creation. The clown's chest
nuts nnd bis antics please them ;
the man who whirls the plates , the bareback -
back rider , Interest , but greater than all
when the girl Jumps through the papor-oov-
crcd hoops , the little ono's joy Is complete.
Yes , the seasons come nnd go hearts
change , mon and wouion die but the charm
of n circus to the girl i ml boy will uovor bo
lost. 'And It Is well that it is so. "
*
"Tho sale of unclaimed packages , which
1ms been * running this week , was n
study for naturalists. " said a constant looker-
on. "I bought several packages , Just for
amusement nnd an excuse to study human
nature. Ono package was put up , n sort of
n dingy looking parcel , and n man bid twenty-
five cents. 'Sold' snld Frotwcll. The pur
chaser opened It and found that it contained
twenty-four watches , worth perhaps twlco
as many dollars. It was a fnlkor's layout.
Then for about twenty minutes bidding was
lively. Ono fellow bid against himself
twlco nnd paid $ l,2o for n package of mag
nificent almanacs , setting forth the virtues
of n patent medicine , while nnolhor gentle
man who weighed about 300 pounds , nnd
was a bachelor , paid eighty cents for n thirty
cent corset. Ono man bought n trunk nnd
secured an entire wardrobe for $ 'J.IO ! , while
another bid $5 und got n trunk with nothing
In it. Patent medicines , advertisements nnd
old clothes were the principal parts of the.
collection and It Is safe to say the express
company lost no money.
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George M. Eicholbcrgcr , n prominent Ohio
lawyer and politician , who speculates In
real estate on the side , was in Omaha this
week looking after a business block or two.
He said the best thing the people of Ne
braska could ilo , would bo to mnko liberal
expenditures of money In boring for natural
gas. "It has been found all around Ne
braska , in Dakota , Colorado , Wyoming nnd
Kaiibas. Then why neb here ) It seemsjm-
probable that an Imaginary state line would
separate the earth's deposits. At Findlny ,
perhaps the greatest natural gas field in the
United States , the daily output is 55,000,000
cubic feet. In addition to the wonderful
amount of gas , in that district the daily How
of oil Is 7,000 barrels moro than at Lima.
Although in the territory comprising the cn-
tlro Lima district many wells are shut down
on account of the low nrico of oil selling at
less than 13 cents a gallon the output Is
M.OOO barrels a day. The Standard Oil com
pany is building additional tanks with a
capacity of 50,000 barrels in addition to the
3,1)00,000 barrels now in store. Since January
1 there have been built in Findlay ! J,330
houses , und this number will bo doubled
during the year. After thorough investiga
tion if it was determined that there was no gas
underlying Nebraska , Nebraska capital
could not bo better employed than in building
a pipe line from the Wyoming oil fields. The
pipe line from Lima to Chicago is now under
way a distance of :103 : mlloa , costing , per
haps , over a half million dollars. But It
will pay. It means cheap fuel to the great
city of Chicago. Fuel , I notice , Is nn Im
portant item In Nebraska. The day will
como when a pips line will be built yet
( hero would bo money In it now to the com
pany owning it , to s-iy nothing of the relief
it would bring the consumer.
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* *
' 'The spediclc of Jim North on the com
mittee on resolutions , was most charming , "
remarked n prominent Nebraska politician
In commenting on the St. Louis convention.
"It reminds me , " he continued , "of nn Inci
dent happening ut Uio republican convention
ut Cincinnati in 1S715. A Nebraska delegate
named Pinney was placed in tha same pssl-
tion with which North was honored. The
committee was instructed to retire and re
port as soon as possible. Senator Jones , of
Nevada , was to entertain the committee and
n few friends , myself among them , after the
report. In about half an hour after the
committee had gene to its room I was sur
prised to sco Pinnoy. I said fo him , 'you uro
not through already. ' 'No,1 said ho , 'I have
been a'lookln' 'round but I can't find whore
the committy on revolutions is agoln" to set.1
Voices For Groslinm ,
I'httaitelpMa A'cirs.
Oh don't you hoar the slogan
Of the state of Grant nnd Logan
Lilting loudly o'er the prairies broad and
free }
'Tis the voice of mon in earnest
With their faces sot and sternest ,
Asupon their gallant leader they agree.
For in the month of roses
They t > ay you'll see our Moses ,
And the face of Walter Gresham It will be.
Ho will lead us on to glory ,
Great In fume and great in story ,
As the Lincoln In whoso likeness his wo
SCO.
In a high judicial chair
Sits ho linn and true and fair.
And to no man's haughty word ho bends his
knoo.
For ho is an upright judge ;
Through the mud for him we'll trudge ,
Shouting "Glory 1 Hallelujah ! " from the
mountains to the sea.
For the union ho has bled ,
From the rebels never Hod ,
And the soldier boys all want him the next
president to be.
Hear the people with ono voice
Shouting , "Greshum is our choice ; "
He's us stalwart and as sturdy us an old oak
tree.
THIS STATE'S STATESMAN.
O. A. Corbin and J , O. O'Connoll aspire to
legislative famu from Johnson county.
The rumor that Paul Suhmlnka will bo a
candidate forutato treasurer lacks confirma
tion.
Attorney General Lecso Is being favor-
bly mentioned by many papers as his own
successor.
C , D , Caspar , the anti-monopolist of Butler
county , will contest with Laird for congres
sional honors in the Second district.
C. E. Yost , determined to bo a candidate
for some state onlco , has been running for
lieutenant governor the past week.
Captain J , M. Lee Is itching to mls-repro-
sent Furnas county at Lincoln this winter.
If nominated the gallant pass tlcnd will be
amply scratched this fail.
The coolest bit of Information recently re
ceived is to the effect that Spy Kimoll will
come before the state convention as a candi
date for lieutenant governor.
Harry I'hllllps of Gage county will at
tempt to get an endorsement from the
people as a legislative candidate. Ho will
have strong opposition when the time comes.
While Mr , Boyd was on top at St. Louis U
was noticeable that when brains were
wanted , J. Sterling Morton was called for by
Heni-1 Wattorson , and the gratifying part of
tbe plot was Mr. Morton responded.
It u now generally understood that Gen *
oral Colby will be a candidate for the atato
senate from Gngo county , wlnlo Dr. Crnlg ot
Wymoro will contest the ground with him ,
Craig will bo the nntl-monopoly canaldnto.
The political Iccttlo In Pawnee county is
simmering. H. O. Worthnm , who distin
guished himself ns n Judge of election in the
Holmes-Butler contest ; W. B. Draper , who
was for years county clerk ; J. P. Lore , who
holds the responsible position of Justice of.
thoponco ; Euijono Berry , n farmer living
near the town , will all try to RO to .the logts-
laturo ; while T.V. . Peepoon of Table Hook ,
who is nlroady covered with legislative hon
ors , will try to represent Pawuoo and Rich
ardson counties In Iho senate.
i
IT WOULD BE BUTTER.
If jealousy were driven from the worUTi * '
If professional dlvorco lawyers were not
starving.
If the scab engineers understood their
business.
If Lincoln could always have Missouri
river rates.
If politicians would uao their check inora
and money loss.
If the man who promises to pay to-uior-
row would pay to-day.
If people would attend as strictly to their
own business ns they do to tlio affairs of
othors.
In November , If the railways would keep
their hands oft the election , and lot the people
ple decide.
If party spoils and gin mill gratuities did
not cement the wavering allcgiauco of pro
fessional voters.
ANSWEUS XO COHHKSrONDENXS.
J. E. n. No ; Mr. Morton was not on top ,
but ho was the fouudattoa of the Nebraska }
delegation.
Header Mr. Sampson of Oinahn actually
lived. The plot Is not fiction. Mr. Nye was
private secretary to the king of Bulgaria ,
and occupied the Bulgarian throne several
tlmOs when his majesty was painting things
red.
red.Poltt
Poltt tclan It will probably bo hard to find
a candidate- congress In the First district ,
since Howes' ignominious defeat. No ono
appears to waut it. At least up to this date
wo have only learned of the candidacy of
Casper E. Yost , J. L. Webster , J. N. Con-
neil , S. B. Pound , Sam Chapman , John C.
Cownn , Tom Majors , Toiu Appolget , C. A.
Holmes , L. W. Colby , N. K. Grlggs , M. L.
Hnyward , Orlando Tofft , G. M. Lambertsou ,
E. E. Brown nnd N. K. Goudy.
Poet Thurmnn-Sherman , Dcpow-won't-
do , Grcsham-Ilush'cm , Allison-Rally , son ,
will rhyme In your campaign song. "That's
what's the matter with Hannah" will also
dove-tail with "Tho old red bandana" but
bo cautious.
En BKE Do you think that when Mr.
Conoyer returns from St. Louis ho will seek
to revenge himself on the teachers by secur
ing a reduction of salaries ! TcAciinit ,
To the over-paid and under-worked school
inarms , wo can only say that if Mr. Couoyor
was un original Thurmau man , ho will doubt
less fall to seek rovongo. If , on the other
hand , Mr. Conoyor was a Gray man , lu the
gloom of defeat ho may probably use his In-
flucnco to the end of n radical reduction in
the salaries of all these teachers who wore
known to sot up nights to defeat him. How
ever , the moral to the folly of women
wading Into politics is made plain. The
beautiful adage : "To the victors belong tha
spoils , " applies with equal force to men. and
women and had you not monkoyod with the
ballot you would have boon enjoying thd'
peace of mind which Is happiness , and which ,
passes understanding. Uneasy lies the head
in the political guillotine. Seol J
Dcmocnitlc Yes , Mr. Crawford occupied
a scat at St. Louis lu the department sot
aside for the daily press. Ho simply uiado a
mistake. It was not the daily press ho
sought but the wino press.
Fllinrcy The examples of which you
speak , "If n hen and a half laid an egg and u
half , how long would it take a turkey to walk
to Papillion , " will bo an wercd by Charles
O. Bates at the Chicago convention.
BY ITH13 WAY.
In choosing red as the national color , tha
democrats seem to know that there is danger
ahead.
Mr. Edison thinks that nls now baby boy
Is the most successful phonograph ho has
ever seen.
Lincoln has n now poetess , Anne N. II ,
Fader Field , who clamors to bo made tuo
"equal half of man. "
If there Is anything In argument and hard
work , Dakota will bo divided and admitted ,
The petitioning patriots mean business.
Miss Amelia Uovcs , the gifted southern
writer , will marry a man worth many mil
lions. In her married bliss she cau afford to
continue smoking cigarettes.
When the Old Hainan's strength was shown
to bo greater than the Hooslor candidate's ,
Mr. Gray remarked that it was bettor to
have boomed and lost than , never to have
boomed nt all.
Seven Chinese pirates wore banged In ,
Hnlphong two weeks ago. The laws of
China are strict , and criminals nro promptly
executed. The hundreds of dry-land pirutci
In this country nro given letters of uiarc by
un admiring people.
Jefferson Davis celebrated his olphllolh.
birthday a week ago to-day , and the
papers over the C9uutry mud nice things of
the old man. And thus do relics of the past
become honored. Time , the tomb-builder ,
causes forgctfulncss.
It Is feared that the democratic convention
was of but little Importance to St. Louis as
an advertising medium , from the fact that
iilno-tcuths of t.lioso In attendance , upon re
covering from their excess of motion , only
bad an Indistinct recollection of visiting tho.
s'ecpy ' old town.
The Nebraska delegation proposes to doco.
rate Its Chicago headquarters on Claris
street with the agricultural products of Ha
state , A banner many yards in length ,
bearing the legend deftly wrought "Corn Is
King , " will bo ouoof the attractions. Whilu
the enterprise exhibited by the commlttea
on decoration is commendable , It would cer
tainly bo moro in accordance with truth and
precision If the banner bora the words
"Kailroad Power Is Supremo. " It is in bad
tusto for u crowd of kid-gloved lobbyists to
masquerade ns honiey-lutiidoil sons of toll.
IT IU PltEOIOTEI )
That Patrick Egan will voCe as Thurstou
dictates ,
That "Mr. Sampson of Omaha" will draw
a largo house at Lincoln ,
That n never-ending boom will strlko
Omaha not Inter than next spring.
That Dr. Gorlh'a report on diseased cattle
will surprise Omaha milk consumers.
That there Is a fortune to the company
th.it constructs a pipe line from the Wyoming
oil Holds to Omaha ,
That the American cagla will bo a tired
bird after It guU through with Omahu'a
Fourth of July celebration.
That Tnu HEI-'S 'exhibit of the diluted
milk sold in thin city will causu venders of
the lacteal lluld to bo leas reckless.
That there will bo more excitement at the
Chicago convention than there has been ut
any political gathering for years.
That the lowland * of CouncirBiurVs will
bo filloJ with the homes of laboring men
who work in Omaha upon the qomplettnu at
the bridge.