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Tim BKK'S account of life at the poor
farm , in another part of this issue , will
be read with interest.
A BKITISII war ship is anchored in
Boston harbor. What is to prevent
loyal Bostoniaus boarding her and
throwing into the scathe hated codfish ?
PKiuiAl'S it is necessary to whisper in
the oars of the board of education that
little less attention to base ball and a
little more regard toward warming
tfchool rooms is the proper thing for
this season of the year.
As IIKTWEEN the humorous lecturer
* nd the lecturer who dosircs to impart
information , we arc in favor of the lat
ter. A humorist should bo born , not
Bade , Artomus Ward was a born jester -
tor , but his successors are born bores.
RKA.DEIIS of Byron will bo shocked to
learn that the Waterloo ball did not
take place inany "high hall , " but in
the desertcd toro-room of a cnrriage-
rnakor.Thus one by one our brightest ,
dftarcst Illusions are relentlessly torn
us by stern Iconoclasts.
Wmr.H the Edmunds bill is trying to
crush polygamy at homo , Mormon mis-
jionnricsaro gaining thousands of pros
elytes abroad and shipping them lo
Utah. Just a few da.ys ago a batch of
these emigrants arrived at Now York ,
of whom twenty-five wore orphan girls.
THE opening of the now Wesleyan
University at Lincoln adds a valuable
acquisition to the educational institu
tions of the state. It has boon gener
y ously endowed by its patrons , and the
6
' indications for the growth and prom
* inence ot this Methodist college arc
most promising.
Mus. PAUAN-STKVKNS , just robbed
f her jewels In Paris , is not alt com-
jjllmontary to Now Yorlc society.
Which ono of the select "four hundred'
ould she have accused when she said ,
* * I have soon thloves in my time , and il
I wished to I could drop a bombshell
into Now York society. "
I
THK unparallcd spectacle of ono mar
Controlling the price of at least three
Billlion bushels of wheat is now preVented
Vented in Chicago. Without oxcepttor
this is ono of the roost stupendous deali
Successfully manipulated in the when
market. It moans to the brokers ot
change the making and wrecking o
fortunes in the twinkle of an eye.
TIIBRK is clearly something wronf
bout the Stanley relief expedition , run
it is probable that considerable ligh
would bo thrown on the subject if th
whole story of Bnrtholol's oxpoditloi
nd tragic death wore given to the pul :
Jio by the English government. Stan
ley was ono of the early Inhabitants c
Omaha and tlio pcoulo of this city fuel
poolal interest in the matter.
IT is to bo hoped that some onterprli
f ng American publisher will give us th
full text of the Emperor Frederick
diary. By all accounts it gives a pit
turo of a most noble-minded man , wh <
though a prince and a prospective en
poror , looked at things through libon
yea. What extracts hnvo boon pul
llshed are chiefly interesting to Go ;
au politicians , but enough has boo
hewn to warrant the belief that tli
lary is something which all Amoricat
would love to road.
THE French minister of ngrlcultui
has reported a falling off. in the whoi
harvest for the current year of about 1 !
per cent. But it must bo noted that
baa boon found necessary to lower tl
average twice within the past twent ;
five years , BO that the decline in th
producing power of Franco is bocomin
tnoro and more marked. Some smn
percentage of the decline fifteen yea
ago was duo to the encroachment of vi
loulturo upon agriculture , but this wi
only possible in the lands in the cent <
of Franco , and does not affect the gei
eral fact of the decline to any npprccl
bio oxtont. Franco is suffering fro
the consequences ot over stlmulaU
production , and therois no remedy sai
to endure until the soil has rooovor <
itself. But is this endurance posslb
with a huge floating debt and a hugi
capitalized oneV The outlook for Pram
is lamentable.
Denver and Omnha.
Omaha Is greater than it scorns ,
whereas Denver is much poorer than it
looks. The former city resembles not n.
little these pld Dutch burghers who
wear plain clothe * though their chests
wore filled to overflowing with shlnitig
guilders. . And Denver is very hko , in
deed , these proud impoverished Span
ish grandcs who have an amazing
amount of gold and silver on the cm-
broidery of their garments and not a red
cent in their pockets. Omaha has taken
Tor its motto , "To bo , not to scorn. "
Denver believes in fooling the world by
living for appearances. In ono there
are magnificent private residences and
splendid churches , and no business ; in
the other thnro are hardly ny fine pri
vate houses and the churches are few and
not particularly attractive or
costly , but the great arteries of
business arc well filled and
the pulse of prosperous activity beats
with firm steadiness. In the ono there
is a constant succession of real estate
booms with all the paraphernalia , hum ,
bragging , excursions , balloon ascen
sions , sales at midnight by moonlight ,
between dances and advertising in all
its branches of the most persistent and
pestilent character. In the other there
are Industries giving employ to thous
ands of families , industries of a steady ,
permanent character , parts of the great
producing clement of America.
And yet , a tourlbt Hying over the
country for recreation might easily
make n grievous blunder In forming his
estimate of the two elites. Ho would
notice that in Omaha there is no quar
ter like the Capitol Hill of Denver ,
with Its serried ranks of avenues lined
with splendid and costly villas Grant ,
Sherman , Lincoln , Logan. lie could
not fail to bo struck with the advanced
architectural Ideas visible in the Uni
tarian church of Denver and the Den
ver club ; and he would not find in
Omaha either churches or club houses
that could bo compared to them. But
if he were a man with observant eyes
and with a memory , ho would not fail to
recollect that the streets and sidewalks
in Denver are a disgrace to the Ameri
can name , while these of Omaha are
actually moro than abreast of anything
in the moat advanced cities of the cast.
In all the essentials of a great city
lighting , paving , sewerage , sidewalks
Denver is nowhere , and Ottmhu ranks
very high.
Denver , by a merciful interposition
of Providence , just escaped the inflic
tion of an epidemic of typhoid fever.
At ono time there were a thousand
cases , but they wore chiefly of a mild
type , and an ooportuno spell of cold
weather at the end of August relieved
the city of its perils. But that which
caused the outbreak was the city ditch
system , devised solely to clvo the city iv
line appearance a sybtom which re
quired n continuous and lavish supply of
water in a land where there was no
water save the South Fork oi the Platte
river , and as the city grew so did the
water supply prove insufficient , until
this year there was nothing but black
mud in the gutters , anil this caused
Iho epidemic. Denver twenty years
ago was far ahead of Omaha ; even ton
years ago this city , in spite of its won
derful progress , had not caught up with
the western gate of the Rockies. But
now Denver , built only for appearances ,
and without any substantial basis of
prosperity , has come to the end of its
rope. Omaha , on the contrary , has in
dustries that are broadening and deep
ening every year , and has before it n
rational promise of long continued and
steady growth.
English and American Justice.
Comparisons of the English and Amer
ican systems of administering justice
are not uncommon , and the subject cer
tainly possesses moro than n , passing
interest , at any rate for these who arc
engaged in the administration of jus
tice. It is not a gratifying fact that
these comparisons are generally in
favor of the English system , though oc
casionally a thoroughly patriotic Amer
ican lawyer will insist that the sybtom
of his own country is to bo preferred ,
Several months ago a prominent and
experienced Now York judge con.
tributcd to an eastern magazine apapct
'on the miscarriages of justice , in which
ho pointed out a number of ways h
which our judicial system needs to bt
reformed. In the course of his article
ho said : "It ought to bo said at th (
outsat that if justice miscarries more
frequently in this country than in Kng
land , owing to the inferiority of oui
judges , the people themselves are ti
blame. Wo have just as good judges 01
the people arc willing to pay for. Th <
whole judicial system , national am
state , is founded upon the policy o
small salaries. The people want chcv :
judges and they get them. If tin
people want the best they must pa ;
for It. As wo sow the system , so w
reap the crop. " Ono of the reforms h
would have Instituted is to incroas
both the pay and the tenure of judlcln
service.
At the banquet given Chief Justic
Fuller by the bar of Chicago this pas
week this subject was touched unon b
two of the speakers. Ono ot those
after saying that "wo have too man
lawyers , too many judges , too man
cases in the courts , " and pointing on
the great coat to the people of the at
8 ministration of justice , said : "Thcs
facts are moro startling when compare
with the system of administering justic
in England1. There , witu a populatio
of about thirty million , and whic
is the financial and morcantil
center of the world , forty judges dispo =
of nil the business in courts of recori
whlto in Illinois , with a population <
about four million , the judges and cpur
corresponding to the forty In Englan
number ono hundred and seventy.
The obvious inference is that thei
must bo n vast amount of time wnstei
and perhaps a grout luck of uflloiunc ;
on the part of the judges and courts i
Illinois , but another explanation
found in the statement that a great dot
ot illegitimate and unnecessary litigi
tlon is encouraged by lawyers , whic
doubtless would not bo tolerated und <
the English system.
The reference ) mndo to the subject I
the other speaker was a defense of U
American system. Ho iniietod thi
there U no principle of the-common la
Buttcd to our condition as a popple that
has not found ns discriminating appli
cation and as learned nnd olotjuunt vin
dication from our American courts as
was over given it in Great Britain tit
any jxJriod of its history , and ho doubted
whether swift justice , as practiced in
England , may bo taken as evidence of
advanced civilization. Whllo there
may bo sorno advantage in the British
system , his preference was for the moro
deliberate American method of admin
istering justice.
Wo are not willing to think that the
English system of administering1 justlco
has all the virtues and the American
system all the faults , and obviously any
fair consideration of this subject must
take Into account the difference in the
institutions of the two countries. Very
much , unquestionably , in the practice
of the English courts would not bo suit
able to this country , and perhaps would
not bo tolerated. But when all that can
justly bo granted to the American sys
tem is granted , it must still appear that
it is very far from perfection and that
certain reforms are most urgently
needed. Those who make astudyof the
progress of orimo in this country as
cribe it in part to the loose and dilatory
methods of administering justice , and
to the opportunities which such meth
ods necessarily oiTor for escaping jus
tlco. But the best testimony that re
form is needed is found in the confes
sions of these who have been engaged
in the administration of justice , as the
Now York judge , from whom , we have
quoted , and In the suggestions of numer
ous and radical changes that proceed
from bar associations , national and
state.
American Idenls In the Schools ,
No braver appeal in behalf of Amer
ican ideals in the public schools has
over boon made than is contributed to
the current number of 27ic Forum by
the Rev. A. S. Isaacs. What some oth
ers have touched lightly nnd with seem
ing trepidation , this friend of the
public school system advocates explic
itly , vigorously and courageously. Ho
regards the present discussion us to the
reform of existing methods of public
school instruction and the revision of
the curriculum not as Indicative of
the system's absolute failure ns It
is , but as illustrating , rather , the
depth of interest in an essentially
American institution , and the resolve
to develop it to the highest possible
point of perfection. 'Chore is no need
to feel alarm that the common oehools
are in danger , and that the education
of millions of young Americans is im
perilled.
The ago being ono of transition , pro
gress is a recognized truism. The
American common school hns devel
oped with the growth of the nation. It
has become national the nursery of
American youth , not the foreign off
shoot with its atmosphere of English pu-
ritanism. It is American , and must
bo maintained as American. Whatever
tends to produce the perfect
American citizenhelpful , sound , bober.
honest , earnest , patriotic , intelligent ,
must find place in its curriculum. That
is the aim forever to be hold in view.
That is Iho grand essential which must
not bo exchanged for glittering acci
dentals.
Mr. Isaacs says that as the public
school has become the typo of the
American school , the studies must have
in view the American character , the
American ideal facts , not fossils. If
any manual be required to servo as daily
readings in the schools , ho would re
strict it entirely to American authors in
prose and verso , so that the book might
be a kind of treasury of high and noble
thoughts. Each selection should embody
some characteristic American trait or
duty , or illustrate some American ideal
. " " ho "tho
and aspiration. "Surely , says ,
sense of A.merican patriotism and of
American practicality can thus be de
veloped sldif by side. Old world on mi-
tics and prejudices , so foreign and un-
American , must fade away ; let new
world friendships and aspirations take
blessed and enduring root. The grow
ing sentiment of American national
ism , sacred now after war and
struggle , which is permeating
all classes and creeds , demands
that our schools bo made the
guardians of American ideals , to give
them that strength .and sanctity which
the nation requires. " There will be
few Americans who will not see in this
platform , albeit somewhat ideal , botli
wisdom and patriotism.
THE formation of an Internationa'
syndicate ot steel rail manufacturers
comprising the lending firms of Eng
land , Belgium , Prance and Germany , if
nn accomplished faot. It has bcon in
the air for some time , and has now crys
ta'.lizod Into actual existence. Glnsgov
wus the scone of settlement , and It ii
assorted that Andrew Carnegie of the
great steel works at Pittsburgh pledgee
the co-operation of American rail
makers. It is hardly to bo doublet
that those combinations have boot
forced upon manufacturers by theii
working people , whoso wages absolutely
depend upon the price of the steel rai
per ton. It has boon the practice of An
drew Carnegie to settle wages for tin
entire year upon the 1st of January bj
a friendly conference with his men. IL
shows them his contracts nnd they comprehend
prohend exactly what ho can pay. The
ruinous competition between munufac
turors at homo and abroad fell will
great severity upon labor. It is obvi
ous that this has now boon succeeded b ;
combination , and it remains to bo see :
whether working men will profit by I
as much as they expect , if , at all. Ii
view of what is transpiring how abaur
the conduct appears ot these Demo
cratio demagogues who are turning ou
anti-trust bills by the baker'u dozen. ]
o is ono of the gravest questions of th
hour , many elded and complex , and no
yet understood by the profoundos
thinkers , but they can settle it wit
their little bills of courso.
THE number of cases of yellow fove
at Jacksonville , Flu. , has fallen o
moro than thirty per cent , which ma
bo accepted as a sign that tha plnguo I
stayed. It may bo assumed that this {
not duo to any temporary chungo in th
weather , for the cold epoll which pr <
valle in the north from Dakota I
Now York City traveled up fioni the
south , and for the past ten days has been
succeeded In Florlda by warm , sunny
temperature. Ti fc , jidomic tins run Its
course , and from this tlirjo forward wo
may expect to robclvl telegrams daily
showing a constant dimunitlon of cases
until the health ofo K lorlda will be once
more normal. But wo must repeat that
there will bo for weeks to como great
suffering because * HVloro are twenty
thousand destitute people in the city
who must bo fed.fOufl because all the
wh6els of industry by which they fed
themselves have been violently stopped ,
and can only got 0ito' movement again
slowly and gradually. Therefore the
charitable of Omnha are prayed not to
relax any of these exertions which have
been started for the benefit of our suf
fering brothers in Jacksonville.
THE millionaire Colonel Shepherd ,
who purchased about six months ago
the Mail and Express of Now York from
Cyrus W. Field , is not distinguishing
himself in the paths of journalism. Ho
bought the paper ostensibly to create a
public sentiment hostile to that par
ticular branch of Sabbath breaking
which annoyed himself , namely , the
running of public stages on Fifth ave-
nuu , where he resides. As ho was not
averse to the running of horse cars upon
Fourth nvonuo on the Sabbath , and
moreover hold , ns ono of the Viuiderbilt
heirs in right of his wife , a largo interim
est in that line , the Moth.odl.st3 of Now
York , who are a very powerful organi
zation and strongly Sabbatarian in sen
timent , voted him a humbug. They
will not change their views now that
his paper , which has been nicknamed
the "Mule in Distress , " lias been insinu
ating that Sir Lionel Sackvillu West ,
the English minister nt Washington , is
not lawfully married to his wife. It is
a fact that the marriage of a deceased
wlfo's sister is not legal in England in
ono way , though it is in another , but to
make the Insinuation and refuse the ex
planation shows such an ignorance of
the ethics of journalism that Colonel
Shepherd had butter sell his paper.
The world has no use for such journal
ists us he.
NOTHING can bo moro conducive to
interests of n great and growing city
than the creation of an educated public
opinion on artistic matters. In the de
velopment of parks ami streets , and in
the erection of public and private build
ings of importance , there is a need of
some restraing inlluencc which will pre
vent men from dpjjig what they have
the power and inclination to do. There
should be a thouglit in their minds of
the ollect of their work upon the beauty
of their city. This influence is shown
in the way men dress. Why should it
not bo shown in -lasting n matter us
the erection of a great structure which
will remain for centuries either as an
eye-sore or the "cynosure of every eye. "
THKKI : is liable to bo at this seuson of
the year a lull in , the pork packing in
dustry as shown by'ttie. returns of the
pork packing centers. But aside from
this September dullness , there is a no
table falling off as compared with the
col-responding montTi of last year in the
packing operations of Chicago , Kansas
City , St. Louis , Cincinnati and other
cities. It is very gratifying , therefore ,
to find , that in comparison with these
packing centers , Omnlia alone shows a
marked increase. From such facts as
these , It is idle to deny the conclusion
that our city at no distant day will bo
the great pork packing center of the
country. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ouu own Buffalo Bill is showing his
Wild West to the senators and con
gressmen at Washington. In fact ,
the members of the house have done
little else for a week past than to pay
their respects in a body to Colonel
Cody , his cowboys and ponies. What
an opportune moment it would bo to
spring the Omaha nostofilce bill on the
delighted house just 114 the famous
Dcadwood coach was being hold up !
VOICE OP THBJ BTATU PHE8S.
The Ulysses Dispatch says that "Laws , by
delaying the action of the board of transpor
tation , puts money Into the railroad's pock
ets , and empties thopaoplo's poukot ; and ho
asks the people to elect him again that he
may repeat the operation. "
The Columbus Journal says of Mr. Con-
neil that ho is "a man of ability , with consid
erable talent as a public sponker , and in
other respects nn unobjectionable candidate
for the republicans. Ho will ably represent
the First district in congress. "
"Rainbow chasing" is thus illustrated by
thoSuttonUeglstor : "Tlio democrats have
given up Maine nnd Vermont and nro now
claiming Iowa and Nebraska. But ropubll
cans still have hope of electing the republican
ticket hi Nebraska , by about fifty thousand
majority. "
Tlio Garfield County Quaver has the fol
lowing short treatise on "flops : " "G. L
Laws , the republican nominee for secretary
of state , has taken a 'flop' on the board o :
transportation since his nomination. Mr ,
Laws should remember that the voters of
the state will hnvo a chnnca to 'flop' on the
(1th ( of November. And u great many o :
them will , too. " 0 a
The Madison Kepor erreachos | ) good doc
trlno when it says : 'ii'ho ' only way thai
people can control corporations by law is bi
laying nsldo party lines nnd glvo their tooU
the bounce nt the ) x > les. JiThls will open tin
road for honest dealing1 ! Now will bo tin
time to commence , 13'November , In order t <
save the good work/thal / has already bcei
done by legislation./
The West Point Progress says that "then
is one request that w. 1 Jyj mauo to the nox
legislature by Cumiug cotjnty , and that is ti
not meddle with the prohibition or submit
slon question. Wo do.not want prohlbltioi
here , and wo hold tliit > U Douglas or som
other good moral county "wants It they bavi
a right to have It witUouV coercing us Into It
Cumiug county U prosperous , and wo do no
wantutho blight placed upon her as tha
Which overspreads Iowa and Kansas. "
Tbo Thayer County Herald has a kin
word for a good candidate. It says : "Tin
candidacy of F. M. Wctherald for state senator
ator meets with the approval of the cntlr
people of this district. His standing as
public ofllcer or as a private citizen is first
class , and that accounts for his popularity a
a candidate. The influence , ability an
courage that ho possess niakos him a raf
man to entrust with an Important oftloo.1'
3
The Grand Island Independent reasons a
s follows ; "Tho. friend who betrays is wpra
than the ooatny who openly flght you , b (
CAU&Q his claw relation with you and the not
fldenco you place lu lilw enable-him t
strike you Tnoro vitally than a known enemy
could. So In case of Lnwsyho had led the
pcctplo to rely upon him as n friend , and
place confidence In hfui assuch. . Ills going
over to thc'rallroad crowd does much luoro
Injury to the people thiin If ho had Identified
himself with an oil room gang all the timo. "
The Hastings QiwcUc-Jourrml has said it
before and now repeats the assertion that
the "election of the legislature is the most
important picco of political work to bo done
in Nebraska this year. The democrats would
gladly sacrifice their candidates for congress
nnd for every stnto oftlco If they could
thereby secure enough votes In the loglMn <
turo to elect a democratic United States sen
ator. Consequently , It behooves all repub
licans to vote for the republican legislative
candidates , especially whou such candidates
represent the best element of republican
politic * . "
Commenting upon the republican con
gressional candidate In this district the
Soword Reporter observes ; "Mr. Connell
Is a man of flno ability , and his personal
character is above reproach. Ho Is popular
In Omaha and will undoubtedly receive the
full republican vote of Douglas county , and
there seems no room for doubt of his election
over any man who may bo put up by the
democrats. It ro.xlly begins to look as If the
republicans of the First district have begun
to profit by past experience , and the Itcpoitcr
heartily congratulates them and wishes them
success. "
In regard to the expulsion of E.Wlntcomb ,
editor of the Friend Telegraph , from the re
publican club at that place because he re
fuses to support corrupt candidates for the
legislature In Saline county , the Sewnrd
nrd Reporter s.iys : "The club may find that
they are monkeying with the wrong man.
Ed Whltcomb is In the habit of saying and
* oing about as ho pleases , and no amount of
esolutions , denunciations , or anything else
vlll have any effect on him. Moreover , if
> ur memory serves us correctly , ho has at
cast as good a record of republicanism as
, ho men who are at the head of the move *
uent to read him out of the party.
The York county republican central com-
litteo has endorsed Mr. Kockley's candl-
ucy , and the Times remarks that this action
eaves "no room for doubt as to his standing
i-lth the republicans of this county. There
: an be no question raised as to who the nomi *
ice Is by any York county republican. The
.ction . of the central committee Is flnal , so
ar as wo are concerned. If any one had uny
ulsgivings before , though wo believe no ono
id really have any , he can dismiss thorn
iow. The way Is cle.ir to every republican
, vho dosircs to stand by his party , and his
uty can no longer bo a matter of doubt.
tfow let all childish jealousy and potty spleen
jo put aside. Ict personal ambition and sol-
Ishness be cast aside , nnd let us altogether ,
ivlth a strong pull , nnd a long pull , elect Mr.
iCcckle.v and save IMs district to the party. "
How to Kleetrlfy tlio Country.
PMla < Mt > liln Press.
The president has tried to electrify the
ountry twice , and failed in both cases.
le should try the Pa n-Elcctnc brand the
icxt time.
Who Tnkos the Pot ?
New Yolk H'orM.
Florida wants a pair of Jacks. Having
drawn Yellow Jack she is now anxious to ob
tain Jack Frost. Meanwhile , lot no ono hero
a the north forget to ante.
Pickwickian Denunciations.
JInmMl/ii Unlnn.
One of the funniest features of politics this
rear is the solemnity with which the tlemo-
rats denounce "trusts" while their pockets
O bulging with the profits of sugar and
Standard oil.
Itcaaons fb
Gliilii-Dcmitciat.
A big corn ci op iassured. . Jack Frost is
reaching out for Yellow Jock , nnd providence
is about to down tlio democratic party. The
country will liavo a particularly largo col-
eetion of reasons for thanksgiving in ISSi.
Ho Still Draws Pay.
CViffdiTtibwie ,
If Mexico Is not n little moro careful she
will rouse a sleeping lion. Secretary of War
Sudieott is not dead. Ho is still on the na
tional pav-rolls and is still able to draw his
salary at stated intervals. Let Mexico beware -
ware !
Yet a Gardener.
U'rth fill/toll ClttlC.
A wonderful weather plant has boon dis
covered in Corsica nnd other points in the
Mediterranean which Is said to bo a sure
prognosticator of coming meteorological
events. It is called botanically the Abrus
Pereginus. Why not attach a plantation for
these shrubs to the signal service ofllcel The
whole business could then bo run by the in
telligent gardener.
The Saddest Hour.
Klla Wheeler ll'ilcor.
The saddest hour of anguish and of loss
Is not that season of supreme despair ;
When we can find no leant light anywhere
To gild the dread black shadow of the cross.
Not in that luxury of sorrow when
Wo sup on salt of tears , and drink the gall
Of memories of days beyond recall
Of lost delights that cannot come again.
Hut when with eyes that arc no longer wet ,
We look out on the great , wide world of men ,
And , smiling , lean toward a bright to-mor
row.
Then backward shrink , wltii sudden keen
regret ,
To find that wo are learning to forget :
Ah I then wo face the saddest hour of ser
row.
Glvil Service Ileforiu.
JK. . Jtait in Juilvc.
Graver Ben Cleveland ( may his tribe de
crease I )
Awoke ono night from a deep dream of fees ,
And saw within the light electric in his
room ,
Making it rich and like a corcus In bloom ,
An angel writing in a book of gold.
Exceeding fees had made lien Cleveland
bold ,
And to the presence in the room ho said.
"What writest though ! " The vision raised
its head ,
And with a look mudo all of sweet accord
Answered , "Tho names of these who keep
their word. "
"And is mine onol" said Grover , "Nay , not
so , "
Replied the angel. Cleveland spoke moro
low ,
Hut cheerily still , and said , "I pray thee ,
then ,
"Write mo as ono more dearly loved than
Hon. "
The angel wrote and vanished. The next
It oarno again , with a great glistening light ,
And showed the name the nation's love had
blessed ,
And lot Don Harrison's name led all the
rest.
A Orcnt WcBtern Dully.
Harpers' Magazine for October : "Ne
braska has ono great newspaper , THE
OMAHA BKE , started as a little four-column
folio m the early days by the present owner
and editor , Edward Uosowator. Ho has seen
his paper advunco to the front rank of north'
western journalism , its dally circulation
grow to about 115,000 nnd 1U weekly edition to
40,000 , wlilla It U universally rooogqUed as
the ablest exponent of the principles of the
republican party In u city that , with its 80,000
Inhabitants , has apparently such a future
that It may now bo considered barely out of
-Its nwftddllnK clothes , and inostato whoso resources -
sources have hardly begun to bo duvelopod , "
NQTE Tbo population of Omnha and the
daily circulation of Tup UKE are eonsldoru
bly underrated. Tills Is duo to the fact th l
the author , Z. L. White , gathered his sta
titties about western journalism on hii tout
to the Paci o. cOft V wore than year ago.
CUIWKNT TOPICS.
The Archbishop of St. Pnnl.
On Ffiday the rank of archbishop wa
formally conferred upon the Right Reverend
Tatllcr Ireland , bishop Of that great CntUollo
diocese , whoso seat is In St. Paul , Minn ,
This was done by Induing him In the cathe
dral of St. Paul with the pallium , n symboli
cal long trailing cloak of purple velvet. The
ceremony was of the most august and iin-
jiresslvo character , being ono of these which
are special to tlio priesthood of Rome , to
which the tally come only as invited guests.
There are anthems on these occasions never
sung at mass , there are Intonations of prayer
never heard before , and the whole service
from first to lost belongs to the hierarchy.
This gave the ceremonial of Friday a peculiar
character. It was attended by the most emi
nent of the priesthood , and by loading citi
zens ot the C.Uhollo faith , who felt
honored in a high degree by the In
vitation to be present. Much as John
Ireland Is beloved by the clergy and Inlty ,
of his own denomination , and by all others ,
for his life is n constant benediction to all
who como in contact with him , It can hardly
bo doubted that the pope In sending him the
pallium meant something more than a mark
of esteem for personal worth. It is undoubt
edly felt in the northwestern states among
Catholics that this compliment is a recogni
tion of the power , the wealth , the numbers
of this growing section of the United State * .
Koine has been quicker to appreciate the
galaxy of states to which Minnesota and Ne
braska both belong than Washington , for
such n dignity is notconfcricd at random ,
nor upon the worthiest head of a diocese , un
less the diocese itself Is of suitable impor
tance. Perhaps this occurrence may open
some eyes in Washington to the hitherto un
noticed fact that the northwest is second tone
no other section in productive energy nnd in
essential value ,
Architectural Art.
It cannot have escaped the notice of many
citirens of Omaha that all new bulldlnpj of a
certain size nnd importance awaken consid
erable enthusiasm , but that this disappears
with the novelty. This arises from the fact
that there Is a want ot comprehension in
men's mind of the factors that make arch
itectural beauty. That which is new and
unexpected charms at first because It sui-
priscs , but whou it ceases to surprise it also
ceases to charm. Not so that which Is In ac-
corOance with certain laws of construction.
If we examine the buildings of antiquity we
feel a certain indefinable beauty about them ,
even though wo are not acquainted with
these underlying principles of the beautiful
which are grouped together and known as
nrt. If wo have a knowledge of technique
wo find In many of them grievous faults of
detail , but the charm is still there. Who
that has looked upon a great Roman aque
duct can deny this ) The stone is often not
a beautiful material , the carving Is coarsely
done , the motives of the decoration are
meaningless ; and yet the structure creates a
certain sense of awe , and has a beauty of
its own. Why ! Simply because the archi
tect was careful that nothing should mar the
effect of his long horizontal lines.
There is all the secret of the charm of the
Pont du Card and the great acqucduct of
Segovia a dominating principle never for
gotten , never interfered with. H Is for the
architectural engineer , not for the journalist
to say whether ho unsightly bridges over
the Missouri could Imvc been made in con
formity with the law. They presented an
opportunity which has not been made avail
able. It is true that at the first glance It
would appear as if the necessity of provid
ing for the passage underneath of steam
boats with uncommonly tall chimnic3 pre
vented the carrying out of this law. But
the power of harmonizing the engineering
necessities of a case with the laws of art Is
the very thing which is needed in this utili
tarian age. The American engineer can
conquer nil material difliculties. Nothing
stops him , neither the whelming flood of n
broad river , nor the opposing walls of
mountains nor deserts without water. Ho
surmounts all difliculties with case. But he
has never taught himself to consider that his
work is only half done if It does not contain
some clement of the beautiful.
The lilly'M Dilemma.
Even the most strait-laced of Puritans
must feel some sympathy with the Jersey
Lily , Mrs. Langtry. She has boon to Eng
land to see Mr. Langtry , and to obtain from
him n consent to a divorce , nnd ho has re
fused. According to the JEnglish system ho
must initiate proceedings , because in nil di
vorce cases there Is an officer called
the queen's prootor , who Interferes If
there Is reason to believe the par-
tics to the suit are using the law
for an abuse of morality , nnd ho would
decidedly Interfere if the Lily sued her
luif band for a divorce upon some pretext , be
cause her object notoriously is to marry Mr.
Gobhard and redeem her past. If Mr.
Langtry brought suit to bo relieved of the
dishonor of an unfaithful wife the queen's
proctor would not Interfere. So that the only
hope that Mrs. Langtry has of becoming
Mrs. Gobhard , and being tolerated in
American society , rests with Mr. Langtry.
lie is obdurate for his own reasons , and the
Lily is sick in Franco from disappointment
nnd anxiety. The way of the trrtnssrossor la
always hard.
Hho Pa in B For Notoriety.
The world will not cease to move bccauso
Mrs. Puran-Stovons has been robbed of her
Jewelry. That laay may not court notoriety ,
but It is astonishing how often her name Is
in ttio columns of newspapers , cither as tlio
hostess of dukes , or the victim of roobers or
the afllancod of princes. If she were n pi Ima
donna panting for gratuitous and sensational
advertising , she could not DO more notorious
than she Is. Perhaps she is going to imitate
Mrs. Potter and como out as a tragic muse.
Who knows !
Protect Amnrloaii Shipping
Scrttmei' * far October.
The party of the future will bo that
party which , conprehondlng the inter
ests of the whole country , fosters all
alike , or relieves the people altogether
from the burdens which a partial policy
now imposes. If protection is to bo the
continued policy of the government ,
ship-building should be encouraged
nnd maritime interests protected as well
as manufacturers. If restrictions are
to bo removed , and taxation for revenue
only is to bo the policy , the shipping
interests , relieved from the burdens
now imposed upon it , with fair compen
sation to steam ships for carrying the
mails , will take care of itself , It will
be a proud day for the United Statoa
when American ships share with these
of other nation * in the business
of the seas , nnd the American
Hag ia scon again in the ports from
which it has been long banished. On
ono point there should bo accord between -
tweon men of all parties ; if by reason ol
the tariff or any other cause wo cannot
profitably build ships , wo should not bo
prohibited from buying arid putting
them under our own iiag.
All offortH to induce investments of
capital in ships will bo unavailing un
less foreign markets are eecurou for
what wo have to sell. Trade is essen
tially barter , and there can bo no barter -
tor as Ionas trade is fettered with un
equal duties on articles to bo exchanged ,
. , .
Many a man hat ruined his oyo-slght
by Bitting in the bar-room looking for
work ,
TALKS ON T1UFLK8 ,
%
"Do you see that inoatl" remarked a flay
laborer to a Hen pedestrian , exhibiting
iwckago < lone tip In brown pnpor. "Wolli
there nro live pounds of good soup moat that
cost mo So cents. I have been keeping housu
now slnco last April and I hnvo llvod ou 00
cents a week. I used to board , paying | ( a
week , and 1 didn't ' cat half ns much moat as
iow. How about rontl Why , I don't pay a
cent. I've got J.VX ) In a little piece of ground
and n shanty , and this winter , when there
will bo no worn to do , I will Hvo nt ease and
lave money left In the spring. I'm ' glad I'm
narrlod. "
*
"Of course , the liquor question li going tj
rtay a big part In the campaign , " said thd
agent of a well-known browln. ? firm. "As
.0 prohibition , why , I have a chance to kuotf
hat it don't prohibit. Take It in Kansas.
Jnst year my house sent 150,000 eases of beef
nto Wichita alone. I believe In high llconso.
IJut It Isn't high enough In Omnha. I would
make the tax $3,000 Instead of 11,000. Tha fcv-
> cst saloon keepers could stand It and make
noney right along. Many of the smaller
ilaccs could bo cleaned out , but it woulda'to
mrt the beer business nt all. "
1
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"Mayne's fizzle , " said a prominent real os-
nto dealer to n street-car acquaintance , "ii
simply the result of his wanting the whole
earth. He thought ho had n 'dead cinch' ou
nil creation-that is , in Omaha but when
the squeeze came he was the ono to bo
: rushcd. Ho might have been wealthy nnd
11 the swlui If ho had only known when ho
ladcnouc-li. His Insatiate greed for gain is
responsible for his present circumstances. "
*
*
1 was sitting In a street car when my nclgh-
tor nudged me nnd said : to "you seothat
LmUMioadcd , sanctimonious looking old man
talking so confidentially to the driver I Do
rou know what ho is saying ! Why , ho is
.oiling the driver that the young fellow In the
other end of tlio car has not paid his faro.
[ low Jo I know ! I have seen him do It bo *
fore. "Rather small business , you say. Oil ,
no ; not at all. It diverts the driver's atten
tion from the fact that the old man has not
[ > ad ! his little nickel. The man at the trans.
for tells mo that the aged sinner is ono of the
'slickest' street-car beats in the city. What
did I tell youl Hear the Jehu ringing foe
fares ! "
What lies a man will tell for a dollar nnd a
half I I dropped into the ticket scalper's '
jfllcc the other day and the broker was soil
ing a customer a ticket to Chicago at (1.50
less than the regular faro. "Now , all you'vo '
got to remember , " said the scalper , "is that
your name is J. 13. Green , thut you bought
your ticket In Indianapolis , nnd had it ro-
stamped at Lincoln. You understand I" The
customer understood , pocketed tlio picco ot
pasteboard with n chuckle and nmdu out his
schedule of lies to tell the conductor. And
yet the traveler was a prosperous merchant ,
abundantly able to pay full fare , but not
averse to turning an "honest" dollar and a
half.
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I walked up Farnaui street last night with
an export on sidewalks. He shunted his feet
over the smooth stones and remarked :
"This is not what it used to bo two years
ago. Then a fellow's ' feet wore blistered
walking on cobblestones , broken brick and
uneven boards. Perhaps you remember THE
BEG ran a serial sidewalk story about that
time , and raised a great rumpus over their
disreputable condition. I wish I had these
papers now to mnko a comparison. I believe
every poor sidewalk on Farnam street mon-
tioiiod la Tun Bui : then has been removed ,
with one exception. Henry Dohlo still bas
the same old wooden sidewalk in front ot
his store.
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KINGS AND QUHI3NS.
Emperor William II. has presented Field
Marshal Moltke with a bronzed plaster cast
of himself.
The empress of nrnzll hns gone on n pil
grimage to the shrine at Lourdes to otter
thanks for the restoration of Doiu Pedro's
health.
King Oscar has arranged for a grand hunt
in the most northern portions of Sweden , and
the courts of Europe will bo invited to join
him in the chaso. The principal gumo will
bo elk.
The reported matrimonial alliance between
the eight-year-old crown princess of the
Netherlands and the duke of Nassau's oldest
son , William , who Is thirty-six years old ,
seems almost incredible , but the present
Dutch king is himself aged over seventy-ona
years , while his queen is forty years younger
The Empress Eugenic , in reply to the
pressing invitations of Kine Humbert to
conic to the wedding of the Princess Lctitia ,
says that she made a vow at the death of the
prince imperial never lo appear at any fete
of any kind and never to take oft her deep
mourning. The bridal couple will visit her
at Chiselhurst.
The king of the Belgians hates tobacco ,
never wears gloves and goes bareheaded as
much as possible , Ho is fond of bathing , but
does not swim. Geography and languages
are his favorite studies , and ho has traveled ,
in almost every Asiatic country. Ho Is a
handsome man , slightly built , but muscular ,
with blue eyes imd a blp brown uoard ,
touched with'prny.
A work of practical sensible benevolence
has boon undertaken by the Kmpiosi Fred
erick. She has founded an Institution which
takes charge of the children of laborers dur
ing the hours of the duy when they nra at
woilc nnd have no ttmo to devote to their
families. The homo , which is located at
Bornstedt , near Potsdam , is called "Tho Em
peror Frederick's Children's Homo. "
Queen Natalie' private fortune is va
riously estimated at from l,50v,000 toIJ.OOO.OCO
rubles , not reckoning her estates In Bessa
rabia. She is a careful financial manager.
The marital troubles of King Milan and
Queen Natalie have often been represented
as due in a great measure to Milan's ondeiv-
ors to encroach upon his wife's private for
tune. It seems , however , that she has man
aged to retain it all in her own hands.
Emperor William Is said to have in ado bad
work with Russian at his recent interview
with the czar. Ho studied up the language
for some time before the visit , nnd began by
addressing thoc/arin the St. Petersburg
lingo. Whether he had forgotten what ho
knew or whether ho was too full of emotion ,
to express himself clearly , ho uttered hi *
first compliments with great difficulty. Alex *
nndor.noticlng his young cousin's embarrassment
mont , said to him : "Lot us talk in German.
But William evidently wanted to naralyzo
the czar's staff by his knowledge of their lan
guage and continued to speak in what ho
thought was Russian. Finally ho was obliged
to use his mother tongue so as to be undor-
ttood , _
What Muckmizlo's Hook Will Say.
Bitussitr. * , Sept. 30. The Indepondeiico
Belgo says Dr. Mackenzie's coming book In
reply to hl German rivals will cite facts
which the doctor nys will prove that had ho ,
Instead of Gorman phyniolann , attended Ilia
Uta Emperor Frederick from the beginning
of his sickness , thoemporpr' * Ilfo would fcnva
been prolonged twenty mouth ? . Dr. Mac *
konzle will also endeavor to H.WVv that the
treatment of Dr. Gcrhardl produced cancer.
Over the Ancles.
) , Sept. 29. [ Special Telegram
toTnn UBB. ] The Transnndino Telegraph
company will open to lira public Its new di
rect telegraph line between Valparaiso and
Buenos Ay tea on October 1. This la an Iron
polo line In connection with forty ratios ol
cable laid under the perpetual enows of tha
Andes , nnd will Insure communication be
tween Buenos Ayrcs nnd London , via Ual-
voston , inside of nno hour and a half ,
Western Poitiil
v , Sept. 89. f6pecl l Tolojjram
to Tnn UnK.l Daniel O. Dodd WM to-day ap
pointed postmaster at Novinvillo , Adam *
county , la. , vlco J. J. Crawford , deceased.
Thopostnfflco at.Suwyer. Fillmore county ,
Neb , , will bo discontinued from October IS.
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