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FitOM Pan-electric to Union Pacific
would not bo auch n. dilllcult descant for
px-Attornoy General Garlnnd.
Hkipper of the Dlnclc Diamond
( tooling Ins own vessel is looked upon us
good joke In Washington.
Now Unit Kivlnkaua has squelched
in incipient rebellion ho can go to the
Paris exposition aa si conquering hero.
A iiBVUL bet might bo made ns to
whether the Cronin murderers or the
now postoUlco foundation will bo on
view first.
TltE opening- the Sioux reservation
Is already acting like a strong magnet
In drawing the Missouri Pacific and
Other roads in that direction.
OMAHA wants the Woodman collec
tion of IroplcaLplants. Gardner Cleve
land's objections should bo dropped into
the park commission waste basket.
Foil every bushel of oats raised by the
( armors of Nebraska , two-iifths goes tc
the railroads for transporting it to mar-
kot. This is about nil that the tralllc
will boar/
TUB struggle for the right of way
over the streets of South Omaha be
tween the two rival street car compa
nies has developed a good sized hot-box
in the municipal affairs of that city.
LIKU the smnll boy who wants to trade
back , , the Chicago , Milwaukee & St ,
Paul railroad is trying to recall its letter -
tor to Attorney General Leosu an which
the company throw up its claim to the
abandoned grade in Holt county.
1-THK outlook for Merchants'Week is
most promising. Unusual interest
among the committees in charge of the
celebration , as well as the merchants
themsulves , insures the success of the
movement. All that is now necessary
SB to keep up enthusiasm and to spread
its influence all through the slate and
in western Iowa.
THE early completion of Stanford
university is now ussurod , nnd within n
year the great school will bo dedicated
for the high purpose for which it is in-
toruleil. The main buildings tire al
most finished , and the work of selecting
the faculty and professors is now going
on. From nil appearances So nator
Stanford is in no haste to open the
If doors of the university until ita scope
Bhall have been fully dotarminod upon.
There is in contemplation a system of
education from the kindergarten to a
post-guulunto course. Should this plan
be carried out Stanford university
would combine completeness with
thoroughness and stand preeminently
the model school of the land.
THKhoard of education has had it :
interest revived in extending the course
ol manual training in the public
schools. It la now proposed to make it
co-extensive with the other branches
of Instruction in the high school and to
lonphton its course to four years. This
is as it should bo , A merely super
ficial system of manual training suoh as
now exists is both a waste of public
money and the time of the pupil. If
manual training IB to bo retained in out
aohools it should bo crivon that character
ana importance which the subject de-
mauds. Manual training has roachot
that stage in Us development where il
is no longer 1111 experiment. The a *
porionco of Philadelphia with
manual training as a part of public
I
school instruction has boon oral
nontly successful. The graduate !
from this department are well proparoi
to take up mechanical pursuits withou
loss of tlmo and error ii
the choice of occupation , whili
the increasing interest developed by th <
pupils is a most encouraging sign of it
usefulness. It can not bo expected tha
the work of manual training in tlii
city at present will bo ascomprohonslvi
aa that of Philadelphia and other cities
But it should bo planned intelligent ! ;
and broadly so that it may 'dovolo
gradually into its proper functions
teaching a thorough knowledge a
drawing and the use and application o
tools in the industrial arts , In ehorl
that it may educate all the faculties o
the eohool boy and train him in on lull j
physically and ethically for hti life' '
work.
OMAHA AND
Omixlm has always ontortninod the
most friendly fooling toward Denver.
The pcoplo of the metropolis of Ne
braska fully appreciate the beauty nnd
the honUhfulnoss of Colorado's capital
cltj' . They have never failed to duly
honor , also , the energy and enterprise
of Denver's citizens , and to fool grati
fied nt the growth and prosperity of that
city. Oraahn is profoundly interested
In all western progress. She thoroughly
believes In the tnagnillcont dostlny of
the imperial region lying between the
Mississippi and the Pacific ocean , nnd
observes with pride and satisfaction
every stop in the march toward the at
tainment of that destiny. She has no
jealousy or envy of nny western city ,
nnd among thorn all the very lost of
which she could have such a fooling is
Denver. The two cltloff are not and can
not bo rivals. They nro more than six
hundred miles apart , and the conditions
of tholr past growth and future projpor-
ity are wholly different. The Colorado
metropolis is the market for a rich min
ing region still , it is believed , but in
the first stage of development , nnd a re
sort for people whoso ailments rcquiro
the health-giving climate which its
altitude affords. As the mining In
terests of Colorado are developed , with
the aid of Omaha and other capital ,
Denver will inovltibly reap a largo
measure of the bonollts , while her cll-
mate is a possession of which she can
never bo deprived by nny circumstance
within human control. As a great
mining find medicinal center , therefore ,
the future of Denver is assured. Oma
ha's prosperity rests unon other and
different foundations. She is not merely
the metropolis of a great state , but of n
vast region whoso agricultural resources
and possibilities are unsurpassed by any
equal extent of territory on the face of
the globo. She is not wanting , either ,
In a most salubrious and healthful cli
mate , as tha mortality statistics attest ,
but this is not a sou rep of dependence.
As the center of the great corn belt and
the natural market for the cattle and
hogs of a v-iist region , with her founda
tions of prodnority lirmly laid , Omaha
looks to the future with a serene and
unquestioning confidence.
The suggestion fo. " these observa
tions is found in an interview re
garding Omaha which a reporter
tor a Denver paper recently had
with a business man of that city who
endeavored unsuccessfully to establish
a branch of his business in Omaha.
When a merchant does not succeed in
accomplishing what ho claims to do ho
is pretty sure to ascribe his failure to
something else than his lack of enter
prise and good judgmont. Thus it is
with this Denver merchant who repre
sents Omaha to bo on the verge of finan
cial rwin . the population steadily do-
creasing'Tio building going on , the city
filled with unemployed mon , and a state
of affairs generally which would in
deed be deplorable if true. Unfortu
nately , however , for the veracity of the
Denver merchant , he made the mis
take of referring to the Omaha mana
ger of R. G. Dun & Co. as authority for
some of his alleged facts , and that gen
tleman's attention having boon directed
to the statement ho disposed of it us fol
lows :
OuAiit , AuirustO. To the Editor of Tna
13KB : My attention has boon called to an ar
ticle in the Denver Republican of the 2d
inst. under the caption ol "Baric Days in
Omaha , " in which my numo Is mentioned as
voicing the viaws or Mr. Hart , formerly of
the Hart Carpet company of this city , but
now of Denver. I wish to state in Juatlco to
myself and t'.io city of Omaha that Mr.
Hart's assertions nro absolutely false and
bear the unmistakable ear marks of rank
prejudice. My views of Omaha and her lu-
turo are clearly sot forth in our aoml-annual
business outlook of Juno 39 , which was
freely and favorably oommcntotl upon by the
press of this city. Yours truly ,
CIUHJ.ES J. BKLL ,
Manager H. G. Dun & Co.
It would bo a waste of space to point
out in detail the absurdities in the Den
ver merchant's interview , to which wo
should have given no attention what
ever but for the communication of Mr.
Bell , which destroys whatever force
the alleged fncts of the moichnnt's
htatomont might otherwise havo.
Omaha cannot bo injured by reports of
this character with" people who will
take the trouble to ascertain the truth.
N KANSAS.
The article of Senator Ingalis in the
August Forum oil prohibition in Kansas
has elicited a reply from Mr. liailoy
Waggoner , mayor of Atchisou , which
will bo found elsewhere in our columns.
Wo have already referred to the Ingalis
article as evidently written without any
olTort on the part of the author to thor
oughly investigate the opor.ition ol
prohibition in Kansas. The exhaust
ive reply of Mr. Waggoner fully justi
fies this judgment. It shows conclu
sively thut had the senator
taken the trouble to look up the
facts , ho could not possibly have reached
the conclusion us embodied in his arti
cle.
cle.Mr.
Mr. Waggoner is a far hotter author
ity regarding prohibition in Kansas
than Senator Ingalis. Ho was an advo
cate of prohibition before Souator In
galis bociuno n convert. Ho haa boon
constantly on the ground and his official
position affords him the best opoprtu-
nity for observing the workings of pro
hibition. The senator is not in the
state more than two or three months in
the year , and at boat could not bo pre
sumed to pay much attention to the
illicit liquor traffic. In the one case
there is practical dally experience , and
in the other merely horosay nnd casual
observation ,
The statement of the situation by Mr
Waggonor shows that prohibition has
never boon enforced in the cities and
larger towns of the state , and that the
legal proceedings taken to enforce the
law are for the most part a farce. The
adoption o ! the constitutional amend
ment drove the hotter elabs of saloon
keepers out of the state nut
"brought in their stead a groal
army of disreputable scoundrel :
and irrepressible vagabonds. " Thes <
follows established joints which now in
test nearly every town In the state
dealing out generally the vilest liquor :
and reaping a moro lucrative harvest
than could reputable saloon keepers al
lowal to do business under a judtolou
higli license system. Besides thus <
joints the slate swarms with drug
8toro9whoro liquor la sold as blttors ,
elixirs and other concootlons , while so
cial clubs for tippling are numerous ,
nnd thcso places nro tolerated because -
cause they pay a certain amount
toward defraying the expenses
of the government. It is true that
the practice of a little discretion is gen
erally necessary in order to obtain
liquor , but there nro few places In the
state where it cannot bo had.
Meanwhile , nearly every olty in Kan
sas , says Mr. Wag-goner , la groaning
under the burden of taxation , and relief
must come from some source. The popu
lation of the state has increased , but
the burden of taxation has not de
creased. The cities have advanced , but
the percentage of taxation has not de
clined. The explanation of this anoma
lous condition is found in the greater
cost of police departments of the cities
since the enactment' prohibition.
The facts presented by Mr. Waggonor
nro a conclusive refutation of the claim
that prohibition is a success in Kansas ,
nnd prove , on the contrary , that It is as
great a failure there as it has boon
olsowhero. They will repay careful
perusal by all who are intcrostod in this
question. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A PERSONAL APPEAL NECESSARY.
No one will bo inclined to find fault
with the object oi the State Develop
ment association to collect reliable sta
tistics of the products and resources of
Nebraska and to spread this knowledge
broadcast through the land. Suoh in
formation can not fail to influence the
advent of both capital and immigration
in the state and to contribute to the
general welfare of our people. With
this purpose in view the association has
addressed a circular to the boards of
supervisors , county commissioners ,
boards of trade nnd other organizations ,
soliciting both their co-oporation and a
guaranty of financial aid to carry oh the
work until proper appropriations can
bo secured by legislation. It is doubt
ful , however , whether such a circular
of itself will bo wholly effective in
bringing about the desired results.
Circulars , no matter how well written ,
as n rule , are laid aside and are either
forgotten or thrown into the waste
basket. To make the State Develop
ment association representative both
in narao and in fact , it will bo nec
essary to make a personal appeal
to the various county organizations.
This can be done through the vice-
presidents of the association inasmuch
as each county in the 'state is entitled
to one vice-prosidont. ' In a measure ,
however , the circulars" ! ! ! bo valuable.
They will call attention to the objects
of the association in the counties of the
state who failed to respond to the Invi
tation extended some peks ago. They
will pave the way forTho co-operation
of local boards. But Tt"wili take the
earnest appeal of individual efforts to
influence suoh bodies to contribute the
necessary financial backing promptly in
order that the work of the association
may not bo unnecessarily delayed.
EASTERN RECOLONIZINa.
It is curious to read of the efforts to
recolonizo portions of the east. The
common impression is that , that section
is eroatly overcrowded , and that the
desire is to reduce rather than in
crease population. There is a move
ment in Vermont , however , to ropooplo
the abandoned lands of that state , esti
mated to amount to two hundred
thousand acres , and to that end a com
missioner appointed under an act of
the last legislature is 'devising a plan
for accomplishing this object. Ho is
said to have conferred with a promi
nent Swede of Nebraska , who is
experienced in the business of founding
colonies of his countrymen , and this
man proposes to oxa'mino the depopu
lated lands in Vermont , and , if found
satisfactory , to bring n colony of fifty
Swedish families no'xt spring. There
are some difficulties in the way , but
these will not bo found insurmountable.
This attempt of Vermont to ropeoplo
its waste lands will bo watched with
interest , particularly In Now Kngland ,
and if it shall prove successful the
plan is likely to be widely imitivtod
in the cast. Other states there have
moro or loss waste land , which
they would doubtless like to make pro
ductive if a practicable way to do so
can be found , and the Vermont move
ment will , perhaps , demonstrate what
may bo done. But so long as now sec
tions are opening in the west , of fortllo
nnd cheap lands , promising creator
profit to the agriculturist than ho can
reasonably hope to obtain in the east ,
the ropoopling of the waste lands of
that section is certain to bo slow , under
the most favorable conditions that may
be offered. The idea of an eastern
contemporary that the western ca
pacity of immodlato absorption
hub boon stretched to near the
bearable limit would not bo sustained
by an investigation. Nebraska , for ex
ample , could absorb a hundred thousand
families , or more , as rapidly as they
mierht comoj and there is a great deal
of territory outside of this state offering
favorable opportunities to homo Bookers.
Whenever the pursuit of agriculture
shall become moro profitable in the east
than at present , and this will doubtless
happen in time , the waste land problem
will bo easy of solution. Meantime no
harm can como of trying suoh an exper
iment as is proposed in Vermont.
HAS the "elixir of lifo" at last boon dis
covered , nnd can old mon bo rejuvenated
by n hypodermic injection of pulverized
lamb in distilled water ? The experi
ments of Dr. Hammond , of Now York ;
Dr. Longfellow , of Cincinnati , and othoi
eminent physicians through the coun
try , based on the Brown-Soquard the
ory , would have us believe BO. But before
fore this great life-restoring "elixir1
will be universally accepted it must be
subjected to testa moro searching than
have yet boon attempted. The truth is ,
however , that the new discovery if
likely to turn out to bo nothing moro not
loss than one of the reviving stimulante
familiar in medical science , whicli
every surgeon has time and again used
hypodormicnlly , It is well to know thai
alcohol injected under the skin has i
reviving effect providing the real elixir
of life , the vital snark itself , has 1101
burned too low. Whllo beef tea , ano
dliio , cocoaluo , solutions ot quinine arc
frequently used wltn satisfactory effect
in rallying old nnd infirm mon whoso
power of absorption of stimulants by the
stomach has boon impaired. There la
nothing so far to show that the Brown-
Soquard lamb's-toa h anything else but
such n tonic. A ronl elixir moans a re-
WHBK it la understood that the an
nual Ios3 to the farmers of the United
States from hog cholera amounts tc
twenty million dollars , the importance
of finding n way to prevent this disease
can be appreciated. Upon this point
nothing of value resulted from the in
vestigations of the commission ap
pointed by the agricultural department.
As a contribution to the lltoraturo ot
the subject the report of the commis
sion may have merit , but what is de
sired is a mean a of preventing the dis
ease , and as to this the report is alto
gether inconclusive. The opinion is ex
pressed that the only real hope of pre
venting hog cholera lies in inocula
tion , but this the commission was not
prepared to recommend without further
investigation. The positive opinion ot
the report is that disinfection cannot bo
made effective under the conditions
which exist in the west , and that that
treatment of the disease is utterly
futile. In vlow of the enormous annual
loss from hog cholera , it is manifestly
necessary that investigation , with n
view to discovering a means of prevent
ing1 the disease , shall not bo abandoned.
Visrrous to Omaha during fair
week will doubtless admire the sym
metrical poles that adorn our streets.
erected by the tasteful generosity of
the motor company. In Antwerp
they have had electric cars run
ning for years , with storage batteries
In each car. This , of course , ia a trifle
moro expensive , but there the public
is considered more important than the
increased profits of a street railway
company.
UiiRrntoful Missouri Democrat * .
Chicago HeraW.
Does noro-worship stop at the fjravo ! No
monument yet marks the resting place of
Missouri's illustrious citizen , Jcsso James.
From Force of Habit.
Chicago News.
Train robberies are becoming so frequent
that whenever tha conductor shouts
"Tickets 1" all the passengers hold up tholr
hands.
T 4 p
J- " } Colorado Wn't Boast. J
, Ifatuoj. CV Tn * .
The Utah train robbery was so danger
ously near the Colorado line that the Den
ver paper * will be obliged to call in tholr
Jokes on tha recent robbery in this state.
Are Von There , Ml Jah ?
Chicago Tribune.
Can it bo possible that Governor Dave
Hill , of New York , is laying pipes for the
United StatesmenatOjwlth the view of malt
ing connections ultimately * with tno whlto
house ! Up , Majah Ofrncs , 'arid at him.
A Rich Field.
Kansas City Journal.
It is rumored , that the civil service com
mission will next turn its attention to Balti
more. This is getting down into the terri
tory of Senator Gorman and Eugene Hig-
gms , and tha.ro ought to bo some rich finds.
Editor Onna's Vfay.
Cincinnati Enquirer
Charles A. Dana , of the Now YorK Sun ,
remembers the old adage of the man of
"words and not of deeds , " &e. Accordingly
ho seasoned his talk in favor of the World's
exposition by sending in his check for $10-
000 to Mayor Grant.
A. Hint to Pernicious Gotham. .
New Yortt Prest.
But while talk oC the fair
Permeates the nir
Let Knickerbocker do his duty. ' '
Lot him ilalsh Grant's tomb
Bra the crack of doom ,
And make Washington's arch a beauty ,
Gannila's Coolness.
Kearney Enterprise.
It requires an iron sort of cheek for a Can-
aulan to get oxcltod over the seizure nt an
English vessel by nn American man-of-war
in view of the fact that his English vessels
have been seizing American fishing smacks
for several years east with perfect freedom.
And it is pleasant to BOO him wax indignant
over his own medicine.
Gottlnc Rnndy to Got Mad.
St. Louts Olobe-Democrat.
A railroad trust could not bo attacked by
the same weapons or the same methods as an
ordinary commercial trust , but it could DC
smashed Just as readily. The trusts will
have no "show" when the pcoplo got aroused ,
and the people are on the road to that frame
of mind Just now.
The Kentucky Prohibition Vote.
New Yurlt Sun.
The astounding news comas from Ken
tucky that the prohibition vote in Monday's
election was very light. This sad news Is
enough to drench the dryost dry with salty
and shining tears. The tlmo for a prohlbl-
ory amendment to the Kentucky constitu
tion is atill hidden iil the dark forward and
tabyss of time. '
AS OTHERS SEE US.
Haw City ron'f Undorstand.
Interstate Commorpe Oouimiss loner Grofl
would bo a name that would make the cars ol
every Nebraska republican tingle with
pleasure. ° *
St. LinJilb .I'litased ,
Kearnty 'E\terprl \ e ,
Queer tennis tue.vi , ( > Jay up in Omaha. The
Republican , in its description of a tourna
ment , says that thai-players took tholr posi
tions nnd two inert 'faftrfyjd ; the games were
played rapidly aud toq fjcoro was soon "thir
ty deuce.1 * Wo pr tuiiio that this unheard
of score can only bo made when two players
sorvo. _
Was Tills an Omaha ( landlord ?
Ull/ttt Herald.
Frank Stiles was In Omaha last week and
disposed of his residence property in the
metropolis. Frank suya ho wouldn't have
kicked if ho could have got half of tha rent ,
but when the agent commenced keep In or the
whole business and charged Stiles up with
street car fare extra , bo thought it was tlmo
to sell _
Olio of kilo's Amenities.
Kccinuu Enttrprlte ,
Social llfo at Fort Oinaua must bo quite
aplcy aud interesting at times. There is
notlilng like a trial , either by a court mnrtial
or before a Jury , to find the true Inwardness
ol affairs ,
Tlioy Were Imoky to Escape.
Kearney Iftib ,
The republican state central committee assemble -
somblo nt Omaha to-day. If reports in the
papers of that city are reliable the tnombori
of the committee nro liable to bo run In foi
vagrants by the police.
Our Diamond Ulnnt.
Chicago Ken * .
The potrlflod arm of a giant has been dug
up In Nebraska , It hold In Its clinched hand
nlno largo diamonds. It Is evident that the
arm belonged to a prehistoric hotel clerk.
tst , Paul WnntH Him llcmovoJ.
St. Aiul J'ioneatlYeu.
Chief Hubbard'i attention ia called to the
fact that Coonoy , the Cronin suspect , la
catching for the Omaha * .
No Prohibition Kor Him.
Chtcaao Times.
The lieutenant-governor of Nebraska has
had n narrow oscnpo from drowning. Ho
soya that ho Is no longer a prohibitionist.
Hoping Against Hope.
JLflnncapnirt Tribune.
The young gentlemen from Omaha rather
put a crimp In our athletes yesterday , hut lot
us not bo discouraged. The summer is not
yet ended nor Is the harvest passed. We
shall bo happy yot.
STATE PRESS COMMENT.
\Vahoo Wasp : Judge GrofT , of Omaha ,
has boon summoned to Washington and will
bo appointed either to the vacancy in the
Intor-stato commerce commission or the
United States land commissioner. Judge
Groff can fill either place completely aud Ne
braska will be satisfied with cither.
Nobraika City Times : It now seems to bo
Bottled that Thoyor will not be a candidate
for re-olcction for governor. We propose
Major John C. Watson for governor , and
would have Otoo to go to work with a deter
mination with the vlow to send Colonel Ran
som to congress. We don't ' want tha earth
down tola way , but we'll bo satisfied with
this.
Hastings Nebraskan : The Ncbraskan
would like to aeo the next republican ticket
mude up of men who are rooted firmly In the
faith. A man is not fit to represent his party
who thinks it good policy or Incumbent upon
him to propitiate his opponents with ofllcial
patronage to win strength for himself.
Orleans Courier : John Clark Kldpath ,
the historian , late professor in Du Pauw uni
versity , is spoken of as the coming man for
chancellor of the Nebraska state unlvorsitj.
It not known whether ho will accept the po
sition , but if so , ho would In a short time
give our state university a national reputa
tion. As an educator and scholar Prof.
Rldpath stands atvtho head of the list.
Fremont Tribune : The Telegram clamors
for the next demoqiatto state convention to
bo hold in Columbus. That paper boasts of
that city having four good hotels and thinks
the crowd could bo entertained iu good
shape. But how many saloons has Coluin-
tbusl Almost any town has ample hotel ac
commodations forTlho democratic convention
of Nebraska , 'itgrequlres something moro
than hotels to satisfy the democrats.
OreoloyNows : A great many Nebraska
editors are trying to throw a damper on the
work of the State , Development association.
by spreading the rumor that Omaha la mak
ing it an Omaha advertising dodge. This
noctlonal feeling won't do , bo vs. Wo must
all work together to make It win. The state
is well represented on the oxecutlva board ,
and in the vice presidents , and the directing
and pushing depends largely upon them. If
the Omaha members are allowed to bo tha
only ones to put life into the concern we
think Omaha should reap the benefits.
Fairmount Signal : Judge Lewis Graff , of
Omaha , Is being urged for the vacancy on the
intor-stato commerce commission. Judge
Groff has made such a very creditable rec
ord during the past ton years that no doubt
of bis fitness is entertained.
COUNTRY BREEZES.
Evangelizing Under DifUouUles.
West Point HciiuliUcan.
Owing to the fact thatiho reverend gentlo-
man's teeth wore shot out at a revival mootIng -
Ing in Texas ho cannot properly frame and
speak all words correctly , yet his general
discourse contained much of truth and inter
est ! and what it lacked inelegance was offset
by earnest and forcible expression. He had
a fund of anecdote wbicii was vandwlohed in
with sacred topics in an attractive manner.
He Was Too Effusive.
Iccumsc/i Chieftain.
An exchange concluded a neat little notice
of a wedding by "wishing the happy couple
a sonny futuro. " The results of the flourish
are an angry husband , a discomilttod editor ,
a typo looking for n job , and the loss ot one
subscriber , nnd possibly moro.
Draws tha Ijino at Scrap Iron.
FulijunDemocrat. / .
Wo are willing to take anything In the pro
duce line on subscription , but wo draw the
line at old Iron. The enterprising gentleman
who wanted us to take $1.50 worth ot scrap
iron last week will please take notice.
A Summer Song.
St. 7/ouls aiolie-Democmt.
Fair summer , from lands of the far sunny
south ,
Comes gayly with music and dancing along ,
With light , springing stops o'er the heath-
Delia and daisies ;
From shady retreat , with a reofl In her
mouth ,
She pipes to the echoing woodlands her song ,
And hears them repeating , repeating her
praises ,
And laughing rejoices in days that are long.
The hyacinths bend nttno fall of her feet ,
And shine as tlio shaken bolls rustle and
ring ;
Her Bwoot-scontod breath in the valleys is
blowing :
She sits , flower-laden , where bright waters
meet ,
On banks where the happy birds twitter and
sing ,
Her llfo like n fountain of Joy overflowing
With pleasures tha purest that nature can
bring.
The green snas of corn wave am ) swing as
she passes ,
The wind of her wings In their billowy
song ,
To waUcn the wooas to her wide exultation ;
She scatters her pears on the silvery
grasses ;
Where kino rest In day-droamlng peaceful
and long ;
Her notes touch the song of a fairer crea
tion ,
Her heart it Is light and her spirit is strong.
She chases cloud-shadows on sun-llghtoj
wing ,
WIUi llclit foot and laughter she runs on
the hills ,
She walks on the waters and bathos In the
billow ;
Her beautiful motion * her draperies lllng
On glenus where ahe trip * to the musical
Till deep in the twilight , the rotes her pil
low ,
She sloops , and her vision white lanouenco
fills.
BUZZINGS.
"Do you know why It Is Illegal for n court
martial to alt nftor 3 o'clock I" atkod Mojo
Clnpp , the courteous counsel tor Colono
Fletcher , now on trial at Fort Omaha on i
charge of conduct unbecoming a soldier nm
a gentleman. "Well , " said the major , liavlni
received a negative reply to his query , "al
ot our older customs wo derive from eli
England , and there in 'yo olden tymo' gentlemen
tlomon wore expected to bo too drunk by :
o'clock to transact business , nnd therefore 1
was matlo Illegal for governmental bodies t <
sit after 3 o'clock. Ucnco the law govorninf
our courts martial.
*
"Thoro goes the finou lot of boys , " inli
a young business man to the Buzzer , a
a squad of uolloomon marched past , under i
sergeant , to their boaU. The Buzzer lookoi
somewhat astonished , when ho contlnued-
"that over robbed n hen roost. "
"Now you see that stoop shouldered police
man thcro , with a profusion of long , ragged
whiskers , and the lunch basket. I know
him. Why , ho couldn't catch a strcot car II
ho had three 'fly coppers' to head It off. "
"I said to him one day , 'you'd bo in n nice
fix If you tried to arrest a follow some time
nnd ho got his fingers In your whiskers ,
wouldn't you ! '
" ' I'd take club th
'Why , mo billy and (
dom'd head off'n him , that' what I'd do , bo
gerry , ' ho replied.1"
"My friend. " said I. "ho would have
enough of whiskers to stuff a mattress before
fore you could got at it. "
" 'Well , ' said thta economical ofllcor re
flectively'that * ud save the price uv u nhavo
wudn't It ! Say , cau't you say something
to-dny. "
"Yes , " continued the business man , " 'oui
finest' make mo vary tired. Some of then
don't know enough to pound sand down a
rat hole with an elm club , but some of then :
are fairly intelligent aud do good work. "
"Not very long ago I wa& going homo from
the club , where n little party of us had boot
playing high-five 'to a finish. ' It was a few
minutes after midnight. When within t
block of my house a policeman stopped me ,
nnd In a thlctt , fragrant brogue asked me
what Iwas prowling around for at that hour.
i told him 1 was going homo , and gave hiir
my name ( which is well known in Omaha , b >
the way ) .
"P'f wat hev yoz got under yor arm there,11
be asked. " 1 don't consider It any of youi
business" ' I replied. "I have answered your
questions , and I consider your interference
an Impertinence. "
With this ho bridled up , and flourishing his
baton , said : "I am an olllccr av the Itx-a ,
nnd I'll vag ye , Como along wid mo. "
I saw the predicament I was In , and real
ized that my wife was waiting up for mo ,
nnd would bo very much worried if I failed
to coma home , so 1 said , "Hold on ,
ofllcor , "I don't want to go down to that
beastly police station. " Tlion I told him
moro minutely who I was , showed him my
house nnd told him I only bad some flannel
shirts that 1 had purohatod that day , in the
bundle under my nrm. "
"Ho than graciously consented to walk
down to my house with ma to verify my
statement , remarking ou the way , "Yo'd
botthorkapo a civil tongue in yo'ro head ,
young folly , when ya moot an ofllcor of the
"
la-a. " ,
"I could have reported him , but what good
would it have done. His superiors would
have said ho was Justified in stopping mo aud
enquiring into my business at that hour of
the night , and I would get the laugh. "
"Rats , " ho concluded ua good many of
them make ma tired. I wouldn't mind it o
much if tboy only had horse-sanss. I wonder
If they couldn't accumulate a little horse-
sense if they \vcro to porsue n diet ot baled
hay. I believe I'll suggest it to the police
commission. "
*
A short time ago a young practicing physi
cian of this city was called upon to attend a
Flnlandcr who had broken ono of his logs.
The man laid in a nondescript shanty upon
the bottoms , and , putting It mildly , the &ur-
loundlngs wore somewhat uncleanly. The
man's log was sot in pUstor of parts moulds ,
and the doctor visited him dally. Uuou ono
of those viaits the physician found a laigo
bowl of cream-topped milk upon the table ,
and uosida it a plato of broad. Ho helped
himself , dipping the bread in the ore un and
then eating it , and found the combination
very palatable. The good woman of the
house could not spoalc a word of Euglisb.but
noticing ttio avidity with which the doctor
devoured the broad and cream , she was par
ticular to have a goodly nupply of
each upon tha table at the hour for the
pliyaician'a daily call. She refused to accept
pay for these little luncheons and so the
good doctor would leave n bright quarter
with ono of the chile reu each morning. Quo
day ha chanced to make his call at an earlier
hour than usual , nnd while examining the
man'a lot , his hand came in contact with a
sticky , doughy substance. Ho throw back
the covers and there , close boaldo his patient ,
was u pan of dough , set to raise by the na
tural heat of the man's body , a custom very
prevalent among tha Inhabitants of the icebound -
bound regions. That morning : , and upon all
mornings thereafter while the doctor at
tended the case , the cream and bread ap
appealed to him in vain , and tno youngstsis
missed their bright quarters.
K
* *
There i asides upon West C'arnau street a
most reputable ynung married man , who ,
for many months past , has boon a martyr to
insomnia. Ua tried about ull the alloyed
remedies the market affords , and bad about
resigned himself to bis unenviable fate , when
a friend suggested that ho try drinking a
small glass of whisky before let'.rlnc for the
night. The young man had never drank any
liquor in his llfo , but thought ho would try
the recommended remedy , and with this ob
ject In vlowha purchased a half pint of "Old
Crow. " Inexperienced In the use of liquor ,
and unacquainted with its effect , this mis
guided young follow , thinking ho would bo
aure to bring about the desired result , drank
the whole half pint and rolled into bod. He
wont to sleep all right , but before long , with
dlfllculty , was aroused by his wife , who was
ignorant of her liege lord's condition ,
and told to go to the front door , its
some ono was knocking. Ho took his
staggering away through the hall , and with
out stopping to make any inquiries , throw the
door wldo open. Under the full glare of tha
hall light ho stood In robe do nult before the
astonished gaze of the estimable daughter of
the landlady and her best young man. The
situation was embarrassing to the two , but
not BO with the victim of insomnia. Ha stood
leering idiotically at the young lady , seem
ingly perfectly Ignoront of any misbehavior
upon his part. The daughter of the house
was equal to the emergency , however , und
turning , bade her young mon good-night and
ran upstairs. The causa of all the trouble
calmly closed the door In tha other young
man's face and returned to bed , Next mornIng -
Ing at breakfast ho was conscious of an un
usual frigidity upon the part of the landlady
and her daughter , and later In the day his
wife Informed him as to tha causa ot the
coldness. It took dayu and days to effect a
reconciliation , and now whisky is tabooed In
that household and the young man , still
suffers from insomnia.
A newly married man rotates that a abort
time ago ho took his tlr t degree in the
Knights of Pythias.
His wife , with true wifely ollcltude ( may
hap curiosity ) , questioned him closely upon
his return as to what the ceremonies woro.
"Woll , " ho aia , "tho chief feature of the
Initiation was the riding of the iroat , which ,
you know , Is n standard coromonyAimonf ?
secret societies. An nnclont goat , which
could glvo a bucking broncho cords nnd
spades nnd boat him , was led out , with n
little rod saddle on him , aud I wna ordered
to mount. When I had got seated n follow
with long , rod whiskers , drcmod In a green
swallow-tail coat , stuck a pitchfork Into the
goat , and I thought n oyclono had struck
mo.
" 1'ou see , " ho continued , "you must stick
on anil rliio around the hall , or you are Inol-
Iglblo to belong to the society. "
"And did you stick on , Qcorgol" she
asked.
"Oh , yes , I got around all right , " ho ro-
pllod ; "but that's not all ; there is another
and larger goat to ride , and ono still larger ,
before I am regularly installed. "
"Why , how dollghtfuU" exclaimed the
fond young brldo. "Why don't they lot
ladles Joint" -I ]
"Bccauto they have no sitlo saddles , " re
plied the bruto.
Iho sllonco which followed was BO cold
that both shivered.
The bride had "tumblerd. "
%
"Whan I was 'cowboylng' ' In the Nlohrara
country , some years ngo. It was a rather
dangerous occupation. The country was full
of Indians nnd the cowboys , on the round-up ,
always rode In pairs , or by throoa or fours.
"Thoro was u man In our carap who owned
a largo number of cattle , anil who was tha
moat particular , und also the hardest man to
rldo with In the outfit.
"On a round-up ho would Insist that his
party search every 'couloo , ' and ovun would
look down prairie dog holes , for cattle.
"Ono day ho wont out with a party , hut
became separated from them anil got lost.
On account of the proximity of the Indians
wo hud made u compact to gather to the
rescue when anyone was roiwrted lost and
send parties out Iu every direction to search
for the missing.
"Oh this occasion wo were all called In
and told oft m parties to go In search , tha
agreement being that no man should Ilru a
gun , unless absolutely uoccusary , until the
loat man was found.
'Along In the afternoon wo hoard two
shots la rapid succession , and hurried backjto
camp. Wo found the cook with a dead unto-
lope , but our mau was still missing.
"Tho cowboys were very indignant and
"cussed" the cook from ' 'rook to soda" for
firing the gun , saying that tha mau was still
missing , nnd that valuable tlmo had boon
lost. "
"Tho cook took tha
matter vary philosoph
ically , and exonerated himself uy atvying ,
"Woll , what in h - is Jim Creighton along-
aldoof fresh meat , auyliowi"
This stor.v was related by a wealthy and
Jolly cattleman from the west , who has
grown up with Nebraska , and passed through
Omaha on his way oast.
* *
"This is a deuced straugo kantry , don't ' yo
know , " said a whlto-llanncl trousurcd young
Englishman , the other day , us ho toyed with
a U. and S. at the Paxton bar. "Yo go Into
a tap-room hoah , and find a lot nf mon , doa't
yo know , standing- front of tno bar. They
lift tholr glasses aloft nnd sal : 'Hoah vro
KO , ' and blawat mo eyes If they go for au
houah. "
X1S BEBU , MY COUNTIIYAI1SN.
Xlio True Explanation of Knglanda
Itoynl Grant .Imbroglio.
( Commwilratcd. )
No ono need assuuio to understand the
English constitution or give an opinion aa
the royal grants , to pay which Johnnie Bull
has annually put his hand into his brooches
pocket , until ho has mnstcrcdjtho supjocjof ;
boor. Beer is at tlic rootof The question.
In tracing the course of the political stream
in that country , the explorer will cross the
the verdant fields of commerce , the rocky
wastes ot party interest , the lofty peaks ot
Imperial ambition , the muddy flats of per
sonal vlndlctivancss , but whun ho reaches
the source and fountain of this broad shoot
of a nation's destiny , ho will find it in the
plain , round , well coopered b irrol of malt
liquor , on which the Inland revenue officer ,
with much deference and con side ration , puts
nls stamp.
Why is it that Victoria can present a peti
tion to parliament for money to support her
children and grandchildren , nnd why is /
that in spite of the remonstrances of the
radicals and of these affected , contempt Is a
form of ouvy aud Jaundiced regret that they ,
too , are not counted worthy of public recog
nition ; why is it that the house always comes
forward and ncceeds to tha request ! Beer ,
whv it's ' beer , don't you knowl
Wo must go back to the tlmo when the par
liament had King CUailes II. bv the nock , so
to Hueak , and that gallant gent Ionian was
bargaining awuy many of the prarouativuB ot
tlio ii own ; and principally among them his
rights accruing under the feudal system of
Kind tenure ; for , up to that time , the king
was but only the nominal loid of nearly
every square Inch of real estate in the king
dom , but he was the practical recipient of a
largo fee , exacted fiom nny ono who was for
tunate enough to como Into piopuity by do-
Bcont , or whenever un army Jind to bo raised.
But what had all this to do with boar ! you
will say. Bo patient. To understand the
question wo must Rtart at otlginal rorum ( or
bec-riun In this c.iio ) . The parliament , hard
as it was on the unfortunate monarch , imva
him something in return for thcso conces
sions , ( which ho could not help ) to his be
loved pooplo. It did not rob the poor king of
his beer. The pirlUmont undertook to pro
vide a purse Rutllciunt for maintaining the
honor and dignity of the ciown , und amongst
other things Huuurod to him and his heirs
forever the liurlditary duties on malt liquors ,
amounting to 15 pence per barrel ou beer ,
Tills was what Victoria Inherited when she
ascended the English tluono. But by act of
parliament , suction % of 1 und 3 Viet. c. 2 , she
surrendered thin endowment dm Ing her own
llfo , tno condition of which was that , "Her
majesty felt confident that her faithful com
mons would gladly make adequate provision
for tlio suppoit of thu honor und dignity of
the crown. "
This act was passed in order that by the
reduction of the imposition of 15 pence per
barrel the honest worklngman would bo ro-
llovod from contributing in nn undue pro-
poitlnn to tlio punllo revenues , and bo ublo
to secure his onu luxury , or , as BOUIO eminent
Btutosinon have claimed , ono ot his neces
sities , at a reduced price and of a bettor
quality.
Jolmnio Bull knows when ht > has a good
thing , as a rule , and ho has availed himself
of this concession to such on extent that the
last census shows In thut year there was
consumed two ( ralloiiB of ucar to ovary man.
woman und child In the three kingdoms , and
by the annual budgut it appear * that the
excise on Johnnie's 'ulf ' and 'alt ' , Bueh as It la ,
for It would amount to a good deal less than
the excise taken by the average Omuna
saloonkeeper froth , yields a larger amount
than any other Hlnglu item In the schedule.
The country has ically made money by this
deal , and oven at Hut present flKura of the
yearly grants to the royal family , if Via had
kept tier beer , the balance would have been
in her favor.
The end of It all U that parliament , having
ordered aud cot Its beer , fouls it has to pay
for it like a gentleman.
Tlie Hnllor'H HcHolvo.
J. U. 0 , in I'uclt.
A sailor on the topsail yard
White reeling softly sings :
"I'd rather pick souio chorrlei hero
Than pull on tucso 'ore string ! .
"I'd sooner of a kicking mule
Bo undisputed boss Ittfli
Than haul this xvbatlier-oar-rlmj out
On this 'era rloinish ho s.
"I rather steer my Betsey Jane
Up to tbo altar rail
Than be aloft on thla o'ro night.
A-reofing this 'ero a ail.
" 1 awear that vrhon I get atbor *
I'll Bplicu that lovely Ian ,
Buy that aforexaid mule as kick * ,
And peddle garden eass. "
