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Cole in tlio dead of winter.
TIIAYKII'S biennial message
has been lost in the Hliulllc.
\Vi : trust there will bo no disturbance
In tlio capital of Nebraska today.
Tins valiunt service of the Capitol
guards in quelling the legislative mob
eminently fits thorn for active duty on
tlio frontier.
IT AVAS peculiarly fitting that the late
plenipotentiary at Colon should place a
largo period to the public services of nn
obstreperous adjutant.
TIIK harvester trust proved too much
for its organizers. The collapse of the
combine is not duo to respect for public
sentiment , but to u wliolosomo fear of
laws and courts.
WIIIJXKVKH there is a plum in sight
the late watch dog of the city treasury
is always on hand. It is now reported
that ho is laying for IClorstuud's scat in
the board of public works.
EX-LlKUTKNANT GOVKUN'OU MlSIKl/B-
JOHN' retires to private lifo with the
satisfaction of having performed his
duty fearlessly nnd fairly , and having
earned the commendation of all law-
abiding citizens.
THIS recent gushing oplbtlo praising
the cziif for his devotion "to religious
liberty , " onmtmtod from American resi
dents of St. Petersburg. Whou it comes
to toadying royalty , the American
abroad has no equal.
THE reason thojirohib. nttornoyshavo
boon making such a desperate fight
against Boyd is because they suspect
that ho might object to signing nn ap
propriation to pay their fees out of the
state treasury.
TIIK RKI3 has reached the high water
mark on its Sunday edition , which this
morning exceeds 35,000 copies. The In
dian war and the outbreak at the state
capital hiivo created an extraordinary
demand for the only real newspaper in
Omaha.
TIIK independents still decline to
notify Governor Boyd that the legisla
ture is organized. "Within a very few
days they will come down from their
high liorso. It takes money * to pay-
hoard hills and it will take Governor
Boyd's signature to draw upoit the state
treasurer.
THKIU : has been n great deal of unfa
vorable comment as regards tlio course
of lion. .T. L. Webster in acting as attor
ney for General Thayer In the contest
over the governorship. A personal ex
planation made by Mr. Webster fully ex
onerates him.fo are thoroughly satis
fied that ho Is not playing Into the hands
of the prohibition manipulators.
ElMtol'K is snow-bound , and oven
northern Africa has felt the frosty breath
of the bll//.ard. England is having the
hardest winter since 18115. The eastern
portion of the United States is also rev
eling in the pleasures of old-fashioned
weather. In the west the weather has
thus far boon unusually mild , except in
the immediate vicinity of the state house.
THIS weak the legislature ) should
make more progress and loss history.
The appropriation for the destitute sot-
tiers ought to bo passed without delay.
Their need Is very pressing and this is
tlio dead of winter. Delay in this mat
ter is almost criminal , No session over
had a larger amount of important busi
ness to transact. None could allord to
waste time and money by delay ,
TIIK first state legislature of Wyom
ing as a state has concluded its labors.
Its work cannot bo measured by the
number of bills passed , but rather by
the well-digested character of the few
framed , Drustlo laws wore tabooed ,
nnd thosu onuctoA are wisely aimed to
eccuro greater development of the vast
resources of the state , to encourage set
tlement and prevent burdensome luxa
tion. The work of the legislature can
hardly fail to secure these ends , and
redound to the honor of tlio republican
majority.
A r ir o/n FACTS.
In nctlvo business llfo there are thrco
unfailing guides to permanent BUCCOSB :
Honest goods , ronsonublo prices and
judicious advertising. Deceptive an
nouncements invariably react on mor-
eluints making them , and business eo
conducted Invariably degenerates and
lapses Into bankruptcy.
The guides of progressive business lifo
npply with equal force to communities.
The record of Omaha's growth in the
past IB tribute not iilono to energy of her
people , but IB n striking Illustration of
her steadfast refusal to adopt the boom
methods of mushroom cities. Rigidly
excluding bombastic reports nnd inllatcd
Htntlstics , the city has advanced In popu
lation , commercial and Industrial
Htrength and material wealth at a pace
that Is the envy of the west and the ml-
miration of the countrv.
Despite the assaults made lost year
alculatcd to overturn the Internal pol-
cios of Nebraska , the metropolis of the
Into overcame doubt and depression
ind made a record of superb growth.
( Mthough nearly 87,000,000 were ox-
> ondcd in building improvements , it did
lot exhaust the people's ready cash , for
deposits in the bunks increased by
; . ' ) ,000,000 , making a snug roll of $21-
1)0,07" ) laid aside for emergencies , while
traneactlons of the clearing house
jatiks increased 21 per cent over the
H'ovious year. In the jobbing business
200 firms disposed of S-50,000.000 worth
if goods on nn Invested capital of $ M-
00,000 , while ICS factories ; exclusive of
ho packcrios , turned out $2o,000,000
.vorth . of products , iriivo employment to
2,000 men , an increase of 1.000 in a
car , and paid out nearly 81.000,000 a
nonth in wages. The great beef and
> ork packorlos purchased 7o per cent of
ho receipts of the stock yards , slatigh-
, ered 1,787,981 animals and added $2- ! )
00,000 In product to the world's supply.
.n increase of 31 per cent is a pretty
strong gain for an industry seven years
old.
These are but a few of the cold facts
ivhlch illuminate the marvelous increase
of ! ! 58 per cent in the city's population
n ton years Their suggestive force Is
urther shown in the mot tliut the city
jas readily floated four and one-half per
cent short time bonds at a nreinium of
hreo per cont. And this , too , when
monetary centers were shaken by the
speculative favors last fall.
Tlio simple record of Omaha's growth
: iccds no trimmings. The facts sponk
'or themselves. They furnish a re-
iablo index of the city's future , its ad
vantages as a jobbing and industrial
center and the splendid opportunities it
: iiTords for profitable investment.
THIS BEE publishes today the second
of a series of articles that are intended
to present a complete exposition of the
need of irrigation in this state , of its
prospective boncllts , and of the means
by woich it can bo realized.
There is probably no part of development
mont now open to the people of Nebraska
that prominos so much for the future as
that of making our arid and semi-arid
ogions as prosperous as the irrigated
districts of Colorado , Utah , New Mexico
nnd California. The subject is little
understood , and yet Ills the only substun
tittl hope of 00,000 of our people , inhabit
ing over 18,000 square miles of our do
main , And oven thcso figures do not
nark the limitsofitsposbibilitesof good ,
for there nro other largo regions in
which irrigation can matorlaly assist
agriculture. There can bo no question
that when the matter has been fully
presented to the state , capital and
energy will go to the assistance of the
bravo men who uro now strugling
against great odds'o dovolopo the re-
sorces of our frontier. To accomplish
this is In part the object of the present
articles.
It is important to convert a popular
misapprehension at the outset. This
is the idea , that to say a state needs
irrigation is to advertise Iho impression
that it is practically worthless. Noth
ing could bo more erroneous. The most
profitable farming in the world is done
by mentis of irrigation , nnd the great
est and most oven prosperity that exists
in the west today is in districts so hopelessly -
lessly arid that tlioir Inhabitans lost no
time in praying for rain. The day will
come in Nobnuskn , as it has already
come in states and territories to the
west of us , when the man who does his
farming under the ditch will bo ro-
gnrdood as the most enviable of al
tillers of tbo soil.
No western btato can afford lo pause
for a moment in' its onward march.
Irrigation is the goal to which Nobrnskn
should press forward now.
.1 NATIONAL AllT OALUUli' .
The people of the United States nro
becoming used to the contemplation of
great projects. The world's fair prom
ises to bring into existence some marvel
0113 work's of man's ingenuity and skill
Intercontinental railroads are talked o
as possibilities of the not remote future
iv proposition for a national univorsit ;
that shall equal the greatest seats o
learning in the old world has found its
way into congress , and lastly a Boston
man has revived the project of a mi
tlonal art gallery on a magnificent scal <
iu Washington. All this gives ovidcnc
ot the advancing and expanding Idea
of the American people. There i
u steadily growing doslro for progress
along nil lined. All thought is n
longer directed to the achievement o
more material results , but moro largely
than over before the attention ot th
wealthy and the cultured la being devoted
voted to the accomplishment of those
things which will contribute to the in
tollcctual nnd moral elevation of th
people. It is the development of
spirit rioh in promise of splendid re
sults nnd on every account worthy of the
heartiest encouragement ,
The project of a national art gallery ,
with which Mr. Franklin W. Smith , a
wealthy citizen of Boston , has pub
licly identified himself , is con
ceived on the broadest scale. Wo learn
of this gentleman that ho is not only n
man ot means , but that his ideas nro ns
plenty as his money , and that ho has
tastes In nrt which ho has qultivatod
highly nnd without stint. His plan , wo
are told , is the result of forty years of
study and observation in the capitals of
Europe , nod ho is iu a position to aevoto
the remaining years of his life to thla
subject. What ho proposes is amngnifl-
cent structure , or groupo of buildings , to
bo erected OH an eminence In a portion
of Washington city , presenting a
variety of architecture , the central
building to bo a reproduction
of the Parthenon. Around thcso
buildings will extend parks which nro
to enclose courts , and the plan contemp
lates ranges of galleries descending from
the central cdlOco and appropriated to
various historic periods of nrt and arch
itecture. It is estimated that by con
structing those buildings of "ornnuumtal
cement" their cost will not exceed
$5.000,000 , a sum which there ought not
to bo very great difficulty in securing on
the subscription plan which Mr. Smith
proposed. About 5130 ncres would
bo occupied , thus transcending every
thing of the kind that has hitherto been
conceived.
It is tin exceedingly ambitious project ,
but it cannot ho said that it is impracti
cable , and If Mr. Smith is the earnest ,
enthusiastic nnd determined man ho Is
represented to bo , the success of the
project is moro than possible. Its author
believes it can bo consummated within
five years and ho does not permit nny
delay in bringing It to the public atten
tion In a practical way. Unquestion
ably It would bo a great acquisition nnd
its possibilities for good in an educa
tional way cannot bo overestimated. It
bus already received encouraging recog
nition.
Tin : MTuni : w ttinr KNOLAXD.
The people of Now England are in a
very thoughtful mood t.hcho days. When
they look to the wo > ) t they see what bus
gone out ot the population of the old
home , and they are pausing to consider
with anxious interest what has como in
to take its place. The current numbar
of the New Enijlniid Aratjuxint contains a
symposium , to which four prominent
men contribute , on the subject of "Tho
Future of Now England. "
Ex-Governor John D. Long writes
hopefully of the prospect. Ho clearly
sees the changes that the last forty years
have wrought. Ho admits that the hillside -
side farm has been deserted , and that
the old families of New England have
largely gone forth to become the seed
of New England in the west. IIo ulso
notes the startling growth of the larger
cities and corresponding loss of the coun
try nnd villages. "But this is not final
ity , " ho says. "It is simply transition.
It lias boon the result , not of depression ,
but of the prosperity of our country for
the last thirty years. " lie predicts that
there will bo n reaction , and that the
'tide will flow back again to ro-pooplo
the country districts and revive the in-
torcsting town lifo of the old days.
George B. Loomis , a resident of old
Salem and now our minister to Portu
gal , reviews the changes of the last half
century , and then compares the Now
England of the future to certain ancient
and populous localities in Franco ;
"a section lying between Paris nnd Bor
deaux , mnrlced by continuous cultiva
tion , gardens and vineyards , thriving
towns , great regal estates , all radiant
with historic Interest , whore man has
toiled for centuries. "
Rev. George A. Jackson puts the gist
of his ideas into the first few sentences
of his csbuy , ns follows : "Will the
country towns of Now England again
become productive ? is often asked. Pro
ductive of what ? Largo crops to com
pete with the deep-soiled west ? No.
Of Now England's old-time and most
precious crop-men ? Yes. " Mr. Jackson -
son suggests a systematic olTort on the
part of Now England's leading people to
revive interest in country life and en
deavor to turn back the appalling mill
to the great cities. lie believes the a\-
orago man who leaves the farm to seek
his fortune in the city makes a costly
mistake.
A discussion of the future of Now Eng
land has a lively interest for the thou
sands of men and women 'scattered
throughout the west , who look back to
the dear little states for their ancestral
roof-tree. A western man was recently
hoard to remark : "I thank God that I
was born in Now England , and 1 thank
God that I had sense enough to leave
it ! " There is a measure of truth in Iho
rough remark. Now England , is a good
place to come from , with Its proud his
tory and its air of eminent respecta
bility , but the opportunities now open
tjioro to energetic' and ambitious men
do not compare , as n whole , to these of
fered in a now country with superior
natural resources. IIo is a fortunate
man who can bo proud both of bis birth
place and of the homo ho has made for
himself in another lund.
Now England will never lose Its rich
historical Interest , but before many
years it will find itself in lively competi
tion with the west for its peculiar dis
tinction in the mutlor of education and
manufacturing.
ISTF.RNAT10NA.l4 CUlTltlOlIT.
It Is questionable whether any bill
providing for intnrnattoiml copyright
will bo passed by the prcsont congress.
Moro than a month ago the house
p'issod what is known as the Slmonds
bill , but it has not been very favorably
received in the fonnto. Tbis measure is
blmllur in olTect to these of other coun
tries upon the same subject , except it
provides that no book can bo copy
righted hero by virtue of it unless said
book shall bo printed from typo sot or
plates made from typo so sot in the
United States. It permits foreigners to
take out copyright liore Itpon these con
ditions , namely : Whan such foreigner Is
a citizen of a foreign state or nation which
permits to citizens of the United States
the benefits of copyright on substan
tially the same basis as Its own citizens ,
or when such foreign nation or state per
mits to citizens of the United States
copyright privileges substantially simi
lar to these provided for by the act , or
when such foreign state or nation is a
party to an International ngroomont
which provides for reciprocity in the
grant of copyright , by the terms of
which the United States may at its
pleasure become a party to such agree
ment. _ It was largely the influence of
American printers that secured the
passage of this bill in the house , who
hold that they no loss than American
authors deserve protection.
Since this bill passed It appears to
have been moro carefully studied by cer
tain American ruithors , with the result
that a portion orthem reached the opin
ion that it Is in tha interest of tlio publish
ers at the oxpeifto of the authors. The
outcome of tlifiS-low was the introduc
tion of a bill in , the sonata to provide for
the compensation of foreign authors for
the use of copyright In the United States.
In effect it provides that publishers or
manufacturers of foreign books , maps ,
etc. , shall give certain bond for the
faithful performance of the requirements
plticcd upon them by the bill , and also
deposit with certain specified olllelals ten
ior cent of the retail price of such
lUblications , the monov so deposited
o bo paid as royalty to tlio authors
hereof. There is a wide difference in
ho plans , and determined Insistence
ipon either by Its advocates may bo
utal to legislation on this subject by the
irescnt congress , which cannot allord to
give much time to the discussion of in-
.ornatlonal . copyright.
There are several points of view from
rhloh to consider this question , and It Is
o ho remarked that while there Is an
( bounding solicitude respecting the in-
orosttt of authors and of publishers ,
, here Is far less concern shown regard-
ng tlio nrobablo olToot of the proposed
ogislatlon upon the interests of
\uiorlcan renders. It Is entirely
> roper to desire that justlco shall
bo done lo foreign authors , par-
icularly If nt the satno time American
authora received encouragement and
tlmulu.-i to higher effort. But if as the
: > rico of this authors or publishers , or
ho two iiitoro&U In combination , are to
bo enabled to exact such tribute as they
ilcasu from the reading public of the
United States , the principle of the
jroatost good to the greatest number
hould determine our policy. There Is
ronsonublo ground for bolloving that
: in.V plan of International copyright
ivntild have the olTect to enhance the
iirico of books. This might mean an
enormous increase in the aggregate
uiiuial otitly for private aud public
ibrarios , or the unfortunate- alternative
of buying fewer books. If a w.iy can bo
'ouncl ' to do justice at tbo sumo time to
broign authors and to the buyers of
boohs that way should bo adopted , but
t will hardly bo denied that such a way
las not yet boon suggested.
Pitt WIT S
At about this time every year facts are
Diiblished showing the merits and ad
vantages of profit sharing1. The latest
: > ieco of intelligence of this kind comes
TO in a town in Mibsouri , where n manu
facturing company has boon carrying on
this policy for Jb/o years , The businesi
s managed by a board of directors.
Regular wages' and salaries are paid to
ill , and wages are rated as cipital and
illowod G par Cotit. The not profits of
the year are ascertained and a tenth set
isido as a surplus fund. Another tenth
; joes to the provident fund , which
is for all , nnd the remainder is
ilivided pro rata among1 the
officers and operators , or according to
their several investments. This divi-
ilond is then converted into slock , which
receives its dividend exactly as the cap
ital of the original 'proprietors. The
report of the company showsjhat In five
years 'i5 ! per cent ha ? boon paid in divi
dends on wages. Such operatives as
cheese to take their dividends in stock
have received an average of 38 per cent
in dividends and interest , with com
pound dividends on the first three years.
The working day has boon shortened
ono hour , with full pay , and tbo presi
dent of the company ha * never had any
difllculty with employes. The best
wages are paid and the best men em
ployed that can bo had , who can belong
to unions or not , as they please. The
plan has thus far boon a complete suc
cess , and there is no reason to suppose
that it will not continue to bo.
Profit sharing , lias not made marked
progress in this country , but n number
of Instances of the success of the experiment -
mont could bo cltod. It lias not been
successful in every case of trial , but
failures have boon duo to faults in the
plan adopted rather than to any inlior
cut defect in the principle. Tlio bis- ]
lory of profit sharing in Franco , where
it originated and has hud tlio largest
development , is ono of uniform success.
So far as wo are aware , the same is true
of experiments with tbo plan in Eng
land. In the opinion of these who have
given it most careful study , it offers the'
most feasible and certain solution of thu
labor problem. Its advantages are ob
vious. It stimulates men to the employ
ment of tholr l)2&t olTorts and to the
practice of economy both as to time
and materials. It elevates the standard
of workmanship by making every
worker fool that ho has a direct interest
in building up the character of the es
tablishment and thereby increasing its
business. It creates in employes a betiso
of responsibility and strengthens their al
legiance to employers. It has uniformly
been found a potent influence in pre
venting discontent , combinations to
strike being almost impossible where
this plan Is In operation and lalrly car
ried out. It enables employers to secure
the host men and to retain them , which
means a high standard of work always
maintained. There , is a trustworthy
force constantly at command , with no
controversies to disturb the business ,
and with every Individual doing his best
for the general good. Glvon wise and
careful managqinqnt the profit-sharing
establishments ought to yield the best
results on the caV.ltal invested , and the
record of tlioao.ub'road . shows that as a
rule they do. i
It Is highly probable- that within the
next ton years , 'poat ( ; progress will bo
made with thisn plan in the United
States. It is fining adherents , and
every now evidence of Its merits
strengthens its claim to the considera
tion of manufacturers nnd others who
employ largely and whoso business is of
a character that will admit of its appli
cation. Its unquestionable- advantages
would soora to certainly insure its ex
tensive adoption in this country.
TIIK mayor of Now Haven Is a success
ful man of business , nnd ns such ho has
practical ideas regarding municipal
affairs. IIo holds the opinion that works
of a public nature , carried on mainly
within the bounds of n municipality , and
for the purposes of supplying the Inhab
itants with certain daily requirements of
civilized llfo , nnd rocjulring special rights
of oinlnont domain lo distribute tholr
products , should bo owned nnd operated
by the city and in the solo interest of the
taxpayers. Ills idea is that the city
should own its water works , gas works ,
street railways and electric . lighting
plant , nnd in this ho agrees with many
others who have given careful study to
Iho subject of municipal government.
The idea , is not now , such n policy having
long1 prevailed in the best governed
European cities , but it is only begin
ning to take strong hold upon the public
mind In this country. In Philadelphia ,
Cleveland and other cities the discussion
of such a policy Is active , and Its exten
sive adoption before many yo.irs , as the
only way to relieve- the people from the
exactions of monopolies owning works
of a public nature , is by no means im
probable. It is not doubted that in most
clllos of the country such works. If
owned by the municipalities nnd hon
estly managed , could be made to give
equally good or bettor service to the
people at loss cost than at present.
The only trouble with American cities ,
and especially western cities , Is that they
are not in condition financially to own
all the public works and their credit is
exhausted In raising money for pave
ments , sewers , viaducts , bridges and the
class of public workslliat must bo pro
vided for out of municipal funds.
TIIK legislative outlook is ono of the
great disturbing clement * in tlio business
of tbo country at tbo present time. This
applies in a larger degree to possible
coiigrcssionnl legislation. In a lessor
degree it appllos to Nebraska. The
turbulence at Lincoln at the opening of
the session has done the state serious in
jury. It has created a very bad im
pression abroad and awakened grave
fears of radical legislation. Bad ad
visors and mercenary sohumors have led
the independents into a false position.
The sturdy , honest tnem orshlp should
lose no time in repudiating the radicals
and returning to the paths of law anil
common souse. The prosperity of the
whole people is of greater importance
than the political advantage of Indi
viduals. A reckless and lawless nolicy
will cripple tlio Htato at a time when it
needs n restoration of conlicAoneo. Nobody -
body will siilTor more over an unsettled
condition of affairs than the producers.
The prosperity of the producers and the
welfare of tbo state demand from the
legislature prompt ovidnnco of its loyalty
to the interests of all the classes and a
determination to enact laws that will se
cure the "greatest good to the greatest
number" without damaging any 'inter
est.
DANIKT , 13. FAYIUVIATIIKK : ) , a Now
York millionaire , plodded quietly
through lifo and laid up a largo fortune ,
without attracting the bauble of fame.
Yet half n dozen lines in his will prom
ise to make bis naino famous in the
annals of the courts. Fayorwoathor left
an estate valued at $7,000,000 , of which
$2,100,000 was bequeathed lo various
charitable institutions , 31,000,000 each to
three executors , while his widow receives
310,000 cash , a house and lot and an an
nuity of Slo.OOO. The latter sum would
supply the wants of ordinary widows ,
but Mrs. Fayorwoathor proposes to dis
cover , what influences secured such
princely allowances for the executors.
That portion of the will is to bo con
tested , and if the developments already
published are an index to the hidden
truth , the details of a startling conspir
acy will soon bo rovoilcd ; in the Now
York court. The notoriety which the
leather prince shunned in lifo will envel
ope his name and render infamous If it
does not land in the penitentiary the
executors who drafted and witnessed the
will.
Tins , THAT , txit riru
Even though the cash did not reach the city
treasury , iUs soinothiiiK to bo thankful for
that no plumbing fee escaped.
Tin : liin ; biiilOhiR has become lifo insur
ance headquarters. Five life companies
hnvo already taken ofllccs in the building ,
viz. : The Northwestern Mutual of Milwau
kee ; the Massachusetts Mutual ; the Con
necticut Mutual ; tbo Equitable ; the Pcnii
Mutual ; anil the Manhattan llfo company
will move iuto the building to-morrow.
Our enterprising contemporary chartered
asj.i'cial train to carry Governor Boyd's ad
mirers nud political friends to Lincoln. Kvory
man was allowed to pay hia faro. And the train
carried two bundles of extras nnd the business
nuuuger at thu cxpensu of the guests. Like
all the public-spirited undertakings that have
been set on foot by our contemporary , it was
a genuine Kentucky tre.it , where every fel
low pays for his drinks.
There died not long ago in Now York city ,
nt tbo ripe old ugo of .seventy , an oUd charac
ter who huil endeared himself to thousands
connected with the telegraph service of this
continent and who will bo most sincerely
mourned by all who came in contact witU
him. "Old Tom" Kinucgan. as ho was
familiarly called , knew moro telegraph opera
tors than any other man living , know every
one of the nearly a thousand employes of the
big operating room in Now Yorlc city , and a
great deal about most of them. IIo hail beca
in the service of tlia Western Union company
for over forty years in various capacities , the
latter half as doorkeeper of the
main operating room Iu Now York city.
Haiti or shine "Old Tom" was nt hi.s post of
duty with n pleasant word for all us they
passed to and fioin tholr work. Ho was
possessed of a faculty of recognizing "duns. "
which amounted almost to a sixth souse , and
many are the tlianlcs ho received for sending
away pressing creditors on ono excuse or
another. It was one of'OKI Tom's" duties
to conduct visitors throuKl' ' the building and
explain different parts of it , and thnt hu did
for many prominent persons , including Dom
Pedro , President Oiaz'nitd the Pau-Atncrl
can visitors. If a visitor had knowledge
enough about electricity to ask troublesome
questions , Tom's Irish wit was always equal
to the emergency , and the boys tcllmnnv
rich uueedoto } of bis repartees overheard by
thorn. Oiio of "OldTom's" oddities was
that when Inquiry was made for an operator ,
ho always insisted ou knowing what their
"sign" was , or , In otnor words , tbo loiters
they used In transmitting nnd receiving tclo
grams.
Another religious Innovation Is In prospect
It Is proposed in the I'resbytcrlau church to
revive theofllcoof deaconess. The proposl
tlon ii now under discussion in the various
presbyteries , nnd their decision will be re
ported to the next general assembly , wlilcl :
meets In Detroit In May. In some nges o :
the Chrlstiaa church such nn odlco has ex
litcd , and aomo scholars maintain thai
"I'lKiibe , a servant of the church at Con
chrotu , " mentioned la Komuns , was ni
ofllciul deaconess. Others who do
not lay much stress upon this
passngo ns authoritative think tba
there ! n present need for such nn ofllco nnd
so fnvor Its Introduction. Such prouoae the
establishment of "deoconoss houses , " which
shall bo homes nnd training schools for nn
order of deaconesses , who slmll devote their
lives ns ofllccrs under the direction of tbo
church to parochial nnd Rcuornl Christian
work. Others Insist that there Is no positive
evidence "that such nn otllco existed In the
npostollo church. They also think thnt
Christian \\oincu nro likely to accom
plish a til to ns much by leaving them
Lo the methods of tbelr own choice
untrummcleil by ecclesiastical induction Into
onico. It is held too , that if training schools
for ntmcs nnd Christian worker * generally
nro Hooded , they can quite as well bo provid
ed without the establishment of nn "Ordi-r
of Deaconesses" In the church. 1'rcshytur-
lans nro nlready nt liberty to establish nnd
endow such schools so thnt cotiRrcBatlons
may bo able to employ nnd sustain nny
womnnni parochial missionaries who limy
have approved themselves worthy , discreet
nnd onldont. The presbytery of Now York
will consider the matter January 13 and the
discussion will doubtless prove quite Inter
esting. The matter will also come up nt the
next meeting or the Omaha presbytery nnd a
lively discussion Is anticipated.
MUlIt.ltili.t XKtt'Sl ll'Klt X1MS ,
Tlio Amelia Journal hat changed hands and
has become nn alliunco organ ,
Nccidlmin Brothers nro conducting the
Illnoinflclcl Monitor , a ucw Journalistic enter
prise.
The Nebraska City News announces that
it regrets to learn It tins been boycotted by
the alliance , but it predicts that U will sur
vive the attack.
A North Hend crank tried to lifduco the
postmaster to exclude the Star from tbo mail
because it contained nn account of a high live
party. Ho didn't succeed.
Lincoln just now Is the Mecca of N'cbrasltn
newspaper men and inuny bright Journalists
nro on hand to repovt the legislative proceed
ings slid watch the couno of events.
II. A.McConalck has retired from thoman-
ont of the Dakota City Argus , after re
maining in charge twenty months , and K. B.
Wilbur has again assumed control of the
paper.
A. gentleman named Smith , formerly with
the Seward Democrat , hvs founded an alli
ance paper , the llrst number of which mnilo
its appearance January 5. It la called tlio
Independent.
G. .1. Martin , foreman of the Pnlrbury En
terprise , Is with the militia nttlio front help
ing to protect tbo settlers from the hostllos.
In nrinlng himself ho simply-haa to change
his style of "shooting stick. "
There Is n rumor that another dally paper
is to bo started at Uiisting-t. From tbo num
ber of Journalistic cntcrurlscs that havn gene
down before the competition of tbo Nebraskan -
braskan , ono would Judge that the manage
ment of the proposed new paper must bo un
usually during.
The ( jeuova Republican excused Itself for
appearing as a hnlf sheet lost week oecauso
its mainstay In the mechanical department
had suouilered bis musket nnd departed for
the front to llulit Iiuliuns. The Hepubllcnn
was full of news Just the same , oven if it
was somewhat cramped for space.
County editors sometimes have some very
amusing incidents to record. Hero is ono
which the Callaway Courier presents to its
readers ; "Uuclo Dave Sprouso Is an expert
veterinary surgeon. IIo performed an opera
tion on a sick cow's tail a few days am for
what ho took to bo a case of hollow horn.
The next morning the cow was entirely
cured. She aho hul a big red calf with her
when Unelo Dnvo went out to try her with a
new proscription ho bud studied up during
the night. IIo says he'll ' bo 'dogged if bo
over saw tbo boat,1"
C. II. Israel , who uns Just arrived nt Oulc
nnd started tlio Citizen , gives tbo following
account of a visit to a fellow Journalist :
'Tho Superior Daily Journal wo enter upon
our exchange list nnd give it n hearty wel
come , it is a six-column daily nnd is well
patronized. Wo nro well acquainted with its
editors , J. D. Stlno & Son , for on our way
from Hcnkelmnti to Oak wo stopped off at
Superior and called on the Journal with n
lited clear , and the first ho done was to write
the words nnd haio the devil print in largo
letters , 'No Smoking Allowed. ' Wo will
never forget him , for wo was dying for n
smoke , for wo dad Just had out breakfast. "
/ * / : . ! O.V TIIK 1VJHAX IIM .
According to the York Times "White-liv
ered peace lias forsaken the Wounded Knee
nnd the bad lands. "
The NorfolK News advises thnt If "n few
dead Indians are desired , with 110 court mar
tial proceedings on the side , turn tbo Ne
braska militia loose. "
It is the opinion of the Fremont Tribune
that "if General Colby hangs on nt the front
a.s ho did at the late republican state conven
tion ho'll bo nt the agency in the spring. "
The Colorlilgo Sentinel Is very positive that
congress 'Should lose no time in passing a
law providing for the Immediate disarming
of every Indian on the reservation , nnd care
should bo tu'ten ' iu framing it to see that it
contains a provision to prevent tholr again ac
quiring urmi. Feed them , If necessary , but
do not allow them to possess rllles , which
may nt any time bo used to murder white
people. "
Ihe Lincoln Journal has a good word for
the militia boys nnd the service they are
doing the s4alo. "Under the protection of
the Nebraska national guards , " says the
Journal , "the homesteaders of the northern
counties are returning to their cabins ami re
suming ttio functions of the farmer. The
Ixjy.s got up there in the nick of _ time. Had
the pu.nlo continued a few moro days the des
titution among the fugitives would have boon
heartrending. "
The Sioux City Journal has n criticism on
our gallant Uonoral Colby for which nothing
but gore , red gore , cin ntouo. "General
Colby " tbo Journal "allowed his
, says , en
thusiasm to run away with bis Judgment
whoa ho offered the services of his troops to
the govern incut free of charge. Most of tbo
men are working on s"iall salaries and can
not well ufTord to work for nothing. When
ordered out for service they draw ? l n dny
for two weeks and after that $13 a month.
This Is not a princely salary for taking
the uhancos ot being . scalped and
frozen. " The editor of the Journal hnd
bettor fortify himself , for should Colby re
sent the Insult , and , mounted upon Linden
Tree , charge upon the defenseless newspaper
man , the editor's scalu wouhi undoubtedly
dangle from the belt of the Beatrice bravo.
The Indian war causes the Papilllon
Times to become retrospective. After an
nouncing that T'.ipillloti pcoplo uro resting
siifo under the shadow of the famous Omaha
galling gun , the Times says : "Uut things
were different in lt > 7 ( ) . Then Paplllion or
ganized a lull company of cavalry on two
days' notice , upon receipt of nowsof the In
dian massacre nt Wcstl'oint. Hnocli Soxsoa ,
now of Hod Willow county , wus elected
captain , A. J. Spearman , first lieutenant ,
nndJudgo Sam Walsh , rccoiul lieutenant.
Mr. Mi > cnrnnn still holds his commission ,
Issued by governor ( larbcr , attested by
Hruno'lYschuck , secretary of stato. Jack is
an old man now , but his military enthusiasm
has not died out , mid ho says ho will guaran
tee to organize ) another company within two
hours iu case his services are uoodeil by tbo
state. "
Till ! JI.ITTI.K AT
"Nobriwkn'J Molklojolm does not propose
to let Maine have a monopoly of backbouo
statesmen , " says the Plattsiitouth Journal.
Now that the legislature Is In session the
Hastings Nobrnshim warns Mr. Burrows to
remember the fnblcof the ton.il nml the ox.
Tlio Fremont Flail Is among Iho many
papers urging the legislature to Immediately
pasta bill granting an appropriation for the
relief of western sufferers.
"Lieutenant Governor Melhlejohn Is n man
with considerable b.ickoono nnu the liberal
minded pcoplo of the state live pro ml of him
anil his rulings , " says the Xobnuku City
News. 41
A Lincoln piper nutrgostH that Thayer ilul
not tnlto tils Jaunt to Mexico for nothing , Ho
gained some military points which ho pucod
on exhibition nt the stuto house during the
battle nt the cnpltnl.
Speaker J21clor iniiy ba a llltlo rusty nml
crude in parliamentary practlco , says the
Fremont Tribune , hut there Is a pictty gon-
cralsontlnicnt that an honest heart ma/bo
found beating under the loft inpjl of Ids coat.
The lleatrlco Express thinks the loglsla-
turo should pass a law so modifying the
present township net thnt la counties thosUo
of Oago , llvo or seven winmlssloners could
bo elected to do ttio business of the present
unwieldy heavy mill handle.
"That ( hero were ninny lionest and con
scientious members elected by the nllhuice is
shown by the failure of the Burrows Rang to
ran things to suit themselves at Lincoln , "
says the PlaUsinoulh Journal. If tho.lournal
hail substituted "tho great majority" for
ninny" it would hnvo lilt the bulls-eye.
The Gr.uid Island Independent thinks it
"would he rather tough on thonllinnco if the
present session should accomplish less an-1
entail Kreator espouse upon the pooulo th.m .
any previous session of the Nebraska loiris-
laturo. " 1'Vom present Inclinations , however ,
the Independent's icars , if fears they may iio
called , will probably prove groundless.
Lieutenant ( tovcrnor Meihlejohn 13 being
highly compllmcnU'il hy tlio state press on
the llrm stand ho made during the stormy
scenes of last week. Ho "wound up Ids term
of olllco In a bla o of glory , " says the State
Journal. "His work hi the chair during the
joint Hcssloii will ho remembered as the most
brilliant parliamentary maiingonient ever
scon in the state of Nebraska. "
The Lincoln Journal notes : "Jfobrnsku
laws were adopted for the government of
Oklahoma before the territory was fully or
ganized. Now Nebraska delicately acknowl
edges tlia compliment by adopting Oklahoma i _
methods for the govern meat of her legisla Jf
ture , pending full organl/ation. In justice to
the republican party It should bo stated that
this is not the kind of reciprocity th.it It Is
advocating. "
This Is the wny the Hastings Ncbrasknn
views the recent remarkable proceedings in
the legislature : "It was almost a deathblow
thnt the alliance struck itself when It allowed
Dicta tor Uurrows to commit the unpardon
able net of attempting to overthrow nil HOUSO
of rigflt nnd justice. If the alliance Intends
to preserve itself intact a wiser course and a
different policy must hereafter guide It. "
The Kearney II uh declares tnat the srloe-
tion of oflleera by the legislature Is extremely *
creditable. "Thu alliance members , " it hays ,
'havo made n clean sweep in ( "Jft-ai j1 tl >
ofllccrs of the organization , and thcro" " * ! !
ninny republicans who are glnd of it , for ono "
reason at least , that It lets down and out n
gnng of cheap bummers that have i Melon tit
party in Nebraska to Its llrst defeat. Them
was no other way to got rid of them , " .
The Fremont Herald , referring to Tins
BKL'S ' note of warning that it would bo ab
solute anarchy to attempt to count In a state
ticket not elected , says : ' -Tho physical power
to do a thing cloos not carry with it the right
to do it , and doesn't make the doing of It
right , by any man , Alight doesn't ' inalto
right , any more with a people's Independent
party , organized as n protest against wrong
doing and dictation , than with nny other
elites of people who might bo influenced to do
what they shouldn't do. Highlit might , ana
will win.11
Tlio Ynnkton Press and Dakotan predicts j _
thnt the Nebraska legislature will "pay Its
respects to the Union P.iclllo and Jay Gould
In n manner that will convince the great r.iil-
ro.id magician that tbo state is greater than
thocorpointion or individual. Gre.it pros
perity nnd uninterrupted successes have
made Mr. Gould forgetful of his obligations , ij
IIo has failed to properly recognize the f.ict f
that ho Is altogether Indebted for his pros
perity to the pcoplo of the country who have
created the Uold for his operations. "
The Cess County Independent , an nllianqo
organ , urges the farmers In ttio legislature to " \
a realization of the responsibility that rests v
upon them nnd to Improve their time , as
their continuance in power will depend upon
the wisdom of thuir actions tills winter. The
Indciicndont believes the boat thing the legis
lature can do "Is to revise m any of the old
laws , repeal as many more and pass but few
now ones , The pcoplo are already governed
too much. Thc.ro are too many dead letter
laws on the statute books , and the granger
legislature could make nn honorable record
for itself by spicing Its deliberations witti
common sense , a , heretofore unknown
quantity In the state law-making holy , and
by placing its seal of disapproval nud con
demnation upon every speck's of questionable
legislation tnat may como up. "
The Venatigo Independent urges the news
paper men of western Nobr&sku to orguntru
nn editorial association , and in reply thu
Grant l.ntorpriso editorializes nn follow *
"Two years ngo when this country , iraznitf
into a mustiroon mirror , beheld itself willi
llattcrhigeyos ; when every town nlong tills
"tho best lo locate '
line was place nnywlu'ro
hi the \vc3f " when each clmoplng station expected -
pectod and declared it would boa city In an
incredibly short t line ; when the whole coun
try wns bloated , conceited luid skittish , llko
a wrecked horsu fed on powder In these
balmy days of feverish lunacy , the paporo of
tills line fuvoted this proposition. They
wanted to associate themselves together and
become n power In the land , * Hut they didn t
dolt. Will they do It now I Wo need lo
meet and organize now not so much to lav
plans for the editorial conquest of the beau
tiful west , but to weep over these of our
number who , roofless nml Imshlcss , hnvu
fallen over tlio precipice of eternity , ns well
ns thoscjof our nnmuur who now wltti inev
itable ceituinty are traveling the snino fntul
road , t.ot us hear from you acnln. "
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Bubtoribcd and Guaranteed Capital.t * > 03.0tO
1'nldln Capital 2.r-O.OW
Iluy * nnd Balls stoclm uu'lhondai ' ncgotlut
oommoroliU p.ipon ri ) co I vis and vioenici
tru tnj nets us transfer n''enL ami trustoout
o irporations , taken charge ot property , oul-
loclstain ,
Omaha I.oan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANIC.
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i'nldln Capital I 61.CO )
Bulnorllied and ( liinrantcril Capital. . , , 100,001 ,
Mulllltof StooklioMurs iXXVt
6 1'erCout Iiitoirst I'alil on Deposits.
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vlcci-prcsldcnt , WT. Wjrmnn tromuror.
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