THIS DAILY BICE , L. V. . UOSKNVATI.It KIHTOII. KVKKY MOUNINO. Pnllv nn < l Sunday , liny Yi-nr MtiicntlK OflO 8M nday lice , Him Year . SflO ikly llcp.Une Vi'ur. . . . . . ICO Otmilin , TinItrfl lltitlillliff. HiMitli ( ii.iHtm , Cnrjtpr N nnd Srtth StrrrK ( oinirU llhins , 19 ronl-l Street. f'litcnuii ulilrp , ; il" clintiiiM'rof ( VmtiiPlcp. Ni York , Idioms it ; , H n M < 1 i.Vl'rlliimollulldliix \ \ a hltlKllll ( , 513 routloclltll slICOl. All roitiniutilcnllnm rolnllnit ( < > news ami Mlttiirlul mutter olinuUI lie uddri'sspil to tlio l.illlurltil Pcpnrtiiii'iit. Ht'PINFSS l.n'TKIl ? . Al ] t > n > < liit > m letter * nnil triiillliinri" > nlionM ! iiililti-mril Id Tin' lire I'lil'li-lilim ( 'otilpMM.V , Cm ilia , I'Mtts ' , I'lirpk * niM piMlollli'O onleM t > > n intulc pnynblt Ui the ortlur of tliu cnin- Tlie'ilcB Fnbllslilng COOTHY , ProDilctors , The ili- ( > ll'ld'u , ruriiiiin anil Seventeenth. ' m SttoliN STAIIMr.NT Hi' rllUTI.ATIOX. 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Trflrlitick. lirleiR duly sworn , del - l ( 'M'H nnd miys Hint IIP N neerelnry iifTiiclInt : I'lililI'diiniJ riiiiipiiiiy. that the nrtniil uvoraci1 daily cli. nlallon ( if Tun DAIM IUr. : for the tnniilli of IVI'runry , IHO , HI.'I I cuplcs ; for Miiioh. I.-W. ALMA riiplcMi tor Airll. | WO. ' M.M'l c-i'plcs : fur Slav. IMii. ' . ' 0,10 < iipli" * : for .Iniio , IMO. ini : cnples ; fur July. l ! i. Wf > ! copies ; fur AiuiiM.'ill. ( ' . -0.7M ) oiplc ! for September , IHH ) , 1.V.70 coplps ; fnt Octnl'i-r. ls' . ! Mtt ( ccip- let ; for November. ion. S'j.CH ) rnili | < s ; for li- ) ci-mliiM1. IM > , a,171 ruplrs : fi.r.lnniiiiry. | w.i | , I'-JH ! i iiiilrs. liiom.r. : II. T/.X-IH-CK. Snoin to 1'pfoio iinnnil xuliscrllu-d In my 1'ri.spiu'p , this Utstdny of .Iniiiiiirv , A.l > . . ISUI. N. I1. KHII , . .Niitury I'ulillp. THK buses kill irruption isu pi-unitnont i 'ii of mlvnneiiij , ' Tun Ohio luplt is } , mm tllustniloil in the ohuk'o of the now secretary of the treasury. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ AoMiitAr , T'OUTCI : wns an invotoruto snioUor. Ilistloiith al the early ago of 71 is anally accoiuiti'd fur. Tin : history of the olurlioii contest opotis tip no\v vit-tas ( if prollt for bi-iolluss ntul iiiipocuiiious luwycrs. Tnu Hiici-onsful pliifiir ) | nf another Kussian military loan iiimi of life for Knropoan puiu-o. AT SL',000 a day for idlotivlUtlio Texas oyatorw will provo an oxpoiihivo luxury for tlio people of Nuhruskn. Tin : lojjiMlnttiro ou ht to pay fionie attention - tontion to Duvo Hutlor'si'lniiu. It out'ht to have its wluHkors Iriininud. KATI : I'1HI.u's ! appeal for a natonil ! : brans liniiil is prutntitiiro. For the linio boin ' , national airs must bo pi pud through silver itiHtrumuntH. SOUTH DAKOTA li Maters ju-o- iiinince prohibition a failure. Tlio opinion looses noiu > of its force by reason of its senatorial Tin : Kntioinil Salvation army hits con- pluiloda brief but vigorous biimo in Ktin- BIS : City. Tlio soloi'tion of titno nnd plncoviiB touching and appropriate. Tin : action of the hnuo on the 2- cent iniloiijjo bill shows that reciprocity is in tlio minority or else tho.so railroad "oourteslcs" luivy lost thoif poraunsivo feroo. 1'oglojj Cii-illln come in on the prohlb tronsury mill ? The services of that oininunt patriot in the shims of Council IHulTs are entitled to substantial recognition. Tin ; recent notable acci sions to the f > ta"o ; from the divorce courts of Chicago led to now and stiirlliti1 } , innovations. 1'ublic. anxiety for a short raitgu view of cast-nil inatrimonial frriks ; forced the orchestras to retire under the slago and yield the front rows to tlio-jostling mill- tltude. Financially speaking ; , the change \vasa jiujjliiifr suci'i-ss. PAIT , VANIIUVOOIIT : has resigned again , but this time as heretofore ho has taken care not to tender his resignation to the postmaster general or any other postolllco oillcial. Those periodical oiTorts to out loose from the jiostal ser vice when nobody is holding him are beginning - ginning to bo fakes. Vmulorvoort will never lot go the public teat until the \Yiuiimmkor cow ' .ickles ids iron with her hoof. Tun educational hraneli of tlio census bureau has completed a partial state ment of the condition of the public schools in0 states and territories. The states and territories are selected at random and represent every section of the country. A striking feature of the bulletin is the marked increase in the enrollment of the schools. The average increase in population in the ! W states and territories was -10.01 per census , while the schools increased 7- per cent. South Dakota takes tlio lead with an in crease of f > U3.yG per cent against 2o 1.00 per cent in population , Mnlnn , New Hampshire and Vermont show a decline in enrollment. In California , Connecti cut , Massachusetts , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Wisconsin and Wyoming , the ratio of increase in the schools does not keep jiaco with the growth in population. Vir ginia and South Carolina have made notable strides in the educational Held and also Arizona. Tlio sex of teachers employed varies from 10 men to ! > - women in Massachusetts , to 100 inbn to 101 women in South Carolina. Tlio ratio of boys and girls in the school ranges from 100 boys to So girls in Ari zona and 100 boys to lit ; girls in the District of Columbia. The avorngo in the twenty states nnd territories is Hllghtly in favor of the u'irls. The fig ures are fairly representative , of the whole country and furnish striking evi dence of the growth of [ popular educa tion. ' rut /'nrv/uT/n.v > / . ' I'linnnt .ss Omaha stand * Itu'iiy ' on tlio Uirihnlil ti new oru of pri'sM'prlt v. Tin- dubious M that ( Utnuii'd Iliu hurUotiof Its fu ture in the Insl oU'hlct'ii months have vanished and tlio flmuirlnl slrimrcnry that chocked the vigorous cMirront * of trniliMluring tIIP pnst two months has pnit'tlcnlly dlpanpenred. A revival o ( former nt'llvitlc * is visible1 nloiitf the linoHof coinineccp mid iniluslry. nnd the ontlnok fully justlflcs the provnlling con- fldonco. Wlitvt the yenr will tuld to tlio mnm l mis ivcord of tlio ellydopendson itupou * lJiThe inonsiipo of the city's jmiwlh r " lH with our busiiufs inon and iiipital- Uts. Their i-onlldonco iniiHt bo shown In works , not in wuriK'e onimol hope to Induce the invoatinoiit of nlflilc oapl- tnl unless \vo piv.1 visible foroo to the faith tliat is in us. I'ronching to bo ollectivo iniiHt bo followed by prnclicc , To point out the ailvnntiiffi' of thu city , or dilate on the opportunlt'os ' for prolltaliln In vestment will not suffice. KVPII though wo rear a inonunipnt of facts or olo- tinMitly | refer to the astonishing growth of thu past ducmlo , it prnllts little tinloyis the locnl purse strings ai'O unlnoscnod and locnl onorglns Icail in the paths nth- oi-H are invited to take. The greatest cntcrprlHps clnvcloppd in Omaha were the ( jITxpriiiKs of local IMI- thuslnsin and fon-sltflit. Tlio stockyards and the kiiulred industries to wblfh it travo life wore not an inspiration but the result of cool calculation and the courage to bade rlpi judgiantit with cash. The mon who plnnncd and put thu enterprise in operation hnd no ( lilllculty in interextlng foreign capital. Their con- lldunco inspired conRdonce atid the ripened fruitage of hovoii years' labor is a great , control inarUot , for the stock growers of the wost. the third imclcitif center of the country , : i pro ilSrom city of 1L',000 souls , nnd si-ores of fortunes garnered from a small investment. The I'liot Omnha land company is another conspicuous example of what locnl oniorprino , intelligently directed , can accomplish. Though in its infancy , its scope nnd bearing on Omaha's future will be no less boiicllciitl limn that of South Onmhn. Scores of minor enterprises might ho cited to prove that local capitalists must lend in all enlorurNes. And scows of oppurtunitioB , eiiually promising in pro portion t'o monny Invested , await tlio nblllty and uoiirngolo plan and oxoctite. Onniha men and Omaha inonoy 11111.4 niiiko the start in tlio various imliHtrics which are essential to Hie complete do- volopmmit of the comincrciiil and agri cuHurtd rubeiirccs of the tributary country. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ' ; .v Tin : st-mmt , IIOAHI > The board of education bill that passed the luniH ) last week provides that live nf ity members hhall bo womon. Thia is a novelty , not only so far as it relates to Omaha , but so far as boards of educa tion in gctiLM'til sire concerned , it is the lirst instance that we have over heard of where the law attempts to dictate to tlio electors of what sex a school board bhould bo composed and in what proportion tion the male sox shall predominate. Our present laws permit the election of women to membership on boards uf edu cation. It simply leaves tlio question to the voters how many , if anv , women shall bo chosen to manage the schools. Why there should ho live women or live natives of Nebraska , or live Catho lics , or live Unitarians , wo fail to com prehend. It is a matter of record that whenever women have been nominated for the school board in Omaha they hnvo been defeated liy tlio active exertions of women school mn'ams and their foinalo friends. This certainly was signiilannt as regards the sentiment of women who take an interest in school board politics , but there is no accounting for the freaks of our peculiar legisla ture. A HOOM.V AllMY IWMWV/fl.V.S' : Ono of the most important inea.-.iiros enacted by the present congress for the personal interests of army ollicors is the bill providing for t.ho readjustment ol tlio retired list. It provides for the transfer of nil retired olllnors who have reached or may reach thu ago oflil from the limited to thu unlimited list , while as a partial oflVet the lormer INt is hereafter to be reduced from its present maximum of100 tc o")0. There wore other considera tions recomniLiiiding this measure- be sides that of increasing tlio aggregate number of retired ollicors and thereby furnishing a largo number of promotions on the active list , Tlio original creation of a disability list had nothing to do with the qui-stioii of ago. The first re tired list which was created after the outbreak of the civil war , was limited to 7 per cent of the active list. Thmi came an increase to the lixud number of . " 00 , and finally to-Ml. Compulsory retire ment for age dates back only to 188:2 : ami ono of its llr t victims was ( .Jonern Sherman , although in his case full pnj was retained. Tlio new law is really supplementary to the act of 1SSJ. A large proportion o the ollicors retired fop disability result ing from woimiis or ill health have \M \ > \ \ passed the ago of 01 , and hat they remained on tlio active list they would bo retired simply fop age , and for the express purpose of increasing the How of promotion. The new law simply carries out the existing policy in nr-r- mitting the transfer of such ollicors to the ago list , and so opening the disabil ity list proper to otllcers awaiting sucl vacancies , the nuinbor of whom is largo. There are now about ono hundred tun ten ofllcors on the disability list whose nges exceed 01 years. There are nisi about sixty olllcers on the active list awaiting vacancies on the disability list. The transfer of the 110 o Ulcer , from the disability to the ago Hot ant the reduction of the disability list toltSO ns a maximum , will result In just nbou enough vacancies on it to completely clear the lists of the ollicers roeom mended for retirement. In tins way the desired promotions will bo brough about , tlio army will got GO more dutj olllcers , and the reduction In the ills ability list from -100 to ! 550 will offset the continuing operation of the transfer from it to the ago list The now law , together with the ae passed by the present congress for th retirement of oilicors in certain grade uoxt iu the line of promotion if fount isablodoii examination , open in al pro- loi'ls of mlvtuii-iMtii'tit In rank and pay. \ further ro uH must bo thrcronllifltVf v larger number of vurntirlu * among tlio ocoiiti lleuti'imnisof the line than the ln gntduntliifr this year atVcl olnt and the recommended non-com- nlMioned olllcers of the army can fill , t is oxpectnd that llii'ro will be a re- uniption of appointments from olvil Hot o this grade , Ono liuiulred and flfty-nino yours IIRO today , February i. ' : ! , 173 ! ! , George \Viish- IntJlon wns born , l-'orinoro than it cen tury the fiinn ) of tbis ureat man , ever to be known ns the * "Palhor of Ills Coun try , " Itni fllloil the world ns the first ainr < y putrlnts. There hnvo boon yre , r soldiers nntl wiser statesmen Hum h . bo foiv niul since his time , but in whnt Wellington ncliiovoil for popu lar liberty ho stands jnwlos ? in history , nnd its time nil vaticos Ills fiuno UK the mightiest force In founding the ffroixlest. republic of the onrth fjrowsslronjrorniid brighter. In nil oiilljjhlonoil nations Ills nnine is honored , but by the Aiii'U'loiin ( Mti/.on It Is he > hl in rovorenoo. This feeling Is to bo encouraged , for It la nn inspiration nnd n stimulus to nntrlotisiii. The Amor- rnti who comprehends nn < l niipivelnto the clmi'su'lor of U'nslilnjiton will ho a bolter man nnd cltl/cn therefor. Tlio ctiitoniof publicly oabilinvtiiijy the iinni- vor-itry : \Vnshiiirt ( < iirrt birthday ia not soffonoriilly ohservod now tin 'n ' former years , but ono no less valuable for por- pt'tuntinir the memory nnd iinpartliij , ' tv liio\vlod o of the ohiiraetot'of tluit , uront patriot lias been inlrodueed , that of col- uhratini ; thnannlvefwiry in tbo ptiblii1 schools Tliero IB tlio plnco to nmlce Iho lossnns of liberty and patriotism m.ist IniprosUvo nnd ciulut ing , nnil the newer eitrttoiu should bocoino tinlvoranl in the republic. There is for everybody today time to think upon the elinrnetor of ( li'orgoriisliinjjton , nnd purhap-s nouo could llnd n moro servieoablo hour's of- cupation than in carefully reading his incomparable "l'nrc\vell \ Address" to his countrymen. .i.v mini or nn : ui.n n.\rn. \ Kvory ropulnhlo newspaper in the north , irrespective of political nlliliatlon , has rei'ogni/.cd the great ability and the invaluable services of ( letieral Sherman as a nililier , as well as his worth as a ritly.cn. The pruss of I0uroo ) have no corded him the highest praibo. It re mained for the Atlanta ( 'iiintitiiliini , once edited by tlio brilliant Henry \V. lirady , a warm friend of tlio dead hero , to at tempt to disparage the fame and the memory of ( ionoral Shernrm by raising aquiMion of his sanilv. N'othing more unwarrantable and despicable has ever appeared in an American newspaper in relation to any public man. living or dead. " \Vns Ouner.il Hhermaii madV" is the quest ion nxked by the degcnor- nto journal which has nothing to com mend it save the ni < . , .inr.v of the coimee- tion o ( the editor whom. Dr. Tnlnmgo recently referred to as "the immortal ( Irady , " and it seeks to find warrant for this heartless and indecent attempt to depreciate the fame of the great soldier in what il calls his occoatric actions at the beginning of the war , his savage ideas of warfare , and certain alleged .id- missions or statements by him since the conflict. As if wishing to palliate its brutal innuendo the paper says : "It is possible 1o lnl\o till.- view without under rating Sherman's nbilitiusanil services. Many great men have been to a certain extent insanp. nnd at the wime time have been leinaikable for intellectual bril liancy and marvelous executive ability. " The "eccentric tictions" of ( ioiiornl Sherman at the beginning of the war of the rebellion were understood by the people of the north long before that con flict was ended ns inspired by a wisdom and foronight clearer and moro acute than was possessed by any other man in the nation. TIe nlono saw that the war was to bo a long , bloody and hitter con test. In IS'ili ' , in a letter written to his brother , John Sherman , from Memphis , ( ionornl Sherman said : "After a whole yearof bungling tlio country has discov ered that wo want more men. All knew it last fall us well as now , but it was not popular. Now liKI,000 ! ( mc-n are requir ed , when 7011,000 was deemed absurd bo- fore. I deplore the war as much as ever , but as the thing has to bo done , let the means be adequate. Don't , expect too oomui Mich a country or subdue such a people in one , h\o or live yeiirs. " ' ( Jon- oral Sherni'in was impatient uf the dull ness that could not comprehend the possible proportions of the conllict , and of the delay and dallying which ave opportunity to tlio enemy , and 'in his ulain , blunt , impulsive way ho mani fested his dissatisfaction.iiul displeasure. There were people then , many of them , who doubted his sanity , o-nil some oven his loyalty , but events soon and splen didly vindicated his wlsd * m mid his patriotism , llisto.-y will suy that at tlio beginning of tlio war his was the most far-seeing intellect , tlio clearest mental vision on the union hide. As to ( roiiornl Sherman's "savage ideas of warfare , " they wore simply thojo of every great and successful com mander. After ho hud taken Atlanta he wrote to ( iuiioral Ilallock , anticipating the denunciation that would bo visited upon ills order requiring tlio citizens to leave : "if tlio people raise a howl against my barbarity anil cruelty I will answer that war is war and not popu larity-seeking , If they want peace they and their relatives must stop the war. " SulMequontlywiien ho was asked by the mayor of Atlanta and a committee of citizens to allow the people to remain , ho replied : "You cannot qualify war in harsher terms than 1 will. War is cruelty , and you cannot rellno it. You might as well appeal against the thun derstorm us against those terrible hard ships of war , " Hut General bhorman assured them that when peace came they might call on him for anything ; that lie would share with them the limt cracker , and watch with thorn to shield their homes and families agninsy danger from ovcry quarter. lie proposed to lot the southern people know that as long as they nmlntalned the war it would bo fought by the union force in earnest , but no nmn would at any pu rl oil of tlio conlllet have welcomed peace more heartily than ho. The stubborn defense uf Atlanta nnd o i ih.i cireumstuu'09 ; of the sll't'i- ' turn tn.ido n ossary every operation nf the union forces against that city , and its < icoupntU. v nc a military depot ex clusively wa-t fully justillcd. Atnoni ; llio charges of sa'viigery inndo against l'en- oral Sherman is that of having burned Columbia. It Is wholly unjust , ( ten- pral Sloomn , urh < > commanded the left wing of the army iu the march to tlio sea says Hint Shoi'limn was in no way r- jponslblo for the burning of Columbia , and always expressed great regret til the MilMji'lng"omiscd by it. Nothing wu * further from his intentions than that the city should be burnotl. "As a matter of fact , " says Sloeiim , "the Inhabitants of the place wore Iheuifolvcs to blanu ) ( or its burning. They had filled the streets \vilh \ cotton , nnd when Shcrinnii's army inarched in , thinking , ' to propitiate the soldiers , they had way laid tlioin with whisky , which they gave to thoin in tin cups , as much as they would tnke , until every ugly fellow In the ranks was still uglier and half drunk. " This testimony will bo ac cepted by all fair-minded men as sutll- fienl to dispose of the elmrge Unit Gen eral Sherman was responsible fur the burning of Columbia. There were many Instances of the mntrl nanimity of lionoral Sliorinan toward the southern people , the recollection of which should guard the memory of the great soldier nimlnst , any reproach from that source , lie was always willing to protect those who asked protection , so far as it was possible con sistent with the necessities of war , ami suc.li as were ipiiot nnd pouceablo within the lines of his army sullercd no wrong that he could prevent. His occupation of Savannah , Columbia and other points boar witness to this. JJutif there was nothing else to show the magnan imous spirit of General Sherman the terms ho offered to tiou- eral Joseph K. Johnston would be Milllcioiit. It is not to bo believed that tlio otTorl of the Atlanta Coimliln- Unit to detract from the just fame of ono of the country's most illustrious soldiers nndoiti/cns rollcets the fooling of any largo number of the southern people. Uut however this may be , it is duo to the great man whose fame is a part of the nation's glory , to bo preserved as a priceless heritage for posterity , that no attempt toitullytho fnmeor tojispar- agohis memory shall bo allowed to go unchallenged and unrebuked. Tin : COST w nn : xv.t / / ; . During tlio past two years the state go\eminent of Nebraska cost the people exactly ! MG ! > ! ) , Sli7.70. In ilotormhunif tlio amount and character of the ap propriations for the iioxtbioimial period the legislature should consider well whether thoMi figures cannot be reduced without injury to the public SH--\ : ice , or to any of the persons or interests de pendent upon thu state. Nebraska belongs' in the front rank of American commonwealths. Hbo has been able to keep well up in tlio race , but there are many directions in which her government must bo expanded hereafter to moot the demands of her growth. I'\IP this reason the greatest care should bo used to prevent tlio wan ton waste of public inonoy on institutions already well established. The la > t session of the legislature cost $ liidO. ! ( ( ) If the present session does not save something on that figure it will bo a blunder for which no reasonable ox- cu.io can bo offered. There is no good reason why Nebraska , should not come nearer than . ? ! 11,000 to the amount ex pended by a larger body for the same Dtirposo iu ICaiihiis. The seven executive depart incuts cost $ lli9ii' ( ) in the aggregate , the judiciary 4'Ji',17l.70 ! , and the state university $ :2 : ! < " > , ! " > < l. Those items should bo scru- t mixed in detail. It will bo interesting for the members to learn by whateurimis chance several of the departments man aged to spend precisely tlio sum appro priated for their two years' ox pomse * , to an even dollar. It is well worth inquiry , too , whether the state university cannot bo kept witniii the limit of the income accruing upon its rich endowment of public lands , and the people thereby re lieved of a cons : crnhlo tax. For public institutions the state paid in the last two years * , - ! ) " ! ! ) . It is upon this colossal item of e.v ponso that the largest saving can bo made. The state has now provided for all classes ol unfortunates , including a largo nuinhei of political ne'ur-iJo-ttells. There is no further need for improvements in public buildings except to patch up a foiv ol the bad jobs HKotho o at Grand Island nnd Hastings , left by dishonest contrac tors. The large biennial appropriations for improvements nnd a part of the ex- pc'iii-o of maintenance can and should be saved. The legislature might also por.doi well on the expense of the board ol transportation , which in the hist twi yours cost $1.5.1(1 ! ) ( , dm anybody sluns when and how that hoard over saved 01 earned 1 ! ) cents for the state ? The cost of maintaining tlio stateprov- ernment is necessarily large , nnd it wil bo huronftcr increased by tlio addltioi of new ( U'piirtmvnts , which must bo pro vided in the eourpo of timo. This year's appropriations , hhonld bo carefully studied , however , and the legislature should roinoinbor , when tempted lobe fiVor-gonoroiiH , that it is the people's money , rather tlum its own , that it is distributing. Thoprojectof establishing near Onmhi a Presbyterian ( lidological seminary pos bosses an interest for this community much greater tlm'n is liUcly to bo Hug trusted t ° most ot' ' pur people by the slm pie announcement of the fact. The grou and progressive-denomination which pro poses to loento lioro ono of its cducationa institutions has a church membership ii the United States of nearly 800,000 , am with iiorliupa two exceptions no otho denomination is growing moro rapidly it will interest all persons concerned ii religious progress to know tlint for the year ending April Jill , ISflO. the 1'reshy terinn church luul i2U synods , lilli presby teries , G.lOo ministers , : W7 licentiates , 1- U'U ) candidates , and that 10.Ul" persons worio received during the year on profession ol faith and J0,8.V. ! ) on cortlll- cnte. Tlio number of persons in the Sabbath schools was estimated at 000 , . UOO , and the churches contributed for Milt-support and for benevolent \vorlt nearly il. .tKH.000. ) At the hut general assembly it was staled that the church was confronted , o a degree almost um'qunled In its his- dry , with the great problem of minis- oral demand and ministerial supply. ; ' 'ir.t amonir the channels ol supply irn the theological Fcininiirles , of which there uvo now 11 ! , that nnil an nggrognto nttondiinco of students ill 1SDO of 78(1 , Among .lioso institutions the one whoso history is perhaps the most lntprcstlMtf ns sug- jeitlvoof what may nwull from establish ing a theological seminary here. Is the McC'ormick seminary at rhioatfo. This institution was established in l.s.V.1 , In a location fnrthor removed from the con tor of I'hlcago than Seyniiiur park iunv is [ nun tlio con tor of Omaha , but in n few yours thorfl was drawn there rv cowldor- ible population who built lluo homos ami tnado it ono of tlio 11104 attractive spots In the neighborhood of the city , which has siiuiii hppoad out and enveloped II. A similar experience Is not improbable liore , ( or every Institution of Ibis character - actor Invites to proximity with it these wht ) ilosiro the quiet , order and gen tility always to bo found there. 11 cannot uo doubted that the projected theologi cal seminary would exert si most bene- llcinl intlucnco upon the intellectual , mural and social lifo of the com munity , and this would ho repaid In the ndvanlngori tno church would gain from nn extension of its work in a field rich ill possibilities. I'Voiti every point of view the proposed location near Omaha of n i'rosbytoriati theological HtMiilmiry is n mutter upon which all parties interested are to bo heartily congrntul..tcd. Tdsrcc// : / ) ir/.voo.u. / 1 'resident Harrison baa nominated Hon. Chnrliis Foster of Ohio to bo sec retary of the treasury. Tlio country xvns prepared by recent outgivings for this announcement , it having boon under stood from the iirst that Mr. Poster was rather the favorite with tlio president anionj , ' those who were suggested ( n suc ceed the. late "WilliamVindotn. . both by reason of availability and location. Ohio has not boon particularly well favored by this administration , and when the re publicans of that stale presented the muno of ox-Governor Foster for the treasury portfolio circumstances were largely on their side. The claim of the state to this recognition was biipulo- mcntcd by the cordial personal relations between the pro-idont and thucniididatu Tin1 appointment of Mr. P'ostor will bo satisfactory tollio conservative financial Interests uf the country nnd to republi cans everywhere , lie had boon a suc cessful man in practical ail'airs and has luul nn extensive oxpiM'ietico in public life , having served oisrhl years in con gress and four years as governor of Ohio.Vliilointlio house of represen tatives ho wasa member nf the two must important committees , tho-o of ways and means and of appropriations , and did good service on each. Ills record as the executive of his state was highly cred it able , The last public : burvivo rendered by Mr. Feeler was ai a member of the Sioux commission , lie was defeated for congress last year by a small majority in a strong democratic district. Mr. Foster has been identified with the republican party since its organi-/.a- tion and is an cnrnust partisan. In bis tlnancial views lie lias been , and pre sumably is Htill , a disciple of Senator Sherman , and his position regarding liio tariff is in line with that of tlio lariro majority of Ohio republicans. iMp. Fos ter will undoubtedly bo promptly con firmed by thobumito , and there is every reason to hoi love that ho will inaUo a careful and conservative secretary of the truii"iiry. However , the financial policy of the administration has boon pretty olearly dulined , and tlio course already marked out will undoubtedly bo adhered to. President flarrison is accredited with having shaped the policy , and if that be so it will not bo affected , by the change in the head of the dopirtmoiit. : IN Till ! past twenty years , as shoivn by tlio recent census , every class of pub- lit ; debt hi this country lias decreased. The national debt has gone from $ ( } | , SS to $ | . - > .HI per capita. The state doMs have decreased from : 'rO. ! " > to $ ! ! . l ! > per capita , county indebtedness from $ I.7S to iH.SI , and municipal indebtedness from $ lu.fi2 ! to * 7.)12 ! ) par c-ipitn. Tlio total per capita iiidobtodnusj , according to the ouiisua bulletin- , has decreased from ! ? 7.V.)0 ) in 1S70 to $ . ) ! ! . _ ' ) in 1rM , ) , and $ 2 $ in 1S ) ( > . This is certainly a most , creditable showing , airl one that speaks volumes for the economy and thrift of tlio American people. OID TlX'U.MSKil , nlone of Llio great heroes of the war. sleeps in western Boil. Tlio people of the wo t should build him a monument like that which ought to htaiul on the binKs of iho Hudson , 1ml docs not , l/'t the west , loach tlio east a lesion of patriotic devotion to the mem ory of its great men. lust So. . /in/or. / When we Kflt to compulsory voting wo shall be ( ; ulto near to compulsory pr.iyor. Money Talks , I'.f'lll'.lnl.-t .Wim.ll/ / . Jiloro good can sometimes bJ oonitiressod into a $ . " > bill than into a barrel of sormoni , Trade Tor Hi ( friii nil Iti litll'r I wish the American tlaij to wnvo so fin north thai it will bomlstalten for the aurora CJmiihl inn on lic.siilLs , Cir'iiiiiro. ( ( ; . H.x-Covcrnor ! Harris of Uoulsi.ma proposes to solve the rare qur.nion in thu nouth byglv- iii ' prof urea CD to no ro colonisers In opening ; up ttio li.diaa reservations. Mr. llurrli is remly to bet on tbo blaei : when tlio retl fails to win. _ _ How ( iiiuil of Him. AVic I'lirft Tlinti , This It what Cluvuland las doao : In n Icttor o [ ii dozen lines tie lias chunked ttio situation completely ami permanently. II has K'VCII ' his party the ( no ch.iuco posillilo for II to check and rcverw a fatal inoveinent liu has taken from the rt'imbllcnn | > .irt ) tlio clilof reason fur liujio that Its downfnll nilgh bo averted. Not "to Oliliuo a riitiiiiHiiitin / , < ' ni. Kvory clti/ca should rumi'inlwr that hodoos iiQl hold thu li.ulot as a trivial thlnj ; , whicl ho may boutow as n fjlft "to o\i\\go \ \ u friend , ' but as an invalujblo frnin'hUu tobouxor rl cil solely for promotinit tin ) public litter vsts. A on 1cnvlio use * hli ballot fur IH r iniml fuvor oriH > rsuiinl innlico nhnivi ttioroliy Hint he U unlit to oajoy the rltfht of stulTrago , \A ben Women Vole , Kcnntor-elwt ICylo of youth Ihlcot.t Is n ncnvbor ot the niitl-ck'arelto society , Uo tuny hojio to bo pu'Mtlt'iil yet , Mo' 1 1 bo SatlMll'il. In rColiraskn they tire try hi ) ; to U'jjlslnlo for Irilpntlmi. but In I'onn'.vivaidi * they would jlvo a pied dftil Ifsomooae would turn the 11 o < o oil , _ _ The Di'CitloKiic In II , ll'rHifllffliill | / , The South Daholu le-Isl.iluw ( not only nwpiil/M Jlio livnloeno In pollllcs. Imt II Blvt's n full Ili'd oil mlniHtcr of the goipol 11 seat In the United Statc.t Hon.ite. llo\v CrtMi'itiled. . Allinnii 'I' line' , Hoth riovcliuul and Vim liiireti.nfterbohtK onrh once uloclcdtn tlio presidency by tlio democratic pnrty , and once defeated ( or re election , tm\v lit toinnlinlt linpussiblo lor tlio parly to bostuw alliirJ camlldney by n dis sent from ami n resistance t tlio ll.vpJ pur- pmi t iind intontlniiH of the pnrty. la .Mr. Van Hin-cn'R caic , It was tils oipnnlilon | to itio iiniu'Mitlim of Texas ; tn Mr. ClnvelnutV * Ills hnnpiinsltton to the free coiniiKomi-ni- tire. The ilotiiocralic party lit IS'.M ' , ns In 1MI , 1m deliberately committed ItseUliy tlio voles < if its snantm" * nnd representatives In coiicrot'i ' , Ui the ( Icsircdpolley ; the tyuulUlutfl for ronnnilnntioii hits ili'dnrnil himself op posed to It. That Is I lie wbulo story. reciiluir IlilN. Sfoiir dlu i/in < rii'i ' ? . Snmopocullnr iilll.s nro beinjj Introdiu'od In the N'clirnskii lofjlsliitiiiv , as well as In the Knnsiv. legislature. Ifoprcsontatlvo I'ulton of Italian ban Introduced a hill providing for the creation of the ontro ol' "loan nircnt uiul nlHtrnelor , " whoso duty it shall tie lonogo- tlnto loans for Ibo people at the lowest possl- llu ) ratonnd inaUo abtlmcts of real estate titles. The bill provii'.i's for tbo election nf this o'.lldnl by pnuiilnvvotc , but ilocs not ilx the Hillary. Mr. I'lilton says many loan coin- luiilca luivo withdrawn entirely from lih county nnd such an olUcervuulil bu very ti oful In brltiKltiK the mriuor.s and eastern money Ion dor * t ocelli or , thus saving all cum- mlHsions pnlil to the local banks and money lenders. v\inie mi : N "l eoplovlll tnlU ! " lin timeworn phrase. .1ti3t nu\v \ tliu ossiporsln the lofjal profession nm all ugoR over the | iroposltlou to Increase tliu niniiborof Juilucs In tins district. Kclf- nppolnted committees have met at various times and in various places to canvas the hit- nation iitul discuss the rlipililbLy of men who have creoioii their little liuliol-il li litulnj ' , rods , in tliesu ( tu enrmle ilays-fow inou are \\illini , ' to lot tlio olllco bunt , tlioin up and hoKt tlioiu upon the ben.h. . Tticro is nn of lloo In sijjht , and it is the early worm tliiy catches the bird. The Krcatvst interest is ninnifosted , of roui-so. lint the situation Is ( lisconr.ittiiiK. Tlio men best lilted in iill respects for the pros licotivo places unniiot a.Tord to ( 'ivo up their lucrative vllcntvlr , while the inon spelling the lilaecsare unworthy of them. Tliero is a proposition to submit , the matter to the bar In CUSP the muuli needed ineroaso is author- 17C(1 ( hy the legislature. oS'iiines may then bo agreed upon and submitted to the governor in the mime of tlio Douglas county bar. Meantime n dozen sprigs of the l.uv are not holdini ; tholr breath. Thev areijoitiK to the inouiitiiln , knowing that the mountain may tiovor eomo to them. business circles are the possiliility of nn oil find at the outskirts oC t.ho city. It is whispered that oil lias really been struck and that the matter U behiK husliedup as far us possible. Certain it i-i that the men who nro most interested are talcing oil leases on all the laud adjacent to tlio tract on whicli the boring has been ilono , This inaUca people talk. Tlio actions of the well-borers are uiystilyini ; nnd intoretins. . Certain young business men are c-astbifr about tbcMii to irot hi on the { 'round Moor ami owners nfl.inil ! n the fnvoreil locality sloe ) ) sounder as their land Increases in vnluo wliilo they snore. The possibilities in store for Omiilia sbonld this oil Unit prove genuine , are limitless. Contemplation of them umk"a one's head swim. S'llJ a lending property owner vra. torday : "If oil has really boon found near Omaha tbecity shouhl take liohl of the nut ter uud develop the now linliiitry to its ut most capacity. " * * "Omaha needs n fuw llrst class funerals , " is triteTliero are a foiv oltl fossils bore who Imvo inayoi thoroloof tliedogln thennniKcr for years. They havoblnekeil , and are today obstructing , enterprises \\lioso miiKiiltuilo is little short of tlio puchia&r interest hero. It would bo folly to name the men. Tim business world Knows them. They must hnvo their tinker in every pie or the pie is mail. Hut l-'alher Time with his hcytho is wntclilnt ; for them. They miiat soon step aside and give way to vigorous , piiblie- splritcil men. * Tomorrow n eotcrlo of mnseiilino women will koroec-h Ik'loro tlio liisluturo on the subjeet of iminictpal sullrajro for women. They will taltu up jliK ) wortliot time all tone no purpose , Not one-twentieth of the women of Omnha woulil vote if they could. Those of them \vlio are natural Kossiiiers , liitorinod- dlors and niisehiefmaUer. would vote. In Onuliii tlie women can vote for members of thu school board. Soiiu of theai do so , hut in two futon out of lliretthoo wlio voted iu the n-houl elections were either ic-bool inarms ortlieir intiiiiutofrioiiils. They only Bointit to mnkotho candidates fool Unit llioy owed their eli-ellon to the efforts of the women , nnd if Iheir lordships didn't too the mark in olUco the teaciioiV combine Avoulil retire them ut the next election. Ilonco cor- tuin ntoniborscro wean enough to buw lie- fore this now and tlironteninK "liilluoem-e'1 iu city politics. Tlio salaries o f favorlto twwh- crs wore raised lieyoii'l wiirranl , wliilo moro dosorvini.'toiH'liors who would not utuop totho methods of 'i ward pulitieiuu hail to be con- tuiitwith onlinary pay and a school roum in u b.uouiLMit. The iill-iinportnnt proposition to elect nnon-pariUitn board was Icnockud Into Hiiiithorociis by llio enthusi.xstii ! women with now-found power.'o must oleiu and ro- olcot men wlioni wo liuow will veto us ijood sahulos , bo they ( bnnocr.it , republican , mug. wmiip or IndoiTiit , " said they. Ami H W.H done in just thai way , with frills. " .liif" l\crr. And thus to livu ! And thus todto ! Doml hui-u Sheniian , would that I Might , from the pntleru uf thy lifo , Uoaiii lunv to eoiiqucr in tliu strife Therou 'li world wuiii-s Vulast nil men l''niiu Liii'ih. until they're "born uunlu. " 'J'hy wall ! lluu' life , us iill men know , U'us sUM'ly ' , sturdy -puro us BIIOW ; A miles of men rojolrcu to bo With Slu-rniiiii , "Murclilng totho sea. " A iiiiKhiv nation \\ept with Joy O'er victories of hersoMior hey , AnJ would hnvu jrlvon the. ' , warrior jfrand Tlie Kiviilcst | , lft witliMithe land ; Hut Hum -inure mnut | , oYn thiin brave , IJcMlivii imuKlit. suvo a siiKiicr's ' xravo. rcnei'innliiu- ; unit < ! od luut suij fcjiich " .shall ( HI bU'HHud" unit "coiiifot'Leil ; " lOrgo , we mourn , nut do not weap , Sleep Wiili thy dud , in comfort slucn. Men itrnwn prunt tl.ro * Inborn Kriinu Arojuvvls pulishod by th' tiinHui-'slmndi And thou , doud here of rcnuwn , Art jewel worthy any i-nnva. | MN.SI.MISTS , I'tu-lt TiMln llnblicr on n I'liilmnn ' ( la b.iili i'oinuli 1 ton i do iiliiriuod , hi'liei and tri'iits , wo don't wniit iii'thia' ' ofou , \ ; It's tlio porter \iu \ roil hoMIn' up I lloston Counneivlal nuVctln i "Mkl tha Rrocers tnnlto niijthltu. oti nnuflrf" u h'j1 ' l.imilcin. "Yo.H."imidllri > lu'r Margin , "I ? > 'J Who hivl anyHiinil did. " \ NVwYorlillM'iilir 1To " 1 ho N ( ' : mUi-u. "Mny your vnleatltie ' " "No clironiiw , tliiuiUr' shesahl , "In mine. " The KittisM iiillltltt rtinilsta of IftS onii-orj and I , Sill pilvnles , Soi-ms otic oflleur eiiKiit l two privates without much trouble N'e w"o rli 1 1 pnild : HU o - 1 .o vc ffooi w h ere it Is sent , 1 Imvo heard. Hc-Muro Illiol it gees whcro It Is ihtllnr.sl Clncliuiatl Knqiiltvr : I .el us paw a bill To ( live KvorylMnt ; lo Hvcry body. Ilostim llrivld : Hnvo a bill to pny nt Iwli't1 ! nnd you'll llnd Lout very tliorl. Vanlico niile ; : I toI I iinllcovllb pleu-mrn that > im don't mo tiuy shuig. Uhu No , I can't ye It. Chlcnpo bilcr-deeaii : "llnvcyou a ) > r < -i club in tills tow nl" nskod nlltornry vliiiiunf the inlllnr ufltioSlnlivillo Cietibisol l.llii-rt , " 0 , no , " roillod | llio eilltor.Ve Kill \ . , ' . by HtnbbltiK Ihein with the eilh-o loxvol. " Munsoy'aoeltly \ : " .liminlo l n VCM ttnforlutmloboy"nnld Mrs. Siiiisoii | , "M. ' Joined nn athletic club nnd the Una linu > l , ' < Wcut there ho fji'ulfo otio of the host rocoi i- . they hail. " Atchlson ( Jlobis : Ttio memory of Hi nvoriiKo iniituhioi tint livn ns hniR ntlor li death iw a tons Hk" "AtitiloUooney. " Now York'e \ \ -lily : II ihblns-\Vla' inaU snld Hull ion , the million nlro , irc-s ! ' < shalibllyf Iv'obhins i'rhlo of stnti.Mi. "Itow'.s thnlf" "He's afraid of belnn nn-- talten for nclcrli" Phlladolphlix Inquirer : And now Spurn has osiutriit iho repulille fever nnd Is tlm , lujr siridusly of biTOtiilnx one. Sinis probably afn'ihl ( Jubnwill get ahcnil of her if she does not I in ity up. Snniervillii .lournni : 'I'licro Isan nntlilnt" to every inruii , oM'nntlfli ; the poison i f iniilli'lnns uusslp. Tlie only reinedy n um ; that ialo piiiaoti the io.s.sipor ; , Atchlsou Olobo : .Man Is alwnys postnl . what ho doesn't lioa roil tlm street , he lii'iir- fi'iiin his wife when she returns from Hi" tewing Boelcly. lutcr-Uccnn : Totndlk Tuny that ills very luinl for l''raltshiis to keep l nose above \vatei- . McClniinnyl''umi ti colurot it I shoiihl say that ho ( ouiidlhe fiMi imltu iinposslbiu. nnkeo Illndn : 'Ioes ) the cold tronhiu you much , Mrs. Sniillil" "N'o , iudcctl , i.\- eept In winter. " SniiKTVillo ilonrunl : It tuny Inlro two in inalccil ( junuv' , but it takes only ono to > tirt , il and you , of course , are never the one. AtchisonlJlubo : No man and woman er ' nKrccil on tliL'ir respective ri bts In a iinlln- that iJi'loiiKtul tobiithuf them. N'o iimii an 1 woman ever ncrccil as to their i-capoT-ln o anythinr. The Milton vale , ( Mo. ) News' pbllosopli' t- remniko : "Many a man thinks tliut It is n - , Ciioilness that Itivps linn from rrlino , when it Nonly his full stomach. On half aliowiniei ho v.-uuhi bo us uifly and knavish us imy body Don t mistake potatoes for iirinclples. " I' * iiclc : "I thought you said this hnuso Im 1 an e.itra lar o yiiiifl Jt'.s ' onlv four f'---t deep.Vell the ordinarv yard is cul > v thrc-ofect. " A CJeiii in Travestlc. Tlio ( hinder lo our inliiU U less Hint , tlio older pools willeiitch all tlio traJo than lh.it they may presently full Into such uoulit < that it iniiy bo Iliouuht necessnry to ino'li'i-ii- ' i/o them , says tlio New York Sim. That h is been iloiionireiiily forUhnuccr ninl Speme . mid why not. foriiulilsuiithuiiiUirnvl Think lor oiiiinple , how vastly the eoiitenipuru v nnpiiliitionef lbo"J01e'y" ( mlfjlit bo incriM- > If it was ( linio iiver , iieeoi'illui * to tlm pr itn' last o , in test iiu/as soniothhiK line tticsc : "There's lots of jewels Ihuls sea room At depths lee meal toosounil ; An' nnv 'mount ' of pjsUa bloom \Vhenuo one's jiciiltin1 round. Thi'iv's ' lots of iiiL'n wuars cowhide boots , I'ulli'd over blue jetiii punts , \S'bo'il outfitter tiono to uonKrcss , but They didii't get no chance. "Sp 'taint forvon lilph fellers To si-oil at Ihein as laclt Hiftli inoniments or funcrls , with , A proper line of hacks. Sueh llNlns don't much matter to The feller as they plnuta , Ami want of them may only mean Ho never got. no chance , " Koine readers may prefer tlsooriginnl lin s , bcKinninp , "lf > ull many a gem , " In all tli-'ir tniue siuiplieity ; but their taste will b > > a ( jood deal at variance with contemponiry fashion. O 1 sweet mouth , as a lute unto the He true. Do true Unto the ono Miul's niossiifjo swept aloiijj , A thrill lo you. O ! red nmiith.as a fair fruit , sweet , apart , Ulelt fui * the sun , Keep safe and pure Hi j Itcraolof the heart for ono , for one. \VhenlovoeoiiHH liken H'lto ' note softly lilo\v n 1'roin out thu south , \Vhen love ni-niis the moor to you is llowa , Tliensinile , sweet mouth. I < < uit inn. AmJ.ii'n / . Xeut. hnmbiy in the pow , Her fuir iiaini slrvlns hot- eyes of blue , With mind hitoiit , i trust ou lii-'nt. Yet t-oineliiiw I can't help feeling , Moaltliy irliincesblie is sto.ilint ; Across the aisle , Once in ii while , To note her rival's ni'cat distress Taut aho lias on a new silit dread , \Vis.ldiu. iriiK/iliigf/in / / ' < ( . "I am not a cyme , " hegoftly remarked , " 1 inn foiiil of my fellow-iimu ; Hut just the Mime , I | iiiiit my nlino On umbrellas asiui | < 'kis ; lean. " Al'ter lu > Ar : iitnoiit , ll'dll U'/il/mon. / / A group of 11 Ulo child run with their wn , uiul chatter llmv m , Ijlke weh'omoriphiifj ( water o'or my hiuto.1 iiorvu.s and lleali. A 1'nei in ljo\e. "Tlio snloiidhl swell of har lllps , The pink ol her llncm * tlp.s , Ami O , Imr klssubio lips ! As over llit ) pave biio trips , " , i-.i.v.ri'i c . A young l < niilii niaihi his b.itilo-ory "IMinBht the evil till I ihol" Anil forth ho rushed with heedless might To do hlshiUuo for the right. Anil rooMcssly ho hud nhotit , Anil ruthlessly , ami foil no doubt , Hut blindly struck whnto'or ho sow That seemed to him to have u ( law. At length u doubt eainoio his mini ; Uop.-iui.ed , and turned , ntul lojUtxl behhi.l Alas ! ton late ho undentood lloiv dutlly juliiBlw ill with good , \Vlili \vlin inluir eve , with roolUijf brain , Hosuwlho K"il thai holuulsluiii , nim < lei. ( < oiiiel evil to him now , Anil then liolliouKliL uiun | hU And , hi , Iho warrior lay nt vest , ' . ' . 'lib hii own diixi'or in bis breastl