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linllr nnd Hunilnr. Una Year , 10 00
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COKKKtH'ONOKNUR.
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HK.VI. .Notary I'ubllc.
< ; h dilution lor April , ! M,110.
Tin : hl h schools and colleges of No-
brnskn Imvo bugtin holding tnul "oml-
incuts , " and In the nvntiiuchoa of flowers
and white drosca porhnps wo shall lor-
got tlio Hoods.
PUOF. JACOIJ Gouf.u SUIIUKMAK , the
now jrcsldont ) of Cornell university ,
was oneo a clerk In a village store. It
Is a in-ovd nchiovoni-iit to Imvo cllmbod
from that humble position to distinction
ua one of the ripest scholars of his tnno
and to the presidency of a grout uni
versity before having reached the ago
of 40.
OMAHA people are not aware of the
( Trent nuno given thia city by the Lin-
ingor art gallery. It is an unconscious
tribute not only to the philanthropist
who founded and maintains it but to the
city in which it is situated. There are
few places of intelligence and culture in
this country in which Omaha and the
gullory are not very favorably associ
ated in mind.
Tun "friend of the family" who so
generally comes up smiling with n pooni
a yard long on golden wedding occa
sions in'thls country docs not scorn to
have been on hand nt the festivities in
honor of the fiftieth wedding nnnivor-
jnry of the king and queen of Denmark.
There are some compensations , it would
Boom , for the trials and sorrows of these
who sit on thrones.
THE United States consul general at
Montreal has received an apology from
Colonel Cole of the garrison artillery at
lh.it place for the outrages committed
by members of .his corps in ordering
down the American flag on the queen's
birthday. It may take many years to
convince the ultra-British residents in
Canada that the American Hag is
hacked by a vigorously loyal American
people , but the lesson will bo learned
sometime.
PiiOK. LOUNSUOUY of Yale college
and Prof. Child of Har\fard are agreed
that the established spelling of the
Kngllsh langungo is about the most
absurd thing In the world. But they
do not suggest nny practicable way of
getting the English-speaking people of
the world together on a hotter system.
There have boon many spoiling re
formers , hut the orthography of the
languugo has undergone no important
change as a result of their work.
Tin : Omaha gentlemen who have just
returned from a visit to the onst , whore
they inspected school buildings and in
vestigated various matters connected
with educational work , are of the opin
ion that Omaha schools might bo much
Improved by following the eastern ex
ample of spending money in directions
which miilco school life attractive and
pleasant to pupils. This is undoubtedly
true , and although this city cannot yet
vie with Boston and Philadelphia in this
respect , it would bo easy to make our
school buildings and grounds much
pluasnntor than they are at slight ox-
ponsc. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
"VVilUN Nebraska celebrates the semi
centennial anniversary of statehood the
precedent of 1892 will justify the change
of date from March 1 to September 25 ,
ubout the time of the harvest festival ,
which makes it more convenient for
popular demonstrations. When the
llrst hundred ynurs of Nebraska's state
hood have boon re-ached the centennial
celebration will probably bo hold on
Christmas of 1907 , or possibly if the
weather seems unprnpitious the centen
nial anniversary can bo shifted over to
the year following. A few months , or n
few ycaiB oven , make no material differ
ence , just so you celebrate.
in various parts of the
world celebrated the lliith anniversary
of the hlrtli of Thomas Moore on Friday
last in'a manner which showed how
fondly they cherish the fragrant memory
of the sweutulngoi * whom thoyso proudly
claim as their countryman. 'Tho patri
otism of Moore , like that of the Irish
people generally , was of tlio fervid kind
th t must find expression , mid the poet's
bent and most endearing bongs are these
which breathe the spirit of patriotism
and the love of freedom which animate
every Irish hoaru 'ino Scotch iidmiro
Bums urn } regularly celebrate the nnnt-
vomu-y of his birth in every community
' where any conslUorabUi number of
Scotchmen miiy bo found , but the Irish ,
owing perhaps to their lack of organiza
tions distinctly their own , do not eo
ipnarnlly observe the anniversary of
th > lr country's representative singer.
This , however , does not signify a lack
of uppiociatlou. Thomas Mooro'd mem
ory will bo kept gioen and his bwoot
songs will bo sung as long us an Irish
heart boats in the world.
A. ruwosm ; r/Bir OF TUF
The cheapest thing on earth anybody
can give is advlco. This Is a commoJity
that always can bo had In abundance for
the more asking , Tills is doubtless why
the members of the Methodist confer
ence responded so liberally when they
wore Interrogated by the Omnha organ
for the fotiblo minded as to what Omaha
should do to become a great , good and
prosperous city of 400,000 population by
the year of our Lord 1000. Such n ques
tion would have boon a stunner for nny
class of men but the visiting parsons ,
who are always oqunl to any emergency.
The composite recipe which the gentle
men of the cloth have loft us Is decidedly
instructive as well as unique.
Some of the suggestions touch upon
things temporal. Wo are reminded
that wo lu-o short on union depots ,
churches and llrst class hotels and long
on corner lots and acre property In the
suburbs. Others are directed chiotly to
things spiritual tinctured with matters
temporal.
Several of the clergymen confidently
predict that Omaha will have 400,000
population by the year 1000 If wo stop
printing Sunday papers , close nil the
saloons and theaters and do away with
dancing and card playing. A minister
[ rom Now York City , whore Dr. Park-
hurst is now leading a crusade against
rampant vice and wickedness , loft with
us a precious formula with the three in
gredients , prohibition , strict Sunday ob
servance and rooting out of all gambling.
How the American Babylon has man
aged to grow to 1,500,000 population
without this prescription will always re
main a profound mystery.
The most pointed and pertinent sug
gestion ramo from Now .Torsoy. It has
an Old Testament flavor and common ds
as the most olTcctlvo promoter of the '
city's rapid growth a moro strict com-
pllanco with the Lord's command to
Atlnm and Eve in the garden. This
eminent observer says point blank :
"Tho greatest need in your great city
is the question of moro children in your
homes. You have n perfect street
car system , but the tendency to
small families containing but one
child or none at all is not
in keeping with a largo and perma
nent growth of a city. " There is moro
truth than poetry in this well meant but
blunt suggestion.
It seems to us , however , in the lingo
of the bar , decidedly irrelevant , incom
petent and immaterial what these 500
Methodist clergymen conceive to bo the
most effective way to treble Omaha's
population by the end of the century. If
anybody wanted an option on a corner
lot on ono of the golden paved thoroughfares -
faros of the Now Jerusalem wo should
not hcsltato to commend him to the
members of the late conference , whoso
chief occupation is dealing in futures.
Their ideas on building great cities do
not ponnrAlly comport with practical
experience. They want a city in the
clouds peopled by angels and not upon
the earth inhabited by mon and women
with all the defects , passions and vices
the human race is heir to.
A SUSCKPfntLK JUHY.
The susceptibility of legislators to the
blandishments of railroud magnates is
well known , and juries have sometimes
been suspected of having boon influenced
by gratitude or expectation in cases
where a railroad corporation was con
cerned ; but the jury that acquitted John
C. Newton in the federal court at Des
Moines and then accepted an elaborate
banquet at the hands of the defendant
will have to bo awarded the palm.
Newton , who is vice president and general -
oral manager of the Dos Molnos & Kan
sas City railroad , was tried before Judge
Woolson-on the charge of conspiracy to
pad the mulls for the purpose of defraud
ing the government. Whatever the
merits of the case may have boon it is
evident that the jury did not regard the
defendant as a victim of groundless
prosecution , for it took from 3 o'clock
Wednesday afternoon until 10 o'clock
Thursday night to reach a verdict of
acquittal. The banquet followed , and
It appears that the railroad man and
the twelve mon who had acquitted him
"got together" in fine stylo. On the fol
lowing morning Judge Woolson called
the jurymen before him , and aftor.giving
thoui a severe lecture discharged them
In disgrace , and then ho told Mr. Newton
ton that ho would order the verdict sot
aside and try him over again if it wore
allowable.
It is not assumed that these juryman
wore venal nor that they intended any
thing wrong in allowing the acquitted
man to express his gratitude in this
way , but the incident shows how easy it
is for mon of wealth , and particularly
these representing great corporate in
terests , to moke themselves solid with
people who uro simple minded enough
to bo caught by their gentle allure
ments. The lesson enforced by Judge
Woolson was a wholesome ono.
SOMK SUaOKSTlVH STATISTICS.
Statistics now in course ot prepara
tion by the census bureau bring to light
Eomo Interesting and suggestive facts
rolutlvo to the color , sex and nativity
of the population of the various states.
Taking the matter of nativity by itself
It is curious to note that In the throe
states of Now York , Now Jersey and
Pennsylvania the white population of
native parentage constitute only about
one-half , or 60.83 per cent of the total
population of these states. In the same
group of states only 03.80 per cent of the
population cuu spouk the English lan
guage , leaving 30.11 per cent who are
foiolgnors in the largest sense of the
word. The inc-ousu In the number cf
foreign born pot-sons during the period
from 1880 to 1800 was 721,837 , and the
Increase in the native born population
was 1,470,085. Probably no other three
states in the union will show so largo a
proportion of Increase in foreign popu
lation as the ones named , though the
figure * for Now York and Pennsylvania
show that the Immigrants , though most
of them land In Now York and are sup
posed to stop In or near the motroplls in
greater numbers than elsewhere , are
really filling up Pennsylvania moro rap
idly than they are the state of Now
Yon ; . Now Jersey's increase in foreign -
oign horn population during the decade
was 4S.30 per cent , Pennsylvania's
43.87 per cent and Now York's 20.00 per
cent. The increaso- Pennsylvania
over Now York , considering how rap-
Idly Now York City and Its suburbs nro
Illllng up with foreigners , seems dlfitcult
to account for.
That one-half of the population of this
group of states should bo of foreign born
parentage is supgosllvo. U seems to
emphasize the fact that our remarkable
growth is duo very largely to the In
ducements hero offered to the people of
other lands to come and help develop
the resources of the greatest country on
earth. This steady Influx of foreigners
brings some objectionable 'people , but
that element is not largo. The major
ity nro law-abiding , inoffensive and
thrifty. There are practically no Asi-
ntlcs among thorn , and the hardy peas
ant stock of Europe that makes up the
bulk of the foreign element is sure to
boconio Identified with the institutions
whoso ndvnntngos it has sought.
SHAM o.t.vm/hvo MB
An ordinance hns boon introduced in
the city council to license gambling by
Imposing periodic flnos upon keepers of
gambling houses and men who make a
living out 'of gambling. This Is
nothing moro nor less than nn attempt
to nullify the criminal code relating to
gambling and make the mayor and the
police judge and police force alders and
abettors In the defiant violation of the
law , which they are sworn and In duty
bound to enforce.
The pica in favor cf the proposed or
dinance Is that gambling , like prostitu
tion , Is a natural vice which no law can
cxtirpato and therefore the most prac
tical way of dealing with gambling
would bo to legalize , regulate and super
vise It. The assumption that gambling
Is an inherent vice on a piano with the
social ovll Is not well founded. The
propensity of mon and women to amuse
themselves with social games in which
chance plays a part should not bo con
founded with the vicious disposition of a
very small percentage of people who
are drawn Into gambling dons by the
tempting opportunity to win largo sums
nt the gaming table.
But the social ovll hns never boon
licensed In Omaha. It Is merely toler
ated and the fines Imposed do not legalize -
izo It or In any way nullify the statute
or compromise the ofllcors of the law.
There never has been an ordinance even
Introduced to license disorderly houses
and no law-abiding citizen , would countenance -
tonanco such an ordinance so long as the
laws of this state make the keeping of
such resorts a criminal ollonso.
The offnct of the proposed ordinance
would cortninly bo mischievous ana de
moralizing. It would advertise Omaha
abroad as a law-defying community in
which gambling dons wore licensed in
doflanco of state laws. The mere
fact that no gambler has been
sent to the penitentiary since gam
bling was made a felony affords no excuse -
cuso for letting down the bars and run
ning riot with open gambling houses ,
into which hundreds of wage workers
would flock to drop the scanty savings
and earnings that. , should bo given to
their families.
The gambling law is doubtless too
severe in its penalties and its weakest
spot is the provision that makes the
plucked victim equally punishable with
the keeper and capper that fleeced him.
These defects of the law can and should
bo amended by the next legislature , but
so long as there is a law against
gambling the council has no right to
nullify or circumvent it. Suppose the
ordinance licensing gambling by provid
ing for periodic lines should bo enacted ,
what position would the gambler bo
placed in who voluntarily pleads guilty ?
Would the pay mon t of the flno relieve him
from the penalty imposed upon gamblers
and keepers of gambling houses by law ?
Would not the payment of the fine be
prima facie proof of guilt and woula not
the county attorney bo In duty bound to
prosecute all such persons in the crimi
nal courts ?
WAGES AND LlVJNOllEUK AND ABItOAD
The report of Mr. Carroll D. Wright ,
commissioner of iaoor , on the wages
earned and the cost of living in the
United States and various European
countries is replete with interesting and
instructive facts. These show a far-
more favorable condition for American
labor as a whole than Is enjoyed by the
labor of any other country. There is
not an industry in the United States
that does not pay hotter wages than the
like industry in any country of Europe.
The employos in the cotton and woolen
mills , the glass factories and the iron
works of the United States average
larger earnings than the workers in
similar industries abroad. The workingmen -
ingmon of Great Britain come nearest to
these of the United States in the annual
amount of their incomes , but these of
Franco. Germany and Belgium re'coivo ,
in the classes of work above noted , only
about half the incomes of American em
ployes in these industries , Germany
being at the bottom of the list
As to the cost of living , the workingmen -
men of the United Slates spend moro
money than these of Europe , having
moro to spend , and they live much bet
tor. Their homos are bettor provided
with convonlonucn and comforts , they
and their families wear bolter clothing ,
they invest more money in newspapers
and books , and as a whole they make a
larger outlay for amusements. Al
though the average sum spent by the
working people of any country for readIng -
Ing matter Is not very largo , it Is Inter
esting to note that the amount thus used
in the United States is from two to three
times larger than In European coun
tries , a fact that will at once explain the
superior intelligence of our working-
men' . There is not much difference In
the nvorngo cost per family tor food in
Great Britain and the Unltod States ,
but in Franco and Germany the expendi
ture for food is considerably loss , and it
Is hardly necessary to say that the com
parison holds good as to quality and
quantity. Tlio greatest difference is in
rents , which are much higher here than
in any of the European countries , though
doubtless in this respect also the Amer
ican woridngmon enjoy an advantage in
the superior conveniences. A particu
larly interesting fact disclosed by this
report Is that the average cost of intoxi
cating liquors per family In the United
States Is less than in Great Britain and
very little greater than in Franco and
Germany ,
On the whole this report , which is the
result of must careful und painstaking
Investigation , shows thiU the average
condition of the working people of the
United States is vjQry much superior to
that of the worltWg fjooplo of the prin
cipal nittnufueturlng-countrlo3 , of Eu
rope , and the difference in favor nf the
former has undoubtedly boon widened
since the labor c8mlnlssloner obtained
hU facts , since th co'jl ' of living in Eu
rope has increase < | Uurlng the past year
without a correBp9 < nu'iJng inoroaso In the
earnings of labor. , c . 5
MAMOItAk ) DA\\
How rapidly the years pnss will bo the
thought of thou9ujdifjii : | the recurrence
of Memorial dnyj It hardly scorns a
twelvemonth slnW'wo ' last rondi-red
homage at the grayes of the nation's '
dead , yet the lime for performing this
duty of affection and of patriotism is
again nt hand , and with an Interest as
honrty and earnest as in the past a grate
ful people will again attest tholr grati
tude to the men who died that the na
tion might live.
It has boon \voll said that there is ft
fragrance in the llowors placed upon the
graves of loved ones which no other
flower possesses , and every ono who
.shall tomorrow lay a floral tribute of
love upon a soldier's grave will realize
that this is truo. There is also a special
inspiration in this bo uitiful service to
the doad. Its influence is olovntlng and
softening. It awakens the sweetest
memories and vitalizes the tondorost
emotions. It lifts the mind above moro
worldly things and refreshes It with
thoughts that have no taint of solflsh-
ncss. The observance of Memorial day
has boon Invuluublo in touching the
moaning and the worth of patriotism.
It Is a grand fact that the greatest of
nations , the outgrowth of all the peoples
which have loft tholr mark on human
progress , devotes ono'day of the year to
honoring Us dead who cheerfully and
willingly gave up their lives for the
preservation of the republic.
With the recurrence of Memorial day
wo revive the memories not of the great
heroes and loaders In the struggle for
the maintenance of the union , but of
these hundreds of thousands of humbler
mon whoso service to the nation was ,
according to their opportunities , as
noble , heroic nndsolf-sncrlflclngns these
to whoso memory wo erect statues , and
whose names will bo household words as
long as there is an American republic
and people. Our thoughts at this time
expand beyond the galaxy of illustrious
commanders whoso achievements gave
imperishable glory to our history and
embrace the whole vast army of patriotic
heroes who wont forth from larm and
factory and store , impelled by an enthus
iastic love of country. It is of the hard
ships , the privations , jjio sacrifices and
'
the bravery of tho'common soldier that
wo have most thoughfcpn the recurrence
of Memorial dny\c jhoir names may
never bo nantionou and there Is no rec
ord of their personal traits , but wo know
they were mon Whom no danger ap
palled , whoso devb'tfoii1 to their country
no suffering or sacrifice could Impair ,
and whoso love of thoiflng was their supreme
premo love. These Wo the heroes who
rise before the ' /mind's / oyo" at this
time a spectral Jiost. of blue-clad war
riors whoso equals' ho'other nation has
produced. Their monuments are erected
in the hearts of tli'3 grateful people ,
where they will stand against all the
terms of time and the surging waves of
political passion so long as Amoiican in
stitutions shall survive.
SOMK RESULTS OF TllK COKFEHEKCE.
To Methodism in this community and
the west generally , the general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal church
hns hoon an inspiration nnd nn encour
agement which has already made itself
felt Every member of that church has
experienced n personal and entirely
justifiable pride In the mon who have
boon legislating for these weeks upon
denominational matters. They have
won the hearts of 'tho people and have
proved to doubling persons that the fol
lowers of Wesley are cultured , high
minded and sincere. The feeling that
this most modern of great religious
movements was confined chiefly to illit
erates , which prevailed to seine extent
among even the most intelligent mem
bers of some ether denominations and
among unbelievers , hns boon entirely
dispelled. No man who has heard the
aloquont sermons of many of the emi
nent divines in this conference will
doubt the intellectual power of the great
body of Methodist clergymen. If wust-
orn Methodists are not grontly Btrongth-
onod by the general conference It will
bo because western Methodists do not
appreciate an opportunity. No man of
education will hesitate to ally himself
with this denomination upon the ex
ploded theory that the itlnorant Is usu
ally nn ignoramus.
The eastern members of the confer
ence have had tholr ideas wonderfully
expanded by this memorable mooting.
To many of those raou Chicago has
hitherto been the frontier of civilization.
In their minds Omaha was a faraway
vlllngo and Nebraska a wilderness in
which life must bo a constant terror and
a sorins of deprivations. They have
learned by actual observation that
Omaha is a thrifty , Jjandsomo , promis
ing city of 140,000 , and ) Nebraska ono of
the most fertile commonwealths of the
union with a population exceeding a
million souls. Trayel'brondons men and
facts soon with the'd'yo ' and mot fnco to
face every day for frrfronth strengthens
consjB figures. Eory far eastern visi
tor goes homo wltl ' ,1 % ' bettor apprecia
tion of the vaBtnoss.pMiis country , nnd
a stronger affection"far American Institutions
'
tutions and American. people. Ho has
broken up any nnrfowmlndod sootlonal-
tarn thnt may hhWfilthorto prevailed
and when ho talks.ofthiB great mooting
ho will necessnrllycassociato with It the
good people of Oitiohu , the Importance
of our olty and tho'vnBlnobsof this great
Interior region. The conference has ac
complished a great tloul for the vlultor
iia well as for Omaha and the west In a
material and soculnr as well as In a sec
tarian and religious aonso.
lAW IN TllK SOUTH.
Governor Northon of Georgia , moved
by recent exhibitions of mob violence In
that state , has issued a proclamation
that harmonizes well with the resolu
tions recently adopted by the Methodist
conference in this city in relation to the
sumo subject , The governor declares
That he will put n stop to lynching If
there Is power enough in his hands to
do it , and ho authorizes the secretary of
state to offer a reward of $200 for the
arrest of persons who actively partici
pated In oertaiii recent proceedings of
this kind.
The governor's proclamation Is a good
thing In its way. but it will no moro stop
the application ot lynch law In Georgia
than it will arrest the procession Of the
spheres. Until the public sentiment
which approves mob violence is re
formed these summary executions at
the hands of lawless crowds will con
tinue. An illustration of the prevalence -
lonco of this Bontimont Is found in the
colamns of the Atlanta Constitution , di
rectly following the proclamation of the
governor. It Is the heading over an
article describing an attempted assault
upon a young woman , and runs as fol
lows : "Judge Lynch has another case ,
In which his peculiar method would , do
good service ; " Elsewhere In the same
paper appears an editorial warmly com
mending the governor's proclamation ,
but the words quoted Illustrate the fact
thnt the southern press Is Influenced by
the sentiment \vhlch makes mob violence -
lonco popular In the south.
Mobs have now and then taken the
law Into tholr own hands in the north
ern states , but such cases are extremely
rare and never rccolvo popular encour
agement. In the south , where the ma
chinery of the law can bo put into oper
ation as effectively as anywhere else for
the punishment of the crlmo of assault ,
the exhibitions of mob violence BO fre
quently reported oxclto little comment.
Ono of the first stops toward the Im
provement of the state of society there
should bo the enforcement of law In a
regular and orderly way. The great
fundamental principle that no person
shall bo deprived of llfo , liberty or
property without duo process of law
Should rccolvo the same respect in the
south that it receives in the north , and
until if. is respected the southern states
will suffer from the disadvantages in
separable from such a state of society as
is indicated by the prevalence of mob
law. The governor of Georgia has
shown the right spirit In his courageous
proclamation and it is to bo hoped that
it will have some Influence.
Mil. HENHY C. AIXUIS , statistician of
the Interstate Commerce commission ,
says that the claim of railroad companies
that all possible progress is being made
in introducing safety appliances is not
berne out by the facts. Whllo It is true
that llttlo remains to bo done 30 far ns
locomotives and c : rs engaged in passen
ger service are concerned , in the freight
service everything remains to be done ,
and it is in this service that nearly all
the casualties to employes happen. Thus
out ot a total of 1,105,042 cars used in
freight service , Mr. Adams states that
there are but 87,390 fitted with auto
matic couplers and but 100,090 equipped
with train brakes. Furthermore it ap
pears that the increase in the equipment
( ittod with safety appliances is not equal
to the total increase in equipment Mr.
Adams therefore reaches the natural
conviction that the good intention of
railway managers requires the as-
sisthnco of legislation to make it effec
tive. Ho thinks it practically impossi
ble for the curriers , unaided by law , to
secure the universal use of couplers and
brakes of a uniform typo. The aid of
government is required not so much to
coerce reluctant companies as to arbi
trate between the advocates of various
patents. Several bills have boon intro
duced in congress relating to this matter -
tor of railway safety appliances , and the
importance of some legislation is un
doubtedly appreciated by the people's
representatives , but there is reason to
apprehend that the influence of the cor
porations will , for the present , defeat
action , and that the slaughter of rail
way employes will bo allowed to go on.
President Harrison , in ono of his spe
cial messages to congress relating to
this subject , well said that "it is a reproach
preach to our civilization that any class
of American workmen should , in the
pursuit of a useful and necessary voca
tion , bo subjected to peril of life nnd
limb as great as that of a soldier in time
of war. "
The IH tlngiiUliliiK Murk.
Kcw Yatlt lleraht.
The oasioat way to dfstlnguUn a modern
tncsslah irom an ordinary mortal Is to count
bla wives' U0303.
How to Achieve .Success.
Kcw York Herald.
The Motbodist brethren in Omnha hnvo
again decided against dancing. The only
way to got dancing on the free list Is to oloot
younger mon to conference.
LunralH for Qrubb.
Now that ho has got Amorioan pork Into
Spain If Mlntstor Grubb wants to tickle Bos
ton's boart and at the same time make the
Dons * fool better under tno waistcoat , lot him
souaro the admission of uoann.
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The Cloud on ( loulcPs Horizon.
PlittaaelpMa Times.
A solitary 10 cant piece was nit that once
stood between Jay CSould and a state of glar
ing Impocunioslty. That dnno U n treasured
souvenir which the millionaire ) still carries
around in his purse and the only cloud upon
the pride which ho takes in it is the thought
that it lias boon nestling there BO long with
out earning intorcst.
Jlnlneil an
Uostun ClUilje ,
Boston bas boon accused of vanity moro
than once because she has not boon nverso to
declaring her pride In bor distinguished sons.
But the pride is a justifiable ono. A crop of
great mon U the grandest harvest that can
bo raised on any soil , and for the raising of
this kind of harvest Boston has shown her
self especially fertile.
A IMuoo of Kntorprlso ,
lltatrtce Dcmucrat.
At the present time Tun OMAHA Hun hns
its local ropresontatlvo hero preparing u long
statistical article on UUKQ county nnd its re
sources , that , It will soon print , nnd that will
go into the hands of 250,000 people. This is
not done for the mouay that it can pull the
public lop for , but as a piece of newspaper
enterprise. It is bolnpr prepared by uicn who
UVH In Beatrice , ana Tim BUB pays them for
doing the work.
_ _
DulVcU of tlio I'lilillnHrhoola ,
Kew York ll'o > M
President Eliot is quoted as saying that
there Is not n country in northern Europe
which has not a bettor common school sys
tem than ours.
The criticism is not too severe , probably , if
it is levcilod at the motbods pursued In our
common schools , Our system is great only
in Its u invert allty. It offers something of
education to nil , nnd freely. Rut much re
mains to bo I'ono before what it oftors will bo
What It ihould bo.
Tlio reasons ara obvlbni to every ono who
obiorvos. Wo have a pormdous habit ol
employing untrained nnd only hnlf-bducatod
toachors.Vo assume thnt nny girl who hns
grftduiuod from the ( jrammar schools is lit
to toncli , nnd tha fact Is qulto otherwise.
Apart from the moagronois of such n girl's
learning , nor mind Is undisciplined , nor cul
ture is scarcely boguti nml she 1ms toirnod
nothing nt nil of the art ot teaching. In
this stiuo our whoit school authorities have
made strenuous efforts , with only partial
success , to sot up a higher standard of qual-
Ulcailon for tonchorj.
Again , wo do not got the host out ot
tonchoM of which they nro capable. The at
tempt of board * of education to reduce
everything to system cripples individuality
in every limb and makoi ot the bou teacher
no moro than n cog In n nmohlno. Worse
still , under n system wlitoh mnlto n fotloh ot
examinations , and rontn u toaohoc's ' chance
of promotion and even ot retaining employ
ment upon the "marks" made by hU pupil *
upon examination , there is n premium sot
upon bad teaching nnd n punishment for
bettor.
Assertion nml Ooiitniiltctlnn.
cVncfnnitt CnmmJivlal ,
President Eliot of lUrvnrd Is nothing-
not eccentric , ills latest dodge Is an attack
on our common school system , which ho do-
claras Is Inferior to that In nny country in
the northof Europe. I'roidont Eliot's state
ment is combnttoil by School , Commissioner
Strauss of Now York City , who emphatically
remarks that our grammar school system
Is superior to thnt of Germany , nnd the
school system of Uormnny is the best in
Europe ,
A now religious soot has boon established
in Virginia by n negro named Nathaniel
Brown , which ho call the "No Moat Enters. "
The African Methodist Episcopal church
is the first to grant permission to a womnu to
vote at n general conference. The lady Is the
wife of niBhftp S. T. Jones.
There is no missionary in Afghanistan ,
with her O.OOJ.OOO people. Annum with
5,000,000 , , has only Uotniiu Cathollo mission
aries. India has ono missionary to 275,000
people ; Persia , ono to UOO.OOJ ; Thibet , ono to
, 000 , 000.
The annual contributions to foreign mis
slons of the evangelical church are us fol
lows : European societies , § 5,832,541) , ) ; natlvo
contributions , f 0ii)15 ; ) ; American societies ,
$1.180,002 ; uatlvo contributions , S507.833 ;
total , SI 1,037.340.
The Hov. Dr. Conwoll of Philadelphia had
n law practice yielding n revenue of S O.OuO a
year before ho entered the ministry. Bo
generous is ho that ho cannot reralvo uny
gift from church or friends without ocstow-
ing It , or feeling tempted to bestow it. on
some ono clso ,
Impertinence deserves rebuke , nnd ono
man got it handsomely. Uovumplng nn old
snylng , ho remarked that if ho were so un
lucky as to have u stupid son ho should cor
tninly inauo him n parson. A clorgymnn who
heard him replied : "You think different
from your father , then. "
A bill was lately introduced into ono of our
stnto legislatures granting permission thnt
the bishop ot the dlocoso might bo buried In
the crypt of his cathedral. One of the mem
bers , who did not admire the bishop greatly ,
movsd an amendment to the bill that it taUo
effect Immediately on its passage.
In splto of his 82 years nnd his serious oc
cupations , the pope still writes poetry. Ills
last effort In this line was n Latin hymn ,
which was sot to music bv MaoUro Mustafn
and sung In the Slstlno chapel. Tno cope
has subscribed 10,000 francs toward the in
ternational museum to bo erected to Dante at
Itavonna ,
Hov. Samuel Wells Powell , an authority
in biblical history , died recently In Massa
chusetts. Ho sorvea with credit iu the
marine corps uurlng the civil war , then
studied theology , graduating at Yale , after-
wnids dovoto'i himself to the study ol lan
guages , seven teen of which ho is said to have
mustered. Ho was also dovotcd to forestry
interests.
The Episcopal church In England has 43
bishops and 24,090 other clergymen ; in the
United States , 01 bishops nnd 8,800 , clergy
men ; in Ireland , 13 bisnoos and 1,807 other
clergymen , and in Canada , 24 bishops nnd
1'JOO , other clergy men ; in Aslii , Ki bishops
and 713 other clergy mon ; in Africa , 12 uish-
ons. and U50 other clergymen : In Australia.
21 bishops mm 2GO ether clergymen , mid in
Scotland , 17 bishops nnd 2SO ether clergy
men : in scattered diocosoa 0 bishops and 120
clergymen a grand total of Ib'J bishops nnd
32,72'J , ether clergymen.
The Christian Union having Intimated
thnt the Jewish Subbath is gloomy and as
cetic , the Jewish Messenger remarks , "If
the genial editors of our contemporary would
visit a typical Jewish household on a Sab
bath , they would moot with nn atmosphere
and associations just the reverse of ascotic.
Labor is forbidden , it is true , nnd business is
prohibited , but the day Is devoted to wor
ship , recreation , charity. The ideal Jawish
Sabbath is a any ot delight , not of gloom.
It is historically unjust to make the Jewish
Sabbath responsible for Puritanical austor-
lty < "
JIL.ISTS FllOM HAM'S //OKA"
A fact is ns strong as the throne of God.
There is nothing rnoro cowardly than bolng
afraid of the truth.
Singing "Nearer My God to Thee , " will
never carry us n single inch toward heaven
unless wo nro willing to stop In that direction
with our own toot.
Some people never fool religions oscopt
when they got In n tight plnoo.
The real prayer mooting nlwnya begins a
gdod while before the boll rings.
There Isn't n bit of religion In going with ,
out sloop at night to talk nbout your noluh.
bors.
bors.Tho
The moro the man who builds on the sand
InvosUiu his hoiiso the worsolt will bo for
him.
him.When
When In line of battle no soldlor ever tlnds
much fault with the bowlops of the man in
front of him.
There U no greater mUtnko than trying to
pprsuiulo n mnn to bo religious by preaching
altogether to his hood.
It doosn't help n man much nt homo to
shout in church , If ho mnkos his wife got up
him kindle n Uro the next morning.
Whnt n dlftoronco there is between tin
kind of headache nooplit hnvo on rnlny Hun.
days and the kind they hnvo when the olrou *
is In town.
KRSUVSV1SU FttKK TKAIHC.
Minneapolis Tribune ( rep. ) : Lord Sail * ,
bury's Impressive argument nsnlnst fret
trade must nrovo u fatal blow to the ndvo-
CIUM ot free trade In the United States. The
speech of the premier In favor of protection
I * lho. strongest nrgumout thnt hns fallen
. upon the cars of living mon. Mi should 1111
the ballot boxes with endorsements of pro-
tcctlon when the voters register tholr will
Sf , I'aul I'lonpor Press ( rop. ) : It will nt.
east appear from this frnult utterance ot
Lord Salisbury that absolute free trade has
attendant evils as Well ns unrcnsonaulo pro
tection ; whlto his utterance IsthomoUslg.
iinl nssuranco yet received of lho splendid
triumph of the republican policy of roclpro-
olty , as n means of enlarging our foreign
trndo without the sacrifice of our own mar
kets or othsr injury to oursolvos.
Globo-Uomocrnt ( rop. ) : I'lio republican
party may well congratulate Itself upon the
fact thnt the oromlor of Uront Britain thus
pays tribute to the wisdom nnd onlclenov of
the policy that It supports. There iould'not
bo n raoro gratifying and suseostlvo endorse
ment ot the American tariff system , mid the
voters who nro to oloot our noxt.prosldout .
will ho sure to tnko account of it in their
consideration of the loading issue of the
campaign.
Now York Trihuno ( rcp.h Obviously ,
what Lord Salisbury wants Is an opportu
nity for Imitating the American reciprocity
policy. If duties could bo Increased or ro-
fctorod upon such articles ns ho mention * , ho
thinks that ho would bo nrmod with power
to negotiate commercial conventions on the
basis of n fioo market for wine , spirits , silk ,
gloves and lacos. What ho wants Is fair
trade as distinguished from free trade ; nnd
no indicates the roimposltiou of duties with
reciprocity behind it as the future land
marks of the economic prepress cf Eng-
lie lounged wcurlly asalnst a tabloln an
IrrlKiUliiB reservoir and do/im olt. A bv'
sunder tout-hod Mm on tlio turn :
' .Say , I'at. what about the McKlnluy bill ? "
"Oh , doin the bill ! if It's all rlKht , pay It. "
Now York Ilorald : Miikln' n frlon' ot n
sircnstlp nmii Is u gootl deal lIUu tiylnu' to
shavu wld n poor r.i/or , donh bruddurn ; you
never know when yoii'rogoln' to clt do nox1
cut.
Philadelphia. Kocort ) : It will bo n proof that
hniminand hititollvm run parallel In some
ways If thnt now o.ittlo dlssuso , " .swelled ,
head , " Is traceable to the "horns" In the case.
Lnwoll Courier : "AliisI the lost caws. "
murmured tlio crow as his companion foil , a
victim to the shotgun policy.
Yonlccr's Statesman : Report comes from
London of the discovery of the tblstlo as un
article of food fop man as well ns biiast. Tlio
thistle certainly has some very line points.
Hnrrlaburs Patriot : Thoyauntj woman wlio
will uttoml the Ittdlos' school In the top ot thu
KlITol tower are likely to Indulge In some
breezy conversations.
DIIOWNH1) HIS
New York Iferalil.
Tliu tloticon wns HiuiBly onscoiiscil In hli pow ,
And ho slept , uii'l ho snored , uiul vet no one
wiisdistiirhoc ! ,
I'or ' his wlfu's llonor-snniizlud li.it wns so loud
'Unit his stertorous brciithliig oould bouiooly
ho lionrd.
Washington Star : A wealthy uncle Is
usually allowed to have his own wuy because
of his wlll-ful character.
Uotrolt Free I'ross : Commissioner You
are under nrrost for defacing United States
coin. Whatliavuyou to Hay for yourself.
rrKonur I HIM not guilty , your honor. I
liavo too much rcspeut for a dollar to liufuco
one , .sir. Infilctl seldom have tlio pleasure
of meeting one.
TIIK Tll'-TltTHI ) NOSE.
ir siM0loii ; ( Star ,
liar lips are red. her oym nro bright ,
Uor chunks nro llko the rose :
Her grncofiil nuck Is Ivory whlto ,
She lias a turn-up nebo
A turn-up nosu thin pretty miss.
Ihitsliu s u charming c rout uro.
And 1 esteem that proboscis
The inostenscaKliiK foiture.
Indeed I do , you ask me why ?
The reason's simply this :
'TIs never In thu wuy when I
Attempt to snatch u kiss ,
Boston Transcript : It Is perfectly safe to
compliment a uomnn upon her chiseled fea
tures , but she would hardly llko to bo told
thatbor head was turned.
I'lillndolphln T'Odror : A journal In the In
terests of manufacturers und workers In cork
Is projected. This should Interest renders of
light literature.
ElmlraGuzotto : No , anxious motlior. the
611H that stood still nt Joshua's command was
not having his hair cut.
IBS"
& CO.
Largest Manufacturers and Retailers . of
Clothing In the World.
J
Honoring
the Brave Dead--
Our corner window dressed in memory
ot our boys in blue
who gave up their
lives , has drawn im
mense' crowds , and
our attractions for
this week will bring
you out faster yet.
First is a cut of 30
to 45 per cent on a number of suits that
now go at $7.50 , ' $8.50 , $10 , $12.50 and
$15. Next $15 to $25 spring overcoats at
$12. Then boys' knee pant suits $2.50 ,
J3.50 " , $4 and $5 , and long pants at $5 ,
' | $6 and up , Ladies' and children's blouse
Lwaists at half price. Straw hats just in.
Browning , King & CoTe
To utCtlWn. clvo our in. employes , oxoeptUuturcluya their oyonlnijH , al , wo i > . close in. \ IQ < Jvvu. W Pnr . ISth & DOllfilaS SlS
