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Tliu IJalthnoro plan oysters nud torra-
l > ln for two.
One qiK'Htlon promises to be settled
by this coiiKrosH , nnd Unit Is whether
the cuckoo IH n temporary pheiioineiion
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or si regularly recurring bird of pus-
Senator Hill Is carefully snviii } ? his
views on the president's message , nut
they will be made public with all due
pinplmsls when the opportune moment
arrives.
The fathers of the republic estab
lished n cloture rule for the senate when
they provided in the constitution that
every two years shall witness a new
congress.
The congressmen-elect who are al
ready applying to Mr. Heed for place ?
on desirable committees in the next
bouse evidently believe In the old adage
about the early worm.
Chicago Is trying hard to repress n
-threatened attack of the annexatioii
fever until after she Is certain as to
New York's Intentions with respect to
Itrooklyu and her other suburbs.
AVe feel certain that no congressman
really cares whether , Incase of death al
his supposed post of duty , bis remain *
are accompanied to their last resting
place by a junketing committee of Ids
colleagues or not.
It ,1s adding Insult to injury to In
sinuate that the ilowcra that graced tin
desks of various merilbcrs of the IIOUM
on the opening of congress came fron
the national posy garden or were palil
for by the recipients.
The new school board must meet tin
demand for retrenchment In the public
schools Immediately after Its organlzn
tlon. Ilccause the old board has shlrkei
its duty offers no excuse for a contlnu
mice of the policy of delay.
The work of our charity organization :
should be well In hand before the boll
days. We are liable to experience sud
deu changes of temperature that wll
expose people who are without fuel am
'shelter to severe hardships , i not nbso
lute danger.
Dr. Talmage has formally severed tin
last Ycstlge of Ids connection with tin
congregation of the Brooklyn tabernacle
but his weekly sermons through tin
press will continue to be hawked abou
so long as the venerable doctor can tun
nn honest penny by them.
The first fruit of the republican vk
tory In Kansas Is already at hand. .lac
rabbits are so numerous In certain poi
tlons of the state that farmers an
sportsmen e uir.ot s-boot them fas enoug
and there Is danger that they may ir
Jure young trees in the orchards. 0
course , If the populists had been rt
tallied In control of the state goveri
incut , a jack rabbit could not have bee
Induced to venture Into Kansas for lever
or money. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
It Is worthy of mention that all tli
young men who were arrested for Into :
Icatlon or disturbing the peace after tli
YalePrincetonfootball game In No1
York a week ago proved to have u
connection with any collegp whateve
They were bedecked with college rll
bens and Haunted the college colors , bi
were In reality without any claim i
pose as college men. This fact will *
a great way In supporting the oft-nnu
allegation that the worst offenders c
all similar occasions are outsiders wl
seize the opportunity to jubilate beyoi
the recognl/.ed bounds , much to the dl
credit of the colleges which they clal
to represent It Is hard to suppre
these pretenders , but If they are reg
larly shown up In their true light tin
may llnally be induced to subside.
The resignation of Congressman Cm
mlngs of New York makes the twent
fourth change In the personnel of t !
present congress since it came In
being on March , 185)i. : There ha
been ten deaths , eleven resignations ai
three successful election contests. It
possible , and even likely , that Preside
Cleveland will take occasion to rewa
with appointments to olllce some mo
of his faithful followers in the hou
who have been turned down by tin
constituents soniu time before the oxi
' ration of this congress In order tli
their nominations may be continued
the senate. In that case we may c
pect several additional resignations ,
though the vacancies will 1m for su
short periods that no steps will
taken to have them tilled. The Flfi
third congress promises to bo a reco
breaker In the matter of vacancies.
KKLAttHH TI1K 8VVHRMR COVllT.
It Is absolutely Imperative that the
legislature at Its coming session take
Rome steps toward abolishing the anom
aly which we have had now for nearly
two years In the supreme court com
mission. The law authorizing the ap
pointment of supreme court commis
sioners was enacted In ISO.t as a tempo
rary expedient to meet the emergency of
an oveicrowded docket In the supreme
court It provided for the Immediate
appointment by the supreme court of
three persons , no two of whom should
belong to the same political party , and
who should be practlclslng attorneys
In good standing , not less than I0 ! years
of age , to be commissioners of the su
preme court The duties of these com
missioners were defined to be to aid
and assist the court , under such rules
and regulations as It might adopt , In
the performance of Its duties In the dis
position of the numerous cases then
pending or thereafter to be brought
Kach commissioner was to hold for a
term of three years , to devote his entire
attention to the work of Ids olllce and
to receive a salary equal to that paid to
the judges of the supreme court
A supreme court commission Is at best
an awkward piece < f jud clal machinery.
It was by no means contemplated by
the Trainers of our form of state gov
ernment , and It Is the opinion of many
of our best constitutional lawyers that
the supreme court accommodatingly
stretched a point when It passed favor
ably upon the constitutionality of the
law establishing it. The act was agreed
to by the legislature only as a make
shift and because repealed efforts to
secure constitutional asnendments In
creasing the number and pay of the
judges of the supreme court had ended
Invariably In miserable failure. While ,
perhaps , the people are willing to over
look the stretch of authority that created
the commission as a concession to stern
necessity , there Is no reason why they
should be required to put up with It a
moment longer than Is actually neces
sary. The people have a right to have
a direct voice in the selection of tbeb
judges and they also have a right to
have their appeals for justice promptly
passed upon by judges who have equal
authority. Grant that the docket o (
the supreme court Is still overcrowded
and that the judges are entitled to as
sistance and relief , the only legitimate
way in which relief can be afforded h
by a reorganization of the court pursu
ant to constitutional amendment. Tin
supreme court commission expires b.v
limitation In the early spring of 18t ! ) (
Ily that time , if the legislature will sub
mlt the requisite constitutional amend
ment at the next general election , tin
people will be able to provide them
selves with an enlarged court of live
or seven members serving for adequati
compensation. The legislature must noi
fall to do Its part.
RRTIIIR.MRXT OF OhA'RIIAt .SMPVU.U
The remission last week by President
Cleveland of the iinexplred portion ol
the sentence prescribed b.v the courl
martial that tried Itrlgaillcr tJencra
David G. Swalm marks the heglnnln ; .
of the end of one of the most pccnliai
cases that ha.s evyr arisen In our ami )
circles. For ten years General Swain
has been nominally judge advocate gen
era ! of the military forces of the Unltei
States , but has been prevented from ex
erlclslng any of the duties of the ollici
because of a. disability imposed upoi
htm for conduct prejudieal to good orde :
and' military discipline. Now , by reasoi
of the action of the president , he Ibid :
himself restored to good standing in tin
army and to the olllce which he ha
been supposed to bold only to relinqulsl
It , most probably , after three week *
service , when , on December 22. In
passes Ids ( Gd year and becomes ellgibl
for retirement
The castof General Swalm is one o
the anomalies In the history of Amerl
can courts martial. According t
a recent account of It , In April. 1884 , Mi
Hateman of Washington Informed Sei
retary Lincoln that General Swalm ha <
attempted a fraud upon the banking lln
of Kateman & Co. of Washington b ,
negotiating a due bill for ? r > ,000 wide
had been previously drawn , and that h
had also assisted In the negotiation c
pay vouchers which he knew to be trli
llcates of outstanding acjomiK The fo
lowing day Mr. Hateman Informed 111
secretary that the matter bad been ai
ranged amicably and mlsumlerstandlnp
explained. As , however. Mr. Hatema
had published his letter through tli
press , and General Swalm's comments o
It had not been regarded as satlsfactor
b.v the secretary of war , a court of li
qulry was held. This body reporte
that the evidence showed dlscrcdltabl
transactions , especially In view of CJei
eral Swalm's peculiar relations to tli
administration of justice In the arm ;
A court martial was accordingly a ]
pointed , of which General Schofleld
president. This court found the Judi ;
advocate general not guilty of the clmrf
of conduct unbecoming nn otllcer and
gentleman , which had been based on tl
due bill of $ . 1,000 , and also not guilty <
any neglect of duty through failure
report the triplication of pay , which liti
been alleged against Colonel Morro\
but yet guilty of conduct to the prej
1 dice of good order and military dl
clpllnc In violation of the slxty-secoi
article of war. The sentence was su
pension from rank , duty and pay f
three years ; but since this was dlsa
proved as being too lenient the senten
was altered to suspension for one yen
with reduction to rank of major In li
department That again being dlsa
proved by President Arthur a third se
tence resulted , that of suspension fro
rank and duty for twelve years on hn
pay. This Is the sentence the unexpln
portion of which has Just been remlttc
President Cleveland has undoubted
taken the shortest way out of the tan ;
into which the War department hi
been placed , although had ho been co
tent to wait a few weeks he would ha
been able to accomplish the same pt
pose without permitting General Swa !
to again exercise the duties of Jud
advocate general. The principal ohj <
tloa of President Arthur to the Hi
sentence of the court martial is said
have been that It would have restor
the general to his position nud f
functions after three years. The soco
sentence avoided this only by reducl
him la rank and obliterating Ms clmnc
of future promotion to that place. The
third sentence purposely carried the
penalty over a period lasting until the
spring of 1807 , with only half pay
throughout the twelve years. As his
compulsory retirement for age was due
December 2'2 , 1800 , It was obviously the
Intention to fix the third sentence so
that he might never again discharge any
of the duties of an active judge
advocate , either at the head of
the department or In any subordi
nate grade. The result was
that from that day to this the olllco of
Judge advocate general has remained
practically vacant , Its administration
being placed In the hands of the as
sistant judge advocate general. Peri
odical attempts were made to relieve
the situation , but unsuccessfully , up to
the recent action of Mr. Cleveland , and
the friends of General Swalm and the
friends of other applicants for his place
were ranged In almost hostile camps.
The law does not require the retirement
of army officers until they shall have
reached their ( Mlh year , but It rests
with the president to retire them at any
time after they arrive at the age of (5'2. (
It Is assumed that General Swaim will
go upon the retired list at the earliest
possible moment and that a now briga
dier general's star may be looked for at
an early day , with other promotions all
along the line of the judge advocate's
department
* FOIt 'JIIKSTA'JK
Tliu report of the regents of the State
university covering the. past two yearn
has been made public. The documeiit
consists of two parts , the report proper
nntl an editorial mimnmry , which has
been nerved up by the Lincoln Journal
as an original editorial. 1'asslng ovoi
much of the Interesting detail and matters
tersof minor information , the burden
of the whole report Is the necessity foi
extraordinary appropriations by tin1
coining legislature. We are told , tc
quote from Hie editorial siimmary jusl
referred to , that "a surprising condition
of nIT Irs" exists in that Institution ,
whose "attendance lias far outgrown
both the public and the legislature , " tin
increase being "simply phenomenal. '
furthermore , that the attendance-
trebled within three years , reaching al
ready this fall nearly 1r > ( X ) . The re
gent * , therefore , n.k for a special levj
of one-half mill for each year of tin
biennlnm In addition to the three-eighths
mill levy formerly voted under simllai
pressure. We are admonished that "li
this can not be granted the attendance
must be arbitrarily limited to SOO , " ant
that "the safety of the state and Its
future development" are hanging bj
this thread. -
Perhaps the best way to analyze tlie.st
statements and to get at the approximati
basis of the recommendations Is to re
produce from the report the classillet
table of enrollment on December , 1
18 ! ) 1. It is as follows :
Graduate students 4
Undergraduate Students :
Academic and Industrial-colleges.823
Colltgo cf Law. i. . , . 81
School of Art and Music 131
In absentia students rfl i.os
Students In preparatory courses. . . . Isi
Aggregate i i,4C
Repeated names. t 4
Total enrollment 1,42
. It is to be noted that the enrollmen
'n the Academic and Industrial college ;
is S'2S , or just about the number whlel
the regents say the ordinary revenues o
the university will snlllce to educate
The eighty-four students In the lav
school are acquiring u technical am
professional education , the expense o
which is no part of the taxpayer's legit I
mate burden.
The 151 ! students In the School of Ar
and .Music are likewise pursuing speela
studies , and are no part of the univoi
slty unless they contribute the bulk o
the forty-live names that are duplicate !
The thirty-four students who are al
sent are not Infringing on the resource
of the Institution , and might as wiv
have been left altogether out of accoun
And llnally the HID students In th
preparatory courses ought to and shoul
be required to get their secondary edi
cation at the expense of the local con
inunlty to which they properly belonj
The regents will doubtless say that th
students In the law school , the absen
students , and the students applyln
themselves to art and music are n
burden upon the university. Perlm ) ;
so , but If so It convicts the regents t
the basest jugglery when they presei
per capita statistics of appropriation
calculated for the total enrollment c
1,500 students.
We are glad to welcome the tard
confession of the regents that "thei
has always been a doubtful -proprlet
In maintaining preparatory work I
connection with the colleges of tills nn
vorsity , " and to commend their deelslci
to abolish the llrst year of preparatot
work In 18JK5 and the second year I
181)7. The Hce commented favorabl
upon this decision at the time it wt
llrst made public. The preparatoi
work ought , however , to have bee
abolished long ago , and there Is no e :
cuso whatever for maintaining tl
second year longer than one year afti
the llrst year shall have been abollshe
Out of the 1-l'JO students enrolled i
the state university 571 , or conslderab
more than n third , give Lancast
county as their residence , and a gre ;
pioportlon of these have had their hit
school education at the expense of tl
taxpayers at large , while it proper
should be defrayed by the citizens
Lincoln. The enumeration of the fti
ulty , moreover , includes eight professo
and Instructors In Latin , nine In Englli
and English literature , and ten
mathematics , the greater number
whom must be constantly employed
teaching branches that have no re
place In a. college curriculum. I listen
however , of abolishing the preparnto
work with a view to economy and i
trenchinerit , what do the regents pi
pose to do ? Why , to establish a nc
School of Agriculture and Mcclmi :
Arts that Is to bo a worse abuse tin
the last. The new school Is to offer
three year's course ot study to just t
class of students who have be
hitherto welcomed Into the preparato
department What are to bo the i
qulrcinents of admission to the IK
school ? The same requirements as
the regular collegiate work ? Oh , r
"To enter this school , a student mt
fairly mastered practical urlthu
tleelcmennry grammar , descriptive and
physical geography , and oleirtcutnry
United States history ; nnd should beef
of Ruch nge nud general maturity as
will make It reasonable to expect him
to exercise self-control and to make In
telligent and faithful use of the educa
tional opportunities afforded by the
state. In lieu of entrance examina
tions the university will accepl teachers'
first and second grade certificates , and
what are known as county superin
tendents' certificate ! * , showing that the
person named has satisfactorily com
pleted thoj'Vvork of the country district
school. " ' Jm-other words , the univer
sity proposes to take Its students right
out of the grammar grades. And If
we glance over" the courses of study of
the new school what do we Hud ? Noth
ing more than the ordinary branches
taught In every first class high school ,
with a mixture of a little shop work
from the inailual training department
What justification have the regents of
the Style university In applying the pro
ceeds of state taxation to the mainte
nance of a high school ? Have they
not their hands full with the work
which properly belongs to nn Institu
tion of higher education ?
We are not prepared to say that all
of the requests of the regents for new
buildings and for additional equipment
are unreasonable and unwarranted.
Hut it strikes us that they want first
to readjust their plans to their legiti
mate field of operations. They want
to take measures to restrict the attend
ance to those who are prepared for and
entitled to college Instruction. Then
they want to rearrange their demands
upon the legislature In accordance with
now computations , based upon an en
tirely different condition of affairs.
A /Vl.VorX LAllVIt 1 NADRll.
We print elsewhere a very Interesting
Interview which a reporter of The lice
had with Mi1. John Hums , the noted
Kngllsh labor leader , who came to this
country to attend the congress of the
American Federation of Labor , which
moots at Denver tomorrow , and also to
study the conditions of labor In the
United States. Mr. Hums Is the fore
most representative of organized labor
In Great Hritain , and his purpose In at
tending the labor congress at Denver IH
to endeavor to establish an alliance be
tween ICngllslfand American labor.
John Hums is not an agitator , as that
term Is commonly understood , but he is-
none the less a most earnest , and inde
fatigable worker hi the cause of Im
proving and uplifting labor. What hi
has done In this direction entitles Jilm
to the International distinction he en
joys. Horn -H the ranks of labor , all
his sympathies are with those who toll
In the mjiujfand the mill , in the factory
and a't tm ? forge the wage-earners and
bread-winners , whether of England 01
Amerlca-Biwlh very limited educational
advantages In his youth Mr. Hums has
become , at the age of I'.O , a man of largi
Intellcctirai'attalninonts , and few men hi
the Hous'e"of Comni ( > ils command movi
attention than he. Pocullarlynthe rep
resentativc' lii Parliament"1 of the vasi
j'jonstllhejicyX.yf organized Hrltlsli1 labor
ho exerts--Krtc.it Inlluem.'c , the more s <
because heJs-rccognlzed as a careful ant
safe counsellor , wholly unselfish In lib
devotion to the cause he represents. Tin
tens of thousands of his followers him
the most Implicit faith in him , becaust
they have learned from ample expert
once that he does not lead them to proll
by them and that he is absolutely sincere
core in their cause.
It may be that Mr. Hums will not bi
able to accomplish much toward the car
rylng out of Tils purpose In attending tin
congress of * ho American Federation o
Labor , but his visit may have a goot
effect upon labor leaders in this country
most of whom could profit by his exam
pie. to the very great advantage aiit
benefit of the cause of the tolllnj
masses.
STATU rnDKltA'lHMOl' WOMAX'f ! CLUJtf
A convention of delegates from tin
different woman's clubs In Nebraska I
to meet In this city tomorrow , pursuan
to an Invitation Issued by the Woman' ;
club cf Omahn , for tha purpose ot organ
Izlng a stafe federation. The call fo
the convention provldps for extendiui
credentials to the president and on
delegate from every known woman'
club In the state , and It Is reported tha
a sulllclent number of clubs have bid !
cated their acceptance uf the Invltatlo ;
to assure in advance the success of th
undertaking. The delegates are to b
the guests of the 'I'oman's club of tbl
city during their sojourn here , and thn
means that their entertainment will b
everything that could be either e.i
pected or desired.
The proposed state federation of wt
man's clubs has been projected as
part of the general federation of wt
man's clubs , Which has been In exls
ence now for some time nnd In wide
some of the individual clubs hold men
bershlp. Hut a general federation co\ \
erlng the Whole United States can li
made more .effective through the unlo
of Its member's into state organization
Several oTlftho states have organize
such ass atJoHS New York , for exnn
pie , having ivery lecvntly witnessed
similar convention of delegates from tli
woman's | ; ) ibf ) In Hint state , called h
Sorosls , the boil ton club of New Yor
City's socltj' ° women and It Is only pn
per that t e ) ; 01111-11 of Nebraska shoul
place tlmm olVL's In the van of th
movement ? 'i'hc women of- the Unite
States will , ! js on find themselves In
position w-.hlc.li the men nave not yet a
talncd , nairu'ly , a national club organlz ;
tlon consjgjlij of state federation
which In Auruuiro made up of ludlvldui
clubs.lvl > li
The aifyflri fgcs of a Nebraska sta
federation ofwoman's clubs must be a
parent almost without explnnntlo
Aside from 'the fact that It ranges N
braska along ; with other states in th
respect , It offers to a wider circle i
women the same Inducements that cat
separate club offers to Its own member
The social contact of regular sta
conventions Is alone of great Influem
In widening the vision and cxtcndli
the experience of the delegates-who nit
bo chosen to attend , and through the
of all the club women In the sfnte. Tl
solidarity of women and the Identity '
their Interests will be realized nnd tit
Ized to an extent Impossible without o
gn.ulzatlou. To the visiting woman del
gates nil Omnha , Irrespective of sex , ex
tends n hearty welcome nnd trusts that
the convention will be able to effect the
object for which It has been called with
out dlfllculty and to Its entire satisfac
tion. There Is a wide and untrodden
Held of usefulness awaiting the Ne
braska state federation of woman's
clubs.
KOMOltK TAniW TlXKKntXtl.
The caucus of democratic senators , In
designating the subjects of legislation
to be presented for consideration ,
omitted the free raw material bills
which passed the house near the close
of the last session. This Is to be ac
cepted as a virtual surrender on the
part of the majority , so far as any
further tampering with the tariff Is con
cerned. It Is true that the "steering
committee" was authorized to present
such other measures us It may deem
Important , but the action of the caucus
plainly Implied that a majority of the
democrats present did not desire to con
sider the popgun bills , ami It Is to be
presumed that the committee 'will not
bring any of them forward. The wis
dom of this course Is obvious , and ,
therefore , the action of the caucus Is to
be commended. There is no possibility
that any of these measures could be
passed , with the exception , perhaps , of
the bill to amend the sugar schedule ,
and even as to that there Is doubt as
to what would be the result of bringing
It to a vote. The proposition as It now
stands Is for a straight duty of10 per
ceijt ad valorem , but this would proba
bly b ( > antagonized by the republicans ,
who favor free sugar. The democrats
cannot support free sugar , because with
their tariff law there must be a revenue
from sugar to supply the government
with the needed revenue. Probably
most of them would like to deprive the
trust of the one-eighth of a cent pro
tection as a sort of party vindication ,
but evidently they are afraid to raise
10 question , since It might load to a
eopeiiliig of the whole tariff Issue and
prolonged discussion that would lead
i ) nothing.
In the circumstances , therefore , the
emocrats have Judiciously decided to
How the supplemental tariff bills to
est where they are , thus heeding the
dmonitlon of the people at the last
lection. Of course this means that
hose measures are dead , and that the
ountry Is not to experience the lulllc-
lon of any more tariff discussion In
longrcss for several years , a promise
lch the Industrial and business In-
crests of the country will most heartily
welcome. There are plenty of other
mtters to command public attention.
Phe currency question is of paramount
mportance and calls for the most In-
elllgent and careful consideration from
ho people , and besides this such mat
ers as the repression of monopoly In
he form of trusts and combinations ,
he better regulation of corporations ,
i national bankruptcy law , and other
liicstions affecting the general welfare
ivldch 'have been subordinated In the
mbllc thought to the tariff , may now
eceive the attention they merit. The
Iqmocrats In the present congress have
lone nothing so wise as dropping the
ariff.
Philadelphia Is almost excited because
he statue of William Penn recently
alsed to the tower of the public bulki
ng In that city has Its back turned to
hat part of the city from which It Is
nest generally viewed. The people are
ilemanding that William be turned
ifoiuul. No respectable statue ought
o be deaf to such an appeal.
root Hull1 * MueK'HK Itocord.
Globe-Democrat. ,
The autumn foot ball casualties In America
will be In the neighborhood of six iner
Killed and thirty seriously Injured , which
beats anything that bull lighting In Spalr
can show In live years.
The Kuproino Tmt nt the Hub.
Itoston Journal.
The test of n man's Hoclal standing till ;
winter Is his designation of the tlower Ir
his buttonhole. If he calls It a "bouton
ulerc" he Isn't In It , but If he says "coal
llower that settles him he Is one ot th <
elect.
Ton Smooth to Ho Hulked.
Mlnnonpoll ? Journal.
The amcrtled constitution of New Yorl
state forbids any railroad to Issue a pasi
to any state olllclal , elected or appointed
and It Is stated that under this provlsloi
Onauncey Dcpew could not ride free cvei
his own road HO lone as he remains a re
Bent In the university. Heavy penultlc
are prescribed for the violation of this pro
vision. _
Tct of Picxpcrmn Conditions.
Clilcaso Hecord.
When steel rails are movliiB rapidly fron
the rolling mill to the tracklayers the Ken
cral business of the country Is greatly stlm
ulateil. From the Iron mines , coal mine
and coke ovens the raw materials How t
the mills , nnd feeders from all sides ) ad <
volume nnd strunRth to this freshet of proa
perity , which remains ut Hood tide Ion
after the new rails have been polished b
the loaded freight cars.
Indications point to a largo consumption o
rails next year by the creat roads of th
country not In extensions , but 4n repalrln
und relaying their tracks. New car ore t
be built , heavy repairs are to be made o
the present rolling stock , and the rallroa
shops and rights of way promise to b
lively centers of constructive activity ncx
year. From the. I-ake Superior Iron mine
comes the cheering Intelligence that bette
prices are looked for next year , that bios
furnaces Using I ake Superior ore ore stocl
Ing up In anticipation of the Increased < lf
mand , and that there will bo less ore on th
lower lake ore docks at the opening of nnv
gatlon next spring than there haa been b <
fore for many years.
The spirit of pessimism , which has choke
enterprise for two years. Is giving way t
the optimism which has heretofore led mete
to great commercial deeds , and has mad
American enterprise the synonym of succes
and prosperity throughout the world.
In thnVe t IJImionfrntoil ?
Chancellor J. II. Canfleld. In tlio Forum.
There Is same discontent within the llinll
of Nebraska. With the unsuccessful , eve
though they have done more than fnlrl
well , the sense of rot being s far along I
the race as those with whom they maii
the start Is Irritating. The tenth commnm
ment Is undoubtedly often und badly sha
tered In Nebraska : but I fancy we ai
neither the only sinners nor the chief (
Dinners In this resptfct. Men here , as elsi
where , are In haste to get rich , not slmpl
to secure a competence. With many othei
the present complaining Is hereditary , an
comes to them with their New nnglur
blo3d. The discontent which really do <
exist , however. Is not so much dlscontei
with onc-'H Individual lot as with the exU
Ing order of things. Unquestionably tl
opportunities of life are In some way an
often apparently by legislation tranaferrc
to the few. In our haste to build up n
empire In a night we have not nlwaj
guarded carefully the Interests of all tr
people. It would sometimes seem as UIOUK
our children could not possibly govern then
selves any worse than we have govern *
ourselves , and that If they do not vastl
Improve In all methods of public admlnli
tratlon they will suffer more than we do.
Out of such bitter experiences , howcve
ana out of this kind of rational dlscontei
are evolved all human Improvement and n
advancement of the race. This kind of dl
content neema to have naturally and proi
crly become n powerful factor In America
public life. Hut an for ourselves und 01
nulghbora us Individuals , and In our o
Individual and private Interests and affair
It Is safe to fuy that M per cent of tl
people of this state fall easily under an
thoughtful definition of the expression "coi
tertea Classen. "
HKVUI-Ul miUI.1 AT T1US 1'Vtl'IT ,
Kansas City Journal ; The Methodist con
ference ot North Cnrollna decided to decline
a Rift of $300 toward defraying Its expenses
because It was offered t > r a man who mnkis
his money out of a tobacco trust. This Is
n little old-ftuhloned , but Is kind of re
freshing.
Minneapolis Journal : Father Duccy seems
to be In regular attendance upon the sessions
of the fycxow committee In Now York , In
spite ot the solemn warning he received
from hU diocesan. Uuccy thinks that If
a man U a priest he doesn't forfeit his right
ns nn American citizen.
New York Sun : The community Is Infested
with n good many clerical bores. Sonic of
them preach about everything excepting re
ligion. Neither In manners ncr In Insinuate
do those loosc-longued clergymen resemble
any ot the twelve apostles , or Paul , the
npostln to thr Gentiles.
Chicago Times : John Durns says he Is
astonished to see so many churches In the
rich residential section of New York. If
Mr. Burns expected to find the churches In
the poorer quarter * of the city or the tene
ment hound district he must , Indeed , be Ig
norant of the latter-day policy of most ot tha
American clergy.
Kansns City Star : llev. Mr. Foolo of
Christ Episcopal church at St. Joseph , who
Invited a colored minister to sit at a , table
at a church social , has vacated his pulpit
because the members of his congregation
made It so unpleasant for him that he did
not feel justified In continuing to submit to
the disagreeable things which he was forced
to endure. While the church Is engaged In
the task of securing a new pastor It should
also have sufficient respect for the Christian
proprieties to change Its name.
1'EOIT.K AM ) TUlXtlS.
Other cavities besides the wells of Peru
have gone dry In that section ot Nebraska.
In the language of Wall street , the crusade
against living pictures In New York Is a bare
movement.
It might be stated without breaking the
seal of confidence that Chicago does not fur
ther her annexation schemes by spreading
a consignment of her tof ) In this section.
Doy babies sell for CO cents a pound In
St. Louis. This U the free trade scale. As
Missouri has become republican the policy
of protecting Infant Industries will give prices
a bcom presently.
The verdant who cashed a draft signed by
"Jay Hussett Apple , Cashier , " In Kansas
City should not bo clilJeil In his misfortune.
Allowance must be made for the freshening
Influence of environment.
The South Carolina dispensary law has
been revindicated. One of the state liquor
constables who killed a man for being per
niciously active In opposition was pardoned
by Governor Tlllman and lauded for his gal
lantry.
Uncle Billy Patterson , who died In Phila
delphia recently , was not the victim of the
unsolved mystery , "Who struck Ullly Pat
terson ? " He was a modest engineer on a
railroad , and \\as never struck or dumped
out of the cab.
Frank Lawler , the great endorsed states
man of Chicago , seems utterly unable to
restrain his disposition to serve the dear
people. Despite tlio exaction's of private af
fairs , ho has been prevailed upon to sacrifice
himself as an alderman , at $3 a meeting.
Out he has not been elected yet.
Municipal reform has suddenly awakened
In Philadelphia. Some time ago an electric
company offered to pay Into the city treasury
$25,000 a year for ten yeats for the privilege
of putting down and operating conduits In
the streets of the city. The city fathers
smiled coldly on the proposition , fearing It
might ssriously Inflate the treasury surplus.
It was pigeon-holed. Dut when the same
company recently asked the privilege free
the city dads became convinced H was a
mlghiy good thing to freeze to. Of course
the cost to the company has not decreased.
A fascinating young widow , tear stained
and somber clad , floated Into a Brooklyn
hotel In search of a job not long ago , and
made herself so useful that promotion fol
lowed promotion. Sli ? attained the altitude
of assistant housekeeper and the fourth story
on Monday last , whan she was precipitated
'
out of a w'lndow , landing on a shed , forty
feet below. Her leg was broken. Whether
slis jumped or was thrown out Is not stated ,
but one account has a postscript to the effect
that the landlord's wlfa "is physically cap
able of breaking In doors or of doing any
thing else which requires strength and rapid
ity of action. "
A ( onsrrvotlie Itoformcr.
Philadelphia Hecord.
John Burns , the noted Kngllsh labor
lender , who comes to this country to partici
pate In the Trades Union conference to be
held at Denver , has no faith In extreme
movements for the amelioration of the con
dition of tollers. Mr. Burns has been long
enough In public life as artisan , agitator
and reformer to know how little force such
mcvements wield , nnd what baneful reac
tions are sure to folow them. The teach
ings of his experience may offer little that
Is new to the older and wiser heads In the
conference ; still. If they shall have no
directly practical value , they may exert a
wholesome influence In their Iteration.
07,815 Voters Knew It.
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Holcomb. governor-elect of Nebraska.
Is described as a man six feet two Inches
high , of fine form und figure , with a frank
open countenance "Indicating excellent
traits of character. " These facts have
come out since the election.
JIMtiTS lUlOft Jt.lX'H J/O1I.V.
A Ho will often kill vrlicro a fthotcur
wouldn't.
Sooner or Liter prldo la euro to step ot
dynamite.
So 1110 people forget1 tlmt tlicra I * n goo (
ilen I of gospel In a handshake.
The days uro never long enough for tin
man whose heart Is In his work.
The devil 1st In partnership with th mm
who docs nil his work with hi * mouth.
The preacher who tears a lent out of thi
bible might as well throw away the whoU
book.
Some pcoplo use religion as they do tliclt
silver spoons ; only when they have com *
pany.
Congress might send a commission to Illua ,
flohls and give tha Mogiiultoes some frcsl
blood.
blood.Whenever
Whenever we open the door to a doubt tin
Oovll 1ms a messenger with bad news rendj
to come In ,
There Is more rohl > good In a. cheer
disposition than thcro Is In a pedigree run
nltig back to the Mayflower. ,
Jiip.tii'M Long llnnl.
Indlnnatiollit Nevrn ,
Japan wants 400,000,000 yen and the ces
sion of the territory now occupied by hei
troops as the price cf peace. This demand
sccmw n Hltle heavy , a yen being equivalent
to our dollar. Germany exacted but J250-
OOO.ttX ) from Krance , nltiiouKli deprlvliiK hei . , ,
of Alsace nnd Korrralnc. ICiiKlaml will ob.r'-f f J
Ject to Japan' ? drmands , no doubt , und lh. Jfj ]
tcrcstlttK compllcallonH will ensue If Japan
Insists upon u cession of territory.
B.lLri ! FOll f.O.Vtt 8KH31OXS ,
Boston Transcript : It Is better for n doctor -
tor , In a business point of view , to Ulscovei
one new disorder than to eradicate u dozen
diseases.
Detroit Free Press : Jack Did you kick
one of thi fellows on the other slue ?
8am-On the other side ? Why , I kicked
him all over.
Washington Star : "Keep that physician
In attendance on our family ? " exclaimed
Mrs. 1'aivle New ; "never ! "
"Has he killed nnybodv ? "
"No : but he had the Impertinence to say
that Mr. Now'a blood was Impoverished.
Chicago Tribune : Hanks You cured vout
Inme back with porous plasters ? How lonu
did you hive to wear them ?
Rivers How long ? I had to wear 'cm the. .
whole length of my spine. V
Buffalo Courier : "Skinner nays he has
scarcely slept a wink since the day he sold
his vote. " "Thoroughly ashamed of himself ,
eh ? "Yep ; he's learned somehow that an
other man got $2 more than he did , "
Sittings : The butcher Is no gambler , but
he H always ready to stake the luckj
boarding house keeper.
Syracuse Test : Mrs. McSwattcrs Trouble *
never come single.
McSwntters You're right. They always
come when you're married.
Plain Dealer : Coroner And did the de
ceased have no friends ? All No. He wm
an old bachelor.
Atlanta Constitution : Justice ( tiltingjngr
And this Is a sample ot the moonlight stun
you make ?
Prisoner It Is , sir.
Justice Six months. It's the same brrfnd
I tackled last year when I had to suspend
court 8lx weeks.
Boston Courier : Clerk Well. If you don't
like any of the pinks , here are some nice
goods In green I would be pleased to snow
you. Aunt Abigail ( curtly ) No ; you don't ,
young feller : I read the papers , nn' I know
all about you green goods fellers.
Indianapolis Journal : "Did I understand
you to nay that Thompson was a farmer ? "
"Good gracious , no ! I said he made his
money In wheat. You never heard of a
farmer doing that , did you ? " „
Philadelphia Record : Wife ( gazing nt her
husband's head on the pillow ) I wonder If
he is asleep ? I've got to get him a Christ
mas present. Maybe I could go through his
pockets now.
Washington Star : "it Is almost as good ag
the theater , " said the young woman , who
was watching the proceedings from the
house of representatives gallery.
"Yes , " was the reply , "but some of those
farewell appearances aren't of the I'attI de
scrlptlon , by a long shot. "
IIKU SMILES. 1
Detroit I-'rro Press. '
She smiled on me. Her eyes were bnrvD
Ana on lier head a lovely crown
Of golden tresses capped a brow
As white as snow. I see It now.
I asked her to be mine , nnd Bhc
Alack , alack , she smiled at me.
Critic.
rrnnk D. Sherman In Ladles' Home Journal.
Sweetheart , I send my greeting
Across the world of snow ,
Love's tender pledge to break the cdgo
Ot winter winds that blow :
The ono word still repenting
The word I dared to say
When nil the hours were- sweet with flowers
And melody and May.
In theseDecember ashes
That nil the valley's urn ,
N ? V.islieer ! > s tlle , flre of Wing's < 1esli -
Which
yet shall wake and burn.
And when once more It flashes
And lights with buds the vine.
Shall you IMS here with love to cheer
And light this life of mine ?
Across the frosty Isthmus
Of winter white with drifts ,
Love , like a bird , flies with u word
To him who holds his gifts ;
Oh. nt the dawn of Christmas , V
When he returns to me ,
Bid him to sing of such a spring- ,
And you his sons shall be !
"Monoy's "Worth or Money Back , "
Santa's
Watching You.
V
He's going to wait till you go to sleap Christmas
Eve. Then he's going to sneak down
the chimney and find your clothes ,
and if they've got the "B. , K. & Co. "
label on them he will think , you are
a pretty good fellow and will pro
ceed at once to fill your old sock
full of snare drums , peanuts , pianos ,
and houses and lots. Let him see
one of our new overcoats or suits
in your room , They are an orna
ment to any back and it takes as
little as $7.50 to secure either one
of them.
Little boys , big boys and grown boys all receive
special attention at our hands the largest boys
clothing stock in the west and the choicest goods-
all first class in quality , no matter if you pay $2 for
a suit or five times two.
Ui. > . Browning , King & Co. ,
5e 5n Reliable Clothiers , S. VV. Cor. 15th nnd Douglas. /