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mcntcd unfavorably in our bearing on this overdoing of tbe syndi
cate business. People in Lincoln and Nebraska would rather read
of what concerns Lincoln and Nebraska than the stories and "mis
cellany' with which the Journal now crowds its pages. The gen
eral articles prepared by the syndicates are as a rule decidedly in
ferior, and the articles that purport to contain news are offensively
unreliable they must necessarily be, written as they are wteks in
advance of tho events they attempt to describe. As an illustration
of tho inaccuracy and unreliability of this syndicate trash wo may
cite the articles heralding the Gould-Castellane wedding thatap-
pcarcd in tho Journal a few days prior to the ceremony. One of
these articles in particular gave an elaborate description of the de
tails of of the approaching wedding, which was to be celebrated not
at the Gould residence but at the Catholic church. The article
read like a chapter of Revelations. There were to be four and,
twenty, or rather eight, priests, and the candles and incense and
vestments of the priests worr .31 discussed in the most definite man
ner. The weeding itec bore as little resemblance to
this fraudulentanticipatory account as black does to white. Tho
Journal could bmrease its popularity by spending just a little more
money and going back to Hie old plan and discarding the ready
made stuff.
The editor of The Couiuek might very properly apologize for the
shortcomings of recent issues of this paper, chargeable chiefly to
his protracted illness; but apologies are a bore, and he believes
Courier readers will be more interested in the assurance which he
gives that In future an active attempt will be made to make The
Courieb measure up to tbe expectations of its friends.
Lincoln people who have business in Chicago will doubtless find it
agreeable to visit the Windy City during the next few weeks, while
the stars of grand opera are shining in the western metropolis. The
singers arrived in Chicago last Sunday. The company which Messrs
Abbey and Grau have gathered togetherer includes the following
principals: Nordica, Mme. Scalchi, Sig. Ancona, Mile. Bauermeist
er, Mme. Melba, M. Edouard de Reszke, M. Plancon, Sig. Vanni,
M. Jean de Eeszke, Sig. Rinaldini, Sig. Viviana, Sig. de Vaschetti,
Mme. Eames, Mme. Mantelli, Sig. Tamagno, Sig. Mariana, M. Mau
rel, Miss Hill, M. Mauguiere, Sig. Gromzewski, M. Castlemary, Mile,
de Lussan, Mile, de Vigne, Sig. Russitano, Sig. Campanari, Mme.
Drog. The operas presented this week were: "Les Huguenots,"'
"Otello," "Romeo et Juliette," "Falstaff," "Aida." Tho operas are
given in the Auditorium, of course.
It is now proposed to give vaudeville performances on the fast
trains of tbe New York Central railway. Chauncey M. Depew will
not appear it is authoritatively announced.
Those people who have from time to time found enjoyment in tho
salacious details in the Irvine divorce case will now have to turn
their attention to other and newer scandals. Mrs. Irvine has got her
divorce and Mr. Irvine has paid over to her 810,000 in accordance
with the order of the court in Salt Lake City. The wife of the slay
er of Montgomery asked orginally for a good deal more money than
this; but most people who followed the evidence in the various
trials will doubtles be of the opinion that 810,000 is quito enough
for her. The child, Flossie, is left to exercise her own will as to
which parent she will live with, which probably means that she will
live with her mother. It has been frequently predicted since the
separation that Mr. and Mrs. Irvine would eventually live together
again, but this week's developments in Salt Lake City put and end
to this prospect. Mrs. Irvine is now in Marion, Ind.
Governor Holcomb in removing or attempting to remove Dr. Hay,
superintendent of tbe hospital for the insane in this city, is only fol -lowing
precedent. The precedent is a bad oue, but other governors
have done what the present populist executive is trying to do, and
he cannot be blamed for exercising what he is perhaps justified in
considering as his right.
The house of representatives in its consideration of the salary
appropriation bill in committee of the whole Tuesday displayed a
kind of economy that has been productive of much adverse criticism.
The high salaried officers were not disturbed; the lopping off was
done in the case of the lowest salaried clerks. The aggregate amount
of theso reductions is comparatively insignificant.
It has been suggested that the number of members of the board
of education be reduced from nine to five. The Journal quotes the
. report made to the National Educational association by the com
mittee of fifteen of which President Draper, of the Illinois univer
sity, was head, as follows:!' "Relatively small boards are preferable
to large ones. In a city of less than a .half million of inhabitants
the number should not exceed nine, and might well not exceed five."
The same arguments that are advanced fn favor of four or five city
commissioners instead of a city council consisting of fourteen mem
bers hold good with reference to the board of education. Largo
boards and councils meanB a division of responsibility, and a conse
quent indifference to th) public welfare. Smaller bodies would
spend less money and give closer attention to the important work
with which they are charged. Both the board of education and
the city council ought to be made smaller.
If one can judge from the "Gospel of Good Cooking" department
in our morning contemporary the hard times seem not to have
reached the kitchens in this city, as yet.
Mr. Bryan will once more take liberties with the memory of
Thomas Jefferson in this city next week. We imagine that if the
disciple of simplicity could hear one of Mr. Bryan's Jeffersonian
speeches, with the strange ideas and heresies which our silver
tongued townsmen endeavors to stamp with Jeffersonian origin, he
would experience a shock greater than any he had to stand up
against when, in the flesh, he assisted in the shaping of American
policies and politics.
WON ON PURE NERVE.
In 1822 Mr. Labouchere, a relative of the present M. P. of that
name, waB a clerk in the banking house of Hope of Amsterdam.
One day, according to a contemporary, he was 6ent by his patron to
Mr. Baring, the celebrated London banker, to negotiate a loan. He
displayed in the affair so much ability as to win the esteem and
confidence of the English banker.
"Faith," said Labouchere one day to Baring, "your daughter is a
charming creature. I wish I could persuade you to give mo her
hand."
"Young man, you are joking, for seriously you must allow that
Miss Baring could never become the wife of a simple clerk."
"But.' said Labouchere, "if I were in partnership with Mr. Hope?"
"Oh, that would be quite a different thing; that would entirely
make up for all other deficiencies."
Returned to Amsterdam, Labouchere said to his patron:
"You must take me into partnership.'
"My young friend, how can you think of such a thing? It is im
possible. You are without fortune, and "
"But if I become the son-in-law of Mr. Baring?'
"In that case the affair would 6oon be settled, and so you have my
word."
Fortified with these two promises, Labouchere returned to Eng
land, and two months after married Miss Baring because Mr. Hope
had promised to take him into partnership, and he became allied to
the house of Hope on the strength of that promise of marriage.
"77."
Dr. Humphreyr' Specific "77" for grippe and colds is now on every
tongue. It will "break up" an obstinate cold that "hangs on." For
sale by all druggists.
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