THE COURIER
was south a few days ago and heard Mis Yaw sing:
When Miss Yaw sings, when Miss Yaw sings,
You think you hear tho angels' wings
And haips of many sounding strings.
When Miss Yaw singB.
When Miss Yaw sings, when Mibs Yaw Bings,
Your soul is stirred by all tho things
That memory to emotion brings;
When Miss Yaw sings.
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As an indication of returning confi
dence and hope in Nebraska the inflow
of settlers into this state may be cited.
At Council Bluffs, Blair and Nebraska
City prairie schooners are daily crossing
over the Missouri river bound for points in
Nebraska. It is estimated that fully fifty
families come into the state in this way
every day. This has been going on for some weeks, and the num
ber of teams is said to bo steadily increasing. A large proportion
are farmers who were victims of the scare that was felt in the drouth
stricken districts last fall, and they are returning to Nebraska full
of courage, while some come from Iowa and Illinois.
The World-Herald, which has been looking into this subject with
some care, says the Union Pacific has already handled bcveral car
load lots of farming machinery anJ household goods for families
that are returning to farms near Fullerton, Cedar Rapids. Risings
and Dannebrog and other sections of the state. "Train crews say
that they notice many covered wagons along the country roads, all
headed for the west.' The same authority reports considerable
activity in real estate all over the state, particularly in farming
lands. All of which goes to prove that Nebrasking is beginning to
recover from the blow of last summer. She has a good constitution
and recovery once commenced, will proceed with great rapidity.
Bank deposits have been going down for some months, and on the
whole the statements published this week show a better condition
of things than was expected. The local banks haven't a great deal
of surplus money, but they have all got their business in good
shape.
Since the recent rain and snow storms there has been a decided
change in feeling, and it is possible, as some say. that this increased
confidence is due in a measure to the adjournment of congress. A
few local retail merchants report an encouraging increaso in sales.
Collis P. HuntiLgton says the next five years are going to "bo as
prosperous as any similar period with fifty years.
MRS. PEATTIE DEFENDS THE "GOOD DAMES.
George R. Chaney recently had published in the Journal a letter
opposing the raising of the age of consent for women in this state.
Mr. Chaney referred in somewhat sarcastic terms to the "good
dames" who are endeavoring to secure legislation on this subject.
Mrs. Elia W. Peattio in a discussion of the position taken by Mr.
Chaney has this to say of the "good dames': "We are not, be it
confessed, particularly good. We are just the average occasionally
a little below it. But wo are not stupid, Mr. Chaney, nor altogether
ugly, nor absolutely absurd. You are perhaps making the mistake
that so many men are making nowadays of supposing that the
woman of activities is a gruesome creature with large feet, glasses and
a divided skirt. It would unfortunately not be convenient nor conven
tional for the women engaged in this agitation to send photographs
to Mr. Chaney. But ho may rest assured that those dull virtues of
which he suspects ub, have not blinded us to the charms of good
dress making, and that we are not as ugly as he thinks we are.''
HOW IT AFFECTED HIM.
SNOW IN NEBRASKA.
While snow does not seom as wet as rain it really does tho ground
quite as much good. It stays with us longer and is moro slowly
taken up by the air. The snow that fell this week took a lot
of moisture from the upper regions of tho air where it was doing
nolody any good and put it whero it will do the most good, that is
right on tho state of Nebraska.
POINTS IN POLITICb.
Tho action of the republican city convention in nominating Frank
Graham for mayor recalls vividly I. M. Raymond's remarks beforo
the first meeting of the civic federation. If there ever was a yellow
dog candidate Graham is one. The yellow is so intenso that oven
the color blind can recognize the hue. The nomination of this man
Graham is an outrage; the city is disgraced by tho republican con
vention. Graham is the tool of the corporations and tho monopol
ies, tho associate of tho lowest grado of cheap politicians, the spon
sor of the baserelement of the city's population. His election would
mean that the doors would be Hung wide open. Everything would
go, and go with a whoop. He would adopt no middle course, but
would go to the extremo limit in the policy yclept "liberal.'' In the
city's business and financial affairs ho would bo subject to influence,
and his capability has yet to be demonstrated. For months there has
been an agitation in this city for clean municipal government, and
for the republicans to nominate a man of Graham's stamp now is an
insult to the intelligence and decency of tho people of this city.
The Courier's republicanism is strong and well defined, but we
cannot stomach this candidate for mayor. Tho republicans havo
apparently brought disaster upon the party, and thoy deserve rebuko
for this flagrant offense in naming for the highest and most import
ant office in the city a man who is a disgrace to the party, whoso
election would bo a public calamity and a gross humiliation.
Friends of Mart Aitkon, and thoy exist in largo numbers in all
parts of the city, feel a personal satisfaction in the signal victory
won by him in his ward and in his nomination by the republican
convention for tho office of city treasurer. Mr. Aitken has had
aspirations in this direction for several years, and he has finally
triumphed over treachery and potty spite that were successful in
defeating him two years ago. The candidate for treasurer is a man
to whom no exception can be taken. He possesses the confidence of
the people, and will poll a largo vote.
Tho aefeat of George Woods caused general surprise. It was
thought that this candidate's well known hustling qualities would
carry him safely through. But Woods is still very much ahve. Ho
will very shortly move into a ward where tho lions live solely on raw
meat, where the rar of the animals resounds from one end of the
city to the other. Whether ho will be successful in taming theso
wild beasts remains to be seen.
If Aitken had not been successful in the ward contest there would
have been something of a surprise in the convention when the
nomination for city treasurer was reached.
The Buccess of John B. Wright in the Fourth ward saved Alva
Kennard a humiliating defeat in the convention. There were a good
many pitfalls between Mr. Kennard and election.
The following was written by a young society man of Lincoln who
The ticket is a mixture of good and bad. Under the latter head is
Dr. Grimes, a candidate for exciseman. Grimes' stand in with the
tough element ought to recommend him to the earnest disapproval
of law abiding, respectable people who believe in nominating clean
men for public office.
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