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LINCOLN. NEB., SATURDAY. DEGEMBER 25. 1807.
irivinir tin the nroncrtv when it is know, iioonc. oxcenL Mr. Dininiv. has alas vc are all tins "new rich' out
si5- distrained for taxes. Manv cities in ljeeu able to uet a ticcul likeness of liere with tlic vulgarity of plenty of
tlii! country have had the same his- Nebraska. Mr. Bixby has tried, but money left out, New Yorkers, IUh
tory and in every case their deserted be was not "raised"' here. He was a tonian. and naitcred and monceled
streets and haunted stores arc due to boy in Michigan or Wisconsin and his Englishmen were alwayson the search
an irresponsible, boodling council who poetic exstacy is aroused by ccol for something for and of and
Exteeed in TnE posTomcE at mxcoln as nuidc contracts when the city hail nci springs in mossy dells and forot cov- by Nebraska, something flavored
ftrrnvn f ass iiattce
B2 money to pay for them. A conserva- ered hills and plains. Upon Mr. Dun- with Indian, sod Iiouc, prairie
pitri leiiFiFVFHYSvTURUAY tive council,iiiiade up ot men. like O. roy's child rctira the vast blue con- dog and sunflowers to take back
" "VV. Webster, would save the city from cave, which is the most characteristic with them and prove to their folk
Tut nniinitD n)limpT mn nilDI IQUIMn P( tllc r,lin wnicn certainly imiiends feature of Nebraska's looks, because that they had really been in the land
THE GOURlcn rnlNIlHu nNU rUHLIoHlnll w over it, if thecouncilmcn inthecoun- there are no lakes to merge into it of the Cheycnnes and the Sioux. I
cil represent anybody but the tax- anil no mountains to intercept it, have seen a Boston tenderfoot from
Office 1132 N street, Up Stairs. paj'ers. I repeat that many a city made an impression which none but a Commonwealth avenue, who was never
t i-. ' -Q whose prospects were Astasgoodas native can appreciate. in his life more than six hours dis-
Telepnone 3o4. Lincoln's, subjected to the same treat- "Beyond the aching tance froma"baath''tub,carefulIycra-
ment from which this city is now eye's deep straining, dling a buffalo skin reeking with the
sarah i'. Harris. - . Editor suffering, has lost in population and Yet other levels fumes cl family life among the In-
UQRADACilELLER Easiness Manager Irf ra,Ie& Unless Ue ,,. kecp botmdless lie; dians. Everybody knows what they
. . within the revenue, thedNadvantages And farther still are: stewed dog, very gamey; perspini-
Subscription Rates-In Advance. 0f living here will outweigh otirad van- is yet remaining, tion, Indian perspiration, of the viii-
Per annum -uu tagesof culture, climate andcapitol, A floor which meets tagaofjnd a variety of other essences
Six months x "" and the mould will settle on one of the bending sky." extracted from the Indian's tent,
Three months j0 tne fajrest cJtjes evcr ,eSj10jed j,y Those who are familiar with the where this buffalo hide was preserved
One month -U hoodlers These cities which have Platte will recognize also the truth- :intl etched by the squaws. Yet the
Single copies vo j.ce j)etter (lavs woi(1 resent being fulness in the lines on "The River traveler clasped it to his white cas-
used as an awfid example, but there Platte." teel bieast nor minded the effect upon
&'i'0&'W''y are numerous cases in Illinois and The broad old Flatte, with his stomach because it was u:Nebras-
Iowa whose histories will warrant, shifting isles of sallow sani, k:u'' There are many still who do not
OBSERVATIONS. 5 such a reference to them. Enwinds like a silver ribbon wish to believe that Nebraska is any-
4 The relations between the citizens blotched with spots of gold thing but the land of dime novel ro-
400'v and their business managers, the city Throughout the grass-paved niance. Mr. Dunroys Ixjokls an im-
lt is hard to believe that those council, (with some honorable exeep- floors of marshy prairie land. pression of the winds of the prairies,
members of the council who tried to ti0) are at present abnormal. Be- . of the everlasting sun, of the skies of
force it to accept the altered contract tween the business manager and his sumfm" l0W tT.grasirnd' Nebraska. It isa souvenir of the white
between the citv and the Des Moines employer the fullest confidence should tme tinged with gold, they dip ian in Nebraska and a sign of the
Brick Manufacturing company were exist. When this is disturbed, oneor TS-f'F!! tMUK'
working for the interests of the city, the other should retire from business. aI '
With no monev in the treasury to A man can serve himself and his em- A bounA)me, beneath the bed, Uhat makes the other churches
make the payments at the limitof the Ilycr too He cannot faithfully Through which the river's waters wend, hate the Christian Scientists so? The
time specified, that is, the first of serve himself and his employer and.at And in the rank tall grass that grows ,atter arc not a8Kswve- TllcJ be
April, and with the doubts that exist the Same time, share the profits of Along the bank, the blackbmfc build lcve 111 the powcrof the spirit. They
about the legalitv of using'thc repair those who sell to his employer, for Gray nests, and lay, and tender shows are obed,cnt- T,1C love their nelgh
fund for repaving, Messrs. Barnes, the plain reason that the amount of The pale blue eggs against the gray, oora,ul they keep a tranquil mind.
Stewart and Woods, who endeavored thc profit depends on the price which And where the water shallower flows, I)eath and lcss of money and Withm
to force thc council into keeping a the proprietor pays, and the agent's The bittern wades and catches frogs isapt to embitter other church rnem
contract.importantprovisionsof which bribe increases by so much the price Found basking where the sunlight ,K:rS' but Chnsl,an Scientists accept
had'been changed since their accept- the article bought. For such a . glows. good and bad fortune as thc results of
ance of it, are in a position before the reason all government emploves. :i Father's love and wisdom and k.'ep
people who hire them and pav the bills, whether elected or appointed, are for- Cn either side the river lie a tranquil mind. They accept what
hard to justify. This brick contract hidden to receive girts. All railroad Vast fields of emerald nedding corn, Christ taught literally and endeavor
has all the points recognized by ex- managers or agents in whatever ca- And waving seas of wheat and rye; to practice it in meekness. Gentle
pertsas belonging to those deals be- pacity representing the property of And in between are willow groves ness, patience, love, charity, submis
tween cities and contractors, the prof- another, arc forbidden to receive And humble homes set high and dry, sion characterize these people. "By
its of which are divided between the gifts. The propriety of such restric- "With straw-built sheds and stacks of hay, their fruits ye shall know them." Yet
I-itter and their agents. But ap- tlons is apparent to those who have Anddrovesof caltle grazing by. a few weeks ago I heard a young
pearances are frequently deceiving, Hved under a representative form of t jewels strewn upon the ground JT" at the .,,(-a.d of on?scf ""'
and it may lie that these counciimen government long enough to have 00- -r wers shlTanSS the Cl,r,stiai orf "'fons of this city
are animated by an unselfish desire to served the very demoralizing effect of ZT " " announced that she thought they
get as much brick as possible into the "companies" upon a once trusted and The air'is ravished with the sound "V0 insp!r?(I by tuc denL As niedl"
city, -careless of whether the Des trustworthy agent. Cf bird scg.TtmSd kiss P1'1'0"0" l,,e sccm to ,
MoinesBrickcompanyispaidornot. . ThSthmuuZnT T ?! '?' T U r i
Neither the council or the taxpay- "Corn Tassels," the new and com- TheyZgTowTrdf ST ""J a"d l l ? "T f T Ul
ers realize the very serious condition plcte edition of Mr. Dunroy's poems, , Through boundless pmirieschin v , T ) phi's!ca,.,n:
of the city of Lincoln. Thc taxes is a poet's impression of the Platte JJ3. JUnCS Fr, lak, f VWJCr med,cal
have Ifcen raised to such a point that river, thc corn fields, the "draws," The Platte is just asuniquc, if not attc"!Ion' t.,l0Ub.t,te!I: rma"y. a. ?n'
probably there is not an owner of real thc creeks with their thin fringe of so useful, as broader and deeper rivers. SlT w "t 7 v.?S . ,
estate in the city who would not be cottonwocd and willow, thc sky that Mr. Dunroy has indicated the shal- !ia'ecI,eJ; Wlut0 u -"'csect'ias
glad to sell his property if he could reaches from east to west and from lowness and the irregular current, thc Intreasai"ejuni or tranquility, kind
get back what the property has cost north to south, and the breezes that low, marshy banks, and thc little riv- "' u,ar'tJ' conlcnt- " Iiab not
him, plus the raxes.. It is no longer a blow through all the seasons. crside cots as an artist might. '"creased the death rate, but lowered
question of makinga good appearance The likeness is good: it issatisfac- Iiyhedays when only frontiersmen "" changed
before strangers, but a question of tory to her children. So far as I lived in Nebraska not so long age Continued on Page 3.
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