Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 15, 1886, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EV—FRY MORNING TERWE OF SUBSC Dajly Moeniag Edition) inc Beg. Ono Y oar For 8ix Months Por Three Mo The Omah nddross, Ono ¥ w X Wasu Al comn roIt OF THE B it 1NEES L ATl businees lettors nnd r widre to Trk Bes PU IMANA. Drafts, chocks 10 be made payuble to tho ¢ RIPTION ¢ luding Sunday muilod 1o nny FARNAN € W R TrERSY SIS NG nd_postoff e $10 ¢ ancos should be ) the company, THE BEE PUBLISHING COMPANY, PROPRIETORS, E. ROSEWATE! R, Epiron, THE DAILY BEE, Sworn Statement o State of Nebraska, | County of Donglas! (& B. Tzsehuck,secretary ot the Bee Pub- fishing_company, does soiemnly &wear that the actual circulation ol Cir s of the Dailv for the week ending Aug. 13th, 1856, wa follows: Saturday, 7th... Monday, 9th Tuesday, 10t Wednesday, 1ith Thursday, 12th, Friday, 15th..... Sunday. Sth..00 AVCINEC. .t Bubscribed and_sworn t4thday of August, 1556, [BRAT.| Geo. B, " daily circulation of the month of January, 185, 1886, copie 1856, 1 11,557 copies: ‘for for May 2d dny of August, A. D, [BEAT.. Contents of The Page 1. Specials to the B Nows.—Washinaton f.ott Page2. lowa and N ing Event: vertisement Page 3. and Local Markets. Pag Comments.—Vie pliments of the Pres Page 5. Our Silent, Solemn C 4. Ryan.—Lincoln Letter. vertisenents, Tage 6. ments, Page City News- Pages. City = New ments. Page 9. Omah: Hunter.- ing Forty Years Ago. Page 10. The Freedom it to before e 19,494 Ch. me this N. I’ Fran, Notary Public sehick, being first duly swol ses and says that lie is secretary of the Beo Publishing company; that the actual averace for the 378 copies; for February, 188, 10,305 copies: for, Mireh, 1856, 12,450 copies: for June, 08 copies; for July, 1580, 12,314 copi 3. Tzsenves Subseribed and sworn to before me, this Daily Tiee was 1 Avril, 1888, 1856, N. P, FrIr, de- Notary Publie. Sunday Bee. or rask ity News.—Misc Miscellany. Local of Specch, by New York Herald Cablezrams.— | Telegraphic News, —Sport -Ad- Special Advertisements,—General e 4. Editorials—Political Points.—Press Jom- Y. City, by J. B. Al Council Bluffs News.—Advertise- General Miscellany. Advertise- ’s Military Post, by E. A. ©'Brien.~The_Italians of Omaha, by Harry 16 Newsboys of Omaha, by A. J. Kendrick.—Death ot Father Bergin,—Report- H, 0. Adams,—General Fremont's Memoirs Short Animal Stories.— ‘.c.f 14’ Tadies—Penper- piefies, —Natural Curiosi- )flnlnrnfloual.vhhl:«i(‘nl and Literary Notes. ties. Religious.— Dran ti Poetry. Uniforms. Sordid Page 12. aint and Musical E note.—The Rhinela ton, nd of by General Brisbin.—Mis ¥ i Mexican w This is cheap braver —Connubialities ! —Women and Journalisim,—Men Who Wear Utah Sketeh, by Minnie Rath, i onts in London, by Key- by More- “The Boom at Callaway.—Low They Dine in Berlin.—The Powder River Country, b, o s and Aweric cellany, Tk hot weather hgs no Sam Jones, Ha iz walloping gin with the weapons of slang at the usual rate of $100 a night anc Four-rrrus of the three hundred millions collected by the government by tarifl tax- ation comes directly out of the hard earn- ings of mechanies and working vpeople. Workingmen are most interested of all n of the hideous inequalities of o refo) the tariff. SECRETARY W HITN closed of the present tribute of landsmen to west will be 1 found. will push the construction of the new ships ordered by | e the Iast congress and the session just When the vessels are completed, o couple of hundred of the gallant tars who are wearing out dress suits on shore duty will be given a chance to pay the usual congress. Neptune. of the venerable ex-vre: tution, Dr. John had n home. lo for nearly United States, Cosh. BrusskLs, Belgium, will be the scene m to-day of an event of very grave im- port to that country, and the result of which will have no inconsiderable inter- est for the people of other Kuropean There will be s great social- istio meeting held in that city at which it is expeoted not less than fifty thousana eountries, Maclean, eurred last week in the village which he ars his Since 1868, when he resigned the wresidency to make room for his suc- cessor, Dr. McCosh, Dr. Maclean has lived in poaceful retirement at Prince- ton honored by all who knew him, and a recipient at each recurring commence- ment of & genuine ovation from the old alumui who graduated under his incum- benoy of the presidency. affectionate and tender-hearted old man, none knew Lim but to respect his sturdy piety and to admire his broad guage philanthropy which covered, like a man- tle, all creeds and conditions of men. Dr. Maclean’s death removes the last sur- wivor of the ex-presidents of an institu- tion of learning, the th which twenty o d inners, Theatrical TexAs rangers and Missouri grangers are entisting numerously to fight ina t will never materialize, Fect upon the hosts of A gentle, oldest in the and which has counted among its heads, the elder Burr, Jona- than Edwards, John Witherspoon, the signor of the Declaration ot Independ- ence, and John Maclean and James Me- workingmen will be present, the ostens ble objeet being to urge the demand upon the government for universal suffrage. It 15 understood that if the demand is not od with, the workingmen through- out the kingdom will enter upon an indus- trial revolt in the character of a general stnike, and recent experience has shown what this moeans in Belgium. It had been apprehended that the government would Dot pormit the moeting, but if it enter- talned such a purpose it has receded from ample precautions have or the protection of the We recently noted the un- unate condition inte which the labor and industries of that country had been by the labor difticulties of the & two yoars, and there is reason to l by the it, though ver; been taken i blic peace. throw that this will be Prescul movement. aggrava a Our Friends, the Enemy. The democratic state eentral commit tee has held a meeting and ealled a state nvention. The attendance was very | small 1 chifly composed of profes sliticians with the railroad brogue. Tobe Castor, of B. M., and Jim orth, of the Union Paci were most prominent. All of them professed to be guine of n g victory the traight and tow sional on narrow demc path o which they party ints th o tidal wa expeet to float the harbor is, how ever, not yet visible to the naked oye. It take jonary or a railroad right-of | way man to discover signs offa popular | uprising in Nebraska that will mop out the 25000 republican a_ straightout demo The very idea of the democrats carrying a state that will cast 150,000 votes at the next clection, when they will have less than 40,000 straight votes, is indeed ludicrous. ‘I'he is as much chance for the straight demo- crats to carry Vermont and elect a suc cessor to Edmunds as there is of Ne- braska democrats electing a straight ticket and a demoeratic successor to Van Wyck. To be sure, Valentine and two or three other simon-pure stalwarts have declared that they would vote for a democrat rather than to re-clect Van Wye Mr. Vulentine may go to the legislature since he can't go back to Con gress, but he would probably have to move out of the state if ne recorded his vote for ademocratic senator. The duty of the minority 1 a representative system of government is tonetus a brake on the majority and torce them to put forward and eleet their Dbest men. But the railroad democrats of Nebraska have no such aims. Their only function 18 and always has been to conlesce with the corrupt and dishonest republicans in clevating the choiwce of the railroad managers to positions and carrying off small bones and scraps for their pay. The committee, who met in this eity on Friday, no more represented the sentiment of Nebraska democracy than the committee of republican rings represents Nebraska republicanism. On this account the views of the gentlemen on the political outlook are worthless, except s they indicate the drift of the railroad gang with the democratic label. They tell us that Van Wyck is not popu- lar with theiv friends, which everybody has known all along. Their friends of the railroad persuasion have no use for a senator who persists in clashing with the ishes and interestsof the corporations. majority on cratic issue o Woman's Duty to Woman, When a woman appeals to women m hehalf of her sex she ought to be assured of an attentive, interested s 10 Ao ndiGi®e. The best and surest promise of woman's amelioration and progress is in the fact that intellizent and earnest women are addressing themselves to the duty of ascertaining and pointing out the conditions and requiremonts neces- sary to the improvement and advance- ment of their zex intellectually, morally and materinlly, and are using all the means at command to gecure the recogni- tion of these requirements. We recently referred to the work in this direction of the Women’s Association of Collegiate Alumnee, the chief putpose of which is to reform th school and college habits and methods of girls. Other women are moving in different divections, employing voice and pen and personal endeavor in tho great work, and the movement is having a healthy and vigorous growth that gives assurance of the most gratify- ing results. One of the most intelligent and carnest among the workers in this field is Ella C. Lapham, whose per in the July issue of Z'he Iorwm, with the title that heads this article, discusses a most important phase of the many-sided subject of woman’s amelioration and ad- vancement with a force, logic and ear- nestness that show the deep conviction, eful study and profound sympathy of the author. The central idea of M Lapham paper is, that a cardmal part of ever girl's education should be instruction in some useful sort of work, and that thi should be the rule not simply with r spect to those whose condition in life renders work a necessity, but as to those also, more favored of fortune, who may reasonably expect never to have to earn their daily bread, yet who will be the stronger and wiser and better for having this knowledge and means of self-reli- ance. Conceding that woman is ever willing to follow, and conscientious following, the path of duty laid out for her, the thing to be done is to lead her by education into true and useful paths, where she can be of greatest value to herself and to suciety. ‘‘Has woman any duty toward woman in regard to work?" In the view of Miss Lapham she has a mostcommanding and imperative duty, and it begins with the mother. So faras the poor mother is concerned cireumstances compel her to recognize 1t, but it is the prosperous and rich mothers who need to be told, “Your daughter should work.”” “The love is short-sighted which sends the daughter to aschool where she learns alittlo of many things and much of nothing. The tenderness is unwise which shiclds the daughter from all household cares, under the plea that it will be time enough when she has a home of her own.” Fortunes are swepl away in s duy, hundreds of women who have been reared in idlencss and luxury are every year thrown on their own resources, What does this mean? “Too often it means sewing, starvation, or dishonor.” The hap less lot of unfortunate women who are not equipped with the knowledge and ability for self-support makes a most deplorable chapter of the annual statistics of scveral of the states, and there i85 much more clsewhero that is not recorded. Itall makesa po erful appeal to the sympathios and cries out n most pathetic language ror reredy und reform, “Duty begins in the home. The mother who neglects to give her daughite A specisl traiming, fails in her duty Every consideration affecting the welfare of women, in all their relations, enforecs this view. *‘Let mothors beware how they rob their daughters of their birth- right There is an ample field for use- ful women, for such as understand the work they attempt to performa. Miss Lapham thinks that training schools should be a part of the public sehool system, but iu every center the begiuning must be wade by private effort, either J through contributions of mouvy or | nd heedful | ¢ | her throngh the awakening of a widespread public feeling. Of the fatare she is hopeful. “Tho signs of the times point ard an extinction of old prejudices of former customs instramentalities for phere of woman's clovating and improving and rende her more self-relinnt and more helpful to o ciety, are in operation. With t and earnest support ot theintell who are zealously labor of their these agen nue to grow and ex until every woman who will can share in their benélicent power, It Gives Local Option, 1tis amusing to read in some of our exchanges the advice to prohi- bitionists that they should drop working fora gencral total abstinence law and devote their energies to securing a local option statute, Thisis quite unnecessary. The Ne braska high license law provides fully for securing local option wherever local option could be voted under any statute specially drawn. The entire power of granting license in the counties is vested in the county commissione Their as- sent to or refusal of heense is tinal Under the law, the petitions and bonds must be ample, but even when they are fully up to the requirements of the stat- ute, the licensing board has full discre- tion to refuse the license, Al that any county opposed to the sale of liquor has to do in the premises to secure no license, is to elect county oflicers pled ged on that issue. 1f thisis not local option, pure and simple, we fail to discover the rea- son why. And this, it may be said, is one of the best features of Nebrask excellent high license law which other states ave now studying so closely. It is a home rule measure, perfeetly adapted to meet the wishes of every locality, To any commumty where prohibition de- manded it offers prohibition. Insecctions where 1tis not demanded, and on that account cannot be enforced, it gives a license guarded by severe restrictions in the public interest, limiting the number of saloons and compelling their proprie- tors to support the common school system The cxperience of every state where prohibition has. been attempted proves conclusively that in the cities and large towns, at least, no license means free license, Isolated communitics may drive the business of liquor selling under cover and divert it into other chan- nels than the saloon, but it is carried on just the same. The internul revenue Teaps its usual receipts,the distilleries and Dbreweries do not decrease their outputs, no matter what conventions may resolve or legislatures enact, In Maine,the isspe In"the present campaign is virtually the ars ngo, before the Dow w was passed, “How shall we stamp hes in spite In low and Kansas, the same issue 1s paramount with as little hope of settlement. Nebras- Ka's high license law, properly enforced, provides a solution of the problem which is by far the best yet offered, viz.: Prohi- bition, where prohibition ecan be en- forced or is demanded by a publie senti- ment which must be the basis of enfor ment, and restricted license with u heavy tax in communities where prohibition would mean the transfer of the liquor traflic from the saioon to the drug store. with a heavy loss of revenue and no cor- responding benefit to the public purse or to public mo; a reversion means and the usefulness condition, 4 et and brave women ing for the caus sex cies must con sage Barrel-Organ Novelists, The reaction from the Howells-James school of novels 4s steadily gaining in force. It is acauniring a momentum which even the mutual admiration so- ciety, which bolsters up these two greatly overrated writers, cannot en- tively resist. Readers are beginning to demand characters of flesh and blood, not photographic reproductions of com- monplace and uninteresting nobodies, whose conversations on trifles make up what is called a story, quite devoid of plot and almost equally devoid of inc dent and interest. The reading public has not been able yet to persuade itsolf that plot and counterplot are not es- sential features of an artistically com- posed novel; that incident is superfluons; and that all that should be demanded is a light and sketehy black and white of character,” generally char; and quite incapable of impressing s a pleasing ana forcible picturc upon the memory A comparison of Mr. James' and Mr. Howells' novels, with those of any of the masters of fiction is only needed to show how utterly they fail in attaining a standard which the authors complacently assume they have passed. *“The Boston- ians,”” Mr. James’ latest work, drags the reader over enough pages to make six volumes of the ordinary English novel, and when the journey is over leaves him wondering to what purpose he has spent his time. The trip was pleasant enough, to bo sure, but when the coach door slams and the traveler alights he has nothing to show for his journey, There is no picture of strongly drawn char- acters like Colonel Mannering or Colonel Esmond, Sidney Carton, Wiikius Micaw- ber or a host of others which the names of Scott, Thackeray and Dickens will at once rase in the minds of those who are familiar with their works. A faint remembrance of chatty conversation, of bits of fairly done description, of a thread of incidents on which the con- versationalists were strung, of a Chapter 1 at the beginning and a Coapter LXI at the close—these comprise the sum total of the impressions which the ordinary read cures from Messrs, Howells’ and James’ productious. Both writers have shown, however, that there isa field in which they have a place. Each has done good work in the line of short sketches where sustained eflort was not required, and the interest of the reader could be safely carried over a few pages of bright and sparkling chat and trifling Incident. By this work they would be judged if they had not foolishly seen fit to assume to be the founders of a new school of fiction in which the re- porter’s note book is to be the chief basis and the commonplaces of [conversation are to take the place of a well develovea plot, and original and strongly drawn characters. — Oxaua is full of volunteers for the Moxican war. Every one of them expeets a colonel's commission. Where the pri- vales are to come from is the great prob- lem in this eritical situation. Blocks and Residences, A peculiarity of Omaha is the slownoess with which what majibe called the “finest residence portionsf of the city have cry lized. Wea slutely without strects given up to highddpme homes only and in which ample owned by offer an impassable barrier ion of tho g and meat market Liie lower part of the bity was long ago handed oyer to purposes of trade, Bus ness is now advancing g the hills, and bids fair on half a dozan streets to & mount all grades withintive years time, and streteh along thegecond beneh The day probably not far distant when solid blocks of stores will have driven all residences from Farnam street quite to the city limits, from St. Mary's enue, which has already been en croached upon to the hill, from Douglas street and probably from Leavenworth. Why this shou!d be the , when the hills offer the most natural sites for rosi dences and the flats the most convenient location for trade purposos, it1s hard to say. But other cities ¢ had the samoe exporience as Omaha will bave. The trend of business is an arbitrary thing and steadily encroaches on the residence section For all that we shall have sooner or later certain portions of the city where the best class of residences will cluster. As property becomes too valuable for small houses and isolated stores it will pass into the nds of owners who can afford to fmprove and whose improv ments will attract others of correspond- ingly ample means. Then we shall ablo to point out to visitors our handsome residencos more closcly grouped than at present along streets made attractive by the dwellings and lawns which line them Zrotinds and el ant wealthy proprietors to the inva. houses, ocery Reciprocity of the Stage. The United States is to be favored this year with the simultancous presence of the two greatest exponents of dramatic art on the contemporancous British stage—Me. Henry Irving and Mr., Wilson Barrett. Tho former of these distin- guished actors is now in this country, and the latter is on his way, having sailed yosterday. With regard to Mr. Irving, it is not certain that he intends to act dur- ing his stay here, It hasbeen understood that the object of his visit is sight-seeing— a trio of pleasure and reoreation, with possibly so much of business as relates to the reported project of a new theater in New York city to be placed under his management. But he has Ellen Terry with him, and this fact suggests a proba- bility that these artists will be seen at least in some of the larger cities before they retarn. They with ngdoubtedly have most liberal inducements offered them to do so. Mr. Barrett comes here to act, bringing with him a carcfully selected gompanye . which™ sowe ©Of he most prominent London favorites. There can, befo question that he will receive a most cordial and gener- ous welcome, and it is equally well as- sured that he wiil meet the highest ex pectations raised by the fine reputation that has preceded him. Fhe most care- ful and judicious English criticism ranks Mr. Barrett very high, and it cannot be doubted that he merits a conspicuous place among the mcgn g actors, how- Inaludag ever he should be egtibdated from the standard of the past. Friday night Mr. Barretf was given a farewetl banquet, and he improved the occasion to gracefully acknowledze the obligation of the British stage to Ameri- can dramatic talent, naming a number of the actors and actresses from this country whom he had scen. Referring to the remark of the chairman, “Wilson Barrett we lend to America in return for the pleasure and amusement America has lately lent to us,’” hesaid: *I fear it is a very poor return for the treasures she has from time to time entrusted to us.” It is to be said that in this depart- ment of art the reciprocity has been such as to leave little cause of complaint from either country. The obligation of the American stage to that of England is very great, and we can be well satis- fied if what we owe to the genius of Macready and Junius Bratus Booth, the illustrious talent of G. V. Brooke and Barry Sullivan, the splendid ability of Cooke and the elder Wallack, with others ncluding Henry [rving and Ellen “Perry, is allowed to be balanced by the obligation of England to those who have illustrated on her stage the highest at- tainment of dramatic art in America. At this time we can certainly claim equal- 1ty with England in this department of art; we can match her most gifted ex- ponents of the drama with American ac- tors equally gifted, and our s is richer numerically than England’s. But it must in candor be confessed that much of what is best in our attainment we owe to England. If Mr. Barrett shall contribute to our still further improve- ment he may be sure that the service will be duly acknowledged, and he will be welcome to all that it costs us. Ir the truth of history is to be sub- sryed by the controversy going on oy the battle of Gettysburg, there can be no proper objection to it. On the contrary, it ought to be enconraged. But the dr of the discussion thus far appears to be so largely of a personal character, in- tended to glorify some and detract from other of the distinguished soldiers who participated in the injuortal and decisive battle, that it may well be apprehended that the result will barather to blur and blot the page of history which records this eyent than to freb it'from mistakes and errors, and render it'more just and trustworthy. The eyident disposition of General Sickles to, deprive General Meade of the chief hanori of this great victory will assuredly Dot succeed, and it is an award that can be made without dimimshing the just glory of the other brilliant commanders ;in the battle. So will any effort to detract from the splen- did services of General, Bickles fail, though he will not add to their lustre by his attempt to depreciate the services of others. The men who commanded at Gettysburg compose & galaxy whose achievements are sccure against the as- saults of enyy, or malice, or detraction, and even tho destoying power of time, and they will share together in almost equal proportion the glory of that erown- ing triumph, THERE will be considerable interest in observing what effect, if any, the edict of Rome against the Knights of Labor, an- nounced from Quebec on the authority of the eardinal for Canada, will have upon that organization. If as conjectured it is intended to apply only to C da, its effect will not amount to a great deal, RTINS SMA W the order not being as yet very strong in the dominion. It may eperate to re strain the growth of the organization in Catholie localities, where very likely it was not oxpected under any circum stances to become strong, while on the other hand, it may nave the effect of stimulating its advance in Protestant lo calities, Should 1t be extended to the United States, there is reason to believe that it would be more likely to give the order strength and prestige than to weaken it, since doubtless thousands of Catholic workingmen not nos identified with the order, would regard the edict a8 a picee of ecclosinstioal intorme ddling with a purely temporal matter which it is their duty to repudiate, and would therefore enter the organization. Pros: ent danger to the knights lies more in the direction of & “‘bull’ in perverting the order to a political machine than from anything of that character proceed- ing from Rome, Lvery Nebraska farmer who has a spark of independence will resent as an insult the overtures of the railroad cap- vers who are laying pipes to capture the granger votes at the coming conventions. POLITICAL POINTS, Colonel be Bouck offers to run for gov- ernor of Wisconsin on an honest demo- eratic platform, with a campaign conducted by the people. Carter Harrison boldly acknowledges that he wants to be elected mayor of Chicago for the fitth time, and then to succeed Cullom 1o the United States senate. Representative Long, of Massachusetts, thinks John Sherman ought to be nominated by the republicans for president. New York Tribune: “Sunset” Cox is really to set his face towards the setting sun soon, and a letter from him. recently received here, says he will be a candidato in_the au- tumn for his old seat In congress. M r. Cox I found that the solemn east is no plico for him. His art is not understood, and, his best fancles are expressed to dull ears there, A. P. Williams, the nawly elccted Califor- nia senator, is chairman of the republican state committee, and like nearly everyone in alifornia, is rich, Hubert O. Thompson was arare bird In New York politics. His estate foots up only $2,000, Senator Edmunds says a good, clean western candidate is essential to the success of the republican party in the next eleetion. Congressman Hiscock 1s said to be sure of renomination, John W. Mackay Is to enter the senatorial fight in Nevada, backed by Millionaire Flood Fitz John Porter, lately placed on the army retired list, Is likely bo the democratic candi- date for governor of New Jersey, in which event he will probably be placed also on the retired listin politics. W. D. Kelly, the colored candidate of the Kansas democrats for auditor of the state. i3 pleasannio vef3iTed 16 by the Leavenwortht nes as “a man of 110 sandiig at home or abroad, and a blatherskite and a blowhard, who will not receiye the support of a cor- poral’s guard of the colored voters.” Senator Hearst had & good many things said of him, and now the San Fran- cisco 1 intimates that he is a “slickens senator.” There are are a good many slick uns in the senate who don’t come from Cali- fornia, ——— Tennis and Flirting. Fall River Advance. + Tennis tournaments are flirting matehes in disgaise, And that is why bald-headed men and slab-sided women have as little ehance of being chosen to play asa cow has of get- ting into the kingdom of heaven, A s ) The Difference. Chicago Herald. ‘There is considerable difference between theeastand the west, afterall. A western preacher was recently forced to resign be- cause he rodea bicycle. In New York the preachers are holding a sort of bicyclers’ con- vention without exciting special wonder. e The Difference Between Mexico and vanada. Minneapolis Tribune. Mexico has only two war vessels and is ripped up the back by revolutions, Let’s lick her. Canada is backed by one John Bull gentleman with a fighting record. Let's Liquor. A Growing Evil, New York World. The vote buyer is growing in national, stateand municipal elections. Must we cept the situation in the belief that nothing can be done? Something can be done and will be. Letus see to it that it is done be- fore bayonets must be called to assist. sk et The Craze For Literary Distinction. Atlanta Constitulion. A new York man who offered a prize of $7 for the best short story sent to him by a speci- fied date re d over five thousand manu- seripts, ‘Theman was thunderstruck. His experience only showed, however, the extent of the existing literary craze. Nearly every man, woman, and child {5 writing for the press, the magazines, or the waste-basket. The literary market is glutted—glutted a long sight worse than the blackberry market. “The retail price of a story is now very near to the original cost. AL ey He Got There Just the Same. Philadelphia News. “Daniel,” said the president, as he closed the unabridged dictionary he had been care- fully examining, “'a sage isa wise man. A man of geavity and wisdom?” *Yes, sire,”” “Tilden was the sage of Greystone’ “Yes, sire,” “Clay the sage of Ashland?” “Yes, sire,” “Webster the sage of Marshfield? “Yes, sire,” “Neither of these sages was ever master of the white house?” No one has ever called me a sage! “1 have never heard you so denominated, sire.” ‘The chief magistrate bent to his pleasant toll, humming softly to himselt: “Love comes like a sunmer sigh.” e What Rules the World, American Lraclits, They say that may is mignty, He governs land and sea, He wields a mighty sceptre O'er lesser powers that be; But a mightier power, and stronger, Man from his throne has hurled, “¥or the hand that rocks the eradle 15 the hand that rules the world.” In deep, mysterious conelave, Mid philosophie minds, Unravelling kbotty problems. His native sphere man fin x et all his “ics” and “isins” To heaven’s four winds are hurled, 7or the hand that rocks the cradle 15 the hand that rules the world.” Behold the brave commander, Stanch "wid the earnage stand, Behold the guidon dying, With the colors in hlsfilfllld: Brave men they be, yet craven When this banner is unfurled: “The hand that rocks the cradle 15 the hand that rules the world.” Great statesmen govern nations, Kings mould a people's fate, But the unseen hands of velvet ‘I'hese giants regulate. “Phe iron arm of foriune With woman’s charui is purled, For the hand that rocks the cradle 1s the hand that rules the world.” The Waterworks Company. “The change In the watérworks company,” sald a prominent stockholder, “lias been in contemplation for some summation means a great deal to Omaha and undoubtedy o good profit to the parties who have made the investment, Some months ago the waterworks company, be coming convinced that its plant was insufli- clent 1o supply the growing needs of Omaha, called for plans and estimates for such an enlargement of the works as would cover the territory and furnish an ample water supply 1 11 the thickly settled vortions of the city, It was found that expenditure of from §:500,000 to £500,000 would be immediately necessitated, with the pect that, in certain contingencies, the amount would have to be doubled in five years, Theincreased plant, which it was deemed necessary, comprised additional settling basins,a second mammoth main to the reservoir, new boilers, and an auxiliary tem to supply the section lying west of the reservolr, and whicliis higher than the level afforded by reservoir pressure, The transfer of the waterworks stock to Boston capital- ists nssures a change and a permanent invest- ment of eastern eapital in this city, and the release of a corresponding amount of homo capital for cireulation in_ other enterprises. Allthe improvements contemplated by the old company will be cartied into effect, and others will be ordered. The question of the removal of the pumping station and. settling reservoirs will undoubtedly become a press- ing one before many months. There are already complaints that the city is barred from the most direct sewer connections with the river on account of the location of tho pumping station, These complaints are not likely to grow less in number, The remedy which sugests itself and which must ulti- mately be applied, is the removal of the pumping station together with the settiing reservoirs. The auxiliary system proposed will doubtless consist of an_additio reservoir on ground higher than the present reservoir, and from which water will bo puwmped from the storage basin near Walnut hill. At this second reservoir there will be a tecond pumping station, from which by direct pressure to the high ground—which cannot now be suvplied by the waterworks —there will be furnished an ample supply of clear water, The additional settling basins will remove the complaints, in many cases well grounded, of muddy and unsetied water,” ays The Horse Rallway Charter. [ was a member of the last territorial leg- isliture,” sald a prominent citizen of Omaha, “and well remember how the Omaha horse railway bill was rushed through at the last moment. Six months previously the peo- ple had vote on the state constitution, which prohibited from the date of its going into effect the granting of any exclusive franchise to any corporation. ere W great hurrying to and fro among the promo- ters of the horse railway sehems to force their bill through before the last territorial legislature » hould expire,in order that the pro- nibition of the new state constitution would not affect the privileges granted. Mr. 8850w MR reliliied 695 OT thiee day Tro- S previdusly from Pauglikeepsie. cceding to the capitol, the scene of his former cxploits as a member of the leg- islature, he learned what was going on. The horse railway bill was about to be placed on its passaze, when Hanscom inquired whatthe measure was and who the incorporators were. Upon being informed he flew over to the council chamber, and succeeded in having his name put into the bill as one of the incorporators, this being done through an amendment to the origingl billy In this form the bill was returned just as the door-keeper was putting back the hands of the clock for the third time in order to keep the session alive. There was a tremendous howl from the incorporators when they discovered Hanscom’s trick, but upon Hanscom inform- ing them that he would knock the everlasting stuffing out of the bill unless they let him in on the deal they finally submitted,and the bill went through”, Auother Old Landmark Gone. “There goes another old landmark,” said “Thomas Swift, the other day, as he pointed to the old brick building, No. 1400 Douglas street, which was being torn down to make room for a more stately structure, “It was formerly, called the Hamilton house,” con- tinued he, “and was bullt in 1550, by Charles Hamilton and Salisbury, In those days it was congidered quite a palatial structure with its brielk front. There were some very lively scenes in the Hamilton house. 1 remember seeing a man, who is not worth a dollar to- day, smash champagne bottles by the whole- sale, and who would fly into a rage if a per- son would not drink with him, Every old settlerhas witnessed some sueh scene in the old, hotel.” e “The last memorable event that I remem- ber about the old hotel,” nother old set- tler, “was the arrival the man who had been scaiped by the Indians near Overton. He was an Englishman named Thompson as working on the Union Pacitic He was scalped and lett for dead, to- gether with two or three others, who died. “Thompson, soon after the Indians left, zot up and found his_scalp a short distance from the place where the Indian had downed him, the scalper having accldentally dropped it. Thompson was sent into Owaba, bringing his sealp along in a bucket of water. Drs. Peck and Moore were called in to attend Thompson, who was_greatly disup- pointed when told that the sealp could not be replaced by sewing. The sealp was a strip about ten inches long, and at one point was five inches wide, it having been cut from the center of the head, from the forehead to tho ne:k, The wound was o terrible one, the knife having penetrated clear to the bone, "The vietim wassick fora long time, owing to aligh fever. The scalp was strefehed on apiece of board, and tanned, and when “Thompson recovered he took It away with himas a ‘souvenir.’ He worked for a while in the Union Paclic shops, but was always troubled with o severc pain in the head when attempting tolean forward to pick up anytbing. e left Omaha and went to Chicago, and from there finally returned to England, Lt 1s said that he never was the same mau after his r covery, and that at times he was partially in sane from the effeets of the scalping.” Ihree Millionaire Scnators. Senator Fair is the most conspicuous fail ure of the rich men who have purchased places in the seuate, fle Is a man of no edu- fon and very little knowledge of the world. He has absolutely no influence upon public affairs, and finds very little compan- ionship in the senate, Jones, of Nevada, is a much more attract- ive man. He is familiar with publie subjects and is mueh more companionable. e has a very wide acquaintance among public men, and is well thought of at the dinner tables of Washington. He tells very good stories, Stanford’ appears to have better soel standing than most of the far western sen tors. He has opened a large house in Wash- ington and understands the art of entertain- ing better than most of the wealthy western pioneers. 1o probably has more influence in the senate than wosc of his western mons eyed colleagues, His influence, howeves comes largely from the Central Pacitic rall- Yoad, rather than from the power of Lis wonky. — A Strike Ended. PiresuukG, PA., August i —1The striking coal miners in three of Scott's mines at Scott Haven, Pa, resumed work to-day at the operators’ terms, Lhe weu have béeu out for several mouths for au advauce iu wages of 5 cents per lob, time, and ite con- COMPLIMENTS OF K PR Seven Days In the Week, Hastings Independent: The Daily BEF now 15 to the people seven days in Tlis is a move that will be duly | pays its respe: | the week. | appreciated. | A Splendid Sheet, Rising City Independent: The Omalia inday Bek is anew feature of Nebraska irnalisi that promises to warm up its nvivals, It isa splendid sheet {1 wmetropoli Iixcels ATl Others. County daily Beg excels | foreien news. Jolnson Journals the other Ilhe Omaha state popets for Seill Leada, Omaha Excelsior: The Ber still leads now has a Sunday morning edition. It Every Day of the Week. Black Hills TImes: The Omaha Bk makes its appearance with a Sunday edition, and the energetic managemént has stepped into the field of journalism that ocenples every day of the weok, 1t 18 n good newsy paper, and at all times fights monopoly and favers the workingmen, A Model of Neatness and Enterprise. Rushville Standard: Few newspapers in the west et to the front” withsuch a degres of success as does the Omalia Bew, The new Sunday edition is a model of neatness and en- terprise, and bids fair to outrank in populati- ty all other editions of that vaper. One ofthe Neatest and Newslost. Thayer County Herald: The Omaha Bk publishing company has made another ten striko in starting the Sunday Bee, It is one of the neatest, newsiest papers in thegwest, With this addition to it attractions and the lielp of another perfecting press which the company is putting in, the plant is surely wonderful proof of what enterprise and brains ean accomplish in western journlism, Newsiest Paper in the State, Norfolk Journal: The enterprise of the Omaha Brk is without limit, It now pube lishes a Sunday morning edition, The Bew maintains its position well as the newsiest paper i the state. A New Feature, Stuart Ledger: A Sunday morning edition new feature of the Omana Bre. A Lealthy emulation is giving Nebraska firste class journal Filled with Pilesof News, Creighton Pioneer: The Omaha Bre pub- lishes strictly a_ daily newspaper, having commeneed last Sunday with a Sunday edi- tion, It is a rich edition and fillea with piles of news. A Stride in Omaha Journalism. Omaha Times: The publication of a Sun day morning edition of the Bek, making thirteen editions x woek, six evening and seven morning, is astride in journalism uns equalled in the world, considering the mams moth size of the paper, being & seven-column quarto, In point of both news and appear ance the Brx: falls little short of equality With Chicago’s great dallics, and with thy i otuer splendid dailies Lere neither the St Louis or Chicago vapers are finding much sale. Good papers Liero have done much to tract people to Omaha as a great business center, and the prosperity of the Br gives evidence of the great liberality of our busi- ness wen in bestowing newspaper pi Marringe and Busincss, Chnstian Advoeate. Marriage aflords a suflicignt, satisfying and enpobling end for all business en- deavor. When the end of business life is self it debases manhood and produces creature of avarice, sordid and grovel- ing, whosc thoughts are materialized= whose tears of sympathy are frozen, whose feelings are fietitions. “L'he benefi, cent end of business lifc is scen in the change_which the purpose of marriage brings in the lives of young men. It 18 sometimes observable “twenty-four hours after betrothal, so wonderful is the transforming power of a purpose on life hen love lies like a palpitating heart in its bosom, The, loss of g men is an injury ominous departiir rather £o in gang; antry among young to business, It is an when they would y themselves than in the companionship of young women, The fact is but too apparent that their morals will not endure the restraint. Tippling, doubtful conversation and ac- tion are restrained. Dishonesty does not often overthrow young men in business trusts who spend their Teisure hours with virtuous women. There is no more beau- tiful and assuring sight than tosee young wen and maidens going together to the louse of God. It has been the means of saving multitudes. Young man, have your own pew or sittings i the church, and bring with you, like a mun, the woman you respect. Feel it a plensant duty to serve these conservators of so- cicty, whether you may be in love with them or not. “I'reat your mother and sisters with all the gailantry of the one you love, It isa grateful and pleasing thing to any woman to reccive this atten- tion, and it is manly and noble to give it. Be gallant; it is vight, it is manly, it is a debt you pay, and will pay with intorest in the end Marriago is rela business life, for t ess and what we call prosperity are not now the samo, Adversities are often the best part of business, A man is not often on a safe business foundation until he *has been truly erazed by d! ter. Then comes the power of home life hen the wife, often like a tug, tukes the whole family out of the breakers into the broad sea of pros- perity. A man will come home in finan- cial disaster, often sorrowing most as to how the wife will take it, and when he gets there he will find that she is the otter man of the two, and givds up her loins and hig, too, and is 4l it aguin to repair the lost fortunes. The busimess of life mnking moncy W in helping od to tho reverses of not so much mn cetting to be hette others to bo better in getting rid of sinful habits, and in going on 1o heaven. It is bere that mar Fied Tife is the mighticst force for good except good itself. 1f n man hias a Chris tian wife her prayers and entreaties are keeping him from heil. Her prayer grip olding him up from the pit. How she has besought and stormed the very gates of heaven for him! O, let her 1 fvvlu-ru she is wisest and best! Let mar ¢ ine stall each in that church which the apos tie says ik in house Seek the kingdom of and _when sorrow comes, which is an inevitdble segment of fife. man and wife will be bronght into a unily that prosperity never gives. Very sorcly they ween together over little araves. And if they must part, the bit- terness is mitigated in the fact that love leaves its lust Kiss, and love gives its tribute of tears at the grave, - High License the Proper Method, Cone it (N, IH) Patriet ie Phitaduiphia Record remarks that reg- ulations of liguor selling and liquor drinking that are too stringent are singularly alike in their effects to the lack of all regulations, Wiien a kw is put gpou the statute book that cannot be enforecd it is an ubandonment of whal is practieable for what 15 hnpracticabla —in fact, a giving up of the e function of government. 1f the law should require that the only punishment for larceny should be ngig aid quartering, icony would ¢ unpinished. So proh de themselves, The (rue tempéranes roform ig in striving for 50 much prevention as is ate tainable. ‘Ihe taxiug power appears to ba the wost available means in the Liands of legy islatures, and a stringent leense the prone( methos of woditylng the evils of tho dying ing babiw