Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 17, 1889, Page 4

i i THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUN 4 DAY FEBRUARY 17, 1830.-TWELVE PAGES e ——————————————————————————————— T ———— i — THE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING, —_—— TERMS OF 8UBSCRIPTION, Daily (Morming Edition) including SUsnay ik, Ono Y var 110 00 For Six Months 50 ¥or Three Months 250 Tk OMANA RUNDAY g, mailed to any nidress, One Year. e 300 Wrexny Bre One Year 200 OMATA OFFICE, Nos, 014 and 918 FARNAM STREET. CHICAGO OFPICE, 357 Rookery BuinniNe, New York O ¥, ROOMS 14 AND 15 TRIBUNE BUILLING, WASHINGTON OFFICE, NO. O FOURTLENTI STREET CORRESPONDENCE. Al communications relating to news and edi- torial matter should be addressed tothe EpiTor ¥ iy Bee bt DUSINKSS LETTERS, Al business letters and remittan: mdiressed to Tie BEe PCBLISHING Cow OMAIA. Drafts, checks and postoMce ord e e payable to the order of the corn le Beg Publishing Company, Proprietors, ROSEWAT THE DAILY BEE. worn Statement of Circnlation. Nebraska, ) County of Dow (Geore It Nshing con neiual circn werk ending 8 \ry of the Do Pu solomniy swear that the HE DALY Bk for the shruary 16, 130, was as tollows eere Thursda Fridny. ¥ Batnraay, Fob Averags 10,0 IRGE B, TZRCHUCK. n to hofora me and subscribed to ¢ co this 1ith day of February, N. P, FEIL, Not y Public County of Douglas, (* George B, Tzschuck, beinz duly sworn, de. Jones and aays thiat i s socratary ol the Bew Pubiishing company, that the actual aver, daily circulation of Toe Dary Bue for month of Jutunry, 188, 13500 copiess for I ruary, 1968, 15,002 coplods for March, 1954, 18,650 coples; for April, 1838, 18,744 copies; fo 8%, 15181 coplest for Jnne, 1988, 19,213 cople for July, 185, 1808 cop for August, 1884, IR I8 copies; o Septembor, 1884, 15,151 covles; for October, 1585, wis 15,084 coples; for Novem- er, 1844, 15956 coples; for Dec 1985, 14,223 aopics. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my prescuce this jrd day of A N. Notary Public. is becoming painfully evident that ofessor™ Billings and his hog chol- a cure are no longer wanted in Ne- brasica. WHEN a gentlemun receives the ap- pointment of logislative spittoon cleaner at three dollars a day and mile heis listod on the employment rotl as ‘“cus- todian of cuspidores.” AS “CUSTODIAN of the cloak room” of the house, our Mr. Wiggins has also be come castodian of many state scerets that formerly were confided to the door- keeper of the oil room. Tukke are a fow very singular fea- tures of the rush by which the postoftice loeation is being engincered that will pequire more than i passing explana tion from several persons in high life. Mn. Kerper told the house that the Iegislature would go down to history as the most extravagant that ever assem- bled in the state. There is more truth than poetry in Mr. Keiper's prediction. Tue legislature has happily given evidence that it will recall its hasty legislation in abolishing state oil spection. The penny wise and pound foolish policy should not find favor in Nebraska. THE scnate committee appointed to investigate the disastrous boiler explo- sion ot the state insane asylum claims that the explosion resulted through carelessness. If the committee had reached the conclusion that the disaster was due to incompetency it would have come much nearer the truth, Trnere is a great deal of stufl being printed by certain newspapers to the effect that President Cleveland i Joicing that the eud of his term is ne that he is. weary of the cares of state and yearns for the peace and tranquility of private life. Haven’t we had enough of this puerile twaddle? It certainly is not very consistent with the president’s desperate attempt for re-election. Tne growth of building associations in the past few years in the cities of the country has excited universal attention. They have secured thousands of inde- pendent homes for workingmen who never in any other way would have owned the houses in which they live. Building associations, if honestly con- ducted, offer the best and safest way for n man of small means to secure a home, and their popularity and success are evidences of the thrift and industry of American wage worker A PROMINENT book publishing house in Boston has just issued a catalogue of worlks by westorn authors exclusively. Its purpose undoubtedly is to call atten- tion to the ‘‘literary” cast, that tho $*west” is not alone famous for its corn, its hogs, its cowboys and cattlo kings, but that it can lay claim to a literature which may well dispute with the east for the olive branch. The subjects treated upon cover the whole field of literature from fiction to poetry, from religion to history and scienc The nawes of these “western” writers ave by no means unfamiliar to the world of letters. The list includes General Lew ‘Wallace of Tudiana, Thor M. Cooley of Michigan, Mary N. Murfree of Ten- nesee, William D. Howells of Ohio, ( tavo Thanet of Towa, Charles Dennison of Colorado and Bret Harto of Cali- foruin. Tug which ment issued some time ago for a con- ference of American nations to be held at Washington is receiving a generous invitation our govern- response. Several of the republics have already signified their intention of veing represented, and it is move than likely that all of them will nceept the invitation. In view of the compli- eations likely to arise any day between the United States and the great powers of Burope which have financial or po- litical interests on the American conti- ment, it is high time that a policy be outlined for the attitude of the Ameri- ean republies with respect to the Mon- roe dootrine. Thera are, moreover, questions referring to commerce and to more intimate relations between the people of the western world to be di cussed, For the day is not far distant when the railroud will level political barviers and knit the different nations and republios on the American conti- ment into the closest intimacy. AN OUTSIDE VIEW OF OMAHA. A candid and well considered s on Omaha, by Willinm Willard How- ard, with illusteations, appears in the current issue of Harper's Weekly. Tha to obtain his facts from ithentic and quently his article is not marred by historical and statistical errors, as have teen embodied in letters published by icle writer was careful conse- the eastern press regarding Omaha past and present, Mr, Howard vise ited the city and made a careful study of its business conditions, its public improvements, its archi- tecture, and the characte and was therefore enubled to write from personal observation rather than from hearsay. He was evidently without prejudice, as every true historian must be, and he hence wrttten with fair- ness and ¢ A citizen of Omaha, imbucd with prige of everything con- nected with the city, may not anprove all the conclusious of Mr. Howard, but he will have to concede that they are of its people, ndor. frank and obviously well ided. Thoe important mutter is not what an out- sider thinks of us us a social city, or how he regards our methods of providing for the cost of public cducation, which, in the opinion of Mr. Howard is not to our credit, al- though he concedes the excellenee of the publie schools, but what he believes to he substantial and sound in dition and prospeets as a city. In this Mr. Howard's conelusions ave in the highest d e gratifying, Find- ing the best of re for the prowth of the past, the foundations of bus and enterprise secuvely laid, and the conditions necessary to make a great city steadily increasing, he believes not only that the tature of Omaha is safe, but that the Nebraska metropolis will do credit to the Amcrican Mr. Howard’s impressions of Omahaare compressed in this ntence: “Omaha mukes n spocialty of doing business.” This pointed remavk is amplified by the declaration—"Lven he who runs may read in this that the city of Omaha is the commercial gateway of Nebraska, Wyomi Utah and part of Colorado.” [ew persons need 1o be told the material signiticance of this condi- tion of things. As to the future of Omaha, Mr. How- ard, after comparing her substantial growth with the boows and boomlets of other western cities, v this con- clusion: “Omaha made herself so indisputably the northern metropolis of the plains that no neighbori can make headway against he Asan evidence of the genuine and substantinl character of the city’s pros- pevity Mr. Howard says: Large financial corporations would not in- vest a million dollars in an office building unless there was a cortainty that it would pay. Proprietors of newspapers do not usu- ally spend half a million on a new building unless their business warrants it. 1 fancy that Mr. Edward Rosewater would not put up his maguificent new Omaha Bre buildg if he did not have an ivonclud faith in the fu- ture of the city. Foracity of only one hundred and twenty thousand people, this Bee building is a remarkable thing. There are in the city of New York only two, or possibly three, newspaper buddings suverior toit. In a scction of country so ately ropresented by its newspapers as the west is, the erection of this large mass of brick is asignificant indication of a solid general prosperity. Mr. Howard’s article concludes with this encouraging assuranc “In all practical and material w: the Omahn of to-day is a broad foundation for the city of half a million people that she may become early in the next century. All that she needs is the superstructure of population. Th opportunity for the building of a great city is seen in the millions of acres of fertile lana that await the plough on the western plains. To the peoplo of Omaha is given the inestimable p lege of building as they will. The ture is theirs.” THE COST OF MATERLAL PROGRESS. It is not anew observation that the rapid material progress of this period is made at an enormous cost to the vital forces of the people most strenuous i the struggle for leadership, wmong whom those of the United States « confessedly fir In the eager fight for success and wealth, men do not pause to consider that there is a normal limit to man’s capacity for the true and healthy enjoyment of pleasures, luxuries, and even com- forts, and that when this limit is reached there is an inevitable pen- alty. The financier and the mevchant find gratitication and incentive in know- ing that fortunes can now bhe made to count by the million as easily as when a quarter of a century ago they were our con- resps Sons) \oss nation. single s aches g place fu- reckoned by a tenth of that sum. To the manufacturer the improving appii- ances and new discoveries which in- crense and cficapen the facilities for production give a luxury to enterprise. The teader finds immense advantage in the steadily improving agencies which enable him to keep in instantancous contact with his murkets and his customers. Iu all these di- rections the progress of less than half a century has been most wonderful, and it has so increased the chances of acquiving wealth quickly thatmen yield up everything to the intosicating hopes and expectations of business eaterprise. The strain is necessavily groat. Once in the current the ambitious man can have little time for himself. He finds himself dominated by the forces of busi- ness life, which whirl and diive him forward relentlessly. A few, indeed, are enabled to take periods of leisure, to reloase thewselves wholly from the caves of business in foreign travel, or to enjoy some of the com- forts and lusuries of social life at home, but the number of such is not lurge. The great majority must remuin constantly at the post of duty or run the risk of being left in the vace. There has of course been a great increase in the conditions for the amelioration of over- work, but how little these have really accompiished is Linpressively told by statistics recently furmshed by the president of the hcalth department of New York. city, showing the increase of deaths in that city during twenty- two yeavs from diseases directly fos tered by exocssive devotion to business, The diseases noted are Bright's, din- betes, parclysis, apoplexy, heart dis- 1 ocase, fatty degeneration of heart, corrhosis of the liver, and insanity, Without going into details, it is sulllcient to say that the ageregate deaths from these diseases increased nearly four-fold between the years 1566 and 1887, having been 5915 in the latter year against 1,719 in the former. Bright's disease and diseases of the heart claim nearly four-fifths of the victims of overwork, while the re- cords of the lunatic asylums tells a piti- ful story of the effect of the highteu- sion methods of modern business. And these statistics do not embracs the mor- tality from nervous exhaustion, which also dooms thousands to years of suf- fering and helpless Doubtless the pressure in York is what more severe than in other cities of the country, but nevers theless these statistics convey a waru= ing which may wisely be heeded in every commercial center of the coun- try. While we are amazod and grati- fied at the wonderful material progress of the nation, it is well to consider what it is costing in physical and mental vi- tality, and what may bes the conse- quences of that vast expenditure upon the next generation. g A GREAT CONGRESS OF LABOR. Among the interesting events that will be associnted with the centen- nial exposition in Puaris this year will be an international congress of labor, invited to assembie by the organized workingmen of Paris. The exposition is intended to celebrate the centena of the Freuch revolution, and as that great event in the world’s history nota- bly nsserted the vights of the musses against the privilegesof the nobility and aristocracy, and produced condi- tions which raised the workingmen of Ilurope out of the degradation to which business New most they had heen subjected, its celebration at the ciose of a hundred years is a most appropriate time for assem- bling representatives of labor in a great international congress. Such an assemblage will b impressively signifi- cant of the progress that has been made in liberal and eculightened principles during the past hundreed years, since it would have been impossible a century ago. It may emphasize the fact that in this age the world can v rd with greater interest and concern a congress of intelligent workingmen than a con- ference of emperors The invitation to this congress im- Poses o restraint upon opinions, and all vidws that prevail amons working- men will have representation and be al- lowed full and free expression. The widest latitude will be given to the dis- cussion of the problems that relate to labor throughout the world,and the most radical equally with the most conserva- tive sentiments will receive toleration and attention. The purpose is to se- cure a broad and unconstrained inter- change of views between representa- tives of lubor, not with any iden of formulating a general policy or of bringing about immediate practical re- sults, but in order that organized labor throughout the world may get a more aceurnte knowledge of the present con- ditions affecting it everywhere and a truer conception of its international relations. In this respect the coming together of the labor of the old and the new world should have especiall im- portant vesults. There is neced of establishing more intimate relations between the working- men of Burepe and of the United States for the better protection of the inter- estsof both. It has been suggested that it will be possible to organize a great international intelligence offlce for communicating to the bread win- ners of Europe and the United States matters relating to their respective in- terests. Through such an organization American workingmen could inform their brethren in Europe in regard to rates of wages and opportunitics for labor in all departments of industr and thus avert a greav deal of misery and distress now caused by improvi- dent immigration. Such an intzrna- tional association, it is believed, would be a check upon the sclfishness of importers of cheap labor in this country and thewr agents in Burope. There are many good results possible from a congress of this character, and from every point of view the friends of labor will be warranted in regarding its assembling us one of the very im- portant eyents of the time. A FOREIGN CRITICISM. The cviticism of Cardinal Manning upon the morality of this country, which he professes to helieve is going to seed, attributes moral deeline to two causes-— the freedom of divorce and the Sunds newspaper. There will be nobody to dispute the position of the cardinal so fur us relates to the divorce matter, The ease with which the marriage tie may be severed in this country—that is, in several of the states—is not atall creditable to us. It is evidence of a lax public opinion regarding the importance of the most seri- ous and sacred of human com- pacts not complimentary to our en- lightenment. But Cardinal Manning should know that wa arve beginning to see our weakness in tuis varticular, and o se reform. We may not in- corporate an amendment in the const tution, us has been proposed, authori ing congress to enact marriage and Civoreo laws, We shall very likely coutinue to believe that this is a matter that belongs solely to state regulation. But it need not be doubted that in due time the faults and defects of divorce laws will be removed whevever they exist, and that there will be a sufficiently uniform sy tem of laws more rigidly pro- tecting the marital compact to prevent any euch breaches of it as are now so easy to be accomplished, But with regard to the Sunday ne paper, that is an American institution which unquestionably hus come to stay. It has become s necessary tothe people as unything else that the progress of the age has evolved, and it can no more be given up than any of those things which have come to be indispensable in the life of the people. The wants of » reat, uctive, inquisitive people will not rest for a single day, und they have learned that itis quite as cssuntiul to is to 8 thom that they shanld bo informed of what has transpivad on the seventh day of the week as on the first. The ase sumption that the Sunday paper has anything to do with’ depreciating the morality of the pebplé, allowing that it is depreciating, cannot be successfully maintained. Morality is uot weakenod by education, and the properly con- ducted Sunday paper is one of the best of educator: It is ‘invariably some- thing more than a newspaper. It is a source of greatly useful instruction outside of its preséntation of the world's doings on the preceding day. It carries into the homes of the poople sermons far more valuable and important than come from many pulpits, and the majority of thesa people can have no other sermons. Such an institution cannot work harm, All its influence must on the contrary be for good, and 80 it is, The venerable cardinal, the fore, while he may confidently hope for a reform of American divoree laws, may as well make up his mind that the American Sunday paper is here to stay. ComyissioNer - W ur of tho national department of labor has an interesting chapter on working women of manufacturing centers in his last report. I'rom a mass of statistics he finds that the average age is but twenty-two years, and of the whole number reported seventeen thousand five hundred more than one-half engaged in their fivst trinl at self-sup- port. Asa rule, the working women ave unmarrvied, supporting not only themselves but giving their earnings largely to the support of parents and dependants at home, Ten thousand of the number under considevation not only work at their daily occupation but ave assist in houschold duties at home. More than two-thirds of these women five at home and nar under home While this record is not at all complete, it is certainly gratifying as far as it goes. There can be no question that the condition of working- women should be improved as regards hours of labor and vate of compensation. influences. But it must be confessed. if Mr. Wright's testimony can be deponded upon, that the lot of the average work- ing women is not as black as it has been Jpainted. It 1s urged, as a special feature of the proposed corn cxhibit at the Paris exposition to be undertaken by the New York produce exchange, that ef- forts be made to educate the people of Europe in the art of preparing corn for food. Despite tho heavy aunual ship- ment of corn products, there is amaz- ing ignorance in foreign countries as to the hest way to prepare corn for edible purposes. VOICE OF THE STAT! Two Extremes. Crgtg Vidgtte. Submission is in the swim. PRESS. Prohibition is in the soup. The President’s Revenge. Norfollk News. Cieveland has attached his autograph to the bill creating the dopartment of agricul- ture. Considering the already complicated conditien of the cabinet question this is nothing less than refined cruelty. They Owe It o Thematives. Fremont Tribune, Incaso prohibition carries a number of public water fountas would be apprecisted in Fremont. In order to get peoplo accus- tomed to using water as a beverage the city council should have some put in in conven- ient places. Wait and See. David City Press. Tk OyanA BEE gives as a reason why the socretary of tho treasury should be given to the gwest is “because the west produces the greatest share of the vealth. That is the very reason why the west will not be given the treasury portfoho. Wall street and the munufacturing influences of the cast had too much “fat fried out of them" to give the west such an_opportunity. Blond-Suckers Not Wanted. O'Neil Frontior. The state board of transportation is, in our opinion, a useless appendage and should be abolished. According to published rates furnished by the board to the legislature the rates in Nebraska, for 100 miles for instance, are nearly double what they are in Iowa, Minnesota and Ilinois. We need railroads, but they ought not to be allowed to suck the life blood from the people while we are get- ting them. The Railroad Contingent. Grand Island Independent, It has been shown that the railroads have seveateen senators, a majority of one, in the senate. That settles the question of any leg- islation in the interests of the people in the railroad line this session. We are pleased to note that the senator from this district is not oneof that railroad majority, voting to in- definitely postpone a resolution requiring the board of transportation to prepare a schedule of rates, which will prevent discrimination against Nebraska. It secms that the rail- roads own both board and senate. ———— TALKS ON TRIFLE! Randolpn Mitchell, one of the victims of the faliing of the M, building, was a magniflcent specimen of humanity. It was sad, indeed, that he should have met so hor- rible a death and the gravity of the accident is but ncreased by the fact that, at the mo- ment of its happening, he was trying to - duce auother victiw, Pgter Boyer, to take out a policy in the insurance company which he represented. i ity Mr. Mitchell's life, it is stated, was in- sured for $160,000. He lTk out te last $50 000, as related by himself, in a wager which he lost, having bet that Cleveland would be re-olected presidentof the United States, he bet was with @ brother insurance agent who was a Harrison wan, The loser was to have his life insurcd inthe other's compuny for #50,000. Mitchell los} and the premium cost hiwm 81,3k 1 Said ke just the day beforel his death: “I am fecling well and contented. I have lost and paid one of the biggest bets made in the presidential election, in this part of the country, and if I die my wife shall want for nothiug.” The words were still ringing 1n the listener’s cars when the time arrived to sound the agent’s knell here is a vision of richuess and beauty in the tiled floors and marble walls of the lavatory of the Paxton. Mounting guard over the select spot is a veteran of many years, He has memorized a logend painted upon sheets of tin and hung in various places, which is intended to attract the attention of intruders, and which runs about as follows: “These accommodations ure intended ex- clusively for the guests of this hotel' Several nights ago, Frauk [answw, the Otoe county senator, Was i guest at the touse. So was William, fawliurly known us SR Canada. Both were pevlorming wieir hind them paced the aged custodian of the marble baths. Raising his head from the basin, the while applying & towel to it briskly, Ransom inquired in & tono loud enough to be heard by the gray beard: “1ili, why don’t you stop at this hotel whon you are in towni” The aged sentry stood, turned, tapped Canada on the shoulder, and with frigid civility said: “Please do your washing in the hotel you stop at af ter this!" He then walked away, as did Ransom also, leaving Canada to dispose of his mortification as best ho could, It is said that Ransom kept out of Canada's path for a week. ablutions after a ride from the capital. Be ] From thp First National bank to the Pa oific Express company's oftice is but a few fect, Several days ago six young gentlomen paced the distance and when they reached thoir destination, they were almost exhausted. Jach had carried & bag of gold which was, in itself, anample fortune. These young gentlomen rocall General Harney's trip up the Missonri to assume control, for the gov- ernment, of the Sioux nation, He touched at Omaha in 1867, the boat bearing him being the Miner, He had with him $500,000, & trusted mossenger, Steplien Bowes, How per- forming the same duties in the headquarters of the department of the Platte i this city: also his secretary, since known as Colonel O'Connor. There was a number of passen zers on board, while the deck and hold of the boat were loaded with provisions, utensils aud impiements which were to be utilized i the civilization of the Indians, The boat was chartored at an expense of £300 per day, the trip extending from St. Louis o Peoria Flats, five miles from Iort Sully. Ouly three persons on the boat kuew of the money being on board. Thoso three have been mentioned. The currency was deposited in an old satchel, to which neither the general nor hisattendants paid the slightest attention. The balf-million dollars reached the agency msafety, though many a tough character who, after e learned of the chance he had lost to make a fortune, bemoaned his lot in impotent petitions to be afforded such another opportunity. A ereat deal of the money was spent as intended, upon the In. dians, but when General Grant sent out Quakers to continue the work of civilization, General Harney packed the money remain- ing into'the same satchel and threw it into onc of the wagons, in the train with which he bade the Indians good-vye. Near Fort Randall, the wagon was upset and every thing was spilled upon the ice. But the little old sack was pitehed back into anoter wagon, und, with its contents unknown to vut Bowes and Harney, reached Sioux City in safety. Thence, it traveled by express to the war department. *If 1 had carried the valise in any other way," said the gencral, “Ishould have had to protect it with a com pany of soldiers,” The coldest Sunday we have had this year, and some of our most severe weather has been experienced on that day, has seen, in the afternoon, in one of the Twentieth street grip cars, sometimes a solitary passenger. In such cases it was a woman, round fea- tures, ruddy from contact with the breczes and a form encased in a pelisse tightly drawn by the arms inside. The car rattlos and the gripman dances and the people on the strect hurry by as rapidly as possibly to get out of the cold, but the lady in question scems motionless and to fairly revel in the cutting blasts. Her persistence denotes a fixed purpose, the maintenance of a habit; while the glance of the eyes, now in this and again in that direction denote an intelligent and systematic observer. The c: climbs the steepy hill at Dodge and Twentieth strects and with an irresistible force shoots around the corner. The eyes of the lady rest admiringly upon the imposing, though lifeless campus of the high school—in the summer the most beautiful place of the kind in the country—and then turn northward as the train glides down the plane toward her home in the distant part of the city. Than this lady, no one in America is more system- atic in her habits, no one more earnestly de- voted to the work she felt called upon to undertake, no one more widely known, even on the continent, and none more capable of comparing, describing and _appreciating the glories which she has beheld in the works of both man and nature in all parts of the civil- ized globe—because the lady is Mrs. Eliza Deth Cady.Stanton. et 1 Unlucky Keformers, 8t. Paul Pioneer Press. So far in the reformation of society the White Caps have made almost as ltttle prog- ress as the prohibitionists, ——— The Water Startled Him. Philadelphia North America. A Buffalonian committed suicide ina Turk- ish bath. It must have been an anarchist, who did not know w! to make of the situa tion in which he found himself. e A Woman's Weapon. Chicago Herald. A woman in Pennsylvania knocked a tramp out of time with & rolling-pin. The rolling- pin is to lovely woman what the stiletto is to the Spaniard, the bowie kmife to the Texan, and the Winchester rifle to the cowboy. gnanimous Bachelors, Cincinnati Enquirer. Perusing the marriage problem several several castern papers have been lately in- terviewing distinguished bachelers as to the reasons why they remained single. Among many interesting responses one secms peculiarly happy: “Whenever I have thought of marriage 1 have been obstructed by the reflction that I should be sorry for my wife ——— Fact and Fiction, St. Paul Pioneer Press, Floating fiction: An lowa editor who has @ small farm has raised corn enough on it to build a, printing office. Floating 1 An Arkansas cditor who has a small printing oftice has raised h—l enough in it to supply all the other printing offices with “devils.” — rices in Dakota, Minneapolis Tribune, A Grand Forks man on a visit to Minneap- olis was repeatediy callea upon to refuto the churge that everything in the great ter- ritory is exorbitantly high. He cited as proof b his statements the fact that aces up before the draw are worth only §2. o The Lion Among the Flowers, Temple Bar. Here, in this garden nook alone, alone, Lies an old lion of gray stone— Once, in the long gone golden hours, A lordly lion, proud in state, The guardian of & mansion gate— Now he lics low among the fowers, Then, oft he saw the shining doors, Heard light feet fall on festal floors, Heard music wake its witching din Theu dauce beneath he torches' bluze The knights and ladics of old days, While he watched over all within, Now hie lies in his old age Cast out, rejected by the rage Of time a downbeated, broken, Au old gray lion; yet not less A lion in his feebleness | — One thing is left him stil} to euard. Ho guards 1t well, by night and day, In those ggreat paws of granite geay, In the strong shelter of his hreast | No ma shall serve him yet with scora, hough an old lion, thus forlorn. And all lie guards i robin’s nest! CURRENT TOMC Two streot car conductors in San Fran- cisco have been sentonced to six montha' im- prisonment for using an instrument denotui nated a “brother-in-law" to defraud the com pany. This is adevico about as big as a silver dollar, which is carriod in the palm of the left hand, the bell which it contains bemg rung in imitation of the sound of the beil-punch when a fare is collected. A num ber of detectives were employed and the two conductors, whompleaded guilty, were de- tected in the very nct. Thore has always boen an irrepressiblo conflict betwoen stroet car conductors and their employers on the subject of “knocking down.'” Whether the dollar or two n day to be mzde by the use of a four dollar “brotherin-law" is considered suioient compensation for the chance of & six months sentence and its attendant conse quences in the shape of loss of character and of cmployment remains to be soct Lord Wolseley in the has a paper on “War, Tortnightly Roview A wood deal of a snob is “my lord," says the Salt Lake Tribune, He affcets a kind of disdain for advice to soldiers in the field from men high in civil station, who have hot received a mili tury training, which history docs not justify. The president of the southern confederacy was a thoroughly educated soldier, yot his advice was a terror to the generals who commanded the southern armie: Abraham Lineoln was absolutcly unlettered i the art of war, but his advice was 80 pertinent that much of it reads now like inspiration. The natural conclusion is that a man who has no natural attributes for gencralship cannov be made a farsceing commandor of an army, no matter how much labor the schools may Destow upon him, while another man without knowledge, but with the instincts of a sol- dier, may draw shrewd conclusions of what ought to be done and what would be a suc- coss, thongh hie may not understand the de- tails necessary for the carrying out of tho an. The reported threat of the Chinese vice- roy that he would exclude Americans from the Flowery Kingdom in rotaltation for our exclusion act must be taken with many grains of allowance, observes the San Fran- cisco Chironicle. The Chinese government has always expressed disapproval of the em- igration of its people across the Pacitic. It prefers that they should colonize the Phil- lipiues and the Slant settiements where they can get control of trade and be near homo. Ninc-tenths of the coolies who came b were from the provinces near Canton and Hongkong, and were natural The viceroy is governor of Chili, one of the most northerly provinces, and he cau lave o feeling in regard to the exclusion of few thousaud of the tramp and criminal classes, e is also shrewd enough to kuow that the balunce of American trade has always been in favor of China, and that it would be oor policy to cut off this lucrative trade for a matter of national sentiment. nomads, Commenting upon the development of Japan, the Philadelphia North American says: The promulgation of a uew constitu- tion in Japan marks one of the most woader ful strides that civilization has ever tuken, if everything not Caucasian is to be regarded as barbaric. But whather it brings Japan uearer the Anglo-Saxon ides of civilization hibited lotteries, under severo and efoient penaltios. But the people suffered for want of lotterics, aud ehildren criod for them, So on the 19th of Junuary of the present year, the logislature passed & law submitting to the peoplp @ constitutional amendment abolishing the original prohibition, to ba voted upon on KFebruary 11, whoen it was carried by a large majority, So, though Nevada's mines have “‘potered” and her agricultural prospects are not great, and sho is not likely to get a strip of California ter- ritory to help her out, she may still managa to exist upon licensed faro games and logal- ized lotteries. Cortain English newspapers assert that Mr. Stead has severed his connection with the Pall Mall Gazette, of which he kas long been editor, Walter J. Damrosch is lecturing on tha beauties of Wagnerian opera to the Philadol- phians, A city which gave birth to the Clovet club must admire Wagaer. Cassius M. Clay has presented to Colonel Jamos W, Caperton, of Richmond, Ky., tha “revolving mstol” given to Clay by Lincola for his defense of Washington in 1361 Bismarck has caused a new cartoon to by put under the ban. The picture Bismarck as Goliah: the newspaper pross as little David with his lively sling shot “The most prominent candidates for Ameris can representatives at the Samoan confer ence in Berlin are Benjamin F. Butler, Sen- ator Riddleborger, John L. Sullivan aud Judge Rucker, of Coiorado. John Wanamaker's country place at Jen- kintowrn, Penn,, s his pride and joy. He has a fine collection of cattle, and his How. ers are very valuable. His roses and orchids are worthy of note, and his rhododendrons are famous in Penusylvar John Jacob Astor has given a four-story building, with its lot of lund, t¢ the Children’s Aid society of New York, as a memorial to his wifo, who was deeply inter osted in this charitable institution Trhe building wiil bo used as an industrial sohool. Prof. Herrmann, the wizard, closed a groat week in Washington recently, He had sov eral social receptions duving the week. At the National Theatre James G. Blaine occu- pied a box, and at the close of tho portor- mance paid his respects ta the profossor behind the seenes, handsome Edwards H. Goft, late publishor of tha Graphic of New York city, will soon return to journalisin. He is to establish tiero in Now York anew trade journal to be devoted te the interests of American manufacturers, and especially to the development of com- mercial relations between this country and Central and South America, “The Prince of Walos," romarks the light -gossip man of the New York Press, “ents clams direct from the sholl, which he bolds in uis hand, The great Napoloon was passionately fond of shrimps. Henry Ward Beecher chewoed roast lamb and eschewed roast beef. arles Dickens, when loctur- ing in Brooklyn, drank a bottle of brandy and two of champagne during the courso of a single evening.” RELIGIOUS. or not, it 1s the opening of anew era that promises to make the land of flowers a part of the rest of the world to which it has been s0long a mystery. Usually such changas are made gradually, but 1 this case an abso- lute monarchy for twenty-five centuries is changed nto a constitutional government in asingle day. Twenty years ago the mikado and his consort were held so sacred that it was death for an ordinary subject to behold their countenances. The ruler was absolute, To-day the masses rule. Had the mikado resisted this encroachment upon his hevedi- tary power, it might have been put off definitely, but with a wisdom and broadncss of mind that has rarely been exhibited by a monarch, he has secn that Japan to old her own with other nations must adopt the way of the dominant westerner, and hus aided during the past ten years to bring about the change which strips him of his right w0 rule alone. Japan has always been a land of wonder, and her latest step stamps her as marvelous beyond compare. The members of at least one church in New York appear to have serious doubts about the fitness of strangers and persons too POOr to pay pew rents engaging in_religious worship, suys the Chicago News. Benjamin W. Willisms, one of the officers of the Church of St.Thomas of that city, is re- ported as sayin “We haven't any room in our church for people who naven't paid for their seats. Our trouble is not to find places for straners,but to keep them out. We don't ask them to come, and we don’t want them. If they come | they are in the way, and we have hard work ¥ to get them out of the way; but we manage to do it nevertheless, We havo to watch them, but sometimes they elude us and con trive to find seats somewhere. Then we have to tell them very plainly to get upand and go out. And we make them do it." Mr. Williams had been asked to give | reasons for compelling u lady to rise from her knees while in the midst of her devotions and leave the chureh. He had no hesitation in giving them, The lady, he said, did not own the pew and had not been invited to oc- cupy it. Consequently she was an intruder and it was right to make her wo away. There werc no free seats cxcept a few from which the pulpit could not bescen. Sothe lady, who was a stranger in the city, could not be permitted w re- main. Mr. Williams, whose church is one of the wealthicst and most fashionable in Noew York, is an extremo example of a class of ospitable church functionaries who are too numerous for the good of the cause in which they claim to be laborin, A church run as a cloge corporation, from the benelits of which all outsiders are excluded, in variably has a great deal more fashion about it than it has religion, Of what use in this world is a church which has uo we! coe for strangers! A socicly to promote selfishness in the guise of relgion can ue: complish no good thing. On the contrary, itis standing reproach to the canso of christianity. To exclude strangers from the churchos is to leave room for sin to eunter and enjoy itself. Sin is no stranger oven in fashion able church congregations, Notwithstanding the rapid growth and de velopment of the country tke additions to the number of departments of the government have been slow and swall, obseryes the Chi cago Tribune. The first congrass under the constitution immediately passed bills pro. viding for sceretaries of the treasury, of state, of war and navy, which were at first united, and for a postmaster general and at torney general. ‘These positions were filled by Alexander Hawilton, Thomas Jefferscn, Henry Luox, Samuel Osgood, and Edmond Randolph. The navy dcpurtment not created till 1705, when Ben min - Stoddurd was appointed see retary, and the department of the interior not ull 1879, Thomas Ewing being the first secretary. Now, forty years iater,comes the department of agriculture, with Norman J Colman at its head. It will not be mauy years before the departwent of the iuterior, Ccombiniug u uumber of incongruous burcaus which were assigued there because ticy be louged nowhere eise, will have to be broken up into AL ieast Lwo departments. Cominend us to Nevada for prompt action “Phe original coustitution of that state pro Kansas comprises thrce dioceses—Leaven- worth, Concordia and Wichita —with a popu- lation of 86,000 Catholics and 167 priests. Rev. Jolin O'Coauell, rector in Limericl, was struck with apoplexy while serving in the confessional, and died in a fow hours, John Wanamaker, of Philadelphia, whom political rumor designates as the uext post- master general, is the Superintendent of what is probably the largest Sunday school in the world The National Women's Christian Temper- ance union has as constitucnts iis houorary members, voung women's unious and juven ile bands, in addition to the women's unions, malking in all a following of half a willion, Rev. Dr. Ross C. Houghton, pastor of Grace church, Portland, Oregon, has been elected a member of the Society of Bibical Archicology of London. Among the mom. bers of tius society are Layard and Glade stone. The reccipts of the Homo Missionary so- v in the first nine months of this year have been: Krom contributions, $164,004 from legacies, $40.726. As compared with the same months of t vear, a falling off of $0,802 1n offerings, und 20,1568 in legucies— $31,050 in all. Daring the year 1833 the following cities have dedicatod new Y, M. C. A. buildings at the following costs: Toronto, $30,000; De- troit, §125,000; Albany,$100,000; Innianapolis, £100,000: Worcester, §140,000] St. Josepl, £125,000; New York (railroaa), $100,000; Yorkville Branch, $30,000. T for the suppression of vico was sot jule lust y 1t secured 101 convictions, made B4 arrcsts, seized over 15,000 pounds of bad ooks aud papers, and caused the « struction of an imnnenso amount of vile m ter of various sorts. Alit Wits done at an expenditure of only §, A plebeseite has been tak municipality has dircetly asked the heads of households their opinion as to whether ro ligious teaching siould forma part of tha curriculum in public schools, Of the #5513 votes recorded, over twenti-five thousind were in the afiivmative. ‘That is an answor 1 hard!y dare to overtook. as stated at a_recent comvention of n at Milan, Tha i olics in Washington that thera ) rches in this country, cach having a school anuexed; besides 65 colored catholie schools, S orplian asylums, and 3 reformatories. Thi atholic hospitals, houes for the poor, ¢ are open to both colored and white childr About 5,000 children are taught schools, and #00 children cared for in asylums. There is but 1 catho there are 7 colorod students. - — Cremat on. London I +O William " she crie of spring, For the new apy atus may ru Butsay thata baudful of shavings vow'l bring, Aud linger to see me couby “OR, promise me, love, by the fire hole you't ateh sec that thoy Light me some solemn, slow mateh, And warn thew against kerosene. w, ere Lheso rula L woula cheer me to breezes waft My csscuces farto the pole, Phat one whom 1 love will look to tha draught, And have a fond eye on the ol ‘Then promise me, love'—-and hor voice fainter grew “While this body of wine calcities, You will stund Jusi as near us you ean to the flue And gaze while my gases arise.” L s A Runaway. McArdle, of McArdley mot with what might nave boen a fatal cident last week, When near iis home tho spirited team which he drove ol fright and finished theirgouracy in a wire fence. Tha carri s wrocked and Mr. MeArdie was thrown violeutly out on his head and ] He fortunately escaped with a few v painful cuts and bruises which will confiue him to the house for a week or so, Ilo, Mr. James H The Last Straw Philedelphia Record: lowa City Man “Yes, sir, U've come east w live, Can't stand western nonsense any longer. Phaladelphian—*1 tnough you were holding a town office out th S was, but I 1 ed. You wits this way. Some o' thoso tarnal fools in councils passed u law muzzling all limburger chuese off for subi; suid it was deloterious to health, you Kuow.” at should zot have worried you Great Seott, man! They app. s cd e 1o do the musehing.”