Omaha daily bee., 1885-06-09
LINCOLN.
Events Of The Day at the Capital Of
the 5 ate.
Incidents Attending the Com
mencement at the University,
Advice to the Graduating OIsss-The
Hallway Dom nission-GeBeral
and Personal Matters.
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.
HAPPENINGS OF THR DAT.
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Next Thursday the Lincouites have an
sxcursion to Beatrice over the Union Pa
eiic railroad.
The Hon. s. J. Alexander and family
arrived from their extended visit at their
old home. The general says he will now
devote his time TO completing and put
ting his new insurance company in the
field.
The competitive yrIze drill of the ar.
tillery students at the university oc-
Cured yesterday at 3 o'clock. The
Infantry drill takes place this morning at
10 o'clock Company prizes In the in
fsntry are: First prize, q Az 20" the
captain; second prins, q flag ;on.
pany; a gold medal to the titled
private: a silver medal to the s.Jond best
drilled private. The winners Of prizes
and distribution will take place next
Tuesday.
Harry White of York, just In rom the
southwest, reports the crops as looking
fine and the people all feeling jubilant
over the prospect.
The Hon. j. T. Mallalien, euperintend-
emit of thu state reform school, is in the
city attending announcement exercises
and is also In attendance at the regents
meeting, which takes place this morning.
Superintendent Msllalien says be now
has eighty.s.ven inmates In the reform
school-ffteen girls and seventy.two
boys-snd that one or two a week are
coming In. This week he gave a ticket
OF leave to four for good behavior. There
Is room for about 1Z5 inmates in the
school. Mr.. Mallslien Is quite enthusi-
astic In the work and seems to have a
special interest in cash child. The
school will soon lave a brass band. He
is quite anxious to have the work shop
built before winter, so that he will have
a good place to interest those mechanic
ally inclined.
The Hon. A. V. Cole, department
commander Of the grand army of the re-
public; j. M. Rushton, j. p. Maub and
ia. Musselnsn, Fairmont; N. A. Duff,
Syracuse; j. L,bsman and w. 81 War.
ring, Seward; Charles Meeker, WILDER;
William Bissell, Columbus; and G. M.
Starkey and D B. Wespton, of Hastings,
are In the city.
The commencement concert will be
d. held in the olera house this evening.
F. G. Simmons, editor of the Seward
Reporter, is In the city, attending the
commencement
Gen J. O. Mcbride went west yestsr-
day evening to be absent o day or two.
Mr.. Polk, OF Plsttsmouth, starts west
this morning with a party OF l.nd hunt.
ers, and thus 1t Is daily until the public
and cheap lands will soon be gone.
The address of Chancellor Msnatt at
tho opera house Sunday evening was we'll
received by q large and attentive audi
IT.. .,Ls~nk rxca tsT,a bauttronnu
of modern science against materialism. -
The lecturer was iull of deep and earnest
thought compiled from hard study and
full OF scientific research. In the course
of his remarks the chancellor said;
"My friends of the graduating class,
this Lesson is, first of all, for You. As
you look bsck upon your student life to-
night, not one Of you, | think, has much
reason to mourn over wasted opportuni-
ties for intellectual culture. You heve
atudied well; you have worked your
minds, / verify believe, quite as much as
was good for them. You are unusually
we'll equipped on the intellectual side fer
the work of life. l have no fssrs but
you will all get on in the world and
the uaiyersity expects to ses increasing
honors cluster round your names en- her
alumni roll as the years SO by:
"Bus il that vera all Joy
In you were far from bsing full.
We rejoice Ia the earnest your life
here has given Of q purpose and aspira-
stion higher than self or SENSE; of intel
lectual reach and penetration you have
enough to spprcciate aud enjoy the
worlds best thought-nay mors, to be
yourselves am opg the worlds good think
ers 1t is a divine gift, and | bid You
cherish and increase 1t by constant and
Grated use. LIST there be upon it
no napkin stain or gathered rust when
the hour Of audit strikes. Of the un.-
yerse of Truth which Is awaiting to re-
veal itself, you have had as yet but par
tial transient glimpses. To apprehend II
all, to the full measure of divinity giving
powers--that is your birthright-I charge
YOU barter 1t not for any mess OF the
worlds pottage. Plain living and high
thinking crust with Plato before ar
Eplcure IS fsast-be this your daily choice
Y.t beyond this height r'se'
enc higher still. Man, physically, is the
paragon Of sll Coos creatures, man., In
te~llectua'y, ia Gods imsge-besrsr, but Il
is man spiritual who rises TO the suprsme
dignity Of being cal ed Gods son. Only
once, IL may 10. has this ultimate Idea
realized itself on earth. but OF whal
other ideal can a. much DO ssidi Build
body, build brain, but open wild. the sou
to the Son of Righteousness a. it shines
In the face Of this divinsll
human ideal. Give yourself to Me'i
first business, making q living, bu'
remember that lifs's greatest end Ia Inn
mortality. "Eot by bread alone, but BY
every word Of God" Is the divine law O.
complete ideal living. May that law b.
written In your hearts aud erempliied ir
the life to which you now 60 forth. Ant
80 shall our Joy In you be full, and thi
parting bsnediot,on OF your alma mate
be no unanswered prayers. God keel
and bless you, each and every one, snt
round your lives to all divine oomglets
ness.
Thsstste railroad commission o~rganiEet
to day. 1t consists nomlnally of the sec
retary of state, the auditor and tn
attorney-general To evade the oonst
tutionsl provisions prohibiting an In
crease Of state officials, the legislator
constituted these staie officers, the boar
and empowered them to each select
secretary. The secre aries viii reau;
constitute the commissione They are =
II. Gere, b r Cow6rey and '" II
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