The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-11

honestly believe they are right and
they are to be respected. But the feel
ing aroused by manifestations such as
Browns and SCOTS and PAGES Is GER
tainly not respect.
The exact technical and artistic
status of our energetic friend, John
Curry. may not be thoroughly estab-
lished. but one thing is clear. he is a
hustler Torrigiano and Benedetto de
Maiano and Roubiliac and Chantrey
and Sir Frederick Leighton and the rest
Of the tribe may have achieved consid-
cradle local notoriety as sculptors, but
they were not hustlers like Curry, and
lacking that quality they lacked an i'm
portant quality. Curry has new idea
of art. His idea is that it is composed
OF one part plaster of Paris. one part
nerve, and one part advertising. and
by persistently following out this idea
he has won for himself a considerable
distinction. He has demonstrated that
the artist who gets into the papers and
who works a state for a block of
marble is the artist who hustles. There
Is no telling what the outcome of this
Curry business may be. Tennessee and
pretty soon the whole country will be
saluting John Curry. Why not take
that block of marble and stand it up
on end In government square as a
monument, not to Lincoln, but to
Curry?
The reports of the various commit
tees of the board of education. SUBJ
mitted at Monday nights meeting, es-
tablish the fact that the business
of the board is being conducted most
economically and efficiently. 1t has not
been an easy task to keep up the school
work of the district the last three
years In. the face Of decreased re-
venues, and those persons who are
disposed to criticise the board should
have had to be met and overcome.
Iowa was the first state to pledge
it's assistance to the Trans Mississippi
exposition project. Louisiana now
takes Official action looking torepresen-
tation in Omaha in 1898. and there is
every reason to believe that the re-
manning states to which the promoters
Of the exposition look for support will
be prompt to interest themselves in
the great enterprise. The people of
Omaha have never taken hold of any
undertaking with the spirit and en-
thueiasm and determination with
which they have taken hold of the idea
Of the Trans Mississippi exposition,
and the activity and interest shown by
the people Of the metropolis insure.
we believe, the success of the scheme.
The people of the state should not be
backward in proffering substantial as
sistance, for the exposition will bene-
fit every part Of Nebraska; and
Omaha should be careful to make the
people of the state understand that
they have an interest in the undertake
ing, that it Is something more than
an Omaha movement. The exposition
effort should be regarded in the broad
est manner possible. and II Is import
ant that. first. the people of Omaha,
second, the people of Nebraska, and
third, the people of the Trans
Mississippi country should work to-
gether in perfect harmony. 1t will
benefit all. 1t should be understood
that congress having authorized a gov
eminent exhibit and an appropriation
of $100. 600. II devolves upon Omaha.
first, to raise q sufficient sum of money
to constitute an earnest of the serious
intentions Of the primary moves In the
matter, and to effect a preliminary or