The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-07-25

silver and gold continue till November,
without any diversion into personal
channels, the strain on those who think
il they vote they must vote intelligently
will be injurious. More especially be
cause those who have the right to vote
in this country are not in the habit OF
thinking much. The question has been
one OF spo,ls and it was easy to tell
which side would pay the most. II the
masculine mind had been used to INTEL
lectual exercise the violent efforts it is
making now to understand finance
would not cause 90 much anxiety among
the unenfranchised who know alas,
better than others, how frail and liable
to collapse the structure is.
As intimated before il civil service
reform had not tended to make the
question one Of principles rather than
place, men might continue to be gold
men or silver men as their individual
prospects directed them. 1t is unfortu-
nate that 90 complicated a question
must be decided on it's own merits in
hot weather by those whose sedentary
habits Of mind make very dangerous
any sudden and violent thinking.
Last week in mentioning the success
Of the Crete Chautauqua neglected to
record it's financial success. After
settling the debts of the association the
treasury will have something left ovel.
There is great need of a new auditorium.
The floor Of the old one is on a level,
making 1t very difficult for the audi
ence. situated back OF the centre. to see
the stage. The benches are placed on
the bare ground. In dry weather the
duet covers shoes and dresses, in wet
weather there are little puddles, which,
when the auditorium is crowded 1t is
impossible to avoid. The benches are
uncomfortable. Standing there through
out the change Of seasons; the nails
frozen till they project an inch from
their unprotected backs they deserve
more pity than reproach. But after
three or four hours OF lecture, recital
and elocution those settees make spar.
chiets OF settlers. The man who made
them. or il he is not responsible the
man who drew the pattern for them
ought to be made to sit on them for q
yesr and listen to Heber Bowling Nc
Donald recite pieces" No. that
would be torture too exquisite to infiict
on any one person. especially as lighter
forms Of punishment, such as hanging
up by the thumbs are being disap
proved Of in these days. Although the
years expiation referred to above would
be only q fraction Of the punishment
Mr.. Mcdonald aud the benches in
fiicted on the Chautsuqua audiences,the
sinner who made the benches probably
did not try them himself until his job
was finished, when it was too late. In
the case Of Mr.. Mcdonald he could not
zee himself, lucky lad) though he might
have learnt what not to do il he had
ever listened to himself, 80 his punish
ment is to 60 on living with himself. II
there be money enough in the treasury
the floor should be sloped 30 that all
can see, the roof should be raised, the
grass should be cut two or three times
before the time Of the assembly and the
water supply should be improved. The
well water is very bad and invariably
made a new conner i'll. There is roof
enough for large cistern, the water
from which could be filtered. Nothing
could be worse than the present ar.