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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-08-29
ANNOUNCEMENTS.


laughter il satisfies, and laughter drives
cares and sorrows to the winds. or all
tht mirth laughing operate musical
comedies before the public this season
hurry & Murphy's comedians in
"O'Dowd's Neighbours" who will be
seen at the Funke opera house on Tues.
dav evening. September 1. stands fore
most. The organization has been seen
in our city on former occasions and re-
quires no consideration to our play
goers. 1t caught the town on its first
visit aud won popular favor from the
start. 1t stands unique and is q su-
preme laughing success. The humor-
GUS eccentricities OF the characters. the
unlimited fun in the several scenes. the
droll humor OF the story and the very
whirlwind OF poetry that prevades the
entire performance from beginning to
end makes "O'Dowd's Neighbors' the
most laughable OF latter-day produc-
tons. 1t is bundle OF laughs spread
on thread OF fun. The American pub
Inc from New York to San Francisco
have reared at its happy situations un-
til the comedy has become as familiar
to the theatre goers as any Of the stand
ard attractions OF regular dramas. When
the "Neighbors" first visited our city
the seating capacity Of the opera house
was taxed. As a special feature the
famous Dixie Pickaninny band. COM
posed Of the principal members Of the
celebrated "Wangdoodie band SO
pleasantly remembered by those who
witnessed I'm Old Kentucky" the past
two seasons, have been secured and will
appear in a gorgeous and unique street
parade OF the day OF the performance
and also take part in the comedy io the
evening. Seats on sale at the box Of
fee Saturday morning at 10 a. m. Regu-
lar prices.
ALL RIGHT IN ITS PLACE.
Yes, l like that dear old song, Home,
Sweet Home" said Mark Murphy, OF
hurry & Murphy's comedians. who will
appear in '-O'Dowd's Neighbors at the
Funke opera house on Tuesday evening,
September 1. 1T conjures up recollec
tons o: the old hearthplace around
which our whole family used to sit OF a
cold winters night. Yes, there is no
place like home as the song says, but
there is a time when it jars upon fell
lows ears. l experienced the jar one
evening when 1 was calling on young
lady We were having a pleasant
enough time Of it when about quarter
past Git wasn't a minute later-the
young lady's mother sat down at the
piano in an adjoining room and played
Home. Sweet Home Now. l have had
the clock turned on me tn strike III
when it was only 10, heard the old
gentleman remark about heavy gas bills
and / have experienced probably all the
we'll known hints that other fellows
have met with. but that's the first time
/ ever he ard that dear old song used to
further bad end. or course my friend
~ visit came to an untimely finish.
Now think quarter past 9 too early
to spring anything like that on fellow.
and after that when made call had
an arrangement made with the young
lady by which she kept her piano
locked"
Mark Murphy Of hurry 4 Murphy's
comedians who are nov on their annual
tour in the operate musical comedy,
"O'Dowd's Neighbors," and who are
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-08-29

Flubb-What did Criticize say OF your
painting, The Seven Sleepers?'
Dubb-Hang him, He said il lacked
repose.-Town Topics.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-08-29
CHEAP RATES TO ST PAUL AND
RETURN.

The Northwestern is now selling at
reduced round trip rates, tickets to St.
Paul, Minneapolis and numerous re-
sorts in Minnesota. This il the Short
Line. City ofiice. III South Tenth St.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-08-29

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The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-08-29

Mark Murphy Of hurry 4 Murphy's
comedians who are nov on their annual
tour in the operate musical comedy,
'O'Dowd's Neighbour and who are
two OF the most entertaining men in the
profession, relates the following story as
illustrative OF the untiring passion Of the
actor to play to overlooking houses: An
actor who plays Juvenile roles met
leading man on Broadway, New York
city. The lsading man was dressed in
deep black, there was q wide band OF
crepe on his hat and had discarded the
patent ieather shoes an actor loves %
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-08-29

$50 b our speciD Wholesale Price Never before
Rave decided to make special coupon oer giving every
-eader of this rs:-cass wheel
win ship to anyone the above Bcvcs securely Grated
and guarantee safe delivery Money refunded IL
represented after arrival and examination We will ship
C. with privilege Of examination for $500 and
provided $500 with order Of faith
A w-eten binding warranty with each Bicycle This .
CHARGE of lifetime and Afford let the
unity pass Address Ill osderp 70
CASH 8UYERS' UNION,
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-29
How Cheap Money Cheats Labor.

He who hampers with the currency
robs labor of it's bread. He panders.
indeed, to greedy capital, which is
keen-siehted and may shift for itself;
but ne beggars labor, which is honest.
unsuspecting and too busy with the
present to calculate for the future. The
prosperity Of the working classes lives.
moves and has its being in established
credit, and a steady medium of pay
ment. All sudden changes destroy it.
Honest industry never comes in for any
part of the spoils in that scramble.
which takes place when the currency
of country is disordered Did wild
schemes and projects ever benefit the
Industrious? Did violent fluctuations
ever do good to him who depends on
his daily labor for his daily bread? Did
irredeemable bank paper ever enrich
the laborious? Certainly never. All
these things may crafty greediness for
sudden gain or the rashness of daring
speculation. but they can bring moth
ing but injury and distress to the homes
Of patient industry and honest labor"
Daniel Webster
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-29
Make Six Eggs a Dozen.

| am willing" says he, Ito help out
the silver miners if they are willing to
help US. Their product is about half of
the hen product of the country and if
silver should be doubled in value bv
legislative enactment, | demand that
Congress shall pass a law making six
eggs dozen. | refuse to support the
free silver demand unless they are
willing to meet this demand from the
farmers. | think that this country is
big enough to act Independently and
make six eggs a dozen against all the
world. Just see what an advantage
this would be in collecting a tariff on
eggs. When the Canadian brings his
eggs over to the United States we will
collect tariff for dozen on every six
eggs, because our standard will be six
OF his eggs, because our standard will be
six eggs to dozen. See what a great
benefit this Will be to the country. 1t
may be urged that from time immemo-
rial twelve eggs made a dozen but I
deny this for is it not true that thir-
teen is a bakers dozen and fourteen is
a fishers dozen? Do you mean to saw
that this great nation, extending it's
domain from the Atlantic to the Pacific
and from the Great Lakes to the Gulf
Of Mexico, is not able to maintain six
eggs to the dozen ?''-Prof. James Will
son of the Iowa State College.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-29

wish 90 exclude foreign silver, or, to speak
more accurately. If they could. the
director oi the mint would soon see
further billions Of silver (marks) accu-
mulate in addition to the two billions
'malks) Of silver IS hich ne has already
in his vaults. What dangers are i'm
Piled in this accumulation Of fictitious
values for Industrial life has been
clearly shown BY the outflow Of gold
as well as by the crisis of 1899. the
lAnic on the Exchange on December
%. 1895, and July Is, 1886"
The explanation of this matter is
that the German government is pledged
u retire all Of the old silver thalers at
some time. and is only awaiting a con-
vcnient opportunity to do so. Such an
opportunity would be furnished by
free coinage law in the United States,
ard would be Immediately awaited of
y large lot of these old thalers are
lying in the vaults OF the Reichsbank
ana these would be Immediately avail
able. Probably all of the rest could be
gathered up before Mr. Bryan could
bring Congress together in extra ses-
sion 10 enact such a law.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-29

The performance Of the cruiser
brooklyn by which she earned her
builders, the Cramps, a bonus from the
government to raise still higher the
speed requirements. However this may
be the certainty remains that the gov
eminent isn't being cheated by the
extra it pays for extra service, and the
Gesirability of having in this country
passes the world in it's productions,
but surpasses its previous efforts, is
worth more to the country than double
the bonus paid
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-29
ex-Presidcnt Harrison's Speech.

Ex-President Harrison's speech on
the political issues, Thursday evening,
was Enthusiastically strong and to
the point. He wasted no words; he
treated with his accustomed dignity
those who disagree in his conclusions,
but does not allow them to escape his
now. as he has been, quite as much op-
posed to cheapening the American
is to cheapening dollars. He certainly
speaks with authority concerning the
we'll he points out to those who think
they may satisfy their partisanship by
voting for Bryan and trust to Congress
to prevent trouble, that all Mr.. Bryan
rs President would have to do tn
bring this country to silver basis
with the crash of ruin. would be to
insist on paying out silver when asked
for gold. Moreover he expresses the
opinion that Mr.. Bryan would do just
this thing within a weeks time of be-
ing elected. The address is an i'm
portant contribution to the opinions OF
cur most sagacious and experienced
public men on the side of sound money
and national integrity.
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Good Sense Asserting Itself.

Senator Jones and Gov. Altgeld are
said TO be worrying a great deal on ac-
count of the rapid growth Of Republi-
can clubs among railway employees
There is cause for all their uneasincss
in this respect. The vote of these men
in some of the Western states. especi-
ally Illinois, IS an important factor in
determining results. Most of the rail-
way men are, moreover. men of inteli-
gence who exert a considerable inilu-
ence within their respective circles
Their opinions have weight. They are
brought in contact with the world and
their views are broader than it is pos
sible for the views of some classes of
wageworkers to be. They have too
good sense to long remain the victims
of their own prejudices They are able
to see through many of the shams of
the demagoguc and are not the kind of
men to be fooled all the time, even by
such an arch dcmagogue as Altgeld
They know that free silver will mean a
great reduction in the purchasing
power Of their wages. Even if they re-
tain lingering feeling of resentment
because of their failure under the DEM
asogue, Debs, a few years ago. they
are not going to cut off their respective
noses to spite their respective faces.
But we don't believe they do retain
cradle number of them. Many of them
, were invcigled into that strike against
, their better judgment However right
I eous they may have considered their
! cause, they, like other intelligent men,
after the excitement has passed away.
respect law and order and those who
! enforce them. They realize that there
i was nothing else for the national gov
eminent to do in order to maintain the
authority conferred upon it and for
which it must render account to the
people, than to protect its property and
! its rights from rioting. government
! that would do less would not command
| their respect and would not deserve if
These things we believe they realize
MI. AltSeld did not take into account
the Intelligence and high regard, for
law and order that these men have ar
ne would not have so strenuous,y in
sisted on having that anarchjstic
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All Right On the Currency.

New York Times, Bolt Dem)
The spirit and the reasoning of Mr.
Mckinley's letter on the issues pre-
sented in the financial plank of the
Chicago platform are admira BILE. He
begins by a clear and accurate state
ment of the origin Of these issues. 1T
Is proposed by one wing of the Demo-
cratic party and its allies. the Peoples
and Silver parties. to inaugurate the
free and unlimited coinage of silver by
independent action on the part of the
United States at a ratio of 16 ounces of
silver to one ounce of gold.' And he
recognizes at the very outset the high
motives of those Democrats who have
enlisted in the fight against the faith
less wing" of their own organization
and its allies" conservative men
everywhere" says Mr.. Mckinley. ARE
breaking away from their old party as
sociations and uniting with other
patriotic citizens in emphatic protest
against the platform of the Democratic
rational convention as an assault upon
the faith and honesty of the govern
ment and the welfare of the people -
This is the right note. 1t is the manly
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N kinley's Letter.
CNeW York Tribune.)


McKinley's letter of acceptance will
uot fail to create the deepest impress
sion, even in the outpouring of great
conventions and great speeches. the
thunder all round the sky" which
these weeks are Witnessing 1t will fix
The lasting attention of the people as
me of those noble appeals to reason
ana patriotism which go far to make
thc history of a nation. 1t will thrill
thc hearts az honest-money men Of ev-
Try party as no other declaration has
sor many years. and the honest advo-
'atcs of free coinage who can resist it's
reasoning must indeed be beyond
reach. Its absolute courage and frank
ness. its powerful array Of truths its
lofty appeal to all that is most worthy
N American character. will win for it
The heartiest praise from journals and
influential men throughout the country
who have no partisan feeling to inspire
t. In its dignity and thorough kind
hess of tone,itS striking simplicity of
statement and its power of reasoning
this appeal against the revolution
threatened by "a part of the Demo-
rats with the Populists and silver
men, will impress almost every one
With an even higher conception of the
candidate who leads the battle for the
lation's honor and prosperity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-29

In my opinion there is no issue pre-
scented by the Chicago convention
more important or vital than the queS-
ton they have raised of prostituting
the power and duty of the national
courts and national executive. The
defense of the constitution, of the in
tegrity of the supreme court, of the
United States and of the President
power and duty to enforce all the laws
of the United States without awaiting
the call or consent of the governor of
any state, is an important and living
issue in this campaign Elk President
Harrison.
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Close OF This Years Encampment.

The National Guard came to camp in
a rain storm; they broke camp Oh the
If the pleasantest days of the season.
Let this be good omen to them.
Notwithstanding the dsagreeable
weather of Governors day and the con-
sequent disappointment connected
herewith the camp has on the whole
been a very satisfactory one. AS for
the disappointment an account of the
rain Thursday there is the assurance
that though the brilliancy1 of the occa-
regard the soldiers have for Gov.
Cleaves and he for them was not
dampened or impaired in the slightest
degree The men, who compose the
National Guard, fully appreciate Gov
Cleaves' efforts in their behalf and he
cannot but know that his attitude to-
ward them has been a source of in
spiration for them to do their best.
The brilliant success of recent encamp-
iiiCiitS Ids bttli III IO lIcOIlSluefaDlp
measure due to him; the future en-
campments will have higher standards
by reason of his efforts
Anyone who has become acquainted
with the affairs. of the encampment can
but have noticed the assiduous interes;
and intelligent supervision of Adjutant
General Common. He is thoroughly de.
voted to the work entaied upon hin
by the requirements of his office. Bu1
he assuredly has the qualification OF
knowing that he is receiving the
heartiest co-operation of efficient off
GERS in all departments. Both Col
Kendall of the First Regiment and Col
Phllbrook of the Second have the re
spect and the kindest regard of thei
men, and what is more to the purnose
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Ii in New York.

Undoubtedly Ii Hung Chang will
have good time in New York. We
doubt not that a high old time is in
store for Lii Nor will he be obliged to
seek the environments of Mott street
in order to find it, He is not as young
as he used to be and cannot be eX-
pected to go out much with the boys.
He undoubtedly will be protected
against the wiles of the bunco steerer,
and the ways that are dark and the
tricks that are vain, in which he may
be the one celestial who is not VerSed.
We are not sure that the Sharpers
would care to tamper with the royal
curves he presumably got onto under
the eminent tutorship of the Prince of
Wales. To be sure baccarat and draw
poker are said to differ in method if
not in results but it should be borne i'll
mind that Ii cut his wisdom teeth
aptitude for playing good hand if the
same be nothing more than bluff.
Seriously we are glad that the
shrewdest, wisest statesman of China
is to see New York, the metropolis of
the greatest and most progressive
country on the face of the same earth,
of which the great empire of China is
almost the most unprogressive part.
He will receive impressions we should
Ike the leaders of his country to have
respecting us. Some of these will be
mutually profitable. Ii Hung Chang
was the protector and financial hacker
of the first Chinese railroad. He will
set points on railroading. He may not
like the clatter and dirt of the elevated
roads but it will suggest to him other
means of locomotion in the dirty
through their narrow, crooked. filthy
streets. He may get some ideas of
street cleaning from Col Waring. 1t
is fortunate in this respect that he
didn't see New York streets under
Iammany regime, otherwise he would
have sighed for the cleanliness of tn
back alleys in Tientsin. The Brooklyn
bridge, the busy wharves, the naval
display and the immense shipping in
terests cannot fail to interest and in
struct the venerable Chinese diplomat.
And when he comes to visit the tomb
of Gen. Grant, the American for whom
he acquired such a strong liking and
respect, and yho bore the burden Of
debt and the pain of terrible disease
in his last days with the same fortitude
that he bore the brunt in bringing to
end the great Civil war; and then has
bis attention called to some of the
great philanthropic institutions in that
City, he may conclude that he has yet
a mission to perform in his beloved
country and that the immense wealth
he has acquired. not altogether after
the manner of Christian but similarly
to the manner of some who profess
Christianity, is after all but a means
to some better end than he may hither-
to have mt if to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-29

The remarks which we have quoted
above set forth clearly the chief cause
Of the decline Of the prices of arrilul-
tural products here during The last -
years. But Mr. Bryan and all the other
siiverites ten the farmers that thes
prices have fallen because " the APP
probation of gold and the "domouc-
tization of silver!
For example. in New England ami IN
the West the stump speakers ANA other
Representatives Of the silver party arr,
saying to the farmers that the fan uf
the price Of potatoes has been caused
by this appreciation of gold" ana this
alleged decentralization If silver" al
though the real cause is clearly dis
closed to every Intelligent man whose
mind is not fun Of silver fog. and was
pointed out by Bryan himself in the
words we have taken as a text. Last
years crop Of potatoes was enormous
and without precedent. 1t Glutted the
market The quantity was reporte
officially to have been 297 900. 000 bush
els, while the trade estimate was 400
600 900. and the annual average for TIL
five years Immediately preceding had
been only lis coo, 600.
Mr. Bryan shows how the law of sup
ply and demand affects prices under
such conditions. and then tells the
farmer that the fall Of prices has been
due to the use of the gold standard
Here is a table showing the enlarge
ment Of the output of cereals in this
country since 1913, with some figures
relating to farm animals. exports or
IL !,
Of silver:
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Like an Honest Man.

U30ston Transcript, Low Tariff)
\ great part of Mr.. Mckinley's letter
is devoted to advocating the doctrine
If protection. on that subject he says
what was to be expected of him, nor do
we think That he Will lose any support
by his frank avowal of his position.
He does not apologize nor equivocate,
but stands boldly on the platform
which ne has made his own. Nothing
less was to be expected of him, and
nothing more could be said than what
he says People like a man who like
Martin Luther can be no other" His
protectionism may win him friends: it
is 50 natural in him it can make
no enemies, except among those
who want an excuse for saving their
conscience in voting for Bryan.
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Europe to Dump Its Silver Here.
(New York Evening Post, DEM

tNeW OK ENcnlnS 1oSt, lpen.)
one of the commonest sayings of the
supporters of Bryan is that there is ne
silver in Europe that could be spared
to come to this country. and conse-
Guently that all the talk about our
being inundated with that metal in the
event that we adopt free coinage at the
ratio of l6 to l is nonsensical 1t this
were true it would still be necessary to
account for the silver of Asia, which is
q much larger quantity But the
Nachrichten of Bremen, of August g.,
furnishes conclusive answer to the
statement that there is no silver to
spare in Europe. In an editorial on
The Presidential Election in the
United States" it says.
What, then. would the victory of
the American silver party mean? II
the first place. it would furnish us a
magnificent opportunity to get rid of
cur old thalers In a similar manner,
ether nations, too, especially France
and Belgium, would dump their super
abundance of silver, which gives them
so much trouble, upon the American
market, and-like other nations, too
use American free silver coinage to
carry out the unavoidable transition to
the gold standard. Furthermore ii
ing works and arbitrage houses to ship
their silver. and to exchange for ii
American products at half the price
which American consumers have to
pay. Even if the United States should
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-08-29
Mr.. mkinley's Letter OF Accordance
Gublic LEDGER

If Mr.. McKinley's formal acceptanca
= the Republican nomination for
President is long, those whose Interest
it the great public questions Of the
aay VIII induce them to read it from,
beginning To end, will frankly acknowl-
edge that its length is wholly justified
not only by what its author says but
~ ms manner Of saying it. We con
'idehtiy believe that they who most
carefully read and consider it will be
most earnest in communication of it II
IS remarkable deliverance. not only
N respect Of the mastery presentation
of the principles and policies of tho
Republican party, but in its fidelity to
the truth.