"
' * • THE SHOW IN 1893.
Lfc ' TEXT OF THE TR ANS-MISSIS-
| / SIPPJ MEASURE.
'
t
J | P When , Where and Under What Clrcntn-
Fv stances the Imposition I t to be Held
< w How Articles From rorclgn Countries
? f Shall bo Admitted The Tart and I'ar-
A col that Undo Sum Shall Have In the
. M Exhibition The CoiiihiIbkIod to bo Ap-
C pointed Under thn Act.
J . * ' Fall Text of the Measure.
t Following is a full text of the Trans-
"lt Mississippi bill that has passed "both
Jm houses of congress and received the
f m : signature of the president :
J'jjfs An act to authorize the holding of a
'l § Cjs Trans-Mississippi and International
[ exposition at the city of Omaha , in
, the state of Nebraska , in the year
* 1 1S9S.
' - "Whereas , It is desirable to encourage
f X. 'the holding of a Trans-Mississippi and
St International exposition at the city of
J j\ 'Omaha , in the state of Nebraska , in the
jif year l&fltj , for the exhibition of the ret -
t vr sources of the United States of America -
% -ca and the progress and civilization of
v the western hemisphere , and for a dis-
; * r I * pla3' of the arts , industries , manufac-
.if * tures and products of the soil , mine
ft -and sea ; and
\ Whereas , It is desirable that an ex-
m hibition shall be made of the great sta
ll pies of the Trans-ilississippi region ,
' tip which contributes so largely to domestic -
- tic and internal commerce ; and
* # Whereas , Encouragement should be
m given to an exhibit of the arts , indus-
X tries , manufactures and products , illustrative -
\ trative of the progress and develop-
1 ment of that and other sections ot the
M country ; and
* W Whereas , Such exhibition should be
% national , as well as international , in
w. its character , in which the people of
JP this country , of Mexico , the Central
and South American governments , and
other states cf the world should participate -
\ ticipate , and should , therefore , have
} Jft the sanction of the congress of the
W * United States ; and
( Whereat ; , It is desirable and will be
highly beneficial to bring together at
% such an exposition , to be held at a
K central position in the western part of
4& , the United States , the people of the
if' United States and other states of this
continent ; and
© Whereas , The Trans-Mississippi and
pf International Exposition association
3S | ? has undertaken to hold such an exposi-
J& tion , beginning June , 1S9S , and closing
m on the 1st day of November , 1893 ;
ft therefore ,
m Be it enacted by the senate and
Pf house of representatives of the United
< E States of America in congress assembl-
| j ed , That a Trans-Mississippi and Inter-
> < fjk national exposition shall be held at the
"W I 1 city of Omaha , in the state of Ne-
J \ braska , in the year 139S , under the
] % \ \ auspices of the Trans-Mississippi Inter-
jgjpv national Exposition association ; pro-
L I vided , that the United States shall not
V f e liable for any of the expense attend-
\ 31 , ' * ing or incident to such exposition nor
gfi \ by reason of the same
J&k \ I Section 2. That all articles which
j - ( shall be imported from foreign coun-
flf tries for the sole purpose of exhibition
i jk at said exposition upon which there
1 . shall be a tariff or customs duty shall
J& vi. /
> m | j/ be admitted free of pa3'ment of dutj' ,
> " * tL < .I A customs fees , or charges , under such
m Y regulation as the secretary and treas-
W , , ury proscribe ; but it shall be lawful at
• ' any time during the exposition to sell
\ for delivery at the close thereof any
t ft goods or propert3T imported for and
b actually on exhibition in tiie exhibi-
Jje * tion building , or ou the grounds , sub-
P ject to such regulation for the security
% of the revenue and for the collection of
p import duties as the secretary of the
K , treasury shall prescribe ; Provided ,
, V ML That all such articles when sold or
! iflp withdrawn for consumption in the
i w United States shall be subject to the
[ . duty , if any , imposed upon such an
| jjj article by the revenue laws in force at
& the date of incorporation , and all pen-
jt alties prescribed by law shall be ap-
M. plied and enforced against the persons
? " who may be guilty of any illegal sale
v W or withdrawal.
' 1 Sec b , That there shall be exhibited
I § at said exposition by the government
I | Ob , of the United States , from its execu-
i V'p tive departments , the Smithsonian in-
\ -ei stitution , the United States fish com-
W. mission , and the national museum , such
I \ articles and material as illustrate the
J | function and administrative faculty of
; jst the government in time of peace , and
I Jm . its resources as a war power , tending
Q to demonstrate the nature of our insti-
M' tutions and their adaptions to the
1 ft wants of the people ; and to secure a
complete and harmonious arrangement
1 k of such goverment exhibit , a board
5 > ! shall be created , to be charged with
' M : the selection , preparation , arrange-
, B ment , safe-keer > t : and exhibition of
j > such articles " ' "terials as the
k Xi heads of th. ° irtments and
' the directors . hsonian insti-
t fe tution and national museum may re-
\ I spectively decide shall be embraced
I Mi \ in said government exhibit. The pres-
Tiw , * ident may also designate additional
I • / H - f articles for exhibition. Such board
V O > ' shall be composed of one person to be
" k t named by the head of each executive
j0EP * \ department and museum and by the
tf I president of the United States. The
[ V jf president shall name the chairman of
* 3T 4 said board , and the board itself shall
* VR > L select such other officers as it may deem
Wi. L necessary.
i We Sec 4. That the secretary of the
* S * treasury shall cause a suitable build-
" k ing or buildings to be erected on the
i Sf site selected for the Trans-Mississippi
| and International exposition for the
1 government exhibits , and is hereby au-
§ thrized and directed to contract there-
\ for , in the same manner and under the
te same regulations as for other public
\ buildings of the United States ; but the
W -contract for said building or buildings
t shall not exceed the sum of550,000. .
v -M. The secretary of the treasury is author-
* Jfc ized and required to dispose of such
art building or buildings , or the material
• - WT -composing the same , at the close of the
_ v exposition , giving preference to the
X" ' city of Omaha , or to the said Trans-
? . & } lississippi and International Exposi-
r/ < * tion association to purchase the same
jjg * j at an appraised value to be ascertained
W * J& ! * in such manner as may be determined
i P bv the secretary of the treasury.
i S " Sec 5. The United Stares shall not
, , < be liable on account of said exposition
JL for any expense incident to , or growing
% for the construc-
• -out of same , except
WR tion of the building or buildings here-
B inbefore provided for , and for the pur-
V M pose of paying the expense of trans-
wE4m yortation. carc and custody of exhibits
by the government , and the mainten
ance of the said building or buildings ,
and the safe return of articles belong
ing to the said government exhibit ,
und other contingent expenses to be
approved by the secretary of the treas
ury upon itemized accounts and vouch
ers , and the total cost of said building
or buildings shall not exceed the sum
of SoOjOOO ; nor shall the expenses of
said government exhibit for each and
every purpose connected therewith , in
cluding the transportation of same to
Omaha and from Omaha to Washing
ton , exceed the sum of 8150,000 ,
amounting in all to not exceeding the
sum of 5200,000 ; provided , that no
liabilities against the government
shall be incurred , and no expenditure
of money under this act shall be made ,
until the officers of said exposition
shall have furnished the secretary of
the treasury proofs to his satisfaction
that there has been obtained by said
•
j exposition corporation subscriptions of
j j ' stock in good faith , contributions ,
donations , or appropriations from all
sources for the purpose of said exposi
tion a sum aggregating not less than
S2. .0.000.
Sec G. That the commission appoint
ed under this act shall not be entitled
to any compensation for their services
out of the treasury of the United States ,
except their actual expenses for trans
portation and a reasonable sum to be
fixed by the secretary of the treasury
for subsistence for each day they are
necessarily absent from home on the
business of said commission. The offi
cers of said commission shall receive
such compensation as may be fixed by
said commission , subject to the ap
proval of the secretary of the treasury ,
which shall be paid out of the sums ap
propriated by congress in aid of such
exposition.
Sec 7. That medals , with appropri
ate devices , emblems , and inscriptions
commemorative of said Trans-Missis
sippi and international exposition and
of the awards to be made to the exhib
itors thereat , shall be prepared at some
mint of the United States , for the board
of directors thereof , subject to the pro
visions of the fifty-second section of
the coinage act of 1S93. upon the pay
ment of a sum not less than the cost
thereof : and all the provisions , wheth
er penal or otherwise , of said coinage
act against the counterfeiting or imi
tating of coins of the United States ,
shall apply to the medals struck and
issued under this act
Sec S. That the United States shall
not in any manner nor under any cir
cumstances , be liable for any of the
acts , doings , proceedings or represent
ations of said Trans-Mississippi and In
ternational Exposition association , its
officers , agents , servants or employes ,
or any of them , or for service salaries ,
labor or wages of said officers , agents ,
servants or employes , or any of them ,
or for any subscriptions to the capital
stock , bonds , mortgages or obligation
of any kind issued by said corporation ,
or for any debts , liabilities or expenses
of any kind whatever attending such
corporation or accruing by reason of
the same.
That nothing in this act shall be so
construed as to create any liability of
the United States , direct or indirect ,
for any debt or obligation incurred ,
nor for any claim for aid or pecuniary
assistance from congress or the treasu
ry of the United States in support or
liquidation of any debts or obligations
created by said commission in excess of
appropriations made by congress there
for.
for.Passed
Passed the senate April 10.139G.
Attest : William R. Cox ,
Secretary.
TOTAL APPROPRIATIONS.
Aggregate for the Session Is S51o,759-
820 Discussed From Two Points.
Washington , June 13. Chairman
Cannon , of the appropriation com
mittee , and ex-Chairman Sayers make
public a joint statement concerning
the expenditures authorized by this
congress , discussing them from Re
publican and Democratic standpoints ,
respectively. The total appropria
tions for the session , including per
manent annual appropriations , is
S510,7-50,820.49.
The following table of appropria
tions is given by Mr. Cannon.
Fift3'-first Congress , $03S,417la7.34 ;
Pift3'-second Congress , S1,027I04 , -
547.92 ; Fifty-third Congress , S9S9.239 , -
205.69 : Fifty-fourth Congress ( first
-ession ) , S515,7-j9,320.49.
The revenues for three fiscal 3ears
of the Uarrison adminTstration , end
ing June 30 , 1392 , are given as 51,1 0. -
031,114 ; expenditures , S99S.13l30l ; for
the two complete fiscal years of
Cleveland's administration : Reve
nues , S511,1 .2,094 ; expenditures , S723 , -
70,57S. : .
Mr. Sayers , in his statement , saj-s of
the total appropriations for the ses
sion :
-This sum exceeds the appropriation
made during the last session of the
Fift\-third Congress by S13,7ol.299.S3 ,
and those of the firstresrular session of
that Congress by S23.523.3.V7.4G. ' '
GOLD MEN WIN.
Michael Dontn , the Minnesota Democratic
Leader , Controls the Convention.
St. Paul , Minn. , June 13. As a de
cidedly dramatic close to the most ex
citing Democratic State convention
held in" Minnesota for many years ,
Michael Doran , for a score of years
the political leader and National com
mitteeman from this State , yesterday
defeated every move of those who
sought to bring about his defeat ,
winning not only in the passage of a
gold platform , but also in being
chosen by a large vote to lead the
Minnesota delegation at Chicago.
After a spirited defiance of his ene
mies in the present convention , he
begged to be allowed to retire from
the delegation , and asked that Daniel
W. Lawler of St. Paul , one of the best
and most favorably known Democrats
in the Northwest be named in his
stead. There were vigorous protests
from the convention , but his request
was granted , and Mr. Doran grace
fully retired , after winning one of the
hardest fights of his life.
A Widow Dropped by a Cbnrch.
Macox , Mo. , June 13. Last nig-ht
the Christiad church passed a resolu
tion disapproving the course of Mrs.
Virginia 2. Reichel , a member and a
singer in the choir , and withdrawing
fellowship from her because she wrote
love letters to a boy , Hugh Willis ,
last fall while her husband , who has
since died , was vet alive
4
ELATE 0EJI OUTLINED.
THE FINANCIAL PLANK GIVEN
OUT IN ADVANCE.
Satisfaction "With the Currency n * It
Sow Ezists A Protective Tariff that
Will Afford Adequate Protection to
American Industries Reed's Manager
Concedes the domination of McKlnlcy
on the First Ballot Dismay Among
the Maine's Man's Followers.
What Will the Platform Be ?
St. Louis , Mo. , June 12. The plat
form which the McKinleyites will
advocate in the Republican national
convention , and which will almost
certainly be adopted was outlined by
no less a person than Mark A. Hanna
himself this morning. It is as follows :
"The Republican party is in favor of
a protective tariff system which will
not only afford adequate protection to
American industries , but which will
also produce revenue in excess of ex
penditures , and thus solve the finan
cial problem. We , the people of the
country , are satisfied with the cur
rency as it now exists. It is the con
viction of the Republican party that
the money of the nation should be as
good as that of the most enlightened
nations of the world and.should pass
current in the markets of the world. "
Henry Cabot Lodge , who is talked
of for chairman of the committee on
platform and resolutions , has tele
graphed to Murray Crane.the national
committeeman from Massachusettsto
rally the friends of the gold standard ,
lie said that no evasion would be tolerated
erated , and that a straddle would be
Jisgraceful. The Indiana platform ,
which had been popular in certain
circles for the past few da3's , would
not be acceptable.
John R. Tanner , candidate for gov-
error of Illinois on the Republican
interview decla-ed emphatically
ticket , in an ,
phatically for the gold standard , and
said the platform to be adopted bj- the
convention should not hold out the
slightest hope for the silver Repub
licans.
Senator Gear of Iowa does not be
lieve the Republican platform will de
clare for gold. Asked what he
thought would be the result if the
Republicans should declare for gold ,
he said : "I don 't suppose anything
about it. I should not like to see my
opinion on that point appear In nrint"
Reed Out of the Race.
St. Louis , Mo. . June 12. Mr. Man-
ley of Maine said \'esterda3' afternoon ;
"In ray judgment the convention
will nominate Governor McKinley on
the first ballot for the presidency. It
is useless to attempt to deny that this
will be the resttlt. The action of the
National committee in its overwhelm
ing vote on the Alabama cases settles
conclusively how the respective States
which the members of the committee
represent , will vote in the convention.
"Mr. Reed's name will be presented
to the couvention and he will be voted
for , and I am authorised to say that
under no conditions or circumstances
can he or will he accept the nomina-
v .ion for vice president , if it should be
tendered to him. The great majority
of the New England delegates will be
loyal to Mr. Reed , but it is evident
that the convention is for McKinley
and will nominate him. "
While the declaration of Mr. Man-
ley- contained nothing that has not
been looked for for man3' weeks , yet
it caused a flutter of excitement when
it was known the manager of Mr.
Reed had announced there was no
further hope among the leaders of the
forces of the man from Maine. Other
supporters of Mr. Reed said the decla
ration would cost Mr. Reed at le"ast
half of the votes that would have been
cast for him had nothing of the kind
been said , and several of Reed's sup-
norters asserted the declaration of
Mr. Manlo3' ought to be followed b\
a statement from Reed that his name
would not be presented , so those who
were 3et under obligations to vote for
him would be releassd.
It is said that in the face of certain
and admitted defeat , delegates could
not be expected to vote for Reed , and
that probably all of New Hampshire ,
all of Rhode Island and all but one
in Connecticut wauld be cast for Mc
Kinley , even if Reed's name was pre
sented. There are some delegations
from the South which will also climb
into the swifth- rolling band wagon ,
although they have been instructed
fo Reed. It was also stated that the
Jeclaration of Mr. Manley would
weaken the other candidates , as it
would be sure to influence the waver
ing to vote for McKinley .
Senator Gear , who is representing
Iowa on the national committee said
that notwithstanding the declaration
of Mr. Manle3" , Senator Allison ' s
name would be presented to the con
vention and voted for. W. A. Suther
land , member of the national com
mittee from New York , and who is
the on v prominent representative of
Governor Morton's interests in St.
Louis said : "Governor Morton will be
presented to the convention and we
hope to nominate him. "
There was no one in St. Louis to
speak for Senator Quay' , while some
of the friends of cthe * candidates said
it was unnecessary to say anything
abont Quay since his trip to Canton.
150 hurtbEo hJURNED.
Animals Worth Hundreds anil Thou
sands or DollarKach , Cremated.
New Yoiik , June 13. Fire destroyed
the building of the American Horse
exchange , which occupied nearly the
entire block bounded by Rroadway.
Seventh avenue. Fiftieth and Fifty-
first streets last night. About 150
valuable horses perished in the flames
and an unconfirmed rumor has it that
one man lost his life. One hundred
fine carriages also burned. The value
of the property consumed is estimated
at S20C0 ( > . Among the horses de
stroyed was Elsia G. , a ver > valuable
trotting horse , worth S7,5U0 , with a
record of * 2:192 .
Among the owners are : John Brad
ley , Kentucky , forty horses , worth
824,000 ; Warwick & HudsonKentucky ,
three horses , S1S00 : J. Deher , Jackson ,
Mich. , horses , number not given , S' .S , -
000 ; John Teschner. Chicago , ten
horses. S4.000.
After all , the iceman is a man ol little
weight , _ _ _
CONGRESS' LAST HOURS.
Llttlo Work Done During the Day in
Ktther Hoiko.
Wasiiin'gtox , June 12. The Senate
began the closing day of the session
with the confusion usual to the de
parture of Congress. There was a
scattered attendance in the galleries
and the score of Senators present
gathered in groups and chatted.
At 1 o'clock Mr. Sherman moved the
appointment of two Senators to ac
company the committee of the IIouso
to wait on the President The Vice
President named Messrs. Sherman and
Smith. lie also announced the ap
pointment of Messrs. Harris , Faulk
ner and MeMillin as a committtee to
inquire into the charities of the Dis
trict of Columbia with a view to ascer
taining the extent of the sectarian
control , as provided for in the District
of Columbia appropriation bilL
I Scores of members left the city last
night after the appropriation bills
were disposed of and there were not
more than fifty members on the floor
when it met at 11 o'clock to-day for
the final session of the first session of
the Fifty-fourth Congress. The read
ing of the journal of the executive
day of Saturday was continued from
II o'clock Saturday tmtil 11 o'clock
last night , consuming half an hour.
Spanish Troop * in Cuba Unpaid.
Madrid , June 12. A dispatch from
Havana says that the pay of the Span
ish troops is reported to be three
months in arrears , and in consequence
the soldiers are believed to be discon
tented.
Perhaps more people in your neigh
borhood would want religion , if you
would show them what it is. Ram's
Horn.
Strategic Move of the Prohibition Army
The result of the contest between
the two factions in the prohibition con
vention , at Pittsburg , is a split such as
enemies of the cause , like the St Louis
Globe-Democrat and Nether partisian
papers , will crow over and predict dis
integration of the prohibition army.
But hopes inspired by such short
sighted views will be doomed to disap
. The so-called "
pointment. - "narrow
gagers"believe the part3' will be more
than doubled on account of having a
single dominant issue. The "broad
gagers" are just as confident of recruits
because their platform invites voters
who are dominated bj" the ' 'free silver " '
and various other issues. Each wing
of the part\ * will undoubtedly remain
loyal to prohibition and the cause will
not suffer if ea h column of the divided
army multiplies in numbers and keeps
in motion to flank the enemy. At the
opportune time the3 will unite again
to march on to victory. The division
brought about bj- blunder may indeed
prove good strategy. Let all who de
sire the destruction of the saloon take
new courage Prohibition is inarching
on.
Republicans and democrats and oth
ers who have heretofore said they were
in favor of prohibition but could not
vote with the party because it favored
woman suffrage , free trade , or some
other measure that they could not en
dorse , will now have no cause or pre
text of that kind to keep out of the
Prohibition column now advancing as
directed b3' the single dominant issue
banner. And others who deem "free
silver , * ' a "protective tai-iff , " or some
other issue just as essential to the po
litical salvation of the country as pro
hibition of the liquor traffic , ma3 now
consistently join the "broad gauge"
wing of our party that has a banner
and a shiboleth for each one of the di
visive issues that seems to have made it
necessary for the party to divide their
forces and to advance strategeticall3 * in
order to route the enemj" and to gain
possession of the White House and the
reins of government and to rescue the
nation from the blighting curse and
domination of the rum power to which
all other parties now make abject
obeisance.
In view of the fact that our agitation
and educational efforts have not been
in vain and that the prayers and reso
lutions of the churches are good evi
dence of right thinking on the subject ,
let us have faith to believe right action
will follow. The permanent chairman
of the convention was Mr. Stewart ,
of 111. , President of the "Christian En
deavors" of his state , and Mr. Castle ,
of Pittsburg , who delivered the ad
dress of welcome , is a bo\'ish-looking
and prominent member of the "En
deavors" of Pennsylvania. Young men
inspired by Christian zeal are taking
command and veterans in the cause are
becoming non-effective , like the retired
Methodist Bishops. But the Prohibi
tion part3 , like the M. E. church , will
continue to grow and fight as directed
by Wesley's hymns.
O watch : md li ht and pray.
The Uatt'e ne'er give over ,
Renew it boldly every day.
And help divine implore.
Ne'er think the victory • won.
Nor lay your ai mor down.
Our work of faith will not be done
Till I'robibition is won !
Thomas G. Ouwik.
Des Mcines , Iowa , June a , lS'JJ.
I.IVK STOCK AXD 1'ltODUCE MARKETS.
Quotations From Xeir York , Chicago , St.
i ouij , Omaha and .Llseirhcre.
OMAHA.
Butter Creamery separator. . 16 @ 17
Butter Fair to good couutry. 10 & Ji
Egs-Fresh ; - 8 @ J
Poultry Liie 'hens'per It > 3 & oVS
Spring Chickens 12 < . 12K
Lemon * Choice Messmas 3 50 @ S to
Oranges IVr bo\ 2 f.O g 'i 75
Hay ( Inland , per ton 5 50 { & 6 00
Ho 's Mixed pai-kimr 3 10 tit : i 20
Hogs Heavy Weights 3 0J @ 3 05
Beef fcteera 3 00 < & 3 S5
Bulls 2 15 3ff )
JlilkeiaandsDringers 24 00 © 3100
fciacs 2 < f ( it 3 00
Cal\e& 5 20 © 5 25
Cows 2 10 to 3 15
Heifers 2Ti & 3 50
Stockers and Feedeis 3 oo • & 3 v
"Westerns 3 4J @ 3 31
HICAGO.
Wheat No. 2 , spring 58 @ 5"5
Corn Per bu 2. © Z73i
Oats 1'er bu IT1--
IT117Ji
I'ork 7 00 © " 50
Lard „ 4 00 © J2i
Cattle Choice butcher 3 20 < e 345
Hogs Averages 3 15 % 3 25
Sheep Lambs 5 25 © 1510
NEW YOKK.
Wheat No. 2 , red winter 65 & C5 ! {
orn No. 2. Si < & 333
Oats No.2 22 5 $ 22 > i
Pork S 75 ( it 9 00
Lard 4 55 © 4 65
ST. LOUIS.
Wheat No. 2 red , cash 53'/ift 55
Corn Per bu r5 ! © : .V
Oats Per bu 37 < & I7j
Hogs Mixed packins 2 75 * & 3 03
Cattle Native steers 3 40 & 4 25
KANSAS CITY.
Wheat No. 2 hard 51 ( ft 53
Corn No.2. 21 © i 22
Oats No.2 15 & 15
Cattle Stockers and feedors.3 00 dr ; t 70
Hogs Mixed - 3 05 < j $ 3 2il
Sheep Lamb3 „ 4 0) ifr 5 00
Sheep Muttons 2 00 © 4 25
CEILDEEN'S C0RNEK.
INTERESTING READING FOR
BOYS AND GIRLS.
TJio 3Ips. ko rroin Heaven C.mio
Through a Little Hey The Keturn-
in > ; Prodigal A YVonUorful Canal A
Valruno in Action.
"jj7 CARE not how , in
\ reckless rout ,
J\
V The rude winds blow
g ? | j the leaves
pi 5I ? III about ;
* V | tftffx Nor how , in sum-
- 7 < z fcgl mer vales se-
JM W rene ,
g . yp They toss the white
ttf above the
green !
I have here , where
no cold winds be ,
A kindly cot that shelters me.
And one whose smile can cheer and
charm ,
In the strong circle of mine arm :
Vain is the winter's icy art ;
While her dear love doth warm my
heart.
Within the lights end shadows shed
On sweet , wee forms tucked up in bed ;
Kath glory such alluring gleams
As children smiling in their dreams ?
Oh. world of waste and wintry snow.
Give me hut this my fireside's glow.
A corner in the storm and strife
With love of wee ones and of wife ,
And I shall yield all other art
For just that love that warms my
heart !
Frank L. Stanton , in Atlanta Consti
tution.
His McHsage From Heaven.
A missionary explained to a gather
ing how he came to enter the mission
field. He said :
"In coming home one night , driving
across the vast prairie , I saw my little
hov , John , hurrying to meet me ; the
grass was high on the prairie , and sud
denly he dropped out of sight. I thought
he was playing , and was simply hiding
from me ; but he didn't appear as I ex
pected he would. Then the thought
flashed across my mind : 'There's an
old well there , and he has fallen in. '
I hurried up to him , reached down in
the well and lifted him out ; and as he
looked up into my face , what do j'ou
think he said ?
" 'Oh. papa , why didn't you hurry ? '
"These words never left me. They
kept ringing in my ears until God put
a new and deeper meaning into them ,
and bade me think of others who were
lost , of souls without God and without
hope in this world ; and the message
came to me as a message from the
heavenly Father : 'Go and work in My
name ; ' and then from that vast throng
a pitiful , despairing , pleading cry rolled
into my soul as I accepted God's call :
'Oh , why don't you hurry ? ' "
The Mother's Joy.
Rev. Theodore L. Cuyler , the veteran
pastor and religious writer , who recent
ly celebrated his fiftieth anniversary of
his ministry , tells the following :
"Mr. Moody used to tell a touching
story of one of his older brothers who
ran away from home to the great grief
of his widowed mother's heart. She
waited for many years for tidings of the
wanderer , but no tidings came.
"One summer afternoon a sun-
browned stranger was seen coming into
the farm-house gate at Northfield. He
knocked at the door. The mother went
to the door and invited the stranger in.
He held back for a moment , until the
tears started , and he exclaimed : 'No ,
mother , no ; I'll not come in until you
forgive me. '
"He did not stand there long , for her
big motherly heart rejoiced more over
the returning prodigal than over all the
hoys that had never run awaj\ Jesus
Christ keeps no penitent sinner stand
ing outside of the door. Full pardon
comes as soon as sin is repented of and
forsaken. "
A Valuable Trade Mark.
Frau Wagner has just lost a curious
case. In September , 1894 , a Viennese
draper , Richard Wagner by name , reg
istered a trade-mark , which consisted
of merely a portrait of the great mu
sician and the words "registered trade
mark , " with the result that Richard
Wagner sheetings , Richard Wagner
towelings and Richard Wagner "fast
colors" became very common through
out Austria. Frau Wagner and her son
Siegfried took action without delay , and
sought to compel the draper to abandon
at least his "conveyance" of the great
composer's features. But judgment has
gone against them , and the draper will
contineu to use the portrait of his great
namesake as a trade-mark.
Burglar vs Doctor.
A burglar invaded a London phj-si-
cian's consulting-room late the other
night. The doctor found him there and
threw at him the first thing he could
lay his hands on. It happened to be a
bottle of oil of peppermint , which broke
on the thief's back. The rascal got
2lear away , and the only clew the po
lice had was the incident of the pepper
mint. The next day the detectives
smelt of every suspicious character on
their list , and they soon picked out the
culprit. He still reeked with the ac
cusing odor of peppermint when he was
arraigned in court twenty-four hours
later.
American Olive Groves.
Three of the largest olive groves in
the world are being planted in South
ern California. One grove of 400 acres ,
in Orange county , will contain 40,000
trees. Another , near Colton , will have
34,000 trees , and the third , near Po
mona , will have 24,000 trees. There is
more olive planting in California this
season than at anjpreviout time , the
boom being due to the increased popu-
larity of California olives In American : Ml
markets. The olive crop of Southern ml
California last season was worth $120- S |
000 , and the growers say that three Jlf
times the amount of fruit could have S |
been sold. ml
The Candid Hoy. MH
From Harper's Magazine. The train s | |
drew into a station on the Atlantic Wl
Coast line , en route for Jacksonville , Ml
and the rear car was immediately be- Sf ]
sieged by small darkies , clad In rags. „ Ml
and clamoring for a nickel. m\ \
"Why don't you boys go to work instead - i
stead of begging ? " asked one of the I
travelers. " I
"We ain't a-heggin' , " returned one 1
of the lads ; "we's workin' . " I
"Oh ! and what is your business ? " I
"Scramblin' , " replied the spokesman , I
showing a set of teeth beside which the I
ivory keys of a piano would have ; 1
seemed like amber. I
"Scramblin' , eh ? And what is that ? " I
asked the tourist. I
"Shoot up a nickel an' you'll see , " I
replied the spokesman , and the nickel ! 1
was tossed , and the tourist at once perceived - I
ceived two things : first , what scrambling - I
bling was , and , second , why the rags of I
a Southern darky seem to be the rag- ' 1
gedest rags in creation. j I
After the struggle for the possession jtfl
of the nickel was over , one of the jjl
smaller boys , who looked tired and as II
pale as a negro can , asked for another II
to "buy sumpin t' eat. " jf I
"Something to eat ! Why don't you II
go home and get it ? " 11
"Ain't got no home , " he replied , his | l
eyes growing wide. JI
"What ? No home ? Why , where do | fl
you sleep ? " MM
"Don't never sleep , " was the answer. il
The boy received a quarter for hi3 vM
candor. JI
Her Commandments. ? H
1. Remember that I am thy wife , /
Whom thou must cherish all thy 'H
2. Thou shalt not stay out late at < jfl
night ,
When lodges , friends or clubs in- H
3. Thou shalt not smoke indoor or H
HI
Or chew tobacco round about. , H
4. Thou shalt with praise receive my ' H
Nor pastry made by me despise. \ H
5. My mother thou shalt strive to ; H
please , j M
And let her live with us in ease. , - |
C. Remember 'tis thy duty clear , M
To dress me well throughout the | H
1. Thou shalt not be a drinking man , M
But live on prohibition plan. M
8. Thou shalt not flirt , but must allow M
Thy wife such freedom anyhow. M
9. Thou shalt get up when baby cries , H
And try the child to tranquilize. M
10. These my commandments from H
day to day , H
Implicitly thou shalt obey. H
Was Tired of Ilfr. H
Paris las just lost a well-known character - H
acter in "Le Pere Onesime , " more familiarly - |
miliarly styled "Zim , " who hanged M
himself in a lumber-room of the Lycee |
Louis le Grand. For forty years he H
had been a servant in that famous H
school , where he had charge of the H
lockup for refractory pupils , the library H
and the models and copies used for J M
drawing lessons. Ztfaxime Du Camp , H
Paul Deroulede , M. Lepine and many |
celebrities had passed through his H
hands. Zim speculated unfortunately H
on the Bourse , became deranged , and H
having torn some of the drawings in- |
trusted to his keeping , preferred death |
to the risk of dismissal. H
A Wonderful Canal. H
The most remarkable canal in the ' |
world is the one between Worsley and |
St. Helena , in the north of England. | H
It is sixteen miles long and underground - |
ground from end to end. In Lancashire H
the coal mines are very extensive , half |
the county being undermined , ilany |
years ago the managers of the Duke |
of Bridgeport's estates thought they |
could save money by transporting the H
coal underground instead of on the surface - ] H
face ; therefore the canal was constructed - H
ed , and the mines connected and H
drained at the same time. M
A Volcano in Action. |
Some idea of the terrors of a burst- fl
ing volcano may be gained from the I
account of the last eruption in Hawaii. I
The crater of the volcano was filled fl
from 600 to 1,000 feet deep with molten "fl
lava , which finally forced its way I
through a subterranean passage. It
was forty miles from here to the sea. I
yet this avalanche of molten rocks . I
reached the waters in less than two '
days.destroying everything in its track. ) fl
It continued flowing for three weeks , ) fl
heating the sea water twenty miles out > I
from shore. - I
The Greatest Corporation.
The greatest corporation on earth
is the London & Northwestern Railway
Company of England. It has a capital
of 5595,000,000 and a revenue of ? G,500
an hour , 2,300 engines and employs 60 , -
000 men. Everything is made by the '
company bridges , engines , rails , carriages - , '
riages , coal scuttles and wooden limbs *
for injured workmen. Repairs on the \
permanent way cost $130,000 each J
month. i
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Napoleon's Home. P
A French engineer has conceived the % I
interesting idea of reproducing the g I
house in which Napoleon lived at St. & J
Helena as an attraction during the Paris - * J
is exposition ot 1900. The house will x"
be an exact copy of the original , with
panoramic canvases representing the
natural surroundings.
