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BEN BUTLER'S ' NEW OPTIC ,
? on Oan Hardly Distinguish It From the
Old One.
HE GETS A DOLLAR PEE WORD.
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WAMIIVOTOX , April IT.-Special [ to Tun
IU.K J General Hen Hutler has been spend
ing considerable time In the two houses of
longrfss during the past month. Ho Is as
bright as a dollar , us fat as butter , as rosy as
a milk-maid , and his eye , which used to l > o
cocked , is now as straight as a string. 1 made
n study of him from the press gallery today
and I saw that ho took In the house without
upoctnclcH. The scar from the surgical oper
ation ri'rnliIng his eyes was not to bo scon ,
though ho WHS not twenty feet away from
mo , nnil his sight Is now us good as that of
any public man in the United States. Gen
eral Illltlrr was sitting sldo by side with that
Other Massachusetts scptuagcnerian , ( jonernl
N P Hanks. The two made a remarkable
picture Hoth men arc long past their seven
ties , and the skins of both are rosy with the
Iron in their blood nnd thry both show sap in
brains nnd limbs. Hoth have been ninny
times In congicss. Hoth have served as
governors of Massachusetts. Hoth made na
tional reputations during the war , and when
General Hutler loft New Orleans General
Hanks took command In Ids place. Since
then both have been In the thick of public
affairs , nnd both are still keeping their
l''liiB ' rH on tlu % Kc-y-llonrd
to which arc attacho.l the political wires of
the t'nitcd States.
General Hanks is the elder of the two and
ho was a national character when Hutler was
Htill practicing law at Lowell , and was In
vesting his surplus funds in buying llttlo
houses at auction , and thus laying the founda
tion of his big/ortunc. It was then that N.
P Hanks was the candidate for speaker of
the anti-southern elementof congress , and the
contest was so close that for two months the
balloting went on. One hundred and thirty-
tin co ballots were taken before
Hanks was elected nnd ho was the
leader for that congicss of the notth against
the south. I chatted with him the other day
as to HIP influence which Jefferson Davis
held In that congress and with the adminis
tration of President Pierce ; and ho illus
trated bis statement by giving a description
of a call which ho then made upon Caleb
Ci'uhlng , who was then attorney general
Cuiijrcsstiiin Hanks had a Massachusetts
man with him for whom ho wistied to get an
pftlco and lie wanted dishing , who was also
a Massachusetts nian , to help him to it. At
torney General Cashing was supposed to
have the command of the appointment. Gen
eral Hanks presented his friend and asked
for it General dishing replied that ho
could not grant it as the office had been asked
for b.v Ji > ffeison Davis. "And , " said CushIng -
Ing , ' It should bo thoroughly understood and
it will ccttalnly bo knoun soon if it is not
known now that nothing can bo gotten
from this .ptosrnt administration without
the consent of Jefferson Uavis. " Davis
dominated congress as well as the president ,
and it was the coalition imulo against him
and his friends that elected Hunks speaker.
The movement to place General Hanks on
the letlrcd list of the army as major general
will probably pass. Ho is , 1 understand , not
in good circumstances , and tlio contrast be
tween him and Hntler In this respect is re
markable. Butler is worth his millions.
Ho makes , It is said , $10,000 a
month at the law , and ho still owns
his Washington mansion with the bigmoit-
gage Ho has investments all over the
Vnltcd States and he has been largely inter
ested In West A'irginia mines. His law prac
tice at Washington is so great that ho keeps
un office hero in a llttlo white brick building
just across from tlio capitol , and ho can stop
out from his papers into tlio supreme court
room and open his mouth at the rate of
A Dollar a Word
almost anj day of the week. Ho is one of the
hardest workers of the law } ers who practice
before the supreme court , and ho scruples
not to bum the midnight oil upon occasion
lie uses a stenographer and typewriter to
help along his work , and ho is as methodical
as the calculators of the treasury. Ho never
destroys a letter and as a rule answers all of
his Immense correspondence. Ho notes on
the back of every letter ho receives Us con
tents , and in shorthand notes the answer
which has been sent to it. These letters are
tiled away and General Hntler can lay his
hand on anything that ho wants at a mo
ment's nolle * . Ills correspondence would
made a very Interesting book , and It is said
that ho began work on his memoirs some
years ago but the matter seems to have
been dropped.
Two curious things about Hutler are his
cigars and his button-hole boqnet. The but
ton bole boqnet he wears summer and win
ter , year in and year out. Tlio cigars ho
wears between his lips periodically every day ,
but unlike the flowers In his button-hole , you
never get any fragrnn'eo from them. Ho is
one of the dry smokers of the United States ,
mid In this lie surpasses General
W T Sherman. Ho will take u Havana
rlgar and putting the lighting end
In his mouth and chew and think and tulKJ
and think and talk and suck and chew , for
Lours at a time. Now and then as ho be
comes animated ho will take the half chewed
rigar from his rosy lips and gingerly lay it
flown upon the table while ho utters a para
graph. At the close ho picks It up , blows at
Ittoromovo any particle of dust that may
adhere to It and puts it back homo between
the teeth General Hutler has llttlo respect
for the divinity which hedges the Judges of
the supreme court , but ho lias not tiled a dry
smoito In the court room for tluvo years. Ho
tried It once but Marshal Nlcolay made him
take the cigar out of his mouth , and though
Hutler said he was not smoking ho would not
permit him to chew It. The supreme court
gets moro dlgnllled as It grows older , nnd
some of the Judges look upon themselves as
Judicial gods. U was different fifty years
years ago when Henry Clay practised in the
sumo way that General Hutler does now , and
when ho once stopped in his speech mid
walking up to the chlof Justice's bench , asked
his honor to give htm a pinch of snuff.
Speaking of Henry Clay , General Hunks
attended his funeral In the capitol at Wash
ington , and ho tells mo It was the most im
pressive scene ho ever witnessed. Clay died
In l\Y ! , and the funeral ceremonies were held
In the rotunda under the dome. This vast
hull was packed with spectators , and while
the sermon was being preached a great storm
came up. The thunder roared mid the light
ning flashed , ami the crowd half shrouded
In darkness was Illumined now and then by
the great sheets of flame \\hlch shot across
in Washington looking after the school lands
which it Is claimed IIIH been unjustly iippro-
palatcd by Cornell university. This college
Is one of Mr. Sago's pet charities , and U Is
said Unit ho has given several largo fortunes
to it. I thought of this ii 1 looked at him in"
the Arlington hotel last night. A rather tall
limn of seventy , his white whiskers well
trimmed aud his upper lip clean Nhaved , he
looked more like a preacher tliun the noted
"Win ; of i > uU > auJ calls , " uud bu wua tlio lust
man you would take for n W H street
lator. He Isvorth , It Is sulii , about K > 0,000 ,
000.aiil he always has n million or so In the
trinitr ready for any turn that may i-omo up.
H .appreciate * , however , the loss of Interest
lf'notllng ) offers , and It worries him to think
lie hiLi'to lose on this money between Satur
day hml Monday , as the Stock Kxclmngo Is
not o | > cii Sunday and besides Mr. Sigo Is n
church-goer. I.lko most millionaires how
ever , ho watches the small comet * In churl-
ties and gives in n lump. Not long ago Dr.
I'ax ton pi cached an eloquent sermon on mis-
slons and at Its close he urged the congrega
tion to give liberally. Kx-Sccrotary of the
Treasury llcnlamln II. Hrlstow was sitting
Just In front of Sage , nnd as the usher started
up the nislo with the pinto ho turned around
to Sngonnd said :
"Well , Sage , what nro you going to give ! "
Sage ohned | his closed blind and showed a
silver dollar.
"O , is that alt ? " said Hriitow. "I'll go you
twenty-five better. "
"No you don't , " said Sage. "I can give ns
much as you can , " and with that ho put his
bund in his pocket , drew out a roll and count
ed out ilvu.crI.Mi live-dollar bills. It limy bo
that the bills were new and that their beauty
appealed to him. but at any rate Sago held
those bills In his hand tightly clasped until
the plate got close lo him and then thrusting
them spasmodically Into his pocket ho put the
silver dollar into the plate with a jerk. Hris-
tow caught his eye as ho did so and Mr. Sugo
wliispeied :
"I can't do It , Hrlstow. I've got
Tln-ei * .Million Dollars LyliiR l llo
In the bank and I'm not getting a cent of In
terest on It. I'd like to do It but I can't. "
Kussell Sage Is said to bo one of the most
even tempered millionaires in tlio United
States You not It" no change in his features
after a bad day in Wall street , and if bo
makes a pllo ho doei not become over-elated.
He is a man without enemies nnd lie is a sort
of father to the present congressmen when ho
goes about among them. Ho calls each mem
ber ' 'My son , " as ho lobbies In favor of his
charities nnd ho lias a sort of patriarchal p.i-
troni7ing air about him which is fatherly and
brotherly and almost motherly. Ho attrib
utes Ills p iod health and sustained vigor in
his old age largely to his habits. Ho gets up
and goes to bed at about the same hours the
year round and he rises between ( i : HO and 7 ,
and turns over the second time before going
to sleep every night before tlio clock has
struck 11. Ho breakfasts an hour after ris
Ing and is a great advocate for the
healthfulness of wheaten grits and baked
apples. A chop , an egg and n roll , some
baked potatoes , n cup of coffee , the grits
nnd tlio apple , costing all told not moro than
llfty cents at a marketing , are all that tickle
bis $ , VUU ) , ( > ,00 ( ) palate every morning , nnd ho
goes to bed after a supper quite as .simple ,
washing down the homemade bread with n
cup of black tea. Ho is regular In his exor
cise , drives a good horse , drinks but little
that Intoxicates and does not even smoke in
Hen Hutler's dry way. Ho has not grown a
j'car older in a decade and ho will last until
lie drops to pieces all at once like tlio old
deacon's chaise.
Senator Hate of Tennessee gives me some
interesting matter about Mark Twain's fath
er. oryboily knows Colonel Sellers and
most people are aware that the play is a
dranmtliatlon of Mark Twain's book , "The
Glided Ago. " Few know that the characters
are taken from real Hfo and that "Colonel
Selleis Is a representation of Mark Twain's
father who was fully as visionary as Mark's
fancy paints l.iin. The Clemens family eamo
from the mountains of Tennessee. Mark's
father had put all the money he could mnko
and scrape into the lough lands of the Ten
nessee mountains. Ho owned thousands of
acres about him and he would look over these
and say : "These lands are underlaid with the
llnestof coal and iron. There's millions in
them I Millions ! Millions ! " At that time ,
however , the lands were worth nothing.
Everyone laughed at Mark's father
and Mrs. Clemens who was of a moro am
bitious and practical turn than her husband
urged that they s-ell the property and move
iiito civilization. Slio finally persuaded him
to do this. Tlio lands brought a more song
and the family went to Missouri where Mark
Twain ilrst saw the light of day. The re
cent developments in Tennessee , says Senator
Hates , have made these lands which Colonel
Sellers-Clemens owned immensely \uluuble.
They contain valuable deposits of coal and
iron as old man Clemens stated , and did Mark
Twain own them today ho would have a big
ger business than in his book publishing and
book writing. Hois now worth $ lflH,000. ( )
Had his father stuck to his lands and to his
theories ho might have been worth his tens
of millions. Had the fortune come , however ,
during Mark's childhood the world w.ould
have lost a
Hundred Million Laughs.
"Innocents Abroad" would never have
been written , nnd "Tho Prince nnd Pauper"
would probably bavo remained unpenned.
Senator Halo tells mo tint the Kugby colony
is doing very well and that the binds which
they own are growing valuable.
Senator Jeo Hlaekburn of Kentucky had a
ride the other day quito as wild as that of
Sheridan on his way to Winchester. It was
tlio day ot the races and Senator Hlackbnrn
and Correspondent Stealey of the Courier-
Journal had driven out together. They were
in a closed coup' ! ) to which was hitched a tall
thoroughbred Kentucky sorrel , managed by a
big colored driver. "This horse , " said Sena
tor Hlaekburn , "is n goer , and ho will take ns
to the race track Inside ot twelve minutes. "
His prophecy became true , and the two were
driven out at tlio rate ot sixteen miles an hour.
H happened to bo a big day for Kentucky and
ho horse named after Senafor Heck made
hio heavens. After the funeral the corpse
was taken to Philadelphia stopping at the
cities on tlio way and General Hanks accom
panied the funeral cortege. This was a full
generation or moro ago and Gcner.il Hanks
though ho is line looking now , was then ono
of the handsomest young men of the United
States. Now In his seventies ho is as straight'
as a Norwegian pine Hols tall and slender
and his long narrow face has a high forehead
from under which shine out
friendly IIIuu'Kyoo.
Ills head is covered with a thick thntch ol
silver hair and this is biv.shod well up from-
the forehead , Ho Is ono of the most observed
men of the liouso and ho always has a crowd
of callers about his desk. As I clntte 1 with
him the ether day an old negro with an army
medal tied into one of tlio fr.iycd buttonholes
of his vest came up and with his face shining
with admiration said :
"How Is you , general , and don't you re
member mo I I am ono of your old soldiers. "
"Aro you , Indeed I1' replied Hanks , reach
ing out hH hand , "and were yea with moat
Port Hudson I"
"Yes , sah , I was them ami I sailed through
all the shot and shell sah , and I want to say
that I'm glad I dunu It sah , and I would do It
again If you was over mo sah. "
The general thanked the man for his good
will and rofenvd to the scenes at Port Hud
son as the most exciting and dangerous of the
war.
1 saw Hussell Sago In the Arlington hotel
ast night and speaking of Hunks recalls the
fact that Sugo was in congress when Hanks
was making his noted contest for the spenk-
ershlp. Sago managed his canvas i and ho
was one of the youngest members of congress ,
lie made a good iccord and bo did his best
to gut the United States to buy Mt.
rVernon but couldn't make It. Ho is now
the best mn of tbo day. Both Hlackburn and
Stcaloy hud Invented slightly In the Krench
mutual pools and Hlackburn was so happy
over his winnings that in a spasmodic lit of
hu guvu u holt Uoliur to lliu dilvcr.
With this half dollar the driver managed to
get gloriously drunk before the races were
over and when Senator Blackburn nnd Corrc-
Rtondcnt | Stcaloy were ready to go homo ho
could hardly sit upright. Scnntor Ulackbiirn
told Steatey that tho' man had promised to
! take them back In ten minutes. This was
Jint as the IIOMO started and the two men In-
j sldo the coupe could see through the gloss
door the dilvcr reeling from side to side.
"Tho man is drunk1 said Stealey , "mid I'm
afraid he'll kill us. "
"Yes , " said Hlnekburnthat's all light.
He's Just drunk enough lo drlvo well. "
All this tluio the driver was lashing the
Kentucky sorrel and Hlackburn's rig shot
out and In among the teams and around cor-
ncrs and over gutters nt n 9:80 : pace. Black
burn nnd Stcaloy poked their heads out of the
windows nnd
Tried to Yell
to him but ho would not listen hut only
whipped up harder than ever. "Wo shall
certainly be killed , " said Stenloy nnd Ulack
biirn replied :
"I'm a believer In predestlnnUonnnd If fate
lias ordered that wo are to die this way wo
can't help It. I think we're destined to bo
saved and wo will get through. "
Just before reaching the Ebbltt house the
driver dropped his whip and ho whirled the
horse running ns bo was five times around In
u ring in the endeavor to strike the exact spot
where It lay. Ho finally got It and then con
tinued his 'J:10 : gait to the Kbbitt house.
Both Stealey and Hlackburn look upon their
escape as miraculous.
C.tiii'iNTin. : :
/ . in-it < i it v xv ns.
Mr. William Ilonry Tlurlbort , the
well known American journalist has
boon HtutlylnR1 the present condition of
Franco nnd tlio result of his i lives tiya-
tioiif ) will bo puliliHhotl shortly by Long-
niniiH , Green At Co. , under tlio title of
"Franco and Her -public 1 { : a Record of
Things Seen and Heard in the Centennial -
nial Year , ISS'J. "
Longmans , Green & Co. will shortly
publish both in London and in Now
York , "Tlio liouso of the Wolf , " a ,
romance by Stanley & Woyninn. It tolls
the perils anil bravery of three young
brothers in the fortnight bcforo and
after the massacre of St. Burtholomow's
day.
Tho.success of "A Saratoga Romance , "
Mrs. Caroline Washbiirn Rodmod's toci-
oty novel , which lias reached its twelfth
edition in six months , lias induced her
to engage in another literary venture.
Consequently about the end of May lior
publishers will bring out "Seemingly , "
a romantic and bomowhat tragic story of
Uoverly Farms , ono of Now England's
most picturesque summer nooks. This
story will bo the joint production of tlio
liens of Miv. Itoilmod and Mr. Low
Vandorpoolc.
The American academy of political
and social science organised in Phila
delphia in December hint lias met with
an unexpected success. It has already
over throe hundred members , though it's
iL' ni'Lniiiixatiiin I'M M'sirci'lv f.uo
months old. It.s membership list em
braces insiny of the leading thinkers
nnd workers in the economic and social
Held in this country ami Canada. Tlio
lirst volume of its proceedings will ap
pear early in .I line.
The Worth ington company announce
as No. 0 of their International series
"Tho Feet of Love'a study of American
'
social lifo , by Anne Ileovo' Aldrich , au
thor of the "Koso of Flame. "
"Stanley's Story ; or Through the
Wilds of Africa , " just Issued by tlio
Messrs John K. Potter & Co. , llio old
and well-known publishers of Philadel
phia , is ti line royal-octavo work , hand
somely printed from largo , open typo , on
most excellent paper. The work covers
Mr. Stanley's entire career in Africa ,
and is wholly disconnected from the ac
counts of other explorers. It is exclu
sively confined to its subject , Henry M.
Stanley , and gives all the interesting
and highly thrilling incidents in his
most remarkable career. It is Stanley's
story exclusively , of what ho saw and
what ho experienced , and not what
others saw and experienced in years pust
with a coating of Stanley at the end.
The Jennet-Miller Magazine for April
is the largest and most complete number
of this publication yet given to the pub
lic , The system of dress advocated by
tliis maga/.ino is now in bitch constant
demand , that the present issue of the
magazine devotes eleven pages of discus
sion and presentation to the most artis
tic styles in gowns , wraps , etc. The ar
ticles on physical culture , published
monthly , grow constantly moro instruct
ive. Not only are there articles telling
women how to bo bountiful , as well as
how to dress beautifully , but there are
"
papers on "social etiquette in every num
ber.
Since the death of the Into distin
guished and learned editor-in-chief , Ht.
Uov. Mgr. Corcoran , the future editorial
direction of llio American Catholic
Quarterly Review has been ti subject of
deep concern to its friends throughout
the country. The feeling has been hap
pily dissipated by the .selection of the
famous Archbishop Ryan of Philadel
phia , who will take editorial ehargo of
the Koviow beginning with the .Inly
number. Ills stall'of assistants comprise
Hov , Ignatius K Ilortsmann , D. lJov. {
LuUo V. MeCabe , professor of moral
and dogmatic theology and George
Doring Wolll' , L.L.U. With Ibis
stall of eminent writers , the
Review will not only maintain its posi
tion as ono of the leading Catholicpori -
odlcals published In the English lan
guage ; it will voice llio opinion of the
church on all pressing public questions
Hardy & Mahony , proprietors , Philadel
phia.
In answer to inquiries coneorning
George Kennan's articles , the editor of
the Century states that tlio concluding
papers in Mr. Keiilian's series of Siberian
travels were interrupted by the author's
Illness and by his succeeding course of
lectures. Mr. Kennan has , however ,
prepared brief articles on the general
subject for the April and May Century ,
and hopes soon to bo able to write ono or
two moro papers concluding his Siberian
and Russian travels. The latter will ap
pear later in the jear. In tlio May Cen
tury Mr. Koiinan will have an article
entitled "Blacked Out , " in which he de
scribes tlio methods of the Russian press
censor. Two pages of the Century for
August , IhM ) , are reproduced In fac
simile , showing how tlio censor endeav
ored to prevent Mr. Konnan's article in
that number from being read in Russia.
"Pastels in Prose , " recently published
by Messrs. Harper & Brothers , contains
selections from the works of a number
of young writers whoso names are des
tined to live in tlio history of French lit
erature. Ono of them Is Hphriain Mik-
haol. Ho obtained the Ilrst pri/o for
poetry in the recent literary competi
tion instituted by the Kchodo Paris.
The jury which awarded the pri/.o in
cluded Leconto do Lisle , Theodore do
Banvillo , Paul Borgot , FrancoisCopneo ,
Stephano Mallarmo and Cniitollo Men-
des. The literary reputation of these
men lifted the competition above all ca
vil , and made their decision the talk of
Paris , "Pastels in Prose" contains
seven prose pouins by M , Mllthaol , ono
of which was written especially for the
volume.
Dr. Martlneael's fortlwomlng book
"Tho Seat of Authority in Religion , "
will bo published almo.it Immediately by
Longmans , Green it Co. The book la
addressed not to philosophers or wchol-
als , but to educated portions Interebtcd
iu the results uf modern knowledge ,
"
HIS LOT NOff/A / HAPPY ONE ,
How the UnfortunaW Congressman is Kept
BetwccJluTwo Tires.
SCHEMES OP FlkANOIAL QUACKS.
All Sorts of Wild I'lnim for
Kvri'j-liody lllubr-AVIiy Ono 3Inn
Itavors 1'ViuitliHiiil Curi'cnoy
I'YMlcrat Control of KullriwtlH.
WAMIIXOTOV , April 17. [ Rtnlt Correspond
ence of TUP. DII : : . ] At no tiino In tlio history
of the government have there been so ninny
rcmitrlmblo propositions before congress us
now. Tlio genius of nil classes hits been ex
ercised to Invent &omo proposition which will
relieve the closeness of times among some of
our people , especiiilly tlio fanners. Some of
the propositions are lixtivmuly remnrknblo In
their clmr.icter. Some of tlio farmers of
Iowa have petitioned for tlio abolition of the
supreme court of the United States. They
contend that it Is a useless tribunal , oftrn Im
pure and unjust , nnd that It Is u reiit and
Kt'IndliiL' Institution run for monoixillsts and
tlio wealthy , and that it is as un-American as
it Is unjust.
Kurly in the days of this session petitions
were ivoeivi'd from elements of labor and
iijjrlcultiii'o in the wi'stand southwest pro
posing to abolish the national banUIng .sys
tem , distribute tlio surplus In tlio treasury
pro rata to the people , and enact a law which
woilhl compel the government to Issue all
of the money values of the circulating
medium and place It directly In the hands of
American uitircns.
*
Scarcely a siifrgostionof general character
Is imido In congress that has not two strong
fcldcs pre.scnted. There has not been a meas
ure Introduced during the lust quarter of a
century which was so popular that it did not
Hurt very strong opposition.
Sonio of tlio propositions which have been
presented to the house committee on banking
and currency relating to the circulation of na
tional banks have been bitterly opposed by
granger organl/ations. I was shown the
other da.v by Chairman Dorsey a copy of a
petition which Is being received with thou
sands of signatures , in which it is represented
that there is pending before this committee a
bill "authorizing the issue -2JOOHKt'00 : ( )
worth of bonds to perpetuate the present
banking system , " and the petitioners say that
if it Is nuulo a law it will prove disastrous to
tlio farmers and laborers. Tliero never lias
been any kind of bill introduced in this congress
gross which could possibly bo. distorted into
a bill of this character. The only measure
introduced so far proposing a new issue of
bonds for national bank circulation , suggests
an issue of&lOO.UOO.OOO ; but these bonds are
to be given out In exchange for a like amount
of maturing bonds. In other words , it IB a
proposition to refund existing bonds at one-
halt the rate of interest now paid for by the
goveimnent. The bonded indebtedness of
the government would bo increased not ono
dollar. Hut against this proposition are being
received thousands of letters from merchants ,
railroad men and capitalists , bankers and
others praying for thf ) proposed issue of 100-
000,000 of "J per cent bonds to run 100 years
forthoiu > ri > etuntlonnf tlio national banking
' ystcm and to ho exchanged lor the I per
cents , which are fu-st Hearing maturity. ' The
petitions in favor of this proposition are quite
as voluminous as those against the measure.
Thus it will be seen that a congressman or a
senator is placed between two tiros. If ho
votes for the iniMsuru ho is damned by ono
large class , ai.d . if ho opposes it he will bu
hounded by the other' ' class. This Illustration
is applicable to hundreds of measures of al
most every conceivable character.
*
tt *
There have been more suggestions offered
and more quiet lights conducted in regard to
the issuance of fractional currency than any
thing else which lias attracted little public .
notice. Knough lolU'rs ' and postal cards have |
been received to till a hay wagon , for and j
against fractional currency. It seems that |
every man witli leisure who reads news
papers sits down on rainy days and writes
postal cards and letters to friends in congress
offering advice on this subject. At the sou-
ate committee on tlmmco u "raft" of letters
was received the other day in opposition to
the reissue of cur old fashioned fractional
paper currency. Some writers stated that it
was dingy , ragged , dirty and inconvenient
and that the people had to suffer from losses
and mutilation. The next mail brought a lot
of loiters taking tlio other view of tlio sub
ject , so that the senators were as much at sea ,
so far as outside advice was concerned , n
though they had never heard a word from
their constituents. Let mo quote a sample of
advice given on the subject. It comes fiom
Slovens' Point , U'is. , and is written on a
postal card :
"I .seo you have been discussing the bill in
regard to fractional currency. It needs no
discussion. Tlio people all want tlio old style
of fractional currency , the best wo over had
for all purposes. I k'now the mass of our
people want it. Don't waste any more time ,
but push it through. I am an old-time repub
lican and entitled to my say. Fractional cur
rency is so handy to put in a letter and send
away. "
*
lion. Charles T. McCoy , clmiiman of the
ropiiblicafi state central committee of South
Iakota and one of the best politicians in the
northwest , has been hero for several days ,
and in a conversation last week advanced anew
now proposition in the way of legislation
which ho assured movas growing in popu
larity and would some time bo very lor-
midablo :
' Tlio federal government , " said he , "must
control every railroad in the country. This
may seem an enormous undertaking , hut I
lioncdtly believe it will some time bo a Tact.
The government already has a parental
charge of our transiioitatlou companies , but
it should own thorn illrectly nnd control them
in tbo interest of the pcoplo. It would be just
as easy for the government to issue bonds for
llio purchase of railroads as for corporation to
do it. Tlio railroad securities are the greatest
in volume and tlio most stable in character of
any of our bonded Indebtedness , and if the
government Issued the bonds and contracted
io pay the interest , all business of the country
would bo done upon a solid foundation , be
cause there would lw such an enormous sur-
[ ilus in tlio hands of tlio people that no excuse
could bo found for llctitious values as at
present. A scarcity of money is the primary
nducemcnt for the watciinj ; of stock and
llctitious prices. Yes , the goveinmont
should not only control the trunk lines , but
every feeder and branch n.id. Now railroad
companies are organl/cd and lines started
upon hot rowed money. Not only is the Inter
est paid upon this bonowed money , but divi
dends aio paid lo tlio stockholders , The gov
ernment could get money at lcss than half the
iiitcs of Interest paid by railroad companies ,
uul there would ln no necessity for paying
my dividends. The roads under government
control could simply make enough money to
keep the lines in repair and pay the
Interest. The pcoplo would get the benefit of
the operation. I know this I't n very Highly
suggestion and will make other people bctldo
yourself laugh In their sleeves , mil I tell you
It Is n growing ) suggestion , mid 1 expect to
live to sec the day when it will be In effect , "
There has been a great iloal of quiet Jlgur-
Ing by western and southwestern congress
men during the past few years on the propo
sition for the government to own or control
In some way the railroads. A number of
schemes have been Introduced Indirectly
looking to this end. Only icccntly Mr. Mini
of Minnesota Itroduced a bill "requiring the
Interstate commerce commission to ascertain
nnd report the ncttial cost of the construction
of all railroads in the Untied States over or
upon which Interstate commerce is carried ,
originates , or ends , and for other pur
poses. "
I The object of Mr. Lind , although it does
not appear upon the face of his bill , Is in the
I direction of the government ownership or
' control of the railroads. The same kind of
schemes are pending In relation to the ascer
tainment of the cost of telegraph lines of the
country with the same ultlimito object in
view. PKIIIII S. HCATII.
Tlio Important QncHtlon.
Phlliulolphiu Times : A Kansas ninn
blow off two of hia lingers shooting.
"You can't pull u li'ljjjjer n ain1 remarked -
marked n commiserating friend.
'Trljjpei' bo lumped ! How am I to
Riuitfo my whiskyj1 That's the important
question. "
NY\v Coiitot House , Kan. City.
Absolutely llro proof. Finest and largest
hotel In Kansas City. Unexcelled in its ap
pointments.
Order Books for commorcinT
travelers' , single , removable
or man'.fold.
cCHASi : & ICDDY ,
ItOOKSUTjIiKltS AM ) HTATIOXKItH ,
KXGKAVIOItS AXI ) IMUNTUIlti ,
11H .South Kltli Street.
$100.00 WEEK.
* Agents Wanted !
Portraits Enlarged to nny size.
WilU fci Sr.fl.1 T.rai oi C4l.le | . ,
CUcigs Hittrle lieit EslMgliB Co.
345 to253 K. Itandolph St.
- - . < - > . - > : -
lij ' ) > . '
The1 figure 0 iu our Ontcs will maka a long itay.
No mnn or woman now living ulll ever date a
document without using tlio Oguro 0. It itnndj
In the third place In 1890 , where It will remain ten
years nnd then move up to second place In 1000 ,
where It u 111 rest for ono hundred years.
There Is nnolhcr " 9" which Ims also come to stay.
It U unliUe the llgnrc 0 in our dates In tbo respect
that It has already moved up to first place , uhcre
It will permanently renviin. H h called the "No.
0" Jllel' Arm Wheeler A Wilson Sowin ; ; Machine.
The "No. 0" u endorsed for first place by the
experts of Dirope nt the I'.iris Kxposltion of 18&9 ,
where , nftetascxcrecontest with tlio leading ma
chines of fho uorlcl , it was nunrdcd the only
Grand Prize Ri\en lo family sewing machines , all
others on cshihit having received lower nwurdi
ot gold medals , etc. The French Government
also recognized Its superiority h ) thcdccor.itiouol
Mr. Nathaniel Wheeler , 1'ictldciit of the company ,
with the Cross of the Legion of Honor.
The "No. 9" is not an old machine impro\cd
DI.OU. bjt is an entirely new nuchino. and the
Grtnd Piuc at Paris was awarded it as the grand'
csttulvunceln tew me machine nicclianiMn of the
nge. Those who buy It can re.st n.-sured , there ,
fore , of having the \ery latest aud best.
\VREELEIl & WILSON JI'F'G CO. ,
185 nnd 187 Wabnsh Ave. , Chicago.
P. K. FLODMAN & CO ,
220 North Kith Street.
Cardinals , line
whistlers , 82.75.
Iniw. German Canaries ) ,
extra good rollers , ! . 75
Young Parrots , warrant
ed to talk , $12.50 up.
Uircl Seed , lOc Ib.lb3 ! )
25c.
Kvery bird sold with
a guarantee.
c Geislei ? ,
417 South 10th Street.
A\\t \ \ LATEST
( h 1
io M
Set ot Teeth on Rubber
FOR FIVE DOLLARS.
Dr. R. W. Bailey , . Dentist ,
Pnxton Blocjt , 10th nnd Fnrnnm Streets.
\Vo Are T-Tr Our offices hnvo recently been cn-
\YC-TMC HUG 10 f'i\r . ,
OCtiy. , niacd nnd moro auly equipped
with nil the Intest facilities for dental work. Wo mnko a full upper
or lower set of teeth on rubber for five dollars , guaranteed to bo aa
well made ns plates sent out of nny dental office in this country. Do
not bo prejudiced by wlint others may say against us , but come and
see us and examine our work ; It will all bear Inspection.
Teeth extracted without pain or danger , and without the use of
chloroform , nns , cither or electricity. Gold nnd silver fillings nt low
est rates , gold nnd porcelain-faced crown , teeth without plntcs , eto.
All work warranted.
UK. H/UIiKV , Dentist , Paxton Block , lOth nnd Fnrnnm.
Oionov | ( > nliiKs until b o'clock. Tal c clovntoron Ifilh stioct to tlilnl floor.
Mont Ion this tmpor.
The ONLY Lawn OP Garden Hose MADE which will stand
4OO POUNDS PRESSURE.
Buy THE Best , rr WILL Last THE Lonffcsl ,
,
A ho-,0 which will do K < > oil work In most cities , will not clvo peed ( .iitlifuctlnii _ In
Omaha , on account ot tlioticniu high wossiire. Whllo ilcali-is i-ornnlaln of
oilier lin .o hcliitcii'tiiiiicil In liiico qnantltlt's liuvauso It Is not nil-one I'limiirh tci
stand tlit > im < siire. "I'ISII HHAND" Is Knaiantccd to stand thu highest pri'SMiic.
I'oi sail ) l > y all dealer * , or
OMAHA RUBBER CO. ,
1OO8 Farnam Street , Omaha , Neb.
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL.
The Omaha Medical and Sui'gical Institute.
Korthe treatment of lilt CHUOXir AND SI'JKHC VI. DISK \ > IM llniet's AI > jiniirH , for ilof iriiiilipi nd
Tru ei. lli'it Kiii'lllllc" , Aip | ir.itiiH unit ll ( > iiie > lli > i fur HIIPI i > - > Ciil TreiilrniMit "I IIVIT > ICHIII , if ill onn r
qiilrlnK-Mrillriil or MirnlcniTriMtnient NINIJI'V UOOMS 1'OU I'ATI'NT.S , llmnl and Altemliiiirp lln-l
AccDiimiiHlullons West Write fur clirul.uHOII Pc'fnrmlllm ami nr.icu * . Tnif-ttM , Clul > 1 ret Ciimtluroi n (
Splno. 1'IU" , Tuiiiori , CniK'ur , Cat-irrh llruneliltli , lull it itlnn. iirjtrlcllj : , I'liniU * ! " Killt | > | My. Klilnr ) Illuil.
iler , i : > c , l.'ar. bkln nnil llloo.l. and all MirKlrnl Oiivratluni IM iAHKS : OK WO.MII.S' n Mii'ol.iltj Ito.ik ol
Diseases of Women I roe Wi Imu1 Intel ) niltltMl a l.yliiln DoiMrlmtMit for Women Durliu ; < nnllnument
( Mrlctly 1'rluilc ) Only llellalilu Meilk'til Initltulc Mnklnfta Sied.ilty | of I'HIVATi : ! > IM\Sis :
All Illood IHseanei .iucU9ifnllr iru.iliM i > | jillltlu | polxiin rummi'il Jnmi tliu Hjitum wIllume , mcruiirr.
New Ilestor.Utvu tre.itmer.t for I.MSI of Vllnl Power I'arlk" * unatilt * to visit us may l o troileil nl limin iiy
corredponileuce. All eommnnlentloim eonlltlenUal Metllrlno ol Instrument : * M'nt I' } mall or cxpttH'i
ciiroly pnckeil , no in irkn to ImlkMlu content * or noiiilvr Onu I'UMim.il Inlc'nlow pnifi'ircd. Call nnd i-'jniull '
unorneml lilttory of jour c.ne. anil no will ininl In plain wrappm our HOOK TO MKN I'll III : , upu i I'rlvaU
tj'ccltil ' \er\uui DNousui , ImpoU-urr , S > pltlll . ( ilcot ntiil Varlcoeele. with i | nest Ion lint A ( Mien
Omaha Medical and Surgical Institute ,
Corner Otli and Hai-ney Sts. , Omnhn , Neb.
Our lie c is qii ; U
for t\vo ? uiMn ) > anil
will stand
Any Pressure
The Host is ( heClu'a'i'st '
Buy none but the Continental Lawn Mower , ( high wheel ) ; cuts < r\\w \
7 inches high. Over -1UU in US.Lin . Omaha , and all giing' perleft sat
isfaction.
isfaction.IIIMEBAUGH & TAYLOR ,
5 Douglas Street. '
DEWEY & STONE ,
Furniture Oompamj ,
A magnificent display of everything useful and ornamental in tin
furnitui f nmkci ' & art nt reabonnblc pi icos.
. Improved July 30 , 1889. WITH
'
6EHTS1' WITH ! # 5J sum
Ho , 4 SrlXAl T ; APPUAHCl
APPUAKCt
BELT , ATTACHED. DELL ATTACHED.
Ir. OWEN'S rioctro- , . Galvanic Kelt and Snapcncorr the follow
InffillseuBfsandallotli- - -tJf era oj a ncrrouii character Hticu. in ill turn of any ]
Uiml.ScUtlca Paralysis -fir - * KplIcimy.Sj'liinllilaeaRes.St Vlttm' nanco , tttlKhta
Disease. 1'Ues , Heart3" DUcascB , Lumbago , Ucncral and < J > : 'a l'Jtiiii * < r.W'-r'"J" . Nervous Debility ,
CoBtlrcncM , Kidney llsea ) CBNcrvoiiHiicMTr'ratillnjr , iiwk vi w , Wasting ol tlio
Hody , and all diseases caused from Indiscretion In youth or Married I.lfo , Nervous Prostration , rortonui
Weakness or Kxlmus lion , t'cmalo Complaints , in fii nil nervous dlscusoHpcrtmninK to Male or lyjmap.
Wo cb llcoRetlio World to produce ' a belt that will romimro with It. The current Is underlhocontroi 01 ino
\Tcarcrandcanliomado ' liu Kawrjr. , „ ( / , < orntroitu tosultany complaint ; this cannot bo done with o"/ " " ! " . ' ' :
Mpenioqrfo ortneasof monUropnecteddircctlvtotho en/lliB , l"v " . ' - " ' - ' ih t Hvmtanaol our
aw8 ihoElectHrWu ran bo carried to uny partif tbo Hody. 1 ha Is the fsitc.Ht and Wr 'i
. . .i . . . . . . , i , . i „ iMn tvl itv to the 0/r/ . 'XhlS KlPCtrO-ullVaDlO liody lleltbat just . " , ! } ° ll1Vieit rmfta nin B n ckVIe .
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this novlll flnd the Owen to lie. It diilcw from all others , it is / ' / ' * M ' " . "iir/.p'j.f. / .
, -J/flfSs of ft hell wants the boat , and .
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Vl narf/t < rV with < ofl
- / Fron /
w * a
10 Galvanic cells with lee degreea of etronKth , except : onr -Tri'S Ae > . 'iji'H/i i'oir * ' * ' Guarnntco ueltt 10/1(0/1 C'onfdins CTiro lltttfrrlCH ' ' " * n-e 'V w ( t iino t.u | TTHU ou
I"onitJrn and A ' ' ' ' " ' Uj the currant can bo reversed. Alaonn Elootrlo Truss.antl Bolt * 3"'JR\S.9.l1Vnattcr7 ) \ '
dcpccs of strength , has < 'ff' / V1,6"1 JI " The T'lpetrio current can bo
1
, Jet riclty or a ' "
liionwn , , iiiitianotft t'lmiii , ir < r 'or roffrtfolltlt.orft J' . . rf , of any de rrlitlon [ It will euro allcomplalnta CwaMc by | lolhicar"SK , u hi n and
or55P"CUUow ' elxto ten hours day or nght. After cxamlnlnK this hell you willibuy "J1,0,1"/,1..i . A' "i iioit cmnnlcto to
! % tfe fe A FA'8' ' . - ;
IS'Ww iai xffis I Iiy6iriin Cliuui u i „ „ ( , , trimtvnnr l ! f with L-lcclrlCltV
Jhv ? cl o ? tl O UBO mttlcrne ! hcnd for
rVdTfinCTSM
&r I The OWEN ELECTBIO BELT & APPLIANCE CO. , 308 North Broadway , St. Louis , mo.
and 826 Broadway , Northeast Corner of (2th ( , New York City.
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