Nebraska Newspapers

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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , SUNDAY. DECEMBER 21 , 1890.-TWENTY PAGES. 8
THOSE OPPRESSED RAILROADS
Condition of Nebraska Bail ways Analyzed
by Attorney General Lecso.
TO FIGHT THE BATTLE ALONE.
lli < ; Stntn Hoard or Transportation
Fnrcc 1'aylng Dividends on
Wntcrcil block An Inter-
Document.
Lixcoi.v , Nob. , Dec. 20. ( Special to Tun
Iii.1 ! : Tlio annual report of the attorney
general to the governor Is now In the hands
of the printer nnd is probably tlio most im
portant document ever written by General
Lceso. Ills comments on the board of trans
portation are the result of his long connection
with that body nnd may create something of
sensation. The following extracts are
inad from the document :
"Tlio subject of transportation Is ono of the
most Important questions that wo are called
on ns state ofllcers to meet.
"I have given tills subject as much atten
tion ns my other oflldul duties would per
mit nnd I am free to say that thu present sys
tem Is a complete failure. I am thoroughly
convinced that the only true solution to the
railroad problem must bo worked out through
a railroad commission , but any system such
as oiii-s tint requires three men to do the
work and mnko all reports pr recommenda
tions to the various companies only
to bo signed by certain state
ofllcers who Jiuvo not had n chance to ex-
nmlno Into the subject matter is to my mind
very unsatisfactory , especially so when the
board nlono Is the responsible party and hold
to a strict account for the work by the poo-
Iilo of the state who place them In olllce.
experience has fully demonstrated that the
railroad corporations of the slate are too
powerful In their Influence mid too corrupt
in their methods of defense for the people to
expect much relief from extortlonato rates or
unjust discrimination under our present sys
tem , Our board Is too cumbersome , nnd I
believe that the present law should ho re
pealed and a maximum schedule of rates bo
adopted by the legislature on a basis with
other states similarly .situated. That the
governor bo given the power to appoint thrco
secretaries to see that the law Is not violated ,
nnd I feel sufo In saying that such a law will
n'nswcr until a constitutional amendment
could bo submitted to the people to elect n
commissioner nnd will certainly bo nn im
provement on our present system.
"This board lias not acted in harmony on
nil matters , and yet f do not claim that I am
entirely to blame for the discord , believing ns
I do from n conscious standpoint that the
railroad corporations hnvo been and are now
charging too great a rate for the transporta
tion of freight in this Htato. 1 have tried my
best to so reduce the tniiff or sehcdulo of
rates as to bring it down to something near
nn equality with the rntos charged for simi
lar services in the state of lown. I do not
claim that tbo rate in Nebraska should bo
tlio same as that charged In Iowa , but did
claim and claim now , that the basis of rate-
milking in the two states should bo tbo
samo. and whatever the conditions might bo
that entitled Iowa to a loss rate than Ne
braska let her hnvo it , nnd no good reason
has ever been advanced to tlio board why a
tax on every article of produce nnd merchan
dise a person uses should bo placed on the
same the moment It Is placed on Nebraska
soil.
soil."It
"It Is true that Iowa has a greater milcnga
than Nobraskn mid has n greater tonnage
than wo have , still when wo como to consider
the advantages of constructing and maintain
ing the roads that this state has over these
In Iowa , I am not prepared to say that our
rates should bo much in excess of those
charged in lown , If any , in fact. The grades
In Nebraska nro very light compared with
these of Iowa , wo have less bridging to do
and less wash-outs and snow blockades. But
the majority of the board could not or would
not vlow the question as I did and stead
fastly refused to mnko any reduction what
ever. The question has agitated the publlo
mind for some time , and at times has re
ceived public recognition In our party plat
forms , but all to no purpose. The result Is
found la the political revolution of November
4 , IbllO.
"It seems to mo that If the railroad com
panies could bo made to understand that It
was for their interests to lighten the
.burdens of the people and that the prosperity
. of this people was the prosperity of the cor
poration It would bo a step in thu right direc
tion , lint such is not the caso. In fact It Is
directly opposite , for when the people pros
per the railroads prosper , and when the people -
plo suffer the rates go on and tbo railroads
prosper Just the same.
" 1 can only account for this on ono hypoth
esis and that Is the nocosssltv of iho maim ,
gcrs on the western lines making a largo per
cent us dividends to the stockholders. This
Is whcro the great ulfllculty lies. The rates
charged todny are largo enough to yield a
dividend amounting in some cases to S par
cent on stock that costs the stockholders
nothing whatever but for the printing , nnd
the officers of these roads use every effort
and strain every point to hnvo the stock
holders of their respective lines of road receive -
coivo their annual dividend. "
"How can tills bo remedied ? " is the ques
tion wo ask ourselves. Hull road corporations
nro entitled to a fair return on the money
they have Invested , and nothing more.
"What then Is the actual capital Invested
on which n corporation Is entitled to hnvo n
dividend ) Is It the money received from the
sale of mortgage bonds or Is it the amount in
actual cash paid In by the stockholders for
the stock they have received ! Or is it the
actualcash put in the road and derived from
the snlo of bonds nnd for stock issuedi Any
other capital , cither in bonds or stock , Is fic
titious mid expressly declared by section fi of
article 11 of our constitution to bo absolutely
void.
"It Is a notorious fact that the roads In
Nebraska are openly violating this plain pro
vision of our fundamental low and In many
Instances the only money Invested in railroads -
* * roads is tlmt derived from the sale of bonds ,
and then stock to tbo same amount Is issued
gratuitously to the shareholders upon which
the people of this stuto nro required to pay
dividends by paying exorbitant rates of traus-
- . portation.
"Tho capital of a railroad cor
poration cannot legally exceed the
cash , labor and property actunlly re
ceived nnd applied to build , operate
and maintain a railroad , and yet It Is an ad 1-
mitted fact that the railroads In this state
have outstanding bonds und stock to n very
large amount that hnvo not been Issued for
money , labor or property. If a state officer
endeavors to bring the corporations to nn ac
count for such open nnd notorious violations
of our fundamental law , tlio nlllcer lu charge
of the road and the press of the stale so fur
ns lie has subsidized It , turn loose on him and
brand him ns n demagogue. This Is wrong.
The day hjuot far distant whent he people will
bo bound hand and foot if these monopolies
are not checked ,
"I would recommend a law forbidding any
railroad corporation from Issuing any niort-
gngo bonds or stock until an iteml/.ed ac
count of the cash , labor or property duly
sworn to , has been presented to some ofllcor
of the stuto for examination , nnd if found to
bo n true account of the money , labor or
property received , to register and certify the
same as Issued in pursuance of law , and as
constituting n part of the capital stock of
such corporation. Such n law would strike
out all fictitious increase ) of cupital stock of
all the roads now in operation , as well
ns all these to bo formed hereafter , and with
such n luw the rates of transportation could
bo ilxod so that an honest dividend could bo
made on an honest dollar invested. Such n
law now governs all counties , cities , pro
ducts and school districts la this state , limit
ing the issue to n per cent of the valuation ,
and I Unow of no good reason why such a
provision could not bo carried Into effect ,
limiting the Indebtedness of railroad corpora
tion to jiu Issue of stock or bonds , or both to
Its full value.
"Two years ago , In my blcnnlnl report , I
called your excellency's attention to tbo bill
I H.'ml I tig before congress to extend the debt
clue to the government from the Union Pa-
clllo railway company. And whllo my views
may not have been couched In the nicest lan
guage , your excellency criticised the same
ami refused to concur thorolu. The notice
given to that part of my report In your mea-
Biigo did , however , attract the uttontlon of
congiasa , ua well as tbo citizens of this
ntnto , and " 0,000 people of Nebraska
bavo petitioned congress to voU
against the bill to extend the debt duo to
the government , nnd praying that the gov
ernment might foreclose their lien and put
the Union Pacific railway on n cash basis.
On January 'JO. IS'.H ) , I culled the attention of
W. H , II. Miller , the attorney ircneral of the
United States , to this company's many viola
tions of the law , but all to no purpose.
The bill to extend the debt , I nm happy to
say , has not thus far become a law.
"It Is true tlmt the government
lien Is Inferior to the first mortgage of f.- ( )
r > 3' > , r > l , but by extending thu government
deot. amounting now to nbout tOTi.OOO.OOJ , it
will ho Inferior to $1115,000,000 indebtedness.
The net of IstW nnd 1S73 sccureJ the govern
ment debt as follows !
"Klrst By a second lien on 1,400 miles of
road that net the company about $ iWO,000Ot)0 , )
annually.
"Second By n first lien on nil Union Pacific
assets , surplus , not earnings and properties
acquired since IS73 , and therefore , n first Hen
on all branch liens , purchased or built with
iticrtle1) .
"Third By n lien on all tno unsold land of
the Union Pacific road , amounting to over
810,000,000.
"Fourth-By u first lien for S',000.000 ) on
the land , notes nnd cash In hand of the land
trustees , valued at lJ ! , ( 00,0)0. ( )
"Tho Fryo funding bill , the ono now pend
ing , proposes that the government surren
der thlslien , and accept a now lien duo in tlfty
years , Inferior to all the bonds nnd indebted
ness amounting to about $ lir > ,000W)0. ) Such
nn unbusincss-llko transaction has never
been known before hi any civilized country
excepting tbo one transaction made by the
government with the Credit Moblller.
"IV ) the recent chungo In the affairs of the
Union 1'nclllu rallwav , one man standing in
his oflico in Now York city can , by raising
his hand , advnnco the rates of transporta
tion over the routes that ho con
trols , reaching from China to the
Atlantic coast. This transaction Is only a
part plajed In the formation of a gigantic
railroad trust that is a menace to public
rights , und unless something Is done , nnd
that , too , immediately , the day is not far dis
tant when tlio people of this country are
bound hand and foot and condemned to per-
potnul bondage.
"Tho people of this state nro cocmlrnnt of
the above facts , und their appeals year after
year for relief have been laughed to scorn ,
and It remains only for some stronger means
lo bo used , and that Is government control of
nil railroads.
"This Is a question that takes precedence
over many important ones that are now agi
tating thu public mind. And the question
wo ask ourselves is whether or not It is better
for the people to submit themselves and their
business to the tender mercies of the railroad
trust or to the government of our country ?
"The principal objections made against the
government control and ownership is that
competition will bo destroyed ami that thu
vast increase of patronage of the government
would bo dangerous to our republican insti
tutions. The llfht objection is as untenable
as the latter.Vltlionoman controlling the
piincipal roads of this codntry competition
will bo ns much destroyed as it Is now be
tween Sownrd and Lincoln , where the Chicago
cage , Burlington & Qulncy is the owner of
both lines of railroad. Competition will bo
destroyed In cither case and it resolves Itself
down to the ono question whether or not
the profits go into the pockets of the
ono man or go to the government.
If the masses were to determine this ques
tion there would bo ouo unanimous voice in
favor of government control.
"Tun second argument Is absurd. There Is
no corner of this union that Is free from rail
road Influence hi ull political matters. It
enters the doors of the merchants , the sanc
tum sanctorum of tlio press , and the courts
of our states and nation , always taking nn
nctivo part from the election ol a chalrmai :
of n board of village trustees to the election
of n president of the United States savagely
holding buck in its ranks those who wouli
break from Its corrupting embrace and do
tcilorullng Influence. If the government
should take the control , this growing danger
to the people's rights would bo forever re
moved. The civil service rules could bo
strictlv carried out , where removals cannot
take place without cause , and ability and per
sonal merit alone , and not political influence ,
would bo ttio test for advancement.
"Tho croWneU heads of Europe have
operated railroads In a very satisfactory
manner. And can it bo said that a
government of the people , for and by
the people is so dishonest and cor
rupt that wo cannot trust it with
the same power , or must wo continue to trust
to the Jay Goulds and Vanclerbilta and Kock-
afellcrs.
"I bellovo In the government control and
also believe that a commencement should be
made by foreclosing the lien of the govern
ment against the Union Pacific railroad and
taking possession of the sumo , and trust that
your excellency will bring the matter before
our legislature so that they can send a momo-
rinl to congress and bring the question to an
Issue before the people of the country.
"I believe that the government Is even
going to try the experiment. Tlio time Is
now nnd the place Is here In Nebraska , by
foreclosing the lien of the ( rovernmont on the
Union Pacific railroad. Tlio road is worth
the first mortgage bond , which the govern
ment has to pay anyhow , and could lose noth
ing by taking the rond.
Tlio trial could bo made , and if the experi
ment was successful on this one road , the
ways and means could be provided by the
government to take charge of ull other roads ,
and nt the same time the most gigantic trust
this world has ever seen will bo nipped in the
bud. The government will settle n loug-
standing debt wl'h an Insolvent creditor.
"Tho question should have a starting point
from our state , through our state legislature.
Tha cry of J Individuals goes unheeded , and
If Nebraska through her chief executive
causes our legislature to speak on this subject
our representatives will obey their will. It
only resolves itself down to ono question ; the
will of the corporations or the will of the
peoplo.
"I will say in conclusion that I have men
tioned these facts because I nm about to ro-
tlro from ofllco , whcro for six years I have
labored to restore some of the rights of the
people of the state Jthat have been stolen
from thorn by the continued encroachments
of the railroad corporations , but 1 urn sorry to
say that I have discovered that the people
cannot obtain any relief under existing con
ditions nnd believe that the best way to relieve -
liovo the people from the Impending danger Is
for the government to take the absolute con
trol of the railroads of our country. "
Pollock and Patterson.
Last Wednesday evening Mr. T. II. Pollock
and Miss Llda Patterson were united in
marriage In the parlors of the bijou Hotel
Hiloy of Plattsmouth. The ceremony was
performed by Kov. Mr. Bntrd of that city
assisted by Uov. Mr. Kcrr who , for some
tlmo past , has been connected with Bellevue
The parlors and the bay window In
which the couple stood when the nuptial cor-
oniony was performed were banked with
flowers , the effect of the whole being that o
a partorlo in the Juno tlmo. The groom was
attended by Mr. Jainos Pollock of Platts
mouth and the brldo by Miss Lucy Wolcott
of Weeping Water , the weddlnc march being
performed by Miss Edith Patterson who
with artistic skill , presided at the plans.
Ttio groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs
Thomas 1'atterson , and the bride the daugli
tor of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Patttorson o !
Pluttstr.outh and a cousin of Mr , Joscpl
Campbell of Tin : lUi : : .
The brldo was nttlrod in a cream colorei
brocaded silk , which but enhanced her rnro
personal charms.
After the ceremony the wedding party adJourned
Journod to the dining room where Host Van
iminm had spread the most elaborate am
aplR'tliing tables over set under similar clr
cumstancos in that city.
Tbo groom Is ono of the confidential clerks
in the Frst National bank of Plattsmouth ,
nnd hundreds of friends congratulate him
upon his nuptials.
High Five.
The Premier high five club was enter
tained at the hospitable homo of Mrs. Moritz
Meyer last Wednesday evening. Eleven
spirited games were played , after which de
lightful refreshments were served. Mrs. A
Haas was the lucky winner of the high prize
n pretty silver botLboimlore , and Mrs. S
Kutz won the consolation prize , u huudsom
suchot. Mr. Lobman carried off the gentle
men's high prlzo whllo Mr. Aaron Calm won
the booby , a quaint tobacco pouch. Th
members of the club nro Mr. nnd Mrs. Merit
Moyor. Mr. and Mrs Max Meyer , Mr , nm
Mrs. H. Polnck , Mr. and Mrs. S. Katz , Mr
and Mm. Martin Calm , Mr. and Mrs. Allter
Calm , Mr. and Mrs. I. Now , Mr. and Mrs
Lobman , Mr. and Mrs. Hoyu , Mr , and Mrs
H. Hutu.
V11Y CONTINUE THE FARCE ?
Futllo Efforts of Prohibitionists to Prove
Outrages on Election Day.
DENIALS MADE BY ALL PARTIES ,
Contestant's Attorney's Fall to Show
a Single liiHlanoo of IiiteiTor-
cnuu with a , Voter's Itlghts
lit ttio I'olls.
Interest In the contest Is waning rapidly ,
ns spectators about tlio Hoyd tnblo can only
icar of continued pcaco timl good will on
election day niul other things that they til-
ready know. At tlio 1'owers tnblo the stock
of prohibitionists Is apparently running low
and the contestant's ' attorneys tire now glad
to offer the evidence of parties who Imvo
oven heard tlmt assaults were madebutItnow
nothing of it personally.
S. K. Hush was the first witness examined
yesterday morning In behalf of Mr. Powers.
He said ho was u lawyer , and had visited the
polls on election day to see what was going
Ho saw one or two drunken men a few
blocks from the polls in the Third ward , and
hoard ono of them say ho was hungry for
prohibitionists ; did not see anything that
was a menace to the llfoof nry prohibitionist'
based upon what ho saw and heard , ho
could not say that n person ped
dling prohibition tickets would ho
in danger - of oven bodily harm ;
peddled tlcl'cts for Boyd at the iourth pro-
cmctofthn Fourth ward the greater part of
the day und saw ninnv republicans voting for
the democratic candidate for oovornor.
James O. Alton , a colored man , was next
sworn. Hud lived In Omuliii sovcntccnycun.
Voted the republican ticket and for the
amendment nt the first precinct of the Third
ward. Peddled tickets and remained there
nil day. Was sure ho voted for the amend
ment.
Cross-Examinod The election passed very
quietly. Had seen many rougher ones und
somu that were "lots pcaccuhlur , " Could not
tell how ho voted on the judgeshin amend
ment. Is engaged in no business whatever.
Heads the Lincoln Call mid New York Voice.
The man conducting the con test again inter
rupted to state that the olllclnl returns might
show prohibition votcsbuttlioy did not show
as many as they hail proven to have been
voted. Ho was advised by Mr. Offut to get
sworn evidence into the record and not od-
vance his unsupported statement.
During the cross-examination of Allen , Mr.
Offut stated Unit ho liked to hoar the witness
talk , as ho was born hi the south himself and
had n colored "mammy. "
"Tho colored fdlks are nlco people , aren't '
they J" ho inquired of the witness.
"Why , some of 'em Is , " was the reply , "an"
some of 'cm is as mean as any of the white
folks. "
The laugh which ensued was engaged in by
everybody.
At the noon hour nn adjournment on this
side of the cuso was taken until Monday
morning nt 0 o'clock , .vhon Cashier Davis of
the First National bunk will again bo placed
upon the stand.
Christian lloslckor , a painter at the Union
Pacific shops , was tlio llrst witness called
on the Boyd side of the house.
Ho was a candidate for county
commissioner on the Independent ticket at
the lust general election. Ho said that the
election was very quiet and peaceable. Ho
formerly lived in Utfca and in New York
Ity , and ho found the election the most
rderly that ho over saw. It was fur more so
linn ho over witnessed in Now York under
ho Tweed regime. Ho saw nothing that
vould indicate that there was any truth in
no stories told by the prohibitionists und ho
id not bellovo them.
John T. Clurho was the next witness and
10 was still on the stand at the hour of ad-
ournnicntnt noon. His examination was con-
Incd to what ho saw on the day of election.
lo repeated the sumo story of prevailing
icace.Jqulot and good will. At noon ho was
ixcused until o'clock.
The cross-examination of Mr. Clorko was
onttnued In the afternoon. Ho was certain
liat the great interest felt in the defeat of
irohlbltion was what caused the unusually
arge representation of business men about
no polls.
Charles Wusncr sworn Have resided at
irand island for nineteen years. Voted
hero at the last general election in the Second
end ward. Saw Mr. Whitney and Mr. Law-
oil challenging for the prohibitionists. They
challenged principally old residents of the
vard , well known citizens , and delayed the
vote so much that at 10:30 only about
thirty or forty votes had been cast. The
mayor , at the request of the judges. In
structed the marshal to clear the room of the
people standing about. There was no at-
.oinpt to prevent nnvono from voting for
. 'owers or any other candidate , or for
ho prohibitory amendment. The elec-
ion there was quiet and orderly.
Lawton und Whitney dolled Mr. Tloyco to
have thiMii arrested and lie swore out a war
rant for them for having challenged him in
order to obstruct the ballot , ho being an old
resident und well known citizen. Whitney
Ived in the ward and know the voters ttioro.
Lawton did not reside in the ward. Whitney
is In the real estate business and I nm engaged
in thosnmo business. Ho has known mo
eight or iiino yours , yet ho challenged my
vote. Ho bus lived within fotr ( blocks of mo.
Lee and Strong ot iho independent party
brought a contest against Hall on account of I
alleged trouble in this ward , but the contest
has been dropped.
Cross-examined Am n republican. Don't ,
know Whitney's politics. Uon't know that
ho is a republican. Know that his son is
a democrat. A police officer was at the polls
all day. Shoved Whitney aside when no
challenged my vote. Ho gave no ro.ison for
tils challenge. Huknew that I was a legal
voter. ThtnK that Is a democratic ward.
Was a member of the Bunkers' and Business
Men's association. Did not naturalize any
citizens.
A. 1' . Tukoy , sworn Have resided in Ne
braska twelve years. Was judge of election
nt the First precinct of the Fourth ward at
the lust general election. Was there all'day ,
and saw no trouble , jostling or acts
of violence. Huvo voted in Maine
and Minnesota , and this was fully as
orderly an election as I ever saw.
Heard no complaints of anyone about not be
ing allowed to vote. Am n real estate man.
Saw prohibition ticket peddlers about the
polls. Captain Lyons was ono of thorn. Saw
no ono molcbt him. Ho was close to the win
dow several times during the day. No voters
were challenged. About two-thirds of the vote
was cost before 2 o'clock , and It was largely
a vest pocket voto. There was n larger rep
resentation of the bqttcr element than I over
saw before at the polls.
J. C. Oyorum sworn Was at the First
district of the Third ward on the day of
election and saw Hev. Mr. Shinn there.
Ho challenged about every other voter for
fully half an hour. About fifty voters complained -
plained that Mr. Shiun was not a voter in
that ward , and an ofllcor told him several
times to getaway from the window. Ho was
u largo man and took up more of the window
than was loft for the voters. Ho said some
times that ho know n voter did not live In the
ward. Ho refused to leave the polls and an
oftlcer throw him away from the window ,
telling him that if ho returned ho would ar
rest him. Mr. Shlnn acknowledged that ho
did not live in the ward. There was o llttlo
oxi-ltomeut over Shlnu's conduct , but after
ho loft everything was quiet.
Cross-examined Am a painter. The of-
llcor leu Mr. Shlnn u few feet and told htm
to keep away from the polls , as ho had no
right to challenge in a ward whcro ho did not
live and obstruct voters. Saw no drunken
men about the polls.
L. A. Goldsmith , sworn Am n saloon
keeper. Have resided in Omaha eight yours.
Voted at the last general election at the First
precinct of the Third ward , and was there nil
day. IJov. Mr. Shlnn was there nod we
stood opposite each other as challengers.
There wore several challengers , and wo
agreed to keep back from the win
dow , Mr. Smun among the num
ber , and wo nil stopped away.
Mr. Shlnn went back to the window , but
finally was persuaded to leave again und an
otllcor went to the corner with him , as ho
said ho was willing to keep away from the
window but did not want to go through the
crowd , Ho challenged my voto. The crowd
was good natured and Mr. Shinn gave mo his
card. The only trouble was between young
Pat Ford and O'llrlen. Ford was n special
policeman and ho pulled U'Drlen olT the
ix > reh , They are both democrats.
Cross-examined Saloons were closed on
election day. They opened in the evening
after the polls were closmHand some wo reopen
open In the morning bcfori ) | ho polls opened ,
Court adjourned at 4 o'elflj.vif until 10 o'clock
Monday morning. , *
A Sugar Dct lfelati ,
WASIIINOTOX , Dec. 20. Acllug on the nd
vice of the attorney general the treasury de
partment has decided that ttio provision In
section 211 of the tariff act , for refining im *
l > oi ted sugar In bond li nppltcaolo only to
sugars In solid form nnd not to molasses.
Itlllfllilo
The entertainment given Friday night nt
the Hillside Congregational church was well
attended and was the best of the kind given
lor somu time In this church , The selections
were alt well rendered , especially those of
the Misses Evnns , Loggctt , Colby and Holi
day and Messrs. Fostncr , Fcnton and Gellon-
beck. Mr. Festnor's zither playing was
heartily applauded and ho would have re
sponded to the second cncoro hut for the late
ness of the hour. Messrs. Gollcnbeck and
Uumgardncrniso gave some very line selec
tions on tlio banjo.
SOUTH OJl.tn.l XEll'S.
Special Mail Service.
Postmaster Glasgow states that no has lot
the contract for the special mall service to
Lewis II. Potts. The mails will bo carried to
the Union depot , Omaha , at S o'clock a. in.
mid nt " o'clock hi the evening.
Cttilnhy Kiro Coiupiiuy Daiion.
The flro department of the Cudnhy packIng -
Ing company gave n social and dance Friday
cvculnir. Vennto's orchestra furnished the
"
music. Twenty-live couples joined In the
grand * march , led by Captain John M.
IJItchoy and Mrs. Phillips. ' The office was
used for tinncltiL' and a musical onlertnia-
mcnt was Riven in the parlors. A sumptu
ous banquet was servec.
Clan Gordon locution.
Clan Gordon , No. 0.1 , Order of Scottish
Chins , elected the following ouleers Friday
evening : A. C. Troup , C. ; H. Lowrio ,
T. ; J. French , chaplain ; Frank II.
Ciiutlle. recorillutf secretary ; H. A. Me-
Furluml , iltmnclul secretary ; T. Falconer ,
treasurer ; J. C. Buchanan , 6. u. ; Alexan
der Lynll , J. II. ; W. H. Ituthciford. J. ; A
Duncan , \ \ ' . ; A. B. Uutherford. S. ; H. Mo
Dontild , physician ; George \v. McDonald ,
piper. Trustees H. Drown , W. U. Drum-
moud and Jehu Wilson.
Notes About the CHy.
Emll Strauss of the Cudnhy ofllco force is
in Chicago.
Mrs. C. W. Phclns hus gone to Schuyler
for a visit.
Mr. and Mrs. Ell II. Doud have returned
from Chicago.
George II. Masson lias returned from
Pluiuwcll , Mich.
Fred Suunders Is confined to his room with
a painful abscess.
Mrs. Albert Sloano has gone to Loup City
to visit a daughter.
Constable Andrew A. Donnelly is confined
to his room with fover.
J. P. and Michael Murphy will sojourn u
fortnight with friends in McCooic.
A , V. Miller has reuiovod to the Brandos
block , Twenty-fourth and N streets.
N. W. Wells of the Cudnhy fo-co has gone
to Baltimore , Md. , to spend the holidays.
Misses Ella Donnell , Lotltia Scunlon and
Mary J. Kenney will go to Denver to visit
frleiids.
Patrick C. Qulnn of the Cudahy flro de
partment loft last evening for Chicago for a
fortnight's visit.
William L. Grcgson of the ofllco force at
the packing houses of Swift & Co. has re
turned from St. Louis.
Ulchard Fcnnosy anil Michael McNnmoo
will go cast to spend the holidays. U'hoy
will spend New Years in Chicago.
Superintendent A. C. Foster of the pncltlnt ?
houses of Swift & Co. Is in Ashland , assist
ing in the construction of the new ice houses.
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The I'OHC IMnstiqtic.
The pose plustiquo craze , and now the
pose plnstiquo fad. Those who saw Genc-
viovo Thompson last season in her statue
poses remember a very graceful and
pretty woman whoso Grecian draperies
and attitudes mildly suggested certain
famous statuary. This season the statue
pose will bo carried out with great atten
tion to detail , says the Now York \Vorld.
Dress , make-up , wigs , will bo quite as
important as the attitudes , and the pose
plastiquo will have a run as a drawing ;
room entertainment. One , two or three
moving statues may bo scon upon a par
lor stage , hung severely In folds of black
cambric. The lights are all turned out
save the lantern whioh illumines the
stngo , bringing out in sharp relief the
pobour or posouro , as the case may bo.
Wo will take for granted that you are
a Dolsartlnn and accomplished in nil
lithe , supple turns of the body and facial
expressions convoying all the passions
of the soul. If you tire of the ioinlnlno
gender your costume must bo a simple
little gown of white cashmere or cheesecloth -
cloth , cut in Parthonin-llko fashion ,
falling loose from the low neck and
drawn in a hit nt the waist with a loose
ly knotted white cord. Your wig must
bo white and the hair caught in a eronu-
ino Psycho knot at the base.
Neck , arms , fuco and hands must b
whitened , and then you are ready to
poso. A limn must woiir a sort of Roman
toga , white tights nnd buskins , and a
white wig. All sorts of beautiful plas-
tiques may bo done by u graceful man
and woman together. At a Sorosis en
tertainment at the Cordova the other
evening Edith Chalmers , the young
Canadian who does this sort of thing nd-
niinibly , created a sensation with her
her pupils , a youth as graceful as n ,
fawn and with the face of u young Au-
gustus. "Tho Storm , " "Paul and Vir
ginia , " "Tho Carnival , " are all suitable
subjects for poses , besides hundreds-
others , including representations of jeal
ousy , consolation , temptation , protec
tion , in fact nil sorts of subjects will
easily suggest themselves to the poseur.
Soil , low music , accompanies the posing ,
changing from grave to gay , according
to the subject of the plastiquo , and a
very pretty and now entertainment is
provided. Dresden china effects are spe
cially attractive in those plastiques.
A'Alnii'o Idea.
Hero is n man's idea of what the per
fect woman should bo , for some sweet
girl to cut and paste in her scrap
book , says the Now York Sun.
First of all , bocuus.'q , ho Is a man , ho
insists that the perfect woman shall
always bo well dressed , in as much taste-
as tlio silly fashion of the day will allow ,
and in such a way n's "to bet oil her
beauty when she is young ; to make her
scorn still beautiful wlfou she is past her
youth , and to lildo the ravages of tlmo
when she Is old. "
She must bo sympathetic , and not talk
so ao to show how clover she is , but to
bring out tho.bcst points of. tlio man she
is talking to.
She must bo intelligent and gracious ,
us well as sympathetic , and always a
woman , of whom o her women th'ink
und speak well.
She must love everything that is
beautiful and good , and hate everything
that is coarse and ugly.
And tlio man who has sot forth this
comprehensive little gospel of woman-
hooa , which every girl would do well to
road , mark and inwardly digest , is nonc >
other than Waller IK'sunt.
Ruskin gives dressing , also , ns ono of
the three cardinal virtues which every
womanly woman must possess , and says
that woman should always "dross beau
tifully , not finely , unless on occasion ,
and then very llnoly nnd beautifully ,
too. " It would appear that , in con
sideration of rullnoa inon , true women
are queens of the realm by right dlvlno ,
nnd lose Homothtng of their high pre
rogative when their robes of state are
shabby nnd crumpled ,
ll'TTFRS ' FllV\I ( \ TI1F PFflPlF
JL/Lil lulYO 1Iwili lilu IJjulLlvi
A Suggestion for Saving the Time of the
Supreme Court.
TOO MANY DECISIONS IN WRITING.
Money fur tlio Support of
Jails and 1'oor House * ) Govern
ment Construction of Hullronils
The Usury QuoUlun.
McCooic , Neb. , Dec. 19. To the Editor of
Tin : Bin : : I dcslro to take advantage of your
liberal offer to express my Ideas on the sub
ject of "necessary legislation , " and mora es
pecially in regard to relieving our already
overburdened supreme court.
Bad the amendment to the constitution , In
creasing the number of supreme Judges , car
ried , it would have for the tlmo being facili
tated business , and probably the docket
would have been cleared up , but oven this
would have afforded but temporary relief ,
ns in n few years oven flvo Judges would bo
overwhelmed with the number of cases that
dally ix > ur Into the onlco of the clerk of the
supreme court.
If the coming legislature would amend
section 18 of chapter 10 of the revised
statutes , which now provides tnat the
supreme court must lllon wiittcii opinion In
nil questions that eotno before It , nnd sub-
stltuto In Its pluco a section with sonic pro
vision similar to thu following :
"Tho opinions o ! the supreme court on all
questions brought before it shall ho
rendered orally , and no opinion shall ho
written for publication unless a majority of
the Judges of the supreme court determine
tlmt the points Involved nro new nnd Unit
such opinion will add something of import
ance to the Jurisprudence of the state ; In
which case the Judges shall ofllclnlly certify
to said fact before same shall bo printed in
the oftlclul reports. "
As ills novv the tlmo of the supreme court
is to u considerable extent taken with writing
opinions in cases which nro ncltuor now or
novel , and an oral opinion would sufllco as
well ns ono written out at great length.
lu a great majority of cases where there is
an oral agreement by tlio attorneys , the
Judges of the supreme court would have no
difficulty in reaching a conclusion and imme
diately passing on the questions Involved , and
as there would bo no opinion to prepare could
pass on to another cuso. And lu cafes whcro
the Issue is submitted on briefs , but n few
minutes of examination woud bo required m
n majority of the cases to determine whether
there were tiny "novel" questions presented ,
An amendment to section IS would per
haps out off a part of the "perquisites" of the
supreme court reporter , but his loss would bo
the gain of the yooplo of the state at largo ,
and instead of the supreme court being "two
years behind , " in a short tlmo would bo
caught up mid there would bo some hope of
getting a decision In matters whcro the do-
clsioa of the highest court In the state is do-
slrcd on the questions at issue.
As It is now , it is possible to wear out or
practically bankrupt n poor litigant , and in a
measure defeat Justice , as it takes about five
years from the time of the commencement of
the case In the district court to get a decision
in the supreme court of the stuto.
And now as the amendment providing for
additional Judges was defeated , and ns I think
through an honest but mistaken desire to reduce -
duce expenditures , let the coming legislature
adopt a measure substantially as above out
lined and in this way relieve our overbur
dened supreme court. Hunii W. COL.I : .
MociiHO Money and the Schools ,
Wn.sosvn.LE , Neb. , Dec. 18. To the Edi
tor of Tin : Bus : You will not find my name
in your list of subscribers , but for all that I
road several copies of TUB Bru curing the
last campaign. I conclude that you tire sin
cerely In favor of any means that will lessen
the evils of intemperance out that you be
lieve , ns I do , that moro cm bo done under
the present laws than with a nominally prohi
bitory law and joints. But , Mr. Editor , I
think there might bu a chungo made in the
use of the license money that would have a
better moral effect than to apply It to the
school fund. Wo do not need saloon licenses
to educate our children. But If such money
could bo used to support Jails and poorhouses
and to prosecute criminals , I think prohibi
tion might see how Just it was for the saloon
keeper to pay for thodamago ho does. I
write to you because I know that if the Idea
strikes you favorably you will know how to
present it and can secure the change.
Mils. G. O. Btmxs.
The Construction of Jtnilrondi.
Oscr.ou , Neb. , Dec. 20. To the Editor of
TIM : BIE : The railroad question in Nebraska
Is certainly a leading question , in which the
cry of class legislation will not cease till the
government considers the interests of the
people , in preference to being the collecting
agent ana guardian of the present system of
railroadlsm.
I bellovo the best way to solve the railroad 1
question is for the government to build rail
roads , issuing guaranteed currency for the
sumo , payable twenty years , or more , after
date ; and 11 ko the "greenbacks , " a legal ten
der for all debts , public and private. The j
earnings of the roads may DO used to redeem i
the sumo.
The greatest benefit to ho gained from this
system would bo :
1. Increase in volume of currency.
2. Labor for the unemployed.
! ) . Cheap rates of transportation.
With u railroad between Now York and
Omaha constructed on this plan , Nebraska
fanners would get their produce to New
York for less than it now costs to got it to
Chicago. JOHN H , AXDEKSON.
The Usury QucHllon.
PAI.MVUA , Neb. , Deo. SO. To the Editor of
THE BEE : Your invitation to the readers of
TIII : BEE to send in their respective views of
the leading issues of the day meets with my
approval , and 1 will lay before your readers
my opinions of tbo usury laws and their cure.
It Is a well known fact that all the usury laws
of our several states are failures. Now the
question arises , can this evil not bo mot ! t
answer unhesitatingly that it can by the
homeopathic principle of "shnilia similibus
curanter" llko evils cure like evils.
Let tlio general government loan to
the several states , taking their bonds
at 1 per cent , the stuui loaning the
money borrowed to the citizens at a per
cent , under the same laws that rcguInto our
school laws. It may bo said that this would
create a redundancy of currency , or in other
words inflation , but when wo reflect that the
loaning fraternity would at once liiul their
loans paid up , and of course would be com
pelled to come down to the invel of the gen
eral government , and Instead of an Increase
it would only unloclc the treasuries ilot of
Uncle Sam but of the shylocks ,
Now in this Idea wo would bolvo two problems
.
lems llrst , wowould supply the volume of
currency needed , secondly usury would bo
abolished , and nil violators of the law dis
posed of at one foil swoop. This plan need
not interfere with our beautiful national elas
tic banking system , for If the business men
would rather borrow of the national bank at
10 per cent , who is to say nay I
JOHN S.
lemming Ploiuls Guilty.
Chief Seavoy received word from Kirk-
wood , 111. , yesterday to the effect that Frank
Morris , alias Lannlng , who was arrested In
Omaha some tlmo ago with a largo amount of
money m his pockets , had pleaded guilty to
the charge of grand larceny. Ho was sent to
the reform school. The i 185 that had been
lying hero since It was taken from Lannlng
was forwarded to the owner.
Your l.nst Clinnco.
This evening will bo the lost chance to see
Donnelly and ( Jlrnrd in their funny comedy ,
"Natural Gas , " in a now meter. Since seen
hero last season many Important changes
have taken iilaco , both In tlio picco nnd the
company. The present company In the main
Is thu strongest Donnelly and Girard huvo
over had.
OIMMI Ted ty.
In some way the Impression has gained
currency that the Orrmlin nrt exhibition would
bo closed on Sunday. This is n mistake.
The exhibition , will bo open today , both
afternoon nnd evening , Just the same ns on
week dnys.
I'o.stonlco Grades liaised.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Tlio following
fourth class postofllces will bo raised to
the third or presidential class January 1 :
liny Springs , Nob. ; Dumlep , Harrlsburg ,
Kclthsburg , Kosubiu' ' . Augusta , Hamilton.
Ill , ; Dexter nud Elkadcr , la. ; Lake Mills nnd
Bayflold , Wls.
Tin ; KVoijtinoN OF WOMAN.
Man IlnHlird , Tint She Ilns followed
Closely in Ills Footstep * .
Wn can notice everywhere tlmt man
has taken the load , on the whole , In the
process of social evolution , but that
sooner or later woman has followed In
each stop , writes T. W. Illgglnson in
Harper's Ba/.ar. Thus a woman can
now go about the streets with n freedom
which an unarmed man did not always
enjoy. It Is not thrco hundred years
since the toilettes of man Implied IVB
much elaboration , ns much OXUOIIBO , and
ns much tlmo as did those of woman at
the same period , and far moro than the
toilettes oven of refined women now con
sume. Men have reduced all that
magnificence to a simple working cos
tume , varied by an evening dress suit of
plain black , and the great mass of
women now tend In the same direction.
Even the daughter of luxury lays aside
splendor for her tennis dress. Any
great change , within the limits of mor
ality , that comes over the social habits
of men Is sure to bo rolloctod u century
or two later In these of women. It is a
curious fact pointed out by philologists
that many of the terms now most often
applied to women were once applied
with equal freedom to men , as girl ,
hoyden , shrew , roquotte , wlteli , terma
gant , jade , all of whioh have now passed
out of tibo except for women. It is , I
believe , the same in French with the
word dame. Now the same thing that
hus gradually happened to these words
has taken place with many soelnl usages
that have boon wholly changed for men ,
and only partially changed for women ;
but they nro undergoing the alteration
nevertheless. Women are no longer
expected to bo wholly absorbed in their
homo duties uny moro than they are
expected to go veiled on the street.
Indbcd , a larger part of these homo du
ties have boon taken from thorn ; they
are not expected to do any moro spin
ning or weaving , for instance , and tbo
tlmo which that once cost , if it Is not to
ho wholly wasted , may well go to tbo
cultivation of their own minds and the
healing of the world's Borrows. They
have ceased to bo moro dependents or
appendages , and there is nothing left
oi-thom but to go on and ho individuals.
The Management of [ Cliildron.
If you would BOO a woman or a child
graceful , beautiful and charming , you
must find ono that is loved , says Har
per's Uiunr. The child tlmt dreads to
ho corrected or criticised for every word
or movement never has a manner of o'.p-
ganoo or an expression of charm. Fill
your child's houl with an ideal of good
'manners , of benevolence and beauty ;
toacli it abstractly to dislike vulgarity ,
bollishness , rudeness , and to fool that
you love and admire It , and expect of it
charming nrinnorH , and the work is ac
complished.
It is impossible for a slave to have anv
stylo. If yon would have your child
dignified , you must treat it with dignity.
It is wrong to correct a child in public.
Any proud child feels degraded by it. It
should bo a case of dire necessity when
you find fault with u child before
strangers , and to destroy a child's pride
is to do him an irreparable injury. Take
advantage of borne intimate hour when
parent nnd child are alone together , and
then lot the parent tenderly explain
how the child has behaved ill the day
before or that morning , nnd why the
child's conduct was wrong , and how it
should have behaved , and show the
child that the parent respects it and
loves it , and believes in its capacity to
do all good things. This will have the
effect of punishment , when tno child is
in a state of excitement and the parent
usually angry.
Got in the habit of explaining the
reason of things to your child. Lot
there bo as little confusion in its mind
ns possible , Above all , keep the fact of
your love uppermost In tlio child's
mind , and let it understand that you
Jiavo no wish to domineer over it. only
that being older and wiser , and loving
the child so much , you would save it
from its Inexperience , that this is your
duty , that you are teaching it to bo its
own master.
Jf your child is cross , do not punish
him , but distract his mind from the
subject that annoys him. If ho con
tinues to bo cross , suspect his stomach ,
and n sure yourself that this is in per
fect order ; a troubled digestion is the
root of bad temper.
A Minute With Oulda.
Mine. Ouidu , us she is fain illarly called ,
is the most Bought after and at the same
ttmo tbo most acrimonious woman in
European society. As a hostess she is
said to bo most charming , says the Now
York World ; as a guest slio is both
feared nnd dreaded. Not long ago she
was ono of a dinner party In n London
house , the other guests being Mrs.
Campbcll-Prnod , author of "Affinities ; "
Mrs Lynn Lynton , Mrs. Herman Morl-
vnlo , Rider Haggard , George Mnnvillo-
Fonn , Jubtln McCarthy and Mr. nnd
Mrs. Edmund Russell. When Mrs. Rus
sell was being presented she anticipated
her hostess and with irresistible gra-
ciousncss advanced to the erratic writer ,
baying : 4Ono scarcely needs an Intro
duction to Mine. Oulda , whom everybody
knows. "
"HumphI" ejaculated the author of
"Puck. " I pity Mmo. Ouidu if she had
to know everybody , " and bottled back
behind the big black fun she always
carries.
Mrs. Lynn Lynton quietly remarked ,
"Now are you not disenchanted ? "
"No , " was the reply. "I will not bo
disenchanted. Slip ( Oulda ) who wrote
'Under Two Flags , ' is the Ouida I know
nnd ndoro. "
"Oh , yes ! you come from Now Eng
land , I see , " bald Mrs. Lynton , to which
Mrs. Rubsell replied :
"Yes , where she is loved in spite of
her mannerisms. 'Mine. Oulda could
swim in the tears that Now England
alone lias shed over her books. "
Oulda in society is , to say the least ,
queer , her indilToronco to the conven
tionalities amounting to audacity. She
wears her hair cropped oil in a jagged
way as nearly on a line with her oars nn
a Bleockor street mother trims tlio wig
of her small boy. She is never on her
foot. As soon as she enters a drawing-
room she starts for n couvorsutlouul or
round-framed corner chair , into which
she falls in an attitude best described as
sitting on her hip. She is never with
out n big black fan. Any ono who cares
to moot the lady must go to her , and it
makes no difference who tlio lion hunter
may bo she never rises or in any way
changes her position. If the now comer
is unintaroBUng up goes the huge fan
like a Kcrcon , and tonmkotho cut doubly
fatal she will carry on aa audlblo and.
ollubivo conversation with KOIHO lady on
the other side.
MORSE'S ' ,
Dolls , ToyB , Innoy Qoodi Now Art D
partmont ,
Op on Momlny Night till to O'Clook-
Men ICNpcelnlly Invited
New Uolli Opened
livery
Times may bo hard with somebut cor-
talnly the majority of people have plenty
of money to spend. Never In the history - "
tory of o'ur business have wo handled tha
quantity of goods that wo are now bulling.
ART DEPARTMENT.
Lumps , bronzes , tea kettles , hrlc-a-
brae , statuary , etc. , In our now art room
nro lovely. They nro all now nnd wlth
out doubt have boon the greatest attract
tlons to the THOUSANDS who visit ua
each day.STORK
STORK DIRECTORY.
Unsoment or 1st floor : Lovely prest
onts , bron/.cs , clocks , china , vases am }
all kluus of lamps , housekeeping goods ,
etc.
etc.Main
Main or 2ml floor , reached from 10th
or Farniun street : Silks , dross goodti ,
pocket books , men's furnishing
goods , boys' clothing , holiday books nnoj
our celebrated art room with cut glass
silverware , statuary , bronzes , ok1.
3rd floor , reached from Faniamstreotl
Ladles' silk hosloi'V , underwear , art do-
nnrlmont , sofa pillows , c ushioiiH , rib *
uons , handkerchiefs , shoes , utc.
1th tloor : Sealskin garments , cloaKH ,
furs , corsets , muslin undorwonr , chil
dren's cloaks , etc.
5th floor : Rugs , carnets , portieres ,
draperies , fancy China sllkii , Hilk tnpos *
try , tnblo covers , flro screens , brass beds.
6th floor : Toys , dolls , guns , horses ,
games , &c.
Olh floor : mall order dojiartmcnt ,
storerooms and maiuifacturliig rooms.
Tlio largest and best retail store In
the whole west. Open tonight. Coma
and see our Dolly's Dream and Bit ftalo )
Bill's reception on tov floor.
THIS MORSH DRY GOODS CO.
GI3N. OUBTRU'S I/AST UAM/V.
Tlio MnRRncro of tlio Srvnntli Cnvnlry
nt the Lilttle Illg Horn.
The massacre of General Ouster and
his command in tlio valley of tlio Little
Hlg Horn Juno 1 ! , " ) , 1870. and Sittinj ?
Bull's part in it are part of the hKtrry of
the border. The nlTuir has been koptfroil
in the public mind for over fourteen
years , and there is necessity foe
giving the details at length of the
horror at this juncture. Of the entire )
'
command but 'ono an Indian scout )
known us Curly alone escaped. Curly'd
account of the light , which was at first
not wholly credited , was subsequently
confirmed by Chief Gall , says tlio Chicago
cage Tribune. Tlio story , briefly , was
that Cuatorwith his live companies , sep
arated from Reno's seven , according to
Terry's orders , and moved around tlio
base of a hill through a ravine to o >
point where the Indian village in
tlio valley of the river could bo
seen. No signs of Indians had
been noted. Ujion getting sight ot
the camp Custor ordered a charge and
moved at the head of his column. Aa
the cavalry came to the river the In
dians , concealed in the underbrush ,
opened flro. Warriors came from tlio
village in hundreds upon the llrst shoot
ing. Finding it impracticable to cross
the river in the face of the fire , Custor
took ills men diagonally into the hills ,
bearing down stream. The hostilca
crossed the river confident In their num
bers , and Ouster , arranging his men in n
sort of a rude circle , prepared for
the inevitable. As long as their
ammunition hold out , the troops ,
though losing heavily , maintained
their position in spite of repeated
charges by the Sioux. The buttle con *
tinned Irom 2HO : in the afternoon , as
could he iibcortalned until shortly bcforo
sundown. Prom the lessoning of tlio
lire the Indians concluded that the am
munition was exhausted , and with n
final grand sortie killed the last of tlio
bund. The gallant Ouster was killed in
the last onslaught
During the entire slaughter Sitting
Bull was with tlio women and children ,
Chief Gall being at the head of the war *
riors.
The finding of the 815 mutilated bodies
of the unfortunates and their burial by
General Gibbon has also hbun unnalizod
by the newspapers.
Along the Rosebud and Yellowstone ,
on tlio Tongue and Llttlo Missouri , Generals -
orals Morritt , Crook , Terry and Miles
lound no end of fighting. The running
series of battles was also a series of defeats -
feats for Sitting Hull's hoslilos , although
the government troops suffered consid
erable loss , and by their rapid marches
and insufllciont food were made to suffer
much ill and loll that they earned their
full pay. The Indians receded from ono
point to another , until they at last made
a break for British America , where Sit *
ting Hull , who well know the goograph
leal boundaries , know ho was mifo.
The HiKlit Hurt of n AVI To.
Rev. Dr. A. J. Rowland of the Franklin -
lin Square Baptist church , lectured to
the young people lust night on "Ths
Right Sort of u "Wife , " says the Ualti.
moro Sun , "Almost all young people , "
ho said , "expect at some time to marry , "
It is not absolutely necessary that they
should marry , but , as a matter ol
fact , they almost all do. It is im
portant , then , that they should
consider such a subject as this.
The trouble nowadays with miirringo la
that it is too often based on mere sontl-
inont. If it were made , as it ought to
bo , a subject of reflection , and proper
wibdom were exercised , the number of
ill-assorted murriiiges would bo greatly
reduced and 'wedlock ' would boeoma
what God meant it to bo the spring ol
perpetual comfort and joy. if young
ladies value their present and otorniil
interests ns they ought , they will strive
to bo , when murriugo comes , the right )
sort of wives. If young men would bavo
themselves from life's worst burdens
and troubles , they will bo careful to so *
cure the right sort of wives.
"It is to bo feared that a great many
people regard us the right sort of a wifa
a woman who possesses beauty or nccom *
pllshmonts or money. Now , those things
are wall enough as far as they go. Bui
if they form the only qimlitlculiona ,
there will likely bo disappointment and
dissatisfaction before many years luivo
ptibsod away. Beauty is apt to fade and
accomplishments to bo forgotten , and
money to to either take wings or brlii ( |
with it a spoiled and solllsh nature.
Real wlfohood miiht found Itbolf In
deeper and more internal qualities. The
marriage relation , to bo the source and
support of life's bust blessings , must call
into activity the nobler powers ami feelIngs -
Ings of the mind and heart.
"To bo moro specific , the right sort o !
a wife will know something of the duties
of tlio homo over which she is to pro-
side. She will have tnct to manage ita
alTalrs so that it will bo the Hweotojt
place in the world for her husband and
children. She will bo a woman of intel
ligence , who will be able to understand
and sympathise with her husband in hla
biiHlness or studies. She will bo of aa
amiable disposition. She will bring to
her husband an undivided h 'apt ' ivj
heart lllled with unselfish ulfoo'tloiv'