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INGALLS ON BLAINE
Maatarly and Mordant Mental Measurement
of the'Mau from Maine.
REASON FOR THE RUIN OF HIS HIGH HOPES
ffhat Joit on Roscoe Oonkling Responsible
for later Eepublicau Reverses.
SECRET OF THE PLUMED KNIGHT'S ' POWER
'flit by Logic , But by the Peivnsivo Magio
of His Personality. "
PARALLELED WITH THE ELDER PITT
Hlrnng In Illi Aiructliin * , IntiMMD mill Un.
relenting In IIU AntlpalliliM , Ho KvoUnil
Ailuliitliin mill Miilmllrtlim
Ills 1'luco In r Utlcil History.
V1.AIM3 APPEALED
rjnnro powerfully to tlio
innBitintluii of tlio
mc'rican people than
ny other political leader -
' or of his tlino.
Ills Individuality was
Uio most Interesting
.nd Impressive of his
melioration , nna when
this personal force is
110 longer felt or re
membered it will bo diniciilt for the his
torinn of the future to detect the secret of
his extraordinary and phenomenal influence
over his coutcuipornricu , by whoso reason
nnd Judgment ho was never wholly approved ,
and by many of whom , justly or unjnstlv , ho
was suspected and distrusted , even when
most admired and applauded.
ilu was the object of irrational idolatry
and adulation , and of equally inexplicable
malediction , hut In both thcro was a slngu
lar reservation , for his political associate *
never gave him their full conlldcueo , and his
political enemies , oven in their most fervid
indictments and lampoons , felt for him a
sentiment of personal kindness. His place
In history , therefore , cannot now ho cer
tainly predicted , but it seems probable that
the historic lilainc will not have the proportions
tions of the "Blalno of Maine , " whoso name ,
with its explosive detonating rhythm , was
chanted by millions as they inarched under
Ills glittering standard and followed his fall
ing fortunes with unwavering constancy
throuch an unbroken succession of fatal ills-
nstors , culminating in defeat that involved
leaders nnd followers in Irremediable havoc
nnd destruction.
The world has novcr found the incafbn
which its Cusars fed and grow so great.
The shop ot which this nutriment was sold
Cassius could not discover , nor any envious ,
malign rival ana competitor before nor
since.
The prescription for greatness has not
been written. The laboratory in which
Kcnius is compounded has not been dis
closed. There is no receipt nor formula for
malcftig u great man , nnd of the two
'that are grinding at the sanio mill no
prophet cau foretell which ono shall ho taken
nnd which bo left. After our heroes have
been gauged and scrutinized , after their
cubic contents nnd speciflcgravlty have been
ascertained , after their capacity for speech ,
toil and accumulation has been measured ,
thcro is a subtle something that escapes
nnalysls ; that eludes the apothecary's
scruple and defies detection the un-
cliscornlblo attribute thai makes them
{ Treat and distinguishes them from
the rest of mankind. This was preeminently
nently the case with Blaino. Ho was one of
a constellation of extraoitlinary men , differ
ing In gifts , endowments , attainments and
junctions as ono star from another in glory.
His epoch was populous with great com
manders , orators , politicians , statesmen ,
men of affairs , and in every province ho was
surpassed by some contemporary. But in
what is called "popularity , " the power to
Iclncllo enthusiasm among the masses , Blaine
led and overtopped them all.
\Vlmt U I'mno ?
The passion for military glory is Insatl
nblo. The successful captain is a popular
idol , and in civil war especially lias actlvitj
Jn the Hold been considered an Indispensable
condition of renown. But although Blaine
had no unrt in the war of the rebellion as a
soldier , and was often taunted with the reproach
preach that ho sent a substitute by his ad
versaries , it Is no disparagement to Grant
nnd Sherman and Sheridan to afllrm that
they could 'not moru profoundly stir the
deeps of publlc-lccllng than ho , and that an
other ot the greatest of our military leaders
"voluntarily took subordinate ) station will1
lain In ono of the most memorable polltica
conflicts of modern times.
As a constructive legislator Ills name is no
inseparably "Associated witli any of thogrea
measures of llnanco nnd reconstruction dur
ing his service in congress. Ho had no ca
paclty for Items nor for plodding. Ills tern
jiorament was dramatic. His parliamentary
orbit was meteoric rather than planetary
He shone with a light brilliant , startling
nnd duz/ling , like tlio lightning's Hash across
n tcanpestuoiH and cloudy llrmanent , and no
the changeless blaze of the beacon burning
upon the headland to warn nnd direct tin
mariner through the storm with benelicen
nnd steady ray. Thcro was a theatrical ele
ment in his character , a tendency toward
sensations , surprises and spectacles , a dlspo
Bltlon to capture position by sudden and 1m
pctuous assault , rather than by elaborate
investment nnd approach.
But the architects of these great statutes
the builders of that fabrioof restoration rcn
ilcred necessary by the convulsions of the re
belllon , arc already forgotten. They did i
tremendous and indispensable task , but the
left no impress upon the public retina. The
nntiiiuarlan will discover them and rccon
their deeds , but no chord of love or pride vl
lirntes at the repetition of their names
There are few who can recall the authors o
the constitutional amendments , the Icgn
tender enactments , the reconstruction nicas
ures , and to the present generation Slovens
Hchenok , Spauldlng and the earlier assocl
uteb of Bhlno in congress have scarcely uvei
the distinction of tradition. They have goni ,
glimmering through tno dream of things
that wore , " iinp are not oven a schoolboy'
tale , the woildcr of an hour.
The Secret of 111 * 1'mmr.
In the large sense Blaine was not un era
tor like Webster or Simmer or Winter D.vvi.
or Conkluig. He seldom made forma
speeches , and those were uot remarkably ef
feotlvo , but he wa.i u debater of unrivalei
force , alertness nnd power. In the shari
hand-to-hand contests of the house and sen
nto he never had a superior. He often con
trnsti'd in conversation the dull , deliberate
methods uf the senate with tin
lieivo colloiiulal ilve-inlnute debate ;
of the houso. and contended that the
ohock nnd collision of the latter wvro im
tiiptiscly more effective in elucidating truth
overthrowing error and reaching great re
suits than the studied and laborious oration
which emptied the chamber and put the gal
Jerics to .sleep. On the platform or th
"stump" ho was irresistible. Ho carried hi
MUdicnccs uot by loglo or highly wrough
rhetorical | > eriods , but by the indescribable
nnd pervasive magic of his personality , ill
triumphs were more like those of a grca
singer , or a mpular aetor , duo to his own at
tribute * and faculties , and the rcsiwuslvi
sensibilities uf his hearers , more than to hi ;
theme or Its treatment. These cannot bi
trunsmlttdJ to posterity. The types ciiuno
record thorn They perish nnd dlsappo.tr
with the occasion ot their origin.
CliniiRiMl tlin C'oume of Illntorr *
Wo road the oration * of Webster , and can
mdorstan 1 why ho U groat. The ver.llct
of mankind Is Intelligible , but wo follow the
reported spoeehos of Pitt nnd Ol.i.V with
lU.tiipointmant , They do not u won tit for
ho Infatuation of tholr worshlpjrj. They
nuom commonplace In sentiment mil von-
itnictlon. The dUcreinuey is Irreconcilable.
The spell is absent. The charm has r.in-
shed. The wand of the enchanter Is broken.
And so the reported utterance of Blalne
will not convoy to posterity an adequate Im-
trosslon. They will not explain ills rein-
.ions to the constituencies h-j represented ,
, ho audiences ho sw.tyed. the conventions
10 controlled , and to the party of which ho
was so long the uncrowilo ; ! king.
In common estimation ho was a boyish , ex
uberant , unsophisticated enthusiast ; but In
'act his tnturo was calculating and cautious.
Ho had a shrewd eye for the main eh'ince.
Ho looked farther into a grindstone than
mist men. His nffectioiu wor. ? strong and
irdent , but Ills h.Urcds and antipathies were
litter , Intense and unrelenting. They
changed tint course of history , and were the
predominant factors In bringing about the
; lnal catastrophe of the ropubllc.in party.
Tliu Illnlnct-L'onklliii ; IHiisl.
History , the actual account ot mon and
events , in never written. Uesults nro nar
rated , but the causes are concealed. The
duel In the house between Blaine and Conk-
ling will have no place In our annals except
us a plcturesiuo | and entertaining incident ,
but It was the head waters of the Mississippi
of our woes. Blaine could not resist the
temptation to satirize the turkey gobbler
strut and the Hyperion curl of Colliding. It
was an amusing thrust , but it was never
forgotten nor forgiven. It aroused
the Inexorable resentment of a
haiighty , sensitive and implacable spirit.
III.MM.'fl CIUIUCTCIUSTIC I'CME IN' SPEAKIXO.
The Joke was not bad , but it was ex
pensive. It cost Dliiinn the presidency. But
for that fatal Jest ho would have been nom
inated In ISTIi. Ho was defeated by the in
domitable hostility of Conkllng and his
friends. In 1880 ho was again the most
prominent nnd formidable candidate for the
nomination. His success seemed Inevitable ,
but the resources of his great enemy were
not exhausted. Conscious that Blaine could
not bo beaten by ordinary intrigue and ma-
nocuver , the heroic appeal for a third term
for General Grant was made to the party
ho had twice led to victory. Grant was
not consulted. Ho was absent on his tour
around the world , nnd when advised of the
movement protested , although his reluo.tanco
was finally overcome. It was wanton and
cruel abuse of a noble and trusting nature ,
but it was politics. It was necessary to boat
Blaino. There was no other name with
which to conjure. The Immortal 1)00 ) inter
posed their indomitable squadrons against
tlio ambition of Blaine , and Garllcld was
nominated and elected , largely by the efforts
of Conkllng nnd Grant.
Embittered by the ascendancy of Blaine in
the new administration , and the continuance
of the warfare against his friends in Now
York , Conkllng resigned from the senate , ex
pecting to bo rp-electod immediately with
letters of marque and reprisal. Thwarted
by the efforts of the president and secretary
of state , and no longer predominant in na
tional politics , the vengeance of his adher
ents in 18S4 gave New York to Cleveland and
secured his election. This was practically
the end of the tragedy , which has now
finally closed by the death of both of the
actors , who have departed to that dark mon
archy where ambition can no longer stimu
late nor glory t'f.Ill.
Uemotely thi s same quarrel turned the
frenzied brain of Gultcau and resulted in
the death of Garliold and the succession of
Arthur , who was entitled to the nomination
in ' 8-4. But he had incurred the hostility of
Blaine by reorganizing Garlield's cabinet ,
and so the vendetta was continued and the
curtain fell on another net ot the drama
whoso epilogue was pronounced on the 4th of
March , 18'JU.
"Vunijeiinco Is 91 Inc. "
In February , 1844 , Blaine said to a friend
who asked him about his personal relations
to the pending campaign , that ho had re
ceived above 7,000 letters from different parts
of the country asking his wishes aim offering
assistanceto no ono of whlcn had he replied ,
Ho continued : "I neither expect nor desire
the nomination , hut there is ono thing I in
tend to do , and that is to prevent that man
In the white house from getting it. " His
mysterious course In the last campaign is
susceptible of a similar explanation. Ho
could not have expected to bo nominated , or ,
if nominated , to bo elected , or , if elected , to
survive his inauguration. It was strange
that ho did not , perceive that the same sinis
ter elements that used Grant to overthrow
him In 1880 were using him with similar in
sincerity to overthrow Harrison in IS'ja. '
Much that seemed inexplicable in his con
duct , in later life especially , his vacillation ,
his indecision , the absence of self-control ,
was duo to 111 health. Blaine was always a
Hypochondriac. His old friend and associate ,
Hannibal Hnmlin , said there had never been
a day since ho knew him when , if any person
told him he was looking badly , he would not
immediately return home , go to bed and send
for a doctor. This was probably good na-
lured exaggeration , but it illustrates the
morbid tendency to retrospection , which al
ways implies some obscure nervous
lesion , though It is not incom
patible with longevity. Ho had the
dread which all public men feel of
being considered an Invalid , like Crawford
of Georgia , who was a candidate f"r the
presidency when helpless from paralysis ,
his condition being sedulously concealed
from the public. No man is well who thinks
ho is ill. Ho may have no organic or fatal
ailment , but something is the matter with
him , and no man known to bo an invalid ran
cither anticipate or rationally desire the
highest distinctions of the public service.
The tremendous physical strain , the endless
repetition and routine of frivolous details ,
the irritating perplexities , the irregularity
of habits and hours , the agitationsjof am
bition and the perpetual servitude to all
classes and conditions of men exhaust the
most vigorous vitality and test the most
rebus : and rugged endurance.
An Intercut hie I'lirullel.
There Is u curious and Interesting parallel
between the closing days of Blaine and the
elder Pitt , as described by Macaulay In his
essay upon the carl of Chatham : ' 'The
fortunes of Pitt scorned to flourish ; but his
health was worse than over. Ho remained
some months In profound retirement at
Hayes , his , f.ivorito villa , scarcely moving ,
except from his arm chair to his bed and
from Ills bed to his arm chair , and often
employed bis wife as his amanuensis
in his most confidential correspond
ence. Some of his detractors whispered
that his Invisibility was to bo ascribed quite
.as much to affectation ns to gout. In truth ,
his character , high nnd splendid ns it was ,
wanted simplicity. With u genius that did
.not need the aid of stage tricks , and with u
spirit that should have been far above them ,
he hud not yet been , tnrough life , in the
habit of practicing them. It was , there
fore , now surmised that , having acquired
all the consideration which could bo derived
from eloquence and from great services to
the state , ho had determined not to make
himself cheap by often appearing in public ,
but , under the pretext of ill health , to sur
round hluisulf with mystery , to emerge only
at long intervals and on momentous occa
sions , and at other times to deliver his ora-
elm only to a few favored.votaries , who
were supiMscd to iniiKo pilgrimages to his
shrlno. If Btich wcro tils object It was for n
I Imcrfiilly attained. Never was the manic
of Ida immo no powerful : never was ho regarded -
garded by his country with such supersti
tious veneration us during this ycaruf.silence
and seclusion. "
Itlttlno'it rornoiml Sorrow * .
In addition to thcso Infirmities , Hlnlno was
the victim of n malign nnd cruel fate that
subjeotoJ him to the most intolerable per
sonal sorrows a.id bereavements. There is
no doom in the tragedies of . 'Kichylus more
somber in Us hoolcss ) desolation. 1 came
first to know him well In the preliminary
campaign ot 1870. Ho seemed then nt the
summit of earthly felicity , with an llllmlt-
able prospect of glory spread out before him.
His rlso had been rapid , and prophetic of
greater triumphs yet to eotno. Ills career
was an unbroken succession of victories.
With ample resources that enabled him to
dispense generous hospitality , and personal
finalities that disarmed partisan animosity ,
ho was the central llguro In social and ofll-
clal life at the capital. Ho was radiant
with hope. His conversation was electric
and exhilarating. It ( lashed and sclntllatod
with intellectual brilliancy. U was not n
shallow splendor that glittered and corus
cated .superficially , but an Interior
illumination that glowed with Inces
sant flame. His address was capti
vating , and his demeanor engaging. Ho was
familiar without flippancy , and possessed
that facile flexibility of adaptation which is
ono of the rarest social traits. Ills kiiowl-
edge of men and events was broad , tnotigh
not profound , and it seemed that there was
no elevation which ho mljht not Justly an
ticipate. As speaker of the house ho had
exhibited Ideal characteristics , and no exi
gency had risen to which ho had not shown
instant superiority. Ho was fortunate in
Htaturo , fc.iturcs and bearing ! in dress ,
neither a fen nor n sloven , ana in conduct
clinrly without prigglshncss or asceticism.
His years wcro in the prime , his sun at Its
meridian , and the sky without a cloud. In
nn instant the fatal bolt descended , and ho
lay unconscious on the threshold of the
sanctuary , from that moment his pathway
sloped downward to the grave.
The Itt-uliinliiR of tlio ICiul.
Every ambition was thwarted. Every
hope was blasted. Thrice defeated as a
candidate for the presidential nomination ,
once nominated and uns .ceessful at the
polls , ills health steadily declined , and a
succession of aflllctions followed such as
have befallen few or the human race. Ho
lioro them with comiwsuro and dignity.
Ono pathetic anil indignant protest broke
the silence of his wounded and suffering
spirit , at the wanton violation of the de
cencies of private life : but if the disap
pointments of his public career gave him
grief ho made no siorn nnd uttered no
complaint. Ho received the bulletins of
the convention in 18SO in the senate cham
ber , and road them with as little apparent
concern as though ho wore a stranger. Ho
betrayed no feeling as his vote declined , and
after the thirty-fourth ballot predicted the
nomination of ( Jarfleld. When the linal an
nouncement cnmo ho said : "I have accom
plished the ono thing that I desired , and that
Is the destruction of the third term idea In
this country. It will never be heard of
again 1"
After his temporary retirement ho occupied
his leisure In the composition of his "Twenty
Years of Congress , " the incomparable monument
ment of his genius , on which his fame will
largely rest. It is a remarkable tribute to
his versatile powers that the chicl victims
of his critical vivisection have had the con-
siitcrato prudence to wait for his death be
fore they ventured to reply.
IiitpiiNo Americanism.
Blaino's Americanism was a passion. His
sympathies wcro American and for Ameri
can interests. Ho was a believer in the con
tinental policy and claimed the western
hemisphere as the arena for the develop
ment of American institutions and American
dostiny. But ho made no original contribu
tions to the stock of American ideas , per
haps because none are possible and our pro
gram is complete.Ho is in popular estima
tion the representative of the theory of pro
tection to American labor , but Hamilton and
Clay wore his prototypes. Reciprocity was
the dream of Douglas and many others of
our statesmen before and since. The con
gress of American republics was a logical in
ference from the Monroe doctrine and Mr.
Clay , as secretary of state , had organized
the congress of Panama with the same pur
pose fifty years before. But If was reserved
for Blaine to reassemble thcso fundamental
principles from the past nnd emphasize their
importance to his own epoch.
IJll'IMTIlSS.
Many of tne most interesting features of
the conference at Holyoke , says the Spring
field ( Mass. ) Hcpublican , are to be found , not
in the regular meetings , but in the informal
gatherings in the vestry , or lobby , as some
of the delegates irreverently call it. Hero
things are very fur from being solemn or
sanctimonious. Pcoplo walk around with
their hats on and talk with an animation
strongly suggestive of the Stock exchange.
Occasional snatches of conversation may bo
heard that show even the most saintly of
elders can have his own opinion in regard to
his brethren and express it when there is
occasion.
"That follow , " said a benevolent looking
parson , as a handsome and dashing looking
young minister passed , "has the cheek of a
Chicago alderman. It makes mo sick to see
him around everywhere , leading in prayer
as if ho had a monopoly on the Lord's otllco
house. "
"He's a good fellow , Smith is , " said the
other timidly.
"Good fellow your grandmother 1 wouldn't
stir a step to help me out of n hole for loss
than $15 mid-expenses a Sunday ; that's the
kind of n good fellow he Is. "
How a clergyman ought to dress in the
pulpit becomes a burning question in view of
the reported resignation of Hov. Mr. Mc-
Noillo of the South Congregational church at
Bridgeport , Conn. Some time ago , says the
Boston Herald , Hov. Mr. McNcillo adopted
evening dross for his attire when preaching.
The deacons and some of the older heads ob
jected to the minister's clawhammer coat.
Some reasoned that it was not nil fult to ap
pear in a dress suit until after 6 o'clock.
Others that it looked too much like after-din
ner speaking , and ono of the deacons ob
jected to Hov. Mr. McNeillo's garo because
ho looked to the deacon 'just as if ho hud
hurried back from New York to preach after
attending those Dupow dinners nnd did not
have time to change his clothes before reading -
ing the opening hymn. Accordingly , Hev.
Mr. McNolllo has resigned his charge , and it
is probably safe to say thatthonowpreachor
in this pulpit will bo clothed with humility.
It was at a late quarterly meeting of
Seventh Day Baptist churches in Wisconsin
that two clergymen wcro to present papers
on the same day , and the question of prece
dence having arisen , Mr. A. sprang to his
feet mid said : " 1 think Brother B. ought to
have the best place on the program ; ho is an
older man than I am , and , besides is full of
his subject. " When the audience remem
bered that Brother it.'s subject was "Tho
Devil" n cheerful snulo seemed to beam
around the church. The brethren do so
enjoy these little things I
#
*
A clergyman In Scotland invited Bishop
Solwyn to preach in his church. His lord
ship gave an impressive and beautiful ser
mon , which at the same time was perfectly
plain and simple. The rector was delighted ,
and said so on meeting uno of the most
regular members cf his congregation.
"Well , sir , I don't think so much of 1' , , "
rejoined the man. "It was so simple any
child could have understood it. For my
part , I like a sermon that confuses your
head for a week. I don't know any which
beats yours for that , sir. "
*
First Burglar Did you hear what the
chaplain said in his sermon today , Bill , about
our carrying our talent. into the next
world ?
Second Burglar Yes , nnd I'm glad of It.
F. B. Why , you don't expect that they'll
enable yon toibroak into heaven , do you !
S. B. No , but they might enable a fellow
to break out of the other place.
*
"Horso thief 1" asked the tourist , as ho
looked out the car window and observed an
amorphous object swinging from a telegraph
polo.
"Naw , " said the station agent , "editor ,
You see , the preacher nt this place and an
other preacher from up the creek hud u four-
days debate last week , and the fool editor
put it In his paper under the head of 'Sport
ing Uvout. "
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' : . IF YOU arc going to furnish a house consult one experienced in
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IF YOU would economize , go where you can see the best assortment
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IF INTERESTED in seeing an entirely new stock of Draperies ,
Carpets , Linoleums and Mattings , it will give us pleasure
to show you , if not ready to buy.
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( Successors to S. A. Orchard. )
Douglas St. , bet 14th and 15th St.
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SEEKING HOiSIN NEBRASKA
Thousands of Immigrants Pouring Into the
State This Year.
THEY * ARE ALL INDUSTRIOUS CITIZENS
Hut I'ew ot Thorn Are Foreigners , tlio
Majority IIoliiR Iloncgt Farmer *
From tlio Kn tcrii anil Mid
dle Wcateru Stnto.
Immigration into the western states , and
especially into Nebraska , seems not to have
abated , although times have been somewhat
depressed throughout the whole country.
People will always keep on moving as long
ns there is a prospect of bettering their con
dition , and it is no wonder that they are at
tracted to the great west , for to those who
must begin nt the bottom round of the lad
der thcro is not a better place to go. Ne-
baska , enjoying as she docs unsurpassed re
sources , obtains her full quota of this immi
gration.
With a view of learning something of the
immigration which is corning into the state
at the present time a representative of TIIR
Br.R visited several Omaha representatives
of the railway and steamship companies
and obtained an expression of opinion ns to
the Influx of population at the present time.
While accurate liguros could not bo given ,
some Ideas were suggested in a general way
which make interesting reading. These
arc , in substance , that immigration at
present is quite extensive , and that the
persons who arc coming constitute n
class tnat will make a valuable acquisi
tion to the population of the state.
The immigration at present seems to bo from
the states of Iowa , Illinois. Wisconsin , In
diana , Michigan nnd some adjoining states.
These people are a thrifty and intelligent
class and will make good citizens , and they
are coming into Nebraska In largo numbers.
Foreign immigration is somewhat lighter
than usual , owing to the cholera , govern
mental restrictions and higher steamship
rates. Some of the restrictions have of late
been removed , however , and the inllow is
beginning to increase.
J. W. Munn , chief clerk of the passenger
department of the Fremont , Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley railroad , said : "The people
who are now settling in northern and north
eastern Nebraska are mostly from Iowa and
Illinois. These persons are disposing of
higher priced lanrtln , those states and buy
ing lands in this stato'just as peed and much
cheaper. There is Very little immigration of
foreigners to the territory through which wo
run. I can think toW of only a few Russians
who are going into Cherry county. Our
company , as yotti' 1mow , has no lands
for sale , coaieijuently wo cannot
form ns good nn estimate of
the amount av i character of the
immigration as some of tuoso companies
perhaps can whkh do have lands for sale.
Hut I should say mat there is promise ot a
heavy immigration Into Nebraska from Wis
consin , Ohio , Indiana 'and Illinois after the
year's crops are ga'tborod. These immi
grants , being prlnwtially farmers , do not
move much in sumlht'r. During the autumn
and. winter they nfctko their changes and
aim to bo ready In'thclr ' now places by the
opening of spring/i i Our expectations of a
largo influx nro based upon the fact that wo
have advertised exUiiislvoly throughout that
region nnd have given and will [ give numer
ous harvest excursions. As to the number
of those who have already como this year ,
or are llkolv to came during the remainder
of It , wo can give you no detlnite idea. "
J. Francis , general passenger agent of the
Hurlington , says : "Wo nro having n very
largo immigration of young men , principally
sons of well-to-do fanners from Indiana ,
western Pennsylvania , Wisconsin , lower
Michigan , Illinois , Iowa nnd Missouri. They
are usually persons of means who pay cash
for their lands , nnd are a good class of citi
zens Then again there is a largo number of
Kusslans and Swedes coming in ana in Per
kins county some Swiss colonies nro
forming , A rough estimate of the
total number of actual Bottlers coming
into the state by our roads would
be a thousand n week. Tlio immigration is
very much larger than last year , and I
think It is perfectly safe to say that it is
throe times as largo 01 that of any year
during the past ten yean * . Iho increase Is
duo principally to the energy displayed by
our company in the way of advertising. Wo
have even covered Germany , Norway and
Sweden with our literature. Then again
the boards of trade have done much to s'ettlo
up the country and can do a great
deal more than they have clone if they
will sot about it. This they can do by puo-
lishlng at stated times a statement of the
growth of their towns and asking its citizens
to send it to their friends in the cast. And
why should this not bo done ? Such work
is beneficial not only to the towns nnd the
company , but to the state at largo. Look at
Perkins and Grant counties , for instance.
A year ago land there was worth about $5
per acre. Today it is worth $3 and $ 'J. Anyone
ono can see the bencllts to bo derived from
nn increase of immigration , and wo think as
a business proposition in which the whole
state is interested , every citizen should do
what ho can to encourage it. "
C. MncIConzio , chief clerk to the general
passenger agent of the Union Pacific said :
"Wo are unable to give any accurate state
ment as to the number of immigrants who
nro coining into the state , but know that it
is quite large. The World's fair undoubtedly
interferes somewhat , but this will bo only
temporary. The largest percentage of those
now coming seem to bo from the middle
western states. They seem to have learned
ono way of making money. They are sell
ing valuable places in these states and in-
resting again In cheaper lands hi Nebraska.
One impetus to the increased immi
gration is the extensive irrigation
schemes under way in the western part of
thn stato. North of Sidney is the Uelmont
canal which will water 100,000 acres of
ground and west of this the Laramie and
Scotts Bluff canal , which will water an equal
area. Then there nro a great many smaller
ones which will place several thousand acres
more under cultivation. Thcso undertak
ings uro attracting wide attention and do
ing much to populate the western part of
the state. Then again the harvest excur
sions are doing much in Iho way of attract
ing people to the state , and our extensive
advertising is doing much more. Wo expect
a prosperous year. "
A. L. Lynch , land clerk in the land com
missioner's ofllco of the Union Pacific rail
way , said : ' 'Our sales of land are three
times larger than those of any year since
18S7 , and they are made mostly to these who
own the adjoining lands. Outsiders to whom
wo sell are mainly from Iowa , Illinois and
Indiana , foreign purchasers being very
unusual , Of course this does not signify
that the Immigration of foreigners into the
state is not largo. I can speak only for our
department. Our sales are mainly in the
central and western parts of the state ,
where lands are sold from fj.fio to $10 per
aero. During the llrst quarter of 1803 wo
sold , exclusive of re-sales , 131,000 acres and
expect to do a largo business in this line dur-
ng the remainder of the yeal1. "
.ii4 xoriw.
Our electric companies represent $100,000-
000.
000.A
A useful application of the electric motor
is that of giving easily controlled power to
the Invalid tricycle chair. A storage bat
tery under the seat supplies , it is claimed ,
force sufficient for fifty miles , without re
charging , at n speed of eight miles nn hour.
The electrical fountains and other artistic
electric-lighting effects at the World's fair
are to surpass anything of the kind hereto
fore attempted. It is owing solely to the
beauties of the electrical exhibit that the
fair is to bo open every evening instead of
occasionally , as at first planned.
A Memphis man has a patent for nn elec
trical vegetation exterminator , which Is de
signed to kill the rank vegetation which
grows along railroad beds nnd highways in
tropical countries. The apparatus , Includ
ing dynamo and engine or batteries , is placed
on a car and furnishes n current which Is
sent through all the adjacent vegetation by
means of a urush when the car is moved
along the track. The same principle Is ap
plicable , of course , to the weeds and grasses
of a cultivated field.
Londoners are trying to show that Benja
min Franklin was not the first experimenter
in atmospheric electricity , or the Inventor of
the lightning rod. It is said that a Catholic
priest named Procoplus Diwlsch as early as
Juno 15,17M. noticed that lightning was an
electric spark and worked out n complete
theory of atmospheric electricity. At this
time ho was living In a small Bohemian
village and he constructed i rod having H21
needle points , connecting the bottom of it to
tno earth. Why ho didn't advertise the fact
nt the time Is not mentioned.
G. Wilfred Pearce of Now Brunswick. N.
J. , has issued an address to the electricians
of the country , asking them to ralso money
to put the tombs of Benjamin Franklin and
his wife In good order , erect a new fence
and a bronze memorial tablet. At present
the graves are sadly neglected , the tomb
stones ( jolng to decay because of the lack of
cement , and the fence about them an ugly
and tawdry iron ono. Ilu says : "Tho esti
mated cost of repairing tomb and making
fence and tablet is $1 )00. ) and in order that
all may contribute I would suggest that 10
cents bo the sum from each subscriber. If
there are others who euro to give larger
sums nn endowment fund will bo created and
the Income devoted to keeping the tomb ill
repair for many years to come. "
A considerable amount of anxiety has re
cently been caused , especially among corpor-
rntlons controlling water works , by the dis
covery that the passage of electric cars has a
tondcacy to seriously injure the water pipoa
of n city by causing electrolysis. At a meet
ing of n water works association an elec
trical engineer stated that in some cases
under his observation lead pipe had entirely
disappeared by the action of the electric cur-
.rent , and a like result had attended the use
of iron , galvanized iron , brass and "rustless"
pipes. The corrosive action takes place where
the current leaves the pipe and not where it
enters it , and the phenomena mentioned wcro
undoubtedly owing to the operation of elec
tric cars. It is satisfactory to know that
should the electrolysis of water pipes become
as serious a question as it is thought by some
it may , a certain remedy , although it would
increase the cost of water installations , would
bo the insulation of the conduits.
The world over the Baptist membership
has increased from 3l'JiHi , ! ( ! : in IbSO to 4,0111- ,
ttoli In IW-i ,
The Danish Lutheran Association of
North America is threatened with a split on
the question of the inspiration of the bible.
Bishop Ho wo of central Pennsylvania cel
ebrated bis 8."ith birthday at Heading on
April fi. Ho has been in the ministry forever
over sixty years.
Alva Gage has presented to tno Unitarian
church of Charleston , S. C. , a handsome
brick parish house , costing over $11,000. It
will bo finished during the summer.
Father George Deslion. acting superior of
the Paullst fathers , graduated In the same
class with General Grant , and was in service
during the earlier years of the war.
Bishop Nichols of California proposes to
mark the spot on the coast where Sir Fran
cis Drake's cliaplain. Francis Fletcher , held
an Anglican service on the 'JHh day of Juno ,
157H , with an appropriate memorial.
The receipts of the Board of Homo Mis
sions of the Presbyterian church for the
eleven months of the fiscal year amount to
$ l.YJOM.Oi ! ; , against ijjCOj.WJ.OJ . for the same
period ono year ago.
A Now Jersey Methodist conference lias
Just rejected n class of applicants for the
ministry with the remark that they never
mot a class so defective in education and
with such largo families.
Hov. Dr. George Patton , who has boon
pastor of the Third Presbyterian church of
Uochester , N. Y. , for over twenty years ,
resigned a few days ago. The congregation
has elected him pastor emeritus , and is
raising a fund tcTpay his .s.ilary us such.
The project of forming a federal union
among the Lutheran , Hoformed , Free
Churches. Methodist and Baptists ( Federa
tion dos Kglises ) has been agitated of l.ito in
Franco. The object Is to present an undi
vided evangelical front over ngain.it the
Uoman Catholic church.
Bishop William Ingraham Kip , who died
recently at San Francisco , had been identi
fied with the work of the Protestant Kplsi-o-
pal church since 1H3H. Hn was the first
Episcopal bishop of California. As a con
tributor to religious publications and an an
author of church works ho won considerable
distinction.
Hov. Thomas Van Ness , who hns Just been
elected pastor of the .Second Unitarian
church of Boston , is only a little over IK )
rears old and was graduated from the Cam
bridge Divinity school in ISbH. Ho began his
ministry at Boulder , Colo. , built n church
there , and then went to Denver , where ho
also built a church.
Hov. ICdward A. Laurence , pastor of the
First Congregational church of Baltimore ,
ono of the most wealthy and aristocratic
churches In the city , has left his handsome
house and made his nlwdo in the tenement
house district. Ho has taken two rooms on
the third lloorof a house In which live four
laboring families. It is his dcalro to become
hotter acquainted with the poor pcoplo and
help thorn if ho can. Frank I ) . Thompson , a
Johns Hopkins university student , lives with
Mr. Laurence.
1893
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