THE OMAHA DAILY UEjiLsUNDAl" , JULY 7 , 1805 * IflT
PERILS OF NATIONAL LIFE
Phantoms of Evil Conjured Up in the
Minds of Latter Day Patriots.
THE LESSONS TAUGHT BY HISTOhY
IlecoriU of thn Iletolutlnn nnd of the Llvll
IVur Demolish the llluilorn of Ignor *
nncoanil IMtotrjr Aildrontiif Mr.
lloie Tuter t Nobrmkn City.
The Independence day celebration at No-
bratkn City this year vvat > the most en
thusiastic and fcuccossftil In the history of
lhat city. The ptogram Inr-luded a grand
street parade by civic and military societies ,
races of various kinds , public speaking at the
court house , and a magnificent evening dis
play of fire worka.
The speakers Invited from abroad were
Hon. E. Itosewjter of Omaha , nnd Judge S.
M. Chapman of Plattsmouth , Mr. Rose-
Vdter's speech was as follows ;
Mr. Chairman and Ladles and Genllemen ;
Above the mound that covers the remains
of the embaltled farmers who fired the shot
heard around the world , at Lexington nnd
Concord , Is wrllten : "Sacred to Liberty
and the Rights of Mankind. " This simple
Inscription nymboll/.cs the object and purpose
for which the heroes of the revolution
achieved the freedom of the colonies nnd the
Independence of the stales. Standing over
that mound on the centennial anniversary
ot the battle at Lexington , the late George
AV. Curtis , In his tribute to the memory of
the minute men of 1775 , said : "Citizens of
a great , free and prosperous country , we come
hither to honor the men who , on this spot ,
struck Iho first blow In the contest which
made our country Independent. The last
living link with the revolution has long been
broken. The men Of today Interpret to us
with reelstless eloquence Ihe men and the
times we commemorate. Now , If never b -
foie , wo understand the revolution. Wher
ever party spirit sliull attain the ancient
guaranties of freedom , or bigotry and ignor
ance bli.ill lay their fatal hauls on educa
tion , or the arrogance * of caste , or coriup-
lion , shall poison the springs of national life ,
there , minute men of liberty , are your Lev1
irgton green and Concord bridge , and as
you love your counlry and your time and
would have your children rise up and call
Lli-- . you blesied , spare not the enemy. "
SPIRIT OK THE FATHERS.
The spirit that animated the Revolullonary
fathers was also slrlklngly IHtiMrateJ when
the corner stone of the Washington monument
ment was laid and Robert C. Wlnthrop , an
American of Americans , lu his addrcu , ex
claimed :
"Let the column wo are about to construcl
bo al once a pledge anJ an emblem of per
petual union , but let not your homage to
Washlngton' memory cuJ here. The wide
spread republic Is the true monument to
Washington. Maintain Its indep ndencc. Up-
bold Its constitution. Defend Us liberty L > t
It stand before the world In all Its original
Htrcngth and beauty , securing peace , order ,
equality and freedom lo all wllhln ' IU
boundaries and sheading light and hope and
joy on the pathway of human liberty
throughout the world. "
fellow citizens , wo have come to a change
in thu pathway ; wo are In that condition to
day where men's minds are conjuring up
phantoms and dangerous Images of shipwreck
and disaster to the republic In the near
future. The prophets ot HI omen want to
make us believe that the Independence which
was achieved by the Revolutionary fathers
is to bo wresteJfrom us. 7hat wo are In
grave danger of losing the liberties for which
they fought unless we bsgln In this country
to organize the people Into secret , oathbound
societies and political clubs that will In
culcate and sustain American patriotism so
called by barring from all position of honor
and trust the men who were cither born on
foielgn soil or men who profe&j a particular
creed. Now , let us tee by the light of
American history whether this Is correct ,
whether there Is any peril from the Infusion
of foreign blood Into those United Stales
nnd whether there la any peril really from
any religious sect seeklrg to consolidate the :
!
Jialo and church. Wo are laid that the
state and the church are liable to come un
der the dominion of the pope of Rome , who
holds sway over so many millions of people
AVe are told that ho Is liable to Invade
America and make this counlry a papal
province. Such talk Is no longer confine 1 lo
a few Ignorant people , but is the talk all
over the counlry , nnd loday we have clubs
and organizations promulgating Ihls theory ,
nolwllhslanllng the fact that the pope has
not as much ground over which lie has con
trol outside of St. Pelor's church aj we
slioulJ consider large enough for a co\\
pasture. The facl lotlay Is lhat ho Is sur
rounded by a wall ot Italian bayonets and
lias no more Idea of crossing the Atlantic to
control by any combination of circumstances
the government of these Unlte.l Stales than
lias tlio great mogul In the heart of Asia.
AN INDICTMENT OFTEN OVERLOOKED.
You have just heard Die Declaration of
Independence read and you have doubtless
noted that among the grievances enumerated
in tlmt Immortal document was that "he
( the king of Britain ) has endeavored lo pre
vent the population of these states ; for that
purpose obstructing the laws for the natural
ization of foreigners ; refusing to pass others
to encourage their migration hither , and
raising Ihe conditions ot new appropriations
of lands. "
Mark you ! The obstruction of Immigration
Id people Iho colonies was ono of Iho In
dictments promulgated out of Independence
hall against the tyranny of Ocorge III. What
ore the historic facls relating to that declara
tion and what doss history record concern
ing Iho formation of Ihls republic ? Among
the fifty-six signers of the Declaration of
Independence 15 per cent wore foreign born , ;
among the signers * of the constitution under
which we live , I mean the federal constitu
tion , 20 per cent were foreign born. The
greatest financier ot Ihe revolution , the man
who staked hislife and fortune In the strug
gle for Independence , Robert Morris , was a
native of Oreal Britain. Alexander Hamil
ton , the father ot the United States treasury ,
\\as a native ot the West Indies. John Paul
Jones , tao intrepid patriot who brought re
nown upon the American navy , was an
Englishman. Again , when you look Into the
army lhat fought under Washington , what
do you behold ? The greal drlllmaster ot
continental armies was Uaron Steuben , a
German who came hero to fight for the In
dependence ot these states. Among Iho greal
commanders who laid down their lives for
American freedom was 0neral Ot Kalb who
fell at Camden In 17SO , and Count 1'ulns-kl ,
the noble Polo who cuino here and laid down
his life at Savannah la the same yean for
the American cause.
In the principal public square of Savannah
stands a monument to Sergeant John Jasper ,
an Irishman , who had fallen'In defense of his
adopted country In from ot Savannah , and
by his heroic action at the cost of Ills life
helped to save that city from British In
vasion. Why , look at Maryland ! The
colony of Maryland was settled by Lord
Baltimore with Roman Catholics and she
sent 23,000 men Into the revolutionary war.
Four-fifths of these patriots were Roman
Catholics , and yet the latter day patriots say
to you that there Is danger to the liberties
of this people If the Roman Catholics ehould
be commissioned as olllcers In the United :
States army. Look back into the history
of the revolution and read It through ; you
will see that all the people , regardless of
race or creed , stood shoulder to shoulder ,
lu that Independence hall at Philadelphia ,
which. I visited , or rather revisited some two
month's ago , I saw the portraits of the
heroes and the signers of the Declaration ot
Independence , Side by side with the portrait
trait of Patrick Henry is that of Thomis
1'jyne , a foreigner and Atheist. No one
questioned his creed so long as ho way w Ill-
ing to ihed his blood for the Independence of
these states. The American poet , Fltz Green
Itallcck , Mid that freedom shrieked when
Koskluico fell. Kosklusco c me lo America
and participated In the struggle with Wash
ington and by the side ot La Fayette. At
the surrender ot Cornwall ! * 6.000 Catholic
Frenchmen stood by the side of George Wash-
IrJBton and the Americans who with them
had fought before Yorktown and accomplished
the final overthrow of Great Drltaln on
American soil. Yet these people talk of
patrlotiim being confined to creed. Young
American * r exhorted to get together
* * - .
end snow ( h lr superiority over the
peopls not born on American till. They are
Invoked to tiMttf themselves lo ottraclso
thrlr friflnil , brethren and relative ? , even
their parents Wio by atcMetit of birth were
foreign born forioc'h ' I might happen to bo
ona of thiso. I have always claimed that
my two brothers ure no better than I am ,
becaute I wun not lvorn on American soil and
they happened to be , at.d I will never yield
to them In my love ot country. ( Applause. )
I claim that my father , who came across
the rrJ , became an American citizen and
vctcd for Abraham Lincoln , was just as good
a patriot as any of our young Americans. I
claim to bo just ai patriotic as my wife , who
was born In Ohio. If we at
not biuind to the American people
by the memories of our fathers we * are b uad
to you by the hopes for our children. ( Ap-
phuje. )
WHO WERE LOYAL IN 1S01 ?
Now , look at the struggles that have taken
place In this country for the preservation ot
the freedom which the Revolutionary fathers
nchlcveJ In 1776 to 1781. Look across the
Mason and Dlxon line , It you pleas' , nrd vvtat
do you see there ? Out ot a populat'on ' of
,560,000 white people who lived In the se
eded statin In 1SCO , only 218.000 were of
orelgn birth ; only 213.000 , less than 3 per
ent , and what dots this fact teach ? The
; reat Rebellion that shook this country from
! enter to clrrumfcrcnpe nnd eost more than
_ ,000,000 of lives on both sides , was en
gendered by Americans. It was not by
orolgnera that the slave holJers' rcbell'on '
vas Inaugurated ; not by Roman Catholics ;
j t was , an you all know , fought from start to
,
Inlih by Americans ; men who could trace
heir lineage back three or four generations ,
and after all , what a farcel Why , at the
cry utmost , four or five generations back
vlll trace every man on this soil , who Islet
lot on Indian , to some foreign people. What
s this Idea of superiority of birth ? John
Wenley , the founder of Methollsm , came
rom Great Ilrltaln and founded the Method-
si church of America. Matthew Vassar , an
Englishman , founded the greatest c Ilego for
girls on American sol ) . John Harvard , the
'nRllshman , founded Harvard university ,
near Cambridge. The Smithsonian Institute
U Washington. Ihe magnificent repository
of American natural science , was founded by
Smlthson , an Englishman. And how about
: he war of the rebellion ? Was It sublued
jy men wholly of American birthor did not
every loyal cltl/cn , regardlnss of birth or
creed rally lo the support of the stars and
stripes to mve thh union ? Among the
soldiers enrolled In the armies of the union
more than half a million were foreign born.
If the tldo of Immigration had bjen stopped
at the time the war broke out
t Is very doubtful whether the victory whlc1 !
3rant achieved aroun I Rlcnmond and at Appomattox -
pomattox 1 could have been achieved al Ihe end
of four years of war. There wcro over GOO-
000 Immigrants registered at the various
ports In this country between 18C1 and 1SC3 ;
75,000 of thoao cnllatpd In the armies of the
union. You could go through the union
armies and find men of all nationalities and
creeds. When you visit , or any of you that
have visited the National cemetery at Mis
sion Ridge , Arlington or Stcno River , you
find upon the tombstones the names of men
you must recognize as men of foreign birth
or of foreign parentage. Just look
nt the rommanders of the armies ! Whs
commanded at Stone River ? General Rose-
crani. a Roman Catholic vvhofo parentage Is
tracel directly to Holland. Who brought th ;
soldiers back when they were on the run at
Winchester ? General Phil Sheridan Ho was
descended of an Irish family who migrated
to this counlry and settled In Ohio some
twenty-five years before the war. The com
mander at Ge'tysburg , General Go rge Meido ,
was a nat've of Cadiz , Spitn. He was of Ameri
can parentage , but Catholic ancsstry. Who
saved Ihe great cities of the north from do-
slrucllon by rebel Iron clads ? John Erics
son , the patriotic Inventor of the Monitor.
Who dcslroyel more than three score of
American vesseh bearing cargoes worth over
$ f > 0.000.000 with that piratical craft , the
Alabama ? Ranhael ? cmmes an American
educated In the United Stales navy.
FOREIGN-nORN PATRIOTS.
Among Iho legions who volunteered In de
fense of our national integrity and rendered
unpurchasable service were men from every
cllmo and country. The Eleventh army corps ,
commanded at the close of the war by Gen
eral Howard , was composed largely of loyal
citizens of foreign birth. Its first commander ,
General Franz Slgel , had fought with dlstlnc-
Uon vvllh his baltallons raised by Iho palri-
llc Germans of Missouri. There were also
General Illencker. Carl Schurz , Hecker and
other stalwart champions of universal freedom -
dom , who had sought refuge In America afler
Iho German revolullon of 1848. On Ihe tilaff
of General Fremont were Colonel Sragonye ,
who was made famous by his chirge at
Springfield , and General Cluscret , who had
seen service with the French before Sebaslo-
pool. Who does not remember General Fran
cis Meaghcr , the gallant Irishman , who had
icon deported to Van Dumanfland for his al-
ompts lo free Ireland from the British , and
: iad soughl refuge In our land ? General
Mcagher enlisted with Corcoran's Zouaves In
Now York , and organized the Irish brigade ,
fighting gallantly In a score of engagement
from Ihe IIrat Dull Run bailie lo Iho seven
lays' fight before Richmond. Thousands upon
thousands ot others could be named who lost
their lives or staked tholr fortune ? In the
struggle and who came homo maimed and
crippled for lllo , and why , If not for the love
of liberty and free Institutions ?
In the face of these historic facts , what
rational basis IB there for the assertion that
he republic Is In danger of being overthrown
or our Institutions menaced by Its citizens of
foreign birth , or of men professing Iho creed
of Columbus , Lafayette and Phil Sheridan ?
Those who desire to build a Chinese wall of
proscription around us profess lo be alarmed
over Ihe prospect of being overrun by Ignor
ant hordes from foreign lands.
COMPARATIVE ILLITERACY.
Lot us sco whether this apprehension Is
well grounded. What are Iho relative pro
portions of Illiteracy In the United States ?
In South Carolina there are 3 per cent for
eign-born and In 1SSO 09.415 could not reader
or write ; only 3G2 of these were forclgn-
Ijorn. In Tennessee In 1880 there wore 214.-
994 who could not read cr write , and only
1,233 of these vvoro of foreign birth. I do not
refer lo Iho negroes ; only lo the whites.
Nebraska , fllth more lhan 125,000 foreign
born citizens , stands at the front for a betler
general education lhan any state In the
union. Now , education Is Iho bulwark of
American liberty and In the constitution of
Nebraska we have not only decreed that
the state and church shall forever remain
separate , but we have forever prohibited the
Intervention of sectarianism In our public
schools , and loday there Is no state in the
union as well provided for Iho education of
the common people as Nebraska. ( Great
Applause. )
At the entrance to the harbor of New York
there stands a most colossal statue ; It was
planted there by Frenchmen who , like LaFayette
Fayotte , worship liberty and glory In Ihe
freedom of America and American Inde
pendence. On that great pedestal i Inscribed -
scribed , "Liberty Enlightening the World. "
Llberly holding aloft the torchlight that Il
luminates the pathway of American freedom
and Independence , proclaiming to the world
the right of every man to worship God accordIng -
Ing to the dictates ot his own conscience ,
Inviting the oppressed and downtrodden peo-
pie ot all nations to como and share with us
Ihe Inestimable boon bestowed on poilerlty
by the father ? of the republic. ( Applause. )
Let me assure you also thai Ihe men who
have participated vvllh native Americans In
the blessings ot freedom and equality before
the law are not unmindful or ungrateful for
these Inestimable privileges. Lei me quote.
Charles Philips , one ot the moat gifted of
Irish-Americans ;
"If , as a man , I venerate the mention of
America , what must bo my feelings toward
her as an Irishman. Never , oh never , while
memory remains can Ireland forget the home
ot her emigrant and the as > lum of her exile ,
It Is for the men of every ago to hall the
hospitality that received the shelterless1 and
love the country that befriended the unfortu-
nafe. Search the world round and where
can you find so sublime a view , BO Interest-
In ) ; In anticipation ; what a noble Institution ,
what a comprehensive policy , what a vrlso
equalization ot every political advantage ,
Tba oppressed of all countries , the martyr
of every creed , the Innocent victim of des
potic arrogance or superstitious frenzy may
there find refuge , his Industry encouraged ,
hhis pl-'ty respected , his ambition animated ,
with no restralnl bul those laws which are
the same to all , and no distinction but that
hwhich hit merit may originate. "
In a newspaper published at Sioux City on
the 29th of June , thli year , I found the fol-
lowing which I quote from. The paper l
headed , "The Northwestern Catholic1" Inas-
much at I am not a Catholic , nor have any
thing In common with person * of that faith
but American citizenship , I trust I may be
pardoned for reading this extract , which
destroys ! < the Illusion that the Catholics are
plotting against America's cherished Institu
tions and scheming to hand this country to
the rule of the pope.
THE GOSPEL OF NATIONALITY
"This nation of ours Is not a land pile thrown
up by some accident ot nature. Ho who
chanelled the great lakes upon the north and
the Quit ot Mexico and Rio Grande river on
the south , and the broad oceans on the east
and west knows why He , In His wisdom , sot
us apart from the political despotism and re
ligious Intolerance that made this fair earth
of His creation a hell In older regions and unhappier -
happier times. He , who carved out the great
water courses ot the Mississippi and Missouri ,
pouring the Icy water * of Montana to the
embraces of the southern sea , and who kuld'd
the mighty mountains thai bind In perpetual
union the children of Georgia and the children
of Pennsylvania , undoubtedly Intenled that
upn our soil should forever llvo In peace
and harmony , In unity and love as a nallon
and a people Indissoluble nnd Inseparable
now and forever. "
The edllor of Iho Northwestern Catholic
ID an American citizen. Ho Is not ungrateful
for the privileges that this nation has afforded
him. He remembers the emlgranl vessel
lhal bore him across the ocean. He remem
bers the sad procession that traveled down
the Irish roads to the cove of Cork to take
passage for America. Ho remembers Ihe
wall of agony lhat rose to heaven from the
deck of the emigrant vessel In the harbor ,
and the hearl-rendlng wall that responded
from the shore. Ho remembers the white-
Inged vessels thai covered Iho verge of Ihe
Ulatillc , bearing the youth and Innocence ,
ho bloom and the beauty of a persecuted
ace , across the ocean. But ho gratefully
emembers that In the saddest hour of Irish
Islory Ihe young republic of America God
iless her a thousand times opened wide her
rms and gathered to her warm young breast
he guiltless outcasts of Ihe British empire.
This Is the spirit that ho would Inculcate
mong the Irish In America. But he would
lot have them offer any apology for the
good , red Celtic blood lhat animates their
loarts , nor for the faith of Christ Implanted
y Patrick In their Celtic hearts , a thousand
years before Columbus discovered America.
To Inculcate the spirit of a fierce and un-
lompromUIng American nationalism , and , al
ho fame time , preserve the ancient faith
hat has been Iho sword and shield of the
rlfh race through weary centuries of mere- !
ess persecution. He would have them stand
ipon their rights as Americans , seeking no
irlvllcges that they would not extend to Iho
owesl race lhat God has created.
If there bo In the mind ot any man a feei
ng Inconsistent with perfect obedience to
American law or the most complete compli
ance with the obligation of American citizen
ship , let him pluck U out. But no particular
race of inen or no parllcularl'm among Ihe
creeds has * any pre-emptlvo right to set Itself
up as American lo Iho exclusion of other
races and olher creeds. One God , ono coun
lry , ono destiny. This Is Ihe gospel of
American nationality. ( Hearty applause. )
THE 'HOPPEBS IN KANSAS.
nvornor MorrlU'n Illntory of tlio Destruc-
tlTu rinprnn In tluit State.
Governor Mori-til's favorite story la about
the Kansas grasshopper , says the Kansas City
Journal. Hero It Is-
"Up to 18CG there had been no grasshop
pers seen In Brown county. The county had
been settled twelve years , and our people
ivcro In blissful Ignorance of the existence
of tills plague. In the latter part of August
of that year reports were brought In by set
tlers on the frontier that they had appeared
there In Immense numbers , and were very de
structive. Day by day reports came that
they were drawing near , and about Septem
ber 8 they reached the western line of the
county , moving from three to twelve miles
per day.
"On September 10 the Immense army ,
which no man could number , reached Hla-
wattia , devouring every green thing from the
face of the earth. The cornfields were lit
erally stripped , leaving the bare stock with
the cars hanging to It , and the latter often
badly eaten. The corn was too far advanced ,
however , for them to Injure It very seriously ,
and the only real loss from them that fall
was In the destruction of forage. They de
posited Immense quantities of eggs , which
hatched out In llio latter part of April and
early In May , 18G7.
"This young crop was , of course , obliged to
feed upon whatever was In their reach un
til they were large enough to travel , and
whenever they hatched In large numbers near
fields of small grain there was no possibility
of raising It. The beaten paths and roads
and the newly broken prairies seemed to b ;
favorite localities for depositing the eggs.
Many fields of small grain were entirely de
stroyed that spring , while many _ others
escaped unharmed , The corn was not much
Injured , though In some localities the early
corn was destroyed. About June 20 they left
and were not again seen during the season.
But a small portion of the country was under
cultivation then and the total loss was was
small compared with that of 1ST ) .
"In the fall of 18GS they again appeared ,
but far less numerous and causing far leas
loss. Their appearance at this time caused
very llttlo excitement , and but slight Im
portance was attached to It. A few eggs
were- deposited , and , the following spring a
few gardens \\ero Injured , but not much at
tention was paid to It.
"In the early part of August , 1874 , they
again appeared. At tills time the country
west was much beter settled , and the rail
roads penetrating to the Rocky mountains
brought the news of the approaching hosts
while they were hundreds of miles away ,
and weeks before they reached here. The sea
son had been a very dry one , with frequent
hot winds , BO common an attendant of
drouths , and so exceedingly disagreeable.
The corn at best would liavo been nearly a
failure , but what llttlo there was of grainer
or foliage speedily disappeared. Trees were
stripped of their leaves. Apple and peach
orchards could frequently be seen loaded with
rich fruit , but without a leaf to protect It
form the hot sun. In many cases the. fruit
was much Injured , and It was a common
sight to see peach trees hanging full of pits ,
the meat -of the fruit having been neaty
nibbled off. In some' cases the bark was
eaten from trees. Nothing escaped , for they
seemed quite Indifferent as to the quality of
their food. Tomato plants , onions , and even
tobacco plants were utterly destroyed.
"Again they laid their eggs in Immense
numbers. Heavy freight tialns on the rail
roads were frequently delayed for hours by
their gathering on the track in largo num
bers , the wheels crubSiing them and forming
an oily , soapy substance.
"Tho spring of 1875 but little apprehen
sion of mucth damage was felt , and the
farmers put In an unusual amount of small
grain. When the warm days of spring came
the little pests hatched out In numbers far ex
ceeding anything before experienced. The
season was unusually favorable for small
grain , and on May 1 there was as fine a pros
pect for an abundant harvest as was ever
known. Ten days later the myriads of little
hoppers , fast developing , were sweeping It
away , and on June 1 but few fields were left.
The corn was much Injured ; nearly all the
first planting was utterly destroyed Many
replanted at once , without waiting until they
had passed away , and again lost It all. In
one case a farmer planted 200 acres four
times.
"Those were Indeed dark days for the
farmers. All hope of raising anything for
the season was well nigh gone. The middle
of June came and still the hoppers tarried.
The farmers with wonderful courage and
patience had ploughed up their young grain
fields where the crop had been destroyed ,
and were busily engaged In planting corn.
From Juno 12 to 0 an Immense amount of
corn was planted. In an ordinary season this
would have been too late to make any crop ,
but the season proved most favorable. Rains
were frequent and not too heavy. About
June 20 the grasshoppers commenced leav
ing , and by the 25th not one could be found.
"If ever men showed true pluck under
discouraging circumstance , the farmer * ill'1
during the spring of 1S7C . Braver men
never lived ; truer men never bit bread. The
season continued favorable , and an Immense
crop of corn and vegetables were raised.
"The plague haa not visited Kansas since. "
A ( red t unpin Hulclilo Together.
NCW YORK. July G. Frederick Lafon-
talne , CO years old , with his wife , Herman ,
40 years old , were found In their room today
with the gas turned on full head. The fam
ily lived at 473 Lexington avenue. The man
was dead when discovered and the woman
unconscious. From the appearance of the
room It would Indicate that the coupla had
Uken their live ) .
AT WORK ON THE STATE FAIR
0)11) ) )
Hew the Site is Ohau ! rig Under the Hands
of Artitaus "fthfl Mechanics ,
ili i
TAKING AFTER THB WORLD'S FAIR
i\crllenro : of tlio General I'lnn lleglnnlnn
to llecome Apparent Outlines Hlioir
tlmt the ridturVlll Ito a
IToily1 6no.
In ( '
People who remember the bleakness of the
uplands to the southwest of Omaha , which
have been chosen as the site of the Nebraska
state fair , will be surprised to note thew up
been done on Ihetn. Where Ihe wild grass
waved In the "leafy month ot June , " where
cattle strayed knee deep In timothy and
clover artistic buildings have taken the place
of the products ot nature , and upon the hillsides -
sides and to the gentle ravines that skirt the
sides ot the llttlo activities , vvell-dlVcctcd
labor Is reclaiming the land to the uses for
which It has been chosen by the State Hoard
of Agriculture.
Scarce two months' active work has been
done on the site selected for Nebraska's
: rownlng exposition , but already the whole
ace of the site has been changed and the
utllnes of the buildings and their disposition
ro blending with the plans which seem to
ave been made upon broad and ample lines.
This fair In Its fulfillment and completion
ust stand as a tribute to the energy and
iush of the young commercial blood of
maha , the active young business men of the
etropolls of the Antelope state making the
; lvlng of such an object lesson or series of
ibject lessons possible in this city , which
lands as the gateway to the west.
To the conservatism of Omaha Is directly
aceablo much for which the city has every
eason to bo proud. While called old fogylsli
n certain particulars and antlquatel in Its
uanner of conducting Its business cnter-
rlscs , It lemalns a fact that Omaha has had
'ewer bank * falluers than any city of its size
n the union , and fewer suspensions In the
urled lines of trade. Herein is conservatism
hewn to be of vast Importance to the main
enance of the city's credit and development
-f a etrong fraternity of trade Interests. H
was1 , however , the opposite of conservatism ,
which , In the face of many obstacles , brought
ho elate fair to Omaha for Ibe next five
rears , wresting it from Lincoln , which ha < i
ho prestige of holding many successful exhl-
> lllons under the guidance and direction of
ho State Board of Agriculture , and which
iy reason of Its geographical position , could
.fford to deride the appearance of any new
llchmond In the field for state fair honors
t was aggression anl cohesion which broughi
ho fair to this city , and the men InterEsled
n raising the large amount of money neces
jary to accomplish the transfer of the fran
ihlse are now more actively engaged thai
jvcr In making certain the promises held oul
.o the members of the Hoard of Agrlcullure
ml which Induced that body to give Omaha
chance to show 1U nullity to take care o"
his commonwealth shbw
PUTTING IT TOGETHER.
One hundred and fifty men are actively en
gaged upon the buildings and Irack now In
process of erecllon , and Superlnlendenl Over-
beck Is confident that everything will bi In
he pink of perfection when the stale fal
ipens September 1 . It. Is bustle and ac
ivlty everywhere , and already the upland
iuggesl a World's Columbian exposition In
miniature. ,
Around a grand central "Court pf Honor , '
which Is on the hlgli ground overlooking tin
race course , the largest buildings of the
fair are being erected. The Manufactures
building faces the court on the south , with
.ho Agrlcullural building on the north form
ng two ends of the court of honor. On
, he east of the court are the Administration
and Textile buildings , \vhlle on the wes
arc the Floral and Horticultural structures
The Dairy and Fisheries buildings are 1m
mediately west of the Hortlcullural build
Ing , along a broad avenue , giving a w6n
dorfully effective setting to this portion o
the grounds. The Palace of Fine Arts , as
Us name Indicates , In severe loiters of gold
above Ihe effective portal , slands northeast
of the court , along a semi-circular avenue
with the Bee and Honey and Poultry bulld-
ngs east of the Art bulUlng.
The size and Importance of these buildings
may be best judged by the following- Ag
riculture , 100x200 ; Manufactures. 80x160 ;
Horticultural , GOxlOO ; Fisheries , 30x150 ; Bee
and Honey. 50\GO ; Poultry , C2xlGO ; Textile ,
40x100 ; Art. 42x80 ; Palry , G0x70 ; Admlnls-
tratlon , 32x72 ; Floral Hall , 34x72 ; Power
Hall , 52x132.
STYLE OF THE BUILDINGS.
The slyle of these buildings Is modern , the
same trealment being carried throughout ,
the most decided departure being noticeable
In the Art building , which might be called
modernly classic. Here and there one gets
a classical suggestion , a rennalsance eft ° ct ,
an Ionic or Doric touch , making a most de
lightful and picturesque ensemble.
The amphitheater Is a monster affair 52x
400 feel , wllh a promenade on top ( elghleen
feel wide and 100 feel long ) from which a
magnificent view of Ihe Irack and ground ?
may be obtained. Workmen have Just started
on Ihe conslrucllon of Ihls building , which Is
designed to seat G.OOO people and which , ac
cording to the dimensions , oughl to seat
nearer 8,000 than the figure given. The
Judges' stand , which will bo one of the
swellest little buildings on the ground , the
telephone , telegraph and express buildings
and the band stand complete the. list of
buildings , with the exception of the long
pens for sheep and hogs , the cattle stalls
and the stables for Ihe race horses. There
will be prlvalt buildings creeled on what Is
called "the reserve" In keeping wllh Ihe
general slyle of archllecture that obtains In
the structures. There is a splendid degree
of permanency notable In the buildings now
In process of erection , the larger buildings
exempting the truss principle for holding
up the roof and tying the slructures together
by moans of wooden ribbons and iron clamps.
Bui these buildings will not contain all
the features already promised. There Is to
bo an alfalfa farm , a small Irrigated farm ,
which will be an object lesson In Itself , a
largo plot for wind mills , and ample space
for farm machinery. Everything Is to be on
a scale commensurate with the Importance
of Nebraska , but other states are coming
to Join In the exposlllon and louch elbows
wllh Ihe counlles of Ihe commonwealth.
Wyoming , Missouri , Oregon and Iowa have
asked for space , and the faca of the fair
Antelope state Is wreathed In smiles in an
ticipation of Ihls Inaugural fair wllhln the
confines of Omaha , Its inetropolis.
ORIGIN OF fl:6l : EY POKEY.
'
One of tlio HonrctH' pfi I'olion in Ice
It Is an actual fact jhat old ice cream Is
bought up by Italians aniivenders ( from res
taurants and ice cream' stands , frczen a second
end and third time arjdagiln offered for sale ,
to bo consumed by the newsboys and general
public under Ihe allurJrJR'fl le of hokey pokey ,
saya the New York Jlcr d.
'
Almost every night 'tlioj * venders make the
rounds of all the hotels and buy up whatever
has been left over JJpnj"tho day previous.
This cream lias all mpUe , ! , jnoro cr leas to Its
original consistency , .and Jf It Is stilt frczen
when they get It there'fettle left but fluid
by the llmo It has reached the Italian quar
ter.
ter.This
This melting process Is the cause of all tha
danger. Cream once having been frozen and
again melted very rapidly turns sour. In this
slago it Is poisonous. The vender ot hokey
pokey cares llttlo whether or not the cream Is
BOUT. Quickly upcn his return to his quarters
he freezes alLthls mush and packs It away
for the next day's use.
Tbo tow cases of poisoning that have come
to the public notice are in all probability not
the only ones that have occurred , for physi I-
cians tay that many cases of poisoning have
occurred In the districts where tbo hckey
pokey venders are that could not be ac
counted for because of the suddenness of
death.
It hai generally been understood that cer
tain establishments are pulling out large
quantities of hokey pokey and supplying the
venders , but this ii not so. The Italians and
their families are the only cnes who manu
facture and cater to the consumers.
THE LAW OP LIBEU
Heinnmt fur Itrforin In thn luterMt of
Ii'gltlnmtn ilinirimllnMi.
We reprint in tndny'j paper , says the PhlJn-
delphli Tlmc , a number of addition criticisms
on the action ot common pleas ccurt , No. 3 ,
and the optMun delivered by the co-irt , refill
ing a now trial In lh < > llbtl suit of exi.Mayor
Smith | ogaliut Iho Times. At no time during
the t last generation has thu subject of libel
reform been so generally nnd to earnestly
discussed by the newspapers ot the cntlro
country , as al this time , and the two case ;
which have done most to elicit this general
discussion are tlio easea of Mr , Dana In New
York and the Times In Philadelphia.
The general tone ot libel discussion , espe
cially In Pennsylvania , has never been so
earnest and so aggressive as It Is now : nnd It
Is entirely safe to assume that the agitation
will not stop until there shall lit * a most
whoelsome revision of our libel laws In the
Interest of legitimate Journalism. There will
bo no attempt at legislation to shield Iho
licentiousness- the press , but there will be
posltlvo and successful effort to shield honest
journalism from being preyed upon by specu
lative lawyers who manufacture testimony
for adventurers , and from the caprices and
prejudices of judges.
Whatever may be the final Issue ot Ihe
Smith libel sull against the Times , It Is cer
tain to result In a beneficial revision of our
libel laws , and It Is safe to assume thai Ihu
agllallon , that has cnty fairly begun , Is
likely to end In correcting a number ot mil ;
which have grown up In some ot our courts
In Pennsylvania ,
First There will bo a united and Impera
tive demand frrom the press that speculative
libel suits shall bo ended , and legislation rea
sonably certain to bo enacted lo restore the
bar of Pennsylvania to the honest standard
of legal elhlcs that was maintained In Penn
sylvania for more than a century.
Second Legislation will bo demanded and
tbo united sentiment of the whole people of
the slate will support It , for the absolute
protection ot witnesses against the insult and
defimallon of Ihe shyslor mclhoJs which lave
become common In a portion of the courts of
this state. So flagrant has this evil become In
Homo Instances that self-respecting men and
women shun the courts as witnesses
as they would pestilence , and justice Is often
defeated because reputable men and women
who would bo Important witnesses are un
willing lo stand the ordeal of possible Insult
In our courts.
Third The press and public sentiment will
[ > o united In demanding thai punltlvo damages
In libel cases should be Impossible In any
ciso where Ihe detendanls did not write.
dictate or had no knowledge of llbelous
publication. Punltlvo damages , even In the
most aggravated case , ate of doubtful legal
ity a ill certainly of doubtful expeJIency , bul
Iho declaration by a court that a defendant
In a libel suit can be held responsible for
punltlvo damages , that is , for premeditated
malice , when ho neither wrote , dictated nor
had knowledge of the publication , Is so mon
strous as a legal proposition that It cannot
ba tolerated In the jurisprudence of any en
lightened government.
Fourth The pleadings In civil actions for
libel have not been changed by statute In
Pennsylvania , and a plea of justification must
bo pleaded specifically with the sevcrlly of
an indictment for murder. This Is one of
the relics of the old common law of a cen
tury ago that still prevails In Pennsylvania ,
and although the substantial proof of Ihe
publication may be at lianJ , a defendant may
bo unable to justify because of technical ob
stacles which confront justice.
Fifth The llcenliousnesj of Ihe bar In the
abuse of witnesses and of suitors , and the
licentiousness of Judges in judicial opinions ,
should bo held lo as .strict accountability
under the law as are the publication of news
papers , and If lhat were done ten lawyers
to ono journalist would be mulcted In dam
ages or senl to prison , and some of our
judges would bo defendants or In the deck to
answer tor the most aggravated llbeU upon
the character of witnesses and suitors.
The recent attempt to have It declared as
the law that an edllor may bo called to an
swer In every stale or territory and In every
counly In Ihe same where his paper happens
lo be read for an alleged libel , and the
op'nion delivered by Judges Flnletler and
Gordon In the refusal of a new trial in the
Times ca < e , have summoned .the Journalists
of Iho state and counlry to aggressive act'on.
Forlunately In the Dana case the court held
the law In the Interest of Justice , but In the
Times case , with the ovIJence of the plaintiff
jeforo the court , which If taken alone would
lave forbidden a conscientious award of 45
cents where $45,000 was given. Is such an
apalllng menace to the Journalism of Penn
sylvania lhat the press will make common
caueo to correct it.
It Is not surprising that the leading jour
nalists of New York have united , as de
clared by tie Buffalo Express , to "elect a
Ibel reform legislature , " and there Is little
doubt thai when leglslalom shall again be
chosen In Pennsylvania every candldalo will
called to a direct expression of his con
victions on the subject. Libel reform Is
jlose at hand In Pennsylvania , anl Iho Judges
and Ihe members of the bar who scrupulously
abusoi the existing libel laws have done
most to make reform Inevitable.
J.AlMll !
The web press helpers of St. Paul have
organized a union.
The molilers ot Lansing , Mich. , have won
their strike.
Brooklyn street railway strlUo cost the
men nearly $14,000.
Iron and steel workers report steady prog
ress In organizing.
Street railway employes' unions Iiive been
organized In forty-six cities.
Garment workers union Is four years old ,
has 107 locals and 30,000 members.
The iron moldcrs will meet in their ua
tlonal convention at Chicago- July 10.
Norwalk , O. , Is likely to build and operate
ts own electric lighting plant.
A strike al Carbondale. Pa. , has been
sellled by Iho arbitration of the citizens.
Furnace men at Newcastle , Pa. , won a
strike for a 30 per cent Increase In wages.
The confederation of American , Belgian
and French glass workers Is likely to be con
summated.
Employes of tha Crane pipe works at
Chicago , have been notified of a 10 per
cent raise In wages.
The boycolt on Ihe products of the Craw
ford Shoe company has been raised by the
Lasters Protective union ,
The Massachusetts shoo trade Is improving
and many men who have been Idle for jears
are again at work.
Jewish butchers of New York established
a co-operattvo slaughter house in opposition
to the meat combines.
Laundry drivers of San Francisco have
organized to offset the attempt of the local
laundry trust to cul wages.
The boycolt on the Western Wheel works
has been talcen off under sanction of Iho
American Fedorallon of Labor.
Cook ( Chicago ) county commissioners re-
Eolved thai all county work must be done by
union labor In Ihe future.
The referendum syslem will go Into effecl
October 1 for Ihe local unions affiliated vvllh
Iho International Association of Machinists.
The Tailors National union Is beginning to
experience an Improvement In the times ;
three new unions were organized lasl month.
Employes of Die Puget sound , Wash. ,
lumber mills , have asked for an Increase of
wages , claiming thai the better prices of
lumber justify II.
All bul two ot the boss masons In Newark ,
N , J. , have granted the eight-hour work day
to their employes and they will pay 45 cents
per hour.
The New York Vo'ce ' Is authority for the
statement that a large number of congress
men favor the establishment of a govern
mental postal telegraph.
Carpenters voled overwhelmingly In favor
of making a concerted move for eight hours
on a given day In nil cities where eight hours
Is not now the rule.
The 3,500 employes of the Calumet Mica
and Hecla Mining company will have their
wages restored 10 per cent , the amount of
the reduction In 1893.
Japanese employed in the hop fields at
Pleasanton , Cal. , struck owing to the revela-
tlon of employment agency frauds made by
Labor Commissioner Fitzgerald.
Motormen ot Boston trolley lines have been
notified by the company that they "will be
required to look after the United Stales mall
pouch84 In addition to their other duties ,
The men object to the rule , on the ground
that they are not United States employes.
They declare thai It Is a ruse of the company
to head off a strike expected next month.
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IANTEROOAI ECHOES § I
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Next Wednesday morning nt 10 o'clock
tbo fifteenth nnnual session of the
Patriarchal Circle of Aworlci will
convene In this city and will
bo nttcndcit by a large number of Jolegnte *
from various parts of the country. The last
session was held In Milwaukee and through
the elforls of J. W. Hollers who went as a
delegate to that session from this clly , the
supreme sp's'on ' for this year wan secured far
Oninha , The Commercial club and Mayor
Bemls also rendered valunblo assistance In
centring the meeting ,
Most of the oillcer * will arrive In the city
Tuesday ntul many of thn delegates and mem-
Icrs will also come on the e.nmo day. A
largo number will arrive Wcdiu in < y morn
ing. The session will bo called to order by
the supreme oracle at 10 o'clock In the
Ancient Order of United Workmen hall In
the Patlcrion block at the corner of Seven
teenth and FA main streets and M.i > or Oeorgo
P. Bemlsvlll welcome the delegates and vial-
tor * to the city , 0. H. Lovcncll , the supreme
oracle o' KiiKlcwood , 111. , will respond on be
half of the supreme tempi ? . There will be
several other speeches by prominent members
present and at Iho close of the exercises of
welcome Iho nc\v members to Ihe supreme
lemple will bo duly Initiated anil then the
business of the session vvltf begin. The bual-
new sessions will continue through Wednes
day , Tin rsday and Friday.
Wednesday evening there will bo a pub
ic reception and rnterlitlnment held In the
Hoard of Trade rooms on the tccond floor of
he Chamber of Commerce building The
'elegates anJ visitors will bo welcomed by
Charles F. Weller on the part of the Com-
merclal c.ub , and there will be n rcspouso
m the part of the Patriarchal Circle by one
of the olllcers , nf'er ' which there will bo a
number of speeches and other entertainment
jf a literary and miulcal nature.
Thursday evening there will bo a banquet
given to the delegates at the Mlllrml hotel
and many toasts will be responded to by the
: > romlnent members attending Iho session.
The Mlllnrd l > olol has boon chosen as the
icadquartcrs of the officers anJ member ! .
Among the prominent members who will be
present during the tesslon will bo the fol
lowing olllcers of the supreme temple :
Jharles H. Lovowcll , supreme oracle , Engle-
od , III. ; J , W. Henderson , supreme vice
oracle , Richmond , Ind. ; S. B. Carpenter ,
iiipremo marshal , Klkliart , Ind. ; G. C ,
Udlnga , supreme secretary , Morrl , III ; H.
R. Downing , supreme treasurer , : Richmond ,
nd. ; F. C. Voltz , supreme commander , Mil
waukee , WIs ; W. H. Howe , supreme counsel ,
Waukesha , WIs. ; S. B. Kenyon , supreme
standard bearer , Janesvllle , WIs. ; A. J.
Smith , supreme chaplain , Waukesha , WIs. ;
tVlltlam Homier , supreme first aid , Grand
laplds , Mich. ' George W. Dennla , supreme
second aid , Whitewater , WIs. ; L. L. Splro ,
supreme guard , Michigan City , Ind. ; Joseph
Frledle , supreme sentinel , Milwaukee , WIs. ;
J. W. Homier , supreme steward , Omaha ,
Neb.
Neb.During
During Ihe session a fine silken banner Is
to bo presented to Irene temple No. I of
Omaha. The prcsentallon will be made by
the supreme orrcle and received In behalf
of the local lemple by J. W. Houiler , oracle
of liene lemple. The banner is the work of
the wife of one of Irene temple's members.
Omaha lodge No. IS. Ancient Order of
United Workmen , on Tuesday evening , July
2 , at Patterson hall , had a most enjoyable
time. The exercises were preceded by a pub
lic Installation of olllcers of Hopeful lolgc ,
No. 70 , Degree of Honor , under Iho dlrec'lon
of the supreme delegate , J , W. Carr , fol
lowed by a splendid program , consisting of
music by the lodge band , an address of wcl
come by J. W. Carr and Interesting remarks
by Dr. R. Patten of Union Pacific lodge No.
17. A chorus of forty voices from the Hans-
coin Park Methodlsl Episcopal church choir ,
under the direction of Prof. R T. Allen. Its
leader and choir master , rendered two pieces
which reflected great credit on the church
and Its choir loaders Following this was a
trio by J. I. Cook , violin. Miss Nettle Haverly
piano , and Mr. R T. Allen , organ. A piano
duet and n violin solo by Mr. Cook vvcro es
pecially fine.
I ) . M. Haverly In behalf of the lodge , In a
few well chosen worJs pre'cntcd Mr. Allei
with a round trip tlcKel to New York , as a
illght apprecla'lon of his services as Ina.ler
of music In the lodge. In response thereto
Prof. Allen rendered a piano solo In his uiual
pleasing manner. Afle- this the audience
were served with ice cream nml cake. The
enllro program was under direction of Dr.
J. B. Ralph.
Irving G. Barlght. district superintendent
of the Order of the World , leaves this mornIng -
Ing to attend the biennial session of the su
preme lodge , which convenes In Wheeling ,
W. Va. , July 9. After the sesilon he will
spend several weeks at his old home on the
Hudson river. In Now York.
The different lodges have been supplied
with the now ritual recently adoplcd and the
work Is very pleasing , Inalructlve and enter
taining.
Members of the different lodges In this
city are Jtibllanl over the successful work of
their representatives at the district con
vention , held at Minneapolis last month.
A new monthly paper , called the "Western
Record. Order of the World , " Is to make Its
appearance early this month. It will bo de
voted entirely to matters pertaining to the
Order of the World , and especially to the
affairs of district No. 2. It will be published
In this city.
Coucordla lodge No. 345 of Onnha Is mak
ing arrangements for o grand entertainment
and picnic In the near future.
Augusta Grove No. 1 , Woodmen Circle of
round ! Bluffs , gave a delightful public In
stallation of officers , followed by an onterlaln-
mcnl , lasl Friday night. The address of Iho
evening was by Sovereign Clerk John T.
Yates. The program which followed cons'sted
of recitations by Misses Mablo Taylor and
Cora Hitchcock , a song by Miss Alma Pfelf-
fer. a violin solo by A. Daekln and B. Her-
rlngton , the Highland fling by Miss Mnblo
Gibson and E. Herrlnglon , a dialogue by Mrs.
Mynster and Miss Sherer and the Topsy dance
by Miss Mablo Gibson. The chairman of the
affair n9 Mr * . Murjr Tllbeti. while the com *
mlttee which had It In charge comprlied
Mesdimes Eva Hitchcock , U lle Marks *
Mam la West and Kate Hntllo.
. Rohtn Hood cimti of Florence p.no ai , cm
Joyablo picnic at Pries' lake on July 4 , Manfl
Woodmen of this clly attended.
Patten lodge No. 173 , Ancient Order ol
United Workmen , will give a picnic at Fro *
mont next Saturday. A big program ot \ I
sports has been arranged , with prizes fer eachX |
event. Several bands will bo Ukon along.
On the following Saturday Ilcllcvuo will In
the scone of plcnlo given by Union PAClna
lodge No. 17. The arrangements hive not
been completed , Although It has been decided
to offer ome fifty prizes for winner * lu tha
events of the program ot tports.
At a meeting of the York lodge. No. S3)
York , Independent Order of Odd Fellows , the
following officers were Installed : D. D. O. M , ,
J. I ) . While , J. I ) . Brooks , N. 0. ; George A.
Bullock. V. G. ; H. C. Klelnschmldt , secre
tary ; 0. W. King. R. S. N. O. ; J. A Afilor-
bnch. L S. N. V. ; J. 1) , MInard. R. S. V G. ;
I. J. Bruner , L. S. U. O. ; J. P. Pralt , warden ;
Robert Florer , conductor ; A. H. Chattcrton ,
I. O. ; J. H. Wood , O. O. ; J. Sollenbergcr ,
chaplain ; I ) . C. Nine , R. S. S. ; Sylvester
Johnson , L , S. S. Ofter Iho Installation cere
monies were completed the members of the
Kcbckah lodge Invited 111990 prescnl to Zlm-
merer's hall , where a bountiful repast was
served. About eighty responded to Ihe In
vitation , and did not disperse till a late hour.
IN LOCAL OEKMAN CIRCLES.
I'lrnlcB ami Outlngi Mnm > | tnllrn tlio TlmO
The North Omaha Varclti Gemuethllchkelt
will hold Its picnic today at Hoch's farm , on
Ames avenue , near Ihe city limits.
The summer school of the Omaha Turn-
veroln has nn ntlemlance of about thirty
children.
According to the report of the secretary
of the Nebraska Turnbozlrk , the member
ship of the six societies comprising that
turnbezlrk Is as follows : Omaha. 170 ;
Plaltsmouth , 61 ; Fremont , 03 ; Lincoln , 65 ;
Nebraska City. 30 ; Mlllard. 27. Total , 419.
The number of active tumors reaches 110.
The Turner Either club meets every Mon
day ; the Turner Quartet club every Friday
evening nt the turner hall ; the bears hold
their weekly exercises every Wednesday.
Twice a week the members of the Turner
Bicycle club , In a body , undertake an outing
to some point ntnr Ihe city.
Tomorrow there will be a meeting of the
Omaha Turnvereln. The Installation of the
new officers will take place. In connection
with this meeting there will be a meeting
of the Omaha German society , nnd the elec
tion of officers for the ensuing ye.'r.
The St. Peter's
Benevolent society held a
picnic for the benefll of the school children
ot St. Joseph's school nt Dvron Reed's groVe
on the Fourth of July. There were games
and all sorts of amusements , Including a
concert and fireworks display In the evening.
A large crowd was present , nnd Joy ntul
harmony prevailed from start to finish.
Sunday last the Latonln society held a
picnic In Vnllsy park. U was a family affair
bul nevertheless well attended. All of the
children prcsenl were Ihe recipients of fine
and useful gifts.
PROFIT IN COPPERS.
Uhnt tlio Oovcriiiiuiiit .1111 lies Out of III *
Coinage of Sinnll 1'lerrn.
Ono of the most profitable occupations ot
the United States government Is found In the
coinage of C-ccnt nickel pieces and 1 cent
bronze pieces. The cost of the bronze disks
from which tha cents are stamped Is about 0
cents a pound , and a pound ot them produces
$1.10. Nickel ready for colnago costs 32
cents tier pound , and a pound produces $4.43
In C-ccnt pieces. The average profit ot
seigniorage on the colnago of t lie to minor
coins for the past few years has been about
$650.000.
There Is a profit , anJ a considerable one ,
In Iho colnago of subslllary silver coin , but
owing to the fact that the United States
owns several million ounces of bullion which
was purchased nt the prevailing high prlco
of 1890 , the profit In that species of colnago
Ls not ns great as It would be If the govern
ment should go Into the open market to
day and buy silver at Us market value for
this purpose.
There Is a big demand at the Treasury de
partment for bright new coins of nil de
nominations. Almost every request that Is
receive 1 from hanks In various sections of
the country for subsidiary coin ask thnt
bright , now ones be sent. Every month the
street car company and banks of the- capital
city turn Into the treasury largo quantities
ot nickels , dimes and quarters , for which
they receive In return paper money of largo
denominations. Of course Iho money thus
redeemed Is not "now , " nnd there Is no do-
mnml for It. The result U thai there are
large quan Hies cf such subsidiary coin In tha
vaults ot Iho treasury , and U Is ImpoMlb'.n
to get It Into circulation.
Till ! 1'lKLIHt OF CLOVKlt
Written for Tlio lice.
Ob , for onn more hnppy day
To run and romp nnd play ,
Out In the fields , where over nnd over
I could roll once more In the fragrant
clover ;
For never vvns Joy
Like being n boy.
Out In tlio fields of cloi'ei ) ,
Ob , for ono more bare-footed run ,
When tbo long , hot day Is done ,
Oown In tbo fields of fniKiant clover ,
While by my side my old dog , Rover
Huns nfler the cows
Who stoi > to browse.
Out In the fields of clover.
Oh , for ono morn vigorous swim
In Iho deep old pool , vvbero the light Is dim ,
Where down I plunge , over nnd over ,
And when I como up I smell the clover ,
As tbo winds blow fresh
On my naked Hesh ,
Out of Iho fields of clover.
Ob , for one more rest nt night , i
With my lie.irt as frco fiom blight ,
AH In tlio olden times , now long pissed over.
When I romped In the fields of fragrant
clover ;
Tor never vvns joy
Like being n boy.
Out In the fields of clover.
WILLIAM UUHU UUNROY.
SPECIAL
ON-
\Vo want ( o si'll wry sideboard In our store Ihis wool : nnd If
yon me as jrootl JudKeH of sideboard values as wo think you are ,
they will KO quirk.
These bhleboards are now In shape , llnlhh and trliiiinltii ; ; tliero
are none nipre desirable.
Our iH'k'cs have set the furniture people thinking ; the prices on
these tfoods will net yon to thinking If yon examine them. We are
RoliiR to sell sideboards lower for ono week than they have ever
been sold.
Ileautlfnl oak buffet Sideboard , four drawers , Kreneh legs , cor-
Inthlan style , prlee , ? 70.X ( > ; reduced to ? } 2.50.
Kxtra high , line oak Sideboard , mirror 'WJxlO Inches , serpentine
front , handsomely carved , price , $ TS..ri ( ) ; reduced to $ $ . " > r > .00.
Mahogany Sideboard ovnl ends and front , wrought brass trim
mings , very fine , prlee , r > ri.K ) ; reduced to $ 10.00.
Flue oak Sideboard , cabinet top , two cases , extra largo mirror ,
pi Ice , ? 15.00 ; reduced to $ : > 8.00.
Kluo oak Sideboard , largo French plate mirror , cast brass trim-
mlngs , pi ice , ? 27.W ) ; reduced to $10.50.
FIuo solid oak sideboard , well made ( hioiighont , large mirror ,
prlee , $14.50 ; reduced to $0.00. . '
These goods and reductions exactly as designated above.
Orchard & Wilhelm
OAR.PEXT GO.